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November 10, 2022

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KEY WEST’S HOUSING DIRECTOR GONE AFTER 4 MONTHS CITY MANAGER TERMINATES DEMETRIA SIMPSON MANDY MILES

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ey West’s new and oft-touted community housing manager didn’t last long.

Demetria Simpson, hired to help address the city’s housing crisis, started work in July, and was terminated on Friday, Nov. 4 by City Manager Patti McLauchlin.

Disappointing circumstances led to Demetria Simpson returning to her home in Mississippi, McLauchlin told the Keys Weekly on Friday, Nov. 4.

“We will absolutely be replacing her, and I will be advertising for that position,” she said. “It’s a disappointment. Demetria’s mother is ill and she is her caretaker.”

Simpson’s departure was a termination, not a resignation.

Though rumors around city hall embraced the irony that Simpson, the city’s housing & community development manager, left Key West because she couldn’t find housing here, McLauchlin said Simpson had found and moved into a three-month rental in Key West, but was called back to MIssissippi often for her mother.

“I don’t know if she liked what she rented, or if it was her ideal housing, but she did find a place to rent in Key West,” McLauchlin said on Nov. 4, also dismissing the city hall rumor that the city had paid for Simpson to stay at the Casa Marina Resort for several weeks when she first arrived in town. “She may have stayed there for a night or two when she first got to town, but she paid for that.”

Simpson could not be reached for comment.

Simpson’s employment agreement came with an annual salary of $137,500 and a one-time reimbursement up to $10,000 for “hotel/ moving/relocation expenses.” It is not clear from her personnel file,

Demetria Simpson, Key West’s former housing & community development manager, was dismissed on Monday, Nov. 4 after starting work in July. CONTRIBUTED

which the Keys Weekly requested and reviewed, how much of the relocation reimbursement funds she used or requested.

Monday’s termination occurred within Simpson’s six-month probationary period, during which an employee is subject to dismissal without cause or notice, meaning the city will not have to pay any unused or accrued vacation or personal leave time.

Mayor Teri Johnston, who lobbied for more than two years to add a $100,000+ housing manager position to the city’s budget, told the Keys Weekly that Simpson’s “mother is ill, and she was having to go back and forth to Mississippi a lot as a caretaker.”

“We’ve got to get her replaced, like, tomorrow,” Johnston added. “We should have had a housing czar 20 years ago. We had Demetria working on several topics, including shortterm rentals, and the (new housing at Truman Waterfront). We really tried before hiring Demetria to give her a realistic outlook of what Key West’s unique challenges were,” she said, referring to development restrictions,

hurricane evacuations, property values and the lack of available land.

Simpson had previously worked with the city of New Orleans to replace housing lost in Hurricane Katrina, but those homes and apartments had land on which they could be rebuilt and money with which to rebuild them, said someone close to the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity.

“The housing situation in New Orleans compared to Key West’s housing crisis was apples and oranges with regard to the housing challenges,” the source said.

Another person who has worked closely on affordable housing developments in Key West, told the Keys Weekly that Simpson had told some city officials that she was “unable to meet expectations in such a dysfunctional organization.”

Johnston’s recent critical evaluation of City Attorney Shawn Smith alluded to animosity among Smith, Simpson and Planning Director Katie Halloran. Johnston’s evaluation of Smith was the only one of seven that gave Smith less than “excellent” ratings. She wrote in her comments that she likely sees and hears more about what’s happening because she spends the most time in city hall.

The city of Key West will continue as planned with its second workshop about potentially limiting short-term rentals at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 10 at city hall, McLauchlin said.

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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES District 28 / Dem.

VOTER TURNOUT Monroe County

34,095

Robert Asencio (D)

36.3%

76,587 Votes

Winner Carlos Gimenez (R)

KEY WEST GETS A NEW CITY COMMISSIONER LISSETTE CUERVO CAREY NARROWLY DEFEATS KIM HIGHSMITH

63.7% 134,417 Votes

U.S. SENATE

BALLOTS COUNTED Lissette Cuervo Carey

55,183 REGISTERED VOTERS

61.79% VOTER TURNOUT

Val Demings (D)

41.26%

3,195,513 Votes

57.69% 4,468,468 Votes

REPUBLICAN INCUMBENTS WIN BIG IN FLORIDA & THE KEYS

FLORIDA GOVERNOR

DeSantis, Rubio, Gimenez, Mooney handily keep their seats

Charlie Crist (D)

oters in Florida and the Keys kept their governor, their U.S. senator, their South Florida U.S. congressman and their Florida Keys state representative, all of whom are Republicans.

Gov. Ron DeSantis took 60% of the votes to defeat former governor Charlie Crist.

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio took 58% to beat Val Demings, while U.S. Rep. Carlos Gimenez earned 63% of votes to beat Robert Asencio.

Closer to home in the Florida Keys, State Rep. Jim Mooney defeated Adam Gentle with 61% of the votes.

About 2.72 million votes were cast in Florida, with 34,095 ballots coming from the Florida Keys, where Supervisor of Elections Joyce Griffin reported a countywide turnout of 62%.

FLORIDA HOUSE District 120

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Winner Marco Rubio (R)

39.96%

3,100,603 Votes

Winner Ron DeSantis (R)

59.38% 4,607,597 Votes

Adam Gentle (D)

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Winner Jim Mooney (R)

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That’s all I care about.”

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Kim Highsmith

ne of the tightest races of Election Day was the nonpartisan race for the District 4 seat on the Key West city commission.

Lissette Cuervo Carey beat Kim Highsmith by just 18 votes.

The district is a largely residential one in Key West’s New Town area, where many homes suffered significant flooding from Hurricane Ian. Both candidates received compliments on their clean and smear-free campaigns that stuck to the issues in Key West and District 4.

“We now have all kinds of things to accomplish,” Carey said from her victory party on Election Night, which also happened to be her husband James’ birthday.

“Safer streets, cleaner streets and water quality.”

She added that she wants to explore a potential “Riviera Canal project” following the recent floods, and has some safety concerns for residents of the Senior Citizen Plaza apartments on Kennedy Drive.

“I want to make sure our seniors are safe and can safely get to the nearby shopping centers,” Carey said.

She replaces Greg Davila, who did not seek re-election and participated in his final meeting on Nov. 1.

Carey is a lifelong Key West — and District 4 — resident. She formerly worked at city hall as executive administrator to the mayor and city commissioners, and then in the city clerk’s office. Most recently, Carey has worked as executive administrator at the Key West Housing Authority.

KEY WEST CITY COMMISSION, DISTRICT 4 Lissette Cuervo Carey: 50.51% 883 Votes Kim Highsmith: 49.49% 865 Votes

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CROWDS FORCE FLOAT FROM FANTASY FEST PARADE; IS RACISM TO BLAME? BLACK COMMUNITY BLAMES PREJUDICE; OFFICIALS SAY AFRICAN-THEMED ENTRY WAS 3 BLOCKS BEHIND MANDY MILES

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embers of Key West’s black community are crying foul, accusing Fantasy Fest organizers and some city police officers of racism — a claim organizers and police ardently deny.

A Fantasy Fest parade float, organized by residents of Bahama Village and featuring black dancers in African costumes, was turned off Duval Street at Caroline Street by police during the parade and was not allowed to proceed down the majority of the route.

No one denies this.

“They showed us they didn’t want us and we were the only black float,” said float organizer and Bahama Village resident Veronica Stafford. “They treat us like nothing, and that’s what they always do to Bahama Village. The police didn’t serve us.”

All parties agree the float was turned off of Duval Street, but, says Fantasy Fest director Nadene Grossman Orr, the decision was not based on racism, but on public safety concerns.

In response to letters sent to the Key West mayor and city commissioners by Bahama VIllage residents Arida Wright and Judith Cisneros, Grossman Orr outlined the situation and the decisions that were made that night.

“Unfortunately, because we were at the end of the parade, as usual, we were delayed because of crowds coming in front of the float,” Cisneros wrote. “We could not continue. Apparently there were none or too few parade monitors to help control the crowd to let us through. … Unfortunately, this is the common attitude towards the disappearing black community of Key West. They are made to keep a low profile and act happy, even when they are taken out of a parade, due to the circumstances that should have been controlled. But of course, since it was black people, the attitude is ‘Who cares?’ … I call this as it is. Racism.”

The ‘Woman King’ float in the Fantasy Fest parade featured Bahama Village residents and dancers in African attire. The float was turned off the parade route when it became separated from the rest of the floats. CONTRIBUTED

In response to that letter and anotherWright, Grossman Orr wrote that the unfortunate experience was “due to the disregard your group directors had for the rules and requirements we have in place to keep the parade safe and moving at the correct pacing.

“Your beautiful group of dancers were a most welcome inclusion in the parade. Unfortunately, we had to slow and even STOP the parade numerous times to encourage your driver and group to move up and keep on pace. Eventually your group had a substantial gap, spanning more than two blocks and the crowd assumed the parade was over. The streets on Duval filled with spectators and there was no way to clear them to allow you to continue. Key West Police made the decision as a matter of public safety for those spectators and for your participants; there was no way to proceed down the parade route.

“We have received reports from our experienced parade ambassadors and captains that your driver and wheel monitors used profanity and blatantly disregarded their direction during the parade and their pleas for your cooperation.”

Costumed dancers surrounded and followed the African-themed Fantasy Fest float that was organized by Bahama Village residents. CONTRIBUTED

Grossman Orr further told the Keys Weekly that the Bahama Village float had violated agreed-upon parade and float rules by allowing three tour buses of float participants into the Truman Waterfront staging area, where buses were prohibited.

Stafford told the Keys Weekly there was no way to move elderly participants from the bus on Simonton Street to the Truman Waterfront. She admitted that buses entered Truman Waterfront, but dropped people off and left immediately.

“I deeply resent you insinuating that we have done anything in this situation that may have been racially inappropriate and I feel no further obligation to justify that,” Grossman Orr wrote. “Bottom line here is that your driver and group were not moving on pace, you ignored our parade captains, ambassadors and Key West Police who were all encouraging you to cooperate so that you could complete the parade. Everyone from our team stands firmly by our decisions in this matter of public safety.”

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s of Wednesday morning, election results continue to be tallied and control of the U.S. House hangs in the balance. However, one thing from Tuesday’s elections is certain: pollsters had no idea what issues and items were motivating Americans to vote for particular candidates. And this isn’t the first time they completely missed the mark. So while this increasing trend of inaccurate polling is troubling, we at the Keys Weekly have some ideas about why they got it so wrong.

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REASONS POLLSTERS COMPLETELY WHIFFED ON THE 2022 NOVEMBER ELECTIONS 10. Maybe because media sites that consistently cover what Kanye West (or Ye) has to say shouldn’t be trusted with predicting the essential elements of American democracy.

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8. Perhaps sitting outside of a Walmart in Arizona and asking the first five people you see about abortion and gas prices isn’t the best sample size to encompass all Americans.

7. Because people actually did care more about getting something done in D.C. rather than the peacocking between left and right that we are constantly subjected to.

6. The pollsters did have it right, but these elections were rigged. We are all just sheep.

5. Unbeknownst to pollsters, the nation wants to live in 2022, not 1952.

4. Pollsters placed too much faith in armed dipshits sitting outside voting areas. Evidently, Elmer and Daryl, who purchased all of their tactical gear at the local Army surplus store, weren’t so intimidating after all.

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TAPPING FEMA FOR FUNDS A Laird Street home flooded by Hurricane Ian’s storm surge awaits removal of the soaked contents.

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FEDS TO PICK UP CHECK FOR IAN CLEANUP Tree limbs await removal on Elizabeth Street following Hurricane Ian. AMY PATTON/Keys Weekly

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hen Hurricane Ian barreled northward from Cuba toward South Florida in late September, residents of and visitors to the Florida Keys were braced for impact.

So too, was the city of Key West.

On Sept. 27, when Ian was just hours away, President Joe Biden approved Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ request for a federal emergency declaration. That statement unlocked the flow of funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which comes to the aid of cities and states severely affected by natural disasters.

With the island facing cleanup efforts resulting from storm surge flooding, high winds and downed trees, the response was handled in a “well-organized” and “very efficient manner,” Key West Mayor Teri Johnston told the Keys Weekly last week.

The local government followed a rubric well-familiar to most who live here: After the damage assessment comes the cleanup.

Hurricane Irma, the September 2017 storm that hit hard in the Keys, cost the island of Key West $5 million for its response.

At this point, said Key West’s Assistant City Manager Todd Stoughton, the projected cost of Ian’s wrath will be $4 million for debris removal, flood mitigation, road and bridge repair and sand encroachment on public roads. “That es-

timate is based on the experience we had with Hurricane Irma,” Stoughton said.

Irma’s most devastating impacts were in the Lower and Middle Keys, while Key West was spared the storm’s full wrath.

While FEMA’s reimbursement for the overall project will likely take a few years to arrive in the city’s coffers, Stoughton said salaries connected to the project, which included hefty overtime for workers, are an exception to the time lag. Payments of this type fall into what’s called a “category B FEMA” reimbursement, he said, and will be paid in real time by funding reserves. He added that Monroe County came to the aid by cleaning up a large amount of salt water from flooded roads in the northern area of Key West.

At this time the city’s efforts so far are wrapping up with the removal of waste and other debris caused by the storm.

