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emergency department visits in 2021 (up 19% from previous year).

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of Fishermen’s Community Hospital employees reside in Monroe County.

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19 patients received at helipad since opening in September.

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MARATHON WEEKLY / FEBRUARY 10, 2022

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MARATHON CITY COUNCIL APPROVES SIGN ORDINANCE OVERHAUL ALEX RICKERT

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n a surprisingly smooth proceeding at its first public hearing that featured no public comments, the Marathon City Council unanimously voted to approve, with slight modifications, an ordinance repealing and entirely replacing Marathon’s current regulations for signs in the city.

Marathon’s new code, drafted by city attorney Steve Williams, is a slightly modified version of the code passed by Monroe County two years ago. The change is spurred by a 2015 Supreme Court case in which a small Arizona town’s sign code was deemed unconstitutional due to its content-based restrictions that infringed upon freedom of speech rights.

“The Supreme Court basically outlawed every community’s existing sign code,” said Williams. “If you have to read a sign to determine whether it is legal or not, your sign code is unlawful. What I have before you tonight is a sign code that removes all content-based rules.”

The new sign code simplifies sign designations, classifying them either as permanent or temporary.

As most of the scrutiny regarding signs in recent years has been directed at political signs during campaign season, the code includes provisions for regulating the number of signs permissible on a single property, the allowable duration for temporary signs, and other safety provisions for sign placement – including minimum setbacks from property lines and prohibition of sign placement that would impair visibility at intersections and driveways.

Councilman Steve Cook raised discussion over a portion of the proposed code requiring that discontinued sign structures be taken down with damages concealed within 60 days.

“I see this as trying to get rid of blight, but these signs are so expensive. I’m not sure that pulling down a sign and putting it back up

Robyn Still, right, officially joins the Marathon City Council after reciting the oath of office with her husband Chris. ALEX RICKERT/Keys Weekly

while someone is trying to sell a building will remove the blight,” said Cook. “We might still have a building sitting empty if all of a sudden the expense goes up by a couple hundred thousand dollars.”

Mayor John Bartus also raised concerns regarding clauses in the code seeming to prohibit moving or changing content, such as scrolling text, on electronic signs.

“In other areas, they basically have signs, vehicles and boats that are basically driving projector screens,” said Williams. “That is what this is attempting to address.

Your sign can’t be a TV screen.”

Opting to review discontinued signs on a case by case basis and shorten the allowable duration for temporary signs, the council unanimously voted to approve the ordinance’s original framework with slight changes. The ordinance’s highlights include: a five-foot

minimum setback distance from property lines, a maximum of three temporary signs allowed per property, a three-foot maximum size for temporary signs, a 60-day maximum duration for temporary signs, and a one-sign limit per property for A-frame and canopy signs.

More information, including the complete text of the originally proposed ordinance, is at the “Meetings and Agendas” tab of the city’s website at ci.marathon.fl.us.

In other news: • Following her Jan. 31 appointment, councilwoman Robyn Still was sworn in for her first official meeting on the dais.

• At its third and final public hearing, the council unanimously voted to approve an ordinance amending Marathon’s city charter by changing the typical term of ofcontinued on page 38

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MARATHON WEEKLY / FEBRUARY 10, 2022

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MARATHON WEEKLY / FEBRUARY 10, 2022

AND THEN THERE WERE TWO GABRIELLE BROWN IS RUNNING AGAINST DARREN HORAN FOR DISTRICT 1 SCHOOL BOARD SEAT CHARLOTTE TWINE www.keysweekly.com

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second candidate will seek the Monroe County School Board District 1 seat in the Nov. 8 election, per Supervisor of Elections Joyce Griffin: Key West mom and bookkeeper Gabrielle Brown. Key West attorney Darren Michael Horan has also announced his candidacy. The current sitting District 1 board member, Bobby Highsmith, told Keys Weekly he will not seek reelection.

“Basically, eight years is plenty,” Highsmith said. “I’d like to see others step up with fresh ideas and enthusiasm. It’s been a great honor. I’ve enjoyed my service very much. I’m extremely proud of our school district and the great work that’s being done. I sincerely appreciate the voters and campaign supporters who allowed me to hold office for the past two terms. I wish my successor, whomever that might be, the best of luck in moving the district forward positively and successfully.”

Brown is a 50-year-old Florida Keys native, widow, mother, grandmother and foster mother. She told Keys Weekly that she loves her community and is very active in her church. As a daughter of a former county commissioner, she spent much of her childhood in the ’70s and ’80s on the campaign trail with her father. She has been a bookkeeper, mostly in the construction industry, for 20-plus years.

“I am excited about this opportunity to serve,” she said.

“I was born and raised in Key West and am very proud to be a Conch. I believe it is my duty as an American citizen to be involved in my community, and the education and not indoctrination of our children should be a priority. ”

Florida’s manatees congregate in critical warm-water areas during the winter months. FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE/ Contributed.

CONSERVATION GROUPS SUE FEDS OVER MANATEE DEATHS Lawsuit alleges FWS failed to protect critical habitats Key West mom and bookkeeper Gabrielle Brown has thrown her hat in the ring for the Monroe County School Board District 1 seat. CONTRIBUTED

Brown has two adult children, both of whom attended Monroe County schools. In addition, she currently has a 7-month-old foster child.

“I am dedicated, and passionate about my community and the well-being of children and their future,” she said.

“The school board’s mission statement speaks about being global citizens. I believe that our children should be encouraged to be involved locally and to love their community and their country.”

When asked how she thought the current school board is doing, she said, “I support the decision of the school board to allow face masks to be voluntary and not mandatory.”

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he U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is under fire for failing to adequately protect Florida’s manatees, according to a lawsuit filed by three conservation organizations on Feb. 1.

The suit, brought by the Center for Biological Diversity, Defenders of Wildlife and Save the Manatee Club and filed in the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., claims that USFWS failed to revise outdated critical manatee habitat areas that were originally designated in 1976, leading to record starvation. It seeks to push the wildlife service to issue a revised critical habitat designation based on updated scientific data to inform protection efforts at the federal, state, local and private levels.

More than 1,100 manatees died in 2021 in a record mortality event for the species. A large number of these deaths were due directly to starvation or related consequences as nutrient pollution and algae blooms contributed to significant loss of seagrass and other forage in critical manatee habitats.

“The carnage from 2021 should remove any doubt that Florida’s waters are in crisis,” said the Center for Biological Diversity’s Jaclyn Lopez.

“The Biden administration needs to act fast to protect manatee habitat from further destruction.”

Falling water temperatures during Florida’s winter months restrict manatees’ ability to venture further from concentrated warm-water sites and year-round foraging habitat, such as the critical Indian River Lagoon on Florida’s Atlantic coast. According to the suit, more than half of Florida’s manatees seek refuge in the warmwater discharges from power plant cooling water structures. Together with stable freshwater springs, these areas make up the 14 “major” warm-water sites in Florida – sites with at least one winter count of more than 50 manatees.

The suit indicates concern that as power companies phase out plant discharges and human impacts continue to threaten springs and thermal basins, 2021’s unprecedented deaths could become an annual occurrence, even as experts begin pilot supplemental feeding programs.

The original 1976 critical habitat designation issued by USFWS lists only waterways known to be concentration areas for manatees at the time, without describing specific physical or biological features like seagrass and warm water springs that would come to be known as critical conservation needs for manatees in the past 45 years.

Back in 2008, the three plaintiff organizations together petitioned USFWS to revise and update the 1976 designation.

In a decision released in 2010, the service found that revision was warranted. “The USFWS announced today that revising critical habitat for the Florida manatee is needed, but the revision process is precluded by higher priority listing-related actions and funding constraints,” said the January 2010 statement. “Today’s decision follows a comprehensive review of all available scientific and commercial information relevant to the revision of existing critical habitat for the Florida manatee.”

More than 11 years later, a revision is nowhere to be found.

“In less than one year, after many decades of conservation progress, we lost over 10% of the Florida manatee population,” said Elizabeth Fleming of Defenders of Wildlife. “The USFWS must stop these preventable deaths before recovery of the species is set back even further.”

“The service’s failure to protect the manatees’ critical habitat … left imperiled manatees to suffer the deadly consequences of agonizing, yet preventable, mass starvation,” said Patrick Rose, Save the Manatee Club’s executive director. “There can be no justification for further delays.”

Keys Weekly contacted USFWS spokesman Chuck Underwood for comment, but was informed that the agency could not comment on ongoing litigation.

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TRACKING LEGISLATION State bills gaining momentum and losing traction JIM McCARTHY

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n Tallahassee, state legislators work with colleagues as they push their bills to approval in a 60-day legislative session, which began Jan. 11. Senators and representatives have until March 11 to move their legislation to Gov. Ron DeSantis' desk for consideration. Several proposals with Keys implications are gaining momentum. Others are stalling.

HOUSE BILL 1499 More affordable housing for essential services and government personnel could be on the way, if House Bill 1499 gets approval from lawmakers. Introduced

by Reps. Jim Mooney, R-Islamorada, and Pat Maney, R-Fort Walton Beach, the bill creates an exception to the Key West build permit allocation system by authorizing 50 units of affordable housing for essential workers, including Monroe County Sheriff’s Office personnel. With Key West designated as an area of critical state concern, planning regulations must be consistent with principles of protecting natural resources and making affordable housing available. Regulations are also consistent with maintaining a hurricane evacuation clearance time for Keys residents of no more than 24 hours. Since more development could inhibit compliance with the evacuation timeframe, local governments, like Key West, regulate the number of building permits they can issue for new development through a building permit allocation system. Through the bill, an exception to Key West’s building permit allocation system would be authorized, allowing construction of 50 affordable housing units. The bill also states that the sheriff’s office must have a hurricane evacuation plan, which requires all occupants to evacuate 48 hours in advance of tropical storm-force winds. The bill received unanimous support from the House Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Feb. 7. It was referred to the State Affairs Committee on Feb. 9.

SENATE BILL 442 Introduced by state Sen. Ana Maria Rodriguez, R-Doral, Senate Bill 442 authorizes land authorities to assist counties that received federal and state grants for residential flooding and sea-level rise mitigation projects. This includes elevation of structures above minimum flood elevations, demolition and reconstruc-

Fish swim through seagrass. KEYS WEEKLY FILE PHOTO

Senate Bill 442 authorizes land authorities to assist counties that received federal and state grants for residential flooding and sea-level rise mitigation projects. KEYS WEEKLY FILE PHOTO

tion of structures above minimum flood elevations and the acquisition of land with structures at risk of flooding. Land authorities act as intermediaries between landowners and government agencies that regulate land use. Acquiring property for conservation use is their core mission. But land authorities, like the one in Monroe County, also provide funding for affordable housing projects, protect conserved land from private acquisition and use and maintain conservation land stewardship programs. The bill garnered unanimous support from the Senate Community Affairs Committee, 9-0, on Feb. 2.

It now sits in the Rules Committee.

SENATE BILL 198 A bill aimed at restoring seagrass is gathering concern over the belief that the proposal would only destroy it even more.

Sponsored by Sen. Ana Maria Rodriguez, Senate Bill 198 would grant easements on sovereignty lands for mitigation banking, a practice in which an environmental enhancement and preservation project is conducted by a public agency or private entity to provide mitigation for unavoidable wetland impacts within a defined mitigation service area. Through seagrass mitigation banks on submerged public lands, private companies could grow and manage seagrass on easements that are granted to them by the state. Companies could then sell credits to landowners that conduct projects, such as channel dredging, that ultimately harm seagrass. The

bank is the site itself, and the currency sold by the banker to the landowner is a credit, which represents the wetland ecological value equivalent to completion of one acre of restoration. Many have raised concerns over the idea, including the Department of Environmental Protection. “Preserving seagrass resources is not appropriate for compensatory mitigation, because if loss or degradation of seagrass resources are said to be offset by preserving existing seagrasses that are already protected, then there will be a net loss of seagrass resources.” Seagrass serves as a vital resource for Florida Bay and an important habitat for fish in the backcountry. Legislation currently sits in the Senate Rules Committee. A companion bill in the House by Rep. Toby Overdorf.

R-Stuart, hasn’t gained traction. Similar legislation passed through the legislature in 2008, but it was vetoed by then-Gov. Charlie Crist, who stated that “authorizing the conveyance of sovereignty submerged lands for a bank selling credits to facilitate the destruction of seagrasses on sovereignty submerged lands elsewhere could fail the constitutional public interest test.”

HOUSE BILL 537 If approved, landlords could offer their tenants the option to pay a fee in lieu of the security deposit. Sponsored by Mooney, House Bill 537 doesn’t require a landlord to offer a tenant this option; however, if a landlord chooses to go this route, the tenant could terminate the agreement any time to pay the security deposit in full. Per bill language, the fee is not a security deposit and does not absolve the tenant of any obligations under the rental agreement, including paying rent as it becomes due and any costs and damages beyond normal wear and tear that the tenant may cause. The bill could facilitate use of security deposit insurance.

This insurance product insures a landlord against losses that would otherwise be covered by a security deposit or advanced rent. Different insurance providers offer different levels of coverage. Security deposit insurance protects the landlord and is distinct from the more commonly used renters insurance, which provides personal liability and personal property protection to the tenant. Legislation awaits second reading.

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MARATHON WEEKLY / FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Recent arrests of three outlaw biker gang members turned up drugs, weapons and Pagan’s memorabilia. MONROE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE/Contributed

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OUTLAWS IN THE ISLANDS?

KEYS SHERIFF HAS STRONG MESSAGE FOR PAGAN’S OUTLAW BIKER CLUB

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n outlaw motorcycle gang in the Keys? Really?

Yes, sheriff’s deputies have arrested three members of the Pagan’s Motorcycle Club in the Lower Keys in the past two weeks. (The erroneous apostrophe in Pagan’s is theirs, not ours.

All three of those arrested had guns.

All three had drugs — two to 12 grams of cocaine each and four grams of a crystallike white powder that the suspect said was Molly.

But before you start rewatching all seven seasons of “Sons of Anarchy”, Sheriff Rick Ramsay describes the recent spate of arrests more as a circumstantial coincidence than a concerted effort by a biker gang to infiltrate a small town.

“A lot of things happened at once to make the issue seem worse than it is,” Ramsay said, but added, “All three recent arrestees — two of them are Key West locals and one was in town for the Pagan’s annual meeting on Big Pine Key — had guns and drugs on them, which means our guys now treat the group’s members as armed and dangerous.”

But the club has been coming for years to Big Pine for an annual membership meeting.

“This is nothing new. There’s not an invasion of biker gangs suddenly occurring,” Ramsay said.

“They stay at the Big Pine Motel, Looe Key Resort and at Parmer’s. They have a barbecue and recruit members, which is fine as long as they’re peaceful, and we generally haven’t had problems with them. Like the mob, outlaw motorcycle gangs don’t want to draw attention to themselves or to any criminal enterprises occurring within them.

And I do believe drug sales are a coordinated enterprise within the Pagan’s. It’s organized crime and I’ll give them as much attention as they demand. I want them and our citizens to know that they’re not going to intimidate law enforcement.”

Ramsay pointed out that most Pagan’s are on their best behavior while they’re here.

And most — but not all — are smart enough to realize there’s only one road out of the Keys, he said.

“We have Stinger Spike Strips along the highway every seven miles. I can get deputies positioned in front of someone long before they reach the mainland. If they want attention, I’ll give them plenty of attention.

We’re the biggest gang. My gang has chapters in all 67 Florida counties, but my chapter presidents are called sheriffs.”

Ramsay said the recent arrests were separate and individual incidents. On Sunday, Feb. 6, Pagan’s member Ryan St. Clair, 29, of DeLand, Florida, was arrested at the Bahia Honda Bridge. St. Clair told deputies he had had an argument with his girlfriend and had slept under the bridge. He was wearing a Pagan’s sweatshirt and ball cap, but had no motorcycle under the bridge.

St. Clair was charged with carrying a concealed weapon without a license, possession of cocaine, possession of marijuana and possession of a controlled substance without a prescription. A search revealed two knives, a 9mm handgun, a stun gun, two grams of cocaine, four grams of a crystal-like white powder that St. Clair identified as “Molly,” and eight grams of marijuana, the sheriff’s office reports. He went to jail.

On Feb. 3, deputies arrested Pagan’s member Austin Christopher Reynolds, 26,

of Key West, after he fled from a deputy on U.S. 1 on Stock Island. Reynolds was charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of a weapon (a large knife) by a convicted felon, possession of cocaine, fleeing and eluding, evidence tampering, reckless driving and knowingly driving with a suspended license.

Officers recognized Reynolds when he was leaving Key West on his motorcycle, and knew he had a suspended license. When they attempted to pull him over, he veered onto the bicycle path and fled, but was soon caught after witnesses saw him discard a gun on the bike path, Ramsay said.

And on Jan. 27, deputies arrested Pagan’s member Justin August Meyer, 31, of Key West following a search warrant of his Staples Avenue home.

