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By the time a Monroe County kindergartner finish- es his or her first year of for- mal education, he she will have taken 11 standardized assessment tests. That student will have taken 47 standardized tests by the time he or she is pro- moted to fourth grade, according to a presentation given this week by David Murphy, former Coral Shores High School principal and now director of the Monroe County School District’s department of Assessment and Accountability. Since the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, or FCAT, was mandat- ed in the late 1990s and the No Child Left Behind Act was signed into law in 2001 by President George W. Bush, school districts nation- wide have dramatically increased the amount of standardized testing. In Monroe County, stu- dents who go from kinder- garten through their senior year of high school will have completed almost 200 stan- dardized tests by the time they graduate. Some of these are required by the state, but oth- ers the district chooses to use. Teachers complain they have to “teach to the test,” and parents fear their chil- dren’s academic and profes- sional futures are being determined not by how well they learn their courses, but on whether they are good test-takers. “Some of my students come to school without ever having been to school before,” Key Largo School kindergarten teacher Pamela Korbecki told School Board members, meeting at Coral Shores in Tavernier Tuesday. “Within the first couple of weeks, we have to give them the beginning-of-the-year math test because, certainly, you can’t live without the data to see how far they have come by the end of the year.” This first test is eight pages of 32 questions. It requires students, many of whom come to kindergarten not knowing how to hold a pencil, having to bubble in their answers. Korbecki said many of these first-time stu- dents and first-time test-tak- ers don’t understand to just fill in one circle, so they fill them all in. They also draw pictures on the answer sheet or connect the bubbles. “It’s frustrating for the student and the teacher,” Korbecki said. “It often ends in tears.” Jennifer Flores, principal of the Ocean Studies Charter School in Tavernier, said the focus on testing defeats the purpose of send- ing a child to school. “These tests do not inspire a want and love of learning,” she said. Dianna Sherrill’s son is a junior at Coral Shores and has been in the Monroe County school system since elementary school. She said that during many school years, he did not learn what he needed to because his teachers were too worried about preparing their stu- dents for standardized tests. “All this prepping, testing and reviewing got in the way of actual learning,” Sherrill said. She said she ended up teaching her son what he should have learned in the classroom. “And the teach- ers were not to blame.” Results of the tests are meant to track student progress, but teachers also worry they are used to unfair- ly gauge job performance. Students know this, too, and they often worry that if 7 7 86790 22222 ● They say constant assessments create pressure with little purpose Alleged felon in girls’ trip makes bond A now-former staff mem- ber at the Florida Keys Children’s Shelter in Tavernier was released from jail on $50,000 bond Wednesday, the same day he was charged with two felonies for allegedly taking two female shelter clients to Cutler Ridge in Miami-Dade County, where they say they were used for prostitution. “Investigations into what the girls became involved in after Ricky Atkins took them to the motel are ongoing,” said Becky Herrin, spokes- woman for the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. Atkins, 28, is charged with two counts of interference with custody, a third-degree felony. He was listed in a police report as a shelter “mentor” and was fired upon his arrest. Herrin said one of the girls — ages 15 and 16 — called the Sheriff’s Office on Sept. 1 saying she was driv- en to Miami-Dade on Aug. 15 with the other girl. Both Bid is issued for city hall Companies hoping to build Marathon’s new city hall have until Oct. 17 to get their bids to the city. City officials project a $4.5 million bill for construc- tion, according to the bid document that was issued on on Sept. 5. City administration also has a separate bid out for a construction management firm to oversee the city hall construction and future capi- tal improvement projects. City Manager Mike Puto hopes to put the city hall bid before the City Council in October. “We want to get the best price we can get and make sure the company’s fully insured and bonded,” Puto said. “We’ll review the com- pany [with the lowest bid] and check out what other projects they have done.” Puto said working with local contractors will be cru- cial for the construction com- pany selected. According to bid details, city hall will be 15,000 square feet at 9805 Overseas Highway, where trailers now house city offices. Design plans call for a 150-seat, 3,456-square-foot meeting hall, about 9,700 square feet of office space and a 1,700- square-foot lobby. Should a bid be approved, Puto said con- struction could start by December, with the building complete by early 2016. Mayor Dick Ramsay said he’s “thrilled to death we’re seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.” “We did some major mod- ifications since the first city hall was designed a few years ago,” Ramsay said. “We lost $300,000 in the original design due to architecture and engineering costs. We looked at the bids of the orig- inal design. The city of Second Tamiami Trail bridge gets grant An expansion of bridges along the Tamiami Trail will get a $20 million boost from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The grant announced Friday is expected to hasten work to build an additional 2.6 miles of bridging along the trail (U.S. 41), which connects Miami-Dade County to Naples. Construction of the his- toric but environmentally troublesome road disrupted the natural sheet flow of fresh water to the southern Everglades and Florida Bay. “Tamiami Trail has long been the cork in the bottle of getting critical freshwater flows south into Everglades National Park and Florida Bay,” Cara Capp, Ever- glades restoration manager for the National Parks Conservation Association, said Friday. “The Everglades is starving for water.” “This project not only benefits the motorists who use this road, it’s yet another important step in our overall efforts to restore the Everglades,” said U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson. Florida has pledged $90 million over the next three years toward additional bridges on Tamiami Trail. The National Parks Service has committed $7.5 million. “This [grant] should help the project quickly move
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By the time a MonroeCounty kindergartner finish-es his or her first year of for-mal education, he she willhave taken 11 standardizedassessment tests.
That student will havetaken 47 standardized testsby the time he or she is pro-moted to fourth grade,according to a presentationgiven this week by DavidMurphy, former Coral ShoresHigh School principal andnow director of the MonroeCounty School District’sdepartment of Assessmentand Accountability.
Since the FloridaComprehensive AssessmentTest, or FCAT, was mandat-ed in the late 1990s and theNo Child Left Behind Actwas signed into law in 2001by President George W.Bush, school districts nation-wide have dramaticallyincreased the amount ofstandardized testing.
In Monroe County, stu-dents who go from kinder-garten through their senioryear of high school will havecompleted almost 200 stan-dardized tests by the time theygraduate. Some of these arerequired by the state, but oth-ers the district chooses to use.
Teachers complain theyhave to “teach to the test,”and parents fear their chil-dren’s academic and profes-sional futures are beingdetermined not by how wellthey learn their courses, buton whether they are goodtest-takers.
“Some of my studentscome to school without everhaving been to schoolbefore,” Key Largo Schoolkindergarten teacher PamelaKorbecki told School Boardmembers, meeting at CoralShores in Tavernier Tuesday.“Within the first couple ofweeks, we have to give them
the beginning-of-the-yearmath test because, certainly,you can’t live without thedata to see how far they havecome by the end of the year.”
This first test is eightpages of 32 questions. Itrequires students, many ofwhom come to kindergartennot knowing how to hold apencil, having to bubble intheir answers. Korbecki saidmany of these first-time stu-dents and first-time test-tak-ers don’t understand to justfill in one circle, so they fillthem all in. They also drawpictures on the answer sheetor connect the bubbles.
“It’s frustrating for thestudent and the teacher,”Korbecki said. “It often endsin tears.”
Jennifer Flores, principalof the Ocean StudiesCharter School in Tavernier,said the focus on testingdefeats the purpose of send-
ing a child to school.“These tests do not
inspire a want and love oflearning,” she said.
Dianna Sherrill’s son is ajunior at Coral Shores andhas been in the MonroeCounty school system sinceelementary school. She saidthat during many schoolyears, he did not learn whathe needed to because histeachers were too worriedabout preparing their stu-dents for standardized tests.
“All this prepping, testingand reviewing got in the wayof actual learning,” Sherrillsaid. She said she ended upteaching her son what heshould have learned in theclassroom. “And the teach-ers were not to blame.”
Results of the tests aremeant to track studentprogress, but teachers alsoworry they are used to unfair-ly gauge job performance.
Students know this, too,and they often worry that if
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Bradeen’s50 years
An Islamorada charter captain left New York
on vacation 50 years agoand never went back.
Story, 1B
Illegal haulFour men from the WinterHaven area are busted fortaking undersize lobsterright near the MarathonCoast Guard station. Story, 6A
In L’AttitudesThousands of motorcycles head from Miami toKey West for the annual Poker Run next weekend.Story, 4B
On the winning endThe Coral Shores High School volleyball teamputs an end to a three-match slide. Story, 1B
Parents, teachersblast test policy
Photo by DAVID GOODHUE
Audience members listen to the School Board hear about the problems with so many standardized tests.
MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS
They say constant assessmentscreate pressure with little purpose
By DAVID [email protected]
Alleged felonin girls’ tripmakes bond
A now-former staff mem-ber at the Florida KeysChildren’s Shelter inTavernier was released fromjail on $50,000 bondWednesday, the same day hewas charged with twofelonies for allegedly takingtwo female shelter clients toCutler Ridge in Miami-DadeCounty, where they say theywere used for prostitution.
“Investigations into whatthe girls became involved inafter Ricky Atkins took themto the motel are ongoing,”
said BeckyH e r r i n ,s p o k e s -woman forthe MonroeC o u n t yS h e r i f f ’ sOffice.
A t k i n s ,28, is
charged with two counts ofinterference with custody, athird-degree felony. He waslisted in a police report as ashelter “mentor” and wasfired upon his arrest.
Herrin said one of thegirls — ages 15 and 16 —called the Sheriff’s Office onSept. 1 saying she was driv-en to Miami-Dade on Aug.15 with the other girl. Both
Former shelterstaffer accusedof transporting 2
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The massive dirt pile in front of the city offices where thenew city hall will be built came from a transportation project.It’s being moved to the other end of town.
Bid is issuedfor city hall
Companies hoping tobuild Marathon’s new cityhall have until Oct. 17 to gettheir bids to the city.
City officials project a$4.5 million bill for construc-tion, according to the biddocument that was issued ondemandstar.com on Sept.5. City administration alsohas a separate bid out for aconstruction managementfirm to oversee the city hallconstruction and future capi-tal improvement projects.
City Manager Mike Putohopes to put the city hallbid before the City Councilin October.
“We want to get the bestprice we can get and makesure the company’s fullyinsured and bonded,” Putosaid. “We’ll review the com-pany [with the lowest bid]and check out what other
projects they have done.”Puto said working with
local contractors will be cru-cial for the construction com-pany selected.
According to bid details,city hall will be 15,000square feet at 9805 OverseasHighway, where trailers nowhouse city offices. Designplans call for a 150-seat,3,456-square-foot meetinghall, about 9,700 square feetof office space and a 1,700-square-foot lobby.
Should a bid beapproved, Puto said con-struction could start byDecember, with the buildingcomplete by early 2016.
Mayor Dick Ramsay saidhe’s “thrilled to death we’reseeing the light at the end ofthe tunnel.”
“We did some major mod-ifications since the first cityhall was designed a few yearsago,” Ramsay said. “We lost$300,000 in the originaldesign due to architectureand engineering costs. Welooked at the bids of the orig-inal design. The city of
The deadlineto return themarrives Oct. 17By WILLIAM [email protected]
MARATHON
� See City hall, 2A
� See Atkins, 3A
Second Tamiami Trail bridge gets grant
An expansion of bridgesalong the Tamiami Trailwill get a $20 million boostfrom the U.S. Department
of Transportation.The grant announced
Friday is expected to hastenwork to build an additional2.6 miles of bridging alongthe trail (U.S. 41), whichconnects Miami-DadeCounty to Naples.
Construction of the his-toric but environmentallytroublesome road disruptedthe natural sheet flow offresh water to the southernEverglades and Florida Bay.
“Tamiami Trail has longbeen the cork in the bottle ofgetting critical freshwaterflows south into EvergladesNational Park and FloridaBay,” Cara Capp, Ever -glades restoration managerfor the National ParksConservation Association,said Friday. “The Evergladesis starving for water.”
“This project not onlybenefits the motorists whouse this road, it’s yet another
important step in our overallefforts to restore theEverglades,” said U.S. Sen.Bill Nelson.
Florida has pledged $90million over the next threeyears toward additionalbridges on Tamiami Trail.The National Parks Servicehas committed $7.5 million.
“This [grant] should helpthe project quickly move
It is neededto help restorethe water flow
THE EVERGLADES
Keynoter Staff
By KEVIN WADLOWSenior Staff [email protected]
� See Grant, 2A
� See Tests, 2A
Reporter is intraffic trouble
The Key West PoliceDepartment on Friday wasseeking an arrest warrant fora Key West Citizen reportercharged with driving with asuspended license after hereportedly ran a stop sign,nearly struck an ambulanceand hit a concrete roadmedian several times.
Police say it happenedthe morning of Sept. 5 andthat the person responsibleis Terry Schmida, 44.Schmida covers the SchoolDistrict and social servicesfor the Citizen.
A report written byOfficer Kuniko Keohanesays that around 10 a.m.
Sept. 5, police received acall from ambulance crewBrandon Bravo and AdamSchussheim saying theywere on Flagler Avenuetraveling east and had justpassed Dennis Street when awhite Toyota Camry ran thesign and nearly struck theiremergency vehicle.
Keohane received aradio report shortly afterthat the car was spotted atthe Citizen building onNorthside Drive and wentthere. While there, a news-paper employee walked out-side and Keohane asked ifSchmida works there. Theemployee went into thebuilding and Schmidawalked out.
Police say Schmida,whom Keohane’s reportsays had “slow and slurred”speech, denied hitting themedian or speeding butsaid he had taken prescrip-tion medicine.
Police say his license wassuspended on Aug. 28 for notpaying a traffic fine and thatSchmida received a warningof the impending suspensionon Aug. 8. Court recordsshow Schmida received aticket for running a stop signon March 11 and another fornot obeying a traffic controldevice Aug. 14.
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they don’t do well, theirschool will get a poor gradefrom the state Departmentof Education, and worse,their favorite teacher maylose his or her job.
Sherrill said her sonsince grade school wouldworry that “my schoolwon’t keep its grade A, myteacher won’t keep her joband my school will be introuble. That’s a lot ofresponsibility on the shoul-ders of a fifth-grader.”
The school year is under
way, so it’s unlikely any-thing about the district’stesting policy will changethis year. But all fiveSchool Board membersagree the district is tooreliant on testing and that itis having a negative impacton students, parents andteachers.
“Learning is the greatadventure. It’s not some-thing that you go home andcry and throw up and hideunder the covers with yourteddy bear about,” saidSchool Board member EdDavidson. “I can’t believewe’re doing this all tokindergartners. It is deeplyupsetting.”
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Key West High Schoolwas evacuated Thursdaymorning after a studentmade a bomb threat, citypolice say. No bomb wasfound and students and staffreturned to the schoolaround 11 a.m. after theywere evacuated.
Police said a studentoverheard what he thoughtwas a threat and reported itto a parent. That parentadvised telling the schooladministration and theycalled police. In an abun-dance of caution, the areawas evacuated, a search wasconducted to ensure therewas no explosive device,and the student who alleged-ly made the threat was takeninto custody.
He was questioned bydetectives at the police sta-tion and released. Therewere no charges.
