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Between a bill signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis on May 12, and an approved 2021-22 budget, $640 million is being allocated to support efforts to ensure state and local communities are prepared to deal with sea level rise, intense storms and flooding. Of that total, $12.5 million is going to a Resilient Coastline Initiative for resilience projects and coral reef protection. Around $29 million will support the Resilient Florida Grant Program.

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CHANGING OF THE GUARDS AT LATEST BOCC MEETING Monroe County announces new leaders in two departments CHARLOTTE TWINE

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ednesday's BOCC meeting ground to a good-natured halt during an emotional presentation for the retirement of longtime Fire Rescue Chief James "Jim" Callahan. At the gathering, he received two plaques, many tributes and a tongue-in-

cheek roast or two.

Callahan’s retirement and the appointment of his successor took place during the May 19 meeting of the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners. Callahan retired after 15 years with the county, and a video detailed his accomplishments: for example, after a devastating fire on Conch Key when he first started, he instituted a countywide hydrant installation program; following another large fire on Stock Island, he pushed for additional equipment and career-service firefighters to meet the community’s expectations; he also increased staffing levels to meet state minimum standards.

In addition, on May 17, he oversaw a ribbon-cutting ceremony to open the new Cudjoe Key Fire Station 11, a project that had long been on his to-do list to improve Monroe County’s infrastructure. The 3,708-square-foot building has a 4,299-square-foot garage bay and is rated for category 5 hurricanes with 200-mph winds.

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Incoming Fire Rescue Chief Steve Hudson presented Callahan with a fire ax on a plaque and thanked him for his service.

“Thank you for bringing me here and developing me into the future and the next fire chief,” Hudson said.

Mayor Michelle Coldiron officially declared Callahan an honorary Conch, which he joked was his favorite part of the ceremony. “Thank you mayor, Commission, very very much. ...

I see many people here and needless to say, the most important person to thank is my wife for everything she’s helped me with,” he said. “My firefighters. The staff. There’s many of them here today, and I didn’t expect to see them. The fire department has been my life, and thank you all for being part of it and I'm starting to choke up a little bit. ... God bless you all.”

Coldiron concluded the retirement ceremony by swearing in Hudson. “I'm ready to serve the community with the best service possible,” he said, with emotion. “No slight to our neighboring departments, but we’re up for the challenge.”

Later in the meeting, the BOCC also acknowledged that Charles Pattison, executive director of the Monroe County Land Authority, is retiring. The Land Authority, per its website, “acquires property for conservation, recreation, and affordable housing in Monroe County, Florida within the Florida Keys and Key West Areas of Critical State Concern.” Pattison had been in the position for five years.

“I thank Charles for the hard work you’ve provided over the years for the Land Authority,” said Coldiron, who also endorsed his replacement, effective in October: Assistant County Administrator Christine Hurley. Hurley has been with the county for 11 years and in her current position has been in charge of the departments of planning and environmental resources, building, code compliance, employee services, and information services.

Coldiron said, “We've been aggressively acquiring land for future takings cases. It makes sense for Christine Hurley to be On May 17, one of Monroe County Fire spearheading (the Land Chief Jim Callahan’s final acts before he reAuthority).” tired was to officially open the Cudjoe Key “My passion with Fire Station 11. In photo, Monroe County Monroe County has been Mayor Michelle Coldiron, right, helps Caldeep,” said Hurley. “I see lahan unveil a plaque. that our challenge at the Land Authority will be land acquisition to make our community more resilient.”

END IN SIGHT The May 19 BOCC meeting was the first one that Shannon Weiner ever attended in person as the county’s director of Emergency Management, due to the recent relaxation of social-distance restrictions. She also had good news: The end of an era is possibly at hand. “The 26th of June is our target for response operations to end, and that is in concert with the current state of emergency issued by the governor's office,” she said. The county’s response to the pandemic, Weiner said, is in its 439th day for Monroe County. Fewer positive COVID-19 tests also added to her upbeat presentation: in May there have been seven new cases a day, while in April there were 14, and in March, 16. The all-time high, she said, was 37 positive tests a day in January. She also said 54% of residents have received at least one vaccine shot, up from 34% last month. “Everyone is doing a good job sticking shots in arms,” she said.

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MARTINEZ ABSENT Monroe County Commissioner Eddie Martinez was released from the hospital on May 19, the day before the BOCC meeting on May 19, according to his wife Maria Martinez.

“Eddie had a seizure and was just released from the hospital yesterday and is in no condition at the moment to attend a BOCC meeting,” she told the Keys Weekly. “He will be back in normal operation by next week according to his doctors at Baptist. It is apparently due to the seven or eight surgeries he has had consistently since February of 2020.”

His wife said Eddie is the “type of person that has gone to a BOCC meeting with 60 staples on his abdomen. Just give him a week.”

He was elected in 2020, having defeated defendant Heather Carruthers. She then filed a lawsuit challenging his residency in the district he represents; that suit is still pending.

— Weekly staff report

Weekly publisher adds to hurricane discussion This year’s Hurricane Preparedness Workshop for the Florida Keys Tourism Industry set for Thursday, May 27. Keys Weekly Newspaper publisher Jason Koler will participate in the virtual conference that starts at 1 p.m.

Panel participants will include Greg Postel, hurricane specialist for The Weather Channel; Bryan Norcross, hurricane specialist for WPLG/Local 10; Joe Moore, WWUS/U.S.1 Radio news director; Kristen Livengood, Monroe County’s public information officer; and Koler.

The conference is organized by the Monroe County Tourist Development Council in partnership with the Lodging Association of the Florida Keys and Key West.

“There are many resources for tropical cyclone forecast information including social media and other online sources,” said Andy Newman, TDC’s media relations director. “Many claim to be hurricane experts, but who should you trust and turn to for balanced and accurate hurricane information?”

Presenters at other conference sessions include National Hurricane Center Director Ken Graham; Chip Kasper, meteorologist-in-charge for the Florida Keys National Weather Service Office; Monroe County Emergency Management Director Shannon Weiner; Joseph H. Roth III, president of Regan Roth Insurance Agency; and Clint Barras, vice president of Two Oceans Digital, the contracted web provider for the TDC. To register, send an email with name, company name and email address to virtual@fla-keys.com.

Domestic Abuse Shelter seeks board members The board of directors of Domestic Abuse Shelter of the Florida Keys is expanding and looking for additional board members. Board members are responsible for governance and fundraising. Meetings are held monthly both live and virtually. In order to reflect the community we serve, we are specifically recruiting in the Upper Keys and Key West. If you are interested in learning more or know someone who may be interested, please contact Jennifer Powell, president, at jpowell@ fldas.org

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FOX FINDS HOME IN KEY LARGO

injuries sustained in his short time on the fur farm.

Navarro said farm-bred foxes are pretty much “born to die.” Those deemed undesirable, meaning their fur is not worth much, are killed to make room for new fox pups being born. A JIM McCARTHY few rescues, like Save a Fox Rescue in jim@keysweekly.com Minnesota, have agreements with fur farmers to go in quickly and save those aved from a fur farm and that otherwise would be destroyed. finding a new island home: a In 2018, Navarro was introduced 6-week old fox in jeopardy of to foxes while volunteering at the Monhis life due to his blemishes is roe County Sheriff’s Animal Farm. Realsafe in the Keys. izing the need for facilities to house In early May, Key Largo resident saved foxes, she started her nonprofit and founder of Pawsitive Beginnings last year and welcomed Louie and Inc., Nicole Navarro, received word Libby to her Key Largo residence last that several baby foxes were rescued July. The two are doing well inside a from a Minnesota fur farm. Navarro couldn’t say “no” to taking one of them, spacious caged area on her property.

Louie’s fur wasn’t good enough for a having given four older foxes sanctucoat, while Libby had a missing tail — a ary at her home last year. byproduct of breeding blemishes in an She flew with a friend to Save A attempt to obtain top-tier fur.

Fox sanctuary in Minnesota, which Not long after that, Navarro safeguards foxes with injuries and fur retrieved Penny and Jasper from Save flaws. The nonprofit saves the furry a Fox. Jasper has a flat foot, which animals, which are deemed “no good” stems from poor breeding and trauma by fur farmers and left to be killed. from confinement in a small wire cage.

On May 6, Navarro retrieved the Penny was deemed “no tiny fox she calls “Reef.” good” by fur farmers, “I was driving one Roughly 400 fur farms but Navarro said she is day before I got him are in operation today in good health. and it popped into my in the U.S., according to As for the newest head,” said Navarro, Four Paws U.S. Of those, addition, Reef recently who started her non56 breed foxes. saw veterinarian Miprofit last year to raise chael Claudio of Mobile awareness about fur Pet Doctors for a checkup. The fox farming. “I thought it was very fitting.” subsequently received his first set of From Minnesota, Navarro and her vaccines. friend drove roughly 26 hours to the Navarro said she’s hoping eventuKeys with a fox that, at times, was playally to take him to meet children and ful, and other times, sleepy. On May 8, educate the community on foxes and they were back in Key Largo. the dangers they face. She also wants “It’s definitely been an experience,” people to know that foxes are not Navarro said. “The four adult foxes I domesticated animals. have are independent. Taking care of a “These guys aren’t born to be baby fox is a full-time job making sure pets,” she said. “People say they want he’s comfortable.” a fox as a pet. In reality, they do fox Reef was born on a fur farm things.” around late March. He was able to be Visit pawsitivebeginnings.org to rescued after his mother and siblings learn more about Navarro’s rescued started to reject him. Navarro said foxes and captive bred foxes.

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Reef was born on a fur farm in late March. He has missing toes on his right front paw.

The tip of his tail is missing due to injuries sustained in a short time on the fur farm.

Picking up Reef from Minnesota in early May, Nicole Navarro drove 26 hours back to the Keys with the fox. JIM McCARTHY/Keys Weekly

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KEYS VACCINES BY WEEK

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This graph denotes the weekly total of vaccines administered in Monroe County of all types from March 27 to May 17. (Numbers include the second shot for Pfizer and Moderna, i.e.). *Two day’s data is missing from two of the weekly totals (March 27 and May 4). **The last week depicted, May 1518 is a partial week. SARA MATTHIS/Keys Weekly

FEWER JABS IN ARMS Demand drops, but experts urge all to get vaccine SARA MATTHIS

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wo. That’s the new number of COVID-19 cases reported by the state Department of Health in Monroe County on May 18. And as the county’s cases fall, so does the demand for the vaccine.

At the moment, about 40,000 Keys residents — 54% — have at least one dose. And 40% of residents have the complete series. And an astounding 90% of Keys residents who are 65 or older have been vaccinated.

Naturally, with so many vaccinated, the demand for the shots continues to dwindle. Starting next month in June, it’s highly unlikely health agencies will continue to offer the mass-vaccination, no-appointmentnecessary vaccine events. Instead, locals will be referred to retail pharmacies, clinics and doctors offices.

As a final push, some are offering incentives to those willing to be vaccinated. At the Department of Health event on Big Pine Key at Big Pine United Methodist Church, they are handing out $10 gift grocery cards. The event started on May 19 and runs through Friday, May 21 from noon to 8 p.m. daily.

Armand Messina, owner of A.M. Electric in Marathon, is giving his employees bonuses. He said it’s partially a reward for employees’ dedication during the pandemic and an extra amount for agreeing to be vaccinated. They did.

“I paid them $100 to get their vaccines. Who doesn’t love money,” said Messina. “We’re trying to keep ourselves safe and our clients safe.”

On the mainland, governments and employees are getting even more creative: a free glazed donut from Krispy Kreme, paid time off to get the shot from employers like Target, a Lyft ride. In Ohio, the governor announced a $1 million lottery for vaccinated residents of the state.

The incentives are a logical extension of the abundance of vaccines now available.

“Although the demand for COVID-19 vaccines at our state vaccination sites through myvaccine has gone down within the last few weeks, availability of vaccines continues to grow in Monroe County,” said a

state Department of Health-Monroe County spokesperson. “COVID-19 vaccines are more readily available now at local retail pharmacies by appointment and some by walk-in, including at CVS, Walgreens, Publix, Winn Dixie, CHI, and Rural Health Network Monroe County.”

The College of the Florida Keys is winding down its mass vaccination efforts, too.

“We have eight more small events scheduled for the remainder of May and two in early June,” said Amber Ernst-Leonard.

More than 130 nursing students from the college have already volunteered 3,722 hours at 26 vaccination events at the school, 12 weeks onsite at Ocean Reef, and events — two or three times a week — with the Department of Health. That represents almost 22,000 shots administered.

“For a while, we were even going onsite to businesses that requested our presence like Opal Key Resort,” Ernst-Leonard said, “trying to reach as many people working in the hospitality industry as possible.”

On May 18, the county’s health department said it recommends vaccines for those who have already had the coronavirus.

The Florida Department of Health has recommendations regarding vaccination for COVID-19 for those who have been previously infected with the virus and for those who are currently infectious.

“It is unknown how long protection from being infected again will last,” said a spokesperson. “Getting sick with the virus can occur again and vaccination can help prevent severe infection and further spread.”

The agency continues to encourage everyone to get vaccinated.

“There is still a possibility that they can become infected with COVID-19 and transmit the infection to others even if they have no symptoms. Every person who is infected with COVID-19 increases the propensity for the virus to mutate and create variants that may become dangerous and even resistant to available vaccines and treatments,” the spokesperson said. “If there are fewer infections in the community, there is less of a chance of variants.”

