Mary Barley understood early on that saving Florida Bay and the Everglades would be a marathon, not a sprint. She also knew educating our youth would be critical. So, she planned for it. “We must get our young people involved. Once they understand this ecosystem and its importance, they will fight to protect it.”
She was right. And today, the Everglades Foundation has incorporated programs for young people, from kindergarten to college internships, scholarships, and fellowships.
Mary’s favorite, the Everglades K 12 Literacy Program, is making a big impact statewide. Now in its eighth year, the initiative has provided more than 4,500 teachers with free training, curriculum, and materials, and reached more than 150,000 students, in 28 Florida counties, with 51 champion schools, including schools right here in Monroe County.
This is who Mary is. Who she’s always been. Fight for something bigger than yourself, something that isn’t about your personal bank account. Tackle the problems head-on. Learn more. Work with others. Consider the future always. Never give up.
On a local level, Mary Barley has been a long time financial supporter of Coral Shores High School athletics. If you squint, you will see her late husband George named for our football field in the background.
entering through the grand foyer, you will experience sweeping water front views from each living level of this custom and newly remodeled, 3,170 sq. ft. CBS home in Kahiki Harbor. Set out from your 65-foot protected concrete dock, complete with a 15,000-pound lift plus davits. The open concept floor plan is designed for entertaining with four bedrooms and three full bathrooms. Two bedrooms share a full bath downstairs with a private living space and direct outdoor access via impact sliding glass doors. The main living level upstairs features a third guest suite with full bath and the master suite. The stately master suite is appointed with a walk-in rain shower, double vanity, his-and-her closets, and built-in storage doubling as a bay window. Rare features of this Keys home include the high elevation, oversized garage, and interior stairs from ground level. Fully gated property lined with mature palms, custom paved driveway, and plenty of room for a pool.
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DOUG FINGER/Keys WeeklyThree commercial fishermen are facing charges after wildlife officers say they pulled another fisherman’s traps and snatched at least one lobster not far from Long Key Bridge.
Florida Fish & Wildlife Conserva tion Commission officers were work ing in plain clothes on the east side of the bridge on Oct. 18 when they saw a commercial fishing vessel on the oceanside roughly a quarter mile away. Per an arrest warrant, Investiga tor Adam Garrison recognized the ves sel from an inspection he conducted the day before.
Garrison and FWC Officer Special ist Jeremy Foell say they saw the vessel approach a line of crawfish traps that did not display the same buoy colors that were on their vessel. As the vessel approached the trap, mates on board retrieved a buoy, which was white with a black stripe and a red spot on top, and the attached trap from the water. Garrison and Foell said they saw the boat captain leave the wheelhouse to inspect the trap. The mates released the trap and drove away. FWC officers noted that the buoy to the trap they pulled didn’t match their vessel’s buoy display of white over yellow.
FWC officers said they observed the vessel approach another buoy that was similar in color to the first trap they pulled. Officers say they again ob served the captain, later identified as 51-year-old Aniel Sanfiel Villalonga De La Fe, of Miami, leave the wheelhouse to inspect the trap. A mate, later identi fied as 49-year-old Yumar Gonzale Ruiz, of Homestead, opened the top of the crawfish trap and another mate, later identified as 32-year-old Ricardo Diaz-De La Cruz, of Boca Raton, re move a lobster from the trap. Garrison caught the incident on video as the vessel drove away.
FWC Officer Alex Pieckenbrock met the vessel at a dock located at Conch Key Marina & Fisheries. Foell and Gar rison arrived a short time later and began to inspect the vessel. Three dif
FWC officers arrest three men at Conch Key Marina & Fisheries for allegedly snatching a lobster from a trap that didn’t belong to their vessel not far from Long Key Bridge on Oct. 18. FWC/Contributed
ferent colored buoys were discovered on the boat. Foell pointed to the buoys and asked Villalonga De La Fe, “that’s it?” Villalonga De La Fe said “That’s it. No more.”
When asked about the vessel Ginger Babie, which was tied almost directly to his boat, Villalonga De La Fe said that he didn’t know who operated the vessel and never met the person. When asked what buoy color the Ginger Babie displays, Villalongo De La Fe said white with a red spot. Foell proceeded to point at the buoy display on the Ginger Babie and asked if that was white and red, to which Villalongo De La Fe said “yeah.”
Investigation by FWC officers found the traps pulled by the three men were owned by James Hanson, of the Ginger Babie. Hanson told FWC that the Ginger Babie was the only ves sel allowed to pull his traps on Conch Key and that the captain of his vessel, Jorge Reguerio, was the only person authorized to pull the traps. Reguerio told FWC officers that he didn’t autho rize anyone else to pull Hanson’s traps.
Villalongo De La Fe, Diaz-De La Cruz and Gonzale Ruiz were arrested on third-degree felony charges re lated to molestation of lobster traps. The men were also charged with two counts of trap molesting and a seconddegree misdemeanor count for theft of
FWC Officer Specialist Jeremy Foell videos three men checking lobster traps that reportedly weren’t their equipment not far from Long Key Bridge on Oct. 18.
another harvester’s trap contents.
“The disrespect these men showed to another commercial fisherman is astounding to me,” said South Bravo Regional Commander Maj. Alberto Maza. “When our officers performed a follow-up inspection on this vessel, they realized that the commercial ves sel assigned to the traps they robbed was less than 100 feet away on the same dock. Every day they go out, they pass the boat of the fisherman they stole from.”
Bond was set at $50,000 each for Villalongo De La Fe, Diaz-De La Cruz and Ruiz. The men were ordered to re main off the waters of Monroe County. They are scheduled to appear in court for an arraignment hearing on Nov. 1 before Monroe County Judge James Morgan.
Jessica McCawley, Marine Fisheries Management Division director, said the commercial spiny lobster industry is an economic driver with many livelihoods depending on the industry’s manage ment and compliance with regulations.
“I’m pleased to see our law en forcement officers working to ensure that law-abiding commercial fishermen are protected from those who would act illegally for advantage,” she said.
wouldn’t be flocking to Florida if Crist had his way.
“They’re waging war on Ameri can energy. They are not producing what we need to do. They’re beg ging Maduro and OPEC for more oil. That’s why your costs are going up there,” he said.
Ahandshake kicked off the only debate between Re publican Gov. Ron DeSan tis and Democrat Charlie Crist on Oct. 24 in Fort Pierce. After that, the two dropped the gloves on issues of the economy, education, immigration and health.
Moderated by Liz Quirantes of CBS 12 News, questions posed to the candidates were submitted by Florida voters. DeSantis and Crist had a minute to respond to ques tions and 30 seconds for a rebut tal. But in true political fashion, the candidates didn’t always answer the question that was asked.
Solving a housing crunch and rising living costs was the first ques tion on the docket for the candi dates. Crist, who was first to answer, said the flocks of people coming to Florida are what’s causing a hous ing crunch and a lack of affordable housing. Crist was critical of DeSantis for cutting into the Sadowski Hous ing Trust Fund, which he said he would restore.
“We have a housing crisis in our state. Good luck buying a home. Good luck renting an apartment,” Crist said. “And it’s because Gover nor DeSantis took his eye off the ball. He’s focused on running for president in 2024 and as a result we lost things in our state budget, specifically a housing trust fund and hundreds of millions that he and the legislature have cut.”
DeSantis said Crist voted along side President Joseph Biden 100% of the time, which he said ultimately drove up costs in the country. Over the last two years, he said the na tion’s seen record inflation, while Biden’s energy policies made gas and utilities more expensive. De Santis went on to say that people
“He wrote me a letter in July of 2020 saying you need to shut down the state of Florida. You need to force people to shelter in their own homes. That would have destroyed Florida,” DeSantis said. “That would have caused our tourism industry to go into the toilet. I rejected Charlie Crist’s lockdown letter. I kept this state open and I kept this state free.”
DeSantis and Crist were ques tioned on Florida’s crumbling home insurance industry and specifically the next steps to address the crisis. DeSantis criticized Biden policies that caused the worst inflation in 40 years and forced rising costs to replace roofs. The governor also highlighted the state’s litigation issue with respect to homeowners insur ance.
“We have 8% of the policies but 78% of the litigation costs. Some policyholders will get a $20,000 settlement and the lawyers will get $400,000. We called a special ses sion, we addressed part of that,” DeSantis said. “We also created a reinsurance backstop that’s serv ing us well now that Hurricane Ian hit. We created a program where Floridians can get grants to make improvements to their homes and then lower rates. We need to build off what we did with reinsurance and we have to address rising costs of litigation.”
