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7 7 86790 22222 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . .4B Living . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2B Business . . . . . . . . . . .5A Obituaries . . . . . . . . .2A Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . .4A Sports/Outdoors . . .1B Crossword . . . . . . . . .5B INDEX Printed on 100% recycled newsprint CONTENTS © 2011 KEYNOTER PUBLISHING CO. WWW.KEYSNET.COM SATURDAY, JULY 30, 2011 VOLUME 58, NO. 61 ● 25 CENTS Keys Sunday The start of lobster season means the invasive lionfish has a new enemy on the water, and college students get to dive into Keys history. Coaching Bosses: Don’t leave applicants hanging. Page 6 INSIDE Classified Pages 11-15 Education College students dive into history. Page 5 Real estate See what’s been selling in the Keys. Pages 9 & 10 PUBLISHED BY: Underwater invader Fishermen are the next line of defense against lionfish. See story, Page 3 CONTENTS © 2011 KEYNOTER PUBLISHING CO. VOL. 6, NO. 39 JULY 31, 2011 Printed on 100% recycled newsprint In L’Attitudes The Monroe County library system going digital with e-book service. Story, 6B In the running Onetime Keys prosecutor Catherine Vogel declares her candidacy to run against State Attorney Dennis Ward in 2012. Story, 6A Dawn of new digital age coming to Keys libraries As temperatures rise, summer reading begins ascending priority lists for most Keys residents. With this in mind, Monroe County Public Library will be offering an expanded collection to better serve educational as well as recreational needs. Last month, the County Commission approved a contract with OverDrive Inc. that will provide library cardholders access to an ever-expanding collection of internet based books, videos and music. For Monroe County, this marks a massive step for- ward in serving educational and informational needs and interests across all the Keys. “E-books have been our number one customer request since Christmas time — so we’re pleased to offer a service that is a national leader in providing e-books to a variety of devices, including the Kindle,” Library Administrator Anne Layton Rice said. “The most appealing aspect of offering library e-books is the ability to reach new customers: the physically handicapped, the home-bound, those unable to visit our buildings because of work schedules or trans- portation issues.” Once the system is set up and ready for use later this summer, all library patrons will be able to use a comput- er or portable reading device like the Kindle, iPad or even some newer model phones, and download reading choic- es for free. In the past, she explained, the Library has offered a smaller group of titles through a different supplier, but the new alliance with OverDrive will expand the selection to more than 350,000 titles. These include hundreds of publishers and numerous genres. The service, which will cost the Library system $12,000 a year, also offers a wider array of music and video titles to suit nearly every taste. Another point in favor of expanded e-book offerings — e-books don’t get dam- aged, lost, mis-shelved or stolen. And books are avail- able 24/7, including all major holidays. Currently, more than 13,000 public libraries across the nation are signing up for similar accounts with OverDrive. Norma Kula, who is Monroe County’s Director of Libraries, said she’s look- ing forward to the changes: “We have a vibrant and thriving Library system in Monroe County, one that is alert and open to relevant and positive change.” Kula anticipates a strong favorable response when the new digital collection becomes available. Library use has grown considerably in recent years, despite Monroe County’s status as one of only two Florida counties to show a popula- tion decline in the 2010 cen- sus when compared to the 2000 population count. Last year, the Keys library system welcomed more than 50,000 card hold- ers and 463,000 visitors to the five branches. Key West holds the record for patron- age with 21,342 card hold- ers, while the historic Islamorada branch services just over 3,500 residents. Those usage figures include year-round residents along with part-time residents who get a library card. The libraries website, www.keyslibraries.org, has become more dynamic and interactive since last years updates, all while enabling a growing social media presence, according to Rice: “600 plus followers on Facebook, a growing Twitter tribe — and nearing a mil- lion hits of our historical image archive on Flickr, a small library at the edge of the continent can reach out in a big way — at very little cost to taxpayers who sup- port us. “To remain relevant in our communities,” Rice added, “ibraries must embrace this shift from print to digital to the next big thing,” Until the new offerings are available, Library Director Norma Kula advis- es patrons to check out the summer highlights: “For By J.L. Forsyth L’Attitudes Contributor READING Expanded e-book, video, music collection near See Libraries, 7B Ancient art proves a true treasure trove “Cave of Forgotten Dreams” 90 minutes, Rated G, Opens Friday, July 29, Tropic Cinema, Key West Art has always been a part of human history and cave drawings are some of mankind’s oldest creative expressions. The subject of the documentary “Cave of Forgotten Dreams” con- tains the oldest cave paint- ings ever found, dating from 32,000 years ago, nearly twice as old as the next oldest cave art. Only recently discov- ered in 1994, the main entrance to the Chauvet Pont d’Arc cave in France was fortuitously sealed by a rock slide some 20,000 years ago, thus preserving the marvelous illustrations for thousands of years. Named after one of its discoverers, the entrance to Chauvet cave is guarded by a massive steel door and admittance is highly restricted. Director Werner Herzog was granted unusu- al access to make the film, but had to work under tightly controlled condi- tions. He was limited to four crew mem- bers, with only bat- tery- pow- ered fluo- rescent lamps for lighting. And the filmmakers were constrained to a two-foot wide walkway in the cave. They were not allowed to touch anything and if a crew member had to leave for any reason, they all had to leave and shooting would be over for the day. But once inside, all that is forgotten. The drawings on the cave walls are mag- nificent. The bold strokes, flowing lines and realistic renderings could be shown in any modern gallery. Near the entrance, there is a clus- ter of red handprints, all made by one person, a for- ever-unknown artist with a deformed little finger. Deeper in the cave, that same crooked finger shows up again, almost as if the viewer is following the Stunning cave paintings at heart of film FILM Filmmaker Werner Herzog inside Chauvet Pont d’Arc, a French cave where some paintings date back 32,000 years. Craig Wanous KEYS FILM See Film, 9B State oversight possible If the Monroe County School Board can’t find more ways to cut its spending, it faces the very real possibility of the state intervening and taking over its finances. That surprising scenario was laid out Thursday by Michael Kinneer, the School District’s chief financial offi- cer, during a meeting in which the board set a prelim- inary operating budget for 2011-12 and agreed to a ten- tative tax rate. The board approved a budget of $82,265,271 for the fiscal year that started July 1 — but still has a deficit, based on expected tax revenue, of $2.7 million. “This is where I said I’d be waving the red flag,” Kinneer told board members in Key West. “If the current budget is approved [in a final hearing on Sept. 6], then since the projected ending fund balance is less than 2 percent of the projected fund revenue, the superintendent is required to provide written notification to the School Board and the [state] com- missioner of education.” That’s Gerard Robinson, who would then have 14 days to review the district’s finan- cials and any corrective plan. If the plan isn’t accepted, Robinson could appoint a financial emergency board. The School Board has already signed off on more than $5 million in cuts, and district administration has identified $3.23 million in further cuts that would more than make up for the $2.7 million deficit. But the United Teachers of Monroe is fighting those further cuts, unveiled by the administration on July 22. They include seven mandatory unpaid furlough days for teachers and admin- istrators and six for bus driv- ers and food service workers; elimination of a 1.5 percent wage increase planned to start with the school year in August; cutting support staff; and outsourcing custodial work. The union and district rat- ified a three-year contract in December — and none of those cuts are in it. So the union this past week filed a complaint with the Florida Public Employees Relations Commission in Tallahassee, contending the district’s uni- lateral cutting violates terms of the contract. If those cuts or others are made, there would be no state intervention. But if the those additional cuts aren’t made, the district’s fund balance would fall below the state- mandated threshold of 3 per- With union fighting unilaterally imposed cuts, Tally could step in MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS Winds, waves slow the hunt for many Keys lobster divers High seas offshore and murky visibility in Florida Keys nearshore waters limit- ed many divers’ harvests in the lobster sport-diving days Wednesday and Thursday. While some divers were able to get their limit of 12 lobster for the two-day sea- son, windy weather made others stay close to shore where crowds and limited water visibility made the crustacean chase a challenge. “It was like a washing machine out there,” Robert Lovins of Cooper City said while refueling his boat Wednesday at the Tavernier Creek Marina. “We could barely get the anchor to hold.” Lovins’ crew for the day included his two teenage children and their friends. He said their haul was less than impressive. “We caught about a dozen, way short of our limit,” Lovins said. Pat McCahon, Karl Ziegler and Rich Thompson of Fort Lauderdale, stopping at the dock at the Caribbean Club on Key Largo, said they fought rough conditions and came back with only a few keepers. “There were a lot of [lob- ster] babies out there,” McCahon said. One lobster diver — Mark Fountain, 54, of Montgomery, Mass. — died Wednesday after scuba div- ing at Snapper Ledge, at the reef off Tavernier. Fountain’s 34-year-old son and the son’s girlfriend were diving of a private boat when the three became sepa- rated in the water, Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Becky Herrin said. The younger Fountain described his father as an experienced diver. The son reached the boat and picked up his girlfriend. When they reached Mark Fountain, he was uncon- scious and floating at the sur- face. An ambulance met the boat at the Tavernier Creek Marina, but Fountain soon was pronounced dead. An autopsy will be done to deter- mine the cause of his death. Meanwhile, a Merritt Island man died Thursday after ingesting what’s thought to be cocaine he found at sea (see story, Page 2). Reports of conservation violations involving lobster and other marine species apparently were notably lower this mini-season from others, marine officers reported. No one was booked into the county jail for major lob- ster violations Wednesday and Thursday, but a poten- tially significant case from Key West was still being investigated Thursday, said Officer Bobby Dube of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. However, FWC officers patrolling Keys waters issued “quite a lot” of citations to people for various infrac- tions, including keeping too many lobsters and lobsters that were too small. “It seems like this year we wrote more citations for spearing lobster than usual,” Dube said. “Maybe the con- ditions had something to do with that.” On Thursday morning, a 16-year-old boy from Miami- Dade County was stopped in Key Largo waters near the Adams Waterway Cut and charged with having speared lobster and wrung tails on the water. Lobster harvesting, both recreational and commercial, can resume when the regular season opens Aug. 6. That could be the reason why no major violations are reported By DAVID GOODHUE and KEVIN WADLOW [email protected] MINI-SEASON The Steve King family of Clearwater (left) came to Cudjoe Key for mini-season and clearly enjoys its bounty, while U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Randy Sise documents an early-morning vessel safety inspection off Key West on Wednesday. More lobster photos, 1B. Mosquito board reaffirms tax rate A special meeting Friday to reconsider the tentative tax rate for the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District turned out to be a waste of time. In a bizarre turn, the board re-approved the exact .4836 rate it passed Monday night. That rate, at rollback, would generate roughly $9 million for operations in fis- cal year 2011-12. Rollback is the tax rate necessary to produce the same amount of revenue as the current year. That vote didn’t sit well with Commissioner Jack Bridges, who, in an e-mail to district executive assis- tant Mary Victores on Thursday, called for the emergency meeting to reconsider the vote. He, along with Chairman Bill Shaw and Commissioner Steve Smith, favored a higher initial rate. “I am calling for this spe- cial meeting because our tentative budget for the upcoming year is roughly $15 million and, at rollback, our revenue will be a little less than $10 million. This means we are spending approximately $5 million more than we are taking in,” Bridges wrote. Bridges reiterated his concerns Friday, but added he “adamantly opposes a tax increase” and advocates extensive budget cuts. He cited district aviation expenses, travel stipends, too many managers and $2,400 annual housing allowances for all commis- sioners and employees as obvious cuts. The district has 83 employees. Coupled with Special meeting called to seek increase in levy MOSQUITO CONTROL BOARD No indictment in beating death A grand jury this week refused to indict the only suspect in the September 2010 death of a Big Coppitt Key man. William White, 55, died Sept. 20, two days after a fracas outside his Ventana Lane residence. White suf- fered a fractured neck and brain injures, apparently the result of a 10:30 p.m. Sept. 16 fight with the sus- pect. “The grand jury returned no true bill, which means they did not find probable cause to indict for murder,” said Manny Madruga, chief assistant state attorney with the Monroe County State Attorney’s Office. “Obviously, the issue of justified force was consid- ered as [jurors] made a decision,” he said. Madruga declined to name the suspect, saying the case remains “still technically open.” “This case has been pending for some time,” Madruga said. “The inves- tigation was complete and [autopsy] evidence came back from the lab. It was at a point where we wanted a grand jury to take a look at it.” According to the Sheriff’s Office investiga- tion, people attending a barbecue at Boca Chica Beach early Sept. 16 told deputies White was drink- ing and taking pills. Later on Ventana Lane, White Grand jury finds force is justified CRIME FRONT ● See Schools, 2A ● See Mosquito, 2A ● See Crime, 3A By KEVIN WADLOW Senior Staff Writer [email protected] By SEAN KINNEY [email protected] By RYAN McCARTHY [email protected] Faro Blanco redux? The once-prominent Faro Blanco Marine Resort in Marathon could see a rebirth in 2012. Story, 3A
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Classifieds . . . . . . . . . .4B
Living . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2B
Business . . . . . . . . . . .5A
Obituaries . . . . . . . . .2A
Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . .4A
Sports/Outdoors . . .1B
Crossword . . . . . . . . .5B
INDEX Printedon 100% recyclednewsprint
CONTENTS © 2011 KEYNOTER PUBLISHING CO.
WWW.KEYSNET.COM SATURDAY, JULY 30, 2011 VOLUME 58, NO. 61 ● 25 CENTS
Keys SundayThe start of lobsterseason means theinvasive lionfish has anew enemy on thewater, and collegestudents get to diveinto Keys history.
CoachingBosses: Don’t leaveapplicants hanging.Page 6
INSIDE
ClassifiedPages 11-15
EducationCollege students dive into history.Page 5
Real estateSee what’s been selling in the Keys.Pages 9 & 10
PUBLISHED BY:
Underwater invaderFishermen are the next line of defense against lionfish.See story, Page 3
CONTENTS © 2011 KEYNOTER PUBLISHING CO.
VOL. 6, NO. 39
JULY 31, 2011
Printed on 100% recycled newsprint
In L’AttitudesThe Monroe County library system going digitalwith e-book service. Story, 6B
In the runningOnetime Keys prosecutor Catherine Vogel declaresher candidacy to run against State AttorneyDennis Ward in 2012. Story, 6A
Dawn of new digital age
coming to Keys libraries
As temperatures rise,
summer reading begins
ascending priority lists for
most Keys residents.
With this in mind,
Monroe County Public
Library will be offering an
expanded collection to better
serve educational as well as
recreational needs.
Last month, the County
Commission approved a
contract with OverDrive Inc.
that will provide library
cardholders access to an
ever-expanding collection of
internet based books, videos
and music.
For Monroe County, this
marks a massive step for-
ward in serving educational
and informational needs and
interests across all the Keys.
“E-books have been our
number one customer
request since Christmas time
— so we’re pleased to offer
a service that is a national
leader in providing e-books
to a variety of devices,
including the Kindle,”
Library Administrator Anne
Layton Rice said. “The most
appealing aspect of offering
library e-books is the ability
to reach new customers: the
physically handicapped, the
home-bound, those unable to
visit our buildings because
of work schedules or trans-
portation issues.”
Once the system is set up
and ready for use later this
summer, all library patrons
will be able to use a comput-
er or portable reading device
like the Kindle, iPad or even
some newer model phones,
and download reading choic-
es for free.
In the past, she explained,
the Library has offered a
smaller group of titles
through a different supplier,
but the new alliance with
OverDrive will expand the
selection to more than
350,000 titles.
These include hundreds
of publishers and numerous
genres. The service, which
will cost the Library system
$12,000 a year, also offers a
wider array of music and
video titles to suit nearly
every taste.
