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Dragon eats moon | P.18

SLÁINTE! Celtic Festival is this weekend | P.17

Join Us For Our Spectacular 2019 Season!

FRED MOYER • Jazz Trio

Monday, January 14, 7:30PM San Pablo Church, Marathon

Buy Tickets at floridakeysconcerts.com or at the door • Admission $30.00

Marathon

TENGKU IRFAN • Pianist

Monday, January 21, 7:30PM San Pablo Church, Marathon

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MARATHON WEEKLY / JANUARY 10, 2019

Karen Raspe, P.A. 305-393-9010

karenraspe@bellsouth.net

When Excellence & Service Matter, Give Me a Call!

OPEN SUNDAY 1 - 3 PM

68 7th Ave, Key Colony Beach

This one of a kind, stunning pool home has a huge roof top deck & open water views everywhere! Enter the gallery & make your way to the wide open living room, kitchen & dining room all with soaring ceilings & amazing water views. On main level, there is also a walk-in pantry, laundry rm & half bath. The Master Suite is HUGE w/walk in closet, vanity/office area, a designer bath, plus an enormous private balcony. There are also 2 large guest bedrooms, each w/private balconies & one guest bathroom. Immense covered parking for 5-6 vehicles, plus 2 storage rooms. Big Boats, to 50 ft, are comfortable on the 2 docks & one has boat lift. Only 5 min to open ocean and gulf.

3/2 * 2,580 SF * $1,600,000

98 Calle Ensueño, Marathon SELLER FINANCING AVAILABLE!!!

Very large, custom pool home on exclusive Sombrero Isle. Lovely home in walking distance to beautiful & sandy, Sombrero Beach. A signature timeless look, featuring dramatic 2-story living room, formal dining room and gourmet kitchen, all leading to the expanded pool balcony with lovely canal views in all directions.

The private master suite is huge and encompasses the entire top floor. The lower level has a bonus room, which would be a great home office or workout / yoga room plus full bathroom. Plenty of covered parking for all of your toys and outdoor living areas, your options are endless. Here it is, your island retreat in Paradise!

3/3.1 * 3,340 SF * $1,581,000

250 & 260 4th Street, Key Colony Beach

If you have been waiting for a great full duplex in the Keys, where you can live in one side & have rental income on the other, here it is! This large east facing full duplex has 3 bedrooms plus loft on each side & great open floor plan, designed with entertaining or large families in mind. This nice 60 ft dock with step down is ready you & for all of your water toys. Come see this beauty in Key Colony Beach where you can walk or bike the entire city, play golf, tennis, pickle ball, bocce ball, horseshoes, basketball, dine or watch the gorgeous sunsets at Sunset Park, fishing, boating, snorkeling & diving, this has it all being just 5 mins to the open ocean / 10 mins to open gulf! Each half also available $750,000 each.

6/4 * 3,287 SF * $1,400,000\

313 Calzada De Bougainville, Marathon REDUCED TO SELL! Here is an immaculate,

EAST FACING Pool home with an expansive, wide open, living room, dining room and kitchen. All leading to an enlarged, screened patio with views of the lush landscaping, pool, canal & 15k lb boat lift. New metal roof and a/c. Big garage and workshop areas on the lower level, offering room for storing all your bikes, rods, reels, snorkeling & dive equipment. Outdoor entertaining at it's best by the pool, patio & covered porch. Plenty of parking for your boats, jet skis and RV. Perfect location, only 10 minutes to the open water & walking distance to the white, sandy, Sombrero Beach. Yes, this one has it all...come see your new home or vacation rental in Paradise!

4/2 * 2534 SF * $985,000

799 W. Ocean Drive, #304,Key Colony Beach

Breathtaking ocean views and stunning renovations!

EVERYTHING is updated for you in this BIG condo w/big loft for 3rd sleeping area, with open concept floor plan with soaring ceilings. New quartz counters, custom cabinetry & lighting in kitchen, impact windows & doors, tiled floors & baths, Both the living Room & huge master suite, have private balconies & wide open, blue ocean views. Immaculate grounds with Sandy Beach & big pool with spa. Plus, covered parking and storage room below... Everything you need is here for you in paradise on Key Colony Beach. Walk or bike the entire city to; Marina, restaurants, golf, tennis, pickle ball, playground, horseshoes, bocce ball, post office & Sunset Park.

2/2 • 1,650 SF • $884,000

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117 Coco Plum Drive, B1, THE SHORES

Incredible, open ocean condo with updates found in Architectural Digest. The soothing sound of the blue ocean are heard throughout this gorgeous condo, as the waves roll onto the sandy beach. Open concept floor plan renders open, blue water views from all but 2 rooms. Spectacular, custom kitchen with 2 pantries, designer lighting & back splash, plus tons of cabinets.

Huge eat-in kitchen has great pool views & so does the spacious guest bedroom. You will be lulled to sleep by relaxing ocean breezes and lapping waves in the generous master bedroom with walk in closet & extraordinary bath that has his & hers vanities. A private community of only 16 condos, tennis court & pool. This is an island showplace waiting for you to call home in paradise!

2/2 * 1,933 SF * $879,000

651 9th Street, Key Colony Beach

Stilted 1/2 Duplex with ELEVATOR & lovely updates.

Soaring wood ceilings and wide open kitchen, dining room and living room flow easily thru stackable sliders onto screened porch. 100ft wide, deep, clear canal and close to the cut, so only 3 minutes to the open ocean and gulf. Big kitchen with lots of cabinets, desk, granite counters plus stainless appliances. Grand master suite with stackable slider to screened porch & skylight bathroom, jetted tub, walk in tiled shower & his & hers vanities. Lower level is permitted a/c's storage with full, permitted bathroom. Lots of covered parking & outdoor living areas, plus 37.5 foot dock. This is it, what you have been waiting for on Key Colony Beach, walk or bike to marina, golf, tennis, pickleball, post office, playgrounds & Sunset Pk. 2/3* 1,806 SF * $799,000

440 9th Street, Key Colony Beach

Are you looking for an east facing, above flood, three bedroom retirement home or vacation rental in paradise? Well, here it is! Just finished the total updating of this amazing remodel. All new designer bathrooms, gourmet kitchen w/stainless appliances, 24'' tile floors, a/c unit, on demand H2O heater, expanded patio, decking on dock & privacy fence. The exterior was just painted, new landscaping & bonus storage room. 10klb boat lift, 37.5 ft dock & all less than 10 minutes to the open ocean & gulf in the GEM of the Florida Keys, Key Colony Beach. Walk or bike the entire city to marina, golf, tennis, pickle ball, bocce ball, horse shoes, playgrounds, city hall, post office and Sunset Park. You can have it all right here!

3/2 * 1,682 SF * $710,000

65 7th Street, Key Colony Beach

799 W. Ocean Drive, #104, Key Colony Beach

This great, oceanfront condo with open ocean views is ready for you to call home in Key Colony Beach.

Meticulously cared for & updated by the current owners and not rented for the 16 years they have owned, and it really shows. All you will need is your toothbrush & overnight bag to move into this turnkey beauty with gorgeous open ocean views. The spacious balcony stairs take you from your living room & master bedroom to sandy beach and pool. Onsite 24/7 management.

Lots of storage & parking... yes this is it, your oceanfront escape located in the gem of the Florida Keys, Key Colony Beach. You can walk or bike the entire city, to the marina, golf, tennis, pickleball, horse shoes, bocce ball, playgrounds, Post Office, City Hall, restaurants and Sunset Park. Welcome home to paradise!

2/2 * 1,350 SF * $699,000

Totally updated, NEW electric, plumbing, kitchen, bathrooms, impact windows & doors. Plus amazing views from rooftop composite deck! If that was not enough, you can even dock up to a 50 ft boat on this 200 ft wide, deep, clear canal. Calling all chefs/cooks to this gourmet kitchen w/granite, wk island, breakfast bar, designer backsplash & lighting. Huge, bright living & dining rooms w/ soaring wood ceilings. Gaze at your wide canal on lg paved patio. The driveway & walkway are paved too. Great vacation rental or retirement property. Fisherman, boaters & divers will appreciate being 5 minutes to open ocean & gulf. Come see this tastefully updated gem in Key Colony Bch where you can walk / bike the entire city to marina, golf, tennis, pickle ball, restaurants, post office & Sunset Park!

3/2 * 1,400 SF * $650,000

OPEN SATURDAY 1 - 3 PM

301 10th Street, Key Colony Beach

WOW these renovations are gorgeous! Completely updated with new stainless appliances, quartz counters & white cabinets in the kitchen, wood/tile floors through out, impact windows & impact sliders, new designer bathrooms & master bath enlarged. Big screened porch and great views of the 100 ft wide canal. The perfect location for boaters and fisherman, just five minutes to the open ocean and gulf. Built above flood! Lots of parking for all of your toys too. This could be your perfect weekend getaway, retirement home or vacation rental in paradise on the wonderful island of Key Colony Beach!

2/2 * 960 SF * $599,000

1400 Marlin Drive, Marathon

PRICE REDUCED!! Come and see this meticulously maintained, 4 bedroom, 2 bath family home with over a quarter acre and fully fenced lot. You and your family will have plenty of room to breathe and grow. Huge covered area ready for all of your outdoor living possibilities: kitchen, game / tv area, storage, etc. You can also park all of your toys with room to spare. With over a 1/4 acre you can fit an enormous pool and/or play volleyball too.

Yes, this one has it all and is perfectly located in central Marathon, behind the airport and the community boat ramp is only a block away!

4/2 * 1,344 SF * $495,000

3 7th Street, Key Colony Beach

Completely Renovated. All the updating has been done for you: all new drywall, kitchen & bathrooms. Perfect location on 200 ft wide canal & across from golf course.

Unique garage, with laundry & storage room. BIG BOAT? No Problem! You can dock up to a 50 ft boat & be only 5 minutes to the open ocean & open gulf! Come see and be impressed with island life in the city of Key Colony Beach where you can walk or bike to Sunset Pk, golf, tennis, pickle ball, bocce ball, horseshoes, playgrounds, post office, marina, shops & restaurants.

Time to stop looking & start living in Paradise!!

2/2 * 812 SF * $482,000

329 Avocado Avenue, Grassy Key

NEW ROOF was just installed. So come and see this affordable and private, stilted home with 3 bedrooms and 2 full bathrooms. Great open living room, dining room and roomy kitchen with big breakfast bar. Nice, big yard with room to park all of your toys. Just a little tender loving care and this diamond in the rough will become your family home, tropical escape or weekend getaway here for you on Grassy Key! 3/2 * 1,248 SF * $395,000

720 W. Ocean Drive, #302, Key Haven

A hidden gem, tucked next to the golf course & Key Colony Inn. Very nicely updated & maintained with wide open & spacious living room, dining room & kitchen.

Great new vinyl plank flooring & angled breakfast bar, designed for the chef in the family & perfect for entertaining. Large guest bedroom is bright with plenty of closets. Huge master suite invites you onto the screened balcony, which is entire condo width w/peaceful views. Common 3rd floor patio has peeks of the ocean & open views of the golf course. Big storage rm for your bikes, kayaks, decorations & more.

2/2 * 1,314 * $346,000

BUILD YOUR DREAM HOME ON KEY COLONY BEACH 190 14th St

Canal Front with 30 foot wooden dock, lush landscaping with elegant homes as neighbors. $525,000 * MLS# 581434

PERMITTING IS EASY ON KEY COLONY BEACH

281 12th St

Deep water, canal front already has electric and water service, 20,000lb elevator boat lift and a concrete dock with IPE wooden step down! $625,000 * MLS# 581865

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MARATHON WEEKLY / JANUARY 10, 2019

JANUARY Saturday: 11am-7pm Sunday: 11am-5pm

Music

Screaming Orphans Albannach West of Galway Brendan Nolan w/ Colin Farrell

Highlights Drake Irish Dance | Police Pipe & Drum of Florida Women’s Highland Athletic Competition Men’s Highland Athletic Demonstration Sheep Dog Herding | Children’s Glen | Food Celtic Vendors Proceeds support the Hammock House free After School program and summer camps Brought to you by: Saint Columba Episcopal Church 305.743.6412 Entertainment Producer: Celtic Heritage Productions FLKeysCelticFest

Friday Kilts in the Keys party at the Marathon Grill & Ale house.

Time: 5-7 PM | Live Music Food and Ale

Saturday & Sunday Irish and Scottish Dancing, Pipes and Drums, Celtic Food, Beer and Vendors, Children’s Glen with activities for the wee ones

Marathon Community Park www.floridakeyscelticfestival.com

Single Day Tickets

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Tickets available at Keystix.com And St Columba Episcopal church

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According to CNN, scientists from the Galapagos National Park authority released 1,400 land iguanas last week on Santiago island — the first iguanas to walk the island since Charles Darwin reported a sighting back in 1835. Scientists with the Keys Weekly predict the number of iguanas to double every two weeks.

ON THE COVER The Florida Keys Celtic Festival will take over Marathon Community Park this weekend, with music, highland games, food and drink. See page 17.

RV RESORT GETS OK Council votes 3-2 for development on Aviation Boulevard SARA MATTHIS

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n Jan. 8, the Marathon City Council voted 3-2 to approve the Sapodilla recreational vehicle resort’s conditional use and development agreement, with council members Steve Cook and Dan Zieg dissenting. Councilman Mark Senmartin read down a laundry list of conditions for the project to assure himself that every item was part of the development agreement. Council concerns ranged from hurricane evacuation to a ban on generator use.

The redrawn plan of the site includes 23 parking spots along the south side of the property, with the access road separating the vehicles from the canal and neighbors across the canal to the north. In the middle is a cleared area for drivers to execute a three-point turn in the tight confines. In addition, the exits have been redrawn to “force” exiting vehicles into a left hand turn to divert traffic away from the busy Aviation and Overseas intersection to the 107th and Overseas intersection.

Several neighbors spoke out against the project again, during the required second hearing.

“Not to sound like a broken record, but the owner has demonstrated poor stewardship. This project needs to really be policed, and who does that?” asked Betsy Philipps.

Mayor John Bartus asked staff for clarification and was told code enforcement will have the responsibility.

Zieg and Cook questioned how a project with an open code violation could move forward with a conditional use and development agreement approval. Staff explained that the developer had applied for a permit to rectify the code matter, but it was incomplete.

The developer assured council he would act immediately.

The narrow spit of land in the center of the photo will be developed into a 23-space RV resort. It’s located just off the “bend” on Aviation Boulevard. GOOGLE MAPS

“I don’t understand how a development with an open code case can get a development agreement. The attempt to solve the (exit) traffic is helpful but I don’t believe it will solve the problem,” Zieg said. “And I don’t think we’re giving enough weight to the neighbors’ concerns.”

The other major matter before the council was the first hearing of “temporary placement permits” — or the details of how temporary trailers can be situated after a major storm. It was the first reading on planned amendments to the existing ordinance. Council immediately took issue with an 18-month timeline for the removal of temporary residences following a storm.

“That’s two months away. We all know people who are not even close to completing repairs, and then on March 11th they’ve got to say goodbye?”

Bartus said.

The council agreed to let the 18 months stand, but to add language allowing the council to grant six-month extensions as needed. The ordinance also addressed the requirement to apply for city building permits because, in many cases, residents’ hands are tied by state and federal red tape. The ordinance also broadens the language as to what constitutes temporary residence, and requires them to be removed within 30 days after the owner or tenant of the damaged home is issued a certificate of occupancy.

In other news: • The council voted 3-2 to approve a conditional use for a boat ramp for a home on Flamingo Island, with Councilman Luis Gonzalez and Senmartin dissenting.

• Holiday Inn Express received an extension to build an additional 27 hotel units.

• The city’s wastewater rates were amended to include a flat fee for those property owners who are not connected to water utility, but still must pay the city’s wastewater fee. (Wastewater fees in Marathon are normally based on meter readings of how much water comes in to the home.)

• The council approved the purchase of $133,000 in playground equipment for Sombrero Beach. It covers a slide structure, a climbing wall structure, and a twirling apparatus.

Gonzalez asked staff to research costs for wheelchair-accessible play sets.

• The council approved a name change on the Seaward development of affordable and market rate homes on Overseas Highway. The development agreement will be changed to reflect two holding companies, with the same principals, for financing purposes. Again, council questioned whether the measure should be approved because of the open code case and the subsequent permit still under review. The city attorney told the council that, in this case, they could not “reasonably withhold” consent. The council voted 4-1 to make the changes, with Cook dissenting.

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MARATHON WEEKLY / JANUARY 10, 2019

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IT’S FOOTBALL SEASON! Key Colony Beach Half Duplex 310 3rd Street 2 bed/2bath/stilt

This stilt half duplex in Key Colony Beach has a lot to offer and is walking distance to parks, restaurants and shopping Priced to sell.

