WHAT’S HAPPENING
Grand Finale set
at Smokin’ Tuna
n Oct. 6
e 5th Annual Votes for Notes will
be a shared benefit for both Habitat for
Humanity affiliates in the Lower Keys.
Local musician Ray West is working
with affiliates to produce this friendly
music competition with performers of all
ages and genres. Local acts perform at
shows at three Lower Keys venues. e
audience “votes” with cash donations in
the “vote bucket” while acts perform.
All donations go to support the work
of Habitat for Humanity.
Competing in two categories, solo/
duo or band, the acts with the largest
total after three rounds win prize packages containing free recording time, gift
certificates and more. is year the two
winners win $250 cash generously sponsored by the venues.
Show 6-9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 6,
Smokin’ Tuna for the Grand Finale in
Key West. Past performers and winners
include Xavier McKnight, Phoenix,
Moondog, Billy Brown, Doerfels, Paul
“Shanty” Elliot, Shastina Chiles.
Space on the performance schedule is
limited. Musicians contact Ray West,
(612) 388-6333 to get on the performance schedule. n
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Event information:
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MARATHON NEWS
Bull reflects on achievements
in Marathon government
After announcing resignation
of Mayor Chris Bull . . .
BY TERRY SCHMIDA
MILE MARKER NEWS
After 16 years in Marathon, including
11 years spend on the City Council,
current Mayor Chris Bull surprised
many with his recent announcement that
he will be retiring from local politics—
and leaving town.
“Cindy and I are extremely happy to
announce that we are embarking on the
next new chapter of our lives,” Bull
wrote in a Sept. 25 press release. “As of
Oct. 9, we are purchasing the Hendersonville Sports Club in Hendersonville,
N.C., and our family will be moving at
the end of this school year.
“e Hendersonville Sports Club
(HSC) is a special opportunity for us to
work together doing what we love to do
and build another legacy for our family.”
Bull plans to place an item on the
Oct. 13 City Council agenda “to have
City Attorney David Migut speak to
what the charter says is the process
to fill the vacancy,” he wrote.
e Bulls have had a long history of
providing sports programming, before
and since moving to Monroe County
from Sparks, Md.
Bull currently serves as president of
the Florida Keys Soccer Club and as the
head coach of Marathon High School
Varsity Tennis Team.
He also spent 10 years as American
Youth Soccer Association’s regional
coordinator, the Marathon Youth Club’s
president and tennis pro at Wonderlin
Tennis. He has coached numerous soccer
teams and tennis players and has been
the recipient of several awards for his
community service.
Howeve, some of Bull’s fondest
memories of Marathon involve his work
to expand and improve the city’s parks
and recreation facilities, and the
upgrading of local infrastructure
in anticipation of future development.
“When we first got here in ’99, I
came on board to help build the Parks
and Recreation Department, phase two
of the Community Park, and the amphitheater there, as well as the Rotary
Park,” Bull said.
“Bringing Jimmy Schmidt aboard
and the efforts of all our great volunteers
helped create a community of activities
and public meeting places where families
could get together and have fun. It was a
great time to raise a child and be a part
of watching Marathon grow up at the
same time as my kids. It’s all been great.
“Since I’ve been here, we’ve built two
fire stations and started a fire hydrant
program that helped lower people’s fire
insurance,” he added. “We also built a
Marathon marina and cleaned up the
Boot Key Harbor and made it a jewel
for many traveling sailors. We’re in
good shape for the next phase of
redevelopment and economic growth
in our town.”
e process to replace Bull, whose
position is a ceremonial one rotated
among City Council members, could
take more than one path with the
Marathon city election set to take
place on Nov. 3.
“In an ideal world, we would have
had time to decide it during this election, but there’s no time to do that now,”
Bull said. “What the charter says is that
the city has 30 days from my resignation
to fill the vacancy. Oct. 28 is the
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official date.
“ey could have the current City
Council call a special call meeting, but
I think the fairest thing to do would be
for the new council, after the election,
to make the first order of business the
swearing in of the new council and then
make the second order of business the
appointing of a new mayor and
vice-mayor.”
Oftentimes, Bull said, the council
member who serves as vice-mayor is
selected to perform the top job by
popular vote of the councilors, having
received the useful experience of serving
as the second-in-command.
“en whoever wants to be vicemayor can be voted on,” Bull said. n
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Teachers union,
School Board savor
new contract agreement
with District
BY TERRY SCHMIDA
MILE MARKER NEWS
pay aspect, which is new, but they have time to do
it before next year. I think the relationship
between the UTM and the District is also much
improved, and Superintendent [Mark] Porter
deserves a lot of the credit for that. You can really
get a sense of that in our executive sessions,
where you can see the trust he has built up.
is is one area where he has really shone.”
On the SRP side of the negotiations:
• Food service worker salary schedules will be
improved by 50 cents per hour at each cell.
• Maintenance salary schedules will also be
bumped up by 50 cents per hour at each cell.
• School bus drivers will receive between 20 cents
and 40 cents more per hour, depending on length
of employment, plus a transition amount.
• And bus aides will take home an extra 25 cents
to 50 cents per hour, also depending on length
of employment, plus a transition amount. n
Monroe County School District teachers and
School Related Personnel (SRP) have been buoyed
by new contracts, negotiated on their behalf by the
United Teachers of Monroe (UTM) union.
e agreements were ratified by union
representatives of the rank-and-file at a meeting
on Sept. 11, and approved by the School Board
at its Sept. 15 gathering.
“I was very happy that we got these contracts
signed before the teachers and other employees
went back to work this year,” said UTM President
Holly Hummel-Gorman. “It feels good to have
it out of the way.”
e highlight of the one-year contract
for educators is that they’ll be taking home a
minimum additional $700 pay increase during the
2015-16 school year. e money is a bonus for
teachers who received additional cash as a result
of 2014-15 evaluations. Another factor is whether
or not they were hired before or after Florida’s
mandated new performance-based salary schedule.
Many teachers will see their pay increased by
considerably more than $700.
“at $700 is for newer teachers,” said School
Board Chairman Emeritus Andy Griffiths, who
represents District 2. “I think most of them are
going to get $1,400 or better.”
Griffiths said he was pleased by the smoothness
of the negotiations, which stood in stark contrast
to the often bitter wrangling sessions of years past,
when negotiations with the union dragged on
into the end of the school year.
“is was one of the highest votes
for ratification that I’ve ever seen,” Griffiths said.
“Of course, it was a reopener contract, strictly
to deal with salary, rather than a full-blown
contract negotiation. Reopeners are easier
to negotiate. ey’re still working on the merit
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hours. Knowing what to do, where to go and what
to have on hand for potential emergencies is an
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COUNTY
NEWS
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Cudjoe property owners associations
make offer to resolve wells dispute
Cleanup
success!
BY TERRY SCHMIDA
MILE MARKER NEWS
BY MILLARD McCLEARY
and LINDSEY REISZ
EXECUTIVE PROGRAM DIRECTOR;
PROGRAM COORDINATOR
| LOWER KEYS
e two property owners associations suing over sewage
issues at the Cudjoe Regional Wastewater System treatment facility, have tossed proverbial coins in the well,
made a wish, and submitted an offer to settle the matter.
e legal overture, from the Cudjoe Gardens and Sugarloaf Shores property owners associations, was made public on Sept. 24, and would allow limited use of shallow
injection wells by the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authorityrun plant during construction of a legally required deep injection well. e shallow wells could also be used
as a backup to the coming deeper system, with the stipulations that use be kept to a minimum, and water quality
tests be conducted for both nearshore waters and for local
groundwater.