“He lived with his girlfriend’s parents,” Ramsay said. “That’s where we executed the search warrant.” Meyer was charged with possession of cocaine, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of ammunition by a convicted felon and possession of drug paraphernalia. About 12 grams of cocaine, an AR-15 pistol, a 9mm pistol, 140 rounds of ammunition, $3,310 in suspected drug sales and a digital scale were found in the residence.

“That arrest was related more to a drug investigation than to his Pagan’s affiliation,” Ramsay said.

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THE I OLDEST MAN IN KEY WEST BRAD BERTELLI is an author, speaker, and Florida Keys historian.

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n a letter written dated March 3, 1935, poet Robert Frost wrote: “The oldest person I could find in the Key West grave yard yesterday (Sunday) was a veteran of the war of 1812 who died in Key West at 108 years of age. But may have lived to be older than that. His inscription wound up ‘A good citizen for 65 years.’ He must have been a bad citizen for 43 years then. That’s what undermined him and shortened his life.”

The tombstone honored Thomas Romer, the long-lived African Bahamian who was born in Nassau, New Providence, in 1788. The marker also reads, in part, “In memory of Thomas Romer, Privateer in the War of 1812.” He served, in his way, at the behest of the U.S. Navy.

During the war, Romer worked as a privateer, a form of legalized, or government-sanctioned, piracy.

A privateer worked under the authority of a letter of marque. A host country issued letters of marque that authorized private citizens to attack ships from another country during times of war. A privateer was permitted, by law, to attack ships that were flying flags from countries with which the host country was at war. In 1812, the United States was warring with Great Britain, and Romer was working to disrupt the activities of British ships.

Working as a privateer was like working as a pirate, but with a few outstanding caveats. While both pirates and privateers essentially performed the same job and did so in the same conquering manner, a pirate attacked whomever they wanted, and the captain and crew retained the entire prize. The privateer used his own ship, hired his own crew, and paid his men out of his own pocket. In exchange for the right to attack ships, a percentage of any prize the privateer could secure was given to the government sponsoring the letter of marque.

Romer settled on Key West during its infancy as an American territory, sometime around 1826. He then began to fulfill the other phrase etched into the marker at his gravesite: “a good citizen for 65 years.”

While writing for the Miami Herald in 1969, Wright Langley wrote that Romer operated a grocery store that catered to the ships arriving in the harbor during his many decades in Key West.

He provided fruits and other food stores to Navy ships that pulled into port, as well as to private and commercial vessels. It can be imagined that at least some of the produce he sold came from the farm owned by Sandy Cornish and his wife, Lillah. The two arrived in Key West in the 1840s and purchased a farm near Truman Avenue and Simonton Street circa 1850. Cornish, who bought and fought his way out of slavery, became one of the island’s richest men.

According to Jefferson B. Browne, who wrote the fantastic peek into the island’s early history, “Key West: The Old and New,” published in 1912: “Old Uncle Tom Romer was known to every officer and man in the Navy of the old days.”

The grave marker of Thomas Rome. RACHEL KELLER/ Contributed

There is a contemporary account of Romer’s funeral service printed on a strip of newspaper print that is undated. The author’s name is omitted, though it was clearly written from not just a Key West resident but by someone who knew Romer: “Poor old Tom Romer is no more. The laughing, genial face of ‘Old Tom’ is (illegible) death. Never to flash with humor, or his tongue to quaintly tell with philosophical resignation his sorrows and mistakes during a century of life. How many years he lived no man can tell, he told the writer of this notice barely a year ago, that he was one hundred and fourteen years old. … Tom’s body was seen at the house of his daughter Nora Vickers and was transferred, followed by his numerous friends, to the Baptist Church on Thomas Street, where the funeral activities were conducted by the Pastor, Revd. W.C. Vesta, Huger, Butler and Weeks. His friends were numerous and highly respectable; their dress was appropriate and their deportment admirable. The respectable portion of our colored people cannot be surpassed anywhere, in these particulars; the absence of white friends, and we know he had many, was commented upon.”

The writer ends his account with a nod to Shakespeare. “Alas poor Tom, I knew him, Horatio, a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy. Peace to his ashes.”

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News from the SPCA: A huge thank you to Dana Chianella for organizing the first ever Paddle for Paws Memorial Ride for Norman Belson benefitting the Florida Keys SPCA Marathon Campus on Cudjoe Key on Jan. 22. We had an incredible turnout with 45 paddlers joining the fun on a beautiful calm day.

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BEAUTY IN THE BOREDOM Learning life, one press conference at a time

W ALEX RICKERT made the natural career transition from dolphin trainer to newspaper editor after six years at Dolphin Research Center.

His passions include running, watersports, and civil disagreements with sharks while spearfishing.

atch any NFL press conference, and you’ll find a mix-and-match of the same 20 or so phrases. “Give them credit.” “Proud of our team today.” “We know what we have in this locker room.”

There’s a reason so many of these mantras are repeated ad nauseum. And we may be sick of them, but take a second to think and you just might come to a realization: a few – not all, but a few – are beaten into the brains of players and coaches alike because they are unequivocally important in football and in life.

I grew up in Rhode Island, so I’m a fan of the New England Patriots. Sue me. While Bill Belichick and Tom Brady might give the most boring press conferences of all time, to this day I watch every single one of them. Over the years, I’ve picked up a thing or two as I learned to apply the most crucial principles in my own life. With Super Bowl LVI around the corner and Brady’s retirement in the not-so-distant rearview mirror, I figured it was a perfect time to fire up the old keyboard and put a few years of thoughts on paper.

These slogans aren’t unique to the Patriots, and I’m by no means perfect in following them. But here’s what I’ve learned: I learned to “Do Your Job.” This might be the most famous Patriot mantra, and there is absolute truth to focusing on our own responsibilities in a collaborative effort. The moment we attempt to “do too much” and overstep to compensate for the work of others, we risk failing to deliver the best product in our own areas of expertise. Instead, when we focus on our own jobs and fundamental duties in our personal and professional lives, we may just end up producing our best work.

I learned to speak for myself. Throughout most press conferences, we see players asked about the thoughts of their teammates and coaches. And in most cases, reporters are met with one reply: “You’d have to ask them about that.” I’m not exaggerating when I say that 95% of the worst rifts and misunderstandings throughout my life have come when one person attempts to express the thoughts, feelings and motivations of another, instead of letting that person be addressed directly. And I’m guessing I’m not alone.

This world would be well served if we all expected people to sit down, have conversations and speak for themselves.

I learned that in any journey, the key is to be a little better than you were the day before. Whether this applies to learning a new skill, recovering from an injury, or quitting a habit or addiction, consistent incremental improvement is vital to any mastery or life change. Too often we see leaps and bounds followed by a crash. Insane weight loss is followed by immediate gains. Roaring romantic flames are ashes within weeks. Burnout follows a complete obsession with a new job. Focusing on making one small improvement each day can build habit-forming determination.

I learned to “ignore the noise.” As Henry Rollins once said in “Iron and the Soul,” his love letter to weight lifting, “You can walk outside and listen to all kinds of talk, get told that you’re a god or a total bastard … but 200 pounds is 200 pounds.”

While most of us aren’t hounded by dozens of national opinions from talking heads the way NFL players are, sometimes it seems that nothing is off limits when it comes to the peanut gallery in our personal lives. And while accepting constructive criticism and listening to the guidance of those we trust will always have merit, the rest of the time, we have to ignore the noise, choosing instead to focus on our own 200 pounds.

I learned that work ethic and determination can take you just as far, if not farther, than talent and natural ability. I graduated high school as a valedictorian, and I was in no way the smartest kid in my class. Rather, I was willing to outwork everyone else. Not because I wanted a title, but because in my world, if you didn’t put 100% into something, you might as well not do it. Some of my favorite players in the NFL reflect this belief: the Tom Bradys, Julian Edelmans and J.C. Jacksons of the world who either went undrafted or narrowly skated into the late rounds because of a perceived lack of talent or physical gifts. And while life in the world outside of sports isn’t about 40-yard dash times or vertical jumps, we all have the same ability to overcome limiting circumstances with desire and drive.

I learned to control what I can control. It’s human nature to yearn for some degree of understanding of, and influence in, the thoughts and actions of others, from government officials and co-workers to our friends, family and significant others. But the more energy we put into attempting to control things outside of ourselves, the more we risk wasting that energy in an endless dissatisfying loop. Just like a player who controls his attitude and effort in practice, but not a coach’s decision to cut or sign him, we can only control the way we show up in our lives, careers and relationships. We control the way we treat others, the values we choose to uphold, and the work and commitment we put into what we care about in our lives. The rest we must let go of. At the end of the day, I know it will always be infinitely easier to accept what life has in store for me if I know I have done everything I possibly can to put myself in a position to be happy.

Oh, and there’s one final lesson I’ve learned from Thomas Edward Patrick Brady: if you ever need to get fired up for anything, screaming “LET’S GO!” at the top of your lungs is a great place to start.

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PROPOSALS INCLUDE $20M FOR KEYS STEWARDSHIP

A diver explores the coral reef in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary off Key Largo. The reef system in the Keys is the only contiguous coral barrier reef in North America. BOB CARE/Florida Keys News Bureau

JIM McCARTHY

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ull funding for the Florida Keys Stewardship Act appears to be on a better track than in prior years in Tallahassee.

On Feb. 2, the Florida House and Senate’s appropriations committees unveiled their budget proposals. Both included $20 million for a Stewardship Act that funds critical water quality projects.

Budget proposals for the critical Keys program fall in line with Gov. Ron DeSantis’ recommended budget for the upcoming 2022-23 fiscal year, which begins in July.

An initial House spending proposal last year included $2 million for the Stewardship Act. A Senate budget proposed nothing for the program.

With legislative approval by the end of session, DeSantis signed a budget last year with a full $20 million in Stewardship funds and an additional $5 million for land acquisition.

State Rep. Jim Mooney worked to include full funding for the Stewardship Act last year. Even with budget proposals including the $20 million, Mooney told the Keys Weekly a long road is ahead.

“We are continuing to work our request through the system,” Mooney said, “but we are staying confident that as we start the process through the budget that there will be appropriations that fall into place.”

State Sen. Ana Maria Rodriguez told the Keys Weekly that she’s delighted to see that the House and Senate budgets have included the $20 million.

“While the fight isn’t over until the end of session, I feel that we’re starting from a position of strength, and this will help us as budget negotiations proceed,” she said. “The Florida Keys are an ecological gem, and all efforts should be made to preserve it for generations to come.”

In a press release, Monroe County Mayor David Rice said the county is thankful to House and Senate leadership for their recognition and support of funding that protects valuable Florida Keys resources.

In 2016, the state allocated $5 million for the Stewardship Act. A year later, that amount jumped to $13.3 million.

In 2020, DeSantis slashed Stewardship funding by $10 million to offset the state’s financial losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

A 60-day session in Tallahassee concludes March 11.

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The “almost maybes” of dating follies in the Keys ALEX RICKERT

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s anyone who’s tried can attest, the dating scene in the Keys can be, shall we say, rough. For every good date, it seems that there are 10 bad ones.

With Valentine’s Day serving as a reminder of love and all that was meant to be, sometimes all we can do is laugh as we also look back on the connections that were most certainly not meant to be. With that in mind, Keys Weekly presents some of our readers’ most comical dates. And in the interest of preserving the last scrap of mystery in our tiny island community, these were better left anonymous.

• “I was set up on a blind date. The day before the big night, I looked him up on the MCSO website. At the bottom of his arrest record, there was a button that said ‘next.’ He had a whole second page of arrests! Anyway, we’ve been together for seven years now.”

• “Many moons ago, I head-butted a guy at Irish Kevin’s. I ended up marrying him.”

• “On one of my first dates after moving down here, I was hanging out with a girl and we were at dinner having a good time. She asked me what my zodiac sign was. I didn’t have a clue. So she asked me for my birthday and looked it up. Apparently I was an Aries.

Based on that alone, she said we weren’t compatible. I split the check.”

• “This was the first, and only, time I ever asked someone out while I was at work. I worked at a tourist attraction, and she was in one of my tour groups. Afterwards, it was pretty obvious she was hanging around to talk to me more. I asked if she wanted to get dinner later that night, and we went out and had a great time. We went from dinner to the beach and back to hanging out at my apartment. During dinner she mentioned that she recently split up with her boyfriend. When she left, she mentioned that she’d be pretty busy when she got back home and probably couldn’t keep in touch. I was okay with that, and just enjoyed the time spent together. At 2 a.m., I got a phone call from her. She was extremely upset, and told me her boyfriend – apparently not an ex, like she had told me – had tracked her phone and was now furious with her. She ended the call by saying, ‘So, I guess I can keep in touch with you after all.’ I hung up pretty quick.”

• “I once took a girl to the sandbar on a date. The problem was … she wouldn’t walk on the sand.”

• “Once upon a time, I accidentally ended up with three dates to my best friend’s wedding, and they all showed up. My first date was a woman I had liked for a long time, but who always had a boyfriend.

When she became single, I asked her to come to the wedding as my date. About three months before the wedding, she messaged me to say she had a new boyfriend and would be bringing him to town with her, so needless to say, it wouldn’t be appropriate to go together. About a month after this, I met a new local woman and slowly started dating her.

About a month into dating, I asked her to be my wedding date. She wanted to, but couldn’t get her work shift covered. Since I still had a plus one to the wedding and was the best man, I decided to ask one of my best female friends to go with me, as she was planning to come to the reception later anyway. About three hours before the wedding, my girlfriend called to tell me she was able to get out of work and go to the wedding. She was extremely happy, but my third date was, understandably, not. My third date almost refused to come because she wouldn’t have a dance partner, but did eventually end up showing up. Needless to say, when the three mixed together, nothing good happened.

Word to the wise: if you’re going to have a wedding date, there’s a reason the card says ‘plus ONE.’” • “I had been trying to set a date with a woman in Key West for a couple of weeks. We had texted back and forth quite a bit, and she told me how excited she was to see me and get away from her friend group, including her ex-boyfriend. We set a date to meet at a bar in Key West, but when I drove down there and walked in, I found her shooting pool with all her friends. I stayed for one round, but near the end of the game she let slip that one of the guys I was playing against, was, you guessed it, the very same ex-boyfriend. As soon as the 8-ball sank, I left.”

• “A guy asked me to go to the high school football game on our first date. I told him I could go, but my dad was going to drive me and pick me up as soon as the game ended.

We’re at the game, and everything is going fine. Towards the end, I see him talking to another girl. When I asked him why, he said ‘Well, she’s my date for later because you have to go home.’ I never went out with him again.”

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CHARLOTTE TWINE www.keysweekly.com

BOOED UP

KEYS COMMENTERS SUGGEST WHERE TO MEET YOUR SPECIAL SOMEONE

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ooed up. Per that esteemed reference source, UrbanDictionary.com, the term “booed up” means the following: “In a relationship, esp. in the manner that the two involved seem joined at the hip and don’t do anything that doesn’t involve each other. This can potentially irritate friends.”

Are you among the irritated in the Keys and not “booed up”? Especially as Valentine’s Day is coming on fast? Relax. Keys Weekly has got you covered. We conducted research on Facebook (we know, we know) on a local community page and asked the following question: Where can you meet your special someone in the Keys?

Surprisingly, we got some solid advice.

At least 80 commenters left 278 comments on this post, and we’d like to share what they had to say.

First of all, we did have quite a few naysayers: “There is no hope here! Everyone is booed up or just looking to hook up! The Keys has to be the worst place to be single.

Just being real,” said one female.

Then we had a lot of jokers, such as Key West’s David Sloan: “The water at the Green Parrot will get you pregnant.” And three females wrote in to agree with him.

Savanna Edwards just celebrated her one-year wedding anniversary in October with her husband, whom she met at Sharkey’s in Key Largo — and she had a T-shirt made celebrating that fact.

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Shayne Messina met her husband of 17 years, Armand, at Havana Jack’s in Key Colony Beach.

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Amy Soto met her husband of 24 years, Will Soto, at Key West’s Mallory Square sunset celebration.

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Another commenter suggested this particular Keys online source: “Keysso.net … the most popular gated community in the Keys.”

However, many posters did actually have useful advice. Quite a few wrote that they met their boo in a Keys bar. For example, in our research, we discovered not just one but five couples met at Sharkey’s Sharkbite Grill in Key Largo.

Savanna Edwards just celebrated her one-year wedding anniversary in October with her husband, whom she met at Sharkey’s — and she had a T-shirt made celebrating that fact.

And Jordan Budnik met her boyfriend of four months at Sharkey’s. “He’s the most awesome person I’ve ever met. He’s phenomenal,” Budnik said.

So, why is Sharkey’s such a great place to meet people? we asked her.

“It attracts locals,” said Budnik. “You’re always going to meet someone interesting.”

She did have one caveat about meeting people in bars: Don’t hang out too late.

“We’re both not bar hoppers,” she said.

“We were there for dinner. The Keys Kritters tend to come out of the mangroves at 3 a.m.”

