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In L’Attitudes Home again Artist Eric Carle’s endearing children’s book Juvenile loggerhead returns safely to sea characters come to life for Keys show. after five months rehabbing at Turtle Story, 3B. Hospital. Story, 8A. WWW.KEYSNET.COM SATURDAY,OCTOBER 29, 2011 VOLUME 58, NO. 87 ● 25 CENTS WINNING WAYS MARATHON Nix likely on sharing chief Roman Gastesi encouraged Marathon eyes Callahan to apply, saying 93 applicants he’s hoping the county fire chief can add Marathon to his for fire chief existing duties. Gastesi called it creating By RYAN McCARTHY “economies of scale” and [email protected] said he’s contacted Marathon City Manager Roger It appears the Marathon Hernstadt about the idea of City Council isn’t interested sharing Callahan. in sharing another fire chief. “I think it’s silly to have The city received 93 five fire chiefs in a communi- applications by the Oct. 21 ty of 73,000 people. I think deadline to replace William it’s a waste of money,” Wagner, who split chief Gastesi said. Key West and duties in Marathon and the Key Largo also have their Islamorada for three years. own chiefs. Among the eager applicants: Callahan said he feels he’s Monroe County Fire Chief capable of doing both jobs. Jim Callahan. County Administrator ● See Chief, 3A KEY WEST Police identify homicide victim ness told the Keynoter that Large rock Alvarado’s legs were visible believed to from the street and that the body was underneath a white be weapon truck parked in a driveway. Alvarado’s family in By RYAN McCARTHY Venezuela was notified of his [email protected] death Friday afternoon. Crean said she couldn’t con- A Key West man was firm he was born there or his found bludgeoned to death citizenship status. Friday morning underneath a Police aren’t discussing truck on a residential block of details of the open investiga- Grinnell Street. tion, but Crean did confirm Key West Police that Alvarado is believed to Department spokeswoman have been beaten to death Alyson Crean late Friday with a large rock. The county afternoon identified the man medical examiner’s office as 32-year-old Jonathan had not confirmed cause of Jainan Alvarado. She con- death by press time Friday. firmed he was an employee It’s unclear whether the at a local restaurant. murder weapon was found at Key West Police, along the scene and if the beating with the Monroe County occurred there. Photo by ANDY NEWMAN / FLORIDA KEYS NEWS BUREAU Sheriff’s Office, closed off Crean said dispatchers Susann D'Antonio and her husband Bobby showcase their "Neptune's Reef" winning entry during Thursday night's the area around 1019 Grinnell received a call at 8:10 a.m. Pier House Pretenders in Paradise Costume Competition. The contest was one of 50 events held during the 2011 Street for investigation most of the morning. An eyewit- ● See Homicide, 3A Fantasy Fest Week, which tops off with the big Capt. Morgan Fantasy Fest Parade on Duval Street tonight. The fest officially ends Sunday, Oct. 30. TREASURE SALVAGE KEYS SCHOOLS Board approves new charter school By DAVID GOODHUE More scrutiny likely coming for The school would hire [email protected] one teacher for every 20 stu- future charter applications dents, Dawson said. Keys School board mem- Since the first MYcro bers this week approved dropouts who want a second company without a contract. school opened in 1998, about another charter school appli- chance at a diploma, said Smith-Martin also said he 11,000 students have graduat- cation, but not before they Linda Dawson, the company’s would have preferred ed, Dawson said. She also said vowed to look harder at chief executive officer said. MYcro School to have hired that more of the graduates are future applications because Board member Robin a principal before seeking attending college. Within two of a recent shakeup at a Key Smith-Martin was the only approval, but again, Dawson years of graduation, an aver- West charter high school. one of his colleagues to vote said it would be difficult to age of 35 percent of MYcro The Monroe County against the application. He recruit people for a school School alumni are now going School Board on Tuesday said he was bothered that the that was not yet approved. to college, she said. gave the go-ahead to San school did not yet have a Dawson said after the The school offers flexible Diego, Calif.