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Fringe Theater’s ‘The Lion in Winter,’ by James Goldman, opens soon featuring actors, back row, Kaleb Smith, John Reynolds, Annie Miners, Michael McCabe, musician Martina Bevis; and front row, Jeremy Hyatt, Peter King, and Lisa Elena Mondo. The play will be performed at St. Paul’s Church. For more on director Rebecca Tomlinson and the play, see page 19. LARRY BLACKBURN/Contributed

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LOCAL CHATTER

By Hays Blinckmann On Thursday, Feb. 11, Key West Commissioners will meet to discuss the locals’ most profitable time of year, Fantasy Fest. They are debating whether the city should keep footing the bill ($284,146.50) for clean up and emergency services, or whether it should be paid for by the Market Share Company which owns the event. We asked …

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Stone Soup Gallery owner Melissa Trader said, “Of course the city should pay! We need a few days a year to get dressed up and have fun. And I would rather waste my tax dollars on fun than some of the other things they spend it on.”

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Terry Riley, of Key West Caricatures at Mallory Square and also a body painter during Fantasy Fest said, “It makes sense for the promoters to pick up the bill. It shouldn’t be a burden on taxpayers.”

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Mary Anne Wachter, volunteer at WomanKind and Oldest House, can see both sides. “Fantasy Fest profits the city, the businesses and people immensely; it’s a win-win for everyone. It is not too high of a cost for the taxpayers to split the bill.”

“Share the profits then they should absolutely share in the cost,” said Marty Higgins.

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KEY WEST 5450 MacDonald Ave, No.5 Key West, FL 33040 Office: 305.453.6928 www.keysweekly.com Publisher Britt Myers britt@keysweekly.com Managing Partner Jason Koler jason@keysweekly.com Editor Sara Matthis sara@keysweekly.com Director, Sales & Marketing Lesley Aaron lesley@keysweekly.com Account Executives Susan Fike susan@keysweekly.com Anneke Patterson anneke@keysweekly.com Staff Writer Kristen Livengood kristen@keysweekly.com Hays Blinckmann hays@keysweekly.com Office Manager Lynn Ritli lynn@keysweekly.com Design / Web Master Travis Cready travis@keysweekly.com Classifieds Hollie Will hollie@keysweekly.com Design / Pre-Press Javier Reyes javier@keysweekly.com

City manager’s contract extended

By Britt Myers

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ey West City Manager Jim Scholl kicked off Tuesday’s City Commission with what he referred to as “good news items,” and then received some good news in return.

Earlier in the evening Scholl congratulated the Key West Police Department on a 20 percent reduction in violent crime in 2015, while adding the City of Key West received a “letter of good standing” from FEMA. According to Scholl, the letter “is a huge hurdle to clear” and a step towards lowering flood insurance premiums for City residents.

But shortly after, Scholl cleared a significant hurdle him-

self, as commissioners voted 6-1 to extend his contract into 2019. And while there was little debate over retaining Scholl’s services, Commissioners Billy Wardlow and Margaret Romero both recommended a reduction to the proposed three-year term — citing an upcoming election that places four commission seats up for grabs.

“I would like to give him six months,” said Commissioner Wardlow, who was the lone dissenting vote. “We have four of us up for election this year and that puts him up to December.”

Although Wardlow extended personal support for Scholl, he said that a new commission should reserve the right to officiate the matter. However, Commissioner Richard Payne countered Wardlow’s argument, stating the City Manager’s contract extension would serve as an unnecessary distraction in the upcoming election.

“I’m concerned if we don’t

approve this, we make it a political thing,” said Payne. “Everyone will be asking [candidates] ‘are you in favor of extending Mr. Scholl’s contract?’ I don’t think that’s fair to him or City staff. Let’s approve this and give the man some rest.”

The item was approved by a vote of 6-1 to extend Scholl’s contract for three years, yet City Commissioners do reserve the right to terminate the City Manager at any given time (providing a 60-day notice). Nevertheless, appreciation for Scholl’s service was widespread in Old City Hall on Tuesday, with several members in the audience shouting out cheers of support during the discussions.

“Jim was doing a great job when I was elected seven years ago,” said Mayor Craig Cates. “He retired and we hired a new City Manager and we saw the issues there. Jim Scholl came back to work and soothed things out.

And we are fortunate to have someone with his dedication.”

Other City News: • The City of Key West wants full control over the Truman Harbor, potentially paving the way for a ferry terminal site that will offer services between the U.S. and Cuba. Use of the harbor is currently restricted by the U.S. Navy due to national security concerns, but commissioners argued the Navy’s domain over

the waterway is unconstitutional. The City will ask Senators Bill Nelson and Marco Rubio, along with Congressman Carlos Curbelo, to intervene on behalf of Key West.

• In what Mayor Craig Cates called a “step forward for affordable housing,” commissioners rejected a $2.3 million offer from Mosquito Control to purchase a Stock Island property.

Instead, the City of Key West is making plans to convert the site into 65 affordable housing units. The bug board, which leased the Stock Island facility for the past 50 years, initially planned to relocate to Big Coppitt Key later in 2016. However, unexpected costs have them exploring alternative sites.

• The City of Key West will review the Fantasy Fest contract in a special meeting on Thursday, Feb. 11. According to documents provided by City staff, taxpayers currently subsidize $284,146.50 in services for the Keys’ biggest event. Market Share Co., who currently holds the contract for Fantasy Fest, will likely argue that Fantasy Fest attracts millions of dollars into the local economy each year, while significantly contributing to the local tax base.

While none of the commissioners have indicated a position on the matter, Sam Kaufman has been adamantly arguing the City should not shoulder the burden for garbage, emergency services and law enforcement.

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After practicing together for two days, everybody is invited to the final concert this Saturday, Feb. 6 at 3 p.m. in the MHS Performing Arts Center. The concert is free and open to the public.

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What’s next for Mt. Trashmore?

Consultant cautions city about the options

By Britt Myers

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FEBRUARY FACTS FROM THE TAX COLLECTOR • 2015 Real Estate and Personal Property Tax Reminder Bills and 4th Installment bills will be mailed out February 29, 2016.

• Delinquent Local Business Tax reminders will be mailed out February 8, 2016.

• Pay your Real Estate Property Taxes in February and receive a 1% discount.

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• Monroe County holds the record for most Reef Relief license plates sold 100 the month of December.

• The Monroe County Tax Collector’s Offices will be closed Monday, February 15, 2016 in observance of Presidents’ Day. Page 6 • Key West Weekly • Feb. 5, 2016

hat do you do with a mountain of methane gas, leachate (liquid toxins) and chemicals that sits on the edge of one the most environmentally sensitive ecosystems in the world? That is what environmental consultant Ed Russo is asking the City of Key West to consider before signing off on the long-term care completion of the Stock Island Landfill —more commonly know as Mt. Trashmore.