“We note that although recent tests found that it is appropriate to use the shallow wells for startup and backup,
it is silent on the impact on surface water of using the shallow wells for full flows,” Cudjoe Gardens Property Owners
President Larry Francisco wrote in a press release. “Given
the slowdown in completion of the sewer system, we believe it is possible to use the shallow wells while the flows
remain low. We have a chance to put this litigation behind
us and let FKAA focus its attention on completing the
project.”
On Sept. 28, Sugarloaf Shores POA President Chuck
Licis said that both organizations are still waiting for feedback on their offer.
“We haven’t heard anything back just yet, but our legal
team will be heading up to Tallahassee for two hearings on
the matter,” Licis said. “However, I’m hopeful that [the
FKAA] will come to the table and want to talk about it so
that we can move forward. We’d like to put this behind us
as soon as possible, but we also have some concerns about
water quality that we’d like to have addressed.”
Back in mid-September, commercial fishermen Mike
Laudicina and Don DeMaria dropped a suit agains the
FKAA, Monroe County and the Florida Department of
Environmental Protection over the state permit needed to
open the treatment plant.
“It is unfortunate that the attorney for the commercial
fishermen had to withdraw due to a tragic medical condition,” Licis wrote in the press release.
“e POA petitioners believe the law is on our side
and are hopeful that we can work out the details of a settlement with FKAA that will secure the protections for which
we all have been fighting.”
A Florida Department of Administrative Hearings officer will hear the case in late October, unless the POAs and
FKAA reach a settlement beforehand. Should the hearing
go ahead as planned, it could delay the opening of the
plant, and carry a “risk to taxpayers of extended legal cost
as well as the potential cost for a second deep well to serve
as a backup,” the two property owners presidents wrote.
“e proposed agreement would also extend the period
required for property connections to 365 days beyond
startup with the deep injection well as opposed to the current requirement of one year following the invitation to
connect,” they added. n
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eef Relief would like to
thank all that attended our
International Coastal Cleanup Day at Little Hamaca Park on Sept. 19.
e cleanup was a major success with
over 40 volunteers and 2,820 pounds of
debris removed.
Reef Relief would like to thank Commissioner Yaniz, Greg Sullivan at Waste
Management for collecting and weighing
all the debris that was
collected, the City of Key West, Monroe
County Sheriff’s, and all the
Reef Relief volunteers.
We look forward to many more successful cleanups in the coming months
and thank all of our volunteers past, present, and future. n
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KEY WEST LOU
COMMENTARY
BY LOUIS PETRONE
MILE MARKER NEWS
orge Mario Bergoglio was
born Dec. 17, 1936.
Seventy seven years later on Feb. 28,
2013, he was elected Pope of the
Catholic Church. Pope Francis.
Pope Frances touched many during
his recent visit to the United States.
Catholics and non-Catholics alike. Exhibited unique qualities. He was Godlike, human, sensitive, interested in
people and their problems, etc.
ese qualities are not imbued in a
man the day he becomes Pope. ey
have to be intrinsic in him. A result
of his experiences in life. Good and bad.
Pope Frances traveled an interesting
road from his teen years to his days as
Pope. All molded him to be who he is.
e man a work in progress.
I share some of what I discovered
with you.
Pope Francis had three girl friends.
His first was the girl next door. Amalia.
Amalia and his second love were during
his teenage years.
e third occurred while he was in
the seminary. e Pope was attending a
family wedding and met a young
woman. ey fell in love. A choice had
to be made. e Pope opted for the
priesthood.
J
He is God-like
He became seriously ill as a teenager.
A lung infection. Part of one lung had
to be removed.
During his university years, the Pope
was in need of money. He had several
jobs. While studying for a graduate degree in chemistry, he worked as a
bouncer in an Argentine night club.
Would you believe! He also worked
as a janitor sweeping floors and testing
chemicals in a laboratory.
He earned a graduate
degree in chemistry.
e Pope’s mother did not support
his decision to become a priest. She
was adamantly opposed.
Nevertheless, he entered the seminary
at 21. His mother at first refused to
visit him.
Basketball was and is his sport love
of choice. He enjoys shooting hoops.
One of the Pope’s most prized possessions is a personalized jersey from the
Boston Celtics.
e spirit of a rebel was within him.
While a priest, Argentina was ruled by a
dictatorship. Not a friendly group. e
Pope hid people in his church who were
being sought by the authorities.
As the Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos
Aires, he was known as the Slum Bishop.
His concern for the poor obvious. He
increased dramatically the number
of priests assigned to the slum areas
of the city.
When he moved up a step and became the Bishop of Buenos Aires, he
further exhibited his humility and love
for the poor. He washed the feet of people in jails, hospitals, old age homes and
the slums on Holy ursday each year.
He continues that practice as Pope.
As a priest, bishop and, to this day as
Pope, he is a big soccer fan. His team is
the San Lorenzo Football Club.
e Pope loves talking with his
friends. On the phone. Not a mobile
one. He uses a land line. He telephones
his friends on impulse and at random
times to chat. As friends do.
e Pope tangos. He has enjoyed
doing so for years.
e Pope sometimes falls asleep while
praying. He says “. . . . it is good to fall
asleep in God’s presence.”
He has a sweet tooth. He enjoys
alfajores. An Argentine cookie filled with
dulce de leche covered with chocolate.
A pleasure for the Pope is watching
moves. Loves them! His favorite is
Fellinini’s 1954 La Strada.
e Pope has an interest in art.
His favorite painting is a Chagall. e
White Crucifixion.
e Pope speaks seven languages. His
has a problem with English, however.
Pronunciation. He claims it is the result
of being very tone deaf.
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His favorite language and the one he
is most comfortable with is Spanish.
Argentina is a Spanish speaking nation.
During his recent United States visit,
14 of his 18 speeches were spoken in
Spanish.
A U.S. President has Air Force One.
e Pope, Shepherd One.
e Pope has a Twitter account.
Six million followers. @Pontifex.
Pope Francis touches people because
he has touched and been touched by life.
He does human things.
ere is no fanfare about him.
His humility obvious.
He is God-like. n
LOU
PETRONE
COLUMNIST
YOUR
FINANCIAL FUTURE
Stock market
considerations
BY ROXANNE E. FLESZAR
MILE MARKER NEWS
e fact is, we have remarkable clarity of vision about variable outcomes . .
. once the present obliterates the probhe 11 percent decline in
ability of the negative consequences we
the stock market in three
faced in the past. e recent bull mardays in August caught the attention of
ket provides a good example. e marinvestors. In addition to a few clients’
ket has steamed ahead to record highs,
emails, I received an unexpected
so does it matter that . . .
phone call from my college roommate. • Banks don’t have to mark their
She said her husband was not willing
securities to market.
to go through a significant stock mar• Derivatives are still a huge part of the
ket correction again. Did I recommend
economic landscape.
that they move the investments in their • Europe’s experiment with the euro is
retirement accounts out of the stock
tenuous at best.
market and into fixed annuities?
• Central Bankers create trillions
e Standard & Poor’s 500 index
in liquidity with the push of a button.
has almost tripled since March 2009
• Global debt levels will be reduced at a
without much volatility; many incost of lower growth.
vestors became complacent. ConPerhaps these things will matter in
sumers of investment advice have
the future, but we can acknowledge
noted that passive, buy and hold strate- with the help of our rearview mirror
gies have outperformed
that they didn’t matter in the
most active strategies over
past six years.
this time period, giving
Modern finance gives us
some the false impression
“alpha,” a way of measuring
that “risk management,”in
how well we do in managing
the context of tactically
risk relative to the returns we
changing portfolio asset alearn.
location to defend against
Alpha risk-adjusts returns
bear markets, is a fool’s
so we can compare them to a
game.
benchmark; in our case, our
We shouldn’t be surportfolios earned positive
prised; as we have written
ROXANNE E. alpha over the past six years,
in the past, managing risk
a statistic that gets lost when
FLESZAR
is a thankless task when
focusing
on returns.
