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December 12, 2019

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t’s no secret that Santa is one busy dude. He works tirelessly alongside his beloved elves all year to make sure they’re ready on the big night.

With Christmas fewer than two weeks away, Mr. Claus and the North Pole are buzzing with activity — most likely brewing endless pots of coffee to put together all the last-minute touches to create the magic we all love so much. No doubt when the year’s biggest holiday is over, Santa is going to be one tired fella. So we asked our local kiddos…

What do you think Santa will do when he gets a much-needed break after Christmas?

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“Oh, he’s definitely having a big dance party.” — Winter Hellar (Cue Winter busting some adorable dance moves.)

“I don’t know. I think he’s weird, like, he probably gets crazy.”

— Teddy Ketcham

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“He’ll tell the elves to go on vacation and open his own presents.”

— Ella Castellano

“He turns invisible, comes to Key West, stretches out in a lounge chair and lays in the hot sun.”

— Tristan Myers

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NUMBER OF THE WEEK The percentage increase over last year in the total cost of all the gifts in the song “The 12 Days of Christmas,” as calculated by PNC. This year’s price for everything from the partridge to the drummers: $38,993.59. More at pnc.com

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GOVERNOR APPOINTS CATES TO COUNTY COMMISSION

FORMER KEY WEST MAYOR TO FINISH KOLHAGE’S TERM MANDY MILES

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raig Cates no longer has to mount an election campaign for his County Commission run.

Governor Ron DeSantis called Cates on Dec. 10 and appointed him to complete the term of retiring County Commissioner Danny Kolhage.

Cates was running for the District

1 commission seat against long-shot Republican challenger Andy Williams.

County Tax Collector Danise Henriquez also is running for the seat in the general election next year.

“The governor just called me 20 minutes ago,” an excited Cates told Keys Weekly. “He said he’d recently been in Key West. He asked if I was retired, and what I wanted to accomplish on the commission. He said I have a lot of support in the community and that

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he’d like to appoint me to represent District 1.”

Cates said he was thrilled by the opportunity.

“I’m getting in a year early,” he said. “I’ll serve out Commissioner Kolhage’s term, which ends in November, and then I’ll have to run for re-election.”

But by then, he’ll be running as an incumbent, which is typically the preferred position of a political candidate.

Cates said his commission opponent Henriquez had also applied for the appointment, along with former Tourist Development Council member Steve Smith.

“But they’re both Democrats, and you’d have to assume a Republican governor will appoint a Republican,” Cates said, adding that he plans to spend the coming weeks getting to know county staff.

“I’m still receiving so much support, I’ll let the voters decide in November 2020, not the governor,” Henriquez told Keys Weekly in response to the appointment.

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SAVE THE DATE

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THE KEYS CAN RISE WITH THE TIDE T here’s an ugly rumor making the rounds that sea level rise may cause our families to retreat from this special place we call home. Don’t believe everything you hear.

This is not to disValsin A. Marmillion count the seriousness of issues that will continue to affect all of us.

Without getting into the divisive politics of why, seas are rising and we need to focus on how to address the “new normal.” Gloom and doom may fill the news, but my guess is that the Keys and Key West will rise with this tide.

Here is the simple story: With warmer waters, the sea is expanding. With greater frequency, ice is melting up north and adding volume to the tub. Slower, longer-lasting, and wider-footprint storm events (the H word) are impacting our insurability. The negative news places a target on the backs of the Keys and Florida’s expansive coast. Left unattended, the resulting challenges may overcome us.

But here is the next story to be written and we can all participate in editing our future. Adapting to the rising tide is a process of calling on innovation and ingenuity to do things differently. This means looking at our natural resources as ecosystem values that need to be enhanced and put to use as a natural offense to protect our homes, businesses and quality of life. We call it natural adaptation. In a mix with some hard engineering like road raising and flood infrastructure, we can re-nourish and grow beaches, enhance mangroves, wetlands, seagrasses and tree canopies in a process we call living with water and building with nature. Below-sea-level communities in the Netherlands have been doing this for decades with documented success.

The Keys and Key West have the unique opportunity to be a beacon on the beachhead of sea level rise. Over the coming decades, we can turn back the negative stigma associated with vulnerable communities by living differently with the sea.

Here is why we won’t be retreating any time soon: We know, through accurate projections, just how much we can expect water to rise. Flood infrastructure has been in the works for more than a decade, meaning that floodwater can be moved out of the way with retooled pipe elements and pumps.

Local government has its act together, having been a leader in designing adaptation strategies and aligning government agencies with known projected sea level rises.

King tides, bubbling drains, boats floating above their docks and standing water in our streets are all symptoms provided by mother nature to encourage our change of behavior.

And, as we all know, change is always OK for someone else. The irony of our times is that we now need to value our ecosystem as a way to sustain our communities.

Looking ahead, we cannot expect government to solve all of these problems. The private sector, including business, non-profits, faith communities, researchers and civic associations, all need to move into place and take on this challenge.

What’s at stake? If we rely on others to determine and describe our future, we will have to live with some severe consequences.

These include our home values reaching a tipping point when confidence is lost in the market and the risk appears too great for future investment. If our home values decline, as is happening in some parts of coastal America, the local tax base is crippled and basic public services become compromised. New FEMA flood maps will result in increased insurance rates, which is happening now. There is no future in doing nothing. We are all in this together and, from all sectors of island life, we are compelled to create a bright future for everyone.

We all have a job to do to maintain the quality of our lives in these extraordinary island communities. In life and in our history, we are called on to dig deeper and find new ways to rise above adversity. This is one of those times and, as is often proven, that which challenges us leads to new ideas and better days. And beyond the prospect of helping ourselves, the decisions we make to create the new normal will have lasting impact for coastal communities across the planet.

This may seem a tall order, but it’s well worth the effort to save our way of life for generations to follow.

Valsin A. Marmillion is managing director of America’s WETLAND Foundation, adjunct instructor at University of Florida, and leads an effort to help coastal communities adapt to sea level rise with the Sea Safe Community Certification program. He and his partner own The Peace Store in Key West. For more information, go to americaswetland.com.

Thursday, Dec. 12 • POSH – Paws Often Steal Hearts SPCA benefit, 6 p.m. at the Audubon House & Tropical Garden, Key West.

• Music at Martello presents Perpetual Groove concert, 6 p.m. at East Martello, Key West.

Friday, Dec. 13 • Key West Holiday Historic Inn Tour, 6 to 8 p.m. at five local inns. Call 305-296-4959.

• Literary Walking Tours, 4:30 p.m. at Key West Library.

Saturday, Dec. 14 • Parade of Paws & Holiday Bazaar, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Higgs Beach, Key West.

• Huck & Lily Music for Kids, 1 p.m. at Key West Theater • Schooner Wharf Bar Lighted Boat Parade, 8 p.m. at Key West Historic Seaport.

• Literary Walking Tours, 10 a.m. at Key West Library.

Sunday, Dec. 15 • Holiday Classic Car Show, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Conch Republic Seafood Co., Key West.

• Santa visits the Shops at Mallory Square, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Key West.

• Free Holiday Meal for the Community, noon to 3 p.m. at Cornish Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church, Key West.

• Christmas on the Sheriff’s Animal Farm, 1 to 3 p.m. at Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, Stock Island.

• Bret Michaels, 8 p.m. at Key West Theater.

Tuesday, Dec. 17 • Keys Choral Arts Christmas Concert, 7 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Key West.

Wednesday, Dec. 18 • Artisan Market, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Higgs Beach, Key West.

• Santa visits the Shops at Mallory Square, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 3 to 6 p.m., Key West.

• Custom House Holiday Concert & Bazaar, 5 to 9 p.m. at Custom House, Key West.

Saturday, Dec. 21 • Santa visits the Shops at Mallory Square, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. & 3 to 6 p.m., Key West.

• Violins in Motion children’s performance, 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Historic Seaport, Key West.

Sunday, Dec. 22 • Santa visits the Shops at Mallory Square, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

• Lighting of the Menorah, 5 p.m. at Bayview Park, Key West.

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KEY WEST WEEKLY / DECEMBER 12, 2019

By JIM McCARTHY, SARA MATTHIS and MANDY MILES

RISE WITH THE TIDE R

epresentatives from various governmental entities convened with leaders in the fields of public works, infrastructure development, and thinkers from business and higher education for the 11th annual Southeast Florida Regional Climate Leadership Summit in Key West last week.

Out of the summit came national exposure on sea level rise and the exorbitant amount of money that it would take to raise roads in the Keys — namely a 3-mile stretch of road on Sugarloaf Key that may or may not be able to be saved, given rising water levels.

Despite the doom and gloom that appeared in the headlines, municipalities up and down the islands have been hard at work planning and implementing resilient strategies. Much work lies ahead, but here’s what the Keys have done to rise with the tide.

THE SEA LEVEL DATA One of the most useful pieces of historical data is NOAA’s tide and currents data.

Among other information, users can see a 50-year sea level measurement for Key West.

“Key West is unique in that we have data that goes back into the early 1900s,” said Jon Rizzo, of the National Weather Service office in Key West. “When you try to take measurements year by year, there’s a lot of ‘noise’ — or variation.”

What the chart shows is average sea level rise over a 50-year period extending on either side of a fixed point. For example, the sea level rise for 1940 (but spanning the years from 1915 to 1965) was 2.43 millimeters a year. That trend held very steady until 1950 when it started falling, and those lower levels of average sea level rise persisted through the 1970s.

“Remember the Time Magazine headlines about the next ice age?” asked Rizzo.

“The sea levels were lower in that period because of the cooling trend. When it was over, sea level rises recommenced a gradual rise.”

The most recent 50-year calculation was

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for 1990, and it shows a 2.76 millimeter rise per year. (Again, this covers 1965 to 2015.)

“The rate of rise is increasing,” Rizzo said.

He said NOAA’s current sea level rise shows an increase of about 11 inches over a century. That’s compared to the 9 inches over the previous century.

Rizzo emphasizes, however, that tides and weather play a much bigger role in flooded neighborhoods than sea level rise.

He said the recent king tides were severe and said it may be a few more years before we see that type of residential flooding again. He also said he believes that tidal and weather phenomena will continue to interact more frequently in the coming years, and the affects will be worse because of the incremental sea rise.

One of the most confusing aspects of this data is when it is recalculated. Every 20 years or so, when the moon completes an orbit, called a tidal epoch, NOAA recalculates the average sea level. Rizzo said this doesn’t affect the sea level trend data, which calculates only the rate of rise, not the actual height itself.

MARATHON The City of Marathon is already actively engaged in meeting the terms of the Perils of Flood legislation signed in 2015 by thenGov. Rick Scott. It requires local governments to consider future flood risk from storm surge, nuisance flooding and sea level rise in its comprehensive plan. The city is using sea-level rise projections from the Southeast Florida Regional Compact on Climate Change.

For Marathon, that means a sea level rise of 6 to 10 inches by 2030, 14 to 26 inches in 2060 and 31 to 61 inches in 2100.

City officials said they would take the information and start thinking about some immediate solutions — like raising roads affected by nuisance flooding. Or considering what a 2-foot sea level rise would mean to infrastructure, ranging from mechanical (like a sewage plant) to natural (like an undeveloped shoreline).

There are five areas in Marathon that habitually flood — “the rock” between 39th and 42nd streets, 92nd Street, parts of Flamingo Isle, near the country club, and the boat ramp on Harbor Drive.

The city has two types of deep injection wells used to handle flooding. The first is gravity-fed — the pressure of the water on top of the street is greater than the pressure in the well, forcing it down. The second uses electric pumps, placed on platforms out of the flood zone.

The worst is the area known as “the rock,” where the floors of the ground-level homes are, in some cases, just inches above the streets. When the area floods, so do the homes. Raising the road levels would exacerbate the flooding of homes, said Carlos Solis, Marathon’s utility director.

The city has installed an injection well powered by a pump in that neighborhood.

The system was recently retrofitted at a cost of about $340,000. Solis said the system isn’t perfect and isn’t capable of handling every rainfall or storm, but has improved the situation.

“Where the water used to sit for weeks, now a big event can be cleared up in a matter of days,” he said.

“The problem with some of the gravity wells is that they also utilize what is essentially a French drain which doesn’t help the situation,” he said. “The water trickles out of the pipes back into the area that was already flooded.”

Water moves the other direction, too.

There is no clear answer for the flooding that happens near the boat ramp at Harbor Drive. Even if the city were to install some type of gate system, the porous nature of the ground would defeat the effort, Solis said.

“This is coral rock. Water is going to come up through it when there is a high tide and a gate won’t stop the problem,” Solis said.

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An aerial view of the lower Keys. ANDY NEWMAN/ Florida Keys News Bureau

Recently, the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority replaced aging infrastructure along Sombrero Beach Road and Sombrero Beach Boulevard. In order to “de-water” the trenches and make the installation, the water utility applied, and was approved for, the creation of temporary injection wells. Normally, the water utility would have filled in the wells when the construction was complete. But the City of Marathon saw an opportunity to preserve the injection wells and eventually turn them into a gravity or pump-operated injection well.

“There were four along Sombrero Beach Road and two along Sombrero Beach Boulevard. Through some interagency cooperation, we were able to negotiate the right to those wells. We’ll install equipment when we can, but at least we don’t have the cost of digging the well in the first place. That probably saved us about $250,000,” Solis said.

A typical pump-driven injection well is about 120 feet deep. The first 70 feet are “capped” with a PVC pipe, and so water doesn’t actually enter the ground until the uncapped part of the well at 70 feet or deeper.

ISLAMORADA Taking a proactive approach to address flooding and sea level rise, the village conducted the Islamorada Matters plan.

Officially launched in 2014, the plan is the culmination of a project intended to begin the process of addressing these challenges while furthering existing efforts to make the village more resilient long-term.

The plan looks at ways to address sealevel rise impacts with planning and implementing adaptation measures, in addition to building adaptive capacity based on knowledge gained from a vulnerability assessment for 2030 and 2060 scenarios.

“It’s a comprehensive plan with adaptation and sea-level rise action plans,” said Peter Frezza, village environmental resources manager. “We defined steps that would be

An aerial view of Islamorada. Taking a proactive approach to address flooding and sea level rise, the village conducted the Islamorada Matters Plan. Officially launched in 2014, the plan is the culmination of a project intended to begin the process of addressing these challenges while furthering existing efforts to make the village more resilient long-term. ANDY NEWMAN/Florida Keys News Bureau

taken in the short, middle and long term to adapt to sea level rise. There’s policy in there we’re starting to implement.”

The vulnerability assessment within the plan includes a comprehensive evaluation of ground elevation relative to current and future tidewater heights for roads, public buildings and other critical infrastructure.

Based on results of the vulnerability analysis, two facilities were found to be vulnerable to the highest sea level rise scenarios modeled for 2030: the wastewater pump station located at 142 Sunshine Blvd. and Fire Station 19 located at 74070 Overseas Highway.

The vulnerability assessment results suggest that future sea level rise not only has the potential to expose the Fire Station 19 structure to extreme event flooding, but also that the site is located on a low grade with potential susceptibility to future nuisance-level flooding in transport corridors.

Also, because U.S. 1 is built to a low grade between White Marlin Boulevard and Palm Drive, long-term flood resilience and sea level rise adaptation planning for Fire Station 19 should be closely coordinated with drainage improvements and increased grade elevation of U.S. 1 within this corridor.

HARDENING SEA OATS BEACH Frezza said the shoreline hardening of Sea Oats Beach in Lower Matecumbe is a big, difficult project on a 1.3-mile segment of critically eroded beach in Islamorada.

Erosion threatens recreational interests and U.S. 1 along Sea Oats Beach.

Hurricanes Rita and Wilma in 2005 caused moderate beach and dune erosion and flooding in this segment. The Florida Department of Transportation constructed a road shoulder stabilization project in 2008. Hurricane Irma in 2017 severely affected this area.

“As long as the road is where it is, there will never be a beach there again because there’s no room for the beach to migrate,” he said. “That’s how far up the water levels have come.”

Work is progressing on the Venetian Shores installation of stormwater drainage. Crews work on Villa Bella Drive. DAVID GROSS/Contributed

Frezza said he’s pushing to work in some kind of living shoreline as part of the hardening project with the Army Corps of Engineers.

“Of course, projects are very expensive — in the millions of dollars,” he said. “When a federal agency comes in and pays for a mitigation project, we’re not going to tell them ‘no,’ but we may not have as much say as we like.”

In addition, Frezza said the Florida Department of Transpiration is looking to complete shoreline stabilization at Sea Oats, the rest of Lower Matecumbe and the Fills starting a year from now.

ADDRESSING WATER INUNDATION The village is actively participating in storm water projects in vulnerable neighborhoods susceptible to flooding, including Venetian Shores on Plantation Key. In January, village council approved a project that would establish a system for stormwater for the Venetian Shores community specifically at the bottom of the bay.

The project is phase 1 and addresses two streets, Bayview Isle Drive and Villa Bella Drive, and the portion of Venetian Blvd. between the two streets. The project addresses drainage issues after rainfall and now collects stormwater through inlets and treats it before going through exfiltration.

