Feds Seize Slate`s Dive Boat

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Feds Seize Slate`s Dive Boat
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BY TIMOTHY O’HARA
Free Press Staff
LOWER KEYS — The
Florida Keys Aqueduct
Authority board requested
last week that the Monroe
County Commission fund
a roughly $6 million deep
injection well for the Cudjoe
Regional
Wastewater
Treatment Plant.
A majority of the commission said it could
approve the funding now
that the science has proven
the need.
The county had been
holding off on funding
the deep well at the plant
on Blimp Road, despite
requests of many residents
and environmental groups,
because there was no sci-
entific proof that the deep
well was needed, commissioners said.
The
FKAA
board
and
Monroe
County
Commission
contracted Florida International
University to conduct a
tracer study to determine
whether a deeper injection
well, which would send the
treated effluent hundreds of
feet deeper into the ground
and take it away from the
groundwater table, was
needed at the plant.
The FKAA board was presented a study conducted
by FIU professor Henry
Briceno that states that “a
connection between injection depth and surface
waters may exist at the
injection site.”
“I don’t see a problem
with funding it,” County
Commissioner
Sylvia
Murphy said of the deep
well. “If evidence showed
that a deep well was needed, we would fund it. We
have the money. If this was
about public opinion and
not science, I would say no.
There has to be a valid reason.”
Even though the Cudjoe
treatment plant has been
permitted to utilize four
shallow injection wells, the
FKAA board decided March
25, in an abundance of caution, that the protection of
the fragile environment of
the Florida Keys requires
the installation of a deep
See WELL, page 3A
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A recent study provides more evidence that Burmese pythons are
targeting native species in Everglades National Park.
Pythons wipe out
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threatened sea turtles. She will discuss her experience at the Turtle Hospital in Marathon next week. See story on page 8A.
EVERGLADES — Many
scientists had suspected
that Burmese pythons
were very influential in
causing the decline of
the native small animal
population in Everglades
National Park, following a
2012 study, but they had
no concrete evidence.
The release of a new
study in March, however, further solidifies
what many had believed
all along, that invasive
pythons in the park are
causing the downward
slope.
“We now know this is
an ecological problem,”
University of Florida bioloSee PYTHONS, page 12A
300th anniversary of sunken fleet
Free Press Staff
FLORIDA KEYS — Three
hundred years ago this
summer, a Spanish fleet
sailing off the east coast of
Florida was lost at sea and
with it tons of silver, gold
and precious jewels.
Carl Fismer, a wellknown treasure hunter
and Upper Keys resident, recently spoke at
Islamorada Jewelers about
the 300th anniversary of
the fleet. Fismer salvaged
more than 7,000 coins of
gold and silver from the
wreck sites between 1980
to 1992.
“There’s just so much
more treasure there than
anywhere else,” he said.
The loss came in the
early 18th century when
Spain was coming out of
the War of the Succession
INDEX
against the English and
the Dutch. The country desperately needed
money, so it sent a fleet
of ships to the Caribbean
to bring back riches and
crown treasure.
Twelve ships crossed the
Atlantic Ocean and eventually gathered together
in Havana with loads of
riches. By the summer of
1715, after much delay, the
ships prepared for a cross-
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ing back to Spain. Crews
knew they were taking a
risk as July was already well
into the hurricane season.
In 1711, a Spanish treasure
ship had gone down off
the coast of Cuba.
But, at the king’s order,
the crews prepared to get
the riches to the government and merchants. The
entire fleet was estimated
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Researchers fitted 26 marsh rabbits with tracking devices and
found that 77 percent were eaten by pythons within 11 months.
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Importers get prison Cay Clubs executive
for wildlife violations sentenced to 5 years
vised release and Brande to
one year in prison followed
by a year of supervised
release.
Assistant U.S. Attorney
Thomas Watts-Fitzgerald
told Martinez that Kelton
was “probably the most
knowledgeable person in
South Florida in this business.”
Both men pleaded guilty
to conspiracy to violate the
Lacey Act in January as part
of an agreement with prosecutors.
The Lacey Act prohibits trade in wildlife, fish
and plants that have been
gained illegally. It has been
used in the past six years to
prosecute numerous Keys
defendants in illegal lobster casita and other commercial fishing cases. It
has been the primary tool
used by federal prosecutors
BY ADAM LINHARDT
Free Press Staff
The operator of a large
Miami-based marine life
export business and a general manager at the same
business were sentenced to
prison last week for falsifying documents to cover up
delivery of live rock from
Florida Keys waters for use
in saltwater aquariums.
Robert Kelton, operator
of D.R. Imports, Inc., and
general manager Bruce
Brande were charged in a
large federal investigation
called “Operation Rock
Bottom” into the illegal taking of live rock — worth
hundreds of thousands of
dollars.
U.S. District Judge Jose E.
Martinez sentenced Kelton
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which are artificial lobster
habitats placed illegally in
local waters. In recent years,
authorities have begun
making more coral and live
rock-related cases.
Federal
prosecutors
allege both men conspired
to take and sell live rock,
or Ricordea florida, from
the Florida Keys National
Marine Sanctuary, according to court records.
Live rock, not to be confused with coral, is dead
coral that has organisms
living on and inside it. It
is often used in saltwater
aquariums for its cosmetic
appeal, and also it is used
as a natural filter. It is illegal
to take live rock from the
marine sanctuary, except
from nursery areas with
special permits.
Kelton allegedly took a
Wisconsin-based marine
life retailer to the Florida
Keys and an order was made
the same day, according to
records.
Prosecutors allege the
men conspired to sell and
ship rocks on six different
dates from 2008 to 2011. In
June 2011, Kelton allegedly
agreed to “supply a false
invoice to document a nonexistent sale of Haitian-origin life rock to a cooperating
individual in order to ‘cover’
a subsequent delivery of live
rock illegally harvested from
the Florida Keys National
Marine Sanctuary,” records
state.
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A former Cay Clubs
executive who had faced
as much as 30 years behind
bars was sentenced to five
years in prison last week
as part of a plea agreement with prosecutors.
Former
American
Airlines
pilot
Ricky
Lynn Stokes, 54, a Fort
Myers resident, told U.S.
District Court Judge Jose
E. Martinez that he was
“incredibly sorry” and
he got himself “painted
into a corner and made
the wrong decision” for
his role in a $300 million
Ponzi scheme case involving the collapsed Florida
Keys-based resorts and
marinas development
company.
Stokes could be called
to testify against the government’s primary targets
in the case, former Cay
Clubs CEO Dave Clark, 56,
and his wife, Cristal Clark,
41, at their trial on June 1.
Stokes was one of Cay
Clubs’ highest-producing
sales agents and was Cay
Clubs’ director of investor
relations from September
2005 to 2008.
Stokes initially was
duped by the Clarks and
didn’t know until 2007
that the enterprise was
likely a fraud, according
to his defense attorney.
Moreover, of the roughly
$6 million he pocketed,
much of that went back
into the company, his
attorney said.
Stokes asked to be sentenced to three to four
years, but he could not
convince Martinez of a
lesser sentence.
The judge noted that
the only reason Stokes
was not going to prison
for as many as 30 years
was because of his agreement with the government.
Assistant U.S. Attorney
Thomas Watts-Fitzgerald
told the judge that “five
years, your honor, I think
is generous.”
Stokes was remanded
to the custody of U.S.
Marshals immediately
after his sentence.
Another
executive,
Barry J. Graham, 59, also
of Fort Myers, was scheduled to be sentenced
Monday, March 30. The
outcome of that hearing
was not known at press
Feds seize Slate’s dive boats
Tuesday, March 31, operated by Capt. Spencer
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Slate.
The seizure was a result
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Center, used the three boats
as collateral in 2005 for a
loan to purchase property.
He transferred ownership
of the boats to the investment company, which put
the bill of sale in escrow in
the event Slate defaulted
on his loan with a thirdparty lender.
When Slate defaulted on
his loan, the investment
company was left holding the bag, according the
plaintiff’s attorney John
Annesser.
“Unbeknownst to my
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[new]company,” Annesser
alleges.
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County reaches agreement
Building height limits
could be extended 5 feet on raises for firefighters
Free Press Staff
MONROE COUNTY —
County planners took their
first step last week toward
possibly altering one of the
Florida Keys’ most controversial land-use policies:
building-height restrictions.
The county is looking at
allowing a 5-foot increase
in building heights limits
in unincorporated areas of
the Keys as a way to mitigate against flooding and
possibly build more affordable or workforce housing.
On March 24, county planners held a
Development
Review
Committee
meeting,
which is where most landuse rules and large development projects get their
start. It gives planners a
chance to hear concerns
and ideas from residents
and developers.
Members of the environmental group Last Stand, the
Sugarloaf Shores Property
Owners Association and
the Key Largo Federation of
Homeowner Associations
attended the meeting and
gave input.
All three are opposed to
increasing building heights
to accommodate affordable housing. Group representatives argued that the
affordable housing issue is
more of a pressing issue in
Florida Keys municipalities
than in unincorporated
areas of the county.
The
representatives
questioned how the county could increase build-
Well
Continued from page 1A
well, commissioners said.
The state Department of
Environmental Protection
requires that a deep well
is built if the average daily
flow of treated effluent is
more than a 1 million gallons a day. There has been a
disagreement about whether the average daily flow
at the Cudjoe plant would
reach 1 million, with the
FKAA claiming it wouldn’t.
The original plans called
for digging four shallow
Boats
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Mar shopping plaza at the
Tavernier Creek Bridge.
Annesser said the federal
action comes as a result of
pending litigation in the
state courts regarding ownership of the boats.
“While working through
that case, we discovered he
transferred the boats to his
name,” Annesser said.
Slate is one of the most
well-known dive boat captains in the Florida Keys. He
has been featured in many
TV shows and videos feeding sharks by hand. Slate
is also known for diving in
a Santa Claus suit for Keys
marketing campaigns and
for his annual underwater
Easter egg hunt where he
hides eggs and divers pay to
go on trips to find them.
It was not known at press
time if the Easter egg hunt
will take place this weekend.
Key Largo attorney Eric
Griffin, who representing
Slate, declined to comment
on the case.
Griffin was on scene
Tuesday morning when the
ing heights for affordable
housing, but at the same
time allow building rights,
called ROGO units, to be
transferred off mobile
home and RV parks, the
last bastion of affordable
and workforce housing in
the Keys.
“Height is not the only
solution to the affordable housing need,” said
Bill Hunter, who spoke
on behalf of the Sugarloaf
Shores
Homeowners
Association. “We are not
at a loss for land like Key
West.”
Federation representative Dottie Moses argued
that affordable housing is not an issue in the
Upper Keys, as lowerincome workers there are
bused from places like
Homestead.
The federation was
against any increase in
height limits, even to
mitigate against flooding,
Moses said.
The Florida Keys has
experienced nearly 9 inches
of sea-level rise in the past
100 years. County experts
are predicting from 3 to 7
inches of sea-level rise by
2030, and 9 to 24 inches of
sea-level rise by 2060.
The Florida Keys ranks
third, behind two coastal
towns in North Carolina,
when it comes to population vulnerability to rising seas, according to
a University of Georgia
study.
Last Stand representatives could support
increasing the height limit
to mitigate against flooding
in limited cases with strict
justification.
A representative for the
Ocean Reef Club asked
for as much as 3-feet-perstory increase on top of
the 5-feet request for that
wealthy enclave in north
Key Largo. Ocean Reef
planner Joel Reed argued
that the gated community
should be treated differently because it is “isolated.”
There are several hotels
and condo complexes there
that were built before the
35-foot height limit went
into effect in 1986 that now
need to be torn down and
rebuilt. However, they can
only build to the 35-foot
height limit.
“This is what the community is asking for,” Reed
said.
Last Stand representatives also could support
grandfathering buildings
that already exceed the
height limit.
Additionally,
county
planners are reviewing the
offshore-island designations for several islands off
the Keys, including Wisteria
Island, Ballast Key, Little
Palm Island and Tarpon
Belly Key off Cudjoe Key.
Development on those
islands is severely limited and county planners,
county commissioners,
developers and conservationists have been arguing
over how much development should be allowed on
them.
The Development Review
Committee will revisit the
issues again next month.
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wells, which would pump
the treated effluent to
roughly 120 feet deep. But
the deep well the FKAA
board approved would
push the water 2,000 feet
below the surface into the
boulder zone.
The FKAA board’s decision comes after Cudjoe Key
fishermen Mike Laudicina
recently filed lawsuits in
both state and federal court
pushing for the deep injections wells.
Laudicina’s
attorney
Caron Balkany said it
would be premature at this
time to withdraw the law-
suits, as she still wants to
know when the well would
be built and if the shallow
injections wells, which are
already constructed, would
be used until the deep well
is completed.
“The
main
hurdle
has overcome with the
Aqueduct Authority board
agreeing to the deep well,”
Balkany said.
“This is a great victory for
citizen activism. The community stood up for itself
and the environment and
won thanks to everyone.”
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boats were seized. Attempts the phone at his shop said
to reach Slate for comment all trips Tuesday were fully
booked.
were not successful.
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BY ADAM LINHARDT
Free Press Staff
MONROE COUNTY
— County officials and
firefighters have reached
a tentative collective bargaining agreement after
three years of negotiations
that calls for an overall 2
percent pay raise.
The three-year agreement set for a Monroe
County
Commission
approval vote at its April
15 meeting calls for pay
increases to base salaries and incentive pay to
essentially match other
county employees who
have received 2 percent
salary increases since
negotiations began this
year.
The proposal also calls
for an extra incentive pay
between 2 to 7 percent to
Trauma Star flight medics, airport firefighters,
fire pump truck drivers
and paramedic trainers to those crews in a
move to reward “industry
and effort,” according to
county records.
Current annual salaries without benefits or
overtime for firefighter/
emergency medical technicians start at $37,605,
according to county
records. Paramedics have
more medical training
than EMTs and make 10
percent more.
Salaries without overtime or benefits for firefighter lieutenants currently range between
$47,894 and $67,168.
Captains’ pay currently
range between $59,654 and
$79,572, while battalion
chiefs range from $71,557
to $91,426. Flight nurses
make $20 an hour.
The overall yearly cost
of the increase is about
$390,000, which was
included in this fiscal year
budget, according to county records.
County commissioners
voted down a measure in
2012 for firefighter pay raises citing a need for equity
among all county employees who at the time had
not received raises. County
officials and firefighters
have been in negotiations
since that time.
One big issue has been
retention of firefighters
and EMTs given most large
departments on mainland Florida are undergoing a hiring boom and
offering higher salaries,
said Monroe County Fire
Rescue Lt. Casey Kyburz,
who is also the secretary for
its union, the International
Association of Firefighters
3909.
A majority of county
firefighters don’t live in
Monroe County, Hall said.
“We were faced with all
these challenges, and we
when sat down at the table
this year, we paid attention
to administration desires
to reward those who make
greater contributions to
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Realty company: Can’t see plaza for trees
BY BRIAN BOWDEN
Free Press Staff
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FDOT plans to move this group of palms recently planted near the
entrance to Dunkin’ Donuts at Tavernier Towne Center.
UPPER KEYS — A Florida
Department of Transportation
effort to beautify sections of the
Overseas Highway in the Upper
Keys has caused unrest with a
company that owns property near
mile marker 91.
Commodore Realty, manager of
the Tavernier Towne Center property since 1991, said the newly
planted cabbage palms and other
shrubbery near its plaza hinders visibility along U.S. 1 for its
mobile customers as well as for its
pylon signage.
“I’m hopeful to work out a plan
with FDOT soon,” Commodore
Realty President David Puyanic
told the Free Press last week.
Puyanic said he spoke with an
FDOT representative about the
issue and they informed him
someone would be sent out to
assess the situation. However, he
said he’s not sure if the state agen-
cy is just providing him with “lip
service.”
Jackie Harder, an information
specialist with FDOT, confired the
two had spoken and were working
out a solution.
Puyanic said he never received
a notice from FDOT initially notifying his company of the project,
which was approved last year.
Puyanic, who hasn’t yet seen
the new foliage in person, said he
would like to have the majority
of it around the shopping center
moved or eliminated altogether.
He said his company, based out
of Key Biscayne, didn’t initially
object to its installation but has
had several tenants express concern about a lack of visibility now
endured by their businesses.
“And they’re the lifeblood of the
community,” Puyanic said.
The placement of the new foliage, he said, also decreases the
property’s overall value and appeal
to future business prospects.
FDOT is in the process of relo-
State agency seeks non-profit’s grant
BY BRIAN BOWDEN
Free Press Staff
KEY LARGO — Awarding
of a $300,000 grant could
likely determine the fate of
a non-profit competing for
funds against a state agency looking to take over the
local organization’s duties in
Monroe County.
The
Center
for
Independent Living of the
Keys has been receiving
the money, known as the
Work Incentives Planning
and Assistance grant, for
the past nine years. But,
now, the state Department
of Education’s Division of
Vocational Rehabilitation
has decided to compete for
the same funds.
The local CFL chapter,
headquartered out of Key
Largo, has the ability to provide services to the 17,000
people with disabilities
throughout the county. Aside
from that, it also employs
seven people — some who
have disabilities themselves
— at its main office.
In the Keys, CFL runs on a
$550,000 budget. So, securing this grant is a top priority.
