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t George Garrett’s first meeting as city manager on Nov. 8, he announced the promotion of Brian Shea from senior planner to planning director and also told the council that Growth Management Director Doug Lewis had submitted his resignation.

“We wish Doug well in his future endeavors,” said Garrett.

Garrett also told the council that because meetings will continue once a month (rather than twice a month), in the future every department would present a report.

Part of Lewis’ duties included overseeing the code department. Not for the first time, Councilman Dan Zieg suggested the city do away with the special magistrate, and revert back to using the code board. Councilman John Bartus agreed, while Councilmen Mark Senmartin and Steve Cook disagreed. Mayor Luis Gonzalez asked staff to gather data.

“We need a complete report of the whole (code) system so that we are all better informed to make a decision at the next meeting,” Gonzalez said. While the city used to have a code board, it only had a five-person committee. By state statute, Marathon must have a seven-person board with specific qualifications. City attorney Steve Williams told the council it’s possible to have a hybrid of the two — a code board and a special magistrate — but the city must decide how to assign cases to each entity.

“The special magistrate and code board would be treated as equal. Their decisions are equal. The fines are equal,” Williams said.

The donation of a gator to the City of Marathon’s Parks Department by the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office proved to be less exciting than anticipated. As it happens, the sheriff was giving a Gator — a motorized vehicle — to the Middle Keys city. CONTRIBUTED

Garrett also told the council that all city staff would begin using the new permitting software immediately.

“The old system will cease to function on Thursday and we will be working with Brian Shea, planning director the building staff on Friday. We will also notify contractors about the change so they can also register to use it,” he said. “I know there will be glitches, but it’s going to happen and we are going to move forward.”

The city is also seeking reimbursement from the state’s allocation of CARES Act for $800,000 for funds it

spent on pandemic expenses.

Most of the Nov. 8 meeting was devoted to a case previously heard by the city’s planning commission.

The planning commission rejected a plaintiff’s appeal of a city-issued permit to move electric poles from the south side of Aviation Boulevard to the north side to accommodate the new bike path. Residents Roger Bolon and Alexandra Wolff exercised their right to have the Marathon City Council hear almost the entire case again, complete with cross examinations by their lawyer and an attorney for the Florida Keys Electric Cooperative. In the end, the council agreed with the planning commission’s decision and rejected the plaintiff’s appeal to have the permit overturned.

A route is being laid out for Santa’s ride on the fire truck through town on Christmas Eve. This year, there will be no stops, to prevent the gathering of large groups as a safety precaution during the pandemic. Watch the Keys Weekly for more details.

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ANOTHER LOOK AT THE NUMBERS DON’T LOCK IN ON THE NUMBER OF NEW CASES REPORTED IN YOUR AREA

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very day, the stats roll in: “Since Friday (12/4/2020), 89 cases have been added to Monroe County, including 34 in Key West, 16 in Key Largo, 14 in Marathon …”

The Monroe County Health Department has added an introductory paragraph to the COVID-19 positive cases it reports each weekday. On Mondays, it reports a three-day tally — Saturday, Sunday and Monday — like the one above.

It’s human nature to look at the numbers in a parochial way: “Oh, Key West’s numbers are twice as high as Marathon’s, therefore I am safe in Marathon.” That is incorrect. While the simple numbers are a good starting point for data, they don’t tell the whole story, without including population data.

According to the U.S. Census, Key West has about 24,000 residents, Key Largo about half that with approximately 10,500 residents, and Marathon about 8,500 residents. So while, yes, Key West has the most cases reported on Dec. 7 with 34, Marathon’s infection rate for that day, with 16 counted, actually represents a larger percentage of Marathon’s population testing positive than Key West’s. So for that DAY, Key West’s percentage of positive residents was 0.14%, Marathon’s was 0.16% and Key Largo’s was 0.15% Many times, national and state news reports talk about COVID-19 cases per capita, or per 100,000. For example, earlier this week Florida published its per capita rate of COVID-19 infections to date at 5,127 per 100,000; roughly 1 million out of 20 million Floridians have tested positive for COVID-19 since the state began keeping track at the beginning of the pandemic.

The Keys’ snapshot from Dec. 3, a one-day tally, tells a different story about infection rates in Monroe County. On that day, the Health Department reported 37 new cases in Key West, 7 cases in Marathon and 2 cases in Key Largo. Calculated by population (as described above), Key West had a rate of 148 positive patients per 100,000 population,

Marathon had 84 positive patients per 100,000, and Key Largo just 20 per 100,000.

Health experts say the best rough calculation of how many residents in your area are positive with COVID-19 is to count the rise in cases over a two-week period, the same period medical experts say patients are actively sick or contagious.

On Nov. 23, there were 3,140 cases reported since the beginning of the count. Two weeks later, on Dec. 7, there were 3,604. That means that there are about 464 Monroe County residents who are actively carrying the virus. Again, that’s a rough estimate.

According to the most recent COVID-19 reports from the county health department, the Keys has a positive test rate of 9.53% over the past two weeks and the median age of the person infected is 41.

Wear a mask. Wash your hands.

Stay six feet away.

— Sara Matthis

LKMC SAYS SOME EMPLOYEES AFFECTED

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ower Keys Medical Center said the increase in COVID-19 cases in the Keys is affecting the hospital too.

“Community spread is the most common way people, including our employees, are becoming exposed.

We have had some out in quarantine or in self-isolation in accordance with CDC guidelines,” said LKMC’s David Clay. “This has not impacted our ability to care for patients. Our hospital remains prepared to care for patients needing medical care, whether for COVID-19 or other medical conditions.”

Clay said staff are following CDC guidelines — wearing personal protective equipment while caring for patients, including medical masks, face shields and gowns.

“We are extremely proud of the many ways our staff and physicians have risen to the challenges presented by COVID-19. They continue to work tirelessly to care for our patients, each other, and our community. Each of them deserves our endless gratitude.”

Patient visitation at LKMC is restricted at this time.

— Weekly staff report

COVID-19 testing startup Curative is stationed outside Founders Park in Islamorada seven days a week to provide oral-fluid swab testing. DAVID GROSS/Keys Weekly

CURATIVE OFFERING FREE COVID TESTS TO LOCAL RESIDENTS Results may come back in less than two days JIM McCARTHY

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COVID testing station at the front of Islamorada’s Founders Park is offering free oral swabs to residents who need a test and quick results.

Testing startup company Curative, based in California, formed earlier in the year in response to the COVID-19 pandemic that spread quickly throughout the U.S. Each state received federal funding to provide COVID-19 testing, and Curative was chosen by the state of Florida as the contractor to provide the service.

Paul Cardwell is a resident of Islamorada who’s working with Curative to provide testing in the Keys seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Cardwell said they’ll likely expand their hours an extra two hours so residents who might have been in contact with a positive case or need a test before flying can swing by.

While appointments can be made at curative.com, Cardwell said people can also walk up, scan a QR code and fill out an application so they can be administered the test.

Around 100 tests are offered daily.

“Those who are not comfortable with technology or have a flip phone, there are iPads on site to

assist in the application process,” he said.

Curative provides the real-time reverse polymerase chain reaction test. Cardwell said it’s the test people need to fly domestically or internationally, or if someone’s been contacted by the health department for possible exposure.

The oral-fluid swab testing is an alternative method to nasopharyngeal swabs in testing for COVID-19.

The observed and directed selfcollected oral fluid swab involves having the person cough first, which releases virus, if it’s present, from the upper and lower respiratory tract. The virus is then caught in the saliva; the patient then swabs the inside of their cheeks and the roofs of their mouths.

Once a person finishes the test, it’s shipped overnight to Curative’s laboratory in Washington, D.C. Cardwell said the lab runs 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

“We ship every day so tests get there the next morning,” he said.

“You can expect results sent to your phone via text or email you provided.”

Cardwell said Curative will likely be around a few months to provide testing.

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DOES MAYOR HAVE AUTHORITY TO ENACT NEW YEAR CURFEW? KEY WEST CANCELS NEW YEAR’S EVE COUNTDOWN ‘DROPS’ MANDY MILES

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n a unilateral move, Key West’s mayor has ruled that the party will end at 10 p.m. on New Year’s Eve and the ensuing weekend.

However, for many business owners and constituents within the city, two looming (and possibly costly) questions are now boiling above the surface. First, is Mayor Teri Johnston’s decision to impose a New Year’s Eve curfew legal without a majority vote from the full city commission? And if not, why has no commissioner called for a special meeting on the issue?

As of now, not long after the sun sets on Dec. 31, non-essential businesses, including bars and restaurants, must close at 10 p.m.

Furthermore, no one will be permitted on the streets and sidewalks past 10:30 p.m. unless they’re headed to or from work at an essential business, the directive states.

The announcement of a 10 p.m. curfew for the entire New Year’s weekend came the morning after a three-hour discussion by the city commission that ended without consensus.

At least three commissioners — Billy Wardlow, Sam Kaufman and Clayton Lopez — questioned the value and enforceability of a 10 p.m. curfew when an estimated 50,000 people will have to be somewhere on the island.

Attorneys and business owners are questioning the mayor’s authority to unilaterally enact such directives without a vote of the full city commission.

KEYS WEEKLY / DECEMBER 10, 2020

Key West Mayor Teri Johnston has announced a 10 p.m. citywide curfew on New Year’s Eve and the entire holiday weekend in an attempt to help control the spread of COVID-19 in the annual holiday crowd.

FLORIDA KEYS NEWS BUREAU/Contributed

“The City of Key West’s charter and code enumerate the powers of the mayor and the commission,” Key West attorney Bart Smith told the Keys Weekly on Wednesday, Dec. 9.

“Nowhere in Key West’s charter or code of ordinances is there language that allows the mayor to act unilaterally in times of emergency. Only the city commission has that authority. Other places, like Miami-Dade, have provisions that allow the mayor to act in a time of emergency and enact a curfew. Key West doesn’t have that.

So the question is, where does the mayor of Key West get the authority to enact emergency directives, like the New Year’s curfew?”

Keys Weekly emailed the same question to City Attorney Shawn Smith late on Wednesday, Dec. 9, but received an automated response saying Smith is “out of the office until Monday, Dec. 14.”

Keys Weekly also asked each commissioner by email on Dec. 9 whether they plan to call for a special meeting at which the full commission could vote on a potential curfew.

“A 10 p.m. curfew puts staff in the precarious position of kicking people out at 10 p.m. This is a grave mistake.”

— Key West restaurant owner Bill Lay

Commissioners Kaufman and Jimmy Weekley responded to the last-minute question before presstime.

“We follow the advice of our legal counsel that the city has the option to adopt an emergency ordinance or the mayor can enact an emergency directive,” Kaufman replied.

