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November 12, 2020

NO CURFEW FOR KEY WEST

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The highest wind gust recorded in the Keys during Tropical Storm Eta was 71 mph, according to Jon Rizzo of the National Weather Service’s Key West forecast office. The gust was recorded at Carysfort Lighthouse, just east of Key Largo. An unofficial report of a 58-mph wind gust was recorded at Rock Harbor.

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NO CURFEW FOR KEY WEST — YET BUSINESSES UNITE IN OPPOSITION; OFFICIALS SEEK COOPERATION, COMMUNICATION MANDY MILES

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ey West officials considered, but ultimately withdrew, a proposed curfew that would have forced bars and restaurants to close from midnight to 7 a.m.

Instead, the City Commission agreed to work more closely with local bars and restaurants to increase enforcement of masks, hand-washing and social distancing while still sending a welcoming message to visitors.

More than 120 people tuned in to the Nov. 10 emergency City Commission meeting via Zoom, and not one spoke in favor of the midnight curfew for bars and restaurants, which currently can stay open till 4 a.m.

After the withdrawal, Mayor Teri Johnston called for a COVID update at each meeting, and acknowledged the repeated suggestion from members of the public that officials consult regularly with representatives in the bar and restaurant industry.

“We do have repeat offenders and I think we need some of the others in the industry who are doing things right to speak up and tell some of these others that they could ruin it for everyone else,” Commissioner Mary Lou Hoover said.

Dr. Jack Norris, chief of staff at Lower Keys Medical Center, acknowledged that there is no specific scientific basis for closing bars and restaurants and prohibiting alcohol sales between midnight and 7 a.m., as officials considered at the special meeting.

During the special meeting, Commissioner Jimmy Weekley showed photographic examples he and other officials receive from concerned residents to illustrate coronavirus concerns. CONTRIBUTED

“Madame Mayor, if one person in this meeting thought a curfew would curtail COVID, there’s not a person in this room who would not support it,” business owner Michael Halpern told the city commissioners. “But to single out the bar and restaurant industry is enormously unfair. We have to treat all businesses equally and we have to respect COVID. It has no respect for time.

It does respect masks and social distancing.”

Mayor Teri Johnston said she anticipated the opposition from the business community, and repeatedly asked each of the 20 or so speakers for suggestions about how the city and its businesses can be part of the solution.

“How do we get people to wear masks and follow our rules for masks, hand-washing and social distancing?” Johnston asked.

Scott Atwell, executive vice president of the Key West Chamber, reminded officials that the chamber staff answers the phone calls from people inquiring about a Key West vacation.

“If we have to say that Key West is shutting down at midnight, it’s going to impact everyone. It doesn’t send a very welcoming message,” Atwell said. “This will exponentially impact everyone during an already slow time. We at the chamber stand ready to help by using our vast social network to communicate our message that welcomes people to Key West and asks them to play by our rules. But closing at midnight — I can’t spin that.”

Michael Morawki, owner of the Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum, also reminded the commissioncontinued on page 10

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KEY WEST WEEKLY / NOVEMBER 12, 2020

LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION KEY WEST FILM FEST STARTS NOV. 18 The documentary about the Rolling Stones, “Gimme Shelter,” opens the Key West Film Festival on Nov. 18 at the Coffee Butler Amphitheater. CONTRIBUTED

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KEY WEST HONORS VETERANS DAY

“Rock Camp” will close the Key West Film Festival on Nov. 22.

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he coronavirus pandemic prompted some significant changes to this year’s ninth annual Key West Film Festival, but some of the innovative new measures will likely prove to be popular events even post-pandemic.

One such adaptation is the first-ever “boat-in” movie at Stock Island Marina Village on Saturday, Nov. 21. The film festival has turned social distancing requirements into a Key West original. The doublefeature boat-in includes Gene Hackman in “Night Moves,” and “Cuba Reframed,” a local film about the Schooner Wolf’s peace mission to Cuba.

All films selected for the festival, which runs Nov. 18-22, will be shown at outdoor venues — including the Ernest Hemingway House and Museum, The Oldest House, and The Lawn at Perry Hotel — with socially-distant seating set up under the stars. Many films will feature livestream and pre-recorded Q&A with directors, writers and actors.

Playing to a music theme, the festival will open with a 50th anniversary screening of “Gimme Shelter” at the Coffee Butler Amphitheater and will close with the World Premiere of Doug Blush’s “Rock Camp,” which will be attended by the director, producer and special guests from the film.

“It’s cliché to say how challenging 2020 has been, but we couldn’t be more proud of the festival adapting to these times to ensure everyone’s safety,” said Michael Tuckman, director of programming for the film festival. “Having screenings outside allows us to create that communal feeling which makes the festival what it is, and being able to show so many Florida premieres is a testament to the faith filmmakers and distributors have placed in us, for

which we can’t thank them enough.

A film like’“Rock Camp’ at its core is about dreamers who are doing it. If that doesn’t sum up the spirit of Key West, I don’t know what does.”

The festival’s official 2020 lineup features the Florida premieres of many standouts from Sundance, Cannes, Toronto and New York film festivals, along with a special world premiere. More than 60 featurelength and short films will be shown during the five-day festival.

Narrative, documentary and foreign language films are interspersed within the programming for this year’s festival, featuring a variety of themes near and dear to the culture of Key West: films about women, LGBTQ, music and arts, and Florida.

Who picks the films?

Tuckman has served as director of programming for the Key West Film Festival since its inception in 2012. He is responsible for curating the films, events and discussions that take place throughout the festival, from securing major Oscar-contending films to spotlighting underthe-radar gems for audiences to discover. Tuckman also operates his own theatrical distribution services company, mTuckman media. He has handled Kogonada’s “Columbus,” Shane Carruth’s “Upstream Color, Detropia,” from Academy Awardnominated directors Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady, and Rory Kennedy’s Academy Award-nominated “Last Days in Vietnam.” Films handled by his company have garnered over a dozen Academy Award nominations. Tuckman is also an associate professor at the Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema at Brooklyn College, teaching a course on theatrical distribution and exhibition.

— Contributed

Local veterans from three different wars place a commemorative wreath while saluting the Key West military memorial at Bayview Park.

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he rain and winds held off — mostly — for Key West’s Veterans Day celebration at 11 a.m. on Nov. 11 at the city’s military memorials at Bayview Park.

Veteran Jerry Hughes of the VFW Post 3911 hosted the event that was live-streamed at the VFW post and included the placing of wreaths on the memorials by representatives from the Military Affairs Committee, Monroe County

Veterans Affairs office, Key West Navy League Council, VFW 3911, VFW 168, American Legion Post 28 and Elks Lodge 551.

Vice Mayor Sam Kaufman read a city proclamation and spoke of his grandfather’s service in World War II and his family’s commitment to respect, gratitude and empathy for all American veterans.

— Weekly staff report

Local Navy and Coast Guardsmen present a Veterans Day wreath on behalf of the Key West Lodge No. 64.

MONROE COUNTY

KEY WEST WEEKLY / NOVEMBER 12, 2020

By Jim McCarthy and Mandy Miles

STATE ATTORNEY LOOKS INTO INQUIRY REGARDING WINNER’S RESIDENCY

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he State Attorney’s Office is looking into an inquiry sent to them by incumbent Democrat Heather Carruthers Heather Carruthers regarding the residency of Monroe County Commission’s District 3 winner Eddie Martinez and whether he resided in the district at Eddie Martinez the time ballots were cast on Election Day. Martinez defeated Carruthers by fewer than 200 votes on Election Day, prompting an automatic recount, which concluded on Nov. 7 and confirmed Martinez’s win.

State Attorney Dennis Ward told the Keys Weekly that Carruthers asked his office if it handles this kind of matter. Ward said he gave it to an investigator to look into.

“What we do with it I don’t know,” Ward said. “We’re still waiting to hear from the Department of State’s Division of Elections to call us back.”

In her communication to Ward, Carruthers said, “I do not think he lives in District 3. Some assert he doesn’t live in Monroe County.”

Martinez, a Republican, secured 23,188 votes to incumbent Democrat Carruthers’ 23,046 votes on Election Day, as confirmed by the recount, which commenced on Nov. 5 by the Monroe County Canvassing Board.

Martinez is dismissing the complaint, and said Carruthers is being “a sore loser who’s bringing up anything she can because she can’t believe she lost. I’ve always had residency there.”

Martinez said his residency in District 3 has been long established, but he acknowledges that he spent several weeks during the campaign hospitalized due to five surgeries related to gallbladder issues.

The county’s elections website lists Martinez’ address as 1100 Truman Ave., Key West.

“She has nothing else to blame or complain about,” Martinez said about Carruthers’ surprising defeat.

The District 3 boundaries, Martinez said, are “from White Street toward downtown, and from Bertha Street to the beach. And I am well within those boundaries.”

Carruthers told the Weekly on Friday that she was taught in school that “this is called ‘carpetbagging.’

“It’s a shame the citizens of District 3 won’t be represented by someone who really knows this community,” she said.

When asked whether Martinez’s residency had been a concern all along, or had just come to light, Carruthers said, “It’s been a concern to me all along, but residency has always been hard to prove.

(Supervisor of Elections) Joyce Griffin brought up the issue regarding his residency over voting, which is a felony. The guy has a lawsuit pending against him and Danny Coll’s wife is trying to serve him papers due to a dispute with a house he had been renting from them on Key Haven.”

The recount for the County Commission District 3 seat ended Nov. 7 and confirmed Republican Eddie Martinez’s defeat of incumbent Democrat Heather Carruthers by 142 votes.

Monroe County Supervisor of Elections Joyce Griffin reported the following results: Eddie Martinez — 50.15% (23,188 votes) Heather Carruthers — 49.85% (23,046 votes)

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COMMUNITY COMES TOGETHER TO FEED KIDS

KEYS ENERGY DONATES BACKPACKS FOR SCHOOL FOOD PROGRAM

From left, Poinciana School cafeteria manager Marlyn Anne Brown Menite, principal Larry Schmiegel and cafeteria worker Priscilla Sullivan prepare backpacks to send food home to needy students.

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eys Energy Services recently donated 2,400 backpacks to the Monroe County School District. The backpacks will be used countywide to help tackle the issue of food insecurity with students and their families.

“These are bags we would normally have given out at community events,” said Keys Energy spokesperson Julio Torrado. “Since many of these events were canceled due to the pandemic, we thought this was a great way to use them. Food insecurity in our community should be something we are all concerned about,” he said.

Due to the pandemic, the USDA recently extended its waiver program that provides for free meals to students, through the end of the 2020-21 school year. The waiver program also allows for more flexibility in when meals are provided, to make sure students have enough food during times they may not be in school.

The backpacks donated by Keys Energy Services will be used to help provide breakfasts and lunches to all students who need them to help bridge the gap over the Thanksgiving recess as well as on weekends and other holiday breaks.

Teachers, counselors, social workers and principals were

all asked to keep an eye out for students who show signs of food insecurity. More than 400 Keys students deal with food insecurity every day, recent studies have shown. Through the support of Keys Energy, in partnership with the school district, the City of Key West and other organizations, meals will be distributed to students to help bridge the gap when they are outside of school.

“We will be sending food home with these students over Thanksgiving break,” said Superintendent Theresa Axford. “Starting the week before, over several days, each student will bring home backpacks with the equivalent of 18 meals each to make sure they have something to eat for the entire break period.

“Thank you to Keys Energy Services for this generous donation. The USDA waiver gave us the ability to provide food, but we had nothing for the kids to carry the food home in and they really came through for us,” she added.

Parents of students who are facing food insecurity can contact their child’s individual school to ensure they will be included in this program.

— Contributed

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TROPICAL STORM ETA SARA MATTHIS

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AFTER THE STORM: OFFICIALS SURVEY DAMAGE Storm barely felt in Middle and Lower Keys

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n the morning of Nov. 9, Monroe County officials were surveying the damage of Tropical Storm Eta. According to Jon Rizzo of the National Weather Service’s Key West office, the highest wind gust was 71 mph, recorded at the Carysfort Lighthouse, just east of Key Largo. Another unofficial report of a 58 mph wind gust was recorded at Rock Harbor.

“We received reports of winds gusting over 50 mph from Tavernier all the way up to Ocean Reef for several hours from about midnight to predawn on Nov. 9,” he said.

Key Largo recored almost 6.5 inch- Although the center of the storm passed near es of rain in the 72 hours Eta poured the Middle Keys, there over the Keys. was little wind or rain, as Monroe County opened up shelevidenced by this screen ters at Coral Shores High School and capture from the My Key West High School. On the morning Radar app. The Upper of Nov. 9, only one person was still at Keys sustained the worst CSHS and 20 remained at KWHS. The damage with trees down shelters then were closed, and the and power outages.

CONTRIBUTED facilities cleaned, in preparation for classes to resume on the “B” schedule on Tuesday, Nov. 10.

According to the weather service, the eye of Tropical Storm Eta moved across Lower Matecumbe at 11 p.m.

In the Upper Keys, county officials said four homes had “significant” damage caused by falling trees. Also, road work was needed at MM 110-111 where potholes appeared. Florida Keys Electric Cooperative reported that about 1,000 customers were affected by power outages.

“A big thanks to our electric utilities,” said Monroe County Supervisor Roman Gastesi. “I’ve lived here long enough when I remember if it blew 25 and 35 mph, the power would go out for days.”

In fact, one of two main transmission lines into the Keys was down, but the utility said the Keys is well-powered by just one.

Repairs were expected to be complete by 5 p.m. on Nov. 9.

The worst flooding occurred in the Upper Keys on the Oceanside, as well as Barnes and Card Sounds and Blackwater Sound.

The rest of the Florida Keys experienced Tropical Storm Eta very differently. Like Rizzo predicted before the storm made landfall, the heaviest rains and winds were on the outer edges of the storm. As it passed over the Middle Keys, a hole opened up in the sky with little wind or rain.

“The winds were weaker on the south side of the system, as well as near the center,” Rizzo said. “A few thousand feet up, the winds were blowing 30 to 40 mph, but it needed strong showers and squalls to get the wind” on the ground. “We also had sprinkles and drizzle in the Middle and Lower Keys, while the Upper Keys experienced strong showers and lightning strikes. In fact, (mainland) South Florida’s rain totals were much higher — in the double digits.”

KEY WEST WEEKLY / NOVEMBER 12, 2020

ETA BY THE NUMBERS

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Tropical Storm Eta was the 28th named storm of the 2020 season, tying the record with 2005. There is now a 29th named storm, Theta, deep in the Atlantic Ocean that poses no threat to land, breaking the record of most named storms in a season.

The number of main transmission lines conducting electricity to the Florida Keys.

One was damaged in Eta, but the other was hardy enough to continue providing lights to the Keys.

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The highest wind reading during Tropical Storm Eta was 71 mph at Carysfort Light that sits east of Key Largo on the Oceanside.

The number of temporary hurricane shelters that opened in the Florida Keys: at Coral Shores High School and Key West High School.

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The number of customers of Florida Keys Electric Cooperative in the Upper Keys who lost power at some point during Tropical Storm Eta that arrived early on Nov. 9 in the pre-dawn hours. By late that afternoon, power was restored to all but about 200. By the morning of Nov. 10, according to the utility’s outage map, all power had been restored to homes capable of receiving the juice.

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As reported shortly after the storm swept the Upper Keys, four homes were “significantly” damaged by falling trees.

GOT TRASH?

Regular pick up is delayed this week Trash collection in the Middle and Lower Keys is delayed this week. If your normally scheduled collection day was Wednesday, it will now be Thursday, if your normally scheduled pick up day is Thursday, it will be Friday.

This will continue through Saturday or when the regular schedule can resume.