The Division of Vocational
Rehabilitation, on the other
hand, works with a $226
million budget. It, similar
to CFL, is a program that
helps people with physical
or mental disabilities find
housing as well as secure
and maintain a job. They say
their vision is to become the
first place people with disabilities turn to when seeking employment. Without
being a grantee, though, it
would not be able to offer
WIPA services to the county.
If the local CFL chapter
doesn’t receive the funds
from the grant it could
potentially scuttle the nonprofit. It has the smallest
population served, as well
as the smallest budget, for
an independent living assistance organization in the
entire state. That also plays
a major role in how much
it can acquire in outside
funds.
There are 16 CFL branches
throughout the state, which
each compete for a similar
grant to service its region.
Local CFL Deputy Director
Sherry Brewer said they successfully submitted their
portion of the grant application on Monday, which
was the deadline, but the
recipient of those funds
wouldn’t be known until
July 31. The Social Security
Administration grant, she
said, would kick in Aug. 1 for
whom it is awarded to.
Brenda Pierce, director
for the local CFL chapter,
and Cynthia Gaber, area
supervisor for the Division
of Vocational Rehabilitation
who is based out of Miami
Lakes, did not immediately
return phone calls seeking
comment.
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cating a group of palms recently planted near the entrance to
Dunkin’ Donuts after concerns
were raised by some community
members about poor driver visibility while entering and exiting the shopping center at that
entrance from U.S. 1.
Richard Barreto, president
of the Tavernier Community
Association, had previously driven the route and said he saw no
concerns with the placement of
palms.
The state project is a $1.94 million endeavor for the Tavernier
and Key Largo areas that began
last month.
It, according to Harder, is slated
to be completed by August.
The project is part of the fiveyear work plan in the county.
Jacki Hart, project manager
with RS&H out of Miami which is
in charge of the Tavernier job, did
not immediately return a phone
call seeking comment.
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Florida Keys Wild Bird Center. The gull, named Roger, will become a permanent resident
of the Tavernier-based sanctuary.
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The 3rd District Court
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County Circuit Judge Luis
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the same corner where his
fruit stand sits today with
some of his father’s surplus
cucumber crop. Not a single person stopped all day.
The next day, Moehling’s
father placed a sign on
each side of the table proclaiming in big red letters
“Robert Is Here.” By noon,
Moehling had sold all of the
cucumbers and the fruit
stand was born. Moehling
is now a farmer specializing in tropical fruits and
has been featured on NBC’s
Today Show, World News
Tonight and in newspapers
and magazines.
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Roxie herds sheep in a recent competiton.
based on time.”
In the Open Class, the
dogs will make out-runs as
far as 700 yards before they
start herding the sheep
back. They also have herding competitions for border collies where cattle are
the target stock animals.
Cannon credits a lot of
his success to help he has
received from two masters in border collie stock
herding, Emil Luedecke
and Allen Mills.
Cannon directs Roxie,
who is always ready to
please, with a combination of whistles and softlyspoken commands. He
said his years of fishing
has helped him with two
of the most important
keys to successful sheeping herding competition:
patience and practice.
als, including the That’ll
Do Sheep Dog Trial, C54
Sheep Dog Trial and the
Linden Hollow Sheep Dog
Trial, all in Florida. Roxie
also won her class in the
Texas State Finals last
November.
At this point in her
career, Cannon has Roxie
competing in the ProNovice and Ranch classes.
The top class for the sport
is the Open Class, which is
one step above Ranch.
“These dogs are athletes
and have to be in great
shape,” he said. “In my
competitions, the dogs are
sometimes required to do
out-runs of up to 500 yards
to reach the sheep and
start herding them back
through the gates and
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collie named Jolie and to
the sport of sheep herding.
“I got into this sport
when a girl I know was
going into the Air Force
and she offered me her
dog, Jolie, a 1-year-old
border collie,” Cannon
said. “She told me she had
started training Jolie to
compete in sheep herding.
I didn’t know a thing about
the sport, so I began to
read books, talk to people
in the sport, learn as much
as I could and went online
to get educated and went
to work training Jolie.”
Cannon quickly fell in
love with the sport.
“This interaction with
the herding dog is very
addictive,” he said. “I was
an avid hunter, but I gave
it up to do only sheep
herding.”
Cannon has since retired
6.5-year-old Jolie from
competition, where she
won a number of titles,
and is bringing Roxie, a
3.5-year-old border collie,
up through the ranks. He
got Roxie as a 10-monthold puppy and quickly
realized he had a canine
prodigy.
To date, Roxie has won
several competitions and
has been the high scorer
in five sheep herding tri-
nity since 1946. The resort
is home to three restaurants, including Atlantic’s
Edge, which is known for
its tropical-inspired seafood, stone crab, prime
steaks, organic produce
and island inspired desserts. Some of its specialties include Maine lobster
grilled cheese, blackened
mahi tacos and guava
glazed mahi with bok choy
and coconut bamboo rice.
Lagasse ends the show at
Robert Is Here, a fruit stand
and farm operating in
Florida City. Robert Is Here
was established by Robert
Moehling in the fall of 1959,
when he was just 6-yearsold. Moehling set up on
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Capt. Rick Cannon’s first border collie, Jolie, poses with title belt buckles she won in Texas
herding competitions.
SOUTH
FLORIDA
— Emeril’s Florida, a 13episode Cooking Channel
series featuring celebrity
chef Emeril Lagasse, will
highlight two South Florida
institutions and a popular
Miami Beach gastropub
during an April 2 broadcast.
Lagasse’s first stop in
the South Florida episode
takes him to Miami Beach,
where he will visit Pubbelly.
Opened in 2010, Pubbelly
has helped redefine the
culinary scene in Miami by
introducing a casual tavernlike restaurant setting with
chef-driven cuisine.
The contemporary, porkcentric Asian-inspired gastropub is even credited for
revitalizing the neighborhood where it is located.
Emeril talks with the owners
and samples some of their
signature dishes including
short rib tartare, bone marrow with miso butter toast
and bacon jam, and mofongo with pork belly confit
and shoyu broth.
Lagasse’s next stop is at
Cheeca Lodge & Spa, a pillar
in the Islamorada commu-
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islamorada news
Village talks about road work, meetings
BY JOSH GORE
Free Press Staff
ISLAMORADA
—
Complaints about road
construction were aired
during last week’s Village
Council meeting.
Former
councilman
David Purdo said nightly
lane closures along U.S. 1
on Upper Matecmbe Key
are creating a headache
for motorists.
“It took me 55 minutes
to get from Lazy Days to
Whale Harbor last night,”
Purdo said last Thursday.
Purdo blamed the
Florida Department of
Transportation road project for harming local busi-
nesses.
“Look at that pile of
dirt in front of Smuggler’s
Cove,” he said. “Something
needs to be done.”
Both Mayor Mike Forster
and Councilwoman Deb
Gillis said they have made
multiple complaints to the
state road agency. Forster
said village officials will
meet with the head of
FDOT next week.
The mayor also asked
Aguilar why fewer items
are coming before the
council for discussion.
“These have been some
of the lightest agendas I
have seen,” he said.
Gillis suggested that
fewer agenda items might
warrant fewer meetings.
“We’re meeting every
two weeks,” she said.
“Maybe we should move
to once a month.”
Gillis said more discussion items could have been
added to the agenda.
“I came to work,” she
said. “I know it’s a hard
call.”
Councilman
Dennis
Ward offered that the
council should consider
creating a more enforceable noise ordinance so
commercial establishments don’t bother their
residential neighbors into
the night.
Gillis and Councilman
Chris Sante said it’s dif-
Letting cat out of bag sparks fight
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KEY WEST — An Upper
Keys woman was jailed
Wednesday, March 25, after
police say she punched
an animal control officer
in the face when he confronted her about carrying
her cat in a duffle bag.
Holly Oswalt, 47, who
gave Key West police a Key
Largo address, faces a misdemeanor charge of battery.
She is on probation
until May 31 for a prior
felony battery conviction,
according to the Florida
Department of Corrections.
Public records also indicate
she lives on Plantation Key.
Oswalt was outside the
Half Shell Raw Bar, 231
Margaret
St., with
her cat,
Snowflake,
who was
b e i n g
stored in a
Oswalt
duffle bag
with only
room for
its head to stick out, according to Mitchell Smith, the
Florida Keys SPCA’s lead
investigator.
A server at the Half Shell
had called the Florida Keys
SPCA to report the woman’s handling of the cat,
Smith said.
Smith said he arrived
and placed the cat inside a
cat carrier, which he placed
into his air-conditioned
truck with some water, so
ficult to write an ordinance that gives local law
enforcement the power to
control violators.
“It’s not,” replied Ward,
who is a former Monroe
County state attorney.
The town’s sheriff’s captain, however, said there
is no quick and easy solution.
“This is like a nose
bleed. It won’t quit,” said
Monroe County Sheriff’s
Capt. Corey Bryan.
The council inquired
about adding an officer
during the holiday weekend in May to help with
noise ordinance violations.
Bryan, though, said the
sheriff’s office is stretched
too thin to bring in another person.
The discussion failed
to gain any traction for a
revised noise ordinance.
Ward said he planned
on reviewing a noise ordinance recently passed by
Key West. Getting a proper
decibel reading can be difficult, Gillis said.
Ward said he planned
on bringing the issue back
before the council.
The council also passed
a cost-recovery ordinance
on first reading to allow
the village to charge developers more for village time
during the permitting process.
Janet Wood, who heads
the workforce/affordable
housing committee, told
the council her group
plans to hold a workshop
at noon April 20 to gather
public input. A meeting
will immediately follow
the workshop.
Gillis stressed to Wood
that the committee provide detailed input to the
council.
“Have a meeting and
make a decision,” she
said.
Wood is also proposing to change the name
of her committee to the
Achievable
Housing
Advisory Committee.
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the cat could cool down
while he asked Oswalt
questions.
The cat was panting
when he arrived, Smith
said.
“The cat was clearly
overheated,” he said.
Oswalt became angry
over the cat questions,
police said, and began
swinging at Smith and
punching him in the face.
Smith said he was fine but
told police he wanted to
pursue charges.
Snowflake was placed
into protective custody at
the SPCA and was in good
health after the incident,
Smith said.
Smith said Oswalt told
him that if she got arrested
she would go to prison.
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The Matecumbe Historical Trust has installed a historical plaque outside a 1937 Red Cross
home at 81651 Old Highway on the Heritage Monument Trail. The property is owned by broker
Derek Rodberg. The home was originally built for those who lost homes in the Labor Day hurricane of 1935. Rodberg grew up in Islamorada and attended Plantation Key School and Coral
Shores High School.
Federal judge tosses lawsuit against local pizza shop
BY JOSH GORE
Free Press Staff
TAVERNIER — The sign
outside a Plantation Key
pizza shop isn’t going anywhere, according to a decision from a federal judge in
New Jersey.
Last summer, the New
Jersey Turnpike Authority
sued Jersey Boardwalk
Pizza over trademark
infringement regarding the
pizzaria’s logo on its sign.
U.S. Judge William J.
Martin dismissed the case
after ruling the pizza shop
was so far away from New
Jersey that people would
not mistake one logo for
the other. Martin also said
File photo customers of the pizzeria
The New Jersey Turnpike Authority filed a trademark infringement would not think the turnlawsuit last summer against Jersey Boardwalk Pizza.
pike is associated or sup-
ports the restaurant.
“This is certainly a good
win for my clients,” said
New Jersey-based trademark attorney JoyAnn
Kenny.
Kenny said the turnpike
authority has the option to
appeal. It could also refile
the lawsuit in a federal
court in Miami.
Separate from the federal lawsuit, Kenny is representing the pizza shop
in a trademark dispute
with the turnpike authority through the U.S. Patent
and Trademark Office’s
Trial and Appeal Board.
The patent office previously approved the pizza
shop’s logo. The pizzaria
later changed the wording
of the logo to include Jersey.
The office then approved
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The New Jersey
Authority’s logo.
Turnpike
the amendment.
Currently, the turnpike
authority and Kenny are
exchanging discovery documents on what appears to
be at least a months-long
review.
“I would be very surprised if anything changes,” Kenny said.
Use of the similar
trademark, the turnpike
authority argues, is likely
to confuse consumers,
causing them to believe
Jersey Boardwalk is sponsored by, affiliated with
or licensed by the Garden
State Parkway.
The turnpike authority
asked the court to require
Jersey Boardwalk to cease
use of its logo, to turn over
for destruction all merchandise and marketing
materials that feature the
logo and to pay penalties
for damages as well as turn
over profits derived from
use of the logo.
Jersey Boardwalk uses
the disputed logo at its
restaurants in Islamorada
and Florida City, as well as
on merchandise such as Tshirts and hats.
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MONROE COUNTY
Hit-and-run crashes spike in county, Florida
The criminal case against
Mira is pending. He faces
first-degree felony failure to
remain at a crash involving
a death, three charges of
third-degree felony failure
to remain at a crash involving injury and one misdemeanor count of marijuana
possession.
“It seems like we’re seeing
more [hit-and-run crashes],” Monroe County Sheriff
Rick Ramsay said. “Most are
minor, like when a car hits
another in a parking lot,
all the way to fatal crashes
on the highway. Sometimes
they flee because they’re
impaired. They don’t think.
They panic.”
McKinney advised people to stop, take a deep
breath and think when
they’re involved in a crash.
“I always tell people to
consider how they would
feel if it was them or a family
member,” McKinney said.
“Would you want [the other
driver] to stay and render
aid or leave? That could be
the difference between a
very serious legal situation
and an accident, all by staying and helping.”
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com
BY ADAM LINHARDT
Free Press Staff
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES/Graphic
Statewide data shows an increase in hit-and-run accidents over the past three years.
many cases I can think of
where there was no real
reason for the person to
leave, they just don’t think
rationally.”
McKinney said she
believes the problem is
prevalent in the Keys.
“It’s really not that
unusual for someone to
leave the scene,” McKinney
said, adding that it seems
to happen more in the winter months when tourists
and snowbirds increase
throughout the island
chain.
Florida law requires drivers involved in a crash to
remain at the scene and
provide assistance to anyone who might have been
injured and exchange
information with everyone
involved.
Among the most recent
hit-and-run accidents to
make headlines in Monroe
County:
• Scott Allen Foultz, 29,
a Big Pine Key resident,
was found unconscious at
10:34 p.m. Jan. 3 on First
Street near Avenue A on
Big Pine Key. He was taken
to Fishermen’s Hospital
where he was pronounced
dead.
Troopers investigating
the case are still searching
for the driver of the car that
hit Floutz, McKinney said.
• Christopher Edward
Dyko, 48, a resident of
Bremerton, Wash., was
killed after allegedly
being struck while riding his bicycle on U.S. 1
by Sugarloaf Key resident
Domingo Javier Veloso, 88,
on Dec. 28.
Veloso left the scene of
the crash but returned a
few hours later and was
taken into custody. The
case remains pending.
Veloso faces a charge of
felony leaving the scene of
a crash resulting in serious
injury or death and misdemeanor failure to stay in
a single lane after troopers alleged he veered into
a marked bicycle lane near
the U.S. 1 shoulder.
• Key West police allege
Daniel Mira Jr., 36, of the
19000 block of Mira Road,
drove a Nissan Altima into
two scooters driven by
two couples at 10:17 p.m.,
Oct. 31, at North Roosevelt
Boulevard and 14th Street.
Karen Cherry, 54, of
Sunset Marina and formerly of Portsmouth, N.H.,
was killed. Her husband,
Timothy Cherry, 56, was
airlifted to Ryder Trauma
Center in Miami.
On the other scooter
were Robert Tosi, 56, and
Arline Tosi, 55, both also
of Sunset Marina and New
Hampshire. Both were
injured.
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— The number of hit-andrun crashes spiked last year
statewide, and the Florida
Keys had similar, though
lower, increases.
Included in those figures
were several high-profile
fatal crashes in Monroe
County, according to law
enforcement data.
The number of fatal hitand-run crashes statewide
had the largest increase, up
23 percent in 2014 from
2013. The Florida Highway
Patrol reports one in four
crashes statewide were hitand-run wrecks.
Monroe County saw the
biggest jump in nonfatal
hit and runs from 400 in
2012 to 625 in 2013. In
both those years, 22 of
those incidents involved
pedestrians, according to
the FHP.
Last year, 663 hit and
runs were reported in the
Florida Keys. There was one
fatal hit and run reported
each year in the last three
years in Monroe County,
according to the FHP.
“There’s a variety of reasons why people feel the
need to leave,” said FHP
Lt. Kathy McKinney, who is
stationed in the Keys.
“It could be something
minor, such as having
no insurance. That could
lead to a traffic ticket, but
people panic. People just
panic. There have been
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FLORIDA KEYS —
Gov. Rick Scott recently
appointed
Stephanie
Scuderi and reappointed
Elena Spottswood to the
Florida Keys Community
College board of trustees.
Scuderi, who represents
the Upper Keys, will serve a
term that ends on May 31,
2017. Scuderi is a senior
vice president and director
of business development
at Centennial Bank.
Spottswood,
representing the Lower Keys,
will continue her tenure
through May 31, 2018.
She is a 20-year member
of the board of directors
of the San Carlos Institute
and was the president of
the founding board of
the Key West Symphony
Orchestra.
Spottswood first served
on the board from 2001
to 2005 and then returned
last year to fill the seat
vacated by Edwin A. Scales
III.
