WWW.KEYSNET.COM WEDNESDAY,MAY 1,2013 VOLUME 60, NO. 35 ● 25 CENTS IN THE COURTS LeBaron trial winding down By SEAN KINNEY the South Blood-splatter expert testifies about allowed Whitmore to stay on “She then heard sounds of [email protected] Florida his boat and that she led a struggle and noise she Regional patterns found in Gardner’s boat LeBaron to the vessel to lay in described as bones crunch- On Day 6 of Jonathon Office of wait and rob Gardner. Instead, ing. The autopsy confirmed LeBaron’s first-degree mur- Conflict little energy like pooling or ined a picture of Gardner’s LeBaron allegedly beat that Mr. Gardner suffered a der trial in Key West, the 12 Counsel dripping; spatter, which is bloody and beaten body with Gardner to death and stole his broken upper and lower jaw jurors got a lesson in blood guided more high energy involving his head wedged near the bot- car. The couple was arrested as well as having numerous splatters. expert “con- an impact or pressure from an tom step of the cabin. in Midvale, Utah, 12 days teeth knocked out.” LeBaron, 36, faces a possi- sulting arterial cut; and altered, cover- Prosecutors, who rested after the killing based on an Using photos to illustrate ble death sentence if convict- LeBARON forensic sci- ing an array of things like clot- their case on Monday, built anonymous tip to police. his points, James told jurors ed of beating to death Richard entist” Stuart James through ting, wiping or insect activity. their case around testimony Whitmore previously told that blood found on the walls Gardner, 57, aboard Gardner’s testimony focusing on the “There was physical activ- from Kristen Whitmore, 44, police “that when she got to and kitchen table “is likely boat Flo To Me at the bloody interior of the boat. ity involving bloodshed that who pleaded guilty to sec- the bottom of the stairs, the impact spatter from a stand- Oceanside Marina on Stock James started by explain- took place at the bottom of ond-degree murder for her flashlight suddenly went out ing position,” indicating an Island on Feb. 10, 2009. ing to the 12-person jury the the stairs,” James testified, role in the slaying. She’s and she felt a weight on her assault on someone who was Tuesday, LeBaron attor- three categories of blood pointing out spatter and trans- serving 18 years in prison. as Mr. Gardner fell back ney Jack Blumenfeld from stains: Passive, involving very fer patterns as jurors exam- Police say Gardner had against her. ● See Trial, 6A JUNIOR DEPUTIES STATE LEGISLATURE FKAA bill is moving in Legislature Keynoter Staff ers passed a nonbinding refer- endum calling for an elected The Florida House on board by a measure of 24,366 Thursday unanimously for and 10,771 opposed. approved a bill that would Spurring it was a November change the Florida Keys 2011 meeting when then- Aqueduct Authority from an FKAA Executive Director Jim appointed to elected board Reynolds resigned abruptly. At while the Senate companion the same session, the board on Tuesday was referred to named Kirk Zuelch, then the Rules Committee. FKAA attorney, as the new If approved by both cham- agency chief. bers, the measure would go Neither the Reynolds res- to Gov. Rick Scott for adop- ignation nor his replacement tion. The governor is the one were on the agenda and cir- who makes the five board cumstances of the sudden appointments. switch were never fully The legislative session is detailed, helping fuel interest scheduled to end Friday. in an elected board. Rep. Holly Raschein (R- The FKAA oversees distri- Key Largo) is sponsoring bution of fresh water through- House Bill 1321 and Sen. out the Keys, and now also Photo courtesy SHERIFF’S OFFICE Dwight Bullard (D-Miami) handles a significant portion Sgt. Marc Maison from the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office spends some time last week talking to the children of the the Senate companion. of sewer issues in unincorpo- Grace Jones Day Care Center in Marathon about safety. He made them all honorary junior deputies and gave them In November, Monroe vot- rated Monroe County. badges and coloring books. IN THE COURTS KEY LARGO Vogel to be called Winds, lack of water intensified fire Departments from in killer’s hearing No cause yet Miami-Dade County, determined for Islamorada and Monroe “He feels, County helped put out the She served as after all these Sunday blaze fire. A Sea Tow boat crew prosecutor in years, he helped prevent the fire from deserves a By DAVID GOODHUE spreading to boats docked in Ayala’s case chance at and KEVIN WADLOW the marina by spraying canal redemption,” [email protected] water on the vessels and By DAVID OVALLE said attorney other structures, Herrin said. [email protected] Jim Lewis, A fire in a Key Largo Islamorada Fire Chief who filed his AYALA neighborhood spread quick- William Wagner said fire- Miami Cocaine Cowboys request last ly and destroyed two homes fighters had the blaze under hitman Jorge Ayala, suspect- week in Miami-Dade Circuit Sunday, largely due to a control in about 45 minutes, ed of 35 drug slayings and Court. “I think he’s done a lot combination of high winds but that was long enough to convicted in three, wants out of good. He put a lot of people and lack of available water burn up two homes, almost of prison. in jail, one of the few people to battle the blaze. destroy a third and cause Ayala, whose penchant for who stood up to the “Water supply was defi- heat damage to a house dirty talk with secretaries Colombian Cartel.” nitely a challenge,” said across the street. dealt a damaging blow to the Ayala, 48, was a feared Chief Sergio Garcia of the The nearest fire hydrant prosecution of Miami drug gunman for the cartel. Key Largo Volunteer Fire- was at least 4,000 feet away kingpin Griselda Blanco, is Detectives believed the Rescue Department. — too far for fire trucks to asking a judge to reduce his charismatic hitman was to The fire started at 716 reach with their 1,000 to 1,200 life prison term because of his blame for 35 drug-related Garden State Lane in the feet of hose, Wagner said. “substantial” cooperation with contract murders. Cross Key Waterways subdi- Garcia said water from law enforcement in the 1980s. He pleaded guilty in 1993 vision at mile marker 103 on the hydrant may have been And to help his client’s to three murders and was the bayside of U.S. 1. All the insufficient, anyway, since a cause, Ayala’s attorney is sentenced to life with the homes were unoccupied and hydrant pumps out about planning to call the former possibility of parole after 25 nobody was injured, said 500 gallons of water per Miami-Dade prosecutor on years. Last year, Florida’s Photo courtesy SHERIFF’S OFFICE Becky Herrin, a spokes- minute and Sunday’s blaze his case: Catherine Vogel — parole commission denied woman with the Monroe One of the houses burns on Sunday as firefighters work now the elected Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. to extinguish the blaze. ● See Fire, 6A County state attorney. ● See Hearing, 3A

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NEWS BRIEFS MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS STATE LEGISLATURE Body identified as Upper Keys man Porter trying to Officials still hopeful A man whose body was for sewer money found Friday in an inflatable hone long-term plan dinghy off Islamorada near They’re already we’ve been dealing with this Shell Key has been identified would allow the school sys- on where they live. for a long time. as Robert Newbold, 67. Third phase tem to meet the broad goals. Prior to establishing a lobbying for The state has mandated The Monroe County starts in June The six goals defined by committee, Porter conducted that the Keys as a whole have Sheriff’s Office says there is the committee in meetings seven “community engage- 2014 funding central sewers operating by no evidence of foul play and By SEAN KINNEY December 2015. April 22 and 27 are student ment sessions” designed to By KEVIN WADLOW that Monday, Newbold’s [email protected] achievement, communication survey Monroe County resi- “We’ll continue fighting family was told of his death. and community engagement, dents on issues such as Senior Staff Writer the battle and I remain opti- Two boaters found Keys schools Super- human workforce, technolo- School Board performance, [email protected] mistic that the money will be Newbold. Saturday night, the intendent Mark Porter, hav- gy, resource management, teacher performance and in the budget next year,” manager of Domino’s Pizza ing recently wrapped up and culture and climate. quality of schools. The Florida Legislature’s Neugent said. “Indications in Tavernier called the two meetings of his 45-per- “What I’m doing is try- That data was given to session that winds to a close are the economy is improv- Sheriff’s Office and told Sgt. son strategic planning com- ing to reshape those a little the committee members but Friday should end with few ing, which is a precursor of Mark Coleman that Newbold mittee, now is working to bit to bring more common as raw data, lacking sum- surprises for Monroe good things happening next hadn’t shown up for work. define broad goals recom- language and approach,” mary and analysis. County, said county Mayor year and in coming years.” Newbold fit the description mended in those sessions. Porter said. “Then we’re “What the hell was the George Neugent. Neugent and Gastesi of the body, and was known But don’t look for a final going to hand them off to whole point?” asked Big After a trip to Tallahassee headed to the Capitol for an to live aboard a sailboat report to guide the Monroe individuals to lead action Pine Key resident Larry this week, County Admin- emergency session of the anchored off Islamorada. County School District any- planning teams.” Murray, a former School istrator Roman Gastesi and Florida Gulf Consortium, time soon: Porter says that He specified, for exam- Board candidate who took Neugent said talks with Gov. which is taking the state’s will come in 15 months — ple, climate and culture as part in the engagement ses- Rick Scott’s staff indicate the lead on administration of KEYS WEATHER two years after he started making sure at the school sions and unsuccessfully flow of money to construct funds from BP Deepwater work on it. level, “we’re truly promoting applied for a slot on the central sewers Monroe Horizon settlements. PREDICTED TEMPERATURES School Board member learning for students. There’s strategic planning commit- County could resume in 2014. A new proposal from a top John Dick has been critical of probably an external aspect tee. “This whole thing is a “We had an extremely legislator sought to create a DAY HIGH LOW the process, essentially the of that, as well, a more posi- huge fraud. It’s not even a positive meeting with the new agency to handle WED. 86 75 touchstone of Porter’s tenure, tive climate and culture with good public relations cam- governor’s chief of staff, RESTORE money in a way THURS. 86 75 since it began in November. regard to our community.” paign because it’s been exe- Adam Hollingsworth,” that could reduce the amount “I think the direction is The 45-person commit- cuted so poorly.” Neugent said Tuesday. allocated to Gulf of Mexico FRI. 86 74 “We’re starting work right counties, including Monroe, SAT. 87 75 pretty obvious,” he said. tee, appointed by Porter, He speculated that any “Now we have a vision to includes the five-member decisions made going forth now on getting some things that lie outside the Panhandle do the same thing that every School Board; four parents; would be sold as having in place so [funding] will be counties most directly affect- Forecast: Expect cloudy in the budget next year.” ed by the 2010 oil spill. skies with a chance of district in the state and 15 “community members;” “community support. It’s country should be aspiring and 21 district employees, not the community. This is A push to receive $50 mil- Neugent said he expects showers and thunder- lion in state funding for the final outcome will uphold storms. to do. It’s not a matter of including principals, teach- just [School District] staff.” reinventing the wheel.” ers and United Teachers of School Board Chairman Monroe County’s wastewater the allocation plan originally With the initial meetings Monroe President Holly Andy Griffiths doesn’t agree. expenses — part of $200 mil- forwarded by the 23-county Visit KeysNet.com/weather lion promised by the state to Gulf Consortium. for radar and extended forecast. done, Porter said he’s work- Hummell-Gorman. “Teachers are parents ing to appoint six “action” Porter said he received and taxpayers, too,” he said. complete the Keyswide sewage “We’ve known all along groups, likely in June, about 60 applications but, “It’s going to be hard to get network — failed in the current that with that much money BEACH ADVISORIES drawn from the larger com- trying to achieve balance people that are not part of budget because the state hit its on the table, there will efforts mittee. Those groups will among the Lower, Middle the school system involved debt limit for bonding. by other counties to secure The Monroe County be charged with coming up and Upper Keys, screened because they don’t have a Marathon and the Key some money for them- Health Department tests with specific steps that out some candidates based direct stake.” Largo Wastewater Treatment selves,” Neugent said. Keys beaches every two District would have gotten the In other legislative issues, weeks for the presence of lion’s share of the $50 million. Gastesi said that law changes enteric bacteria. The follow- MILITARY “There were some big will allow residents of unin- ing beaches have health bonds that came due this year corporated Monroe who advisories against swimming: that won’t be there next year,” installed their own sewer ● John Pennekamp Coral Housing-tax bill might be dead Gastesi said. “It’s moving for- treatment systems after July ward with a positive buzz.” Reef State Park, mile marker lion would cover taxes, the difference is between the 1, 2010, to keep using them “It wasn’t in the cards this 102. No movement interest and penalties for the homes being taxed and a until they reach the systems year,” Neugent said. “It does- past four years. payment “in lieu of taxes.” reach of the end of their “nor- on state n’t always happen the way Filing of the lien prompt- Dent said the Santa Rosa mal life cycle.” That’s likely we want it to happen, but Senate side ed Southeast Housing LLC, deal “can’t set a precedent. just a handful of residents. a division of Balfour Beatty, In my considered legal opin- By SEAN KINNEY to sue in Monroe County ion, I think the