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In thewin column
It’s been a tough season forMarathon High’s boys
hoops team, but it finallygets a victory. Story, 1B
Huge upsetThe Key West High boysbasketball team pulls a stunner, upsettingdefending state champPine Crest. Story, 1B
Photo courtesy CINDY DURKIN
Marathon High School soccer players (from left) Taylor Konrath, Jasmine De La Cruz and Sacha Olivera hoist the trophyafter winning Friday’s 3-0 District 16-1A championship game over Westminster Christian. It’s believed to be the first girlssoccer district title in school history. Story, 1B
THEY’RE NO. 1
Fat Albert getting deflatedFat Albert, the familiar
military blimp based on thebayside of Cudjoe Key, is setto come down permanentlyon March 15 after keepingwatch over the Lower Keyssince 1980.
Due to federal defensefunding cuts, the U.S. AirForce’s Tethered Aerostat
Radar System, comprisingCudjoe and eight other sitesalong the Gulf of Mexico,Mexican border and PuertoRico, will shut down.
The surveillance programis “capable of detecting low-altitude aircraft at the radar’smaximum range by mitigat-ing curvature of the Earth andterrain-masking limitations,”according to Air Force litera-ture from the Langley, Va.-
based Air Combat Command.The Cudjoe Key aerostat’s
primary mission is to supportcounter-drug operations. U.S.Customs and Border Protectionand Joint Interagency TaskForce-South, the latter locatedin Key West, employ the data,among others.
“Its presence has a deter-rent value to illicit traffickinghere in the area,” U.S. CoastGuard Sector Key WestCmdr. Al Young said onUS1Radio on Monday. “Italso allows us here at theCoast Guard to maintain real-time visibility of air and sur-
face resources that we mayhave and on occasion, wehave used that information tovector assistance resources tofind search objects.”
NAS Key West spokes-woman Trice Denny said theNavy doesn’t use the systemto any appreciable extent.
On Saturday, a SummerlandKey man identified only asR.H. posted a petition on theWhite House’s website asking
to “keep the Tethered AerostatRadar System operational inorder to help secure the south-ern border of the UnitedStates.... If we truly are con-cerned with the war on drugsand wish to have a cost-effec-tive sensor to fight that war,then this sensor must remainactive.”
By Tuesday, it had more
Government shutting down blimp,used to track illegal drug shipments
By SEAN [email protected]
LOWER KEYS
KING DAY
Keynoter photo by RYAN McCARTHY
Children run an egg-and-spoon race during the MartinLuther King Jr. Day celebration at Jesse Hobbs Park inMarathon Monday. The daylong gathering was held inhonor of the civil-rights leader, assassinated on April 4,1968. Monday’s event featured live music, food vendorsand various children’s activities.
Gentile focusof hotlinecomplaints
After months of pushing,a Big Pine Key man got aglimpse of public recordshe’s been seeking from theMonroe County SchoolDistrict since October — andif what they say is true,they’re not pretty.
Larry Murray, a formermember of the district’s Auditand Finance Committee, hadbeen unsuccessful in gettingrecords related to the district’sfraud and abuse hotline untilhe brought in Dennis Ward,former Keys state attorneynow private counsel, tothreaten a lawsuit for lack ofcompliance.
Monday, the two met withSchool District attorney DirkSmits and received fivereports from the hotline,which is managed by Oregon-based vendor Ethics Point at acost of $5,000 per year.
Three of them allege dis-trict Finance Director KenGentile acted inappropriatelyon the job.
From Case No. 41, loggedby the hotline on May 17,2012, by an anonymous tip-ster: “Ken Gentile has createda very hostile work environ-ment for staff. We are asked toget on our knees to pray withhim. No one can refuse theforced religion for fear of ret-ribution from this zealot ...who now [has] the power toinvestigate and fire staff atwill. This is so inappropriateit’s hard to believe it’s true.”
“This is totally baselessand unfounded,” Gentile toldthe Keynoter Tuesday. “I can-not even speculate as to whysomeone would allege this. Itsaddens me to think thatsomeone would allege this. Itsaddens me to think thatsomeone would allege Iwould force anyone to pray.”
That complainant furtheralleges Gentile’s wife Donnacalls herself a “volunteer”and “runs around” the districtoffice in Key West “looki[ng]through files.” Gentile didn’taddress that.
When he started with thedistrict in April 2010, Gentilewas chief internal auditor, adirect employee of theSchool Board. After then-Superintendent Joe Burke
Five releasedafter pressby residentBy SEAN [email protected]
MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS
Canal cleanups gaining steam
By July, survey crewsworking for Monroe Countywill know something aboutevery one of nearly 500
canals in the Florida Keys.The third phase of an ongo-
ing $300,000 project calls forcontractors to run bathymetricsurveys — measuring thedepths of canal bottoms — aspart of a countywide canalrestoration program toimprove water quality.
“These waters have beenidentified as impaired watersthat have to be cleaned up,”Mayor George Neugent saidat the Jan. 16 County
Commission meeting.As proposed, information
gained from canal inspec-tions could lead to fivedemonstration projects thattest each of five systems toimprove water quality incanals that feed intonearshore waters.
The federal Environ-mental Protection Agencyand the state Department ofEnvironmental Protectionfunded the study phase, but
the county may have to payat least part of the cost of thedemonstration projects, esti-mated at $2.5 million to $5million.
“There are different typesof fixes for different canals,”said Rhonda Haag, county sus-tainability program Manager.
The county will targetcanals that could be restoredby projects testing:
All of themin the Keysbeing surveyed
ENVIRONMENT
DUI-manslaughter convict finds out fate
Pierson Villalobos findsout next week how manyyears he’ll spend in stateprison — and if a judgeagrees with a prosecutor, it’llbe three decades.
V i l l a -lobos, 31, isscheduledfor sentenc-ing Jan. 31on a pair ofd r i v i n gunder theinfluence-manslaugh-
ter counts some three monthsafter his Oct. 25 conviction.
A six-person jury con-victed Villalobos on twofelony counts each of DUI-
manslaughter and vehicularhomicide stemming from adrunk-driving crash nearlythree years ago.
Each conviction carries a15-year maximum penalty,but the law does not allowfor the sentences to be servedback to back. That meansVillalobos faces a maximumof 30 years, not 60, on thetwo DUI-manslaughtercharges. He will serve notime for the vehicular-homi-cide convictions.
He was slated to be sen-tenced in late November buta state Department ofCorrections presentencingreport wasn’t prepared intime for the hearing. Thatpostponed his sentencinguntil this month.
Assistant State AttorneyTanner Demmery, who pros-ecuted the case, said he plansto ask Acting Circuit CourtJudge Ruth Becker to send
Villalobossentencingset for Jan. 31By RYAN [email protected]
IN THE COURTS
By KEVIN WADLOWSenior Staff [email protected]
● See Villalobos, 2A
● See Canals, 2A
● See Blimp, 3A
● See Hotline, 2A
VILLALOBOS
● Using a weed-rack bar-rier to block floating sea-weed.
● Installing an air-bubblecurtain that would have asimilar effect.
● Removing harmful sed-iment from a canal bottom.
● Pumping to improvewater flow into and fromcanals.
● Backfilling canals that
were dredged too deeply,often as a source for build-ing fill.
“An awful lot were dugway too deep,” Haag said,leading to the death of grass-es and other desirable bot-tom-dwelling ecosystems.
“Up until this point, wehave not gone out to stickthings on the [canal] bottomand find out what’s there,”Haag said.
Since the “vast majori-ty” of Keys canals are pri-vately owned by landown-ers along the banks, CountyCommissioner DannyKolhage wondered if thatcould slow the program.
Neugent said evenwhere the canal bottom isprivately held, owners usu-ally cannot prevent boatsfrom navigating on statewaters in canals.
If property owners alonga canal with poor water qual-ity want to help fund a pilotproject to help qualify formatching funds, Haag said,“That could probably bumpthem to the top of the list.”
Neighborhood or commu-nity associations interested incontributing toward pilotprograms can send an e-mailto [email protected].
Dredge proposalThe issue of dredging
privately owned canals mayreach the County Com-mission in a separate mattersometime this year.
An amendment to thecounty’s land-use plan thatwould allow limited canaldredging under specific cir-cumstances was endorsedby the Monroe CountyPlanning Commission inNovember.
Owners of property onWalker’s Island, east ofDuck Key near mile marker63, have submitted a plan todredge an existing channelso it can accommodate larg-er boats at an eight-unitdevelopment project.
Existing local, state andfederal laws effectively bandredging, even for mainte-nance, in most Keys canals.
Backers of the proposalare working on a presenta-tion to the County Com-mission but no date for theitem has been scheduled,said Mayte Santamaria,assistant planning director.
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CLARKE
John Drayton Clarke
John D. (Jack) Clarke, a long
time resident of the Florida
Keys died on Friday, January
5, 2013 at Greenspring Village,
Springfield, Va. He was 93.
Mr. Clarke was a land devel-
oper, primarily managing de-
velopment of residential subdi-
visions and creating channels,
seawalls and canals in the
lower Keys. He resided in
Florida and the lower Keys,
including Islamorada, Big Pine
Key and then Coconut Creek,
Fl from the early 1950s until
the year 2000, when he moved
to Springfield, Virginia.
He was a member of the
Monroe County Aqueduct
Commission, St. Peters
Catholic Church and the Big
Pine Lions Club. He attended
the University of Florida and
Louisiana State University.
Mr. Clarke was preceded in
death by his wife, Mary, and
one son, Loyce Leonard
Hoffman.
Survivors include one daugh-
ter, Eleanor F. Barnett and
son-in-law, Larry Barnett, of
Burke, Va; one son, James R.
Clarke and daughter-in-law,
Geri Clarke, of Summerfield,
Fl; and five grandchildren.
His remains will be interred at
Queen of Heaven Catholic
Cemetery in Ft. Lauderdale,
with those of his beloved wife,
on January 23, 2013.
Memorial contributions in his
honor can be made to the
Greenspring Benevolent Care
Fund, c/o the Philanthropy
Office, 7410 Spring Village
Drive, Springfield, Va 22150.
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Villalobos to prison for themaximum 30 years.
Villalobos has been in theMonroe County DetentionCenter on Stock Island on $1million bond since his arrest.He also has a U.S. Customsand Border Protection holdon him, though specifics ofthat weren’t immediatelyavailable.
The crash happened theevening of Nov. 28, 2009,near U.S. 1 and 23rd Streetin Old Town Marathon.
Sheriff’s Office reportssay Villalobos’ 1999 Fordpickup was headed north-bound on U.S. 1 and collid-
ed with a 2009 Toyota driv-en by Mercedes Diaz. Itthen struck a car driven byDeborah Mangrum.
Mangrum died at thescene, while her passenger,Christopher Jennings, died afew days later at JacksonMemorial Hospital in Miami.The couple had only recentlymoved to the Keys.
It took the jury just 51minutes to convict Villalobosafter a two-day trial at theMarathon courthouse nearmile marker 48.5. The juryrejected defense attorneysTyrone and Rose Valentine’sclaim that Villalobos’ passen-ger, Yendel Garcia, was driv-ing when the crash occurred.
Sentencing dayis approachingFrom Villalobos, 1A
County welcomesfunding helpFrom Canals, 1A
resigned, his successor,Jesus Jara, named Gentilechief of staff directlyemployed by the superin-tendent, not the board. Nowunder Superintendent MarkPorter, Gentile is financedirector earning $122,000per year.
Gentile launched the hot-line in September 2011. Asthe district’s contact, hereviewed tips — except forthose concerning him,which were supposed to beforwarded to the superin-tendent and the chairman ofthe School Board.
That never happened andinexplicably, reports con-cerning Gentile were for-warded to his part-time assis-tant, Amy Reno, who workedfor him from March 28 untilJuly 1 in 2011.
Gentile couldn’t explainwhy Reno, who wasn’tresponsible for investigatingwaste, fraud and abuse com-plaints regarding her boss,received the reports; andReno never initiated any fol-low-up investigations intoGentile’s alleged behavior.
“The reports should havebeen channeled to the boardchairman,” Gentile said.“This was an instructiongiven to the vendor. I aminvestigating with the ven-dor why this was not accom-plished. By design, I do notsee these reports if they areabout me.”
Case No. 54, filed Dec.13, 2012, alleges Gentile“created a contract and splitit up into smaller amounts toavoid taking it to the board.”
The board has to approvecontracts costing more than$25,000 while Porter cangive the OK below thatthreshold. That’s been a sorespot lately, as board membershave been apprised by Smitsthey’ll have to redo a numberof change orders on a schoolrebuild that were previouslyapproved but not in compli-ance with district rules.
Case No. 48, initiatedwith the hotline on Sept. 27,2012, calls into questionGentile’s use of the “certi-fied public accountant” des-ignation on documents.Gentile has never been aCPA in Florida and had aninactive — since reinstated
— CPA status in New York.In December, Gentile serveda one-week unpaid suspen-sion as discipline.
The only non-Gentilecomplaint of the five pro-vided to Murray deals withHorace O’Bryant MiddleSchool Principal MikeHenriquez.
Opened on Dec. 20,2011, the complainantalleges Henriquez “isallowed to scream, berateand use profanity towardsubordinates and coworkers.He has repeated these out-bursts many times. I knowof at least half a dozenwomen who have beenabused by this man.”
There was no follow-upconducted by the district,according to the report, andHenriquez didn’t returnmessages for comment.
Gentile’s wife Donnafiled the fifth report given toMurray and Ward. Sheapplied for a grant-writingjob with the district in May2012, which she didn’treceive, prompting a com-plaint about not being treatedfairly in the hiring process.
