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In murder for hire, no bondDennis Zecca, accused of

offering a federal informant$20,000 or a kilo of cocaine tokill Marathon Realtor BruceSchmitt, on Friday was deniedbond after prosecutors said asearch of his house turned upa safe containing four hand-guns, four rifles, two shotgunsand $42,600 in cash.

Assistant U.S. AttorneyBenjamin Coates told JudgeLurana Snow that Zecca, co-

owner of the MarathonMarina on 11th Street, is aflight risk and danger to pub-lic safety.

Coates also said that afterZecca’s Dec. 21 arrest, theinformant received phonecalls from Zecca associatesoffering bribes and threaten-ing retribution.

In denying bond, Snow saidthere is “pretty scary evidence.I’ve been on the bench for 26years ... and this is the firsttime I’ve encountered a real-time murder-for-hire case.”

At Zecca’s bond hearing

at the federal courthouse inKey West, his wife MaryEsther testified about thefamily’s finances and said ithas a negative net worth of$1.8 million and expensesthat exceed monthly cashflow — despite the $42,000in cash found at their house.

She said the cash found inthe safe was saved by hersince 2003 and comprisedthings like Christmas bonus-

es, gifts from family mem-bers and the like.

But Coates countered thatagents from the FederalBureau of Investigation,working with the DrugEnforcement Administration,located another empty safe inthe house that “looked like ithad been cleaned out.”

In response, Mary Zeccasaid she had purchased thatsafe to store jewelry in 2011,

never used it and was goingto give it to a friend as aChristmas gift.

She said the guns belongedto her husband, an avid hunter,and were all used, includingthe handguns, for hunting.

Dennis Zecca, a formercommanding officer of CoastGuard Station Islamorada,looked on dressed in a blackand white striped jail uniformand listened attentivelythroughout the nearly two-hour proceeding.

His attorney, WilliamAaron of Miami, asked Snow

for conditional pretrial releasefor Zecca, including $750,000in bond, an ankle monitor andtravel restrictions.

“He’s a family man,”Aaron said. “Everything hehas is here. Everything heloves is here. He’s as pure asthe white in his uniform.”

Aaron also tried toimpeach the FBI’s version ofevents as uncorroborated andbased on information provid-ed from an informant that hadbeen arrested numerous times,

Feds say $42,000, cache of gunsfound and informant threatened

By SEAN KINNEYand LARRY [email protected]

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Fishing,boating feesto rise in 2013

Like a rising tide, highercosts for Florida Keysboaters and anglers startcoming regularly in 2013 asstate fees for fishing licensesand boat registration go up.

Unlike a rising tide, theyalmost certainly will not godown.

A new state system forautomatically setting pricesfor boat registrations andfishing licenses begins thisyear as ordered by a billpassed in the 2008 FloridaLegislature.

The fee hikes begin withthe state’s new state fiscalyear in July.

A Florida resident’s annu-

al recreational saltwater fish-ing license will increase by$2.08 — 13.4 percent —from the current $15.50 to$17.58. That does not includespecial species endorsementslike the $5 lobster permit andsurcharges for sales outlets.

Other sport license costsalso rise. For example, a stateresident’s combination salt-water and freshwater recre-ational fishing license goesfrom $31 to $35.18.

Boat registration fees seesmaller increases.

Registering a Class 1motorized boat (longer than 16feet and below 26 feet, themost popular boat in the Keys)will rise by less than 2 percentfrom the current $28.75 for abasic state fee of $29.24.

Florida allows counties toimpose a 50 percent optionalfee for local marine and boat-ing improvements. MonroeCounty adopted that fee in

That’s evenwith number ofvessels down

ON THE WATER

Photo courtesy FKAA

This Burmese python estimated to be more than 7 feetlong was discovered by a Florida Keys Aqueduct Authoritycrew earlier this month behind the Publix in Marathonnear Sombrero Beach Road. Story, 2A

PUBLIX PYTHON

Rare razorbills fly into the Keys

The term “Florida Keyssnowbird” took on a wholenew meaning this monthwhen the razorbills arrived.

Razorbills, a North Atlantic

seabird that rarely venturessouth of North Carolina,reached South Florida in sig-nificant numbers, coming asfar south as Key West and theDry Tortugas.

“To have a razorbill in theKeys is ridiculous,” saidbirdwatching-guide authorBill Thompson III. “It’ssomething like a once-in-a-hundred-years event.”

Mark Hedden, a KeyWest-based leader of globalbirding tours, photographed

a razorbill near shore atSmathers Beach last Sunday.

“They’re strange littlebirds that look like flying foot-balls,” Hedden said. “There’snot much here that you couldconfuse them with.”

“They’re popping up allover,” Hedden said. “Out inThe Lakes, near the Tortugas,over by the Turtle Kraals.”

Hedden heard a razorbillwas seen at Smathers Beachso he made South RooseveltBoulevard part of his regular

biking route. On the fourthday, he spotted the black andwhite bird “swimmingaround and eating minnows.”

To the neophyte birder,razorbills may bear a passingresemblance to penguins.But they are in the “auk”family, more closely relatedto gulls. Besides, penguinsdo not fly.

A thick black bill servesas a distinguishing charac-

Spotting thenorthern birds‘a big deal’

Photo by MARK HEDDEN/CALIGO VENTURES

More accustomed to Arctic temperatures, a razorbill cruises in search of small fish off Key West’s Smathers Beach on Dec.23.Hundreds of the North Atlantic seabirds have been seen in Florida, with several confirmed sightings in the Lower Keys.

Principal’s suicide: ‘We’re all shocked’

The day after Christmas,Adri Stewart, the 30-year-oldprincipal of the Key WestCollegiate Academy and sin-gle mother of three, rented a

semi-auto-matic hand-gun from aB r o w a r dCounty gunrange andshot herself.

Author-ities withthe Broward

Sheriff’s Office said Stewartpulled the trigger at thePembroke Gun and Range inPembroke Park, and died at

Memorial Regional Hospitalin Hollywood.

The Broward CountyMedical Examiner’s Officehas ruled her death a suicidedue to a note she left behindfor her family. BSO spokes-woman Keyla Concepcionsaid the note “is not open fordisclosure” but did say the gunStewart used was rented fromthe range.

Todd German, presidentof Key West Collegiate

Academy’s board, wasshocked to learn of Stewart’sdeath and planned to attend aservice that took placeFriday night in Hialeah.

The school’s students andparents gathered Thursdaynight at the campus, locatedat Florida Keys CommunityCollege on Stock Island, fora brief candlelight vigil.

German said he had

Stewart rentsgun at range,shoots herselfBy SEAN [email protected]

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STEWART

College cuts cleaning effort

A reduction in cleaningservices to save money atFlorida Keys CommunityCollege has prompted a for-mal complaint from theschool’s Faculty Council.

Presented to the col-lege’s Board of Trustees at

its Dec. 3 meeting, councilPresident Dawn Ellis wrote:“Classroom conditions arerapidly declining.”

Ellis singled out as a pri-mary concern whiteboardsnot being cleaned, evenincluding a photograph of asmeared and stained boardawaiting a teacher and classat 9:30 a.m.

Doug Pryor, the col-lege’s director of facilities,said “cleaning neverstopped. We removed trashbins from the classroomsand stopped cleaning thewhiteboards every night.”

“This helped to eliminatefood and drinks in class-rooms, which aren’t allowedanyway, and placed theresponsibility of cleaningwhiteboards to the facultymember using the room.”

Pryor said the reductionin scope of cleaning is pro-jected to save $50,000 overthe course of the year.

“All we did was placesome minor responsibilitieson the employees and cen-tralized things to areas foreasier removal by the custo-dial company,” he said.

Ellis noted that a typicalclassroom houses six class-es per day with around 25students per class. TheFaculty Council “recom-

mends that cleaning servic-es be restored for the class-rooms on a nightly basis.”

Her group went so far asto arrange a classroomcleanup day to scrub boards,desks, tables and equipment.

The penny-pinching atFKCC is a symptom of ayear-over-year decline inrevenue driven by decreas-ing student enrollment.

Jean Mauk, vice presi-dent of business and admin-istrative services, briefedboard members this monthon the most recent revenuefigures, from October,reporting an 8 percentdecline from last year to$3.53 million in income.

“Fees from students are$355,820 lower than theprior year due to low enroll-ment, yielding lower tuitionand fees,” Mauk said.

When budgeting, the col-lege projected a fee-payingfall enrollment of 359 full-time equivalent students, butthe actual number is 338.

At the same time, Mauksaid personnel expenditureshave increased by $22,594since last year to $2,180,283.

“There are some budget-ed positions currently openand these will generatesome savings,” she said.

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served a 12-year prison sen-tence and is still on probation.

Snow was not swayedand ordered pretrial deten-tion, with a formal arraign-ment coming on Jan. 11 at 2p.m. at the federal court-house on Simonton Street.

Schmitt — who is out ofthe country and says he stillfears for his life — says hebelieves Zecca wasn’t actingalong. He told KeysNet thatthe charging affidavit “indi-cates that he was not work-ing alone and therefore I amstill very much at risk.”

Schmitt says he doesn’teven know Zecca but says hebelieves the planned hit onhis life was business related.

“You can imagine whatit’s like to get a call from theFBI and they tell you there’s ahit out on you,” he said. “Iplanned to spend Christmaswith my family, and I didn’tget the chance. I am so angry.I am so frigging angry.”

“Until this thing isresolved, I am looking overmy shoulder,” Schmitt said. “Iam getting a license to carry agun. It’s bizarre, having tocarry a gun in Marathon. Thecity of Marathon needs toclean up its act, people fromoutside the city who thinkthey run the place.”

Zecca is charged withmurder for hire in a plot theFBI says grew out of a pro-posed drug deal that didn’tinclude Schmitt.

According to the arrestaffidavit, DEA agents wereworking on a drug traffick-ing investigation thatinvolved the confidentialinformant. During the inves-tigation, “Zecca plannedwith” the informant, “whoworked for him, to purchase10 kilograms of cocainefrom an unknown supplier.”

On or about Dec. 16,

Zecca “solicited” the inform-ant “to kill” Schmitt.

“Although the proposedvictim was not related to thedrug trafficking transactionZecca and the [informant]were planning, this solicita-tion arose during their dis-cussions regarding the drugtrafficking as another poten-tial task” the informant coulddo for him, the affidavit says.

In exchange for the mur-der, the informant would bepaid either $20,000 or with akilo of cocaine, whicheverhe preferred.

On Dec. 17, the affidavitsays, Zecca said he wouldprovide the weapon, a 9mmBeretta, “to commit the mur-der.” Zecca suggested itwould “be easier” if it wasdone after the proposed vic-tim left a Christmas party.

Then on Dec. 19, he toldthe informant the killingshould be “carried out assoon as possible,” before theend of the year.”

Following the killing, thegun would be disassembledinto three pieces and dumpedin three different places inthe water.

The following day, theinformant went to Zecca’shouse and was given the gun.It had no magazine or bulletsin it but Zecca told the inform-ant all he needed was one bul-let, according to the affidavit.

The day of the killing wasto be Dec. 21. That day at theMarathon Marina, theinformant “represented toZecca that he had carried outthe murder and showedZecca a doctored photograph... which had been editedusing a computer program,showing the victim lying ingravel in a pool of blood.”

Zecca was arrested at themarina as he tried to leave toget the informant $5,000toward the $20,000 cost ofthe murder.

Bond deniedFrom Zecca, 1A

2002, so a Class 1 boat regis-tered in the Keys will cost$43.86, plus local fees.

Class 1 boats account formost of the boats registeredin Monroe County: 13,771 ofthe 26,252 locally registeredboats in 2011.

When the 2008 state lawpassed, lawmakers weredealing with a budget crisis.One way they balanced thebudget while trying to avoidtax increases was to raisefees on a wide range oflicenses and registrations.

Boating fees had not sig-nificantly increased in years,which created sticker shockfor some boat owners. Thebasic state cost for Class 1boats, unchanged for 17years, went up by more than50 percent in 2009.

In 2008, the Legislaturealso created a new a systemof automatic fee increases toavoid steep hikes in a singleyear. Beginning in 2013, feeswill be revised every threeyears based on the ConsumerPrice Index.

Overall, the state expectsto generate $6.7 million inadded revenue from statewidefishing, hunting and boatingfee hikes this year.Recreational saltwater licens-es alone will generate $2.6million and boat registrationswill generate $2.5 million.

The board of the FloridaFish and Wildlife Com-mission, which heard a pres-entation on the new fees atits December meeting, mustsubmit a report to theLegislature by Feb. 1 to out-line how the higher fees willbe spent.

Fees going upFrom Fees, 1A

worked closely with Stewartand lauded her professional-ism and skill. BoardSecretary Martha Bartleysaid Stewart never gave anyindication that she wasunhappy.

“Really, we’re all justshocked,” she said. Stewart“always seemed happy andseemed like she was the up-and-coming new thing forthe school. We really didn’thave a clue.”

The Key West CollegiateAcademy opened in August2011 but has struggled withboth administration andenrollment. Board membersousted Debra Remsen, the firstprincipal, and her predecessor,Ashley Roberts, abruptlyresigned not long after.

Despite marketing efforts,

enrollment has stagnated ataround 40 students despiteambitions to accommodate100 high school students.

Miami-based charter-school management companyAcademica, which recruitedStewart to the Lower Keys,operates the school, which isopen to the public and fundedby the state, but differs from atraditional school in that it’snot tied to rigorous curricu-lum standards and doesn’thave to work with unionizedemployees.

“Academica has alreadysaid they’d make sure every-thing is covered and there’dbe no lapse in coverage,”Bartley said, “and they’regoing to have some coun-selors come down.”

Students are out for holi-day break. Classes resumeJan. 7.

Principal mournedFrom Stewart, 1A

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Python startlesFKAA workers

Utility workers helpedharvest a banner crop ofthree pythons in the FloridaKeys in December.

A Burmese python esti-mated to be longer than 7feet startled Florida KeysAqueduct Authority work-ers clearing utility propertyin Marathon, off SombreroBoulevard near Publix, inmid-December.

Having a front-endloader construction vehiclehandy, the crew dispatchedthe invasive reptile after itwas discovered beneath adiscarded mattress.