A.M. Electric gave its employees a bonus if they agreed to be vaccinated.

The crew — Shane (not pictured) and Armand Messina (front) — includes Eddie Sequeira, left, James Thomas, Michelle McKenna, Todd Swift and Ryan Mason. CONTRIBUTED

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TIME IS RUNNING OUT FWC will exterminate iguanas caught in the wild without microchips after October CHARLOTTE TWINE

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lorida wildlife officials are planning to take a bold step to control the state’s iguana population — extermination. They are also banning all pet ownership of iguanas in the future.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) announced in February that residents who currently keep iguanas as pets have to microchip the animals, apply for permits and cage them during a scheduled grace period.

As of April 29, pet owners have 90 days to apply for a no-cost permit and identify their pets with a microchip, and they must meet new outdoor caging requirements by Oct. 26, 2021.

If iguanas — and other members of the FWC’s 16 high-risk invasive reptile list, such as pythons and tegus — are found chipless in the wild after Oct. 26, the circumstances are dire.

“If nonnative species such as tegus and green iguanas are found in the wild in Florida, the FWC will check them to see if they are microchipped,” said Carli Segelson, a communications rep for the FWC. “If they are not microchipped, chances are that the owner will not be found or that they are part of a wild population, and the animal will be humanely killed. Escaped or released pets that are microchipped may be returned to an owner or may have some law enforcement action, depending on the specific situation.”

Segelson also said that in the future, having these reptiles as pets will no longer be allowed in Florida.

“People can no longer obtain these animals as pets in Florida. People in possession of green iguanas or tegus as personal pets prior to April 29, 2021 may apply for a free Prohibited Species for Personal Use permit to maintain that pet for the life of the animal.”

Experts agreed at a February conference that enough data has been collected with the University of Florida to support “further analysis/ study, interagency collaboration, public outreach, education and removal” of iguanas and other high-risk reptiles.

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Experts say the iguana population is exploding exponentially, so the FWC has created rules to control them and other invasive reptiles. FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION/Contributed

Chuck “the Iguana Assassin” Meier shot 600 iguanas last year. CONTRIBUTED

Chuck “the Iguana Assassin” Meier has written a cookbook with iguana recipes and believes killing them for eating would help control the population. CONTRIBUTED

tuitive to control reptiles in the wild by chipping pets that are living on private property, Segelson said this is a necessary part of the FWC’s multi-pronged approach.

“These species pose a threat to Florida’s ecology, economy and human health and safety,” she said. “Because they are high-risk to Florida, enhanced regulations are necessary. Regulation of high-risk nonnative fish and wildlife is used in conjunction with ongoing field work and other management strategies to minimize adverse impacts of invasive species and to prevent additional introduction or spread in the wild.”

Keys Weekly spoke to one Key West iguana owner who took the news of the FWC’s new strict rules in stride. Anthony Ingram-Westover has had his iguana, Coqui, for three years and says he is a responsible pet owner who will follow the new FWC rules. “We’re tracking the rules closely. There were rumors they would ban them outright, but we’re happy there’s a relatively simple process to keep him as part of the family.”

But another Keys iguana pet owner, who asked to remain anonymous, is concerned about the rules. “The new rules are truly horrible for long-term pet owners and their iguanas. In my opinion they are designed to kill off any existing pets as quickly as possible,” she said. “You can no longer walk them on a leash or take them for car rides. Instead, they have to live locked inside a cage, because you have to split up bonded pairs or surgically alter them. And worst of all, if you want to have them outside so they can sun themselves, they have to be inside a concrete wall where they will overheat and die unless you have the money and own enough land to build them a huge enclosure.”

Though Segelson noted that the FWC doesn’t have any population numbers for iguanas in Monroe County, Lower Keys iguana exterminator Chuck Meier believes they are “exploding exponentially” in the area. Last year, he shot 600 iguanas.

But he also feels that these new FWC rules won’t control the population. Meier, who has written a book called “The Key West Iguana Killers Club Cookbook,” has a creative solution: “The next evolution is to treat it as a lionfish, like a non-GMO food source. I've shipped iguana to Minnesota for people to eat.”

For more information about the new FWC rules, go to MyFWC.com/ReptileRule.

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TWO TEAMS RAISE $25,140 Groups of six made the 100-mile trek this past weekend

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wo Marathon teams raised more than $25,000 during the 13th annual running of the Keys100 race that took place May 15-16. The money goes to the Cancer Foundation of the Florida Keys.

For team captain Trish Hintze, it’s a very worthy cause. “Personally, I know a lot of people who have used their services. You know, cancer isn’t just about doctor bills. The foundation takes people to appointments, it supports patients on so many levels and in ways you don’t get from mega organizations like the American Cancer Society,” she said.

“We had about 70 donors who supported us — and about 85% of those were locals who are friends or business owners,” said team captain Lara Rutskin Martin.

“How amazing is our community that supported us so that we can support the Cancer Foundation of the Florida Keys?”

Rutskin-Martin said her team was able to double the amount of money it raised in 2019 (the race last year was canceled due to COVID-19).

The race is a 100-mile point-to-point run from Key Largo to Key West, created by ultrarunner Bob Becker in 2007. He also hosts another long-distance race in the Everglades to support the environment. Both individuals and teams compete. There is also a 50-mile option from Marathon to Key West, and a 50-kilometer race from Big Pine Key to Key West. The races finish at Higgs Beach.

Both teams below signed up for the six-member, 100-mile race that began at 5:30 a.m. in Key Largo.

Team name: 24hourskidsfree Finish time: 16 hours, 42 minutes Team members: Trish Cox, driver Deb Kaplan, Ashley Keeney, Captain Lara Martin-Rutskin, Blair Shiver, Amanda Matyi and Kara Durham. Four members previously ran together in the 2019 Keys100.

About the team: All of the runners are moms (hence the team name) and have 10 children among them.

Average distance per member: 13 to 19 miles Hardest moment: The heat and the dark. “The sunscreen was bubbling on our bodies. After a member would finish her leg, we were laying wet rags on each other and giving each other water. It was blazing hot. You’re never out there alone, it’s a team effort,” said Martin-Rutskin. “And running at night was hard. We’re wearing headlamps, but we can’t see our feet.”

Funniest moment: There was an incident involving baby powder. ’Nuf said.

Fan support: The moms’ kids and partners met them at the halfway mark — the Keys Strength & Conditioning Gym parking lot — with lots of love.

Gold-star runner: Trish Cox. “That’s a huge chunk of the race and she did it at 1 p.m. in the afternoon in the blazing heat.

She came off it feeling great!” said RutskinMartin.

Fundraising: $12,140. The team posted appeals on Facebook and emailed, texted and called friends and family. The team got a $2,000 boost … from another team! Key West’s Mary Ellen’s Bar contributed to the Marathon team.

Team name: Easier Said Than Run Finish time: 16 hours, 12 minutes Team members: Jenni Stein, Capt. Trish Hintze, Kristy Yeider, Nate Berkebile, Sarah Simcic and Jill Reilley. (Not pictured, driver Kathryn Rummery.)

About the team: Every member of the team is from Marathon except Jill Reilley, who lives on Big Pine Key. Though some knew each other as acquaintances, they came together as a team for the Keys100.

Average distance per member: 16 to 22 miles.

Hardest moment: Keeping on schedule.

“You think you have plenty of time to get from point A to point B. But by the time the new person starts the next leg and you give the last runner time to recuperate — stretch and breathe, it’s time to get back in the van,” said Hintze. “Then you’re in the van and you need to eat and keep your energy up. Parking was (not) fun, too.”

Funniest moment: The team kept repeating the punchline of a popular tik tok video that goes something like #fastafboi in relation to Nate Berkebile’s performance.

Fan support: Family members met the runners at various spots to cheer on the runners.

Gold-star runner: Nate Berkebile, who tackled the 7 Mile Bridge, and Jenni Stein, who is a long-distance and experienced runner.

Fundraising: $13,000. Hintze credits Kristy Yeider with making a hard push to raise funds and the group posted fliers. “We also had a lot of Berkshire Hathaway real estate agents contribute,” said Hintze. “And Claude Gardner who sits on the Knights Foundation wrote us a $2,000 check in, like, two minutes.

It was very generous.”

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Yes to not being afraid of the vaccine.

Andrea Rai, Expert R.N.

Let’s bring back the hugs. Let’s bring back the smiles. Let’s beat this pandemic together.

If you have any questions or doubts related to the vaccine, visit BaptistHealth.net/SayYes for more information.

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THANK YOU FLORIDA KEYS MEDICAL RESERVE CORPS VOLUNTEERS! The Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) is a national network of volunteers, organized locally to improve the health and safety of theircommunities. The MRC network comprises more than 200,000 volunteers in roughly 800 community-based units located throughout the United States and itsterritories. Locally the Florida Keys MRC is managed by Keys AHEC Health Centers but activated by the Florida Department of Health in Monroe to supplement clinical staff in an emergency public health capacity -such as hurricane sheltering efforts and pandemic events like H1N1 or most recently COVID-19.

Listed below are some of our local MRC Volunteers. Many of you will recognize these individuals as friends, family or neighbors.

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CONTRIBUTED 1. The spring graduates of the class of 2021 gather at the front of the Key West campus for their May 7 graduation ceremony.

2. CFK President Jonathan Gueverra gives Madison Nasser her diploma for an associate in science degree in nursing. The Air Force veteran also gave the student address and was recognized for her leadership in vaccination efforts throughout the Keys with her fellow nursing students.

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he College of the Florida Keys held an outdoor ceremony on May 7 to celebrate the spring graduating Class of 2021 on the Key West. The event, which featured a Jumbotron to display videos and closeups, was streamed live on the College’s Facebook page to reach family, friends and even students who were not in attendance.

Approximately 70 students received diplomas on stage, but the Col-

lege expects to award more than 150 bachelor’s degrees, associate degrees and certificates to the spring class of 2021.

The ceremony featured a student address by nursing graduate Madison Nasser, an alumnus address by 2003 marine engineering graduate and Lower Keys charter Capt. Andrew Tipler, and a keynote address by Monroe County Mayor Michelle Coldiron.

During the ceremony, the College

honored the nursing students and leaders for their extraordinary contributions to COVID-19 vaccinations throughout the Keys. College President Jonathan Gueverra conferred President’s Awards to the key players of the effort: Dr. Carla Fry, the college’s director of nursing and health sciences; Mark Roby, dean of science and nursing, and the college’s Student Nurses Association.

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3. College of the Florida Keys President Jonathan Gueverra speaks at the 62nd Commencement Exercises on May 7. Also pictured, from left, are Monroe County Mayor Michelle Coldiron, College board chair Stephanie Scuderi, distinguished alumnus Capt. Andrew Tiipler, board vice chair Kevin Madok and vice president of advancement Frank Wood.

4. Monroe County Mayor Michelle Coldiron reaches to hug her son-in-law Michael Pinto, who just received his diploma for an associate in science in nursing.

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MAKING THE GRADE

SARA MATTHIS

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TAKE STOCK IN CHILDREN AWARDS 57 SCHOLARSHIPS TO THE CLASS OF 2021 MANDY MILES

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t was 1998 when a man the community would come to know well spoke at a Key West luncheon at the Casa Marina Resort.

John Padget introduced a promising, but underutilized, college scholarship program in Florida called Take Stock in Children, that aims to let “deserving, low-income youth escape the cycle of poverty through education,” says its website.

The statewide nonprofit had launched three years prior in 1995, but had never been implemented in Monroe County, Padget said, challenging the lunchtime audience to change that. He later put his money where his mouth was when he said his philanthropic foundation would match donations to the scholarship program.

Take Stock in Children identifies students from low-income families in middle school and offers a contract for the student and parents to sign. If the child stays in school, out of trouble and maintains at least a C average, Take Stock will pay tuition for two years at a Florida state college and then two years at a state university.

“Students who have been accepted to a university also have the opportunity to earn a dormitory plan for two years through the Monroe County Education Foundation,” said Chuck Licis, Monroe County’s Take Stock program director.

The scholarships are purchased through the Florida Prepaid College Program that allows all families to start saving for college the day their child is born. Tuition costs are locked in at the rate being charged on the day the family signs up for the program and begins making monthly payments.

Padget’s goal was to provide college scholarships for every eligible student in Monroe County. He began working with the Monroe County Education Foundation and raising money from local donors and organizations to make it happen. And it did.

Each year, middle school students and their parents sign their Take Stock contracts, which are their ticket to a college degree. Students are then assigned volunteer academic mentors from the community who meet with each student for an hour each week.

“Take Stock in Children Monroe fundraises through its lead agency, the Monroe County Education Foundation,” Licis said. “Scholarship donations are matched by the Florida Prepaid College Foundation and are applied towards our annual pledged purchase of Florida Prepaid tuition and dormitory scholarships.

“Students may not graduate completely debt-free with a Take Stock in Children scholarship alone, but the vast majority of our scholars are eligible for additional funding such as Florida Bright Futures, Pell grants and other scholarships to minimize additional out-of-pocket college costs. Rarely do our students rely on loans for college funding,” he said.

TAKE STOCK IN CHILDREN BY THE NUMBERS • 839 scholarships have been provided to Florida Keys students since 1998 • 7% of all recipients, between 2001 and 2016, have earned, or are currently earning, a college degree.