agreement is GROWTH MANAGEMENT [email protected] Circuit Court, looking to get against public policy.” Borglum’s claim tossed. The Dent said exemption is With the 2013 legisla- case before Judge David defined by statute and Grosso: We’re now tive session scheduled to Audlin is pending. applies to government- conclude Friday, a pro- John Dent, the attorney owned facilities, designated protector of islands posed bill that would elimi- for the Property Appraiser’s charitable organizations and nate property taxes on mili- Office, says only 26 percent in other specific instances. Legislature its compre- WKYZ Florida Keys tary-contracted homes of the Key West Navy units “We’ve argued in our hensive occupied by military mem- are occupied by active-duty case that Southeast is none is weakening land-use PirateRadioKeyWest.com bers or defense workers naval personnel and their of those,” Dent said. “A city plan, which 96.7 FM doesn’t seem a sure thing. families. or a property appraiser can- protections resulted in other 101.7 FM On April 4, state Sen. John “That doesn’t mean other not compromise the applica- Thrasher (R-St. Augustine) members of other branches tion of ad valorem taxes. It’s By KEVIN WADLOW growth lim- Keys News proposed an amendment to of the military don’t occupy either taxable or not tax- Senior Staff Writer its. In 1985, the units,” he says. able.” [email protected] the Senate Bill 354 that would GROSSO on the half-hour limit the tax exemption for Southeast attorney This is from the agree- Legislature Daily (M-F) homes managed for the mili- David Paul Horan wasn’t ment between Santa Rosa Nearly four decades since created the Growth tary by private companies available Tuesday but has County and Southeast: Florida legislators moved to Management Act covering all News Director and occupied by service said that fewer than 20 units “The property appraiser and protect the Florida Keys envi- of the state. Don Riggs members and their families. It are occupied by civilians the owner have agreed that ronment from local govern- “The rules for the Keys passed 40-0. with no military affiliation. this military housing is enti- ment’s neglect, the roles have were unlike anywhere else Mornings On the House side, Keys Dent said his calculations tled to exemption from ad largely reversed, says law but it was appropriate professor Richard Grosso. because the Keys are unlike 7:30 ● 8:30 ● 9:30 Rep. Holly Raschein (R- are based on a review of valorem taxation to the Key Largo) proposed a sim- annual rent rolls, something extent that the housing is Now Monroe County offi- anywhere else,” Grosso said. Afternoons ilar amendment that died in he said was made available occupied by active-duty or cials seem to stand as a safe- The Area of Critical State committee. House Bill 531 to him in confidence. retired military personnel or guard against a Florida Concern designation remains 4:30 ● 5:30 is sponsored by Jimmy “Right now, [Southeast’s] their families ... and have Legislature intent on repeal- in effect but a sharply reduced Patronis (R-Panama City) argument is we have this agreed that any such hous- ing a host of state environ- staff of state planners charged CONTACT US and was not scheduled for wonderful facility providing ing units occupied by other mental regulations, said with following Keys develop- any action on Tuesday. housing for Navy people. than permissible tenants Grosso, director of environ- ment now works for an mental and land-use law at agency called the Department Upper Keys The issue grew out of Well, this is how many,” would be included” in the Nova Southeastern University of Economic Opportunity. 91655 Overseas Highway the Keys because of an he said. “payment in lieu of taxes.” and former director of the “Right now, Monroe Tavernier, FL 33070 $11.5 tax lien then-Property The issue in Monroe is Asked to explain the Everglades Law Center. County has a [County] Newsroom . . . .(305) 852-3216 Appraiser Karl Borglum not unique. advantage of the Santa “The single biggest prob- Commission that has a lot of Advertising . . .(305) 852-3216 filed in 2011 against In Santa Rosa County Rosa agreement — tanta- lem now is that under the integrity and experience, and Fax ...... (305) 853-1040 Balfour Beatty, a British (Pensacola), Property mount to but not called guise of jump-starting the a very talented staff that I Fax ...... (305) 852-0199 company that overseas 890 Appraiser Gregory Brown taxes — Balfour Beatty homes in Key West for the agreed to a 2008 settlement spokeswoman Kathy Grim economy, the state has pulled respect a lot,” Grosso said. “I back from oversight of don’t know that I’ve ever seen Marathon U.S. Navy. The $11.5 mil- with Southeast limiting the said Tuesday she was work- growth management almost a better combination of elect- 3015 Overseas Highway exemption to houses occu- ing on a response. completely,” Grosso said ear- ed and staff leadership there.” (P.O. Box 500158) pied by military personnel The 890 military houses lier this month. He noted, “Planning chal- Marathon, FL 33050-0158 — not houses rented to in Key West are at Peary The Legislature “has lenges in the Keys are always Newsroom . . .(305) 743-5551 civilians — on Naval Air Court, Sigsbee Park, watered down a lot of rules” going to be great. The state Advertising . . .(305) 743-5551 Station Whiting Field. Last Truman Annex, Trumbo that protect water quality and cannot allow good planning Fax ...... (305) 743-6397 year, Southeast paid Santa Point and the Branch lands needed to allow the efforts in the Keys to be over- Fax ...... (305) 743-9586 Rosa $52,000 “in lieu of Medical Clinic on South taxes” on civilian units. Roosevelt Boulevard. natural Everglades system to run by what happens farther survive, he said. up the state.” E-mail No one could say what “When the economy picks Grosso stepped away [email protected] back up, it’s going to be open from the Everglades Law season on the very lands that Center to focus on teaching Missing your paper? have been targeted for and spending more time with We no longer offer same-day restoration,” Grosso said. his family. redelivery for missing or wet “That’s a problem for the His wife, Key West native papers. Customers can folks in Monroe County Shannon Estenoz, now has her request a credit or next-day since they’re at the mercy of hands full as director of the redelivery by calling development in Southwest U.S. Department of the 743-5551. After hours, call Island Vision Care Miami-Dade and the rest of Interior’s Office of Everglades toll-free (800) 843-4372. is now accepting the state. It all affects water Restoration Initiatives. quality as it flows down into “I’m still part of the envi- FLORIDA KEYS KEYNOTER (ISSN Florida Bay.” ronmental community and 8756-6427, USPS# 0201-620) is NEW patients. published semi-weekly by Florida In 1974, the Florida engaged in Everglades and Keys Keynoter, P.O. Box 500158, Legislature created the Area Keys things,” Grosso said, Marathon, Florida 33050-0158. of Critical State Concern des- “but I’m playing a different Subscription rates are $54.23 in Dr. John Sheldon's ignation for Monroe County, position.” the Keys.Your Keynoter home LAVELLE optometry practice services allowing the state to oversee delivery subscription includes One his primary concerns the Sunday edition of The Darlene Joyce LaVelle all ages, from kids to seniors. local land-use decisions. is responding to climate Miami Herald. Keynoter mail 03/25/1939 - 4/14/2013 At the time, officials and change and sea-level rise. subscriptions: $64.84 in Florida A 13 year resident of Marathon legislators feared local gov- she passed away in Saginaw, “The Keys are at the cut- and $60.32 out-of-state. Please Monday - Friday 9AM to 5PM ernment showed little interest ting edge of issues related to call for all other rates, including MI. She is survived by her overseas mail. Periodicals Postage husband, John; children Scott Saturday by appointment in protecting the Keys from a sea-level rise. It’s one of the Paid at Marathon, Florida and and Dana; sisters Kathy development boom that most vulnerable places in the additional mailing offices. Geneski, and Pat Walters; and brother George Schoults. 6400 Overseas Hwy. threatened unique waters, world,” Grosso said. “It’s a wetlands and hardwood ham- race against time, and we’re POSTMASTER: Address changes A Celebration of Life will be MM 50.5 (next to Herbie’s) to FLORIDA KEYS KEYNOTER, held May 4, 2:00 at New Life mocks. entering uncharted territory PO BOX 500158, MARATHON, FL Assembly of God, Marathon. 743-2020 Monroe County was in law and policy.” 33050-0158. She’ll be missed by many. forced to create and enforce Keynoter KeysNet.com Wednesday, May 1, 2013 3A IMMIGRATION Vogel: I didn’t Wenski launches citizenship drive give orders Archdiocese of Miami office But they may have to pay Democrat who represents the From Hearing, 1A Ayala, the state’s star wit- June 22 set in Miami Shores. the required federal process- Keys, and Rep. Frederica ness, ran into trouble for free Wenski said the campaign ing fees unless they qualify Wilson, also a Democrat, him a shot at leaving prison. behind bars. includes public service radio for a waiver. were on hand at the news Ayala’s next chance: A In 1998, investigators dis- processing and television ads and a one- McGrorty noted that the conference. They said their 2019 hearing. covered that Ayala had day workshop on June 22 at target of 1,000 applicants in job will be to push for the He is best known for his engaged in phone sex with By ALPHONCE SHIUNDU the Wolfson Campus of one day might seem large, enactment of immigration role working for Blanco, a secretaries from the Miami- [email protected] Miami Dade College, where but it is really a “drop in the reform in Washington, D.C. savage Miami drug kingpin Dade State Attorney’s Office. 200 volunteer attorneys will water” compared to the hun- Wilson said she knew of of the 1970s and ‘80s known The probe revealed the secre- Miami Archbishop Thomas help immigrants fill out dreds of thousands in many permanent residents as the Godmother. She spent taries had exchanged photo- Wenski on Monday launched a applications for free. The Florida alone who are eligi- who had no idea how to begin nearly two decades behind graphs with Ayala and major drive to persuade thou- event is scheduled to run ble for citizenship. the naturalization process. bars before her 2004 depor- accepted money and gifts. sands of legal permanent resi- from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Statistics from the Some of the eligible immi- tation to Colombia. She was One secretary claimed dents in South Florida to Wenski appealed to legal Department of Homeland grants, she added, had fallen gunned down in Medellin in she was under orders from become U.S. citizens. permanent residents to “take Security show that 757,434 prey to scammers who ask for September. Vogel, the Miami-Dade The citizenship campaign advantage” of the event to immigrants became U.S. citi- money to help them through Thanks to Ayala, Blanco prosecutor, to “flirt” with targets those who are eligible file their papers and begin the zens via naturalization last the process, only to disappear wound up being convicted Ayala and “keep him to apply for naturalization process of becoming natural- year, and of those, 100,890 once payment is made. of three murders, though happy.” Vogel always but who have shied away ized citizens. were in Florida. California “I meet people every day she was believed to be denied the claim. from submitting an applica- Randolph McGrorty, had the largest number of who don’t know where to go behind more than 40. Ayala After an investigation, tions because of fear of the executive director of the naturalized citizens at and what to do and I am so later detailed the slayings in three secretaries were fired process or because they can’t Archdiocese’s Catholic 158,850, and New York came proud that my office is fully the 2006 documentary and Michael Band, a veter- afford the $680 filing cost. Legal Services office, said in third at 93,584. staffed to help those who find “Cocaine Cowboys.” an prosecutor, resigned. “Right now, there are over the aim is to file at least There are an estimated 8.5 themselves in that position,” Ayala told police that One of the secretaries later 300,000 people living here in 1,000 applications from eli- million legal permanent resi- Wilson said. Blanco ordered him to kill sued the Miami-Dade State South Florida that are eligi- gible legal immigrants. dents who are eligible for cit- Garcia urged eligible drug dealers Alfredo and Attorney’s Office for ble to become citizens, yet “It will be free. We will izenship, according to a July immigrants not to be intimi- Grizel Lorenzo, who had wrongful termination and they have not put in an appli- not charge. People will have 2012 Office of Immigration dated by the $680 fee failed to pay for five kilos was awarded $155,000. cation to do so,” Wenski said the benefit of an attorney one Statistics report. because there are instances of cocaine. They were shot With the case against at a news conference at the on one,” McGrorty said. U.S. Rep. Joe Garcia, a when the cost can be waived. to death in their South Blanco weakened, special Miami home as their three prosecutors from Orlando children watched television took over. Blanco cut a BEFORE AND AFTER in another room in 1982. plea deal in 1998, and Ayala also was a shooter agreed to a 20-year term, targeting Jesus “Chucho” of which she only served Castro, a former cartel about seven years. enforcer whom Blanco had Ayala’s case is before marked for death. He sur- Circuit Court Judge Migna vived a barrage of bullets as Sanchez-Llorens. he drove in South Miami- An evidentiary hearing Dade in 1982 — but his 2- will likely be scheduled in year-old son, Johnny Castro, the next several months. If was slain. released, Ayala would be Investigators caught up deported to Colombia. with Blanco in 1985 in a New York cocaine trafficking case. She ultimately served D 13 years in federal custody before she was handed over to Florida authorities. She seemed bound for Florida’s Death Row until

Photo courtesy SHERIFF’S OFFICE The area below the Boca Chica Bridge, long an ad hoc shelter for homeless people, was cleaned up recently after the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office received a complaint about it. Deputies Lazaro Valdes and Freddy Rodriguez coordinated with Transfield Services to clean the living quarters out and paint over graffiti. They had the people living there ‘move along and advised the area is off limits from now on,’ says Deputy Becky Herrin.