In early January, Key West City Commissioners approved a task order for an engineering firm, CH2M Hill Engineering, to conduct a study on how to permanently close the landfill.

The grassy eyesore — which towers over a golf course, a college, a hospital, a marina, and an elementary school — can be permanently closed if the study satisfies the state’s requirements.

From there, the city is responsible for the care of the landfill, but Russo fears the public and the City are unaware of the current dangers surrounding Mt. Trashmore—and the potential rewards moving forward.

“When you close a landfill, it doesn’t mean you stop using it,” said Russo, who is also on the board of Reef Relief. “Closed means closure—encapsulating it and using the methane and leachate in a positive way.”

Russo has spent a lifetime trying to educate the public on the dangers and potential uses of landfills. Before becoming one of the leading environmental consultants in the world, he was serving as President of a local township council in Washington. One day, while asking questions about a local landfill, a massive explosion occurred right in front of Russo, which kick-started a life-long environmental crusade.

“I was being told it was yesterday’s green beans and banana peels and it all just decomposes away,” said Russo.

“And at the very moment there was this huge explosion and this mushroom cloud appeared.

I just happened to have a camera and my pictured made the front page of the local paper.

That was the start of my battle to stop illegal uses of landfills.”

Mt. Trashmore — “A ticking time bomb.”

Ed Russo, who has worked on the closures of dozens Ed Russo of landfills, claims Mt. Trashmore poses a greater threat to the environment than most trash heaps he’s encountered over the years. For starters, he compares the landfill to a “giant K-Cup dispenser,” filtering toxins through porous limestone. Not only do garbage organics attract animals and worms that chew threw the membrane designed to keep the toxins dry — they are being leaked into our protected waters.

“Basically all you’re doing is taking water and putting it through a vessel,” said Russo.

“If you take coffee or tea and put water on it, it’s going to dissolve. It’s toxic tea over a landfill with no bottom. It’s poison. It smells like hell and it’s horrible.”

At the same time, methane gases are being generated by decomposition inside the landfill. And when those gases are not being captured or stored properly, they are released into the atmosphere — posing additional perils to the environment. But Russo says these perils are often overlooked due to a lack of education on landfills, rather than neglect.

The Study: Russo claims that landfills like Mt. Trashmore often pose a greater threat to a community than any other environmental hazard. However, it’s the general misunderstanding about the dangers and solutions that allow them to go uncorrected.

“Historically speaking landfills are a scam,” said Russo.

“It’s just a way of kicking the ball down the road until some other, more intelligent, heirs

to our society can find a better way of doing it. Well, we are those heirs!”

Even though Russo agrees that routine analyses needs to be conducted, he says that studies like the one scheduled for Mt. Trashmore are often skewed by a lack of education and cookie-cutter procedures.

According to Russo, those findings are often designed to satisfy bureaucratic standards, but omit vital facts such as hydrology reports and water quality protocols.

“Anyone can find clean water samples around a landfill,” said Russo. “But you have to know where to look and what to look for. I just want the City to know that people will be watching.

And if they [CH2M] comes back with a report saying everything is just fine — then I’m telling you it’s B.S.” The Solutions: Although landfills are never the desired tenant for contemporary communities, more and more alternative uses are being discovered for the albatrosses.

Most commonly, methane gases are mined from many former landfills, but the odor alone could eliminate that potential option in Key West.

However, several suitors have publicly inquired about converting Mt. Trashmore into an auto track, a bicycle path and even a solar panel site. But Russo cautions the potential upkeep on a trash mound can be costly and the City should consider a strong commercial suitor.

“It’s a valuable property,” said Russo. “The best long-term solution would be to create a use that is of interest to private investors. This way they take on responsibility and the liability — not the taxpayers.”

From mining companies to hotel developers, Russo has a portfolio full of possible takers and says his services are always available to the City. But for now, he simply wants the public to become more aware of the dangers Mt. Trashmore poses on the local environment.

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n the eve of the Super Bowl, the national organization has recognized Key West High school in honor of its alumni George Mira and his participation in the NFL and the Super Bowl. As part of the nationwide Super Bowl 50 celebration, the NFL started the program to acknowledge schools and communities that have directly influenced Super Bowl history and impacted the game for the better.

Being a Fighting Conch led Mira’s career to the NFL, The Miami Dolphins and the Super Bowl during the 1960s and 1970s. The varsity team and many alumni gathered to hear George Mira’s words of inspiration and humor, “We had a tremendous program. You have to think about if you want to go out on top or bottom, and

the bottom stinks.” Joe Mira, his brother, echoed the same pride in Key West by saying, “As Conchs, we are all one family.”

—Weekly Staff report HAYS BLINCKMANN/Keys Weekly 1.George Mira, Key West High alumni and former Miami Dolphin, stands proudly with the varsity football team, Fighting Conchs.

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2. The Golden Super Bowl Football is awarded in honor of George Mira’s history in the Super Bowl to the Key West High School.

3. George Mira catches up with his former Fighting Conch teammate, Jerry Hughes.

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Saturday, Feb. 6 • Rocking Reptiles kids program at 9:45 a.m. to noon at Key Deer Refuge Visitor Center, Big Pine Key. • NOAA Weather Service open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 1315 White St., Key West.

• Ninth Annual Rock and Roast starting at noon at St. Mary’s Basilica, Key West.

• Coconut Castaways Jump Up at 2 p.m. at Smokin’ Tuna Saloon, Key West.

Sunday, Feb. 7 • Locals free from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Key West Botanical Gardens.

• Conch Republic Polar Bear Plunge at noon at Salute Restaurant, Key West.

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Wednesday, Feb. 10 • Café con Libros presents John Dixon at 10 a.m. at Key West library.

• Ash Wednesday service and pancake dinner at 5:30 p.m. at Kirk of the Keys, Marathon.

• Photography club meeting from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Key Deer Refuge Visitor Center, Big Pine Key.

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Thursday, Feb. 11 • Café con Libros presents Mark Childress at 10 a.m. at Key West library.

• Apple device overview at 10 a.m. at Key West library.

Saturday, Feb. 13 • Christina’s Courage 5K Run/ Walk at 8 a.m. from Sheriff Headquarters, Stock Island.

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The coolest kids don’t drive, they fly Civil Air Patrol Cadets train for a future as pilots

By Hays Blinckmann

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aptain Ed and Mercy Hiller’s son, Caleb, wanted to get his pilot’s license before his driver’s license. So five years ago, to help their son, these retired military officers along with Major John Di Renzo formed the Key West Civil Air Patrol (CAP) program. Kids as young as 12 learn to fly in a paramilitary training environment. Caleb, the first cadet to graduate in Key West, did receive his pilot’s certificate on his 17th birthday, and now attends the U.S. Naval Academy with hopes of becoming a Blue Angel pilot.

