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FREE Lodging • Shopping The Conch Republic Dining • Entertainment OCONUT ELEGRAPH TCHE COCONUT TELEGRAPH IS PROUD TO BE THE OFFICIAL NEWSPA T PER OF THE NORTHERNMOST TERRITORIES OF THE CONCH REPUBLIC 101425 Overseas Hwy. • PMB #628 • Key Largo, FL 33037 • 305-304-2837 • www.theconchtelegraph.com • September 2015 Inside: Attractions Artist of the Month: Dan Lawler The Iguana Problem: Reptile Dysfunction What’s Hot & What’s Not John Popper of Blues Traveler Sept. 20 at Gilbert’s Songfest Plans a Stellar Lineup in Early October Maps Key Largo Locator Map Getting from Here to There All the Buzz Coco-Nut Funnies Mangrove Galley Conch Characters Three Key Largo businesses came together to help honor the five servicemen lost on July 16, 2015. Sean Mc- Business in the Keys Mahon of Key Largo, a Marine veteran, initiated the project, which was completed with help from (L-R) Cheryl Conger of Keys Images, Sue Beal of Island Information Services, and Cathy Johnson of Printing Plus. Read all Money-Saving Coupons Inside! about it on page 10. Key Largo’s COMING 4th Annual OCTOBER Top Hit Songwriters 9, 10 & 11 Music Festival ON THE BEACH • MM 99.5 BAYSIDE KEY LARGO • 305-451-3380 Top hit songwriters performing live and Live Music • Happy Hour • Sunset sharing their stories at Bayside Grille and World class entertainers, in Key Largo on the beach. two other Key Largo venues. Don’t miss it! It doesn’t get any better than this! Look for ad inside or check the calendar at keylargo-baysidegrill.com for all of our live music on the beach. Schedule and artist information inside. 2 • The Coconut Telegraph • September 2015 September 2015 • The Coconut Telegraph • 3 Coconut Telegraph Cast of Characters: Articles September 2015 Editorial: Social Media Relations ........................................................ 2 Volume 9 Issue #103 Editor/Sales/Distribution Glenn Hoover Captivates Upper Keys BPW .................................... 4 Prestige Publishing, Inc Denise Malefyt Adopt An Animal, Key Largo Shelter ................................................ 6 101425 Overseas Highway 305-304-2837 MARC Monthly Chair Raffle ...........................................................7 PMB #628 [email protected] Elks Lodge Initiation .......................................................................7 Key Largo, FL 33037 Reptile Dysfunction .............................................................................. 8 Deadline Advertising Production Downtown Key Largo Readies for Songfest .................................... 9 for the Sue Beal Four in Key Largo Honor Fallen Servicemen.............................10 Coconut Telegraph’s 305-451-4601 John Popper of Blues Traveler, Sept. 20 at Gilbert’s ................11 next issue is beal_s @bellsouth.net Getting from Here to There - Keys Map Page ..........................12-13 Wednesday, Mangrove Galley: Hawaiian Ice Cream .......................................14 September 23, 2015 Conch Characters .............................................................................15 Contact Denise at Notice: We do not mail out the Coconut Telegraph and Artist of the Month: Dan Lawler .......................................................17 305-304-2837 we do not sell subscriptions. Coco“Nut” Funnies .......................................................................18-19 [email protected] It is available for free online at Key Largo Locator Map Page ...................................................20 www.theconchtelegraph.com. Classified Ads ......................................................................................21 For comments please visit The Daily OM: Getting Back to What You Love ...................................21 Conch Telegraph on Facebook. Business in the Keys ............................................................................22 Buck Dharma & Carmine Appice Rock the Stage ......................23 Key Largo Animal Shelter Mile Marker 106 Oceanside; phone 305-451-0088 Free Spay & Neutering at the Animal Shelter at MM 106. Editorial: Social Media Relations It’s been 20 years since I and one boss made me listen come out once a week. I don’t management as they are the watched TV and I don’t even to them all, so that I could po- have time to pick them up or ones who have made it possible Come Hungry! know how to turn one on, let tentially steal the advertisers, to read them every week and for us to continue bringing it to alone work a remote. Televi- and that was sheer torture I don’t miss anything because you. Thank you! 10% OFF WITH THIS AD sion makes you lazy and stupid for me. It was very embar- I get all the news I need right anyway. When 9/11 happened rassing because the customer through Facebook any time I I had to drive to Gilbert’s to had to spend a fortune to get want it. It's clean, it's fast, it's delicious!!! see the news, as I didn’t even very little return. The one thing I can’t live Great breakfast, great lunch, great everything!! have a TV or want one. I don’t One of the greatest things without is reading. Every spare COC-TEL Open 8 am - 10 pm daily. 