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he 2010s are over and a new decade is here. The past 10 years were historic: We elected the first black president and legalized same-sex marriage. In addition to history-making moments, the last decade featured plenty of new trends. There were online challenges ranging from dumping a bucket of ice over someone’s head, to pretending to be a mannequin. Avocado spread on toast became a “thing” as did fidget spinners and selfie sticks. Surely the 2020s will not disappoint with new fads to come, so:

What wild, weird or random predictions do you have for the new decade?

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“More individualism, less conforming!

Health will become a sweeping trend.

There will be less obesity, more plantbased diets and exercise will be embraced as an anti-aging remedy.” — Lisa Mitchell

“I’m terrible with predictions. I’m much better with history and the belief that it tends to repeat. I’m banking on the staples of happiness, health and harmony.” — Brian Barroso

“The 2020s will be filled with throwbacks.

This is the decade to celebrate the iconic Walt Disney and the infamous Mickey Mouse created in 1928. Plus a booming economy and social media influencers are going to skyrocket as a profession, allowing for online businesses and marketing to completely take off.” — Victoria Ashmore

“People are gonna start walking around with their phone stapled to their foreheads.

Disney is gonna own everything, including your soul. King Tides will last 13 months of the year, but the old-timey Conchs are gonna say it’s how it’s always been. And Baby Boomers are going to enter cryosleep, but somehow still find a way to keep on bitching.” — Michael Marrero

“I don’t know how wild or weird they are, but I’d bet good money that the new decade in Key West includes complaints and concerns about parking and housing.

What else is new?” — Capt. Stan Miles

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2020 is the Year of the Rat, according to the Chinese zodiac. In Chinese culture, rats were seen as a sign of wealth and surplus. Because of their reproduction rate, married couples also prayed to them for children.

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A.H. MONROE BUILDS 47 AFFORDABLE APARTMENTS IN KEY WEST MANDY MILES

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he new $14 million complex taking shape on Bertha Street has caught the attention of local residents heading to the airport or Smathers Beach.

A.H. Monroe, formerly AIDS Help, is building the new, three-story housing compound in the 1500 block of Bertha Street to replace the 16 units known as Marty’s Place that have long housed AIDS Help clients.

“The original Marty’s Place cottages simply were at the end of their usefulness, and were being held together by the resident termites,” A.H. Monroe executive director Scott Pridgen said.

He said the 16 original units were demolished to make way for 47 new, one-bedroom/one-bath apartments for low-income residents needing some level of support services, whether it’s wider doors to accommodate wheelchairs or grab bars in the bathrooms.

Applicants for these units need not be disabled or living with HIV or AIDS, Pridgen said, but they do need to meet the income requirements.

“You need to make less than $42,000 a year,” Pridgen said, adding that A.H. Monroe currently has a wait list of 110 people specifically applying for a unit in the new Marty’s Place. “We have a total of 280 people on our overall housing wait lists. But people still can add their name to the list for Marty’s Place because not everyone will qualify based on income and others will have made other arrangements by the time these units are finished.”

Officials are shooting for an August grand opening and move-in date, Pridgen said, adding that the 16 residents of the original Marty’s Place have been temporarily relocated and will have first choice among the new units.

The new project also will feature a medical exam room and clinic, where residents’ physicians can see them, along with a multipurpose room for events.

Rents will range from $425 to $920 depending on income, Pridgen said, acknowledging some neighbors’ concerns about increased traffic and decreased parking in the neighborhood.

“We really try to be good neighbors, and are very aware of the concerns,” he said. “This particular demographic of residents don’t typically own vehicles, but rather scooters and bicycles, so we don’t anticipate parking being too much of an issue, but we will absolutely work with the neighbors to resolve any issues.”

Those wishing to add their name to the waiting list for Marty’s Place can call A.H. Monroe at 305-296-6196.

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KEY WEST WEEKLY / JANUARY 2, 2020

CITY COMMISSION KICKS OFF 2020 NEW YEAR STARTS WITH ROUTINE AGENDA MANDY MILES

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he Key West City Commission will kick off 2020 with a seemingly non-controversial agenda when officials meet at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 7.

City transportation officials are seeking commission approval to accept a $121,000 grant that will provide 12 new cameras for the city’s bus fleet.

The cameras will provide a clearer picture in low-light situations to better protect bus drivers, passengers, pedestrians and other motorists.

In the event of a collision or situation inside the bus, the new cameras will provide investigators and law enforcement with a better picture of what took place. In addition, the new Apollo cameras will “enhance safety and security, improve efficiency, mitigate risk and liability and meet state record retention standards,” said Rod Delostrinos, director of transportation.

Officials also will be asked to choose a style for the sign that will identify the new amphitheater at Truman Waterfront as the Coffee Butler Amphitheater. Charley Toppino & Sons estimates that the sign will cost about $35,000.

Lawmakers on Tuesday also are expected to approve a resolution sponsored by commissioners Greg Davila and Mary Lou Hoover encouraging the City of Key West to join the Florida Hate Crime Commission.

The new amphitheater at Truman Waterfront soon will bear the name of Key West native songster Lofton ‘Coffee’ Butler. RALPH DePALMA/Contributed

The Anti-Defamation League created the commission in 2016 “to advocate for and expand comprehensive hate crime laws in Florida,” and the FHCC now has more than 200 partner agencies in law enforcement, elected bodies and civic organizations.

Davila and Hoover want Key West to become one of those partners.

The Florida Hate Crime Commission’s mission is to secure amendments to the Florida hate crime law that would protect all Floridians.

The proposed resolution states, “The Key West City Commission, as well as residents and businesses of Key West, believe that diversity within our community is a source of strength and opportunity; and whereas the City Commission of the City of Key West chooses to be a leader in promoting tolerance, inclusion, human rights,

social justice and public safety; and whereas the City Commission stands together to oppose manifestations of hate, acts of intolerance and reaffirms its values of inclusion, respect and justice; and whereas, the City Commission believes that joining the FHCC would be in the best interests of residents and business of the City of Key West, the City Commission directs the city administration to take action to join the Florida Hate Crimes Coalition.

The commission meets at 5 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 7 at Key West City Hall, 1300 White St. The complete agenda is at cityofkeywest-fl.gov.

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NEW YEAR 2020

ERIN STOVER SICKMEN is artistic director of the Studios of Key West. She earned a graduate degree from Harvard, rescued a 300-pound sea turtle and nabbed the title of Key West Ms. Gay Pride, Luckily her wife, daughter and crazed terrier put up with it.

KEY WEST WEEKLY / JANUARY 2, 2020

RESIST THE RESOLUTION A CASE AGAINST NEW YEAR’S PROMISES

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number of factors motivate people to make changes. Maybe you want to start eating better because you’ve learned you have high blood pressure. Or perhaps some time has opened up in your schedule and you finally want to get back to painting. Obviously, it’s good to have goals and it’s great to be reactive in a positive manner. We tell ourselves that each new year is fresh and crispy, perfect terroir for change.

But let’s be honest, 2020 is upon us like a beefy, bearded linebacker and most of us are starting to feel like we just need to do something to avoid getting our wind knocked out.

Enter that famous stand-by, the New Year’s Resolution. The problem with resolutions is they’re made as last-ditch efforts at salvation, a knee-jerk reaction to a particular time of year as opposed to a decision made in response to new information or opportunity. Sure, Jan. 1 is as good a time as any to start a new habit, but really, so are the countless languid summer days we allow to float by each year. If the only external driver is an arbitrary date change, you may be setting yourself up for disappointment.

Of course, we can wake up on Jan.1, shake off the bad decisions of Dec. 31 and hit the gym after downing a green juice. We can probably do it again on Jan. 2 without the hangover. And again on the third … fourth … fifth …

But if we’re being totally honest, how are things looking by mid-January? Certainly, some of you can truly take on a resolution and make it stick. Some of you can also eat burgers and chocolate cake every day and still effortlessly run a 5k. That’s wonderful.

More power to you. Now go away — the rest of us don’t want to hear it. For us mere mortals, our resolutions get a little droopy after a few weeks. That, in and of itself, wouldn’t be a terrible thing, but it’s unfortunately coupled with some pretty bleak disappointment because most of us are pretty damn hard on ourselves.

That’s not to say we can’t change. Far from it! We just need a dose of reality with our green juice. Behavior change researcher Dr. James Prochaska outlines four stages of change. Essentially, people need to recognize a catalyst for change, then simmer on it for a while, then make a plan, and then, finally, enter the action stage. That’s right — hitting the gym is stage four.

It’s not that you can’t do it; you just may not be at the right step yet. I have a wonky IKEA bookcase to prove that I don’t always start on the correct step. Some tasks look simple, approachable, so you jump in around step three. But then there’s a stupid hexagon-shaped screw thrown into the mix, and suddenly what seemed manageable is piled around your ankles in the living room. You muddle through and sure enough, there’s a bookcase at the end, but you don’t look at it and love it. And you wouldn’t dare put that heavy beautiful sculpture on it.

The best thing you can do when staring down that barrel at a new year and considering change is to pause and take stock. Are you truly ready to make a big change, or are you just kind of considering it because you know the end result would be nice? Be honest.

If you allow yourself time to make changes in steps rather than all at once, odds are better that you’ll succeed. Supposedly, it takes an average of 28 days for our brains to turn a task into a habit. And for the record, a habit isn’t a streak. We can race through 28 days like a marathon, but we’ll likely be looking forward with great anticipation to a break on day 29. That break is going to feel pretty good and before you know it, you’ve had a month-long vacation. We’re all capable of change, but we’re also capable of flaming out. Pace yourself. Be realistic. February You thanks January You for the extra thought, effort and restraint.

If you still feel like you just have to make a resolution, then do yourself a favor. Make a second resolution to go easy on yourself if the first resolution doesn’t pan out. There’s always Feb. 1.

SAVE THE DATE Friday, Jan. 3 • Plogging in the Keys, 8 a.m. at Edward Knight Pier, Key West.

• Gallery Talk with Artist Onajide Shabak, 4 p.m. at The Studios of Key West.

Jan. 4-5 • Single Occupancies: 3 Contemporary Opera Theatre Monologues, 8 p.m. at The Studios of Key West.

Saturday, Jan. 4 • Household hazardous waste drop-off, 8 a.m. to noon at Indigenous Park, Key West.

Jan. 5-7 • Songwriter Speakeasy Series, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Key West Theater.