Residents with questions regarding pickup days they should contact their local hauler: Keys Sanitary: 305-451-2025 Marathon Garbage: 305-743-5165 Waste Management: 305-296-8297 In the Middle and Lower Keys, there will not be large debris collection. Any Tropical Storm Eta debris will need to be placed in your regular trash collection in trashcans or cut and bundled for yard waste pickup. Call the local provider if there is something large that needs to be picked up. There will not be a collection of piles from the curbside.

More information on Monroe County Solid Waste, service providers, and transfer stations is at www.monroecounty-fl. gov/solidwaste. Monroe County Transfer Stations are open.

There will not be free dropoff of Tropical Storm Eta debris at the transfer stations. Monroe County will not be activating its debris contract.

— Contributed

TROPICAL STORM ETA

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UPPER KEYS GETS THE BRUNT

Extensive tree damage and flooding reported Photos by JIM McCARTHY & TIFFANY DUONG/Keys Weekly 1. Francis Fresh Produce’s tent caved in with fruits and vegetables remaining on the table and largely going unscathed.

2. Near Ballyhoo’s restaurant in Key Largo, a large billboard came crashing down onto an adjacent property. It also brought down a live wire.

2 3. One gumbo limbo limb fell from Corey and Peg Bryan’s property at the corner of Biscayne Drive and Bonita Avenue, while other limbs fell across the street.

4. A Jeep slowly drives up a flooded North Blackwater Lane in Key Largo’s Stillwright Point.

5. After the storm passed, the parking lot of Pink Plaza in the Upper Keys was filled with standing water.

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KEY WEST PREPPED FOR STORM, TOO Photos by LANCE HILL/Contributed 1. South Beach Pier at the southern end of Duval Street is nearly covered with water on Sunday, prior to Tropical Storm Eta. 2. The legendary Sloppy Joe’s Bar on Duval Street is closed and sandbagged Sunday in preparation for Tropical Storm Eta. 3. The iconic Southernmost Point monument in Key West is always a popular spot for splashy storm photos.

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KEY WEST WEEKLY / NOVEMBER 12, 2020

THE STORM THAT WASN’T

Middle Keys spared by Eta

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ot gonna lie, at one point I was tempted to walk outside and throw a rock to see if I could make a dent in the force field shielding Marathon from Tropical Storm Eta. I was imagining something like the scene in “Catching Fire” when Peeta hits the edge of the dome with a machete in the Hunger Games trilogy and lightning forks out in every direction.

Seriously, it was like the hand of God opened a hole up over the Middle Keys as the rest of Tropical Storm Eta twirled around us.

On Grassy Key, the rainfall was more like sideways mist, not even a drizzle. And the tops of the trees were dancing, but not in a threatening way.

My friends who live on the water nearby said it was a good blow.

Again, though, nothing aggressive.

As much as the meteorologists warn us not to look at the center line, we still do; especially when it’s dark and we’re bored. That also holds true for other weather apps. At my house, my husband was glued to the My Radar app. He rightly predicted that what looked like the center of the storm — the tightest twist in the wind direction — would move right over the Middle Keys. It did, but it turns out that wasn’t the strongest part of the storm (more on that later).

As end-of-the-line consumers of hurricanes, we’re “trained” to believe the smallest circulation of wind twist will also mean high wind speed. Of course, we can only “see” that on a device. And when standing outside or looking out the window and it doesn’t match, well, gosh, I guess that just means … WE’RE LUCKY.

Tropical Storm Eta’s approach to Sombrero Beach in the Middle Keys looked ominous.

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After 20-plus years of hurricanes in the Florida Keys, I’ve learned to trust what our local meteorology SARA experts tell us.

MATTHIS Days before the storm, the Nathinks commutional Weather nity journalism is important, but not Service’s Jon serious; likes weird Rizzo told the and wonderful Keys Weekly children (she has that Eta would two). Occasionbe a “sloppy, ally she tortures herself with sprint- large, messy” storm and that distance triathlons, but only if the worst part she has a good of it wouldn’t be chance of beating in the center. her sister.

He was right.

He also said another thing to me, years ago, that still rings true: “Hurricanes, or storms, are like snowflakes. Each one is different.” Storms can have different tracks, different intensity, different forward speed. It’s foolish to compare one storm to another, impending storm no matter how many hurricanes you’ve lived to tell about. For instance, Upper Keys residents will remember Tropical Storm Eta much differently than people who live in the Middle or Lower Keys.

As far as my own Tropical Storm Eta preparations, I was prudent. An extra run to the grocery store for snacks — something salty, something sweet and something alcoholic, that’s my rule of thumb — and I took down the sunshades.

As I leaned over to kiss my husband goodnight, not knowing what the storm would or wouldn’t be, I whispered, “If I had put up the shutters I would be SO MAD right now. Good night, honey.”

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NO CURFEW FOR KEY WEST — YET

Business owner Michael Halpern speaks against the proposed city curfew during the Nov. 10 commission meeting. LANCE HILL/Keys Weekly

ers, “It’s not what you say, but how you say it.”

“Madame Mayor, I’m sorry to tell you, we will not get 100% success with wearing masks,” Morawski said. “All we can do is ask people as nicely as possible and show them gratitude for doing things necessary to protect us and our staff. We should be thanking people for coming to our island and helping us recover from this crisis.

Any time you create a situation where you’re telling people what to do, you won’t create the best outcome.”

Johnston reminded some speakers that the city of Key West continues to have a mask mandate in place.

Lynne Hernandez, South Florida regional director of the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association, told the commissioners, “There is not a more giving, or more self-regulating, industry than Key West bars and restaurants,” but she strongly encouraged the officials not to further cut workers’ hours and income. In a letter she sent on behalf of the FRLA, Hernandez summarized many business owners’ and workers’ sentiments about the curfew: “Shutting the city down at midnight sends a negative message and image to our potential guests considering Key West for their next trip, corporate meeting or wedding, equating to millions of dollars

of lost revenue to the area. Your actions are completely contradictory to the approved messaging for tourism. Now is not the time to reimpose undue restrictions on your local businesses without clear and concise proof warranting such egregious measures. A midnight curfew is a business and job killer in a city already challenged to find staffing. If you do not listen to your constituency and make the mistake of voting to pass a midnight curfew, you will be directly responsible for revenue and job loss in Key West.

Are you prepared to supplement this loss for local families?... Have you also carefully considered a grant program to reimburse the hospitality industry for their staff’s lost hours and wages? Will you reimburse restaurants, hotels and bars for costs associated with lost revenue, job loss and cancellations? If not, vote no on a midnight curfew. Your decision will directly impact families, your friends and your neighbors. This proposal is an unfounded action that lacks merit or reasoning. We expect our elected officials to represent the voice of the citizens. Your actions do not represent the desires or best interests of your constituents.

We do not want our businesses to go backwards. We do not want a midnight curfew and you should not either.”

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3 1. From sea to shining sea, Randy and Amy Oleynik rode high-wheel bikes from Boston to San Francisco in 2016. CONTRIBUTED 2. Randy and Amy Oleynik get attention from a local news crew during their first cross-country ride in 2016. CONTRIBUTED 3. High-wheeled bikes, seen in San Francisco in 1888, are also known as ‘penny-farthings.’ WIKIPEDIA/Contributed

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andy and Amy Oleynik look as if they should be in sepia tones. One expects to see those antique, “high-wheel” bicycles — with the giant front tire — colored by the aged beige of photographic history.

Except the father-daughter pair aren’t confined to old photographs (although they take plenty of current ones). They’re actually on the move — in neon fitness fabrics and sunglasses made from modern-day materials — pedaling their antique contraptions from Michigan to Florida and coming soon to a Florida Key near you. The Oleyniks, with mom, Pam, following in a van, will arrive in Key West in the coming week, ending a cross-country ride that started a month or so ago in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.

“I learned about this pair through my father, who’s a member of a high-wheeled bicycle club,” Key West teacher Destiny Montgomery told the Keys Weekly. Montgomery is organizing a “Key West welcome” for the trio that will end their journey at (where else?) the Southernmost Point. “We’ve gotten the local bicycle groups — Key West Mile Markers and Key West Bike Club — in Key West to meet them at the Triangle when they arrive in Key West, and ride with them to the Southernmost Point.” Key West hotelier Kate Miano is hosting them for the night at The Gardens Hotel. Montgomery will post their arrival date and time on Facebook and it’ll be on the Oleyniks’ blog as the details are finalized, according to weather.

“I think it’s such a fun story, and we could all use a little good news right now,” Montgomery said.

The Oleyniks aren’t raising money or awareness for anything. They’re just having a good time and getting a different perspective on the country, seeing it as they do from 52 inches above the road.

That’s right. Their front tires are more than four feet off the ground. Oh, and their bikes are 132 years old.

“My dad’s friends all ride modern-day highwheels that look like the old ones, but Randy’s and Amy’s bikes are the real deal, built in 1888,” said Montgomery. “Can you imagine trying to fix them and maintain them to keep them on the road?”

And it’s not as if those bikes were built with gel seats — or any sort of saddlebags. Hence, mom and the van.

The family clocks about 60 miles a day and stops in local motels and restaurants, posting their adventures on a hilarious blog Amy writes at highwheelride.wordpress.com.

This is the family’s second long-distance high-wheeled ride. The first was four years ago, from Boston to San Francisco, which took 53 days. This is “Season 2,” as Amy Oleynik writes.

“Season 2 will feature your favorite SAG mom, Pam, all new special guests, and the legendary ibuprofen count,” she says online. “What will the weather be like? What song will Amy sing to annoy her dad? Who will we meet along the way?

Will they stay 6 feet from us? (I have a stick that will make that answer a ‘yes.’) Stay tuned for the rest. Don’t worry, viewers, Amy and Randy will be taking all COVID precautions. We will have masks, sanitize our hotel room, wash hands often, and not lick doorknobs. The good thing about a cross country ride is that no one will be within 6 feet of us while we ride (face to face…. the cars, however….stay in your lane!) The fresh air and breeze will be with us as well. It is now under a contract to be a tailwind, so help me God.” The two are the first father-daughter team to cross the United States via high wheel, and Amy is the second woman ever to do so.

What’s a high-wheel bike?

Also known as penny-farthings, the highwheel was the first machine to be called a bicycle in the 1870s and 1880s.

The name “penny-farthing” “came from the British penny and farthing coins, the former being much larger than the latter, so that the side view resembles a larger penny leading a smaller farthing,” according to “Bicycle: the history” by David Herlihy. “Although the name ‘penny-farthing’ is now the most common, it was probably not used until the machines were nearly outdated,” Wikipedia states.

The rider could travel farther at higher speeds, as each rotation of the pedals moved the bicycle the circumference of the large front wheel.

Frenchman Eugène Meyer invented the high-wheeler in 1869, along with the wire-spoke tension wheel.

“It became obsolete from the late 1880s with the development of modern bicycles, which provided similar speed amplification via chain-driven gear trains and comfort through pneumatic tires, and were marketed in comparison to penny-farthings as ‘safety bicycles’ because of the reduced danger of falling and the reduced height to fall from,” writes high-wheel historian Sheldon Brown.

“Although the trend was short-lived, the penny-farthing became a symbol of the late Victorian era. Its popularity also coincided with the birth of cycling as a sport,” Herlihy writes.

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WHAT THE STARS HAVE IN STORE

REDA WIGLE Welcome to November, star children.

We are emerging from the shadow of two powerful retrogrades, Mercury and Mars.

Mercury retrograde complicates communication and contracts while Mars hinders sex drive, momentum and general mojo. A palpable energetic shift is at hand and frankly, it’s about time. The change coincides with Thanksgiving celebrations in the U.S. While the holiday itself is inexorably linked to genocide, colonialism and the gross misrepresentation of the past, the ancient tradition of the harvest feast is an invitation for reflection and gratitude.

According to the laws of attraction, you cannot attract what you do not already have and the practice of mindful appreciation is scientifically linked to better sleep, improved personal relationships, enhanced empathy and lower rates of stress and depression. In addition to practicing gratitude this season, it is imperative that we feel responsibility to educate ourselves and care for each other. Gather, break bread, spill wine, toast life, but do so with the knowledge of who and what has come before and a reverence for the land that provides for us. In the words of German mystic Meister Eckhart, “If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, ‘thank you,’ that would suffice.”

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

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

SCORPIO Oct. 23 to Nov. 21 Someone – I venture to guess, a fellow Scorpio – once said, “Your words are spells; choose them wisely.” All humans possess the innate power of manifestation, but with the sun in your sign you are especially suited to calling into being or casting into shadow anything your dark little heart can muster. Fair warning: be cautious with your asking. The answer is closer than you think.

Notable Scorpio: Ezra Pound / Oct. 30, 1885 SAGITTARIUS Nov. 22 to Dec. 21 During his lifetime, Mother of Invention and fellow Sagittarius Frank Zappa came within a razor’s edge of being both an advertising copywriter and a presidential candidate. I put my money on his success at either. That mustache lived by the creed, “Without deviation, progress is not possible.” As Jupiter unites with Pluto, progress is not only possible but damn near inevitable for you in the coming weeks, archer.

To reap the rewards of this union you need only to be willing to take a few deviant steps outside of the ordinary.

Notable Sagittarius: Ted Bundy / Nov. 24, 1946 CAPRICORN Dec. 22 to Jan. 19 English sculptor and fellow Capricorn Barbara Hepworth leveraged her position as a celebrated artist to establish the Penwith Society of Arts in St Ives, Cornwall. Hepworth founded and largely funded Penwith as a safe haven and workable studio space for outsider artists of all specialties.

Though Hepworth herself died in 1975, Penwith continues to

host artists and their work to this day. I offer you the ballad of Barbara as a nudge to use your own success as a collective come-up. It ain’t about how high you can rise, but whom you can elevate alongside you.

Notable Capricorn: Donna Tartt / Dec. 23, 1963 AQUARIUS Jan. 20 to Feb. 18 This week’s new moon in Scorpio is a powerful lunation for beginnings. For you, water bearer, this moon is call, not to action, but to feeling.

For too long there has been a disconnect between what you experience and what you express. It’s high time to bring them together again, even and especially at the risk of feeling hurt or humbled. Take it from fellow Aquarian and doomed, incestuous Romantic Lord Byron who wrote, “The great art of life is sensation, to feel that we exist, even in pain.” Get to feeling the evidence of your existence.

Notable Aquarius: Rosa Parks / Feb. 4, 1913 PISCES Feb. 19 to March 20 In his poem “The Green Eye,” writer and fellow Pisces James Merrill asks the reader to bring their earliest tragedy to a garden and to name it with a color. I think of this as a microcosm of the power of the Piscean spirit, you who turn pain to poems and the brutal to the beautiful. Now more than ever your belief in miraculous transformation has a practical purpose for those around you. Lead the way into and out of the garden.

Notable Pisces: Josef Mengele / March 16, 1911

ARIES March 21 to April 19 Visionary painter and fellow Aries Francesco Clemente writes, “I repeatedly refuse to make any practical decisions.

I get a feeling of nausea about practicality.” I urge you to protect yourself from the indigestion of the mundane in the weeks ahead, rams. Steer clear of housework, low cholesterol and orthopedic shoes. Commit yourself, temporarily, to the indulgent pursuit of senseless joy.

Notable Aries: Big Sean / March 25, 1988 TAURUS April 20 to May 20 In a recently excavated burial site in Peru, archeologists discovered the remains of a young woman interred with tools and weaponry associated with big game hunting. The findings upend the long-held belief that men were hunters and women gatherers. I offer the grave of this ancient huntress to you, Taurus, as you move through a month that asks you to unlearn and reimagine relationship roles and romantic dynamics. Remember that nothing is as it seems and nothing has to stay the same.