-based MYcro location for its campus. But meeting that she is looking schedules because many of its School of Integrated Dawson said she wanted to for a 10,000 square-foot students work and are parents. Photo by RICO OLDFIELD Academics and Technology to make sure she had the school building. The school will Charter schools are fund- open a campus in Key West. district’s approval to open probably start out with about ed by the public school dis- Pat Croce and PC’s Drake Expedition team members There are 15 MYcro schools before seeking a building 50 to 60 students and cap out trict but are run by private measure the ribs of a Panama shipwreck identified this nationwide. The school is because landlords are often at no more than 250 stu- month as being the remains of Sir Francis Drake’s last designed for high school hesitant to rent space to a dents, she said. ● See Charter, 3A voyage. See story, page 2A. INDEX Printed on 100% Classifieds . .8B recycled newsprint Living . .3B Give up CONTENTS © 2011 Out front Business . .7A KEYNOTER PUBLISHING CO. Kentucky man confesses Swift-footed Conch Obituaries . .2A to Key Largo bank robbery committed in 2007, runners take team to Opinion . .6A awaits extradition. new heights. Story, 1B. Sports/Outdoors . .1B Story, 5A. Crossword . .5B 7786790 22222 2A Saturday, October 29, 2011 KeysNet.com Keynoter NEWS BRIEFS TREASURE SALVAGE CRIME Haunted Hammock Rental agent faces moved to Nov. 4 Pat Croce reports Poor weather forecast for additional charges Saturday night prompted Crane finding Drake’s fleet total $540,000, but he also Point officials to reschedule the Accused of is being held on a no-bond- Haunted Hammock. Expedition now resident - is diving with the to master skills needed to grand theft; allowed count. The event will move to Deeptrek expedition team survive as a buccaneer. When Williams report- Friday, Nov. 4, 2011 from 6- searching for this week. He lists Sir Francis no bond edly became active in the 9 p.m. “This is absolutely a Drake, who died of disease Upper Keys vacation-rental The Haunted Hammock lead coffin dream come true, to find the while anchored in Portobelo By KEVIN WADLOW business about five years offers haunted hayrides, cos- ships of the most successful Bay, as “his favorite pirate Senior Staff Writer By KEVIN WADLOW ago, he legitimately operat- tume contest, and DJ Tito. The pirate in history, who single- of all time.” [email protected] ed under a licensed real- Good Witches of Marathon Senior Staff Writer handedly wreaked havoc on Drake was buried at sea, estate broker for a time. will be serving up their famous [email protected] Spain’s New Empire,” Croce supposedly inside a lead cof- A rental agent accused of That apparently ended graveyard cake, and new this said in statement issued by fin, to keep the Spaniards ruining an untold number of when Williams set up online year attendees will experience Now that Pat Croce’s his St. Augustine Pirate and who hated him from finding Florida Keys vacations websites not affiliated with “The Trail of Terror.” quest to find the lost ships of Treasure Museum. the body. apparently will not be doing any licensed business and Crane Point is at 5550 Sir Francis Drake apparently Croce formerly owned Burnt ships’ timbers, any traveling of his own for continued to offer local res- Overseas Hwy., Marathon. succeeded this month, he the Philadelphia 76ers and believed to be from the a while. idences for rent. wants to find Drake himself. built a thriving chain of Drake ships, were discov- John D. Williams, 52, of Detectives began receiv- Switlik gets Remains of the famed physical-rehabilitation clin- ered earlier this month in Tavernier remains in Monroe ing complaints from disgrun- English sailor reportedly lie ics. The adventurer now Panama. The expedition’s County jail, charged with tled renters and homeowners $5,000 grant somewhere in Panama’s focuses on motivational maritime archaeologist, Jim more than 40 individual about six months ago. Portobelo Bay, where an expe- speaking and following his Sinclair, confirmed the crimes stemming from fraud- In about a half-dozen Stanley Switlik Elementary dition backed by Croce has life-long fascination with wrecks’ identities, according lent vacation rentals. cases reported so far, vaca- School has been selected among identified four-century-old pirate history. to spokesmen. Sinclair also Another 15 felony tioners who paid Williams a top 25 schools nationwide for a shipwreck remains as being Croce has authored sev- worked on the search for the counts and two misde- deposit or all of the request- $5,000 Sharing the Dream grant. from from Drake’s 1596 fleet. eral best-selling books, and treasure galleon Senora de meanor counts were added ed rent showed up to find The program, adminis- Croce - a Key West busi- this year released ‘The Atocha off Key West. this week during the ongo- other people in the home. tered through the National ness owner and part-time Pirate’s Handbook’ on how ing investigation by the Owners of the homes Association of Elementary Monroe County Sheriff’s were not receiving any School Principals, receives CRIME Office and State Attorney’s money from Williams.