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BIDEN WINS BIG IN KEYS, FLORIDA Voter turnout drops 13% in Monroe SARA MATTHIS

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he results of Florida’s presidential primary went as expected in the Keys on March 17: Democratic nominee Joe Biden topped Bernie Sanders by 60.69% to 23.12%. Also, voter turnout was low. In the 2016 presidential primary, 43.18% of Keys residents cast a ballot.

In 2020, only 30.44%, or about 16,000, cast a ballot.

Flexible funding for the Monroe County School District was overwhelmingly approved.

Eighty-two percent of voters said “yes” to allowing a tax shift — in-

creasing by a half-mill the tax levy that can be used for school district operations, salaries and classroom materials, while lowering the tax by the same half-mill on what could be spent on capital improvements, or construction.

“As a school district, we are so appreciative to Monroe County voters for giving us the ability to continue to have the flexibility to direct some of our capital funds to operating costs,” said Monroe School District Board Chairwoman Mindy Conn. “This helps to keep our teachers some of the highest paid in Florida. In these uncertain times, I am incredibly thankful for this overwhelming support.”

Former superintendent John Padget masterminded the Flexible Funding initiative about 17 years ago in order to identify funding that would make Monroe County teachers’ salaries the highest in the state. Voters must approve the tax renewal every four years.

If the polling places seemed empty in the Florida Keys, there’s a reason. More voters cast absentee ballots (3,140) and voted early (1,981) than showed up in person to vote on election day (3,497).

Biden’s win in Monroe County reflected statewide totals as well.

With 98% of Florida precincts tallied, Biden collected 61.7% of the vote to Sanders’ 22.9% of the vote.

In Monroe County, President Donald Trump received 91.83% of the vote. After the Florida votes were tallied, the Republican National Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel announced President Trump has the necessary delegates to be the party’s presumptive nominee in his bid for re-election to a second term. Republicans had already called off presidential primary races in many states.

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HOW SOME LOCAL BUSINESSES ARE COPING, AND HOW YOU CAN HELP

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s the world stutters and slows down amid coronavirus concerns, people are facing restaurant closures, potential curfews and, at worst, country-wide lockdowns. Still, within the pandemonium, some local businesses are finding ways to keep their lives going in this new reality.

“I think we’ll see some creativity from local businesses as things progress,” said Daniel Samess, CEO of the Marathon Chamber of Commerce. “Local businesses can adapt a lot more quickly than corporate because owners can make decisions on the fly instead of asking 18 managers. I think that’s something we’ll see and encourage.”

“Even though we’ll be closing our studio until the end of the month, with updates based on the situation, we’ll be offering free online classes. We wanted to offer our community a way to stay centered and grounded and hope the videos will encourage a sense of peace in the midst of uncertainty.”

— Chris and Carrlee Denault, co-owners of CMD Yoga, Key Largo

One of the work-arounds Samess has witnessed in this last week and hopes to see more of is restaurant owners moving servers or shift workers into delivery capacities, as restaurants limit or close their dining rooms but keep their “to go” and delivery services available. Samess notes, “This keeps workers busy, paid and with jobs.”

That’s precisely what’s happening at Enrico’s Pizza in Tavernier. Server Alecia Hoernemann said that while the restaurant remains open, the situation changes day to day. Hoernemann has noticed a huge uptick in orders “to go” and for delivery.

“Last night, ‘to gos’ were insane. For the past week, really,” she said.

The downturn in in-person service hasn’t affected the server, yet. “The kitchen is getting kicked really hard; there’s lots of pickup orders,” she said. “Luckily, we (servers) aren’t so

Server Alecia Hoernermann at Enrico’s Pizza in Tavernier has noticed a decrease in in-person dining and a huge uptick in “to go” and for-delivery orders.

Many restaurants are shifting to offering only pickup and delivery. TIFFANY DUONG/Keys Weekly

busy so we can help bag.”

The History of Diving Museum in Islamorada has taken a high-tech approach to self-quarantining. For the first time, it will be hosting its monthly Immerse Yourself! Lecture series as a Facebook Live event.

“Our first priority is the safety and wellbeing of our community,” executive director Lisa Mongelia said. “Second is to keep everyone engaged in a different capacity. With the president’s new initiative, we thought it was more prudent to livestream the event.”

The livestream, which is about Lake Erie, has generated excitement for the museum’s members in Ohio and Michigan, said Mongelia.

“They’re so glad we’re livestreaming so now they can participate.”

Samess emphasized again to keep everything local. He said, “Shopping local versus online supports our locals who volunteer at our events, employ other locals and contribute to our community. By supporting them, we allow them to continue to support our community in the future. Everyone, spend dollars locally to help your neighbors.”

“In this crazy time, absolutely, everyone has to adapt and change,” Mongelia added. “If you’re not, you’re stagnant and you’re not helping your community. We all can do our part.”

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HOW TO SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES THROUGH THE COVID-19 CRISIS LOCAL BUSINESSES • Shop local! Instead of going online, try to pick up what you need from our local stores. We need these stores to survive this crisis and be there when it’s over.

• Don’t hoard supplies. Workers often don’t get to supply their own families until their shifts are finished, when everything is gone from shelves.

RESTAURANTS • Buy gift cards to use later. That way, lowmargin businesses have money now to get past this crisis.

• Tip well and thank workers in restaurants and for delivery. They are continuing to provide us with services during a crisis.

• Order “to go” or delivery. Many restaurants that are encouraging patrons to stay home will still make meals to eat at home, and servers can help as baggers and delivery people to still have work.

GYMS/YOGA STUDIOS • Don’t cancel or suspend your monthly memberships. They depend on this revenue to stay afloat.

• Ask if gyms/yoga studios will host any virtual classes online that you can participate in rather than coming in.

EVENTS If your favorite institutions will host events online instead of in-person, participate! Or ask them to shift events to online so we can all still support the community even while apart.

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STATE OF BUSINESS AMID CORONAVIRUS CONCERN

By Sara Matthis, Mandy Miles and Jim McCarthy Florida Keys airports and hotels remained open as of Wednesday. Bars were instructed by the state to close for the next 30 days and restaurants to operate at 50 percent capacity.

Many events have been canceled or rescheduled, but no curfew is in place, nor are mandatory business closures, said Stacey Mitchell, director of the Monroe County Tourist Development Council, who emphasized the everchanging nature of this global beast.

“The Keys were actually pretty busy this past weekend,” Mitchell said.

But things are about to get real quiet in the island chain, she warned, estimating that a decrease in Keys visitors will become noticeable starting this week and next.

“Plus, remember, international visitors comprise 30% of our tourists,” she said. “They won’t be coming back for a while.”

“I think we’re going to see tourism numbers like we see in August and September,” she said, adding that while “no one knows how long this will last, it could be until Memorial Day.” The question, Mitchell said, becomes how businesses keep employees working. She suggested this week that local restaurant owners consider offering the “local specials and promotions” now rather than waiting until their usual timing in August and September.

“I don’t know if people were ready to hear that, but it would keep workers employed and it would get some customers in the door of a restaurant.

They may need to reconfigure or remove some tables to remain within the 50-person limit for gatherings, but there’s no way around it. Every single person in this county will take a financial hit this April. It’s going to come down to locals helping locals.”

In other TDC actions, the agency has added a COVID-19 informational link at the top of its main tourism website at fla-keys.com to provide visitors and those considering a visit with up-todate information and links to resources.

Florida Keys airports and hotels, and some attractions, remained open as of Wednesday afternoon with a few exceptions. Bars are closed and restaurants are limited to half their normal capacity. Many events have been canceled or rescheduled, but there no curfew is in place, nor mandatory business closures, said Stacey Mitchell, director of the Monroe County Tourist Development Council, who emphasized the ever-changing nature of this global beast. CONTRIBUTED

“We’re not hiding it; it’s in Key lime green at the very top of our landing page,” Mitchell said. “We want people to have as much information as possible.”

The TDC also has “pulled all advertising from our winter feeder markets, mainly the Northeast,” Mitchell said.

“First of all, no one up there is listening to our messaging, but we also felt it would be extremely insensitive to advertise our island destination amid the trauma and chaos that people up there are experiencing. So we’ll save those financial resources until it’s appropriate to start promoting to that region again.”

Tourism officials, including Mitchell and PR specialist Andy Newman, also have been meeting with their partner at Tinsley Advertising “to formulate tactics, strategies and messaging for when we do get to the other side of this,” Mitchell said.

Many large events, like the 7-Mile Bridge Run and Mote Ocean Fest in Key West, have either been canceled or postponed.

In Key West, the Florida Keys EcoDiscovery Center was mandated to close to the public, effective March 14, until the coronavirus crisis is deemed over. On March 15, the Tropic Cinema closed until further notice. The Key West Art & Historical Society museums — the Custom House, Key West Lighthouse & Keeper’s Quarters, Fort East Martello, and Tennessee Williams

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Museum — were scheduled to close starting March 17, lasting through April 1.

In downtown Key West, the onand-off Duval Loop bus was to suspend operations starting March 17.

While hotel and resort professionals in the Florida Keys are saying there are some cancellations, it isn’t an unmitigated disaster.

Many large events, like the 7-Mile Bridge Run and Mote Ocean Fest in Key West, have either been canceled or postponed.

“I suppose everything could change again in a matter of hours, but right now I’m not expecting a huge downturn in business,” said one. That person said the first 15 days of the month saw one major resort at 88% occupancy and added that a good estimate might be about 75% occupancy combined with a lower room rate averaging about $200 a night in the months to come.

Marathon Chamber of Commerce CEO Dan Samess is asking his member partners and colleagues to think carefully before closing — whether it’s a restaurant, a hotel or a beach.

“We don’t want a domino effect.

Any closure could weaken guests’ confidence in our tourism market,” he said.

The Original Marathon Seafood Festival happened as planned this past weekend. Samess said he is still tabulating the numbers, but said he thinks attendance was off by 20% to 50%.

“Attendance was down, but considering everything that is going on, this is to be expected,” he said. “It was a successful event, and everyone had a good time, and we complied with the health department’s request for extra hand sanitizer, posted notices and hand-washing stations.”

Jodi Weinhofer of the Florida Keys and Key West Lodging Association, said association members are handling the uncertainties of the virus with professionalism and flexibility, recog-

nizing the need to let people cancel or postpone their stays until things get settled. Most brand hotels are waiving cancellation fees for stays through April 30, 2029.

“The good news is our members and hotels understand that they just have to let people cancel,” Weinhofer said. “In general, our clientele is older and wealthier and although we may not have any confirmed cases down here, we don’t know what’s happening wherever they’re coming from. … I’m glad people down here seem to be saying, across the board, that we’ll let you cancel or postpone your reservation.”

The move is to engender goodwill among guests who might cancel this vacation, but consider visiting the Keys on the next vacation.

Business stayed rather busy in Key Largo between the Upper Keys Irish fest and a myriad of cancellations that brought visitors from the mainland down this past weekend.

“We had one of the busiest days on Saturday and this past weekend,” said Elizabeth Moscynski, Key Largo Chamber of Commerce president. “We had people coming in and out all day, and by 5 p.m., we had over 70 people who came in, and that’s very unusual for a Saturday afternoon.”

Why were visitors coming down?

Moscynski said their response was they had nothing better to do.

“They were coming in from all over, basically, and it wasn’t just MiamiDade,” she said.

Moscynski said events have dwindled down other than live entertainment at restaurants. No major festivals

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or parties are upcoming, with Island Fest, originally planned for March 2829, canceled and ICE’s Bay Jam Fest, April 5, postponed.

Judy Hull, Islamorada Chamber of Commerce executive director, said many cancellations seen at local resorts over the last week were filled by visitors whose plans changed.

“Cruise lines canceled cruises and the folks who had flown into Fort Lauderdale and Miami for a cruise found themselves with an open schedule,” she said. “They came to the Keys, and in most cases more than filled the cancellations.

Cruise ships Major U.S. cruise lines have voluntarily suspended operations for 30 days due to coronavirus. The port of Key West is still open for marine traffic which includes recreational vessels.

The last cruise ship left Key West on March 14. There are about 75 cruise ships homeported in Florida.

Movie theaters Tropic Cinema in Key West and Marathon Cinema in Marathon are closed until further notice.

Resorts While there is no indication that resorts will close any time soon, big events are being canceled. For example, a 300-plus person luncheon for Voices for Florida Keys Children at Hawks Cay Resort has been canceled.

It was set to occur on March 28 and funds were to be raised to meet the needs of abandoned, neglected and abused children throughout the Keys.

U.S. cruise lines voluntarily suspended operations for 30 days. The last cruise ship left Key West on March 14. With major cruise lines suspending activity, chamber of commerce officials say it brought a number of visitors who had plans canceled to the Keys. LARRY BLACKBURN/Keys Weekly

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By Jim McCarthy and Sara Matthis

POLICY AND FUNDING

STATE, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TAKING ACTION

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egislative session in Tallahassee is winding down as legislators work to approve a budget. But before they did that, members in the House and Senate swiftly approved a bill on March 16 to open up tens of millions in federal dollars to combat the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Some $28 million in new federal funds will be used to increase capacity at state labs for more testing and case monitoring.

The money, from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, was awarded to the state health department March 15.

“These funds will increase capacity in our state labs for more testing and support our efforts to investigate and monitor cases,” Gov. Ron DeSantis said.

The governor has opened the state’s emergency operations center to coordinate response to the outbreak. The center is at level 2, which activates the state’s emergency response team.

State Rep. Holly Raschein expressed her support of the governor’s overall response.

“It sort of ups the ante a little bit where he has his A-team with regards to emergency management, which is led by Jared Moskowitz, emergency management director, and Mary Mayhew, who’s the Health Care Administration secretary who deals with assisted-living facilities and nursing homes,” Raschein said. “There’s constant conversation with the secretary of state, Laurel Lee, and the surgeon general, Scott Rivkees.

These are the people who are experts in the field who help Moskowitz answer questions and relay questions he might have.”

On March 1, DeSantis issued Executive Order 20-51, which directed Rivkees to declare a public health emergency, to equip Florida with the resources to handle this public health threat. On March 14, the governor directed Moskowitz to prohibit all visits to nursing homes, assisted living facilities, adult family-care homes, long-term care facilities and adult group homes for 30 days.

As for state and local actions regarding public beaches and businesses, Raschein emphasized the importance of adhering to CDC guidelines and best practices.

“We need to be very cognizant. We don’t have any cases in Monroe County at this time, but that may change. Postponing gatherings is a fantastic way to combat the spread. On the flip side, small businesses should have one last fighting chance, if they can, if it’s not an extreme public health concern.”

Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks after a public health emergency is announced in the state. DeSantis is pictured alongside Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez and Florida’s surgeon general, Scott Rivkees.

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LOCAL EMERGENCY DECLARATIONS All local municipalities issued state of emergency declarations earlier in the week.

Recommendations and actions will continue in weekly increments and can be canceled at any time.

“As much as I hate it, we need to try to avoid any areas where people will be in close proximity to others,” said Heather Carruthers, Monroe County mayor. “For these critical weeks, it is highly recommended that for your safety and the safety of others and to help us ‘flatten the curve,’ you avoid crowds and keep at least 6 feet away from others.”

Marathon City Manager Chuck Lindsey announced the closures of Marathon’s parks and Sombrero Beach at sunset on March 17.

“Residents need to use caution and heed the direction of the CDC and utilize safe distance and hygiene protocols. As recommended, all congregations of more than 10 people should be avoided,” he said.

All Islamorada village parks remain open, but meetings were canceled for March. The village council held an emergency meeting on March 17 to go over policy.

“It’s a sad thing to see,” Mayor Mike Forster said regarding the outbreak. “I never thought in my lifetime I would ever be sitting here talking about this and setting policy for our constituents in the next 30, 60 or 90 days.”

THINGS TO KNOW • The Monroe County BOCC meeting in Key Largo for March 18 was postponed to April 15 in Marathon.

• Islamorada canceled all committee meetings, as well as its March 26 council meeting.

• Key Colony Beach canceled all non-essential meetings and activities in Marble Hall. Mayor John DeNeale said the city will continue to have regular meetings, but they will be remote sessions using available technology.

• Key West City Commission canceled a special session Tuesday evening to discuss coronavirus concerns and the local response.

• Marathon has canceled a code hearing, planning commission meeting and council workshop, all scheduled for March 19 through March 24.

STATE DISASTER ASSISTANCE

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday activated the Florida Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan Program to support small businesses affected by COVID-19. The bridge loan program, managed by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO), will provide short-term, interest-free loans to small businesses that experienced economic injury from COVID-19. The application period opened March 17 and runs through May 8.

“As we mitigate against the spread of COVID-19, the health, safety and well-being of Floridians comes first,” said DeSantis. “I understand the harm mitigation strategies will have on small businesses throughout our state. By activating the Florida Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan, we are providing the opportunity for Florida’s small businesses to receive cash immediately to ensure they can lessen the impacts felt as a result of COVID-19.”

State Rep. Holly Raschein said she’s proud of the governor’s response to what’s now a pandemic. With initiation of the loan program, Raschein says the governor’s relaying his support for business both big and small.

DEO will administer the loan program in partnership with the Florida SBDC Network and Florida First Capital Finance Corporation to provide cash flow to businesses economically affected by COVID-19. The short-term, interest-free loans help bridge the gap between the time the economic impact occurred and when a business secures other financial resources, including payment of insurance claims or longer-term Small Business Administration (SBA) loans. Up to $50 million has been allocated for the program.

The loans will be available for economic injury caused by COVID-19. Small businesses can use loan proceeds to help overcome the temporary loss of revenue they are experiencing. Eligible uses include paying fixed debts, payroll, accounts receivable and other bills that cannot be paid because of COVID-19 impacts.

Loan terms can be up to 30 years and the interest rate is 3.75% for businesses determined not to have credit available elsewhere.

Nonprofits are eligible for loans at 2.75%.

More information: www.sba.gov/disaster Although the program has been activated, Florida businesses cannot apply for assistance yet. The next step will be for DeSantis to request an Economic Injury Disaster Declaration after conducting a business damage assessment survey of the state’s businesses.

ECONOMIC IMPACT SURVEY The state of Florida has activated a survey to help determine the economic impact of COVID-19 on the state’s businesses. This will assist state and local authorities in determining the scope of impact and what type of financial assistance to provide to businesses.

If your business has been affected by COVID-19, the survey is available at floridadisaster.biz. Click on Business Damage Assessment Survey.

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The BOCC meets in Key West in February. The March meeting, slated for Key Largo, has been postponed. The next meeting will be in Marathon in April. TIFFANY DUONG/Keys Weekly

BOCC POSTPONES MARCH MEETING AMID COVID-19 RISK

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n a cautionary move, the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners postponed its March 18 BOCC meeting in Key Largo to the scheduled Wednesday, April 15 meeting that will take place at the Marathon Government Center.

“There are several very important topics on the March agenda that we know people will want to speak about. By postponing it, we hope to reduce the risk of any possible exposure to COVID-19 in the community and still allow public participation,” said Heather Carruthers, Monroe County mayor.

County Commissioner David Rice told the Weekly that the commission had planned to revisit the 300 ROGO units it recently accepted in a split vote as well as hear a health update about preventing a coronavirus crisis in the Keys.

The postponement comes on the heels of Carruthers’ declaration of a state of local emergency on March 17

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The Florida Keys Aquarium Encounters in Marathon continues to operate as normal. FILE PHOTO

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due to the rapid acceleration of COVID-19 in South Florida.

A critical tool to combat community spread of the virus is to limit in-person meetings by frequency and size. If meetings can be conducted virtually, they should. If they can’t, they should be limited in size or postponed if possible.

Following similar guidelines, the BOCC chose to postpone its meeting.

There will be no gatherings on county property of 10 or more people, and Emergency Management encourages all businesses and organizers to limit or cancel gatherings of 10 or more people through at least March 22, 2020. Right now, the recommendations and actions will continue in week-by-week increments.

Carruthers has said coronavirus poses a health risk to Monroe County residents, particularly the elderly. The mayor noted that “extraordinary and immediate actions” by the county were necessary to protect public health.

As the COVID-19 spreads, so do cancellations in the Florida Keys. For a more comprehensive, up to date list, please visit www. keysweekly.com.

Main wildlife attractions still open

s of this writing, Marathon’s main tourist attractions are still operating: Dolphin Research Center, The Turtle Hospital and Florida Keys Aquarium Encounters. All three have modified safety and sanitation procedures.

“We’ve limited our program size to 10 people,” said Bette Zirkelbach of The Turtle Hospital, “and we’re skipping the indoor video presentation but incorporating that information elsewhere in the tour.”

Guests can make reservations online, and those are filling up fast.

Florida Keys Aquarium Encounters is embracing complex and simple measures.

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“We are no longer putting armband bracelets on visitors, unless they request them so they can visit again later in the day,” said the aquarium’s Ben Daughtry.

The aquarium offers guided tours on the hour, but will be limiting the number of guests in those groups and encouraging everyone to keep their distance from one another and staff.

Dolphin Research Center is operating as normal, with extra sanitation measures and in accordance with CDC directives.

Not everyone is operating as usual.