• The Monroe County Education Foundation purchases 60 to 80 scholarships per year to align with the incoming, income-eligible middle school scholars.

• In the Florida Keys, the Class of 2021 has 57 Take Stock graduates, and all have been accepted to a Florida university or college.

• This year’s Take Stock scholars will be attending Florida State University, University of Florida, University of Central Florida, University of North Florida, University of South Florida, Florida Gulf Coast University, Florida Atlantic University, Tallahassee Community College and The College of the Florida Keys.

SHAHED SHUVO “What I admire most about Shahed is his character,” said Take Stock in Children mentor Elliot Hart of Shahed Shuvo. Shuvo is a Marathon High School senior and TSIC scholarship recipient on his way to University of Central Florida to study computer engineering.

“Take Stock gives me an opportunity that I wouldn’t have otherwise,” said Shuvo. “And I would never have had the opportunity to tour the campuses like I did without this program.”

Shuvo will be the first in his family to attend college and the field of computer science isn’t all that familiar either, though he did have an uncle, now deceased, in Bangladesh who was involved in the industry. Shuvo has attended schools in the Middle Keys since kindergarten and entered the TSIC program before 9th grade.

Shuvo, in turn, says his mentor has been extremely helpful. “Elliot has experiences that I don’t have.”

The graduating senior is interested in the hardware aspect of computer engineering and how things go together. In fact, he built his own computer and said it will be the item from home he packs most carefully for his trip to Orlando.

“I bought the parts during Black Friday in 2020 and had the machine built by December,” he said. “It’s decent, but it needs a couple more things to be a great gaming machine.” Shuvo said he’s going to put his head down and work hard at school, but hopes to make time for an E-sports or robotics club.

Marathon High School senior, and Take Stock in Children scholarship awardee, Shahed Shuvo is headed off to University of Central Florida in late June. SARA MATTHIS/Keys Weekly

Hart says Shuvo has a level head on his shoulders, “the kind of friend I needed as a kid. He tries hard, he’s engaged and a go-getter. I have complete confidence that he will excel and I’m excited to see what he’ll do in college and beyond.”

Although he’s pursuing a degree in computer science, his ultimate goal is a career in law enforcement. He participates in the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Explorers program and Hart said Shuvo has already reached out to federal agencies about internship opportunities.

For his part, Hart said he joined Take Stock as a mentor soon after moving to the Keys to take a job with the state as a marine biologist. “It’s a chance to know and help someone in the community in a much more personal way than, say, a fundraising event,” he said. “And I think the program works because it pairs teenagers with an adult that is neither an authority figure or someone that has expectations. I’m a compassionate ear, a sounding board.”

Shuvo is getting a head start on the next chapter of his life with the Take Stock in Children program and champing at the bit: He’s headed off to University of Central Florida as soon as possible, starting a summer term in late June.

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AMY GUZMAN Without a scholarship from Take Stock in Children, college would have been a real financial struggle for Amy Guzman and her family.

But Guzman, who graduates from Key West High School next week, has been planning since eighth grade to earn a college degree. She signed a contract that would make it possible, as long as she stayed in school, out of trouble and got decent grades. If she did all that, she’d get a scholarship to college.

Done and done.

Guzman is heading to Florida State University on June 20 with plans to major in biology.

“I want to be some kind of doctor,” she said last week in the courtyard of Key West High School while meeting with Samantha Farist, her Take Stock mentor. “I also got a Bright Futures scholarship and was accepted into the CARE program at FSU,” Guzman said.

CARE, the Center for Academic Retention & Enhancement at FSU, “provides equity and access to traditionally underrepresented students who are disadvantaged by virtue of educational and socioeconomic reasons,” the website states.

The program provides new-student orientation, academic advising, financial aid advocacy and other services for minority and underprivileged students.

“My friends and I all wanted to go to the same school, so there’s

jim@keysweekly.com

Amy Guzman will graduate from Key West High School next week and head to Florida State University, thanks in part to a Take Stock in Children scholarship. Guzman signed up for the program when she was in eighth grade. MANDY MILES/Keys Weekly

a few of us going to FSU,” Guzman said. “The campus is so nice and everyone seemed really welcoming.”

While in middle school at Horace O’Bryant School, Guzman signed the Take Stock in Children scholarship contract to stay in school and out of trouble while maintaining a C average. She also started meeting weekly with Farist, who will remain with Guzman throughout her college career.

“We started meeting right away, once a week in the HOB library when she was in eighth grade,” said Farist, who works as human resources director for the City of Key West. “The mentors all get academic progress reports on their Take Stock students, so I knew her grades, her class schedule and any disciplinary issues.

And through the year, we’ve talked about her classes, which ones were a struggle, her future goals, getting her driver’s license, opening a bank account, our pets and some current events.”

Farist beams with pride when she looks at Guzman in person, after a year of Zoom mentoring sessions due to COVID. “It’s been so rewarding to watch how hard these kids work and then reap the rewards at the end,” Farist said.

YOENDRY FERRO Originally from Cuba, Ferro was 4 years old when he came to the U.S. with his family. Through dedication and hard work, the senior at Coral Shores not only received recognition through the Take Stock program, but he also recently became a U.S. citizen.

Ferro came to the states with his mom, dad, brother and sister in 2007.

They’ve lived in the Upper Keys for 14 years. Ferro attended Key Largo School and is now closing out his high school journey at Coral Shores.

A Take Stock program participant since seventh grade, Ferro said the experience helped him understand the workings of college and what it can do for his next phase in a life — a career. Take Stock also gave Ferro vital information about the college search process, which led him to pick the University of Central Florida, where he will study electrical engineering.

In recognition of his work in the classroom, Ferro was recently chosen as Take Stock’s 2021 Outstanding Senior for Monroe County. Ferro was elated to know that all the time and energy put forth in school paid off and that others recognized it. Autumn Hager, Coral Shores teacher and Take Stock success coach, said Ferro is the perfect example of a Take Stock in Children student.

“He is actively involved in several organizations and holds leadership positions in most,” Hager said. “He is my president of the Take Stock Scholar Club who facilitates the meetings and helps with recruitment of new students, and offering community service opportunities to other TSIC students. Yoendry is humble, hard-working and deserving of all of his successes.”

Coral Shores senior and Take Stock graduate Yoendry Ferro will attend University of Central Florida to study electrical engineering. JIM McCARTHY/Keys Weekly

Ferro is co-captain of the lifting team, a member of Interact Club, Key Club, AVID and National Art Honor Society. Ferro’s balanced school life with a job at Key Largo Chocolates.

“It’s taught me a lot about time management, which I’ll need for college,” he said.

Having lived in the Keys since he arrived in the U.S., Ferro said he’s excited to experience a new area in Orlando. And he’s also ready to dedicate his time to his studies.

Ferro applied to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services at the beginning of the year. Two months later, he was scheduled for a civics test.

Passing the test, he went on to receive his citizenship diploma two weeks later in Miami.

“It just shows how far my family has come. It’s kind of like the home stretch in a way,” he said. “It lets us know we’re going in the right way. It’s opening doors of opportunities, so now I can vote. It’s now easier to travel.”

With U.S. citizenship and a high school diploma soon in hand, Ferro’s goals include pursuing a career, saving up to purchase a house and learning stocks and the economy.

His advice to Take Stock students? Ferro said use the success coach and mentors and all the resources the program provides for college and life choices.

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Hurley signs on with Chris-Tel Construction Chris-Tel Construction has opened a new branch office in Marathon to serve the Florida Keys. The office is located at 11400 Overseas Highway, Suite 208,

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Steve Hurley was hired as general manager of the Florida Keys to facilitate the firm’s new geographic growth. Hurley has over 30 years of experience in the construction industry, more specifically in public/private infrastructure, project management and land planning. Throughout his career, he has also provided permitting services through the governmental agencies, including final close-out and certifications. Hurley has been in the Marathon area for over 10 years.

The company touts Hurley’s presence in the Florida Keys market, experience in the industry, and education as he promotes the firm’s brand in a business development capacity. His responsibilities at Chris-Tel Construction will include client relations, project coordination, and management of the day-to-day business operations at the Marathon office.

Hurley is active in the community as well. Recently, he was chairperson for the Greater Marathon Chamber of Commerce and is an active volunteer at many local functions.

Chris-Tel Construction is a licensed general contractor and construction management firm with offices in Fort Myers and Marathon. The company specializes in commercial construction, site/civil construction and special projects. For more information on ChrisTel Construction visit www.christelconstruction.com. To reach Hurley, call 305-735-4623 or email shurley@ christelconstruction.com.

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BRIEFLY Lunch-and-learn topic: landscape irrigation The UF/IFAS Extension Monroe County is hosting a virtual meeting on Friday, May 28 from noon to 1 p.m. on water use in the landscape. The talk will cover efficient irrigation systems and keeping fertilizers and other pollutants out of the ocean. To register, call 305-292-4501 or email monroe@ ifas.ufl.edu to register.

Friday night is Roller Night The City of Marathon is hosting a Roller Night on Friday, May 21 from 7 to 9 p.m. Kids of all ages are encouraged to bring roller skates, roller blades or scooters (no electric scooters or hoverboards) for a night of fun at the Marathon Community Park that includes music and snacks. Helmets are required and participants must sign a waiver. Social distancing will be observed, but masks are optional. The event is free.

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COUNTY FIREFIGHTER DIES IN HIS SLEEP AT STOCK ISLAND STATION HERVÉ THOMAS SERVED THE COUNTY SINCE 2009 Sixteen retired Navy SEALS will take turns paddling a six-person outrigger canoe 300 miles from Key West to Fort Pierce from May 24-31 to raise money for veterans programs at the National Navy SEAL Museum. CONTRIBUTED

RETIRED NAVY SEALS BACK ON THE WATER 300-mile canoe trip from Key West to Fort Pierce raises money for veterans programs MANDY MILES

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Monroe County Fire Rescue’s Firefighter/EMT Herve Thomas receives his 10 years of service pin from daughter Naima in 2019. CONTRIBUTED

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onroe County Fire Chief Steve Hudson announced with great sorrow the May 11 passing of firefighter/EMT Hervé Thomas of Big Pine Key. Thomas died in his sleep while on duty at Station 8 on Stock Island. The cause is not known at this time. The county asks for respect and privacy for his family, friends and co-workers. Thomas leaves behind his wife, Nicole, and daughter, Naima, 14.

“Firefighter Hervé Thomas faithfully served the residents and visitors of Monroe County since 2009, and his presence will be greatly missed,” said Hudson. “We stand strong and united during this period of grief and lend support to each other unconditionally. We pray for Herve’s family and let it be known, rest peacefully, Brother Thomas, we got it from here.”

Thomas was very active in the Big Pine Key community and was especially vigilant

in the recovery efforts in the area after Hurricane Irma. In everything he did, he did it to help others.

A GoFundMe page has been created for his family, and can be found by searching “Family of Firefighter Hervé Thomas.”

The funeral service will be held Saturday, May 22, at 11 a.m. at Keys Vineyard Community Church, 100 County Road, Big Pine Key. After the funeral, a procession will pass Station 8 on Stock Island and will lead to the Celebration of Life that will be held at Bernstein Park, 6751 5th St., Stock Island.

If you would like to send a unit for the procession, please contact Chief Fire Marshal RL Colina at 305-394-2914. Monroe County appreciates the community’s support in honoring Firefighter Hervé Thomas.

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group of about 16 Navy SEALS may be retired from active duty, but are still serving their country and its people, having accepted a new mission as members of the nonprofit group Beyond the Teams.

The team is set to paddle a six-person ocean outrigger canoe from Key West to the National Navy SEAL Museum in Fort Pierce.

They’ll leave Key West on Monday, May 24 and will stop each night in places throughout the Florida Keys and South Florida, where restaurants and other venues will host meet-and-greet fundraising events.

A kickoff event will take place Sunday, May 23 from 5 to 9 p.m. at La Trattoria Oceanside on South Roosevelt Boulevard in Key West.

The second night’s event will take place at Boondocks. Then the team will stop at the Elks Lodge in Marathon on Tuesday, May 25 and at the Caribbean Club in Key Largo on Wednesday, May 26.

Each event will feature a silent auction, raffles and 50/50s as well as a merchandise table to benefit the Navy SEAL Museum and its support services for veterans, said Mel Veazey, the wife of a retired SEAL, who has helped organize this year’s event in the Florida Keys.

“Each evening’s event is free to attend and all are welcome,” Veazey said, adding that special table seating for six can be reserved for a $300 donation.

Visit beyondtheteams.org for specific venue information.

Retired SEAL Mike Charbonnet started Beyond the Teams — named for the various SEAL Teams that undertake dangerous, classified and live-saving missions around the world (does SEAL Team 6 sound familiar?)

— for SEAL life after active duty.

“Beyond the Teams is a group of former Navy SEALs who have teamed up to undertake a new kind of mission,” said Charbonnet, whose son, also a SEAL, became paralyzed from the waist down during a parachuting accident and needed neurological rehabilitation at a clinic in San Diego.

“VIP Neuro Rehabilitation Clinic doesn’t accept insurance because they don’t want to have to turn away someone who’s not insured, so all their funding comes from donations, grants and fundraisers,” said Charbonnet. The clinic was the recipient of the first Beyond the Teams epic fundraiser in 2019, when the team embarked on a 1,000-mile bike ride from Virginia Beach to the museum in Fort Pierce.