“They picked up somedebris and there was thispython,” FKAA ExecutiveDirector Kirk Zuelch said.“They went ahead andkilled it.”

The incident was notreported to state or federal

wildlife agencies until later,and the exact date was notavailable at press time.

Pythons found south ofthe Upper Keys generallyare believed to be releasedor escaped pets but the ori-gin of the Marathon pythonremains uncertain.

Jim Duquesnel, a biolo-gist working with the U.S.Geological Survey on pythoneradication, said all sightingsand killings of large constric-tor snakes should be reportedas soon as possible.

“We want those speci-mens,” Duquesnel saidFriday. “We collect data fromeach body and can learn a lotfrom stomach contents andits general condition.”

Examining what apython has been eatingoften indicates whether thereptile has been in captivityor been fending for itself inthe wild for a long time, hesaid. Biologists also useDNA samples to see if the

python can be linked toother specimens.

Sightings of pythons andother invasive speciesshould be reported to the“I’ve Got 1” hotline at(888) 483-4681.

Also this month, in KeyLargo, two ball pythonswere taken three days apartin the same general area offthe bayside of U.S. 1 nearmile marker 106.

Sara Hamilton of theFlorida Keys ElectricCooperative and MonroeCounty biologist DaviddaSilva captured one ballpython at the edge of awooded area near a SextonCove residence.

On Dec. 9, Florida Fishand Wildlife CommissionOfficer Janette Fernandezcaught one in the samecommunity after a home-owner saw it sleeping nearhis laundry shed.

Both the ball pythonswere about 3 feet long.

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Something was burningin the Tavernier apartment,and it was not love.

A woman accused of set-ting a mattress on fire —while the mattress was occu-pied by her ex-boyfriend andhis new lady friend — wasarrested Wednesday on awarrant issued after the Nov.

11 arson.N i c o l e

Dobol, 29,of KeyLargo wasbooked oncounts ofarson andb u r g l a r y .She posted

a $50,000 bond and wasreleased pending trial.

A Monroe CountySheriff’s Office account ofthe fire says Dobol wentlooking for the ex-boyfriendat the Islamorada bar wherehe worked. The man’s room-mate told Dobol that her for-mer flame was at his home,near mile marker 90.2, butcautioned Dobol “not to goto the apartment.”

In the early-morning

hours, Dobol reportedlyforced a door to the apart-ment open and went to thebedroom where she foundthe sleeping couple.

“As they slept, [Dobol] litthe mattress on fire,” accord-ing to a Sheriff’s Officereport. “When they woke up,they said she just stoodthere, taunting them, as themattress burned.”

The ex-boyfrienddragged the mattress ontothe balcony and put the fireout. No one was injured.

The roommate said hereturned to the residence,where Dobold told him it“made her crazy” to see herex with another woman, hesaid.

No court dates wereavailable at press time.

A Tavernier man whothought he had a late-night datewith a stripper ended up bat-tered and robbed Wednesday,the victim told Monroe CountySheriff’s Office deputies.

Two people who share aKey Largo address — JenniferAuerbach, 26, and ShaneEarp, 39 — were arrested inthe case that started with along night at Woody’s SportsBar in Islamorada.

The victim, 24, spent sev-

eral hours drinking at thenightspot, he told DeputyFrank Delgado. Auerbachoffered to go home with himafter closing, the man said.

Nut when he went to pickthe dancer up behind a nearbyshopping center, the man saidEarp and Auerbach arrived ina silver Chevrolet. “Earp gotout of the car, yelling, andbegan to punch him,”Sheriff’s Office spokes-woman Becky Herrin said.

Auerbach reportedlyjoined the fray, kicking the

victim and grabbing a goldchain from around his neck.The suspects then took offand drove north but werestopped by deputies PedroGarcia and Vaughn O’Keefenear mile marker 104. Thevictim’s gold chain wasfound in the car.

Auerbach faces a $30,000bond on charges of battery,grand theft and robbery. Earpis held under $15,000 bondon a count of aggravated bat-tery with bodily harm.

teristic of the razorbill,which grows to about 16inches long.

Razorbills generallyrange from the Arctic toCanada’s Atlantic shore,down into New England.Occasionally in wintermonths, razorbills venture asfar south as North Carolinaor Virginia.

Previous Florida sightingshave been logged but thebirds are rare in South Floridaand the Gulf of Mexico.

“This winter, razorbillsare showing up in Georgiaand are attempting to overrunFlorida with hundreds seenoff Miami and numeroussightings on the Gulf Coast,”says a birding blog posted bythe Florida Fish and WildlifeConservation Commission.“This is a once-in-a-lifetimeopportunity to see a razorbill

in Florida.”“It’s a big deal,” said

National Key Deer Refugebiologist Kristie Killam. “It’salways neat to see a speciesthat doesn’t usually turn upin the Keys.”

Thompson, editor of BirdWatcher’s Digest magazineand a featured speaker at thisyear’s Florida Keys BirdingFestival, said the unusualappearance of birds outsidetheir normal range often canbe traced to food shortages.

“When there’s a crash inthe things they want, likeherring and bait fish, they areforced to come farther southlooking for food,” Thompsonsaid.

Other theories for therazorbill arrival includeHurricane Sandy or ramifica-tions of global climatechange.

“There will be studies onthis,” Thompson said, “butwe won’t know why foryears.”

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Cops: UPS worker stole packages

Cookies and a computercaught the eye of a part-timeworker at an Islamoradashipping warehouse, aMonroe County Sheriff’sOffice report says.

Shuwana N. Horne-Green, 35, of Homestead wasarrested Wednesday on twofelony counts after deputieslinked her to the disappear-ance of an iPad computertablet from a United ParcelService warehouse.

A UPS manager reportedDec. 10 that an iPad andiPhone, returned to the ware-house after an unsuccessfuldelivery, were missing andpresumed stolen.

A break in the case camewhen a co-worker told hissupervisor that he sawHorne-Green open a shippingpackage and remove a box ofcookies, which she ate andlater shared with staff.Investigation showed thatHorne-Green marked thecookie parcel as “returned to

sender” in the UPS computer.When questioned at her

Homestead residence,Horne-Green reportedlyadmitted taking the iPad andselling it for $250 but deniedtaking the iPhone. She alsoconfessed to the cookiecaper, deputies said.

She was charged withfelony grand theft and com-puter tampering, and misde-meanor theft. Horne-Greenwas released after posting a$16,000 bond.

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State minimum wage rising

Florida minimum wagewill increase 12 cents to $7.79an hour on Tuesday for theestimated 210,000 minimum-wage workers across the state.

The increase is expected toincrease annual incomes ofminimum-wage workers byabout $370 a year, accordingto data from the Economic

Policy Institute, a Washing-ton, D.C.,-based think tankthat focuses on low-incomewage issues.

Ninety percent of the low-wage workers are older thanage 20; 85 percent work 20hours per week or more; 46percent have at least somecollege education, the instituteindicated.

Under a 2004 constitution-

al amendment, Florida’s min-imum wage is recalculatedevery year and tied to theinflation rate. Florida isamong 10 states that willincrease the threshold nextweek.

The number of minimum-wage jobs is a small percent-age of the 7.5 millionemployed in the Floridaworkforce.

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Raschein plansJan. 7 open house

State Rep. HollyRaschein will host an openhouse on Jan. 7 from 5:30 to7 p.m. at her district office in

the Damron Building at99198 Overseas Highway,Suite 10, Key Largo.

It’s an opportunity forRaschein and her staff tohear District 120 con-stituents’ concerns, and tolearn about the services and

information her office pro-vides.

A similar open house inMarathon earlier this monthhad constituents askingRaschein about what billsshe plans to file in the springlegislative session.

Big crowds expected

Key West’s tourism andhospitality apparatus is gear-ing up to host a huge crowdof New Year’s Eve partiers,many already in town, justdays after reporting a strongChristmas business.

Harold Wheeler, directorof Monroe County’s TouristDevelopment Council, saidCNN’s eight years of livecoverage — particularlyshowing female imperson-ator Sushi drop from a redhigh heel shoe on DuvalStreet — has helped brandthe Southernmost City as apopular New Year’s destina-tion.

“Key West is reallybecoming know as a NewYear’s party spot,” he said,comparing it to New York,Las Vegas and New Orleans.

Wheeler said he’s heardstories that HurricaneSandy’s impact on NewYork, New Jersey and thesurrounding areas wouldnegatively affect travel fromthat large market to KeyWest.

“I’ve heard it from differ-ent people,” he said, “but we

really have no data thatproves that in any way.”

Sandy battered theNortheast, making landfallnear Atlantic City, N.J., as aCategory 1 storm on Oct. 30,causing billions of dollars ofdamage killing about 250people.

Wheeler said the stormprompted the TDC, whichmarkets tourism in the Keys,to change its advertisingstrategy for a few weeks.That amounted to shifting

planned ad buys fromNortheastern markets.

“We worked around itand did some more advertis-ing in the Midwest and inCanada. About two or threeweeks after, we were rightback in that area,” he said.

As for the Christmas sea-son, several Key West lodg-ing properties requiredmulti-night minimums onreservations. Wheeler saidhoteliers reported strongrevenues.

He said the trend is, “It’salways been slow just beforeChristmas and it alwayspicks up the day after.However, I was talking to anumber of properties thatsaid they were very busy theweek before Christmas.”

The holiday boon alsocorresponds with two newair travel routes to Key WestInternational Airport.

On Dec. 22, the first-everdirect flight from NewYork’s La Guardia airportlanded in Key West. Deltawill run that route againtoday and on Jan. 5 before ahiatus. Then on March 2, theSaturday-only service willcontinue until April 6.

U.S. Airways is running adirect flight to Key Westfrom Washington ReaganNational Airport inWashington, D.C., that alsomade its maiden landing onDec. 22. That route is dailythrough Jan. 5, then switchesto Saturday-only until theend of April.

Airport officials expect tohave welcomed more than730,000 passengers by theend of the year, up from677,581 in 2011.

Wheeler sayshoteliersdoing wellBy SEAN [email protected]

NEW YEAR’S EVE

Rides available for New Year’s

As tourists pack into KeyWest for New Year’s Eve, thecity will offer shuttle servicesto help revelers get a safe ride.

Monday beginning at 4p.m., shuttles will run fromall bus stops in theSouthernmost City and droppassengers off at Fausto’sFood Palace on Fleming

Street in Old Town until 4a.m. That costs $5.

If traveling fromMarathon — the pickup pointis the bus stop at the Kmartplaza — or the Lower Keys,the service costs $10 andbegins at 6 p.m. with, the lastride ending in Marathon leav-ing from Fausto’s at 2 a.m.

There will be no bus serv-ice on Tuesday; normal serviceresumes the next day. For moreinformation, call 809-3910 orvisit www.kwtransit.com.

Key West has no shortageof locally flavored riffs onthe Times Square ball drop in

New York City.At Sloppy Joe’s, 201

Duval St., it’s a giant Conchshell, while up at theBourbon Street Pub at 724Duval, female impersonatorSushi descends in an over-sized red high heel, an eventcovered live by CNN.

At the Key West Bight,the Schooner Wharf Bar, 201William St., will drop a piratewench down the mast of atall ship. At the Ocean KeyResort and Spa, 0 Duval, aRick Worth-designed keylime will splash down in agiant margarita.

Thousandsare expectedin Old Town

NEW YEAR’S EVE

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Once again, Florida,politics a volatile mix

In an election year and aredistricting year, you mighthave expected this: The biggestpolitical stories of 2012 inFlorida ended up being anelection and redistricting.

For political junkies, theelection competed with theprecursor to the election, theonce-a-decade redrawing ofpolitical lines, for the biggestnews of the year.

In retrospect, the remap-ping of political boundarieshad a stunning effect that like-ly few truly expected: Itseems to have re-jiggered theboundaries in a way thatallowed the minority party,Democrats, to gain someground, to make the election alittle bit fairer.

That was the goal of a cou-ple of constitutional amend-ments that were in effect forthe first time this year. Votersin 2010 approved the amend-ments, called “fair districts”for short, which essentiallyrequired legislators to remapthe state’s politics in a way thatsought to avoid protectingincumbents or political parties.

Impossible, most of ussaid. And a true measure ofwhether it worked may alsobe impossible.

But one thing was clear —a number of Republican leg-islative incumbents in theHouse were drawn into thesame districts as fellow GOPmembers, and some weredrawn into districts that nearlyassured they’d lose.

Gone from the Legislatureafter Election Day, arguablyas a result of redistricting,were big-name Republicanlawmakers Scott Plakon andChris Dorworth, who hadbeen in line to become speak-er in 2014. A number of otherRepublican lawmakers also

lost, with Democrats gainingseats in the Legislature for thefirst time in years.

Tea party losesThe same was true in

Congress, where national teaparty superstar Allen West lostto neophyte Democrat PatrickMurphy, despite being one ofthe biggest fundraisers in thecountry. Credit in part the newdistrict West had to run in.

Another tea party favorite,U.S. Rep. Sandy Adams, wasalso victimized by the estab-lishment Republicans draw-ing the lines — they put her inthe same district as long-timeincumbent Republican Rep.John Mica, who won.

In a stunner, RepublicanCliff Stearns, who was electedto Congress in 1988 the sameday the first George Bush waselected president, was ousted,in part because he had to runin a revamped district.

Stearns lost in the GOPprimary to Ted Yoho despite afundraising advantage of 16-1. Yoho went on to win theseat in November.

Democrats didn’t hail theredistricting plans whenpassed. In fact, they went tocourt over how theRepublican majority drew themaps. State Democratic PartyChairman Rod Smith said theGOP had failed to implementthe will of the people.

While the state SupremeCourt forced lawmakers toredo the Senate maps, theHouse plan as drawn by law-makers was approved, and thecongressional map withstooda court challenge.

But in the end, Democratsappeared to benefit more fromthe new districts than theRepublicans.

In the November election,Democrats picked up two seatsin the state Senate, thoughRepublicans still have a 26-14advantage. Democrats pickedup five state House seats, nar-rowing the GOP margin in thatchamber to 76-44. They alsogained seats in Congress.

Republican legislative lead-

ers at first fought and tried tonullify the Fair Districts amend-ments. And it is hard to assessthe degree to which the amend-ments ultimately worked.