Benefit tonightfor Keys preschool
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GANNAWAY
James Lee "Jim" Gannaway,
age 49 passed away Sunday
September 7, 2014. He is
preceded in death by his
father, Edison Earl Gannaway.
Survived by wife of 20 years,
Gayle Steed Gannaway;
daughter, Kaylyn Renee
Gannaway; son, Lee
Edison Gannaway; mother,
Lee Gannaway; brother,
Thomas Earl(Jennifer)
Gannaway; father &
mother-in-law, Wyndell & Doris
Steed; brothers-in-law, Wayne
Steed & Roger(Michelle)
Steed; sisters-in-law, Lynn
(David) Fox & Kaye Steed; 2
nieces, 10 nephews & 3 great
nieces; 4 half-sisters, Patricia,
Peggy, Pam, & Phyllis.
Mr. Gannaway was an active
member of Immanuel Baptist
Church, and a Sales Analyst
with Ajax Turner Co. He was
very a dedicated father to his
two children participating in
their activities of soccer,
softball, the F.C.S. Science
Olympiad, and his love as
Scoutmaster for Boy Scout
Troup # 206. He was also
involved as a board member
of The Wilson Co. Fair.
Visitation will be held on
Wednesday September 10th
4-8 p.m. in the Partlow Funeral
Chapel. Visitation Thursday
September 11th 12 noon until
funeral services at 2:00 p.m. in
the Immanuel Baptist Church.
Interment, Cedar Grove
Cemetery. Active pallbearers,
Tom Gannaway, Mark Marsh,
Roger Steed, Wayne Steed,
David Fox, Corey Ross, &
Joey Clark. Honorary
pallbearers, The Boys and
Scoutmasters of Troup # 206.
The family request in lieu of
flowers contributions may be
made in Mr. Gannaway’s
memory to Boy Scout Troup #
206, 54 Hope Road, Lebanon,
Tn. 37087 or for an
Educational Fund setup for his
children at any Wilson Bank &
Trust location.
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Slight tax drop coming
Property taxes to supportthe South Florida WaterManagement District andits Everglades Restorationprojects could drop slightlynext fiscal year.
Board members of the16-county district that runsfrom Orlando to the Keysapproved the first readingfor the $720.4 million over-all budget Thursday at theagency headquarters inWest Palm Beach.
If the budget and tax ratearen’t changed, the ownerof a Florida Keys homewith a taxable assessedvalue of $250,000 wouldpay about $96 to the districtfor the fiscal year beginningOct. 1. That would be adecrease of about $6 fromthe current year.
The district’s final budg-et hearing is scheduled for
5:15 p.m. Sept. 23 at theagency’s headquarters at3301 Gun Club Road inWest Palm Beach.
On a Monroe County taxbill, the Water ManagementDistrict accounts for threeseparate lines: One for themain district, one for theOkeechobee Basin that cov-ers southeast Florida andone for Everglades con-struction projects.
About $71.4 million ofthe fiscal year 2015 budgetgoes toward new projects tohold, treat and distributeEverglades-related waters.
A separate $20.6 millioncost in the C-111 SouthDade Project will expandwater-detention areasaround Everglades NationalPark. The goal is to containneeded fresh water insidethe park. That waterrestores some natural sheetflow that eventually reaches
Florida Bay.The South Florida Water
Management District is thestate’s lead agency onEverglades restoration. The
district was founded toensure a fresh water supplyto South Florida and pro-tected inhabited areas fromflooding.
1 more hearinghearing plannedin West Palm
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forward,” Capp said. Thefirst stages of the projectcould go out for bid laterthis year, she said.
Scientists have long rec-ommended elevating andbridging a total of 5.5 milesalong the Tamiami Trail tohelp restore lost water flowbeneath the road.
The first new bridge, aone-mile section in westernMiami-Dade County, openedin March 2013 after con-
struction costing $81 million.At the time, environmen-
talists hailed the bridge as along-awaited “first step” butsaid that it could not byitself provide sufficientwater for the ecosystem.
Tamiami Trail was fin-ished in 1928 to connectMiami to Southwest Floridaand Tampa. But engineersdid not predict the detrimen-tal effect it would have onSouth Florida’s singularenvironment.
Second bridgeon fast trackFrom Grant, 1A
Marathon couldn’t afford it.”In March, the council
unanimously voted downtwo bids, one from WestConstruction Inc. out ofLake Worth for $6.68 millionand another from Botsford-Overholt Construction out ofMarathon for $7.14 million.
Then-city FinanceDirector Peter Rosasco toldthe council in February thatconstruction costs could notexceed $4.5 million or thecity’s other capital projectswould be jeopardized.
The financial constraintsforced city officials todownsize their originaldesign. Council first optedfor a building comprising a200-seat banquet hall andcultural center, whichwould have cost $5.7 mil-lion total, leaving the citywith a $498,062 deficit.
A $3.83 million optionfor a city hall with a concreteslab for a future meeting
room was also entertainedand presented by engineerSteve Grasely of SolariaDesign & Consulting Co. inMarathon in February.
Ramsay expects to holdspecial meetings to reviewthe newest bids with thepublic and proceed with thebest bid for the city.
“The more the commu-nity gets involved with this,the better,” Ramsay said.“Hopefully a city hall thatservices the people with anattached meeting room willbe a possibility.”
The construction man-ager bid — the separate bid— could be one person or ateam of people, with con-tract renewals as capitalprojects come along. Thecontractor will superviseprojects, working on behalfand reporting to the city.
Construction of a newpublic works building,which will house wastewaterengineers and equipment, isamong ideas on the table.
Returned bidsdue in OctoberFrom City hall, 1A
Parents: Studentsfeeling pressureFrom Tests, 1A
Storm shuttersstolen, two charged
Aluminum storm shut-ters were targeted by thievesin two crimes reported fromopposite ends of the FloridaKeys this week.
Two Key Largo menwere arrested Thursdayafter Monroe CountySheriff’s Office deputiesfound stolen shutters at theirNewport Village residence.
Juan Cabrera, 20, andRafael Sanchez, 25, werebooked on felony counts ofburglary and grand theft.
“Both men admitted tak-ing the shutters, which theysaid they were going to sellin Miami as scrap metal,”Sheriff’s Office informationofficer Becky Herrin said.
A woman told deputiesshe returned to her OceanFront Drive home at 6:50p.m. and saw two men onher property. After she con-fronted them, they drove offin a “faded-black truck witha red stripe on it.” Shecalled the Sheriff’s Office to
report the incident but hadnot noticed any theft.
Deputy Vaughn O’Keefesaw the black truck and fol-lowed it into NewportVillage. O’Keefe said thetwo men claimed they mis-took the woman’s house fora property where they weregoing to do work.
A short time later, theOcean Front Drive ownerdiscovered aluminum shut-ters were missing from anenclosed room “and othersmoved as if someone wasgetting ready to take them,”Herrin said.
Officers returned to theNewport Village residenceand found the 13 missingshutters. No value was listed.
In a separate Key Westcase Monday, a manager atthe Best Western KeyAmbassador Resort Innreported to city police that90 large aluminum shut-ters were taken from afenced maintenance yardat the South RooseveltBoulevard property.
The shutters, estimatedto be worth $4,200, hadbeen moved to the propertybecause of a storm threat inmid-August.
Separately,90 shuttersgone from hotel
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By KEVIN WADLOWSenior Staff [email protected] Keynoter Staff
City createshousing panel
The Marathon CityCouncil on Tuesday appoint-ed eight people to a commit-tee to address the need forworkforce and affordablehousing in the city.
Numerous other housingcommittees have beenformed in the Keys over theyears but they’ve accom-plished little. The missionand goals of the newMarathon one have yet tobe determined.
“The most importantthing with this board is toaccomplish something,” said Councilman MarkSenmartin, who recommend-ed forming the committee.“This isn’t a legal board asfar as making ordinances,this board is advisory.”
Board member JoshMothner, a Realtor, hopesthis go-around will havemore success than previousgovernment-formed boards.Mothner blames the hous-ing bust as the cause forkeeping a 2007 county-formed board from estab-lishing long-term solutions.
“There is more universalunderstanding that afford-able housing is inexplicitlylinked to our quality of life,”he said.
Other committee mem-bers are County Com -missioner George Nuegent,Middle Keys CommunityLand Trust AdministratorRick Casey, Tranquility BayResort owner Pritam Singh,tennis pro Tim Wonderlin,Realtor Derrick Johnson,Greater Marathon Chamberof Commerce ChiefExecutive Daniel Samessand First State Bank of theFlorida Keys Senior VicePresident Jeff Smith.
Affordable housing forthe workforce has alwaysbeen a challenge in theKeys, but the Middle Keyswill face a big crunch in thecoming months as newhotels open. Those hotels —a 125-room Hyatt, a 95-room Courtyard by Marriott— will need wait staff,front-desk workers, house-keepers and more.
Also, an old Ramada isbeing redeveloped, likelywith around 87 units, and theHoliday Inn Express & Suitesand Coconut Cay Resort andMarina are expanding.
For more on this, go towww.KeysInfoNet.com.
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FIRM still needs homes to inspect
The grassroots group FairInsurance Rates in Monroe isclose to completing itsapproximately $485,000study of windstorm risks andinsurance rates in the Keys inan effort to get them lowered.
The study is financed bystate-run insurer of last resortCitizens Property InsuranceCorp., which is in the processof halving its portfolio of 1.3million policies statewide.
Mel Montagne, president
of FIRM’s board of directors,gave an update on the studyefforts at Tuesday’sMarathon City Council meet-ing at the MarathonGovernment Center.Montagne reported FIRMhas completed about 80 per-cent of 704 property inspec-tions needed to move ontothe next phase.
“We’re sorely lacking involunteers in the Middle andUpper Keys,” Montagnesaid. “I say we’ve got about500 inspections done. FIRMisn’t as well known in theUpper and Middle Keys.We’re going to be pushing toget the area completed.”
Hard numbers of complet-ed inspections weren’t avail-able at press time.
Inspectors hired by FIRMwill examine walls, windowsand roof coverings, gaugingthe likelihood homes can sur-vive windstorm damage. Theinspections are confidentialbetween the homeowner orrenter and the inspector.Montagne said the inspec-tions are needed to completea database that will run acatastrophe model.
An October deadline is setto complete the inspections.
Montagne said the nextstep after the data is collectedis to have an analytics com-pany analyze the data andmake sense of it. From there,the findings will be given to amodeling company, whichwill put the data into reportform. Montagne estimates
these two phases will takeroughly 130 days.
Should the report provethat Keys residents are over-paying for windstorm insur-ance, Citizens spokesmanMichael Peltier said an inter-im insurance rate could befiled with the state, loweringrates for Keys residents.
As of July 31, Citizenshad 23,539 policies inMonroe County, down from24,632 a year ago. Statewide,Citizens covered 933,807people as of July 31, downfrom 928,439 policies as ofMarch 31.
“This study is the first ofits kind in the state,”Montagne said. “It’s proba-bly the most important studyin the Keys because of theimpact it’ll have on everyonehere in Monroe County.”
Montagne added that cer-tain information such as homeconstruction specifics and dif-ferent types of property areneeded to complete the study,which may force FIRM toturn away some volunteers.
For more information andto participate in the FIRMstudy, visit www.firmkeys.org or call 294-3476.
Anonymous looksaimed at bringingdown premiumsBy WILLIAM [email protected]
PROPERTY INSURANCE
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had run away from theshelter, received a ride toMiami and “were used forprostitution there; she saidthey witnessed othercrimes taking place aswell,” Herrin said.
The girls were found inSarasota County by theNorth Port PoliceDepartment on Aug. 24 andwere returned to the FloridaKeys Children’s Shelter.The lead agency in theinvestigation is the Miami-Dade County HumanTrafficking Task Force.
Atkins apparently hasconvictions in Miami-Dade for trespassing anddisorderly conduct.
In a prepared statement,attorney Matthew Francis,with the Vernis & Bowlinglaw firm that represents theshelter, said: “While we donot yet have all the details,given the nature of our workat the shelter, we of coursetake this matter very seri-ously. We are working withthe Sheriff’s Office andclosely following its investi-gation. We are also conduct-ing an internal investigationinto this matter.”
Alleged felonmakes bondFrom Atkins, 1A
An honor guard from theKey Largo Volunteer FireDepartment and othersgather at the Murray E.
Nelson Government andCultural Center in Key
Largo Thursday to mark the13th anniversary of the
Sept. 11, 2001, terrorattacks. Similar ceremonies
were held in Islamorada,Marathon and Key West.
Photos by DAVID GOODHUE
SOLEMN SERVICE
Board OKs final budget
A new $441 millionMonroe County budget thatincludes a $1.12 million fundfor employee merit raiseswon unanimous passage at afinal hearing Thursday.
The county’s 3.94 tax rate— about $985 for a propertywith a taxable assessed valueof $250,000 — will generate$79.6 million toward the over-all fiscal year 2015 budget.
The tax rate is 2.75 percentabove the rollback rate, which
is the rate needed to raise thesame number of dollars as thecurrent year after factoring innew construction and higherproperty assessments.
The balance of the $441million comes from user fees,local shares of state and fed-eral taxes, grants and othersources that do not affectproperty taxes.
This year marks the firsttime the county’s GrowthManagement Division budg-et of $10.5 million will relyalmost exclusively on higherfees for construction permitsand planning reviews.
Commissioners agreed toadd 13 positions to theMonroe County payroll. Ofthose, two are new airportstaff members paid with air-port income, and 10 are plan-
ners or inspectors in GrowthManagement.
“The demand for our serv-ices has increased as theeconomy has come back,”Growth ManagementDirector Christine Hurleysaid. “We need more people.”
In public comment atThursday’s final hearing inKey West, two people spoke.
Troy Zinser, who owns hisfamily’s Lower Keys homealong with three vacation-rental properties, said histotal taxes could jump $4,600this year due to higher assess-ments and other changes.
“We work hard to pay ourtaxes,” Zinser said. “Thiseconomy is on thin ice... Ibeg for you next year towatch what’s coming andkeep things down.”
Commissioner DannyKolhage said he agrees “com-pletely” with Zinser’s concern.
“All the taxing bodies thatrely [on the property tax roll]have to understand there arelimits,” Kolhage said. “We maybe approaching the limit ofwhat our taxpayers can bear.”
Mayor Sylvia Murphysaid the county survived therecession and now has tomake up lost ground on rais-es, maintenance and neededfacilities. “We do know howto manage money,” she said.“The cost of a loaf of breadwent up, too.”
Michael Shields, a memberof the county’s library advisoryboard, commended the com-mission for supporting libraries,“the most-used department ofcounty government.”
New positionsamong expensesfor coming year
COUNTY COMMISSION
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This was one the larger places to get clothing in Marathon in 1962. Dodd’s Resort Wear was at 5230 Overseas Highway, acrossU.S. 1 from the post office. You now know it as the Panda House Chinese restaurant, home of the all-you-can-eat lunch buffet.
CELEBRATING OUR PAST
EDITORIAL
Bondi must concedethe equality fight
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Pay a living wageAs a resident of the Keys for 24
years, the pay scale for workers hasn’tchanged. When I arrived here, the goingpay scale was $10 an hour; that was at amajor resort for a management job.