Both appointments are
subject to confirmation by
the Florida Senate.
Also on the sevenmember governing board
are Robert Stoky, Kevin
Madok, Michelle Maxwell,
Anne O’Bannon and Brian
Schmitt.
Raises
noted that issue in her
memo to county commissioners.
“The current starting salary for a firefighter/EMT
or firefighter/paramedic
is $37,604,” Hall wrote.
“As a result of the fact that
Monroe County firefighters have received no salary
increases for the past three
years, coupled with the fact
that other departments in
South Florida began to
offer salary increases beginning around two years ago,
Monroe County’s starting
salary for firefighter para-
medics is more than $4,000
less than the average in
South Florida for the other
eight major fire departments. Monroe County’s
starting salary for a fire-
fighter/EMT is approximately $5,000 less than the
starting salary for the city
of Key West.”
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com
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the community,” Kyburz
said. “Our relationship
between the union and
county commissioners has
improved, and we recognize the challenges each
side is facing. We worked
together to develop solutions for all the players
involved, but we also want
to keep a competitive edge
with other agencies.”
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County
Attorney Cynthia Hall
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marathon news
City mulls meeting schedule, gives notice to CPA
BY JILL ZIMA BORSKI
Free Press Contributor
MARATHON — The
Marathon City Council discussed several operational
items March 24 at its bimonthly meeting, including how often to meet.
The council learned it
can save a lot of money
once its new city hall is
built since it no longer will
have to pay for meeting
space.
Ac c o rd i n g
to
Councilman Dan Zieg,
a typical council meeting at the county-owned
Marathon Government
Center costs $1,100. An
additional $265 is tacked
on to meetings lasting longer than a few hours. The
costs include broadcast
capabilities on the countyowned television station.
With the meetings
scheduled the second and
fourth Tuesday of each
month, Zieg argued staff
is constantly preparing
agenda items and for presentations of those items.
Staff would be able to
get more work done, he
said, if council meetings
were scheduled every third
week. He suggested that
the new schedule start in
May.
Councilman Richard
Keating said meeting every
third week could delay
development plans that
frequently come before
the council as well as possibly reduce opportunities
for public comment and
feedback.
Vice
Mayor
Mark
Senmartin agreed that
construction plans could
be affected.
“Government moves
slow enough as it is, but I’d
like to see the numbers,”
he said.
Mayor Chris Bull said
the council meetings have
been the second and fourth
Tuesday for a decade.
“Having people remember [a new schedule] is
going to be difficult,” he
said, “but I’ll await more
information.”
The council directed
City Manager Mike Puto
to check on the availability
of the county government
center meeting space to
see if the matter warrants
further discussion. The
new city hall is to be ready
by the new year.
A step forward on the
proposed deputy manager position followed the
meeting discussion. Puto
said there is $78,000 in the
budget for such a position
this fiscal year, although
it had not been entered
in the original city budget
passed last September.
Puto sounded a bit
annoyed when Zieg put
him on the spot for not
submitting deputy manager applicants’ resumes
to the council after the last
meeting.
“I’ll stop running city
hall and put this together
for you,” he responded.
Puto said about 15
applicants from outside
of Florida and 10 from
within had applied prior
to the cutoff date of the
last council meeting. Zieg
proposed that staff submit
the resumes of the top five
to the council for further
consideration.
Senmartin continued
advocating for moving
the finance department
responsibilities in-house
rather than contracting
them out to a firm. He said
Bishop Rosasco’s accountant, Jennifer Johnson,
concurred the savings for
two finance employees
could be $140,000 a year.
Puto said the description
of the finance manager is
ready to be advertised, but
he cautioned there could
be additional expenses in
hiring someone from out
of county.
After
consensus,
Senmartin made a motion
to give notice to Bishop
Rosasco that the city will
not renew its finance services contract which ends
in September and to begin
the search for finance staff,
which passed unanimously.
Bishop Rosasco has verbally agreed to serve the
city on a month-to-month
basis as needed thereafter,
the council said.
The council unanimous-
ly passed a request for a
conditional use permit
from Elite Sky Holdings for
fishing trap storage and
repair near mile marker
47.5 and approved residential applications in the
Building Permit Allocation
System.
Planning
director
George Garrett then led
a discussion about initiating conversations with
applicants in the building
permit system to update
their applications to be
compliant with the Florida
building code as well as
to confirm their interest in
remaining on the list for
allocations.
Years can pass before
applicants receive an allocation and confirmation
of interest could make the
permit process more efficient, he said. The council
agreed.
Biologist spends 6 months with turtles
BY JOSH GORE
Free Press Staff
MARATHON — A Key
West marine biologist spent
six months in the remote
Dry Tortugas National Park
to study and count endangered and threatened sea
turtles.
While her research
may not be as significant
as Jane Goodall’s legendary study of chimpanzees,
Elissa Connolly-Randazzo
hopes her work will make
an impact.
“It was quite the experience,” she said.
C o n n o l l y- R a n d a z z o,
who graduated in 2011
from Rider University in
New Jersey, traveled to the
islands to follow her passion for helping protect
turtles. The Dry Tortugas
are located 70 miles west of
Key West. It encompasses
100 square miles and is a
two-hour boat ride from
Key West.
The field work internship was arranged through
the Student Conservation
Association, which partners with the National Park
Service. Her counts will be
included in the annual NPS
survey to give scientists and
researchers a better understanding of turtle numbers
and behavior.
Her average day entailed
BARB JENSEN/Contributed
An osprey family recently moved to new platform at Crane
Point after wind twice destroyed its prior location.
Contributed photo
Elissa Connolly-Randazzo spent six months collecting data on sea turtles on a 40-acre island in
Dry Tortugas National Park. She will discuss her experience next week in Marathon.
walking beaches and other
parts of a 40-acre island to
collect data.
“Basically, we just start
on one side and make our
way to the other,” she said
last week on the last day of
her internship.
“I really want to make
a difference,” she added.
“That’s why I did it.”
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Feds to assess status of snakes, skink
BY ROBERT SILK
Free Press Contributor
BIG PINE KEY — You
might not have even
heard of the Florida Keys
mole skink, the Key ringneck snake, the rim rock
crowned snake or the peninsula ribbon snake. But
officials at the National
Key Deer Refuge have.
Now, with Lower Keys
populations of those three
snakes and one lizard
thought to be imperiled,
the refuge will soon begin
a formal assessment that
will help the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service determine
if they need federal protection.
In vulnerable Big Pine
Key, where development
and sea level rise are
diminishing such globally
unique habitats as pine
rocklands and subtropical hardwood hammocks,
learning about the status
of all sorts of species, even
less charismatic ones, can
provide valuable insight,
refuge biologist Adam
Emerick explained.
“It allows you to not
only assess the health of
the animals themselves
but the health of the entire
system,” he said.
For the uninitiated on
these four species, here’s
a primer. The Florida
Keys mole skink is a small
brown and pink lizard that
lives in coastal berms up
and down the Keys, where
it can easily hide beneath
the surface.
The Key ringneck is a
small snake of 3.5 to 10
CHRIS BERGH/The Nature Conservancy and ADAM EMERICK/USFWS
The Key ringneck snake, left, and the Florida Keys mole skink are among four reptiles that
National Key Deer Refuge officials plan to assess for possible protective status.
inches in length with a
reddish/orange tail and
a dark back. It inhabits
hardwood hammocks of
the Lower Keys.
The rim rock crowned
snake is an exceptionally
rare species that has been
known to inhabit MiamiDade County and the Keys.
Measuring up to 10 inches,
it lives in hammocks and
pine rocklands near fresh
water. It has a yellow to red
belly and a black to lightbrown head.
The peninsula ribbon
snake can reach up to 40
inches and lives in the
freshwater ditches as well
as marshes and mangrove
habitats of the Lower Keys.
Mainly tan in color, it’s the
only striped snake in the
Keys.
The crowned and ringneck snakes are venomous, but their venom is so
mild that it poses no threat
to humans, Emerick said.
The ribbon, crowned and
ringneck snakes are statedesignated as threatened,
which makes killing them
illegal, but the Florida Keys
mole skink, which has the
lesser state designation of
a species of special concern, isn’t afforded that
protection.
None of the four species
are federally protected,
however, and therefore
don’t benefit from the habitat safeguards that such a
designation brings.
At least one large environmental organization
would like to change that
scenario. In a massive
2010 petition, the Center
for Biological Diversity
included the Florida Keys
mole skink among the
404 species it asked the
federal government to list
as threatened or endangered.
In 2012, the same
non-profit included the
crowned and ringneck
snakes among 53 addi-
tional species for which it
requested federal protection.
The U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service’s review of
those requests has thus far
moved slowly, in large part
due to the sheer size of
the 2010 petition. It was
by far the largest that the
southeast region office of
USFWS has received since
the Endangered Species
Act became law in 1973,
according to listing program supervisor Rob
Tawes.
Still, in 2011 the USFWS
did complete a preliminary
review of the Florida Keys
mole skink. The agency
determined that there is
enough evidence that
the population is in peril
to proceed with a more
comprehensive analysis.
Completion of that study
is scheduled for 2017, at
which time the agency will
announce whether it recommends that the skink
be listed as threatened or
endangered.
The USFWS is yet to conduct preliminary reviews
on the crowned and ringneck snakes, though Tawes
said they are presently
scheduled for completion
by the end of September.
By then, biologists at the
National Key Deer Refuge
are likely to have gathered
more data to inform listing officials. Emerick said
they’ll assess the population of the peninsula
ribbon snake in addition
to the three species that
are under federal review
because the ribbon snake
is state listed as threatened and because learning
more about its population
will benefit the refuge.
He said that in informal
searches since joining the
staff of the Big Pine refuge six months ago he has
found ribbon snakes and
he has seen mole skinks in
areas that were never previously assessed. He has
yet to see a Key ringneck
snake or rim rock crowned
snake.
Formal assessments will
involve the deployment of
harm-free traps into habitats in which the four species reside. Each assessment could take weeks or
months.
With Lower Keys habitats under stress from both
direct and indirect human
impacts, what the refuge
observes should shed additional light on the overall
health of the Lower Keys
habitats, Emerick said.
“In general we want to
assess and preserve as
much biodiversity as we
can, because we don’t
always know what the puzzle looks like until we have
all the pieces,” he said.
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Cameras to help nab plant poachers
BY ADAM LINHARDT
Free Press Staff
BIG PINE KEY — The
illegal taking of fish, lobster and other sea life is
generally prioritized by
wildlife law enforcement in
the Florida Keys, but some
new gear purchased by the
Monroe County Sheriff’s
Office will be used to help
curb the poaching of a lesser known target: plants.
The Florida Fish and
Wildlife
Conservation
Commission has received
four game cameras from
the sheriff’s office that will
be used in multiple ways,
but one use will be monitoring Key Deer National
Wildlife Refuge and other
protected lands, said FWC
Capt. David Dipre.
“Just as some people
like having an endangered animal, it’s the same
with plants,” Dipre said.
“It’s exciting for them to
have a rare plant species.”
The FWC has worked cases
in the past of people illegally taking wildlife on
protected land and parks
where it is illegal to remove
anything, he said.
Examples of rare plant
species in the Keys include
the Key tree-cactus, which
is found only in the Keys,
according to the U.S. Fish
& Wildlife Service. The
plant produces large, white
flowers and purple or red
fruit. It is found in subtropical hardwood hammocks in Islamorada and
on Big Pine and Long keys.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service says the plant was
on the edge of becoming
Contributed photo
A young Key tree-cactus grows
in a hardwood hammock in
Islamorada.
extinct as a result of habitat
destruction.
Another rare plant is the
Garber’s spurge, a short-
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in pine rocklands, coastal
flats and grasslands as well
as beaches in Monroe and
Miami-Dade
counties,
according to the federal
wildlife service. The Cape
Sable thoroughwort, a type
of shrub, is also found only
in Monroe and MiamiDade counties and is a federally endangered species.
Keys Refuges Manager
Nancy Finley explained
that even if a plant of any
species is not protected it is
still illegal to remove anything from a refuge.
“Really, we’re talking
about anything and everything,” Finley said. “We can
fine you. National parks
will sometimes have a provision for taking a certain
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The crew aboard the Whips and Fins, from left, Jim Orce, Luke Hill and Josh Hill, unload their
traps last Thursday at Stock Island Lobster Company.
Clawing its way forward
Fishermen report good lobster season
BY TIMOTHY O’HARA
Free Press Staff
FLORIDA KEYS — As
spiny lobster season draws
to a close Wednesday,
April 1, this year’s harvest
was good and the price
received was exceptional,
according to local commercial fishermen.
Asian demand has
fueled a robust international spiny lobster market
for the past several years.
Prices for live lobsters in
China and Japan reached
as high as $20 a pound in
October, fishermen said.
“It was an average season when it came to production and above average when it came to price,”
Stock Island Lobster Co.’s
Peter Bacle said. “All and
all, it was a good year.”
The price for live spiny
lobster is currently hovering around $12 a pound,
Stock Island-based commercial fishermen Mimi
Stafford said.
“The price was great,
and the catch was good,”
Stafford said.
However, Stafford did
have 22 of her 200 lobster
traps stolen.
“[The Florida Fish and
Wildlife
Conservation
Commission] is on it,”
Stafford said. “I’ve looked
and looked and looked. I
dived for them. They were
in shallow water and if
they were there around I
would have found them.”
The spiny lobster is a
roughly $70 million a year
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taste of trendy big city fare
to its Upper Keys customers with the opening last
month of the area’s first
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The restaurant, named
Lucy after its pet Yorkie
and their love for the
late actress Lucille Ball,
is described by the foursome as a unique eatery
that offers options pleasing to both the eyes and
the palate.
“It is something that has
been on our minds for a
while,” Sharon Odermatt
told the Free Press last
week. “And there is nothing like us here.”
The restaurant, which
officially opened its doors
on March 17, is owned and
operated by husband and
wife Fred and Petra Jackson
as well as their daughter,
Odermatt, and her boyfriend Jason Mcnicol.
Odermatt said it had
always been a dream of
her mother’s to own a restaurant. And she thought
what better place to make
that dream a reality than
down in the Florida Keys
where they visit regularly.
So, about six to eight
months ago they kicked it
into high gear and really
got the ball rolling. While
the mother and daughter
mainly work the kitchen,
the husband and boyfriend
run the floor.
Odermatt
described
their gastropub as a restaurant putting heavy
emphasis on the pairing
of food and drinks. She,
of German descent like
her mother, said an entrée
such as one from her home
country needs a good beer
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Lucy, a new eatery in Key Largo, offers German-inspired food,
such as schnitzel, and gastropub standards like pork belly and
short ribs.
to complement it.
The menu, Odermatt
said, was partly inspired
by a chef at the Miamibased restaurant Haven.
It, like Lucy, operates as a
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The menu offers items
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Odermatt, who has a
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Pricing ranges from $4
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I was surprised you posted Mrs. Ayres’ support for Marsha
Garrettson, Upper Keys Animal Shelter. I, too, am a supporter.
I bought a place in Bermuda Shores in 1998. This neighborhood was inundated with feral cats. I have been threatened by
the feral cat support groups.
I am a third generation South Floridian. My family came
from Greece to Key West over 100 years ago. Feral cats were
never a problem until the “northern invasion” of the Keys. I do
not understand their beliefs. These wild cats have destroyed
our natural habitat. With my own eyes I have watched them
eat plastic garbage bags to get food, knock cans over, and
the wind blow the debris into our canals. They are starving.
My neighbor’s domestic cat got out one night and a feral cat
ripped its stomach open and it died.
Marsha does the best she can, because people come down
here and abandon their animals when they leave. If you want
to help, then get involved and trap and neuter. After Hurricane
Wilma’s storm surge I found more than a dozen feral cat skulls.
They drowned. It is sad to see them suffer so much. At this
moment there is a pregnant female feral cat living under a
trailer owned by a northerner who rarely visits. I can’t go on
the property, but if you can retrieve the kittens, Marsha will
see they get a great life. My request is for all feral cat owners to
do something to help, not criticize. Give me a hand; let’s help
these kittens find a loving home.
Florida’s manatees are at a crossroads. Well, actually, the agencies that protect
manatees are at a crossroads, and manatees themselves are in the crosshairs.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is busy working behind closed doors deciding whether or not to downlist manatees from endangered to threatened under
the federal Endangered Species Act. The agency appears fixated on the fact that
there are more manatees now than there used to be. The most recent synoptic
count this winter provided a new high count of over 6,000. I have read the federal
Endangered Species Act many times. What I wonder is if the folks at FWS have
read it, because the criteria for listing status is based on a number of things, but
a minimum population estimate isn’t among them. One key factor the agency is
supposed to consider is whether current and future threats to the species and its
habitat are under control.
Manatees remain frequent victims of mutilating and — too often — deadly vessel strikes. Sixty percent of them are reliant upon artificial sources of warm water
that are likely to disappear in the future due to lawsuits or changes in how Florida
delivers power to its residents. When temperatures in recent years fell too far for
too long, some artificial refuges proved insufficient to protect manatees from
the cold; from death. Manatees that use springs for winter refuge too often find
themselves victims of harassment from swimmers and other recreational users.