“Members of Beyond the Teams conduct fund-raising events for organizations and causes that help people with physical disabilities, cultural disadvantages and practical needs going unmet because they are the ‘little guys,” the organization’s website states.

“We have guys coming in from Hawaii, Houston, California and other places for this paddle event,” Charbonnet said. “We’re excited and are so appreciative of the support we’ve received from the Keys military and civilian communities.”

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Residents can obtain one sticker for each registered vehicle by providing proof of residency: Florida driver’s license and vehicle registration or a property tax bill and out of county registration for out of county residents. These same documents will allow residents through a checkpoint.

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MESSAGE FROM YOUR SHERIFF It’s hard to believe, but we’re already four years removed from Hurricane Irma. I’ve been knocking on wood every June 1st since then. I know I’m not alone.

This year the storm season looms while we remain committed to recovery after more than a year of uncertainty and angst surrounding COVID-19. But we can’t let one issue blind us of another. We may all be feeling a bit ambivalent toward hurricane preparedness this year. I urge you to avoid that sentiment.

Now is the to time get your evacuation plans in order.

• Stock your shelves with water and nonperishables as you normally would.

• Gather your important documents.

• Take video of property for insurance claims.

• Get a good weather app for your phone (I use Channel 10’s Max Tracker).

• Make plans to ensure you and your pets have the medications you need.

• Clear your yard of debris.

DOWNLOAD THE MCSO APP TODAY!

One very important caveat this year: The Sheriff’s Office is no longer distributing hurricane reentry decals at Substations.

Residents may now obtain one sticker for each registered vehicle by providing proof of residency at a Monroe County Tax Collector’s office.

Please visit www.monroecounty-fl.gov/782/EmergencyManagement for more information on the revised decal program. And help me spread the word! I would hate to have a resident or family fail to get a decal after showing up at the Sheriff’s Office unaware of this important change.

Let’s make the 2021 storm season as safe as we can!

Monroe County Sheriff, Rick Ramsay

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The Monroe County Courthouse and Jail (at right) was built in 1892, when Key West was Florida’s most populous city. This photo was taken circa 1900. WRIGHT LANGLEY COLLECTION/Contributed

A mugshot of one of the visitors to the Key West jail, circa 1950s. SLOAN COLLECTION/Contributed

THE PAST LIVES ON

Drunks and fighters were often put in the Key West Jail general population section, such as in this 1970s photo. Overcrowding eventually led to the creation of the Stock Island Detention Center. MONROE COUNTY LIBRARY COLLECTION/Contributed

1892 KEY WEST JAIL BECOMING A MUSEUM CHARLOTTE TWINE

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he fifth version of the Key West jail in Jackson Square on Whitehead Street was built in 1892 to help reconstruct the commercial center, most of which had been turned to ashes by a fire a few years prior. At a population of 18,000, the city of Key West was the most populous in Florida, and a stately and solid jail and courthouse was designed to symbolize that pride — not to mention provide a more fireproof facility. An African-American child of slaves, Charles Fletcher Dupont, was elected sheriff in 1888, and so he was helping to oversee the jail. In 1891, he prevented the attempted lynching of two pro-Spain Cubans accused of murdering a pro-independence Cuban.

Such stories are just the tip of the iceberg for the old Key West jail on Whitehead Street, and, fittingly, it is now in phase three of a renovation toward becoming a museum. This construction was approved by the Monroe County Board of Commissioners at its April 21 meeting and is being guided by the Key West Art and Historical Society. The plan is to build a museum that recreates a circa-1900 jail experience and tells Monroe County history — like the stories above.

Keys Weekly took a guided tour through the 1892 and 1910 portions of the jail, led by Cary Knight, director of project management for the county; Rob Tudor, county project manager; and Michael Gieda, executive director of the Key West Art and Historical

Society. Walking through the hot and musty old prison, you can almost hear the murmurs of the inmates as you walk by the cells and peer through the rusty barred windows that overlook the prison yard. You wouldn’t be surprised to see old Brooks from “Shawshank Redemption” walking by with a cart of library books.

Per a report that was commissioned by the county in 2018 and created by Bender & Associates Architects, the jail typically held about 12 inmates in 1900, usually drunks and roustabouts: “Nearly all had been born in Florida, although five had Bahamian parents.”

But, as Knight pointed out, the museum’s mission is about more than recreating an eerie jail experience. “It’s not just about people getting arrested and ghost tours and fun,” he said. “It’s also a celebration of law enforcement in the community.”

“The museum will be a celebration of a unique time in Key West, when it was hustle and bustle,” added Gieda. “We’ll tell a human story, not just about the inmates. Our angle will be comprehensive. Preserving the past for our children is a huge deal.”

Over the decades, the number of inmates coming through the Key West Jail overwhelmed the system, even with more buildings and space added. Eventually, the Stock Island Detention Center was built in 1993 to accommodate the overflow.

Knight said it took six to seven years to get the money to renovate the old Key West Jail. Momentum picked up about two years ago when Florida’s Division of Historic

Resources gave the project a $500,000 grant.

Soon after, the Tourist Development Council donated $1.2 million.

The first phase of the renovation took care of the roof and gutters, then the second phase included demolition work. Phase three, the current phase, is starting now.

On April 21, the BOCC awarded a bid in the amount of $234,000 to Marino Construction Group to complete a doors and windows replacement project. The money was provided by the TDC and Division of Historical Resources grants. Knight aims to have the jail museum open for the 2022-23 tourist season.

Tom Hambright, historian of the Monroe County Public Library System, pointed out that the human story of the jail can sometimes be hard to look at. He said that when he walks by the old Whitehead Street jail, he always thinks about Manuel Cabeza.

In December 1921, he was attacked by members of the Ku Klux Klan for having a mulatto girlfriend. He later identified one of his KKK attackers and shot him, so Cabeza was thrown in jail. Subsequently, Cabeza was dragged out of his cell by KKK members and lynched, Hambright said, because the KKK Sheriff at the time looked the other way.

“History is not always fun and games,” said Hambright. “You have to tell the whole story. With all the news about our legal system, how bad it is now, you go back to 1920, and it was really horrible in those days. It’s important to remember or else you’ll repeat it. Sometimes I think we’re not paying attention.”

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SPRINGTIME AT A HIGHER LATITUDE Renewal and rebirth after winter’s chill Spring has sprung, The grass is ris’, I wonder where, The boidies is?

– Ode to New Jersey Springtime, author unknown

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recent trip up north to New Jersey and Pennsylvania was a timely reminder of just how wonderful springtime can be.

Fresh green leaves on the trees, cool brisk mornings, sunny days and young love all tell us that the world is doing what it should be doing.

Down here in the islands, one forgets just how lovely spring (and summer) can be in those northern latitudes. There is a palpable sense of rebirth and awakening from a cold winter, and the expectation of the approaching warm days of summer.

This trip was a combination voyage of sorts — I got to spend time with my sisters in rural southern New Jersey, and then drive across the Keystone State to play a wedding in Pittsburgh.

Sarah and I both marveled in the greenery and beauty that was in the process of driving winter’s chill away.

This is not to say that it wasn’t chilly at times; compared, however, to the bitter cold of a northern winter, this was just perfect.

My youngest sister lives in a really nice home in Shamong that just happens to be close to a skeet shooting range. It was quiet the first couple of days we were there, but by Wednesday, the gunfire commenced.

Multiple shots rang out every second and echoed throughout the surrounding forests. There was likely enough carbon released on shooting days to significantly impact climate change … but it was just another part of the comfortable life in rural America.

After a few days in rural Jersey, it was off on the Pennsylvania Turnpike to assist two young people (both with Keys connections) in getting hitched.

After the congestion of getting past Philadelphia, it was smooth sailing through farmland, curves, tunnels and small mountain ridges to make our way to the land of my father’s birth (he was born in Monessen, just down the Monongahela River from Steel City). I hadn’t been to the Greater Pittsburgh area since the mid-1970s; in some areas, not much has changed. There

were lots of hills, the people were friendly and there was fun to be had.

The wedding was held in a lovely Catholic church and school combination (where both bride JOHN and groom had BARTUS attended classes earlier in their lives), is a City of Maraand I provided the thon councilmusic. The priest man. He also is and deacon were a musician who performs around really nice, the wedding party radiated town. For more youth and energy, see johnbartus. com and it all tied in perfectly with the springtime spirit of rebirth and renewal. It was really soul-satisfying to be able to look at the world through eyes perhaps a bit less jaded than mine. And it was especially gratifying to be able to hold an event at all, as this wedding was postponed a year due to the COVID pandemic.

The reception took place in one of those large event halls, and this one specialized in Italian cuisine. One of the really nice things was that some of the mothers of the wedding party put out this amazing homemade dessert spread. Let me tell you, nothing sucked. There was fudge and buckeyes and cookies and cheesecake bites and chocolate-covered nut clusters and cream horns — and they were all homemade. One of my favorites was the nut roll, the same kind my father’s parents used to make every time we’d visit them in Pennsylvania.

Keeping with the theme of springtime and renewal, it was really nice to spend time with some really intelligent and personable younger people. Sarah and I were kind of like the cool older people at the wedding, and we had a blast hanging with the young’uns. Just as springtime was renewing the world, so will this younger generation bloom and make their way through their lives.

It is most certainly an interesting world they are poised to inherit.

If this wedding was an example, I think they just might do a good job with it! ***** This coming Wednesday will see a musical reunion of epic proportions. Keyboardist David “Crazy Dave” Howell, one of my oldest friends and musical partners, will be in Marathon — and we will re-create the Herbie’s Hump Night of old! Dave is one of the most brilliant musicians I’ve ever worked with, and this coming Wednesday could become the stuff of legend.

Hope to see you at Herbie’s, this coming Wednesday, 6 p.m.

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THE OVERSEAS HIGHWAY 2.0

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n November 1932, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected for the first of his four terms as president.

Roosevelt inherited the Great Depression. One of his first acts was implementing the New Deal, promising relief, recovery and reform. Part of his plan was to create the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA), approved by Congress on May 12, 1933. FERA was allocated $500 million.

The agency’s purpose was to grant relief funds directly to state agencies, with half of the money to be used for matching grants programs and half disbursed as discretionary funds.

Florida’s first FERA administrator was Julius Stone. Stone graduated from Harvard University in 1926 and had an affinity for Key West, where he opened an office. The city was in trouble. Like Florida and Monroe County, it was bankrupt. At one point, Key West was so poor it could no longer afford to pay for police, fire or sanitation services. Government officials discussed moving everyone off the island.

Or an attempt could be made to breathe new life into the Southernmost City. Living there, Stone understood that while Flagler’s railroad brought the train to Key West, it was not bringing much of a tourist trade.

Stone was convinced that, with a little help, Key West could become an island oasis for tourists.

Stone organized the residents into a volunteer corps responsible for beautifying the town. Two hundred homes were refurbished so that rooms could be rented to visitors. Some of the primary streets were landscaped, and the beaches were spruced up.

Stone also understood that the

Overseas Highway that opened in 1928, version 1.0, did not provide a convenient conduit between Key West and the mainland. Because it was incomplete and required an automobile ferry system to bridge a 40-mile gap in the highway, it was time-consuming, too. Also, when attempting to make the trek between the ferry terminals during less than ideal weather conditions, the ferries were unreliable.

However, if there was a solid bridge system that eradicated the need for the ferries, Stone was sure the flow of BRAD traffic to Key West would increase — as would the island’s BERTELLI fortunes. Based on Stone’s suggestion, in 1934, hundreds of World War I veterans arrived in the Upper Keys to work on ... is the curator bridge projects that would make the ferries obsolete. Three for Islamorada’s work camps housed the workers, one on Windley Key and Keys History & two on Lower Matecumbe Key. Each camp was capable of Discovery Center.

A published auhousing 250 men. The first bridge project would have conthor of six books, nected Lower Matecumbe Key to the island called Jewfish his favorite subBush Key then — Fiesta Key today. jects are Indian On Sept. 2, 1935, a Category 5 hurricane raged over the Key and skunk Upper Keys. To this day, it registers as the most powerful apes. storm ever to strike North America. The eye of the storm crossed over Lower Matecumbe and Long keys with sustained winds in excess of 180 mph and a tidal surge of 17 feet. Hundreds of lives were lost in the Keys, including more than 200 veterans brought to the Keys to build automobile bridges.

What does 17 feet tall look like? The obelisk of the Florida Keys Memorial at Mile Marker 82, the hurricane monument erected to honor the hundreds of people who lost their lives in the storm, is roughly the height of the wall of water that came crashing over the islands that day.

The 1935 Labor Day Hurricane also brought an end to Henry Flagler’s OverSea Railroad. While the bridges Flagler’s crews had constructed weathered the storm relatively intact, 40 miles of railroad track was destroyed. The train to Key West had seen its last day.

Without diving into the failures of Flagler’s railroad, the Florida East Coast Railway sold the right-of-way of the Key West Extension to the state of Florida for $640,000.

Additionally, in 1937, the Public Works Commission approved a $3.6 million loan to convert the standing railroad bridges into automobile bridges. The newly refurbished Overseas Highway, version 2.0, opened to traffic on March 29, 1938, as a complete conduit that crossed the Seven Mile Bridge and directly connected Key West to the mainland. The official celebrated opening was July 4, 1938. Greyhound bus service between Miami and Key West also became operational.