CAP has a variety of missions.

It teaches aerospace principals, and provides leadership training, physical fitness training and moral leadership training to kids ages 12 to 21. The Civil Air Patrol also teaches the general public, grooming them to become “Seniors” (more on that later). And nationwide, CAP provides emergency services for search and rescue, disaster relief, humanitarian services, and support for the U.S. Air force and counter drug operations.

(CAP helped with photographic recon of the Gulf of Mexico oil

spill and the aftermath of 911 in New York.)

These ambitious, young cadets study rigorously each Saturday working on flight simulators. They also get to go up in real planes on O missions (orientation flights) on either a Cessna 172 or 182 and glider flights. They also develop navigation and mapping skills while training as a military auxiliary.

Steven Powell, 14, started at 12 years old and already knows, “I want to be in the Air Force and have my own plane.”

As the kids move up in the ranks, the testing gets harder.

Aaron Portal, 14, is already a Cadet Master Sergeant with one steadfast goal: “I want to fly an F18.” Cadets Harrison Simmons, 13, and James Bryars, 14, also want to fly in the Air Force and say CAP will help get them there.

The Commander of the squadron is Major John Di Renzo, who is a pilot and certi-

fied air instructor.

“We teach what a private pilot would get in school, our standards are very high,” he said. “We have the luxury of putting them in a plane to become better and safer pilots.”

Although there are a small group of cadets working toward a specific goal, all the students at Key West High School can use the flight simulators. The Civil Air Patrol has also helped develop courses in aviation, drones and airplane mechanics for students.

The Key West Civil Air Patrol currently has 14 cadets, but needs more Seniors interested in flying and keeping the program going.

“It’s a valuable asset to our community,” said proud mother, Mercy Hiller, and she would know.

For more information about the Key West Civil Air Patrol, call 305-360-1775.

Commanding officer, Major John Di Renzo, left, and instructors Mercy Hiller and Captain Ed Hiller have taken a dozen students under their wing.

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The event raises money each year for MARC House, which provides life services for adult developmentally challenged Florida Keys residents. A special award was presented to Chef Brendan Orr who has participated as a chef in all 22 years of the event.

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2. Diana Flenard, MARC House’s Executive Director, shows off a tasty creation from Firefly at Sunday’s event.

And, the winners are: Judges Vote: Appetizer: 2nd Runner Up was Keyviche, 1st Runner Up was Rooftop Café, and the winner was One Duval.

Entrees: 2nd Runner Up was Hot Tin Roof, 1st Runner Up was Shor, and the winner was Keyviche. Desserts: 2nd Runner Up was Pepe’s Café, 1st Runner Up was Cupcake Sushi, and the winner was Bistro 245. People’s Choice Awards: Appetizer winner One Duval, Entrée winner was Hot Tin Roof and dessert winner was Cupcake Sushi.

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Locals and visitors sipped and nibbled their way around the island last weekend.

KRISTEN LIVENGOOD/Keys Weekly 1. Poster artist — KEP Studios’ Kevin Peterson — finds Mark Certonio, right, the creator of the Key West Food and Wine Festival.

2. Martha and Joe Dooley are no strangers to one of their favorite Key West events: Key West Food and Wine Festival. They are joined by Diane Bubbus at Casa Marina.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

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Air show gets green light Naval Air Station Key West’s MWR Marketing Coordinator Emma Harlow, left, and Scott Duszynski, Keys Federal Credit Union’s President & CEO announce the bank’s sponsorship of the 2016 NAS Key West Southernmost Air Spectacular. This year’s show features the US Navy’s Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Squadron, world renowned aerial performances and local acrobatic pilots on Saturday and Sunday, April 2-3 at Naval Air Station Key West with free general admission and free parking.

BRIEFLY Weather Service Office opens its doors The Florida Keys National Weather Service will have an open house on Saturday, Feb. 6 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the 1315 White St. location.

The event will showcase how hazardous weather watches, warnings, and forecasts for the Florida Keys are done. Meteorologists will explain how they deliver weather, water, and climate data, and teach guests visual nuances, enabling them to better identify the approach of threatening weather. A wide variety of community and government organizations will offer educational material and interactive games. There will be live entertainment, raffles, food, and soft drinks available for purchase. All proceeds will benefit the National Mooring Buoy Fund, which assists the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary maintain more than 500 mooring buoys in Florida Keys coastal waters from Key Largo to the Dry Tortugas.

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Soldier Ride 2016 The SOLDIER RIDE Welcome Ceremony, Community Ride-Along, and Closing Ceremony were a huge success; as were the various dinners, snorkeling, fishing, sightseeing activities and fundraising venue shows scheduled throughout the weekend.

A good time was had by all, and many soldiers and their support staff remarked, “The community support from Key West has been amazing and what a wonderful place to live!”

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Beaver and Whitt named ‘Humanitarians’

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his Year, the Red Cross responded to 12 home fires in the Keys that affected 17 adults and five children. Keys volunteers canvassed 100 homes and installed 55 smoke alarms.

Recently, they educated 8,000 local children in emergency situation tips and tools. Community super-volunteers Dennis Beaver and Bert Whitt were honored as this year’s Florence Spottwood Humanitarians of the Year at the annual gala which took place last Saturday night. In 1917, Spottswood, who was 27-years-old at the time, helped create the first Red Cross in the Keys and formed the first private hospital in Key West after a railroad explosion.

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KRISTEN LIVENGOOD/Keys Weekly 1. 2016 honoree Bert Whitt, 2015 honoree Holly S. Merrill, 2016 honoree Dennis Beaver, Bonnie Spottswood, and American Red Cross South Florida Regional Executive Director Alfred Sanchez pose for the shot. Spottswood discussed her grandmother’s legacy in Key West.

2. Dennis Beaver, left, and Bert Whitt receive the honor of the Florence Spottswood Humanitarians of the Year. ‘The American Red Cross is bigger than us and bigger than this room,’ they said.

3. Event coordinator Liz Love, past honoree Holly S. Merrill, American Red Cross Officer Stephanie Moraille, and Wendy Gerber help celebrate Whitt and Beaver’s induction.

4. John Spottswood and Cristy Spottswood with Raymond Vazquez and Matthew Nooner chat before dinner.

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ART SCENE

WHAT’S COMING

DUVAL SQUARE Friday, Feb. 5 @ 6 p.m.

Photographer Larry Blackburn Local photographer Larry Blackburn will show his photographic works in conjunction with the First Friday Upper Duval Art Stroll. The showing, entitled “Scene in Key West,” will feature many familiar Key West sights printed on various media including canvas and metal. The show is in Duval Square at 1075 Duval St.