Red tide is a much too frequent and fatal visitor to our Gulf coast, and there’s the
mysterious unusual mortality event in the Indian River Lagoon that killed over
100 manatees in 2013. Many of our springs, rivers and coastal waters continue to
suffer from degraded water quality and our increasing human population promises to claim more spring, river and possibly seawater for consumptive use.
My suggestion to FWS is to put away their party hats and streamers. Instead of
trying to claim some artificial victory for manatees, the agency should get busy
on doing what is actually needed to safeguard the future for manatees so that a
legitimate downlisting could be feasible in a few years. Citizens have invested
too much in this species over the years to see recovery unraveled by a misguided
push to look the other way and pretend things are rosy. They’re not. We’d like to be
able to work with FWS to create a better future for manatees. So FWS, we’ll either
see you in the meeting room or the court room. The choice is yours.
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Save feral kittens
Jeffrey Belitz, Key Largo
The Florida Keys Free Press
is published each Wednesday with
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Florida Keys Free Press • April 1, 2015 •
Bothered by high kill rate
If the conversation over [animal shelter] euthanasia rates
continues to focus on personal attacks, I fear it will dilute and
obscure the point. I don’t care if the shelter is being run by the
Marquis de Sade or your Aunt Fanny. My problem with the situation as reported is not personal but numerical. If any facility
has a result so statistically out of whack in direct comparison
to other, similar entities, there is a problem.
I would like to point out that every employee of a park in
the Keys is an invasive exotic, as are we all. Be careful what
you wish for. It has been my joy to love and care for many
pets through the years, and I am deeply bothered by the high
percentages of death sentences as noted in the original article.
The personal attacks and defenses are heartwarming, but they
miss the point.
Before that contract is renewed, the managers of the shelter
should explain their euthanasia statistics and provide paperwork to back them up. I have yet to hear or see any acceptable
rationale for an 80 to 90 percent kill rate [for cats] when the
other shelters are far less lethal. Perhaps it is time for some
new blood. Pun intended.
Carolyn Holmes, Key Largo
Coverage appreciated
We would like to thank you for the coverage of the Ford TriMotor experience that was held at the Florida Keys Marathon
Airport in early March.
The weather was perfect, and we had over 500 passengers
during the four-day event.
Many passengers from the Upper Keys learned of the event
through your paper.
Dan Mahoney, president, Middle Keys Experimental
Aircraft Association
Randy Robinson, director of operation, Air Museum
EMAIL LETTERS TO
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Katie Tripp, Save the Manatee Club
Tripp has been Save the Manatee Club’s director of science and conservation
since May 2008. She received her Ph.D. in veterinary medical sciences from the
University of Florida, where she conducted research on manatee physiology.
Caring with heart
Each day amazes me when I meet people who live in the Keys and do not know
about Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice of the Florida Keys or the types of
alternative home health and hospice care services that we provide.
As the only locally operated non-profit home health and hospice care provider
for Monroe County our mission still remains a mystery, except to those in need
or to the families that have experienced first-hand the compassionate and dedicated care that our clinical staff have provided for over 30 years.
Those in need; the uninsured Realtor that gets diagnosed with a life-altering
disease, or the grieving husband whose wife lost her insurance coverage and
unexpectedly receives news she has terminal cancer, or the child that needs
intravenous antibiotic treatments. When it comes to providing home health and
hospice care for the underinsured and uninsured residents, who do the physicians and medical facilities throughout the Keys call? They call VNA/Hospice. Our
signature blue heart logo is our legacy to the community.
Through our decades of service, our dedicated nurses, physical and occupational therapists, home health aides and clinical social workers have touched
many lives, from your family and friends to your elected officials. The work we
do and the charity care we provide affects everyone. Last year, VNA/Hospice provided a quarter-million dollars in underfunded charity care to our community.
During the past five years, we have touched the lives of more than 7,000 patients
and their families.
Recently we held our annual remembrance ceremonies to celebrate over 150
beautiful lives that we had the pleasure of caring for in 2014. As we near the Easter
holiday I ask the community to pray for our physicians, chaplains, nurses, home
health aides, social workers and our wonderful volunteers.
In order for us to continue to provide charity care to residents we need the
help and support from the community. So I am challenging you, If we have ever
touched your life in some way or the life of a friend, I am asking that you take a
few minutes on Easter Sunday and join our “Caring for Hearts” campaign and
donate to VNA/Hospice by texting “KEYSANGELS” to 88588 and help us to continue our mission of caring for the Keys.
Kim Sovia-Crandon, director of development, VNA/Hospice
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based artist, and personal
friend, to add some city
flare to the décor such as
graffiti-inspired pieces.
“Its great food and
a great atmosphere,”
Odermatt said.
The mile marker 99.6
restaurant, located next to
Denny’s Discount Liquors,
is
open
Wednesday
through Sunday from 11
a.m. to 10 p.m. However,
Odermatt said they may
look to extend the hours
and become a late-night
spot in the future.
For the full menu,
find the restaurant on
Facebook at Lucy Key
Largo or by phone at 305998-4979
bbowden@keysnews.
com
BRIAN BOWDEN/Free Press
Lucy proprietors Fred and Petra Jackson, Sharon Odermatt and Jason Mcnicol stand outside
their recently opened location at mile marker 99.6, bayside.
Marathon
business and
political leaders recently
attended the
grand opening and ribbon
cutting for The
Ray of Light at
9551 Overseas
Highway.
Contributed photo
12A • April 1, 2015 • Florida Keys Free Press
EVERGLADES & KEYS
Pythons
Continued from page 1A
LOWER KEYS — A sixminute power outage
Thursday, March 26, affected all 29,000 Keys Energy
customers starting at 8:51
a.m., the utility reported.
The power outage originated in the Big Pine Key
electrical substation, where
contractors working there
“inadvertently tripped it
offline,” which triggered
the larger tieline outage,
said Keys Energy spokesman Julio Torrado.
The outage started at
8:51 a.m. and power was
regurgitated and covered
with DNA from a python.
The study showed that
77 percent of the rabbits
were eaten by pythons
within 11 months of their
release into the park. It
was a rate, McCleery said,
that shocked the scientists.
Scientists believe that
tens of thousands of
Burmese pythons, which
are native to Southeast
Asia, are now living in the
Everglades, where they
thrive in the warm, humid
climate.
While many apparently were released by their
owners when they became
too big for comfort, oth-
restored by 8:57 a.m.
No injuries were reported. The utility has an “outage viewer” on its website,
keysenergy.com, and an
outage reporting hotline,
305-295-1010.
injury or surgery and
seeking to regain mobility, strength, flexibility and
endurance may inquire
about services.
Medicaid,
Medicare
and most insurance plans
accepted. Call 305-2925872 for an appointment.
raccoons, opossums, alligators, white-tailed deer,
bobcats and even a frigate
bird.
The recently-released
study found that “the
seasonally high rates of
mortality demonstrated
help to explain the apparent capacity of pythons to
greatly reduce or elimi-
Rehab services
BIG PINE KEY — The
Lower Keys Medical Center
will be offering customized rehabilitation starting Wednesday, April 1, at
29755 Overseas Highway.
Anyone recovering from
a broken bone, muscle
Egg hunt
BIG PINE KEY — An
Easter egg hunt for children ages 10 and under
will be at Blue Heron Park
on Lytton’s Way at 9 a.m.
Saturday, April 4.
Are Bugs
bugging you?
Cameras
Continued from page 9A
amount of berries from a
specific plant or something
along those lines, but refuges don’t have that kind of
provision.”
Finley welcomed the
FWC’s help in monitoring protected lands as they
already use game cameras,
but mostly to keep an eye on
animals such as Key deer.
The refuge has an agreement with the state to comanage the land through
use of state and county
monies.
There is no one new case
that jumped to Dipre’s mind
concerning people taking
plant life, but he said history is the best guide.
“It was going on before
and we’re trying to encourage people who live near
those areas to contact us if
they see this type of activity,” Dipre said. “We know
in the past it has occurred,
and it’s ridiculous to think
it’s not going on still.”
alinhardt@keysnews.
com
ers may have escaped
into the Everglades in the
aftermath of Hurricane
Andrew in 1992 and been
reproducing ever since,
according to past studies.
Previous
necropsies
have determined that
pythons in the park, in
addition to targeting
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gist Robert McCleery told
the Free Press.
McCleery was one of
five authors of the study,
published March 18 and
done in conjunction
with the Florida Fish and
Wildlife
Conservation
Commission as well as the
United States Geological
Survey.
The study took 26 native
marsh rabbits from the
greater Everglades area,
fitted each with a tracking
device and then let them
loose inside the park in
late 2012. At first, McCleery
said, they flourished. Each
took on a normal, healthy
life and began reproducing.
Scientists chose the rabbit as the go-to test subject because they say the
small mammals are fairly
resilient to predation.
Then all of a sudden,
according to McCleery, the
weather started warming
up and the rabbits began
to vanish one by one.
After further investigation, scientists located
16 carcasses within the
stomachs of the pythons.
Number 17 was found
nate marsh rabbits from
ENP.”
“This clarifies there is
a problem that needs to
be addressed,” McCleery
said.
The other 33 percent, he
said, fell prey to other animal attacks, such as birds
and snakes, and five were
unaccounted for.
How does this play a
part in the bigger picture?
“We know [all] mammals play a critical part in
maintaining a [functional] ecosystem,” McCleery
said.
He said if the removal
of pythons from the park
doesn’t begin to happen
soon, then a cascading
ecosystem is sure to follow. That, for one, means
a total disruption of the
park’s food chain.
“Burmese pythons pose
a serious threat to the faunal communities and ecological functioning of the
greater Everglades ecosystem, which will probably
spread as python populations expand their range,”
the study read.
The entirety of the findings can be seen at rspb.
royalsocietypublishing.
org.
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com
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FLORIDA KEYS FREE PRESS • WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 2015
Qualls makes
mark
Senior looks to college. 6B
Crash
course
about
stock
market
2B
1B
First run
Chavez, Bursa win inaugural
Run With Deer 5K. 7B
Humid cold war
SAEED ADYANI/Netflix
Actors Sam Shepard and Ben Mendelsohn appear in a scene at
a restaurant in Islamorada in ‘Bloodline.’
Locals enjoy role
in ‘Bloodline’
BY JOSH GORE
Free Press Staff
BRIAN BOWDEN/Free Press
Above, Nike missile base HM-69, located in Everglades National Park, housed 18 anti-aircraft missiles, six of which contained
nuclear warheads. Soldiers stationed there had a 15-minute window to prepare a missile for launch once given the go-ahead.
Missile sites remain in Glades, Key Largo
BY BRIAN BOWDEN
Free Press Staff
SOUTH FLORIDA —
Two military installations
known as HM-40 and HM69 once played a major
role in protecting the
southeastern region of the
United States from possible nuclear airstrikes by
Cuba and the Soviet Union
at the height of the Cold
War in the 1960s.
Remnants of that storied
past, to this day, can still
be experienced at both
locations.
The
U.S.
Army
Homestead-Miami
Defense Area, which contained 10 batteries sprinkled around South Florida,
housed Nike AK-3LH antiaircraft missiles from 1965
until its final day of active
duty in 1979.
“This
[HomesteadMiami Defense Area] was
the last [active] Nike base
in the entire United States,”
Everglades National Park
seasonal ranger Kirk Singer
told a tour group last week
during a visit to one of
those batteries which was
based in the park.
The sites were put into
place as a direct reflection of the Cuban Missile
Crisis in 1962 after military and civilian leaders
realized South Florida was
one of the nation’s most
vulnerable regions. Many,
before the HomesteadMiami Defense Area was
pieced together, referred
BRIAN BOWDEN/Free Press, JERRY WILKINSON/Contributed
to Florida as the nation’s Above, this Launcher Control Indicator would alert soldiers
stationed in the HM-69 battery when to begin a launch
“Achille’s heel.”
sequence. Below, tracking radars at HM-40 in North Key Largo,
See MISSILE, page 3B circa 1968.
UPPER KEYS — Several
locals are basking in their
15 minutes of fame in
Netflix’s Florida Keys-based
family drama, “Bloodline.”
Meanwhile, one of the
show’s stars says she’s really enjoyed her time in the
island chain.
The 13-episode series
began streaming online
Friday, March 20, offering
viewers their first look at
the family drama, which
offers crime and suspense
all within a familiar backdrop of local venues and
ocean and bay views.
Episodes feature the
Caribbean Club, Ocean
View Inn and Pub, Alabama
Jack’s, the Whistle Stop Bar,
Mangrove Mike’s Cafe, the
Safari Lounge, Morada Bay
and a host of other Upper
Keys establishments.
One business getting a
little product placement
was Paddle The Florida
Keys!, a Tavernier-based
paddleboard shop.
“This is pretty awesome,”
said owner Scott Baste.
The business has freezeframed a scene from one
episode showing its logo at
a local bar and posted it to
its Facebook page.
Following suit was the
See ROLE, page 9B
ERIC BASS/Free Press
Capt. Rick Cannon poses with his winning sheep-herding border
collie Roxie on the dock at Robbie’s Marina.
Border collie leads
fishing guide to sheep
BY ERIC BASS
Free Press Staff
ISLAMORADA — Fishing
guide Capt. Rick Cannon
has established a reputation over the years for leading anglers to tarpon.
Now, he is making a name
for himself in a newfound
passion: training border
collies to compete in sheep
KEYSNEWS.COM
herding.
Cannon, a fourth generation Floridian, decided to
build a home in Christoval,
Texas, in 2008, so he and
his wife could get away
from Islamorada during
hurricane season.
While in Texas, Cannon
was introduced to a border
See COLLIE, page 5B
2B • April 1, 2015 • Florida Keys Free Press
read see do
The crash of ’29 and those who made it happen
BY DAVID BECKWITH
Free Press Columnist
I spent 40 years working for
some of the giant firms on Wall
Street and taught financial courses as an adjunct professor for five
universities. One thing I learned
early in my career and that I
taught in my courses was that the
securities markets cycle. While the
long-term trends are a positively
sloping line, markets have always
been a two-step-forward-onestep-backward process.
While market pullbacks of 10 to
30 percent have been somewhat
common, true market crashes or
capitulations have been relatively
rare. Even after the onset of World
War II, the market decline was
only 32 percent. In 1973-74 we
had a 48 percent market crash;
in 2000-02 we experienced a 49
percent market debacle; and most
recently in 2007-08, the market
gave up 56 percent of its value.
But the crash of legend is still the
1929-32 bear market that drove
averages down 86 percent.
“The Day The Bubble Burst” is
a social history of the ’29 market
crash. It is not a forensic analysis from an economist’s point of
view.
Authors Gordon Thomas and
Max Morgan-Witts successfully
capture the zeitgeist of that colorful period. The book reads like
a novel, filled with great charac-
ters and explosive action. The
authors tell the stories of John
D. Rockefeller, J.P Morgan, Henry
Ford and President Herbert
Hoover. They also introduce lesser-known titans like Alfred Sloan
and William Crapo Durant. The
reader becomes acquainted with
speculators like Jesse Livermore
and learns interesting tales of
ordinary people like Joan and
Steve Vargo.
It is an excellent portrayal of the
events leading to the 1929 market collapse and the players who
orchestrated it. Readers will be
shocked by the ineptitude of the
government, even though they
fully understood that disastrous
consequences were almost sure
to come from the market manipulation happening as men found
opportunities to exploit the flaws
in the system.
“The Day The Bubble Burst”
was originally released in 1979. It
was rereleased by St. Martins in
2012. If you are looking for a technical accounting of the crash, this
is not it. But the book illustrates
a principle I taught in my classes
for years: The lessons of history
are timeless, as they are based on
human nature and human behavior, and people change very little
over time.
The book is also a good
accounting of the culture of the
time and the delusionary thinking that guided American finance,
business and government policy.
Given the upheaval the world
experienced in 2008 and 2009, it
is timely to refresh our memories on these matters. The style
of the book might remind some
of Michael Lewis’ “The Big Short”
and Studs Terkel’s people’s history,
“The Good War.” It also made me
wonder if this book was possibly an inspiration for Lewis’ and
Terkel’s works.
Many people today view modern events with grave concern
and are highly skeptical of government’s actions. It is worth seeking
out a copy of this highly entertaining narrative and to compare the
See REVIEW, page 4B
faces & places
SAVOR THE FLAVOR
LAST OF THE SEASON
top 10
bestsellers
HARDBACK FICTION
1. The Girl on the Train
2. All the Light We Cannot See
3. The Buried Giant
4. A Spool of Blue Thread
5. A Dangerous Place (Debut)
Contributed photo
6. The Fifth Gospel
7. World Gone By
8. The Whites
9. The Nightingale
10. Trigger Warning
H A R D B A C K N O N F I C T.
Contributed photo
The Cooking Channel will begin airing ‘Reel Food from the Florida Keys’ in April. A blend of travel
log and cooking show, the program will teach viewers how to create new dishes. Cooking will
take place on location from Key Largo to Key West. Upper Keys restaurateur Bobby Stoky, center,
will host the program’s 1-minute cooking segments. He will create five easy-to-prepare dishes
featuring fresh, native ingredients. Stoky will prepare lobster tacos with cabbage slaw and
avocado cream, tuna poke, pickled Key West pink shrimp, onion-encrusted yellowtail snapper
with mango salsa and strawberry key lime trifle.
This 5-pound lobster was caught by Michelle Buckles on March
8 while bully netting in Florida Bay with the help of son Christian
and Capt. Paul Gray.
