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Primary Care for the Middle and Lower Keys

Baptist Health Primary Care welcomes family medicine physician Karisa Falden, D.O., and general practitioner John Woltz, D.O., to its Marathon practice.

Primary care physicians address everyday health concerns, monitor existing health conditions and assess lifestyle habits to help keep you well. They can refer you to a variety of specialists in Tavernier and Marathon including cardiology, gastroenterology and orthopedic care.

Their connection to Fishermen’s Community Hospital ensures a seamless experience if you need 24/7 emergency care or require surgery, an endoscopy or oncology care. The state-of-the-art facility is home to an on-site helipad for expedited transport, diagnostic imaging, inpatient care, intensive care, telestroke services, an outpatient laboratory, physical therapy and rehabilitation.

To schedule an appointment with Dr. Falden or Dr. Woltz, call 305-434-1400 or visit BaptistHealth.net/MarathonPC. Caring for the community is what Fishermen’s Community Hospital and Baptist Health stand for.

The Middle Keys Health Care Municipal Service Taxing Unit provides funding to Fishermen’s Community Hospital exclusively to care for uninsured and underinsured patients. All of us together, caring for our community.

Learn more at BaptistHealth.net/Fishermens.

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This is the value of the luxury cars — including Porsches, Bentleys and Lamborghinis — that were lost on a cargo ship that caught on fire near the Azores last week. Named the Felicity Ace, the vessel had 22 crew members who were safely evacuated.

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Left: Santa Clara Condominiums on Northside Drive in Key West are preparing to begin repairs and are seeking a construction loan to finish the project. Right: The south stairwell at Santa Clara Condominiums was deemed unsafe by the city’s Chief Building Officer Raj Ramsingh and was designated for emergency use only until repairs can be made. MANDY MILES/Keys Weekly

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he condominium board at Santa Clara Condominiums on Northside Drive in Key West has said they have a construction plan, a timeline and a contractor in place.

The board sent the following update to the Keys Weekly on Feb. 21: “Concrete spalling and roof repairs are set to begin at the Santa Clara Condo Association’s building located at 3312 Northside Drive, Key West.

“A construction contract has been signed and the repair work can now start. As of Feb. 21, Santa Clara’s engineer and construction contractor are preparing and will be submitting necessary permits with the City of Key West by the end of February 2022. Santa Clara expects construction to begin in early March 2022, pending the approval of construction permits, which City officials say they will expedite when received.

“The scope of the project and repairs will be to the specifications of the association’s engineer.

First items on the list of repairs include roof and concrete spalling repair and repair of the building’s south emergency stairwell. The next phases of the project will include exterior spalling and interior repairs.

The project will finish with a new 20-year warrantied roof along with new exterior paint, color yet to be decided, with an 8-year warranty and much more. The entire project, if Mother Nature cooperates, is expected to take 14 months.

“The board of directors thanks its unit owners for their patience in getting to this point and extends its gratitude to many city officials for their understanding in what was once a grave situation without direction starting in September 2021. We now have a plan, we now have a direction, we now have all the pieces of this repair project together.

“This project, due to the necessary special assessment, has caused a financial hardship to some unit owners.

“By March and April 2022, we will have collected enough funds to finish the repair of the priorities given by Key West city officials. In the very near future Santa Clara will be actively seeking a loan to finish the entire project without interruption so the imposed special assessment can end and bring some relief to the owners at Santa Clara. If you are a lending institution specializing in condominium lending, please reach out to us. We invite you to be a part of our plan of safety and of the restoration of our building and property value.

“Throughout this project the safety of the residents of Santa Clara will remain paramount and we are excited to start. The community of Key West will be updated frequently on our progress.”

— Santa Clara Condo Association

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KEY WEST WEEKLY / FEBRUARY 24, 2022 MANDY MILES mandy@keysweekly.com

City officials on Tuesday are expected to select the Sasaki group to redesign Mallory Square so it can be better used throughout the day and evening. CITY OF KEY WEST/Contributed

WHAT’S NEXT FOR MALLORY SQUARE? OFFICIALS TO SELECT A FIRM TO REDESIGN THE UNDERUSED SPACE

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ey West’s cruise ship mediation is set for Tuesday, March 1. At a city commission meeting that evening, City Attorney Shawn Smith has said, he expects to update the commission and the community about that mediation.

Attorneys for the city, along with representatives from the privately operated Pier B and the Key West Committee for Safer Cleaner Ships will meet with Judge Sandra Taylor, potentially to reach some agreeable changes to the contract that currently governs Pier B’s cruise ship operations. That agreement allows Pier B to host seven ships per week and arranges for the city of Key West to receive 25% of the pier’s cruise ship revenues. The agreement also renews every 10 years unless both parties agree to end it.

Mayor Teri Johnsto,n at the last commission meeting on Feb. 15, insisted that representatives from Safer Cleaner Ships attend the mediation. The committee that spearheaded the voter-approved cruise ship reductions in Key West also has proposed a resolution that would prohibit the city from hosting any cruise ships at the two piers it controls — Mallory Pier and the Outer Mole, which the city leases from the Navy.

Safer Cleaner Ships’ directors have said that if large ships continue to call at Pier B, then the city can’t welcome even some of the smaller ships that fit the voter-approved size criteria at its piers without inundating the city with cruise ships and passengers.

Safer Cleaner Ships initially had proposed the resolution for the Feb. 15 agenda, but then withdrew it for possible revisions. Also, at least two members of the public opposed the item’s last-minute addition to the agenda the day before the meeting.

What’s next for Mallory Square?

Commissioners also will review a committee’s rankings of eight firms that have expressed interest in redesigning Mallory Square. In its response to the city’s Request for Qualifications, the top-ranked firm, Sasaki, states, “Mallory Square has the potential to become a 21st century public plaza that is a nexus of civic activity; a site that embraces dynamic programming opportunities and year-round events. We understand that the community wants this place to become more than a spectacle for watching sunsets and attracting tourists, and we believe it should be a flexible, vibrant public hub for arts, events, and play. … Such a significant oceanfront open space should embrace Key West’s strong cultural connections to food and

music, while leveraging the historic buildings on site that tell the story of your city’s storied past, and bring people together. … We will make critical connections to Duval Street, Front Street, and beyond. We believe the most meaningful places are those that are well-connected to the city fabric, and to other open spaces. We will develop clear connections to one of Key West’s most defining assets, its waterfront promenades and piers. Continuous and clear access from the Key West Historic Seaport to Truman Waterfront Park and Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park could create a more accessible open space system along the entire northern and western edge of the island, punctuated by a reimagined plaza, Mallory Square.”

Will the city charter change?

Finally, the commission will discuss, but is not slated to decide on, any changes to the city charter that have been proposed by the Charter Review and District Boundary Committee. The group is empaneled every 10 years following a census to redraw voting districts and propose relevant changes to the city’s overarching legal document, its charter.

The committee is proposing an eightyear term limit for mayors and a 12-year limit for commissioners. It also wants the city to be able to acquire or annex other property with a supermajority vote of the commission, rather than the entire voting public, which is currently required.

The commission meets at 5 p.m.

Tuesday, March 1 at Key West City Hall, 1400 White St. The complete agenda is at cityofkeywest-fl.gov.

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COLONEL WHO IN THE WHERE WITH THE WHAT?

WATERFRONT PLAYHOUSE PRESENTS ‘CLUE’ THROUGH MARCH 5

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ou won’t have a clue when asked “Whodunnit?” That’s the joy of watching the play, “Clue,” at The Waterfront Theater.

For 90 minutes, the audience is transported into the cult classic Hasbro board game for a mystery that’s impossible to solve. But it’s more engaging to be “clueless” and enjoy the orchestrated madcap mayhem. The play is campy, funny and it’s easy to surrender to the mischief on stage.

Based on the iconic 1985 Paramount movie that was inspired by the classic Hasbro board game, “Clue” is a hilarious farce-meets-murder mystery. The tale begins at a remote mansion, where six mysterious guests assemble for an unusual dinner party where murder and blackmail are on the menu. When their host turns up dead, they all become suspects. Led by Wadsworth, the butler, Miss Scarlett, Professor Plum, Mrs. White, Mr. Green, Mrs. Peacock and Colonel Mustard race to find the killer as the body count stacks up.

Some of our favorite Key West thespians bring the game’s treasured characters to life.

Naturally, it’s a dark and stormy night — there’s no other way to say that — and a dinner party is about to start in a deserted mansion.

It’s the ideal setting for any time-honored mystery and the audience should expect nothing less. Anonymous guests are greeted by Wadsworth, the butler, played by Michael A. Aagland, a seemingly nice enough fellow; but he’s the butler after all, who declares, “If you expect nothing, you’re never disappointed.”

But expect the unexpected with this theatrical romp.

Audience members can always rely on the talent in Key West to “bring it” in colorful and lively ways. There is the Cook, a wry and slapstick Carolyn Cooper; Yvette the maid, an excellent ditz played by Jillian Todd; Miss Scarlet is a show-stopping Susannah Wells; and Profes-

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sor Plum is the astute John McDonald. Colonel Mustard, played by Ross Pipkin, is always fun.

Mrs. Peacock (Barbara Mundy) is as colorful as her name, Mr. Green (Mathias Maloff) is perfectly jumpy. The sly and cunning Mrs. White is played by Erin McKenna, and Motorist/Chief is the exuberant Zachary Franchini. And there is a character in name only, the deceased Mr. Boddy, who keeps everyone wondering until the end (no spoilers).

Director Tom Thayer does a marvelous job arranging and rearranging characters to keep the audience hooked. The ensemble is artfully choreographed and timed in unison as they frolic through another Michael Boyer set masterpiece.

“Clue” has all the elements of kitsch and nostalgia: old-time costumes, rough and ready accents, off-color jokes, scandal and bodies — lots of dead bodies, more than one would think. And that glorious reveal of the lead pipe or the rope in the billiard room or the library. Also, the script is not as PG as the game, instead mirroring the hit movie “Clue” on

which it’s based. The play was written by Sandy Rustin, adapted from the movie screenplay by Jonathan Lynn.

The Waterfront Playhouse embraces and celebrates the fun we all need nowadays with wit and vigor. The cast outdoes themselves with funny one-liners and a bit of slapstick.

“Clue” satisfies the light-hearted theatergoer who wants to laugh and have the gratification of finally figuring out who wins the game.

In the end, was it the colonel or the butler or Mrs. Peacock? Did they use the wrench or the candlestick in the lounge or the hall? You’ll have to see it to find out.

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he Keys Weekly is proud to introduce local middle-school students in our Kids Weekly feature. Instead of asking about their favorite teacher or school subject, we want to know what superpower they’d most like to have, their favorite YouTube channel and the hardest part about being a kid today.

To have your fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth graders included, please contact Key West Editor Mandy Miles at mandy@keysweekly.com for the questionnaire and directions for photo submissions.

Special thanks to Sigsbee Charter School student Jack Mitchell and teacher Jessica Forsythe for helping us assemble the Kids Weekly feature.

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What superpower would you most like to have? Telekinesis, so I could move things closer with my mind.

If you could make a rule for the whole world to follow, what would it be? For everyone to chase their dreams.

What makes you laugh? My friends and family.

The hardest part about being a kid is … not having as much power as others.

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SILVER AND SNAZZY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION CELEBRATES 25 YEARS OF LOCAL PHILANTHROPY

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he Community Foundation of the Florida Keys (CFFK) celebrated its 25th anniversary with a silver-themed gala on Feb. 17 at the Marriott Beachside Hotel.

Female impersonator Christopher Peterson opened the event with a sparkling performance, followed by drinks, dinner and dancing to the sounds of the Prime Movers.

The Community Foundation of the Florida Keys (CFFK) is a non-profit organization created to make Key West and the Florida Keys a better place to live.

Its mission is “to connect people, resources and needs through philanthropy.” The foundation engages financial partners, raises endowment funds and leverages resources to solve local problems with funding and grant opportunities.

Grants are awarded from individual funds to support nonprofit efforts in accordance with the donor’s wishes. CFFK donors and grantees live or work primarily in the Florida Keys although there are no geographical restrictions on making grants outside the Keys.

More information is at cffk.org.

— Mandy Miles

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7 1. The star-studded evening was a black-tie affair at the Marriott Beachside Hotel. ANNIE BRIENING/ Overseas Media Group 2. Tom Greenwood enjoys the evening. ANNIE BRIENING/Overseas Media Group 3. The Prime Movers band moves the party to the dance floor. ANNIE BRIENING/Overseas Media Group

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4. Shane Briening and Gwen and George Esbensen. ANNIE BRIENING/ Overseas Media Group 5. Keys Weekly’s own Kirby and Britt Myers and Stephanie and Joe Mitchell. CHANICE DOS SANTOS/Keys Weekly 6. Shane Briening of Gulf Atlantic Bank and Annie Briening of Overseas Media Group. CHANICE DOS SANTOS/Keys Weekly 7. Martha Robinson and Roy Bishop.

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GRANDSON HONORS TRUMAN’S LEGACY

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PRESIDENTS’ WEEKEND INCLUDES ONE-MAN SHOW, ANNUAL PICNIC

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residents’ Weekend in Key West was truly presidential, with an annual picnic on the grounds of the Harry S. Truman Little White House and sold-out performances of “Give ‘Em Hell, Harry,” a one-man show about Truman’s presidency written and performed by Truman’s grandson, Clifton Truman Daniel.