COLUMNIST
viewed in the rearview mirToday our analysts are
ror. All that you can see
sweating over a landscape of risks. is
looking backwards in time is the cerhas been a long bull market by any
tainty of what has been. Any tactic em- standard, and the gains are already
ployed to defend against potential bear above average.
market scenarios in the past looks silly
Until very recently, volatility has
when viewed from the perspective of a
been low. Our historically low interest
new market high in the present.
rates will start to rise, likely sooner
is phenomenon is called “hindthan later.
sight bias,” and it occurs whenever
Meanwhile, geopolitical risks
we think we should or could have
abound. Investors must ask themselves
predicted something that occurred
if it’s less important to manage risk
in the past.
| Continued on page 10
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IN THE
LOWER KEYS
FRLA chapter hosts
6th Wine on the
Water, Oct. 11
e Monroe Chapter of the Florida
Restaurant and Lodging Association
(FRLA) presents the sixth annual Wine
on the Water. e event, designed to create scholarships for hospitality students,
takes place Sunday, Oct. 11, in Key West.
While sailing aboard Fury Catamaran,
celebrated chef Scott Maurer from Hot
Tin Roof is slated to prepare five courses,
which will be paired with fine wines from
portfolio of Southern Wine and Spirits.
Menu features Maurer’s favorite dishes
ranging from Florida lobster summer roll
with chili lime dipping sauce to curry
dusted chilled grilled KWP shrimp with
Israeli couscous salad and a tomato
vinaigrette. In addition to delicacies, there
will be live entertainment and onboard
raffle prizes including trip packages, spa
treatments, dinners and luxury items.
All proceeds benefit the hospitality
students at Florida Keys Community
College and FRLA Monroe Chapter
Educational Foundation, supporting
high school hospitality students in
Monroe County.
Event details are as follows:
WHAT: FRLA Monroe Chapter’s Wine
on the Water. WHEN: 4-5 p.m. Sunday,
Oct. 11. VIP Pre-Party 5 p.m. Registration 5:30 p.m. Sets sail to return after
sunset. WHERE: VIP Party, e Marker
Hotel, 200 William St. MAIN EVENT:
Conch Republic Seafood Company, 631
Greene St. COST: $85; $25 VIP PreParty. Space limited.
Contact Lynne Hernandez, FRLA’s
South Florida Regional Director,
Aquarium Encounters
Good Deeds
Mile Marker 53.1 Bayside,
(305) 407-3263
ForidaKeysAquariumEncounters.com
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Aquarium Encounters deals
for locals runs in September
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(305) 710-3962 or Charlie Bauer,
(305) 304-0814.
FRLA is Florida’s premier non-profit hospitality industry trade association. Mission is to
‘Protect, Educate and Promote’ Florida’s $82
billion hospitality industry which represents
23 percent of Florida’s economy and more
than 1.1 million employees, making it the
state’s No.1 industry. Offers regulatory compliance and food safety training needs (RCS
and SafeStaff®); industry developed careerbuilding high school programs (FRLAEF);
sponsor only event in Florida exclusively serving restaurant and food service industry
(FR&L Show).
INFO FRLA.org
Climate Summit
for Monroe
Monroe County, City of Key West,
City of Marathon and Islamorada,
the Village of Islands, host 7th Annual SE
FL Regional Climate Leadership Summit,
Dec. 1-3. e Climate Leadership Summit is a major regional event to provide a
forum for facilitating climate-related collaboration and knowledge. e summit
attracts innovative thinkers and leaders
from business, government, academia and
nonprofit community for an exchange
of ideas and dialog. Climate Leadership
Summit is an event of the Southeast
Florida Regional Climate Change Compact, a regional partnership of Monroe,
Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach
Counties to develop a strategy for the region to adapt to Southeast Florida’s
changing climate. Summit held at Casa
Marina Resort in Key West. Space limited. Register online. n
INFO GreenKeys.info
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WHAT’S HAPPENING
What’s going on?
Two passionate photographers separated by 75 years: Arthur Rothstein (standing, left) while on assignment for “Look” magazine in 1940, and Todd Feit (standing, right) in 2015 with Jeffrey Ray Sundial
and Cinnamon the dog. Feit will lead a workshop that spans two consecutive Saturdays at the Custom
House Museum, inspired by the Museum’s currently running Arthur Rothstein exhibit.
| PHOTOGRAPHS CONTRIBUTED
Photographer Feit leads Rothstein workshop
Saturday, Sept. 26, and Saturday, Oct. 3, photographer
Todd Feit leads Assignment Key West: 2015, two-part workshop on photography walk-about inspired by world-renowned
photographer Arthur Rothstein and images he shot in 1938
during his Farm Security Administration assignment, capturing the mood of Key West during the Great Depression.
• 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 26, depart on foot from Custom House Museum, 281 Front St., focusing on architecture
and visiting some of the spots Rothstein photographed. Feit
will provide photography tips as well as any needed technical
or equipment assistance, but stresses workshop more about
composition than equipment with all types of camera’s suitable
for workshop, from DSLRs to iPhones and Smart-phones.
• 10 a..m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, the workshop meets in
the Custom House’s third floor Helmerich Research and Learning Center to focus on digital darkroom basics using Adobe
Lightroom, with a focus on how students can up-level their im-
ages. Participants also select one of own created images for a
Saturday, Oct. 10 workshop pop-up exhibit at the Custom
House Museum.
Assignment Key West: 2015 is inaugural workshop in the
Key West Art & Historical Society’s new adolescent and adult
education program, “Outside e Lines,” and uses museum’s
current exhibit of Rothstein’s monochromatic images for insight to the world of displaced cigar makers, sponge fisherman,
street peddlers, island’s architecture. Limited space. Register
online, kwahs.org/learn
Cost $50 for KWAHS members, $75 non-members. n
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Southernmost’s
the SoMo
n Oct. 8-11
Southernmost Marathon &
Half Marathon (SoMo) runners
follow a 26.2-mile or 13.1-mile
route with Atlantic Ocean and
Gulf of Mexico views and scenic streets in the Southernmost
City. Race is Saturday, Oct. 10,
with Key West Running Festival events ursday to Sunday,
Oct. 8-11.
Marathon 5:30 a.m.
Saturday and half-marathon
6:15 a.m. Start and finish lines
for both are Pat Croce’s Rum
Barrel, 528 Front St., event
sponsor.
Racers in the marathon run
a flat, fast course that includes
Key West’s historic Old Town,
Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of
Mexico shorelines, neighboring
Stock Island and a section of
the Florida Keys Overseas
Highway bike path. Halfmarathon contenders race
along Key West’s Atlantic and
gulf shorelines and through
portions of Old Town. Water
and “fueling” stations along
courses.
Runners pick up packets
at the Rum Barrel 5-7 p.m.
ursday, Oct. 8, or noon to 9
p.m. Friday, Oct. 9. Race expo
at the Rum Barrel, noon to 6
p.m. Friday. Finish line party
8:30 a.m. to noon Saturday at
Rum Barrel with an awards ceremony at noon. Expo continues
Saturday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
For shorter challenge, 10k
and 5k races Sunday, Oct. 11,
at Key West’s Salute! On e
Beach, overlooking Atlantic
Ocean, 1000 Atlantic Blvd.
