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T

o be fair, changing Marathon’s city ordinance governing food trucks sounds a lot easier than it actually is. That’s mainly due to state regulations that govern the business.

“I don’t want the citizens to be disappointed by the number of things we can modify or change due to the 800-pound gorilla that watches over our shoulder from Tallahassee,” said Councilman Dan Zieg at a workshop on Tuesday.

The event was well attended by brick-and-mortar restaurateurs, both of Marathon’s food truck operators and concerned citizens.

After two hours, there had been enough discussion to direct staff on amending the current ordinance. Among the changes: • Limit the number of food truck licenses issued in Marathon to six.

These will be nontransferable and subject to periodic review and renewal.

• Expand the hours of operation.

Current law calls for only two consecutive hours in one spot. The council suggested three options: matching hours to the noise ordinance — 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.; having no restriction at all; or allowing for two or three “shifts” per day while the food truck may be selling food. The final decision has yet to be made.

The council also agreed that the truck must be mobile. The state standard is that the mobile food vendor be “road ready” with no stipulation on whether it must actually move. However, the city can impose its own rule in this instance — requiring it to be moved off site, or out of view while not in operation.

Conversations among restaurateurs and food truck owners and sup-

porters centered on operating costs and sanitation.

Elise Mucha, owner of Brutus and a former owner of a food truck in Orlando, described her position as neutral.

“I’m Canada. I’m not terribly for or against,” she said. “I don’t hate the idea, but I have to pay property taxes. I

type of food (prepared or cooked on site) the food trucks serve. These rules grow out of sanitation concerns — for example, the state requires that all food utensils be washed every two hours, which may affect how long a food vendor can stay in one spot before a holding tank is full or the water tank is empty.

Peter Demaris, owner of Herbie’s Bar and Chowder House in Marathon, praised Lordi’s food while simultaneously pointing out the perils of food truck service to the council.

“The water in the dish washing sink must be changed every two hours.

Will the food trucks go to a pump out station before the holding tank fills so it can continue to operate longer?”

Demaris asked.

“It’s a sanitary issue. That’s it.”

Those sanitation and health regulations are the purview of the state. And while it’s possible for a food truck to obtain a semi-permanent license designation from the state Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, one that allows it to provide seating, it won’t be without costs. The food truck would need a “commissary” — something like a commercial kitchen to deal with washing dishes and hands and emptying a grease trap. It must also provide restrooms for the public and employees with hot and cold running water, the infrastructure to handle that plus potable water and electric.

City staff said the semi-permanent license might be achieved with a conditional use nontransferable permit attached to a specific site for specific business owners.

Currently, a food truck license in Marathon costs $50 with an additional $85 for fire inspection. Councilman Steve Cook suggested the cost should be, at a minimum, $1,000, and that the funds be deposited to an affordable housing fund, rather than the general revenue pot, if that is allowable by law.

“The cost is a math problem,” said Councilman Mark Senmartin. “I don’t think we should be charging arbitrary amounts. There should be reason attached to them — like the time it takes our staff to check compliance.”

The workshop was cordial and City Manager Chuck Lindsey praised the council and citizens for coming together to work on the issue in a proactive way. City staff will work on the ordinance and bring it back for the council’s review at a regularly scheduled meeting.

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Chris Lordi, who owns the Irie Island Eats food truck, said his profits and costs are scaled just like those of a fixed location restaurant. While his costs are lower, he said, he doesn’t have a liquor license, air conditioning or seats to offer customers, all of which affects his bottom line. Still others, like Carolyn Waldera, urged the council to let market forces determine the success or failure of any business without imposing additional burdens.

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Volunteer Adam Tuck and Habitat Construction Manager Jim Marshall measure for new railings.

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RAMPED UP FOR REPAIRS

Local chapters of Habitat for Humanity receive almost $1 million SARA MATTHIS

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eatriz Suarez is thankful for the small things.

“Habitat came and installed interior doors,” said Suarez. “It doesn’t seem like much, but that means when I finally get my A/C repaired, we can cool off the rooms.”

The Marathon mother of three — including a child who requires 12 hours of dialysis treatment a day — also homeschools her children. Since Hurricane Irma destroyed much of the Middle and Lower Keys in early September, residents like Suarez have been patching together help from here and there — churches, charities, friends. Suarez does not live in a Habitat for Humanity home, but she qualified for the help under the organization’s new Critical Repair Program, an offshoot of the Habitat Hammer Back umbrella.

Christine Todd-Young, executive director of the Habitat for Humanity of the Middle Keys, said she was contacted immediately by the international office of the organization after Hurricane Irma Hit.

“They asked, ‘what do you need,’” she said. The answer was … quite a lot.

And Habitat for Humanity International has delivered.

It will provide almost $1 million to be split between the Middle Keys and Habitat for Humanity of Key West and the Lower Keys. In the Middle Keys, the goal is to repair 200 homes and build 20 new affordable homes in the next three years. In the Lower Keys, the scope is just as ambitious.

“Our goal is to repair 20 every quarter and build 26 new homes over the next three years,” said Kristina Welburn, development director for Habitat for Humanity of Key West and the Lower Keys. (The group just broke ground on 10 new homes on Big Coppitt.)

To meet the goals, both organizations need extra help. In the Middle Keys, the agency has already hired a construction manager and disaster recover coordinator. Still needed are an office administration assistant and construction foreman. In the Lower Keys, there are positions open for a construction manager, intake coordinator and a construction supervisor.

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A volunteer readies a new door to be hung at Beatriz Suarez’s home.

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• Have home damage caused

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• Be a homeowner and current on mortgage, taxes and insurance.

• Be able to work side-by-side with Habitat volunteers, or have family and friends that will volunteer in your place.

• Meet the income requirements — 80 percent of the 2017 median income. For example, a family of four earning less than $98,000 per year.

• Be able to repay a percentage of the work, based on a sliding scale. The amount to be repaid is based on insurance claims, value of labor provided, etc. For example, if the repair work is worth $20,000, the homeowner might be responsible for $4,000.

For more information in the Middle Keys, call 305-743-9828 or email info@habitatmiddlekeys.org for an application. In the Lower Keys, call info@habitatlowerkeys. org.

In addition, the Habitat offices have received in-kind and cash donations from partners like Publix Super Market Charities, Samsung, DeWalt, Littman Brothers Fan Company, Valspar, Upper Keys Rotary, Community Foundation of the Florida Keys, Wells Fargo, United Way and many more.

The terms of the Critical Repair Program are specific, yet tailored to meet the needs of the middle- to lower-income residents of Monroe County. (See sidebar).

“Habitat is not a hand out, it’s a hand up. For example, if a homeowner is elderly and disabled, they can have friends or family help with the labor,” said Todd-Young. “Yes, there is a repayment piece to this help, but it’s very feasible. And there are different formulas for the repayment depending on income, insurance money, etc.”

Gloria Goodman, 87, the former longtime head librarian in Marathon, is one of the recipients of the program. Just a few days ago, some trusted friends arrived at her ground-level home in Marathon to ready the space for the coming Habitat for Humanity help. They moved boxes of belongings to make way for the drywall installers.

“Gloria is such a treasure,” said volunteer Barbara Wright, herself a retired elementary school principal. “With a little community effort we can get her back in the home she’s lived in for decades. She is determined, and I am glad to be a part of making that happen.”

Wright said she is so pleased that Habitat for Humanity has diverted some its energy to helping homeowners rebuild after the hurricane, regardless of whether or not they live in Habitat for Humanity homes.

“The need arose, and Habitat for Humanity rose to the occasion,” said Wright.

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he American Legion’s National Commander Denise Rohan stopped at Post 154 in Marathon on Tuesday. Elected in August, it’s her goal to tour as many of the facilities as possible, nationwide and internationally. As the first female elected to the national post, she’s on a mission to spread information about the organization’s 14,000 chapters, including about 300 in Florida. “In the next few days we will make stops at six or seven Legion posts in Florida,” Rohan said, “and we just returned from Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.”

Currently, she’s spreading the message about help available through various Legion funds specifically related to disaster relief.

— Weekly Staff report

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1. American Legion Post 154 Commander John Dick tells National Commander Denise Rohan that many members, and the post itself, took advantage of the Legion’s emergency charity fund. He also told her about the local post’s efforts to distribute about $500,000 worth of supplies after Hurricane Irma.

2. Vicki Stead, right, greets Rohan as Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Charlene Sprinkle looks on. Sprinkle is the club’s historian.

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3. JR Espinosa, left, and Rich Anderson — both American Legion Riders — tell Rohan about the Coral Music Festival. They also gave her a festival T-shirt.

