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FLORIDA KEYS NEED FEMA SUPPORT

OFFICIALS AWAIT ELIGIBILITY FOR FEDERAL ASSISTANCE

The storm surge and subsequent flooding caused by Hurricane Ian as it churned west of Key West took many Key Westers by surprise.

On every countywide emergency management call, from Sept. 23 to Sept. 28, Jon Rizzo, warning coordination meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Key West, told Monroe County and Key West officials he was “very concerned” about a 2- to 4-foot storm surge that would be at its worst on Sept. 28, especially at high tide.

Still, the relentless rain, unusually high tides and winds that gusted occasionally to hurricane force made the storm surge flooding much worse than many expected. Key West Mayor Teri Johnston told the Oct. 3 audience at Hometown’s candidate forum that nearly 300 homes were unlivable or nearly so due to flooding from Ian.

Florida Keys officials as of Oct. 4 were still awaiting the official declaration by FEMA that would make Monroe County eligible for federal damage reimbursement for both government and individuals. As of Oct. 4, Monroe County had not been listed in what’s known as Category

A, which makes a county eligible for public assistance and individual assistance to help with storm-related damage and needs.

U.S. Rep. Carlos Gimenez, whose district includes the Keys, visited Key West on Sept. 30, when he assured city and county officials he had already sent a letter to the president and federal government asking that Monroe County be declared eligible for assistance. The meeting at city hall included assistant city manager Todd Stoughton, the city’s emergency management chief Greg Barroso, housing authority director Randy Sterling, City Commissioner Clayton Lopez, Police Chief Sean Brandenburg, Monroe County Emergency

Management Director Shannon Weiner, county and city attorneys, and Coast Guard and Navy leaders. City Manager Patti McLauchlin was in Fort Myers throughout the storm. She owns a home there and had gone up beforehand to care for a friend who’d had surgery. Johnston was not at city hall on Sept. 30 as she had traveled after the storm to Charlotte County, where she and her wife, Dar Castillo, own property.

“You had damage, absolutely,” Gimenez said at city hall. “It’s not the same as the west coast of Florida, but there’s no doubt damage here.”

He pledged his support for the county’s classification. Gov. Ron DeSantis also sent a letter on behalf of Monroe County, Johnston told the Oct. 3 audience at Hometown’s candidates forum at Tropic Cinema.

Officials were still waiting as of the afternoon of Oct. 4.

“Our elected officials at all levels are aware and working on it with the FEDM and FEMA,” said county administrator Roman Gastesi, according to an Oct. 4 press release.

“At this time, Monroe County is collecting Hurricane Ian-related debris. Additionally, individual assistance is available for Florida Keys residents through SBA loans.”

For more information, visit www. monroecounty-fl.gov.

More than 200 Key West homes are unlivable or nearly so due to flooding, Key West Mayor Teri Johnston said on Oct. 3. MANDY MILES/Keys Weekly

U.S. Rep. Carlos Gimenez visits Key West on Sept. 30 to hear from city and county officials and tour storm damage on the island.

DEMOCRACY ON DISPLAY

ALEX RICKERT alex@keysweekly.com

The evening of Oct. 4 found the Marathon Government Center filled with candi dates for Congress, state representative and Marathon City Council answering questions concerning the most pressing issues facing the Florida Keys and City of Marathon to day. Presented by the Keys Weekly Newspapers and Greater Marathon Chamber of Commerce, the night saw the 12 candidates in attendance answer more than 30 questions throughout the two-hour recorded forum.

Though the forum must be watched to be fully appreciated, a sampling of the candidates’ answers is below. Some answers have been condensed due to space limitations. For more voter information, including vote-by-mail and early voting requirements, see Keys Weekly’s Decision 2022 Guide or visit keyselections.org.

U.S. HOUSE

The Florida Keys have witnessed historical numbers of illegal immigrants. Law enforcement agencies including the Coast Guard and CBP claim resources are stretched thin. What solutions do you propose to address the situation?

Carlos Gimenez (R): The problem with im migration right now is changing policy. The first thing that the Biden administration did was change all the Trump-era policies. And so now, instead of 10% of the migrants being able to qualify for asylum, now everybody knows that as soon as they cross the border and they’re in the United States, they’re allowed to remain. When you incentivize that, you're going to get more and more migrants. We know we need to give more resources to our law enforcement personnel, but the problem is the policies.

Robert Asencio (D): We need to ensure that our law enforcement is better funded, but we also need to make sure that the Coast Guard and the law enforcement on the federal side that has authority over immigration create bet ter patrols. We need to ensure that our foreign policy is high and tight with regard to address ing why immigrants are leaving their countries of Cuba, Haiti and some of the other countries that are coming via our coast.

The Inflation Reduction Act is the biggest fed eral investment against climate change, aiming to cut gas emissions in less than a decade by roughly 40%. This legislation also aims to make changes in healthcare to lower drug prescriptions, cap outof-pocket expenses and extend coverage. What are your opinions on the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022? Who will benefit the most, and who will foot the majority of the bill?

Gimenez: I certainly oppose the IRA. The Inflation Reduction Act does nothing of the sort; it’s actually the Inflation Creation Act. It funds $80 billion to hire 87,000 additional IRS agents. 87,000 additional IRS agents are going to be unleashed on the American people and make us pay more taxes. I’m totally against it, I voted against it and I'm proud of the fact that I did vote against it.

Carlos Gimenez Robert Ascencio Jim Mooney

Asencio: I think there are people who are having to choose between making ends meet or being able to acquire health care. Health care should not be a ticket to bankruptcy. We know the American people will pay for this for decades to come, but we also have to recognize we have gone through a historic moment in our country's history. The last time we went through a pandemic was 100 years ago, and this is the cause of worldwide recession. We need to ensure that our Americans are provided the care based on their tax dollars. Lastly, the IRA provides some programs and some funding to be able to curb emissions, lower footprints and therefore protect our ecosystem that we're so dependent on here in the Keys.

Other questions asked include:

• The Florida Keys have seen an incredible rise in premiums for the federal flood policy. Industry experts say that the odds of a carveout for Monroe County that balances our risks and contributions are slim at best. What are your proposed solutions for dealing with these rising costs to ensure an equitable split among all policyholders nationwide?

• What opposing political initiatives or leg islation would you be willing to support or help reach across the aisle in order to build consen sus?

• Are you in favor of term limits or manda tory retirement for Congress and/or the presi dency?

STATE REPRESENTATIVE

Democratic candidate Adam Gentle was unable to attend the forum due to a previous commitment.

The 2020 census was supposed to initiate a new evacuation model for the Florida Keys. Do you feel like the Keys should adhere to a 24-hour evacuation policy or should it be changed to up to 36 hours?

Jim Mooney (R): We all know that we can evacuate in 24 hours. I think serving in Islamo rada and listening to the stakeholders through out the Keys, the fear is that you're going to add more growth. Do we need 36 hours? I don’t think it makes a difference at all in any realm other than expanding the number of building rights. Right now, I think that this infrastructure can't handle any more.

Monroe County is again about to feel a mas sive increase for windstorm rates. Premiums far exceed claims paid out, so would you be in favor of structuring a Florida Keys carve-out that reflects our actual risk?

Carving out is a very difficult thing to do. I will tell you that every bill that comes through the House, I normally say that if you carve Mon roe County out, it would be a great bill. We're all in on trying to carve out, but Citizens needs to be put back in its place of what it originally was designed for: insurance of last resort.

What are some of your priorities when it comes to securing budget allocations for the Florida Keys? What can you do to ensure requests from Florida Keys organizations are seen through to completion?

The appropriations process is daunting. You don't get to plead your appropriations in front of committees any longer. They just get into a consent agenda, and then they fast forward into a whole different committee who views them by themselves without a lot of input. All you start to do is text your chairs and say “Hey guys, I need this appropriation.” There are no guaran tees in appropriations, period.

Do you support Florida’s current 15-week ban on abortions, and would you support stron ger restrictions that have been proposed by the governor?

I did vote for the 15-week bill. I did a lot of soul searching on that one, did a lot of research and spoke with a lot of medical people. So I was comfortable with that. We did not outlaw abortions, and I don't think that we're going to outlaw abortions in the state of Florida.

Other questions asked include:

• HB 735, which prohibits municipalities from recognizing specialty contractors such as pavers, painters, aluminum work, etc. could have devastating effects for specialty contrac tors in the Florida Keys and throughout Florida. What is your plan to address the concerns relayed by Monroe County and many others regarding this bill?

• In February the DEO revoked Marathon’s MOU to issue building permits without state re view. What can you do to help with the relation ship between the state and City of Marathon to help restore our ability to issue building permits in a timely fashion?

• Do you feel like Marathon and Monroe County should be on the hook for judgments in the takings cases when the state conceivably stops issuing building permits in 2025? What can you do to eliminate or reduce legal expo sure to municipalities in the Keys?

HOW TO WATCH

Reruns of the recorded forum are sched uled for Oct. 7, 14, 21 and 28 as well as Nov. 4, all at 5:30 p.m., on Monroe County TV. MCTV broadcasts on Comcast Chan nel 76, AT&T UVerse Channel 99, Hotwire Fision TV, Amazon Fire TV, Roku and the MCTV app on iOS and Android. Scan the attached QR code to watch an online recording on demand.

Do you think the city acted appropriately in handing out the 300 affordable housing units now in dispute with the 3rd District Court of Appeals?

ALEX RICKERT

DEMOCRACY ON DISPLAY

2022 Candidate Forum fills Marathon Government Center

The evening of Oct. 4 found the Marathon Government Center filled with U.S. Congress, Florida State Representative and Marathon City Council candidates answering questions concerning the most pressing issues facing the Florida Keys and City of Marathon today. Presented by the Keys Weekly Newspapers and Greater Marathon Chamber of Commerce, the night saw the 12 candi dates in attendance answer more than 30 questions

throughout the two-hour recorded forum. Though the forum must be watched to be fully appreciated, a sampling of the candidates’ most poignant answers is below. Some answers have been condensed due to space limitations. For more voter information, including vote-by-mail and early voting requirements, see Keys Weekly’s Decision 2022 Guide or visit keyselections.org.

JEFF SMITH

I’m not aware of the exact timelines of when these permits were allocated, whether the appeal was filed or not. I’ve asked that question, and I’ve not seen a detailed analysis of that. But if we were under appeal, and we did not issue some disclaimers during allocation of those permits to transfer some liability over to the recipients and perhaps request indemnification for the city, we may be having some exposure here. So I certainly will be looking at the timelines of those. If it was indeed under appeal, that shows a lot of institutional arrogance if we is sued those permits, thinking that we’re always right because you never know when you go into court.

Other questions asked include:

• Do you feel the city acted appropriately by creating a special taxing district for the hospital, and should it continue?

• What are your feelings about vacation rentals affecting our economy and Marathon residents’ qualify of life?

• Do you believe the city has a responsibility to protect, subsidize or provide workforce hous ing?

• How should the city’s budget balance its building of reserves, alleviating tax burdens on the residents, and allowing the city to offer ad ditional services?

KENNY MATLOCK

To my knowledge, from what I’ve seen, the city knew that those permits weren’t 100% solidified. So yeah, I think it was, to be quite frank, a dumb decision to give them out. And now, like you said, we have the liability of lawsuits coming at us. So no, I don’t think it was smart.

MIKE LEONARD

The first thing I ask is, “Show me the disclaimer.” And I’ve yet to see the dis claimer. I agree with Jeff 100%. These lawsuits are extremely serious. Frankly, the lawsuits could create enormous financial problems for Marathon if we don’t get this result. This is a serious matter that must be taken seriously by everybody.