“The final haul-out is happening now,” Stoughton said. Contracting company AshBritt Inc. won the bid for the cleanup, and handled the job of transferring trash, storm debris and what’s called “white goods,” meaning appliances and electronics. Priority was given immediately to picking up appliances like freezers and refrigerators that were damaged by flooding, as most of those items contain freon, a toxic chemical that requires those large items to be loaded by hand onto trucks. A majority of the waste material from the hurricane was hauled away to the Pompano Beach Monarch Hill landfill.

Environmental considerations were a top priority in the response to Ian, added Johnston. Setting the organic material ablaze when it came to downed trees and accompanying natural detritus was not an option for Key West, the mayor said. “Some cities end up burning this waste to save money, but we spent more hauling it away.”

She cited the effects of smoke as harmful to the delicate balance of the ecosystem here.

“There are so many species of wildlife on this island that are affected by air quality. (Burning) can be devastating in both the long and short term to those animals and birds.”

She added that it’s difficult to assess the exact amount that the city is seeking in reimbursements from FEMA. “Don’t forget about the part-time residents — the so-called snowbirds — who have not even been back yet to their homes,” Johnston said. ”It will take time to come to an exact figure of the cost of the damage here.”

The city’s deadline for submitting the documents to the feds is Nov. 21 if Key West seeks a 100% payback of already-advanced funding.

Stoughton noted that the estimate includes the repair of the seawall adjacent to the Southernmost Point buoy in Old Town. Funds will also be used to shore up structures in order to mitigate future damage caused by severe weather events.

FEMA’s top administrator Deanne Criswell reported in October that the cost of the latest storm to hit the state of Florida could total upwards of $45 billion. The agency has already paid out nearly $1.6 billion in immediate benefits to individuals and business owners for losses. Included in that support is $387 million in disaster loans and $244 million from National Flood Insurance claims.

But don’t expect FEMA to pony up the cash for the city’s Ian thrashing any time soon. Patience is the game here, Stoughton said. “We’re expecting 100% of a reimbursement from FEMA, but it could take a few years.” He cited the fiveyear wait for the 2017 Hurricane Irma claim to hit the city’s coffers. “Many municipalities don’t have the reserves to handle these costs, but in our case, we are fortunate that we do.”

He added, “This is something we’ve been through before and are likely to deal with again.

But we’re prepared.”

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t’s eclipse season, baby!

Are you is an astrologer, experiencing wanderer, barsome major tender and fluctuations, advocate for queer justice. He feeling a little is a loquacious out of sorts, Gemini with a or wondering cozy Cancer rising. Find him at who pulled the rug out? hearthandheraldastrology.com Good, ’cause eclipses are irreversible thresholds of personal growth. This past Tuesday saw a total lunar eclipse in the sign of Taurus with the full moon perfectly aligned with the planet Uranus. This eclipse corresponds to a powerful unfolding around themes of material needs, beauty and aesthetic appreciation, and the bounty of hard work. The actual outcomes may only be seen through a glass darkly because the results are shrouded under the moon’s veiled light. One thing is certain, though, with Uranus in the mix, this eclipse was a soul defibrillator shocking us out of certain past constraints.

Here are your Taurus full lunar eclipse horoscopes. Read for your rising and sun signs.

CHRIS McNULTY

SCORPIO Oct. 24 - Nov. 21 Partnership can be suffocating if you do not see your authenticity and your liberated potential reflected in your partner. This eclipse offered you an intuition of what you need in a relationship in order to be simultaneously committed and unrestricted. Now it is up to you to enact this possibility.

Showing some maturity at home and owning confidence with family will help you hold it together.

SAGITTARIUS Nov. 22 - Dec. 21 Your reflective solitude may help you to see yourself more clearly, Sag, but without bringing your

SHOCKED OUT OF CHAINS thoughts into your hands you are trapped in a reflective paralysis.

Be a player in the world around you by embodying and enacting your deepest dreams. Free yourself with new routines and projects that make you sweat.

Rely on your friends who feel like home to hold you together.

CAPRICORN Dec. 22 - Jan. 19 You have people in your life who are intellectually stimulating and artistically inspiring, and surrounding yourself with these folks lets you shine. However, you have your own, independent creative spark. Something inside you is begging to be born, nurtured and unleashed on the world. Find your medium. Get serious about your value system and conservative in your spending to focus your energy.

AQUARIUS Jan. 20 - Feb. 18 You may be feeling a bit ungrounded, Aquarius, like there is a total lack of stability underfoot. Work is currently in the spotlight and taking a lot of your mental and emotional focus, but home is where you can let all requirements and expectations of you drop. Free yourself in the confines of your home space.

Practice some personal moderation to balance your public and private lives.

PISCES Feb. 19 - March 20 You see yourself traveling foreign lands, studying new wisdoms and exploring new ways of understanding. Awesome! And yet, your freedom is calling from your familiar surroundings and your local neighborhood. Changing up your usual – your usual way of communicating, your usual routes, your usual errands – will offer you more space to be yourself than any grand adventure.

ARIES March 21 - April 19 Investing your time, energy and money in the people around you is something we all do as communal animals, and doing so helps you to identify yourself in your chosen networks. However, right now, you are being called to rebel a bit. Radicalize your personal value system and change up your income stream. Consolidate your social circle a bit to make space for your new modus operandi.

TAURUS April 20 - May 20 This eclipse is calling on you to drop all of your false personas, Taurus. You are not obligated to be a certain way for anyone, and right now it is time for you to be radically yourself – your gorgeous, wacky, rebellious, imaginative self. The people you are closest with will need to change right along with you, and the ones you love will love to see you showing up. Actually, being more of an authority in the workspace will help this emergence.

GEMINI May 21 - June 21 You have some deep psychological and emotional shadows, Gemini, and it is time to let them be there without letting them control you. This eclipse is letting you free yourself from your hidden burdens. The secret is: we all have them! Meditate on what it would be like to feel spacious. You’re working hard; keep it up and process your shadows through your hands.

CANCER June 22 - July 22 You have community, Cancer, and that community is pushing you to your own liberation. Yes, you are creative and talented and you have your own pursuits to achieve. However, it is in letting

yourself be helped by your support network that you can really experience your freedom. Get serious about any debts you have right now and make a plan to pay them.

LEO July 23 - Aug. 22 This time of year finds you getting cozy at home and connecting with family, but this eclipse is urging you to focus on work and find some radical lightness out in public. Change up how you relate to work or even change up your career! We live in a world where we must exchange our labor for livelihood, but you can absolutely do it in a way that is freeing rather than constricting. A lover or important partner is a voice of reason.

VIRGO Aug. 23 - Sept. 22 You may be really feeling yourself in your usual world, Virgo, like the place you live and the people you see regularly are your ideal Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood. Live into it, but also answer the call to adventure, because the path to your hero’s journey was radically opened by this eclipse. What’s out there? What ideas haven’t been thought? What roads haven’t been traveled? Seek out those answers.

LIBRA Sept. 23 - Oct. 23 Your financial and emotional health is in focus, Libra, and setting up a secure foundation is certainly important. However, this eclipse is calling you to invest in something radically different – whether that is a monetary investment, a social investment or an emotional investment is for you to determine. Find liberation in sharing yourself because the return will be radically worth it.

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KEY WEST WEEKLY / NOVEMBER 10, 2022 CHARLOTTE TWINE www.keysweekly.com

GOLDEN YEARS

KEYS MAN APPOINTED CHAIR OF BAPTIST HEALTH SOUTH FLORIDA BOARD

Jay Hershoff uses negotiating skills developed over years of working as an attorney in order to put together deals at Baptist Health South Florida for everything from new buildings to new staff members.

Seen here, Hershoff sits at his desk at his law firm, Hershoff, Lupino and Yagel. KEYS WEEKLY FILE PHOTO

J

ay Hershoff is 79 years old. And he’s “retired.” Or, at least, as retired as you can be when you’re the chairman of the board of trustees for Baptist Health South Florida, an organization that stretches from Marathon to Boca Raton and has 12 hospitals, 26,000 employees, 20 urgent care sites, 19 diagnostic centers and much more.

Many of us in the Keys may envision our golden years as a simple life where the most pressing decision of the day is: Should we eat at Ziggie’s or Lazy Days tonight? But since officially becoming chairman on Oct. 1, Hershoff has a say in how to spend $5 billion a year in annual revenue, on everything from a new physician and new services to a new building.

When Keys Weekly spoke to him on a phone call that was scheduled a few days ahead of time, he was frequently interrupted by calls and texts regarding Baptist Health South Florida matters.

“There goes another one,” he said, as his line clicked. “That’s a fellow board member.

Since I started as chairman 31 days ago, I would say 25 of those days were spent on the hospital.”

In addition to juggling board chairman activities, Hershoff heads into his law firm, Hershoff, Lupino and Yagel, to work a few hours a week — even though he officially retired on Dec. 31, 2019.

“I should get a phone call from the ‘Not Retirement Society,’” he said, chuckling. “I have a hard time saying ‘no.’”

Jokes aside, Hershoff’s friends and colleagues are quick to point out his accomplishments. Marathon residents (and husband-and-wife team) Jim Rifkin and Jane Packard spearheaded efforts to raise $15

million from the community toward replacing the old Fishermen’s Community Hospital building that was destroyed during Hurricane Irma. As part of a deal that Hershoff brokered, Baptist Health agreed to pay for the facility as long as locals contributed at least $15 million.

“He’s an amazing person,” said Rifkin.

“He’s the first person from the Keys to achieve the position of chairman at Baptist Health South Florida. And without Jay, there would be no hospital here (in Marathon). Jay went to the hallowed halls of Baptist Health and convinced them to get on board. In the last 20 years, only one rural hospital was built in the country — and I’m looking out the window right at it.”

“Jay eats, breathes and sleeps Baptist Health. That’s his passion,” said Packard.

“Fishermen’s and Mariners would never have happened without him. To me, to know Jay is to love Jay. ”

Drew Grossman, CEO of Fishermen’s and Mariners hospitals, agreed that Hershoff is a people person.

“He realizes that it takes all kinds of different talent to get the job done every day,” said Grossman. “He has a good way of interacting. He’s the first one to say he needs to learn more.”

Hershoff is indeed humble about how he got his start in working with Keys hospitals in 1993, when a colleague suggested he fill a vacancy on the Mariners Hospital board.

“Before that, I had never been involved with a hospital, other than being a patient,” he said.

In 1998, using negotiating skills developed over years of working as an attorney in crime, personal injury and family law, Hershoff hammered out a deal for Mariners Hospital to become a part of the Baptist Health South Florida system and get a new facility as a result. Prior to that, Mariners had been housed in an old building with additions that had been slapped on over the years.

Eventually, he moved on to the Fishermen’s board, then finally joined the Baptist Health South Florida board in 2002.

“I have no hobbies any more,” he said, explaining that he physically can no longer handle the water activities he used to adore.

“I’m passionate about health care and helping communities. I’m very proud of what we’ve done to get the new hospital and board approval for the medical arts building on the old library site in Marathon. My perfect day is getting things approved at Baptist Health, when the sun shines by the pool — and anything with my wife, Nancy.”

The Islamorada resident wears his power lightly — in that Florida Keys way.

On Oct. 28, he went to the Hilton in Miami to speak to an audience of 125 Baptist Health board members. When he went to unpack his suitcase in his hotel room, he realized that he had not packed any long pants to wear.

“I got up to make the speech, and I was wearing Columbia cargo shorts,” he said, laughing. “Everyone else was in long pants. I said, ‘The invitation said business casual, but I’m in Keys formal.’”

Needless to say, he brought down the house.

On June 10, 2020, current board chairman of Baptist Health South Florida Jay Hershoff attends a ceremony to commemorate the last beam being lifted into place for the new Fishermen’s Community Hospital building. Hershoff helped negotiate the deal to have Baptist Health build the facility. Pictured from left are Jeff Smith, Fishermen’s Community Hospital advisory board member; Jane Packard, foundation board member; Hershoff; then-State Rep. Holly Raschein; and County Commissioners Michelle Coldiron and Craig Cates. BARRY GAUKEL/Keys Weekly

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SPORTS & MORE

SAVE THE DATE Through Nov. 13 Race World Offshore presents the Offshore World Championship powerboat races at Truman Waterfront.

VIsit raceworldoffshore.com for details and a full schedule.

Thursday, Nov. 10 • Key West’s second short-term rental workshop, 5:30 p.m. at City Hall. Discussion will include potential limitations on short-term and monthly rentals. The first workshop was productive and included many real estate professionals. Officials now also want to hear from local workers and renters who may not have been available during the first daytime workshop.

• Lead Park Ranger Curtis Hall discusses “Dry Tortugas – A Confluence of Human History, Natural Resources, Ambitious Fortifications and Remote National Park,” as part of the Key West Art & Historical Society’s Distinguished Speaker Series. 6 to 7 p.m. at Tropic Cinema, 416 Eaton St. Friday, Nov. 11 • Join the Key West Ploggers for a 1-hour cleanup around the Key West Cemetery. 8 to 9 a.m. Meet by the cemetery gate.

Nov. 16-20 • Key West Film Festival features more than 75 films in five days at various venues. Visit keywestff.com for details and a schedule.