Crist alluded to a Forbes article that placed Florida as the most ex pensive state. He said it’s the result of utility rate increases approved un der DeSantis. As for property insur ance, Crist said rates have doubled under DeSantis’s administration, and it’s only been exacerbated by the hurricane.
“Gas prices are up as well under your lack of leadership. You slipped in something to drop the price of gas, but only in October right before the run-up to the election,” Crist said.
In response, DeSantis said fuel and natural gas prices are up because of what he called the BidenCrist energy policies.
Crist was questioned on whether students in kindergarten through third grade should be taught sexual orientation and gender identity. Crist responded by stating that it’s important to educate students about science, math and history — and “true history and facts.” Crist said 9,000 teachers and staff left Florida due to the way DeSantis treated public schools.
“His administration is paying (teachers) 48th out of 50 states. That’s embarrassing. We can and we should and we need to do better than that,” Crist said.
DeSantis defended the Parental RIghts in Education bill signed into law earlier in the year. He said he’s defending the choices of parents and students. He said it’s inappropriate to tell a 6-year-old they were born in the wrong body.
“We need to do the basics. We need to teach them how to read, write, add and subtract. If we do that we’ll continue to lead in fourth grade reading and fourth grade math,” DeSantis said.
DeSantis also touted legislation that prevents a male who once com peted on a men’s team to switch and compete in women’s sports. DeSan tis said Crist would have vetoed it.
“I’m going to protect women’s sports in the state of Florida,” he said.
Crist said it’s all about culture wars and dividing the state for De Santis.
“I’m a uniter. I think we need to be giving our state a chance to unite again,” Crist said. “You love dividing our state whether it’s blacks versus whites, whether it’s gay against straight (or) whether it’s young ver sus old.”
In response, DeSantis said deny ing girls and women athletes the right to compete fairly is divisive.
“I think it’s divisive to rip oppor tunities from our girls in the state of Florida,” DeSantis said. “You want to talk about divisive? The day after Charlie Crist won his primary, he said anyone who supports the governor you have hate in your heart and I don’t want your vote. Think what that means. I’m endorsed by every police group in the state of Florida. I’m endorsed by the fire fighters. I’m endorsed by truckers.”
In light of the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade, a legal challenge to Florida’s 15-week abor tion ban is making its way through the courts. The Florida Supreme Court previously found the state con stitution’s privacy clause guarantees abortion access. Candidates were asked after what week of pregnancy should abortion be banned. DeSan tis thought back to a poor woman over 40 years ago in Jamacia who found herself pregannt, didn’t think there would be much opportunity and was urged to get an abortion. DeSantis said the abortion didn’t happen and she had a daughter. A few months ago, DeSantis appointed that woman as the first Jamaican justice in the Florida Supreme Court.
“I just think we’re better when everybody counts. I understand not everyone’s going to be born in perfect circumstances. But I would like to see everybody have a shot. I’m proud of the 15 weeks we did,” DeSantis said.
Crist said he doesn’t want to ban abortion. He said he wants to make sure the state keeps a woman’s right to choose.
“I want to make sure that we don’t have a governor in the future who won’t allow exemptions for rape and incest,” Crist said.
With an ongoing border crisis, Crist was asked whether he believes Florida should be a sanctuary state. Crist acknowledged that the country has an immigration problem and that the border must be secure. But he said it doesn’t mean that DeSantis should use taxpayer dollars to char ter two jets with Venezuelans from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard.
“That’s not the way to change policy. You can change policy and do what’s right to secure the border by having comprehensive immigra tion reform. That’s what I voted for in Congress,” Crist said. “When you were in Congress, you wouldn’t do it because you want to keep this issue alive, you want to keep it a wedge issue.”
DeSantis said Crist is for the se cure border, yet the border crisis is happening under the Biden adminis tration and the policies Crist sup ports. DeSantis said millions have poured across the border illegally. He also highlighted the record level of fentanyl flowing over the border and ravaging communities.
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Marathon High School’s Fisher Coleman-Sayer has provided the Dolphins with patient leadership that has paid dividends in his four years on the school’s varsity team. Coaches and players on oppos ing teams often compliment his positivity and willingness to help less seasoned players with their games. In 2022, he has led the Dolphins and won a majority of his matches. Most recently, he won by eight strokes at Ocean Reef’s Hammock Course, and he has his sights set on post-season play.
Coach Mary Coleman-Sayer, who is also his mother, said she feels that Fisher is ready for a solid match, adding, “He knows what it is like to participate in Districts
the pressure to compete.”
Coleman-Sayer’s contributions to his team, ever-improving game
performances coupled with his exemplification of sports manship are what make him the Keys Weekly Athlete of the Week.
Photo by Maggie Coleman-Sayer“I’ve never had a kid more dedicated or more driven to achieve success.”
— Marathon coach Mary Coleman-Sayer
Marathon boasted seven individual medalists in its district meet with, from left, An tonin Bursa (12th place), Jakub Bursa (11th), Mason Buxton (ninth), Vaclav “Vance” Bursa (first), Ella Dunn (10th), Mikkel Ross (14th) and Madelyn Thornton (12th). RICK MACKENZIE/Contributed
Caylaa Makimaa KWHS 22:28
Ella Dunn MHS 22:36
Madelyn
Thornton MHS 22:40
Mikkel Ross MHS 23:02
Kai Guth CSHS 23:18
Sara Robinson MHS 23:20
Maeve
Merryman MHS 23:22
Laira Anaya KWHS 23:27
Rain Banks MHS 23:43
Rilynn Richards MHS 23:49
Ava Merryman MHS 24:16
Ailee Briggs MHS 24:20
Naima Thomas KWHS 26:10
Gianna
Marchant KWHS 27:17
Jenna Mandozzi CHSH 27:20
Briana Nodal KWHS 28:56
Valeria Juarez KWHS 30:28
Kacelyn Hollis CHSH 30:35
Jessie Liddell CHSH 33:16
Deanna Mercier KWHS 36:25
Zoe Basham KWHS 38:20
Oct. 18 was a big day for Key West cross country. Coach Keara McGraw’s girls took 7th place at the District 2A meet at Miami’s Larry and Penny Thompson Park. McGraw said their goal at the meet was to “work on racing a bit more aggressively” and that “they all nailed it.” The team earned a spot at regionals on Thursday, Oct. 27 at South County Regional Park. The boys team narrowly missed a team spot at the regional event, but Colbin Hill finished fast enough to qualify as an individual.
The Coral Shores boys team will join the Conchs on Oct. 27 at the 2A Region 4 event. The ‘Canes’ boys took sixth place in the meet and advanced to the regional competition, led by Simon Gutier rez’s time of 18:19. Kai Guth, who qualified for an individual spot, will represent the Lady ‘Canes. Coach Gabriel Suarez was very excited for his young team, calling their performance “remarkable” and adding that most of his run ners had personal bests at the meet.
1A Marathon had to wait until Oct. 20 to run its district race at Greynolds Park. Vance Bursa won the district title, crossing the finish line in 16:25.
“Vance ran his best race of the season,” said coach Jim Murphy.
“We had a game plan and he ran it to perfection.”
Bursa’s first-place finish helped drive the Fins to second place in the district, securing a trip to regionals.
Mason Buxton, Jakub Bursa, Antonin Bursa and Dillon Shelar were the top five scoring runners for Marathon’s perennially fast team, which seems to have a promising future ahead of it.
The squad’s sixth man, Emmett Merry man, is only in sixth grade.
The Lady Fins enjoyed similar results, finishing second in the district.
The top girls runner was Ella Dunn in 22:36. Marathon’s girls have been running in a pack this season and picked up their points by pushing one another and finishing in a group with solid times. All nine Marathon runners finished between 10th and 27th place in the district race.
“The girls had the best team aver age in 10-plus years,” said Murphy.
“You neer know who will be our top runner or even in the top five because they have all been bringing it each race.” Like the boys team, the girls show future promise, with no seniors and four of their top runners in middle school.
The Fins will compete on Saturday, Oct. 29 at Indian River Fairgrounds to see whether they can make an eighth (boys) and fourth (girls) appearance at the state meet in Tallahassee in November.