• How do we restore Marathon’s building de partment’s ability to issue permits?

• What would you do to increase the interaction between the public and our city council?

• Do you feel as if the city does a good job enforcing its own code?

• What infrastructure upgrades or improve ments would you like to see prioritized?

• Name one ordinance you would like to repeal, eliminate or revise, or one that you would pro pose or sponsor.

• As commercial development continues on U.S. 1, do you think there should be architectural standards that property owners need to follow?

• How do you feel the city of Marathon has done acting as an intermediary between its citizens and issues involving state government?

• In 2016, Marathon voters passed a nonbinding referendum for city staff to explore the viability of a community swimming pool. Noth ing has happened since. Is this a worthwhile endeavor to pursue?

• The city has a long history of creating task forces to tackle specific issues like architectural standards, beautification, workforce housing and charter review committees. However, the work done by these task forces rarely results in actions taken by council. How would you ad dress this disconnect?

Controversial items have a history of landing on the city council’s consent agenda, meaning there is little or no discussion on important issues. What is the area you feel has the greatest need for transparency and how would you go about providing that to the public?

ROBYN STILL

Before items are pulled from consent, we’re not allowed to talk as council members because of the Sunshine Law. The only time we can talk about items is in front of the public. As far as transparency on other issues, my push for transparency is letting the public know how things work. If you file a code complaint, what are the next steps so a person gets issued a citation for that? What are the steps in obtain ing a building permit? What are the steps in obtaining inspections? That’s my push for transparency, but as far as consent items as a council member, I cannot discuss that with my fellow council members or I violate Sunshine Law.

WAYNE QUARBERG

The council’s hands are tied because they can’t talk to each other. So the only thing we can do is talk to our residents, and we don’t have a good way of doing that either. They don’t know what’s going on, council finds out about it, they really don’t know what’s going on. It’s a quandary, so I have no real answer to that.

I think Robin touched on something very important involved in that. I think education goes hand in hand with transparency on this. People can’t possibly know about something they haven’t been told about. So, it’s about educating folks about exactly what’s going on, the issues that are hap pening day to day. We do have some resources to do that; it’s 2022. We have the internet, we have ways of getting information out to people in a more ef fective way than what they’re currently doing. I do think that education is a great way of solving that issue, and a lot of others.

What can the city do to ensure we have high-quality nearshore waters?

INGRID TYREE

I think the first thing we need to do is follow some of the rules that we have already. I know that they’re in the works with a new plan for our near shore waters. We need to deal with all of our canals. We each go out in our canals and look and for the most part, all of them are dead and not growing, so they need to be refurbished. That would probably be the biggest part of what we can do to make that differ ence.

HOW TO WATCH

LYNN LANDRY

The city has already moved forward with our sewer project to help our nearshore water quality. There is a lawsuit pending that’s highly involved with the injection wells in our sewer systems. There has been some re search done on that, and time will tell whether or not those injection wells are actually affecting our nearshore quality of water or not.

RICHARD TAMBORRINO

Conversations I’ve personally had with city wastewater director Dan Saus and Weiler Engineering have left me pretty confident that the city is meet ing the law, and it’s below capacity on the sewer system. Some leaching is occurring on both the ocean and bay side. That’s normal, and stormwater runoff is almost impossible to manage. We are facing that FOLKS lawsuit as well, and that is going to be interesting to see because deep wells are going to cost the city a bunch of money for us to put in.

Reruns of the recorded forum are scheduled for Oct. 7, 14, 21 and 28 as well as Nov. 4, all at 5:30 p.m., on Monroe County TV. MCTV broadcasts on Comcast Channel 76, AT&T UVerse Channel 99, Hotwire Fision TV, Amazon Fire TV, Roku and the MCTV app on iOS and Android. Scan the attached QR code to watch an online recording on demand.

KEVIN MACAULAY

City Council Items

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Resolution 2022-112, A Request For A Conditional Use Permit For A Preliminary Plat And Site Plan Approval As Submitted By Casa Marabella LLC For A Portion Of Land Having The Addresses Of 12670, 13380, And 13440 Overseas Highway, Which Is Described As Part Of Government Lot 1 And Part Of Bay Bottom Adjacent To Lot 1 Section 5 South Township 65 South Range 33 East And Government Lot 2 And Bay Bottom Northerly Of Lot 2 Section 33 South Township 65 South Range 33 East, Fat Deer Key, Marathon, Monroe County, Florida, Having Real Estate Number 00099610-000000.

B. Resolution 2022-113, Consideration Of A Request By Marathon Development Partners LLC For A Conditional Use Permit, Pursuant To Chapter 102, Article 13 Of The City Of Marathon Land Development Regulations (“The Code”) Entitled “Conditional Use Permits”, Authorizing The Development Of Nine (9) Duplexes On Properties Located At 57578 And 57468 Overseas Highway, Which Are Legally Described As Block 58, Lots 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, And 15, Crains Subdivision, Grassy Key, Monroe County, Florida, Having Real Estate Numbers 00374650-000000, 00374660-000000, 00374670-000000, 00374680-000000, 00374690-000000, And 00374700-000000. Nearest Mile Marker 57.5.

Ordinances for Final Public Hearing and Adoption

A. Ordinance 2022- 15, Amending The Future Land Use Map (FLUM) From Residential High (RH) To Mixed Use Commercial (MU-C) For Property Described As Block 2, Lots 1 Through 6, Excluding The North 150 Feet Of Lots 1 And 2, Parrish Subdivision, Key Vacas, Marathon, Monroe County, Florida, Having Real Estate Numbers 00326760-000000, 00326780-000000, 00326800-000000, 00326790-000000, 00326810-000000, 00326820-000000, 00326840-000000; Providing For Severability; Providing For The Repeal Of Conflicting Provisions; Providing For The Transmittal Of This Ordinance To The State Department Of Economic Opportunity; And Providing For An Effective Date Upon The Approval Of This Ordinance By The State Department Of Economic Opportunity

B. Ordinance 2022-16, Amending The Zoning From Residential Mobile Home (R-MH) To Mixed Use (MU) For Property Described As Block 2, Lots 1 Through 6, Excluding The North 150 Feet Of Lots 1 And 2, Parrish Subdivision, Key Vacas, Marathon, Monroe County, Florida, Having Real Estate Numbers 00326760-000000, 00326780-000000, 00326800-000000, 00326790-000000, 00326810-000000, 00326820-000000, 00326840-000000; Providing For Severability; Providing For The Repeal Of Conflicting Provisions; Providing For The Transmittal Of This Ordinance To The State Department Of Economic Opportunity; And Providing For An Effective Date Upon The Approval Of This Ordinance By The State Department Of Economic Opportunity.

C. Ordinance 2022-23, Amending Chapter 18, Article III (“Offenses Involving Public Peace, Order, And Morals”) Of The Code Of Ordinances Of The City Of Marathon By Amending Section 18-124 To Create Subsection D Which Will Provide An Enforcement Mechanism For Section 18-124; Providing For The Repeal Of All Ordinances Or Parts Thereof Found To Be In Conflict; Providing For Severability; Providing For Inclusion In The Code Of Ordinances And Providing For An Effective Date.

Ordinances for First Public Hearing

A. Ordinance 2022-24, Amending Chapter 107, Article 7 (“Signs”) By Deleting Section 107.621(F)G Which Previously Required A Photometric Study To Be Conducted For Every Digital Sign; Providing For The Repeal Of All Ordinances Or Parts Thereof Found To Be In Conflict; Providing For Severability; Providing For The Transmittal Of This Ordinance To The State Department Of Economic Opportunity; Providing For An Effective Date Upon The Final Approval Of This Ordinance By The State Department Of Economic Opportunity; And Providing For Inclusion In The Code Of Ordinanc es.

B. Ordinance 2022-25, Amending Chapter 102 “Subdivision of Land/Plats and Replats’; Amending Table 102.46.1 And Adding Table 102.47.1; Providing For The Repeal Of All Code Provisions And Ordinances Inconsistent With This Ordinance; Providing For Severability; Providing For Inclusion In The Code Of Ordinances, City Of Marathon, Florida; And Providing An Effective Date.

C. Ordinance 2022-26, Adding Sections 15-5 And 15-6 Of The City Code Of Ordinances, ‘Recreational Fires’ And ‘Penalty’ Respectively; Providing For Renumbering Of This Chapter; Providing For Removal Of Any Sections Of The Code Found In Conflict With This Change In The Ordinance; Providing For Severability; Providing For Incorporation Into The Code Of Ordinances; And Providing For An Effective Date.

Resolutions For Adoption

*A Resolution 2022-114, Approving An Amendment Revising The Rates For The Vacation Rental Fee Schedule; And Providing For An Effective Date.

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Crane Point celebration rings in the season

Aweek’s delay due to Hurricane Ian couldn’t put a damper on Crane Point Museum and Nature Center’s Fall Harvest Festival. Now a staple of the beginning of the season in Marathon, the annual event brought out dozens of attendees and volunteers for hay rides, apple cider, food and drink, and a bevy of children’s games.

“We are so happy and honored here at Crane Point with another successful community event,” said Crane Point CEO Charlotte Quinn. “It was a great turnout and loads of fun. Thank you Marathon, our volunteers and staff whose hard work went into putting on such an event.”

Crane Point extends a special thanks to event sponsors US1 Radio, Bongos Botanical Beer Garden, Arlington Electric, Keys All Area Roofing, the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority, The Lagoon on Grassy Key, Keys Contracting Services, Photo Design by Natalie and the Weekly Newspapers.

— Alex Rickert

1. Marathon City Manager George Garrett drives one of two hay rides around the Crane Point property. Rumor had it that each ride took a different route, leaving many kids determined to ride both.

2. Here in the Florida Keys, we don’t bob for apples, we fish for them. Just ask Kevin Riley, left, and Casen Kotch.

3. Brenda Spencer celebrates the season with her granddaughter Amalia Smith.

4. Buddies Andrew Hrytzay, Mark Belile, Luke Blanton and Isaac Worden take full advantage of the free food.

5. The Florida Keys may not have traditional pumpkin patches, but we’ll be darned if we don’t have hay rides.

6. Chris Still gets ready to leave the hay ride station. We think his tractor’s sexy.

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HOW CAN KCB PRESERVE ITS NEARSHORE WATERS?

KCB commission candidates weigh in

ALEX RICKERT alex@keysweekly.com

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an effort to provide greater familiarity and communication between the Key Colony Beach City Commission candidates and our readers, the Marathon Weekly sent each of them a series of questions concerning their backgrounds and stances on press ing city issues. The Weekly will continue to print each candidate’s responses in a Q&A series leading up to the Nov. 8 election, in which two candidates will win commission seats. Have a question you’d like to see answered by the candidates? Send it to alex@keysweekly.com for potential inclusion throughout the series.

This week: Key Colony Beach is surrounded almost entirely by water. What actions, if any, would you like to see taken by the city to preserve or improve the quality of our nearshore waters?

Answers are printed exactly as submitted by candidates, with responses limited to 100 words.

FREDDIE FOSTER

The solution to the is the reduction/ elimination of stormwater intrusion. The reduction and mitigation of storm water intrusion started years ago, with Phase One on the south side of 10th street currently in the queue to be completed. This work was approved and funded last year when I was the Chair of the Utility Board. This leaves the remainder of 10th street, work on 9th street, all of 11th street, and the swells on 12th street.

An important aspect of this proj ect, continuous, clear, and concise communication from city officials to all property owners.

JOHN DENEALE

KCB has always prided ourselves on improving water quality with the first sewer system city wide in the Keys (1960’s) and the first advanced water quality treatment facility. We recently upgraded the plant to the new ad vanced water standards which signifi cantly improved the water quality in our canals. Last year, I authored one of the first canal maintenance plans in the Keys to ensure navigability and water quality. To continue to improve our nearshore water quality, we are currently working on finishing our stormwater system with a $2.6 million appropriation from the state.