Project cost is less than $1.7 million, said A.J. Engelmeyer, Public Works director.

In addition, the village is looking into a project to elevate the breakwater and jetty at Plantation Yacht Harbor at Founders Park.

Frezza said it’s being inundated by king tide and nuisance flooding. Per a report, the breakwater is no longer performing as needed due to decades of erosion. Two design options were presented, with one protecting existing mangroves and building breakwater at the bayside, at $1.6 million, and raising the height of the breakwater to provide higher level of protection, at $3.3 million.

“It’s in the design phase,” he said.

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The City of Key West has spent tens of millions of dollars and nearly a decade improving its drainage issues and tide-related flooding with a carefully managed and budgeted stormwater master plan that aims to remove standing water from streets while improving nearshore water quality.

ANDY NEWMAN/Florida Keys News Bureau

Peter Rosasco, general manager of the Key Largo Wastewater Treatment District, said installing drainage improvements can improve flooding situations, but for whatever reason, “the water is higher, it’s staying longer and it’s appearing in places we’ve never seen it before.”

“Having stormwater systems in place will help, but only to a degree,” he said. “In Key Largo, when sewers were installed, the stormwater system was not done. And in some cases with this flooding, these places have always flooded, but again, the water is higher, it’s staying longer and it’s also appearing in places it hasn’t previously been.

Stormwater systems are an effective tool, plus it’s the law, but when the islands overflow, there’s not much you can do.”

KEY WEST The City of Key West has spent tens of millions of dollars and nearly a decade improving its drainage issues and tide-related flooding with a carefully managed and budgeted stormwater master plan that aims to remove standing water from streets while improving nearshore water quality.

Twenty years ago, before the city tore up miles of streets to begin installing the new system, the owners of Front Street restaurants stored their own sandbags alongside the building and grew accustomed to mopping up their bar and dining rooms during unusually high tides such as those that occur during a full moon.

That was also when rainwater runoff carried pollutants into storm drains, where they were released through 63 outfalls into near shore waters with very little filtration or treatment.

“As improvements are made at intersections throughout the city, our most effective means of pollutant reduction and water flow reduction is a well system,” city documents state. Underground treatment wells remove pollutants from storm water before releasing the runoff into near shore waters.

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Before the City of Marathon installed gravity wells powered by pumps, Washington Street was frequently underwater. CONTRIBUTED

“Key West’s efforts are intended to help improve stormwater drainage, thereby lessening the effects of flooding due to rain, although no stormwater system can mitigate the effects of a hurricane storm surge,” the city’s website states.

The city of Key West has also developed a stormwater capital plan to prioritize projects that will “prevent flooding, divert stormwater flow from outfalls, and reduce/ eliminate discharge of pollutants and contamination of near shore waters,” the capital plan states. It provides for a comprehensive management system and includes installation of five pump-assist injection wells, elimination and/or retrofit of 63 outfalls, installation of injection wells and retrofit of existing injection wells.

“Vertical French drains have already been designed and installed to address small areas of standing water in an affordable, cost effective way.”

RESPONSE TO NATIONAL COVERAGE ON SEA LEVEL RISE Heather Carruthers Monroe County Mayor “Obviously, on a global level, we should have been dealing with this 40 years ago,” said Carruthers. “But in Monroe County, we’ve already been addressing this: We’ve had the toughest building codes in the state for decades; we’ve made tough choices with regard to downstairs enclosures. We broke our own height restrictions to allow property owners to elevate their homes. The county is elevating our fire stations and other new facilities.”

“Let’s also remember that issues related to climate change are not specific to just sea level rise. There are drought, wildfires, and other issues.

“The fact that we are at least working to respond to these issues is a big step.”

Jim Mooney

Islamorada councilman “The climate summit really wasn’t doom and gloom. Actually to the contrary, it’s encouraging to know that this coalition exists between the counties in South Florida, and there’s a will to make this work,” he said. “Look, the Earth has been going through climate change long before we ever walked on it, and we just happen to be here to witness it.”

“I think several panel members said it best, that this is not about drawing a line in the sea. This isn’t Monroe County versus Palm Beach, or Palm Beach versus MiamiDade. This is going to affect us all. We have two options, we lead by example or we don’t.

I think the leadership is there. I feel comfortable there’s a lot of positive stuff coming out of here.”

THE MARKET Realtor and broker Brian Schmitt is nonplussed about the article that appeared in the New York Times on sea level rise.

“The story deals with the worst-possible case scenario and an inordinate amount of money to protect a limited amount of homes,” said Schmitt. “The only possible reason to start there is to create drama.”

He said he was raised in a house just two houses down from where he lives now.

He said the water is higher, but it is not the end of the Florida Keys and cited Venice, Italy, which deals with regular flooding.

“It’s my belief that we will be able to somehow deal with it. Not scare people, which is typically what the media tries to do. We’ve known about this for many, many years and, yes, it should be talked about in rational terms instead of choosing the worse-case scenario,” Schmitt said.

Another Realtor, who asked to remain anonymous, said two sellers read the story and called to adjust their asking price downward, but “they were overpriced anyway.”

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755,000.00

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$ $ $

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$ $ $

425,000.00 542,500.00 485,000.00

Coldwell Banker Schmitt

Coldwell Banker Schmitt

12/6/2019

$

300,000.00

$

300,000.00

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12/4/2019 12/6/2019

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$ 1,100,000.00 $ 1,050,000.00

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225,000.00

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220,000.00

EXP Realty

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475,000.00

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475,000.00 27B

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List Price 189,900.00 429,000.00 449,000.00 999,000.00 489,000.00 135,000.00 399,900.00 639,000.00 139,900.00 25,000.00

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165,000.00 412,000.00 420,000.00 975,000.00 478,500.00 130,000.00 385,000.00 586,000.00 135,000.00 8,855.00

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Yr Blt

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2019 Single Fam

4

Yes

90.5

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2

No

85

2003 Single Fam

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No

61

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4

Yes

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2 2 3

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30.5 30 29

N/A

0

Yes

27.5

1995 Single Fam 2003 Single Fam

3 3

Yes Yes

25 25

N/A

Lot

0

No

10

9th Ave

1989 Single Fam

2

No

5

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SEEN AROUND TOWN

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600 SMILES SILVERLINERS SERVE UP HOLIDAY SPIRIT 1

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MANDY MILES/Keys Weekly 1. Key West Police recruit the next generation of officers during the Dec. 5 Silverliners event at Key West International Airport.

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e’ve got almost 600 kids this year,” Chrissy Gallagher said breathlessly on Dec. 5, while she and her fellow Silverliners hosted one of Key West’s biggest holiday events, the annual Fantasy Flight to the North Pole at Key West International Airport.

The tiny, true believers spend the morning at the airport, where Santa and Mrs. Claus distribute gifts from inside the Conch Flyer restaurant while teams of volunteers control the chaos and serve 600 lunches with kids from various schools

2. Eager elves wait to see Santa and Mrs. Claus and eat lunch inside the Conch Flyer. and day care centers eating in shifts. The Conch Flyer closes for the morning, and donates the space to the event.

While waiting to see Santa and eat, the kids are kept busy outside in the airport’s parking garage, where they can pet Key West Police horses and sit on police motorcycles. They can also join a dance party and try their skills at an obstacle course.

Coast Guard volunteers help with setup and cleanup and a host of other organizations helps make things happen.

— Weekly staff report

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3. There is no shortage of smiles around Santa and Mrs. Claus, who gave out 600 presents.

4. Four of the magic makers stop serving lunch long enough for a photo, while other organizers and volunteers were spread throughout the airport.

5. Someone is short on holiday spirit, but just temporarily.

6. Santa knows Matchbox cars are still a hit with little boys everywhere.

7. This little one whispers a polite ‘thank you, Santa,’ to the man of the hour.

WEEKLY INTERVIEW

KEY WEST WEEKLY / DECEMBER 12, 2019

MANDY MILES

mandy@keysweekly.com

KEY WEST CHAMBER CHANGES HANDS MANDY MILES/Keys Weekly

SCOTT ATWELL TAKES THE REINS FROM VIRGINIA PANICO

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cott Atwell recently returned to his hometown of Key West to lead the Key West Chamber of Commerce.

With a resume that includes leading the Florida State University alumni association, consulting and television sportscasting, Atwell brings unique skills to the business organization and recently spent some time with the Key West Weekly.

How should a chamber of commerce in a tourism-dependent town be adapting its role and function to remain relevant in today’s world? I see volunteers who are highly engaged and receiving value from their chamber relationship. We’re doing a lot of great things to help business, but also things that help the community at large and I think we should think about tinkering with how we articulate that impact as part of a larger communications strategy.

It doesn’t matter who signs your paycheck, that employer is impacted in some positive way by tourism. Even if you’re retired, you would not have critical services at your disposal if tourism weren’t here to support those services. There’s a sweet spot where the economic ecosystem is perfectly balanced, and the chamber is committed to helping our community find that balance.

What do you see as some of the Chamber’s best past/existing programs and achievements? Keeping an eye on government has been a hallmark of Virginia’s tenure and for every one issue you know about there are ten others about which you are not aware. She’s been a true public servant and tireless in her pursuit of the fairness for the citizens of the Florida Keys.

And what are some of your plans and priorities as we move ahead? You’ll probably see new communications strategies that elevate the chamber’s reputation in the community.

Your predecessor was one of the most outspoken and recognizable personalities in Key West for the past 30-some years.

What can people expect in terms of the changes or shifts in the chamber’s activities, priorities and/or programs? I can’t replace Virginia — that’s impossible — so I’ll focus on things that I’m good at.

You were the only job applicant who included a business plan for the chamber with your application. What does that plan involve? I spent the past year as a consultant traveling the country and working with clients to improve their alumni organizations, which are structured very similarly to chambers of commerce.

As a consultant, one of the first things you must do is consume a great deal of information — we call it an environmental scan — in order to understand organizational challenges and opportunities. In my business plan I spent a lot of time outlining that process and blending it with research I conducted on chamber success stories, painting a picture of what we could do to take a successful chamber to the next level.

How do you see your role as the organization’s top executive? The board of directors, as representatives of membership, decides where they want to take the organization and my job is to make sure the ship reaches its destination.

The chamber board recently expressed strong opposition to the marine sanctuary’s proposed changes. How involved in local issues do you expect the board and the organization to be? Used judiciously, this kind of activism can be quite effective and I think that’s what we have seen in the wake of the board’s resolution. The chamber board represents many of the largest employers in Monroe County so it’s sort of like E.F. Hutton: When the chamber speaks, people listen.

Any plans to respond to the recent upset over the New York Times’ “doom-andgloom” story about sea level rise? I’m anxious to better understand the board’s point of view on this issue. The Atwells have a plot at the City Cemetery and I have every intention of being buried there, so I have a very long-term interest in how this turns out.

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ON STAGE

KEY WEST WEEKLY / DECEMBER 12, 2019

ERIN STOVER SICKMEN www.keysweekly.com

AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS WATERFRONT PLAYHOUSE WANDERS AROUND A DIFFERENT WORLD

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aterfront Playhouse this week opens “Around the World in 80 Days.” The family-friendly production runs through the holidays, offering a much-needed escape from holiday planning, squabbling relatives, high-maintenance houseguests or stale office parties. The play, written by Mark Brown and based on the classic novel, is directed by John McDonald and stars Nathaniel Washburn as an explorer leading the charge to race around the globe in 80 days to win a bet.

As Phileas Fogg, Washburn propels the action with perfect delivery, playing the quintessential comedic straight man to the silliness swirling around him. A lion’s share of that silliness is delivered by Aaron Duclos, who provides the perfect foil in the character of Passepartout, the charming assistant to the gentleman Fogg. Duclos allows his character to cut loose with abandon as he dissolves into humorous situations at the mere offer of a free drink. Ross Pipkin gives the audience a classic 1800s sleuth: plenty of pomp and circumstance with the right amount of self-knowing winks. And Erin McKenna easily leaps from mustachioed gentleman to leading lady with her trademark charisma. Don Bartolone and Steve Miller round out the cast, playing, literally, every other character. They’re brandy-sipping aristocrats, train conductors and ship captains, waiters and Wild West frontiersmen. Bartolone slips into a priest’s frock and Miller barters over an elephant. And yet the two never visibly tire from the constant shifts or the physical comedy their roles demand.

They are masters of farce, keeping the entire production flinging and flying forward with the necessary “pop.”

The production value of “Around the World…” is high. Set designer Michael Boyer resists the urge to recreate exotic locale after exotic locale, instead focusing on subtle pieces that perfectly convey the sepia-toned age of exploration that lives in our collective imagination. Leigh Hooten’s costume design reinforces a sense of place, as well as a moment in time. It’s such a classic and welldelivered atmosphere, it seems likely every

Nathaniel Washburn and Erin McKenna lend their sizable talents to the Waterfront Playhouse production of ‘Around the World in 80 Days.’ LARRY BLACKBURN/Keys Weekly

well-dressed man in the audience will add a pocket watch to his Christmas list.

“Around the World in 80 Days” has all the trappings of perfect theatrical fare — luscious sets, a globe-trotting storyline and zany scenarios played out by talented comedic actors.

Unfortunately, the play also suffers from a not-entirely-welcome sense of nostalgia. The original novel was first published in 1872. It’s unfair to assume that even at his most egodriven moments, author Jules Verne would have anticipated his book being performed as a stage play nearly 150 years later, let alone predict all the cultural shifts that since have taken place. Unfortunately, that means that there are elements of colonial romanticism inextricably woven into the fabric of the piece that today could be considered culturally cringe-worthy: A wealthy white Westerner throws money at problems he encounters abroad while characters of varying ethnic descents are written as parodies.

Readers in the late 1800s hadn’t yet arrived at a place of questioning societal norms, but contemporary audiences can’t (and shouldn’t) ignore the societal slights and injustices that have shaped their worldview.

But that’s a comment on the play’s content, not the quality of the performances or overall production. There’s flash and dazzle

aplenty to pull the audience into the action.

McDonald directs the production with glee and palpable enthusiasm.

Anyone who grew up a fan of classic adventure tales, read Verne or watched “Indiana Jones” or “Jumanji” ad nauseam will welcome the chance to slip back into swashbuckling territory for a couple hours, while the other elements can be considered fodder for after-theater cocktails.

The arts, and live theater in particular, should prompt conversation and ask consumers to consider topics that need to be discussed. Go see “Around the World in 80 Days.” Enjoy it in all its candy-coated, adventure-time glory, while you cheer on talented performances and a deep sense of worldbuilding. And then, after the final bow, be the responsible adult you are, and discuss the story’s nuances over eggnog.

“AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS” Now through Dec. 28 Shows at 8 p.m.

Tickets at waterfrontplayhouse.org or 305-294-5015

ON STAGE

KEY WEST WEEKLY / DECEMBER 12, 2019

HE SOU T ‘T I S F O RI N G O N RC H S SEA SEA

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Arthur Crocker, Nicole Nurenberg and Morgan Fraga Pierson star in ‘Tiny Beautiful Things’ at Red Barn Theatre. (Also starring, but not pictured, is David Black.) LARRY BLACKBURN/Keys Weekly

ERIN STOVER SICKMEN

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f there’s one thing the holiday season promises unequivocally, and for better or worse, it’s a heightened sense of introspection. The intensified emphasis on family sharpens everyone’s gaze on their own life, amplifying joy or grief, or whatever emotion is swimming to the surface with the strongest strokes. There couldn’t be a better moment to present the introspective contemporary piece, “Tiny Beautiful Things.” For Red Barn Theatre, which presents the piece as the opener for its 40th season, there also seems to be some internal sense of taking stock, reminiscing without looking back.

The production manages the task of feeling nostalgic without the slightest whiff of melancholy or cliched longing. Artistic director Joy Hawkins set out to select a play that would serve as a sort of love letter to the audiences who have followed the theater company through all, or part, of its storied history. She’s chosen a gem with “Tiny Beautiful Things.”

The play was originally developed for the stage by Broadway and film actor, Nia Vardalos (“My Big Fat Greek Wedding”) who adapted the content of Cheryl Strayed’s collection of advice columns she originally wrote for the online literary journal, “The Rumpus.”

Audiences have latched on to the content, which feels real enough to be convincing but charismatic enough to rise above the

drudgery of actual reality. “Variety” called the original production “a theatrical hug.”

The intimacy of Hawkins’ production at the Red Barn certainly retains that mood, but allows for a greater empathy that transcends the feeling of a one-sided hug from a fledgling advice columnist. In a small theater space in Key West, the play feels more like a group therapy session. Sound awful? Not at all. It’s group therapy in which the person seeking help doesn’t need to say a word. Healing for the laid-back set. We are simply allowed to sit back, listening to the breath and sniffles, sighs and giggles of our seatmates, while having the lessons of relatable scenes wash over us. And really, isn’t that the reason we seek out live theater in the first place? Theater-goers want to feel something — to bear witness as part of a collective consciousness that exists for only a couple hours before dissipating. “Tiny Beautiful Things” captures that need and plays to it with precision.

