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7 7 86790 22222 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . .3B Living . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2B Business . . . . . . . . . . .5A Obituaries . . . . . . . . .2A Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . .4A Sports/Outdoors . . .1B Crossword . . . . . . . . .5B INDEX Printed on 100% recycled newsprint CONTENTS © 2011 KEYNOTER PUBLISHING CO. WWW.KEYSNET.COM WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2011 VOLUME 58, NO. 64 25 CENTS Emergency protection The federal government takes emergency action and gives increased protection to the Miami blue butterfly, found only in the Keys. Story, 3A Seized: 400 pounds of pot What was thought to be merely an interdiction of illegal Jamaican nationals turns into a huge pot bust. Story, 3A Three face prison for lobster charges Three Florida Keys men arrested last week on federal charges of conspiring to ille- gally catch and sell spiny lobster are free on $150,000 bond and awaiting arraign- ment in the coming days. Scott Greager, owner of Holiday Seafood in Key West, is accused of buying and selling lobster caught by charter captain Rush Maltz and Big Pine Key resident Titus Werner. The charges, according to a 13-page federal indictment unveiled Thursday, are that Maltz and Werner were allegedly diving on illegal lobster habitat, or casitas, and taking more than their commercial daily bag limit of 250 lobsters. Prosecutors say that between May 2007 and March 2009, Greager pur- chased what he knew to be illegally caught lobster and sold the catch to two unnamed Miami seafood distributors. Greager is scheduled to enter a plea before U.S. District Judge Jose Martinez at 2 p.m. Friday at the feder- al courthouse on Simonton Street in Key West; Maltz and Werner are set for arraignment Aug. 19. All face up to 10 years in prison if convicted on felony charges of conspiracy to ille- gally harvest lobster and sale of illegally harvested lobster. Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas Watts-FitzGerald, head of the environmental crimes unit for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Miami, said agents from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration led the investigation. He declined to say why crimes that allegedly took place more than two years ago just now resulted in charges. But contained in the indictment, which details multiple transactions among Greager and Maltz and Werner, is an outline of a particularly busy week in August 2008. Prosecutors allege that between the 9th and 16th that month, Greager bought 5,435 Feds: Keys trio illegally caught and sold thousands of pounds By SEAN KINNEY [email protected] FEDERAL FISHERIES HUMAN ENDURANCE Miami Herald photo by WALTER MICHOT Diana Nyad has tried twice to swim from Cuba to Key West. Her latest attempt ended in the middle of the Florida Straits early Tuesday morning. Nyad cuts short swim from Cuba to Key West Wind conditions and “less than ideal currents” prompted marathon swim- mer Diana Nyad to end her second bid to swim from Cuba to the Florida Keys about halfway through her journey early Tuesday. Elaine Lafferty, who was on the boat according to Nyad’s blog, posted on Twitter: “It’s over.” That was about 12:45 a.m. Lafferty said “the combination of fac- tors was too much to safely continue.” According to the Twitter feed, Nyad was pulled from the water after swimming for 29 hours. The swim was expected to take 60 hours to cover at least 103 miles. Her goal, after leaving Havana on Sunday, was to reach the Southernmost Point in Key West today. Nyad had planned to attempt the swim last summer but apparently visa problems with Cuba aborted that plan. This time, “It felt like this was my moment,” a quote attributed to Nyad on her Twitter feed said. “I don’t feel like a failure at all. But we needed a little more luck.” The Twitter account reported she decided to end the swim herself after “realiz- ing the conditions of 5 to 10 knot winds and less-than- ideal currents.” An online chart plotting the swim’s track showed the Gulf Stream currents pushing Nyad to the east of the intended course. According to the Twitter feed, Nyad was on a support boat after ending the swim and wrapped in blankets. The boat arrived at Key West early Tuesday. She planned a press brief for early Tuesday night. In her second attempt, Nyad tried to accomplish at age 61 what she failed to do at 28 in 1978. This time, she even attempted the swim without a shark cage, relying instead on an electrical field from equipment towed by kayakers to keep them at bay. Currents were pushing east of destination Associated Press See Swim, 3A See Lobster, 3A Photo courtesy GREG COLDIRON Drew Caterson of Marathon, out looking for lobster Saturday during the first day of the eight-month season, lands some lionfish, as well. Lionfish are invasive species that can destroy reefs and their marine life, so authorities encourage people seeing them to take them from the water. BONUS CATCH Cinque, Keating are re-elected Incumbents Mike Cinque and Richard Keating were automatically re-elected Tuesday to the Marathon City Council when no one came forward to challenge the two by the noon qualify- ing deadline. That means there will be no election in November — which will save the city around $36,000. Both said they’re sur- prised no one stepped up to run and that they consider it a vote of confidence in the council and city staff. “I feel humble about it,” Cinque said. “We made a lot of progress. You don’t hear much about unincorporating the town anymore.” “As a whole, the council has moved forward on a lot of issues and we’re getting things accomplished,” Keating said. Cinque will serve a third two-year term, Keating a second. Cinque said his pet project going forward would be helping the city acquire Boot Key from its three private owners to create an eco-des- tination. The bridge to the No opposition at deadline, so no election By RYAN McCARTHY [email protected] MARATHON Scales makes short list for judgeship Key West attorney Ed Scales headed to Tallahassee on Tuesday for an interview with either Gov. Rick Scott or his staff in hopes of getting named to the appellate court for the Florida Keys. Scales, a sole practitioner who opened his Front Street law firm in 2001, is one of six finalists for appointment to the bench. He’s of counsel to the 250-lawyer firm GrayRobinson, which is based in Miami but has offices throughout the state. Scales has applied to serve on the Third District Court of Appeal, the Miami court that hears appeals from the circuit courts in Monroe and Miami- Dade coun- ties. Judge D a v i d Gersten retired from the 10-judge court on June 30, creating the vacancy. Since its creation in 1957, the appeals court has never had a mem- ber from Monroe County. Scales was among 15 attor- neys and judges who applied to the court’s nominating commission. After interviews in late June, that panel thinned the applicant list to six and sent it to Scott, whose staff has already conducted back- ground checks. In addition to Scales, the finalists are Miami-Dade Circuit Court judges Jennifer Bailey and Ivan Fernandez, and attorneys Bambi Blum and Jose Rodriguez of Miami Attorney heads to Tallahassee for interview By LARRY KAHN [email protected] THE LAW SCALES See Scales, 2A See Election, 2A Fishing the Florida Keys The hot water surrounding the Keys is making for some nice-size dolphin catches. Captain’s column, 1B Charter school opens A new charter high school opens in Key West when the school year starts on Aug. 22. Story, 2A

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WWW.KEYSNET.COM WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2011 VOLUME 58, NO. 64 ● 25 CENTS

Emergency protectionThe federal government takes emergency action and gives increased protection to the Miami blue butterfly,found only in the Keys. Story, 3A

Seized: 400 pounds of potWhat was thought to be merely an interdiction ofillegal Jamaican nationals turns into a huge potbust. Story, 3A

Three face prisonfor lobster charges

Three Florida Keys menarrested last week on federalcharges of conspiring to ille-gally catch and sell spinylobster are free on $150,000bond and awaiting arraign-ment in the coming days.

Scott Greager, owner ofHoliday Seafood in KeyWest, is accused of buyingand selling lobster caught bycharter captain Rush Maltzand Big Pine Key residentTitus Werner.

The charges, according toa 13-page federal indictmentunveiled Thursday, are that

Maltz and Werner wereallegedly diving on illegallobster habitat, or casitas,and taking more than theircommercial daily bag limitof 250 lobsters.

Prosecutors say thatbetween May 2007 andMarch 2009, Greager pur-chased what he knew to beillegally caught lobster andsold the catch to twounnamed Miami seafooddistributors.

Greager is scheduled toenter a plea before U.S.

District Judge Jose Martinezat 2 p.m. Friday at the feder-al courthouse on SimontonStreet in Key West; Maltzand Werner are set forarraignment Aug. 19.

All face up to 10 years inprison if convicted on felonycharges of conspiracy to ille-gally harvest lobster and saleof illegally harvested lobster.

Assistant U.S. AttorneyThomas Watts-FitzGerald,head of the environmentalcrimes unit for the U.S.Attorney’s Office in Miami,

said agents from theNational Oceanic andAtmospheric Administrationled the investigation. Hedeclined to say why crimesthat allegedly took placemore than two years ago justnow resulted in charges.

But contained in theindictment, which detailsmultiple transactions amongGreager and Maltz andWerner, is an outline of aparticularly busy week inAugust 2008.

Prosecutors allege thatbetween the 9th and 16th thatmonth, Greager bought 5,435

Feds: Keys trio illegally caughtand sold thousands of pounds

By SEAN [email protected]

FEDERAL FISHERIES

HUMAN ENDURANCE

Miami Herald photo by WALTER MICHOT

Diana Nyad has tried twice to swim from Cuba to Key West. Her latest attempt ended in the middle of the FloridaStraits early Tuesday morning.

Nyad cuts short swimfrom Cuba to Key West

Wind conditions and“less than ideal currents”prompted marathon swim-mer Diana Nyad to end hersecond bid to swim fromCuba to the Florida Keysabout halfway through herjourney early Tuesday.

Elaine Lafferty, who wason the boat according to

Nyad’s blog, posted onTwitter: “It’s over.” That wasabout 12:45 a.m. Laffertysaid “the combination of fac-tors was too much to safelycontinue.”

According to the Twitterfeed, Nyad was pulled fromthe water after swimming for29 hours. The swim wasexpected to take 60 hours tocover at least 103 miles. Hergoal, after leaving Havanaon Sunday, was to reach theSouthernmost Point in KeyWest today.

Nyad had planned toattempt the swim last summer

but apparently visa problemswith Cuba aborted that plan.

This time, “It felt like thiswas my moment,” a quoteattributed to Nyad on herTwitter feed said. “I don’t feellike a failure at all. But weneeded a little more luck.”

The Twitter accountreported she decided to endthe swim herself after “realiz-ing the conditions of 5 to 10knot winds and less-than-ideal currents.” An onlinechart plotting the swim’strack showed the Gulf Streamcurrents pushing Nyad to theeast of the intended course.

According to the Twitterfeed, Nyad was on a supportboat after ending the swimand wrapped in blankets. Theboat arrived at Key West earlyTuesday. She planned a pressbrief for early Tuesday night.

In her second attempt,Nyad tried to accomplish atage 61 what she failed to doat 28 in 1978. This time, sheeven attempted the swimwithout a shark cage, relyinginstead on an electrical fieldfrom equipment towed bykayakers to keep them at bay.

Currents werepushing eastof destinationAssociated Press

● See Swim, 3A

● See Lobster, 3A

Photo courtesy GREG COLDIRON

Drew Caterson of Marathon, out looking for lobster Saturdayduring the first day of the eight-month season, lands somelionfish, as well. Lionfish are invasive species that can destroyreefs and their marine life, so authorities encourage peopleseeing them to take them from the water.

BONUS CATCH

Cinque, Keatingare re-elected

Incumbents Mike Cinqueand Richard Keating wereautomatically re-electedTuesday to the MarathonCity Council when no onecame forward to challengethe two by the noon qualify-ing deadline.

That means there will beno election in November —which will save the cityaround $36,000.

Both said they’re sur-prised no one stepped up to

run and that they consider it avote of confidence in thecouncil and city staff.

“I feel humble about it,”Cinque said. “We made a lotof progress. You don’t hearmuch about unincorporatingthe town anymore.”

“As a whole, the councilhas moved forward on a lot ofissues and we’re getting thingsaccomplished,” Keating said.

Cinque will serve a thirdtwo-year term, Keating a second.

Cinque said his pet projectgoing forward would behelping the city acquire BootKey from its three privateowners to create an eco-des-tination. The bridge to the

No oppositionat deadline,so no electionBy RYAN [email protected]

MARATHON

Scales makes shortlist for judgeship

Key West attorney EdScales headed to Tallahasseeon Tuesday for an interviewwith either Gov. Rick Scottor his staff in hopes of gettingnamed to the appellate courtfor the Florida Keys.

Scales, a sole practitionerwho opened his Front Streetlaw firm in 2001, is one ofsix finalists for appointmentto the bench. He’s of counselto the 250-lawyer firmGrayRobinson, which isbased in Miami but hasoffices throughout the state.

Scales has applied to serveon the Third District Court ofAppeal, the Miami court thathears appeals from the circuitcourts in Monroe and Miami-

Dade coun-ties. JudgeD a v i dG e r s t e nretired fromthe 10-judgecourt on June30, creatingthe vacancy.

Since itscreation in 1957, the appealscourt has never had a mem-ber from Monroe County.

Scales was among 15 attor-neys and judges who appliedto the court’s nominatingcommission. After interviewsin late June, that panel thinnedthe applicant list to six andsent it to Scott, whose staffhas already conducted back-ground checks.

In addition to Scales, thefinalists are Miami-DadeCircuit Court judges JenniferBailey and Ivan Fernandez,and attorneys Bambi Blumand Jose Rodriguez of Miami

Attorney headsto Tallahasseefor interviewBy LARRY [email protected]

THE LAW

SCALES

● See Scales, 2A

● See Election, 2A

Fishing theFlorida KeysThe hot water surrounding the Keys is making for somenice-size dolphincatches. Captain’s column, 1B

Charterschool opens

A new charter highschool opens in Key

West when the schoolyear starts on Aug. 22.

Story, 2A

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DCA chief speaksin Keys Thursday

Billy Buzzett, secretary ofthe state Department ofCommunity Affairs, is sched-uled to come to the KeysThursday for a town-hallmeeting in Key Largo organ-ized by the Upper KeysRepublican Club.

The session, open to thepublic, is planned for 6:30p.m. at the Holiday Inn atmile marker 100 oceanside.

Buzzett will discuss thefuture of the stripped-downDCA under Gov. Rick Scottand how it will affect MonroeCounty’s status as an Area ofCritical State Concern, a des-ignation giving the state devel-opment oversight in the ribbonof islands Monroe CountyAdministrator Roman Gastesiand Growth ManagementDirector Christine Hurley willalso participate.