Times haven’t changed much. Theanswer to affordable housing is payinga living wage. You will find it nearlyimpossible to live anywhere in theKeys for $10 an hour.
Typical rent for a one-bedroomapartment is $800 to $1,000 a month.Let’s see how that adds up. $10 an hourafter taxes is like $8 an hour. Multiplyby 40 hours, that’s $320 a week and$1,280 a month. Now subtract yourrent, $1,000 plus utilities for $150 amonth. That leaves $130 a month forfood and if you drive to work, you cansubtract even more.
It’s time for business owners to pay aliving wage to keep good workers herein town and not spending seven hours aday on a bus from the mainland.
Dave HarlowMarathon
Jesus tightened sex lawsThe organized religion of
Christianity has brought far more good
to civilizations than bad. Centers forlearning, hospitals, welfare institutions,arts, architecture, human rights and therecognition of inherent value in allhuman beings are but a few examples.
Indeed, our western laws are basedlargely on England’s common law, whichwas based on Roman law, which modi-fied its law because of Christian ethics.
William Blackstone wrote“Commentaries on the Laws ofEngland” and who was influential onthe American law system and herfounding fathers. He wrote, “The doc-trines thus delivered we call therevealed or divine law, and they are tobe found only in the holy scriptures ...[and] are found upon comparison to bereally part of the original law of nature.Upon these are two foundations, thelaw of nature and the law of revelation,depend all human laws; that is to say,no human laws should be suffered tocontradict these.”
The Gospel of Thomas is not thebest source of information on Jesus.The most obvious warning sign is thatit does not mention the crucifixion orresurrection. These were central to thespread of early Christianity and the cru-cifixion is referenced by non-Christian
sources such as Tacitus, Lucian andThallus, to name a few.
Jesus did not loosen the sexual lawsof his day. Rather, he tightened them.He certainly would teach to love every-one but he also taught a message ofpurity. To claim that Jesus would con-done any homosexual union or hetero-sexual union outside of marriage iscontract to our best historical facts.
John HutchMarathon
Keep fightingA big yes to letter writer Bonnie
Young. We should all pray that ourvotes best evil by doing good. By theway, which party is best for that?
And she’s spot on about theSupreme Court getting tangled up withpublic debate — things like same-sexmarriage and birth control pills. Ifstates were left to govern their owncivil matters, we could take back ourdrinking fountains.
Keep on doing well and studying theU.S. Constitution, Bonnie. And fear notbecause history teaches us that darknessis overcome by light, thank goodness.
Buddy Klein Islamorada
No tax money for housingThe politicians advocate using tax-
payer funds and publicly owned prop-erty removed from the tax roles tobuild workforce housing as bargain-rate rentals for employed residents.
They define workforce housing asfor teachers, law enforcement andother professional workers. In theirsocialistic concept, they shouldn’thave to pay more than 30 percent oftheir income, including utilities, forhousing. Monroe County has a steadi-ly declining population, which meansthe tax burden on the rest will growexponentially. As the burden increaseson taxpayers, the population willdecline even faster.
There is what I like to call theRobin Hood syndrome — rob from
the “rich” to give to the poor until nomore “rich” people exist. Workforcehousing should not be at taxpayers’expense or using public land for this purpose.
Providing workforce housingshould be the responsibility of thebuilders and developers and the com-panies that employ those who qualify,since they are earning the profits fromtheir labor.
I am a child of the Depression, bornand raised in New York. Before theend of World War II, home ownershipwas too expensive for the averageworker. Apartment living was a wayof life. So I would like to adopt andupdate one of the prevalent solutionsof the time to the dilemma of work-force housing.
The County Commission shouldadopt a program that encourages anynew storefront commercial buildingsor hotels to contain a second or upperfloor for price-fixed rental apartments.To provide the incentive to thebuilders, they would be given specialtax credits for doing so. All leaseswould provide a clause that wouldrestrict these rentals to provable Keysemployment by the renter. In addition,any existing commercial building thatstructurally could support an addition-al floor could qualify.
Before the naysayers start scream-ing it can’t be done, almost all theolder northern cities have live-above-the-store apartments.
Howard GelbmanKey Largo
Florida attorney generalneeds to face reality anddrop the same-sex battle
The same-sex marriage debate rages on, and it’sonly a matter of time before the book is closed andsame-sex marriage is ruled constitutional in Florida.
But that hasn’t prevented Florida Attorney GeneralPam Bondi from reiterating her fervent stance in fight-ing same-sex marriage as vigorously as she can.
She recently told a gathering of Palm Beach CountyRepublicans, “This is me doing my job as attorneygeneral. And I will continue to do that, and if anybodywants me to moderate my message or stand for less, Ihave a message for them: I am just getting started.”
Here’s the thing: Bondi continues waging a war shecan’t win.
A voter-approved 2008 referendum added to thestate Constitution a ban on same-sex marriage. Thefirst real challenge to that came in the spring, whenKey West bartenders William Lee Jones and AaronHuntsman sued County Clerk Amy Heavilin after heroffice denied the two, who have been a couple for 11years, a marriage license.
The case went to Circuit Court Judge Luis Garcia,who ruled Florida’s ban on same-sex marriage isunconstitutional. But he did not allow licenses to beissued so appeals can be argued.
Last week, Bondi formally asked Broward CircuitCourt Judge Dale Cohento keep in place a stay ofhis Aug. 4 ruling declar-ing the state’s gay-mar-riage ban unconstitution-al. It was a preemptivestrike, knowing the judgehad a hearing scheduledthis past week where hecould grant a divorce to a
lesbian couple that obtained a civil union 12 years agoin Vermont but now lives in South Florida.
The judge’s decision to grant the divorce swung thedoor wide open for an ipso facto declaration thatsame-sex marriage is therefore constitutional. This,despite Bondi repeatedly arguing, in cases filed afterthe Monroe case, that allowing same-sex marriagewould “impose significant public harm.”
Same-sex marriage bans have been repeatedly over-turned by courts both in the state and around the coun-try for years. This is why 19 states and the District ofColumbia now permit same-sex marriage.
Even though the ban is in the Florida Constitution,it’s become increasingly clear that the prohibitiondenies gay people equal rights.
While Bondi continues to defend the FloridaConstitution, which is clearly her role, the courts con-tinue to overturn similar bans and her fight loses moreand more of its sizzle.
Meanwhile, she continues plodding on, likely toappeal to her GOP base while George Sheldon, aDemocratic same-sex advocate who is running againsther in the fall, is on the right side of history.
Anyone who values equal rights can see this is awar she cannot win.
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Anyone who valuesequal rights can seethis is a war Bondicannot win.
The board that overseesthe budgets for Key Largo’sfire department and ambu-lance service reduced its taxrate slightly as it preparesfor its final budget hearing atthe end of the month.
But with county proper-ty values rising slightly,taxpayers should expect topay a little more for theirfirst responders.
Residents living withinthe Key Largo Fire-Rescueand Emergency MedicalServices District will pay aproperty tax rate of 83cents per $1,000 ofassessed property valuethis coming fiscal year.
This means the owner of ahouse valued at $350,000will get a tax bill from thedistrict of $290.50. If thathouse is the person’s pri-mary home, he or she qual-ifies for the $25,000 home-stead exemption and willpay $269.75 for fire andambulance protection.
The proposed the tax rateis the same as the one for thecurrent fiscal year, whichends Sept. 30. If it isapproved at the districtboard’s final budget hearingon Sept. 22, Key Largohomeowners’ taxes will goup about $14.
The district’s five-mem-ber board of commissionersstarted off the budget sea-son with a tax rate of 85cents per $1,000 ofassessed property value. Itwas able to get it down at ahearing Monday night witha number of cuts to the pro-posed budget, said Jennifer
Johnson, the district’s con-tracted finance director.
These include reducingin-house training costs forfirefighters — a savings of$1,500; postponing theretrofitting of the dieselexhaust removal system atone of the two firehousesfor two years, which willsave the district $21,871;reducing health insurancerates by $4,625 for theAmbulance Corps; andlowering the costs ofrepairing and maintainingAmbulance Corps equip-ment by $6,000.
The entire proposed Fire-EMS district operatingbudget is $3.4 million.
The Florida Legislaturecreated the district in 2005.Under its enabling lan-guage, property tax rates inthe district are capped at $1per $1,000 of assessedproperty value.
Final approvalis expected atSept. 22 hearingBy DAVID [email protected]
KEY LARGO FIRE-EMS
Board passes $23M budget
The Key Largo Waste -water Treatment Districtnarrowly passed its 2014-15$23 million operating budget Tuesday.
Voting in favor of thebudget were commissionersSteve Gibbs, DavidAsdourian and NormHiggins. CommissionersRobby Majeska and AndyTobin voted no.
The budget is $75,616lower than the currentyear’s spending plan, in partdue to less money expectedto be collected from cus-tomers’ assessments, whichat $4.3 million is about 8percent less than what wascollected in the current fis-
cal year ending Sept. 30.The district is expected
to receive about $2.5 mil-lion from the village ofIslamorada next fiscalyear. Islamorada pipes itswastewater to Key Largo’streatment plant at milemarker 100.5.
A controversial increasein this year’s budget isabout $100,000 to hire threenew administrators. Thisincreases the administrativebudget from $987,156 to1,080,944, and the districtnow has 15 employeesworking in its office at milemarker 98.8.
The board Tuesday alsounanimously approved aplan to reduce rates forabout 340 customers whoare poor, elderly or dis-abled veterans. The 50-per-cent rate reduction startsthis month.
Key Largo resident SueHeim has been advocatingfor the rate break for sever-
al years, and praised the board for approving the plan.
“They did the rightthing,” she said.
The program is similarto one in place with theFlorida Keys AqueductAuthority. It reduces quali-fied customers’ monthlyrates from $33.60 to$16.80, said district GeneralManager Paul Christian.
Rate discountsapproved forsome customersBy DAVID [email protected]
KEY LARGO SEWERS
Tax increase likely
The budget is$75,616 lowerthan the currentyear’s spendingplan.
Home Depot’s databreach last week could windup being among the largestever for a retailer, but thatmight not matter to its mil-lions of customers.
The nation’s largesthome-improvement chain onMonday confirmed a theftthat could have gone back asfar as April and affected cus-tomers who used credit anddebit cards at nearly 2,200 ofits U.S. and Canadian stores.While the scope of the hackis not yet known, there’sspeculation that it could bethe biggest yet.
Home Depot joins a grow-ing list of retailers that havehad their data stolen. Perhapsthe most high-profile of thoseprevious hacks came was atTarget, which suffered profitand sales declines after shop-pers fled following a breachthat compromised 40 milliondebit and credit card accounts.
Analysts say it’s too early
to estimate the impact thebreach will have on HomeDepot’s business becausethere are many details thatare unknown. But they saythere are at least four reasonsHome Depot’s breach maynot matter to shoppers:
TimingIn addition to the fact that
Home Depot’s breach fol-lows a thefts at other retail-ers, the chain may benefitfrom timing in another way.
Target Corp. disclosed itsbreach a week beforeChristmas, the final criticalstretch of the two-month hol-iday season, the busiest shop-ping period of the year forretailers like Target.
But Home Depot’s disclo-sure came in September,months after the spring sea-son, which is the busiest timeof year for home-improve-ment chains.
“September is not a peakseason for Home Depot, whileChristmas at Target is critical,”said Greg Melich, a retail ana-lyst at International Strategy &Investment Group LLC.
CustomersHome Depot’s customers
are more likely to react dif-
ferently to the breachbecause of who they are.
About 37 percent ofHome Depot’s sales comefrom professional and con-tractor services ó or commer-cial customers, Melich esti-mates. Analysts say thatgroup is loyal to HomeDepot, and they often shopthere several times a week.
By contrast, Target catersto the middle-income cus-tomers, who tend to shoparound for the best prices. Bynature, they tend to be lessloyal to one store.
GrowthUnlike Target, Home
Depot’s business was solidbefore the breach.
Home Depot has beenbenefiting from a turnaroundin the housing market thathas enticed shoppers to spendmore on their homes. Its rev-enue for the six-month periodthat ended last month was up4.4 percent. Meanwhile,profit rose 13.5 percent, andthe company raised its annu-al profit forecast.
Conversely, Target hashad disappointing sales andprofit declines during theeconomic recovery as itsmiddle-income shoppers
have remained frugal. It alsohas struggled to restore thereputation it’s lost amongsome shoppers that it hascheap chic fashions.
Lack of choiceHome Depot customers
see the chain as a necessaryplace to shop.
When Target’s breachwas announced, customershad their pick of plenty ofother stores that have thesame merchandise that itcarries at low prices, fromAmazon.com to Wal-Mart.
On the other hand, HomeDepot has fewer competitors.Shoppers can go to Lowe’s orAce Hardware and smallhardware stores, but that’sabout all, analysts say.
Saturday, September 13, 2014 5AKeynoter KeysInfoNet.com
REAL ESTATE MARKETPLACE for the week of 8/31 - 9/6 2014
SALES vs. LAST YEAR: 122 percentBased on information from the Florida Keys Board of REALTORS®, Inc. (alternatively, from the Florida Keys MLS, Inc.)