A key difficulty is that theamendments are predicatedon intent.

Lawmakers can’t drawdistricts that favor incumbents— but if an incumbent wins,who is to say whether it wasbecause of the way the districtwas drawn or not? Whetherthey tried to draw districts tohelp themselves or not is inthe eye of the beholder (ajudge, or Supreme Court jus-tice, in this case).

Despite their initial anger atthe amendments and attemptto invalidate them, Rep. WillWeatherford and Sen. DonGaetz, who were generally incharge of redistricting efforts,eventually said they would tryto follow them.

Fairness? MaybeWhether the redistricting

process is fairer may ultimate-ly take several years to deter-mine. If legislative representa-tion comes to more closelyresemble other measures ofpolitical preference, such asparty registration and howpeople vote in statewide andnational elections, then per-haps at the end of a decade orso, the determination can bedefinitively made.

Whether owing largely toredistricting or not, theDemocratic success inNovember was the main polit-ical story this year.

And Democratic PresidentBarack Obama’s winning ofthe state’s electoral votes wasthe apex of that yearlong story,and a big surprise to a numberof people on both sides of thepolitical spectrum who thoughtthe race might be closer.

Democrats replicated theirstrong registration push andget-out-the-vote effort from2008, doing something thatconventional wisdom saidwould be unlikely with theeconomy having been in thetank the last few years.

Redistrictingseemingly aidedthe DemocratsBy DAVID ROYSENews Service of Florida

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This is some of the crew ofthe battleship ‘USS Maine’at the Army BarracksHospital, today Peary Courtin Key West, on Feb. 22,1898, seven days after thevessel blew up in Havanato spark the Spanish-American War. Of the 360 crewmen, 266 died. Themilitary investigation intothe explosion took place at the Custom House onFront Street.

Photo courtesy MONROE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY

CELEBRATING OUR PAST

EDITORIAL

Again, Congressfails miserably

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Regift for nonprofitsDid Aunt Minnie give you a blender

you don’t really need? Did Uncle Fredpresent you with an iPod like the oneyou already have? Maybe you got anewer version of a computer or cellphone? Or a sweater you don’t like.

Don’t throw away what you don’twant or need. Donate it to a Keys non-profit that could really use it.

The Marathon Wild Bird Center,AIDS Help and Heron-PeacockAssisted Living could really use ablender. The Florida Keys OutreachCoalition would love to get televisions.Habitat for Humanity needs cordlessdrills. And Sanctuary Friends of theFlorida Keys, the Monroe CountyDomestic Abuse Shelter, the GuidanceCare Center and the Upper KeysHumane Society are all looking for lap-top computers.

You can find these groups and many

more on www.KeysReuse.com, a localwebsite that lists the needs of morethan 30 nonprofits in Monroe County.In fact, the site lists more than 400 dif-ferent items these groups would love toput to good use. Most can be used andthe nonprofits will reuse them.

Anyone can log onto the website,www.KeysReuse.com, and find anextensive list of items that local chari-table organizations can’t afford to buybut can put to very good use. Most ofthe groups will pick up what you’reoffering or find a way to get it. Thewebsite makes it easy to match donorsand recipients and, of course, it’s all fora good cause.

Michael WelberMarathon

Editor’s note: The letter writerfounded KeysReuse.com.

Killings glorifiedRe: Reporter Editor David

Goodhue’s analysis of the Newtownshooting and the gun culture.

If we have no more imaginationthan this, there will be many more massshootings. The gun culture is a mentalillness.

We glorify mass killings in our mil-itary, in our movies, on television andin the video games our children partic-ipate in almost every day. How can weexpect our children to grow up withpeaceful methods of dealing with theirproblems when our own governmentsolves its problems with violence everyday?

Until we have a media that calls outthese discrepancies, there will be manymore tragedies. The ball is in yourcourt, Mr. Goodhue.

Tom DodameadMarathon

Letting Mortgage Debt Relief Actexpire will mean homeownerswill be taxed on forgiven debt

As Washington and the nation focus on thefinancial fiscal cliff, a critical protection forunderwater homeowners also is about to go overthe edge.

The Mortgage Debt Relief Act of 2007 is sched-uled to expire Monday. The legislation allows bor-rowers to avoid paying income taxes on theamount of principal that is being forgiven as partof a home’s loan modification or a short sale.

If the law expires, homeowners will have to paytaxes on the debt reduction. This is ridiculous.

Consider: A person buys a home for $150,000.The economy tanks, he loses his job and facesforeclosure. He manages a short sale of the homefor $80,000. Unless the law is extended, he wouldbe taxed on the $70,000 debt that is being forgiv-en, as if the value that doesn’t exist were personalincome.

The tax also would be imposed if the bank mod-ified the loan, reducing the principal so the home-owner could better manage payments. This wouldbe devastating to struggling homeowners, particu-larly in Florida, among the national leaders inforeclosures.

Slapping a tax on borrowers trying to get backon sound financial ground is no way to revive theeconomy or the housing market. When the law waswritten, it was widely expected that housing, andthe broader economy, would be back to normal bynow. Today, the reasons for passing the act in 2007remain painfully evident in many communities.

Mark Goldhaber, a North Carolina mortgageindustry consultant, told Bloomberg News, “Ifthese folks are going to have to pay tax on phan-tom income, it’s very impactful for homeowners.”

And if the law expires as expected, victims ofbank fraud who receive settlements under theNational Mortgage Settlement would be forced tosacrifice a portion of their compensation.

The federal government and 49 states worked toachieve the settlement with banks accused of usingtheir mortgage servicing operations to defraud andeven evict homeowners. The settlement requiresthe nation’s five largest loan servicers to pay $21.5billion to victims.

Much of the compensation will come in theform of reductions of the mortgage principal orlower interest rates.

But as 41 state attorneys general, includingFlorida’s Pam Bondi, warned in a letter toCongress, any such relief to abused homeownerswill be significantly diminished if the MortgageDebt Act of 2007 expires.

Congress should heed common sense and theplea of the attorneys general, and not let theMortgage Debt Relief Act expire.

— Tampa Tribune

Keys schools get highscores from state

Monroe County’s threepublic high schools receivedletter-grade rankings of A andB, according to statisticsreleased Dec. 21 by theFlorida Department ofEducation.

School grades are calcu-lated annually using stan-dardized test scores in read-ing, writing, science andalgebra, while also consider-ing graduation rates, collegereadiness and year-over-yearlearning gains.

Coral Shores High Schoolin Tavernier received an B,the same as in 2011.Marathon High dropped to a

B from an A. Key West Highreceived an A, up from a B.

Over the past decade, allthree high schools havereceived a C or higher.

“While there remains agreat deal of evaluation to doregarding the data associatedwith this complex grading sys-tem, it appears that CSHS andMHS were both extremelyclose to obtaining an A rating,”district Director of Assessmentand Accountability ChristinaMcPherson said.

Statewide, the number ofhigh schools getting an A for2012 rose to 231, up from148 last year.

School grades this yearwere based on higher achieve-ment levels derived from araise in the past threshold onstandardized tests.

Commissioner ofEducation Pam Stewart said:“This year’s results reflectboth higher standards and

temporary safeguards thestate Board of Educationapproved to help smooth thetransition. As we continuetoward implementingCommon Core State

Standards and assessments,we will continue to raise thebar as we prepare our stu-dents for success beyondhigh school.”

Coral Shores,Marathon Bs,Key West an ABy SEAN [email protected]

MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS

Photo by ALI ADAMS

The Marathon Parks and Recreation Department’s Sombrero Beach Holiday Gameswere held Wednesday at Sombrero Beach, with sand sculptures and castles competing for top spots. Winning first place in sculpture was this Canadian team, theSandy Sombreros, with an alligator eating a snake. The top spot in sandcastles alsowent to a team from Canada. Judges were Mike Puto, Jaymie Lugo and MartinCummins. Overall, 18 teams competed.

WINNING SAND SCULPTURE

School gradesthis year werebased on higher achievement levelsderived from araise in the pastthreshold onstandardized tests.

More video-game lawsHuman nature dictates that we are

comfortable with what we can see ortouch. It makes for easy solutions. Inthe case of the recent mass shootings inthe U.S, there is a subtler problem,albeit requiring a more long-term solu-tion.

We send children to school to learn.Why? Because their minds are likeempty hard drives on a computer. Theyabsorb knowledge that helps them formtheir character and moral values. If wefill their minds with violence anddestruction, in many cases that willbecome the norm.

I believe we need stronger laws notfor the control of guns but for the con-trol of age-appropriate video games andmovies. Parents have to take moreresponsibility for what information isbeing downloaded into their children’sminds.

Howard GelbmanKey Largo

Paid benefitsI’m sick to death of hearing Social

Security and Medicare referred to as enti-tlement programs. We have paid into theSocial Security trust fund all of our lives.It’s our money, not an entitlement.

That trust fund has been looted byCongresses stealing our money. Some-body should go to jail. The same goes forMedicare. The cost of health care hasbankrupted Medicare in no small partbecause Big Pharma and Big Medicineuse Medicare to inflate their bills throughuseless tests and useless drugs.

Stop calling benefits we paid for all ofour lives entitlements.

Peter AndersonKey West

Another great ChristmasThe Tavernier Volunteer Fire

Department 2012 toy drive was a greatsuccess. Thanks to the generous sup-port of the Tavernier community, wecollected $450 cash, more than 75 toysand four grocery carts full of cannedfood.

We donated the cash and a portionof the food to Burton MemorialUnited Methodist Church’s foodpantry. Some toys were donated toWesley House Family Services(Tavernier) for our Upper Keys kids.And for the first time in many years,we were able to directly donate toysand food to three local families.

As in years past, the TavernierVolunteer Fire Department wants to

acknowledge and thank Winn-Dixie inthe Tavernier Towne plaza for its con-tinuing support. Without Winn-Dixie’skindness, our efforts would not havebeen so successful.

Our sincere thanks to the people ofTavernier for helping us help our com-munity.

Rob Burley, chiefTavernier VolunteerFire Department

Thanks, Winn-DixieThe Key Largo School fifth-grade

safety patrols would like to thankWinn-Dixie Key Largo for its gener-ous donation of $600 toward theannual fish fry that will take placeFeb. 1 from 5 to 7 p.m. in the KeyLargo School cafeteria.

Key Largo store Director DannyNatelli along with Winn DixieNeighborhood InvolvementSpecialist Farrah Shoukry met withAssistant Principal Laura Lietaertwith the good news and also plans forexciting events to take place in 2013at both the Winn-Dixie Key Largostore and at Key Largo School.

Way to go, Winn-Dixie Key Largo.Debbie WilliamsKey Largo

In 2013, small-businessowners will contend with manyof the same issues that made ithard to run their companiesduring the past 12 months.

They’re also heading intothe new year with a lot ofuncertainty. It’s unlikely thatnegotiations in Congress willresolve all of lawmakers’ dis-agreements over tax andbudget issues that affect smallbusinesses. And there are stillmany questions about theimplications of the health-care law for small companies.

That points to continuedcaution — and perhaps slowhiring — among the nation’ssmall companies.

“Uncertainty is the bane ofevery small business,” saysScott Shane, a professor ofentrepreneurship at CaseWestern Reserve University’sWeatherhead School ofManagement in Cleveland.“Their only rational responseis to pull in their horns andslow down.”

Small businesses aren’tlikely to get much encourage-ment from the economy. It’sexpected to grow by no morethan 3 percent in 2013, accord-ing to the Federal Reserve.

Here’s a look at some ofthe issues facing small busi-nesses in the coming year:

TaxesLawmakers are still hag-

gling over what’s called thefiscal cliff, the combinationof billions of dollars in taxincreases and budget cuts.Even if Congress reaches anagreement, small businessowners won’t have the cer-tainty they need, according toTodd McCracken, presidentof the National SmallBusiness Association, agroup that lobbies on behalfof small companies.

“It almost surely won’t becomprehensive enough thatwe won’t be revisiting it nextyear,” McCracken says. He’sconcerned that there’ll beanother fiscal cliff in sixmonths — which wouldmean more negotiations andmore uncertainty.

Many small-business own-ers are worried about theirpersonal tax rates. Sole pro-prietors, partners and ownersof what are called S corpora-tions, all report the incomefrom their businesses on theirindividual Form 1040 returns.That means their companiesare in effect taxed at personalrates, which can be higher

than corporate rates.One of the most important

tax provisions for small busi-nesses, what’s known as theSection 179 deduction, willshrink to $25,000 next yearfrom $125,000 in 2012. Thededuction, which applies toequipment purchases, was$500,000 in 2011. Congresscan increase the deduction atany time, even after 2013 hasbegun. But for the timebeing, business owners can’tcount on getting a big break.

“It’s a huge change forcompanies planning on mak-ing investments,” McCrackensays.

Health careHealth care has been

another source of uncertaintyfor small business owners.The new year will bringsome, but probably not all, ofthe answers to questionsabout how the new health-care law will affect them.Many will have to devotesome time to understandingthe law — or hire someone tohelp them do it.

“They’ll have to get theirarms around the law, look attheir options, learn moreabout the exchanges,” saysJohn Arensmeyer, CEO ofSmall Business Majority, alobbying group.

Under the law, companieswith 50 or more employeeswill be required to provideaffordable healthcare insur-ance for their employeesstarting Jan. 1, 2014.

During 2013, federal andstate health insuranceexchanges will be set up, andowners will be able to seehow much it will cost them tobuy insurance. As the year

begins, however, manysmall-business owners don’tknow whether their stateswill be creating exchanges,or whether they’ll have to gointo the national system.

For some owners, thatinformation will help themdecide whether they will buyinsurance, or whether they’lldecide it’s cheaper to not pro-vide coverage and just pay thegovernment a $2,000-per-employee fine. For those whohave close to 50 workers, theymay decide to not hire moreworkers in order to remainoutside the law’s jurisdiction.

LendingDon’t look for the small-

business lending climate toget easier in 2013.

Owners who are uneasyabout the economy, taxes,and healthcare aren’t expect-ed to significantly increasetheir borrowing, especially asmany have been payingdown debt since the reces-sion. But even those who areready to borrow are expectedto find it’s still hard to get aloan. Bankers are unlikely tobe more liberal in their lend-ing policies.