WATERFRONT PLAYHOUSE Saturday, Feb. 6 @ 8 p.m.

Double Trouble

KEY WEST ART CENTER Through Wednesday, Feb. 17 Artist Wayne Lind

“Double Trouble” is a one-nightonly concert starring Vicki Roush and Laurie Breakwell at the San Carlos Institute on Duval Street. The ladies will be featuring a lineup of eclectic tunes from the world of pop, Broadway, the blues and of course, torch songs. Tickets are $50 (with after party) or $35.

A graduate of the Art Institute of Boston, watercolorist Wayne Lind has more than 40 years experience in the art and design fields. Wayne divided his time between Greensboro, Vermont and Melbourne, Florida before settling in Key West several years ago. A reception is planned for Friday, Feb. 5 at 5 p.m. at the center on Front Street.

Trio performs classical The Eroica Trio — Erika Nickrenz (piano), Sara Parkins (violin) and Sara Sant'Ambrogio (cello) — will perform on Sunday, Feb. 14 at 4 p.m. at St. Paul's Church, in Key West. The trio will perform works by Gershwin, Godard, Piazzolla and Mendelssohn, including Piazzolla's "Estaciones Portenas" (The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires).

The program ends with Felix Mendelssohn's "Trio No.2, Opus 66 in c minor," composed in 1845, two years before his death. Concert tickets are $20 at the door one hour before the performance or online: Keystix.com or classicalconcertskw.com. Admission for students is free.

Undressed song Nick Cearley and Lauren Molina’s New York cabaret act “The Skivvies,” returns to the Red Barn Theatre with a brand new show for only four nights, Friday through Monday, Feb. 12-15. So what exactly do The Skivvies do? They take songs by other artists that share some kind of theme and mash them together in hilarious ways — in their underwear.

“This year, because we’ll be there Valentine’s Day, it’s anything dealing with love,” said Cearley.

“Love, not love, lost love, found love, crazy love, you name it.” For tickets, call 305-296-9911 or visit redbarntheatre.com.

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ON THE STAGE

Fringe’s ‘Lion in Winter’ opens Feb. 18

Play has high stakes and high jinx in a medieval setting Contributed

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by Academy Award-winning playwright James Goldman (1927-1998) summons to Duval Street the most spectacular strategies for power and love ever devised by royal man battling royal woman over the future of his empire.

The play opens Thursday, Feb. 18 at the St. Paul’s Church on Duval Street in Key West.

As the sun sets on his reign, the great and powerful King Henry II of England (Peter King) calls Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine (Annie Miners) — she has been locked up for years — to his castle in Chinon for one last Winter Court reunion with the three

sons. What emerges is a quasimodern battle of the sexes.

The couple are the most formidable and also the most human of rulers. Locked behind the palace doors, a deadly game of alliances and betrayals unfolds, as each of the players moves to control who, among the crown-hungry heirs, will sit on the throne when Henry is gone. And not one is ideal as a successor. The hot-headed warrior Richard (Michael McCabe) is in the running against the conniving Geoffrey (John Reynolds) and the bumble-headed, terminally immature John (Jeremy Hyatt). Henry has chosen John to succeed him, when it seems Richard, Queen Eleanor’s choice, would be more likely to maintain Henry’s empire. Geof-

frey pits the brothers against each other and the parents.

In fact, everyone in this semibarbaric royal family is plotting against the others. Even Philip, the visiting King of France (Kaleb Morgan Smith), sits more like an alert spider on its web than a king on his throne. King Philip’s sister Alais (Lisa Elena Mondo) is Henry’s mistress; the French want a royal marriage to seal their alliance. Political gears grind, plots are plotted, verbal barbs thrown, amusing the audience as the game plays out.

The Lion in Winter will run for 11 performances: February 18-20, 24-27 and March 2-5.

Curtain is at 8 p.m. Tickets available at www.fringetheater.org or keystix.com or by call 305707-4053 or 305-296-7676.

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Renowned playwright visits Key West

MASTERWORKS SERIES III

Thurs, February 25 | 7:30pm Tennessee Williams Theatre PROGRAM Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor Elena Urioste, violin Joan Tower: Sequoia Pre-Concert Chat with Edward Pitts at 6:45pm.

Elena Urioste, violin

Matt McGrath, left, Trey Gerrald, Jake Ferguson, Joy Hawkins star in ‘Mothers and Sons.’

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n Thursday, Terrence McNally was in the house — Waterfront Playhouse in Key West. One of the great contemporary playwrights of American theater, he’s also something of a hometown guy, since he and his spouse, Tom Kirdahy own property in Key West and are frequent visitors. He and Director Murphy Davis discussed the playwright’s five-decade career, that includes four Tony Awards and such renowned works as “Master Class,”“The Ritz,”“It’s Only A Play, as well as the musicals “The Full Monty,” and “The

Kiss of the Spiderwoman.”

McNally’s “Mother and Sons” is currently playing at the Waterfront Playhouse through Saturday, Feb. 13. The New York Observer called the play, “A masterpiece…profound. Heartbreaking. Triumphant.”

The play’s scenario concerns a mother paying an unexpected visit to the apartment of her late son’s partner. Twenty years have passed since the death of her son, but her feelings of loss and anger are still palpable.

She is stunned to find that her son’s partner is now married to another man and together they have a young son. Faced with the changing dynamics of what

constitutes a family, she is challenged to confront the truths of her entrenched beliefs and a future she never imagined.

“Mothers and Sons” features an extraordinary cast — Joy Hawkins, artistic director of the Red Barn Theater; Matt McGrath, with Broadway role in “Working” and a recurring role on TV’s “Modern Family;” Trey Gerrald, with roles on TV’s “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” and “Orange Is the New Black;” and Jake Ferguson, 8, a native Key Wester just getting his start in the business.

All performances are at 8 p.m. and tickets are $40, available at www.waterfrontplayhouse.org or at 305-294-5015.

Sebrina María Alfonso, Musical Director

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MUSIC SCENE

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he Key West Rotary Club has teamed up with the Key West Arts & Historical Society, and are bringing in "The Reggae Ambassadors" — including Third World from Jamaica, along with two other great acts for a family friendly festival at East Martello.

The concert is set for Saturday, Feb. 27.

Third World is one of reggae's most respected bands.They have been honored for their work by the United Nations, and they were hand-picked to play the famous Amnesty International Concerts with the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Sting and Peter Gabriel. The band is currently on its “Anniversary Tour” and will mark their first visit to Key West in seven years. Third World has 10 Grammy nominations, and have charted with multiple hits including songs “Now That We Found Love,” ”96 Degrees in the Shade,” “Try Jah Love” and songs with Stevie Wonder. The band has also

shared stages throughout the world with U2, Sting, The Police, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Buffet, and Wyclef Jean.