Crane Point Museum is still open, but has canceled programs, camps and trolley tours.

Pigeon Key Foundation has ended tours and education groups’ visits to the little island in the middle of old 7 Mile Bridge. The City of Marathon also canceled its spring break camp for Middle Keys students before it ever began.

Marathon Community Theatre and Marathon Community Cinema are dark. The annual 7 Mile Bridge Run has been canceled. In Key West, many of the museums are closed, trolley tours are canceled and land-

marks are roped off. In the Upper Keys, it's the same. Many scheduled events for April have also been canceled.

No official has suggested evacuating the tourists, as during a hurricane, but some are beginning to come forward with anecdotal stories that suggest some of the current visitors are fleeing areas of high COVID-19 infection. At the same time, they have acknowledged their importance to our local economy.

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SARA MATTHIS

WHAT IF I AM SICK? sara@keysweekly.com

ALSO, STATE CHANGES HOW IT REPORTS CASES

This is what the state Department of Health dashboard used to look like. Starting March 18 it now requires a log in. CONTRIBUTED

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here are no reported cases of COVID-19 in Monroe County as of 11:30 a.m. on March 18. Although this crisis has been ongoing for weeks, the state Department of Health of Monroe County was not telling residents how many patients have been tested in the Keys. On March 17, it finally released that data: at the time, it was 11 tested, 5 negative and the rest of the results are still pending. On March 18, it said 21 patients are awaiting test results.

It is also unknown how many tests are available in Monroe County. County officials said on March 18 they are trying to distribute the kits among private physicians, as well.

The CDC criteria for testing have changed this week. Testing is now at the discretion of a health care official, but there is no longer a CDC directive that requires travel

and exposure as a need for testing. That means a prescription is required to be tested for COVID-19.

For the most up-to-date COVID-19 numbers, visit floridahealth. gov and click on the newsroom tab. Under the trending topics header, choose “New Coronavirus.” On March 18, the health department — again — changed how it is reporting numbers. Now only totals are available, and not county-by-county numbers.

WHAT IF I THINK I AM SICK? If you suspect you have COVID-19 and believe a test is needed, call your doctor first. DO NOT show up unannounced and DO NOT go directly to one of the health department clinics in Monroe County.

“Please, protect our health care workers. If they get sick, we ALL suffer,” Dr. Bruce Boros told

FREE HEALTH EVALUATIONS Baptist Health is offering free urgent care visits via its telehealth app, Care On Demand, which can help limit the spread of COVID-19 by keeping people home and out of waiting rooms.

Baptist Health is encouraging people who may be experiencing symptoms similar to those of COVID-19 to stay home and see a doctor from their smartphone, tablet or computer via the Baptist Health Care On Demand app. Online health care providers can answer questions, evaluate your risk and provide support to relieve symptoms.

To access a free urgent care visit, download Baptist Health Care On Demand on the app store, and select “Cold & Flu Care (Coronavirus Concerns)” in-app.

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HOSPITALS MODIFY VISITING RULES Lower Keys Medical Center and Baptist’s Mariners and Fishermen’s hospitals have modified visitor protocols to protect patients and caregiving teams. Entrances have been reduced and verbal screening of visitors will take place. The number of visitors may be limited, and only adults may visit. In addition, Mariners has closed its cafeteria and wellness center (gym).

Call ahead to confirm visitor policies. Assisted living facilities and the detention center have also modified visits. Call ahead.

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the Keys Weekly. “For any patient with breathing problems, non-productive coughing and a temperature above 100 degrees: call the health care facility before you go there for help. Get specific instructions from staff over the phone BEFORE you enter the office and waiting room.”

If you do not have a doctor, call your local urgent care or clinic.

These directions come straight from the CDC and state Department of Health in Monroe County. Patients must first see a medical health professional who will determine if you meet the criteria to be tested. The health department will then be contacted by the health professional if the patient meets the criteria for testing at the state lab.

For patients who meet the testing criteria, the state will conduct the test and samples collected by the Department of Health or the hospital. For patients who do not meet the testing criteria, samples can be sent to a private testing facility.

In Florida, state-run labs have the ability to run 5,300 tests a day, and private run labs are amping up facilities. State officials have

“We need to try to avoid any areas where people will be in close proximity to others.

For these critical weeks, it is highly recommended that for your safety and the safety of others and to help us ‘flatten the curve,’ you avoid crowds and keep at least 6 feet away from others.”

— Heather Carruthers, Monroe County mayor

said private labs will be able to process 50,000 tests a day in their facilities. Patients still must meet a doctor’s criteria for testing.

Monroe County Sheriff Rick Ramsay has said that Trauma Star will not transport COVID-19 patients at this time. Monroe County Fire Rescue will transport lifethreatening situations to the mainland regardless of COVID-19. As with any communicable disease, Monroe County Fire Rescue has policies and procedures in place to protect themselves and sterilize and protect future patients.

BY THE NUMBERS As of March 18 at 4:30 p.m., the state of Florida is reporting there are 314 confirmed cases, and seven deaths, of COVID-19 in Florida. Day to day, the state is changing how it reports those numbers. Up until March 16, residents could view a list of the persons infected with COVID-19 and learn what county they lived in, age and whether or not the virus was contracted through travel or community spread. Until March 18, the information available was the number of cases per county and age range. Numbers have reverted to a statewide count, and are not available county-bycounty on the health department’s website.

TESTING SITE Community Health of South Florida, Inc. (CHI) was to begin testing its patients for coronavirus starting March 18 at its Doris Ison Health Center, 10300 SW 216 St. in Miami. Next week, CHI expects to add a testing location for its patients at the Marathon Health Center. Patients should call first.

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Keep your family safe.

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You and your family’s safety is always our top priority. To prevent any further spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), the CDC recommends using telehealth as a first line of defense.

On behalf of the health of our community, Baptist Health is now offering online doctor visits for FREE. Simply download our App, Baptist Health Care On Demand, and have a virtual visit any time, day or night.

Please be safe.

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n these unprecedented and troubling times, many organizations have stepped up and started thinking outside the box. Zoos, museums, educational institutions and other attractions worldwide are offering interesting and entertaining online resources for families, kids and anyone else stuck inside for the coming weeks.

The following recommendations came from Nadene Grossman Orr and Lindsey Sigafoos at We’ve Got the Keys, the event company that produces Key West’s annual Fantasy Fest. (Don’t worry, these online activities are all kid-friendly.)

THE CINCINNATI ZOO The Cincinnati Zoo is hosting a Home Safari via Facebook Live at 3 p.m. each weekday. Zoo officials will highlight one of the zoo’s resident animals and will include an activity viewers can do at home. https://www.facebook.com/cincinnatizoo/

KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts presents Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems via Facebook Live. Kennedy Center education artist-in-residence Willems invites everyone into his studio every day for his Lunch Doodle. Learners worldwide can draw, doodle and explore new ways of writing by visiting Mo’s studio virtually once a day for the next few weeks. Grab some paper and pencils, pens, or crayons and join him to explore ways of writing and making together.

Viewers can see each new video weekdays at 1 p.m.

ATLANTIC WHITE SHARK CONSERVANCY With kids out of school and parents seeking enrichment activities, the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy will host a shark story hour at 10 a.m. daily.

Representatives will read a new shark-themed book followed by a shark question-and-answer session.

SNAPOLOGY FOR LEGOS While our schools and Discovery Center are closed, Snapology will be adding online class options and daily building challenges to keep the children busy. The programs can provide some fun, focused activities and challenges for students who have access to LEGO bricks at their homes. Check their Facebook page daily for LEGO challenges and to vote on the winning creations.

LOCAL BOOKSTORES OFFER DELIVERY AND RECOMMENDATIONS Books & Books at The Studios of Key West and Key West Island Books are offering free book delivery and reading recommendations for all ages.

There’s no better way to enjoy your self-quarantine (or any at-home relaxation) than with a book from your favorite local bookstore.

Books & Books @ The Studios of Key West: 305-320-0208 Key West Island Books, 513 Fleming St., Key West.

LEARN AT HOME Scholastic Learn-at-Home offers day-by-day projects to keep kids reading, thinking and growing.

MOVEMENT POWERS CHANGE GoNoodle engages 14 million kids every month with movement and mindfulness videos created by child development experts. Available for free at school, home and everywhere kids are.

OPEN CULTURE Download free coloring books from 113 museums at Open Culture.

TEACH YOUR CHILDREN WELL The I Can Teach My Child website is dedicated to all parents. Spend a few minutes each day investing in your child and the lifetime of rewards they will reap.

KIDS’ YOGA VIDEOS Yoga can be a tool to help children learn to manage stress, build concentration, increase confidence and improve gross motor skills. Visit Preschool Inspirations for, well, inspiration.

COMEDIAN FOR KIDS Danny Cohen is a stand-up comedian in New York and he’s reading stories for kids. These are some of the best things you’ll hear all day. Gather the kids and family for a brilliant reading of “Cinderella” by Danny Cohen.

EDUCATIONAL COLORING BOOK BENEFITS THE GRIMAL GROVE Coloring book is available on Amazon as of March 17.

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n March 16, the Florida Department of Education announced that all public and private K-12 schools would be closed through mid-April.

With school out for the foreseeable future, districts including Monroe County are now working on a plan forward.

“As of now, we’re closed until April 15 and we’re still discussing anything further than that,” said Mindy Conn, school district board chair.

Teachers are still planning to come back next week to prepare plans for students, Conn said. But that could change.

Per the direction of the Florida Department of Education on March 13, Monroe County schools extended spring break an additional week, and students at that time weren’t to come back until March 30. Schools were also instructed to halt extracurricular activities, from sporting events to Mindy Conn musicals.

In its statement March 16, the department of education encouraged schools to operate virtually or through other nonclassroom-based means, while preparing to extend their educational calendars through June 30.

District officials recognize that many low-income students depend on the schools to provide free and reduced-price breakfasts and lunches throughout the week, said Conn.

Starting Monday, March 23, the district will distribute meals to eligible students from 11 a.m. to noon at seven locations countywide.

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“We’ll do it on a drive-through basis at each location,” Conn said. “But parents must bring their children with them, because we’re only allowed to give the food to the students.

We’ll give each student one lunch and a breakfast for the following day.”

Conn added that representatives from the SOS Foundation food pantry may also be at the sites to give bulk food to families.

“We’re coordinating with the SOS Foundation food pantry right now on the efforts so we’re not duplicating,” she said.

The district’s response to COVID-19 from the beginning has been with a focus on prevention. Enhanced surface cleaning has gone one in all schools and buildings.

“Teachers will come back and we want everything to be sanitized,” Conn said.

The school district is also encouraging the following to prevent the onset and spread of COVID-19: • If you have not already done so, the Monroe County Health Department is recommending that you get a flu shot.

• Stay home if you have flu-like symptoms or any upper respiratory issues.

• Avoid contact with anyone who is sick or exhibiting flu-like symptoms.

The CDC offers the following considerations before travel within the U.S.: • Is COVID-19 spreading where you are going?

• Will you or your travel companion(s) be in close contact with others (e.g. air travel, conferences, public events)? Are you at high risk of severe illness?

More information is at keysschools.com.

At College of the Florida Keys, classes will transition to completely online instruction effective Monday, March 16. More information is at www.fkcc.edu.

“We’ll give each student one lunch and a breakfast for the following day.”

— Mindy Conn, Monroe County School District board chair

SCHOOL MEAL DISTRIBUTION SITES Free and reduced-price school meals will be distributed on a drivethrough basis starting at 11 a.m.

Monday, March 23. Parents must bring all eligible children with them.

Meals will not be given to parents without children. Meals will be distributed at the following seven locations: • Coral Shores High School • Marathon High School • Sugarloaf School • Key Largo School • Gerald Adams Elementary • Horace O’Bryant School • Key West High School

1. Coral Shores High School. KEYS WEEKLY FILE PHOTOS 2. Key West High School. 3. Marathon High School.

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5 KEYS INDUSTRY LEADERS ANSWER FAQ Keys leaders are taking various steps as the coronavirus epidemic evolves.

The Weekly checked in with a few to see what preparation plans are in place: DAVID CLAY General manager, Lower Keys Medical Center Does your hospital have the ability to quarantine patients? Yes. We have seven individual isolation rooms for patients, and can also isolate a whole hospital unit, or pod, so to speak, in case we get hit hard with more than seven positive patients who need hospitalization.

How many patients can be quarantined at one time? Seven in isolation rooms, or an entire pod, or hospital unit, if we have more than seven patients.

What are your testing capabilities and how long do results take? We can do the nasal and oral swabs for testing, and we’ll then send those swabs to the Department of Health. Results typically take 24 to 48 hours.

How can employees protect themselves? If a patient visits their personal doctor and is showing symptoms and needs hospital care, we ask the patient or doctor to call ahead to our ER department. Our staff will don protective masks, gowns and eyewear and will meet the patients outside in our ambulance bay. We’ll bypass the waiting room and bring the patient in a back entrance and into an isolation room.

RICK RAMSAY Monroe County Sheriff Do you have the ability to test prisoners and personnel? Where will the tests be sent, and when will the results be available? Yes, our contracted medical partner is Wellpath. They only treat inmates.

They currently partner with the Department of Health to have inmates tested here at the facility. Test results should be provided to us within 48 hours.

What is the protocol if a prisoner tests positive for COVID-19? The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Bureau of Corrections has two cells that are negative air pressure rooms. These cells are used to contain airborne contaminants within the cell. This way the harmful airborne pathogens are not spread throughout the facility. These cells can house multiple inmates at one time.

How will you protect other prisoners and personnel from catching the virus? First and foremost, we will continue to educate both inmates and staff on washing hands, touching your face, etc. The inmates have an opportunity to see medical personnel at least twice a day and can put in for sick call for a more thorough evaluation. All new detainees will be screened to include questions about past travel to Iran, Italy, South Korea, China and so on. Temperatures and oxygen saturation levels of new detainees will also be measured. If new detainees have these symptoms proper measures will be taken immediately to identify if they do indeed have the COVID-19 virus. The jail has tripled the cleaning of well-traveled areas and housing areas. Personnel will be encouraged to stay home when sick and seek treatment from their own doctor if they display one or more symptoms.

Do you have protective supplies for prisoners and personnel — masks, gloves, etc.? Yes, we have all protective supplies or as we refer to them, Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs). We have all the PPEs needed at this time as we stay prepared for situations of this nature. Additional supplies have been ordered to be on the safe side.

Are you communicating with other law enforcement agencies about “best practices?” Yes, being a nationally accredited agency we have been in contact with the American Correctional Association.

They have presented precautionary measures along with recommendations on what they believe are best practices for prevention. The Florida Sheriff’s Association has also been providing guidance and is open to dialogue when needed. We also work very closely with our South Florida partners, especially the Broward County Sheriff’s Office and Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office. We have shared ideas and information which we will continue to do.

RICHARD STRICKLAND Director of Airports, Monroe County How many commercial flights come into Monroe County every day? From where? Not counting general aviation or military, we have 74 inbound and outbound commercial flights from the Key West airport, 37 a day each way.

Marathon doesn’t have any commercial service. Flights are coming in from Atlanta, Dallas, Chicago, Philadelphia, Charlotte, Newark, La Guardia, Washington Regan National, Orlando, Miami, Tampa and Fort Lauderdale. This week, the numbers of passengers arriving started to go down, but planes leaving the Keys are filled with passengers. It’s an obvious trend.

Are any measures being implemented at our airports to screen incoming passengers and crew for coronavirus (temperature scans, extra sanitizing measures, etc.)? Some bigger airports have international arriving passengers, and international arriving passengers from hot spots create the need for government officials to intervene and help with screening for coronavirus. Once those passengers are cleared at those larger international airports and proceed to their connecting flights to destinations like Key West, which doesn’t have direct international flights, those passengers have already been deemed “clean.” So, we don’t have the same protocols in place as a large airport would have because we don’t have that influx of passengers coming from international cities.

What are you doing to protect your staff? Have masks, gloves been provided to them? We have gloves provided to those who want to use them, but staff don’t do a lot of touching of passengers. Plenty of hand sanitizer is available. We’ve implemented extra cleaning of restrooms and general areas that are touched a lot by the traveling public. We’ve also changed out all paper towel machines to have automatic sensors. We’re taking good health and hygiene measures to reduce areas people need to touch.

Is there anywhere at our airports where suspected cases can be isolated, tested and quarantined? In the very extreme, rare case a connecting passenger showed symptoms, my firefighting team (Aircraft Rescue Firefighting team) has the ability to get such a person to an ambulance for treatment. In their ability to respond, they have the PPE (personal protective equipment) to deal with the individual, make an assessment, and get them to the hospital. At the hospital where tests can be run, we can determine what the threat actually is. Until then, my firefighters can get people to ambulances and the hospital.

This hypothetical is, again, very rare and unlikely, but if it did occur, my team is equipped to handle it.

Have you seen any change in the volume of flights recently? In January, we were up 25%, and in February we were up 24%. Those numbers are likely to change significantly in March.

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GREG VELIZ Key West city manager UPDATE: Major U.S. cruise lines have voluntarily suspended operations for 30 days due to coronavirus The port is still open for marine traffic which includes recreational vessels.

Who has the authority to close a port? That authority lies with the federal government, which governs all ports. And as of now (March 12) they have chosen not to shut down.

We do not have the authority to shut down our port.

How is the port of Key West related to the ports of Miami and Port Everglades? We have to understand that our port, while very, very important to us and to the cruise industry, there are many, much larger, ports out there, all governed by the same authority, the federal government. So if in fact they start closing ports, you have to imagine they’ll focus on the bigger ports, such as Port of Miami, Port Everglades.

And essentially, if they restrict travel in those ports, that’ll shut us down anyway, so we’d just be a byproduct of a bigger shutdown.

Are cruise ships any more of a problem than, say, arriving airplanes? While there are studies of illnesses spreading within the confined space of a cruise ship, to single out cruise ships is somewhat unfair when we have airplanes filled with people landing constantly.

According to Monroe County Emergency Management on Friday, March 13: The Port of Key West is monitored by U.S. Coast Guard Station Key West. ALL cruise ships that enter Key West originate from a domestic port. The USCG has authority to deny entry to the port. The USCG and Custom and Border Patrol review every incoming cruise ship arrival. The cruise ship is required to report any hazardous issues to the CDC & Florida Department of Health.

— (as stated in a March 12 radio interview)

MARK PORTER Superintendent, Monroe County schools, UPDATE: The Monroe County School District will be closed to students until April 15.

Staff will return next week, in part to help develop a plan for online instruction.

With students and teachers going on break, how is the school district planning and preparing in the event a teacher or student tests positive? A student or staff member who tests positive will be expected/required to selfisolate/quarantine for a period of 14 days.

What’s being done to protect teachers, staff and students? For the past several weeks we have implemented more frequent and vigorous surface cleaning protocols and have heavily emphasized personal hygiene practices that are effective in preventing the spread of any flu virus.

What’s the message to teachers, students and parents as they go on break? Relax and enjoy your spring break. We will continue to monitor the developments of COVID-19 and will keep everyone well informed. Based on the CDC travel advisories it might be a good time for a “staycation” to enjoy all the Florida Keys has to offer.

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SURVIVING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC We are a strong community and will get through this

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The Monroe County Tourist Development Council has funding available to governmental entities and non-profit organizations for capital projects.

The facility must have the primary purpose of promoting tourism and must fall into one of the following categories: Convention Center, Sports Stadium, Sports Arena, Coliseum, Auditorium, Aquarium, Museum, Zoological Park, Nature Center, Fishing Pier, Beach or Beach Park Facility, Channel, Estuary or Lagoon, Public Facilities in Accordance with Conditions Set Forth in the Florida Statute The deadline for receipt of applications is April 29, 2020 and applications must be downloaded from Demandstar (www.monroecountybids.com) For more information please call the TDC Administrative Office at (305) 296-1552 and ask to speak with Ammie or Maxine.

he only thing we have to fear is... fear itself.” – Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1933.

There are a lot of things unknown about the coronavirus pandemic we face, but we should try to offset the fear we have with the knowledge that we are a strong community that has faced a lot worse and come through for each other.

This past Tuesday, Governor Ron DeSantis issued an executive order that calls for all bars (defined as more than 50% of income derived from alcohol sales) to close for 30 days. It also calls for all restaurants to limit seating to 50% of their capacity, allowing for space between tables to minimize community spread through social distancing.

The idea is to prevent what happened in China and Italy with the rapid spread of coronavirus by reducing the amount of contact between people.

Will it work? Time will tell, as there are still unknowns about this virus. In the meantime, there are a lot of people who will be affected by this even if they never contract the disease.

Bartenders, servers and other restaurant/bar employees could face layoffs and time out of work. These are workers who can least afford this time off. But there might be help in a couple of outside agencies suggested by caring souls (even a resort general manager) on social media. One of these is the Florida DEO’s Reemployment Assistance program. They offer assistance for those who lost jobs because of COVID-19 closures. For more information, visit: www.floridajobs.org.