$369,900

Walk to Beach, Large Shaded Yard 13 Avenue F, Coco Plum 3 bed/2 bath / Waterfront

This hidden GEM is Solid and well built.

The seller has already done many upgrades. Put your personal touch on this and call it home". Waterfront, single family, large lot, great neighborhood and low insurance

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MARATHON WEEKLY / JANUARY 10, 2019

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MARATHON WEEKLY / JANUARY 10, 2019

OBITUARY

Ricardo Bertran

Todd Askew Todd “Island Todd” E. Askew, 57, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018 at Crystal Nursing Home in Plantation Key from complications of heart disease and strokes. Todd died peacefully with family at his side.

He leaves his wife, Karen “Bunny” Askew of Marathon, and a daughter, Jennifer Urbach, grandson Cody and granddaughter Lexi of Colorado; parents Ed and Donna Askew of De Smet, S.D.; brother Lynn (Anne) Askew of Apple Valley, Minn., niece Danielle and nephew Lucas; sister Brenda Houge of Huron, S.D., nephews Derek and Dylan; brother Jason (Amy) of Vermillion, S.D., nephews Max and Brody and nieces Josie and Hazel; motherin-law Carol Lers of Pewaukee, Wis.; brother-in-law Randy “Buck” Buchta of Mayville, Wis., nephew Eli Buchta of Las Vegas, Nevada and niece Miranda (Aaron) Zuege of Milwaukee, Wis.; and sister-in-law Shari (Richard) Zergiebel of Kekoskee, Wisconsin.

Todd was born in Jacksonville, Fla. on May 5, 1961. He lived in South Dakota until graduation in 1979. He moved to Marathon after that to live with his grandmother Ev. Here he also met his future wife Karen. They were married in 1985 and recently celebrated their 33rd wedding anniversary.

Todd worked for Kohler Construction as a mechanic. He also worked for Mike Puto, but it was from the Island Auto Supply where he got his nickname “Island Todd.”

He was an avid NASCAR fan and his hobbies were “N”-scale trains and woodworking.

He loved animals, especially cats.

Please make any memorial donations to the local animal shelter.

A celebration of Todd’s life will be planned for a later date.

Ricardo Bertran, 72, of Marathon passed peacefully away on Nov. 24, 2018 in Tennessee, after a year-long battle with lung cancer. He lived and worked in Marathon for 35 years as a general contractor building homes.

He was an avid fisherman and hunter.

He is survived by his wife of 37 years, Mary Bertran, daughter Jennifer (Miguel) Alvarado, son Brian (Brandy) Bertran, and grandchildren, Amelie, Lillian, Bristol and Jaycee.

A private ceremony will be held by the family.

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• $2 Pints of Yuengling and Bud Light!

Historian Brad Bertelli, curator of Islamorada’s Keys History and Discovery Center and Keys Weekly columnist, will discuss the history of the Overseas Highway on Thursday, Jan. 10 at 2 p.m. in the sanctuary of St. Columba Episcopal Church in Marathon. Bertelli’s will cover “both” the 1927 and 1938 grand openings of the highway. Peter and Marie Pittman will be present to discuss and sell their book, “Pathway Through Paradise: The Story of the Overseas Highway.” Admission is free and open to the public.

• Sashimi & Nigiri - Bigger Happy Hour Portions!

Weekend traffic advisories announced for Big Pine Key, Marathon

Two popular events in the Middle and Lower Keys will impact traffic this weekend.

• The 15th Annual Big Pine & Lower Keys Nautical Expo is from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 12-13. It is held on the grounds of the Lower Keys Chamber of Commerce at MM 31 on Big Pine Key. • The Florida Keys Celtic Festival is from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday and from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 12-13. It is held at the Marathon Community Park, MM49.

Motorists are reminded to be patient, expect delays and use extra care when traveling on U.S. 1 near that area as traffic is expected to be heavier. There may be an increase in pedestrians crossing U.S. 1 throughout both days.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

MARATHON WEEKLY / JANUARY 10, 2019

COUNTY HIGHLIGHTS 2018 ACCOMPLISHMENTS County administrator provides insight for coming year

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s we welcome 2019, Monroe County government is proud of the work that was done this past year to continue the recovery efforts of Hurricane Irma and to enhance the lives of our citizens, business owners and visitors.

The county continued its efforts to lessen the burden on local taxpayers by securing tens of millions of dollars in federal and state funding for needed programs and projects.

At the federal level, the county secured a $49 million grant from the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service to clean up our canals. The project is past the halfway point with nearly 100 of the approved 172 canals cleared. The county also has secured federal funds for coastal and storm risk studies, and we continue to work on getting reimbursed from FEMA for Irma expenses.

At the state level, $5 million was secured for water quality projects, $5 million for land acquisition, $5.9 million for an Emergency Operations Center (with millions more acquired from other non-county sources), $278,000 for the vessel pump out program and $15 million for affordable/workforce housing.

The county has been working with the State Department of Environmental Opportunity to garner $90 million of the Rebuild Florida’s federal funds earmarked for low- and moderateincome households in the Keys that are rebuilding or repairing severely damaged homes caused by Irma – and for housing mitigation programs. The deadline to register is March 23, 2019.

The county and the municipalities overcame challenges with debris removal contractors and oversaw the removal of 2.5 million cubic yards of hurricane debris and more than 20,000 large appliances that was completed

by February. County Public Works employees helped in the effort.

The county will soon construct four “tiny” model homes to show Keys residents affordable alternatives for rebuilding code-compliant residences.

The models will be available to tour later this year after construction is complete.

Monroe County Fire Rescue had a busy year, highlighted by the Big Pine Key brush fire in April that burned 72 acres. Quick response prevented loss of life and limited the structural damage to one home. Fire Rescue also graduated 29 from its first “Hot Shot” class targeted to local residents at its new modern classroom facility at the Fire Training Academy on Grassy Key. The county purchased a third Trauma Star helicopter to provide lifesaving flights to the mainland. In 2018, the program flew a record number of patients while continuing to operate in the black – and while transporting all Monroe County residents with no outof-pocket costs.

Monroe County Emergency Management created a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program, which teaches safety, self-sufficiency and coordination in a disaster area.

More than 400 residents completed the course in 2018.

The Key West airport improvement projects continue with a resurfaced runway and tarmac. Key West airport provides direct air service to 10 major cities and is adding Philadelphia in February and New York in March.

On Jan. 7, Monroe County Administrator Roman Gastesi was nominated by his peers as President of the Florida Association of County Managers.

He is fulfilling the remaining term of Stephanie Kopelousos, who recently took a position as Director of Legislative Affairs for Governor Ron DeSantis. This will be Gastesi’s second time in the position. “The opportunity to work with other county managers and to lead at the statewide level will keep Monroe County in the forefront of everyone’s mind on the larger scale,” he said.

The Florida Association of County Managers provides a forum for county managers to develop professional relationships, discuss current and future issues affecting counties, and provide mentoring opportunities, education, advice and advocacy on statewide issues.

Monroe County has taken a leading role in the regional effort to combat climate change and adapt to rising seas.

The county is in the midst of two pilot projects to build roads designed for sea level rise. The county also completed its last canal restoration demonstration project in Key Largo and implemented a canal skimming program.

The county’s social services, veteran’s affairs and guardian ad litem departments continued efforts to help children, seniors, veterans, homeless and other vulnerable residents in need. The county’s five libraries continue to be hubs of activity, with many programs for all ages to enhance the lives of our residents. The county funds the operations of three animal shelters and helped fund a portion of the new Key West Animal Shelter that will open soon.

The community can be proud of the reopening of Bernstein Park on Stock Island. Other county recreational facilities received facelifts and repair work due to Irma, and some continue to be worked on.

From Ocean Reef to Key West, everyday tasks included providing building permits, enforcing county codes, maintaining county facilities, roads, bridges and its vehicle fleet, overseeing trash collection and recycling, keeping information flowing to the public, and producing and administering a $457-million FY18 budget.

The county has been working on the 2020 Strategic Plan. In 2018, the county held 23 community presentations with 826 residents surveyed and 1,500 people polled on Facebook. The top three priorities included workforce housing, overdevelopment and growth control, and traffic and safety concerns on U.S. 1.

We spent much of 2018 recovering from Irma and rebuilding a better and more resilient paradise community. For 2019, we will continue the progress and work on the community’s priorities to make our island home an even better place to live, work and play.

—Roman Gastesi The County Administrator, Roman Gastesi, is responsible for the daily operation of Monroe County and its 21 departments.

He can be reached at 305292-4442 or at Gastesi-Roman @MonroeCounty-FL.Gov.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

MARATHON WEEKLY / JANUARY 10, 2019

FROM MASSACHUSETTS TO THE KEYS

Marathon History BRAD BERTELLI

www.keysweekly.com

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harles Howe was born in Northborough, Mass. on Aug. 12, 1804. He would marry four times. His first wife was Ann Cole, who was born in Seekonk, Mass. in 1801. They married on April 20, 1825 in Charleston. She was the daughter of Captain Edward Cole and Sarah Hammond.

They would move to the Keys. Howe would acquire Duck Key in 1827 and begin operating salt ponds. Ann Howe died on Duck Key on Jan. 1, 1833.

In the years following the 1840 Indian attack at Indian Key, Howe would relocate to Key West where he was appointed collector of customs.

A story in the Charleston Daily Courier dated Jan. 10, 1858 references a voyage made to Knights Key with Charles Howe on board.

Knights Key was described as “containing about one hundred and twenty-five acres of arable land, and has a comfortable house and cistern. On this Key we have twelve hundred cocoanut trees and about fifty thousand Sisal hemp plants, most of which are fit to cut and manufacture into hemp....” *Last week’s entry erroneously said that Henry Flagler was born in Hopewell, Ohio. The birthplace should have been Hopewell, N.Y. Brad Bertelli is curator of the Keys History & Discovery Center.

PAYING IT FORWARD Scarlett Duffy, left, president of the Marathon Garden Club, presents a check for $1,667 to Loretta Geotis of the Salvation Army. The money, raised during the garden club’s annual Holiday Bazaar raffle, will be used to help the people of Mexico Beach obtain building materials for repairing their homes after Hurricane Michael. CONTRIBUTED

SAVE THE DATE

BRIEFLY

Thursday, Jan. 10 • Karma Yoga with Debra Wilson at 9 a.m. at Marathon Community Park amphitheater ($10 donation supports local nonprofit).

• Bridge lessons at 10 a.m. at Senior Center, Marathon. $5. Call 603-498-6411.

• Duplicate bridge at 1 p.m. Senior Center, Marathon. Call 305-923-0266.

• 4-5-6 with Barbie Bell at 6 p.m. at DAV, Marathon.

• Duplicate bridge at noon at Senior Center, Marathon. Call 305-923-0266.

• Teen Book Club at 2:30 p.m. at Marathon Public Library.

• Chess for all ages at 4 p.m. at Marathon Public Library.

Friday, Jan. 11 • Digital Day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Marathon Public Library.

• Celtic Festival kickoff party with West of Galway, 5 to 7 p.m., Marathon Grill and Ale House.

• Line dance class with Deb Nuby at 6 p.m. at DAV, Marathon.

• Dixie, registered reading therapy dog, visits at 3 p.m. at Marathon Public Library.

Monday, Jan. 14 • Acoustic Jam at 1 p.m. at Marathon Public Library.

Bingo (public) at 7 p.m. at DAV, Marathon.

Jan. 12-13 • Florida Keys Celtic Festival, Community Park, Marathon.

Saturday, Jan. 12 • Wounded Warrior Project’s Soldier Ride, departs from Boca Chica at 11:45 a.m.

Sunday, Jan. 13 • Drawings and Queen of Hearts at 6 p.m. at DAV, Marathon.

Tuesday, Jan. 15 Karma Yoga with Debra Wilson at 9 a.m. at Marathon Community Park amphitheater ($10 donation supports local nonprofit).

Storytime - Babies & Infants at 9:30 a.m. at Marathon Public Library.

Legislative delegation of state Rep. Holly Raschein and state Sen. Anitere Flores will meet at 10 a.m. at City Hall, Marathon.

To see Keyswide events, sign up for The Weekly’s Friday e-mail blast at keysweekly.com.

Grace Jones gets United Way grant Grace Jones Community Center is assisting Hurricane Irma survivor families with partial scholarships and/ or discounted tuition through a grant from United Way of the Florida Keys.

Grace Jones Community Center is a local not-for-profit licensed and certified Early Learning Pre-school and After-school facility which provides services annually for up to 100 Monroe County children from newborns to age 14.

For more information about Grace Jones Community Center and United Way assistance, please contact Iris Coe at 305-743-6064 or email: iriscoe@ gmail.com Book signing set for Jan. 26 Food For Thought is hosting two events in the next several weeks. The first is a books singing on Saturday, Jan. 26. Authors Laura Albritton and Jeremy Wilkinson will have copies of “Hidden History of the Florida Keys” on hand at 10:30 a.m. at the shop in Gulfside Village. And, on Feb. 5, Food For Thought will be hosting a whole foods cooking class taught by holistic health coach Summer Delaine. Delaine will guide students through a 3-course vegan menu preparation beginning at 6 p.m. Participants will share a meal and take home recipes. The cost is $60 per person, space is limited. Call 305743-3297 to reserve a spot.

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January 10th-20th

11 Days of Food & Wine Events in Key Largo & Islamorada

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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Thursday 1/10 Islamorada Beer Company and Islamorada Distilling MM 82 Oceanside, Islamorada Complimentary Tasting and Tours 4-6pm Tour our brewery and distillery and try our latest releases in beer and spirits. 305-440-2162 Ciao Hound at The Postcard Inn - MM 84 Oceanside Taste of Ciao Hound 3-course Italian dinner paired with red and white wines $52 pp + tax + gratuity. 305-664-2321 Gilbert’s Resort - MM107.9 Oceanside, Key Largo Seafood Sampler 5-9pm Enjoy Gilbert’s famous Conch Fritters, Snapper Ceviche and Fish Dip with a glass of wine or beer of choice. $19.99 + tax + gratuity.

305-451-1133 Key Largo Chocolates - MM 100.5 Bayside, Key Largo Decadent Desserts meet Fabulous Wines 7pm Superb, fancy desserts and chocolate to die for, paired expertly with wines by our wine connoisseurs. $25 inclusive. 305-453-6613.

Reservations strongly suggested.

Friday 1/11

throughout the entire Festival; prices from $39 + tax + tip Contact restaurant or check the website for details.

Ballyhoo’s in the median, MM 97.8 Green Turtle Inn Oceanside, MM 81.2 Kaiyo Oceanside, Old Hwy; MM 81.7 Key Largo Conch House, Oceanside 100.2 Marker 88 Bayside, MM 88 Sundowners, Oceanside, MM 103.9 Wednesday 1/16 Snappers Waterfront Restaurant - MM 94.5 Oceanside, Key Largo Grape Stomping Contest 6pm Teams of 2 will stomp grapes in a wine barrel to yield the most juice. $35 per team. 305-852-5956

Thursday 1/17

Key Largo Fisheries Backyard Café - 1313 Ocean Bay Drive, Key Largo Lobsterfest 6-9pm Florida Lobster every which way, live music and wine!! $49.95 plus tax.

305-451-3782. Reservations strongly suggested.

B.J. Royster Gallery & Martinis - MM 81.6 Bayside, Islamorada Art, Bubbles & Hors d’oeuvres 6-8pm Champagne reception featuring Chef Drew’s choice selection of hors d’oeuvres. 20% off all store sales – 6- 8pm. 305-664-4800

Saturday 1/12 Key Largo Chocolates - MM 100.5 Bayside, Key Largo Junior Chocolatier Class 11am Kids take a tasty adventure and learn about chocolate, while tasting and making your own. $23 + tax. 305-453-6613. Reservations suggested.

Sundowners - MM 104 Bayside, Key Largo Stone Crab Eating Contest 6:30pm registration 7:30pm contest Who can crack and eat 25 stone crab claws fastest? Entry form online.

Watch the fun for free! Benefits FKCC. 305-451-4502.

Snappers Waterfront Restaurant - MM 94.5 Oceanside, Key Largo A Taste of Europe Snappers Style Chef Clark Huff presents a three-course dinner featuring dishes from France and Sweden, expertly paired with wines. $52 + tax + tip.

305-852-5956

Sunday 1/13

YOUR FAVORITE RESTAURANTS OFFER ‘PRIX FIXE’ CHEF’S MENUS

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Tuesday 1/15 Senor Frijoles - MM104 Bayside, Key Largo Fajitas and Margaritas from 7pm Celebrate Tuesday with 2 for 1 Fajitas and $5 Exotico Tequila Margaritas.