Vance Bursa MHS 16:25
Simon Gutierrez CSHS 18:19
Mason Buxton MHS 18:20
Jakub Bursa MHS 18:27
Antonin Bursa MHS 18:38
Colbin Hill KWHS 18:59
Dillon Shelar MHS 19:10
Robert Temkin CSHS 19:19
Alaric Rodriguez CSHS 20:22
Jerven Louis KWHS 20:40
Emmett
Merryman MHS 21:02
Jack Dunn MHS 21:03
Daniel Roy KWHS 21:18
Allen Taylor MHS 21:27
Jace Jackson CSHS 21:33
Ambrose
Sanchez CSHS 22:10
Jamie Cary CSHS 22:12
Edward Baker KWHS 22:35
Nathaniel
Shugarman CSHS 23:15
Dale Bittner KWHS 23:20
Sebastian
Jaroszewicz KWHS 23:36
Owen Fisher KWHS 24:09
Lochlain James CSHS 24:54
Kellan
Bourbeau CSHS 26:56
Daniel
Merryman MHS 27:49
Phoenix Bello CSHS 32:15
Reed Benning KWHS 34:06
All three Keys volleyball teams were eligible for districts this year, extend ing their seasons by a minimum of one game. Marathon faced Coral Shores in the opening round, ensuring that at least one Monroe County team would ad vance. It would be the Hurricanes who moved on, beating Marathon 3-0 and ending the season for the Fins on Oct. 17. Marathon’s record was 2-17 for the season, which the team hopes to build from next year with nine returning players. Coral Shores went on to play Som erset South Homestead on Oct. 19, winning 3-1 and advancing to the 3A District 16 championship match, where they faced Palmer Trinity. The ’Canes battled it out, taking the match to five sets, but ultimately fell to the Falcons 3-2 on Oct. 20. The Hurricanes ended their season with an 8-8 record and the District Runner-Up trophy.
Key West faced the Knights of Miami Sunset in the 4A District 16 quarterfinal match on Oct. 18. The Conchs made short work of the Knights, winning 3-0. Two days later, they faced Gulliver Prep in the semifinals, losing 3-0. Key West finished the season with an even 11-11 record, a mark under scored by the intensity of their high-octane opponents.
3rd Marathon
CoralShores and Key West met on the gridiron for the 12th time in the schools’ history on Oct. 21. The game, held in Tavernier, was a lucky break in scheduling for both teams. Key West’s division is heavily populated with schools suffering from the aftermath of Hurricane Ian and Coral Shores had a game canceled due to its scheduled oppo nent disbanding its football team in recent weeks.
The Conchs’ offense dominated the first half of the game, grinding out yardage against a notoriously stingy Hurricanes defense. With 5:28 left in the first quarter, Conchs quarterback Adrian Mira powered in a 25-yard touchdown run, followed by a Marco Davila kick, giving Key West a 7-0 lead. A few minutes lat er, Jacob Lavallee carried the ball 2 yards across the goal line for a touchdown. Davila again split the uprights, but the extra point attempt was replayed due to a penalty, and Coral Shores’ Xavyer Arrington took advantage of the second opportunity, blocking the kick. The Conchs led at the end of the first quarter, 13-0. The second quarter highlighted solid defensive play for both teams, and Coral Shores received a spark when John Holly re covered a muffed punt, giving the ’Canes great field position and an extra offensive series. The spark was short-lived, though. Key West’s Kevon Mills picked off a pass seconds later, putting the ball back into the hands of the Conchs, who scored their third touchdown of the half, this time on a Jakari Blackman run with 2:38 left in the half.
The 19-0 deficit would not deter the ’Canes coming out of the half, and their renewed energy matched Key West in a hard-fought, scoreless third quarter. Key West penalties drove the ’Canes downfield toward the red zone in the fourth, and they took advantage of the field position, scoring on a short run which was called back on a penalty. Undaunted, ’Canes quarter back Yemcel Moreno connected with Dantay Diorio on a wheel pass for a 32-yard touchdown, putting the ’Canes on the score board for the first time in the game.
Key West didn’t take long to answer back. James Reynolds scored on a short run, giving the Conchs their only points in the half and a 25-7 lead. Coral Shores continued to fight, and with less than a minute to go in the game, Moreno ran the ball in for a 3-yard touchdown. The final score was 25-13, giving the Conchs a 3-4 record as they head into their first trip out of the Keys this season to play Fort Myers Gateway on Friday, Oct. 28. Coral Shores, at 7-2, will face 5-2 Ransom Everglades on the road the same night in a conference playoff game. The ’Canes beat Ransom 21-7 earlier this season. Kickoff is 4 p.m.
Fourteen candidates enter for five hotlycontested Islamorada Village Council seats this November. With the most candidates seen in the village’s history, the hopefuls consist of incumbents and newcomers, Conchs and longtime residents and men and women of all backgrounds. Now through Election Day, the Upper Keys Weekly will ask the candidates questions on key issues facing the village.
SUE MILLER
Before our leases with these state agencies, there was chaos, as the Fills became a shoddy park with continual costly maintenance re quired. Keep the leases. Eliminate the park concept. It’s a roadway. Uniformed deputies can assure enforcement. We should pay for and receive an extra deputy for enforcement at the Fills for 24 hours each weekend, not multiple Village employees on overtime. Plant a hedge. Get rid of the or ange cones.
If FDOT and FDEP continue to opt to not manage the Fills, then the village should continue to do so. We must remember that issues today result from the village’s reluctance to accept solutions proposed by FDOT in the past. If I continue on the Village Council, I will support efforts by the Village Manager to communicate with current FDOT District VI Secretary to work together with the village on practical long-term solutions — solutions that the village approves of. In this way, the Village’s lead role can be minimized or elimi nated as responsibility is reverted back to FDOT and FDEP.
Of course, we should take respon sibility for managing the Fills. We already know what happens when FDOT is left to managing it. The Fills is the two and a half miles, in both directions, of a scenic highway; it is not a park. We need to stop vacillating. Let’s make a decision the community supports, then move on to another issue.
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DEB GILLISIndian Key Fill should remain under Village control because if it’s returned to the State, it will revert back to what it was about 3 years ago. It was overcrowded, dirty and being abused by the public. The safety cones DO need to go away but not until a new permanent barrier is put in place. More pres sure on DOT is needed to gain ap proval and funding for the Village plan of simple controlled uses.
The Fills Area is just a causeway between point A and B, not a des tination. There is not enough land there to make it a destination. We must continue to maintain control of and protect this causeway from becoming a destination again at a minimal expense to our residents. This falls under the “quiet and peaceful enjoyment” clause in our creed. “Control” means prettier barriers with “no parking” signs and officers on patrol.
The Village absolutely should continue their management of the fills. It has strongly discouraged abuse of the right of way. It has also dramatically cut down on the number of accidents and deaths in that small stretch of highway. We have several parks available with kayak launches, and a multi tude of locations with picturesque backdrops.
The Weekly asked the candidates: Should the village continue to manage the Fills instead of the Florida Department of Transportation and Florida Department of Envi ronmental Protection? Why or why not?MARK GREGG
The Village must control the Fills for as long as possible because neither the FDOT nor the FDEP share the same concerns and priorities as the Village. Maintain ing our scenic highway status, environmental impacts, water quality, public safety, and pollu tion prevention are the primary reasons that the Village leased the Fills from the state, and our local control is essential to prevent the previous uncontrolled and unsu pervised uses that harmed our community and environment.
Owning management responsibili ties of the Fills allows the Village to maintain its unique character and have a say in quality of life is sues. The Fills should be managed as a passive and scenic byway. I support creating an end-to-end walking path separated from U.S. 1 by native landscape plantings. The limitations of the boat ramp should force us to consider op tions to limit its use to residential and law enforcement use only.
Regarding the fills, management is complicated because it requires additional multiple agency ap provals. If FDOT takes over the management the property does not receive much attention (trash, debris, outdoor cooking etc). If the Village maintains the property then the Village can restrict park ing areas and activities that occur. And the village can do a better job of keeping the fills clean.
Writing uncollectable tickets was a JOKE, wasting money, work ers time plus a $50,000 useless survey. No Council told us FDOT rules until 2022, none asked FDOT for simple changes. Neglect has been over 15 years and is the fault of all long-term members like Deb who served over 9 years talking, talking, talking. Businesses would sponsor sections in exchange for signage. Grants and funding are available but they rather waste your money.
It’s in the best interest of the vil lage to continue to manage the FIlls, as it gives the people control of the future.