The Key West debut of “Give ‘Em Hell, Harry” kicked off the weekend on Feb. 18. The show includes several props that epitomize Truman’s presidency, including a railcar used for Truman’s whistle-stop reelection campaign and the legendarily incorrect newspaper headline announcing “Dewey Beats Truman.”

The original railcar is at the Gold Coast Railroad Museum in Miami, where Harry S. Truman Legacy celebrations are set to resume in May with “Planes, Trains & Automobiles: Transporting Truman and How He Transported America,” a three-day, multi-location event that will begin at the railroad museum on May 12 and then travel to Key West for a series of events, including the Truman Legacy Symposium, that will run through May 14. More information is at www.trumanlittlewhitehouse.org/foundation/ events.

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CAROL TEDESCO/Contributed 1. From left, Carol Shaughnessy, Clinton Curry, Clifton Truman Daniel, Carol Schreck, photographer Johnny White and Polly Bennett-Daniel pose at the Harry S. Truman Little White House next to a Lincoln Cosmopolitan stretch limousine that Daniel’s grandfather, Harry S. Truman, used during his 1945-53 presidency.

2. Clifton Truman Daniel portrays his grandfather, Harry S. Truman, addressing a crowd from the “Ferdinand Magellan” railcar during his 1948 whistle-stop re-election campaign tour.

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3. During “Give ‘Em Hell, Harry,” actor Clifton Truman Daniel holds up a copy of the famously erroneous Nov. 3, 1948, Chicago Daily Tribune banner headline.

4. Zabrina Adorno and Brooke Atwell welcomed several hundred attendees on Feb. 21 to the fifth annual Key West Harry S. Truman Foundation Presidents’ Day picnic at the Truman Little White House.

5. The long-running stage production, “Give ‘Em Hell Harry,” starring Clifton Truman Daniel, right, had its Key West debut on Feb. 18 at the Harry S. Truman Little White House. Daniel is Truman’s grandson.

6. Courtney, Henry, 5, and Matthew Speckmann of Buffalo, New York share a burger and hot dog.

7. Bud Brewer, Darlene Cassaw, Charity Winters and canine friend Hawkeye enjoy the Presidents’ Day picnic.

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MEETING NEEDS OF MOMS & BABIES

ST. MARY’S GABRIEL PROJECT PROVIDES FUNDING TO FILL GAPS mandy@keysweekly.com

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BOARD MEMBERS FRUSTRATED AT RECEIVING INFORMATION AT THE LAST MINUTE CHARLOTTE TWINE charlotte@keysweekly.com

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14-year-old Key West High School student from Haiti found herself pregnant and scared a little over three years ago.

She had little support at home and no money for iron supplements, which were crucial in her third trimester.

That girl — and soon-to-bemom — became the first client of Key West’s Gabriel Project, a division of the Basilica of St. Mary Star of the Sea parish that exists to “support the dignity of life” by helping pregnant women and new mothers.

“The good thing about us is we have no red tape,” said Robert Wright, principal of Mary Immaculate Star of the Sea school, who also administers the Gabriel Project.

Wright launched the program three years ago when the founders of a similar organization, called New Beginnings, were forced to retire in their 90s.

“Jim and Jean Maun, longtime parishioners and volunteers, ran New Beginnings, which collected and provided baby clothes, strollers, car seats, basically baby shower types of items that new moms will need but can’t always afford,” Wright said.

When the Mauns retired, Wright saw a need that the Gabriel Project could help fill.

“But we also want to ensure that our moms are also helping themselves. We’re a small, volunteer organization with no overhead.

So when we help them, we also make sure they’re registered with the larger, better-funded assistance programs, like Healthy Start Coalition and WIC (Women Infant Children).

“The mission of the Gabriel Project of the Lower Florida Keys is to offer support to pregnant mothers and their infants by providing for their spiritual, emotional and material needs,” states the Gabriel Project website at gabrielprojectkw. com. “This mission is accomplished through the work of compassionate and selfless volunteers, who assist through mentorship, prayer and

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the distribution of gifts. Our objective is to see that every mother and child who seeks assistance is provided the opportunity to experience authentic care through compassionate and necessary support.”

Wright has a special place in his heart for new mothers, as his own mother was raped and had him when she was just 16.

“My mom wasn’t perfect, but she gave me life and she didn’t have to,” he said. “So I said I’d handle the administration and do the legwork for the Gabriel Project, but I’ve recruited some amazingly compassionate and competent women to help our clients directly, because a lot of them may not trust men for whatever reason.”

Despite its connection to the Catholic Church, Wright emphasized that the Gabriel Project is not about condemning or judging unwed mothers. “We don’t focus on what’s already happened, but rather what’s best for the mom and the baby going forward,” he said.

The Gabriel Project recently funded the new Keys to Hope program with the Healthy Start Coalition. Keys to Hope provides support and grief counseling following the loss of a child, a miscarriage or a stillbirth.

“It’s such a devastating experience for parents, but one that our hospitals aren’t necessarily equipped to handle with the time and compassion needed,” Wright said.

So Keys to Hope provides grief and mental health counseling as well as assistant programs that occur while the mother is still in the hospital following a miscarriage or stillbirth.

For more information, or to make a donation or seek assistance, visit gabrielprojectkw.com.

he school board voted unanimously to approve the purchase of property and casualty insurance for the 2022-2023 school year, but not without trepidation. The new premiums are $400,000 more than they were last year. And board members expressed a bit of frustration that they were given the quotes too late to absorb the information before their current insurance coverage lapsed and they had to vote on it.

Ilene Abella is a property and casualty broker for Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services, the school district’s insurance brokerage. The firm is in year three of a three-year contract with the district. She presented the quotes received from different carriers and explained the reason for the $400,000 increase in premiums.

Gallagher approached 43 insurance carriers for quotes for the school district, and 23 submitted proposals. The package that the firm presented was the least expensive and has different layers of coverage from different companies, including coverages for property, cybersecurity and equipment breakdown, among others.

Abella explained the biggest reason for the almost half-milliondollar skyrocket: coverage for property and cybersecurity has gone way up in the past year.

“The property market has been our biggest challenge,” Abella explained. “Between wildfires and major freeze events, there have been lots of major catastrophes, the most billion-dollar-plus weather and climate disasters in U.S. history — 22 events in 2020 and 20 events in 2021.”

And, she said, carriers see the Florida Keys as a risky place to cover. “The Florida Keys is still viewed as one of the most vulnerable areas in the country,” she noted.

One line of coverage went up a staggering 83 percent: cybersecurity. Cyber claim frequency and severity has been spiraling upward, which led to cyber insurance carriers increasing their premiums.

But Abella complimented the school IT department’s competent

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handling of preventing cyber attacks.

“The deductible you have for cyber is one of the best renewals in the sector in Florida due to your IT department,” she said.

Still, the total cost for the renewal of the insurance package is close to $1.5 million. And board members balked a bit at getting this quote too late to search for a cheaper alternative in time for the next school year.

“On behalf of taxpayers, we need to look at spending money and not just having insurance to have insurance,” said board member Mindy Conn, suggesting that the board discuss which types of coverage to drop.

“After renewal is the time to go over these types of issues,” responded broker Abella. She noted that the insurance carriers would only hold the quotes for 45 days.

“We have an obligation, so we can’t just stop this,” said board chair John Dick, referring to the Gallagher brokerage firm’s three-year contract.

In the end, the board members voted unanimously to approve the purchase of the property and casualty insurance that the firm proposed — with the caveat that they will start conversations immediately to prevent the same type of price increase next year.

“We are trying to be the best possible stewards of taxpayers’ money, and in order to do so, we need this information earlier moving forward,” Conn told Keys Weekly. She explained that though the firm does excellent work, the frustration is due to the quotes being received at the same time that the board has to vote before the insurance lapses.

“The information requires more than a week (to go through),” Conn said.

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old town new folk Rooftop concert series sponsored by Blue Heaven

DEAD HORSES

February 25, 8pm February 26, 7pm

Folk-inspired, eclectic and vibrant. sponsored by Blue Island

$60 front row, $50 gen., $40 mbrs.

OLD ISLAND RESTORATION FOUNDATION AND THE STUDIOS OF KEY WEST present

BRONSON ARROYO & ELAN TROTMAN IN CONCERT AT THE OLDEST HOUSE MUSEUM! IN CELEBRATION OF KEY WEST’S 200TH ANNIVERSARY!

Saturday, March 12, 6pm Hometown legend returns to Key West for Bicentennial Concert.

Ticket proceeds support Old Island Restoration Foundation and The Studios.

$100 VIP / $35 General Admission / $20 Students

SAT MAR 12, 11am-3pm Visit the homes & studios of: ERIC ANFINSON

MARLENE KOENIG & THE DEY STREET ARTISTS JOHN MARTINI

SALLY WERNICOFF THE CARRIAGE TRADE ARTIST RESIDENCES

$30/$25 mbrs. - adv. tix at tskw.org

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KEY WEST WEEKLY / FEBRUARY 24, 2022

HEADDRESS BALL EMBRACES MARDI GRAS MAGIC POSTPONED EVENT HEADS TO AMPHITHEATER FEB. 26

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ey West’s Headdress Ball is nearly here — finally — after three postponements due to COVID. And the timing of this year’s event couldn’t be better, as it coincides with Mardi Gras in New Orleans, which ends on Fat Tuesday, March 1.

Key West’s October Fantasy Fest is often compared to our island’s version of Mardi Gras, with its requisite beads, booze and debauchery.

And while the Headdress Ball is typically a fall Fantasy Fest event, the pandemic forced its postponement three times, so this will be the first time it’s a standalone event. (The ball will return to the Fantasy Fest lineup in the fall.)

The colorful and creative event is the Key West Business Guild’s major fundraiser and all net proceeds go to promoting Key West worldwide as a premier LGBT+ destination.

The event takes place outside at the Coffee Butler Amphitheater with distanced seating at the tables.

The program consists of the judging of Headdress Ball creations and performances by some of Key West’s best talent. The panel of judges includes JT Thompson, founder of Key West’s One Human Family initiative; Key West Police Chief Sean Brandenburg; and Key West City Manager Patti McLauchlin. First place wins $3,000 (judged from the shoulders up); second place wins $1,000 and third place wins $500.

Mayor Teri Johnston will open this year’s program, which features performances by Christopher Peterson, The Aquanettes, Aqua’s Diva Inga, the Nick Mazza Dancers, Bourbon Street Pub performer Bria Ansara and Luke Fox. The crew from Waterfront Playhouse will present a sneak preview of their 83rd season next fall.

WEOW/92.7’s Rudegirl provides the music. The emcee is comedian and WGAY radio personality Laurie Thibaud of Aqua Idol fame.

The Key West Mad Hatter will be selling their hats. Bar and table service is provided by Aquaplex while Clemente’s and Dirty South will handle the food.

Gates open at 6:30 p.m. and the show starts at 8 pm. Following the ball, the Aquaplex Sidebar, 504 Angela St., presents a free dance party with happy hour drink prices and classic disco music. Tickets for the Headdress Ball include four-top table seating, chair and grass seating and are available at keystix.com. For contestant preregistration, call the Business Guild office at 305-294-4603.

Headdress Ball features colorful and creative costumes worn atop the head.

PETE ARNOW/Contributed

The event producers offer special thanks to the major sponsors, Centennial Bank and Destination Florida Keys magazine, and to everyone who has held onto their tickets for the past two and a quarter years, and to the entertainers who volunteer their time and donate their talent for the event.

KEY WEST BUSINESS GUILD’S HEADDRESS BALL Saturday, Feb. 26 Coffee Butler Amphitheater Gates open at 6:30 p.m., show starts at 8 p.m.

Limited tickets are still available at keystix.com.

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SECURITY DEPOSIT ALTERNATIVE BILL MOVES AHEAD Vessel anchoring and affordable housing in Key West progressing Singer-songwriter Livingston Taylor performs Feb. 21 at Key West Theater. LARRY BLACKBURN/Keys Weekly

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LIVINGSTON TAYLOR SINGS, STRUMS AND PLAYS PIANO AT KEY WEST THEATER

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olk singer and songwriter Livingston Taylor, 71, performed at the Key West Theater over Presidents’ Weekend.

The brother of fellow musician James Taylor, Livingston Taylor was born in Boston and grew up in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

He is best known for his Billboard hits “I Will Be In Love With You,” “First Time Love,” and “I’ll Come Running.”

He continues to perform nationally and internationally, and has collaborated with Linda Ronstadt, Jimmy Buffett and Jethro Tull. Taylor has been on the faculty at Berklee College of Music in Boston since 1989.

— Mandy Miles

bill giving landlords and tenants the option to agree on a monthly fee instead of an upfront security deposit will head to a third reading, following lengthy discussion and debate on the House floor on Feb. 22.

Sponsored in the House by Rep. Jim Mooney, R-Islamorada, House Bill 537/Senate Bill 884 gives landlords the ability to collect monthly fees from a tenant who might not have money saved up for a security deposit. Instead of the tenant paying a security deposit equating to a month’s worth of rent, a landlord could choose to allow the tenant to pay a fee each month.

“Landlords who wish to reduce move-in costs for their properties and offer 0 deposit rentals clearly have that option. But it’s always an option,” Mooney said on the floor.

“It’s a landlord-option, tenant-option bill with no mandates to anyone.”

Tenants can terminate the monthly fee any time and instead pay the full security deposit, according to legislation.

A tenant who pays a security deposit upfront could get that money back under current security deposit rules, so long as there’s no damage to the apartment. That money is required to be secured in a certain kind of bank account.

