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WWW.KEYSINFONET.COM WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2014 VOLUME 61, NO. 3 G 25 CENTS KEYS WEATHER Cold blast is short-lived Keynoter Staff That month, the Keys 51 degrees at the Garden on Big Pine Key, 35 mph at saw two weeks of biting Still, strong wind gusts overnight Cove Marina in Key Largo. Florida Keys Marathon Think the past two days cold. It was so bad that fish- Monday, Tuesday kept Keys chilled Temperatures remained the Airport and 36 mph on were cold? Then you ermen were bringing to same from Key Largo to Upper Matecumbe Key. weren’t here four years ago. shore sea turtles they found and they could be returned ager Bette Zirkelbach. Key West. “Wind chills, an estimate “If it’s anything, it’s our floating or lethargic due to to the water. Rizzo said that from Peak wind gusts were 41 of how the air feels on first taste of winter,” said waters plummeting to as Still, it’s been cold. around 7 p.m. Monday to 8 mph at Naval Air Station exposed skin calculated Jon Rizzo, warning coordi- low as 47 degrees. The Monday night, turtles in the a.m. Tuesday, temperatures Key West’s Boca Chica from the combination of nation meteorologist for the Turtle Hospital in Marathon hospital’s outdoor pools dropped to a low of 53 field, 50 mph at Fort temperature and wind speed, National Weather Service in filled with around 170 deemed to be “critical” degrees on Ramrod Key and Jefferson in Dry Tortugas likely dipped a little below Key West. “But it’s not green and loggerhead sea were brought inside, in the Little Venice neigh- National Park, 34 mph in the January 2010.” turtles until the cold abated according to hospital man- borhood of Marathon, and National Key Deer Refuge See Weather, 2A ALL-STARS SWEEP ISLAMORADA Sewer work resumes at dolphin site the attraction. Theater of Sea But when a check was workers stage taken to Islamorada offices Monday, it was refused. protest Tuesday “We’re trying to give them the money but they By KEVIN WADLOW refused to stop drilling,” Senior Staff Writer Theater of the Sea curator [email protected] Beverly Osborne said. “It’s like a bad movie. We just A staff protest at Theater don’t understand.” of the Sea and an offer to pay Theater of the Sea staff for delays did not stop fears that drilling a hole for a drilling on the Old Highway sewer pipeline beneath a bordering the Windley Key channel that feeds fresh sea- marine-mammal attraction. water to the attraction’s dis- Reynolds Water Islamorada play ponds could cut off the “is beginning the drilling this needed intake. morning,” Islamorada waste- The facility’s resident dol- water manager Greg Tindle phins, sea lions and sea tur- said Tuesday in a brief e-mail tles could become sick if the An all-star team of to the Keynoter. flow gets blocked or contam- under-17 girls soccer Theater of the Sea owner inated by bacteria released by P.F. McKenney Jr. thought drilling through the ancient players from the Florida his offer to pay $5,000 for coral bedrock, Osborne said. Keys Soccer Club swept each day of drilling delay had Contractors told Theater three games in the Orange been accepted over the week- Classic College Showcase end, says a statement from See Sewer, 2A Tournament, which gives college coaches a chance IN THE COURTS to get a look at Florida’s best prep players. Here (above), Coral Shores High’s Accused killer Noelle Perry heads a ball away from the action during a game against in court today Tampa, and (right) Hurricane Paris Gasser gets Helfrich the the best of a Team Boca Helfrich charged day after defender. Story, 1B in 2011 slaying Johanson’s body was Photos courtesy of elderly man found after FLORIDA KEYS SOCCER CLUB a statewide By SEAN KINNEY be-on-the- [email protected] lookout was UPPER KEYS issued. He More than two years after HELFRICH was driving an elderly man was found Johanson’s auto and had dead in his New Town Key taken Johanson’s phone Sailor rescued when winds disable boat West apartment, the man and credit card. By KEVIN WADLOW Largo, around 3 a.m., to help for repainting. After recent- and making no headway. I accused in his killing goes to A month after he was Senior Staff Writer in the rescue. ly losing his job in the sea- could not maintain any court today. arrested, Helfrich, who served [email protected] Crew aboard a 45-foot wall business, the 26-year directional control.” Tod Helfrich, 49, is charged state prison time from Sept. U.S. Coast Guard vessel Navy veteran planned a trip His sails were stretched so with first-degree murder, 19, 1999, to Nov. 22, 2001, for A lost