A toll system was established to recoup costs associated with the improvements. Two toll booths were erected, one at Lower Matecumbe and one at Big Pine. The toll was $1 for drivers and an additional quarter for each passenger.

Today, when driving along the Overseas Highway and over the Channel 2 Bridge between Lower Matecumbe and Craig Key, on the bayside of the highway, out in the water, are eight concrete structures that are sometimes referred to by locals as “The Coffins.” These are the bridge piers that were under construction when the Category 5 Labor Day Hurricane struck.

It would not be until 1944 that the Overseas Highway 3.0, the one that most resembles the road used today, would open, but that story is for next week.

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TO WATCH OR TO READ, THAT IS THE QUESTION

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n 1902 the movie “Robinson Crusoe” was released; “Alice in Wonderland,” in 1903. It is nothing new that wonderful books are adapted to screens, both big and small. More than 100 years later, our favorite characters are coming to life faster than ever.

The rights of current best sellers get snatched up im-

mediately and older classics are continually remade.

Sometimes the details can be altered but it’s hard to imagine a world without Al Pacino as The Godfather or never meeting Harry Potter. Here are a few of the latest book-to-screen winners.

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.

BRIDGERTON, THE DUKE AND I

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Daphne Bridgerton is a debutante ready to be matched. Her upper crust family of Regency Era London will guide her through the annual season filled with glamorous balls and decked out dinner parties, making sure to keep her dance card filled. As the fourth of eight children, Daphne has three older brothers to contend with and a mother who dreams of the perfect marriage. Less focused on love, the match will cement her place in society, as well as that of her sisters. In walks Simon Basset, Duke of Hastings. The most handsome yet frustratingly enigmatic man Daphne has ever met, Simon is an old mate of her eldest brother and officially off limits. Facing similar societal pressures, Simon and Daphne come up with a scheme to develop a fictitious relationship and survive the tiresome season. The plan falls apart as the beautiful and sexy young couple fall passionately in love. A series filled with dozens of books, Bridgerton’s recent craze on Netflix has all the girls swooning for more.

Bjornstad is a small community hidden in a deep dark forest where temperatures plummet and everyone’s lives focus on hockey. The Beartown Bears Junior Team have been working for 10 years toward this moment. To the surprise of the country they are in the national semi-finals. For Coach David, these teenage boys have sacrificed every ounce of blood, sweat and tears they possibly could to this game, the team and to him. As the finals approach, a tragedy occurs, leaving a young girl traumatized and the entire season hanging in the wind.

This tiny town needs to dig deep into their hearts and weigh the meaning of good and evil, crime and punishment. Turning neighbors into enemies, the pressure is on and either way, the truth will be told. Translated from Swedish, author Fredrik Backman’s gentle prose will have the reader shivering as you hear the scraping of skates and the slap bang thwack as the puck shoots across the ice. Mesmerizing to read and fascinating to watch.

Kate Mularkey and Tully Hart meet in the summer of 1974. In their quaint suburban homes near Seattle, shy Kate is a typical dorky middle schooler hiding behind her too-thick glasses, while Tully defines the new girl role — beautiful, smart and cool. She takes Kate under her wing and they become inseparable. Having suffered through a difficult childhood, Tully clings to Kate’s steadfast friendship and swears that someday they will become an unstoppable broadcasting duo. Years later, the girls have survived as many heartbreaks as triumphs and remain best friends.

Although Tully’s fame and wealth are more than she could have imagined, she finds herself lonely and jealous of Kate, who settled down and has a beautiful daughter. Kate quietly masks her own fears of inadequacy, abandoned dreams and a stubborn teenager.

Kate and Tully’s memories flash back through the decades. I read this after I watched. Loved both but the verdict stands — I am a readfirst, watch-second kind of gal.

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or a third year in a row (okay, not counting pandemic 2020), team Florida Man crushed it. They took top prize in The Emerald Coast Open, the world’s largest lionfish tournament, held off Destin May 14 to May 16.

Marathon local Rachel Bowman is a member of Florida Man or, in her case, Florida Ma’am. The team collected 1,371 fish — or about 40% more than their closest competitor, the Stamps team. The other Florida Man team members are John McCain, Josh Livingston and Carl Antonik. Bowman has high praise for her teammates.

“Those guys are all technical divers and I learn a lot just being around them,” she said. “That’s how you become a better diver, by competing with people who are far more skilled than you.”

Also aboard the boat was Frauke Tillmans, research director for DAN (Divers Alert Network). She is studying the relationship between dehydration and cognitive function and took biometric measurements from the divers. The Florida Man team made a combined 87 dives over the two-day tournament.

“We made a concentrated effort to do shallower, shorter dives,” Bowman said, “just for our general health.”

The team was sponsored by Gary Graves of Keys Fisheries, also Bowman’s employer — she bartends at the restaurant and hunts lionfish for the wholesale side of the business.

145 divers from Destin, Florida, as well as those from around the country and even as far as Canada, descended on the panhandle for the tournament, which is hosted by Destin-Fort Walton Beach and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. About $48,000 in cash prizes and $25,000 in gear prizes was handed out.

The tournament and festival was organized and operated by more than 50 volunteers from organizations such as Reef Environmental Education Foundation, Navarre Beach Marine Science Station and Tampa Bay Watch Discovery Center.

“It’s just so much fun,” said Bowman.

“The crowning jewel of the tournament is just getting together with all of these people we haven’t seen in a few years.

The lionfish world is a close-knit community and the opportunity to share and collaborate is really important.”

After the tournament, the lionfish haul is offered up for wholesale.

wo years ago, in 2019, the Florida Man team won the annual Emerald Coast Open Lionfish Tournament by catching 2,241 lionfish. In 2021, they took top prize with 1,371 fish. The numbers are declining and the culprit seems to be an ulcer disease.

“The number of lionfish has decreased, but recreational divers are not taking any credit for that,” said Rachel Bowman, a Keys-based lionfish hunter on the winning team (see sidebar). “Places where we used to find 350 lionfish, now there’s only 10 to 15. That’s good news for the environment.”

Lionfish are an invasive exotic species in the U.S.; they have no known predators and eat everything in sight. First spotted in U.S. waters in 1985, the ubiquitous presence of lionfish was well documented by the 2000s, giving rise to tournaments like the Emerald Coast and other measures to enlist the public to stop lionfish from proliferating. (While the fish have venomous spines, they make delicious eating when carefully filleted.)

The lionfish invasion seemed like an insurmountable problem until the fish started exhibiting an ulcerative skin disease, first spotted in 2017. Alex Fogg, who runs the Emerald Coast Open Lionfish Tournament, has also authored scientific papers about the population decline with Holden Rachel Bowman poses with two Harris, a doctoral student lionfish she caught during a recent at University of Florida. tournament in Destin, Florida. The One study, published commercial diver and Keys resident on nature.com in Februsaid she’s personally noted a decline in lionfish. CONTRIBUTED ary of 2020, noted that commercial spearfishing catches declined by 50% in 2018 in the northern waters of the Gulf of Mexico. It also said that between 2016 and 2018, surveys conducted by remotely operated vehicles found that the lionfish density declined by 75% on natural reefs.

Fogg told the Keys Weekly that the disease spread more quickly in areas with a high density of bonefish. “It’s just like a kid with the flu in the classroom, compared to a kid at home with the flu,” he said. “Other places up and down the Eastern seaboard and in the Bahamas, the density of lionfish hasn’t changed that much.”

It’s important to note two things. One, lionfish available at local fish markets and stores like Whole Foods are still safe to eat. Two, the invasion isn’t over.

Harris told phys.org, a scientific website, that he worries lay people will misunderstand the findings.

“The densities (of lionfish) have gone down in some places.

We don’t know if they’ll stay down,” he said.

Bowman agreed. “I’m not a trained scientist, but as far as I understand it this is the natural boom and bust of an invasive species. I’ve been told that the lionfish population will level out until it just exists in our environment, like the kudzu vine.”

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING Meeting Notice The Monroe County Tourist Development Council will convene on Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at the Marathon Government Center.

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

Coordinating Board is to provide information and advice to the Community Transportation Coordinator on the coordination of services provided to the transportation disadvantaged population of Monroe County, pursuant to Chapter 427.0157, Florida Statutes.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), any person requiring special accommodations at this meeting due to a disability or physical impairment, and any related questions or inquiries concerning this meeting should be directed to Vanessa Naranjo at the Health Council of South Florida, Inc. at (305) 592-1452 at least 72 hours prior to the date of the meeting.

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The bid opening for this solicitation will be held virtually, via the internet, at 3:00 P.M., on June 16, 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: May 20, 2021 The Weekly Newspapers

The administration of the estate of JAMES L. CONLEY, deceased, whose date of death was December 12, 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 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: May 20, 2021.

Personal Representative: Bonnie Sims 1816 Tacoma Point Dr. E Lake Tapps, Washington 98391 Attorney for Personal Representative: COLLEEN M. DURIS, B.C.S. Attorney Florida Bar Number: 975140 500 NE 8th Avenue Ocala, FL 34470 Telephone: (352) 732-7020 Fax: (352) 867-5111 E-mail: service@ocalaelderlaw. com E-Mail: angie@ocalaelderlaw. com Publish: May 20 & 27, 2021 The Weekly Newspapers

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: May 20, 2021.

Personal Representative: Dr. Katherine Winget P.O. Box 226 Tavernier, FL 33070 Attorney for Personal Representative: VICTORIA MIRANDA, ESQUIRE Florida Bar No. 1015363 E-Mail: VMiranda@HLYlaw.com JAMES S. LUPINO, ESQUIRE Florida Bar No. 244481 E-Mail: JLupino@HLYlaw.com HERSHOFF, LUPINO & YAGEL, LLP 9350 S Dixie Highway, Suite 1470 Miami, FL 33156 Publish: May 20 & 27, 2021 The Weekly Newspapers

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING QUARTERLY MEETING NOTICE: LOCAL COORDINATING BOARD FOR THE TRANSPORTATION DISADVANTAGED The Monroe County Local Coordinating Board (LCB) will be holding its regularly scheduled quarterly meeting on Friday, June 4, 2021 from 10:00am – 11:30am at the Marathon Government Center, 2798 Overseas Highway, Marathon, FL 33050. Members of the public are invited to attend the meeting virtually via the Zoom at https://mcbocc.zoom. us/j/96251656237.

The Public Workshop will be held immediately following the regularly scheduled quarterly meeting, on Friday, June 4, 2021. Members of the public are invited to attend the meeting virtually via the Zoom at https://mcbocc.zoom. us/j/96251656237. The purpose of the Workshop is to review and discuss the updates to the 2020-2021 Transportation Disadvantaged Service Plan (TDSP) where members of the public may provide their feedback and input.

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NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE SOLICITATIONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Wednesday, June 16, 2021 at 3:00 P.M., the Monroe County Purchasing Office will receive and open sealed responses for the following: ORGANIC REMOVAL AND BACKFILLING WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT CANAL #84, ROCK HARBOR, KEY LARGO, 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. on June 16, 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: ORGANIC REMOVAL & BACKFILLING CANAL 84, KEY LARGO 06/16/2021 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: omb-purchasing@ 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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO.: 21-CP-000032-P IN RE: THE ESTATE OF NINA HART GRIFFITHS, Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of NINA HART GRIFFITHS, deceased, whose date of death was December 23, 2020, is pending in the Circuit Court for Monroe County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 88820 Overseas Hwy, Plantation Key, Florida 33070.

The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate, on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served, must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of the first publication of this notice: May 20, 2021.

Personal Representative: Laura Kain Hart 1915 S. Westgate Ave Los Angeles, CA 90025 Attorney for Personal Representative: Kimberlee J. De Biase, Esq. Florida Bar No. 67987 Breger De Biase, PLLC 1200 N. Federal Hwy, Suite 200 Boca Raton, FL 33432 Telephone: (561) 225-2676 Email: kim@bdblawyers.com Secondary Email: admin@ bdblawyers.com Publish: May 20 & 27, 2021 The Weekly Newspapers IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO.: 2021-CP-88-K IN RE: ESTATE OF JAMES L. CONLEY Deceased.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION CASE NO.: 21-CP-000033-P IN RE: ESTATE OF ELIZABETH A. WINGET A/K/A, BETTY WULSTEIN, Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Elizabeth A. Winget, a/k/a Betty Wulstein, deceased, whose date of death was December 10, 2020, is pending in the Circuit Court for Monroe County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is Plantation Key Government Center, 88820 Overseas Highway, Plantation Key, FL 33070. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION CASE NO.: 21-CP-000031-P IN RE: ESTATE OF LINDA MARGARET CARVILL, Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Linda Margaret Carvill, deceased, whose date of death was May 21, 2020, is pending in the Circuit Court for Monroe County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is Plantation Key Government Center, 88820 Overseas Highway, Plantation Key, FL 33070. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN 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: May 20, 2021.

Personal Representative: Andrew Kerr Carvill 7 Seckford Street Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 4LY, United Kingdom Attorney for Personal Representative: VICTORIA MIRANDA, ESQUIRE Florida Bar No. 1015363

LEGAL NOTICES E-Mail: VMiranda@HLYlaw.com JAMES S. LUPINO, ESQUIRE Florida Bar No. 244481 E-Mail: JLupino@HLYlaw.com HERSHOFF, LUPINO & YAGEL, LLP 9350 S Dixie Highway, Suite 1470 Miami, FL 33156 Publish: May 20 & 27, 2021 The Weekly Newspapers IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO.: 2021-CP-49-P IN RE: ESTATE OF RICHARD H. SMITH Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of RICHARD H. SMITH, deceased, whose date of death was March 18, 2021, is pending in the Circuit Court for Monroe County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 88820 Overseas Highway, Plantation Key, FL 33070. The names and addresses of the personal 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 PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is: May 13, 2021.