STATE LEGISLATURE Budget vote takes place Thursday ed more than $1 billion dol- was “too much” money put as-yet unnamed public rela- Education lars into the K-12 education into local projects and that tions firm: The Legislature gets large budget. That includes an Scott could easily reach $200 budgeted $1 million for a increase of about $404 in million in vetoes. marketing campaign to edu- funding hike per-pupil funding, up 6.3 Money was spread cate motorists about the percent over last year. throughout the state on proj- anticipated ban on texting By MICHAEL VAN SICKLER The budget also contains ects big and small, from fix- while driving. Herald/Times $480 million for pay raises ing drainage pipes and roads for school employees. The to cleaning rivers and lakes Herald/Times staff writers The largest budget in state salary increases will be avail- to providing 10,000 rape- Steve Bousquet, Marc history landed on the desks of able for teachers, guidance testing kits to local law Caputo, Mary Ellen Klas, Tia Florida lawmakers Monday, counselors, principals and enforcement. Mitchell and Kathleen brimming with a 6 percent other instructional personnel The budget completed by McGrory contributed to this spending increase that who are deemed “effective” lawmakers is a boon for an report. includes a tuition hike for uni- or “highly effective” by their versity students, pay raises for school districts. teachers and state employees School systems will have and hundreds of millions in the freedom to develop their new hometown spending. own plans for evaluating Lawmakers must wait until teacher performance, so long Thursday afternoon before as the formulas are based on they can vote on the $74.5 bil- student achievement. The lion budget, which represents state Board of Education will a $4.5 billion increase from have to approve each plan. last year. The extra money, a It’s a departure from the possible indication the state’s governor’s budget, which economy is on the mend, called for across-the-board bought peace in the state pay raises for classroom teach- Capitol as lawmakers from ers. Still, Scott praised the lan- both parties stuffed the spend- guage in the Legislature’s pro- Music for all ages and tastes ing plan with pet projects. posed budget. Negotiations wrapped “All of our teachers have Fabulous waterfront locations with a day to spare, an the opportunity for a pay May Go to the website for unheard of feat in more aus- raise,” Scott said. “There’s Multiple Venues & Stages performance schedule! tere times. Lawmakers going to be flexibility with 3NAPPERSs3UNDOWNERS the school districts to do the 33 Years (Duo) - Boca Raton received the budget at 1:37 *IMMY*OHNSONS"IG#HILL p.m. Monday. right thing.” 16-19 Adrienne – Florida Keys “It’s a great win for the But Florida Education #ACTUS*ACKSs3E×OR&RIJOLES Allan Truesdell – Florida Keys governor, it’s a great win for Association President Andy Ben Caver – Nashville the Senate and for the House,” Ford said the union is “disap- 4 Days of Brian White – Nashville said Florida House Speaker pointed” that House and LOOK Billy Davidson - Florida Keys Will Weatherford (R-Wesley Senate leaders were tying the Bryant Diersing – Florida Keys Chapel). “And most impor- raises to untested methods of Cecilia Lauren and the tantly it’s a win for teachers evaluating teachers, and that and students to have a billion the raises wouldn’t kick in Live AT Ocoee River Band– Coral Springs dollars going to education.” before June 2014. Dakota and Will – Nashville There’s still a strong pos- Lawmakers included OUR Dave Feder – Florida Keys sibility that Gov. Rick Scott more than $200 million for Original Dennis Garrett– Florida Keys will veto some cherished pro- raises for about 160,000 state Devinshire – Florida Keys posals. Chief among them and university employees, Gary Phillips – New Jersey could be a 3 percent tuition their first general pay Music LINE Jer Gregg – Nashville hike. The increase would increase in seven years. Jesse Atkins – Florida Keys Workers making below raise $18 million for the in KEY -UP! Jim Halfpenny –Texas state’s 12 universities and $40,000 would get a $1,400 cost students an extra $6 per pay raise, while those making LArgO JJ Crowne – Miami credit hour. more than $40,000 would get Joe Mama –Florida Keys Last year, Scott vetoed a a $1,000 raise. About 35 per- Karyn Williams – Nashville bill that would have allowed cent of state employees Megan Conner - Nashville the University of Florida and would have a chance to earn Melody Guy – Nashville Florida State University the up to another $600 bonus if Micah –Florida Keys freedom to raise tuition. In given positive evaluations. Rob Sweet – Florida Keys 2007, then-Gov. Charlie Scott said he’ll inspect the Saints of Havana– Nashville Crist vetoed a 5 percent larded-up budget closely. Scott Youngberg –Florida Keys tuition increase. The multitude of pet proj- Shane Duncan – Nashville “I don’t believe in tuition ects was caused by “a lot of increases,” Scott said pent-up demand” from law- Stephen Salyers - Nashville Monday before adding a makers eager to bring home Taylor Moore - South Carolina caveat. “Clearly, I’ll look at state dollars for the first time Tim Dee and Jim Hill– Florida Keys the language.” in years, said Sen. Tom Lee Florida lawmakers pump- (R-Brandon). 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EDITORIAL LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Needed: Checks, balances Call a foul Having served 30 years in the Miami-Dade Fire Department and retired as a battalion chief, I have on legislators never heard of a fire department run by management that was elected by the firefighters. Getting rid of athletics’ governing A fire chief elected by the firefight- body would create unfair playing ers would be a conflict of interest. This would lead to the fire chief hav- field and cause anarchy with rules ing absolute power. And you know what happens when someone has Playground fight or grudge match? absolute power. Both terms have been applied to legislation that I have also served as a Monroe would gut the Florida High School Athletic County commissioner and cannot Association’s ability to ensure fair play in prep athletics. imagine if the county administrator Last week, lawmakers approved a bill that would was appointed by the employees I don’t think the situation would work restrict investigations by the FHSAA and expand the to say the least. ability of student athletes to transfer schools during the The Key Largo Fire-Rescue school year. It sets a 2017 date to sunset the governing The Key Largo Fire-Rescue Department and the board of the district that sets Department’s fire chief (manager) has and collects taxes to operate it have severed ties. body for Florida high school athletics. to be subordinate to the Key Largo State Rep. Elizabeth Porter (R-Lake City) authored Fire-Rescue and Emergency Medical The Key Largo Fire-Rescue Largo Fire-Rescue Department the bill in the House. State Sen. Kelli Stargel (R- Services District board in order to Department has done a good job, but belongs to the community. Lakeland) introduced a similar bill in the Senate. have a workable and responsible fire in order to do a good job in the future, It would be the height audacity for Both come from Lakeland County, where the department. the department must be responsible to the department board or fire chief to FHSAA had sanctioned Lakeland High School for rules There is something called the chain and subordinate to the district board. sue the district over these assets. infractions after an investigation found student athletes of command. Firefighters are respon- As for the assets of the Key Largo These assets should be transferred free falsified home addresses to enroll and, in some cases, sible to their officers, the officers are Fire-Rescue Department, it would be of charge to whatever entity the dis- responsible to an appointed fire chief, wrong for the department to hold trict board contracts with to provide even received free rent to play at Lakeland High. and the fire chief is responsible to property or equipment hostage to get fire service. The bill’s opponents say that animus stems from a elected officials. The elected officials their way in regard to managing the Glenn Patton playground fight in Lakeland that now looms as a dire are responsible to the citizens of the department. The property and equip- Key Largo threat to the existence of the body that has governed community. ment held in the name of the Key Florida high school athletics for 93 years. “This is an awful, awful bill,” said Rep. Kevin Rader (D-Delray Beach). “It’s important we have a good ath- Nature’s our heritage letic association. To turn it upside down and make it a Earth Day was a good day to go to free agency is something that is disgusting.” the beach and celebrate our good luck Tony Hammon, superintendent and coach at Island that it’s oil free. Just three years ago, we were eyeing Christian School in our beaches with a sense of dread. On Islamorada, had even harsh- April 20, 2010, an explosion rocked an As written, the er words, telling the oil rig off the coast of Texas, killing 11 legislation takes Keynoter’s Kevin Wadlow people. The rig, Deepwater Horizon, that “the Florida Legislature sank, and for 87 days the Macondo away most of the should be banned from well was gushing crude oil into the association’s making any law on educa- Gulf of Mexico — 206 million gallons Miami Herald photo by CHUCK FADLEY rule-making powers, tion. They never make it before it was capped. better, only worse.” It was a disaster of historic propor- The one-mile Tamiami Trail bridge in the Everglades, which will allow water transferring that Athletic directors in the tions, devastating Louisiana’s shoreline from the River of Grass to flow from north of the Tamiami Trail to the south, Keys predict the move to and beaches in Texas, Mississippi, cost $81 million to build. Experts agree that more Tamiami Trail bridges are to school boards Alabama and Florida’s Panhandle. in all 67 counties. gut the FHSAA will mean Gulf fisheries, shrimp and oyster beds needed to further restore the water’s traditional flow. free agency in high school were wiped out. lake to protect the integrity of the Great Depression had begun. athletics. We already But South Florida and the Keys Herbert Hoover Dike. The Tamiami Trail has cut off the know how badly that plays out in the college game, caught a lucky break. Neither a shift of During the dry season when the lake main source of fresh water for the south- given the recent spate of recruiting scandals at big-name wind nor current pushed oil into Florida is low, the reservoir would provide ern Everglades for almost a century. The universities. Bay or onto Southeast Florida beaches. fresh water to the river that is needed to devastation brought to the land, water As written, the legislation takes away most of the The disaster lingers, however. prevent salt water from continuing to and wildlife of Everglades National Park association’s rule-making powers, transferring that to Even Congress figured out that we intrude so far upriver that it forces a and Florida Bay is immense. But scien- school boards in all 67 counties. need to know and do more to protect Lee County drinking-water treatment tists say it’s about to get infinitely worse. So instead of having one statewide governing body coastal resources. It passed the plant to shutdown. Climate change and sea-level rise RESTORE Act, dedicating 80 percent of Yes, three years ago we were lucky. present an existential threat to the that levels the playing field, we could end up of with a the fines and penalties incurred by BP As we celebrate that good luck, let’s Everglades and our drinking water. mish-mash of rules that invite outright recruiting of stu- and other parties judged responsible for also demonstrate that we’re now Experts say the only way to fight salt- dent athletes. the disaster to be used to restore the smarter than we were and willing to water is with fresh water. And the only Theresa Konrath, athletic director at Marathon High region’s ecosystems. The law leaves it to work together to protect and to restore way to do that is by elevating the School, told the Keynoter the prospect of 67 different a restoration council to solicit and eval- our natural heritage. Tamiami Trail. districts setting their own eligibility standards “could uate research proposals and projects. Martha Musgrove Two weeks ago, traffic was rerouted lead to frequent transfers by athletes, creating free Two proposed Florida projects are Volunteer regional director onto the first of what will be a series of agency at its highest level. Basically, our kids would get of particular interest in South Florida: Florida Wildlife Federation bridges to restore water flow across the the bad end of the stick.” The Caloosahatchee River reservoir West Palm Beach Tamiami Trail. In March, former At this stage — with the Legislature winding up and an additional Tamiami Trail bridge. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar business on Friday — the best way to end this madness The cross-state Tamiami Trail (U.S. Ecological collapse nears cut the ribbon on a one-mile bridge. 