Nov. 18 & 19 • Key West Garden Club hosts its fall plant sale & art market, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. both days at West Martello Tower, 1100 Atlantic Blvd.

Friday, Nov. 18 • Join the Key West Ploggers for a 1-hour cleanup around Fort Street in Bahama Village, 8 to 9 a.m. Meet in Frederick Douglass Gym parking lot.

Saturday, Nov. 19 • Historian George Born speaks at the Oldest House Museum & Gardens, 322 Duval St. Admission is free for Old Island Restoration Foundation members and $10 for nonmembers. Donations and new memberships to the Old Island Restoration Foundation are encouraged.

Friday, Nov. 25 • Join the Key West Ploggers for a 1-hour cleanup around Old Town. Meet in the parking lot at Angela & Simonton streets.

Saturday, Nov. 26 • The Studios of Key West hosts its holiday artisan market, featuring works for sale by local artists on Small Business Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Studios, 533 Eaton St. Visit tskw.org to enter works for sale.

Thursday, Dec. 1 • World AIDS Day commemoration. Procession starts at Key West City Hall and marches to the Key West AIDS Memorial at Ed Knight Pier. Stay tuned for timing and details.

4 PITCHERS, 0 HITS, 9 INNINGS — IS IT A NO-HITTER?

RALPH MORROW

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wonder what Don Larsen would have ... a veteran sports thought columnist, says about the World the only sport Series game on he doesn’t follow Nov. 2.

It was the is cricket. That leaves plenty fourth game of of others to fill this year’s Sehis time. ries, won by the ralphmoro1936 Houston Astros @gmail.com in six games.

It’s the game that will go down as a no-hitter, albeit one in which Houston’s Cristian Javier pitched six innings, followed by three other pitchers. Bryan Abreu, Rafael Montero and Ryan Pressly each hurled one inning without allowing a hit.

As Javier, 25, went inning to inning, allowing no hits, I rooted for him, that he would pitch nine innings. He did not, of course.

He issued just two walks while striking out nine before he exited to a big hug from Astros manager Dusty Baker after 97 pitches.

Relievers Abreu (1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 BB, 3 Ks), Montero (1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 BB, 1 K) and Pressly (1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 BB, 1 K) followed with no-hit innings of their own to complete just the second no-hitter in World Series history.

Do you remember the first? I do, of course. It was Don Larsen’s perfect game. Larsen was pitching for the New York Yankees. He pitched it in game five of the 1956 World Series against the Brooklyn Dodgers.

I probably remember it most because my favorite player, Dale Mitchell, made the 27th out of Larsen’s perfect game. Mitchell played most of his career with the Cleveland Indians and was traded to the Dodgers late in the 1956 season. He rarely struck out, but did so with a called strike three to complete Larsen’s perfect game.

Larsen pitched for seven teams. His win-loss record was 81-91. Larsen was 90 when he died on Jan. 2, 2020. Larsen and Mark Shaw wrote a book with a forward

by Yogi Berra, who was Larsen’s catcher, titled, “The Perfect Yankee: The Incredible Story of the Greatest Miracle in Baseball History.” I have not read it, so I cannot give it a plus or minus.

The Houston Astros won the 2022 World Series trophy. CONTRIBUTED

The third no-hitter thrown in post-season would be Roy Halladay’s of Oct. 6, 2010. He pitched for the Philadelphia Phillies against the Cincinnati Reds in Game 1 of the National League Division Series.

Philadelphia won 4-0.

There have been 314 no-hitters in Major League history, including 23 perfect games starting in 1880.

Five no-hitters were recorded in 2022.

One of the most famous without being a complete perfect game was pitched by Harvey Haddix on May 26, 1959. Haddix pitched 12 perfect innings for Pittsburgh against the Milwaukee Braves. In the 13th inning, third baseman Don Hoak made an error on a grounder

by Felix Mantilla, according to Wikipedia. Eddie Matthews sacrificed Mantilla to second and Hank Aaron was intentionally walked.

Joe Adcock then apparently homered, so not only did Haddix lose his perfect game and no-hitter, but the victory as well. However, Aaron left the basepath and was passed by Adcock for the second out. Supposedly the Braves won, 2-0. The National League president eventually ruled that Adcock’s homer was a double and only Mantilla’s run counted, resulting in a final score of 1-0.

But the Pirates and Haddix still lost.

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KEYS WEEKLY

By: Tracy and Sean McDonald

THE SCOREBOARD Team

Sport

Opponent

Date

Result

Key West

Boys soccer (preseason)

MAST Academy

11/1

L, 5-1

Coral Shores

Football

Palmer Trinity

11/3

W, 35-27

Coral Shores

Girls soccer (preseason)

Seminole HS

11/4

L, 5-1

Key West

Football

Bishop Verot

11/4

L, 48-14

Key West

Girls soccer (preseason)

Seminole

11/5

L, 4-3

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THIS WEEK IN KEYS SPORTS Date

School

Sport

Opponent

Start Time

11/10

Marathon

Boys soccer

@ Westwood

4 p.m.

11/10

Key West

Boys soccer

@ St. Brendan

3:30 p.m.

11/14

Marathon

Girls basketball

@ Carrollton

5 p.m.

11/14

Coral Shores

Girls basketball

@ Divine Savior

4 p.m.

11/15

Marathon

Boys soccer

Florida Christian

4 p.m.

11/15

Marathon

Girls soccer

@ Silver Palms

4 p.m.

11/15

Key West

Boys soccer

Keys Gate

5 p.m.

11/15

Key West

Girls soccer

Keys Gate

3 p.m.

11/15

Coral Shores

Boys soccer

@ St. Brendan

5 p.m.

11/16

Marathon

Girls soccer

@ Homestead High

3 p.m.

11/16

Marathon & Coral Shores

Weightlifting

@ Gulliver Prep

3:30 p.m.

11/16

Marathon

Girls basketball

@ Gulliver Prep

4 p.m.

11/16

Coral Shores

Boys soccer

@ Florida Christian

6 p.m.

11/17

Coral Shores

Girls soccer

St. Brendan

6 p.m.

11/17

Marathon

Girls basketball

Somerset S. Homestead

4 p.m.

11/18

Key West

Girls soccer

@ Port Charlotte

7 p.m.

11/18

Key West

Boys soccer

@ Dade Christian

4 p.m.

11/18

Marathon

Boys soccer

Palmer

4 p.m.

11/18

Key West

Girls basketball

@ Barron Collier

5:30 p.m.

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Key West High School Junior Swimming

“Everyone looks up to him. He lifts the others up and makes them faster too.”

Key West’s swimming program has been a strong one for many years, so to be a standout for the Conchs, it takes a little bit extra. Junior Alexander “A J” Smith has put — Coach Lori Bosco in the work to become one of the program’s greatest standouts. Smith won the FHSAA 2A District 16 title in the 50 freestyle event, qualifying him for regionals. While he was at it, he qualified for three more events, including two relays and the 100 freestyle individual race. His regional time of 22.75s in the 50 was fast enough to earn him a bid to states, making him the lone representative for the Conchs. Coach Lori Bosco feels that A J has more to give at states as he zeroes in on a single race and continues to improve. For his steadfast training, stellar times and focus on teamwork, A J Smith is this week’s Key’s Weekly Athlete of the Week.

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KEYS WEEKLY

By: Tracy and Sean McDonald

GIRLS SOCCER

CORAL SHORES VS ST. BRENDAN NOVEMBER 17 | 6 P.M.

SOCCER BOYSBOYS/GIRLS SOCCER

VS VS KEY WEST MARATHON KEYS GATE FLORIDA CHRISTIAN NOVEMBER 15 | 3 & 5 P.M. NOVEMBER 15 | 4 P.M.

KEYS SWIMMERS ARE STATEBOUND

FOOTBALL SEASON OFFICIALLY CLOSES IN MONROE COUNTY

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ith a trip to Palmer Trinity on Nov. 3, the Coral Shores Hurricanes faced the Falcons with third place in their conference on the line.

Also on the line was a bit of redemption for the ’Canes, who had their first loss of the season delivered to them by Palmer in September. Coach Ed Holly was very pleased with his team’s performance and emphasized that the game plan was not based on a revenge scenario, but geared toward his players and their success.

“Our driving force was sending our seniors out on a positive note,” he said.

This time around, the Hurricanes were the better team. Coral Shores beat the Falcons 35-27. Scoring for the ’Canes were Chuck Jacobsen with a hat trick of rushing touchdowns as well as single rushing scores from Dantay Diorio and A J Putetti.

Holly said the big difference between the games with Palmer was that “last time, we ran out of time.” His 2022 squad secured a winning 7-3 record, up from 5-6 last year, and he looks forward to the future.

“We got better and better as the season went on,” he said. “We are looking to continue this next season.”

In the meantime, he and several seniors will focus on getting to the next level of play. Xavyer Arrington and Johnny Holly have solid offers on the table, and Chuck Jacobsen, a newcomer to football but a natural athlete, has also expressed interest in playing college ball.

Key West was hoping to stay alive in the FHSAA 2S District 16 playoff bracket with a win on Nov. 4 against Bishop Verot. A win would have created a three-way tie for first in the district, forcing a winner via power rankings.

The unusual tiebreaker scenario became moot when the Conchs fell to the Vikings, 48-14.

While it was not the homecoming result the Conchs would have liked, they did put points on the board against Verot. James Reynolds scored a pair of running touchdowns, one in the second and one in the fourth quarter.

“We played hard, but gave up too many big plays,” said head coach Johnny Hughes, crediting the Vikings as “the real deal.”

’Canes senior running back Chuck Jacobsen was a workhorse in the backfield this season. DOUG FINGER/Keys Weekly

Hughes said his team will now have a bit of a break, then get back to hitting the weight room to prepare for next fall. With the regular season over, Hughes’ focus will now be on seniors Andre Otto, James Reynolds and Kevon Mills as they work through the recruiting process with the hope of playing at the next level. The Conchs end their season with 4 wins and 5 losses.

Marathon’s independent status prevented them from a playoff situation, but the 5-4 Fins improved from 3-6 in ’21, securing their first winning season since 2018.

“I’m very proud of our team this season,” said coach Mac Childress. “We always played hard and were able to have a winning season. The seniors did a tremendous job of paving the way for the younger players. Moving into next year, we’re excited to see how much the underclassmen can develop.”

With the season now complete, Marathon’s Malachi Hawkins will be entertaining his options for collegiate play.

KWHS homecoming queen Valerie Thene. CONTRIBUTED

Coral Shores and Key West had successful regional races and both teams qualified athletes to move on to the next level: state championships. Coral Shores will compete in the FHSAA 1A Championships on Friday, Nov. 11, and Key West will participate in the 2A event on the 12th. Both events are being held in Stuart, at the Sailfish Splash Park Aquatic Athletics Center.

The ’Canes are represented by two individual swimmers and two relay teams. Corley Smith will compete in the 200 freestyle event and Abbie Sargent will represent the ’Canes in the 100 free. Both athletes will also be competing in relay events. Smith will join her sister Layne along with Olivia Sargent and Riley Cooper in the 200 freestyle relay. Abbie and Olivia Sargent will team up with Corley and Layne Smith to represent Coral Shores in the 400 freestyle relay team.

Key West’s A J Smith will make the trip to states for the Conchs. The district champ will swim his best event, the 50 freestyle. Coming off his win at districts, Smith had quite a bit of disruption and little practice time due to the quick turnaround from districts to regionals.

“It’s hard on the swimmers to get back Friday night and have to leave three days later,” said coach Lori Bosco.

With a full week of practice, A J could have a breakout race on Saturday.

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ace week kicked off in Key West on Nov. 6, when powerboats paraded down Duval Street, showing off sleek lines and huge horsepower.

Organizers from Raceworld Offshore switched gears on Nov. 7 and brought a winning powerboat team to Key West High School, where the crew spoke with students.

The Missouri-based Performance Boat Center team, led by throttleman Rusty Williams, driver Myrick Coil and crew chief Andy Sanders, discussed the boat’s power and potential as well as the logistics of traveling more than 100 mph on the water.

Coil explained his role as driver as “the guy who steers to make sure we’re going where we need to go,” while throttleman Rusty

Williams controls how much power to give the vessel at various places in the race course. Crew chief Andy Sanders keeps everything running.

In answer to a student’s question, Coil said they enter the boat through a hatch in the roof, “but there’s also an escape hatch in the bottom of the hull, in case we flip over, but don’t jinx us,” he said.

The Raceworld Offshore Key West World Championships take place this week in Key West, where races are scheduled Friday and Sunday, Nov. 11 and 13. The full schedule also includes a street party Friday evening at Duval and Greene streets and a concert at 5:30 p.m. Saturday featuring Eddie Montgomery, Brian Kelley and John Daly at the Key West Amphitheater.

Visit raceworldoffshore.com for more information and for the best race-viewing options all week.

