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FREE Dining • Shopping Lodging • Humor The Conch Republic 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 • March 2020 Attractions Music Spotlight: Micah Gardner Keys Residents Take On Water Fees in Everglades Nat’l Park What’s Hot & What’s Not Billy Davidson: 30 Years Dick Rutkowski Makes a Difference Maps Key Largo Locator Map Page Getting from Here to There All the Buzz Cartoon by Rodney Nelson Dawn Wiggins, Ed. S. Coco-Nut Funnies Conch Characters Business in the Keys The Mangrove Galley Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, a celebration of our local Emerald Isle. 2 • The Coconut Telegraph • March 2020 March 2020 • The Coconut Telegraph • 3 Coconut Telegraph Notice: We do not The Conch Republic 305.304.2837 mail out the Coconut March 2020 COCONUT TELEGRAPH www.TheConchTelegraph.com Telegraph and we do Independently Owned Local Newspaper [email protected] Volume 14 Issue #164 n o t s e l l s u b s c r i p t i o n s . It’s available free online: 101425 Overseas Hwy. Key Largo, Florida Keys PMB #628 33037 Prestige Publishing, Inc theconchtelegraph.com. Islamorada 101425 Overseas Hwy. For comments please visit PMB #628 The Conch Telegraph on ARTICLES MM82 at the Mermaid Key Largo, FL 33037 Facebook. Dick Rutkowski Has Made a Difference 5 Nightly Cast of Characters: Deadline Spotlight on: Micah Gardner, Barstool Sailor 7 SUNSET for the Editor/Sales/Distribution Sounds of the Keys 10 Coconut Telegraph’s Denise Malefyt Keys Residents Take Action on Water Fees in the Park 11 CELEBRATION! next issue is 305-304-2837 Getting from Here to There - Keys Map Page 12-13 Thursday, [email protected] Voted the best sunset LoreleiCabanaBar.com 305-664-2692 Conch Characters 14 March 19, 2020 Lorelei can host private parties, weddings and rehearsal dinners. See our website for details. Advertising Consultant location year after year! & Roving Writer Celebrating 30 Years with Billy Davidson 15 This Month’s Live Entertainment and Events at the Lorelei Contact Denise at Islamorada and Tavernier Mangrove Galley: Broccoli - Cheese Soup 16 7 days • 4-6pm 305-304-2837 Happy Hour Marilee Free Classified Ads 16 $3 Well Drinks [email protected] 305-517-9279 Adopt a Key Largo Animal Shelter Pet 17 $1 off Bottle Beers Advertising Production Key Largo Locator Map Page 18 $1 off House Wines Sue Beal Nobody Puts Baby in a Corner by Dawn Wiggins, Ed. S. 19 $1.25 Domestic Drafts 305-451-4601 Coco“Nut” Funnies 20-21 $2.25 Specialty Drafts beal_s @bellsouth.net Business in the Keys 22 Open for Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner • 7am-10pm I got drunk last night Enjoy breakfast on the deck overlooking the water. Editorial - Helping Hands in Our Community and decided to do my Enjoy lunch or dinner on the beach. own taxes, and Thank you to everyone Another great cause is a guess what! who donated to the Cooler of go fund me account for Dick Cheer and those who helped “Hyperbaric” Rutkowski. See sell raffle tickets and to all page 5. Rutkowski has helped those who bought them to hundreds of people with his benefit Tonjia Rand. Tonjia knowledge and his hyperbaric is the front desk clerk at chambers here in Key Largo I’m getting 4 million Gilbert’s Resort and a bar- for free. Now he needs our dollars back this year! tender at the American Le- help to continue saving lives. gion. She recently lost both Attention Veterans - her parents and underwent Stop by the American Legion surgery in February for colon to find out how you can get a cancer. The raffle money is free guitar and lessons. No strings attached... pun in- ST. PATRICK’S DAY helping Tonjia recover while SPECIAL EVENT she recuperates and can- tended! Veterans Get Guitars "SUNDAY SCHOOL" with Bloody Marys, not work at her 2 jobs. For is a non-profit organization. $3 Mimosas & Screwdrivers those that were not able to They come to you and give The Rockin' Magic of MICHAEL TRIXX every Sunday, 7 to 11 am buy tickets and want to help you a guitar lesson and a free Most MONDAYS • WEDNESDAYS • FRIDAYS at Sunset Tonjia you can mail a check guitar. to Tonjia Rand ℅ American For more info you can also We have 32 world-renowned Legion Post 333, 2 Seagate check out their Facebook Photo: Sean T. Hannan and FISHING GUIDES based at Lorelei! Blvd., Key Largo, Fl 33037. page: Veterans Get Guitars. Key Largo veteran Bill Wilson. Disclaimer The Coconut Telegraph © 2006-2020 is published monthly by Prestige Publishing, tion of the publisher. The Coconut Telegraph assumes in good faith that all editorial INC. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced without and advertising material submitted are the original property of the advertiser. The written consent of the publisher. The Coconut Telegraph welcomes written ar- Coconut Telegraph may not be held responsible for errors, omissions, or for circum- ticles, photos, and artwork of local interest to be used and/or edited at the discre- stances beyond our control that may affect the distribution schedule. 