Wednesday, Jan. 8 • National Bubble Bath Day Jan. 9-11 • The Classics of Comedy 2, 8 p.m. at The Studios of Key West.

Thursday, Jan. 9 • Key West Farmers Market, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Truman Waterfront Park, Key West.

• County Mayor Heather Carruthers’ Town Hall meeting, 5:30 p.m. at Harvey Government Center, Key West.

Friday, Jan. 10 • Full Moon Bike Ride, 6:30 p.m. at Edward Knight Pier, Key West.

• Bill Blue & Tim Carter Guitars & Banjos, 8 to 11 p.m. at Key West Theater.

Saturday, Jan. 11 • Pole Vault in Paradise, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Truman Waterfront Park, Key West.

• Stock Island Art Stroll, 11a.m. at various venues.

Sunday, Jan. 12 • Key West Literary Seminar from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Oldest House.

• Drunken Drag Brunch #3, 1 p.m. at Mangoes, Key West.

• Impromptu Classical Concerts presents violinist Blake Pouliot, 4 p.m. at St. Paul’s Church, Key West.

• Jazz in the Garden, 5 p.m. at The Gardens Hotel, Key West.

• Rams Head Presents Grace Potter at 7 p.m. at Sunset Green.

• Sunday Ramble, 8 p.m. at Key West Theater.

Jan. 25-26 • 35th Annual Key West Craft Show, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Whitehead & Caroline streets, Key West.

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CELEBRATING THE LIVES OF LOVED ONES CROOKS SECOND LINE SET FOR DUVAL MARCH

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Caroline Cotton holds up a placard of the late arts champion Connie Gilbert during a previous Crooks Annual Second Line celebration. RALPH DePALMA/Contributed

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n Sunday, Jan. 26, the Bahama Village Music Program will present the fifth annual Crooks Second Line party and procession to celebrate the lives of musicians, community leaders and friends loved and lost.

The event begins with a Hog’s Breath Saloon parking lot party at noon, followed by a Duval Street parade led by grand marshal Bill Blue at 2 p.m., and a jazz jam tribute at The Green Parrot from 3 to 6 p.m.

Bahama Village Music Program board president Larry Baeder will emcee the Hog’s Breath party, featuring music, a Bloody Mary bar sponsored

by Bombora Vodka and Hog’s Breath, a raffle, and parade merchandise for auction and for sale, including tambourines and parasols painted by local artists.

Photo placards for donor participants will be available and a group photo is set for 1:15 p.m.

Grand marshal Bill Blue, funeral band leader Skipper Krippitz, and some of the island’s best musicians will rally the Second Line for a 2 p.m. parade down Duval Street, arriving at the Green Parrot at about 3 p.m.

Musician TK will read the names of this year’s honorees during a performance by the Bahama Village Music Program Joyful Voices Choir. The jazz jam led by Blue follows until 6 p.m.

Processional participants can have an 18- by 24-inch photo placard of a loved one made up to carry in the parade and a photo and a bio posted to the Crooks Second Line website at CrooksSecondLineKW.com for a $100 donation to the Bahama Village Music Program, the community’s free music education program now celebrating its 20th year. Past participants are welcome to bring their placards of loved ones and join the parade.

Marching in the parade is free and open to all.

The original procession and party honored drummer Richard Crooks, who was sent off in style with a traditional New Orleans second line procession attended by hundreds of family, friends and fans. The parade and fundraiser is Crooks’ legacy to the Key West community; placard proceeds support the Richard Crooks Scholarship Fund, the Wayne Hammond Scholarship Fund and the Nancy R. Robinson Scholarship Fund, which send two Bahama Village Music Program students to the prestigious Berklee College of Music’s five-week Summer Performance program.

For more information or to make a donation, call 305-5047664 or email info@bvmpkw. org.

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Coldwell Banker Schmitt Coldwell Banker Schmitt RE/MAX All Keys Real Estate Star Properties Coral Shores Realty Xcellence Realty American Caribbean Real Estate LoKation Real Estate RE/MAX All Keys Real Estate RE/MAX All Keys Real Estate Coldwell Banker Schmitt LoKation Real Estate Coldwell Banker Schmitt

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3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 4 4 2 2 3

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106 103.5 103.5 103 103 103 102 101 101 98 98 97.5 95

Engel & Volkers Islamorada Coldwell Banker Schmitt BHHS Freewheeler Realty Coldwell Banker Schmitt Coldwell Banker Schmitt

Coastal Realty of the Florida Keys Coldwell Banker Schmitt Outside Of MLS Ocean Sotheby's International Coldwell Banker Schmitt

12/20/2019 12/20/2019 12/20/2019 12/30/2019 12/20/2019

$ $ $ $ $

375,000.00 589,000.00 345,900.00 665,900.00 1,700,000.00

$ $ $ $ $

360,000.00 525,000.00 325,000.00 626,250.00 1,700,000.00

183 142 88500 87851 129

Pearl Pueblo Overseas Hwy, 211 Old Hwy, K4 Leoni

1967 1991 1976 1989 1993

Single Fam Single Fam Condo Condo Single Fam

3 3 1 2 2

No No Yes Yes Yes

90.5 89 88.5 87.5 86

Century 21 Island Life l Coldwell Banker Schmitt

Coldwell Banker Schmitt Coldwell Banker Schmitt

12/20/2019 $ 12/26/2019 $

439,900.00 480,000.00

$ $

430,000.00 455,000.00

217 Preston 79901 Overseas Hwy, #513

1967 Single Fam 1976 Condo

2 2

No Yes

82 80

BHHS Freewheeler Realty

Century 21 Island Life

12/20/2019 $

1,679,000.00

$

1,525,000.00

75040 Overseas

1967 Single Fam

3

Yes

74

Coldwell Banker Schmitt

Coldwell Banker Schmitt

12/20/2019 $

599,000.00

$

565,000.00

1984 Single Fam

2

Yes

68

Coldwell Banker Schmitt RE/MAX All Keys Real Estate

Coldwell Banker Schmitt RE/MAX All Keys Real Estate

12/20/2019 $ 12/28/2019 $

89,900.00 550,000.00

$ $

82,500.00 550,000.00

N/A Lots 1972 Single Fam

0 2

No No

61 61

Coldwell Banker Schmitt Keller Williams Realty Premier Island Breeze Realty RE/MAX All Keys Real Estate Coldwell Banker Schmitt Coldwell Banker Schmitt Coldwell Banker Schmitt Coldwell Banker Schmitt Coldwell Banker Schmitt Key Colony Beach Realty RE/MAX All Keys Real Estate RE/MAX All Keys Real Estate

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12/20/2019 12/23/2019 12/31/2019 12/20/2019 12/20/2019 12/27/2019 12/27/2019 12/30/2019 12/27/2019 12/23/2019 12/27/2019 12/27/2019

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729,000.00 125,000.00 2,995,000.00 2,400,000.00 255,000.00 1,750,000.00 1,799,999.00 1,295,000.00 964,900.00 175,000.00 285,000.00 897,500.00

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

700,000.00 135 Avenue D 100,000.00 97 Coco Plum Dr, Slip C-48 2,585,000.00 318/320 120th Street Gulf 2,050,000.00 12640 Overseas 240,000.00 430 110th 1,400,000.00 101 Windy Point 1,415,000.00 103 Windy Point 1,250,000.00 359 Stirrup Key 940,000.00 2137 Yellowtail 153,000.00 6099 Overseas Hwy, 50E 273,000.00 5301 Ocean Trc, #13 817,500.00 975 Ocotillo

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Single Fam Boat Slip Single Fam Commercial Single Fam Single Fam Single Fam Single Fam Single Fam Mobile Hom Condo Single Fam

3 0 6 0 2 3 3 3 3 1 2 2

Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

54.5 54.5 53.5 52.5 52.5 52.5 52.5 52.5 52 50.5 50 49.5

BHHS Keys Real Estate Ocean Sotheby's International Key Colony Beach Realty Key Colony Beach Realty

BHHS Keys Real Estate Island Breeze Realty Key Colony Beach Realty RE/MAX All Keys Real Estate

12/24/2019 12/27/2019 12/27/2019 12/30/2019

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480,000.00 4,500,000.00 499,000.00 714,900.00

$ $ $ $

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2 5 2 2

Yes Yes Yes Yes

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RE/MAX All Keys Real Estate Coldwell Banker Schmitt

RE/MAX All Keys Real Estate Coldwell Banker Schmitt

12/27/2019 $ 12/27/2019 $

350,000.00 479,000.00

$ $

315,000.00 460,000.00

1660 Hellenga 29381 Cypress

1962 Single Fam 1988 Single Fam

0 2

Yes Yes

30 29

Coldwell Banker Schmitt Truman & Co. Coastal Collection Real Estate

Coldwell Banker Schmitt Coldwell Banker Schmitt Key Colony Beach Realty

12/24/2019 $ 12/26/2019 $ 12/30/2019 $

265,000.00 585,000.00 549,000.00

$ $ $

222,500.00 585,000.00 549,000.00

Lot 30 Blackbeard 460 Barry 27362 Antigua

N/A Lots 1985 Single Fam 1958 Single Fam

0 3 3

Yes Yes Yes

28.5 28.5 27.5

BHHS Freewheeler Realty

Century 21 Island Life

12/20/2019 $

650,000.00

$

620,000.00

235 Sawyer

1989 Single Fam

2

Yes

21

Coldwell Banker Schmitt Century 21 Island Life

Coldwell Banker Schmitt Vacasa Florida

12/23/2019 $ 12/23/2019 $

1,199,000.00 569,000.00

$ $

1,050,000.00 570,000.00

1968 Single Fam 2019 Single Fam

4 3

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15 15

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12/20/2019 $ 12/27/2019 $

549,000.00 259,000.00

$ $

515,000.00 247,000.00

1975 Single Fam 1974 Condo

3 1

No Yes

10 10

BHHS Knight & Gardner Realty Key West Real Estate Sales BHHS Knight & Gardner Realty

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12/26/2019 $ 12/20/2019 $ 12/23/2019 $

449,000.00 410,000.00 359,000.00

$ $ $

420,000.00 375,000.00 337,500.00

1422 Boca Chica 115 Sun 158 Sun

1980 Single Fam 1973 Mobile Hom 1976 Mobile Hom

3 3 2

Yes Yes Yes

9 9 9

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Coastal Collection Real Estate Key West Properties Coastal Collection Real Estate Key West Properties Conch Realty Century 21 Island Life Century 21 Island Life Coldwell Banker Schmitt Coldwell Banker Schmitt BHHS Knight & Gardner Realty BHHS Knight & Gardner Realty Island Group Realty Truman & Co. Truman & Co.