305-451-1592

Please contact the venue or go online for reservations & details.

Chef Drew’s Gallery - MM 88, Plaza 88, Islamorada ‘It’s a Small World’ Cooking Class 6pm Chef Drew will prepare French, Italian, American and maybe an Australian dish to pair with fabulous wines. $80 + tax + gratuity.

305- 853-6206. Reservations essential. 24 spaces only.

Reelburger at Amara Cay Resort - MM80 Oceanside, Islamorada 3-Course Dinner Paired with Wines 5-9pm Sample the fare of this great new restaurant. $39 +tax + tip 305-664-0073 Num Thai Plaza 103, MM 103.2 Bayside, Key Largo An Oriental Experience 6pm Sushi & Thai dishes, complimentary sake and wine. 305-451-5955

Friday 1/18 Buzzards Roost - 21 Garden Cove Drive, Key Largo A French Quarter Festival 7pm An evening of dining, New Orleans style. Four-course Creole dinner paired with wines and starting with the famous Sazerac cocktail. $48.95 + tax + tip. 305-453-3746. Reservations essential.

Skippers Dockside - 529 Caribbean Drive, Key Largo Burgers and Beer 5-10pm The new Skippers signature burger: medium burger, fried onions, BBQ sauce, Jack Daniels bacon jam, and Cheddar cheese with Old Bay fries, paired with our signature Wild Rooster IPA. $10 + tax + tip (no substitutions or modifications).

305-453-9794 Marker 88 - MM 88 Bayside, Islamorada POP-UP MIAMI Chef’s Dinner 7pm 5 courses, 3 Featured Chefs, ONE great evening!! Chefs prepare their signature courses each complemented by a fine wine. $85 Inclusive. 305-852-9315.

Reservations strongly suggested.

Saturday 1/19 Sunday 1/20

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Grand Tasting (see box) Sunday Brunches (see box)

Events subject to change.

UNCORKED 2019 GRAND TASTING The Postcard Inn MM 84 Oceanside, Islamorada

Saturday January 19 11am – 4pm

A multi-sensory experience featuring world class wines and spirits and a culinary extravaganza presented by the fabulous restaurants of Islamorada and Key Largo all in a fabulous oceanfront setting.

VIP tickets entry 11am- $90 General admission noon - $65 Purchase tickets online in advance.

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OUR SUNDAY BRUNCHES Sunday 1/13 and Sunday 1/20 Buzzards Roost 21 Garden Cove Drive, Key Largo Sunday Brunch 10:30am – 2pm Complimentary mimosa or glass of champagne with brunch. Live Music. 305-453-4746 Key Largo Conch House MM100.2 Oceanside Key Largo Sunday Breakfast Special 8am-Noon Lobster Benedict, a local favorite! 305-453-4844 Marker 88 MM 88 Bayside, Islamorada Sunday Brunch on the Bay 10am – 3pm A la carte entrees, outrageous libations and endless mimosas. Live music. 305-852-9315 Snappers Waterfront Restaurant MM 94.5 Oceanside, 139 Seaside Dr. , Key Largo Jazz Brunch 11am-2pm Make your own Bloody Mary Bar and complimentary Mimosas. 305-852-5956 Sundowners MM 104 Bayside, Key Largo Traditional Southern Brunch 10am-3pm.

Endless mimosa and live steel drum music.

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MARATHON

SARA MATTHIS

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ROOF BY ROOF I

Agencies partner to get residents back in their homes

n mid-November, the American Red Cross redoubled its efforts in the Florida Keys post-Irma by sending out teams to canvass neighborhoods looking for affected residents.

Seven weeks later, the funds it provided have finished five new roofs in the Keys, and six more are either being permitted or are under construction.

“We were so desperate that money was the least of our worries.

My mother and I were going around asking for people who could help, do the work,” said Francelia Cabral who lives on 74th Street in Marathon with her mom, Nadia Guzman. The modular home’s roof was badly damaged, the steps swept away and the yard filled with flotsam. “We had no insurance and, with our incomes, no bank was going to give us a loan.”

Guzman gives the credit and thanks to “the church,” which is a great example of how this American Red Cross-funded initiative is perceived in the community. It is actually the work of many, beginning with the Monroe County Long Term Recovery Group (LTRG) headed by Michelle Luckett who is administering the program.

“Our partnership with the LTRG is crucial,” said Eric Corliss, executive director of the American Red Cross Hurricane Irma Recovery Program. “We provided the funding, but that group is doing the case management and identifying the homes. It’s a joint effort.”

Luckett works with case managers from the Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church, the “church” mentioned by Guzman. Rebecca White is one of those case managers and sees the phenomenon unfolding before her eyes.

“One of the roofs cost $11,000, another $26,000,” White said. “For some of my clients, the roof was the last step before they could move back in. For others, they need a roof so they can begin mold remediation inside.

They are still people that need help 16 months after the storm.”

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MARATHON WEEKLY / JANUARY 10, 2019

YOU NEED A PERMIT City addresses rash of unpermitted tiki huts SARA MATTHIS

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“Y Mom Nadia Guzman and daughter Francelia Cabral are incredibly thankful for the new roof on their home on 74th Street. They were at wits’ end when funding for a new roof materialized from the American Red Cross. SARA MATTHIS/Keys Weekly

The Salvation Army and Keys Strong are also involved in this effort, as well as the roofers doing the actual work, like Dion Watson of Keys All Area Roofing. The company, founded well before Hurricane Irma lashed the Keys, has perhaps the best perspective on the program’s impact.

“We’re really proud to be a part of it,” said Watson.

“What’s rewarding is when you can help somebody who busts their butt who lives here. We helped Habitat for Humanity with their homes, and we were really lucky to get involved with Michelle Luckett and the LTRG.” This circle of collaboration hits home with Corliss.

“We need more of these kinds of stories,” Corliss said.

“Each organization — nonprofit or business or government — played a part in helping these families rebuild their homes.

Everybody does their part.”

The American Red Cross is planning another canvassing blitz of the Lower Keys in early February to identify more residents who can be helped, such as those on the substantially damaged lists complied by FEMA, Monroe County, City of Marathon and the American Red Cross damage assessment team. Some may have already received assistance and qualify for more; others may be first-time clients. Some families will qualify for the basic unmet needs. Others may also qualify for additional funds to address complex unmet recovery needs.

It’s important to note that the qualifications are damagebased, not income-based.

“Some people have spent their life savings to make Hurricane Irma repairs, and they are going under water even though they make a good salary,” said Elmira Leto, of Keys Strong, when the American Red Cross funding was discussed in November.

Corliss said the American Red Cross has identified 2,100 families in the Keys who could qualify for help. But there may be more.

ou need a permit to build a tiki hut in Marathon,” said Doug Lewis, City of Marathon’s Growth Management Director. According to city staff, there has been a rash of recent, unpermitted tiki hut construction. Currently, the city is investigating about 10 cases, including that of Marathon resident Roger Hall.

Hall said he contracted a construction company to build a tiki hut back in September. “I asked, ‘What about permits?’ and he told me that I didn’t need any because it was a native Indian exemption.”

That, Lewis said, is untrue.

“Tiki huts need to meet planning, zoning and building requirements. For example, the tiki hut can’t go right next to a seawall or lean up against the property fence or your own house. And the work has to be done by a licensed contractor,” said Lewis. “We are sending code department staff out there to look at them to see if they need to be torn down.”

Hall said typical construction costs for a 12-foot square tiki hut run about $6,000. He said he has no quibbles with the work — the structure is solid.

“Before I started this, I looked up the Florida statute.

For a layman, it’s very vague,” Hall said, adding he thought his project was legal.

The confusion stems from an old federal law on the books that has since been revised.

Clearing up the urban legend — that native Seminole Indians can operate outside building code — is an uphill battle across South Florida.

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Capt. Jack Carlson, center, shows off a fish for the camera crew. CONTRIBUTED

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Throughout the show, they’ll be providing their clients with the best guided fishing experiences, catching some of the most exotic fish the Keys have to offer. When they’re not out on the boat with a client, they’ll be dealing with their usual day-to-day fishing company needs and participating in fishing events throughout the island.

— Two Conchs Sport Fishing TV show synopsis.

Local anglers, Marathon featured on syndicated show SARA MATTHIS

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wo Conchs Sport Fishing TV show is on the air, broadcast on the Sportsman Channel.

“I was up this morning watching it,” said Capt. Jack Carlson of Two Conchs charter empire. The second episode of the first season is one of his favorites, he said. It features a client who pulled an all-nighter in Key West and then suffered the “ill effects” of a day of strenuous fishing.

“It’s hysterical. That’s the kind of stuff that happens in real life,” Carlson said, laughing. And that’s the premise of Two Conchs Sport Fishing TV show — a REAL day of fishing in the Florida Keys. “This is not a show where we spend four or five days filming to get the picture-perfect moment. We go out there and we get what we get.”

The show showcases the crew of 10 local captains on 10 boats (all Yellowfins ranging up to 39 feet), including Carlson’s sons Austin, J.C., and Tucker. It also features Marathon prominently.

“I think this benefits all of Marathon. After watching the show, people are definitely going to want to visit and that’s good for everyone,” he said.

Already, Carlson said he’s noticed a buzz. The shirt he wore in the first episode — an OnBoard Bandit — is already selling in the Two Conchs online shop (twoconchsgear.com). And there’s been a slight uptick in bookings.

The show airs on the Sportsman Channel on Tuesday at 5 a.m., Wednesday at 11 a.m., Saturday at 5:30 a.m. and Sunday at 7:30 a.m.

The 10 episodes of Season 1 will run through June before airing on the World Fishing Network from July to December. Carlson said the crew will start shooting Season 2 sometime in June.

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MARATHON

MARATHON WEEKLY / JANUARY 10, 2019 The Screaming Orphans take the stage multiple times throughout the two-day festival. CONTRIBUTED

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CELTIC FESTIVAL IS THISOrganizers WEEKEND add new attractions

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here’s a story teller in 2019.

Brendan Nolan and his friend Colin Farrell are coming to play music. And the Drake Irish Dancers are new to the Florida Keys Celtic Festival, too, for the event that takes place Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 12-13 at Marathon Community Park.

“I always say this is going to be the best year ever,” said Rev. Debra Andrew Maconaughey of St. Columba Episcopal Church in Marathon. The church is the host of the annual festival, now in its sixth year, and the proceeds fund its good works. “We’re just excited that we have all the bands coming down, some new dancers, and new additions to our village that we are unveiling.”

Theo Derleth, who helps publicize the festival, is no less proud.

“This festival is turning out to be one of the premier festivals of the Florida Keys and one of the most family-friendly — there’s something for all ages,” he said.

Albannach, the Screaming Orphans, West of Galway and the aforementioned Nolan and Farrell play multiple times a day on both Saturday and Sunday. It’s top-notch music entertainment by any measure, but the gold standard of Celtic music. There’s also the highland games — incredibly muscled men and women performing feats of strength and skill such as the caber toss, which is actually throwing around a … wait for it … telephone pole. The whole crowd stops to watch and listen when the Police Pipe & Drum Corps of Florida march the festival grounds.

And, then, there’s those sheep herding dogs, though, truth be told, Keys natives are usually more fascinated by those strange sheep.

“Festival goers love the tea tent,” said Derleth. “It’s one of people’s favorites, and the pub food is amazing too.”

Proceeds from the festival support St. Columba’s Hammock House. It offers free after-school transportation, homework help and snacks during the school year. On school holidays, it offers camps. Maconaughey said the Hammock House has recently added some enrichment programs.

“We have ukulele lessons, gymnastics and art classes and we’ve just started a Yale University curriculum called Mutt-i-grees that teaches the kids social skills,” she said.

Maconaughey heaps praise on the festival volunteers’ heads. “Last year it was sad; so many of our regular volunteers couldn’t come because homes were still damaged. So in 2019, it’s like a reunion. We’re so happy to see them again.”

Admission is $10 per day. The festival runs 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 12 and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 13.

The Police Pipe & Drum Corps of Florida have quite a presence. WEEKLY FILE PHOTO

CELTIC FEST MUSIC SCHEDULE Friday, Jan. 11 Kickoff party with West of Galway duo @ 5 p.m. @ Marathon Grill Saturday, Jan. 12 @ Community Park 11 a.m. — Festival gates open 11 a.m. — Brendan Nolan & Colin Farrell 11:45 a.m. — Drake Irish Dance 12:15 p.m. — Opening ceremonies and parade, Police Pipe & Drum Corps of Florida 12:30 p.m. — Albannach 1:30 p.m. — Screaming Orphans 2:30 p.m. — West of Galway 3:30 p.m. — Brendan Nolan &h Colin Farrell 3 p.m. — Tai Chi demonstration on the field 4:30 p.m. — Drake Irish Dance 5:15 p.m. — Albannach 6 p.m. — Athletic awards ceremony 6:15 p.m. — Screaming Orphans 7 p.m. — Candlelight Compline Sunday, Jan. 13 @ Community Park 9:30 a.m. — Celtic Contemporary Worship, led by St. Columba Episcopal 11 a.m. — Festival gates open 11:15 a.m. — Police Pipe & Drum Corps 11:30 a.m. — Brendan Nolan & Colin Farrell 12:30 p.m. — Drake Irish Dancers 1:15 p.m. — West of Galway 2:30 p.m. — Albannach 3:30 p.m. — Screaming Orphans 4 p.m. — Raffle drawing for tiny house 5 p.m. — Gates close

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SCIENCE

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CHARLES FULCO

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BLOOD MOON RISING HERE COMES THE GREAT AMERICAN (LUNAR) ECLIPSE

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rom Sunday evening to Monday morning, Jan. 20-21, the entire U.S. will be treated to a total lunar eclipse — what the media likes to call a “Blood Moon” eclipse. At 9:36 p.m., the moon will sweep into the Earth’s penumbra, or outer shadow, causing our nearest neighbor in space to darken gradually. Don’t expect to see any changes in the moon’s appearance right away, though — it takes about 20 minutes or so until keen-eyed observers will begin to notice slight shading on the eastern (left) limb.

Roughly an hour later, the moon will encounter the Earth’s darker, inner shadow called the umbra, which will visibly reduce the once-bright full moon to a thin crescent and then ultimately to an eerie ruby-colored orb at the total phase, as red light refracted by the Earth’s atmosphere falls onto Luna’s surface. Totality begins at 11:42 p.m. and lasts for just over an hour. I always find it eerie at totality to see both a blood-red moon hanging in a darkened sky, and also how dark the landscape becomes after having been bathed in bright moonlight earlier that evening. At 12:44 a.m. totality comes to an end, and the eclipse phases now reverse themselves until the entire eclipse comes to an end at 2:49 a.m. local time. Being that dawn brings a workday, I can safely say I will not be sticking around to see the final stages of this eclipse!

I’m calling this the Greater American Eclipse because many more people across the country, including right here in the Keys, will view this totality compared to the Great American Total Solar Eclipse that the U.S. experienced back in 2017. Of course, a total lunar eclipse has none of the drama of a total solar eclipse, but still is a very beautiful sight to behold, as the normally bright full moon first “shrinks” then dramatically changes color. I always find it fascinating to see how many more stars become visible as the moon’s brightness dwindles and the sky darkens to reveal it amid the constellation in which it happens to be temporarily residing (in this case, Gemini heading into Cancer).

As you sit outside with drink in hand watching this spectacle, notice that the edge of the Earth’s umbra is round. This was an important discovery to ancient astronomers, as they made the connection that a round Earth would produce a round shadow— voila! But somewhere between then and Columbus’ time, this knowledge was lost,

Totality pictured here may mimic the one this month since the top of the moon will appear lighter than the bottom. FRED ESPENAK

and it took some intrepid explorers traversing oceans without falling off a flat Earth to confirm what the ancients had already known.

After your second drink, you may wonder why we don’t see a lunar eclipse at every full moon. The answer is a simple one—the moon orbits the Earth at an inclination of 5 degrees, so its orbit takes it north or south of the Earth’s shadow most months when it’s full. Only when the sun, earth and moon appear to make a straight line in space do eclipses occur, as one does this month.

Even though we now know what causes eclipses, they are still a surreal sight in the sky. Imagine, then, the fear they caused in former times, when most people had no idea what was causing their familiar full moon to unexpectedly shrink, darken, then redden without warning. Columbus used a lunar eclipse to his advantage when faced with almost certain death. On his fourth and final voyage to the New World, his ships were in bad shape from wood worms and weather, and he and his crew were almost out of provisions and were receiving no further help from the Native Americans, who already had deemed their guests outstayed their welcome. Thinking of how to save himself and his men, it dawned on him that there would be a total lunar eclipse taking place in a few days’ time, and he realized

he could manipulate this celestial event to potentially save all their lives.