6 am - 2 pm • 7 Days listen to the radio either. about Key Largo is that you minute I read. There is noth- MM 99.7 Bayside Every day my job takes me up can listen to the best live ing worse than stopping alone 99696 Overseas Highway, Key Largo and down the Keys and I love music without having to travel for a bite to eat and not having docsdinerkeylargo.com • 305-451-2895 the silence as it helps calm my more than 10 miles in either anything around to read but nerves while I am carefully direction. Gilbert’s, Big Chill, your phone. That is why we de- driving amongst the speeding Bayside Grill, Pilot House, liver the Coconut Telegraph to We Come to You! Locals’ Discount! Miami crazies partying in the Mandalay, Sharkey’s, and so many restaurants and bars. Keys. If I need to hear music Snook’s all have the best live They get shared by the locals KEY LARGO, FL I could simply pop in a CD or music the Keys have to of- and the visitors take them New Tire Sales get an iPod with my favorite fer all year long! We are truly home. I really appreciate all the Available 24/7 tunes. I actually prefer eleva- blessed. people that take the time come tor music to that rap crap. Things are different these up to me to tell me how much 35 Years Experience Over the years I’ve worked days. Here in the Keys we they love the Coconut Tele- The Coconut Telegraph is inde- for a few Keys radio stations have several newspapers that graph. Please tell the business pendently owned and operated. BRYAN WHEATON Disclaimer B && B Cell: (305) 942-6325 The Coconut Telegraph © 2006-2015 is published monthly by Prestige Publishing, INC. All Telegraph assumes in good faith that all editorial and advertising material submitted are B B Home: (305) 453-0815 rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced without written consent of the original property of the advertiser. The Coconut Telegraph may not be held responsible the publisher. The Coconut Telegraph welcomes written articles, photos, and artwork of for errors, omissions, or for circumstances beyond our control that may affect the distribution local interest to be used and/or edited at the discretion of the publisher. The Coconut schedule. MOBILEMOBILE TIRETIRE SESERRVICEVICE Mastercard & Visa Accepted 4 • The Coconut Telegraph • September 2015 September 2015 • The Coconut Telegraph • 5 All she has to Glenn Hoover Captivates Upper Keys BPW Cleaning for do is sign up and Jimmy Johnson’s Big Chill have her doctor brings a Reason fax a note con- firming the If you know any treatment. woman currently Cleaning for a undergoing chemo- Reason may have a tradition home, therapy, please pass the word participating maid service in every last Sunday to her that there is a cleaning her zip code area and can of the month. service that provides FREE arrange for the service. housecleaning 1 time per Please share this infor- month for 4 months while she mation. Check out the details is in treatment. at cleaningforareason.org. FREE Pool Admission for Locals BPW members with their August luncheon speaker, Glenn Hoover. with Monroe County ID. (L-R) Gina Boilini, Laura Maupin, Glenn Hoover, Theresa Sutter and Cheryl Lee-Talbert at Holiday Inn Hotel Key Largo. Local Food & Drink Specials, HUGE Many thanks to BPW that terrifying place and Local Discounts & of course, speaker Glenn Hoover for time. His photos gave us a Live Local Music!! sharing his experiences in real glimpse of what they Vietnam and the photos he lived through; brave people Featuring YARD SALE took while he was there, with unfathomable life expe- Stereo Underground capturing such vulnerable riences. Thanks again to Saturday, September 6th moments. Without having Glenn Hoover for everything and DJ Joey Naples been there to experience, he has done, not only for our (No coolers or outside food 8 AM - 2 PM one can only imagine the fear country, but in remembrance or beverage permitted.) and suffering the villagers of Vietnam war soldiers and MM 106 Bayside: Follow signs and soldiers were enduring in civilians. MM 104 Bayside • Key Largo • 305.453.9066 • www.jjsBigChill.com SHOES, SHOES, SHOES! The Humane Society at MM 101 is collecting old shoes. The Upper Keys Humane Society has Please take your shoes to the Upper joined Funds2orgs to collect old, Keys Humane Society at MM 101.5 usable shoes. They will be sent to Ocean Side (next to Upper Crust Pizza) areas where there is a need and the or call Marlyn Beyer