12/26/2019 12/19/2019 12/20/2019 12/23/2019 12/26/2019 12/27/2019 12/27/2019 12/30/2019 12/30/2019 12/23/2019 12/27/2019 12/31/2019 12/27/2019 12/30/2019

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2 2 3 2 2 3 2 4 3 4 0 3 2 2

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Monroe County Property Transfers

GOOD DEEDS

Key Largo

Plantation Key

Upper Matecumbe Key Lower Matecumbe Key Long Key

Duck Key

Marathon

Key Colony Beach

Big Pine Key

Little Torch Key

Cudjoe Key

Saddlebunch Key Big Coppitt Key Geiger Key

Key West

List Price

$ 409,000.00 $ 400,000.00 $ 729,000.00 $ 415,000.00 $ 279,990.00 $ 529,000.00 $ 499,000.00 $ 649,000.00 $ 1,195,000.00 $ 1,450,000.00 $ 15,750,000.00 $ 599,000.00 $ 499,000.00 $ 725,000.00

$ 409,000.00 $ 400,000.00 $ 715,000.00 $ 407,500.00 $ 262,000.00 $ 526,000.00 $ 450,000.00 $ 599,000.00 $ 1,119,000.00 $ 1,329,000.00 $ 15,750,000.00 $ 589,000.00 $ 490,000.00 $ 725,000.00

Street Name

123 Long Key Lake Lot 13 Bahama 309 Jasmine

171 285 741 838

9th 14Th 9Th Ocean

3 Bay 17 Circle Dr, A 207 Shore 201 Coppitt Rd, #101B

Flagler Seaside Dr, #234 Fogarty Seaside Dr, #230 Bertha St, #3 5th Fogarty Flagler Riviera Key Cove Dr, #2 Roosevelt Roosevelt Blvd, #401N Bakers Flagler

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OLD STORY, NEW DETAILS BUM FARTO PODCAST EXPLORES KEY WEST’S DRUG-DEALING, FUGITIVE FIRE CHIEF

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he story of Key West’s missing fire chief, Joseph “Bum” Farto, may be the most thrilling true crime story Key West has ever seen. After 43 years, it carries the same intrigue for islanders as the day Farto disappeared in 1976, when facing a lengthy prison sentence for selling cocaine out of a Key West fire station.

Farto, who was believed to have fled to Costa Rica, would be 100 years old this year, and the statute of limitations for prosecution of anyone involved in his disappearance has expired, said filmmaker and Key West native Quincy Perkins, who with local author David Sloan has continued to find answers to Key West’s long unanswered question that appeared on T-shirts in the ‘70s: Where is Bum Farto?

Perkins and Sloan have recently established the website findbumfarto.com, where people can anonymously submit information and stories about the disappearance of Chief Farto.

Perkins has brought the story back to life with a fresh twist and new details in his new radio-podcast, “The Bum Farto Story.” The seven-part series debuts with a new — and rare — interview with Key West’s reclusive former city attorney, Manny James. From there, each episode digs deep from start to finish.

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Filmmaker Quincy Perkins and author David Sloan meet former U.S. Attorney Robert Rust, who indicted Key West Fire Chief Joseph ‘Bum’ Farto in 1976 and later signed the arrest warrant that declared him a fugitive. DAVID SLOAN/Contributed

Forgotten names like Titus Walters, Larry Dollar, Terry Lee Garcia and Sam Cagnina come rushing back as Perkins searches for meaning in the case and subtly wrestles with his own demons.

The research and storytelling bring new depth to the legendary case, and the revelation of more than 300 pages of FBI files provides new evidence even the saltiest of Conchs have never seen.

Perkins teamed up with Sloan and the two spent a week in Costa Rica following leads from the FBI files they obtained. A conversation with an American fugitive outside San Jose, Costa Rica added a new twist to the case that has eluded journalists through the decades, and in

the final episode, an explosive jailhouse tip lends closure to the island saga.

“The Bum Farto Story” will re-air in its entirety from noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Jan 5, on The X Radio at 104.9FM or listen live online at xkeywest.com.

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3. Fewer allergies he new year and less eczema. We is a time for can’t say we’re devoid lists — lots and of these problems, lots of lists. but many people’s Noteworthy events symptoms seem to and transitions for be significantly better 2019 are well-covered here. As far as eczema in this and other is concerned, it’s likely publications. As far as better due to a lack child health topics are Dr. Stanley Sack of exposure to cold, concerned, I try to covdry air, particularly this time of er, by and large, the Keys-worthy year. We can only take educated ones here as they come up. guesses as to why other allerThat said, I feel excluded gies are also often improved, from the list bandwagon. Maybe but since much of coastal Florida it’s on my bucket list to make a seems to share our good fortune list. Why not one about what’s here, there may be an ocean good, health-wise, about being and/or vegetation effect. in the Keys? Having lived and 4. More locally sourced worked in the North for a good food. Well, maybe the food isn’t chunk of my life, and coming technically local — the farmer’s into the season where life is esmarket guy apologized to me pecially different up there from the other day that the strawthe way it is here, let’s delve into berries this week came “all the the healthy things about these way from Plant City” — but it’s a parts. heck of a lot closer than trekking First, though, a couple of across the country in January. notes on what’s to come. These And there’s a greater variety of remarks are based on my own produce here, to say nothing of impressions and experiences, the local fish practically jumping with a smidgeon (one would onto our plates. hope) of general medical knowl5. Fewer excuses not to edge thrown in. And although exercise. I used to hear all the list is based on experiences the time about kids not being in child health, most of it is apable to get moving outdoors plicable to the rest of us. either due to unsafe conditions 1. No Lyme disease. While or bad weather. While safety this is not quite true, it is much precautions are still important less of a problem in South here, mostly regarding traffic, Florida in general, and especially neighborhoods here are generin the Keys. Most of the cases ally considered pretty kid-safe. here stem from travel up north And what people miss not being (including North Florida), and able to ski or snowboard here despite it being carried by a deer is more than made up for with tick and our having, after all, Key deer around, we don’t (yet) seem water activities.

People visit the Keys for all to have much of an issue with sorts of reasons, and certainly Lyme disease. not all of them are healthy. Take 2. No poison ivy. While a look at this list and realize that we’re on the subject of nasties a lot of us have more opportufrom hikes in the woods, it’s a nities for good health than the delight that kids aren’t suffering outside world might think. from that ubiquitous, uncomfortable rash. While we do have other irritants here, such as poisonwood and sea lice, they seem somewhat less common.

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The company of Talley’s Folly features, from left, actor Ross Pipkin, director Mathias Maloff and female lead Lauren Thompson. FRINGE THEATER/Contributed

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ringe Theater will present the award-winning play “Talley’s Folly” by Lanford Wilson Jan. 8-18 in the Back Room at Key West Theater, 512 Eaton St. The poignant story of second chances won the Pulitzer Prize and Drama Circle Award in 1980.

It was also nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play.

“The play is a love story of sorts,” Fringe artistic director Rebecca Tomlinson said. “And by that I mean it’s a story about choosing to love despite the setbacks of life.”

For the play’s protagonists, those setbacks include the loss of dreams amid the devastation of World War II and the oppression of cultural intolerance.

Matt is an accountant and Jewish immigrant and Sally is a nurse from a conservative Southern family. After a lifetime of believing they’ll never truly belong in the world around them, Matt has worked up the courage to convince Sally they can find a sense of belonging together.

The play is the directorial debut of Mathias Maloff, who works with Fringe Theater’s education program and is a popular local actor. Audiences will remember him most recently from Fringe’s “Conch Republic the Musical,” Theater XP’s “The Classics of Comedy,” and the Waterfront Playhouse’s “Young Frankenstein.”

The production stars Lauren Thompson as Sally and Ross Pipkin as Matt.

Wilson is one of the most renowned American playwrights of the late 20th century. He had a penchant for exploring themes of love and loss through characters who existed on the fringes of society. He was a co-founder of Off-Broadway’s celebrated Circle Repertory Company and is the author of “Balm in Gilead,” and “Burn This.”

“Mr. Wilson is one of our most gifted playwrights, a dramatist who deals perceptively with definably American themes,” said a New York Times review. “‘Talley’s Folly’” is a play to savor and cheer.” The New York Post calls the play a “funny, sweet, touching, and marvelously contrived love poem for an apple from an orange.”

“Talley’s Folly” shows at 7 p.m.

Jan. 8-18 in the Back Room at the Key West Theater, 512 Eaton St. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Key West Theater offers a full bar and munchies.

Tickets begin at $35 and are available at fringetheater.org or by calling the Fringe box office at 305-731-0581. Seating is limited, so advanced ticket purchase is encouraged.

Fringe Theater is Key West’s community-focused theater. It offers unique opportunities for people to see and do theater.

Fringe is a nonprofit with a vibrant and inclusive outreach and education program. More information is at fringetheater.org or via email at info@fringetheater.org.

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REDA WIGLE

KEY WEST WEEKLY / JANUARY 2, 2020

Barstool Astrology

Horns at attention, folks, it’s Capricorn season and the dawn of a brand new decade. A cardinal earth sign, Capricorn is ruled by Saturn, the planet of discipline, acquisition and boundaries. As the middle child between swaggering Sagittarius and cult leader Aquarius, Capricorn sometimes gets the bad rap of being boring. Yet, what the sign lacks in joie de vivre it makes up for in get-shit-done grindstoning and emotional grounding. Capricorns are striving and hard-scrabble, dissatisfied with low levels or ground views. They’re not so much selfish as self-interested; moves are made with a successful ascent in mind.

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.

The symbol for Capricorn is the sea goat. In myth, the children of the immortal sea goat Pricus left water for land, climbing out of the waves to sun themselves on the sand. Eventually, their land loving forced evolution; their fish tails became hind legs and they lost the ability to speak. How does this story and the influence of Capricorn affect us as we begin a new decade? It asks us to consider what direction we are moving, what adaptations we need and what is lost and gained by the personal evolutions we seek.

WHAT THE STARS HAVE IN STORE

CAPRICORN Dec. 22 – Jan. 19 Your work ethic is the stuff of legend and at long last you are due to collect on your efforts.