BETH RAMSAY-VICKREY

As someone who grew up here, I know what our waters used to look like, and how they’ve changed.

I’ve been working on marine envi ronmental issues for many years, in cluding reviewing the Fl. Keys National Marine Sanctuary’s previous Restora tion Blueprint and offering suggested changes (some of which were incor porated into this latest draft). And I’ve expressed my desire to serve our City as next year’s Municipal Representa tive on the Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council.

The most important thing we can do to protect our marine waters is be part of the conversations, and strengthen our partnerships with the Sanctuary and FWC.

RALPH MORROW

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Tua Tagovailoa being removed from play twice under the NFL’s concussion protocol, the league saw 12 more players, including several quarterbacks, being set down on Oct. 2.

Something has to be done. Should all those injured players be dropped for their seasons, for their careers? Nope. Too drastic. But the current protocol clearly isn’t sufficient.

Tagovailoa has already been ruled out of the next game on Sunday, Oct. 9 against the New York Jets — 10 days after he last played, which is interesting because he has already been cleared of the concussion protocol.

Miami coach Mike McDaniel made the announcement on Oct. 4, saying the quarterback would not play Sunday against the Jets. According to Sports Illustrated, McDaniel said it was “premature to decide whether Tagovailoa will be going on injured reserve, which would sideline him for at least four games.”

Tagovailoa is playing for the Dolphins under a four-year, guaranteed contract of $30.3 million and was drafted No. 5 in 2020.

The NFLPA (that’s the players’ union) exercised its rights and fired the unaffiliated neurotrauma consultant who examined Tagovailoa during the Buffalo game on Sept. 25. In that game, he was noticeably wobbly on the field following a hit, but was examined and allowed to return to the game. Four days later, on Thursday, Sept. 29, in a game against Cincinnati, a vicious tackle took the starting quarterback out of the game. It was Tagovailoa’s second concussion within four days. Teddy Bridgewater replaced him.

“Chris Nowinski, a leading expert on concussions, told The Palm Beach Post he fears Tagovailoa may have permanent brain damage,” The Palm Beach Post reported on Sept. 30.

Miami Dolphins Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa last season, in January 2022. WIKIPEDIA/Contributed

“Nowinski, a Boynton Beach resident, had warned that if the Dolphins allowed Tagovailoa to play against the Cincinnati Bengals, it would represent a ‘massive step back’ for concussion care in the NFL.”

His replacement, Bridgewater, graduated from Northwestern High School in Miami and attended the University of Louisville. Miami also has quarterback Skylar Thompson, a draft pick from Kansas State. The Dolphins also have added quarterback Reid Sinnett to their practice squad.

Bridgewater, who will turn 30 on Nov. 10, was drafted in the first round in 2014 by Seattle, but was soon traded to Minnesota, where he became the Vikings’ starter for all 16 games and was selected for the 2015 Pro Bowl. From there, he went to New Orleans, where he started 15 games in 2020. Bridgewater was a backup quarterback in New Orleans and Carolina for two years before being signed by Miami.

While other teams are having to replace their quarterbacks with deep second and third stringers, I would think Miami stands tall with Bridgewater, who is signed for this season only.

Tagovailoa was described as “brittle” while at the University of Alabama and hasn’t indicated he’s any stronger as a pro. Miami may be looking for another quarterback by next season.

SCOUTS HIT SANDBAR

Members of Marathon’s Cub Scout Pack 901 were treat ed to a sunset cruise on Oct. 4 courtesy of Marathon Mermaid Charters. Pack 901, the largest pack in Monroe County, is composed of nearly 20 scouts from kindergar ten through 5th grade.

“The cruise was a great way to kick off what we expect to be banner year for Pack 901,” said the pack’s cubmaster, Rob Christensen. “The scouting program is designed to help our youth do their best and become upstanding members of the community and we appreciate the sup port of our local businesses.” CONTRIBUTED

NOTICE OF VACANCY ON THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE RETIREMENT PLAN AND TRUST

Notice is hereby given that the Marathon City Council is soliciting applications from those interested in filling a vacancy on the Marathon Board of Trustees for the Retirement Plan and Trust for the City of Marathon. The term of the at large City Council appointed member will be 2 years. The volunteer membership on the Board is open to qualified electors of the City of Marathon. The Board meets once a quarter or as needed at the Marathon Fire Station or other noticed location. Members will be required to file ethics Form 1.

Application forms are available in the office of the City Clerk, or online at www.ci.marathon.fl.us/application. Completed applica tions must be filed with the office of the City Clerk no later than 3:00 pm, November 1, 2022.

By: Tracy and Sean McDonald

THOMAS

Gabby Thomas has established herself as the leader of the pack in the Keys girls golf scene. MAGGIE COLEMAN-SAYER/Keys Weekly Sophomore, Coral Shores High School Golf

Coral Shores golfer Gabby Thomas has played in six matches this season, winning five of them. Her game improves weekly, and she often outscores the gentlemen as well as the ladies. Recently, she shot a 45 at Florida Keys Country Club as she edged closer to a 40, her goal this season. Gabby does not settle for being a great athlete. She is constantly working harder to improve.

“Gabby is a very teachable player; she takes what she is told and practices it until she has perfected it,” said Coral Shores golf coach Danielle Thomas. “She always tries to better herself by practicing and watching videos of other golfers.”

Thomas does not hesitate to share her knowledge and skills. She is both a leader and teacher for her team and those she plays against, offering helpful advice to her competitors on swings, stances and any other aspect of the game. Most admirably, Gabby is a role model to others, exhibiting sportsmanship on and off the course. For her high level of play, leadership role and constant positive interactions with those around her, even during competition, Gabby Thomas is the Keys Weekly Athlete of the Week.

By: Tracy and Sean McDonald

HISTORY RUNS DEEP

Monroe County’s longest-running sports rivalry is renewed under Friday Night Lights

On Friday, Oct. 7, two island football teams will meet on the gridiron to extend what is already the longest standing rivalry in Monroe County sports history, when the Marathon Dolphins make the trip north to challenge the Coral Shores Hurricanes. The red-hot 5-1 Hurricanes enter the contest riding a four-game win streak during which they outscored their opponents 141-7. Coral Shores’ defense has surrendered a mere 26 points in total on the season and has yet to give up a 20-point game. The 3-2 Dolphins, meanwhile, will look to begin a streak of their own. Following a disappointing loss to Ransom Everglades on Sept. 23, the Fins responded with a dominant 36-0 shutout win over BridgePrep Village Green the following week.

Marathon and Coral Shores have met a total of 52 times throughout their storied rivalry that began in 1970. The Hurricanes currently hold the edge in what has been dubbed the “Battle of the Keys” with 27 wins to Marathon’s 25. In preparation for Friday’s showdown, the Keys Weekly Sports Wrap took a look through past iterations of this iconic contest.

CSHS Athletic Director Rich Russell sets the Florida high school record for longest punt with an 88-yard bomb.

Jim Keeney coaches Marathon to its first winning season.

Both teams set school records for most wins in a season – six for Marathon, seven for Coral Shores.

Coral Shores quarterback Joe Secatore is named Miami News Player of the Year.

Marathon wins a record nine games led by Vernon Goodwin, Campbell and Odell Robbins, three All-State team members. Troy Campbell wins Miami News Player of the Year honor for the second time.

Year Winner Score

FOOTBALL CORAL SHORES MARATHON

Coral Shores quarterback David Snowden sets a Florida state record in passes attempted in a single game with 63.

quarterback Neil Curtis leads the state with 2,107 passing yards.

Marathon’s current defensive coordinator Andre Garvey is named Florida 2A Player of the Year and signs to play at Florida A&M after rushing for 2,427 yards.

Hurricanes win a record 10 games in one season. Desmond “Kiki” Scott leads the state in touchdowns scored with 26 and earns first team All-State honors.

All 12 of Marathon’s points come off the foot of Ryan Paros, who makes four field goals. Paros later played for Florida Atlantic.

Hurricanes coach Ed Holly is named Southeastern Football Conference Coach of the Year after winning the conference title.

Despite Hurricane Irma destroying their field, Marathon goes on to win their conference championship led by quarterback Jackson McDonald whose Fins offense scored an average of 40 points per game.

By: Tracy and Sean McDonald

Like many kids his age, 4-year-old Carter Steele made his football debut this August playing in the Key West Junior Football League in Key West. While this is unexceptional at face value, it is notable that he made his athletic debut on George Mira Sr. Field. Little Carter just happens to be the greatgreat-grand-nephew of Key West’s own George Mira Sr., University of Miami’s fabled quarterback who went on to win three Super Bowls in his eight seasons in the NFL. While he does not yet know it, Carter belongs to Key West royalty, a member of a family with a deep athletic history that spans much farther than the bridges of the Keys. The name Mira is synonymous with South Florida football greats, particularly quarterbacks, which is why I did a double-take when Key West High School football coach Johnny Hughes first sent me the Conchs’ ’22-’23 football roster.

Number 8, listed at QB, was junior Adrian Mira. I knew instantly that Key West was in for some big home gates this season.

Key West is a town steeped in pride, tradition and community. Conch Pride is something that cannot be explained; it must be experienced. If you have ever been in the stands during a home football game in Key West while the band is playing the Alma Mater, you likely felt it. The entire island embraces its teams to create an atmosphere that is indescribable. The pride displayed by Key West fans is palpable, and regardless of wins or losses, they remain steadfast in support of their own. And even if every fan packed into the stadium is not directly related to the Miras, though a fairly large number are, they still claim George Mira as theirs.

A Key West native, born to a stay-at-home mother and a foreman at the local plant that provided Key West’s fishing and shrimping fleets with ice, George grew up in the Southernmost City playing baseball, basketball and football. He excelled in all three and also, I am told, plays a decent round of golf. Mira led the Conchs to state championships in baseball in 1958 and 1959 as their star pitcher. His deadly accuracy and zip earned him an incredible 31-2 record as a starter, first-team state honors and a major league offer with the Orioles, but it was the gridiron where Mira made himself a legend.

How did an unassuming kid from tiny Key West become larger than life? The answer is woven into the fabric of multigenerational Conch families, including the Miras. It is not elusive or magical in any way. It is work – lots of hard, focused, purpose-driven work. It was that work which led not only Mira to his storied fame, but a disproportionate multitude of Conch athletes who have represented Key West in college and major league sports. Mira played on the same baseball team as John “Boog” Powell, who played in Major League Baseball for 17 years, winning the American League MVP award in 1970; and Richie Garcia, arguably one of the greatest MLB umpires in the history of the game

KEY WEST FAMILY ROYALTY REACHES BACK THROUGH DECADES OF ISLAND LEGACY

with 24 years and four World Series under his belt. Three athletes starring in the pros hailing from the same little island a hundred miles from anywhere with about 6,000 telephones and no social media or internet is incredible.

Excited by the Mira connection on this year’s roster, I contacted a few of the many notable Miras in Key West, all of whom directed me to their unofficial spokesperson, Yvette Mira Talbott. Ironically, I first met Talbott, George Sr.’s niece, at George Mira Sr. Field.

Obviously, the family is thrilled to have another Mira taking snaps for the Conchs. Adrian is the fourth Mira to play the position, following behind George Sr. himself; George’s older brother James “Jimmy” Mira, Yvette’s father and longtime Key West Commissioner; and George’s younger brother Joe, who still coaches in Miami. George Mira Jr. was also a standout linebacker at University of Miami during its fabled “badboy” years. Key West has waited more than half a century for another great quarterback, and junior Adrian is on his way to making history of his own with Key West.