Notable Taurus: Joey Ramone / May 19, 1951 GEMINI May 21 to June 20 After a decades-long hiatus from making art, fellow Gemini Damien Hirst returned with an exhibit of “found” treasures, sculptures and artifacts he planted and then recovered from the ocean. The project was based partially in mythology and while panned nearly universally by his critics, no one argued that the work

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lacked ambition. I offer you this sunken history to encourage you to scheme and dream on the largest scale possible, Gemini, and to create yourself out of whatever myth moves you forward.

Notable Gemini: Zoe Saldana / June 19, 1978 CANCER June 21 to July 22 In the sixth century B.C., King Nebuchadnezzar II ordered the construction of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. According to legend, the vast series of terraced gardens were built as an offering to Nebuchadnezzar’s wife, who was lonesome for the forests and mountains of her homeland. I offer this impossibly romantic artifact to you, Cancer, as you move through a season of enlivened love. What grand gesture can you make to demonstrate you understand and can exceed the needs of your lover? In homage to the king that came before you, start with an air plant.

Notable Cancer: John Dillinger / June 22, 1903 LEO July 23 to Aug. 22 The recent conjunction of Jupiter and Pluto in your sixth house of work and health makes the here and now an ideal time for professional change or long-term career planning. You may find yourself faced with the choice of being an employee or, as Fleetwood Mac might suggest, going your own way with a business venture. Whatever road you take, make sure you are in a position of leadership and that the work itself aligns with your physical wellbeing. If it makes you itch, ache or swell, go the other way.

Notable Leo: Lucille Ball / Aug. 6, 1911

VIRGO Aug. 23 to Sept. 22 Reflecting on a doomed relationship, a pseudo sage I once knew told me, “Toast can never be bread again.” I suspect this proverb will resonate with you, Virgo. It’s easy to write off a person who has failed to meet your expectations or disappointed you in what you deem an irrevocable way. Yet, I argue that toast can be damn delicious. The same goes for any relationships in your life. It may not be what it once was, but it has the potential to transmogrify into something greater.

Notable Virgo: Taraji P. Henson / Sept. 11, 1970 LIBRA Sept. 23 to Oct. 22 Your focus this month is on money, Libra. Your work is not simply the gaining and gambling of finances but an investigation into your emotional relationship with scarcity and abundance. Money, like everything, carries with it an energetic frequency and how you reach for, react to and release that frequency has a direct affect on your livelihood.

How do you tune your channels to plenty? Begin by being grateful for what you already have and move forward with the personal promise that anything granted beyond what you need will be shared.

Notable Libra: Tommy Wiseau/ Oct. 3, 1955

Bart Kahler, left, and Charles Cole, center, both CRA clients and Jump Start program volunteers, recycle bicycles with program founder and CRA case manager Anne Barnett, right. CONTRIBUTED

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ornerstone Resource Alliance (CRA), the nonprofit organization that recently received a three-year Keys Overnight Temporary Shelter (KOTS) management contract, has launched “Jump Start,” a new bike rehabilitation program designed to provide homeless people with a means of transportation.

Cornerstone case manager Anne Barnett, with the support of local activist Shirley Freeman, launched Jump Start after Barnett noticed an abundance of abandoned bikes around town. Sensitive to her clients’ need for transportation, Barnett has obtained bikes from the Key West Police Department in the past, so she put in a call to the KWPD, who referred her to Bill Garner, security provider at the Key West Bight Marina for the City of Key West. With Garner’s help, Barnett, along with other CRA staff and clients, collected more than 75 abandoned bicycles from the Bight area and the Old Town Parking Garage.

Cornerstone Resource Alliance clients are now working on repairing the bicycles in a space provided by the

Monroe County Sheriff’s Office.

“Once repaired, the bikes will be distributed through our case management program to clients needing transportation for work or due to medical issues,” CRA founder/president Elicia Pintabona said. “Tools, bike locks and repair materials like inner tubes have been provided by CRA, and the KWPD is providing lights for the rehabbed bikes. We are so grateful for the collaboration of multiple agencies and the hard work of our staff and clients that makes this possible.”

“We’re thrilled that through our Jump Start program we are able to promote the beautification of our island, improve recycling, and provide transportation assistance to those most in need,” said Barnett, “and of course we always welcome donations to the program.”

Anyone wishing to donate bikes or bike equipment to the program can contact Elicia Pintabona at 305-393-2972 or email keyscra@keyscra.org.

More information on CRA and its programs is at keyscra.org.

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CFK OFFERS RAPID CREDENTIALING PROGRAMS

WORKIN’ M LIKE A DOG MILITARY WORKING DOG RETIRES FROM NAS KEY WEST

The College of the Florida Keys’ Key West campus offers a vocational certificate to become a Yamaha portable outboard maintenance technician.

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he College of the Florida Keys (CFK) is offering four Rapid Credential programs at no cost to students starting in the spring semester, which begins Jan. 8.

The opportunities are part of a statewide initiative to help individuals, particularly those hurt by the pandemic, quickly train for a career. The programs are funded by the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) fund under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Fund.

Costs covered in CFK’s Rapid Credential programs include tuition, course fees, textbooks and testing costs.

There are no financial need requirements for students; however, they must complete the prescribed courses in the set timeframe. Program lengths range from one semester to one-and-a-half semesters.

Some coursework will be online and some in person, depending on the program. All classes and activities on campus follow CDC guidelines and local safety ordinances.

Rapid Credential Programs starting spring 2021: Entrepreneurship (12 credits): Classes online or online and Key West Campus.

Professional Dive Instructor (15 credits): Key West Campus.

Yamaha Portable Outboard Maintenance Technician Certificate: Key West Campus.

Emergency Medical Technician (12 credits): Key West Campus or Key Largo.

Prospective students can learn more at the Rapid Credential virtual information session on Thursday, November 19 at 5:30 p.m. Attendees will receive a code to waive the $30 College application fee. Registration for the free information event is required.

Visit the College’s website at cfk.edu/events to learn more. For more information, contact Marissa Owens at recruiter@cfk.edu or call 305809-3207.

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Jessy, a 9-year-old military working dog recently retired with honors from Naval Air Station Key West.

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ilitary working dog Jessy was honored for her service at a retirement ceremony at Naval Air Station Key West’s Boca Chica Field on Nov. 5.

NAS Key West Commanding Officer Capt. Mark Sohaney presented Jessy with a Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal and a Certificate of Meritorious Service at the ceremony.

Jessy, a 9-year-old Belgian Malinois, was trained for patrol and explosives detection at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas, before being stationed at NAS Key West since 2014.

While at NAS Key West, she has worked with 10 canine handlers. Her services include two overseas deployments, 38 presidential missions and Fleet Week New York City.

Most recently, she and her handler were in New York City on standby to provide services for the U.S. Naval Hospital Ship Comfort in New York City at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak.

Jessy was recently adopted by canine handler Master-atArms 1st Class Joshua Schellenger and his family.

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Upon her retirement, military working dog Jessy was adopted by military K9 handler Joshua Schellenger and his family. DANETTE BASO SILVERS/ NASKW

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CONNECTING THE KEY WEST COMMUNITY TO RESOURCES THAT WILL HELP US ALL RECOVER MORE QUICKLY

APPLY FOR KEYSHELP.ORG TOASSISTANCE $250 PER MONTH IS AVAILABLE TO THOSE FINANCIALLY AFFECTED BY COVID

FREE OR LOW-COST HEALTH CARE AND FEES WAIVED TO MOVE BUSINESSES OUTDOORS

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We are here for every neighbor in need. Be open minded and patient; help may arrive in many small ways that will lift spirits, bolster businesses and lend a hand.

Please share this information. It can make a difference in your friends’, neighbors’ and employees’ lives, as well as your own.

For additional links and information, visit fl-keywest.civicplus.com.com/615/Key-west-Recovers

United Way of Collier and the Keys and the Florida Keys Outreach Coalition have launched KeysHelp.org to help people apply for relief in English, Spanish and Creole.

Keys families and individuals affected by COVID-19 can apply for up to $250 per month for assistance with food, prescriptions, medical bills, childcare, communication and transportation costs by connecting with case managers at the Florida Keys Outreach Coalition (FKOC).

Since March, the number of residents seeking assistance with critical needs more than doubled.

Calls for help have grown dramatically, as the ALICE (Asset-

Limited, Income Constrained and Employed) families that United Way of Collier and the Keys serve have been heavily affected by the economic toll.

“These households live paycheck to paycheck, with very little or no savings to help them deal with unexpected expenses or loss of income like those incurred during COVID-19,” said Leah Stockton, UWCK Keys area president. “Requests for assistance are at an all-time high, including in the wake of Hurricane Irma. We are also seeing many callers who have never needed to seek assistance before.”

Those who wish to donate to the relief fund can visit KeysUnitedWay.org/Donate to help their neighbors in need.

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For more information please call 305-809-3883.

LOW-COST OR FREE MEDICAL/ DENTAL CARE AVAILABLE WomanKind, Rural Health Network and Keys AHEC Health Centers offer sliding-scale or free health care for people of all ages in Key West. A $1 million grant from the Health Foundation of South Florida has enabled AHEC and Womankind to expand their offerings during this critical time.

Womankind 1511 Truman Ave., Key West Primary care on a sliding fee scale for women and men including lab tests and ultrasounds. Services include care for colds, ear infections, urinary tract infections, skin problems, etc. as well as chronic conditions.

Family planning, gynecological care, and menopausal support for women is also offered. A confidential teen program provides gentle exams and access to free birth control methods.

Most private and public health insurances are accepted. Sliding scale pricing available for uninsured patients.

No one is turned away.

There is typically a one-week wait for an appointment. Open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Call first, 305-294-4004 or visit womankindkeywest.com for more information.

Rural Health Network Primary and dental care, 3706 N. Roosevelt Blvd., Key West Primary care for uninsured adults and children, including basic medical care, flu shots, onsite labs and ultrasounds. Dental care on a sliding scale includes exams, fillings, crowns, oral surgery. A pediatric dentistry program will begin in January 2021.

Open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Call in advance for an appointment at 305-517-6613 ext. 500 for medical and ext. 400 for dental.

Visit rhnmc.org for information.

This week’s Key West Recovers page is sponsored by Old Island Restoration Foundation and Keys Weekly.

Keys AHEC Health Centers Offers no-cost primary care medical services for children and students throughout Monroe County in eight locations. Services include school and sports physicals, sick and well child visits, COVID-19 testing, dental sealants and access to specialty care.

Telehealth exams are also available.

Three sites in Key West: Horace O’Bryant School, 1105 Leon St., 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday Key West High School, 2100 Flagler Ave., 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Thursday & Friday Gerald Adams Elementary, 5855 College Road, Stock Island, 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m Monday, Wednesday, Friday Call 305-743-7111 ext. 210 for an appointment. Visit keysahec.org for information.

MOVE YOUR BUSINESS OUTSIDE — CITY WAIVES SIDEWALK CAFÉ FEES Due to the COVID pandemic, the city has suspended all fees for sidewalk café permits. The city is waiving fees to help stimulate the local economy. Officials hope businesses will realize the value of the outdoor café experience and continue it beyond the pandemic.

To operate on the city right-ofway, business owners must complete the sidewalk café permit program guidelines and checklist. The form can be obtained via the city website at cityofkeywest-fl.gov. Click: Departments > Planning Department > Applications and Forms > Sidewalk Café.

Complete the form, and bring a hard copy to the Planning Department at City Hall. The approval process should take up to 10 business days. Check the checklist on page 1 before submitting your application. For information, call 305-809-3725.

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TALKING ABOUT DEATH WON’T KILL YOU NEW BUSINESS OFFERS END-OF-LIFE GUIDANCE

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ave you ever thought to yourself, following someone’s death, “Wow, I’d really like my death to be as peaceful as hers,” or “Why can’t more celebrations of life be like that?”

Or worse, “I never want to die that way.” Of course you have; heck, we all have. Death is part of life.

Though we’ve all thought these things, few of us have actually had the discussions that should accompany them before it’s too late. Our death denial often makes the endof-life process one of fear, leaving us scrambling to get our affairs in order upon receiving the “news” of our impending end.

Have we as a society strayed so far away from ourselves that we can’t see the beauty, dignity and grace in our final days? It seems so. But there is a path back, a way that allows us comfort, acceptance of the unavoidable, and a feeling that we have done all we could to avoid any unfinished business.

There is grace, Eternal Grace, to be exact, a new service offered by Hannah Fowler, who’s on a mission to help normalize death and dying.

As a former hospice nurse, Fowler found that although the services provided were necessary and valuable, the care never felt comprehensive enough. “I often felt limited by the company I worked for and I wasn’t always at liberty to provide the care I would want to receive when I die,” Fowler lamented. “Clients used to ask me to stay longer or provide more frequent visits through the week, but policies or Medicare guidelines disallowed it.” A nurse by trade, over the last few years she’s been providing counseling and facilitating group psychotherapy at the Behavioral Health Facility in town.

Hannah Fowler created Eternal Grace, an end-of-life doula service for families and individuals.

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Fowler relocated from Colorado to Key West a little over three years ago to work at VNA/Hospice, which closed shortly after her arrival. Unable to practice her passion for compassion, Fowler learned about end-oflife doula work and quickly dove into training and certification.

If the term “doula” is new, you are not alone. Most people don’t know what a doula is, and if the word does sound familiar, it’s likely been associated with the birthing process. The word comes from ancient Greek and translates loosely to “woman who serves.” It’s used today to define a support person who assists with life’s sacred transitions (such as birth or death).

Simply put, Fowler provides comfort, support, resources and education to those undergoing the inevitable changes and decline that come with illness and aging.

Just as a birth doula advocates for her client and helps reate a beautiful birth experience that’s specific to the patient’s values and beliefs, an end-of-life doula does the same. A doula helps clients and their family create an end-of-life plan to ensure their final wishes are carried out. They foster a safe space for their clients, free from judgment and full of unconditional support so this last act can be filled with as much grace as possible. To create the individual plans, they hold client sessions that focus on different domains: physical, emotional, spiritual, mental and practical. Physical deals with pain management and comfort therapies.

Emotional addresses the family dynamics, healing relationships and offering grief counseling. Spiritual is support for clients’ religious beliefs, such as meditations and/or prayer, if desired. Mental helps clients honor

their life legacy through after-life projects or services that most accurately reflect their beliefs and values. The practical domain makes sure clients/families have set up advanced directives and other planning.

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“In this work I am able to remind myself and others that we are one day closer to death. How will I live today? How will I meet those around me?” Fowler said. “These questions remind me that this present moment is good enough and sometimes it’s all we have.”

Fowler navigates the uncharted waters of death with her clients.

“I am not the grim reaper or angel of death who comes at the final hour,” she said.

“This work is meant to be done as early as possible; preferably when you are healthy, long before illness or decline so there is no unanswered question or frantic rushing when this process begins.”

In addition to doula guidance, Eternal Grace offers grief counseling, workshops and grief rituals to help people move through grief as an individual, family and community.

She also facilitates a monthly “Death Cafe” via Zoom to help the community make the most of life.

For more information, contact Fowler at hannah@eternalgracedoula.com, 860-3689154, or eternalgracedoula.com.

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“The church now known as Williams Hall aims to further the discovery of a better way to achieve life’s most paramount objectives,” states its website at williamshall. org.

Maria Sharpe hadn’t planned to buy the church next door to her house. She hadn’t planned to create a new congregation and fill voids in the Key West community. But a casual comment from a local attorney three years ago, about the pending sale of the 1912 building at Fleming and William streets, started her thinking about what the people of Key West needed.