8 a.m. races, finish line party.
Registration $140, full
marathon; $120, half
marathon; $60, 10k and $30,
respectively. n
The Square Grouper/
My New Joint Lounge
22658 Overseas Hwy.,
Cudjoe Key(305) 745-8880
squaregrouperbarandgrill.com
mynewjoint420lounge.com
n
Thursday 1001
Michelle Dravis
Friday 1002
Robert Douglas
Saturday 1003
Larry Baeder
Porky’s Bayside
1410 Overseas Hwy., MM 47.5,
(305) 289-2065,
porkysbaysidebbq.com
n Entertainment, 6pm-9pm daily
Friday Michael J.
Saturday Michael Hammond
Sunday Tony Napoli
Wednesday
Treasure Chest Radio Show—
live broadcast and free raffles
The Art Studio
12535 Overseas Hwy., Marathon
(305) 289-9013
www.keysartstudio.com
n
Recurring weekly classes
Crash Course in Glass Cutting
Tuesday, Saturday — $35
Learn the fundamentals of glass cutting. Glass cutting tools, safety, breaking glass after scored.
Introduction to Glass Fusing
By appointment only —$145
Basics of glass fusing. Learn about
different types of glass fusing materials. Beginning level.
Weekly Glass Workshop
Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Special glass workshop weekly.
Clay Wheel Throwing — $45
Wednesday, Saturday
Basic techniques of centering and
how to throw a pot on the wheel.
Wednesday 4:00 – 5:30
Saturday 12:30 – 2:00 / 4:30 – 6
WHAT’S HAPPENING!
Clay Hand Building—$25-$65
Tuesday, Friday, Saturday
Ages 12 and up. House address
plaque, teapot, wind chimes, mirrors,
vases, animals, clock, plates/plaques,
masks, colored clay or free form.
Kid’s Clay Hand Building—$25
Ages 5-11. Build a pinch pot or coil
pot. Create a small sculpture.
Basic clay techniques. 1 hr class.
Family Fun Night — $5/child;
$7/adult — first Friday
Bring the family for a paint-your-own
pottery group project!
Includes pizza.
Island Yoga
5800 Overseas Hwy., Suite 40,
Gulfside Village; islandyogafl.com
n
Monday
Prana Flow/Alanda 10:30-11:30am
Hatha Flow/Jolie 5:15-6:15pm
Hot Vinyasa Flow/Jolie 6:30-7:30pm
Tuesday
Yin Yoga/Jolie 8:45-9:45am
Hatha Flow/Jolie 10-11am
Wednesday
Vinyasa Flow/Nichole 10-11:15am
Yin Yoga/Jolie 5:15-6:15pm
Hot Vinyasa/Jolie 6:30-7:30pm
Thursday
Vinyasa Flow/Nichole 10-11:15am
Heated Hatha Flow/Shaina
6:30-7:30pm
Friday
Yin Yoga/Jolie 8:45-9:45am
Yoga Flow/Jolie 10-11am
Saturday
Vinyasa Flow/Nichole
9:45-10:45am
KIDS Yoga/Nichole
11-11:45am
Sunday Zen Restorative/Alanda
10:30-11:30am
The Hurricane
4650 Overseas Hwy.,
(305) 743-2220
n
Friday-Saturday 1002-03
Chaz Blakemore
Tuesday 1006
Taco Tuesday
Wednesday 1007
Open Mic with Tony
Thursday-Friday 1008-09
Stone Crabs
Sol Shine Yoga Studio
65 53rd. St., Marathon
(843) 830-0428
solshineyogastudio.com/
#!studio/cf5y
n
Monday
9:00 YinYasa
4:00 Little Buddha Kids Yoga
5:30 Intro to Flow
6:45 Smokin' Hot Asana
Tuesday
6:30 Sunrise Vinyasa
9:00 Vinyasa
10:30 Chair Yoga
3:00 Flow Motion
5:30 Flow Motion
6:45 Smokin' Hot Asana
Wednesday
9:00 YinYasa
1:00 Liquid Yoga
4:00 Little Buddha Kids Yoga
5:30 Flow Motion
6:45 Smokin' Hot Asana
Thursday
6:30 Sunrise Yoga
9:00 Vinyasa
10:30 Chair Yoga
5:30 Flow Motion
6:45 Smokin' Hot Asana
Friday
9:00 YinYasa
12:15 Lunch Hour Flow
4:00 Little Buddha Kids Yoga
5:30 Flow Motion
6:45 Smokin' Hot Asana
Saturday
9:30 Community Yoga (FREE)
11:00 Little Buddha Kids Yoga
Theo & Ganine’s
Dance Center
5800 Overseas Hwy., Suite 40,
Marathon; (305) 766-3428
keysdancecenter.com
n 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday to Friday,
lessons private. First lesson free.
Practice party first Friday of every
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month. Wedding, American-style
and International-style dancing.
Smooth: waltz, tango, foxtrot, Viennese
waltz. Club dances: salsa, merengue,
hustle West Coast swing, jitterbug/lindy.
Standard: waltz, tango, Viennese waltz,
foxtrot, quickstep. n
Airport’s new
website, eyw.com
Key West International Airport has
launched a new website, www.eyw.com
Eyw.com designed to be user-friendly, including the following information:
• Real-time flight information for
arrivals and departures
• Contact information for airlines
• Updated terminal maps
• Contacts for ground transportation
• Information pertaining to concessions
and other airport services. n
INFO eyw.com
YOUR FINANCAL FUTURE
| Continued from page 7
after a six-year bull market run than it
was after a disastrous market decline.
Put another way, is now the time
to chase investment strategies that did
well for the past six years, or is it time to
look ahead?
ere will always be investors who
get swept away by the moment, and our
advice to them remains the same: evaluate your portfolio returns in the context
of a full market cycle, when fear becomes
just as important as greed.
Don’t make rash decisions, such as
selling out of the stock market. Instead,
evaluate your long-term goals in context
to the amount of risk and return you
want to assume in your portfolio going
forward.
Hindsight is a lousy method for identifying winning strategies in a risk-filled
future. n
Roxanne E. Fleszar, CFP, ChFC and Ken
Solow, CFP, ChFC of Financial Resources
Management Corp. and Pinnacle Advisory
Group, Fee-only Registered Investment Advisors in Key West and Naples, Fla., Boston,
Mass., and Columbia, Md.
Volleyball, Marathon over Archimedean 3-2
PHOTOS BY BARRY GAUKEL
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Key West Parrot Head Club, Tour de Keys Aid Station 6, Big Pine
PHOTOS BY BARRY GAUKEL
Key West Parrot Head Club in Big Pine for the 100 mile Tour de Keys
bike race.
Racer Frank Aktabowski, 70 years young
stopped in for water.. and some Parrot
Head hospitality.
Aid Station 6, like no other aid station in the race.
...and a parrot.
Hard to miss Aid Station 6.
We have protein bars...or jumbo dogs w/sauerkraut.
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Key West Parrot Head Club, Tour de Keys Aid Station 6, Big Pine
PHOTOS BY BARRY GAUKEL
Racers with the Key West Tri Club.
Competitors Bill Jarvis of Melbourne, FL and Tommy Lee of Key
West stop for refueling.
The word is out...Aid Station 6 in Big Pine.
Aid Station 6, we got music & dancing!!
Competitors Bill Jarvis of Melbourne, FL and Tommy Lee of Key West
stop for refueling.
100 miles, Key Largo to Key West to benefit MARC House.
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Girls Night Out at Firefly
PHOTOS BY LARRY BLACKBURN
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WHAT’S HAPPENING
What’s going on?