CAMP FUNDRAISER
1. Dead Wake
2. The Life-Changing Magic of
CLUB CHAMPION
Tidying Up
3. Being Mortal
4. H Is for Hawk
5. Yes Please
6. Better Than Before:
Mastering the Habits of Our
Everyday Lives (Debut)
7. Pioneer Girl: The Annotated
Autobiography
8. Girl in a Band
9. What If?
10. Get What’s Yours: The
Secrets to Maxing Out Your
Social Security (Debut)
The Indie Bestseller List is
produced by the American
Booksellers Association and is
based on sales in independent
bookstores nationwide during
the week ended March 21,
2015.
Contributed photo
Bobbie Fitzpatrick, left, was named grand champion of the
Matecumbe Anglers Fishing Club’s 19th annual tournament.
Fitzpatrick caught 20 of 26 registered species, of which seven
were the largest caught at the group’s membership. In addition,
she also set a new club record with a 60-inch king mackerel.
She received her award from tournament chairman Jim Winstel
during a banquet at the Islander Resort.
Contributed photo
The Marathon Yacht Club held its second annual KOA Care Camps fundraiser to help children
with cancer attend specialized summer camps. The event raised $30,403. From left, Howard
and Cyndy Livingston; Linda Granaghan, event coordinator; Tony Grahaghan, club manager; and
Commodore Ralph Girkins and his wife. For more information about membership or events at
the Marathon Yacht Club, contact Teresa Scott at 305-743-6739 or email [email protected].
live entertainment
LOCAL BAND AND VOCALIST PERFORMANCES
FRIDAY, April 3
Boondocks: Orange Sunshine 6:30 to 11
p.m.
Caribbean Club: Luke Sommer Glenn Band
10:30 p.m. to 3 a.m.
Dockside Cafe: Eric Stone Band 7 to 11
p.m.
Gilberts: Making Faces 7 to 11 p.m.
Holiday Isle Tiki Bar: Steve Webb & Billy
Davidson 5 to 8 p.m., DJ Dave 8 p.m. to
midnight.
Holiday Isle Raw Bar: Reggie Paul noon to
4 p.m.
The Hurricane: Grass Is Dead 9 p.m. to 1
a.m.
Islamorada Fish Company: Kenny Channels
6 to 10 p.m.
Island Grill: Lung 6 to 9 p.m.
Jimmy Johnson’s Big Chill: Jimmy Ray and
Derrick Henning 6 to 10 p.m.
Looe Key Tiki Bar: TBA 6:30 to 11 p.m.
Lorelei: Dana Collins Band 6 to 10 p.m.
Morada Bay: Jess Atkins noon to 4 p.m.
Oceanview Lounge: Alan Truesdell 7 to 11
p.m.
Pilot House: Lee Sharp 6 to 10 p.m.
Porky’s Bayside: Don Irwin 6:30 to 9:30
p.m.
Smuggler’s Cove: Rob Garza & Ray Jaworski
5 to 9 p.m.
Snapper’s Waterfront Restaurant: Cliff Cody
7 to 10 p.m.
Snooks: Liquid Remedy 6 to 10 p.m.
Sunset Grille: TBA 6 to 9 p.m.
SATURDAY, April 4
Boondocks: See Friday listing.
Caribbean Club: See Friday listing.
Dockside Cafe: See Friday listing.
Fish House Encore: Lee Sharp 7 to 10 p.m.
Gilberts: Jimmy Stowe & The Stowaways 7
to 11 p.m.
Holiday Isle Tiki Bar: Colbert the Band 8 p.m.
to midnight.
Holiday Isle Raw Bar: Yishka 2 to 6 p.m.
The Hurricane: See Friday listing.
Islamorada Fish Company: Dennis Holmes
noon to 5 p.m., Kenny Channels 6 to 10
p.m.
Island Grill: Derrick Henning 6 to 10 p.m.
Jimmy Johnson’s Big Chill: TBA 7 to 11 p.m.
Looe Key Tiki Bar: TBA 6:30 to 11 p.m.
Lorelei: Mark Macri noon to 4 p.m., Roxella
the Band 6 to 10 p.m.
Morada Bay: Micah noon to 4 p.m.
Pilot House: Alter Ego 6 to 10 p.m.
Porky’s Bayside: Tommy Tune & Rocketman
the Pirate 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Smuggler’s Cove: Dana Collins 5 to 9 p.m.
Snapper’s: See Friday listing.
Snooks: Gypsy Rose 1:30 to 5 p.m., Bobbe
Brown Band 6:30 to 10:30 p.m.
Sunset Grille: TBA 6 to 9 p.m.
SUNDAY, April 5
Caribbean Club: Cat Daddies 5:30 p.m.
to closing.
Dockside Cafe: Jam night 6 to 10 p.m.
Fish House Encore: See Saturday listing.
Gilberts: The Dropouts 1 to 6 p.m.
Holiday Isle Tiki Bar: Adrienne & In Jade
7 to 11 p.m.
Holiday Isle Raw Bar: Yishka 11 a.m. to 2
p.m., Island Magic 3 to 7 p.m.
Islamorada Fish Company: Dennis Holmes
noon to 5 p.m., A List 6 to 10 p.m.
Island Grill: Kenny Channels noon to 4
p.m.
Jimmy Johnson’s Big Chill: Stereo
Underground 4 to 8 p.m.
Looe Key Tiki Bar: TBA 6:30 to 11 p.m.
Lorelei: Harry French noon to 4 p.m.,
Collins & Webb 6 to 10 p.m.
Morada Bay: See Friday listing.
Oceanview Lounge: Mellow Mad Men 3
to 7 p.m.
Porky’s Bayside: Tim Dee & Jim Hill 6:30
to 9:30 p.m.
Smuggler’s Cove: John Mavis 4 to 8 p.m.
Snapper’s: Frank C. 11:30 a.m. to 3:30
p.m.
Snooks: Sweetwater Band 1:30 to 5 p.m.,
Sir Cedric’s Steel Drums 5:30 to 9:30
p.m.
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SOUTH FLORIDA
BRIAN BOWDEN/Free Press
and JERRY WILKINSON/Contributed
Clockwise from above, three
photos HM-69 in Everglades
National Park, a 1973 map
of North Key Largo’s HM-40
and two current photos of its
remnants.
Continued from page 1B
Southern Everglades
HM-69, once home to a
base that included 22 buildings and 140 personnel,
has faltered some over the
last 36 years. But, through
a dedicated National Park
Service program, it has
regained some of its former glory.
The site, in 2004, was
placed on the National
Register of Historic Places.
And up until six years ago,
it was off-limits to the public. But through the help of
a veteran once stationed at
the base, the park opened
the remaining structures
for regular tours.
“We knew what was here,
but we had no idea of the
significance,” Singer said.
During its 14-year tenure
HM-69 housed 18 anti-aircraft missiles, six of which
contained nuclear warheads. And although none
were ever fired, Singer said,
the battalion had to be
ready in a moment’s notice.
Once given the go-ahead,
they had a 15-minute window to prepare the missile
for its launch sequence.
Visitors can see a former building, now used as
a research facility for the
park, which served as the
squad bay, mess hall and
chapel, among other functions.
“This was also where the
decision was made to push
the button,” Singer said.
The building is hard to
miss with its pink exterior
— a color selected when
the building was initially
erected because of its supposedly soothing effects.
Three missile barns, an
assembly building and a
dog kennel can also be seen
about a half-mile down the
road from the building. It,
Singer said, was known as
the launch area. And he
said it was heavily guarded
with limited access to even
many of the men stationed
at the base.
Six missiles were kept at
each of the three barns,
two of which were nuclear.
“It was all under the
command of a 27-year-old
captain,” Singer said. “And
he had the power to push
the button that could end
the world.”
The free tour takes visitors inside a warehouse
which houses a replica
missile as well as some
artifacts from the base’s
heyday.
North Key Largo
HM-40, present day,
is only a shell of its former self taken over by the
unforgiving wilderness of
Dagny Johnson Key Largo
“It is insane that two men sitting on opposite sides of the world should be
able to decide to bring an end to civilization.”
President John F. Kennedy
Cuban Missile Crisis in October 1962
Hammock Botanical State
Park. What remains are
a few decaying buildings
and a radio tower.
Battery B, as the site was
also referred to, was initially housed in Homestead
before the land was purchased in Key Largo and
moved south in May 1965.
According to Upper Keys
historian Jerry Wilkinson,
HM-40 included separate
launch and radar sites connected by underground
cables. They were known
as the Launcher area and
the Integrated Fire Control
area, respectively.
The remnants, through
a backcountry pass issued
at John Pennekamp Coral
Reef State Park, can be
viewed from a paved
road on the oceanside of
County Road 905 briefly
before the turn onto Card
Sound Road.
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IN THE KEYS
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IN THE KEYS & SOUTH FLORIDA
opening this week:
Fast and the Furious 7 (PG-13, Action/Adventure) - After
Dominic Torreto and his crew took down Owen Shaw,
his brother, Ian Shaw, now wants revenge.
now showing:
Home (PG, Sci-Fi, Comedy and Animation) - When Earth is
taken over by the Boov aliens, all humans are promptly
relocated, while all Boov get busy reorganizing the
planet. But one resourceful girl, Tip, manages to avoid
capture and finds herself the accidental accomplice of
a banished Boov named Oh. The two fugitives realize
there’s a lot more at stake than intergalactic relations
as they embark on the trip of a lifetime.
Get Hard (R, Comedy and Crime) - When a millionaire
hedge fund manager is nailed for fraud and bound for
prison, the judge gives him 30 days to get his affairs in
order. Desperate, he turns to Darnell to prep him for a
life behind bars. But despite assumptions, Darnell has
never been in prison. Together, the two do whatever
it takes for the millionaire to “get hard” and, in the
process, discover how wrong they were about a lot of
things, including each other.
Two Big Pine churches hold joint services
BIG PINE KEY — The 13th annual joint observance of Lent by St.
Francis-in-the-Keys
Episcopal
Church and Lord of the Seas Lutheran
Church climaxes with Holy Week.
Both congregations will celebrate
Maundy Thursday at 7 p.m. April 2
at Lord of the Seas, 1250 Key Deer
Blvd. The service will include footwashing, an anthem by the choir,
Easter program
PLANTATION KEY —
Key Largo Baptist Church
will celebrate Easter at 10
a.m. Sunday, April 5, with
Eucharist and a homily by Interim
Pastor Chris Todd.
The following day, both parishes
will observe Good Friday at 7 p.m.
at St. Francis-in-the-Keys, 1600 Key
Deer Blvd. The service, led by Todd,
priest-in-charge, will include the
Stations of the Cross with pictures
by the children.
Then both churches will celebrate
a special program at the
Coral Shores Performing
Arts Center, mile marker
89.9, oceanside.
For more information,
call 305-451-1642.
an Easter sunrise service at 6:45 a.m.
at the end of Bogie Drive. That will
be followed by breakfast at the Lower
Keys Property Owners Association
building.
St. Francis will then hold an Easter
service at 8:30 a.m. and Lord of the
Seas will hold an Easter service at
10:30 a.m.
The public is invited to all events.
Sunrise services
UPPER KEYS — Easter
sunrise services are scheduled for 6:30 a.m. Sunday,
April 5, at Harry Harris
Park in Tavernier and at
the Chesapeake Resort and
the Islander Resort on the
Upper Matecumbe Key.
All three locations are at
the Atlantic Ocean edge.
The Divergent Series: Insurgent (PG-13, Sci-Fi and Thriller)
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Jeanine, the leader of the power-hungry Erudite elite.
Racing against time, they must find out what Tris’s
family sacrificed their lives to protect, and why the
Erudite leaders will do anything to stop them.
The Gunman (R, Thriller and Action/Adventure) - A former
special forces soldier and military contractor suffering
from post-traumatic stress disorder tries to reconnect
with his one-time love, but first must go on the run
across Europe in order to clear his name.
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feature inspired by the classic fairy tale brings to life
Disney’s 1950 animated masterpiece as fully-realized
characters in a visually dazzling spectacle.
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comes into the world full of promise, and none more
so than Chappie: he is gifted, special, a prodigy. Like
any child, Chappie will come under the influence of
his surroundings – some good, some bad – and he will
rely on his heart and soul to find his way in the world
and become his own man. But there’s one thing that
makes Chappie different from anyone else: he is a
robot. The first robot with the ability to think and feel
for himself.
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The third annual Coral Shores High School
Student art show enabled students, parents
and community members to enjoy the talents
of young artists. Drawings, paintings and
pottery were displayed in the school’s media
center and professional artists from the Art
Guild of the Purple Isles designated outstanding works with various ribbons. Among
the offerings were self-portraits, imitations
of Georgia O’Keefe’s works in painting and
pottery, and students’ pets portrayed in
paintings or mixed media. Bottom left, Lynn
Lamont, the art guild’s education chair,
and Carmen Sotolongo Kelley, art teacher,
celebrate the third year of the display and
appreciation of student art.
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Cooper and Brand lead a team of scientists who discover a wormhole, which they believe will allow them
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Their goal is to determine if there are other worlds
where humans can survive, now that global warming is seriously affecting the survival of the Earth. The
team, however, is unprepared for what they encounter,
including alternate dimensions and the psychological
challenge of time travel.
mystery
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DAV to host
Chowder contest
MARATHON — The
inaugural D.A.V. Chapter
122 Seafood Chowder
Cookoff is set for Friday,
April 3, at 7280 Overseas
Highway.
The cost is $10 to compete. Chowder must be
ready by 3:30 p.m. Tasting
follows from 4 to 7 p.m. It
costs $5 to sample and vote
for the best chowder.
Me and The Drummer
will provide live music
from 6 to 9 p.m.
Entry forms are available
at the D.A.V. building.
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well as a widely syndicated
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Award.
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IN THE KEYS
Celebrity chef Emeril visits
South Florida establishments
Collie
Continued from page 1B
the same corner where his
fruit stand sits today with
some of his father’s surplus
cucumber crop. Not a single person stopped all day.
The next day, Moehling’s
father placed a sign on
each side of the table proclaiming in big red letters
“Robert Is Here.” By noon,
Moehling had sold all of the
cucumbers and the fruit
stand was born. Moehling
is now a farmer specializing in tropical fruits and
has been featured on NBC’s
Today Show, World News
Tonight and in newspapers
and magazines.
The show will appear at
10:30 a.m. Thursday, April
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Roxie herds sheep in a recent competiton.
based on time.”
In the Open Class, the
dogs will make out-runs as
far as 700 yards before they
start herding the sheep
back. They also have herding competitions for border collies where cattle are
the target stock animals.
Cannon credits a lot of
his success to help he has
received from two masters in border collie stock
herding, Emil Luedecke
and Allen Mills.
Cannon directs Roxie,
who is always ready to
please, with a combination of whistles and softlyspoken commands. He
said his years of fishing
has helped him with two
of the most important
keys to successful sheeping herding competition:
patience and practice.
als, including the That’ll
Do Sheep Dog Trial, C54
Sheep Dog Trial and the
Linden Hollow Sheep Dog
Trial, all in Florida. Roxie
also won her class in the
Texas State Finals last
November.
At this point in her
career, Cannon has Roxie
competing in the ProNovice and Ranch classes.
The top class for the sport
is the Open Class, which is
one step above Ranch.
“These dogs are athletes
and have to be in great
shape,” he said. “In my
competitions, the dogs are
sometimes required to do
out-runs of up to 500 yards
to reach the sheep and
start herding them back
through the gates and
eventually to the final pen.
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collie named Jolie and to
the sport of sheep herding.
“I got into this sport
when a girl I know was
going into the Air Force
and she offered me her
dog, Jolie, a 1-year-old
border collie,” Cannon
said. “She told me she had
started training Jolie to
compete in sheep herding.
I didn’t know a thing about
the sport, so I began to
read books, talk to people
in the sport, learn as much
as I could and went online
to get educated and went
to work training Jolie.”
Cannon quickly fell in
love with the sport.
“This interaction with
the herding dog is very
addictive,” he said. “I was
an avid hunter, but I gave
it up to do only sheep
herding.”
Cannon has since retired
6.5-year-old Jolie from
competition, where she
won a number of titles,
and is bringing Roxie, a
3.5-year-old border collie,
up through the ranks. He
got Roxie as a 10-monthold puppy and quickly
realized he had a canine
prodigy.
To date, Roxie has won
several competitions and
has been the high scorer
in five sheep herding tri-
nity since 1946. The resort
is home to three restaurants, including Atlantic’s
Edge, which is known for
its tropical-inspired seafood, stone crab, prime
steaks, organic produce
and island inspired desserts. Some of its specialties include Maine lobster
grilled cheese, blackened
mahi tacos and guava
glazed mahi with bok choy
and coconut bamboo rice.
Lagasse ends the show at
Robert Is Here, a fruit stand
and farm operating in
Florida City. Robert Is Here
was established by Robert
Moehling in the fall of 1959,
when he was just 6-yearsold. Moehling set up on
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Capt. Rick Cannon’s first border collie, Jolie, poses with title belt buckles she won in Texas
herding competitions.
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series featuring celebrity
chef Emeril Lagasse, will
highlight two South Florida
institutions and a popular
Miami Beach gastropub
during an April 2 broadcast.
Lagasse’s first stop in
the South Florida episode
takes him to Miami Beach,
where he will visit Pubbelly.