Do yourself a birthday solid by pausing to appreciate and celebrate what you’ve done before you dive into what still needs doing.

Notable Capricorn: Kiki Smith, Jan. 18, 1954 AQUARIUS Jan. 20 – Feb. 18 Fellow water bearer Neal Cassady mused, “Each day I lacerated myself thinking on her, but I didn’t go back.” I suspect this spiritual flagellation might resonate with you, Aquarius. Take it from Neal, no matter who or what from your past calls to you, the harm lies not in remembering, but in returning.

Notable Aquarius: Ayn Rand, Feb. 2, 1905 PISCES Feb. 19 – Mar. 20 Visionaries need armies and advisers. As you dream your next dream and scheme your next scheme, Pisces, enlist the foot soldiers you need to build it and the sage generals you trust to guide it.

Notable Pisces: Johnny Cash, Feb. 26, 1932 ARIES March 21 – April 19 An Aries friend of mine keeps a gas can in his backseat. He might run out of fuel or be struck by the desire to light something on fire. I urge you to apply a similar approach to your life in the weeks ahead.

Keep your modes of momentum and ignition close at hand.

Notable Aries: Ram Dass, April 6, 1931

TAURUS April 20 – May 20 Fortune favors the bold, and in 2020, the bull. I am not suggesting you pursue a path of reckless abandon, but strategic risk-taking. Your imminent success depends on your ability to charge courageously toward it.

Notable Taurus: Liberace, May 16, 1919 GEMINI May 21 – June 20 Gemini poet Walt Whitman wrote “I too am not a bit tamed, I too am untranslatable, I sound my barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world.”

I hope you greet the New Year with your own wild yawp, a hearty howling that will set the tone for the decade ahead.

Notable Gemini: Marquis de Sade, June 2, 1740 CANCER June 21 – July 22 By ancient design, most crabs walk sideways, a shuffle that allows them to move quickly on land or sea. As the symbol of your sign, I ask you to meditate on how a sideways approach to a challenge may help you meet or defeat it.

Notable Cancer: Missy Elliott, July 1, 1971 LEO July 23 – Aug. 22 Many a spiritual guidance counselor would tell you that all choices are essentially a decision between love and fear. In the weeks ahead, your career trajectory will be determined by which force you follow. Hint, don’t be a scaredy-cat.

Notable Leo: Benito Mussolini, July 29, 1883

VIRGO Aug. 23 – Sept. 22 Every single day, the human heart creates enough energy to drive a truck 20 miles. I offer this fact to you, Virgo, and ask you to consider the direction of your own cardiac velocity.

Who or what are you driving toward and how fast?

Notable Virgo: Otis Redding, Sept. 9, 1941 LIBRA Sept. 23 – Oct. 22 Late, great, local Libra Shel Silverstein wrote, “All the colors I am inside have not been invented yet.” I suspect new shades and shadows may now be emerging in you. As this rainbow develops, don’t shy away from sharing what you are becoming.

Notable Libra: Brigitte Bardot, Sept. 28, 1934 SCORPIO Oct. 23 – Nov. 21 Consider diverting the obsessive attention you usually pay to romantic partners toward yourself. Rather than digging deep into someone else, search your own soil. You are more than worthy of investigation, adoration and relentless pursuit. Be the object of your own affections.

Notable Scorpio: Sam Shepard, Nov. 5, 1943 SAGITTARIUS Nov. 22 – Dec. 21 Mars, the planet of war, and Pluto, the planet of rebirth, are connecting in the days ahead.

For archers this combination can lead to creative breakthroughs and necessary breakdowns. Rest assured, whatever you lose, you no longer need.

Notable Sagittarius: Little Richard, Dec. 5, 1932

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he Florida Keys are arguably the most popular destination in the country for the holiday season and nowhere else is the Tourist Development Council’s success more prevalent than on the Overseas Highway. Each year, traffic backs up and turns the road into a parking lot on the 18-Mile Stretch, through Islamorada, on Big Pine and at “The Triangle” intersection leading into Key West as tensions peak somewhere between Christmas and New Year’s Day. We ask everyone to remain safe and calm and use these...

10. Install a remote-controlled paint ball gun under the hood of your car and unload on any maniac who cuts you off.

9. Run all your errands between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m.

MEASURES TO REDUCE THE STRESS CAUSED BY HOLIDAY TRAFFIC

9. Carpool with your therapist.

8. Employ your elderly neighbor as a chauffeur.

7. Carpool with your bartender.

6. Pretend you are playing Grand Theft Auto every time you get behind the wheel.

5. Instead of a car – use roller skates.

4. Keep a Yeti full of Tito’s and soda next to your car keys.

3. Use Facebook to live-stream all your trips and keep your mind busy by “liking and commenting” while behind the wheel.

2. Drive naked.

1. Get a Monster Truck and don’t let anyone slow you down.

COUNTY LOOKS AT NEW DECADE ADMINISTRATOR ROMAN GASTESI REVIEWS 2019

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s we welcome a new decade, Monroe County staff is proud of the work that was done this past year to enhance the quality of the lives of our citizens, business owners and visitors.

In December, the county hosted the Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Leadership Summit and will continue to plan ahead while tackling the topic head-on with courageous communication.

The county secured millions of dollars in federal and state funding for needed programs while we continued to work on FEMA reimbursements for Hurricane Irma expenses. At the state level, $6 million was secured for water quality projects, $5 million for land acquisition, and $750,000 for the vessel pump-out program.

The Office of Sustainability in October finished removing debris from 257 Keys canals with federal and state grant funding.

The county also took possession of its third Trauma Star helicopter to provide life-saving flights to the mainland. The program continues to fly a record number of patients while continuing to transport all Monroe County residents with no out-of-pocket costs.

County staff volunteered and donated to Bahamas Hurricane Dorian relief, and the county was able to “pay it forward” to help Brevard County officials when they were on the brink of exhaustion after the hurricane loomed off their shoreline for five days.

The Key West airport improvement projects continue with the airport expanding nonstop services to 14 major cities.

The county’s Social Services, Veterans Affairs and Guardian ad Litem departments continued efforts to help children, seniors, veterans and homeless residents.

The county’s five libraries continue to be community centers. And this year, the community celebrated the 60th anniversary of the Key West library at its current location with jazz music under the stars.

The county funds the operations of three animal shelters and helped fund a portion of the new Key West Animal Shelter that opened on Stock Island earlier this year.

From Ocean Reef to Key West, everyday tasks included providing building permits, enforcing county codes, maintaining county facilities, roads, bridges, its vehicle fleet, overseeing trash collection and recycling, providing information flowing to the public, and producing and administering a $472.6 million budget.

In 2019, the commissioners and county staff made the community – a community we can all be proud of – our top priority by striving to make our island home a beautiful and safe place to live, work, and play. Looking into 2020 and a new decade in front of us, we will continue to balance our resilient community.

Sincerely, Roman Gastesi Monroe County Administrator

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ey West music man Bobby Nesbitt was reasonably confident he was aware of all Johnny Mercer’s musical compositions.

Nesbitt, after all, had been assembling and arranging, researching and rehearsing his latest Bobby in the Lobby concert at Tennessee Williams Theater at The College of the Florida Keys highlighting Mercer’s musical achievements.

“We brought back the Bobby in the Lobby concert series last year, and the upcoming shows on Jan. 20 and 21 feature the beloved Danny Weathers and Carmen Rodriguez,” Nesbitt said. “Danny came back from Palm Springs for this one, and both shows are nearly sold out. But the exciting part came while I was researching Mercer’s music.”

Singer, songwriter and composer Johnny Mercer was born in Savannah, Georgia in 1909, and made a big name for himself writing songs as well as lyrics for Broadway musicals from the 1930s through the 1950s.

His repertoire includes “Moon River,” “Hurray for Hollywood,” “Days of Wine and Roses,” and more than 1,500 others. Mercer also cofounded Capitol Records, was nominated for 19 Oscars and won two Best Original Song Oscars.

“I thought I knew about everything Mercer had done,” Nesbitt said. “And I had a copy of ‘The Complete Lyrics of Johnny Mercer.’”

Johnny Mercer was an Oscar-winning songwriter, Broadway lyricist and singer from the 1930s-‘60s. WILLIAM P. GOTTLIEB/Library of Congress

From left, three of Key West’s favorite performers, Danny Weathers, Carmen Rodriguez and Bobby Nesbitt, will share the stage Jan. 20 and 21 at Tennessee Williams Theatre. BOBBY NESBITT/Contributed

Then Nesbitt got a call from his friend and Key West resident Ellen Steininger.

“She said she had a whole box of Johnny Mercer stuff, because her late father-in-law, Franz Steininger, was a composer who had collaborated with Mercer around 1962 on a musical called ‘Three Arabian Knights,’” Nesbitt said. “She had in her Key West apartment, a complete script, a book of lyrics and reel-to- reel demo tapes of the songs, which we had transferred to crystal-clear digital recordings.”

Nesbitt couldn’t find any previous references to the musical with Steininger, and the songs were absent from “The Complete Lyrics of Johnny Mercer,” he said.

“This was a pretty big discovery in the music world,” Nesbitt said.

“After all, it’s not as if people find ‘new’ Gershwin songs or Cole Porter songs every day.”

Nesbitt contacted the Johnny Mercer Archives at Georgia State University, and while the archivists there had heard about the musical, they knew nothing about its content.

“So they certainly were eager to hear it, to know more and have it in their collection,” said Nesbitt, who will perform a few of the newly discovered songs at the Jan. 20 and 21 shows.

Nesbitt also shared the discovery with musician and musical historian Michael Feinstein, who responded to Nesbitt’s correspondence with, “This is a fascinating find and I would love to hear the recordings and see the music. It’s a wonderful discovery and I agree, the material would be best housed at the Mercer Archives at Georgia State University.”

“It’s been an exciting show to assemble,” Nesbitt said, “and I’m thrilled to share this discovery with Danny Weathers and Carmen Rodriguez.”

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‘YOU OUGHTA BE IN PICTURES…’ STRIKING 2020 ADS LURE VARIOUS VISITORS TO ISLAND CHAIN

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he Florida Keys were ready for their close-ups this summer and are lookin’ good in the latest captivating collection of print ads designed to draw a diverse array of visitors this winter.