Key Price Price Days Listing Office, Selling Office, Address Listed Sold Listed Listing Agent Selling Agent
Big Pine KeyLT 30 & 31 Wittesr Ln* $55,000 $35,000 234 Coldwell Banker Schmitt/Christina Parker Coldwell Banker Schmitt/Christina Parker
30928 Nathalie Rd* $123,000 $115,000 27 Century 21 Schwartz/Karen Cooper Keys Commercial R.E./Gary Smith
3665 Treasure Island St $339,000 $302,500 130 Coldwell Banker Schmitt/Beata & Jim Sharpe Outside Of MLS
Cudjoe Key22729 Buccaneer Ln $320,000 $305,000 305 Coldwell Banker Schmitt/Diane Corliss Island Group Realty/Charles Roberts
Duck KeyLot 3 Bahama Dr. S.* $59,000 $45,000 27 RE/MAX All Keys Real Estate/Joe Townsend RE/MAX All Keys Real Estate/Jo Ann Cook
Grassy Key57475 Gibson St $139,900 $137,250 124 Coldwell Banker Schmitt/Leanne Ruesch Coldwell Banker Schmitt/Samuel Williams
Key Haven2 Bougainvillea Ave $549,000 $510,000 274 Island Group Realty/Margarita Villoch Engel & Voelkers Fla Keys/Michael Burge
Key Largo338 Mahogany Dr $159,900 $151,275 78 Century 21 Schwartz/Charity Rebl Century 21 Schwartz/Charity Rebl
322 Ryan Ave $339,000 $325,000 137 Marr Properties/Terry Canto, Mike Diaz Realty World - Freewheeler/Lisa Frins
103 Long Key Rd $459,000 $447,000 105 Marr Properties/Lorie Leal Marr Properties/Lorie Leal
194 Burgundy Dr $569,900 $557,500 84 Century 21 Schwartz/Charity Rebl Century 21 Schwartz/Charity Rebl
606 La Paloma Rd $748,000 $715,000 322 Marr Properties/Terry Canto Marr Properties/Terry Canto
31 Jean Lafitte Dr $995,000 $950,000 184 Island Equity Real Estate/Holly Hight Island Equity Real Estate/Holly Hight
466 Barracuda Blvd $995,000 $931,200 151 Century 21 Schwartz/Misty Pace, Sal Livoti Century 21 Schwartz/Sal Livoti, Misty Pace
172 Harborview Dr $1,995,000 $1,750,000 1193 Coldwell Banker Schmitt/Margo, Brett Newman American Caribbean R.E./Kelly Shaw
Key West1504 Laird St $425,000 $402,000 151 Coldwell Banker Schmitt/Barbara Crespo Beach Club Brokers/Dawn Thornburgh
1203 17th Trc $449,900 $464,000 45 Coldwell Banker Schmitt/Rick Lively Coldwell Banker Schmitt/Rick Lively
3715 Donald Ave $465,000 $435,000 212 Prudential Knight & Gardner/Condos, Rostien Century 21 Schwartz/Jimmy Lane
1113 Watson St $749,000 $730,000 299 Internet Realty of the Fla Keys/G. Maclaren Paradise Real Estate in Key West/D. Sine
833 Eisenhower Dr $795,000 $750,000 277 Beach Club Brokers/Dawn Thornburgh Beach Club Brokers/Dawn Thornburgh
625 South St(1) $4,050,000 $4,050,000 1 Prudential Knight & Gardner/Knight, Gardner Prudential Knight & Gardner/Knight, Gardner
1321 Simonton St(1) $5,287,500 $5,287,500 1 Prudential Knight & Gardner/Knight, Gardner Prudential Knight & Gardner/Knight, Gardner
1212 Simonton St(1) $6,462,500 $6,462,500 0 Prudential Knight & Gardner/Knight, Gardner Prudential Knight & Gardner/Knight, Gardner
Little Torch Key1021 Grand St $349,000 $342,000 112 Preferred Properties/Leigh Roach Century 21 All Keys/Brian Gorshe
733 Trinidad Ln $469,000 $400,000 349 Action Keys Realty FL Keys/Christine Rudy Rose Dell & Associates/Rose Dell
28485 Jolly Roger Dr $599,995 $550,000 392 Coldwell Banker Schmitt/Wanda, Bob Brock Coldwell Banker Schmitt/Lisa Ferringo
MarathonLT 18 BK K Calle Limon* $74,500 $73,900 86 Island Breeze Realty/Christine Todd Young Coldwell Banker Schmitt/Samuel Williams
317 Anglers Dr $447,000 $425,000 129 American Caribbean R.E./Karen Raspe Island Breeze Realty/David Grego
40 Kyle Way East(1) $920,000 $900,000 295 Island Breeze Realty/David Grego Island Breeze Realty/David Grego
Plantation Key227 Coconut Palm Blvd $269,000 $255,000 332 Realty World - Freewheeler/Lisa Frins Shoreline Properties/Faye Saenger
Ramrod Key79 Coral Ave $229,900 $223,000 85 Sellstate Island Properties/Melva Wagner Sellstate Island Properties/Steven Eid
Stock Island36 Miriam St $175,000 $150,000 57 Richard Padron And Assoc/Michael Spirnak Southernmost Realty/Mila de Mier
Stock Island6800 Maloney Ave $270,000 $250,000 149 Doug Mayberry R.E./Dean Townsend Doug Mayberry R.E./Dean Townsend
Vacant Lot * | Commercial Property (1)
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Four cited for illegal lobster
Four Polk County (WinterHaven area) men face chargesthey speared and possessednumerous undersize lobsterMonday off Marathon.
The four were citedaround 4:30 p.m. — next tothe bayside water entranceof U.S. Coast Guard Station
Marathon, says the state Fishand Wildlife ConservationCommission.
Spokesman Bobby Dubesays Lt. David Robison andOfficer Oliver Adams werepatrolling the area when theysaw a boat and two snorkel-ers at the rocky shoreline.When the boat started leav-ing a bit later, Robison andAdams pulled it over.
They found no safety vio-lations but asked about anyfish they might have on theboat. The boat operator, JustinMerritt, and the three others
— Cody Myers, SebastianReece and Hunter Stokes —told them they harvested lob-ster and fish, Dube says.
Myers said he caught sixlobster and the others saidthey each caught three orfour. Merritt also saidspeared a hogfish and Stokessaid he had speared two fish.
The FWC officers foundthat 15 of the 17 lobsteraboard, as well as the hog-fish, were under the mini-mum size for keeping. Thetwo fish Stokes harvestedwere gray angelfish. Theyhad both been speared.
When all was said anddone, Merritt was cited forpossession of 15 undersizelobster and one undersizedhogfish; Stokes for posses-sion of 15 undersize lobsterand possession of angelfishgreater than 8 inches; Reecefor possession of fourspeared lobsters and posses-sion of 15 undersize lobsters;and Myers for possession of15 undersize lobsters.
4 Polk Countymen had speared,undersize bugs
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The Islamorada VillageCouncil on Tuesday unani-mously passed an $11 mil-lion operating budget for thefiscal year that starts Oct. 1.
Islamorada homeownerswill pay the same tax rate asthey did the current fiscalyear, although their taxes willgo up slightly because prop-erty values have increased.
The council passed a taxrate of $2.53 per $1,000 ofassessed property value. Sobefore factoring in the$25,000 break primaryhomeowners receive ontheir tax bill, the owner of a$350,000 house will pay$885.50 for village servicesfor the 2014-15 fiscal year.
Councilmen David Purdoand Ken Philipson wantedtheir colleagues to try harderto pass the so-called rollback
tax rate, the rate that wouldgenerate the same amount ofproperty tax revenue next fis-cal year as the current year.
That rate is $2.42. Usingthis rate, the same homeown-er mentioned above wouldpay $847 in village taxes.
Councilman MichaelForster said the differenceis not enough to convincehim that village taxpayersare being hit by an unrea-sonable hike.
“It’s not a pittance ofmoney, but it’s not going tokill anybody,” Forster said.
Bob Johnson, the onlyresident to attend Tuesday’sbudget hearing, slammed thecouncil for not trying hardenough to lower taxes. Hetook particular aim atForster, whom he accused oftrying to pass a tax ratebefore discussing the partic-ulars of the budget.
Forster noted thatTuesday’s hearing and onebefore were sparsely attend-ed, and he has heard fromonly two constituents —Johnson included — whowanted him to vote for therollback rate.
“That’s not a consensus,”said Forster, who, as ownerof the popular MangroveMikes Cafe, speaks with atleast dozens of residentsdaily. “That’s two people.”
Mayor Ted Blackburn
agreed, stating the proposedtax rate has been the samesince the summer. He alsosaid taxes must go up someif the village is going to pro-vide the services residentswant now that the economyis finally starting to recoverafter the 2008 recession.
“We’re trying to get backto the level of service thepeople of Islamorada expect,and we’re trying to do it inthe most economical way wecan do it,” Blackburn said.
The budget includes 3percent raises for most vil-lage employees.
Forster said Islamoradahas the lowest percentage oftax rate increase than anyother taxing body in theKeys, save for the smallincorporated community ofKey Colony Beach.
“So I feel we’re doing agood job,” Forster said.
Part of the budget isabout $3.1 million inreserves, $2.7 million ofwhich is unassigned fundbalance. This is in keepingwith the village’s goal ofhaving unassigned reservesequal to 25 percent of totalexpenditures.
There is one more budgethearing, on Monday at 5:30p.m. at the Founders ParkCommunity Center, where theVillage Council will formallyadopt the 2014-15 tax rate.
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Florida Keys Community College’s new Writing Center opened Thursday. On hand were(from left) trustees Tim Koenig and Elena Spottswood, college President JonathanGueverra, Florida College System Chancellor Randy Hanna, college foundation boardmembers Annette Robertson and Bob Cardenas, and English Professor HilaryParmentier. The center is designed to provide students writing coaches and more.
Rains in Miami-DadeCounty cancelled theMarathon High School foot-ball team’s Thursday gameagainst Ransom Evergladesin Coconut Grove, and theschools will try to reschedulethe contest for sometime laterin the season.
Marathon stands at 0-2while Ransom’s Raiders are 3-0.
Marathon’s Dolphins nextplay at home at 7 p.m. Sept. 19against Pompano Beach High
School’s Golden Tornadoes (1-2).
Meanwhile, Island Christ -ian School’s new eight-manfootball team is scheduled toplay a home game againstGolden Rule Academy at 11a.m. today in Islamorada.
A revised schedule also hasthe Eagles playing a 4 p.m.Thursday home game againstWestwood Christian. TheEagles lost their Sept. 5 seasondebut to Redland Christian.
VolleyballIsland Christian School’s
girls volleyball varsity trav-els to Redland ChristianAcademy on Tuesday beforetwo home matches.
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Monroe County
Sheriff’s Office
Notice of Sale of Surplus
Vehicles
The Monroe County Sheriff’s
Office will sell a number of
surplus Vehicles by sealed
bids.
All bids must be received no
Later than 10:00am Thursday
July 24, 2014. The bids will be
opened publicly at 1:30 pm
on Thursday, July 24, 2014.
A list of vehicles to be sold
may be viewed at our
www.keysso.net website.
Bidding instructions and
required bid forms are
available on the website or can
be picked up at the Sheriff’s
Office Headquarters Building,
Finance Division or by
contacting:
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305 293-7477
Michael Griffin
305-293-7362
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As Clerk of said Court
By: Gwen Douglass
As Deputy Clerk
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disability who needs any
accommodation in order to
participate in a court
proceeding or event, you are
entitled, at no cost to you, to
the provision of certain
assistance. Please contact
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Street, Key West, FL 33040,
(305) 292-3423, at least 7
days before your scheduled
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appearance is less than 7
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SALE BY CLERK OF THE
CIRCUIT COURT
Notice is hereby given that that
the undersigned, AMY HEAVI-
LIN, Clerk of the Circuit Court
of Monroe County,
Florida, will, on the 12th DAY
OF AUGUST 2014 at 11:00
AM on THE FRONT STEPS
OF THE MONROE COUNTY
COURTHOUSE, 500 WHITE-
HEAD STREET 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:
A parcel of land being a por-
tion of Lot 7 of the un-
numbered Lot of George L.
McDonalds Amended Plat of
Government Lots 3, 5 and 6,
Section 18, Township 63
South, Range 38 East ac-
cording to the plat thereof as
recorded in Plat Book 1 at
Page 101, of the Public Re-
cords of Monroe County,
Florida, being more particu-
larly described as follows:
Commence at the intersec-
tion of the West line of said
Section 18 and the South-
easterly right-of-way line of
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North 68 degrees 05’ 15"
East (bearings based on as-
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N68 05’ 15" E for 69.94 feet
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127.58 feet, thence South for
179.93 feet, thence along the
arc of a tangential curve to
the left having a radius of
37.50 feet and a central an-
gle of 17’ 45" for a distance
of 38.15 feet; thence S 58 de-
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feet; thence N 30 degree 42’
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Pursuant to the FINAL SUM-
MARY JUDGMENT entered in
a case in said Court, the style
of which is:
JP Morgan Chase Bank,
National Association;
CHRISTIANA TRUST
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THAT the Monroe County
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available at the Purchasing
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All bids must be received on or
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Hurricanes backon winning track
A straight-set sweepThursday lifted the spiritsof Coral Shores High’s vol-leyball Lady Hurricanesafter facing three straightformidable clubs.
The Canes (3-3) dis-patched visiting Keys GateCharter, 25-23, 25-9, 25-13.
“A match like this canput you on the right track,”head coach Andy Thierysaid. “Not just because wewon, but the quality of playfrom everyone produced apositive result.”
After running into stateand district powers RansomEverglades and GulliverPrep, Coral Shores was sur-prised by a much-improvedCarrollton squad Tuesday.That turned Thursday’smatch against Keys Gateinto a must-win situation forteam morale, Thiery said.
A series of unforcedHurricane errors kept thevisiting Knights close in thefirst game. “We were able topull it together, clean it upand play an enjoyable nexttwo sets,” Thiery said.
Melissa Helphrey scored13 kill shots and an ace.Brooklyn Irwin had ninekills, and Dani Christmasadded four. Brittany Doylehad a pair of kills along with
Coral Shoresbeats Keys Gateafter losing 3
CORAL SHORES VOLLEYBALL
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Coral Shores High’s Emily O’Connor taps a ball over the net Thursday to score againstKeys Gate Charter in a junior-varsity contest. Both the varsity and JV teams won.
By KEVIN WADLOWSenior Staff [email protected]
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Dolphinswin three
Marathon High School’sLady Dolphins swept themiddle of this past week onthe volleyball court, travelingto the mainland to defeatMiami Community CharterSchool twice on Wednesdayand beating Palm Glades PrepAcademy the day before.
The three wins improvedthe Lady Dolphins to 6-2heading into a Friday matchagainst 6-1 HollywoodChristian School (score notavailable at press time).
While Marathon CoachKevin Freeman is happy withthe earlier-week wins, he
noted that MiamiCommunity Charter andPalm Glades are a little greencompared to his girls.
“It almost seemed like apractice than anything else,”Freeman said. “It’s the firstyear Palm Glades has had avolleyball team. MiamiCommunity is a really youngteam, too.”
In Wednesday’s firstmatch, Marathon dominatedMarathon Community fromthe beginning, winning 25-5,25-8, 25-6. The Dolphins had40 aces in the first game.Junior Jordan Roney had sixkills and eighth-grader GraceKirwan had six assists.
In the second match,Roney scored 18 points fromserves alone as the Keysteam won 25-7, 25-11, 25-7.Sophomore Jackie Clairmont
Roney, Quallsamong leadersin volleyball courtBy WILLIAM [email protected]
MARATHON VOLLEYBALL
Rain cancelsfootball gameFins, Raiderstry to findanother date
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Bradeen hits a milestone
Capt. Skip Bradeen is inthe cockpit of his belovedBlue Chip Too, barkinginstructions to his angler.
“Now listen to me,”Bradeen says in his NewYork accent. “He might beeating it. All right, hit him.”
The angler reels down,raises the rod and a nice dol-phin leaps into the air off theFlorida Keys.
This month, Bradeen, 72,marks his 50th year in theFlorida Keys charterboatbusiness. The skipper is bestknown for his enthusiasticpersonality and quick wit.
Bradeen’s love for theKeys began in September1964 when he was age 22.
He had just finished a stint inthe U.S. Air Force and wasdestined to become a NewYork butcher.
In a Long Island, N.Y.,bar he told some friendsabout plans to travel to Fort
Lauderdale for a vacation inhis new Impala convertible.
“I had a few jingles[money] in my pocket andwas going to Lauderdale tochase women for a couple ofweeks before going back to
Long Island and meat-cut-ting school,” he said. “Abuddy of mine asked if hecould come and shareexpenses, because he had a
Charter captainmarks 50 yearsguiding anglersBy ANDY NEWMANKeynoter Contributor
ISLAMORADA FISHING
Photo by ANDY NEWMAN
Capt. Skip Bradeen is known for his prowess, his personality and his community service.