There’s great beauty in the play’s relatability, which comes not just from the breadth of topics broached, but also the delivery of the actors. As the various and varied advice-seekers, Morgan Fraga Pierson, David Black and Arthur Crocker are forced to be chameleons, oscillating between accents and ages, but more impressively, through personal stories that range from absurdly humorous to deeply tragic. They present their conflicts convincingly, with loads of heart, and occupy the quiet spaces between their letters with subtlety and

depth. Nicole Nurenberg, in the starring role of Sugar, delivers a gut-punch performance — truly one of the strongest in Key West, in recent memory. In her hands, the character deftly mines difficult topics ranging from addiction to loss to abuse, with the proper mix of deep reverence and light-hearted shrugs, reminding her readers, and her audience that all they can do is try to reach beyond their circumstance. Nurenberg’s take on the columnist is genuine, humble and insightful. In fact, her turn is so convincing that she may want to silence her social media for the month before Key Westers start asking for life advice.

In an era in which empathy is suppressed and emotions are held at arm’s length, “Tiny Beautiful Things” strolls boldly onto the stage, determined to break us down and make us feel something, anything, everything. You could pay your therapist $100 an hour, but perhaps over the holiday season you should instead treat yourself to ninety minutes with Sugar and her adviceseekers. After all, that $100 will score you two tickets, with enough left over for a glass of wine. Self-care, people.

“TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS” Now through Jan. 4, 2020 Shows at 8 p.m.

Tickets at redbarntheatre.com or by calling 305-296-9911

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JUDGE OVERTURNS JUDGE

RULES DEFENSE CAN’T USE VICTIM’S DATING HISTORY MANDY MILES

mandy@keysweekly.com

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he alleged victim in an ongoing domestic violence case need not submit a list of her past dating partners to Monroe County Judge Peary Fowler.

Such was the Dec. 6 ruling

by Circuit Court Monroe County Judge Peary Judge Tim Koenig after Fowler the State Attorney’s Office appealed Fowler’s order requesting the alleged victim’s personal history.

The battery case against Bradley McBride – and Fowler’s request for his alleged victim’s dating history — has drawn countyand statewide attention, specifically from the National Organization of Women and the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence.

Representatives from those organizations accused Fowler of revictimizing the victim and, on a broader scale, perhaps discouraging other victims from reporting their attackers, if they fear their past will be relevant to the present case.

The case centers on McBride, 38, who is accused of attacking his ex-girlfriend in January 2018. The alleged victim called police, filed charges and showed them bite marks on her neck where, she said, McBride had bitten her.

McBride’s defense attorney Hal Schuhmacher, during a deposition of the alleged victim, had started asking her about her former dating partners and history with the goal of learning whether she had a history of accusing boyfriends of abuse, or whether she had ever been accused or convicted of perjury.

But before she could answer his questions, Schuhmacher told Keys Weekly on Dec. 10, the victim was “improperly instructed” by Assistant State Attorney Marisa Faraldo Tedesco not to answer Schuhmacher’s questions.

“In a deposition, we’re allowed to ask questions that, even if the answers are inadmissible at trial, if it could lead to discoverable evidence that we could use in our defense, then we’re allowed to ask it during a deposition,” Schuhmacher said. “That’s why it’s so important to understand the context here.”

After the woman was “improperly instructed” not to answer the defense attorney’s questions in the deposition, Schuhmacher said, “we filed a motion for sanctions against the state for instructing her not to answer. Judge Fowler didn’t file sanctions against the state attorney’s office prosecutors, but did rule that the alleged victim either has to redo her deposition with me or give a list of people she’s dated.

“That’s when all hell broke loose, and the state attorney’s office appealed Judge Fowler’s ruling to Judge Koenig, who, with all due respect, got it wrong in this case.”

But Assistant State Attorney Cristy Spottswood applauded Koenig’s ruling, and said in a statement, “It is important to protect all victims of domestic abuse from further victimization during pre-trial proceedings. We do not want to move backwards.”

Schuhmacher said State Attorney Dennis Ward and the organizations attacking Fowler unethically packed Koenig’s courtroom during the appeal hearing.

“I’ve never seen Judge Koenig rule straight from the bench without taking arguments under advisement and then issuing a later order. But he was clearly under political pressure. And we are going to appeal his ruling, which overturned Judge Fowler’s order.

“It upsets me that people are attacking Judge Fowler, who is prohibited from speaking about this,” Schuhmacher said, criticizing Ward and Faraldo Tedesco for posting their opinions about the case on Facebook and speaking about it on the radio hours before Judge Koenig heard the arguments.

Instead of forcing the woman to sit for another, repeat deposition with Schuhmacher, “which most people don’t find enjoyable,” he said, “Judge Fowler gave her an alternative and said, instead of redoing the deposition, she could just submit a list of people she had previously dated.”

The next step, Schuhmacher said, is that Judge Koenig will issue an order stating that the trial must proceed without the defense having access to the alleged victim’s dating history, “and we’ll be forced to appeal that ruling.”

The next hearing in the case, according to the Monroe County Clerk of Court’s website, is scheduled for Jan. 8, but appeals and motions could change that.

KEYS SCHOOLS

KEY WEST WEEKLY / DECEMBER 12, 2019

MANDY MILES

mandy@keysweekly.com

SCHOOL LUNCH DEBTS LINGER A

$2.25 school hot lunch is an affordable expense for many local families. But it becomes an outstanding and escalating debt for dozens of others who don’t make enough to afford the lunches, but earn too much to be eligible for the federal government’s free lunch assistance program.

When families don’t pay for their students’ lunches, the school district is left with the bill.

That unpaid lunch tab for students, particularly at Horace O’Bryant School, has been concerning school district administrators since the end of last year, when unpaid lunch bills at HOB totaled more than $20,000 and represented the lion’s share of the unpaid balance in the school district.

“Essentially, what we’ve found is that it’s become a sort of culture within two school buildings, where word spreads and the attitude among parents is, ‘You don’t have to pay for lunches. There’s nothing they can do if you don’t pay,’” Schools Superintendent Mark Porter told the school board last August.

At the time, Porter went on to tell the board members it’s not a case of lowincome families who can’t afford school lunches not being properly enrolled in the federal government’s free-and reducedprice lunch program.

“What we’re finding instead is that this issue is about families whose incomes do not qualify

Contributed

PRINCIPAL REFUTES SUPERINTENDENT’S CLAIMS them for assistance simply refusing to pay for lunches,” Porter said last year.

The start of the new school year brought renewed lunch bill concerns, and HOB School is currently in arrears by about $8,000, Principal Christina McPherson told Keys Weekly.

“At the most recent school board meeting, the administration and school board decided that any student whose family owes more than $50 will only get a cheese sandwich for lunch.

And families that owe more than $100 will be taken to court,” McPherson said on Dec. 9.

She also emphatically refuted Porter’s claim of a “culture” that makes non-payment an acceptable practice and said only a handful of the HOB families that owe for lunches can easily afford the bill.

At the request of Keys Weekly, McPherson tallied the number of families who owe for school lunches this year.

“We have 58 families that owe $50 or more and 23 that owe more than $100 to make up

our $8,000 debt,” the principal said, adding that “maybe five or 10 of those families can actually afford to pay, and by all means, they should be held accountable. But these other families, I know they can’t afford their bill.”

McPherson said many parents of unpaid students don’t speak English and often hesitate to apply for assistance due to immigration concerns.

“And most of the other families are single-parent households,” she said. “There are some really sad and tragic stories with some of these families.

I know they’re not just refusing to pay.”

And then someone wanted to help.

“Then I got a call from a former Key West High School student, who said he and his wife wanted to pay off the lunch debt for HOB,” McPherson said.

When Cayman Elston heard the total amount, he instead decided to help by establishing a Go Fund Me page titled, “Let’s pay the student lunch debt for HOB School.”

As of Dec. 11, the page had raised $1,875 with a goal of $7,500 and a stated mission of paying off the neediest students’ debts first, Elston wrote.

But Porter was less enthusiastic than McPherson when school board member Sue Woltanski alerted Porter to the Go Fund Me page.

“While I am appreciative of the community’s support, I remain concerned that such wellintended efforts will endorse ‘bad behaviors’ on the part of some students/families,” Porter said. “Board-approved efforts to address the more significant unpaid balances are in the notification stage, with implementation intended to take place after the first of the year as we begin the second semester.”

In the meantime, Elston’s fundraising efforts continue, as Florida Keys schools join other school districts throughout the nation that are facing unpaid lunch bills that range from $2,500 to $850,000, according to CNN reports.

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MANDY MILES

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Below: U.S. Marine Nate McDonald, chief operating officer of Irreverent Warriors, marches in the Fayetteville Silkies Hike in North Carolina.

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IRREVERENT WARRIORS HUMOROUS HIKE COMBATS SOLDIER SUICIDE Don’t worry about the dozens of military veterans who will spend Saturday wearing only combat boots and super-short silk shorts while carrying 50 pounds on their backs and hiking around Key West. They haven’t been collectively classified as Section 8, or mentally unfit for service.

On the contrary, these veterans and active-duty service members know exactly what they’re doing and why they’re marching in what’s known as a Silkies Hike, named for the short silk shorts formerly used during military training, and coordinated by a nonprofit group known as the Irreverent Warriors.

They’re aiming to march 22 kilometers (13.7 miles, or as close as they can get) while carrying 22 kilograms (50 pounds) to shed light on the 22 veterans who take their own lives every day.

The Irreverent Warriors host events such as Silkies Hikes in more than 30 cities across the country and are hoping to make Key West an annual location.

“Irreverent Warriors are the men and women who have been prepared to kill and die for our country,” states the group’s mission statement. “We have laughed in the face of death, dismemberment and the enemies of the United States. Our mission is to bring veterans together using humor and camaraderie to improve mental health and prevent veteran suicide. We have experienced pain, tragedy and trauma, both overseas and at home, and we have used humor as a coping mechanism. Laughing in the midst of tragedy allows us to continue the mission without breaking down mentally every day.

“The connections and bonds made at our events allow veterans to create their own support network, thus solving the most crucial issue contributing to veteran suicide: isolation,” the website continues.

Irreverent Warriors acknowledges that its approach to preventing suicide is unconventional, but then again, so are veterans.

“Veterans are different, and therefore use different methods of coping,” states the Silkies Hike press release. “In the face of tragedy, a veteran is more likely to use humor as a coping mechanism than anything else. The mission of the Silkies Hike is to bring veterans together with laughter and camaraderie, to provide a day of therapy.

These hikes support and spread our bottom line, which is, ‘Put the gun back on safe, put it back on the nightstand and stick around a bit longer.’”

The Saturday Silkies Hike starts with an 8 a.m. registration and 9 a.m. start at Higgs Beach Fitness Park and will continue through the city, including Bayview Park, Mallory Square and Duval Street, ending back at Higgs Beach.

For more information, visit IrreverentWarriors.com or email SeanCEdwards@ yahoo.com for information specific to the Key West event.

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REDA WIGLE

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Welcome to December, folks. This month’s Gemini full moon on Dec. 12 marks not only the last full moon of the year, but the last full moon of the decade. The influence of Gemini in this lunar cycle primes us all for communication and collaboration. A word of caution: commune to your heart’s content, but resist the urge to spill secrets, your own and especially others’.

Prioritize listening, the oft-ignored element of conversation, and offer yourself as a mirror to those who need to be heard. Alternatively, harness the duality of the Gemini moon to communicate with your own internal twin, be it a neglected part of your psyche or your shadow self.

is a middle child and Taurus Fire Tiger named after a stigmatic saint.

She divides her time and affections between New Orleans and Key West.

Right around the corner on Dec. 21 is the winter solstice and the onset of Capricorn season. Records of solstice celebrations date to the Stone Age and many of the rituals and much of the folklore associated with Christmas can be traced to pagan celebrations of the longest night of the year.

Santa Claus himself is really an amalgamation of pagan deities including but not limited to the Roman god Saturn, the Norse god Odin, a handful of generous shamans and the Celtic Holly King. The word solstice is a hybrid of the Latin for “Sun” (Sol) and “standing still” (sistere), but the day is ultimately about looking back and moving forward.

WHAT THE STARS HAVE IN STORE

SAGITTARIUS Nov. 22 – Dec. 21 For the past 12 months, Jupiter, planet of expansion and experimentation, has reigned in Sagittarius. The presence of this planet likely made for a year of extremes: wins and losses, confusion and clarity.

Now that you are being called back from your metaphorical walkabout, the task at hand is finding a way to prosper from your findings.

Notable Sagittarius: Nikki Sixx CAPRICORN Dec. 22 – Jan. 19 Your elemental earthiness is calling for commitment. This can of course translate to romantic relationships or tattoos, but it is not the sole dominion of them. You could choose to dedicate yourself to an art, aspiration or passion project with the same tender intensity.

Notable Capricorn: Vanna Black AQUARIUS Jan. 20 – Feb. 18 In the first months of the New Year your focus will be on solitude and regeneration. To prepare for this hibernation, I encourage you to stock up on good times and favored company. Consider this social gluttony to be the fuel you need for your imminent powering down.

Notable Aquarius: Charles Darwin PISCES Feb. 19 – March 20 Piscean politician Ralph Nader believes, “Your best teacher is your last mistake.” What lesson will you take from your latest failure, my fish friends? I suspect if you resist the urge to punish yourself for your falter, the insight you gain will steer you toward your next great victory.

Notable Pisces: Liza Minelli

ARIES March 21 – April 19 Your pioneering spirit has been stilted by some roadblocks this year and it seems no amount of battering has led to breakthroughs. Worry not, rams, all of that friction will soon lead to fruition and you will see that your horns have been rounded and readied by each and every blockade.

Notable Aries: Herbie Hancock TAURUS April 20 – May 20 Fun fact: Bulls are color blind.

In the ring, they charge at the movement of the matador’s flag, not the color of it. How does this knowledge apply to you, Taurus? I urge you to look beyond what’s provoking you and see it for the dangerous distraction that it is.

Notable Taurus: Bettie Page GEMINI May 21 – June 20 Part of the chaos of the Gemini mind is the expansive way it allows for all possibilities.

I suggest you eliminate the words “or” and “but” from your vernacular and stick with your initial plan. Think of how much time you’ll save not agonizing over alternatives.

Notable Gemini: Miles Davis CANCER June 21 – July 22 Fellow moon child Lana Del Rey maintains, “When you keep secrets, your secrets keep you.

It’s dangerous unless you find the right person to confide in.”

Fortunately for you, Cancer, a confidante will soon appear to share the burden of your darkest truths.

Notable Cancer: Julius Caesar

LEO July 23 – Aug. 22 Is your work life increasingly dissatisfying, lion heart? I’m not advising you to quit your job, but I do suggest you find another avenue for expression.

You’re at your finest when you lead and lend. Volunteering or some altruistic pursuit may shake the malaise from your mane.

Notable Leo: Hulk Hogan VIRGO Aug. 23 – Sept. 22 You are the wisest and worstbehaved sign of the zodiac, Virgo. You’re great at dispensing advice and incapable of taking it. It is time to alter this pattern and become the sage your own self requires. Bonus: Your personal progress will act as an advertisement to others that your words are worth heeding.

Notable Virgo: Hank Williams LIBRA Sept. 23 – Oct. 22 When faced with conflict, you tend to overreact or utterly withdraw. Yet, in this time of transition you are learning to abandon failed patterns and adopt new ways to relate and respond to those closest to you. It’s unfamiliar terrain, but if you are willing to see the process through, you are capable, now more than ever, of deepening your relationships and improving your quality of life.

Notable Libra: Juan Domingo Perón SCORPIO Oct. 23 – Nov. 21 Artist and professional Scorpio Pablo Picasso advised, “Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.” I hope this parable will inspire immediate action.

Stop stalling your legacy.

Notable Scorpio: Bram Stoker

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‘TIS THE SEASON FOR HOLIDAY EVENTS

he Key West calendar is overflowing and holiday dance cards are quickly filling.

This past week, the Key West Weekly team watched the Lighted Bike Ride that benefitted Wesley House Family Services and then joined the Hometown Holiday Parade that saw thousands of kids, families and adult spectators fill pillowcases with candy tossed from passing floats.

Four parade entries earned special recognition from the judges. The Sugarloaf Sharks Cheerleading Team, We’re Not All There Society and Monroe County Tax Collector took first, second and third place, respectively, and the Key West High School Marching Band earned honorable mention.

The festivities will continue through the New Year with lighted boats, gingerbread houses, menorahs and historic inns.

— Weekly Staff report

6 1. A band of merry elves took a break from toy-making to join the Lighted Bike Ride.

2. Farmer Jeanne Selander of the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Animal Farm leads donkeys-indisguise Peanut and Benny, right, down Duval Street during the Hometown Holiday Parade. CAROL TEDESCO/Contributed

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3. Santa and an elf join the annual Lighted Bike Ride on Dec. 4 that helped Wesley House Family Services collect donated toys for struggling families. LARRY BLACKBURN/Keys Weekly 4. Hundreds of decorated bikes and costumed riders pedal through Old Town on Dec. 4.