Personal Representative: CAROL L. SMITH 118 Dove Creek Drive Tavernier, FL 33070 Attorney for Personal Representative: Urban J. W. Patterson, Esq. Email: ujwplaw@gmail.com Secondary Email: ujwplawfirm@ yahoo.com Florida Bar No. 382035 Urban J. W. Patterson, P.A. P.O. Box 783 Islamorada, Florida 33036 Telephone: 305-664-5065 Publish: May 13 & 20, 2021 The Weekly Newspapers IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO.: 2021-CP-50-P IN RE: ESTATE OF WALTER JARED BERNSTEIN Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of WALTER JARED BERNSTEIN, deceased, whose date of death was March 25, 2021, is pending in the Circuit Court for Monroe

LEGAL NOTICES County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 88820 Overseas Highway, Plantation Key, FL 33070. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is: May 13, 2021.

Personal Representative: JARED T. BERSTEIN 230 2nd Road Key Largo, FL 33037 Attorney for Personal Representative: Urban J. W. Patterson, Esq. Email: ujwplaw@gmail.com Secondary Email: ujwplawfirm@ yahoo.com Florida Bar No. 382035 Urban J. W. Patterson, P.A. P.O. Box 783 Islamorada, Florida 33036 Telephone: 305-664-5065 Publish: May 13 & 20, 2021 The Weekly Newspapers IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION CASE NO.: 2021-CP-41-P IN RE: THE ESTATE OF JOHN BERKY, Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the Estate of John Berky, deceased, whose date of death was December 5, 2020 and the last four digits of whose social security number are 5395, is pending in the Circuit Court for Monroe County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 88820 Overseas Highway, Tavernier, Florida 33070. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the Decedent and other persons having claims or demands against Decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this Court 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 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

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• CLASSIFIEDS, PUBLIC & LEGAL NOTICES • LEGAL NOTICES IN §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 the first publication of this notice is the 13th day of May, 2021.

Personal Representative: Lynn Baron c/o Law Office of Jack Bridges, P.A. P.O. Box 1714 Tavernier, FL 33070-1714 (305) 664-9690 Attorney for Personal Representative: Jack Bridges Fla. Bar No. 175950 P.O. Box 1714 Tavernier, FL 33070-1714 (305) 664-9690 jack@jackbridges.us linda@jackbridges.us Publish: May 13 & May 20, 2021 The Weekly Newspapers IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO.: 21-CP-41-M DIVISION: MIDDLE KEYS IN RE: ESTATE OF MICHAEL B. LITTY Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Michael B. Litty, deceased, whose date of death was April 10, 2021, 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: May 13, 2021.

Personal Representative: Elizabeth Callion, Pers. Rep 543 74th Street Ocean Marathon, FL 33050 Attorney for Personal Representative: RICHARD E. WARNER Attorney Florida Bar Number: 283134 RICHARD E. WARNER, P.A. 12221 Overseas Highway MARATHON, FL 33050 Telephone: (305) 743-6022 Fax: (305) 743-6216 E-mail: richard@rewarnerlaw. com Secondary E-Mail: pamela2@ rewarnerlaw.com Publish: May 13 & 20, 2021

LEGAL NOTICES The Weekly Newspapers IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO.: 21-CP-39-M DIVISION: MIDDLE KEYS IN RE: ESTATE OF ANN FRY RICHARDSON Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Ann Fry Richardson, deceased, whose date of death was March 23, 2021, 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: May 13, 2021.

Personal Representative: Julie Ann Richardson Veenstra, Pers. Rep. 530 Broadway E. #511 Seattle, Washington 98102 Attorney for Personal Representative: RICHARD E. WARNER Attorney Florida Bar Number: 283134 RICHARD E. WARNER, P.A. 12221 Overseas Highway MARATHON, FL 33050 Telephone: (305) 743-6022 Fax: (305) 743-6216 E-mail: richard@rewarnerlaw. com Secondary E-Mail: pamela2@ rewarnerlaw.com Publish: May 13 & 20, 2021 The Weekly Newspapers IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 20-CA-000579-K DIVISION: CIVIL JUDGE TIMOTHY KOENIG Windward Pointe Condominium Association of Key West, Inc., a corporation not-for-profit under the laws of the State of Florida Plaintiff, vs.

The Estate of Carol Butcher Parsons, et al.

Defendants.

NOTICE OF SALE AS TO COUNT(S) I Notice is hereby given that on June 7, 2021 at 11:00AM, at 500 Whitehead Street, Monroe County, in the City of Key West, Florida, offer for sale and sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for CASH the following described Timeshare

305.743.0844

LEGAL NOTICES

LEGAL NOTICES

LEGAL NOTICES

BOATS FOR SALE

EMPLOYMENT

Ownership Interest: Unit 5811, Week 17, Even Year Biennial Windward Pointe, a Leasehold Condominium (“Condominium”), according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1803, Page 844, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”). (Contract No.: 2-17148) Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from this sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim before the clerk reports the surplus as unclaimed.

The sale is being held pursuant to the Final Judgment of Foreclosure, entered on March 25, 2021, in Civil Case No. 20-CA-000579-K, pending in the Circuit Court in Monroe County, Florida.

WITNESS my hand and the Official Seal of Said Court, this 7TH day of April, 2021 KEVIN MADOK CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Shonta McLeod Deputy Clerk Publish: May 13 & 20, 2021 The Weekly Newspapers

CASE NO.: 20-CA-000080-K DIVISION: CIVIL JUDGE BONNIE J. HELMS Windward Pointe II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company Plaintiff, vs.

The Estate of Mary Ita Constantine, et al.

Defendants.

NOTICE OF SALE AS TO COUNT(S) I Notice is hereby given that on June 7, 2021 at 11:00AM, at 500 Whitehead Street, Monroe County, in the City of Key West, Florida, offer for sale and sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for CASH the following described Timeshare Ownership Interest: Unit 5612, Week 33, Annual Windward Pointe, a Leasehold Condominium (“Condominium”), according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1803, Page 844, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”). (Contract No.: 2-17799) Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from this sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim before the clerk reports the surplus as unclaimed.

The sale is being held pursuant to the Final Judgment of Foreclosure, entered on March 25, 2021, in Civil Case No. 20-CA-000080-K, pending in the Circuit Court in Monroe County, Florida.

WITNESS my hand and the Official Seal of Said Court, this 7TH day of April, 2021 KEVIN MADOK CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Shonta McLeod Deputy Clerk Publish: May 13 & 20, 2021 The Weekly Newspapers

20-CA-000084-K, pending in the Circuit Court in Monroe County, Florida.

WITNESS my hand and the Official Seal of Said Court, this 7TH day of April, 2021 KEVIN MADOK CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Shonta McLeod Deputy Clerk Publish: May 13 & 20, 2021 The Weekly Newspapers

1985 Albemarle 27' Express Twin V-8's with Volvo Duo-prop. Used regularly in Marathon. $6,000 Call 305-743-0783 SOLD IN LESS THAN ONE WEEK!!

.Charter Captain/Mate Busy fishing charter business in Marathon looking for experienced fishing Captain/Mate.

Busy boats and location.

Offshore, Inshore, Reef/Wreck. Send text or call 305-481-3259

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 19-CA-000726-K DIVISION: CIVIL JUDGE TIMOTHY KOENIG Windward Pointe II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company Plaintiff, vs.

Frank John Sittnick, Jr., et al.

Defendants.

NOTICE OF SALE AS TO COUNT(S) III Notice is hereby given that on June 7, 2021 at 11:00AM, at 500 Whitehead Street, Monroe County, in the City of Key West, Florida, offer for sale and sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for CASH the following described Timeshare Ownership Interest: Unit 5314, Week 30, Odd Year Biennial Windward Pointe, a Leasehold Condominium (“Condominium”), according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1803, Page 844, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”). (Contract No.: 2-14594) Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from this sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim before the clerk reports the surplus as unclaimed.

The sale is being held pursuant to the Final Judgment of Foreclosure, entered on March 25, 2021, in Civil Case No. 19-CA-000726-K, pending in the Circuit Court in Monroe County, Florida.

WITNESS my hand and the Official Seal of Said Court, this 7TH day of April, 2021 KEVIN MADOK CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Shonta McLeod Deputy Clerk Publish: May 13 & 20, 2021 The Weekly Newspapers IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 20-CA-000084-K DIVISION: CIVIL JUDGE TIMOTHY KOENIG Windward Pointe II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company Plaintiff, vs.

Byron L. Patterson, et al.

Defendants.

NOTICE OF SALE AS TO COUNT(S) III Notice is hereby given that on June 7, 2021 at 11:00AM, at 500 Whitehead Street, Monroe County, in the City of Key West, Florida, offer for sale and sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for CASH the following described Timeshare Ownership Interest: Unit 5822, Week 26, Even Year Biennial Windward Pointe, a Leasehold Condominium (“Condominium”), according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1803, Page 844, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”). (Contract No.: 2-21099) Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from this sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim before the clerk reports the surplus as unclaimed.

The sale is being held pursuant to the Final Judgment of Foreclosure, entered on March 25, 2021, in Civil Case No.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 19-CA-000830-K DIVISION: CIVIL JUDGE TIMOTHY KOENIG Windward Pointe II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company Plaintiff, vs.

Lise S. Haupt, et al.

Defendants.

NOTICE OF SALE AS TO COUNT(S) V AND VI Notice is hereby given that on June 7, 2021 at 11:00AM, at 500 Whitehead Street, Monroe County, in the City of Key West, Florida, offer for sale and sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for CASH the following described Timeshare Ownership Interest: Unit 5714, Week 30, Odd Year Biennial Windward Pointe Condominium, a Leasehold Condominium (“Condominium”), according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1803, Page 844, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”). (Contract No.: 2-16873) Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from this sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim before the clerk reports the surplus as unclaimed.

The sale is being held pursuant to the Final Judgment of Foreclosure, entered on March 25, 2021, in Civil Case No. 19-CA-000830-K, pending in the Circuit Court in Monroe County, Florida.

WITNESS my hand and the Official Seal of Said Court, this 8TH day of April, 2021 KEVIN MADOK CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Shonta McLeod Deputy Clerk Publish: May 13 & 20, 2021 The Weekly Newspapers

AUTOS WANTED ALL YEARS! Junk or Used.

Cars - Vans - TrucksRunning or Not. $CASH$ 305-332-0483 BOATS FOR SALE 1999 World Cat 27' with twin 175 Suzuki motors.

Runs good.

Dual stations. Located on Duck Key. $40,000 OBO 305-481-1316 Place your Boat For Sale ad here. Only $25.00/ week for up to five lines of copy. Call 305-743-0844 today and Sell Your Boat!

2005 21' Triumph Chaos. Great fishing boat, has electronics, center console w/T-top.

150 4-stroke Yamaha engine w/800 hours. New dual axle Rocket trailer.

Located in Marathon. $15,000 330-219-6774 SOLD IN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS!

LPS Contracting NOW HIRING: StateLicensed Land Surveyor & Field Techs. Located in Marathon, FL. Email: info@ L P S - Co n t r a c t i n g. c o m Call: 305-240-9882

Help wanted - Big Time Discount Bait and Tackle in Marathon- competitive wages and working 25-35 hrs a week. Contact George 305-289-0199

Come Join Our Family and Have Fun At Work!

Hiring: Host, Hostess & Servers - Full &/or parttime. AM & PM Shifts.

Apply in person at Castaway Restaurant, end of 15th Street, Oceanside, Marathon or email: lobstercrawl@gmail.com.

Winning team looking for a Sales Person. Full-time and Part-time available.

Call 305-248-6149

NOW HIRING: Sweet Savannah's is now hiring for all shifts. Please apply in person at 8919 Overseas Highway in Marathon.

The Marathon Yacht Club is looking to hire a Sous Chef to assist our Executive Chef. Please call us at 305-743-6739 to schedule an interview.

Full-time Construction Workers needed.

Superintendents, Carpenters, Painters and Laborers. Top dollar for the right individuals.

Start tomorrow. Apply in person, Dooley Construction, MM 88.5 Oceanside or call 305-852-8000

EMPLOYMENT

The Marathon Yacht Club is looking to hire someone for serving and bartending. The position pays $12/hr and a guaranteed 20% gratuity in our tip pool.

Hours are approximately 3pm to 9pm Tuesday through Saturday and the occasional Sunday.

Please apply in person at 825 33rd Street, Gulf, Marathon, FL from 11am2pm Tuesday-Friday.

Immediate openings for experienced plumbers and helpers (with or without experience - we will train the right person).

Must have a valid driver's license & clean driving record. Please apply in person at 10700 5th Avenue Gulf, Marathon or email resume to: eerpinc@gmail.com Experienced Electric & Low voltage Techs wanted immediately 401k/insurance/PTO Email: admin@ checkelectricllc.com Call: 305-292-3369 The Cabana Club, an ocean front private swim club, is seeking a part time line cook. Club is open 10am - 7pm daily. Located in Key Colony Beach.

Hourly pay commensurate with experience.