Depressed lending levelsmay be with us well beyond2013, says James Schrager, aprofessor of entrepreneurshipat the University of ChicagoBooth School of Business.

The problem isn’t just thatbanks are cautious aboutsmall business loans.Schrager notes that homeequity loans, a traditionalsource of money for peoplestarting or expanding a busi-ness, remain difficult to get,the result of the collapse inthe mortgage market in 2008.


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MARKETPLACE RECENT REAL ESTATE SALESSALES vs. LAST YEAR: 84 percent

Based on information from the Florida Keys Board of REALTORS®, Inc. (alternatively, from the Florida Keys MLS, Inc.)

for the period December 16, 2012 - December 22, 2012.

Key Price Price Days Listing Office, Selling Office, Address Listed Sold Listed Listing Agent Selling Agent

Big Pine Key29184 Allamanda Ln. $549,000 $475,000 41 Coldwell Banker Schmitt/Diane Corliss Coldwell Banker Schmitt/Diane Corliss

Cudjoe Key20765 5th Ave. $485,000 $441,500 163 Coldwell Banker Schmitt/Diane Corliss Realty Executives Fl. Keys/Richard Medlin

Duck Key5038 Sunset Village Dr. $350,000 $329,000 31 Hawks Cay Resort Sales/Kari Maino Hawks Cay Resort Sales/Kari Maino

Key Colony Beach840/850 Shelter Bay Dr. $773,000 $756,000 235 Gail's Island Realty/Gail Borysiewicz Gail's Island Realty/Gail Borysiewicz760 12th St. $1,625,000 $1,400,000 179 Coldwell Banker Schmitt/Team Stevens Key Colony Beach Rlty./Roy Haase

Key Largo17 Center Ln. $417,100 $407,000 1269 Realty World - Freewheeler/Lisa Frins Coldwell Banker Schmitt/Gail Gaver551 Ocean Cay $1,995,000 $1,900,000 1687 American Caribbean R.E./Joy Martin Coldwell Banker Schmitt/Gloria Walters103355 Overseas Hwy. $599,000 $442,000 407 Century 21 Schwartz Rlty./Linda Perloff Century 21 Schwartz/David Thompson0 Pelican Rd. (*) $118,500 $90,000 1087 Barbara Eads Rlty./Barbara Eads Barbara Eads Rlty./Barbara Eads96000 Overseas Hwy. $869,000 $717,500 280 Buttonwood Rlty./Antonio Hernandez Buttonwood Rlty./Antonio HernandezMirimar Dr. (*) $29,000 $16,000 179 Century 21 Schwartz Rlty./Lucy Doyle Century 21 Schwartz Rlty./Lucy Doyle34 Poinciana Dr. $209,900 $195,000 163 Century 21 Schwartz Rlty./Charity Rebl Keller Williams Rlty./Elsa Cristobal335 Laguna Ave. $755,000 $755,000 163 RE/MAX Keys Properties/Jim Signor Marr Properties/Terry Canto104350 Overseas Hwy. $267,000 $230,000 38 Realty World - Freewheeler/Claudette Mell Century 21 Schwartz/Robert Valenzuela

Key West107 Front St. $1,075,000 $925,000 723 Compass Rlty./Michele Grahl ICAMCO R.E./Barton Smith281 Trumbo Rd. $1,325,000 $1,300,000 341 Location 3 R.E.of KW/N. Swift, J. Long Compass Rlty./Megan Behmke618 Petronia St. $459,900 $440,000 295 Prud. Knight & Gardner/Joanne Tarantino Preferred Properties/Laura Mcchesney29 Kingfisher Ln. $299,000 $280,000 221 Compass Rlty./Michele Grahl Compass Rlty./Michele Grahl704 White St. $599,000 $550,000 206 Truman & Co./Lynn Kaufelt Bascom Grooms R.E./Bascom Grooms1401 Simonton St. $499,000 $410,000 202 Bascom Grooms R.E./Bascom Grooms Bascom Grooms R.E./Bascom Grooms3611 Flagler Ave. $587,000 $547,000 153 Beach Club Brokers/Dawn Thornburgh RE/MAX Southernmost/Ken Schultz2916 Staples Ave. $575,000 $570,780 134 Schwartz Property Sales/Andrea Weitz Compass Rlty./Megan Behmke101 Front St. $695,000 $647,500 85 Compass Realty/Megan Behmke Compass Rlty./Megan Behmke2920 Seidenberg Ave. $298,980 $275,000 77 KW Royal Palms Rlty./Scott Forman Preferred Properties/Gary Thomas804 Ashe St. $525,000 $500,000 75 Truman & Co./Lynn Kaufelt Truman & Co./Lynn Kaufelt113 Front St. $1,340,000 $1,250,000 78 Compass Rlty./Megan Behmke Compass Rlty./J. Michael Caron1018 Varela St. $440,000 $435,000 72 Coldwell Banker Schmitt/Victor Musmanno Schwartz Property Sales/Jimmy Lane3312 Northside Dr. $127,500 $110,000 69 Realty Executives Fl. Keys/Roberto Mira Coldwell Banker Schmitt/Victor Musmanno404 Porter Ln. $749,000 $700,000 56 Compass Rlty./Megan Behmke Compass Rlty./Megan Behmke2601 Roosevelt Blvd. $279,000 $260,000 39 Richard Padron & Assoc./Michael Spirnak Southernmost Rlty./John McKenzie718 Olivia St. $612,500 $612,500 0 Coldwell Banker Schmitt/John Parce Coldwell Banker Schmitt/Victor Musmanno1409 5th St. $350,000 $350,000 28 Schwartz Property Sales/Andrea Weitz Century 21 Schwartz Rlty./Andrea Weitz117 Duval St. $5,500,000 $5,500,000 0 Coldwell Banker Schmitt/Curtis Skomp Coldwell Banker Schmitt/Curtis Skomp

Marathon94 Calle Ensueno $765,000 $725,000 687 American Caribbean R.E./Ginger Henderson American Caribbean/Ginger Henderson2180 Yellowtail Dr. $299,000 $275,000 441 Exit Realty Florida Keys/Mindy Gaines Exit Realty Florida Keys/Mindy Gaines725 105th St. $229,900 $215,000 133 Coldwell Banker Schmitt/Leanne Ruesch Coldwell Banker Schmitt/Mary Zecca113 Gulf Wind Ln. $625,000 $575,000 113 Island Breeze Rlty./David Grego American Caribbean R.E./Lynn Lucas1500 Yellowtail Dr. $188,100 $194,000 53 American Caribbean/Team Labossiere American Caribbean/Paul Labossiere

Plantation Key90791 Old Hwy. $989,000 $875,000 131 Coldwell Banker Schmitt/Sally Stribling Coldwell Banker Schmitt/Sally Stribling

Saddlebunch81 Bay Dr. $599,000 $509,000 310 Truman & Co./Terri Spottswood Truman & Co./Melissa Krabill

Stock Island5455 MacDonald (*) $2,950,000 $1,000,000 1546 SBX Commercial R.E./Peter Batty SBX Commercial R.E./Peter Batty

Sugarloaf Key30 Loggerhead Ln. (*) $55,000 $40,000 73 Realty Executives Fl. Keys/Heather Henson Exit Realty Florida Keys/Susan Rich

(*) Vacant land

2013 a challengefor small businessHere are threehuge issuesthey confrontBy JOYCE M. ROSENBERGAssociated Press

FUTURE FORECAST

INAUGURAL ARRIVAL

Water-squirting fire trucks, a red carpet and a man blowing a conch shell greeted passengers stepping off Delta Airlines and U.S. Airways flights Dec. 21 at Key WestInternational Airport. Delta now offers direct flights from New York’s LaGuardia AirportJan. 5 and each Saturday from March 2 through April 6. Direct U.S. Airways flights fromWashington’s Reagan National Airport are now offered once daily through Jan. 5 andcontinue each Saturday through April. Southwest is to begin daily service betweenNew Orleans and Key West on March 9.

South Florida’s wading-bird population suffered dur-ing 2012, with nesting on thedecline due to the return oftoo much water too fast for

herons, wood storks, ibisesand egrets.

The 2012 wading-bird nesttotal was a 39 percent declinecompared to the average overthe past decade, according tothe South Florida WaterManagement District.

While the 26,395 nestsfound were just 57 less thanlast year, it was also the thirdyear in a row of poor nestingtotals. It continued a steepdrop-off from 2009’s spike to

77,505 nests — which wasthe most since the 1940s.

Back-to-back years ofdrought followed by a rainy2012 resulted in yo-yoingwater levels that caughtmany wading birds off guard.Also, the small prey fish thatwading birds rely on to sur-vive have yet to recover fromprevious droughts.

When the water is too highand prey fish aren’t plentifulenough, wading birds either

can’t nest or they abandontheir nests and leave the youngto starve. Manmade manipula-tions of water supplies fromLake Okeechobee to theEverglades add to the strain.

Draining more water intowetlands to keep farms andtowns dry during storms andtaking more water from wet-lands for the public supplyduring droughts can throwoff wading bid nesting.

“It really comes down to

the water,” said Terrie Bates,the district’s director of waterresources. “They literally liveor die based on water levels.”

In addition to wading-birdnesting declining this year,the totals are far below targetsfor Everglades restoration.

In Everglades NationalPark and the Evergladeswater conservation areas thatstretch across Broward andPalm Beach counties, the 346tricolored heron nests found

during 2012 were far fromthe 5,000 nests target set inthe state and federal restora-tion plan.

The 820 wood stork nestswere well under the 1,500nests restoration target.

Decades of draining anddevelopment destroyed abouthalf of the Everglades’ wet-lands. Wading-bird populationshave dropped about 90 percentfrom the flocks that once dark-ened the skies, according toAudubon of Florida.

Long-planned-but-slow-moving Everglades restora-tion seeks to counteract thathuman influence by storingand cleaning more stormwa-ter so that it can be used toreplenish Everglades wet-lands instead of draining somuch water out to sea forflood control. But thatrestoration requires buildingmore water storage areasand pollution-filteringmarshes, which remainbehind schedule.

“We throw away waterwhen it’s abundant [and]then when a drought comes... we make the drought dou-bly worse,” Audubon scien-tist Paul Gray said. “Thebirds and the plants and thefish just can’t keep up.”

In 2012, the number ofsnowy egret nests droppedby 56 percent, wood storknests declined 44 percentand white ibis nests dipped39 percent, compared to theaverage over the pastdecade, according to thewater management district.

The decline in endan-gered wood stork nests wasparticularly troublingbecause scientists also foundthat all 820 of the wadingbirds nests in the Evergladeseither failed or were aban-doned, meaning no offspringsurvived.


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Report: Wading-bird nesting drops in S. Fla.District citesup and downwater levelsBy ANDY REIDSun Sentinel

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A new you for a new year

The end of 2012 is a greattime to reflect on our lives todetermine whether we’re onthe path to which we aspire.It’s also a time for newbeginnings as we vow tomake positive changes andset new goals.

New Year’s resolutionsoften take on the form of anew personal goal such aslosing weight or gettinghealthy.

Fashion designer MiucciaPrada said: “What you wearis how you present yourselfto the world.” So in 2013,make a resolution toimprove on yourself andhow you feel about your per-sonal style.

Some simple style sug-gestions:

• Wear more color.Although you can really

never gowrong withblack, thereis some-thing to besaid aboutthat pop ofcolor. In2013, bringmore colorinto yourw a r d r o b eand instead

of relying on your littleblack dress for every workfunction, wedding or cock-tail event, add a blouse,shoes or dress with color tobrighten up your look.

• Splurge on one basicpiece that you can wear mul-tiple ways.

This could be a great pairof shoes, jeans, a dress oreven a handbag. Just makesure it’s something that fitsyou well and that is versatileenough to enhance any occa-sion. So when finding thatitem to indulge in, make sureit’s one you know you will

wear and love forever.• Wear bold, statement

jewelry — this is one of myfavorite wardrobe makers.

Statement jewelry canabsolutely transform yourlook, whether just wearingjeans and a T-shirt or a beau-tiful dress for a night out.

Pick bold pieces in hues inwhich you look good andthat will complement thewardrobe already in yourcloset.

• Invest in good under-pinnings — undergarmentsare the foundation to a goodwardrobe.

If you can’t remember thelast time you bought your-self something new in thiscategory, make a resolutionto invest in some good solidundergarments in 2013. Notonly will you feel more fem-inine, you’ll find that yourclothes look better whenyour panty lines are nonex-istent.

• Wear patterns andstripes.

Patterns and stripes are agreat addition to yourwardrobe and the perfectway to create a stylish newyou. Buy the wardrobe sta-ple of a nautical striped shirt in navy/white orblack/white, or try bold pat-terns in bright colors. Youcan also try pairing two pat-terns together, such as a skirtand shirt. Just make sure thebase of both is in the samehue.

• Clean out your closet.It’s a new year and what

you didn’t wear last yearwill definitely not be worn

this year. You will beamazed at what you find —a shirt with tags still on it,shoes you’ve forgottenabout or perhaps even a pairof jeans that didn’t fit beforebut now do.

Sort through your closetand remember that the No. 1rule is that if it doesn’t fityou well, then you shouldn’tkeep it.

Donate or consign any-thing that no longer worksfor you. I also like to rotatethings around so if I tend towear a few things moreoften, I might put those in adifferent place and move afew items I’d like to startwearing more to the front.

When in doubt aboutwhat to purge, ask a friend tocome by and over a bottle ofwine, have her help you sort.

Leah Maki is a fashion-obsessed style blogger. Moreof her fashion advice can be found on her blog,LeahsFabulousFinds.com.

Clean outthe closetand splurge

CONCH STYLE

Leah Maki

ConchStyle

Photo by SEDURA IMAGERY

Accessories can be color coordinated like this purse andfashion jewelry combination.

PROVIDING CHEER

For the fifth straight year, a fifth-grade gifted class made up of students from Mary Immaculate, Gerald Adams, GlynnArcher and Poinciana elementary schools in Key West, and their teacher Katrina Madok, visited Lower Keys MedicalCenter to help bring cheer during the holidays. The kids offered patients and staff cards and ornaments to decoratetheir rooms and nurse stations.The hospital gave the class hot chocolate milk and fresh-baked cookies at the end oftheir visit.