Opened in 2010, Pubbelly
has helped redefine the
culinary scene in Miami by
introducing a casual tavernlike restaurant setting with
chef-driven cuisine.
The contemporary, porkcentric Asian-inspired gastropub is even credited for
revitalizing the neighborhood where it is located.
Emeril talks with the owners
and samples some of their
signature dishes including
short rib tartare, bone marrow with miso butter toast
and bacon jam, and mofongo with pork belly confit
and shoyu broth.
Lagasse’s next stop is at
Cheeca Lodge & Spa, a pillar
in the Islamorada commu-
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sports & recreation
Qualls reflects on career, looks to college
BY J.W. COOKE
Free Press Staff
MARATHON — In six
seasons with Marathon
High School’s Lady Fins,
senior John’Nisha Qualls
has been the main factor in a program that has
blossomed from an afterthought to a playoff contender.
Now as Qualls looks
toward college, Marathon’s
record holder and The Key
West Citizen’s two-time
All-Monroe County girls
basketball player off the
year said she hopes she
has established a good
foundation for the future
of the Lady Fins program.
“As a captain I felt I had
to push them to do better,” Qualls said. “That also
helped me continue to do
better. I hope that continues to happen.”
During her career at
Marathon High, which
began on the varsity program as an eighth grader,
Qualls twice broke the
school’s single-game scor-
ing record. She first set the
all-time mark with a 44point performance during her junior campaign
and this season eclipsed
that total with a 45-point
effort.
“I hope it stands for a
long time,” she said about
her record, “at least for a
few more years.”
Qualls has had three
different coaches during
her final three seasons
with the Lady Fins, but as
first-year coach Paul Davis
said he quickly found out,
“she’s relentless and once
she realizes she can take
it to the basket she’s not
going to stop.”
Davis said he knew right
away that Qualls is a special talent and made sure
she would optimize her
skills.
“We worked on a couple
of moves this season that
helped her go to her left,
when the teams where
cutting off her right and
she got a lot better on
defense this year,” Davis
said. “She was also able
to step up her rebounding
this year. She’s also a vocal
leader of the team, so she
really couldn’t have done
any more.”
In Qualls’ mind the only
thing left to do was make it
further into the state tournament. However, she said
she will continue to follow
the program and hopes
one day the Lady Fins can
make it to the state finals.
Davis said it will be tough
to replace Qualls. In the
senior’s absence this season, all-county teammate
Yailin Neida was still able
to score 14 points against
district rival Palmer Trinity,
but Marathon only scored
17 in the game. Qualls
also had team-high averages of 22 points and nine
rebounds per game.
“Without John’Nisha it’s
going to be interesting,”
Davis said. “She brought
a lot on offense for us, but
was also a big defensive
factor as well.”
Qualls is now looking to
her future, although she
said she still has not decid-
ed which college it will be
— weighing her options
between Miami Dade
College or a community
college in Kansas that has
shown interest in her playing for the program.
She said she hopes to
contact the Miami Dade
coach to gauge her chances for playing there before
she makes a final decision.
“I want to stay close to
home,” Qualls said. “It’s
going to feel weird not
playing for Marathon, but
when I go to college, I’m
going to try to play for the
team whereever I am.”
As for her legacy with
the Lady Fins, Qualls said
she hopes to be remembered as a great player
who achieved a new level
for the program.
“I know I’m going to
remember leading this
team to where they are
now,” Qualls said. “I set my
goals and I accomplished
KATHY LANCASTER/Contributed
John’Nisha Qualls set a school record as a senior for the
them.”
jwcooke@keysnews. Marathon High School girls basketball team with game-high
45 points.
com
BASEBALL SUPPORTERS
Contributed photo
Contributed photo
Dante Jiovenetta, second from right, holds his All-American certificate after taking fifth place at
the National High School Coaches Association wrestling championships in Virginia.
Marathon High School baseball fans Rose Lavay, second from left, and Carol Reed receive game
balls from senior players Mark Keller, left, and Robi Garcia. Lavay and Reed were on hand to
present a donation to the Dolphins from the Marathon Elks Club to help cover game and travel
expenses.
State champ finds tough
competition at nationals
BY ERIC BASS
Free Press Staff
PLANTATION KEY — It
took a trip out of state for
Coral Shores High School
wrestler Dante Jiovenetta,
who recently cpatured the
Florida title in the 285pound heavyweight class,
to find other high school
wrestlers who could beat
him.
Jiovenetta traveled to
Virginia Beach, Va., to
wrestle in the National
High School Coaches
Association
National
Championships over the
weekend. It was a threeday tournament divided
into freshman, sophomore, junior and senior
divisions in all weight
classes. Jiovenetta, a junior,
was competing against 54
top prep wrestlers from
around the country in the
heavyweight class.
After winning his first
two matches over Ty-Kee
McCullers from Virginia
3-2 and Jacob Lill from
Georgia 3-2, Jiovenetta ran
See NATIONALS, page 7B
Weez in the Keys wins billfish tourney
KEY LARGO — Weez in
the Keys, owned by Scott
Robins and skippered by
Chris Zielinski, tallied 23
sailfish releases to take
top honors in the Jimmy
Johnson National Billfish
Championship that ended
March 21.
Tournament officials
said Zielinski’s team
amassed about $43,500 in
to second place with 20
releases, followed in third
place by Capt. Quinton
Dieterle with 18 fish on
Contender One.
The tournament attracted more than 200 anglers
who recorded 180 releases.
The tournament benefits
the University of Miami’s
Sylvester Comprehensive
Cancer Center.
prize money for the victory.
Zielinski, a resident of
Coconut Grove, fished
with Miami and Fort
Lauderdale anglers Brett
Dudas, Reid Kline, Roy
Huff and Wayne Savage,
as well as Shane Pyle of
Homestead.
Bill Wietaha led his
Miami team on Blue Time
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7B
SPORTS & RECREATION
Marathon softball team Chavez, Bursa win 5K run
looks ahead to playoffs
one win.”
Prior to the tournament, Marathon took care
of business in a District
16-3A game with a 16-0
five-inning mercy-rule
win over Palmer Trinity in
Miami.
“We needed to get
this win since we lost to
Westminster Christian.
This would give us the
second seed in the district
tourney,” Freeman said.
Kirwan gave up one hit,
struck out two and did
not allow any walks going
the distance for the Lady
Fins.
Roney hit her first
career home run and singled, Rachel Philcox hit
an inside-the-park home
run, Amanda Ban came
off the bench for a pair of
singles, Rodamer, Olivera,
Bonilla and Amanda
Bruland slugged a pair
of hits. Seventh-grader
Delaney Collins got her
first varsity hit.
Freeman said the team
has to stay focused.
“Obviously we want
to finish the season on
a good note. Our last
five games are at home,
which is good,” Freeman
said. “Not to look ahead
to Westminster, which is
looming out there. Right
now, that’s our big obstacle of winning the state
championship.”
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Free Press Staff
Nationals
Continued from page 6B
into some fierce competition.
Jake Beistel from South
Moreland High School in
Pennsylvania handed the
undefeated Jiovenetta his
first loss of the season in a
5-3 decision.
Jiovenetta then dropped
into the losers bracket
where he wrestled back to
a semifinal match against
Nick Coe from Arrichion
High School in North
Carolina, where he was
defeated for his second loss
in a 7-0 decision.
From there, Jiovenetta
wrestled for fifth place in
the 285-pound junior division and defeated Chase
Behrndt, a junior from
Missouri, in a 3-2 decision that earned him All-
KEYS
KATHY LANCASTER/Contributed
Marathon pitcher Jordan
Roney hit her first career
home run in a game against
Palmer Trinity.
team faced Miramar and
won 24-9.
Kirwan went the distance to get her first win
of the season. After two
innings, the score was tied
at 9. Marathon’s bats woke
up and the defense tightened up.
“Grace was throwing
strikes and Miramar was
getting hits instead of
the walks. Of those nine
runs, a couple was due
to four errors early in the
game,” Freeman said.
“Their pitcher walked a
lot and hit a few batters.
We came out with at least
American honors.
Jiovenetta will now prepare for his last tourna-
ment of the season, which
will involve another discipline of the sport, Greco-
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MARATHON — The
Marathon High School
softball team played in
some big games at the
SLAMFEST tournament
just before spring break.
Against Naples at the
tournament, the Lady
Fins (7-7) fell with just
four base hits.
“We couldn’t hit,” said
first-year coach Kevin
Freeman. “Jordan [Roney]
had 10 strikeouts with no
walks, but we had three
unearned runs because of
errors. We played well. We
just couldn’t get any hits.”
Immediately following the team’s game with
Naples, the Lady Fins
faced Osceola and took
another loss.
“We lost 12-8. Grace
Kirwan, one of our eighth
graders, pitched that game
for us. She pitched well.
She had seven walks, but
only gave up three hits,
but we had three errors.
Our bats woke up a little
bit.”
Roney,
Savannah
Rodamer, Sacha Olivera,
Sammie Bonilla and
Brandi Spalten each had
two hits. Sam Bullard and
Becca Boucher had one
hit apiece.
After an 0-2 start,
Marathon fell to the loser’s bracket where the
BIG PINE KEY — Timothy
Chavez clocked a 19:21
to take first overall in the
inaugural Run With Deer
5K Run/Walk for FAVOR on
March 21.
The Munster, Ind., resident was followed by Big
Pine Key’s Helena Bursa,
who was the top female
with a 19:59 over the 3.1mile course.
More than 120 runners
and walkers raced from
the start at the Key Deer
Bookstore in the Winn-Dixie
plaza through the habitats
of the Key deer as well as the
Lower Keys marsh rabbit.
Masters winner was Big
Pine’s Vincent Parent with a
time of 20:46.
The top female master’s
runner was Deborah Holton
from Howe Island, Ontario,
clocking a 23:56.
Walkers were paced all
the way by Larry Ferguson
of Summerland Key with a
30:59.
Barbara Wendt from La
Grange, Ill., was the top
female walker with a 39:09.
Young local runners fared
well. Ramrod Key resident
Matthew Pinkley was third
overall with a time of 20:23
and Ben Pinkley was second
in the 10-14 age groups with
a time of 24:48.
In the 9-and-under
female group, Big Pine’s
Riley McDonald took home
first place in 30:17. Runnerup was Big Pine runner
Summer Livegood with a
45:30.
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Florida Keys Free Press • April 1, 2015 •
9B
IN THE KEYS
KAYAK EXCURSION
SAEED ADYANI/Netflix
Actors Kyle Chandler and Linda Cardellini appear in a scene at The Moorings in Islamorada.
Role
Continued from page 1B
Carribean Club, which
also alerted customers of its appearance in
the series through social
media.
A night scene featuring
Kyle Chandler, who plays
the role of John Rayburn,
shows the brightly lit
Caribbean Club sign in
the background. Multiple
shots of the mile marker 104 bar are included
throughout the series.
Several locals have also
appeared in the series as
extras.
Bob Page, an Islamorada
resident, got the opportunity to appear in a
scene when actor Ben
Mendelsohn’s character,
Danny Rayburn, sits down
Contributed photo
near him in the Whistle
Stop Bar.
“Usually extras are in
the background, but there
I was all by myself,” Page
said. “My friends are calling me a little movie star.”
Page is also briefly in
another scene in the background at a marina.
Now that the show
has aired, Page said that
“Bloodline” does justice to
the Upper Keys.
“The scenery is great,”
he said. “The acting is
good.”
Page said the production crew took great care
of the extras by providing meals and snacks to
keep everyone comfortable. A large meal was
served daily behind the
post office in Islamorada.
Extras for the series are
committed to 12 hours if
they are called in.
Free Press contributing
writer Jill Zima Borski also
served as an extra in the
series.
“Seeing myself and
newly-made friends who
also were extras on the big
screen was a hoot,” she
told the Free Press. “The
beachfront scenes showed
the incredible beauty of
the Keys, which we can all
appreciate.”
Borski can be seen in
the first episode stepping
out of a van as well as
playing tug-of-war on the
beach at The Moorings,
which doubles as the
Rayburn family’s hotel.
She also appears in a later
episode during a memorial service.
Filming for the series
took place over a sevenmonth period last year.
Actress Linda Cardellini,
who plays Meg Rayburn,
says she is among the cast
members who enjoyed
their time in the Keys.
Cardellini told the Free
Press she fed the tarpon
at Robbie’s Marina and
took a snorkeling visit to
Molasses Reef. She added
that she felt she was starting to fit in here.
“I love parking out by
the Caribbean Club and
watching the sunset,” she
said.
It sounds like she might
get another chance to do
that as Netflix has decided to move forward with
filming a second season
beginning next month.
To order the show, visit
netflix.com. The website
is currently offering a free
trial period.
[email protected]
crossword horoscopes
KEY
KEY
ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20
Oh, boy, Aries. Once again,
you’ve put all of your eggs in
one basket, and it may not end
well. A senior makes a fuss.
Back them up. They are right.
TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21
Financial issues persist. Cutting
corners will help, Taurus, but
it will not resolve the matter
entirely. You need a new source
of revenue, and you need it
now.
CLUES ACROSS
1. Eyeglasses
6. Preserve, in a way
10. Hail Mary, e.g.
14. Grant
15. Think
16. Biblical shepherd
17. ___ del Sol
18. Motor vehicle
19. Conclusion
20. Posted mph (2 wds)
22. 20-20, e.g.
23. Animal house
24. Supplement
26. Flat
29. Asian plant's flaxlike fiber
31. Like "The X-Files"
32. Sensory nerve endings
36. Extol
37. Santa Claus feature
38. Certain surgeon's "patient"
39. International commerce without government interference (2
wds)
41. Gave out
42. Food containing milk products
43. Muscular and heavily built
44. Bets
47. Family retriever dog, for short
48. "Beowulf," e.g.
49. Lawful
56. Dungeons & Dragons snakelike creature
57. Mosque V.I.P.
58. Drunk, in slang
59. Percussion instrument
60. "Blue" or "White" river
61. Open, in a way
Friends and Volunteers of Refuges will host a full moon kayak
excursion with Capt. Bill Keogh of Big Pine Kayak Adventures
from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 3. The $25 fee includes the use of
a kayak and gear. The outing is suitable for all levels of experience. Call Keogh 305-872-7474 to reserve a spot. All proceeds
go to FAVOR.
62. Increase, with "up"
63. Civil War side, with "the"
64. Cream puff
CLUES DOWN
1. Bursae
2. Alka-Seltzer sound
3. "... or ___!"
4. Pigeon's home
5. Wrap or bind in bandages
6. Philip Roth's "The Human ___"
7. Jack-in-the-pulpit, e.g.
8. French novelist Pierre
9. Was unfaithful (hyphenated)
10. Leader of the pack
11. Beyond's partner
12. Exodus commemoration
13. Bias
21. "Malcolm X" director
25. Barely beat
26. Brand, in a way
27. "How ___!"
28. Military officer who acts as
assistant to a more senior office
(3 wds)
29. Query before "Here goes!"
30. "God's Little ___"
31. "The Lord of the Rings" figure
32. Back
33. Face-to-face exam
34. Bank
35. Undertake, with "out"
37. Small herring processed like
a sardine
40. Toni Morrison's "___ Baby"
41. Fraught with uncertainty or
doubt
43. Dracula, at times
44. Proceeds
45. In pieces
46. Lively Baroque dance
47. British sailor (slang)
50. Arabic for "commander"
51. Apple variety
52. Peewee
53. "The Sound of Music" backdrop
54. Caddie's bagful
55. Irascible
GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21
Uh-uh-uh, Gemini. You don’t
want to jump the gun this time.
Slow down and get the facts
before you make any moves.
An acquaintance makes an
announcement.
SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21
Oh yeah, Sagittarius. Your home
could use a spruce-up, and
hiring a professional is not out
of the question. A party brings
old friends together.
CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20
Snap out of it, Capricorn. It’s
time to face reality and look
for a long-term solution to your
situation. You’re pinning your
hopes on something that will
never be.
AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18
True, Aquarius. A loved one is
in crisis, but that doesn’t mean
you can help them. They may
need professional help. The
number crunching comes to an
end.
CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22
Things get tense at the office
this week as work piles
up. Keep your nose to the
PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20
grindstone, Cancer. The hunt
for a bargain begins. Look high Relax, Pisces. A senior will
make their way through the
and low.
maze eventually. It is just going
to take time. Leave them be
LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23
Whispers among friends make and let them figure it out on
you nervous. Take it easy, Leo. their own.
A surprise could be in store.
Sparks fly at home with the
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
discovery of an old love letter.
MARCH 29
Lucy Lawless, Actress (46)
VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22
Really, Virgo. Do you really
think you have time for another MARCH 30
activity? Learn to say no and MC Hammer, Rapper (52)
mean it. A project finally gets
the green light at work.
MARCH 31
Christopher Walken, Actor (71)
LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23
Hop to it, Libra. Time is running
out to organize a holiday to-do. APRIL 1
Matt Lanter, Actor (31)
Make a list, grab some pals
and get busy. A question goes
unanswered. Don’t pry.
APRIL 2
Michael Fassbender, Actor (37)
SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22
Wish no more, Scorpio. Plans
APRIL 3
made some time ago finally
see the light of day and get off Cobie Smulders, Actress (32)
with a bang. Big changes are
APRIL 4
in store at work. Anticipation
mounts.
