Marathon Weekly 25-0911

CONVICTED, THEN PARDONED, JAN. 6 RIOTERS ARE FEATURED SPEAKERS

Southernmost Republican Club welcomes Bryan & Tonya Bishop

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AMarathon man who admitted to assaulting police during the Jan. 6, 2021 U.S. Capitol riots and was sentenced to 45 months in prison was the featured speaker, with his wife, at the Southernmost Republican Club meeting in Key West on Sept. 8 at the Key West Yacht Club.

Bryan Bishop and his wife, Tonya Bishop, who pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor offense and was sentenced to two years probation, were among more than 1,500 rioters who were pardoned on President Donald Trump’s first day in office in January 2025. Bryan Bishop had served five months of his 45-month sentence when the pardons were issued.

Originally arrested in Marathon in August 2023, Bryan Bishop pleaded guilty in April 2024 to a felony charge of assaulting, resisting or impeding officers after video footage from the Jan. 6 riots captured him spraying a Metropolitan Police Department officer in the face with a chemical irritant before entering the Capitol.

“This is a big one,” Trump said of the “full, complete and unconditional” pardons that drew condemnation from Democratic lawmakers and even a few Republicans.

“It is a betrayal of the law enforcement that protected all of us that day and a dangerous endorsement of political violence, telling criminals that you can beat cops within an inch of their lives as long as it’s in service to Donald Trump,” Democratic Sen. Patty Murray said of the blanket pardons in January.

Though Trump had for months promised to grant clemency to many Jan. 6 defendants, some still questioned, until Inauguration Day, whether the pardons would include violent offenders and those who had assaulted law enforcement officers during the riots.

In a Jan. 12 interview with Fox News, Vice President JD Vance stated that those who committed violence on Jan. 6 “obviously shouldn’t be pardoned,” causing backlash from right-wing supporters.

Bryan and Tonya Bishop, who have since returned to their liveboard boat in Boot Key Harbor off Marathon, were the featured guest speakers at the Southernmost Republican Club, which met Monday at the Key West Yacht Club.

Press was not allowed at the meeting, which was only open to registered Republicans, but the club faced backlash on local social media sites as word of its guest speakers spread.

Todd German, vice chairman of the Southernmost Republican Club, told the Keys Weekly that he was aware of some opposition from local Democrat activists, but said the Bishops had already spoken at meetings of the Upper Keys and Middle Keys Republican Clubs with no issues.

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Speaking with the Keys Weekly a few hours before the meeting, German said, “To me, this is an opportunity to hear a firsthand account, and hear what they have to say. There’s a reason the president pardoned them, because I think it was a complicated matter that day. This isn’t an endorsement, just listening. I want to bring the Republican party of Monroe County together.”

German also emphasized that the meeting was not a Key West Yacht Club-sponsored event. “We just rent the yacht club for meeting space,” he said. “This is not a yacht club event.”

Local Democratic activist Marilyn Kellner stood on the sidewalk outside the yacht club on North Roosevelt Boulevard photographing people who arrived for the meeting.

“This is who the Southernmost Republican Club is celebrating: Insurrectionists who assaulted police officers at our nation’s capital,” Kellner posted on Facebook. “On Jan. 6, 2021, their speaker, Bryan Bishop, ‘sprayed a Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officer directly in the face with an orangecolored chemical irritant and then sprayed a second MPD officer by aiming the spray at an upward angle in order to spray under the officer’s face shield,’ the U.S. Attorney’s Office press release stated.”

According to federal court documents detailing the Bishops’ case, FBI investigators cross-referenced photos of Bryan Bishop from his Florida, Minnesota and Idaho driver’s licenses and passport renewal application with public video, CCTV and police body camera footage recorded during the Capitol riot. Together, the complaint states, the imagery identified him as one of the individuals who assaulted members of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) on the Capitol’s West Terrace before entering and roaming the capitol building for roughly 17 minutes.

In addition, Bryan was allegedly identified as an individual labeled the #UnderHelmetSprayer in a wanted poster released by Sedition Hunters, a “global community of open-source intelligence investigators working together to assist the U.S. FBI and Washington D.C. Capitol Police in finding people who allegedly committed crimes in the January 6 capitol riots.”

His criminal complaint details several camera angles appearing to show him spraying two MPD officers in the face with a chemical irritant.

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SUNSHINE LAW CONCERNS STYMIE CANDIDATE FORUMS

Manager Rob Cole, with concerns raised over whether the village’s council members may have coordinated his departure or severance package.

And in April, three Key West city officials were arrested as part of a still-unraveling corruption probe into official misconduct in City Hall. That investigation included text messages holding a preemptive discussion of a vote to fire then-City Manager Al Childress.

Speaking to the Weekly on Sept. 9, Smith and Landry said they would have attended forums that met legal requirements. Councilwoman Robyn Still said that Sunshine Law violations were a prominent topic in a recent ethics training attended by council members, with candidate forums including other incumbents posed as a “high risk.”

“I know not attending may have given the impression that I was avoiding these forums. This is not the case,” she said. “Our city deserves candidates who demonstrate ethics, transparency and integrity, even when doing so calls for hard decisions. I would be happy to meet with anyone who attended these events and answer any questions they may have.”

Asked whether he told incumbents not to attend the FKCA and Republican Club forums, Marathon City Attorney Steve Williams told the Weekly he had agreed with Hodies’ memo. He advised seated council members that it would only be safe for one of them to attend each event, and that penalties for violations would be the responsibility of the candidates, not the forums.

Questioned as to why these restrictions had never played such a prominent role in previous elections, Williams responded:

“Political and legal climates have evolved and changed to where people are now more acutely aware of the Sunshine Law.”

A final forum open to the public, sponsored by the Keys Weekly and Greater Marathon Chamber of Commerce, is set to include all seven Marathon City Council candidates on Wednesday, Oct. 1 from 6 to 9 p.m. in the BOCC chambers of the Marathon Government Center. The meeting will be broadcast live and available to view in its entirety online.

MANDY MILES

Bryan and Tonya Bishop leave jail in Key West, released on bond on Aug. 8, 2023 after being arrested for crimes committed during the Capitol riots of Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. MANDY MILES/Keys

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NONPROFITS IN LINE TO LOSE SOME COUNTY FUNDING DESPITE EFFORTS TO REDUCE THE CUT

Cates’ proposal would have set additional $550,000 aside

JIM McCARTHY jim@keysweekly.com

Monroe County Commissioners voted 4-1 for a tentative $674 million spending plan with funding cuts still in place to Florida Keys nonprofits serving the most vulnerable populations.

The approval during a Sept. 3 budget hearing in Key West came after two commissioners attempted to alleviate the cut. Specifically, nonprofit agencies in social services and health that receive funds through the county’s Human Services Advisory Board are in line for a 50% reduction.

It’s a $1.1 million slash in total funds for organizations like Keys AHEC, Florida Keys Healthy Start Coalition, Domestic Abuse Shelter, Star of the Sea Foundation (SOS), Key West’s MARC House and Samuel House, in addition to other nonprofits.

Additional county budget cuts include layoffs, eliminating 20 vacant positions and forgoing Freebee rideshare service. Spending reductions of $41.6 million, as outlined in the tentative budget, come amid new scrutiny over local government spending by the state Department of Government Efficiency. Formed in February by Gov. Ron DeSantis, the stage agency mirrors the federal DOGE once spearheaded by Elon Musk to eliminate “wasteful spending.”

A presentation by DOGE team lead Eric Soskin to the Florida Association of Counties in June outlined the department’s priorities, including pinpointing “trendy or low-ROI” spending along with “unnecessary use of taxpayer funds to support (non-governmental organizations)” and “subsidized competition with private enterprises.”

A report by DOGE highlighting government spending across the Sunshine State is expected to come out in January 2026. Out of that report, Monroe County officials are hoping to get clarity on what DOGE and the state deem as “unnecessary spending.”

Several public speakers told county commissioners they didn’t believe government funding for nonprofits serving vulnerable populations was “unnecessary.”

“We are the only certified domestic violence center serving Monroe County,” said Sherrie Schwab, executive director for the Domestic Abuse Shelter.

Commissioner Craig Cates proposed giving human services nonprofits 50% of funding they requested for the upcoming fiscal year and potentially an additional 25%, or roughly $550,000, from reserves once they receive more clarity from the DOGE report. FILE PHOTO

She said funding through HSAB supports the organization’s outreach program from Key Largo to Key West. The five-person HSAB recommended the Domestic Abuse Shelter receive $98,895 in county funds. With county funding cuts, the shelter would receive half of that.

“We provide life-saving service, and not everybody needs emergency shelter,” she said. “Outreach is provided to those who aren’t in an emergency but need essential life-saving service.”

Commissioner Craig Cates proposed giving human services nonprofits 50% of funding they requested for the upcoming fiscal year and potentially an additional 25%, or roughly $550,000, from reserves once they receive more clarity from the DOGE report. Commissioner David Rice, who supported Cates’ motion, said it’s an “acknowledgement of hope and intent for our nonprofit community.”

Ultimately, Cates’ motion failed 3-2, with commissioners Holly Raschein, Michelle Lincoln and Mayor Jim Scholl voting “no.” Raschein said she supported Cates’ intention while noting commissioners could still reconvene and potentially provide additional dollars once more guidance comes out of Tallahassee in early 2026. Scholl agreed with Raschein’s statements.

Lincoln noted the commission agreed to increase its millage rate in order to generate an additional $2 million for its emergency reserves for hurricane cleanup. Between the cuts and increase in the millage to 2.7372, or $273 per $100,000 of a property’s taxable value, the county is expected to boost its emergency reserves from $10 million to $14 million.

Lincoln expressed concerns about using funds from the reserves for something else. Lincoln also said that not every county funds nonprofit the way Monroe County does through HSAB.

“I understand we’re much different just given where we live than most other counties,” she added.

Commissioners subsequently approved the millage rate via unanimous vote and the tentative spending plan via 4-1 vote. Rice was the lone “no.”

County Administrator Christine Hurley acknowledged they went into the budget knowing the state’s priorities related to government spending.

“Some are not popular and we know that and we are sorry for that. But we recognize after the state passed their budget, the governor vetoed a substantial portion of the budget related to nonprofits and the arts,” she said.

In July, Keys Weekly reported some $560 million was axed from the legislatively-approved state budget by the governor. A little more than $5 million in similar health-related funding across the state, identified as “Appropriation 436” in the Legislature’s budget, was cut. It included $975,000 for Keys AHEC, which provides dental services, including cleanings, sealings and X-rays, as well as health services, including physicals ahead of the school year, for children in the Keys.

Cuts at the state and county levels are serving as a double-whammy for Keys AHEC. Michael Cunningham, Keys AHEC CEO, said his organization stands to lose $98,000 in county funds.

“This will have devastating effects on health and social service programs that care for our working class families, children and disabled,” Cunningham told Keys Weekly. “Services currently available for many agencies will be reduced or eliminated and will likely never be able to be restored. We thank those who tried to assist and were supportive.”

A final county hearing on the millage rate and spending plan was set for Sept. 10 at the Murray Nelson Government Center in Key Largo.

VETERANS GET THE TRIP OF A LIFETIME

One-day visit to nation’s capital included a patriotic sendoff

JIM McCARTHY jim@keysweekly.com

They served the country valiantly, during the Vietnam era and beyond. On Sept. 6, Monroe County’s most revered veterans flew to the nation’s capital to view memorials in their honor.

A one-day trip to Washington, D.C. was free, thanks to Honor Flight South Florida, a volunteer organization dedicated to honoring veterans in South Florida. Top priority is given to the most senior defenders of freedom from World War II and Korean War veterans, as well as veterans who are terminally ill. Honor Flight South Florida also serves veterans of the Cold War and Vietnam.

A day before the flight, 10 veterans from Monroe County enjoyed lunch alongside local law enforcement and community members at Dillon’s Pub & Grill. Each veteran received a patriotic sendoff as they departed the restaurant and hopped

on the bus. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office and Florida Highway Patrol escorted the bus to Coral Shores High School, where students held signs of gratitude, before being guided out of the Florida Keys. The veterans were transported to Fort Lauderdale where they stayed the night. Monroe County’s veterans joined 53 other South Florida veterans in the trip to Washington. Among the veterans from the Keys were Army veterans Donald Scarpa of Islamorada, Peter Hosford and Richard Ford of Key Largo, John Dick and Timothy Pennenga of Marathon and Vincent Formisano, of Key West; Air Force veterans Donald Fritch and Michael Daigle, of Key Largo; Navy veteran Mike Ehlers, of Islamorada; and Army veteran Charles Conn, a Del Ray Beach resident whose son, Army veteran Abe, lives in Key West. All veterans from the Keys served during the Vietnam War. Conn and Fritch also served during the Cold War.

LOCALS MEETING LOCALS

Resident appreciation day at Dolphin Research Center draws hundreds

Offer Florida Keys locals the chance to get a free personal meet-andgreet with charismatic gray faces, and you’re bound to get a full house. On Sept. 6, Grassy Key’s Dolphin Research Center continued a tradition that began after Hurricane Irma in 2017, offering a Love our Locals Day for Monroe County residents. A day of educational presentations, food and drinks, face painting and meet-and-greets with DRC’s staff and animal family also offered free raffles for chances to get in the water and experience some dolphin playtime. Photos by ROSS SMITH/Keys Weekly

Before they flew to the nation’s capital, local veterans enjoyed a lunch and a patriotic sendoff from the community on Sept. 5 at Dillon’s Pub & Grill in Tavernier. JIM McCARTHY/Keys Weekly

U.S. Army veteran and Monroe County school board member John Dick, right, with his grandson Raymond Paul at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. The pair made an etching from the name of Dick’s fellow service member killed in action. CONTRIBUTED

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FAMILY OF BOY BITTEN BY SHARK CREDITS DAUGHTER, DIVE OPERATOR, FIRST RESPONDERS

ROTARY CLUB OF MARATHON WELCOMES NEW COMPANION CLUB

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The family of an 8-year-old boy who was recently bitten by a shark is crediting the rescue and response to several individuals.