“This isn’t about me; this isn’t about Maria and Rob Sharpe buying or running a church,” Sharpe emphasized, giving Keys Weekly an exclusive preview while hesitating even to be quoted. “This is about Williams Hall filling voids in our community. We don’t want to be redundant, but rather supplemental to current offerings.”

“We are a church,” Sharpe emphasized during a recent tour of the restored 1912 structure that was previously owned by the Methodist Church, but has housed a variety of congregations and spiritual beliefs. “Regardless of what people may have heard, Williams Hall is not a community center.

We’re a church with a mission to ‘inspire faith, empower teens to unleash their potential and enrich the lives of older adults.’”

The church is owned by a nonprofit foundation with an independent board, she added.

A certain mystique has surrounded the renewal project, with nearly everyone in town believing they know what’s happening at the newly renamed Williams Hall in honor of “Mother Williams,” a late pastor from Bahama Village, as well as the church’s location at the corner of William and Fleming streets.

“It’s going to be the new Isle Cook; it’s a community center; it’s a health and wellness center,” are just a few of the assumptions circulating among social circles.

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Upon negotiating the purchase, the Sharpes donated the building to the new nonprofit organization that now owns Williams Hall.

The church’s programs are designed to serve the island’s traditionally underserved populations — older adults and teens — while hosting pastors and religious leaders from all denominations for Wednesday and Sunday services and sermons.

“There are many pastors and small congregations in our community that have no home,” Sharpe said. “They’ll have a home here, with Sunday and Wednesday service schedules and sermon topics that will be posted online each week.”

“The focus of Williams Hall is to provide an environment for spiritual exchange and services, life skills learning opportunities for young teens, social activities and classes for the age 50+ community and cultural programs for all ages,” the church’s website states. “Through a variety of services, classes, lectures and meetings, Williams Hall can return the facility to its historic relevance in the community.”

UNITY TABLE The church’s programs include Unity Table featuring chef Martha Hubbard.

“Our semester-long workshops help members of all ages navigate the wide and diverse world of food through chef demonstrations, speakers and hands-on cooking experiences,” the website says. “Participants learn the basics of food and knife safety, menu and grocery list planning and how to source and read quality recipes. At our Unity Table dinners, members of the community from all walks of life will gather to forge bonds across the table. During the meals, diners can observe the chef at work and learn about the recipes and techniques involved in cooking their meal, giving each dinner a performative and educational aspect.

“Our modern, teaching kitchen offers a comfortable space to enjoy fellowship with our community members and the specialty dinners and culinary programs are an important part of our fundraising efforts,” Sharpe said. “The mission of Unity Table at Williams Hall is to share the joy of food. We also teach

young teens basic cooking skills and guide older adults to explore new cuisines and healthy eating habits.”

HEALTH AND WELLNESS Specialized fitness classes will also be offered for teens and older adults, Sharpe said. Instructor Rashad Harper has designed balance and strength-training curriculums for older adults and Humble Hands boxing and martial arts disciplines for teens.

SKILL CLASSES AND LECTURES Engaging, relevant lectures and skill classes at Williams Hall will span multiple disciplines and subject areas, including foreign language instruction, computer skills, quilting and financial planning, as well as lifestyle programs featuring age-appropriate physical activities and dietary education. A sewing room has been installed at Williams Hall to house the knitting and quilting groups that lost their former home.

“We want our seniors to be comfortable using FaceTime, Zoom and other relevant technology,” said Mike Marrero, project manager for Williams Hall.

“And we want teens to be able to learn things like public speaking, interview skills, graphic design, cooking and financial literacy.

This is the community’s church, and the community will determine the programming,” Sharpe said, adding that Unity Table, Humble Hands and the church’s drama club, with Juliet Gray at its helm, are the church’s resident programs.

“Teenagers are an important, and often overlooked, element of our local community,” Sharpe said.

“Williams Hall offers an environment in which teens can be exposed to subject matter not offered by any other venue. Our programming supplements school curricula with courses that focus on life skills, societal skills and drama. These programs are designed to build self-esteem, self-reliance and self-confidence and provide a strong foundation for responsible adult lives. We believe the skills our classes impart will help local teens become thriving members of the Key West community, or wherever their paths may lead,” the website says.

1. The former Methodist church at the corner of Fleming and William streets has been renewed, restored and renamed Williams Hall to serve the community’s spiritual and physical needs. MIKE MARRERO/Williams Hall 2. Jordan Hughes, of William Becker Inc. general contractors, restores the balcony railing. MIKE MARRERO/ Williams Hall 3. Unity Table, featuring culinary director and chef Martha Hubbard, will host culinary classes, regular dinners and other programs and fundraisers for Williams Hall. MIKE MARRERO/Williams Hall 4. Rashad Harper Rashad Harper heads up the fitness programs at Williams Hall, offering balance and strengthening classes for older adults, plus the Humble Hands martial arts program for teens. MIKE MARRERO/Williams Hall 5. Crews restored every pane of antique stained glass in the church at Fleming and William streets. MIKE MARRERO/Williams Hall 6. Maria Sharpe, whose vision created Williams Hall, with her “granddog Gus” discusses plans for the renewed community church.

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THE RESTORATION PROJECT Restoration crews, led by Joe Hughes of William Becker Inc. general contractors conquered time and termites to transform “that old church on Fleming Street,” into today’s Williams Hall.

When you stand inside the sprawling congregation area of the renewed church, be sure to look up. The church boasts one of the highest ceilings on the island, made from individual pine planks that have each been sanded, restored and polished to perfection.

But Williams Hall’s most eye-catching and light-bending features are its 1912 stained-glass windows, each one expertly secured and vividly restored.

Works by local artists adorn every wall in the church, whose renaissance has also been supported by the Joan & Edward Knight Foundation as well as private donations.

The transformation is nearly complete.

Stay tuned for opening details.

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SALUTE OUR VETS TIFFANY DUONG

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Henry Fuller served in the Army Aviation in Vietnam in 1968. He was crewchief door gunner. CONTRIBUTED

James J. Keeney, above, served 3 years on active duty in Germany, from 1970-73. His son, John J. Keeney II, below, served on active duty in South Korea for 3 years (2004-2007).

Both are proud veterans. ARLENE KEENEY/Contributed

Sgt John H.M. Maddox served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1970-1976 as a Helicopter Power Plants Mechanic, Aircraft & Engine Mechanic, Field and Service. He received the M-14 Rifle Marksmanship Badge, National Defense Service Medal, Good Conduct and Meritorious Mast.

Sgt. Maddox was recently presented honors from the Florida House and Senate for his leadership during Hurricane Irma at DAV#122 in Marathon. CHAR HRUSKA/Contributed

Mandy Rodriguez, founder of Dolphin Research Center, is a combat veteran who received the Purple Heart. DELLA RODRIGUEZ/Contributed

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e’re collecting our favorite shots of the Keys and featuring the photographers in the newspaper and on our social media channels.

Our themes this month are “SALUTE OUR VETS” for Veteran’s Day and “GRATEFUL” for Thanksgiving.

Thank you to all who have served our country. Send us pictures of the veterans you’d like to honor and of what makes you feel grateful with a caption about why.

Photos, captions and photo credit can be emailed to tiffany@ keysweekly.com.

Rules, schmules: All photos must be original work and feature something in the Keys.

Photos can be images that have been published before.

No third party may own or control any materials the photo contains, and the photo must not infringe upon the trademark, copyright, moral rights, intellectual rights, or rights of privacy of any entity or person.

Any person agrees, by submitting photos, that photos submitted can be used by the Keys Weekly for any and all purposes, including but not limited to advertising, charity work, sales, future editorial, print in the newspapers or online or on social media posts on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and any other social media platforms as may come about.

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he Southernmost Moose Lodge recently bought and donated a $1,000 gift certificate from Fausto’s Food Palace to help The Little Pantry regularly replenish the nonperishable food and supplies that are restocked daily.

The free Little Pantry started at 101 Geraldine St. in Bahama Village and has since opened a second location at St. James First Missionary Baptist Church at 312 Olivia St. A third pantry is being planned for the Moose Lodge on Eisenhower Drive.

“The project is entirely a grassroots, all-volunteer effort by a group that replenishes the small pantries on a daily basis,” said Kevin Paul Taylor, who helped establish the pantries. “The pantries are accessible to everyone 24/7, no questions asked.”

From left, Little Pantry caretakers Kevin Paul Taylor and Krystal Thomas, Women of the Moose Paula Norris and Ceil Gay and Jim Hale of the Little Pantry. LARRY BLACKBURN/Keys Weekly

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he Green Pineapple at The Perry Hotel will host the first Artist Showcase in the hotel lobby since March.

“We are excited to be hosting the talented team from Sacred Space female-owned gallery: Lucy Hawk Art, Bella Laine Candles, Whimsy Key West and Cocky Key West,” said Green Pineapple owner Jennifer Hulse.

The event will be at 5:30 p.m. Friday Nov. 13. Here’s more about the artists: Lucy Hawk Art: Intricate and colorful paper-cutting designs. She will have prints and originals for sale.

Bella Laine Art: Handpoured candles with all-natural soy and fragrances. Each jar is hand-painted.

Whimsy Key West: Barb Sage’s hand-painted colorful mosaic patterns adorn everything from lamps and bird houses to cards, prints and face buffs.

Cocky Key West: Individual, by hand, screen-printed designs from hats, shirts and other fun goods. Some of Cristina’s memorable designs include “Back the Flock Up” and “Humble Living; Island Pride.”

The showcase also will offer 20% off any full-priced product in the boutique during the event and Matt’s Stock Island Kitchen will be open for drinks at the bar and dinner in the restaurant.

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BRIEFLY KEY WEST CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OFFERS GOOGLE VIRTUAL BUSINESS TOURS The Key West Chamber of Commerce is working with a Google Virtual Tour photographer on attaining Google Virtual Tours for its members. These tours will become part of the business’ Google profile to help with visibility on Google. The chamber has worked out special pricing for its members at 50% off. A representative is in town this week. Call Jeff at 419-290-3401 or email jeff.virtualtours@gmail.com for additional information or to be placed on the schedule.

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Any products from any location are welcome. Nonprofits are free.

Booths will be spaced 6 feet apart, with sanitizer stations set up, safety signage posted and masks required while interacting with customers. The shopping event is hosted by the Truman Waterfront Farmers Market, the Key West Artisan Market and Shop Mom & Pop Key West. To register or for more information visit keysartisanmarket.com.

KEY WEST PRESCHOOL CO-OP HOSTS THANKSGIVING BAKE SALE Key West Preschool Co-op will host a Thanksgiving bake sale from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday Nov. 24 and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 25. The sale will take place in front of Fausto’s, 1105 White St., and will feature homemade baked goods, including specialty items such as paleo-friendly, vegan and gluten-free desserts.

Mayor Teri Johnston and city manager Greg Veliz congratulate risk manager Laura Estevez for being named an Emerging Leader. CONTRIBUTED

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“This is especially fitting for Laura,” said City Manager Greg Veliz. “She truly is an emerging leader and, staying with the city, good things will happen for her. Awesome job!”

I’M 50. NOW WHAT?

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e all know what happens when we turn 50, at least at DR. JOHN your providWOLTZ er’s office … annual labs … is a preventative health physistart, mammograms (if cian with Baptist Health Primary not already Care in Marathon. at 40), and the one conversation that so many dread, colon cancer screening.

When should these preventive services start? Are there differences by gender, BMI, lifestyle choices? Who makes these recommendations?

Let’s answer the last question first. The folks in charge of this have a long name — it’s the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, or USPSTF for short.

The group is made up of 16 volunteer experts in the fields of preventive medicine and primary care including internal medicine, family medicine, pediatrics, behavioral health, obstetrics/gynecology, and nursing. Most of the task force members are practicing clinicians. They use their own experience and receive input from topic experts and the public to come up with the recommendations.

The USPSTF’s list below applies to everyone — both men and women of all ages.

— Hepatitis B screening in high risk individuals: Any age — Asymptomatic latent tuberculosis in increased risk: Any age — Syphilis infection screen in increased risk: Any age — Weight loss in obese (BMI > 30): 18+ — Unhealthy alcohol use screen: 18+ — Unhealthy drug use screening: 18+ — Tobacco smoking cessation in adults: 18+ — High blood pressure screening: 18+

— HIV screening: 18-65 — Hepatitis C screening: 18-79 — Blood glucose screening in overweight or obese: 40 to 70 — Statin use in adults with higher risk: 40-75 — Low dose aspirin in adults with >10% 10 year CVD risk: 50-59 — Colorectal cancer screening: 50-75 — Lung cancer screening with history of smoking: 55-80 — Fall prevention screening: 65+ Do these apply to everyone? No, many of these have an algorithm that you and your doctor or medical provider can go through to see if you should follow the recommendation.

For example, in order for your medical doctor to suggest the use of statins, a patient must be between the ages of 40 and 75, have one or more coronary vascular disease risk factors (dyslipidemia, diabetes, hypertension or smoking) and have more than a 10% risk of suffering a coronary disease “event.”

So, to answer whether or not you should be on a statin, your provider will need a lipid and glucose test, blood pressure measurement and your medication list — at which point he or she can determine the second criteria and calculate the third criteria.

This is not an all inclusive list; some specialty groups’ recommendations may be slightly different than the USPSTF’s. That is okay. You should discuss this with your provider and find out the best schedule for you. You may have family history or other factors that modify these recommendations. This list is also for adults only; if you have children, your pediatrician will discuss what recommendations apply to them.

Have a great week, and be healthier today than you were yesterday!

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WATERFRONT PLAYHOUSE LAUNCHES NEW SEASON COVID ADAPTATIONS TAKE CENTER STAGE

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aterfront Playhouse has announced its 2020-21 season, featuring radio shows, musicals, small comedies and a whodunit.

Following a summer season of producing hit radio shows that were broadcast across the nation, as well as a live-streamed production of “Bash,” a reading of a new play and the one-woman show, “The Year of Magical Thinking,” the theatre will welcome patrons back in a socially distanced auditorium where masks will be required and temperatures will be taken.

The Waterfront Playhouse Welcome Back Revue opens at 8 p.m. Nov. 27 and 28 featuring Arthur Crocker, Belle Jampol, Donovan Pavlicek, Lauren Thompson, Jessica Miano Kruel, Stephanie Sanderson, Jim Speake, Meaghan Barter, Kelsey Lakeman, Devante Mills, Gerri Louise Gates and others.

December brings the new play “Every Brilliant Thing,” starring Arthur Crocker. If you were to make a list of things that make life worth living, what would be at the top? Ice cream?

Family? The even-numbered Star Trek films?

With whom would you share your list? This surprising and immersive theatrical experience speaks openly about depression, mental illness, and suicide. With poignant humor and joy, ”Every Brilliant Thing” is a journey through grief, healing, falling in love, and (re)discovering all life has to give.

Left: “Every Brilliant Thing” opens in December and “The Rocky Horror Show” runs through January at Waterfront Playhouse. CONTRIBUTED

A broadcast of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” will take place at 8 p.m. on Christmas Eve. A revival of “The Rocky Horror Show” will open the new year with shows on Dec. 31 and through January. The cast will feature Richard Quint, Zachary Franchini, Belle Jampol, Carolyn Cooper, Donovan Pavlicek, Kelsey Lakeman, John McDonald, Tony Konrath, Bria Ansara and Joshua Lawson as Rocky.

“The Maltese Falcon” will be broadcast at 8 p.m. Jan. 30, followed by David Mamet’s “A Life in the Theatre” playing through February.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of ”Glengarry Glen Ross” takes us into the lives of two actors: John, (Zachary Franchini) young and rising into the first flush of his success; the other Robert, (John McDonald) older, anxious and beginning to wane. The production is a joint venture between Waterfront Mainstage and Waterfront Youth Theatre.