LARRY BLACKBURN/Keys Weekly 5. The Grinch joins the Lighted Bike Ride — after his heart ‘grew three sizes that day.’ LARRY BLACKBURN/ Keys Weekly 6. Stocking caps and all sorts of costumes brighten the Lighted Bike Ride. LARRY BLACKBURN/Keys Weekly

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“I would like to say how glad and thankful I am that we have a surgeon in the Keys who has both a brilliant mind and a compassionate and common sense approach,” says Jan Burch, a Marathon resident and patient of Dr. Botelho’s.

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ATTACK AT CAPE FLORIDA LIGHTHOUSE KEY WEST HISTORY

1836 Indian attack at Cape Florida Lighthouse. HISTORYMIAMI MUSEUM

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ohn Dubose became the first lighthouse keeper at the Cape Florida Lighthouse, on Key Biscayne, when it was lit on Dec. 17, 1825. When, in 1836, the home of William Cooley was attacked during the Seminole War, Cooley and others living along the New River (Fort Lauderdale) fled in boats to the Cape Florida Lighthouse. Dubose led the frightened group to the safer confines of the larger communities, first at Indian Key and then Key West.

Fearing for his safety, Dubose refused to return to his post on Key Biscayne and stayed home at Key West with his family until March 16. Fortunately for Dubose, he was again visiting his family in Key West on July 23, 1836, when Indians attacked the lighthouse. The two men manning the light in his absence were Dubose’s assistant, Irwin Thompson, and Aaron Carter, a handyman. When the Indians set fire to the light, Thompson and Carter sought refuge on an exterior stone platform. Carter attempted to peek over the edge of the platform and was shot in the head. Thompson was shot through both ankles and survived the attack.

Thompson was rescued by the crew of the transport vessel Motto the following day and brought to Key West where he recovered. In response to the attack, a fortification dubbed Fort Dallas was established near the ruins of the Cape Florida Lighthouse site that same year.

It would be the first of three locations in the area dubbed Fort Dallas.

Brad Bertelli is curator of the Keys History & Discovery Center.

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BRIEFLY LOCALS: REGISTER EARLY FOR 7-MILE BRIDGE RUN Locals may register for the 7 Mile Bridge Run starting at 6 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020. The field is limited and often sells out in minutes. A link to register will be posted the evening before on the website 7MBRun. com. Runners must show a photo ID with the same Monroe County address with which they registered when picking up their race packet.

Out-of-Keys runners who attempt to register in the resident category will be disqualified and will not receive a refund.

WOMAN ARRESTED OVER THEFT OF SCHOOL FUNDS Key West Police detectives on Dec. 6 arrested the former president of the Poinciana Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization for allegedly stealing nearly $10,000 from a fund intended for student functions and activities.

Vivian Tapia-Smith, 38, faces a felony count of fraud for committing an organized scheme to defraud less than $20,000.

In August, according to Key West police, it was discovered that Tapia-Smith had been making unauthorized cash withdrawals since late December 2018. Documents indicate Tapia-Smith made more than 20 unauthorized withdrawals totaling more than $9,800 from the PTO account. Financial records also indicate the cash that was stolen from the PTO account was deposited into Tapia-Smith’s personal bank account.

Tapia-Smith made enough unauthorized cash withdrawals to cause the PTO to run out of funding for legitimate purchases.

She was arrested without incident and taken to the Monroe County Detention Center, where she was being held on a $50,000 bond.

Scott Fowler, manager of hyperbaric medicine at Mariners Hospital, and Kathi Merriman, registered nurse, review results. CONTRIBUTED

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fter enduring four years of chronic pain and swelling and multiple surgeries and therapy sessions to treat his foot injury, Keys resident and Mariners Hospital’s imaging director, J.C. Holmes, is finally getting relief, thanks to hyperbaric oxygen therapy sessions at Mariners Hospital.

While receiving treatment in the hyperbaric oxygen chamber, patients like Holmes are completely immersed in 100% oxygen delivered at high pressure. The process greatly increases the level of oxygen in the bloodstream, which speeds healing, helps fight infection, eliminates toxic substances and provides other health benefits.

Mariners Hospital has the only hospital-based hyperbaric chamber in the Florida Keys. The clinical team often uses the therapy to treat decompression sickness — a hazard of scuba diving also known as “the bends” — as well as other conditions such as serious infections, bubbles of air in the blood vessels and wounds that won’t heal as a result of diabetes or radiation injury.

“When tissue is injured, it requires even more oxygen than normal to heal and survive,” said Scott Fowler, manager of hyperbaric

The hyperbaric oxygen chamber at Mariners Hospital. CONTRIBUTED

Kathi Merriman, registered nurse, monitors patient J.C. Holmes. CONTRIBUTED

medicine at Mariners Hospital. “We take over when traditional wound care doesn’t work.”

The treatment protocol for Holmes’ L-shaped foot injury consisted of 30 two-hour sessions in the hyperbaric oxygen chamber. The chamber’s large size enabled Holmes to relax, sleep, watch TV or talk with his hyperbaric therapist while receiving treatment.

“The team at Mariners Hospital was wonderful,” he said. “You are in a very intimate setting, and they put you at ease. They helped with any questions or anxiety I had and walked me through every step.”

Within the first 10 days of treatment, Holmes noticed a decrease in pain and swelling.

“This is the first year out of the last five that I have lived relatively painfree,” he said. “Now, every time I pedal a bike pain-free, I think of how thankful I am to the hyperbaric medicine team.”

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old-painted shovels and city officials in hard hats marked the official groundbreaking on Dec. 10 of 103 workforce-housing apartments on College Road.

The ribbon cutting with giant scissors will take place in a year or two, when close to 200 working residents move into the city’s new affordable Garden View Apartments, which are, appropriately, next to the Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden.

“For the first time in some time, affordable housing is not just a discussion item on an agenda or a line item on a spreadsheet. Today it becomes a reality,” City Manager Greg Veliz told the small crowd gathered at the construction site on Dec. 10.

Members of the Key West City Commission, the Monroe County Housing Authority, Sheriff Rick Ramsay and other local officials posed for photos as they ceremonially broke ground on the new neighborhood that will accommodate local workers earning low and very-low incomes.

The city-owned properties that formerly housed the old mosquito control facility, the SPCA and Easter Seals were demolished and new construction will begin on the site. The new units will run about 650 square feet, and the project includes parking for 125 cars as well as bike and scooter parking, said city spokeswoman Alyson Crean.

With an estimated cost of about $27 million, the project will rely on state Community Development Block Grant Disaster Relief funding and the Housing Authority’s borrowing capacity as well as the Monroe County Land Authority.

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1. Officials from Key West and its various partner agencies pose for the usual groundbreaking shot to begin construction of 103 affordable apartments. MANDY MILES/Keys Weekly 2. Architect Bill Horn designed 103 units at Garden View Apartments to help house Key West’s workforce.

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SEASON’S READINGS As the holidays approach and our to-do list takes over, make some time to laugh out loud with three fabulous reads that are sure to get you in the holiday spirit! Remember, you can’t choose your family but you can choose your books!

KAREN NEWFIELD First and foremost a reader, she has reviewed hundreds of books on her blog www. readingandeating. com. And, more recently, this new Keys resident has also begun writing.

READERGIRL TIP: Little Women is the latest #bookmovie with a starstudded cast (including Emma Watson, of Harry Potter fame!) coming once again to the big screen.

Check listings for a theater near you on Christmas Day!

Seven Days of Us

by Francesca Hornak

Christmas Shopaholic

by Sophie Kinsella

We Met in December

by Rosie Curtis

When the Birch family is quarantined for seven days in the English countryside for Christmas, it is anything but merry. Eldest sister Olivia, a physician recently returned from a grueling volunteer position in Africa, learns she may have been exposed to a deadly virus. The family decides to spend their mandated confinement celebrating the holidays in their crumbling yet beautiful home far from the city. Father is a cantankerous, seriously moody food writer whose reviews often reflect his general world complaints, of which there are many. Mother has not revealed the findings of her medical secret, insisting on holiday togetherness. And the youngest daughter, Phoebe, becomes engaged to her longtime boyfriend (who may like boys a lot more than girls) is way more concerned with the size of her ring than the serious illness her sister may be infected with. This outrageous, bizarre family saga will make your gift-wrap dilemma, overcooked turkey and spending woes seem just a little less stressful.

Becky Brandon loves her family, her job and — most of all — Christmas. She counts the days to lose herself in gingerbread houses, festive lights and, of course, shopping! As the holiday quickly approaches, her once dependable parents experience a mid-life crisis, moving themselves to a hip neighborhood and leaving Becky as Christmas Day host for the very first time.

Obsessed with tradition and the perfect gift for her husband, Becky is thrown for a loop when her handsome rock star ex-boyfriend moves into the neighborhood, her vegan stepsister mysteriously shows up sans husband and much of her precious shopping turns into an online fiasco. This comical, delightful holiday read, latest and #9 in the Shopaholic series, celebrates family, friendship and, of course, shopping!

Jess is moving to London.

Finally! Having grown up in a quaint, unremarkable seaside town with a mediocre job and erratic mom, she will be living in a magnificent Notting Hill mansion with four strangers.

Treasuring this opportunity for new beginnings, (her real life!) Jess snags a dream job in publishing and the chance to live in a ZIP code she never dared to imagine. These twentysomethings become fast friends, cooking, drinking and binge-watching their favorite shows together. Only one rule to follow: NO couples in the house. But of course, in walks Alex. The most handsome boy next door (literally!) who left his prestigious law position to study nursing and is as kind as he is sexy. Throughout their year rooming together, from one Christmas celebration to the next, Jess learns the true meaning of family and love.

Jingle all the way with this enjoyable, sweet, feel-good romantic treat.

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NOW TRENDING Over the next several weeks we will dedicate our mainstreaming recommendations on shopping, movies, music and books to the holiday season. Fittingly, we start with the movies — as nothing quite defines the season like late-night Christmas flicks. And while cable television and streaming devices will offer a marathon of mainstays like “It’s a Wonderful Life,” “Christmas Vacation” and “A Christmas Story,” we offer some alternatives just off the beaten path. So whether you need to escape the pesky in-laws or just want to soak in some nostalgia with eggnog and popcorn, here are our top 3 “other” holiday movie choices to commemorate the season.

“THE BISHOP’S WIFE” (1947) This classic film features the legendary Cary Grant as Dudley, an angel disguised as a human, who is sent to assist a struggling Episcopal bishop (David Niven) with the dual strains of marriage and his plans to build a new cathedral. However, the film pushed the social norms of the late ‘40s by depicting the vulnerability of an angel who quickly falls in love with the bishop’s wife (played by the beautiful Loretta Young). The symbolic journey for both the angel and the bishop’s salvation is strikingly similar to George Bailey and Clarence’s relationship in “It’s a Wonderful Life,” which was released a year earlier. However, the brilliant balance of elegance and comedy that only Cary Grant could provide makes “The Bishop’s Wife” one-of-a-kind and we promise it’s a holiday inspiration that you will add to the annual playlist.

“THE POLAR EXPRESS” (2004) While Polar Express is certainly a familiar Christmas film, it still never received the deserving recognition as one of the all-time holiday classics. Perhaps no other movie has so eloquently explained or captured the magic of believing in Santa — even as we grow out of the innocence of adolescence and into the imaginative constraints of adulthood. Tom Hanks takes on three linked roles throughout the film, as he depicts Santa, a spirit and the train’s conductor. Often perceived as a children’s movie, “The Polar Express” is appropriate for any age — especially those who long for the magic of the holiday season.

“GREMLINS” (1984) What is now a cult classic was once a contemporary favorite throughout the mid-1980s. “Gremlins” introduced the world to the mythical creatures known as the mogwai — with one cute member in particular named Gizmo. However, as many now know, the mogwai have three rules that cannot be broken, or else they mutate into the devilish creatures known as Gremlins. So don’t skip this holiday favorite and buckle up as Gremlins terrorize the town of Kingston Falls. Remember, whatever you do, don’t feed your mogwai after midnight or get it wet. And by all means, keep the lights down!

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By JIM McCARTHY and TIFFANY DUONG

RISING TO THE OCCASION BOCC SETS EXAMPLE, TACKLES SEA LEVEL RISE HEAD-ON

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That’s the word resident Bill Marlow used after the murky waters finally subsided on Nov. 26. It all began as a king tide rolled in months earlier, covering roadways inside the Stillwright Point community at MM 105, bayside, in Key Largo.

“It really impacted life here,” said the full-time resident as he looked back at one of the more trying times for the neighborhood.

“I would ride my bike every morning in the water. I’d come home and have this giant stripe going up my back — the water just kept kicking up.”

At the December BOCC meeting, sea level rise and the Stillwright Point neighborhood in Key Largo were the hot button topics. Stillwright endured 91 days of flooding as king tides kept residents from using their streets “It really impacted life here,” said fulltime resident Bill Marlowe as he looked back at one of the more trying times for the neighborhood. “I would ride my bike every morning in the water. I’d come home and have this giant stripe going up my back — the water just kept kicking up.”

Discussions between the BOCC and residents were solution-driven and futurefocused. Kim Sikora, another Stillwright neighbor, spoke to the commission and news cameras in the room. “We will not be retreating. We understand it’s challenging, but we need your help and we urge you to start.”

Resident Pam Shockey urged the commissioners to take swift action. “Governments have a way of postponing things,” She said. “And what I know from living life is it’s always better to get ahead of things rather than chase it.” Shockey gave the examples of a small cut left untreated becoming infected and a small leak flooding your house. She added, “possibly, if global warming had been addressed 30 years ago, we wouldn’t even need a meeting to talk about what we’re doing. I’m asking you to be forward-thinking and get ahead of what we’re doing.”

George Smythe, speaking for the neighborhood, said, “We’re the canary in the coal mine. We need to get moving on elevating our roads, providing mitigation to those who can’t move, and to cope with the rising ride.

Are we up to the challenge to do that? Can we find the funding?”

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1 Mayor Heather Carruthers agreed that the issue is much bigger than Stillwright Point or even the Keys. “Frankly, this is a global issue. And what we’re dealing with right now are difficult decisions that governments and communities around the world will have to start dealing with.”

Carruthers noted there would be solutions that no one has thought of yet and that the overall fix would include much more than just elevating roads. Remaining hopeful and realistic, the mayor brainstormed, “Is elevation the only solution? Have we considered in certain areas how to grant access?

Pontoon bridges?” Met with gasps and some laughter from the crowd, Carruthers interjected. “No, I’m serious. It might not work in your neighborhood, but in others, it just might.”

Rhonda Haag, the county’s chief resiliency officer, agreed, noting that no single solution would work for every road in the county. Rather, each will need its own, tailored solution. And, Haag added, elevating roads is just one of the tools the county can consider to keep the community intact.

“We’re looking at 2100 to see what the Keys will look like. This isn’t just roads elevation, this is a holistic view of the Keys and how we will live with water.”

“Because we can’t keep it away,” said Commissioner Michelle Coldiron. Heads in the room nodded, acknowledging this “new normal” for the Keys. Coldiron added, “We can’t stop the seawater from rising, so how can we help our residents keep living here and have quality of life?”

Commissioner David Rice chimed in.

“We’re faced with unprecedented issues. It’s happening faster than anticipated, but we’re problem-solving at an unprecedented level too,” he said. “There are no bad ideas – like when everyone laughed at the pontoon bridges. That might be a good idea! We need creativity.”

3 The proactive mindset toward resiliency against sea level rise comes on the heels of the recent Southeast Florida Regional Climate Leadership Summit. The summit and new sea level projections catalyzed the BOCC to act now.

Rather than accept and resign the community to a soggy future, the commissioners used Stillwright to set the tone for future climate adaptations in the county. Carruthers instructed staff, “Expedite the analysis so we can expedite the solution.”

The commissioners voted unanimously to prioritize the modeling of the Stillwright neighborhood to determine recommended road adaptations, cost, and related policy decisions in the Road Vulnerability Analysis.

These findings will be presented at the April/ May 2020 BOCC meeting, where the BOCC will determine if and how to proceed with Stillwright as a pilot project.

Updates on the sustainability efforts of Monroe County are available at www.monroecounty-FL.gov/sustainability and www. keysroadplan.com.

1. Stillwright Point residents filled the Nelson Government Center to ask for help from the county commissioners. They donned shirts and brought posters printed with images of the roads to their homes flooded. TIFFANY DUONG/ Keys Weekly 2. An empty lot at 56 North Blackwater Lane with water Nov. 19. EMILIE STEWART/Contributed 3. A week later, the water level subsided. TIFFANY DUONG/Keys Weekly

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RESTORATION BLUEPRINT Stakeholders weigh in on Sanctuary proposal NOAA’s Restoration Blueprint was introduced at the Sanctuary Advisory Council’s meeting in August, and the community has been buzzing about it since.

The proposal seeks to balance the need to bring our marine environments back to health while still promoting the economies and industries depending on those resources.

Four alternatives were presented, but constituents were invited to comment upon as much or as little of the proposals as they wanted – whether that be a specific reef, certain regulations, or an entire alternative. Alternative 3, the sanctuary’s preferred plan, would result in major changes in terms of expanded boundaries, additional zoning, tighter regulation and a new management plan.

Keys Weekly spoke with environmentalists and stakeholders in affected industries about NOAA’s Restoration Blueprint.