Another point in favor of
expanded e-book offerings
— e-books don’t get dam-
aged, lost, mis-shelved or
stolen. And books are avail-
able 24/7, including all
major holidays. Currently,
more than 13,000 public
libraries across the nation
are signing up for similar
accounts with OverDrive.
Norma Kula, who is
Monroe County’s Director
of Libraries, said she’s look-
ing forward to the changes:
“We have a vibrant and
thriving Library system in
Monroe County, one that is
alert and open to relevant
and positive change.”
Kula anticipates a strong
favorable response when the
new digital collection
becomes available. Library
use has grown considerably
in recent years, despite
Monroe County’s status as
one of only two Florida
counties to show a popula-
tion decline in the 2010 cen-
sus when compared to the
2000 population count.
Last year, the Keys
library system welcomed
more than 50,000 card hold-
ers and 463,000 visitors to
the five branches. Key West
holds the record for patron-
age with 21,342 card hold-
ers, while the historic
Islamorada branch services
just over 3,500 residents.
Those usage figures include
year-round residents along
with part-time residents who
get a library card.
The libraries website,
www.keyslibraries.org,
has become more dynamic
and interactive since last
years updates, all while
enabling a growing social
media presence, according to
Rice: “600 plus followers on
Facebook, a growing Twitter
tribe — and nearing a mil-
lion hits of our historical
image archive on Flickr, a
small library at the edge of
the continent can reach out
in a big way — at very little
cost to taxpayers who sup-
port us.
“To remain relevant in
our communities,” Rice
added, “ibraries must
embrace this shift from print
to digital to the next big
thing,” Until the new offerings
are available, Library
Director Norma Kula advis-
es patrons to check out the
summer highlights: “For
By J.L. Forsyth
L’Attitudes Contributor
READING
Expanded e-book,
video, music
collection near
� See Libraries, 7B
Ancient art proves a
true treasure trove
“Cave of Forgotten
Dreams”90 minutes, Rated G,
Opens Friday, July 29,
Tropic Cinema, Key West
Art has always been a
part of human history and
cave drawings are some of
mankind’s oldest creative
expressions. The subject of
the documentary “Cave of
Forgotten Dreams” con-
tains the oldest cave paint-
ings ever found, dating
from 32,000 years ago,
nearly twice as old as the
next oldest cave art.
Only recently discov-
ered in 1994, the main
entrance to the Chauvet
Pont d’Arc cave in France
was fortuitously sealed by a
rock slide some 20,000
years ago, thus preserving
the marvelous illustrations
for thousands of years.
Named after one of its
discoverers, the entrance to
Chauvet cave is guarded by
a massive steel door and
admittance is highly
restricted. Director Werner
Herzog was granted unusu-
al access to make the film,
but had to work under
tightly controlled condi-
tions. He
waslimited
to four
crewmem-
bers,
withonlybat-tery-
pow-
eredfluo-
rescent lamps for lighting.
And the filmmakers were
constrained to a two-foot
wide walkway in the cave.
They were not allowed to
touch anything and if a
crew member had to leave
for any reason, they all had
to leave and shooting
would be over for the day.
But once inside, all that
is forgotten. The drawings
on the cave walls are mag-
nificent. The bold strokes,
flowing lines and realistic
renderings could be shown
in any modern gallery. Near
the entrance, there is a clus-
ter of red handprints, all
made by one person, a for-
ever-unknown artist with a
deformed little finger.
Deeper in the cave, that
same crooked finger shows
up again, almost as if the
viewer is following the
Stunning cave
paintings at
heart of film
FILM
Filmmaker Werner Herzog inside Chauvet Pont d’Arc, a
French cave where some paintings date back 32,000 years.
Craig Wanous
K E Y S
F I L M
� See Film, 9B
State oversight possibleIf the Monroe County
School Board can’t find moreways to cut its spending, itfaces the very real possibilityof the state intervening andtaking over its finances.
That surprising scenariowas laid out Thursday byMichael Kinneer, the SchoolDistrict’s chief financial offi-cer, during a meeting inwhich the board set a prelim-inary operating budget for
2011-12 and agreed to a ten-tative tax rate.
The board approved abudget of $82,265,271 forthe fiscal year that startedJuly 1 — but still has adeficit, based on expected taxrevenue, of $2.7 million.
“This is where I said I’dbe waving the red flag,”Kinneer told board membersin Key West. “If the currentbudget is approved [in a finalhearing on Sept. 6], thensince the projected endingfund balance is less than 2
percent of the projected fundrevenue, the superintendentis required to provide writtennotification to the SchoolBoard and the [state] com-missioner of education.”
That’s Gerard Robinson,who would then have 14 daysto review the district’s finan-cials and any corrective plan.If the plan isn’t accepted,Robinson could appoint a
financial emergency board.The School Board has
already signed off on morethan $5 million in cuts, anddistrict administration hasidentified $3.23 million infurther cuts that would morethan make up for the $2.7million deficit.
But the United Teachersof Monroe is fighting thosefurther cuts, unveiled by the
administration on July 22.They include seven
mandatory unpaid furloughdays for teachers and admin-istrators and six for bus driv-ers and food service workers;elimination of a 1.5 percentwage increase planned tostart with the school year inAugust; cutting support staff;and outsourcing custodialwork.
The union and district rat-ified a three-year contract inDecember — and none ofthose cuts are in it. So the
union this past week filed acomplaint with the FloridaPublic Employees RelationsCommission in Tallahassee,contending the district’s uni-lateral cutting violates termsof the contract.
If those cuts or others aremade, there would be no stateintervention. But if the thoseadditional cuts aren’t made,the district’s fund balancewould fall below the state-mandated threshold of 3 per-
With union fighting unilaterallyimposed cuts, Tally could step in
MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS
Winds, waves slow the huntfor many Keys lobster divers
High seas offshore andmurky visibility in FloridaKeys nearshore waters limit-ed many divers’ harvests inthe lobster sport-diving daysWednesday and Thursday.
While some divers wereable to get their limit of 12lobster for the two-day sea-son, windy weather madeothers stay close to shorewhere crowds and limitedwater visibility made thecrustacean chase a challenge.
“It was like a washingmachine out there,” RobertLovins of Cooper City saidwhile refueling his boatWednesday at the TavernierCreek Marina. “We couldbarely get the anchor tohold.”
Lovins’ crew for the dayincluded his two teenagechildren and their friends. Hesaid their haul was less thanimpressive. “We caughtabout a dozen, way short of
our limit,” Lovins said.Pat McCahon, Karl
Ziegler and Rich Thompsonof Fort Lauderdale, stoppingat the dock at the CaribbeanClub on Key Largo, said theyfought rough conditions andcame back with only a fewkeepers.
“There were a lot of [lob-ster] babies out there,”McCahon said.
One lobster diver — MarkFountain, 54, ofMontgomery, Mass. — diedWednesday after scuba div-ing at Snapper Ledge, at thereef off Tavernier.
Fountain’s 34-year-oldson and the son’s girlfriendwere diving of a private boatwhen the three became sepa-rated in the water, MonroeCounty Sheriff’s OfficeDeputy Becky Herrin said.
The younger Fountaindescribed his father as anexperienced diver.
The son reached the boatand picked up his girlfriend.When they reached MarkFountain, he was uncon-scious and floating at the sur-face.
An ambulance met theboat at the Tavernier CreekMarina, but Fountain soonwas pronounced dead. Anautopsy will be done to deter-mine the cause of his death.
Meanwhile, a MerrittIsland man died Thursdayafter ingesting what’sthought to be cocaine hefound at sea (see story, Page2).
Reports of conservationviolations involving lobsterand other marine speciesapparently were notablylower this mini-season fromothers, marine officersreported.
No one was booked intothe county jail for major lob-ster violations Wednesday
and Thursday, but a poten-tially significant case fromKey West was still beinginvestigated Thursday, saidOfficer Bobby Dube of theFlorida Fish and WildlifeConservation Commission.
However, FWC officerspatrolling Keys waters issued“quite a lot” of citations topeople for various infrac-tions, including keeping toomany lobsters and lobstersthat were too small.
“It seems like this year wewrote more citations forspearing lobster than usual,”Dube said. “Maybe the con-ditions had something to dowith that.”
On Thursday morning, a16-year-old boy from Miami-Dade County was stopped inKey Largo waters near theAdams Waterway Cut andcharged with having spearedlobster and wrung tails on thewater.
Lobster harvesting, bothrecreational and commercial,can resume when the regularseason opens Aug. 6.
That could be the reason whyno major violations are reported
By DAVID GOODHUEand KEVIN [email protected]
MINI-SEASON
The Steve King family of Clearwater (left)came to Cudjoe Key for mini-season andclearly enjoys its bounty, while U.S. CoastGuard Petty Officer 2nd Class Randy Sisedocuments an early-morning vesselsafety inspection off Key West onWednesday. More lobster photos, 1B.
Mosquito boardreaffirms tax rate
A special meeting Fridayto reconsider the tentativetax rate for the Florida KeysMosquito Control Districtturned out to be a waste oftime.
In a bizarre turn, theboard re-approved the exact.4836 rate it passed Mondaynight. That rate, at rollback,would generate roughly $9million for operations in fis-cal year 2011-12. Rollbackis the tax rate necessary toproduce the same amount ofrevenue as the current year.
That vote didn’t sit wellwith Commissioner JackBridges, who, in an e-mailto district executive assis-tant Mary Victores onThursday, called for theemergency meeting to
reconsider the vote. He,along with Chairman BillShaw and CommissionerSteve Smith, favored ahigher initial rate.
“I am calling for this spe-cial meeting because ourtentative budget for theupcoming year is roughly$15 million and, at rollback,our revenue will be a littleless than $10 million. Thismeans we are spendingapproximately $5 millionmore than we are taking in,”Bridges wrote.
Bridges reiterated hisconcerns Friday, but addedhe “adamantly opposes a taxincrease” and advocatesextensive budget cuts. Hecited district aviationexpenses, travel stipends,too many managers and$2,400 annual housingallowances for all commis-sioners and employees asobvious cuts.
The district has 83employees. Coupled with
Special meetingcalled to seekincrease in levy
MOSQUITO CONTROL BOARD
No indictmentin beating death
A grand jury this weekrefused to indict the onlysuspect in the September2010 death of a BigCoppitt Key man.
William White, 55, diedSept. 20, two days after afracas outside his VentanaLane residence. White suf-fered a fractured neck andbrain injures, apparentlythe result of a 10:30 p.m.Sept. 16 fight with the sus-pect.
“The grand juryreturned no true bill, whichmeans they did not findprobable cause to indictfor murder,” said MannyMadruga, chief assistant
state attorney with theMonroe County StateAttorney’s Office.
“Obviously, the issue ofjustified force was consid-ered as [jurors] made adecision,” he said.
Madruga declined toname the suspect, sayingthe case remains “stilltechnically open.”
“This case has beenpending for some time,”Madruga said. “The inves-tigation was complete and[autopsy] evidence cameback from the lab. It was ata point where we wanted agrand jury to take a look atit.”
According to theSheriff’s Office investiga-tion, people attending abarbecue at Boca ChicaBeach early Sept. 16 tolddeputies White was drink-ing and taking pills. Lateron Ventana Lane, White
Grand juryfinds forceis justified
CRIME FRONT
● See Schools, 2A
● See Mosquito, 2A
● See Crime, 3A
By KEVIN WADLOWSenior Staff [email protected]
By SEAN [email protected]
By RYAN [email protected]
Faro Blancoredux?The once-prominentFaro Blanco MarineResort in Marathoncould see a rebirth in2012. Story, 3A
KeysNet.com Keynoter2A Saturday, July 30, 2011
PREDICTED TEMPERATURES
DAY HIGH LOWSAT. 92 82SUN. 92 81MON. 93 82TUES. 93 82
Forecast: Expect partlycloudy skies with a chanceof showers.
Visit KeysNet.com/weatherfor radar and extended forecast.
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● Coco Plum Beach inMarathon.
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Man finds brick,snorts it, then dies
A Merritt Island videogra-pher died in a Miami hospitalThursday after he snorted anunknown substance — possi-bly cocaine — from a brickhe found floating off theMiddle Keys, the MonroeCounty Sheriff’s Office says.
Thomas Swindal, 53, andhis brother Kenneth weretrolling in about 200 feet ofwater when, Detective MarkMaison said, they found whatthey believed to be a kilo ofcocaine and brought it aboardthe boat.
They kept on fishing and,Kenneth Swindal told detec-tives, he looked back a shorttime later and saw his brothersnort some of its contents.
He said about an hour anda half later, Thomas Swindalbegan to run around the boat,throw things in the water andeven gaffed the engine, partof which fell off the boat andsank.
Because they had nomeans of communication —Thomas Swindal had tossedtheir cell phone off the boat— and the boat lost itsengine, the brothers climbedto the top of the boat andbegan signaling for help. Anearby vessel responded andcalled for help. The state Fishand Wildlife ConservationCommission responded andtransported the two to shore.
Thomas Swindal wastaken to Fishermen’sHospital and later transferredto South Miami Hospital,where he died Thursday. Anautopsy is planned.
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STINSONCaptainBobStinson, 63, diedat his home inMarathon onTuesday, July 19th following athree year battle with CIDP, a
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STINSONCaptainBobStinson, 63, diedat his home inMarathon onTuesday, July 19th following athree year battle with CIDP, a
little-known auto-immunedisease.
Bob grew up in Ft.Wayne, INwhere he attendedNorthsideHS andmet AllysonCole, whowould later become his wife.Theyweremarried for 41years. After graduating fromIU-PU in Ft.Waynewith abusiness-engineering degree,and servingwith theUSArmyReserves, Bob andAllysonsettled inWarsaw, INwhere hebegan his 27-year career withUnited Telephone. Heachieved his claim to fame in1997, when he proudly retiredbefore reaching the age of 50!
Bob andAllyson traveled theUnited States in their newhome, a 40’ RV, for the first 4years of retirement.Whiledrawn by the beauty of themountains, they spent everywinter inMarathon, where theychose to settle in 2000. Bobbecame a divemaster and thenobtained his Captain’s license.After working as aCaptain forseveral local shops, he foundhis forte as a private captain.Hewaswell known inmost ofthe localmarinas as ‘‘CaptainBob’’.
Bob is survived by his wife,Allyson, his daughter, Dr.DeborahCook of Denver, Co.,2 brothers-in-law, twosisters-in-law, and a sister, allof whomwill greatlymiss thewarmheart, infectious smile,and hearty laugh of their‘‘Captain Bob’’.
In lieu of flowers, the familyrequests that donations bemade to your favorite charity.
cent, thereby triggeringstate oversight.
Board Chairman JohnDick has continued to pressfor more cuts to the dis-trict’s administration,stressing the need for a“bare-bones” operation.
Interim SuperintendentJesus Jara said that he hasmade all the administrativecuts he can while still main-taining district operations.
“There may be more,”he told the Keynoter, “butfor now, with school start-ing on Aug. 22, this is as faras I’m going. I can’t com-mit to any more.”
The $82.23 millionbudget approved Thursday— down $7.1 million from
the previous year even withthe deficit — is supportedby a proposed property taxrate of $3.5650 per $1,000of assessed home value,meaning the owner of a$300,000 house would see aschools tax bill of $1,070.
The tax rate for 2010-11was $3.8235 per $1,000 ofassessed value; that samehomeowner last year paidaround $1,147 in schoolstaxes.
The School Board hoststwo more public budgethearings before finalizingthe tax rate and expenseplan; those are scheduledfor Aug. 23 at Coral ShoresHigh School in Tavernierand Sept. 6 at MarathonHigh School, both startingat 6 p.m.