John Underwood, chief marketing officer for Tinsley Advertising, unveiled some of the alluring images and resulting advertisements at the Dec. 18 Tourist Development Council meeting in Key West.

Tinsley has handled the Keys’ advertising for the past 30 or so years and during summer 2019 coordinated a 30-day photo shoot.

“We shot all five districts in the Keys, covering all subject matter over a 30-day period,” Underwood said.

“The shoot yielded more than 1,700 images with 80 different set-ups and included six photographers, including several locals.”

The results are striking and tailored to appeal to various audiences in each market.

For example, one Marathon ad features a couple relaxing at the new Isla Bella Resort, while a few Key West ads target gay and lesbian travelers by featuring a same-sex beach wedding and two men sharing a paddleboard.

Other images highlight the Keys’ offshore fishing options, with a striking photo that shows two anglers on the stern of a fishing boat and a brilliant green mahi mahi approaching their bait underwater. The text says, “Guess who’s coming to dinner.”

There are also offshore island beaches, glass-bottomed kayaks, a potter working outside and other artfocused images.

The TDC will spend some $17.5 million on various media advertising for 2020, Underwood said.

Although television advertising still claims half of that expenditure, digital media outlets are steadily catching up, and this year digital expenditures represent 36% of that $17.5 million, Underwood said, while print advertising accounts for 9% of and out-of-home advertising gets 5% of the expenditure.

One of this year’s new initiatives is a plan to focus more marketing efforts to promote the new direct flights coming into Key West from New York and Dallas.

“This includes an airport domination program at Newark Liberty Airport,” Underwood said, referring to an impactful marketing program that fills most of the available advertising spaces in an airport or train station with images of the Florida Keys during the coldest winter months.

“We’re also creating more native content promoting our sustainability efforts on such websites as National Geographic and social media on Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram,” Underwood said, adding that Tinsley Advertising won five Flagler Awards for its Florida Keys advertisements at the 2019 Governor’s Conference on Tourism.

“Since the inception of those statewide awards, we have won more for a destination than any other organization.”

Given the latest round of print ad photography, it’s easy to see why.

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RENEW CUBAN CONNECTIONS; END EMBARGO I

Former Key West City Commissioner Tony Yaniz, left, extends a Key West invitation to Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel during a 2018 event in New York City. TONY YANIZ/ Contributed

t was an honor and a pleasure to serve our Key West community as a city commissioner for four years (2012-2015). But for more than 40 years, one of my goals has been to bring the two sister islands — Key West and Cuba — closer once again. Our histories and culture are interwoven and in many cases are one and the same.

As a commissioner I had the privilege of moving this goal along by visiting the Cuban Embassy in Washington, D.C. and arranging for an unofficial visit to Key West by two Cuban dignitaries from the embassy visit.

Their response was — as it typically is with anything involving Key West — a joyful rediscovering of our mutual culture and history.

Last year I was invited to a gathering in New York City to meet Cuba’s new president, Miguel-Diaz Canel. I handed him a Key West challenge coin, and when he realized who and what I represented, he hugged me and mentioned his lifelong dream of visiting our island. The Jose Marti monument, the terrace at LaTeDa, the Cuban Memorial at our cemetery and the San Carlos Institute are at the top of his list. I promised him I’d do everything possible to make it happen.

Later in the year Cuban Ambassador Jose Cabañas and his wife made an official visit; they toured the Cuban historical sites, exchanged a Cuban flag for a Conch Republic one with Mayor Teri Johnston, and took part in the reading of the “Sister Islands” proclamation with her.

Most recently, in November, I visited Cuba for the 500th anniversary of the City of Havana, where I had the opportunity, once again, to speak with President Diaz-Canel. He called me “Cayo Hueso,” thanked me warmly and asked me to send his love to the people of our island for the kindness and goodwill we showed the ambassador during his stay — the first official visit by a Cuban dignitary in nearly five decades.

Diaz-Canel told me, if everything went well, he’d fulfill his own dream of visiting Key West after next year’s United Nations summit. I was ecstatic. A visit like that would mean so much to both Key Westers and Cubans to whom our island is a historical mecca. Key West is on almost on every Cuban’s bucket list.

These are turbid political times.

President Trump continues to squeeze Cuba, despite a contrary policy wherein he embraces Kim Jong Un. He congratulates China on 70 years of communism, and Americans are free to travel to and trade with Vietnam, even though we lost 58,000 soldiers in that armed conflict 40 years ago. Certainly, times have changed, and rightfully so. So, why does current U.S. policy continue to single out Cuba?

I can’t imagine any small country being able to withstand nearly six decades of a U.S. embargo.

Cuba — its leaders and its people — want economic change, and the only way to achieve that is to remove the embargo.

The only way to empower any group in the social strata is by providing a way for them to create wealth. When President Barack Obama lifted many restrictions, money started flowing in to regular working people.

Now, with the return of the restrictions under the Trump administration, economic woes are rapidly returning.

In short, Cuban children are going to bed hungry to satisfy Trump’s frenzy to secure Florida in his re-election bid.

On my visit for Havana’s 500th I saw happy people, literally tens of thousands celebrating during the two-day event. I saw people struggling to make ends meet and to feed their children, but I also saw a resolute people who want change, but will fight anyone who jeopardizes their sovereignty and autonomy.

Martin Luther King said, “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” Amen to that.

We must speak out against this draconian, inhumane and illogical embargo.

Please join me in rebuilding the cultural and historical bridges. Let it begin by reconnecting our two Sister Islands of Cuba and Key West. Viva Cayo Hueso!

Respectfully, Tony Yaniz Key West Ambassador to Cuba

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orey Malcom, director of archeology at the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum in Key West, spoke to a packed house at the History of Diving Museum’s December “Immerse Yourself” lecture series.

Malcom, a recognized expert in shipwrecks, archeology and the Keys, offered an archeological analysis of two shipwrecks and a gravesite found in the Keys to explore the role the island chain played in the transatlantic slave trade.

“The slave trade is a viable subject to research and explore,” Malcom said to start his lecture. “And the archaeology of the slave trade is important because it gives tangible and unbiased evidence of what happened.”

The transatlantic slave trade operated for over 350 years, transporting 12 million captive Africans across the seas. It didn’t happen the same in 1510 as it did in 1860, Malcom said, adding that the trade changed due to economic, political and legal pressures.

The first ship discussed was the Henrietta Marie. In 1972, Mel Fisher’s Treasure Salvors team discovered the wreck on the north side of the Keys, but moved on because it wasn’t the Atocha wreck they were seeking. Eventually, another archeological crew found the ship’s bell, which read “Henrietta Marie 1699.” With more research, the Henrietta Marie became the first slave ship ever to be found, excavated and presented to the world.

The ship was involved in the triangular trade route, bringing European fine goods to Africa to trade for people, who were brought back across the Atlantic and sold in the Caribbean for cotton, sugar, tobacco, and molasses. Those were brought back to Europe.

The Henrietta Marie was only in her second journey as a slaver when she sank on New Ground Reef in the Florida Keys in 1700. Archeologists pieced together her history from the artifacts uncovered. Iron bars and pewter goods found on the ship were used to buy slaves. “In fall 1699, it would take 12 to 17 iron bars to buy a person,” Malcom said. “It’s a pretty shocking thing to learn that’s what a person was worth to some.”

“They were trading for people who didn’t want to be on the ship,” he said, describing 82 sets of shackles found onboard to lock captives together.

Divers map artifacts at the wreck of the slave ship Guerrero. DON KINCAID/Contributed

Corey Malcom presented his “Slavery Submerged” presentation to a packed house at the History of Diving Museum in Islamorada. The Mel Fisher Maritime Museum realized through its work on the Henrietta Marie that the slave trade was not only a key part of the history of the Americas and the New World, but that many of the details of how the slave trade functioned could be found within long-lost shipwrecks under the sea. TIFFANY DUONG/ Keys Weekly

More than 120 years later, slavery was going out of fashion and the trade was even outlawed in many places. That didn’t stop pirates like Jose Gomez from capturing and selling people, so the British navy patrolled the Atlantic to stop illegal slave ships.

The Guerrero was one of those illegal ships and Malcom’s second tale of the night.

Built in 1813 in Connecticut, it ended up a Cuban pirate slave ship under Gomez’s control. In 1827, his luck ran out. The British navy ship H.M.S. Nimble spotted the Guerrero and engaged in a gun battle in the straits between the Bahamas and Florida.

The Guerrero wrecked in North Key Largo, and the Nimble struck five minutes later. “There’s a rich historical record for the Guerrero,” explains Malcom. “It’s not a question of what happened, but where.” Archeologists searched for the wreck for years off the bearings the captain of the Nimble had scribbled in the ship’s log.

In 2004, Malcom and his crew used a magnetometer, a device towed behind ships to locate iron underwater, and found a shipwreck debris field spread across a shallow reef in the Upper Keys. Clues such as ballast stones pointed to the Guerrero.

“Every rock in this area is coral rock or

limestone,” describes Malcom. “So if it’s not that, it came from somewhere else.” Other finds, like white oak wood from the Northern Hemisphere, glass fragments and scalloped plates helped Malcom’s team zero in on a time period – late 1700s, early 1800s.

They can’t definitively identify the wreck as the Guerrero because so little remains and because the fragments are spread across one of the most pristine reefs in the Keys. “Nature trumps history,” smiled Malcom. “No digging on a beautiful reef with so many endangered species.”

To end, Malcom tells the story behind the African Cemetery in Key West. At the end of the transatlantic slave trade, the U.S. Navy intercepted two American slave ships illegally selling slaves to Cuba. The ships were seized and towed to Key West, the nearest port, and 1,432 African refugees flooded the Southernmost City.

They were housed in barracks, and 40% of them were ultimately sent to Liberia in West Africa. The rest fell victim to the system, dying somehow in the process. Many were buried in Key West, but the location was a mystery — until 2002.

That’s when a ground-penetrating radar survey discovered the first graves in Higgs Beach Park, under the West Martello Tower.

This site is the only cemetery in the U.S. composed of people caught up in the slave trade who were intended to be liberated.

“It’s touching, unique, and we always need to remember these people buried in Higgs Beach Park,” added Malcom.

He closed by saying, “Finding a site or objects relating to the transatlantic slave trade is always bittersweet: These are the things that hold the information archaeologists seek, but they are also tied to terribly tragic and cruel events.”

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jorn Juhl, one of the leading designers of musical effects pedals and amplifiers, will be in Key West this month for a free special event for all Florida Keys musicians.