4 • The Coconut Telegraph • March 2020 March 2020 • The Coconut Telegraph • 5 People Who Have Made a Difference In Our Community Dick Rutkowski, Owner of Hyperbarics International TESTIMONIALS: “Dick gave me 8 treatments Hyperbaric Medicine. Many a after my stroke. He did this life has been saved because for free. I can not tell, what of his knowledge and dedica- effect it had on me. But I am tion to this community. walking, speaking normal. Who —Captain Loralee Carpenter knows where I would be without the treatments? Mr. Dick Rutkowski, "genius" Thank you Dick and I hope owner of Hyperbaric Interna- you are able to continue.” tional in Key Largo, has —Lynn Carpenter treated me 52 times in his chamber. My blood results “Back in 2013, my husband which he requests we monitor Lynn suffered a debilitating have improved. This finally stroke resulting in partial gives me hope since years of paralysis and a significant traditional medicine, including amount of stroke pain. It was chemo didn't work for me. after Lynn was able to walk Words can't explain my with a walker that Dick appreciation and gratification. offered his services of — Mike Le Boeuf hyperbaric treatments to Leukemia Patient him. We went in together, Lynn on O² and me breathing Hyperbarics Interna- ambient air while monitoring tional (Dick Rutkowski) needs Largest Tiki Bar in the Keys! him. According to Dick, we your help to continue treat- noticed many patient Hyperbarics International to 107900 Overseas Hwy were looking for an optimum ments and research. For 45 www.gilbertsresort.com improvements with HBO and provide hyperbaric sessions level of saturation to obtain years Hyperbarics Interna- 305-451-1133 Isobaric high-pressure sur- and education at no cost for the desired effect which was tional and Dick have been face oxygen for approved those who are in need. to alleviate the nerve pain treating and teaching all non-approved indications (no associated with stroke. After levels of diving and clinical insurance). 100% of donations will be 7 visits, there was some medical personnel, including SATURDAYS THIS MONTH: In addition to treatments applied to assisting those noticable improvement. CME's and CEU's. Dick has and teaching, Dick continues I've known Dick for 32 treated over 1200 patients people in need with diving and 8 am - 10 pm daily. to study and conduct yrs. He was instrumental in including veterans and many hyperbaric medical conditions research in the following the Dive Community lecturing who have no income or insur- because of not being qualified focus areas: physiology of often for the crews of the ance and requiring multiple for hospital administration. existing HBO treatments and Funds will also continue to Saturday, Mar. 7 Saturday, Mar. 7 Saturday, Mar. 14 local dive shops on Medic treatments. Being a free- tables, Isobaric Surface UNCLE SMOKEY BOMBSHELL STATIC First Aid for Diving and standing clinic, Dick has support educating and advis- 1-5 PM 7-11 PM 1-5 PM Oxygen, TBI (traumatic brain ing diving and clinical medical STUNNING FLOWERS injury), dysfunctional brains, and non-medical personnel —AND— leukemia, lymphoma and other with dive related and hyper- VISIT OUR AMAZING forms of cancer. Research is baric medical problems. also needed for misuse of We would like to express GIFT medical antibiotics, treat- our gratitude to those of you Saturday, Mar. 14 Saturday, Mar. 21 Saturday, Mar. 21 ment of other animal toxins, who have donated and shared DOUBLE DOWN SOUTHERN STAMPEDE IGOR & THE RED SHOP and medical health concerns this mission so far. Thank you 7-11 PM 1-5 PM ELVISES 7-11 PM of animals aboard aircraft for your support! and in restaurants..etc. Pub- You can donate online at lished papers are available DickRutkowski GoFundMe or for most of these subjects. send a check to Hyperbarics 100% of donations made International, Inc., 98840 305-453-4844305-453-4844 to this campaign will contrib- Overseas Highway, Key Largo Saturday, Mar. 28 Saturday, Mar. 28 Saturday, Mar. 1 & 28 wwwwww..kkeylaeylarrgocongoconcchhouse.comhhouse.com 305-451-3702 • 99551 Overseas Highway • KeyLargoFlorist.com ute directly to Dick and 33037. Phone 305-451-2551. CAT DADDIES TRIP MACHINE MICHAEL TRIXX 1-5 PM 7-11 PM 8 pm show 6 • The Coconut Telegraph • March 2020 March 2020 • The Coconut Telegraph • 7 Conch Entertainer Spotlight On: Micah Gardner – The Barstool Sailor The Sunshine Billionaire Spreads His Wealth of Song, Wisdom, Fun and Humor by Marilee Free Micah is an euphonious Dockside, Backside of Sun- musician, who writes and sings rise, Trial of Miles, and his The Morgan Insurance Group is now MIG 13.