Here’s what the community has to say:

The Restoration Blueprint is available at floridakeys. noaa.gov/blueprint. NOAA is taking public comment on the proposals through Jan. 31, 2020. Comments may be submitted online at www.regulations.gov (docket number NOAANOS-2019-0094).

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In 1989-90, a large commercial transport ship attempted to save time and fuel by hugging the Keys and staying out of the Gulfstream. It ran aground and destroyed a large area of our coral reef. I, along with a group of community leaders, asked our U.S. Representative, Dante Fascell, to pass a law requiring a navigational buffer to protect the reef. What came back from Congress on Jan. 23, 1990 was the “Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary and Protection Act”.

What the Act addresses as “nationally significant” are … “seagrass meadows, mangrove islands and extensive living coral reefs.” The Act required the Sanctuary and State of Florida to implement a “comprehensive program” to reduce pollution in the waters offshore the Florida Keys, to protect and restore the water quality, coral reefs and other living marine resources of the Florida Keys environment” (Section 2(9) of the Act).

It has been nearly 30 years! There has never been a “comprehensive program” to reduce Florida Bay pollution. The proposed “Sanctuary Restoration Blueprint” fails to address the fact that water pollution was then (and still is) the primary danger to the Keys environment. Restrictions on access to the reef and back country have nothing to do with our water quality. The term “water quality” appears 10 times in the Act! The proposed “Restoration Blueprint” only contains restrictions on our use of Florida Keys resources that are being lost to our deteriorating water quality.

One of the most contentious subjects is the fact that the FKNMS Act never addresses commercially and recreationally important fishery resources, but the “Restoration Blueprint” goes to great lengths to “enhance the spawning, nursery or permanent resident areas of fish.”

The State of Florida has designated the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission as the exclusive fishery management authority over Florida’s fishery resources and the Federal (Magnuson Act) Fishery Management Councils are doing their job. The Sanctuary must stay out of fishery management.

Under the “Restoration Blueprint,” ecological reserves are set out to specifically “limit consumptive activities.” If either the State Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission or the Federal Fishery Management think “limiting consumptive activities” was necessary, they are able and willing to implement regulations when required. For the Sanctuary to try to do someone else’s job is a reach far-too-far.

Section 5 of the FKNMS Act defines the “Area Included” in the Sanctuary. It specifically covers “all submerged lands and waters … from the mean high water mark to the boundary.” The islands in the back country are not part of, nor controlled by, the Sanctuary.

The idea of making all of the back country islands “no access” has no foundation in theory or fact. There is no data showing that the islands or wildlife on the islands have been adversely impacted in the last 30 years of the Sanctuary. It is regulation for the sake of regulation.

Finally, the very idea that our testimony and letters are going to be “considered” in the final Sanctuary Restoration Plan is a “pipe dream.” A thousand Keys residents appeared at the initial Key West public hearing. It nearly turned into a lynching of Sanctuary staff. At the next Key West public hearing, there were 59 presentations; 57 were opposed to the new regulations. The City of Marathon and the Greater Key West Chamber of Commerce have come out in opposition to further Sanctuary Regulations. It is hard to find any person who can argue persuasively that these new regulations are necessary. The feeling we have is: “They have to let us talk, but they don’t have to listen, and they will do what they planned to do years ago.”

Only Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida Trustees can stop them. Until the pollution elephant in the room is addressed, the problem will persist and our water quality will continue to decline. Putting more regulations on us will not help.

In the NOAA “Preferred” Alternative, Sand Key/Sombrero Key are “Blue Star Operators” only. Under such immense public outcry, Sarah Fangman has repeatedly stated that it was never the Sanctuary’s “intent” to limit public use. Really? Can we trust them?

David Paul Horan was assistant Monroe County attorney in the early 1970s. He litigated Critical Concern constitutionality for the City of Key West (won in the Florida Supreme Court), filed the federal suit that started the “Conch Rebellion,” and won the Mel Fisher case (U.S. Supreme Court, 1990).

Horan opposed the designation of the Florida Keys as a National Marine Sanctuary. He has been practicing law for 47 years in Key West.

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KEY WEST WEEKLY / DECEMBER 12, 2019 MANDY MILES

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s recently as five years ago, plenty of Key Westers still had to ask directions to Stock Island’s Shrimp Road, or at least give the destination some thought before turning onto either Cross Street or MacDonald Avenue after crossing Cow Key Bridge.

“Is that the road that runs along that park on Stock Island?”

“That’s the road that Robbie’s Marina is on, right, way at the end around the sharp curve?”

That’s the place. And Robbie’s Marina is still at the very end. But along the stretch preceding that sharp turn, sprawling additions and insightful development are changing the future of Stock Island by celebrating its past.

The creators of the still-emerging Stock Island Marina Village value authenticity over artificiality, and have designed a development that follows the vision of co-owner Matt Strunk, who saw more than megayachts and hotel suites.

“Why not an inclusive marina built to support the existing working waterfront, along with land-based accommodations and experiences that promote the authenticity of Stock Island as the backbone of Key West?” he asked his business Don Foss, who agreed.

Yes, Stock Island Marina Village features an upscale, state-of-the-art marina that can accommodate yachts up to 300 feet. But in building that marina, the developers didn’t simply rid the area of the hard-working liveaboard residents who lived on boats in the area.

Instead, Strunk and Foss built a new liveaboard pier, named it Coconut Row and provided each slip with an outdoor patio space.

Instead of saying “no pets,” they included a community dog park in the development’s design. They also added a colorful hammock park.

The developers are now wrapping up Phase 3 of their vision. First came the marina and then the adjacent Perry Hotel with its pool and two restaurants and bars.

Phase 3 stretches farther down the seawall and includes the construction of the final 46 boat slips, the addition of an event lawn and local-friendly pool, and the opening of the new Barrel House barbecue restaurant and bar. The third of four construction phases also includes retail storefront spaces that will open in February, a 70-person meeting room and a distillery that will produce private-label rum for the resort.

“This area down here with the locals’ pool, the Barrel House and event lawn, this is a community facility, and the owners really want it to be active all the time,” said Jenny Lorenz, complex marketing director. “We really want the community to know it’s here and use it. We envision this to be like one of those marina towns in other cities, where long-term residents and visitors can get anything they need and entertain themselves right here on the property.”

The fourth and final phase of Stock Island Marina Village will include another hotel and workforce housing. At least 50% of the workforce units will be reserved for employees of the resort and marina development, Lorenz said.

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1 2 1. The new Barrel House restaurant features barbecue fare, a full bar and a VIP terrace overlooking a new event lawn. PERRY HOTEL/ Contributed 2. The developers of Stock Island Marina Village installed a hammock park and dog park for the liveaboard boating community. MANDY MILES/Keys Weekly 3. A new, second pool at Stock Island Marina Village is open to local residents, who will likely be charged an admission fee to be applied to their food and drink tab. PERRY HOTEL/Contributed 4. A new event lawn will be the site of full-moon gatherings, outdoor concerts and private events. PERRY HOTEL/Contributed

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LAST CALL FOR KEYS HOLIDAY PHOTOS! Our Holiday Photo Contest closes THIS FRIDAY, Dec. 14.

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eys Weekly wants to see your photos that capture what the holidays and life in the Keys mean to you. Do you have cool holiday traditions that are distinctively Keysey? Take a picture and submit it!

The contest is open to everyone, and each entrant can submit up to 10 photos. The only requirement is that photos represent the winter holidays in the Keys. Think boat parades, stockings hung from sail masts and Santas out catching mahi.

Top 3 winners will have their photos featured in the Christmas week newspaper and will earn a surprise Keys swag bag.

To submit your photo, email it to tiffany@keysweekly.com with a short description of where you took it, what it is and why it represents the holidays in the Keys.

Photos will be posted on the Keys Weekly Facebook for voting and sharing.

By submitting to the photo contest, entrants certify that their participation is not illegal or in violation of any law or regulation and that they own all rights and copyrights to the image(s).

Elves and Santas in the Keys know the party doesn’t stop! This was taken at the after-party on Applerouth Lane for the Wesley House Bike Parade. Cindy Lou is the owner of Headlines Salon, and the elves are Johny Ortiz and Jesus Carrasquillo. JESUS CARRASQUILLO/Contributed

Priscilla Harriman’s dog Maggie found herself matching with a clown that happened to be passing by. For Harriman, the picture represents the fun quirkiness of Key West, where it was taken. PRISCILLA HARRIMAN/ Contributed

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The coral restoration mission aims to increase the percentage of coral cover from the 1% to 2% it currently sits at to historical coverage rates of 25%. TIFFANY DUONG/Keys Weekly

MISSION: ICONIC REEFS NOAA Launches $97 Million Targeted Mission to Save Florida Reef Tract TIFFANY DUONG tiffany@keysweekly.com

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n Dec. 9, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced an ambitious plan to restore seven reefs within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS). The effort is one of the largest investments in coral restoration in the world.

The concept to focus on is coral cover, or how much live stony coral covers the reef surface.

Florida traditionally enjoyed 25% to 40% coral coverage, but this number has catastrophically fallen to just 1% to 2% today. Andy Bruckner, FKNMS research coordinator, explained, “We’re at a time where we have so little coral cover that we’re starting to lose the reef framework and we’re starting to lose some of the functions the reef plays.”

No one thing can be blamed for corals’ precipitous decline in Florida. Once world-renowned for their expansive structures and rich ecosystem functions, they’ve been suffering a slow death of a thousand cuts. From sewage leaks and agricultural pollution to overfishing and overuse, the reefs have been slowly degrading. More recently, hurricanes and unprecedented disease events like the stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) .

Sanctuary superintendent Sarah Fangman said, “Here in the Keys, our economy is tied to our ocean and the resources on these reefs.” Showing a picture of a thriving reef and then a dead one,

she added, “Frankly, we cannot afford to let these declines continue. These reefs are at a state that without our direct help, they cannot come back.”

Rather than throw in the towel, NOAA and its partners have doubled down on reefs. “Mission: Iconic Reefs” is an aggressive coral restoration plan targeting seven well-known, “iconic” reef sites throughout the Keys. The ultimate goal is to bring these reefs back to historic 25% coral cover through three phases of “bold local action” and coral restoration, said Fangman.

Within each phase and on each reef, the unique partnership will leverage the distinct expertise of local partner nonprofits and universities that have been doing this work for years. That means NOAA and its partners will access each reef with a clean slate.

“The plan articulates a vision for how to get mature corals back onto the reef. Now, how we get a mature coral doesn’t have to be one-sizefits-all,” said Tom Moore, the NOAA coral restoration team lead. “One spur might get CRF’s approach, and another might get Mote’s.”

Coral Restoration Foundation (CRF), one partner, has been perfecting coral propagation for years and will draw on its experience outplanting over 100,000 staghorn and elkhorn to help build up reef structure, fast. Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium, another partner, uses microfragmentation to grow corals 40 times faster than in the wild. Outplanting fragmented corals back onto reefs allows them to grow to much larger sizes, faster.

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Caitlin Lustic, the South Florida marine conservation manager at The Nature Conservancy, called the partnership truly one-of-a-kind. She noted that the collaboration allowed the group to dream bigger and think about restoration in terms of the entire Florida Reef Tract.

“We’ve all been working together for years, but now we’ve been given the freedom to think about what it would take to do this on a larger scale,” she said. “Now we can think without boundaries.”

While the excitement was fresh, several in the room were quick to inquire about the one particular boundary — the money. Phase 1 of the mission aims to raise coral cover to 15% within 10 years. The work is predicted to take 5 to 7 years and cost $97 million. Fangman said no one has written a check yet, but they’re working with agencies and officials to bring resources.”

Moore added, “We were never gonna get anything if we didn’t start articulating what we need.

This is that plan.”

Phase 2 will last another 10 to 12 years and does not yet have a cost assessment. Moore assured concerned audience members that the announcement was not premature. “Today is the call to action. We have to get people excited before they’ll commit.”

PADI social media correspondent Allison Albritton, better known as “Ocean Allison,” chimed in from the audience. Albritton said, “The global diving community wants to help. If you tell them there’s a problem, they will come here and help.”

“Coral restoration is about buying time and stabilizing system to give it a chance to restore itself,” said Moore. “We still have global challenges we have to address, but if we just wait for those global challenges, we won’t have reefs left. So, this is our part in making sure we still have reefs left in the Florida Keys in the next 100 years.”

More information is at www.fisheries.noaa. gov/iconic-reefs.

A map showing the location of the seven iconic reef sites proposed as focal areas for large-scale restoration. NOAA/Contributed

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ONWARD AND UPWARD Archaeologist Corey Malcom, of Key West’s Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Society, will speak about his organization’s efforts to document the history and archaeology of the transatlantic slave trade at the Dec. 18 “Immerse Yourself!” presentation series at the History of Diving Museum at 7 p.m. CONTRIBUTED

SITES AND STORIES Documenting the transatlantic slave trade

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he History of Diving Museum’s year-end “Immerse Yourself!” presentation features archaeologist Corey Malcom of Key West’s Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Society. Malcom’s presentation, set for Wednesday, Dec. 18, at 7 p.m., is one of the last chances to see the museum’s featured exhibit, Diving With a Purpose, which closes on Dec. 31.

The Florida Keys were never a hub for the transatlantic slave trade, but because of their location as a gateway to the Caribbean, many significant associated events occurred here. Today, evidence of the slave trade can be found up and down the Keys, both on land and under the sea.

Malcom will speak about his organization’s efforts to document the history and archaeology of the transatlantic slave trade, ranging from the exploration of ancient underwater shipwreck sites to the discovery of a longforgotten beachfront cemetery for Africans rescued from slave ships. In looking at these sites and their stories, one of the most agonizing but significant chapters in American history can be a bit more clearly understood.

Malcom is the director of archaeology for the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum in Key West.

He has investigated the shipwrecks of the 1622 galleon “Nuestra Señora de Atocha,” the 1700 English slaver “Henrietta Marie,” the 1564 galleon “Santa Clara” and the Cuban pirateslaver “Guerrero,” among other sites. Malcom is a graduate of Indiana and Nova Southeastern universities and earned a doctorate at the University of Huddersfield, England.

This month’s sponsor is the Florida Department of State Division of Cultural Affairs, Culture Builds Florida campaign. This campaign’s goal is to increase the public’s awareness of the benefits of arts and culture to Florida.

The past two months have been standing room only at the presentations; members may reserve seats early. To join or give a membership, visit the museum at MM83 in Islamorada, call 305-664-9737, or sign up online at divingmuseum.org.

The museum is a nonprofit which opened in 2005 and features the history of over 4,000 years of “man’s quest to explore under the sea”.

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College of the Florida Keys graduates, from left, Joann Sanon, Naomi Fritz and Amelia Rutledge decorate their caps in preparation for their graduation on Friday, Dec.13. AMBER ERNST LEONARD/Contributed

COLLEGE HOLDS FIRST GRADUATION SINCE NAME CHANGE

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he College of the Florida Keys will hold its 60th commencement exercises for the graduating Fall Class of 2019 at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 13 in the Tennessee Williams Theatre on the Key West campus.

The college will award bachelor and associate degrees and certificates to 65 graduates during its first graduation ceremony since the school changed its name to the College of the Florida Keys.

The graduation event will be streamed live on the school’s Facebook page.

The awarding of four-year, bachelor degrees to some graduates underscores the rationale behind the school’s name change, which eliminated the term “community college” from its title, as the term has historically been used to described a school that offers only two-year, associate degrees. Both are now available at the College of the Florida Keys, with more fouryear programs in the works.

State Sen. Anitere Flores will deliver the keynote address. Graduate Nolan Schott, who has earned a bachelor’s degree in supervision and management as well as an associate degree in marine environmental technology, will present a student address.

During the ceremony, the college also will honor Luke Lowder with a posthumous associate degree in diving business and technology. The young Army veteran passed away earlier this year.

CFK’s spring semester begins Jan. 3, 2020. Information about academic programs, including course schedules and ways to pay for college, can be viewed at www. fkcc.edu.

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of Monette R. Traichal, deceased, whose date of death was July 6, 2018, is pending in the Circuit Court for Monroe County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 3117 Overseas Highway, Marathon, Florida 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. 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. The date of first publication of this notice is: December 12, 2019.

Personal Representative: Michael J. Geddes 5706 Revere Drive North Olmsted, OH 44070 Attorney for Personal Representative: Lauren N. Richardson Attorney Florida Bar Number: 0083119 2700 NW 43rd Street, Suite C Gainesville, FL 32606 Telephone: (352) 332-7688 E-mail: lrichardson@ boginmunns.com Secondary E-Mail: crowe@ boginmunns.com Publish: December 12 & 19, 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: Containers: Yard 38 & Yard 39 – Patricia Morrow Unit: C-47 - Mark Dupre Sale of all Goods, December 22, 2019 at 10:00AM. Publish: December 5 & 12, 2019 The Weekly Newspapers NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Wheatons Towing gives Notice of Foreclosure of Lien and intent to sell these vehicles on 12/23/2019, 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.

WBAVA33598KX87782 2008 BMW Publish: December 5 & 12, 2019 The Weekly Newspapers NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Wheatons Towing gives Notice of Foreclosure of Lien and intent to sell these vehicles on 12/25/2019, 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.