David Burrows said his son, Richard, and daughter, 10-year-old Rose, were snorkeling in the waters off Key Largo around 3 p.m. on Sept. 1, when a blacktip shark rushed them and bit Richard on his right knee. The injury was significant, but assistance from several people helped address the severe wound.

Burrows said his daughter Rose was instrumental in her brother’s rescue.

“(We) are immensely proud of the strength of character and composure she demonstrated under pressure,” he said.

The family received assistance from the commercial diving company Horizon Divers, which helped apply a second tourniquet to Richard’s leg after Burrows initially applied one. The boy was brought to shore at Garden Cove Marina where Monroe County Fire Rescue

rendered aid and transported him to Trauma Star. Richard was airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital Ryder via Trauma Star. Surgeons were able to save Richard’s leg. He was released on Sept. 3.

“Richard is recovering well from his surgery and is gaining strength by the day. He is in good spirits. Our hope is that he will be back enjoying his passion for the ocean and marine life with his older sister in no time,” Burrows said.

The Burrows family extended its sincere thanks to Monroe County Sheriff Rick Ramsey and the sheriff’s office; Monroe County Fire Rescue; Richard Hayden from Horizon Divers Garden Cove Marina; Trauma Star Air Ambulance flight crew and paramedics; and the teams at Jackson Memorial Hospital Ryder Trauma Center, led by Dr. Vincente Nelson, surgical critical care; and Dr. Brian Grottkau, chief of pediatric orthopedics.

The Burrows family said they thank everyone for their messages of support and well wishes and assistance. They are now requesting privacy to focus on Richard’s recovery.

he Rotary Club of Marathon has been part of the Middle Keys community since 1961, quietly working behind the scenes to lend a helping hand. The club supports local students, businesses and those in need while building lasting friendships. With 72 adult members and an active affiliated Interact Club at Marathon High School, the Rotary Club has always believed in the motto “Service Above Self.”

Now, the club is opening its arms wider with the announcement of a Companion Club, a “sister club” of sorts designed for neighbors who want to get involved, give back to the community and meet new people, but who might not be able to make the traditional weekly club meetings on Wednesdays at noon.

The Companion Club will gather on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. at the Florida Keys Steak and Lobster House. All are welcome, and attendees are encouraged to bring friends who may be interested in the club’s activities.

The new club is especially reaching out to young professionals from all industries: teachers, nurses, servers and bartenders, animal trainers, hospitality workers, trades workers, small business owners and more. Anyone looking for a way to give back while also building new friendships and networks in the community is strongly encouraged to attend.

Companion Club members enjoy all the benefits of being a Rotarian, like connecting with clubs around the world, but with more flexibility, affordable dues and no pressure to attend every meeting. The focus is simple: creating friendships, pitching in on community service projects and supporting the Rotary’s efforts to raise funds for local causes.

In a time when many service clubs are shrinking, Marathon’s Rotary is growing, a sign of just how much the residents of Marathon care for each other. Whether it’s giving scholarships to local students (33 this year alone) or lending a hand at community events, the Rotary Club of Marathon continues to be a place where service and fellowship come together.

If you’ve ever thought about getting more involved in the community, the Companion Club might be the perfect place to start.

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Email: info@marathonrotary.org

Phone: 305-669-0325

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Richard Burrows, 8, is recovering at home after he was bitten by a blacktip shark while snorkeling near Horseshoe Reef off Key Largo on Sept. 1. CONTRIBUTED

David Burrows said his daughter, Rose, was instrumental in her brother’s rescue.

A new companion club of the Rotary Club of Marathon offers evening meetings and reduced dues for busy professionals. CONTRIBUTED

MARISSA SIVYER The Tackle Box

How long have you been in the Keys and what brought you here? I was born and raised here. Actually, believe it or not, I was born in Big Pine. My mother for some reason decided she wanted an at-home birth so she had me at a midwife’s house down on Big Pine.

What do you do for fun in the Keys and why do you love living here? I really enjoy doing things in the water. I was born and raised here so it’s home. I couldn’t imagine living anywhere else, in all honesty.

If you were a fishing lure, which one would you be and why? Definitely a Bomber! It’s what I caught my first snook on. They are designed for mimicking natural baitfish and are the best for attracting gamefish.

Have you ever earned any achievement badges (like in girl scouts)? What were they for? I’ve acquired quite a few finisher medals for 5Ks and the 7 Mile Bridge Run. I’ve also won/placed in the Dave Navarro Tarpon Tournament. I received an award for the biggest kingfish in the Poor Girls Tournament. I’m sure there are probably more. I just can’t think of them at the moment. Most are about fishing. I just love it.

o matter how many individuals appear in the pages of each edition of Keys Weekly, there are always so many more of our community members who deserve to be recognized. In an effort to shine a spotlight on more of the incredible individuals who live and work in these islands, Keys Weekly is proud to present our Neighbor of the Week feature, dedicated to celebrating a community member with each issue.

If you could travel in time, what time would you pick and why? I’d probably want to be in my early 20s in the 1970s. Life seems like it was much simpler back then.

What modern-day item will be totally archaic in 10 years? Definitely credit cards. Everything will probably be face recognition or something crazy like that.

If you had a band, what would you call it? Cats and Chaos because that is the essence of my life.

Our neighbor of the week is Marissa Sivyer. She has worked at the Tackle Box in Marathon for the past eight years. She recently took some time off after giving birth to her daughter.

What is the strangest thing you’ve ever found? Definitely my friend Rachel. She is strange but I love her!

If you were an animal, which one would best represent you and why? A cat. I’m quite sassy and LOVE napping.

What is something people don’t know about you? I get extremely seasick almost every time I go past the reef. But I still continue to go.

Know someone who would be a good “Neighbor of the Week?” Email keysweeklyjen@gmail.com.

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

It is a bad thing to want.

At least when it comes to birds. At least when it comes to seeing specific birds. At least when it comes to me.

There’s a thing in birding called chasing, which, somewhat obviously, is when you make an effort to see a specific bird, usually a rarity, which may or may not stick around. Most of the time it requires somewhere between a bit and a lot of driving. I’ve done it quite a few times. Sometimes I see what I’m looking for, though more often it seems that I don’t. (I’ve never actually done the success/failure math.)

But, honestly, chasing is my least favorite kind of birding.

I mean, I love a good birding adventure, but I’d rather explore a new place and see what there is to see, as opposed to it being so goal-oriented.

This may come off as smug and spiritually superior to some, especially to some hardcore listers – I’ve gotten into some really strange arguments with listers about this online – but I don’t think it is. Even when I see a bird I’m looking for, I generally feel ambiguous about it. I can check it off a list, but I’m just not that interested in the list. Different strokes, and all that.

Still, like the urge to eat Spam, I do occasionally feel the chasing impulse, follow it and then kind of regret it later.

It wasn’t the urge to chase that came over me yesterday, but rather something chase-adjacent.

It started with a text from Chris Bergh, telling me he was on a boat off Big Pine and saw a flock of about 100 common nighthawks fly over, heading from northwest to southeast. Later I got a text from Loren Ilvedson telling me he’d been fishing off Cudjoe and had seen two flocks of about 120 nighthawks each. He even sent some video of birds swirling around maybe 100 feet above the water.

And then there were the numbers from the Florida Keys Hawkwatch at Curry Hammock State Park in Marathon. They didn’t have any common nighthawks in the first hour of the count, but they had 57 in the second hour. There were none for the next three hours, then 512 between 1 and 2 p.m. and 1,861 between 2 and 3 p.m. They crossed over 3,000 total nighthawks just after 5 p.m., and as the sun went down and storms approached, they ended the day seeing 3,527 — an insane number of nighthawks.

Despite the fact that nighthawks are not hawks – they are insectivores in the nightjar family – the folks at the hawkwatch try to count every bird that passes, not just raptors. Common nighthawks are one of the two species of nighthawks that breed in the Keys (the other is the Antillean nighthawk) but you don’t see flocks of them in the breeding season, just individuals flying around, feeding by flying in the unpredictable zig zag patterns that allow them to scoop up bugs in their open mouths.

It’s not that I haven’t seen flocks of common nighthawks migrating. I vividly remember seeing my first flock, up in Everglades National Park, ironically enough while I was chasing a

NIGHTHAWKS AND CONSOLATION

black-faced grassquit. I’d taken a walk through a band of slash pines at the edge of the Long Key Campground, when suddenly there was a flock of about 100 of them, silent as ninjas.

They weren’t flying the twisting random trajectory they follow when feeding, but instead were a loose alliance, a comfortable mob, a group of birds traveling together on the same itinerary, though without the lockstep (lockflap?) synchronized movements of, say, starlings or homing pigeons. The whole scene probably lasted about 20 seconds. The ease and fluidity of their movements has haunted me ever since, in the best way.

I’ve seen similar flocks two or three times around Key West, but it’s never been something you can predict or chase after. It’s lightning in a bottle.

But seeing the numbers accrue from the hawkwatch yesterday (you can follow their counts live on trektellen.org) I started to covet the sight of a flock of migrating common nighthawks. With so many birds, there seemed to be a chance.

It was too late to drive up to Curry Hammock, so I went up on the roof of The Studios of Key West and sat for two hours, staring into the open sky with no luck.

The next morning, I watched the numbers start to build at the hawkwatch. They counted 310 nighthawks by 9 a.m., close to 1,000 by 2 p.m., when I finally managed to pull out of the driveway and head up there.

Mariah Hryniewich, the lead counter at the Florida Keys Hawkwatch, was standing at the top of the stairs when I got there, scanning the sky. It was hot and bright. The clouds, as Tom Waits would say, were like headlines on a new frontpage sky – long rows out over both the Gulf and the Atlantic.

Mariah said that now that the sun was out, things seemed to have slowed down. The last nighthawks she’d seen was a group of about 40 a half hour before.

There was a slow movement of osprey, and I caught sight of a distant, fast-moving dot, which turned out to be my first peregrine falcon of the

season. And I had a chance to meet Delaney Cassidy and Charlie Trent, fun, enthusiastic, young birders who are the two other counters for the season. (One of them may also be something of a molluskophile.)

The five o’clock, end-of-the-watch-period hour passed with no more nighthawks. The three of them hung out for another hour, trying to help me see some nighthawks, with no luck.

I did get the fine consolation prize of a small kettle of nine swallow-tailed kites spinning slowly through the sky as if they were circling some kind of invisible maypole. (The swallow-tails put the count at 2,827 for the season. They are hoping to clear 3,000.)

The sun was in my eyes as I crossed the Seven Mile Bridge, which isn’t the worst fate in the world. By the time I hit Bahia Honda the sky was in peak, full glory, all Halloween orange and streaky clouds. Another consolation prize.

I stopped to take a photo, and while I was walking back to my car, I caught sight of something, a shadow coming in from the north. It flew close above me on a power glide, crossed the road, dropped down into the park.

A common nighthawk. It might have only been .0201126307% of the number seen at the hawkwatch in the previous two days, but it was consolation prize number three.

I was in a pretty good mood as I rolled onto the Spanish Harbor Channel Bridge to Big Pine. There was just enough light to see the shape of the world, to appreciate the last embers of the day. Which is when I saw another dark silhouette coming in from the north, then another and another, a small armada, a bona fide flock, zipping across the road, one at a time, nighthawk after nighthawk. I counted 35 by the time I hit the far side of the bridge. No doubt more continued to cross behind me.

It wasn’t a consolation prize. It was a damn full-on prize. I didn’t feel ambiguous about it at all.

A recent sunset over the Old Bahia Honda Bridge. MARK HEDDEN/Keys

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ROCKY

8-week-old male pit bull mix.

Looking for: Puppies need love, structure, socialization and training.

Turnoffs: I know I’m cute but remember: Puppies are a lifelong commitment.

SWIPE RIGHT

Adorable furry faces are waiting for families at the

Florida Keys SPCA

Keys Weekly is thrilled each week to showcase some “furever” friends that are ready, waiting and available for their perfect adoption “match” at the Florida Keys SPCA’s Marathon campus – complete with their best qualities, preferences and turnoffs to ensure the best fit.

From cats and dogs to Guinea pigs, hamsters, rabbits, reptiles and birds, the perfect addition to your family is waiting for you at one of the SPCA’s two campuses, in Key West and Marathon. 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.

See all the animals waiting for a home at fkspca.org. To contact the Marathon campus, call 305-743-4800 or visit 10550 Aviation Blvd.

Hurricane fosters needed. With hurricane season upon us, the SPCA needs volunteers and fosters in case of a storm. Over 100 animals would need to be evacuated, so it is crucial they all have homes in place before an impending storm. The SPCA provides everything you need;

CINDER

2-month-old female kitten.

Looking for: A loving family to call my very own.

Turnoffs: Born on the street, I don’t want to go outdoors anymore.

LEELOO

7-year-old female domestic shorthair.

Looking for: I’d do great in a quiet house with other cats.

Turnoffs: I promise I’m just shy – please get to know me.

SHERIFF’S CAPTAIN COMPLETES FBI NATIONAL ACADEMY

Capt. Jonathan Crane spends 10 weeks at Quantico

MANDY MILES mandy@keysweekly.com

It’s an honor, a privilege and a rigorous challenge only offered to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office once every seven or so years. And last week, a captain with MCSO was more than up to the challenge.

all you do is give an animal a safe haven during the storm and return them to the shelter once it’s safe – that is, if you don’t fall in love. More information is at fkspca.org/volunteer/becomea-foster-volunteer/ or 305-743-4800.