The concert will also feature Johnny Dread and Causion.

The Johnny Dread band comes back to Key West after open-

ing for The Wailers last year at Higgs Beach. The audience response was incredible, and Johnny has strong ties to the island with some family living here. Causion hails from Antigua, where party music means soca and calypso. With a sound similar to Arrow's "Hot-HotHot" and energy like The Burning Flames, they round out the concert lineup.

The Moonsplash concert runs from 5 to 11 p.m. and vendors will sell drinks. A portion of the proceeds benefits Rotary Club’s scholarship funds.

Tickets are $30/$50 or $22/$40 in advance at keystix.com, Neptune Designs, Southernmost Beach Café and Bagatelle.

For more details, call Johnny of Johnny Dread is returning to Key 305-754-4044.

West for an encore concert.

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Libations

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BOTTLE CAP LOUNGE DJ Dance Party – Fridays and Saturdays Country Dancing with Marvin – Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m.

DJ Dino House Music– Tuesdays at 10 p.m.

Karaoke with Shawn – Wednesdays at 8 p.m.

Vinh Phan makes delicious Mai Tais.

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hat’ s the favorite drink at the new Happy Buddha Bar? Mai Tai, of course. “Maita’I” is Tahitian for “good” and that is what bartender Vinh Phan is serving up with half-priced happy hours and small plates for only $5.

The Happy Buddha just opened below the Thai Island Restaurant at Garrison Bight Marina and specializes in Asian dishes, especially the popular Vietnamese dish Bahn Mi-soy — marinated roasted pork sandwich.

Born in Vietnam, Vinh originally lived in New Orleans but chose Key West instead. “Key West is similar to Vietnam in weather and the great attitude of the people,” he said. After 12 years in Key West, Vinh loves working in the Happy Buddha because of the fun local crowd, especially thirsty boaters returning to port and the beautiful views. And he gets his favorite food from home, Bahn Mi. Framed by the water, watch Vinh mixing Mai Tai’s and enjoy Chef Bryce Cushing’s Asian creations every day of the week at The Happy Buddha from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The bar is located at 711 Palm Avenue in Key West at the foot of the causeway.

PIER HOUSE BEACH BAR Alfonse – Fridays and Saturdays at noon Joel – Fridays at 4 p.m.

Din Allen – Saturdays at 4 p.m.

Amandah Jantzen—Sundays at noon Rob DiStasi—Mondays at noon Rusty Lemmon– Tuesdays at noon Rob DiStasi – Tuesdays at 4 p.m. and Wednesdays at noon Tom Taylor – Wednesdays at 4 p.m.

Brian Roberts– Thursdays at noon Din Allen – Thursdays at 4 p.m.

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Pirate Radio Morning Show— Fridays from 8 to 11 a.m.

Karaoke — Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays at 8:30 p.m.

SUNSET PIER at OCEAN KEY RESORT Patrick and the Swayzees – Friday, Feb. 5 5:30 p.m.

The Doerfels— Saturday, Feb. 6 at 1 p.m.

Happy Dog – Saturday, Feb. 6 at 5:30 p.m.

Rolando Rojas– Sunday, Feb. 7 at 1 p.m.

Nina Newton Band – Sunday, Feb. 7 at 5:30 p.m.

Robert Albury –Monday, Feb. 8 at 5:30 p.m.

Tony Baltimore – Tuesday, Feb. 9 at 1 p.m.

Happy Dog - Tuesday, Feb. 9 at 5:30 p.m.

The Doerfels - Wednesday, Feb. 10 at 5:30 p.m.

Rolando Rojas – Thursday, Feb 11 at 5:30 p.m.

GREEN PARROT Red Elvises — Wednesday, Feb. 10 and Thursday, Feb. 11 SUNSET TIKI BAR at THE GALLEON RESORT Live Music Daily Clint Bullard – Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday from 6-9 p.m.

SCHOONER WHARF Live Music Daily Michael McCloud – Wednesdays through Sundays from noon to 5 p.m.

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SEEN AROUND TOWN

Montessori Charter School raises funds for tech, art and more

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ey West Montessori Charter School — a public school that offers free Montessori education — hosted its annual Gala at The Key West Theater last weekend. The 1920s theme carried though to the entertainment, and guests bid on student-created art, jewelry and gift packages. According to principal Lynn Baras, the well-attended event is a major fundraiser for the school.

— Weekly Staff report HOLLIE WILL/Keys Weekly 1. Fundraising committee member Brittany Schobel and her mother Kristin Brihanma enjoy the event.

Brittany has one child enrolled at Key West Montessori Charter School.

2. The goods are auctioned off by fundraising committee chairperson Layla Barr with the help of Jimmy Cooper.

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3. Principal Lynn Baras and husband Clinton oversee the gala held at Key West Theater.

4. Bria Ansara charms the crowd with her 1920s songs and soulful delivery.

5. The winning bid is $350 for the piece made by first graders from the ‘Conch Class.’ The lobster was rendered using wooden dowels dipped in paint.

6. Guests enjoyed the Middle East belly dancing numbers.

To see more photos from the event, visit keysweekly.com

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The 33rd Annual Wesley House’s Valentine’s Day Gala is taking place Sunday, Feb. 14 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Curry Mansion Inn, Key West. Raven Cooper and Honey Mouth will be performing at the event. The event also features a large silent auction, open bar, dancing, with an elegant New Orleans themed dinner buffet. Come with a masquerade mask. VIP Seating is $125 and includes a seat at the table of your choice located close to the performance area, a separate buffet line, two VIP exclusive bars which include upgraded spirits, and dessert. General admission is $55. Tickets can be found at wesleyhouse.org.

Christina’s Courage walk/run planned Proceeds from the Christina’s Courage 5K will go to the rape and child abuse shelter. The event is taking place Saturday, Feb. 13 at 8 a.m. from the Sheriff’s Headquarters at 5525 College Rd., Stock Island. Advanced registration is $25 and can be done at the packet pick up on Feb. 12 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Sheriff’s Office. For more information, call Tiffany at 305-293-7409.

Castaways host February Jump Up The Southernmost Coconut Castaways will be having the next Jump Up social on Saturday, Feb. 6 from 2 to 5 p.m. at The Smokin’ Tuna Saloon in Key West. It is a pre-Super Bowl party and attendees are encouraged to wear team colors.

There is special pricing on food and drinks, raffles, prizes, and live music provided by Scott Kirby. The charity it is supporting this month is Keys To Be The Change, an organization that helps the youth of Monroe County.