Ah, Florida,this is whywe love you

Wednesday, we broughtyou some of the weird andwhacky in the Keys from thepast year. Today, it’s the entirestate’s turn.

In 2012, Florida was astate where a lifeguard gotfired for saving a life, awoman got arrested for ridinga manatee and a man repeat-edly used 911 as a phone sexservice. Think that’s weird? Itgets worse and more tragic.

In one of the state’s mosthorrifying stories of the year,a man stripped a homelessman naked and attacked himin Miami, chewing off mostof his face before police fatal-ly shot him. And it wasn’t theonly story of its kind. InManatee County, deputiesused multiple Tasers to sub-due a naked man who bit offpart of another man’s arm.

Later in the year, a manwon a roach-eating contestoutside a Deerfield Beach petstore and then dropped deadin front of the store whenbody parts of the dozens ofroaches he swallowedblocked his airway.

“We tend to be a magnetfrom every direction for allkinds of sketchery,” said BillyCorben, a documentary direc-tor whose works include“Cocaine Cowboys” aboutMiami’s cocaine wars in the1980s. “It’s very late in thegame where we go, ‘Thatdude? I guess he seemed kindof weird.’”

Corben, whose Billy Pulpitwebsite compiles weirdFlorida news, said Floridianstend to show up in high num-bers on “The Jerry SpringerShow” and “America’s MostWanted.”

And odd stories elsewherealways seem to have a Floridatie — like former CIAdirectorDavid Petraeus’s extramaritalaffair being exposed through aTampa socialite. And whenanti-virus software founderJohn McAfee ran fromBelizean authorities whowanted to question him aboutthe slaying of a neighbor, hewound up in Miami Beach,where he shopped, ate sushiand posed for photos withtourists.

“The state seems to eitherpassively or directly endorseall of this lunacy in some wayor another,” Corben said.

Then again, this is thestate where Gov. Rick Scott

End of yearmeans recapof strangenessAssociated Press

REWIND: 2012 IN FLORI-DUH

Associated Press photo by WILFREDO LEE

In this June 12 file photo, Dr. Wrood Kassira, a University ofMiami/Jackson Memorial Hospital plastic surgeon, gesturesas she speaks on the condition of Ronald Poppo,pictured atleft. Poppo was a homeless man whose face was mostlychewed off in a bizarre attack along a busy Miami streetMay 26.

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Bubbles from $15 to $90 to toast 2013

It’s going to be importantto properly celebrate thedeparture of good-riddance2012 and the arrival of hope-springs-eternal 2013. A suit-able toast comes from thatprolific writer “Anon.,” whopenned: “May the best of thisyear be the worst of next.”

Of course, the beverage ofchoice for toasts is bubbly —champagne, sparkling wine,cava, sekt, spumante — anykind, from any place, at anyprice. Use a tall, slim flute soyou can watch the bubblesrise.

Be careful, though.Researchers at the Universityof Surrey in England did anexperiment with a dozen par-tygoers and concluded that

bubbly gets you tipsy andsilly more quickly than stillwine, although they couldn’tsay exactly why.

Here’s an upbeat toastfrom Oprah Winfrey:“Cheers to a new year andanother chance for us to get itright.”

• 2004 Gloria-FerrerCarneros Cuvee, Carneros(55 percent pinot noir, 45percent chardonnay).Aromas of fresh-bakedbrioche and vanilla, persist-ent tiny bubbles, ripe pearflavors, long, creamy finish;$60.

• Nonvintage Gloria-Ferrer VA de VI, Carneros(89 percent pinot noir, 8 per-cent chardonnay, 3 percentmuscat). Lightly sweet frommuscat grapes, ripe peachand apricot flavors, tart fin-ish; $22.

• 2002 Moet & ChandonGrand Vintage Rose,Epernay, France (51 percentpinot noir, 28 percent

chardonnay, 21 percent pinotmeunier). Persistent foam,amber color, rich strawberryflavors, opulent, long finish;$65.

• Nonvintage CharlesHeidsieck Brut Reserve,Reims, France 1/3 pinot noir,1/3 chardonnay, 1/3 pinotmeunier). Myriad tiny bub-bles, opulent aromas and fla-vors of tropical fruit, cherriesand hazelnuts; $65.

• Nonvintage Cham-pagneBollinger, Special Cuvee (60percent pinot noir, 25 percentchardonnay, 15 percent pinotmeunier). Toasty, yeastyaroma, myriad tiny, persistentbubbles, flavors of apple pieand peach tart, firm structure,long finish; $90.

• Nonvintage Gloria-Ferrer Blanc de Noirs,Carneros (92 percent pinotnoir, 8 percent chardonnay).Lots of tiny bubbles, blackcherry flavors, tart finish;$22.

• Nonvintage Gloria-

Ferrer Sonoma Brut,Sonoma (91.2 percent pinotnoir, 8.8 percent chardon-nay). Hazelnut aromas, fla-vors of golden apples, firmstructure; $22.

• 2004 Gloria-FerrerRoyal Cuvee, Carneros (67percent pinot noir, 33 percentchardonnay). Yeasty aroma,ripe pear and caramel fla-vors, persistent bubbles; $32.

• 2008 Biltmore EstateBlanc de Blancs Brut, NorthCarolina (100 percentchardonnay). Ener-getic bub-bles, flavors of mangoes andlemons; $25.

• Nonvintage RicciCurbastro Franciacorta Brut,Franciacorta, Italy (60 percentchardonnay, 30 percent pinotblanc, 10 percent pinot noir).Lively froth, bread dougharomas, flavors of lemonsand limes; $20.

• 2002 Moet & ChandonGrand Vintage, Epernay,

These are allgreat ways towelcome yearBy FRED TASKER

WINE AND THE NEW YEAR

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Happy New Year!

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France (51 percent chardon-nay, 26 percent pinot noir, 23percent pinot meunier).Yeasty aroma, persistent bub-bles, flavors of hazelnuts andripe apricots, long finish;$58.

• Nonvintage Anna deCodorniu Brut, Penedes,Spain (70 percent chardon-nay, 30 percent parellada).Lots of active bubbles, aro-mas of camellias, richlemon and pineapple fla-vors, $15.

Nonvintage WoodbridgeSparkling Wine by RobertMondavi, California (100

percent chardonnay). Activebubbles, fruity, lightly sweetflavor of lemons and apri-cots; $10.

2007 Mumm Napa Blancde Blancs, Napa Valley (90percent chardonnay, 10 per-cent pinot gris). Yeasty,toasty aroma, flavors ofhazelnuts, vanilla and citrus,long finish; $20.

Nonvintage Domaine Ste.Michelle Extra Dry SparklingWine, Columbia Valley,Wash. Lots of persistent bub-bles, fairly sweet, aromas andflavors of golden deliciousapples; $11.

2007 Contadi CastaldiFranciacorta Rosé

Franciacorta, Italy (65 per-cent pinot noir, 35 percentchardonnay). Big bubbles,aromas and flavors of redberries; $18.

Nonvintage GustaveLorentz Cremant d’AlsaceBrut, France (1/3 chardon-nay, 1/3 pinot blanc, 1/3 pinotnoir). Yeasty aroma, light andcrisp, with green apple andmineral flavors; $25.

Fred Tasker is a formerMiami Herald writer butstill writes about wine forthe McClatchy NewsService. He can bereached at [email protected].

Plenty from which to choseFrom Wine, 1B

mistakenly gave the media aphone sex number to promotea meningitis hot line. After abroadcaster posted it, at leastone caller was greeted with arecording of “Hello boys...”from a lusty sounding lady.

Several gaffes involvedhunting Floridians.

There were the two guysin Santa Rosa County whoused a bow and arrow to kill aneighbor’s pet turkey, whichthey planned to eat onThanksgiving. Then therewas a Flagler County manwho shot his girlfriend in thelegs because he thought shewas a wild hog.

Freaky FacebookA mother and daughter

were sentenced to two monthsin jail for using two dogs tokill a farm-raised pig in theirbackyard. They posted videoof the attack on Facebook,which led to their arrest.

Ah, Facebook! It causedtrouble for several otherFloridians.

A Sarasota County manwas kicked off a jury after ajudge learned he sent thedefendant a Facebook friendrequest. The juror further infu-riated the judge with aFacebook post bragging about

getting dismissed from juryduty. He was given three daysin jail.

A Manatee County musicteacher was issued a verbalwarning for a Facebook con-versation in which shedescribed an 8-year-old stu-dent as the “evolutionary linkbetween orangutans andhumans.” A high-school sci-ence teacher also had someexplaining to do when she puta cone-shaped dog collar on atleast eight students and the“cone of shame” photosappeared on Facebook.

Those weren’t the onlystrange events in Floridaschools.

A Plant City teacher wascharged with trying to hire ahit man to kill another teacherhe suspected was spreadingrumors about him.

And a man showed up athis kindergartener’s school toretrieve a bag of marijuanaand a scale he left in the boy’sbackpack. More evidence thatpot affects short-term memo-ry? An 18-year-old Tampawoman was charged withDUI and marijuana posses-sion three times in less thanthree weeks, the last two timeson back-to-back days.

Horsing aroundBunnell police charged a

man with riding a horse whileintoxicated after he led offi-cers on a half-hour chase,while a 52-year-old St.Petersburg woman was arrest-ed after police found photosof her riding a manatee.

Floridians also showedthat they’ll steal just aboutanything.

An Ocala woman toldpolice thieves stole herThanksgiving turkey from afreezer in her garage; a manwas charged in Lakeland afterpolice said he stole two swaneggs from a nest and cookedthem; about 150,000 baby

clams were reported stolen inLee County; and a Miami-Dade man had 500 canariesstolen from his home.

Perhaps the oddest was aReddick woman who drovehome to find someone stoleher driveway, carting away300 square feet of brickpavers.

And it’s not as if Floridaauthorities don’t take theftseriously. A judge in Ocalasentenced a homeless man to180 days in jail and fined him$500 for stealing $2 worth ofcandy.

Then there was the guy

accused of selling metham-phetamine in Polk Countywho swiped the recorder withhis confession and flushed itdown a toilet. The suspecttold the detective, “Tighten upon your job, homie.”

Strip-club loveEven more embarrassing,

a Broward County deputywas fired for repeatedly visit-ing strip clubs while he wason duty and wearing his uni-form, sometimes skippingofficial calls. A West PalmBeach strip-club ownerunsuccessfully sued a com-peting club to block theappearance of NadyaSuleman, claiming thewoman best known asOctomom agreed to strip athis club first.

Speaking of celebritiesand sex, former pro wrestlerHulk Hogan sued a DJ namedBubba the Love Sponge Clemover a secret tape of Hoganhaving sex with Clem’s wife.

While not quite sex ontape, 911 audio recordingswere released of a Tampaman who repeatedly calledthe emergency line and askedthe operator to come over forsex.

Florida’s unique wildlifealways finds a way into thenews. An airboat captain near

Everglades City was showingan Indiana family how to feedalligators when a 9-footer bithis left hand off. Authoritieslater charged him with illegal-ly feeding an alligator.

A man strolling alongPompano Beach found a giantblue eyeball and turned it overto authorities. Wildlife offi-cials said it likely came froma swordfish.

On another South Floridabeach, a lifeguard was firedfor helping save a man fromdrowning. It turns out the manhe saved was just outside thearea that Hallandale Beachhired a private company toprotect. The company said itwas at risk once the lifeguardcrossed the boundary.

In miscellaneous Floridaweirdness:

• A man who won an auc-tion for the contents of aPensacola storage unit dis-covered it contained dozensof preserved human brains,hearts, lungs and otherorgans that had been collect-ed by a former medicalexaminer.

• A man looking to repay a$400 debt took a taxi to aJacksonville bank, robbed itand took the taxi back to hisapartment. When policefound him, he had changedinto women’s clothes.

Sunshine State easliy provides plenty of laughsFrom Florida, 1B

Edward Archbold, 32, of West Palm Beach died as a resultof asphyxia due to choking and aspiration of gastric contents after entering a cockroach eating contest inDeerfield Beach.

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Annual

Fireworks and bigshows herald New Year

Forget Times Square. It’s so passe - and cold,

to boot.Here in the Florida Keys,

temperatures are likely to bethe warmest in the continen-tal United States.

And, in keeping with theKeys laid-back lifestyle, theway we welcome in theNew Year has a decidedly“only-in-the-Keys” flavor.

For first-time visitors,

you can take your pickamong a half-dozen majorNew Year’s Eve celebra-tions.

In place of the ball-dropat Times Square, the Keys“drops” a pirate wench, alarge fiberglass ruby redslipper, even a giant sailfish(a first this year at thePostcard Inn Beach Resortin Islamorada).

Another difference forKeys revelers - the fire-works shows take placeover water, so boaters canget an unparalleled view ofthe aerial displays that’shard to duplicate up on themainland.

Starting at Key Largo’s

Blackwater Sound, aeriallight shows will be held onNew Year’s Eve in KeyLargo, Islamorada,Marathon, and Key West.

One of the most-watchedevents happens in Key Westwith the drop of a giantconch shell from the roof ofSloppy Joe’s Bar, 201Duval St. There’s livemusic, a rooftop emcee anda huge clock for the count-down.

Not far away, at theBourbon St. Pub/NewOrelans House complex,724 Duval St., femaleimpersonator Sushi stars inthe 15th consecutive year ofa Keys-only countdown that

involves a ruby red showdescending from the bal-cony toward cheeringcrowds below.

Live entertainment byother performers enliven theshow, which has beenbroadcast by network andcable television in previousyears. For more informa-tion, Visithttp://www.bourbonstpub.com/newyearseve.html.

Key West boasts a thirdunique New Year’s Evecountdown that’s a tributethe Southernmost City’smaritime past.

Pirate wench,giant sailfishspecial in KeysL’Attitudes Staff

NEW YEAR’S EVE

Who says film is dead?Audiences embraced2012 offerings

“The movies are dead.”That was the mantra ofsome popular film writers in2012. They fretted thatmovies no longer mattered,that they had been replacedby long-form TV narrativesat the water cooler, that theywere so empty and dispos-able they didn’t leave youwith anything to talk about.

