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ART In L’Attitudes The Pulitzer Prize-winning play ‘August: Osage Photo by RICHARD WATHERWAX Cast of ‘August:Osage County,’ which opens Dec. 22 at the Waterfront Playhouse. County’ comes to the Waterfront Playhouse. Van Eno’s ‘Cleopatra.’ New Van Eno Pulitzer prize-winner retrospective comes to Waterfront Story, The play is also a Osage County’can be than two years on 5B opens Dec. 17 Broadway chance to showcase a heard echoes of other Broadway. winner has broad lineup of Key classic dramas about the Two preview perform- West’s talented actors. strangling grip of blood ances are scheduled for Eno’s iconic work was Weathers says it may ties - from Eugene Dec. 20-21 with reduced Customs House popularized in Key West in big opening very well be “one of the O’Neill’s ‘Long Day’s ticket prices of $25 per the 1970s and ‘80 and exhibit shows L’Attitudes Staff finest ensembles ever Journey Into Night’ to person. exhibited in the gathered on a Key West Sam Shepard’s ‘Buried Opening night is Gingerbread Square Gallery vibrant palette “August: Osage stage.” Child.’ Thursday, Dec. 22, and when Richard Heyman County” opens the winter The cast of 13 includes “But Mr. Letts infuses includes a catered post- L’Attitudes Staff owned the gallery and theater season at The John Wells (Beverly), Joy his dark drama with performance reception, before Heyman became Waterfront Playhouse. Hawkins (Violet), George potent energies derived sponsored by Bunnie Key West mayor. The Key West Art & Described by the New diBraud (Barbara), Bob from two more populist Smith, that will be held Work in theater costume l Society will pres- York Times as “flat-out, Bowersox (Bill), Jessica forms of American enter- in the sculpture garden in and set design broadened h no asterisks and without Miano Kruel (Jean), tainment. The play has front of the playhouse. l of Eno’s work. Big-league dreams qualifications the most Chris Stone (Mattie Fae), the zip and zingy humor Curtain time for all i t exciting new American Tom Murtha (Charlie), of classic television situa- shows is 7:30 p.m. and d ay has seen Kyle Caskey (Little tion comedy and the the play runs through Charles), George Murphy absorbing narrative Jan. 14. McMurray propulsion of a juicy soap For tickets call 294- opera, too.” 5015 or, online, visit: t Osage www.waterfrontplay house.org. The baseball Conchs of Key West High get to take the field at the new Miami Marlins stadium on April 9. Story, 1B WWW.KEYSNET.COM ON THE WATER Coast Guard:SATURDAY,DECEMBER Weight 17, 2011 is over VOLUME 58, NO. 101 By CAMMY CLARK ● [email protected] 25 CENTS around the waistline. When a paddlewheel din- “The U.S. Coast Guard ner boat called the feels the U.S. people have Queen Expanding waistlines result in sailed its maidenCrystal voy- gotten fatter over time,” said age in waters off the coast of Capt. Ed Sparrow, owner of a fewer passengers for some boats Atlantic City in the early Miami-based charter yacht 1990s, the U.S. Coast Guard called Holiday of Magic weight of a passenger at 185, old, weighs in at 191 pounds, certified 153 passengers and legal capacity has shrunk a 25-pound jump. up from 166 pounds in 1960. crew members as a safe load. Its from 49 to 35 passengers. Generally speaking, most “Oh, God, yeah. I’m 251 For women, the tally went ly people died. Today, that same boat — Since 1960, the Coast cruise ships are not affected with sandals,” David Kushner from 140 to 164. In both cases, the vessels which was renamed Guard has calculated vessels’ by the new rule because they of Chenango Bridge, N.Y., were carrying the proper Time and will begin cruisingIsland capacity using an assumed are registered outside the said as he boarded the Rooted in tragedy number of passengers but an the waters off Key Largo on average weight per person of United States. Your recre- Largo Princess The call for change excess amount of weight. New Year’s Eve — is permit- 160 pounds. That was seven ational boat also gets a pass. boat for a sunsetglass-bottom cruise withKey stemmed from two boating Those accidents shined a ted to carry only 134 people. years before McDonald’s But for commercial ves- his wife of 43 years. tragedies. In March 2004, a spotlight on the antiquated The 78-footer didn’t rolled out the Big Mac. sels sailing under the U.S. The revamped weight pontoon water taxi called assumed weight, which was a shrink. Americans got bigger On Dec. 1, an amended flag, the new standard standard applies to all pas- Lady D puny 140 pounds for boats federal rule took effect that applies. sengers, regardless of gender, Baltimore Harboroverturned with 25in