Capt. Jonathan Crane, operations leader of the sheriff’s office Bureau of Corrections, graduated on Sept. 4 from the FBI National Academy, a 10-week program for senior law enforcement officials from around the country and the world that takes place at FBI headquarters in Quantico, Virginia.

Since 1935, the academy has offered leadership, advanced education and fitness training to senior law enforcement managers in an effort to standardize and improve law enforcement practices worldwide.

“The program is very focused on college-level academics and extensive physical fitness and agility training,” Monroe County Sheriff Rick Ramsay said in describing the experience at Quantico, which he completed years ago. “Only about one half of one percent of law enforcement officers in the country are given this opportunity, and we’re only offered a slot every seven years or so. People are always excited

to go, but are often surprised by how tough it is academically and physically. But it’s really the pinnacle of your career if you finish it.”

And Crane finished with flying colors, completing the FBI’s infamous “Yellow Brick Road” obstacle course.

Participants from city, county and state law enforcement agencies spent 10 weeks together taking a variety of courses that they choose, Ramsay said.

“It’s truly like a shortened semester of college, where you pick the classes you want to take,” he said. “I wanted Crane to take a specific class in public speaking, in terms of press conferences when it comes to handling crisis events in a community, in addition to four or five other courses.”

This year was the first time Ramsay had selected someone from MCSO’s Bureau of Corrections to attend.

“But Jon Crane is such a leader,” Ramsay said. “He’ll be our next bureau chief of corrections when Major Tim Age retires. Crane has been a captain for a long time, and I want to send people who will come back and use what they learned there for the good of our agency and our community.”

Ramsay added that the FBI pays for the National Academy, “so I just had to pay Crane’s salary while he was gone.”

Additionally, participants in the FBI National Academy must commit to remain in law enforcement for at least three years following their participation in the academy.

Left: Monroe County Sheriff’s Capt. Jon Crane shakes the hand of FBI director Kash Patel upon graduating from the FBI National Academy on Sept. 4 in Quantico, Virginia. Right: Capt. Jonathan Crane successfully completes the FBI’s infamously tough ‘Yellow Brick Road’ obstacle course during his 10-week stint at the FBI National Academy. CONTRIBUTED

STATE ERASES KEY WEST’S RAINBOWS

Shortly before 3 a.m. on Sept. 9, crews from the Florida Department of Transportation covered Key West’s rainbow crosswalks in thick black asphalt while Key West Police were nearby in the event of any protests. LARRY BLACKBURN/Keys Weekly

Pride crosswalks covered in blacktop

MANDY MILES mandy@keysweekly.com

They’re gone. After months of Key West residents’ protests against state overreach and impassioned pleas for protection of the city’s rainbow crosswalks, state transportation workers covered them with tar-like blacktop shortly before 3 a.m. on Sept. 9.

The erasure at the intersection of Petronia and Duval streets occurred within 12 hours of the Florida Department of Transportation issuing a final order that determined Key West’s painted crosswalks were noncompliant with state rules and must be removed.

“This decision follows a process that, in my view, lacked fairness and impartiality,” Key West city commissioner Sam Kaufman said on Sept. 8. “Concerns were raised in a related case (involving other cities with similar crosswalks) by attorney Howard DuBosar, who filed a Verified Motion to Disqualify FDOT’s presiding officer. That motion outlined troubling evidence of potential bias and predisposition within FDOT’s own ranks. Unfortunately, Key West will not benefit from that challenge because our city commission has chosen not to pursue the motion to disqualify, nor any arguments on appeal or in court.”

The city commission on Sept. 3 voted 4-2 not to fight for the crosswalks and not to pursue any potential legal actions against FDOT, as cities such as Delray Beach, Fort Lauderdale and Miami Beach are doing.

Kaufman and commissioner Monica Haskell voted on Sept. 3 to hire attorney DuBosar to pursue a legal injunction that would bar the state from removing the crosswalks until a court could hear the case.

But after hearing from more than a dozen residents urging the commissioners to protect the pride crosswalks, and one who opposed spending taxpayer money on them, Kaufman and Haskell were the only ones willing to continue the fight.

Commissioners Donie Lee, Lissette Carey, Aaron Castillo and Mayor Dee Dee Henriquez opposed Kaufman’s motion on Sept. 3. Commissioner Mary Lou Hoover was absent due to illness.

Once the commission shot down Kaufman’s proposal, Lee, a longtime former Key West police chief, who is gay, proposed, “If the city is found not compliant, then I move we direct staff to take no further action against FDOT and instead work with the Key West Business Guild to permanently and publicly designate the ‘gayborhood.’ We may be erased from the street, but not from the public.”

Following FDOT’s final ruling on Sept. 8, Kaufman said, “FDOT’s final order now stands without further review. This means that Key West will not have the opportunity for an independent and fair determination of whether our crosswalks truly comply with the law. More importantly, our community is left without a chance to challenge whether FDOT applied its own standards in an unbiased and just manner.

“At stake is not simply the design of our crosswalks, but the broader principle of whether state agencies should be allowed to act as both prosecutor and judge in matters affecting our community. The people of Key West deserve transparency, accountability and fair treatment from the agencies that govern us.”

Kaufman on Sept. 9 emailed Key West city manager Brian L. Barroso, pointing out the commission’s vote to “pursue alternative displays of rainbow designs in the area,” and asking for an update on the progress being made in coordination with the Key West Business Guild on that initiative.

GERALD DAVID KRANZ 1935-2025

Gerald David “Jerry” Kranz, 89, of Marathon, passed away on Aug. 18 in Miami. Born Sept. 23, 1935, in Yonkers, New York, Jerry proudly served four years in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Boston.

For over 50 years, he owned and operated jewelry stores in Marathon, including Maria’s Silver and Turquoise, J & J Jewelry, and later Jerry’s Jewelry Rock & Gem. His shops were not just businesses, but places where he built lifelong friendships.

Jerry loved fishing, diving and tending to his plants, but above all he cherished time with his family. He is survived by his children, Jeannette Kranz Preston, Annette Kranz, David, Kevin and Bobby Kranz, and grandson Jalen Testa. He was predeceased by his daughters Linda and Diane Kranz, sisters Elaine and Dotty, and his parents.

A Celebration of Life will be held Sept. 20 from 12 to 2 p.m. at Lazy Days South, 725 11th Street Ocean in Marathon. Come colorful and comfortable, just as Jerry would have wanted.

REEL RECS

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

What: “Ferrari” (2023)

Why: Car racing movies carry expectations for obviously propulsive plots as their protagonists court deadly danger while seeking glory. While films like “Rush” and “F1” put us behind the driver’s seat, “Ferrari” shows us the perils faced by a man at the head of the enterprise at a crucial moment: Enzo Ferrari (Adam Driver) in 1957. His company, built in partnership with his wife, Laura (Penélope Cruz), is struggling to survive, selling sports cars to rich consumers; meanwhile, he’s obsessed with the racing side of the business. His personal life is also headed for a wreck after the death of his and Laura’s son and heir – while he has a secret second family with his mistress, Lina (Shailene Woodley). Not to worry: there are still thrilling (and sometimes shocking) race sequences, along with the gorgeous look you expect from the director, Michael Mann.

Where: This film is available as a DVD and from Kanopy, the library’s streaming app.

How: You can browse and request DVDs online by logging in to your account at keyslibraries.org. To view our collection of streaming movies and TV, go to kanopy.com/ keyslibraries and set up an account with your library card. If you don’t have a card, you can visit your local branch or register online to get one. Questions? keyslibraries.org/ contact-us.

Recommended by: Nancy Klingener, community affairs manager.

See previous Reel Recs at keyslibraries.org/post/reel-recs.

FL Keys Mosquito Control District schedules PUBLIC EDUCATION MEETINGS to address extremely active summer season

Monday, 9/15/25 Tuesday, 9/16/25 Wednesday, 9/17/25

6 p.m. to 7 p.m. 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Harvey Government FL Keys Mosquito Nelson Government Center Control Dist. Center 1200 Truman Ave. 503 107th Street Gulf 102050 Overseas Hwy. Key West Marathon Key Largo

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For more information about the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District, please visit www.keysmosquito.org 305.292.7190

Black salt marsh mosquitoes are no strangers to the Florida Keys or to Florida in general, however mosquito control entities across most of south Florida are documenting much higher numbers of the pest in 2025 as compared to recent years. While these mosquitoes are not known to transmit human diseases, they can play a role in transmitting dog heartworm and are a major nuisance to residents and visitors alike.

FROM CHILDHOOD DREAMS TO LITERARY QUEENS

As we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, we honor the rich cultures and contributions of Latino Americans. These three books showcase the powerful voices that continue to shape our literary landscape.

THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US

By Reyna Grande

KAREN NEWFIELD

Reyna grew up in a small village in Mexico with a poor family. Her mother, who was quite young, often left her four children behind for months or even years while their abuela (grandmother) looked after them. One day their Papi unexpectedly returned from El Otro Lado (The Other Side), wanting to take them to Los Angeles. They were terrified to make this dangerous crossing of the border, but were equally excited to start a new life. Their Papi had married an American citizen, and in the 1980s it was much easier to bring children to the U.S. than it is today. Although he did not have more than a third-grade education, Papi knew that learning English and doing well in school were the most important ways they could get ahead. He pushed his children hard – sometimes too hard. While he later became depressed and an alcoholic, Reyna and her siblings ultimately had the opportunities he had dreamed about. This is Reyna’s memoir – her lifelong wish to have family and an education and use her talent to honor the people who helped her along the way. Take a moment to walk a mile in someone else’s shoes.

First and foremost a reader, she has reviewed hundreds of books on her blog www. readingandeating. com. And, more recently, this new Keys resident has also begun writing.

THE WRITING ROOM

By Marcia Argueta Mickelson

When Maya Mitchell turns 18, her wealthy, powerful and controlling father declares her an adult and cuts her off, as he did with her two siblings before her. Their mother, a devoted physician, had already been forced out during the divorce and returned to Guatemala to care for her ailing mother. Suddenly, without the cushion of privilege, Maya — always a diligent student and talented writer — prepares to enter Columbia University, with her father agreeing to cover tuition. That summer, she works at the public library, writes articles online and crashes on the couch of Yoly and Ricardo, a warm couple who introduce her to an eclectic community where Sunday dinners bring stories, laughter and dreams to the table. When Maya learns her father’s company is funding the campaign of a ruthless anti-immigrant politician, she feels the deepest betrayal: How could her father turn against his own brown-skinned children? As Maya steps into the real world, far from the luxury of her childhood, she discovers first love, friendship and the power of standing up for herself. Though marketed as for young adults, “The Writing Room” captivated me with its exploration of sibling bonds, parental expectations and cultural identity in America.

#WORTHWATCHING: “Leguizamo Does America” is a docuseries created and hosted by actor and comedian John Leguizamo. In the series, he journeys across U.S. cities, spotlighting Latin communities, local leaders and cultural contributions. With his well-known humor and heart, Leguizamo highlights the creativity, struggles and joy of Latin people shaping America today. Check it out on Peacock.

THE MANY MOTHERS OF DOLORES MOORE

by Anika Fajardo

Growing up in Minneapolis, Dolores Moore always felt different. Dark hair, dark skin and even darker eyes — she looked nothing like the Moore family of Norwegian ancestry. Born in Colombia and brought to the Twin Cities as an infant, Dolores grew up in a world filled with love and attention. Now 35, single and an out-of-work cartographer, she grieves the loss of her mothers, Jane and Elizabeth. At Jane’s deathbed, she promises to visit Cali, the city of her birth, and experience the cultural beauty there. In the old Victorian house that is now hers, Dolores discovers a hand-drawn map and decides to follow it. In Colombia, she is grateful for the kindness of strangers who quickly become friends and for the bread-crumb trail that leads toward the mystery of her birth parents and their tragic deaths. To her surprise, she feels at home in this beautiful country she has only visited in dreams. Guided by the ever-present voices of her “ladies,” Dolores finds the courage to finally chart a map of her very own. Narrated between the past and present, this story explores family and history with a little bit of magical realism.

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CHARLENE GRIMES 1960-2025

Charlene Grimes, 65, of Key Colony Beach, passed away peacefully on Sept. 2. Born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania to Charles “Chip” and Frances “Fran” Shearer, she moved to the Florida Keys as a young girl. She grew up on Bahia Honda, taking the bus over the old Seven Mile Bridge to school every day. Her days were spent snorkeling around the islands collecting shells and avoiding sea urchins while watching other kids take dares to jump off the bridge.

After attending Marathon High School, Class of 1978, she met her husband, John. The two of them built a beautiful life on Key Colony Beach with their two children, working together at their successful land surveying business. She spent her work days “just peachy” while perfecting the art of playing solitaire on the computer, which she passed off as a hard day’s work.

Charlene embraced life with humor, warmth and an adventurous spirit. Summers were spent lobstering and island-hopping throughout the Bahamas and Dry Tortugas on their boat. Weekends brought competitive-level Scrabble nights with her sister. She cherished her lunch dates with her close friends, gossiping over coffee with her daughter, evenings with the neighbors along the dock and dinners where her son would do the cooking.

She is survived by her husband, John, of 42 years; her children, Kristen Livengood (Ricky and Travis) and Chase Grimes; her granddaughters, Summer and Marina Livengood; and her sister, Ann Haack (Mike). She will be remembered as a devoted wife, a loving mother and a proud nana who filled every moment with joy and laughter.