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he College of the Florida Keys honored veterans as part of its Nov. 5 festivities at Community Day on the Key West Campus. CFK President Jonathan Gueverra delivered his annual Salute to Veterans, honoring John Parce, a Naval aviator and a member of the CFK Foundation’s board of directors: This Veterans Day, I encourage all to take a moment to reflect on the sacrifices that our service members bear for all Americans and for the principles of democracy. Our heroes continue to serve in a variety of ways that benefit our communities. I salute all veterans as well as current servicemen and women, including my son Julius, who is Military veteran and board member of the College of the Florida Keys serving in the Navy. I express Foundation John Parce and CFK President Jonathan Gueverra at the college’s my sincerest thanks to them Community Day event on Nov. 5. CONTRIBUTED and their families for their dedication and commitment, and for their continued service to protecting our Parce was first introduced to Key West when he freedom wherever they are deployed. was stationed at NAS-Key West in 1984. Upon retiring The Florida Keys and the College have indeed from the Navy as a commander in 1994, he chose to benefitted from the contributions of many veterans move back to the island. He spent the following four over the years. Each one deserves special recogniyears restoring a Conch House he had purchased tion. Today, I salute one veteran in the CFK family: while on assignment. The refurbished historic home U.S. Naval Aviator John Parce, who is a member of paved the way for a second career helping people the CFK Foundation’s board of directors and the buy and sell houses in the Old Town neighborhood. founder of a scholarship for nursing students.

Parce has been a full-time Realtor since 2001.

Parce, whose father was a Navy pilot, was desSince moving to the Keys, Parce followed the tined for a military career. He grew up surrounded by growth of the college and was particularly interested strong military role models and molded by experiin the nursing program. He even highlighted CFK’s ences brought by living in various locations across nursing program in an article aimed at prospective the country. Parce earned a Navy ROTC scholarship home buyers — pointing out the quality of the proto attend Marquette University, and immediately gram as an educational option and as a positive influafter graduating in 1974, he enlisted in the Navy and ence on health care services in the Keys. Parce took started flight training. In his 20 years of service, he his interest in the college to the next level in 2020 by was a naval aviator, intelligence officer and military establishing a scholarship for nursing students. Eardiplomat. Parce also served as the Assistant Naval Atlier this year, he joined the CFK Foundation’s board tache at the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand. of directors, where he is able to further expand his Parce flew in jet squadrons, piloting the EA3 impact on and support of the college.

Skywarrior over all the oceans of the world. In 1981, It is with great honor that on this Veterans Day he was recognized as the Number Two Carrier Pilot 2022, the College of the Florida Keys and I salute in the Atlantic Fleet, which was composed of about Navy Commander John Parce. He exemplifies the 500 pilots. vast talent, grit and selflessness of the U.S. military.

During his assignments to foreign lands, Parce Thank you for your continuous service to our counopted to live within the cities and towns instead of try, state, and community. May such achievements, on the U.S. military bases or the aircraft carriers. He sacrifice, and generosity serve as an inspiration for lived in Spain and in various parts of Asia, where he all. immersed himself in the cultures and communities.

— Jonathan Gueverra, College of the Florida Keys The perspective gained enriched his personal experipresident ence and aided him professionally in his work as a military diplomat.

Staff from your Monroe County Public Library recommend some of their favorites from the collection.

What: “Mythos” by Stephen Fry Why: Enjoy classic tales of the Greek gods, titans and the mortals unlucky enough to become entangled in the lives of the immortals, all of it filtered through the dry wit and clever mind of British comedian, actor and writer Stephen Fry. Fry lovingly retells these tales of old, warts and all, revealing many not-so-secret truths often cleaned up by prudish mythographers of earlier eras. Marvel at how these myths have continued into present-day popular culture, and how these names and tales inform many modern words, thoughts and ideas. An entertaining romp through the ancient Greek world that will not soon be forgotten.

Where: This is available as a print book (hard copy) and as an ebook and e-audiobook from the Monroe County Library system.

How: You can request books online by logging in to www. keyslibraries.org and get ebooks and e-audiobooks 24/7 at www. estuff.keyslibraries.org. If you don’t have a card, you can visit your local branch or register online to get one. Questions? info@ keyslibraries.org Recommended by: James Todd, library assistant, Marathon branch

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Left: JT Thompson, founder of Key West’s One Human Family movement and official motto, speaks at the renaming ceremony of the One Human Family pavilion at Bayview Park. Right: Key West officials installed the first in a series of park benches dedicated to suicide awareness and prevention. The first bench at Bayview Park honors the late Ainsley Tibbett Steel. MANDY MILES/Keys Weekly

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ey West turned pain and prejudice into something positive at Bayview Park on Nov. 7. From suicide and slavery come support and solidarity, in the form of bright yellow suicide awareness and prevention park benches, and a newly renamed One Human Family pavilion that was initially built in 1924 by Confederate supporters.

A series of bright yellow suicide awareness benches are being installed around the park, with the first one dedicated Nov. 7 by city officials and the family of the late Ainsley Nicole Tibbett Steel, who had lived in Key West. The benches feature the new National Suicide Prevention Hotline number of 988 and a plaque with an honoree’s name.

Mayor Teri Johnston, Commissioner Mary Lou Hoover and relatives of Steele spoke at the bench dedication.

“We’re unsure what’s worse, the pain of what happened or the ache of what will never happen now,” Johnston said at the dedication, borrowing words left on the online memorial for Ainsley Steele.

Steele’s aunt, Katherine Sims, spoke on behalf of Steele’s mother, Heather, who was in attendance.

“Suicide, especially by your own child, is a soul-crushing, devastating grief that cannot be put into words,” she said with the hope that one person will see the prevention number on the bench and know they are not alone.

One Human Family Pavilion Just steps away from the first yellow bench, Key West residents and officials cut the ribbon on the newly renamed One Human Family pavilion, which provided shelter from an afternoon rain shower.

The island city adopted its official motto — that all people are created equal members of One Human Family — in 2000, when Commissioner Jimmy Weekley was mayor.

Local artist JT Thompson created the motto and on the first day of the 21st century began distributing bumper stickers bearing its message. Thompson and others have now given away 4.7 million stickers worldwide.

In 2020, the City Commission voted to name the pavilion and bandstand in Bayview Park with the motto. A sign was previously installed on the bandstand and as of Nov. 7, the pavilion bears the same name.

The pavilion was built in 1924 by a chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy to honor Confederate soldiers.

“Ninety-eight years ago, that pavilion was dedicated in a very different vein,” Commissioner Sam Kaufman said on Nov. 7, referencing the Confederacy’s support of slavery.

“Now, when my kids see the One Human Family letters as we pass every day on our way to school, we can all feel pride that we’re not the people and we don’t share the philosophy of those who put up this pavilion 98 years ago.”

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PAWS IN PARADISE BEYOND THE RAINBOW BRIDGE: LOSS & THE LEGACY OF LOVE JANICE GARY

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ere in Key West, we is a writer, dog celebrate Halmama and author loween with of the awarda creative gusto seldom winning memoir, seen in any other place.

“Short Leash.” Her lifelong love of But come Nov. 1, the the Keys led her festivities turn to a more to living local on somber and reflective the rock with her celebration, the Day of husband and their the Dead, when the veil dog, Ozzy, the Canine Tornado. between the world of janicegary.com the living and dead is at the closest.

I always use this time to reflect on those I have loved and lost — parents, friends and loved ones, including my animals. It seems the world allows you human losses. But when you lose a beloved dog or cat, much of the world expects you to move on. “You can always get another.”

Nothing can be more untrue. When that special animal comes into your life, the soul-wrenching loss can be excruciating. I have grieved more deeply for the loss of a beloved animal companion than I have for most people.

And I know I’m not the only one.

There is a special relationship you can have with an animal that you just can’t have with the human kind. A soul connection that is all too brief. Our animals are in our lives for only a short time. When we lose them, we lose not only a beloved companion, but a piece of our history, of who we were with them. It’s not only painful, but also disorienting. Add this to the burden of having to decide when and if to end your best friend’s life, and you have a wild storm of grief.

It guts me every time.

I’ve been trying to avoid the word “pets” in this article, because it’s such a passive, incorrect word. My dogs have been a lot more than pets to me. They’ve been teachers, friends, guides, soul companions, each one helping me on this journey of becoming.

Sundance was the dog who accompanied me into adulthood. Half-wolf, halfhusky, Sunny was never a “pet;” he was my guardian, devoted companion and inspiration. In his youth, he always found a way to escape, waiting quietly near the front door for hours until it opened. The moment it did, he took off like a rocket, returning

hours or days later, sometimes dragging an unopened bag of Tender Chunks or a fully wrapped package of steak.

I relied on that wolf part of him to remind me of my own wildness. He was my strength and courage at a time I could not fully own it myself. When he went, it was as if a hole opened up and swallowed me.

Fortunately, we had a back-up dog, my husband’s sweet pup, Sasha. That gave me the luxury of dog company while still grieving Sunny.

Two years later, I walked out of a Piggly Wiggly in Savannah and saw a big Lab pup running loose in the parking lot. I fell in love.

He was a goofball, the complete opposite of Sundance, with huge paws that showed he would be a big boy. I still needed protection and Barney, all 95 pounds of him, was up to the task. He also had the biggest heart of any dog I know. He stayed at my side as I walked out of years of trauma. I write about it in my memoir, “Short Leash.”

But Barney was one of those dogs shelters refer to as “needs to be the only dog in the home.” He was dog-aggressive, and it was clear there would be no back-up dog. He lived to 15. The last year or so of his life was tough. Those of you with sugar-faced oldsters know what I mean. He had neuropathy in one leg, a growing liver tumor and doggie incontinence. I cared for him throughout it. It was incredibly hard to go through and even harder to let him go.

After he died, being dog-less was unbearable. This time, it only took six months to find another dog. Winston was a gorgeous boxer-pitbull who came from a kill shelter.

He was adorable, but he chewed on anything he could find.

When I was going out of my mind with him, an adoption counselor reminded me to remember how tough his first 10 months had been. Give him time, she advised. She was right. He grew into the most joyful lovebug I ever met, worth every minute of chewing hell.

Eleven years later, when he succumbed unexpectedly to a quick-growing cancer, I was devastated once again.

There is a place called the rainbow bridge, it’s said, where the animals we have a special bond with are healed and happy and where we join them when we leave this earth. I know it’s sappy, but I love the idea of it. And yes, if there is a heaven, my dogs are there.

The author with her beloved pup Winston, who crossed the rainbow bridge in 2017. CONTRIBUTED

When people post online of losing a four-legged friend, I usually say I understand how hard it is. Because I do. But I’d like to tell them time really does help. That you have to let yourself grieve. Take as long as it takes.

Put out the pictures. Talk to your animal. Cry. Spread their ashes when you’re ready.

And spread the love. Honor your friend by helping animals in need. You can donate to a rescue organization like the FKSPCA or volunteer at a shelter. For some, fostering is a great option. Helping others can often help mend your heart.

There is a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Our beloved animals break our heart when they leave, but they also leave it bigger. In time, a bridge is built, made of love and memories. Their spirit, their love, their time spent with us never leaves us.

As Thanksgiving approaches, I will try to be grateful for the turkey-begging wise guy camping out under my table and remember all the other drooling pals who have spent time there. As the poet Mary Oliver reminds us of the joy our animals bring us, “It’s no small gift.”

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Key West Garden Club hosts plant sale & artist market 2-DAY EVENT TAKES PLACE NOV. 18 AND 19

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he Key West Garden Club will hold its annual fall plant sale and artist market at the West Martello Tower, 1100 Atlantic Boulevard, Key West from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 18 and Saturday, Nov. 19. Admission and parking are free.

The Garden Club will have a large selection of ornamental and native plants for sale, including sun-, shade- and drought-resistant varieties. The club will be selling its tried-and-true tomatoes grown from seed as well as several unusual herbs. Knowledgeable volunteers will be available to help visitors select the right plants for their home. Help will be provided to cart items to vehicles, or attendees may bring their own carts and wagons inside.

In addition to the Garden Club, Soroa Orchids and Tropiflora Nursery will be selling orchids, bromeliads, tillandsias, herbs and vegetables. OFE Intl. will be selling orchid and other horticultural supplies. The club’s popular orchid fertilizer balls will be available for purchase.

Living Towers will be selling state-of-the-art Tower Gardens, which are vertical, space-saving and aeroponic gardens.

Master gardeners from the extension office of Monroe Country can help with plant and gardening questions. A 30-minute Lunch and Learn discussion will take place each day near the food booth, where attendees can interact with

The Key West Garden Club, 1100 Atlantic Blvd, overlooks Higgs Beach and the Atlantic Ocean in a pristine setting with wandering trails, gazebos and waterfalls. CONTRIBUTED

experts. Door prizes will be awarded at each lecture.

Local artists will also have booths set up throughout the garden with signs leading the way.

Just in time for holiday shopping, the artists create and sell unique and custom paintings, sculpture, jewelry, ceramics, hemp health products and more.

Lunch items, including the club’s famous bratwursts, will be available for sale at the food booth.

Per Monroe County ordinance, pets are not allowed inside the gardens.

For more information, visit keywestgardenclub.com or call 305294-3210. Organizers Janet Borch and Sue Sullivan can be reached directly at borchfj@aol.com or 434760-0945, and keywestsuzie@gmail. com or 305-849-1070.