“Matilda The Musical” will play March 3-20.

Sponsored in part by the Community Foundation of the Keys, “Matilda the Musical” is based on the 1988 children’s novel of the same name

by Roald Dahl. It was adapted by Dennis Kelly, with music and lyrics by Tim Minchin. The musical centers on Matilda, a precocious 5-year-old girl with the gift of telekinesis, who loves reading, overcomes obstacles caused by her family and school, and helps her teacher to reclaim her life.

Auditions for children 5 and up will be held at 2 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 15 for “Matilda The Musical.” There are nine children’s roles available, including the role of Matilda.

Young actors will be asked to go through a song and dance.

Auditions will be socially distanced.

“The Hitchhiker” thriller will be broadcast April 3 and Waterfront On the Edge will celebrate the birth of Tennessee Williams with “This Property is Condemned” on March 14 and 15. Edward Albee’s Pulitzer-winning “Three Tall Women” will play April 7-17. A young lawyer has been sent to sort out the finances of an elderly client with more than money at issue. With a nurse companion steadily alongside, the old woman’s conflicted life is laid bare in all of its charming, vicious

Waterfront Playhouse is located at Key West’s Mallory Square. LANCE HILL/Keys Weekly

and wretched glory. The play is a semi-autobiographical view of the playwright’s mother, and is often considered Albee’s most personal and compelling play.

On May 1, “Tales of Poe” will be broadcast at 8 p.m. and then live on stage is the hit comedy “Clue,” May 5-15. Based on the iconic 1985 Paramount movie that was inspired by the classic Hasbro board game, “Clue” is a hilarious farce-meets-murder mystery. The tale begins at a remote mansion, where six mysterious guests assemble for an unusual dinner party where murder and blackmail are on the menu. When their host turns up dead, they all become suspects. Led by Wadsworth, Miss Scarlett, Professor Plum, Mrs. White, Mr. Green, Mrs. Peacock and Colonel Mustard race to find the killer as the body count stacks up. “Clue” is the comedy whodunit that will leave both cult fans and newcomers in stitches as they try to figure out who did it, where and with what.

Tickets for all live shows this season are $50 per person; radio show tickets are $20.

For complete schedules and ticketing information, call the box office at 305-294-5015 or visit waterfrontplayhouse.org.

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Throughout the season, Refaat is accompanied by his university colleague, Maggie, as they enter the paranormal world and try to save their loved ones from the immense danger that surrounds them. The story is based on the best-selling thriller novel series with the same name “Paranormal” by Ahmed Khaled Tawfik.

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READ | UNCOMMON TYPE It seems unfair that an actor as talented – and, let’s face it, beloved – as Tom Hanks should also be a pretty good writer. From a 1950s Christmas Eve to 1970s New York to a truly hectic modern-day press junket to Paris, Hanks creates a variety of characters, some of whom have recurring roles. Always present is the device Hanks is known for collecting, the typewriter. In some, the machine plays a central role; in others, it’s a passing character. Also, there is time travel.

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TROPICAL STORM ETA

KEY WEST WEEKLY / NOVEMBER 12, 2020

A TALE OF TREES WITH ETA

One man (and his dog) lucky to be alive; falling trees spare a couple’s home

By Jim McCarthy and Tiffany Duong

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Key Largo man is lucky to be alive after Tropical Storm Eta’s fierce winds uprooted a tree that came toppling onto his residence. Another couple not far away says they’re fortunate two large trees that fell didn’t crash onto their home.

Eta’s presence was felt upon arrival during the evening of Nov. 8 through the morning and afternoon of Nov. 9.

With wind gusts peaking above 60 mph came broken limbs and some toppled trees. For Dylan Deese, who lives on Transylvania Avenue with his dog Aries, a large tree next to his house disrupted his evening.

“This was definitely the craziest thing that’s ever happened to me. Not the first time I’ve split my head open, but the craziest story how,” Deese told the Keys Weekly.

He was enjoying what he calls a “normal Sunday night” watching “Oceans 11” on his couch when he saw a tree “coming through the door.” Then his roof came down and pinned him under debris for a minute.

Deese and Aries got lucky – really lucky. The only part of the house that wasn’t smashed by the enormous tree happened to be the spot Deese was sitting in. He normally relaxes in a recliner, but that day he had chosen to sit on the sofa instead. Part of the roof “stabbed straight through” his favorite

“If I had moved, got up and walked to the kitchen, been in the bathroom, I would have been done.”

— Dylan Deese

chair. Aries, sensing something, had instinctively run under the kitchen island, which blocked the tree from smashing her. She was curled up under without a scratch; the spot the canine had been sleeping in was “completely trashed,” Deese said.

After Deese freed himself from the rubble, he stood in the pitch black and the pouring rain in his now roofless house. Scared, dazed and streaming blood, his first thought after realizing he was more or less okay was to find his dog. She’d made no noises, and he thought the worst.

“That was the most emotion I’ve ever felt in my life,” a still-tense Deese said.

A neighbor ran out screaming Deese’s name looking for him, and others soon came with flashlights, shoes and a jacket. Once they extracted him from the rubble, one asked Deese if they should call the cops, to which he replied “Yeah. Definitely. There’s a massive tree on my house.”

Deese called it a blessing in and of itself that his neighbors were so quick to come over and put themselves in harm’s way to help. One patched Deese’s head up (he eventually received 13 staples at Mariners Hospital) and others found Aries hiding under the island. Deese broke out crying at the news.

At the hospital, after getting stapled up and a CT to check for internal bleeding, the doctors told Deese he was lucky to be alive and that he could go home. Without a home to go back to, he took a taxi to a neighbor’s house, where he stayed on a cot.

Top: This large tree fell onto this Transylvania Avenue residence where Dylan Deese and his dog were living. Deese was inside the home when the tree came down. He escaped with only minor injuries. TIFFANY DUONG/Keys Weekly Below: Tropical Storm Eta led this ficus tree to topple at a Bonita Avenue residence. The tree fell on a fence gate and didn’t hit the house.

“The wind was still ripping.

I didn’t sleep at all,” said Deese.

“I heard the wind pick up and it was like instant trauma. I was still shaking, still terrified.”

Less than a mile from Deese were Alan and Simona Thomson, who live on Bonito Avenue in Key Largo. Situated on the corner of their property is a ficus. At roughly the same time that Deese found himself trapped under the massive tree, Simona had gone outside to shut her fence gate and noted that the ficus looked like it was going to fall.

Sure enough, it did. The ficus fell around 10:30 p.m.

“I was in the shower when I heard something,” Simona said.

“I came out to find the tree on the fence. Had I not closed the gate door, the tree would have hit the house.”

Not long after the ficus fell, a massive tamarind tree located just behind the Thomsons’ residence split. The tree ended up falling into nearby properties, but no damage was done to their home. Alan said the tamarind toppled some 30 minutes after the ficus tree fell.

“We got lucky,” Alan said as he glanced at both trees the day after Eta’s arrival. “It was a train of storms that lasted three to four hours. It was nonstop.”

Alan said the tamarind tree falling sounded like a “gunshot going off.”

“We heard a big noise and we said ‘what the heck was that?’” Alan said. “My wife looked all through the backyard and she looked out the back window and said a bigger tree was down.”

Eta’s impact was heavily felt in Key Largo as residents woke up the next day to deal with the debris and mess. The Thomsons and Deese say they’re lucky their situations didn’t end up worse.

“If I had moved, got up and walked to the kitchen, been in the bathroom, I would have been done,” Deese said.

“Squished. I feel like there’s someone watching over me. I feel seriously blessed to still be here and to have my dog.”

Deese lost most of what he owns. To contribute to a GoFundMe hurricane relief fund his stepmom set up, visit https://www.gofundme.com/f/ dylan-hurricane-eta-relief.

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Three flights per week depart from the Aztec Airways check-in facility at the Key West Ferry Terminal. After check-in, a private shuttle takes passengers to the Key West International Airport, where they will be dropped off for direct boarding, avoiding TSA lines and crowds, according to a press release from the company.

Introductory one-way fares are $99 for a limited time, the release states.

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THERE’S A NEW SNOWBIRD IN TOWN: A 2,000-POUND GREAT WHITE SHARK

The Ocearch app shows where Unama’ki, a 2,000-pound great white shark, passed by Key Largo at 5:46 a.m. Nov. 5. CONTRIBUTED

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Great white shark Unama'ki was tagged in Nova Scotia in September 2019. OCEARCH/Contributed

nama’ki, a 15-foot, 2,076-pound adult female great white shark, is the latest "snowbird" visiting the Florida Keys. She “pinged” off Key Largo during early morning of Nov. 5, setting off excitement for environmentalists and shark enthusiasts.

Nonprofit shark research group Ocearch fitted Unama’ki with an electronic tracking device in September 2019. Scientists from the nonprofit confirmed that she was indeed visiting Florida. She was northeast of the Bahamas in the Atlantic Ocean last week and pinged off Vero Beach on Nov. 8. In early August, Ocearch scientists tracked her off Nova Scotia, showing just how far the shark has migrated since.

Similar to what she did last year, scientists expect her to circle the Keys and move into the Gulf of Mexico.

Ocearch is tracking Unama’ki – whose name means “Land of the fog” in the language of the indigenous peoples of Nova Scotia – along with two other large great whites, in hopes of learning where the massive predators give birth and exposing a new great white shark nursery.

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Publish: November 12, 19 & 26, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING Florida Keys Council of the Arts Notice of Upcoming Meetings The Florida Keys Council of the Arts will hold the following meetings and workshops via Communications Media Technology using a ZOOM webinar platform. The access points to view the meeting or for members of the public to provide public input will be: JOIN ZOOM via the Zoom app and use each meeting ID and password listed.

Meetings are open to the public and all are invited to attend.

Questions, or to RSVP, please email Liz Young at director@ keysarts.com Membership Committee Meeting Friday, Nov. 13th at 11:00 am Meeting ID: 881 6925 4711 Passcode: 637450 Art Builds Community Workshop Friday, Nov. 13th at 4:00 pm

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Pursuant to Executive Order No. 20-69, Monroe County Emergency Directive 20-06, and the Center for Disease Control (“CDC”) social-distancing guidelines established to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the December 2, 2020 regular meeting of the District I Advisory Committee will be conducted via CMT, using a Zoom Webinar platform. If the Governor issues a subsequent order changing directives for Local Government Public Meetings, the Monroe County Tourist Development Council will provide updates on the County Website at MonroeCounty-FL.Gov. The access points to view the meeting or for members of the public to provide public comment will be: By joining the Zoom Meeting via weblink: https://us02web.zoom. us/j/88197733986 Meeting ID: 881 9773 3986 One tap mobile +13017158592,,88197733986# US (Germantown) +13126266799,,88197733986# US (Chicago)Dial by your location +1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) Meeting ID: 881 9773 3986 Please contact Maxine Pacini or Ammie Machan to submit written information or for additional information by writing MCTDC, 1201 White Street, Suite 102, Key West, FL 33040, by email at PaciniMaxine@monroecounty-fl.gov, or by calling (305)296-1552 between the hours of 9:00 a.m.

– 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Documents must be received no later than Friday 5:00 P.M. November 27, 2020 All District Advisory Committee Meetings of the Tourist Development Council Meetings are open to the public and one or more TDC Member or County Commissioners may be in attendance.

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LEGAL NOTICES Publish: November 12, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING The District II Advisory Committee (DAC II) of the Monroe County Tourist Development Council will hold a regular meeting on Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. via Communications Media Technology using a Zoom webinar platform.

Pursuant to Executive Order No. 20-69, Monroe County Emergency Directive 20-06, and the Center for Disease Control (“CDC”) social-distancing guidelines established to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the December 1, 2020 regular meeting of the District II Advisory Committee will be conducted via CMT, using a Zoom Webinar platform. If the Governor issues a subsequent order changing directives for Local Government Public Meetings, the Monroe County Tourist Development Council will provide updates on the County Website at MonroeCounty-FL. Gov. The access points to view the meeting or for members of the public to provide public comment will be: By joining the Zoom Meeting via weblink: https://us02web.zoom. us/j/84752470076 Meeting ID: 847 5247 0076 One tap mobile +13126266799,,84752470076# US (Chicago) +19292056099,,84752470076# US (New York) Dial by your location +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) Meeting ID: 847 5247 0076 Please contact Maxine Pacini or Ammie Machan to submit written information or for additional information by writing MCTDC, 1201 White Street, Suite 102, Key West, FL 33040, by email at PaciniMaxine@monroecounty-fl.gov, or by calling (305)296-1552 between the hours of 9:00 a.m.

– 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Documents must be received no later than Friday 5:00 P.M. on November 27, 2020 All District Advisory Committee Meetings of the Tourist Development Council Meetings are open to the public and one or more TDC Member or County Commissioners may be in attendance.

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Publish: November 12, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING The District III Advisory Committee (DAC III) of the Monroe County Tourist Development Council will hold a regular meeting on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at 9:30 a.m. via Communications Media Technology using a Zoom webinar platform.

Pursuant to Executive Order No. 20-69, Monroe County Emergency Directive 20-06, and the Center for Disease Control (“CDC”) social-distancing guidelines established to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the December 2, 2020 meeting of the District III Advisory

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Committee will be conducted via CMT, using a Zoom Webinar platform. If the Governor issues a subsequent order changing directives for Local Government Public Meetings, the Monroe County Tourist Development Council will provide updates on the County Website at MonroeCounty-FL.Gov. The access points to view the meeting or for members of the public to provide public comment will be: By joining the Zoom Meeting via weblink: https://us02web.zoom. us/j/82146593932 Meeting ID: 821 4659 3932 One tap mobile +19292056099,,82146593932# US (New York) +13017158592,,82146593932# US (Germantown) Dial by your location +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) Meeting ID: 821 4659 3932 Please contact Maxine Pacini or Ammie Machan to submit written information or for additional information by writing MCTDC, 1201 White Street, Suite 102, Key West, FL 33040, by email at PaciniMaxine@monroecounty-fl.gov, or by calling (305)296-1552 between the hours of 9:00 a.m.

– 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Documents must be received no later than Friday 5:00 P.M. on November 27, 2020 All District Advisory Committee Meetings of the Tourist Development Council Meetings are open to the public and one or more TDC Member or County Commissioners may be in attendance.

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".

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING The District IV Advisory Committee (DAC IV) of the Monroe County Tourist Development Council will hold a regular meeting on Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. via Communications Media Technology using a Zoom webinar platform.

Pursuant to Executive Order No. 20-69, Monroe County Emergency Directive 20-06, and the Center for Disease Control (“CDC”) social-distancing guidelines established to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the December 1, 2020 meeting of the District IV Advisory Committee will be conducted via CMT, using a Zoom Webinar platform. If the Governor issues a subsequent order changing directives for Local Government Public Meetings, the Monroe County Tourist Development Council will provide updates on the County Website at MonroeCounty-FL.Gov. The access points to view the meeting or for members of the public to provide public comment will be: By joining the Zoom Meeting via weblink: https://us02web.zoom. us/j/89859561432 Meeting ID: 898 5956 1432 One tap mobile +13017158592,,89859561432# US (Germantown) +13126266799,,89859561432# US (Chicago) Dial by your location

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING The District V Advisory Committee (DAC V) of the Monroe County Tourist Development Council will hold a regular meeting on Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. via Communications Media Technology using a Zoom webinar platform.