Charter committeemeets on Thursday

The Key West Charter andDistrict Boundary ReviewCommittee convenes at 5p.m. Thursday at Old CityHall on Greene Street toreview sections of the citycharter governing the city’sCivil Service Board and ref-erendum requirements for theconveyance of city-ownedreal property.

The commission createdthe panel to assure votingboundaries reflect changes inpopulation based on the 2010census. The commission laterdecided to expand the scopeof the panel to look at thecharter.

island was closed in 2009following a state inspectionshowing massive disrepair.The city decided not to fix it.

“I really would like toleave the city with that eco-park system I’ve beendreaming about. It would bereal nice to have a greenengine in our economy,”Cinque said.

Cinque said the city isstill in line to receive up to$1.5 million through aNational Oceanic andAtmospheric Administrationgrant to purchase the 1,100-acre island. It requires a localgovernment match.

“We can get the matchingfunds between the county

land trust and the state ofFlorida. If we can get theowners to come to the tableand deal with us...,” he said.

One of the owners of landon the island is suing the city,claiming that removal of thebridge devalued his property.

Keating said he’s awareof many people’s perceptionthat he’s “Pete’s boy,” refer-ring to Councilman PeteWorthington, and that he’sdone little to distinguishhimself. But he said the pasttwo years have been a learn-ing experience.

“I think certainly the sec-ond term, I’ve got a prettygood understanding of howthings work and I have somethings I’d like to bring for-ward,” Keating said.

Two re-electedFrom Election, 1A

and Thomas Logue of CoralGables.

Scales was born inBirmingham, Ala., and grewup in Lakeland. He receivedhis undergraduate and lawdegrees from the Universityof Florida. His specialties areappellate, commercial, regu-latory, administrative andland-use law.

Scales has been a memberof the Florida KeysCommunity College board of

trustees since 2006, appointedby then-Gov. Jeb Bush. Heserved on the Key West CityCommission from 2001 to2005, and earlier this year wasappointed by state HouseSpeaker Dean Cannon to theFlorida Commission on Ethics.

Since 2005, Scales hasserved as general counsel tothe Florida Citrus Com-mission, the lead agency of theFlorida Department of Citrus.He also holds leadership posi-tions with The Florida Bar.

Scales interviewsFrom Scales, 1A

Scott makes Jara’s job official

Jesus Jara, appointed byGov. Rick Scott to fill out theremainder of RandyAcevedo’s term of MonroeCounty schools superintend-ent, has designs on the job farpast when the appointmentexpires on Jan. 7, 2013.

When that expirationarrives, the way a Keys super-intendent is chosen changes,from elected to hired by theSchool Board. Votersapproved the change in anAugust 2010 referendum.

Scott announced Jara’sappointment Monday, al-though www.KeysNet.combroke the news on Friday.Jara and Ed Davidson, aMarathon businessman andschools watchdog, were theonly two applicants.

Jara was the chief operat-ing officer under predecessorJoseph Burke, who replacedAcevedo in the summer of2009 and left effective July 1to lead the Lee CountySchool District. The SchoolBoard had named him inter-im superintendent while itawaited action from Scott.

Jara has crafted a list ofgoals that includes increasingstudent achievement across anumber of specific criteria;improving “human capital”by revising all job descrip-tions and pushing for“results-oriented” employees;

improvingpublic confi-dence in theschools sys-tem; andd e s i g n i n gand imple-menting af i v e - y e a rs t r a t e g i c

plan.“We can’t have excuses

just because we have a littleissue with money,” Jara said.“We need everybody work-ing collectively on the samegoals. With everything thathas happened in the last threeyears, my goal is to have theboard and the district work-ing together. This is all of usfor Monroe County schools.”

What happened the pastthree years is a financial melt-down that included the theftof district money leading toan eight-year prison term forMonique Acevedo, Randy’swife. Randy — removedfrom office by then-Gov.Charlie Crist — is on proba-tion after being convicted ofcovering up Monique’s theftof $400,000-plus while sheworked for the district.

Jara said he would play apart in the School Board’ssearch for the next superin-tendent — which he hopeswill be him.

“I’m going to put myname in the ring,” he said.“One of my other goals —and this is what I told thegovernor — one of the goalsis to make it really hard forthe board to go somewhereelse. It’s important to me andI think it’s good stability forthe district.”

Superintendent:I want job pastexpiration dateBy SEAN [email protected]

MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS

Mistakes likely led to divers’ deaths

A series of cascadingmishaps led to the deaths oftwo visiting divers Saturdayoff Plantation Key.

The bodies of Kevin Moss,43, of Boca Raton and JudyBoone, 53, of Wellington layclose together on the deepledge at Crocker Reef, about60 below the surface, whenthey were found Sunday bythe Monroe County Sheriff’sOffice Dive Team.

“It’s a terrible accident thatmay have involved a bunch ofmistakes,” said agencyspokeswoman Becky Herrin.

Moss and Boone were

among a group of five diversgathered for a reef triporganized by MariannRadwan, 54, of HighlandBeach for her birthday.Dennis Leith, a Tavernierdive captain, ran the boat, a25-foot Bayliner named Bob,as a favor to Radwan.

Moss apparently ran lowon air on the group’s seconddive, and had trouble dealingwith newly purchased gearthat included a dive-weightsystem integrated into hisbuoyancy compensator.

Boone died while tryingto render assistance.

Autopsy results are pend-ing.

Moss suffered fromParkinson’s disease and exhib-ited some symptoms butreportedly was a certifieddiver with hundreds of loggeddives.

Nine people now havedied as the result of scuba or

snorkel related accidents inKeys waters in 2011.

According to an initialinvestigation by Sgt. RoyBogue and other Sheriff’sOffice deputies of theCrocker Reef fatalities:

The group, includingSherri Makis, 55, of BocaRaton and Alan Boyd, 52, ofBoynton Beach headed outfrom the Pelican Cove Resortabout 10 a.m. Saturday.

Crocker Reef ranges indepths of about 30 feet to adeeper oceanside ledgeapproximately 70 feet deep.

All five divers made anuneventful first dive to about55 feet. They decided tomake a second dive, andheaded to Holiday IsleResort to refill their tanks.

“Kevin appeared to bevery relaxed during the firstdive and to be having a won-derful time,” Radwan toldinvestigators, but Moss

“made a comment that hedidn’t think he was going tobe able to dive again.”

All five did return to thewater, planning to limit thedive to about 40 feet. Boydand Makis decided to seeklobster and headed intodeeper water. Moss, Booneand Radwan followed thembut stayed above 50 feet.

Moss then signaledRadwan that he was verylow on air, and could notdrop his weights to surface.

Radwan shared air withMoss using her second“octopus” regulator mouth-piece, but she was unable torelease his weights or inflateher own buoyancy compen-sator to bring both to the sur-face. Her air line to the BChad been disconnectedbecause of an air leak.

Radwan “said [Moss]took her octopus out of hismouth and pushed her

away,” Herrin described.“As she was surfacing, shesaw Boone swim up to Mossand begin to try to help him.”

Companions describedBoone as a diver of twoyears with limited experi-ence. She was not equippedwith a second regulatormouthpiece and tried toshare her one mouthpiece to“buddy breath” with Moss.

The other divers reachedthe surface and alerted Leithto the emergency below. Leithdonned dive gear and wentinto the water to search for thepair but could not find them.

Leith came back to theboat and alerted the U.S.Coast Guard. The Florida Fishand Wildlife ConservationCommission also respondedand helped search until dark.

Using GPS coordinates,Sheriff’s Office divers “foundthem almost right away” onSunday, Herrin said.

Two fatalitiesbrings to ninenumber this year

UPPER KEYS

JARA

By KEVIN WADLOWSenior Staff [email protected]

New charter high school takes shape

When the school yearstarts on Aug. 22, Key WestCollegiate School, a publiccharter high school, willopen its doors to 45 stu-dents, representing the firstclass at the newly estab-lished institution.

Tuesday morning,Principal Debra Remsenwas interviewing twoprospective teachers at theschool, on the Florida KeysCommunity College cam-pus on Stock Island.

“Our vision is to keepthe school small with anintense curriculum and nodistractions,” Remsen said.

Public charters get thebulk of their funding chan-neled through the localschool district. They differfrom traditional publicschools in that there isrequired parental involve-ment and less emphasis onstandardized testing. Also,teachers have more libertywhen designing lessonplans and pupil progressionmodels.

Other Keys charterschools under the auspicesof the Monroe CountySchool District are the BigPine Academy, MontessoriElementary and SigsbeeElementary in Key West,Treasure Village Montessoriin Islamorada the OceanStudies Charter School inTavernier.

Remsen projected

Collegiate School operat-ing expenses for the firstyear at around $300,000.The School District retainsaround 5 percent of the$8,000 per-student alloca-tion that goes to charters.

On July 28, the SchoolBoard approved a contractwith the school. It leasesoffice space and four class-rooms, including two sci-ence labs, from the collegefor $2,500 each month.

Remsen said that of the45 incoming students, themajority of students are inninth and 10th grades;Remsen’s daughter, a 10th-grader, is among the stu-dents.

Remsen plans to hire fourfull-time teachers and part-time teachers as needed.

Students will have theability to choose fromAdvanced Placement class-es, as well as any electives

offered at either FKCC orKey West High School;extracurricular activitieslike band, choir and footballare also available throughKey West High.

“Our students will becollege-bound,” Remsensaid. “Our job is to makesure they are college-ready,not requiring remediationwhen they get to college. Infact, their choice of collegesand universities shouldexpand because of the rig-orous academic work theywill do during their highschool careers at KWCS,right here in Key West.”

The nonprofit that runsthe school is Key WestIndependent EducationInc.; the board of directorscomprises Chairman EliasGerth, Michael Clarke,Helen Fill, Martha Bartleyand Jackie Nicksic.

Collegiateplans to openwith 45 kidsBy SEAN [email protected]

MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS

Keynoter photo by SEAN KINNEY

Sarah Sheean and Matthew Frankel, new math and science teachers at Key West Collegiate School, fill outemployment paperwork Tuesday and get ready to welcome the school’s first class of students on Aug. 22.

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The longtime operators ofa county-funded Upper Keysanimal shelter say they’llwalk away rather than adhereto Monroe County’s “bureau-cratic” new method of payingtheir contract.

Humane Animal CareCoalition President TomGarrettson said he under-stands the reason for the newprocess — allegations ofmisspending by formerMiddle Keys shelter operatorLinda Gottwald — but thathis shelter is different.

“What they’ve done isthey decided because of allthe fraud and abuse they

found in other places ... we’recaught up in that maze andthat’s not what we’re allabout,” Garrettson said.

Assistant CountyAttorney Christine Limbert-Barrows said animal-controlcontracts are being amendedto be paid out on a “reim-bursement basis.”

“They make a request forpayment and have to showdocumentation for variousservices. Right now, they getpaid a monthly amount and itjust goes out,” she said.

In a letter to Beth Leto,county assistant PublicWorks director, Garrettsoncriticized the change.

“The new changes wouldrefocus attention to uselessadministrative requirementsfor reimbursement; for exam-ple the current contractrequires just 12 pages peryear for reimbursement; thecontract would require thou-

sands of documents and manhours each year,” he wrote.

Garrettson also wrote thatthe shelter has no employeesperforming administrativefunctions, and told theKeynoter the nonprofit putsmore money into the sheltereach year than the countyfunds. That includes a long-running free spay and neuterprogram his wife, Marsha,the shelter director, operates.

“If the county wants to getrid of us, we’re at peace withthat. But we’re not at peacewith signing a contract thatbinds us legally and thecounty saying, ‘We have newideas for the contract.’ That’swhere we are,” he said.

The shelter’s five-yearcontract for $270,324 per yearis set to expire in May 2012,according to Garrettson.

Garrettson’s refusal toagree to the new billingmethod has led county staff to

seek approval to advertise forrequests for proposals to oper-ate the shelter. He said heplans to speak at the Aug. 17County Commission meeting.

Limbert-Barrows saidSafe Harbor Animal Rescueof the Keys, which replacedGottwald’s Stand Up forAnimals, and the Society forthe Prevention of Cruelty toAnimals on Stock Islandhave agreed to the new reim-bursement policy.

In her first attempt in1978, she quit after being inthe water for 41 hours and49 minutes due to strongcurrents and rough weatherthat banged her around inthe shark cage.

Had the latest attemptbeen successful, Nyadwould have broken her ownrecord of 102.5 miles for acageless, open-sea swim,set in 1979 when shestroked from the Bahamasto South Florida.

Before the swim, Nyad

told journalists she hopedher swim would inspire oth-ers her age to live activelives. She said she alsohoped it could help improveunderstanding betweenCold War rivals Cuba andthe United States, even ifjust symbolically.

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pounds of lobster, payingMaltz and Werner more than$39,000; the legal limit forcommercial divers in thattime frame would have beenjust 2,000 pounds.

According to the indict-ment, Greager ran his busi-ness, Holiday Seafood,using a wholesale dealer’slicense issued by the state tothe Conch Republic SeafoodCo., a popular Key West barand restaurant.

“They are not charged inthe indictment,” Watts-FitzGerald said, adding, “Itsimply recites that thewholesale dealer license isheld in their name. That’sall I can say about that.”

If the prosecution is suc-cessful, federal agents wantto confiscate 29-foot SeaVee boat and 23-foot T-Craftowned by Maltz, who runsthe Key West-based charterfishing boat Odyssea.

In recent years, NOAAand the U.S. Attorney’sOffice have made severalhigh-profile arrests in the

Keys lobster fishery.In April, Rusty Anchor

Seafood Inc., a Stock Islandfish house represented byPresident Ramon Rodriguez,was fined $500,000 afterpleading guilty to illegallyreceiving, purchasing andtransporting lobster, as wellas finfish, for resale and dis-tribution.

Back in 2009, in an inves-tigation called OperationFreezer Burn, the feds tookdown David and DeniseDreifort of Cudjoe Key onlobster-poaching charges. Hewas sentenced to two andhalf years and prison and sheto seven months. The couplealso forfeited three vehiclesand three vessels.