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The following artists will be selling their creations at the Key West Garden Club’s plant sale and art market on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 18 & 19: Lois Kincaid (sea glass jewelry & beads) Jaden McClellan (hand-sewn purses & stuffed animals) Suzanne Campbell (vintage silver jewelry) Simone Lasswell (ceramics) Christine Zapka (recycled glass jewelry) Nancy Adams (tin work, yard sculptures) Harolyn Keeney (hemp health & beauty products) Tammy Brisson (hand-painted coconuts, birdhouses) Tina Phelps (leather bags) Sherry Read (seed bead jewelry, recycled lanterns) Jeanne Smith (wire art jewelry)

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Musician Adrienne Z., on James Taylor: “Songs I played with four fingers, I re-taught myself to play with five like James did. I was obsessed.”

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ho is your greatest musical influence?” It’s one of the most common questions asked of a famous artist. We’ve all heard the myriad responses, but let’s dig a little deeper.

Influences often are strikingly obvious, from appearance and wardrobe to hairstyles and onstage moves, from the material they perform, down to the gear they use. At times we can close our eyes and recognize another musician’s sounds and technique embedded in our favorite player’s styles, leaving us with an extra sense of accessibility or even nostalgia.

At other times, off-stage behaviors and attitudes are emulated. Those outcomes are better left for more experienced minds than my own to expound upon, but I think we can agree we have all seen it to some extent.

There is another layer of influence, more subtle, but it affects player and listener equally.

Sometimes it can be simply in the tone of someone’s voice or the way they slur their vowels when they sing. It can be the way a horn blower emphasizes a certain part of a note or where they might choose to put that note.

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In the case musician, singer, actor and execuof local songtive director of the writer, guitarist Key West Music and comedian Awards, is known Zack Seemiller, to sacrifice his comfort for that it can be as of his cat. simple as a single wellwritten line.

“Harry Chapin – his music has always been a part of my life and still is now, probably more than any other musician, and his activism for social justice has always been inspiring. His one lyric changed the way I write songs, ‘Strum your guitar, sing it, kid. Just write about your feelings, not the things you never did,’” Seemiller said.

Influence can be seen in the way a player actually holds their instrument. When I first saw Ian Anderson play the flute, I noticed which flute he used and how he held it slightly forward of traditional teaching, which aided in his style. Before long, it was also part of my style.

Long time Key West songstress and professional recording artist Adrienne Z. describes it this way: “I went to a James Taylor concert when I was 18, with fifthrow seats. I was able to watch his hands. He used all five fingers to fingerpick and I just had to try it.

From that point I was hooked. I had to do it like James.”

There is yet another influence, one that often has little to do with music and more to do with life. My father inspired me to read. Not because he spoke about it, but because he did it, and he loved it.

When we are out living this life, who’s to say who is watching or how they interpret what they see? But rest assured, at any moment, you could be inspiring someone else.

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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 at 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 require a little extra TLC. Check these pages each week for just a few of the animals waiting for a home and see them all at fkspca.org.

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NOVEMBER • The 2022 property tax roll is open for collection. If you have not received your tax bill yet, please contact us at 305-295-5070.

• The Tax Collector’s Office returned over $5.4 million in unused fees to the taxing authorities for the 2022 fiscal year, which goes towards funding essential services for our community.

• If your property has been completely destroyed and/or otherwise rendered uninhabitable due to Hurricane Ian, please contact our office or visit our website for important information regarding payment extensions.

Tiger is a 1½-year-old male domestic shorthair who is laid back, mellow and very cuddly. He’d be happy to sit in your lap all day.

Mocha is a 1½-year-old female American pitbull mix. Mocha can be shy at first, but is playful and affectionate once comfortable.

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• All rental properties must also have a local business tax, regardless of how long they are being rented • If you suspect a fraudulent property rental, you may report it on our hotline at 1-855-422-4540 • All our offices will be closed on Friday, November 11, in observance of Veterans Day • Wesley House Family Services has placed toy boxes in our office lobbies. Please drop off new, unwrapped toys and help make a child’s holiday season a little extra special this year!

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BRAD BERTELLI is an author, speaker, Florida Keys historian and Honorary Conch.

His latest book, “Florida Keys History with Brad Bertelli, Volume 1,” shares fascinating glimpses into the rich and sometimes surprising histories of the Florida Keys.

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hristopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492. Even if he was not the first to “discover” the New World, his four trips across the Atlantic did rack up several “firsts” that can be peripherally connected to the Florida Keys.

For example, he is thought to have introduced citrus aurantiifolia, what came to be called the Key lime, to the New World. He also “discovered” the pineapple and introduced its sweet flavor to European palettes.

There is another apparent first attributed to him. On Jan. 9, 1493, Christopher Columbus wrote about mermaids in his logbook. “On the previous day,” he wrote, “the Admiral went to the Rio Del Oro, he said he quite distinctly saw three mermaids, which rose well out of the While often referred to as sea cows, they are distant cousins sea; but they are not so beautiful.” Depending of the elephant. Unlike the more ethereal mermaid, manatees on the account, Columbus wrote something (and dugongs) have been historically hunted for their meat and like “they have a face like a man”, “their faces hides. It was certainly the case for Florida’s aboriginal people and had some masculine traits” or some version of the territory’s early settlers. the mermaids not being as pretty as they apEfforts to protect Florida’s manatees date back to the 18th peared in paintings. century. According to British colonial records, in 1764: “His majesOf course, the Italian explorer was not ty… (proposed) that an Instruction should be given to the Goverwriting about mermaids but the West Innor of the Provence of East Florida to restrain him from granting dian manatee. What Columbus wrote is now any person whatsoever, without his Majesty’s particular Orders considered the earliest recorded account of a and directions, those parts of the Coast of the said Province fremanatee in the New World. When his son Ferquented by the Animals called the Manati or Sea Cow, where they dinand accompanied Columbus on his fourth have their Echouries (estuaries) or Landing Places.”

New World adventure, he wrote in his journal The proposal was ignored by the Indians and the settlers, who that the sirens “not be fishes but real calves… continued to hunt manatees for food. When John James Audubon inside they have nothing like a fish.” He also visited the Florida Keys in 1832, he hired James Egan as his guide. noted that the creatures “fed on grass and In addition to providing guide services, Egan built a two-and-a-halfthat their meat both resembled and tasted like story building on Indian Key that he operated as a boarding house. veal.”

It was here, at Egan’s boarding house, where Audubon stayed It was not the last time sailors mistook the during his Indian Key visit. About Egan, Audubon wrote: “For years manatee for the mythical mermaid. However, his employment had been to hunt those singular animals called it is difficult to imagine the level of “horniSea Cows or Manatees, and he had conquered hundreds of them, ness” or “drunkness” necessary to mistake the ‘merely;’ as he said, because the flesh and hide bring ‘a fair price’ at robust marine mammal for a mermaid. What Havannah.” the two have in common is that they are, in Egan was not alone in his endeavors, and the animals would a manner of speaking, both sirens. In some continue to be legally hunted the same as alligators, turtles and languages, in Greek, the word for mermaid is conch for decades. In 1885, the following observation was resiren. The scientific name for classifying manacorded about the state of the manatee in Florida: “Ten years ago tees and dugongs harkens back to their conthe meat could be bought at fifty cents a pound. The animals are nection to the mermaid’s legend. They belong becoming far too scarce to admit to its being sold at all. There is to the order Sirenia. no doubt that the manatee is fast becoming an extinct animal. …

The sea cow will pass out of existence … and the only remaining trace of its former existence will be a few old bones.”

Florida’s first official attempt at protecting the manatee came with the passing of Florida state law Chapter 4208.94 in 1893. In 1907, the state passed Chapter 370.12 to strengthen their legal protection by making the killing or molesting of them punishable by a $500 fine and/or six months of jail time. It would take decades, and further declines in manatee populations, before government agencies took their official pen to ink additional efforts to protect not just manatees but other struggling species.

In 1966, the Federal Endangered Preservation Act was created and followed, in 1969, by the Federal Endangered Species Conservation Act. Additional protection was given to manatees and all marine mammals in 1972 with the passing of the Federal Marine Mammal Protection Act, which made it a crime to disturb, disrupt, molest, ride, harm or kill a marine mammal – at least in U.S. waters.

Still, these gentle giants need protecting. When they are not starving to death due to seagrass die-offs, about half of all reported manatee deaths come from careless boaters not paying attention to their surroundings and not respecting no-wake zones.

If we are not careful, the manatee may indeed go the way of the Maegan Luckiesh/UNSPLASH West Indian monk seal, and “the only remaining trace of its former existence will be a few old bones.”

Manatee scarcity in 1800s leads to eventual protection

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FICTITIOUS NAME NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned, desiring to engage in business under the fictitious name of ATLAS CHARTER KW located at 135 Peary Ct Unit E, Monroe County in the City of Key West, Florida 33040-7733, 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 2nd day of November, 2022.

By: Aileen Rodriguez Publish: November 10, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers

Upper Keys Commerce Center, located at 97300 Overseas Highway, Key Largo, FL 33037will sell or otherwise dispose of the contents of the following units to satisfy the delinquent storage lien.

All contents in units: Tavernier Mini Storage Unit C-37 John Scott Upper Keys Commerce Center Unit 58 Vicki Lindquist Unit 65 Victor Calderon Sale of all goods will take place on November 28, 2022 at 10:00 am.

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

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Wheatons Towing gives notice that on 11/25/2022 at 10:00 am, the following vehicle(s) may be sold by public sale at 101500 Overseas Hwy, Key Largo, FL 33037 to satisfy the lien for the amount owed on each vehicle for any recovery, towing, or storage services charges and administrative fees allowed pursuant to Florida statute 713.78. Wheatons Towing reserves the right to accept or reject any and/or all bids.

1ZJBA21265M028630 2004 CONT 1ZJBB1415DM080551 2013 CONT 2MEFM74W91X682447 2001 MERCURY 3C3CFFER5CT254322 2012 FIAT 4T1BE46K47U027193 2007 TOYT JTHBF1D23E5040364 2014 LEXS Publish: November 3 & 10, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers

PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE Florida Keys Council of the Arts Notice of Upcoming Meetings The Florida Keys Council of the Arts will hold the following meetings via Communications Media Technology using a ZOOM webinar platform. The access points to view the meeting or for members of the public to provide public input will be: JOIN ZOOM via the Zoom app and use each meeting ID and password listed.

Meetings are open to the public, and all are invited to attend. Questions, or to RSVP, please email Liz Young at director@keysarts.com Art in Public Places Committee Meeting Nov 16, 2022 12:00 PM EST Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 844 0986 4874 Passcode: 674289 Publish: November 10, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL City of Key Colony Beach PO Box 510141 600 W. Ocean Drive Key Colony Beach, FL 33051 RFP – Request For Proposal Static Screen Replacement RFP – 0604-10-1-0-2022/DJT The City of Key Colony Beach Commissioners requests interested parties to submit formal sealed bids/proposals for the above referenced Scope of Work: see scope of work attached Ordering Instructions: This package can be downloaded from DemandStar Corporation on our website at https://www. demandstar.com.

Document Cost: provide all labor and materials to install static screen replacement Due Date/Time: 11/21/2022 11:00:00 AM Eastern City of Key Colony Beach must receive bids no later than said date and time. Bids received after such time will be returned unopened.

Bid opening will take place @11:00 AM, 600 West Ocean Drive, Key Colony Beach, Florida 33051”City Annex” NOTE: ALL PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS/RESPONDENTS ARE HEREBY CAUTIONED NOT TO CONTACT ANY MEMBER OF THE Key Colony Beach STAFF OR OFFICIALS OTHER THAN THE SPECIFIED CONTACT PERSON. M/WBE's are encouraged to participate in the bid process.

Contact: David Turner City Administrator Phone: 305-289-1212 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 510141 Key Colony Beach, FL 33051 Publish: November 10, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers

Bid opening will take place @11:00 AM, 600 West Ocean Drive, Key Colony Beach, Florida 33051”City Annex” NOTE: ALL PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS/RESPONDENTS ARE HEREBY CAUTIONED NOT TO CONTACT ANY MEMBER OF THE KCB STAFF OR OFFICIALS OTHER THAN THE SPECIFIED CONTACT PERSON. Contact: David Turner City Administrator Phone: 305-289-1212 Mailing Address: PO Box 510141 Key Colony Beach, FL 33051 Publish: November 10, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers

of the proceedings and that, for such purpose, he 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 accommodations in order to participate in this proceeding, please contact the County Administrator’s Office, by phoning (305) 2924441, between the hours of 8:30a.m. – 5:00p.m., prior to the scheduled meeting; if you are hearing or voice-impaired, call “711”. Live Closed-Captioning is available via our web portal @ http://monroecountyfl.iqm2. com/Citizens/Default.aspx for meetings of the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners.

Dated at Key West, Florida, this 1st day of November 2022.