Another possible way to get help is the Bartender Emergency Assistance Program through the USBG National Charity Foundation. This is a relief program designed for bartenders and those involved in the “production, promotion, or distribution of alcoholic beverages.” One does not have to be a USBG member to get help. For more information, visit: www.usbgfoundation.org And this is an easy way you can help right now, suggested on social media: “Tip like you know your server’s going to lose their source of income in the coming weeks.” If you’re in a position to help, please consider this.

It’s good to remember that there are a lot of people afraid of what could happen if they or a loved one contract COVID-19. Promotions Guy head honcho JOHN Ryan SchraffenBARTUS berger posted this is a City of Marabit of kindness on thon councilFacebook: “If you man. He also is are elderly, have a musician who a compromised performs around immune system, or town. For more there is any other see johnbartus. reason you don’t com want to go to the grocery store, please message me and I will be more than happy to pick up anything you might need, & deliver it to you! If the school closures have you concerned about your child not being able to eat breakfast or lunch, let me know and I can help with food!” Many people commented on Ryan’s post to volunteer their time and efforts as well.

This is why I know we’ll be okay through this coronavirus scare. People like Ryan are why they call Marathon the Heart of the Keys. Neighbors step up to help neighbors. People realize we have so much more in common than the things that divide us.

We saw this in spades in the aftermath of disasters like Wilma and Irma, and that spirit is still going strong in our town. People will step up and lend a helping hand.

In the meantime, stay vigilant.

Keep up with updates from the CDC (cdc.gov), the City of Marathon’s Facebook page, and Monroe County’s social media page. If you are elderly or have health issues that might make you more susceptible, please stay home and keep your distance.

However long it takes, we will get through this. It would be good if we all remembered our collective humanity at this point. People will be affected whether or not we get coronavirus cases in the Keys. Let’s all do our part to make it as easy on us as we can.

John Bartus plays Thursdays at Sparky’s Landing, Fridays at the Lighthouse Grill, Saturdays at the Key Colony Inn and Monday at the Sunset Grille. www.facebook.com/john.bartus

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Here are resources for financial help.

• Reemployment assistance DeSantis reminded Floridians that if their employment has been hurt because of mitigation efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19, these Floridians may be eligible to receive reemployment assistance.

Individuals who are eligible for reemployment assistance may include: Those who are quarantined by a medical professional or a government agency.

Those who are laid off or sent home without pay for an extended period by their employer due to COVID-19 concerns.

Those who are caring for an immediate family member who is diagnosed with COVID-19.

DeSantis and the Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) encourage any Floridian whose employment has been hurt as a result of COVID-19 to visit Floridajobs.org and click on the Reemployment Assistance Service Center to learn more about the program and to watch a short video on how to apply.

• Private businesses assisting Floridians DeSantis also applauded moves by private businesses such as FPL, Duke Energy, TECO and Uber, which are taking steps to assist Floridians with electric bills and delivering free meals to health care workers.

• Assistance for employers and their staffs In an effort to minimize an economic impact to employers and employees due to COVID-19, the Short Time Compensation Program is a voluntary employer program designed to help employers maintain their staff by reducing the weekly working hours during temporary slowdowns instead of temporarily laying off employees.

If an employer establishes a Short Time Compensation Plan and an employee meets the qualifications to file an reemployment assistance claim in the state of Florida, the employee will receive a partial reemployment check to supplement the reduced paycheck.

SBA Loan Program The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the activation of its Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program for businesses affected by COVID-19.

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Restaurants must operate at 50% capacity

GOVERNOR ORDERS CLOSURE OF BARS, NIGHTCLUBS

By Mandy Miles, Jim McCarthy and Sara Matthis

Sloppy Joe’s celebrated spring break last week. This week it and other establishments are closed. CONTRIBUTED

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lorida Gov. Ron DeSantis took another step toward dispersing crowds on one of the busier holidays — St. Patrick’s Day — by ordering all bars and nightclubs in Florida to close for 30 days, effective 5 p.m. on Tuesday, March 17.

The state defines a bar or nightclub as any establishment that derives 50% or more of its gross revenues from alcohol sales. If more than half of those revenues come from the sale of food or other items, the business is not classified as a bar or nightclub, and can remain open if it reduces its capacity to allow more space between patrons.

“Without an audit, I couldn’t begin to say how many of those type establishments there are in Marathon,” said City Manager Chuck Lindsey. The governor has said that the state Department of Business and Professional Regulation will be charged with enforcing this order.

DeSantis said the state is requiring a 50 percent capacity reduction in restaurants, and staggered and spaced-out seating to ensure seated parties are separated by at least 6 feet. DeSantis is also encouraging people to use takeout and delivery services.

In Key West, takeout and delivery are the only available options. As of 5 p.m. on Tuesday, March 17, no onsite dining or consumption is allowed in establishment in the city limits.

“We are taking unprecedented measures today to ensure a healthy and safe community in the future,” said Key West Mayor Teri Johnston.

Monroe County is adhering to the state’s latest restrictions. Bars must close for 30 days, but restaurants can operate at 50% capacity.

“You’ve seen a lot of things about people congregating at some of these things. We view that as problematic for spreading the virus,” DeSantis said. “Stealth carriers, people who don’t have symptoms but that are nevertheless passing along, or have such mild symptoms, is something that really nobody has a handle on. If they’re not meeting in those big groups, the chance of passing it along is much less.”

Locally, Key West officials took it a step further by requiring all restaurants to offer only takeout and delivery, effective Tuesday, March 17 at 5 p.m.

The decisions for responses to the fluid situation are being made at all levels in the interest of public safety.

This follows the decision by President Donald Trump to discourage gatherings of more than 10 people.

DeSantis said the state will require restaurants to screen all employees and prohibit entry for those who may have symptoms of the coronavirus.

“This is the floor of the state of Florida for the foreseeable future,” he said. “We support the efforts that the locals are doing. This is a virus affecting the whole state, but it affects different communities differently. The response may not always be the same on every little thing. This makes the most sense.

It gives the flexibility to go further if they want to, but also recognizes that we have some areas where we haven't seen this yet.”

While patrons are still invited into the dining room at Square Grouper in Islamorada, General Manager Joe Bell said they’re pushing more takeout ordering to urge people to follow social distancing. Inside the restaurant, Bell said, a new sanitation system is in place to ensure all surfaces are clean as possible.

“We’re going the extra mile to wipe menus and salt and pepper shakers.

We’re going above and beyond and we’re doing our best to make sure it doesn’t spread,” he said. “Guests are still welcome to come in and have a good time, and we will follow all government mandates as far as closures are concerned, as public safety is our No. 1 concern.”

Bell said the restaurant was busy this past weekend, with many people from the mainland coming down.

John Koch of Sunset Grille and Raw Bar in Marathon said his open air tiki dining room is an advantage.

“That’s what they’re saying, right?

Fresh air and vitamin D? We got that,” he said. “I think people know that.

We’re really busy right now.”

“You’ve seen a lot of things about people congregating at some of these things. We view that as problematic for spreading the virus.

‘Stealth carriers,’ people who don’t have symptoms but that are nevertheless passing along, or have such mild symptoms, is something that really nobody has a handle on. If they’re not meeting in those big groups, the chance of passing it along is much less.”

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Koch said he took the extra step of ordering to-go containers before the governor’s order, just in case.

“It’s hard because there’s a lot of information to take in, and this is a new virus,” said Elise Mucha, owner of Brutus Restaurant and Seafood Market in Marathon. “I feel like every day changes. First, crowds are limited to 50 people, then 10 people.”

She said she’s taken steps — extra sanitizing of tabletops and door handles. She’s limited inside seating and she will still have her outside seating. She already has delivery service in place and said it’s a good way to keep servers employed if the dining room foot traffic slows down.

In Marathon, Ken Welever of Island Time Diner has already adopted this policy. All food will be served through the window, and the dining room is closed. He said he’s doing it to protect his own health, the health of his family and patrons.

Koch said he has business interruption insurance and is going to be looking at the policy more closely. In the United Kingdom, where officials are urging citizens to stay away from restaurants and bars but not mandating them to close, business owners

are caught in a catch-22. Owners can’t collect insurance until they are ordered to close their doors, but slower traffic keeps them from turning a profit.

Both Mucha and Koch say they will follow whatever directive comes from the state.

“I’ll do what the authorities tell me to do,” said Koch.

“This is not fun,” said Mucha. “This is adulting at its finest.”

With its seating options indoors, Square Grouper in Islamorada also has dining outside by the canal. DOUG FINGER/Keys Weekly

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GROCERIES CLOSE EARLY FOR EXTRA CLEANING

Local grocery stores have changed their operating hours to accommodate extra cleaning.

Publix is closing two hours early every night, at 8 p.m., to allow employees time to restock and clean. There are reportedly lines at the grocery store every morning, waiting for the doors to open at 7 a.m., but one spokesperson said the stores are still accepting shipments daily.

All Winn-Dixie locations are closing at 9 p.m. nightly. To allow time for restocking and additional sanitation procedures.

The grocery chain said it is putting extra focus on high-touch areas, including check-out, PIN pads and cart corrals. The Trading Post of Islamorada is operating 24/7 still.

The Heineke family had a late lunch at Keys Fisheries in Marathon on March 18. The family was on a planned vacation from Colorado. SARA MATTHIS/Keys Weekly

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STATE PARKS All events, activities, special event reservations, pavilion rentals and camping/cabin reservations at Florida state parks have been canceled for the next 60 days.

State parks remain open for day use; however, hours of operation have been reduced to 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

COUNTY PARKS County beaches will remain open, but users must follow the directive of the state that says all congregating must be done in small groups of fewer than 10 people. Law enforcement is patrolling regularly, according to Monroe County. Parks, county-owned spaces, and the libraries will remain open and are also to follow the fewer-than-10 rule as mandated by the state. Countyowned playgrounds are being sanitized twice daily until further notice.

MARATHON All city parks and beaches — Sombrero Beach and Coco Plum beaches — closed at sunset on March 17 until further notice. The city manager said that while there are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Monroe County at the time of the order, residents need to use caution and heed the direction of the CDC and use safe distance and hygiene protocols. As recommended, all congregations of more than 10 people should be avoided.

ISLAMORADA As of March 18, all parks in Islamorada, including Anne’s Beach and Founders, remained open to visitors and locals who were looking to get out for a walk or simply enjoy a day by the water. “Keeping the parks open is the big thing and recreation and just getting out and going for a walk and looking at nature,” said Maria Bagiott, parks manager. “It’s what people need right now.”

All programs at Founders Park are canceled, but cleaning is being conducted daily on fitness park equipment, playground equipment, picnic tables, community center, aquatic facility and office. Daily cleaning of playground equipment at Library Beach Park is also going on.

KEY WEST Smathers Beach is closed as of March 17.

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This is a peek between the dunes at the crowd at Sombrero Beach on a good day. On March 17, the City of Marathon ordered it closed at sunset.

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TOPPLING THE TOP Dolphins beat No. 1 team in final game before break

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fter beating the top team in Florida, Colonial Christian, 15-0 on March 13, the Marathon Dolphin varsity softball team’s record moved to 6-4 overall. “We don’t know if or when we will play again, but our last win was against the number one team in the state!!” said coach Kevin Freeman. Marathon was scheduled to play Miami’s Southridge High on Thursday, March 19. That game has been canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak. All sports and extracurricular activities are suspended until further notice.

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BARRY GAUKEL/Keys Weekly For more game photos visit ShadyPalmPhotography.com 1-2. Lady Fin Cecily Ozbun rounds third and celebrates at home plate after hitting an over-the-fence home run in the third inning.

3. Marathon senior Dyris Companioni takes a high pitch.

4. Patriot base runner beats the throw to Marathon’s shortstop Allison Paskiewicz.

5. Colonial Christian’s Morgan Wells lays down a bunt.

6. Fin shortstop Allison Paskiewicz fires

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THANK YOU for making the 2020 Original Marathon Seafood Festival a success

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Aileen Galvan for Tax Collector • All Keys Concrete • Craig Cates for BOCC Dist. 1 • Cruise Planners - Diane Scudder • Design Center • Dot Palm Homes & Land of the FL Keys • Jolly Roger • Kelly Electric • Keys Contracting Services • Marathon Aviation Associates • Marathon Lady Our Island Fun • Overseas Pub & Grill • Regan Insurance • Sea Level Spa • Sparky's Landing • Specialty Hardware • Terra Marine Park • The Manz Law Firm • Native Taxi • UPS Store • Blue Native • Keys Car Wash • Danger Charters • Discount Rock & Sand • Edward Jones - Sarah Cizmas Florida Keys Air Conditioning • Florida Keys Electric • Professional Plastering Designs Inc. • Sweet Savannah's • Keys Animal Hospital

Sincerely • Daniel Samess and the Greater Marathon Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and Organized Fishermen of Florida (Marathon Chapter)

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Though we are not meeting face to face due to an abundance of caution and in the community spirit of civic mindedness we are streaming our Morning Prayer at 8am, Compline at 9pm and Sunday Prayers at 9am on our Facebook page. @stcolumbamarathonfl May the Peace of The Lord be always with you.

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READ THE NIGHT WATCHMAN Based on the extraordinary life of National Book Award-winning author Louise Erdrich’s grandfather, who worked as a night watchman and carried the fight against Native dispossession from rural North Dakota all the way to Washington, D.C., this powerful novel explores themes of love and death with lightness and gravity and unfolds with the elegant prose, sly humor, and depth of feeling of a master craftsman.

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SIGNS ELECTED LEADERSHIP IS LOSING CONTROL OF THE SITUATION 10) They attempted to shut down Sesame Street.

9) The same people accusing Trump of being an Oligarch have now requested their title be changed to “ Supreme Empress.”

8) A Magic 8 ball is visible in all press conferences.

7) Facial ticks.

6) They want to ban Netflix if 10 or more people are watching the same movie across the Keys.

5) They have pledged to deliver two rubber chickens to every household.

4) Every public announcement concludes with “Let’s get ready to rummmmmmble!”

3) They are looking to China for answers.

2) They keep referring to COVID-19 as “the ‘itis.”

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KCB 7M BRIDGE RUN

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t a distance of roughly 23 feet, the Key Colony Beach 7 Meter Bridge Run may be the Marathon area's longest bridge run this year. Starting off with a gentle incline, the run levels off at about the 2-meter mark. From there it’s flat and hot with only one water station. At about the 5-meter mark the course starts a slight decline allowing runners to build up speed for the finish. The race attracts an average of 50runners from all over the neighborhood — Weekly staff report BARRY GAUKEL/Keys Weekly 1. Runners gather at the Sadowski Causeway Bridge, site of the 7-Meter Bridge Run. 2. Havana Jack’s relay team — Megan Mertsock, left, Bryan Davis and Kim Young — took first place in the relay division and brought their own trophy.

3. Racers traverse the 7-meter causeway bridge.

4. Rick Molenaar, the race’s director of fun, works the finish line.

5. “We don’t want ’em droppin’ from heat stroke.” Mike Viveiros, left, Mildred Shrunk and Skip Baily staff the midway water station.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Wheatons Towing gives Notice of Foreclosure of Lien and intent to sell these vehicles on 04/04/2020, 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.

JTEBT17R738008270 2003 TOY Publish: March 19 & 26, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

INCONSISTENT HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR INCORPORATION INTO THE MONROE COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Pursuant to Section 286.0105, Florida Statutes, notice is given that if a person decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at such hearings or meetings, he will need a record of the proceedings, and that, for such purpose, such person may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.

ADA ASSISTANCE: If you are a person with a disability who needs special accommodations in order to participate in this proceeding, please contact the County Administrator’s Office, by phoning (305) 292-4441, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., no later than five (5) calendar days prior to the scheduled meeting; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call “711”. Live Closed Captioning is available via our web portal @ http:monroecountyfl.iqm2. com for meetings of the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners.

Dated at Key West, Florida, this 16th day of March, 2020.

KEVIN MADOK, Clerk of the Circuit Court and ex officio Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida Publish: March 19, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE SOLICITATIONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on April 28, 2020, at 3:00 P.M., the Monroe County Purchasing Office will receive and open sealed responses for the following: KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT NOISE INSULATION PROGRAM CONSTRUCTION OF KWBTS (KEY WEST BY THE SEA) BUILDING A – PHASE 1 2601 S. Roosevelt Boulevard, Key West, FL 33040 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: March 19, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers NOTICE OF INTENTION TO CONSIDER ADOPTION OF COUNTY ORDINANCE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN that on April 15, 2020 at 1:30 P.M., or as soon thereafter as may be heard, in the Marathon Government Center, 2798 Overseas Highway, Marathon, Monroe County, Florida, the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida, intends to consider the adoption of the following County ordinance: AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING SECTION 13-2 OF THE MONROE COUNTY CODE INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF THE CIVIL FINE IN NO PARKING AREAS; SETTING FORTH THE REGULATIONS FOR THE PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS OF NO PARKING SIGNS AND MINIMUM LETTER SIZE ON NO PARKING SIGNS; AMENDING SECTION 13-3 OF THE MONROE COUNTY CODE SETTING FORTH ADDITIONAL PERMIT REQUIREMENTS; SETTING FORTH ADDITIONAL INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS; SETTING FORTH ADDITIONAL FIRE PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS AND PROVIDING FOR PERMIT APPLICATION AND INSPECTION FEES; AMENDING SECTION 13-28 OF THE MONROE COUNTY CODE SETTING FORTH ADDITIONAL ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY PURSUANT TO THE COUNTY FIRE MARSHALS DUTY TO ENFORCE LAWS AND ORDINANCES AND PROVIDING FOR FEES TO COVER THE COST OF COUNTY FIRE MARSHAL INSPECTIONS; AMENDING SECTION 13-30 OF THE MONROE COUNTY CODE SETTING FORTH THE REFERENCE SOURCES FOR DANGEROUS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INSPECTIONS; EXPANDING THE DEFINTION OF THE BUILDING AND PREMISES TO BE INSPECTED; GRANTING AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE STANDBY FIRE PERSONNEL; SETTING FORTH FEES FOR FIRE CODE INSPECTIONS; PROVIDING FOR WAIVING OF FEES BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES

PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS ANNUAL RETURN The annual return of the private foundation THE FRANCES LOUISE WOLFSON FAMILY FOUNDATION, INC required to be filed under section 6033 Internal Revenue Code, is available for public inspection at its principal office 56283 Ocean Drive, Marathon, FL 33050 305-743-5060 for inspection during regular business hours by any citizen upon request, within 180 days after the date of this publication.

Signed: March 12, 2020 Cheryl Wilcox Principal Manager Publish: March 19, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION CASE NO.: 2020-CP-000015-K IN RE: THE ESTATE OF EVELYN ANN ORTEGA, Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the Estate of EVELYN ANN ORTEGA, Deceased, whose date of death was June 8, 2019, File Number 20-CP-000015-K, is pending in the Sixteenth Circuit Court for Monroe County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, Florida 33040. The names and addresses of the Personal Representative and the Personal Representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the Decedent and other persons having claims or demands against Decedent’s Estate, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, on whom a copy of this notice is served must file their claims with this Court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the Decedent and other persons having claims or demands against Decedent’s Estate, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, must file their claims with this Court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST

LEGAL NOTICES PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. The date of first publication of this Notice is March 12, 2020.

Personal Representative: MANUEL PATRICK ORTEGA Attorney for Personal Representative: ERICA HUGHES STERLING, ESQ. Florida Bar No. 0519049 Spottswood, Spottswood, Spottswood & Sterling, PLLC 500 Fleming Street, Key West, FL 33040 Tel. (305)294-9556 | Fax (305)504-2696 Primary: Erica@ SpottswoodLaw.com Secondary: DClynes@ SpottswoodLaw.com Publish: March 12 & 19, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No.: 20-CP-14-P Division: Upper Keys IN RE: ESTATE OF BASIL GIANNIOTES, Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Basil Gianniotes, deceased, whose date of death was January 22, 2020, is pending in the Circuit Court for MONROE County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 88820 Overseas Highway, Tavernier, Florida 33070. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is: March 19, 2020.

Personal Representative: Bernadette Becker 132 Crane Blvd.

Sugarloaf Key, Florida 33042 Attorney for Personal Representative: RICHARD E. WARNER Attorney Florida Bar Number: 283134 RICHARD E. WARNER, P.A. 12221 Overseas Highway MARATHON, FL 33050 Telephone: (305) 743-6022 Fax: (305) 743-6216 E-mail: richard@rewarnerlaw.com Secondary E-Mail: pamela2@ rewarnerlaw.com Publish: March 19 & 26, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL DIVISION Case No: 18-CA-000631-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 3RD DAY OF APRIL 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

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sale and sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for CASH the following described property situated in Monroe County, Florida, to wit: Unit 51, Calusa Cove, a condominium according to the Declaration of Condominium as recorded in Book 1589, Page 476 of the Public Records of Monroe County, Florida.

Pursuant to the FINAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT entered in a case in said Court, the style of which is: Yahoo Playground, LLC Plaintiff VS. Angel v Torres; Maria I Valle; Calusa Campground Condominium Association, Inc; The Board of County Commissions of Monroe County, Florida Defendant And the Docket Number of which is Number 18-CA-000631-P WITNESS my hand and the Official Seal of Said Court, this 12TH day of March, 2020.