Cuts still neededFrom Schools, 1A
the five commissioners, thehousing allowances — insti-tuted in 2005 under then-dis-trict Executive Director EdFussell and approved by theboard — add up to $211,200annually.
Key West Chamber ofCommerce Executive VicePresident Virginia Panicospecifically cited the hous-ing allowance whileaddressing the board. Sheand former commissioncandidate Howard Hubbardwere the lone members ofthe public to attend Friday’smeeting, for which therewas little to no publicnotice.
“It’s beyond conceptwhy the commissioners geta $200 allowance,” shesaid.
“I believe in making rad-ical budget cuts, but I alsobelieve we should neverhave a budget deficit. Abudget deficit is a tax hikethat takes effect down theroad,” Bridges said. “I’msaying we cannot spendmoney that we don’t have.It simply would be irre-sponsible to cap a millagerate without having anapproved plan in place tocut the budget.”
Shaw took a similarstance Friday, favoring ahigher starting tax rate butsaying the board can “cutoperating expenses andexcess personnel that wedon’t need” before a finalbudget is adopted inSeptember.
“If we keep going theway we’re going, ourreserves are going to begone and we’ll have to raisethe taxes a lot more than ifwe do it this time,” he said.
Smith made a motion toadopt a .5396 tax rate thatwould generate roughly $10million next fiscal year,
which Commissioner PhilGoodman opposed. Heeven pulled out a copy ofRobert’s Rules of Order,which governs how publicmeetings are conducted.
Goodman argued thecommission was reconsid-ering a motion alreadyapproved Monday and thatit was permitted to do soonly on the same day of thevote. Unclear as to the rule,Bridges motioned to sus-pend Robert’s Rules tem-porarily to hold the vote.
Commissioner JoanLord-Papy voted againstthat motion. She insteadcalled for Goodman to sug-gest a millage rate. Hemotioned to readopt thesame .4836 rate and it wasapproved, 4-1, with Smithdissenting.
That tax rate to supportthe budget includes using$5.25 million in reserves —virtually the entire reservefund — to fund the overall$15.2 million budget,which includes capital. Ofthat $5.25 million, $2 mil-lion would carry over intoreserves.
Typically it’s extremelydifficult for governments toreconsider a maximum taxrate once it’s set at a publicmeeting. It can go down butnever up.
But District ComptrollerWilliam Southcott said thedistrict proposed changingthe rate prior to the statedeadline to do so.
“A conference call wasmade between the boardattorney, district staff, theDepartment of Revenue andthe [Monroe CountyProperty Appraiser’sOffice]. It was determinedit could be done because theAug. 4 deadline with theDepartment of Revenue hadnot passed and the boardcould set a new rate,” hesaid.
Rate remainsFrom Mosquito, 1A
Board: More info on outsourcing
Seeking input from itsappointed Audit and FinanceCommittee, the MonroeCounty School Board onThursday delayed a decisionon whether to privatize theschool system’s custodialand maintenance depart-ments.
Board members wanted adetailed analysis of howemployee benefits woulddiffer from those enjoyedthrough direct employmentby the School District.
According to numbersgenerated by AuditCommittee Chairman StuartKessler, benefit costs wouldnearly double, from $1,385 ayear to $2,555 a year for sin-gle coverage; and nearlytriple, from $3,242 a year to$9,516 a year, for oneemployee and a spouse.
Representatives ofTennessee-based GCAServices Group, selected bya district evaluation commit-tee, said they intend to offer
jobs to all 74 custodians thatwould be affected if the out-sourcing were finalized;they also acknowledged thatoverall compensation wouldgo down and the cost of ben-efits would increase.
District staff estimatedthat privatizing custodialwork will save a “conserva-tive” $800,000 in the firstyear, down from the approx-imately $3 million it costs torun in-house, according toChief Financial OfficerMichael Kinneer.
Bernie Decker, the laborrelations director for GCA’sschools division, made clearthat current district staffwould be retained if there isa transition.
“We don’t plan to reducepeople,” he told board mem-bers. “Our plan is to retaineverybody who can pass abackground check withthis.”
Audit Committee mem-ber Larry Murray said hisgroup would hold an emer-gency meeting (the date had-n’t been finalized on Friday)to review the potential con-tract with GCA sometimebefore the School Boardnext meets on Aug. 9.
The goal of that session,Murray said, would be to
analyze the estimated budg-et savings: “If the district isgoing to put together a budg-et that includes savings of X,whatever X may happen tobe, we want to be comfort-able in advising the boardthat those savings are, infact, real.”
Marathon resident EdDavidson criticized themove to save money on thebacks of the lowest-paidworkers, suggesting thatthose who manage themshould be reprimanded foroverseeing an overly costlyand ineffective district func-tion.
“We’re talking to an out-side contractor becausethat’s the quick and easyway and, once again, wehaven’t held any of ourbumbling administratorsresponsible. They get a cleanwalk on this and our mostvulnerable employees suffer.This stinks.”
Board members onThursday did vote to priva-tize groundskeeping servic-es to a company calledGreen Horizon Servicesbased in Davie; that putsnine district employees outof work and saves an esti-mated $240,000.
Workers wouldpay lots morefor insurance
MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS
Becker removes herself fromMearns manslaughter case
Despite a protest from hisdefense attorney, Marathonmanslaughter suspectMichael Mearns won’t betried in front of actingMonroe County CircuitCourt Judge Ruth Becker.
Instead, another Keysjudge will hear the case nowthat Becker has recused her-self following a request fromthe State Attorney’s Office,which alleges the judge is tooclose to potential witnesses.
On July 22, AssistantState Attorney PauneceRamage filed the motion tohave Becker removed. Itcame one day after Beckerreduced Mearns’ bond from$250,000 to $50,000. He wasreleased from jail withinhours.
Mearns, 24, is accused of
negligent manslaughter for“acting with reckless indif-ference” in the hours leadingup to the auto-crash death of17-year-old Amber Kogelison Feb. 25.
Shortly after midnightthat day, Mearns was the lonepassenger in a 1998 FordExplorer driven by Kogelis, aLower Matecumbe Key resi-dent.
The Florida HighwayPatrol says Kogelis — foundto have a blood alcohol con-tent of .125 percent — lostcontrol of the SUV while ona short strip of AviationBoulevard in Marathon andstruck a parked 2006 Fordpickup and ran over shrubsand a curb before hitting adock and landing in DodgeLake. Mearns escaped theSUV after it plunged into thewater, but Kogelis was stilltrapped when deputies andparamedics arrived. She wasdead at the scene.
Mearns is accused ofknowingly letting Kogelisdrive while drunk, and alsoknowing she had only a
learner’s permit that didn’tallow her to drive after dark.
The bond hearing includ-ed several witnesses testify-ing on Mearns’ behalf, aswell as three letters of sup-port submitted to the court.
At the hearing, Beckeridentified Marathon residentJudy Greenman as “a friendfor over 20 years” afterGreenman spoke on behalf ofMearns. Also, Dot Palmlandscape company ownersJohn and Gigi Harrison sub-mitted a letter of support, andBecker praised work they didfor her at her home.
“For her to rule on thebond, the state didn’t have anissue. It’s a very limited hear-ing,” Ramage told theKeynoter.
But Ramage’s motion todisqualify Becker from thetrial says “the state fears itwill not receive a fair trial inthis matter.”
Becker recused herselfWednesday, meaningMearns, the son of formerMarathon Mayor RandyMearns and grandson of for-mer Councilwoman MarjieMearns, will stand trialbefore another Keys judge.Ramage said Chief CircuitCourt Judge David Audlinwill reassign the case.
Mearns’ attorney, HalSchuhmacher, filed an objec-tion to the state’s motion todisqualify Becker, saying hedeserves a trial in the juris-diction where he is charged.
“While [Becker] indicat-ed some familiarity withsome of the witnesses calledas well as those who werepresent in the courtroom,none of the witnesses or per-sons referenced are going tobe factual witnesses at thetrial,” Schuhmacher wrote.
Prosecutor:She’s too closeto witnesses
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Some 13,000 cubic yards of fill that hadfronted the former Marathon Manornursing home in Marathon is nowgone. The Monroe County SchoolDistrict, which owns the SombreroBeach Road site, financed the $350,000grading, which had started in June. Thefill (on the right, before removal) camefrom trenching for sewer lines and wasused to fill a burrow pit on theproperty to help with surface watermanagement. The School District hasbeen trying to sell the property since itbought it for 7.4 million six years ago.
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began heatedly arguingwith his girlfriend andthrew her possessions outof his house.
When a man protestedWhite’s treatment of thewoman, White reportedlypicked up a baseball bat andchased the man. Failing tocatch him, White thensmashed the rear window ofthe man’s parked vehicle.
The two men then had aphysical confrontation,ending with White lyingunconscious on the ground.
The suspect cooperatedwith the investigation, offi-cers said. “None of the wit-nesses say they saw exactlywhat happened during thefight,” Deputy BeckyHerrin said at the time.
Deputies attempted toprovide first aid on Whitebefore he was taken toLower Keys MedicalCenter. White then wasflown to a Miami traumacenter, where he died.
Madruga said he couldnot reveal specifics in theone-day session of thegrand jury.
“If there is ever any con-trary evidence presented orother changes in circum-stance, there is the potential
for charges to be filed,”Madruga said.
Of five homicides inMonroe County in 2010,only one remains a com-plete mystery.
Henry Allwardt, 70, wasshot repeatedly in the bed-room of his apartment onUpper Matecumbe Key inSeptember. Detectives havesaid they believe the killerwas known to Allwardt,who worked as securityguard.
Arrests were made in theother slayings:
● Two men face chargesin the May shooting deathof Frank Randleman Jr., 18,killed in a Big Pine Keyrobbery that may have beendrug related.
● In Key West, PabloJimenez, 28, is accused ofbeating to death with a rock37-year-old Tracy Leigh
Heshmaty of Stock Island.She was found in a largepool of blood around 6 a.m.May 31 in the back parkinglot of First State Bank at1201 Simonton St.
● The Christmas Dayhammer slaying of ClayRatcliff, 49, in a fight overa woman at a Lower Keysvagrants’ camp.
● The February death ofThomas Haas, 63, whodrowned after beingknocked into a Key Largocanal behind his house byacquaintance Gary Raith,60. Raith pleaded guilty tomanslaughter and is servinga 10-year sentence.
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Faro Blanco developmentback on the front burner
One of Marathon’s mostfondly remembered resortsappears set to reopen in2012.
The Marathon CityCouncil on Tuesday gavethe go-ahead for plans for a100-unit hotel at the formerFaro Blanco Marine Resortnear mile marker 48. It’sbeen renamed the FaroBlanco Resort and YachtClub.
The city signed off on thedevelopment deal inFebruary 2006 but thenation’s economic slideresulted in the SpottswoodCo. letting it sit idle. The sitewhere the former resort wasrazed is now overgrown andfenced off. Some consider itan eyesore.
Spottswood’s amendedconditional use and redevel-opment agreement includesplans for a 150-seat restau-rant and moves away fromthe “condo hotel” trend inthe mid-2000s. All unitswould have one bedroom.
According to cityrecords, Spottswood alsoplans to build 14 affordablehousing units, a manager’s
unit, 86 boat slips, a 171-boat storage building, club-house and dock master’sbuilding. The hotel will beon the bayside of U.S. 1while the marina will be onthe oceanside on 15th Street.
“We’d like to get this offthe ground by the end of theyear and have it open at thebeginning of next year,”Spottswood Co. VicePresident Bill Spottswoodsaid. He said the resort willfly a Hyatt flag.
“We’re in it for the longhaul. We want to be a part ofthe community,” he said.“Friends of mine outside thecounty have said, ‘Are youcrazy, you’re building some-thing?’ But the Keys havebeen fortunate; we do have
people coming.”Council members had
nothing but praise for theproject on Tuesday.
“We thank you for invest-ing in our city. Whateverhelp we can give you, we’revery happy to give you. Theonly thing I’d ask you to dois get it done,” Vice MayorDick Ramsay said.
Mayor Ginger Sneadrecalled, as many do, thepopularity of the old FaroBlanco, with a huge poolopen to the public and pool-side bar and restaurant, andsaid she hopes it returns tothat level.
“No one left this townbefore they saw FaroBlanco,” she said.
Spottswoodis aiming for2012 opening
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Faro Blanco Marine Resort used to be among the mostpopular places in Marathon.But the property has sat idlefor more than five years following the razing of thebuildings.
Bridge work to resume Monday
Repair of a walkway onthe Vaca Cut Bridge inMarathon should be done inabout two weeks, but thathasn’t allayed the anger ofVice Mayor Dick Ramsayover continued delays onthe project.
At Tuesday’s CityCouncil meeting, Ramsaydemanded answers from thestate Department ofTransportation about whywork didn’t resume onMonday as planned.Reconstruction of the walk-way, on the bridge’s ocean-side, was supposed to bedone in mid-June.
“What I’d like to see isthe following: To send a let-ter requesting they securethe site in a more safe fash-ion [and] that they give ussome schedule to when thisis going to be complete,”Ramsay said.
Work on the walkwayhas been stalled since April,leaving exposed rebar andelectrical lines not secure tothe public.
“You can walk out on thebridge. I have seen peoplefishing from the bridge,”Ramsay said.
Little Venice residentRegina Hardy also com-plained to the councilTuesday, saying her elderlymother is forced to walkacross U.S. 1 from the bay-side four times daily toattend San Pablo CatholicChurch on 122nd Street.
“I can’t let my mom goalone. I think it’s a real dis-grace that DOT has let thisgo this long. I complainedto DOT numerous times,but they don’t even answermy calls anymore,” shesaid.
DOT spokesman BrianRick told the Keynoter themajor delay with the bridgeis that the aluminum railingto be installed “requiredseveral submittals in orderto get all the informationrequired to approve.”
Public Works DirectorCarlos Solis told the councilwork on the bridge did notresume this week becausethe contractor is held up ona project in Miami.“According to them, they’llbe back out there onMonday,” he said, addingthat work should be com-plete in two weeks.
In addition to having aproblem with the Vaca CutBridge, Ramsay reiteratedhis belief that the cityshould have input on DOT’splans to replace 44 lightpoles at a cost of $772,661.The bridge and light polesare part of a $5.57 millionfederally funded DOT proj-
ect that includes therepaving of U.S. 1 frommile marker 49.1 to 54.6.That repaving is expected tostart Sunday night.
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Probably the most photographed inhabitants of Key West are the multicolored, strutting, crowing roosters and hensseen all over town. Most of them are wild and descendants of chickens bred for cockfighting in Cuba and the Keys— a black mark on the Keys that, unfortunately, still exists today through underground cockfights (this undatedphoto shows when cockfighting was legal in Key West). For centuries, a winning cockfighting rooster was a sourceof income and bragging rights.Today’s birds still possess the fighting spirit of their ancestors when they protect theiroffspring. Historic Marker No. 35, at the Key West Wildlife Center at 1801 White St., is brought to you bywww.KeyWestHistoricMarkerTour.com.
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Special meetingwasn’t emergency
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
McKinley’s a role modelI did not adjust well to civilian life
upon my return from overseas. Youwouldn’t think that it would be a prob-lem. However, my inability to inte-grate and assimilate back into societywas staggering.
Packing a duffel bag in 1974, Ihitched south, winding up in Miami. Iwas seeking a way to make sense outof myself and the world. I wanted tosee if there was a way for me to makeit back. I came across the McKinleyfamily while traveling in Key Largo.They were kind and engaging. Itappeared they felt comfortable withme and I began to relax a little bit. Thechildren brought me back to the headof the house, Catherine McKinley.