Quite a few commenters met their significant others at a Keys bar. Shayne Messina met her husband of 17 years at Havana Jack’s in Key Colony Beach. And here are other bars where Keys locals met their boos: Key West’s Half Shell Raw Bar, Smokin’ Tuna Saloon and Cowboy Bills Honky Tonk Saloon; Stock Island’s Hogfish Bar; and Islamorada’s Hog Heaven.

Writers commended the following sage advice about meet-up places from John Seckinger: “It depends if you are a guy or a girl and your age… if you are a girl... dive school, work on a fishing boat, gym, Home Depot… if you are a guy… Home Depot, dance class, cooking class, church groups, yoga class, etc.”

Barbara Whitesell wrote in to second that advice — she actually married her scuba dive instructor.

Also, posters approved the following tips from Leah Benner: “The bocce court?

The gym, the golf course, at Key West local events like Santa con, full moon party, zombie bike ride, if you like boating, a bar where boaters hang out? Volunteer groups that have a lot of social events for fundraisers.”

Indeed, Keys special events and parties got the thumbs up from Amy Soto. She met her husband of 24 years at Key West’s Mallory Square sunset celebration — he is a tightrope walker. And Islamorada’s Jennifer Oughton met her husband of 13 years at the full moon party at Morada Bay. And let’s not forget that tried-and-true way of definitely running into someone: crashing your cart into theirs at the grocery store. Yes, this did really happen to Key West’s Anne L. Rice at Publix. She literally ran her grocery cart into another (male) customer’s in the produce aisle … and he later became her boyfriend. But not right then and there.

“I was so embarrassed,” she recalled. “I was looking the other way and crashed into him. Then I ran into him again at a restaurant. It’s a small town. And he said, ‘You’re the one who crashed into me.’”

He gave her his card, they became friends on Facebook … and they started dating two years ago.

But perhaps it’s always best to keep in mind what our mothers told us: Use your judgment wisely.

As Becca “Keys Chick” Lundy wrote, “Met my husband when I moved here. Set your standards and expectations and don’t waver from that list. It’s hard to find a partner here, though, honestly. If they match up to you, grab them!”

Jordan Budnik met her boyfriend of four months, Tony, at Sharkey’s in Key Largo. “He’s the most awesome person I’ve ever met,” she said. CONTRIBUTED

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AQUEDUCT BOARD DISMISSES PROPOSAL FOR FREE HEALTH INSURANCE WITHDRAWN AGENDA ITEM WOULD HAVE PROVIDED COVERAGE FOR LIFE

Ziggy and Speedy enjoy their spacious new habitat at Dolphin Research Center. COLE GRIFFITH/Dolphin Research Center.

Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority board members on Feb. 8 declined to consider a proposal that would have given board members with eight years of service free health insurance for life for them and their spouses.

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wo items on the Feb. 8 Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority board meeting agenda raised eyebrows and drew harsh criticism from nearly anyone who pays a water bill in the Florida Keys.

If approved, the proposals, which initially were included on the consent agenda and set for rubber-stamp approval without discussion, would have provided free health insurance for life to any FKAA board member with at least eight years of board service, as well as their spouse or domestic partner.

The second proposal would have extended the same insurance benefits to the utility’s top executives, even after their employment contracts end.

The board deleted the two proposals from the agenda at the start of their meeting and did not discuss them at all.

Board member Cara Higgins told the Keys Weekly

before the meeting, “The staff proposal to give board members and their spouses health insurance for life needs to be fully and openly discussed by the board. I do not support this item as presented and will not vote to approve it.”

Longtime Key West business leader Virginia Panico addressed the concerns of many when she spoke during the public comment period.

“Thank you for pulling these items,” Panico told the board. “I also suggest that you have an actuary look at what this would cost. It’s interesting that this even came up, especially after the county in the 1990s eliminated benefits for life due to the cost. In the 2000s, the mosquito control board also ended it.

“These proposals were quite shocking to a lot of people. The phone calls I received were angry. I hope this doesn’t turn into you guys instead including the benefits for life into employment contracts. People want to be sure this doesn’t happen.”

PART OF THE FAMILY Dolphin Research Center adopts African spurred tortoises

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n keeping with their dedication to providing a home and care to animals in need, Dolphin Research Center (DRC) recently adopted two African spurred tortoises. The animals, named Ziggy and Speedy, lived for several years at a nearby resort, but the new resort owners did not feel they could adequately care for them and asked DRC to be their new home. On the morning of Feb. 7, DRC co-founder and chief operating officer Mandy Rodriguez led a team of staff to the resort where they gently carried the tortoises, secured them in a truck and transported them back to the center. Once there, the tortoises were placed in a newly constructed habitat that features plenty of room, shade from a tree and a tiki-covered hut, and a drinking pool. Apparently unfazed by the move and attention, the tortoises were extremely interested in eating and munched their way through three heads of Romaine lettuce, a large container of mixed greens and other vegetation before exploring the rest of their habitat.

Ziggy, the larger of the two tortoises, will need surgery in a few weeks to remove two projections, called gular scutes, that are growing from the front of his shell alongside his neck. The projections impair his ability to turn his head. DRC will give the tortoise time to acclimate to his new home before scheduling the surgery.

African spurred tortoises (Sulcata tortoise) are the third-largest tortoises in the world. When full grown they can weigh between 79 and 110 pounds, although a big male can weigh 200 pounds or more.

They are herbivores, eating grasses and succulents and even ordinary weeds.

They also eat lettuce and some other vegetables. Spurred tortoises are popular pets in their younger years, but many owners find that they cannot continue to provide what the animals need as they grow larger. They can also live 80 to 100 years. The ages of these individuals are unknown and DRC is investigating methods to determine a reasonable “guesstimate.”

— Contributed

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CHAMPIONS MAKE CHANGE IN D.C. From Jan. 31 to Feb. 3, seven members of the Marathon High School Champions for Change, five of whom serve as Monroe County Coalition Youth Leaders, attended Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America’s Leadership Forum in Washington, D.C.. They had the opportunity to present the MHS Red Ribbon Week Project during the opening reception and met with aides for Rep. Carlos Jimenez and Senators Marco Rubio and Rick Scott to discuss the prevention needs facing Monroe County and why they are passionate about prevention. They also spent time in sessions conducting strategic planning to make positive change in their school and community and learning about current trends in drug and alcohol prevention. Pictured, from left: Bill Martin, Gina Martin, Leo Mendez, Kayla Sipe, Trinity Jacox, Marisol Diaz, Hailey Pena, Christina Belotti, Leo Volchek, Billy Martin and Tina Belotti. CONTRIBUTED.

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‘WATERBEAR’ GOES HOME

After 3-1/2 months of rehabilitation, a juvenile male manatee was returned to the Florida Keys on Feb. 3 by Dolphin Research Center (DRC), Miami Seaquarium and Florida Keys Aquarium Encounter (FKAE). The DRC’s Manatee Rescue Team along with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), FKAE and local residents rescued the manatee on Oct. 19, 2021 at Big Pine Key Resort.

The manatee had been observed with buoyancy issues and was unable to stay submerged. Later named “Waterbear,” he was transported to Miami Seaquarium where it was confirmed that he was suffering gastrointestinal issues. After his initial treatment, he was transported to SeaWorld to complete his rehabilitation. Now healthy, it was time to bring him home. At his release, he weighed 395 pounds and measured approximately 6 feet, 8 inches in length. The group carefully carried him on a stretcher down a boat ramp and cheered when he swam away. Pictured, from left: Dolphin Research Center’s Josie Koren, Adam Kane and Ryan Webster. DOLPHIN RESEARCH CENTER/Contributed.

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HIGH TIME TO GET TO SEA

A Brown Pelican fishing off Key West.

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ou don’t think of Herman Melville as a funny guy, but he was. Darkly so. There’s an oftquoted paragraph in “Moby Dick” where he talked about being in the grips of depression, a.k.a. the “damp, drizzly November” of the soul. He described himself as pausing in front of coffin factories and bringing up the rear of every funeral that passed, which made you wonder what kind of neighborhood he lived in. He described having to prevent himself from “stepping into the street, and methodically knocking people’s hats off,” which I think might be the most relatable urge ever. At least if you live in a tourist town.

When these moods and impulses took over, he said – or his narrator said – it was “high time to get to sea.”

I wasn’t quite at the chapeau-slapping stage the other day, but I was in a bit of a funk, at loose ends, whatever you want to call it.

There was really no excuse for it. The weather was perfect. It had been weeks since the dog had stolen and/or destroyed anything important, expensive or sentimental. No one was even doing any construction in the neighborhood. And I thought about Melville and his prescription, and the fact that I live on an island which is – get this – entirely surrounded by the sea. There really is no excuse for wallowing. So I grabbed my binoculars, got on my bike, and pedaled slowly down White Street to the pier.

The water, when I got there, was as calm as I have ever seen it. Dare I say limpid. Smoothness as far as the eye could see, with these sad little waves slapping ineffectually against the rocks. It might as well have been summer, if the light wasn’t gorgeous and the temperature a relentlessly pleasant 70 degrees. I rode to Higgs Beach. The only birds I saw flying at either place were laughing gulls and royal terns and the occasional rock pigeon. Feh. I was considering going home to continue my funk when I decided to head to the nature trail next to 1800 Atlantic.

The trail is usually pretty reliable for warblers or other songbirds, though none made themselves apparent as I crunched along the newly laid gravel. At the end of the trail the cool shadiness opened into a wide arc of air and some more oppressively placid water – a cathedral of emptiness. There was a distant parasail boat hauling some foot-dangling tourists around, and a cluster of jet skis, but they were somehow quiet, too.

The world’s got nothing for me today, I thought, while simultaneously thinking, maybe it’s the other way around. So I sat down, and tried to be zen about things. I told myself I would just sit there for 10 minutes and see what happened.

Whenever Edward Abbey wrote a travel piece, he would pull out a notebook and name all the plant life he saw. Which seemed

like a good exercise. Sargassum, I wrote down, because it was right there and slightly acrid. Then palm tree, then gumbo limbo. Then I saw my first nearby bird.

It was a willet, nothing unusual. And it was standing on one leg, head tucked under its flight feathers, asleep. Birds do that onelegged thing all the time – they will even hop around like that. They do it so often people are sometimes convinced they are missing a leg. I’ve read a couple things that confidently state they do this to keep warm in cold weather, but it was a little hard to reconcile that idea with the current temperature and the fact that you see birds doing it in Florida and other warm places year round. There are theories that some birds have what is called unihemispheric sleep, in which they rest half their brain at a time, so maybe they are also resting half of their bodies. And there is the fact that flamingos spend a lot of time on one leg, and biologists discovered that their skeletons and musculature work in such a way that it requires less energy to sleep on one leg. All of which leads to the conclusion that, like a lot of behavioral things, no one really knows why some birds sometimes sleep standing on one leg. They just do.

Out over the water a pair of brown pelicans were flying around.

It seemed a loose association at first, like two people who vaguely know each other walking through an airport to the same gate, but then they got more organized, diving together in various degrees of synchronicity, sometimes hitting water together from identical angles, sometimes coming from different angles and hitting half a second apart but only feet away.

After they’d gulped down their pouch full of fish, they would take off again, flying seemingly without mission before, with a flick of the wing, they would auger in and dive again.

It was hard to figure if they were communicating or if these were just the best practices dictated by the wind and the fish and the water. Were there subtle gestures that only pelicans would pick up on?

I tried to imagine a research method that would answer those questions.

I looked at my phone and it had been close to an hour. The nosee-ums were starting to outpace my ability to slap them. So I got up and headed back up the trail, my mood appreciably less dour than it had been.

Small mysteries – they’ll get you out of your head.

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FINS CELEBRATE SENIORS

Marathon basketball celebrates graduating players ahead of county rivalry matchup

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n Feb. 4, the Marathon Dolphins played host to the Coral Shores Hurricanes in their final home game of the 2021-2022 season. After celebrating the contributions of Marathon’s graduating players for Senior Night, the Hurricanes played spoiler, capturing the county championship by handing Marathon a 59-20 loss. ­­— Alex Rickert

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1. Marathon’s Oscar Garcia (24) attempts to block a Coral Shores shot.

2. Dom Cruz (5) puts up a three pointer.

3. The Fins’ Adrian Cruz (2) drives to the basket.

4. Fisher Coleman-Sayer (10) works past a Coral Shores defender.

5. Adrian Cruz (2) puts up a shot.

6. Hurricanes and Dolphins position for a rebound.

Photos by Barry Gaukel. See more game photos at www.shadypalmphotography.com.

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MARATHON DOLPHINS SPRING SEASON PREVIEW A look ahead for the 2022 Fins CLARE MERRYMAN www.keysweekly.com

BASEBALL The MHS baseball team is expected to do big things this year.

With practices almost every day of the week, and often twice a day, players are racking up hours on the field and in the gym. “Our end goal is to make it to the conference championship, and I believe that we have all the right pieces to do so,” said head coach Joey Gonzalez.

“We have 17 players who are fully dedicated and committed to that goal. I can see us winning a large number of our games this year, as we are looking forward to bringing home a title.”

Next Game: Friday, Feb. 18 at 7 p.m. for a preseason tournament SOFTBALL The up-and-coming varsity softball roster is officially set after an intense five-day tryout. The team is young and consists of only two seniors, with seven middle school girls on the 14-player roster. The team has also welcomed a new head coach, MHS Athletic Director Lance Martin. “We have a lot of unknowns for positions because of the youth of the team, and we’ll be moving players around to find the best fit combination for the starting lineup,” said Martin.

Next Game: Friday, Feb. 25 at 6 p.m. vs. Kings Academy TRACK & FIELD The Marathon track team seems to grow larger every year.

The team has ballooned to include about 50 members this season.

Following the graduation of twin stars Jonathan and Owen Pitchford in 2021, many coaches and members were worried about how the team would fare without

its staple runners for the past five years. Luckily, with the number of diversely talented members on the team, MHS will be able to score in several different events this year.

The team is headed by five coaches: athletic director Lance Martin for speed runners, James Murphy for distance runners, Tracy McDonald for jumpers, Helena Ursa for throwing events and newcomer Darby Sheehan for pole vaulters. “We have a good turnout and are excited to see what potential our team has this year,” said Murphy.

Next Home Meet: Tuesday, March 8 TENNIS With a season opener against Key West on Feb. 9, the tennis season has officially begun. This season the Fins have welcomed several new members, including the team's new head coach, Kevin Freeman. The tennis team is co-ed and consists of 12 players, four of whom are seniors. “There is a lot of individual strength and I am excited to see where this season takes us,” said Freeman.

Next Match: Friday, Feb. 11 at 2 p.m. vs. Westminster (played at Marathon Community Park) BOYS WEIGHTLIFTING The boys weightlifting team features 16 members this season.

The team may be small, but they are mighty. The squad has high expectations for the season, as several of the team's athletes have been training in the gym all year long. For several of the lifters, setting realistic expectations is key. “The boys come in and are always looking to lift the most weight they can lift,” said head coach Jessie Schubert. “Some of them never stop adding weight, and they end up getting injured in the process.” The Fins will focus heavily on form and technique early in the season and will rely on fundamentals to separate them from other teams. “I am excited to see what they’re capable of when I turn them loose in competition,” said Schubert.

Next Meet: Wednesday, Feb. 16 at Coral Shores at 3:30 p.m.

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HAMMOCK HOUSE SWEETHEARTS MAKE VALENTINES

On Feb. 7, the Marathon Parks and Recreation’s Art Outreach Program visited St. Columba Church’s Hammock House in Marathon. The after-school program’s participants made cards to give to their valentines next Monday.

Pictured with Hammock House students are Ali Adams from the City of Marathon Parks and Recreation department and Hammock House instructor Steve Hawes. CONTRIBUTED.

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fice for city council members to four years. The proposed charter change will go out to voters for approval during the August 2022 primary election in order to take effect for the winners of the November 2022 city council election.

• The council heard a proposal from David Grego regarding a privately funded canal restoration project on Sunrise Isle off Sombrero Beach Road.

With a presentation demonstrating the detrimental effects of seagrass accumulation in the local canals, Grego detailed a proposal for a barrier and air curtain system to block seagrass from entering the canal. The council unanimously elected to allow the use of the right of way along Man-O-War Drive to install compressors for the air curtain system and to allow the City of Marathon to serve as the permit applicant for the system.

• Following an update from grants coordinator Maria Covelli, councilman Luis Gonzalez asked for an update on funding for often-discussed projects such as the redevelopment of the Quay property, repairs to the city skatepark, and redevelopment of the 33rd Street area.

“If we have to wait on grants, it seems like these things might never get off the ground,” said Gonzalez. “We’re kind of giving our citizens false illusions when we talk about moving forward on something and then pull back.”

“I will bring back a more robust schedule next month and tell you where we make adjustments in funding to get these off the ground,” said city manager George Garrett.

• Gonzalez addressed director of public works Carlos Solis to confront complaints regarding roads cut and left unfinished during construction and utility projects, citing examples along Coco Plum Drive and Sombrero Boulevard. “It seems like 5 o’clock hits on a Friday, the roads stay open, and it’s a nightmare for our citizens who have to commute on these roads to get home,” said Gonzalez. Solis said he will require contractors to use cold patch asphalt to temporarily repair cut roads during construction before final repairs are completed.