4. Kathleen Cassin, a member of the American Legion Auxiliary Club in Marathon, greets National Department First Vice Commander Dianne Balard.

5. Folks like Warren Russell and Louise “Weezy” Schwenke are the backbone of the local club.

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VNA HOSPICE IS LEAVING MONROE COUNTY No other nonprofit agency to fill same shoes SARA MATTHIS

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n Monday, the Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice of the Florida Keys announced its decision to pull out of Monroe County.

“It has been our honor and privilege to provide comfort, care and compassion to the residents and visitors of Monroe County since 1984. It is with deep regret that we have made the difficult decision to close VNA/HFK

by February 28, 2018, due to continued financial stresses greatly worsened by the impact of Hurricane Irma,” the agency said in a prepared release.

There are two other for-profit hospice agencies that provide service in some parts of Monroe County, both headquartered on the mainland.

Some hospitals also set aside beds for hospice care which is provided in the facility.

“The loss of these services is a significant diminution of health care in the Lower Keys,” said Dr. Bruce Boros, a retired Keys physician. “Patient and family needs during the final stage of life are tremendously stressful, requiring well-educated, loving and caring professionals to ease the burden for all. Indeed we have lost a very important and excellent service that may not return for awhile, if at all in the near future.”

There are, however, five smaller private for-profit agencies in the Keys that offer home health care and/or hospice care. They are VITAS, Kindred Hospice, AHC Home Care and Giswold Home Care. Only Island Home Care, owned by Kim Wilkerson, is headquartered in the Keys and only provides service from Key West to Big Pine Key. “We need hospice care. Without it, we are missing a vital component,” Wilkerson said. “A well-run hospice is invaluable to the community.”

According to Patricia Vernon, a spokeswoman for Haven Hospice, who partnered with VNA/HFK about two years ago, the agency currently has 20 hospice and 11 home health patients in Monroe County.

“We are working with other agencies to transfer patients,” she said.

Island Home Care, by comparison, has almost 150 patients divided into home health care and private duty categories. It employs 18 full-time and about 20 part-time residents of the Florida Keys. Wilkerson said that while she can care for a patient up until his or her death, it’s defined as palliative care and the methods involved are different. For example, the patient’s personal doctor would prescribe medication rather than an agency employee.

VNA/HFK employs 10 full-time employees and 12 part-time employees.

All of the associates have been offered severance pay and job opportunities at the headquarters in Gainesville and elsewhere in North Florida.

The VNA/HFK press release also said that generous donor gifts that have not already been spent will be returned after assets are liquidated and debts paid.

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SAVE THE DATE Thursday, Jan. 25 • Free tax preparation help from 1:30 to 5 p.m. at Marathon library.

• County Commissioner George Neugent to speak at friends group at 2 p.m. at St. Columba church, Marathon.

• Dan’s wing night and karaoke at 6 p.m. at DAV, Marathon.

FUN FEST IS SET FOR SATURDAY Community party turns 11

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nimals from turtles to sting rays, vehicles from fire enginers to sheriff’s cars, games, snacks and more are on tap for Family Fun Fest on Saturday, Jan. 27, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Marathon Community Park.

The 11th annual Fun Fest is free, and organized by the Marathon Parks and Recreation Department.

The park’s soccer fields and amphitheater will be host to booths with games and activities relating to water safety as well as learning about dolphins and key deer. Also, kids can get face paint, desserts and cookies, hot dogs, cotton candy, balloon animals, popcorn, and sno-cones.

There will be dancing and gymnastics on stage. Other activities include a Home Depot Kids Workshop, bike helmet give away, healthy snacks, an obstacle course, hula hoop contests, and being interviewed by TV-88.

For questions, email: adamsa@ ci.marathon.fl.us.

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Friday, Jan. 26 • Homecoming Parade, Marathon High School, 1 to 2 p.m. On U.S.1 from Knights Key to 53rd Street, then to Sombrero Beach Road to the high school.

• 4-5-6 dice game with Barbie Bell at 6 p.m. at DAV, Marathon Saturday, Jan. 27 and Sunday, Jan. 28 • The Key West Craft Show from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. along Whitehead Street, Key West.

• Flea market and pancake breakfast from 8:30 a.m. at DAV, Marathon.

• Jamboree and plant sale from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Marathon Garden Club.

• Family Fun Fest, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Marathon Community Park.

• Coconut (pub) Crawl from 2 to 6 p.m. on Key Colony Beach.

• Bar poker at 6 p.m. at DAV, Marathon.

• Guitar fundraiser featuring Mateo at 7 p.m. at Marathon Community Theatre.

Sunday, Jan. 28 • Youth basketball games, 12:30 p.m., Marathon High School gym.

• Nature walks narrated by Neil starting at 12:30 p.m. at Crane Point Museum, Marathon.

Monday, Jan. 29 • Free “Creating Realities” Art Workshop at 10 a.m. at Marathon library.

• Full Moon Kayak Tour, 4 to 6 p.m. (arrive half-hour early), Big Pine Key at former marina just before bridge to No Name Key. • Queen of Hearts card game at 7 p.m. at DAV, Marathon.

Tuesday, Jan. 30 • Café Con Libros author talk: Elisa Segrave at 10:30 a.m. at The Studios of Key West.

• Art workshop at 10 a.m. at Marathon library.

Wednesday, Jan. 31 • Free popcorn and movie screening “Atonement” at 6 p.m. at Marathon library.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

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COURT

Marathon High School delayed its spirit week and homecoming celebrations because of Hurricane Irma.

This year’s festivities coincide with the basketball season and the dance is set for this weekend. Here is this year’s homecoming court and Mr. & Mrs. Candidates selected by the student body. Photos by: SARA MATTHIS/Keys Weekly Julissa Herrada and Randy Culmer

Milly Cruz and Victor Coleman.

Alex Pabon and Jordy Mejia.

Natalie Mendoza and Matthew Pinkley.

Yennifer Alpizar and Tommy Kirwan.

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Miss and Mr. Senior Evelyn Cisneros and Anthony Proudnik.

Miss and Mr. Freshmen Kelly Salazar and Drake Daniels.

Miss and Mr. Sophomore Aliyah Headen and Mason Neller.

Miss and Mr. 8th Grade Jalena Iglesias and Corbin Neller.

Miss and Mr. Junior Deyli Labrada and Jackson McDonald.

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MONROE COUNTY

MARATHON WEEKLY / JANUARY 26, 2018

DAMAGE CROSSING THE LINE Letters sent to homeowners with options KRISTEN LIVENGOOD kristen@keysweekly.com

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he letter arrived. They have been out of their Big Pine Key home since Sept. 10, 2017 when it took on two feet of storm surge in the ground-level house. The surge also caused substantial foundation damage to the home.

Fifty-two percent damage.

“We have been waiting for this for insurance so we can rebuild,” said the resident, who wished to remain anonymous at his lawyer’s request. He, his wife, and their two sons have been living at a friend’s house for four and a half months. With the letter, they hope to have enough ammunition to get insurance to pony up with the cost of compliance money they have been asking for.

The county sent out 931 “letters of substantial damage” to homeowners in unincorporated Monroe County. The softwaredriven determinations were done by FEMA. “We have been inundated with folks who need assistance,” said Lori Lehr, of Monroe County’s Floodplain Program.

Three people are in the office answering the calls, including from residents waiting on the letter for insurance purposes, especially since some people have already demolished their homes. Some residents are also granting rights of entry so the property can be reassessed, and the office has been disseminating information regarding the permitting to determine if there is more than 50 percent damage. The permitting office is where homeowners can go for answers to their rebuilding or reassessing questions.

Although the family mentioned here sees the letter as a blessing, many are fighting the “substantial damage” designation on their homes.

A property owner who disagrees with the determination can challenge either the value of the property used to arrive at the 50 percent rule or the cost of repairs.

“We have not condemned any buildings yet,” said Monroe County Assistant Administrator Christine Hurley. “Bottom line, all of this can be worked out during permitting.”

If the structure is still more than 50 percent damaged, in order to meet current codes, owners have three choices: Elevate the structure, or change it in some other way to comply with those regulations to avoid future losses; relocate or demolish the structure; or flood-proof a non-residential structure.

The substantial damage assessment is different from the tagging system that took place after the storm. Just because a homeowner received an orange “major damage” tag or a red “destroyed” tag doesn’t mean that the house will necessarily fall under the 50 percent rule.

Jeanine Christiansen of Marathon came home to an orange “major damage” sticker on her door, saying that her house was uninhabitable due to the two feet of water her house took on. After months of ripping out drywall and removing all the furniture in the home, she was able to move back. “I immediately contacted the city to check what needed to be done, and the tag was just a reference that the house had been reviewed for damages and upon inspection I was able to move back in.”