Charlene’s life was measured not in years, but in sunsets and days spent on the water with the people she loved. She will be carried in every wave and every breeze. While on her next journey, her spirit will be anchored in the hearts of those who loved her. Her family will gather privately at a later date to celebrate her life at Sombrero Lighthouse, which was always her guiding light home.

LILLIAN HATTAN 1936-2025

Lillian ("Lil") Hattan of Stuart, Florida was born on July 3, 1936 in Trujillo Creek, Colorado and died on Aug. 24, 2025. Lillian was the youngest of three girls on a ranch, taking on the chores typically assigned to the boys. She grew up rounding up cattle, riding horses, mending fences and fixing machinery.

Lillian met Joseph Hattan on a blind triple date while Joe was at the Lowry Air Force base in Denver, Colorado. Joe won Lillian's heart when he brought flowers and gifts to build up her spirit while she was fighting chickenpox. They were married on April 21, 1956 in Aguilar, Colorado.

Lil and Joe moved to Chicago, leaving behind the ranch life for city living. Lillian enjoyed camping and fishing, sharing her passion for the outdoors with her husband and four children.

Lil's experience fixing tractors came in handy as Joe and Lil worked side by side at night repairing cars in their garage, eventually starting their business, Beeline Frame & Axle, in Westmont, Illinois.

Lillian and Joe moved to Marathon in 1979, where Lil eventually joined the Florida Department of Transportation, starting at the bottom and working her way to an engineer, climbing under bridges (her least favorite part of the job) and ensuring that roads were not too close to palm trees. She had plenty of time to fish and was an active member of her community, including the American Legion, Moose, Elks Lodge, and DAV. Lillian was a lifetime member of the Women's Auxiliary of the Moose.

In 2005, they moved to Stuart, Florida, where her old farmer skills were dusted off. They were known for the tomato plants that grew all along the carport. Lil loved to play various card games with her trailer park friends, especially Kings in the Corner. She also loved to play bingo. Visits from her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren brought out the biggest smiles during her later years.

Lillian was predeceased by her husband, Joseph Hattan; parents, Gaspar and Margaret Vigil; and sister, Rita Gallino. She is survived by her sister, Ann Zelma Cobo; daughters Carolyn Romero (Phil Jacobson) and Dorothy McQueen; sons Donald (Laura) Hattan and Dennis (Eileen) Hattan; stepbrother Dennis (Karla) Vigil and many nieces, nephews and cousins. She was Grandma to Ted, Joe, Michelle, Andrea, Richie and Jim and Gigi to her greatgrandchildren Annabell, Leenie, Lilly and Dean.

She will be dearly missed.

Winn-Dixie to sponsor drive-through food giveaway

Winn-Dixie, in partnership with Feeding South Florida Food Bank, will provide a drive-through food giveaway on Tuesday, Sept. 23 from 10 a.m. to noon. The giveaway is limited to 150 local residents. The distribution is hosted by KAIR and will take place at San Pablo Catholic Church, 550 122nd Street Ocean in Marathon. More information is available from KAIR at 305-743-4582.

Monroe County seeks input on tourism industry wages

Monroe County is interested in feedback from local tourism business owners to help formulate public policy for affordable tourism employee housing in the Florida Keys. A survey has been developed to encourage those who own tourism-related businesses to give the county data on the income levels of employees. This data will be used to help set rents and minimum income levels appropriate for future developments in the works throughout the community. To take the survey, scan the QR code:

United Way announces ‘Feed the Keys’ food drive United Way of Collier and the Keys (UWCK) announces that its annual Feed the Keys food drive will take place on Friday, Oct. 17 from 2 to 6 p.m. This community-wide event boosts nutritious food supplies at local food pantries, supporting the 45% of residents who live paycheck-topaycheck and often struggle with food insecurity. Held in memory of Monroe County commissioner and UWCK local advisory board member “Mangrove Mike” Forster, the event celebrates his legacy of generosity and community service. Community members can drop off non-perishable food donations at three main collection sites: Burton Memorial Church (BMC) in Tavernier, KAIR (Keys Area Interdenominational Resource) in Marathon and Star of the Sea Foundation (SOS) in Key West. UWCK is also seeking partner sites to collect donations from Oct. 13 to Oct. 17. Organizations and businesses interested in participating can sign up by scanning the QR code. For sponsorship opportunities, contact Brittni.Brown@uwcollierkeys.org. For general questions, contact Laura. Collett@uwcollierkeys.org.

Swim with mermaids at Aquarium Encounters

Join Florida Keys Aquarium Encounters at 11710 Overseas Highway on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 4 and 5 as mermaids visit the aquarium. The mermaids will perform swim shows at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. each day, with meet-and-greets offered after each show. Guests may sign up to swim with the mermaids in Aquarium Encounters’ tanks. More information is at 305-4073262.

Float-in movie night at the Lagoon on Grassy Key

The Lagoon on Grassy Key in collaboration with the city of Marathon will present a float-in movie night featuring “Jaws” (rated PG) on Saturday, Oct. 11 at 5:30 p.m. Sunset takes place at 7 p.m. and the movie will start at dark, so please arrive early to get settled prior to the start of the movie. Attendees are asked to carpool when possible. Entry is free, but registration is required by scanning the QR code. Guests may bring their own floats, but are asked to be mindful of those around them with the size of their floats. Guests may bring chairs or blankets to “stay safe” on land and watch the film from beachside seating. Please stop at the sign-in table, which opens at 5:30 p.m., to complete your registration at the event. Waivers will be required for all participants of the floatin movie night. Bongos Botanical Beer Garden and Cafe will be open for food and drinks. No outside refreshments will be allowed. Children under the age of 12 must always have an adult present with them. Children ages 13 to 17 may be in the Lagoon without parents as long as parents are on site at the park and have signed the required waiver.

MLKAR to offer self-defense class

The Marathon and Lower Keys Association of Realtors will offer a community self-defense and safety class on Monday, Sept. 15 from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Marathon Government Center at 2798 Overseas Highway. The class is open to all, not just Realtors or affiliates. Topics to be covered include basic self-defense techniques, how to stay safe while holding open houses or taking clients on property showings, and how to screen people to detect possible red flags. The class is limited to 80 students, taken on a first-comefirst-served basis. The class is taught by MCSO deputies. Students should wear comfortable clothing to be able to practice techniques. To register, scan the QR code.

Having Fun in the Middle Keys

Words that remind us of the Emancipation Proclamation are hidden in this puzzle. Some words are hidden backward or diagonally, and some letters are used twice. See if you can find: AFRICA, ARCHIVES, ARMY, CABINET, CHILDREN, CIVIL WAR, DOCUMENT, EMANCIPATION, FREE, LINCOLN, OWNERS, PLANTATION, PROCLAMATION, REBELLION, SLAVERY, UNION, WORK.

The U.N. weather agency reports that sandstorms and dust storms are intensifying worldwide due to human-driven climate change and poor land management. The storms carry health risks such as respiratory and cardiovascular disease, with airborne particles contributing to about 7 million premature deaths annually. In 2024, particularly severe storms hit East Asia, West Africa and the Middle East, while dust from the Sahara Desert travels as far away as the Caribbean and Florida at times.

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HEATING

SCOREBOARD SEPT. 1 - SEPT. 6

Team Sport Opponent

Marathon Volleyball Keys Gate 9/2 W, 3-2

Basilica Volleyball Palmer 9/3 L, 3-0

Coral Shores Volleyball Keys Gate 9/3 W, 3-1

Coral Shores Volleyball Jupiter Christian 9/5 L, 2-1

Marathon Volleyball Silver Palms 9/5 L, 3-0

Key West Football Somerset Canyons 9/5 W, 26-21

Coral Shores Volleyball Suncoast 9/5 W, 2-1

Basilica Volleyball Suncoast 9/5 W, 2-1

Basilica Volleyball Jupiter Christian 9/5 L, 2-0

Key West Volleyball South Fork 9/5 L, 2-0

Key West Volleyball Wellington 9/5 L, 2-1

Marathon Football Westminster Christian 9/5 L, 56-0

Key West Volleyball Suncoast 9/6 W, 2-0

Coral Shores Volleyball South Fork 9/6 L, 2-0

Coral Shores Volleyball Basilica 9/6 W, 2-0

Key West Volleyball Basilica School 9/6 W, 2-0

Coral Shores Volleyball South Fork 9/6 L, 2-0

THIS WEEK IN KEYS SPORTS SEPT. 11 - SEPT. 18

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

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9/18 Coral Shores Football @ Glades Day 7 p.m.

9/18 Marathon Volleyball Key West 5 p.m.

Led by three touchdowns and a two-point conversion from Walson Morin, the Key West Conchs exploded for more than 400 yards on the ground to notch a signature comeback win over Somerset Academy Canyons on Sept. 5. See page 4. MAICEY MALGRAT/Keys Weekly

GAERTNER

He’s a jack of all trades and great at them all.”

– Conchs head coach Johnny Hughes

Key West’s Chace Gaertner has steadily become a key player for the Conchs this season, with crucial roles on both sides of the ball. Against Somerset Canyons, Gaertner ran for 85 yards, picking them up the hard way. He often carries defenders along for the ride as he fights for extra yardage. Defensively, Gaertner is adept at reading the field and used his skills to pick off a pass in an electrifying shift of momentum for Key West. For his strong football IQ, natural talent and fantastic all-around play, Chace Gaertner is the Keys Weekly Athlete of the Week.

Chace

Sophomore, Key West Football

fled to the Keys from the frozen mountains of Pennsylvania hours after graduating from college and never looked back. She is a second-generation coach and educator, and has taught in the public school system for over 25 years. She and her husband met at a beginning teacher meeting in 1997 and have three children born and raised in Monroe County. In her free time, McDonald loves flea markets, historical fiction and long runs in the heat.

sean mcdonald

grew up in Miami and moved to the Keys in 1997. He has spent the last 25 years teaching physical education and coaching virtually every sport for Florida Keys kids ages 4 to 18. If you are reading this and live or lived in the Florida Keys, he has probably taught, coached, or coached against someone you know.

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1. Jeff DeJean makes a run for the Conchs.

2. Walson Morin and Jeff DeJean celebrate Morin’s touchdown.

3. Cheerleaders Janiliah Moore, left, and Avery Batty dance to the fight song after a Conchs win.

4. Matthew Oviedo drags down a Somerset runner.

5. Mathew Delgado ties up a WCA defender.

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7. Jesus Gonzalez escapes the WCA trap.

8. Marathon’s spirits are high at the start of their Sept. 5 game.

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CONCHS CATCH COUGARS Key Wests earns first win of the season in final moments

Head coach Johnny Hughes knew that Key West’s Sept. 5 game against Somerset Academy Canyons was a must-win if his team is to have any chance of making the playoffs. His Conchs delivered with 400 yards of offense on the ground, overcoming the Cougars 26-21.

Hughes credited his offensive line with allowing the backs to stack up big numbers. “We do a great job of blocking and creating holes,” he said.

Jeff Dejean broke loose for a 53-yard run and Walson Morin’s longest was 78. Morin found the end zone three times and added a two-point conversion. Leo Batista touched the ball just twice, but made the most of his possessions. He scored the fourth touchdown of the game, finding daylight for a 24-yard Conch TD.

The win was about as exciting as they get for Key West. Down 21-20 late in the fourth quarter, the Conchs scored to take the lead. The outnumbered Conch athletes, many of whom play both ways and were exhausted, held their breath and placed their hopes on Josh Johnson. More than a two-way player, Johnson simply doesn’t leave the field, adding a triple-duty kicking role to his repertoire of skills.

“Fatigue was a factor,” said Hughes. “I was worried I left too much time on the clock.”

The Cougars had already scored on a kick return, and rather than risk them taking another one to the house, Hughes considered an on-side kick. With 53 seconds left in the game, he turned to Johnson, who reportedly said, “Coach, I'll put it in the end zone.” Johnson delivered, blasting a 60-plus-yard bomb on the kickoff.

Key West’s defense held strong in the final seconds of play, stopping the Cougars on their last drive and securing their first win of the season.

The Conchs’ win could just be the beginning of a streak. They kick off against longtime rival Belen Jesuit Sept. 12 and hope to take advantage of the Wolverines’ new spread offense. Belen is 0-3 and hasn’t scored more than one TD in a game this season.

Marathon did not earn their first win of the season against Westminster Christian last week. The unbeaten Warriors handed the Fins a 56-0 loss to keep their record unblemished while the Dolphins were left winless. Marathon will need to turn the tide this week against Zephyrhills Christian in order to keep hopes alive for a postseason bid. Coach Sean McDonald said his team will return to basics in practice this week to catch some new roster additions up to speed and shore up some areas of weakness left exposed by their loss to the Warriors.

Coral Shores did not get a chance to play last week. Their game scheduled with BridgePrep Village Green last week was canceled due to weather, leaving the Hurricanes a game and a half down this season. The Hurricanes had already taken the field for warmups when the foreboding and all-too-familiar sound of the lightning detector horn sounded.

Coral Shores played just one half against Palmer Trinity two weeks ago and will make up the second half later this month. The team hopes to reschedule BridgePrep for later in the season. While the teams work on possible dates, head coach Ed Holly reports that his team is well-rested and blessed to be without injury for their next opponent, SmartEn Sports Academy.

“We’re looking forward to getting back on the field,” said Holly. The SmartEn Goats will make the trip to Tavernier Sept. 12 to give the ’Canes their first action since August.

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GOOD KNIGHT

Fins and ’Canes hand

Keys Gate

a pair of losses in midseason

volleyball action

The Lady Fins of Marathon picked up their first win of the volleyball season Sept. 2 at Keys Gate. The Dolphins defeated the Knights 3-2 in a hard-fought battle that pleased coach Kelley Cruz.