Reports sent to aideFrom Hotline, 1A
FWC: Tighten law-breaker responsibility
A boat operator could beticketed if a passengeraboard violates Florida fish-ing regulations, says a rulebeing recommended to statefishery managers.
That provision lies withina slate of changes suggestedfor Rule 68-B of the FloridaAdministrative Code, whichcovers most state fishingregulations.
The Florida Fish andWildlife ConservationCommission will considerthe changes, all proposed totake effect in 2013, at theboard’s Feb. 13 meeting inOrlando.
The draft “Vessel
Operator Responsibility”Rule 68B-2.005 “wouldmake a vessel operatorresponsible for ensuring thatthe persons aboard his or hervessel comply with marinefisheries regulations.”
That rule already existsas part of state reef-fish reg-ulations, said FWC spokes-woman Amanda Nalley.
“It’s one of those thingsthat staff believes would bebest to apply to all fish-eries,” Nalley said Tuesday.
An agenda summary forthe FWC’s Feb. 13-14 meet-ing says, “None of these[Rule 68B] amendmentswould result in substantivechanges to the existing regu-lations, their intent or theway they are enforced.
“The intent is to clarifyexisting marine fisheriesregulations and thusimprove enforceability andpublic understanding.”
Other items listed in theproposal to “clean up and
reorganize” fishery rules:— To “explicitly allow
temporary possession” of aprotected fish to measure orphotograph it. The fish orother “marine organism”then must be “releasedimmediately, alive andunharmed.”
● Clarify that a licensedcommercial harvester can-not claim “simultaneouspossession of both recre-ational and commercial baglimits of a single species.”
● Clarify that commercialtraps cannot be placed innavigational channels.
● Ban the use of a treblehook with natural bait for allfisheries managed by thestate.
The FWC also will haveits final hearing on a rule toofficially create state desig-nations for “game fish” and“sport fish.” Actual designa-tion of specific species willtake place after the programis created.
Operator maybe accountablefor violations
ON THE WATER
By KEVIN WADLOWSenior Staff [email protected]
Rules-change groups to meet
Three advisory workinggroups taking the lead onpossible rule changes for theFlorida Keys NationalMarine Sanctuary plan toconvene their first meetingswithin a few weeks.
The groups will focus onspecific topics that couldlead to proposed regulatorychanges. Group suggestionswill be considered by thefull Sanctuary AdvisoryCouncil along with state andfederal officials.
The working groups: ● Coral Reef Ecosystem
Restoration.● Seagrass and Shallow-
Water/Hard-Bottom HabitatProtection.
● Ecological Reserves,Preservation Areas andWildlife Protection.
Each panel of about 15people will include membersof the Sanctuary AdvisoryCouncil, along with commu-nity members with expertisein specific areas.
“Working groups allowthe Advisory Council togather information fromcommunity experts, usergroups and scientists,” saidsanctuary communicationsdirector Karrie Carnes.
Final membership in theworking groups has not beenset. But all of their meetingswill be open, with times andplaces posted on the sanctu-ary’s website, http://floridakeys.noaa.gov.
People also can be addedto an e-mail list for meetingannouncements.
The Reef Restoration andBottom Habitat Protectiongroups will work to meet intime to make an initial reportat the Sanctuary AdvisoryCouncil’s next meeting, onFeb. 19 at Hawks Cay Resorton Duck Key, Carnes said.
The Reserves andPreservation Areas group,possibly drawing the most
interest from sanctuaryusers, will hold its firstmeeting in March “sincerecommendations made bythe other working groupsmay feed into [its] discus-sion,” Carnes said.
“This is a very importantprocess so anyone interestedshould become involved,”Carnes said. “Get to know the[Advisory Council] memberswho represent you.”
In general, the multi-yeareffort to undertake the firstmajor review of Keys sanc-tuary rules and protected-area boundaries seems to beon track, she said.
Congress created thesanctuary in 1990 and its cur-rent management plan wentinto effect in July 1997.
As proposed, theSanctuary Advisory Councilcould decide on its preferredalternatives at its October2013 meeting. Writing anenvironmental-impact state-ment and going through thefederal rule-making processmeans any rule changeswould not take effect untilsummer, 2015.
Advisory panelto lead effortson regulations
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
By KEVIN WADLOWSenior Staff [email protected]
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than 300 signatures. To get aresponse from PresidentObama’s staff, the petitionwould have to get 100,000or more signatures by Feb.18. The petition is availablethrough www.whitehouse.gov/petitions.
Contractor Exelis SystemsCorp., based in ColoradoSprings, operates the networkof blimp-mounted radars.
Following the March 15,shutdown, “the remainder ofthe fiscal year will be used todeflate aerostats, dispositionequipment and prepare sitesfor permanent closure,”according to a notice fromProgram Manager Tim Green.
The Cudjoe aerostat holds275,000 cubic feet of heliumand measures in at 186 feetwith a 62.5-foot diameter.The normal operating alti-tude is around 12,000 feetand it has a radar detectionrange of some 230 miles.
Radar data is transmittedto a ground station, whereit’s digitized, then transmit-ted to various federal users.
Until 1992, the Air Force,U.S. Customs Service andU.S. Coast Guard operated it.In 1992, Congress switchedmanagement over to theDepartment of Defense.
The average per-site annu-al cost for a TARS site in 2002was $2.8 million, according toa history prepared by theNational Oceanographic and
Atmospheric Administration.Updated numbers weren’tavailable Tuesday.
Other than off the aptlynamed Blimp Road onCudjoe, there are TARS sitesin Deming, N.M.; MorganCity, La.; Lajas, Puerto Rico;Fort Huachuca and Yuma inArizona; and Eagle Pass,
Marfa, Matagorda and RioGrande City, all in Texas.
In April 2007, a 1997Cessna 182Q crashed intothe Cudjoe aerostat’s tether,killing all three peopleaboard. The plane had violat-ed a three-mile radius,15,000-foot air-space restric-tion around the Cudjoe site.
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More problemsfor school rebuild
With a June 1 completiondate approaching, MonroeCounty School District lead-ers are scrambling to figureout how to fund and build a$350,000 handicap-accessi-ble parking lot at HoraceO’Bryant Middle School inKey West.
The handicap-accessibleportion of the parking lot isrequired before the districtcan obtain a certificate ofoccupancy for the under-reconstruction school andwas not included in the origi-nal $39 million scope —even though the Americanswith Disabilities Act requiresaccess for the disabled.
No one at the district couldsay why the ADA requirementisn’t in the district’s contractwith Coastal Construction andwhy the lack of it wasn’tcaught at the outset. Theschool’s been under recon-struction since 2010.
This is just the latest issuewith the school’s rebuild.
Among other things, whenthe walls on the first phasewent up, no one bothered tocheck whether they compliedwith the city’s building-height limit — which theydidn’t. That led to last-minutedesign changes for parts ofthe school not yet rebuilt todownsize the buildings.
Under law, the SchoolDistrict issues its own certifi-cate of occupancy. SchoolBoard Chairman AndyGriffiths said he isn’t clear onwhether the parking-lot issuewould bar use of the schoolbut said the issue would beresearched with the FloridaDepartment of Education.
“We’re our own grantor,”he said. “Usually on the edu-cation specs side, most of thecertificate-of-occupancyissues are safety issues likefire alarm or fire extinguisherthat needs to be there beforeyou put kids in there.”
“As far as the parking lot,I’m not sure,” he said.
There’s the possibility theparking-lot money could bederived from funds savedthroughout the course of con-struction that are contractual-ly split 60 percent-40 percentbetween the district andCoastal Construction. Of$608,755, the district would
keep $365,253 and Coastal$243,502.
However, the dollar figuresdeemed “savings” as articulat-ed in a change order are beingdebated at the board-level andfurther scrutinized by the dis-trict’s advisory Audit andFinance Committee. The dis-cussion revolves aroundwhether the calculation is thelegitimate result of cost savingsor rather simply derived from adecrease in the scope of work.
“Potentially this projectcould be funded from projectsavings once they are identi-fied,” Superintendent MarkPorter said in an e-mail.
“I do not believe therewill be problem getting theparking lot completed priorto the start of the 2013-14school year,” he wrote. “Ialso assume that we wouldnot be allowed to have stu-dents in the building until thefinal certificate of occupancyis issued. At this point, Iwould describe this as anissue not a problem.”
The June 1 deadline is afunction of the financing,provided at a low interest rateas part of the federalAmerican Reinvestment andRecovery Act. If the districtmisses the date, penaltiescould start around $2 million.
Lack of ADAcompliancenow discoveredBy SEAN [email protected]
MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS
Spending questions arise
Monroe County SchoolBoard member Ed Davidsonis calling foul over what hedescribes as a school princi-pal making six-figure con-struction expenditures andspending money the SchoolDistrict desperately needs.
Board members were sur-prised to learn that a handi-cap-accessible parking lotslated to cost $350,000needs to be built at HoraceO’Bryant Middle School,which is undergoing a $39million reconstruction andexpansion.
The district had identified$365,253 in savings relatedto the construction that couldbe tapped for the parking lot,but Davidson accused HOBPrincipal Mike Henriquez of
spending $161,306 of that onenhancements to the school.
“That’s money that wewill desperately need to buildthe now-required parkinglot,” Davidson said, bemoan-ing that hired constructionconsultants, district staff andthe project architect all failedto include an Americans withDisabilities-complaint park-ing lot in the original plans.
“We’re paying premiumrates for all our consultantsand managers but we’re notgetting premium service.”Davidson said.
“Mike Henriquez cameup with how to spend thismoney on stuff MikeHenriquez wanted. TheSchool Board should decidewhether that should be spenton additional things,”Davidson said. “That’s a pol-icy decision and we had nosay in it. Mike Henriquezdid and that’s inappropriate.”
Henriquez did not respondto a phone call or e-mail onTuesday seeking a responseto Davidson’s allegations.
Henriquez is part of theconstruction team chargedwith overseeing the HOBproject. It also includes out-side project manager BillSprague, architect RickSmith, Keith Sockalaski ofCoastal Construction andSuperintendent Mark Porter,although the project hasbeen going on since 2010,and Porter is the thirdschools chief to have a handin the rebuild.
Davidson listed specificchange orders he said were forenhancements to the schoolhandpicked by Henriquez,although Davidson noted, “Hissignature is not on anything.”
For example, change orderNo. 50 authorizes spending$15,740 on more canopies,then another allocates $74,013for extra sidewalks andcanopy foundations.
Change order No. 71,authorized in November,spends $10,595 to furnish andinstall “First Team RoughneckSupreme Basketball Hoops.”
Davidsonpoints atHenriquezBy SEAN [email protected]
MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS
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EDITORIAL
On gun violence,enough’s enough
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
No to bike trackThe last vestiges of peace and tran-
quility comprising the Upper Keys maybe taken from us. The Dagny JohnsonKey Largo Hammock Botanical StatePark, on State Road 905, might beturned into a mountain-bike track.
The newly formed Key LargoBicycle Association wants the taxpay-ers to pay for the construction of somerisky and artificially built terrain fea-tures so that this latest group of thrillseekers may pursue an additionaladrenalin rush. The erected barriers andobstacles they desire would be destruc-tive to the environment. It wouldimpede the present use of our beautiful-ly designed trails.
These bike trails can take a cyclistdesiring a backcountry experience tothe interior of the park. They offer therider a scarce glimpse of the peace,quite and natural beauty that once pre-dominated the Keys.
Apparently, these mountain-bikeriders and their association are not sat-isfied with the many miles of extraordi-nary trails that have been developed.They want to make what’s left of ourfragile aquatic ecosystem into a replicaof the synthetically developed moun-tain-bike parks in Miami.
I was involved with saving this parkfrom complete destruction. Many yearsago around sunset, I came upon a fireraging near approximately 200 downedwooden telephone poles deep withinthe park. It’s speculated that a group ofteenagers roaming through the area setthe fire while lighting off fireworks.
We do not need unsupervised ado-lescents riding their bikes over the dan-gerous and risky terrain featuresrequested by the mountain bikers andtheir association. Drawing people to an
isolated section of the park so they mayparticipate in mastering hazardous bikeobstacles is a recipe for disaster. It isnot necessary, as a natural unpavedtrail, with all the challenges that goesalong with it, already exists.
I’ve spoken directly to the individ-ual heading up this proposal. I told himthat I am dead set against it. He is a
man of integrity and an excellentcraftsman. I emphatically trust his pro-fessional knowledge and expertise.
However, I cannot remain silent andallow this destructive request to pro-ceed unchallenged.
John DonnellyKey Largo
President needs public’s supportto fight for tighter controlswhile maintaining owner rights
It’s encouraging to see President Obama pursuecomprehensive gun control in the wake of theNewtown massacre, an event that shocked the con-science of the American people, by offering apackage of reasonable proposals designed to putan end to the madness.
A proper respect for the rights of gun ownersdoesn’t mean Americans should feel helpless inthe face of repeated incidents of mass violence byfirearms. There is no legal impediment to an effec-tive response, and there should not be a politicalimpediment, either, NRA or no NRA.
For years, opponents have managed to blockeffective gun-control legislation by wrappingthemselves up in the Constitution and decryingany restrictive effort as an attack on the SecondAmendment. That’s a smokescreen. Courts havemade clear the Second Amendment is not a bar tosensible regulation.
A poll commissioned by the Associated Pressshows that nearly six in 10 Americans want strictergun laws. Majorities support a national ban on mil-itary-style, rapid-fire weapons and limits on gunviolence depicted in video games, movies and TVshows.
By a lopsided 84 percent, respondents wantbackground checks for those buying weapons atgun shows. All of this contrasts sharply with earli-er incidents like the Virginia Tech shootings in2007, when only 47 percent wanted stricter gunlaws.
