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The Florida Keys’ Only Daily Newspaper, Est. 1876 Island Pet Life — Inside Wednesday September 25, 2013 ◆ Vol. 137 ◆ No. 268 ◆ 34 pages 50 Cents WEATHER Mixer ties politics, Fantasy Fest Candidates for city election, royal office seek votes at Girls Night Out event BY GWEN FILOSA This meet-and-greet for nial opponent Tom Milone Citizen Staff candidates combined those also attended. running for city mayor, City And for the scores of Jack Haberle, fourth grade The candidates of Key West Commission and the Utility women who turned out for Gerald Adams Elementary School gathered Tuesday night at an Board along with those run- the Girls Night Out candi- Old Town bar mixer hosted ning for Fantasy Fest king and dates night at Grunts Bar, See forecast on Page 2A by Girls Night Out, a women’s queen. native Debra Yates, as she 409 Caroline St., where the networking group founded in “It didn’t sound weird to chatted up Commissioner EARLY VOTING ✔ 2006 by Mary Lou Hoover. me,” said artist and island Jimmy Weekley, whose peren- See MIXER, Page 7A Cates Romero Early voting runs through Saturday KEY WEST: Early voting Our changing sea world Guilty runs through Saturday, says Supervisor of Elections Joyce Griffin. pleas in Key West voters may come to the Elections Office, 530 Whitehead St., 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. through Friday and sea life 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. For more information, call 305-292-3416. trading FLORIDA KEYS BY ADAM LINHARDT Man airlifted after Citizen Staff jumping from car Two Idaho men and their KEY LARGO: A man who company pleaded guilty in fed- jumped from a car going about eral court Tuesday to buying 30 mph on U.S. 1 Sunday was ocean wildlife illegally collect- airlifted to Miami, according ed in the Florida Keys. to the Florida Highway Patrol. Idaho Aquarium Inc. own- Page 3A ers Ammon Covino and Christopher Conk, both 40, NATION told U.S. District Judge Jose E. Martinez they bought $6,300 in lemon sharks and spotted eagle rays from Keys-based marine collectors. Both pleaded guilty to one ROB O’NEAL/The Citizen count of conspiracy to violate Coral ecologists Maoz Fine, left, and Emily Hall use LED lighting to study the effects of ocean acidification on two species of coral Tuesday at Mote Marine Lab on Summerland Key. the Lacey Act and face a maxi- mum of five years in federal SUMMERLAND KEY prison and fines up to $250,000 when they are sentenced Dec. Global teams study effects of acidification, pH levels on coral 1 at the Sidney M. Aronovitz courthouse, 301 Simonton St. BY TIMOTHY O’HARA threat to corals throughout the world oceans more acidic, and in turn, reduc- Conk was already serving six Citizen Staff — ocean acidification. ing the amount of calcium and carbon- years of supervised probation Obama, Bill Clinton Ocean acidification occurs with the ate in the oceans. Corals need both to after pleading guilty in 2011 to tout health care law Mote Marine Lab on Summerland Key lowering of oceanic pH levels due to form their hard skeletons. shipping and selling live coral is working this month with an interna- increasing carbon dioxide in the atmo- Coral ecologists with Mote and the to buyers around the world, NEW YORK: President tional team of coral ecologists research- sphere. Larger amounts of carbon diox- Barack Obama and former ing the causes and effects of a major ide in the air are making the world’s See CORAL, Page 8A See SEA LIFE, Page 3A President Bill Clinton took to the same stage Tuesday to promote the new health care ATTRACTION REOPENS law that Obama championed School Board votes to end furloughs days after Clinton’s own efforts to reform. Page 3A BY TERRY SCHMIDA ber Ron Martin exclaimed as United Teachers of Monroe Citizen Staff the roll was called. As the only union. ON THE RADIO board member with experi- That organization has been For all the bitterness and ence as a Monroe County locked in lengthy negotiating Today marks controversy swirling around teacher and school principal, with the district over a number 15 years since Hurricane the seven “furlough days” that Martin has been particularly of issues, with more than 20 Georges hit the have been in place for School vocal about the cost-saving collaborative bargaining ses- Florida Keys. Former Emergency District employees since 2011, measure and his eagerness to sions already held. Privately, Management Director Billy Wagner the vote that ended them was make it go away. certain board members have talks about that experience along swift and uneventful. But there was plenty of ver- indicated that they saw end- with City Commissioner and former KW fire chief Billy Wardlow, Sheriff Meeting in Key West bal backslapping on