41) highway has long acted as a dam, Eighty-five years ago, the Tamiami Now the National Park Service is plan- is to contact the governor’s office and asking him to interrupting and blocking the once-natu- Trail opened to much fanfare. ning for the next two-and-a-half-mile veto the legislation should it make it out of conference ral flow of water south. The proposed Showgirls on horses, civic boosters in span, part of a total of 6.5 miles of committee and to his desk. bridge alleviates that bottleneck, allow- hats and hundreds of Model Ts paraded bridging. This Everglades skyway is Send letters to Gov. Rick Scott, 400 S. Monroe St., ing more fresh water to get to the coastal down the two-lane road that promised the centerpiece of restoration. Tallahassee, FL 32399; call (850) 488-7146; or send an mangroves and estuaries of Everglades untold riches. Without it, our water supply and the e-mail to www.flgov.com/contact-gov-scott/email- National Park’s 10,000 Islands. Miami businessman Frank Jaudon, Everglades will vanish. Few foresaw the-governor/. The Caloosahatchee River links the so-called father of the Tamiami economic collapse in the frenzy of the The House bill is HB 1279 and the Senate version is Lake Okeechobee to the Gulf of Mexico Trail, ran full-page newspaper ads Roaring ‘20s, but we can clearly see an SB 1164. at Fort Myers. The proposed reservoir, a offering to turn wetlands south of the ecological collapse on the horizon. It’s component of the 2000 Comprehensive road into oil fields, sugar plantations up to us to decide whether we want to Everglades Restoration Plan, would and subdivisions. People were in high change the future. store fresh water during the rainy sea- spirits on April 26, 1928. Within 18 Jonathan Ullman LETTERS TO THE EDITOR son, reducing the destructive gluts of months, Jaudon’s fanciful dreams Sierra Club, Miami water discharged into the river from the would sink into the sawgrass. The Let the kids play The American Heart Association is supporting House Bill 525 and Senate Bill 392, which limit liability for Hard work is punished I have seen her dealing with all shelter and the animals who were schools that voluntarily open their playgrounds and facili- I am amazed at the lack of under- these issues with diligence and com- abused or did not have loving homes. ties to community groups and individuals during non-school standing by the board of directors of passion. She is not Superwoman. She When the issues surfaced with the hours. HB 525 passed the Florida House. Safe Harbor Animal Rescue of the has had no backup from the board old shelter, I, along with the community, However, the plaintiffs’ attorneys are protecting their Keys in the fiasco concerning the for- whatsoever, or any strong support from was totally behind Katie to develop the own interests, not those of Florida’s children or schools and mer director, Katie Bentley. people who should have known better. new organization. My husband created are blocking action on the Senate bill. I was deeply shocked to hear of the It is a pitiful state of affairs that the original artwork for the Safe Harbor Americans’ decreasing physical health costs more than resignation of Katie Bentley from the petty grievances have been listened to Animal Rescue of the Keys logo. $147 billion a year in additional treatment, according to the Marathon animal shelter due to misun- by the board, whose members have no It is so difficult for me and many Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Politicians talk derstanding, petty jealousy and the idea of the true and valuable work that others to understand why she was about maximizing tax dollars, and expanding playground self-seeking advancement by employ- this woman has done over the years. forced to resign from the position of use does just that. ees and volunteers. They allowed Katie to be bullied into director without any investigation into The principals responsible for educating our children are Quite frankly, I am perturbed that resigning her post as director, bullied the accusations against her and without also capable of ensuring that school grounds are well main- such a turn of events could be brought into leaving the life that meant so much the city of Marathon and Monroe tained. Under these bills, the school districts interests will about by a group of people, collectively to her and losing contact with the ani- County being notified of this situation. be protected, and so will our children. known as the board, that has dismissed mals she cared for and loved. I remember when SHARK was being Crystal Collins Spencer this hard-working woman out of hand I am really, truly sorry that this has formed and the county was looking at Chairwoman by listening to fabricated stories put happened for the community of the contracts that were presented. It was David Markiewicz about by unqualified and new people, Marathon, a community I hold in high important to the county to have someone Executive VP both volunteers and employees, who, it regard, because in losing Katie Bentley receive the contract who had a lot of American Heart Association seems, have hidden agendas and the and her dedication to the shelter and its experience to operate the shelter. I don’t Greater Southeast Affiliate desire to run the animal shelter in animals, they have lost a great treasure. understand why it does not matter now. St. Petersburg Marathon even though they do not hold I think she should be reinstated. And We have many folks in the Marathon the required qualifications to do so. no, I don’t have a hidden agenda. community as well as many out-of-state I have seen firsthand the work that Maggie Chidsey people who have adopted from Katie Katie Bentley has done over the years. I Yorkshire, England who cannot believe this has happened to have seen how she has risen at 6 a.m. every the shelter or to Katie. I ask for answers Wayne Markham ...... Publisher morning for more than eight years to get to Board needs to explain from the board of directors of SHARK Larry Kahn ...... Editor the shelter to check on the animals. I am a local businesswoman and a who have made this decision. Richard Tamborrino ...... Advertising/New Bus. Dev. Dir. I have seen how she has split her- Keys resident for more than 20 years. The most important word in SHARK Kathie Bryan ...... Financial Director self into shreds, meeting the police to When I moved to Marathon about is “safe,” and we believe animals sur- Todd Swift ...... Production Manager rescue a dog left in an empty house to seven years ago, Then-Marathon animal rendered to the shelter when Katie was shelter Director Katie Bentley was one director were safe. Katie was doing Carter Townshend ...... Circulation Manager die, and more. I have seen her talking to prospective adoptees, trying to per- of the first locals I met. I was always what she does best, managing and car- PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY suade them to give an abandoned dog amazed at her dedication and commit- ing for our animals in the shelter. Debra Bradshaw Contents copyright 2013 Keynoter Publishing Co. a forever home. I have seen her doing ment to the animals at the shelter. Her the bookkeeping late into the night. passion and her life was all about the Marathon

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TECHNOLOGY Women still lag in salary Smart phones PRNewswire overall workforce and pur- sue employment in high- A new study from Career- paying areas such as infor- Builder and Economic mation technology, engi- Modeling Specialists neering, healthcare, sales, International underscores the etc.” overtake ‘dumb’ ones continued wage gap in the In a separate Career- U.S. Builder and Harris Interactive Worldwide, marily designed for calls, and On average, men earn study (survey of 1,746 men perhaps texting, to ones with $68,300 annually com- and 1,475 women employed more than 216M advanced operating systems pared to $44,400 for full-time, completed in and touch screens has roiled women, and there contin- March), male workers were sold this year the cell-phone industry. ues to be a lower percent- more likely to report pursuing Finland’s Nokia Corp. was age of women in the loftier titles. By PETER SVENSSON for many years the world’s nation’s highest-paying Looking at occupations Associated Press largest maker of cell phones, occupations. with the highest average com- but it has failed to translate The study also shows pensation rate, women domi- Research firm IDC said that into success in smart that while women continue nated in only four of the top more smart phones than phones. It’s now the second- to lag men in leadership 15 positions, according to the “dumb” phones are being made largest maker of phones roles, trends are pointing in CareerBuilder and EMSI this year, a milestone in a shift overall, behind Samsung a positive direction, with study, which was created that’s putting computing power Electronics Co., but it falls women being more equally using federal and state labor and Internet access in millions far down the list of smart- represented or surpassing records. Among them: of hands worldwide. phone makers. men in various high-skill, ● Oral and maxillofacial Manufacturers shipped Cell-phone pioneer specialized positions. Surgeon: $194,085, 43 per- 216 million smart phones Motorola Mobility, a U.S. “While employers have cent% men, 57 percent worldwide in the first three company now owned by made strides in equalizing women. months of this year, com- Google, has stumbled compensation for both gen- ● Orthodontist: $191,776, Photo courtesy ASSOCIATED PRESS pared with 189 million regu- through the transition as well, ders, historical gaps are still 43 percent men, 57 percent lar cell phones, according to This is HTC’s new One smart phone.The HTC One belongs while Apple Inc. has become present in some organiza- women. a study IDC released late to the big camp of smart phones running Google Inc.’s the world’s third-largest tions today,” said Rosemary ● Physician and surgeon: Thursday. IDC said smart Android software. Collectively, they’re the big alternative maker of cell phones, less Haefner, vice president of $187,533, 55 percent men, phones made up 51.6 percent than six years after launching to the iPhone, though no one model outsells the iPhone. human resources at 45 percent women. of the 419 million mobile the first iPhone. CareerBuilder. “Also con- ● Dentist, general: phones shipped. developing countries such as maker, doesn’t provide a Samsung and Apple are tributing to the disparity in $148,096, 51 percent men, In the U.S., smart phones China, India and Indonesia. breakdown of its phone ship- the top makers of smart income levels is a higher 49 percent women. overtook regular cell phones Another firm, ABI ments, and analysts vary in phones. LG Electronics Inc. representation of men work- ● Petroleum engineer: in 2011. IDC analyst Ramon Research, found that smart their estimates. Even going of South Korea, HTC Corp. ing in more lucrative occu- $122,242, 97 percent men, 3 Llamas said Friday that the phones made up 49 percent by ABI’s numbers, it’s clear of Taiwan and ZTE Corp. pations. Fortunately, we’re percent women. shift to a global majority of of shipments in the first quar- that smart phones will solidly and Huawei Technologies starting to see that balance ● Engineering manager: smart phones is now being ter. Samsung Electronics Co., overtake the market this year. Ltd. of China jostle for the out as women account for a $121,888, 97 percent men, 3 driven by consumers in the world’s largest phone The shift from phones pri- No. 3 position. larger percentage of the percent women. TECHNOLOGY Florida Keys Groups oppose Internet privacy law Business Cards Associated Press News reported. The bill sure’s author, California nesses are compiling on would require companies to Assemblywoman Bonnie them, and whether they A newspaper is reporting not only show consumers the Lowenthal, drop the bill. should opt out of sharing that that technology firms, banks information they’ve collect- Tech companies say the information. ISLAND VILLA and other companies are ed, but also who is using it. bill would open up their busi- “Our companies are active GENERAL fighting a proposed The information would have nesses to an avalanche of proponents of ensuring that California Internet privacy to be provided for free. requests from individuals and consumers’ privacy is safe- CONTRACTOR law that would require com- The newspaper reported to lawsuits, and that a 2005 guarded,” said Robert We can build ANYTHING... panies to show consumers that in a recent letter by the California privacy law Callahan, the director of COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL the personal data they’ve col- companies and trade groups already allows consumers to California government FREE ESTIMATE lected on them and how it’s — including TechAmerica, find out what personal infor- affairs for TechAmerica. AND CONSULTATION being used. which represents Google, mation companies are using. “It is a fundamental part The Right to Know Act, Facebook, Microsoft and But supporters of the bill of their business model.” John Esslinger 81681 Overseas Hwy. or AB 1291, is being opposed other technology companies argue it would give con- Facebook declined com- State Certified • General Contractor Islamorada, Florida by 15 companies and trade — the companies and groups sumers more information ment. Google didn’t respond www.islandvillageneralcontractor.com 305.664.8900 groups, the San Jose Mercury are demanding that the mea- about the kind of data busi- to a request for comment. 6A Wednesday, May 1, 2013 KeysNet.com Keynoter

NEW FRIDGE STATE LEGISLATURE Senate pumps up volume lation. So the bill to re-enact Not all those who How? Shooting the loud stereo law (SB 634) opposed the bill were below down proposed filed this year didn’t differen- the Senate’s median age. tiate, simply banning any Sen. Nancy Detert (R- noise law loud sounds coming out of a Venice) said she doesn’t par- car that could be heard plain- ticularly like loud music By DAVID ROYSE ly at 25 feet away or more. coming from other cars. But, News Service of Florida The bill wasn’t expected she said, it’s really not that to be terribly controversial. big of a deal. Pump up the jam — there’s But it died in a rare 19-19 tie “We all look at them and nothing anyone can do. vote on the Senate floor. go, ‘What a jerk,’” said Detert. In a surprising tie vote, The debate had, perhaps “And then we drive on.” the state Senate on Friday predictably, a decidedly gen- And it’s not like the peo- killed a bill that would have erational feel, with older ple at the cars in the next re-enacted a state ban on members of the Legislature lane at a red light are invad- loud music in cars, with arguing that loud car music ing our space as they would some opponents worried is annoying and likely even be if they were playing loud about the long arm of the dangerous. Younger mem- music at a concert in the law — and some just want- bers argued, essentially, neighborhood, she said. ing to rock. lighten up and relax. “We’re not living with The state used to have a “You may not hear ambu- these people, we’re only This prekindergarten class at Grace Lutheran School in Key West didn’t have anywhere statewide noise law that said lances coming in your car,” spending about five seconds to keep its juices and milk cold while they were in class,so,the Key West Fire Department people couldn’t turn their said the bill’s sponsor, Sen. with them,” said Detert, say- donated and delivered a new refrigerator. Firefighters Keith Hernandez, Frankie stereo up too loud or they’d Wilton Simpson (R-Trilby). ing she doesn’t like the gov- Guiterrez, Danny Galvan and Wayne Owen did the heavy lifting. get a ticket. But that law He also said senior citizens ernment trying to regulate so exempted political and com- don’t like to hear other peo- many “annoyances.” mercial noise, with the idea ple’s music when they sit on Government over-reach being