Throughout Monroe County, including the incorporated areas, the tagging system included 2,977 homes with major damage orange tags, and 1,179 homes that were destroyed or “red tagged.”

In an upcoming article, The Weekly will go over grants homeowners can apply for to help with costs associated with coming up to code.

For questions regarding a homeowner’s substantial damage determination contact Lori Lehr at 305-407-6585 or email FloodInformation@MonroeCounty-fl.gov.

With an appraisal or tax roll, as long as the repairs are less than half of that, certified from a contractor, they can get the permits.

It’s OK with FEMA and it’s OK with the City. Plus, FEMA is allowing the appraisal and tax bill to add 20 percent, I think all of the incorporated cities in Monroe County are following that, too.

— Ed Borysiewitz, Key Colony Beach Building Official.

An orange “major damage” tag sits on the fence of a Big Pine Key home near the Avenues. KRISTEN LIVENGOOD/ Key Weekly

After showing the tax bill on the house, this Key Colony Beach house is making the roof and storm surge repairs needed to move back in. The repairs came in under the halfway mark.

THE 50% RULE “Substantial damage” applies to a damaged structure in a Special Flood Hazard Area — or floodplain — for which the total cost of repairs is 50 percent or more of the structure’s adjusted market value before the disaster occurred, regardless of the cause of damage.

“Market value” means the county property appraiser’s value of the structure plus 20 percent. If you disagree with the property appraiser’s value, you may submit a uniform appraisal report for determination of market value. Land value is excluded from the determination. For example, if a structure’s adjusted market value before the damage was $200,000 and repairs are estimated to cost $120,000, that structure is “substantially damaged.”

If your structure is substantially damaged, you will receive a letter.

If you disagree with a decision about substantial damage, you may submit a complete cost estimate for the repair of all damages sustained by your home that is prepared and signed by a licensed general contractor. Your contractor will be required to sign an affidavit indicating the cost estimate submitted includes all damages to your home, not just structural.

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MARATHON WEEKLY / JANUARY 26, 2018

EXTINGUISH 101 Fire training facility opens

The grand opening ceremony for the new Joe London fire training classroom facility was held Jan. 18. The new $1.96 million, 5,000-square-foot building is part of the Joe London Fire Training Academy, on remote Crawl Key, at MM 56.6. The academy hosts a variety of courses throughout the year that are designed for Monroe County Fire Rescue firefighters, local volunteer firefighters and members of the Keys municipalities’ fire departments. It is one of Florida’s 43 certified training centers for firefighters. It is named after Joe London, the county’s fire marshal from 1984 to 2003. It was funded with the one-cent infrastructure tax.

Top: Monroe County Mayor David Rice cuts the ceremonial ribbon to the new Joe London fire training classroom facility. Also pictured are Monroe County Fire Rescue Chief James Callahan, left, Monroe County Commissioner Heather Carruthers, Rice, Monroe County Mayor Pro Tem Sylvia Murphy, Monroe County Commissioner Danny Kolhage and Monroe County Administrator Roman Gastesi.

Bottom:Monroe County Administrator Roman Gastesi battles a fire in one of the Training Academy’s practice vehicles. CAMMY CLARK/Contributed

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• Delinquent Local Business Tax reminders will be mailed out February 2018.

• Pay your Real Estate Property Taxes in February and receive a 1% discount.

• Reminder Mobile Homes expired on December 31st come in and renew to receive your 2018 year decal.

• As of December 31st, 2017 the Current Tax Roll is 79% collected.

The total revenue collected is $212,957,270.59 • The Monroe County Tax Collector’s Offices will be closed Monday, February 19, 2018 in observance of Presidents’ Day.

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HUMOR

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1. Imagine Oprah as the announcer.

2. Every time someone says he hates Tom Brady, say, “AND he’s married to Gisele,” with an eye roll.

3. Watching Philly, sing “l want to fly like an eagle, to the sea, fly like an eagle, let my spirit carry me.”

4. Put quinoa and white wine out for snacks and hide the wings in the room with the cats.

5. Ask when Ronaldo will go on the field. It is football after all.

6. Wonder how many Big Macs or Taco Bell Chalupas a player can eat at once.

7. Tell everyone “Heidi” will be coming on after the game (1968, if you were wondering).

8. Talk about how Eric Taylor is your favorite coach and see if anyone notices. (Hint: our favorite Rayburn.)

9. Pronounce all player and coach names with a French accent.

For example LE’VEon 10. Wear a #metoo shirt and take a knee while singing “Hollaback Girl.”

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MARATHON WEEKLY / JANUARY 26, 2018

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State of the union from Carl Hiaasen’s perspective HAYS BLINCKMANN hays@keysweekly.com

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es, Carl Hiaasen is that funny in person. A homegrown Colbert or Stewart, Hiaasen has been in journalism long enough to know exactly how to spin news on its axis and entertain thousands of readers doing it. It’s difficult to find a Floridian who doesn’t get Hiaasen’s humor. Basing his novels on the Sunshine State’s asylum-like residents and their “you can’t make this sh@t up” antics has turned him into an international best-selling author.

But Hiaasen’s day job with the Miami Herald tethers him to the rest of the world. Taking on national and state politics with scathing sarcasm, unfiltered criticism and a healthy dose of wisecracks, Hiaasen has become Florida’s answer for literary late-night humor.

Basing his most recent best seller, “Razor Girl,” on a Florida Keys crime report, Hiaasen, who used to have a residence here, has a definite affection for the Keys. On Feb. 10, he will be at Books and Books at The Studios of Key West for one hour signing novels to a limited number of ticketed guests.

Do you read our crime reports looking for stories? The Keys are a fertile area for novelists and the material is plenty and abundant. Usually, I look around online and people send me stuff. There is a national appetite to read Florida stories. It’s like, now we have to outdo ourselves with the moronic and outrageous – it’s hard to keep up with.

But this year was such an extraordinary year politically; I haven’t had time to look around at all the small stories.

Are you a culture junkie? I watched all those Alaska wilderness shows with my son and they are a bit of a scam, which at least I could deal with in my novels. But on the whole, pop culture is a huge part of the media industry. I have to stay plugged in to be responsible, but I can’t stay in tune with all of social media. The reality is you can’t be a productive writer spending all day on Twitter or Facebook.

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Twitter is a hot button out there for communication and yours is pretty funny.

I don’t put a lot on Twitter because I want to keep the good stuff for my novels. Look, a minimum amount of energy goes into the head of the country’s tweets. Sending out a blizzard of tweets, who would give a rat’s ass? It just goes on and on.

Still a little bit old-fashioned? I get a lot of snail mail still. I write letters back to all my young fans; the adults are harder to keep up with, but I try. I am in the business of putting words down, and social media can drag that down. But I am compelled by food images on Instagram. Nothing makes me happier than waking up and looking at a picture of day-old pot roast. It’s all self-parody, isn’t it? You can only be immersed up to a point.

Do you feel like with the chaos of “fake news” you can take your gloves off when writing about politics? I’ve always had my gloves off. I went to work in journalism right before Nixon resigned, so it’s come full circle. It’s politically poetic to be back in the same situation where we were 40 years ago. Now, we have an orange Nixon and a country divided; it’s a sense of deja vu. But you can look at it like we have either slid back or we can look at the fact we survived that constitutional crisis of Watergate and we got through that.

It’s easy to become numb or cauterized by this past year because it was so weird and unadulterated and filled with stupidity. Hard to imagine all these emotions without wincing.

But if your job is writing, you couldn’t be alive at a greater time. It’s clownville now. Humor got this country through Watergate. Carson’s late night TV was the first to become political and now we have Colbert, Kimmel, Bee, Oliver and their writing is clever, well-researched and cutting-edge. When you think you can’t watch the news any more, you turn on late night TV as the antidote.

Would you have rather been a humor writer for TV? As a kid I would have loved to have been a joke writer, but being a journalist was essential to having a good column. It’s like you have to hang around long enough and still be working to really get it, and be good at it.

You wrote specifically about the apologies celebrities are making for sexual harassment; why? It’s like I don’t even recognize my gender; the apologies are template. On what planet is this okay?

That’s right, planet ego, power and celebrity. Being a reporter is incredibly different.

Reporters are not management material, we never have authority or control because in our business, we are all in it together. In the end, I do hope some change comes out of it.

Wouldn’t it be perfect to set your next novel at Mar-a-Lago? A best of both worlds type of satire? I have thought about it. I went there once for a fundraiser, ironically for an environmental issue, the Everglades. Trump and his hair just hovered about and didn’t participate. The problem is all of it is so absurd, how do you improve upon it for fiction? Dave Barry and I like to take the absurd and crank it up a notch, but what if the story is so absurd to begin with? How do we make it more absurd?