KEVIN MADOK Clerk of the Circuit Court Monroe County, Florida By: Jennifer Zemmel 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: March 19 and March 26, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

By: Shonta McLeod Deputy Clerk NOTICE TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in court proceedings you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Not later than five working days prior to the proceeding, please contact the Court Administrator’s office, at the Freeman Justice Center, 302 St. 2nd Floor, Key West, FL 33040. Telephone: (305) 2923423 or via the Florida Relay Center. To make calls through the Florida Relay Center, you may dial 7-1-1 or use the following toll free access numbers: 1-800955-8771 (TTY); 1-877-955-8260 (VCO); 1-800-955-8770 (Voice); 1-800-955-1339 (ASCII); 1-877955-5334 (STS); 1-877-955-8707 (French Creole – available from 8 a.m. – 2 a.m. daily) Publish: March 12 & 19, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

of certain assistance. Not later than five working days prior to the proceeding, please contact the Court Administrator’s office, at the Freeman Justice Center, 302 St. 2nd Floor, Key West, FL 33040. Telephone: (305) 2923423 or via the Florida Relay Center. To make calls through the Florida Relay Center, you may dial 7-1-1 or use the following toll free access numbers: 1-800955-8771 (TTY); 1-877-955-8260 (VCO); 1-800-955-8770 (Voice); 1-800-955-1339 (ASCII); 1-877955-5334 (STS); 1-877-955-8707 (French Creole – available from 8 a.m. – 2 a.m. daily) Publish: March 12 & 19, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

the surplus as unclaimed.

The sale is being held pursuant to the Final Judgment of Foreclosure, entered on February 20, 2020 in Civil Case No. 2019-CA-597-K, pending in the Circuit Court in Monroe County, Florida.

KEVIN MADOK Clerk of the Circuit Court Monroe County, Florida By: Shonta McLeod Deputy Clerk Publish: March 19 & 26, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 19-CA000830-K DIVISION: Civil Windward Pointe II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Plaintiff, vs.

Lise S. Haupt, et al.

Defendants. __________________/ NOTICE OF ACTION FOR COUNTS V AND VI AGAINST DEFENDANT ANTONY OSWALD WILSON AND ROSEANNE ISABEL WILSON To: ANTONY OSWALD WILSON 2513 SCABBARD DRIVE CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78414 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ROSEANNE ISABEL WILSON 2513 SCABBARD DRIVE CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78414 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and all parties claiming interest by, through, under or against Defendant(s) ANTONY OSWALD WILSON AND ROSEANNE ISABEL WILSON, and all parties having or claiming to have any right, title or interest in the property herein described; YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to enforce a lien on the following described property in Monroe County, Florida: COUNTS V & VI Unit 5714, Week 30, Odd Year Biennial Windward Pointe Condominium, a Leasehold Condominium (“Condominium”), according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1803, Page 844, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

Contract No.: 2-16873 has been filed against you; and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on NICHOLAS A. WOO, Plaintiff’s attorney, P. O. Box 165028, Columbus, OH 43216-5028, within thirty (30) days after the first publication of this Notice and file the original with the Clerk of this Court either before service on Plaintiff’s attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court on the 4th day of March, 2020.

Kevin Madok CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA Civil Division

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 19-CA000830-K DIVISION: Civil Windward Pointe II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Plaintiff, vs.

Lise S. Haupt, et al.

Defendants. _________________/ NOTICE OF ACTION FOR COUNTS XI AND XII AGAINST DEFENDANT SHANNON RAY WRIGHT AND KRISTI LEIGHAN WRIGHT To: SHANNON RAY WRIGHT 413 RED CUT ROAD WEST MONROE, LA 71292 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA KRISTI LEIGHAN WRIGHT 413 RED CUT ROAD WEST MONROE, LA 71292 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and all parties claiming interest by, through, under or against Defendant(s) SHANNON RAY WRIGHT AND KRISTI LEIGHAN WRIGHT, and all parties having or claiming to have any right, title or interest in the property herein described; YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to enforce a lien on the following described property in Monroe County, Florida: COUNTS XI and XII Unit 5122, Week 34, Annual Windward Pointe, a Leasehold Condominium (“Condominium”), according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1803, Page 844 Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits attached thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

Contract No.: 2-15938 has been filed against you; and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on NICHOLAS A. WOO, Plaintiff’s attorney, P. O. Box 165028, Columbus, OH 43216-5028, within thirty (30) days after the first publication of this Notice and file the original with the Clerk of this Court either before service on Plaintiff’s attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court on the 4th day of March, 2020.

Kevin Madok CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA Civil Division By: Shonta McLeod Deputy Clerk NOTICE TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in court proceedings you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 15-CA-000173-K DIVISION: Civil Beach House Development Partnership, a Florida general partnership Plaintiff, vs.

Dale Del Bello, et. al Defendants.

Notice of Sale as to Count(s) I, II Notice is hereby given that on April 20, 2020 at 11:00am, the below named Clerk of Court will, at 500 Whitehead Street, Monroe County, in the City of Key West, Florida, offer for sale and sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for CASH the following described Timeshare Ownership Interest: Unit A21, Week 9, Beach House, a Condominium according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1510, Page 225, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from this sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim before the clerk reports the surplus as unclaimed.

The sale is being held pursuant to the Final Judgment of Foreclosure, entered on February 20, 2020 in Civil Case No. 15-CA-000173-K, pending in the Circuit Court in Monroe County, Florida.

KEVIN MADOK Clerk of the Circuit Court Monroe County, Florida By: Shonta McLeod Deputy Clerk Publish: March 19 & 26, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 2019-CA-597-K DIVISION: Civil Windward Pointe II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company Plaintiff, vs.

Jannielisa Abreu, et. al Defendants.

Notice of Sale as to Count(s) Count I Notice is hereby given that on April 20, 2020 at 11:00am, the below named Clerk of Court will, at 500 Whitehead Street, Monroe County, in the City of Key West, Florida, offer for sale and sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for CASH the following described Timeshare Ownership Interest: Unit 5711, Week 17, Even Year Biennial Windward Pointe Condominium, a Leasehold Condominium (“Condominium”), according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1803, Page 844, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from this sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim before the clerk reports

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

Jannielisa Abreu, et. al Defendants.

Notice of Sale as to Count(s) Count III Notice is hereby given that on April 20, 2020 at 11:00am, the below named Clerk of Court will, at 500 Whitehead Street, Monroe County, in the City of Key West, Florida, offer for sale and sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for CASH the following described Timeshare Ownership Interest: Unit 5624, Week 50, Odd Year Biennial Windward Pointe Condominium, a Leasehold Condominium (“Condominium”), according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1803, Page 844, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from this sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim before the clerk reports the surplus as unclaimed.

The sale is being held pursuant to the Final Judgment of Foreclosure, entered on February 20, 2020 in Civil Case No. 2019-CA-597-K, pending in the Circuit Court in Monroe County, Florida.

KEVIN MADOK Clerk of the Circuit Court Monroe County, Florida By: Shonta McLeod Deputy Clerk Publish: March 19 & 26, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 2019-CA-597-K DIVISION: Civil Windward Pointe II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company Plaintiff, vs.

Jannielisa Abreu, et. al Defendants.

Notice of Sale as to Count(s) V Notice is hereby given that on April 20, 2020 at 11:00am, the below named Clerk of Court will, at 500 Whitehead Street, Monroe County, in the City of Key West, Florida, offer for sale and sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for CASH the following described Timeshare Ownership Interest: Unit 5333, Week 31, Odd Year Biennial Windward Pointe Condominium, a Leasehold Condominium (“Condominium”), according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1803, Page 844, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from this sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim before the clerk reports the surplus as unclaimed.

The sale is being held pursuant to the Final Judgment of Foreclosure, entered on February 20, 2020 in Civil Case No. 2019-CA-597-K, pending in the Circuit Court in

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KEVIN MADOK Clerk of the Circuit Court Monroe County, Florida By: Shonta McLeod Deputy Clerk Publish: March 19 & 26, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 2019-CA-597-K DIVISION: Civil Windward Pointe II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company Plaintiff, vs.

Jannielisa Abreu, et. al Defendants.

Notice of Sale as to Count(s) Count XII Notice is hereby given that on April 20, 2020 at 11:00am, the below named Clerk of Court will, at 500 Whitehead Street, Monroe County, in the City of Key West, Florida, offer for sale and sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for CASH the following described Timeshare Ownership Interest: Unit 5614, Week 28, Odd Year Biennial Windward Pointe Condominium, a Leasehold Condominium (“Condominium”), according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1803, Page 844, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from this sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim before the clerk reports the surplus as unclaimed.

The sale is being held pursuant to the Final Judgment of Foreclosure, entered on February 20, 2020 in Civil Case No. 2019-CA-597-K, pending in the Circuit Court in Monroe County, Florida.

KEVIN MADOK Clerk of the Circuit Court Monroe County, Florida By: Shonta McLeod Deputy Clerk Publish: March 19 & 26, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 19-CA-000726-K DIVISION: Civil Windward Pointe II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company Plaintiff, vs.

Frank John Sittnick, Jr., et. al Defendants.

Notice of Sale as to Count(s) II Notice is hereby given that on April 20, 2020 at 11:00am, the below named Clerk of Court will, at 500 Whitehead Street, Monroe County, in the City of Key West, Florida, offer for sale and sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for CASH the following described Timeshare Ownership Interest: Unit 5711, Week 29, Odd Year Biennial Windward Pointe Condominium, a Leasehold Condominium (“Condominium”), according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1803, Page 844, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from this sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim before the clerk reports the surplus as unclaimed.

The sale is being held pursuant to the Final Judgment of Foreclosure, entered on February 20, 2020 in Civil Case No. 19-CA-000726-K, pending in the Circuit Court in Monroe County, Florida.

KEVIN MADOK Clerk of the Circuit Court Monroe County, Florida By: Shonta McLeod

LEGAL NOTICES Deputy Clerk Publish: March 19 & 26, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 19-CA-000773-K DIVISION: Civil Sunset Harbor Development Partnership, a Florida general partnership, Plaintiff, vs.

D’Awrwyn Keith Daniels, et. al Defendants.

Notice of Sale as to Count(s) I Notice is hereby given that on April 20, 2020 at 11:00am, the below named Clerk of Court will, at 500 Whitehead Street, Monroe County, in the City of Key West, Florida, offer for sale and sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for CASH the following described Timeshare Ownership Interest: Unit 412, Week 26, Sunset Harbor Resort Condominium Resort, a Condominium according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof as recorded in Official Records Book 1376, Page 1093, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits attached thereto, and any amendments thereof (hereafter the “Declaration”).

Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from this sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim before the clerk reports the surplus as unclaimed.

The sale is being held pursuant to the Final Judgment of Foreclosure, entered on February 20, 2020 in Civil Case No. 19-CA-000773-K, pending in the Circuit Court in Monroe County, Florida.

KEVIN MADOK Clerk of the Circuit Court Monroe County, Florida By: Shonta McLeod Deputy Clerk Publish: March 19 & 26, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO FORECLOSE CLAIM OF LIEN BY TRUSTEE FILE NO.: 18-031526 BEACH HOUSE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF KEY WEST, INC., A NONPROFIT CORPORATION UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Lienholder, vs.

GEOFFREY STAGGERS; KYLE A. STAGGERS Obligor _________________/ TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING TO: Geoffrey Staggers 542 Porta Rosa Circle Saint Augustine, FL 32092 Kyle A. Staggers 542 Porta Rosa Circle Saint Augustine, FL 32092 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a TRUSTEE’S NON-JUDICIAL PROCEEDING to enforce a Lien has been instituted on the following Timeshare Ownership Interest at Beach House Condominium described as: Unit E11, Week 40, Beach House, a Condominium according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1510, Page 225, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits attached thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

The default giving rise to these proceedings is the failure to pay condominium assessments and dues resulting in a Claim of Lien encumbering the Timeshare Ownership Interest as recorded in the Official Records of Monroe County, Florida. The Obligor has the right to object to this Trustee proceeding by serving written objection on the Trustee named below. The Obligor has the right to cure the default and any junior interest holder may redeem its interest, for a minimum period of forty-five (45) days until the

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Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale. The Lien may be cured by sending certified funds to the Trustee payable to the Lienholder in the amount of $3,433.02, plus interest (calculated by multiplying $0.00 times the number of days that have elapsed since March 3, 2020), plus the costs of this proceeding. Said funds for cure or redemption must be received by the Trustee before the Certificate of Sale is issued.

Nicholas A. Woo, Esq. Valerie N. Edgecombe Brown, Esq. Cynthia David, Esq. Michael E. Carleton, Esq. as Trustee pursuant to Fla. Stat. §721.82 P. O. Box 165028 Columbus, OH 43216-5028 Telephone: 407-404-5266 Telecopier: 614-220-5613 Publish: March 12 & 19, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

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EDWARD JOSEPH ENGEL; MARGARET EILEEN ENGEL Obligor _________________/ TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING TO: Edward Joseph Engel 28348 Nautica Lane Bonita Springs, FL 34135 Margaret Eileen Engel 28348 Nautica Lane Bonita Springs, FL 34135 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a TRUSTEE’S NON-JUDICIAL PROCEEDING to enforce a Lien has been instituted on the following Timeshare Ownership Interest at Windward Pointe Condominium described as: Unit 5121, Week 40, Annual Windward Pointe, a Leasehold Condominium (“Condominium”), according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1803, Page 844, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

The default giving rise to these proceedings is the failure to pay condominium assessments and dues resulting in a Claim of Lien encumbering the Timeshare Ownership Interest as recorded in the Official Records of Monroe County, Florida. The Obligor has the right to object to this Trustee proceeding by serving written objection on the Trustee named below. The Obligor has the right to cure the default and any junior interest holder may redeem its interest, for a minimum period of forty-five (45) days until the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale. The Lien may be cured by sending certified funds to the Trustee payable to the Lienholder in the amount of $3,426.68, plus interest (calculated by multiplying $ 0.00 times the number of days that have elapsed since March 2, 2020), plus the costs of this proceeding. Said funds for cure or redemption must be received by the Trustee before the Certificate of Sale is issued.

Nicholas A. Woo, Esq. Valerie N. Edgecombe Brown, Esq. Cynthia David, Esq. Michael E. Carleton, Esq. as Trustee pursuant to Fla. Stat. §721.82 P. O. Box 165028 Columbus, OH 43216-5028 Telephone: 407-404-5266 Telecopier: 614-220-5613 Publish: March 12 & 19, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

Ownership Interest as recorded in the Official Records of Monroe County, Florida. The Obligor has the right to object to this Trustee proceeding by serving written objection on the Trustee named below. The Obligor has the right to cure the default and any junior interest holder may redeem its interest, for a minimum period of forty-five (45) days until the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale. The Lien may be cured by sending certified funds to the Trustee payable to the Lienholder in the amount of $2,221.50, plus interest (calculated by multiplying $0.00 times the number of days that have elapsed since March 3, 2020), plus the costs of this proceeding. Said funds for cure or redemption must be received by the Trustee before the Certificate of Sale is issued.

Nicholas A. Woo, Esq. Valerie N. Edgecombe Brown, Esq. Cynthia David, Esq. Michael E. Carleton, Esq. as Trustee pursuant to Fla. Stat. §721.82 P. O. Box 165028 Columbus, OH 43216-5028 Telephone: 407-404-5266 Telecopier: 614-220-5613 Publish: March 12 & 19, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

title, including those owed by the Obligor or prior owner.

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

Nicholas A. Woo, Esq. Michael E. Carleton, Esq. as Trustee pursuant to Fla. Stat. §721.82 P. O. Box 165028, Columbus, OH 43216-5028 Telephone: 407-404-5266 Telecopier: 614-220-5613 Publish: March 19 & 26, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO FORECLOSE CLAIM OF LIEN BY TRUSTEE FILE NO.: 19-022904 WINDWARD POINTE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF KEY WEST, INC., A CORPORATION NOT-FOR-PROFIT UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Lienholder, vs.

GERARD JOSEPH BURCKHARD (DECEASED)MARGARET PATRICIA BURCKHARD Obligor _________________/ TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING TO: Margaret Patricia Burckhard 523 Melrose Court The Villages, FL 32162 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a TRUSTEE’S NON-JUDICIAL PROCEEDING to enforce a Lien has been instituted on the following Timeshare Ownership Interest at Windward Pointe Condominium described as: Unit 5712, Week 27, Annual Windward Pointe, a Leasehold Condominium (“Condominium”), according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1803, Page 844, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

The default giving rise to these proceedings is the failure to pay condominium assessments and dues resulting in a Claim of Lien encumbering the Timeshare Ownership Interest as recorded in the Official Records of Monroe County, Florida. The Obligor has the right to object to this Trustee proceeding by serving written objection on the Trustee named below. The Obligor has the right to cure the default and any junior interest holder may redeem its interest, for a minimum period of forty-five (45) days until the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale. The Lien may be cured by sending certified funds to the Trustee payable to the Lienholder in the amount of $2,313.81, plus interest (calculated by multiplying $ 0.00 times the number of days that have elapsed since March 3, 2020), plus the costs of this proceeding. Said funds for cure or redemption must be received by the Trustee before the Certificate of Sale is issued.

Nicholas A. Woo, Esq. Valerie N. Edgecombe Brown, Esq. Cynthia David, Esq. Michael E. Carleton, Esq. as Trustee pursuant to Fla. Stat. §721.82 P. O. Box 165028 Columbus, OH 43216-5028 Telephone: 407-404-5266 Telecopier: 614-220-5613 Publish: March 12 & 19, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO FORECLOSE CLAIM OF LIEN BY TRUSTEE FILE NO.: 19-023018 WINDWARD POINTE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF KEY WEST, INC., A CORPORATION NOT-FOR-PROFIT UNDER THE

NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO FORECLOSE CLAIM OF LIEN BY TRUSTEE FILE NO.: 19-023060 WINDWARD POINTE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF KEY WEST, INC., A CORPORATION NOT-FOR-PROFIT UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Lienholder, vs.

MAUREEN FRANCES GRADY Obligor ___________________/ TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING TO: Maureen Frances Grady 8131 Creekside Village Drive Mechanicsville, VA 23111 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a TRUSTEE’S NON-JUDICIAL PROCEEDING to enforce a Lien has been instituted on the following Timeshare Ownership Interest at Windward Pointe Condominium described as: Unit 5114, Week 11, Annual Windward Pointe, a Leasehold Condominium (“Condominium”), according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1803, Page 844, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

The default giving rise to these proceedings is the failure to pay condominium assessments and dues resulting in a Claim of Lien encumbering the Timeshare

NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO FORECLOSE CLAIM OF LIEN BY TRUSTEE FILE NO.: 18-001476 WINDWARD POINTE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF KEY WEST, INC., A CORPORATION NOT-FOR-PROFIT UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Lienholder, vs.

MARIUSZ SURMA Obligor _________________/ TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE TO: Mariusz Surma, San Fernando 46, 3 D, 03001 Alicante, Spain Notice is hereby given that on April 20, 2020, at 9:00 AM, in the offices of La Concha Hotel, Island Meeting Room, 2nd Floor, 430 Duval Street, Key West, FL 33040, the following described Timeshare Ownership Interest at Windward Pointe Condominium will be offered for sale: Unit 5812, Week 24, Annual Windward Pointe, a Leasehold Condominium (“Condominium”), according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1803, Page 844, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

The default giving rise to the sale is the failure to pay assessments as set forth in the Claim(s) of Lien encumbering the Timeshare Ownership Interest as recorded August 19, 2019 in Document Number 2233142, and recorded in Book 2980, Page 1304 of the Public Records of Monroe County, Florida. The amount secured by the assessment lien is for unpaid assessments, accrued interest, plus interest accruing at a per diem rate of $0.00 together with the costs of this proceeding and sale and all other amounts secured by the Claim of Lien, for a total amount due as of the date of the sale of $6,737.22 (“Amount Secured by the Lien”).

The Obligor has the right to cure this default and any junior interestholder may redeem its interest up to the date the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale by sending certified funds to the Trustee payable to the Lienholder in the amount of $6,737.22. Said funds for cure or redemption must be received by the Trustee before the Certificate of Sale is issued.

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

NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO FORECLOSE CLAIM OF LIEN BY TRUSTEE FILE NO.: 18-031383 WINDWARD POINTE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF KEY WEST, INC., A CORPORATION NOT-FOR-PROFIT UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Lienholder, vs.

CONNIE JO BREIG; CHARLES JOSEPH BREIG Obligor _________________/ TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE TO: Connie Jo Breig, 8789 Wendy Lane South, West Palm Beach, FL 33411 Charles Joseph Breig, 8789 Wendy Lane South, West Palm Beach, FL 33411 Notice is hereby given that on April 20, 2020, at 9:00 AM, in the offices of La Concha Hotel, Island Meeting Room, 2nd Floor, 430 Duval Street, Key West, FL 33040, the following described Timeshare Ownership Interest at Windward Pointe Condominium will be offered for sale: Unit 5611, Week 16, Annual Windward Pointe Condominium, a Leasehold Condominium (“Condominium”), according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1803, Page 844, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

The default giving rise to the sale is the failure to pay assessments as set forth in the Claim(s) of Lien encumbering the Timeshare Ownership Interest as recorded in Official Records Book 2959, Page 543, of the public records of Monroe County, Florida.