that those types of their porch. clearly troubled the Liber- LeBaron pays attention speech couldn’t be regulated. “I believe in the healing tarian wing of the Senate. But the differing rules for power of music and if I want In debate on the bill, From Trial, 1A long table outfitted with a The defense resumes its different types of loud to drive down the street and Sen. John Legg, (R-Lutz) computer monitor. He case today beginning at 9 “noise” actually ended up heal everybody around me, I paraphrased “the philoso- already bleeding. looked intently at the grue- a.m. in Circuit Court Judge getting the old law tossed by should be able to,” argued pher Ice T,” referring to the “All this spatter is fairly some pictures, often cocking Mark Jones’ Courtroom B of the courts, which said it Sen. Jeff Clemens (D-Lake rapper. “We have freedom high up relative to the deck,” his head and moving in for a the Freeman Justice Center. unfairly singled out certain Worth), who also happens to of speech, just watch how he said. “Based on all this ... closer look, pointing to the If he’s convicted and sen- types of loud noise for regu- be in a rock band. loud you say it.” we know that the victim was screen. During a display of a tenced to death, LeBaron in a more sitting up position bloody, smeared handprint would be the fourth person before he slid down.” on Gardner’s table, LeBaron sent to Death Row for a GRADUATION DAY Throughout James’ pres- slowly lowered his own crime committed in Monroe entation, LeBaron was seat- spread palm down on the County. Overall, Florida’s ed with his attorneys at a table with a wiping motion. Death Row has 405 inmates. No cause determined From Fire, 1A 1,000 gallons a minute — spreading, Wagner said. because the vehicles have to The extent of the dam- required about 2,000 gallons pull right up to the water. The aged area complicates the a minute. turbo drafts provide about as search for the cause of the The firefighters fought the much power as fire hydrants, fire, said Monroe County flames using a combination Garcia said. Fire Chief Jim Callahan. of water from pumper trucks Using pumper trucks “There was a lot of burn and seawater drafted directly alone would not be enough, area and collapse, so we’re from the canal, Wagner said. either, since they carry only having some heavy equip- The canal water was up to 1,000 gallons and spray ment moved to remove the Key West Police Chief Donie Lee (left) and Officer Steve Torrence (right) congratulate accessed using fire trucks between 250 and 300 gallons debris,” Callahan said. the latest graduates of the department’s Citizens Police Academy.This is the 12th class and with a device called a per minute. These trucks “Once we do that, we’ll be turbo draft. Drafting the were instead used to spray able to get in and make a bet- to graduate the program, aimed at giving the community a hands-on understanding water using the trucks pro- houses surrounding the orig- ter determination of where it of what it means to be a police officer.They learned about everything from budgets to vides more power — up to inal fire to keep it from started and what ignited it.” crime-scene investigation. 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Sports & Outdoors ● Fishing Keys Life Community ● Lifestyle Florida Keys Keynoter WWW.KEYSNET.COM WEDNESDAY,MAY 1,2013 CLASSIFIEDS INSIDE 4B B TRACK AND FIELD Panskyy medals at 1A meet By DICK WAGNER just behind winner Adanaca Conch Vinson places 11th Perkins said of Vinson. “But because it’s such a technical- Keynoter Contributor Brown of Upper Room when it got to 13 feet, he had ly oriented event.” Christian (43.37) and Coral in pole vault in Jacksonville technical issues that he was- Perkins said he expects Island Christian School Springs Charter’s Delise n’t able to overcome.” Vinson to clear 14 feet next senior Yekaterina Panskyy Williams, who was second Key West High junior Erik he equaled this season. Vinson was back at the season, “but we’re shooting finished third in the 300- in 44.95. Vinson, who was 11th in the Vinson and his coach, Dave school’s Back Yard vaulting for 15.” meter hurdles to win the Brown also won the state pole vault at the 2A meet Perkins, had been aiming for pit Monday, pointing toward Five vaulters are ahead of bronze medal at Friday’s 1A title in 2012, when Panskyy Saturday. An athlete had to 14 feet. next season. Vinson on the school’s all- state track meet at the — who is bound for finish in the top eight to win Tampa Jesuit’s Nick “He’s very persistent and time list — Hunter Potalivo University of North Florida Princeton University — fin- a medal. Catchur won the event by works hard every day — you (15-6), Mike Weber (14-8), in Jacksonville. ished seventh. Vinson vaulted 12 feet, 6 clearing the bar at 14-6. have to almost kick him out Mike Fain (14-0), Adam Panskyy’s personal-best Only one other Keys ath- inches, 6 inches off his per- “We were pretty confi- of practice,” Perkins said. Burton (13-6) and Pat time of 45.44 seconds was lete went to Jacksonville — sonal best of 13 feet, which dent he would place higher,” “That’s what you need Labrada (13-6). CORAL SHORES HURRICANES’ FINALE

Will Ismer (front center) is surrounded by family and school staff as he signs his letter to attend Pearl River Community College. Two commit to college Two graduating Coral Shores High students, Luis Santiesteban and Will Ismer, will continue their athletic careers after signing commit- ments to out-of-state colleges. Santiesteban, who qualified to compete in three freestyle races at the 2012 Florida Finals Class A Swimming Champion- ships and owns several Hurricane records, heads to Hartwick College in Oneonta, N.Y., upstate about three and a half hours northwest of New York City. Several members of Hartwick’s Hawks reached the NCAA Division 3 cham- Luis Santiesteban is all pionship meet in March. smiles as he signs to attend Santiesteban began swim- Hartwick College in upstate ming competitively at age 6 under coach Jon Olsen, an New York. Keynoter photo by KEVIN WADLOW Olympic gold medalist and At 6-foot-9, Ismer was a Danny Whisted (2) of Coral Shores High goes low to take a ground ball away from Columbus Catholic in an April 24 state Hurricane coach. Coral Shores standout in lacrosse playoff game in Tavernier.Columbus,18-2 and ranked No.6 in Florida,outscored the District 30 champion Hurricanes, “I couldn’t be more proud football, basketball and track. 20-7, to end Coral Shores’ season with a 6-8 record. Spencer Calvert scored two goals for the Canes.Whisted also scored. of Luis,” Olsen said. “His He will attend Pearl River commitment and sacrifice (Miss.) Community College have paid off in a big way.” to play football. UPPER KEYS Santiesteban also compet- “William’s best football is ed for the Florida Gold Coast in front of him,” said Cane squad and raced in the Junior head coach Ed Holly. “He Olympics. He was accepted has rare size and athletic Sports booster group adds two at four colleges, including gifts. He has a chance to be Florida Atlantic University very special.” tion with sit- community sional tennis coach for more and the University of Tampa. Ismer played defensive Wheaton, Hlis ting mem- rather than than 20 years. She also holds “He found the perfect bal- end, tight end and tackle for join foundation bers Barney spend time a degree in physical therapy ance at Hartwick College,” the Canes. He also was Coral Rich, raising and certifications in strength said his mother, Jillian. “It Shores’ leading scorer and Keynoter Staff George money for and conditioning, and offered his intended major and rebounder on the basketball Hertel, Jim their sport. ergonomic assessment. She he made a strong connection court, and reached the state Two Upper Keys resi- Mooney, Wheaton is a frequent speaker and with the swim coaches there.” regionals in the shot put. dents with sports back- Paul Grewe graduated writer on preventing sports Hartwick extended an Ismer said he picked grounds have joined the and Randy from Coral injuries. academic scholarship to Pearl River to “allow me to board of the Upper Keys HLIS Baad. WHEATON Shores in Santiesteban. grow academically as well Foundation Inc., created to The foundation seeks to 1978 after competing in “I’m very excited about as athletically.” help Coral Shores High underwrite Hurricane athlet- football, wrestling and base- Column on hold college and my future,” he Parents Renee and Bill School athletic programs. ic programs in return for stu- ball. He played football at Capt. Chris Johnson’s said. “I’m grateful to all the Ismer said the Coral Shores Mark Wheaton of dent-athletes donating their Baker (Kan.) College before weekly Fishing the people that helped me get to staff and community played a Wheaton’s Service Center time to local charities, bene- an injury ended his career. Florida Keys column is this point, especially my sis- large role in helping Ismer and Jane Hlis of Atlantic fits and causes. The philoso- Hlis, a scholarship tennis on hiatus this week and ter and my parents for always advance to the college ranks Sportcare will serve as direc- phy enables students to player for Trinity University will return May 8. believing in me.” as a player and student. tors of the nonprofit organiza- become involved with the in Texas, has been a profes- Our market leading rates are now available to you! Apply online at www.powerfi.org or call 800.548.5465

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THE DINING TABLE French toast with chocolate? You bet Raspberries add a great final touch By SARA MOULTON Associated Press

Time for a confession. As Andrea Caridad Sucorro and Adam Michael Bell are the a child, I never once celebrat- new parents of Skylar Phoenix Bell, born at 1:04 a.m. ed Mother’s Day, which is on April 20 at Lower Keys Medical Center. Skylar was 21 May 10. My parents thought inches long and weighed 8 pounds, 3 ounces. the holiday was nothing more than a cheesy excuse to sell greeting cards, and who was I LIVING BRIEFS to argue? But after I became a moth- Shelter hosting include preferred seating er myself? Oh. My. God. and two drinks. To get tick- I’d spent years working 80 night of fashion ets, call the shelter at 743- hours a week as a restaurant 5452 or go to Domestic chef, and that was nothing The Monroe County Dignity on Facebook. compared to the amount of Domestic Abuse Shelter Clothes being modeled work required of the mother Photo courtesy ASSOCIATED PRESS hosts Peace, Love and Palm come from the Blue of a newborn. I buckled down You wouldn’t think French toast and chocolate go together, but looking at this, it seems and got the job done, but not Trees, a fundraising fashion Boutique and Tommy a natural. show, at 6 p.m. May 17 at the Bahama at Cheeca Lodge. without help. And not before Islander Resort Conference In the last fiscal year, the establishing that in our house, little chocoholic love the Heat the oven to 350 then carefully flip and cook Center in Islamorada. shelter served 850 clients we’d most certainly be cele- taste of our French toast, she degrees. In a blender or food for another three minutes. It’s emceed by Capt. from Key Largo to Key brating Mother’s Day. And also loved to make it. processor, combine the rasp- Transfer to a rimmed baking Skip Bradeen with music by West. Services include emer- not just once a year, but once The following recipe is berries with 2.5 tablespoons sheet. Repeat with the Freddy Perez. Tickets are gency stays, counseling and a week. Every Sunday. perfect for breakfast in bed of the sugar. Puree, then pour remaining bread and choco- $20; VIP tickets for $75 a 24-hour hotline. At my insistence, the for mom on Mother’s Day. through a mesh strainer. late, coating the pan with Husband did just as much Complement the finished Discard the seeds and set additional cooking spray. diaper-changing, baby- French toast with some fresh- aside the sauce. When all of the stuffed bathing and bottle-feeding as ly squeezed orange juice and In a medium bowl, whisk French toast has been cooked yours truly. I also charged a pot of freshly brewed cof- together the eggs and egg in the skillet and transferred him with preparing and serv- fee, and you’re off to the whites. Add the milk, vanilla, to the baking sheet, bake in ing me breakfast in bed on races. salt and remaining 1.5 table- the oven for 10 minutes, or Sunday mornings. What you’ll need: spoons of sugar. Whisk until until cooked through. Of course, he’s not really ● One pint (two cups) well combined. Cut each portion in half a cook, not even much of a fresh raspberries, plus extra Coat a large nonstick skil- on the diagonal, drizzle with home cook, so I reassured to garnish. let with cooking spray and some of the raspberry sauce him that the meal didn’t have ● Quarter cup sugar, divid- heat over medium. Dip two and garnish with additional to be fancy. All I needed was ed. slices of the bread in the egg raspberries. a cup of hot coffee and some- ● Two large eggs. mixture until well soaked. Start to finish: 45 minutes. thing on a plate or in a bowl ● Two large egg whites. Place the soaked slices in the Servings: Four. that I could eat at my leisure. ● One cup of 1 percent milk. skillet and sprinkle each with Nutrition information per In the years since, I came ● One and a half teaspoons a quarter of the chocolate. serving: 380 calories; 130 up with a dish that incorpo- vanilla extract. Dip another two slices of calories from fat (34 percent rates two of daughter ● Pinch of table salt. bread in the egg mixture, then of total calories); 14 g fat (6 g Ruthie’s favorite things, ● Eight slices whole- set them on top of the choco- saturated; 0 g trans fats); 95 French toast and chocolate. wheat bread, lightly toasted. late, pressing gently but firm- mg cholesterol; 54 g carbo- And I added one of mine, ● Three ounces bittersweet ly so the pieces adhere. hydrate; 9 g fiber; 26 g sugar; raspberries. Not only did my chocolate, coarsely chopped Cook for three minutes, 17 g protein; 400 mg sodium. KEY WEST Get a clue at Mystery Fest scheduled May 10 and 11. attending who are tasked The festival concludes Play, readings Aspiring detectives are with evaluating the evidence May 13 with a classic mys- and much more invited to test their sleuthing and finding the solution. tery movie at the Tropic skills during A Pink Panther Suspense fans also can Cinema, 416 Eaton St., and a part of event Affair, a catered mystery attend a reading of the finalist backstage tour of the party slated for 7 p.m. May entries in the Mystery Short “Deathtrap” set. Add up the clues and the 11 at the Gardens Hotel, 526 Story Contest, during break- For more