Last week’s response by Rosenthal on illegal vacation rentals had a misprint. The response should have read from March 2022 to present, $75,000 in fines have been issued.
We have to finally get this taken care of. The department of trans portation will just put up barriers that would not be appealing. We need to use greenery and natural borders to block what we all know will happen again to this small beautiful section of land. Less is what we need there to keep it simple to see both the ocean and bay while driving through. We all know this section of highway has proven to be dangerous. Everyone needs to remember we must be in agreement with the agency as they have final say. Continuing to do as we have clearly has not worked.
Previous Council decided to assume responsibility for the Fills rather than engage with FDOT to correct the problem jointly. Current Council has proposed a plan to enhance and restore the natural beauty of the area and severely restrict access by the public. Terms of the previ ously signed lease require FDOT approval of our plan which has to include signed, engineering descriptions of all changes. If ap proved by FDOT, work can begin immediately.
Village residents have spoken, repeatedly. They do not want an other park. The Fills is a shoulder of a road, not an amusement cen ter. The Village should seek and obtain FDOT’s permission to post no/limited parking signs and place large, decorative rocks (rather than hideous orange cones) – and subsequently enforce its restric tions. The State just wants us to tell it what we want. Let’s get it done and stop “studying” the Fills. Listen to the residents.
Arts & Culture and Ameyal will celebrate Día de los Muertos at Florida Keys History & Discovery Center and Florida Keys Brewing Company. Ameyal, a Miami-based non-profit and Mexi can cultural organization, will host celebrations now through Nov. 2 at the museum, culminating in a special event at the brewery.
Community Arts & Culture (CAC) presents a special instal lation of traditional Día de los Muertos altar displays at the Florida Keys History & Discovery Center (FKHDC), located at 82100 Overseas Highway in Islamorada.
On Nov. 2, a traditional sugar skullmaking workshop and Ameyal Mexican Cultural Organization procession and live music comes to the museum. It will end at the Florida Keys Brewing Co. (FKBC), at 81611 Old Hwy, Islamorada.
Ameyal is dedicated to fo menting and spreading popular Mexican culture by sharing the richness of its cultural heritage through four pillars: pre-Hispanic dance, traditional music, folkloric ballet and cultural dissemination. The goal is to create a welcoming epicenter that supports all stake holders in the community during the cultivation of Mexican artistic expression. More information is at Ameyal.org.
Established in 2013, the FKHDC is a world-class history and discovery center that reflects the Florida Keys in a multifaceted and interactive environment. It oc cupies a two-story, 7,500-squarefoot facility in Islamorada on the property of the Islander Resort. Major themes are the 1935 Labor Day Hurricane, the Flagler’s OverSea Railway, as well as the area’s fishing and maritime heritage. The FKHDC offers an annual lecture series, as well as undertaking projects that fit with the mission and vision. Learn more at keysdis covery.com.
Florida Keys Brewing Co. is the gateway to the Morada Way Arts District in Islamorada. All of its island-themed beers are brewed with top-quality ingredients. The tasting room faces the Old High
way, but there is a private resi dence for rent on the second level, and an expansive beer garden out back complete with an outdoor stage. More information is at Flori daKeysBrewingCo.com.
Admission to the Keys History & Discovery Center is required to view the display at the museum. Events at FKBC are free and open to the public of all ages, but tickets are required for the sugar skull activity. Limited edition tanks, tees, totes and hoodies are available to commemorate the 2022 events – there’s a two-step order and pay ment process live on the web now.
The celebration in Islamorada is supported by the Monroe Coun ty Tourism Development Council, Monroe County School District, Florida History and Discovery Cen ter, Florida Keys Brewing Company and Hot Dog on a Stick.
More information is at com munityartsandculture.org/day-ofthe-dead.
Monroe County students increased the number of computer industry certifications earned by 142% during the 2021-2022 school year and are poised to outpace that record this year, according to Superintendent of Schools Theresa Axford.
“Students in our information technology courses, as well as students from our various other career and technical education pro grams have earned 1,260 industry certifications and $154,000 in cash incentives from the Monroe Com putes and Monroe Skills projects,“ Axford said. “The incentives pro vided by these programs have led to a huge increase in the number of certifications earned last school year in all of our career and techni cal education offerings.”
The interest generated by Monroe Computes and Monroe Skills has also led to the expansion of industry certification programs throughout the entire school dis trict.
Caroline Bleske, the school district’s new career and technical education coordinator, reports that new offerings, such as the entre preneurship and small business (ESB) certification, which prepares students to pursue additional postsecondary training or enter the small business sector immediately upon high school graduation are now included in a variety of classes such as marketing and financial literacy. “MCSD students have ex panded certification opportunities in internet technology specialties and marketing this year,” Bleske
said. “Thanks to the generosity of the Golden Fleece Foundation, our students are motivated to earn more certifications this year.”
The Golden Fleece Foundation was launched by Key West phi lanthropist and businessman and education advocate John Padget and his late partner Jacob Dekker.
Monroe Computes and Mon roe Skills offer cash incentives range from $50 to $500, depending on the difficulty of the certification exam. Golden Fleece, the founda tion which sponsors the two pro grams, has pledged over $200,000 in incentives to students earning industry certifications in grades 4-12. The program has contrib uted to the exponential growth of students taking computer science courses in Monroe County for the past eight years. The foundation recently expanded its incentives to include additional career & techni cal education certifications, in fields such as culinary, marketing and auto mechanics.
“The students acquiring these skills will get better jobs and achieve higher personal incomes,” said Padget. “It’s as simple as that.”
Padget presents checks to stu dents each school year after they successfully complete industry cer tification exams — the same exams that must be passed for workers in the IT industry. Incentives are avail able for programs from makers such as Adobe and Microsoft, as well as coding and other computerrelated programs, applications and skills.
On Oct. 22, well over 300 costumed witches and warlocks participated in the ninth annual Key Lar go Witches Ride. The event, which consists of a bike ride from The Catch to the Caribbean Club and an after-party, has grown steadily over the years since its humble begin nings.
In 2013, Key Largo teachers Michele Thiery and Pamela Caputo got together to host a party and a bike ride, inviting their teacher friends to bike with them in a Halloween-themed get-together. In the years since, the Key Largo Witches Ride has gained support from sponsors and community leaders, as well as hundreds of an nual participants.
Proceeds from its participa
tion fee, as well as silent auctions and raffles hosted at the Carib bean Club, go back to the commu nity, including donations to local scholarships and charities, with a significant portion going to the Joey Patterson scholarship fund. Cheryl Powers, a regular attendee at the annual rides since 2013, lists the ride’s charitable contributions as a primary reason for her continued support and participation in the event. “It’s my favorite event of the year,” said Powers. “It’s all about camaraderie and all of us coming together for a common cause.”
After the ride, witches met at the Caribbean Club for an after-par ty. There, riders could participate in raffles and a silent auction. There were also contests for costume and bike design. The Lilly Pulitzer Ladies, who wore vibrantly colorful hats and dresses, won for their col lective costumes.
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The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners presents Capt. Skip Bradeen with his Honorary Conch Certificate. Also pictured is Bradeen’s wife, Lisa. KRISTEN LIVENGOOD/Monroe County
The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners recently presented commu nity icon Capt. Skip Bradeen an Honorary Conch Certificate. Bradeen, of Islamorada, made his way to the Florida Keys after serving four years in the Air Force, working as a deckhand on a fishing boat for a summer.
With aspirations to be a butcher, his friend mentioned a trip to the Florida Keys, and Bradeen, who had never heard of the island
chain, gave his buddy a ride to Islamorada. The rest is history — a story many know well — he fell in love with the islands and never left.
“Skip is firmly ensconced as a highly respected captain and a valued community member,” said Commissioner Holly Merrill Ras chein. “He avails his local celebrity for many charities and causes, and the Florida Keys are lucky to have him as an Honorary Conch.”
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Susie Jannach’s Tiki Tennis team took to the Founders Park courts for some posi tioning drills on a Monday morning. It’s one of her favorite strategies she teaches the 14 women who prepare for doubles competitors around the state in Lake Nona next month.
“As a doubles team, you can control a few things during a match,” Jannach said. “One of them is your attitude, one of them is your serve and the other is your court position.”
Back in April, the Tiki Tennis players were crowned Monroe County champions following victo ries over teams in Ocean Reef, Key Largo and Key West. Jannach, who began her tennis teaching career at 15, said it’s the fifth straight county championship for a team with play ers who come and go from year to year.