Congress already has abysmally low approvalratings. Do its members really want to tellAmericans they’re wrong on gun control? Theyshould have second thoughts about following themarching orders of the National Rifle Associationand other anti-gun control lobbyists.
In some instances, Obama’s initiative wouldonly close loopholes in existing law, such asimposing a universal background check on gunsales. Some 40 percent of those sales are conduct-ed at gun shows, over the Internet and by privatesellers, with no criminal background checks takingplace at all.
That’s asking for trouble. Even the private saleof an automobile requires registration and createsa paper trail. Why shouldn’t the same be done forweapons?
Obama’s proposals for tighter requirements formental-health reporting and banning high-capacityammunition clips should also fall within the scopeof what courts have said is permissible. So shouldreinstating a 10-year ban on high-grade, military-style weapons that expired in 2004.
Americans are tired of madmen with guns turn-ing theaters, schools and even places of worshipinto shooting ranges. It’s past time to act.
— Miami Herald
Leatherwood appeals
Convicted Marathon mur-derer and serial motion-filerLarry Leatherwood is at itagain.
Known in the court systemfor filing multiple appeals ofhis 2003 conviction of first-degree murder, Leatherwoodis appealing a recent “postconviction relief” denial tothe Third District Court ofAppeal in Miami.
In an order dated Nov. 13,Monroe County Circuit CourtJudge Luis Garcia rejectedLeatherwood’s claim that eye-witness Desjuen Hill hadrecanted her original testimo-ny about what she saw thenight Leatherwood shot chefMark Evans to death onHalloween in 2000. Theshooting took place at theEastwind Apartments onSombrero Beach Road.
Leatherwood wasted littletime, filing a handwrittenappeal on Dec. 2 stating his
desire toappeal to theThird DCA.Accordingto countycourt docu-ments, staffp r e p a r e dand sent alln e c e s s a r y
documents to the Third DCAon Jan. 10.
Leatherwood, 47, was suc-cessful in having Garciaremove defense attorneyRayme Suarez as his counselat an April 10 hearing inMarathon. But Garcia refuseda request to remove himself asjudge from the case.
Assistant State AttorneyTanner Demmery successfullyargued that Hill never recantedher testimony and that she’dsigned an affidavit confirmingit. Since it wasn’t attachedwhen Leatherwood’s appealwent to the Third DistrictCourt of Appeal, the case wasremanded back to the Keys.
Garcia’s order states the
issue before the court iswhether Hill “recanted hertrial testimony to [then]defense counsel MichaelStrickland.”
Strickland said he “couldnot recall whether the con-versation with Hill took placeat a grocery store or sometype of Halloween event.”He was also unsure of exact-ly what Hill told him duringthe alleged conversation.
According to the order,when Hill testified, she statedthat “she at no time everchanged her story” and deniedspeaking to Strickland any-where but the trial courtroom.
Garcia denied the claim,stating “the evidence at thehearing did not establish thatHill at any time ever recantedher trial testimony.”
Leatherwood was convict-ed of shooting Evans threetimes with a .44 caliber handgun. Authorities saidLeatherwood was courtingEvans’ex-wife and exchangedwords early in the evening.
By RYAN [email protected]
IN THE COURTS
LEATHERWOOD
Keys lowest in state joblessness
Florida’s unemploymentrate dipped to 8 percent inDecember — the lowest ratein more than four years.
And, as is usually the casewhen monthly jobs numberscome out, Monroe County —the Keys — had the lowestunemployment rate of all ofFlorida’s 67 counties.
Monroe’s rate in Decemberwas 4.5 percent, largely owingto the large number of public-sector jobs, while the highestwent to Flagler County, northof Daytona Beach, with 11.2percent, according to the stateDepartment of EconomicOpportunity.
Other counties with dou-ble-digit rates were PutnamCounty in North Florida at10.1 percent and St. Lucie
County at 10.0 percent.The drop in the statewide
rate also lowered the gapbetween the state’s joblessfigure and the national num-ber, which edged up to 7.8percent in December. Thedifference between the stateand the national unemploy-ment number had been 0.4percent in November.
Currently, 749,000 Flor-idians are unemployed, withslightly fewer than 7.4 mil-lion people holding non-agricultural employment,DEO said.
The number of jobs in thestate has actually increasedby 54,900 over the past year
while the number of non-agricultural jobs dropped by15,300 since November, butstate economists generallyunderscore the long-termtrend in both numbers.
While the unemploymentrate for Florida is calculatedusing a survey by the U.S.Census Bureau, the numberof jobs comes from a surveyby the U.S. Bureau of LaborStatistics.
According to theDepartment of EconomicOpportunity, the leisure andhospitality industry addedthe most jobs over the pastyear, adding 29,900 posi-tions for a 3.1 percentincrease. Trade, transporta-tion and utilities gained22,200 jobs, while profes-sional and business servicestacked on 18,100 jobs andprivate education and healthservices added 13,200.
The biggest drop came inthe total government sector,with 10,600 jobs shed; andconstruction, with adecrease of 6,800 jobs.
Overall,statewidenumber fallsBy BRANDON LARRABEENews Service of Florida
THE WORKFORCE
Above is thepark’s nursery,where nativeplants are grown.Left is an orangeJulia butterfly,one of numerousbeautiful speciesat the park.
Keep courts independentJust as we are recovering from a
heated election that pitted the integrityof Florida Supreme Court justicesagainst special-interest politics, weface another challenge.
This month, a Judicial NominatingCommission sent Gov. Rick Scott thenames of six nominees for appointmentto the 4th District Court of Appeal. As aformer state senator who fought toothand nail to preserve the neutrality of ourjudicial system, I have a message for thegovernor: Keep politics out of our courts.
In the early 1970s, responding tojudicial scandals, then-Gov. ReubenAskew initiated merit selection forgubernatorial appointments of judges.He established impartial citizen judi-cial nominating commissions so thatthere would be no reason to doubt thequalifications of the nominees. In1976, Florida voters added a constitu-tional amendment for merit retention ofjudges appointed on the basis of meritselection — in effect, doubly protect-ing our independent judiciary.
Today, however, some politicians
and ideologues are mounting anaggressive campaign to stack ourcourts for the benefit of their own spe-cial interests.
All of us who believe that justicebelongs to everyone should urge the gov-ernor to assess the qualifications of judi-cial nominees regardless of their politics;to recognize the need for diversity on thebench and consider, for example, womenwith outstanding credentials; and toresist the temptation to flout the constitu-tion and make our courts a politicalextension of the executive and legislativebranches of government.
Walter Skip Campbell Jr.Fort Lauderdale
Questions need answersRe: The story “Court: Not all house-
boats are boats.” This ruling raises allkinds of interesting scenarios.
If you have a houseboat/home atyour dock, do you now have twohomes on a single-family home lot?Even though it floats, will you berequired to have flood insurance in aflood-zone area?
If it is in a floodplain zone, will yoube required to elevate this home? Canthe first floor be an occupied dwelling?Can you now get homestead exemptionsfor a vacant lot with a floating Home?
Would having a floating homeincrease the taxes on a vacant lot?Would floating homes in anchorageshave to pay property taxes?
Howard GelbmanKey Largo
GOP is personalMy Grand Old Party is personal.Neither is it created by a think-tank,
a public relations firm, nor is it definedby a mission statement. It is not limitedto a platform. It is a clarification of val-ues. It is meant not to be all things to allpeople, but to welcome all. I believe itis unassailable.
It starts with capital “G” for God,the origin of all that is grand and good.It includes a small “g” for governmentlimited in power as defined by ourConstitution and Bill of Rights. It isbased upon Judeo-Christian beliefs.
“O” represents opportunity, theopportunity afforded those willing toaccept ownership and personal respon-sibility for the optimism that a freesociety affords.
Finally, “P” stands for prosperity,prosperity secured by protection of per-son and property; protection not onlyfrom those who would do us harm, butalso from government interference thatinfringes upon personal and economicfreedom; and protection of cultural val-ues and traditions that enable all citi-zens to prosper.
MyGOP: God. Opportunity.Prosperity.
Jim PettoriniKey Colony Beach
This is the FloridaSupreme Court inTallahassee. In the
2012 election,Republicans targeted
three justices forremoval, urging
voters not to retainthem. However, all
three were retained.
The number ofjobs in the statehas actuallyincreased by54,900 over thepast year.
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Code Compliance HearingWednesday, January 30, 2013 at 1:30 p.m.
Old City Hall, 510 Greene StreetIt is the policy of the City of Key West to comply with all requirementsof the Americans with Disabilities Act. The facility is accessible. For signlanguage interpreters, assistive listening devices, or materials in accessibleformat, please call the TTY number at 305-809-1000 or the ADACoordinator at 305-809-3951 at least five business days in advance.
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Florida led inforeclosures in 2012
Florida posted the highestforeclosure rate in the nationin 2012, eclipsing Nevada forthe first time, according toRealtyTrac.
In Florida, 3.11 percent, orone in every 32 homes,received some sort of foreclo-sure filing last year, the Cali-fornia-based data firm said.
Much of the rising fore-closure activity representsloans that soured a long timeago, rather than a major newround of defaults.
Foreclosure activity inFlorida rose 53.5 percent in2012 from a year earlier, aslenders stepped up activityafter a long hiatus during therobo-signing controversy.With the settlement lastspring between 49 state attor-neys general and five largebanks, lenders now haveclearer guidelines on howthey can press foreclosures.
“With the Miami numberswe’re seeing the expected riseoff the artificially low num-bers in 2011 as lenders pushedthrough foreclosures delayedby questions surroundingproper foreclosure documentsand procedures,” DarenBlomquist, vice president atRealtyTrac, said in an e-mail.
While the rising numberof bank-owned sales ofhomes creates a headwind forthe housing market, theinventory of homes for salehas been so tight that thosedistressed sales haven’tproved, at least so far, to bethe onerous “other shoe” that
many had predicted.Realtors insist they don’t
expect the continued, or evenaccelerated, flow of dis-tressed properties into themarket to derail the housingrecovery in Florida.
In many cases, profession-al investors are in the wingsto snap up distressed propertyas soon as it becomes avail-able, making it tough for theaverage home buyer to get ashot at the properties.
“A lot of investors are buy-ing at the courthouse,” saidLiza E. Mendez, a broker andowner of Petro RealtyInternational in Hialeah.
“Everyone talks about theshadow inventory,” saidFrancisco Angulo, a ColdwellBanker agent and regionalcoordinator to South Americafor the National Associationof Realtors. “Well, there areshadow buyers to go with thatshadow inventory.”
The surge in foreclosureactivity in Florida came as
half the states saw increasesin foreclosure activity andhalf saw declines. Most ofthe increases occurred in“judicial” states, those thathandle foreclosures in pro-tracted court proceedingsrather than the quickeradministrative processes.
“2012 was the year of thejudicial foreclosure, withforeclosure activity increas-ing from 2011 in 20 of the 26states that primarily use thejudicial process, and a judi-cial state — Florida — post-ing the nation’s highest stateforeclosure rate for the firsttime since the housing crisisbegan,” Blomquist said.
Twenty percent of thenation’s foreclosure activitycentered on Florida last year,with some 305,766 proper-ties in some stage of foreclo-sure or owned by a bank.California ranked secondwith 14 percent of the total,followed by Illinois, whichhad 9 percent. Ohio and New
York each had 5 percent.Florida had eight of the 20
metropolitan areas with thehighest foreclosure rate,including Miami at No. 5 inthe nation; Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, at No.6; and Orlando at No. 8,RealtyTrac reported.
Within Florida, Miami-Dade County ranked secondonly to Okeechobee Countyin foreclosure activity during2012. Foreclosure activity inMiami-Dade was up 56 per-cent in 2012 to 44,284 fore-closure filings.
In tallying foreclosure fil-ings, RealtyTrac includesdefault notices, scheduledauctions and bank reposses-sions, thus a single propertywill log multiple events overthe course of a foreclosureproceeding.
Broward had 25,935 fore-closure filings of all sorts in2012, marking a 26.4 percentincrease from a year earlier,RealtyTrac data show.
They were up53.5 percent fromprevious yearBy MARTHA [email protected]
REAL ESTATE
Miami Herald photo by CHUCK FADELY
Lee Johenkins, whose Miami home of 18 years was foreclosed on, holds a sign to protestBank of America at the heart of the Occupy Miami movement.
BUSINESS BRIEFS
Smith is addedat First State
First State Bank of theFlorida Keys has added vet-eran Keys banker Jeff Smithas senior vice president/sen-ior lender.
Smith has more than 25years of banking experience,having worked in branch and
loan opera-tions; andc o m m e r -cial, resi-dential, andconsumerlending.
A life-time resi-dent of the
Keys, Smith is a graduate ofMarathon High School. Hehas a bachelor’s degree ineconomics from TulaneUniversity and is a graduateof the American BankersAssociation National Com-mercial Lending School,Florida Bankers AssociationSupervisors Academy andthe Stonier Graduate Schoolof Banking.
Smith has been active in several Middle Keys
organizations.
Pearl’s hostingFeb. 7 social
The guesthouse Pearl’sKey West hosts the nextKey West Chamber ofCommerce after-hours busi-ness social, set for 5:30 to7:30 p.m. Feb. 7 at Pearl’s,525 United St. Cost is $10.
Free creditseminar planned
Keys Federal CreditUnion is offering a freecredit seminar on Jan. 29from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at itsKey Plaza branch, 3022 N.Roosevelt Blvd., Key West.
Information will be pre-sented on how credit scoresare calculated, how to read acredit report and what to doto raise your credit score.Seating is limited and reser-vations are required.
For more information orto RSVP call 293-6500 orsend an e-mail to [email protected].