event informa- solution becomes obvious: Angela St. “The Pink Lace fast May 12 at the Westin tion, registration and costs, go Savvy sleuths should make Diamond Murder Mystery” Key West Resort & Marina, to www.keywestmystery tracks for the second annual will reveal clues to those 245 Front St. fest.com. Key West Mystery Fest. Set for May 10 through 13, the event is to include the MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS staging of comedy thriller “Deathtrap,” a Pink Panther puzzler party and more. 35 prep for overseas trips “Deathtrap” will be at the Waterfront Playhouse adja- Thirty-five students from al orientation through local Stephanie Reyes, France. cent to Mallory Square. The Monroe County high schools immersion. International ● Coral Shores High play explores just how far a have registered for separate Living experiences involve School: Rebecca Davis, writer of Broadway myster- overseas adventures in July. three to five weeks of lan- South Africa; Tristan Garcia, ies will go to overcome a cre- The students are partici- guage learning, individual France; Maria Lozada, Italy; ative dry spell. pating in the Experiment in home-stays and community Iyamilet Vargas, Spain. The curtain goes up at 8 International Living cross- involvement in 20 different ● Key West Collegiate: p.m. each Thursday through cultural experience. Twenty countries. Chynna Eckard, Costa Rica. Saturday through May 18, of the students are in the Take Students are now begin- ● Key West High School: with festival performances Stock in Children mentoring ning preparations to study Shayne Alongi, Chile; Ramon and scholarship program. abroad in their assigned Arza-Sosa, China; Mercedes All of the 35 students will country. The breakdown: Cosby, Korea; Araley Cruz, leave the U.S. in small ● Marathon High School: France; Anthony Garcia- groups at the end of June, Samantha Bonilla, Costa Rica; Montero, Spain; Torrin joining about 1,000 other Zoe Caldwell, Navajo Nation; Jacobsen, Mongolia; U.S. high school students in Dominick Desrosiers, Mexico; Maximilian Mealor, Peru; the annual program of cultur- Carlos O’Farrill, Spain; Daniel Quinlan, Japan; Laura Urbay, France; Jack Willis, Argentina. “I believe strongly in the effectiveness of interactive learning,” said Monroe County Education Foundation President John Padget. The foundation partners with the Vermont-based Experiment in International Living. “The EIL program offers one of the best frameworks for responsible development of young minds and hearts. Students see from new per- spectives, respond to unfa- miliar challenges and solve problems with initiative and good judgment. It’s life- learning that tests their assumptions and broadens the mind,” Padget said. Since the program started in the Keys in 2006, 104 Monroe County students have gone through it. This year’s group will raise that number to 139. Keynoter KeysNet.com Wednesday, May 1, 2013 3B

MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS KIDS FISHING DAY Scholarship deadlines near one each for a graduating community service and vol- at Key West High School or Several Marathon High and Key unteer work. online at www.keywestart available West High student, whose Applications for each center.com. The Key West career plans dovetail with the scholarship are available Art Center is a nonprofit from groups organization’s mission to from Alice Calleja in the Key gallery at 301 Front St. protect the Key deer. West High School guidance Call 294-1241 for more The list of scholarships To find out more about the office. The deadline to apply information. available for graduating Keys Mick Putney Memorial is this coming Tuesday. ● The Marathon and Lower high-school seniors keeps on Scholarship, call Jerry ● The Key West Art Center Keys Association of Realtors growing as the end of school Dykuisen at 515-2759. has established a scholarship has a scholarship for the win- nears. Among them: ● The Key West Chamber in honor of Martha Watson ner of its essay contest. ● The family of John of Commerce’s $15,000 Sauer, a Works Progress Applicants are asked to Torres is awarding a scholar- Honor Roll 100/Charley P. Administration artist who write an essay on “How do ship to a senior at Marathon Toppino Memorial Scholar- arrived in Key West during you perceive Realtors as High School who plans to ship is awarded over four the Great Depression at age being an asset to the econo- attend a culinary, hospitality years to an honor-roll student 24 and stayed to make it the my and our community?” or vocational school, but oth- who will attend college full- home that she returned to Interested students can pick ers will be considered. time. The recipient will rank from travels around the world up an application from Applications are available in the top 10 percent of his or until she died in 2005. Marathon High School guid- through Katrina Wiatt and her class and demonstrated The $1,000 scholarship is ance counselor Kathy Kathy Sympson at the school; community service. intended for a high school stu- Simpson (289-2467) or from The annual Big Pine Key Kids Fishing Tournament attracted the deadline is May 9. The chamber’s Appelrouth dent who wants to pursue an the Realtors’ office in the hundreds of people April 20,with 127 kids registered to fish ● The Key Deer Protection Scholarship is for $1,000 and advanced degree in studio art. Gulfside Village plaza at from the No Name Key Bridge. The tournament, sponsored Alliance has two $1,000 col- goes to one boy and one girl Applications are available mile marker 50 bayside by the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office and Lower Keys/Big lege scholarships available, with strong backgrounds in through the Art Department (743-2485). Pine Rotary, included food and prizes. Steve and Holly Estes were the main organizers. ART SHOW COMING UP LIVING BRIEFS Sea-level rise and Hurricane Sandy. talk is May 6 Book group reads, Save-A-Turtle hosts Jon talks ‘Catherine’ Rizzo, warning coordina- tion mteorologist with the The Marathon Library National Weather Service Book Discussion Group in Key West, for a May 6 meets Friday at 10 a.m. to talk titled “Sea Level Rise discuss “Catherine the and Storm Surge.” Great” by Robert Massie. The free 7:30 p.m. pres- It’s the story of an entation will cover sea- obscure young German level rise within the Florida princess who traveled to Keys, storm surge from Russia at age 14 and rose to hurricanes and what causes become one of the most anomalies in the predicted remarkable, powerful and tides. Examples of anom- captivating woman in his- alies will be presented, tory. Call Fran at 304-4686 including the June and for more information. October 2012 spring tides

Senior Island Christian School art students Nathalie Sassine, Jessica Ledwith and Diana Dupre join teacher Fran Young to display their portfolios at the Island Christian Art Show May 7 at the ICS campus in Islamorada.The show, free and open to the public, is open from 6:30 to 8 p.m., with a special presentation beginning at 7 pm.The campus is at mile marker 83.4.

ASTRONOMY Distant planets seem ideal for life The discoveries, pub- ours, the new discoveries, That planet is so close it They remind lished online in the journal called Kepler-62-e and Kepler- may need clouds to cool off scientists Science, mark a milestone in 62-f, are just right. And they and it’s more likely to be an the search for planets where are fraternal twins. They circle all-water world, unlike any of Earth life could exist. In the four the same star, an orange dwarf, other in our solar system, years that Kepler has been and are next to each other — Kaltenegger said. Astronomers By SETH BORENSTEIN trailing Earth’s orbit, the tele- closer together than Earth and cannot confirm that either Associated Press scope has found 122 exo- its neighbor Mars. planet has water, but based on planets — planets outside our The planets are slightly other research, it’s a good NASA’s planet-hunting solar system. wider than Earth, but not too assumption, she said. telescope has discovered In the past, those planets big. Kepler-62-e is a bit The planets circle a star two planets that seem like haven’t fit all the criteria that balmy, like a Hawaiian that is 7 billion years old — ideal places for some sort of would make them right for world, and Kepler-62-f is a about 2.5 billion years older life to flourish. And they are life of any kind from bit frosty, more Alaskan, than our sun. Kepler spots the just the right size and in just microbes to man. Borucki said. planets as they go between the right place. Many planets aren’t in the The pair is 1,200 light Earth and their star ever so One is toasty, the other habitable zone — where it’s years away; a light year is slightly, reducing the light nippy. not too hot and not too cold almost 6 trillion miles. from the star. The distant duo are the for liquid water. And until “This is the first one where “If there’s life at all on best candidates for habitable now, the few found in that I’m thinking ‘Huh, Kepler-62- those planets, it must be very planets that astronomers have ideal zone, were just too big. f really might have life on it’,” advanced” evolutionarily found so far, said William Those are likely to be gas said study co-author David because the planets are so Borucki, the chief scientist balls like Neptune and that’s Charbonneau of Harvard. old, said Borucki. for NASA’s Kepler telescope. not suitable for life. “This is a very important bar- And it’s got astronomers Similarly, any Earth-size rier that’s been crossed. Why thinking that similar planets planets weren’t in the right wouldn’t it have life?” that are just about right for place near their stars, To make it warm enough life — so-called Goldilocks Borucki said. for life the planet would need planets — might be common In the Goldilocks game of greenhouse gas trapping its in the universe. looking for other planets like star’s heat because the star only gives off one-fifth the energy of our sun, but that’s something that is likely to TOP TOASTMASTER happen, Borucki said. The dozens of researchers who co-authored the study dis- agree on which one is better suited to life. Lisa Kaltenegger of the Max Planck Institute of Astronomy in Germany likes Kepler-62-e more because it’s closer to the star and is warmer. She said it is probably “like Washington in May.” MAY Tax Talk Facts Tag Talk FROM THE TAX COLLECTOR • Taxes must be paid in certified funds by May 31, 2013 at 4:45 pm to avoid the Tax Certificate Sale. • Delinquent taxes will be advertised in the KEY WEST CITIZEN on May 8th, 15th, and 22nd. Tangible taxes will be advertised on the 9th of May. The Internet Tax Sale will be held at 8:30 am on Saturday June 1st. The advertised list can be viewed on the web site Phyllis May (center), a member of the Key West May 8th @ (www.bidmonroe.com). Toastmasters, is honored in Miami with the Outstanding Toastmaster Award in Division E, which consists of about • For those who signed up for the installment plan, bills will be mailed out on May 31, 2013. 600 members in 28 Toastmasters clubs in the Keys and As of March 31st the 2012 Tax Roll is 88% collected in the amount of $195,416,447.15. Miami-Dade County.Toastmasters teaches public speaking • The Tax Collector’s offices throughout the Keys will be closed on Monday, May 27th for and the related benefits of self-confidence. With May are Division E Gov. Samantha O’Neill (left) and District 47 Lt. the Memorial Day holiday. Gov. of Membership Francis Molina. 4B Wednesday, May 1, 2013* KeysNet.com Keynoter

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MARATHON (Fishermen’s owner or lienor that he has a described property as set forth 2004 AVB45992G304 AVON Call Steve at 786-236-8550 Point) 20th St. Lot 5, boat right to a hearing prior to the in the Final Judgment, to wit: ROVER dock & tool shed. 12,500 sf. scheduled date of sale by filing HAMMER POINT MM 93.5 Owner financing available . with the Clerk of the Court. b) ON THE ISLAND OF STOCK 2004 KM4CA104041306163 Canal front, on Camelot Dr. $360K obo. 305-923-9633 Owner has the right to recover ISLAND AND KNOWN AS: JEHM 2 BR / 1.5 BA MM 100 $1300 / mo. + util. possession of vehicle by Canal front, swimming pool, Call (305) 395-9627 posting bond in accordance LOT 46, BLOCK E, LINCOLN 2006 KMYSE4B486C006732 2nd floor of CBS home. $1800 or (305) 590-7427. / mo. incl util + cable. Small with Florida Statutes Section GARDENS NO. 2, ACCORD- DAEL MM 106 2 BR / 1 BA 559. 917. c) Proceeds from the ING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, pet okay. (305) 322-2937. 2007 LJ4TCBPX07J940076 A/C, enclosed FL room. New OFFICE SPACE MM 98 sale of the vehicle after RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 5 MARATHON 2BD, 2BA floors, fenced yard, outdoor payment lien claimed by lienor AT PAGE 90 OF THE PUBLIC Shanghai Jmstar Motorcycle CANALFRONT. Florida room Small office - $300 per mo. spa. Sm. pets okay. No AC Space - $300 per mo. will be deposited with the Clerk RECORDS OF MONROE overlooking Boot Key Harbor. smoking inside. Furn. of the Court. Any person(s) COUNTY, FLORIDA. 2007 LYDTCBPD775000201 Deep water dock. F/L/S. Call ( 305) 522-6598 KAIT $1300/mo.or unfurn. $1100/ claiming any interest(s) in the $1,350/mo + utils. 743-5623 mo. (305) 778-2916. Shown above vehicles contact: Any person claiming an inter- by weekend appt. Rainbow Title & Lien, Inc., est in the surplus from the 2008 1N4AL24E88C239213 NISS LARGE STORAGE YARD (954) 920-6020. *All auctions sale, if any, other than the MARATHO N 2 BR, 1-1/2 BA, MM 91. Suitable for your are held with reserve* Some property owner as of the date on canal with concrete dock. business. Only $600 per of the vehicles may have been of the Lis Pendens must file a 2008 KM4CA104081601138 HYOS All tiled, C/A, W/D, shed, month Call (305) 522-6598. released prior to auction LIC # claim within 60 days after the fenced yard. Yrly lse. $1300/ AB-0001256 sale. MM 93 LARGE Published May 1, 2013 mo, F/L/S. 914-522-9092 STORAGE YARD Published April 24,May 1, 2013 ATTENTION: PERSONS Florida Keys Keynoter MARATHON 4 BR, 2 BA FENCED AREA, SPACE Florida Keys Keynoter WITH DISABILITIES 2 car garage! On dry lot, AVAILABLE . fenced in yard. $1850/mo + (305) 522-6598 MM 92 HARRY HARRIS PK. If you are a person with a util. 305-743-7277 Ad# 473114 2 BR / 1 BA, covered screen disability who needs any MM 100 B/S 3 BR/2 BA , porch. W/D inside, Access to accommodation in order to NOTICE OF PUBLIC unfurn, partial bayview on comm. boat ramp. $1500 / CLIMATE CONTROLLED participate in this proceed- AUCTION dead end st. Screened porch, mo. + util. Call (305) 321-9944 STORAGE. ing, you are entitled, at no lg. fenced yd. $2400/mo Call Fred’s Beds, Auction to be held on cost to you, to the provision F/L/S. + util (516) 655-5321 305-743-7277 5/17/2013 at 8:00 A.M. at of certain assistance. LOST YOUR PET? MM 89 SPLIT LEVEL LG. COMMERCIAL SPACES All American Towing & Tire, Please contact: OR RV LOTS FOR RENT 1 BR / 2.5 BA Lg. liv. room, eat MM 100 Inc., 711 Largo Rd, Key Cheryl Alfonso FOUND A PET? in kit., Freshly painted, Marathon *Warehouse - $500 Largo, FL 33037 in accord- 302 Fleming Street CALL US TO PLACE A screened patio & fenced yd. In Adult Park 14 x 24 w/ bath ance to FL statue section Key West, FL 33040 FREE AD Elec. & basic cable incl. Please call 305-743-6519 *Large Office - $500 713.78 for unpaid towing & Phone: (305) 292-3423 THE KEYNOTER 743-5551 $1500. (305) 517-6582 or 14 x 27 w/ bath storage. DATED AT KEY WEST, (305) 664-7252 *Small Office - $300 10 x 16 feet 2003 Hyundai Tiburon GT FLORIDA THIS 16 DAY OF MM 90 O/S 3 BR / 3 BA Marathon 574 99th St Ocean. *AC Storage - $300 2 door APRIL, 2013 Spacious, w/ pool & dockage. Unfurn 1BR, 1BA apt on canal. 