WINE
with SHAWNA ALLEN
All that sparkles
Legion presents
FKCC nursing
scholarships
BY SHAWNA ALLEN
MILE MARKER NEWS
e Key West chapter of the American
Legion, Arthur Sawyer Post 28, presented
$1,000 scholarships to three Florida Keys
Community College nursing students—
Sierra Dillon, Athena Flores and Erika
Saunders—at its monthly command meeting on Sept. 16. e American Legion Post
28 has raised funds for and contributed to
the FKCC Foundation scholarship for the
past five years. All FKCC scholarship opportunities are posted on the college’s website, www.fkcc.edu
For more information about supporting
FKCC scholarships and programs, contact
Dr. Frank Wood, FKCC Vice President
of Advancement and FKCC Foundation
Executive Director, (305) 809-3287
or [email protected] n
INFO
fkcc.edu
When you sit down at a bar and order a glass of Champagne,
the wine in your glass may actually be any of the following. Learn
what you love, so you can order properly.
• Prosecco is made in Italy from Prosecco or Glera grapes and is
usually lower in alcohol. Produced differently in regards to aging,
production and taste profile than Champagne. e secondary fermentation occurs in a stainless steel tank instead of in the bottle.
is is referred to as the Charmat Method.
• Cava comes from Spain and is traditionally white but can also
be rose. Most Cava is produced in the Catalonia region from
Macabeu or Parellada grapes. is type of wine gets its sparkle
from a second fermentation in the bottle, just like Champagne.
Cava can be slightly sweet or super dry, so be sure to read the label
carefully and choose accordingly.
• Sparkling Wines are produced in the same fashion as Champagne with similar grape varietals—they just aren’t produced in
Champagne Region. Like Cava, sparkling wines can be white or
rose but are a gamble usually wildly fantastic or a bit of a failure.
Do your homework before grabbing any old bottle off the shelf.
American Legion Commander Daniel
Dedeo presents three $1,000 scholarships
to Florida Keys Community College
nursing students Athena Flores,
Erika Saunders and Sierra Dillon.
Not necessarily Champagne
Champagne
In order to be classified as such must be produced in Champagne Region of France using the Méthode Traditionelle. Grape
varietals are chardonnay, pinot noir and pinot meunier. In my
opinion, nothing equals the elegant balance of true Champagne.
It pairs well with anything from pizza to fresh seafood and everything in between but particularly well with friends and laughter.
Bring something that sparkles to the next party. It will always be
well received as bubbles are extremely food friendly and a guaranteed crowd pleaser.
Wondering what’s in my glass? e following are my go-to labels in each category: Maschio Prosecco, Paul Cheneau Cava,
Roederer Estate Brut and Billecart-Salmon. To learn more, email
me at [email protected]
Sign up for my Bubbles Make Everything Better class at e
Studios of Key West. n
[email protected]
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Cuban portraits
in Lower Keys
n Oct. 1-29
Cómo lo vemos a Usted / “How we see
you” Exhibition at e Studios of Key
West, 533 Eaton St. 6-8pm opening on
ursday, Oct 1.
For the first time since it debuted at
the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in
Havana last December, American audiences now have the chance to see the
groundbreaking exhibition, Cómo lo
vemos a Usted / “How we see you,”
when it opens at e Studios of Key
West.
Originally opening days after the
United States and Cuba announced the
historic reconciliation between the two
countries, the exhibition is result of a
project undertaken by American photographer Jeffrey Cardenas and Cuban photographer Yanela Piñeiro. e exhibition
highlights the diversity of Cubans living
in the barrio of La Habana Vieja and
also asks, “Who exactly are these Cuban
neighbors who have been isolated for
more than half a century, and how do
they see us now?”
e project began in Havana when
Cardenas and Piñeiro set up outdoor
studios in the historic Plaza Vieja. ousands of simple black-and-white portraits were taken. e resulting narrative
is sometimes subtle, often dramatic, and
always surprising.
See the work and meet the photographers at the opening reception for Cómo
lo vemos a Usted, 6-8 p.m. ursday,
Oct. 1, at e Studios of Key West,
533 Eaton St. n
Gallery of images, jeffreycardenas.com
INFO
tskw.org
Outside
the Lines:
KWAHS’s new
adult education
program
Key West Art & Historical Society,
one of the county’s oldest non-profits
dedicated to preserving, interpreting,
and exhibiting the art, architecture, and
the history of the Florida Keys, has
moved deeper into its mission of enhancing community and cultural engagement through the recent
development of its latest initiative,
“Outside e Lines.”
In studying the ‘next practices’ of art
museum education throughout the
country, Adele Williams, KWAHS Education Specialist says she is “trying to
find what best suits our community’s
needs,” identifying exciting new programs that align with Key West’s own
innovative arts and historical explorations.
While the organization has long
honored Key West iconic artists such as
Mario Sanchez, Suzie dePoo, and
Ernest Hemingway, it also strives to celebrate the community’s contemporary
local artists, as will be witnessed in this
season’s upcoming exhibits with photographer Rob O’Neil, mixed media
artist Roberta Marks, painter Marky
Pierson and sculptor Will Fernandez.
e premise of Outside e Lines is to
explore the nature and process of creating art while engaging a diverse group
of ages, something Williams has already
touched upon this summer while building upon the organization’s existing
ArtCamp! program at Fort East
Martello for children aged 5-12.
Outside e Line’s inaugural program will feature local experts who will
share their talent with participants
while using the collections housed in
e Society’s three museums—e
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Lighthouse & Keeper’s Quarters, Fort
East Martello, and e Custom
House—as inspiration.
“Breaking down the stilted facade of
museums and encouraging aspiring
artists to create and display their work
is the driving force behind this initiative,” she says about the full and halfday programs she has developed.
Several workshops are scheduled on
the KWAHS events calendar including:
Assignment Key West 2015, a twoweekend photographic workshop and
adventure with Todd Feit that begins
September 25 and embraces the current
KWAHS exhibit featuring worldrenowned photographer Arthur Rothstein; Which Way Is Up?, a collaborative, four-day workshop spread out
over January weekends led by artist Vera
Vasek and inspired by the museum collections at Fort East Martello; and
Painting the Water with Jon McIntosh,
a 3-hour workshop on March 12, where
participants will learn how to capture
the movement of light on water from
the sweeping porches of the Custom
House. Each workshop will culminate
with a pop-up exhibit featuring the
work of the participants and the
instructor.
Also on the roster, scholarship programs for the workshops and docent internships for high school students.
For information about “Outside e
Lines” or to secure registration in one
of the workshops, go online. For questions, contact Education Specialist
Adele Williams, (305) 295.6616,
Ext. 115. n
INFO kwahs.org
COMMUNITY
NEWS
SHORTANSWERS
BY J E F F J O H N S O N n P A U L A F O R M A N
Breathe through
this one
Artist and educator Jenni Franke and wine expert Buzzy Rossman duo
up 4:30-6:00 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, at the Key West Lighthouse &
Keeper’s Quarters as they present the first in a series of Key West Art &
Historical Society Sip n’ Sketch workshops.
Franke, Rossman part
of KWAHS programming
Key West Lighthouse & Keeper’s
Quarters, Custom House Museum,
and Fort East Martello—the three
historic properties stewarded by Key
West Art & Historical Society—are
part of the inspiration behind the
organization’s new program Sip n’
Sketch, three fun and instructional
sessions led by artist and educator
Jenni Franke and wine enthusiast
Buzzy Rossman. Saturday, Oct. 3,
marks the first of the three sessions,
which will be held at the Lighthouse, 4:30-6 p.m.
e hands-on soiree is open to
all levels of ability and explores creative expression while embracing
the historic structure as its subject
matter. Franke providea open-ended
instruction for participants, using
the “Zentangle Method”—an easy
and relaxing way to create beautiful
images by drawing structured patterns while increasing focus and creativity—as an approach to drawing
the lighthouse in this session.