So what’s your outlook on the future? When material gets this rich, the country gets strong. It’s like we have gone back to Mark Twain and Will Rogers; the folk tradition of satire will get this country back to where it should be.

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BOGEY IN THE BAY Golf tournament raises money for athletics, grants

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The Keys Weekly Team is happy to welcome new Account Executive STEPHANIE MITCHELL to the Key West office.

I want to see your business, organizations or event grow. Call or email me today, so I can learn how the Weekly can help. stephanie@keysweekly.com 305-304-5778

olfers teed off on Jan. 20 to raise money for high school athletics and scholarships during the annual Conch Scramble charity golf tournament. Dubbed a “one-of-a-kind tournament,” the competition pits teams of four golfers against each other.

Teams travel throughout the Florida Bay to various tee venues, where they come ashore and get two shots at floating targets. The golf balls are biodegradable, too.

The main beneficiaries of the event are Treasure Village Montessori, the Coral Shores Football Booster Club, Coral Shores Baseball team, and the Coral Shores High School’s boys’ soccer teams. Funds raised are also distributed via grants to Elite Dancers of the Florida Keys and Montessori Academy of Key Largo.

—Weekly Staff report

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Internationally acclaimed burlesque performers Kitten N’ Lou, will perform in “Key West, We Love You: A Love-Filled Revue.” NEIL KENDALL/Contributed

LOVE IS IN THE AIR Revue touts affection for Key West

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levate your romance or blast away your post-Valentine’s Day blues as Key West Burlesque and guest stars present “Key West, We Love You: A Love-Filled Revue” on Feb. 16-17 at Key West Theater, 512 Eaton St. The show incorporates the love of all things Key West in a follies-style storyline of high energy, humor, and glamour that takes the crowd inside the lives and loves of the Southernmost city.

“The show is jam-packed with love and over-the-top, excellent performances,” says Key West Burlesque producer Christa Hunt.

Set to classic love songs, the revue includes national performers The Evil Hate Monkey, Kitten N’ Lou, Murray Hill, and Key West’s local favorites Moana Amour, Cheeky Derrière, Chief Peach, Velvet Garcia, and Dark N’ Stormy.

Kitten N’ Lou have been voted the number one burlesque performers in the world for several years running, recently performing with the likes of Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett. Lou Henry Hover, a classically-trained, over-the-top drag king and his stage partner Kitten La Rue offer a combination of burlesque, drag, dance, and theater.

The banana-throwing Evil Hate Monkey will sing, dance en pointe, and combine striptease, trapeze, and cabaret.

Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and the show starts at 8. Tickets are available at thekeywesttheater.com or by phone at 305-985-0433. ­—Contributed

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TAKING PART IN HISTORY

Event looks at Key West’s role in Civil War

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ome 600 area students have the opportunity to explore coastal fortification history through a series of upcoming in-class and field trip activities and events.

On Friday, Feb. 2, students will visit Fort Zachary Taylor, the Civil War headquarters of the U.S. Navy’s East Gulf Coast Blockading Squadron, to participate in Civil War Days, an annual living history event running through Feb. 4 that portrays life at a federal fortress during the years 1861-62.

On Saturday, Feb. 3 and Sunday, Feb. 4, students and their parents can return to the fort on their own to attend 1 p.m. presentations by law professor, practicing criminal attorney, historian and Civil War reenactor Lt. Col. Bernie Siler.

The events are thanks to a partnership among Key West Art & Historical Society, Dry Tortugas National Park and Fort Zachary Taylor State Park.

Sponsored by the historical society, Siler’s Saturday presentation is titled, “A Harsh Reckoning: the Trial and Sentencing of the Lincoln

102965 Overseas Hwy, Key Largo, FL 33037 During a past Civil War Heritage Days event, students take a lesson in soldiering from Tom Stanton, who portrayed a Private in the Brooklyn 14th, Company G. CONTRIBUTED

Conspirators.” His Sunday presentation, “African Americans in the Naval Forces,” will focus on the experience of thousands of African-Americans who served in the Union Army during the Civil War. Key West was a central force for blockade efforts along the Gulf of Mexico during the Civil War. Though there were more than 237 named battles between the Confederate and Union states, during the fouryear war that spanned over thousands of locations, no blood was shed on or around the island.

“The construction of the Forts and Martello towers were part of the most ambitious project undertaken by the government since independence,” said Adele Williams, the society’s director of education.

Prior to Civil War Days at Fort Zachary Taylor, popular Key Westbased historic reenactor Rick “Deadeye” Wheelus will conduct in-school presentations to prepare students for the experience. Later in the year, select classes will also visit Fort Jefferson, the largest all-masonry fort in the Western Hemisphere, once garrisoned by Union troops.

For more information, contact Williams at 305-295-6616 extension 115. Detailed descriptions of the various youth program sessions offered and registration information can be found at kwahs.org/education.

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FIGHTING FOR THE EVERGLADES

Bonefish Tarpon Trust names Sandy Moret Conservationist of the Year

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Try and find a local guide who isn’t a fan of Everglades restoration.

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–Daniel Andrews.

he evening of Jan. 19 was filled with 42 years of memories of conservationist and fly fisherman Sandy Moret’s fight to restore the Everglades. “Everyone trusts Sandy because they know he didn’t want to do it — he had to do it — but he much rather would have been out fishing,” said friend Chris Maroney.

“You can’t quit now.”

Moret said he sat at these same exact meetings on how to fix the Everglades 30 years ago. “We choked off the Everglades. It’s a blocked artery.

It took us 80 years to realize it would cause an aneurysm and if we don’t stent the artery now, we won’t have an Everglades,” he said.

Marathon residents were well represented at the event.

—Weekly Staff report KRISTEN LIVENGOOD/Keys Weekly 1. Dave Kaul, John Mirabella, Amanda Couturier, and Adolphus Busch enjoy cocktail hour before honoring Sandy Moret at the dinner.

2. Rachel Volleman has waited her whole life to appear in The Weekly (she said) and is seen here with lovebirds Justin Knowlton and Devan Mercury.

3. Tag Kleiner presents honoree Sandy Moret with not only a mantel piece award, but also a new engraved, custom fly fishing rod.

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4. Ananda Ellis, left, Pigeon Key’s Kelly McKinnon, and Lisa Kaul chat at the event.

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5. Peter Angelotti, lionfisher Rachel Bowman, REEF staff member Bonnie Barnes and REEF Director Lad Adkins share stories at the event.

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JORGE GARCIA AND THE DACA DILEMMA Why can’t we figure out how to fix this?

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54. Getting warm 55. *Only undefeated NFL team 60. Marchers in a kids’ song 61. Albany-Buffalo canal 62. Royal topper 65. *”The ____ Bowl” in 1967 66. Actress Campbell 67. Happen 68. Communist color 69. Three-____ sloth 70. Button on electrical outlet

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ast week’s column about Jose Garcia, who was brought here from Mexico by his mother 30 years ago, touched a lot of people. For those who missed it, Garcia is a hard-working taxpaying family man with a wife and two children who are American citizens … and he was deported on Martin Luther King Day. He had never been in any legal trouble, yet was ripped away from his wife and kids to be forcibly returned to a nation that isn’t his home.

As I wrote last week, there are people who should be deported. And our borders need to be secure. But this is still a perversion of anything remotely resembling justice in 21st Century America.

Anyway, I received quite a few responses after I posted the column online — many favorable, some not so. One person questioned, “Sad that this happened to Mr. Garcia, but I’m wondering with so many ‘orders of removal’ since 2009, why did he never apply for citizenship, do the work, and become a citizen?”

Actually, he did. I responded with this: “For those of you that still think this is a fair, righteous, and just decision, here is a little bit of fact reported in multiple outlets: ‘Garcia and his wife, Cindy, have spent $125,000 on legal fees since 2005 trying to find a path for him to live legally in the U.S.’ He has been doing everything right. He has never been in trouble. If you truly honestly believe that he should have been deported, you should probably check your soul for any remnants of humanity left.

“Ask yourself: is the nation any safer? Was the greater good served by his deportation? Was splitting up his family that included three American citizens the ‘American’ thing to do?

Look, I agree that the dangerous criminals who are here should be deported as quickly as possible. And I really do want to see a secure border. It’s not just about the illegal immigrants that this administration has incited fears over… it’s even more so about the guns and drugs that keep going through the border. We are all human beings on this planet — and how we care for each other is the measure of exactly who we are.”

One more thing on this: if a family consisting of a landscaper, a medically retired auto worker, and two kids spent $125,000 so that Dad could become a citizen isn’t JOHN enough evidence of BARTUS their desire to be an American family, I is a City Council member and Vice don’t know what is.