Carter Steele, George Mira Sr.'s great-great-grandnephew, poses with a September 1963 Sports Illustrated featuring Mira on the cover. In a moment of true irony for University of Miami fans, Carter plays for the Gators in the Key West Junior Football League. YVETTE MIRA TALBOTT/Contributed.

In his first start for the Conchs, there were flashes of the quick feet synonymous with a Mira QB. Built sturdier and more compact than his great-uncle, Adrian Mira runs the ball more like a bull than a matador, the moniker given to George Sr. for his capacity to scramble and his striking appearance. Coach Hughes describes him as a “tough kid with a good football IQ” and says that given more experience, he could be something special. Currently sidelined with an injury, Conch fans are going to have to wait to see just how special he can be, and whether he can fill the enormous shoes of his famous relatives.

I asked Talbott if she remembered anything special about her uncle. Aside from his feet – which, even as a grandfather, were fast and showed glimpses of The Matador – she explained that it was more than talent that drove the brothers, George Jr. and now the next generation of Miras to the top in football. Without hesitation, she offered the Mira family secret: “Hard work. No matter what you do, work hard. We always believed that was most important.”

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BE LIKE MIKE

THIS WEEK’S “BE LIKE MIKE” FEATURES: RICK RAMSAY

Monroe County sheriff, UWCK past president and 20-plus year member

What inspires you to give back to the community? Seeing the impact we have on people’s lives each and every day when we come out to help volunteer. Whether it’s during difficult times of disasters, or COVID, we see people who are at the worst times in their lives. We can come out to try to give them back a sense of hope, a sense of a future, and help people who are experiencing some of the most difficult points in their lives.

BUBBA

2-year-old male mixed breed.

JETHRO

3-year-old male domestic shorthair.

For the month of October, the Keys Weekly Newspapers are partnering with United Way of Collier and the Keys to remember and honor the life of Mike Forster. A business owner and community advocate, Forster led the effort to feed the Florida Keys in the days following Hurricane Irma and throughout the COVID pandemic. He served on various boards, including the United Way, and went on mission trips to Uganda to serve the hundreds of children living in orphanages.

An Islamorada councilman and Monroe County commissioner, Forster passed away on Sept. 6, 2021 at the age of 61 following a battle with COVID. Forster’s goodwill and generosity have inspired many Keys residents to carry on the spirit of giving and kindness to the island chain and those in need. In continuing the legacy of Forster, United Way of Collier & the Keys and the Keys Weekly Newspapers are highlighting some of the folks in the island chain who continue to pay it forward to help their neighbors. The community is invited to spend the week leading up to Forster’s birthday, Oct.17-21, to promote goodwill and generosity through random acts of kindness and sharing to social media and other channels as #BeLikeMike. Visit UWCollierKeys.org/BeLikeMike to learn more about the various ways to get involved.

What’s the most enjoyable part about helping your community and neighbors? When we see these people, we see the look on their faces, hear their thanks and see their true appreciation. The little bit we do just means the world to them. I’m very focused on community cleanups as well, and one of the most enjoyable parts is seeing a dirty and disheveled area, coming in with a team of volunteers, working together hand in hand as partners and seeing the after-effects of what a group of people can do. We get a chance to partner with our citizens, build these lasting relationships and see the efforts come together in a dramatic way to improve the quality of life in our communities. It’s second to none.

What kind of impact did Mike Forster have on your life or your community? I’ve known Mike a long time, and we were very good friends who were like-minded in our community-first approach. But the biggest impact I’ve seen, that I’ll remember forever, is post-COVID and post-Hurricane Irma when we had so many people who were down on their luck. He was literally feeding thousands and thousands of people every week. It was so inspirational that my team members came to almost all his feedings to work side by side for something that was so good and had one of the most dramatic impacts on our community that you could ever see.

Looking for: Someone to match my chaotic energy. My favorite toy: rocks. Turnoffs: I’m a bit of a wild man and I need someone to understand my quirks and habits. If you’re uptight, we won’t jive.

TAKE ME HOME

Adorable furry faces are waiting for families at the Florida Keys SPCA

Keys Weekly is thrilled each week to showcase some “furever” friends that are ready, waiting and available for their perfect adoption “match” at the Florida Keys SPCA’s Marathon campus – complete with their best qualities, preferences and turnoffs to ensure the best fit.

From cats and dogs to Guinea pigs, hamsters, rabbits, reptiles and birds, the perfect addition to your family is waiting for you at one of the SPCA’s two campuses, in Key West and Marathon. The SPCA’s knowledgeable staff will help with advice and care tips while working to ensure a good fit between each pet and its people. The SPCA’s Golden Paw program also provides special assistance with vet bills and medications for special-needs and older animals that require a little extra TLC.

See all the animals waiting for a home at fkspca.org. To contact the Marathon campus, call 305-743-4800 or visit the campus at 10550 Aviation Blvd.

Looking for: Snuggles, snuggles and more snuggles.

Turnoffs: I used to be a street cat, but I don’t enjoy being outdoors any more. I’m a total house cat.

CHASE

1-year-old male rabbit.

Looking for: I’m a happy, sweet house bunny, content to be an only family rabbit.

Turnoffs: I don’t really like my brother. I’m not sure why, but I’m much happier on my own right now.

The Florida Keys SPCA would like to sincerely thank each and every family that fostered a shelter pet during Hurricane Ian. All 60+ animals at our Marathon campus were placed in foster homes and kept safe during the event. The evacuation would not have been possible without our incredible animal-loving community. We are all grateful for your support. Thank you!

Honoring a community icon by paying it forward

MARATHON LATIN FESTIVAL TO DEBUT AT COMMUNITY PARK

All-day concert to feature Baby Lores, raise funds for medical charity

ALEX RICKERT alex@keysweekly.com

For the first time ever, Marathon is about to close out 2022 with some Latin flair.

Marathon Community Park will host the first ever Marathon Latin Festival on Saturday, Dec. 17. The historic all-day concert will be headlined by Cuban music pioneer Baby Lores and 13 other art ists, with more to be announced.

From 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., the family-friendly event will feature entertainment for all ages, including chil dren’s games, bounce houses, food and drink vendors and much more.

Proceeds from the Marathon Latin Festival will benefit the non-profit foundation Somos Esperanza. Directed by Cuban-born businessman Yoandys Lores González – more commonly known by his stage name Baby Lores – the foundation dedicates its efforts to offering hope to disadvantaged families, focusing on providing necessary assistance to children with preexisting medical conditions or chronic or incurable diseases.

The 5 to 6 p.m. hour of the festival will feature local Keys artists showcasing their musical talents before more than a dozen Latin artists take the stage from 7 to 10 p.m. to close the show.

Artists confirmed in the festival’s lineup include Lores, Insurrecto, Lenier, El Micha, El Kamel, El Uniko, Alvaro La Figura, Dayami La Musa, Dayran Perdomo, Davy Lores, Jose Yamil, Poesia Urbana, Erick Lexi and Eddy Borges.

Tickets for the festival are on sale now at www. babylores.net. Adult tickets are $50, tickets for young adults ages 13-21 are $25, and entry is free for kids 12 and under. A limited quantity of four-person VIP tables including limited drinks are available for $500 per table.

To see more about Somos Esperanza’s mission, visit the foundation’s Instagram @somos_esperanza_ oficial.

Proceeds from the event will benefit Somos Esperanza, Lores’ foundation that seeks to provide assistance to children with pre-existing, chronic or incur able medical conditions. CON TRIBUTED

Cuban music pioneer Baby Lores will bring his talents to Marathon Community Park on Dec. 17. CONTRIBUTED

Por primera vez en Marathon Florida. Cierra tu año 2022 con un toque latino. Marathon Community Park será el anfitrión del primer Marathon Latin Festival el sábado 17 de diciembre de 10 a.m a 10 pm. El histórico concierto estará encabezado por el pionero de la música cubana Baby Lores y otros 13 artistas se presentarán.

Este evento familiar contará con entretenimiento para todas las edades, incluidos juegos para niños, casas inflables, vendedores de alimentos, bebidas y mucho más.

Los fondos del Marathon Latin Festival serán destinados a la fundación sin ánimo de lucro Somos Esperanza. Dirigida por el empresario de origen cu bano Yoandys Lores González -más conocido por su nombre artístico Baby Lores-, la fundación dedica sus esfuerzos en ofrecer esperanza a familias desfavore cidas, enfocándose en brindar asistencia para niños con condiciones médicas preexistentes o enferme dades crónicas o incurables. .

De las 5 a 6 p.m. Se presentarán artistas locales demostrando sus talentos musicales. De 7 a 10 p.m más de una docena de artistas latinos subirán al esce nario para cerrar el espectáculo.

Los artistas confirmados en el cartel del festi val incluyen a Lores, Insurrecto, Lenier, El Micha, El Kamel, El Uniko, Alvaro La Figura, Dayami La Musa, Dayran Perdomo, Davy Lores, Jose Yamil, Poesia Ur bana, Erick Lexi y Eddy Borges.

Las entradas para el festival ya están a la venta en www.babylores.net. Adultos $50, Jóvenes de 13 a 21 años $25 y la entrada es gratuita para niños menores de 12 años. Una cantidad limitada de mesas VIP para cuatro personas, incluidas bebidas limitadas, está disponible por $500 por mesa.

Para ver más sobre la misión de Somos Esper anza, visite el Instagram de la fundación @somos_es peranza_oficial.

Los esperamos!

WILLIAM C. ‘BILL’ McQUEEN 1959-2022

William McQueen, of Mara thon, was born Sept. 25, 1959 in Illinois and died Sept. 18, 2022 while on vacation in Colorado. Bill began his career fixing hydraulic units for garbage compactors in Cabrini Green. To improve his career opportunities, Bill attended school to become an ironworker, following in his dad’s footsteps. Bill joined Iron Workers Local 63, erect ing fences along highways and making window sashes 27 stories up in skyscrapers in Chicago. Bill hated the cold wind, so he returned to night school to earn his welder’s license.

Bill married Dorothy Hattan on April 23, 1983 and moved to Marathon in 1985.

Bill worked as a welder for Hot Arc Welding for 24 years and was known for making gas tanks, balcony railings and circular staircas es. Bill and Dorothy welcomed their son, Joseph McQueen, in 1987. Bill loved spending time with Dorothy and Joe, fishing, snorkeling, smok ing fish, hanging out with his friends, listening to music and watching movies. Bill loved living in the Florida Keys and the warm weather, as well as spending time in the moun tains of Colorado.

Bill was predeceased by both his parents, William and Audrey McQueen. He is sur vived by his wife, Dorothy Mc Queen; his son, Joe McQueen; his sister Barb (Mike) Sabo; his brother Kirk (Debbie) McQueen; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.

A Celebration of Life event will be held on Satur day, Oct. 22 at the American Legion in Marathon from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. A mass will be said for Bill at San Pablo Catholic Church at 4 p.m.

KAREN NEWFIELD

... a reader and now a writer, has hundreds of book reviews at: www. readingandeat ing.com. For questions and comments, email karen@newfield. org.

ULTIMATE FALL READING

TIME TRAVEL, MYSTERY AND ROMANCE –DON’T MISS THESE FABULOUS NEW RELEASES!