• In order to allow more time to coordinate with the state and Monroe County to reevaluate hurricane evacuation modeling, the council directed planning director Brian Shea to draft a resolution extending the remaining allocations in the Building Permit Allocation System to 2024 by providing fewer allocations per six-month period. The allocations will prioritize owner-occupied residences.

• The council heard citizens’ comments concerning reconstruction of the Coco Plum Drive bridge, vacation rental code violations, affordable housing and long-term boat trailer parking along Sombrero Boulevard.

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NO MORE MINK HARM? Clementine the mink was saved from a fur farm and now lives at 101 Paws and Claws in Deltona. CONTRIBUTED

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e’ve all had those chalky, pastel Valentine’s Day “sweet heart” candies with the sickeningly sweet sweet-nothings.

But despite being in happy and fulfilling relationships, most of us here at the Keys Weekly oppose the desperation and obligation of Valentine’s Day. We also understand that Feb. 14 is the most aggravating day of the year for our single friends. So we bring you...

WORST VALENTINE’S DAY SWEET HEART MESSAGES

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i friends! Reef the fox here with this week’s “Reef’s Report.”

Holy smokes, crazy, wild good news out of Washington, D.C. last week! On Feb. 4, the U.S. House of Representatives included a provision to ban mink farming throughout the United States. Can you believe it?

This is amazing, unreal and incredible. My little foxy paws can’t type fast enough to properly convey REEF how excited I am about this. Mink farming — any THE FOX farming of animals for so-called fashion — is outdated, inhumane and cruel. I am so happy my mink Reef is a red fox friends are on their way to becoming free of harm that was saved here in the United States. from a fur farm.

He now lives in USDA reported 2.7 million pelts sold in 2019, Key Largo with and 1.4 million mink pelts sold in 2020. According to his human, Nicole a review by Animal Wellness Action, there are just Navarro.

60 farms operating in the U.S. There is no domestic market for mink, and it is an export-market commodity only, with 80 percent of pelts sold to China.

“As one who grew up on and around mink farms, I can attest to the extreme aggression these creatures exhibit in their frustration with the miserable conditions on barren factory farm conditions,” said Scott Beckstead, director of campaigns for the Center for a Humane Economy.

So this is big, my friends, and hopefully this will open the door to all fur farms being banned here in the United States.

Now let’s talk about my momma. She was in Key West last Friday to accept an award from the Community Foundation of the Florida Keys along with so many other amazing members of the community down here. My friends, Jeanne Selander, Dr. Doug Mader DVM and Dr. Geraldine Diethelm DVM were also on hand as Dr. Diethelm accepted an award for her volunteer work at the Marathon Wild Bird Center. I have the coolest humans in my life.

This Saturday, Feb. 12, don’t forget to stop at One Grind Key Largo and meet Coral fox for the third “Coffee With Coral” event. One Grind is located at MM 98 between Tom Thumb and Ballyhoo’s in the median.

Coral will be there from 10 to 11 a.m. that day to meet with you all. I think mom said she is going to have some cool stickers people can buy.

Anywho, that’s all for this week. Don’t forget to check us out at pawsitivebeginnings.org and you can email me with foxy questions at reef@pawsitivebeginnings.org.

Until next time, Reef, over and out!

10. Send nudes.

9. I’m Handsy.

8. Money’s on the dresser.

7. You’ll do.

6. Crazy fertile.

5. You remind me of my mom.

4. 4th Wife Material.

3. Love is for a lifetime.

So is herpes.

2. Grower, not a shower.

1. Be Mine. Or I’ll find you.

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FLORES MAY WIN IN THE COURT OF PUBLIC OPINION, BUT NOT A COURT OF LAW

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hen you take on the fat cats, you may ... a veteran sports have a point, but columnist, says you may not win. the only sport Brian Flores, the deposed he doesn’t follow is cricket. That Miami Dolphins coach, is hoping leaves plenty to be another Curt Flood, the of others to fill baseball player whose legal achis time. tions led to free agency in that ralphmoro1936 sport. @gmail.com Flores, who is black, brought forth in a recent class-action lawsuit several items that show essentially what is wrong with the Rooney Rule, the National Football League’s directive that says teams must interview minority candidates before hiring coaches and general managers.

Flores has sued the league, the Dolphins, the New York Giants and the Denver Broncos for racial discrimination. The accused have all denied his claims.

When I heard his accusations, my first thought was, “Prove it.”

When he was interviewed by the Broncos for their then-vacant head coaching job in 2019, Flores claims the executives who met with him were an hour late, disheveled and hung over. I think this is his weakest charge as I go back to my mantra: Prove it.

Even if he can do that, what does it mean?

That general manager John Elway and his cohorts didn’t take the interview seriously and did it only because the league says they have to interview a black candidate? I think that happens in a lot of NFL coaching interviews. Nothing new there. Elway and the Broncos have denied being hung over.

I heard one commentator espouse that owners should be able to hire whomever they wish. Maybe. But with 32 non-black owners making money from teams that are 70% black, you’d think somewhere along the way someone would hire a black coach.

As of this writing, there are but two – Mike Tomlin of Pittsburgh and, named on Monday, Lovie Smith of the Houston Texans.

The Dolphins’ new coach, Mike McDaniel, has a black father and a white mother. Two other coaches, the Jets’ Robert Saleh and the Washington Commanders’ Ron Rivera, are listed as non-white.

Before he was interviewed by the Giants, Flores traded text messages with New England coach Bill Belichick in which his former employer congratulated him for

getting the New York job, only to learn that Belichick had mistakenly sent the text to the wrong Brian when he meant it for Brian Daboll, who had allegedly been selected as the Giants’ new coach before Flores was interviewed.

That one flies a little bit because of the Belichick texts, but is probably not enough to win an entire case. And the Giants have denied they had hired Daboll before they interviewed Flores.

Flores also charges that Dolphins owner Stephen Ross invited his coach and an unnamed quarterback (presumedly Tom Brady) to meet on a yacht in deference to the no-tampering rule, as Brady was employed by another team. Flores refused the invitation.

Then comes the big one. Flores says he has proof and, if he does, we have a very different scenario here. The former Dolphins coach claims Ross offered him $100,000 for each loss in 2019. The losing record would have moved the team up in the draft and given them better picks of players. Flores said he refused the offer.

The team lost 11 games that season – without Flores’ help – and from the sixth draft position took quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, while Cincinnati, in the top spot, took Joe Burrow, who has led the Bengals to Sunday’s Super Bowl. Flores says he has corroborating evidence that proves Ross wanted him to dump games. If he does, that could force Ross to sell the team, which is what some Miami-based writers are calling for.

In the meantime, former Cleveland Browns coach Hue Jackson has indicated that team owner Jimmy Haslam offered him a bonus for each loss that moved the Browns up the draft ladder.

So, what do we have here? We have a legal case of accusations. Some may be proven and may be enough to force Ross to sell the Dolphins. Others may be true, but unable to be proven. The NFL will be embarrassed nonetheless. And Flores will not be hired to coach another NFL team – ever.

My suggestion: The league needs to strongly enforce the Rooney Rule. The owners, or whoever makes the hires, need to make a solid connection with a minority – meaning black – candidate.

Former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores has sued the NFL and individual teams.

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All this comes as we’re trying to concentrate on Sunday’s Super Bowl LVI, which will match the Los Angeles Rams (favored by 4 to 4½ points) in their home stadium to the Cincinnati Bengals. I’m sorry, but I’m unable to give an unbiased pick. When I was in Dayton, Ohio, I had season tickets to the Bengals’ home games and unabashedly rooted for them. I also reported on their previous two Super Bowl losses, both to the San Francisco 49ers, at the Pontiac, Michigan Silverdome and at Miami’s Joe Robbie Stadium.

So, yes, I’m rooting for the Bengals.

But, I’ll tell you what I think. The Bengals have won all their playoff games by less than a touchdown. Their “luck” will run out Sunday. The Rams will win by 20 or so points.

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BRIEFLY Traffic Advisory for Duck Key’s Seaview and Harbour Drive bridges FKAA’s contractor, Ferreira Construction, will be mobilizing crew and equipment in the coming weeks to the Seaview Drive and Harbour Drive bridges on Duck Key to install new pipelines for the replacement of each bridge by Monroe County.

Ferreira will be working in these areas from February to May. Maintenance of traffic and access to all properties will be provided at all times; Ferreira will be announcing any changes to traffic ahead of work and will have personnel present to direct traffic as needed.

Local business presents its first Ehlers Danlos Syndrome tourney On Saturday, Feb. 12, Keys Community Construction will be presenting its Ehlers Danlos Syndrome inaugural golf tournament. Ehlers Danlos is a painful connective tissue disorder for which there is no cure or treatment. Sponsorships are available for the tournament, the proceeds of which go to the Florida Keys Ehlers Danlos Society. The format is a fourperson scramble, and entry is $100 per person. Attendees can expect awards, prizes, raffles, food and beverages. The schedule: 8 a.m., light breakfast and registration; 9 a.m., shotgun start; after golf, a lunch and awards presentation. Plus: The winner of the putting contest will receive $5,000, while on-the-course fun will be hosted by “The Old Chickens.” For entries and more details, call Derrick Lazzara at 786-933-0069.

Church starting rock-themed festival New Life Church is spearheading a new festival this year at Marathon Community Park. The Joy on the Rock Family Fest is Friday, Feb. 18, from 5 to 10 p.m. This is a family-friendly "concert" event featuring praise and worship bands from churches throughout the Keys. Just a few of the groups performing include 5th Street Baptist from Key West, New Life Church, Kirk of the Keys, Marathon Community UMC, and Iglesia Bautista Getsemani Inc. Attendees can expect upbeat and uplifting contemporary Christian music (folks are encouraged to bring chairs for the concert), a kids corner with games and a bouncy house and vendors. In addition, the Marathon High School culinary class and Chef Flavor will be selling food and drinks as a fundraiser for their class. Admission is free for the event and games. A few spots are still available for vendors. There is no fee

OBITUARY for vendor space. Artisans who are interested in setting up a booth can contact Maria Covelli at 305-240-9776 or NewLifeChurchMarathon@gmail. com. Spaces are limited.

History of Diving Museum hosts art exhibit with local artists and students The History of Diving Museum invites the community to visit the new featured exhibit, Dive Into Art: FantaSea. This is the fourth collaborative art show with the museum, Art Guild of the Purple Isles and local students.

The limited-time show encompasses fantasy elements tied to the ocean: mermaids, pirates, sea monsters and more, as well as literary themes such as fairy tales, fantastical poems and epics.

The exhibit is made possible by members and donors contributing to the museum’s Giving Tuesday campaign. It is sponsored in part by the Florida Keys Council of the Arts, Florida Keys & Key West Tourism Development Council, State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture. The exhibit will be on view through April 20, and the student art will then travel to the Monroe County public libraries. The History of Diving Museum is located in Islamorada at MM83 and open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. ore information is at DivingMuseum.org.

Literacy volunteers needed in Marathon The Literacy Volunteers English as a Second Language (ESL) program in Marathon is seeking literacy volunteers to fill a great need in the community. Students are waiting for help. Volunteers do not need to know another language to be an ESL tutor, and all training is free of charge.

Volunteers are requested to donate two hours per week to help an adult in our community increase their reading, writing and conversational English skills. Please call or text Middle Keys coordinator Maria Triana for more information at 305-393-6064.

BPW gambles with Kuban Keysino fundraiser The Marathon chapter of the Business and Professional Women’s (BPW) Foundation is hosting its annual “Keysino” fundraiser on Friday, March 11, from 6 to 10:30 p.m. Attendees can expect a night of entertainment, food, drinks and fun, and they are requested to dress in their best tropical attire. Refreshment hour is from 6 to 7 p.m., with food and drinks catered by Brutus Seafood.

Game play runs from 7 to 10 p.m.

Prizes will be awarded at 10 p.m.

Event sponsorships are available. All proceeds go to the BPW Foundation, which provides scholarships to the local high school seniors, scholarships to adult women and other local charities. The location is the Marathon Jet Center, 8800 Overseas Hwy., Marathon. Email Mallory Pinto for more details at bpwkeysino@yahoo.com.

Yacht Club foundation hosts annual fundraiser The Marathon Yacht Club Educational Foundation is hosting its annual fundraiser on Sunday, March 20 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m..

The event includes a sunset luau featuring music by Bobby Howard and the Ukeholics, as well as chef Jamie Pruitt’s Hawaiian BBQ. There will be hula performances and lessons, followed by hula and limbo contests.

Tickets are $65. More information is available from Peter Turner at psterlingtri@gmail.com or 305-857-5746.

Garden club debuts butterfly tour The Marathon Garden Club will host its first Butterfly Garden Tour on Saturday, March 5, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Participants will have the opportunity to tour Marathon-area certified butterfly gardens. Tickets may be purchased at the garden club, which is located at 5270 Overseas Highway, MM 50, Gulf, or from the Marathon Chamber of Commerce, located at 12222 Overseas Hwy, MM 54.3, Gulf.

FREDERICK J. BUCHOLTZ 1936-2021 Frederick J. Bucholtz passed away on Sept. 27, 2021 in The Villages, Florida. He was 85 years old.

He is survived by his wife, Vicki.

He was a past resident of Duck Key. Fred loved fishing, boating and the Keys lifestyle.

HELEN “BARBARA” MUSACCHIA 1929-2021 Helen “Barbara” Musacchia passed away peacefully at her daughter’s home in Aguilar, Colorado, surrounded by her loved ones on Nov. 7, 2021. She was 91 years old.

Barbara was born on Nov. 27, 1929 in Jersey City, New Jersey. She married the love of her life – “her Johnny” – on Jan. 2, 1952. Barbara, known as Nana to her loved ones, was a longtime resident of Marathon. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and beloved friend to many in Marathon and at her summer home in Lexington, New York. Barbara loved traveling and her active social life with her many friends. She also loved hunting wild turkeys and harvested her last wild turkey with her daughter and sonin-law Fred by her side in May 2021, just months before her passing.

Barbara is preceded in death by her beloved husband John Musacchia and her brothers Joe and Henry Checklowski. She is survived by her daughter Michele Eichler, son John, and four grandchildren: Jeb and Seth Crummer, Trent Eichler and John Tyler Goderski.

There will be a memorial mass at San Pablo Catholic Church in Marathon on Wednesday, Feb. 16 at 11 a.m.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in Barbara’s name to Mt. Rose Hospice at 409 Benedict Ave., Suite A, Trinidad, CO 81082 or through their website at www.mtrosehealthandhospice.org.

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FICTITIOUS NAME NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned, desiring to engage in business under the fictitious name of KIM’S KUBAN located at 2302 N. Roosevelt Blvd : Monroe County in the City of Key West : Florida, 33040-3836 intends to register the said name with the Division of Corporations of the Florida Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida.

Dated at Key Largo, Florida this 4th day of February, 2022.

By: HECTOR R LOPEZ RAMOS Publish: February 10, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers

Boca Chica Rd : Monroe County in the City of Key West : Florida, 33040-6355 intends to register the said name with the Division of Corporations of the Florida Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida.

Dated at Key Largo, Florida this 4th day of February, 2022.

By: MATHEW SMITH Publish: February 10, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers

2022 at 10:30am.

A list of vehicles to be sold may be viewed on our website; www. keysso.net.

Bidding instructions and required bid forms are available on the website or can be picked up at the Sheriff’s Office Headquarters building 1st floor reception, or by contacting: Michael Cabot 305-293-7477 305-797-0115 Michael Griffin 305-292-6832 Monroe County Sheriff’s Office 5525 College Rd, Key West, Fl. 33040 The Property to be sold is open to the public for inspection at the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, Headquarters building at 5525 College Rd., Key West, Fl. 33040 20 – VEHICLES On the following dates and times: February 22nd, 2022 9:00am – 11:00am

February 24th, 2022 2:00pm – 4:00pm The Sheriff’s Office makes no representation or guarantee of mechanical condition.

All sales are, as is, no warranty. All sales are final.

Publish: February 3 & 10, 2022

FICTITIOUS NAME NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned, desiring to engage in business under the fictitious name of CONCH TOWN PUBLISHING located at 1423

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE MONROE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Notice of Sale of Surplus Vehicles The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office will be selling a number of surplus vehicles by sealed bids.

All bids must be received by 10:00am on Tuesday March 1st, 2022. The bids will be opened publicly on Tuesday March 1st,

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING DISCUSSION REGARDING MONROE COUNTY CANAL RESTORATION WORKPLAN February 24th and March 24th, 2022 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday, February 24th (5:30 p.m.) and Thursday, March 24th (5:30 p.m.), an update on the Monroe County Canal Restoration Program will be discussed at a VIRTUAL Public Community Meeting. Pursuant to Executive Order No. 20-69, Monroe County Emergency Directive 20-06, and Center for Disease Control (CDC) social distancing guidelines established to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The following item will be discussed at the PUBLIC COMMUNITY MEETING:

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Notice of Seizure Please take notice that in accordance with Florida Statutes 328.17, 713.78, 715.109, Tavernier Mini Storage Inc, located at 135 Hood Avenue, Tavernier, FL 33070 and Upper Keys Commerce Center, located at 97300 Overseas Highway, Key Largo, FL 33037 will sell or otherwise dispose of the contents on the following units to satisfy the delinquent storage lien:

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Tavernier Mini Storage Inc and Upper Keys Commerce Center reserves the right to accept or reject any and/all bids.