Another reader Mayor of the City of Marathon. John responded, “You is also a musician can blame this adwho performs ministration all you around town at various establish- want, the law is the law. The families of ments. illegals are harboring criminals. This is what you are supporting. This is what all of you are supporting. The path to legal immigration had been available to everyone who comes here.”

Sadly, that statement is just not factually correct. The path to legal immigration is not available for everyone who comes here. Under current law, there was no path to legal residency or citizenship for Jorge Garcia. Remember that he was brought here as a child and has lived here 30 years, and considers himself much more American than Mexican. He is just a little too old to qualify under the DACA provisions, even if they were still in effect. In fact, he still may be barred from coming back to the United States for 10 years, even as his teenage children grow up without a father. Again, does that make America safer? Is that standing up for family values?

Nearly nine in 10 Americans support legal protections for undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children, according to a new CBS News poll. “87 percent said they believe that the so-called Dreamers should be allowed to remain in the U.S. if they meet certain requirements, such as working or going to school.” Sadly, the non-dystopian dysfunction otherwise known as the United States Congress and Executive Branch in Washington can’t come together to fix this. Hell, they can’t even agree that the sun comes up in the east most days. And I wish I could see things getting better … but it won’t be any time soon.

And a family remains ripped apart.

— John Bartus performs Thursdays at Sparky’s Landing, most Fridays and some Sunday evenings at the Lighthouse Grill at Faro Blanco, and Saturdays at the Key Colony Inn. www.johnbartus.com

MHS STUDENT OF THE WEEK

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The Marathon Weekly is proud to partner with Marathon High School faculty and students in choosing “The Student of the Week.”

Recipients are chosen on qualifications including academic standing, athletics, outstanding achievements, community involvement, individuality and moral fortitude. We thank our future leaders and MMHS for allowing us to share in a weekly dose of “Fin Pride.”

What organizations and activities are you involved with at MHS and why are they important to you? I am involved in both varsity swimming and tennis. They are great sports with great people.

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Which class or teacher has best prepared you for life after high school? Ms. Cox is a great teacher.

What advice would you give underclassmen? Apply yourself but don’t stress over the little things.

What do you hope to be remembered for at MHS? Anything but “that one kid named River.”

What are your plans after high school? I plan to go to college and get a degree in mechanical engineering.

If you had to build a time capsule to be opened in 100 years, what would you place inside? A newspaper.

What three things would you like to accomplish before your 10-year reunion? To have my degree, to have started my career and to have traveled part of the world.

Do you think you will make the Keys your permanent home? Why or why not?

No, I’ll come back to visit but the Keys are too cut off from everything else.

Finish this sentence: Living in the Keys has taught me … how amazing the ocean is.

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RISING MOON, SETTING SUN

Kayak tours give unique view MIKE HOWIE

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kayak. Clear, mostly shallow water. And nature.

Throw in a rising full moon, and a sunset not long after.

Not a bad way to spend a couple of hours in the Keys.

And the next opportunity is coming right up, on Monday, Jan. 29.

That’s when the Florida Keys Wildlife Society will host its monthly Full Moon Kayak Tour between Big Pine Key and No Name Key. That day, the moon will rise (“behind” No Name Key, as the kayakers will see it) at 4:23 p.m. The sun will set in front of the kayakers paddling back as the tour is coming to a close.

“It’s a really neat opportunity to get a little bit of exercise and paddle out there,” said Nancy Chatelaine, one of the guides for the final full moon tour of 2017, on New Year’s Eve. “It’s calm and it’s quiet; you can hear yourself think.”

ONLY THE NAME HAS CHANGED Twenty years ago, dozens of people got together to support the Florida Keys National Wildlife Refuges.

They picked a catchy acronym – or so they thought.

Say goodbye to FAVOR – and say hello to the Florida Keys Wildlife Society.

The original name – Friends and Volunteers of the Refuges – often required more explaining than time allowed, said Nancy Chatelaine, a board member. People often mistook that last word for “refugees,” she said.

“Even though we’re 20 years old, people don’t really know who FAVOR

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Though this isn’t the fullest the moon will get – that will be the morning of Jan. 31 – the timing works well for the kayak tour, and there’s a bonus: this is the second full moon of January, and a supermoon, to boot.

The wildlife society – formerly known by the acronym FAVOR – sponsors these trips as a fundraiser to benefit the Florida Keys National Wildlife Refuges. The cost is $25, which includes a kayak and gear and experienced guides. Participants are asked to being a flashlight and urged to bring a refillable water bottle and a camera (in a dry bag). If the excursion on New Year’s Eve was any indication, some bug spray wouldn’t hurt, either.

The trip starts at a former marina just before the bridge to No Name Key, with volunteers helping participants into their kayaks. One guide will head out at the start of the group – there were a dozen or so, in single and tandem kayaks, on the New Year’s Eve tour – and the second guide stays at the rear of the group.

The water for most of the trip is shallow and clear enough to see the sand or seaweed at the bottom. The kayaks pass under the No Name Key bridge and head toward the mangrove shoreline. Guests chatter individually or from one kayak to the next. There is no pressure to keep together, and the New Year’s Eve group was fairly spread out by the halfway point.

Before you know it, you’re near the point of No Name Key and there is the full moon. It will slowly climb above the treeline as the kayaks turn back toward Big Pine for the return trip.

There is perhaps another hour of kayak time remaining, and on the return trip, the paddlers will be perfectly situated for one of the best shows in the Keys: the sunset.

is,” Chatelaine said.

The new name allows the organization to be clearer about its mission of education, non-adversarial advocacy, volunteerism and fundraising for the refuges.

That “non-adversarial” advocacy is critical to the group’s work, Chatelaine said.

“The federal government can’t raise money for itself,” she said. “We can advocate; we can raise money.”

That advocacy often is based in a real love for the refuges.

“We’re telling you wonderful things,” Chatelaine said, “true things.”

—­Mike Howie

Kayakers begin the return from the point of No Name Key toward Big Pine Key on New Year’s Eve. MIKE HOWIE/Keys Weekly

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Directions: From U.S.1 at Big Pine Key, follow the signs toward No Name Key. Shortly after you pass No Name Pub on your left, the launching area will be to the right, just before the bridge to No Name Key. You should arrive a half-hour before the tour is scheduled to leave.

The setting sun greets kayakers toward the end of the New Year’s Eve tour. MIKE HOWIE/Keys Weekly

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2017

%

2016

2017

%

2016

2017

%

Marathon

236

173

-26

21

12

-42

571,443

429,677

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Key Colony

78

54

-30

1

6

500

408,000

664,583

62

Coco Plum

16

12

-25

0

2

+

0

160,875

+

Grassy Key

19

15

-21

1

4

300

1,400,000

580,038

-58

Duck Key

39

39

0

4

2

-50

1,046,250

967,375

-7

Conch Key

2

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Long Key

19

16

-15

1

2

100

372,100

375,000

0

TOTALS

409

311

-32

28

28

0

759,559

529,591

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Average Sale Price

2016

2017

%

2016

2017

%

2016

2017

%

Big Pine Key

85

90

5

14

15

7

461,786

316,900

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No Name Key

0

2

+

0

0

0

0

0

0

Big Torch

2

1

-50

1

0

-

465,000

0

-

Middle Torch

2

3

50

0

0

0

0

0

0 86

Little Torch

23

24

4

7

1

-85

351,557

656,600

Ramrod Key

25

16

-36

4

4

0

470,000

656,250

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Summerland

61

39

-36

2

2

0

607,500

454,500

-25

Cudjoe Key

59

40

-32

8

7

-12

385,250

571,143

48

Sugarloaf

45

25

-44

6

5

-16

1,170,750

661,400

-43

Rockland

2

3

50

0

0

0

0

0

0

Big Coppitt

23

19

-17

2

7

250

312,000

382,500

22

Saddlebunch TOTALS

6

9

50

0

0

0

0

0

0

333

271

-23

44

41

-7

527,980

528,470

1

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ISLAND GIFT SHOP MOVES JUST AROUND THE CORNER KRISTEN LIVENGOOD kristen@keysweekly.com

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fter its location on Key Colony Beach’s Sadowski Causeway took on four feet of water during Hurricane Irma, The KCB Store Island Gift Shop moved “just around the corner.”

“I’m still here,” said owner Marlene Bartus, who has owned gift shops in the Middle Keys for 20 years. “Just turn left out of Key Colony Beach and I’m here on the right.”

Looking for the perfect gift? Look no further than Island Gift Shop. The store has ornaments, magnets, and other items to bring home from a vacation in the Keys.

The shop is filled with islandinspired wares, clothing and gifts.