I was taken into the household likeI was one of her own.
Mrs. McKinley bought me some
time. Her faith and confidence in megave me hope. Without her assistance,I was headed for disaster and probablywould have met a nasty end. I hadreached the end of my rope and was atthe jumping-off place.
It was this intervention by Mrs.McKinley and her family, which gaveme what I needed to secure a master’sdegree in science, as I worked and uti-lized the GI Bill.
Catherine came to the Florida Keysapproximately 60 years ago. She is thegreat-granddaughter of Mississippislaves. She picked cotton and share-cropped on plantation land beforecoming down here. Mrs. McKinleycould work most people under thetable. She kept on average four full-time jobs as she cared and providedfor her six children.
Mrs. McKinley was the first
African-American to be employed bythe Monroe County School District asa bus driver. She worked that job forapproximately 30 years. Catherinelived next to the segregated all-blackschool on Burlington Road in KeyLargo. Mrs. McKinley’s historic lead-ership was responsible for desegregat-ing our school district. She is cut fromthe same cloth as Dr. Martin LutherKing and Mahatma Gandhi.
Catherine never rose to the ranks ofa CEO. However, she is rich beyonddescription. As she prepares to leavethis world with what she came in with,it can’t help but be noticed the wealthof love and devotion that surroundsher by those who have assembled tobid their final farewell.
John DonnellyKey Largo
Mosquito Control Board violatesspirit of open-meetings lawwith little notice to the public
Chances are that you didn’t know the Florida KeysMosquito Control Board met Friday to decide whetherto raise the tentative 2011-12 property tax it justapproved Monday night.
You probably didn’t know because on Thursday,four of five board members called the special meetingfor Stock Island with virtually no public notice asrequired by law.
Commissioner Jack Bridges spearheaded the specialmeeting, saying the tax rate adopted Monday, .4836,which would raise about $9 million for operations in2011-12, is too low. He wanted his fellow board mem-bers to increase that to raise more money.
An effort to do just that on Monday failed whenCommissioner Phil Goodman refused to vote for a pro-posed rate of .5100, which would raise $9.5 million,saying it was too high. So the lower rate was adopted.
Under Florida law, when taxing agencies adopt atentative tax rate, they can lower it but not raise it bythe time a budget is adopted. However, due to a statereporting deadline, the Mosquito Control Board had afew more days to change — raise — the tentative rate.
But the issue here is the board calling an “emer-gency” meeting to consider raising taxes without mostof the populace knowing. That goes against the verygrain of the state’s open-meetings laws.
The state Attorney General’s Office says specialmeetings should be publicly advertised — that meansofficial legal advertisements to reach as wide an audi-ence as possible — at least 24 hours before the plannedmeeting. Here, the Mosquito Control Board didn’teven come close, thereby violating the spirit, if not theletter, of the law.
Mosquito Control did put notice of the meeting onits Web site around 10:45 a.m. Thursday, but really,does anyone have the Mosquito Control Web sitebookmarked as a favorite? Mosquito Control also dis-tributed a public service announcement to radio sta-tions, but the agency is mistaken in thinking that themere hope the PSA would be read over the air is legal-ly sufficient to advertise the meeting.
The First Amendment Foundation, a Tallahassee-based nonprofit considered the expert on all thingsrelated to Sunshine State open government, has a prob-lem with this.
“This is certainly no emergency. They’re meetingrapidly under very short notice. What’s the rush?” asksthe organization’s director, Jim Rhea.
Well, Bridges contends that Property Appraiser KarlBorglum had a state deadline of Friday to receive ten-tative tax rates from taxing agencies in Monroe County— even though an opinion from Theron Simmons, anattorney with Mosquito Control’s law firm, wrote in amemo on Wednesday that “we believe under thestatute that we have until Aug. 2....”
So there was no emergency. Mosquito Controlcould have simply asked Borglum to wait untilTuesday.
This lack of public notice of a special meeting toconsider raising the tentative tax — ultimately, theboard kept the rate the same as the one adoptedMonday — lies squarely at the feet of the board, whosemembers apparently didn’t read the district’s proposedbudget closely enough to realize when voting Mondaythat a higher tentative tax rate might be needed.
And it lies especially at the feet of CommissionerJoan Lord-Papy. Inexplicably, she didn’t attendedMonday’s budget session — all she told us is that shewas out of town — perhaps Mosquito Control’s mostimportant meeting of the year. So there were four com-missioners instead of five, and a super-majority of fourwas needed to set the millage at .5100 based on statetax limits. Goodman voted against the .5100, so thelower rate was set.
Which brings us back to Friday’s meeting, whichyou likely didn’t know about.
“It certainly raises a lot of questions given the sizeof the Keys, given the notices would go out the day[before] the meeting,” says the First AmendmentFoundation’s Rhea. “Those are certainly worrisomeissues.”
We believe the November election that broughtabout a newly constituted Florida Keys MosquitoControl Board — the previous board was dysfunction-al — has its priorities straight. We believe the boardmembers when they say the No. 1 priority is servingthe people who pay the taxes.
But we also agree with Rhea. Because right out ofthe block in setting its first budget and letting the pub-lic know what it’s doing, this board has stumbledbadly. Fairly or not, it’s now opened itself to the mis-trust by taxpayers the previous board had, whichserves no one.
County government is on the right trackThe past few years have been filled
with challenges and opportunities notonly for the Florida Keys, but for alllocal government. Yet I have neverbeen more optimistic about our future.After reading this, I hope you share myoptimism.
The challenge of the past severalyears has led many of us to view this“new normal” (hence, doing more withless) as an opportunity to demonstratethe value of professional local govern-ment and the contribution we make toour community. Recessionary timesdemand we take a hard look at how wedo business. All Monroe County agen-cies have been challenged to examinetheir operations and evaluate what theydo and how they do it.
In the past few years, we have cutcounty staff by 15 percent, eliminatedmany high-level managerial positionsby consolidating nine divisions to fourand combining departments, dilutedemployee benefits and renegotiatedunion contracts. These actions haveresulted in reducing our budget bymore than $22 million the past threeyears — $6.4 million from propertytaxes alone — and we have been ableto replenish our fund balances. Thesecost reduction strategies, along withefficiency and productivity improve-ments, will continue to pay dividendsin perpetuity.
While we were shrinking yourcounty government, we were also hardat work providing the services youdemand. I am proud to unveil my2010-11 State of the County report. Goto http://flmonroecounty.civic-plus.com/Documentview.aspx?DID=1512.
As you review this report, you maybe surprised at the extensive servicesthe county provides. I hope you arealso impressed with the range of tasksyour county employees provide. In dif-ficult times, the demand for govern-ment services increases along with the
desire to cut govern-ment expenditures.County staff has metthis challenge, ablydoing more with lessthe past few years,and we will continueto do so.
The State of theCounty report detailsactions in each majorfunctional area of thecounty. Highlightsinclude:
● With help fromthe state Department ofTransportation, the Federal AviationAdministration and greater passengerdeplanements, we have reduced thebond debt on Key West InternationalAirport from $31 million to $10 mil-lion. At this pace, we will save morethan $11 million in interest payments.
● We have modified the countyemployee health benefits, and expectto save $3 million a year for the nextthree years with our new provider.
● The Office of Management andBudget secured nearly $10 million instate and federal grants this year,including $2.5 million in federal stim-ulus funds and a $2.6 million StateEnergy Program grant to help identifyand implement energy efficiencies thatwill benefit us for years to come.
● Our office of TransportationPlanning secured more than $5 millionin federal grants to improve pedestrianaccess and scenic qualities of U.S. 1.
● Grants through our SocialServices Department help us provideservices for the elderly, the transporta-tion disadvantaged and low-incomefamilies. A $350,000 grant from stimu-lus dollars helped us prevent evictionsof more than 300 Monroe Countyhouseholds.
● Software in the BuildingDepartment was upgraded for the firsttime in eight years, allowing for better
tracking of permits and faster responsefor customers.
● Our library instituted a newIntegrated Library System to increasecapacity and improve management ofdatabases for circulation, inventoryand acquisition.
● We have begun the revision of ourcomprehensive plan, which will laythe groundwork for the Keys for thenext 20 years.
● We are identifying and imple-menting strategies to help us adapt toclimate change and projected sea-levelrise locally and regionally, includingparticipating in the Southeast FloridaRegional Climate Change Compact.
● We have embarked on producinga strategic plan.
Our strategic plan will establish ourpriorities on what we will accomplishin the future, guide decision-making,improve performance and accountabil-ity, and communicate to everyonewhat is most important.
We reached out to the citizenry forinput and feedback. We held dozens ofcommunity meetings, conducted opin-ion surveys and customer satisfactionsurveys, and continue to monitor lis-tening posts that include the media,advisory boards, citizencomplaints/feedback, and staff con-tacts with the public.
We learned that the major issuesthat will drive our strategic prioritiesare the environment, cost of living,hurricane preparedness, wastewaterand proper governance.
We will continue to streamline theorganization, and through the expan-sion of our Web site and e-governmentinitiatives, will make doing businesswith the county easier and more con-venient.
I feel privileged that I am part of animproving Monroe County govern-ment that will continue to raise thestandard of excellence in the servicewe provide to the public.
GUEST COLUMN
RomanGastesi isthe MonroeCountyadministrator.
Jobless program changes Monday
Starting Monday,Floridians will see changesin the way unemployment isadministered.
Here are the highlights:● First-time and continu-
ing unemployment claimswill be accepted only over theInternet. No more filing byphone, though the state willman a hotline to answer ques-tions about the filing process.The state figures this willsave about $4.7 million annu-ally in administrative costs.
● While filing by phonecan be a lesson in frustration— claimants sometimes getsucked into a telephonicblack hole — not everyonehas the ability to jumponline. Roughly 25 percentof Floridians surveyed byScarborough Research lackinternet access. The firm did-n’t cover the entire state —
mostly the metro areas —but that figure likely hassome applicability statewide.
If so, it means there’s apretty big chunk of the popu-lation that can’t simply open alaptop and surf the net. Thosefolks, if they’re applying forunemployment, will need touse a public library or visitone of their regional work-force boards to claim weeks.
● Claimants will berequired to contact at leastfive potential employersevery week and turn over thatinformation when they claimtheir weeks online. The statesaid earlier this year it wouldbegin conducting spot checksto ensure people collectingunemployment are activelylooking for work.
● New claimants will haveto complete an online skillsreview in order to receivebenefits. The results will beused by counselors at localworkforce offices to helpclaimants look for new work.
● Severance pay rules areabout to change. If aclaimant’s weekly severancepay is equal to or greaterthan the weekly unemploy-
ment benefit — $275 — theclaimant will not get benefitsthat week. A severance pack-age will not affect the totalamount of benefits someonewill be eligible for.
The changes are part of anunemployment reform pack-age pushed by Gov. Rick
Scott and passed this year bythe Florida Legislature. Thesame bill also cut the totalnumber of weeks availableunder the state unemploy-ment program and made iteasier for employers to chal-lenge a laid-off worker’sbenefits claim.
No more filingby phone undernew state rulesBy JIM STRATTONMcClatchy Tribune
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Lower Keys chambermeets on Sugarloaf
The Lower KeysChamber of Commerce’sgeneral membership meet-ing is scheduled for 6 to 8p.m. Wednesday at theSugarloaf KOA tiki bar, milemarker 20.
Scheduled guest speakersare State Rep. Ron Saundersand County Mayor HeatherCarruthers, who will offerrespective updates on theLegislature and the county.A question-and-answer peri-od will follow.
Big Jim’s Smokin’ Buttswill prepare grilled chicken,potato salad, green beansand fresh garden salad.There will also be a 50/50drawing.
Cost is $15 per person.Reservations are needed byMonday at 872-2411 or
Key West chambersets trade show
The Key West Chamberof Commerce’s annual tradeshow, co-sponsored byAT&T Advertising Solutions,is set for 2 to 5 p.m. Aug. 17at the Casa Marina Resort.
While the trade show isfree and open to the public, amembers-only networkingevent will follow from 5:30to 7:30 p.m.
Businesses interested inreserving a booth at the tradeshow should call the cham-ber at 294-2587.
— Send calendar items toKaren Quist at [email protected] at least 10 daysbefore publication.
IN BRIEF
Tavernier theatergoes all-digital
B&B Tavernier Cinema5 recently announced aseries of technologicalupgrades to the only movietheater in the Upper Keys.
The theater installed alldigital projectors, addedthree-dimensional screensand put in a new sound sys-
tem — Dolby 7.1. The company says the
upgrades mean moviego-ers will enjoy a moreimmersive experience,with the hottest trend inmovies, 3-D, available onseveral screens at once.
The theater is at milemarker 91.3 in theTavernier Town ShoppingCenter. Call 853-7003 tohear what’s playing.
Contributed photo
Manager Eric Williams with some of the new equipmentat the Tavernier Cinema.
Sinkhole rates skyrocket
State-backed CitizensProperty Insurance’s boardvoted Wednesday to raiseaverage statewide premiumsfor sinkhole coverage by429 percent.
Meeting via conferencecall, board members andCitizens' staff said they arebound by the passage of SB408 to set rates for sinkholesthat are actuarially sound.
"We recognize that theneed for sinkhole coverageis enormous," said CitizensCFO Sharon Binnon. "Thisfact is not lost on us, but thisis about Citizens' past expe-rience. These rates are thedirect result in the explosionof claims."
Non-sinkhole related
Citizens coverage, which iscapped by law at 10 percenta year, will increase by astatewide average of 8.8percent in 2012.
Citizens has 84,908 poli-cies in South Florida withsinkhole coverage, largelybecause it costs very little,about $3 to $20. With theincrease, the average sink-hole premium cost in main-land South Florida would be$40 to $100.
Though the coverage isoptional, the company auto-matically adds it to policiesexcept in Pasco andHernando counties.
Citizens spokeswomanChristine Ashburn said thenumber of policies withsinkhole coverage may dropafter the rate increase isimplemented. “People canchoose not to have this addi-tional coverage,” she said.
A sweeping propertyinsurance law passed thisyear, SB 408, allows
Citizens to increase rates onthe sinkhole portion of pre-miums without being limit-ed by a 10 percent annualcap on premium increases.
The provision is intendedto help Citizens collectenough premiums to paycosts associated with sink-hole claims. The insurer col-lected $32 million in sink-hole premiums from home-owners’ policies in 2010 andexpects to pay out $245 mil-lion in claims expenses.
Sen. Mike Fasano, R-New Port Richey, a vocalopponent of the new law,said there are people in theTampa area whose lendersrequire sinkhole coverageand if they can’t afford therate hikes, they’ll be forcedout of their homes.
“The sad thing is that thisis only the beginning,” hesaid in a statement. “Themost consumer unfriendlypiece of legislation in ourlifetime, SB 408, also
allows private insurers to dothe same. I have no doubtthey will quickly followsuit.”
Fasano, earlier this weekwrote to InsuranceCommissioner KevinMcCarty suggesting thatthere be a series of statewidehearings at which Citizenscustomers could testifybefore the Office ofInsurance Regulationdecides on the proposed rateincreases.
Sen. Charlie Dean laterjoined Fasano in his call forhearings.
“In Citrus County, wecould see rates rise by asmuch as $1,700,” Dean, R-Inverness, said in a Twittermessage. “We must havehearings on this issue.”
— The South Florida Sun-Sentinel and The FloridaNews Service contributed tothis report.
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Vogel taking on Wardfor top prosecutor
Make that two Democratswho will campaign for theMonroe County state attorneyjob in 2012.