Also arrested in thatoperation were Lower Keysresidents Robert Hammer,Sean Reyngoudt, MichaelDelph and John Niles.Hammer got two monthsfollowed by home confine-ment, Reyngoudt got homeconfinement and Delph got10 months in jail. Niles gotprobation for testifyingagainst Delph.

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Migrant capture ends in pot bust

When undercover federalagents swarmed a boat dock-ing at a Key Largo marinalate Friday afternoon, theyexpected to find illegal immi-grants aboard.

The lawmen got a bonusin addition to three Jamaicanmen taken into custody — ahaul of 16 bales of marijuanatotaling about 400 pounds.

Along with the threeJamaicans, boat operatorSean Saper, described only as“a U.S. citizen” in a criminalcomplaint filed in U.S.District Court in Miami, ischarged with possessing 100or more kilograms of mari-juana with intent to distribute.

The Jamaican nationalsare identified as BarringtonPlummer, Germaine Rattiganand Joshua Williams.

Pablo Milian, a Key Largo-based U.S. Immigration andCustoms Enforcement agentin charge since 2004, filed thecomplaint.

The arrests took placearound 4 p.m. Friday at thePilot House Marina fuel dock,on a large oceanside boat basinknown locally as Lake Largo.All four suspects remained incustody at press time pendingarraignment today in KeyWest federal court.

Steve Lundy, owner of

Lundy’s Screen Rooms ofWest Palm Beach and KeyLargo, saw the raid unfoldfrom up close.

“I had just arrived at thefuel dock at the Pilot Housemarina and no one wasaround. I went to fill mycooler with ice as the drugboat approached,” herecounted in an e-mail.

The boat operator “onlyhad one motor that would runand asked for my assistancedocking,” Lundy said. “Assoon as I tied his line to thedock, [Customs agents] racedup, jumped out of their SUVwith their guns drawn andasked who was the operatorof the drug boat Uncle Joe. I

pointed at the suspect andtucked behind the concretewall and watched.”

Customs agents werewaiting at the marina becausethey had information the 25-foot Uncle Joe had departedfrom Bimini and may be“involved in alien smug-gling,” Milian stated in thecriminal complaint.

“As officers approachedthe vessel, they observedSaper at the helm and officersimmediately smelled a verystrong odor resembling mari-juana,” he wrote.

After the four suspectswere handcuffed and seatedon the ground, agentssearched the two-outboard

vessel. They reported finding13 bales stashed under cabinseats, two more in a sternhatch and one in the cuddycabin. Each bale weighedabout 25 pounds.

Agents “stacked [thebales] next to the ice machineat the Pilot House marina,”Lundy said. “After a fewphotos, they loaded the balesinto the SUV, loaded [Saper]into one vehicle and the threeJamaicans into another vehi-cle for transport. Two of theCBP agents got in the boatand left the dock.”

No further information onSaper’s residence or age wasavailable at press time.

400 poundsfound on boat

KEY LARGO

Photo by DAVID GOODHUE

A federal agent goes through the ‘Uncle Joe’ after authorities pounced Friday afternoon.Four suspects were taken into custody.

By KEVIN WADLOWSenior Staff [email protected]

Miami blue gets emergency protection

The Miami blue butterfly,found only in the Florida Keys,becomes a federally protectedendangered species today.

An emergency rule pub-lished in today’s FederalRegister lists the Miami blueas endangered, which trig-gers protection for the next240 days while the U.S. Fishand Wildlife Service assessesa permanent listing.

The emergency declarationmeans killing, harming, col-lecting or harassing a Miamiblue is now a federal offense.

In 2003, the Miami Blue

butterfly was added toFlorida’s state list of endan-gered species. No animal hasbeen added to the state listsince.

“The [federal] emergencyrule recognizes there is animminent threat to this [Miamiblue] population because thereare so few of them,” Fish andWildlife spokesman KenWarren said Tuesday.

Currently the only knowncolony of Miami blues existsin the Marquesas islands, westof Key West. Adult Miamiblues live only a few days.

The Miami blue, about thesize of a nickel, was believedto be extinct after HurricaneAndrew in 1992 devastatedits South Florida mainlandhabitat.

But an amateur biologistspotted a colony of them nearthe old Bahia Honda bridgein 1999. In 2006, observers

confirmed a second colony inthe Marquesas. The BahiaHonda colony apparentlydied out last year.

“We’re thrilled that theMiami blue now has theEndangered Species Act pro-tection it so desperately needsto survive and recover,” saidTierra Curry, a conservationbiologist at the Center forBiological Diversity.

That organization waspoised to sue the federal gov-ernment for its inaction on theMiami blue.

The North AmericanButterfly Association firstsought protection in 1999.

“This is a welcome devel-opment but it comes late inthe game. We hope it’s nottoo late,” said Dennis Olle, aMiami attorney and NABAboard member. “It’s taken 11years and the collapse of oneof only two known colonies

in the wild.”Fish and Wildlife officials

note, “The Miami blue but-terfly is endangered due tothe combined influences ofhabitat destruction and modi-fication, [devouring] of hostplants by exotic green igua-nas, accidental harm fromhumans, loss of geneticdiversity, and catastrophicenvironmental events such ashurricanes.”

A comment period startstoday and runs through Oct.11 on whether the Miamiblue should receive perma-nent endangered-species sta-tus, followed by a Fish andWildlife Service review.

To submit comments onthe new designation for theMiami blue, go to www.regulations.gov. Follow theinstructions for submittingcomments to Docket No.FWS-R4-ES-2011-0043.

Feds step infor endangeredbutterfly

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By KEVIN WADLOWSenior Staff [email protected]

Shelter provider: No to contract changesGarrettson:It’s too muchbureaucracyBy RYAN [email protected]

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Education fundingno game of chance

LETTERS TO THE EDITORHealth clinic essential

I’m writing to commend the GoodHealth Clinic for its excellence incaring for patients like myself with alow-income budget. I can’t expresshow grateful I am to the staff foreverything they’ve done for me thepast three years, including Dr. SandyYankow, Norma and the new assis-tant, Kim. It takes special individualsto have to deal with patients day inand day out who are all barely hang-ing on by the thread of their pants.

In 2008, I noticed some lumpsbehind my ears and in my groin area,so the Good Health Clinic sent me infor some blood work and a CT scan.They then sent me up to BaptistHealth Miami to have oncologistSiddhartha Venkatappa read my test.

To my surprise, I was diagnosedwith follicular lymphoma. It’s a non-Hodgkins type of cancer that beginsin the lymphatic system. I had to geta PET scan, more bloodwork and abone marrow test. Each time I had togo see the oncologist, I was requiredto have my blood tested.

Eventually, they decided it wastime for some treatment. I went inonce a week for a month forimmunotherapy. The drug they gaveme was called Rituxan. While I sat inthe chair for two hours at a time withothers getting their chemotherapytreatments, I would always count myblessings. That could’ve been me inthose chairs.

At first, I went once a month, thenevery three, and every six. Now Ihave to have an annual screening forpreventative measures. Mind you,prior to each appointment, I had tofirst have my blood drawn, then getanother CT scan.

Can you just imagine how much

all these tests/doctor appointmentswould have cost me if I had to payout of pocket? More importantly, Imost likely would not have even hadthe lumps checked out in the firstplace. At 29 years old, I never expect-ed to get cancer, and with my finan-cial situation as a working mother, Iwould not have made going to thedoctor a priority. If this cancer hadspread, what were the consequences?

I feel forever indebted to the GoodHealth Clinic for all the medicaltreatments I’ve received. They’veprovided me with the best medicalcare and never once did I ever feel

singled out for being poor.I would like to encourage every-

one who has the means to continuedonating money to the Good HealthClinic. Its funding has been cut backand it’s in danger of having to closethe clinic down. I’m uncertain howmany patients they have here in theKeys, but this is the only clinic of itskind.

Please help the Good HealthClinic stay open, not just for me, butfor the many other patients who mayhave stories similar to mine.

Angela Cody Islamorada

Position misstatedPertaining to the Aug. 6 Keynoter

article “Gottwald rejects settlement,”please note that I am not nor have Iever been a board member of SafeHarbor Animal Rescue of the Keys.

Together with Cora Baggs, the twoof us were on the steering committeethat helped form the initial 501(c)3nonprofit that eventually becameSHARK. For the record, my businesspartner, Dr. Geraldine Diethelm, is anex-officio member of SHARK, as isDr. Mike Dunn. None of the veterinar-ians that work with SHARK have anyvoting power or fiscal influence andhave nothing to do with the organiza-tion’s finances.

Douglas MaderMarathon Veterinary Hospital

Volunteers make it happenI would like to thank volunteer

Sandy Brooks and her friends whohelped us in so many ways, not just inwildlife care but also in building cages,maintaining our center and helpingwith equipment donations — as well asSandy’s personal donation of $700. Itgives us great pleasure to acknowledgethese extraordinary people. SandyBrooks is a retired U.S. Navy captainwho served in Operation Desert Storm.

In our hectic world of wildlife res-cue and rehabilitation, we spend somuch time focused on our wild patientsthat we sometimes lose sight of thededicated humans and supportive com-munities that are the very heart of ourorganization.

It takes extraordinary people tospend day in and day out working inthis stressful world. There is no glam-our, fame or fortune — the return isoften just a glimpse of the hind end of

a healthy bird or animal released backinto the wild. After 10 years of tellingthe continuing saga, words havebecome inadequate.

What I believe tells our story bestare the faces — the faces of peoplewho, over the years, have given tire-lessly to our beleaguered wild animalsand who have had their lives foreverchanged by the challenge of caring fordisabled wildlife, the familiar associa-tion developed with wildlife, and themany lessons learned. We could nothave done it without them.

Maya Totman, directorFlorida KeysWildlife RescueBig Pine Key

Mini-season’s a blastEvery year the Florida commercial

lobster season ends on March 31 andreopens Aug. 6 for traps and harvest-ing. This little break gives the lobsterpopulation a chance to spawn, tend totheir eggs and create the next genera-tion of tasty crustaceans. It also is atime for lobster movement, often fromdeeper waters to the shallower reefsystems inshore, where food is plenti-ful and the habitat offers a lot of greathiding places.

The last Wednesday and Thursdayof July every year are reserved forrecreational divers and boaters to getfirst dibs on all the spiny lobster thathave been spawning all spring andsummer before the commercial fisher-men set their traps.

For the past seven years, customersof Indian Valley Scuba have traveledfrom Harleysville, Pa., to Key Largoto take part in lobster mini-season.The size of the group has grownsteadily over the years, starting with

just a few people in 2005 to a full boatof 24 divers the past few years.

The group combines the two daysof mini-season with the group’s usualweekend of reef and wreck dives withthe Amoray Dive Resort in KeyLargo, and also adds a two-dayFlorida Keys Wreck Trek from KeyWest to Key Largo option at the begin-ning of the week to round out a com-plete week of summertime diving.

Catching lobster on the shallowreefs off Key Largo was a bit chal-lenging due to bumpy conditions;smaller recreational vessels stayedinland to avoid the rougher seas of theouter reef, which meant more lobsterto catch for the courageous crew. ByThursday evening, Team IVS captured172 legal-sized lobsters in two days ofmini-season, shattering the group’s2010 record of 107 lobsters and pro-viding the bounty for a fantastic annu-al feast at the Key Largo ConchHouse.

For the annual Indian Valley lob-ster feast, the staff of the Conch Housegraciously takes in hundreds of lobstergathered by the crew and cooks uptasteful dishes of lobster cerviche, lob-ster fritters and, of course, broiled lob-ster tail with drawn butter. For the2011 lobster feast, the Conch Houseserved up more than 150 lobsters, withno leftovers to spare. Forty-five hun-gry people attended.

The warmest appreciation andthanks go out to the owners of theAmoray Dive Resort, the boat crew ofthe Amoray Diver and the profession-al staff of the Conch House for onceagain putting together a wonderfulannual lobster feast.

David W. HartmanKey Largo

State needs a more reliable sourcethan the lottery to maintainlevels crucial to our future

Have you seen the Florida Lottery’s latest TV com-mercials? The ones with a befuddled banker fromMonopoly surprised by the ringing bell marking allthe lottery winners.

The cartoon character is a throwback to a simplertime when color comics were a big draw for newspa-pers and kids actually played a board game calledMonopoly.

My, how times have changed.That’s apparently why Gov. Rick Scott has hired a

“branding” expert to take over the state’s flagging lot-tery, which plays an important role in funding Floridaeducation programs.

The St. Petersburg Times reports that lotteryscratch-off and lucky-number chances are not drivingsales volumes needed. Ticket sales, the newspaperreports, have fallen 4 percent since 2007-08.

That was before the economic squeeze really beganto pinch household incomes and Florida’s unemploy-ment numbers began to climb faster than lottery tick-et sales began to fall.

It’s easy to see a direct connection there.Cynthia O’Connell, who heads the state lottery,

points to an aging player base as part of the problemand plans to push the state’s laggard gambling effortsinto more social media and cell-phone apps.

“It’s fair to say that we’re behind the times onsocial media, but that will be changed,” DavidBishop, deputy secretary for brand management, toldthe Times. “We’ll be on Twitter, we’ll be onFacebook, we’ll be on emerging social platforms thatallow us to not only reach our customers but ourfuture customers.”

Lottery officials are quick to note that ticket saleshave contributed $22 billion to public education sincethe inception of legalized state gambling.

What they’re not as quick to admit, however, isthat the Legislature engages in a bait and switch inwhich state revenue once pledged for education hasbeen replaced by lottery earnings — which we see arenot immune to economic downturns.

One of the state’s flagship education programs,Bright Futures Scholarships, has already lost fundingbecause of lagging lottery earnings over the past twoyears and will face further cutbacks in the comingyear.

Established in 1997, Bright Futures was designedas a way to stem the so-called brain drain, as Florida’sbrightest students went elsewhere for college degreesand many never returned.

