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November 29, 2012 - December 5, 2012 Vol. 7 No 49 Marathon’s New City Council Photo by Kristen Livengood Mayor Mike Cinque, Vice Mayor Richard Keating, Council members Chris Bull, Ginger Snead and Dick Ramsay. O! New Furniture Arriving Daily! Austin Rodriguez - An Amazing Student Austin Rodriguez is the talented son of Oscar and Christine Rodri- Band in Tampa in January. Conch guez, and the brother of Brandon Color is proud to recognize Austin as Rodriguez. Austin is a multi-talent- an extremely talented student at Key ed musician who plays percussion, West High School. alto saxophone, piano, steel pans, and guitar. He started playing at the age of 5 in the Bahama Village Music Program. He hopes to continue his music education at the college level. He has also been a member of the KWHS Jazz band for four years and many will recognize him as their drummer. Austin has appeared in Keys Kids pro- ductions and takes numerous AP and DE courses. Austin is a sixth generation Conch and was proud to play in the University of Miami Honor Band last February. In addi- tion, he is Drum Captain of the Marching Conchs, “Straight Su- periors” at MPA Superior with distinction the last two years, and was an apprentice with the Key West Pops. Austin will play in the Tri State Band at FSU next week and in the All State Honor Carolyn Sullivan and Her Daughter, Sarah, at FSU National Hospice & Palliative Care Month Along with the Visiting Nurse Association & Hos- pice of the Florida Keys, Key West Mayor, Craig Cates, proclaimed Novem- ber to be National Hospice and Palliative Care month. VNA/Hospice offers the highest quality of care, en- abling friends and family members in Key West and the Florida Keys to live as fully as possible through the journey at life’s end. From left: Rev. Stephen Braddock, Hospice Chap- lain; Jody Gross, President & CEO of VNA/Hospice; and Key West Mayor Craig Cates. Phil Amsterdam and Family in Key West Photo by Tom Oosterhoudt From left, Grant, Nancy, Phil, Ben, and Rachael Amsterdam. conch color the florida keys 3 photographic chronicle (305) 294-7566 office (305) 292-9955 faX CONCH pUBlisher/editor Tom oosTerhoudT [email protected] edi COLORf l o r i d a k e y s p h o t o g r a p h i c c h r o n i c l e director of operations Lee hines (305) 849-3473 [email protected] TORIAL PHOTOGRAPHER America Needs Immigration Reform KrisTen Livengood [email protected] Back in 1959, in the wake Those of us in Key West, ad sales of the Cuban Revolution, a Cuban as well as all of South Florida for Karen Lee hirsT (305) 304-7609 [email protected], senior sale person family moved in across the street that matter, have long lived with the sTeven Kramer (305) 304-2192 [email protected], sales from where I was growing up in influx of Cuban immerges. Miami raqueL CrummiTT (305) 414-8949 [email protected] north Florida. The father was a has boomed as America’s Latin Kristen Livengood [email protected], photographer & sales former wealthy Cuban doctor who American hub, now connecting Janet Wood (305) 395-0241 – [email protected], ad sales Upper keys lost everything thanks to Fidel with most all of Central and South andy & Jodi Kerby (305) 509-0009 – [email protected] , delivery & sales Castro, and they had a nine year America as a globalized trade center. old son, Jose, who just happened to Key West first experienced creative design be my age. We became the best of imported Cuban labor as cigar dina CoyLe, dina designs, int’L (305) 741-7272 [email protected] friends as childhood playmates. He makers came here around the turn told me first hand all the difficulties of the century in 1900. They make WeB master: david a.Cox (774) 772-8434 [email protected] they had suffered, being forced up as much as one third of our PROOFREADER: Maxine Lopez-Keough from their family home in Cuba island residents today, and have and resettling into a new country. flourished over the years, owning 314 simonton street key West fl 33040 The dad, a veteran doctor, could not and running businesses. Just look pUBlished Weekly and distriBUted every friday from key West to key largo. practice medicine until he was able at my friends like Gilda Niles, Mona copyright 2010. all rights reserved. to pass all the American and Florida and Sandy Santiago. Of course, our medical exams, which even involved good friend Congresswoman Ileana DEADLINE 5 p.m. Friday for advertising and community news him going back to school to take Ros-Lehtinen was the first elected courses. The family had to figure Congressperson who was born in The Positive Voice out how to make a living in the Havana, and she has been in office THE FLORIDA KEYS NEED A POSITIVE VOICE to counteract negativity promoted by other local papers. Conch Color greatly appreciates positive comments about the community you live in. If meantime. over twenty years now. you love your community and have something positive to say about it, email [email protected]. Today, foreign students from It is also