“Sometimes the core of the group is the same, but there’s always new people,” she said.
One of the keys with any ten nis team’s success is camaraderie, Jannach added. This year, she’s noticing a team that enjoys being together.
Susie Jannach serves as coach of the Tiki Tennis team.
Sectional Championships in Lake Nona, located on the outskirts of Orlando. The competition will be unlike anything the players have seen in the Keys, Jannach said.
“One of our challenges at Lake Nona, we’re playing against teams and people across the state who play on multiple teams,” she said.
“There are 100s of tennis clubs on every corner, so they get way more experience playing all different types of people. We don’t.”
On Oct. 12, Dr. Susana May celebrated the 12th anniversary of her family practice at the Pink Plaza in Key Largo. Joining her in the celebration were her beloved crew, Melissa Cruz, Krystle Escorcia and Amy Delauz, physician assistant. “It has been a long road through hurricanes, pandemics and personal misfortunes, but we are still here because we love what we do,“ May said. CONTRIBUTED
“They bring out the best in each other. I think that’s going to be re ally helpful when you’re competing at a high level,” she said. “You have to be able to feel comfortable and like your partner on and off the court.”
Beginning on Saturday, Nov. 5, the team will compete in the U.S. Tennis Association’s Tri-Level
But Jannach said they can overcome the challenges that state competition brings with a Tiki Tennis team that’s invested and competitive.
“Just us going there is great, and if we can finish in the top 6 I’ll be thrilled,” Jannach said.
Tiki Tennis manages all tennis activities for Islamorada at Found ers Park. It was founded in March 2015 by Jannach and Greg Pearson. Both are U.S. Professional Tennis Association certified.
Hernando D’Escalante Fontaneda was born in Cartagena, Columbia, circa 1535. Sometime around 1548, the boy started to travel from the New World to Spain, where he was to embark on his formal education.
The ship never arrived at its destination. While navigating the Straits of Florida, it sailed into a hurri cane and was dashed against the corals of the Florida Reef. Hernando and scores of others survived the shipwreck and managed to battle the waves and wind long enough to wash ashore in what is thought to be the Lower Keys.
is an author, speaker, Florida Keys historian and Honorary Conch. His latest book, “Florida Keys History with Brad Bertelli, Volume 1,” shares fasci nating glimpses into the rich and sometimes sur prising histories of the Florida Keys.
When Indians discovered the survivors, they were taken captive. Calos, the chief or cacique of the Calusa people, liked Hernando D’Escalante Fontaneda. The rest of the survivors would not be so lucky. “Escalan te,” Calos said, “tell us the truth for you know well that I like you much. When we tell these, your companions, to dance and sing, and do other things, why are they as mean and rebellious that they will not? Or is it they do not fear death, or will not yield to a people unlike them in their religion. Answer me; and if you do not know the reason, ask it of those newly seized, who of their own fault are captives now, a people whom once we held to be gods come down from the sky.”
Fontaneda said, “My Lord, as I understand it, they are not contrary, nor is it for some evil reason, but it is because they can not understand you, which they earnestly strive to do.”
Commonly remembered as Fontaneda, he spent 17 years living with the Calusa Indians. His memoir, published in 1575, provided some of the earliest firsthand accounts of life in the Florida Keys. He wrote about two Indian villages in the island chain, Cuchiyaga and Guaragunbe. The larger of the two villages was Guaragunbe. “The Indians of the Islands of Guaragunbe were rich; but, in the way that I have stated, from the sea, not from the land.”
Some authorities think these islands are the Matecumbe Keys.
Cuchiyaga was the smaller of the two communities. Ac cording to Fontaneda, the name meant a “place where there has been suffering.” Cuchiyaga was located in the Lower Keys. Fontaneda wrote that the “Christians” being held captive were surprised by the presence of deer on the Islands of Cuchiyaga.
Some things refuse to change. People visiting the Keys for the first time are still surprised to learn that deer live in the Florida Keys. In Fontaneda’s day, Key deer could be found from Key Largo to Key West. Indigenous people hunted them for their meat and hides. The bones and antlers, too, could be fashioned into tools like socketed antler points that could be sharpened and attached to a wooden shaft and used as a spear or dart.
Key deer are a subspecies of white-tailed deer. The small est deer species in the United States, Key deer grow up to be about the size of a large dog. Bucks can stand up to 32 inches
tall at the shoulder and weigh 55 to 75 pounds, and does are a little slighter in stature. Early pioneers hunted them for meat and hides and to collect their antlers like trophies. They were also hunted for sport and nearly to extinction. “Hunters” would unleash their dogs on islands where the deer could still be found, and the dogs would chase them to exhaustion. The deer would be driven into the water, hoping to escape, where men on boats could easily kill them.
State Rep. Bernie C. Papy, urged on by the Key West Cham ber of Commerce and other groups, introduced a bill to protect Key deer because, among other reasons, if protected, their numbers would grow, and they would become a tourist attrac tion. The bill was signed into law by Gov. Fred Cone in 1939.
By 1940, only about 50 Key deer were still living in the Lower Keys. Not thwarted by laws protecting the deer, poach ers continued to hunt them. In the 1950s, with their numbers still on the edge of extinction, efforts were made to create a national refuge. The establishment of the National Key Deer Refuge in 1957 helped the little deer turn the corner, and their numbers began to grow.
Today, with a population of about 750, the dog-sized deer can be found on about 25 islands in the Lower Keys, where they move from island to island, using food and water sources by swimming between them. They are most commonly associated with Big Pine and No Name Keys and have, indeed, become a tourist attraction. For some locals, they are even considered to be, if not a pest, then pesky. They have been conditioned to nibble in gardens and rummage through garbage cans.
For visitors looking to snap their picture, Key deer can often be sighted by driving down Big Pine and No Name Key side roads. The deer will practically pose for a photo. But resist the urge to reach out and feed them. The habit reinforces behav iors that endanger them by rewarding their entry into neigh borhoods where they become susceptible to dog attacks and traffic accidents.
Hifriends! Reef the fox here with your weekly “Reef’s Report.” Voting has ended for the Best of Upper Keys, and so now we wait and see if I won the title of “Best Local Celebrity.”
We will find out at an awards ceremony on Nov. 5. Mom isn’t sure if I can behave well enough to at tend. Maybe she can take Kai to accept the award on my behalf if I win?
Reef is a red fox that was saved from a fur farm. He now lives in Key Largo with his human, Nicole Navarro.
We still have plenty of tickets left for our fun draiser on Dec. 10. The event features a two-hour sunset cruise on the Key Largo Princess Glass Bot tom boat that leaves from the Holiday Inn in Key Largo. Enjoy food and drinks, and great company will be provided. Tickets are only $60 and include a swag bag and a souvenir cup that is good for one free drink onboard the boat. There will also be a silent auction as well as raffle items. Tickets can be purchased at pawsitivebeginnings.org/events.
On Saturday, Oct. 29, John Pennekamp State Park will host a Hal loween party from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. They will collect donations for the Florida Park Service Ranger Association. This association provides grants to park rangers and volunteers who are going through hard times. Right now, they are supporting folks who were affected by Hur ricane Ian. Park entry fee will be charged, but they will be collecting cash donations inside and online at: https://pennekampparkfriends. org/event-4931020.
The park entry fee will be $4 per car, plus $0.50 per person over 5 years old. Friends members and annual pass holders can use their pass for free entry.
Anywho, that’s all for this week. Stay tuned to see if your favorite fox was crowned “Best Local Celebrity” in the Upper Keys. Until next time, Reef, over and out!
Wallyho was recently found in a parking lot. Diagnosed with cerebel lar hypoplasia, the Upper Keys Humane Society said the symptoms aren’t serious. He’s healthy and able to live a regular life, but only indoors. The 5-month-old cat is very sweet and playful, loves kids and is neutered and up to date with vaccines. If you would like to make Wallyho a part of your family, or to learn more about other pets available for adoption, give the Upper Keys Humane Society a call at 305-451-3848. The Upper Keys Humane Society is a not-for-profit no-kill shelter that provides food, shelter, medical care and adoption services for unwanted and abandoned animals.
Oct. 27-29
• “Little Shop of Horrors” musical at 7 p.m. at Murray Nelson Government & Cultural Center, Key Largo. Lobby opens one hour before the show. Tickets are $23 for adults, $10 for high school or younger, at the door.