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When they meet inTallahassee today, Gov. RickScott and the Florida Cabinetwill be asked to agree to a no-bid contract to allow twomajor agriculture companies
to farm on Everglades land foranother 30 years — a deal thatwould include pouring tons ofphosphorous-laden fertilizeronto the site the state is spend-ing billions to clean up.
The request from FloridaCrystals and A. Duda andSons is supported by stateDepartment of EnvironmentalProtection Secretary HerschelVinyard and South FloridaWater Management Districtofficials. But environmental-ists aren’t happy.
“The state of Florida isputting 13,952 acres of stateland off the table as a possi-ble solution to future prob-lems,” said Charles Lee,director of advocacy forAudubon of Florida. “It ispassing up an opportunity.”
Environmentalists haveagreed to allow FloridaCrystals to continue sugarfarming on 7,862 acres in theEverglades Agricultural Areabecause they believe the com-pany is “holding the statehostage” and won’t allow acrucial next step to go forwardin the Everglades cleanup planif they don’t get the deal.
But environmentalistsstrongly oppose the Dudadeal, which would allow thatcompany to continue to growvegetables on 6,089 acres ofland and pump 339 tons offertilizer each year into theEverglades, exacerbating thecleanup problem the state isspending billions to fix.
They want the state torequire Duda to reduce itsphosphorous run-off inexchange for the favorableno-bid contract.
One of Marathon’s mosticonic watering holes is closedfor the foreseeable future.
Famous for its Sundaynight jam sessions and water-front Boot Key Harbor loca-tion, Dockside Bar & Grillco-owner Brian Sweeneysaid Monday that the busi-ness has been closed sincemid-December for signifi-cant renovations.
“Basically, we’re rebuild-ing the floor,” he said. “We’regoing to put in new pilingsand make the building saferthan it was. You can’t havepeople in a restaurant if you’reconcerned about the floor.”
Sweeney said the repairswere a long time comingbecause of concrete pouredimproperly some 20 years
before. He said he’s beenworking with an architectand general contractor on theproject.
Sweeney said it was an“owner’s decision” to moveforward with the remodel. Hesaid the decision did notinvolve lessees Tony andCaitrin Piscetello.
“We just decided wewanted to get it done.Whatever he has planned,we’ll discuss it with him,”Sweeney said.
Caitrin declined to discussspecifics, but said she and herhusband would not beinvolved with the reopeningof the bar.
“We are not opening itback up; we’ve removed our-selves from the location,” shesaid. “The building has need-ed repair for quite some timeand they came in to fix it.”
Dockside has undergonechange in recent years.Sweeney said it was sold to L& E Entertainment “four orfive years ago,” L & E laterdefaulted on the mortgage
and turned it back over toServais, Sweeney andJohnson Property CompanyLLC. The Piscetellos tookover one year ago.
Sweeney said he’s alreadyhad several inquiries aboutthe business, and that“you’ve got to kiss a lot oftoads” before you find theright match.
“I’ve gotten a lot of inter-est,” he said.
Sweeney added that reno-vations would likely carry onthrough the end of touristseason, so renovations won’tbe rushed. There is no targetdate to reopen, he said.
“It’s just too early to tell,”he said.
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The 19th Annual Master Chefs ClassicA Culinary Tasting & Competition To Benefit MARC
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Sunday, January 27, 2013 ● 4 to 7 PMon the Key West Westin Resort Pier ● 245 Front St.
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Blaze closesCard Sound Road
Fire damaged two boats atthe popular Alabama Jack’sbar and restaurant on CardSound Road in North KeyLargo Tuesday morning.
The blaze was reported at8:24 a.m. and its billowingblack smoke caused one ofthe two roads leading in and
out of the Keys to be closedfor more than an hour, saidDeputy Becky Herrin,Monroe County Sheriff’sOffice spokeswoman.
She said, fire on one boatquickly spread to the other.No injuries were reported.Firefighters from OceanReef, Key Largo andMiami-Dade County battledthe flames.
Members of the U.S.Coast Guard and the FloridaFish and Wildlife Conserva-tion Commission alsoresponded .
No cause for the fire wasgiven late Tuesday, and it’sunclear who’s responsiblefor investigating it sinceAlabama Jack’s is right overthe Monroe County line inMiami-Dade.
Boats damagedat popularAlabama Jack’sReporter Staff
NORTH KEY LARGO AUXILIARY BOARD
Mariners Hospital CEO Rick Freeburg has installed the 2013-15 board of directors of the hospital’s auxiliary.They are (fromleft) George Geisler, president; Kathleen Violette, first vice president; Chris Elwood, membership chair; Mary Dawson,recording secretary; Judi Bray, corresponding secretary; Gloria McMillan, treasurer; and hospital gift-shop co-chairsCarolyn Hanford, Nancy Watkins and Gloria Higgins. Norma Kaub, third vice president, was not available for the photo. In2012, auxiliary members volunteered 17,633 hours at the hospital.
Dockside closes indefinitelyOwner: Majorrepairs needto be doneBy RYAN [email protected]
MARATHON
Keynoter photo by RYAN McCARTHY
The Dockside Bar & Grill on Sombrero Boulevard in Marathon has been closed since mid-December for major renovations. The popular waterfront bar is famous for its long-running weekly Sunday night jam sessions.
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Even without jumping, Pine Crest’s 6-foot-10 Antonio Vrankovic presents a tall obstaclefor Key West’s Lanre’ Scott, who’s driving to the basket during Monday’s Conch victory.
Conchs lap defendingstate champion
Defending state champi-on Pine Crest had the height,a marvelous shooter and arenowned coach.
Key West had the legsand the grit — and in theend, legs and grit prevailed,75-71, in overtime, in a stir-ring, frenzied Martin LutherKing Day boys basketballmatinee at the BobbyMenendez Gym.
The Conchs, with a 66-64lead, appeared to be on the
verge of winning in regula-tion, but Kalvin Cline, a 6-foot-5 senior who displayeda vast array of offensiveskills in scoring 32 points,swished a shot from the topof the key at the buzzer.
Pine Crest players rusheddown the floor, believingthey had won, 67-66, but theshot was ruled a two-pointer.
“I was watching, and hehad a foot on the [three-point] line,” said Key Westcoach Anton Lopez.
The last part of the fourthquarter was a swirl ofturnovers, with both teamsfailing to execute in-boundspasses. The Conchs hadtaken a 66-64 lead whenTony German rebounded hisown missed free throw to
score a layup.The four-minute over-
time — begun before ascreaming crowd of perhaps150 — at first went PineCrest’s way. The Pantherswent ahead, 70-67, and wereset to lengthen the lead untilCline was called for anoffensive foul while drivingto the basket.
“What a home job,”fumed Pine Crest coachDavid Beckerman.
The Conchs, though,committed a turnover, andthen fouled Cline, who madeone of two free throws for a71-67 lead with a minute left.
Key West then ran off thegame’s last eight points — a
Pine Crestis stunned bythe defeatBy DICK WAGNERKeynoter Contributor
KEY WEST BOYS HOOPS
Lady Dolphins:Champions
There will be a new ban-ner hanging in the MarathonHigh School gymnasiumnext year.
For apparently the firsttime in school history, theDolphins are the District 16-1A girls soccer champions.They defeated WestminsterChristian School Friday, 3-0,at tournament host PalmerTrinity School in Miami.
Coach Cindy Durkin saysthe shutout score was hardlyindicative of the flow of thegame. “It makes it sound a lotless close than it was,” she said.
A fortuitous bounce putthe Dolphins (9-7-3) up 1-0just after the 4:00 mark in thefirst half.
“We crossed the ball into
the box and put pressure on.Chandler [Elliot] kicked itand it went off of one of the Westminster players,”Durkin said.
The goal allowedMarathon to sit back, playmore defensively and protectits lead. The Warriorsresponded by adding an extramidfielder from its back lineto generate offense.
“They definitely went intoan attacking formation andtried to even up the game,”Durkin said, noting severalsolid saves by goalie SachaOlivera helped maintain thelead heading into halftime.
“Westminster probablyhad possession 60 percent [ofthe time] to our 40. We weretrying to hold tight to that 1-0lead,” she said.
The second half startedout much the same untilRegan Durkin got loose andfired a shot over theWestminster keeper’s headfor a 2-0 lead.
“When she scored that
goal, the team went on fire. Itwas the momentum we need-ed. The last 30 minutes of thegame, we had possession 70percent,” coach Durkin said.
For good measure theDolphins added a third goalwith just five seconds remain-ing in regulation (79:55 mark).
“We were awarded a freekick and Regan put it in andTaylor [Konrath] had a jump-ing header to put it in [thegoal]. The team played thebest I’ve ever seen them play.There were no weak points,”coach Durkin said.
The Dolphins are scheduledto host a regional playoff gameat 7 tonight against District 15runner-up Dade ChristianSchool. The Crusaders defeat-ed the Dolphins, 4-2, in a phys-ical game in Miami in mid-December.
Should they win tonight,the Dolphins would host thewinner of the District 15championship between MiamiCountry Day and Westminsteron Saturday at 7 p.m.
Team hostingDade Christianat 7 tonightBy RYAN [email protected]
MARATHON GIRLS SOCCER
Smith’s 29 lead Eagles
A rain of three-pointershelped turn a close game intoa Friday runaway for IslandChristian School’s boys bas-ketball Eagles.
The Eagles (7-3) pickedup the pace in the second halfto stagger visiting DivineSavior Academy, 74-37.Island Christian hit seven 3-pointers against DivineSavior’s Sharks (1-12).
The win helped the Eaglesget back on track after arough two-loss road stretch,including a Thursday 73-50setback to Colonial Christian.
“We got a little too over-confident” after a series ofearly-season wins, Eaglecoach Marcus Martin said.
The losses to Calusa Prepand Colonial served as awakeup call.
Island Christian took a 29-22 halftime lead Fridaydespite “struggling” withshooting and execution againstthe Sharks, Martin said.
Then in the third, young
Team reboundsfrom 2 losses,beats Divine
ICS BOYS HOOPS
By KEVIN WADLOWSenior Staff [email protected]
Keynoter photo by KEVIN WADLOW
Island Christian’s Shaka Smith (45) finds a lane throughthe Divine Savior defense to score two of his game-high29 points in the Eagles’ 74-37 win Friday.
Hurricanes look to advance
Coral Shores High’s boyssoccer Hurricanes madeplans for today’s District 16-2A Tournament semifinalround, although their invita-tion was not confirmed.
The Canes (9-6-1) drewFlorida Christian forTuesday’s first-round matchagainst Florida Christian(results pending at presstime) at tournament hostRansom Everglades.
The winner of that first-round game moved to today’s7 p.m. semifinal againstGulliver Prep, holder of anopening bye.
“Not to say we’re lookingpast Florida Christian,” CoralShores head coach JorgeBosque said Monday, “but weare working on some districtscenarios that include thingswe need to get a good per-formance against Gulliver.”
The Canes defeatedFlorida Christian twice in theregular season.
If Coral Shores advanced,the Canes return to RansomEverglades today. Semifinalwinners take the fieldSaturday at Ransom’sCoconut Grove campus.
The Canes could not over-
come numbers in Friday’sregular-season finale, a 3-2loss to Keys Gate Charter.
“We played about half thematch with only nine guys onthe field after two double-yellow cards,” Bosque said.
A double-yellow cardforces the player to the side-lines, and he cannot bereplaced on the field.
The Hurricanes went up2-1 over Keys Gate on twobreakaway goals by PaulPauchey. But with Keys Gateplaying 11 against nine, theSharks scored two late goalsfor the win.
Goaltender Sal Barriosplayed a strong game againsttall odds, Bosque said.
The districtsemifinalset for today
CORAL SHORES BOYS SOCCER
By KEVIN WADLOWSenior Staff [email protected]
Finally, Dolphin boys win
It didn’t come easy, butthe Marathon High Schoolboys basketball team held onto earn its first victory of theseason Friday over PalmerTrinity School.
Coach Kevin Freemansaid it didn’t matter howthey got there after the 50-39win was secured. It was theDolphins’ first win in 14games.
“It was a total team effortand it felt like winning theSuper Bowl. Obviously, thatwas the high point of ourseason. It was a great win
Lead nearlyslips awayin fourthBy RYAN [email protected]
MARATHON HOOPS
Marathon’sArie Stewart(No. 12) andCooperChaplin vie for a rebound during a 50-39win againstPalmer onFriday. It wasthe Dolphins’first win in 14 games this season.
Photo courtesyKAREN McKEON● See Hurricanes, 2B ● See Dolphins, 2B
● See Conchs, 2B
● See Eagles, 2B
Nine sails take the Presidential
The crew of the Viva LaVida took top honors at the23rd annual Cheeca LodgePresidential Sailfish Tour-nament, which ended Saturdayafter three days of fishing.
Anglers John Cole, JimmyFickling, Eric Darville andTravis Upchurch, guided byCapt. Nick Ewald, releasednine sailfish. Ewald won theOutstanding Captain Trophyand Fickling took homeOutstanding Mate honors.
Eighty-two anglers fishingon 23 boats from CheecaLodge in Islamorada compet-ed. Overall 104 sailfish werereleased and 125 hookups werereported. Four sailfish weretagged for future tracking.
Cole, an Alpharetta, Ga.,hair restoration doctor, said
the key to their win was run-ning for showers of sailfishand looking for the telltalesigns of birds and bait fish tolead them to the hot spots.
Cole formed the Viva LaVida team in 2005 and is nowin first place in the FloridaKeys Gold Cup Champ-ionship, which is a sailfishtournament series.
The Grand ChampionAngler was Peter Adrianfrom Miami, who released sixfish aboard the Four Aces.