Publish: February 10 & 17, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers CITY OF KEY COLONY BEACH NOTICE OF CODE AMENDMENT HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the CITY COMMISSION of the City of Key Colony Beach, Florida will hold a Public Hearing on Thursday, February 24, 2022, at 9:30 a.m., Key Colony Beach City Hall Commission Room,

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to hear amendments to the City’s Code of Ordinances. The proposed Ordinance to be heard by the City Commission is titled [Ordinance No.: 2021-471], AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF KEY COLONY BEACH FLORIDA, AMENDING LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATION ARTICLE XII – OTHER DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PROCEDURE, SECTION 101-172, REQUIRING A MINIMUM THIRTY (30)-TEN (10) DAY WAIT PERIOD BETWEEN THE APPROVAL OF PROPOSED CODE AMENDMENTS BROUGHT BEFORE THE PLANNING & ZONING BOARD AND CONSIDERATION OF THE MATTER BY THE CITY COMMISSION FOR ACTION; REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE CODE OF ORDINANCE AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS;

AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Interested parties may appear at the meeting and be heard with respect to the proposed ordinance. This meeting will be available virtually via ZOOM Meetings. Members of the public who wish to attend virtually may join via Zoom Meeting ID: 882 2915 2216. Copies of the proposed Ordinance are available for inspection at the City Hall of Key Colony Beach.

The City Commission requests an amendment to the City’s Code of Ordinances requiring a minimum thirty (30) ten (10)-day wait period between the approval of proposed code amendments brought before the Planning & Zoning board and consideration of the matter by the City Commission for action.

Interested parties may attend the Hearing and be heard with respect to the requested code amendment.

If any person decides to appeal any decision made by the Commission with respect to any matter considered at the Code Amendment Hearing, that person will need a record of the proceeding and for such purpose may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.

If you are unable to attend the Hearing on Thursday, February 24, 2022, but wish to comment, please direct correspondence to: City Commission, P.O. Box. 510141, Key Colony Beach, FL 33051, or cityclerk@ keycolonybeach.net and your comments will be entered into the record.

Silvia Gransee, City Clerk, CITY OF KEY COLONY BEACH Publish: February 10, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers

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 February 15, 2022 beginning at 9:30 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".

Monroe County has implemented a Canal Restoration Improvement Work Program. The purpose of the restoration program is to improve water quality in residential canals, reduce impacts on nearshore waters and increase environmental awareness. The purpose of the public meetings will be to provide an update on the program’s progress, proposed solutions and next steps. The outreach services are funded through a grant from the federal Environmental Protection Agency “EPA”.

Please note: Two or more members of the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners may be in attendance at these virtual meetings and may participate in discussions. Any ideas discussed during these virtual meetings will be brought to the Board of County Commissioners during a regular meeting for further discussion and approval.

For information about the program: www.monroecounty-fl.gov/canals 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”.

You are invited to a Zoom webinar.

Feb 24, 2022 05:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Topic: Monroe County Canal Restoration Workplan and Program https://zoom.us/j/91486775997 Meeting ID: 914 8677 5997 One tap mobile +13462487799, 91486775997# US (Houston) +16465588656, 91486775997# US (New York) You are invited to a Zoom webinar.

March 24, 2022 05:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Topic: Monroe County Canal Restoration Workplan and Program https://zoom.us/j/97560910142 Meeting ID: 975 6091 0142 One tap mobile +16465588656, 97560910142# US (New York) +16699009128, 97560910142# US (San Jose) Publish: February 10 & 17, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers

Public Notice - Request for Proposal The South Workforce Investment Board d/b/a CareerSource South Florida (SFWIB, CareerSource, or Board), is one of 24 Local Workforce Development Board (LWDB) in the State of Florida. The SFWIB, the LWDB for Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties, is soliciting a Request for Proposal (RFP) for:

Temporary Staffing Services The RFP will be released on or about February 7, 2022, and will be posted on the SFWIB website at www.careersourcesfl.com.

An Offeror’s Conference is scheduled for March 9, 2022, at 3 p.m.

Due to safety precautions the Offeror’s Conference will be held via zoom conferencing. Please check the SFWIB’s website (www.careersourcesfl.com) under RFP Q&A for zoom conferencing information.

Bids must be submitted no later than 3 p.m., March 21, 2022.

Bids not received by that deadline will not be accepted.

Please direct all procedural inquiries, including questions regarding the format of the Offeror’s conference and the Public Review Forum to cssf_procurement@careersourcesfl.com.

CareerSource South Florida is an Equal Opportunity employer/program.

Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.

All voice telephone number on this document may be reached by persons using TTY/TDD equipment via the Florida Relay Service at 711.

PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE The District I Advisory Committee (DAC I) of the Monroe County Tourist Development Council will hold a regular scheduled meeting and Public Workshop for Capital Funding on Wednesday, March 2, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. via Communications Media Technology using a Zoom webinar platform.

Pursuant to Executive Order No. 20-69, Monroe County Emergency Directive 20-06, and the Center for Disease Control (“CDC”) social-distancing guidelines established to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the March 2, 2022 regular meeting of the District I Advisory Committee will be conducted via CMT, using a Zoom Webinar platform. If the Governor issues a subsequent order changing directives for Local Government Public Meetings, the Monroe County Tourist Development Council will provide updates on the County Website at MonroeCounty-FL.Gov. The access points to view the meeting or for members of the public to provide public comment will be: District I Advisory Council Meeting Time: March 2, 2022 03:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom. us/j/83312477494 Meeting ID: 833 1247 7494 One tap mobile +19292056099,, 83312477494# US (New York) +13017158592,, 83312477494# US (Washington DC) Please contact Maxine Pacini or Ammie Machan to submit written information or for additional information by writing MCTDC, 1201 White Street, Suite 102, Key West, FL 33040, by email at Pacini-Maxine@ monroecounty-fl.gov, or by calling (305)296-1552 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Documents must be received no later than Friday 5:00 P.M. on February 25, 2022.

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• CLASSIFIEDS, PUBLIC & LEGAL NOTICES • LEGAL NOTICES All District Advisory Committee Meetings of the Tourist Development Council Meetings are open to the public and one or more TDC Member or County Commissioners may be in attendance.

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

Publish: February 10, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE The District II Advisory Committee (DAC II) of the Monroe County Tourist Development Council will hold a regular meeting and Public Workshop for Capital Funding on Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. via Communications Media Technology using a Zoom webinar platform.

Pursuant to Executive Order No. 20-69, Monroe County Emergency Directive 20-06, and the Center for Disease Control (“CDC”) social-distancing guidelines established to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the March 1, 2022 regular meeting of the District II Advisory Committee will be conducted via CMT, using a Zoom Webinar platform. If the Governor issues a subsequent order changing directives for Local Government Public Meetings, the Monroe County Tourist Development Council will provide updates on the County Website at MonroeCounty-FL.Gov. The access points to view the meeting or for members of the public to provide public comment will be: District II Advisory Council Meeting Time: March 1, 2022 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom. us/j/88489099706 Meeting ID: 884 8909 9706 One tap mobile +13126266799,, 88489099706# US (Chicago) +19292056099,, 88489099706# US (New York) Please contact Maxine Pacini or Ammie Machan to submit written information or for additional information by writing MCTDC, 1201 White Street, Suite 102, Key West, FL 33040, by email at Pacini-Maxine@ monroecounty-fl.gov, or by calling (305)296-1552 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Documents must be received no later than Friday 5:00 P.M. on February 25, 2022.

All District Advisory Committee Meetings of the Tourist Development Council Meetings are open to the public and one or more TDC Member or County Commissioners may be in attendance.

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

Publish: February 10, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE The District III Advisory Committee (DAC III) of the Monroe County Tourist Development Council will hold a regular meeting and Public Workshop for Capital Funding on Wednesday, March 2, 2022 at

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9:30 a.m. via Communications Media Technology using a Zoom webinar platform.

Pursuant to Executive Order No. 20-69, Monroe County Emergency Directive 20-06, and the Center for Disease Control (“CDC”) social-distancing guidelines established to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the March 2, 2022 meeting of the District III Advisory Committee will be conducted via CMT, using a Zoom Webinar platform. If the Governor issues a subsequent order changing directives for Local Government Public Meetings, the Monroe County Tourist Development Council will provide updates on the County Website at MonroeCounty-FL. Gov. The access points to view the meeting or for members of the public to provide public comment will be: District III Advisory Council Meeting Time: March 2, 2022 09:30 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom. us/j/89707961489 Meeting ID: 897 0796 1489 One tap mobile +13126266799,, 89707961489# US (Chicago) +19292056099,, 89707961489# US (New York) Please contact Maxine Pacini or Ammie Machan to submit written information or for additional information by writing MCTDC, 1201 White Street, Suite 102, Key West, FL 33040, by email at Pacini-Maxine@ monroecounty-fl.gov, or by calling (305)296-1552 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Documents must be received no later than Friday 5:00 P.M. on February 25, 2022.

All District Advisory Committee Meetings of the Tourist Development Council Meetings are open to the public and one or more TDC Member or County Commissioners may be in attendance.

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

Publish: February 10, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers

Meeting ID: 874 4022 4835 One tap mobile +13126266799,, 87440224835# US (Chicago) +19292056099,, 87440224835# US (New York) Please contact Maxine Pacini or Ammie Machan to submit written information or for additional information by writing MCTDC, 1201 White Street, Suite 102, Key West, FL 33040, by email at Pacini-Maxine@ monroecounty-fl.gov, or by calling (305)296-1552 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Documents must be received no later than Friday 5:00 P.M. on February 25, 2022.

All District Advisory Committee Meetings of the Tourist Development Council Meetings are open to the public and one or more TDC Member or County Commissioners may be in attendance.

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

Publish: February 10, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers

PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE The District IV Advisory Committee (DAC IV) of the Monroe County Tourist Development Council will hold a regular meeting and Public Workshop for Capital Funding on Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. via Communications Media Technology using a Zoom webinar platform.

Pursuant to Executive Order No. 20-69, Monroe County Emergency Directive 20-06, and the Center for Disease Control (“CDC”) social-distancing guidelines established to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the March 1, 2022 meeting of the District IV Advisory Committee will be conducted via CMT, using a Zoom Webinar platform. If the Governor issues a subsequent order changing directives for Local Government Public Meetings, the Monroe County Tourist Development Council will provide updates on the County Website at MonroeCounty-FL. Gov. The access points to view the meeting or for members of the public to provide public comment will be: District IV Advisory Council Meeting Time: March 1, 2022 02:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom. us/j/87440224835

PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE The District V Advisory Committee (DAC V) of the Monroe County Tourist Development Council will hold a regular meeting and Public Workshop for Capital Funding on Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. via Communications Media Technology using a Zoom webinar platform.

Pursuant to Executive Order No. 20-69, Monroe County Emergency Directive 20-06, and the Center for Disease Control (“CDC”) social-distancing guidelines established to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the March 1, 2022 meeting of the District V Advisory Committee will be conducted via CMT, using a Zoom Webinar platform. If the Governor issues a subsequent order changing directives for Local Government Public Meetings, the Monroe County Tourist Development Council will provide updates on the County Website at MonroeCounty-FL. Gov. The access points to view the meeting or for members of the public to provide public comment will be: District V Advisory Council Meeting Time: March 1, 2022 10:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom. us/j/87038301989 Meeting ID: 870 3830 1989 One tap mobile +13126266799,, 87038301989# US (Chicago) +19292056099,, 87038301989# US (New York) Please contact Maxine Pacini or Ammie Machan to submit written information or for additional information by writing MCTDC, 1201 White Street, Suite 102, Key West, FL 33040, by email at Pacini-Maxine@ monroecounty-fl.gov, or by calling (305)296-1552 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Documents must be received no later than Friday 5:00 P.M. on February 25, 2022.

All District Advisory Committee Meetings/workshops of the Tourist Development Council Meetings are open to the public and one or more TDC Member or County Commissioners may be in attendance.

ADA ASSISTANCE: If you are a person with a disability who needs special accommodations in order to participate in this proceeding, please contact the County Administrator's Office,

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Publish: February 10, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF LEXINGTON IN THE FAMILY COURT ELEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO. 2021-DR-32-1836 Jesse Ramage, Plaintiff v.

Heather Leigh Higgs, Defendant Filed September 21, 2021 To: THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the complaint in this action, a copy of which is hereby served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to the complaint on the subscriber at his office in Columbia, South Carolina, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint.

Columbia, South Carolina February 2, 2022.

Respectfully submitted, MASELLA LAW FIRM, P.A. Robert M.P. Masella, Attorney for Plaintiff, 917 Calhoun Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29201 (803) 748-9990 Publish: February 10, 17 & 24, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA KEY WEST DIVISION IN ADMIRALTY CASE NO.: 4:21-cv-10110 IN THE MATTER OF: THE COMPLAINT OF KEY WEST JETSKI, INC. AS OWNER OF THE YAMAHA PERSONAL WATERCRAFT (HULL ID# YAMA0773A121) ITS ENGINES, TACKLE, APPURTENANCES, EQUIPMENT, ETC. IN A CAUSE FOR EXONTERATION FROM OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY, Petitioner.

MONITION TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: THE MARSHALL OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA: WHEREAS, a Complaint was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, on the 15th day of November, 2021 by the Petitioners, KEY WEST JETSKI, INC., as owners of a Yamaha Pleasure Watercraft bearing the Hull Identification Number YAMA0773A121, have filed a Complaint pursuant to Title 46, United States Code, Sections 30501-30502, claiming the right to Exoneration From or Limitation of Liability for all claims allegedly resulting from an accident which occurred on or about June 5, 2021 in the navigable waterways of Key West, Florida, as more fully set forth in the Complaint. For those reasons and causes set forth in the Complaint, Petitioners pray for the issuance of a Monition and Injunction, and that all persons or corporations claiming for any and all loss, damage, injury or destruction caused by or resulting from the incident set forth in the Complaint be cited to appear and file their respective claims with the Clerk of this Court, and to make due process thereof and citing them to file their answers to the Complaint and all proceedings to be had, and if it shall appear that Petitioner is not liable for

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LEGAL NOTICES any loss, damage, destruction or injury, it may be so finally decreed by this Court; YOU ARE THEREFORE COMMANDED TO CITE ALL PERSONS OR CORPORATIONS in respect to which Petitioner seeks limitation to file respective claims with the Clerk of this Court and to serve on or to mail to the attorneys for Petitioners, Campbell Johnston Clark, LLP, 2600 Douglas Road, Suite 508, Coral Gables, FL 33134, copies thereof on or before the 15th day of February 2022, and citing such claimants to appear and answer the Complaint herein on or before the last named day or within such further time as the Court may grant, and once completed to then make return to the Court together with this Writ.

Dated at Fort Lauderdale, Florida on this 11th day of January, 2022.

Angela E. Noble, Clerk United States District Court Southern District of Florida By: Dimas Rodriguez Deputy Clerk Publish: January 20 & 27 and February 3 & 10, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

BY CERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT Notice is hereby given that the undersigned. Kevin Madok, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Monroe County, Florida, will on the 1st day of March 2022, at 11 o’clock a.m., 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 property situated in Monroe County, Florida, to wit: A tract of land in a part of “PARRISH SUBDIVISION”, as recorded in Plat Book 2, at Page 18, of the Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and being more particularly described by metes and bounds as follows: Commencing at the intersection of the West line of Section 9, Township 66 South, Range 32 East, and the Southerly right-ofway line of U.S. Highway No. 1, bear North 85 degrees and 15 minutes East, along said rightof-way 1850 feet; thence bear South, 230.27 feet; thence bear South 85 degrees and 15 minutes West, 115.03 feet; thence bear South, 630 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING of the tract of land hereinafter described; thence continue South 90 feet; thence bear East, 144.29 feet; thence bear North 90 feet; thence bear West, 144.29 feet, back to the POINT OF BEGINNING. Plus Boat Slip # 25 A one-twenty-fifth undivided interest in a tract of land and water in “PARRISH SUBDIVISION”, as recorded in Plat Book 2, at Page 18, of the Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and being more particularly described by metes and bounds as follows: Commencing at the intersection of the West line of Section 9, Township 66 South, Range 32 East and the Southerly rightof-way line of U.S. Highway No. 1, bear North 85 degrees and 15 minutes East, along said right-of-way, 1850 feet; thence bear South, 200.17 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING of the tract of land and water hereinafter described; from said POINT OF BEGINNING, bear South 85 degrees and 15 minutes West, 289.62 feet; thence bear South, 719.95 feet; thence bear West, 1110 feet to the West line of Block 1 of PARRISH SUBDIVISION, extended South; thence bear South, 593 feet, more or less; thence bear East, 428.29 feet; thence bear North, 583 feet, more or less, to a point that is 962.26 feet South from the

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Southerly right-of-way line of U.S. Highway No. 1; thence bear West, 144.29 feet; thence bear North, 720.00 feet; thence bear North 85 degrees and 15 minutes East, 115.03 feet; thence bear North, 30.10 feet, back to the POINT OF BEGINNING, LESS the following described tract of land a tract of land in a part of PARRISH SUBDIVISION, as recorded in Plat Book 2, at Page 18, of the Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and being more particularly described by metes and bounds as follows: Commencing at the intersection of the West Line of Section 9, Township 66 South, Range 32 East, and the Southerly right-of-way line of U.S. Highway No. 1, bear North 85 degrees and 15 minutes East, along said right-of-way, 1850 feet; thence bear South 230.27 feet; thence bear South 85 degrees and 15 minutes West, 145.13 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING of the tract of land hereinafter described: from said POINT OF BEGINNING, continue bearing South 85 degrees and 15 minutes West, 114.39 feet; thence bear South, 720.00 feet; thence bear East, 114 feet; thence bear North, 729.47 feet, back to the POINT OF BEGINNING. NOTE: The Street address of the property is: Fisherman’s Point Association, 201 20th StreetOcean, Lot 8, Marathon, Florida 33050.