“Keys Gate was an all-around effort,” she said. “From the girls on the court to the ones supporting, everyone was into every play.” Cruz gave credit to senior Daysi Williams, whose play up front was instrumental in the win.

“Daysi was our standout player,” Cruz said. “She was on fire at the net, from hits to blocking.”

Two nights later, Marathon lost to Somerset Silver Palms at home, but the 1-4 Fins are not discouraged. With one month to go before district tournaments, the Fins remain untested in 1A Rural play. The closest opponent in their bracket is nearly four hours away, and like last season, Marathon will not be on the same court as a team in their district until playoffs.

Coral Shores made the short trip to Keys Gate a day after the Dolphins left the Knights dejected – and the bad news didn’t end there for Keys Gate. The Hurricanes defeated them 3-1 with exceptional play all around. Violet Matthews, Abby Leigh and Alexandra Burson all achieved a perfect 100 serve percentage. Matthews registered six kills, four digs, an ace and a block. Leigh had 10 digs, five assists, four kills and a pair of aces and Coralyn Frimpter was the top hitter for the ’Canes, logging 14 kills, 15 digs and a pair of aces. Head coach Sam Ovalle also praised the play of Mira Jones and Shelby Lynn. Jones had five kills, three aces and five digs against the Knights while Lynn registered five aces, nine digs and 19 assists.

The win was particularly satisfying for the Hurricanes, as Keys Gate is part of their 3A District 16 grouping. It would not be their only win of the week, though. Coral Shores picked up two more, one against Suncoast and another against Basilica at the Conch Cup tournament last weekend. Losses to Jupiter Christian and South Fork brought the Hurricanes’ record to 6-3.

Key West hosted the annual Conch Cup, welcoming schools from across South Florida as well as neighboring Basilica and Coral Shores. The Conchs split their action, losing to South Fork and Wellington Sept. 5, but turning things around the following day. Key West beat Suncoast, then Basilica School, to place first in the silver bracket of the tourney and even their record at 5-5. The Lady Conchs will face a trio of unfamiliar teams in more tournament action next weekend in what has become their tradition of playing against larger, highly-talented teams to prepare for the postseason.

Basilica School showed some pluck at the Conch Cup tournament. The Mariners defeated Suncoast 2-1 for win number five of the season before losing to Coral Shores, Key West and Jupiter Christian. With just under a month left in their season, Basilica stands a good chance to improve on the seven wins of its inaugural year.

1. Gaby Pichardo serves for the Conchs. 2. Journey Lamb passes the ball.

3. Makenzie Morris winds up for a Mariners hit.

4. Sydney Robinson and Audrey Smith make a blocking wall for Key West.

5. Molly McKnight sets for the Conchs.

6. Audrey Smith loads up for a strike for the Conchs.

7. Celene Walker sets the ball.

8. Gloria Slavik sets up a Basilica hit.

West’s Adriana Heinrichs hits the ball as Basilica’s Fabiola Rodriguez attempts the block.

WEATHERING THE STORM

Golfers brave inclement conditions to complete match at Ocean Reef

Keys golfers managed to get in nine holes between bouts of miserable weather on Sept. 3, and despite soggy greens, athletes managed some solid scores.

In girls action, Key West’s Lexi Finigan was the top golfer, shooting a birdie on hole seven for a total score of 49. In second place was Marathon’s Justice Lee, who was seven strokes behind Finigan. Lee celebrated her firstever birdie at the match on hole two. Teammate Makenna Haines was next, followed by Key West’s Mary Alice Davila and Berkeley Tripp in fourth and fifth, then Valerie Gabriel and Melanie Estevez of Coral Shores in sixth and seventh.

The girls competed as individuals due to smaller rosters, but each of the schools had enough boys to field a team. Key West came in first, scoring a total of 229, with Marathon eight points away. Coral Shores was seven back from the Fins to finish third.

The low score of the day was on Mason Titensor’s card. Titensor’s score of 40 was just four over par and helped boost the Conchs to their team win. Two strokes behind was Coral Shores’ Scout Oliver, followed by Geo Twyman of Key West. Roco Piscetello was Marathon’s top finisher, coming in fourth overall, and Chad Stolka, Ty Hill and Canyon Miller, all Conchs, shored up the fifth through seventh spots. In eighth was Emmett Merryman of Marathon, followed by Colton Young of Coral Shores. Hurricane Dylan Lindmar tied with Dolphins Ethan Wohlers and Jackson Millard for 10th place.

Marathon’s Emmett Merryman hits a ball on hole seven while Coral Shores’ Scout Oliver looks on. MARY COLEMAN/Contributed

Makenna Haines, Lexi Finigan and Valerie Gabriel contemplate hole number three at Ocean Reef.

Weather axes another week of cross country racing

For the third straight week, Monroe County cross country teams endured cancellations due to inclement weather.

Coral Shores, the only Keys team to have completed a race this season, was scheduled to travel to two meets, one on Sept. 2 and another on Sept. 5, both at Larry & Penny Thompson Park in Miami. Hurricane coach Lyndie Meyers said her team was hopeful the latter meet would happen after Tuesday’s cancellation, but it was not to be. Meyers said her team, weather aside, is right where she wants them to be.

“They are strong, fierce and ready to run,” she said.

Marathon and Key West had scheduled the Sept. 5 race, but a travel-weary Conch squad made the decision to skip the meet late in the week. Key West head coach McGraw said she did not want to gamble on the weather, a wise decision in hindsight considering the other teams sat idle as they waited for the race official to can-

cel the contest. Marathon made the drive to Larry & Penny, only to wait it out and be sent home without a race under their belts.

Despite the long travel itinerary and no finish times to show for it, the teams’ spirits are still high. Marathon coach Helena Bursa told her team that the raceless trip was a day off from running, then scheduled them for a team training run the following day on Big Pine Key. The Fins enjoyed the change of scenery with no traffic and a wooded view as they did No Name Bridge repeats, followed by lunch at the No Name Pub.

Bursa said many of the athletes had never been to No Name Key before and that the team, in spite of recent weather challenges, is pumped for their next event.

While it wasn’t in FHSAAsanctioned action, one Dolphin did get a race – and a win – under his belt. Anthony Vargas took to the streets of Duck Key on Aug. 30 to claim gold in the Hawks Cay Heroes Salute 5K, leading the field to finish in 21:54.

Marathon’s boys and girls cross country teams pose for a post-workout photo outside the No Name Pub Sept. 6.

Dolphins cross country leaves their mark at the No Name Pub on Sept. 6 after a hard workout. CONTRIBUTED

Clockwise from top: Marathon’s Anthony Vargas, center, takes first place at the Hawks Cay Heroes Salute 5K. ROSS SMITH/Keys Weekly

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RUNNING DOWN A DREAM

School records within striking distance for some

athletes this season

Cross country is not a sport for the weak of heart – nor the weak of anything, for that matter. To be the best, an athlete must be focused, driven and willing to put their training above all. Even then, record-setting runners are a breed apart. This makes the 2025 cross country season even more exciting, as multiple runners from local schools are on the cusp of making history.

Marathon’s records are some of the freshest on the books, with the time to beat being Jonathan Pitchford’s 15:59 or Vance Bursa’s 15:46, depending on the record keeper. Pitchford ran his personal best in 2018 at states, when he broke the 16-minute barrier with a silver medal performance. Bursa’s time was achieved at the RunningLane XC Nationals in Alabama in December 2024. Though Bursa’s time is not recognized in some record books as Marathon’s fastest as it was outside of FHSAA competition, it was achieved during his senior year of high school. Bursa’s next-fastest 5K, a 16:05 he logged at states in 2024, places him in second regardless of the debate.

Either way, Bursa and Pitchford have set a high bar for future record hopefuls. This season’s best contenders for making the podium of all-time greats are Antonin Bursa and Lucian Burns, a pair of underclassmen with talent and drive. Bursa, the younger brother of Vance, and Burns train together and perform their best in tandem, something that could help them make Dolphin history of their own.

For the Lady Fins, seventh-grader Molly Joly already stands in the No. 2 spot. She is sandwiched between Naomi Valerdi, whose 2010 20:09 is the best all-time finish for Marathon’s girls, and Ella Dunn, who graduated in 2024. Joly is just over a minute behind Valerdi, and with six seasons remaining for her varsity career, a contender to make school history.

At Coral Shores, the girls record has stood the longest. Joanna McCoy broke it at states in 2009, and it’s been 16 years since anyone has cracked the top three spots in the Lady

Hurricanes’ record books, but sophomore Ali Wheatley is currently in fourth and picking up speed every day. Wheatley needs to shave just five seconds from her personal best to take over the No. 3 spot, and while the No. 1 place is more than two minutes faster than her current best, Wheatley is focused and has all the potential to surpass McCoy, especially given a three-year window in which to do it.

Collin Dickerson holds the Hurricane harrier record, with a 16:42.7 time that has held the top spot since 2014. Current senior Alaric Rodriguez has times in the 18-minute realm to his credit, and stands a solid shot at making the top three. Pushing him is a slew of teammates who often trade places at the finish line.

Key West’s Nicole Matysik has held the Conch record since 2017, when her 18:19 set the bar for future runners. To break into the top three, the time to beat is 20:17. While an improvement of more than two minutes would be unusual for a seasoned varsity runner, if anyone can do it, it’s sophomore Violet Jangraw. Jangraw has made steady improvement each season and has the never-say-can’t attitude to overcome any odds.

Key West’s Robert Perdoza surpassed Owen Allen for the best time in Conch history in 2019. Perdoza’s 15:38 is currently the best Monroe County high school finish since decent records have been kept, and will be challenging to beat. To make Key West’s top three, sophomore Sawyer Hill, senior Prometheus Delacerda and the rest of the pack will need to break 16:17, a lofty feat for any distance runner.

And while the current high school athletes work toward writing their own history, the athletes who own the records have not hung up their racing flats just yet. Last year’s 7 Mile Bridge Run was won by Joanna Stevens, formerly McCoy, and Allen, a pair of Keys locals with their names in the books for their respective schools. Vance Bursa, the winner the previous year, was second. Marathon’s

Monroe County boys all-time best cross country times

Monroe County girls all-time best cross country times

third-fastest cross country runner, Aydan Child, founded Peak Pulse, a running club with branches across Florida. He teamed up with both Bursas and Allen to win the Keys 100 last May under the Peak Pulse brand.

FICTITIOUS NAME

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned, desiring to engage in business under the fictitious name of Mia Bottega located at 24 Dockside Lane, Key Largo, Florida 33037, intends to register the said name with the Florida Department of State, Tallahassee, FL.

By: Mia Bottega, L.L.C.

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FICTITIOUS NAME NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned, desiring to engage in business under the fictitious name of Florida Keys Cleaning located at 123 Pirates Drive, Key Largo, Florida 33037, intends to register the said name with the Florida Department of State, Tallahassee, FL.

By: Florida Keys Cleaning LLC

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA

CASE NO: 2013-CP-219-K IN RE: ESTATE OF DARREN GUTTMAN, Deceased.

Estrella Guttman, a personal representative of the Estate of Darren Guttman Plaintiff Vs. Karen Guttman

Defendant NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY given that pursuant to a Writ of Execution issued in the Circuit Court, of Monroe County, Florida, on the 28th day of July, 2025, in the cause wherein IN RE: ESTATE OF DARREN GUTTMAN, Deceased. Estrella Guttman, a personal representative of the Estate of Darren Guttman is Plaintiff and Karen Guttman was defendant, being Case No. 2013-CP-219-K in said court, I, Richard A. Ramsay, Sheriff of Monroe County, Florida have levied upon all right, title, and interest of the defendant, in and to the following described personal property to wit: SPECIFIC DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY

Stock certificates representing the one hundred percent (100%) ownership interest of Karen Guttman in the following corporations:

Altruistic Endeavors, Inc.

Altruistic Endeavors, Inc.

Cabbies Cab, Inc.

County Cab Services, Inc.

Friendly Cabs of Key West, Inc.

Innovative Cab, Inc.

Key West Taxicabs, Inc.

Maintenance Investigations, Inc.

Mechanical investigations, Inc.

Monroe Cab, Inc.

Prestige Cab, Inc.

Prompt Cab, Inc.

Protector Cab, Inc.

Row Row Cab, Inc.

Safety Endeavors, Inc.

Service Cab, Inc.

Yellow Cab Company of Key West, Inc.

All bidders must have a valid Driver’s License with them and must register with the clerk at location of sale prior to start time of sale. I shall offer this property for sale, at the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Headquarters building located at 5525 College Road Key West, Florida 33040 in the County of Monroe, State of Florida, on the 16th day of October 2025, at the hour of 10:00

A.M. or as soon thereafter as possible. I will offer for sale all of the said defendant’s right, title, and interest in the aforesaid personal property

at public auction and will sell the same subject to all taxes, prior liens, encumbrances and judgments, if any, to the highest and best bidder for CASH IN HAND. The proceeds to be applied as far as may be to the payment of costs and the satisfaction of the above described execution.

Dated at Key West, Monroe County, Florida, this 22nd day of August, 2025. Richard A. Ramsay Sheriff of Monroe County, Florida By: Donald Stullken Deputy Sheriff

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons with disabilities needing a special accommodation to participate in this proceeding should contact the Civil Division no later than seven says prior to the proceeding at (305)8093041

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA

UPPER KEYS PROBATE DIVISION CASE NO.: 25-CP-000341-P IN RE: ESTATE OF KATHERINE T. EBERT, Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The administration of the estate of KATHERINE T. EBERT, deceased, whose date of death was February 3, 2025, is pending in the Circuit Court for Monroe County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 88770 Overseas Hwy., Tavernier, FL 33070. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

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

All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.