Second-place team honorswent to the Reel McCoyanglers Larry Amyotte, SeanSmith, Eric Overhardt andJustin Miller. Capt. GeorgeMcElveen and mates Millerand Eric Ehlers led theanglers to nine fish wasbehind Cole’s team in time.
The Most Tagged Fish tro-phy went to Capt. Rob Dixon’sChallenger II, with anglersJessie Laboef and BrianDevries tagging two fish.
Overall, 125fish hookedin tourney
drive by burly Anthony Rice,four calmly shot free throwsby Luis Acosta and a layupby Daniel Thompson. PineCrest made two turnoversand missed a field goal in thelast 55 seconds.
“I had to make them,”Acosta, normally so-so fromthe line, said of his foul shots.
“I had faith in him,”Thompson said in the court-yard sunlight outside the gym.
Thompson, who score 16points, added, “We wanted torun them out of the gym. Theywere bigger but slower.”
The biggest of thePanthers was sophomoreAntonio Vrankovic, who, at6-10 and dubbed the CroatianSensation, towered overeveryone. He struggled in thefirst half, but scored four bas-kets in the third quarter andfinished with 12 points.
Key West was led by Rice,who had 18 points in his firstgame of the season afterbeing suspended. Thirteencame after the first half. “Itwas good to be back with myguys,” he said with a smile. “Iwas a little rusty at first.”
Elliott Valdez scored 13
points, Acosta 12, Lanre’Scott 11 and German five forthe Conchs, who improved to7-8. They were coming off arare doubleheader Fridaynight (a 70-65 victory overMonsignor Pace and a 60-43loss to Champagnat Catholic).
Pine Crest was the teamthe Conchs had expected tohost last season in the region-al finals of the state playoffs— but that game never hap-pened because Key West lostin the semifinals to end a 16-1 season.
Beckerman, the 70ishcoach (and a real-estatedeveloper), arrived at thegym Monday with the newsthat his 12-7 team wasrebuilding, that his leading
scorer was attending thepresidential inauguration,and that Cline and teammateEthan Goldman had drivendown on their own from FortLauderdale earlier in the dayafter making college visits.
Gray-haired and natty in atattersall shirt and purplepaisley tie, Beckermanharped at the officialsthroughout the game, turningto the stands with expres-sions of disbelief.
Afterward, he had somewords for his Panthers asthey got ready to leave forhome in their yellow bus.And then he left too — in aMercedes.
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but let’s not let that be it forus,” he said.
The boys built a 17-point halftime lead thatdwindled to just three earlyin the fourth quarter, leav-ing a victory in doubt.
Shemar Fantroy madethe most of his first start ofthe season, following up aseason-high 14-point effortagainst WestminsterChristian School with asolid all-around perform-ance against the Falcons.
Fantroy scored 12 pointsto go along with fourrebounds, three steals andthree assists. He also playedthe point position on theDolphins’ 1-3-1 zonedefense.
“He’s got really longarms and deflected a lot ofpasses. He probably had sixor seven deflections andthree steals. The last twogames are the best he’s everplayed,” Freeman said.
Freeman said pointguard Dominic Cavitt con-tinued his good play of late,controlling the tempo of thegame. He had six points,three assists and two steals.
Nelson Rojas led theDolphins with 14 points,while Arie Stewart had sixpoints and five rebounds.
Marathon jumped out toa 14-6 lead after the firstquarter and built the lead to30-13 at the break. Rojashad eight first-half points,while Patrick Ryan had fiveand Richie Wells four.
But Palmer outscoredthe Dolphins 15-3 in thethird and closed the gap to33-28. The Falcons scoredthe first basket of the fourthquarter to make it 33-30.
But the he Dolphins builtthe lead up to seven pointswith around two minutesleft in and planned to workthe ball around and drain theclock. But Fantroy hadother ideas, nailing a three-pointer to make it a 10-pointlead to secure the win.
Palmer fouled to extendthe clock at the end of thegame and shot 6-for-9 fromthe free throw line in thefourth quarter.
The Dolphins are sched-uled to visit Key West HighSchool Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
Girls fallThe Lady Dolphins bas-
ketball team lost its Fridaygame against PalmerTrinity, 64-24.
The Falcons’ defensesmothered the Dolphinsoffense, holding Marathonto 10 points or less in eachquarter. Palmer led 26-10 atthe half and outscored theDolphins 38-14 in the sec-ond half.
John’Nisha Qualls ledthe Dolphins with 11points, while GardineRaymond had seven.
Marathon (8-9) is sched-uled to host BarbaraGoleman High Schooltoday at 5 p.m. The girls’regular-season finale is slat-ed for Friday at 4 p.m. atKeys Gate Charter School.
‘Like winning Super Bowl’From Dolphins, 1B
standouts Shaka Smith andJeremy Ford sparked a 23-point barrage that gave theEagles an insurmountable52-27 lead heading into thefinal period.
“We came out withmore fight and energy,”Martin said.
Smith, an eighth-grader,scored a game-high 29 pointswith three treys and severalfast-break buckets after take-aways. Sophomore JeremyDorn (24 points) and eighth-grader Dylan Kling (10) eachhad two 3-pointers.
Bernye Estevez ran thepoint for the Eagles, and
Chris O’Berry did a solidjob on the boards. Both arefreshmen.
“We’re still very youngand learning,” Martin said.“But we’re pretty decent.”
The Eagles headed intothe stretch run of the regu-lar season with a Tuesdayhome game against District16-2A foe RedlandChristian Academy (resultspending at press time).
The four-team districttournament begins Feb. 5.The playing site has notbeen finalized but IslandChristian’s Family LifeCenter is among the possi-bilities.
District playstarts Feb. 5From Eagles, 1B
Cooler temps to spur catches
Rumor has it there’s a pairof cold fronts approaching. Ifthey indeed show up, hopeful-ly we’ll slip back into a morenormal wintertime fishery.
Although the fishing hasbeen excellent overall, a littleblast of cooler weather shouldspur on our seasonal pelagics,sailfish and kingfish.
The best sailfishingremains in the areas wherethere’s an abundance of bal-lyhoo on the main reef. Rightnow, that’s Islamorada andBig Pine Key.
Mixed in with the sailshave been a few kingfish andsome real nice blackfin tuna,most in the 10- to 15-poundclass, with the occasional fishover 20.
Cooler water temps willstimulate the king mackerelto feed more aggressively.They are plenty of themaround; however, it seemsthey’re waiting for the opti-mum conditions to put on thefeed bag.
With fishing conditionsmore like April than January,the yellowtail snapper bitehas been outstanding on thereef line. There are manyreports of lots and lots offlags (fish over 20 inches).
The back-to-back coldfronts predicted may put aslight damper on this fishery,
although itwill still beworth tryings i m p l ybecause thesize of thefish isextraordi-nary for thistime of year.
Quite afew nice-
size mutton snappers are min-gled with the yellowtails, so itpays to have a slightly heav-ier rod ready to go should oneshow up in your slick.
There are also smallerkings, in the 8- to 10-poundrange, as well as plenty ofnice-size cero mackerelpatrolling the main reef line.On the SeaSquared, we use ajig with a shrimp and smalltrace of wire tossed far backin our slick and retrievedquickly and erratically. If youcan find them, live pilchardsalso work well.
The week’s bestIslamorada’s Capt. Greg
Poland reports the redfishinghas been out of sight in theshallows around Flamingo.His anglers are catching themon fly, spin and with a tippedjighead with a live shrimp.
Capt. Jeff Shelar, ofCatch-Em-All Charters atCaptain Pip’s Marina andHideaway in Marathon, sawlots of great action on the reeffor kings and some bigSpanish. In the Gulf, hisanglers caught snapper, blue
runners, jacks and somemedium-size blacktip andblacknose sharks.
Shelar traveled all the wayto Tennessee Light to go sail-fishing and was rewardedwith four landings on sixhookups, to the delight ofangler John Leech from NewYork City.
The SeaSquared optedfished on the reef and in thebay.
The Deelsnyder, Duncan,Powell, Ulinski and Townsendgroups fished on the reef andnear the Seven Mile Bridge.They caught hogfish, king andcero mackerel, sheepshead,muttons, mangroves and lotsof yellowtails, many of whichwere flags. Sixteen-year-oldJordan Deelsnyder reeled in amonster 15-pound mutton on12-pound test all on her own.
The Olund and Jordangroups fished in the bay/gulfwaters and landed hogfish,snappers and cero mackerel.The highlight for Matt Jordanwas fighting and releasing a100-pound Goliath grouperalong with a few blacktipsharks.
Capt. Jeff Knapp, ofBeckoning Charters inMarathon, went five for nineon an evening tarpon trip.The fish were 20 to 70pounds, and red and whitelures were the ticket.
Capt. Moe Mottice, ofMoe’s Custom Charters atTurtle Kraals in Key West,says if you worked real hardoffshore in 350 to 400 feet you
could pick up a few wahooand skipjack tuna. On thepatch reefs in Hawk Channel,the yellowtails and a variety ofsharks kept his anglers busy.And the king and Spanishmackerel ate well in 45 to 65feet between the red and thegreen at the Key West buoy.
Fishing seminarI have the pleasure of kick-
ing off the Marathon Boat Yardand Marine Center’s 2013seminar series with the topic“Fishing the Reef from Top toBottom.” Join us from 6:30 to8 p.m. Thursday at their show-room at 2001 OverseasHighway in Marathon (next toWest Marine). There will bedrawings for prizes, beveragesand popcorn.
Casting contestCapt. Spider’s Casting for
Charity returns Thursday tothe 7 Mile Marina/Salty’sWaterfront Grill at milemarker 47 bayside inMarathon. The contest runsfrom 6 to 8 p.m. and benefitsthe Turtle Hospital.
Capt. Chris Johnson is amember of the YamahaNational Fishing Team andspecializes in offshore, gulf/bay, reef/wreck, shark and tar-pon fishing with SeaSquaredCharters out of Captain Pip’sMarina and HideawayMarathon. You can reach himat 743-5305, [email protected] and www.SeaSquaredCharters.com.
But sailfishare crowdingsome areas
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BasketballCoral Shores’ boys bas-
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The Canes lost threestraight before games earlierthis week against MiamiCountry Day and St.Brendan (results pending).
The Hurricanes lost a 77-42 game Friday at GulliverPrep, after dropping a 75-38decision to WestwoodChristian (15-4).
Coral Shores plays itsnext home game at 7 p.m.Tuesday (JV at 5:30 p.m.)against local rival MarathonHigh School.
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Back in 1972, Key WesterRichard Lischer’s Butterflyrestaurant hosted a classicalpiano concert by a friend ofhis who performed as athank-you for being allowedto stay at Lischer’s home.
Forty years later, what hasmorphed into the popularImpromptu Concerts serieshas returned for another sea-son, with the opening per-formance set for Sunday at 4p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal
Church, 40 Duval St., featur-ing the Poulenc Trio.
The trio features VladimirLande on oboe, Irina Kaplanon piano and Bryan Youngon bassoon. The performancewill include Beethoven’s“Trio in B Flat Major, Opus11,” Stravinsky’s “Suite forSmall Orchestra,” PaquitoD’Rivera’s “Afro CubanSongs” and Shostakovich’s“Romance and A Spinthrough Moscow.” The finalnumber, “Triptico,” wascommissioned from OctavioVazquez and written espe-cially for the trio.
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Kaplan, now in her 20thyear on the piano faculty atthe Peabody Conservatory’sPreparatory Division, wastrained at the St. PetersburgConservatory in Russia.
A winner of the GilletInternational Bassoon Com-petition, Young has performedas soloist with the BaltimoreSymphony and the NationalSymphony Orchestra.
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Key West Police Chief Donie Lee reads to third-graders atPoinciana Elementary School in Key West as part ofNational Literacy Week, which was the week of Jan. 14.Lee read ‘Curious George’stories and answered questionsfrom the students.
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Quit-smokingprogram planned
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Fresh takes on Super Bowl classic
Looking for a few simpleways to freshen up the go-todish of the Super Bowl? Wecobbled together a mightytasty basic guacamole, thencame up with four ways to turnbasic into unbelievably good.
If sweet and heat are yourstyle, go for guac mixed withbrown sugar candied baconand hot sauce. Heat fiends willprefer the corn and chipotleblend, while those who favorthe exotic touch might like theshrimp and mango version.And for those who want it all?A roasted fresh salsa guac.
Base recipe● Four Hass avocados,
skins and pits removed.● Four teaspoons lime juice.● Half a teaspoon ground
cumin.● One teaspoon salt.● Quarter teaspoon ground
black pepper.In a medium bowl, use a
fork or potato masher tomash the avocados. The gua-camole should be mostlysmooth, but with visiblechunks. Mix in the limejuice, cumin, salt and pepper.Proceed with the recipe usingone of the following mix-incombinations.
Guacamole is best servedright away and at room tem-perature. If you must make itahead and refrigerate it,cover it with plastic wrap,gently pressing the wrap overthe entire surface of the gua-camole. This, combined withthe acid of the lime juice,should prevent the gua-camole from browning.
Start to finish: 10 minutes.Servings: 12.
Hot baconFor sweet heat bacon gua-
camole, line a rimmed bakingsheet with foil, then set a wire
rack over it. Coat the rackwith cooking spray. Arrangehalf a pound of bacon evenlyon the rack. Sprinkle the topsof the bacon liberally withbrown sugar.
Bake at 350 degrees for 20minutes, or until the bacon islightly browned, crisped andthe sugar has caramelized. Letthe bacon cool, then cut it intobite-size chunks.
Mix a splash of hot sauce(more or less, to taste) intothe base guacamole recipe,then mix in three-quarters of the chopped candiedbacon. Sprinkle the remain-ing bacon over the gua-camole, then serve.