display ing the furloughs — and thus Rick Ramsay, Mike Puto and Steve Tuesday night, the School during Tuesday’s vote as board putting more money in dis- Miller. Tapes of callers to US-1 Board agreed unanimously to members and Superintendent trict employees’ paychecks Radio that day will also be played. do away with the furloughs, of Schools Mark Porter basked — being held hostage to talks which have been referred to in the opportunity to do away they saw as dragging out over NEWS: 7:30, 8:30 a.m., noon, 5 & 6 p.m. as a “pay cut,” by board mem- with the single-biggest bone minutiae. ROB O’NEAL/The Citizen Evening Edition 5-5:30 p.m. Angel Pulido of Hammerhead Termite Control on Tuesday moves ber Ed Davidson and others, of contention between the On Tuesday, the district and tenting material covering the Ernest Hemingway Home and since they don’t seem to meet board/district and the 940 or board took that bargaining Museum on Whitehead Street. The famed tourist attraction and any board member’s defini- so district employees affected chip off the table and handed the neighboring writing studio and bookstore underwent a 24- tion of “furlough.” by the measure, including the hour fumigation process and will reopen today at 9 a.m. “So moved!” District 4 mem- teachers represented by the See SCHOOLS, Page 8A 359961 INDEX ◆ CLASSIFIED ADS – 4-6B COMICS – 6A CRIME REPORT – 2A CROSSWORD – 5B KEYS CALENDAR – 2A OPINION – 4A SPORTS – 1B KEYSWIDE CLASSIFIEDS ◆ keysnews.com/classifieds FOR CLASSIFIEDS ◆ 305-292-7777, Option 3 2A THE KEY WEST CITIZEN ◆ WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2013 PAGE 2 IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST • Decorated bra fundraiser dance stars will perform at the hold their monthly meeting at 6 Womankind seeks decorated-bra AROUND THE KEYS Celebrity Gravity Pole Fitness fund- p.m. today at Robbie’s Marina, • Job Fair, Key West raiser at 8 p.m. Thursday at La Te Da, 77522 U.S. 1, Islamorada. Mosquito Winn-Dixie, Key West, will hold a job donations for its annual Womankind Editor’s note: To have your event listed in Around the Keys, e-mail Brazaar, an auction scheduled the who, what, where and when to [email protected]. 1125 Duval St. Money raised will Control Commissioner Phil Goodman fair for all store positions from 9 a.m. directly benefit the Florida Keys SPCA will be the guest speaker. A $10 to 3 p.m. Thursday and Friday at its for Oct. 21 at the Casa Marina. Donations can be dropped off at Resort, 3990 S. Roosevelt Blvd., Key for Oct. 16, with dinner seatings at 6 building fund. Buy tickets at the door reception with hors d’oeuvres will store, 2778 N. Roosevelt Blvd. Online West, and 8:30 p.m. Call Mary Casanova or at Gravity Pole Fitness, 3722 N. be offered at 5:30 p.m. RSVP for preregistration is recommended at Womankind, 1511 Truman Ave., between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays Marquesas and Tortugas at 305-304-0578. Roosevelt Blvd. Call 305-453-6312. the reception at 305-852-9292. The www.winndixie.com/au/Careers; a 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the meeting is free. report of open positions is available until Oct. 16. Call 305-320-0608. • Writers meeting, Key Largo • Yaniz’s office hours DoubleTree Resort, Key West. Latitude 25 Writers Group will meet at the same address. • Sanctuary input meetings The groups’ objectives are available Key West City Commissioner Tony • Marathon art gathering at 7 tonight at the Key Largo library, Yaniz is available to speak to constit- Wednesday Morning Artists’ Coffee, Birding & Wildlife Festival The Florida Keys National Marine at floridakeys.noaa.gov/review/ • Mile Marker 101.4. Local writers uents from 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesdays an informal gathering of artists and The 15th annual Florida Keys Birding Sanctuary Advisory Council’s reserves.html. of all levels are welcome at this at City Hall in Habana Plaza. To make art lovers who discuss art, meets at & Wildlife Festival runs through Ecosystem Protection Working Groups • Celebrity chefs needed monthly get-together to share writing an appointment, call Vivian Perez 10 a.m. Wednesdays at 2000 Manor Sunday, with festival activities will host the following regional public The Literacy Volunteers of America and receive feedback. For informa- at 305-809-3844. Yaniz can be Lane, Marathon. Anyone interested in throughout the Florida Keys. Visit meetings to solicit input from the community: seeks celebrity chefs and silent tion, call 305-451-4164. reached at [email protected]. any type of art is welcome to attend. keysbirdingfest.org for more informa- auction items for its fundraising Lower Keys • Pole Performance Spectacular Upper Keys Republicans meet For more information, call Lois at tion.