MAD HONEY

By Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan

WRONG PLACE WRONG TIME

By Gillian McAllister

It’s almost Halloween with a pumpkin beautiful ly carved and lit on the porch. Jen anx iously waits by the window in their quiet Liverpool neighborhood for her teenage son Todd. She glimpses Todd as he walks toward their front path, but then Jen sees another man approaching, an older man she does not recognize. Todd pulls out a weapon and stabs the man. Jen runs out side and as she tries to stem the bleeding she notices Todd’s withdrawn, pale face. He is as unrecognizable as their futures are the moment the police take him into custody. Horrified and distraught, Jen and her husband Kelly barely get any sleep that night. Things only get worse when she gets up in the morning and it is the day before. Through days, months and even years, Jen finds herself going back in time. With each awakening she discovers more lies and clues about what led their little family to this bone-chilling conclu sion. For the love of her son, Jen must figure out why this is happening, and she will stop at nothing to change their des tiny. This fast-paced psychological thriller is wholly original as the mystery is solved backwards.

Two single moms. Two highschool students. One charming New Hampshire town trying to solve a murder. Olivia McAfee grew up in Adams, but dreaming of a career as a zoologist, she couldn’t get away quick enough. She never imagined she would someday take over her family’s beekeeping business and raise her son Asher on the very same farm she fled. Ava Campanello is another single mom who drove across the country to start over with her daughter Lily. Asher and Lily become inseparable. With holiday cheer in the air, college applications in the mail and hockey practice at un godly hours, Olivia is shocked to receive a phone call from Asher – coming from the local police station. Lily is dead, and Asher is the one who found her. Heartbroken and terrified, Asher is questioned and released. Days later, the pieces begin to fall into a devastating picture and Asher is arrested. As the mystery unfolds, unex pected twists and turns keep you on the edge of your seat.

WHEREVER THE WIND TAKES US

By Kelly Harms

When Becca was barely an adult she married Alistair Larkin. He was older, a successful lawyer from a prominent, wealthy family. She was smitten and was soon pregnant with their daughter Olivia. Becca was mostly content as a stay-at-home mom raising her child and managing the fam ily’s growing social calendar. Twenty-two years later, she can no longer ignore that her marriage is a sham and she has not been happy for a long time. As the divorce is finalized, Becca declines to contest the prenuptial agreement, and she walks away with little more than her dignity and her namesake – a magnificent 40-foot sail boat. For all practical purposes, she must sell the boat. When the trip to deliver the boat from Maine to Miami – initially meant to be a cathartic, relationshipbuilding experience with her daughter – turns into catastrophe, the hottest Irish man Becca has ever seen climbs aboard: Grant Murphy. Grant offers to help sail the boat to Miami, and in the process Becca finds herself facing her fears of the ocean and her future at the same time. Enjoy this sailing adventure as a woman deemed past her prime learns how to navigate life on her own terms.

BOOK TO SCREEN

“Luckiest Girl Alive” tells the story of a New York writer whose perfectly-curated life unravels when the dark past comes back to haunt her. Coming to Netflix on Friday, Oct. 7

BRIEFLY

MLKAR gathers hurricane relief items for southwest Florida

The Marathon and Lower Keys Association of Realtors is gathering hurricane relief items to be delivered to disaster areas in southwest Florida by mid-October. Items requested include baby goods, baby formula, hygiene items, cleaning supplies, non-perishable food, batteries, comfort items such as small kids toys and games, and pet food. Please do not donate clothing or bottled water, as these items are handled locally. Donations may be brought to the MLKAR board office in Marathon at 5800 Overseas Hwy. #15, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. If donors need to drop off goods outside these hours, they may be dropped off at Marathon Grill and Ale House or Village Barber Shop. Donors in the Upper Keys can email Wayne Carter at ceo@mlkar.com to arrange a dropoff in Tavernier or pickup in the Upper Keys.

Those interested in making a cash donation may scan the attached QR code. Funds donated will be used to purchase $50 Home Depot gift cards that will be delivered to those affected by Hurricane Ian with the assistance of organizers in the Fort Myers to Port Charlotte area.

Overseas Pub, American Legion team up for hurricane collections

In the wake of Hurricane Ian’s destruction, both Overseas Pub and Grill and Marathon’s American Legion Post 154 will serve as collection points for donated supplies that will eventually be delivered to the Fort Myers, Sanibel and Captiva regions of southwest Florida. Requested items include water, cleaning supplies, non-perishable food and toiletries. For a full list of accepted items, scan the attached QR code. Items collected by the American Legion will be delivered at the direction of the American Legion Department of Florida and will be accepted until further notice as long as a need exists.

United Way and Publix distribute record Stuff the Bus funds

United Way of Collier and the Keys announces that it has distributed a total of $54,542 to help Monroe County students this school year. $34,257 of the total amount came from donations made at Publix through its Tools for Back to School program, and generous

donors throughout the Florida Keys contributed $20,196 to United Way’s Stuff the Bus campaign.

This year, the funds raised by UWCK and Publix were combined into a new “Equity Fund” established at each of our 16 local schools to help provide the supplies, necessities and expenses needed at any given moment by individual students. The new Equity Fund gives each school maximum flexibility in meeting students’ needs.

“As always, the generosity of our community is amazing,” said UWCK Florida Keys area president Leah Stockton. “Through this program, we help ensure that every child has the tools they need to succeed in academic as well as extracurricular activities, increasing their ability to succeed as well as ultimately strengthening the financial stability of local families and our communities.”

Making Strides walk to return Oct. 15

The American Cancer Society invites Keys residents to join forces with the nation’s nonprofit leader in the breast cancer fight. The annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk will return to Marathon on Saturday, Oct. 15 beginning at 8 a.m. at the Marathon Fire Rescue station at 8900 Overseas Hwy. For more information and to sign up or donate, visit www.makingstrideswalk.org/marathonfl.

Fall rolls on at the Marathon Library

Friday, Oct. 7: Photography: Writing with light with creative weekly assignments, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Arts and Crafts (family) 4 p.m.; First Friday Film Series celebrating Hispanic heritage, "The Lost City" (adults) 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 8: Easy Yoga: Adaptive yoga for older adults and those with injuries or limitations (adults) 10 a.m.; Reading Assistance Education Dogs: Tail Waggin' Tutors (kids) 10:30 a.m.; Virtual Reality, Robots & Games Open Lab, 2:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 11: Fine Art: We continue to honor Hispanic heritage through color (adults/teens) 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.; Mahjong: Game of Tiles, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; Stories, songs, crafts and rhymes, 10:30 a.m (ages infant-5); Paradise Quilters, 1 p.m.; Dungeons & Dragons (adults) 5 p.m.; Meditation Teaching (adults) 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 12: Veterans' Services 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. by appointment, please call 305-295-5150; Easy Yoga (adults) 10 a.m.; Mango Meetup: Portuguese (adults) noon; Dungeons & Dragons (teens) 3 p.m.; Dungeons & Dragons (adults) 5 p.m.

DIARY OF AN EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER

Behind the scenes of boredom, panic and stories…

Our recent brush with Hurricane Ian brought with it a good bit of time spent in our city’s Emergency Operations Center at City Hall. As mayor, one of the duties is to be around at the city’s EOC for decisions and helping direct the city’s response to the disaster du jour. There is a good deal of preparation that the city staff undertakes in advance of a storm, and those staff members put in a lot of hours getting us ready and city assets protected.

Of course, our EOC coordinates with Monroe County’s EOC and all our other stakeholders. Each local government has its own Incident Command System (ICS), as required by FEMA in order to deal with disasters and other incidents. Ours consists of the mayor, city manager, fire chief, city clerk, city attorney and certain department heads. ICS isn’t just a command structure, it’s also an incident planning and management tool. ICS really helped Marathon in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, and adherence to the plan and its rules help local governments in getting timely FEMA reimbursements.

After preparations have been completed, there is often a lot of hurry-upand-wait until the storm approaches. As I write this paragraph, that is what we’re doing at City Hall, waiting on Ian’s passing by the Keys. When the weather hits, however, things can get pretty exciting.

I was mayor during the 2005 hurricane season when we were visited by four storms: Dennis, Katrina, Rita and Wilma. Katrina was the only one of these that didn’t come with a mandatory evacuation, but that was the storm that sent a tornado down my street at 4 a.m. That was one hell of a wake-up call.

In 2005, Marathon’s City Hall was located in the building near 100th Street, the current location of Ocean Sotheby’s Real Estate and Tewes Mortgage. There were some interesting things that happened while holed up in the building during these four storms — way more interesting than hearing then-City Manager Mike Puto snore during the overnights.

One moment of sheer terror was hearing a large booming crash at the back of the building during a particularly strong wind gust. It was a very large tree branch — about half of that particular tree — that had blown down and hit the back wall and walkway. We were really lucky it didn’t hit the roof. The truly fun part about this particular

JOHN BARTUS

is the Mayor of the City of Marathon. He also is a musician who performs around town. For more see johnbartus. com

incident was getting this very large leafcovered tree-sized branch off the walkway and away from blocking one of our exit doors.

Hurricane Wilma was one of our most destructive storms, and it came through the Keys after we had already been battered by the other three that visited earlier. The

windy and rainy part of Wilma came overnight, while everyone at our EOC was asleep — everyone except Fire Chief Hans Wagner and myself. Sometime after midnight, with winds gusting over 100 miles per hour, we discovered that the oceanside storm surge had begun encroaching the parking area under the building. Hans and I moved all the cars from underneath to the elevated parking out front, literally in the middle of a hurricane.

By the time Wilma arrived, most everything that could have been blown down had already been blown down. The trees were all brown, the customary green having either just been damaged by salt spray or simply blown off the tree branches. The next morning, as I was driving around surveying the damage, I noticed water pouring onto the highway where Aviation Boulevard meets U.S. 1 at Coconut Cay. It wasn’t long before the highway behind me turned into a lake and I was forced to find higher ground in the Gulfside Village parking lot.

The rising saltwater storm surge caused a short circuit at one of the buildings of the Reef Resort. As you can probably guess, it caught fire. Because of the amount of Florida Bay that had encroached upon formerly dry land, firefighters used jet skis to carry fire hoses to put out the burning building.

So, as we see the devastating results of Hurricane Ian unfold, I’m sending my thoughts and prayers to the people of Florida’s west coast. And I hope we have no more of these for a long, long time.

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LEGAL NOTICES

FICTITIOUS NAME NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned, desiring to engage in business under the fictitious name of SOUTHERNMOST LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE located at 32 Merganser Lane, Monroe County in the City of Key West, Florida 33040-4372, intends to register the said name with the Division of Corporations of the Florida Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida. Dated at Key West, Florida this 3rd day of October, 2022.

By: Natalino Trey Scappaticci

Publish: October 6, 2022

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FICTITIOUS NAME

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned, desiring to engage in business under the fictitious name of ONGOING WEALTH MANAGEMENT located at 70 Bahama Avenue, Key Largo, FL 33037 intends to register said name with the Florida Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida.

By: OWM, LLC Publish: October 6, 2022

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FICTITIOUS NAME

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned, desiring to engage in business under the fictitious name of SHIVER ME FINGERS located at 82889 Overseas Highway, Islamorada, FL 33036 intends to register said name with the Florida Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida.

By: OT Collab, Inc.

Publish: October 6, 2022

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE

Pursuant F.S. 328.17, United American Lien & Recovery as agent w/ power of attorney will

LEGAL NOTICES

sell the following vessel(s) to the highest bidder. Inspect 1 week prior @ marina; cash or cashier check; all auctions are held w/ reserve; any persons interested ph 954-563-1999

Sale Date October 28, 2022 @ 10:00 am 3411 NW 9th Ave #707

Ft Lauderdale FL 33309

V12941 1976 Morgan FL0047RR

Hull ID#: MRY10127M76A

inboard pleasure diesel fiberglass 41ft R/O Erine Edward Harbour & Cynthia Marie Taylor Lienor: Pilot House Marina/Restaurant 13 Seagate Blvd Key Largo Licensed Auctioneers FLAB422 FLAU765 & 1911

Publish: September 29 & October 6, 2022

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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF DARLINGTON IN THE MATTER OF: THE INTERVIVOS TRUST OF HELEN M. STABA (NOW DECEASED)

TO: MARGARET AILEEN STABA, Beneficiary and Daughter of Helen M. Staba

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED of the death of Helen M. Staba and that your claim as beneficiary should be presented in writing, along with proof of identification, to The Conner Law Firm, ATTN: Michelle Greenawalt, 906 W. Carolina Avenue, Hartsville, SC 29550, by April 6, 2023.