Those who choose to pay the monthly fee, however, wouldn’t get that money back. Money collected by the landlords through the fee can be used at their discretion, such as insurance. Mooney said he recommends landlords purchase insurance with the fees they collect.

Different insurance providers, like Assurant, LeaseLock and Rhino offer different levels of coverage.

State Rep. Jim Mooney.

Rep. Anna Eskomani, D-Orlando, took issue with landlords’ pocketing those fees.

“Why are we charging a nonrefundable fee instead of doing a monthly deposit requirement? Then the person can get it back at the end if there are no damages,” she said.

In response, Mooney reiterated the challenges for those who need to put up first and last months’ rent plus a security deposit in order to move in. In Key West, average rents are $2,500 for a one-bedroom, one-bathroom apartment. Renters wouldn’t get the monthly fee back, but they would keep money needed for an upfront security deposit.

“If time comes down the road and you get a bonus and you want to give that landlord that deposit in cash, you immediately opt out of the program,” he said.

There’s no cap on fees in lieu of security deposits in the bill, but Mooney said they range anywhere from $11 to $25 a month.

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.

MOORINGS BILL PROGRESSES A vessel anchoring bill providing 100 new moorings for public use within a mile of Key West Bight City Dock is moving ahead following a 22-0 vote in the State Affairs Committee on Feb. 21. County Commissioner Craig Cates told Keys Weekly on Feb. 21 that the so-called liveaboard bill was proceeding smoothly through the legislative

committee process "and has passed each committee unanimously, so it shouldn't have any problem passing the full House and Senate."

Cates said the bill provides for an additional 100 mooring sites to be installed behind Wisteria Island off Key West. The requirements in the bill, to make a liveaboard vessel that is not in a managed mooring field move every 90 days, will not be enforced until the new moorings are in place and people have an opportunity to move to a secure mooring, Cates said.

House Bill 1065/Senate Bill 1432 has sparked opposition among liveaboard boaters in Key West, who say the requirement that they move is a tremendous hardship to the boating community, and could lead to increased environmental damage to seagrass and other habitats.

“It’s a landlord-option, tenant-option bill with no mandates to anyone.”

— State Rep. Jim Mooney

COMMITTEE PASSES HOUSING BILL A bill authorizing 50 units of affordable housing to be constructed for employees of the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office and other personnel is also moving forward.

The House State Affairs Committee voted 22-0 on House Bill 1499 to create an exemption to Key West’s building permit allocation system to provide much needed housing for first responders. Per the bill, construction must be consistent with the local comprehensive plan.

Additionally, the sheriff’s office must have a hurricane evacuation plan that requires all occupants required to evacuate to be evacuated 48 hours in advance of tropical force winds.

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KEY WEST WEEKLY / FEBRUARY 24, 2022 OBITUARY

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arry Gibson took the Florida Keys by storm — and shades — when he arrived in the island chain nearly 40 years ago, having worked as a banker, a business owner and a Key West city commissioner. But his most important jobs were as a husband to Trisha and father to Taylor.

Gibson died on Tuesday following a courageous battle with colon cancer.

“It is Barry Gibson and Trisha’s last wish to implore everyone aged 45 and older to please get a colonoscopy,” his wife, Trisha, posted on his Facebook page. “A celebration of life will take place in April with more information to come.”

The Swissvale, Pennsylvania native started his professional career with Marine Bank in Marathon, then moved to Key West, where he was vice president of the former Southeast Bank, until moving up the Keys to Key Largo to manage its Upper Keys office. He was eventually promoted to the bank’s Monroe County president. In 1994, Gibson bought Shades of Key West Eyewear with four locations and proudly sponsored and played on co-ed softball teams in Key West.

Gibson is remembered as an outgoing, fun and dedicated community activist and business owner who never took himself too seriously. His community involvement

included leadership positions with the Marathon and Key West Jaycees, as well as the American Red Cross, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, the Navy League, the Chamber of Commerce and the Rotary Club of Key West. He was also a proud member of Leadership Monroe County, Class XX. Gibson was elected in 2007 to represent District 4 on the Key West City Commission, and continued to serve his community in countless roles following his elected term. At the time of his death, he was working as business manager for Smith Hawks Law Firm.

The Keys Weekly has compiled some fond tributes from friends, family, colleagues and Leadership classmates: “I knew Barry for many years before Leadership Monroe County, but our time together in Class XX brought us closer. On our very first session we were paired together and roomed together. Barry was the life of each party and kept the laughs going. Our class project is bringing joy to families in need during the holiday season, by providing brand new bicycles to organizations such as the Wesley House Family Services. Every year Barry and his family would bring the bicycles he purchased and collected to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. Even while Barry battled cancer, he didn’t miss the opportunity to give back to his community and came through once again. My heart breaks for Trish and Taylor but our Leadership class will continue to carry his memory on with community service.” — Jonathan Crane “My dear friend of 35 years charmed his way into my heart within the first 15 minutes of our very first meeting at the KW Jaycee clubhouse all those years ago. ‘The most courageous, coolest cat in town,’ he called me from the hospital on Monday, knowing it was goodbye. ‘I love you like a brother’ will ring in my ears forever. I spent all night reliving the many fond memories.

He’s one of the good guys, one of the very best. Peace be with you now, my brother. Until we meet again.”

— Jeffrey Rowe “Barry was instrumental in moving the city’s plans ahead for the Truman Waterfront Park. He was very community-minded and an asset to the city commission and the entire Key West community.” — Craig Cates

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KEY WEST WEEKLY / FEBRUARY 24, 2022 OBITUARY

OBITUARY

ALICIA DELMAS METZLER 1935- 2022

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Key West treasure and a true Key West character left us on Feb. 15, 2022.

Born in Beaumont, Texas on Sept. 14, 1935, Alicia Metzler joined the Navy in the 1950s. After four years on a Navy base in San Diego, she moved to New Orleans and while on a visit to her sister in Ohio she met and married “Saint Fred,” the father of her three children, settling in Akron. Besides being a mom, she had her own salon, and was a bellydancer and ballroom dancer.

As a hairdresser, she traveled by train with Ringling Brothers, creating fashionable hairdos for circus performers and clowns.

When the kids had grown and her marriage was over, she moved back to New Orleans, where the real adventures began.

Always the entrepreneur, she opened a full-service drag salon in the French Quarter, where the motto was “For The Man You Are, and The Woman You Want To Be.” It was in NOLA that she met her Tarzan and playmate, Ron, who happened to be 25 years her junior.

They moved to Key West in the early ’80s, complete with her 16-foot python, Banu, soon to be performing at Mallory Square. In addition, she also had a stint as a “handywoman” for a property management firm. She became proficient with the tools of the trade, her favorites being a glue gun, duct tape and WD40. In her spare time she restored Sponge Man, a Key West icon.

In 1998, she began working at The Ambrosia guest houses on Fleming Street, later becoming the Executive Vice President in charge of Stuff, a title she gave herself, at The Gardens Hotel.

And stuff she did. Including taking care of the menagerie of animals on the property, gardening, maintenance, decorating for all holidays, craft projects (which usually involved the use of copious amounts of glitter), socializing with guests, being a cheerleader, mentor, confidante and costumer extraordinaire. She was the heart and soul of The Gardens.

PETER WILLIAM HEYDON

1966 - 2022

The adventures never stopped. The wonderful journey that was her life included riding a circus elephant, alligator hunting in Louisiana, white water rafting in the Leeward Islands, donkey riding up a cliff in Greece, bareback ostrich riding in Curacao, jazz in New Orleans, olive oil sampling in Italy, wine tasting in France, shell collecting in Costa Rica, cigars in Cuba and tango school in Buenos Aires, where all the ‘handsome young men in tight black pants” wanted to be her partner. Then of course there was Las Vegas, where she seemingly always won at the slots.

Alicia had her own unique style and would often be dressed in stained overalls during a day at work and transform into a beautiful image of style and grace for a party. Alicia was the ultimate costumer, an important skill in Key West. Instead of a costume closet, she had a costume room. She was a collector of everything and always said she would find a use for that broken bottle, fallen palm frond, dead beetle, snakeskin, etc. Someday she would create something unique and wonderful from them.

Alicia was a lover of all animals, but was particularly enamored with the various dogs who passed through her life. As puppies they got to ride around in the top of her overalls while she puttered around the gardens.

A positive and sparkling force of nature, people were instantly drawn to her. Her friends are legion. She touched many lives and left a heartfelt footprint on her island in the sun. We should all aspire to live a life as full and enjoyable as hers.

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dear friend to so many in Key West, Capt. Peter William Heydon, passed away peacefully on Feb.

2, 2022.

Peter was back in his UK home, tending to his aging parents, when his own time came.

He was born in Enfield, North London on Sept. 5, 1966 and arrived in Key West in 1994.

His love of the water and fishing landed him his first job as a mate on charter fishing boats.

He later obtained his captain’s license and began a career as a flats fishing guide, and with both his skill and humor amassed a huge, loyal clientele over the past 20 years. His good nature and sharp wit will be sorely missed, and happy hour will never be the same.

Peter is survived by his parents, John and Sue Heydon, his son Charlie, and his scores of “mates” in Key West. When his ashes are prepared, Charlie will return them to be scattered on the flats, Peter’s true home for the past two decades.

A celebration of Peter’s life will be held at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, March 1 at Dante’s pool bar, 955 Caroline St., so bring a smile and a story to share with those who loved him.

SAVE THE DATE Thursday, Feb. 24 • Registration for the 40th annual Key West Literary Seminar, ‘Singing America: A Celebration of Black Literature’ (Jan. 12-15, 2023) will open at 11 a.m.

Feb. 26-27 • Old Island Days Key West Art Festival, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Truman Waterfront Park.

Saturday, Feb. 26 • Trinity Presbyterian Church and the Women of Bahama Village present a free Black History Month celebration featuring performances by local children, musicians and performers, 3 p.m. at the church, 717 Simonton St. • After a two-year hiatus due to COVID, the Key West Business Guild’s biggest fundraiser, the 38th annual Headdress Ball, returns as a special Mardi Gras Edition, 8 p.m. at the Coffee Butler Amphitheater.

Sunday, Feb. 27 • Impromptu Concerts presents ‘Voyage through the Americas’ concert. The show includes works by eight composers with influences from South and North America. 4 p.m. at St. Paul’s Church, 401 Duval St. Monday, Feb. 28 • Deadline to apply for grants from the Community Foundation of the Florida Keys, which is accepting applications for programs that support collaborative projects that will benefit communities throughout the Florida Keys. The application is at cffk.org/ grants.

Wednesday, March 2 • Key West NOW Women’s Film Fest opens with a screening of ‘Middle of Nowhere,’ 6:30 p.m. at Tropic Cinema, Key West.

Saturday, March 5 • Florida Keys Healthy Start Coalition offers virtual breastfeeding class with an expert and other families on video chat. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Register at www.keyshealthystart.org/ educational-classes-registration or call 305-293-8424.

Monday, March 7 • Singer-songwriter Toney Rocks performs at 6 p.m. as part of the library’s Music in the Palm Garden series, 700 Fleming St., Key West.

Saturday, March 12 • Key West Woman’s Club’s annual ‘Denim to Diamonds’ gala, 6 to 9 p.m., 319 Duval St.

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KEY WEST WEEKLY / FEBRUARY 24, 2022

THE GARDENS HOTEL HOSTS GIRLS NIGHT OUT

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rtists. Writers. Chefs. Realtors. Retirees. Attorneys. Contractors. Nurses.

Business owners. General managers.

Bankers. Volunteers. Hoteliers. Pharmacists and Philanthropists.

All of the above and many more Key West women descended Monday on the stately Gardens Hotel for the latest Girls Night Out happy hour networking event and fundraiser.

Organized by Sue Puskedra, Amy Jamison and Sharon Lehmann of Susie’s Estate Sales and hosted by Gardens Hotel proprietess Kate Miano, the event brought local women together while the $5 entry donation benefitted the Scleroderma Foundation. Lehmann lost her daughter Carmen to the rare disease and continues to raise money and awareness for research and a cure.

Girls Night Out welcomes professional women from all walks of life to a happy hour event every few months. Find them on Facebook for the next event.

— Mandy Miles

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MANDY MILES/Keys Weekly 1. Sue Puskedra, Amy Jamison and Sharon Lehmann coordinate the Feb. 21 Girls Night Out happy hour at The Gardens Hotel.

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2. Local ladies enjoy a Girls Night Out happy hour.

3. Bernadette, Susan, Fran and Sue. 4. Patty Neyra and Susan Mitchell.

5. Lynn, Sharon and Lory.

6. Irina & Elena.

7. Rebecca and Linda.

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8. Marilyn ‘The Cookie Lady’ Kellner and Peggy Kleckner.

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9. “Bridge of Spies” (2015) — “We have to have the conversations our governments can’t.”

8. “Red Dawn” (1984) — “But when you’re fighting in your own backyard, when you’re fighting for your family, it all hurts a little less, and makes a little more sense. Because for them, this is just a place. But for us, this is our home.”

5. “WarGames” (1983) — “Would you like to play a game?”

4. “Firefox” (1982) — ““Don’t say anything.

Your words would be useless, maybe even insulting. Just fly the damn plane.”

3. “Atomic Blond” (2017) — “I never worked for you. You worked for me... Every false intel I gave you, a rip in the iron curtain. Every piece of intel you gave me, a bullet in my [f-ing] gun. I want my life back.”