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Kids refuge programs set for Saturdays The National Key Deer Refuge is initiating a series of free, kid-friendly, nature-oriented programs on Saturdays from 9:45 a.m. to noon meeting at the Key Deer Refuge Visitor Center in the Winn Dixie Shopping Plaza on Big Pine Key. The Refuge Ranger events are open to all children in grades K-8 who are accompanied by a parent or guardian. The programs will have an indoor and outdoor component. Pre-registration is required for these programs to ensure adequate supplies. For details, or to pre-register, contact Kristie at kristie_killam@fws.gov.

Upcoming events include: • Feb. 6: Rockin Reptiles and Awesome Amphibians • Feb. 13: Take a Walk on the Wild(flower) Side • Feb. 20: The Dark Night (An Evening with Bats) from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

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HISTORY

CROSSWORD

Honoring the Montford Point Marines

THEME: THE GRAMMYS

Key West has not forgotten these pioneering soldiers

Shedrack ‘Candyman’ Hannibal, Jr. was one of 13 Key West men who became a Montford Marine, the first African American men to serve in the Marines during World War II.

Warneice Johnson, left and Kelsey Hannibal receive their father’s Congressional Gold Medal.

By Hays Blinckmann

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ew locals know that in the 1940s, 13 brave African American men travelled from Key West to Camp Lejeune, North Carolina to become some of the first African Americans to join the Marines Corp. While Jim Crow laws were still in effect, Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a decree in 1942 that all men would be allowed to serve in the military regardless of race, color, or creed. Although the Army and Navy had been integrated since the Civil War, the Marines had refused the service of African Americans until the presidential directive.

During training, the men were segregated at Montford Point Camp adjacent to Camp Lejeune. The Montford Marines worked hard to rise in the ranks to become their own drill sergeants and officers fighting against stereotype and racism still prevalent in the south and armed services. They led their Corp with a sense of duty and pride for their country and their fellow African Americans into the battle of World War II. Although, they suffered the humiliation of segregation at home and abroad, they earned the nickname around the world as the “Black Angels.”

Key West’s Kelsey Hannibal

remembers his father’s legacy as one of perseverance. Shedrack “Candyman” Hannibal Jr., a descendant of Bahamians, was born and raised on Thomas Street and attended Douglas High School before graduating Florida A&M University.

Hannibal said the marines were soliciting the “best and the brightest” and recruited Shedrack to become one of the first of 20,000 men to train at Montford Point between 1942-1949. He went on to serve two years in the South Pacific during WWII. Sadly later, like most veterans, he suffered the mental ravages of war as well as the continual racism in the South, Hannibal said.

“Not many of the marines spoke about their experiences after the war. They were isolated in the Corp by the white officers and ridiculed at home for having served. But now, we see what an important time it

was, more organizations are trying to preserve their story, their legacy,” said Hannibal, a retired Combat Airborne Engineer who served in Vietnam.

Shedrack Hannibal returned to Key West after the war and died in 1979 at his childhood home on Thomas Street. Now, his remaining five children are able to celebrate his sacrifice and be honored in Key West.

In 2015 Commissioner Clayton Lopez and Mayor Craig Cates designated November 17th as Montford Point Marines Day in Key West. Now, Commissioner Lopez has initiated an effort to honor those Key West Veterans with a simply stated granite podium in the Bayview Park Memorial War Garden.

The Montford Marines were a part of significant social change in the United States but at a cost. Their battles at home and abroad were finally honored by President Obama in 2011 when he petitioned Congress and was able to award the last remaining marines and their families the Congressional Gold Medal more than 60 years later.

Key West’s Montford Marines The known Key West men who trained as Montford Marines: Shedrack “Candyman” Hannibal, Jr., Charles “Bookie” Allen, Sr., Charles Manuel, William “Boss” Johnson, Sr., Clarence “Fly” Alce, Sr. George Carey, Nathan “Joker” Tynes, and James Hall.

ACROSS 1. Papal court 6. Reggae precursor 9. Eurasian duck 13. Very small particles 14. Politician 15. Locker room infection?

16. Actor ____ Fiennes 17. Like King George, 1760-1820 18. Salk’s conquest 19. *Ed of “Thinking Out Loud” fame 21. “Straight Outta Compton,” e.g.

23. L.A. landing spot 24. Under the weather 25. Madonna’s iconic stagewear 28. Catcher’s catcher 30. Approvals 35. Chaps 37. United ____ Emirates 39. Time being 40. Miners’ passage 41. *2016 Grammy nominations leader 43. Popular pickling spice 44. Fertilizer ingredient 46. Mexican money 47. *Multiple winner Levine of Maroon 5 48. Fate 50. Former Speaker of the House 52. Pilot’s estimate 53. Back talk 55. “____ he drove out of sight...”

57. *What kind of Funk?

60. *____ Shakes 64. Willow tree 65. Flow alternative 67. Bottom-ranking employee 68. Continually annoy 69. Unagi 70. Absurd 71. Ayatollah’s home 72. Marbled bread 73. Formerly Hannah Montana

DOWN 1. *Ric Ocasek’s The ____ were nominated but lost 2. Park City State 3. Actor’s part 4. Motivate 5. Hindu retreat 6. *What Skrillex and Diplo do 7. Ornamental pond-dweller 8. Legal excuse 9. *”____! In the Name of Love,” nominated in 1966 10. French Sudan after 1960 11. *Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” was on this label 12. *The ____, a band that never won a Grammy 15. *Best ____ Word Album category 20. Relating to axis 22. Frigid 24. Reproductive organs of a flower 25. *Swift’s space?

26. Forearm bones 27. Plural of #40 Across 29. *Fetty Wap’s “____ Queen” 31. Scotch partner 32. Like a snicker 33. Audience’s approval 34. MLK march site 36. Kind of cell 38. Corner of a diamond 42. Wheel on a spur 45. Vacation location 49. Fancy marble used as a shooter 51. *No Doubt’s “____ Kingdom” album, nominated in ‘97 54. Expression of contempt 56. Black wood 57. ____-friendly 58. Site of Leaning Tower 59. *”Smells Like ____ Spirit,” Grammy loser in 1993 60. Having the means 61. Way, way off 62. List of dishes 63. Mars, to the Greeks 64. ____-Wan 66. Turkish title of respect Page 27 • Key West Weekly • Feb. 5, 2016

• CLASSIFIEDS, PUBLIC & LEGAL NOTICES • 305.743.0844 LEGAL NOTICES IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL ACTION CASE NO. 13-CA-636-P NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, AMY HEAVILIN, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Monroe County, Florida, will, on the 3 RD DAY OF MARCH, 2016 AT 11:00AM on THE FRONT STEPS OF THE MONROE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 500 WHITEHEAD STREET in the city of KEY WEST, Florida, offer for sale and sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for CASH the following described property situated in Monroe County, Florida to wit: LOT 1, IN BLOCK 6, PLANTATION KEY COLONY, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 4, PAGE 64, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA. AKA: 356 S COCONUT PALM BLVD, TAVERNIER, FL 33070 Pursuant to the FINAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT entered in a case in said Court, the style of which is: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, Plaintiff, VS. FRANK PALENZUELA; LANDMARK CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, INC.; UNKNOWN TENANT IN POSSESSION, Defendant.