JM3ER293980173023 2008 MAZDA Publish: December 5 & 12, 2019 The Weekly Newspapers NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Wheatons Towing gives Notice of Foreclosure of Lien and intent to sell these vehicles on 12/28/2019, 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.

1FTHX25H7PKA92568 1993 FORD 2FTRF17274CA37130 2004 FORD Publish: December 5 & 12, 2019 The Weekly Newspapers

NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, January 21, 2020, at 3:00 P.M., the Monroe County Purchasing Office will receive and open sealed responses for the following: UPPER KEYS ANIMAL CONTROL, SHELTER AND OPERATIONS 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,

NOTICE OF ACCEPTING BIDS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, January 7, 2020, at 3:00 P.M., the Monroe County Purchasing Office will receive and open sealed Bids for the following: The Sale of Eleven (11) CountyOwned Non-Density Reduction Lots on Duck Key with a Deed Restriction Prohibiting the Construction of Habitable Space Parcel ID Minimum Bid RE00379720-000000 $19,600.00 RE00379800-000000 $19,600.00 RE00379820-000000 $19,900.00 RE00380240-000000 $18,800.00 RE00380440-000000 $24,100.00 RE00383270-000000 $19,200.00 RE00383380-000000 $21,600.00 RE00383390-000000 $18,800.00 RE00383780-000000 $19,700.00 RE00383850-000000 $19,800.00 RE00383860-000000 $19,800.00 The minimum bid is set for each parcel based on an appraisal. The detailed listing of the eleven parcels, bidding procedures, and the appraisals may be found at www.monroecounty-fl.gov/ duckkeybids.

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 Bids must be sealed and must be submitted to the Monroe County Purchasing Office before 3:00 p.m. on January 7, 2020.

Publish: December 12 & 19, 2019 The Weekly Newspapers IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO.: 19-CP-000198-K IN RE: THE ESTATE OF ROBERT M. DELVECCHIO, Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Robert M. DelVecchio, deceased, whose date of death was March 5, 2019, is pending in the Circuit Court for Monroe County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL 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 the 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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO.: 19-CP-000203-K IN RE: THE ESTATE OF EDITH NECKLES, DECEASED. NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of EDITH NECKLES, deceased, whose date of death was September 4, 2019, and whose Social Security Number was XXXXX-XXXX, is pending in the Circuit Court for Monroe County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL 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 the decedent’s estate, on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF THREE MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE TIME 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 THREE MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD 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: December 5, 2019.

Personal Representative: ROBIN J. HOYT 3421 Northwest 25th Way Boca Raton, Florida 33434 Attorney for Personal Representative: L. EDGAR BARNHILL III, ESQ. Florida Bar No. 338631 2799 Northwest Boca Raton Boulevard Suite 214 Boca Raton, Florida 33431 Telephone: 561-998-7999 Publish: December 5 & 12, 2019 The Weekly Newspapers IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO.: 44-2019-CP-0065 IN RE: ESTATE OF MONETTE R. TRAICHAL, Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 16TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No.: 19-DR-985-K Division: CIVIL MARLEN HERRERA CABRAL, Petitioner, and RODRIGO A CARRASCO GONZALEZ Respondent.

NOTICE OF ACTION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE (NO CHILD OR FINANCIAL SUPPORT) TO: RODRIGO ALONSO CARRASCO GONZALEZ LOS CLAVELES 374 CERRIELOS SANTIAGE DE CHILE YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for dissolution of marriage has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on: Marlen Herrera Cabral, 6709 Shrimp Road, Apt 209, Key West, FL 33040, USA, on or before December 28, 2019, and file the original with the clerk of this Court at Monroe County Clerk of Court, 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, Florida, 33040, before service on Petitioner or immediately thereafter. If you fail to do so, a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition.

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

You must keep the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office notified of your current address. (You may file Designation of Current Mailing and E-Mail Address, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.915.) Future papers in this lawsuit will be mailed or e-mailed to the address(es) on record at the clerk’s office.

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Dated: 11/18/2019 Kevin Madok, CPA Clerk of the Circuit Court Monroe County, Florida By: Jaquelyn Fonseca Deputy Clerk Publish: November 28, December 5, 12 & 19, 2019 The Weekly Newspapers IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 16TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No.: 19-DR-979-K Division: Family ANNE PIERMAN LOMONT, Petitioner and ARISTIDI DRAGHICI Respondent.

NOTICE OF ACTION FOR PETITION OF PATERNITY TO: Aristidi Draghici Respondent’s last known address: Unknown YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for Petition of Paternity has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on: Anne Pierman Lomont, P.O. Box 5135, Key West, FL 33045, on or before December 21st, 2019, and file the original with the clerk of this Court at Monroe County Clerk of Court, 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, Florida, 33040, before service on Petitioner or immediately thereafter. If you fail to do so, a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition.

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

You must keep the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office notified of your current address. (You may file Designation of Current Mailing and E-Mail Address, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.915.) Future papers in this lawsuit will be mailed or e-mailed to the address(es) on record at the clerk’s office.

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

Dated: 11/14/2019 Kevin Madok, CPA Clerk of the Circuit Court Monroe County, Florida By: Jaquelyn Fonseca Deputy Clerk Publish: November 21, 28, December 5 & 12, 2019 The Weekly Newspapers IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 16TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No.: 19-DR-1018-K Division: Family LYUBOV BITEMIROVA, Petitioner and BAUYRZHAN BITEMIROV Respondent.

NOTICE OF ACTION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE TO: BAUYRZHAN BITEMIROV Respondent’s last known address: MAYSKAYA ST. 5-5 TYULKUBAS RG. SASTOBE VILLAGE, KAZAKSTAN YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for dissolution of marriage has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on: Lyubov Bitemirova, 1661 Dunlap Dr #2, Key West, FL 33040, on or before January 5, 2020, and file the original with the clerk of this Court at Monroe County Clerk of Court, 500 Whitehead

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Street, Key West, Florida, 33040, before service on Petitioner or immediately thereafter. If you fail to do so, a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition.

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

You must keep the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office notified of your current address. (You may file Designation of Current Mailing and E-Mail Address, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.915.) Future papers in this lawsuit will be mailed or e-mailed to the address(es) on record at the clerk’s office.

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

Dated: December 3, 2019 Kevin Madok, CPA Clerk of the Circuit Court Monroe County, Florida By: Jaquelyn Fonseca Deputy Clerk Publish: December 5, 12, 19 & 26, 2019 The Weekly Newspapers

CIVIL ACTION Case No: 44-2018-CA-924-K NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

BY CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, Kevin Madok, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Monroe County, Florida, will, on the 13th day of January, 2020 at 11 o’clock a.m., at 500 Whitehead Street, Monroe County, in the City of Key West, Florida, offer for sale and sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for CASH the Following described property situated in Monroe County, Florida, to wit: Unit 5512, Week 50, Annual Windward Pointe, a Leasehold Condominium (“Condominium”), according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1803, Page 844, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

Pursuant to IN REM FINAL JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE AFTER DEFAULT AS TO UNIT 5512, WEEK 50, AGAINST CARL E. DICK AND LINDA GIRL DICK entered in a case pending in said Court, the 19TH day of November, 2019 Style of which is: WINDWARD POINTE II, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Plaintiff, VS. CARL E. DICK, et. al Defendant And the Docket Number of which is Number 44-2018-CA-924-K WITNESS my hand and the Official Seal of Said Court, this 20TH day of November, 2019.

KEVIN MADOK Clerk of the Circuit Court Monroe County, Florida By: Shonta McLeod Deputy Clerk Florida Statute 45.031: Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the Lis Pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale.

Publish: December 5 & 12, 2019 The Weekly Newspapers

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No.: 2019-DR-264-M Division: Family LAUREN BOHNEN, Mother, and CONSTANTINE FLORAKIS Father.

NOTICE OF ACTION FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS Action files: Petition for Termination of Parental Rights TO: Constantine Florakis Respondent’s last known address: 3873 N. Ocean Drive, Riviera, FL 33404 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for Termination of Parental Rights has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on: The Manz Law Firm at 5701 Overseas Highway, Suite 7, Marathon, FL 33050, on or before January 13, 2020, and file the original with the clerk of this Court at 3117 Overseas Highway, Marathon, FL 33050 before service on Petitioner or immediately thereafter. If you fail to do so, a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition.

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

You must keep the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office notified of your current address. (You may file Designation of Current Mailing and E-Mail Address, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.915.) Future papers in this lawsuit will be mailed or e-mailed to the address(es) on record at the clerk’s office.

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

Dated: December 4,2019 Kevin Madok, CPA Clerk of the Circuit Court Monroe County, Florida By: Shakira Mitchell Deputy Clerk Publish: December 12, 19, & 26, 2019 & January 2, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: CAK18720 DIVISION: CIVIL WINDWARD POINTE II, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Plaintiff, VS. STEPHANIE CAROL MILLER, et. al Defendants.

AMENDED NOTICE OF SALE AS TO COUNTS(S) II Notice is hereby given that on January 13, 2020 at 11:00AM, the below named Clerk of Court will offer for sale at 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL the following described Timeshare Ownership Interest: Unit 5613, Week 27, Even Year Biennial Windward Pointe, a Leasehold Condominium (“Condominium”), according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1803, Page 844, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

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 before the clerk reports the surplus as unclaimed.

The sale is being held pursuant to the Final Judgment of Foreclosure, entered on November 13, 2019, in Civil Case No. CAK18720, pending in the Circuit Court in Monroe County, Florida.

DATED this 11 day of December, 2019.

KEVIN MADOK Clerk of the Circuit Court Monroe County, Florida

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• CLASSIFIEDS, PUBLIC & LEGAL NOTICES • LEGAL NOTICES By: Shonta McLeod Deputy Clerk Publish: December 12 & 19, 2019 The Weekly Newspapers IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL ACTION Case No: 44-2018-CA-485-K NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

BY CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, Kevin Madok, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Monroe County, Florida, will, on the 13th day of January, 2020 at 11 o’clock a.m., at 500 Whitehead Street, Monroe County, in the City of Key West, Florida, offer for sale and sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for CASH the Following described property situated in Monroe County, Florida, to wit: Unit E31, Week 26, Beach House, Condominium, according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1510, Page 225, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

Pursuant to IN REM SUMMARY FINAL JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE AS TO COUNT(S) I, UNIT E31, WEEK 26, AGAINST ROBERT LEON THOMAS, JR.; THE ESTATE OF AMANDA WYATT THOMAS; AND ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES WHO CLAIM AN INTEREST AGAINST AMANDA WYATT THOMAS, DECEASED entered in a case pending in said Court, the 19TH day of November, 2019 Style of which is: BEACH HOUSE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP, A FLORIDA Plaintiff, VS. ROBERT LEON THOMAS, JR, et. al Defendant And the Docket Number of which is Number 44-2018-CA-485-K WITNESS my hand and the Official Seal of Said Court, this 20TH day of November, 2019.

KEVIN MADOK Clerk of the Circuit Court Monroe County, Florida By: Shonta McLeod Deputy Clerk Florida Statute 45.031: Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the Lis Pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale.

Publish: December 5 & 12, 2019 The Weekly Newspapers IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 2019-CA-597-K DIVISION: Civil Windward Pointe II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Plaintiff, vs.

Jannielisa Abreu, et al.

Defendants. ____________ / PUBLISH 2 CONSECUTIVE WEEKS NOTICE OF ACTION AS TO COUNT(S) COUNT XI AGAINST DEFENDANT RICHARD RAYMOND BOGERT To: RICHARD RAYMOND BOGERT 557 NORWICH ROAD PLAINFIELD, CT 06374 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and all parties claiming interest by, through, under or against Defendant(s) RICHARD RAYMOND BOGERT, and all parties having or claiming to have any right, title or interest in the property herein described; YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to enforce a lien on the following described property in Monroe County, Florida: COUNT XI

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Unit 5614, Week 29, Even Year Biennial Windward Pointe Condominium, a Leasehold Condominium (“Condominium”), according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1803, Page 844, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

Contract No.: 2-20999 has been filed against you; and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on NICHOLAS A. WOO, Plaintiff’s attorney, P. O. Box 165028, Columbus, OH 432165028, within thirty (30) days after the first publication of this Notice and file the original with the Clerk of this Court either before service on Plaintiff’s attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court on the 19th day of November, 2019.

Kevin Madok, CPA, Clerk CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA Civil Division By: Shonta Mcleod Deputy Clerk NOTICE TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in court proceedings you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Not later than five working days prior to the proceeding, please contact the Court Administrator’s office, at the Freeman Justice Center, 302 St. 2nd Floor, Key West, FL 33040. Telephone: (305) 292-3423 or via the Florida Relay Center. To make calls through the Florida Relay Center, you may dial 7-1-1 or use the following toll free access numbers: 1-800-955-8771 (TTY); 1-877-955-8260 (VCO); 1-800955-8770 (Voice); 1-800-955-1339 (ASCII); 1-877-955-5334 (STS); 1-877-955-8707 (French Creole – available from 8 a.m. – 2a.m. daily) Publish: December 5 & 12, 2019 The Weekly Newspapers

according to the Plat thereof as recorded in Plat Book 2, Page 106, a resubdivision of Lots 7 and 8 of Thompson and Adams Subdivision, as recorded in Plat Book 2, Page 24, of the Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, (Parcel A and Parcel B are referred to together as the “Property.”)

Pursuant to AGREED ORDER GRANTING AGREED MOTION TO CANCEL AND RESET FORECLOSURE SALET entered in a case pending in said Court, the 29TH day of October, 2019 Style of which is: CENTERSTATE BANK, N.A., F/K/A CENTERSTATE BANK OF FLORIDA, N.A., AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER WITH COMMUNITY BANK OF FLORIDA Plaintiff, VS. SIDNEY’S AT MARATHON, LLC, A FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, et.al Defendant And the Docket Number of which is Number 44-2017-CA-204-M WITNESS my hand and the Official Seal of Said Court, this 30TH day of October, 2019.

KEVIN MADOK Clerk of the Circuit Court Monroe County, Florida By: Shonta McLeod Deputy Clerk Florida Statute 45.031: Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the Lis Pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale.

Publish: December 12 & 19, 2019 The Weekly Newspapers

Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale by sending certified funds to the Trustee payable to the Lienholder in the amount of $3,269.78. Said funds for cure or redemption must be received by the Trustee before the Certificate of Sale is issued.

Any person, other than the Obligor as of the date of recording this Notice of Sale, claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale of the above property, if any, must file a claim. The successful bidder may be responsible for any and all unpaid condominium assessments that come due up to the time of transfer of title, including those owed by the Obligor or prior owner.

If the successful bidder fails to pay the amounts due to the Trustee to certify the sale by 5:00 p.m. the day after the sale, the second highest bidder at the sale may elect to purchase the timeshare ownership interest.

Nicholas A. Woo, Esq. Michael E. Carleton, Esq. as Trustee pursuant to Fla. Stat. §721.82 P. O. Box 165028, Columbus, OH 43216-5028 Telephone: 407-404-5266 Telecopier: 614-220-5613 Publish: December 12 & 19, 2019 The Weekly Newspapers

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No: 44-2017-CA-204-M NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

BY CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, Kevin Madok, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Monroe County, Florida, will, on the 7th day of January, 2020, at 11 o’clock a.m., at 500 Whitehead Street, Monroe County, in the City of Key West, Florida, offer for sale and sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for CASH the Following described property situated in Monroe County, Florida, to wit: PARCEL A Lots 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, Block 2, VACA VILLAGE, according to the Plat thereof as recorded in Plat Book 2, Page 106, of the Public Records of Monroe County, Florida.

ALSO Lots 1 and 2, PEARCE’S SUBDIVSION, according to the Plat thereof as recorded in Plat Book 2, Page 161, of the Public Records of Monroe County, Florida.

Old State Road 4A contiguous to S’ly of Lots 1 and 2 VACA VILLAGE, a subdivision according to the Plat thereof as recorded in Plat Book 2, Page 106, of the Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and lying S’ly of and contiguous to Lots 1 and 2, PEARCE’S SUBDIVISION, according to the Plat thereof as recorded in Plat Book 2, Page 161, of the Public Records of Monroe County, Florida.

PARCEL B Lot 17, Block 2, VACA VILLAGE,

NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO FORECLOSE CLAIM OF LIEN BY TRUSTEE FILE NO.: 18-001645 BEACH HOUSE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF KEY WEST, INC., A NONPROFIT CORPORATION UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Lienholder, vs.

LOGAN E BLAKE; ROSETTA SMITH BLAKE Obligor ___________________/ TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE TO: Logan E Blake, 3998 Northwest 33 Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309, United States of America Rosetta Smith Blake, 3998 Northwest 33 Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309, United States of America Notice is hereby given that on January 13, 2020, at 8:30 AM, in the offices of La Concha Hotel, 430 Duval Street, Key West, FL 33040, the following described Timeshare Ownership Interest at Beach House Condominium will be offered for sale: Unit E13, Week 25, Beach House, a Condominium according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1510, Page 225, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits attached thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

The default giving rise to the sale is the failure to pay assessments as set forth in the Claim(s) of Lien encumbering the Timeshare Ownership Interest as recorded in Official Records Book 2959 Page 547 of the public records of Monroe County, Florida.