The amount secured by the assessment lien is for unpaid assessments, accrued interest, plus interest accruing at a per diem rate of $0.00 together with the costs of this proceeding and sale and all other amounts secured by the Claim of Lien, for a total amount due as of the date of the sale of $2,523.99 (“Amount Secured by the Lien”).

The Obligor has the right to cure this default and any junior interestholder may redeem its interest up to the date the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale by sending certified funds to the Trustee payable to the Lienholder in the amount of $2,523.99. Said funds for cure or redemption must be received by the Trustee before the Certificate of Sale is issued.

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

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

Nicholas A. Woo, Esq. Michael E. Carleton, Esq. as Trustee pursuant to Fla. Stat. §721.82

LEGAL NOTICES P. O. Box 165028, Columbus, OH 43216-5028 Telephone: 407-404-5266 Telecopier: 614-220-5613 Publish: March 19 & 26, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO FORECLOSE CLAIM OF LIEN BY TRUSTEE FILE NO.: 18-031390 BEACH HOUSE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF KEY WEST, INC., A NONPROFIT CORPORATION UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Lienholder, vs.

BETH JANELLE NEVERMAN Obligor _______________/ TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE TO: Beth Janelle Neverman, 5550 Williams Drive, Fort Myers Beach, FL 33931 Notice is hereby given that on April 20, 2020, at 9:00 AM, in the offices of La Concha Hotel, Island Meeting Room, 2nd Floor, 430 Duval Street, Key West, FL 33040, the following described Timeshare Ownership Interest at Beach House Condominium will be offered for sale: Unit C13, Week 22, Beach House Condominium, a Condominium according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1510, Page 225, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits attached thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

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

The amount secured by the assessment lien is for unpaid assessments, accrued interest, plus interest accruing at a per diem rate of $0.00 together with the costs of this proceeding and sale and all other amounts secured by the Claim of Lien, for a total amount due as of the date of the sale of $3,746.14 (“Amount Secured by the Lien”).

The Obligor has the right to cure this default and any junior interestholder may redeem its interest up to the date the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale by sending certified funds to the Trustee payable to the Lienholder in the amount of $3,746.14. Said funds for cure or redemption must be received by the Trustee before the Certificate of Sale is issued.

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

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

Nicholas A. Woo, Esq. Michael E. Carleton, Esq. as Trustee pursuant to Fla. Stat. §721.82 P. O. Box 165028, Columbus, OH 43216-5028 Telephone: 407-404-5266 Telecopier: 614-220-5613 Publish: March 19 & 26, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO FORECLOSE CLAIM OF LIEN BY TRUSTEE FILE NO.: 18-031522 SUNSET HARBOR RESORT CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC., A NONPROFIT CORPORATION UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA,

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ANNA MARIE COLEMAN; ROBERT CLARENCE WEISHEIT Obligor _________________/ TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE TO: Anna Marie Coleman, 11 Morgans Run, Schuylerville, NY 12871 Robert Clarence Weisheit, 11 Morgans Run, Schuylerville, NY 12871 Notice is hereby given that on April 20, 2020, at 9:00 AM, in the offices of La Concha Hotel, Island Meeting Room, 2nd Floor, 430 Duval Street, Key West, FL 33040, the following described Timeshare Ownership Interest at Sunset Harbor Resort Condominium will be offered for sale: Unit 413, Week 43, Sunset Harbor Resort, a Condominium according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof as recorded in Official Records Book 1376, Page 1093, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits attached thereto, and any amendments thereof (hereafter the “Declaration”).

The default giving rise to the sale is the failure to pay assessments as set forth in the Claim(s) of Lien encumbering the Timeshare Ownership Interest as recorded August 26, 2019 in Document Number 2234192, and recorded in Book 2981, Page 1895 of the Public Records of Monroe County, Florida. The amount secured by the assessment lien is for unpaid assessments, accrued interest, plus interest accruing at a per diem rate of $0.00 together with the costs of this proceeding and sale and all other amounts secured by the Claim of Lien, for a total amount due as of the date of the sale of $4,405.99 (“Amount Secured by the Lien”).

The Obligor has the right to cure this default and any junior interestholder may redeem its interest up to the date the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale by sending certified funds to the Trustee payable to the Lienholder in the amount of $4,405.99. Said funds for cure or redemption must be received by the Trustee before the Certificate of Sale is issued.

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

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

Nicholas A. Woo, Esq. Michael E. Carleton, Esq. as Trustee pursuant to Fla. Stat. §721.82 P. O. Box 165028, Columbus, OH 43216-5028 Telephone: 407-404-5266 Telecopier: 614-220-5613 Publish: March 19 & 26, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

the offices of La Concha Hotel, Island Meeting Room, 2nd Floor, 430 Duval Street, Key West, FL 33040, the following described Timeshare Ownership Interest at Beach House Condominium will be offered for sale: Unit A33, Week 3, Beach House Condominium, a Condominium according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1510, Page 225, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits attached thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

The default giving rise to the sale is the failure to pay assessments as set forth in the Claim(s) of Lien encumbering the Timeshare Ownership Interest as recorded in Official Records Book 2988, Page 1225, of the public records of Monroe County, Florida.

The amount secured by the assessment lien is for unpaid assessments, accrued interest, plus interest accruing at a per diem rate of $0.00 together with the costs of this proceeding and sale and all other amounts secured by the Claim of Lien, for a total amount due as of the date of the sale of $5,089.41 (“Amount Secured by the Lien”).

The Obligor has the right to cure this default and any junior interestholder may redeem its interest up to the date the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale by sending certified funds to the Trustee payable to the Lienholder in the amount of $5,089.41. Said funds for cure or redemption must be received by the Trustee before the Certificate of Sale is issued.

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

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

Nicholas A. Woo, Esq. Michael E. Carleton, Esq. as Trustee pursuant to Fla. Stat. §721.82 P. O. Box 165028, Columbus, OH 43216-5028 Telephone: 407-404-5266 Telecopier: 614-220-5613 Publish: March 19 & 26, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

The default giving rise to the sale is the failure to pay assessments as set forth in the Claim(s) of Lien encumbering the Timeshare Ownership Interest as recorded in Official Records Book 2959, Page 543, of the public records of Monroe County, Florida.

The amount secured by the assessment lien is for unpaid assessments, accrued interest, plus interest accruing at a per diem rate of $0.00 together with the costs of this proceeding and sale and all other amounts secured by the Claim of Lien, for a total amount due as of the date of the sale of $3,934.79 (“Amount Secured by the Lien”).

The Obligor has the right to cure this default and any junior interestholder may redeem its interest up to the date the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale by sending certified funds to the Trustee payable to the Lienholder in the amount of $3,934.79. Said funds for cure or redemption must be received by the Trustee before the Certificate of Sale is issued.

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

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

Nicholas A. Woo, Esq. Michael E. Carleton, Esq. as Trustee pursuant to Fla. Stat. §721.82 P. O. Box 165028, Columbus, OH 43216-5028 Telephone: 407-404-5266 Telecopier: 614-220-5613 Publish: March 19 & 26, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO FORECLOSE CLAIM OF LIEN BY TRUSTEE FILE NO.: 18-031690 BEACH HOUSE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF KEY WEST, INC., A NONPROFIT CORPORATION UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Lienholder, vs.

RON PICHLER Obligor _________________/ TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE TO: Ron Pichler, 11650 Claymont Circle, Windermere, FL 34786 Notice is hereby given that on April 20, 2020, at 9:00 AM, in

NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO FORECLOSE CLAIM OF LIEN BY TRUSTEE FILE NO.: 18-031720 WINDWARD POINTE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF KEY WEST, INC., A CORPORATION NOT-FOR-PROFIT UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Lienholder, vs.

DAVID WAYNE SELLERS Obligor _______________/ TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE TO: David Wayne Sellers, 5667 Yale Road, Bartlett, TN 38134 Notice is hereby given that on April 20, 2020, at 9:00 AM, in the offices of La Concha Hotel, Island Meeting Room, 2nd Floor, 430 Duval Street, Key West, FL 33040, the following described Timeshare Ownership Interest at Windward Pointe Condominium will be offered for sale: Unit 5511, Week 33, Annual Windward Pointe Condominium, a Leasehold Condominium (“Condominium”), according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1803, Page 844, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO FORECLOSE CLAIM OF LIEN BY TRUSTEE FILE NO.: 18-031906 SUNSET HARBOR RESORT CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC., A NONPROFIT CORPORATION UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Lienholder, vs.

SANDRA S. VONDEREMBSE; ANTHONY JOSEPH VONDEREMBSE - ELAINE MARY VONDEREMBSE Obligor ______________/ TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING TO: Sandra S. Vonderembse 2003 Grange Street Oregon, OH 43616 Anthony Joseph Vonderembse 774 Deerwood Drive Defiance, OH 43512 Elaine Mary Vonderembse 774 Deerwood Drive Defiance, OH 43512 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a TRUSTEE’S NON-JUDICIAL PROCEEDING to enforce a Lien has been instituted on the following Timeshare Ownership Interest at Sunset Harbor Resort Condominium described as: Unit 112, Week 15, Sunset Harbor Resort, a Condominium according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof as recorded in Official Records Book 1376, Page 1093, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits attached thereto, and any amendments thereof (hereafter the “Declaration”).

The default giving rise to these proceedings is the failure to pay condominium assessments and dues resulting in a Claim of Lien encumbering the Timeshare Ownership Interest as recorded in the Official Records of Monroe County, Florida. The Obligor has the right to object to this Trustee proceeding by serving written

LEGAL NOTICES objection on the Trustee named below. The Obligor has the right to cure the default and any junior interest holder may redeem its interest, for a minimum period of forty-five (45) days until the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale. The Lien may be cured by sending certified funds to the Trustee payable to the Lienholder in the amount of $4,410.35, plus interest (calculated by multiplying $0.00 times the number of days that have elapsed since March 10, 2020), plus the costs of this proceeding. Said funds for cure or redemption must be received by the Trustee before the Certificate of Sale is issued.

Nicholas A. Woo, Esq. Valerie N. Edgecombe Brown, Esq. Cynthia David, Esq. Michael E. Carleton, Esq. as Trustee pursuant to Fla. Stat. §721.82 P. O. Box 165028 Columbus, OH 43216-5028 Telephone: 407-404-5266 Telecopier: 614-220-5613 Publish: March 19 & 26, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO FORECLOSE CLAIM OF LIEN BY TRUSTEE FILE NO.: 18-032088 BEACH HOUSE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF KEY WEST, INC., A NONPROFIT CORPORATION UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Lienholder, vs.

TIMESHARE TRADE INS, LLC Obligor _______________/ TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE TO: Timeshare Trade Ins, LLC, 10923 State Highway 176, Walnut Shade, MO 65771 Notice is hereby given that on April 20, 2020, at 9:00 AM, in the offices of La Concha Hotel, Island Meeting Room, 2nd Floor, 430 Duval Street, Key West, FL 33040, the following described Timeshare Ownership Interest at Beach House Condominium will be offered for sale: Unit D12, Week 40, BEACH HOUSE, a Condominium according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1510, Page 225, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

The default giving rise to the sale is the failure to pay assessments as set forth in the Claim(s) of Lien encumbering the Timeshare Ownership Interest as recorded October 7, 2019 in Instrument Number 2239724, and recorded in Book 2988, Page 1225 of the Public Records of Monroe County, Florida. The amount secured by the assessment lien is for unpaid assessments, accrued interest, plus interest accruing at a per diem rate of $0.00 together with the costs of this proceeding and sale and all other amounts secured by the Claim of Lien, for a total amount due as of the date of the sale of $4,803.15 (“Amount Secured by the Lien”).

The Obligor has the right to cure this default and any junior interestholder may redeem its interest up to the date the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale by sending certified funds to the Trustee payable to the Lienholder in the amount of $4,803.15. Said funds for cure or redemption must be received by the Trustee before the Certificate of Sale is issued.

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

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

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Nicholas A. Woo, Esq. Michael E. Carleton, Esq. as Trustee pursuant to Fla. Stat. §721.82 P. O. Box 165028, Columbus, OH 43216-5028 Telephone: 407-404-5266 Telecopier: 614-220-5613 Publish: March 19 & 26, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO FORECLOSE CLAIM OF LIEN BY TRUSTEE FILE NO.: 18-032089 BEACH HOUSE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF KEY WEST, INC., A NONPROFIT CORPORATION UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Lienholder, vs.

JOHN SADOWSKI Obligor ________________/ TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE TO: John Sadowski, 325 Leslie Lane, Lake Mary, FL 32746 Notice is hereby given that on April 20, 2020, at 9:00 AM, in the offices of La Concha Hotel, Island Meeting Room, 2nd Floor, 430 Duval Street, Key West, FL 33040, the following described Timeshare Ownership Interest at Beach House Condominium will be offered for sale: Unit C14, Week 30, Beach House Condominium, a Condominium according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1510, Page 225, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits attached thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

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

The amount secured by the assessment lien is for unpaid assessments, accrued interest, plus interest accruing at a per diem rate of $0.00 together with the costs of this proceeding and sale and all other amounts secured by the Claim of Lien, for a total amount due as of the date of the sale of $3,757.51 (“Amount Secured by the Lien”).

The Obligor has the right to cure this default and any junior interestholder may redeem its interest up to the date the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale by sending certified funds to the Trustee payable to the Lienholder in the amount of $3,757.51. Said funds for cure or redemption must be received by the Trustee before the Certificate of Sale is issued.

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

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

Nicholas A. Woo, Esq. Michael E. Carleton, Esq. as Trustee pursuant to Fla. Stat. §721.82 P. O. Box 165028, Columbus, OH 43216-5028 Telephone: 407-404-5266 Telecopier: 614-220-5613 Publish: March 19 & 26, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO FORECLOSE CLAIM OF LIEN BY TRUSTEE

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FILE NO.: 18-032095 WINDWARD POINTE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF KEY WEST, INC., A CORPORATION NOT-FOR-PROFIT UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Lienholder, vs.

CAROL GERMINARO; BRUCE GERMINARO Obligor _________________/ TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE TO: Carol Germinaro, 41 Birch Street, Duxbury, MA 02332 Bruce Germinaro, 41 Birch Street, Duxbury, MA 02332 Notice is hereby given that on April 20, 2020, at 9:00 AM, in the offices of La Concha Hotel, Island Meeting Room, 2nd Floor, 430 Duval Street, Key West, FL 33040, the following described Timeshare Ownership Interest at Windward Pointe Condominium will be offered for sale: Unit 5322, Week 16, Annual Windward Pointe Condominium, a Leasehold Condominium (“Condominium”), according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1803, Page 844, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

The default giving rise to the sale is the failure to pay assessments as set forth in the Claim(s) of Lien encumbering the Timeshare Ownership Interest as recorded August 19, 2019 in Document Number 2233142, and recorded in Book 2980, Page 1304 of the Public Records of Monroe County, Florida. The amount secured by the assessment lien is for unpaid assessments, accrued interest, plus interest accruing at a per diem rate of $0.00 together with the costs of this proceeding and sale and all other amounts secured by the Claim of Lien, for a total amount due as of the date of the sale of $2,723.99 (“Amount Secured by the Lien”).

The Obligor has the right to cure this default and any junior interestholder may redeem its interest up to the date the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale by sending certified funds to the Trustee payable to the Lienholder in the amount of $2,723.99. Said funds for cure or redemption must be received by the Trustee before the Certificate of Sale is issued.

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

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

Nicholas A. Woo, Esq. Michael E. Carleton, Esq. as Trustee pursuant to Fla. Stat. §721.82 P. O. Box 165028, Columbus, OH 43216-5028 Telephone: 407-404-5266 Telecopier: 614-220-5613 Publish: March 19 & 26, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE TO: Dario Morell, 13405 Southwest 1 Terrace, Miami, FL 33184 Concepcion C Morell, 13405 Southwest 1 Terrace, Miami, FL 33184 Notice is hereby given that on April 20, 2020, at 9:00 AM, in the offices of La Concha Hotel, Island Meeting Room, 2nd Floor, 430 Duval Street, Key West, FL 33040, the following described Timeshare Ownership Interest at Windward Pointe Condominium will be offered for sale: Unit 5614, Week 46, Odd Year Biennial Windward Pointe Condominium, a Leasehold Condominium (“Condominium”), according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1803, Page 844, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

The default giving rise to the sale is the failure to pay assessments as set forth in the Claim(s) of Lien encumbering the Timeshare Ownership Interest as recorded in Official Records Book 2959, Page 543, of the public records of Monroe County, Florida.

The amount secured by the assessment lien is for unpaid assessments, accrued interest, plus interest accruing at a per diem rate of $0.00 together with the costs of this proceeding and sale and all other amounts secured by the Claim of Lien, for a total amount due as of the date of the sale of $2,594.74 (“Amount Secured by the Lien”).

The Obligor has the right to cure this default and any junior interestholder may redeem its interest up to the date the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale by sending certified funds to the Trustee payable to the Lienholder in the amount of $2,594.74. Said funds for cure or redemption must be received by the Trustee before the Certificate of Sale is issued.

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

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

Nicholas A. Woo, Esq. Michael E. Carleton, Esq. as Trustee pursuant to Fla. Stat. §721.82 P. O. Box 165028, Columbus, OH 43216-5028 Telephone: 407-404-5266 Telecopier: 614-220-5613 Publish: March 19 & 26, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO FORECLOSE CLAIM OF LIEN BY TRUSTEE FILE NO.: 18-032105 WINDWARD POINTE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF KEY WEST, INC., A CORPORATION NOT-FOR-PROFIT UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Lienholder, vs.

DARIO MORELL; CONCEPCION C MORELL Obligor _______________/

NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO FORECLOSE CLAIM OF LIEN BY TRUSTEE FILE NO.: 18-032107 WINDWARD POINTE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF KEY WEST, INC., A CORPORATION NOT-FOR-PROFIT UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Lienholder, vs.

PAINT A PIECE IN PARADISE, A FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Obligor _________________/ TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE TO: Paint a Piece in Paradise, a Florida Limited Liability Company, 3075 Flagler Avenue, Key West, FL 33040 Notice is hereby given that on April 20, 2020, at 9:00 AM, in the offices of La Concha Hotel, Island Meeting Room, 2nd Floor, 430 Duval Street, Key West, FL

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33040, the following described Timeshare Ownership Interest at Windward Pointe Condominium will be offered for sale: Unit 5212, Week 44, Windward Pointe, a Leasehold Condominium, according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1803, Page 844, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits attached thereto, and any amendments thereof.

The default giving rise to the sale is the failure to pay assessments as set forth in the Claim(s) of Lien encumbering the Timeshare Ownership Interest as recorded August 19, 2019 in Instrument Number 2233142, and recorded in Book 2980, Page 1304 of the Public Records of Monroe County, Florida. The amount secured by the assessment lien is for unpaid assessments, accrued interest, plus interest accruing at a per diem rate of $0.00 together with the costs of this proceeding and sale and all other amounts secured by the Claim of Lien, for a total amount due as of the date of the sale of $3,702.90 (“Amount Secured by the Lien”).

The Obligor has the right to cure this default and any junior interestholder may redeem its interest up to the date the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale by sending certified funds to the Trustee payable to the Lienholder in the amount of $3,702.90. Said funds for cure or redemption must be received by the Trustee before the Certificate of Sale is issued.

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

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

Nicholas A. Woo, Esq. Michael E. Carleton, Esq. as Trustee pursuant to Fla. Stat. §721.82 P. O. Box 165028, Columbus, OH 43216-5028 Telephone: 407-404-5266 Telecopier: 614-220-5613 Publish: March 19 & 26, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

is the failure to make payments as set forth in the Mortgage encumbering the Timeshare Ownership Interest as recorded in Official Records Book 2813, Page 1120 of the public records of Monroe County, Florida (the “Lien”). The amount secured by the Lien is the principal of the mortgage due in the amount of $12,928.69, together with interest accruing on the principal amount due at a per diem of $5.28, and together with the costs of this proceeding and sale, for a total amount due as of the date of the sale of $19,259.28 (“Amount Secured by the Lien”).

The Obligor has the right to cure this default and any junior interestholder may redeem its interest up to the date the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale, by sending certified funds to the Trustee payable to the Lienholder in the amount of $19,259.28. Said funds for cure or redemption must be received by the Trustee before the Certificate of Sale is issued.

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

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

Nicholas A. Woo, Esq. Michael E. Carleton, Esq. as Trustee pursuant to Fla. Stat. §721.82 P. O. Box 165028, Columbus, OH 43216-5028 Telephone: 407-404-5266 Telecopier: 614-220-5613 Publish: March 19 & 26, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

plus interest accruing at a per diem rate of $0.00 together with the costs of this proceeding and sale and all other amounts secured by the Claim of Lien, for a total amount due as of the date of the sale of $6,630.88 (“Amount Secured by the Lien”).