The personal representative has no duty to discover whether any property held at the time of the decedent's death by the decedent or the decedent's surviving spouse is property to which the Florida Uniform Disposition of Community Property Rights at Death Act as described in ss. 732.216-732.228, Florida Statutes, applies, or may apply, unless a written demand is made by a creditor as specified under s. 732.2211, Florida Statutes.

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: September 11, 2025. Signed on September 4, 2025

Personal Representative: MARY M. EBERT 224 Columbine Ave., Unit A Whiting, NJ 08759 Attorney for Personal Representative: Victoria Miranda, Esq.

Fl Bar No. 1015363

Attorneys for Personal Representative Hershoff, Lupino & Yagel, LLP 88539 Overseas Highway Tavernier, FL 33070 (305) 852-8440 – Telephone (305) 852-8848 – Facsimile VMiranda@HLYlaw.com –Primary kvilchez@HLYlaw.comSecondary bmiller@HLYlaw.comSecondary Publish: September 11 & 18, 2025

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION CASE NO.: 2025-CP-357-P IN RE: ESTATE OF ROBERT T. ROYALL, Deceased. NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The administration of the estate of ROBERT T. ROYALL, deceased, whose date of death was May 2, 2025, is pending in the Circuit Court for Monroe County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 88770 Overseas Highway, Plantation Key, Florida 33070. The names and addresses of 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 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: September 11, 2025.

E. Cheryl Culberson

Personal Representative 161 Leoni Drive Islamorada, Florida 33036

Rayme L. Suarez, Esq. Attorney for Personal Representative Florida Bar No. 0086622

Law Office of Rayme L. Suarez 92400 Overseas Highway, Suite 7 Tavernier, Florida 33070

Email: raymelaw@gmail.com

Secondary email: danrayme@ aol.com

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA

FILE NO. 25-CP-000339-P

IN RE: ESTATE OF ANNE HAMILTON GOVE, a/k/a ANNE H. GOVE, Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The administration of the estate of Anne Hamilton Gove also known as Anne H. Gove, deceased, whose date of death was December 17th, 2024, is pending in the Circuit Court for Monroe County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 88770 Overseas Highway, Suite 2,

Plantation Key, Florida 33070.

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

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

All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.

The personal representative has no duty to discover whether any property held at the time of the decedent's death by the decedent or the decedent's surviving spouse is property to which the Florida Uniform Disposition of Community Property Rights at Death Act as described in ss. 732.216-732.228, Florida Statutes, applies, or may apply, unless a written demand is made by a creditor as specified under s. 732.2211, Florida Statutes. The written demand must be filed with the clerk.

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: September 4, 2025.

Personal Representative: Gordon Hislop, Jr 34 Old Post Road Newington, NH 03801

Attorney for Personal Representative: George R. Moraitis, Jr.

Attorney for Petitioner E-Mail Address: gmoraitisjr@ mcklaw.com

Florida Bar No. 0597058 Moraitis, Karney, Moraitis & Quailey 915 Middle River Drive, Suite 506 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304

Telephone: 954-563-4163

Alternate E-mail: cmiethe@ mcklaw.com

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA

UPPER KEYS PROBATE DIVISION CASE NO.: 25-CP-392-P IN RE: ESTATE OF JUDITH L. MURPHY, Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The administration of the estate of JUDITH L. MURPHY, deceased, whose date of death was February 28, 2024, is pending in the Circuit Court for Monroe County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 88770 Overseas Hwy., Tavernier, FL 33070. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION

OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. The personal representative has no duty to discover whether any property held at the time of the decedent's death by the decedent or the decedent's surviving spouse is property to which the Florida Uniform Disposition of Community Property Rights at Death Act as described in ss. 732.216-732.228, Florida Statutes, applies, or may apply, unless a written demand is made by a creditor as specified under s. 732.2211, Florida Statutes. 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: September 4, 2025.

Personal Representative: REBECCA A. NELSON 11379 Shaw Road Rockford, IL 61114

Attorney for Personal Representative: Victoria Miranda, Esq. Fl Bar No. 1015363

Attorneys for Personal Representative Hershoff, Lupino & Yagel, LLP 88539 Overseas Highway Tavernier, FL 33070 (305) 852-8440 – Telephone (305) 852-8848 – Facsimile JLupino@hlylaw.com - Primary VMiranda@hlylaw.com –Primary kvilchez@hlylaw.comSecondary Publish: September 4 & 11, 2025 The Weekly Newspapers

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA

PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO.: 25-CP-344-M DIVISION: MARATHON PROBATE IN RE: ESTATE OF DAVONNA IRENE CHURCHILL Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The administration of the estate of Davonna Irene Churchill, deceased, whose date of death was April 15, 2025, is pending in the Circuit Court for Monroe County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 3117 Overseas Highway, Marathon, FL 33050. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

The personal representative has no duty to discover whether any property held at the time of the decedent's death by the decedent or the decedent's surviving spouse is property to which the Florida Uniform Disposition of Community Property Rights at Death Act as described in ss. 732.216-732.228, Florida Statutes, applies, or may apply, unless a written demand is made by a creditor

as specified under s. 732.2211, Florida Statutes. The written demand must be filed with the clerk. 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 September 4, 2025.

Personal Representative:

Raymond G. Churchill 150 Coco Plum Drive, Slip 23 Marathon, Florida 33050 Attorney for Personal Representative: Robert K. Miller

Attorney Florida Bar Number: 359173

Cunningham Miller Rhyne PA 10075 Overseas Hwy PO Box 500938 Marathon, FL 33050 Telephone: (305) 743-9428

Fax: (305) 743-8800

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 44-2025-CA000024-A0-01-PK JOSE ROBERTO TRIANA, and MARILYN GONZALEZ PlaintiffS, v. MANGROVE MARINE HOLDINGS, LLC, d/b/a GILBERTS, and MANNY DORTA, Defendants. NOTICE OF ACTION TO: Manny Dorta Address Unknown YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action has been filed against you in the Circuit Court of the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit in and for Monroe County, Florida, regarding the motor vehicle accident occurring on September 29, 2024, on 107900 Overseas Hwy, Key Largo, FL 33037 and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to Kendrick Almaguer, Esq., Attorney for the Plaintiff, The Hachar Law Group, whose address is 7900 Oak Lane, Suite 401, Miami Lakes, FL 33016, and file the original with the clerk of this court at Clerk of the Circuit Court, 5000 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL 33040 on or before September 29, 2025. If you fail to do so, a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint.

Dated this 18th day of August, 2025. KEVIN MADOK CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Shonta McLeod As Deputy Clerk Publish: August 28 and September 4, 11 & 18, 2025

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 24-DR-1320-K

DIVISION: FAMILY STACY ANNE PAULWELL Petitioner, and TAVERES DENARD WATLEY

Respondent, NOTICE OF ACTION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE (NO CHILD OR FINANCIAL SUPPORT) TO: TAVERES DENARD WATLEY 2821 Windsor Forrest Ct, College Park, GA, 30340 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 STACEY ANNE PAULWELL, whose address is C/O Law Office of Wayne Dapser, 300 Southard St, Suite 208, Key West, FL 33040 on or before October 11, 2025, and file the original with the clerk of this Court at 500 Whitehead St, 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 can result in sanctions, including dismissal or striking of pleadings.

Dated: September 5, 2025 Kevin Madok, CPA Clerk of the Circuit Court Monroe County, Florida By: Destiny Johnson Deputy Clerk Publish: September 11, 18 & 25 and October 2, 2025

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 25-DR-918-K EDWIN ANTONIO AMADOR MIRANDA, Petitioner, and AMELIA BEATRIZ AMADOR BELETA, Respondent. AMENDED NOTICE OF ACTION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE TO: AMELIA BEATRIZ AMADOR BELETA RESPONDENT’S LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: COL. 14 DE SEPT DEL SUPEREXPRESS 4 C AL S ½ ABAJO, MANAGUA, NICARAGUA 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 EDWIN ANTONIO AMADOR MIRANDA, whose address is 5582 1ST AVE, APT 201, BOX 5, KEY WEST, FL 33040 on or before September 29, 2025, 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

• CLASSIFIEDS, PUBLIC & LEGAL NOTICES •

following real or personal property should be divided: N/A

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: August 22, 2025

Kevin Madok, CPA, Clerk Clerk of the Circuit Court Monroe County, Florida

By: Shonta McLeod

Deputy Clerk

Publish:

August 28 & September 4, 11 & 18, 2025

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 2024-CC-64-K NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE BY CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, Kevin Madok, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Monroe County, Florida, will, on the 22ND day of September 2025 at 11 o’clock a.m., at 500 Whitehead Street, Monroe County, in the City of Key West, Florida, offer for sale and sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for CASH the Following described property situated in Monroe County, Florida, to wit: Unit 5111, Week 46, Even Year Biennial Windward Pointe, a Leasehold Condominium (“Condominium”), according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1803, Page 844, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”). Pursuant to IN REM SUMMARY FINAL JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE COUNT(S) I entered in a case pending in said Court, the 4TH day of August 2025 Style of which is: WINDWARD POINTE II, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Plaintiff vs. ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES WHO CLAIM AN INTEREST AS SPOUSE, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES, ADMINISTRATORS OR AS OTHER CLAIMANTS, BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST ANGELA BRUNO, DECEASED, AND RAYMOND DELIMAN, AS POTENTIAL HEIR TO ANGELA BRUNO

Defendant And the Docket Number of which is Number 2024-CC64-K WITNESS my hand and the Official Seal of Said Court, this 5TH day of August 2025

KEVIN MADOK

Clerk of the Circuit Court Monroe County, Florida

By: Shonta McLeod Deputy Clerk

Florida Statute 45.031: Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the Lis Pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale. Publish: September 4 & 11, 2025

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 2023-CC-78-K NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE BY CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, Kevin Madok, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Monroe County, Florida, will, on the 22ND day of September 2025 at 11 o’clock a.m., at 500 Whitehead Street, Monroe County, in the City of Key West, Florida, offer for sale and sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for CASH the Following described property situated in Monroe County, Florida, to wit: Unit D21, Week 43, Beach House, a Condominium according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1510, Page 225, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits attached thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

Pursuant to IN REM SUMMARY FINAL JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE AS TO COUNT(S) II entered in a case pending in said Court, the 5TH day of August 2025 Style of which is:

BEACH HOUSE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF KEY WEST, INC., A NONPROFIT CORPORATION UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA

Plaintiff vs. ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES WHO CLAIM AN INTEREST AS SPOUSE, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES, ADMINISTRATORS OR AS OTHER CLAIMANTS, BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST JANICE ESTELLE KOWALKE, DECEASED AND JOANNE FYRES, AS POTENTIAL HEIR TO JANICE ESTELLE KOWALKE Defendant And the Docket Number of which is Number 2023-CC78-K WITNESS my hand and the Official Seal of Said Court, this 5TH day of August 2025. KEVIN MADOK Clerk of the Circuit Court Monroe County, Florida

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

Publish: September 4 & 11, 2025

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 2024-CC-272-K NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE

SALE BY CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT

COURT

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, Kevin Madok, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Monroe County, Florida, will, on the 22ND day of September 2025 at 11 o’clock a.m., at 500 Whitehead Street, Monroe County, in

the City of Key West, Florida, offer for sale and sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for CASH the Following described property situated in Monroe County, Florida, to wit: Unit 5724, Week 52, Annual Windward Pointe, a Leasehold Condominium (“Condominium”), according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1803, Page 844, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

Pursuant to IN REM SUMMARY FINAL JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE AFTER DEFAULT AS TO COUNT(S) V, VI entered in a case pending in said Court, the 5TH day of August 2025

Style of which is:

WINDWARD POINTE II, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

Plaintiff vs. BRIAN MARCH BRAUN; LISA LA MONICA BRAUN

Defendant

And the Docket Number of which is Number 2024-CC272-K

WITNESS my hand and the Official Seal of Said Court, this 7TH day of August 2025

KEVIN MADOK Clerk of the Circuit Court Monroe County, Florida By: Shonta McLeod Deputy Clerk Florida Statute 45.031: Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the Lis Pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale. Publish: September 4 & 11, 2025

The Weekly Newspapers

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 2024-CA-61-K NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE

SALE BY CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, Kevin Madok, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Monroe County, Florida, will, on the 22ND day of September 2025 at 11 o’clock a.m., at 500 Whitehead Street, Monroe County, in the City of Key West, Florida, offer for sale and sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for CASH the Following described property situated in Monroe County, Florida, to wit: Unit B23, Week 28, Beach House, a Condominium according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1510, Page 225, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits attached thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

Pursuant to IN REM SUMMARY FINAL JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE AS TO COUNT(S) VI entered in a case pending in said Court, the 24TH day of June 2025

Style of which is: BEACH HOUSE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF KEY WEST, INC., A NONPROFIT CORPORATION UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA Plaintiff vs. ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES WHO CLAIM AN INTEREST AS SPOUSE, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES, ADMINISTRATORS OR AS OTHER CLAIMANTS, BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST RONALD WAYNE

BYRON, DECEASED AND SUE BYRON, AS POTENTIAL HEIR TO RONALD WAYNE BYRON

Defendant

And the Docket Number of which is Number 2024-CA61-K

WITNESS my hand and the Official Seal of Said Court, this 23RD day of July 2025.