10 x 16 feet VIN# KMHHN65F03U067615 Great location. $3000 / mo. + Shonta McLeod util. F/L/S. Avail. 5/15. Yearly Tiled. Scrn porch. 40’ dockage. Call (305) 522-6598 lease. Larry Leberman, Agent, PETS WELCOME. $1200/mo. Published May 1, 2013 F/L/S. 305-289-0802 Florida Keys Keynoter AMY HEAVILIN, CLERK Island Breeze Realty. Call CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT MARATHON May 3 & 4, 8-2 (305) 852-8040 MARATHO N EFFICIENCY Household goods, fabrics, Marathon - Commercial 6465 COURT Ocean Isles gated commty. clothes, patio furniture. O/S Hwy, Unit #3: Space for MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA Furn, clubhouse w/pool , N/S, Ad# 475218 8052 Shark Drive (behind rent, $900/Mo (plus tax), no pets. Bkgnd chk req. $795. airport, off Dolphin Drive) Stilt house on canal o/s for includes water svs & garbage Published May 1, 8, 2013 386-308-4071; 386-467-1966 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF Florida Keys Keynoter rent Spacious 1/1 stilt house svs. Overseas Hwy Signage THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL one canal in from ocean for MARATHON STUDIO APT. Space included with Unit. 1st, CIRCUIT rent. $1400.00 + elec. pets ok. Furnished, Water & electric Last & Sec. Please call 305- IN AND FOR MONROE Ad# 478751 m/m 99.5 305 450-2687 included. No pets. $900/mo. 743-5680, M-F, 9-4. COUNTY, FLORIDA F/L/S. 743-0404 Marathon office space. Desk Notice of sale Notice of Public MM102 1 BR / 1 BA /office space. Price negotiable CASE NO.: Sale pursuant to Chapter based on space req’d. Profes- 44-2012-CA-001396K 328.17 of the Florida Lien Law. Furn. downstairs apt. Incl. BRAND NEW ROOMS TO GO sional building. Hwy frontage The following vessels will sell 1/2 Duplex for rent 1/2 Duplex elec. & water. No smoking / no full sleeper, leather sofa/hydra 305-731-1183; 305-731-9751 THE BANK OF NEW YORK at Public Sale at Auction to the for rent. Completely pets, $850 /mo. F/S (305) protection. Tropical auqa light MARATHON US 1 MELLON FKA THE BANK OF highest bidder, provided the remodeled. New cabinets, tile, 904-8866 or (305) 970-4344 green color. $1233 new. Call NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE sale price is greater than 50% A/C and range. Washer/Dryer MM 89 1 BR FRESHLY Commercial Space Avail. Nora at (305) 582-0579. included. $1200 per month. 1000 sf, $1/sf + util, taxes & FOR THE of the fair market value subject painted rear, upstairs apt. W/D First/Last/Security required. insur. Yard space also CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF to any and all recorded on site. Elec. & basic cable CWALT, INC. ALTERNATIVE mortgages. Sale Date: May 23, References required. 10803 available. 305-923-9542 5th Ave Gulf. Call 743-7072 8 incl. $900 / mo. (305) 517- LOAN TRUST 2006-12CB, 2013 at 10:00am *Auction will 6582 or (305) 664-7252. MORTGAGE PASS-THRU occur where each vessel is to 5 Monday thru Friday only. CERTIFICATES SERIES located* 1983 Hewes, Reg# $1,200 305-743-7072 MM 95 CANAL FRONT 1 BR 2006-12CB FL3799EM, Hull Id# [email protected] Apt. No pets. 1st and last. RGLF1416M83B Located at $1000 / mo. incl. all util. & Plaintiff, 80625 Overseas Highway Marathon Nice 2/1 with FL cable. Call (786) 295-1789. Islamorada FL 33036 Lien room, cent. a/c, tile floors, w/d v. Amount: $4,503.00 a) Notice to L R sofas,tables,lamps,curio 1300/mth, F/L/S +util. 305-743 the owner or lienor that he has DR table, 8chairs, china cab. -3847 [email protected] REJANE M. OLDHAM a right to a hearing prior to the Wicker BRset, futons, misc. A/K/A REJANE M. OLDHAM; scheduled date of sale by filing DinetteTable w/4chairs, more! RENTING? ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN with the Clerk of the Court. b) Formal to fun. 305-289-1696 PUBLIC NOTICE PARTIES CLAIMING BY, Owner has the right to recover Notice is hereby given THROUGH, UNDER, AND possession of vehicle by AGAINST THE HEREIN posting bond in accordance that to recover BUYING? NAMED INDIVIDUAL with Florida Statutes Section PRIVATE COLLECTOR charges under a lien DEFENDANT(S) WHO ARE 559. 917. c) Proceeds from the WANTS. Rolex Dive watches due to salvage, tow, NOT KNOWN TO BE DEAD sale of the vehicle after and Pilot Watches. Old model SELLING? OR ALIVE, WHETHER SAID payment lien claimed by lienor Military clocks & watches. repair and storage of UNKNOWN PARTIES MAY will be deposited with the Clerk Call 305-743-4578. the 1975 Pearson 30 CLAIM AN INTEREST AS of the Court. Any person(s) Sailboat HIN claiming any interest(s) in the Use the SPOUSES, HEIRS, PEA48673M75B, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, OR above vehicles contact: OTHER CLAIMANTS; AND Rainbow Title & Lien, Inc., U.S. COINS registered to Keynoter TENANT N/K/A MARIE (954) 920-6020. *All auctions Unwanted or broken gold + THEODORE HERNTIER; ALONSO are held with reserve* Some silver jewlery. Old oil paintings of the vessels may have been Best price guaranteed. Private 3/2+loft MM 87 Comp Remod it will be sold Classifieds for Defendant(s). released prior to auction LIC # collector. 305-743-5780 Gorgeous townhome in Exec on 12May2013, at AB-0001256 Bay Club. Stainless, granite, 0700 hrs, at 5171 all your real NOTICE OF SALE tons of room. Beautiful Overseas Hwy, Published May 1, 8, 2013 commun pool, tennis courts, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Florida Keys Keynoter RESTAURANT EQUIPMENT beach & dock. Furn of Unfurn. Marathon FL 33050, estate needs. pursuant to an Order of Final All new. 20’ refrigerated Won’t last! $1,700/mo 954-816 By Marathon Maverick -6455 [email protected] counter, new hot server, Charters.Com CONTINUED IN NEXT COLUMN sneeze glass, dough divider, 743-5551 abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVYXYZ<>1234567890,./-=_+:” trays, etc. $1,500. LLC, (305)407-4057. 305-849-0397 Keynoter KeysNet.com Wednesday, May 1, 2013 5B

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Communications Officer – MARATHON POSITIONS AVAILABLE AT: Monroe County Sheriff's Office is looking The Guidance/Care for applicants with strong communications DOLPHIN RESEARCH CENTER Center, Inc. skills, proficient computer knowledge and 58901 O/S Hwy - Grassy Key, FL RN - Marathon the ability to work independently and Teaching... Learning...Caring multi-task. Full-Time inpatient. This position involves receiving incoming calls and Behavioral Health interpreting emergency and non-emergency communications: Technician - Marathon dispatch of deputies, other emergency service units and Outgoing, energetic individual, who is a “people-person” and Crisis Stabilization Unit provide arrival instructions for emergency Medical enjoys working with the public, is needed as an Entry Level Part-Time Dispatching. Trainer for our Animal Care & Training department. Behavioral Health Qualifications required: A high school diploma or its Individual will learn to prepare daily diet/vitamin preparation Therapist equivalent. Type at least 35 wpm and successfully pass the for our dolphins & sea lions, narrate public program presen- Providing individual and pre-test and questionnaires. Ability to work day and night group counseling for mental shifts and required to work during natural disasters. tations, & basic animal feeding/handling. Must be team health and substance abuse clients in the Marathon Applicants must fill out the MCSO online pre player & have excellent organization & communications application at www.keysso.net. Please email resumes skills; be physically fit, able to lift at least 50 pounds & office. Florida License to [email protected] or fax to (305) 292-7159. Required: LCSW, LMHC or pass a swim test. Benefits include medical insurance, LMFT. Bi-lingual preferred. Suzanne Alexander may be contacted @ (305) 292-7044. 401(k), vacation and paid holidays. E-mail your resume EOE/AAP Full time. to [email protected]. EOE Substance Abuse Counselors For Jail Incarceration NOW Program at Monroe County Detention Center in Key HIRING! West. Bachelor’s in Human Services required. CAP and Bilingual preferred. Service Outboard Full-Time. Case Manager Technician /Rigger Coordinating and providing services to adults and children Apply in person Mon-Fri 11-5 Join “Team Hammocks” and work in a fun and exciting environment. in the Middle Keys. Bachelor’s Also can email info to [email protected] in Human Service Field and We offer growth opportunities, a competitive salary and an excellent benefit package. 1 year experience required. POSITIONS AVAILABLE: Full-Time. Make BIG • Activities Person All applicants must submit: $$$$ ( 1) resume; 2) three references; Previous camp counselor, swimming, arts & crafts exp. a plus) 3) undergo background, finger- FIRST MORTGAGE LOANS Bartender, Dancers print, and drug screening prior FOR SALE. Discounted 25%. • Guest Service Agent to any offer of employment. Currently paying 7.25%. Servers & Security [email protected]. Housing available • Experienced Cooks (305) 743-5164 Send resume to Monday - Saturday • Seasonal Bartenders [email protected] Call Mr Ford EEOC/DFWP Apply in person: 664-4335 Former applicants need not reapply WOODY’S MM82 1688 Overseas Hwy., Marathon G MM 48.2 Bayside Equal Opportunity Employer/Drug Free Workplace ADMIN / CLERICAL ASST. (FT) needed to perform a variety of tasks. Must be Sunshine Key RV Resort is motivated & dependable. PART TIME BOAT WASHER / DOCKMASTER needed for now hiring for PT Security (Fri- Proficiency in MS Word & Sun), PT Gate Guard (Fri- Dolphin Research Center Excel req. H.S. diploma or eq. boat club in Islamorada. Scrubbing, cleaning & lt. maint. Sun), FT Housekeeping, and has a full-time position for an CLUB MANAGER (CM) req. Apply in person at Coral FT Maintenance Supervisor. IT Technical Specialist . Medical, 87899 Overseas Hwy. work for med. sized rec. boats. 2 - 3 day / wk., weekends Must be available weekends. Successful candidate will have or fax resume to (305) 852- Apply in person 38801 O/S good problem solving skills, MARATHON YACHT CLUB (MYC) 2284. Drug Free Workplace. expected. Friendly cust. svc & Hwy, MM39. 305-872-2217 good comm. skills req. If working knowledge of MS sunshinekey_mgr@equitylifes Office/Windows OS, a pleasant MYC, a member-owned private club, is hiring a CM. RECEPTIONIST- P/T interested call (305) 906-1693. tyle.com for real estate office, Mthn attitude and ability to work well The CM will be responsible for operations/financial with others. Must be able to lift Windows exp. needed. THE MOORINGS Send resume to Keynoter, c/o is seeking 30 pounds. Weekends management of the kitchen/restaurant/bar; team required. Benefits include Recept., P.O. Box 500158, Customer Service Clerk F/T self motivated, detail oriented recruiting, facilitation, training & reviews; purchasing Marathon, 33050 & P/T, Bahia Honda Park MM and hard working individuals to medical insurance, 401(k), 37. Be a team player & have fill positions in Housekeeping. vacation and paid holidays. & inventories; profit & loss results; member relations some exp. in Retail, Food Srv Please submit an application Job description available at or Water Sports 305-872-3954 /resume @ 123 Beach Rd., www.dolphins.org. E-mail your & membership development. Reports to resume to [email protected] CARPENTERS & LABORERS Islamorada. MM 81.5 ocean FRONT DESK ASSOCIATE / EOE Must have tools & side or email: Commodore. See FLCMAA.ORG career opportunities Reservations. F/P for Key transportation. Long term [email protected] Largo Dive Resort, clean cut, for more info. Available 5/1/2013. FAX resume to employment. Top pay for non smoker send resume to: quality minded individuals. [email protected] GET RESULTS (305) 743-4042 or mail to: MYC, 825 33rd St., Must pass background check. Delivery / Labor Delivery Call (305) 852-2806. WOWwith the LOOK Keynoter’s !!! person wanted must be over Marathon, FL 33050, classified section. 25 yrs old, with Florida clean driving record. 305-852-8771 Attn: Selection Committee Front Desk Part time We are 743-5551 [email protected] CLEANERS a Timeshare Resort, Looking Saturday in Marathon for a person with Computer skills, must speak English, a $17/hr. Seasonal OK people person. Application will Call 305-743-8111 be available at the office M-F CLEANING PERSON, P/T from 8am to 5pm. 305-743- Lower Keys for Sat. Am, 7900 [email protected] approx. 4 hrs. Yr round work. HOUSEKEEPER NEEDED Drug test & background check in Key Largo, Spanish ok, req’d. 743-0697 Lv message English not necessary, apply in CONSTRUCTIO N HELPER person at Amoray Dive Resort, Making a Difference with Children & Families Must be self-motivated, have MM 104.5 bay side. Search Public Notices Online transportation, tools and a HOUSEKEEPING F/T or P/T. Full Case Manager in Key West valid driver’s license. Marathon 8 AM - 3 PM. Big Pine Key It’s your right to know: area. Call 289-8331 Fishing Lodge, MM33. Full Case Manager in Marathon GATE ATTENDANT Apply in person or call G School District Budgets G Local Tax Changes Nights & weekend work. 305-872-2351 For detailed job description visit wesleyhouse.org MM 65, Long Key. P/T FRONT DESK PERSON G Property Auctions G Public Hearings Call 305-664-4860 or fax Evening hrs. Must be outgoing, G Send application/resume to [email protected] resume to 305-664-5268 friendly & have computer exp. City Budgets Apply Sea Dell Motel, 5000 or stop by 1304 Truman Ave office. O/S Hwy, Mrthn; call 743-5161 Search Public Notices Online at: www.KeysNet.com Competitive salary plus good benefits. WOW LOOK !!! Mouse over Classifieds, then click on “Public Notices” WHFS is an EEOC Employer and Drug-Free Workplace YOU HAVE IT.