The Obligor has the right to cure this default and any junior interestholder may redeem its interest up to the date the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale by sending certified funds to the Trustee payable to the Lienholder in the amount of $6,630.88. Said funds for cure or redemption must be received by the Trustee before the Certificate of Sale is issued.

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

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

Nicholas A. Woo, Esq. Michael E. Carleton, Esq. as Trustee pursuant to Fla. Stat. §721.82 P. O. Box 165028, Columbus, OH 43216-5028 Telephone: 407-404-5266 Telecopier: 614-220-5613 Publish: March 19 & 26, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

cure or redemption must be received by the Trustee before the Certificate of Sale is issued.

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

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

Nicholas A. Woo, Esq. Michael E. Carleton, Esq. as Trustee pursuant to Fla. Stat. §721.82 P. O. Box 165028, Columbus, OH 43216-5028 Telephone: 407-404-5266 Telecopier: 614-220-5613 Publish: March 19 & 26, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

title, including those owed by the Obligor or prior owner.

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

Nicholas A. Woo, Esq. Michael E. Carleton, Esq. as Trustee pursuant to Fla. Stat. §721.82 P. O. Box 165028, Columbus, OH 43216-5028 Telephone: 407-404-5266 Telecopier: 614-220-5613 Publish: March 19 & 26, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO FORECLOSE MORTGAGE

BY TRUSTEE FILE NO.: 19-000123 WINDWARD POINTE II, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, Lienholder, vs.

JORGE FERNANDEZ; MERCEDES GARCIA Obligor ________________/ TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE TO: Jorge Fernandez, 2550 West 60th Place, Building 19, Unit 105, Hialeah, FL 33016 Mercedes Garcia, 2550 West 60th Place, Building 19, Unit 105, Hialeah, FL 33016 Notice is hereby given that on April 20, 2020, at 9:00 AM, in the offices of La Concha Hotel, Island Meeting Room, 2nd Floor, 430 Duval Street, Key West, FL 33040, the following described Timeshare Ownership Interest at Windward Pointe Condominium will be offered for sale: Unit 5333, Week 27, Annual Windward Pointe Condominium, a Leasehold Condominium (“Condominium”), according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1803, Page 844, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

The default giving rise to the sale

NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO FORECLOSE CLAIM OF LIEN BY TRUSTEE FILE NO.: 19-017505 BEACH HOUSE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF KEY WEST, INC., A NONPROFIT CORPORATION UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Lienholder, vs.

JOSE DUMERGUE DOMINGUEZ; LOURDES MARIA RODRIGUEZ Obligor _______________/ TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE TO: Jose Dumergue Dominguez, 8123 Northwest 161st Terrace, Hialeah, FL 33016 Lourdes Maria Rodriguez, 8123 Northwest 161st Terrace, Hialeah, FL 33016 Beach House Condominium Association of Key West, Inc., 9002 San Marco Court, Orlando, FL 32819 Notice is hereby given that on April 20, 2020, at 9:00 AM, in the offices of La Concha Hotel, Island Meeting Room, 2nd Floor, 430 Duval Street, Key West, FL 33040, the following described Timeshare Ownership Interest at Beach House Condominium will be offered for sale: Unit A13, Week 25, Beach House Condominium, a Condominium according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1510, Page 225, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits attached thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

The default giving rise to the sale is the failure to pay assessments as set forth in the Claim(s) of Lien encumbering the Timeshare Ownership Interest as recorded October 7, 2019 in Instrument Number 2239724, and recorded in Book 2988, Page 1225 of the Public Records of Monroe County, Florida. The amount secured by the assessment lien is for unpaid assessments, accrued interest,

NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO FORECLOSE CLAIM OF LIEN BY TRUSTEE FILE NO.: 19-017654 SUNSET HARBOR RESORT CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC., A NONPROFIT CORPORATION UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Lienholder, vs.

MICHAEL CONAN GHIGLIERI Obligor _______________/ TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE TO: Michael Conan Ghiglieri, 22810 Highway 62, Shady Cove, OR 97539 Notice is hereby given that on April 20, 2020, at 9:00 AM, in the offices of La Concha Hotel, Island Meeting Room, 2nd Floor, 430 Duval Street, Key West, FL 33040, the following described Timeshare Ownership Interest at Sunset Harbor Resort Condominium will be offered for sale: Unit 513, Week 33, Sunset Harbor Resort, a Condominium according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof as recorded in Official Records Book 1376, Page 1093, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits attached thereto, and any amendments thereof (hereafter the “Declaration”).

The default giving rise to the sale is the failure to pay assessments as set forth in the Claim(s) of Lien encumbering the Timeshare Ownership Interest as recorded September 17, 2019 in Instrument Number 2236897, and recorded in Book 2985, Page 115 of the Public Records of Monroe County, Florida. The amount secured by the assessment lien is for unpaid assessments, accrued interest, plus interest accruing at a per diem rate of $0.00 together with the costs of this proceeding and sale and all other amounts secured by the Claim of Lien, for a total amount due as of the date of the sale of $2,754.28 (“Amount Secured by the Lien”).

The Obligor has the right to cure this default and any junior interestholder may redeem its interest up to the date the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale by sending certified funds to the Trustee payable to the Lienholder in the amount of $2,754.28. Said funds for

NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO FORECLOSE CLAIM OF LIEN BY TRUSTEE FILE NO.: 19-017733 SUNSET HARBOR RESORT CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC., A NONPROFIT CORPORATION UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Lienholder, vs.

DENNIS ANTHONY DAWSON; JAMES OSBORN WEEMS Obligor ________________/ TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE TO: Dennis Anthony Dawson, 6412 Count Turf Trail, Tallahassee, FL 32309 James Osborn Weems, 6412 Count Turf Trail, Tallahassee, FL 32309 Notice is hereby given that on April 20, 2020, at 9:00 AM, in the offices of La Concha Hotel, Island Meeting Room, 2nd Floor, 430 Duval Street, Key West, FL 33040, the following described Timeshare Ownership Interest at Sunset Harbor Resort Condominium will be offered for sale: Unit 411, Week 21, Sunset Harbor Resort, a Condominium according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof as recorded in Official Records Book 1376, Page 1093, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits attached thereto, and any amendments thereof (hereafter the “Declaration”).

The default giving rise to the sale is the failure to pay assessments as set forth in the Claim(s) of Lien encumbering the Timeshare Ownership Interest as recorded September 17, 2019 in Instrument Number 2236897, and recorded in Book 2985, Page 115 of the Public Records of Monroe County, Florida. The amount secured by the assessment lien is for unpaid assessments, accrued interest, plus interest accruing at a per diem rate of $0.00 together with the costs of this proceeding and sale and all other amounts secured by the Claim of Lien, for a total amount due as of the date of the sale of $2,771.88 (“Amount Secured by the Lien”).

The Obligor has the right to cure this default and any junior interestholder may redeem its interest up to the date the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale by sending certified funds to the Trustee payable to the Lienholder in the amount of $2,771.88. Said funds for cure or redemption must be received by the Trustee before the Certificate of Sale is issued.

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

NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO FORECLOSE CLAIM OF LIEN BY TRUSTEE FILE NO.: 19-017790 BEACH HOUSE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF KEY WEST, INC., A NONPROFIT CORPORATION UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Lienholder, vs.

PATTI LYNNE YORK; TINA MARIE ALBANO Obligor ________________/ TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE TO: Patti Lynne York, 1336 North Bywood Avenue, Clawson, MI 48017 Tina Marie Albano, 1336 North Bywood Avenue, Clawson, MI 48017 Notice is hereby given that on April 20, 2020, at 9:00 AM, in the offices of La Concha Hotel, Island Meeting Room, 2nd Floor, 430 Duval Street, Key West, FL 33040, the following described Timeshare Ownership Interest at Beach House Condominium will be offered for sale: Unit F31, Week 41, Beach House Condominium, a Condominium according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1510, Page 225, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits attached thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

The default giving rise to the sale is the failure to pay assessments as set forth in the Claim(s) of Lien encumbering the Timeshare Ownership Interest as recorded September 25, 2019 in Instrument Number 2237965, and recorded in Book 2986, Page 688 of the Public Records of Monroe County, Florida. The amount secured by the assessment lien is for unpaid assessments, accrued interest, plus interest accruing at a per diem rate of $0.00 together with the costs of this proceeding and sale and all other amounts secured by the Claim of Lien, for a total amount due as of the date of the sale of $2,423.94 (“Amount Secured by the Lien”).

The Obligor has the right to cure this default and any junior interestholder may redeem its interest up to the date the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale by sending certified funds to the Trustee payable to the Lienholder in the amount of $2,423.94. Said funds for cure or redemption must be received by the Trustee before the Certificate of Sale is issued.

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

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

Nicholas A. Woo, Esq. Michael E. Carleton, Esq. as Trustee pursuant to Fla. Stat. §721.82 P. O. Box 165028, Columbus,

LEGAL NOTICES OH 43216-5028 Telephone: 407-404-5266 Telecopier: 614-220-5613 Publish: March 19 & 26, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO FORECLOSE CLAIM OF LIEN BY TRUSTEE FILE NO.: 19-017811 BEACH HOUSE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF KEY WEST, INC., A NONPROFIT CORPORATION UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Lienholder, vs.

THOMAS JAMES MARTIN Obligor ________________/ TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE TO: Thomas James Martin, 7523 Southwest 9th Street, North Lauderdale, FL 33068 Notice is hereby given that on April 20, 2020, at 9:00 AM, in the offices of La Concha Hotel, Island Meeting Room, 2nd Floor, 430 Duval Street, Key West, FL 33040, the following described Timeshare Ownership Interest at Beach House Condominium will be offered for sale: Unit F21, Week 51, Beach House Condominium, a Condominium according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1510, Page 225, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits attached thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

The default giving rise to the sale is the failure to pay assessments as set forth in the Claim(s) of Lien encumbering the Timeshare Ownership Interest as recorded September 25, 2019 in Instrument Number 2237965, and recorded in Book 2986, Page 688 of the Public Records of Monroe County, Florida. The amount secured by the assessment lien is for unpaid assessments, accrued interest, plus interest accruing at a per diem rate of $0.00 together with the costs of this proceeding and sale and all other amounts secured by the Claim of Lien, for a total amount due as of the date of the sale of $2,411.94 (“Amount Secured by the Lien”).

The Obligor has the right to cure this default and any junior interestholder may redeem its interest up to the date the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale by sending certified funds to the Trustee payable to the Lienholder in the amount of $2,411.94. Said funds for cure or redemption must be received by the Trustee before the Certificate of Sale is issued.

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

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

Nicholas A. Woo, Esq. Michael E. Carleton, Esq. as Trustee pursuant to Fla. Stat. §721.82 P. O. Box 165028, Columbus, OH 43216-5028 Telephone: 407-404-5266 Telecopier: 614-220-5613 Publish: March 19 & 26, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO FORECLOSE CLAIM OF LIEN BY TRUSTEE FILE NO.: 19-017814 SUNSET HARBOR RESORT CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC., A NONPROFIT CORPORATION UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Lienholder,

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DARLENE CHANTAL LE GRAND; JOHN THOMAS LE GRAND Obligor ________________/ TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING TO: Darlene Chantal Le Grand 10164 Fort Caroline Road Jacksonville, FL 32225 John Thomas Le Grand 10164 Fort Caroline Road Jacksonville, FL 32225 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a TRUSTEE’S NON-JUDICIAL PROCEEDING to enforce a Lien has been instituted on the following Timeshare Ownership Interest at Sunset Harbor Resort Condominium described as: Unit 121, Week 30, Sunset Harbor Resort Condominium Resort, a Condominium according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof as recorded in Official Records Book 1376, Page 1093, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits attached thereto, and any amendments thereof (hereafter the “Declaration”).

The default giving rise to these proceedings is the failure to pay condominium assessments and dues resulting in a Claim of Lien encumbering the Timeshare Ownership Interest as recorded in the Official Records of Monroe County, Florida. The Obligor has the right to object to this Trustee proceeding by serving written objection on the Trustee named below. The Obligor has the right to cure the default and any junior interest holder may redeem its interest, for a minimum period of forty-five (45) days until the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale. The Lien may be cured by sending certified funds to the Trustee payable to the Lienholder in the amount of $2,485.62, plus interest (calculated by multiplying $0.00 times the number of days that have elapsed since March 10, 2020), plus the costs of this proceeding. Said funds for cure or redemption must be received by the Trustee before the Certificate of Sale is issued.

Nicholas A. Woo, Esq. Valerie N. Edgecombe Brown, Esq. Cynthia David, Esq. Michael E. Carleton, Esq. as Trustee pursuant to Fla. Stat. §721.82 P. O. Box 165028 Columbus, OH 43216-5028 Telephone: 407-404-5266 Telecopier: 614-220-5613 Publish: March 19 & 26, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO FORECLOSE CLAIM OF LIEN BY TRUSTEE FILE NO.: 19-017823 SUNSET HARBOR RESORT CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC., A NONPROFIT CORPORATION UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Lienholder, vs.

RICHARD OWEN MCBURNEY; KIRSTEN SELMA JORGENSEN Obligor _________________/ TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE TO: Richard Owen McBurney, 364 Cedar Valley Road, Hudson, NC 28638 Kirsten Selma Jorgensen, 364 Cedar Valley Road, Hudson, NC 28638 Notice is hereby given that on April 20, 2020, at 9:00 AM, in the offices of La Concha Hotel, Island Meeting Room, 2nd Floor, 430 Duval Street, Key West, FL 33040, the following described Timeshare Ownership Interest at Sunset Harbor Resort Condominium will be offered for sale: Unit 114, Week 12, Sunset Harbor Resort, a Condominium according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof as recorded in Official Records Book 1376, Page 1093, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits attached thereto, and any amendments thereof (hereafter the “Declaration”).

The default giving rise to the sale

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is the failure to pay assessments as set forth in the Claim(s) of Lien encumbering the Timeshare Ownership Interest as recorded September 17, 2019 in Instrument Number 2236897, and recorded in Book 2985, Page 115 of the Public Records of Monroe County, Florida. The amount secured by the assessment lien is for unpaid assessments, accrued interest, plus interest accruing at a per diem rate of $0.00 together with the costs of this proceeding and sale and all other amounts secured by the Claim of Lien, for a total amount due as of the date of the sale of $2,760.98 (“Amount Secured by the Lien”).

The Obligor has the right to cure this default and any junior interestholder may redeem its interest up to the date the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale by sending certified funds to the Trustee payable to the Lienholder in the amount of $2,760.98. Said funds for cure or redemption must be received by the Trustee before the Certificate of Sale is issued.

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

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

Nicholas A. Woo, Esq. Michael E. Carleton, Esq. as Trustee pursuant to Fla. Stat. §721.82 P. O. Box 165028, Columbus, OH 43216-5028 Telephone: 407-404-5266 Telecopier: 614-220-5613 Publish: March 19 & 26, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

for a total amount due as of the date of the sale of $2,754.69 (“Amount Secured by the Lien”).

The Obligor has the right to cure this default and any junior interestholder may redeem its interest up to the date the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale by sending certified funds to the Trustee payable to the Lienholder in the amount of $2,754.69. Said funds for cure or redemption must be received by the Trustee before the Certificate of Sale is issued.

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

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

Nicholas A. Woo, Esq. Michael E. Carleton, Esq. as Trustee pursuant to Fla. Stat. §721.82 P. O. Box 165028, Columbus, OH 43216-5028 Telephone: 407-404-5266 Telecopier: 614-220-5613 Publish: March 19 & 26, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO FORECLOSE CLAIM OF LIEN BY TRUSTEE FILE NO.: 19-017868 SUNSET HARBOR RESORT CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC., A NONPROFIT CORPORATION UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Lienholder, vs.

WILLIAM W. STAFFORD Obligor _______________/ TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE TO: William W. Stafford, 16 Hillcrest Drive, Hattlesburg, MO 39402 Notice is hereby given that on April 20, 2020, at 9:00 AM, in the offices of La Concha Hotel, Island Meeting Room, 2nd Floor, 430 Duval Street, Key West, FL 33040, the following described Timeshare Ownership Interest at Sunset Harbor Resort Condominium will be offered for sale: Unit 431, Week 21, Sunset Harbor Resort, a Condominium according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof as recorded in Official Records Book 1376, Page 1093, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits attached thereto, and any amendments thereof (hereafter the “Declaration”).

The default giving rise to the sale is the failure to pay assessments as set forth in the Claim(s) of Lien encumbering the Timeshare Ownership Interest as recorded September 17, 2019 in Instrument Number 2236897, and recorded in Book 2985, Page 115 of the Public Records of Monroe County, Florida. The amount secured by the assessment lien is for unpaid assessments, accrued interest, plus interest accruing at a per diem rate of $0.00 together with the costs of this proceeding and sale and all other amounts secured by the Claim of Lien,

NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO FORECLOSE CLAIM OF LIEN BY TRUSTEE FILE NO.: 19-017917 BEACH HOUSE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF KEY WEST, INC., A NONPROFIT CORPORATION UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Lienholder, vs.

NORMAN RALPH ISAACS; MUTSUYO OMATSU ISAACS Obligor ________________/ TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE TO: Norman Ralph Isaacs, 320 Leonard Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211 Mutsuyo Omatsu Isaacs, 320 Leonard Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211 Notice is hereby given that on April 20, 2020, at 9:00 AM, in the offices of La Concha Hotel, Island Meeting Room, 2nd Floor, 430 Duval Street, Key West, FL 33040, the following described Timeshare Ownership Interest at Beach House Condominium will be offered for sale: Unit C23, Week 9, Beach House Condominium, a Condominium according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1510, Page 225, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits attached thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

The default giving rise to the sale is the failure to pay assessments as set forth in the Claim(s) of Lien encumbering the Timeshare Ownership Interest as recorded September 25, 2019 in Instrument Number 2237965, and recorded in Book 2986, Page 688 of the Public Records of Monroe County, Florida. The amount secured by the assessment lien is for unpaid assessments, accrued interest, plus interest accruing at a per diem rate of $0.00 together with the costs of this proceeding and sale and all other amounts secured by the Claim of Lien, for a total amount due as of the date of the sale of $2,423.95 (“Amount Secured by the Lien”).

The Obligor has the right to cure this default and any junior interestholder may redeem its interest up to the date the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale by sending certified funds to the Trustee payable to the Lienholder in the amount of $2,423.95. Said funds for cure or redemption must be

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

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

Nicholas A. Woo, Esq. Michael E. Carleton, Esq. as Trustee pursuant to Fla. Stat. §721.82 P. O. Box 165028, Columbus, OH 43216-5028 Telephone: 407-404-5266 Telecopier: 614-220-5613 Publish: March 19 & 26, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO FORECLOSE CLAIM OF LIEN BY TRUSTEE FILE NO.: 19-017922 SUNSET HARBOR RESORT CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC., A NONPROFIT CORPORATION UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Lienholder, vs.

VALENTINA ANDREA ISAKINA; ETHAN NICHOLAS ATHERTON Obligor ________________/ TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING TO: Valentina Andrea Isakina 10547 MacKenzie Way Dublin, OH 43017 Ethan Nicholas Atherton 10547 MacKenzie Way Dublin, OH 43017 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a TRUSTEE’S NON-JUDICIAL PROCEEDING to enforce a Lien has been instituted on the following Timeshare Ownership Interest at Sunset Harbor Resort Condominium described as: Unit 532, Week 35, Sunset Harbor Resort Condominium Resort, a Condominium according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof as recorded in Official Records Book 1376, Page 1093, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits attached thereto, and any amendments thereof (hereafter the “Declaration”).

The default giving rise to these proceedings is the failure to pay condominium assessments and dues resulting in a Claim of Lien encumbering the Timeshare Ownership Interest as recorded in the Official Records of Monroe County, Florida. The Obligor has the right to object to this Trustee proceeding by serving written objection on the Trustee named below. The Obligor has the right to cure the default and any junior interest holder may redeem its interest, for a minimum period of forty-five (45) days until the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale. The Lien may be cured by sending certified funds to the Trustee payable to the Lienholder in the amount of $2,569.55, plus interest (calculated by multiplying $0.00 times the number of days that have elapsed since March 10, 2020), plus the costs of this proceeding. Said funds for cure or redemption must be received by the Trustee before the Certificate of Sale is issued.

Nicholas A. Woo, Esq. Valerie N. Edgecombe Brown, Esq. Cynthia David, Esq. Michael E. Carleton, Esq. as Trustee pursuant to Fla. Stat. §721.82 P. O. Box 165028 Columbus, OH 43216-5028 Telephone: 407-404-5266 Telecopier: 614-220-5613 Publish: March 19 & 26, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

LEGAL NOTICES NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO FORECLOSE CLAIM OF LIEN BY TRUSTEE FILE NO.: 19-017934 BEACH HOUSE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF KEY WEST, INC., A NONPROFIT CORPORATION UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Lienholder, vs.