Pursuant to Executive Order No. 20-69, Monroe County Emergency Directive 20-06, and the Center for Disease Control (“CDC”) social-distancing guidelines established to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the December 1, 2020 meeting of the District V Advisory Committee will be conducted via CMT, using a Zoom Webinar platform. If the Governor issues a subsequent order changing directives for Local Government Public Meetings, the Monroe County Tourist Development Council will provide updates on the County Website at MonroeCounty-FL.Gov. The access points to view the meeting or for members of the public to provide public comment will be: By joining the Zoom Meeting via weblink: https://us02web.zoom. us/j/85947695802 Meeting ID: 859 4769 5802 One tap mobile +13017158592,,85947695802# US (Germantown) +13126266799,,85947695802# US (Chicago) Dial by your location +1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) Meeting ID: 859 4769 5802 Please contact Maxine Pacini or Ammie Machan to submit written information or for additional information by writing MCTDC, 1201 White Street, Suite 102, Key West, FL 33040, by email at PaciniMaxine@monroecounty-fl.gov, or by calling (305)296-1552 between the hours of 9:00 a.m.

– 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Documents must be received no later than Friday 5:00 P.M. on November 27, 2020 All District Advisory Committee Meetings/workshops of the Tourist Development Council

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO CONSIDER ADOPTION OF COUNTY RESOLUTION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN that on December 9, 2020, at 1:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as may be heard, at the Murray Nelson Center, 102050 Overseas Highway, Key Largo, FL 33037, and also via Communication Media Technology (CMT) using a Zoom webinar as described below, the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida, will hold a public hearing to consider approval of the following County resolution: A RESOLUTION OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA ANNOUNCING NOTICE OF INTENT TO USE THE UNIFORM METHOD OF COLLECTING NON-AD VALOREM SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS LEVIED WITHIN THE COUNTY BEGINNING WITH THE TAX BILL ISSUED IN NOVEMBER 2021 FOR CANAL RESTORATION PROJECTS ON CANALS 82, 83 AND 84 IN KEY LARGO; STATING A NEED FOR SUCH LEVY; PROVIDING FOR THE MAILING OF THIS RESOLUTION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. A full copy of the resolution including the legal description of the properties affected may be obtained by calling the Monroe County Attorney’s Office at (305) 292-3470.

Due to COVID-19 and in consideration of the Center for Disease Control (“CDC”) social-distancing guidelines established to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the December 9, 2020, Public Hearing will also be conducted via Communication Media Technology (“CMT”), using a Zoom Webinar platform @ https://mcbocc.zoom. us/j/96823206145. The County will provide updates for changing directives for Local Government Public Meetings on the County Website at: www.MonroeCounty-FL.Gov. Below are the various options available to the public to view the live meeting and/or to make public comments on the public hearing.

The public can comment during the live Public Hearing either by phoning in or by connecting to the live Zoom webinar link using the following instructions: a) To comment on an item by phone: Dial (646) 518-9805 or (669) 900-6833 and, when prompted, enter the Webinar ID# 968 2320 6145 followed by the # key, then *9 to “Raise your hand” to be recognized by the Zoom webinar host. b) To comment on an item using the live Zoom webinar link: Open this live Zoom webinar link @ https://mcbocc.zoom. us/j/96823206145 (that also appears in both the published Agenda and Agenda Packet).

When prompted, enter your email address and name to join the webinar. When the Mayor calls for speakers on the item(s) on which you wish to comment, or when the Board is nearing your item(s) as the meeting progresses, select the “Raised Hand” feature that appears at the bottom of the Zoom webinar

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screen, to be recognized by the Zoom webinar host.

The Zoom Webinar monitor will request the agenda item # on which you wish to comment and will enable your participation when the Mayor calls for public speakers on your item. To report problems with the broadcast, please call: (305) 872-8831.

A person may submit written or other physical evidence on a particular agenda item for consideration at the BOCC meeting to: Lindsey Ballard, via email to: ballard-lindsey@ monroecounty-fl.gov, or by mail to: County Administrator’s Office, 1100 Simonton Street, Suite 205, Key West, FL 33040.

The documents must be received by 3:00 P.M. on Friday, December 4, 2020, and must include the submitter’s name, address, phone number, email address, and the agenda item number to which the documents refer.

Pursuant to Section 286.0105, F.S., if a person decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at the hearing, such person will need a record of the proceedings and may need to ensure that a verbatim record is made, including the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be made.

ADA Assistance: In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person needing a special accommodation or an interpreter to participate in this proceeding should contact the County Administrator’s office at (305) 292-4441, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., no later than five (5) days prior to the date of the hearing. If you are hearing or voice impaired, call ‘711.’

KEVIN MADOK, Clerk of the Circuit Court and ex officio Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida Publish: November 12, 19, 26 & December 3, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

for Disease Control (“CDC”) social-distancing guidelines established to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the December 9, 2020, Public Hearing will also be conducted via Communication Media Technology (“CMT”), using a Zoom Webinar platform @ https://mcbocc.zoom. us/j/96823206145. The County will provide updates for changing directives for Local Government Public Meetings on the County Website at: www.MonroeCounty-FL.Gov. Below are the various options available to the public to view the live meeting and/or to make public comments on the public hearing.

The public can comment during the live Public Hearing either by phoning in or by connecting to the live Zoom webinar link using the following instructions: a) To comment on an item by phone: Dial (646) 518-9805 or (669) 900-6833 and, when prompted, enter the Webinar ID# 968 2320 6145 followed by the # key, then *9 to “Raise your hand” to be recognized by the Zoom webinar host. b) To comment on an item using the live Zoom webinar link: Open this live Zoom webinar link @ https://mcbocc.zoom. us/j/96823206145 (that also appears in both the published Agenda and Agenda Packet).

When prompted, enter your email address and name to join the webinar. When the Mayor calls for speakers on the item(s) on which you wish to comment, or when the Board is nearing your item(s) as the meeting progresses, select the “Raised Hand” feature that appears at the bottom of the Zoom webinar screen, to be recognized by the Zoom webinar host.

The Zoom Webinar monitor will request the agenda item # on which you wish to comment and will enable your participation when the Mayor calls for public speakers on your item. To report problems with the broadcast, please call: (305) 872-8831.

A person may submit written or other physical evidence on a particular agenda item for consideration at the BOCC meeting to: Lindsey Ballard, via email to: ballard-lindsey@ monroecounty-fl.gov, or by mail to: County Administrator’s Office, 1100 Simonton Street, Suite 205, Key West, FL 33040.

The documents must be received by 3:00 P.M. on Monday, December 7, 2020, and must include the submitter’s name, address, phone number, email address, and the agenda item number to which the documents refer.

In the event any person decides to appeal any decision by the County with respect to any matter relating to the consideration of the resolution at the above-referenced public hearing, a record of the proceeding may be needed and in such an event, such person may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the public hearing is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence on which the appeal is to be based. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons needing a special accommodation or an interpreter to participate in this proceeding should contact the County Administrator’s Office at (305) 292-4441, between the hours of 8:30 A.M and 5:00 P.M. prior to the date of the hearing; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call “711”. Live Closed Captioning is available via our web portal @ http:// monroecountyfl.iqm2.com/ Citizens/Default.aspx for meetings of the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners.

Dated at Key West, Florida, this 3rd day of November 2020.

KEVIN MADOK, Clerk of the Circuit Court and ex officio Clerk of the Board

NOTICE OF INTENT TO USE UNIFORM METHOD OF COLLECTING NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENTS Monroe County, Florida (the “County”) hereby provides notice, pursuant to section 197.3632(3)(a), Florida Statutes, of its intent to use the uniform method of collecting non-ad valorem special assessments to be levied within the County, for the cost of providing roadway improvements, and sea level rise improvements commencing for the Fiscal Year beginning on October 1, 2021 and continuing until discontinued by the County.

The County will consider the adoption of a resolution electing to use the uniform method of collecting such assessments authorized by section 197.3632, Florida Statutes, at a public hearing to be held at 1:30 P.M. on December 9, 2020 at the Commission Chambers, Murray Nelson Government Center BOCC Room, 102050 Overseas Highway, Key Largo, Florida and via Communication Technology Technology (“CMT”), using a Zoom webinar platform as set forth in more detail below.

Such resolution will state the need for the levy and will contain a legal description of the boundaries of the real property subject to the levy.

Copies of the proposed form of resolution, which contains the legal description of the real property subject to the levy, are on file at the Clerk of the Courts, 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, Florida. All interested persons are invited to attend.

Due to COVID-19 and in consideration of the Center

LEGAL NOTICES of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida Publish: November 12, 19, 26 & December 3, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers UNITED STATE DISTRICT COURTSOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA KEY WEST DIVISION “IN ADMIRALTY” CASE NO.: 4:20-cv-10113-JLK In the Matter of the Complaint for Exoneration from or Limitation of Liability by Sunset Watersports, Inc. as owner of the 2012 31’ Ocean Pro Motorvessel bearing Hull Identification No. CNX31122K112, Petitioner.

NOTICE TO CLAIMANTS OF COMPLAINT FOR EXONERATION FROM OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY Notice is given that the above-named Petitioner has filed a Complaint, pursuant to 46 U.S.C. §30505 et. seq. for exoneration from or limitation of liability for all claims for any damages or injuries, arising out of or occurring as a result of an incident involving the 2012 31’ Ocean Pro Motorvessel bearing Hull Identification No. CNX31122K112 on the navigable waters near Key West, Florida on or about July 17, 2020, as more fully described in the Complaint.

All persons having such claims must file their respective claims, as provided in Supplemental Rule F of the Supplemental Rules for Certain Admiralty and Maritime Claims of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, with the Clerk of this Court at the United States District Courthouse for the Southern District of Florida, 301 Simonton Street, Key West, FL 33040 and must serve a copy thereof on attorneys for Petitioner on or before December 18, 2020 or be defaulted.

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

DATED this 21st day of October, 2020.

Angela E. Noble UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA By: Esperanza Buchhorst Deputy Clerk Publish: October 29, November 5, 12 & 19, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2020-CP-000067-M IN RE: ESTATE OF KATHLEEN SMITH aka KATHLEEN ANN SMITH, Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Kathleen Smith aka Kathleen Ann Smith, deceased, whose date of death was July 25, 2020 case number describe above, is pending in the Circuit Court for Monroe County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 3117 Overseas Highway, Marathon, Florida 33050. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against Decedent’s estate, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims and who have been served a copy of this notice must file their claims with this Court WITHIN THE LATER OF THREE (3)

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MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR THIRTY (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 the decedent’s estate including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims must file their claims with this court WITHIN THREE MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE 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: November 5, 2020.

Personal Representative: Gerard Dunn 644 Folsom Avenue Wilmington, NC 28412 Attorney for Personal Representative: Joy B. Spill E-Mail Address: JoySpillEsq@ gmail.com Florida Bar No. 403148 Joy B. Spill, P.A. 16400 NW 2nd Ave., Suite 203 Miami, Florida 33169 Telephone: (305) 670-6750 Publish: November 5 & 12, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

Representative: William J. Fuller, III, Esq. Florida Bar No. 218626 Fuller Law Firm 242 S. Washington Boulevard, PMB 235, Sarasota, Florida 34236 Email address: fullerlawfirm@ mac.com Telephone: 941.955.6446 Publish: November 5 & 12, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

HAVEN KEY LARGO PB4-80 OR536-635E OR540-18 Name in which assessed: DUYOS RAFAEL E JR All of said property being in the County of Monroe, State of Florida.

Unless such certificate or certificates shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate or certificates will be sold to the highest bidder at the Old Courthouse Steps: 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL Sale Date: December 16th, 2020 Sale Time: 10:00am Dated this 22ND day of September, 2020 KEVIN MADOK CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Aneta Jodkowska, Deputy Clerk Publish: October 22, 29, November 5 & 12, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO. 20-CP-000197-K IN RE: ESTATE OF CAROL B. DOOLEY, DECEASED. NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of CAROL B. DOOLEY, deceased, whose date of death was April 13, 2020, is pending in the Circuit Court for Monroe County, Florida, Probate Division, File Number 20-CP-000197-K, the address of which is Clerk of the Circuit Court, Probate Division, 500 Whitehead St., Key West, Florida 33040. The names and addresses of the co-personal representatives and the co-personal representatives’ attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR THIRTY (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 THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is: November 5, 2020.

Co-Personal Representatives: PETER F. DOOLEY HC-1 Box 452, Bois Blanc Island, Michigan 49775 MICHAEL J. DOOLEY Box 83, Rosendale, New York 12472 Attorney for Personal

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO.: 2020-CP-222-K JUDGE TIMOTHY J. KOENIG IN RE: THE ESTATE OF WILHELMINA E. MARRERO aka WILHELMINA ESTRELLA MARRERO aka WILHELMINA ESTRELLA COUNCIL, Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of WILHELMINA E. MARRERO aka WILHELMINA ESTRELLA MARRERO aka WILHELMINA ESTRELLA COUNCIL, deceased, whose date of death was July 9, 2020, is pending in the Circuit Court for Monroe County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL 33040. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against 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 THREE (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: November 12, 2020.

Personal Representative: LORETTA HALL Petitioner Attorney for Personal Representative: CARA HIGGINS, ESQ. Fla. Bar No. 0734241 CARA HIGGINS LAW 604 Whitehead Street Key West, FL 33040 Telephone (305) 294-6030 Facsimile (305) 292-9911 E-Mail: cara@carahigginslaw.com Publish: November 12 & 19, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED 2020-16 Notice is hereby given that CAZENOVIA CREEK FUNDING II LLC holder of the following Certificate(s) has filed said Tax Certificate(s) for a Tax Deed to be issued thereon. The Certificate Number and year of issuance, the description of property, and Name in which it is assessed are as follows: Certificate Number: 2018/1824 Alt Key No: 1681393 Date of Issuance: June 1, 2018 RE: 00555060-000000 Description of Property: LT 3 ROCK HARBOR YACHT

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED 2020-17 Notice is hereby given that SAMUEL HARTMAN holder of the following Certificate(s) has filed said Tax Certificate(s) for a Tax Deed to be issued thereon.

The Certificate Number and year of issuance, the description of property, and Name in which it is assessed are as follows: Certificate Number: 2016/1781 Alt Key No: 1645818 Date of Issuance: June 1, 2016 RE: 00526580-000000 Description of Property: BK 15 LT 2 AMD PLAT OF PB3-62 KEY LARGO PARK KEY LARGO OR71-439 OR940-409/10 OR940411/12 OR1948-1265 OR19481266AFF OR2053-2075 Name in which assessed: GURNEY JOSEPH A ESTATE All of said property being in the County of Monroe, State of Florida.

Unless such certificate or certificates shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate or certificates will be sold to the highest bidder at the Old Courthouse Steps: 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL Sale Date: December 16th, 2020 Sale Time: 10:00am Dated this 22ND day of September, 2020 KEVIN MADOK CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Aneta Jodkowska, Deputy Clerk Publish: October 22, 29, November 5 & 12, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED 2020-18 Notice is hereby given that CAZENOVIA CREEK FUNDING II LLC holder of the following Certificate(s) has filed said Tax Certificate(s) for a Tax Deed to be issued thereon. The Certificate Number and year of issuance, the description of property, and Name in which it is assessed are as follows: Certificate Number: 2018/1689 Alt Key No: 1633038 Date of Issuance: June 1, 2018 RE: 00513740-000000 Description of Property: PARADISE POINT COVE KEY LARGO PB4-55 LT 7 N OF CANAL OR411-806 OR798-654 OR8191408 OR1005-1063 OR2525-1738D/C Name in which assessed: RAINES CAROL ANN All of said property being in the County of Monroe, State of Florida.

Unless such certificate or certificates shall be redeemed according to law the property

LEGAL NOTICES described in such certificate or certificates will be sold to the highest bidder at the Old Courthouse Steps: 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL Sale Date: December 16th, 2020 Sale Time: 10:00am Dated this 22ND day of September, 2020 KEVIN MADOK CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Aneta Jodkowska, Deputy Clerk Publish: October 22, 29, November 5 & 12, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED 2020-19 Notice is hereby given that VINMAS HOLDINGS, LLC holder of the following Certificate(s) has filed said Tax Certificate(s) for a Tax Deed to be issued thereon.