“Because the majority of my colleagues voiced support for the mayor’s emergency directive, it is not apparent to me that convening a special

meeting would have a different outcome. My preference is that such policies be voted upon at a city meeting with a proposed ordinance properly noticed in advance. Too often recently, the city has adopted directives or ordinances without the proposals being published as an action item in advance of a city meeting....”

Weekley said he supported the mayor’s position that she would issue a directive following the discussion at the meeting.

LEGAL CHALLENGES? Two Friends Patio Restaurant owner Danny Hughes and his attorneys put the city on notice with a Dec. 9 letter that challenges the mayor’s authority to enact the curfew and emphasizes their willingness to sue the city for financial damages related to the curfew. Hughes also offered to help any other business file similar lawsuits for damages.

“Two Friends will heed the advice of our counsel, and not rely upon, much less be bullied, by anyone undertaking to support what are unreasonable, arbitrary and capricious policies,” Hughes’ letter to the city commissioners states.

“If Two Friends is damaged by the actions of the city, and it is determined by a court that the city’s actions were invalid and/or unlawful, Two Friends will seek damages from the city. Two Friends will also assist any other business; be it restaurant, hotel, guesthouse, night club, entertainment venue, watersports, etc., in collecting damages from the city for actions deemed invalid and/or unlawful.”

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NEW YEAR’S EVE CURFEW ENDED IN RIOT IN 1976 EARLY BAR CLOSURES PROMPTED FIRE HOSES, 114 ARRESTS & 8 INJURIES

NO CHANGES COMING TO COUNTY MASK ORDINANCE JIM McCARTHY

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Miami Herald article details the riot that occurred in Key West on New Year’s Eve in 1976, when police closed the bars two hours early. CONTRIBUTED

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ey West’s last New Year’s Eve curfew ended in a riot.

It was late on Dec. 31, 1975, or very early Jan. 1, 1976, when police closed bars two hours before the legal closing time, then used fire hoses to disperse angry crowds and arrested 114 people.

Eight people were injured in the melee that prompted the governor to launch an investigation into reports that police officers and firefighters had been drinking on duty that night, according to reports from the Palm Beach Post in 1976.

The fire hoses pummeled revelers who were slow to disperse and tear gas was released into the crowd.

Eight people were injured, although Police Chief Winston James later claimed the tear gas was accidentally deployed, the Palm Beach Post reported on Jan. 4, 1976.

“It hurt our business,” Colleen Sytek, manager of the Boat Bar, told the Palm Beach Post in the days following the chaos. “Everybody was beautiful all night … and then the police said to get everyone out of here,” the Palm Beach Post reported.

After arresting 114 people, police came under investigation themselves, when Gov. Reubin Askew ordered an inquiry by the state Department of Criminal Law Enforcement.

Emory Major, a prominent Key West resident, testified at the time that some police officers had been drinking on duty before the confrontation. He said alcohol had been served at a party for police and firefighters in the fire station at City Hall, in violation of city laws, the Palm Beach Post reported.

Police Commissioner William Gamble testified during the inquiry, “When you can’t break up a crowd, it’s better to wet them up,” the Palm Beach Post article states.

“Much of the criticism stemmed from police action in clearing revelers out of bars two hours before legal closing time and in failing to barricade the streets. Critics said that two years ago, when the streets were barricaded and revelry unrestricted in the streets, the only incident reported was the accidental breaking of a show window. Last year and this year violence erupted when police attempted to keep the street open,” the newspaper article states.

The police commissioner’s response in 1976 shows how times — and tourism — have changed in Key West: Commissioner Gamble responded at the time by saying, “A lot of local people like to drive through on New Year’s Eve. Why should we change for a few people?” the Palm Beach Post reported.

Investigators subpoenaed the activity records of 13 police officers who were present for the uprising on New Year’s Eve, according to reports in the Miami Herald. Public Defender Nancy Linnan testified at the time that two police officers had fired warning shots to disperse the crowds.

Twenty-one people testified at a city-run inquiry in January 1976, with nearly all of them saying they had witnessed “acts of police brutality including clubbings of revelers in the early-morning hours of New Year’s Day.” The state investigation “reached no conclusive results,” but investigators turned their findings over to a Monroe County grand jury, according to a Jan. 7, 1976 Miami Herald article.

The results of that grand jury inquiry are unknown.

Editor’s Note: Keys Weekly thanks Key West author and business owner David Sloan for supplying the 1976 newspaper accounts of the New Year’s Eve melee in 1976.

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onroe County commissioners made no changes to an ordinance that remains in place regarding the wearing of masks when people can’t social distance or when they’re inside a business or restau-

rant.

No discussions were had on any added restrictions with New Year’s Eve approaching.

Commissioners and a few county staff members met in person for a regular scheduled meeting at the Murray Nelson Government Center in Key Largo. Remaining staff and departments tuned into the meeting via Zoom. County Attorney Bob Shillinger said the agenda item, a public hearing to consider revisions to ordinance No. 32 of 2020 regarding the county’s mask ordinance, is placed on every agenda to be “nimble and respond to any needed changes.”

“We don’t have any particular changes to recommend at this time,” Shillinger told commissioners. “The process of scheduling a hearing and whatnot, we put it on so that we can respond if necessary. If there’s no desired changes, we just let it sit. We don’t take action.”

A brief discussion followed, which ended with commissioners agreeing to keep the ordinance as is. Commissioner Eddie Martinez asked if anything at the county has superseded any of the governor’s orders. Shillinger replied that the county isn’t doing anything contrary to that.

An executive order by Gov. Ron DeSantis in late September that entered Florida into a phase 3 recovery made it so local governments couldn’t collect fines for COVID-related violations against individuals. But he did not preempt the ability to have those violations or to charge for them. And businesses could be held liable if they’re found to be in violation of the mask rule.

Commissioners’ decision in maintaining the mask order comes as county emergency operations related to COVID-19 enters its 44th week. The county’s still operating under a statewide and local state of emergency. Confirmed cases in Monroe County since March total 3,641, or roughly 4% of the total population. Weiner said new cases for December are averaging 32, which is around the same number seen the month before.

In October, average new cases were around 14.

“We continue to see an upward trend in new cases right now,” county Emergency Management director Shannon Weiner said.

Percentage of positive tests in the county is 9%, which is also the statewide rate. In November, percent positive tests were 11% and 8% in October.

Weiner also reported 31 new COVID positive cases among students, in addition to positive cases for four teachers and 10 school staff, the past eight days.

Lower Keys Medical Center had two patients with COVID in-house, while Mariners and Fishermen’s had none as of Dec. 9. Average COVID hospital counts for the last week is five, she said.

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GIVING

KEYS WEEKLY / DECEMBER 10, 2020

FKSPCA

DIGITAL DONATIONS Support favorite causes with a little online shopping SARA MATTHIS

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eck, if volunteering were a sport, the Keys would win gold in the Olympics. The Keys are passionate about supporting causes and one of the best parts of the holidays in the Florida Keys is all the parties to raise funds.

Sadly, the pandemic has canceled those.

Here’s the next best thing: Put on a sparkly blouse or light a stogie and park yourself in front of the computer to do some online shopping for exactly the same people.

Increasingly, Keys nonprofits are turning to Amazon wish lists to fill organizational needs.

“The wish list is a great way for animal lovers to help the Florida Keys SPCA,” said executive director Tammy Fox. “And I think our supporters like the idea of being able to personalize their donations. They might want to buy a warming pad for the Marathon shelter’s spay and neuter clinic or purchase a stuffed animal with a ‘beating’ heart to comfort kittens and puppies in Key West.”

The best way to find out about a wish list is to visit the organization’s website. Click through the donate buttons until you find the wish list and then purchase as normal. Amazon removes items as they are purchased, to avoid the charity from receiving duplicate (unneeded) gifts.

A couple more tips: Trying to find the organization’s wish list starting from the Amazon website is an exercise in frustration … so, just don’t. Once you click through from the organization’s website to the Amazon wish list, click on the “remember” button to be able to visit again.

There’s another way to support local charities registered with Amazon, by shopping at Smile Amazon. Simply log onto smile.amazon.com instead of amazon.com. A donation of 0.5% of eligible purchases will be made at no extra cost to the purchaser to the organization. This is definitely the gift that keeps on giving, but it should be noted that Amazon will get the donation benefit on its end-of-the-year taxes, not the giver.

WESLEY HOUSE

Super pro tip: Find this article at keysweekly.com and just click on the links to make digital donations to support local causes.

FKSPCA fkspca.org Click on the donate button at fkscpa.org and learn about the 12 ways to give to the animal shelter that serves the public in Key West, the Lower and Middle Keys. Givers can sign up to give a monthly donation, visit the Amazon wish list, buy a brick or even donate a vehicle.

WESLEY HOUSE www.wesleyhouse.org Scroll down to the Holiday Helper button and get clickin’. Wesley House, a registered nonprofit, runs Monroe County’s child welfare system in the Keys including adoption, family support and prevention services. It participates in the Holiday Helpers program of the Florida Keys and givers can select gifts ranging from kids crafts to makeup mirrors to art supplies to sports equipment. Wesley House serves all of Monroe County.

ECMC www.educationalcoalition.org This site needs to be accessed through one of the board members’ Facebook pages. Friend Christina Belotti and scroll down the posts until you find the one about the Amazon wish list. The ECMC makes Christmas happen for middle and high school students in special circumstances at Marathon Middle High School. The wish list includes gifts of gym bags, skin care products, sneakers and fragrance.

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The best way to find out about a wish list is to visit the organization’s website.

Click through the donate buttons until you find the wish list and then purchase as normal.

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TWO SHOWS Zonta event highlights community’s creativity SARA MATTHIS

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arathon’s Zonta Club found a way to carry on with the tradition of raffling off Christmas trees by teaming up with the Marathon Community Theatre. The trees are displayed in the theater lobby, as well as the local cinema right next door.

Joanne Zimmerman is a member of both organizations.

“This is Zonta’s major fundraiser of the year. Because we’re not having the gala and dinner this year, it’s very important to the club to raise money with the raffle,” she said. “And, the holiday show will mark the first time since the start of the pandemic that there will be a show on the mainstage.”

Organizers have paid special care to precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Guests who come to see the trees will have their temperatures taken and follow a one-way path through the trees. Missed something the first go-around?

“Just go to the exit and come through again,” said Zimmerman.

The holiday show is about an hour long and features dancing, musical performances and holiday skits.

Normally, the theater seats about 150 patrons, but attendance will be limited to about 50. Zimmerman said there will be two rows and three seats empty between each party.