Reduced funding means Bright Futures covers lesstuition at state schools, which have separately beengiven the green light by lawmakers to increase tuitioncosts by 15 percent.

Please tell us the answer to plugging Florida edu-cation funding gaps is something better than swap-ping out Mr. Monopoly for a phone app? We can’texpect recruiting younger gamblers to be this state’sBright Future, can we?

Keynoter photo by KEVIN WADLOW

The Good Health Clinic in Tavernier, founded by Dr. Sandy Yankow, provideshealth care to the uninsured and those lacking decent insurance. It couldalways use financial assistance.

Boat runs overfather and son

An 11-year-old boy was incritical condition at press timeTuesday afternoon after he andhis father were run over by thedive boat they chartered fromPlantation Key.

They were drift-diving northof Conch Reef when the acci-dent happened, said OfficerRobert Dube, spokesman withthe Florida Fish and WildlifeConservation Commission.Drift divers jump off their boatand float along with the current.The dive boat typically followsthem and picks them up whenthey resurface.

The son was immediately

airlifted to Miami Children’sHospital. The father, who justturned 38, was originallytaken to Mariners Hospital inTavernier, but his conditionwas worse than originallythought and he was flown toBaptist Hospital in Miami.Both were wounded by theboat’s propeller, Dube said.

Dube said at press time thatit was unclear how the fatherand son from Harrington, Del.,were run over. The accidenthappened around 9 a.m.

The accident is considereda boating accident and not ascuba accident, MonroeCounty Sheriff’s Officespokeswoman Deputy BeckyHerrin said.

The victims weren’t identi-fied Tuesday.

The dive boat was fromFlorida Keys Dive Center onPlantation Key.

Delaware pairdrift divingat Conch ReefBy DAVID [email protected]

UPPER KEYS

Reward grows in turtle spearing caseWhoever speared an

endangered loggerhead seaturtle last week — violatingthe federal EndangeredSpecies Act — might besweating a little more now thatthe reward fund for informa-tion leading to his or her arresthas grown into five digits.

Nicholas Borg and hisfather were fishing betweenLittle Palm Island and LooeKey on Aug. 3 when they sawthe turtle struggling to comeup for air — with a 4-footspear stuck in its head. Theycontacted the U.S. CoastGuard and were given per-mission to boat the turtle.They did, and MarathonTurtle Hospital staffers JoEllen Basile and BobSmargiassi met them at theirBig Pine Key dock to pick itup.

The turtle is dubbed Sarafor Nicholas Borg’s daugh-ter. After the spear wasremoved and Sara was stabi-

lized by Dr. Doug Mader, theTurtle Hospital’s veterinari-an, the animal is on the mendand could be released backinto the ocean fairly quickly.

Meanwhile, the rewardfund grows:

● Turtle Hospital founderRichie Moretti and hospitalengineer Tom Luebke eachpledged $4,000.

● Pledging $500 each arethe Florida KeysCommercial Fishermen’s

Association and theOrganized Fishermen ofFlorida’s Marathon chapter,Jason Martinez of SugarloafKey, Cee Dee AirConditioning of Jupiter, andBrad Brooks and JessicaMootz of Ponta Vedra Beach.

● Stacy Shippe and PatMcCarthy of the Outta theBlue Marina in Marathonadded $250.

That all adds up to$10,250. Additionally, Matt

Bellinger of BambooCharters in Islamoradapledged three full-day fish-ing trips and Captain Slate’sAtlantis Dive Center in KeyLargo three free dives.

If you have informationthat can lead to whoeverspeared the turtle, call theTurtle Hospital at 743-2552or the state Fish andWildlife ConservationCommission at 289-2320.

KEYS WILDLIFE

Keynoter Staff

Turtle Hospitalstaffers MarieSimpson, RichieMoretti and TomLuebke, and Dr.Doug Mader,remove the spear.

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Business

Marlin Bay sale possible

It appears there’s aprospective buyer for thelong-dormant Marlin BayYacht Club development onMarathon’s bayside.

Naples-based EvCor Inc.has talked to the city aboutthe partially completed,bank-owned property,Marathon officials say.

EvCor is reportedly in themidst of due diligence on the13-acre parcel.

However, the company’sprincipal, Mike Lehn,declined comment on anypossible deal this week, as dida representative of the proper-ty’s real estate broker, CoralGables-based ContinentalReal Estate Cos.

Marlin Bay has been list-ed for sale for about a yearby CREC, which is handlingthe sale of or serving ascourt-appointed receiver formore than 50 commercial ormulti-family properties,mostly in South Florida.

The city of Marathon hasan approved developmentagreement for the property,so anyone who buys it willneed to work with the city asthey move forward,Planning Director GeorgeGarrett told the Keynoter.

Garrett said the property

appears to be in good shape,despite sitting vacant forthree years.

When it was firstannounced, Marlin Bay wastouted as a $220 million lux-ury waterfront communitywith homes priced from $1.6million to $4 million.

Marlin Bay was built onthe former site of theGulfstream Trailer Park,whose residents were evict-ed in 2004.

Developer L.M. Sandler& Sons Inc. planned to build92 homes and a 99-slipmarina in several phases on

the property. It completed 13luxury homes, eight afford-able-housing units, 65 slips,a dockmaster’s office and aclubhouse with pool beforework abruptly ceased inMay 2008. Not all of the fin-ished units had received cer-tificates of occupancy.

Sandler blamed the pro-ject’s abrupt end on a bank’sfailure to complete a largeloan. As the real estate mar-ket tanked, Marlin Bay wasone of several Sandler proj-ects left incomplete.

Dozens of liens forunpaid work were filed after

work on the luxury develop-ment stopped in 2008. Thestatus of those liens wasunavailable at press time;CREC’s sales informationindicated the sale would be“free and clear of all encum-brances.”

CREC hasn’t advertised alisting price on the nearly14-acre waterfront site onLouisa Street, instead sayingit would “be determined bymarket.”

— Keynoter staffers KarenQuist and Ryan McCarthycompiled this report.

Both sides mum,but city confirmsdue diligenceKeynoter Staff

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NEWSMAKERS

Timmer joins Keys Medical Group

Patty Timmer has joinedKeys Medical Group in theLower Keys as its director ofpractice management.

Timmer has more than 20years ofe x p e r i -ence inthe area ofp r a c t i c em a n a g e -m e n t ,both withp r i v a t ephysiciano f f i c e

practices and within theUniversity of Florida/Shands system.

She has a paralegaldegree and completed amedical assistant program.

Timmer’s most recentposition was with a cardiolo-gy practice in Ocala.

Aqueduct honorslongtime employee

The Florida KeysAqueduct Authority recentlyhonored Mark Theobald for

25 yearsof servicewith thewater util-ity.

T h e o -bald start-ed hisc a r e e rwith theFKAA on

May 19, 1976, as a pipefitter. He is a field representa-

tive with the Middle Keyscustomer service office.

Lower Keys honors 3 associates

Lower Keys MedicalCenter has honored a trio ofassociates with its Getting 2

G r e a ta w a r d sfor June.

T h ehonoreesa r eT h e r e s aG a t e s ,medica l /s u r g i c a lu n i t ;

Alison Moyer, ambulatorysurgical unit; and Kevin

H a r d y ,p h y s i c a lt h e r a p ycenter.

T h eh o s p i t a lon StockI s l a n dsays thet h r e eassociatesare con-

tinually recognized bypatients and associates,

a l w a y se x c e e dexpec ta -tions andmodel thea w a r d ’ sg u i d i n gprinciples— servantl e a d e r -s h i p ,

never settling and alwaysdoing the right thing.

TIMMER

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MOYER

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THEOBALD

File photo

This is Marlin Bay Yacht Club in 2008, as it neared completion of its first phase — 13 homes,a clubhouse and pool, a dockmaster’s office, 65 slips and eight affordable housing units.

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Triathlon takes place Saturday

The Marathon TriathlonClub, a group of MiddleKeys triathlon aficionadosthat formed at the beginningof the summer, is gearing upfor its second event thisSaturday.

MariTri, as its memberscall the organization, plansto hold a mini triathlon atSombrero Beach starting at 8a.m. It includes a quarter-mile swim, a six-mile bikeride around SombreroCountry Club golf course,and a two-mile run in thebeach neighborhood. Medalswill be awarded for first,second and third place.

Cost is $20 per entrant or$40 per team to cover permitand insurance costs.Participants are encouragedto bring provisions and stayfor an after-race barbecueand social hour.

Participants can sign upon race day at 7:30 a.m. or ata pre-race meeting for racersand volunteers to be held onFriday at 6 p.m. at SombreroBeach’s main pavilion. Formore information, call 731-

5588 or send an e-mail [email protected].

Adult leaguesTeam coordinators

should begin making plansfor adult fall sports leaguesat Founders Park inIslamorada, say park offi-cials.

The men’s softball, men’sflag football and co-ed kick-ball seasons are scheduled toopen later this month, saidFounders Park league coor-dinator Mikey Onsgard.Teams must register by 5p.m. Aug. 20. All teams paya $100 sports fee.

Team organizers andindividual players seekinga team should contactOnsgard by sending an e-mail to [email protected]; or call thepark office at 853-1685.

Gator ClubUniversity of Florida

football fans in the FloridaKeys Gator Club hold theirown preseason event Aug.27 on Plantation Key.

A preseason kickoff partybegins at 7 p.m. with a pigroast and benefit drawing forGator items, including anautographed Billy Donovan

basketball, football ticketsand more.

The party at a privatehome is open to all KeysGator Club members, alongwith University of Floridaalumni, parents, friends orfans interested in joining.

The nonprofit club organ-izes game-viewing partiesand other events, such as adolphin fishing tournament,throughout the year.Proceeds go to UF scholar-ships for Florida Keys stu-dents.

For reservations anddirections, send an e-mail [email protected].

Youth footballThe Marathon Youth

Club has started footballpractice on Mondays,Wednesdays and Fridays at 6p.m. at Stanley SwitlikElementary School, andprospective players — andcheerleaders — can still signup.

Cost is $80 per player and$50 per cheerleader. Theseason is tentatively set tostart on Aug. 28; league offi-cials are awaiting confirma-tion of game dates with KeyWest’s youth football league.

To sign up, get an appli-

cation at the Marathon Parksand Recreation Departmentoffice at the MarathonCommunity Park office; justshow up at one of the prac-tices; or call Ted at 896-1965.

Baseball benefitBackcountry anglers can

step up to the plate Sept. 10in a one-day tournament tobenefit the Coral ShoresHigh School baseball pro-gram.

Hurricanes Baseball 2011Backcountry Slam organiz-ers have opened registrationfor the Islamorada-basedtournament that seeks bay-side species. A $150 boatentry covers two anglers,who each receive a tourna-ment T-shirt and ticket to thefish-fry awards dinner at theMarker 88 restaurant.

The Ocean View Pub onWindley Key hosts the kick-off party and rules meetingSept. 9. For registrationinformation, contact coachPatrick Meyers at 393-5231or send an e-mail to Meyersat [email protected] or AnnaRichards at [email protected].

Early sign-upsare Friday atSombrero Beach

SPORTS ROUNDUP

Keynoter photo by RYAN McCARTHY

Marathon High School senior running back Trevelle Beckfordcarries the ball during drills at the Dolphins’ openingpreseason practice Monday. The team is scheduled to hostCenter of Life Academy on Aug. 26 in the preseason kickoffclassic. Coral Shores High School’s football team was alsoscheduled to practice but got rained out, so held meetingsinside instead. Marathon went 3-8 last year, the Hurricanes 2-8.

A NEW BEGINNING

Fat dolphin, tunaare under the weeds

The waters of the MiddleKeys are offering up plenty ofnice-size dolphin these days.

Gaffer-size dolphin arebeing caught on weed lines 15to 25 miles off Marathon, withsome five- to 10-pound blackfintuna mixed in. Find a floater

and youmay bereward-ed witho n e -s t o p -s h o p -ping fory o u rlimit ofdolphinand per-haps as m a l lwahoo.

However, if you fish in40 feet of water on the reef,you’ll be dining on yellow-tail snapper. There are man-grove snapper on the shal-lower reef edge as well asthe patch reefs.

Cero mackerel are alsomaking a nice showing onthe reef. They make deli-cious ceviche. Net up orhair hook the ballyhoo inyour chum slick as you’reyellowtailing and you’ll beall set.

The wrecks are offeringup amberjack, jackcrevalle, the occasionalmutton snapper and thevery occasional grouper,plus scattered small to mid-size kingfish.

And in Florida Bay,it’s a lobster-palooza.Recreational lobster hunt-ing has been quite produc-tive, with some hefty bugscoming back to the dock.We’ve heard of manyreports of lobster up tothree pounds or so.

But exercise caution, asthere is a large amount ofcommercial lobster gear inthe water. Stay down windand down tide of the buoys

to prevent getting tangledup in the lines that may betrailing on the surface.

If the breeze is blowinga bit, or if you’d just like aquick fix, head to Florida

Bay for mangrove snapperfishing. There are lots of12- to 15-inch mangrovesthere for the taking. Butdon’t be fooled. Mangrovesnappers are incrediblyhard-fighting fish for theirsize, but well worth theeffort to get them to yourdinner plate.

Shallow-water fishingfor sharks in the bay andGulf areas continues to pro-vide exciting outings.Catch-and-release sharkfishing presents the oppor-tunity to experience theexhilaration of big gamesport fishing closer to shoreand easier on your budget.

The week’s bestCaptains Howard Kelley

and Zach Willis, fishing onthe Papa Pip’s out of CaptainPip’s Marina and Hideawayin Marathon, continue theirgood stretch of dolphin fish-ing with groups and familiesfrom all around Florida, as

well as Texas.Anglers came back to the

dock with loads of goodsize dolphin, tripletail andwahoo. On the return fromone trip, the crew rescued

an injured 125-pound log-gerhead turtle, which wenton to the Turtle Hospital forrehab.

Neil Apley guided a pairfrom Bradenton on one ofthe Captain Pip’s rentalboats to a great day of off-shore fishing highlightedby a 28-pound bull dolphin.