Nutrition information perserving: 200 calories; 170calories from fat (85 percentof total calories); 18 g fat (4.5g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 15mg cholesterol; 8 g carbohy-drate; 5 g fiber; 3 g sugar; 4 gprotein; 320 mg sodium.
Chipolte cornIn a medium skillet over
medium-high, heat a table-spoon of olive oil. Add aquarter cup diced red onion,one cup of corn kernels (ifcanned, drain them verywell) and three minced
cloves of garlic. Saute fortwo minutes, then removefrom the heat and let cool.
Stir in one diced cannedchipotle pepper (packed inadobo sauce). Stir the mixtureinto the base guacamolerecipe, as well as one table-spoon (more or less, to taste) ofthe adobo sauce from the can.
Nutrition information perserving: 130 calories; 100calories from fat (77 percentof total calories); 11 g fat (1.5g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 0mg cholesterol; 8 g carbohy-drate; 5 g fiber; 1 g sugar; 2 gprotein; 170 mg sodium.
Shrimp, mangoFor shrimp and mango
guac, get a 9-ounce bag ofpeeled baby shrimp, thendrain and pat them dry. Peelone mango, then cut the fleshaway from the pit. Finelychop the mango, then stir it,the shrimp and a hefty splashof hot sauce into the baseguacamole recipe.
Nutrition information perserving: 140 calories; 90calories from fat (64 percentof total calories); 10 g fat (1.5g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 30mg cholesterol; 9 g carbohy-drate; 5 g fiber; 3 g sugar; 6 g
protein; 200 mg sodium.
Roasted salsaFor roasted fresh salsa
guacamole, when preparingthe base guacamole recipe,omit the salt.
Slice a pint of cherry orgrape tomatoes in half, thentoss them with two table-spoons olive oil, one tea-spoon garlic powder, oneteaspoon salt and half a tea-spoon ground black pepper.Spread the tomatoes evenlyover a rimmed baking sheetand roast at 425 degrees for 15 minutes, or until light-ly browned.
Stir the roasted tomatoes,a 12-ounce jar of roasted redpeppers (drained, patted dryand diced), quarter cup dicedred onion, one diced jalapenopepper (with or withoutseeds, depending on yourheat tolerance) and fourminced cloves of garlic intothe base guacamole recipe.
Nutrition information perserving: 150 calories; 110calories from fat (73 percentof total calories); 12 g fat (2 gsaturated; 0 g trans fats); 0mg cholesterol; 9 g carbohy-drate; 5 g fiber; 2 g sugar; 2 gprotein; 270 mg sodium.
Add splashto guacamolefor big gameBy J.M. HIRSCHAssociated Press
THE DINING TABLE
Associated Press photo by MATTHEW MEAD
This is pretty fine-looking shrimp and mango guacamole — a perfect dish to watch theSuper Bowl on Feb. 3.
ART UNDER THE OAKS
Crowds fill theSan PedroCatholic Churchgrounds Saturdayfor the 30th annual staging ofthe popular ArtUnder the Oaksevent in Tavernier.The event drawsartists, sculptors,boutique vendorsand more.
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playwright32 Morse sound34 London gallery35 Gladden37 Part of an opera40 Stage settings43 Homophone for air44 Officeholders47 Gator kin48 Comedy King
namesakes49 Oolong, for one50 Lindy or Earhart52 Being, to Cato53 Conifers
54 “___ Story”: Stewart,Hepburn film
57 Bill58 Tracy’s Trueheart60 Hilo fiddle?61 Sooner’s alternative62 Foolish64 Like some stadiums66 Utopia67 Wind: comb. form68 Airport sched.
heading69 Bosc70 Ed.’s reading matter73 Stewart fighter
pilot film78 Central point79 English poet laure-
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Observer crossword puzzle“Film Favorite” - Solution in the January 26 KeynoterSweetheart
Ball is back
Renewing a tradition thatstarted a half century ago,the Fishermen’s CommunityHospital Foundation hostsits Sweetheart Ball Feb. 9 atthe Marathon Yacht Club.
The event is intended tointroduce the newly formedFishermen’s foundation tothe community. Its purposeis to raise charitable contri-butions that will supplementthe hospital budget to pur-chase medical technologyand upgrade facilities.
The first Sweetheart Ballwas held in 1961 and severalyears thereafter. It was spon-sored by the Fishermen’sAuxiliary as an event to raisemoney for a new Fishermen’sHospital that would open itsdoors in 1962.
Featured will be a silentauction of local artists’works, jewelry and certifi-cates for dinner at localrestaurants. Cocktails beginat 6 p.m., dinner at 7, and anevening of music and danc-ing will follow.
Tickets are $75 per per-son; seating is limited. Tofind out more, call DianneWietz, at 289-6207.
Feb. 9 eventhelps hospitalsupport group
MARATHON
LIVING BRIEFS
Chefs Classictakes place Sunday
The annual Master ChefsClassic cooking competitionreturns for its 19th year onSunday to the Westin KeyWest Resort and Marina Pier,245 Front St.
Chefs from more than 15restaurants will present theirmost creative offerings,vying for first-, second- andthird-place honors in theappetizer, entree and dessertcategories. Those attendingcan sample the dishes and
cast people’s choice ballots,while official judges deter-mine the entries worthiest ofawards.
The culinary creativityraises money for the MonroeAssociation for ReMARCableCitizens, a nonprofit agencythat provides services fordevelopmentally disabledFlorida Keys adults.
Ticket prices begin at $65per person, and groups canreserve tables for four oreight. Tickets can be pur-chased at www.keystix.comor by calling Gordon Ross at294-9526, Ext. 25.
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Ad# 340473
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT IN AND FOR
MONROE COUNTY,
FLORIDA
CASE NO.:
442008CA000153A001KW
SEC.: K
THE BANK OF NEW YORK
MELLON FKA THE BANK OF
NEW YORK,AS SUCCESSOR
TRUSTEE TO JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A., AS
TRUSTEE FOR THE HOLD-
ERS OF THE SAMI II TRUST
2005-AR2, MORTGAGE
PASS-THROUGH CERTIFI-
CATES, SERIES 2005-AR2,
Plaintiff,
v.
LUANN HUFF ; ANY AND ALL
UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIM-
ING BY, THROUGH, UNDER,
AND AGAINST THE HEREIN
NAMED INDIVIDUAL
DEFENDANT(S) WHO ARE
NOT KNOWN TO BE DEAD
OR ALIVE, WHETHER SAID
UNKNOWN PARTIES MAY
CLAIM AN INTEREST AS
SPOUSES, HEIRS,
DEVISEES, GRANTEES, OR
OTHER CLAIMANTS;
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC
REGISTRATION SYSTEMS,
INC., AS NOMINEE FOR
AMERICA‘S WHOLESALE
LENDER;
Defendant(s).
NOTICE OF SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
pursuant to an Order on Plain-
tiff’s Motion to Cancel and Re-
schedule Foreclosure Sale dat-
ed December 13, 2012, en-
tered in Civil Case No.
442008CA000153A001KW of
the Circuit Court of the Six-
teenth Judicial Circuit in and
for Monroe County, Florida,
wherein the Clerk of the Circuit
Court will sell to the highest
bidder for cash on 29 day of
January, 2013, at 11:00 a.m. at
the front door of the Monroe
County Courthouse, Lester
Building, 530 Whitehead
Street, Key West, Florida
33040, relative to the following
described property as set forth
in the Final Judgment, to wit:
LOT 41, SECTION B,
SUGARLOAF SHORES, A
SUBDIVISION OF PART OF
GOVERNMENTAL LOT 1,
GOVERNMENTAL LOT 2,
GOVERNMENTAL LOT 3, ALL
IN SECTION 3, TOWNSHIP 67
SOUTH, RANGE 27 EAST,
ON SUGARLOAF KEY AS RE-
CORDED IN PLAT BOOK 2,
PAGE 158 OF THE PUBLIC
RECORDS OF MONROE
COUNTY, FLORIDA.
Any person claiming an inter-
est 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.
ATTENTION: PERSONS
WITH DISABILITIES
If you are a person with a
disability who needs any
accommodation in order to
participate in this proceed-
ing, you are entitled, at no
cost to you, to the provision
of certain assistance.
Please contact:
Cheryl Alfonso
302 Fleming Street
Key West, FL 33040
Phone: (305) 292-3423
DATED AT KEY WEST,
FLORIDA THIS 17th DAY OF
December, 2012
Shonta McLeod
Amy Heavilin, Clerk Ad-Interim
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT
COURT
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
Published January 16, 23,
2013
Florida Keys Keynoter
Ad# 344400
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT IN AND FOR
MONROE COUNTY
AMENDED NOTICE OF
FORECLOSURE SALE BY
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT
COURT
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned, AMY HEAVILIN,
Clerk Ad-Interim Clerk of the
Circuit Court of Monroe Coun-
ty, Florida, will, on the 31st day
of January 2013, 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 49, BLOCK 9, KEY
WEST ESTATE, MORE PAR-
TICULARLY DESCRIBED AS
FOLLOWS: A PARCEL OF
LAND IN BLOCK 9, ACCORD-
ING TO THE KEY WEST
FOUNDATION CO’S PLAT
NO. 1, AS RECORDED IN
PLAT BOOK 1 PAGE 155 OF
THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF
MONROE COUNTY, FLORI-
DA, SAID PARCEL BEING
DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
COMMENCE AT THE
NORTHWEST CORNER OF
LOT 12 OF THE SAID BLOCK
9 AND RUN THENCE EAST
AND PARALLEL WITH THE
SOUTH BOUNDARY OF THE
SAID BLOCK 9 FOR A DIS-
TANCE OF 375.00 FEET;
THENCE SOUTH AND PAR-
ALLEL WITH EAST BOUN-
DARY OF THE SAID BLOCK 9
FOR A DISTANCE OF 65
FEET TO THE POINT OF BE-
GINNING; THENCE CONTIN-
UE SOUTH AND PARALLEL
WITH THE EAST BOUNDARY
OF THE SAID BLOCK 9 FOR
A DISTANCE OF 55 FEET TO
THE SOUTH BOUNDARY OF
THE SAID BLOCK 9; THENCE
WEST ALONG THE SOUTH
BOUNDARY OF THE SAID
BLOCK 9 FOR A DISTANCE
OF 37.50 FEET; THENCE
NORTH AND PARALLEL
WITH THE EAST BOUNDARY
OF THE SAID BLOCK 9 FOR
A DISTANCE OF 55 FEET;
THENCE EAST AND PARAL-
LEL WITH THE SOUTH
BOUNDARY OF THE SAID
BLOCK 9 FOR A DISTANCE
OF 37.50 FEET BACK TO
THE POINT OF BEGINNING
Pursuant to ORDER ON
PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO RE-
SCHEDULE FORECLOSURE
SALE entered in a case pend-
ing in said Court, the Style of
which is:
BANK OF NEW YORK
MELLON
Plaintiff
VS.
CAROL CROITORU, et.al
Defendant
And the Docket Number of
which is Number
44-2008-CA-2029-K
WITNESS my hand and the
Official Seal of Said Court, this
2nd day of January, 2013
Amy Heavilin, Clerk Ad-Interim
Clerk of the Circuit Court
Monroe County, Florida
By: Shonta McLeod
Deputy Clerk
Florida Statute 45.031: Any
person claiming as interest in
the surplus from the sale, if
any, other than the property
owner as of the date of the Lis
Pendens must file a claim with-
in 60 days after the sale.
Published January 16, 23,
2013
Florida Keys Keynoter
Ad# 345238
The Finance Committee of
the Early Learning Coalition
of Miami-Dade/Monroe will
meet on January 30, 2013 at
9:00 am at Wesley House
Family Services, 1304
Truman Ave. Key West.
For additional information,
please call 305-296-5557.
Mary A. Williams
Managing Director -Monroe
County
Early Learning Coalition of
Miami-Dade/Monroe
Published January 23, 2013
Florida Keys Keynoter
Ad# 351619
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO
CONSIDER ADOPTION OF
COUNTY ORDINANCE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
TO WHOM IT MAY CON-
CERN that on February 20,
2013 at 3:00 P.M., or as soon
thereafter as may be heard,
at the Murray E. Nelson
Government Center, 102050
Overseas Highway, Mile
Marker 102, Key Largo,
Monroe County, Florida, the
Board of County Commission-
ers of Monroe County, Florida,
intends to consider the adop-
tion of the following County
ordinance:
AN ORDINANCE OF MON-
ROE COUNTY, FLORIDA,
CREATING NEW SECTION
2-61 OF THE MONROE
COUNTY CODE; ESTAB-
LISHING REQUIREMENTS
AND PROCEDURES FOR
FINGERPRINTING AND
BACKGROUND SECURITY
SCREENING FOR CERTAIN
APPLICANTS, EMPLOYEES,
APPOINTEES AND CON-
TRACTORS IN SECURITY
SENSITIVE POSITIONS
CRITICAL TO SECURITY OR
PUBLIC SAFETY; MAKING
RELATED FINDINGS; PRO-
VIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION
IN THE MONROE COUNTY
CODE; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
Pursuant to Section 286.0105,
Florida Statutes, notice is giv-
en that if a person decides to
appeal any decision made by
the Board with respect to any
matter considered at such
hearings or meetings, he will
need a record of the proceed-
ings, and that, for such pur-
pose, he may need to ensure
that a verbatim record of the
proceedings is made, which
record includes the testimony
and evidence upon which the
appeal is to be based.
ADA ASSISTANCE: If you
are a person with a disability
who needs special accom-
modations in order to partici-
pate in this proceeding,
please contact the County
Administrator’s Office, by
phoning (305) 292-4441,
between the hours of 8:30
a.m. - 5:00 p.m., no later than
five (5) calendar days prior
to the scheduled meeting; if
you are hearing or voice
impaired, call "711".