To see the trees, swing by the Marathon Community Theater on Thursday to Saturday, Dec. 10-12. Hours are 3:30 to 8 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, and from 9 a.m. to noon and 5 to 8 p.m. on Saturday. Raffle tickets are $5 each, or 5 for $20. Guests can purchase them on site and then place them in the appropriate bucket for a chance at the raffle win. There are also many holiday gift baskets to be bid upon.

The holiday show is on Saturday, Dec. 12 at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 each, and going quick because of limited attendance, plus ticketing fees and sale tax.

“We’re sticking together to help each other out,” said Zimmerman of Zonta and Marathon Community Theater.

“We’re just trying to spread a little holiday cheer. People have been cooped up for so long.”

1. Cindy’s Hair Place stacked boxes of wrapped “surprise” presents in the shape of a tree. SARA MATTHIS/Keys Weekly 2. One of the most spectacular “trees” is one that isn't a tree at all. Ornamaents are suspended from a ceiling rig on clear string in a conical shape.

3. The book tree is back!

4. The Business and Professional women decorated the tree with small, framed images of Marathon’s history.

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WE’RE TAKING NOMINATIONS

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e all know that one person who takes Christmas super, super SERIOUSLY. Maybe they have more holiday lights in their personal possession than the average Home Depot, or they own a special, professional-grade Santa beard?

The Keys Weekly needs your help to single these folks out. We are looking for nominations in each category.

We need more than a name, though; we need to know why your neighbor reminds you of, say, Buddy the Elf. Is he tall? Goofy? Have an unrequited crush?

The results will be published in our Christmas issue on Dec. 24.

Submissions are due by Monday, Dec. 18. Please email santa@keysweekly.com. Please include the person’s full name, why you are nominating him or her, and where this person lives in the Keys. By the way, all nominations are genderneutral; i.e., the fanatic holiday decorator doesn’t have to be a woman to qualify for the Martha Stewart award.

— Weekly staff report

GRINCH Gruff but lovable He or she may not take a liking to Christmas, the noises of the holiday season and all the cheer, but they do like to take part in the festivities, whether it be downing cookies and milk, snatching presents away from loved ones and messing up all the Christmas mail. While they may be mean-tempered, their heart has the ability to grow during a moment of crisis. And they have that superhuman strength to stop an entire sleigh loaded with presents from going over the cliff.

BUDDY THE ELF Pure love and innocence Our Keys version of Buddy the Elf is super friendly and slightly goofy. He or she is willing to put maple syrup on anything and defend a small friend in an epic snowball fight (or whatever the Keys equivalent of that is). Most importantly, he or she has an unshakeable faith in Santa and the Christmas spirit.

CLARK GRISWOLD Mr. Do It All The patriarch of the family who plans to have a great Christmas with family. He is often known to go into huge tempers when his family gets on his nerves, but he’s also ambitious. He’s also the one to get the largest Christmas tree and cover the exterior with 25,000 twinkling lights that could lead to a neighborhood power outage.

KEVIN McCALLISTER Adventurous and crafty Mistakenly separated from his family twice, he was forced to defend himself from bumbling burglars. The ideal Kevin McCallister candidate can hold their own alone and create a mighty devilish plan to get at his foes or family. With a love for cheese pizza, they also know how to use coupons while grocery shopping and live large for a moment, even if their dad’s credit card account can’t accommodate it.

HOLLY McCLANE The Fixer The holidays often come with elaborate, intricate plans that require precise timing or the whole dang thing falls apart. Which they will. In that case, you need Holly McClane (“Die Hard,” and, yes, it is a Christmas movie) in your corner. She’s cool under pressure, has good communication skills and isn’t above getting her hands dirty if the occasion calls for it.

MARTHA STEWART Super Decorator Okay, this isn’t really a movie character, but lord knows Martha Stewart has done enough cameos. The person nominated for this award is an overthe-top Christmas decorator — we’re talking six storage bins or more of holiday baubles, blow ups, ornaments and light shows. He or she owns Christmas plates, Christmas hand towels and would rather die than use a bed sheet as a tree skirt. Go! RUDOLF THE RED-NOSED REINDEER Party Guide If Rudolf were a person, living in the Keys, he or she would be the ultimate party guide of the holiday season. He or she has mapped out a schedule of holiday boat parades, parties with free champagne, and is the type of person who can waltz into a cookie-making party, make themselves at home and entertain the bakers. Extra points if they have solid connections with local law enforcement in case things get a little rowdy and can lead the party safely home with his or her “nose so bright.”

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t used to take months. Now it takes seven hours.

Coastal Source, headquartered in Marathon, makes use of a professional 3D printer to develop new products such as lighting and stereo speakers. On Dec. 7, the 4-foot by 2-foot by 2-foot 3D machine painstakingly printed — layer by layer — the housing for a new light. The machine is fed from a reel of raw material plastic that looks like wire.

“Being able to see and hear speeds up the process of developing a prototype,” said Franco D’Ascanio Senior. “Even though we sketch these

out on paper, and then transform them into CAD drawings, the size and function can still be a surprise.”

For example, it helps to have a physical object to examine to determine whether or not apertures are large enough or too large for wiring. Or whether it’s the right proportional size to accommodate the LED lighting.

“Before, we would design a prototype and send it off to a manufacturer to replicate in cheap metal. Then we would wait one to two months to receive it, tweak the design again, and then wait another two months,” said Sean Snowden, an industrial engineer. “It could take up to a year to develop a product before it was ready for production in long-lasting materials.”

Coastal Source is D’Ascanio’s baby. The company was imagined in the early 2000s. By 2010, it had production facilities and a product line, starting with outdoor speakers. In 2020, the company has 1,000 dealers all across the U.S. handling high-end installations of lighting and speakers at

elegant, (mostly) waterfront residences as well as commercial projects such as “a large theme park in Central Florida.”

The company’s genesis is creating products that can stand up to — or as the company’s tag line says, “defy” — the elements.

While living in paradise is easy, the climate is not so kind to outdoor accessories. Coastal Source replaces those shabby outdoor lights, with peeling veneers, with something that is sleek and virtually indestructible. Much of the development and testing is performed in the Keys, although there’s another facility in northern climes that researches the stresses of cold weather on its products, too. The Marathon location of Coastal Source has five employees, while the New Jersey manufacturing plant has 30.

Ashley Pritchett collects the data from the Coastal Source product testing and distills it to manageable bites to be shared with the team and dealers. She also researches the market and reports back.

Coastal Source sound systems have an ingenious plug-and-play cable system that is compatible with the outdoor applications (sealing out rain and dirt), but also makes it easy to expand the number of speakers, for example, without rewiring the entire ensemble.

Joe Stayduhar works on the sound side of the business.

“We test these speakers outdoors so that we can get a true reading of how they will sound on a patio. It just doesn’t sound the same indoors.”

What’s next for Coastal Source? Well, not to make it sound too sci-fi, it could be about “controlling the weather.”

“It’s wonderful to have an outdoor speaker system, but if it’s too hot you’re going to turn on the sound system in your living room,” said D’Ascanio. “So, I think some type of climate control will be our next area of interest.”

D’Ascanio is proud of the company’s domination of the niche market and the R&D done in the Keys.

“We’re able to leverage our love of living here with the demand of a large market for our products,” he said.

More information about Coastal Source is at www.coastalsource.com.

1. Coastal Source’s industrial-strength 3D printer makes it easier to create prototypes of lighting and outdoor sound accessories. SARA MATTHIS/Keys Weekly 2. Franco D’Ascanio Sr. manipulates switches to test the sound of the latest generation of speakers.

3. Joe Stayduhar checks sound quality.

4. Sean Snowden has been with Coastal Source since the beginning and is an industrial engineer with a degree from University of Florida.

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Keys Shuttle recently brought back one van to provide a daily trip from the Keys to airports in Fort Lauderdale and Miami. CONTRIBUTED

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local shuttle company recently returned its door-to-door service from the Keys to airports in Fort Lauderdale and Miami following a temporary closure.

Keys Shuttle resumed operation on Nov. 15 in the lead-up to what’s usually one of the busier times for traveling by air for the holidays. But that’s changed with the ongoing pandemic and the Centers for Disease Control stating that traveling may increase exposure to COVID-19, and that the safest thing to do is stay home.

A lack of air passengers resulted in fewer people using the local transportation service Keys Shuttle, which led owner Raul Cisneros to close Aug. 8 as COVID cases grew and uncertainty remained over flying. The shuttle service, like other businesses, reopened and resumed when checkpoints in Key Largo came down on June 1. But calls for service never came.

Now, Keys Shuttle is back online, albeit on a limited basis, with one van making one daily run beginning in Key West at 5:30 a.m. and driving up the is-

lands to the two large air hubs in South Florida. Keys Shuttle has picked up residents and tourists from doorsteps since 2000.

As more calls for the service come in, Cisneros said more vans will return to service. That hasn’t happened just yet, however. In normal times, vans run to and from the airports six times a day, seven days a week.

“A lot of people are not flying and that’s where our business is,” Cisneros said. “It’s not anywhere near as many before the pandemic, but still, people need to travel. And the price of a private trip to the airport is very expensive.

“A lot of people are not flying and that’s where our business is, it’s not anywhere near as many before the pandemic, but still, people need to travel. And the price of a private trip to the airport is very expensive.”

“I can’t come back from doing nothing to anywhere near a full schedule,” he continued. “I need the drivers. I have to start gradually.”

Christmas is approaching and New Year’s Eve isn’t far away. Cisneros said it’s a time to gauge air travel and demand for transportation service to airports.

“We want to be ready and we just keep an eye on what’s going on,” Cisneros said. “We’re getting ready and wishing we could get more trips. But we will be adding them as they are needed.”

According to the latest air traffic reports, just over 785,809 passengers on domestic flights and 386,265 international passengers departed and arrived at Miami International Airport in October. That’s down from the previous year when more than 1.7 million domestic passengers and 1.6 million international passengers flew in and out of the busiest South Florida airport. A little over 1 million domestic passengers and 203,000 international passengers enplaned and deplaned at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in October.

Beginning Dec. 9, the Broward County Aviation Department (BCAD) will begin offering a COVID-19 virus testing service at Broward County's Fort LauderdaleHollywood International Airport (FLL) as an additional amenity for the traveling public. The opening of the on-site testing service comes as more international and domestic destinations require travelers to present a negative COVID-19 test as part of their entry requirements and/or submit to quarantine restrictions.

The rapid antigen with results in 30 minutes will be offered, as well as the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test with results within 48 hours. Test costs are $69 for rapid antigen and $99 for the PCR test.

Cisneros said the ultimate goal would be returning the fleet of vans to service, but that will take time.

“I really wish I could get everything back to normal, but it’s not going to pick up overnight,” he said.