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Conchs tee off today
In the past 10 years, KeyWest High has had some solidgolfers. Perhaps the best wasEvan DeRoche, who was afour-year star and went to thestate finals three times.
During that span, theConchs always had a sizablenumber of players fightingfor the top five spots. Butnot now.
DeRoche graduated, andthe Conchs are beginning theseason with barely a handfulof players.
“We’re definitely rebuild-
ing,” said new coach CaseyDion, the team’s fifth coachin 10 years.
Dion, who succeededJohn Moeller, who coachedfor two seasons, is a FloridaState graduate and a teacher’saide at Horace O’BryantMiddle School. He playedfor the Conchs in 2008.
The Conchs, who tee offagainst Hollywood Cham -inade-Madonna at 10 thismorning at the Key WestGolf Club, recently playedtwo matches against 10-play-er powerhouse Gulliver Prep— and did not fare well.
“They’re not terriblegolfers,” Dion said, “butagainst Gulliver they had ashock and awe sensation.”
The No. 1 Key West play-
Few turn outbut young coachis optimisticBy DICK WAGNERKeynoter Contributor
KEY WEST GOLF
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job offer as a deckhand onthe Tradewinds party boat inIslamorada.
“I had never even heardof the Florida Keys, but hetalked me into passingLauderdale to bring himdown,” Bradeen recalled. “Istopped at the dock to drophim off, got out of my car,walked around and this cap-tain says to me, ‘You wannago fishing tomorrow?’”
“We went out the nextday for a half day,” Bradeenremembered. “Caught eightbarracuda and went back tothe dock at noon. He gaveme a $5 bill after I cleanedthe boat and the party gaveme a $5 tip.”
Thrilled with making $10in a half day, Bradeen decid-ed to stick around for a littlewhile to learn the charterbusiness while he painted thecaptain’s motel.
“So I called mom and toldher I wasn’t going to be homeuntil Thanksgiving,” he said.“And then whenThanksgiving came, I wasdoing even more charterwork and told mom I would-n’t be home until Christmas.”
Bradeen kept postponinghis return to Long Island, andin the spring of 1965 hecalled his mother to deliver afinal message.
“‘Mom, you know mycold weather clothes?’” hesaid. “‘Give ‘em away. I’mnot coming home no more.’”
In 1966 Bradeen pur-chased that first boat he hadworked on as a mate for$3,200, including fishinggear. He’s been a captainever since.
The charter fee back thenfor the boat, called theAlways, was $60 for a fullday and $40 for half.According to Bradeen, gascost 13 cents per gallon.
“So we fished a lot ofblue-collar people,” he said.“Pretty much everybodycould afford that trip.”
Today, due to soaringcosts for fuel, insurance andother needs, Bradeen’s char-ter fee is $1,300 for a full dayand $900 for a half day.
Over the years, Bradeen’sclientele has shifted to pro-fessionals and their familiesseeking to experience theskipper’s entertaining style.
“The mate hooking a fishis not allowed on this boat,no matter what it is,”Bradeen said.
The popular captain wantsto be remembered best for hiscommunity benevolence. Hecoached Little LeagueBaseball for 28 years and hasserved as master of ceremoniesfor countless fundraisers.
“I want people to remem-ber me not as the greatestfisherman perhaps, but how Igave back to the communi-ty,” he said.
Will Bradeen ever retire?“That word is not in
my vocabulary right now,”he said.
Florida tripturns into careerFrom Bradeen, 1B
had 13 aces and seniorJohnisha Qualls had 10 kills.
“There’s not much to say,we got the two wins,”Freeman said.
Tuesday, Marathon sweptPalm Glades, 25-15, 25-5
and 25-6. Roney had acareer-high 20 aces, 10assists and six kills.Freshman Baelee Pettry hadsix aces and Qualls had anace and four kills.
Freeman has been push-ing for better passing andmore communication dur-
ing practice.“When we’re not playing
well, we can see where thatboils down to,” Freemansaid. “If we make good pass-es and really good sets, thatleads to being more aggres-sive on the offensive end.”
Returning this week was
junior Sydney Konrath, aveteran who has been out oninjuries. She’s expected tostrengthen the team’s depth.
“Konrath gives us moreoptions than anythingelse,” Freeman said.“Hopefully we’ll continuethis winning streak.”
Veteran Konrath returning from injuryFrom Dolphins, 1B
The Lady Eagles hostColonial Christian at 5:30p.m. Thursday. WestwoodChristian visits for a 5 p.m.Friday match, following a 4p.m. JV game.
Cross country
Coral Shores High’sCollin Dickerson ran animpressive 5K time of 17:56Thursday to grab 20th in thePine Crest Invitational inFort Lauderdale. More than253 boys runners competed.
Other Canes scoringpoints in the 3.1-mile runwere senior Rex Zimmerman
(19:59), Bobby Oshaben(22:24), Bernie Lietaert(22:58), Jack Yeager andMason Baker.
Marissa Bogue led thevarsity girls with a time of25:03. Teammates closebehind were Kelsey Caputo(25:04), Kendra Powers(27:44), Adriana Ornelas
and Kyia Herlth.Coral Shores travels to a
tri-meet Monday in Marathon.
SwimmingA Coral Shores swim
meet against Doral Academyis scheduled for 4 p.m.Wednesday at the FoundersPark pool complex.
Several prep sports on tapFrom Sports, 1B
13 assists, and SkylarDeMoss delivered 13 assists.
Tuesday, Carrolltonpulled away from the Caneswith a straight-game win,25-15, 25-18, 25-16.
“At least our effort waspresent,” Thiery said. “Ourgirls showed up energeticand ready.”
Coral Shores battled in a
number of long rallies butthe Cyclones found a way tofinish in each game. “Theyfind holes and hit smart,”Thiery said, pointing to theCyclones’ off-season workin club leagues.
Key West High Schoolvisits Coral Shores onTuesday. The varsity playsaround 5:30 p.m. followinga 4 p.m. JV start.
Carrolltonhas easy timeFrom Hurricanes, 1B
er is Patrick Roesser, whowas on the team last year, aswas No. 2 Johnny Hornyak.At No. 3 is Key West new-comer Michael Jensen. TheNo. 4 player has not beendetermined, but there arefew candidates.
Dion, who works part-time at the golf club, is try-ing to adjust to being such
a young coach.“I’m so close to their
age that it’s hard to com-mand respect,” he sad. “Atfirst it was like being anolder brother, but nowthey’re starting to look atme as a coach instead ofsome random guy.”
His biggest need is get-ting kids interested in play-ing golf. “Which is hard todo,” he said.
Young coachis confidentFrom Conchs, 1B
Five Florida Keys stu-dents are in elite company:They’re among 16,000 semi-finalists nationwide in therunning to be namedNational Merit Scholars.
Making the grade areMarathon High School’sJohn Galijanic and ReefLandrum, and Coral ShoresHigh’s Philip Atkin, AshlynMarcinak and Aaron Stack.
The Evanston, Ill.,-based
National Merit ScholarshipCorp., which works with uni-versities and colleges toaward the financial boosts,released the semifinalists’names on Wednesday.
The list of 16,000 will bewhittled down in the comingmonths. About half the semifi-nalists will be named NationalMerit Scholars and they willshare a combined $33 millionin scholarship money from thenonprofit organization andsupporting businesses whenthey head to college.
This year, 1.4 million stu-dents nationwide in 22,000high schools entered the
competition, which datesback to 1955. Criteria to benamed a finalist — the nextand second-to-last step inbeing named a NationalMerit School — includes astudent’s academic record,community and schoolinvolvement, demonstratedleadership ability, employ-ment, and awards and honors won.
As summer eases into theearly school year — and intoa new season of birthdays,class parties and holidaygatherings — now’s a goodtime to make a few eye-catching piñatas.
Unlike store-boughtpiñatas, which are generallymade of cardboard and can bedifficult to break, papier-machepiñatas are the real thing.
And homemade ones aren’treserved for children’s birthdayparties. Modern piñatas can besleek and geometrical forgrown-up gatherings, addingpizazz to holidays likeHalloween (pumpkins, ghostsand spiders), Hanukkah (drei-dels), Christmas (trees, rein-deer or Santa) and New Year’s(stars). They can even be partof weddings (hearts, of course).
And you can fill them withgoodies far more creative thanthe candies usually found instore-bought piñatas. Howabout black and orange con-fetti and plastic snakes andspiders for Halloween? Tinyplastic kazoos and noise-mak-ers for New Year’s?
Making a piñata can takejust a half hour a day over afew days or evenings. And it’seasy. All you need is someinspiration, a form aroundwhich to wrap a few layers offlour and water-soakednewsprint, some string, glue,and crepe paper or paint.
The first step is to createthe form around which you’llwrap the papier-mache,which starts out wet and softand dries one layer at a timeto form a hard shell.
The standard method is touse a balloon, then add card-board tubing from toiletpaper or paper towel rolls toform the desired shape. Moregeometrical forms can bemade using wire or a framecut from cardboard.
Although there are numer-ous variations, the classic papi-er-mache recipe is about twoparts water to one part flour,blended until it forms a smoothwatery paste. A mix of waterand glue can also be used.
Strips of torn newsprint ormagazine pages (rough edgesstick better than neatly cutedges) are dipped in the papier-mache mixture until they aresoaked but not dripping, andthen are stuck one by one ontothe frame or balloon until theshape is completely covered,leaving a small hole where
goodies can be inserted later.Once the paper layer is
completely dry — each layercan take a day to dry indoors,sometimes less if left in thesun — it’s time for anotherlayer, and time to pop the bal-loon inside. It’s important thateach layer dry completely, oth-erwise the papier-mâché canbecome moldy. At least threelayers of papier-mâché aregenerally needed for a piñata.
Next comes the decorat-ing. Get creative: You cancover the piñata with layersof glued-on crepe or tissuepaper, strips of shiny orsparkly paper, paper cupcakeliners or colored Post-Its —or a simple layer of paint.Eyes and other accessoriesare available at craft stores.
Attach a string to hang thepiñata by punching two smallholes at the top and threadingit through. Fill the piñata withsmall and relatively light-weight goodies of any kind.
For a Halloween bat, forinstance, Martha StewartLiving suggests using onelarge and one small balloon asforms for the papier-machepiñata, with the final layer ofpaper on each balloon done inblack crepe paper. The big bal-loon is then filled with goodiesand the two sections areattached, with the larger spherebecoming the bat’s body andthe smaller sphere the head.Cut large, black, wing-shapedpieces out of posterboard andattach them with black ducttape. Make a scary face bydrawing or using cutouts.
A jack-o-lantern piñata iseven easier, consisting of onelarge balloon with a toiletpaper roll for the stem, ifdesired. It can be decoratedwith orange paper and anappropriately scary face,filled through a hole at thetop, and hung using a pieceof string attached to eitherside of the “stem.”
Saturday, September 13, 2014 3BKeynoter KeysInfoNet.com
NOTICE OF MEETING FOR THE MONROE COUNTY
PARKS AND RECREATIONADVISORY BOARD
A PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARDmeeting has been scheduled for Monday, September 29,2014, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, at the Big Pine Key CommunityPark, Big Pine Key (Sands Road, MM31), Florida. This meeting is open to the public. For more informationplease contact Rosa Washington at (305) 292-4432 or at [email protected].
Items on the Agenda include but are not limited to:
1. Proposed skate parks rules and waiver2. Updates on parks projects throughout the County3. Higgs Beach vendor RFP recommendations
ADA ASSISTANCE - If you are a person with a disability, who needsspecial accommodations in order to participate 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 laterthan five (5) calendar days prior to the scheduled meeting; if you arehearing or voice impaired, call “711”.
Published Keynoter 9-13-14, 9-17-14, 9-20-14, 9-24-14 and 9-27-14
Meeting NoticeMonroe County Land Authority
The Monroe County Land Authority Advisory Committeewill meet in the Monroe Regional Service Center located at 2796 Overseas Highway, Suite 104, Marathon, Florida on September 24, 2014 beginning at 9:00 AM. The agendais available online at www.monroecounty-fl.gov or by contacting the Land Authority office at 295-5180.
ADA ASSISTANCE If you are a person with a disability who needs specialaccommodations in order to participate in these proceedings, please contactthe County Administrator’s Office, by phoning (305) 292-4441, between thehours of 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., no later than five (5) calendar days prior tothe scheduled meeting; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call “711”.
Published Keynoter 9-13-14
Public Meetings Scheduled by and with the City of Marathon for September 2014Please note that more than one Marathon City Council/Board/Committee member may participate in the meetings listed.
City Council Acting City ManagerDick Ramsay, Mayor Mike PutoChris Bull, Vice Mayor City AttorneysJohn Bartus, Councilmember Gray-RobinsonRichard Keating, CouncilmemberMark Senmartin, Councilmember CITY OF MARATHON
SUBJECT: DATE: TIME: LOCATION:Special Call Council Meeting 09/16/14 5:30pm Marathon Government Center, 2798 Overseas Hwy.First Public Hearing (Adopting tentative budget and millage rate)
Park and Recreation Committee Meeting 9/18/14 6:00 pm Marathon City Hall, 9805 Overseas Hwy.
Planning Commission Meeting 09/22/14 5:30pm Marathon Fire Station, 8900 Overseas Hwy.
City Council Meeting & Final Public Hearing 09/23/14 5:30pm Marathon Government Center, 2798 Overseas Hwy.(Adopting final budget and millage rate)
To view the full City of Marathon calendar please visit our website: www.ci.marathon.fl.usPursuant to Section 286.0105, Florida Statutes, if a person decides to appeal any decision made by the City Council with respect to any matter considered atany meeting or workshop noted herein, he or she will need a record of the proceedings and for such purposes he or she may need to ensure that a verbatimrecord of the proceedings is made; which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. The City of Marathon complieswith the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you are a disabled person requiring special accommodations or assistance, please notify the CityClerk at (305) 289-5020 of such need at least 72 hours (3 days) in advance 8/5/14hp/hp Published Keynoter 9-13-14
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Casting:Principals: 5 Men & 4 WomenEnsemble: 6 Men & 9 Women
By: Mel Brooks & Thomas MeehanDirector: Fred Hundhammer
Producer: John PabonMusic Director: Kathryn Rummery
Choreographer: Ann HartIt’s outrageous and hilarious, not to mention the winner of 12 Tony®Awards! It’s the story of down-on-his-luck produc-er Max Bialystock, his hysterically awkward accountant
Book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan Music and lyrics by Mel Brooks. Contains adult language and situations.
Rehearsals Begin: December 3rdPerformances: Mar. 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 22 (M), 26, 27, 28 Apr. 2, 3, 4
Casting:6 Men & 6 Women
By: Mary ChaseDirector: Dale Coburn
Producer: Nessa Collins
Harvey tells the tale of Elwood P. Dowd, who brings a guest to a social party thrown by his sister, Veta. Much to the dismay of his sister, Elwood introduces his guest and best-friend Harvey, a six-foot tall invisible rabbit, to everyone at the party. Things do not go as planned when Veta attemps to remove Elwood and Harvey from her life via sanitarium. Hilarity ensues.