KEVIN MADOK

Clerk of the Circuit Court Monroe County, Florida

By: Shonta McLeod

Deputy Clerk Florida Statute 45.031: Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the Lis Pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale. Publish: September 4 & 11, 2025

The Weekly Newspapers

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 2024-CA-61-K NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE

SALE BY CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, Kevin Madok, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Monroe County, Florida, will, on the 22ND day of September 2025 at 11 o’clock a.m., at 500 Whitehead Street, Monroe County, in the City of Key West, Florida, offer for sale and sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for CASH the Following described property situated in Monroe County, Florida, to wit: Unit F21, Week 28, Beach House, a Condominium according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1510, Page 225, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits attached thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”). Pursuant to IN REM SUMMARY FINAL JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE AS TO COUNT(S) XI entered in a case pending in said Court, the 8TH day of July 2025 Style of which is: BEACH HOUSE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF KEY WEST, INC., A NONPROFIT CORPORATION UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA Plaintiff vs. ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES WHO CLAIM AN INTEREST AS SPOUSE, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES, ADMINISTRATORS OR AS OTHER CLAIMANTS, BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST REGINALD DEMPSEY CRAIG JR., DECEASED

Defendant

And the Docket Number of which is Number 2024-CA61-K

WITNESS my hand and the Official Seal of Said Court, this 23RD day of July 2025.

KEVIN MADOK

Clerk of the Circuit Court Monroe County, Florida

By: Shonta McLeod

Deputy Clerk Florida Statute 45.031: Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the Lis Pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale. Publish: September 4 & 11, 2025

The Weekly Newspapers

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA

CASE NO.: 2024-CA-61-K

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE BY CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, Kevin Madok, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Monroe County, Florida, will, on the 22ND day of September 2025 at 11 o’clock a.m., at 500 Whitehead Street, Monroe County, in the City of Key West, Florida, offer for sale and sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for CASH the Following described property situated in Monroe County, Florida, to wit: Unit F21, Week 42, Beach House, a Condominium according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1510, Page 225, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits attached thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”). Pursuant to IN REM SUMMARY FINAL JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE AS TO COUNT(S) IX entered in a case pending in said Court, the 8TH day of July 2025 Style of which is: BEACH HOUSE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF KEY WEST, INC., A NONPROFIT CORPORATION UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA Plaintiff vs. ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES WHO CLAIM AN INTEREST AS SPOUSE, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES, ADMINISTRATORS OR AS OTHER CLAIMANTS, BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST REGINALD DEMPSEY CRAIG JR., DECEASED AND CHRISTINE ANN CRAIG, AS POTENTIAL HEIR TO REGINALD DEMPSEY CRAIG JR. Defendant

And the Docket Number of which is Number 2024-CA61-K WITNESS my hand and the Official Seal of Said Court, this 23RD day of July 2025. KEVIN MADOK Clerk of the Circuit Court Monroe County, Florida By: Shonta McLeod Deputy Clerk Florida Statute 45.031: Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the Lis Pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale. Publish: September 4 & 11, 2025

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 2024-CC-292-K NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE BY CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, Kevin Madok, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Monroe County, Florida, will, on the 22ND day of September 2025 at 11 o’clock a.m., at 500 Whitehead Street, Monroe County, in the City of Key West, Florida, offer for sale and sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for CASH the Following described property situated in Monroe County, Florida, to wit: Unit 5714, Week 24, Even Year Biennial Windward Pointe, a Leasehold Condominium (“Condominium”), according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1803, Page 844, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits thereto, and any amendments

thereof (the “Declaration”).

Pursuant to IN REM SUMMARY FINAL JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE AFTER DEFAULT AS TO COUNT(S) III, IV entered in a case pending in said Court, the 5TH day of August 2025

Style of which is: WINDWARD POINTE II, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

Plaintiff vs. DOYLE SCOTT NEELEY AND KATHRYN LORELLE NICHOLSON Defendant

And the Docket Number of which is Number 2024-CC292-K WITNESS my hand and the Official Seal of Said Court, this 5TH day of August 2025

KEVIN MADOK

Clerk of the Circuit Court

Monroe County, Florida By: Shonta McLeod

Deputy Clerk

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

Publish:

September 4 & 11, 2025

The Weekly Newspapers

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 2024-CC-42-K NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE BY CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, Kevin Madok, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Monroe County, Florida, will, on the 22ND day of September 2025 at 11 o’clock a.m., at 500 Whitehead Street, Monroe County, in the City of Key West, Florida, offer for sale and sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for CASH the Following described property situated in Monroe County, Florida, to wit: Unit 5134, Week 4, Windward Pointe, a Leasehold Condominium (“Condominium”), according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1803, Page 844, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”). Pursuant to IN REM SUMMARY FINAL JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE COUNT I, UNIT 5134, WEEK 4 entered in a case pending in said Court, the 26TH day of June 2025 Style of which is: WINDWARD POINTE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF KEY WEST, INC., A CORPORATION NOT-FORPROFIT UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA Plaintiff vs. UNKNOWN SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE OF THE HYDUK FAMILY REVOCABLE TRUST DATED MARCH 26, 2003

Defendant And the Docket Number of which is Number 2024-CC42-K WITNESS my hand and the Official Seal of Said Court, this 2ND day of July 2025 KEVIN MADOK Clerk of the Circuit Court Monroe County, Florida By: Shonta McLeod Deputy Clerk Florida Statute 45.031: Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the Lis Pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale. Publish: September 4 & 11, 2025 The Weekly Newspapers

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 2024-CC-275-K NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE BY CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, Kevin Madok, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Monroe County, Florida, will, on the 22ND day of September 2025 at 11 o’clock a.m., at 500 Whitehead Street, Monroe County, in the City of Key West, Florida, offer for sale and sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for CASH the Following described property situated in Monroe County, Florida, to wit: Unit A22, Week 17, Beach House, a Condominium according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1510, Page 225, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits attached thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

Pursuant to IN REM SUMMARY FINAL JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE AFTER DEFAULT COUNT(S) I entered in a case pending in said Court, the 5TH day of August 2025 Style of which is: BEACH HOUSE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP, A FLORIDA GENERAL PARTNERSHIP Plaintiff vs. JOSEPH R. CEPPARULO AND DENISE R. CEPPARULO Defendant And the Docket Number of which is Number 2024-CC275-K WITNESS my hand and the Official Seal of Said Court, this 5TH day of August 2025. KEVIN MADOK Clerk of the Circuit Court Monroe County, Florida By: Shonta McLeod Deputy Clerk Florida Statute 45.031: Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the Lis Pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale. Publish: September 4 & 11, 2025 The Weekly Newspapers IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 2024-CC-272-K NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE BY CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, Kevin Madok, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Monroe County, Florida, will, on the 22ND day of September 2025 at 11 o’clock a.m., at 500 Whitehead Street, Monroe County, in the City of Key West, Florida, offer for sale and sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for CASH the Following described property situated in Monroe County, Florida, to wit: Unit 5334, Week 18, Annual Windward Pointe, a Leasehold Condominium (“Condominium”), according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1803, Page 844, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”). Pursuant to IN REM SUMMARY FINAL JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE AFTER DEFAULT AS TO COUNT(S) III, IV entered in a case pending in said Court, the 5TH day of August 2025 Style of which is:

WINDWARD POINTE II, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

Plaintiff vs. KATHLEEN A. WELLINGTON

Defendant

And the Docket Number of which is Number 2024-CC272-K

WITNESS my hand and the Official Seal of Said Court, this 7TH day of August 2025

KEVIN MADOK Clerk of the Circuit Court Monroe County, Florida

By: Shonta McLeod Deputy Clerk Florida Statute 45.031: Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the Lis Pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale. Publish: September 4 & 11, 2025 The Weekly Newspapers

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 2024-CA-61-K NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE

SALE BY CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, Kevin Madok, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Monroe County, Florida, will, on the 22ND day of September 2025 at 11 o’clock a.m., at 500 Whitehead Street, Monroe County, in the City of Key West, Florida, offer for sale and sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for CASH the Following described property situated in Monroe County, Florida, to wit: Unit A33, Week 46, Beach House, a Condominium according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1510, Page 225, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits attached thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”). Pursuant to IN REM SUMMARY FINAL JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE AS TO COUNT(S) VIII entered in a case pending in said Court, the 24TH day of June 2025 Style of which is: BEACH HOUSE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF KEY WEST, INC., A NONPROFIT CORPORATION UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA Plaintiff vs. ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES WHO CLAIM AN INTEREST AS SPOUSE, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES, ADMINISTRATORS OR AS OTHER CLAIMANTS, BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST ALANEL JO KREUSCH, DECEASED AND DUANE C. KREUSCH, AS POTENTIAL HEIR TO ALANEL JO KREUSCH Defendant

And the Docket Number of which is Number 2024-CA61-K WITNESS my hand and the Official Seal of Said Court, this 23RD day of July 2025.

KEVIN MADOK

Clerk of the Circuit Court

Monroe County, Florida

By: Shonta McLeod

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

Publish: September 4 & 11, 2025

The Weekly Newspapers

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 2024-CA-61-K NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE BY CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, Kevin Madok, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Monroe County, Florida, will, on the 22ND day of September 2025 at 11 o’clock a.m., at 500 Whitehead Street, Monroe County, in the City of Key West, Florida, offer for sale and sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for CASH the Following described property situated in Monroe County, Florida, to wit: Unit A14, Week 2, Beach House, a Condominium according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1510, Page 225, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits attached thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”). Pursuant to IN REM SUMMARY FINAL JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE AS TO COUNT(S) IV entered in a case pending in said Court, the 8TH day of July 2025

Style of which is: BEACH HOUSE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF KEY WEST, INC., A NONPROFIT CORPORATION UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA Plaintiff vs. ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES WHO CLAIM AN INTEREST AS SPOUSE, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES, ADMINISTRATORS OR AS OTHER CLAIMANTS, BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST THOMAS PORCHER RAVENEL, DECEASED Defendant And the Docket Number of which is Number 2024-CA61-K WITNESS my hand and the Official Seal of Said Court, this 23RD day of July 2025. KEVIN MADOK Clerk of the Circuit Court Monroe County, Florida By: Shonta McLeod Deputy Clerk Florida Statute 45.031: Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the Lis Pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale. Publish: September 4 & 11, 2025

The Weekly Newspapers

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 2024-CC-42-K NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE

SALE BY CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, Kevin Madok, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Monroe County, Florida, will, on the 22ND day of September 2025 at 11 o’clock a.m., at 500 Whitehead Street, Monroe County, in the City of Key West, Florida, offer for sale and sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for CASH the Following described property situated in Monroe County, Florida, to wit: Unit 5433, Week 25, Annual Windward Pointe, a Leasehold Condominium (“Condominium”), according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1803, Page 844, Public

LEGAL NOTICES

Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”). Pursuant to IN REM SUMMARY FINAL JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE AS TO COUNT(S) IV entered in a case pending in said Court, the 26TH day of June 2025 Style of which is: WINDWARD POINTE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF KEY WEST, INC., A CORPORATION NOT-FORPROFIT UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA

Plaintiff vs. UNKNOWN SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE OF THE HUYDUK FAMILY REVOCABLE TRUST DATED MARCH 26, 2003 AGAINST DARWIN STUBBS, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS POTENTIAL HEIR TO SHIUKI STUBBS; DANIEL C. STUBBS, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS POTENTIAL HEIR TO SHIUKI STUBBS; DENISE GALLARDO, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS POTENTIAL HEIR TO SHIUKI STUBBS; AND ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES WHO CLAIM AN INTEREST AS SPOUSE, HEIR, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES, ADMINISTRATORS OR AS OTHER CLAIMANTS, BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST SHIUKI STUBBS, DECEASED

Defendant

And the Docket Number of which is Number 2024-CC42-K WITNESS my hand and the Official Seal of Said Court, this 5TH day of August 2025

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

Publish:

September 4 & 11, 2025

The Weekly Newspapers

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 2024-CC-97-K NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE BY CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, Kevin Madok, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Monroe County, Florida, will, on the 22ND day of September 2025 at 11 o’clock a.m., at 500 Whitehead Street, Monroe County, in the City of Key West, Florida, offer for sale and sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for CASH the Following described property situated in Monroe County, Florida, to wit: Unit 5533, Week 40, Windward Pointe, a Leasehold Condominium (“Condominium”), according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1803, Page 844, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

Pursuant to IN REM SUMMARY FINAL JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNIT 5533, WEEK 40 entered in a case pending in said Court, the 26TH day of June 2025 Style of which is: WINDWARD POINTE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF KEY WEST, INC., A CORPORATION NOT-FORPROFIT UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA Plaintiff

vs. ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES WHO CLAIM AN INTEREST AS SPOUSE, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES, ADMINISTRATORS OR AS OTHER CLAIMANTS, BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST MARGARET SUSAN THOMAS, DECEASED; KATHERINE THOMAS, AS POTENTIAL HEIR TO MARGARET SUSAN THOMAS; AND SARAH STEPHENSON, AS POTENTIAL HEIR TO MARGARET SUSAN THOMAS Defendant

And the Docket Number of which is Number 2024-CC97-K

WITNESS my hand and the Official Seal of Said Court, this 2ND day of July 2025

KEVIN MADOK Clerk of the Circuit Court Monroe County, Florida

By: Shonta McLeod

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

Publish:

September 4 & 11, 2025

The Weekly Newspapers

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA

CASE NO.: 2024-CA-61-K

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE

SALE

BY CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT

COURT

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, Kevin Madok, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Monroe County, Florida, will, on the 22ND day of September 2025 at 11 o’clock a.m., at 500 Whitehead Street, Monroe County, in the City of Key West, Florida, offer for sale and sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for CASH the Following described property situated in Monroe County, Florida, to wit:

Unit A14, Week 42, Beach House, a Condominium according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1510, Page 225, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits attached thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

Pursuant to IN REM SUMMARY FINAL JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE AS TO COUNT(S) X entered in a case pending in said Court, the 8TH day of July 2025

Style of which is: BEACH HOUSE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF KEY WEST, INC., A NONPROFIT CORPORATION UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA

Plaintiff vs. ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES WHO CLAIM AN INTEREST AS SPOUSE, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES, ADMINISTRATORS OR AS OTHER CLAIMANTS, BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST MARIA FIORE WILSON, DECEASED; ASHLEY WILSON, AS POTENTIAL HEIR TO MARIA FIORE WILSON; AND CASEY STEINBERG, AS POTENTIAL HEIR TO MARIA FIORE WILSON

Defendant And the Docket Number of which is Number 2024-CA61-K WITNESS my hand and the Official Seal of Said Court, this 23RD day of July 2025. KEVIN MADOK Clerk of the Circuit Court

Monroe County, Florida By:

Deputy Clerk Florida Statute 45.031: Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the Lis Pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale. Publish: September 4 & 11, 2025 The Weekly Newspapers

AUTOS WANTED

AUTOS ALL YEARS! Junk or Used Cars, Vans, Trucks. Runs or Not.$CASH 305-332-0483

AUTOS FOR SALE

2003 Ford Explorer. 174k miles, runs great - have svc. records from 89k miles, A/C works. REDUCED to $3000OBO Bring an offer! Located in Marathon. Call Evan 305-417-0169 SOLD!!!