that cruised solely on “pro- recalibrated the average Many folks — big-bellied and was based on a 2004 aboard. Five people died; tected waters” such as rivers cruisers included — think the report by the Centers for four were severely injured. and lakes. new standard is long overdue. Disease Control and In October 2005, a boat “I guess they thought you Prevention that found the called Ethan Allen sunk in 70 were skinnier if you sailed on EVERGLADES ICON average male, 20 to 75 years feet of water on Lake George the rivers than the oceans,” in New York while carrying said Jimmy Hendricks, 49 passengers. Twenty elder- owner of the Key Largo ● HEALTH CARE See Capacity, 2A Leftwich is Fishermen’s new CEO Executive starts top move on to a job on Jan. 1 new chal- lenge, or else By RYAN McCARTHY you need to [email protected] commit to the place The transition at Fisher- you’re at for men’s Community Hospital another five is officially complete. LEFTWICH or six years,” Over the past year, the had been wantinghe to getsaid. back “I Middle Keys medical center into Florida. I’ve spent a lot of cut ties with 25-year lessee time [in the Keys] and always Health Management Associ- thought it would be a great ates, hired a new manage- place to live.” Fine-art photographer Clyde Butcher (left), known for his stark black-and-white images of the Everglades, signs a ment company in Tennessee- Leftwich, 56, was one of book for a fan Thursday at the Morada Way Arts & Cultural District’s Third Thursday Artwalk in Islamorada.The event based Quorum Health 67 applicants for the top job included live music and food. Butcher is in the Florida Artists Hall of Fame and has received the Ansel Adams Resources and gave the hos- and one of just seven to be Conservation Award from the Sierra Club. Photo by ANDY NEWMAN/FLORIDA KEYS NEWS BUREAU pital a new name and logo. interviewed in Marathon. Now it has a new chief “The hospital is really try- executive officer, Hal ing to build itself up. I took a MONROE COUNTY Leftwich, who’s spent the look at it and decided it was past 15 years at Hancock the kind of challenge I’d Medical Center in Bay St. enjoy,” he said. “I’ve been at Louis, Miss. The announce- a couple hospitals in the Gastesi contract extended until 2016 ment came Wednesday and Midwest with five or six he’s slated to take over at patients per day and I’ve been Administrator Fishermen’s on Jan. 1. at 400-bed trauma centers. I An Orlando native, really found I like the smaller gets increase Leftwich said he’s happy to hospitals better. As the admin- $185,040. be back in his home state. istrator, you get involved in to $185,040 Thesonal use of a county car “There are times when it’s a just about everything.” increase is would increase county insur- good time to make a switch and Fishermen’s has 25 beds By RYAN McCARTHY for Gastesi’s ance premiums. after, he said, he received [email protected] monthly car Gastesi’s spotty South numerous calls in the wake allowance, Florida driving record of the utility’s Nov. 22 meet- ● See CEO, 2A The Monroe County which is between 1997 and 2009 was ing at which nine-year SPREADING CHEER Commission on Wednesday rolled into also made public, but com- Executive Director Jim gave County Administrator GASTESI his salary missioners were clear that Reynolds abruptly resigned. Roman Gastesi a four-year Retirement Systemfor purposes. Florida wouldn’t affect their deci- At the same meeting, the contract extension with little It goes from $650 to $950 per sion to extend him. board replaced Reynolds with discussion. month. The new contract runs utility attorney Kirk Zuelch, a “We’re looking forward to He uses his personal vehi- through May 11, 2016. previous Monroe County the next four years. The last cle and averages 25,000 The commission also state attorney. The vote was three and a half years we’ve miles traveled each year on took the following actions 4-1 and neither action applied a tourniquet to finan- county business. At the 44 Wednesday at the Marathon appeared on the agenda as cial hemorrhaging and we’re cents per mile reimbursement Government Center: action items in advance. doing things to improve,” ● rate, that equals $11,000. He His colleagues weren’t Commissioner Heather Gastesi told the commission. was receiving $7,800. keen on Commissioner Carruthers said her only con- The board agreed to his Gastesi pulled the exten- George Neugent’s proposal cern is with most Aqueduct request for an increase in pay sion off last month’s agenda to have voters decide if the Authority board members from $181,440 per year to after his request to use a Florida Keys Aqueduct being Lower Keys residents.