“I really like this new location,” said store manager Stephanie Wood. “A lot of people swing in just to stretch their legs after going through the Grassy Key stretch, and they usually end up buying something.”

From wine bottle holders in shark, pirate, and fishermen themes, to one of the best octopus wine holders in town, the store also has glasses with secret messages in the bottom. “Three

KCB Store manager Stephanie Wood shows a Florida Keys shirt at the store, which also has Key Colony Beach and Marathon gear, sweaters, kid’s clothes, sandals and mermaid and shark hooded towels.

“Margarita” the plump mermaid welcomes guests to the store. There are a lot of mermaid (and mermen) items in the store.

Sheets to the Wind,” “Shipwrecked,” and “Down the Hatch,” read some.

In addition to household trinkets, the store offers key lime flavored oils, cookies and chocolates. Local artists Ray Wood and Fiori Ferraris also have their acrylic and watercolors showcased in the store.

And, don’t forget to say hi to Ziggy, the store’s year-old maltipoo. “She runs the show,” said Bartus.

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COMMERCIAL/RETAIL SPACE FOR RENT US-1 Frontage

Store front plus Warehouse Space on US 1 Plenty of Parking 4000 sq ft (can divide) Loading dock For viewing and info call 305-731-9860

Sales Associates Full & Part Time / Set Schedules Starting Wage $12.00 per hour Great Benefits!

Fun work environment Apply: www.ronjonsurfshop.com EOE/DFWP

Plantation Key Nursing Center located in Tavernier, is seeking

C.N.A.

12 HR Shifts-Nights $500 SIGN ON BONUS to all new CNA applicants We offer a competitive wage and benefits program. To apply for position, please submit your resume to BOL@PLANTATIONKEYNC.COM

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• CLASSIFIEDS, PUBLIC & LEGAL NOTICES • 305.743.0844

KEY WEST KIA A Wellings Automotive Company 2826 North Roosevelt Blvd.

Key West, FL (305) 295-8646 www.KeyWestKia.com

WELLINGS AUTOMOTIVE 9200 Overseas Highway Marathon, FL (305) 509-7499 www.KeyWestKia.com

Call us and SAVE, SAVE, SAVE 2011 Nissan Altima $4,709 2003 Mazda Extended Cab Pickup 6 cylinder $6,520 2016 Ford Focus 5 door $11,490 2016 Hyundai Elantra $11,990

Service Department

NOW OPEN 2016 Hyundai Sonata $13,990 2016 VW Beetle Clean $14,990 2015 Chevy Equinox Loaded $15,490 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT Loaded $16,990 2016 Dodge Ram Quad Cab $22,990

All with low miles and ready for quick delivery!

Tax, tag and DOC fee not included in sale price.

KEY WEST KIA A Wellings Automotive Company 2826 North Roosevelt Blvd.

Key West, FL (305) 295-8646 www.KeyWestKia.com

WELLINGS AUTOMOTIVE 9200 Overseas Highway Marathon, FL (305) 509-7499 www.KeyWestKia.com

Call us and

SAVE SAVE SAVE

AUTOS WANTED

EMPLOYMENT

ALL YEARS! Junk or Used.

Cars - Vans - TrucksRunning or Not. 3 0 5 - 3 3 2 - 0 4 8 3

Open Job Positions: Restaurant Manager, Wait Staff, Bartenders, Kitchen Staff, Apply in person or call for details: Key Colony Inn Marathon (305) 743-0100

EMPLOYMENT STRONG male wanted to assist Senior Citizen in getting In/Out of swimming pool in Marathon. Approx. 1 Hour / 3-4 Days per week. 410-629-9232 The Lower Keys Chamber of Commerce in Big Pine Key seeks Executive Director.

Excellent communication, c o m p u t e r , managerial, financial, HR, graphic, event planning, grant writing and organizational skills a must. Salary based on qualifications & experience.

Submit resumes to executivedirector@ lowerkeyschamber. com TELLER - Big Pine Key. Full time (Mon thru Fri) and Part time (MonWed-Fri) positions available.

Cash handling experience and excellent customer service skills required. Good credit and HS diploma or equivalent required.

Excellent pay & benefits. Visit www. keysfcu.org EOE Marine work including boat repair, sanding & buffing and more.

Call 305-731-5039 Marathon area.

Ernest Rhodes Plumbing now hiring experienced plumbers & helpers. Must be reliable and have a great work ethic.

Valid driver's license required. Apply in person at 10700 5th Ave. Gulf, Marathon or email resume to: eerp@bellsouth.net We are looking for an enthusiastic, supportive, compassionate person who has experience caring for children ages 6-13 with a genuine interest in working with children, a positive, friendly, fun attitude and the ability to clean, cook and drive if needed.

After School hours are 2:30-5:30, and camp when school is out is 9a3p. We are committed to providing nutritious meals, top quality care and homework help for students in our program.

Our goal is to enhance the lives of every child that attends our facility.

If you are a patient, caring professional with a background in child care, we hope you will contact us about this position. Drug Free & Background Check required. Please call 305743-6412 to apply.

E X P E R I E N C E D KITCHEN MANAGERNeeded.

KEYS FISHERIES RESTAURANTMarathon Good Pay and Benefits Apply Within. EEO & Drug Free-3390 Gulfview Ave. Now Hiring: SWEET SAVANNAH’S is now hiring for Afternoon and Evening shifts. Please apply in person 8919 Overseas Hwy. Marathon Eperienced Help Only needed for all positions.

Apply in person MonFri 10-11am at Sunset Grille & Raw Bar, Knights Key Blvd. Marathon Get Well Paid and Trained.

Looking for Self Motivated-Reliable Person to Work Outdoors, Must Have Vehicle. Call (305) 304-7995 Looking to Hire: Reliable, Meticulous Cleaning Lady for a home in Marathon.

Please call (410) 6299232 HIRED

LEGAL NOTICES

LEGAL NOTICES

LEGAL NOTICES

LEGAL NOTICES

undersigned, desiring to engage in business under the fictitious name of D & D PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, located at 51 Dorsett Drive, Marathon, FL 33050, intends to register the said name with the Florida Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida.

NOTICE IS HERBY GIVEN that pursuant to the Default Judgment of Foreclosure entered on 20 December 2017 in Case No. 2017 CC 0081 PK of the County Court in and for Monroe County, Florida, in which Anchorage Resort & Yacht Club, Inc., is the Plaintiff and TERRY KRAIG BURTSCHIN, PAUL T. ROBIDEAU, RICHARD P. VAUGHAN, JR., as Personal Representative of the Estate of RICHARD VAUGHAN, RUSSO CONSTRUCTION GROUP, INC., f/k/a RICTOLA ENTERPRISES, and BALLESTAS, ACHILLES, SEANN R. BROWN, as Personal Representative of the Estate of TERRY D. BROWN, CATHY DOWNEY as Personal Representative of the Estate of HARVEY PERRY and JUANITA PERRY, LAWRENCE GREENE, as Personal Representative of the Estate of WILLARD GREENE and HELEN GREENE, and WALTER DARBIN, JR., ANDREW BURTSCHIN, and JAMES A. DOUGLAS, JR., and ROBERT DAVID DOBSON, JR., are the Defendants, I, KEVIN MADOK, will sell at public sale the following described real property:

Statutes.

33050, on or before FEBRUARY 26, 2018, and file the original with the clerk of this Court at 3117 OVERSEAS HIGHWAY, MARATHON, FL 33050, before service on Petitioner or immediately thereafter. If you fail to do so, a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition.

Dated at Marathon, Monroe County, Florida this 22nd of January, 2018.

Sole Owner: Gerald D. Felling Contact Person: Gerald D. Felling Published: January 26, 2018 The Weekly Newspapers IN THE COUNTY COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No: 2017 CC 0081 P ANCHORAGE RESORT & YACHT CLUB CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC., PLAINTIFF, vs.

LEGAL NOTICES

ROBERT DAVID DOBSON, JR., LAWRENCE GREENE, as Personal Representative of the Estate of WILLARD M. GREENE and HELEN L. GREENE, KEVIN HADDEN and LISA HADDEN, Husband and Wife, RICHARD P. VAUGHAN, JR., as Personal Representative of the Estate of RICHARD VAUGHAN, LISA SCHAFER, SEANN R. BROWN, as Personal Representative of the Estate of TERRY D. BROWN and SEANN R. BROWN, jointly and severely, SEANN R. BROWN, as Personal Representative of the Estate of TERRY BROWN, ANDREW BURTSCHIN, TERRY KRAIG BURTSCHIN, JAMES A. DOUGLAS, JR., RUSSO CONSTRUCTION GROUP, INC., f/k/a RICTOLA ENTERPRISES, INC., and BALLESTAS, ACHILLES, CATHY DOWNEY, as Personal Representative of the Estate of HARVEY PERRY and JUANITA PERRY, DENNIS A. FELIPE, WALTER DARBIN, JR., and PAUL T. ROBIDEAU,

FICTITIOUS NAME

DEFENDANTS.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

NOTICE OF JUDICIAL SALE

HOMES FOR RENT DUCK KEY 4BR/3BA Open Water Views.