Armed with this advance knowledge, he told the leader his god was angry that they were receiving no assistance from the locals, and that as a sign of his god’s displeasure, the moon would be removed from the sky.

Once the eclipse began, the leader and his people began to react in fear, eventually agreeing to help the Columbus party. Upon hearing this, the admiral retired to his cabin and “pleaded” with his god to restore the moon to the sky, which of course, happened, pleasing the local people and ensuring the survival of Columbus and his crew. How might have history been written had the eclipse not happened when it did?

One last note: total lunar eclipses are notoriously unpredictable in their appearance, which can range from very bright to dark reddish to almost invisible, mostly due to the amount of particulates in the Earth’s atmosphere, which can absorb the red light that would normally fall on the moon during totality (I’m predicting a fairly bright eclipse, since the moon won’t travel too deeply into the Earth’s umbra). But of course, none of this means anything if we get an overcast sky on eclipse night, so let’s hope for clear weather. Happy viewing!

Charles Fulco is a science teacher and a NASA Solar System Ambassador. He also has been serving as AAS education and public outreach coordinator for the 2017/2024 U.S. total solar eclipses. Weather permitting, he will host a free lunar eclipse observing session at Founders Park on Sunday, Jan. 20, beginning at 8:30 p.m.

Bring your own scopes and binoculars! Contact Fulco at saros61@gmail.com.

Stages of the moon during a lunar eclipse.

LARRY FALTZ

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TEST DRIVE The public is invited to the fourth annual Island Boat Show this weekend at Hawks Cay Resort and Marina on Duck Key. Would-be buyers can test drive the latest and greatest from all the major boat dealers in the Keys, with about 80 boats in the water and ready to go. Admission to the three-day event is a one-time $10, and proceeds benefit Island Christian School. The event also offers fishing seminars by leading experts and organized by Capt. Rich Tudor. For more details, visit islandboatshow.com .

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To our BUYERS and SELLERS. We hope you enjoy your new homes.

Lynn & Jody represented the Sellers of: 98 Avenue E, Marathon, FL 33050

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MAJOR TOPICS COMING UP Legislative plans, ROGO in focus

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lected state leaders and Monroe County officials have set January meetings to discuss issues important for Keys residents.

The first is set for Tuesday, Jan. 15. State Sen. Anitere Flores (R-Miami) and State Rep. Holly Raschein (R-Key Largo) will host the meeting that begins at 10 a.m. at Marathon City Hall. The Monroe County Legislative Delegation will meet as it prepares for the 2019 session. The public is welcome and encouraged to attend.

More information is available from Julio Rodriguez at 305-453-1202 or by email at Julio.Rodriguez@myfloridahouse.gov.

The second meeting takes place on Wednesday, Jan. 30 at the Marathon Government Center. The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners will hold a special workshop beginning at 10 a.m. to discuss preliminary ideas regarding the current and future status of the Rate of Growth Ordinance (ROGO) for unincorporated Monroe County.

In 2012, based on modeling, the State of Florida concluded that in order for unincorporated Monroe County to meet the required 24-hour hurricane evacuation clearance time, it could be issued 1,970 new ROGO (building) permits. (Each of the Keys municipalities also has its own limits of ROGO permits to issue).

In 2012, unincorporated Monroe County had more than 8,000 privately owned vacant parcels remaining.

As 2023 approaches, the county is developing strategies to address the number of vacant parcels that potentially exceed the total number of ROGO permits the state will allow the county to award. Currently, there are 1,059 ROGOs (630 market rate and 429 affordable) left to be awarded in unincorporated Monroe County and significantly more than 1,059 vacant lots remaining.

Policy 101.3.2 of the Monroe County Comprehensive Plan was adopted in 2016 and states that the county will reevaluate the ROGO permit distribution schedule after July 2018 if substantial financial support for land acquisition has been provided by state and/or federal partners.

Over the past two years, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection has spent more than $2 million to acquire parcels of vacant land and retire development rights using funding from the 2016 Florida Keys Stewardship Act. These state land acquisitions — combined with the county’s nearly $10 million spent on land acquisition for conservation, density reduction and affordable housing — has helped reduce the county’s potential liability for vacant buildable parcels that exceed the number of ROGOs available.

The BOCC will discuss the possibility of slowing down the distribution rate of available ROGO permits to make them last past 2023. This strategy would provide additional time to implement land acquisition and other strategies to reduce the demand for ROGO allocations and help transition land into public ownership.

Discussion also will include other preliminary ideas for policy changes that could help the county reduce potential takings liability in the future.

Public comment will be held during the first 30 minutes of the workshop. The County Commission will take no action at this workshop. More public meetings will be held on this issue.

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Owners Sharon and Arno Silva pride themselves on being community-oriented and involved. They participate in the Marathon Rotary Club, Chamber of Commerce and Arno is the AYSO Soccer Regional Commissioner.

There are two fully staffed stores, one in Marathon and one in Key Largo. The Marathon shop recently added a second blueprint/wide format machine to keep up with demand. And, since Office Depot closed in Marathon, the UPS Store is stocking some basic supplies from reams of paper, to paper clips, envelopes and file folders.

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DARE I SAY IT

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SEEING THE KEYS ANEW Visit by newcomer brings fresh vision

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hat do you do when someone comes to visit who has never been to the Keys?

MIKE My son HOWIE and his fiancée recently visited is the Keys Weekly’s copy editor from Illinois. Anand our “profesdrew has been sor.” He planned to the Keys a to be a teacher, few times, but it and detoured into had been a few journalism. He can still diagram years. Kristen sentences. was visiting for the first time.

They flew into Fort Lauderdale.

I’d been hoping Kristen would get to watch her first Keys sunset along the Overseas Highway on the drive back to Marathon, one of those magnificent spectacles that can take your breath away, but their flight was delayed and we drove home in the dark.

The next day, though, I became something I haven’t been in a while: a tourist. My wife and I are happy snowbirds, trading Illinois’ cold for the island life all winter long. The experience is still new enough after a couple of years that I find plenty to marvel at, but I don’t rush to see every sunset as I did the first winter.

We have jobs. It’s not a vacation.

With Andrew and Kristen, we started off with a trip to Big Pine, stopping at the Blue Hole — one of the alligators was right below the viewing platform, prompting wide eyes and gasps — and then on to the No Name Pub for lunch.

We were having fun, but we had seen no Key deer. On our way back toward the highway — you know what’s coming, don’t you? — three deer were gathered at the roadside. I pulled over.

Kristen knew better than to touch or feed the animals, but when she knelt to take a photo, one

Kristen is greeted by a Key deer on Big Pine Key. MIKE HOWIE/Keys Weekly

Andrew and Kristen tour Boot Key by kayak. MIKE HOWIE/Keys Weekly

With Andrew and Kristen, we started off with a trip to Big Pine, stopping at the Blue Hole – one of the alligators was right below the viewing platform, prompting wide eyes and gasps – and then on to the No Name Pub for lunch.

walked right up and gave her a big wet kiss on the cheek.

I’ve seen plenty of Key deer and I’d never seen that happen. Five more deer wandered by, several stopping by to say hello to both Kristen and Andrew.

I’m pretty sure that made their vacation right there. But we weren’t finished.

On the drive from the airport, I had remarked how cool it would be if the Turtle Hospital released one of its patients while they were here, but that was asking a lot.

Guess what happened? Yep. Andrew and Kristen were part of the columns that formed to escort Donatello, a sub-adult loggerhead, back to the water at Sombrero Beach. That image is still in my head, the two of them in the throng watching as the turtle paddled away from shore.

We went with Kayak Dave for a trip through the mangroves of Boot Key. The guy is a skilled guide with a bottomless bag of corny jokes, so bad they’re good. We found ourselves ducking to avoid low-hanging branches, arriving at small clearings in the mangroves, paddling under fluffy clouds.

We ate at Sparky’s while Roger Jokela played music. We sat near the canal and, wouldn’t you know it, the weather got a little chilly. We all laughed, thinking how balmy these temperatures would feel in Illinois.

We went out on the Marathon Lady on a choppy day. A little too choppy for some people. Andrew and I hung out on an inside bench for a while. Kristen, who was herself under some duress, nevertheless made her way back out to the rail and persisted in trying to add to our meager catch of grunts, which were later declared delicious.

I dropped Andrew and Kristen off in Key West while I worked for a day. They visited the Butterfly Conservatory, caught the dachshund parade and did some shopping. I caught up with them hours later, and we walked around the harbor, including a stop at Waterfront Brewery, and on to Duval Street.

Yes, we stopped at Sloppy Joe’s.

And we watched the sun go down at Mallory Square. Do you remember the first time you did that?

Seeing the Keys through their eyes renewed a lot of it for me. I find myself thinking of all the things we didn’t get to do and places we didn’t get to go.

It makes me eager for them to come back – and they’re already talking about a return trip – but it also gives me some ideas for this winter. I grabbed my camera a couple nights ago as the sunset approached.

My younger son is coming for a visit in a week. Wonder what we’ll do.

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SOCCER SEASON ENDS MMS teams finish at home 1

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arathon Middle School soccer season came to an end on Jan. 8 at home with the boys and girls teams losing the final game of the season to Westminster Christian.

The girls went 3-6 for the season, ending with a 5-0 loss.

First-year girls coach Sacha Olivera said she enjoyed watching the girls progress. “It was a fun year and definitely a learning experience,” she said.

The boys team ended the season at 5-5, with a 6-5 loss on Jan. 8. Coach Shannon Wiley said the program continues to build and the students continue to build their skills. “We prove to be very competitive even against our tough mainland opponents,” Wiley said.

—Weekly Staff report

BARRY GAUKEL/Keys Weekly 1. Marathon’s Rain Banks (11) splits a couple of Westminster defenders.

2, Caylie Globe handles a high ball.

3. Carla Bacallol (14) dribbles around a defender.

4. Marathon netminder Lucas Silva covers a lot of ground.

5. Marathon’s Gabe Leal (1) charges upfield.

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6. Westminster attacker can’t beat the defense of Marathon’s Dylan Globe (21).

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COMMUNITY NEWS

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heriff Rick Ramsay explains: Right beside the Marathon sheriff’s hangar at the airport there is a big crane and a number of busy construction guys positioning tilt slab concrete panels that will make up our new 12-lane gun range. Currently, the only place for our officers to train is at the NAS base, sometimes less than once a month, or at the Key Largo gun club, which is also an outdoor range. But our officers need constant training. If you don’t use it, you lose it. This facility will give us perfect training areas to better our skills on daily basis.

Within nine months we should be able to have our own, entirely indoor practice “field.” Eighty percent of the 5,000-squarefoot space will be comprised of the gun range, 20 percent is for classroom space, an office, bathrooms and a space for cleaning and prepping our equipment.

It is a modular space — with preset fittings to construct temporary walls — and can be reconfigured to mimic a room, apartment or even a house. The range will have pop-up targets, even moving targets. We will be able to simulate a situation in a closed police car where the officer would have to take action while strapped into his or her seat.

The training area will also have a full surround sound and sound effects, such as people yelling, sirens, traffic, dogs barking, etc. (But the whole gun range is soundproofed and our neighbors will hear nothing.) We can also simulate bright blinking or flashing lights that could possibly impair our officer’s vision or we could train in a low light or in a pitch-black environment. The aim is to make the tactical shooting and any other training exercise as true to life as possible.

The new facility is built to Category 5 standards, raised above flood level, and designed so a generator can be plugged in, if needed. In case of the emergencies, such as a hurricane, the training facility can be transformed into a 60- or 80-bed bunk room for our officers, where they can rest and get ready for their next assignment.

The construction started last August and should be finished at the end of May. According to Joe Prest, the Biltmore Construction superintendent, the most challenging part of the project has been dealing with elevation and groundwater.

The new facility will cost $4.4 million — $2 million of which came from Monroe County’s infrastructure fund and the remaining $2.4 million from the Sheriff’s fine and forfeiture account.

There was no burden on taxpayers to build the much needed range and we will be able to keep our officers well trained for the safety of everyone visiting or living in the Keys.

My name is Rick Ramsay and I was born in Long Island, New York. In 1976 my family moved to the Keys. In 1987 I graduated from Florida Keys Community College and have been here ever since. I love diving, boating and fishing. My wife and I love the water around us.

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rank Farello has a long history of cooking in Marathon. But Frank’s Grill’s popularity has everything to do with his day-to-day successes as a chef. On any given “Turkey Tuesday,” Frank and his cousin Joey are in the kitchen. Three pots bubble on the kitchen stoves – marinara sauce, turkey gravy for the special and a big one with boiling water to dip the al dente pasta into for quicker service.

Frank’s Grill, located on the bottom floor of the Town Square Mall, launched in 2006. “We opened small,” said Farello, “just the three of us. We wanted to keep it quiet at first. But a newspaper article came out and the next week I had to hire several more people.”

Previously he was a chef at the former Village Café in Marathon. When he opened his own place, customers didn’t hesitate to follow.

Currently, Frank’s Grill has 15 employees, including Frank’s wife Joanna and cousin Joey. Most of the staff has been working there since the restaurant opened in 2006 and play a big part in Frank and Joanna’s lives, Frank said.

The Italian-American lunch and dinner menu offer five different veal dishes, five chicken dishes but also a New York strip and ribeye, steak Roma, American lamb chops and duck a l’orange. There is spaghetti, of course, plus linguine, lasagna, ravioli and eggplant parmigiana.

“The Snapper Francaise is definitely a favorite,” Farello said. “People also like the lamb osso bucco and veal chop Milanese.” The snapper dish has an out-of-thisworld juicy, buttery, citrusy, fresh taste of splendor.

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Why Italian? Well, Farello is a second-generation Italian. His dad came to this country from the port city of Bari in Italy to marry a lady from North Carolina. Frank was born and raised in the waterfront city of Norfolk, Va., where his Dad had a restaurant.

Farello helped in his father’s kitchen from age 10, and was an essential part by the time he was 16. “I would work Friday, Saturday and Sunday — 30 hours — and then go back to school on Monday,” Farello said.

“I earned five dollars an hour which wasn’t bad back in 1982.” He said he set some money aside to help out the family when his father later got sick, and continued to offer support to the family after he moved to the Keys to work alongside his Uncle Paul at Village Cafe.

When asked to explain Frank’s Grill’s enduring popularity, Farello shrugs his shoulders and smiles. “We put our heart into the cooking and treat everyone like family,” he said.

Frank’s Grill is located at 11400 Overseas Highway. It’s open for lunch from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday and for dinner from 5 to 9 p.m. on Monday to Saturday.

Dinner reservations are highly recommended. Call 305-289-7772.

FUN FRANK FACTS: • Frank doesn’t like fancy kitchen gadgets. His favorite tool in the kitchen is a 10-inch chef’s knife.

• Favorite fishing show: “None.

I don’t have time to watch those.”

• Favorite pastime: “Fishing.

But I don’t catch much!”

• What he eats at home: Frank and his wife, Joanna, have been together for 20 years and have three children between the two of them. At home she cooks dishes from her native Poland. Frank said his favorite dessert is “Joanna’s Christmas cookies.”

Frank’s Grill is closed in September. Frank Farello’s customers tell him they plan their trips around his schedule to make sure he’s there to cook the catch! Pictured is the famous Snapper Française. NELE KIRT/Keys Weekly

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n a place renowned for its luxurious vacation homes, the developers of The Reserve at Sombrero Beach have upped the ante by requesting the services of esteemed designer, Christopher Elwell, owner of Royal Furniture and Design.

With his extensive background dating back to 1990, Elwell has designed, remodeled, and repositioned thousands of homes throughout the Florida Keys, Key West and the country. Known for his can-do attitude and amazing attention to detail, Christopher has been a long sought- after designer for owners looking for a visionary’s touch.

Mr. Elwell was tasked with not only the interior design but identifying “the vision” for the Elysium Residence, located at 449 Sombrero Beach Rd; the first Estate Villa being offered at The Reserve. (“Elysium”) meaning Paradise and the tone setter for Elwell’s vision, Christopher explains, “by choosing a ‘Coastal Chic’ design, I thought ‘you’re in paradise’ and I want you to feel that, not only outside your home, but also continue that feeling inside. We are bringing the outside in and taking advantage of the amazing views of the water and the lush landscaping.”

When you pull up to The Reserve at Sombrero Beach, the developers want you to expect something spectacular. The furniture, all selected by Royal Furniture and Design, is a mixture of upholstered fabric pieces, distressed woods in multiple finishes and some brushed metal accents.

It feels very coastal chic, elegant, yet comfortable.