The Conner Law Firm, P.C. 906 W. Carolina Avenue Hartsville, SC 29550

Phone: (843) 332-1678

Fax: (843) 332-1904

Publish: October 6, 13 & 20, 2022

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA

LEGAL NOTICES

PROBATE DIVISION

FILE NO.: 2022-CP-000267-K

IN RE: ESTATE OF ARTHUR VINTON MYERS, JR., Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The administration of the estate of Arthur Vinton Myers, Jr., deceased, whose date of death was July 7, 2021, File Number 2022-CP-000267-K, is pending in the Circuit Court for Monroe County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, Florida 33040. The estate is testate. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE NOTIFIED THAT:

All persons on whom this notice is served who have objections that challenge the validity of the will, the qualifications of the personal representative, venue, or jurisdiction of this Court are required to file their objections with this Court WITHIN THE LATER OF THREE MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is served within three months after the date of the first publication of this notice must file their claims with this Court WITHIN THE LATER OF THREE MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR THIRTY 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 the decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN THREE MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.

NOTICE OF KEY LARGO FIRE RESCUE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES DISTRICT MILLAGE ELECTION ON NOVEMBER 8, 2022

On November 8, 2022, the Key Largo Fire Rescue and Emergency Medical Services District will issue a referendum to the voters seeking approval to increase the maximum millage rate in order to cover future costs of provid ing high-quality fire-rescue and emergency medical services to the residents of Key Largo.

The District Board of Commissioners wishes to make clear to Key Largo voters that the Board does not intend to levy annual millage at the maximum rate permitted under the proposed increase and remains committed to its longstanding policy of providing high quality firefight ing, rescue, and emergency medical services in the most cost-effective manner. The District has adopted a five-year operating plan that contem plates a millage rate less than the proposed maximum of 2.00 mills, however also understands the importance of long term planning. The following is the official ballot:

INCREASED MAXIMUM MILLAGE RATE FOR KEY LARGO FIRE RESCUE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES:

The Key Largo Fire & EMS District may not levy ad valorem taxes exceeding 1.00 mill without voter approval. The District seeks to increase its maximum millage rate to cover future costs of providing high-quality fire-rescue and emergency medical services to the residents of Key Largo.

Shall the maximum millage rate of the District be revised to 2.00 mills, to fund the continued provision of fire rescue and emergency medical services to Key Largo residents?

YES

LEGAL NOTICES

ALL CLAIMS, DEMANDS AND OBJECTIONS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE 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: September 29, 2022.

Personal Representative: Arthur Vinton Myers, III, a/k/a Vinton Myers, III 29 Dahlgren Road Richmond, VA 23238

Attorney for Personal Representative: Gina Martinez Nyugen

Florida Bar No. 0256780

Gina Nyugen, P.A. 7300 North Kendall Drive, Suite 540

Miami, Florida 33156

Telephone: (305) 670-9400

Publish:

September 29 & October 6, 2022

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA

PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO.: 2022-CP-000110-P IN RE: ESTATE OF MARY EDNA SMITH A/K/A EDNA M. SMITH Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The administration of the estate of Mary Edna Smith, also known as Edna M. Smith, deceased, whose date of death was May 29, 2022, is pending in the Circuit Court for Monroe County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 88820 Overseas Highway, Tavernier, FL 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 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 SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD 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: September 29, 2022.

Personal Representative: Melissa B. Hemmert 5633 Strand Blvd.

Suite 306

Naples, Florida 34110

Attorney for Personal Representative: Jeffrey R. Grant Attorney

Florida Bar Number: 63918 Grant, Cottrell & Miller-Meyers, PLLC 5147 Castello Drive Naples, FL 34103

Telephone: (239) 649-4848

Fax: (239) 643-9810 E-Mail: jeff@grantcottrell.com

Seconday E-Mail: jennifer@ grantcottrell.com Publish: September 29 & October 6, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers

LEGAL NOTICES

DIVISION: FAMILY IN RE: THE MARRIAGE OF: SLAVENA MOMCHILOVA, Petitioner, and, BRYAN KELEMEN, Respondent.

NOTICE OF ACTION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE (NO CHILD OR FINANCIAL SUPPORT)

TO: Bryan Kelemen

LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: Unknown

YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for dissolution of marriage has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Slavena Momchilova, whose address is 607 Eaton Street, Key West, FL 33040 on or before October 31, 2022, and file the original with the clerk of this Court at 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL 33040, before service on Petitioner or immediately thereafter. If you fail to do so, a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition.

The action is asking the court to decide how the following real or personal property should be divided: NONE

Copies of all court documents in this case, including orders, are available at the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office. You may review these documents upon request.

You must keep the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office notified of your current address. (You may file Designation of Current Mailing and E-Mail Address, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.915.)

Future papers in this lawsuit will be mailed or e-mailed to the address(es) on record at the clerk’s office.

WARNING: Rule 12.285, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure, requires certain automatic disclosure of documents and information. Failure to comply can result in sanctions, including dismissal or striking of pleadings.

Dated: September 22, 2022

Kevin Madok, CPA Clerk of the Circuit Court Monroe County, Florida

By: Marissa Lockwood Deputy Clerk Publish: September 29, October 6, 13 & 20, 2022

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY

CASE NO. 20-CA-000044-K

THE BANYAN TREE OF KEY WEST CONDOMINIUM AND OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC., a Florida CORPORATION, Plaintiff, v. WILLIAM STAFFORD, JEFFREY CAMPBELL, JACK A JENSEN AND RUTH L JENSEN, ANN LOUISE MINI, CHARLOTTE PIRNIA, ANN F MACGOWEN AND SUSAN A MACGOWEN, BARBARA D COMPSON, AMIR ESFANDYARI, JOAN C MANTAS, AND ALL OTHER UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING INTERESTS BY, THROUGH, UNDER, AND AGAINST THE PARTIES HEREIN NAMED, WHETHER SAID UNKNOWN PARTIES MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST AS SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES, OR OTHER CLAIMANTS Defendant(s).

AMENDED NOTICE OF ACTION

LEGAL NOTICES

grantees, assignees, lienors, creditors, trustees or other persons claiming by, through, under or against any unknown person who is known to be dead or otherwise claim to have any right title, or interest in any of the properties described below.

YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to foreclose liens on the following properties in Monroe County, Florida more particularly described as follows: An undivided 1/260th interest as a tenant in common with other owners in the Resort Facility (1 Time Share Interest), according to the Time-Sharing Plan thereof, recorded in the Official Records Book 942, Page 653 through 723, of the Public Records of Monroe County, Florida (Plan).

Together with the right to occupy, pursuant to Plan, Unit 401, during Unit Week 21. has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Jonathan J. Coto, the plaintiff’s attorney whose address is Coto Law Firm, P.A. 1390 S. Dixie Highway, Suite 1108, Coral Gables, Florida 33146, on or before November 7, 2022, and file the original with the clerk of this court either before service on the plaintiff’s attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint or petition.

DATED on September 26, 2022 KEVIN MADOK, CPA As Clerk of the Court By: Shonta McLeod As Deputy Clerk Publish: October 6 & 13, 2022

The Weekly Newspapers

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY CASE NO. 20-CA-000044-K THE BANYAN TREE OF KEY WEST CONDOMINIUM AND OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC., a Florida CORPORATION, Plaintiff,

v. WILLIAM STAFFORD, JEFFREY CAMPBELL, JACK A JENSEN AND RUTH L JENSEN, ANN LOUISE MINI, CHARLOTTE PIRNIA, ANN F MACGOWEN AND SUSAN A MACGOWEN, BARBARA D COMPSON, AMIR ESFANDYARI, JOAN C MANTAS, AND ALL OTHER UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING INTERESTS BY, THROUGH, UNDER, AND AGAINST THE PARTIES HEREIN NAMED, WHETHER SAID UNKNOWN PARTIES

MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST AS SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES, OR OTHER CLAIMANTS Defendant(s).

AMENDED NOTICE OF ACTION

amended from time to time, of the Public Records on Monroe County, Florida

An undivided 1/260th interest as a tenant in common with other owners in the Resort Facility (1 Time Share Interest), according to the Time-Sharing Plan thereof, recorded in the Official Records Book 942, Page 653, of the Public Records of Monroe County, Florida (Plan). Together with the right to occupy, pursuant to the Plan, Unit 405, during Unit Week 35.

An Undivided 1/416th interest as a tenant in common with other owners in the Resort Facility (1 Time Share Interest), according to the Time-Sharing Plan thereof, recorded in Official Records Book 988, Pages 1510 through 1580, of the Public records of Monroe County, Florida (Plan). Together with the right to occupy, pursuant to the Plan, Unit 503, during Unit Week 35.

Unit 38 in Condominium Parcel Number 105, of the BANYAN TREE OF KEY WEST CONDOMINIUM, together with an undivided interest in the common elements appurtenant thereto, according the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Record Book 872 at page 1654 Public Records of Monroe County, FL, together with any amendments thereto. has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Jonathan J. Coto, the plaintiff’s attorney whose address is Coto Law Firm, P.A. 1390 S. Dixie Highway, Suite 1108, Coral Gables, Florida 33146, on or before November 7, 2022, and file the original with the clerk of this court either before service on the plaintiff’s attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint or petition.

DATED on September 26, 2022 KEVIN MADOK, CPA As Clerk of the Court

By: Shonta McLeod

As Deputy Clerk

Publish: October 6 & 13, 2022

The Weekly Newspapers

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY

CASE NO. 20-CA-000045-K THE BANYAN TREE OF KEY WEST CONDOMINIUM AND OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC., a Florida CORPORATION, Plaintiff,

2022

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 2022-DR-626-K

TO: Joan C Mantas & Nicolas T. Mantas, the unknown spouses, heirs, devisees, grantees, assignees, lienors, creditors, trustees of Joan C Mantas & Nicolas T. Mantas, and all persons claiming by, through, under or against Joan C Mantas & Nicolas T. Mantas or otherwise claim to have any right title, or interest in any of the properties described in COUNT XIV of the Complaint, and all unknown persons, if alive, and if dead, and if not known to be dead or alive, their unknown spouses, heirs, devisees,

TO: William Stafford, the unknown spouses, heirs, devisees, grantees, assignees, lienors, creditors, trustees of William Stafford, and all persons claiming by, through, under or against William Stafford or otherwise claim to have any right title, or interest in any of the properties described in COUNT I, II, III & IV of the Complaint, and all unknown persons, if alive, and if dead, and if not known to be dead or alive, their unknown spouses, heirs, devisees, grantees, assignees, lienors, creditors, trustees or other persons claiming by, through, under or against any unknown person who is known to be dead or otherwise claim to have any right title, or interest in any of the properties described below.

YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to foreclose liens on the following properties in Monroe County, Florida more particularly described as follows: Condominium Unit 105, Unit Weeks 36 and 37, of THE BANYAN TREE OF KEY WEST, together with an undivided interest in the common elements, according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof, recorded in Official Records Book 872, Page 1654, as

v. WARFIELD M LEWIS, GARY MONTGOMERY AND DR. L. FOLGER WHICKER, BENJAMIN D BARNETT AND JOHN D BARNETT, SUSAN MACGOWEN AND PAULA T. DOWNS, RUSSELL L KERNS AND SHARON E KERNS, STEVEN C HINTON, DAVID HOPS AND CHRISTINE HOPS, TIMESHARE TRADE INS, LLC C/O SPENCE WILLIS, RORY N HORTON, JUDITH A BEETERIDGE, MELANIE SCHELL, MEREDITH PEACE, JAMES E BRADY AND JANET T MAASBRADY, KENNETH R GILBERT AND RITA G GORMAN, AMIR ESFANDYARI, AND ALL OTHER UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING INTERESTS BY, THROUGH, UNDER, AND AGAINST THE PARTIES HEREIN NAMED, WHETHER SAID UNKNOWN PARTIES MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST AS SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS,TRUSTEES, OR OTHER CLAIMANTS Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF ACTION

TO: Judith A. Betteridge, the unknown spouses, heirs, devisees, grantees, assignees, lienors, creditors, trustees of Judith A. Betteridge, and all persons claiming by, through, under or against Judith A. Betteridge or otherwise claim to have any right title, or interest in any of the properties described in COUNT X of the Complaint, and all unknown persons, if alive, and if dead, and if not known to

be dead or alive, their unknown spouses, heirs, devisees, grantees, assignees, lienors, creditors, trustees or other persons claiming by, through, under or against any unknown person who is known to be dead or otherwise claim to have any right title, or interest in any of the properties described below.

YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to foreclose liens on the following properties in Monroe County, Florida more particularly described as follows:

An Undivided 1/416th interest of

THE BANYAN TREE OF KEY WEST CONDOMINIUMS as a tenant in common with other owners in the Resort Facility (1 Time Share Interest), according to the Time Sharing Plan thereof, recorded in Official Records Book 988, Pages 1510 through 1580, of the Public records of Monroe County, Florida (Plan). Together with the right to occupy, pursuant to the plan, Unit 507, during week 33. has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Jonathan J. Coto, the plaintiff’s attorney whose address is Coto Law Firm, P.A. 1390 S. Dixie Highway, Suite 1108, Coral Gables, Florida 33146, on or before November 7, 2022, and file the original with the clerk of this court either before service on the plaintiff’s attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint or petition.

DATED on September 26, 2022 KEVIN MADOK, CPA

As Clerk of the Court

By: Shonta McLeod

As Deputy Clerk

Publish: October 6 & 13, 2022

The Weekly Newspapers

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA

IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY

CASE NO. 20-CA-000045-K

THE BANYAN TREE OF KEY WEST CONDOMINIUM AND OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC., a Florida CORPORATION, Plaintiff, v. WARFIELD M LEWIS, GARY MONTGOMERY AND DR. L. FOLGER WHICKER, BENJAMIN D BARNETT AND JOHN D BARNETT, SUSAN MACGOWEN AND PAULA T. DOWNS, RUSSELL L KERNS AND SHARON E KERNS, STEVEN C HINTON, DAVID HOPS AND CHRISTINE HOPS, TIMESHARE TRADE INS, LLC C/O SPENCE WILLIS, RORY N HORTON, JUDITH A BEETERIDGE, MELANIE SCHELL, MEREDITH PEACE, JAMES E BRADY AND JANET T MAASBRADY, KENNETH R GILBERT AND RITA G GORMAN, AMIR ESFANDYARI, AND ALL OTHER UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING INTERESTS BY, THROUGH, UNDER, AND AGAINST THE PARTIES

HEREIN NAMED, WHETHER SAID UNKNOWN PARTIES

MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST AS SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS,TRUSTEES, OR OTHER CLAIMANTS Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF ACTION

TO: Meredith Peace, the unknown spouses, heirs, devisees, grantees, assignees, lienors, creditors, trustees of Meredith Peace, and all persons claiming by, through, under or against Meredith Peace or otherwise claim to have any right title, or interest in any of the properties described in COUNT XII of the Complaint, and all unknown persons, if alive, and if dead, and if not known to be dead or alive, their unknown spouses, heirs, devisees, grantees, assignees, lienors, creditors, trustees or other persons claiming by, through, under or against any unknown person who is known to be dead or otherwise claim to have any right title, or interest in any of the properties described below.

YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to foreclose liens on the

following properties in Monroe County, Florida more particularly described as follows:

An Undivided 1/416th interest as a tenant in common with other owners in the Resort Facility (1 Time Share Interest), according to the Time-Sharing Plan thereof, recorded in Official Records Book 988, Pages 1510 through 1580, of the Public records of Monroe County, Florida (Plan). Together with the right to occupy, pursuant to the plan, Unit 503, during week 41. has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Jonathan J. Coto, the plaintiff’s attorney whose address is Coto Law Firm, P.A. 1390 S. Dixie Highway, Suite 1108, Coral Gables, Florida 33146, on or before November 7, 2022, and file the original with the clerk of this court either before service on the plaintiff’s attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint or petition.

DATED on September 26, 2022 KEVIN MADOK, CPA

As Clerk of the Court

By: Shonta McLeod

As Deputy Clerk Publish: October 6 & 13, 2022 The Weekly Newspapers

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY

CASE NO. 20-CA-000045-K

THE BANYAN TREE OF KEY WEST CONDOMINIUM AND OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC., a Florida CORPORATION, Plaintiff, v. WARFIELD M LEWIS, GARY MONTGOMERY AND DR. L. FOLGER WHICKER, BENJAMIN D BARNETT AND JOHN D BARNETT, SUSAN MACGOWEN AND PAULA T. DOWNS, RUSSELL L KERNS AND SHARON E KERNS, STEVEN C HINTON, DAVID HOPS AND CHRISTINE HOPS, TIMESHARE TRADE INS, LLC C/O SPENCE WILLIS, RORY N HORTON, JUDITH A BEETERIDGE, MELANIE SCHELL, MEREDITH PEACE, JAMES E BRADY AND JANET T MAASBRADY, KENNETH R GILBERT AND RITA G GORMAN, AMIR ESFANDYARI, AND ALL OTHER UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING INTERESTS BY, THROUGH, UNDER, AND AGAINST THE PARTIES HEREIN NAMED, WHETHER SAID UNKNOWN PARTIES MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST AS SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS,TRUSTEES, OR OTHER CLAIMANTS Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF ACTION

TO: Melanie Schell, the unknown spouses, heirs, devisees, grantees, assignees, lienors, creditors, trustees of Melanie Schell, and all persons claiming by, through, under or against Melanie Schell or otherwise claim to have any right title, or interest in any of the properties described in COUNT XI of the Complaint, and all unknown persons, if alive, and if dead, and if not known to be dead or alive, their unknown spouses, heirs, devisees, grantees, assignees, lienors, creditors, trustees or other persons claiming by, through, under or against any unknown person who is known to be dead or otherwise claim to have any right title, or interest in any of the properties described below.

YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to foreclose liens on the following properties in Monroe County, Florida more particularly described as follows: An undivided 1/104th interest as a tenant in common with other owners in the Resort Facility (1 Time Share Interest), according to the Time-Sharing Plan thereof, recorded in Official Records Book 1047, Pages 1785 through 1856, of the Public Records of Monroe County, Florida (Plan). Together with the right to occupy,

LEGAL NOTICES

pursuant to the Plan, Unit 701, during Unit Week 50. has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Jonathan J. Coto, the plaintiff’s attorney whose address is Coto Law Firm, P.A. 1390 S. Dixie Highway, Suite 1108, Coral Gables, Florida 33146, on or before November 7, 2022, and file the original with the clerk of this court either before service on the plaintiff’s attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint or petition.

DATED on September 26, 2022 KEVIN MADOK, CPA As Clerk of the Court By: Shonta McLeod As Deputy Clerk Publish: October 6 & 13, 2022

The Weekly Newspapers

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY CASE NO. 20-CA-000045-K THE BANYAN TREE OF KEY WEST CONDOMINIUM AND OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC., a Florida CORPORATION, Plaintiff, v. WARFIELD M LEWIS, GARY MONTGOMERY AND DR. L. FOLGER WHICKER, BENJAMIN D BARNETT AND JOHN D BARNETT, SUSAN MACGOWEN AND PAULA T. DOWNS, RUSSELL L KERNS AND SHARON E KERNS, STEVEN C HINTON, DAVID HOPS AND CHRISTINE HOPS, TIMESHARE TRADE INS, LLC C/O SPENCE WILLIS, RORY N HORTON, JUDITH A BEETERIDGE, MELANIE SCHELL, MEREDITH PEACE, JAMES E BRADY AND JANET T MAASBRADY, KENNETH R GILBERT AND RITA G GORMAN, AMIR ESFANDYARI, AND ALL OTHER UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING INTERESTS BY, THROUGH, UNDER, AND AGAINST THE PARTIES HEREIN NAMED, WHETHER SAID UNKNOWN PARTIES MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST AS SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS,TRUSTEES, OR OTHER CLAIMANTS Defendant(s).

AMENDED NOTICE OF ACTION

TO: Rory N Horton, the unknown spouses, heirs, devisees, grantees, assignees, lienors, creditors, trustees of Rory N Horton, and all persons claiming by, through, under or against Rory N Horton or otherwise claim to have any right title, or interest in any of the properties described in COUNT IX of the Complaint, and all unknown persons, if alive, and if dead, and if not known to be dead or alive, their unknown spouses, heirs, devisees, grantees, assignees, lienors, creditors, trustees or other persons claiming by, through, under or against any unknown person who is known to be dead or otherwise claim to have any right title, or interest in any of the properties described below.

YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to foreclose liens on the following properties in Monroe County, Florida more particularly described as follows:

An Undivided 1/416th interest as a tenant in common with other owners in the Resort Facility (1 Time Share Interest), according to the Time-Sharing Plan thereof, recorded in Official Records Book 988, Pages 1510 through 1580, of the Public records of Monroe County, Florida (Plan). Together with the right to occupy, pursuant to the plan, Unit 506, during week 34. has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Jonathan J. Coto, the plaintiff’s attorney whose address is Coto Law Firm, P.A. 1390 S. Dixie Highway, Suite 1108, Coral Gables, Florida 33146, on or before November 7, 2022, and file the original with the clerk of this court either

LEGAL NOTICES

before service on the plaintiff’s attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint or petition.

DATED on September 26, 2022 KEVIN MADOK, CPA As Clerk of the Court By: Shonta McLeod

As Deputy Clerk

Publish: October 6 & 13, 2022

The Weekly Newspapers

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY CASE NO. 20-CA-000045-K THE BANYAN TREE OF KEY WEST CONDOMINIUM AND OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC., a Florida CORPORATION, Plaintiff, v.

WARFIELD M LEWIS, GARY MONTGOMERY AND DR. L. FOLGER WHICKER, BENJAMIN D BARNETT AND JOHN D BARNETT, SUSAN MACGOWEN AND PAULA T. DOWNS, RUSSELL L KERNS AND SHARON E KERNS, STEVEN C HINTON, DAVID HOPS AND CHRISTINE HOPS, TIMESHARE TRADE INS, LLC C/O SPENCE WILLIS, RORY N HORTON, JUDITH A BEETERIDGE, MELANIE SCHELL, MEREDITH PEACE, JAMES E BRADY AND JANET T MAASBRADY, KENNETH R GILBERT AND RITA G GORMAN, AMIR ESFANDYARI, AND ALL OTHER UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING INTERESTS BY, THROUGH, UNDER, AND AGAINST THE PARTIES HEREIN NAMED, WHETHER SAID UNKNOWN PARTIES MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST AS SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS,TRUSTEES, OR OTHER CLAIMANTS

Defendant(s).