Dated at Key West, Florida,
this 16th day of January, 2013.
AMY HEAVILIN, Clerk of the
Circuit Court and ex officio
Clerk of the Board of County
Commissioners of Monroe
County, Florida
(SEAL)
Published January 23, 2013
Florida Keys Keynoter
Ad# 352673
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE
The vehicle(s) listed below will
be sold at public auction for
cash at Florida Keys Towing
Inc., 1620 Overseas Hwy,
Marathon FL 33050 at 8:00
AM on February 15, 2013 in
accordance to Florida Statute
Section 713.78 for unpaid
towing & storage. Florida Keys
Towing, Inc. reserves the right
to accept or reject any and/or
all bids. All vehicles/ vessels
are sold as is.
1. UTILITY TRAILER
NO VIN
Published January 23, 2013
Florida Keys Keynoter
Ad# 356139
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE:
PARADISE TOWING, INC.
gives Notice of Foreclosure of
Lien and intent to sell these
vehicles on 2/4/2013, 8:30
am at 202 20th St Lot #25,
MARATHON, FL 33050,
pursuant to subsection 713.78
of the Florida Statutes.
PARADISE TOWING, INC.
reserves the right to accept or
reject any and/or all bids. All
sales are final and as is.
1B4HS28Y9WF130896
1998 DODGE
1FDKE37MXRHB04901
1994 Ford
1GCEK19T0XE124771
1999 CHEVROLET
JNRDR09X41W203835
2001 INFINITI
JS1GN7BA512100870
2001 SUZUKI
KNDJD733535043943
2003 KIA
MBP15725M83L 1983 MITCH
UNK UNK UNK
Published January 23, 2013
Florida Keys Keynoter
THANKSGIVING PUPS
2 beautiful males left. Been
wormed. White Husky mix.
Socialized by a professional.
To good responsible homes
only! 305-743-2876
Marathon Garden Club’s
January Jamboree.
Sat., 8:30 am-3pm.
Free Admission. Plants
(mainland vendors), rummage
sale, baked goods & more!
MM50 Bayside. 743-4971
MARATHON MOVING SALE
558 Sombrero Beach Rd.
Furniture, electronics, furniture,
kitchenware & much more.
Sat., Jan., 1/26, 8AM - 1 PM.
Carrier central AC / Heat
-Infinity series -2 stage
compressor , handler stand,
overflow pan with auto shut off
infinity thermostat control
$1000. 743-2561 lv message.
RIFLE 7MM MAUSER
Straight Bolt. Collector grade
circa WW I & early WW II
Never fired. $600.
Call (305) 852-9392.
King Mattress Set & RattanHead board. Kingmattress,box spring & frame,Maple Rattan headboard.Package deal... $595Mattress-$425/Box $100Head Board- $125.00 786-282-5212 [email protected]
New Queen Size 5 lb.
Memory Foam Mat tress.
(Never used) Cost $1500;
will sell $500 cash.
305-434-0557, Key Largo.
PRIVATE COLLECTOR
WANTS. Rolex Dive watches
and Pilot Watches. Old model
Military clocks & watches. Call
305-743-4578.
KEY COLONY BEACH
2 Bdrm suites, 2 Bths, work-
shop, bonus rooms, carport &
garage. 90 ft. canal. Too much
to list! $749K. 248-770-4791
Grassy Key for Sale Twin (1/2
duplex) 2 bdr, 1 bath, approx.
900 sq.feet +/-, under house
parking, shed, storage room,
presently rented great rental
history, bamboo floors, re-done
kitchen, new appl., owner
financing w/ reasonable down
$135,000 for more info 1-305-
294-8885 or cswordie@bellsou
th.net to leave contact info
80’ Waterfront in GalwayBay
55+ MH park, Marathon. Furn,
encl addition, 2/1.5, refurb, 27’
boat dock. $45K. $761 lot
rent. 305-393-2065; 393-2841
KEY LARGO Park Model for
sale. Handicapped designed,
1 BR, furnished. Never lived in.
$15,000. Owner financing
available. Lot rent $500/mo.
305-522-5841
RV/MOBILE HOME LOTS
FOR SALE, with transitional
building rights, in Key RV
Park, Marathon.
$65K. 305-743-5164
MAUSELEUM DOUBLE
BURIAL NICHE.
Miami Memorial Park.
Double Burial Niche.
Call Peter (786) 419-0943.
2BR/1BA MM 106 B/S
Beautiful bayfront location!
Modern kitchen. Annual lease.
F/L/S. Please call (305)
393-5811 for more info.
BPK 2br, 1ba CBS stilt. Behind
the Blue Hole. Avail 2/16/13.
$1,250/mo F/L/S. Downstairs
enclosure, lg shed/workshop,
W/D hookup. 305-872-9358
DUCK KEY-Deluxe canal
front spacious home, dockage
2/2, all tile, screened in patio,
W/D, A/C, pets ok. $1800/mo
+util. FLS. 800-386-7969
Home for Rent - Close toBoat Ramp 2 Bedroom/1Bath, Washer/Dryer, Shed,Fenced Yard, Pets OK. $1,400Call Linda [email protected]
HOUSE FOR RENT 2 BR 2BATH 1200 SQ FT. $1400.FENCED YARD. LG KITCHENTILE FLOORS WALK-INCLOSET WASHER ANDDRYER. SOME PETS OK [email protected]
KEY LARGO MM96. Ocean
side. Direct ocean access
w/Ocean views! Furn/unfurn.
2 BR, 2 BA. Short or long term
rental. 786-258-3127
Oceanside HomeKEY LARGO MM96.5 Directocean access. Updated 2/2.Lng.Term $1,600 561-236-9317 [email protected]
MARATHON Half duplex
2BR, 1BA. $1200/mo.
First and Last.
3rd Ave, behind Office Depot.
Call Nick 305-522-6567
A MOVE IN NOW from $295
week. MARATHON. Weekly
or monthly. Fully furn. All
utilities, cable & free WI FI
included. 305-289-0800
Beautiful Bonefish Towers
Unfurn, 1 br, 1 ba, porch
overlooks Ocean & Bay!. Pool,
tennis, gym, cable. W/D on
site. Year to year or longer
lease. Dean, 315-523-1284
Bonefish Towers! Grd fl
condo in Mrthn. 2/2, Ocean
view! 2 screen porches, W/D,
cable, water. sewer incl. Many
amenities! $2000/mo 289-1069
KEY LARGO MM98 ADULTSONLY BEAUTIFUL 2/1 APT.FULLY FURNISHED, ALLAPPLIANCES, C/A, 2NDFLOOR. WATER INCLUDED.NO PETS. $975/MO 305-451-1853
MARATHON 2/1 condo , 2nd
floor, fully furn, heated pool.
Free dockage to 38’, Located
at MM50. Year lease, $1200
mo + util F/L/S. 401-391-9514
LITTLE TORCH KEY 2BR
1BA on swimming canal. Lrg
fenced yard, storage, shed.
Pets OK. Avail. Feb. $1200
/mo + util. F/L. 305-295-6432
RV LOTS FOR RENT
Marathon
In Adult Park
Please call 305-743-6519
apartments for rent Efficencyapartments for rent includeselectric, water & garbage.Very private area. screenedporch. Washer & Dryer onpremises. 750 or 800 permonth. F.L.S.305-743-7759
FURNISHED SMALL 1BEDROOM Kitchenette andliving area/private entry/ oncanal. Water/electric/cable/wi-fi included. One employedadult, non-smoker, no pets.Deposit, mo. rent, damages.$800 [email protected]
KEY LARGO MM 99
1 BR / 1 BA. Quiet, off street
parking. Water & hot water
incl. $700 / mo. $400 sec.
No dogs. (305) 394-2233
MARATHON 10881 7th Ave.
Gulf. 2 BR, 1 1/2 BA,
downstairs unit. Includes
Stove & refrigerator. No pets.
$1225/mo F/L/S.
740-409-2100
MARATHON Large 1 BR APT
2nd level. Conveniently
located. New kitchen, W/D,
completely furnished. $1150
mo, F/L/S. 305-289-1150
MARATHON STUDIO APT.
Furnished, Water & electric
included. No pets. $900/mo.
F/L/S. 743-0404
MM 82 FAB FURNISHED
studio. Tastefully decorated,
fully equipped kit., tile floors,
A/C, $850 all inclusive. F/L/S
Call (305) 481-5803
MM 30.5 BIG PINE KEY
U.S. Hwy. 1 Frontage
Commerical Space Available
$850 / month.
Call (239) 541-1678.
MARATHON Corner unit
office building. Exc business
location. 1100 sf. Between
Publix & Home Depo, next to
Wendy’s. Jim, 305-481-7557
MARATHO N US 1
Commercial Space Avail.
1000 sf, $1/sf + util, taxes &
insur. Yard space also
available. 305-923-9542
PINK PLAZA MM103
For lease executive offices.
$200 - $300/mo., includes WiFi
and utilities. 515-244-1005
FIRST MORTGAGE LOANS
Discounted 25%.
Currently paying 7.25%.
(305) 743-5164
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New Tropical Wicker
Bedroom and Living Room
Dinettes, Futons, Recliners
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CLASSIFIED ADS 743-5551
LITTLE TORCH KEY 2BR
1BA on swimming canal. Lrg
fenced yard, storage, shed.
Pets OK. Avail. Feb. $1200
/mo + util. F/L. 305-295-6432
RV LOTS FOR RENT
Marathon
In Adult Park
Please call 305-743-6519
apartments for rent Efficencyapartments for rent includeselectric, water & garbage.Very private area. screenedporch. Washer & Dryer onpremises. 750 or 800 permonth. F.L.S.305-743-7759
FURNISHED SMALL 1BEDROOM Kitchenette andliving area/private entry/ oncanal. Water/electric/cable/wi-fi included. One employedadult, non-smoker, no pets.Deposit, mo. rent, damages.$800 [email protected]
KEY LARGO MM 99
1 BR / 1 BA. Quiet, off street
parking. Water & hot water
incl. $700 / mo. $400 sec.
No dogs. (305) 394-2233
MARATHON 10881 7th Ave.
Gulf. 2 BR, 1 1/2 BA,
downstairs unit. Includes
Stove & refrigerator. No pets.
$1225/mo F/L/S.
740-409-2100
MARATHON Large 1 BR APT
2nd level. Conveniently
located. New kitchen, W/D,
completely furnished. $1150
mo, F/L/S. 305-289-1150
MARATHON STUDIO APT.
Furnished, Water & electric
included. No pets. $900/mo.
F/L/S. 743-0404
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The Keynoter Classifieds 305-743-5551
Experienced Bookkeeper
F/T position in Big Pine (Mon-
Fri). Must be proficient in MS
Excel. Background check
required. Send resume to
[email protected]. attn:
BOM or fax 305-872-2555.
Administra tive Assistant
Needed for following:
Appointment coordination,
event and meeting planning,
make travel arrangements,
record, monitor expenses,
raise monthly invoice. Must
posses a valid driver’s license.
This position pays $8.50/hour.
Send your resume or cover
letter to: [email protected]
Office Manager
Full time position. Must be
proficient in MS Excel & Word.
Background check required.
Send resume to seacampfla@
aol.com or fax 305-872-2555.
SECRETARY- Must be
proficient in Word, Excel, and
some accounting. P/T may
lead to F/T. Long Key. Call for
interview 954-804-7308
Full Charge Bookkeeper ,
Summerland Key :
for CPA firm clients. Must
know write-ups, bank recs &
year-end adjustments/journal
entries. Duties also incl.
AP/AR, payroll, balance sheet,
monthly, quarterly & annual tax
reporting. Min. 8 years exp,
professional & accurate, team
player w/can-do attitude. Must
have more accting software
proficiency than just
QuickBooks. Exp.
w/Thompson CSA & CBS
software preferred. Accting
degree a plus. E-mail resume
Bishop, Rosasco & Co.
CPA’s. EOE
Watersports Attendant F/T
for busy co. in Islamorada
Must be hardworking &
dependable. Weekends & valid
DL a must! 305-896-2915
Help Wanted If you have BoatRental or Marina experience,come join Vacation BoatRentals and Marina Junctionfor a exciting, fast pacedenvironment that offers goodpaying full and part timepositions. We have immediateopenings for the followingpositions.
- Boat Delivery- Boat Cleaning/Detailing- Front Counter/Parts/Service
Stop in for an application todayat 4681 Overseas Hwy, oremail a resume. [email protected]
GATE ATTENDANT/
SECURITY
Weekends. MM 88.5.
Contact 853-0530
for more information.
Certified Home Health Aid
needed for female, Marathon.
6 days, available 12 noon -
8:30 PM. $11 per hr.
Call 631-831-0879
CNA/HHA/HOMEMAKER &COMPANION Visting NurseAssociation & Hospice of theFlorida Keys is looking for part-time and full-time CNA’s,HHA’s and Homemaker/Companions throughout theKeys!We offer competitive wages.Please click or visit to apply:[email protected] Street, KeyWest92001 Overseas Highway,Tavernier
FRONT DESK CLERK
for very busy hotel office.
Computer skills required. Must
be dependable and have own
transportation. 305-664-4740
HOUSEKEEPER F/T or P/T
Also FRONT DESK CLERK
P/T, possibly leading to F/T.
Please apply in person,
Key Colony Beach Motel,
441 E. Ocean Dr. 289-0411
MAINTENANCE PERSON
PART TIME
Small resort, Long Key.
Flexible hours.
Call 305-393-2238.