Robert Downey, Jr., Actor (49)
Raffle to benefit
cat rescue group
FLORIDA
KEYS
—
Whalton’s Pet Shop in
Marathon and Big Pine
Key will be holding a raffle
in April to raise funds for
Forgotten Felines, a local
cat rescue group.
Raffle tickets will be $1
each with the prize being
a $100 pet store gift certificate.
The winner will be chosen at noon Saturday, May
2.
Whalton’s is located in
the Gulfside Village Plaza
in Marathon and the WinnDixie plaza on Big Pine.
Yappy hour
KEY
LARGO
—
MarrVelous Pet Rescues
and Adoptions will host
Yappy Hour from 7 to 9
p.m. Thursday, April 2, at
Sundowners, mile marker
103.9. bayside.
Learn about fostering or
adopting rescued dogs.
Jo Anne
Haybert
Jo Anne Haybert of Key
Largo died March 15,
2015. She was born in East
Tennessee and moved to
Key Largo in 1975. She
was a teacher in Miami Dade Public Schools
for 36 years, and is survived by her daughter
Mary Jo Haybert-Jimenez, another daughter and
grandchildren residing in North Carolina.
A private memorial service will be held at a later
date.
392708
Mogi Kinsey O’Neil passed away on March 11, 2015.
She and her husband Captain V. Patrick (Red) O’Neil had lived
in Key Largo since 1966 when Red retired from his 30 year U.S.
Naval career. Red had been the Commanding Officer of the Naval
Air Station in Key West and they decided to stay in the Keys.
“Red” passed away in 2004.
Mogi was born in DeFuniak Springs, Florida and was descended
from an early Florida pioneer family. She grew up in Miami and
attended Monteverde Academy and Miami Sr. High School.
Mogi’s son, Patrick, died in 1997. She is survived by her daughter,
Mogi O’Neil Hogle and her husband Dick, of Santa Fe, New
Mexico. She leaves three grandsons, Patrick, Ian and Brian and
7 great grandchildren. She loved all of Florida, especially the Keys
and the Everglades.
Mogi was much loved by many gracious friends who helped her
make this transition in dignity and able to be with her dog Mango
and cat Kiwi. Her greatest joys were her friends, music and all
forms of life.
Mogi was buried with her family in the Kinsey family Cemetery in
Monticello, Florida with, at her request, no services.
If you choose to honor Mogi, please donate to the Wild Bird
Center in Tavernier or to the Audubon Society or please adopt a
homeless animal.
She would love you to plant a native tree rather than send flowers.
392703
10B • April 1, 2015 • Florida Keys Free Press
10B
0010
Public Notice
0220
Help Wanted:
Lower Keys
KEYSWIDE CLASSIFIED
0220
Help Wanted:
Lower Keys
NOTICE TO
Busy bar looking for
ADVERTISERS
wait staff and security.
I n c a s e o f e r r o r s , Please apply in person
please check your ad at 211 C. Duval Drug
the first day it apFree Workplace.
pears. In the event of
Cashier Needed at
an error, we are reTruman and White
sponsible for the first
Chevron. Part time
incorrect insertion of position. Monday and
an ad. The Citizen Tuesday 10pm-6am &
does not assume re- fill in as needed. Come
sponsibility for any
in and fill out an
reason beyond the
application.
cost of the ad itself.
1126 Truman Ave.
EXPERIENCED
ADMINISTRATIVE
ASSISTANT
wanted for a very busy
wholesale seafood
market located in Stock
Island. Must be computer literate with outstanding customer service skills. Bilingual a
plus. Apply in person at
6406 Maloney Ave,
Stock Island - NO
PHONE CALLS will be
considered. This is a
Chief Engineer
Part Time position CANCELLATIONS
One
of
Key
West's
EEO Drug Free WorkAll word ad rates are
place.
placement fees and leading hotels is seeknon-refundable (for ing a qualified individuFacilities
frequency days can- al to oversee all operaCoordinator
celed). Ads may be tions of maintenance.
Keys Federal
Applicants
must
have
removed from publicCredit Union
ation with placement at least 3 years in the
Performs all routine fafield of building mainfee remaining.
cility, maintenance and
tenance, general
custodial work. FL
equipment
repair,
and
CHANGES
Drivers License and
strong
knowledge
of
Once an ad has been
clean driving record replaced only accept- engineering operations.
quired. 3-5 years rePrefer
previous
hotel
able minor changes
lated experience. Full
experience. We offer
can be made to the
benefit package. HS
generous benefits inad.
diploma or equiv recluding medical, dental
quired. Apply at
and 401k. Pay commensurate with experi- www.keysfcu.org. Fax
0050 Lost & Found
application to 293ence. Please respond
6056. E.O.E.
REWARD
to P.0. Box 1800 Key
Female Entertainers
MISSING WALLET
West, FL 33041
and Promotional
White and United
Box #186
Models needed. AverWhite Street Laundry
The Key West Citizen
age girls are making
716-553-0842
Counter sales per$1,000+ a day. Call or
son with knowledge of
stop by Living Dolls
HVAC, Electrical or
0210 Positions Wanted
516 Flemming Street
Mechanical Supplies
Key West or call 305needed. M-F FT.
100 TON CAPTAIN.
509-0423
TWIC. BSME. FL PE. Please apply in person
20 years live aboard 58 at 311 Margaret St. or FRONT DESK CLERK
AND MEDICAL
send resume to
ft. yachtfish. Insurance
ASSISTANT
[email protected]
for all Key West coastal
NEEDED FOR FAST
waters, Gulf, Bahamas,
DRN moving hiring
GROWING PRIVATE
Turks & Caicos. Sold
CDL Drivers for long
INTERNAL MEDICINE
Boat. Now homeowner
hauls within Florida
PRACTICE. Please
in Key West. Bored.
and interstate and part
e-mail
your resume to
Prefer private vessel.
time helpers. Please
[email protected]
Flexible schedule. Facall or stop by: DRN
HOSPITALITY
miliar with Key West
Moving 30677 OveOPPORTUNITIES
offshore fishing.
seas Hwy Big Pine
In the Beautifully
[email protected].
Key, FL 305-872-2575
Renovated
336-345-4489 or 305La Concha Hotel
Key
West
Hammocks
394-5938 and leave
*Front Desk
is looking for great
message.
Supervisor
Sales people. Hourly
*Starbucks
pay plus commission.
Help Wanted:
Supervisor
You should be motiv0220 Lower Keys
*Housekeeping
ated, proactive and exSupervisor
perienced in sales. In
A-PLUS ROOFING
*Baristas
return we offer a great
Experienced Roofers
*Servers
work environment,
and Helpers wanted
*Bartenders
good pay and flexible
Driver's license helpful.
*Front Desk Agent
hours. Apply in person
5686 Maloney Ave.
*Bell/Valet
before Noon at 719
8am to noon. 305-296*Engineer
Duval St.
2568.
Pick up an application
at the front desk of
La Concha Hotel
430 Duval St.
No phone calls please.
EOE
Fun, Energetic people needed for:
SECURITY
Busy Duval St. bar has
• Manager • Full Time
an opening for full and
• Part Time
part-time Security posiFun Tropical Setting. Great opportunity!
tion. Apply in person
427 Caroline St.
Must be able to lift kayaks and paddleboards.
Happy, positive attitude is a must. Please
apply in person at Robbies Marina.
The Kayak Shack
is now hiring!
392667
305-664-4878
0220
Help Wanted:
Lower Keys
HVAC TECHNICIAN
NEEDED
Looking for someone
with experience in residential & commercial
installation and service.
Must have clean driving record and be drug
free. Please email your
resume to
[email protected]
or fax your resume to
(305) 826-2966
JEWELRY SALES
Seeking a driven, disciplined, assertive
sales professional.
Must have strong customer relations skills,
professional appearance. Retail/Jewelry
experience preferred.
Excellent starting
salary, commission,
benefits. Full time, long
term. Email resume to
recruit@
emeraldsinternational.com
LAS SALINAS
CONDOMINIUM
Accepting applications
for security officer by
appointment only. Requires current FL class
D license/abilty to obtain with 90 days.
Hourly rate, based on
training and experience, clear communication skills a must, maturity a plus, eligible
candidates please call
Rocco for appointments 305-395-0770
Looking for more
than a job? Join the
PIER HOUSE
RESORT & SPA
*Night Manager
*Night Auditor Th-M
11pm-7am
*Painter- M-F 7:30-4
*F&B Supervisor AM &
PM
*PBX Operator- evenings & weekends
*Spa Supervisor
*Reservationist
0220
Help Wanted:
Lower Keys
0220
MARC House
is hiring:
Operations Manager.
Part-time, could possibly be full-time, position. Responsible for
transportation coordination and oversight of
facility maintenance.
Maintenance and
transportation experience required. FL
driver's license with
clean driving record required. Pre-employment training online
and in person required.
Background screening
and references required. Application online at:
http://marchouse.org/contact
or apply in person at
1401 Seminary St.
MARC HOUSE
IS hiring:
Assistant Group Home
Manager. Full-time
salaried position. Responsible for providing
administrative oversight and program
management of group
home staff and clients.
Bachelor's Degree and
Florida Driver's license
with clean driving record required. At least
two years of management and administrative experience required, and direct or
comparable experience with the same or
similar population preferred. Computer skills:
moderate to advanced.
Pre-employment training online and in person required. Background screening and
references required.
Application online at:
http://marchouse.org/contact
or apply in person at
1401 Seminary St.
THE KEY WEST CITIZEN ◆ WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 2015
Help Wanted:
Lower Keys
MEDICAL OFFICE
Busy medical office in
Independent
need of a part-time and
Contractor
or full-time front desk
*Massage Therapist
person. Must have
*Esthetician
medical office/front
Please, forward your
desk experience and
resume to
knowledge of [email protected]
puter applications. Sucor stop by to complete
cessful candidate will
an application.
be required to multitask and interact with
LOVE RETAIL?
patients and staff in a
Want to work in a fun
professional manner.
environment? Want to
have benefits including Please fax resume and
references to: 305-296health, vacation and
2444.
profit sharing? Please
fax your resume to
NAF JOBS at
305-453-9604 or call
NAS Key West
305-292-9700. SeekNow Seeking:
ing Floor Staff & AssistPart Time
*(MWR) FT
ant Manager. Sandal
Dockmaster
Factory/T-Shirt City.
Sunset Key
*(NGIS) Program
MM102, MM 82, MM
Analyst QA Trainer FT *Massage Therapist
50, MM 4.5, MM 0
*Busser
*(FFSC) Sexual
*Line Cook
Assault Response
*Pastry Cook
Coordinator
*Houseman
Many other
positions available: *Room Attendant
* Childcare Assistants *Restaurant Host
+ Previous applic(Entry - Target)
ants need not apply
* Housekeepers
again.
* Bartenders
+ Application hours
* Cooks
are from 9am-3:30pm
* Front Desk Clerks
Great Pay • Paid Holidays • Sick Pay
Can also apply on*Gardeners
line to:
*Maintenance Workers
Medical Insurance • Paid Vacation
hr@westinkeywest
* Rec Aides
resort.com
* Rec Aides (Marina)
Apply in person
* Lifeguards
171 Hood Ave. MM 91.5 • Tavernier
Drug Free Work Place
For more information,
305-852-2960
An Equal Opportunity
392682
send interest to:
Employer
[email protected]
Apply in Person 245
We are an EEO EmFront Street,
ployer.
Key West, FL 33040
Tel: 305-294-4000
Personal Financial
Fax: 305-292-4348
Management
Specialist
The Inn At Key West
(FFSC Key West)
Seeking Energetic
Must have experience
Individuals
providing personal fin*Front Desk
ancial counseling. Na*Engineer
FLOOR MANAGER
tional Certification
*Painter
HOST
(AFC) is preferred OR
*Server
EXPERIENCED SERVERS
be qualified to obtain.
*Cook
Excellent pay
Apply online at
Complete application
Please apply in person
www.zeiders.com.
at 3420 N. Roosevelt
MM 99.9 Bayside
EOE.
392672
Blvd. EOE
(305)453-5004
Service Technician
Now accepting applications for the following
position at our Tavernier Location:
ADMINISTRATIVE &
SOME LIGHT ACCOUNTING
Must have strong computer and
organizational skills including Word,
Excel, Microsoft Outlook and be able
to communicate effectively with customers
and fellow workers as well as work
independently. Knowledge
of Publisher helpful.
Applicant must be a professional able
to assist in accounts payable
and receivable.
NOW HIRING
88521 Overseas Hwy., Tavernier, Fl., 33070
E.O.E
392705
Please mail application and references to:
EXPERIENCED HELP WANTED
Earn top pay with the right
skills & attitude
Plumbers
Service & New Construction
5+ yrs service experience
Own Truck/Tools/ Clean License
Dependable/Bondable
Help Wanted:
Lower Keys
Centennial Bank
The Navy Exchange
NOW HIRING
and Navy Lodge are
Full & Part-time
looking for people to
Tellers - Key West
serve our military! PosiWe are seeking cantions available at our
didates for full and
Sigsbee location for
part-time Teller posiDetective, Sales Clerk,
tions. Must be flexible
Cashier, Lodge Guest
and able to work SatServices and Houseurdays and Sundays.
keeping. Visit us as
Teller experience
www.NavyExchange.jobs
and/or excellent cusfor details.
tomer service skills reTHE 16TH JUDICIAL
quired. To apply,
Circuit is seeking applease go to
plicants for a Full-time
www.my100bank.com,
Case Manager. This
then click Careers. For
position reviews and
assistance contact
tracks county and cirJackie at
cuit cases in the Key
305-676-3004.
West Division. Duties
EEO/AA/M/F/Veteran/ include reviewing case
Disabled Centennial
files and Overtime
Bank is an equal opStandards Reports;
portunity employer. All preparation of notices;
qualified applicants will scheduling orders and
receive consideration
compliance orders for
for employment without court files; and act as
regard to race, religion, liaison for the Court in
color, national origin,
the forward progressex, age, status as a
sion of these cases.
protect veteran, among Requirements for this
other things, or status
position include: knowas a qualified individuledge of the legal sysal with disability.
tem and how a case
progresses; a high
NOW HIRING
school diploma or GED
The New Saint Hotel
and one to three
Key West is now accepting applications for months related experience and/or training;
Front Office Guest Sermust be computer provice personnel. Apply
ficient and have the
in person at 417 Eaton
St or call 305-294-3200 ability to communicate
both orally and in writPart Time Assistant
ing. Salary is
Dock Master
$31,000.00 plus beneA & B Marina is lookfits. See complete job
ing for a PART TIME
assistant Dock Master. description at The successful applicant will be
Duties include dock
required to pass a
maintenance, fueling
complete background
operations, assisting
check. Interested apwith arriving and deplicants should send a
parting vessels. Must
resume along with a
have clean record and
State of Florida applicbe able to pass
ation to
drug/background
check. Previous Mar- personnel@keyscourts.
net or mail to Personina experience a plus.
nel, 16th Judicial CirPlease call for appointcuit, 302 Fleming
ment. (305) 294 2535
Street, Key West, FlorNO WALK INS.
ida 33040 by 5:00
Positions Available at
P.M., Monday, April 6,
Westin Key West
2015. State of Florida
Sunset Key Weather
applications can be
Station Banana Bay
found at www.Keyand Bayside Inn
scourts.net. We do not
discriminate on the
Westin
basis of race, religion,
*Guest Service Agent
sex, age or disability. If
*Night Auditor
you need accommoda*Maintenance Staff
tions to participate in
*Painter
the
application/selec*PBX Operator
tion process, please
*Housekeeping
notify us in advance at
Supervisor
(305)295-3652; to
*Line cook
make call through the
*Sunset Celebration
Florida Relay Center,
Server
you can dial 7-1-1.
*Retail Sales Associate
Immediate opening for a
88521 Overseas Hwy, Tavernier, FL 33070 (MM 88.5)
Phone: 305-852-4300 • Fax: 305-852-5017
www.keyslumber.com
0220
0230
Help Wanted:
Middle Keys
DOCK HAND
Captain Pips Marina
&Hideaway, a busy
resort at MM 47.5 in
Marathon with
accommodations&
boat rentals is looking
for an experienced
Dock Hand.
We're looking for
someone
with good boat
mechanical
experience,
who is an all around
handyman & has good
customer service
skills. Familiarity with
local waters in
Marathon is a plus.
F/T position. Must be
reliable & a
self starter with ability
to multi-task.
Send resume to
[email protected]
Keyswide
Classifieds
305-292-7777
Call today to
place your ad!
0230
Help Wanted:
Middle Keys
FRONT DESK CLERK
Captain Pip's Marina &
Hideaway - a busy
resort atMM 47.5
in Marathon with
accommodations&
boat rentals needs an
experienced Front
Desk Clerk. Must be
clean cut, able to
multi-task really well&
befamiliar with online
reservation systems.
Must also be
dependable, self
motivated, friendly &
professional at all
times. Available to
work weekends &
early evenings.
F/T position.
Send resume to
[email protected]
0240
Help Wanted:
Upper Keys
Latitude 25 is hiring
Retail Sales
Full-time/Part-time
Mature, outgoing
person. Non-smoker.
Apply in person or
email resume to
[email protected]
82748 O/S Hwy.
Islamorada.
Assistant for Elderly
couple 4-5 days/week.