Rehearsals Begin: November 10thPerformances: Jan. 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24, 25 (M), 29, 30, 31
Casting:3 Men & 3 Women
By: Ken LudwigDirectors: Devin Clarke & Jenn Eick
Producer: Sarah Brignac
-cult position. His newly hired hand is in love with the wait-ress at the club house. But, more important to him, the golfer he thought would play for his club was recruited by his cocky and arrogant opponent and the huge bet he fool-ishly wagered is now likely to be lost. Another great farce by Ken Ludwig!
Rehearsals Begin: March 9thPerformances: May 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17 (M), 21, 22, 23
Open AuditionsSeptember 20th and 21st
Dance/Vocal Auditions at 9 AMScript Reading Auditions at 12:30 PM
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Living
Fresh take on piñatasMake your ownas celebrationoccasions nearBy KATHERINE ROTHAssociated Press
CRAFTS
Photo courtesy ASSOCIATED PRESS
Confettisystem transforms simple materials such as tissue paper, cardboard, and silk intointeractive objects that are filled with hand-cut confetti. There’s a hinged door for you toadd additional treats/favors to a piñata, too.
2 from Marathon,3 at Coral Shores
OUR SCHOOLS
Five students namedscholar semifinalists
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Regal CinemasSearstown, Key West, 294-0000All shows that start before 4 p.m. play only on weekends.• Mayhem: Mayweather vs Maidana (PG-13): 7:30 p.m.• Dolphin Tale 2 (PG): 1:00, 4:00, 7:00 and 9:55 p.m.• If I Stay (PG-13): 1:15 and 4:15 p.m.• Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (R): 4:30 and 10:30 (3D) p.m.• The Giver (PG-13): 1:30 and 7:25 p.m.• Let’s Be Cops (PG-13): 1:40, 4:40, 7:40 and 10:40• Guardians of the Galaxy (PG-13): 1:10 (3D), 4:10, 7:10(3D) and 10:10 p.m. • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (PG-13): 1:20, 4:20 (3D)7:20 and 10:20 p.m. (3D)
Tropic Cinema416 Eaton St., Key West, 295-9493• November Man (R): 1:45, 4:00, 6:30 and 8:45 p.m. • Land Ho! (R): 1:30 and 6:25 p.m. • Trip to Italy (NR): 2:00, 4:20, 6:40 and 8:55 p.m. • Last of Robin Hood (PG-13): 2:15 and 6:20 p.m.• Hundred-foot Journey (PG): 3:45 and 8:30 p.m.• Lucy (R): 4:10 and 8:35 p.m.
Marathon Community Cinema 5101 Overseas Highway, Marathon, 743-0288• Hundred-foot Journey (PG): Weekdays: 7:00 and 9:30 p.m.Saturday and Sunday: 2:00, 7:00 and 9:30 p.m.
Tavernier Towne CinemaTavernier Mall, Tavernier, 853-7003 All shows that start after 9 p.m. play only on weekends.• Dolphin Tale 2 (PG): 1:25, 4:05, 6:50 and 9:25 p.m.• If I Stay (PG-13): 1:35, 4:10, 6:55 and 9:30 p.m. • The Expendables 3 (PG-13): 4:05 and 4:05 p.m.• Let’s Be Cops (R): 7:05 and 9:35 p.m. • Hundred-foot Journey (PG): 1:15, 4:00, 6:45 and 9:35 p.m.
Keys Movie Times
91298 Overseas Hwy, Tavernier
bbtheatres.comSHOWTIMES FOR
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If I Stay (PG13)1:35; 4:10; 6:55; 9:30*
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Let’s Be Cops (R)7:05; 9:35*
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The Hundred-Foot Journey (PG)
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September23 - 28, 2014
For a full schedule of events please visitKeysBirdingFest.org
Hawk Watch Wildlife FairWildlife Photography Lessons Guided Ecotours
Happy Hour Evening Sessions
Keynote Speaker: Jeff Bouton
Witness our Spectacular Fall Migration!
Big Pine & Lower Keys
ISLAND ART FESTIVALSaturday, November 29, 2014
NEW TIMES: 8 am to 2 pm
FREEADMISSION
Arts & CraftsFood &
Beverages
31020 Overseas Hwy - Big Pine Key MM31www.lowerkeyschamber.com
Vendor Opportunities Available
SAVE THE DATE
U.S. 1 roars with bikes
Thousands of motorcy-clists from throughout theUnited States return to theKeys Sept. 18 to 21 for the42nd annual PhilPeterson’s Key West PokerRun.
Some 10,000 bikes —mostly Harleys — are
expected to tra-
verse U.S. 1, starting inMiami and ending up inKey West.
Bikers can register nowat Peterson’s Harley-Davidson of Miami, 19400NW 2nd Ave., andPeterson’s Harley-Davidson South, 19825 S.Dixie Highway. Onlineregistration is accepted atwww.petersonsharley.com.
Upon registering, eachparticipant receives apoker sheet and weekend
parking band. Drivers ofcars and trucks also canparticipate in the run.
Starting at 8 a.m. Sept.18, Poker Run participantsare to ride OverseasHighway from Miami toKey West, stopping at des-ignated points to drawcards. Entrants who drawthe 10 best poker hands areeligible to play in a win-ner-take-all round of TexasHold ‘Em, competing for anew Harley-Davidson 500Street motorcycle or$6,000 cash. The high-stakes round is set for 11p.m. Sept. 20 at the Worldof Beer, 511 Greene St.
A section of LowerDuval and
Greene streets is to beclosed to car traffic andopen only to motorcyclesand pedestrians duringmuch of the Poker Run, sobikers with weekend park-ing passes can park on thestreet to display theirbikes. Other attractionsinclude a Duval Crawl andbar stroll, bike merchan-dise market, street party,custom bike show, tattoocontest, blessing of thebikes and parties at KeyWest resorts and wateringholes.
The Poker Run is afundraiser for theDiabetes ResearchInstitute and charities ofthe Key West Sunrise
Rotary Club.
Annual runtakes over roadnext weekend
KEY WEST POKER RUN
Thousands of Poker Runners clog U.S. 1 as they head to Key West for most of the events.
BRIEFS
Theater auditionsfor new season
The Marathon CommunityTheatre has scheduled audi-tions for its 2014-15 seasonfor Sept. 20 and 21 at the the-ater, 5101 Overseas Highway(around mile marker 49.8oceanside).
People of all stripes —younger, older, larger, small— are needed. Dance andvocal auditions start at 9 a.m.and reading auditions begin at12:30 p.m. Audition packagesand casting details can befound at www.marathontheater.org.
Call Mark Jainchell forspecifics at 743-0994.
Festival benefitshospitality workers
Singing IguanaProductions’ has planned itsfourth annual Key WestMusicians Festival for 2 to 9p.m. Sept. 20 and 21 at theSmokin’ Tuna Saloon, 4Charles St.
Tom Luna and WillThompson serve as hosts.Fest showcases local musi-cians, singers and songwritersand helps support the SisterSeason Fund, a nonprofitorganization that helps localsin tourist-related industries inKey West with their rent andutilities when they fall onhard times through no fault oftheir own.
Musicians set to performinclude Bill Blue, LarryBaeder, Nick Norman,Caffeine Carl & the Buzz,Jeff Clark & the Key LimePirates, John Williams, RickFusco and Gregg Shanle.Admission is free.
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Couples WelcomePrivate Table DancesFull Liquor & Menu till 4 AM
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Ad # 1191445
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR
MONROE COUNTY,
FLORIDA
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
County, Florida, will, on the
22nd day of September 2014,
at 11 o’clock a.m., at 500
Whitehead Street Monroe
County, in the City of Key
West, Florida, offer for sale
and sell to the highest and best
bidder for CASH the Following
described property situated in
Monroe County, Florida, to wit:
UNIT #4, DUNCAN CREST
CONDOMINIUM,
ACCORDING TO THE
DECLARATION OF
CONDOMINIUM THEREOF,
AS RECORDED IN OFFICIAL
RECORDS BOOK 2082,
PAGE 293, ET SEQ. AND
ANY AMENDMENTS
THERETO, PUBLIC
RECORDS OF MONROE
COUNTY, FLORIDA AND
TOGETHER WITH 12% OF
THE COMMON ELEMENTS
APPURTENANT THERETO.
Pursuant to ORDER ON
PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO
CANCEL AND RESCHEDULE
FORECLOSURE SALE SET
FOR AUGUST 18, 2014
entered in a case pending in
said Court, the Style of which
is:
U.S. BANK NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION. AS TRUSTEE
FOR THE CERTIFICATE
HOLDERS OF LXS 2007-7N,
PLAINTIFF,
VS.
SHIRREL RHOADES, ET AL.
DEFENDANT.
And the Docket Number of
which is Number
44-2010-CA-000264-K.
WITNESS my hand and the
Official Seal of Said Court, this
29th day of July, 2014.
Amy Heavilin
Clerk of the Circuit Court
Monroe County, Florida
(Circuit Court Seal)
By: Shonta McLeod
Deputy Clerk
Florida Statute 45.031: Any
person claiming an interest in
the surplus from the sale, if
any, other than the property
owner as of the date of the lis
pendens must file a claim
within sixty (60) days after the
sale.
Published September 6, 13,
2014
Florida Keys Keynoter
Ad# 1250445
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE
SALE BY CLERK OF THE
CIRCUIT COURT
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned, AMY HEAVILIN,
Clerk of the Circuit Court of
Monroe County, Florida,
will, on the 25TH DAY OF
SEPTEMBER 2014 at
11:00AM on THE FRONT
STEPS OF THE MONROE
COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 500
WHITEHEAD STREET 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 vessel situated in
Monroe County, Florida, to wit:
"Unit 202, Week 03 of Hawk’s
Nest Condominium Inc., a
Condominium, according to the
Declaration thereof, recorded
in Official Records Book 595,
Page 351, of the Public
Records of Monroe County,
Florida".
Pursuant to the DEFAULT
FINAL JUDGMENT OF
FORECLOSURE entered in a
case in said Court, the style of
which is:
HAWK’S NEST
CONDOMINIUM INC.,
a Florida not for profit
Corporation,
Plaintiff
VS.
Sergio Gonzales; Deborha
Gonzales; William Husband;
Joyce Husband; Linda Kettell;
Britta Kolar; Richard
Petterssen; Blanche
Petterssen; Robert Plaxton;
Gary Dublin; Edward Roby;
Kristine Roby; Cynthia Volz
Defendants.
And the Docket Number
of which is Number
13-CA-000022-M..
WITNESS my hand and the
Official Seal of Said Court, this
21st day of August 2014.
AMY HEAVILIN
Clerk of the Circuit Court
Monroe County, Florida
BY: Tammy L. Marciel
Deputy Clerk
Florida Statute 45.031: Any
person claiming an interest in
the surplus from the sale, if
any, other than the property
owner as of the date of the
Lis Pendens must file a claim
within 60 days after the sale.
Published September 6, 13,
2014
Florida Keys Keynoter
Ad# 1257807
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR
MONROE COUNTY,
FLORIDA.
Case No. CAK111013
THE BANK OF NEW YORK
MELLON FKA THE BANK OF
NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE
FOR THE
CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF
CWALT, INC., ALTERNATIVE
LOAN TRUST 2005-69,
MORTGAGE PASS-
THROUGH CERTIFICATES,
SERIES 2005-69,
PLAINTIFF,
VS.
ROGER W. MILLS, ET AL.
DEFENDANT(S).
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE
SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
pursuant to the Final Judgment
of Foreclosure dated April 2,
2014, in the above action; I will
sell to the highest bidder for
cash at Monroe, Florida, on
September 18, 2014 at 11:00
AM, at courthouse steps - 500
Whitehead St., Key West, FL
33040 for the following
described property:
A parcel of land in a part of
Government Lot 1, Section 29,
Township 66 South, Range 28
East, on Cudjoe Key, Monroe
County, Florida, and being
more particularly described by
metes and bounds as follows:
Commencing at the Intersec-
tion of the East line of Govern-
ment Lot 1, and the Northerly
right-of-way line of Old State
Road 4A, bear South 72 de-
grees and 20 minutes West
along the said Northerly right-
of-way line of Old State Road
4A, bear South 72 degrees, 20
minutes West, 68 feet; thence
bear North 16 degrees 01 mi-
nutes West, 99.1 feet; thence
bear North 72 degrees, 20 mi-
nutes East 96.93 feet; thence
bear South 104.81 feet back to
the Point of Beginning.
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 sixty (60) days
after the sale. The Court, in its
discretion, may enlarge the
time of the sale. Notice of the
changed time of sale shall be
published as provided herein.
DATED: August 1, 2014
By: Shonta McLeod
Deputy Clerk of the Court
Prepared by: Gladstone Law
Group, P.A. 1499 W. Palmetto
Park Road, Suite 300, Boca
Raton, FL 33486
If you are a person with a
disability who needs any
accommodation in order to
participate in this proceed-
ing, your are entitled, at no
cost to you, the provision of
certain assistance. Please
contact Cheryl Alfonso, ADA
Coordinator for Monroe
County at 305-292-3423, 302
Fleming Street, Key West, FL
33040 at least 7 days before
your scheduled court ap-
pearance, or immediately
upon receiving this notifica-
tion if the time before the
scheduled appearance is
less than 7 days; if you are
hearing or voice impaired,
call 711.
Published September 6, 13,
2014
Florida Keys Keynoter
Ad# 1267273
NOTICE OF REQUEST
FOR COMPETITIVE
SOLICITATIONS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that on October 21, 2014 at
3:00 P.M. the Monroe County
Purchasing Office will receive
and open sealed responses for
the following:
MARATHON COURTHOUSE
SEWER IMPROVEMENTS
MARATHON, MONROE
COUNTY, FLORIDA
Requirements for submission
and the selection criteria may
be requested from
DemandStar by Onvia at
www.demandstar.com OR
www.monroecountybids.com
or call toll-free at 1-800-711-
1712. The Public Record is
available at the Monroe County
Purchasing Office located at
The Gato Building, 1100
Simonton Street, Room 2-213,
Key West, Florida. All Re-
sponses must be sealed and
must be submitted to the Mon-
roe County Purchasing Office.
Published September 13, 2014
Florida Keys Keynoter
Ad# 1268850
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE
ANCHOR TOWING gives
Notice of Foreclosure of Lien
and intent to sell these vehi-
cles on 09/26/2014, 08:00 am
at 189 US HIGHWAY 1
KEY WEST, FL 33040-5476,
pursuant to subsection 713.78
of the Florida Statutes.
ANCHOR TOWING reserves
the right to accept or reject any
and/or all bids.
1FAFP3432YW279199
2000 FORD
1ZVFT82H965259355
2006 FORD
2HKYF186X6H540046
2006 HONDA
RFTJV50AOBL800387
2001 CPIU
Published September 13, 2014
Florida Keys Keynoter
Ad# 1268973
COMPETITIVE
SOLICITATION /BID
OPENING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
TO PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS
THAT the Monroe County
School District will be receiving
bids for the following:
RFP 2014547 GERALD
ADAMS SCHOOL SEWER
SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS
BID OPENING -October 14,
2014 10:00 AM, MCSD
Administration Bldg, 241
Trumbo Road, Key West, FL
33040
Bid Documents may be
requested from Demandstar
by calling 1-800-711-1712
or by going to the website
www.demandstar.com
or by going to
www.KeysSchools.com/rfp.