Dennis Ward, who won thepost in the 2008 general elec-tion, said Friday he plans to seeka second four-year term as stateattorney for the 16th JudicialCircuit, which is Monroe.
That followed on the heelsof former Assistant StateAttorney Catherine Vogel fil-ing papers with the state thisweek declaring her intent torun for the office. Both Wardand Vogel are Democrats.
“I do plan to run for re-elec-tion,” Ward said Friday. “Ithink our office has done avery good job of doing whatwe said we would do.”
“We’ve taken a bite out oflocal corruption and won sev-eral significant trials thatresulted in long sentences,”Ward said. “We’ve been highlyresponsive to the community.”
Vogel, one of two top assis-tant prosecutors to formerState Attorney Mark Kohl,resigned shortly after the 2008election. Ward had already said
she wasa m o n gstaffers whowould not beretained.
Vogel, 57,says she’sr u n n i n g“because Ihave been a
prosecutor for 27 years. It ismy opinion it is the highestcalling for a lawyer.”
“I want to see the people ofMonroe County have someonehave the experience and judg-ment,” Vogel said. “This is notto trash Dennis. This is metelling you with 27 years as aprosecutor, I am someone whohas vast experience.”
Vogel’s paperwork withFlorida’s election office in theDepartment of State lists a KeyWest address and her intentionto open a campaign account.Ward said he will open a cam-paign account later this year.
While most of Vogel’s legalcareer has been as a prosecu-tor, she may be best knownlocally for serving as thedefense attorney for formerKeys schools SuperintendentRandy Acevedo.
After Acevedo was arrestedin the summer of 2009 on threefelony counts of official mis-conduct for covering up hiswife Monique’s $400,000-plustheft from the School Districtwhen she was a district admin-
istrator, Acevedo hired Vogel,then in private practice.
A jury convicted Acevedo— vigorously prosecuted byWard lieutenant Mark Wilson— and he’s now serving threeyears of probation. He also wasordered to pay a $15,000 fine.
“This has absolutely noth-ing to do with Mr. Acevedo,”Vogel said. “As a prosecutor,you have a job to do. As adefense attorney, you have ajob to do.”
She added, “This is theUnited States of America.Everyone is entitled to adefense, a vigorous defense.None of this is payback.”
“I love being a prosecutor,”Vogel said.” “I know I feel pas-sionate about the office.[When starting out], I was toldto do what was right, what wasjust, to follow the rules.”
Not long ago, she moved toOcala to work as an attorneywith the state Department ofChildren and Families. Now,she says, she’s re-establishingher Monroe residency to runfor office.
Ward was a Miami Beachpolice officer for 29 years beforebeginning work as an attorney.He took a job in Monroe Countyas an assistant state attorney in2002 and later joined the PublicDefender’s Office.
Staff writer Kevin Wadlowcontributed to this report.
She formerlywas the topaide to KohlBy LARRY [email protected]
POLITICS
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CAMPERS AND THE REEF
Children participating in day camp at Seacamp on Big Pine Key watch as scienceinstructor Ana Nadal carefully dissects a lionfish. The lesson was about protecting theFlorida Keys reefs from, among other things, nonnative fish such as lionfish, which haveno known predators and are voracious eaters. Each week at Seacamp’s camp has itsown marine science theme. There are three weeks remaining. To find out more, callBrynn Morey at 872-2331.
Despite loss, FEB pushes development
Despite being dealt a set-back this week, the would-bedeveloper of Wisteria Islandremains committed to trans-forming the spoil island off KeyWest into a high-end resort.
The Monroe CountyPlanning Commission onWednesday voted 3-2 to assignWisteria a future-land-use-mapdesignation of residential con-servation, limiting develop-ment to between two and fivehouses on the 21-acre island.
Roger Bernstein, whoseFEB Corp. owns the island,wants to build 35 market-ratehomes; 35 transient homes;five workforce houses; a bar,restaurant and retail compo-
nent; and upland facilities tosupport a 100-plus ball moor-ing field.
“FEB Corp. is absolutelycommitted to working closelywith not only [county] GrowthManagement staff, but the cityof Key West, the city of KeyWest planning and legal staff,the [state] Department ofCommunity Affairs, the Navyand other interested and affect-ed stakeholders in developinga map for Wisteria Island thatis balanced, fair and appropri-ate,” Bernstein told theKeynoter via e-mail.
“There should be no timeconstraints, artificial or other-wise, and there is no urgencyto rush this process.”
Bernstein attorney EdScales urged planning com-missioners to delay assigningWisteria a future land-use des-ignation while an FEB-drivenapplication for a text amend-ment creating a new zoningcategory for the island works
through the vetting process.The proposed category,
called maritime harbor island,would apply just to Wisteriaand accommodate the pro-posed development FEBapplied for the amendment onJuly 8, paying an $11,062 feeto do so.
Bernstein maintains a resi-dential conservation designa-tion is not appropriate forWisteria.
County staff, in its report tothe Planning Commission, rec-ommended the designationbased on a lack of commitmentfor utility service to the islandfrom the city of Key West.
The Planning Commissiondecision has to be upheld bythe County Commission andalso approved by staff at thestate Department ofCommunity Affairs.
Planning commissionersBill Wiatt and Jeb Hale votedagainst the residential conser-vation designation.
Bernstein saysall concernedto be involved
WISTERIA ISLAND
‘Black widow’ diesbefore trial starts
A Louisiana sheriff’soffice has confirmed lastmonth’s death of BettyNeumar, an Augusta, Ga.,woman indicted in the1986 death of one hus-band — and questionedin the deaths of severalothers over the past fourdecades, including one inthe Florida Keys.
The Sheriff’s Office inVernon Parish matchedfingerprints taken fromNeumar when she wasjailed in North Carolinaon suspicion of solicita-tion of murder, saidSheriff Rick Burris ofStanly County, N.C.Family members saidNeumar, 79, died of anillness in Louisiana,where she had movedwhile awaiting trial.
Neumar died in earlyJune at the RapidesRegional Hospital inAlexandria, La., whilevisiting relatives at near-by Fort Polk. She was outon bond after beingindicted on a chargedrelated to the death of herfourth husband, HaroldGentry, in North Carolina25 years ago.
The indictment saidshe needed cash and wastrying to collect on
Gentry’s $20,000 lifeinsurance policy.Neumar, who was arrest-ed at her Augusta homein 2008, was called ablack widow by somebecause of the suspiciouscircumstances around herfive husbands’ deaths.
Among them was the1967 death of U.S. NavyPetty Officer RichardSills, who was living onBig Coppitt Key with hiswife, Neumar, when hedied. Sills was her thirdhusband.
Neumar was workingas a beautician inJacksonville in the mid-1960s when she met Sills,who was divorced fromhis first wife and had fourchildren.
On April 18, 1967,police found his body inthe bedroom of the cou-ple’s mobile home on BigCoppitt Key. Neumar toldpolice they were aloneand arguing when hepulled out a gun and shothimself.
But Naval CriminalInvestigative Servicedocuments revealed thatSills may have been shottwice — not once asNeumar told police. Onebullet from the .22-cal-iber pistol pierced hisheart, while a second mayhave sliced his liver.
No autopsy was per-formed when Sills died.And without knowing thenumber of gunshotwounds, there’s no wayto know if his death was a
suicide or homicide.The Monroe County
Sheriff’s Office tookanother look at Sills’death followingNeumar’s arrest, butthere were few recordssince the death had hap-pened four decades ago,so the probe was quicklyclosed.
After Sills’ death,Neumar met Gentry inFlorida. The couple mar-ried in the late 1970s inGeorgia after he retiredfrom the Army.
Gentry was found shotto death inside the cou-ple’s home on July 14,1986. She later marriedher fifth husband, JohnNeumar. He died a fewyears later and authoritiesin Augusta, Ga., investi-gated whether his death— officially listed as sep-sis, bacterial infection ofthe body’s blood and tis-sues — might have beendue to another cause,such as arsenic poison-ing.
Neumar’s first twohusbands were fromOhio. One died in 1952,the other in 1955.
At the time of herarrest in the Gentry case,Sills’ son Michael said,“We just want them toexamine the evidence [inhis father’s death]. Whenthey do, I believe they’llcome to the same conclu-sion as my family: Myfather was murdered.”
In the North Carolinacase, Neumar wascharged with three countsof solicitation to commitfirst-degree murder.Authorities say she triedto hire three differentpeople to kill Gentry inthe six weeks before hisbullet-riddled body wasfound in his rural NorthCarolina home.
Keynoter staff supple-mented this report.
5 dead husbandsincluded oneon Big Coppitt
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Still living the dream —but with a new boat
“She’s all-glass, all-air-conditioned and all fast,”grinned Skip Bradeen whilestriding the deck of his newcharter boat, the New BlueChip Too.
With 46 years on thedocks at Islamorada’s WhaleHarbor Marina, Bradeen saysthis month’s change of boatssignals nothing more than anupgrade.
“No one is getting rid ofme,” said Bradeen, 68. “I’mnot retiring. I’m still livingthe dream.”
Bradeen recently listed forsale his longtime boat, the52-foot Blue Chip Too,sparking dockside rumors inIslamorada that WhaleHarbor’s senior captain wasplanning a life change.
“Nah,” Bradeen saidThursday. “It’s just that Idon’t need a fleet.”
He closed a deal July 12to buy the 50-foot Carolinasportfisherman Fish Talesfrom retiring Whale Harborskipper Ron Allen.
“I’ve wanted somethinglike this [boat] for a while,”
Bradeen said. “It becameavailable and I decided it wasthe thing to do. This boatshould take me to retirement,whenever that is.”
Bradeen and longtimemate Capt. Wayne Kvadusalready have taken the newboat — Bradeen’s wife Lisarenamed it New Blue ChipToo — on a half-dozen off-shore charter trips.
“I’ve still got a passion forthe job,” Bradeen said of his
offshore life in the Keys. Hesaid “I’ve been around thebusiness since I was 8 yearsold, working with my dad inLong Island. The only timeaway from it was my fouryears in the Air Force.”
Nearly five decades ago— Sept. 23, 1964, to be pre-cise — Bradeen arrived inthe Keys for a two-weekvacation. “I never wentback,” he said, “except forvisits.”
With the boat change andadding Allen’s client base tohis own, Bradeen expects tostay as busy as he wants.
“It’s actually more than Ican handle,” Bradeen said.“That’s why I’m offering towork with the new owner ofBlue Chip Too to handle theoverflow.”
His old boat remains forsale, along with the gear andleased dock berth at the pop-ular Whale Harbor Marina on
Upper Matecumbe Key.“It’s a great opportunity
for the right person,”Bradeen said. “But they’vegot to have the ambition towork in every aspect of thebusiness, whether it’s replac-ing a water pump or painting.It’s not just fishing.”
“You can live the dreamand make it work but notwithout working at it,” hesaid. “You’ve got to chase thedream.”
And while continuing tochase the dream, the loqua-cious skipper continues tobroadcast his three fishingreports, “On the Water withCapt. Skip Bradeen,” dailyon Sun 103.1-FM as he hasfor more than 20 years.
He also has been coachingUpper Keys youth baseballfor 28 years and plans tohelm his Age-13 team, theNationals, next spring “ifthey’ll have me.”
Bradeen changesvessels, expandsclient roster
ISLAMORADA FISHING
By KEVIN WADLOWSenior Staff [email protected]
Keynoter photos by KEVIN WADLOW
Islamorada charterboat Capt. Skip Bradeen is selling his longtime ‘Blue Chip Too’offshore boatonly so he can focus on his newly acquired vessel at the Whale Harbor Marina.
Schonecks lead Lady Conch awards
Twins Raquel and LaurenSchoneck won the top honorsThursday evening at the KeyWest High School girls soc-cer team’s banquet.
The banquet, which fea-tured the girls of winter intheir summer dresses, includ-ed a video of the 2010-11season’s highlights and ameeting with parents ofincoming freshmen.
In voting by the players,Raquel Schoneck was namedmost valuable defensiveplayer and Lauren Schoneckwas named most valuable
offensive player. Both will bejuniors when the new schoolyear begins.
Of Raquel, coach ScottPaul said: “She is super-fastand aggressive. She com-petes to the 100th degree.”
Of Lauren, who scored 14goals and had 13 assists, Paulsaid: “She’s a leader on andoff the field — she goes tothe goal aggressively and is[adept] at crosses andassists.”
Devin Mitchell, whoscored 22 goals as a fresh-man, was named rookie ofthe year. “She has a goal forfinishing up goals,” Paulsaid.
Rachel Quad, who will bea senior, won the coach’saward, Paul said, “becauseshe mirrors what coachesshould be — motivating andrarely negative.”
Adriana Garcia, who wasa sophomore defender lastseason, was named the mostimproved player. “She gother skills together andshowed much more confi-dence,” Paul said.
Scholar-athlete awardswent to midfielder RobynDeRoche, forward CailaDeAbreu and backup goalieAngela Martin, all of whomhad 4.0 grade-point averagesduring the season. DeRochewill be a senior, and DeAbreuand Martin will be sopho-mores.
Paul said the entire teamaveraged a 3.5 GPA duringthe season.
The Conchs ended theirseason in January with a 17-7-1 record. They won theirsixth consecutive districtchampionship.
Banquet heldfor the 17-7-1soccer team
KEY WEST
By DICK WAGNERKeynoter Contributor
Photo by BERT BUDDE
Award winners at Thursday’s Key West High School girls soccer team banquet are (fromleft) Raquel Schoneck, Lauren Schoneck, Devin Mitchell, Rachel Quad, Robyn DeRoche,Adriana Garcia and Angela Martin. Another winner, Caila DeAbreu, was out of town.
Lobster-palooza!Some 30,000 visitors to
the Florida Keys got theirshare of lobster duringWednesday’s and Thursday’smini-season. Lots of people
limited out — six per personper day — but a lot also saidthe hunting was tough due tochoppy waters from highwinds.
Photo by DAVID GOODHUE
Pat McCahon holds a lobster while Karl Ziegler looks on fromtheir boat docked at the Caribbean Club on Wednesday.TheFort Lauderdale men said choppy conditions made for atough day of hunting, and most of the lobsters they sawwere too small to keep — but this one is a keeper.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by NICK AMEEN
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission OfficerTommy Van Trees measures lobsters on a Marathon boaton Thursday. The Coast Guard and FWC conductednumerous interagency patrols throughout the Keys topromote safety and enforce mini-season regulations.
Keynoter photo by KEVIN WADLOW
On the docks at the Tavernier Creek Marina, Tallahasseedivers Mary and Dan Jaap show one of the five lobstersthey boated in Upper Keys waters during the lobstersport-diving days this week.