And the Docket Number of which is Number 13-CA000636-P WITNESS my hand and the Official Seal of Said Court, this 19TH day of JANUARY, 2016.

AMY HEAVILIN Clerk of Circuit Court Monroe County, Florida By: Jennifer Settoon Deputy Clerk Florida Statute 45.013: Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the Lis Pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale.

Albertelli Law Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 23028 Tampa, FL 33623 (813) 221-4743 (813) 221-9171 facsimile eService: servealaw@ albertellilaw.com

LEGAL NOTICES If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance.

Please contact the Monroe County ADA Coordinator at 502 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL 33040, telephone number (305) 292-3423, at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days: if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711. To file response please contact Monroe County Clerk of Court, 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL 33040, Tel: (305) 292-3540; Fax: (305) 295-3970.

Publish: February 5 and February 12, 2016 The Weekly Newspapers IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO.: 15-CP-55-P IN RE: ESTATE OF ELVIRA F. MAHONEY a/k/a VERA MAHONEY, Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Elvira f.

Mahoney a/k/a Vera Mahoney, deceased, whose date of death was March 15, 2015, is pending in the Circuit Court for Monroe County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 88820 Overseas Highway, Plantation Key, Florida 33070. The names and addresses of the personal representatives and the personal representatives’ attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS

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LEGAL NOTICES SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is: January 29, 2016.

Personal Representatives: Joanne F. Mahoney 75 North Bounty Lane Key Largo, Florida 33037 Deborah Mahoney DeGrove 1805 Hunter Creek Drive Punta Gorda, Florida 33982 Sharon Mahoney Ellenwood 174 Ocala Drive Tavernier, Florida 33070 Diann K. Mahoney 2355 SE 7th Place Homestead, Florida 33033 Attorney for Personal Representative: Adrian P. Thomas, Esquire Florida Bar Number: 981559 ADRIAN PHILIP THOMAS, P.A. SunTrust Center – Suite 1050 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301 Telephone: (954) 764-7273 Fax: (954) 764-7274 eServicel: legal-service@ athomaslaw.com Publish: January 29 and February 5, 2016 The Weekly Newspapers

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO.: 15-CP-149-P IN RE: ESTATE OF EUGENE FRANCIS FORD AKA EUGENE F. FORD, SR., Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the Estate of Eugene Francis Ford aka Eugene F. Ford, Sr., deceased, whose date of death was October 21, 2015, is pending in the Circuit Court for Monroe County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 88820 Overseas Highway, Plantation Key, Florida 33070. The names and addresses of the Personal Representative and the Personal Representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this Notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME

LEGAL NOTICES

EMPLOYMENT

OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

Now Hiring Full Time Marina Reservations/ Concierge.

Please apply in person to Faro Blanco Resort and Yacht Club, 1996 Overseas Hwy, Marathon

All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is: January 29, 2016.

Eugene F. Ford, Jr. Personal Representative 7200 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 903 Bethesda, MD 20814 Keith B. Braun, Esq. Attorney for Personal Representative Florida Bar Number: 0979724 Comiter Singer Baseman & Braun, LLP 3801 PGA Boulevard, Suite 604 Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 33410 Telephone: (561)626-2101 Fax: (561)626-4742 Primary Email: legalservice@comitersinger. com Secondary Email: kbraun@comitersinger. com Publish: January 29 and February 5, 2016 The Weekly Newspapers

AUTOS WANTED

ALL YEARS! Junk or Used.

Cars - Vans - Trucks.

Running or Not. CASH 305-332-0483

EMPLOYMENT

Mechanic Helper Needed. Small engine experience helpful.

Part or Full time. Long term employment for right person. Call All Keys Rental @ 305-8520600 Established Criminal Defense Law Office in Marathon seeking part-time secretary that is detail oriented.

Position includes scheduling, answering phones, filing, and correspondence with clients. Office experience a must, legal office experience a plus. Please contact 305-289-9397 or email a resume to kris@ halschuhmacher.com for consideration

Construction Foreman wanted Need Vehicle.

Pay commensurate with experience. Call 305-304-7995 Seeking stable happy energetic personality for PT sales position in fun gift shop. Must be yearround Marathon resident; retirees welcome. Stop in to schedule appointment at 11528 Overseas Highway Marathon Babysitters Needed for vacationers!

3 0 5 - 5 2 2 - 6 0 5 0 Apply at http:// res o r t c h i l d c a r e . com LOOKING FOR Wait Staff, Food Runners & Hosts.

Established busy restaurant - must apply in Person. Sparky’s Landing, Key Colony Beach EXP. HELP ONLY needed for all positions. Apply in person Mon-Fri 10-11am @ Sunset Grille & Raw Bar Knights Key Blvd.

Marathon.

Bussers & Servers Needed Full Time Please apply during business hours. Key Colony Inn, 700 W. Ocean Dr. Key Colony.

We Buy YARD SALE Gold Sat+Sun, Feb & 7th 9-3 Locally! 3606thKey10th Street Colony Cash Flow Jewelry and Pawn Townsquare Mall Marathon

Beach Housewares Decor Items Electronics Adult Clothing Casual Jewelry Kitchen Items Linens

TELLER

Includes Saturdays Join the Family at

FIRST STATE BANK of the Florida Keys Cash handling & balancing exp req.

Sales & Customer Service exp a plus!

EMAIL HR@KeysBank.com EOE M/F/V/D • Member FDIC

FOR SALE 2006 Travel Trailer with slide out. Gulfstream Conquest Series M26RLS. Excellent condition. Can be seen in Marathon.

Call (765)277-6400 BIES/

HOBBIES/

COLLECTIBILES Will buy old nautical items, ship wheels, compasses, large reels, half hulls, lanterns, binnacles, telegraphs. Cased ship models for sale.

Call Lou 305-735-4534 PRIVATE COLLECTOR WANTS Rolex Dive watches and Pilot Watches. Old model Military clocks & watches. Call 305-743-4578 FISHING MISC.

All types of permits for sale! Rock Shrimp, King Fish, Atlantic Snapper, Grouper Gulf, 6 Pack Reef & Pelagic. Commercial Gulf Reef Fish, Gulf Snapper IFQ’s, Long Line pkg. Many other permits avail. We buy, sell & broker all types of permits.

Call before you buy or sell! Please call for prices.

Licensed & Bonded.

All permits guaranteed valid for transfer. Many ref’s avail. John Potts Jr. 321-784-5982 or 321-3023630 www.shipusa.com

City of Key Colony Beach

Full-Time Position Open

City Clerk

Administrative position as City Clerk for the city and commission.