KEVIN MADOK, Clerk of the Circuit Court and ex officio Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida Publish: November 10, 17, 24 and December 1, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers

PUBLIC SALE NOTICE OF SEIZURE Please take notice that in accordance with Florida Statutes 83.805 & 83.806, Tavernier Mini Storage Inc., located at 135 Hood Avenue, Tavernier, FL 33070 and

PUBLIC AUCTION NOTICE The City of Key Colony Beach is now in possession of 4 boat trailers abandoned in our storage lot. All attempts to contact the last known owners to claim and remove these trailers have failed, and these trailers are deemed and defined as abandoned under Key Colony Beach Code of Ordinances, section 11-2. These trailers are designated as: • Boat Trailer expired MA Tag No. D3372, VIN 1N9BS14232F206019 (2 axle) • Boat Trailer expired FL Tag No. LSVL76 VIN 1M5BA262181E35112 (2 axle) • Boat Trailer No Plate, VIN 4YPAB30393TO31082 (3 axle) • Boat Trailer No Plate, VIN unidentifiable (1 axle) Accordingly, the City of Key Colony Beach will hold a public, silent auction for disposal of these trailers. These trailers DO NOT have titles and are being auctioned AS IS. The City of Key Colony Beach DOES NOT make any representations or warranties with regard to any aspect of these trailers, nor does the City of Key Colony Beach assume any liabilities with regard to any aspect of these trailers. The highest bidder will be awarded the trailer(s) and must immediately remove it/them from City property.

This auction will take place on Saturday, November 19, 2022, at the City of Key Colony Beach short-term trailer storage lot, north entrance off 8th street. Inspection of these trailers will be from 9:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m., and the silent auction will be from 9:45 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. Bids will be placed in sealed envelopes, to be opened by City personnel, and payment is CASH ONLY. All bidders must include a name, address, email address, telephone number, and a copy of photo ID. If the highest bidder is unable to remove the trailer(s) at the conclusion of the auction that bid will be forfeited, the CASH returned, and the trailer awarded to the next highest bidder. (No bids accepted from Key Colony Beach employees or their families).

The City of Key Colony Beach will provide a Bill of Sale representing the auction transaction, but obtaining a new registration for any trailer is exclusively the responsibility of the buyer, and the City of Key Colony Beach DOES NOT make any representations or warranties with regard to any aspect of the ability to register any of these trailers, or any state’s laws with regard to registration of any of these trailers.

Anyone claiming to have an ownership interest in any of these trailers must provide official state registration and/or title documents to me prior to the auction date to claim the trailer and remove it from the auction.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me directly.

Barry G. Goldman, Code Enforcement Officer City of Key Colony Beach, 305-289-1212, ext. 4 P.O. Box 510141, Key Colony Beach, FL 33051 codeofficer@keycolonybeach.net Publish: November 10 & 17, 2022. The Weekly Newspapers

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL City of Key Colony Beach PO Box 510141 600 W. Ocean Drive Key Colony Beach, FL 33051 RFP – Request For Proposal Repairs to Sadowski Causeway Bridge RFP – 22086-0-2022/DJT City of Key Colony Beach Commissioners requests interested parties to submit formal sealed bids/proposals for the above referenced Scope of Work: See Engineer's and state inspection report.

Ordering Instructions: This package can be downloaded from DemandStar Corporation on our website at https://www. demandstar.com.

Document Cost: supply all labor, materials and permits needed.

Pre/Bid Proposal Conference: NON-MANDATORY Site visit is highly recommended to see scope of work.

Due Date/Time: 11/30/2022 11:00:00 AM Eastern City of Key Colony Beach must receive bids no later than said date and time. Bids received after such time will be returned unopened.

Bid opening will take place @11:00 AM, 600 West Ocean Drive, Key Colony Beach, Florida 33051”City Annex” NOTE: ALL PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS/RESPONDENTS ARE HEREBY CAUTIONED NOT TO CONTACT ANY MEMBER OF THE City of Key Colony Beach STAFF OR OFFICIALS OTHER THAN THE SPECIFIED CONTACT PERSON. M/WBE's are encouraged to participate in the bid process.

Contact: David Turner City Administrator Phone: 305-289-1212 Mailing Address: PO Box 510141 Key Colony Beach, FL 33051 Publish: November 10, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers

INVITATION TO BID City of Key Colony Beach PO Box 510141 600 W. Ocean Drive Key Colony Beach, FL 33051 1TB – Invitation to Bid Gazebo 1TB – 22085-1-2022/DJT The City of Key Colony Beach Commissioners requests interested parties to submit formal sealed bids/proposals for the above referenced Scope of Work: Repairs to Gazebo per Engineer's report Ordering Instructions: This package can be downloaded from DemandStar Corporation on our website at https://www. demandstar.com.

Document Cost: Supply all labor and materials to complete repairs needed as per Engineer's report Pre/Bid Proposal Conference: NON-MANDATORY A site visit is highly encouraged to see scope of work firsthand.

Due Date/Time: 11/30/2022 11:00:00 AM Eastern City of Key Colony Beach must receive bids no later than said date and time. Bids received after such time will be returned unopened.

NOTICE OF INTENT TO USE UNIFORM METHOD OF COLLECTING NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENTS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN that on December 7 2022, at 9:00 a.m. or as soon thereafter as it may be heard, at the Monroe County BOCC Chambers at the Murray Nelson Government Center, 102050 Overseas Highway, Key Largo, Florida, the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners will consider adoption of the following resolution: A RESOLUTION OF Monroe County, FLORIDA ELECTING TO USE THE UNIFORM METHOD OF COLLECTING NON-AD VALOREM SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS LEVIED WITHIN THE County FOR ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS AND SEA LEVEL RISE IMPROVEMENTS; STATING A NEED FOR SUCH LEVY; PROVIDING FOR THE MAILING OF THIS RESOLUTION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. The resolution, if adopted, would indicate the County’s intent to use the uniform method of collecting non-ad valorem special assessments to be levied within the County as authorized by section 197.3632, Florida Statutes, for the cost of providing roadway improvements and sea level rise improvements for the Fiscal Year beginning on October 1, 2023 and continuing until discontinued by the County.

The proposed resolution, which contains the legal description of the real property subject to the levy and states the need for the special assessment, can be inspected by the public by viewing the agenda packet for this meeting at: http:// monroecountyfl.iqm2.com/ citizens/default.aspx All interested persons are invited to attend, either in person or by zoom. The zoom link can be found at: http://monroecountyfl. iqm2.com/citizens/default.aspx Pursuant to Section 286.0105, Florida Statutes, notice is given that if a person decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at such hearings or meetings, he will need a record

Meeting Notice Monroe County Land Authority The Monroe County Land Authority Advisory Committee will meet in the Marathon Government Center located at 2798 Overseas Highway, Media Room – 1st floor, Marathon, Florida on November 18, 2022 beginning at 9:30 a.m. The agenda is available online at www.monroecounty-fl.gov or by contacting the Monroe County Land Authority office at 305-295-5180.

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

NOTICE OF INTENT TO USE UNIFORM METHOD OF COLLECTING NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENTS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN that on December 7, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. or as soon thereafter as it may be heard, at the Monroe County BOCC Chambers at the Murray Nelson Government Center, 102050 Overseas Highway, Key Largo, Florida, the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners will consider adoption of the following resolution: A RESOLUTION OF Monroe County, FLORIDA ANNOUNCING NOTICE OF INTENT TO USE THE UNIFORM METHOD OF COLLECTING NON-AD VALOREM SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS LEVIED WITHIN THE County BEGINNING WITH the TAX BILL ISSUED IN NOVEMBER 2023 FOR CANAL RESTORATION PROJECTS ON CANALS 82, 83 AND 84 IN KEY LARGO; CANAL 105 IN TAVERNIER; CANALS 255, 287, 290, 295, 297 AND 315 IN BIG PINE KEY; AND CANAL 474 IN GEIGER KEY; STATING A NEED FOR SUCH LEVY; PROVIDING FOR THE MAILING OF THIS RESOLUTION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. The proposed resolution, which contains the legal description of the real property subject to the levy and states the need for the special assessment, can be inspected by the public by viewing the agenda packet for this meeting at: http:// monroecountyfl.iqm2.com/ citizens/default.aspx All interested persons are invited to attend, either in person or by zoom. The zoom link can be found at: http://monroecountyfl. iqm2.com/citizens/default.aspx Pursuant to Section 286.0105, Florida Statutes, notice is given that if a person decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at such hearings or meetings, he will need a record of the proceedings and that, for such purpose, he 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 accommodations in order to participate in this proceeding, please contact the County Administrator’s Office, by phoning (305) 2924441, between the hours of 8:30a.m. – 5:00p.m., prior to the scheduled meeting; if you are hearing or voice-impaired, call “711”. Live Closed-Captioning is available via our web portal @ http://monroecountyfl.iqm2. com/Citizens/Default.aspx for meetings of the Monroe County

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Dated at Key West, Florida, this 1st day of November 2022.

KEVIN MADOK, Clerk of the Circuit Court and ex officio Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida Publish: November 10, 17, 24 and December 1, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers

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before December 16, 2022, or be defaulted. If any Claimant desires to contest Petitioner’s right to exoneration from or limitation of liability, Claimant(s) shall file and serve on Petitioner’s attorney an answer to the Complaint, on or before said date, unless his claim has included an answer to the Complaint so designated. Failure to do so will result in default.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that publication of the aforesaid notice in the form required by Rule F of the Supplemental Rules for Certain Admiralty Claims of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the Monroe County area once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date fixed for the filing of claims. No later than the date of the second weekly publication, a copy of said notice shall be mailed by Petitioner to every person or corporation known by the Petitioner to have a claim against Petitioner arising out of the accident set forth in the Complaint.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the commencement or further prosecution of any action or proceeding against Petitioner, the vessel or other property of Petitioner with respect to any claims for which Petitioner seeks exoneration from or limitation of liability herein, including any claim arising out of or incident to or connected with any loss, damage, injury, death or destruction, more fully described in the Petition, be and the same is hereby STAYED and RESTRAINED until the hearing and determination of this action.

IT IS FINALLY ORDERED that the service of this order as a restraining order in this District may be made in the usual manner as in any other district of the United States by delivery by the Marshal of the United States for such district of a certified copy of this order on the person or persons to be restrained or to their respective attorneys or, alternatively, by mailing a conformed copy of it to the person or persons to be restrained or to their respective attorney.

DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers at Miami, Florida this 20 day of October, 2022.

JOSE E. MARTINEZ UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Publish: November 10, 17, 24 & December 1, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers

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: November 10, 2022.

Personal Representative: Patricia Magnon 14905 Heronglen Drive Lithia, Florida 33547 Attorney for Personal Representative: Judy Karniewicz Attorney Florida Bar Number: 694185 THE KARNIEWICZ LAW GROUP 1211 W. Fletcher Avenue Tampa, Florida 33612 Telephone: (813) 962-0747 Fax: (813) 962-0741 E-mail: Judy@tklg.net Secondary E-Mail: Calli@tklg.net Publish: November 10 & 17, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers

Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS (summary administration) TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS OR DEMANDS AGAINST THE ABOVE ESTATE: You are hereby notified that an Order of Summary Administration has been entered in the estate of DIANA D. NEWMAN, deceased, File Number 22-CP-000137-P, by the Circuit Court for Monroe County, Florida, Probate Division the address of which is 88820 Overseas Highway, Plantation Key, FL 33070; that the decedent’s date of death was August 9th, 2022; that the total value of the estate is $0.00 and that the names and addresses of those to whom it has been assigned by such order are: Name: LISA LAPRADD as Trustee of the DIANA D. NEWMAN Declaration of Trust dtd March 27, 2003 Address: 148 Harbor Lane, Tavernier, FL 33070 ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE NOTIFIED THAT: All creditors of the estate of the decedent and persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent other than those for whom provision for full payment was made in the Order of Summary Administration must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702. ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER APPLICABLE TIME PERIOD, 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: November 10, 2022.

DIANA D. NEWMAN Declaration of Trust dtd March 27, 2003 LISA LAPRADD, Trustee 148 Harbor Lane Tavernier, FL 33070 Attorneys for Person Giving Notice: 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: November 10 & 17, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers

NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is: November 10, 2022.

Personal Representative: LYNN MARIE SMITH 712 William Street Key West, Florida 33040 Attorney for Personal Representative: Gregory D. Davila, Esq. Florida Bar Number: 0886998 Law Office of Gregory D. Davila, P.A. 1111 12th Street, Suite 411 Key West, Florida 33040 Telephone: (305) 293-8554 Fax: (305) 294-9913 E-mail: gdavila@ keywestlawoffice.com Secondary E-Mail: e-filing@ keywestlawoffice.com Publish: November 10 & 17, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers

whose date of death was September 6, 2022, is pending in the Circuit Court for MONROE County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 3117 Overseas Highway, Marathon, Florida 33050. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

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

Personal Representative: Roberta Ann Crawford 43 Revere Street Gloucester, Massachusetts 01930 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: November 3 & 10, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers

NOTICE OF INTENT TO USE UNIFORM METHOD OF COLLECTING NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENTS The Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida (“the County”) hereby provides notice, pursuant to Section 197.3632(3)(a), Florida Statutes, of its intent to use the uniform method of collecting non-ad valorem special assessments, for the cost of providing certain wastewater capital improvements and connections, to be levied within the unincorporated area of Monroe County encompassing the Stock Island, Key Haven, Big Coppitt, Lower Sugarloaf through Big Pine Key, No Name Key, Long Key, Duck Key; excluding Indies Islands, and three (3) parcels on Boca Chica: RE# 122870-000000, 012288000000, and 122890-000000 for the fiscal year beginning on October 1, 2023 and continuing each year until discontinued by the County. The County will consider the adoption of a resolution electing to use the uniform method of collecting such assessments authorized

by Section 197.3632, Florida Statutes, at a public hearing to be held on December 7, 2022 in the Commission Chambers, Murray E. Nelson Government Center, 102050 Overseas Highway, Key Largo, Mile Marker 102 and by Communications Media Technology (CMT). Such resolution will state the need for the levy and will contain a legal description of the boundaries of the real property subject to the levy. All interested persons are invited to attend.