The amount secured by the assessment lien is for unpaid assessments, accrued interest, plus interest accruing at a per diem rate of $0.00 together with the costs of this proceeding and sale and all other amounts secured by the Claim of Lien, for a total amount due as of the date of the sale of $3,269.78 (“Amount Secured by the Lien”).

The Obligor has the right to cure this default and any junior interestholder may redeem its interest up to the date the

NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO FORECLOSE CLAIM OF LIEN BY TRUSTEE FILE NO.: 18-031429 WINDWARD POINTE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF KEY WEST, INC., A CORPORATION NOT-FOR-PROFIT UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Lienholder, vs.

STEPHEN TYRRELL POWELL; BARBARA E. SHIRVIS Obligor _________________/ TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE TO: Stephen Tyrrell Powell, 514 Beechwood Drive, Kennett Square, PA 19348 Barbara E. Shirvis, 514 Beechwood Drive, Kennett Square, PA 19348 Notice is hereby given that on January 13, 2020 at 9:30 AM in the offices of La Concha Hotel, 430 Duval Street, Key West, FL 33040, the following described Timeshare Ownership Interest at Windward Pointe Condominium will be offered for sale: Unit 5621, Week 20, Annual Windward Pointe Condominium, a Leasehold Condominium (“Condominium”), according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1803, Page 844, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

The default giving rise to the sale is the failure to pay assessments as set forth in the Claim(s) of Lien encumbering the Timeshare Ownership Interest as recorded in Official Records Doc # 2215673 of the public records of Monroe County, Florida. The amount secured by the assessment lien is for unpaid assessments, accrued interest, plus interest accruing at a per diem rate of $0.00 together with the costs of this proceeding and sale and all other amounts secured by the Claim of Lien, for a total amount due as of the date of the sale of $5,059.86 (“Amount Secured by the Lien”).

The Obligor has the right to cure this default and any junior interestholder may redeem its interest up to the date the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale by sending certified funds to the Trustee payable to the Lienholder in the amount of $5,059.86. Said funds for cure or redemption must be received by the Trustee before the Certificate of Sale is issued.

Any person, other than the Obligor as of the date of

305.743.0844

LEGAL NOTICES recording this Notice of Sale, claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale of the above property, if any, must file a claim. The successful bidder may be responsible for any and all unpaid condominium assessments that come due up to the time of transfer of title, including those owed by the Obligor or prior owner.

If the successful bidder fails to pay the amounts due to the Trustee to certify the sale by 5:00 p.m. the day after the sale, the second highest bidder at the sale may elect to purchase the timeshare ownership interest.

Nicholas A. Woo, Esq. Michael E. Carleton, Esq. as Trustee pursuant to Fla. Stat. §721.82 P. O. Box 165028, Columbus, OH 43216-5028 Telephone: 407-404-5266 Telecopier: 614-220-5613 Publish: December 5 & 12, 2019 The Weekly Newspapers NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO FORECLOSE CLAIM OF LIEN BY TRUSTEE FILE NO.: 18-031716 BEACH HOUSE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF KEY WEST, INC., A NONPROFIT CORPORATION UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Lienholder, vs.

BRUCE DAVID RUMBLE; DEBORAH LEE RUMBLE Obligor ________________/ TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE TO: Bruce David Rumble, 27171 Bear Drive, Willits, CA 95490 and Deborah Lee Rumble, 27171 Bear Drive, Willits, CA 95490 Notice is hereby given that on January 13, 2020 at 9:30AM in La Concha Hotel, 430 Duval Street, Key West, FL 33040, the following described Timeshare Ownership Interest at Beach House Condominium will be offered for sale: Unit B14, Week 24, Beach House Condominium, a Condominium according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1510, Page 225, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits attached thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

The default giving rise to the sale is the failure to pay assessments as set forth in the Claim(s) of Lien encumbering the Timeshare Ownership Interest as recorded in Official Records Book 2959 Page 547 of the public records of Monroe County, Florida.

The amount secured by the assessment lien is for unpaid assessments, accrued interest, plus interest accruing at a per diem rate of $0.00 together with the costs of this proceeding and sale and all other amounts secured by the Claim of Lien, for a total amount due as of the date of the sale of $4,932.62 (“Amount Secured by the Lien”).

The Obligor has the right to cure this default and any junior interestholder may redeem its interest up to the date the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale by sending certified funds to the Trustee payable to the Lienholder in the amount of $4,932.62. Said funds for cure or redemption must be received by the Trustee before the Certificate of Sale is issued.

Any person, other than the Obligor as of the date of recording this Notice of Sale, claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale of the above property, if any, must file a claim. The successful bidder may be responsible for any and all unpaid condominium assessments that come due up to the time of transfer of title, including those owed by

LEGAL NOTICES the Obligor or prior owner.

If the successful bidder fails to pay the amounts due to the Trustee to certify the sale by 5:00 p.m. the day after the sale, the second highest bidder at the sale may elect to purchase the timeshare ownership interest.

Nicholas A. Woo, Esq. Michael E. Carleton, Esq. as Trustee pursuant to Fla. Stat. §721.82 P. O. Box 165028, Columbus, OH 43216-5028 Telephone: 407-404-5266 Telecopier: 614-220-5613 Publish: December 5 & 12, 2019 The Weekly Newspapers NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO FORECLOSE CLAIM OF LIEN BY TRUSTEE FILE NO.: 18-031734 BEACH HOUSE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF KEY WEST, INC., A NONPROFIT CORPORATION UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Lienholder, vs.

STEVEN GLEN BROWN; HEATHER LEE BROWN Obligor ________________/ TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE TO: Steven Glen Brown, 20110 Poplar Hill Creek Lane, Leonardtown, MD 20650 and Heather Lee Brown, 20110 Poplar Hill Creek Lane, Leonardtown, MD 20650 Notice is hereby given that on January 13, 2020 at 9:30AM in La Concha Hotel, 430 Duval Street, Key West, FL 33040, the following described Timeshare Ownership Interest at Beach House Condominium will be offered for sale: Unit D24, Week 48, Beach House Condominium, a Condominium according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1510, Page 225, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits attached thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

The default giving rise to the sale is the failure to pay assessments as set forth in the Claim(s) of Lien encumbering the Timeshare Ownership Interest as recorded in Official Records Book 2959 Page 547 of the public records of Monroe County, Florida.

The amount secured by the assessment lien is for unpaid assessments, accrued interest, plus interest accruing at a per diem rate of $0.00 together with the costs of this proceeding and sale and all other amounts secured by the Claim of Lien, for a total amount due as of the date of the sale of $3,764.23 (“Amount Secured by the Lien”).

The Obligor has the right to cure this default and any junior interestholder may redeem its interest up to the date the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale by sending certified funds to the Trustee payable to the Lienholder in the amount of $3,764.23. Said funds for cure or redemption must be received by the Trustee before the Certificate of Sale is issued.

Any person, other than the Obligor as of the date of recording this Notice of Sale, claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale of the above property, if any, must file a claim. The successful bidder may be responsible for any and all unpaid condominium assessments that come due up to the time of transfer of title, including those owed by the Obligor or prior owner.

If the successful bidder fails to pay the amounts due to the Trustee to certify the sale by 5:00 p.m. the day after the sale, the second highest bidder at the sale may elect to purchase the timeshare ownership interest.

Nicholas A. Woo, Esq. Michael E. Carleton, Esq.

LEGAL NOTICES as Trustee pursuant to Fla. Stat. §721.82 P. O. Box 165028, Columbus, OH 43216-5028 Telephone: 407-404-5266 Telecopier: 614-220-5613 Publish: December 5 & 12, 2019 The Weekly Newspapers NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO FORECLOSE CLAIM OF LIEN BY TRUSTEE FILE NO.: 18-031741 BEACH HOUSE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF KEY WEST, INC., A NONPROFIT CORPORATION UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Lienholder, vs.

CARLOS CALIXTE CHARLES; MARCIA ALEXIS CHARLES Obligor ________________/ TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE TO: Carlos Calixte Charles, 112-30 Northern Boulevard, Apartment 6F, Corona, NY 11368 and Marcia Alexis Charles, 112-30 Northern Boulevard, Apartment 6F, Corona, NY 11368 Notice is hereby given that on January 13, 2020 at 9:30AM in La Concha Hotel, 430 Duval Street, Key West, FL 33040, the following described Timeshare Ownership Interest at Beach House Condominium will be offered for sale: Unit B11, Week 45, Beach House Condominium, a Condominium according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1510, Page 225, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits attached thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

The default giving rise to the sale is the failure to pay assessments as set forth in the Claim(s) of Lien encumbering the Timeshare Ownership Interest as recorded in Official Records Book 2959 Page 547 of the public records of Monroe County, Florida.

The amount secured by the assessment lien is for unpaid assessments, accrued interest, plus interest accruing at a per diem rate of $0.00 together with the costs of this proceeding and sale and all other amounts secured by the Claim of Lien, for a total amount due as of the date of the sale of $2,439.78 (“Amount Secured by the Lien”).

The Obligor has the right to cure this default and any junior interestholder may redeem its interest up to the date the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale by sending certified funds to the Trustee payable to the Lienholder in the amount of $2,439.78. Said funds for cure or redemption must be received by the Trustee before the Certificate of Sale is issued.

Any person, other than the Obligor as of the date of recording this Notice of Sale, claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale of the above property, if any, must file a claim. The successful bidder may be responsible for any and all unpaid condominium assessments that come due up to the time of transfer of title, including those owed by the Obligor or prior owner.

If the successful bidder fails to pay the amounts due to the Trustee to certify the sale by 5:00 p.m. the day after the sale, the second highest bidder at the sale may elect to purchase the timeshare ownership interest.

Nicholas A. Woo, Esq. Michael E. Carleton, Esq. as Trustee pursuant to Fla. Stat. §721.82 P. O. Box 165028, Columbus, OH 43216-5028 Telephone: 407-404-5266 Telecopier: 614-220-5613 Publish: December 5 & 12, 2019 The Weekly Newspapers

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• CLASSIFIEDS, PUBLIC & LEGAL NOTICES •

NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE SOLICITATIONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Wednesday, January 15, 2020, at 3:00 P.M., the Monroe County Purchasing Office will receive and open sealed responses for the following:

305.743.0844

Meeting Notice Monroe County Land Authority The Monroe County Land Authority Advisory Committee will meet in the Monroe Regional Service Center located at 2796 Overseas Highway, Suite 104, Marathon, Florida on December 18, 2019 beginning at 9:00 AM. The agenda is available online at www.monroecounty-fl.gov or by contacting the Land Authority office at 295-5180.

ADA ASSISTANCE If you are a person with a disability who needs special accommodations in order to participate in these proceedings, please contact the County Administrator's Office, by phoning (305) 292-4441, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., no later than five (5) calendar days prior to the scheduled meeting; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call "711".

SALE OF SURPLUS PROPERTY MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA LOWER KEYS (Key West)

AUTOS WANTED

County ID

Fleet ID

Description

VIN/Serial No.

Estimated Value

Location

Contact

2085

0970/222

2005 Sterling Clam Truck

2FZACGDC85AU13968

$4995.00

Cudjoe Key

Mike Basham

Phone

305-797-0879

2010

0976/055

1995 John Deere Loader

T6244ED000303

$4750.00

Cudjoe Key

Mike Basham

305-797-0879

1999

0940/258

1990 New Holland Tractor

BC33615

$2850.00

Cudjoe Key

Mike Basham

305-797-0879

2016

0976/066

2004 Sterling Clam Truck

2FZACGAK24AM17976

$4750.00

Key West

Jay Knostman

305-292-3571

2109

0940/354

1993 Ford 4630 Tractor

BD42571

$3250.00

Plantation Key

Ron Redding

305-852-7158

7061

3200/7061

2011 Ford F150

1FTMF1CM0BKD31690

$1750.00

Plantation Key

Ron Redding

305-852-7158

5924

3200/5924

2007 Ford F150

1FTRF12227NA39700

$1250.00

Plantation Key

Ron Redding

305-852-7158

5364

0920/5364

2006 Ford F150

1FTRF12276NA92682

$1175.00

Plantation Key

Ron Redding

305-852-7158

5536

0903/5536

2006 Dixie Chopper Mower

6057506

$100.00

Plantation Key

Ron Redding

305-852-7158

1470

0920/543

1996 John Deere Bunker

TC1200A140392

$100.00

Plantation Key

Ron Redding

305-852-7158

5385

0940/5385

2006 EZ-Liner Paint Striper

505935

$100.00

Plantation Key

Ron Redding

305-852-7158

4845

0920/4845

2005 Scag Mower

A5100015

$100.00

Plantation Key

Ron Redding

305-852-7158

5866

0903/5866

2007 Ford F150

1FTRF12207NA37797

$1250.00

Plantation Key

Ron Redding

305-852-7158

5030

0903/5030

1995 Great Dane Box Trailer

1S12E9538SE381002

$750.00

Plantation Key

Ron Redding

305-852-7158

1169

0940/384

1995 L8000 Dump Truck

1FD2W82E9SVA42777

$750.00

Plantation Key

Ron Redding

305-852-7158

1136

3200/123

2003 Torino Open Trailer

121LP16214M011816

$200.00

Plantation Key

Ron Redding

305-852-7158

2128

0940/363

1994 Ford L8000 Dump Truck

1FDZW82E8RVA50251

$650.00

Plantation Key

Ron Redding

305-852-7158

2149

0940/353

1993 Ford 4630 Tractor

BD42570

$3250.00

Plantation Key

Ron Redding

305-852-7158

1707

0903/1707

2005 Ford F150

1FTRF12215NB00581

$1025.00

Plantation Key

Ron Redding

305-852-7158

2097

1001/2097

2005 Ford F150

1FTRF122X5NB00577

$1025.00

Plantation Key

Ron Redding

305-852-7158

5475

1002/5475

2006 Ford F150

1FTRF12216NB14790

$1175.00

Plantation Key

Ron Redding

305-852-7158

5362

0940/5362

2006 Ford F150

1FTRF122X6NA92689

$1175.00

Plantation Key

Ron Redding

305-852-7158

2127

0940/531

1999 GMC 3500 Dump

1GDJC34J8XF097001

$850.00

Plantation Key

Ron Redding

305-852-7158

1706

0910/1706

2005 Ford F150 w/ Kennel

1FTRF12285NB00576

$850.00

Plantation Key

Ron Redding

305-852-7158

All Equipment Listed Below Sustained Damage from Hurricane Irma and Is Being Sold for Scrap Parts Only 5842

0940/5842

2006 New Holland Tractor

B61169M

7588

0940/7588

2013 New Holland Tractor

8236148

8594

0903/8594

2016 Kubota Mower

15715

4477

1808/4477

1994 Kohler 15KW Generator

339634

1345

0903/990

2002 Spectrum 40KW Generator

705898

6018

0920/6018

2007 Smithco 3 Wheel Bunker

J1802011

9193

0903/9193

2017 Kubota Mower

22558

5537

0920/5537

2006 Dixie Chopper Mower

6057512

5538

0920/5538

2006 Dixie Chopper Mower

6057504

ALL YEARS! Junk or Used. Cars - Vans - Trucks- Running or Not. $CASH$ 305-332-0483 BOAT SLIPS FOR RENT

Boat Slips for rent in Marathon. Up to 50’ - 20’ wide. Starting at $750.

Please call 305-304-3610 Liveaboard Boat Slips available in Marathon.

Protected dockage, parking, bathrooms, laundry on premises, pool. $1,200/month incl. utilities. 305-393-1999 BOATS FOR SALE

‘95 Intrepid CC 28’ ‘98 Yamahas X225 low hours. Too many options to list. Appraisal was $72,400 w/trailer.

Asking $55,000 OBO. Located in Marathon.

Please call after 1pm (305) 743-6505

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY

Great Business Opportunity!

Proven invention needs $5,000 investor. 248-330-4124

EMPLOYMENT UPPER KEYS

EMPLOYMENT

EMPLOYMENT

UPPER KEYS

MIDDLE KEYS

Project Manager -Upper Keys. Must have ability to schedule & organize multiple people & trades. and pass background check.

Send resume to admin@ cbtconstruct.com 3058 5 2 - 3 0 0 2 EMPLOYMENT MIDDLE KEYS

SWEET SAVANNAH’S is now hiring part-time or full-time positions. Must be available for weekend shifts and have a clean driving record for event deliveries. Position will be crossed trained for FOH, baking and deliveries.

Other positions available are day-time sales clerk and part-time baker. Please apply in person at 8919 overseas Hwy, Marathon Fl. NO CALLS. We are looking for some Bartenders.

Apply in person at American Legion Post 0154, 4115 Overseas Highway, Marathon Winchman for lobster & crab boats. Conch Key mm63. Must me motivated and of good character. $200.00 $250.00 per day based on experience. Full time year round position. Call Gary at 305-393-1415

Pursuant to Florida Statute § 50.0211(3)(a), all published competitive solicitation notices can be viewed at: submission and the selection criteria may be requested from DemandStar at www.demandstar.com OR www.monro The Gato Building, 1100 Simonton Street, Room 2-213, Key West, Florida.