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KEY LARGOOcean Reef Chapel
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Church of ChristMM 100.7 • 451-1194
Key Largo Baptist MM 106 • 451-1642
St Justin Martyr MM 105.5 • 451-1316
Church of theNazarene
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Lighthouse on theRock
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First Baptist ChurchMM 99 • 451-2265
Seventh DayAdventist
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Contemporary worship andChildren’s Church School
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Burton MemorialUnited Methodist
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Keys JewishCommunity Center
MM 93 • 852-5235
Church of God MM 90.5 • 852-5996
Immanual Lutheran Sunday Service 10 am
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San Pedro CatholicChurch
Rev. John Peloso
Sunday 9 am & 11 am, SaturdayVigil 5 pm, Mon., Thur. & Friday
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Spirit and TruthMinistries
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ISLAMORADAFirst Baptist Church
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United Methodist MM 81 • 664-3661
St. James theFisherman
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LAYTONCommunity BaptistLayton Dr. • 664-2430
MARATHONFirst Baptist
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CommunityMethodist
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St Columba Episcopal52nd St. • 743-6412
San Pablo Catholic122nd St. • 289-0636
New Life MM 49 • 743-7165
Calvary Baptist76th St. • 743-6838
New Mt. ZionMissionary Baptist
42nd St. • 743-3300
Jehovah’s WitnessesKingdom Hall
98th St. • 743-3679
Seventh-DayAdventist
Loggerhead Ln. • 743-4796
Church of Christ26th St. • 743-5397
Martin Luther Chapel122nd St. Gulf • 289-0700
BIG PINE KEYSt. Peter Catholic
MM 30 • 872-2537
St. Francis In the KeysEpiscopal
Key Deer Blvd. • 872-2547
Lord of the SeasLutheran
Key Deer Blvd. • 872-3612
First BaptistKey Deer Blvd. • 872-2542
United MethodistKey Deer Blvd. • 872-2470
Vineyard ChristianFellowship
County Rd. • 872-3404
St. Andrews OrthodoxMission
Key Deer Blvd. • 872-1453
Jehovah’s WitnessKingdom HallMM 28 • 872-7000
SUGARLOAF KEY
Sugarloaf BaptistCrane Blvd. • 745-2661
Calvary Chapel17175 O/S Hwy.• 240-9673
BIG COPPITT KEY
First Baptist ChurchAve F • 294-4118
Keys ChapelOrthodox
PresbyterianCoppitt Rd. • 294-8256
STOCK ISLANDKey West Baptist
Temple2nd Ave. • 294-3411
Covenant WordMacDonald Ave. •
292-1119
KEY WESTChurch of Christ
Von Phister St. • 296-3331
Church of GodWhite St. • 296-8844
Cornish MemorialAME Zion
Whitehead St. • 294-2350
Fifth St Baptist5th St. • 294-2255
Glad TidingsUnited St. • 296-5773
Grace LutheranFlagler St. • 296-5161
United MethodistEaton St. • 296-2392
MetropolitanCommunity
Petronia St. • 294-8912
Peace CovenantPresbyterian
Flagler Ave. • 294-1223
Southernmost Prayerand Faith
Fleming St. • 292-6416
Unity of the KeysVirginia St. • 296-5888
St. James FirstMissionary BaptistOlivia St. • 296-5593
St. Mary Star of theSea Catholic
Windsor Ln. • 294-1018
Christian ScienceElizabeth St. • 296-8215
Church of Jesus Christof Latter Day Saints
Northside Dr. • 294-9400
St Paul’s EpiscopalDuval St. • 296-5142
Trinity PresbyterianSimonton St. • 296-3318
Impact CommunitySeventh-Day
AdventistFifth St. • 393-9554
Unitarian UniversalistGeorgia St. • 296-4369
B’Nai Zion United St. • 294-3437
Chabad Jewish CenterTrinity Dr. • 295-0013
Salvation ArmyFlagler Rd. • 294-5611
Seventh-Day Adventist Thomas St. • 522-3693
Get Fit Family Boot CampSouthard St. • 294-4351
Houses of WorshipKirk of the Keys
Overseas Highway at 89th StreetMarathon, FL • MM 51.5
Staffed Children’s Sunday School & NurserySunday Services
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Living
Ernest Hemingway was aman’s man. A terrific writer,a terrific fisherman, anadventurer of the highestmagnitude, a Key West icon.But above all else, a man’s
man.In “The Heming Way,”
Marty Beckerman shows usthrough his own words,Hemingway quotes and pho-tos just what it means to be aman, at least if you framemanhood by Papa’s stan-dards.
The result is laugh-out-loud parody — along withlots of truth — that most menwill embrace. Women, how-ever, might not appreciatemuch of the humor since
much of it can be construedas sexist. But that’s exactlyBeckerman’s goal — humorto point out all ofHemingway’s foibles, rightup to his suicide by shotgunin Ketchum, Idaho, in 1961:
“You have countlessdeadly options from which tochoose. The vital thing — ha,ha — is to pick the manlyone. ‘Not very many’ womenkill themselves, Hemingwayobserved, because thisrequires making a strongdecision and sticking to it.”
Beckerman, a formerEsquire editor who’s alsowritten for Playboy, Salonand others, touches on allaspects of Hemingway’s life:His African safaris, timespent in the trenches in notone but two wars, the drink-ing, the womanizing — andhis lack of hygiene.
This is Beckerman onHemingway eating what heshot while hunting: “We
could discuss cooking tech-niques all day — use freshherbs instead of dried blahblah blah — but the mostcrucial factor is simplicity; inhis novels and in his kitchen,Hemingway ascribed to aless-is-more approach. Forexample, his recipe for filetof lion simply instructs,‘First, obtain your lion.’ ”
Hemingway loved killingbig game, and he lovedwomen — at least getting
married four times wouldhave you think that.
In fact, Beckerman writes,“Hemingway was a perfecthusband to his wives. Asidefrom cheating on them inquick succession. And, uh,slapping one. And forcingone to ‘ride on a cargo shipladen with dynamite’ whilehe took a comfortable jet tothe same destination, chival-rously demanding the loneseat available.”
Hemingway took part inboth world wars but wasn’tactually a soldier. In WorldWar I, he drove an ambu-lance for the American RedCross — and received theSilver Medal of Valor, evenas a non-soldier, after nearlygetting blown up by a mortar.
Beckerman: “There arethree reasons to win a Medalof Valor: 1) Men will buy youbeer; 2) ‘The girls ... willthink you’re fine’; and 3) Youneed another reason?”
No. 2 is a Hemingwayquote, of which “TheHeming Way” has plenty. Infact, the book is filled withquotes not only from Papahimself, but from his novels— it’s obvious Beckermanhas read them all — and fromvarious Hemingway biogra-phies.
Perhaps that’s the onlydown side of “The HemingWay,” that Beckerman goesout of his way to footnoteevery single thing, to thepoint where it seems nearlyevery other sentence is foot-noted (the sources are metic-ulously listed on the backpages).
Despite all of the humor,“The Heming Way,” throughchapters with such titles as“For Whom the Beer Flows”and “The Old Man and theSee You in Hell,” actuallysets men up to think abouthow we live our lives — willit be to the fullest, like Papa,or will there be regrets whendeath comes knocking?
Men’s Guide usesHemingway withlots of humorBy LARRY [email protected]
BOOK REVIEW
A summary of the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority's proposed annual budget for the fiscal yearending September 30, 2012 is presented below. This proposed budget was presented at publichearings on June 23, 2011 in Key West and July 28, 2011 in Marathon. A final public hearingwill be held in Key Largo on August 25, 2011. The Authority's board must adopt a budget at leastthirty days before the beginning of its fiscal year (October 1). The complete budget can be foundat the Authority's website, www.fkaa.com, under the July 28, 2011 budget public hearing agenda.
Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority Proposed Summary BudgetFor the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012
FLORIDA KEYS AQUEDUCT AUTHORITY
The Heming Way: How to Unleash the Booze-Inhaling,Animal-Slaughtering, War-Glorifying, Hairy-Chested,Retro-Sexual Legend Within ... Just Like Papa! By MartyBeckerman. Infected Press. 77 pages. $9.99 on Amazon.com.
Papa really was a rolling stone
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Help your dog beat the heat
Summer is here and hotdays are now the norm — butof course, if you live in theFlorida Keys, you’ve knownthat for months.
Still, some of us mightneed reminders that dogs havea few special needs during thesummer to keep them healthyand happy. Here are a few:
● Although a dog’s foot-pads are tough, they are notimpervious to heat. Take careto walk your dog early in themorning or evening so as notto expose him to excessivelyhot pavement.
Alternatively, walk on acooler surface, such as grass.If you notice your dog alter-nately picking up one paw,then another, his feet areburning — get him to a cool-er area immediately.
● Another extremely hotsurface is the truck bed. Evenwith a moving vehicle, themetal bed can heat up quickly,leaving a dog with no way toavoid scorching his footpads.
A safer alternative is tocontain your dog in the cab orin a crate, or leave him athome where he can be com-fortable. Never, of course,leave your dog unattended ina vehicle during the summermonths — not even for a fewminutes.
● If your dog spends time
out in the yard, make surethere is adequate shade avail-able at all times of the day.Place water buckets in shad-ed areas and add ice to them.Little relief comes to a hotdog drinking hot water.
If your dog usually drinksdirectly from the spigot,check it during the heat of theday to see if cool water is stillavailable. Water often heatsup in the pipe, and your dogmay avoid drinking from the
spigot, thus becoming dehy-drated and overheated.
● If possible, purchase achildren’s swimming pooland fill it daily with cool,clean water for your dog tosoak in if he chooses. Youalso can freeze liter bottles ofwater and add them to thepool, keeping things cool andgiving your dog a nice coldtoy to chew on if he wishes.
● Keep your dog’s coat ingood condition by regularlybrushing and removing deadcoat and mats. Longer coatsactually provide some insula-tion from the heat, so don’tassume that shaving the coatoff will be of benefit. Dogsdo sunburn when their nor-mally covered skin isexposed.
● Dogs often eat less whenit is hot out. Processing anddigesting food requires ener-gy, which heats the body, sodogs will often skip mealsduring the summer. Offer alittle less food, and adjustfeeding times to the coolerearly mornings and laterevenings.
● Short-muzzled breedssuch as pugs, bulldogs andboxers have more difficultykeeping cool than other dogs.These breeds should be keptindoors during the day. havingplenty of cool water available— perhaps even an occasion-al spray-down — and air-con-ditioning access are a must.
Summer is the time forfun activities and family play.Make sure your furry familymember has a safe, comfort-able and fun summer, too.
The Keys tempscan be deadlyfor your petMcClatchy-Tribune
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There’s always plenty of water in the Keys — we’resurrounded by it, after all — to cool off your dog.
LIVING BRIEFSPastors pray forlobstermen Sunday
Pastor Robby Davis ofthe Layton CommunityBaptist Church and the FirstBaptist Church ofIslamorada will offer
prayers for Florida Keyscommercial lobstermen (andwomen) as they depart thedocks at midnight Sunday todrop their traps for the soakseason leading up to theAug. 6 start of the regularlobster season.
To listen, you can tune
your marine radio to VHFChannel 19 about 11:55 p.m.Sunday. Also offeringprayers, in Spanish, will bePastor Alexis Estevez ofIglesia Bautista El Faro(Lighthouse Baptist Church)on 62nd Street in Marathon.
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LIVING BRIEFS
Improvablesplay Sunday
A year ago, a group ofKey West players gottogether for an improvisa-tion show at the Key WestMoose Lodge, 700Eisenhower Drive.
That grew into theImprovables Key Westtroupe, which has sinceperformed all over the city.Now they’re back to whereit started.
The Improvables KeyWest are scheduled to per-form at 6 p.m. Sunday atthe Moose Lodge. There’sno admission charge butthere will be pulled-porksandwiches and bakedbeans with the trimmingsavailable for $8 from 5:30to 7:30.
5-day Bible campstarts on Monday
St. James the FishermanEpiscopal Church in
Islamorada invites childrenages 3 to eighth grade to its“Shake It Up Cafe” vaca-tion Bible school.
The fun runs from thisMonday through Fridayfrom 9 a.m. to noon eachday at the church, milemarker 87.5. There will becreative crafts, hands-onmission work, food scienceand music.
To find out more, callMichelle Lane at 852-8468.
Campers invitedto dessert festival
The Marathon Parks andRecreation Department isholding a dessert festival at6:30 p.m. Wednesday allkids who participated in thecity’s Camp Adventure thissummer.
Campers need to bring adessert to share at the eventat St. Columba EpiscopalChurch on 52nd Street,behind the Panda Houserestaurant. To find outmore, call 743-6598.
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Florida Fish andWildlifeConservationCommissiontook custody of a 38 footsportfish, empty hull.Displaying noRegistrationNumbers and noHullIdentificationNumbers. Thevessel was foundlost/abandoned on 3/4/2011,on state waters in HammerPoint, inMonroeCounty.Pursuant to Florida Statute705, the property will bedisposed of unless a claim bythe rightful owner or the lienholder is received by 9/7/2011.Send claims in writing to: FWC,Division of LawEnforcement,2796OverseasHighway, Suite100,Marathon, FL 33050.Attention: Ofc. JanetteFernandez,FWC-11-OFF-1961.
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INRE: ESTATEOFMary TylerMuldoon,Deceased.
NOTICETOCREDITORS
The administration of the estateofMary TylerMuldoon, Case/ 11-CP-138-K,is pending in theCircuit CourtforMonroeCounty, Florida,ProbateDivision, the addressof which is 500WhiteheaedStreet, KeyWest, FL 33040.TheDecedantdied testateand herwill datedAugust 7,1996 has been filedwith theCourt. The nameof the Per-sonal Representitive and thePersonalRepresentative’s at-torney are set forth below.
All interested persons arerequired to file wirth thisCourt,WITHIN (3)MONTHSFROMTHETIMEOFTHEFIRSTpublication of this notice:(1) All claims against the EstateofMary TylerMuldoon, De-ceased, and (2) any objectionby anintersested person towhomnoticewasmailed thatchallenges the validity of theWill, the qualificatons of thePersonal Representitive,venueor jurisdiction of thisCourt
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Dated this 30th day of July2011.
Francis H.Muldoon, Jr.105 KeyHavenRoadKeyWest FL 33040as Personal Representitive ofthe Estate ofMary TylerMuldoon, Deceased.
Attorney for PersonalRepresentitive
CHARLESM.MILLIGANAttorney at LawP.O. Box 1367KeyWest FL 33041-1367305-297-8885FBN: 0246948
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MONROECOUNTYTOURISTDEVELOPMENTCOUNCIL -DISTRICTADVISORYCOMMITTEEMEETINGS
DAC Iwill meet onWednesdayAugust 17, 2011 at 3:00 p.m. atthe Pier HouseResort in KeyWest.
DAC II will meet on TuesdayAugust 16, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. atthe Lower KeysChamber ofCommerce in Big Pine Key.
DAC III will meet onWednesday August 17, 2011 at9:00 a.m. at theHawksCayResort in Duck Key.
DAC IVwill meet on TuesdayAugust 16, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. attheCheeca LodgeResort inIslamorada.
DACVwill meet on TuesdayAugust 16, 2011 at 10:00 a.m.at the Key Largo BayMarriottResort.
All DACmeetings are open tothe public.
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INRE: ESTATEOFROBINMICHAELNORQUOYDeceased.
NOTICETOCREDITORS
The administration of the estateofRobinMichael Norquoy,deceased, whose date of deathwasMay 30, 2011, andwhosesocial security number isxxx-xx-9549, is pending in theCircuit Court forMONROECounty, Florida, ProbateDivision, the address of whichis 500WhiteheadStreet KeyWest,Florida 33040. Thenames and addresses of thepersonal representative andthe personal representative’sattorney are set forth below.
All creditors of the decedentand other persons havingclaims or demands againstdecedent’s estate onwhomacopy of this notice is required tobe servedmust file their claimswith this courtWITHIN THELATEROF3MONTHSAFTERTHETIMEOFTHEFIRSTPUBLICATIONOFTHISNOTICEOR30DAYSAFTERTHEDATEOFSERVICEOFACOPYOFTHISNOTICEONTHEM.
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ALLCLAIMSNOTFILEDWITHINTHETIMEPERIODSSETFORTH INSECTION733.702OFTHEFLORIDAPROBATECODEWILLBEFOREVERBARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDINGTHETIMEPERIODSSETFORTHABOVE, ANYCLAIMFILEDTWO (2) YEARSORMOREAFTERTHEDECEDENT’SDATEOFDEATH ISBARRED.