Elwell says, “I think the design is just perfect for this unique development. The buyers will be the ones enjoying an inside and outside lifestyle to include boating, swimming, and relaxing at the end of a long, fun day. The interior will allow them to be very proud of their interior design, yet feel casual enough to relax and put their feet up when need be. The coastal chic décor will make them feel comfortable and relaxed whether they are entertaining friends or using the home themselves.”

The developer of The Reserve declares, “We are very excited to have Chris working on the Elysium Residence and know how extremely talented he is at walking into a completely empty room and transforming it into a great livable space. Given his background with homes in the Keys, we knew he would be a perfect fit, and would be able to give our clients exactly the comfort and aesthetic level they are looking for when buying in the Keys.”

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NEW YEAR, NEW SCHOOL

Students come back to 21st century facility JIM McCARTHY

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W

ith two major school construction projects underway in Marathon — a partially reconstructed elementary school and new athletic fields for the high school — the newly unveiled Plantation Key School in the Upper Keys offers a hint of whats to come.

The Upper Keys students arrived back to school on Jan. 8 and were greeted by a new state-of-the-art school facility.

Students spent the morning touring the school and learning where classrooms, the gymnasium and offices were located.

“We are all very excited to open the school,” said Principal Lisa Taylor. “The teachers and staff have been working very hard to get the new building ready for the students’ return.”

Located in a quiet residential neighborhood at MM 90 bayside, Taylor said, the new building is bright and open to facilitate collaboration between students and staff. The facility offers state-of-the-art technology, specialized areas for instruction in science, art, music and a gymnasium — something the old school didn’t have.

“We have a feature called Science on a Sphere that will bring exciting global instruction right into our little island school,” Taylor said. “All classrooms are equipped with many new features like ClearTouch computers and flexible seating.”

People enter the facility through Discovery Boulevard.

Taylor notes that it’s a very exciting hallway, as there’s a 30-plus-foot interactive map of the Keys with interesting historical information.

In addition, the Media Center, Makers Lab and Think Tank are all featured classrooms along the route into the classroom building. The cafeteria is also a learning center with interactive science displays.

“The Performance Center is incorporated in the cafeteria with a stage and seating for performances,” Taylor said. “We even have our very own Keys Café!”

Thorn Grafton, senior project manager with Zyscovich Architects, designed the facility. He said it’s an exciting place to learn, with flexible space that encourages interactive learning.

“They can personalize it and let it evolve ,” he said.

While the former PKS facility served the community well for many years, Monroe County Schools Superintendent Mark Porter said it lacked many modern features and elements needed to provide a diverse and quality education experience for all students.

“We have now moved to the other end of the spectrum, as the new PKS is an industry-leading facility that provides teachers with a wide variety of tools to meet the individual needs of their students,” Porter said. “I am pleased to be able to provide such a first-class, 21st century learning facility to the students and staff at PKS. I am grateful to the citizens of Monroe County for providing the resources to fund this effort through our half-cent sales tax.”

Monroe County School Board member Sue Woltanski, District 5, said the facility is a gem that will inspire

From top: Middle students are all smiles as they return to school inside a new facility. JIM McCARTHY/KEYS WEEKLY PKS elementary students are hard at work on their first day back to a new school facility.

A young pupil takes in the 35-foot interactive mural of the Florida Keys.

learning for generations. She said it’s a fantastic example of public school support from the community.

“The school really brought community members in as well as people involved in the school to get planning together; to see that initial vision, of what PKS could be, come to fruition is super exciting,” she said.

Woltanksi said PKS always has great teachers, and they’ve waited a long time to have an inspiring location to practice their craft.

“The school will become a great place for students learning,” she said. “You walk in there and it will take your breath away.”

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TOP 10 WAYS TO LOSE WEIGHT IN THE KEYS

1. Jump-start the diet by asking a child or an adult with no filter, “Do you think I am fat?”

2. Stop adding soft drinks to your rum.

3. Limit intake of alcoholic beverages to only weekends, or holidays, or concerts, or at non-profit events, or chamber after hours, or happy hours, or birthdays … but definitely not on the other days of the year.

4. For inspiration look at the pictures of yourself before you moved to the Keys. (Keep tissue handy).

5. Insist on sugar-free and lowcalorie edibles at you dispensary.

6. Swim to work.

7. Every time you pass a mile marker on U.S.1, pull over and do 10 jumping jacks.

8. Put down your phone — that’s 4.55 ounces right there.

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WARRIORS WILL RIDE WOUNDED VETERANS TRAVERSE KEYS

here will be some unusual traffic on the Overseas Highway this weekend.

Feel free to wave. Your hand or a flag.

At 8 a.m. Friday, Jan. 11, nearly four dozen combat-wounded veterans will arrive at VFW Post 10211 in Key Largo for a weekend of events that will take them to Key West for the Wounded Warrior Bicycle Ride.

John Donnelly, a trustee of the VFW post, said he hopes people will come to the post to see the veterans off, and that those along their route will greet them.

“I’m certain their uplifting thoughts and encouragement will help heal and assist them as they ready themselves for the ride ahead,” Donnelly said.

The 18 women and 29 men will set out from the VFW post, stopping for a water break at Coral Shores High School. The Upper Keys portion of the ride will end at Theatre of the Sea in Islamorada.

After a meet and greet at the Marathon Fire Rescue Station 14, the ride will head over the 7 Mile Bridge and stop at Veterans Memorial Park at the south end of the bridge.

On Saturday, Jan. 12, the veterans will ride from the naval air station on Boca Chica Key into Key West for a welcome ceremony and a community ride.

On Sunday, Jan. 13, the veterans will visit the Dolphin Research Center on Grassy Key, where they will have the chance to swim with the dolphins.

This marks the 14th year the Wounded Warrior ride has been held in the Keys. This year, 47 military veterans from 12 states and the District of Columbia, some just out of the hospital for the first time, will participate.

More than 200 patriotic banners and yellow ribbons will line U.S. 1 and downtown Key West.

Motorists should take extra time to get to their destination (see schedule). U.S. 1 will remain open during the ride, but motorists should be patient, use caution and realize there may be rolling lane shifts in traffic. Motorists are asked to take special notice of the 7 Mile Bridge ride on Friday afternoon and be very careful if crossing the bridge then.

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WOUNDED WARRIOR SCHEDULE Left: The veterans crest the hump of the 7 Mile Bridge, considered by most of the participants to be the highlight of the weekend.

Top: The Wounded Warriors will swim with dolphions on Sunday, Jan. 13. CONTRIBUTED

• 8 a.m. Friday, Jan. 11, setup begins at Key Largo VFW Post 10211, 102255 Overseas Highway. The ride begins at 8:30 a.m. It will head south on U.S. 1 with a 9:30 a.m. water stop at Coral Shores High School, 89901 Old Highway, Tavernier. The Upper Keys ride will end at 10:30 a.m., at Theatre of The Sea, 84721 Overseas Highway, Islamorada.

• 11:45 a.m. Friday, meet and greet at Marathon Fire Rescue Station 14, 8900 Overseas Highway.

The Marathon ride departs the fire station at 12:45 p.m., heading south on U.S. 1 over the 7 Mile Bridge ending at Veterans Memorial Park on the south end of the bridge at 2:15 p.m.

• 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 12, the ride departs Naval Air Station Key on Boca Chica Key, heading south on U.S. 1 into Key West to White Street, then to Eaton Street, then to Simonton Street, then to Front and then up Duval Street to Truman Avenue, heading back to Bayview Park, 1320 Truman Ave., for an 11:45 a.m. welcome ceremony.

• 11 a.m. Saturday, Community Ride registration at Bayview Park in Key West. 12:45 p.m. Saturday, Community Ride begins at Bayview Park. The Community Ride ends at 2 p.m. at the Little White House, 111 Front St. The public can ride with the warriors to historic Key West military sites and bike decorations are encouraged. There is a suggested $20 donation that includes a T-shirt to the first 100 riders registered.

• 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 13, the warriors visit the Dolphin Research Center, 58901 Grassy Key, to swim with the dolphins. The dolphin swim is “thanks to the generosity of the Charles Evans Foundation,” the dolphin center said in a release. The veterans, along with caregivers and Wounded Warrior Project staff, are expected to arrive at DRC at 9 a.m. The public is invited to arrive, as early as 8:30 a.m., to join DRC staff and volunteers to welcome to the participants. Admission is free for current members; others may pay general admission or become members with their donations when they get to DRC.

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THEME: FACES AND PLACES ACROSS 1. Fraternity K 6. ____Jeeves.com 9. Civil rights icon 13. Think tank output 14. Like a dim star 15. What pigeon did 16. *Up on compass 17. Shakespearean fuss 18. Did like goo 19. *On a novelty button 21. Decline 23. Galley tool 24. “Workers of the world, ____!”

25. ____-Air in L.A. 28. Way off freeway 30. *Pain scale faces, e.g.

34. “-zoic” periods 36. “____ ____ good example” 38. Xe 39. Hokkaido native 40. *Face in a text 42. Crescent 43. *Like Jason’s or Freddy’s face 45. October birthstone 46. Genealogical plant 47. Capital of Taiwan 49. “Tosca” tune 51. Blunder 52. Chopper blade 54. One of Indiana’s quests 56. *On a prankster’s face?

58. *Like one at a haunted house 61. Selected 62. Water snake 64. Prejudiced person 66. Macho men 67. Pastrami holder 68. South American camelid 69. *Like one in front of Taj Mahal?

70. Create with cloth 71. George to George W.

DOWN 1. Reunion bunch 2. #17 Across, pl.

3. Make waves 4. BBQ spot 5. Masonry unit 6. Not home 7. *Like one at a funeral 8. Familiar 9. *Face on Mount Rushmore 10. Do like goo 11. “As ____ on TV” 12. Put two and two together 15. Cerebral part 20. Clear the board 22. Doesn’t mix with water 24. To the required standards, 3 words 25. *In Beauty’s magic mirror 26. “The Goldbergs” sibling 27. Hawaiian veranda 29. Memorandum, for short 31. Accustom 32. Not a gregarious one 33. *On a snob’s face 35. *One receiving something unexpected 37. A bit cracked 41. Hipbone-related 44. Monarch bodyguard 48. I in T.G.I.F. 50. Fit for farming 53. Deed hearings 55. Whale’s lunch 56. Sound of relief 57. Opening page 58. A whole bunch 59. “Goodness gracious!”

60. Top of the Capitol 61. Repeated Cuban dance step 63. Needle hole 65. Makes feathers stick

WATCH BIRD BOX This bonechilling Netflix original has created an international online craze.

The #birdboxchallenge has taken hold of viewers in the extreme, and now people are blindfolding themselves — as characters in the movie must do along their harrowing journey — and undertaking dangerous challenges. Think walking through a busy interstate or driving a scooter blindfolded. While the challenge itself is not recommended, the sound of mind and brave of heart should undertake watching the movie. Its apocalyptic mood nods to John Krasinski’s “A Quiet Place,” and Sandra Bullock stuns as a remarkably moving survivor, ferrying her children, Boy and Girl, to the promise of safety. The unseen fear? Some force that causes anyone who sees it to become suicidal. Shiver. Birdbox is available to Netflix subscribers.

READ THE HANDMAID’S TALE It’s a week for dystopias!

Originally published in 1985, Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” has become an international phenomenon because of the eponymous Emmy-winning series on Hulu. Set in a (more) misogynistic, theocratic version of America, the tale follows Offred, a former publishing professional now imprisoned as a handmaid, valued only for her fertility and subject to systematic abuse at the hands of her “master.” Estranged from her husband and daughter, Offred’s only hope of escape is to (author Atwood’s homeland) Canada!

Atwood is a master of speculative fiction, and she is the headliner of the Key West Literary Seminar, delivering the keynote address this Friday, Jan. 11. Honorable mention: other Atwood favorites “Alias Grace,” “The Blind Assassin” and “The Cat’s Eye.” Available for purchase at Books & Books in Key West.

LISTEN LOWE INTERVIEWS LADY GAGA Check out Zane Lowe’s interview on Apple iTunes with music star and actor in “A Star is Born,” Lady GaGa. Lasting just over 27 minutes, the interview delves into the movie’s final

emotional scene, which was filmed on the same day she lost her friend, Sonja Durham, to stage IV cancer.

She also talks about working with Tony Bennett and how that revived and brought her back to what she was before. She also discusses the moment she met Bradley Cooper.

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UNDER THE INFLUENCE ATWOOD HEADLINES 37TH ANNUAL LITERARY SEMINAR IN KEY WEST

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by Homer and Shakespeare and in folk and fairy tale traditions the world over.

This year’s keynote speaker is Margaret Atwood, an iconic writer whose dystopian novel “The Handmaid’s Tale� has found new popular resonance with the television series of the same name. Atwood will delve into the literary underpinnings of this groundbreaking work, together with her Homeric and Shakespearean adaptations, “The Penelopiad� and “Hag-Seed.� On Saturday night, Jan. 12, New Yorker poetry editor Kevin Young and acclaimed poet Rowan Ricardo Phillips sit down for a discussion of the influence of music — from Beethoven to Big Pun — in their work.

Throughout the weekend, writers will discuss literary influences and adaptions, including graphic novel treatments of “Frankenstein� and “The Wizard of Oz� with Victor LaValle and Eric

Shanower; adaptations of “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde� by Valerie Martin, and of “The Great Gatsby� by Stephanie Powell Watts. Joyce Carol Oates will talk about the influence of H.G. Wells; Emily Wilson, about her translation of the Odyssey, which the New York Times calls “radically contemporary�; and Geraldine Brooks and Nicole Galland discuss the flexibility of good stories from “Othello� to “Little Women.� Dexter Palmer offers a dark new tale inspired by “The Emperor’s New Clothes,� while Naomi Novik, Danielle Paige and Meg Cabot explore the intersection of fairy tales and modern femininity.

Although the seminar is sold out, a new series of free programs will be held after the seminar at various locations from Jan. 1316. The full schedule is at kwls. org/2019-free-programs. Rowan Ricardo Phillips will meet with students from Key West and Marathon high schools. An expanded schedule of The Old Town Literary Walking Tours is also offered throughout the seminar weekend.

More information is available from Arlo Haskell, the seminar’s executive director, at arlo@kwls.org or 305-293-9291. — Contributed

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING FLORIDA KEYS AQUEDUCT AUTHORITY

FLORIDA KEYS MOSQUITO CONTROL DISTRICT 503 107th Street • Marathon, Florida 33050 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2019

Regular Meeting 10:30 a.m.

The purpose of the Regular Meeting is for the Board to take action on routine business matters for the FKAA and to receive reports on operational aspects of the organization.

All agendas and backup can be viewed on our web site @ www.fkaa.com., or a copy of the Agenda, or any backup, is available upon request from FKAA, Pam Albury, Executive Office Coordinator, 1100 Kennedy Drive, Key West, FL 33040, (305) 295-2205, palbury@fkaa.com.

ADA ASSISTANCE: If you are a person with a disability who needs special accommodations in order to participate in this proceeding, please contact the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority, by phoning (305) 295-2205.

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A ‘BLAST’ FROM THE PAST

…and other true tales from the Keys

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Unfortunately, a gentleman (and I use the term loosely) from Illinois was a little unclear on the concept. Perhaps the rules of the road are different in Illinois, but where I come from, one doesn’t drive 30 mph in the left lane in a 45 mph zone. No problem – I signal to get around him on the right. Just as I pull even with his back bumper, he starts coming over into my lane without giving me the benefit of any signal whatsoever. I hit the brakes and the horn simultaneously, but he was insistent upon getting into the right lane no matter what. Finally, I’m able to make it around him in the left lane. As I glance over to see with my own eyes the brainiac who’s driving the Illinois-mobile, I notice that he’s extended Mr. Single-Digit-FingerPuppet and is waving it at me. Yes, the merry Midwesterner cut me off, and then flipped me off! It was tough, but I somehow resisted the urge to run Mr. Happy Camper off the road. Now, back to the main story…

A new environmental warning may soon be issued forth from the “head” honchos at the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. “Flushed” with excitement, our saviors of the reef would spread the word about a new gaseous danger to our precious coral. I envision the posters, fliers, and newspaper ads as follows:

FLATULENCE KILLS! Save Our Reefs — Please Don’t Pass Gas! As goofy as this sounds, I swear that the basis for this environmental warning is totally based on fact. Keep reading to find out all the malodorous details!

It may be hard to believe, but there really is a connection between flatulence and coral reef damage. This is a story too bizarre to have been made up (it’s a gas!), and the key players are a ship captain named Michael Dick (honest!), an unnamed crewmember, and a 165-foot research vessel named the Columbus Iselin. Even though the boat is fairly large, it reportedly has a rather small, confined wheelhouse.