The SeaSquared shareda large group charter withCaptain Pip’s. Twelveanglers from the Orlandoarea enjoyed a day ofcatch-and-release sharkfishing followed by man-grove snapper fishing.

We also hosted familiesfrom Connecticut, Georgia,Florida, New York andCanada. We fished the reeffor mangrove and yellow-tail snapper and FloridaBay for sharks.

Capt. Jeff Shelar, ofCatch-Em-All Charters outof Captain Pip’s Marina,has been fishing the patchreefs for mangroves and a

few keeper grouper. In theGulf, his anglers havecaught permit, cobia andlots of sharks, mostly blac-knose.

Shelar’s catch of the

week goes to JordanAnderson, from Texas, whocaught a 47-pound amber-jack in 200 feet of water.

Casting for CharityAnd remember, Capt.

Spider’s Casting for Charitytakes place Thursday at the7 Mile Marina/Salty’sWaterfront Grill at milemarker 47.5 bayside inMarathon. The fun contestruns from 6 to 8 p.m., andthis week’s recipient is the 7Mile Marina MaritimeScholarship Fund atMarathon High School.

Capt. Chris Johnson spe-cializes in offshore, gulf/bay,bottom, wreck and reef fish-ing with SeaSquaredCharters out of the 7 MileMarina in Marathon. You canreach him at 743-5305,[email protected] www.SeaSquared-Charters.com.

The reef alsois providingplenty of action

FISHING THE FLORIDA KEYS

Kevin Charleson and his daughter Whitney, from Binghamton, N.Y., show off two oftheir gaffer dolphin caught with SeaSquared Charters.

Chris Johnson

Captain’sColumn

Limit players’exposure to heat

In the wake of recent stu-dent athlete deaths due toexcessive heat — including onein South Florida — theAmerican Red Cross of Miamiand the Keys recommends teamofficials, coaches and parentstake steps to help ensure thesafety of their players duringextreme heat.

“Keeping athletes safe iscrucial,” said Linda Olson,director of health and safetyservices for the Red Cross inSouth Florida. “Make sure ath-letes stay hydrated. Have every-one drink plenty of fluids likewater or sports drinks with elec-trolytes before, during and afteractivities. Avoid drinks withcaffeine or alcohol.”

Isaiah Laurencin, a senioroffensive lineman fromMiramar High School, diedearly July 27 morning at JoeDiMaggio Children’s Hospitalin Hollywood.

According to BrowardCounty School District spokes-woman Nadine Drew,Laurencin collapsed during aconditioning drill on the foot-ball field at Miramar High after5 p.m. the day before his death.The death of the 6-foot-3, 286-pound guard is believed to beheat-related.

During the hot weather,team practices should be sched-uled for early in the day andlater in the evening to avoidexposing players to the hottesttimes of the day. Other stepsteams, schools and parentsshould take to protect their ath-letes include:

● Allow athletes to get accli-mated to the heat by reducingthe intensity of practice untilthey are more accustomed to it.

● Make frequent, longerbreaks a regular part of prac-tice. About every 20 minutesstop for fluids and try to keepthe athletes in the shade if pos-sible.

● Reduce the amount ofheavy equipment, like footballpads, athletes wear in extreme-ly hot, humid weather.

● Dress athletes, when

appropriate, in net-type jerseysor light-weight, light-colored,cotton T-shirts and shorts.

● Know the signs of heat-related emergencies and moni-tor athletes closely.

“Knowing the signs of heat-related emergencies and how tohelp someone who is sufferingfrom the heat is vital,” Olsonsaid. “Coaches and parentsneed to be vigilant in watchingfor signs of heat-related emer-gencies. Athletes should informtheir coaches, teachers or par-ents if they are not feelingwell.”

Heat cramps are muscularpains and spasms that usuallyoccur in the legs or abdomencaused by exposure to high heatand humidity and loss of fluidsand electrolytes. Heat crampsare often an early sign that thebody is having trouble with theheat. If someone is experienc-ing heat cramps:

● Get the person to a coolerplace and have him or her restin a comfortable position.Stretching, massaging and icingthe affected muscle may help.

● Give a half glass of coolwater or a sports drink withelectrolytes every 15 minutes.Do not give liquids with alco-hol or caffeine in them, asthey can make conditionsworse.

Heat exhaustion is causedby a combination of exerciseinduced heat and fluid and elec-trolyte loss from sweating.Signs of heat exhaustioninclude cool, moist, pale orflushed skin; heavy sweating;headache; nausea; dizziness;weakness; and exhaustion. Tohelp someone with these symp-toms:

● Move the person to acooler place. Remove orloosen tight clothing. Sprayhim or her with water orapply cool, wet cloths or tow-els to the skin. Fan the per-son. If the person is con-scious, give small amounts ofcool water cool water or asports drink with electrolytesto drink. Make sure the per-son drinks slowly. Watch forchanges in his or her condi-tion.

● If the person refuses water,vomits or begins to lose con-sciousness, call 911.

South Floridafootball playerdies of exposure

ATHLETES’ SAFETY

Stuff the BusBig retailers Keyswide join the United Wayand School District to help kids getschool supplies. Story, 3B

Lobster for everyoneRecreational and commercial lobster seasonstarted Saturday, and a festival celebratesthe tasty crustaceans. Story, 2B

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Lobsterfeststarts on Friday

A hearty appetite and apassion for lobsters aremandatory during the 15thannual Key WestLobsterfest, a celebrationof Florida’s clawless lob-ster set for Friday throughSunday.

The event salutes thestart of the Florida’s lobsterseason, which runs fromAug. 6 through March 31.

Lobsterfest’s kick-offparty is set for 8 p.m.Friday at Rick’s/DurtyHarry’s EntertainmentComplex, 202 Duval St.Those attending can rock tolive music at Durty Harry’sor join radio stationWEOW 92.7-FM for a 10p.m. live broadcast upstairsat Rick’s.

Also Friday night, the

annual Lobsterfest DuvalCrawl is set for just aftersunset on Duval Street.

The weekend’s maincourse, the Key WestLobsterfest Street Fair, is totake place noon through 11p.m. Saturday in the 100through 500 blocks ofDuval. Lobster lovers cansavor dishes ranging fromappetizers to traditionallobster dinners, all featur-ing crustaceans caught byKeys fisherman and pre-pared by chefs from localrestaurants.

A free concert by topregional bands is slated for1 to 10:30 p.m. on a stageat Duval and Greenestreets. Scheduled actsinclude Alphonse, CoolBreeze, C.W. Colt andTechno Dread. Otherattractions include boothsof arts, crafts and lobster-themed merchandise.

Lobsterfest concludeswith an 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.Sunday lobster brunch atthe Doubletree Grand KeyResort, 3990 S. RooseveltBlvd. For reservations, call293-1818.

Events of Lobsterfest,which is staged by KeyWest Promotions Inc., ben-efit a scholarship fund forKey West High School stu-dents.

Crustaceancelebrationlasts 3 days

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Notice to our Friends & CustomersKristie will be attending the prestigious

Barry Callebaut Academy and as a result, Key Largo Chocolates will be closed

Tuesday, August 16 through Saturday August 27

We appologize for any inconvenience, but will reopen with even more choices of fine chocolates.

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Monroe County Sheriff ’s Office Capt. Don Hillersupervises jail trustys as they paint the Jelsema Centerfor Children, part of the Florida Keys Children’s Shelter inTavernier. The Jelsema Center is an emergency shelterfor youths ages 11 to 17. Hiller, other Sheriff’s Officeworkers and inmates painted the building yellow color.

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Touchscreen BlackBerrysabout to be launched

Research In Motion Ltd.has unveiled five newBlackBerry phones withtouchscreens, as it hopes torevive the line’s dwindlingappeal in the face of competi-tion from the iPhone andAndroid smartphones.

The new phones had beenexpected earlier this year, butwere delayed. Though thecompany is profitable andseeing growing sales, it’sincreasingly seen as a has-been that missed the chanceto parlay the BlackBerry’spopularity as a corporateemail device into mass-mar-ket dominance.

RIM, which is based inWaterloo, Ontario, is updat-ing its high-end Bold models

to include touchscreens. It’salso launching two Torchmodels with big screens butno physical keyboards, mim-icking the basic design of theiPhone.

RIM launched a key-board-less touchscreen phone

in 2008, more than a yearafter the first iPhone, but theStorm’s quirky design andpoor software made it a flop.

“The all-touchscreenTorch has been a while com-ing as a natural successor tothe disappointing Storm, par-

ticularly when the smart-phone market has gonetouchscreen mad over thepast 18 months,” said MalikSaadi, an analyst at Informa.

The phones run a new ver-sion of the BlackBerry oper-ating system, which RIMsays is much faster, particu-larly for Web browsing.

AT&T Inc. said it wouldlaunch a Torch model with aphysical keyboard thismonth, and the all-touchTorch and a Bold model laterthis year. It didn’t announceprices.

The Bold models will bethe first BlackBerrys toinclude so-called Near-FieldCommunications chips, sothey can be used in place ofcredit cards by swiping themacross properly equippedpayment terminals. Manycompanies, including cell-phone carriers like AT&Tand Web companies likeGoogle Inc. are promotingthe idea of using phones asdigital wallets.

The companyis trying toplay catch-upAssociated Press

TECHNOLOGY

Photo courtesy McCLATCHY TRIBUNE

The BlackBerry used to be state of the art. Now, it’s fallenbehind iPhones and other so-called smart devices.

LIVING BRIEFSFlagler postercontest ongoing

The Marathon CommunityTheatre is sponsoring a postercontest to mark the 100-yearanniversary of the Jan. 12,1912, arrival in Key West ofthe Florida East CoastRailway.

Original poster designsshould depict the importanceof the event. Applicationsand rules can be obtained atthe theater, mile marker 49

oceanside, or by callingGinger at 304-7842 orsending an e-mail [email protected].

Keys to Peacenow accepts food

The Keys to Peace boothat the Island Market Place inKey Largo is now a drop-offsite for the Burton MemorialUnited Methodist ChurchFood Pantry.

You can bring nonperish-able food items to the market,mile marker 101, on Fridays,Saturdays and Sundays from9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The food pantry at Burtonis a member of theSouthernmost HomelessAssistance League, providingfood to the homeless as wellas dinners weekly.

WomanKind createsteen advisory board

WomanKind, a Key Westhealth center for Lower Keyswomen, has openings on itsnew Teen Advisory Board.

The group will serve as aliaison between staff at thecenter and adolescents in aneffort to expand, improve andpublicize services. Memberswill also help choose topics

of interest for an upcomingsupport group for girls.

If interested, send an e-mail to Chelsea Bristol [email protected] or callWomanKind at 294-4004.

Legion serves upspaghetti dinners

Marathon AmericanLegion Post 154 has begunSunday night spaghetti din-ners for $6 per person,which includes salad, garlicbread and spaghetti withmeat sauce.

The dinners are servedfrom 5 to 8 p.m. To find outmore, call 743-4783.

Subscriptions743-5551

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The vehicle(s) listed belowwillbe sold at public auction forcash atFLORIDAKEYSTOWING INC., 1620OverseasHwy,Marathon FL 33050 at8:00AMonSeptember 4,2011 in accordance to FloridaStatute Section 713.78 forunpaid towing & storage.

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BACHOMELOANSSERVICING, LP f/k/aCOUNTRYWIDEHOMELOANSSERVICING, LP,Defendant.

NOTICEOFSHERIFF’SSALE

NOTICE ISHEREBYGIVENthat under and by virtue of aFINAL JUDGMENTAGAINSTBACHOMELOANSSERVICING, LP entered by theCounty Court in and forBrowardCounty, Florida on the15th dayMarch, 2011, and byvirtue of aWrit of Executionissued in the above styledcause on the 18th day of April,2011, I, Robert P. Peryam,Sheriff of MonroeCounty,Florida have levied upon andwill offer for sale and sell to thehighest bidder for cash, subjectto anymortgages or liensthereon, in themorning on the23rd day of August, 2011, at10:30 A.M. at the front door oftheMonroeCountyCourthouse, 500WhiteheadSt., KeyWest, FL 33040, theinterests of BACHOMELOANSSERVICING, LP f/k/aCOUNTRYWIDEHOMELOANSSERVICING, LP,defendant in execution, in thefollowing described property,subject to any and all otherliens, taxes, judgments, orencumbranceswhatsoever:

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MONROECOUNTYTOURISTDEVELOPMENTCOUNCILhas an opening for aLODGING INDUSTRYREPRESENTATIVE - shall beowners oroperators/managers ofmotels, hotels, recreationalvehicle parks or other touristaccommodationswhich aresubject to bed tax in the taxcollection district forwhichthey are applying.

Any personwishing toparticipate on theDistrict IVAdvisoryCommittee of theMonroeCounty TouristDevelopment Council withinthe district so noted above,mayrequest an application from theAdministrativeOffice by calling(305) 296-1552 and submit anapplication to the addressshown below:Department DACMonroeCounty TouristDevelopment Council1201White Street,Suite 102KeyWest, FL 33040Fax/: (305) 296-0788

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JamesHaskell17183Coral Dr.Summerland Key, FL 33042

CASENO.: 2011002669LICENSENO.: CBC22079

TheDepartment of BusinessandProfessional Regulationhas filed anAdministrativeComplaint against you, a copyof whichmay be obtained bycontacting, JamieDuran,Service of ProcessUnit,Department of Business andProfessional Regulation, 1940NorthMonroe Street,Tallahassee, FL 32399-2206,(850) 488-0062.

If no contact has beenmade byyou concerning the above bySeptember 07, 2011 thematterof the Administrative Complaintwill be presented at a hearingpursuant to 120.57(2), F.S.before the FloridaConstructionIndustry Licensing Board.

In accordancewith theAmericanswith Disabilities Act,persons needing a specialaccommodation to participatein this proceeding shouldcontact the individual or agencysending notice not later thanseven days prior to theproceeding at the addressgiven on notice. Telephone:(850) 257-6097;1-800-955-8771 (TDD) or1-800-955-8770 (v), via FloridaRelay Service.