PLACE YOUR AUTO FOR SALE AD HERE. $25/week for up to 5 lines of copy! Call 305-417-0871 or email Anneke@ KeysWeekly.com

BOATS FOR SALE

GREAT DEAL: Key Largo 21' Deep V Center Console w/ trailer. New 150hp motor & electronics. $15,000 Located in Marathon. 201-696-8906

17' Montauk Whaler, 90hp Yamaha-50 hours only, GPS, Depth Finder, Radio, Aluminum Trailer, excellent condition. Located in Marathon. $11,000 OBO 305-849-5793 SOLD IN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS!!!

PLACE YOUR BOAT FOR SALE AD HERE. $25/week for up to 5 lines of copy! Call 305-417-0871 or email Anneke@ KeysWeekly.com

BOAT SLIP FOR RENT

Dockage up to 60’ Islamorada - Bayside, 50 amp service. Call 860-982-4517

Boat Dockage for rent in Marathon. Private bay bottom, up to 40' boat, self containing, offshore water, car & dingy parking space provided. 305-610-8002

PLACE YOUR BOAT SLIP FOR RENT AD HERE. $25/week for up to 5 lines of copy! Call 305-417-0871 or email Anneke@ KeysWeekly.com

EMPLOYMENT

Night Monitor –FREE Private Room in exchange for overnight availability at our Assisted Living Facility. 5 nights on, 5 nights off 10pm-8am plus weekly stipend, Drug & background screen required. www.westcare.com/ join-our-team/

Serve/Bartend on the ocean! The Cabana Club, an ocean front private swim club is seeking a customer serviceoriented Server/ Bartender. Serve on pool deck, beach and/or bar lounge. Open year round, 9:30am-7pm daily. Full time/Part time. Small friendly staff. Above average hourly wage plus tips. Apply in person at 425 E. Ocean Dr. Key Colony Beach or call 404-219-3359 and ask for Dave.

PAVER DAVE INC. is now hiring in the Lower Keys. Must have Driver’s License. Bobcat driver experience helpful. Pay depends on experience. Call 305-304-3966

PLACE YOUR EMPLOYMENT AD HERE. $25/week for up to 5 lines of copy! Call 305-417-0871 or email Anneke@ KeysWeekly.com

HOBBIES/COLLECT

PRIVATE COLLECTOR WANTS Rolex, Dive Watches and Pilot Watches. Old Model Military Clocks & Watches. Call 305-743-4578

HOUSING FOR RENT

Beautiful Studio Apt. on the water w/ pool, furnished, W/D. Professionals & Military welcome. $1,800/mo 1 person, $2,200/mo 2 persons, All utilities included. No Pets. Non-smoking. F/L/Security negot. Big Coppit Key, MM10. 305-849-0693

UNFURNISHED 2/2 HOUSE FOR RENT ON CANAL, MM27, Ramrod Key, recently refurbished and painted, w/d, utilities paid by owner, $2,750/month, fenced yard, available now. Pete 786-649-9833 or pprm1119@aol.com

3 BR/2 BA home for rent in Key Colony Beach. 75' premium dock. $4,000/ month + utilities. F/L/S 786-229-0228

Shonta McLeod

HOUSING FOR RENT

2BR/2BA Single Family Waterfront Home for rent in Marathon. Fully furnished. 70' dock. $4,500/ month includes all utilities, internet & TV. Available for 4 months - JanApril. 727-278-1105

2BR/1BA house for rent in Marathon. Completely remodeled. All appliances. No pets. $2700/mo for 2+ ppl.$2,500/mo if less, incl. electric only. F/L/S Dock available for sep. fee. 305-610-8002

2BR/1BA with outdoor patio for rent in Marathon. $2,100/month F/L/S Taking applications. 305-849-5793 RENTED IN LESS THAN ONE WEEK!!!

Furnished Studio Apt. for rent in Marathon. 1 person only. No smoking. No pets. $1,100/ month incl. water and electric. 305-743-9876 RENTED IN LESS THAN THREE WEEKS!!!

PLACE YOUR HOUSING FOR RENT AD HERE. $25/week for up to 5 lines of copy! Call 305-417-0871 or email Anneke@ KeysWeekly.com

NOW HIRING IN ISLAMORADA

MARINA CASHIER

Looking for a friendly, dependable team member who can handle a busy retail environment with a great a itude. Customer service experience and willingness to learn our sales system is ideal. Duties include assisting customers, restocking, placing orders, and keeping the store clean and organized.

This is an hourly position with pay based on experience. Flexible hours with a consistent weekly schedule. Morning and a ernoon shi s available.

Please respond by email (Ma at islamarinama @gmail.com) with any relevant previous experience and at least two references.

KEYS ALL AREA ROOFING AND CONSTRUCTION IS CURRENTLY SEEKING

A WAREHOUSE MANAGER / DRIVER FOR OUR LOCATION IN MARATHON.

Full Time Mon-Fri. Must have a clean driving record, ability to lift 50+ lbs., exp. hauling dump trailers, attention to details is a MUST. Will be responsible for receiving incoming deliveries, deliveries to job sites, mgmt. of warehouse & yard materials, trucks & trailers. Assists crews with materials as needed.

Additional duties;

*Make safety inspections of warehouse and equipment.

• Follow best practices for safety, while on the road and when loading or unloading trucks.

• Act as positive representative of our company. Displaying strong customer service and a friendly demeanor towards all people.

• Assist in completing all documentation related to warehouse compliance and audits.

• Maintain the warehouse, in a neat and orderly condition, including frequent trash removal, ensuring access to products and proper rotation.

• Ensure pallet tags are neat, legible, and accurate.

• Other related duties as assigned.

Apply in person at Keys All Area Roofing, 12235 Overseas Highway, Marathon, FL or call 305 743 4400.

Key West House For Rent - 28 day minimum. Recently renovated. 2 Units: 3BR/3BA or 2BR/2.5BA. 1 block to Schooner Wharf @ Historic Seaport. Starting $214/night. Sweet CarolineSeaport.com

YARD SALES

PLACE YOUR YARD SALE AD HERE. $25/ week for up to 5 lines of copy! Call 305-417-0871 or email Anneke@ KeysWeekly.com

LOOKING FOR A PRIVATE CHEF/STEW ON A 90 FT YACHT LOCATED IN KEY LARGO

This is not a charter vessel - it’s for a very easy-going family. Would like to find someone in Key Largo or within a daily driving distance. Duties would include menu writing , food preparation and upkeep of interior of yacht.

I am the captain Chad and we have a full-time mate!! Duties are shared by all for food service and upkeep. Position is available from the end of October thru the end of April - could be longer. Please send resume to cwkibler68@gmail.com or call Chad @ 239-707-2803

Look forward to chatting with you. Compensation will be discussed.

NOW HIRING PART-TIME ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Marathon Boat Yard is looking for a Part-Time Administrative Assistant to perform the following duties: Answering the phone, basic bookkeeping, basic data entry and some customer service. Basic computer and email skills are required. QuickBooks experience is a plus. Bilingual is also a plus. Pay will be based on experience.

MARATHON BOAT YARD 2059 OVERSEAS HIGHWAY

MARATHON, FL 33050, 305-735-4594 MARATHONBOATYARDLLC@GMAIL.COM

DOCK HAND

We are looking for a Dock Hand with excellent customer service to join our team. You would assist with the daily operations of our marina. Responsibilities include assistance with the daily marina tasks including helping guests arrive and depart from their dock, guiding guests over the radio, navigation, marina amenity cleaning, pressure-washing, assisting guests with golf cart rides and requests, and maintaining the marina. Send resume to captpips@aol.com or come in the of ce to ll out application. 1480 Overseas Highway, Marathon, FL 33050 CAPTAIN PIP’S IS AN AWESOME PLACE TO WORK, WE TREAT OUR EMPLOYEES GREAT. COME JOIN OUR TEAM!

SEE DOLPHINS PLAY EVERYDAY!

MAINTENANCE APPRENTICE (Full-Time, Permanent)

Weekends)

wants you to join their team!

Full or Part-time. $19/hour to start. EMAIL resume to: Bette@TurtleHospital.org APPLY in person: 2396 Overseas Highway, Marathon, FL

organization specializing in education, research, and rescue of marine mammals. DRC provides for the well-being of its employees with a competitive package including: a 401k retirement plan, medical benefits, HSA account, paid holidays/vacation/sick days, an employee assistance program,

COME JOIN THE FAMILY! Email your resume and a DRC application to drc-hr@dolphins.org

JOIN A HIGHLY EFFECTIVE NON-PROFIT HELPING PEOPLE COPE AND CHANGE FOR 52 YEARS!

We provide Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Treatment Programs to the Florida Keys community while valuing and rewarding our employees.

KEY LARGO

Behavioral Health Therapist (CAT)

Behavioral Health Therapist (Children)

KEY WEST

Case Manager (Children, Adult) (FT)

Prevention Specialist

Advocate

MARATHON

Advocate

Care Coordinator (PT)

Driver (CDL not required) (PT)

RN/Licensed Practical Nurse (FT,PT)

*Support Worker (Assisted Living) (PT)

*Behavioral Health Technicians – 3 shifts (FT,PT)

*Night Monitor (Assisted Living - Free Housing)

*No experience required for this position. Will train. A caring heart & helpful hands necessary.

Background and drug screen req. EEOC/DFWP COMPETITIVE PAY! EXCEPTIONAL BENEFITS!!!

Apply at guidancecarecenter.org - Get Involved/ Join our team/Job Opportunities/location/zip

DUI FRONT DESK CLERK & EVALUATOR/INSTRUCTOR

The Advocate Program DUI school is hiring for part time positions.

Front desk: 3 days a week, high school diploma and computer data entry skills required.

DUI instructors and evaluators: 2 days a week, Bachelors or Masters degree in substance abuse eld required.

Of ce located in Marathon. Contact Marcia at 305-704-0117.

MARATHON GARBAGE SERVICE

We are now hiring for the following positions:

OPENINGS AVAILABLE

PHYSICIAN PRACTICE OPENINGS

- Advanced Practice Provider (APRN-PA-C)Surgical, Ortho, Tavernier

- Medical Assistant, Primary Care Marathon, $5k Bonus

- Medical Assistant, Upper Keys-Gastro, $5k Bonus

- Medical Assistant, LPN, EMT or Paramedic, Primary Care Marathon, $5k Bonus

MIAMI CANCER INSTITUTE KEY WEST

- Advanced Practice Provider (APRN/PA-C) Medical Oncology, Per Diem

- Pool Radiation Therapist

TAVERNIER MARINERS HOSPITAL

- Clinical Pharmacist, $5k Bonus

- Cook, Dietary, $5k Bonus

- MC Multi-Modality Imaging Tech, CT Scan, $50k Bonus

- Multi-Modality Imaging Tech, Echocardiography, Per Diem

- Multi-Modality Imaging Tech 1, (Mammo & X Ray), Radiology, $50k Bonus

- Multi-Modality Imaging Tech, MRI, $50k Bonus

- Medical Technologist, Laboratory, $20k Bonus

- Pool Clinical Pharmacist, Per Diem

- Pool Medical Technologist

- Pool Registered Nurse, Cardiac Rehab

- Registered Nurse, Emergency Department

- Registered Nurse, Multispecialty Acute Care Center, PT

MARATHON FISHERMEN’S COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

- Inventory Control Administrator, Keys/Marathon Supply Chain

- MC Multi-Modality Imaging Tech 2, (MRI & X Ray), Radiology, $50k Bonus

- Multi-Modality Imaging Tech 1, (CT & X Ray), Radiology, $50K Bonus

- Patient Care Nurse Supervisor, PT, Nights

- Patient Scheduler 3, Surgery, PT

- Pool Occupational Therapist

- Pool Pharmacy Tech 2

- Registered Nurse, Emergency Department, $15k Bonus

- Registered Nurse, Emergency Department, Per Diem

- Registered Nurse, PACU, $15k Bonus

- Registered Respiratory Therapist, PT, $12,500 Bonus

- RRT 2, Respiratory Therapy, Per Diem

- Security Officer, Per Diem

Applicants must apply in person to be considered.

4290 Overseas Hwy, Marathon