ANY PERSON CLAIMING AN INTEREST IN THE SURPLUS FROM THE SALE, IF ANY, OTHER THAN THE PROPERTY OWNER AS OF THE DATE OF THE LIS PENDENS, MUST FILE A CLAIM WITHIN SIXTY (60) DAYS AFTER THE SALE. Pursuant to AMENDED DEFAULT FINAL JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE AGAINST DEFENDANTS, TU BALU GROUP, LLC, A FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, F/K/A, ELITE SKY HOLDINGS, LLC, A FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, ADMINISTRATIVELY DISSOLVED AND SUBSEQUENTLY REINSTATED WITH IMMEDIATE CHANGE OF NAME ON 11/22/19 AND UNKNOWN TENANT IN POSSESSION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY entered in a case pending in said Court, the 18TH day of January 2022 Style of which is: JUDITH SILVA Plaintiff VS. TU BALU GROUP, LLC, A FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, F/K/A, ELITE SKY HOLDINGS, LLC, A FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, ADMINISTRATIVELY DISSOLVED AND SUBSEQUENTLY REINSTATED WITH IMMEDIATE CHANGE OF NAME ON 11/22/19 et. al Defendant And the Docket Number of which is Number 44-2020-CA101-M WITNESS my hand and the Official Seal of Said Court, this 21ST day of January 2022 KEVIN MADOK Clerk of the Circuit Court Monroe County, Florida By: Shonta McLeod Deputy Clerk Publish: February 10 & 17, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers

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, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, 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: February 10, 2022.

Co-Personal Representatives: Robert Turner Lorraine Bird-Turner 12709 Daisy Place Bradenton, FL 34212 Attorney for Personal Representatives: Richard A. Stoffels, Esquire Stoffels Law Group 6727 1st Avenue South, Suite 104 St. Petersburg, FL 33707 (727) 388-6777 Florida Bar Number: 0759813 rich.stoffels@stoffelslawgroup. com stoffels@tampabay.rr.com Publish: February 10 & 17, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO.: 2021-CP-000337-K IN RE: ESTATE OF JEFFREY BURTON TURNER Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Jeffrey Burton Turner, deceased, whose date of death was November 9, 2021; is pending in the Circuit Court for Monroe County, Florida, Probate Division, File Number 2021-CP-000337-K, the address of which is 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL 33040. The names and addresses of the personal representatives and the personal representatives’ attorney are set forth below.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO.: 22-CP-000016-P IN RE: ESTATE OF PETER K. SWENSON, Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of PETER K. SWENSON, deceased, whose date of death was July 19, 2021; is pending in the Circuit Court for Monroe County, Florida, Probate Division; File Number: 22-CP-000016-P the address of which is 88820 Overseas Highway, Tavernier, FL 33070. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, and who have been served a copy of this notice, must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, must file their claims with this court WITHIN THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED 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: February 3, 2022.

Personal Representative: CYNTHIA C. SWENSON 295 South Harbor Drive Key Largo, FL 33037 Attorney for Personal Representative: JOHN MICHAEL LYNN, ESQ.

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• CLASSIFIEDS, PUBLIC & LEGAL NOTICES • LEGAL NOTICES Florida Bar No. 0147273 Turner & Lynn, PA 7 Barracuda Lane Key Largo, Florida 33037 Telephone: (305) 367-0911 turnerlynnpa@gmail.com Publish: February 3 & 10, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION CASE NO.: 2021-CP-139-P IN RE: THE ESTATE OF ESCHOL DOUGLAS CALDWELL, Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Eschol Douglas Caldwell, deceased, whose date of death was July 13, 2021, is pending in the Circuit Court for Monroe County, Florida, Probate Division; the address of which is 88820 Overseas Highway, Plantation Key, Florida 33070. The names and addresses of the personal representatives and the personal representatives’ attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent's estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent's estate 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 February 3, 2022.

Personal Representatives: Craig Alexander Caldwell 90154 Overseas Highway, #3 Tavernier, Florida 33070 Bryan Douglas Caldwell 90154 Overseas Highway, #3 Tavernier, Florida 33070 Attorney for Personal Representatives: Nicholas W. Mulick E-mail Address: reception@ mulicklaw.com Florida Bar No. 337757 Nicholas W. Mulick P.A. 91645 Overseas Highway Tavernier, Florida 33070 Telephone: (305) 852-9292 Publish: February 3 & 10, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO.: 22-CP-05-M DIVISION: MIDDLE KEYS IN RE: ESTATE OF JOHN A. KORNETTI Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of John A. Kornetti, deceased, whose date of death was December 11, 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

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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: February 3, 2022.

Personal Representative: Paul A. Kornetti 2994 Overseas Highway Marathon, Florida 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: February 3 & 10, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers

IN THE 16TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO.: 22-CP-000015-K IN RE: ESTATE OF ERICA M. BROWN, Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of ERICA M. BROWN, deceased, whose date of death was January 31, 2021 and whose social security number is XXX-XX-1519, is pending in the Circuit Court for Monroe County, Florida, Probate Division, the address, which is Monroe County Courthouse, 302 Fleming St, Key West, FL 33040. The name and address of the Personal Representative’s attorney is 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 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: February 3, 2022.

Personal Representative: MARCUS A. BROWN Attorney for Personal Representative: STEPHANIE VILLAVICENCIO, ESQ. Florida Bar Number: 84771 ZAMORA, HILLMAN & VILLAVICENCIO 3006 Aviation Avenue, PH 4C Coconut Grove, Florida 33133 Tel.: (305) 285-0285 Fax: (305) 285-3285 svillavicencio@zhvlaw.com Publish: February 3 & 10, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers

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: February 3, 2022.

Personal Representative: David Carmen DiMaggio 117 Marina Avenue Key Largo, FL 33037 Attorney for Personal Representative: Anthony A. Velardi, Esq. Florida Bar No. 113917 AV Law PLLC 99530 Overseas Hwy., Suite 2 Key Largo, FL 33037 Tel: (305) 453-5277 Fax: (305) 453-4985 E-Mail: anthony@keylargolaw. com Publish: February 3 & 10, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers

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: February 10, 2022.

Personal Representative: Brooks R. Brown 1900 N Street NW Washington, DC 20036 Attorney for Personal Representative: DUNWODY WHITE & LANDON, P.A. Denise B. Cazobon, Esq. Florida Bar Number: 071616 4001 Tamiami Trail North, Suite 200 Naples, FL 34103 Telephone: (239) 263-5885 Fax: (239) 262-1442 Publish: February 10 & 17, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO.: 22-CP-9-P DIVISION: UPPER KEYS IN RE: ESTATE OF ROBERT EDWARD HUNTLEY, Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of ROBERT EDWARD HUNTLEY, deceased, whose date of death was DECEMBER 2, 2021, is pending in the Circuit Court for MONROE County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 88820 OVERSEAS HIGHWAY, TAVERNIER, FL 33070.

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

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN 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: February 3, 2022.

Personal Representative: MARGARET HARRISON c/o R.T. McDaniel, Jr., Esq. P.O. Box 144555, Coral Gables, FL 33114-4555 Attorney for Personal Representative: R. THORNTON McDANIEL, JR. Email Addresses: thornatty@ gmail.com Florida Bar No. 855715 P.O. Box 144555 Coral Gables, FL 33114-4555 Telephone: 305-815-3777 Publish: February 3 & 10, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA DIVISION: PROBATE FILE NO.: 22-CP-000012-P IN RE: ESTATE OF ELENA MARIE DIMAGGIO, Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of ELENA MARIE DIMAGGIO, deceased, whose date of death was December 9, 2021, is pending in the Circuit Court for Monroe County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 88820 Overseas Hwy., Tavernier, FL 33070. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION CASE NO.: 21-CP-000089-M IN RE: ESTATE OF RIGOBERTO GONZALEZ Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Rigoberto Gonzalez, deceased, whose date of death was August 21, 2021, is pending in the Circuit Court for Monroe County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 3117 Overseas Highway, Marathon, FL 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: February 10, 2022.

Personal Representative: Raisa Carolina Gonzalez c/o Gustavo A. Gutierrez, Esq. 5900 SW 73rd Street, Suite 305 Miami, Florida 33143 Attorney for Personal Representative: Gustavo A. Gutierrez, Esquire Florida Bar No.: 738751 Preventive Law Solutions 5900 SW 73rd Street, Suite 305 Miami, Florida 33143 Telephone (305) 757-4357 Publish: February 10 & 17, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO.: 22-CP-000004-P IN RE: ESTATE OF LINDA O. BROWN Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Linda O. Brown, deceased, whose date of death was March 10, 2021, is pending in the Circuit Court for Monroe County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 88820 Overseas Highway, 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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No.: 22-DR-26-M Division: Family ANGELINA REBECCA HOGG, Petitioner, and WAYNE LEE HOGG, JR., Respondent.

NOTICE OF ACTION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE TO: WAYNE LEE HOGG, JR. Last Known Address: 3649 LOUISA STREET, MARATHON, FLORIDA 33050 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for dissolution of marriage has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on ANGELINA REBECCA HOGG, whose address is 3649 LOUISA STREET, MARATHON, FLORIDA 33050, on or before March 4, 2022, and file the original with the clerk of this Court at 3117 OVERSEAS HIGHWAY, MARATHON, FLORIDA 33050, before service on Petitioner or immediately thereafter. If you fail to do so, a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition.

Copies of all court documents in this case, including orders, are available at the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office. You may review these documents upon request.

You must keep the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office notified of your current address. (You may file Designation of Current Mailing and E-Mail Address, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.915.)

Future papers in this lawsuit will be mailed or e-mailed to the addresses on record at the clerk’s office.

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

Dated this 31st day of January 2022 Kevin Madok, CPA Clerk of the Circuit Court Monroe County, Florida By: Calvin Joseph Deputy Clerk Publish:

LEGAL NOTICES February 3, 10, 17 & 24, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED 2022-01 Notice is hereby given that ATCF II FLORIDA-A LLC holder of the following Certificate(s) has filed said Tax Certificate(s) for a Tax Deed to be issued thereon. The Certificate Number and year of issuance, the description of property, and Name in which it is assessed are as follows: Certificate Number: 2019/1761 Alt Key No: 8675127 Date of Issuance: June 1, 2019 RE: 00572796-000505 Description of Property: HARBOUR HOUSE CONDOMINIUM AT OCEAN REEF PHASE III UNIT HH-42 OR923911/913 OR953-1882 OR10042123 OR1004-2133/2134AFF OR1004-2135D/C OR22951554/57 OR2903-2391/94 Name in which assessed: 123 SAINT ANNESS LLC All of said property being in the County of Monroe, State of Florida.

Unless such certificate or certificates shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate or certificates will be sold to the highest bidder at the Old Courthouse Steps: 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL Sale Date: MARCH 30th, 2022 Sale Time: 10:00am Dated this 20th day of January 2022 KEVIN MADOK CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Aneta Jodkowska, Deputy Clerk Publish: February 10, 17, 24 & March 3, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED 2022-02 Notice is hereby given that TLGFY, LLC CAPITAL ONE, N.A., AS COLLATERAL ASSIGNEE OF TLGFY, LLC holder of the following Certificate(s) has filed said Tax Certificate(s) for a Tax Deed to be issued thereon. The Certificate Number and year of issuance, the description of property, and Name in which it is assessed are as follows: Certificate Number: 2019/1541 Alt Key No: 1619086 Date of Issuance: June 1, 2019 RE: 00501240-000000 Description of Property: BK 1 LT 18 KEY LARGO BEACH PB2-149 KEY LARGO OR420-666 OR1377-110/11ORD OR1377112/13P/R OR1779-721/22P/R OR2759-202/03ORD OR27631885D/C OR2763-1886 OR2856522/23 Name in which assessed: 1600 GARDENIA LANE INC All of said property being in the County of Monroe, State of Florida.

Unless such certificate or certificates shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate or certificates will be sold to the highest bidder at the Old Courthouse Steps: 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL Sale Date: March 30th, 2022 Sale Time: 10:00am Dated this 20th day of January 2022 KEVIN MADOK CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Aneta Jodkowska, Deputy Clerk Publish: February 10, 17, 24 & March 3, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED 2022-03 Notice is hereby given that

LEGAL NOTICES TLGFY, LLC CAPITAL ONE, N.A., AS COLLATERAL ASSIGNEE OF TLGFY, LLC holder of the following Certificate(s) has filed said Tax Certificate(s) for a Tax Deed to be issued thereon. The Certificate Number and year of issuance, the description of property, and Name in which it is assessed are as follows: Certificate Number: 2019/1074 Alt Key No: 1452297 Date of Issuance: June 1, 2019 RE: 00369110-000000 Description of Property: BK 23 LT 4 CRAINS SUBD OF GRASSY KEY PB 1-51 PT SECS2425-26 TWP 65S R 33E G19-163 OR-145-29/52 OR1096-521/22PR OR1096-519/20 OR1107-1028 OR2777-2021ORD OR2778-976 Name in which assessed: MAVITY BARTON E All of said property being in the County of Monroe, State of Florida.

Unless such certificate or certificates shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate or certificates will be sold to the highest bidder at the Old Courthouse Steps: 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL Sale Date: March 30th, 2022 Sale Time: 10:00am Dated this 20th day of January 2022 KEVIN MADOK CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Aneta Jodkowska, Deputy Clerk Publish: February 10, 17, 24 & March 3, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED 2022-07 Notice is hereby given that CANAL TAX SB MUNI CUST FOR CANAL TAX holder of the following Certificate(s) has filed said Tax Certificate(s) for a Tax Deed to be issued thereon. The Certificate Number and year of issuance, the description of property, and Name in which it is assessed are as follows: Certificate Number: 2019/1522 Alt Key No: 1610941 Date of Issuance: June 1, 2019 RE: 00494780-000000 Description of Property: TRACT D PIRATES COVE KEY LARGO PB3-18 OR232-290/91 OR668-215 OR950-2108R/S OR1714-740/41GUARD OR1825674P/R Name in which assessed: MOORE WILLIAM H CARSON SHELIA MORRE THOMAS A All of said property being in the County of Monroe, State of Florida.

Unless such certificate or certificates shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate or certificates will be sold to the highest bidder at the Old Courthouse Steps: 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL Sale Date: March 30th, 2022 Sale Time: 10:00am Dated this 20th day of January 2022 KEVIN MADOK CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Aneta Jodkowska, Deputy Clerk Publish: February 10, 17, 24 & March 3, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED 2022-08 Notice is hereby given that CANAL TAXSB MUNI CUST FOR CANAL TAX holder of the following Certificate(s) has filed said Tax Certificate(s) for a Tax Deed to be issued thereon. The Certificate Number and year of issuance, the description of property, and

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Name in which it is assessed are as follows: Certificate Number: 2019/1436 Alt Key No: 1591181 Date of Issuance: June 1, 2019 RE: 00481920-000000 Description of Property: BK 2 LT 14 TAVERNIER HARBOR PB2-36 KEY LARGO G60-11/12 OR821-697D/C OR975-1229/36 OR1008-1880/1883 WILL OR1103-2235/36PR OR11392088 OR1139-2089 Name in which assessed: TIB BANK ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT C/O RODRIGUEZ SONIA All of said property being in the County of Monroe, State of Florida.