clear that America There are so many great Samaritans in the Keys and wonderful things happen every day. It’s time to give a voice to those who have great comments to say about the Keys. all over the world come to study at needs a new policy to deal with our colleges and universities, earning Mexico, both as a county who shares half of all the doctoral degrees, our border, and the reason behind only to be forced by our antiquated the constant influx of Mexican immigration policies to return to immigrants. As long as we allow their native countries with their Mexico to exist as a third world advanced education. American country which is adjoined to us corporations currently have 3.6 by geography, their impoverished million job openings that they residents will continue to seek refuge cannot fill with American employees here. It’s just logical. No walls or because of their lack of advanced militarized borders will successfully education. Unlike other major stop it. We have sat by the last ten industrial economies, America not years as drug cartels have taken over only has no immigration policy to a third of the country. And their entice foreign graduates, but gives problem will eventually become our them the boot after they graduate. problem. New York City Mayor Michael With the recent elections Bloomberg recently was quoted behind us and the powerful saying that this policy, or lack of lessons we have all learned from immigration policy, is committing America’s ever changing population, national suicide. Other countries Congress needs to finally unite on take on immigrants based on their a new immigration policy. We are skills. all the grandchildren and great America sits comfortably in grandchildren of immigrants at the middle of the world’s immigrant some point in the past. We get it in Passion societies with only 12.7 percent of its Key West, and now the rest of the current population as immigrants. country needs to catch up. Canada has 19.6. Australia has a Thought of the week: If whopping 26.5. Ireland has 17. Congress would eliminate subsidies Germany and France are close to and special exemptions, over one America with 12.9 and 11.6. trillion a year would be gained in America has long set an lost revenue. Furthermore, that example for a global melting pot. would allow corporate tax rates to be @KeyWestFilmFest And so much of its economic success reduced from 35% to 28%. Wow! Keywestfilmfestival was built on the back of immigrant It’s time. NOVEMBER 29 – DECEMBER 2, 2012 labor. The future of our economy frankly depends on how Congress TOM OOSTERHOUDT WWW.KEYWESTFILMFESTIVAL.COM will now reshape our immigration editor&publisher policy. conch color the florida keys 4 photographic chronicle appointment email [email protected] You’re Invited to Lucy Gage’s Birthday Party Lucy Gage owner of Lucy Cleaning Sevice & Bouncer on Memory Lane (from 1982 to 1993) is having her 70th Birthday Party Grand Double Tree Resort Dec 1 5pm to 11pm Come One, Come All, Everyone is Invited! conch color the florida keys 5 photographic chronicle DISCOVER A WORLD OF TASTE IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD. Experience SHOR - the island’s most exciting restaurant, located at Hyatt Key West Resort and Spa. We combine the freshest ingredients with a million dollar view to create the perfect backdrop for your meal. For special occasions and entertaining, our patio seating provides a spectacular vantage point with the perfect sunset view. Receive validated self parking based on availabil- ity with reservations, call 305 809 4000 or visit www.keywest.shorgrill.com. At Hyatt You Are More Than Welcome. Locals and military personnel enjoy a 20% discount on F&B outlets excluding happy hour, special events and holidays. 305 809 4000 KEYWEST.HYATT.COM Jimmy Buffett and Person of Interest at Red Barn Bobby Mongelli Intriguing Whodunit At Hogfish Tenth Anniversary by Bob Bowersox Photo by Tom Oosterhoudt The Person of Interest cast includes: Ross Pipkin, Karl Stahl, Tom Murtha, Bob Bowersox (Playwright and Director), Vanessa McCaffrey, Stephanie Yosen, Melody Moore, and Jack Terry. Vanessa McCaffrey and Tom Murtha are riveting in their lead roles. Bowersox’s play is just bombastic! conch color the florida keys 6 photographic chronicle Fury Delivers Thanksgiving Turkeys to Needy Key West Fury Water Adventures teamed up a little extra help during the holiday with Wesley House Family Services season! Feast packages for families in once again this year in donating and need of a little extra help during the Harbour delivering Thanksgiving turkey holiday season! “America’s Southernmost Marina” feast packages for families in need of Celebrate Your Holiday With Us! Plan Your Holiday Party! Receive a “complimentary one month membership” to our club (Call 305-292-3121 x 4) Holiday Gift Certificates Stocking stuffers for dinner, fuel, vacation stays, or memberships Reserve Your January Stay Includes dinner for two Andy Saunders helps oversee the Thanksgiving deliveries last week.