Thursday, Oct. 27
• History of Diving Museum hosts a Halloween event, “Treasure Treat Night” from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Admis sion is a $5 suggested donation.
• Oil exhibition paintings by Upper Keys artist Taylor Hale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Roberto Russell Galleries, Islamorada (through Dec. 30).
Friday, Oct. 28
• Introduction to Kanopy + and learn how your library card gives you access to streaming movies and TV shows, including kids’ shows, at 2 p.m. at Key Largo library.
• No Tricks Just Treats from 5 to 8 p.m. at Keys Chocolates and Ice Cream, Key Largo.
• Dead Men Tell No Ales Hallow een Bash from 7 p.m. to midnight at Islamorada Brewery & Distillery.
Saturday, Oct. 29
• Amoray Dive Resort’s 24th annual
Underwater Pumpkin Carving Contest. Check in at 12:30 p.m. Visit amoray. com to sign up.
• MarrVelous Pet Rescues Spook tacular from 2 to 4 p.m. at 68 Silver Springs Dr., Key Largo.
• Underwater Critter Costume Party hosted by I.CARE and the Florida Keys Brewing Co. at 6 p.m. at Florida Keys Brewing Co.
• Halloween at Pennekamp from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park.
• A Haunting at Village Square from 7 to 11 p.m. at Village Square at Trading Post, Islamorada.
• “Little Shop of Horrors” musical at 2 p.m. at Murray Nelson Govern ment & Cultural Center, Key Largo. Lobby opens one hour before show. Tickets $23 for adults at the door.
• Dia De Los Muertos celebration at Florida Keys History & Discovery Center. Visit KeysDiscovery.com/diade losmuertos to learn more.
• Volunteer open house from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Key Largo library.
• Upper Keys Fishing Club meeting at 6:30 p.m. at Key Largo library.
running for of fices from federal to local responded to a variety of pressing issues facing the Florida Keys at an Oct. 19 political forum, hosted by the Upper Keys Business & Professional Women. Held at Whale Harbor Events in Islamorada, the village candidates running for five open seats faced questions on the environment, lobbying services and maintaining continuity within the village, among other topics. State Rep. Jim Mooney was questioned on his support for
Senate Bill 2508, while Democratic challenger Adam Gentle received a question on Florida’s crumbling insurance industry. Nonparty af filiates running for Senate, Tuan TQ Nguyen and Steven Grant, spoke to the roughly 50 attendees. Key Largo Wastewater Treatment District incumbents Sue Heim and Tim Maloney and former board member Robbie Majeska also took questions at the forum. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 8. Early voting started Oct. 24.
— Jim McCarthy1. Pete Bacheler, Islamorada Village Council Seat 3 candidate and current mayor, answers a question regard ing the plan to address water quality as Elizbaeth Jolin, Seat 3 candidate, looks on. JIM McCARTHY/Keys Weekly
2. Sue Heim, candidate for Key Largo Wastewater Treatment District, re sponds to a question.
3. Republican State Rep. Jim Mooney responds to a question on supporting Senate Bill 2508.
4. Adam Gentle, Democratic candi date for state representative, outlines his plan to address Florida’s property insurance problem.
With Election Day ap proaching, Republican incumbent and U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio paid a visit to Florida Keys supporters at Snook’s Bayside in Key Largo on Oct. 22. Rubio is vying for another term in Washington against Demo crat Val Demings, Orlando’s first female chief of police.
A roughly 10-minute speech by Rubio highlighted the need to stop those who control the U.S. House, Senate and the White House, or else “they’ll destroy the great est country in the world.” Rubio attacked Democrats for what he called out-of-control inflation, rising gas prices and the administration’s move to draw upon the strategic oil reserve.
“They’re saying we need to put fossil fuels out of business, but they’re begging Saudi Arabia to pro duce more oil because Saudi Arabia oil is good for the economy and American oil is bad for the environ ment,” he said.
Rubio also discussed out-ofcontrol crime and the country’s border crisis, which the Keys and southern border states are experi encing. “No country on Earth can al low 5,000 people a day to just come into the country,” he said.
Rubio concluded his speech by encouraging everyone to vote. “If we get everybody out to vote and we turn out and vote, we’re going to win,” he said.
Former Monroe County Com missioner Sylvia Murphy, Monroe County State Attorney Dennis Ward, South Florida PBA president Steadman Stahl and Rhonda Reb man Lopez were among the speak ers at Rubio’s event.
1. U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio is introduced to supporters. JIM McCARTHY/Keys Weekly
2. Monroe County State Attorney Den nis Ward offers words of support for Rubio.
3. Former Monroe County Commis sioner Sylvia Murphy explains why Rubio deserves another term in office in Washington, D.C.
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vehicle trunks lined the road at Found ers Park beach in Islamo rada. Kids dressed as their favorite superheroes, horror characters, princesses and other costumes packed their candy bags during the fourth annual Trunk or
Treat on Oct. 22. The free, family event saw kids painting pumpkins and enjoying an inflatable slide. Children paraded the beach area in their costumes as part of a parade, and a DJ booth had kids dancing.
— Jim McCarthy1. Dressed as a Coneheaded extrater restrial, James Jeske, of Coral Isles Church, welcomes trick or treaters to the alien themed trunk. JIM McCAR
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2. Anderson Ervin dressed as a scary
From left, Village Manager Ted Yates as Doctor Strange, Amanda Merren, executive assistant, as Won der Woman and Chet Cessford as Superman.
Islamorada Fire Rescuers dressed
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The Florida Keys National Marine Sanc tuary Advisory Council (SAC) has a behemoth task looming at its two-day – for now – December meeting: submit a comprehensive recommendation to guide final edits of the sanctuary’s proposed Restora tion Blueprint, the first significant changes to sanctuary regulations in more than 20 years. It’s a large enough task that the council spent the majority of its Oct. 18 meeting in Marathon simply discussing the process by which it will create a finished product.
Though the currently proposed Blueprint is open for online public comment at regulations. gov until Wednesday, Oct. 26, Tuesday’s meet ing represented the final chance for in-person public comment, the majority of which echoed concerns from the sanctuary’s previous public sessions held throughout the Florida Keys.
Most civil commenters expressed displea sure with specific area closures, boundary expansions, anchoring regulations, changes to fish-feeding operations, enforcement issues for violators and perceived “government over reach.” Others expressed strong support for the sanctuary’s proposed measures, viewing the majority of the proposed Blueprint as a small compromise for continued protection of critical areas in Keys waterways.
“I believe it’s time to give back to the re source and the environment,” said Marathon charter captain Jimmy Gagliardini. “There are a lot of people that are in this room for one reason: they are here to spite government. … They don’t know any of the facts, and they don’t care to. … I don’t see this as a step in the right direction; I see it as a giant leap forward.”
The meeting’s afternoon session served as a trial run for the process SAC chair George Garrett and vice chair Ben Daughtry hope will guide issue-specific discussions in December. Using a previously-completed survey of SAC members’ discussion priorities, the pair identi fied nearly 30 specific points of interest in the Blueprint, initially tasking members of a smaller “core group” with drafting “support statements” and “issues to consider” as a trial run for a few of them.
Sanctuary Advisory Council vice chair Ben Daughtry, left, and chair George Garrett outline potential discussion mechanisms for December’s two-day meeting. ALEX RICKERT/Keys Weekly
Beginning with two areas of the proposed sanctuary boundary expansion – the Tortugas Region and deep photosynthetic coral reef system known as Pulley Ridge – Daughtry polled council members in attendance on their thoughts, adding their support points and con cerns to create a comprehensive summary for each region.
With an extensive list of pros and cons from varied stakeholders likely to surround each point of contention, discussion shifted as to how the council would ensure delivery of a comprehensive and digestible product to sanc tuary superintendent Sarah Fangman following December’s meeting.
“I want to acknowledge how much work that the members of the core group have done to try to think through, ‘How in the world would we do this?’” said Fangman. “To me, the oppor tunity of this group to provide your thoughts collectively is powerful, and it’s really hard. … I appreciate you guys testing this concept, and then hopefully committing to doing homework between now and December to help facilitate important conversations and hopefully com ing to some conclusions as a body, as much as that’s possible.”
Several suggested methods of online poll ing and digital collaboration before the council’s next gathering as a way to streamline discus sions, in addition to the use of breakout groups to tackle summaries of each regulation change before discussion with the entire council.