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GASPARI RECOGNIZED BY COLLEGE ASSOCIATION Local woman wins Career and Professional Education recognition

UTILITY’S PR PERSON WINS AWARD Nikki Dunn-Cullen recognized for her contributions

Lana Gaspari, CFK director of marine science and technology, wins award from Association of Florida Colleges.

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he Association of Florida Colleges awarded Lana Gaspari, director of marine science and technology at the College of the Florida Keys, with the 2020 Career and Professional Employee of the Year award. Gaspari was selected from dozens of nominated employees from the 28 state colleges in Florida.

Hired by CFK in 2012, Gaspari first served as an instructor in the diving business and technology program for four years. In her current position, as the director of marine science and technology, she assists the dean with the operational oversight of five academic programs in the division of marine science and technology. She collaborates with full-time faculty and supervises adjunct faculty, dive facilities management, boat crews, and student lab assistants. She is also responsible for CFK’s fleet of vessels. Additionally, she has played a key role in the establishment and growth of CFK’s summer adventure camps program, which serves almost 300 children each summer.

“Lana is incredibly student-centric. She routinely searches for ways to meet student needs and finds opportunities for student success,” said Jack Seubert, CFK dean of marine science and technology. “She frequently meets with students to help them make their academic plans and find ways to save time and money. Lana also seeks grant and donation funding to support industry certificate exams, especially for underrepresented student populations.”

Gaspari has a bachelor’s degree in exercise physiology and a master’s in career and technical education. She is a Professional Association of Dive Instructors (PADI) course director and specialty instructor trainer, a Diver’s Alert Network (DAN) diving emergency management provider instructor trainer, and an emergency first response instructor trainer.

“I believe that individuals are only as good as the team they work with,” said Gaspari. “I am fortunate to work with a team of hard-working, student-centric, dedicated, and passionate people. We are a team, at a small school, that accomplishes such big things.”

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ikki DunnCullen is the marketing and public relations consultant for Florida Keys Electric Cooperative, based in Tavernier. One of her many responsibilities is providing and designing content for Florida Currents magazine, the cooperative’s monthly publication for its consumers.

In being selected for the award, Dunn-Cullen was cited for her effective use of magazine pages, embracing styles in the magazine’s redesign, always meeting deadline, and her exceptional execution of a clear and consistent communications plan on behalf of Florida Keys Electric Cooperative.

“Nikki is fabulous,” said Pioneer Utility Resources senior editor Pam Blair, who is responsible for production of Florida Currents. “She provides her pages cameraready, with a polished and distinct look that makes them really stand out. She quickly incorporated the new fonts and styles that resulted from our redesign. Nikki never hesitates to ask for feedback, and always seems to be ahead of deadline. She works with the team at FKEC to provide members with useful information. Nikki has a clear vision of the goals for each issue of the magazine, and that shows in the finished product.”

Dunn-Cullen has been the primary public relations person for Florida Keys Electric Cooperative since 2010.

She assisted for many years before that. She has worked with Pioneer Utility Resources on Florida Currents since the publication’s first edition in November 2011.

The communications award is named in honor of longtime communicator Dave D’Avanzo, who earned top communicator honors for his work and dedication serving his cooperative on Ruralite magazine, Pioneer’s sister publication. D’Avanzo died in November after a long battle with cancer.

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HOLIDAY MEALS TO FEED ISLAND RESIDENTS IN NEED

Distribution set for Dec. 21 in Key Largo, Marathon and Big Pine Key JIM McCARTHY jim@keysweekly.com

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holiday meal handout in three Keys locations is set for Monday, Dec. 21 to help individuals and families in need of a little assistance this season.

From Key Largo to Key West, thousands of meals were distributed during the coronavirus pandemic to many who lost their jobs and needed some help. Through the nonprofit Mangrove Mike’s Endeavor’s Paying it Forward, what started as a hot meal handout at Islamorada’s Mangrove Mike’s Cafe quickly grew to other parts of the island chain including Bahama Village, Marathon and Key Largo.

Marathon Mayor Luis Gonzalez recently reached out to Mike Forster, nonprofit founder and county commissioner, about feeding Marathon families in need this holiday season.

“I called Mike (Forster) after Thanksgiving and asked if he would be interested in restarting his organization to feed people over the holidays,” Gonzalez said. At the height of the pandemic and unemployment, the two worked side by side at the food distribution center at Brutus Seafood.

“We decided it should be reactivated Keyswide.”

While agreeing to the idea, Forster expressed a desire to help as

many families as possible throughout Monroe County. The food distributions will go from 4 to 7 p.m. at Marathon’s community park, Lower Keys Chamber of Commerce in Big Pine Key and at Key Largo School.

Like his feedings, which evolved quickly from his restaurant to Bahama Village, the holiday feeding took a life of its own. Several phone calls were made at the outset that resulted in $15,000 in donations and more than 1,200 U.S. Department of Agriculture nutrition boxes for distribution. USDA boxes were handed out during past food drives up and down the Keys.

“Those boxes not only come with veggies and starches, but they also come with milk and cottage cheese to give more nutrition to the family,” Forster said. “We have enough to feed around 1,500 families. Who knows? It might be more.”

Forster added they’re looking to give out either a turkey or pork. He’s also hoping to hand out desserts and bread, but that all depends on donations.

“The more money we raise, the more money we put in these packages,” Forster said. “Right now, it’s still a great thing to do with these USDA boxes, plus a turkey or a pork butt, but we’d like to add on to that for a greater value and greater good for people who need it the most.”

Gonzalez said Middle Keys supporters, including private and corpo-

rate donors like Publix, have signed on.

So has the base group of volunteers to help distribute the food.

“Plus we will have the help of Marathon’s Parks and Recreation Department and volunteers from the sheriff’s office,” Gonzalez said.

The food baskets include all the makings for a holiday meal including dessert, plus leftovers.

Those wishing to donate can visit mangrovemikesendeavors.com and click “donate.” Instructions are also given for those wishing to mail a check.

Any donation is tax-deductible. With donations made to Mangrove Mike’s Endeavors, people see where their money is going, Forster said.

“They see the boots on the ground and people driving through the lines.

You see the camaraderie of the people who are handing out the food and how we love what we're doing in giving back to our community. That’s why I was able to raise close to $300,000 between donations and product in seven weeks when COVID first hit.”

Forster added that the one-time holiday food drive on Dec. 21 is an added bonus to the many other organizations supplying meals to Keys residents in need every day.

Key Lime Products owner Violet Wahba hands out a bag of food during a meal distribution earlier in the year in Key Largo. KEYS WEEKLY FILE PHOTO

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“Our goal is to serve the community with the highest level of customer service,” said Rosa Perez, who operates The Cheese Lovers booth and also coordinates the vendors. “And all vendors are required to wear masks and gloves when interacting with a customer.”

She said the key to the KCB Farmers Market’s success is providing diverse products not easily found in the community.

“It’s a fun and friendly outdoor shopping experience with fresh foods and interesting finds,” Perez said.

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Holidays in the paradise of Key West - sunsets, sailboats, and christmas lights on palm trees! TAMARA ALVAREZ/Contributed

Micah Cox, a local home-schooled student, helped decorate the Fun in the Sun tree for the Marathon Parks and Recreation department. ALI ADAMS/Contributed Enjoying the view off Key West.

OSANA NODAL/Contributed

The tradition of decorating Fred the Tree is just about as Keys-Christmas as it gets. SAM STEELE/Contributed

Fun Times in the Keys. MICHAEL J. ZYCH/Contributed

This is Taz, the best doggie ever to pose so perfect for this photo without needing a food/treat. Just put him in the sleigh and told him, “Stay, look at Mommy!” TRISH HINTZE/Contributed

Our lab, Skiff, enjoys the water off KCB even during the winter. SUSAN McKEE/Contributed

Our boys, Schooner and Cutter, down at the harbor walk in Key West.

TERESA LaMACCHIA/Contributed

Merry Christmas from Trisha and Jerome the Gnome! TRISHA MIHAIU/ Contributed

Only in the Keys do Santa and mermaids mix. SANDY SCHNEIDER/ Contributed

TIFFANY DUONG

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ur theme for DECEMBER is HOLIDAYS AT HOME. Since many of us cannot travel to be with loved ones this year, we wanted to hold our favorite memories near. Send us your favorite holiday moments from years past or how you’re celebrating this one to make this season merry and bright.

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

HOLIDAYS AT HOME 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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GIFT GUIDE

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For the next few weeks, the Keys Weekly will feature a local gift guide for the purposes of making the holidays simple and bright. We’re supporting local, small businesses and hope our readers will too. The gifts on this page are perfect for the fashionista in your life, the one who interprets “Keys Casual” like an “Insta” trendsetter.

1. SLIP INTO STYLE

These are not your grandma’s jeans (but she could wear them and rock them, too). We think the Ethyl line of denim should qualify for a Nobel prize: they slip on, flatter any figure and come with little style embellishments.

ANTHONY’S, Marathon and Key Largo, starting at $70.

2. WEAR? EVERYWHERE

Slip into something more comfortable.

Handmade, super-soft kimonos come in more than 24 unique colors and patterns to fit every style and wardrobe.

Wear them as a beach cover-up, a lounging robe, or with pants, skirts and dresses to work, happy hour or date night. KIRBY’S CLOSET, Key West, $88

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3. NEW-TO-YOU VINTAGE STYLE

Key West’s newest resale boutique offers gently used, top-notch clothing, accessories, jewelry and home goods at prices and sizes that fit absolutely everyone. KIRBY’S CLOSET, Key West, Studded boots, $48; vintage purse $98; wineglass $14.

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Slip-ons are all grown up in 2020: trendy, super comfortable and stylish.

The Ilse Jacobsen line sold at DK’s Beach Boutique is lightweight, breathable and durable — available in a rainbow of colors. DK’S BEACH BOUTIQUE, Marathon, $79.

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GIFTS FOR THE KIDS On Dec. 7, the Florida Keys Contractors Association teamed with Swimming Pools Inc. and Sweetwater homes to donate more than $2,200 to support Presents in Paradise. Pictured are Mike Puto, left, Chris Gratton, Sarah Brawer and Robin Ringemann. The local nonprofit provides Christmas to families in need. It will serve more than 300 children in the Keys, the majority in the Middle Keys. Brawer, who serves as president, said many families are in a dire situation this year, and every day she learns of still more who require assistance. To donate, simply text “present” to 44321. SARA MATTHIS/Keys Weekly

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rom lighted boats to a golf tournament to a tree festival and an outdoor concert, there’s plenty to put on your calendar this holiday season: • Christmas lights drive-through Residents and passers-through of Marathon are invited to see the holiday light display at Marathon Community Park.