7. “Miracle” (2004) — “That look like hockey to you? To me it looks like two monkeys trying to hump a football.”

2. “Hunt for Red October” (1990) — “Your sub captain’s going to make it to America, Mr. Ryan. And he’s going to die within sight of it.”

6. “Rambo: First Blood Part II” (1985) “Sir, do we get to win this time?”

1. “Rocky IV” (1985) — “If I can change, and you can change, everybody can change.”

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KEY WEST WEEKLY / FEBRUARY 24, 2022 A brown pelican flying low to the water, an example of ground effect. MARK HEDDEN/Keys Weekly

THE FINE ART OF BLENDING IN

MARK HEDDEN ... is a photographer, writer, and semi-professional birdwatcher. He has lived in Key West for more than 25 years and may no longer be employable in the real world. He is also executive director of the Florida Keys Audubon Society.

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was on my way back from the mainland. Mostly I’d been wondering exactly how many empty cruisers the sheriff’s office had parked on the side of the road these days. There had always been that one in Layton, but they seemed to be everywhere now. It’s pretty interesting and a low-cost deterrent, assuming they are all old, out-of-service cars. Locals have no doubt figured out their locations pretty quick, but it probably keeps a good number of knucklehead tourists in line.

Midway through the Long Key Bridge I looked out the window and found myself eye to eye with a brown

pelican.

The bird was flying parallel to the bridge, a couple feet over the cement barrier that kept you from driving into the water should you stray. He wasn’t flapping, he was gliding, hardly moving a muscle. And he wasn’t moving much slower than my car.

You never want to slow down too much on one of the bridges, but there was nobody behind me, and I wanted to see how fast that pelican was going. So I crept the car down to about 40 and just kind of kept pace with him.

Birds are the dinosaurs that lived, so it was ironic that the only way I could keep pace with him, while he seemed to be expending absolutely no energy, was by sitting in a 3,000-pound box made of glass and steel that moved by inefficiently burning the highly processed remains of his ancestors. (What a world!)

We stayed together 100, 200, 400 yards. Then with a slight tilt of his wing, the pelican dropped down below the barrier and out of my sight.

I’ve had this experience a few times with pelicans while driving across bridges in the Keys, though never regularly or predictably.

By the flags of the Cuban coffee stand at the end of the bridge he was flying into a headwind that was coming at him at about a 45 degree angle. (Looking at maps and weather data later, the bird was flying west-southwest and the wind was coming northnorthwest at about 13 miles per hour.)

Pelicans are such odd-looking beasts. They have kind of a goofy, unserious reputation, which isn’t totally deserved. I think it’s the long bills with pouches, and the way they waddle when they walk, and the fact that it’s one of the first birds you learn to identify as a kid, right after the chicken.

They are, in fact, some of the most agile birds out there. They have the shape of John Goodman, but the grace of Fred Astaire.

You can often see this grace applied on really calm days, where they make use of a phenomenon known as ground effect to move at seemingly impossibly slow speeds across the water.

In reality what is happening is that they are flying so low that the air that is pushed down by their wings is hitting the surface of the water and bouncing back up, creating a cushion, kind of like what carries a hovercraft or air hockey puck, and it requires less velocity for them to retain lift. It demands some incredible subtle movement to maintain.

If he was a sailboat, the Long Key Bridge pelican’s relation to the wind would be somewhere between close hauled and a close reach, and for a while I tried to figure out how the pelican was moving so fast in terms of sailing. But which point of sail is fastest depends on hull shape and design, and when I started thinking about what hull shape a pelican had, I realized it really wasn’t a good fit, sails working on the vertical and wings working on the horizontal and all.

There was an interesting study done in the 1990s on seabirds and in which winds they fly best. Apparently a pelican in a headwind can fly with ground speed between 20 and 30 mile per hour, which wouldn’t explain why this pelican was moving closer to 40.

I think some of the clues as to the pelican’s speed may be inherent in how it was flying in relation to the bridge – a few feet away, but rigidly parallel.

The wind was coming out of the Gulf and hitting the vertical concrete of the bridge, creating some sort of updraft, and the pelican was possibly gaining momentum to move along it the way a surfer gains speed moving parallel along the face of the wave. Also, as anyone who has ridden a bike along U.S. 1 can tell you, when cars and trucks pass, the turbulence that follows them gives you a bit of a tailwind push. And the cars driving across the bridge may have also been giving the pelican some speed that way.

Pelicans are some of the heaviest soaring birds out there.

Your average brown pelican weighs 8 pounds and has a wingspan of 4 feet. Which makes them stable in situations smaller or lighter birds might not be.

Of course, to test all these theories out, you’d have to build a scale model of the bridge, complete with moving cars and flying pelicans, and then bring it into a wind tunnel, and then fire up a smoke machine and film it all with high-resolution cameras.

All that to figure out what a brown pelican knows instinctively.

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KEY WEST WEEKLY / FEBRUARY 24, 2022

TAKE ME HOME? FIND A FRIEND AT THE FLORIDA KEYS SPCA

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he Keys Weekly family loves animals as much as our friends at the Florida Keys SPCA do, and we’re honored each week to showcase some “furever” friends that are ready, waiting and available for adoption by loving families from the organization’s Key West campus.

From cats and dogs to Guinea

pigs, hamsters, rabbits, reptiles and birds, the perfect addition to your family is waiting for you. The SPCA’s knowledgeable staff will help with advice and care tips while working to ensure a good fit between each pet and its people.

The SPCA’s Golden Paw program also provides special assistance with vet bills and medications for special-needs and older animals that may require a little extra TLC. Check the Key West Weekly every week for just a few of the animals waiting for a home, and see them all at fkspca.org.

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or many years, ... a veteran sports the columnist, says goals have the only sport remained he doesn’t follow the same. is cricket. That leaves plenty The Key West of others to fill High School his time. baseball team ralphmoro1936 aims first for @gmail.com the district championship, then a 12th state championship. Should that be accomplished, the next step is a national ranking.

None of that happened a year ago, as the Conchs lost seven one-run decisions and failed to win half their games, finishing with 9 wins and 16 losses.

Coach Ralph Henriquez Jr., in his 18th season, sees brighter days (and evenings under the lights) this season. “We’ve got 25 home games; we should win 20 of them,” the coach predicted.

In the last week, though, the Conchs’ home schedule may have been reduced by two while their away games increased from two to three, when Fort Lauderdale’s St. Thomas Aquinas (coached by Joey Wardlow, who once coached third base for Key West) was added on March 21.

The Florida High School Athletic Association lists Key West, with a current enrollment of 1,278, in District 16-4A along with three Miami schools — Killian, Sunset and St. Brendan. During the season, the Conchs will play only Killian, which will be a two-night event at the end of the season, April 29 and 30, at Rex Weech Field.

Henriquez and his assistant/ son, Ralphie Henriquez, who will handle the pitching and hitting, got a look at their team last weekend, when the Conchs split a pair of preseason games with J.P. Taravella High School, pulling out a 2-1 victory on a walk-off wild pitch in the bottom of the seventh on Friday night and losing, 14-5, on Saturday night on “too many walks (11),” the elder Henriquez said.

The Conchs got but four hits on Friday, while pitchers Jacob Burnham and Lucky Barroso allowed Taravella only one hit and

no earned runs. On Saturday, the Conchs collected seven hits.

The season begins in earnest this weekend with 7:30 p.m. games Friday and Saturday, Feb. 25 and 26, against Nova Southeastern University School. Sophomore lefthander Jacob Burnham, who went four innings and allowed no hits or runs against Taravella, will get the call for the true Opening Day game, pitching to his freshman brother, catcher Noah Burnham, who had a hit in each weekend game.

The coach has settled on his infield, with seniors Trevor Zuelch (who had one hit last weekend) at first, Kai Smith at short and Preston Herce (one hit) at third — the same positions they played a year ago — and junior Wyatt Kuhn (two hits) at second base.

Junior Jack Haggard, who went 3-for-6 against Taravella and was named MaxPreps Player of the Game, will handle one outfield position while the coach said earlier in the week that five or six players were still competing for the other two outfield and designated hitter spots.

Against Taravella, Henriquez got looks at freshman Sam Holland, junior Anden Rady, freshman Jose Perdigon (one hit), sophomore Anthony Lariz, junior Lucky Barroso and junior Gabe Williams (one hit, two runs batted in).

Saturday evening, the coach also got looks at pitchers sophomore Felix Ong, junior Marlin Takovich, Lariz and Haggard.

Don’t be surprised if players also find homes at other positions as Henriquez said all players must add a second position – or more – to their repertoire.

The Conch varsity includes 18 players, while the junior varsity is at 21, with three more coming over from the wrestling team.

Casey Moll is coaching the JV. Several other Conchs will be playing elsewhere, with 16 or 17 at the college level and two in pro ball, said Henriquez. Michael Alfonso is a pitcher in the Texas Rangers organization after being drafted in the 17th round, while pitcher Antonio Knowles was drafted in the 13th round by the Los Angeles Dodgers.

FWC REMOVES 24 DERELICT VESSELS

MORE ABANDONED BOATS ARE REMOVED FROM THE KEYS ANNUALLY THAN ANYWHERE ELSE IN FLORIDA

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he Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) on Feb. 21 finished removing 24 derelict vessels from the Upper and Lower Keys.

“Derelict vessels are a priority for our officers statewide and especially in Monroe County,” said FWC Area Capt. David Dipre. “Each one taken off the water is a win for everyone.”

The removals, which were estimated to take six months, were completed ahead of schedule.

“We’ve been able to speed up removals due to recent legislative changes along with the funding appropriated by the Legislature and a committed partner in Monroe County,” said Maj. Rob Beaton, FWC boating and waterways section leader. “The results we’ve been able to achieve with Monroe County show how these efforts have improved the process and we’re not stopping with these 24 vessels.

There are more to come.”

The FWC has approved an additional grant request for 30 more derelict vessels that are currently being removed throughout Monroe County. The agency is also reviewing a third grant request to remove an additional 25 derelict vessels.

More derelict vessels are removed from Monroe County each year than from any other area of the state. As of February 2022, law enforcement has documented

Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission and its contractors recently removed 24 derelict vessels from waters in the Upper and Lower Keys.

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more than 185 derelict vessels within Monroe County in the FWC’s derelict vessel database.

“These combined efforts are a testament of our commitment – along with our city and county partners – to restore the waterways to safer conditions for both the boating public and marine life,” said Maj. Beaton.

Abandoned boats quickly become derelict vessels that “subject the boating public to safety issues, become locations for illegal activity, illegal housing, opportunities for theft and vandalism and ultimately cost the taxpayers to be removed by local, county or state authorities,” the FWC website states.

More information about derelict, abandoned and at-risk vessels is at MyFWC.com/boating.

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Stepin Fetchit: Key West’s Shooting Star

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he Lincoln Perry story begins in Key West but does not stay on the island for long. He was born Lincoln Theodore Monroe Andrew Perry on May 30, 1902, on Key West, making him a Conch who would grow up to be a successful, if not polarizing, Hollywood actor.

His parents came to the United States in the 1890s. His father, Joseph Perry, was of Jamaican descent and worked as a cigar roller in Key West and a cook and an occasional performer. Dora Monroe, his mother, came to Key West from the Bahamas, where she worked as a seamstress in Nassau.

The family followed the cigar industry’s departure from Key West and by 1910 would be living in the new cigar capital, Tampa. After the death of his mother in 1914, Lincoln and his siblings were sent to live in foster care. By the age of 14, he had run away from his foster home and was performing as a singer and tap dancer in minstrel shows and traveling carnivals.

In 1922, at the age of 20, Lincoln Perry was working as a Vaudeville performer. Eventually, he would work as a duo known as “Stop and Fetch It: the Two Dancing Fools from Dixie.” When Perry went solo, he changed his stage name to a shortened version of Stop and Fetch It, Stepin Fetchit.

The unusual name allegedly came from a horse called Stop and Fetch It that Perry placed a bet on and won.

Not just a performer, Perry was also working as an entertainment critic for the Chicago Defender, one of the country’s leading weekly newspapers for the black community.

Stepin Fetchin was billed as the “Laziest Man in the World.” He was a fumbling, slow-witted character who, to avoid work, would act dumb and break tools or engage in some other form of shenanigans until those around him would get fed up and do the work themselves.

For many, however, he perpetuated unwanted stereotypes. However, his rise to fame in the late 1920s and through much of the 1930s was extraordinary. Stepin Fetchit became the first black actor to receive billing in a mainstream American BRAD film. Stepin Fetchit also became the first black actor BERTELLI to earn $1 million. is an author, In the 1930s, he began speaker, and Florto lobby for pay equal to ida Keys historian. that given to his white His latest book, costars, a fight he would “The Florida Keys Skunk Ape Files,” lose. By the end of the deis a fun blend of cade, he had been labeled two of his favorite subjects — Florida a problem and chose to walk away from Hollywood.

Keys history and Mel Watkins, who wrote the the Skunk Ape. book “Stepin Fetchit: The Life and Times of Lincoln Perry,” described him as “…an amazingly complex man. Intelligent and he was anything but what people take him to be.”

He formed a production company with the dream of documenting the lives of athletes like Satchel Paige, but it floundered and failed.