Unless such certificate or certificates shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate or certificates will be sold to the highest bidder at the Old Courthouse Steps: 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL Sale Date: March 30th, 2022 Sale Time: 10:00am Dated this 20th day of January 2022 KEVIN MADOK CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Aneta Jodkowska, Deputy Clerk Publish: February 10, 17, 24 & March 3, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers

Alt Key No: 1591165 Date of Issuance: June 1, 2019 RE: 00481900-000000 Description of Property: BK 2 LT 12 TAVERNIER HARBOR PB2-36 KEY LARGO G62210/211OR821-697D/C OR9751229/36 OR1008-1880/1883 WILL OR1103-2235/36PR OR11392088 OR1139-2089 Name in which assessed: TIB BANK ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT C/O RODRIGUEZ SONIA All of said property being in the County of Monroe, State of Florida.

Unless such certificate or certificates shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate or certificates will be sold to the highest bidder at the Old Courthouse Steps: 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL Sale Date: March 30th, 2022 Sale Time: 10:00am Dated this 20th day of January 2022 KEVIN MADOK CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Aneta Jodkowska, Deputy Clerk Publish: February 10, 17, 24 & March 3, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers

as follows: Certificate Number: 2014/1389 Alt Key No: 1450863 Date of Issuance: June 1, 2014 RE: 00367680-000000 Description of Property: BK 10 LT 5 CRAINS SUBD OF GRASSY KEY PB 1-51 PT SECS2425-26 TWP 65S R 33E G33-77-78 OR2476-1111T/D OR26611208T/D Name in which assessed: LATTIG KARL J All of said property being in the County of Monroe, State of Florida.

Unless such certificate or certificates shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate or certificates will be sold to the highest bidder at the Old Courthouse Steps: 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL Sale Date: March 30th, 2022 Sale Time: 10:00am Dated this 20th day of January 2022 KEVIN MADOK CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Aneta Jodkowska, Deputy Clerk Publish: February 10, 17, 24 & March 3, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers

All of said property being in the County of Monroe, State of Florida.

Unless such certificate or certificates shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate or certificates will be sold to the highest bidder at the Old Courthouse Steps: 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL Sale Date: March 30th, 2022 Sale Time: 10:00am Dated this 20th day of January 2022 KEVIN MADOK CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Aneta Jodkowska, Deputy Clerk Publish: February 10, 17, 24 & March 3, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED 2022-11 Notice is hereby given that CITRUS CAPITAL HOLDINGS, LLC CITRUS CAPITAL HOLDINGS FBO SEC PTY holder of the following Certificate(s) has filed said Tax Certificate(s) for a Tax Deed to be issued thereon. The Certificate Number and year of issuance, the description of property, and Name in which it is assessed are as follows: Certificate Number: 2019/1120 Alt Key No: 9103033 Date of Issuance: June 1, 2019 RE: 00383150-000200 Description of Property: BK 3 LOT 21 DUCK KEY PLANTATION ISLAND SEC-3 PART-2 TOMS HARBOR PB5-82 OR489-364/66 OR551-196 OR707-798/806 OR788-735/36 OR795-186/187(CASE-9310050-CP-10) OR795-189/90 OR1246-1179/89 OR12461779/89(CASE-93-10050-CP-10) OR1255-2282AFF OR14542064/65 OR2492-2448 OR15661448 OR1684-284 OR2013-84 OR2038-676/77 OR2392-795/98 OR2392-799/802 OR2399-375/78 OR2400-1327/30 OR2736680/682 OR2910-2493/94 Name in which assessed: CONCH HAUS VII LLC All of said property being in the County of Monroe, State of Florida.

Unless such certificate or certificates shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate or certificates will be sold to the highest bidder at the Old Courthouse Steps: 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL Sale Date: March 30th, 2022 Sale Time: 10:00am Dated this 20th day of January 2022 KEVIN MADOK CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Aneta Jodkowska, Deputy Clerk Publish: February 10, 17, 24 & March 3, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED 2022-13 Notice is hereby given that GLENN BREDA holder of the following Certificate(s) has filed said Tax Certificate(s) for a Tax Deed to be issued thereon. The Certificate Number and year of issuance, the description of property, and Name in which it is assessed are as follows: Certificate Number: 2018/1083 Alt Key No: 1443328 Date of Issuance: June 1, 2018 RE: 00361240-000000 Description of Property: BK 5 LT 8 SUNSET BEAY PB 5-46 GRASSY KEY OR471-712/714 OR655-108C/T 0R771-789/790 OR910-297 OR1110-231(CSP) Name in which assessed: CARDONE MARIA VICTORIA All of said property being in the County of Monroe, State of Florida.

Unless such certificate or certificates shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate or certificates will be sold to the highest bidder at the Old Courthouse Steps: 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL Sale Date: March 30th, 2022 Sale Time: 10:00am Dated this 20th day of January 2022 KEVIN MADOK CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Aneta Jodkowska, Deputy Clerk Publish: February 10, 17, 24 & March 3, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED 2022-09 Notice is hereby given that CITRUS CAPITAL HOLDINGS, LLC CITRUS CAPITAL HOLDINGS FBO SEC PTY holder of the following Certificate(s) has filed said Tax Certificate(s) for a Tax Deed to be issued thereon. The Certificate Number and year of issuance, the description of property, and Name in which it is assessed are as follows: Certificate Number: 2019/1435 Alt Key No: 1591173 Date of Issuance: June 1, 2019 RE: 00481910-000000 Description of Property: BK 2 LT 13 TAVERNIER HARBOR PB2-36 KEY LARGO G62210/211OR821-697D/C OR9751229/36 OR1008-1880/1883 WILL OR1103-2235/36PR OR11392088 OR1139-2089 Name in which assessed: TIB BANK ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT C/O RODRIGUEZ SONIA All of said property being in the County of Monroe, State of Florida.

Unless such certificate or certificates shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate or certificates will be sold to the highest bidder at the Old Courthouse Steps: 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL Sale Date: March 30th, 2022 Sale Time: 10:00am Dated this 20th day of January 2022 KEVIN MADOK CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Aneta Jodkowska, Deputy Clerk Publish: February 10, 17, 24 & March 3, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED 2022-10 Notice is hereby given that CITRUS CAPITAL HOLDINGS, LLC CITRUS CAPITAL HOLDINGS FBO SEC PTY holder of the following Certificate(s) has filed said Tax Certificate(s) for a Tax Deed to be issued thereon. The Certificate Number and year of issuance, the description of property, and Name in which it is assessed are as follows: Certificate Number: 2019/1434

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED 2022-12 Notice is hereby given that BUFFALO BILL, LLC BUFFACO BILL, LLC holder of the following Certificate(s) has filed said Tax Certificate(s) for a Tax Deed to be issued thereon. The Certificate Number and year of issuance, the description of property, and Name in which it is assessed are

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED 2022-14 Notice is hereby given that CANAL TAX SB MUNI CUST FOR CANAL TAX holder of the following Certificate(s) has filed said Tax Certificate(s) for a Tax Deed to be issued thereon. The Certificate Number and year of issuance, the description of property, and Name in which it is assessed are as follows: Certificate Number: 2019/968 Alt Key No: 9078397 Date of Issuance: June 1, 2019 RE: 00338830-001780 Description of Property: PARCEL NO 47E AND 1/200% COMMON ELEMENTS KEY RV/ MOBILE HOME CONDOMINIUM OR2042-1976 OR2084-975 OR2184-1319/29AMD Name in which assessed: KOURIS PETER C

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED 2022-15 Notice is hereby given that CANAL TAX SB MUNI CUST FOR CANAL TAX holder of the following Certificate(s) has filed said Tax Certificate(s) for a Tax Deed to be issued thereon. The Certificate Number and year of issuance, the description of property, and Name in which it is assessed are as follows: Certificate Number: 2019/972 Alt Key No: 1418927 Date of Issuance: June 1, 2019 RE: 00341280-000000 Description of Property: BK B LTS 15 AND 17 PUERTA DEL SOL PB3-117 KEY VACA OR469-379/80 OR853-854 OR2851-684/85 OR2856-41/42 OR2912-440/41 OR3017/1010 Name in which assessed: AEJ INVESTMENTS LLC All of said property being in the County of Monroe, State of Florida.

Unless such certificate or certificates shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate or certificates will be sold to the highest bidder at the Old Courthouse Steps: 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL Sale Date: March 30th, 2022 Sale Time: 10:00am Dated this 20th day of January 2022 KEVIN MADOK CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Aneta Jodkowska, Deputy Clerk Publish: February 10, 17, 24 & March 3, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED 2022-16 Notice is hereby given that CITRUS CAPITAL HOLDINGS, LLC CITRUS CAPITAL HOLDINGS FBO SEC PTY holder of the following Certificate(s) has filed said Tax Certificate(s) for a Tax Deed to be issued thereon. The Certificate Number and year of issuance, the description of property, and Name in which it is assessed are as follows: Certificate Number: 2019/718 Alt Key No: 1279749 Date of Issuance: June 1, 2019 RE: 00214481-002500 Description of Property: BK 1 LT 25 CORAL SHORES ESTATES MOBILE HOMES SECTION 1 PB6-59 LITTLE TORCH KEY OR467-984/87 OR530-681/82 OR759-1143/44 OR819-1662 OR923-261 OR11051627 OR1220-187 OR1408-146 OR1699-842/43 OR2116-1846 Along with mobile home: MODEL: Oak Knoll Year: 1986 ID NR: FLFL1AF407010441 TITLE NR: 42134828 Name in which assessed: FARRELL ADELAIDE All of said property being in the County of Monroe, State of Florida.

Unless such certificate or

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LEGAL NOTICE certificates shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate or certificates will be sold to the highest bidder at the Old Courthouse Steps: 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL Sale Date: March 30th, 2022 Sale Time: 10:00am Dated this 20th day of January 2022 KEVIN MADOK CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Aneta Jodkowska, Deputy Clerk Publish: February 10, 17, 24 & March 3, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED 2022-17 Notice is hereby given that CHRISTINA BRYAN holder of the following Certificate(s) has filed said Tax Certificate(s) for a Tax Deed to be issued thereon. The Certificate Number and year of issuance, the description of property, and Name in which it is assessed are as follows: Certificate Number: 2016/899 Alt Key No: 1406422 Date of Issuance: June 1, 2016 RE: 00331061-011400 Description of Property: SEA-AIR ESTATES VACA KEY PB691 LOT 18 BK 5 & ADJ PT OF ANA COURT OR1550-2356/62RES Name in which assessed: SEA-AIR ESTATES INC C/O GOSS RICHARD All of said property being in the County of Monroe, State of Florida.

Unless such certificate or certificates shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate or certificates will be sold to the highest bidder at the Old Courthouse Steps: 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL Sale Date: March 30th, 2022 Sale Time: 10:00am Dated this 20th day of January 2022 KEVIN MADOK CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Aneta Jodkowska, Deputy Clerk Publish: February 10, 17, 24 & March 3, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED 2022-19 Notice is hereby given that TLGFY, LLC CAPITAL ONE, N.A., AS COLLATERAL ASSIGNEE OF TLGFY, LLC holder of the following Certificate(s) has filed said Tax Certificate(s) for a Tax Deed to be issued thereon. The Certificate Number and year of issuance, the description of property, and Name in which it is assessed are as follows: Certificate Number: 2019/709 Alt Key No: 1271748 Date of Issuance: June 1, 2019 RE: 00208450-000000 Description of Property: BK 8 N 100’ LTS 11 & 12 RAMROD SHORES FIRST ADDN PB4-51 RAMROD KEY OR411-264/265 OR952-2301 OR1261-2353 OR1333-251/52 RE 20846 COMBINED FOR ASSMT PURPOSES 5-27-97 Name in which assessed: LEWIS LAURA All of said property being in the County of Monroe, State of Florida.

Unless such certificate or certificates shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate or certificates will be sold to the highest bidder at the Old Courthouse Steps: 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL Sale Date: March 30th, 2022 Sale Time: 10:00am Dated this 20th day of January

AUTOS WANTED

EMPLOYMENT

2022 KEVIN MADOK CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Aneta Jodkowska, Deputy Clerk Publish: February 10, 17, 24 & March 3, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED 2022-22 Notice is hereby given that KEYS TAX FUNDING LLC-19 holder of the following Certificate(s) has filed said Tax Certificate(s) for a Tax Deed to be issued thereon. The Certificate Number and year of issuance, the description of property, and Name in which it is assessed are as follows: Certificate Number: 2019/314 Alt Key No: 9063781 Date of Issuance: June 1, 2019 RE: 00099980-003300 Description of Property: PARCEL 33 LION’S LAIR COOPERATIVE OR19372310/2422DEC OR1937-2450/52 Along with: Mobile Home MAKE: Bayridge YEAR: 2004 TITLE:92554040 VEHICLE ID NR: 5DJTB0S2845004272 Name in which assessed: DUNN JOHN All of said property being in the County of Monroe, State of Florida.

Unless such certificate or certificates shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate or certificates will be sold to the highest bidder at the Old Courthouse Steps: 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL Sale Date: March 30th, 2022 Sale Time: 10:00am Dated this 20th day of January 2022 KEVIN MADOK CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Aneta Jodkowska, Deputy Clerk Publish: February 10, 17, 24 & March 3, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED 2022-20 Notice is hereby given that TLOA OF FLORIDA, LLC CAPITAL ONE BANK, C/O TLOA HOLDINGS, LLC holder of the following Certificate(s) has filed said Tax Certificate(s) for a Tax Deed to be issued thereon. The Certificate Number and year of issuance, the description of property, and Name in which it is assessed are as follows: Certificate Number: 2019/667 Alt Key No: 1254061 Date of Issuance: June 1, 2019 RE: 00192190-000000 Description of Property: BK 4 LT 15 SUMMERLAND KEY COVE ADDITION NO 5 PB5-40 SUMMERLAND KEY OR696549 OR837-1053 OR889-2472 OR2750-2086/87L/E Name in which assessed: SCHELLENBERG DAVID L All of said property being in the County of Monroe, State of Florida.

Unless such certificate or certificates shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate or certificates will be sold to the highest bidder at the Old Courthouse Steps: 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL Sale Date: March 30th, 2022 Sale Time: 10:00am Dated this 20th day of January 2022 KEVIN MADOK CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Aneta Jodkowska, Deputy Clerk Publish: February 10, 17, 24 & March 3, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED 2022-21 Notice is hereby given that MARK FINK holder of the following Certificate(s) has filed said Tax Certificate(s) for a Tax Deed to be issued thereon. The Certificate Number and year of issuance, the description of property, and Name in which it is assessed are as follows: Certificate Number: 2018/606 Alt Key No: 1216828 Date of Issuance: June 1, 2018 RE: 00167830-000000 Description of Property: LT 75 SUGARLOAF TOWNSITE PB3-180 SUGARLOAF KEY OR458683/84 Name in which assessed: MASONIC AND EASTERN STAR HOME DIST OF COLUMBIA All of said property being in the County of Monroe, State of Florida.

Unless such certificate or certificates shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate or certificates will be sold to the highest bidder at the Old Courthouse Steps: 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL Sale Date: March 30th, 2022 Sale Time: 10:00am Dated this 20th day of January 2022 KEVIN MADOK CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Aneta Jodkowska, Deputy Clerk Publish: February 10, 17, 24 & March 3, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED 2022-23 Notice is hereby given that CITRUS CAPITAL HOLDINGS, LLC CITRUS CAPITAL HOLDINGS FBO SEC PTY holder of the following Certificate(s) has filed said Tax Certificate(s) for a Tax Deed to be issued thereon. The Certificate Number and year of issuance, the description of property, and Name in which it is assessed are as follows: Certificate Number: 2019/222 Alt Key No: 8734409 Date of Issuance: June 1, 2019 RE: 00079872-011500 Description of Property: BLK 4 LOT 1 COURY SUBD NO 2 PB7-48 OR1590-1186/87TC OR1598-1865/66 OR2453-880/81 OR2900-1437/38 Name in which assessed: SEA N SKI LLC All of said property being in the County of Monroe, State of Florida.

Unless such certificate or certificates shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate or certificates will be sold to the highest bidder at the Old Courthouse Steps: 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL Sale Date: March 30th, 2022 Sale Time: 10:00am Dated this 20th day of January 2022 KEVIN MADOK CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Aneta Jodkowska, Deputy Clerk Publish: February 10, 17, 24 & March 3, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers

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ALL YEARS! Junk or Used.

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

transportation is a must.

This job is 40 hours/week, $20/hour, usually Mon-Fri but some weekend days may be needed. If you’re interested, call Deb at 562673-7596. Serious applicants only please, we need someone who shows up and takes pride in their work.

Immediate openings for exp. electricians and helpers (with or without exp. - will train right person). Must have valid Driv. Lic. and clean driving record. Meacham Electric Marathon,FL. Call Steve 305481-0058 or email resume to meachst@outlook.com

10700 5th Avenue Gulf, Marathon or email resume to: eerpinc@gmail.com

Pump Out Captain. Full Benefits. EOE Please see City website for details www.ci.marathon.fl.us

NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY- Concrete Field Testing Technician needed.

Full-time. Year round. We train you to go to various job sites and collect samples.

Vehicle provided.