The lights will stay up throughout the holiday season.

• Festival of Trees Come see and bid on Zonta’s Festival of Trees Thursday to Saturday, Dec. 10-12 at Marathon Community Theatre. Hours are 3:30 to 8 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, and from 9 a.m. to noon and 5 to 8 p.m. on Saturday. Raffle tickets are $5 each, or 5 for $20. Guests can purchase them on site and then place them in the appropriate bucket for a chance at the raffle win. Winners will be announced at the conclusion of the Holiday Show (below). Guests will have their temperature taken, wear a mask, and follow a one-way route marked on the floor to observe the trees.

• Rotary golf tournament Rotary Club of Marathon is hosting a four-person scramble on Saturday, Dec. 12 at the Florida Keys Country Club. The cost

is $100 per player or $400 per team. The event includes breakfast and lunch for participants. Prizes for the hole-in-one contest include a “tricked out SUV” for first place and $10,000 for second place. Proceeds support the club’s scholarship fund for Marathon High School students.

• The Boot Key Harbor Christmas Lighted Boat Parade The annual event is set to begin at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 12. Find viewing on the waterfront of Boot Key Harbor. Prizes will be awarded for the best decorated boat in four divisions, and the grand prize winner receives $500.

• Outdoor dance performance and concert Prodigy Dance Center will perform at 7 p.m. and Marathon Community Theater is putting on an outdoor concert on Saturday, Dec. 12 at 7:45 p.m. at Marathon Community Park. Donations are encouraged and guests are advised to bring a chair or blanket to sit on at the amphitheater.

• Holiday Show Seating is limited at Marathon Community Theatre’s “Holiday Show” on Saturday, Dec. 12 at 8:30 p.m. Parties will be seated in a socially distant manner. Tickets are $15

each, and going quick because of limited attendance.

• KCB Christmas Lighted Boat Parade The Key Colony Beach Christmas Boat Parade will be held on Sunday, Dec. 13 starting at dusk. The parade will begin on the 7th Street canal and proceed along Sadowski Causeway through the west side canals, finishing up on the 10/11th St. canal. The entire Middle Keys community is encouraged to attend while observing all social distancing practices. Cash prizes will include $1,000 for Best Overall.

• Pop-up Christmas Market The public is invited to a holiday bazaar on Saturday, Dec. 19 at Havana Jack’s on Key Colony Beach. The pop-up market runs from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

• High Tea Havana Jack’s is serving “holiday high tea” on Saturday, Dec. 19 and Sunday, Dec. 27 from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Key Colony Beach. Tickets are $25 for adults or $17 for kids under 12.

• Santa cruises Marathon Officials are planning details for Santa’s ride through Marathon on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24. There will be no stops this year, but an extended route.

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WHAT THE STARS HAVE IN STORE

REDA WIGLE SAGITTARIUS Nov. 22 to Dec. 21 The total solar eclipse in Sagittarius on Dec. 14 rattles your first house of self and ultimate potential, bringing forth personal revolution. This moment may feel like clarity or cruelty, but change will be impossible to avoid. In the words of fellow Sagittarius and American saint Tom Waits, “The beginning of it starts at the end.”

Notable Sagittarius: Ada Lovelace / Dec. 10, 1815

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.

CAPRICORN Dec. 22 to Jan. 19 The sun in Sagittarius in your 12th house of sleep and recovery is here with a nightcap and a sleep mask to prove that rest is the necessary counterpoint to creation.

Guru Vironika Tugaleva writes, “To be with people, you must be alone. To listen, you need silence.

To exercise, you need rest. You do not need to inflict rest, silence, or aloneness. You can simply surrender to your existing urges for these essential actions.” The nap I am prescribing is an essential preparation for future action.

Notable Capricorn: John Denver / Dec. 31, 1943 AQUARIUS Jan. 20 to Feb. 18 You’re usually unaffected by guilt, but current planetary placements are making you feel as if you are not — or are not doing — enough.

This may trigger a response of overspending, trying to buy love from members of your inner circle like an absentee card shark father seeking redemption. Now is not the time to play fast and loose with finances. Give the gift of an earnest compliment.

Notable Aquarius: Eva Braun / Feb. 6, 1912

PISCES Feb. 19 to March 20 You’ll be in heavy work mode for the first three weeks of December, Pisces, laying the foundation for the empire you are all but destined to bring into being in 2021. Yet, tenacity and elbow grease make your ever wayward inner rebel feel stifled and in serious need of reward. May I gently suggest the reward be of the fortifying, rather than destructive, variety? Wild can wait.

Notable Pisces: Pattie Boyd / March 17, 1944 ARIES March 21 to April 19 It’s rumored that Leonardo da Vinci used his pupil and lover Salaì as a model for the Mona Lisa. The controversy and speculation surrounding the painting continue to imbue a portrait of a long-dead woman with intensity and interest.

Apply a similar approach to your life’s work, ram. Make whatever you do cause for conversation.

Notable Aries: James Franco / April 19, 1978 TAURUS April 20 to May 20 Famed dancer, choreographer and fellow bull Martha Graham wrote, “There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and will be lost.” Taurus, what expressions are you blocking and what fears are laying the mortar? You are obliged by the laws of vitality and the impulse of creation to exist as you are and deliver what you can.

Notable Taurus: Teresita Fernández / May 12, 1968

GEMINI May 21 to June 20 You are your own twin, Gemini, but the weeks ahead will have you scouting for partnership. You’re not in the market for a mate so much as a co-conspirator. Charles Darwin advised, “It is the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) that those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed.” Personal evolution through combined forces, dig it.

Notable Gemini: Anastasia Romanova / June 18, 1901 CANCER June 21 to July 22 Visionary Swedish film director and fellow crab Ingmar Bergman had his first creative epiphany at age 8. He traded his toy tin soldiers for an image projector he dubbed a magic lantern. This toy became a tool for Bergman, allowing him to create spaces where he felt safe and seen for the first time. I bring you the story in the hope you will make space for a similar barter. Surrender ordinary toys for unexpected tools.

Notable Cancer: Iris Murdoch / July 15, 1919 LEO July 23 to Aug. 22 Your soaring expectations of yourself and others often lead to crushing disappointment.

Recalibrate your expectations to allow for faltering, your own included. Character isn’t revealed in failure or falling, but in our recovery from it.

Give grace freely and forgiveness easily.

Notable Leo: Debra White Plume / Aug. 20, 1954

VIRGO Aug. 23 to Sept. 22 The sun and mercury in Sagittarius in your fourth house of home and domesticity can leave you feeling both reclusive and nostalgic. The fourth house rules not just the material home, but your concept of it: how you cultivate and protect sacred space and yourself within it. You, Virgo, are building a home for yourself with the bricks of everything you needed, but did not receive, from the home you were born into. Your space is medicine in the making.

Notable Virgo: Sophia Loren / Sept. 20, 1934 LIBRA Sept. 23 to Oct. 22 Shakespeare’s mad magician Prospero exclaims in “The Tempest,” “My high charms work, And these, mine enemies, are all knit up in their distractions. They now are in my power.” If anyone can weaponize charm, it is you of the scales and sweet talk. Confuse combatants with kindness and win your battles with wellchosen words.

Notable Libra: John Coltrane / Sept. 23, 1926 SCORPIO Oct. 23 to Nov. 21 When the jellyfish is threatened, it can transform and regenerate its own cellular data, reducing itself to its simplest form, beginning life again at an earlier point in its development. When fear or injury is imminent, you too revert to a version of yourself fully capable of accepting and overcoming the threat.

Notable Scorpio: John Gotti / Oct. 27, 1940

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Parks Department hosts Fortnite video game tournament Join the City of Marathon Parks and Recreation for a three-day elimination round of Fortnite over the holiday break, from Monday, Dec. 28 to Wednesday, Dec. 30.

The first place winner receives a trophy, and there will be prizes for second and third place as well. Participants are encouraged to register now to hold a place and will need a gaming console and Wi-Fi access. For more information, email Dequian Youngblood at youngbloodd@ ci.marathon.fl.us.

Yasmary Santos and Carla Bacallo serve as team managers for the MHS soccer team. CLARE MERRYMAN/Keys Weekly

RACHEL MATTHIS Girls Weightlifting Senior

What do you enjoy about being on the weightlifting team? I think it’s important to build muscle, and being part of the team and working out is very healthy for you. It also keeps me mindful of my health, and I think that makes me more successful in general.

How long have you been on the team? My sister originally joined the team, and so she encouraged me to join. I’ve been on the team for three years now. I am so glad because I instantly fell in love with it.

Everyone on the team cares so much for everyone else and supports my efforts.

Describe one of your best moments in athletics. Some of the best times are when I max out at a meet. I always feel better when I can do more weight than I think I can do. It’s a great feeling of accomplishment.

Coach Schubert says … “It’s just 5 pounds, you can do 5 extra pounds.” This is just the motivation I need to do better and get more weight at a meet.

Sometimes I feel like I can’t do it, but Schubert's encouragement always helps me.

PART OF THE TEAM Team managers talk about responsibility CLARE MERRYMAN www.keysweekly.com

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or two years, Marathon High School junior Yasmary Santos has been part of the girls’ varsity soccer team, but not in the usual playing-onthe-field way.

In 2020, junior Carla Bacallao, transitioned from being a player to also acting as a team manager. Together, Bacallao and Santos are always ready.

“The girls help our soccer players with whatever they might need,” said parent Bonnie Mercado.

What do managers do? They note down the stats, film play, fill water bottles and grab snacks. They also prepare for travel games, including transporting the equipment.

“We are there to support our team members and to help Coach Kelly Cruz out with whatever she might need throughout a game or practice, and we love doing it,” said Bacallao. “We’ve met new people who have become friends.”

Santos approached MHS’ soccer coach after noticing a void — no one taking the game stats.

“When I finally asked Coach Cruz about it, she was more than happy to call me part of their soccer family,” Santos said.

Both students say they highly recommend the job of team manager. There are several bonuses in addition to making new friends, such as community service hours. Before taking on the responsibility, however, Santos cautions other students that they just can’t jump right in.

“You will have to take the position seriously, and pay close attention to the game, because others will be counting on you,” she said. “It takes real patience sometimes.”

With COVID-19 precautions, traveling to away games has become a large issue. Space on school vans can get scarce, while attempting to properly social distance. This often means that extra and injured members of the team are asked to stay behind so that the rest of the team can travel safely to and from the game. Luckily for Santos and Bacallao, their presence has been deemed essential.