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NOTICE ISHEREBYGIVENTOPROSPECTIVEPROPOSERS that onAugust30, 2011 at 3:00 P.M. at theMonroeCounty PurchasingOffice, the Board of CountyCommissioners ofMonroeCounty, Florida, will opensealed proposals for thefollowing:

PURCHASEANDINSTALLATIONOFSOLARWATERHEATERSFORRESIDENTIALUSEWITHINMONROECOUNTYMONROECOUNTY,FLORIDARFP-242-123-2011-PUR/CV

TheBoard of CountyCommissioners ofMonroeCounty, Florida herebyrequests sealed proposalsfrom applicants whowish toPROVIDEAND INSTALLAMINIMUMOFFIFTEEN (15)SOLARWATERHEATERS INSELECTEDOCCUPIEDHOMESLOCATEDONBIGPINEKEY, FLORIDA. Anyproposal shall comply with thelaws, ordinances, rules andregulations of theCounty, Stateand Federal government.Proposals which do not complyare subject to rejection by theBoard of CountyCommissioners. The specificrequirements for the proposalsare set out in theRequest forProposal.

Amandatory pre-proposalconferencewill be held at1:30 p.m. onAugust 16, 2011at theHabitat for HumanityOffice,MileMarker 30.3,30320OverseasHighway,SecondFloor, Big PineKey,Florida. Proposersinterested in respondingmust attend the pre-proposalconference. Anyone notattendingwill not have theirproposal evaluated.

Requirements for submissionand the selection criteriamaybe requested fromDemandStar byOnvia atwww.demandstar.com orwww.monroecountybids.com or call toll-free at1-800-711-1712. ThePublicRecord is available at the

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PurchasingOffice located attheGato Building, 1100Simonton Street, KeyWest, FL33040. Technical questionsshould be directed, inwriting,to RhondaHaag, theGatoBuilding, 1100SimontonStreet, Room2-213, KeyWest,Florida 33040, by facsimile to(305) 295-5145 or via email tohaag-rhonda–monroecounty-fl.gov .All answerswill be byAddenda.

Interested firms or individualsare requested to indicate theirinterest by submitting two (2)signed originals and three (3)complete copies (totalequals five (5))of the proposalin a sealed envelope clearlymarked on the outside,‘‘SealedProposal forPurchase and Installation ofSolarWater Heaters,MonroeCounty, Florida’’ addressedto:

MonroeCountyPurchasingOffice1100SimontonStreetRoom1-213KeyWest, FL 33040Phone: (305) 292-4466Fax: (305) 292-4465

All proposalsmust be receivedby theCounty PurchasingOffice before 3:00 P.M. onAugust 30, 2011. Anyproposals received after thisdate and timewill beautomatically rejected.Materialsmay be delivered byCertifiedMail, ReturnReceiptRequested, hand-delivered orcouriered. Faxed or e-mailedproposals will be automaticallyrejected. Hand deliveredProposalsmay request areceipt. If sent bymail or bycourier, the above-mentionedenvelope shall be enclosed inanother envelope addressed tothe entity and address statedabove. Proposers should beaware that certain ‘‘expressmail’’ serviceswill notguarantee specific timedelivery to KeyWest, Florida. Itis the sole responsibility of eachProposer to ensure theirproposal is received in a timelyfashion.

MonroeCounty’s performanceand obligation to pay under this

Stuff the bus starting Friday

The United Way of theFlorida Keys is partneringwith the Monroe CountySchool District and variousKeys retailers on what’scalled the Stuff-the-Bus cam-paign this Friday throughSunday.

Stuff the Bus challengesresidents to donate newclassroom supplies for localstudents; schools in MonroeCounty open Aug. 22.

Participating retailers arePublix, Winn-Dixie, OfficeDepot, Office Max andKmart stores. All will havedonation boxes set up for thethree-day school-suppliessales-tax holiday, whichbegins Friday and endsSunday. Collection hours are10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The School District is pro-viding three school buses toserve as collection depots foreach area of the Keys. Thebuses will be parked outsidethe stores on a rotating basisso shoppers will see the ban-ner announcing the Stuff-the-Bus collection drive.

Margie Smith, presidentof the United Way of theFlorida Keys, said the goal isto get more than just pens,

pencils and paper.“We’ve got the wish list

from every school and someare focused on creating abank of uniforms for familiesin need,” Smith said. Otherschools need backpacks forfamilies who need help withback-to-school purchases.

“These are supplies thatthe principals and teachershave said are most neededfor the start of school,”Smith said.

Volunteers from schooladvisory councils will joinwith school leaders and vol-unteers from the United Way,BB&T Bank, IberiaBank andFirst State Bank to staffdonation sites.

There will be live radiobroadcasts by Clear ChannelRadio and Keys Radio Groupas well as food available overthe three days, all from 11a.m. to 2 p.m.

Friday, the broadcast and

food are at the Key WestWinn-Dixie in OverseasMarket; Saturday, all threePublix stores in the Keys hostthe broadcasts and providefood. And Sunday, those areplanned for Office Depot inKey Largo and Marathon,and the Office Max in KeyWest.

For more information,visit www.keysunited.orgor call 735-2929.

Stores serve ascollection sitesfor student goods

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The goal is to fill Monroe County school buses with school supplies — not just pens andpencils and paper, but everything from folders to calculators to backpacks.

School begins on Aug. 22Monroe County students go back to school on

Aug. 22. New teachers reported back to work thisweek and returning teachers report to theirschools this coming Monday.

Classes at Coral Shores High School start at7:30 a.m. and end at 2:30 p.m. Students attendingPlantation Key School are in class from 8 a.m. to2:45 p.m., and from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at KeyLargo School.

In the Middle Keys, Marathon High School andMiddle School students’ day starts at 7:30 a.m.and ends at 2:30 p.m. Stanley Switlik ElementarySchool students are in school between 8:30 a.m.and 3:15 p.m.

In the Lower Keys, students attending GeraldAdams Elementary School, Poinciana ElementarySchool, Glynn Archer Elementary School orSugarloaf Elementary and Middle School will bein class from 8:15 a.m. to 3 p.m. Horace O’BryantMiddle School students’ day starts at 8:30 a.m.and goes until 3:30 p.m., and Key West HighSchool students are in school from 7:30 a.m. to2:30 p.m.

For information on bus routes and times, go towww.keysschools.com.

Come visit our online photogalleries and submit your own at

www.KeysNet.com/Photos

LIVING BRIEFS

Photoshop programpresented Thursday

The Upper Keys MacUser Group hosts PeteBacheler, a professional pho-tographer, on Thursday for apresentation titled“Introduction to Photoshopand Adobe Bridge.”

It doesn’t matter if youuse a PC or a Mac; if youwant to learn about these top-ics, join the group for the freesession at 7 p.m. at the KeyLargo library, in Trade WindsPlaza at mile marker 101.4

All meetings of the non-profit Mac User Group arefree and open to the public,

don’t require reservationsand include refreshments. Tofind out more, call 451-4601.

Tarracino feststarts Thursday

The life of Capt. TonyTarracino, a legendary for-mer Key West bar owner andone-time island mayor, is tobe celebrated Thursdaythrough Sunday with a light-hearted festival.

The inaugural CaptainTony Days celebrates the lifeof Tarracino, who died in2008 at age 92. He arrived inKey West from New Jerseyin 1948 with $18 in his pock-

et. In the early 1960s, he pur-chased the bar that becamehis namesake. A former char-terboat captain, gambler andreputed gun runner, he servedas mayor of Key West from1989 to 1991.

Events include filmscreenings, a storytellingcontest and party. To find outspecifics, call Captain Tony’sSaloon at 294-1838.

Haitian orchestraperforms Saturday

An 11-piece Key WestHaitian orchestra calledChristophiles is scheduled toperform at 8 p.m. Saturday at

Key West High School.Christophiles comprises

11 musicians of all ages andbackgrounds. After less thana year of performing togetheras the band for the PerlerixHaitian Baptist Church at3221 Flagler Ave., Key West,the group earned musicalcredibility to church memberChristella Delice.

She puts on an annual cel-ebration of Haitian music atKey West High, and this yearinvited the group to play.Also appearing Saturdaynight is Alabanza D’Haiti, atouring Haitian Gospelsinging group.

Tickets are $20. To findout more, call 747-8412.

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contract is contingent upon anannual appropriation by theBoard of CountyCommissioners.

All submissionsmust remainvalid for a period of ninety (90)days from the date of thedeadline for submission statedabove. TheBoardwillautomatically reject theresponse of any person oraffiliate who appears on theconvicted vendor list preparedby theDepartment ofManagement Services, State ofFlorida, under Sec.287.133(3)(d), FloridaStatutes.MonroeCountydeclares that all or portions ofthe documents andworkpapers and other forms ofdeliverables pursuant to thisrequest shall be subject toreuse by theCounty.

A committeewill be developedto review all qualifiedproposals. The committeewillrank the submittals in order ofpreference and present theresults to theCountyCommission. No bindingcontract is created betweenany person/firm and theCountyuntil a contract is approved bytheCounty Commission.

All proposals, including therecommendation of theCountyAdministrator and therequestingDepartment Head,will be presented to the Boardof County Commissioners forfinal awarding or otherwise.TheBoard reserves the right toreject any and all proposals, towaive informalities in any or allproposals, and to re-advertisefor proposals. TheBoard alsoreserves the right to separatelyaccept or reject any item oritems of a proposal, or portionof thework, and to awardand/or negotiate a contract inthe best interest of theCounty.

Dated at KeyWest this 25thday of July, 2011.

MonroeCountyPurchasingDepartment

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No. 3105200

NOTICEOFPUBLICMEETING

NOTICE ISHEREBYGIVENTOWHOM ITMAYCONCERNthat onAugust 15, 2011

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beginning at 2:00 P.M. inConferenceRoomsOne andTwo, TheHistoricGatoBuilding, 1100SimontonStreet, KeyWest, Florida, ameetingwill be held of the

REQUESTFORPROPOSALS(RFP)SELECTIONCOMMITTEE

for the project of

SALE/PURCHASE/LEASEOFTHEHICKORYHOUSEPROPERTYMONROECOUNTY,FLORIDARFP-BOCC-208-157-2011-PUR/CV

The selection committeewillevaluate the proposalsreceived for RFP-BOCC-208-157-2011-PUR/CV. Theevaluation andrecommendation of theselection committee are to besubmitted to the Board ofCounty Commissioners.Persons interested in this issueare invited to attend. Formoreinformation, please contactJohnKing, Senior DirectorLower KeysOperations, 3583SouthRoosevelt Boulevard,KeyWest, Florida 33040, byphoning (305) 292-4409 or byfacsimile to (305) 295-3672 oremail to king-john–monroecounty-fl.gov .

ADAASSISTANCE: If you area personwith a disabilitywhoneeds specialaccommodations in order toparticipate in thisproceeding, please contacttheCountyAdministrator’sOffice, by phoning (305)292-4441, between the hoursof 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., nolater than five (5) calendardays prior to the scheduledmeeting; if you are hearing orvoice impaired, call ‘‘711’’.

Pursuant to Section 286.0105,Florida Statutes, notice is giventhat if a person decides toappeal any decisionmade bythe Boardwith respect to anymatter considered at suchhearings ormeetings, hewillneed a record of theproceedings, and that, for suchpurpose, hemay need toensure that a verbatim recordof the proceedings ismade,which record includes thetestimony and evidence uponwhich the appeal is to bebased.

Dated at KeyWest, Florida this5th day of August, 2011.

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No. 3116900

NOTICEOFREQUESTFORAPPLICATIONS

NOTICE ISHEREBYGIVENTOPROSPECTIVEAPPLICANTS thatuntil 5:00P.M. onOctober 27, 2011, theMonroeCounty PurchasingOffice will receive sealedapplications for the following:

BRICKSANDMORTAR/CAPITALPROJECTSRFA-TDC-300-65-2011-PUR/CV

PleaseNote: Individuals andfor-profit organizations arenot eligible to apply forCapital Project Funds.

This application is funded asa fifty percent (50%)reimbursement of fundsexpendedby any individualorganization. The applicantmust show that all funds(100%) are available for theproject at the time ofapplication so that there isno delay in the progress ofthe project, and that TDCfunding is not used as‘‘Matching’’ funds.

The following is a list ofdistrict boundaries inwhichfundswill be allocated:

District III: Marathon (WestEndof SevenMile Bridge toLongKeyBridge)

This Request for Applications(RFA) is subject to change priorto its issuance should there bea change in policy by the Boardof County Commissioners orthe Tourist DevelopmentCouncil.

The respective districts wish tosolicit applications forconsiderationwithin theparameters for suchexpenditures as outlined in F.S.125.0104(5)(a)1. through 4.,Tourist Development Tax.

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Applications for fundingmay berequested fromDemandStar atwww.demandstar.com orwww.monroecountybids.com or call toll free1-800-711-1712. ThePublicRecord is available at thePurchasingOffice located attheGato Building, 1100Simonton Street, KeyWest, FL33040. Technical questionsshould be directed, via email,to the AdministrativeOffice ofthe Tourist DevelopmentCouncil atadminasst–fla-keys.com .Any addenda to this Requestfor Applications (RFA) shall bedistributed to vendors on the listof DemandStar distributes forthis RFA.

Applicantsmust submit one(1) signed original, one (1)discwith complete copy ofapplication as a .pdf, andseven (7) complete papercopies of each application(total equals 1 original; 1disc; 7 paper copies)altogether in one sealedenvelope/boxmarked on theoutside, ‘‘SealedApplicationfor Bricks andMortar/CapitalProjects Funding’’ addressedand delivered either by personor bymail, preferably byU. S.Mail, certified, return receipt, to:MonroeCountyPurchasingOffice1100SimontonStreet,Room1-213KeyWest, FL 33040Phone: (305) 292-4464Fax: (305) 292-4465

All Applicationsmust bereceived by theMonroeCountyPurchasingOffice on or before5:00 P.M. onOctober 27, 2011.Any Applications received afterthis date and timewill beautomatically rejected.Materialsmay be delivered byCertifiedMail, ReturnReceiptRequested, hand-delivered orcouriered. Faxed or e-mailedApplicationswill beautomatically rejected. Handdelivered Applicationsmayrequest a receipt. If sent bymailor by courier, theabove-mentioned envelopeshall be enclosed in anotherenvelope addressed to theentity and address statedabove. Applicants should beaware that certain ‘‘expressmail’’ serviceswill notguarantee specific timedelivery to KeyWest, Florida. Itis the sole responsibility of eachApplicant to ensure theirApplication is received in atimely fashion.