The public record document is
available at the Purchasing
Department, 241 Trumbo
Road, Key West, FL 33040.
All bids must be received on or
before dates specified in the
bid documents. The Monroe
County School District
reserves the right, at its sole
discretion, to accept or reject
any and all bids and to wave
informalities or irregularities
when it is in the best interest
of the Board to do so.
Please contact Suanne Lee,
Purchasing Supervisor, with
any questions regarding this
bid.
m or (305) 293-1400 Ext
53360.
Published September 13, 17,
20, 2014
Florida Keys Keynoter
Ad# 1270917
MONROE COUNTY TOURIST
DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL -
DISTRICT ADVISORY
COMMITTEE MEETINGS
DAC I will meet on Wednes-
day October 1, 2014 at 3:00
p.m. at the Key West Westin
Resort .
DAC II will meet on Tuesday
September 30, 2014 at 6:00
p.m. at the Lower Keys
Chamber of Commerce in
Big Pine Key.
g y
DAC III will meet on Wednes-
day October 1, 2014 at 9:00
a.m. at the Marathon Govern-
ment Center.
DAC IV will meet on Tuesday
September 30, 2014 at 2:00
p.m. at the Postcard Inn at
Holiday Isle in Islamorada.
DAC V will meet on Tuesday
September 30, 2014 at 10:00
a.m. at the Key Largo
Marriott Resort.
All DAC meetings are open to
the public.
ADA ASSISTANCE: If you are
a person with a disability who
needs special accommoda-
tions in order to participate in
these proceedings, please
contact the County Administra-
tor’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".
Published September 13, 2014
Florida Keys Keynoter
Ad# 1270969
NOTICE OF PUBLIC
MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
TO WHOM IT MAY
CONCERN that on September
29, 2014 beginning at 10:00
a.m. in the Marathon BOCC
Room, 2798 Overseas
Highway, Mile Marker 50,
Marathon, FL 33050
a meeting will be held of the
SELECTION COMMITTEE
for the project of
YARD WASTE PROCESSING
MONROE COUNTY,
FLORIDA
The selection committee
will evaluate the proposals
received in response to the
Request for Competitive
Solicitations issued for the
above-named project.
The evaluation and
recommendation of the
selection committee are to
be submitted to the Board of
County Commissioners.
Persons interested in this
issue are invited to attend.
For more information, please
contact Rhonda Haag, Monroe
County Sustainability Project
Manager, 102050 Overseas
Highway, Key Largo, FL
33037 by phoning (305)
453-8774 or (305) 395-9928
or via email to
haag-rhonda@MonroeCounty-
Fl.gov.
ADA ASSISTANCE:
If you are a person with a
disability who needs special
accommodations in order to
participate in this
proceeding, please contact
the County Administrator’s
Office, by phoning (305)
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".
Pursuant to Section 286.0105,
Florida Statutes, notice is
given that if a person decides
to appeal any decision made
by the Board with respect to
any matter considered at such
hearings or meetings, he will
need a record of the
proceedings, and that, for such
purpose, he may need to
ensure that a verbatim record
of the proceedings is made,
which record includes the
testimony and evidence upon
which the appeal is to be
based.
Dated at Key West, Florida this
9th day of September, 2014.
AMY HEAVILIN, Clerk of the
Circuit Court and ex officio
Clerk of the Board of County
Commissioners of Monroe
County, Florida
Published September 13, 2014
Florida Keys Keynoter
Ad# 1271096
LOST/ABANDONED
PROPERTY NOTICE TO
ALL INTERESTED PERSONS
Florida Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Commission took
custody of a 18 foot Saturn
inflatable vessel with a 25
horsepower TOHATSU out-
board engine. The vessel is
not displaying a vessel regis-
tration number but does
display the HIN number of
VEJ02510J314. Along with the
vessel there was also a satel-
lite phone marked with the
number: 870776307865.
The vessel was found
lost/abandoned on 7/5/14,
bayside, near the Marathon
Coast Guard Station on state
waters in Monroe County. Pur-
suant to Florida Statute 705,
the property will be disposed
of unless a claim by the rightful
owner or the lien holder is
received by October 3, 2014.
Send claims in writing to:FWC,
Division of Law Enforcement,
2796 Overseas Highway, Suite
100, Marathon, FL 33050.
Attention: Officer Andy Cox,
FWC-14-OFF-5947.
Published September 13, 20,
2014
Florida Keys Keynoter
Ad# 1271134
LOST/ABANDONED
PROPERTY NOTICE TO
ALL INTERESTED PERSONS
Florida Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Commission took
custody of a 12 foot, 2
person, sit-on-top kayak with
paddle. The vessel was found
lost/abandoned on 8/10/14,
near Chanel 5 bridge on state
waters in Monroe County. Pur-
suant to Florida Statute 705,
the property will be disposed of
unless a claim by the rightful
owner or the lien holder is re-
ceived by November 8, 2014.
Send claims in writing to:FWC,
Division of Law Enforcement,
2796 Overseas Highway, Suite
100, Marathon, FL 33050.
Attention: Officer Doug
Krieger, FWC-14-OFF-7327.
Published September 13, 20,
2014
Florida Keys Keynoter
Ad# 1271374
DISTRICT II ADVISORY
COMMITTEE (DAC II)
(From the City Limits of Key
West to the West End of the
Seven Mile Bridge)
of the
MONROE COUNTY TOURIST
DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
has an opening for an
"At Large" representative -
Any resident who is not
directly involved in a tourism
business and who shall
represent the general public
and shall live or work within
the tax collection district for
which they are applying (The
operative word within this
description is directly . This
word means someone who is
not in business, nor whose
business or economic
activity are dependent upon
tourists)
Any person wishing to partici-
pate on the District II Adviso-
ry Committee of the Monroe
County Tourist Development
Council within the district so
noted above, may request an
application from the Adminis-
trative Office by calling (305)
296-1552 and submit an
application to the address
shown below:
Department DAC
Monroe County Tourist
Development Council
1201 White Street, Suite 102
Key West, FL 33040
Fax #: (305) 296-0788
Deadline for receipt of appli-
cation at the above address
is Tuesday, September 23,
2014 at 5:00 p.m. A resume
may be attached to the
application.
Published September 13, 2014
Florida Keys Keynoter
Ad# 1271444
DISTRICT III ADVISORY
COMMITTEE (DAC III)
(From the West End of the
Seven Mile Bridge to the
Long Key Bridge)
of the
MONROE COUNTY TOURIST
DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
Has an opening for an
"At Large" representative -
Any resident who is not
directly involved in a tourism
business and who shall
represent the general public
and shall live or work within
the tax collection district for
which they are applying (The
operative word within this
description is directly . This
word means someone who is
not in business, nor whose
business or economic
activity are dependent upon
tourists)
Any person wishing to partici-
pate on the District III Adviso-
ry Committee of the Monroe
County Tourist Development
Council within the district so
noted above, may request an
application from the Adminis-
trative Office by calling (305)
296-1552. All applications
should be submitted to the
address shown below:
Department DAC
Monroe County Tourist
Development Council
1201 White Street, Suite 102
Key West, FL 33040
Fax #: (305) 296-0788
Deadline for receipt of appli-
cation at the above address
is Tuesday, September 23,
2014 at 5:00 p.m. A resume
may be attached to the
application.
Published September 13, 2014
Florida Keys Keynoter
Ad# 1274549
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the undersigned,
desiring to engage in business
under the fictitious name of
Lower Keys Marine Canvas
located at 456 Bayshore Dr. ,
in the County of Monroe ,
in the City of Ramrod Key,
Florida 33042 intends to
register the said name with
the Division of Corporations
of the Florida Department of
State, Tallahassee, Florida.
Sutton Industries, LLC
Published September 13, 2014
Florida Keys Keynoter
SAIL FORHALF PRICE!!!
September is locals month.Calling all Monroe Countypeople. Danger Charters inKey West is offering 50% off alltrips. We have snorkeling,kayaking and sailing trips andour wonderful nightly winetasting sunset sail. Come andrelax on the water with us. Youdeserve it. Must have local IDand call direct to make areservation. 305-304-7999www.dangercharters.com
Goldendoodle Miniature
pups, health cert., 1st shots,
CKC registered. $2200.
239-560-6525
LOST YOUR PET?
OR
FOUND A PET?
CALL US TO PLACE A
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The Keynoter Classifieds 305-743-5551
MARATHON - Moving Sale
Sat & Sun, 8AM. 320 85th
St, O. Everything must go!
MOVING SALEInside in AC; Rain or Shine7am-3pmSept. 13,14,19,20
131 Riviera Drive
Moving sale Sat 9/13, 8:30-12
Hsehold items; Furn: king BR
set; living rm set, coffee table,
2 end tables, sofa table; enter-
tainment center; dining rm set
with bakers rack. 797 106th St
Ocean, Mthn. 305-743-4610
MOVING SALE: King BR set;
living room set, coffee table, 2
end tables, sofa table; enter-
tainment center; dining room
set with bakers rack; house-
hold items. 305-743-4610
PRIVATE COLLECTOR
WANTS Rolex Dive watches
and Pilot Watches. Old model
Military clocks & watches.
Call 305-743-4578.
Unique Country HomePeaceful, private 5acre miniranch near Live Oak, Fl.Comfortable wood framehome. 2BR, 1 1/2 Bath, withnew appliances. Workshop,screen room, barn and muchmore. Fenced and xfenced.Live the good life where thewild things are. Deer, rabbits,turkeys, and endangeredgopher tortoises. Beautifuland natural setting. $125,[email protected]
PARK MODEL TRAILER
in Marathon. Sleeps 4, on
water. Handicapped acces., tiki
bar.Lot rent $7750/yr; mobile
home $45,000. 973-670-5416
or 414-217-8393
1.25 acres Redlands HomeSite, Consider partial trade forContender/Seavee/Whitewater CC boats 2005-2015, Yamaha, or Dry Dock/Deeded Slip Keys up to $150Kvalue. or OWNER FINANCE,33% down, 5 years, 6-10%[email protected]
3 BR / 2 BA UPSTAIRS
1/1 Mother-in-law suite down.
Key Largo - 12 Orange Dr.
Fenced yard. $2450 / mo.
F/L/S. Call (305) 393-2271
Islamorada MM87 3/2bayside large masterbedroom and kitchen,homeowners park with pool,impact windows. availableOctober 1st. $2,200 305-393-5533 [email protected]
Marathon 3/2 Waterfront,
dockage. Furn, utils & WiFi
incl. $2,900/mo. FLS.743-2031
manatee@manateehavens.
com; manateehavens.com
1/2 duplex for rent recentlyremodeled 1/2 duplex. Allappliances. 10803 5th AveGulf. Contact Dianne at 305-743-7072 for information. First/Last/Security/ $1,200 [email protected]
MARATHO N WATERFRONT
Furnished, 2br, 2 ba, dock,
pool, W/D, month to month.
$2400 + elect & deposit.
305-900-0113. Available now!
Key Largo , Landings of Largo,
MM 98.2/2 condo, furnished or
unfurnished. 2 pools, marina,
boat ramp, tennis courts, large
carport. $1500/mo incl cable.
Avail Oct. 954-214-1751
Winter or weekly rentalNewly renovated in BonefishYacht Club, 2bed/2.5bath.Vacation rental, weekly ormonthly. Additional info atwww.vrbo.com/600297. 615-812-0640,[email protected]
RV LOTS FOR RENT
in MARATHON
Adult Park. 305-743-6519
Upscale Condo Room inupscale condo MM 104.4-allamenities included. Workingprofessional out of town a lot.$250 per week. [email protected]
Key Largo MM 106 Huge
2000sf 2/2 apt., dock, canal
front w/Ocean view! Beautifully
furn. Lrg BR’s walk in closets
balcony & cvr’d prkg $2200 mo
inc dock/SatTV. 305-304-7348
MARATHON
Small efficiency for 1 person.
$790/month. Includes all
utilities. Available now.
305-481-4301
MM 86, VEN. SHORES
Beautiful waterfront home
to share - 1BR at $1,200
or private d/s apt $1,800.
Avail monthly. 703-979-7000
Want to rent long term I am aretired lady, photo and design,looking for affordable apt ormaids quarter or guest typehome for rent, a bottomapartment under a vacationhome. Will work for reducedrent. I have furniture so it doesnot need to be furnished. I loveto fish so near to water wouldbe ideal. I have 2 very smallwell behaved, trained dogs,yorkies. ( even though yorkiesdo not consider themselvesdogs) I can also do chores forreduced rent. I love children,pets, golf, swimming and am amaster gardener. I cansupervise contractors if needbe.I can keep a place lookinglike it belongs in southernliving. I am quiet and keep tomyself most of the time so Iwould not be a burden. Let meknow if you have a space thatyou would like to make somemoney on. I promise you wouldget a very reliable tenant andwatchful eye on thesurroundings. $0 [email protected]
CLIMATE CONTROLLED
STORAGE, MARATHON
Call Fred’s Beds,
305-743-7277
HEART OF MARATHON
Retail or Office.1000 sq ft.
Next to Publix, the new
Walgreen’s and marina.
561-743-3745
Office / storage
450 ft
300 Atlantic Dr. Key Largo
(305) 522-6598
CARPENTER & PAINTERS
w/tools & vehicle. Marathon
& Lower Keys 731-8872
keysinfonet.com
RAIN BARREL ARTISAN VILLAGEGallery & Retail Space for Rent
M.M. 86.7 • 305.992.0330
New Tropical Wicker
Bedroom and Living Room
Dinettes, Futons, Recliners
Simmons Beautyrest
www.fredsbeds.com
FRED'S BEDS100s of Beds
Factory Direct to You
Marathon � MM 53.5 � 743-7277Big Coppitt � MM 9.5 � 295-8430
FREE DELIVERY
POSITIONS AVAILABLE AT:The Guidance/Care Center, Inc.Behavioral Health Therapist - Marathon # 187Providing individual and group counseling for mentalhealth and substance abuse clients at Marathon Office.Florida License Required: LCSW, LMHC or LMFT. Bi-lin-
gual preferred. Full time.
Client Advocate- Key West #746Assists individual with mental illness in accessingcommunity services. Front Office HS Diploma/GEDRequired. Bilingual, Spanish Speaking Preferred.
Case Manager - Key West #711 & Key Largo #767Coordinating and providing services to adult clientsin Key West. Bachelor’s degree in a Human ServiceField and 1 year experience working with population
required. Bilingual preferred. Full time.
Specialized Care Coordinator1 in Key West & 1 in Key Largo #742
Coordinates all services for clients in program includ-ing referral, linkage and case management. Flexibilityand own transportation a must. Bachelor’s degree in aHuman Service Field and 1 year experience working
with addiction and/or child welfare required. Full time.