The Certificate Number and year of issuance, the description of property, and Name in which it is assessed are as follows: Certificate Number: 2018/1687 Alt Key No: 1632856 Date of Issuance: June 1, 2018 RE: 00513550-000000 Description of Property: BK 3 LT 6 PARADISE POINT PB3-16 KEY LARGO OR7-287/288 OR782-1101 OR816-748 OR8601917Q/C OR860-1919 Name in which assessed: WALDORF GERT ESTATE WALDORF ANNE All of said property being in the County of Monroe, State of Florida.

Unless such certificate or certificates shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate or certificates will be sold to the highest bidder at the Old Courthouse Steps: 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL Sale Date: December 16th, 2020 Sale Time: 10:00am Dated this 22ND day of September, 2020 KEVIN MADOK CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Aneta Jodkowska, Deputy Clerk Publish: October 22, 29, November 5 & 12, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED 2020-20 Notice is hereby given that 5T WEALTH PARTNERS LP holder of the following Certificate(s) has filed said Tax Certificate(s) for a Tax Deed to be issued thereon.

The Certificate Number and year of issuance, the description of property, and Name in which it is assessed are as follows: Certificate Number: 2017/1739 Alt Key No: 1631973 Date of Issuance: June 1, 2017 RE: 00512660-000000 Description of Property: BK 10 LT 9 BOWENS ADDN TO RIVIERA VILLAGE PB2-107 KEY LARGO G57-181 OR444-151 OR2187-2131/32P/R Name in which assessed: ORTIZ CHARLES L All of said property being in the County of Monroe, State of Florida.

Unless such certificate or certificates shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate or certificates will be sold to the highest bidder at the Old Courthouse Steps: 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL Sale Date: December 16th, 2020 Sale Time: 10:00am Dated this 22ND day of September, 2020 KEVIN MADOK CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT

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• CLASSIFIEDS, PUBLIC & LEGAL NOTICES • LEGAL NOTICES OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Aneta Jodkowska, Deputy Clerk Publish: October 22, 29, November 5 & 12, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED 2020-21 Notice is hereby given that PLEASANT VALLEY CAPITAL LLC – 18 US BANK % PLEASANT VALLEY CAPITAL LLC- 18 holder of the following Certificate(s) has filed said Tax Certificate(s) for a Tax Deed to be issued thereon.

The Certificate Number and year of issuance, the description of property, and Name in which it is assessed are as follows: Certificate Number: 2018/1670 Alt Key No: 1630659 Date of Issuance: June 1, 2018 RE: 00511340-000000 Description of Property: BK 4 LT 16 REVISED AMENDED PLAT OF RIVIERA VILLAGE PB280 KEY LARGO OR141-180/81 OR817-1177 OR1767-2290 OR1791-241 OR2688-2461/62C/T Name in which assessed: SCHOENROCK BERNARD ANTHONY All of said property being in the County of Monroe, State of Florida.

Unless such certificate or certificates shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate or certificates will be sold to the highest bidder at the Old Courthouse Steps: 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL Sale Date: December 16th, 2020 Sale Time: 10:00am Dated this 22ND day of September, 2020 KEVIN MADOK CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Aneta Jodkowska, Deputy Clerk Publish: October 22, 29, November 5 & 12, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED 2020-23 Notice is hereby given that EMERALD TAX SBMUNI CUST FOR holder of the following Certificate(s) has filed said Tax Certificate(s) for a Tax Deed to be issued thereon. The Certificate Number and year of issuance, the description of property, and Name in which it is assessed are as follows: Certificate Number: 2018/1238 Alt Key No: 1459291 Date of Issuance: June 1, 2018 RE: 00376220-000000 Description of Property: AMENDED PLAT OF DORSETT SUBD PB2-153 GRASSY KEY PT OFGOV LOT 1 SEC 19 TWP-65S RGE-34E LOT 8 OR330-533 OR381-1062 OR704-660 OR1074-2492 OR1074-2493 OR1074-2494 OR2407-2379 OR2434-1749 Name in which assessed: TRAVERS BETTY B C/O TRAVERS ROBERT All of said property being in the County of Monroe, State of Florida.

Unless such certificate or certificates shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate or certificates will be sold to the highest bidder at the Old Courthouse Steps: 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL Sale Date: December 16th, 2020 Sale Time: 10:00am Dated this 22ND day of September, 2020 KEVIN MADOK CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Aneta Jodkowska, Deputy Clerk Publish:

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NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED 2020-25 Notice is hereby given that MIKON FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. AND OCEAN BANK holder of the following Certificate(s) has filed said Tax Certificate(s) for a Tax Deed to be issued thereon.

The Certificate Number and year of issuance, the description of property, and Name in which it is assessed are as follows: Certificate Number: 2018/1047 Alt Key No: 1428272 Date of Issuance: June 1, 2018 RE: 00350540-000000 Description of Property: SEA CREST HEIGHTS PB3-60 KEY VACA LOT 6 AND S25 FT LOT 5 OR199-286 OR199-16 PROB12-105 OR756-1795 L/E OR837-1585AFF OR931-283D/C OR957-929 OR1399-2460 OR1680-947 OR2332-1220AFF OR23321221/23 OR2818-2307/08 OR2875-934/35 Along with MOBILE HOME TITLE NR: 3733444 YEAR MAKE: 1969 VEHICLE ID NR: F2228 Name in which assessed: NORTH GEORGIA PROPERTIES LLC All of said property being in the County of Monroe, State of Florida.

Unless such certificate or certificates shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate or certificates will be sold to the highest bidder at the Old Courthouse Steps: 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL Sale Date: December 16th, 2020 Sale Time: 10:00am Dated this 22ND day of September, 2020 KEVIN MADOK CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Aneta Jodkowska, Deputy Clerk Publish: October 22, 29, November 5 & 12, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED 2020-26 Notice is hereby given that FIG FL18 LLC FCM AS CUSTODIAN FOR FIG FL18 LLC AND SECURED PARTY holder of the following Certificate(s) has filed said Tax Certificate(s) for a Tax Deed to be issued thereon. The Certificate Number and year of issuance, the description of property, and Name in which it is assessed are as follows: Certificate Number: 2018/771 Alt Key No: 1315273 Date of Issuance: June 1, 2018 RE: 00246221-011400 Description of Property: BK 5 LT 4 PINE KEY YACHT CLUB ESTATES BIG PINE KEY PB6-98 OR531-183 OR56470 OR560-871 OR1097-1483 OR1111-365 OR1476-1748 OR1625-25 OR2673-1157/58 OR2676-1217/19C OR27461658/60 Name in which assessed: LEON J LUIS All of said property being in the County of Monroe, State of Florida.

Unless such certificate or certificates shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate or certificates will be sold to the highest bidder at the Old Courthouse Steps: 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL Sale Date: December 16th, 2020 Sale Time: 10:00am Dated this 22ND day of September, 2020 KEVIN MADOK CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Aneta Jodkowska, Deputy

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED 2020-27 Notice is hereby given that EMERALD TAX SBMUNI CUST FOR holder of the following Certificate(s) has filed said Tax Certificate(s) for a Tax Deed to be issued thereon. The Certificate Number and year of issuance, the description of property, and Name in which it is assessed are as follows: Certificate Number: 2018/704 Alt Key No: 1265942 Date of Issuance: June 1, 2018 RE: 00202630-000000 Description of Property: BK 5 LT 23 BREEZESWEPT BEACH ESTATES PB4-143 RAMROD KEY OR547-516 OR837-1986 OR837145/TRUST OR855-793 OR9791774 OR1063-383 OR1442-1942 OR1613-1911 OR2450-1471/72 OR2540-996 OR2579/137/144 Name in which assessed: CSK EDUCATIONAL FUNDING LLC All of said property being in the County of Monroe, State of Florida.

Unless such certificate or certificates shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate or certificates will be sold to the highest bidder at the Old Courthouse Steps: 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL Sale Date: December 16th, 2020 Sale Time: 10:00am Dated this 22ND day of September, 2020 KEVIN MADOK CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Aneta Jodkowska, Deputy Clerk Publish: October 22, 29, November 5 & 12, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED 2020-28 Notice is hereby given that EMERALD TAX SBMUNI CUST FOR holder of the following Certificate(s) has filed said Tax Certificate(s) for a Tax Deed to be issued thereon. The Certificate Number and year of issuance, the description of property, and Name in which it is assessed are as follows: Certificate Number: 2018/696 Alt Key No: 1263974 Date of Issuance: June 1, 2018 RE: 00200670-000000 Description of Property: SUMMERLAND ESTATES PB2-167 SUMMERLAND KEY PT LOT 25 (TRACT L) OR540659 OR1024-1994 OR10241995/1996 OR1024-1997/AFF Name in which assessed: WESTDALE LEONARD E JR All of said property being in the County of Monroe, State of Florida.

Unless such certificate or certificates shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate or certificates will be sold to the highest bidder at the Old Courthouse Steps: 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL Sale Date: December 16th, 2020 Sale Time: 10:00am Dated this 22ND day of September, 2020 KEVIN MADOK CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Aneta Jodkowska, Deputy Clerk Publish: October 22, 29, November 5 & 12, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

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NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED 2020-29 Notice is hereby given that CAZENOVIA CREEK FUNDING II LLC holder of the following Certificate(s) has filed said Tax Certificate(s) for a Tax Deed to be issued thereon. The Certificate Number and year of issuance, the description of property, and Name in which it is assessed are as follows: Certificate Number: 2018/662 Alt Key No: 1245020 Date of Issuance: June 1, 2018 RE: 00188681-044000 Description of Property: LT 438 VENTURE OUT CUDJOE KEY PB6-56 OR537-250 OR1280138 OR1345-415 OR1381-1085 OR1381-1086 OR1527-2157/58 OR2865-1424/25 Along with Mobile Home TITLE NR: 75833450 VEHICLE ID NR: JACFL20265A YEAR MAKE: 1999 Name in which assessed: MORIARTY MICHAEL All of said property being in the County of Monroe, State of Florida.

Unless such certificate or certificates shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate or certificates will be sold to the highest bidder at the Old Courthouse Steps: 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL Sale Date: December 16th, 2020 Sale Time: 10:00am Dated this 22ND day of September, 2020 KEVIN MADOK CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Aneta Jodkowska, Deputy Clerk Publish: October 22, 29, November 5 & 12, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

MIKON FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. AND OCEAN BANK holder of the following Certificate(s) has filed said Tax Certificate(s) for a Tax Deed to be issued thereon.

The Certificate Number and year of issuance, the description of property, and Name in which it is assessed are as follows: Certificate Number: 2018/535 Alt Key No: 1193054 Date of Issuance: June 1, 2018 RE: 00147910-000000 Description of Property: BK 7 LT 8 ROCKLAND HAMMOCK SEC 2 EAST ROCKLAND KEY PB3-153 OR125-87-88 OR760-595 OR816-1862/63 OR1308-1182/83L/E Along with Mobile Home TITLE NR:2335741 YEAR MAKE: 1996 VEHICLE ID NR:DB6TS5881 REG NR:237402760 Name in which assessed: JOHNSON JOSEPHINE JEAN All of said property being in the County of Monroe, State of Florida.

Unless such certificate or certificates shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate or certificates will be sold to the highest bidder at the Old Courthouse Steps: 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL Sale Date: December 16th, 2020 Sale Time: 10:00am Dated this 22ND day of September, 2020 KEVIN MADOK CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Aneta Jodkowska, Deputy Clerk Publish: October 22, 29, November 5 & 12, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

The Certificate Number and year of issuance, the description of property, and Name in which it is assessed are as follows: Certificate Number: 2018/59 Alt Key No: 1018511 Date of Issuance: June 1, 2018 RE: 00018050-000000 Description of Property: KW PT LOT 4 SQR 9 TR 4 (LT11 L-130) P-60 OR9-247 OR115-54 OR208-182 OR212-414/415 OR621-801 0R2744-973LET/ADM Name in which assessed: MCKENZIE WILLIAM ESTATE C/O FREEMAN LINDA P/R All of said property being in the County of Monroe, State of Florida.

Unless such certificate or certificates shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate or certificates will be sold to the highest bidder at the Old Courthouse Steps: 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL Sale Date: December 16th, 2020 Sale Time: 10:00am Dated this 22ND day of September, 2020 KEVIN MADOK CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Aneta Jodkowska, Deputy Clerk Publish: October 22, 29, November 5 & 12, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

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 October 7, 2020, in Civil Case No. 19-CA000816-K, pending in the Circuit Court in Monroe County, Florida.

WITNESS my hand and the Official Seal of Said Court, this 19TH day of October, 2020 KEVIN MADOK CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Shonta McLeod Deputy Clerk Publish: November 12 & 19, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED 2020-30 Notice is hereby given that JOSE LUIS SPECHT COMPANY 401K PLAN holder of the following Certificate(s) has filed said Tax Certificate(s) for a Tax Deed to be issued thereon. The Certificate Number and year of issuance, the description of property, and Name in which it is assessed are as follows: Certificate Number: 2017/543 Alt Key No: 1170933 Date of Issuance: June 1, 2017 RE: 00136700-000100 Description of Property: KEY HAVEN FIFTH ADDITION RACCOON KEY WLY 30FT LOT 7 BLK 6 PB5-10 OR434-933/939 OR715-85 OR750-524 OR750525 OR829-1536/1537 OR1056-657 OR1594-1305/06 OR2139-1713 OR2412-243/61F/J OR28361136/37 Name in which assessed: MCPHERSON BENJAMIN N All of said property being in the County of Monroe, State of Florida.

Unless such certificate or certificates shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate or certificates will be sold to the highest bidder at the Old Courthouse Steps: 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL Sale Date: December 16th, 2020 Sale Time: 10:00am Dated this 22ND day of September, 2020 KEVIN MADOK CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Aneta Jodkowska, Deputy Clerk Publish: October 22, 29, November 5 & 12, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED 2020-31 Notice is hereby given that

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED 2020-32 Notice is hereby given that PLEASANT VALLEY CAPITAL LLC – 18US BANK % PLEASANT VALLEY CAPITAL LLC – 18 holder of the following Certificate(s) has filed said Tax Certificate(s) for a Tax Deed to be issued thereon.

The Certificate Number and year of issuance, the description of property, and Name in which it is assessed are as follows: Certificate Number: 2018/205 Alt Key No: 8781512 Date of Issuance: June 1, 2018 RE: 00066180-000605 Description of Property: LAS SALINAS CONDOMINIUM UNIT W403 OR1147-2459/61 OR1532-1385 OR1619-254/56R/S OR2350-1567/69(ORDER) OR2357-1185/87TR Name in which assessed: SANTOS BRETT DYLAN SPECIAL NEEDS TR 02/18/2003 All of said property being in the County of Monroe, State of Florida.

Unless such certificate or certificates shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate or certificates will be sold to the highest bidder at the Old Courthouse Steps: 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL Sale Date: December 16th, 2020 Sale Time: 10:00am Dated this 22ND day of September, 2020 KEVIN MADOK CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Aneta Jodkowska, Deputy Clerk Publish: October 22, 29, November 5 & 12, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED 2020-33 Notice is hereby given that MIKON FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. AND OCEAN BANK holder of the following Certificate(s) has filed said Tax Certificate(s) for a Tax Deed to be issued thereon.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 19-CA-000816-K DIVISION: Civil Beach House Condominium Association of Key West, Inc., a nonprofit corporation under the laws of the State of Florida, Plaintiff, vs.