Ocean House - GuestServices Agent Ocean Houseat MM82 in Islamorada isseeking a full time GuestServices Agent/Front Desk.Must be available evenings/weekends. Computer skillsnecessary. [email protected]
THE MOORINGS and
MORADA BAY / PIERRE’S
are seeking self motivated,
detail oriented and hard
working individuals to fill
positions in Housekeeping.
Please submit an application
/resume @ 123 Beach Rd.,
Islamorada. MM 81.5 ocean
side or email:
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FULL TIME POSITION OPENUTILITY CLERK
The City of Key Colony Beach is acceptingapplications for a FULL TIME Utility Clerk.
Experience in bookkeeping/secretarial/clerical work/Quick Booksrequired. Applicants must possess strong communication skills.Education requirement: Minimum – High School Graduate with 5 yearsoffice work experience. Salary Range: $35,000.00 - $38,000.00 basedupon qualifications. Application Deadline: February 1, 2013.
Mail resume to:City ClerkPO Box 510141Key Colony Beach, FL 33051
Call for additional information: 305-289-1212
Equal Opportunity Employer
Make BIG$$$$
Bartender, DancersServers & Security
Housing availableMonday - Saturday
Call Mr Ford664-4335
WOODY’S MM82
If you are upbeat, outgoing,and a team player,
Theater of the Sea has anopportunity for you!
Th t f th S i l ki fPART TIME POSITIONWe are looking for the right person to work inswim registration and our gift shop. Onlyexperienced persons with high customerservice standards will be considered. Must becheerful and flexible and able to work extrahours if needed during high traffic seasons.Please apply in person.
ER Registration/Admitting Clerk
Environmental Services Aide
Registered Nurses
Ultrasound/Vascular/Echo Tech
Maintenance Tech
Accounting Manager
Pharmacy Tech P/TApply online at:
http://www.fishermenshospital.orgFisherman’s Community Hospital is
located in Marathon, FLE.O.E./Drug Free Workplace/E-verify
POSITIONS AVAILABLE AT:The Guidance/Care
Center, Inc.
Adult ClinicalServices Coordinator
Supervises adult mentalhealth, substance abuse andcriminal justice programs.
Florida Clinical LicenseRequired (LMHC, LMFT,LCSW), Florida Qualified
Supervisor and must havethree years supervisoryexperience. Full-time.
Substance AbuseCounselor - Key West
For incarcerated inmates inthe jail in-house program.
Bachelor’s degree required;CAP and bilingual preferred.
Full-time.
Psych SupportSpecialists FT
Key WestHS Diploma or GED
Veterans/Veteran Familymembers preferred
Behavioral HealthTechnician - MarathonCrisis Stabilization Unit
Part-Time
Behavioral HealthTherapists
providing services tochildren and families atschools, client homes
and in the Middle Keyscommunity. Master’srequired; Licensed
preferred. Full-Time.
Behavioral HealthTherapist
providing services tochildren at MarathonHigh School. Master's
required; Licensed preferred.Full-Time.
All applicants must submit:1) Resume; 2) three references;3) undergo background, finger-print, and drug screening prior
to any offer of employment.Send resume to
[email protected] or viafacsimile to (305) 571-9324.
EEOC/DFWPFormer applicants need not apply
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Inventory Taker WantedLooking for an inventorycounter with a minimum of 5years experience in countingconvenience stores, grocerystores, etc.
We specialize in gas station/c-store financial audits. Must bea good communicator,professional, honest, accurate& proficient with 10-key. Youmust have your own reliabletransportation. Looking to hireto cover the Keys &Homestead.
Contact Don @ [email protected]
LOCAL LAW FIRM SEEKING
Real Estase Processor and/or
Closer. Experience preferred.
Fax Resume to (305)852-8848
FISHING GUIDE
S.E. Alaska fishing lodge.
USCG Capt lic./6 pack
required. Salary, gratuities,
room & board. June - Sept.
Call 1-800-999-0784;
907-225-7906 or fax
907-225-3816.
DEPENDABLE, HONEST &
RELIABLE COUNTER/COOK
PERSON to work P/T, for
tourist attraction in Grassy
Key. 305-743-0674, leave msg
EXPERIENCED HELP ONLY
μ Breakfast Cook
μ Prep Cook, Line Cook
μ Host/Hostess
μ Waitstaff
μ Bartender
μ Bus Person
μ Front of House Managers
Apply in person:
Sunset Grille & Raw Bar, 7
Knights Key Blvd, Marathon.
IMMEDIATE HIRING
Breakfas t Servers & Cooks,
Dinner Line Cooks & Bus
Person, at Hideaway Cafe.
Call Robert at 289-1554
10am-12pm for appointment.
NOW HIRING
SERVER AND PART-TIME
KITCHEN HELP. Apply at the
Stuffed Pig, Marathon.
WORK ON THE OCEAN
Cabana Breezes now hiring
* Line Cooks * Prep Person
* P/T Hostess * Servers
Apply 401 E. Ocean Dr., KCB.
STORE CLERK
Seafood retail experience
preferred. Marathon location.
Please call for interview
305-304-5992
EXPERIENCED & RELIABLE,
appliance repair technician.
Must have valid drivers
license and tools!
Call (305) 664-3662.
Part time Captain needed for
inshore / backcountry fishing
business in Islamorada. Must
have 6 pk license & drug card.
(305) 393-0900, leave msg.
17’ Boston Whaler Montauk
1988 Fresh water only, 90HP
Yamaha, just rebuilt. Good
condition! Asking $6200.
Call 307-370-0201, Little Torch
20’ PRO-LINE 2004 Walk
around. Merc 150 XL O/B.
Low hr. GPS w/sounder, FF,
mini-map, VHF, bimini, porta
pottie. $12,900. 305-735-4730
1996 Mariah Shabah 20 ftExcellent condition. Runsgreat. 5.7 L Mercruiser. Rebuiltcarb. Recently detailed. NADA$6900. IT HAS NEVER BEENIN SALT WATER, EVER. Norust or corrosion on boat orengine. With cover, bimini,trailer. Price negotiable.Cudjoe Key. $6,900 281-216-9968 [email protected]
22’ console 115hp Yamaha, 4
stroke. $4900.
19’ Wellcraft console $ 3200.
Call 309-678-7744, Marathon
25’ Mako ’99 CC, T-150
Mercs. Very clean, one owner,
lift kept, T-Top, electronics,
head, canvas, windlass, must
see! $29,995. 732-887-4816
27’ Hells Bay 2004
Twin 225 Yamahas. Newly
serviced, bottom painted.
Ready to go! $45,000.
305-743-5623
33’ FORTIER 1988 Twin
Perkins, flybridge, sport
fisherman. Appr at $135K, ask
$45K or trade for RE or auto
Free dockage. 305-942-3055
Carolina Skiff Specialists All
sizes & models: Sea Chasers,
Bennington pontoons & Hydra.
sports. Call Ft. Myers for West
Coast pricing! 800-955-7543
FOR SALE OR TRADE
23’ Suncoast with trailer.
200 HP Suzuki. Needs TLC.
$3000 obo. 305-664-1286
Pontoon - Crest Family Fish2001 Tri-toon 140hp Johnson(2006) Double bimini; trollingmotor; no trailer. Used foroffshore & back countryfishing, water-skiing anddiving. Roomy and stable.$8,500 [email protected]
Hobie Getaway 2011 wings,trap wires, harness, 2hpHonda , motor bracket. Notrailer. Summerland Key. LikeNew Paid $8,500 - Asking$6,000 [email protected]
55’ BOAT SLIP FOR SALE
OR LEASE in Islamorada.
Yacht Club membership
incl. $500 / month. Great
location! Call 305-393-7494.
Boat slip for rent $200/mo.
MM 99 oceanside. Up to 40 ft.
catamarans, etc. No
liveaboards. Water & electric
included. (305)942-3055
DEEP WATER DOCKAGE
Prime Key Largo location.
Boats up to 50’.
Reasonable. 305-522-1905
DOCKAGE AVAILABLE
MM 103 Oceanside
$10 a foot, Live Aboard’s okay
Utilities Available
(305) 905-6867
DOCK WITH LIFT
Up to 35’ boat. Water & electric
included. Long Key area.
No liveaboards. $300/mo.
305-393-2238
LIVE ABOARD DEEP WATER
DOCKAGE. A great place to
call home. MM 92.5 O/S
For more information call
(305) 853-5604
1 Dave buys permits
So Atlantic Snapper, Grouper,
Gulf Reef, K/Mack, Shark,
Sword, Tuna. $$$ in 48 hours!
904-262-2869, 904-708-0893
1 S. Atlantic Snapper,
Grouper permit for lease.
Corp. Atlantic Snapper
/Grouper permit for sale
904-262-2869; 904-708-0893
29’ COMMERCIAL Y & G
300 HP John Deere, low hrs.
Fishing & trap pulling.
Full electronics. $20,000 obo
305-522-2702, Islamorada
All types of permits for sale!
Rock Shrimp, King Fish, S
Atlantic Snapper, Grouper,
Gulf 6 Pack reef & pelagic,
Commercial Gulf Reef Fish,
Gulf Snapper IFQ’s, Long Line
Pkg. Many other permits avail.
We buy, sell & broker all types
of permits. Call before you buy
or sell! Please call for prices.
Licensed & Bonded. All per-
mits guaranteed valid for trans-
fer, many ref’s avail. John
Potts Jr.321-784-5982, 321-
302-3630. www.shipsusa.com
MTHN-Mari ne Storage : boats,
trailers, campers, any clean
storage OK on wheels. Best
rates in town. Check with us
first! Call Emil, 731-3386
1989 CADILLAC ALLANTE
Convertible. Red with black
interior. Excellent cond. $7000.
Will trade for boat, etc.
MM 99. Call 305-942-3055.
1995 FORD TAURUS
1 Owner, only 74,500 miles.
Good tires, great gas mileage.
$2300.
305-289-1765, Marathon
99 Toyota Tacoma 116kmiles. Runs perfect! must sell!$6,000 305-731-7910
AUTOS WANTED! ALL
YEARS! Junk-Used.
car-Van-Truck. Running or
not. Cash paid. 305-332-0483
PARADISE TOWING
is buying junked cars.
Call (305) 731-6540
$99 SPECIAL Get ready for
hurricane season now!
Discount Blinds offering lube
& check for accordian shutters,
up to 10 openings. 872-1295
Charter Pest Control
Your Local Company.
All types of pest control.
Ocean Reef to Key West.
Contact us at 305-451-3389.
FREE SCRAP PICK UP KeysRecycling of Marathon is readyto help clean up the KEYS,let’s recycle your scrap.
-Automobiles-Aluminum-Copper-Steel/Cast Iron-Stainless Steel-High-Temp Alloys-Appliances-Sheet Iron- Nonferrous Metals
We are a plumber’s & Marina’sbest friend when it comes toreceiving CASH for theirSCRAPMETAL that’s just lyingaround.
Contact Today!Keys Recycling1280 107th Street GulfMarathon, FL 33050YVETTE VARGASENGLISH 305-896-0731
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Hospitality Happens Here!
POSITIONS AVAILABLE:• Maintenance Manager
The purpose of the Maintenance Manager is to direct the resort maintenance/technicaland common area staff to effectively maintain all resort facilities/equipment/property.
Minimum 2 years experience in actual position. Computer literate a must.
• Housekeeping SupervisorDirects institutional housekeeping program to ensure clean, orderly, and attractive conditions
of establishment by performing the following duties personally or through subordinatesdaily in the absence of the Housekeeping Manager.
• F&B ManagerThe purpose of the Food & Beverage Manager is to manage the daily operations
of the Tiki Bar, Activities and their coordination with other departments.
Apply in person:1688 Overseas Hwy., Marathon � MM 48.2 Bayside
Equal Opportunity Employer/Drug Free Workplace
Communications Officer – MARATHONMonroe County Sheriff's Officeis looking for applicants withstrong communications skills,proficient computer knowledgeand the ability to workindependently and multi-task.
This position involves receiving incoming callsand interpreting emergency and non-emergencycommunications: dispatch of deputies, other emergencyservice units and provide arrival instructions forEmergency Medical Dispatching.
Qualifications required: A high school diploma or itsequivalent. Type at least 35 wpm and successfully passthe pre-test and questionnaires. Ability to work day andnight shifts and required to work during natural disasters.
Applicants must fill out the MCSO online preapplication at www.keysso.net. Please email resumesto [email protected] or fax to (305) 292-7159.Suzanne Alexander may be contacted @ (305) 292-7044.
EOE/AAP
MARATHONDeliver newspapers
7 days a weekbetween 4 a.m. and 7 a.m.
The pay is approximately$500 a week.
Stop in the Marathon office at3015 Overseas Highwayto fill out an application.
Newspaper Carrier Wanted
Deliver our newspapers 7 days a week between4:30 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. in Key West
Potential profit $400 a week
For more informationcall Bob at 743-5551 Ext. 28
Need to make someextra cash?
A BASSPRO SHOPS AFFILIATECome work in our Modern RestaurantWE ARE ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR:
Line CooksApply @ Restaurant Administrative Office81532 Overseas Hwy., MM 81.5 Bayside
Islamorada, FL 33036NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE
Equal Opportunity Employer - Drug Free Workplace
TOM THUMBFood Stores, Inc.
Offers the following positions inMONROE COUNTY
* Managers & Manager Trainees
* Assistant Managers
* Store ClerksThree shifts available:
6am to 2pm2pm to 10pm
10pm to 6amTo apply please call 786-295-5307
and ask for Cleveland Mathis
We will train.No experience needed.
Competitive wages and benefits. DFWP. E.O.E.
WindsweptFull Time Service TechnicianMin. 5 Years Experience
Competitive wages & benefits100% medical � Matching 401K
Vacation � Paid HolidaysDrug FreeApply at:
2735 Overseas HighwayMarathon, FL 33050
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