— Clare Merryman is the Marathon Weekly’s high school

Ladies golf league Forms on Key Colony Beach Come join the Ladies Golf League for some fresh air, golf and friendship. The group plays on Wednesday mornings from December until March on the Key Colony Beach Golf Course. For more information, contact Cindy Catto at ctcatto@aol.com.

Resident feedback needed for transportation plan Monroe County is preparing a transportation master plan that will provide future direction for U.S. 1 within Monroe County. Visit us1masterplan.com to find information on the plan, progress on each phase, a public survey and an interactive map where you can pinpoint areas of concern.

The public is encouraged to provide as much feedback as possible on traffic issues (congestion, safety, signals, pedestrian, bicycle, etc.), where these issues are, and possible solutions. (If completing the survey by using a smartphone, use the dropdown arrows for questions 1 & 2 to move forward — it allows you to type in the box but doesn't recognize that to move on.)

The plan will identify potential short-term (1-5 years), mid-term (6-10 years) and long-term solutions (10-20 years). These may include improvements to roads, signals, and signs and markings to address traffic issues, and/or multi-modal solutions addressing the needs of pedestrians, bicyclists, and public transit.

Community Foundation seeking nominations to honor volunteers The Community Foundation of the Florida Keys (CFFK) is now accepting nominations for its 21st annual Unsung Heroes Celebration, recognizing the tremendous efforts of our community’s volunteers. All charitable nonprofits based in and serving the Florida Keys are invited to nominate a volunteer to be honored. More than 1,300 volunteers have been recognized since the event was started 20 years ago.

The deadline for nominations is Thursday, Dec. 31.

The nomination form is available at cffk.org. Honorees will be recognized during a virtual celebration on Friday, Feb. 5, at noon. The event is free and will be livestreamed on Facebook.

The Unsung Heroes celebration is sponsored by the Lower Keys Medical Center and promotes civic engagement in the Keys.

In partnership with Keys Weekly Newspapers, an 8-page special publication will be produced featuring all of the honorees.

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SOCCER SEASON KICKS IN KEY WEST CONCHS DEFEAT MARATHON DOLPHINS The Key West High School girls soccer team visited Marathon High School on Dec. 8 for a chilly, windy matchup.

Key West came away with their first win of the season with an 8-0 victory over the Dolphins. Marathon dropped to 0-3, with their next home game Friday, Dec. 11 against Somerset Academy Silver Palms.

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2. Marathon’s Allison Paskiewicz, left, battles Conch freshman Kathryn Smith.

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4. Key West Conch Victoria Daley-Willy (#23) leads a rush up field.

5. Lady Fins’ Riley McDonald (#2) and Hanna Davis (#15) surround Key West player Ella Baxter. (#16) 6. The Dolphins goalie Justice Lee Isom gets a windy workout at the Dec. 8 game.

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COMMUNITY NEWS BRIEFLY Extension service offers free butterfly webinar The University of Florida, Monroe County Extension office and Key West Botanical Garden Society invites the public to watch an upcoming webinar on “Butterfly Gardening in the Florida Keys.” It’s set for Wednesday, Dec. 16 from 2 to 4 p.m online via Zoom. To register, call the office at 305-292-4501.

Fairfield Inn receives top safety award Fairfield Inn & Suites in Marathon was awarded the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association (FRLA) Seal of Commitment – a promise that the establishment achieved enhanced safety and sanitation standards as designated by FRLA to ensure the safety of guests and employees. The hotel’s general manager, Michael Weber, said, “Taking care of people is the heart of hospitality.

Even through a pandemic, we strive to do just that and I could not be more proud of our entire team for achieving this distinction.”

Need a safe place to make exchanges?

The Key West Police Department is teaming up with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office to offer safe exchange zones for online transactions. This is a busy season for buying and selling over the internet. However, it may not be wise to give strangers your home address in order to make the transactions.

“Sheriff Rick Ramsay and I want to offer this added safety to our residents,” said Police Chief Sean Brandenburg. “We can’t address the quality of authenticity of the items, but we can provide a neutral safe space for these transactions.”

These safe exchange zones must also be COVID-safe. Masks and social distancing are required.

Online yard sales and sites like Craigslist have made these transactions a common way to buy and sell. By conducting these transactions at the police department, both buyers’ and sellers’ privacy is protected.

The Key West Police Station is located at 1604 North Roosevelt Blvd. The open-air lobby in front is open 24 hours a day.

The sheriff’s office is offering the lobbies of its substations and headquarters building as safe zones for residents making online transactions or to anyone buying or selling in person.

County residents who wish to use one of the sheriff’s office substation lobbies can do so during working hours from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mondays through Fridays.

• Administration headquarters 5525 College Road Key West 305-292-7000 • Freeman substation 20950 Overseas Highway Cudjoe Key 305-745-3184 • Marathon substation 3103 Overseas Highway Marathon 305-289-2430 • Islamorada substation 86800 Overseas Highway Islamorada 305-664-6480 • Roth building 50 High Point Road Tavernier 305-853-3211

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his column is the next in a semi-regular series about Keys places that have stayed mostly the same as things have changed all around them. Now and again it’s good to celebrate some of our islands’ stalwart businesses that have survived and thrived.

Marathon’s early development was concentrated around the west end of Vaca Key, hence the moniker Old Town. The United States Postal Service constructed one of Marathon’s early post offices near the intersection of US 1 and 20th Street; the building still resembles an old post office today.

When a new post office was built during the Kennedy administration, the Old Town Post Office became Miller’s Bait & Tackle. It quickly became a place where fishermen could get bait and spin stories — something that happens at the site to this very day.

Many locals remember Dave Brown from the years he owned the Tackle Box. Dave sold the business in 2004 to Dave Still, and Dave sold the Tackle Box to his son and daughter-inlaw Chris and Robyn Still in 2016. Even though things have changed, so much has remained the same. Bait, tackle and stories flow freely in the Tackle Box. Chris and Robyn didn’t change much — why fix it if it works?

People rely on the Tackle Box. Some have been coming in for decades, and remember “the way it was” as they get their bait or drop off a reel to repair.

“Where did that door go?” “There was a window there — what happened to it?” These are some of the questions old-timers ask when they come back to the Tackle Box for the first time in years. Some of them remember (fondly, I suppose) the old concrete trough behind the old door where fishermen would rid themselves of their used beer. And there’s a bullet hole in a window that’s been there for years.

No one knows when it happened or who might have shot at the place.

Robyn calls the myriad mysteries of the building “treasures.” When a place has been the same basic business for decades, there are always surprises left behind years ago that turn up. Old reel parts, tackle, rod stuff — it keeps the Stills amused by the continual discovery that takes place.

The building has been added on to and modified numerous times throughout the years. Significant parts of it, however, haven’t changed much in the past five decades. And

the Tackle Box has proven resilient — Irma mostly spared the old structure.

Other hurricanes have mostly spared the building as well.

That’s a really good thing that hasn’t JOHN changed.

BARTUS Another thing that hasn’t changed is a City of Marais the world-famous thon councilTriple D Lure. The man. He also is a musician who three Ds stand for performs around Dave’s Dolphin town. For more Demon, and fishersee johnbartus. men have used com them to reel in the big bulls for years.

Yes, it’s still available.

Today, the Tackle Box is one of the few (if not the only) full-service bait and tackle stores left in the Keys. They catch their own live baits, and can outfit you with everything you’ll need, from rods and reels to comfortable fishing apparel. They offer rod and reel repair, and can even take you out on a charter if you can’t find one readily available. They can customize rods and other fishing paraphernalia, and will soon have an embroidery machine that will let them make their own custom hats. It’s all part of their mission to ensure that fishermen who come to Marathon have the best possible time and will continue to come back.

Robyn and Chris love their community. Robyn is a member of Zonta, and they help out so many worthwhile causes. They are great supporters of Presents In Paradise, and do so much to help out in so many ways that so few know. The community is blessed to have people like them as local business owners. And it’s good to see a truly local business continue the traditions that have made the Tackle Box successful for a half-century. ****** If you are so inclined, please check out my newly released Christmas single: “Happy Holidays (My Own Damn Christmas Song).” It’s available on Apple/iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, Pandora, YouTube and more. To find links to all these places, just visit johnbartus.hearnow.com, where you’ll be able to listen to a clip and point your browser in the general direction of download or streaming. Check it out, make it part of your seasonal mix, and Happy Holidays!

- Catch John Wednesdays at Herbie’s, Thursdays at Sparky’s Landing, this Friday at his Social Distancing Concert on Facebook Live, and Saturday at the Key Colony Inn. www.facebook.com/john. bartus

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Coldwell Banker welcomes the kiddos again

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very year, even this year, Coldwell Banker Schmitt puts on a great holiday light show and local kids are invited on the first night to a meet and greet with Santa and Mrs. Claus. In 2020, the celebrities (Josh Mothner and Lara RutskinMartin) learned of kids’ wishes “long distance” — from behind a velvet rope on the steps of the realty office. All the big players were there — city manager, city mayor and Brian Schmitt — as well as some new faces like Shane and Ernest Robinson of Mid Keys Property Management who helped install the decorations.

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2. Jonathan, 4, likes ocean animals and dinosaurs. Take note, Santa.

3. Mom Eloisa and daughter Isashley wait their turn. “I want cookies!” said Isashley, 3, when asked what she wants for Christmas.

4. Monroe County Sheriff’s officers Zack Gilroy and Desliles Mompoint keep the peace.

5. Eneidys said daughter Emma, 2, wants a Masha bear toy. It’s based on a Red Riding Hood-type Russian fable cartoon popular on TV right now.

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6. Mia Williams helps hand out the goody bags at the event.

9. Gabriella has enough sass for a 2-yearold, but is in fact only 1.

7. Eugene and Michelle Gilson bring their grandchildren to the event — Jordan, Erin and Brianna. They are 8, 5 and 3 years old.

10. Wendy Bonilla is pictured with her grandson, A.J.

8. Thomas, 7, turns out like clockwork every year for this event. As usual, he’s pumped to meet Santa!

11. Gabriella rests comfortably in the arms of her grandfather and Marathon Mayor Luis Gonzalez, right. He’s pictured with City Manager George Garrett and event host Brian Schmitt.

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Think you’ve been to a bad holiday party?

You ain’t seen nothing yet. While we warn you that some of these may not be suitable for all audiences, here are the

TOP 10 WORST HOLIDAY PARTY THEMES FOR 2020

10. The “Super Spreader Sweater” party.

4. Make Your Own Meatballs Holiday Party.

9. “Shitter’s Full’ holiday office party.

3. The maskless mistletoe Christmas caroling block party.

8. Swinging Santa and the Erotic Elves party.

7. “Cats” — The Holiday Musical Party.

6. The Proud Boys of Christmas Party.

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5. The “Who Slayed Santa” Holiday Mystery Party for kids.