battle against rag- from Station Islamorada had to the Caribbean. tight by gusty winds over 30 grand theft auto and fraudulent grand theft, was investigated ing seas forced a veteran been tracking Wilkinson’s “I knew there was weather knots that Wilkinson could use of a credit card stemming for sexually assaulting his Marathon sailor to abandon boat, a 1978 Bombay coming but I intended to be in not lower them. He called for from the death of Carl Keys cellmate. No charges his 31-foot sailboat before Clipper named Imma-nu-el, Miami before it hit,” help as the sloop was blown Johanson. Johanson was found were filed in that incident. dawn Tuesday. for several hours after he Wilkinson said. “I was making from Hawk Channel into dead in his apartment on Sept. Helfrich is set to appear “That boat was my only called for help. decent progress but Monday deep offshore water. 2, 2011, at the Henry Haskins today at the Freeman Justice asset and my home for 10 “The Coast Guard guys afternoon, the wind just died. I The Coast Guard boat Senior Citizen Plaza on Center before Monroe County years,” said Kevin were absolutely great,” literally was becalmed in the crew planned to put men Kennedy Drive. His throat was Circuit Court Judge Mark Wilkinson, 59. “The last Wilkin son said. “I cannot calm before the storm.” aboard to help handle the slashed. Jones for a hearing, a run-up thing I wanted to do was step speak highly enough about Winds steadily increased sailboat but seas up to 12 Law enforcement officials to his scheduled Jan. 27 trial. off into the ocean.” them.” but Wilkinson was confident feet made the transfer or have said Helfrich met A U.S. Coast Guard heli- Wilkinson, a Boot Key in his boat. “In a matter of a tow impossible, so a Coast Johanson at a Duval Street Randleman homicide copter had dropped a rescue Harbor liveaboard, said he few hours, the seas built and Guard helicopter was dis- gay bar in the days leading up On Monday, two other swimmer into the water, left Marathon early Monday the winds increased. I was to the murder. about 20 miles off Key to reach a Miami boatyard running my diesel engine See Rescue, 2A Orlando police arrested See Homicide, 2A INDEX Printed on 100% Classifieds . .5B recycled newsprint Classy Living . .3B DUI death CONTENTS © 2014 windows Business . .5A KEYNOTER PUBLISHING CO. Just about four years The new Conch Key Obituaries . .2A after a deadly Marathon crash, a man faces firehouse is getting Opinion . .4A DUI-manslaughter trial. $14,000 in stained glass Sports/Outdoors . .1B Story. 3A as part of Art in Public Places. Story, 3A Crossword . .4B 7786790 22222 2A Wednesday, January 8, 2014 KeysInfoNet.com Keynoter NEWS BRIEFS KEY WEST KEY WEST District, union Cop put on leave to resume talks Cops call meeting Unionized Monroe County during investigation teachers will meet with a ing an “ongoing investiga- to address thefts School District labor attorney FDLE and DCF tion” in conjunction with on Thursday and Jan. 16 to confirm Arroyo DCF based on a referral Residents say They don’t have a suspect.” “My concern as a three- continue negotiations for a from Key West police. To address community time victim is that while the one-year employment con- investigation Arroyo is the school it could be concern, which has been cir- first two times I had a door tract covering the 2013-14 resources officer at Key culating through a Facebook open, the third time it was school year. Keynoter Staff West High School. Police work of one group page and an online through locked doors,” he The two sessions are set spokeswoman Alyson petition, Police Chief Donie said. “I had to harden my for 3:30 p.m. at Marathon The Florida Depar- Crean said Arroyo was put By SEAN KINNEY Lee has called a meeting to house. My wife still has High School. tment of Law Enforce - on paid leave Dec. 17. He [email protected] address the issue for 6:30 nightmares about having UTM President Holly ment and the state earns $49,036 per year. tonight at the city Ferry somebody in the house.” Hummell-Gorman maintains Department of Children Crean said Arroyo was Some residents of the Terminal, 100 Grinnell St. On Oct. 17 Boettger that a proposed contract pro- and Families are investi- hired in 1999, then close-knit Old Town neigh- Crean said Lee and detec- called police when he woke vision that would allow the gating the circumstances resigned in April 2011. He borhood surrounding the Key tives will be on hand to up and discovered $300 School Board to invoke that led to a Key West was rehired in December West Cemetery are on edge as answer questions and see missing from his wallet.