By 1947, his extravagant lifestyle led to him declaring bankruptcy, an act that caused him to go back out on the road to sing and tell jokes for a paying audience. Though he grew up as a Catholic, in the 1960s, he became a member of the Nation of Islam and became friends with both Muhammed Ali and Malcolm X. Lincoln Perry, as Stepin Fetchit, appeared in 59 films between 1925 and 1976. His last film credit came in 1976, where Stepin Fetchit is listed as Dancing Butler in the film “Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood.” After suffering a stroke in 1977, he entered the Motion Pictures & Television Country Home and Hospital, where he succumbed to heart failure and pneumonia on Nov. 19, 1985.

Stepin Fetchit was inducted into the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame in 1978, where he is listed as an actor and “Professional black stereotype.” Because he played a stereotype, his movies are rarely shown today. In a 1968 interview with the Los Angeles Times, Lincoln Perry is quoted as saying: “Just because Charlie Chaplin played a tramp doesn’t make tramps out of all Englishmen, and because Dean Martin drinks, that doesn’t make drunks out of all the Italians. I was only playing a character, and that character did a lot of good.”

For anyone visiting Hollywood, California, Stepin Fetchit’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame can be found on the west side of the 1700 block of Vine Street, making him the only Conch with a star on the famed walk.

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SATELLITE SHELDON

230-POUND REHABBED LOGGERHEAD TURTLE RELEASED WITH TRACKER

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Turtle Hospital founder Richie Moretti exchanges a few words with Sheldon before his release. ANDY NEWMAN/Florida Keys News Bureau

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ust in time for sea turtle mating season in the Florida Keys, a large 230-pound male loggerhead turtle, rehabilitated at the Turtle Hospital after being found entangled in crab trap line, was released off Pigeon Key on Feb. 18.

“Sheldon,” named by his rescuers stationed in the Middle Keys with the U.S. Coast Guard, was discovered in early February near the iconic Old Seven Mile Bridge.

“It’s mating season in the Florida Keys, so it’s important to get this massive male turtle back out to sea so that he can begin mating and help preserve the species,” said Turtle Hospital general manager Bette Zirkelbach. “To be able to take a reproductive male, rehabilitate him in less than two weeks’ time, and return him to his ocean home — this is a high for all of us.

This is why we do what we do.”

Treatment at the turtle rescue facility included wound care, antibiotics and a healthy diet of mixed seafood, such as fish and squid.

Before being released, Sheldon was fitted with a satellite transmitter tag by research scientists from the Summerland Key-based Mote Marine Laboratory to help them track and study data on migratory and mating patterns of adult male loggerheads.

Turtle Hospital general manager Bette Zirkelbach, left, and founder Richie Moretti, right, say farewell to Sheldon with their release crew.

Sheldon’s tagging illustrates the importance of being able to see how these turtles are doing once they are released back into the wild, since males don’t return to beaches where they emerged as hatchlings.

“It’s critical to conserve sea turtles like Sheldon because almost all species of sea turtles in the world are in danger of being extinct on our watch,” said Zirkelbach.

Based on his size and the circumference of his head, Zirkelbach estimates the 230-pound reptile is at least 50 years old and well into his prime as a sexually reproductive male.

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aliana Goins, counseling and intervention services coordinator for the Monroe County School District, said at the Feb. 8 board meeting that staff members are noticing more students are dealing with mental health issues since the pandemic. She also pointed out that a strategy has been put in place to help this problem: more counselors in the schools. This extra staff is being paid for by federal funds that the district received to address the impact that COVID-19 has had at elementary and secondary schools.

Goins said her counseling staff told her that they were seeing more anxiety, isolation and depression among all ages of students.

“We’re seeing more of these three behaviors in the schools,” she told Keys Weekly. “Those have increased postCOVID, and we need more supports.”

She said Superintendent Theresa Axford wanted to see more “face time” between the counselors and the students in light of this new issue, so the district hired 10 counseling assistants, one for each school.

“We’re trying to get counselors at the high-school level more visible, to not get trapped inside an office and only working one-on-one with a few students rather than getting in the classrooms,” Goins said. “Visibility, access and growth — it’s a three-pronged focus to maximize the number of students serviced by student counselors.”

Though more anxiety, isolation and depression are seen at all ages, the older students are experiencing a delay in social development.

“We’re finding that the students

acted behaviorally at a lower grade level,” she said. For example, a 9th grader would have 7th or 8th grade behaviors. So counselors are invited in as guests in classes to do presentations on these behaviors for the students.

At the kindergarten and prekindergarten levels, counselors speak with students about how to interact with others both as friends and as classmates in a classroom setting.

“There’s manners, even physical space — how to not be on top of each other or sit close at appropriate times,” Goins noted about the presentations to young students. “All of that changed during COVID. This year, it’s been a learning adventure. All those things we used to take for granted.”

The district has also created social worker positions to support student well-being. All of these new positions have been funded by stimulus payments that came from the U.S. Department of Education. Called ESSER (Elementary and Secondary School Relief) Funds, these payments were to address student learning gaps and social issues stemming from the pandemic In 2021, the district received $5.8 million in ESSER Funds, which paid for, among other things, a beefed-up summer school session, counseling assistants and social workers.

Goins is happy that the counseling assistants have been hired to help with the counselors workload.

“I am so proud of them,” she said about her staff. “The needs are so great, more than before. They’re working so hard and trying to be solutionfocused. We want to use our time the best we can to meet the majority of students’ needs. Nights and weekends, it's nonstop. They don’t punch out of their clock when the bell rings. Some are pretty heavy, special issues. I commend each and every one of them for the work they are doing with families.

School counselors also work to support the staff — that being another element to help everybody be the best they can be during these times.”

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We are uniquely able to navigate these seas with experience at the helm because both rulers of Pisces, Jupiter and Neptune, are in their home sign. This week, we are in store for some shocking revelations as messenger Mercury squares off with rebellious Uranus as well as some healing relations as the lovers Mars and Venus flirt with shamanic Neptune.

Happy birthday to all of our otherworldly Pisceans out there!

Here are your horoscopes for the week. Read for your rising and sun signs.

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PISCES Feb. 19 - March 20 You are freeing yourself in a big way, Pisces, and your path forward is about to get much clearer. Celebrate yourself this birthday season and see how your close neighbors and/or siblings have been playfully helping you release whatever shackles have been preventing you from being yourself. You may experience some unexpected negative self-talk, but you can let those thoughts pass without holding onto them.

ARIES March 21 - April 19 Your love affair with work or your love affair at work is deepening and intensifying, and it might be feeling slightly confusing at this time. Lean in to some alone time to dream your way through this process and some healing and integrating can occur. Don’t fight against your heart’s desire, but keep the integrity of your reputation in mind. In other words, the company ink is fine to dip into, but don’t be creepy about it.

TAURUS April 20 - May 20 You should be feeling some more gumption in your belly right now, Taurus. Get it! Use this influx of willpower to learn something new and make your world bigger. If you find yourself being drawn to a community of mystical dreamers, dive in because there is cosmic support for this trippy trip. Just keep your toe on the shore.

GEMINI May 21 - June 21 There is serious electricity in the air right now, Gemini. Are your hairs standing on end? That charge you are feeling is the possibility to turn your daydreams into reality. However, you’ll have to drop out of your busy social life a bit in order to manifest your revolutionary ideas and take advantage of this auspicious time.

CANCER June 22 - July 22 Do you have a creative partner, Moonchild? If you do not, I highly recommend identifying one, because now is a time to enter into an agreement with someone who enhances your talents in order to deepen your craft. I am talking business partnershiplevel connection. Solidifying this affiliation will help to heal your wanderlust.

LEO July 23 - Aug. 22 Something big is coming up, Leo, and it could be either a boon or a bust. Whether it is a grand inheritance, a large debt, warm fuzzies, or heavy emotional baggage, it is coming from outside of yourself. Turn your attention to what is coming at you from family or your inner circle, because, whatever it is, it is aiming to gain you some sovereignty at work.

Even if what is handed to you seems negative, it is offering you freedom, so don’t fret.

VIRGO Aug. 23 - Sept. 22 You have probably been thinking a lot about the unending chores and tedium of existence, haven’t you? Wake, shower, clean, cook, put pants on — the things we need to do on a daily basis seem to be taking an inordinate amount of your mental space.

Awesome! Use that mental overwhelm to inspire an unpredicted freedom adventure. Break the cycle for a moment to gain perspective.

LIBRA Sept. 23 - Oct. 23 Your roots are a major focus for your right now, Libra, so keep watering them. Tend to your family and your home space in order to tend to yourself. I mean, get really active about it. Building routines around your family at this time will uniquely dissolve any deep, hidden frustrations that you have with them. And you deserve to let that shit go.

SCORPIO Oct. 24 - Nov. 21 It looks like you are tapping into your intuitive magic in a big way. Feel the flow of the animate world and pay attention to what you are naturally drawn to outside of the demands of home and work. Correlation is not causation, but correlation has its own deep meaning. Follow your omens and see what happens.

SAGITTARIUS Nov. 22 - Dec. 21 You’ve got a house party going on, Sag. Celebrating and finding divine appreciation for your home is coming naturally to you, and it is time to pay attention to the ways in which you express your gratitude for the place you rest your head and the people you call family. In fact, doing so might bring about some unexpected health benefits and/or changes to your routing. Party at Sag’s house! We’re all coming!

CAPRICORN Dec. 22 - Jan. 19 Your material stuff is on your mind, and that is perfect because you are being called to up your maturity with your finances, material possessions, and emotional well-being. Do the things over which you claim ownership reflect your authentic sense of self? If yes, you’re on schedule.

If not, I recommend getting creative with your things — paint them, turn them upside down, reorganize them — there is a radical release available to you by combining your creativity and your material belongings.

AQUARIUS Jan. 20 - Feb. 18 You’re getting older and wiser, Aquarius. Take a moment to appreciate what that means for you because your thoughts are naturally going to take you there.

An unexpected revelation from your family or your home life will bring these thoughts to the fore, and ultimately the purpose of this radical information is about centering yourself in your mental space. Despite the pressures of society, age and wisdom are holy.

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By Sadeqa Johnson Pheby Delores Brown was born on a plantation in Charles City, Virginia. As the daughter of a slave and her white master, Pheby is chosen to be educated and later promised freedom when she turns 18 years old. Despondent after her mother’s death, Pheby finds herself turned over to the auction block by her master’s evil wife. At the infamous Devil’s Half-Acre prison, notorious jailer Rubin Lapier quickly notices Pheby’s beauty and demands her ownership. She must now figure out how to survive as mistress of the jail, a brutal and horrible center where slaves are viciously beaten and sold to the highest bidder. Sacrificing everything she once dreamed of, Pheby will do what she must to guarantee the protection of her children and their precarious futures. Amid the filth and dehumanization she is forced to witness on a daily basis, Pheby finds the strength to play along in her newfound position, never forgetting the ultimate goal. This fast-paced and heartbreaking novel is loosely based on the true story of Mary Lumpkin and her life at the actual Devil’s Half-Acre. An important and beautifully written novel that is an absolute must-read.

BECOMING

By Michelle Obama Growing up on the south side of Chicago, Michelle Obama did not have many luxuries, but she was rich with enormous love and support from her strong parents, older brother and memorable extended family. Fastidious in her work, Michelle strove from a young age to excel in school. Achieving student accolades and entrance to Princeton University followed by Harvard Law School, she returned to Chicago to work in a prominent corporate law firm. Michelle quickly realized that although her bank account enjoyed this new status, her heart was not fulfilled. One day she was asked to become a mentor for the summer, and the young associate was annoyingly late. But when Barack finally arrived, he was as charming and handsome as the rumors claimed. Friends at first, it didn’t take long for the young couple to begin their beautiful romance. Through tumultuous political campaigns and growing their family, Barack remained her steady anchor while Michelle reinvented her career more than once. Between his eternal optimism and her fastidiousness there was nothing this dynamic duo could not accomplish. A thoroughly engaging and candid ride through the Obama presidency, these pages are generously filled with love, family and hope.

BLACK BUCK

By Mateo Askaripour Twentytwo-year-old Darren is hands down the best Starbucks manager in midtown Manhattan. After four years, he never forgets a face or a drink. Content living at home with his mother in Bed-Stuy and down the street from his sweetheart Soraya, this valedictorian from Bronx Science is in no rush to figure out what he wants to do with his life. One day an opportunity stands in line. On a whim, Darren convinces a self-absorbed demanding executive to try a different drink and Rhett Daniels, CEO of Sumwun, one of the hottest startups in New York, is simply mesmerized. Rhett will stop at nothing until Darren accepts his invitation to join his team. Renamed “Buck,” he looks around to find he is the only black person in the company and uneasily enters into sales training hell week. As Buck quickly outperforms the company’s wildest dreams, he must navigate this unfamiliar territory without losing every person and ethical value he’s ever had. A fast-moving satire of the startup technology craze, racism in corporate America and one young man’s longing to change the world — and a witty, clever and controversial comedy — this is some powerful storytelling.

KAREN NEWFIELD

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

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• CLASSIFIEDS, PUBLIC & LEGAL NOTICES • LEGAL NOTICES

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FICTITIOUS NAME NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned, desiring to engage in business under the fictitious name of Danger Charters located at 245 Front Street, Key West, FL 33040 intends to register said name with the Florida Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida.

By: Three to the Sea, LLC a Florida limited liability company Publish: February 17 & 24, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers

Board (CEB) will hold a scheduled meeting at the Marathon Government Center, 2798 Overseas Highway, Second Floor, BOCC Room, Marathon, Florida scheduled to commence at 9:30 A.M. This meeting is to hear the following: any person(s) to come before the board; any reports from Monroe County Assistant Attorney; any reports from Monroe County Building Official; any reports from Staff.