Conservation and Environment council member Jerry Lorenz advocated for a weighted polling process by which SAC members could specify their level of support for, or concern with, specific discussion points, rather than
a simple majority vote on each regulation change. In doing so, sanctuary staff would be able to easily identify both points of contention and so-called “no-brainers” in the proposed changes.
“The simple answer for me is that you weight this by voting,” he said. “We’re not all going to agree, so this does give the reader the ability to go, ‘Well, the council really favored (that proposal), but they were divided on this one.’”
With the exact process in December still to be determined, Daughtry and Garrett tasked SAC members and alternates with choosing specific regulations for which they wish to draft support and concern statements. The state ments generated by council members will inform the direction of December’s final discus sion on each topic.
Following December’s meeting, scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, Dec. 13-14 at a Marathon location to be determined, the Restoration Blueprint will undergo an extensive 18- to 20-month review by sanctuary staff, in cluding consultation with stakeholder agencies, before a final review at the state and federal level.
More information about the proposed Res toration Blueprint is at https://floridakeys.noaa. gov/blueprint/.
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned, desiring to engage in business under the fictitious name of MANATEE WAVE located at 20 Jean La Fitte Drive, Monroe County in the City of Key Largo, Florida 33037-2330, intends to register the said name with the Division of Corporations of the Florida Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida.
Dated at Key Largo, Florida this 24th day of October, 2022.
By: Yudith A. Gadea Publish: October 27, 2022
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FICTITIOUS NAME
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned, desiring to engage in business under the fictitious name of SALLY O’BRIENS located at 1900 Flagler Avenue, Monroe County in the City of Key West, Florida 33040-3640, intends to register the said name with the Division of Corporations of the Florida Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida.
Dated at Key West, Florida this 24th day of October, 2022.
By: O’Briens Sally, Inc. Publish: October 27, 2022
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On November 8, 2022, the Key Largo Fire Rescue and Emergency Medical Services District will issue a referendum to the voters seeking approval to increase the maximum millage rate in order to cover future costs of provid ing high-quality fire-rescue and emergency medical services to the residents of Key Largo.
The District Board of Commissioners wishes to make clear to Key Largo voters that the Board does not intend to levy annual millage at the maximum rate permitted under the proposed increase and remains committed to its longstanding policy of providing high quality firefight ing, rescue, and emergency medical services in the most cost-effective manner. The District has adopted a five-year operating plan that contem plates a millage rate less than the proposed maximum of 2.00 mills, however also understands the importance of long term planning. The following is the official ballot:
The Key Largo Fire & EMS District may not levy ad valorem taxes exceeding 1.00 mill without voter approval. The District seeks to increase its maximum millage rate to cover future costs of providing high-quality fire-rescue and emergency medical services to the residents of Key Largo.
Shall the maximum millage rate of the District be revised to 2.00 mills, to fund the continued provision of fire rescue and emergency medical services to Key Largo residents?
YES NO
Publish: September 29, October 6, 13 & 27, 2022
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE
Notice is hereby given that on dates below these vehicles will be sold at public sale for monies owed on vehicle repair and storage cost pursuant to subsection 713.78 of the Florida Statutes.
12/26/22 at 10:00am MILLER MARINE, 144 CORAL AVENUE, TAVERNER, FL 33070. Miller
Marine reserves the right to accept or reject any and/all bids. 1993 NICOLLET SBP14666E393 RICHARD LEE BILBREY Publish: October 27 & November 3, 2022
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Driftwood Marina & Storage, Inc located at 13900 Overseas Hwy, Marathon, FL 33050 will proceed with Section 328.17 (1), Florida Statues, on the following vessels located at our facility for unpaid storage and repair balance. Unless said vessel redeemed from said marina by payment as allowed by law, the described vessel will be sold to satisfy the lien. If the vessel is not redeemed and that vessel remains unclaimed, or for which the charges for storage services remain unpaid, will be sold free of all prior liens. This is not a public invite to view vessels. This is an attempt to collect unpaid storage charges. Once the date has expired and only then may you visit the facility and gain information about the vessels. Any person attempting to board these vessels prior or without our permission, shall be charged with trespassing.
These vessels will be sold commencing on or after, 1:00 p.m. on the 4th day of November 2022. Driftwood Marina 13900 Overseas Hwy, Marathon, FL 33050.
Bill &Lisa Harris owner & previous owner Don Cameron of vessel HIN#BERPO156M75C
Sally Mishmash owner of vessel HIN# PLCMK014G596
Kaitlyn Young Booth owner of vessel HIN# FLZAB846H168
Greg Eklund & previous William Pease owners of vessel HIN# 45C365
Jeffrey Linenfelser owner of vessel HIN# CCHMD214M77I
Jaye Gore & Douglas Taleski owners of vessel HIN#GFS03697M73A
Publish: October 20 & 27, 2022
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| NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION IN THE CIVIL SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, NEW HANOVER COUNTY
DONNA SULLIVAN V. ERIC OXLEY, D.D.S.; ALBERT BOZART, D.D.S.; BOZART FAMILY, L.L.C.; AND BOZART AND ASSOCIATES OF WILMINGTON, P.L.L.C. 21CVS3907
TO: ALBERT BOZART, D.D.S. TAKE NOTICE that a pleading seeking relief against you was filed on October 14, 2021 in the above-entitled Civil Superior Court action. The nature of relief being sought is as follows: Plaintiff seeks damages related to Count I: Medical Negligence; Count II: Negligent Hiring, Retention, and Supervision; Count III: Corporate Negligence; Count IV: Res Ipsa Loquitur; and Count V: Battery. Defendant is liable to Plaintiff for general and special damages, which were caused by Defendant and include a demand for reimbursement of medical expenses, costs of litigation, and pain and suffering. You are required to make defense to such pleading not later 40 days after the date of the first publication of this Notice and upon your failure to do so the party seeking service against
you will apply to the Court for the relief sought. The first date of publication is October 20, 2022. To respond, contact the Attorney for Plaintiff Donna Sullivan: Rebecca H. Ugolick (NCSB No. 48126) of Howard, Stallings, From, Atkins, and Angell by mail at P.O. Box 12347, Raleigh, NC 27605; telephone: (919) 821-7700; fax: (919) 821-7703; email: rugolick@ hsfh.com or reference the filing at the New Hanover County Courthouse located at 316 Princess St. Wilmington, NC 28401.
Publish dates: October 20, 2022 October 27, 2022 November 3, 2022
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 16TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO.: 2022-CP-277-P IN RE: ESTATE OF SHEILA K. ROELLEKE Deceased.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the Estate of SHEILA K. ROELLEKE, deceased, whose date of death was February 4, 2022, is pending in the Circuit Court for Monroe County, Florida, Probate Division, File No. 2022-CP-277-P, the address of which is 88870 Overseas Highway, Tavernier, FL 33070. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.
ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.
The date of first publication of this notice is: October 27, 2022.
Personal Representative: NICOLE PRIDEMORE WHITAKER 5607 Arrow Head Ct. Decatur, IL 62521-8660
Attorney for Personal Representative: AISLYNN THOMAS-MCDONALD, ESQ. Florida Bar No. 100054 Thomas-McDonald Law Firm, P.A. 2937 SW 27th Avenue, Ste. 100B Miami, FL 33133 (305) 928-6999
Publish: October 27 & November 3, 2022
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION CASE NO.: 22-CP-170-K IN RE: THE ESTATE OF JACK R. FULLER, Deceased.
The administration of the estate of JACK R. FULLER, deceased, whose date of death was April 14, 2022, Case: 22-CP-170-K is pending in the Circuit Court, Probate Division, the address of which is 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL 33040. The names
and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.
All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, on whom a copy of this notice is served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.
All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.
ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.
The date of first publication of this Notice is: October 27, 2022.
Personal Representative: DIANNE L. ANSTINE c/o Samuel J. Kaufman Law Offices of Samuel J. Kaufman, P.A. 3130 Northside Drive Key West, Florida 33040
Attorney for Personal Representative: Samuel J. Kaufman, Esq. Florida Bar No. 0144304
Law Offices of Samuel J. Kaufman, P.A. 3130 Northside Drive Key West, Florida 33040 Email designation for service: Service.Probate@ samkaufmanlaw.com Telephone: (305) 292-3926 Fax: (305) 295-7947 Publish: October 27 & November 3, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers
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HELP WANTED - Need sitter for older selfsufficient woman, two or three days at a time. Sombrero Isle, Marathon. Please call 305-662-1916 daytime for details.