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Newspaper Carrier Wanted The 16th Judicial Circuit is accepting MARATHON application for a part-time (10 hours a - If you are a well-organized, week) Male Assistant Urinalysis dedicated and experienced licensed Realtor, an Technician to work with juvenile and exceptional opportunity awaits you as the Real MARATHON adult substance abuse clients in Marathon and Plantation Key offices. Estate Assistant to a Top Agent and Broker. Deliver newspapers The primary functions will be to observe and collect urine samples, random Opportunity involves all aspects of real estate and scheduled at the lab and field testing sites, as well as other assigned 7 days a week duties. This job pays $12.00 per hour, hours are flexible. Interested applicants from preparing CMA’s, transaction management, between 4 a.m. and 7 a.m. should submit a State of Florida Application to [email protected] or Personnel, 302 Fleming Street, Key West, Florida 33040. State of Florida business management to showing properties. applications can be found at www.Keyscourts.net. The successful applicant Job requires strong people skills, solid computer Earn $375 a week. will be required to pass a complete background check. Applications are being accepted until the position is filled. background and a willingness to work in order to Stop in the Marathon office at We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, sex, age or disability. If you need manage a high volume business. Send resume to 3015 Overseas Highway accommodations to participate in the application/selection process, please notify us in advance [email protected] to fill out an application or call at (305)295-3652; to make call through the Florida Relay Center, you can dial 7-1-1. Carter at 305-743-5551 Ext. 21. Deputy Sheriffs – CUDJOE, MARATHON TOM THUMB & TAVERNIER Food Stores, Inc. Monroe County Sheriff's Office is Offers the following positions in currently looking for Florida state MONROE COUNTY ON-CALL SPRAY VEHICLE OPERATOR certified Deputy Sheriffs to work in the Florida * Managers & Manager Trainees Keys. The salary is $42,286.00. Must possess a * Assistant Managers This is a part-time, on-call position relating to the valid Florida Driver’s License. Three shifts available: * Store Clerks operations of the District’s vehicles and spray The MCSO provides excellent career paths and 6am to 2pm equipment. Individual will be responsible for application promotional opportunities. 2pm to 10pm of adulticide to designated areas. Individual will be responsible for the vehicle and spray equipment Applicants must fill out the MCSO online pre 10pm to 6am assigned for a particular spray mission. Individual will application at www.keysso.net. Please email To apply please call 786-295-5307 be asked to work on an as-needed basis which includes resumes to [email protected] or fax to and ask for Cleveland Mathis but is not limited to evenings,weekends, and holidays. (305) 292-7159. Suzanne Alexander may be con- We will train. tacted @ (305) 292-7044. No experience needed. To be considered, applicant must have the following: High school education or equivalent. EOE/AAP Competitive wages and benefits. DFWP. E.O.E. Must hold a valid Florida driver’s license. Must be 18 years of age or older. Landscape Foreman This position will be based out of the Marathon office. D’Asign Source is looking for an experienced and You can apply at: hardworking Landscape FKMCD Foreman to lead and 503 107th Street Bay Side work with landscape Marathon, FL crews. Experience in landscaping/ hardscape FKMCD is an EOE and a Drug-Free work place. installation along with maintenance of landscapes, equipment NEWLY RENOVATED maintenance, irrigation, & lighting systems is necessary. Starting pay $18/hr plus Now hiring personnel for both Part Time Data Collector benefits. Email resume to: Needed RetailData delivers CAPT. (50 TON) & 6 PACK retail intelligence via [email protected] Tom Thumb and Subway. Capt. F/P with PADI Scuba customized shops that fit our Instr. or DM cert. needed for clients’ requirements. We use Key Largo Dive Resort. Only state-of-the-art hardware and Tom Thumb Subway clean cut, non smoking, software to provide observable CLASS A CDL WRECKER enthusiastic applicants. Send marketplace facts. Our DRIVER. Clean driving record Store Clerks Assistant Manager email to [email protected] accurate, timely, cost-effective, required. Apply 100850 SHIFTS 2pm – 10pm or call (305) 394 4400. and actionable information Overseas Hwy., Key Largo, produces a superior return on FL. 305-451-0714 6am – 2pm Sandwich Artists SCUBA INSTRUCTOR (PADI) our clients’ information F/P for Key Largo Dive Resort, investment. RetailData has 2pm – 10pm SHIFTS clean cut, non smoker, email: met the data requirements for [email protected] our expanding client base 10pm – 6am 7am – 2pm & 2pm – 10pm since 1988. We are looking for a Data We will train. No experience needed. EXPERIENCED HELP ONLY Collector in the Marathon area. μ Breakfast Cook The successful candidate will 30’ CHRIS CRAFT Cabin μ Prep Cook, Line Cook be a self starter who likes to Cruiser. Handyman’s Special. Call Cleveland at 786-295-5307 μ Host/Hostess work independently and enjoys Great Liveaboard! $1,750. μ Waitstaff a challenge. This position See at 2525 Overseas Hwy, μ Bartender consists of collecting retail Marathon. Competitive wages and benefits. μ Bus Person pricing information in grocery, 33’ FORTIER 1988 Twin μ Front of House Managers office, pet and mass retailer Perkins, flybridge, sport DFWP • E.O.E. Apply in person: locations. Prior experience in grocery, retail, merchandising, fisherman. Appr at $135K, ask Sunset Grille & Raw Bar, 7 $45K or trade for RV or auto. Knights Key Blvd, Marathon. inventory, undercover price checks or mystery shopping Free dockage. 305-942-3055 IMMEDIATE HIRING highly desirable Must be able Host/Dining Room Captain & to work 40 hours the last week 29’ COMMERCIAL Y & G A/C - ARTIC TEMP Bus Person/Food Runner at of every month, and 5 hours 300 HP John Deere, low hrs. Res & Comm’l, Marine, Sales, TIKI HUTS Hideaway Cafe. Call Robert the first 3 weeks of the month. Fishing & trap pulling. Repair, Refrig, Ice Mach. NEW & REPAIR at 289-1554 10am-12pm. Full electronics. $20,000 obo Lic#CAC 053827, 743-5288 305-664-0099 We pay drive time and mileage 305-522-2702, Islamorada Lic# CYC 000002 LINE COOK as well as the following: A/C - Windswept A/C Cabana Breezes Flexible work schedules All types of permits for sale! & Appliances - "Shut your Immediately hiring! Work independently Rock Shrimp, King Fish, S windows, shut your doors, you Call 743-4849 or Feedback for growth and Atlantic Snapper, Grouper, ain’t gonna be hot no more!" Stump Grinding Apply 401 E. Ocean Dr., KCB. development Gulf 6 Pack reef & pelagic, Lic # CAC056989 μ 289-1748 Stump Grinding & Quarterly Bonus opportunity Commercial Gulf Reef Fish, Fence repair LINE COOK , WAITSTAFF & for performance Gulf Snapper IFQ’s, Long Line ELECTRIC - Kelly Electric Lic. 1204. 872-9877 DISHWASHER Medical/Dental benefits Pkg. Many other permits avail. Serving the Middle Keys since Apply Brutus Seafood 1980! Fair prices, dependable! effective 1st of month following ’78 Whaler We buy, sell & broker all types 6950 O/S Hwy date of hire 1978 Boston Lic# EC525 μ 743-6098 Whaler 13.5ft, ’92 Yamaha of permits. Call before you buy Marathon or call 743-9181 401K after 1st year of or sell! Please call for prices. employment 40hp, and Bimini. And with Marathon A/C & Appliances NOW HIRING trailer. Very good condition. Licensed & Bonded. All per- Sales and Fast & Reliable SERVER AND PART-TIME mits guaranteed valid for trans- For a full job description and to Serious inquiries please. Service! Lic# CAC017490 KITCHEN HELP. Apply at the $5000.00 OBO 305-942-1853 fer, many ref’s avail. John Call 743-5051 complete an application, Potts Jr.321-784-5982, 321- Stuffed Pig, Marathon. please visit our website at [email protected] 302-3630. www.shipsusa.com Plumbing - Ernest E. Rhodes SERVERS, EXPERIENCED http://www.retaildatallc.com. Lic# CFC1427241 No phone calls please. Carolina Skiff Specialists All Commercial Crawfish/Stone Night time, full time/part time. sizes & models: Sea Chasers, 10700 5th Ave, Gulf, Marathon Apply in person to Key Colony Crab Boat & Business For 743-7072 Bennington pontoons & Hydra. Sale. 278 lobster B certs & 86 Inn, 700 W. Ocean Drive, Key sports. Call Ft. Myers for West Colony Beach. stone crab B certs, traps, rope, Coast pricing! 800-955-7543 bouys, everything ready to go Sales Associate Dion Quik fishing. 24’ T-Craft, 454 EFI. Boat Lifts Inc Install & Repair Marts is currently accepting $33,000. Ed 305-896-0617 Concrete wood dock repair. applications for both full and 24’ Columbia Sailboat 1968 MTHN-Mari ne Storage: boats, Piling wraps, pin piles installed. part-time Sales Associates New: roller furling, O/B motor. trailers, campers, any clean Decorative concrete 289-7350 position in Islamorada. storage OK on wheels. Best Qualified applicants will be Good liveaboard. $3,200 OBO. CABINETS - FRED’S BEDS rates in town. 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