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MonroeCounty’s performanceand obligation to pay under thiscontract is contingent upon anannual appropriation by theBoard of CountyCommissioners.

All applicationsmust remainvalid for a period of onehundred and sixty days (160)days from the date of thedeadline for submission statedabove. TheBoardwillautomatically reject theapplication of any person oraffiliate who appears on theconvicted vendor list preparedby theDepartment ofManagement Services, State ofFlorida, under Sec.287.133(3)(d), FloridaStatutes.MonroeCountydeclares that all or portions ofthe documents andworkpapers and other forms ofdeliverables pursuant to thisrequest shall be subject toreuse by theCounty.

The appropriate DistrictAdvisory Committee, at apublicly noticedmeeting, willreview applications andmakefunding recommendations tothe Tourist DevelopmentCouncil. The recommendation,including a contract, will bepresented to the Board ofCounty Commissioners ofMonroeCounty, Florida for finalawarding or otherwise in thebest interest of theCounty. TheBoard reserves the right toreject any and all responses, towaive informalities in any or allproposals, to re-advertise forapplications; and to separatelyaccept or reject any item oritems and to award and/ornegotiate a contract in the bestinterest of theCounty.

Contract(s) will be awarded bytheMonroeCounty BOCC to

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Dated at KeyWest this 1st dayof August, 2011.

MonroeCountyPurchasingDepartment

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NOTICE ISHEREBYGIVENthat the undersigned, desiringto engage in business underthe fictitious name ofAstralEye Jewelry located at 62JewfishAvenue, in theCountyofMonroe, in the city ofKeyLargo, Florida 33037 intendsto register the said namewiththeDivision of Corporations ofthe FloridaDepartment ofState, Tallahassee, Florida.

KimberlyWalwer, Owner

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FOUNDPARAKEET52ndSt., Marathon. Parakeet(Budgie). Please call to I.D.305-433-0043

Summer heatkilling your sleep?

Summertime is so relax-ing, what with its casualschedule, the warm weatherthat draws folks outdoors lateinto the evening, the promiseof vacation respite and fun.And all of that restful sleep.

Except when you can’t getto sleep. Or you crash, butyou can’t stay asleep.

“Summer is really fraughtwith sleep hazards,” psychol-ogist and author MichaelBreus says.

Right about now, somepeople are realizing that theseason isn’t the reprieve theyenvisioned, and few thingsare more frustrating than sum-mer sleep problems.

Humans tend to sleep bestwhen the ambient tempera-ture is 65 to 75 degrees. Andas we know, we haven’t beeneven close to that in months.

Hot nights aren’t alone indisrupting sleep. And you arefar from alone if the summer

months bring more tossingand turning than rejuvenation.Breus, who goes by the nick-name the Sleep Doctor(www.thesleepdoctor.com),says the numbers go up in hissleep lab during the summer.

Knowing the causes ofsummer sleep problems canhelp point to corrections,sleep experts say.

“Almost any change of theenvironment has some degreeof effect on sleep quality,”says Damien Stevens, aphysician who specializes insleep medicine at theUniversity of KansasHospital.

And you can be a victim ofdisrupted sleep — the bane ofhigh-quality sleep — withouteven knowing it, Stevenssays. Unless you’re awake forseveral minutes, you won’trecall the disruption. Muchshorter wakeful periods canoccur — three seconds each,say — but those are enough toreduce sleep quality.

So what are the worst trou-blemakers?

First, the heat. People fallasleep as their body tempera-ture falls, and they wake up inthe morning when body tem-

perature rises.But all during the night, as

the body goes into “rapid eyemovement” sleep, it periodi-cally loses the ability to sweatand shiver, says Ann M.Romaker, medical director ofSt. Luke’s Health System’sSleep Disorders Centers.

Body temperature starts tomatch the surrounding airtemperature. The result can benumerous waking episodes.

There’s evidence that peo-ple native to very hot climates— perhaps the Keys — areacclimated to sleeping inhigher temperatures, Stevenssays. The rest aren’t thatlucky.

So, a tough fix? Definitely.If your air conditioner is

struggling, adding a fan canhelp.

Breus, whose books are“Good Night” and “The SleepDoctor’s Diet Plan,” says topay attention to the “microcli-mate” in the bed. Evenweighty sheets can increasetemperature.

Some people seek assis-tance with specialty productssuch as the Chillow, which ismade from “thermoregulat-ing” material that stays cooland is placed on top of the pil-low.

Besides temperatureissues, a host of lifestyle fac-tors contribute to summersleeplessness. In general,exercise and increased activi-ty improve sleep quality, buttheir summer timing can be asleep killer.

Summertime meanscrowded bar patios late atnight and evening runs for icecream and “fourth meals,”even during the week. Expertssay the effects of food andalcohol on sleep are oftenmisunderstood.

Alcohol acts as a sedativeat first, helping people fallasleep. But later during thenight, the effect is reversed,causing episodes of wakeful-ness and low-quality sleep.Romaker recommends noalcohol in the two hoursbefore going to bed.

Here is someadvice to catchsome more ZZZsMcClatchy-Tribune

TO YOUR HEALTH

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• Florida’s Most Beautiful Women

• Private Table Dances Available

• Full Liquor and Food Served ’til Close

• Open ’til 4am• Couples Welcome

Keys Hottest Happy Hour4-8 pm No Cover • 1/2 price Appetizers

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• Florida’s Most Beautiful Women

• Private Table Dances Available

• Full Liquor and Food Served ’til Close

• Open ’til 4am• Couples Welcome

MUSIC FOR MARC

Music for MARC, a fundraiser and awareness event for the Monroe Association ofReMARCable Citizens, raised $2,3000 on July 23 in the MARC House’s garden in KeyWest. Dan Brooke, a senior at Culver (Ind.) Academy, a private boarding school, took thelead in organizing Music for MARC.

LIVING BRIEFS

Cat adoptionevent is Saturday

Cat-rescue groupForgotten Felines hasplanned a cat adoption eventfor 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.Saturday at the organiza-tion’s Purr-Fect Thrift Store,3580 Overseas Highway,Marathon, across from theMarathon Community Park.

Adoptable cats will be onhand, and there will berefreshments, raffles and a50/50 drawing.

Before the event,Forgotten Felines holds itsregular monthly meeting onJuly 25 at Martin LutherChapel, 325 122nd St. bay-side, Marathon, behindNAPA Auto Parts. A meet-and-greet is at 6 p.m. and themeeting will begin at 6:30.It’ll include food and raffleprizes.

Women of Moosehost OctoberFest

The Marathon Women ofthe Moose Chapter 1027host an OctoberFest startingat 6:30 p.m. Aug. 27 at theMoose Lodge on First

Avenue.There will be music, a

menu of German food andlots of beer specials, as wellas a costume contest. Cost is$7 per person, with proceedsgoing to Women of theMoose charities.

Kids Show returnsat end of month

Key West and LowerKeys children and familieshave a day dedicated to themon Aug. 27 when the 15thannual Kids Show takesplace from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.at the DoubleTree GrandKey Resort on SouthRoosevelt Boulevard.

Put on by a firm calledQuePasa KW Inc. with sup-port from a variety of spon-sors, the Kids Show includesdozens of businesses andcommunity organizationsoffering interactive games,educational displays and fam-ily-oriented merchandise.

Billy the Marlin, mascotof the Florida Marlins, willbe on hand, as will Plato thePublixaurus, Sparky theFiredog and local perform-ers including dancers,clowns and magicians.

Last year, more than1,500 people attended. Thisyear, admission is $2 foradults and $1 for children,with proceeds going toWesley House FamilyServices.

Summer Jam helpsWesley House

Wesley House FamilyServices’ second annualSummer Jam, featuringHoward Livingston and theMile Marker 24 Band, is setfor the Key West HarbourYacht Club on Aug. 27.

The fundraiser at theStock Island club willinclude a pig roast, live andsilent auctions and more.VIP tickets are $60, generaladmission is $40 and chil-dren can go for $20.

For more information,call 809-5030.

Free spay dayset for Key Largo

The Key Largo AnimalShelter’s next free spay dayis planned for Aug. 30. Tomake an appointment, callMarsha at 451-0088.

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Be apart of awinning team!Hyatt Sales andMarketingteam in KeyWest is looking foroutgoing enthusiastic, and self-motivated individuals. Hiringfor:•SALESEXECUTIVES(must have an active FloridaReal Estate license)•OPCMARKETINGREPS•SALESSUPPORTGreat benefits - Health,Dental,Vision, 401K&education assistance.Must beflexible to work weekends,nights, and holidays.Excellenttraining and compensationpackages.Career advance-ment possibilities.Apply onlinetoday at explorehyatt.jobs.EOE

ExperiencedVeterinaryAssistant/Technicianneeded for busy practice inMarathon. Experience pre-ferred. Goodwages and bene-fits. Call MarathonVeterinaryHospital at 305-743-7099.

Full timeExperiencedOutboardMechanicTues. - Sat., 8am - 5pm.Apply within 852-3537.MarkeyMarineMM98.2

HELPWANTEDFORLIQUORSTORE INMARATHONAbleto work wknds. Apply in person,BrassMonkey Liquor store,K-Mart Plaza, ask for Judy

KENNELCAREGIVERAnimal care duties required.Must be able to lift at least 50pounds. This critical positionwill only be filled by acompassionate, caringindividual that loves to workwith animals and people. Fulltime or part time. Eveningsonly. Call MarathonVeterinaryHospital. 305-743-7099

SECURITYGUARDNEEDEDTavernier, part time.Please call305-684-0033

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WatersportsAttendant forbusy company in Islamorada.Must be hardworking anddependable.Weekends & validdr lic amust! 305-896-2915

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COMMUNITYHEALTHOFSOUTHFLORIDA, INC. (CHI)private, non-profit corp. has thefollowing positions available:Physician, F/T;Dental AssistP/T; Pharmacy Tech F/Tat ourMarathonCenter.Competitive salary & excellentbenefits. E.O.E. Apply inperson, call, or fax resume:CHI, 10300SW216St., Miami,FL 33190; Ph: (305) 252-4872;Fax: 305- 254-4987;

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AdministrativeAssistant,Fire Rescue,Marathon$34,533.66 - $41,441.64 / 40hpw., H.S. Diploma orG.E.D.req., 5-7 yrs. Exp. , TestingReq. ; E.O.E. Deadline -08/16/11; 292-4557;hr–monroecounty-fl.gov

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GRACEJONESDAYCARElooking for a qualified teacherC.D.A. / 45 state hours.Must love children.Call 743-6064

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COOK - Full Time, baking,breakfast & lunch line cookwith topMarathon restaurant.Excellent pay for qualifiedapplicant with exp. Stable jobwith restaurant continuouslyoperating for last 15 years.Email resume toLAC79–bellsouth.net

KeyWest Inn inKey Largonow accepting applications forall positions! Apply in person,201OceanDr, Key LargoMM100. No phone calls please.

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MAINTENANCENow takingapplications.Must have owntransportation. Painting,carpentry, grounds, smallrepairs. Please call 743-5246between 9am-3pm.

WORKONTHEOCEANCabanaBreezes now hiringServers, Bar Back&FoodRunners.Apply in person,401E.OceanDr., KCB.

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KILLROACHES&PALMETTOBUGS!BuyHarris Roach tablets. Eliminatebugs,GUARANTEED.Available at theHomeDepot.

PrivateCollectorWantsRolexDivewatches andPilotWatches. OldmodelMilitaryclocks &watches.Call 305-743-4578

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GRILLCOOKEXPERIENCED&RELIABLESecure position available.CallWoodenSpoon,Marathon.(305) 304-1815

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ACROSS1 Lettuce variety5 Paragon

10 The third man?14 Martin Van ___19 Mine, in Metz20 Harden21 Distinctive wine

aroma22 Wipe out23 “Run for Your Life”

August birthday boy25 “The Cannonball

Run” August birth-day boy

27 Misted the flowers28 Talk monotonously30 Roast occasion31 Swedish River to

Gulf of Bothnia32 Military break33 Filled with wonder34 Baltimore’s Yards37 Gunpowder com-

pound, British style38 Throwbacks42 First word of an old

hymn43 “American Gigolo”

August birthday boy45 ___ -ha: commotion46 Carmine-tinted47 Big rig, for short48 Jejune49 Bennet of “What’s

My Line?”50 “Honest ___”

51 Dreamer Hagman’sAugust birthday girl

55 Apartment housesign

56 Screwball pitch58 Escape the memory59 Shilly- ___: vacillate60 “The Old ___ Bucket”61 “Salesman” Loman62 Have ___ up one’s

sleeve63 Stimulated65 Patrick of

“Marat/Sade”66 February birthstone69 High dudgeon70 “Lady” August

birthday boy72 Set down73 Reach a firm con-

sistency74 ___ -en-scene75 Intellect76 Word with food or

music77 ___ glance78 “Peyton Place”

August birthday girl82 Ionian island83 Inn85 Patriot Silas86 Corporate mar-

riage87 Start of a

Shakespeare title88 Race arenas89 A Portuguese hello

90 Like good farmland93 Unfriendly greeting94 Signed up99 “Who’s Been

Sleeping ...” Augustbirthday girl

101 Steve’s Augustbirthday girl

103 “... ___ lovely as atree”

104 One of the Baldwins105 Difficult years106 Pyramid, for one107 Bea Arthur sitcom108 Had on109 Chair back panel110 Med school subj.