Long Term, $4,000/MO. F/L/S (585) 781-0088

HOMES FOR SALE DUCK KEY - BRAND NEW 3BR, 2BA on dry lot. Consider owner finance, offers and/or trades. 305-481-1316

MARINAS WANTED Simply Marinas. We Sell Marinas: Over 70 marinas transactions and 12,000 marina investors; low competitive rates. Visit our website: www. simplymarinas.com.

Let’s discuss your marina.

Call me today: Michelle Ash, Broker, 305-439-9581

HOBBIES / COLLECTIBLES PRIVATE COLLECTOR WANTS Rolex, Dive watches and Pilot watches. Old model Military clocks & watches. Call 305743-4578

Unit Week 35 in Unit Number 401, Unit Week 24 in Unit Number 506 , Unit Week 21in Unit Number 406, UnitWeek 28 in Unit Number 304 , Unit Week 45 in Unit Number 301, Unit Week 20 in Unit Number 102 , Unit Week 33 in Unit Number 206, Unit Week 34 in Unit Number 206, Unit Week 41 in Unit Number 403, Unit Week 44 in Unit Number 305, Unit Week 35 in Unit Number 503, Unit Week 16 in Unit Number 506, Unit Week 52 in Unit Number 205 of ANCHORAGE RESORT & YACHT CLUB, A CONDOMINIUM, according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof, recorded in Official Records Book 860, Pages 1546-1567, of the Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all amendments thereto.

THE SALE WILL BE HELD ON 23 FEBRUARY 2018 AT 11:00 A.M. to the highest and best bidder for cash on the front steps of the courthouse in Monroe County, 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, Florida, in accordance with Section 45.031, Florida

DATED ON DECEMBER 27, 2017 KEVIN MADOK, CPA CLERK OF THE COURT By: Robin E. Readmond As Deputy Clerk Florida Statute 45.031: Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale.

Tom Woods, Esquire Florida Bar No.: 0525197 116 Porto Salvo Drive Islamorada, Florida 33036 Phone: 305.664.2200 / Fax: 2205 Primary Email: tom@ tomwoodslaw.com Secondary Email: eserve@ tomwoodslaw.com ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF Publish: January 19 and January 26, 2018 The Weekly Newspapers IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No. 2018-DR15-M Division: Family CAMILO GUILLERMO ROCHE, Petitioner, and MARIA SANJUANA BARAJAS VILLAVICENCIO, Respondent, NOTICE OF ACTION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE TO: MARIA SANJUANA BARAJAS VILLAVICENCIO Respondent’s last known address: UNKNOWN YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for dissolution of marriage has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on CAMILO GUILLERMO ROCHE, whose address is 1220 51ST STREET GULF, MARATHON, FL

Copies of all court documents in this case, including orders, are available at the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office. You may review these documents upon request.

You must keep the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office notified of your current address. (You may file Designation of Current Mailing and E-Mail Address, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.915.)

Future papers in this lawsuit will be mailed or e-mailed to the address(es) on record at the clerk’s office.

WARNING: Rule 12.285, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure, requires certain automatic disclosure of documents and information. Failure to comply can result in sanctions, including dismissal or striking of pleadings.

Dated: January 22, 2018 Kevin Madok, CPA Clerk of the Circuit Court Monroe County, Florida By: Lisa M. Pierce Deputy Clerk Publish: January 26, February 2, February 9 and February 16, 2018 The Weekly Newspapers The Weekly Newspapers are in full compliance with Chapter 50 of the Florida State Statutes on Legal and Official Advertisements. The Weekly Newspapers are distributed from Key Largo to Key West. Call (305) 743-0844, Fax (305) 743-0866 or E-mail: anneke@ keysweekly.com.

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Let’s go Fishing!

MARATHON LADY DOCKS U.S.1 at Vaca Cut Bridge Mile Marker 53 Marathon, FL

305.743.5580

WE’VE MOVED!

The Visitor’s Center…not Pigeon Key to Faro Blanco Resort & Yacht Club 2010 Overseas Highway Call for tour information (305) 743-5999

Only $12 Includes: Guided Tour Museum Ferry Boat Ride

Marathon Lady • 73’ Party Boat www.MARATHONLADY.net

Feed Sharks!

We also have Tarpon, Turtles, Alligators, Sting Rays, Touch Tanks, Fish, and other fun stuff to see!

305-407-3262 • 11710 O/S Hwy • MM 53 • www.floridakeysaquariumencounters.com

www.pigeonkey.net • (305) 743-5999

Want to Attract more Business?

You can have this spot for only $95!

Call Lesley at 305-395-9895

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• CLASSIFIEDS, PUBLIC & LEGAL NOTICES • 305.743.0844 HOUSEKEEPER City Council Michelle Coldiron, Mayor John Bartus, Vice-Mayor Steve Cook, Councilmember Mark Senmartin, Councilmember Dr. Daniel Zieg, Councilmember

needed for a

City Manager Chuck Lindsey City Attorney David Migut

small resort in Marathon.

20-30 Hrs. Must be able

Please note that more than one Marathon City Council/Board/Committee member may participate in the meetings listed.

to work weekends.

City Council Meeting 2/13/18 5:30pm

(305) 433-1255 for more info.

City Hall Council Chambers, 9805 Overseas Hwy.

Code Board Meeting 2/14/18 5:30pm

CAPTAIN FOR DIVING OPERATION

44 yrs. Established Diving Center and Vocational School has Immediate opportunity for a USCG licensed individual. Full or part time positions are available. Responsibilities include vessel operation, scheduling, maintenance and customer relations. USCG Master License required. Dive master certification preferred or will train.

HALLS DIVING CENTER AND CAREER INSTITUTE –MARATHON CALL 305-743-5929 For application and to arrange interview with Bob Brayman or Randy Botteri

Sparky’s Landing NOW HIRING

Wait Staff, Food Runners, Hosts, and Back of House Positions. Great opportunity to work year round!

Please apply in person daily at 3pm.

MM 53.5 Overseas Hwy-Adjacent to Holiday Inn Express

City Hall Council Chambers, 9805 Overseas Hwy.

Pursuant to Section 286.0105, Florida Statutes, if a person decides to appeal any decision made by the City Council with respect to any matter considered at any meeting or workshop noted herein, he or she will need a record of the proceedings and for such purposes he or she may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made; which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. The City of Marathon complies with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you are a disabled person requiring special accommodations or assistance, please notify the City Attorney at (305) 289-4130 of such need at least 72 hours (3 days) in advance.

1/22/18/hp

MARINA, BAR & GRILL

Maintenance Technician - Key West

NOW HIRING:

Seeking proactive, self-starter to perform general maintenance and repairs on facility equipment and property structures, including performing grounds maintenance for our various branches throughout the Keys. We offer competitive wages, medical benefits, profit sharing, 401k and paid vacation.

PREP/LINE COOKS CASHIER-DOCKHAND WAIT STAFF

Apply online today @ KeysBank.com/careers

APPLY IN PERSON: 1200 Oceanview Avenue (off 15th Street) Marathon • (305) 743-5317

Member FDIC

MARATHON GARBAGE SERVICE IMMEDIATE OPENINGS

for the following positions:

Truck Helpers CDL Drivers Diesel Mechanics Applicants must apply in person to be considered.

4290 Overseas Hwy, Marathon

• Medical benefits available for full time • Paid vacation after one year

EOE•M/F/V/D

Keys Auto Center is now part of the Warren Henry Auto Group. "Automotive News: Best Dealership to work for" for five years in a row!

Immediate opening for a HVAC Service Technician Upper & Middle Keys.

Great Pay • Paid Holidays • Sick Pay • Medical Insurance • Paid Vacation

Apply in person 171 Hood Ave • MM 91.5 • Tavernier p 305-852-2960 • f 305-852-0656

We are now hiring for the following positions:

AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN • SALES CONSULTANT • SERVICE CONSULTANT • FINANCE & INSURANCE MANAGER • PARTS CONSULTANT • SERVICE & PARTS CASHIER • ACCOUNTING/BILLING CLERK (PT OR FT) Apply online at: careers.warrenhenryauto.com We offer health, dental, vision, life, disability & 401K contribution!