And yet by the end ofthe year, total box officereceipts are expected to hit$10.5 billion, with atten-dance dramatically up from2011.

The most popular moviesof the year were the usualassortment of sure things:The Avengers, The DarkKnight Rises, The Amazing

Spider-Man. The Twilightsaga drew to a loony end,while another teen-magnetfranchise, The HungerGames, launched. And ani-mated films - Brave, Dr.Seuss’ The Lorax, Wreck-ItRalph - drew huge numbersof families.

Woody Allen madeanother frothy crowd pleas-er with To Rome with Love.Prometheus, Ridley Scott’seagerly awaited prequel toAlien, was analyzed acrossthe Internet for weeks, eventhough there was reallynothing beneath the surface.Peter Jackson returned toTolkien with The Hobbit,employing new technologywith a higher frame rate tochange the look of themovies. Whether it catcheson remains to be seen.

But 2012 was alsopacked with cinematictreasures worthy of extend-ed discussion. The micro-

Animated filmsdrew familiesback to theatersBy RENE RODRIGUEZThe Miami Herald

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Aerial displays mark the start of a New Year with events from Key Largo to Key West.

Visually stunning, Les Miserables

Transforming a hitmusical into a movie isnever simple, even if theshow is as beloved as LesMisÈrables. ProducerCameron Mackintosh tried

in the late 1980s, afterClaude-Michel Schˆnbergand Alain Boublil’s musicalversion of the classic 1862Victor Hugo novel became

a massive hit in Londonand on Broadway. But thecameras didn’t start rollinguntil last March, 27 yearsafter Les Miz first hit the

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More like operathan a musicalin this versionBy CHRISTINE DOLANThe Miami Herald

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budgeted Beasts of theSouthern Wild, a dreamy,heartbreaking snapshot ofchildhood, came out ofnowhere and earned anational release. StevenSpielberg finally madehis Lincoln, and thetalky, grown-up moviehas grossed more than

$100 million (and count-ing), proving adults stillpay attention to what’splaying.

Paul ThomasAnderson’s The Masterwas reviled by audiencesand hailed by critics(though not this one), butno matter what youthought of the movie, youcouldn’t leave it behind inthe theater. Wes Andersonmade his funniest andmost heartfelt comedywith Moonrise Kingdom.And Quentin Tarantino’sDjango Unchained wasless an ode to westernsthan a serious attempt tograpple with historicalslavery.

Kathryn Bigelow’sZero Dark Thirty pulledthe curtain back on howthe CIA nabbed Osamabin Laden. Ang Lee’smagical Life of Pi was avisually stunning medita-tion on storytelling andfaith. And MichaelHaneke’s Amour (openingin South Florida inJanuary) was one of themost beautiful considera-tions of marriage and oldage ever made.

Even inauspicious-sounding movies like theTV spin-off 21 JumpStreet, the male-strippercomedy Magic Mike andthe horror-comedy TheCabin in the Woodsturned out to be terrific.

Yes, there were just asmany stinkers as ever:That’s My Boy was AdamSandler’s worst movie,and the shot-in-Miamimusical Rock of Ageswas the cinematic equiva-lent of nails on chalk-board. But overall, 2012was a strong year forfilm, and audiences tooknotice in massive num-bers. Doesn’t sound like adying medium to me.

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have worked out, but forfans, director Tom Hooper’sinterpretation of a theaterclassic is worth the wait.The movie is visually stun-ning, expansive yet inti-mate. It’s true to the styleand spirit of the musical intelling the story of JeanValjean, the hero who trans-forms his life after 19 yearsof hard labor for stealing aloaf of bread. WilliamNicholson (Shadowlands,Gladiator) gets credit forthe screenplay along withHerbert Kretzmer, whotransformed Boublil’s origi-nal French lyrics into thenow-familiar English ones.There’s even a new song,Suddenly, sung by Valjeanto reflect his altered lifeafter he rescues the waifCosette.

The story of Valjean andthe socio-political turmoilof early 19th century

France is told through song.Star Hugh Jackman, Oscarwinner Russell Crowe ashis dogged pursuer Javertand the other actors havelittle or no spoken dialogue.One song leads into thenext, more in the style of anopera than a musical. Andas on stage, the actors singthe music live.

Les Miz evokes thegrandeur and grittiness ofFrance from Valjean’srelease in 1815 to the after-math of the student rebel-lion of 1832. The openingsequence is a stunner, withdozens of men singingLook Down as they trudgethrough frigid water to haula massive ship into drydock. The imperious Javert(Crowe) hands a worn-outValjean (Jackman) paper-work granting him freedom,but in truth he’s branded forlife.

The story becomes anextended cat-and-mouse

chase once Valjean breakshis parole and Javert beginshis deadly pursuit. Javert,the “righteous” man, fol-lows the letter of the law(and Valjean) to extremes;Valjean, transformed afteran act of mercy by theBishop of Digne (ColmWilkinson, the originalstage Valjean), has becomea righteous, compassionateman.

His life intersects withmyriad others throughoutLes Miz. Fantine (a radiantand heartbreaking AnneHathaway), who toils tosupport her illegitimatedaughter Cosette (IsabelleAllen), sheds her dignity bitby bit, finally turning toprostitution. Valjean assuresthe dying woman he’ll lookafter her daughter, and afterretrieving Cosette from theclutches of abusiveinnkeepers Monsieur andMadame Thénardier (agrime-covered Sacha BaronCohen and Helena BonhamCarter), he raises the littlegirl as his own.

Nine years later, as therebellion is brewing in amajestic Paris, a love trian-gle forms. …ponine(earthy newcomerSamantha Barks), the Thénardiers’ once-pam-pered daughter, is mad forthe handsome studentMarius (Eddie Redmayne).But he falls instantly inlove with the grownCosette (AmandaSeyfried), who is equallysmitten. Marius beginsusing …ponine as a go-between, and the HeartFull of Love trio sung bySeyfried, Redmayne andBarks is exquisitely beauti-ful.

The climactic battle atthe students’ hodgepodgebarricade is bloody andshocking. Closeups are partof the difference, as we

watch the predictableresults of soldiers mowingdown the rag-tag band andtheir leader Enjolras (AaronTveit). The sad fate ofplucky little Gavroche(Daniel Huttlestone)becomes almost unbearable.

Jackman is almost wiz-ened-looking yet convinc-ing as Valjean, hitting theright acting notes. He hasplenty of stage singingexperience, but he’s bestwhen he sings full out, ashe does on the confession-al Who Am I? The softer,prayerful passages ofBring Him Home aren’tnearly as effective.Musically, Valjeandemands an operaticstrength and range that theappealing Jackman doesn’tpossess. Likewise Crowe,who has fronted his ownrock band, brings a strongbaritone to Javert’s Starsand Soliloquy, but his act-ing trumps his singing.

Hooper has honored amuch-loved stage musicalwhile opening it up visuallyand casting it with namesthat should help sell tickets.Les Miz purists may not behappy, and those who don’tdig classics and/or musicalswon’t go. But the directordelivers an engaging ver-sion of a sweeping epic, anenduring tale of romance,sacrifice and heroism.

Cast: Hugh Jackman,Russell Crowe, AnneHathaway, AmandaSeyfried, Eddie Redmayne,Aaron Tveit, SamanthaBarks, Helena BonhamCarter, Sacha Baron Cohen.

Director: Tom Hooper.Screenwriters: William

Nicholson, HerbertKretzmer. Based on thenovel by Victor Hugo.

Producers: Tim Bevan,Eric Fellner, DebraHayward, CameronMackintosh.

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Wyland Gallerieshosts Harlan

Contemporary artistStephen Harlan will appearas “artist in residence” atWyland Galleries, 623Duval St., Key West,through Monday, Dec. 31.

Harlan will be on handdaily and by appointmentto unveil his colorfulimages, “painted” solely onthe computer with electron-ic brushes, during this KeyWest holiday appearance.

His vivid, intricatelydetailed paintings includeland and ocean scenes, urbanstreetscapes, breathtakingarchitectural vistas andabstracts, organizers said.

Using special software,Harlan creates realisticpieces. “I never reallyknow what a finishedpainting will look like untilI actually print out a largeproof,” he said. “I candepict oils, acrylics, water-colors, and pastels.”

For more information,call 292-4998 or visitwww.wylandkeywest.com.

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Regal Cinemas

Searstown, Key West, 294-0000All shows that start before 4 p.m play only on weekends.

• Django Unchained (R): 12:30, 4:00, 7:30p.m.

• Les Miserables (2012) (PG-13): 12:00, 3:30, 7:00 p.m.

• Parental Guidance (PG): 12:15, 2:45, 5:15, 7:45, 10:15 p.m.

• Jack Reacher (PG-13): 12:45, 3:45, 7:15, 10:05 p.m.

• Monsters, Inc (G): 6:45 p.m. 3D: 1:15, 4:15, 9:30 p.m.

• The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (PG-13): 4:30p.m.

The Hobbit 3D: 1:00, 8:00 p.m.

Tropic Cinema

416 Eaton St., Key West, 295-9493• Lincoln (PG-13): 2:15, 5:45, 8:45 p.m.

• The Guilt Trip (PG-13): 1:45, 4:15, 6:30, 9:00 p.m.

• Chasing Ice (PG-13): 2:00, 6:15 p.m.

• Holy Motors (NR): 4:00, 8:15 p.m.

• Hitchcock (PG-13): 1:30, 3:45, 6:00, 8:30 p.m.

Marathon Community Cinema

5101 Overseas Highway, Marathon, 743-0288• The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (PG-13): Daily 7:00

p.m., Saturday/Sunday 2:00, 7:00 p.m. (all shows with inter-

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Tavernier Towne Cinema

Tavernier Mall, Tavernier, 853-7003 • The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (PG-13): 4:15 p.m.

• The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey 3D (PG-13): 12:45,

7:45 p.m.

• Jack Reacher (PG-13): 1:15, 4:05, 7:00, 9:50 p.m.

• Lincoln (PG-13): 12:30, 3:40, 6:50, 10:00 p.m.

• Les Miserables (PG-13): 12:10, 3:30, 6:50, 10:10 p.m.

• Parental Guidance (PG): 2:00, 4:40, 7:20, 9:45 p.m.

Keys Movie Times

Red Barn generatessmiles with Oil City

“Oil City Symphony,described as an aerobiclaugh workout, is “rockingthe rafters at Red BarnTheatre,” according to the-ater promoters.

The show, whichbrought rave reviews whenit opens off-Broadway, is a“romp through favortieoldies and new lyrics,”which

Red Barn ArtisticDirector Joy Hawkinsdescribes as a “paean/paro-dy” of a Broadway musicalwith roots in high school

plays and band practicesof our youth.

The cast for the KeyWest production includesCharles Lindberg, LaurieBreakwell, Gayla Morganand Trey Forsyth.

The story centers onhigh school alums from the1970s returning to their oldalma mater for a tributenight recognizing theirmusic teacher.

Lindberg, who also doesdouble duty as music direc-tor for this production, says“Oil City Symphony isvery funny indeed, whethergrimly trying to keep upwith the quickening aban-don of a mock Hungarianczardas, or haplesslysegueing from Verdi’sAnvil Chorus to IronButterfly’s In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida or just getting downand funky with a little tune

of their own calledBeaver Ball at the BugClub, Oil City Symphonylets the good times rolland in the process skew-ers every high schoolmusic program in thecountry... but fondly.”

The program runsTuesday to Saturdaythrough Jan. 12, with aspecial 2 p.m. matinee Jan.

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The bar opens at 7:30. Tickets are available at:

www.redbarntheatre.com or call the box officeat 296-9911.

The Red Barn alsooffers a “Dinner and aShow” package with dinnerat the nearby Pier HouseHarborview Cafe.

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Just before midnight, apirate wench begins adescent from the top of a tallship’s mast as cannon boomsin welcome to the New Year.

The wench is actually oneof the owners of theSchooner Wharf Bar, whoalso plays a major role in theannual Lighted Boat Paradenamed after the Schooner.For more on the live musicand other entertainmentthere, visit: www.schooner-wharf.com. New Years Eveon the Pier, a production ofKey West Burlesque,includes a “lime” drop into agiant margarita glass,designed by well-knownKey West artist Rick Worth.

Tickets cost $150 andinclude a four-hour open bar,dinner, a show that kicks offat 10:30 p.m. and, of course,lots of champagne. Onewarning: this is billed as“adult entertainment.”

For more information,call 295-7676 or visit:

www.keystix.com.Not to be left in the lurch,

Upper Keys revelers haveseveral venues to choosefrom this year, starting outwith a new countdown host-ed by Islamorada’s PostcardInn Beach Resort at HolidayIsle, mile marker 84 ocean-side.

Famous for decades as aparty-down place, the newly

renovated and now upscalePostcard Inn will introduceNew Year’s celebrants to thesight of a glittering sailfishreplica that will descendfrom the sixth floor of theresort’s Tower Building as

the clock counts down tomidnight and the start of aNew Year.

Live music from AnchorAtlantic will rock the beach-side while others watch abig-screen TV showing NewYork’s Times Square festivi-ties. For more information,call 664-2321.

Islamorada’s CheecaLodge & Spa, mile marker

82 oceanside, is staging aNew Year’s Eve celebrationand midnight fireworks dis-play. Attractions include livemusic, dancing on the beachand a four-course gourmetdinner. For more informa-tion, call 305-517-4580.

In Key Largo, the eventsconcentrate on BlackwaterSound, which provides aperfect backdrop for aerialdisplays of fire and lightappropriate to signal the startof a New Year.

A cluster of baysiderestaurants between milemarkers 103-104 provide thebest viewing spots alongwith plenty of libations andfood choices in keeping withNew Year’s celebrations.

The Key Largo extrava-ganza is hosted bySundowners, Sénor Frijoles,Cactus Jack’s, Gus’ Grille atthe Marriott Key Largo BayResort and the CaribbeanClub.

Tables fill quickly, sopartiers are advised to arriveearly. For more information,visit: www.keylargofireworks.com.

For all New Year’s evecelebrates, just remember tohave a designated driver inyour party and everyonewill have a safe and happyNew Year.