The proposed resolution may be inspected by the public at the Monroe County website by viewing the agenda packet for the December 7 BOCC meeting which will be posted beginning on November 25, 2022 at: http://monroecountyfl.iqm2. com/citizens/default.aspx. The resolution may also be viewed at the Monroe County Attorney’s office at 1111 12th St. Ste. 408 Key West, FL 33040.

The public can participate in the December 7, 2022, meeting of the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, FL by attending in person or via Zoom. The Zoom link can be found in the agenda at http://monroecountyfl.iqm2. com/citizens/default.aspx.

Pursuant to section 286.0105, Florida Statutes, notice is given that if a person decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at such hearings or meetings, he will need a record of the proceedings, and that, for such purpose, he 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 accommodation in order to participate in these 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”. Live Closed-Captioning is available via our web portal @ http://monroecountyfl.iqm2. com/Citizens/Default.aspx for meetings of the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners.

Dated at Key West, Florida this 2ndt day of November, 2022.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA KEY WEST DIVISION Case Number: 22-10082-CIVMARTINEZ IN RE: THE COMPLAINT OF LIGHTHOUSE PARASAIL, INC. AS OWNER OF A 2009 31’ OCEAN PRO PARASAIL BOAT TITLED “AIRBORNE” BEARING THE HULL IDENTIFICATION NO. CNX00096B909 ITS ENGINES, TACKLE, APPURTENANCES, EQUIPMENT, & ETC., IN A CAUSE OF EXONERATION FROM OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY, Petitioner. _________________________/ ORDER APPROVING AD INTERIM STIPULATION, DIRECTING ISSUANCE OF MONITION AND INJUNCTION A Complaint having been filed herein on the 26th day of September 2022, by Petitioner, Lighthouse Parasail, Inc. as owner of the 2009 31’ Ocean Pro Parasail Boat "Airborne" bearing the Hull Identification No. CNX00096B909 its Engines, Tackle, Appurtenances, Equipment, etc. (the “Vessel”) for Exoneration From or Limitation of Liability as provided in 46 U.S.C. § 30501 et seq. and pursuant to Rule F of the Supplemental Rules for Certain Admiralty and Maritime Claims for the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, for any and all loss, damage, deaths, personal injuries, damage or destruction of property or other occurrences allegedly resulting from the incident that occurred on or about May 30, 2022, referred to in the Complaint; And Petitioner having deposited with the Court as security for the benefit of Claimants, an Ad Interim Stipulation not less than or equal to the amount or value of his interest in the vessel and pending freight, if any, as required by the rules of this Court and by the law; IT IS ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that Ad Interim Stipulation for the value of Petitioner’s interest in the Vessel for no more than the amount of $100,000 plus costs of Court and interest at the rate of six (6%) percent per annum from the date hereof and filed herein by Petitioner as an Ad Interim Stipulation for the purpose of this action, is hereby approved as to form and amount.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that Petitioner and any claimant who may properly become a party hereto may contest the amount or value of Petitioner’s interest in the Vessel as fixed in the Ad Interim Stipulation, subject to such increases or decreases in its amount, together with adequate security, as the Court may from time to time order according to the rules and practices of this Court.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that if the amount of the Ad Interim Stipulation is not contested by any claimant herein, the Stipulation shall stand as a Stipulation for Value and an appraisal by a Commissioner will not be required.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that a monition shall be issued by the Clerk of this Court advising and admonishing all persons asserting claims for any and all losses, damages, injuries, deaths or destruction allegedly as a result of the occurrences and happenings recited in the Complaint, to file their respective claims with the Clerk, United States District Courthouse for the Southern District of Florida located at 301 Simonton Street, Key West, Florida 33040, and serve on or mail copies thereof to Petitioner’s attorney, Mintzer Sarowitz Zeris Ledva & Meyers, LLP, on or

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO.: 22-CP-000339-K IN RE: ESTATE OF CHARLES W. MCKNIGHT, JR. A/K/A CHARLES W. MCKNIGHT Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Charles W. McKnight, Jr. a/k/a Charles W. McKnight, deceased, whose date of death was August 29, 2022, is pending in the Circuit Court for Monroe County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, Florida 33040. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO.: 22-CP-126-P IN RE: ESTATE OF GERD CARL WUNDERLICH Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of GERD CARL WUNDERLICH, deceased, whose date of death was August 4, 2022, 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 representatives and the personal representatives’ attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN 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: November 10, 2022.

Co-Personal Representatives: Gregory K. Wunderlich 186 Arbor Lane Tavernier, FL 33070 Theresa L. Wunderlich 910 State St. # 2 New Albany, IN 47150 Attorney for Personal Representatives: 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: November 10 & 17, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO.: 22-CP-000137-P IN RE: ESTATE OF DIANA D. NEWMAN

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO.: 22-CP-231-K IN RE: ESTATE OF JUDITH THOMPSON GADDIS Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Judith Thompson Gaddis, deceased, whose date of death was May 17, 2022, is pending in the Circuit Court for Monroe County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, Florida 33040. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO.: 22-CP-98-M DIVISION: MIDDLE KEYS IN RE: ESTATE OF PHILIP C. SCHNEIDER, JR. Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Philip C. Schneider, Jr., deceased, whose date of death was August 28, 2022, is pending in the Circuit Court for MONROE County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 3117 Overseas Highway, Marathon, Florida 33050. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

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

Personal Representative: Greta Schneider 1515 Sombrero Blvd.

Apt. 4C Marathon, Florida 33050 Attorney for Personal Representative: Richard E. Warner Attorney Florida Bar Number: 283134 RICHARD E. WARNER, P.A. 12221 Overseas Highway MARATHON, FL 33050 Telephone: (305) 743-6022 Fax: (305) 743-6216 E-mail: richard@rewarnerlaw.com Secondary E-Mail: pamela2@ rewarnerlaw.com Publish: November 3 & 10, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO.: 22-CP-100-M DIVISION: MIDDLE KEYS IN RE: ESTATE OF JAMES C. CRAWFORD Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of James C. Crawford, deceased,

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO.: 44-2022-CP-229-A001KW HON. TIMOTHY J. KOENIG IN RE: ESTATE OF GLENDA IRENE APGAR BURRIS, a/k/a GLENDA A. BURRIS, Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Glenda Irene Apgar Burris, deceased, whose date of death was July 14, 2022, is pending in the Circuit Court for Monroe County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL 33040. The name and address 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 the 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.

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• CLASSIFIEDS, PUBLIC & LEGAL NOTICES • LEGAL NOTICES The date of the first publication of this notice is November 3, 2022.

Personal Representative: Donna B. Staley 2028 Rubens Vista Mount Holly, North Carolina 28120 Attorney for Personal Representative: Joseph J. Kulunas, Esquire Florida Bar Number: 308005 FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP 777 S. Flagler Dr., Suite 1700 West Tower West Palm Beach, FL 33401 Telephone: (561) 835-9600 E-Mail: jkulunas@foxrothschild. com Second: jvennerstrom@ foxrothschild.com Publish: November 3 & 10, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO.: 22-CP-000338-K IN RE: ESTATE OF JAMES P. MCKERLEY, Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of James P. McKerley, deceased, whose date of death was August 30, 2022, is pending in the Circuit Court for Monroe County, Florida, Probate Division, File Number 22-CP-000338-K, the address of which is 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL 33040. The name and address 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 the decedent's estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of the first publication of this notice is November 3, 2022.

Personal Representative: CAROLYN MCKERLEY Petitioner Attorney for Personal Representative: BART H. CHEPENIK, ESQ. Florida Bar No. 0038962 Primary E-mail: bchepenik@ ctllp.com Secondary E-mail: probateservice@ctllp.com Chepenik Trushin LLP Attorneys for Petitioner 12550 Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 805 Miami, Florida 33181 Telephone: (305) 981-8889 Facsimile: (305) 405-7979 Publish: November 3 & 10, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No.: 2022-DR-87-M Division: Family DAVID RODRIGUEZ, Petitioner, and KAYE RODRIGUEZ, Respondent.

NOTICE OF ACTION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE TO: Kaye Rodriguez

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43 Morley Close Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire LE13 0LG United Kingdom 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 Michelle Klinger Smith, attorney for David Rodriguez, whose address is 5701 Overseas Highway, Suite 7, Marathon, FL 33050 on or before December 12, 2022, and file the original with the clerk of this Court at 3117 Overseas Highway, Marathon, FL 33050 before service on Petitioner or immediately thereafter. If you fail to do so, a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition.

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

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

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

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

Dated this 27TH day of October 2022.

Kevin Madok, CPA Clerk of the Circuit Court Monroe County, Florida By: Shakia Mitchell Deputy Clerk Publish: November 10, 17, 24 and December 1, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers

can result in sanctions, including dismissal or striking of pleadings.

Dated: November 7, 2022 Kevin Madok, CPA Clerk of the Circuit Court Monroe County, Florida By: Riza Hall Deputy Clerk Publish: November 10, 17, 24 & December 1, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers

any named defendant; and all claimants, persons or parties, natural or corporate, or whose exact legal status is unknown, claiming under any of the abovenamed or described defendants or parties or claiming to have any right, title or interest in and to the lands hereinafter described, Defendants.

NOTICE OF ACTION TO: NANCY MILLINGER a/k/a NANCY B. MILLINGER, deceased, his unknown heirs, devisees, grantees, creditors, and all other parties claiming by, through, under or against the aforesaid parties; and all unknown natural persons, if alive, and if dead or not known be dead or alive, their several and respective unknown spouses, heirs, devisees, grantees, creditors, or other parties claiming by, through or under those unknown natural persons; and the several and respective unknown assigns, successors in interest, trustees or any other person claiming by, through, under or against any named defendant; and all claimants, persons or parties, natural or corporate, or whose exact legal status is unknown, claiming under any of the abovenamed or described defendants or parties or claiming to have any right, title or interest in and to the lands hereinafter described, YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that a Complaint has been filed against you by the Plaintiff in the above-styled court for the purpose of quieting title to the following described property situate and being in Monroe County, Florida: All that part parcel or lot of land lying and being in the County of Monroe and State of Florida, described as follows: In the City of Key West and known on Whitehead’s plan of said city delineated in February, A.D., 1829 as part of Lot Two (2) in Square Number Sixty-three (63): Commencing at a point one hundred and five (105) feet from Southard Street and two hundred (200) feet from Whitehead Street, and running thence in a Southeasterly direction Fifty (50) feet; thence Northeasterly Forty (40) feet; thence Northwesterly Fifty (50) feet to land adjoining the Estate of John Bullman. The Southeasterly front of forty (40) feet being along the line of a ten foot alley.

YOU ARE REQUIRED to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Richard J. McChesney, Esq., Spottswood, Spottswood, Spottswood, & Sterling, PLLC, Attorney for Plaintiff, whose address is 500 Fleming Street, Key West, FL 33040, on or before the following date: December 5, 2022, and to file the original with the Clerk of the Court either before service on Plaintiff’s attorney or immediately thereafter, otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court on 26th day of October, 2022.

KEVIN MADOK, as Clerk of the Court By: Shonta McLeod, as Deputy Clerk Publish: November 3, 10, 17 & 24, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers

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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 305-296-5621.

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.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 22-DR-745-K DIVISION: FAMILY IN RE: THE MARRIAGE OF: MARIO TORRES, Petitioner, and, LAURA ZURITA, Respondent.

NOTICE OF ACTION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE TO: Laura Zurita LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: Mexico 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 Mario Torres, whose address is 1019 Margaret Street, Apt. 5, Key West, FL 33040 on or before December 12, 2022, and file the original with the clerk of this Court at 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL 33040, before service on Petitioner or immediately thereafter. If you fail to do so, a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition.

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

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

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

WARNING: Rule 12.285, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure, requires certain automatic disclosure of documents and information. Failure to comply

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 22-DR-229-M DIVISION: FAMILY IN RE: THE MARRIAGE OF: HILARIA PARTIDA, Petitioner, and, RAUL EDUARDO JUAREZ SAC, Respondent.

NOTICE OF ACTION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE TO: Raul Eduardo Juarez Sac LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: Unknown 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 Hilaria Partida, whose address is 1337 Ocean Breeze Avenue, #47, Marathon, FL 33050 on or before December 5, 2022, and file the original with the clerk of this Court at 3117 Overseas Highway, Marathon, FL 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.

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

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

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

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

Dated: October 31, 2022 Kevin Madok, CPA Clerk of the Circuit Court Monroe County, Florida By: Calvin Joseph Deputy Clerk Publish: November 3, 10, 17 & 24, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL DIVISION CASE NO.: 2022-CA-000674-K JUDGE: Timothy Koenig RAYMOND J. VAZQUEZ AND MATTHEW A. NOONER, Plaintiff, Vs. NANCY MILLINGER a/k/a NANCY B. MILLINGER, deceased, her unknown heirs, devisees, grantees, creditors, and all other parties claiming by, through, under or against the aforesaid parties; and all unknown natural persons, if alive, and if dead or not known be dead or alive, their several and respective unknown spouses, heirs, devisees, grantees, creditors, or other parties claiming by, through or under those unknown natural persons; and the several and respective unknown assigns, successors in interest, trustees or any other person claiming by, through, under or against

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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).