Valid DL. Driving,
house keeping,
cooking, gardening.
Send Resume to
[email protected]
Busy Islamorada Gift
Shop and Gallery
has open retail and
office positions.
Looking to hire
reliable staff for all
open positions this
week! Call Glenn at
305-393-6664
CAPTAIN WANTED
Part-time position,
excellent for retired
person, Eco Tours in
Key Largo. 6 pack
license requred. Must
live in Key Largo area
305-394-7422
DRIVERS: New Pay!$2,500
Sign-On Bonus!
Consistent Freight,
Great Miles on this
Regional Account.
Werner Enterprises:
1-855-517-2488
EXPERIENCE TILE
SETTER WANTED
Need own tools, and
vehicle. Please call
305-942-1913,
305-509-1735.
Help Wanted
Busy salon seeking
full and part time hair
stylist. For details call
305-451-2360
Looking for a part time
Medical Assistant to
work on Fridays from
8-4 and every other
Wednesday from 8-4.
Please email me at
[email protected]
or call me at
786-476-5475
Medical Arts building at
Mariners Hospital.
Receptionist/
Assistant
needed for a busy
office. Must have a
great personality, good
computer and people
skills. Dress requires
business attire and job
is from 8-5 (1 hour for
lunch). A degree would
be great but not
absolutely necessary
for the right person.
Great place to work
with great benefits.
Pay range is
$13.00-$14.00 per
hour. Please send
resume to
linda@
johnsonsinsure.com
CARPENTER NEEDED
• DANCERS • SERVERS • BARTENDER • SECURITY •
Exp with form, frame & trim
Must have own transportation & tools
Apply today and make Big $$$ tonight. Housing available.
305-522-1214
Tues-Sat Woody’s MM82
Call Mr. Ford 305-664-4335
399434
392664
Sewerologists
Experienced in pipe laying and connections;
Heavy Equipment experience a plus
Must have own transportation
Physician Practice Medical Assistant
Upper Keys Internal Medicine
Full-time, 8:30am-5:00pm
Construction Laborers
Not Afraid to Work Hard
Must have own Transportation
392696
Come Join Our Team!
• Guest
Adventures
Attendant
(Pool & Beach)
• Massage
Therapist
• Banquet Wait
Staff
• Host/Hostess
• Pastry Cook
• Housekeeping
Room Attendant
• Receiving Clerk
• Bartender
• Assistant Front
Desk Manager
• Banquet Set Up
WE ARE ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR:
Line Cooks (6)
New salary scale. Must be experienced and available for
weekend/night shifts.
• Busser
Servers (4)
Must be experienced. Excellent customer service rewarded
with excellent tips. All shifts.
Host/Hostesses (2)
Must have great customer service skills.Willing to train.
Bussers (2)
To be considered for any position, please send resume or
apply in person.
392738
Willing to work any shift and help servers with customers.
Apply at
ISLAMORADA FISH COMPANY
81532 Overseas Highway • Islamorada, FL 33036
[email protected]
NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE
Equal Opportunity Employer - Drug Free Workplace
• Maintenance
EOE
• Retail Attendant
• Spa Desk Clerk
• Cook
• Housekeeping
Laundry
Attendant
• Dual License
Therapist
• Housekeeping
Inspector
• Server
• Executive Chef
• Laundry Van
Driver
• Guest Service
Agent (PBX
Operator)
Apply online to Job Number 65837
baptisthealthjobs.net
Works under the clinical supervision of the practice physician(s) and
office manager, and is responsible for assisting the physicians in the
practice. Assists in examination and treatment of patients, interviews
patients, measures vital signs (i.e.: pulse rate, temperature, blood
pressure, weight and height), and records information on patients’
charts. Also draws and collects blood samples from patients and
prepares specimens for laboratory analysis. Communicates effectively
with patients, physicians and practice manager.
• Steward
• Sushi Cook
• Welcome Gate
Attendant
For more information, please visit www.cheeca.com
and select the Career link or call 305-517-4429 EOE
Qualifications
392695
Fax Resume to (305) 853-0902
At Baptist Health Medical Group, a network of more than 180
physicians who provide comprehensive, high quality medical care to
patients of all ages, we bring together world-class physicians, clinicians
and remarkable resources. Our partnership with Baptist Health South
Florida means that our teams are supported by the area’s premier
healthcare organization, nationally recognized for excellence in patient
satisfaction and quality.
Must be professional and a detail-oriented team player with effective
interpersonal communication skills. Possesses compassionate
demeanor and high ethical standards. Confidentiality a must. Proficient
in computer applications and typing skills. Experience in Electronic
Medical Record systems preferred. Bilingual preferred.
400317
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11B
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Call 292-7777 ext. 204
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THE #1 WEEKLY IN THEE KEYS!
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Cleaning Services
Maintenance Services
Contractors
Sunshine Home Service & Maintenance, Inc.
*Doors
*Cabinets
*Custom Closets
*Tile
*Painting
*Shutters
*Windows & Impacts
*Decks & Docks
*Pressure Cleaning
*Framing & Forming
SEWER CONNECTIONS
MCF Construction, Inc
Licensed & Insured
Gary Lentz
SP2396
SP3001
392718
SP2388
SP2397
www.sunshinekeys.com • [email protected]
Phone/Fax (305)853-0511 Mobile 393-6758
392720
• Completed more Sewer
Connections than any other
company in the Keys
• Serving the Keys over 30 years
• Starts & finishes jobs faster than
any other company
• No other company has a better
warranty
LOCALLY OWNED AND OPERATED
COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES REQUIRING DEP PERMITS:
MCF can provide complete design / build service including
engineering, permitting, & installation.
Lawn Care
Repairs
786-351-0098
[email protected]
CHAGO LAWN
MAINTENANCE
SERVICE
Screen Repair
Storm Shutters
Rescreens
Frame Repair
Accordian Shutters
I like to keep my
customers satisfied
with my work!
Storm Panels, Etc
392721
Bob Eyster:
664-9243
License # SP1993
392637
FREE
ESTIMATES
Call for a FREE Estimate
FULLY INSURED
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LICENSED & INSURED
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New Screen Rooms
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305-394-2430
392744
NOW ACCEPTING
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AUGER SERVICE • BOBCAT SERVICE • EXCAVATOR SERVICE
BOULDERS • PEAROCK • SAND
FULL LAWN SERVICE • WEEKLY & BIWEEKLY
Licensed & Insured • Residential & Commercial
Locally Owned
RIS
DEBOVAL
REM Gunter Bloy
305-664-1233
Contractor # SP 4017
JEFF’S
COMPLETE
HOME REPAIR
305-393-1807
392723
LICENSED & INSURED
ARCHITECTURAL WOODWORK
INTERIOR • EXTERIOR
PLASTER • STUCCO
CEMENT • BRICK & BLOCK
STEEL & ALUMINUM
FABRICATION
SEAMLESS REPAIRS
24-Hour Service
392725
G & S LANDSCAPING
Electric
Islamorada, FL 33036
SP-4180, SP-4183, SP-4187, SP-4185, SP-4181,
SP-4182, SP-4184, SP-4186
392719
KNIGHT ELECTRIC CORP
RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL & SERVICE
LICENSED & INSURED EC 1281
Jim Knight
Pest Control
KeysTrees.com
Tree Trimming & Removal
Palm Tree Specialists
Whitefly • Disease • Nutrients
CALL NOW
305-587-8384
Islandscaping, Inc.
Marathon
SP-4144 • SP-4145 • SP-4146
400282
“The Termite Professionals”
Roberto (Bob) Lozano
Manager
104616 Overseas Hwy #2
Key Largo, FL 33037
Key West: 305.294.8770 • Tavernier: 305.852.0099
Dade: 305.234.5122 • Key Largo: 305.451.1105
Fax: 305.451.1107
Email: [email protected]
• Whitefly Control
• Mosquito Control
• Complete Pest Control Service
• Lawn & Ornamental Care
392724
[email protected]
305-879-1149
392722
Marine Services
Marine Repair & Rigging
Dockside Service
Waverunners & Jetboats
Henry Panse
Computer Services
305-852-4320 or
Cell: 305-451-7850
Printing
392743
Commercial Printing
on Quality Newsprint
• Web Site Design
• Internet Advertising
• Search Engine Marketing
• Google Certified Partner
305-292-1880
Tabloids • Booklets
Newsletters • Info Guides
Tommy Todd
Cooke Communications
[email protected]
305-292-7777
392700
12B • April 1, 2015 • Florida Keys Free Press
12B
0240
Help Wanted:
Upper Keys
SMALL HOTEL
Front desk experience
required. Reservationz
A+ a bonus.
Flexible hours. PT.
Call 786-346-4444
0327
KEYSWIDE
CLASSIFIED
XXX
0414
Jewelry
US COINS,
currency, Old Pennies,
& Unwanted or Broken
Gold & Silver Jewelry.
Private collector.
Pays top $!!!
305-743-5780
Mobile Homes:
Upper Keys
0416
FOR RENT
2bd/1ba MM 96 O/S
55+ All amenities,
gated,sun room, lg car
port, big shed, new
W/D $1,475 Yearly
858-243-3071
Furnished Condos
Lower Keys
LA BRISA AT
SMATHERS BEACH
2BR/2BA, beautiful
new renovation, W/D,
covered parking,
Available April 15
Year Lease.
$2,950/mo.
F/S 978-764-1230.
0426
MUST SEE!!
1/1, 2nd Floor, on
canal, Central A/C,
Screened Porch. Incl.
ALL utilities, WIFI,
Prem. CATV
$1100/mo. MM 85.9
305-517-9605
0438
Advertise your House for Sale
in the Keyswide Classifieds
Furnished Apts
Upper Keys
Furnished Houses
Upper Keys
MM 95 b/s, 3BD/2BA
Avail. 6 mos, May to
Nov. View of bay,
steps to private beach
& boat ramp. Screened
indoor & outdoor
patios. Quiet & private
area. New kitchen
windows & tile.
Comfortably
Furnished. Amazing
tropical location.
$1525mo plus utilities.
F/L/S. 305-896-3030
305-292-7777
CRS, GRI, TRC, CIPS, CLHMS, SFR, REOS
LICENSED REAL ESTATE BROKER
91770 Overseas Hwy., Tavernier, FL 33070
Office: 305-853-5982 Cell: 305-586-7326
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.keysforsale.com
Se Habla Español
0444
THE KEY WEST CITIZEN ◆ WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 2015
Unfurnished Houses
Upper Keys
2BD/1BA VERY NICE
AND CLEAN
Great Neighborhood,
Central A/C, W/D,
Homeowners park.
MM 94.5 - $1300/mo,
F/L/S. 1 yr lease min.
and good credit
required. Suitable for
1 or 2 ppl. No
Pets/Smoking cell:
305-394-0792
0462
6ɉJL:WHJL
VIRTUAL OFFICE
$135 to $395 per
month. includes use of
office and Gulf-View
conference room. Secretarial services available. Bouldvard Business Center, KW 305922-2285
Keyswide
0520 Homes Lower Keys
Classifieds
For Sale By Owner
305-292-7777 $329,000 Cash, AS IS
Call now!
0440
Unfurnished Houses
Lower Keys
2bed/1.5bath
Townhouse W/D,Tile,
Fenced yard, Parking,
$2000 1yr lease, F/S,
Available 4/16.
(305)923-6754
KEY WEST REALTY
305-294-RENT(7368)
OPEN HOUSE at 1 Bonefish Avenue MM 103 Oceanside CANAL HOUSE! Concrete dock and davits!
Saturday 4/4 and Sunday 4/5 at 1:00 P.M. BRAND Two bedrooms and two bathrooms. Roomy interior
NEW three bedroom home with 2½ baths with metal roof and with large storage on first floor. Fenced in yard. Beach
impact doors & windows. Large lot with room for a pool. Pretty
and boat ramp in the neighborhood. $499,000
wooden cabinets with granite counter tops. $545,000
www.keywestrealty.com
2016 Patterson Ave.
352-529-0078
V.A. SPECIAL
IS BACK!
Brand New 3/2, canal
front, Geiger Key
$ 0 Down, only $2,621
a month. (Taxes and
Insurance extra) Seller
pays 1st year
insurance.
Call Joe Cleghorn
305-301-7110
SOLANA VILLAGE
2BR/2BA, Shared Pool,
Key West Townhouse
Lg. Private Garden
For Sale
w/hot tub. $2500/mo +
2/2 with a pool private
utilities F/S/S
off street parking only
NEWTON STREET
$1,654/month (taxes
APT.
and insurance extra)
1BR/1BA, Shared Pool
Call Joe Cleghorn
$1,600/mo + utilities.
305-301-7110
F/S/S
Homes Upper Keys
KEY LARGO DUPLEX
2/1 bedroom
apartments RENT:
$2,000, owner broker.
$307,500.
No flood insurance.
305-395-1502
0534
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Featured Properties:
*Searstown- Turnkey
Deli- 27 Seats in &
out. $149,000
*221 Duval St. 150
Seat Rest/Bar
Lease. Owner say sell!
$150,000
*Long Key 1 COM
unit, 4 Apts $1,300,000
*Marathon 1.4 Acres,
374' on Highway
$1,500,000
*Stock Island
Waterfront Bldg,
boat docks &
rental income.
$1,650,000
*517 Truman Ave.
Renovated 4 transient
units & Laundromat
$2,275,000
*Stock Island 25 unit
Mobile Home Park.
1.9 acres.
$2,990,000
*423 Duval St.
4 NNN leased stores.
Net over $516,000/yr.
$7,500,000
*808 Southard St.
Largest parcel for
sale in KW. 2 Acres &
18,000 sf. building.
$12,500,000
Curtis Skomp, CCIM
Broker
410 Caroline St.
305.296.1400-ofc
305.304.0084-cell
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410 Caroline St.
305.296.1400
305.304.0084
Keyswide
Classifieds
305-292-7777
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DEEPWATER
Dockage & Storage
MM 85.9 85970 O/S
Hwy 305-517-9605
[email protected]
All real estate
advertising in
this newspaper
is subject to the
Federal Fair Housing Act of
1968 which makes it illegal
to advertise “any preference,
limitation or discrimination
based on race, color, religion,
sex or national origin, or an
intention to make any such
preference limitation or discrimination.” This newspaper will not knowingly accept
any advertising for real estate
which is in violation or the
law. Our readers are hereby
informed that all dwellings
advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal
opportunity basis.
402313
AZURE
THE SEA!
AZURE OF
THEOF
SEA!
PLACE
YOUR
AD
HERE!
392698
BRAND NEW HOME Move right into 3 bedroom and CANAL HOME Great boating from this dock.
2 bath house with approximately 1,330 square feet of Three bedrooms and two baths at this stilt home.
living space. Open floor plan with living area and dining Bay and Ocean access for you. Master suite on top floor!
and kitchen combination, with vaulted ceilings. Impact
$685,000
doors & windows with a large front porch. $349,000
OCEAN LOCATION Great financing available here!
1991 doublewide with a boat lift. Move into this wellkept two bedroom and two bathroom immaculate
property. Open patio to enjoy the ocean breeze.
Abundance of storage also. $474,000
0524
CONCRETE ROOF! Family fun at this Oceanside
location, offering a large tiki hut by the dock. Plenty
of parking and a garage. Large upstairs with two
bedrooms and two bathrooms; large screen porch and
big kitchen area. Bonus on the first floor. $725,500
Premier top floor 3 Premier
bedroom
end3 bedroom
unit uniquely
top floor
end unit uniquelyKaran
Moeller
Karan
Moeller
situated overlooking situated
protected
Bayside
harbor
& harbor & AmericanAmerican
overlooking
protected
Bayside
Caribbean
Real Real
Estate
Caribbean
Estate
Atlantic ocean beyond.
Great
water
views
plus
a 50
ft. plus a 50 ft.
Atlantic
ocean
beyond.
Great
water
views
Cell 305-522-2857
Cell 305-522-2857
boat slip in Bay Harbour
Lower
Matecumbe
Key,
boat on
slip in
Bay Harbour
on Lower Matecumbe
Key,
www.BayHarbour301.com
www.BayHarbour301.com
Islamorada! Recently Islamorada!
upgraded
w/custom
Recently
upgradedinterior
w/custom interior
paint to mirror hues of
thetoocean,
new
Italian
marble
paint
mirror hues
of the
ocean,
new Italian marble
tile, new 8 ft. tall impact
sliding
glass
doors
over
tile, new
8 ft. tall
impact
sliding&glass
doors & over
2,000 sf of luxurious living
area.
Gatedliving
complex
offers
2,000 sf
of luxurious
area. Gated
complex offers
resort style pool, spa, 2resort
tennis
& protected
stylecourts,
pool, spa,gym
2 tennis
courts, gym & protected
deep water dockage. deep water dockage.
Call
292-9777
Ext 210
399435
399435
MOVING SALE
MM77.5 BAYSIDE
10 TIKI LANE
30 YEARS OF ACCUMULATION
MUST GO!
• Boating Gear/Marine Hardware
• Tools & Equipment
• Furniture For Every Room
• Mens Clothes
• Housewares
Open: Sat
4/4 8:00am – 4:00pm
Mon 4/6 8:00am – 4:00pm
Tue 4/7 8:00am – 4:00pm
DON’T MISS OUT
BRING YOUR TRUCK OR VAN
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