2. Any party that still uses Harry Potter, Star Wars, Game of Thrones or other themes that dorks love.

1. The “Ho Ho Ho… Yippie-YaYo” White Christmas Party (some of you get this one).

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BE AN ARMCHAIR TRAVELER THIS HOLIDAY SEASON

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THREE BOOKS TO PRETEND YOU’RE FOOTLOOSE AND FANCY FREE

his year, most of us have been stuck at home, missing family, friends and adventures. What a perfect time to cozy up with a captivating read that will take you away. Enjoy a snowy Christmas in Colorado, explore the streets of London or get lost in the hills of Tuscany for the safest getaway this year!

KAREN NEWFIELD ... a reader and now a writer, has hundreds of book reviews at: www. readingandeating.com. For questions and comments, email karen@newfield. org.

THE CHRISTMAS SWAP

By Melody Carlson Emma is a young teacher living in Arizona. Her parents are in Uganda making the world a better place.

Finding herself alone for the holidays, her fancy friend Gillian invites her to spend a week in Colorado for a traditional white Christmas.

Gillian and her family arranged a house swap and Emma has no doubt it will be a beautiful home in the perfect ski location. Having never seen snow, Emma is thrilled to join them. There is a little glitch to the swap plans upon arrival; the owner Tyler decides to stay in the guesthouse, posing as the caretaker. Tyler Prescott keeps his actual identity hidden. This handsome hunk does not want any attention for his songwriting fame. When Gillian discovers the truth, a tug of hearts war ensues. Mishaps occur at every turn on the slopes as Emma and Tyler face their undeniable chemistry. If you enjoyed the Cameron Diaz-Kate Winslett movie “The Holiday” (2006) you will adore this delicious holiday romance.

PLAYING NICE

By JP Delaney Two families, two little boys, 2 years old and born prematurely on the same day at a private hospital in London. Theo and David have nothing more in common. One day Miles Lambert, a wealthy and handsome man, knocks on the door of Pete Riley, stay-at-home dad. Accompanied by a private detective, Miles proceeds to inform Pete that little Theo is not his biological child. Naturally, the first thought Pete entertains is that Miles is insinuating his wife had an affair. It’s much worse than that.

Miles describes how the children were wrongfully switched at birth and the lawsuit he is pursuing against the hospital, hoping Pete and Maddie will join in. Pete, in complete and utter shock, has no reason to disbelieve this man, displaying all good intentions and calm demeanor. Their lives become deeply entangled and it is no longer clear what intentions the Lamberts have at all. Hanging onto Theo and their sanity by a thread, Pete and Maddie are racing along a rollercoaster of emotions and deception they could have never imagined. Mind-boggling page turner.

THE STAR-CROSSED SISTERS OF TUSCANY

By Lori Nelson Spielman Perpetually single, Emilia lives alone in a small family apartment in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn.

She dotes on her cat, bakes at her grandfather’s deli and hasn’t changed her hairstyle in more than a decade. As a second-born daughter in the Fontana family, Emilia is burdened with a 200-yearold curse that she will never find love. Having lost her mother when she was just a baby, Emilia remains under the thumb of her fierce, unrelenting Nonna, bitter sister and timid father. When her estranged, eccentric Aunt Poppy invites her and cousin Lucy on an all-expenses-paid dream trip to Italy, Emilia’s life is instantly turned upside down. Poppy, another second-born daughter, plans to reunite with her long lost lover Rico at the Ravello Cathedral on her 80th birthday. Battling the curse and a lifetime of regret, Emilia and Lucy have a lot to learn from this eccentric aunt they barely know.

As this quirky trio travels through the canals of Venice, alleyways of Florence and majestic hills of the Amalfi Coast, they discover many wonderful delicacies and, most importantly, Aunt Poppy’s deepest, darkest secret. Buon viaggio.

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• CLASSIFIEDS, PUBLIC & LEGAL NOTICES • LEGAL NOTICES FICTITIOUS NAME NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned, desiring to engage in business under the fictitious name of Fairfield Inn & Suites, located at 13201 Overseas Highway, Marathon, FL 33050, intends to register said name with the Florida Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida.

Marathon Hotels, LLC By: Charles T. King, Assistant Treasurer Publish: December 10, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers FICTITIOUS NAME NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned, desiring to engage in business under the fictitious name of Casa del Sol, located at 290 Anglers Drive North, Marathon, FL 33050, intends to register said name with the Florida Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida.

By: Tudor Austin Publish: December 10, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE 15TH STREET MARINA MARATHON, LLC GIVES NOTICE OF THE INTENT TO SELL OR DISPOSE OF THE FOLLOWING ABANDONED VESSEL ON JANUARY 11, 2021, 9:00 AM AT 890 15TH STREET, MARATHON, FLORIDA 33050.

Pursuant to Florida Statute 328.17, 15th Street Marina Marathon, LLC reserves the right to remove vessel from auction prior to auction date. 15th Street Marina Marathon, LLC reserves the right to accept or reject any and/or all bids.

Vessel Name: U/K Hull Number: FLZR8137G473 Florida Registration: FL8210JH 1973 Dufour 36’ Sailboat Publish: December 10 & 17, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE SOLICITATIONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, January 12, 2021, at 3:00 P.M., the Monroe County Purchasing Office will receive and open sealed responses for the following: CUDJOE GARDENS DRAINAGE REHABILITATION PROJECT MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA Pursuant to F.S. § 50.0211(3) (a), all published competitive solicitation notices can be viewed at: www. floridapublicnotices.com, a searchable Statewide repository for all published legal notices.

Requirements for submission and the selection criteria may be requested from DemandStar by Onvia at www.demandstar.com OR www.monroecountybids. com. The Public Record is available upon request.

In response to Covid-19, the Monroe County Purchasing Department has implemented a new electronic process for reviewing and opening sealed bids. Monroe County is committed to continuing to receive and process competitive solicitations while maintaining the health and safety of our employees and those who attend bid openings. Please do not mail or attempt to deliver in person any sealed bids. Mailed/ physically delivered bids/ proposal/responses WILL NOT be accepted.

The Monroe County Purchasing Department hereby directs that bids be submitted via email to: OMB-BIDS@monroecounty-fl. gov, no later than 3:00 P.M.

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on January 12, 2021. Please submit your confidential financial information in a SEPARATE EMAIL from your bid and required documents. Your subject line on both emails must read as follows: Cudjoe Gardens Drainage Rehabilitation Project 01/12/2021 Files that do not contain this subject line WILL BE REJECTED. Please note that the maximum file size that will be accepted by email is 25MB. Please plan accordingly to ensure that your bid is not rejected due to the file size. Should your bid documents exceed 25MB or otherwise be rejected or undeliverable to OMB-BIDS@monroecounty-fl. gov, in advance of the bid opening, please email: ombpurchasing@monroecounty-fl. gov so accommodations for delivery of your bid can be made prior to the bid opening.

Please be advised that it is the bidder’s sole responsibility to ensure delivery of their bid and waiting until the bid opening to address or confirm your bid submission delivery will result in your bid being rejected.

The bid opening for this solicitation will be held virtually, via the internet, at 3:00 P.M., on January 12, 2021. You may call in by phone or internet using the following: Join Zoom Meeting https://mcbocc.zoom. us/j/4509326156 Meeting ID: 4509326156 One tap mobile: +16465189805,, 4509326156# US (New York) +16699006833,, 4509326156# US (San Jose) Dial by your location: +1 646 518 9805 US (New York) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) Publish: December 10, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

bids be submitted via email to: OMB-BIDS@monroecounty-fl. gov, no later than 3:00 P.M. on January 26, 2021. Please submit your confidential financial information in a SEPARATE EMAIL from your bid and required documents. Your subject line on both emails must read as follows: Construction Manager at Risk, KWIA, Concourse A & Terminal Improvements 01/26/2021 Files that do not contain this subject line WILL BE REJECTED. Please note that the maximum file size that will be accepted by email is 25MB. Please plan accordingly to ensure that your bid is not rejected due to the file size. Should your bid documents exceed 25MB or otherwise be rejected or undeliverable to OMB-BIDS@monroecounty-fl. gov, in advance of the bid opening, please email: ombpurchasing@monroecounty-fl. gov so accommodations for delivery of your bid can be made prior to the bid opening.

Please be advised that it is the bidder’s sole responsibility to ensure delivery of their bid and waiting until the bid opening to address or confirm your bid submission delivery will result in your bid being rejected.

The bid opening for this solicitation will be held virtually, via the internet, at 3:00 P.M., on January 26, 2021. You may call in by phone or internet using the following: Join Zoom Meeting https://mcbocc.zoom. us/j/4509326156 Meeting ID: 4509326156 One tap mobile: +16465189805,, 4509326156# US (New York) +16699006833,, 4509326156# US (San Jose) Dial by your location: +1 646 518 9805 US (New York) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) Publish: December 10, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this Notice is: December 10, 2020.

Personal Representative: James J. Dorl, Esq. 5701 Overseas Highway, Suite 12 Marathon, FL 33050 Attorney for Personal Representative: James J. Dorl, Esq. Florida Bar No. 618403 JAMES J. DORL, P.A. Suite 12 First Professional Centre 5701 Overseas Highway Marathon, FL 33050 Telephone: (305) 743-6565 Facsimile: (305) 743-4143 e-mail: jjdorl@yahoo.com Publish: December 10 & 17, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE SOLICITATIONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, January 26, 2021, at 3:00 P.M., the Monroe County Purchasing Office will receive and open sealed responses for the following: CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT CONCOURSE A AND TERMINAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA Pursuant to F.S. § 50.0211(3) (a), all published competitive solicitation notices can be viewed at: www. floridapublicnotices.com, a searchable Statewide repository for all published legal notices.

Requirements for submission and the selection criteria may be requested from DemandStar by Onvia at www.demandstar.com OR www.monroecountybids. com. The Public Record is available upon request.

In response to Covid-19, the Monroe County Purchasing Department has implemented a new electronic process for reviewing and opening sealed bids. Monroe County is committed to continuing to receive and process competitive solicitations while maintaining the health and safety of our employees and those who attend bid openings. Please do not mail or attempt to deliver in person any sealed bids. Mailed/ physically delivered bids/ proposal/responses WILL NOT be accepted.