The Estate of Anne Rawles Huske, et al.

Defendants.

Notice of Sale as to Count(s) IV Notice is hereby given that on December 7, 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 E32, 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”). (Contract No.: 3-6289) 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

SUDOKU

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 19-CA-001012-K DIVISION: Civil Sunset Harbor Resort Condominium Association, Inc., a nonprofit corporation under the laws of the State of Florida, Plaintiff, vs.

The Estate of Joyce Ann Stager, et al.

Defendants.

Notice of Sale as to Count(s) II Notice is hereby given that on December 7, 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 211, Week 32, 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”).

(Contract No.: 1-8150) 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 October 7, 2020, in Civil Case No. 19-CA001012-K, pending in the Circuit Court in Monroe County, Florida.

WITNESS my hand and the Official Seal of Said Court, this 21ST day of October, 2020 KEVIN MADOK CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Shonta McLeod Deputy Clerk Publish: November 12 & 19, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

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

EMPLOYMENT

EMPLOYMENT

LOT FOR SALE

ALL YEARS! Junk or Used.

Cars - Vans - TrucksRunning or Not. $CASH$ 305-332-0483

Boat rental company in Marathon needs mechanic with knowledge of outboard motors Call 305-481-7006

Place your Employment ad here. Only $25.00/week for up to five lines of copy.

Call 305-743-0844 today and get the job filled!

Lot For Sale in Marathon.

100' from ocean. 80' concrete dockage covered w/Turkish Tile - very attractive. Canal is deep enough to handle 3436' boats. Lot is certified by city for construction of a residence. $495,000 OBO Call 336-408-8140 or e-mail stc471@gmail.com

AUTOS FOR SALE 2001 XK8 Jaguar Red Convertible. 74k miles.

Excellent condition.

Located in Upper Keys. $6,000 Call 305-766-6804 SOLD IN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS!!

Place your Car For Sale ad here. Only $25.00/ week for up to five lines of copy. Call 305-743-0844 today and Sell Your Car!

BOATS FOR SALE 1997 Grady White 209 Escape 21’ center console.

New custom T-top, new rub rails. Brand new electronics and switches. 2 stroke Mercury outboard. $16,000 OBO Located in Marathon.

Call 305-481-1463 Place your Boat For Sale ad here. Only $25.00/ week for up to five lines of copy. Call 305-743-0844 today and Sell Your Boat!

EMPLOYMENT Serve/Bartend on the ocean FT/PT Ocean front private swim club is seeking customer service oriented Server/Bartender.

Serve on pool deck, beach and/or bar lounge. Open year round, 10am-7pm daily. Full time/Part time.

Small friendly staff. Above average hourly wage plus tips. Apply in person at Cabana Club, 425 E. Ocean Dr. Key Colony Beach or call April (305) 393-0631.

Looking for a daycare teacher. Will get trained and certified through the daycare if needed. MonFri Full time position avail.

Contact Banana Cabana Academy at banana. cabana@att.net with resume or call 305-745-1400 to schedule an interview.

Seeking Security Guard in Middle Keys. FT & PT $20/hr.

Must have security license.

Call Ralons Security 7 8 6 - 6 1 5 - 5 5 2 2 Keys Fisheries looking to hire pie makers, process food workers and lobster processors to expand the production of the products that we are now selling to various large supermarkets.

These positions will be full time and be eligible for a benefits package. Apply within at 3390 Gulfview Avenue, Marathon Bridge Operator position available in the Snake Creek Drawbridge, located in Islamorada.

Paid training will be provided.

Payrate: $10.50/hr. Email resume to jschultz@ fdi.team or call Jeff Schultz at 708-214-0311.

City of Marathon - Job Openings: Street Maintenance and Marina Seasonal Customer Service.

EOE, FULL BENEFITS www.ci.marathon.fl.us Come Join Our Family and Have Fun At Work! Hiring: Host, Hostess & Servers Full &/or part-time. AM & PM Shifts. Apply in person at Castaway Restaurant, end of 15th Street, Oceanside, Marathon or email: lobstercrawl@gmail.com.

Frank's Grill in Marathon now hiring servers.

Evening and daytime. Call Joanna at 305-731-8346 HIRED IN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS!!

Busy title agency on Big Pine Key seeking a highly organized, detail and customer service oriented closing assistant/closer, who is computer savvy and can handle a fast paced environment. Duties include managing closing files, coordination with Realtors, sellers, buyers, and lenders, pre and post closing duties.

Salary based on experience; 401K and health insurance. Email resume to rjfielder@aol.com. or call 305-872-4005 Ext. 4 HIRED IN LESS THAN ONE MONTH!!

Digital Marketing Consultant needed. Great growth opportunities.

Will train right person.

Key West Office, more at TwoOceansDigital.com/ jobs HIRED IN LESS THAN ONE WEEK!!

Part-time clerical help needed in Marathon. 24 hrs per week. Filing, Customer Service, some computer work. Email: dbabbe@ a cc u rate e l e vato r s. co m HIRED IN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS!!

Boat rental company in Marathon hiring Boat Cleaning & Detailing Person. Call 305-481-7006 HIRED IN LESS THAN ONE MONTH!!

HOBBIES/COLLECT. PRIVATE COLLECTOR WANTS Rolex, Dive Watches and Pilot Watches.

Old Model Military Clocks & W a t c h e s .

Call 305-743-4578

HOMES FOR SALE 3 BR/2 1/2 BA Townhouse For Sale in Marathon Sister's Creek community 24th St. Priced at $315,000 Call 336-408-8140 or e-mail stc471@gmail.com

OFFICE SPACE Beautiful Office Space available for rent now on US1 in Tavernier @ MM92. Call 305-394-0530 Place your Office Space For Rent ad here. Only $25.00/week for up to five lines of copy. Call 305-743-0844 today and rent your space!

HOUSING FOR RENT 2BR/2BA

Furnished

1/2

Duplex on Key Colony Beach.

Long term rental. $2,000/month F/L/S 305-849-1299 Trailer For Rent - 1BR/1BA 28' trailer w/slide-out. $1,200/month F/L/$600 security. Includes parking, Wi-Fi, Direct TV, water & garbage, you pay electric.

No pets. No smoking.

Background check required.

Come in person to view property Monday-Friday 8am-5pm. 2525 Overseas Hwy, Marathon, FL 33050 2 Bed, 2 Bath home, brand new - just built, SINGLE STORY, stainless steel appliances, large kitchen lots of space, washer and dryer, tile throughout, window blinds covering included, bathroom shower glass doors, front porch, back terrace, large rear patio. long term lease, Mile Marker 94, Tavernier. $2,350 per month, Call Jose 305-807-5338 Long-term, 2BR/2BA Condo in Key Colony Beach. Furnished, screened patio, includes water, sewer, basic cable and ocean accessibility. $2,000/ month Call 716-913-3576 RENTED IN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS!!!

Place your Home For Rent ad here. Only $25.00/ week for up to five lines of copy. Call 305-743-0844 today and rent your house!

FOR SALE 2005 Double-wide Mobile Home. Exposure – D 28’ X 60’. Nice condition.

One Owner. Must be relocated from Key Largo, FL

$25,000

Call 305-852-9339

STORAGE SPACE Storage space located on Peter Jay Street in Marathon. 1,800 sq. ft. (2) 12X14 roll up doors. Small office with A/C. $2,400/ month 305-393-0643 Place your Storage Space For Rent ad here.

Only $25.00/week for up to five lines of copy.

Call 305-743-0844 today and rent your space!

Meeting Notice Monroe County Land Authority The Monroe County Land Authority Advisory Committee will hold a public meeting using Communications Media Technology (CMT) in the form of a conference telephone call on November 18, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. Members of the public wishing to access the meeting should call 888-585-9008 and enter access code 177-166-577. The meeting agenda is available online at www.monroecounty-fl.gov.

For additional information or to submit written or other physical evidence for consideration at the meeting, contact Dina Gambuzza via phone at 305-295-5180; via email at gambuzza-dina@monroecounty-fl.gov; or via mail to Monroe County Land Authority, 1200 Truman Avenue, Suite 207, Key West, FL 33040.

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".

WESLEY HOUSE FAMILY SERVICES IS SEEKING DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR This position has the responsibility for coordinating all aspects of fundraising, special events and community outreach.

HS Diploma required, Bachelor’s preferred. Travel throughout Monroe County is required. The nature of this job also requires the ability to often work nights and weekends, especially around fundraising events. We offer competitive benefits package.

Interested candidates can email resume to HR@wesleyhouse.org Wesley House is an EEOC employer and Drug Free Workplace.

The Turtle Hospital in Marathon

FULL TIME OPENING

Immediate openings: full and part-time Educational Program Guides/Gift Shop Sales. Public speaking & retail sales experience helpful. $12.00/hour to start Send resume to: turtlehosp@aol.com

CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE Coordinate aircraft transactions with customers and the line service technicians.

FLORIDA KEYS DIESEL - MARATHON

NOW HIRING: Diesel Technician position available.

Competitive compensation package. Experience in the marine field preferred but not necessary. Experience with Caterpillar and Cummins Marine Engines a plus.

Diesel Mechanic Assistant position available.

Looking for a motivated candidate willing to learn a new trade or expand current skills. Company willing to train.

Qualified applicants please call 305-289-2070 or email resume to neil@allkeysdiesel.com . Drug Free and valid Drivers License a must.

Prior customer service experience a plus. The ability to work a flexible schedule, including weekends and overtime as needed, is required.

We offer competitive wages, excellent benefits, and a fun work environment.

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

KEYS PEOPLE

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Captain Spencer Slate is an educator and ocean advocate, a diving personality and friend of wild denizens of the deep. JOHN CHRISTOPHER FINE/Contributed

SPENCER SLATE’S UNDERWATER WORLD JOHN CHRISTOPHER FINE www.keysweekly.com

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young Spencer Slate was drawn to water sports.

“I watched Mike Nelson on television in the ’50s and ’60s.

‘Sea Hunt’ got me interested in diving.

I got mail order dive equipment from a sporting goods store,” he said.

Slate was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 1947. His family lived in town but had a pasture behind the house where he kept a horse he rode.

He joined the Army and served from 1972 to 1976 in a MASH unit.

Slate dove all through college with the Wake Forest University dive club. He graduated from East Carolina University in Greenville. On breaks, he’d come down to the Florida Keys to dive.

In 1972, he moved to Jacksonville, where he took up a post teaching business in high school. He became a YMCA instructor and taught diving at Jacksonville’s YMCA. In 1978, Slate moved to Key Largo.

“I borrowed money from a government program to buy a business and boat,” he said. “When I came to the Keys, Steve Klem was a legend. He was called the ‘Pied Piper of Pennekamp Park.’ He befriended me. That’s how I got started feeding critters. I took over Steve’s critters and began feeding some of my own.”

Slate gets up close with an eel during a dive.

Slate feeds marine creatures underwater, and the interaction enables divers to see large marine animals up close. The state of Florida banned feeding underwater but allows fishermen to chum for fish. The ruling is an anomaly, yet enforced. Slate respects the law and feeds only in permitted areas more than 3 miles offshore in federal waters where feeding is allowed.

Slate moved his dive operation to newly refurbished headquarters at MM 90.7 on the oceanside in Tavernier. He moved into his new dive shop, school and compressor facility in February 2014. His three dive boats are moored out back. It is a short passage out to Tavernier Creek to the Atlantic Ocean.

Slate is his own man. He still has fun diving and he’s been at it 58 years.

His son Hunter began diving at 10. His daughter Sky began diving when she was 11.

Feeding wild marine life is not without risk. Slate uses teflon gloves to protect his hands.

“The doctor told me if I get one more bite on this finger, he’s just going to cut it off,” he laughed.

Magazine articles featured pictures of this veteran diver feeding barracuda from his mouth. He produced a mask that was knocked off his head when a favorite barracuda missed. The mask is chewed up. The skirt is scarred with teeth marks.

“I called him ‘Psycho.’ I’d hold sardines in my mouth for him to take them.

That’s a 5-foot barracuda. He bit my mouth off. I had to have 29 stitches in my head. That’s the most stitches I ever had. ‘Psycho’ beat me up more than any of them,” Slate recalled.

“I do it not for show. I do it to demonstrate that these ‘dangerous’ marine critters can interact with divers. Divers can understand them, then respect and protect these animals. I do not even have a fishing pole. I take nothing out of the ocean. I don’t spearfish,” he added.

Slate is a National Association of Diving Instructors (NADI) dive instructor and course director. He is also a Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) instructor. He served as chairman of the now-defunct national YMCA scuba program and has been chairman of the board of trustees of the College of the Florida Keys. In 2006 Slate ran for Florida state legislature. “I didn’t win but it was a lot of fun. I wouldn’t say yes if I wanted to say no,” he laughed.

More information is at www.captainslate.com or 800-331-DIVE or 305-4513020. Information about Islamorada in the Florida Keys is at 800-FAB-KEYS or 305-664-4503 or www.islamoradachamber.com.

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

JUNIOR Refinance your auto loan to save money with lower payments! Plus, mention #Beyond80, and we’ll donate $5.00 to the S.O.S. Foundation, KAIR, or Mangrove Mike’s Endeavors.* Everyone who lives or works in the Keys, your family out of town and our local military are invited to join our tradition of savings!

Call 305-294-6622

Go to KeysFCU.org

Visit any branch in Key West, Stock Island, Big Pine or Marathon. *Restrictions may apply. Subject to credit approval. Offer ends 11/23/2020. Photo courtesy of the Monroe County Library and the Jeff Broadhead Collection. Pictured: A new Dodge parked in front of 810 Duval Street circa 1950.

SADIE DODDS What KWHS teacher has had the most influence on you?

Ms. Laubenstein was the first teacher who convinced me I could take difficult classes. I had a hard time in AP Human Geography my freshman year, but she made me believe in my abilities once I got into her AP World History class.

What three things would you like to have accomplished by your 10year high school reunion? I want a job with a steady income, a permanent address (unless the reason I don’t have one is because of my job), and some sort of life experience that I can brag about, whether that be an awesome vacation or a unique job I’ve had.

What class, so far, has best prepared you for life after high school? I’d have to go with World Literature right now. I want to major in something English-related, and that class helped the most in that department.

What social media app do you use most often? Snapchat probably, but I don’t actually use social media that much.

What was the biggest challenge of online learning for you during the pandemic? I am a huge procrastinator and when I don’t have the motivation of face-to-face interaction, it just gets worse.

What’s one piece of advice you’d give incoming freshmen? Don’t stress too much about things. Whether you have a problem that’s social or academic, it’s probably not as big of a deal as you think it is and as soon as you’re able to calm down, solving it will become so much easier.

Reserve your party today!

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What are your plans/goals after graduation? I plan to go to a four-year college and then probably attend graduate school. Although I’m not certain about graduate school yet.

What local, national, or global issue concerns you most? There are a lot of social issues that I feel strongly about (racism in the police system and the wage gap come to mind first), but at this very moment I’m feeling more inclined to say climate change. It boggles my mind that some people still claim there is no such thing as climate change, especially when I feel that I have experienced it firsthand during multiple hurricanes.

Do you plan to make the Keys your permanent home after high school or college? Not currently, although I’m not exactly opposed to the idea, especially since I’m definitely going to college out of state.

Who has influenced you the most in your life? I’m not sure there is one single answer to this question.

My parents are definitely a contributing factor, but my friends have also changed and shaped me a great deal.

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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

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Send your confidential resume to britt@keysweekly.com.

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LET’S DO BUSINESS - 305.453.6928 Licensed & Insured #SP33799

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