Björn will be discussing how to use effects pedals and amplifiers to obtain the tones people seek in their music. As one of the leading effects pedal designers and builders in the world, Juhl has great insight and experience in working with musical electronics, said local guitarist Bobby DeVito. The event will include the full line of One Control pedals, as well as the new BJF-S66 amplifier and the prototype of the BJF-S100 amplifier.

This event will take place from 2 to 4 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 23 at Grateful Guitar, and is sponsored by the Key West Theater, 512 Eaton St.

“We will be giving away a couple of effects pedals for free, as well as free tone consultations with Björn,” DeVito said. “This will be an interactive demonstration for all guitarists, bassists and anyone interested in effects. Participants will be able to ask Björn how to obtain the sounds they wish, and how to best maximize the gear they currently own.”

“This is a free event and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for musicians to meet and interact with one of the greatest amp and pedal designers in the world,” DeVito said.

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— Contributed

he one ingredient that goes into the making of a great legend is a kernel of truth. The legend of Black Caesar, perhaps the Florida Keys’ most infamous pirate, has a doozy. While many stories have been attributed to Black Caesar, a pirate who has manifested into several forms over the course of more than 100 years, this story will address the earliest version attributed to him.

The original Black Caesar is said to have been a large, powerful African chieftain who was captured by slave traders and brought to the Americas, where he would be sold into slavery. It was sometime in the early years of the 18th century. During the slave ship’s Atlantic crossing, a storm was encountered and the ship wrecked along the northern reaches of the Florida Reef.

Miraculously, the African chieftain and a single crew member, one whom he had befriended, were the only two to survive. With the help of a recovered longboat, the two would wash up on the shore of Elliott Key and embark on piratical adventures.

One crystal clear aspect of the original Black Caesar story is that he abandons his Elliott Key lair and joins forces with Blackbeard, probably the most famous pirate in the world. The powerful and blood-thirsty Black Caesar, according to legend, is said to have served as a trusted lieutenant among Blackbeard’s crew. The nugget of truth at the core of the Black Caesar legend is that a man named Caesar was, in fact, one of the 18 men on board Blackbeard’s sloop Adventure when it was attacked by Lt. Maynard’s British forces off of North Carolina’s Ocracoke Island on November 22, 1718.

Caesar, spelled Cesar in the historical record, was listed as a Common Sailor on the King’s documents of the day and one of at least five slaves captured aboard the Adventure.

According to Captain Charles Johnson’s “A General History of the Pyrates,” once considered the primary source on all things piratical when it was published in 1726, “Teach (Blackbeard) had little or no Hopes of escaping, and therefore had posted a resolute Fellow, a Negro, whom he had bred up, with a lighted Match, in the Powder-Room, with Commands to blow up when he should give him Orders, which was as soon as the Lieutenant and his Man could have entered, that so he might have destroy’d his Conquerors: and when the Negro found how it went with Black-beard, he could hardly be perswaded from the rash Action by two Prisoners that were in the Hold of the Sloop.”

It is an interesting description of the attack on the Adventure for two reasons. The “resolute Fellow” is generally considered to be Caesar. First, the man does not sound like some hulking, fierce pirate – nor treated as one by Blackbeard.

Second, the man was said to have been “bred up” or raised in some fashion by Blackbeard and that does not support one of the central tenets of the Black Caesar legend that boasts he was a fellow pirate and trusted lieutenant who had joined Blackbeard’s bloody crew.

In the case of Black Caesar, the kernel of truth acting as some kind of supporting document to bolster the legend actually contradicts it.

The Caesar (or Cesar) on Blackbeard’s sloop Adventure, though not the legendary African chieftain of legend and lore, was convicted of piracy and hanged, thereby putting an end to the pirate legend.

Black Caesar, however, would rise again. That story, though, is for another day.

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

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he Southernmost City was in peak celebration mode this week, and enthusiastically welcomed 2020 with events offering something for everyone.

The annual Dachshund Walk took place, as usual, at noon on Dec. 31, with the wiener dogs — and wannabe wieners — doing their shortlegged strut through Old Town.

Later that night, a pirate wench, a female impersonator, a conch shell and a Key lime “dropped” in on the New Year at various locations in Old Town. Happy New Year, Key West; here’s to a marvelous 2020.

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1. New Year revelers packed Duval Street and the Historic Seaport on New Year’s Eve. 2. Although originally played by Snoopy, the cartoon beagle, this couple put their dachshund in the cockpit for Key West’s annual Dachshund Walk.

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4. Female impersonator Sushi does national media interviews each New Year’s Eve before descending to the street in a giant red high-heeled shoe.

5. This wiener dog is on a roll at the Key West’s annual Dachshund Walk.

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Phone 305-743-6939 www.keysprecisioneyecare.com

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NOW HEAR THIS..

LECTURE SERIES FEATURES ‘FLORIDA’S FEMALE PIONEERS’

Author and historian Peggy McDonald will discuss ‘Florida’s Female Pioneers’ at 7 p.m. Jan. 9 at The College of the Florida Keys. ERICKA WINTERROWD/ Contributed

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he College of the Florida Keys will open its 2020 VIP Series with “Florida’s Female Pioneers.”

The presentation by historian, author and educator Peggy Macdonald will be at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 9 in the Tennessee Williams Theatre on the Key West campus.

Now in its seventh season, the VIP Series invites the community to hear the Visions, Ideas and Perspectives of prominent local, regional and national speakers.

The 2020 lecture series is sponsored by Centennial Bank.

In her talk, Macdonald examines some of the women who shaped the Sunshine State: Dr. Esther Hill Hawks, a physician who ran the state’s first racially integrated free school; Harriet Beecher Stowe, famous for writing “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” who kickstarted Florida’s tourism industry with her 1873 book “Palmetto Leaves”; and May Mann Jennings, a suffragist and conservationist who helped establish

Royal Palm State Park, which formed the nucleus of Everglades National Park.

Macdonald is a public historian and adjunct professor at Stetson University and Indian River State College. A native Floridian, she gives presentations on Florida women’s history with the Florida Humanities Florida Talks program. Her publications include a biography of environmental activist Marjorie Harris Carr and a forthcoming book on Florida’s female pioneers.

Macdonald has written about Florida history and culture for Gainesville Magazine, Our Town Magazine, Senior Times and FORUM Magazine.

She serves on the Alachua County Historical Commission and is an alumna of the University of Florida, where she received a doctorate in American History.

Tickets are $5 at the door. Admission is free for students at CFK and Monroe County schools. More information is at 305-296-9081 or www. fkcc.edu.

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Peggy Macdonald’s lecture about ‘Florida’s Female Pioneers’ features Harriet Beecher Stowe and several other women. STATE ARCHIVES OF FLORIDA/Contributed

CUSTOM HOUSE EXHIBIT CELEBRATES FEMALE ARTISTS

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ey West Art & Historical Society welcomes the public to a special reception from 6 to 8 p.m. on Jan. 17 to celebrate the work of 39 female Florida Keys artists featured in the “From a Woman’s Hand” exhibit at the Custom House Museum, 281 Front St. The biannual exhibit — juried by arts community leaders Jane Grannis, Martha Resk, Lois Gray and Cori Convertito — illuminates the remarkable achievements of women artists despite the gender imbalance in the art world, while also contributing to the commemoration of women’s suffrage in America.

“Our mission is to promote the humanities and arts of the Florida Keys, including emphasis on the role of women in our society,” said Convertito, the society curator. “This exhibit showcases strong, thoughtprovoking pieces created by female artists in our community.

The breadth and depth of the artists’ originality and imagination is astonishing.”

Among them are Lauren McAloon displaying her newest raku and brass sculpture in her Vessel Series entitled “Amber Waves,” American Watercolor

Artist Sandy Mezinis’s painting ‘Elixir de la Vida’ is one of the works that will be on display in the 2020 ‘From a Woman’s Hand’ exhibit at the Custom House Museum. CAROL TEDESCO/Contributed

Society signature member Sandy Mezinis exhibiting a new watercolor piece called “Elixir de la Vida” and former Upper Keys art teacher Veronica Alegre Gutierrez with her bronze sculpture “Conch Venus.” Museum visitors will also discover fresh artwork and media by artists whose works are rarely exhibited in the Florida Keys.

“It is wonderful to work with the artists represented in the exhibit; they offer such a dynamic view of everything that surrounds us – nature, people, experiences and materials,” said Convertito. “The quality and diversity of the artwork continually impresses me.”

“From a Woman’s Hand” opens Jan. 17 and runs until March 22 and is sponsored by the Florida Division of Cultural Affairs.

Museum policies strictly prohibit the sale of any artwork during the exhibit. For more information, call Convertito at 305-295-6616 ext. 112.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE U-HAUL COMPANY OF MIAMI Notice is here by given that on January 20, 2020, Leonard Richford Jr. Storage Auctioneer, Executive Administrator for U-Haul Company of Miami, Will be offering for sale under the Judicial Lien Process, By Public Auction, the following storage units. The Terms of the sale will be cash only. U-Haul Company does reserve the right to refuse any bids. The sales will Begin at 8:00 a.m. and continue day by day until all units are sold.

103530 Overseas Highway, Key Largo, FL. 33037. Names And Last Known Addresses are as Follows: Robert Gedman Unit #1558 $830.20 Ann Wade Unit #1187 $601.90 Don Hansen Unit #0008 $658.68 Publish: January 2 & 9, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETINGS Florida Keys Council of the Arts Notice of Upcoming Meetings Development Committee Meeting Tuesday, January 14th, 2020 at 10:00 a.m.

Gato Building, 1100 Simonton St. 2nd fl Engineering conference room, Key West Board of Directors and Annual Meeting Thursday, January 23rd, 2020 at 11:00 a.m.

Tropic Cinema, Carper Theater, 416 Eaton St, Key West Art in Public Places Committee Meeting Tuesday, January 28th, 2020 at 2:00 p.m.

Marathon Gov’t Center, 2798 Overseas Hwy, 1st fl conference room, Marathon Meetings are open to the public and all are invited to attend.

Questions? Call the Arts Council office at 305-295-4369.

Publish: January 2, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

COMPLAINT FOR EXONERATION FROM OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY BY GERVASIO FOLGUEIRA, AS OWNER OF THE 2009 MAKO MARINE MOTORBOAT BEARING HULL IDENTIFICATION NO. MRKR0229I809, Petitioner.