Florida Keys SPCA in Marathon hiring two Animal Care positions w/potential for advancement. Starting pay $15/ hr with generous benefits package. 21 years or older with valid driver's license and ability to pass a criminal background check. Email resume to Tara@fkspca.org.
Marathon Yacht Club is hiring a part-time dishwasher. $14/ hr, Private Club & Friendly Atmosphere, Varying Hours Tuesday – Saturday. Call 305-743-6739 to schedule an interview.
Pancho's Fuel Dock in Marathon is looking for a part-time cashier Thu/Fri/Sat. Please call 305-743-2281.
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Immediate positions available at the Grassy Key Marina. Under new ownership and looking for smiling faces. Full-time or parttime available. Pay rates are commensurate with experience but we are willing to interview those with no experience who have an interest in working in a marina environment. Please call Randall Glass to schedule an interview at 305-465-1491.
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Help Wantedexperienced or will train- full time- benefitsElectrical Work with well established company in business since 1998- Marathon. Email to am.companies@ gmail.com or call 305-393-0971.
NOW HIRINGFull Time Seafood Packers/Graders. Competitive Wage. Apply in person at Keys Fisheries Fish House, 3390 Gulfview Ave, Marathon. EOE DFWP
CDL Drivers needed. Must have a clean record & drug free. We are offering competitive wages. Please apply in person at Discount Rock & Sand, 10500 Aviation Blvd, Unit 2, Marathon
City of Marathon
Current Job Openings: Utilities Maintenance, Recreation Specialist, Right of Way Technician, Part-time Marina Custodian/Maintenance and Marina Tech/ Pump Out Captain. Full Benefits. EOE Please see City website for details www.ci.marathon.fl.us
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
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
The Housing Authority of the City of Key West now hiring the following positions: Maintenance Mechanic (Maintenance Worker), Med Tech, Resident Activities Coordinator. To apply, please contact Human Resources at: martinezm@kwha. org or 305-2965621. Applications are available at the Administrative Office located at 1400 Kennedy Dr., Key West, FL 33040 or online at www. kwha.org - EOE & Drug Free Work Place. This opportunity is covered under Section 3 of the HUD Act of 1968.
NOW HIRING: Sweet Savannah's is now hiring for multiple positions: Cashier - must be 16 yrs or older, Full-time Baker & Part-time Baker's Assistant. Stop by for an application at 8919 Overseas Highway, Marathon or email: info@ sweetsavannahs.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 404-2193359 and ask for Dave.
Dolphins Plus Marine Mammal Responder is hiring an overnight Security Guard- responsibilities include but are not limited to observing marine mammals to ensure quality care, the ability to follow written instructions, and follow protocol and procedures as directed. Candidates must be able to lift 50 lbs and must be able to stay awake and alert for a 13 and a 1/2 hour shift (5:30pm-7am). DPMMR is a drug-free workplace. To apply, please send your resume to nancyc@dpmmr.org.
Place your Employment ad here! Up to 5 lines of copy for only $25.00/ week. Call 305-7430844 today and find your needed staff!
PRIVATE COLLECTOR WANTS Rolex, Dive Watches and Pilot Watches. Old Model Military Clocks & Watches. Call 305-743-4578
APARTMENT FOR RENTBeautiful 2 BR, Islamorada, Venetian Shores. On canal, equipped kitchen, W/D, $2,950 + $85 for utilities. 305-393-1002
Las Brisa - 2BR/2BA Unfurnished, great view, W/D, covered parking. Tennis, Swimming Pool & BBQ on property. Across from Smather’s Beach, Key West. $3,900/ month + util. F/L/S Owner/Agent Douglas Miller 305-747-1700
STUDIO APT FOR RENT
- Furnished Studio Apt w/patio, like new, W/D, off street parking. Key West. $2,300/month including util. F/L/S Owner/Agent Douglas Miller 305-747-1700
Key Largo - 2BR/2BA Spacious Doublewide, 1400 sq ft modular on canal w/40’ dock, direct ocean access. Very nice community $3200/ month 786-258-3127
Place your Housing For Rent ad here! Up to 5 lines of copy for only $25.00/week. Call 305-743-0844 today and rent your space!
Duck Key Condo For Sale by owner. 2 BR/2 BA corner unit, ground floor w/front door parking. $350,000. 412-977-5322 susanprimm276@ yahoo.com
For Sale By Owner. 3BR/2BA Older Conch House - built in 1950 - ground level - Marathon/Grassy Key. By appointment only. No Realtors. $475,000 305-395-0806
Two Lots For Sale in Marathon. 1006 Peter Jay Streetzoned commercial/ industrial. $675,000 per lot. 305-393-0643
FOR SALE - Antique Cash Register from 1800's. Works. $600.00 Located in Marathon. $4,000.00. 305-923-9181
Place your Misc. For Sale ad here! Up to 5 lines of copy for only $25.00/week. Call 305-743-0844 today and sell your stuff!
RV FOR SALE - 2017 Thor Citation RV, 24ft Mercedes V6 Diesel, 2 slides, Cummings Diesel Generator, Low Mileage, Many Upgrades, Call Richard 305-363-8021
Place your RV For Sale ad here! Up to 5 lines of copy for only $25.00/ week. Call 305-743-0844 today and sell your RV!
YARD SALE - Sat. Oct. 27 from 9a-5p. Clothing, lots of tool boxes, fishing rods & reels for deep & bay fishing, decorative items, kitchen items, etc. 531 10th Street, Key Colony Beach
Place your Yard Sale ad here! Up to 5 lines of copy for only $25.00/ week. Call 305-743-0844 today and sell your stuff!
Keys Energy Services, in Key West, is accepting applications for the following position in its Customer Services Department:
Starting pay rate for this position, depending on qualifications and experience: $19.82/hr. - $22.20/hr.
For more information, including job duties and required qualifications, and to apply for the job, please visit their website at www.KeysEnergy.com.
KEYS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
KEYS promotes a Drug-Free Workplace.
Certain service members, veterans, the spouses and family members of service members and veterans, receive preference and priority in employment, and are encouraged to apply for positions being filled.
Keys Energy Services, in Key West, is accepting applications for the following position in its Fleets & Facilities Section:
Starting pay rate for this position, depending on qualifications and experience: $27.17/hr. - $30.43/hr.
For more information, including job duties and required qualifications, and to apply for the job, please visit their website at www.KeysEnergy.com.
KEYS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
KEYS promotes a Drug-Free Workplace.
Certain service members, veterans, the spouses and family members of service members and veterans, receive preference and priority in employment, and are encouraged to apply for positions being filled.
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- Registered Nurse, Multispecialty Acute Care Ctr, $20,000 Bonus
- Registered Nurse, Surgery, $20,000 Bonus
- Registered Respiratory Therapist, $15,000 Bonus
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- Registered Nurse, Multispecialty Acute Care, $20,000 Bonus
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Early fall conditions in the Florida Keys have been fantastic. We are seeing amazing creatures and clean blue wa ter. And the upcoming week should be more of the same.
We had a couple fitness gurus on the boat this past week and it made me think about scuba and fitness. It’s easy not to associate scuba diving and fitness because it’s so much fun that you don’t even realize it’s working your body.
in nature. The water has a couple benefits; first is its low impact, which is great for people with injuries or who just can’t stand the jarring on their feet and knees. The other is that the water adds resistance to all the body parts below the water, which is resistance training. When we dive, the resistance is all around us. Diving uses most of the major muscles except the arms. The arms have little impact as we dive when compared to the power put out by the other major muscle groups. As we use our fins, it works out our quads, hamstrings, calves, ankles, hip flexors, core and shoulders.
Scuba diving is a full-body workout, but one you don’t often realize until you’re finished. I’m sure you’ve heard or seen water aerobics before. Low-impact
programs that are aerobic
That is as complete a workout of any aerobic or strength program. So yes, you get an incredible full-body workout when you dive. That be ing said, people who decide to dive or are getting back into diving after a break should have a decent level of fitness. Add in a deeper dive where the resistance is greater and a diver who lacks a certain level of fitness could get into trouble. The sport sees its share of diving accidents and the majority of them are physiological and could have been avoided. There are many, many reasons to live a healthy lifestyle and enjoying the sport of scuba div ing is one of them.
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