The Monroe County Contractors Examining Board (“CEB”) will review Certificate of Competency Trade Applications and public participation in this meeting may be conducted via Communication Media Technology (“CMT”) using Zoom Webinar platform, during the scheduled meeting.

Zoom Webinar information will be made available on the Monroe County Web Calendar.

PURSUANT TO FLORIDA STATUTE SECTION 286.0105, be advised that, if a person decides to appeal the decision made by the Contractors’ Examining Board with respect to any matter considered at today’s hearing, that person will need a record of the proceedings, and that, for such purpose, he or she may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.

ADA ASSISTANCE: If you are a person with a disability who needs special recommendations 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”.

NOTICE: It shall be the responsibility of each Respondent or other person addressing the Board to have an interpreter if the party is not able to understand or speak the English language.

Rick Griffin, Building Official/

FICTITIOUS NAME NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned, desiring to engage in business under the fictitious name of Spencer’s Boat Yard located at 701 Palm Avenue, Key West, FL 33040 intends to register said name with the Florida Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida.

By: SBY KEY WEST, LLC a Florida limited liability company Publish: February 17 & 24, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers FICTITIOUS NAME NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned, desiring to engage in business under the fictitious name of Upper Keys Mediation Services located at 88101 Overseas Highway, Suite 204, Islamorada, FL 33036 intends to register said name with the Florida Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida.

By: Florida Keys Law Group, LLC Publish: February 24, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING MONROE COUNTY CONTRACTORS EXAMINING BOARD MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA Notice is Hereby Given To Whom it may concern, that on Tuesday, March 8, 2022 the Monroe County Contractors Examining

LEGAL NOTICES Board Secretary Maria Partington, Senior Coordinator – CEB Board Monroe County Building Department Publish: February 24, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE SOLICITATIONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at 3:00 P.M., the Monroe County Purchasing Office will receive and open sealed responses for the following: HURRICANE IRMA BOCA CHICA ROAD REPAIRS PROJECT MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA Pursuant to F.S. 50.0211(3) (a), all published competitive solicitation notices can be viewed at: www. floridapublicnotices.com, a searchable Statewide repository for all published legal notices.

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

Monroe County Purchasing Department receives bids electronically. Please do not mail or attempt to deliver in person any sealed bids. Mailed/ physically delivered bids/ proposals/responses WILL NOT be accepted.

The Monroe County Purchasing Department hereby directs that bids be submitted via email to: OMB-BIDS@monroecounty-fl. gov, no later than 3:00P.M., on April 13, 2022. Please submit your confidential financial information in a SEPARATE EMAIL from your bid and required documents. Your subject line on both emails must read as follows: Hurricane Irma Boca Chica Road Repairs Project 4/13/2022 Files that do not contain this subject line WILL BE REJECTED. Please note that the maximum file size that will be accepted by email is 25MB. Please plan accordingly to ensure that your

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES Wesley House Family Services, (“WHFS”) is requesting written proposals for the below referenced project: Project Name: 5 Homestead Ave, Key Largo - Interior Alterations, Improvements and Buildout Project Address: 5 Homestead Ave, Key Largo, Florida 33037 Scope: Includes alterations and related improvements for interior space of 6,000 square feet and possible addition of square footage.

Project further includes interior framing and drywall, ceilings, flooring, painting, mechanical, plumbing, electrical work.

To request a bid package, please email Lissette Luzardo at Lissette.Luzardo@wesleyhouse.org. Proposals will be accepted until March 11, 2022.

Publish: February 24, 2022, The Weekly Newspapers

Middle Keys Chiropractic, INC located at 5701 Overseas Highway, Suite 11, Marathon, FL 33050, will be closing on February 24, 2022.

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bid is not rejected due to the file size. Should your bid documents exceed 25MB, in advance of the bid opening, please email: ombpurchasing@monroecounty-fl. gov.The bid opening for this solicitation will be held virtually, via the internet, at 3:00 P.M., on April 13, 2022. You may call in by phone or internet using the following: Join Zoom Meeting https://mcbocc.zoom. us/j/4509326156 Meeting ID: 4509326156 One tap mobile: +16465189805,,4509326156 (New York) +16699006833,,4509326156 (San Jose) Dial by your location: +1 646 518 9805 (New York) +1 669 900 6833 (San Jose) Publish: February 24, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers

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

Monroe County Purchasing Department receives bids electronically. Please do not mail or attempt to deliver in person any sealed bids. Mailed/ physically delivered bids/ proposals/responses WILL NOT be accepted.

The Monroe County Purchasing Department hereby directs that bids be submitted via email to: OMB-BIDS@monroecounty-fl. gov, no later than 3:00P.M., on April 14, 2022. Please submit your confidential financial information in a SEPARATE EMAIL from your bid and required documents. Your subject line on both emails must read as follows: Professional Architectural and Engineering Services for Facility Assessment and Design of WindRetrofits at 10 County Buildings 4/14/2022 Files that do not contain this subject line WILL BE REJECTED. Please note that the maximum file size that will be accepted by email is 25MB. Please plan accordingly to ensure that your bid is not rejected due to the file size. Should your bid documents exceed 25MB, in advance of the bid opening, please email: ombpurchasing@monroecounty-fl. gov.The bid opening for this solicitation will be held virtually, via the internet, at 3:00 P.M., on April 14, 2022. You may call in by phone or internet using the following: Join Zoom Meeting https://mcbocc.zoom. us/j/4509326156 Meeting ID: 4509326156 One tap mobile: +16465189805,,4509326156 (New York) +16699006833,,4509326156 (San Jose) Dial by your location: +1 646 518 9805 (New York) +1 669 900 6833 (San Jose) Publish: February 24, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers

NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE SOLICITATIONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, March 29, 2022, at 3:00 P.M., the Monroe County Purchasing Office will receive and open sealed responses for the following: CONSTRUCTION AUDITING SERVICES MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA Pursuant to F.S. 50.0211(3) (a), all published competitive solicitation notices can be viewed at: www. floridapublicnotices.com, a searchable Statewide repository for all published legal notices.

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

Monroe County Purchasing Department receives bids electronically. Please do not mail or attempt to deliver in person any sealed bids. Mailed/ physically delivered bids/ proposals/responses WILL NOT be accepted.

The Monroe County Purchasing Department hereby directs that bids be submitted via email to: OMB-BIDS@monroecounty-fl. gov, no later than 3:00P.M., on March 29, 2022. Please submit your confidential financial information in a SEPARATE EMAIL from your bid and required documents. Your subject line on both emails must read as follows: Construction Auditing Services 03/29/2022 Files that do not contain this subject line WILL BE REJECTED. Please note that the maximum file size that will be accepted by email is 25MB. Please plan accordingly to ensure that your bid is not rejected due to the file size. Should your bid documents exceed 25MB, in advance of the bid opening, please email: ombpurchasing@monroecounty-fl. gov.The bid opening for this solicitation will be held virtually, via the internet, at 3:00 P.M., on March 29, 2022. You may call in by phone or internet using the following: Join Zoom Meeting https://mcbocc.zoom. us/j/4509326156 Meeting ID: 4509326156 One tap mobile: +16465189805,,4509326156 (New York) +16699006833,,4509326156 (San Jose) Dial by your location: +1 646 518 9805 (New York) +1 669 900 6833 (San Jose) Publish: February 24, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE SOLICITATIONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday April 14, 2022, at 3:00 P.M., the Monroe County Purchasing Office will receive and open sealed responses for the following: PROFESSIONAL ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR FACILITY ASSESSMENT AND DESIGN OF WIND-RETROFITS AT 10 COUNTY BUILDINGS MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA Pursuant to F.S. 50.0211(3) (a), all published competitive solicitation notices can be viewed at: www. floridapublicnotices.com, a searchable Statewide repository for all published legal notices.

NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE SOLICITATIONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, May 3, 2022, at 3:00 P.M., the Monroe County Purchasing Office will receive and open sealed responses for the following: AIRPORT OWNERS AND OPERATORS LIABILITY INSURANCE MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA Pursuant to F.S. 50.0211(3) (a), all published competitive solicitation notices can be viewed at: www. floridapublicnotices.com, a searchable Statewide repository for all published legal notices.

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

Monroe County Purchasing Department receives bids electronically. Please do not mail or attempt to deliver in person any sealed bids. Mailed/ physically delivered bids/ proposals/responses WILL NOT be accepted.

The Monroe County Purchasing Department hereby directs that bids be submitted via email to: OMB-BIDS@monroecounty-fl. gov, no later than 3:00P.M., on May 3, 2022. Please submit your confidential financial information in a SEPARATE EMAIL from your bid and required documents.

Your subject line on both emails must read as follows: Airport Owners and Operators Liability Insurance 05/03/2022 Files that do not contain this subject line WILL BE REJECTED. Please note that the maximum file size that will be accepted by email is 25MB. Please plan accordingly to ensure that your bid is not rejected due to the file size. Should your bid documents exceed 25MB, in advance of the bid opening, please email: ombpurchasing@monroecounty-fl. gov.The bid opening for this solicitation will be held virtually, via the internet, at 3:00 P.M., on May 3, 2022. You may call in by phone or internet using the following:

LEGAL NOTICES Join Zoom Meeting https://mcbocc.zoom. us/j/4509326156 Meeting ID: 4509326156 One tap mobile: +16465189805,,4509326156 (New York) +16699006833,,4509326156 (San Jose) Dial by your location: +1 646 518 9805 (New York) +1 669 900 6833 (San Jose) Publish: February 24, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE SOLICITATIONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at 3:00 P.M., the Monroe County Purchasing Office will receive and open sealed responses for the following: AIRPORT PUBLIC OFFICIALS LIABILITY INSURANCE MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA Pursuant to F.S. 50.0211(3) (a), all published competitive solicitation notices can be viewed at: www. floridapublicnotices.com, a searchable Statewide repository for all published legal notices.

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

Monroe County Purchasing Department receives bids electronically. Please do not mail or attempt to deliver in person any sealed bids. Mailed/ physically delivered bids/ proposals/responses WILL NOT be accepted.

The Monroe County Purchasing Department hereby directs that bids be submitted via email to: OMB-BIDS@monroecounty-fl. gov, no later than 3:00P.M., on May 4, 2022. Please submit your confidential financial information in a SEPARATE EMAIL from your bid and required documents.

Your subject line on both emails must read as follows: Airport Public Officials Liability Insurance 05/04/2022 Files that do not contain this subject line WILL BE REJECTED. Please note that the maximum file size that will be accepted by email is 25MB. Please plan accordingly to ensure that your bid is not rejected due to the file size. Should your bid documents exceed 25MB, in advance of the bid opening, please email: ombpurchasing@monroecounty-fl. gov.The bid opening for this solicitation will be held virtually, via the internet, at 3:00 P.M., on May 4, 2022. You may call in by phone or internet using the following: Join Zoom Meeting https://mcbocc.zoom. us/j/4509326156 Meeting ID: 4509326156 One tap mobile: +16465189805,,4509326156 (New York) +16699006833,,4509326156 (San Jose) Dial by your location: +1 646 518 9805 (New York) +1 669 900 6833 (San Jose) Publish: February 24, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE SOLICITATIONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday, April 27, 2022, at 5:00 P.M., the Monroe County Purchasing Office will receive and open sealed responses for the following: FY 2023 BRICK and MORTAR CAPITAL PROJECTS Pursuant to F.S. 50.0211(3) (a), all published competitive solicitation notices can be viewed at: www. floridapublicnotices.com, a searchable Statewide repository for all published legal notices.

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

Monroe County Purchasing Department receives bids electronically. Please do not mail or attempt to deliver in person any sealed bids. Mailed/ physically delivered bids/ proposals/responses WILL NOT be accepted.

LEGAL NOTICES The Monroe County Purchasing Department hereby directs that bids be submitted via email to: OMB-BIDS@monroecounty-fl. gov, no later than 5:00P.M., on April 27, 2022. Your subject line must read as follows: FY 2023 BRICK and MORTAR CAPITAL PROJECTS 04/27/2022 Files that do not contain this subject line WILL BE REJECTED. Please note that the maximum file size that will be accepted by email is 25MB. Please plan accordingly to ensure that your bid is not rejected due to the file size. Should your bid documents exceed 25MB, in advance of the bid opening, please email: ombpurchasing@monroecounty-fl. gov so accommodations for delivery of your bid can be made prior to the bid opening. Please be advised that it is the bidder’s sole responsibility to ensure delivery of their bid and waiting until the bid opening to address or confirm your bid submission delivery will result in your bid being rejected.

The bid opening for this solicitation will be held virtually, via the internet, at 9:00 A.M., on April 28, 2022. You may call in by phone or internet using the following: Join Zoom Meeting https://mcbocc.zoom. us/j/4509326156 Meeting ID: 4509326156 One tap mobile: +16465189805,,4509326156 (New York) +16699006833,,4509326156 (San Jose) Dial by your location: +1 646 518 9805 (New York) +1 669 900 6833 (San Jose) Publish: February 24, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO: 21-CP-000137-P IN RE: ESTATE OF KATHLEEN DAY HULBERT Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Kathleen Day Hulbert, deceased, whose date of death was September 26, 2021, is pending in the Circuit Court for Monroe County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 88820 Overseas Highway, Tavernier, Florida 33070. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is: February 24, 2022.