NOTICE TO CLAIMANTS OF COMPLAINT FOR EXONERATION FROM OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY Notice is given that the above-named Petitioner has filed a Petition, pursuant to 46 U.S.C. §30505 et. seq. for exoneration from or limitation of liability for all claims for any damages or injuries, arising out of or occurring as a result of an incident involving the 2009 Mako Marine motorboat bearing Hull Identification Number MRKR0229I809 on the navigable waters of Monroe County, Florida, on or about June 27, 2019, as more fully described in the Petition.

All persons having such claims must file their respective claims, as provided in Supplemental Rule F of the Supplemental Rules for Certain Admiralty and Maritime Claims of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, with the Clerk of this Court at the United States District Courthouse for the Southern District of Florida, 301 Simonton Street, Key West, FL 33040 and must serve a copy thereof on attorneys for Petitioner on or before the 31st day of January, 2020 or be defaulted.

If any claimant desires to contest either the right to Exoneration From or the right to Limitation of Liability he shall file and serve on the attorneys for Petitioner an answer to the complaint on or before the aforesaid date unless his claim has included an answer, so designated, or be defaulted.

DATED this 17th day of December, 2019.

K. Michael Moore /s/_K. Michael Moore United States Chief District Judge Publish: January 2, 9, 16 & 23, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

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 SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE 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: January 2, 2020 Co-Personal Representatives: LORI FRYE PHYFER and JAMES C. FRYE, III Attorney for Co-Personal Representatives: DIANA WATEROUS CENTORINO, ESQ. Florida Bar Number: 611778 Diana Waterous Centorino, P.A. 1230 S.E 4th Avenue Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33316 (954) 462-7760 telephone (954) 462-7761 fax Email: DWC@dianawaterous entorino.com Secondary Email: Staff. staff@dianawaterous centorino.com Publish: January 2 & 9, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

E-Mail: jjostroff@jandolaw.com Secondary E-Mail: dbuckridge@jandolaw.com Publish: January 2 & 9, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

named Defendant(s) who are not known to be dead or alive, whether said Unknown Parties may claim an interest as Spouse, Heirs, Devisees, Grantees, or Other Claimants Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to order rescheduling foreclosure sale or Final Judgment, entered in Civil Case No. 2018-CA-000385-M of the Circuit Court of the 16th Judicial Circuit in and for Monroe County, Florida, wherein JP Morgan Chase Bank, National Association, Plaintiff and David B. Marciniak are defendant(s), I, Clerk of Court, Kevin Madok, CPA, will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash AT THE MONROE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 500 WHITEHEAD STREET, KEY WEST, FL 33040, AT 11:00 A.M. on January 22, 2020, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to-wit: LOT 11, BLOCK 1, LIDA SUBDIVISION, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 3, PAGE 95, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA. 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. Florida Rules of Judicial Administration Rule 2.540 Notices to Persons With Disabilities If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance.

Please contact Cheryl Alfonso, ADA Coordinator, Court Operations Manager, 502 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL 33040, 305-295-3652 at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.

SPANISH: Si usted es una persona discapacitada que necesita alguna adaptación para poder participar de este procedimiento o evento; usted tiene derecho, sin costo alguno a que se le provea cierta ayuda. Favor de comunicarse con Cheryl Alfonso, Coordinadora de A.D.A Court Operations Manager, 502 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL 33040, 305-295-3652 por lo menos 7 días antes de que tenga que comparecer en corte o inmediatamente después de haber recibido ésta notificación si es que falta menos de 7 días para su comparecencia. Si tiene una discapacidad auditiva ó de habla, llame al 711.

KREYOL: Si ou se yon moun ki kokobé ki bezwen asistans ou aparêy pou ou ka patisipé nan prosedu sa-a, ou gen dwa san ou pa bezwen péyé anyen pou ou jwen on seri de èd.

Tanpri kontakté Cheryl Alfonso, Co-ordinator ADA, Court Operations Manager, 502 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL 33040, 305-295-3652O’mwen 7 jou avan ke ou gen pou-ou parèt nan tribunal, ou imediatman ke ou resevwa avis sa-a ou si lè ke ou gen pou-ou alé nan tribunalla mwens ke 7 jou; Si ou pa ka tandé ou palé byen, rélé 711.

WITNESS my hand and the Official Seal of Said Court, this 26th day of September, 2019.

KEVIN MADOK Clerk of the Circuit Court Monroe County, Florida By: Shonta McLeod Deputy Clerk Publish: January 2 & 9, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL DIVISION Case No: 09-CA-001012-P 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 15TH DAY OF JANUARY 2020 at 11:00AM on THE FRONT STEPS OF THE MONROE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 500 WHITEHEAD STREET 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: All upland and submerged land in Lots 9 and 10, Block 8, ANGLERS PARK SHORES, according to the Plat thereof, as recorded in Plat Book 1 at page 148 of the Public Records of Monroe County, Florida; together with, to the extent, if any, not included within said Lots 9 or 10, a parcel of submerged land in Largo Sound, Section 14, Township 61 South, Range 39 East, fronting the above described lots and more particularly described as follows: From the intersection of the dividing line between Lots 10 and 11, said Block and subdivision, with the Southeasterly side of shoreland Drive, all as shown on said plat of ANGLERS PARK SHORES, run South 44 degrees 10’ East along the radial dividing line between said Lots 10 and 11, a distance of 110 feet to the mean high tide line on the shore of Largo Sound and the Point of Beginning of the parcel hereinafter described; thence continue South 44 degrees 10’ East, a distance of 100 feet; thence North 43 degrees 40’ East, a distance of 80 feet; thence North 44 degrees 10’ West, a distance of 100 feet, more or less, to the said mean high tide line; thence Southwesterly meandering said mean high tide line a distance of 80 feet, more or less, to the Point of Beginning.

Pursuant to the FINAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT entered in a case in said Court, the style of which is: TOTALBANK; KL RES, LLC Plaintiff VS. OUTLAND PROPERTIES, LTD.; OUT ISLANDS PROPERTIES, INC.; DAVID BLOCK; BLOCK LAND AND FINANCE LTD; HERSHOFF, LUPION & YAGEL, LLP; BOARD OF COUNTY COMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY; SIRENA KEY, LLC Defendant And the Docket Number of which is Number 09-CA001012-P WITNESS my hand and the Official Seal of Said Court, this 26th day of SEPTEMBER, 2019.

KEVIN MADOK Clerk of the Circuit Court Monroe County, Florida By: Gwen Douglass 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 26, 2019 and January 2, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Wheatons Towing gives Notice of Foreclosure of Lien and intent to sell thes¬e vehicles on 1/29/2020, 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.

1HGCD5631TA145502 1996 HONDA Publish: January 2 & 9, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Wheatons Towing gives Notice of Foreclosure of Lien and intent to sell thes¬e vehicles on 1/26/2020, 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.

1JCCF87EXFT057517 1985 JEEP Publish: January 2 & 9, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE SOLICITATIONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday, January 30, 2020, at 3:00 P.M., the Monroe County Purchasing Office will receive and open sealed responses for the following: SCALE UPGRADES FOR THREE TRANSFER STATIONS MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA Pursuant to F.S. § 50.0211(3) (a), all published competitive solicitation notices can be viewed at: www. floridapublicnotices.com, a searchable Statewide repository for all published legal notices. Requirements for submission and the selection criteria may be requested from DemandStar by Onvia at www. demandstar.com OR www. monroecountybids.com. The Public Record is available at the Monroe County Purchasing Office located in the Gato Building, 1100 Simonton Street, Room 2-213, Key West, Florida.

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

Publish: January 2, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

UNITED STATE DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA KEY WEST DIVISION “IN ADMIRALTY” CASE NO.: 4:19-CV-10160-KING/ BECERRA In the Matter of the Complaint for Exoneration from or Limitation of Liability by Chris Jennett, as owner of the 1981 41’ Morgan Sailing Yacht bearing Hull Identification No. MRY31024M81I, Petitioner.

NOTICE TO CLAIMANTS OF COMPLAINT FOR EXONERATION FROM OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY Notice is given that the above-named Petitioner has filed a Complaint, pursuant to 46 U.S.C. §30505 et. seq. for exoneration from or limitation of liability for all claims for any damages or injuries, arising out of or occurring as a result of an incident involving the 1981 41’ Morgan Sailing Yacht bearing Hull Identification No. MRY31024M8I on the navigable waters near Islamorada, Florida, on or about April 9, 2019, as more fully described in the Complaint.

All persons having such claims must file their respective claims, as provided in Supplemental Rule F of the Supplemental Rules for Certain Admiralty and Maritime Claims of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, with the Clerk of this Court at the United States District Courthouse for the Southern District of Florida, 301 Simonton Street, Key West, FL 33040 and must serve a copy thereof on attorneys for Petitioner on or before the 31st day of January, 2020 or be defaulted.

If any claimant desires to contest either the right to Exoneration From or the right to Limitation of Liability he shall file and serve on the attorneys for Petitioner an answer to the complaint on or before the aforesaid date unless his claim has included an answer, so designated, or be defaulted.

DATED this 12th day of December, 2019.

James Lawrence King /s/_J. Lawrence King Clerk of Court Publish: December 19 & 26, 2019, January 2 & 9, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers UNITED STATE DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA KEY WEST DIVISION “IN ADMIRALTY” CASE NO.: 4:19-CV-10192-KMM IN THE MATTER OF THE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 16TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO.: 19-CP-000110-P IN RE: ESTATE OF HELEN OWEN FRYE, Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of HELEN OWEN FRYE, deceased, whose date of death was April 9, 2018, is pending in the Circuit Court for Monroe County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 88820 Overseas Highway, Plantation Key, FL 33070. The names and addresses of the personal representatives and the personal representatives’ 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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO.: 2019-CP-000089-P IN RE: ESTATE OF VICTOR MANUEL GODOY, Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Victor Manuel Godoy, deceased, whose date of death was March 12, 2019, is pending in the Circuit Court for Monroe County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is Plantation Key Courthouse, 88820 Overseas Highway, Plantation Key, FL 33070. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is: January 2, 2020 Personal Representative: Julissa Godoy 250 Taylor Drive Key Largo, Florida 33037 Attorney for Personal Representative: Janet J. Ostroff, Esq. Florida Bar Number: 355811 11900 Biscayne Blvd., Suite 720 Miami, FL 33181 Telephone: (305) 895-3404 Fax: (305) 895-4602

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 CIVIL DIVISION Case No: 2018-CA-000385-M JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Plaintiff, -vs.David B. Marciniak; Lisa A. Marciniak a/k/a Lisa Ann Freeman; Unknown Parties in Possession #1, if living, and all Unknown Parties claiming by, through, under and against the above named Defendant(s) who are not known to be dead or alive, whether said Unknown Parties may claim an interest as Spouse, Heirs, Devisees, Grantees, or Other Claimants; Unknown Parties in Possession #2, if living, and all Unknown Parties claiming by, through, under and against the above

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305.743.0844

AUTOS WANTED

EMPLOYMENT

NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE SOLICITATIONS

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

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Wednesday, February 12, 2020, at 3:00 P.M., the Monroe County Purchasing Office will receive and open sealed responses for the following:

BOAT SLIPS FOR RENT

Keys Fisheries hiring Night Receiving Manager, night receivers and freezer help.