“You can get lost in the drawing
and very meditative,” she says.
“Everyone can feel comfortable.”
Rossman accompanies Franke,
educating in his love of old world
wines while offering tastings of both
red and white wines, which will also
be available for purchase for $15.
Participants also enjoy the inspiration provided by the grounds just
before and after the event, exploring
the Keeper’s Quarters Museum and
climb the Lighthouse’s 88 steps to
take in a bird’s-eye view of the island.
| Continued on page 20
Dear Short Answers: If people say
they are coming to your home for a party,
but they don’t actually show up, what is
the proper response? Should I mention it
to them the next time I see them, or wait
for them to bring it up?
I am a little concerned they may have forgotten that they were invited and are now
holding a grudge because they know I
had a big party without them. On the
other hand, I’m a little annoyed that they
RSVP’d “yes” and didn’t show. Help
Dear Help: Seriously, why are you
stressing? e “proper response” when
someone doesn’t show at a party (if you
truly are concerned) is to call or text the
next day and say “I missed you last night,
is everything okay?” As for the possibility
they are holding a grudge
because they weren’t invited to an event
—let it go! Grownups
understand everybody isn’t
invited to everything and
still manage to get on
with their lives.
Are you
kidding?
not something for her kids?
A Friend
Dear Friend: Do as you wish with
your own donation, but alerting the
general public concerning your opinion
of “appropriate” strikes us as entirely
inappropriate and possibly malicious.
He doesn’t like me back
Dear Short Answers: I like a guy a lot.
He knows how much I like him, but
doesn’t like me back. He says he “likes
someone” but not me, and he won’t tell
me who it is. When we talk, he constantly asks about my ex-boyfriend (the
guy I went out with a few times in hopes
of forgetting the one that really matters).
What am I supposed to do? Girl Waiting
Dear Girl: Sorry. He’s not interested.
Stay Away.
Talk is cheap
Dear Short Answers: I have a small
beauty care business in my home. I have a
client who stops over all the time but not
for services . . . she just
wants to chat. How do I
politely set boundaries with
her? Too Busy
Dear Too: Tell her you’d
love to chat, but you have
to prepare for your next
client (or do your taxes,
order supplies). She will get
the hint.
Dear Short Answers:
A very good friend of mine
passed away a few weeks
ago after a long illness. Her
children have
Dear Short Answers:
requested donations be
My wife keeps on talking
PAULA FORMAN &
made to a specific charity in
about the same things. She
JEFF JOHNSON
town—a charity that they
repeatedly asks the same
seem to be interested in but not a charity
question, over and over again. Even after
that my friend cared about at all. In fact, we make a decision, she doesn’t believe
I think my friend rather disliked this
me, and she asks me again! Help! Harry
other charity. Should I keep this
Dear Harry: If you feel she is nagging
information to myself, or should I let my for no reason, then tell her so! Once.
friend’s rather wealthy circle of friends
However, it sounds to us she thinks you
know that they should be donating
are weak on the follow through—could
to something “appropriate” and
that be the case? n
Harry gets
harassed
Life is complicated. “Short Answers isnt. Send a question about whatever is bothering you
to [email protected] or go to www.shortanswers.net and a psychologist
and sociologist will answer. A selection of the best questions appear in Konk Life.
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BUSINESS LAW 101
Sale of goods
BY ALBERT L. KELLEY
MILE MARKER NEWS
ow we are going to turn
our attention to the sale of
goods. e sale of goods is defined as
the transfer of goods in exchange for
consideration, that is - money, property
or service.
What are goods? According to the
Uniform Commercial Code, “Goods”
are all things which are movable and
identifiable at the time of the contract
for sale.
Goods must be both existing and identified before they can be part of a sales
contract. You cannot sell an item that
does not yet exist, even if you plan on
N
A L B E R T L.
KELLEY
COLUMNIST
building it. Since something doesn’t
exist, there is no title and therefore no
owner. However, you can make a contract for services to create the future
goods, or make a future contract to sell
goods.
What is a sale? Again, looking to the
UCC, “A sale consists in the passing of
title from the seller to the buyer for a
price.” ere must be an exchange and
title must pass.
In general, basic contract law applies
to the sale of goods, but there are differences between sales contracts under the
UCC and standard contract law.
ere must still be an offer and an
acceptance. However in sales, if an offer
is made irrevocable for a stated period of
time, the period that it can be irrevocable cannot exceed three months. If time
is not mentioned then the offer will
only stay open for a reasonable time.
An acceptance may be made in any
manner that indicates the intent to accept, unless the contract requires a specific action. However, unlike general
contract law, you may accept an offer
and propose different terms at the same
time. Under general contract law, this
would be considered a counteroffer and
would nullify the original offer. Under
a sales contract, a contract would be
formed on the terms of the original
offer, but there is also a counteroffer
that the vendor may accept or reject. It
does not terminate the deal.
Also, unlike general contract law, the
contract does not need to show what the
consideration, or price, is going to be.
It can merely state that the price will be
determined later. is would be overly
vague in a standard contract, but it is allowed in sales contracts. If the contract
doesn’t state a price, the price will be
considered what is reasonable, or what
is customary for the industry.
You can also have an open-ended
contract as to the amount to be purchased. It is legitimate to say that a
vendee will buy all the product produced by a vendor. Under standard
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contract law, this term would be too
vague.
A sales agreement may be modified
without additional consideration (the
price paid for the goods or service). In
standard contract law, you must pay additional consideration to modify the
terms of a contract.
Statutes may effect what sales may be
done. Of course, you cannot contract
for an illegal act. is applies to goods
as well. But statutes may make certain
sales illegal. For instance, forbidding
the sale of alcohol before noon on Sundays is a standard law in most places.
Also, sales of counterfeit goods bearing
false trademarks are illegal. n
Al Kelley is a Florida business law attorney
located in Key West and previously taught
business law, personnel law and labor law
at St. Leo University. He is also the author
of “Basics of Business Law” and “Basics of
Florida’s Small Claims Court” (Absolutely
Amazing e-Books). is article is being offered as a public service and is not intended
to provide specific legal advice. If you have
any questions about legal issues, you should
confer with a licensed Florida attorney.
SmartRide
bingo!
n Oct. 17
Saturday bingo at Poinciana Royale
continues 2-4 p.m. Oct. 17. Guest
callers include the royal candidates
for Fantasy Fest 2015. Free prizes, gift
certificates and merchandise donated by
island businesses. Proceeds earmarked
for benefit of Mile Markers SMART
Ride team. Poinciana Royale is located
at 16th Street and Duck Avenue. Park
on Duck. BINGO sponsors include
Royal Furniture, Bottlecap, FURY
Charters.
INFO
thesmartride.org
Florida Keys Real Estate
Administrative
Assistant Needed
ASAP in Marathon
Flex work schedule in fast paced
environment. Great attitude, friendly personality, dependable, drama free,
documemt composition, spreadsheets & Customer Service req. Real Estate,
Flex MLS, Excel, Quickbooks, Google Forms, Mailchimp, Social Media,
Website design, A+
Send resume, income and yrs.exp. in each area to:
Wayne Carter CEO Marathon and Lower Keys Association of Realtors
[email protected]
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Phone 305-743-2485
I AM MILE MARKER NEWS
Terry Schmida
Mile Marker News bio
eteran journalist Terry
Schmida has been a
familiar face in Florida Keys’ writing
circles since arriving here from his
native Canada two decades ago.