Personal Representative: Alan W. Hulbert, Petitioner Attorney for Personal Representative: Gary W. Lyons, Esquire Attorney for Petitioner Florida Bar No. 268186 McFarland, Gould, Lyons, Sullivan & Hogan, PA 311 S. Missouri Ave. Clearwater, FL 33656 Telephone: (727) 461-1111 E-mail Addresses: glyons@mcfarlandgouldlaw.com kgibbons@mcfarlandgouldlaw. com Publish: February 24 & March 3, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION CASE NO.: 2022-CP-32-P IN RE: THE ESTATE OF JOYCE MARIE BRONSON, Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the Estate of Joyce Marie Bronson, Deceased, whose date of death was December 30, 2021 and the last four digits of whose social security number are 5897, is pending in the Circuit Court for Monroe County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 88820 Overseas Highway, Tavernier, Florida 33070. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the Decedent and other persons having claims or demands against Decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this Court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the Decedent and other persons having claims or demands against Decedent’s estate must file their claims with this Court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN §733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of the first publication of this notice is the 24th day of February, 2022.

Personal Representative: William E. Zane c/o Law Office of Jack Bridges, P.A. P.O. Box 1714 Tavernier, FL 33070-1714 (305) 664-9690 Attorney for Personal Representative: Jack Bridges Fla. Bar No. 175950 P.O. Box 1714 Tavernier, FL 33070-1714 (305) 664-9690 jack@jackbridges.us linda@jackbridges.us Publish: February 24 & March 3, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers

WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is: February 17, 2022.

Personal Representative: RICHARD M. BEHR 103 Pirates Drive Key Largo, FL 33037 Attorney for Personal Representative: URBAN J. W. PATTERSON, ESQ. Email: ujwplaw@gmail.com Secondary Email: ujwplawfirm@ yahoo.com Florida Bar No. 382035 Urban J. W. Patterson, P.A. P.O. Box 783 Islamorada, Florida 33036 Telephone: 305-664-5065 Publish: February 17 & 24, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers

PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO.: 22-CP-19-P DIVISION: UPPER KEYS IN RE: ESTATE OF GERTRUDE W. CASTRONUOVO Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Gertrude W. Castronuovo, deceased, whose date of death was December 4, 2021, is pending in the Circuit Court for MONROE County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 88820 Overseas Highway, Tavernier, Florida 33070. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is: February 17, 2022.

Personal Representative: Susan Castronuovo 16 Lynnwood Drive Loudonville, New York 12211 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 17 & 24, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers

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 17, 2022.

Personal Representative: YAMILE MARTINEZ Address: 6216 S.W. 9th Street West Miami, FL 33144 Attorneys for Personal Representative: Palmer Palmer & Mangiero 12790 S. Dixie Hwy Miami, FL 33156 Telephone: (305) 378-0011 Florida Bar No. 818119 Email Addresses: eservice@ ppmpalaw.com david@ppmpalaw.com Publish: February 17 & 24, 2021 The Weekly Newspapers

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO.: 2022-CP-10-P IN RE: ESTATE OF RETHA RENE BEHR Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of RETHA RENE BEHR, deceased, whose date of death was December 6, 2021, is pending in the Circuit Court for Monroe County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 88820 Overseas Highway, Plantation Key, FL 33070. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO.: 2022-CP-13-P IN RE: ESTATE OF BONNIE LOUISE COLE Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of BONNIE LOUISE COLE, 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, FL 33070. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is: February 17, 2022.

Personal Representative: MICHAEL ALAN COLE 932 S. Topaz Avenue Key Largo, FL 33037 Attorney for Personal Representative: URBAN J. W. PATTERSON, ESQ. Email: ujwplaw@gmail.com Secondary Email: ujwplawfirm@ yahoo.com Florida Bar No. 382035 Urban J. W. Patterson, P.A. P.O. Box 783 Islamorada, Florida 33036 Telephone: 305-664-5065 Publish: February 17 & 24, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO.: 22-CP-000012-M IN RE: ESTATE OF ADDY I. PEREZ-FERIA Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of ADDY I. PEREZ-FERIA, deceased, whose date of death was October 3rd, 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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO.: 22-CP-29-P IN RE: ESTATE OF MARVIN DANIEL BARRETT, Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Marvin Daniel Barrett, deceased, whose date of death was January 11, 2022, is pending in the Circuit Court for Monroe County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 50 High Point Road, Plantation Key, Florida 33070. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME 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 17, 2022.

Personal Representative: Jocelyn Tiedemann 127 Coconut Row Tavernier, Florida 33070 Attorney for Personal Representative: Robert K. Miller, Esq. Attorney Florida Bar Number: 359173 Cunningham Miller Rhyne PA 10075 Overseas Hwy PO Box 500938 Marathon, FL 33050 Telephone: (305) 743-9428 Fax: (305) 743-8800 E-Mail: RMiller@floridakeyslaw. com Secondary E-Mail: Service@ floridakeyslaw.com Publish: February 17 & 24, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO.: 22-CP-000031-P

305.743.0844

LEGAL NOTICES IN RE: ESTATE OF ROSANNE E. ROBILLARD, Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of ROSANNE E. ROBILLARD, deceased, whose date of death was January 1, 2022; 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, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, and who have been served a copy of this notice, must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE 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 FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN THE 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 17, 2022.

Personal Representative: GREGORY L. ROBILLARD III 20585 Carson Road Deephaven, MN 55331 Attorney for Personal Representative: JOHN MICHAEL LYNN, ESQ. Florida Bar No. 0147273 Turner & Lynn, PA 7 Barracuda Lane Key Largo, Florida 33037 Telephone: (305) 367-0911 turnerlynnpa@gmail.com Publish: February 17 & 24, 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

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STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT OUTAGAMIE COUNTY AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR TEMPORARY ORDER Code No. 40503 In re the Custody of W.E.B.: AMBER LEE EASTMAN, Petitioner, -andEDWARD FRANCISCO BONILLA, Respondent.

Upon the attached affidavit: IT IS ORDERED that the above-named respondent appear as follows: BEFORE: Hon. Family Court Commissioner Brian Bushaw PLACE: via Pexip videoconferencing Call 1 (352) 222-2275, conference ID number 85156733# DATE/TIME: March 21, 2022 at 9:30 AM and show cause in person why a temporary order pursuant to sec. 767.225, Stats., should not be entered pending judgment in this action for the relief requested in the attached affidavit.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that pending the hearing on this order and further orders: 1. Both parties are prohibited from removing the minor from the jurisdiction of the court or from interfering with the parental rights of the other parent, except as provided by statute.

2. Both parties shall produce at the hearing wage statements from their respective employers for a period of eight weeks prior to the hearing, a preliminary financial statement under oath, and copies of state and federal income tax returns for the last two (2) taxable years in the party’s possession or control.

A copy of this order together with the attached supporting papers shall be served on the respondent in person at least 48 hours before the time fixed for the hearing.

DATE SIGNED: February 1, 2022 By: Brian Bushaw Court Commissioner Outagamie County, Wisconsin Publish: February 17 & 24 and March 3, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers

the parties to this action have minor children, violation of §948.31, Wis. Stats., (Interference with custody by parent or others) is punishable by fines and/or imprisonment.

If you and the petitioner have minor children, documents setting forth the percentage standard for child support established by the department under §49.22(9), Wis. Stats., and the factors that a court may consider for modification of that standard under §767.511(1m), Wis. Stats., are available upon your request from the Clerk of Court.

You are notified of the availability of information from the Circuit Court Commissioner as set forth in §767.105, Wis. Stats. §767.105 Information from Circuit Court Commissioner.

(2) Upon request of a party to an action affecting the family, including a revision of judgment or order under sec. 767.59 or 767.451: (a) The Circuit Court Commissioner shall, with or without charge, provide the party with written information on the following, as appropriate to the action commenced: 1. The procedure for obtaining a judgment or order in the action.

2. The major issues usually addressed in such an action.

3. Community resources and family court counseling services available to assist the parties.

4. The procedure for setting, modifying, and enforcing child support awards, or modifying and enforcing legal custody or physical placement judgments or orders. (b) The Circuit Court Commissioner shall provide a party, for inspection or purchase, with a copy of the statutory provisions in this chapter generally pertinent to the action.

Signed this 1st day of February, 2022.

Joy N. Sisler Bar No 1086541 Wolf River Lawyers S.C. P.O. Box 200, Dale, WI 54931 Joy@WolfRiverLawyers.com 920-779-4140 Publish: February 17 & 24 and March 3, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers

STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT OUTAGAMIE COUNTY PUBLICATION SUMMONS Paternity Code No. 40503 Case No. 22FA13 IN RE: THE SUPPORT OF: Petitioner AMBER LEE EASTMAN, and Respondent EDWARD FRANCISCO BONILLA, THE STATE OF WISCONSIN, TO THE PERSON NAMED ABOVE AS RESPONDENT: You are notified that the petitioner named above has filed a Petition for paternity against you.

You must respond with a written demand for a copy of the Petition within 40 days from the day after the first date of publication.

The demand must be sent or delivered to the court at: Clerk of Court, Outagamie County Courthouse, 320 South Walnut Street, Appleton, WI 54911 and to: Petitioner: Amber Lee Eastman, W6964 Hickory Nut Trail, Appleton, WI 54914 It is recommended, but not required, that you have an attorney help or represent you.

If you do not demand a copy of the Petition within 40 days, the court may grant judgment against you for the award of money or other legal action requested in the Petition, and you may lose your right to object to anything that is or may be incorrect in the Petition.

A judgment may be enforced as provided by law. A judgment awarding money may become a lien against any real estate you own now or in the future, and may also be enforced by garnishment or seizure of property.”

You are further notified that if

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

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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: February 3, 10, 17 & 24, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers

entered in a case pending in said Court, the 26th day of January 2022 Style of which is: THE BANYAN TREE OF KEY WEST CONDOMINIUM AND OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC., A FLORIDA CORPORATION Plaintiff VS. WARFIELD M LEWIS, et al.

Defendant And the Docket Number of which is Number 44-2020-CA45-K WITNESS my hand and the Official Seal of Said Court, this 15TH day of February 2022 KEVIN MADOK Clerk of the Circuit Court Monroe County, Florida By: Shonta McLeod Deputy Clerk Florida Statute 45.031: Any person claiming as interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the Lis Pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale.

Publish: February 24, 2022 and March 3, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers

Condominium Unit No. 508 of Unit Week 24, of BANYAN TREE OF KEY WEST, CONDOMINIUM, together with an undivided interest in common elements, according to the Declaration thereof, as recorded in Official Records Book 988, at Page 1510, of the Public Records of MONROE County, Florida.

Pursuant to CONSENT FINAL JUDGMENT OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE COUNT IV entered in a case pending in said Court, the 26th day of January 2022 Style of which is: THE BANYAN TREE OF KEY WEST CONDOMINIUM AND OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC., A FLORIDA CORPORATION Plaintiff VS. WARFIELD M LEWIS, et al.

Defendant And the Docket Number of which is Number 44-2020-CA45-K WITNESS my hand and the Official Seal of Said Court, this 15TH day of February 2022 KEVIN MADOK Clerk of the Circuit Court Monroe County, Florida By: Shonta McLeod Deputy Clerk Florida Statute 45.031: Any person claiming as interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the Lis Pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale.

Publish: February 24, 2022 and March 3, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers

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: An Undivided 1/416th interest as a tenant in common with other owners in the Resort Facility (1 Time Share Interest), according to the Time-Sharing Plan thereof, recorded in Official Records Book 1003, Pages 1806 through 1877, of the Public records of Monroe County, Florida (Plan). Together with the right to occupy, pursuant to the Plan, Unit 606, during Unit Week 23.

Pursuant to CONSENT FINAL JUDGMENT OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE COUNT V entered in a case pending in said Court, the 26th day of January 2022 Style of which is: THE BANYAN TREE OF KEY WEST CONDOMINIUM AND OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC., A FLORIDA CORPORATION Plaintiff VS. WARFIELD M LEWIS, et al.

Defendant And the Docket Number of which is Number 44-2020-CA45-K WITNESS my hand and the Official Seal of Said Court, this 15TH day of February 2022 KEVIN MADOK Clerk of the Circuit Court Monroe County, Florida By: Shonta McLeod Deputy Clerk Florida Statute 45.031: Any person claiming as interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the Lis Pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale.

Publish: February 24, 2022 and March 3, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 44-2020-CA-45-K NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

BY CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, Kevin Madok, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Monroe County, Florida, will on the 10TH 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: An Undivided 1/416th interest as a tenant in common with other owners in the Resort Facility known as the Banyan Tree of Key West VI (1 Time Share Interest), according to the Time-Sharing Plan thereof, recorded in Official Records Book 1003, Pages 1806 through 1877, of the Public records of Monroe County, Florida (Plan). Together with the right to occupy, pursuant to the Plan, Unit 608, during Unit Week 34.

Pursuant to CONSENT FINAL JUDGMENT OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE COUNT VI entered in a case pending in said Court, the 26th day of January 2022 Style of which is: THE BANYAN TREE OF KEY WEST CONDOMINIUM AND OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC., A FLORIDA CORPORATION Plaintiff VS. WARFIELD M LEWIS, et al.

Defendant And the Docket Number of which is Number 44-2020-CA45-K WITNESS my hand and the Official Seal of Said Court, this 15TH day of February 2022 KEVIN MADOK Clerk of the Circuit Court Monroe County, Florida By: Shonta McLeod Deputy Clerk Florida Statute 45.031: Any person claiming as interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the Lis Pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale.