Beautiful environment, small friendly staff, open year round. Apply in person, email resume or call 305 393-0631 ask for April

Fl Keys Diesel - Marathon now hiring: Diesel Technician - Competitive compensation package.

Exp in the marine field preferred but not necessary. Exp w/ Caterpillar and Cummins Marine Engines a plus.

Diesel Mechanic Assistant position available.

Motivated candidate willing to learn a new trade or expand current skills.

Company willing to train.

Qualified applicants please call 305-2892070 or email resume to neil@allkeysdiesel.com . Drug Free and valid Drivers License a must.

Serve/Bartend on the ocean FT/PT Ocean front private swim club is seeking customer service oriented Server/ Bartender. Serve on pool deck, beach and/or bar lounge. Open year round, 10am-7pm daily.

Full time/Part time.

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

Marathon Elks Lodge looking for Bartender.

Please call Rose at 305-393-9889 HIRED IN LESS THAN 1 MONTH!!

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HOBBIES/COLLECT.

SERVICES OFFERED

Property Manager, Part Time -Two Days per week, 12 hours per week, KCB, Sea Isle Condo, Hourly Rate of $23. Resume to HardingThomasL@ aol.com, 734-476-0531, 1101 West Ocean Drive, Key Colony Beach HIRED IN LESS THAN 3 WEEKS!!

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

Call 305-743-4578

Beautiful Office Space available for rent now on US1 in Tavernier @ MM92. Call 305-394-0530

Pool service hiring PT 4/days a week cleaning pools & water testing. Marathon area.

Call 305-395-0000 HIRED IN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS!!

LOT FOR SALE LOT FOR SALE 100' x 100' - Venetian Shores, MM 86, Snake Creek Bridge views. Asking $1.3 Million. Call 561-579-8399 OFFICE SPACE

1,082 SF office space.

Renovated Corner Unit for rent in Islamorada. $ 3 , 0 0 0 / m o n t h Call 305.712.8888 SERVICES OFFERED Mobile Boat Detailing from Key Largo to Key West - Chauffeur Tim 305-902-9135

Full or part-time litigation paralegal needed in Tavernier. Bilingual a plus.

Salary is commensurate with experience. Email resume to Jeff Vastola at jvastola@vastolalegal.com.

Digital Marketing C o n s u l t a n t .

Great growth opportunities.

Will train right person.

Key West Office, more at TwoOceansDigital.com/ jobs HIRED!!

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

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

HOBBIES/COLLECT.

NOW HIRING Floor Manager Daytime Host Experienced Servers Experienced Bartenders High volume restaurant in Key Largo.

Apply in person at Snooks Bayside, 99470 Overseas Highway, Key Largo, FL

305.743.0844

OPEN POSITIONS AT MARINERS AND FISHERMEN'S COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

Wastewater Utility Technician-Key West Hiring reliable, hardworking, adaptable, trainable Tech. Trade exp in AC, electric, utility, plumbing a PLUS. Paid pension, vacation, sick, holiday 40hr M-F 7-3:30PM+OT Benefits=Health, dental, vision Pay corr w, exp $48K-$69K hiring@kwru.com

HIRING SERVER PREP COOK

Apply at S.S. Wreck 58835 Overseas Hwy. Grassy Key Or call for appt. 305-481-3067

• Clinical Partner (CNA), Up to $3K Sign-On Bonus • Environmental Tech (Housekeeping), Up to $5K Sign-On Bonus • Fitness Center Manager • Line Cook, Dietary • Medical Staff Asst • Medical Technologist, Up to $10K Sign-On Bonus • Nurse Supervisor • Multi-Modality Imaging Tech, CT Scan • Multiplace Hyperbaric Tech • Patient Scheduler • Physical Therapist • Polysomnographic Tech • Security Officer • Sr Phlebotomist • First Cook, Dietary, Up to $2.5K Sign-On Bonus • Floor Technician, Up to $5K Sign-On Bonus • Food Service Worker (Diet Concierge), Up to $5K Sign-On Bonus • Mechanic, Facility Operations • Nurse Practitioner • Patient Experience Advocate • Phlebotomist, Up to $2K Sign-On Bonus • Pool Clinical Pharmacist • Radiology Technologist • Registered Nurse, Up to $20K Sign-On Bonus • RN Case Manager

Apply at careers.baptisthealth.net Learn more: 786-243-8507

Meeting Notice Monroe County Land Authority The Monroe County Land Authority Advisory Committee will meet in the Monroe Regional Service Center (State Building) located at 2796 Overseas Highway, Suite 104, Marathon, Florida on May 26, 2021 beginning at 9:00 a.m. The agenda is available online at www.monroecounty-fl.gov or by contacting the Monroe County Land Authority office at 305-295-5180.

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

Public Auction New & Used Restaurant Equipment PLUS Vehicles!

Tuesday May 25th @ 11AM 2171 N Dixie Hwy., Pompano Beach, FL 33060

Preview begins @ 9AM morning of sale

Updated 2007 RV, Complete 1997 Food Truck, and a 2006 Sprinter Van with ONLY 26,000 miles,PLUS (2) Commercial Airline Fire Extinguishers, Hatco Glo-Ray Merchandiser Display, Hobart Meat Grinder, 24” Char-Broiler, 24” Griddle, 2 Dr S/S Cooler, 2 Dr Glass Cooler, Moffet Convection Oven, Blodgett Convection Oven, Hoshizaki 400lb Cuber, Hobart LXI U/C Dishwasher, NuVu Proofer Oven, 6’ Curved Glass Deli Case, Tekna 2dr Cooler, LaRosa Ice Cream Freezer, Ice O Matic Ice Maker, 27” U/C Cooler, Hobart Slicer, True 27” Sandwich Prep Table, Glass Liquor Bottle Display, True 48” Sandwich Prep Table, Sub Zero Cooler & Freezer, & MORE…

Toby Neverett Auctioneers

Bid Online @ Proxibid.Com/TobyNeverett www.neverettauctions.com 561-706-7218 * au872 ab628

NOW HIRING! SIGN ON BONUS UP TO $ 1,500 NEEDED: INSTALLERS, APPRENTICES AND SERVICE TECHNICIANS PAY RANGE: $15  $30 PER HOUR BASED ON EXPERIENCE LOOKING FOR A LONGTERM CAREER? COME JOIN OUR TEAM, WE OFFER THE FOLLOWING: Competitive pay | Work Life Balance Continued Training | Opportunity for advancement Paid time off | Medical | 401K Apply via email: Joey@ellingtonac .com Call to schedule a meeting for employment 321.482.3158

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Paralegal/Real Estate Closer

Vacation Rentals

Cleaning Team-starting at $20/hour Excellent Benefits Package EOE M/F/D/V Apply online: www.spottswood.com/careers

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JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIAN Location: Middle Keys – Lower Keys

NOW HIRING

Join the winning Technical Services Dept team at the FKAA for future growth opportunities and an excellent working environment

MUST HAVE an active Journeyman Electrician License. Duties: Install, inspect, test, repair, and maintain all new and existing generators, motors, transformers, motor controllers, and associated equipment throughout our system, with base location in the middle keys. Minimum qualifications: Journeyman’s License, emphasis on electronics, industrial electrical, pneumatics, controls, building automation, fire alarm and HVAC systems, load calculations, conduit requirements, thorough knowledge of NEC requirements, minimum 6 yrs experience.

Must be able to operate and use computers with various software applications, including Microsoft Office Suite. Must have a valid Florida driver’s license. Must be able to communicate and comprehend the English language. $55,876. - $88,506. DOQ

D’Asign Source is seeking the following professionals.

Overtime and benefits are available.

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

On-line app: http://www.fkaa.com/employment.htm Deadline: Open until filled. EEO, VPE, ADA

FACILITIES MAINTENANCE MECHANIC Salary Range: $46,347.98 – $70,968.11 Location: Middle Keys

The Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority is looking for a fulltime Maintenance Mechanic to perform skilled maintenance and repair of buildings, grounds, equipment, and pumps. MUST HAVE: high school diploma or GED; and at least two (2) years of experience and/or training that include construction trades, such as carpentry, masonry, plumbing, or electrical. Must have a valid FL driver’s license. Must be able to obtain an FDEP Level III Distribution License within 18 mos. of hire date. Great benefits like retirement, paid health, dental, vision & life insurance and much more! Must complete on-line application found at: http://www.fkaa.com/employment.htm EEO, VPE, ADA

Flooring Installer

Marathon, Stock Island, Key Largo locations (travel may be required between office locations)

The Monroe County Planning and Environmental Resources Dept is seeking qualified, detail-oriented candidates for these new open opportunities. Technical skill in plan review for compliance with land development regulations is essential; strong background in regulatory permit review in both biological/environmental AND planning disciplines, degree in related field and prior related experience required. Comprehensive knowledge of the flora and fauna native to the Florida Keys preferred.

Must have reliable transportation, be on time and organized. Must have a valid driver’s license. CDL a plus.

Interior Designer Finish Carpenter Framing & drywall repairs, kitchen & bath remodeling, etc. Must present high attention to detail; workmanship must be very high quality.

Landscape Designer

The Turtle Hospital in Marathon Immediate openings: full / part-time Office Assistant Send resume to: turtlehospitalmarathon@gmail.com

To apply, please contact Human Resources at careers@monroecounty-fl.gov. APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE AT WWW.MONROECOUNTY-FL.GOV. 305-292-4557. Veteran’s Preference Available; E.O.E.

Monroe County BOCC is seeking an applicant with a dynamic personality and who is quick to adapt, a competent multi-tasker, and can communicate effectively for a new temporary position. Primary function is to assist marine captains with pump-out services for anchored vessels. Qualifications: Florida driver’s license, fluent in English (Spanish fluency helpful), and 1 to 2 years boating experience (USCG Captain’s License helpful). Must be able to swim. To apply, please contact Monroe County HR at: Careers@monroecounty-fl.gov. APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE AT: WWW.MONROECOUNTY-FL.GOV. 305-292-4557. Veteran’s Preference Available; E.O.E

Previous hotel experience required.

Great Pay and Benefits

Apply in person at Courtyard Marriott Marathon, 2146 Overseas Hwy or email resume to jtyson@shanercorp.com • 305-289-2100

Our award winning resort is currently hiring for the following hourly positions:

Front Desk Agent Maintenance Barista Bartender Server & Food Runner Room Attendant

Great Wages, Paid Health Benefits (hourly positions) and Travel Benefits. Hiring Bonus.

Apply in person at Courtyard Marriott Marathon, 2146 Overseas Hwy or email resume to jtyson@shanercorp.com • 305-289-2100

NOW HIRING:

F/T and PT Bartenders for BlueWaters Pool Bar and Wedding Event Bartenders $10/hour Great Tips Health Benefits & Room Discounts Sign-on bonus Poolside setting with Gulf View Apply in Person, Start Today!

Courtyard Marriott Marathon 2146 Overseas Hwy • 305-289-2100

NOW HIRING:

TEMPORARY MARINE PUMPOUT WORKER  KEY WEST 40 hours per week • $27.00 per hour

11 pm - 7 am

Warehouse & Delivery Crew

SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNER Multiple Positions open Salary $61,277.81/40 hpw (based on experience)

FT Night Audit Supervisor

I

in Marathon

full -time Educational Program Guide /Gift Shop Sales. Public speaking & retail sales experience helpful. 3 Send resume to:

Hosts Waitstaff Bartenders Bar Backs Bussers Line Cooks Dishwashers

Apply in person at Sunset Grille & Raw Bar, 7 Knight’s Key Blvd, Marathon

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be part of the florida keys history at pigeon key

NOW HIRINGrs Educato

OPEN for programs

DISCOVER THE ENGINEERING TRIUMPH OF THE 8TH WONDER OF THE WORLD! GUIDED HISTORY TOURS, SNORKELING, MUSEUM AND FISHING PIER

MEET SEA TURTLES AT THE TURTLE HOSPITAL

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. CALL 305-743-2552 FOR RESERVATIONS. 2396 Overseas Highway Gulf, Marathon Now accepting online reservations

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Come Fish with Us! 8:30am - 12:30pm 1:30pm - 5:30pm

CATCH THE FERRY AT FARO BLANCO 305.743.5999 | PIGEONKEY.NET

POSTCARD PIGEON KEY IN THE 1930’S

MARATHON LADY DOCKS U.S.1 at Vaca Cut Bridge Mile Marker 53, Marathon

305.743.5580

Marathon Lady • 73’ Party Boat Please make sure to call ahead for reservations and bring your face covering. Thank you!

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Want to Attract more Business?

You can have this spot for only $100!

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

FULL TIME OPENING CUS TOMER S ERV I CE RE PRE S ENT A T I V E Coordinate aircraft transactions with customers and the line service technicians

NOW HIRING:

Housekeeping Room Attendants – starting at $14.00/hour Cooks – wages vary ***Sign on bonus of $500 after 30 days of full-time employment & an additional $500 after 90 days Please apply online for our positions: islabellabeachresort.oasisrecruit.com or call # 786 638-8046 and ask for Human Resources 1 Knight’s Key Blvd (MM 47) Marathon, FL 33050

EOE • M/F/Vet/Disability

Professional customer service skills and the ability to work a flexible schedule, including weekends and overtime as needed, are required Pay rate $17-$19/hr depending on experience, excellent benefits, and a fun work environment

Contact Will Zimdars will@marathonaviation.com EOE/Drug-free workplace

Part time & Full time Opportunities!