Now imagine a hot August day in 1994 off of Looe Key. One captain and one crewmember are sitting inside this cramped wheelhouse when, seemingly straight from the bowels of Hell itself arises an aroma so foul, a stench so pervasive, that the only thing to do is bail. Get the hell out of the wheelhouse and air the mother out! As the noxious flatulence fumes begin to dissipate into the surrounding precious environment, a very distinct sound is heard — the sound of a 165-foot ship’s hull getting up close and personal with the coral reef at the Looe Key National Marine Sanctuary.

Now that you know that flatulence can kill coral, you may be asking what you can do to prevent such needless tragedy from occurring again. The “crack” research staff here at Keys Disease Central has come up with our own list of preventive measures designed to protect our reefs from the horrible flatulence threat: 1) Never pass gas in the wheelhouse.

2) If you absolutely must pass gas in the wheelhouse, make sure your boat is far away from any coral.

3) If you absolutely must pass gas in the wheelhouse, and your boat is heading toward the reef, break out your new anti-flatulence gasmask (soon to be U.S.C.G. required equipment on all vessels) and steer your boat safely away from the reef.

By following these simple guidelines, we can make our reefs safe from the horrible threat of dangerous coralthreatening flatulence.

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ON THE STAGE

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NUNS WITH SECRETS Suzanne Terpos, left, as Sister Philamena, and Marianne Benvenuti, who plays Sister Augusta, rehearse a scene from ‘Drinking Habits,’ a comedy running Jan. 10-Feb. 2 at the Marathon Community Theatre. The show centers on two nuns at the Sisters of Perpetual Sewing who have been making wine, secretly, to keep the doors open.

But the operation is threatened by an upcoming “inspection” and some snoopy journalists. For information and tickets, call 305-743-0994 or visit www.marathontheater.org. ALEX RICKERT/Keys Weekly

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Don’t forget the ALE HOUSE BEER OF THE GAME - $2 & the ALE HOUSE FOOTBALL MENU (served during NFL Games)

Happy Hour

10 PM - Midnight Every Night!

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STUDENT OF THE WEEK

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Who is your all-time favorite teacher and why? Mrs. Meier. I had her for two years and she was so kind and always inspired me to go above and beyond.

Create your dream home with no origination fees, fast local service and affordable payments on Keys Home Equity Lines of Credit.

What does “a good education” mean to you? A good education takes serious dedication and it starts with you and only you.

Apply today: Key West & Lower Keys Call John North at 305-293-6017 NMLS# 785028

Middle & Upper Keys Call Dave Peck at 305-809-3456 NMLS# 1172912

Download our

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*Subject to credit approval. Restrictions may apply. The offer is available to our local military, and everyone who lives or works in the Florida Keys and their families. Equal Housing Lender. NMLS#595888

What is the dumbest rule at your school? The best? The worst rule is that we are not allowed to wear hoodies. The best is that now we have the chance to wear everyday clothes with some limits.

What are your plans after high school? I want to go to Harvard.

What do you hope to be remembered for at MMS? A kind and hard-working student.

What is one favorite way to spend your spare time? Playing with my friends outside or spending time with my father.

Will you make the Keys your permanent home? Why or why not? It depends on where my career takes me.

What two things would you like to accomplish before your 10-year reunion? I want to have my own office and company as a lawyer. I want to finish my education at Harvard.

SEVENTH GRADE

What is something most people don’t know about you? I want to be a role model and influence people in a great way so that they realize there is more to life than just games.

YASIEL RODRIGUEZ

The Marathon Weekly is proud to partner with Marathon Middle 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,” and for giving us a glimpse into their world.

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HAYS BLINCKMANN hays@keysweekly.com

City Council John Bartus, Mayor Steve Cook, Vice-Mayor Luis Gonzalez, Councilmember Mark Senmartin, Councilmember Dr. Daniel Zieg, Councilmember

City Manager Chuck Lindsey City Attorney David Migut

Please note that more than one Marathon City Council/Board/Committee member may participate in the meetings listed. To view the City of Marathon’s full calendar, please visit www.ci.marathon.fl.us/calendar

‘NEW EROTICA’ BRINGS DEADPAN WIT, SARCASM

A #METOO LOLLIPOP

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orry boys, this one is for the girls. Whether a zygote or Betty White, any woman can relate to the latest literary buzz, “New Erotica For Feminists: Satirical Fantasies of Love, Lust, & Equal Pay,” written by four women comedians: Caitlin Kunkel, Brooke Preston, Fiona Taylor and Carrie Wittmer. Coming to Books & Books at the Studios of Key West on Saturday, Jan. 19, author Caitlin Kunkel will be turning us on by talking about everything a woman wants … and it has nothing to do with Spanx, calorie-free wine or Brad Pitt.

From Mary Poppins to Ann Coulter, women of all types can relate to these humorous vignettes, written with deadpan wit and wellearned sarcasm. The writers tackle relationships, careers, parenthood and even literary legends such as “Romeo and Juliet” (hint: Juliet finally sees it as a toxic relationship).

Their point? Flip the switch on stereotypes and humorously call out well-worn scenarios for women. To wit: “He calls me into his office and closes the door … to promote me.

He promotes me again and again. I am wild with ecstasy.”

“We had an all-female team that gave us confidence,” said author Kunkel. “It became funny and depressing how universal these stories are.” The authors pooled together ideas and looked to actual erotica for terms and verbiage.

Then they came to an agreement on things that made them mad and what made them think about

women’s roles in society. No story was written by a single author, but shared and edited together. “We needed to get away from angry satire and lighten up a little,” said Kunkel.

“New Erotica” provides an updated version of the Adam and Eve myth (“She decided to do some follow-up research on her own rather than trust a f*#*ing talking snake”) and comments on pop culture without discrepancy (of course Benedict Cumberbatch should be a safe word!) but Harry Potter didn’t make the cut. It’s a #metoo lollipop that goes down with delight. There’s no subversive bitterness, just a wink and jab at how women can alternately be viewed, for example.

“I just read a science fiction novel with zero violence against women to motivate the male protagonist.”

Boom.

Incredibly short and to the point, “New Erotica” masters comedic timing and multiple mic drops.

This little novella is the perfect addition to the bathroom, placed perfectly so it would delight some and, perhaps, educate a few more.

Talk and book signing with Caitlin Kunkel Saturday, Jan. 19, 6 to 8 p.m., free Books And Books at the Studios of Key West Kunkel will appear in conversation with local comedian and journalist Gwen Filosa.

Code Compliance Meeting

1/16/19 • 2:00pm • City Hall Council Chambers, 9805 Overseas Hwy.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day City Hall Closed 1/21/19

Executive Shade Session

1/22/19 • 4:00pm • City Hall Council Chambers, 9805 Overseas Hwy.

City Council Meeting

1/22/19 • 5:30pm • 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. 1/9/19hp

www.ci.marathon.fl.us

www.ci.marathon.fl.us

City of Marathon City Council

NOTICE OF ATTORNEY-CLIENT SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 286.011(8), FLORIDA STATUTES Notice is hereby given that the City Council consisting of Mayor John Bartus, Vice Mayor Steven Cook, Councilmembers Luis Gonzalez, Mark Senmartin, and Dr. Daniel Zieg, City Manager Chuck Lindsey, City Attorney David Migut, and Dirk Smits and Dale Coburn of Vernis & Bowling of the Florida Keys, P.A., outside counsel, will meet at 4:00 pm on Tuesday, January 22nd of 2019 at Marathon City Hall, 9805 Overseas Highway in an Attorney-Client Session, pursuant to Section 286.011(8), Florida Statutes, to discuss the following two litigation cases: Grassy Key Beach Subdivision, Inc. v. the City of Marathon; pending in the Circuit Court for the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit in and For Monroe County, Florida, Case No.: 2015-CA-38-M and Grassy Key Beach Subdivision, Inc v. City of Marathon And Danise Henriquez, Monroe County Tax Collector, Case No. 2014-CA-56-M, pending in the Circuit Court for the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit in and For Monroe County, Florida. The session is estimated to last 45 minutes.

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Belle and the Band connects folk, bluegrass and acoustic jazz. CONTRIBUTED

BLUEGRASS NEXT TO BLUE WATER Seventh annual Bluegrass and Craft Brew Fest begins Jan. 18

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CE’s seventh annual Baygrass Bluegrass and Craft Beer Festival features multiple Grammy-winning artists, more than 15 bands and 20 Florida craft beer breweries. This year’s three-day event, attracting visitors and musicians from around the nation, will be held on Jan. 18-20 in Islamorada.

“We’ve invited our favorite Florida breweries to join with some of the country’s top bluegrass, newgrass and Americana performers for three days of great music in the Florida Keys,” said David Feder, president of ICE. “We’ve got square dancing, jamming, local beer, and a grand Sunday concert with the stars and rising stars of bluegrass and newgrass.”

The main concert – on Sunday, Jan. 20 — at Founders Park, MM 87, Islamorada, runs from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. (Gates open at 10 a.m.) Tickets are $35 and can be purchased at baygrassbluegrass.com or the gate, with 17 and younger free. VIP tickets are available for $130.

The Baygrass Bluegrass and Craft Beer Fest will include two stages for continuous music, musical instrument vendors, food trucks, kids’ activities, and art and crafts vendors.

On Friday, Jan. 18, the weekend kicks off with a 6 p.m.

“Square Dancing in the Streets Party” at Morada Way Arts and Cultural District, MM 81.5 in downtown Islamorada. On Saturday, Jan. 19, a Pickin’ Party with five bands starts at 4 p.m. at Heartbreakers, 81611 Old Highway, Islamorada.

Attendees are encouraged to bring their instruments to join in the jam sessions. Both events are free; however, a $10 donation per adult is appreciated.

Performers include the Road Band; Grass is Dead; Danny Barnes, Grant Gordy and Joe Walsh Trio; and Grant Farm Acoustic, said Robby McClung, the festival’s producer. ”Plus, there will be several of our favorite Florida craft breweries doing tastings and special releases throughout the weekend.”

At Sunday’s concert, attendees (especially families and kids) can enjoy a swim at the bayfront beach just steps away from the stage. Blankets and lawn chairs are permitted, but coolers and outside food and beverages are not.

More information is at keysice.com. or baygrassbluegrass.com.

— Contributed

RAFFLE OF $4,000 GUITAR SUPPORTS LOCAL ART AND MUSIC SCHOLARSHIPS A custom-made Jett Instruments Blackline Dreadnaught acoustic guitar – valued at $4,000 – will be raffled off on Sunday evening.

Raffle tickets are $10 for one, $20 for three, and $50 for 10. Ticket purchasers need not be present to win, and tickets are available for online purchase at baygrassbluegrass.com.

Proceeds from the raffle and the 7th Annual Baygrass Bluegrass and Craft Beer Festival fund arts and music scholarships (more than $480,000 awarded so far) for local Keys students and other ICE community activities. For those who cannot attend but wish to support ICE’s community mission, go to keysice.com to donate.

Micah Scott will perform at the 2019 Baygrass Bluegrass and Craft Beer Festival in Islamorada.

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• CLASSIFIEDS, PUBLIC & LEGAL NOTICES • 305.743.0844 AUTOS WANTED

A Wellings Automotive Company KEY WEST KIA

2826 North Roosevelt Blvd.

Key West, FL (305) 295-8646

www.KeyWestKia.com

Call us and SAVE, SAVE, SAVE

2016 Jeep Compass $13,198 2013 Hyundai Genesis $15,197 2017 Jeep Patriot $15,381 2016 KIA Sportage $15,492

NOW HIRING: SERVICE WRITER SERVICE TECH HABLA ESPAÑOL A PLUS.

2017 Nissan Altima $17,990 2015 Chev Camaro $17,990 2016 Mazda Miata Convertible $19,990 2014 Dodge Ram 2500 Diesel $39,990 MANY MORE TO CHOOSE FROM! All with low miles and ready for quick delivery!

ALL YEARS! Junk or Used.

Cars - Vans - TrucksRunning or Not. $ C A S H $ 3 0 5 - 3 3 2 - 0 4 8 3

BOATS FOR SALE 2000 Angler Center Console w/2 115HP 4-stroke Yamaha motors.

Recently rebuilt w/new heads. Trailer included.

Many electronic accessories. Boat owned

by Mickey Belin. Good condition. Located in Marathon $12,900 520444-3954 SOLD

EMPLOYMENT Caregiver needed seasonal. In Marathon area.

No agencies. 618-779-5900 City of Marathon - Job Openings: Building Inspector/Plans Examiner, Building Permit Technician, and Utilities Maintenance.

EOE FULL BENEFITS Also hiring: Part-time (Temporary) Scanner. w w w. c i . m a r a t h o n . f l . u s Salon Blanco has job opportunities for a massage therapist and nail tech. Inquire within.

Gulfside Village, 5800 O/S Highway, Marathon.

BIKE REPAIR NEEDED. Regular maintenance for 8 spin bikes in Marathon. $$. Call 305-775-9909.

MASSAGE ROOM available at Keys Hairmasters. $430/ month. Call Dorothy 305-393-1838.

5701 Overseas Highway, Suite 2, Marathon Construction Laborer needed in Marathon area. Must have Driver’s License.

Great Pay! 3 0 5 - 3 0 4 - 7 9 9 5 The Island Gift Shops (Marooned In Marathon 1 & 2) are looking for happy responsible employees to complement our current staff. PART TIME HOURS in a fun environment (good fit for second job) and retirees are welcome! Apply in person at Marooned In Marathon, 11528 Overseas Highway.

WELLINGS AUTOMOTIVE

Brick paving company needs Construction Supervisor. Must be able to operate a skid steer.

Must have a vehicle & driver’s license. If you’re ready to move up, get the top pay you deserve. 305304-7995

9200 Overseas Highway Marathon, FL (305) 509-7499

Be your own boss! Clean & seal brick pavers. Must have vehicle to tow 6’X10’ trailer. Paid training. 305304-7995

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

www.KeyWestKia.com

Teacher: Grace Jones in Marathon is looking for a caring, qualified, professional full-time teacher. Please call Iris (305) 743-6064 to set up an appointment.

EMPLOYMENT NOW HIRING: Heavy Equipment Operator needed in the Upper Keys. Contact 305-852-3002 or email: admin@ cbtconstruct.com Landscaping company seeking full-time laborers in Marathon. Call 305-395-8294 Open Job Positions: Restaurant Manager, Wait Staff, Bartenders, Kitchen Staff, Apply in person or call for details: Key Colony Inn - Marathon (305) 743-0100 SWEET SAVANNAH’S is now hiring for Afternoon and Evening shifts. Please apply in person 8919 Overseas Hwy. Marathon Experienced Help Only needed for all positions.

Apply in person MonFri 10-11am at Sunset Grille & Raw Bar, Knights Key Blvd.

Marathon Sea Dell Motel Hiring Evening Desk Clerk. Some basic computer skills needed.

Personable & outgoing. Great working environment. 5000 Overseas Highway, Marathon.

216-509-4400 HIRED G r o u n d s ke e p e r/ Maintenance person, part time or full time. $17-$18 hour wage, based on experience.

Sea Isle Condominium, Key Colony Beach. Apply by e-mail: HardingThomasL@ aol.com, or call our office at 305-743-0173. HIRED

HOBBIES/COLLECT. PRIVATE COLLECTOR WANTS Rolex, Dive watches and Pilot watches. Old model Military clocks & watches. Call 305-7434 5 7 8 S m a T E HOUSING FOR RENT

2 BR/2BA House For Rent on Grassy Key. Annual lease, recently remodeled, unfurnished, no pets. $1,995/month F/L/S req. Barbara 305289-64992 Long-term rental- Brand new 3 Bedroom home in Marathon.

Oceanview, unfurnished, W/D. $2,500/ month.

305-481-7544 1/2 Duplex, 2BR/2BA for rent in Lower Matacumbe.

Furn. or Unfurn, W/D, $1,850/month + util.

125 ft dock available for rent also. 305-394-2758 Brand New Townhomes For Rent: 41st Street Ocean, Marathon. 3 BR/3 BA, Views of Ocean, Washer and Dryers Included. Pets upon approval. Ready for occupancy January 1st. $2,100.00/month F/L/S 239-476-2301 mike@ mg1fl.com 1BR/1BA House with detached Studio Apartment for rent in Key Largo (near Ramada Inn).

Fenced parking for boat/RV/ 2-3 cars. $1,450/month F/L/S House is for sale-month to month lease. 216-509-4400

HOMES FOR RENT 1BR/1BA Duplex $1,700/monthly + Utilities.

Centrally located in Islamorada, MM 80, 6 Month Lease, First/Security required.