The date of first publication ofthis notice is July 30, 2011.
Attorney for PersonalRepresentative:
MyFlorida Probate,P. A.DawnEllis, for the firmAttorney for PersonalRepresentativeE-mail Address:dawn–myfloridaprobate.-comFlorida Bar Number: 091979P.O. Box 952Floral City, FL 34436-0952352-726-5444
Personal RepresentitiveBritta Christina Fleischhack-Norquoy(f/k/a Britta C. Fleischhack)41 Floral AvenueKeyWest, Florida 33040
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YOUARENOTIFIED that anaction for aMotion to VacatePermanent Injunction has beenfiled by the respondent. Youare required to serve a copy ofyour written defenses, if any, tothis action onDavidManz,Respondents attorney, whoseaddress is 5800OverseasHighway, Suite 40,Marathon,Florida 33050, on or BeforeAugust 24, 2011, and file theoriginal with the clerk of thiscourt located at: MonroeCounty Courthouse, 500WhiteheadStreet, KeyWestFlorida either before service onRespondents attorney orimmediately therafter;otherwise a default will beentered against you for therelief demanded in thecomplaint or petition.
WARNING:Rule 12.285,Florida Family LawRules ofProcedure, requires certainautomatic disclosure ofdocuments and information.Failure to comply can resultin sanctions, includingdismissal or striking ofpleadings.
The notice shall be publishedonce aweek for fourconsecutiveweeks in theFloridaKeysKeynoter.
DATED this 25th day of July,2011
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FOR SALEPublic Meetings Scheduled by and with the City of Marathon for August 2011
City Council City ManagerGinger Snead, Mayor Roger HernstadtDick Ramsay, Vice Mayor City AttorneysRichard Keating , Councilmember Stearns Weaver MillerMike Cinque, Councilmember Weissler AlhadeffPete Worthington, Councilmember & Sitterson, PACITY OF MARATHON
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Please note that more than one Marathon City Council/Board/Committee member may participate in the meetings listed.
SUBJECT: DATE: TIME: LOCATION:
Community Image Advisory Board 08/02/11 1:30pm FDOT, Conference Room, 3100 Overseas Hwy.
City Council Budget Workshop 08/02/11 6:00pm Marathon Fire Station, 8900 Overseas Hwy.
*Cancelled* Nearshore Waters Committee 08/04/11 6:00pm Marathon Fire Station, 8900 Overseas Hwy.Meeting
City Council/Staff Agenda 08/09/11 10:00am Marathon Fire Station, 8900 Overseas Hwy. Briefing Workshop
City Council Meeting 08/09/11 5:30pm Marathon Government Center, 2798 Overseas Hwy.
Parks and Recreation Meeting 08/11/11 6:00pm Marathon Fire Station, 8900 Overseas Hwy.
To view the full City of Marathon calendar please visit our website: www.ci.marathon.fl.us
Pursuant to Section 286.0105, Florida Statutes, if a person decides to appeal any decision made by the City Council with respect to any matterconsidered at any meeting or workshop noted herein, he or she will need a record of the proceedings and for such purposes he or she may need toensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made; which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.The City of Marathon complies with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you are a disabled person requiring special accom-modations or assistance, please notify the City Clerk at (305) 289-5020 of such need at least 72 hours (3 days) in advance. 7/27/11hh
LIVING BRIEFS
Zip line discussedTuesday night
Staff at the Crane PointMuseum and Nature Centerin Marathon is hosting apresentation on Crane PointHammock’s proposed zip-line endeavor at 6 p.m.Tuesday at the MarathonCommunity Theatre, milemarker 49.5 oceanside.
John Henderson, CranePoint’s operation manager,will give a PowerPoint pres-entation that discusses theproject in detail. Hendersonwill then hold a question-and-answer session.
Zip lines are basicallycables strung from platformto platform. Riders attachedto them move to each plat-form through a pulley sys-
tem. Courses are popular inthe Caribbean, Hawaii andother tourist destinationsaround the globe.
The one proposed forCrane Point is estimated costa little over $1 million andthe target to get it up and run-ning is the latter part of thefirst quarter of 2012.
Keys to Peacenow accepts food
The Keys to Peace boothat the Island Market Place inKey Largo is now a drop-offsite for the Burton MemorialUnited Methodist ChurchFood Pantry.
You can bring nonperish-able food items to the mar-ket, mile marker 101, onFridays, Saturdays and
Sundays from 9 a.m. to 5p.m.
The food pantry atBurton is a member of theSouthernmost HomelessAssistance League, provid-ing food to the homeless aswell as dinners weekly.
WomanKind createsteen advisory board
WomanKind, a Key Westhealth center for LowerKeys women, has openingson its new Teen AdvisoryBoard.
The group will serve as aliaison between staff at thecenter and adolescents in aneffort to expand, improveand publicize services.Members will also helpchoose topics of interest foran upcoming support groupfor girls.
If interested, send an e-mail to Chelsea Bristol [email protected] or callWomanKind at 294-4004.
Also at Womankind, ben-efit bingo games are playedevery Sunday at 5 p.m.through Aug. 21 at the 801Bar, 801 Duval St.
Staff at the Grace Jones Community Center in Marathon receive a $50,000 check fromthe Wal-Mart State Giving Program to help underwrite costs of the center’s Back Packs 4Kids program. Back Packs 4 Kids allows some 150 needy Middle Keys children to bringhome on weekends backpacks filled with 12 pounds of nutritious food that’s shared bythem and their siblings. Backpacks are distributed every Friday. Celebrating theWal-Mart donation with kids from Grace Jones, the Kreative Kids Christian Academy andthe Community Cooperative Day Care are (front from left) Maria Brandvold, JessicaHernstadt and Debbie Morrelli; and Grace Jones President Randy Lewis, Iris Coe andTracy Hannah.
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undersigned, DANNYL.KOLHAGE,Clerk of theCircuitCourt ofMonroeCounty,Florida, will on the 18th day ofAugust, 2011 at 11:00 a.m.on THEFRONTSTEPSOFTHEMONROECOUNTYCOURTHOUSE,500WHITEHEADSTREET, intheCity of KEYWESTFlorida, offer for sale, and sellat public outcry to the highestand best bidder forCASH thefollowing described propertysituated inMonroeCounty, towit;
A parcel of land in a part ofTract 10 of EDMOND’SACREAGETRACTS, asrecorded in Plat Book 2, page100, of the Public Records ofMonroeCounty Florida andbeingmore particularlydescribed bymetes andbounds as follows:Commencing at theNorthwestcorner of said Tract 10, bearSouth along theWest line ofTract 10, for a distance of674.05 feet to a point; thencebear East for a distance of149.44 feet to the POINTOFBEGINNINGof the parcel ofland hereinafter described, saidPOINTOFBEGINNINGalsobeing on the East side of anexisting canal; from saidPOINTOFBEGINNING,continue bearing East for adistance of 75.0 feet to a point;thence bear South for adistance of 75.0 feet to a point;thence bearWest for a distanceof 75.0 feet to a point on theEast face of said existing canalthence bear North along theEast face of said existing canalfor a distance of 75.0 feet to thePOINTOFBEGINNING
Pursuant to theDEFAULTFINAL JUDGMENTOFFORECLOSURE entered in acase in said Court, said Court,the style of which is:
IBERIABANK, a ForeignCorporation, authorized totransact businessin the State of Florida
Plaintiff
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JohnWCummings; UnknownSpouse of JohnW.Cummings;ThomasDCrum;UnknownSpouse of ThomasDCrum;TheodoreGCrum;UnknownSpouse of TheodoreGCrum;MONROECOUNTYTAXCOLLECTOR;JOHNDOE; JANEDOE;FLAGSTARBANK
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WITNESSmyhand and theOfficial Seal of said Court, this14thDAYOFJuly, 2011.
DANNYL. KOLHAGE,ClerkOf TheCircuit CourtMonroeCounty, Florida
By:TammyLMarcielDeputy Clerk
Florida Statute 45.031: Anyperson claiming an interest inthe surplus from the sale, if any,other than the property owneras of the date of the LisPendensmust file a claimwithin 60 days after the sale.
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NOTICE ISHEREBYGIVENTOPROSPECTIVEPROPOSERS that onAugust31, 2011 at 3:00 P.M. at theMonroeCounty PurchasingOffice, the Board of CountyCommissioners ofMonroeCounty, Florida, will opensealed proposals for thefollowing
FULLY INSUREDDENTALAND/ORVISIONBENEFITSMONROECOUNTY, FLORIDARFP-GRP-243-122-2011-PUR/CV
Requirements for submissionand the selection criteriamaybe requested fromDemandStar byOnvia atwww.demandstar.comORwww.monroecountybids.comor call toll-free at1-800-711-1712. ThePublicRecord is available at thePurchasingOffice located attheGato Building, 1100Simon-ton Street, KeyWest, FL33040. Technical questionsshould be directed, in writing,solely toMaria Fernandez-Gonzalez, Sr. Administrator,Benefits, EmployeeServicesMonroeCounty, TheGatoBuilding, 1100SimontonStreet, Suite 2-268, KeyWest,FL 33040, by facsimile to (305)
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All proposalsmust be receivedby theCounty PurchasingOffice before 3:00 P.M. onAugust 31, 2011. Anyproposals received after thisdate and timewill beautomatically rejected.Materialsmay be delivered byCertifiedMail, ReturnReceiptRequested, hand-delivered orcouriered. Faxed or e-mailedproposals will be automaticallyrejected. Hand deliveredProposalsmay request areceipt. If sent bymail or bycourier, the above-mentionedenvelope shall be enclosed inanother envelope addressed tothe entity and address statedabove. Proposers should beaware that certain ‘‘expressmail’’ serviceswill not
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MonroeCounty’s performanceand obligation to pay under thiscontract is contingent upon anannual appropriation by theBoard of CountyCommissioners.
All submissionsmust remainvalid for a period of ninety (90)days from the date of thedeadline for submission statedabove. TheBoardwillautomatically reject theresponse of any person oraffiliate who appears on theconvicted vendor list preparedby theDepartment ofManagement Services, State ofFlorida, under Sec.287.133(3)(d), FloridaStatutes.MonroeCountydeclares that all or portions ofthe documents andworkpapers and other forms ofdeliverables pursuant to thisrequest shall be subject toreuse by theCounty.
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All proposals, including therecommendation of theCountyAdministrator and therequestingDepartment Head,will be presented to the Boardof County Commissioners ofMonroeCounty, Florida, forfinal awarding or otherwise.TheBoard reserves the right toreject any and all proposals, towaive informalities in any or allproposals, to re-advertise forproposals; and to separatelyaccept or reject any item oritems and to award and/ornegotiate a contract in the bestinterest of theCounty.
Dated at KeyWest this 27thday of July, 2011.
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Location of PropertyNo. 1
12AnchorDrive, Unit A, KeyLargo, Florida 33037;a/k/a CondominiumUnitAC-12A, Angelfish CayCondo-miniumChalets No. 2, togetherwith an undivided interest in thecommon elements, accordingto theDeclaration of Condo-minium thereof recorded inOf-ficial Records Book 500, Page587, as amended from time totime, of the Public Records ofMonroeCounty, Florida.
Location of PropertyNo. 2
20S.MARINADRIVE, UNITA,KEYLARGO, FLORIDA33037;a/k/a Unit No.MV-20A, inMari-na VillageCondominiumPhase I, according to theDeclaration of Condominium,October 26, 1977, inOficialRecords Book 738, at Page410, of the Public Records ofMonroeCounty, Florida, andexhibits thereof, and theCondominiumPlans asrecorded in CondominiumGraphics Book 2, of the PublicRecords ofMonroeCounty,Florida;together with the undividedinterest in commonpropertydeclared in said Declaration ofCondominium to be anappurtenance to theabovedescribedUnit; andamendments thereto; togetherwith Boat Slip No.MV-20A, asshown in theDeclaration of Condominium.
DATED this 27th day of July2011
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Dawn of new digital agecoming to Keys libraries
As temperatures rise,summer reading beginsascending priority lists formost Keys residents.
With this in mind,Monroe County PublicLibrary will be offering anexpanded collection to betterserve educational as well asrecreational needs.
Last month, the CountyCommission approved acontract with OverDrive Inc.that will provide librarycardholders access to anever-expanding collection ofinternet based books, videosand music.
For Monroe County, thismarks a massive step for-ward in serving educationaland informational needs andinterests across all the Keys.
“E-books have been ournumber one customerrequest since Christmas time— so we’re pleased to offera service that is a nationalleader in providing e-booksto a variety of devices,including the Kindle,”Library Administrator AnneLayton Rice said. “The mostappealing aspect of offeringlibrary e-books is the abilityto reach new customers: thephysically handicapped, thehome-bound, those unable to
visit our buildings becauseof work schedules or trans-portation issues.”
Once the system is set upand ready for use later thissummer, all library patronswill be able to use a comput-er or portable reading devicelike the Kindle, iPad or evensome newer model phones,and download reading choic-es for free.
In the past, she explained,the Library has offered asmaller group of titlesthrough a different supplier,but the new alliance withOverDrive will expand theselection to more than350,000 titles.
These include hundredsof publishers and numerousgenres. The service, whichwill cost the Library system$12,000 a year, also offers awider array of music andvideo titles to suit nearlyevery taste.
Another point in favor ofexpanded e-book offerings— e-books don’t get dam-aged, lost, mis-shelved orstolen. And books are avail-able 24/7, including allmajor holidays. Currently,more than 13,000 publiclibraries across the nationare signing up for similaraccounts with OverDrive.
Norma Kula, who isMonroe County’s Directorof Libraries, said she’s look-ing forward to the changes:“We have a vibrant andthriving Library system inMonroe County, one that isalert and open to relevantand positive change.”
Kula anticipates a strongfavorable response when thenew digital collectionbecomes available. Libraryuse has grown considerablyin recent years, despiteMonroe County’s status asone of only two Florida
counties to show a popula-tion decline in the 2010 cen-sus when compared to the2000 population count.
Last year, the Keyslibrary system welcomedmore than 50,000 card hold-ers and 463,000 visitors tothe five branches. Key Westholds the record for patron-age with 21,342 card hold-ers, while the historicIslamorada branch servicesjust over 3,500 residents.Those usage figures includeyear-round residents alongwith part-time residents whoget a library card.
The libraries website,www.keyslibraries.org,has become more dynamicand interactive since lastyears updates, all whileenabling a growing socialmedia presence, according toRice: “600 plus followers onFacebook, a growing Twittertribe — and nearing a mil-lion hits of our historicalimage archive on Flickr, asmall library at the edge ofthe continent can reach outin a big way — at very littlecost to taxpayers who sup-port us.
“To remain relevant inour communities,” Riceadded, “ibraries mustembrace this shift from printto digital to the next bigthing,”
Until the new offeringsare available, LibraryDirector Norma Kula advis-es patrons to check out thesummer highlights: “For
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Expanded e-book,video, musiccollection near
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Ancient art proves atrue treasure trove
“Cave of ForgottenDreams”
90 minutes, Rated G,Opens Friday, July 29,Tropic Cinema, Key West
Art has always been apart of human history andcave drawings are some ofmankind’s oldest creativeexpressions. The subject ofthe documentary “Cave ofForgotten Dreams” con-tains the oldest cave paint-ings ever found, datingfrom 32,000 years ago,nearly twice as old as thenext oldest cave art.
Only recently discov-ered in 1994, the mainentrance to the ChauvetPont d’Arc cave in Francewas fortuitously sealed by arock slide some 20,000years ago, thus preservingthe marvelous illustrationsfor thousands of years.