Administrative A s s i s t a n t / R eceptionist.

Local real estate office looking for a responsible person to handle a variety of office tasks.

Full time position available immediately.

Contact Amy at 3056 6 4 - 4 4 4 4 .

Help wanted - Big Time Bait and Tackle - competitive wages and working 30-40 hrs a week. Contact manager Erich Yankovich 239-910-0878

IMMEDIATELY HIRING: Hideaway Cafe on Grassy Key: Food Runner, Busser, Dishwasher & Prep. Call for appointment 3052 8 9 - 1 5 5 4 Experienced Diesel Technician wanted.

Tools and experience is a must. Electronic engine diagnostic experience preferred. Opportunity for growth and training available for qualified applicants.

Florida Keys Diesel Repair, 531 107th Street, Marathon.

3 0 5 - 2 8 9 - 2 0 7 0 City of Marathon - Job Openings: Wastewater Plant Operator Trainee , Public Works Maintenance Worker.

EOE, FULL BENEFITS www.ci.marathon.fl.us 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.

Key Colony Inn NOW HIRING AM/ PM SERVERS. Apply in person: 700 Ocean Drive, Key Colony Beach, FL or call for details: (305) 743-0100 Experienced help only needed for all positions.

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

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• CLASSIFIEDS, PUBLIC & LEGAL NOTICES 305.743.0844 • CLASSIFIEDS, PUBLIC & LEGAL NOTICES • •305.743.0844 EMPLOYMENT LOWER KEYS

Busy title agency on Big Pine Key seeking a highly organized, detail and customer service oriented individual, who is computer savvy and can handle a fast paced environment.

Duties include managing closing files, coordination with Realtors, sellers, buyers, and lenders, regularly updating all involved parties. Salary, health insurance. Fax resume to 305-872-4041.

HIRED!!

HOBBIES /COLLECT.

BASEBALL AND SPORTS MEMORABILIA WANTED. Private collector buying pre1980 sports cards, old programs, pennants, a u t o g r a p h s , photographs, ticket stubs, bobbin’ head dolls, etc. Dec. 18-26 only.

Alan 503-4810 7 1 9 PRIVATE COLLECTOR WANTS Rolex, Dive Watches and Pilot Watches. Old Model Military Clocks & W a t c h e s .

Call 305-743-4578 HOMES FOR SALE MIDDLE KEYS

Oceanview 3BR/2BA Stilted Frame home for sale on Grassy Key. New roof & A/C. $565,000 (3% to realtors) Email: gliders@bellsouth.net Bay Front 2BR/2BA 4th Floor Unit for sale by owner in Marathon.

Million dollar view – you can see 7 Mile Bridge, Ocean & Gulf. 32’ Boat Dockage.

Covered Parking. $535,000 (305)916-0536 HOUSING FOR RENT MIDDLE KEYS

2BR/2BA Large Apt for Rent. 10828 5th Avenue Gulf, Marathon. $1,850/month plus utilities. F/L/S. Taking applications.

Call (305) 394-4545 2BR/2BA Single Family Waterfront Home for rent in Marathon. Fully furnished. $3,100/ month includes utilities. Available for 3 months - Jan/Feb/ March.

727-278-1105

HOUSING FOR RENT MIDDLE KEYS

House for rent in Marathon – Efficiency with 2 rooms/Kitchen/ Bath - fully furn. incl all utilities inc. cable for $1,400/month. No pets.

F/L/S 305-610-8002 1/2 Duplex Studio Apartment for rent.

Centrally located in Marathon, private backyard. $1,400/ month includes utilities.

F/L/$500 Deposit. 305-731-5588 A F F O R D A B L E HOUSING IN MARATHON: Rooms available for short or long term rentals.

Single: $720/month; Double $1,150/month; Plus tax; F/L/S. Units provide an ideal option to temporary or long term housing. Furnished with bunk beds, full kitchen with all utensils, tables, desks, coin operated washer & dryer. Residents share the kitchen, bathroom and dining areas. Linens, towels ,consumables, not provided.

For information: Bob Brayman 305-7435929 bbrayman@ hallsdiving.com 3BR/2BA New Construction Duplex on stilts in Key Colony Beach. Annual lease.

Call 786-970-4905 3BR / 2 1/2 BA Townhome in Marathon - Sister’s Creek. Available Jan. 1, 2020. $2,200/ month 618-559-9143 Short term rental in Key Colony Beach, 4BR/4BA - 2 story home with pool, on large canal w/deep dockage.

Call 305-743-3338 RENTED!!

Long-term rental available in Marathon.

1BR/1BA unfurnished 1/2 Duplex. $1,500/ month + utilities.

F/L/S 305-481-6887!

RENTED!!

HOUSING FOR RENT UPPER KEYS

LONG TERM RENTAL in Plantation Lake Estates, Private community, two story 3BR/3BA unfurn. concrete block home, large carport & back yard, homeowners park w/boat ramp/ dock, new A/C, W/D, screened in patio. Avail. end of Jan. $2,500/ mo. Best to email: slgrisham@icloud.com to set up time to see the house or use WhatAp or FaceTime to call: 011+501+614-1234 HOUSING WANTED MIDDLE KEYS

Local small independent contractor looking to share house in KCB or Marathon.

Willing to pay 1st/2nd/ last and small sec. deposit.

References available. Call Brian 6109 6 1 - 1 9 5 7 OFFICE SPACE

FOR RENT in Marathon: Office/Retail Space, 1500sf w/additional 2 covered porches incl.

Open water views, US-1 frontage, $2700/month.

Also small Office Space $500/month. Wifi & Utilities included. Onsite storage & or yard space available - prices by size.

Call 305-743-7277 Small office space available for rent. Great location on U.S. 1 in Tavernier. Conveniently located to everything.

305 -39 4 - 0530 ROGO LOTS FOR SALE

FOR SALE: 2 Marathon ROGO lots with letters. 4 ROGO points. $30,000 Text LOTS to 305-3932515 and leave name & n u m b e r .

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“Uplifting the human spirit since 1973”

THE GUIDANCE/CARE CENTER, Inc.

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OCEAN KEY RESORT & SPA IS HIRING! Sous Chef Front Desk Agent Bell/Valet Attendant Retail Sales Associate Apply online at:

www.noblehousehotels.com/careers

Apply 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

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

Sweet Savannah’s Bake Shop

We Buy Gold Locally!

is now hiring for Afternoon & Evening Shifts.

Cash Flow Jewelry and Pawn

RV LOTS FOR RENT

Large RV Lot for Rent in Marathon. Full hook up. $800/month plus utilities. 305-943-0789 YARD SALES

A BIG Treasures & Trash Yard Sale - Rain or shine - This Saturday, Dec. 14 from 8am3pm. Something for everybody. Everything must go! 419 Sombrero Beach Road, Marathon

Please Apply In Person 8919 Overseas Hwy, Marathon

Townsquare Mall Marathon

Behavior Health Therapist (Children/Adult) PT/FT Case Manager Crisis Counselor Data Clerk Front Desk Specialist (Bilingual a +) Care Coordinator

MARATHON

RNs and LPNs (3 shifts) (PT& FT) (Lead) & Behavioral Health Technicians (3 shifts) Peer Support Specialist (2), (base location flexible) Driver CDL (base location flexible) Crisis Counselor Assisted Living Night Monitor (free housing!)

Assisted Living Direct Care Worker (PT/FT) Drop In Technician Care Coordinator (Family)

KEY LARGO

Community Action Team Leader (base location flexible) Behavioral Health Counselor Peer Support Specialist

Background and drug screen req.

GREAT BENEFITS! Check out all available positions at: www.westcare.com EEOC/DFWP

MARATHON GARBAGE SERVICE We are now hiring for the following positions:

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

4290 Overseas Hwy, Marathon

WE ARE HIRING FOR HIGH SEASON! If you have experience in Hospitality, like to interact with our Guests and be part of an amazing Team, come and join us.

Please apply online for some of our open positions: islabellabeachresort.oasisrecruit.com 1 Knight’s Key Blvd (MM 47) Marathon

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SAME OR NEXT DAY LIC# CCC1329991

LIC# CGC032862

THANK YOU KEY WEST!

VOTED BEST CONTRACTOR 5 YEARS IN A ROW!

APPOINTMENTS

• The only Ivy League affiliated cardiology practice in South Florida.

• Close to you with two convenient locations in the Keys.

• Mount Sinai Medical Center has been named one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals by IBM Watson HealthTM for two consecutive years, and is the only hospital in South Florida to be named to the 2019 list.

Second Annual

MIKE GARCIA • 305-304-4188 CONCHROOFING@GMAIL.COM WWW.CONCHCONSTRUCTIONANDROOFING.COM

Dr. Joan Homan

Dr. Ray Rodriquez

Dr. Roger Steinfeld

Key West • Marathon • 305.294.334 Physician and location subject to availability.

We are pleased to be the leading environmental services provider for Monroe County.

MICHAEL deBETTENCOURT and BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Keys Area enable all young people, especially those most in need, to reach their full potential.

We have rolloff dumpsters and portable toilets to assist with rebuilding and repair for those affected by the storm.

Michael is a humble, loving, kind and dedicated person who has volunteered for the past six years.

As he says, “Great futures really do start here!”

Keys Weekly, Ocean Wellness Spa, and CFFK.

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STUDENT OF THE WEEK

Have Your Cake & Eat It Too!

KEY WEST WEEKLY / DECEMBER 12, 2019

The Key West Weekly is proud to partner with Key West High School faculty and students in choosing “The Student of the Week.” Recipients are chosen on qualifications including academic standing, athletics, outstanding achievements, community involvement, individuality and moral fortitude. We thank our future leaders and KWHS for allowing us to share in a weekly dose of “Conch Pride,” and for giving us a glimpse into their world.

Call 305-294-6622

Go to KeysFCU.org

Visit us in Key West, Big Pine or Marathon *E-statements, e-receipts, Debit Mastercard, savings and S15 checking account required.

Restrictions may apply. See us for details. ^Open a new S15 checking account to be automatically entered for a chance to win a $100 Publix Gift Card each week from 11/18/19 through 12/28/19. No purchase necessary. NCUA Insured. Membership is open to everyone who lives or works in the Florida Keys.

What organizations are you involved with at KWHS? The GSA, or Gay/Straight Alliance, not only offers a safe space for LGBT youth, but also can help increase acceptance.

What class has best prepared you for life after graduation?

Biology What advice would you give to underclassmen? Work hard for your goals and don’t give up. It’ll be worth it in the end.

What’s your favorite social media channel, whom do you follow?

My favorite is Instagram. A lot of the people I follow are those who use their platform to teach valuable lessons and spread awareness about important issues.

What do you want to be remembered for at Key West High School? I’d like to be remembered for my hard work and academic achievements.

What three things do you want to accomplish before your 10-year reunion? I’d like to get a doctorate in biology, work for NASA and visit each of the seven continents.

Will you make the Keys your permanent home? No, because the college I want to attend is far from here, and my dream job will require me to move even farther away.

Finish this sentence: Living in the Keys has taught me… You don’t have to be afraid to be yourself and voice your own opinions. Many people will support and applaud you for doing it.

SENIOR

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THALIA CARRILLO

Who has been your biggest inspiration at KWHS? My 10th grade biology teacher, Ms. Ledbetter. Thanks to her and the way she teaches, I finally decided what I want to do in the future.

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• CLASSIFIEDS, PUBLIC && LEGAL NOTICES • • 305.743.0844 • CLASSIFIEDS, PUBLIC LEGAL NOTICES 305.743.0844 THE CITY OF KEY COLONY BEACH HAS THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY. THESE POSITIONS ARE OPEN UNTIL FILLED.

NOW HIRING

Marathon, Big Pine Key & Stock Island Locations $15 per hour to start 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.

D’Asign Source is seeking the following professionals.

Overtime and benefits are available.

For full details & additional openings, please visit DAsignSource.com/careers

Architects

We have openings for Intern Architects, Emerging Professionals, and Production Architects.

Experience in High End Residential design is a plus.

Junior Interior Designer

1+ year experience with basic interior architecture detailing. Strong knowledge of AutoCAD, Revit, and 20/20 a plus.

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.

SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS NEEDED! Monroe County School District Salary $15.80- $23.20/hour Key West, Sugarloaf and Upper Keys (3 work locations) • No Experience Required • Benefits • CDL Training Provided work as a Bus Aide while training • Full Time or Flexible Part Time Hours 6 to 9 am or 1 or 2 to 5 pm Apply online: www.keysschools.com

NOW HIRING Front Desk Agent Chief Steward Maitre D’ Houseman Room Attendants Engineering Pizza Cook Host – AM/P M Overnight Prep Cook Bartenders Servers Line Cooks Bellman Reservations Sales Agent Spa Attendant Spa Coordinator

FULL-TIME POLICE OFFICER This position will consist of Marine Patrol/Code Enforcement and Shift Patrol Coverage. Applicants must possess a current Florida certification as a police officer. Applicants will undergo a thorough background investigation, including drug screening, medical, polygraph and psychological exams. Salary range $52,500 - $55,000 depending on qualifications. The City is an EOE Employer.

Mail resume to: Chief of Police, P.O. Box 510141, Key Colony Beach, FL. 33051 Or call for additional information (305) 289-1212.

FULL-TIME PUBLIC WORKS SUPERVISOR Responsible for planning, developing, managing, directing, and implementing the yearly maintenance and operations of the City’s public water system, parks, streets, Stormwater system, vehicle equipment/maintenance, and City Facilities.

Minimum of 5 years of general construction/municipal experience with at least 3 years of lead/supervisory experience.

FULL-TIME PUBLIC WORKS MAINTENANCE WORKER Responsible for city building, street and property maintenance, and improvements. Minimum of two years’ experience in building and grounds maintenance, machinery operation & maintenance or equivalent.

Heavy manual labor required.

Successful applicants must successfully complete a drug screening, criminal background check, and FDMV record review.

Possession of a valid Florida driver’s license or within 30 days if moving from out-of-state. It is the duty of every employee to deal courteously with the public.

Favorable impressions created by courteous public relations develop citizen goodwill and support for the employee and the city as a whole.

The City provides a competitive wage and robust benefits package.

The City is an EOE Employer. Submit resume and application to cmoonis@keycolonybeach.net Find application at www.keycolonybeach.net City Government/Forms/Miscellaneous Forms/Employment Application

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

Line Cook, Servers, Host, Housekeepers, Night Auditor, Front Desk Agent and Food Runners.

Excellent Benefit Package Apply in person at 1996 Overseas Highway, Marathon or email resume to hr@spottswood.com EOE/m/f/d/v

JOB OPENINGS GUEST SERVICE AGENT TELEPHONE AGENT NIGHT AUDITOR BELLMAN

If you have a passion for guest service and hospitality, please apply

Excellent Benefit Package EOE M/F/D/V

careers@bungalowskeylargo.com

Bungalows Key Largo is an EOE

EOE m/f/d/v

SCAN FOR JOB

Please email resume to hr@spottswood.com

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LET’S DO BUSINESS - 305.453.6928

NEW & REPAIR

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Sportfishing Adventures

To order call 908.797.9430

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Corporate accounts welcome, call (908) 797-9430 Ravi.Vaithinathan@tendbar.us - www.tendbar.us

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

Roller Maintenance Track Maintenance Door Alignment Security Pins Safety Locks Handles

We Also Repair & Replace Patio Door Screens

Please remember, you must be 21 to purchase alcohol.

Operating Since 2004 Appliance and Air Conditioning

Sales - Service - Installation 1700 N. Roosevelt Blvd #2, Key West

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Delivering groceries, beer, wine & spirits and other provisions to you in the Florida Keys from Marathon to Key West.

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Only Laser Scanner in the Keys No Need to Send Your Prop to the Mainland & Waste Valuable Fishing Time Outboard Shafts 305-292-0012 Inboard and Outboard Straightened on Boat 6003 Peninsular Ave. Stock Island-FL Free Propeller Analysis

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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!

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AT HOME IN KEY WEST INC. Property Management 305.296.6996

Serving Monroe, Dade & Broward Including Airports & Ports.

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

1075 Duval St Located in Duval Square 305.433.1290

Monthly & Yearly Rentals Vacation Rentals

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3229 Flager Ave Suite 102 305.517.6582

in Key West since 1997

METAL ROOFING

SPECIALIST 305-664-1010 www.roofer.pro

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CUDJOE KEY Fisherman’s Dream in Cudjoe Gardens 4 BD, 4 BA | $1,949,000 | Listing ID: 587439

KEY WEST Double Corner Lot 3 BD, 2 BA | $1,250,000 | Listing ID: 587458

BOCA CHICA KEY Tranquil Oceanfront Living 3 BD, 2 BA | $1,099,000 | Listing ID: 586022

KEY WEST Salt Pond Condo in New Town 2 BD, 2 BA | $417,500 | Listing ID: 587364

305.294.1117 | oceansir.com Each office is independently owned and operated.