AMENDED NOTICE OF ACTION TO: Paula T Downs, the unknown spouses, heirs, devisees, grantees, assignees, lienors, creditors, trustees of Paula T Downs, and all persons claiming by, through, under or against Paula T Downs or otherwise claim to have any right title, or interest in any of the properties described in COUNT IV of the Complaint, and all unknown persons, if alive, and if dead, and if not known to be dead or alive, their unknown spouses, heirs, devisees, grantees, assignees, lienors, creditors, trustees or other persons claiming by, through, under or against any unknown person who is known to be dead or otherwise claim to have any right title, or interest in any of the properties described below.

YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to foreclose liens on the following properties in Monroe County, Florida more particularly described as follows: Condominium Unit No. 508 of Unit Week 24, of BANYAN TREE OF KEY WEST, CONDOMINIUM, together with an undivided interest in common elements, according to the Declaration thereof, as recorded in Official Records Book 988, at Page 1510, of the Public Records of MONROE County, Florida. has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Jonathan J. Coto, the plaintiff’s attorney whose address is Coto Law Firm, P.A. 1390 S. Dixie Highway, Suite 1108, Coral Gables, Florida 33146, on or before November 7, 2022, and file the original with the clerk of this court either before service on the plaintiff’s attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint or petition.

DATED on September 26, 2022 KEVIN MADOK, CPA As Clerk of the Court

By: Shonta McLeod

As Deputy Clerk

THEME: GREEK MYTHOLOGY

AUTOS WANTED HOBBIES/COLLECT.

ALL YEARS! Junk or Used.

Cars - Vans - TrucksRunning or Not. $CASH$ 305-332-0483

BOATS FOR SALE

FOR SALE: 2007 Cobia - 19 ft, with T-top, 115hp Yamaha. No trailer. Located in Marathon. $9,900 Text 305-743-6098

SPACE FOR RENT

Boat Trailer Spaces Available. $100 per week. Boat dockage available $100 per week. Easy access to the Atlantic and lighthouse. Boat length 32’ or less! Dockage is eighty feet long with good depth for boats. Phone 336-408-8140 or 336-287-3345.

EMPLOYMENT

Dolphins Plus Marine Mammal Responder is hiring an overnight Security Guard- responsibilities include but are not limited to observing marine mammals to ensure quality care, the ability to follow written instructions, and follow protocol and procedures as directed. Candidates must be able to lift 50 lbs and must be able to stay awake and alert for a 13 and a 1/2 hour shift (5:30pm7am). DPMMR is a drug-free workplace. To apply, please send your resume to nancyc@dpmmr.org.

Marathon Yacht Club is hiring a part-time bartender/ server. $12/hr + Guaranteed tip pool, employee meals, private club & friendly atmosphere. Saturday evenings required, some week nights. Call 305-7436739 to schedule an interview.

Marathon Yacht Club is hiring a part-time dishwasher. $14/hr, Private Club & Friendly Atmosphere, Varying Hours Tuesday –Saturday. Call 305-743-6739 to schedule an interview.

Pancho's Fuel Dock in Marathon is looking for a part-time cashier Thu/Fri/Sat. Please call 305-743-2281.

NOW HIRING - Full Time Seafood Packers/Graders. Competitive Wage. Apply in person at Keys Fisheries Fish House, 3390 Gulfview Ave, Marathon. EOE DFWP

CDL Drivers needed.

Must have a clean record & drug free. We are offering competitive wages. Please apply in person at Discount Rock & Sand, 10500 Aviation Blvd, Unit 2, Marathon

City of Marathon

Current Job Openings: Utilities Maintenance, Recreation Specialist, Right of Way Technician, Parttime Marina Custodian/ Maintenance and Marina Tech/Pump Out Captain. Full Benefits. EOE Please see City website for details www.ci.marathon.fl.us

Come Join Our Family and Have Fun At Work! Hiring: Host, Hostess & Servers - Full &/or parttime. AM & PM Shifts. Apply in person at Castaway Restaurant, end of 15th Street, Oceanside, Marathon or email: lobstercrawl@gmail.com

Immediate openings for experienced plumbers and helpers (with or without experience - we will train the right person). Must have a valid driver's license & clean driving record. Please apply in person at 10700 5th Avenue Gulf, Marathon or email resume to: eerpinc@gmail.com

NOW HIRING: Sweet Savannah's is now hiring for multiple positions: Cashiermust be 16 yrs or older, Fulltime Baker & Part-time Baker's Assistant. Stop by for an application at 8919 Overseas Highway, Marathon or email: info@sweetsavannahs.com

Serve/Bartend on the ocean! FT/PT Ocean front private swim club is seeking customer service oriented server/bartender. Serve on pool deck, beach and/or bar lounge. Open year round, 10am-7pm daily. Full time/Part time. Small friendly staff. Above average hourly wage plus tips. Apply in person at 425 E. Ocean Dr. Key Colony Beach or call 404219-3359 and ask for Dave.

The Housing Authority of the City of Key West now hiring the following positions: Maintenance Mechanic (Maintenance Worker), Med Tech, Protective Service Aide, Resident Activities Coordinator. To apply, please contact Human Resources at: martinezm@ kwha.org or 305-296-5621. Applications are available at the Administrative Office located at 1400 Kennedy Dr., Key West, FL 33040 or online at www.kwha.orgEOE & Drug Free Work Place. This opportunity is covered under Section 3 of the HUD Act of 1968.

PRIVATE COLLECTOR

WANTS Rolex, Dive Watches and Pilot Watches. Old Model Military Clocks & Watches. Call 305-743-4578

HOUSING FOR RENT LONG TERM

For Rent in Marathon. Room with balcony, private entrance, and bathroom. Kitchen and laundry privileges. Utilities included. Ask for Dianna at 305-9239181. $1,200 monthly. First and last req. No pets.

HOUSING FOR RENT

Las Brisa - 2BR/2BA

Unfurnished, great view, W/D, covered parking. Tennis, Swimming Pool & BBQ on property. Across from Smather’s Beach, Key West. $3,900/month + util. F/L/S Owner/Agent Douglas Miller 305-747-1700

STUDIO APT FOR RENT - Furnished Studio Apt w/ patio, like new, W/D, off street parking. Key West. $2,300/month including util. F/L/S Owner/Agent Douglas Miller 305-747-1700

YARD SALES

SALES

Yard Sale to benefit Immanuel Lutheran Church, Tavernier. Friday, Oct. 7 and Saturday, Oct. 8. from 8 a.m. to noon on both days. 144 Key Heights Drive, Tavernier - turn right onto Key Heights Drive just after the new Government Center. Dishes, pots and pans, clothing, shoes, books, knic-knacs, bait buckets, miter boxes, folding lawn chairs, etc.

PLACE YOUR YARD SALE AD here for only $25.00/week for up to five lines of copy. Call 305-743-0844 TODAY!

NOW

SUDOKU

NOW HIRING OUTDOOR PRIVATE ESTATE HOUSEMAN

Islamorada | Full Time | $25.00 +/hr

have previous houseman or related

valid US DL and SSN. Must be able

ESTAMOS CONTRATANDO

Tiempo completo, mantenimiento de exterior en casa privada. Localizada en Islamorada, a $25.00+/hr. experiencia previa requerida o similar. Licencia valida en EE.UU. y numero de Seguro social. Capaz de pasar verificacion de antecedents y prueba de droga. Emprendedor motivado capaz de seguir instruciones.

Email resume & references to Lnz777@aol.com or mail to: Resume, c/o Post Net, 88005 Overseas Hwy, Suite 10, Box #162, Islamorada, FL 33036

PROFESSIONALS NEEDED!

NURSE PRACTITIONER/PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

Keys AHEC Health Centers is seeking a Full Time APRN or PA to join its team. Position follows the Teacher’s School Schedule during the year and has limited Summer Hours. Position o ers a competitive wage, great schedule, Health Insurance and other benefits. Duties will be to provide primary care medical services in a school based se ing for students and sta .

FRONT DESK DENTAL/DRIVER

The Keys AHEC Health Center is looking for a FRONT DESK PROFESSIONAL AND MOBILE UNIT DRIVER to join our oral health care team. This position will work with students who normally do not have access to oral health care and need basic dental treatment and prevention services.

Position is 3 days per week (Tues-Thurs), equaling 24-35 hours per week with occasional Friday opportunities. Position will also work the front desk which will require receiving patients, phone calls, patient scheduling, reporting and general administrative duties. Training is provided for the driving, vehicle upkeep and front desk duties on site. Travel is required as we serve all schools countywide which has some longer days for sites at each end of the county. Position o ers a competitive salary, mileage reimbursement, travel pay and a limited benefit package. EOE

For more information or to submit your CV, contact Michael Cunningham, CEO at 305 743-7111 ext. 202 or email

DUI

INSTRUCTOR

The Advocate DUI Program is hiring for part time positions. DUI instructors and evaluators

2 days a week, Bachelors or Masters degree in substance abuse eld required. Bilingual preferred, not required. Of ce located in Marathon. Contact Marcia at 305-704-0117.

OPEN POSITIONS

TAVERNIER MARINERS HOSPITAL

- Cook, $5,000 Bonus

- Environmental Tech, $5,000 Bonus

- Manager Medical Staff

- Medical Technologist, $15,000 Bonus

- Hyperbaric Tech

- Nurse Supervisor

- Monitor Technician, Cardiac Telemetry

- Multi-Modality Imag Tech, $9,000 Bonus

- Patient Experience Advocate, Patient Experience

- Pool Physical Therapist

- Registered Nurse, Emergency Department, $20,000 Bonus

- Registered Nurse, Multispecialty Acute Care Ctr, $20,000 Bonus

- Registered Nurse, Surgery, $20,000 Bonus

- Registered Respiratory Therapist, $15,000 Bonus

MARATHON FISHERMEN’S

COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

- Cook $5,000 Bonus

- Dietitian $5,000 Bonus

- ED Team Coordinator

- Floor Technician $5,000 Bonus

- Medical Technologist, $15,000 Bonus

- Nurse Supervisor - Multi-Modality Imag Tech, $9,000 Bonus

- Patient Experience Advocate

- Phlebotomist, $10,000 Bonus

- Pool Physical Therapist

- Registered Nurse, Emergency Department, $20,000 Bonus

- Registered Nurse, Multispecialty Acute Care, $20,000 Bonus - Registered Nurse, $20,000 Bonus - Security Of cer - Supervisor Laboratory, $15,000 Bonus - Surgical Technologist

PHYSICIAN PRACTICE - TAVERNIER

- Advance Practice Provider (Physician Assistant) - Nurse Practitioner

- Physician Practice Patient Rep, $1,000 Bonus

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LEARN MORE

careers.baptisthealth.net or call 786-243-8507

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O/S Hwy

Key Resort and Spa is EOE.

MAKE A DIFFERENCE

Pigeon Key is seeking dedicated professionals seeking to make a positive impact in their community. Those individuals who wish to work on a uniquely beautiful island , while promoting our cultural history and preserving the natural Keys environment are encouraged to apply. Competitive wages based on ability and experience. Applicants will be subject to criminal background check and drug screening.

Positions include: Trolley Operator (CDL licensing course provided for qualified applicant) Tour Guides, Sales Associates, Customer Relations Reps, Maintenance, Rental Associates and more.

Application online at pigeonkey.net - under the Staff icon. Or apply in person at the Pigeon Key Gift Shop, 2010 Overseas Hwy, Marathon, FL. Questions and completed applications can be emailed to pigeonkey@aol.com

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