Salary: DOQ, $50,000 minimum; plus full benefit package Qualifications: Business-related Degree; Government Experience at a responsible level Submit resume and pick-up application: City of Key Colony Beach City Hall 600 West Ocean Drive PO Box 510141 Key Colony Beach, FL 33051 Job description and application: www.keycolonybeach.net; see “City Documents” then “Forms” then “City Clerk Job Opening” Equal Opportunity Employer

• CLASSIFIEDS, PUBLIC & LEGAL NOTICES • 305.743.0844 IMMEDIATE HIRING has an opening for a Full-Time

UNIVERSAL BANKER in Marathon Responsible for providing teller/platform support, have working knowledge of banking products and services offered, balancing cash and handling foreign currency. Must enjoy working with people and have strong customer service skills.

Prior bank experience preferred.

Please visit our Career Center www.iberiabank.com AA/EEO/M/F/D/V/Drug Free

Immediate opening for a HVAC Service Technician Upper & Middle Keys.

Great Pay • Paid Holidays • Sick Pay • Medical Insurance • Paid Vacation

Apply in person 171 Hood Ave • MM 91.5 • Tavernier p 305-852-2960 • f 305-852-0656

Kitchen and Bath Designer needed for Marathon Location Please call Ryan @ 305-481-1791

HIDEAWAY CAFE Breakfast Cook Food Runners Call between 10am – Noon Robert (305) 289-1554

HIRING! Sweet Savannah’s Bake Shop

is now hiring Part-Time Counter Help.

Please apply in person.

11287 Overseas Hwy., Marathon

For Sale!

17 Acres on a Lot on Uninhabited Island off Summerland Key, FL!

The Hammocks at Marathon

FULL TIME JOB OPPORTUNITIES:

Room improvement Specialist Pool Quality Care Specialist Room Attendant Resort Handyman Carpet/Room Care Specialist Carpet/Tile Cleaner

FOH Assistant Manager

Rogo Exempt for Single Family Home. 1000 linear feet of open waterfront

2 yrs Server/ Bartender exp., full-time, salary, paid vacations/holidays and health benefits.Great attitude/team player.

Owner financing available at 3% int amort over 30 yrs with 10 yr balloon.

Down payment dependent on final sales price and seller closing costs. $1.5 mil. Seller will entertain all offers!

Send resume to teresa@marathonyachtclub.com or in person to Marathon Yacht Club @ 825 33rd Street.

Kathleen P Hancock PA Broker Associate Key West Real Estate Sales and Rentals, LLC Khancock99@aol.com 305-304-4034 www.Keywesthomes.us

Now Hiring Office Person.

Full or Part time person for the office, Computer/Quick books, telephone skills and general office duties. Drug free workplace. On time and reliable person is a must!

Apply in person at 10700 5th Gulf Marathon FL 305-743-7072 eerp@bellsouth.net

Maintenance Technician

GREAT BENEFITS PROGRAM

Full medical, dental and vision, 20 days a year paid time off, highly discounted resort use program, 401k match and much more.

HOW SHOULD I APPLY? Walk-in to apply or Call Miranda at 443-624-2338, 1688 Overseas Highway Gulf Side

MARATHON GARBAGE SERVICE We are now hiring for the following positions: Diesel Hydraulic Mechanic Truck Helpers Applicants must apply in person to be considered.

4290 Overseas Hwy, Marathon

Now Hiring Exp. Servers/Bartenders FT/PT 30+ hrs per wk.

Paid vacations, holidays and health benefits Send resume to teresa@marathonyachtclub.com or in person to Marathon Yacht Club @ 825 33rd Street

Help Wanted

OFFICE SPACES FOR RENT

Part Time Day Cook Needed

Office spaces FOR RENT starting at $250/mo.

Parking spaces also available.

Located on US 1, Cudjoe Key. 305-304-0776

Work On The Ocean Apply in person.

425 E. Ocean, Key Colony Beach

Full or Part-Time SALES ASSOCIATES need for Marathon location.

Please call Ryan at 305-481-1791

Immediate openings for Kitchen help.

Apply in person @ 301 Sadowski Causeway, Key Colony Breach MM54

Now Hiring Full or Part-time

Positions Available in Guest Services and the Cafe'

Also Hiring Experienced Landscape Laborer and Maintenance Please apply in person to:

11710 Overseas Hwy, Marathon

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SEEN AROUND TOWN

Auction sells the work of local artists to provide art grants

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he historic Fort East Martello served as the backdrop for the annual Anne McKee Artists Fund Auction Gala last Sunday evening. To date, the fund has donated more than a quarter of a million dollars to local artists.

Half the proceeds from each sale goes to the fund, while the other half goes to the participating artist.

—Weekly Staff Report

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IS YOUR GRASS HIGH?

KRISTEN LIVENGOOD/Keys Weekly 1. “Iguana in Paradise” by Christine Cordone is up for auction.

The higher the grass, the more extensive the root system.

Grass with deeper roots is more drought-resistant.

2. Brian Corbett, son of 92-year-old Anne McKee, welcomes the bidders.

McKee wasn’t able to attend this year.

3. Key West Sculptor Craig Berube weathers auctioneer Tom Luna’s good-natured ribbing with grace, while cradling his work ‘Angel Fish.’

4. Clare and Burt Angermann have been bidding and supporting the Anne McKee Artists Auction since its creation in 1995.

To see more photos from the event, visit keysweekly.com

Tap Water, The BEST Drink in Town!

Find out more: FKAA.com or 305-296-2454

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DRUG DEALER’S SEIZED ASSETS

PUBLIC AUCTION Jewelry and Fine art SeiZed by police and Federal agencieS.

Property from seized and forfeited assets auction. Bankruptcies and liquidation of rolexes, large diamonds, fine art, and jewelry together with general order merchandise which constitutes the majority to be liquidated piece by piece.

All Art and Jewelry Authenticated and Certified. Over 2 Million Dollars!!

MONDAY FEBRUARY 8

AUCTION-11:00 AM PREVIEW-10:30 AM 9 Ct.Tanzanite W/Diamonds

12 Ct. Diamond Bracelet

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For information regarding the auction, call 770-454-9201 during normal business hours.

Tennis Bracelet

Armed Security on Site Free Registration/ID Required Terms: Cash, Verified Checks/All Credit Cards.

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emerald and Diamond necklace

CALL (305) 296-8100 FoR DIReCTIonS.

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Ladies 18K Pearlmaster, Diamonds

Peter Max

Diamond earrings H.C. Pissarro Items pictured subject to prior sale and may not be available at this auction.

Rolex Watches

Joan Miro 18% Buyers Premium.

Auctioneer #: AU2762 Dion Abadi License #: AB 3472 Auction Management