He is the son of a former advertising
copywriter-turned-published novelist
and counts several other colorful scribes
in his family tree. He published his first
periodical, “e Box,” in grade school
and conducted his first television
interview at age 10.
Schmida holds an honors degree
in Political Science from Concordia
University in Montreal.
V
DUI driver sentenced
On Tuesday, Sept. 26, a Key West
jury found Eric Bailey Van Hove guilty
of Driving Under the Influence (DUI)
with a Prior and Willfully Refusing to
Sign and Accept Summons for a May 27,
2014, offense.
Van Hove had been driving the wrong
way on Southard Street by Mr. Z’s Pizza
and was pulled over by Sgt. Bradley Lariz
and investigated for Driving Under the
Influence by Officer Alexander Rodriguez. e jury took a little over three
He began writing for the Key West
Citizen in 1996 as a freelancer, later
working his way up to the positions
of Police Reporter and the Arts and
Entertainment/Paradise Editor.
In 1999 and 2000, he moved over
to a general assignment position at the
weekly Island News. During that time,
he also contributed to that publication’s
sister paper, Celebrate!, the first LGBToriented periodical on the island.
In 2001, Schmida returned to the
Citizen as the Features/Food/Health/
Real Estate Editor. Most recently he
served as that paper’s Education and
Social Services Reporter.
Over the years, Schmida has received
numerous community awards and
citations for his writing, particularly for
his work with nonprofit organizations
such as Literacy Volunteers of America,
Wesley House Family Services, and the
Key West Woman’s Club.
He serves on the board of the Key
West Firehouse Museum and also
Samuel’s House, which provides housing and supportive services to homeless
women, women and men with children,
and intact families.
A committed education advocate,
Schmida is a mentor with the Take
Stock in Children scholarship program.
In his spare time, he has authored
three books about the history of crime
and law enforcement in Monroe
County.
Schmida is pleased to be joining the
Konk Life/Mile Marker family.
hours to determine that he was guilty
of both counts.
Van Hove was Adjudicated Guilty of
both counts in the Information and sentenced to 12 months of probation, a
$1000 fine, $568 in court costs, $100
cost of investigation to the Key West Police Department, $100 cost of prosecution to the State Attorney’s Office, DUI
School, a Victim Impact Panel, a 10-day
vehicle impound, six-month drivers license revocation, one year interlock device, 90 AA/NA meetings in 90 days,
and 15 days in jail.
On behalf of the people of the State
of Florida, State Attorney Catherine
Vogel thanks the jury for its dedicated
service this case. In the trial, the State of
Florida was represented by Assistant
State Attorneys Nicholas R. Trovato and
Marisa Rose Faraldo Tedesco. n
KWAHS
| Continued from page 17
“Art and history have a relationship
that goes back to the beginning of time,”
says Franke. “I love that we will work
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“e successful news organizations
of the future will be those locally owned
and operated with a real connection
to the communities they serve,” he said.
“Advances in technology have evened the
playing field to the point that bigger is
no longer necessarily better and a quality
product has become the paramount
consideration. I’m looking forward
to working with other like-minded
professionals the fastest-growing newsgathering company in the Keys.”
— Terry Schmida
Schmida welcomes input from
the community at [email protected]
“New tips are particularly welcome,”
he said with a smile. n
outside and have art workshops in three
different historic locations in Key West.
I am sure they will bring out the creativity in each of the artists participating in
the workshops.”
Cost $35-$45, and includes materials,
wine tasting, cheese and museum access.
Register online, kwahs.org/learn
Limited-space workshop and check the
dates for the program’s following two
sessions at the Custom House Museum
and Fort East Martello. n
INFO kwahs.org
COMMUNITY NEWS
Please
‘You’ve got Stage 4 cancer’
Donate
Breast Cancer Awareness Month October
BY TERRY SCHMIDA
KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER
Cancer kills.
But it also can be beaten.
ose are the two scenarios racing
through Christie Voss’s mind right now.
On Aug. 19, a month shy of her 40th
birthday, Voss received a grim diagnoses:
stage four breast cancer—with metastasis to
her bones. Now this mother of two little
girls must battle both her disease and the
medical and insurance bureaucracy at the
same time.
As Breast Cancer Awareness Month
kicks off in October, stories like Voss’s will
highlight the hard work that lies ahead in
bridging the gap between medical needs
and resources in the world’s richest country.
According to the Florida Health Department in Monroe County, there were 115.4
incidences of breast cancer for every
100,000 residents of the Florida Keys, from
2007-09, a slightly better percentage than
the state average of 113.9.
However, deaths from the disease in
Monroe County were higher than the
Florida average, with 21.7 per 100,000
locals losing their battle with the disease,
compared to 20.9 statewide, in the years
2009-11. e dearth of specialized cancer
facilities in the area is one possible explanation for the discrepancy.
“When the doctors told me I had stagefour cancer, I felt hopeless and depressed,”
said Voss, who recently moved to Fort
Lauderdale from Key West. “For a long
time, I felt as if I was in an alternate universe. I thought, ‘is can’t be happening.
It’s not real.’”
Unfortunately for Voss and her daughters Emily, 9, and Sophia, 8, the situation is
all too real and has been a hugely stressful
emotional and financial drain on the family.
Voss’s friends have set up an account at
gofundme.com/christievoss to help pay
some of her bills, but the freelance graphic
designer still must negotiate with her insurance company, which is opposed to paying
for some of the more experimental treat-
ments. Voss is preparing to start chemotherapy, while still looking into more
holistic alternative medication available
at hippocratesinst.org
Simultaneously Voss is trying to earn a
living for her loved ones and herself.
“When I was first diagnosed, it was like,
okay, because you don’t really understand
the gravity of what it means, unless you
know somebody well who’s already gone
through it,” Voss said. “It’s very scary to go
forward very quickly, putting your life into
the hands of doctors you don’t know. I’ve
received different diagnoses and treatment
options, and deciding which way to go is
very difficult. ere’s a huge disconnect between the doctors. I have to get it right the
first time, because I might not get another
chance. I know a lot about nutrition and
different treatment options in foreign countries, like Mexico and Germany, but they’re
not legal or covered here.”
Still, Voss is determined to do everything
she can to defeat her illness.
“e conventional medical view is that
stage-four cancer is not curable,” she said.
“So the doctors talk about getting it under
control, to the point that it can be managed. e statistics are not in my favor.
Only about 15-20 percent of people like me
make it another five years. But there are
also a lot of online forums out there for
women who have had it for decades. I want
to get a few more decades out of life, as I
have two young daughters whom I want to
watch grow up.”
Besides her daughters, who filmed a Bob
Dylan-style Internet clip appealing for help
for their stricken mom
[dropbox.com/sh/t7i5rzee0jsvtal/AADdWS2_RhSUgJPOZIyzIWRPa?dl=0] Voss
has been heartened by the response she’s
received to her plight.
“I’ve received so many donations from
people I don’t know,” she said. “It’s really
brought me a lot of hope.”
For more information about Breast
Cancer Awareness Month events, nationalbreastcancer.org/breast-cancer-awarenessmonth or http://www.cancer.org n
www.gofundme.com/christievoss
O
n August 19, a month shy of her 40th birthday,
Christie was blindsided by being diagnosed with
stage 4 breast cancer. As you can imagine,
it has since been an emotional and stressful time
meeting with doctors and reviewing medical options.
A
vibrant mother with two young children,
Emily age 9 and Sophia age 8, her resources
quickly have become exhausted.