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

S e r v e / B a r t e n d 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 404219-3359 and ask for Dave Place your Employment ad here! Up to 5 lines of copy for only $25.00/week.

Call 305-743-0844 today and find your needed staff!

HOBBIES/COLLECT. PRIVATE COLLECTOR WANTS Rolex, Dive Watches and Pilot Watches. Old Model Military Clocks & W a t c h e s .

Call 305-743-4578

HOUSING FOR RENT LONG TERM APARTMENT FOR RENT Beautiful 2 BR, Islamorada, Venetian Shores.

On canal, equipped kitchen, W/D, $2,950 + $85 for utilities.

305-393-1002 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 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

Love Retail?

Want to work in a fun environment?

Want to have benefits including health, vacation and profit sharing?

Please fax your resume to 453-9604 or call 330-646-3188 Seeking PT/FT Day/Night/Weekend

Sandal Factory/T-Shirt City MM 102, MM 82, MM 50

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• CLASSIFIEDS, PUBLIC & LEGAL NOTICES 305.743.0844 • CLASSIFIEDS, PUBLIC & LEGAL NOTICES • •305.743.0844 HOUSING FOR RENT 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 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!

HOMES FOR SALE. 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@ y a h o o . c o m

LOTS FOR SALE Two Lots For Sale in Marathon. 1006 Peter Jay Street - zoned commercial/ industrial. $675,000 per lot.

305-393-0643 Place your Lot For Sale ad here! Up to 5 lines of copy for only $25.00/ week. Call 305-743-0844 today and sell your lot!

RV FOR SALE

RV FOR SALE 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 RV FOR SALE

RV LOT FOR RENT

DOLPHIN RESEARCH CENTER IS HIRING! School Programs & Outreach Curriculum Specialist (Full-Time - Permanent)

Visual Communications

(Full-Time/Part-Time, Seasonal or Permanent)

Volunteer Resources Administrative Assistant (Full-Time, Permanent)

Education Program Host (Full-Time, Permanent)

IT Technical Specialist (Part Time, Permanent) Human Resources Assistant (Part-Time, Permanent)

Guest Services Staff

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

Accounting Director (Full-Time/Permanent) Education Registration & Enrollment Specialist (Full-Time/Permanent)

Gift Shop Staff

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

Full job descriptions available at www.dolphins.org/career_opportunities Email cover letter, DRC application & resume to drc-hr@dolphins.org EOE

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

Large RV Waterfront Lot with Dockage for rent in Marathon. Full hook up. $2000.00/month plus utilities.

305-731-5042

RV LOT WANTED TO RENT

RV FOR SALE

Retired Teachers looking to rent an unused RV lot with utilities and boat dockage for a 22 ft boat and 30 foot RV near Key West to Marathon for this Feb, March and April 2023.

Please contact Fred and Barb at 715-892-4798.

ONSITE JOB FAIR

HIRING

2 LOCATIONS: MARINERS HOSPITAL AND FISHERMAN’S COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Openings for Housekeepers, Cooks, Dietitians, Med Techs, Imaging Techs, Nurses, Physical Therapists and More! More information at BaptistHires.com

• FULL TIME PROJECT MANAGER • CARPENTERS & LABORERS • EQUIPMENT OPERATOR

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 16, 9 AM – 3 PM!

OPEN POSITIONS TAVERNIER MARINERS HOSPITAL -

Cook, $5,000 Bonus Environmental Tech, $5,000 Bonus Manager Medical Staff Medical Technologist, $15,000 Bonus Hyperbaric Tech Nurse Supervisor Monitor Technician, Cardiac Telemetry Multi-Modality Imag Tech, $9,000 Bonus Patient Experience Advocate, Patient Experience Pool Physical Therapist Registered Nurse, Emergency Department, $20,000 Bonus Registered Nurse, Multispecialty Acute Care Ctr, $20,000 Bonus Registered Nurse, Surgery, $20,000 Bonus Registered Respiratory Therapist, $15,000 Bonus

MARATHON FISHERMEN’S COMMUNITY HOSPITAL -

Cook $5,000 Bonus Dietitian $5,000 Bonus ED Team Coordinator Floor Technician $5,000 Bonus Medical Technologist, $15,000 Bonus Nurse Supervisor Multi-Modality Imag Tech, $9,000 Bonus Patient Experience Advocate Phlebotomist, $10,000 Bonus Pool Physical Therapist Registered Nurse, Emergency Department, $20,000 Bonus Registered Nurse, Multispecialty Acute Care, $20,000 Bonus Registered Nurse, $20,000 Bonus Security Officer Supervisor Laboratory, $15,000 Bonus Surgical Technologist

APPLY AND LEARN MORE careers.baptisthealth.net or call 786-243-8507

Busy Key Largo Dive Center has immediate openings for

BOAT CAPTAINS $1,500 SIGNING BONUS

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

Send resume to resumes@rainbowreef.com

Must have valid Driver’s License & Transportation Location: Upper Keys Send resume to: admin@cbtconstruct.com Or call: 305-852-3002

The Turtle Hospital in Marathon Join our team! Full and part-time Educational Program Guides/Gift Shop Sales. Public speaking & retail sales experience helpful. $16.00/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

DUI EVALUATOR/ INSTRUCTOR SUNSET GRILLE IS HIRING

• Bussers • Hosts • Line Cooks • Waitstaff • Bartenders • Dishwashers • Bar Backs Apply in person at Sunset Grille & Raw Bar, 7 Knight’s Key Blvd, Marathon

The Advocate DUI Program is hiring for part time positions.

DUI instructors and evaluators - 2 days a week, Bachelors or Masters degree in substance abuse field required. Bilingual preferred, not required. Office located in Marathon. Contact Marcia at 305-704-0117.

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VOTED BEST CONTRACTOR 5 YEARS IN A ROW

Second Annual

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It’s time to get back to the basics of good recycling 1

2

Empty bottles, cans, paper and cardboard.

3 Keep food and liquid out.

NEED A BAGGSTER?

Purchase one from your local hardware stores, then call the 800 number to set up a pickup.

ROLLOFF CONTAINERS and PORTABLE TOILETS available.

Call us at 305.296.8297.

Recyclables go directly into the cart.

Join the exciting and rewarding field of Early Education

Become a preschool teacher at one of these programs MM 1 - Inez Martin Child Care Center (C16M0012) 1100 Varela St., Key West, FL 33040 Contact: Christine Patterson • 305-809-5055 • christine.patterson@wesleyhouse.org Vacancies: 3 teachers

MM 49 - Grace Jones Community Center, Inc. (C16MO0048) 230 41st Street Gulf, Marathon, FL 33050 Kelly Ullrich • 305-743-6064 • gjcckids@gmail.com Vacancies: 3 teachers

MM 2 - Sunbeam Christian School (C16MO0034) 1311 5th St., Key West, FL 33040 Contact: Jerlyn Matthews • 305-2946018 • sunbeam@fsbckw.org Vacancies: 3 teachers

MM 87.5 - St. James Children’s Center (C16MO0033) 87500 Overseas Hwy, I slamorada, FL 33036 Contact: Sue Ellen Bennett • 305-852-2161 •

MM 5 - Lighthouse Christian Academy (C16MO0014) 5580 MacDonald Ave, Key West, FL 33040 Jennifer Sisco • 305-292-5582 • lcaoffice@cwckw.org Vacancies: 1 floater MM 22.9 - Banana Cabanna Academy Inc. (C16MO0054) 22673 Pieces of Eight Rd, Cudjoe Key, FL 33042 Contact: Roxanne Rosado • 305-745-1400 • banana.cabanna@att.net Vacancies: 2 teachers MM 47 - Kreative Kids Christian Academy (X16MO0001) 4711 Overseas Hwy, Marathon, FL 33050 Contact: Maria Vaillant • 305-743-7165 Kreativekidsca@bellsouth.net • vaillantmaria@yahoo.com Vacancies: 2 teachers

childrenscenter@stjamesthefisherman.org

Vacancies: 1 teacher MM 92 - Burton Memorial CDC (C16MO0018) 93001 Overseas Hwy, Tavernier, FL 33070 Contact: Nilda Bernaldez • 305-852-0250 • acabar11@yahoo.com Vacancies: 2 part-time floaters MM 99 - First Baptist Church Jack Hill Child Care (C16MO0021) 99001 Overseas Hwy, Key Largo, FL 33037 Contact: Leeanna Woods • 305-451-2125 • fbcjhccc@yahoo.com Vacancies: 1 teacher

305-646-7220 www.elcmdm.org ELCMDM

For additional updates on early care and education vacancies in Monroe County, contact Laurie Dunn - ldunn@elcmdm.org Sponsored by the Early Learning Coalition of Miami-Dade/Monroe and the State of Florida.

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• CLASSIFIEDS, PUBLIC && LEGAL NOTICES • • 305.743.0844 • CLASSIFIEDS, PUBLIC LEGAL NOTICES 305.743.0844 DOLPHIN RESEARCH CENTER IS HIRING! School Programs & Outreach Curriculum Specialist (Full-Time - Permanent)

Visual Communications

(Full-Time/Part-Time, Seasonal or Permanent)

Volunteer Resources Administrative Assistant (Full-Time, Permanent)

Education Program Host (Full-Time, Permanent)

IT Technical Specialist (Part Time, Permanent) Human Resources Assistant (Part-Time, Permanent)

Guest Services Staff

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

Accounting Director (Full-Time/Permanent) Education Registration & Enrollment Specialist (Full-Time/Permanent)

Gift Shop Staff

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

Full job descriptions available at www.dolphins.org/career_opportunities Email cover letter, DRC application & resume to drc-hr@dolphins.org EOE

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

SUNSET GRILLE IS LOOKING FOR A FRONT OF HOUSE MANAGER The Front of House Manager plans and directs all day to day restaurant operations. Maintains high standards of food, service, health and safety; ensures the efficient and profitable business performance of the restaurant and the optimal utilization of staff and resources.

• Perform opening and closing duties in accordance with established policies and procedures.

• Oversee and support front of house supervisors • Oversee overall maintenance of the restaurant and property • Coordinate restaurant operations to include daily schedules and identifying recruiting needs • Responsible for ensuring guest satisfaction and quality guest experience • Maintain employee records • Oversee training and identify training needs • Responsible for new hire onboarding and orientation • Conduct staff meetings when necessary • Monitor labor and operational costs • Identify and estimate food and beverage supply requirements/needs and ensure inventory needs are met • Perform other duties as assigned

NOW HIRING

• Health, Dental, Vision & Life Insurance • Tuition Reimbursement • Paid Holidays, Vacation & Sick Time • 401K Employer Match • Quarterly Cash Profit Sharing • Fun, Fast-Paced Environment • Great Hours

Key West Full Time Tellers Human Resources Specialist Commercial Loan Processor Residential Loan Processor Commercial Lender Customer Service Representative

Upper Keys Full Time Floating Upper Keys Teller

Apply Online at KeysBank.com/Careers

Apply in person 7 Knights Key Blvd, Marathon.

No phone calls please.

Member FDIC

The Guidance/Care Center, Inc. a division of

“Uplifting the human spirit since 1973”

THE GUIDANCE/CARE CENTER, Inc.

IS HIRING!

GCC offers excellent benefits for full-time employment, but we realize some would prefer part-time to enjoy the Florida Keys lifestyle more. All positions can be considered for full or part-time to meet your needs.

Apply and enter your availability.

KEY LARGO

Crisis Counselor Behavioral Health Counselor (Children)

KEY WEST

Behavioral Health Therapist (Child, Adult) Care Coordinator Prevention Specialist Behavioral Health Counselor (Children) Peer Support Specialist Crisis Counselor Case Managers (Adult, Forensic, Children) *Advocate

MARATHON

*Support Worker (PT only) Peer Support Specialist/BHT Care Coordinator Behavioral Health Therapist (Child, Adult) RNs and LPNs - 3 shifts (also Per Diem) Maintenance Specialist *Behavioral Health Technicians 3 shifts (also Per Diem) Admissions Utilization Specialist

*No experience required for these positions.

Will train. A caring heart & helpful hands required.

Background and drug screen req.

COMPETITIVE PAY! EXCEPTIONAL BENEFITS!!!

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

EOE-M/F/V/D

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WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATOR

LOCATION: CUDJOE KEY & DUCK KEY The Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority’s WASTEWATER DIVISION IS GROWING, and we need (3) 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! Salary Range: $54,645.98 - $98,454.90.

Apply online at www.fkaa.com/employment

EEO, VPE, ADA, DFW

THE FLORIDA KEYS AQUEDUCT AUTHORITY IS LOOKING TO FILL POSITIONS IN THE MARATHON AND UPPER KEYS AREA.

• DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS OPERATOR D • FACILITIES MAINTENANCE MECHANIC D • JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIAN • WASTEWATER MAINTENANCE MECHANIC C • WASTEWATER TREATMENT OPERATOR Benefit package and salary is extremely competitive! See job description, salary and on-line application at www.fkaa.com/employment EEO, VPE, ADA, DFWP

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