PUT YOUR CAREER IN GEAR! 1618 N. Roosevelt Blvd • Key West, FL 33040 • 305-294-5126 EOE/ADA

JOB OPENINGS The Hyatt Place

Sweet Savannah’s Bake Shop

Engineer • Banquet servers Night auditor • Room attendants Front desk host

is now hiring for Afternoon & Evening Shifts.

Excellent benefit package

Please Apply In Person 8919 Overseas Hwy, Marathon

at the Faro Blanco Resort in Marathon is hiring

Apply on line at

Spottswood.com/careers

EOE m/f/d/v

BANQUET CHEF MAINTENANCE ENGINEER SECURITY GUARD ROOM ATTENDANTS AYS AGENT NIGHT AUDITOR Excellent Benefit Package EOE M/F/D/V SCAN FOR JOB

Apply on line at Spottswood.com/careers

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• CLASSIFIEDS, PUBLIC & LEGAL NOTICES • 305.743.0844

We Buy Gold Locally!

Office Clerk

D’Asign Source is a fast paced environment looking for a professional with an Accounting background. Strong computer & communication skills. 2+ years experience.

Competitive pay and overtime + benefits.

Email Careers@DAsignSource.com to apply.

NOW HIRING

Marathon, Big Pine, Key West and Stock Island Locations

ASSISTANT MANAGERS $12-$16 per hour

Cash Flow Jewelry and Pawn Townsquare Mall Marathon

Marathon Garden Club presents

JANUARY JAMBOREE & RUMMAGE SALE SAT JANUARY 27th 8:30 am - 3:00 pm MM 50

Marathon Garden Club (Across from Publix)

Gently Used Clothing and Household Items Join us for Plant Sale, Plant Experts, 20 local vendors…

Hot Dogs and Fun… 305-743-4971

MANAGER TRAINEES $30-50K per year, based on experience

Property and Evidence Assistant

Immediate Openings available at all locations.

Marathon

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office has an opening for Property and Evidence Assistant at the Marathon Substation, includes traveling to the Plantation Key Substation. Applicant must possess general office experience including store keeping methods and procedures.

This position involves transporting, receiving, storing, safeguarding and disposing of property and evidence. Qualifications: High School Diploma or equivalent. Salary $34,630.00. Applicants must fill out the online preliminary application at www.keysso.net Charles Slebodnick may be contacted at (305) 292-7044. EEO/AAP.

FT Employees are eligible to participate in our health, dental, vision, Life Insurance. PTO and Profit Sharing is available to every member of our team (conditions apply).

HOW TO APPLY: Go to mytomthumb.com or call Cleveland (786) 295-5307.

Air Conditioning Service Technician / Installer Appliance Service Technician Competitive wages & benefits 100% medical • Matching 401K Vacation • Paid Holidays

Drug Free

Apply at:

2735 Overseas Highway Marathon 305-289-1748

Marathon, Florida Keys

HANDYMAN FOR BOAT MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR Handyman needed for maintenance and repairs on 37’ dive boat.

Must have experience and good references. Own your own tools.

Have reliable transportation and cell phone.

42 Sexton Cove Rd. Key Largo. 4/3 Open water views of Blackwater Sound, open floor plan, 75' dock.

CONTACT BOB AT 305-743-5929 TO ARRANGE AND INTERVIEW.

Carpenter Foreman / Carpenters

Hate Your Job? Your Boss?

Your Pay?

Call Me!

ST Sparks Construction Inc. 87847 Overseas Hwy Islamorada, Fl

305-522-4166

COMMERCIAL/RETAIL SPACE FOR RENT US-1 Frontage

Key West. In the heart of Old-Town. Unique multi-unit property: main house, in-law suite and 4 unit building (total of 6 income producing units). Onsite laundry room, full outdoor bathroom and back courtyard. Historic old charm with lots of potential.

YVETTE TOLEDO-BASTE Horizon Homes Realty Corp, 786-472-0626

Store front plus Warehouse Space on US 1 Plenty of Parking 4000 sq ft (can divide) Loading dock For viewing and info call 305-731-9860

LINE SERVICE PERSONNEL FULL TIME

Greet and fuel aircraft.

Prior aviation experience preferred.

Clean driving record required.

Competitive wages, excellent benefits and a fun work environment.

Contact Kris Later kris.later@marathonaviation.com (305) 743-3717 EOE/Drug-free workplace

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let’s do business - (305) 743-0844

SignBoss

Serving Monroe, Dade & Broward Including Airports & Ports.

SUV, Van & Limousine options available Call us for special events.

305-743-7454

fkes2011@gmail.com floridakeysexpressshuttle.com

305-453-6970

2315 OVERSEAS HWY MARATHON, FL MARATHONSIGNBOSS.COM @MARATHONSIGNBOSS

BUDDY@MARATHONSIGNBOSS.COM

We Service and Sell Marine A/C, Refrigeration, Watermakers, Batteries, Solar Systems, Anything Electrical!

• Serving Ocean Reef to Key West since 1976

305-289-1150

www.saltservice.net 2992 Overseas Highway Marathon, FL 33050 Showroom MM 48.5 SALT SERVICE, INC.

Florida Solar Contractor CVC 56734

Tewes Mortgage

Your local, residential lending expert!

Call 305.495.6000 for a FREE Consultation

Kitchen Cabinets Sales

Brian Tewes

Customer service is my strength Brian@tewesmortgage.com

REAL Wood Cabinets at Particle Board Prices

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Licensed & Insured Contractor # CACO53827

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CALL TODAY! (305) 684-7848

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I.D.B. CUSTOM BUILDERS CGC 1513656 DRYWALL & PAINTING • DOORS & TRIM

Phone: (305) 743-5288

Fax: (305) 743-6887

“SHUT YOUR WINDOWS, SHUT YOUR DOORS, YOU AIN’T GONNA BE HOT NO MORE”

Great Prices, Good Service, Good People Joel & Bonnie Cadbury Licensed & Insured Lic # CAC056987

Call the Experts!

Gift Certificates Available

305-289-1748

2735 OVERSEAS HWY MARATHON, FL 33050

Floor & Wall Tiles Porcelain/Planks Marble Carpets Quartz & Granite Countertops

We Do Installations!

Licensed & Insured

FREE ESTIMATES U.S.1 & 109th St, Marathon

Lic#SP-3562

(Across from Beall’s Outlet)

289-3019

LEARN HOW TO DANCE Ballroom & Latin Dance Private & Group Lessons First Lesson Free!

Let our 40+ years of experience go to work for you!

For professional, competitive travel planning Call Debbie or Lani at 305 743 7575

Theo & Ganine’s DANCE CENTER

Business hours: MON-TUE-THU-FRI 9am to 4pm Appointments by request.

Gulfside Village #40

305-766-3428

Gift Certificates Available

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let’s do business - (305) 743-0844 VACATION RENTALS

Angel Lewis

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NEW & REPAIR

305-664-0099 www.TikiHuts.com

STATE CERTIFIED THATCHING CONTRACTOR CYC 000002

COMPANIES

General Contractors & Engineers

SPALLING REPAIRS CONCRETE RESTORATION

EC 13005589 CGC 1521939

CGC 1515665 • CFC 1428730

New Construction • Remodels • Additions & More!

Barbara Sanchez Home & Offices Expertly Cleaned Fast Dependable Service “We Clean Your Place, Like it Was Our Place”

Excellent References Upon Request

LICENSED CFC1427241

10700 5TH AVENUE GULF P. O. BOX 500995 MARATHON, FLORIDA KEYS 33050

Sportfishing Adventures

Dolphin-Tuna-Wahoo-Billfish-Snapper-Grouper-Shark Deep Sea –Off Shore-Reef-Wrecks-Gulf

info@johnnymaddoxcharters.com

305-481-3259

Keys Fisheries Market & Marina Mile Marker 48.5, Marathon End of 35th Street Bayside

MARCH HARE MARINE SERVICES CERTIFIED MARINE SURVEYS MASTER MARINE SURVEYOR SERVING ALL THE KEYS

office: cell: e-mail:

305-743-3368 305-240-4487 mhms@juno.com CAPTAIN DAVID A. FOLEY

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305-766-0819 305-924-0179

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Manicures • Pedicures Acrylics • Gelish • Facials • Waxing

5177 Overseas Highway

(Between Office Depot & Main Post Office)

Marathon, FL 33050 305-289-1631

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Specializing in Color and Highlights Haircuts Keratin Treatments 5177 Overseas Highway, Marathon, FL 33050 (Between Office Depot and Main Post Office)

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Business Cards Published In 10,000 Copies Weekly

The Weekly Newspapers www.KeysWeekly.com

305-743-0844

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