Apply in person at 3390 Gulfview Avenue, Marathon.

EOE/DFWP

CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK SERVICES FOR MONROE COUNTY EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER 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 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 33040.

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

Publish: January 2, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

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 EMPLOYMENT UPPER KEYS MARC is hiring a Program Coordinator - Tavernier location.

FT Position requires oversight of program as well as working with clients. A minimum of an associate’s degree or 2 yrs exp with DD clients.

MARC, 1401 Seminary St, Key West, FL, 305-294-9526 x318 Come join our family! EOE Project Manager -Upper Keys. Must have ability to schedule & organize multiple people & trades. and pass background check. Send resume to a d m i n @ c b tco n s t r u c t. com 305-852-3002 Rock Reef Resort hiring P/T Front Desk Associate. $13.00/hour, vacation & incentive pay. Starting 2030 hrs/week, weekends/ holidays a must, some nights.

Requirements: Computer skills (MS Office) user level; PC Reservations system – will train; Non-smoker; Able to multi task within a “small office” operation; Reliable, trustworthy person w/people skills; Reliable transportation.

97850 Overseas Highway, Key Largo (305) 852-2401 Administrative Assistant/

R e c e p t i o n i s t .

Local real estate office looking for a responsible person to handle a variety of office tasks. Full time position available immediately.

Contact Amy at 305-664-4444.

HIRED!!

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

Keys Fisheries hiring well qualified Kitchen Manager.

Good compensation and benefits. Apply within 3502 Gulfview Avenue, Marathon.

EOE/DFWP

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!!

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. 305-289-2070 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

HOUSING FOR RENT 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

HOBBIES /COLLECT.

PRIVATE COLLECTOR WANTS Rolex, Dive Watches and Pilot Watches. Old Model Military Clocks & Watches.

Call 305-743-4578 HOUSING FOR RENT MIDDLE KEYS

IMMEDIATELY HIRING: Hideaway Cafe on Grassy Key: Food Runner, Busser, Dishwasher & Prep.

Call for appointment 3 0 5 - 2 8 9 - 1 5 5 4

EMPLOYMENT MIDDLE KEYS

EMPLOYMENT

NEWLY AVAILABLE KCB Condo, Direct Oceanfront 1BR/1BA, Seasonal Jan-Feb 2020, $4,400 month. 610-291-6937 or rjhughes01@comcast.net

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.

February 1st. $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 OFFICE SPACE

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 2 months - Feb. & March.

727-278-1105 AFFORDABLE 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 305743-5929 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

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.

3 0 5 - 3 9 4 - 0 5 3 0 ROGO LOTS FOR SALE

FOR SALE: 2 Marathon ROGO lots with letters. 4 ROGO points. $30,000 Text LOTS to 305-393-2515 and leave name & number.

RV LOTS FOR RENT

Large RV Lot for Rent in Marathon. Full hook up. $800/month plus utilities.

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The Guidance/Care Center, Inc. a division of

Salary Range: $48,247. - $73,876.

Location: Lower Keys

The Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority is looking for a Wastewater Maintenance Mechanic to perform specialized maintenance and repair of buildings, grounds, equipment, valves, diesel engines, pumps, treatment units, chemical feed systems, and collection systems at our expanding wastewater treatment facilities. MUST HAVE: high school diploma or GED; AND training in pipefitting, mechanical, pumps and electrical. Must have a valid FL driver’s license and be able to obtain a CDL Class A driver license within 12 months from hire date. Great Benefits! Must complete on-line application found at: http://www.fkaa.com/employment.htm EEO, VPE, ADA

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THE GUIDANCE/CARE CENTER, Inc.

KEY WEST

OCEAN KEY RESORT & SPA IS HIRING! Sous Chef Front Desk Agent Bell/Valet Attendant Part-time & Full-time

Sweet Savannah’s Bake Shop

is now hiring for Afternoon & Evening Shifts.

Please Apply In Person 8919 Overseas Hwy, Marathon

FL Licensed Massage Therapist

NOW HIRING NIGHT AUDIT $15/hr • 11pm to 7am • P/T or F/T HOUSEMAN, HOUSEKEEPER & LAUNDRY $13/hr • 9am to 3pm • P/T Please come in and apply in person.

Hampton Inn

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We Buy Gold Locally!

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Apply in person at: Zero Duval St. Come see why our employees love to call Ocean Key home!

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

Apply in person Townsquare Mall Marathon

FOR SALE 2014 Dusky model 278 with T-top, 2013 Suzuki 300 h.p.

4-stroke outboard, Garmin 741XS GPSmap and VHF radio. Contact Keith Douglass, Boy Scout Sea Base at 305-664-5613

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

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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)

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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.

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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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HOW THE GRINCH MADE CHRISTMAS PHOTO CONTEST WINNER SHARES HAPPY UPDATE

GET READY FOR MUSIC, FOOD, VENDORS AND DANCING The Drake Irish Dance group will perform multiple times a day during the seventh annual Florida Keys Celtic Festival, set for Jan. 10-12. Weekly file photo

CELTIC FESTIVAL NEXT WEEKEND

M

arathon will come alive for the seventh annual Florida Keys Celtic Festival, set for next weekend — Friday to Sunday, Jan. 10-12.

The fun begins on Friday, Jan. 10 at the Marathon Grill and Ale House, in Gulfside Village. The “Kilts in The Keys Party” features the music of West of Galway plus a bag pipe procession, door prizes and raffles. Of course, ale, spirits and refreshments will be plentiful.

On Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 11-12, the fun moves over to Marathon Community Park. The festival runs from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Many locals return again and again to hear their favorites groups — Albannach, Screaming Orphans, West of Galway, Brendan Nolan and Colin Farrell. New this year is Connor Civatte, an awardwinning fiddler.

In addition to the music, there are plenty of opportunities for spectators — Women’s Highland Athletics Competition (watch women throw telephone poles!), the Official Florida Haggis Hurling Championship, and a sheepdog herding demonstration. Also performing will be the Police Pipe and Drum of Florida Blue Skye Pipes &

Drum. The Drake Irish Dance group will be performing, too.

Celtic Festival guests are invited to sample Celtic food, beer and shop vendors offering Celtic merchandise. There will also be a Children’s Glen with activities for the wee ones!

On Sunday, the public is invited to a 10 a.m. church service on the festival grounds, with Rev. Cannon Debra Maconaughey of the St. Columba Episcopal Church presiding.

The festival is the church’s largest fundraiser of the year. It supports the church’s Hammock House — a free after school program and summer camps which provides education and nutrition.

The festival is sponsored by Celtic Heritage Productions and the Monroe County Tourist Development Council.

Advance tickets are available at KeysTix.com, St. Columba Episcopal Church and floridakeyscelticfestival. com. Admission is $10 per day.

Proceeds for this event support the Hammock House; Free after school program and summer camps providing continuing education, and nutrition. For more details, visit floridakeyscelticfestival. com.

— Contributed

As the person behind the mask, I personally knew of someone, a friend of mine, that had recently lost her beloved Boxer “Buckeye” and would have been first in line for a photo-op… Well, I made the call and invited her, her husband and their adorable little guy, Finley, to the Grinch Party!! HUNTER DEMAURO/Contributed

TIFFANY DUONG

tiffany@keysweekly.com

Y

ou might remember the winning photo from our first-ever Keys Holiday Photo Contest – the Grinch himself, in a Santa suit, holding a confused little boy, Finley, upside down in a “pets” photo. Well, it

looks like the Grinch has some love and holiday spirit in his heart after all! Finley’s family, who were grieving the loss of their beloved Boxer “Buckeye,” rescued a new puppy for the holidays, and Finley named him Jett. The Grinch came all the way back to Big Pine just to meet Jett and his happy new family.

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STUDENT OF THE WEEK

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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.

SENIOR

CHLOE HARTLE Our leadership team knows what it takes to make the Keys home. That’s why we offer free financial education programs and affordable services like low-rate Lines of Credit and Credit Cards to help you make ends meet.

305-294-6622 • KeysFCU.org

Join us and experience the Keys FCU difference.

Visit any branch in Key West at 3022 N. Roosevelt Blvd. or 514 Southard St., in Big Pine at MM 30, or in Marathon at MM53.5 Gulfside Subject to credit approval. Restrictions may apply. See us for details. Membership is open to everyone who lives or works in the Florida Keys, their families and our local military.

Who has been your biggest inspiration at KWHS? Mrs. Gabrielle Flanigan has taken me under her wing and taught me so much about not only athletic training, but life. I don’t know where I’d be without her.

What organizations are you involved with at KWHS? Varsity softball, National Honor Society, Zonta Club, Conch Student Athlete Leadership Team What class has best prepared you for life after graduation? AP Government What advice would you give to underclassmen? Keep persevering and push through the pain.

What’s your favorite social media channel, whom do you follow? Twitter gives me a laugh and brightens my mood. I follow all sorts of people: friends, athletes, politicians and celebrities.

What do you want to be remembered for at Key West High School? I’d like to be remembered for my hard work, dedication and Conch Pride, and for being helpful, kind and giving.

What three things do you want to accomplish before your 10-year reunion? I want to have a college degree, a well-paying career and a marriage with at least one child.

Will you make the Keys your permanent home? After college, I hope to return to start my family, but am also open to where job opportunities take me.

Finish this sentence: Living in the Keys has taught me… how a community can come together to provide strength and support in times of distress.

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

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