JUDITH JUSTISON STRANCH Obligor ________________/ TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE TO: Judith Justison Stranch, 915 North Clayton Street, Wilmington, DE 19805 Notice is hereby given that on April 20, 2020, at 9:00 AM, in the offices of La Concha Hotel, Island Meeting Room, 2nd Floor, 430 Duval Street, Key West, FL 33040, the following described Timeshare Ownership Interest at Beach House Condominium will be offered for sale: Unit A32, Week 47, Beach House Condominium, a Condominium according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1510, Page 225, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits attached thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

The default giving rise to the sale is the failure to pay assessments as set forth in the Claim(s) of Lien encumbering the Timeshare Ownership Interest as recorded September 25, 2019 in Document Number 2237965, and recorded in Book 2986, Page 688 of the Public Records of Monroe County, Florida. The amount secured by the assessment lien is for unpaid assessments, accrued interest, plus interest accruing at a per diem rate of $0.00 together with the costs of this proceeding and sale and all other amounts secured by the Claim of Lien, for a total amount due as of the date of the sale of $2,407.21 (“Amount Secured by the Lien”).

The Obligor has the right to cure this default and any junior interestholder may redeem its interest up to the date the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale by sending certified funds to the Trustee payable to the Lienholder in the amount of $2,407.21. Said funds for cure or redemption must be received by the Trustee before the Certificate of Sale is issued.

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

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

Nicholas A. Woo, Esq. Michael E. Carleton, Esq. as Trustee pursuant to Fla. Stat. §721.82 P. O. Box 165028, Columbus, OH 43216-5028 Telephone: 407-404-5266 Telecopier: 614-220-5613 Publish: March 19 & 26, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO FORECLOSE CLAIM OF LIEN BY TRUSTEE FILE NO.: 19-017945 BEACH HOUSE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF KEY WEST, INC., A NONPROFIT CORPORATION UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Lienholder, vs.

BOBBY WAYNE JONES; CORINE ACKERSON-JONES Obligor _________________/ TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE

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TO: Bobby Wayne Jones, 42 Woodchuck Hill Road, Savannah, GA 31405 Corine Ackerson-Jones, 42 Woodchuck Hill Road, Savannah, GA 31405 Notice is hereby given that on April 20, 2020, at 9:00 AM, in the offices of La Concha Hotel, Island Meeting Room, 2nd Floor, 430 Duval Street, Key West, FL 33040, the following described Timeshare Ownership Interest at Beach House Condominium will be offered for sale: Unit C14, Week 28, Beach House Condominium, a Condominium according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1510, Page 225, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits attached thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

The default giving rise to the sale is the failure to pay assessments as set forth in the Claim(s) of Lien encumbering the Timeshare Ownership Interest as recorded October 7, 2019 in Instrument Number 2239724, and recorded in Book 2988, Page 1225 of the Public Records of Monroe County, Florida. The amount secured by the assessment lien is for unpaid assessments, accrued interest, plus interest accruing at a per diem rate of $0.00 together with the costs of this proceeding and sale and all other amounts secured by the Claim of Lien, for a total amount due as of the date of the sale of $2,421.77 (“Amount Secured by the Lien”).

The Obligor has the right to cure this default and any junior interestholder may redeem its interest up to the date the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale by sending certified funds to the Trustee payable to the Lienholder in the amount of $2,421.77. Said funds for cure or redemption must be received by the Trustee before the Certificate of Sale is issued.

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

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

Nicholas A. Woo, Esq. Michael E. Carleton, Esq. as Trustee pursuant to Fla. Stat. §721.82 P. O. Box 165028, Columbus, OH 43216-5028 Telephone: 407-404-5266 Telecopier: 614-220-5613 Publish: March 19 & 26, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

Timeshare Ownership Interest at Windward Pointe Condominium will be offered for sale: Unit 5834, Week 23, Annual Windward Pointe Condominium, a Leasehold Condominium (“Condominium”), according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1803, Page 844, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

The default giving rise to the sale is the failure to pay assessments as set forth in the Claim(s) of Lien encumbering the Timeshare Ownership Interest as recorded October 25, 2019 in Instrument Number 2241874, and recorded in Book 2991, Page 180 of the Public Records of Monroe County, Florida. The amount secured by the assessment lien is for unpaid assessments, accrued interest, plus interest accruing at a per diem rate of $0.00 together with the costs of this proceeding and sale and all other amounts secured by the Claim of Lien, for a total amount due as of the date of the sale of $1,550.22 (“Amount Secured by the Lien”).

The Obligor has the right to cure this default and any junior interestholder may redeem its interest up to the date the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale by sending certified funds to the Trustee payable to the Lienholder in the amount of $1,550.22. Said funds for cure or redemption must be received by the Trustee before the Certificate of Sale is issued.

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

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

Nicholas A. Woo, Esq. Michael E. Carleton, Esq. as Trustee pursuant to Fla. Stat. §721.82 P. O. Box 165028, Columbus, OH 43216-5028 Telephone: 407-404-5266 Telecopier: 614-220-5613 Publish: March 19 & 26, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

The default giving rise to the sale is the failure to pay assessments as set forth in the Claim(s) of Lien encumbering the Timeshare Ownership Interest as recorded October 25, 2019 in Instrument Number 2241874, and recorded in Book 2991, Page 180 of the Public Records of Monroe County, Florida. The amount secured by the assessment lien is for unpaid assessments, accrued interest, plus interest accruing at a per diem rate of $0.00 together with the costs of this proceeding and sale and all other amounts secured by the Claim of Lien, for a total amount due as of the date of the sale of $1,577.40 (“Amount Secured by the Lien”).

The Obligor has the right to cure this default and any junior interestholder may redeem its interest up to the date the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale by sending certified funds to the Trustee payable to the Lienholder in the amount of $1,577.40. Said funds for cure or redemption must be received by the Trustee before the Certificate of Sale is issued.

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

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

Nicholas A. Woo, Esq. Michael E. Carleton, Esq. as Trustee pursuant to Fla. Stat. §721.82 P. O. Box 165028, Columbus, OH 43216-5028 Telephone: 407-404-5266 Telecopier: 614-220-5613 Publish: March 19 & 26, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO FORECLOSE CLAIM OF LIEN BY TRUSTEE FILE NO.: 19-022652 WINDWARD POINTE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF KEY WEST, INC., A CORPORATION NOT-FOR-PROFIT UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Lienholder, vs.

JOHN MARKOU GARZA; LINDA JAYNE GARZA Obligor _______________/ TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE TO: John Markou Garza, 3710 Masters Court, League City, TX 77573-4402 Linda Jayne Garza, 3710 Masters Court, League City, TX 77573-4402 Notice is hereby given that on April 20, 2020, at 9:00 AM, in the offices of La Concha Hotel, Island Meeting Room, 2nd Floor, 430 Duval Street, Key West, FL 33040, the following described

NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO FORECLOSE CLAIM OF LIEN BY TRUSTEE FILE NO.: 19-022659 WINDWARD POINTE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF KEY WEST, INC., A CORPORATION NOT-FOR-PROFIT UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Lienholder, vs.

NANCY ANN SCHAFER; DONALD REX SCHAFER Obligor _________________/ TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE TO: Nancy Ann Schafer, 40 Anchor Way, Berlin, MD 21811 Donald Rex Schafer, 40 Anchor Way, Berlin, MD 21811 Notice is hereby given that on April 20, 2020, at 9:00 AM, in the offices of La Concha Hotel, Island Meeting Room, 2nd Floor, 430 Duval Street, Key West, FL 33040, the following described Timeshare Ownership Interest at Windward Pointe Condominium will be offered for sale: Unit 5431, Week 49, Annual Windward Pointe , a Leasehold Condominium (“Condominium”), according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1803, Page 844, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO FORECLOSE CLAIM OF LIEN BY TRUSTEE FILE NO.: 19-022807 WINDWARD POINTE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF KEY WEST, INC., A CORPORATION NOT-FOR-PROFIT UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Lienholder, vs.

JULIE ANN TIERNEY; JAMES JOSEPH TIERNEY Obligor ________________/ TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE TO: Julie Ann Tierney, 13455 Winchell Avenue, Port Charlotte, FL 33961 James Joseph Tierney, 13455 Winchell Avenue, Port Charlotte, FL 33961 Notice is hereby given that on April 20, 2020, at 9:00 AM, in the offices of La Concha Hotel, Island Meeting Room, 2nd Floor, 430 Duval Street, Key West, FL 33040, the following described Timeshare Ownership Interest at Windward Pointe Condominium will be offered for sale: Unit 5614, Week 41, Odd Year Biennial Windward Pointe Condominium, a Leasehold Condominium (“Condominium”), according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1803, Page 844, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

The default giving rise to the sale is the failure to pay assessments as set forth in the Claim(s) of Lien encumbering the Timeshare Ownership Interest as recorded October 25, 2019 in Instrument Number 2241874, and recorded in Book 2991, Page 180 of the Public Records of Monroe County, Florida. The amount secured by the assessment lien is for unpaid

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assessments, accrued interest, plus interest accruing at a per diem rate of $0.00 together with the costs of this proceeding and sale and all other amounts secured by the Claim of Lien, for a total amount due as of the date of the sale of $2,152.40 (“Amount Secured by the Lien”).

The Obligor has the right to cure this default and any junior interestholder may redeem its interest up to the date the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale by sending certified funds to the Trustee payable to the Lienholder in the amount of $2,152.40. Said funds for cure or redemption must be received by the Trustee before the Certificate of Sale is issued.

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

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

Nicholas A. Woo, Esq. Michael E. Carleton, Esq. as Trustee pursuant to Fla. Stat. §721.82 P. O. Box 165028, Columbus, OH 43216-5028 Telephone: 407-404-5266 Telecopier: 614-220-5613 Publish: March 19 & 26, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

funds to the Trustee payable to the Lienholder in the amount of $2,128.38. Said funds for cure or redemption must be received by the Trustee before the Certificate of Sale is issued.

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

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

Nicholas A. Woo, Esq. Michael E. Carleton, Esq. as Trustee pursuant to Fla. Stat. §721.82 P. O. Box 165028, Columbus, OH 43216-5028 Telephone: 407-404-5266 Telecopier: 614-220-5613 Publish: March 19 & 26, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

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

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

Nicholas A. Woo, Esq. Michael E. Carleton, Esq. as Trustee pursuant to Fla. Stat. §721.82 P. O. Box 165028, Columbus, OH 43216-5028 Telephone: 407-404-5266 Telecopier: 614-220-5613 Publish: March 19 & 26, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO FORECLOSE CLAIM OF LIEN BY TRUSTEE FILE NO.: 19-022813 WINDWARD POINTE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF KEY WEST, INC., A CORPORATION NOT-FOR-PROFIT UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Lienholder, vs.

JOSEPH LEE DELAWARE Obligor _________________/ TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE TO: Joseph Lee Delaware, 1004 Black Oak Court, Fredericksburg, VA 22401 Notice is hereby given that on April 20, 2020, at 9:00 AM, in the offices of La Concha Hotel, Island Meeting Room, 2nd Floor, 430 Duval Street, Key West, FL 33040, the following described Timeshare Ownership Interest at Windward Pointe Condominium will be offered for sale: Unit 5214, Week 47, Odd Year Biennial Windward Pointe Condominium, a Leasehold Condominium (“Condominium”), according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1803, Page 844, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

The default giving rise to the sale is the failure to pay assessments as set forth in the Claim(s) of Lien encumbering the Timeshare Ownership Interest as recorded October 25, 2019 in Instrument Number 2241874, and recorded in Book 2991, Page 180 of the Public Records of Monroe County, Florida. The amount secured by the assessment lien is for unpaid assessments, accrued interest, plus interest accruing at a per diem rate of $0.00 together with the costs of this proceeding and sale and all other amounts secured by the Claim of Lien, for a total amount due as of the date of the sale of $2,128.38 (“Amount Secured by the Lien”).

The Obligor has the right to cure this default and any junior interestholder may redeem its interest up to the date the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale by sending certified

NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO FORECLOSE CLAIM OF LIEN BY TRUSTEE FILE NO.: 19-022880 WINDWARD POINTE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF KEY WEST, INC., A CORPORATION NOT-FOR-PROFIT UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Lienholder, vs.

ROBERT CHRISTOPHER THORESEN; DEBRALEE ELIZABETH THORESEN, AKA DEBRALEE MCNEIL Obligor _________________/ TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE TO: Robert Christopher Thoresen, 81 Burnt Cedar Drive, North Kingstown, RI 02852 Debralee Elizabeth Thoresen, AKA Debralee Mcneil, 81 Burnt Cedar Drive, North Kingstown, RI 02852 Notice is hereby given that on April 20, 2020, at 9:00 AM, in the offices of La Concha Hotel, Island Meeting Room, 2nd Floor, 430 Duval Street, Key West, FL 33040, the following described Timeshare Ownership Interest at Windward Pointe Condominium will be offered for sale: Unit 5624, Week 17, Annual Windward Pointe Condominium, a Leasehold Condominium (“Condominium”), according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1803, Page 844, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

The default giving rise to the sale is the failure to pay assessments as set forth in the Claim(s) of Lien encumbering the Timeshare Ownership Interest as recorded October 25, 2019 in Instrument Number 2241874, and recorded in Book 2991, Page 180 of the Public Records of Monroe County, Florida. The amount secured by the assessment lien is for unpaid assessments, accrued interest, plus interest accruing at a per diem rate of $0.00 together with the costs of this proceeding and sale and all other amounts secured by the Claim of Lien, for a total amount due as of the date of the sale of $2,447.81 (“Amount Secured by the Lien”).

The Obligor has the right to cure this default and any junior interestholder may redeem its interest up to the date the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale by sending certified funds to the Trustee payable to the Lienholder in the amount of $2,447.81. Said funds for cure or redemption must be received by the Trustee before the Certificate of Sale is issued.

Any person, other than the Obligor as of the date of recording this Notice of Sale, claiming an interest in the

NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO FORECLOSE CLAIM OF LIEN BY TRUSTEE FILE NO.: 19-022881 WINDWARD POINTE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF KEY WEST, INC., A CORPORATION NOT-FOR-PROFIT UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Lienholder, vs.

RICARDO FIGUEREDO; FRANCISCA FIGUEREDO Obligor _______________/ TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE TO: Ricardo Figueredo, 1043 West 60th Street, Hialeah, FL 33012-2312 Francisca Figueredo, 1043 West 60th Street, Hialeah, FL 33012-2312 Notice is hereby given that on April 20, 2020, at 9:00 AM, in the offices of La Concha Hotel, Island Meeting Room, 2nd Floor, 430 Duval Street, Key West, FL 33040, the following described Timeshare Ownership Interest at Windward Pointe Condominium will be offered for sale: Unit 5134, Week 27, Annual Windward Pointe Condominium, a Leasehold Condominium (“Condominium”), according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1803, Page 844, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

The default giving rise to the sale is the failure to pay assessments as set forth in the Claim(s) of Lien encumbering the Timeshare Ownership Interest as recorded October 25, 2019 in Document Number 2241874, and recorded in Book 2991, Page 180 of the Public Records of Monroe County, Florida. The amount secured by the assessment lien is for unpaid assessments, accrued interest, plus interest accruing at a per diem rate of $0.00 together with the costs of this proceeding and sale and all other amounts secured by the Claim of Lien, for a total amount due as of the date of the sale of $2,446.81 (“Amount Secured by the Lien”).

The Obligor has the right to cure this default and any junior interestholder may redeem its interest up to the date the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale by sending certified funds to the Trustee payable to the Lienholder in the amount of $2,446.81. Said funds for cure or redemption must be received by the Trustee before the Certificate of Sale is issued.

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

If the successful bidder fails to pay the amounts due to the Trustee to certify the sale by 5:00

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Nicholas A. Woo, Esq. Michael E. Carleton, Esq. as Trustee pursuant to Fla. Stat. §721.82 P. O. Box 165028, Columbus, OH 43216-5028 Telephone: 407-404-5266 Telecopier: 614-220-5613 Publish: March 19 & 26, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO FORECLOSE CLAIM OF LIEN BY TRUSTEE FILE NO.: 19-022885 WINDWARD POINTE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF KEY WEST, INC., A CORPORATION NOT-FOR-PROFIT UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Lienholder, vs.

LESLI ANNE MATTONE Obligor ________________/ TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE TO: Lesli Anne Mattone, 22 Arverne Road, Sound Beach, NY 11789 Notice is hereby given that on April 20, 2020, at 9:00 AM, in the offices of La Concha Hotel, Island Meeting Room, 2nd Floor, 430 Duval Street, Key West, FL 33040, the following described Timeshare Ownership Interest at Windward Pointe Condominium will be offered for sale: Unit 5122, Week 18, Annual Windward Pointe, a Leasehold Condominium (“Condominium”), according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1803, Page 844, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

The default giving rise to the sale is the failure to pay assessments as set forth in the Claim(s) of Lien encumbering the Timeshare Ownership Interest as recorded October 25, 2019 in Instrument Number 2241874, and recorded in Book 2991, Page 180 of the Public Records of Monroe County, Florida. The amount secured by the assessment lien is for unpaid assessments, accrued interest, plus interest accruing at a per diem rate of $0.00 together with the costs of this proceeding and sale and all other amounts secured by the Claim of Lien, for a total amount due as of the date of the sale of $2,440.82 (“Amount Secured by the Lien”).

The Obligor has the right to cure this default and any junior interestholder may redeem its interest up to the date the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale by sending certified funds to the Trustee payable to the Lienholder in the amount of $2,440.82. Said funds for cure or redemption must be received by the Trustee before the Certificate of Sale is issued.

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

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

Nicholas A. Woo, Esq. Michael E. Carleton, Esq. as Trustee pursuant to Fla. Stat. §721.82 P. O. Box 165028, Columbus, OH 43216-5028 Telephone: 407-404-5266 Telecopier: 614-220-5613 Publish: March 19 & 26, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

305.743.0844

LEGAL NOTICES NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO FORECLOSE CLAIM OF LIEN BY TRUSTEE FILE NO.: 19-023004 WINDWARD POINTE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF KEY WEST, INC., A CORPORATION NOT-FOR-PROFIT UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Lienholder, vs.

JOHN ERNEST THOMPSON; SHERRY MURPHY THOMPSON Obligor _________________/ TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE TO: John Ernest Thompson, 116 Sevilla Avenue, Royal Palm Beach, FL 33411 Sherry Murphy Thompson, 116 Sevilla Avenue, Royal Palm Beach, FL 33411 Notice is hereby given that on April 20, 2020, at 9:00 AM, in the offices of La Concha Hotel, Island Meeting Room, 2nd Floor, 430 Duval Street, Key West, FL 33040, the following described Timeshare Ownership Interest at Windward Pointe Condominium will be offered for sale: Unit 5413, Week 36, Annual Windward Pointe Condominium, a Leasehold Condominium (“Condominium”), according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1803, Page 844, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

The default giving rise to the sale is the failure to pay assessments as set forth in the Claim(s) of Lien encumbering the Timeshare Ownership Interest as recorded October 25, 2019 in Instrument Number 2241874, and recorded in Book 2991, Page 180 of the Public Records of Monroe County, Florida. The amount secured by the assessment lien is for unpaid assessments, accrued interest, plus interest accruing at a per diem rate of $0.00 together with the costs of this proceeding and sale and all other amounts secured by the Claim of Lien, for a total amount due as of the date of the sale of $2,445.96 (“Amount Secured by the Lien”).

The Obligor has the right to cure this default and any junior interestholder may redeem its interest up to the date the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale by sending certified funds to the Trustee payable to the Lienholder in the amount of $2,445.96. Said funds for cure or redemption must be received by the Trustee before the Certificate of Sale is issued.

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

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

Nicholas A. Woo, Esq. Michael E. Carleton, Esq. as Trustee pursuant to Fla. Stat. §721.82 P. O. Box 165028, Columbus, OH 43216-5028 Telephone: 407-404-5266 Telecopier: 614-220-5613 Publish: March 19 & 26, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO FORECLOSE CLAIM OF LIEN BY TRUSTEE FILE NO.: 19-023012 WINDWARD POINTE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF KEY WEST, INC., A CORPORATION NOT-FOR-PROFIT UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Lienholder, vs.

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RACHELLE RAYMOND Obligor _________________/ TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE TO: Rachelle Raymond, 13200 Redspire Drive, Silver Spring, MD 20906 Notice is hereby given that on April 20, 2020, at 9:00 AM, in the offices of La Concha Hotel, Island Meeting Room, 2nd Floor, 430 Duval Street, Key West, FL 33040, the following described Timeshare Ownership Interest at Windward Pointe Condominium will be offered for sale: Unit 5232, Week 29, Odd Year Biennial Windward Pointe, a Leasehold Condominium (“Condominium”), according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1803, Page 844, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

The default giving rise to the sale is the failure to pay assessments as set forth in the Claim(s) of Lien encumbering the Timeshare Ownership Interest as recorded October 25, 2019 in Instrument Number 2241874, and recorded in Book 2991, Page 180 of the Public Records of Monroe County, Florida. The amount secured by the assessment lien is for unpaid assessments, accrued interest, plus interest accruing at a per diem rate of $0.00 together with the costs of this proceeding and sale and all other amounts secured by the Claim of Lien, for a total amount due as of the date of the sale of $2,434.81 (“Amount Secured by the Lien”).