DOWN1 “___ au rhum”2 Ciardi’s “___ a Man”3 Sonny or Chastity4 Mississippi nickname5 Mast behind the

mainmast6 Eleven, in Arles7 Couple8 Go astray9 “He ___ me beside

the still ...”10 Phillips Academy site11 Pat or Debby12 Salinger girl13 Conducted14 Be convinced15 Ruanda ___16 Weather word

17 First word of N.Carolina’s motto

18 ___ -do-well: wastrel24 Actress Anouk26 Saint called “the

Confessor”29 ___ avis32 Famed soprano

Albanese33 Dined at home34 “Turandot” hero35 Addis ___, Ethiopia36 TV show host August

birthday boy37 Neighborhood-

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38 See eye to eye39 Former “Cheers”

August birthday girl40 Fine mushroom41 Tender-hearted one43 Showed again44 Longlegs or

Warbucks47 Played a fiddle badly49 Cinderella’s pumpkin51 Bread maker52 Term of rule53 Gasoline or Tin Pan54 Swiss mathemati-

cian Leonhard55 ___ Entertainment!57 Atelier prop59 Bergen’s Mortimer61 Lost intensity62 Modify

63 Ranee’s husband64 “And ___ grow on!”65 Disorderly66 Spry67 Fry lightly68 Actress Liv70 Bleaching vats71 Portents74 Goatfish76 FL circus city78 “Something ___ ...”79 Move forward80 Tenth of a decade81 Billfolds82 Woody Allen film:

198384 Postponed for dis-

cussion86 Harm88 “Rings ___ fingers

...”90 In ___: in a spot91 Caesar’s riverbank92 Matty,Felipe or Jesus93 Go it alone94 Henry James’s

biographer95 One of the sea-

going trio96 Disney film: 198297 Madame Bovary98 Obligation

100 A glass ___: boxer’sflaw

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Harlie Daniels is head over heels in love with the newlysodded soccer fields in the Marathon Community Park.She was caught here turning flips while taking a breakfrom watching her brothers Clay and Drake play in thecity’s summer soccer league.

LIVING BRIEFS

‘Forks Over Knives’screens in Marathon

The film “Forks OverKnives” is coming toMarathon for a one-time view-ing on Aug. 25 at the MarathonCommunity Theatre, milemarker 49.5.

Cocktails (cash bar) andlight hors d’oeuvres are servedfrom 5:30 to 6 p.m. and themovie screens from 6 to 7:30.A discussion will follow.

According to “Forks Over

Knives” Web site, the movie“examines the profound claimthat most, if not all, of thedegenerative diseases thatafflict us can be controlled, oreven reversed, by rejecting ourpresent menu of animal-basedand processed foods.”

Hosting the viewing isAristo Events LLC, aMarathon event producer runby Charles and Hilary Badoianof Boot Key Harbor.

The writer and director of“Forks Over Knives is docu-mentarian Lee Fulkerson.

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GRASSYKEYWATERFRONTSmall, 1 BRefficiency, dock, unfurn, perfectfor one person, $750/mo. F/L.305-216-6300

GRILLCOOKEXPERIENCED&RELIABLESecure position available.CallWoodenSpoon,Marathon.(305) 304-1815

KEYCOLONYBEACH2/11st FLOORDUPLEX.Dock,W/D, furn. All util‡ cableinc. Pet nego. $1700 F/L/S.Long term only. 973-907-6449

Little TorchKey - downtstairsApt. 1/1, incl water & elect,W/D, garage, screen porch,shared yard/dock, in quiet area.$1350/mo. 423-593-4730

LONGKEYTriplex unit, oncanal. 2BR, 2BA, furn.$1200/moF/L/S.MarshaMartin, Coldwell BankerSchmitt R.E., 305-289-6522

LOWERMATECOMBE(MM74) Large 1BR, 1 BA onwater. Furn or unfurn. Frontand back screened porches.Call for details. 305-393-3003

MARATHON1&2BR, 43rdSt, Gulf. 1st floor rear and 2ndflr apts. Partially furn. No pets.$1000-$1200/mo, first & last.(negotiable). 423-775-5731

MARATHON1BR, 1BAALLUTILITIESPAID.$650/mo. $300 deposit.Available now.239-938-6998

MARATHON2/1DUPLEX.Unfurn, tiled flrs, canal front,large lot! PetsOK. 222 99th St.Across fromCity Hall. $1100/mo. 305-509-7159 or 360-6747

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MARATHONClean,comfortable travel trailer inKeysRV. $695‡water &electric. Free cable. F/L/S.305-896-2915

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MarathonStudioAptw/full kit.Yearly, cute, part furn, w/d, air,priv. loc., off str pking. $950/moincl utls. Credit refs cked, F/L/S.No pets. 609-425-7800

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MM102. Downstairs 1/1.$850, Incl Util F/S.No pets or smoking. 1 person.305-904-8866 or305-970-4344.

MM105-BAYSIDE1BD/1BA. Full kitchen,W/D, A/C, cable, $900/mo.F/L/S. 304-995-1603 or305-509-1490

MM88 - EFFICIENCYUtilities included$550 permo. F/L/SCall 305-451-4502

UpperKey Largo, 2/2 furnduplex.Oceanview, 9mi. fromceanReef! Boat ramp accessW/D, D/W. SmPets/No smoke,F/L/S $1400. 954-614-4222

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KeyColonyBeach,MM53Half duplex to share,mostlyfurn. $600mo‡ utils. 1 vehicleparking. No smoking, no pets.Quiet, residential. Femalepreferred. 617-365-1092

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BAYFRONTBEAUTY2BR/2 BA housewith Sun-deck. Call 305-771-9381, leavemsg. $2000-$3500Month.ulises.a.lopez–gmail.com

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Heart OfMarathonOffice or retail. 1000 sq ft. Nextto Publix, the newWalgreen’sandmarina. 561-743-3745

Let’sMakeADeal! 1000 sq ftCondo unit 4 rent, US 1,MTH.Share or rent entire space.305-731-1183 or 731-9751

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MARATHON 1250 ft. storagearea, with AC, has 1000 ftshowroom, 180 ft US 1frontage. Ample parking,loading dock.Reasonablypriced!Call John 522-0066 orKurt 481-4838

MARATHONCommbuilding2357OverseasHwy.2,700 sq ft for $2,000/mo.AMUSTSEE.Call to see 305-481-3198

MARATHONCommercialOffice bldg. 2400 sf, tiled, verynice. 8301USHwy, $3000/mo‡ sales tax. 305-289-0802

MarathonQuaint retail officecommercial space for rent. 850SF, highway frontage/visible.(305) 923-3855

MrthnUS1 - 3 SpacesAvail.1st, 1500 sf; 2nd, 1000 sf, 3rd,800 sf. All can be combined orrent separate. $1/sf‡ util,taxes & insur. 305-923-9542

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22’ COBIAW/CABIN.225Yamaha, 1999. Trailerincluded.Reduced! $13,000obo. 305-684-0033,Marathon.

23’MAKONOMOTORBESTOFFER!305-942-1686

26’MakoCCTwin 200hpYamaha, alum trl.Also 2 each:GM871 T.I.,Allison 2:1,TwinDiskQuick Shift 1.5:1.Bestoffer takes it. 305-731-0052

44’ TrojanMotor Yacht ’74.903 twinCummins diesel.Fully loaded, twin heads,V-berth, great liveaboard!Mustsee! In water at KCBMarina.80K obo. FSBO. 305-395-1995

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Carolina Skiff SpecialistsAllsizes &models: SeaChasers,Bennington pontoons &Hydra-sports. Call Ft. Myers forWestCoast pricing! 800-955-7543

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BOATSLIP FORRENTMM99Ocean side. $10 ft. Up to 40ft.No liveaboard,Water &Electric. (305) 942-3055

InsideDry Storage for rentfrom $150 permonth.TheBoathouse,Marathon,FL.305-481-0653

SUMMERMADNESSSPECIAL$400/mo plus tax and electric.Dockside inMarathon.305-743-0000

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100BLobster Certificateswith brand new traps. $125each. Call Myron 305-495-2813 or 305-252-1973

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2000 ‘‘B’’Lobster certificateswith brand new traps.$125 ea.Call (305) 522-4796

AADave buys permitsSoAtlantic Snapper, Grouper,Gulf Reef, K/Mack, Shark,Sword, Tuna.$$$ in 48 hours! 904-262-2869

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All types of permits for sale!!RockShrimp, King Fish, SAtlantic Snapper, Grouper, Gulf6 Pack reef & pelagic,Commercial Gulf Reef Fish,Gulf Snapper IFQ’s, Long LinePkg.Many other permits avail.We buy, sell & broker all typesof permits. Call before you buyor sell! Please call for prices.Licensed&Bonded. All permitsguaranteed valid for transfer,many ref’s avail. JohnPotts Jr.321-784-5982, 321-302-3630www.shipsusa.com

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All types of permits for sale!!RockShrimp, King Fish, SAtlantic Snapper, Grouper, Gulf6 Pack reef & pelagic,Commercial Gulf Reef Fish,Gulf Snapper IFQ’s, Long LinePkg.Many other permits avail.We buy, sell & broker all typesof permits. Call before you buyor sell! Please call for prices.Licensed&Bonded. All permitsguaranteed valid for transfer,many ref’s avail. JohnPotts Jr.321-784-5982, 321-302-3630www.shipsusa.com

LiveaboardDocksMarathon,covered deck area, pvt bathhouse. FreeW/D for residents.12mo’s for the price of 10!Checkwith us 1st! 731-3386

MTHN-Marine Storage: boats,trailers, campers, any cleanstorageOKonwheels. Bestrates in town. Checkwith usfirst! Call Emil, 731-3386

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Paradise Towingis buying junked cars.Call (305) 731-6540

KEYCOLONYBEACH2/11st FLOORDUPLEX.Dock,W/D, furn. All util‡ cableinc. Pet nego. $1700 F/L/S.Long term only. 973-907-6449

Little TorchKey - downtstairsApt. 1/1, incl water & elect,W/D, garage, screen porch,shared yard/dock, in quiet area.$1350/mo. 423-593-4730

LONGKEYTriplex unit, oncanal. 2BR, 2BA, furn.$1200/moF/L/S.MarshaMartin, Coldwell BankerSchmitt R.E., 305-289-6522

LOWERMATECOMBE(MM74) Large 1BR, 1 BA onwater. Furn or unfurn. Frontand back screened porches.Call for details. 305-393-3003

MARATHON1&2BR, 43rdSt, Gulf. 1st floor rear and 2ndflr apts. Partially furn. No pets.$1000-$1200/mo, first & last.(negotiable). 423-775-5731

MARATHON1BR, 1BAALLUTILITIESPAID.$650/mo. $300 deposit.Available now.239-938-6998

MARATHON2/1DUPLEX.Unfurn, tiled flrs, canal front,large lot! PetsOK. 222 99th St.Across fromCity Hall. $1100/mo. 305-509-7159 or 360-6747

MARATHON 2/1half duplex.$1,100, F/L/S. Fenced in,remodeled. No pets.Call Lela 395-0814 or emaillela–coldwellbanker.com

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MARATHONNewer 2/1duplex, ceramic tile thru-out,located 2ndAve., Gulf.Available immediately!305-481-1316

MARATHONONEHALFDUPLEX 1BR, 1 BA,unfurnished. 10703 2ndAve.Close to shopping. $750/mo.Call Nick 305-522-6567

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BIGPINEKEY 2BR, 1 BA, oncanal. Gated compound on oneacre. Very private. Indoorheated pool, hot tub.$1475/mo. (305) 395-3415

KEYLARGOMM103, 2‡BR, 1BA, immaculate cottage,deck, yard, Baysidewaterfrontpark, great neighborhood!F/L/S Long term. 772-215-2274

MARATHON3/2HOMECentral A/C. $1200‡water &electric. F/L/S.305-393-1987

MARATHON3/2 STILTNon-waterfront. Unfurn.Fenced yard. Central air. Tilefloors. $1500/mo. F/L/S. AvailSept 10. Call Ed 289-5599.

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MARATHONLuxurious 3/21200sf home, recently remod,deep canal w/over 60’mooring,14’ dpth.Great homew/yourboat! $1995/mo 305-360-2233

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MM100BAYSIDE -CBS2BD/2BA home. Like new.Fenced yard, no pets, nosmoking $1250/mo. F/L/SCall 305-393-2271

MM105BAYSIDE - 1BD/1BAground level, BlackwaterSound. Fam. nbrhd. 1Yr. lease,utilities incl., schools close by,$825/mo. F/L/S 305-522-4863

MM97-Oceanside, 2BD/2BA32OceanDr. in theHarborage.Pool, boat ramp, clubhouse.Yearly lease avail. or amin. of 6mths. seasonal. 305-451-1241

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KEYLARGOMM101.5-Large1/1 $895/mo, or 2/2, $1295/mow/garage apt. Screened patio,boat ramp, clean, recentlyupgraded. 786-218-0509

MARATHON2/1 screenporch, large shed. Cableincluded. Parking for 2 cars.W/D. $1000/mo‡ util. F/L/S.305-587-1512, KeysRV.

Marathon-Extra large home2/1waterfront in KeysRVParkBest Value! $775mo‡ util. Inclcable. Call Pat, 305-849-0071

MM100- KEYLARGOVILLAGE. 2BD/1.5BA,Exc. cond.,W/D, Screenedroom., unfurn., Avail. 8/15.125SecondCt. 404-983-7258

MM106 - 3BD/1BA$1100 plus utilities.First/Last/SecurityCall 305-451- 4502

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AMOVE INNOW from$250week.MARATHON.Weeklyormonthly. Fully furnished.All utilities, cable& freeWI FIincluded. 305-289-0800

GRASSYKEY -LARGE1BRONMORTONST.Fully furn,W/D, front & back entrance.Nice yard! $1100/mo. F/L.(305) 289-0080

GRASSYKEYMM59. Deluxefurn apt-qn bd, full ba, kit, DR,LR, cent A/C, HBO cable,WiFi,closets galore, outdoor patio,grill, pool,W/D,marina. $750/mo. Incl all! F/L 305-735-4548