Elite Valet Arrival Agent Front Desk Agent Line Cook Hot Tin Roof Server- AM and PM Opportunities Night Auditor/Night Security LMT, Nail Tech, Esthetician – Sign on Bonus Offered!

Engineer-General Maintenance F & B Supervisor-Manager Maintenance Manager-Chief Engineer Apply online at: www.noblehousehotels.com/careers Apply in person at: Zero Duval St.

Great pay, amazing benefits, & an awesome team!

EOE

Home Care Agency Founded in 2007

NOW HIRING! Key Largo Wastewater Treatment District is accepting applications for a full-time, entry level, Field Operations System Technician. Must have HS Diploma or equivalent and a valid Florida Driver’s License. Must currently live within 25 miles of KLWTD Treatment Plant (100301 Overseas Highway, Key Largo). Hourly starting pay rate of $16.72/hr plus benefits. EOE Email your resume to: hr@klwtd.com

Experienced personnel from Key Largo to Key West!

RN/LPN P/T , O/T & Speech Therapists Social Workers Private Duty Aides

Please email your resume to: Vanessa@amerihealthhomecare.com

We look forward to hearing from you!

Of�ice (305) 596-0137 AHCA License #299992897

MARATHON GARBAGE SERVICE

FULL TIME OPENING L I NE SERV I CE P E RSONNE L Greet and fuel aircraft Prior aviation experience preferred Clean driving record required Pay rate $17-$19/hr depending on experience, excellent benefits, and a fun work environment

Contact Will Zimdars will@marathonaviation.com EOE/Drug-free workplace

Key Largo Wastewater Treatment District is accepting applications for a full-time, entry level, Plant Operations System Technician. Must have HS Diploma or equivalent and a valid Floria Driver’s License. Must currently live within 25 miles of KLWTD Treatment Plant (100301 Overseas Highway, Key Largo). Hourly starting pay rate of $16.72/hr plus benefits. EOE Email your resume to: hr@klwtd.com

Busy Key Largo Dive Center has immediate openings for

We are now hiring for the following positions:

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

4290 Overseas Hwy, Marathon

SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS NEEDED! Monroe County School District

BOAT CAPTAINS $1,500 SIGNING BONUS

Experience Required. Paid per trip plus tips & sales commission.

Send resume to resumes@rainbowreef.com

Salary $17.15 – $24.15/hour Key West, Sugarloaf, Marathon and Upper Keys (4 work locations) No Experience Required, Benefits, CDL Training Provided – work as a Bus Aide while training, Full Time or Flexible, Part Time Hours - 6 to 9 am or 1 or 2 to 5 pm Apply online: www.keysschools.com

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

NOW HIRING RESTAURANT HOST

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SERVERS BARTENDERS FOOD RUNNER PUBLIC AREA ATTENDANT LAUNDRY ATTENDANT ROOM ATTENDANTS BELLMEN LINE COOKS SOUS CHEF BAKER

WATERSPORTS MAINTENANCE APPLY AT: bungalowskeylargo.com/careers Bungalows Key Largo is an EOE

Dolphin Research Center is Hiring!

• Facilities Maintenance Apprentice • Education Program Host Benefits include medical, life & disability insurance, 401(k) plan, paid vacation, sick time & holidays.

Full job descriptions available at www.dolphins.org/career_opportunities

Email cover letter, DRC application and & resume to drc-hr@dolphins.org EOE

THEME: SCREEN-FREE PLAYTIME The Guidance/Care Center, Inc. a division of

“Uplifting the human spirit since 1973”

THE GUIDANCE/CARE CENTER, Inc.

IS HIRING! KEY LARGO

Behavioral Health Counselor Substance Abuse Counselor (PT)

KEY WEST Crisis Counselor

Case Manager (Adult, Forensic) Prevention Specialist Motivational Support Specialist (base location flexible) Substance Abuse Counselor Behavioral Health Counselor (Children) Engagement Specialist (Suicide Prevention) Behavioral Health Therapist (Adult) FL LCSW,LMHC, LMFT

MARATHON

Maintenance Specialist Research Assistant Housekeeper Engagement Specialist (Suicide Prevention) Driver (CDL required) (FT Temporary) Behavioral Health Therapist (Children) RNs and LPNs (3 shifts) (PT/FT & per diem) Advocate (PT) *Assisted Living Direct Care Worker (PT/FT) *Behavioral Health Technicians (3 shifts) (PT/FT & per diem) *No experience necessary. Will train.

A caring heart & helpful hands required.

Ability to work some evening or weekend shifts a plus.

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

Background and drug screen req.

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

NOW HIRING

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

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

ACROSS 1. Ivory, in the bathroom 5. Letter of the ____ 8. Kiln for drying hops 12. Marine eagle 13. Muffin Man’s Drury 14. Zest 15. Landlord’s collection 16. Chieftain in Arabia 17.

Frequently precedes “nonsense” 18. *Tabletop fun (2 words) 20. Passage in a coal mine 21. Clear the whiteboard 22. Sean’s mom Yoko 23. Alpine structure 26. Slabbered 30. Clothing border 31. Incense burning container 34. Gauche or Droite, in Paris 35. In a frenzy 37. Unagi 38. Fancy necktie 39. Eye protection, sing.

40. Not dangerous to health 42. Dwight the President 43. Worked the dough 45. *Screen-free message 47. Hairpiece, slangily 48. Libra symbol 50. Buenos ____ 52. *Dirty hobby?

56. African prairie 57. Like family lore 58. Don’t let it hit you on your way out 59. *Ten-pin establishment 60. Challenge 61. Purse to match a gown 62. Lake of Scottish lore 63. *Between ‘game’ and ‘match’ 64. Deliver a tirade

DOWN 1. Belgrade native 2. Dessert sandwich 3. Pavlova, e.g.

4. Tube-nosed seabird 5. Tibetan priests 6. Japanese cartoon 7. Used to be 8. *Explore the great ____ 9. ____ spumante 10. Editor’s mark 11. Craggy peak 13. Official emissary 14. Bird-deposited fertilizer 19. Same as schlock 22. Famous Bobby, on ice 23. *Sidewalk art medium 24. Macho man 25. *Tell jokes, e.g.

26. Sub station 27. Permissible 28. Extract a memory, e.g.

29. Try to prevent 32. It’s not a want 33. ____ Bernie Sanders, abbr.

36. *Guessing game 38. Administer an oil 40. “Don’t make me ___!”

41. With pleasure 44. Full of bunnies?

46. Full of gentleness 48. Ranee’s wrap 49. *Macrame or wood carving, e.g.

50. Expunge 51. Bodily disorders 52. Hermes and Apollo 53. ‘I’ in Greek alphabet 54. Person, place or thing 55. John Wayne’s “True ____” 56. Delivery vehicle

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LET’S DO BUSINESS - 305.743-0844 Licensed & Insured Contractor # CACO53827

ARTIC TEMP, INC.

Leslie Christensen

Air Conditioning & Refrigeration

OWNER

phone 305-743-6881 AmericanCoastalRentals.com Leslie@AmericanCoastalRentals.com 9141 Overseas Hwy, Marathon

Residential, Commercial & Marine Ice Machine - Sales - Service Phone: (305) 743-5288

Fax: (305) 743-6887

Sportfishing Adventures

Dolphin-Tuna-Wahoo-Billfish-Snapper-Grouper-Shark Deep Sea –Off Shore-Reef-Wrecks-Gulf

info@johnnymaddoxcharters.com

305-481-3259

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

SOLAR DONE RIGHT! CALL US FOR A FREE HOME ESTIMATE

We also service and sell: Marine A/C, Refrigeration, Watermakers, Batteries, Solar Systems, Anything Electrical!

• SINCE 1989 •

305-289-1150

www.saltenergy.net www.saltservice.net 2992 Overseas Highway Marathon, FL 33050

Florida Solar Contractor CVC 56734

Barbara Sanchez

Tewes ewes Mortgage

Home & Offices Expertly Cleaned Fast Dependable Service

Your local, residential lending expert!

Call 305.495.6000

“We Clean Your Place, Like it Was Our Place”

for a FREE Consultation

Brian Tewes

Excellent References Upon Request

Customer service is my strength Brian@tewesmortgage.com

NMLS# 375025 Tewes Mortgage NMLS# 1453791 NMLSConsumerAccess.org

www.TewesMortgage.com

Liz Samess Interiors

Design, Decorating, Drafting, & More…

Serving Monroe, Dade & Broward Including Airports & Ports.

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

Serving Key Largo to Key West

305-743-7454

fkes2011@gmail.com floridakeysexpressshuttle.com

Will Campbell President

Liz Samess Interior Designer

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

Marathon, FL 33050

P.E. Lic. No: 79269 5800 Overseas Hwy. Unit 32 Marathon, FL. 33050

Only $50 Puts Your Business Card Here

Nails by Ivis

Manicures • Pedicures Acrylics • Gelish • Facials • Waxing

5177 Overseas Highway

(Between Office Depot & Main Post Office)

Marathon, FL 33050 305-289-1631

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TEAM SCHUTT ANNA J SCHUTT

REALTOR® | Luxury Specialist

305.923.9226 BUTCH "BLAST" SCHUTT REALTOR® 305.743.1979 Cell: 305-363-8330 Office: 305-735-4626 will@cecflk.com www.CECFLK.com

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The Weekly Newspapers www.KeysWeekly.com

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Kitchen Cabinets Sales REAL Wood Cabinets at Particle Board Prices KitchenKorner/Fred's Beds 1333 O/S Hwy, MM 53.5 • 305-743-7277

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LET’S DO BUSINESS - 305.743.0844 MARATHON • KEY COLONY OWNERS

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Petersen Repair & Maintenance • Flooring • Inside Trim Work • Door Replacement • Landscaping • Fencing

• Plastering & Stucco • Masonry & Spalling Repair • Waterproof & Roof Painting • Interior & Exterior Painting • Parking Lot Striping

Karen Raspe

Realtor 305-393-9010 karenraspe@bellsouth.net

SP# 4434, 4435, 4436, 4437, 4438. 4439. 4448, 4449, 4450, 4451

Charlie Petersen 920-371-3107 | PetersenRepair@yahoo.com Licensed & Insured #SP33799

Only $50 Puts Your Business Card Here

ALL KEYS GLASS

We Also Repair & Replace Patio Door Screens

RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL Windows • Doors

305-998-8953 Insured • Professional • Reliable

Authorized Dealer

305-743-7800

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

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

GENERAL CONTRACTORS & ENGINEERS

When It Rains It Pours!

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

Key West 305-292-2666

MARATHON

305-743-0506

KEY LARGO

305-852-5356

rainsavergutters@gmail.com

Appliance and Air Conditioning

Sales - Service - Installation 1700 N. Roosevelt Blvd #2, Key West 305-294-0090 • www.kolhages.com

Sewer Connections 305

872-1876

• New Construction • Remodeling • Irrigation

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

305

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SALES

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

Lic## RF11067168

EXPERTS

Proud member of:

INTERNATIONAL

CONCRETE REPAIR INSTITUTE

We Do Installations!

Licensed & Insured

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

289-3019

2728 North Roosevelt Blvd.

Overseas Market Key West

QUICK & RELIABLE OPEN WATER MARINE SERVICES JARED FRANK

OWNER

(305) 289-1551 towboatusmarathon.com

Butch and Barbara Hewlett

AIMEE

KORNETTI REALTOR ®

Cell 305-600-9726 aimeekornetti@gmail.com

www.KeysWeekly.com

305-743-0844

SPALLING

PC 606

Lic# ENG II 305E

The Weekly Newspapers

296-BLUE

• Heavy Equipment • Solar

Lic#SP-3562

Rachel Sanderson

NOW HIRING!

keycolonybeachproperties.com

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

Key Colony Beach Realty, Inc.

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17194 W. Kingfish Lane, Sugarloaf Key Beautifully detailed and maintained 4 Bedroom 2 Bath Concrete Fortress on a HUGE corner lot in desirable Sugarloaf Shores!

Impact Windows and Doors and a Metal Roof, gorgeous landscaped grounds, and plenty of room for parking all your toys on the 15,125 sq. ft. lot. Open Kitchen with Stainless steel appliances, Granite Countertops and a Huge Island/Breakfast Bar adding tons of storage. Dining Area opens to a screened in porch overlooking the crystal-clear boating canal, as does an adjacent area perfect for serving those sunset cocktails! The back stairway leads to a covered patio featuring a large and private Hot Tub surrounded by tropical foliage. Dockage along the concrete seawall. $1,324,900

OPEN HOUSE

SAT MAY 22 | 10AM-12PM

THE LISA FERRINGO GROUP THE LISA FERRINGO GROUP COLDWELL BANKER SCHMITT Office: 305.872.5261 Cell: 305.797.1221 lisaferringo@gmail.com LisaFerringo.com

22888 Jolly Roger Drive, Cudjoe Key View gorgeous sunsets over the open water at this solid 2 Bedroom 2 Bath concrete home on Cudjoe Key. Enjoy world-class fishing and diving just minutes away or relax on your sandy beach offering approximately 60' of waterfront. Entertaining is a must in the large Great Room or on the massive Porch, both overlooking Keys famous sunsets over the bay. The well maintained home has been updated with beautiful plank flooring, new Bathrooms, hurricane impact windows and metal roof. Set on a 7,000 sq. ft. gated lot offering pretty tropical landscaping with mature palms. $1,250,000