Call 305-664-5023 9am-5pm, Mon-Fri 2 BR/ 2BA Home FOR RENT in Harry Harris Park, Tavernier. Unfurnished, W/D, Dishwasher, Central A/C, nice remodel, large lot. $1,700/month 305807-7699 RENTED Long-term rental- 2BR/1BA in Marathon, unfurnished, non-waterfront, no pets. $1,600/month. F/L/S 305-3952095 RENTED

RV LOTS FOR RENT

RV LOT FOR LEASE -Long term, Gated Seaside Resort MM10.

Salt water pool, marina, fishing off bridge, boat ramp, clubhouse, and laundry center. Open on 3 sides. concrete pad and patio. Background check required. $1650 plus electric. Call (727) 2000138.

COMMERCIAL SPACE

Office Space ON US-1 for Rent in Marathon.

6 rooms & 1 bathroom.

1700 SF . $2800/ month.

305-588-1021

MISC. FOR SALE Regulation sized Pool Table $1000.00 OBO Duck Key 305-481-1316

PIANO LESSONS PIANO LESSIONS in Middle Keys. Easy chord system. 305-783-5981

LEGAL NOTICES IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION CASE NO.: 2018-CP-88-M IN RE: ESTATE OF MAUREEN C. SMITHE, Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of MAUREEN C. SMITHE, deceased, whose date of death was April 18, 2018, is pending in the Circuit Court for Monroe County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 3117 Overseas Highway, Marathon, FL 33050. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

LEGAL NOTICES

LEGAL NOTICES

All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.

The date of first publication of this notice is: January 3, 2019.

Monroe County Purchasing Office.

Personal Representative: DEBORA WILLIAMS-HERMAN 45 Arreton Road Princeton, NJ 08540

Publish: January 10, 2019

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is: January 3, 2019.

Personal Representative: EILEEN S. ROBERTS 918 Walnut Street Hollidaysburg, PA 16648 MAURA S. ROSENBAUM 126 Godfrey Lane Hollidaysburg, PA 16648 Attorney for Personal Representative: MEGHAN E. MILLER, ESQ. Florida Bar No. 1003898 JAMES S. LUPINO, ESQ. Florida Bar No. 244481 Hershoff, Lupino & Yagel, LLP 90130 Old Highway Tavernier, FL 33070 Publish: January 3 and January 10, 2019 The Weekly Newspapers IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION CASE NO.: 18-CP-153-P IN RE: ESTATE OF NOLA E. WILLIAMS, Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of NOLA E. WILLIAMS, deceased, whose date of death was November 17, 2018, is pending in the Circuit Court for Monroe County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 88820 Overseas Highway, Tavernier, FL 33070.

The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.

Attorney for Personal Representative: MEGHAN E. MILLER, ESQ. Florida Bar No. 1003898 JAMES S. LUPINO, ESQ. Florida Bar No. 244481 Hershoff, Lupino & Yagel, LLP 90130 Old Highway Tavernier, FL 33070 Publish: January 3 and January 10, 2019 The Weekly Newspapers NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE SOLICITATIONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on February 20, 2019, at 3:00 P.M., the Monroe County Purchasing Office will receive and open sealed responses for the following: MONROE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY, MARATHON BRANCH AND ADULT EDUCATION CENTER MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA Pursuant to F.S. § 50.0211(3) (a), all published competitive solicitation notices can be viewed at: www. floridapublicnotices.com, a searchable Statewide repository for all published legal notices. Requirements for submission and the selection criteria may be requested from DemandStar by Onvia at www.demandstar.com OR www.monroecountybids. com. The Public Record is available at the Monroe County Purchasing Office located in the Gato Building, 1100 Simonton Street, Room 2-213, Key West, Florida.

All responses must be sealed and must be submitted to the Monroe County Purchasing Office.

Publish: January 10, 2019 The Weekly Newspapers

NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE SOLICITATIONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on February 7, 2019, at 3:00 P.M., the Monroe County Purchasing Office will receive and open sealed responses for the following: PIGEON KEY FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM INSTALLATION PIGEON KEY, FLORIDA Pursuant to F.S. § 50.0211(3) (a), all published competitive solicitation notices can be viewed at: www. floridapublicnotices.com, a searchable Statewide repository for all published legal notices. Requirements for submission and the selection criteria may be requested from DemandStar by Onvia at www.demandstar.com OR www.monroecountybids. com. The Public Record is available at the Monroe County Purchasing Office located in the Gato Building, 1100 Simonton Street, Room 2-213, Key West, Florida.

All responses must be sealed and must be submitted to the

LEGAL NOTICES

The Weekly Newspapers

NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE SOLICITATIONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on February 6, 2019, at 3:00 P.M., the Monroe County Purchasing Office will receive and open sealed responses for the following: PIGEON KEY BRIDGE FOREMAN’S AND BRIDGE TENDER’S HOUSE REROOFING MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA Pursuant to F.S. § 50.0211(3) (a), all published competitive solicitation notices can be viewed at: www. floridapublicnotices.com, a searchable Statewide repository for all published legal notices. Requirements for submission and the selection criteria may be requested from DemandStar by Onvia at www.demandstar.com OR www.monroecountybids. com. The Public Record is available at the Monroe County Purchasing Office located in the Gato Building, 1100 Simonton Street, Room 2-213, Key West, Florida.

All responses must be sealed and must be submitted to the Monroe County Purchasing Office.

Publish: January 10, 2019 The Weekly Newspapers IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 16TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No: 17-CA-000579-K NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF CWMBS, INC., CHL MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH TRUST 2006OA5, MORTGAGE PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006OA5, Plaintiff, v.

LUIS FERNANDO FALCON; MARISOL FALCON, ET AL, Defendants.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Final Judgment dated November 13, 2018 entered in Civil Case No. 17-CA000579-K in Circuit Court of the 16th Judicial Circuit in and for Monroe County, Florida, wherein THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF CWMBS, INC., CHL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH TRUST 2006OA5, MORTGAGE PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-OA5, Plaintiff and LUIS FERNANDO FALCON; MARISOL FALCON are Defendant(s), Clerk of Court, will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash beginning at 11:00 AM at the Monroe County Courthouse, 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL 33040 in accordance with

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• CLASSIFIEDS, PUBLIC & LEGAL NOTICES • 305.743.0844 LEGAL NOTICES Chapter 45, Florida Statutes on January 23, 2019 the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to-wit: LOT 12, BLOCK 4, THE LADIES ACRE SUBDIVISION, FIRST ADDITION, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF IN PLAT BOOK 5, PAGE 102 IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA. Property Address: 28284 Helen Avenue, Little Torch Key, Florida 33042 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. IF YOU ARE A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY WHO NEEDS ANY ACCOMMODATION IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN A COURT PROCEEDING OR EVENT, YOU ARE ENTITLED, AT NO COST TO YOU, TO THE PROVISION OF CERTAIN ASSISTANCE. PLEASE CONTACT CHERYL ALFONSO, 302 FLEMING STREET, KEY WEST, FLORIDA, 33040, (305) 292-3423, AT LEAST 7 DAYS BEFORE YOUR SCHEDULED COURT APPEARANCE, OR IMMEDIATELY UPON RECEIVING THIS NOTIFICATION IF THE TIME BEFORE THE SCHEDULED APPEARANCE IS LESS THAN 7 DAYS; IF YOU ARE HEARING OR VOICE IMPAIRED CALL 711.

KEVIN MADOK, CPA CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT Monroe County, Florida By: Shonta McLeon DEPUTY CLERK OF COUR Publish: January 10 & January 17, 2019 The Weekly Newspapers

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED 2019-01 Notice is hereby given that 5T WEALTH PARTNERS LP holder of the following Certificate(s) has filed said Tax Certificate(s) for a Tax Deed to be issued thereon. The Certificate Number and year of issuance, the description of property, and Name in which it is assessed are as follows: Certificate Number: 2016/389 Alt Key No: 1138070 Date of Issuance: June 1, 2016 RE: 00111076-048000 Description of Property: 15 66 29 BIG PINE KEY PINE KEY ACRES TRACT XR OR7531933 OR1146-1056 Name in which assessed: JENKINS EVA V All of said property being in the County of Monroe, State of Florida.

Unless such certificate or certificates shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate or certificates will be sold to the highest bidder at the Old Courthouse Steps: 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL Sale Date: February 20th, 2019 Sale Time: 10:00am Dated this 2nd day of January, 2019 KEVIN MADOK CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Aneta Jodkowska, Deputy Clerk

LEGAL NOTICES

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NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED 2019-02

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED 2019-04

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED 2019-06

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED 2019-08

Personal Representative: FREDRICK H. HILDEBRANDT

Notice is hereby given that 5T WEALTH PARTNERS LP holder of the following Certificate(s) has filed said Tax Certificate(s) for a Tax Deed to be issued thereon. The Certificate Number and year of issuance, the description of property, and Name in which it is assessed are as follows: Certificate Number: 2016/666 Alt Key No: 1263737 Date of Issuance: June 1, 2016 RE: 00200430-000000 Description of Property: BK 2 LT 5 SUMMERLAND KEY GARDEN SUMMERLAND KEY PB 5-25 OR427352 OR721-581 Name in which assessed: DIBLIN JOSEPHINE S

Notice is hereby given that TLGFY, LLC CAPITAL ONE, N.A., AS COLLATERAL ASSIGNEE OF TLGFY, LLC holder of the following Certificate(s) has filed said Tax Certificate(s) for a Tax Deed to be issued thereon. The Certificate Number and year of issuance, the description of property, and Name in which it is assessed are as follows: Certificate Number: 2016/978 Alt Key No: 1422363 Date of Issuance: June 1, 2016 RE: 00344440-000000 Description of Property: LT 33 LITTLE VENICE PB3-7 KEY VACCA G69-419/420 OR814190D/C OR827-2200 OR852-2271F/J OR9082481M/L OR1128-1555 OR1158-1628 OR12202291C/T OR1238-2064 OR1378-2401 OR23331825/1826Q/C Name in which assessed: GARCIA CARLOS M

Notice is hereby given that 5T WEALTH PARTNERS LP holder of the following Certificate(s) has filed said Tax Certificate(s) for a Tax Deed to be issued thereon. The Certificate Number and year of issuance, the description of property, and Name in which it is assessed are as follows: Certificate Number: 2016/1201 Alt Key No: 1452831 Date of Issuance: June 1, 2016 RE: 00369650-000000 Description of Property: BK 26 LT 10 CRAINS SUBD OF GRASSY KEY PB 1-51 PT SECS24-25-26 TWP 65S R 33E OR499-1122 OR1296-189 OR 24761117T/DOR2687-2157T/D Name in which assessed: JTW ACCOUNT SERIES LLC SERIES 1C/O JTW INC

Notice is hereby given that MICHAEL A CARRICARTE MATHON INVESTMENTS holder of the following Certificate(s) has filed said Tax Certificate(s) for a Tax Deed to be issued thereon. The Certificate Number and year of issuance, the description of property, and Name in which it is assessed are as follows: Certificate Number: 2013/2538 Alt Key No: 1629456 Date of Issuance: June 1, 2013 RE: 00510130-000000 Description of Property: BK 1 LT 18 REVISED AMENDED PLAT OF RIVIERA VILLAGE PB2-80 KEY LARGO OR111-496497 OR137-549 OR20452071/2073P/R OR25201054/55

Attorney for Personal Representative: RICHARD J. McCHESNEY, ESQ. Florida Bar No. 8110308 SPOTTSWOOD, SPOTTSWOOD, SPOTTSWOOD & STERLING, PLLC Tel. (305)294-9556 | Fax (305)504-2696 500 Fleming Street, Key West, FL 33040 Primary: Richard@ SpottswoodLaw.com Secondary: DClynes@ SpottswoodLaw.com

The Weekly Newspapers

Sale of all Goods, January 27, 2019 at 10:00AM.

Name in which assessed: RIVIERA KEY LARGO LLC NASH S ROBERT

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE

Publish: January 10 & 17, 2019

All of said property being in the County of Monroe, State of Florida.

Unless such certificate or certificates shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate or certificates will be sold to the highest bidder at the Old Courthouse Steps: 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL Sale Date: February 20th, 2019 Sale Time: 10:00am Dated this 2nd day of January, 2019 KEVIN MADOK CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Aneta Jodkowska, Deputy Clerk Published: January 10, 17, 24 and 31, 2019 The Weekly Newspapers NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED 2019-03 Notice is hereby given that 5T WEALTH PARTNERS LP holder of the following Certificate(s) has filed said Tax Certificate(s) for a Tax Deed to be issued thereon. The Certificate Number and year of issuance, the description of property, and Name in which it is assessed are as follows: Certificate Number: 2016/759 Alt Key No: 1338591 Date of Issuance: June 1, 2016 RE: 00266950-000000 Description of Property: BK 10 PT LT 7 EDEN PINES COLONY PB4-158 BIG PINE KEY OR393-167 OR1617-1536 OR21921358 OR2555-428/50F/J OR2761-2123/25 Name in which assessed: TAYLOR JOHN BARRY VARGAS ELIZABETH JEAN T/C All of said property being in the County of Monroe, State of Florida.

Unless such certificate or certificates shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate or certificates will be sold to the highest bidder at the Old Courthouse Steps: 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL Sale Date: February 20th, 2019 Sale Time: 10:00am Dated this 2nd day of January, 2019 KEVIN MADOK CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Aneta Jodkowska, Deputy Clerk Published: January 10, 17, 24 and 31, 2019 The Weekly Newspapers

All of said property being in the County of Monroe, State of Florida.

Unless such certificate or certificates shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate or certificates will be sold to the highest bidder at the Old Courthouse Steps: 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL Sale Date: February 20th, 2019 Sale Time: 10:00am Dated this 2nd day of January, 2019 KEVIN MADOK CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Aneta Jodkowska, Deputy Clerk Published: January 10, 17, 24 and 31, 2019 The Weekly Newspapers NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED 2019-05 Notice is hereby given that 5T WEALTH PARTNERS LP holder of the following Certificate(s) has filed said Tax Certificate(s) for a Tax Deed to be issued thereon. The Certificate Number and year of issuance, the description of property, and Name in which it is assessed are as follows: Certificate Number: 2016/1200 Alt Key No: 1452823 Date of Issuance: June 1, 2016 RE: 00369640-000000 Description of Property: BK 26 LT 9 CRAINS SUBD OF GRASSY KEY PB 1-51 PT SECS24-25-26 TWP 65S R 33E OR499-1122 OR1296-189 OR 24761120T/D OR2687-2154T/D Name in which assessed: JTW ACCOUNT SERIES LLC SERIES 1C/O JTW INC All of said property being in the County of Monroe, State of Florida.

Unless such certificate or certificates shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate or certificates will be sold to the highest bidder at the Old Courthouse Steps: 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL Sale Date: February 20th, 2019 Sale Time: 10:00am Dated this 2nd day of January, 2019 KEVIN MADOK CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Aneta Jodkowska, Deputy Clerk

Published: January 10, 17, 24 and 31, 2019

Published: January 10, 17, 24 and 31, 2019

The Weekly Newspapers

The Weekly Newspapers

All of said property being in the County of Monroe, State of Florida.

Unless such certificate or certificates shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate or certificates will be sold to the highest bidder at the Old Courthouse Steps: 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL Sale Date: February 20th, 2019 Sale Time: 10:00am Dated this 2nd day of January, 2019 KEVIN MADOK CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Aneta Jodkowska, Deputy Clerk

All of said property being in the County of Monroe, State of Florida.

Unless such certificate or certificates shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate or certificates will be sold to the highest bidder at the Old Courthouse Steps: 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL Sale Date: February 20th, 2019 Sale Time: 10:00am Dated this 2nd day of January, 2019

Published: January 10, 17, 24 and 31, 2019

KEVIN MADOK CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Aneta Jodkowska, Deputy Clerk

The Weekly Newspapers

Published: January 10, 17, 24 and 31, 2019

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED 2019-07 Notice is hereby given that 5T WEALTH PARTNERS LP holder of the following Certificate(s) has filed said Tax Certificate(s) for a Tax Deed to be issued thereon. The Certificate Number and year of issuance, the description of property, and Name in which it is assessed are as follows: Certificate Number: 2016/1227 Alt Key No: 1457078 Date of Issuance: June 1, 2016 RE: 00374000-000000 Description of Property: CRAINS SUBD OF GRASSY KEY PB 1-51 PT SECS 24-25-26 TWP 65S R 33E LOT 9 SQR 54 G30189-190 OR900-2496 OR1331-184 OR2421154/55T/D Name in which assessed: MARTIN JAMES S RADOSEVICH MARK G All of said property being in the County of Monroe, State of Florida.