Family Support Peer Mentor1 in Key West and 1 in Key Largo #745
Assists individuals with substance abuse and/or men-tal health problems in developing the skills and com-petencies needed to successfully build a personal sup-port network. Provide recovery, client education clientintervention and client advocacy. HS Diploma/GEDrequired. At least 1 year of sustained recovery fromaddiction and have had prior involvement with child
welfare. Florida CPRS preferred. Full time.
Driver #755Drive and maintain van for transportation of clients.
CDL w/ P Endorsement
All applicants must submit: 1) resume; 2) three references;3) undergo background, fingerprint, and drug screening prior
to any offer of employment.Apply online @ http://careers.westcare.com
[email protected] EEOC/DFWPFormer applicants need not reapply
Saturday, September 13, 2014 7BKeynoter KeysInfoNet.com
The Keynoter Classifieds 305-743-5551
Help Wanted Upper KeysConstruction Co. Looking forexperienced/skilled FormCarpenters and Laborers.MUST have D.L., tools andreliable Transportation. Paybased on experience. Call forappt. 305-852-8953
Monroe County BOCC
Employment Opportunities
Visit www.monroecounty-fl.gov
(305) 292-4557 E.O.E. Drug
free workplace; Vet Pref Avail.
FISHING MATE /
GROUNDSKEEPER F/T Posi-
tion. $500 - $600 wkly. Con-
tact Richard (561) 329-1071 or
email to: [email protected]
LABORER NEEDED
at Florida Fence Corp.
Experience a plus, will train if
no experience. Need valid DL.
Good starting pay. Contact
(305) 852-4324 or by email:
Attention to Luis.
Marathon Garbage Service
is seeking truck helpers.
$9.50 per hour.
Apply in person to
4290 Overseas Hwy, Marathon
NEED RELIABLE
appliance delivery &
installation / service tech.
trainee. Clean driving record a
must! Call (305) 664-3662.
Front Desk Reservations
Associate F/P with manage-
ment potential for Key Largo
Dive Resort, clean cut, non
smoker, some nights and
weekends send resume to:
HOUSEKEEPERS for small
family resort in Marathon 15-30
hrs per wk. Must be able to
work weekends. Bilingual a
plus. Call Renee at
305-433-1255 for more info.
The Monroe County
Attorney’s Office has an
opening for a paralegal to
work with the attorneys
assigned to represent the
Growth Management Division
in Marathon, ATAT021
$44,117.53 - $68,382.
18 / 40 H.P.W. Position reuires
a High School diploma or
G.E.D plus one year of
business college. Paralegal
degree or certification
preferred. 5 - 7 years Exp. As
a paralegal or legal assistant;
paralegal degree or cert-
ification along with 2 years
other but related experience
may be substituted.
Applications available at
www.monroecounty-fl.gov or
call John Lewinski @
305-292-4557.
Deadline-open until filled.
EXPERIENCED HELP ONLY
μ Breakfast Cook
μ Prep Cook, Line Cook
μ Host/Hostess
μ Waitstaff
μ Bartender
μ Bus Person
Apply in person:
Sunset Grille & Raw Bar, 7
Knights Key Blvd, Marathon.
SERVERS, DISHWASHER
& COOK NEEDED Apply in
person BRUTUS SEAFOOD
6950 O/S Hwy, Marathon
Servers with experience
Now hiring, part & full time.
Apply in person to:
KEY COLONY INN
700 W. Ocean Drive, KCB.
Experienced HVACR Tech
F/T. Pay according to
experience, benefits.
Call Artic-Temp, Marathon,
305-743-5288
Experienced plumber Applyin person at 10700 5th AveGulf. Must have clean driverslicense. Drug free [email protected]
P/T Maintenance Person,
EXPERIENCED, for condos in
Key Colony Beach. Please
apply to 1121 W. Ocean Dr,
Key Colony Beach, 33051; or
1990 18’ HEWES
Bonefisher 2000 115hp
Yamaha 4 stroke<500
hrs w/trailer. $10,000
OBO. 561-504-5984
29 Diesel Phoenix 1978Phoenix SF TMD40’s. NeedsCosmetics, Mechanicallysound.Tons of spare parts. Must sell.Moving $11,000 [email protected]
Carolina Skiff Specialists All
sizes & models: Sea Fox,
Bennington pontoons & Blue
Wave. Call Ft. Myers for West
Coast pricing! 800-955-7543
250 HP Yamaha OutboardsPair of 2001 250 HP OX66 with850 hrs. Excellent running,well maintained andcompression checked.Complete with rigging, gauges(including fuel management),and pair of 6 gallon remote oiltanks. $10,000 [email protected]
Boat slip for rent $200/mo.
Up to 30’. Can accommodate
up to 40’ catamarans, etc. No
liveaboards. Water & electric
incl. MM 99. (305) 942-3055
Live Aboard Dock For
Rent. Marathon
Call 305-743-6519
Marathon Dock Rental 43’
Private home,Boot Key Harbor.
24 hr access. Incl water & elec.
Avail now. $250-$300/mo.
No liveaboards. 561-312-3263
1 DAVE BUYS PERMITS
So Atlantic Snapper, Grouper,
Gulf Reef, K/Mack, Shark,
Sword, Tuna. $$$ in 48 hours!
904-262-2869, 904-708-0893
All types of permits for sale!
Rock Shrimp, King Fish, S
Atlantic Snapper, Grouper,
Gulf 6 Pack reef & pelagic,
Commercial Gulf Reef Fish,
Gulf Snapper IFQ’s, Long Line
Pkg. Many other permits avail.
We buy, sell & broker all types
of permits. Call before you buy
or sell! Please call for prices.
Licensed & Bonded. All per-
mits guaranteed valid for trans-
fer, many ref’s avail. John
Potts Jr.321-784-5982, 321-
302-3630. www.shipsusa.com
DOCK BUILDERSMANDATORY CANALTURBIDITY BARRIER 100 FTLONG $150 [email protected]
PRICE TO SELL - Familyowned Lobster Fishing BoatFor Sale Commercial fishingboat for sale $18,000 or bestoffer.Call - cell phone: 305-587-1128 or 305-797-0264 $18,000
AAA AUTO/AUTOS WANTED
ALL YEARS!
Junk-Used. Cars-Vans-Trucks
Running or not. Cash.
305-332-0483
PARADISE TOWING
is buying junked cars.
Call (305) 731-6540
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Join the Miami Herald team!
DISTRICTSALESMANAGER
TheMiami Herald is looking for a qualified individual to join
their newspaper distribution team in the Lower Keys/Key
West area.Youwill oversee agroupof our contracted carriers
that deliver our products in the early morning hours, from
4am to 8am.
You must have a clean driving record, a reliable vehicle,
be familiar with Microsoft Office programs and have prior
management experience. Salary commensuratewith ability
and experience, health insurance and other benefits are
available.
Please send your resume to [email protected]
Make a difference in our community!United Way of the Florida Keys seeks full-time V.P. ofDevelopment in Key West. Previous nonprofit fundraisingexperience, presentation skills a must. Demonstrated publicservice, ideally in Key West. Competitive compensation.Flexible schedule required. Email resume, cover letterto [email protected] with subject “Key Westposition”
Make BIG$$$$
Bartender, DancersServers & Security
Housing availableMonday - Saturday
Call Mr Ford664-4335
WOODY�S MM82
A BASSPRO SHOPS AFFILIATEWE ARE ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR:
Wholesale Team Leader
Send resume to [email protected]
NO PHONE CALLS PLEASEEqual Opportunity Employer - Drug Free Workplace
Must have knowledge of fish processing, cutting and ordering.Supervises fish cutters, processing and purchase/delivery offish orders. Must be able to work holidays/weekends asneeded. Full time position and is available immediately withbenefits. We conduct drug and criminal background checks.
Immediate opening for a
HVAC Service TechnicianGreat Pay - Paid Holidays - Paid Vacation
Sick Pay - Medical InsuranceApply in person or fax resume
171 Hood Ave, MM 91.5, TavernierPhone-305-852-2960 � Fax 305-852-0656
Darlene’s Cleaning Service
Commercial and Residential
305 395 8066
Licensed & Insured
Residential home/Rentals
*** 7 days per week ***
REASONABLE RATES
Call (786) 908-6957
ARTIC TEMP A/C Res &
Comm’l, Marine, Sales,
Repair, Refrig, Ice Mach.
Lic# Cac 053827, 743-5288
Ernest E. Rhodes
Plumbng
Lic# CFC1427241
10700 5th Ave, Gulf,
Marathon 743-7072
KELLY ELECTRIC -Serving
the Middle Keys since 1980!
Fair prices, dependable!
Lic# EC25 743-6098
Windswept A/C & Appliances
"Shut your windows, shut your
doors, you ain’t gonna be hot
no more!" Lic CAC056989
Call (305) 289-1748
Lic # CAC056989 μ 289-1748
COSTCO HEARING AID
CENTER offers free hearing
tests, outstanding patient serv-
ice and low prices on premium
quality hearing aids. Please
call 305-964-4251 to set your
appointment. A National
Board Certified Hearing Instru-
ment Specialist is on staff.
KITCHEN KORNER
Real wood cabinets at
particle board prices! Fred’s
Beds, 743-7277, Marathon
PEST CONTROL
Charter Pest Control
Your Local Company.
All types of pest control.
Ocean Reef to Key West.
Contact us at
305-451-3389.
TIKI HUTS NEW & REPAIR
305-664-0009
www.tikihutsusa.com
Lic# CYC000002
Fl Keys Mobile Notary Weoffer mobile notary servicesfrom Homestead to Marathon.Weddings, mortgages, livingwills/trusts,acknowledgements, andanything else! Credit cardsaccepted. [email protected]
service directorywe’re at your service
call us: 743-5551 | [email protected]
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YOU HAVE IT.
Somebody else wants it.Have something you no longer need?
Sell it in our classifieds!(305) 743-5551 or [email protected]
KeysInfoNet.com Keynoter8B Saturday, September 13, 2014
Your Florida Keys Center Console Headquarters!
All the best Center Console models from Jupiter, Pursuit, and Grady-White in stock
Expect the Best!
BOAT SALES AND MARINA
BOAT SALES AND MARINACaribeeCaribeeVisit us: Mile Marker 81.5 Bayside Islamorada, FL 33036 | 305.664.3431www.caribeeboats.com
Quick Fact:Max explained he wanted to beat his personal-best biggest fish record, a carp. Alexalso wanted to best his biggest fish, a catfish.
When he called, I barely understoodwhat he was saying except for the words“fishing” and “tomorrow.”
His name is Maxim Deryuga and he’sfrom a small country near Russia calledBelarus. Maxim and his friend AlexKomcski were on vacation in Key West and
were walking the dock atthe A&B Marina. Theynoticed the sign on ourcharter vessel, thePremium Time, advertisingtwo available split charterseats for the next morning.
After some verbalstumbles, we were able tosecure his booking.
In Key West, we havehad a big influx of travel-
ers from Eastern Europe who speak limitedEnglish, so trying to communicate with ourforeign anglers has become an issue. Atfirst, we would talk louder and slower,thinking it would help. We later realized thatpointing and naming is more effective.Eventually our anglers were able to under-stand what we were saying and were able tocommunicate to us what they wanted fortheir fishing experience.
After Maxim and Alex arrived at thedock the next morning, Max explained hewanted to beat his personal-best biggest fishrecord, a carp. I had to laugh and was able tomake him understand that he was the firstangler I ever had with that request. Alex alsowanted to best his biggest fish, a catfish.That, too, was a new one for me.
Fishing a wreck would fit the bill perfect-ly. The combination of strip baits on chick-en rigs and vertical jigging has been the bestplan for our recent success when fishing anyone of the many wrecks in Key West and theLower Keys.
Maxim and Alex couldn’t have beenmore different in fishing styles. Alex waschosen to work the natural baits and Maximwas on the jig.
The first drift was met by two full-sizedamberjacks eating the baits and exposing eachof our anglers’ experience on the rods. Maximforged ahead with his educated rod-handlingand fishing stance while Alex kept flippingthe rod upside down while reeling backward.
In the heat of a big-fish battle, ears goclosed, especially when the language barrieris in play. Alex had a steel concentrationlevel that was difficult to pierce. Finally, wewere able to help him correct his fishing
technique and get comfortable while Maximskillfully worked his fish to the transom.The plan was coming together.
Max yelled out a foreign word at the top ofhis lungs as he celebrated his amberjack land-ing. The jack finally came into sight and Alex
just quietly shook as his fish was exposed.This was a moment that would live on forev-er in their stories told to whomever will listenback home — the day they both caught thebiggest fish of their lives in Key West.
And we will always tell the story of how
the FishMonster crew shattered our Belarusanglers’ biggest catfish and carp records ona single drift over a wreck off Key West.
Capt. Marlin Scott owns FishMonsterCharters in Key West.
Belarus pairfar exceedcarp, catfish
Marlin Scott
On TheWater
Breaking through barriersin language and fishing
Maxim Deryuga (above) shows the amberjack that beatthe size of his largest carp. AlexKomcski and Maxim Deryugafrom Belarus chill on the deck of the ‘Premium Time.’
Buffalo man wins S.L.A.M. tournamentFive bonefish, four tarpon
and two permit releases werethe winning combination forJim Bokor Jr. of Buffalo, N.Y.,who took grand-championhonors at the Robert JamesSales S.L.A.M. CelebrityFishing Tournament thatended Sept. 7 in Key West.
Fishing with Upper Keysguide Jared Raskob, Bokorand teammate Ron Kucinskialso were named team grandchampions. Kucinski con-tributed a tarpon, bonefish
and permit to the tally.Bokor credited the win
in part to the solid under-standing he and Raskobshare on the water.
“I don’t second-guesshim; I just throw,” saidBokor. “That’s how I caughtmy second permit.”
Permit, required to scorethe three-species “slam” need-ed for the win, proved particu-larly elusive for the team.
“Permit were tough ones— the one we thought was
going to be the easiest wasthe hardest,” Bokor said.“We saw them, but they hadsome bad attitudes.”
The runner-up grandchampion was Jeff Parrish ofBuffalo, who released six tar-pon, one permit and onebonefish fishing with Capt.Chris Jones of Islamorada.
The runner-up team con-sisted of tournament veteransJoe Viar and Bonnie Christ,both of Alexandria, Va.Fishing with Islamorada
Capt. Dave Denkert, the duocaught eight bonefish, a tar-pon and a permit.
Viar was honored forreleasing the most bonefish
with five, while Christreleased the largest bonefish.
Loren Rea of SugarloafKey was named the topfemale angler and fly divi-sion champion after releasingthree tarpon on fly. FormerNASA astronaut BruceMelnick earned the celebritygrand-champion title.
The S.L.A.M. drew 15boats whose anglers released24 bonefish, 24 tarpon and10 permit.
The tournament is part of
an annual Keys trilogy ofRedbone challenges thatraises money for cysticfibrosis treatment andresearch. Organizer GaryEllis estimated that the 2014 S.L.A.M. and associat-ed auction raised more than $30,000.
The trilogy continueswith the Baybone CelebrityTournament Oct. 10 to 12 inKey Largo and the RedboneCelebrity Tournament Nov.7 to 9 in Islamorada.
KEY WEST
Anglers released 24 bonefish, 24 tarpon and 10 permit.