W
e now are asking for your help in this individual case - please lift some of Christie's
burden and relieve the monetary stress for the
upcoming months. Any donation, small or large or
in-between, will be greatly appreciated and a
blessing. Please share this campaign with
family and friends on Facebook, twitter, etc. We
also ask that you please keep Christie, Emily
and Sophia in your prayers.
Thank yyou!
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Florida Keys Real Estate
Good Deeds
Phone (305) 743-2485 or Fax (305) 743-4679
www.mymlkar.com
Listing Office
Realty Executives Florida Keys (KW)
Coldwell Banker Schmitt RE Co. Lower Keys
Internet Realty of the Florida Keys
Coldwell Banker Schmitt RE Co. Lower Keys
Sellstate Island Properties
Coldwell Banker Schmitt RE Co. Lower Keys
Rose Dell & Associates,
Sellstate Island Properties
Coldwell Banker Schmitt RE Co. Lower Keys
Coldwell Banker Schmitt Real Estate Co.
Coldwell Banker Schmitt Real Estate Co.
Coldwell Banker Schmitt Real Estate Co.
Coldwell Banker Schmitt Real Estate Co.
American Caribbean Real Estate - Middle Keys
Coco Plum Real Estate
Coldwell Banker Schmitt Real Estate Co.
Coldwell Banker Schmitt Real Estate Co.
Century 21 Schwartz Realty (ISL)
American Caribbean Real Estate
Ocean Sotheby's International Realty
American Caribbean Real Estate
American Caribbean Real Estate
American Caribbean Real Estate
American Caribbean Real Estate
Island Equity Real Estate
Freewheeler Realty, Inc
American Caribbean Real Estate
Ocean Sotheby's International Realty
Allison James Estates & Homes
Allison James Estates & Homes
Century 21 Schwartz Realty (KL)
MAHOO Real Estate Solutions Group
The K Company Realty LLC
Selling Office
Sold Date
List Price
Sold Price
Street # Street Name
Key/Island
Year Built
Preferred Properties (KW)
9/25/15
445000
390000
321 D
Big Coppitt
2007
Star Properties
9/21/15
1350000
1325000
17067 Marlin
Sugarloaf Key
2006
American Caribbean Real Estate-Lower Keys
9/23/15
119000
102000
701 Spanish Main
Cudjoe Key
1979
Coral C's Realty LLC
9/21/15
549000
515000
1157 Basque
Cudjoe Key
1999
Sellstate Island Properties (KW)
9/18/15
404900
423000
460 Barry
Little Torch Key
1985
American Caribbean Real Estate-Lower Keys
9/22/15
382200
382200
29020 MAGNOLIA
Big Pine Key
1996
Rose Dell & Associates,
9/21/15
499000
485000
30 E Cahill
Big Pine Key
1963
Outside Of MLS - FKBR
9/23/15
649500
639000
1261 Avenue A
Big Pine Key
1966
Outside Of MLS
9/18/15
515000
515000
30336 Eagle
Big Pine Key
1987
Coldwell Banker Schmitt Real Estate Co.
9/21/15
245000
200000
300 ANGLERS
Marathon
Coldwell Banker Schmitt Real Estate Co.
9/21/15
245000
200000
311 Sombrero Beach
Marathon
Coldwell Banker Schmitt Real Estate Co.
9/21/15
95000
80000
418 Calle Limon
Marathon
American Caribbean Real Estate
9/21/15
1200000
1200000
215 Anglers
Marathon
2015
American Caribbean Real Estate - Middle Keys
9/18/15
335000
316000
9112 Aviation
Marathon
1973
Coldwell Banker Schmitt Real Estate Co.
9/21/15
510000
546000
136 Gulf Winds Ln
Marathon
1980
American Caribbean Real Estate - Middle Keys
9/22/15
699500
650000
10355 Overseas
Marathon
Coldwell Banker Schmitt Real Estate Co.
9/21/15
1800000
1500000
308 Ixora
Duck Key
Century 21 Schwartz Realty (ISL)
9/23/15
289000
280000
81989 OLD
Upper Matecumbe Key
1953
Outside Of MLS - FKBR
9/18/15
529000
525000
164 Coral
Plantation Key
2006
Coldwell Banker Schmitt Islamorada
9/23/15
1895000
1500000
196 BESSIE
Plantation Key
1958
American Caribbean Real Estate
9/22/15
243000
234000
500 BURTON
Key Largo
1991
American Caribbean Real Estate
9/22/15
227700
213850
500 Burton
Key Largo
1991
American Caribbean Real Estate
9/18/15
324900
317000
500 Burton
Key Largo
1991
Island Equity Real Estate
9/18/15
395000
370000
500 Burton
Key Largo
1991
Island Equity Real Estate
9/23/15
795000
750000
209 Camelot
Key Largo
1971
RE/MAX Keys Properties
9/18/15
875000
850000
171 Cort
Key Largo
1970
Century 21 Schwartz Realty (KL)
9/22/15
539000
500000
96000 OVERSEAS
Key Largo
1972
Century 21 Schwartz Realty (KL)
9/22/15
184000
177000
0 Jean La Fitte
Key Largo
Allison James Estates & Homes
9/24/15
851800
880000
156 Bahama
Key Largo
1970
Outside Of MLS
9/21/15
475400
401100
65 WATERWAYS
Key Largo
1995
Tropical Realty of the Florida Keys, Inc.
9/22/15
389000
370000
10 Tarpon
Key Largo
0
Coldwell Banker Schmitt Islamorada
9/21/15
235000
235000
9 Marlin
Key Largo
1982
American Caribbean Real Estate
9/24/15
379000
360000
38 Pompano
Key Largo
1977
Based on information from the MLKAR MLS for the period of 9/18/15 through 9/25/15
Property Type
Residential
Residential
Residential
Residential
Residential
Residential
Residential
Residential
Residential
Vacant Land
Vacant Land
Vacant Land
Residential
Residential
Residential
Vacant Land
Vacant Land
Residential
Residential
Residential
Residential
Residential
Residential
Residential
Residential
Residential
Residential
Vacant Land
Residential
Residential
Residential
Residential
Residential
BR
3
3
1
3
3
2
4
2
3
4
2
2
1
5
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
2
4
3
3
2
2
Waterfront MM
No
10
Yes
17
No
23
Yes
23
Yes
28.5
Yes
29
Yes
30
Yes
30.5
Yes
30.5
Yes
49.5
Yes
49.5
No
49.5
Yes
49.5
Yes
52
Yes
52
Yes
52.5
Yes
61
No
82.5
No
86.5
Yes
90
Yes
92.5
Yes
92.5
Yes
92.5
Yes
92.5
Yes
93
Yes
94
Yes
96
Yes
98
Yes
100
Yes
101
No
104
No
104
No
105
Dear Members,
I would like to take this opportunity to welcome to you.
Diana Weber with Coldwell Banker Schmitt
Diana is a new Realtor© Member applicant and we are pleased that she has chosen MLKAR
as her life long resource for her professional and personal growth. Any objections must be in
writing and sent to Wayne Carter, Association Executive, within 14 days of this notice. We
hope you take advantage of this time and make her feel welcome. We are here to serve you
and only a phone call or email away.
Feel free to contact us at anytime with questions or suggestions of how we can serve you better.
Wayne Carter Association Executive, [email protected]
Alysha Aratari Association Assistant, [email protected]
Marathon and Lower Keys Association of REALTORS®, Inc.,
5800 Overseas Highway, Suite 15, Marathon, FL 33050
Phone: 305-743-2485 | Fax: 305-743-4679
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