Publish: February 24, 2022 and March 3, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers

By: Shonta McLeod Deputy Clerk Florida Statute 45.031: Any person claiming as interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the Lis Pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale.

Publish: February 24, 2022 and March 3, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 44-2020-CA-45-K NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

BY CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, Kevin Madok, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Monroe County, Florida, will on the 10TH 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: Unit Week No. 34 in Condominium Parcel No 101 of the Banyan Tree of Key West Condominium, according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof, as recorded in Official Records Book 872 at Page 1654 in the Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all amendments thereto, if any.

Pursuant to CONSENT FINAL JUDGMENT OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE COUNT VIII entered in a case pending in said Court, the 26th day of January 2022 Style of which is: THE BANYAN TREE OF KEY WEST CONDOMINIUM AND OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC., A FLORIDA CORPORATION Plaintiff VS. WARFIELD M LEWIS, et al.

Defendant And the Docket Number of which is Number 44-2020-CA45-K WITNESS my hand and the Official Seal of Said Court, this 15TH day of February 2022 KEVIN MADOK Clerk of the Circuit Court Monroe County, Florida By: Shonta McLeod Deputy Clerk Florida Statute 45.031: Any person claiming as interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the Lis Pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale.

Publish: February 24, 2022 and March 3, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 44-2020-CA-45-K NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

BY CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, Kevin Madok, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Monroe County, Florida, will on the 10TH 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: An Undivided 1/416th interest as a tenant in common with other owners in the Resort Facility (1 Time Share Interest), according to the Time-Sharing Plan thereof, recorded in Official Records Book 988, Pages 1510 through 1580, of the Public records of Monroe County, Florida (Plan). Together with the right to occupy, pursuant to the plan, Unit 503, during week 36.

Pursuant to CONSENT FINAL JUDGMENT OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE COUNT XIV

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 44-2020-CA-45-K NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

BY CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, Kevin Madok, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Monroe County, Florida, will on the 10TH 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: An Undivided 1/16th interest as a tenant in common with other owners to the Resort Facility (1 Time Share Interest), according to the Time-Sharing Plan thereof, recorded in Official Records Book 1806 through 1877, of the public Records of Monroe County, Florida (“Plan”). Together with the right to occupy, pursuant to the Plan, Unit 504, during week 35 Every.

Pursuant to CONSENT FINAL JUDGMENT OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE COUNT VIII entered in a case pending in said Court, the 26th day of January 2022 Style of which is: THE BANYAN TREE OF KEY WEST CONDOMINIUM AND OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC., A FLORIDA CORPORATION Plaintiff VS. WARFIELD M LEWIS, et al.

Defendant And the Docket Number of which is Number 44-2020-CA45-K WITNESS my hand and the Official Seal of Said Court, this 15TH day of February 2022 KEVIN MADOK Clerk of the Circuit Court Monroe County, Florida By: Shonta McLeod Deputy Clerk Florida Statute 45.031: Any person claiming as interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the Lis Pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale.

Publish: February 24, 2022 and March 3, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 44-2020-CA-45-K NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

BY CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, Kevin Madok, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Monroe County, Florida, will on the 10TH 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:

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 44-2020-CA-45-K NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

BY CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, Kevin Madok, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Monroe County, Florida, will on the 10TH 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: Week 31 in Condominium Parcel #603 of the Banyan Tree of Key West Condominium, as shown on Declaration of Condominium, as recorded on the Official Records Book 872, at Page 1654 of the Public Records of Monroe County, Florida.

Pursuant to CONSENT FINAL JUDGMENT OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE COUNT II entered in a case pending in said Court, the 26th day of January 2022 Style of which is: THE BANYAN TREE OF KEY WEST CONDOMINIUM AND OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC., A FLORIDA CORPORATION Plaintiff VS. WARFIELD M LEWIS, et al.

Defendant And the Docket Number of which is Number 44-2020-CA45-K WITNESS my hand and the Official Seal of Said Court, this 15TH day of February 2022 KEVIN MADOK Clerk of the Circuit Court Monroe County, Florida By: Shonta McLeod Deputy Clerk Florida Statute 45.031: Any person claiming as interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the Lis Pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale.

Publish: February 24, 2022 and March 3, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 44-2020-CA-45-K NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

BY CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, Kevin Madok, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Monroe County, Florida, will on the 10TH day of March 2022 at 11 o’clock a.m., at 500 Whitehead Street,

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 44-2020-CA-45-K NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

BY CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, Kevin Madok, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Monroe County, Florida, will on the 10TH 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: An Undivided 1/416th interest as a tenant in common with other owners in the Resort Facility (1 Time Share Interest), according to the Time-Sharing Plan thereof, recorded in Official Records Book 1003, Pages 1806 through 1877, of the Public records of Monroe County, Florida (“Plan”). Together with the right to occupy, pursuant to the Plan, Unit 606, during Unit Week 45. Parcel I.D. #00004500-000100.

Pursuant to CONSENT FINAL JUDGMENT OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE COUNT X entered in a case pending in said Court, the 26th day of January 2022 Style of which is: THE BANYAN TREE OF KEY WEST CONDOMINIUM AND OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC., A FLORIDA CORPORATION Plaintiff VS. WARFIELD M LEWIS, et al.

Defendant And the Docket Number of which is Number 44-2020-CA45-K WITNESS my hand and the Official Seal of Said Court, this 15TH day of February 2022 KEVIN MADOK Clerk of the Circuit Court Monroe County, Florida By: Shonta McLeod Deputy Clerk Florida Statute 45.031: Any person claiming as interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the Lis Pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale.

Publish: February 24, 2022 and March 3, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 44-2020-CA-45-K NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

BY CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, Kevin Madok, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Monroe County, Florida, will on the 10TH 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: An undivided 1/260th interest as a tenant in common with other owners in the Resort Facility (1 Time Share Interest), according to the Time-Sharing Plan thereof, recorded in the Official Records Book 1088, Page 1018, of the Public Records of Monroe County, Florida (Plan).

Together with the right to occupy, pursuant to Plan, Unit 803, during Unit Week 20.

Pursuant to CONSENT FINAL JUDGMENT OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE COUNT III entered in a case pending in said Court, the 26th day of January 2022 Style of which is: THE BANYAN TREE OF KEY WEST CONDOMINIUM AND OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC., A FLORIDA CORPORATION Plaintiff VS. WARFIELD M LEWIS, et al.

Defendant And the Docket Number of which is Number 44-2020-CA45-K WITNESS my hand and the Official Seal of Said Court, this 15TH day of February 2022 KEVIN MADOK Clerk of the Circuit Court Monroe County, Florida

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

LEGAL NOTICES Publish: February 10, 17, 24 & March 3, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED 2022-03 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: 2019/1074 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

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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 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

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 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

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 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

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 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

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 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

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

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 2022-14 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:

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

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

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

LEGAL NOTICES 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 2022-23 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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Varying hours TuesdaySaturday. Call 305-743-6739 to schedule an interview

someone who shows up and takes pride in their work.

The Housing Authority of the City of Key West is hiring for the part-time position of Custodian at our Eastwind Apartments Office. For a detailed job description and application to apply, please visit www.kwha.org or contact Human Resources at: Wrightk@kwha.org or (305)296-5621, extension 225.

Applications are also available at our Eastwind Office located at 240 Sombrero Beach Rd., Marathon, FL 33050. EOE & Drug Free Work Place.

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Bilingual Preferred (English/Spanish).

Salary Commensurate with Experience. KWHA provides health, retirement, and leave benefits for permanent fulltime employees. To apply, please contact Human Resources at: wrightk@ kwha.org or (305)296-5621.

Applications are available on our website kwha.org or our Administrative Office located at 1400 Kennedy Dr., Key West, FL 33040. EOE & Drug Free Work Place.

position within the Housing Authority, supervising and overseeing the maintenance department.

The right candidate should have thorough knowledge of building codes and general knowledge of other trades, such as plumbing and electrical. They must also have the ability to plan, assign, and coordinate various maintenance and construction projects. Other requirements include, but are not limited to, ability to use Microsoft Office and other specialized software applications, ability to keep accurate and detailed records, prepare reports, and communicate effectively both orally and in writing with other staff and residents.

This position includes regular project management functions, requiring

interaction with tenants and other Housing Authority staff.

The Maintenance Director also ensures compliance with HUD and Housing Authority regulations, policies, and procedures.

Salary Commensurate with Experience.

The KWHA provides health, retirement, and leave benefits for permanent fulltime employees. To apply, please contact Human Resources at: wrightk@ kwha.org or (305)296-5621.

Applications are available on our website kwha.org or our Administrative Office located at 1400 Kennedy Dr., Key West, FL 33040. EOE & Drug Free Work Place.

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 The Cabana Club, an 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.

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 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

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 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.

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

Must have a valid driver's license & clean driving record.

Please apply in person at 10700 5th Avenue Gulf, Marathon or email resume to: eerpinc@gmail.com .City of Marathon Current Job Openings: Recreation Specialist/ General Maintenance Tech, Engineering Intern, Public Works Fleet Mechanic, and Marina Customer Service Rep. Full Benefits. EOE Please see City website for details www.ci.marathon.fl.us

The Housing Authority of the City of Key West is hiring a Housing Manager Trainee. This full-time position provides housing management services for various public housing properties.

Successful candidate must be proficient in Microsoft Word &

The Housing Authority of the City of Key West is hiring: Maintenance Director. This full-time position is a critical

OCEANFRONT PRIVATE SWIM CLUB IN KEY COLONY BEACH IS SEEKING A KITCHEN MANAGER/COOK FOR OUR BUSY SNACK BAR.

The Moorings Village is seeking friendly, self motivated, team players for these positions: GUEST SERVICES AND BEACH ATTENDANT 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

WANTED: Pontoon Boat and Trailer CHEAP! No engine & no deck required.

3 0 5 - 2 8 9 - 9 8 8 4

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: www.my100bank.com/ careers G r o u n d s k e e p e r / Maintenance person, KCB, Sea Isle Condominium, 20-25 hrs. per week, $20 per hr., apply by e-mail to HardingThomasL@ aol.com, or call 734-476-0531.

Kelly Electric in Marathon looking for experienced Journeyman/ Electrician.

Please send resume to Kelly6098@aol.com or call Bill at 305-743-6098 Boat rental company in Marathon needs mechanic. Boat experience a plus. Call 305-481-7006

The Cabana Club is open 10 am - 7 pm daily.

Must have experience. Responsibilities include but not limited to: ordering, cooking, menu design, good organizational skills and maintain a clean kitchen. Our small efficient kitchen mainly serves lunch items.

Pay commensurate with experience plus benefits. Beautiful environment, small friendly staff, open year round.

TheCabanaClubKeyColonyBeach.com Apply in person, email resume atpCabanaClub@aol.com or call 305-393-0631 and ask for April.

SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS NEEDED! Monroe County School District

NOW HIRING! FULL-TIME SERVICE TECHNICIAN Will train. Benefits after 90 days.

Starting pay $22/hr.

Apply in person at:

FJ Nugent & Associates, Inc. 935 107th Street, Gulf Marathon, FL 33050 (407) 474-0026

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 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

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

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• CLASSIFIEDS, PUBLIC & LEGAL NOTICES 305.743.0844 • CLASSIFIEDS, PUBLIC & LEGAL NOTICES • •305.743.0844 EMPLOYMENT 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 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 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 Fl Keys Diesel Marathon now hiring: Diesel Technician -Competitive compensation package. Exp in the marine field preferred but not necessary. Exp w/ Caterpillar and Cummins Marine Engines a plus.

Diesel Mechanic Assistant position available. Motivated candidate willing to learn a new trade or expand current skills. Company willing to train.

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

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

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 Professional customer service skills and the ability to work a flexible schedule, including weekends and overtime as needed, are required

HAWKS CAY IS HIRING FOR MULTIPLE POSITIONS Spa Guest Service Agents • Gift Shop Attendants Uniform Attendant • F&B Receiving Clerks

Pay rate $17-$19/hr depending on experience, excellent benefits, and a fun work environment

Engineers • Banquet Setup On-Call Banquet Servers • Stewards/Dishwashers Servers • Bartenders • Safety Services Welcome Booth • Drivers

FULL TIME PROJECT MANAGER

Contact Will Zimdars will@marathonaviation.com

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Send resume to: admin@cbtconstruct.com Or call: 305-852-3002

AND MORE…

Please apply online at www.hawkscayjobs.com

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

Call 305-743-4578

HOMES FOR SALE Duplex For Sale By Owner. 10822 2nd Avenue, Gulf, Marathon. 2BR/1BA each side. Trade RV or BOAT or CASH. Call 305-481-1316

LOT FOR SALE Lot For Sale By Owner on Duck Key - Trade RV or BOAT or CASH. Call 305-481-1316

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.

www.hawkscayjobs.com Equal Opportunity Employer

MISC. WANTED 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!!

THAN TWO WEEKS!!

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SPACE FOR RENT Beautiful Office Space available for rent now on US1 in Tavernier @MM92. Call 305394-0530 Place your Office/ Commercial Space For Rent ad here. Only $25.00/week for up to five lines of copy.

Call 305-743-0844 today!

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

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

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Join Our Team!

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Apply Online at KeysBank.com/Careers

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Benefits include medical, life & disability insurance, 401(k) plan, paid vacation, sick time & holidays.

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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.

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