The midnight hour beckonsFrom New Year, 3B

A pirate wench marks the start of a New Year with her

descent at midnight from a tall ship in Key West Harbor.

Entertainer Sushi’s iconic ‘drop’ in a ruby red slipper has been televised in past years

on national TV.

The Conch Shell drop at Sloppy Joe’s rings in the

New Year in a Duval Street tradition.


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of this Court this 26th day of

October, 2012

Venetia H. Velasquez, Esq.

CLERK OF THE COURT

By: Judith M. Ward-Hall

DEPUTY CLERK

LAW OFFICES OF

WILFREDO A. GEIGEL

Wilfredo A. Géigel, Esq.

(Attorney for Plaintiff)

Address: 5020 Anchor Way

Gallows Bay, St. Croix

U.S. Virgin Islands 00820

Tel: (340) 778-8069

Fax: (340) 773-8524

NOTE: The defendant, if

served personally, is required

to file his answer or other

defense with the Clerk of this

Court, and to serve a copy

thereof upon the plaintiff’s

attorney within twenty (20)

days after service of this

summons, excluding the date

of service. The defendant, if

served by publication or by

personal service outside of the

jurisdiction, is required to file

his answer or other defense

with the Clerk of the Court, and

to serve a copy thereof upon

the attorney for the plaintiff

within thirty (30) days after the

completion of the period of

publication or personal service

outside of the jurisdiction.

Published

December 8, 15, 22, 29, 2012

Florida Keys Keynoter

Ad# 303576

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF

THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL

CIRCUIT

IN AND FOR MONROE

COUNTY, FLORIDA

CASE NO.: 2012-DR-1189-K

FAMILY COURT

CHARLES MERRITT,

Petitioner,

and

DARCY CABEZUELO,

Respondent.

NOTICE OF ACTION FOR

DISSOLUTION OF

MARRIAGE

(NO CHILD OR FINANCIAL

SUPPORT)

TO: DARCY CABEZUELO,

whose last known address is:

100 DOGWOOD DRIVE,

STRATFORD, CT 06614

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:

CHARLES MERRITT

C/O SAMUEL J. KAUFMAN,

ESQ., 3130 NORTHSIDE

DRIVE, KEY WEST, FL 33040

on or before: January 9, 2013,

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.

Copies of all court docu-

ments 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

Notice of Current Address,

Florida Supreme Court

Approved Family Law Form

12.915.) Future papers in this

matter will be mailed to the

address on record at the

clerk’s office.

Dated: December 4, 2012

CLERK OF THE

CIRCUIT COURT

By: Marislady Lopez,

Deputy Clerk

Published

December 8, 15, 22, 29, 2012


Ad# 318992



CIRCUIT

IN AND FOR MONROE

COUNTY, FLORIDA

PROBATE DIVISION

CASE NO.: 1l-CP-000266-K

IN RE: ESTATE OF

MICHELLE KEEVAN

HALPERN

Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The name of the decedent, the

designation of the court in

which the administration of this

estate is pending, and the file

number are indicated above.

The address of the court is 500

Whitehead Street, Key West,

Florida 33040. The names and

addresses of the personal

representative and the

personal representative’s

attorney are indicated below.

If you have been served with a

copy of this notice and you

have any claim or demand

against the decedent’s estate,

even if that claim is unmatured,

contingent or unliquidatcd, you

must file your claim with the

court ON OR BEFORE THE

LATER OF A DATE THAT IS 3

MONTHS AFTER THE DATE

OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION

OF THIS NOTICE OF 30

DAYS AFTER YOU RECEIVE

A COPY OF THIS NOTICE.

All other creditors of the

decedent’s and other’ persons

who have claims or demands

against the decedent’s estate,

including unmatured,

contingent or unliquidated

claims, must file their claims

with the court WITHIN 3

MONTHS AFTER THE DATE

OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION

OF THIS NOTICE.

EVEN IF A CLAIM IS NOT

BARRED BY THE

LIMITATIONS DESCRIBED

ABOVE, ALL CLAIMS WHICH

HAVE NOT BEEN FILED WILL

BE BARRED TWO YEARS

AFTER DECEDENT’S DEATH.

The date of death of the

decedent is November 11,

2011.

The date of first publication of

this Notice is December 21,

2012.

Personal Representative:

MICHAEL HALPERN

87 Cannon Royal Drive

Key West, FL 33040

Attorney for Personal

Representative:

Harold E. Wolfe, Jr., Esq.

Florida Bar No. 278297

2300 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd.,

Ste 302

West Palm Beach, FL 33409

Tel: 561.697.4100

Fax: 561.697.4101

Published

December 22, 29, 2012


Ad# 321267


THE 16TH JUDICIAL

CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR

MONROE COUNTY,

FLORIDA

CIVIL DIVISION

CASE NO.

44-2009-CA-001904-KW

FANNIE MAE ("FEDERAL

NATIONAL MORTGAGE

ASSOCIATION")

Plaintiff,

vs.

CHRISTINE A. TECHMER;

UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF

CHRISTINE A. TECHMER IF

ANY; et al;

Defendants.

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE

SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

pursuant to a Final Judgment

of Foreclosure dated Decem-

ber 10, 2012, and entered in

Case No. 44-2009-CA-001904-

KW, of the Circuit Court of the

16th Judicial Circuit in and for

MONROE County, Florida.

FANNIE MAE ("FEDERAL

NATIONAL MORTGAGE

ASSOCIATION") is Plaintiff

and CHRISTINE A.

TECHMER; UNKNOWN

SPOUSE OF CHRISTINE A.

TECHMER IF ANY; ANY AND

ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES

CLAIMING BY, THROUGH,

UNDER, AND AGAINST THE

HEREIN NAMED INDIVIDUAL

DEFENDANT(S) WHO ARE

NOT KNOWN TO BE DEAD

OR ALIVE , WHETHER SAID

UNKNOWN PARTIES MAY

CLAIM AN INTEREST AS

SPOUSES, HEIRS,

DEVISEES, GRANTEES OR

OTHER CLAIMANTS; KURT

D. TECHMER; UNKNOWN

SPOUSE OF KURT D.

TECHMER IF ANY; RICHARD

J. FOWLER, PA; JOHN DOE

AND JANE DOE AS

UNKNOWN TENANTS IN

POSSESSION; FLOOR

COVERINGS INTERNATION-

AL; are defendants. I will sell to

the highest and best bidder for

cash at THE FRONT DOOR

OF THE MONROE COUNTY

COURTHOUSE, LESTER

BUILDING, AT 500 WHITE-

HEAD STREET, KEY WEST

IN MONROE COUNTY,

FLORIDA 33040, at 11:00

a.m., on the 4th day of

January, 2013, the following

described property as set forth

in said Final Judgment, to wit:

LOT 35, PEREZ

SUBDIVISION, ACCORDING

TO THE PLAT THEREOF AS

RECORDED IN THE PLAT

BOOK 3, PAGE 147, IN THE

PUBLIC RECORDS OF

MONROE COUNTY,

FLORIDA.

A person claiming an interest

in the surplus from the sale, if

any, other than the property

owner as of the date of the lis

pendens must file a claim with

60 days after the sale.

Dated this 17th day of

November, 2012.

AMY HEAVILIN

Clerk Ad-Interim

As Clerk of said Court

By: Shonta McLeod

As Deputy Clerk

If you are a person with

disability who needs any

accommodation in order to

participate in a court

proceeding or event, you are

entitled, at no cost to you, to

the provision of certain

assistance. Please contact

Cheryl Alfonso, 302 Fleming

Street, Key West, FL 33040,

(305) 292-3423, at least 7 days

before your scheduled court

appearance, or immediately

upon receiving this notification

if the time before the

scheduled appearance is less

than 7 days; if you are hearing

or voice impaired call 711.

Submitted by:

Kahane & Associates, P.A.

8201 Peters Road, Ste.3000

Plantation, FL 33324

Telephone: (954) 382-3486

Telefacsimile: (954) 382-5380

Designated service email: notic

[email protected]

10-19195 LBPS

Published

December 22, 29, 2012


Ad# 327477

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE

ANCHOR TOWING gives

Notice of Foreclosure of Lien

and intent to sell these

vehicles on 01/11/2013, 08:00

am at 189 US HIGHWAY 1

KEY WEST, FL 33040-5476 ,

pursuant to subsection 713.78

of the Florida Statutes.

ANCHOR TOWING reserves

the right to accept or reject any

and/or all bids.

851196 UN ROCKET

Published December 29, 2012


Ad# 327557

NOTICE OF PUBLIC

AUCTION

Auction to be held on

1/11/2013 at 8:00 A.M. at All

American Towing & Tire,

Inc., 711 Largo Road, Key

Largo, FL 33037 in accord-

ance to FL statue section

713.78 for unpaid towing &

storage.

2002 Honda civic 2dr

VIN# 1HGEM22952L043866



Ad# 327720

Florida Keys Council

of the Arts

Notice of

Upcoming Meetings

Art in Public Places

Monday, January 7, 2013,

3:00 p.m.

First State Bank Conference

room, 6900 Overseas Hwy.,

Marathon

Board of Directors

Thursday, January 24, 2013,

11:00 a.m.

Gato Building, 1100 Simonton

Street, Key West

Meetings are open to the

public and all are invited to

attend.

Questions? Call the arts

council office at 295-4369.



Ad# 328196

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR

MONROE COUNTY,

FLORIDA

PROBATE DIVISION

File No. 12-CP-241-K

Division: Fowler

IN RE: ESTATE OF

JOSEPH CALIGUIRE, a/k/a

JOSEPH CALIGUIRE, JR.,

a/k/a JOSEPH CALIGIURE,

Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The administration of the

estate of JOSEPH

CALIGUIRE, a/k/a JOSEPH

CALIGUIRE, JR., a/k/a

JOSEPH CALIGIURE,

deceased, whose date of

death was July 13,2012, is

pending in the Circuit Court for

MONROE County, Florida,

Probate Division, the address

of which is 500 Whitehead

Street, Key West, FL 33040.

The names and addresses of

the personal representative

and the personal representati-

ve’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 WITHIN

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 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 December 29,

2012.

Personal Representative:

ROBERT L. BEARDSLEE,

a/k/a

BOBBY LINN BEARDSLEE

10160 Hobby Horse Lane

Concord, Ohio 44060

Attorney for Personal

Representative:

DAVID P. KRON, ESQ.

GREENSPOON MARDER, PA

Attorney for ROBERT L.

BEARDSLEE

Florida Bar Number: 0068683

100 W. Cypress Creek Road,

Suite 700

Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33309

Telephone: (954) 491-1120

Fax: (954) 333-4202

E-Mail:

[email protected]

Secondary E-Mail:

[email protected]


January 5, 2013


Ad# 328739



CIRCUIT

IN AND FOR MONROE

COUNTY, FLORIDA

Case No.: 2012-DR-1351-K

Division: Family

IN THE INTEREST OF:

ANDRIS KRISTIANS

BARROSO,

Adoptee.

NOTICE OF ACTION FOR

PETITION FOR STEP

PARENT ADOPTION

TO: (name of parent(s)):

IGUS VITOLINS

(Parent’s last known address)

C/O/ AINA VITOLINA, 23-30

STACIJAS STREET,

VALMIERA, LV 42001

YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an

action for petition for step

parent adoption has been filed

against you and that you are

required to serve a copy of

your written defenses, if any, to

it, on

(name of petitioner): BARRY

AND IEVA BARROSO

whose address is:

c/o Samuel J. Kaufman, Esq,

3130 Northside Drive, Key

West, FL 33040

on or before (date):

January 29, 2013, and file the

original with the Clerk of this

Court at (clerk’s address)

( )

500 Whitehead Street, Key

West, FL 33040

before service of Petitioner or

immediately thereafter. If you

fail to do so, a default may

be entered against you for

the relief demanded in the

petition.

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 Notice of Current

Address, Florida Supreme

Court Approved Family Law

Form 12.915.)

Future papers in this matter

will be mailed to the address

on record at the clerk’s

office.

Dated: 12-26-12

CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT

COURT

By: Marislady Lopez,

Deputy Clerk


January 5, 12, 19, 2013.


Ad# 328892

Alex’s Auto Wrecking &

Parts gives Notice of Foreclo-

sure of Lien and intent to sell

these vehicles on 01/09/2013

9:00:00 AM at 111 US High-

way 1 # 107, Key West, FL

33040 pursuant to subsection

713.78 of the Florida Statutes.

Alex’s Auto Wrecking & Parts

reserves the right to accept or

reject any and/or all bids. All

sales are final

JH4KA7664PC012816 1993

ACURA

RFVPMP204C1005036 2012

MOTI

KM4CA104541306062 2004

JEHM

1GKCS13W7SK523041 1995

GMC

1FAPP36X7KK221141 1989

FORD

JAACH15L5H5410796 1987

ISUZU



Ad# 328298


that the undersigned, desiring

to engage in business under

the fictitious name of

BLUEWATER KEY RV

RESORT - RV LOT RENTALS

BY OWNERS located at 21092

First Av East , in the County of

Monroe , in the City of Cudjoe

Gardens , Florida 33042

intends to register the said

name with the Division of

Corporations of the Florida

Department of State,

Tallahassee, Florida.

Roland B Clark, OWNER, and

Rita M Clark, Co-owner.



Ad# 328306


that the undersigned, desiring

to engage in business under

the fictitious name of

BLUEWATER KEY RV LOT

RENTALS located at 21092

First Av East , in the County of

Monroe , in the City of Cudjoe

Gardens , Florida 33042

intends to register the said

name with the Division of

Corporations of the Florida

Department of State,

Tallahassee, Florida.

Roland B Clark, OWNER, and

Rita M Clark, Co-owner.



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Beautiful Thanksgiving Pups

Gorgeous markings, big boned

& healthy! Being socialized by

a professional trainer. Beagle/

White Husky mix. Come pick

out your puppy now! To good

responsible homes only.

Ready mid-Jan. Must be

nuetered/spayed when old

enough. Call after 5pm only.

305-743-2876 ask for Jacque

Asking for a $25 donation.

MARATHON BIG LOT SALE

S.A.L.T. Services, 2109 O/S

Hwy. Sat., 8:30 - 3

Surplus marine supplies &

eqpt. Year End Clearance!