Must speak English, live in Middle Keys area and have clean driving record. Starting pay $18/hour. Pay rate will rise at intervals. 305-393-0643

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 425 E. Ocean Dr. Key Colony Beach or call April (305) 393-0631.

The Marathon Yacht Club is looking to hire a FOH Manager.

Friendly atmosphere. Private club.

Salary + share in tip pool.

Responsible for managing wait and bar staff, ordering and inventorying bar supplies and serving at times.Call 305-743-6739 to schedule an interview.

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

NOW HIRING: Sweet Savannah's is now hiring for multiple positions: Cashier must be 16 yrs or older, Fulltime Baker & Part-time Baker's Assistant. Stop by for an application at 8919 Overseas Highway, Marathon or email: info@sweetsavannahs.com

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

City of Marathon Current Job Openings: Recreation Specialist/ General Maintenance Tech, Engineering Intern, Public Works Fleet Mechanic, and Marina Technician/

Kelly Electric in Marathon looking for experienced Journeyman/Elec trician.

Please send resume to Kelly6098@aol.com or call Bill at 305-743-6098

BOATS FOR SALE 2009 Cobia 206 CC, 2014 Yamaha 150 4-stroke, Continental trailer, located in Marathon. $25,000 or best offer (305)741-7440 2003 20' CC Pro Line Sport, 2015 Mercury 150 4-stroke, 2016 All Marine Boat Trailer.

Kept on boat lift. Located in Marathon. $22,000 305-9426434 Inflatable Boat - 8' West Marine RU250, 3.5 hp Mercury 4 stroke (3 hours). Located in Marathon. Call 859-630-0531 SOLD IN LESS THAN 3 DAYS!!

Place your Boat For Sale ad here for only $25.00/week for up to five lines of copy.

Call 305-743-0844 today!

BOAT MISC/PARTS BOAT LIFT 10,000 lb.

Marathon.

7 4 3

FOR SALE - LDL lift located in $2,000.00 305- 0 7 8 3

Help Wanted: Piano or guitar player in Marathon area. Short term, light material, private setting.

Call 207-483-6146 The Cabana Club, a ocean front private swim club, is seeking a part time line cook.

Perfect second job. 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 to atpor call 305 393-0631 ask for April.

BOAT SLIP FOR RENT Boat slip available oceanside in Marathon. Self contained incl. one parking space. $20.00 per foot/ month plus water. F/L/S No pets.

305-610-8002

Boat rental company in Marathon needs mechanic. Boat experience a plus. Call 305-481-7006

Immediate job opening for part-time Housekeeper in Key Colony Beach. Mostly weekends. Will offer top pay for right person. Call Continental Inn Beachside Michelle 952-208-2850 Cheryl 305-505-8747 Help Wanted Big Time Discount Bait and Tackle in Marathoncompetitive wages and working 3040 hrs a week. Contact George 305-289-0199 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

The Moorings Village is seeking a friendly, self motivated, team player for a GUEST SERVICES position.

Competitive salary and great benefits.

Job types: Full-time & Part-time Please email your resume to Lindsey@mooringsvillage.com or call the reception office at 305-664-4708

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EMPLOYMENT CENTENNIAL BANK IS H I R I N G !

TELLER II MARATHON/KEY WEST. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF POSITION: Conduct transactions with speed, accuracy and efficiency while meeting or exceeding service quality standards. Safeguard bank assets assigned to them.

Contribute to the growth of the bank by promoting and cross selling bank products and services.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Equivalent to four years high school or GED, with particular emphasis during high school in office skills, shop skills, or others, plus 12 to 18 months related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience. To apply, please visit our careers page: w w w. my 1 0 0 b a n k . c o m / careers We are looking for a responsible, hard working, detail-oriented employee to run our household in the Upper Keys- you will be responsible for laundry and housekeeping, stocking supplies, occasional errands, caring for several small dogs, and generally keeping things running smoothly.

Background checks are required and dependable

Fl Keys Diesel Marathon now hiring: Diesel

PLACE YOUR HELP WANTED AD here for only $25.00/week for up to five lines of copy.

Call 305-743-0844 TODAY!

NOW HIRING Full or Part Time Guest Services

Answer phones, take reservations, greet customers with a smile. Cashier responsibilities, must be able to multi task.

Please apply in person at

Aquarium Encounters 11710 Overseas Hwy, Marathon

SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS NEEDED!

BOATS WANTED WANTED: Pontoon Boat and Trailer CHEAP! 3 0 5 - 2 8 9 - 9 8 8 4

Charter Captain /Mate - Busy fishing charter business in Marathon looking for experienced fishing Captain/Mate. Busy boats and location. Offshore, Inshore, Reef/Wreck. Also part-time Boat Cleaner needed for afternoons. Send text or call 305-481-3259

Monroe County School District

HIRING NOW!

RESERVATIONS AGENT FULL TIME/PART TIME REMOTE WORK AVAILABLE Assist callers/guests with planning and booking of their vacation or stay at the Resort. Provide support via telephone, e-mail, chat and in person, by answering questions and making recommendations. The right candidate will treat the guest with courtesy and respect in a warm, friendly manner at all times; always addressing the guest by name and answering all telephone calls promptly in a courteous manner. Must be computer literate.

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The Turtle Hospital in Marathon Join our team! Full and part-time Educational Program Guides/Gift Shop Sales. Public speaking & retail sales experience helpful. $15.00/hour to start. Send resume to: TurtleHospitalMarathon@gmail.com

MARATHON GARBAGE SERVICE Sweet Savannah’s is now hiring for multiple positions: Cashier - must be 16 yrs or older Fulltime Baker Part-time Baker’s Assistant Email info@sweetsavannahs.com Or apply in person at 8919 Overseas Hwy, Marathon, FL

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

Salary $18.00 - $25.80/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

Shell World Key Largo, seeking engaging, dependable, experienced person(s) to work with the team at Mile Marker 97.5, Full-time and part-time opportunities available, some weekend and evening hours. Opportunities for advancement, great benefits, competitive salary and flexible hours.

Please stop by and fill out application or Fax resume to 305-852-9639.

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LOT FOR SALE

MISC. WANTED

YARD SALES

YARD SALES

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

Call 305-743-4578

DUCK KEY - DRY LOT For Sale: 106 S. Bahama Drive, Duck Key, FL. Call 305-481-1316

Want to rent covered storage space in Marathon for car or small boat on trailer.

Month to month basis. Ed 917807-5947 Tigrpilot@aol.com SPACE FOUND IN LESS TWO WEEKS!!

SARA’S ESTATE SALE: 118 Matecumbe Avenue., Islamorada (across from Bass Pro)| Fri., Feb. 11 & Sat., Feb. 12, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. both days | HELLO, FISHERMEN!: 40 rods and reels plus vintage splitbamboo rods and 4 Trek bikes. “Egg”-like barbecue, full set of Callaway clubs plus extra clubs, trolling motor, tennis rackets, TVs, monitor, printers, blower, small hand tools, blenders, household goods, ceiling fan new in box, Follow the signs and please park considerately. Sorry, no price quotes.

HUGE FISHING GEAR SALE - Penn 20 30 50 Spinners, Electric deep drop reels, Trolling jigs Wahoo etc. Sat. Feb. 12 from 8am-2pm. 706 Copa D'Oro, Flamingo Island, Marathon

HOMES FOR SALE MARATHON - DUPLEX FOR SALE: 2nd Avenue Gulf, Marathon, FL Call 305-481-1316

HOUSING FOR RENT Las Brisa - 2BR/2BA Unfurnished, great view, W/D, covered parking.

WWWTennis, Swimming Pool & BBQ on property.

Across from Smather's Beach, Key West. $3,500/month + util. F/L/S Owner/Agent Douglas Miller 305-296-7706 RENTED !!!

MISC. FOR SALE wwwDiveFloridaKeys .com can be yours! Web Domain/Existing Site for Sale. Owned for 25 years retiring. Can't beat the "key words". Please visit www.

DiveFloridaKeys.com and call Julie for more information. $5000.00 OBO 352-601-1454 2013 XLT Pizza Oven Double Stack, 240v, Mod. 3240. Located in Key West. $6,500.00 OBO 305-930-9860

NOW HIRING: Hosts Waitstaff Bartenders Bar Backs Bussers Line Cooks Dishwashers

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

OPEN POSITIONS AT BAPTIST HEALTH SOUTH FLORIDA TAVERNIER MARINER’S HOSPITAL - LINE COOKS - FIRST COOK $2,000-$5,000 Sign On Bonus - FOOD SERVICE WORKER MARATHON FISHERMEN’S COMMUNITY HOSPITAL - FIRST COOK $2,000-$5,000 Sign On Bonus - FLOOR TECH $5,000 Sign On Bonus - ENVIRONMENTAL TECH $2,000 Sign On Bonus - DIETITIAN $5,000 Sign On Bonus APPLY AND LEARN MORE careers.baptisthealth.net or call 786-243-8507

THAN TWO WEEKS!!

OFFICE/COMMERC.

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PLACE YOUR YARD SALE AD here for only $25.00/ week for up to five lines of copy. Call 305-743-0844 today and Sell Your Stuff!

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

WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATOR “C”

LOCATION: BIG COPPITT KEY AND DUCK KEY The Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority’s WASTEWATER DIVISION IS GROWING, and we need (2) WWTP OPERATORS WITH A FLORIDA “C” LICENSE OR HIGHER. You will perform skilled/technical work involving the operation and maintenance of a wastewater treatment plant. This requires technical knowledge and independent judgment to make treatment process adjustments and perform maintenance on plant equipment, machinery, and related control apparatus in accordance with established standards and procedures. Benefit package is extremely competitive! Location: Big Coppitt Key and Duck Key. Salary Range: $52,645.98 - $84,011.20.

Apply online at www.fkaa.com

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

EEO, VPE, ADA

DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM OPERATOR LOCATION: MIDDLE KEYS

The Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority is looking for two (2) D.S.O.s to perform entry-level, semi-skilled work, involving the repair and maintenance of FKAA water distribution and transmission systems. Employee must ensure safe work practices, maintain water flow, and test the water supply. Qualifications: H.S. diploma or GED; supplemented by 1 yr previous experience and/or training as a pipefi‫מּ‬er with a public utility, construction comp, or plumbing company. Must have a valid FL CDL “A” license w/in 12 mos of hire date.

Must obtain a FDEP Level 3 license w/in 18 mos of hire date. Salary: $20.52/hr. with excellent benefits.

Apply online at: www.﬍aa.com/employment

EEO, VPE, ADA

TEMPORARY DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM OPERATOR LOCATION: MIDDLE KEYS

The Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority is looking for four (4) temporary D.S.O. to perform entry-level, semi-skilled work, involving the repair and maintenance of FKAA water distribution and transmission systems. This position could lead to a regular, benefited position in the future. Employee must ensure safe work practices. Qualifications: H.S. diploma or GED; supplemented by 1 yr previous experience and/or training as a pipefi‫מּ‬er with a public utility, construction comp, or plumbing company. Salary: $25.00/hr.

Apply online at: www.﬍aa.com/employment

EEO, VPE, ADA

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

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DOLPHIN RESEARCH CENTER 58901 O/S Hwy - Grassy Key, FL Teaching... Learning... Caring

Dolphin Research Center is Hiring!

Volunteer Resources Administrative Assistant (Full-Time, Permanent) Media & Marketing Staff Member (Full-Time, Permanent)

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Education Program Host

Positions Available In:

IT Technical Specialist

Branch • Accounting Maintenance • Administrative Support

(Full-Time, Permanent) (Part Time, Permanent)

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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 & resume to drc-hr@dolphins.org EOE

Salaries Starting at $18/hr

Health, Dental, Vision & Life Insurance

Fun, Fast-Paced Environment

Tuition Reimbursement

Quarterly Cash Profit Sharing

Paid Holidays, Vacation & Sick Time

Great Hours

401K Employer Match

Apply Online! KeysBank.com/Careers

Member FDIC

EOE-M/F/V/D

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Apply online at mytomthumb.com/employment

Equal Housing Lender

The Guidance/Care Center, Inc. a division of

“Uplifting the human spirit since 1973”

PART TIME AND FULL TIME OPPORTUNITIES W/FLEXIBLE SCHEDULES ACCOUNTING COORDINATOR RESERVATIONS AGENT CATERING SALES MANAGER HOUSEKEEPING ALL POSITIONS, SIGN ON BONUS OFFERED! CULINARY SOUS CHEF, DISHWASHERS, PREP AND LINE COOKS F&B SERVERS, RESORT SERVICES AND FOOD RUNNERS LICENSED MASSAGE THERAPIST NAIL TECH ENGINEER/ELECTRICIAN SCAN TO VIEW JOB OPENINGS.

APPLY TODAY! APPLY ONLINE AT www.noblehousehotels.com/careers APPLY IN PERSON AT Zero Duval St. Ocean Key Resort and Spa is EOE.

PARALEGAL/REAL ESTATE CLOSER Our fast-paced firm is looking to hire an individual to join our team as a paralegal/real estate closer. This position is full time with hours of Mon-Fri 8:45am-5:00pm. Paid time off and bonus potential. Will need computer skills to prepare documents as well as maintain firm records. Ability to multi-task is a must!

Great local firm with a friendly staff! Salaried position with compensation based on experience.

Send resumes to alexis@oropezastonescardenas.com

Busy Key Largo Dive Center has immediate openings for

BOAT CAPTAINS $1,500 SIGNING BONUS

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

Send resume to resumes@rainbowreef.com

THE GUIDANCE/CARE CENTER, Inc.

IS HIRING! KEY LARGO

Behavioral Health Counselor, FT (Children) Driver PT/per diem

KEY WEST

Behavioral Health Therapist, FT (Children, Adult) Driver PT/per diem Prevention Specialist Behavioral Health Counselor (Children) Peer Support Specialist Crisis Counselor Case Managers (Adult, Forensic, Children ) Motivational Support Specialist Substance Abuse Counselor *Advocate

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Peer Support Specialist/BHT (FT) Care Coordinator Maintenance Specialist Housekeeper Behavioral Health Therapist (Children, Adult) RNs and LPNs (3 shifts) (PT/FT & per diem) Advocate (PT) Driver PT/per diem *Assisted Living Support Worker (PT) *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.

COMPETITIVE PAY! EXCEPTIONAL BENEFITS!!!

Check out all available positions at: www.westcare.com (search by zip code) EEOC/DFWP

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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

Liz Samess Interiors

Alexia Mann, GRI

Broker/Owner, 305-209-5166 Alexia@SeafarerRealty.com www.SeafarerRealty.com

SOLAR DONE RIGHT!

Design, Decorating, Drafting, & More…

CALL US FOR A FREE HOME ESTIMATE

Liz Samess Interior Designer

When it comes to solar and power storage for your home in the Florida Keys, turn to the Florida Keys Local Experts at SALT Energy.

A division of SALT Service, serving The Keys since 1989

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

305-289-1150

Marathon, FL 33050

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

Florida Solar Contractor CVC 56734 Florida Electrical Contractor EC13008657

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

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Excellent References Upon Request

Customer service is my strength Brian@tewesmortgage.com

NMLS# 375025 Tewes Mortgage NMLS# 1453791 NMLSConsumerAccess.org

305-766-0819 305-924-0179

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305-743-7454

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

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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

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Each office is independently owned and operated

SALES | INSTALLATION | SERVICE Lic & Ins SP3696

SPECIALIZING IN REMODELS & NEW CONSTRUCTION FOR OVER 20 YEARS

Mon - Fri 8:30am - 5:00pm • 6681 Overseas Hwy, Marathon keystilestone@gmail.com • www.keystilestone.com • 305.743.7053

The Weekly Newspapers www.KeysWeekly.com

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

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

Karen Raspe

Realtor 305-393-9010 karenraspe@bellsouth.net

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

Licensed & Insured #SP33799

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

Tracy Chacksfield Realtor

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

CGC1523838 312-350-4601 tracy@thebeautifulkeys.com

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

Lic No. SP1481

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

I come to you!

Helping Paws Grooming Services

330.727.6264 Janet White

Professional Groomer

THE WORLD OF EXPERTISE YOU NEED WITH THE LOCAL SERVICE YOU LOVE

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GENERAL CONTRACTORS & ENGINEERS

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_custom website design _search engine optimization _social media marketing

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

Lic#SP-3562

Rachel Sanderson

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overseasmediagroup.com 305.906.0272

We Do Installations!

Licensed & Insured

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

289-3019

Michael Kiraly

Mortgage Lender Supervisor NMLS# 675432 MKiraly@My100Bank.com Direct: (305) 942-1756 Office: (305) 676-3019 11400 Overseas Hwy, Suite 214 & 215 Marathon, FL 33050 MY100BANK.COM | Centennial Bank

2728 North Roosevelt Blvd.

Overseas Market Key West

Proud member of:

INTERNATIONAL

CONCRETE REPAIR INSTITUTE

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305 -743 - 6881

9141 OVERSEAS HIGHWAY

AmericanCoastalRentals.com keys@AmericanCoastalRentals.com