The Obligor has the right to cure this default and any junior interestholder may redeem its interest up to the date the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale by sending certified funds to the Trustee payable to the Lienholder in the amount of $2,434.81. Said funds for cure or redemption must be received by the Trustee before the Certificate of Sale is issued.

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

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

Nicholas A. Woo, Esq. Michael E. Carleton, Esq. as Trustee pursuant to Fla. Stat. §721.82 P. O. Box 165028, Columbus, OH 43216-5028 Telephone: 407-404-5266 Telecopier: 614-220-5613 Publish: March 19 & 26, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

33040, the following described Timeshare Ownership Interest at Windward Pointe Condominium will be offered for sale: Unit 5714, Week 35, Odd Year Biennial Windward Pointe Condominium, a Leasehold Condominium (“Condominium”), according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1803, Page 844, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

The default giving rise to the sale is the failure to pay assessments as set forth in the Claim(s) of Lien encumbering the Timeshare Ownership Interest as recorded October 25, 2019 in Instrument Number 2241874, and recorded in Book 2991, Page 180 of the Public Records of Monroe County, Florida. The amount secured by the assessment lien is for unpaid assessments, accrued interest, plus interest accruing at a per diem rate of $0.00 together with the costs of this proceeding and sale and all other amounts secured by the Claim of Lien, for a total amount due as of the date of the sale of $2,433.94 (“Amount Secured by the Lien”).

The Obligor has the right to cure this default and any junior interestholder may redeem its interest up to the date the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale by sending certified funds to the Trustee payable to the Lienholder in the amount of $2,433.94. Said funds for cure or redemption must be received by the Trustee before the Certificate of Sale is issued.

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

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

Nicholas A. Woo, Esq. Michael E. Carleton, Esq. as Trustee pursuant to Fla. Stat. §721.82 P. O. Box 165028, Columbus, OH 43216-5028 Telephone: 407-404-5266 Telecopier: 614-220-5613 Publish: March 19 & 26, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO FORECLOSE CLAIM OF LIEN BY TRUSTEE FILE NO.: 19-023031 WINDWARD POINTE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF KEY WEST, INC., A CORPORATION NOT-FOR-PROFIT UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Lienholder, vs.

JEFFREY LOCH; CAROL LOCH Obligor _________________/ TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE TO: J effrey Loch, 1208 Celebration Avenue, Celebration, FL 34747 Carol Loch, 1208 Celebration Avenue, Celebration, FL 34747 Notice is hereby given that on April 20, 2020, at 9:00 AM, in the offices of La Concha Hotel, Island Meeting Room, 2nd Floor, 430 Duval Street, Key West, FL

NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO FORECLOSE CLAIM OF LIEN BY TRUSTEE FILE NO.: 19-023061 WINDWARD POINTE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF KEY WEST, INC., A CORPORATION NOT-FOR-PROFIT UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Lienholder, vs.

BARBARA JEAN LAZ Obligor _________________/ TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE TO: Barbara Jean Laz, 802 South Hi-Lusi Avenue, Mount Prospect, IL 60056 Notice is hereby given that on April 20, 2020, at 9:00 AM, in the offices of La Concha Hotel, Island Meeting Room, 2nd Floor, 430 Duval Street, Key West, FL 33040, the following described Timeshare Ownership Interest at Windward Pointe Condominium will be offered for sale: Unit 5332, Week 15, Annual Windward Pointe Condominium, a Leasehold Condominium (“Condominium”), according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1803, Page 844, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

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The default giving rise to the sale is the failure to pay assessments as set forth in the Claim(s) of Lien encumbering the Timeshare Ownership Interest as recorded October 25, 2019 in Document Number 2241874, and recorded in Book 2991, Page 180 of the Public Records of Monroe County, Florida. The amount secured by the assessment lien is for unpaid assessments, accrued interest, plus interest accruing at a per diem rate of $0.00 together with the costs of this proceeding and sale and all other amounts secured by the Claim of Lien, for a total amount due as of the date of the sale of $2,412.35 (“Amount Secured by the Lien”).

The Obligor has the right to cure this default and any junior interestholder may redeem its interest up to the date the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale by sending certified funds to the Trustee payable to the Lienholder in the amount of $2,412.35. Said funds for cure or redemption must be received by the Trustee before the Certificate of Sale is issued.

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

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

Nicholas A. Woo, Esq. Michael E. Carleton, Esq. as Trustee pursuant to Fla. Stat. §721.82 P. O. Box 165028, Columbus, OH 43216-5028 Telephone: 407-404-5266 Telecopier: 614-220-5613 Publish: March 19 & 26, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

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

Send resume to admin@ cbtconstruct.com 3 0 5 - 8 5 2 - 3 0 0 2

AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN MARATHON. Shared 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 for 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 are not provided. For information: Bob Brayman 305-743-5929 bbrayman@hallsdiving.com

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

BOATS FOR SALE S2 Yacht - 26’ Sail with 2 Sails, on trailer - ready to go. Great for live aboard.

Located in Tavernier. $6,750 305-664-7648 1965 Bruiel Express Sportfish - Built for Charter Fishing in the Keys. $14,000 or Best Offer. Excellent hull condition.

2 Detroit 6V53 engines one fresh rebuilt. Twin Disk 506 transmissions one fresh. We’ve just installed: 1 New trany, 2 new 1 1/2 in shafts,2 new shaft logs, 2 new rebuilt struts, 2 new props ni-bril, New bottom paint, 1 engine new rebuild 5hrs. Located in Marathon. Call 305-481-3259 for details.

BOAT SLIPS FOR RENT Boat Slip for rent in Tavernier. Oceanside, deep water access, protected basin.

Up to 60’ Sail or Motor Cat. $1,000/mo.

305-664-7648 Boat Slips for rent in Marathon.

Starting at $750. For best rates call 305-304-3610.

EMPLOYMENT

Vacation rental company in Middle Keys needs Maids - Part-time - Saturdays 10AM-3PM Pay per home $120-$150 813-263-9668 Front Desk - Part Time.

Condo position. Excellent customer service, local knowledge, willingness to work weekends. Resume to admin@marathonresort.com Come join our family and have fun at work! Busy, family-owned restaurant needs full and/or part time host or hostess. Greet Guests • Manage Reservations • Answer Phones. Great pay, hours and perks! Apply in person or email us at lobstercrawl@gmail.com.

Castaway Restaurant, End of 15th St., Oceanside, Marathon Receptionist - Full time position with established Marathon law office.

Negotiable salary and benefits. Opportunity for growth. Email resume and references to stevens@ marathonlaw.com.

No walk-ins will be considered.

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. City of Marathon - Job Openings: Wastewater Plant Operator Trainee , Fleet Mechanic, Recreational Specialist and Street Maintenance.

EOE, FULL BENEFITS www.ci.marathon.fl.us 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 Mon-Fri 1011am at Sunset Grille & Raw Bar, Knights Key Blvd.

M a r a t h o n

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 Islamorada, 3BR/3BA House, Private community, two story, unfurnished, concrete block home, Screened in patio, large carport & back yard, homeowners park, w/boat ramp/dock, new A/C, W/D, LONG TERM RENTAL in Plantation Lake Estates. $2,500/mo. Contact email: slgrisham@icloud.com

HOMES FOR SALE 3BR /2 1/2BA Townhouse for Sale or Rent. Gated community w/pool. $319,000 $5,000 renovation package included. Private message 336-408-8140

OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT in Marathon: Office/Retail Space, 1500sf w/ additional 2 covered porches incl. Open water views, US-1 frontage, $2700/month.

Also small Office Space $500/month. Wifi & Utilities included. Onsite storage & or yard space available - prices by size. Call 305-743-7277

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A CAREER? Regan Roth Insurance has a position available for a Customer Service Representative.

Now Hiring

Housekeeping Positions Small family owned resort in Grassy Key is looking for housekeepers.

Competitive pay and Flexible hours starting at $15 per hour. Must have own transportation and live in or near Marathon.

Experience preferred, but not required.

Competitive Compensation, Health Insurance, Paid Vacations, Paid Holidays, Educational Benefits.

Email resume to: LHead@reganinsuranceinc.com Some Things are Just A Little too Important to Entrust to Just Anyone Automobile • Business • Marine Homeowners • Windstorm and Flood

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HIDEAWAY CAFE At Rainbow Bend Resort on Grassy Key

IMMEDIATE HIRING!

Breakfast Cooks Breakfast Servers Dining Room Captain Dinner Food Runners/Bussers

www.reganinsuranceinc.com

Breakfast & Dinner Positions Call for appointment 305-289-1554

HIRING

PART-TIME & FULL-TIME ASSOCIATES

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

SERVER/BUSSER Apply at S.S. Wreck 58835 Overseas Hwy. Grassy Key

We are looking for part-time & full-time associates that would like to be part of an award-winning team. Many great benefits including employee meal program, resort discounts and more.

MISC. FOR SALE

Or call for appt.

305-481-3067

Please apply online for our positions: islabellabeachresort.oasisrecruit.com

Coleman Roadtrip Gas BBQ Grill. $69.00 ($182.00 new - used 3 times).

New Screened Tent - never been used. Call for details.

Moving- must sell. Located in Marathon. 765-277-6400

Florida Keys’ Newest 4 Diamond AAA Resort Is Hiring!

1 Knight’s Key Blvd (MM 47) Marathon, FL 33050

YARD SALES HOBBIES/COLLECT. PRIVATE COLLECTOR WANTS Rolex, Dive Watches and Pilot Watches. Old Model Military Clocks & Watches.

Call 305-743-4578

HOUSING FOR RENT 1BR/1BA Apt. in Marathon.

Furnished. 1 Year Lease. $1,590/month includes utilities. F/L/S 813-263-9668 2BR/2BA Canalfront in Marathon. Fully furn. W/D. April 1-Dec 1 lease. $1,500 mo. + utilities F/L/S 443-520-9485

A BIG Treasures & Trash Yard Sale - Rain or shine - This Friday March 20 & Saturday March 21 from 8am-3pm.

Something for everybody.

Everything must go!

419 Sombrero Beach R o a d , M a r a t h o n

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

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

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

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• CLASSIFIEDS, PUBLIC && LEGAL NOTICES • • 305.743.0844 • CLASSIFIEDS, PUBLIC LEGAL NOTICES 305.743.0844

The Guidance/Care Center, Inc. a division of

“Uplifting the human spirit since 1973”

THE GUIDANCE/CARE CENTER, Inc.

KEY WEST

NOW HIRING

Behavioral Health Therapist (Children & Adult, PT) Case Manager (FT) Substance Abuse Counselor Front Desk Specialist

Marathon, Big Pine Key & Stock Island Locations $15 per hour to start FT Employees are eligible to participate in our health, dental, vision, Life Insurance. PTO and Profit Sharing is available to every member of our team (conditions apply).

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

MARATHON

RNs and LPNs (3 shifts) (PT& FT) *Behavioral Health Technicians (3 shifts) (PT/FT) Peer Support Specialist Crisis Counselor *Assisted Living Direct Care Worker (PT) Drop In Technician (PT) Research Assistant *No experience necessary. Will train. A caring heart & helpful hands required.

If you’ve wanted to get into the medical field but don’t have the education, this is the job for you!

Meeting Notice Monroe County Land Authority The Monroe County Land Authority Advisory Committee will meet in the Marathon Government Center located at 2798 Overseas Highway, Media Room – 1st floor, Marathon, Florida on March 25, 2020 beginning at 9:00 AM. The agenda is available online at www.monroecounty-fl.gov or by contacting the Land Authority office at 295-5180.

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

JOB OPENINGS CDL SHUTTLE DRIVERS BELLSTAFF GUEST SERVICES AGENT

KEYAdvocate LARGO

Excellent Benefit Package EOE M/F/D/V

Background and drug screen req.

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

Please email resume to hr@spottswood.com SCAN FOR JOB

The Hyatt Place

at Faro Blanco Resort Now Hiring:

The Hammocks at Marathon

Lighthouse Grill Servers • Lighthouse Grill Bar Backs

FULL TIME JOB OPPORTUNITIES

Hyatt Place Front Desk • Hyatt Place Room Attendants Hyatt Place Room Inspectors

$1,000 Sign-on Bonus!

• Guest Services Associate • Common Area Attendant

SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS NEEDED! Monroe County School District

GREAT BENEFITS:

Salary $15.80- $23.20/hour

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

Key West, Sugarloaf and Upper Keys (3 work locations)

TO APPLY:

• Benefits

• No Experience Required

Online > jobs.bluegreenvacations.com

• CDL Training Provided work as a Bus Aide while training

In Person > The Hammocks at Marathon 1688 Overseas Highway, Gulf Side, Mile Marker 48, Marathon Or Call > Andre at 305.743.9009

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• Full Time or Flexible Part Time Hours 6 to 9 am or 1 or 2 to 5 pm Apply online: www.keysschools.com

Medical, Vision & Dental Insurance 401k for Full-Time Associates EOE M/F/D/V Apply in person at 1996 Overseas Highway, Marathon Or email resume to hr@spottswood.com Or apply online at www.spottswood.com

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

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

4290 Overseas Hwy, Marathon

Sweet Savannah’s Bake Shop

is now hiring for Afternoon & Evening Shifts.

Please Apply In Person 8919 Overseas Hwy, Marathon

COMMUNITY NEWS

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FEEDING THE KEYS Food pantries brace for impact

By Tiffany Duong and Mandy Miles

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The Marathon Weekly is proud to partner with Marathon High School faculty and students in choosing “The Student of the Week.” Recipients are chosen on qualifications including academic standing, athletics, outstanding achievements, community involvement, individuality and moral fortitude.

We thank our future leaders and MHS for allowing us to share in a weekly dose of “Fin Pride,” and for giving us a glimpse into their world.

ESTEBAN VARGAS SOPHOMORE

What is something most people don’t know about you? I love tech.

Who is your all-time favorite teacher and why? Ms. Migut, because she is a sweet nice teacher.

What does “a good education” mean to you? It means a lot and it’ll help me get so many opportunities.

What is something you know now that you didn’t know when you were a freshman? That you can get things if you put efforts into it.

What are your plans after high school? Still currently thinking. But it will involve technology.

What do you hope to be remembered for at MHS? For being short and funny.

What is one favorite way to spend your spare time? Biking with friends.

Will you make the Keys your permanent home? Yes, I want the Keys to be my permanent home because it’s a small city and I can meet a lot of people.

What three things would you like to accomplish before your 10-year reunion? Help my family get into a new home. Ride my bike to Big Pine Key. Have better health.

fficials with the county’s food pantries are bracing for fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, expecting the situation to get worse before it gets better.

“We know that with no cruise ships in Key West for 30 or more days, and now with the closure of the bars countywide, people are going to be hurting,” said Tom Callahan, the longtime volunteer director of SOS Foundation food pantry, which provides free food, hygiene items and other services at food pantries throughout the county. “We’ve started dramatically ramping up our food procurement efforts to get through this crisis.”

Callahan said the foundation recently obtained several pallets of pre-cooked, grilled chicken strips, “such as for fajitas and anything else. We’ve also placed huge orders with Smuckers for peanut butter and jelly, as well as for rice and beans.”

The food pantry will continue to operate on Stock Island as usual and is working to coordinate distribution efforts, possibly at the seven school sites that will begin providing meals to low-income students starting Monday, March 23.

Keys Area Interdenominational Resources (KAIR) is operating with all services as usual, including their food pantry and emergency services. The Marathon-based non-profit has changed its processes to align with health recommendations, including taking food out to people and conducting interviews over the phone. However, officials there have noted a decline in food supplies. Because the volunteer force is mostly older, KAIR has also trimmed its workforce down to a “small, committed skeleton crew” and is being “hyper-vigilant about the safety of staff and clients,” said executive director Marj Roberts.

“Because grocery stores were so stripped the last two weeks, it’s gonna hurt us,” Roberts said. “We can get up to 500 pounds of meat a day donated from Publix, and Monday we got zero.”

Roberts believes the situation will get better once things calm down and if people don’t hoard resources, but acknowledges that the situation remains “unforeseen.” She added, “If people feel like they have to stock up, it will probably lead to shortages.”

Roberts did note that donations of food would be marvelous and helpful. “If you went to the grocery store and hoarded, share with us. Drop off a bag or two of food; it’ll help a lot,” she said.

SOS FOUNDATION FOOD PANTRY Free lunch to-go for anyone 18 and younger from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at Frederick Douglass Gym, 111 Olivia St., Key West, starting March 17.

No income verification or ID is needed.

Food Pantry Hours 5640 Maloney Ave., Stock Island: Monday & Thursday: 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Tuesday & Wednesday: 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

St. Justin Church, Key Largo: Monday 3 to 5:30 p.m.

KAIR MARATHON Food Pantry and operational hours are: Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays from 9 a.m. to noon, Tuesdays from noon to 3 p.m. and Wednesdays from 2 to 5 p.m. If you can’t come during those times and are in need, come anyway and knock harder. Someone should be there. For elders who shouldn’t be out, send a neighbor or call and KAIR will try to deliver.

INDEPENDENCE CAY SOUP KITCHEN, MARATHON Meals for anyone, 7 days a week at 12:30 p.m.

BURTON MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH/GOD’S KITCHEN The food pantry is open and practicing social distancing guidelines. Temperatures for visitors are also being taken, and anyone with above-normal temperature cannot enter. The operational hours are Mondays and Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to noon and Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5 to 7 p.m.

GOD’S KITCHEN, TAVERNIER. Thursday meal will be “to go” only, but still at its normal 5 to 7 p.m. time.

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CORONAVIRUS

MARATHON WEEKLY / MARCH 19, 2020 JIM McCARTHY

jim@keysweekly.com

MLB OPENING DAY Spring training was underway in Florida and Arizona, but it came to an abrupt end due to the COVID-19 outbreak. On March 17, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said the regular season will be postponed even further to mid-May at the earliest, following recommendations by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In the statement, MLB said it would continue to monitor events and undertake the precautions and best practices recommended by public health experts, and urged all baseball fans to follow suit.

MARCH MADNESS, LITERALLY

NCAA tourney canceled, Wrestlemania goes on without fans NFL DRAFT The NFL draft will proceed as scheduled April 23-25, but the event will no longer be held in Las Vegas due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The league says it’s exploring “innovative options for how the process will be conducted and will provide that information as it becomes available.” Commissioner Roger Goodell said the decision reflects “our foremost priority — the health and safety of all fans and citizens.”

For many sports fans, March is chock-full of madness, between the buzzer-beaters and Cinderella stories that come from the men’s and women’s NCAA basketball tournament. But that feel of madness is a bit different due to the evolving public health threat known as COVID-19. Not only was the NCAA tournament affected — the NCAA’s board of governors and president Mark Emmert decided to cancel on March 12 — but so have professional sporting events like MLB’s Opening Day and NASCAR, which was set to visit Homestead this weekend. Some events are moving forward, but they’re going on without any fans in attendance.

NASCAR AT HOMESTEAD Originally set for March 20-22, NASCAR officials decided on March 13 to postpone the upcoming races at Homestead. A rescheduled date hasn’t been determined yet, but tickets for the events will be honored when a new date is set. Alternatively, ticketholders may choose to receive a credit for the full amount paid plus an additional 20% of total amount paid to apply toward future events. To obtain a refund, ticket holders must request one within 30 days of the announcement. Officials have suspended races through the first weekend of May. Affected races include Texas (March 29), Bristol (April 5), Richmond (April 19), Talladega (April 26) and Dover (May 3).

WRESTLEMANIA 36 It’s not the stunner fans are used to seeing from the likes of Stone Cold Steve Austin, or in today’s WWE with Kevin Owens. The biggest event in wrestling sports entertainment, WrestleMania 36, will go on April 5 at 7 p.m., but it will be without the tens of thousands of fans who were expected to fill the seats at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Bay. Instead, WWE, per the decision on March 16, has moved the event to its Performance Center in Orlando where it’ll be streamed live via the WWE Network and pay-per-view. It’s the first time in history that WrestleMania will go on behind closed doors.

THE MASTERS Augusta National Golf Club chairman Fred Ridley announced on March 13 that the Masters Tournament would be postponed. Originally set for April 9, a date hasn’t been announced for the first of four major championships in golf. “We hope this postponement puts us in the best position to safely host the Masters Tournament and our amateur events at some later date,” Ridley said. Per Golf. com’s John Sens, estimates have put the total economic impact of the Masters at $120 million for Augusta annually.

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Let’s go Fishing!

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LET’S DO BUSINESS - 305.743.0844 Licensed & Insured #SP33799

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Liz Samess Interiors

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

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Serving Key Largo to Key West

Cell: 305-363-8330 Office: 305-735-4626 will@cecflk.com www.CECFLK.com

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LET’S DO BUSINESS - 305.743.0844 • WE CAN INCREASE YOUR REVENUES • SUPERIOR MAINTENANCE • TOP GOOGLE RANKED SITE

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YOUR INVESTMENT PROPERTY SPECIALIST

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