Unless such certificate or certificates shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate or certificates will be sold to the highest bidder at the Old Courthouse Steps: 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL Sale Date: February 20th, 2019 Sale Time: 10:00am Dated this 2nd day of January, 2019 KEVIN MADOK CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Aneta Jodkowska, Deputy Clerk Published: January 10, 17, 24 and 31, 2019 The Weekly Newspapers

Published: January 10 and 17, 2019

Wheatons Towing gives Notice of Foreclosure of Lien and intent to sell these vehicles on 01/29/2019, 10:00 am at 101500 Overseas Highway, Key Largo, FL 33037, pursuant to subsection 713.78 of the Florida Statutes. Wheatons Towing reserves the right to accept or reject any and/all bids.

JTJGF10U810100450 2001 LEXUS Published: January 10 and 17, 2019 The Weekly Newspapers

Notice of Seizure Tavernier Mini Storage, 135 Hood Ave, Tavernier, FL 33070, will sell or otherwise dispose of the contents of the following unit to satisfy the delinquent storage lien.

All contents in: Unit G-6 – Martin Alsobrooks Upper Keys Commerce Center, 97300 Overseas Hwy, Key Largo, FL 33037, will sell or otherwise dispose of the contents of the following unit to satisfy the delinquent storage lien.

All contents in: Unit 56 – Jeffrey Schultz

The Weekly Newspapers

FICTITIOUS NAME NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned, desiring to engage in business under the fictitious name of OCEAN BREEZE MARATHON, located at 101 11TH STREET (OCEAN), MARATHON, FLORIDA 33050, intends to register the said name with the Florida Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida.

By: NHC-FL135, LLC Published: January 10, 2019 The Weekly Newspapers

The Weekly Newspapers IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION CASE NO.: 18-CP-000094-K IN RE: THE ESTATE OF SUSAN D. HILDEBRANDT, aka SUE D. HILDEBRANDT aka SUSAN D. ZIRILLI, Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the Estate of SUSAN D. HILDEBRANDT, deceased, File Number 18-CP000094-K, is pending in the Sixteenth Circuit Court for Monroe County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, Florida 33040. The names and addresses of the Personal Representative and the Personal Representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against Decedent’s Estate, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, on whom a copy of this notice is served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the Decedent and other persons having claims or demands against Decedent’s Estate, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, must file their claims with this Court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. The date of first publication of this Notice is January 10, 2019.

The date of second publication of this Notice is January 17, 2019.

MID TOWN CENTER

(52ND ST. GULF, MARATHON) 2800 S.F. DIVIDED INTO 12 OFFICES, 1 KITCHEN, 2 STORAGE ROOMS, A RECEPTION AREA AND 2 BATHROOMS. THE BUILDING HAS JUST HAD A REMODELING AND IS IN THE CENTER OF TOWN WITH 50 PARKING SPACES. THE UNIT IS ON THE SECOND FLOOR WITH ELEVATOR ACCESS. RENT IS $2,800.00 PER MONTH. CONTACT JIM CHAPLIN (305) 481-7557 OR E-MAIL: JIM@CHAPPYTIMES.COM

SUDOKU SOLUTION

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• CLASSIFIEDS, PUBLIC & LEGAL NOTICES • 305.743.0844

PART TIME HOUSEKEEPER

Sweet Savannah’s Bake Shop

10-30 hours/week. Must be able to work Saturdays & some Sundays.

Saturday only and Seasonal Workers are welcome to apply.

is now hiring for Afternoon & Evening Shifts.

Call 305-743-0240 or 305-433-1255 Coco Plum Beach and Tennis Club Marathon, Florida

Please Apply In Person 8919 Overseas Hwy, Marathon

NOW HIRING! Monroe County Schools School Day Porter/Maintenance, Night Cleaner

APPLY IN PERSON! Now offering contingent job offers on the spot for qualified applicants PAY STARTS AT $10-13/HOUR Full-Time and Part Time Positions available in Lower Keys schools BENEFITS AVAILABLE TO FULL TIME EMPLOYEES AFTER MANDATORY WAITING APPLY AT: Key West High School. 2100 Flagler Ave, Key West FL 33040 305-900-7337 305-900-7336 ABM IS AN EOE (MINORITY / FEMALE / VETERAN / DISABILITY / GENDER IDENTITY / SEXUAL ORIENTATION) Job offers are contingent on the satisfactory results of a background check and fingerprint report. Qualified applicants must be at least 18 years of age and must be authorized in the USA. Shift assignment may be subject to previous experience and/or staffing needs.

The Hammocks at Marathon

Bungalows Key Largo is hiring now!

Come see us if you have a passion for guest service and hospitality!

Bungalows Key Largo is an EOE

Apply at:

Damaron Office Building 99198 Overseas Hwy, Ste #7 Key Largo, FL 33037

Excellent Benefit Package Apply in person at 1996 Overseas Highway or online at www.spottswood.com EOE/m/f/d/v

EOE m/f/d/v

$1,000 Sign-on Bonus!

• Guest Services Associate/ Relief Night Auditor

GREAT BENEFITS:

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance 4 Weeks Paid Time Off 401(k) with Company Match & much more

TO APPLY:

Online > jobs.bluegreenvacations.com In Person > The Hammocks at Marathon 1688 Overseas Highway, Gulf Side, Mile Marker 48, Marathon Or Call > Andre at 305.743.9009 eoe

Both full or part time positions available at Hyatt Place at Faro Blanco Resort.

Line Cook, Banquet Servers, Host, Housekeepers, Night Auditor, Reservations Agent and Food Runners.

FULL TIME JOB OPPORTUNITIES

NOW HIRING

Marathon, Big Pine, Key West and Stock Island Locations

ASSISTANT MANAGERS $12-$16 per hour

Digital Marketing Agency in search of Project Manager in Key West. $15 plus commissions and benefits to start with growth opportunities.

Learn all about Internet marketing!

Email resumes to jobs@TwoOceansDigital.com www.TwoOceansDigital.com/Careers

MANAGER TRAINEES

JOB OPENINGS BANQUET SERVER GUEST SERVICE AGENT TELEPHONE AGENT NIGHT AUDITOR Excellent Benefit Package EOE M/F/D/V Apply on line at Spottswood.com/careers SCAN FOR JOB

$30-50K per year, based on experience

Immediate Openings available at all locations.

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.

We need a detail-oriented, working construction foreman. Will pay up to $30/hr for the foreman with the right skill set. Only hard-working, motivated individuals need apply. All work in the Upper Keys. Call 305-522-4166.

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Property Sales & Vacation Rentals (305) 735-4095 Text KEYS to 90407 for our Digital Catalog

10055 Overseas Highway • Marathon, Fl 33050 (MM 52) www.remaxallkeysrealestate.com

Installation Commercial retaining walls Repairs Cleaning & Sealing

First brick always free!

305.304.9232

paverdaveinc.com License #SP3573

WINE & SPIRITS PUB & GRILL

LIVE C MUSI

FUN FOR EVERYONE!

Most Major Insurance Companies Accepted

Lunch & Dinner Specials Sunday Brunch w/Bottomless Mimosas!

Prime Rib • Oysters • $12 Cook Your Catch Fresh Fish • Soft Ice Cream 305-290-4666 • MM 49, Ocean

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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

Let’s go Fishing!

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

305.743.5580

Only $12 Includes: Guided Tour Museum Ferry Boat Ride

Marathon Lady • 73’ Party Boat www.pigeonkey.net • (305) 743-5999

www.MARATHONLADY.net

MEET SEA TURTLES AT THE TURTLE HOSPITAL OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. CALL 305-743-2552 FOR RESERVATIONS. 2396 Overseas Highway Gulf, Marathon

www.turtlehospital.org

Want to Attract more Business?

You can have this spot for only $95!

Call Lesley at 305-395-9895

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Sports Officials Needed Sweet Savannah’s Bake Shop

OCEAN KEY RESORT & SPA IS HIRING! Sous Chef

Reservations Agent

Boutique Sales Attendant Spa Coordinator

Weekend Nail Tech Apply online at: noblehousehotels.com/careers Or in person at: Zero Duval St. Come see why our employees love to call Ocean Key home!

Great pay, amazing benefits, & an awesome team!

EOE

is now hiring for Afternoon & Evening Shifts.

Please Apply In Person 8919 Overseas Hwy, Marathon

We Buy Gold Locally!

Cash Flow Jewelry and Pawn Townsquare Mall Marathon

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

Baseball, Softball, Football, Volleyball, Soccer, & Basketball Levels: Youth, Middle, & High School Contest pay $45-65 per contest, Plus Travel & Insurance w/ registration.

MM50 (MHS) to MM105 (KLS) Background check required.

For more information email Board@Midkeysofficials.com www.KeysRefs.com Call 305.360.3054

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

The Guidance/Care Center, Inc. a division of

“Uplifting the human spirit since 1973”

THE GUIDANCE/CARE CENTER, Inc.

KEY LARGO Crisis Counselor (4277)

Peer Support Specialist (4279) Behavioral Health Therapist (4796)

MARATHON

Driver (2995) CDL required Behavioral Health Tech (PT-2282, 4922) PGC Drop in Technician (PT-2435) Heron Direct Care Worker (PT-3558) Registered Nurse (PT-4234, 4395) Register Nurse (Per Diem-3799) Care Coordinator (PT-3568, FT-4787) Maintenance Specialist (2437) Peer Specialist (4172) Advocate (4708) License Practical Nurse (2667) Lead Nurse (4926) The Heron Night Monitor (contract, 4929)

KEY WEST

Adult Behavioral Health Therapist (4796) Prevention Specialist (4805, 4923) Adult Case Manager (4786) Research Assistant (4785)

Background/Drug Screening Required.

TO APPLY: www.westcare.com/page/get-involved_02F Then search location EOE M/F/D/V

D’Asign Source is seeking the following professionals. Overtime and benefits are available. For full details & additional openings, please visit DAsignSource.com/careers

Warehouse & Delivery Crew

D’Asign Source is looking for a hardworking Warehouse & Delivery Crew member. Must have reliable transportation, be on time and organized. Must have a valid driver’s license. CDL a plus.

FULL TIME OPENINGS LINE SERVICE PERSONNEL Greet and fuel aircraft.

Prior aviation experience preferred.

Clean driving record required.

CUSTOMER SERVICE Coordinate aircraft transactions.

Prior customer service experience a plus.

Competitive wages, excellent benefits and a fun work environment.

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

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let’s do business - (305) 743-0844

SOLAR DONE RIGHT! CALL US FOR A FREE HOME ESTIMATE

We also service and sell: Marine A/C, Refrigeration, Watermakers, Batteries, Solar Systems, Anything Electrical!

• SINCE 1976 •

305-289-1150

Florida Solar Contractor CVC 56734

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Tewes Mortgage

Your local, residential lending expert!

Call 305.495.6000

Kitchen Cabinets Sales REAL Wood Cabinets at Particle Board Prices KitchenKorner/Fred's Beds 1333 O/S Hwy, MM 53.5 • 305-743-7277

for a FREE Consultation

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Customer service is my strength Brian@tewesmortgage.com

NMLS# 375025 Tewes Mortgage NMLS# 1453791 NMLSConsumerAccess.org

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Licensed & Insured Contractor # CACO53827

CERTIFIED MOLD TREATMENT SOLUTIONS • Mold Remediation • Air Quality Testing • Servicing All the Keys Licensed & Insured

Locally Owned & Operated

PROUDLY SERVING THE FLORIDA KEYS FOR OVER 14 YEARS State Certified Lic. #’s MRSA113, MRSR114

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ARTIC TEMP, INC. Let our 40+ years of experience go to work for you!

For professional, competitive travel planning Call Debbie or Lani at 305 743 7575 Business hours: MON-TUE-THU-FRI 9am to 4pm Appointments by request.

Air Conditioning & Refrigeration

Residential, Commercial & Marine Ice Machine - Sales - Service Phone: (305) 743-5288

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

Lic#SP-3562

Fax: (305) 743-6887

We Do Installations!

Licensed & Insured

FREE ESTIMATES U.S.1 & 109th St, Marathon (Across from Beall’s Outlet)

289-3019

Rent the Legendary Keys Cruisers $45 per week includes baskets-locks-lights

We also rent Kayaks

Free Delivery, Free Pick Up & Free Snow Removal Marathon and Key Colony Beach

305-743-3204

www.bikemarathonbikerentals.com

Serving Monroe, Dade & Broward Including Airports & Ports.

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

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PAYROLL · WORKERS’ COMP · HR Brent’s Cell: 941.626.0423 | Email: Brent@integrityel.com

YOUR LOCAL PAYROLL SOLUTION www.integrityel.com

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let’s do business - (305) 743-0844

Angel Lewis

VACATION RENTALS

305-390-2315 WWW.KEYSRENTALSONLINE.COM

NEW & REPAIR

305-664-0099 www.TikiHuts.com

STATE CERTIFIED THATCHING CONTRACTOR CYC 000002

MARCH HARE MARINE SERVICES

Barbara Sanchez Home & Offices Expertly Cleaned Fast Dependable Service

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

SignBoss

305-453-6970

2315 OVERSEAS HWY MARATHON, FL MARATHONSIGNBOSS.COM @MARATHONSIGNBOSS

BUDDY@MARATHONSIGNBOSS.COM

y’s www.KeysSlidingGlassDoorRepair.com d n A Sliding Glass Door Repair Roller Maintenance Track Maintenance Door Alignment Security Pins Safety Locks Handles

We Also Repair & Replace Patio Door Screens

305-998-8953 Insured • Professional • Reliable

VACATION RENTALS OLD TOWN & LOWER KEYS

COMPANIES

General Contractors & Engineers

“We Clean Your Place, Like it Was Our Place”

Excellent References Upon Request

305-766-0819 305-924-0179

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SPALLING REPAIRS CONCRETE RESTORATION

EC 13005589 CGC 1521939

CGC 1515665 • CFC 1428730

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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)

305-289-1631 www.marathonhairandnailsalon.com

You Are the Cure

Heal Body & Back Pain

From $25/night per person | Available now for the 2019 winter season

Judy Greenman

www.KeysLifestyleRentals.com

305-393-1315

Call or text for reservations 305-296-7686

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Message from Ginger Ginger Henderson, Broker-Associate (cell) 305-731-5751 Ginger@keysrealestate.com

to Estate Middle & Lower Keys has been sold Yes it is true. American Caribbean Real been has American Caribbean Vacation Rentals Berkshire Hathaway Home Services and finalized in our real estate world. The sales were sold to Leslie Christensen, a shining star us all!

New Year’s Eve. So Happy New Year to s. I will I’m not retiring either! I’m changing gear so … ett Buff I’m not as old as Warren and rs ome cust ts, clien te for the benefit of my be focusing on Listing and Selling real esta friends in the Florida Keys. . me into the real estate business in the 70s My Mother, Marilyn Henderson, dragged will I 1982 she brought me in as a partner.

When my mother opened the company in am my ation, work ethic and positive attitude. I forever be grateful for her vision, determin mother’s daughter, after all. doing what I love: bringing Buyers and As I look forward into the future, I will be te in our . I firmly believe in the future of real esta Sellers together here in the Florida Keys better. gets only te” Esta l ter of “My Book of Rea beautiful chain of Islands. This next chap ns. isitio acqu or with your real estate sales Please call me if can be of service to you

Ginger

298 South Drive, Plantation Key 4 Bd/4 Ba * 3,938 SF * MLS #581391 * Offered at $4,500,000

125 Pirates Cove Drive, Marathon

254 W. Seaview Circle, Duck Key

619 Sombrero Beach Road, Marathon

5 Bd/3.1 Ba * 3,493 SF * MLS #582575 * Offered at $2,375,000

3 Bd/3 Ba * 2,160 SF * MLS #583444 * Offered at $2,3000,000

5 Bd/5 Ba * 5,318 SF * MLS #581154 * Offered at $2,199,000

90 Calle Ensueño, Marathon

176 S. Indies Drive, Duck Key

Little Conch Key 4 Acre Island

4 Bd/3.1 Ba * 3,294 SF * MLS #582369 * Offered at $2,175,000

4 Bd/4 Ba * 2,726 SF * MLS #583445 * Offered at $1,490,000

16 Bd/13.2 Ba * 11,000 SF * MLS #579430 * Offered at $9,999,000

611 101st Street, Ocean, Marathon

1515 Sombrero Boulevard, 2D, Marathon

97 Coco Plum Drive, SLIP C-47

3 Bd/2 Ba * 6,698 SF * MLS #583057 * Offered at $869,000

3 Bd/2.1 Ba * 2,440 SF * MLS #579822 * $649,000

Slip Length: 50’ * Slip Width: 20’ * Control Depth: 6’ * Oceanside

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