Named after one of itsdiscoverers, the entrance toChauvet cave is guarded bya massive steel door andadmittance is highlyrestricted. Director WernerHerzog was granted unusu-al access to make the film,but had to work undertightly controlled condi-
tions. He
waslimitedto fourcrewmem-bers,withonlybat-tery-pow-eredfluo-
rescent lamps for lighting.And the filmmakers wereconstrained to a two-footwide walkway in the cave.They were not allowed totouch anything and if acrew member had to leavefor any reason, they all hadto leave and shootingwould be over for the day.
But once inside, all thatis forgotten. The drawingson the cave walls are mag-nificent. The bold strokes,flowing lines and realisticrenderings could be shownin any modern gallery. Nearthe entrance, there is a clus-ter of red handprints, allmade by one person, a for-ever-unknown artist with adeformed little finger.Deeper in the cave, thatsame crooked finger showsup again, almost as if theviewer is following the
Stunning cavepaintings atheart of film
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Filmmaker Werner Herzog inside Chauvet Pont d’Arc, aFrench cave where some paintings date back 32,000 years.
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years, the Key West Libraryhas run a Summer Readingprogram for kids; this year,the Library is also invitingadults to keep track of theirreading, share reading logswith the library - and enterfor a chance to win prizes.”
Adults can submit aweekly reading log listingall the books they read orlistened to. When they sub-mit a reading log, they getto choose a reading incen-tive such as abookmark, keychain, pen orpencil. Theirnames willalso be enteredin a weeklydrawing for achance to wina “goodiebag” madeup of addi-tional libraryand reading-themeditems aswell as giftcertificatesfrom localbusinesses,includingA&BRestaurant, Bad BoyBurrito, Half Shell Raw Bar,Key West Island Books and
the Tropic Cinema. Formore information contactCirculation Librarian KrisNeihouse at 305-292-3595or [email protected].
Library cards, which maybe used at all Countylibraries, are available at nocost to all residents ofMonroe County. For thosevisiting the keys, thelibraries offer a visitors cardfor $30 annually entitlingvisitors to full check-outprivileges.
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Here’s the list of Monroe County libraries, along with
their hours of operation. All branches are now closed
Sunday-Monday, although the county administrator
has proposed a 2011-2012 budget that would include
funds to reopen all branches for Monday service:
Key West, 700 Fleming St., (305) 292-3595
Tuesday - 9:30 a.m.- 6 p.m.
Wednesday - 9:30 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Thursday - 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Friday - 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Saturday - 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Big Pine, 213 Key Deer Blvd., (305) 872-0992
Tuesday - Noon-8 p.m.
Wednesday - 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Thursday - 10 a.m.- 6 p.m.
Friday - 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Saturday - 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Marathon, 3251 Overseas Highway, (305) 743-5156
Tuesday - 9:30 a.m.- 6 p.m.
Wednesday - 9:30 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Thursday - 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Friday - 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Saturday - 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Islamorada, 81830 Overseas Hwy., (305) 664-4645
Tuesday - 9:30 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Wednesday - 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Thursday - 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Friday - 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Saturday - 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Key Largo, 101485 Overseas Hwy.
Tradewinds Shopping Center, (305) 451-2396
Tuesday - 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Wednesday - 9:30 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Thursday - 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Friday - 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Saturday - 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Library branches nowopen Tuesday-Saturday
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B&B Tavernier Cinemagoes all digital
B&B Theatres hasupgraded its Tavernier 5Cinema to digital technol-ogy, including the capacityto show 3D films on threeof the five screens.
“Digital technologymeans no more filmscratches as well as crystalclear images for every sin-gle presentation,” the com-pany said.
The Tavernier theateralso completed installationof Dolby 7.1 sound sys-tems that add an immer-sion sound experience for
movie goers.Future uses of the all-
digital projection upgradesmean that “in future years,it could be possible towatch the Super Bowl in3D, a live performance ofa popular concert, aNASCAR race, and otherlive events,” the companysaid.
Plans also call for usingthe auditoriums for busi-ness meetings and addinggaming devices for large-screen visual and sound forgamers.
B&B Theatres has 199screens at theaters in fivestates: Florida, Texas,Oklahoma, Kansas andMissouri.
3D projectionnow availableon 3 screens
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Tad Carducci, one halfof the New York-based bev-erage team known as theTippling Bros., will be thefeatured presenter at theKey Largo Food and WineFestival’s Grand Tastingevent.
A partner in theMercadito Restaurantgroup, with outposts inNew York, Chicago andMiami, Carducci will dotwo presentations onSunday, Aug. 6: “MyHome Bar” will cover thebasics of building a profes-sional home bar;“Humphrey Bogart’s KeyLargo” will cover rum-based drinks, sponsored byRhum Agricole JM inMartinique.
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The Grand Tasting eventthis year will include 70different gourmet foodsfrom participating KeyLargo restaurants and morethan 100 wines. Ticketscost $75 for the noon to 6p.m. program; $125 with aVIP reception included.
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Regal Cinemas
Searstown, Key West, 294-0000All shows that start before 4 p.m play only on weekends.• Cowboys & Aliens (PG-13): 1:20, 4:15, 7:25 and 10:10 p.m.• Crazy, Stupid, Love (PG-13): 1:05 and 7:20 p.m.• The Smurfs 3D (PG): 1:10, 4:00 and 9:40 p.m.• The Smurfs (PG): 4:10, 7:00 and 10:00 p.m.• Captain America: The First Avenger (PG-13): 4:20 and9:55 p.m.• Captain America: The First Avenger 3D (PG-13): 1:25and 7:05 p.m.• Friends With Benefits (R): 1:15, 4:25, 7:30 and 10:00 p.m.• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2: 3D
(PG-13): 1:00, 4:00, 7:15 and 10:05 p.m.
Tropic Cinema
416 Eaton St., Key West, 295-9493• Beginners (R): 2:00, 4:15, 6:15 and 8:30 p.m.• Cars 2 (G): 1:30) and 6:00 p.m.• Larry Crowne (PG-13): 2:15 and 6:30 p.m.• Page One: Inside the New York Times (R): 3:45 and 7:15 p.m.• Midnight in Paris (PG-13): 4:30 and 8:45 p.m.• Bad Teacher (R): 4:00 and 8:15 p.m.• Cave of Forgotten Dreams (G): 4:00 and 8:15 p.m.
Marathon Community Cinema
5101 Overseas Highway, Marathon, 743-0288• Transformers: Dark of the Moon (PG-13): Weekdays: 7:00and 9:30 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday: 2:00, 7:00 and 9:30 p.m.
Tavernier Towne Cinema
Tavernier Mall, Tavernier, 853-7003 • Cowboys & Aliens (PG-13): 1:55, 4:40, 7:20 and 10:00 p.m.• Crazy, Stupid, Love (PG-13): 1:25, 4:10, 7:05 and 9:45 p.m.• Captain America: The First Avenger (PG-13): 1:30, 4:15,7:00 and 9:55 p.m.• Friends With Benefits (R): 2:00, 4:35, 7:30 and 10:00 p.m.• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (PG-13):1:15, 4:05, 7:00 and 9:50
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Phone: 743-0288 • Hearing Assistance Now Available
Marathon Community Cinema
Kids Matinee! Mondays at 2 PMAugust 8: Disney’s Chicken Little
Matinee Madness! Wednesdays at 2 PMThis week: James Bond in Goldfinger
(Admission is one non-perishable food item to help the community food bank)
Comingg SoonBad Teacher (R)
Showtimes:Fri - Thurs 7:00 & 9:30
Sat & Sun 2:00, 7:00 & 9:30
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DARK OF THE MOON
artist into the darkness.Horses, bears, lions,
wolves, rhinos, and otheranimals are prominentlydepicted everywhere inChauvet cave. Even odd-shaped stalactites have art-work on them. There areburn marks on the wallswhere flaming torches havebeen rubbed. And some ofthe drawings have evenanswered questions aboutan extinct cave lion, whoseappearance has been debat-ed for years.
Paw prints, bones, skullsand even pieces of primi-tive musical instruments arescattered throughout thecave, as is the world’slongest trail of cave beartracks. There are bear clawscratches on top of paint-ings and paintings on top ofclaw marks. Some overlap-ping drawings were drawnas much as 5,000 yearsapart. This has all been pre-served in the sealed cave bythe slow, millennia-longaccumulation of calcite andconcretions. But strangely,there is not a single draw-ing of a complete humanform anywhere in the cave.
Herzog, is an acclaimedfilmmaker with severalaward-winning movies tohis credit, including a pre-vious documentary,“Grizzly Man”, and thefilm “Rescue Dawn”, withChristian Bale. “Cave ofForgotten Dreams” isreceiving rave reviews andwill likely garner moreaward nominations forHerzog.
While the scenes insidethe cave are mesmerizingand the art is stunning,
when the focus movesaway from the art itself, themovie tends to drag. Someof the interviews are tooacademic, off-target andoverly long. And Herzog’svoiceover sometimes gets alittle esoteric, including theline from which the title isderived - “These images arememories of long forgottendreams.” Huh?
I also found the screech-ing, discordant soundtrack abit distracting. And thepostscript about atomicenergy and albino croco-diles is simply bizarre, hav-ing little or nothing to dowith the art and more to dowith the director’s views onnuclear power.
But overlooking thoseminor faults, I do recom-mend “Cave of ForgottenDreams.” This is a window
into humanity’s distant past,offering us a fascinatingglimpse of the dangerousworld in which our ancientancestors lived. And the artis so beautiful, so awe-inspiring that it reallyshould be seen on the bigscreen. Since it probablywon’t have a long theaterrun, I urge you to catch it atthe Tropic while you can.
I was moved by the filmand came out of the theaterwith a renewed sense ofoptimism. Surely, hopeful-ly, any species capable ofsuch beauty and artisticvision at its earliest begin-nings cannot be all bad.
Cave art is ‘awe inspiring’From Film, 6B
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1:15 (3D); 4:05 (2D);7:00 (2D); 9:50 (3D)
� Crazy, Stupid Love (PG-13)1:25; 4:10;7:05; 9:45
�Cowboys &Aliens (PG13)1:55; 4:40; 7:20; 10:00
�Captain America:The First Avenger (PG-13)
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� Friends With Benefits (R)2:00; 4:35; 7:30; 10:00
Tavernier 5 Cinema91298 Overseas Hwy, Tavernier
FILM BRIEFS
Free movie matineesfor the summer
Marathon Cinema offersfree summer movie matineesaimed at children and adults.All shows begin at 2 p.m.Admission is a canned fooditem or dry goods productthat can be used by the com-munity food bank.
Dates now scheduled:Monday, Aug. 8, kids;
Tuesday, Aug. 9, teenmovie; Wednesday, Aug. 10,adults; Wednesday, Aug. 17,adults.
For more information,call 743-0408 or visit www.marathontheater.org.
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Study: Google changes how you think
A new study confirms it:Google is altering your brain.
More precisely, our grow-ing dependence on theInternet has changed how —and what — our brainschoose to remember.
When we know where tofind information, we’re lesslikely to remember it — anamnesia dubbed “TheGoogle Effect” by a team ledby psychologist BetsySparrow of ColumbiaUniversity.
Goodbye, soul-searching;hello, facts-at-fingertips.
The finding, published inFriday’s issue of the journalScience, doesn’t prove thatGoogle, Yahoo or othersearch engines are making usdumber, as some have assert-ed. We’re still capable ofremembering things that mat-
ter — and are not easilyfound online, Sparrow said.
Rather, it suggests that thehuman memory is reorganiz-ing where it goes for infor-mation, adapting to newcomputing technologiesrather than relying purely onrote memory. We’re out-sourcing “search” from ourbrains to our computers.
“We’re not thoughtlessempty-headed people whodon’t have memories any-more,” Sparrow said. “Butwe are becoming particularlyadept at remembering whereto go find things. And that’skind of amazing.”
In a series of four experi-ments at Columbia andHarvard, Sparrow and herteam found that students aremore likely to recall a trivialfact if they think it will beerased from the computer —and forget it if they’reassured it will be there.
Similarly, the team provedthat people are better atremembering where to findfacts, rather than the factsthemselves. The students,
they found, recalled thenames of files where infor-mation was stored, ratherthan the information itself.
This creates a mentaldependency on instant accessto information, the teamnoted.
No wonder the loss of ourInternet connection feels likelosing a friend, they wrote.Once we become reliant on ahuge reservoir of informa-tion, it feels uneasy to beaway from it, she said.
“We must remain pluggedin to know what Googleknows,” the paper concludes.
But in many ways, this isno different than humans’age-old reliance on the“group memories” shared byfriends, families and tribes,noted Sparrow and her col-leagues at the University of
Wisconsin and HarvardUniversity.
We may not recall ouraunt’s birthday, the name of ahigh school teacher or whogave us that nice bottle ofwine — but someone weknow does.
“We all have these peoplein our lives who know certainthings. And we dip into whatthey know, when we need it,”said Sparrow. “We allowthem to be responsible for it.”
Internet as people“I really think we are
using the Internet the way weused to use people,” she said.
While Google said itcould not comment on thepremise of the paper,spokesman Gabriel Strickersaid, “Search is how Googlebegan, and we’re constantlyworking to improve it.Search can always get betterand faster at helping you findwhat you want, when youwant it, where you want it.”
Proving that the Internet ismerely an expanded networkof people, New YorkUniversity professor ClayShirky, author of the book“Cognitive Surplus,” hasdone the math: The articles,edits, and arguments onWikipedia represent around100 million hours of humanlabor, he calculated. That’smore than 11,400 years.
If we quit remembering,“The Internet would grind toa halt,” Sparrow said.“Nobody would be feedinganything into it.”
There are losses — unliketheir great-grandparents, fewof today’s children can recitepoems like “The Rime of TheAncient Mariner.” Perhapsthis is a skill that, when notpracticed, turns rusty.
Another viewSparrow disagrees with
Nicholas Carr, whose alarm-ing 2008 article “Is GoogleMaking Us Stupid?” explainswhat he sees as the brain-cor-rosive side effects of digitaldevices.
It doesn’t prove that we’reincapable of thinking longand hard about anything, shesaid. “And it could be thatonce we stop worrying about
memorizing dates and factsand names, we’re better ableto concentrate.”
In fact, a wired life mayactually open up more cre-ative things to do with ourbrain, the team said.Psychologists have longknown that it is easier tograsp an abstract conceptwhen the brain is not fixatedon memorizing facts.
“Why remember some-thing if I know I can look itup again? In some sense,with Google and other searchengines, we can offload someof our memory demands ontomachines,’’ Roddy Roediger,a psychologist at WashingtonUniversity, told Science in anaccompanying article.
Sparrow got interested inthe topic one night at home,while watching the 1944mystery-thriller “Gaslight.”She knew she recognized themaid _ but couldn’t remem-ber her name.
“Before the Internet, I’dtrace it back in my mind ...thinking ‘Where else did Isee her? Was it in black andwhite, or color? Was I withfriends, or not? What bookmight know?’ Anything tofind a clue,” she said.
Instead she went onlineand in seconds had ananswer: An 18-year-oldAngela Lansbury.
“I turned to my husbandand said ‘What did we dobefore the Internet?’ “
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Seaman Apprentice JerryRenfroe, son of AmyRenfroe and Dennis Renfroeof Key Largo, has graduatedfrom the U.S. Coast GuardRecruit Training Center inCape May, N.J.
During the eight-weektraining, Renfroe completed,among other things, coursesin water safety and survival,first aid, firefighting andmarksmanship.
Renfroe is a 2010 gradu-ate of Coral Shores HighSchool of Tavernier.
