THINGS DAD REALLY WANTS FOR FATHER’S DAY

7. For someone to flush toilets, close doors and turn lights off. Just once.

6. Nothing to do with brunch, yoga or the name Vanderpump.

5. Yahoo! NFL package. It’s never too early.

4. For the hair to move from his ears and nose back to the top of his head.

3. A meal consisting of donuts, ice cream, potato chips and bacon.

2. Taylor Swift tickets.

1. A jet pack.

Historical Preservation Society welcomes Jon Rizzo

The Historical Preservation Society of the Upper Keys welcomes Jon Rizzo, warning coordination meteorologist with the National Weather Service Key West, as guest speaker on Monday, June 19 at 7 p.m. at Coral Isles Church, Tavernier. Rizzo will discuss the effects of sea level rise and tropical storms. The public is welcome to attend.

Lecture delves into South Florida pirates

The History of Diving Museum’s “Immerse Yourself” lecture series welcomes Robert Jacob, historian, reenactor and author who will present the world of South Florida’s pirates. With a lifelong passion for history, Jacob has been heavily involved in living history interpretation and reenactment for over 40 years.

While researching information on the golden age of piracy, Robert realized that most of the publications on the subject were contradictory and even incorrect. This motivated him to write his award-winning publication, “A Pirate’s Life in the Golden Age of Piracy.”

The presentation starts at 7 p.m.; come early to view the museum’s exhibits, including the featured exhibit “Aquanauts to Astronauts.” The last exhibit admission ticket will be sold at 6:15 p.m.

Those interested in attending the lecture in-person, reserve your seat today by calling the museum at (305) 664-9737 or emailing the community outreach team at programs@ divingmuseum.org. For those unable to attend in-person, visit our website for a virtual link at DivingMuseum.org. This session will also be recorded and posted to the HDM YouTube channel. The History of Diving Museum would like to thank this month’s Immerse Yourself sponsor: Key Dives.

Free Father’s Day movie viewing

Join the History of Diving Museum this Father’s Day, Sunday, June 18 from 2:30 to 4 p.m., for a complimentary viewing of the hit Netflix/ BBC documentary “Last Breath.” The documentary will introduce guests to the incredible story of Chris Lemons, a commercial diver who found himself trapped 300 feet below the surface of the North Sea.

In September 2012, a freak failure of the dynamic positioning system of the vessel Lemons was working beneath resulted in his umbilical, which provides him with breathing gas, light and heat, being completely severed. He was left on the seabed in complete darkness 300 feet below the surface, with only the five minutes of breathing gas he carried in the emergency tanks on his back and no way to protect himself from the freezing temperatures. It took his heroic rescuers over 40 minutes to locate and retrieve him. His miraculous survival story has baffled experts ever since. The week following the movie viewing, Chris Lemons will be giving a virtual talk about his experience, taking us through the events of that fateful day in 2012, when he defied all odds and survived his brush with death. He will also offer insight into the relatively unknown world of saturation diving, where those involved spend weeks on end confined to a compression chamber and are lowered to the work site by way of a diving bell. This presentation will be broadcast via Zoom on Wednesday, June 28 th at 7 p.m. For those that wish to gather and participate together, a viewing room will be available after hours at the museum while Lemons broadcasts from the United Kingdom. Registration information for this presentation and more can be found at DivingMuseum.org.

Health department welcomes new family planning manager

The Florida Department of Health in Monroe County (DOHMonroe) recently announced the appointment of Brittney Waite as family planning manager.

In her role, Waite oversees the family planning program for Monroe County. Through this program, women of childbearing age receive preventative care, counseling, birth control options, STD testing/treatment if necessary and referrals should they need to be seen by a specialist. Men are also welcome in the program with access to free condoms and STD testing/treatment when needed.

The program offers services throughout Monroe County at all DOH-Monroe clinic locations (Key West, Marathon and Tavernier.) The program offers a sliding scale fee option, so everyone has access to care.

“We are so pleased to have Brittney Waite join our team. Brittney brings a wealth of experience in Women’s Health to the Monroe County Health Department,” said Dr. Carla Fry, DOH-Monroe administrator and health officer. “We are looking forward to the energy and new ideas Brittney will share as the family planning program continues to grow and flourish.”