The Monroe County Purchasing Department hereby directs that

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO.: 2020-CP-214-K IN RE: ESTATE OF CHARLES T. CHAMP, a/k/a CHARLES THEODORE CHAMP, JR., Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of CHARLES T. CHAMP, a/k/a CHARLES THEODORE CHAMP, JR., deceased, whose date of death was June 19, 2020, and whose social security number is xxx-xx-4049, is pending in the Circuit Court for Monroe County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, Florida 33040. The estate is intestate. 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 WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA DIVISION: PROBATE FILE NO.: 20-CP-000117-P IN RE: ESTATE OF MICHAEL A. BOWER A/K/A MICHAEL ALBERT BOWER, Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Michael A. Bower a/k/a Michael Albert Bower, deceased, whose date of death was October 10, 2020, is pending in the Circuit Court for Monroe County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 88820 Overseas Hwy., Tavernier, FL 33070. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN 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: December 10, 2020.

Personal Representative: Cynthia Adams 140 Plantation Drive Tavernier, FL 33070 Attorney for Personal Representative: Anthony A. Velardi, Esq. Florida Bar No. 113917 Patricia Gessel, Esq. Florida Bar No. 84328 Patricia Gessel, PL

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LEGAL NOTICES 99530 Overseas Hwy., Suite 2 Key Largo, FL 33037 Tel: (305) 453-5277 Fax: (305) 453-4985 E-Mail: anthony@keylargolaw. com & alonso.at12@aol.com Publish: December 10 & 17, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO.: 20-CP-86-M DIVISION: MIDDLE KEYS IN RE: ESTATE OF DONALD S. MCCULLOUGH, Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Donald S. McCullough, deceased, whose date of death was September 29, 2020, is pending in the Circuit Court for MONROE County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 3117 Overseas Highway, Marathon, Florida 33050. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is: December 10, 2020.

Personal Representative: Katherine N. McCullough 12 Hackmatack Rd. Boothbay Harbor, Maine 04537 Attorney for Personal Representative: RICHARD E. WARNER Attorney for Rose Jacilla Florida Bar Number: 283134 RICHARD E. WARNER, P.A. 12221 Overseas Highway MARATHON, FL 33050 Telephone: (305) 743-6022 Fax: (305) 743-6216 E-mail: richard@rewarnerlaw. com Secondary E-Mail: pamela2@ rewarnerlaw.com Publish: December 10 & 17, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO.: 20-CP-93-M DIVISION: MIDDLE KEYS IN RE: ESTATE OF JUNE I. THACKER, Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of June I. Thacker, deceased, whose date of death was October 24, 2020, is pending in the Circuit Court for MONROE County, Florida, Probate

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Division, the address of which is 3117 Overseas Highway, Marathon, Florida 33050. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is: December 10, 2020.

Personal Representative: Dawn I. Freese 219 Seville Road West Palm Beach, Florida 33405 Attorney for Personal Representative: RICHARD E. WARNER Attorney for Rose Jacilla Florida Bar Number: 283134 RICHARD E. WARNER, P.A. 12221 Overseas Highway MARATHON, FL 33050 Telephone: (305) 743-6022 Fax: (305) 743-6216 E-mail: richard@rewarnerlaw. com Secondary E-Mail: pamela2@ rewarnerlaw.com Publish: December 10 & 17, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOT WITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is December 3, 2020.

Personal Representative: Mary Beth Meyers 22993 Anne Bonny Lane Cudjoe Key, FL 33042 Attorney for Personal Representative: Darah L. Schofield Marshall Law Offices, Ltd Florida Bar No. 109259 300 Centerville Road, Suite 204W Warwick, RI 02886 P. (401) 732-8070 Email: Darah@JMarshall-Law. com Publish: December 3 & 10, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA DIVISION: PROBATE CASE NO.: 20-CP-000268-K IN RE: THE ESTATE OF JEAN M. SAVINO, (a/k/a Jean Marie Savino, Jean S. McGuirl, Jean McGuirl) Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Jean M. Savino, deceased, whose date of death was September 16, 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 her attorney are set forth below.

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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO.: 20-CP-000267-K IN RE: ESTATE OF JOHN BRADLEY MILLER aka BRAD MILLER, Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of John Bradley Miller aka Brad Miller, deceased, whose date of death was March 27, 2020, is pending in the Circuit Court for Monroe County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, Florida 33040. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representatives’ attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is: December 3, 2020 Personal Representatives: Natalie Miller Light 900 E. Wyandotte McAlester, Oklahoma 74501 William D. Miller, II 4001 S. Bryant Ave. Moore, Oklahoma 73160 Attorney for Personal Representatives: Samantha J. Fitzgerald, Esq. Attorney Florida Bar Number: 173762 8551 W. Sunrise Boulevard Suite 301 Plantation, FL 33322 Telephone: (954) 580.3690 Fax: (888) 663.6471

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• CLASSIFIEDS, PUBLIC & LEGAL NOTICES 305.743.0844 • CLASSIFIEDS, PUBLIC & LEGAL NOTICES • •305.743.0844 LEGAL NOTICES Email: samantha@ estateandprobatelawyer.com Publish: December 3 & 10, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 16TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA GENERAL JURISDICTION DIVISION CASE NO. 20-CA-000230-K CENTENNIAL BANK, Plaintiff, vs.

STEVEN C. SANCHEZ, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS PROPERTY GUARDIAN FOR KIRSTEN T. SANCHEZ, MINOR CHILD, AND MIKIE R. SANCHEZ, MINOR CHILD; ALL UNKNOWN PERSONS WHO MAY BE HEIRS, DEVISEES, LEGATEES, GRANTEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES, ASSIGNEES OR OTHER CLAIMANTS OF ROBERT M. SANCHEZ, DECEASED, AND ALL OTHER PERSONS CLAIMING AN INTEREST BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST HIM AND ALL PERSONS HAVING OR CLAIMING TO HAVE ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY, UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF ROBERT M. SANCHEZ, UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF STEVEN C. SANCHEZ, STATE OF FLORIDA CLERK OF THE COURT FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, KIRSTEN T. SANCHEZ, MIKIE R. SANCHEZ and UNKNOWN TENANT IN POSSESSION, Defendants.

NOTICE OF ACTION CONSTRUCTIVE SERVICE PROPERTY TO: All unknown persons who may be heirs, devisees, legatees, grantees, lienors, creditors, trustees, assignees or other claimants of Robert M. Sanchez, deceased, Residence Unknown, if alive, and if dead, Robert M. Sanchez’s heirs, devisees, grantees, devisees, legatees, lienors creditors, trustees, assignees or other claimants and all other parties claiming interests, by through, under or against Robert M. Sanchez, and all parties having or claiming to have any right, title or interest in the property herein described.

AND: Kirsten T. Sanchez Last known addresses: 5413 Third Avenue, Stock Island, FL 33040 17 Queensland Drive, Spencerport, NY 14559 YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an action to foreclosure a mortgage on the above-styled by the above-named Plaintiff and encumbering the following described property in Monroe County, Florida: Lot 13, Robyn Subdivision, according to the map or plat thereof as recorded in Plat Book 5, Page 80, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida.

Together with 1966 New Moon Trailer, ID#321244, Title #2327898 has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any to it on Plaintiff’s attorney, Richard B. Storfer, Esquire, of the firm of Rice Pugatch Robinson Storfer & Cohen, PLLC, whose address is 101 NE 3rd Avenue, Suite 1800, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33301, on or before Jan. 4, 2021, and file the original with the Clerk of this Court either before service on Plaintiff’s attorneys or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint.

Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act you

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are advised that this law firm is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purposes.

WITNESS my hand and seal of said court at Monroe County, Florida, this 18 day of November 2020.

KEVIN MADOK, CPA As Clerk, Circuit Court Monroe County, Florida By: Shonta McLeod As Deputy Clerk Publish: December 3 & 10, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No.: 2020-DR-628-K Division: Family DANIEL ARIC HYLTON, Petitioner/Husband, and MIROSLAVA PATAKYOVA, Respondent/Wife.

NOTICE OF ACTION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE (NO CHILD OR FINANCIAL SUPPORT) TO: MIROSLAVA PATAKYOVA Last Known Address: 1992 SEIDENBERG AVENUE, KEY WEST, FLORIDA 33040 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for dissolution of marriage has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Cynthia F. Civil, Esq., CYNTHIA F. CIVIL, P.A., Attorney for Petitioner, whose address is 5196 Overseas Highway, Marathon, Florida 33050, on or before January 10, 2021, and file the original with the Clerk of the Circuit Court, Family Division, 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, Florida 33040, before service on Petitioner or immediately thereafter. If you fail to do so, a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition.

The action is asking the court to decide how the following real or personal property should be divided: NONE Copies of all court documents in this case, including orders, are available at the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office. You may review these documents upon request.

You must keep the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office notified of your current address.

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

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

Dated this 3rd day of December, 2020 Kevin Madok, CPA Clerk of the Circuit Court Monroe County, Florida By: Shakia Mitchell Deputy Clerk Publish: December 10, 17, 24 & 31, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

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• CLASSIFIEDS, PUBLIC && LEGAL NOTICES • • 305.743.0844 • CLASSIFIEDS, PUBLIC LEGAL NOTICES 305.743.0844 Meeting Notice Monroe County Land Authority

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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 December 16, 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.

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LET’S DO BUSINESS - 305.743.0844 Petersen Repair & Maintenance

MARATHON • KEY COLONY OWNERS

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Karen Raspe

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Charlie Petersen 920-371-3107 | PetersenRepair@yahoo.com

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

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Sales & Installation • Tub & Shower Enclosures Safety & Tempered Glass • Mirror & Mirror Walls Plexi-Glass & Lexan

305-998-8953 Insured • Professional • Reliable

9141 Overseas Highway Marathon, FL 33050 www.karenraspe.com

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Licensed & Insured #SP33799

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We Also Repair & Replace Patio Door Screens

Realtor 305-393-9010 karenraspe@bellsouth.net

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LIVE $10.00 A POUND TAILS $10.00 EACH

STONE CRABS ON REQUEST

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Need 7” Gutters? We have 6” & 7” Seamless • Copper Specialists

Key West 305-292-2666

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305-743-0506

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305-852-5356

rainsavergutters@gmail.com

Phone: (305) 743-5288

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

Fax: (305) 743-6887

We Do Installations!

Licensed & Insured

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

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Rachel Sanderson

QUICK & RELIABLE OPEN WATER MARINE SERVICES

Rachellynnes94@gmail.com 305.393.3076

SALES

JARED FRANK

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Lic# ENG II 305E

Butch and Barbara Hewlett

289-3019

OWNER

(305) 289-1551 towboatusmarathon.com

Liz Samess Interiors

Design, Decorating, Drafting, & More…

Liz Samess Interior Designer

(954) 801-7883 Email: interiordesignbyliz@gmail.com CELL:

305-394-5530 bnbfishing@comcast.net 3900 Overseas Hwy, Marathon FL 33050

Marathon, FL 33050

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Key Colony Beach Realty, Inc.

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