Flats boat 18’ Maverick Master

Angler, 150 HP, 4 cyl. with

trailer. Exc cond!

14’ alum boat, no motor, $250;

Portable generators, marine

plywood & starboard; tools;

appliances; oak deacon’s

bench, $150; oak rocker, $50;

boat lift, needs repair, $1300

MARATHON MOVING SALE

Entire contents of home.

Recliner, sofas, tables, more!

All week, NOW! Reasonable!

435 114 St. 386-690-0384

Queen Size Othopedic

Mattress Set .

New, still in plastic. Will sell

$285 cash. 305-434-0557,

Key Largo.

PRIVATE COLLECTOR

WANTS. Rolex Dive watches

and Pilot Watches. Old model

Military clocks & watches. Call

305-743-4578.

MARATHON Lrg mfg home in

55 + park. 3/2, 1440 sf! Fully

furn, Fl. rm, WD, storage shed,

dock, ramp. $19,900 obo. Lot

rent $719/mo. 305-923-9583

AVAILABLE NOW! MM 94

2 BR / 1 BA. W/D,

Stilt constuction. Screened.

balcony. $1100 / mo.

Call (305) 451-4100

DUCK KEY-Deluxe canal

front spacious home, dockage

3/2, all tile, huge screened in

patio, W/D, A/C, pets ok.

$2000/mo FLS. 800-386-7969

Duck Key Gated Estate on

Point - Secluded. Private.

Large dock, private beach,

pool, coral rock walls, 4/3,

Annual, $3,200 mo. + util.

N/S, 305-304-4166

KEY LARGO MM96. Ocean

side. Direct ocean access

w/Ocean views! Furnished

3 BR, 2 BA. Short or long term

rental. Call 786-258-3127

KEY LARGO MM96. Ocean

side. Direct ocean access

w/Ocean views! Furn/unfurn.

2 BR, 2 BA. Short or long term

rental. 786-258-3127

KEY LARGO PK. 2 BR / 1 BA

700 sq. ft., W/D, section 8

accepted. Boat ramp, pier &

cabana. $1050 + util. Avail.

1/1/13. Call (786) 380-0336.

Marathon Executive Rental -

Bay Front, Stirrup Key - 6 Mo

lease 3BR/3BA $4,000 + util,

FLS. Call Dave 305-743-8328

Islandbreezerentals.net

A MOVE IN NOW from $350

week. MARATHON. Weekly

or monthly. Fully furn. All

utilities, cable & free WI FI

included. 305-289-0800

Furnished Bonefish Towers

Grd fl condo. 2/2, Oceaniview!

2 screen porches, W/D, basic

cable, water. sewer incl. Many

amenities! Mrthn. 289-1069

KCB - Gulf Club Condos #5

1BR, 1BA. Conveniently

located next to walking paths,

park & restaurants. W/D, cable

& water incl. 315-523-1284

MARATHON 2/1 condo , 2nd

floor, fully furn, heated pool.

Free dockage to 38’, Located

at MM50. Year lease, $1200

mo + util F/L/S. 401-391-9514



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Marathon 2/2 furnished condo.

Pool. Dockage.

$1,250/mo + electric.

Call Marcy 305-289-6505

C.B. Schmitt Real Estate

MTHN Sombrero Bch 3/3 T/H,46’ dock, htd pool, storage,1425sf, c/a, dw, w/d hkup, scrpatio, pet ok, $1850+elec, fls,[email protected].

LITTLE TORCH KEY 2BR

1BA on swimming canal. Lrg

fenced yard, storage, shed.

Pets OK. Avail. Feb. $1400

/mo + util. F/L. 305-295-6432

MARATHON/GRASSY KEY

3/2 ON THE WATER! Dock,

EZ access to Ocean & Bay. All

util included. Section 8 OK.

$1460/mo FLS, 305-216-6300

MARATHON PARK MODEL

MOBILE HOME

Fully furnished, 1 BR, 1 BA,

$700/mo + util. 305-731-5042

MARATHON 1 BR, 1-1/2 BA

condo at Coco Plum Terraces.

Fully furn, tile floors, pool,

tennis & boating! Avail now!

$2200/mo. 732-233-5320

RV LOTS FOR RENT

Marathon

In Adult Park

Please call 305-743-6519

KEY LARGO MM 96.3 O . Sm

apt w/sep kit, efficiency style.

22’ long scrn in porch. Fully

furn incl hi dpth TV & WiFi.

$875mo incl util FLS. 853-3779

KEY LARGO MM 99

1 BR / 1 BA. Quiet, off street

parking. Water & hot water

incl. $700 / mo. $400 sec.

No dogs. (305) 394-2233

MARATHON 3 BR, 1 BA Apt .

Includes gardner, nice size

yard. 1 year lease, $1500/mo

+ utilities. Section 8 approved.

Call 305-743-5438

MARATHON Large 1 BR APT

2nd level. Conveniently

located. New kitchen, W/D,

completely furnished. $1150

mo, F/L/S. 305-289-1150

Marathon - Lrg 2/2 unfurn apt.

10803 6th Ave Gulf. $1125/mo.

Taking applications. 3 year

employment & housing history

req’d, as well as F/L/S. Util, ph

& TV not supplied. 289-1887

MM 102.4 LARGE STUDIO

2nd floor, quiet, secluded area.

Clean, W/D available. Freshly

painted. $825/mo + util. F/LS

Call Louis (727) 446-7220

MM 106 KEY LARGO

2 BR / 1 BA. Furn. mobile

home. $1300 / mo. + util.

Also, eff. apt. w/ kit. $625 util.

incl. Call (305) 331-4018

Spanish (786) 486-7789 Eng.

MARATHON Corner unit

office building. Exc business

location. 1100 sf. Between

Publix & Home Depo, next to

Wendy’s. Jim, 305-481-7557

Marathon - Gulfside Village

5800 O/S Hwy, Unit #32, 960

sq. ft. $1750/mo. plus elec.

Pete Donnelly 732-996-9591

or Sue Lovley 305-304-7565

MARATHO N US 1

Commercial Space Avail.

1000 sf, $1/sf + util, taxes &

insur. Yard space also

available. 305-923-9542

Teller

Keys Federal Credit Union –

Marathon

We are looking for an energet-

ic individual with a great

attitude to assist our members

with their banking needs. At

least one year customer

service and cash handling

experience, excellent 10-key

skills, and good credit required.

High school diploma or equiva-

lent required. Applications can

be obtained at

www.keysfcu.org. Fax your

application to 293-6056.

E.O.E.

100322014-01

Electronic

Designer/Engineer

Experienced with designing

electronic components and

speaker systems. Experience

& efficient with Solidworks

design program. Strong work

ethic, productivity & creativity.

$45,000 - $50,000 + benefits.

Please send your resume to

[email protected]

Residential Landscape

Salesperson/Designer

who will work in our design

center. We seek a professional

who possesses a good sales

background with a history of

producing creative

environments. Must have the

ability to sell. Good working

knowledge of AutoCAD, Adobe

Photoshop, and Microsoft

Office

programs. Good knowledge

of plant materials, outdoor

furniture, and accessories,

landscape and hardscape

design, and construction

specifications as they relate to

landscape and outdoor

environments. Base +

commission + benefits. Please

send your resume to

[email protected]

ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER

/ ANIMAL CARETAKER

Key Largo Animal Shelter

operated by Humane Animal

Care Coalition has a F/T & P/T

position open for an Animal

Control Officer. Experience

preferred, but will train. Duties

incl. cleaning & caring for

shelter animals. Looking for

energetic applicants that love

animals. Apply at 105951

Overseas Hwy. (MM 106 O/S)

or call (305) 451-0088.

HOUSEKEEPER/LAUNDRY

ASSOCIATE for Saturday

and/or back up status. English

fluency as well as current,

strong, certifiable exp. a must.

Please contact 305-743-6711

FT/PT Housekeeping Detailoriented cleaner for vacationrental homes needed ASAP.Sat work a must. Passbackground test $10-15+apply 10875 Overseas hwy110 [email protected]

HOUSEKEEPER F/T or P/T

Also FRONT DESK CLERK

P/T, possibly leading to F/T.

Please apply in person,

Key Colony Beach Motel,

441 E. Ocean Dr. 289-0411

THE MOORINGS and

MORADA BAY / PIERRE’S

are seeking self motivated,

detail oriented and hard

working individuals to fill

positions in Housekeeping.

Please submit an application

/resume @ 123 Beach Rd.,

Islamorada. MM 81.5 ocean

side or email:

[email protected]

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WOODY’S MM82

Coral Reef Park Co.John Pennekamp Division

Is seeking:

Part Time Boat Rental

Part Time Scuba Instructor(Padi Certified)

Part Time Snorkel Boat Dive Master

FT Narrator

Part Time Snorkel Shed

Full Time and Part TimeReservationist

Pickup Applications at Ranger’s Station(305-451-6301)



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Office/Custom er Relations

Manager

Experienced in most computer

software programs, familiarity

with shipping and receiving.

Organized, efficient &

productive, starting pay

$10-12 hr, overtime available +

benefits. Please send your

resume to

[email protected]

OFFICE MANAGER

for busy boat yard office.

Excellent interpersonal skills,

computer savvy and

references a must. Quick

Books

experience a plus.

Competitive pay with benefits

including health insurance and

holidays. Please email or fax

resume to donna@marathon

boatyard.com or fax

305.289.0751.

EOE DFW

ACCEPTING

APPLICATIONS!

Cooks - Waitstaff - Prep

Persons

Apply at Brutus

Seafood, 6950 O/S Hwy

Marathon or call 743-9181

EXPERIENCED HELP ONLY

μ Breakfast Cook

μ Prep Cook, Line Cook

μ Host/Hostess

μ Waitstaff

μ Bartender

μ Bus Person

μ Front of House Managers

Apply in person:

Sunset Grille & Raw Bar, 7

Knights Key Blvd, Marathon.

FRANK’S GRILL,

MARATHON

Hiring Dishwashers & Bussers.

Please apply in person,

Town Square Mall.

IMMEDIATE HIRING

Breakfas t Servers/Food

Runers/Line Cooks

at Hideaway Cafe. Call

Robert at 289-1554

10am-12pm for appointment.

Keys Fisheries is looking for

experienced line cooks. Good

pay and benefits. Apply in

person at end of 35th St.,

Marathon, FL. DFWP, EEO.

EXPERIENC ED LOCAL

SERVICE PLUMBER needed.

Must have clean appearance,

valid drivers lic. & references.

Call (305) 453-5435.

EXPERIENCED & RELIABLE,

appliance repair technician.

Must have valid drivers

license and tools!

Call (305) 664-3662.

Shop technician & installer,

experienced with wood

working tools, electronics &

wiring with components &

assemblies along with in the

field work starting pay

$13-15hr, overtime available +

benefits. Please send your

resume to

[email protected]

DRIVERS: Home Daily and

Weekly Openings! No-Touch,

Great pay & Miles! Dedicated

Miami Account. Werner

Enterprises: 1-888-567-4854

13’ 4" WHALER , 6 passenger.

40 HP Johnson, with trailer.

Has single hook pick up to put

on big boat. $3000 obo.

305-289-5771

2009 18ft Palm BeachCC,Yamaha 115hp,Warranty,61hours, Mint! VeryClean, Well cared for, OneOwner Boat, GPS/Depth,Bimini, MP3, all accessoriesyou need priced well belowNADA, $16,500 OBO 305-434-0345 [email protected]

44’ Marine Trader 1980 Twinford lehman diesel motors.BUC book value $79500-$87300. Great liv-a-board.Seen by appointment. Asking$59500 or best offer. 989-429-7305 [email protected]

Carolina Skiff Specialists All

sizes & models: Sea Chasers,

Bennington pontoons & Hydra.

sports. Call Ft. Myers for West

Coast pricing! 800-955-7543

9.9 HP EVINRUDE, 1998

Short shaft, new condition!

Fresh water. $500.

414-640-9326

55’ BOAT SLIP FOR SALE

OR LEASE in Islamorada.

Yacht Club membership

incl. $500 / month. Great

location! Call 305-393-7494.

Boat slip for rent $200/mo.

MM 99 oceanside. Up to 40 ft.

catamarans, etc. No

liveaboards. Water & electric

included. (305)942-3055

DOCKAGE AVAILABLE

MM 103 Oceanside

$10 a foot, Live Aboard’s okay

Utilities Available

305-905-6867

DOCK RENTAL - 999 28th St

Mrthn $10/ft, per mo.190’ dp

water dockage, just N. of 7

Mile Bridge. Elec at dock. Sor-

ry no liveaboards. Katrina 305-

879-1018; Peter 754-245-3261

LIVE ABOARD DEEP WATER

DOCKAGE. A great place to

call home. MM 92.5 O/S

For more information call

(305) 853-5604

18ft. Heritage sliding seat

rowing skiff. 2009, excellent

condition. Carbon fiber/

fiberglass oars. $4,500.

Call Karl (954) 695-8355.

1 Dave buys permits

So Atlantic Snapper, Grouper,

Gulf Reef, K/Mack, Shark,

Sword, Tuna. $$$ in 48 hours!

904-262-2869, 904-708-0893

1 S. Atlantic Snapper,

Grouper permit for lease.

Corp. Atlantic Snapper

/Grouper permit for sale

904-262-2869; 904-708-0893

29’ COMMERCIAL Y & G

300 HP John Deere, low hrs.

Fishing & trap pulling.

Full electronics. $23K obo.

305-522-2702, Islamorada

All types of permits for sale!

Rock Shrimp, King Fish, S

Atlantic Snapper, Grouper,

Gulf 6 Pack reef & pelagic,

Commercial Gulf Reef Fish,

Gulf Snapper IFQ’s, Long Line

Pkg. Many other permits avail.

We buy, sell & broker all types

of permits. Call before you buy

or sell! Please call for prices.

Licensed & Bonded. All per-

mits guaranteed valid for trans-

fer, many ref’s avail. John

Potts Jr.321-784-5982, 321-

302-3630. www.shipsusa.com

All types of permits for sale!

Rock Shrimp, King Fish, S

Atlantic Snapper, Grouper,

Gulf 6 Pack reef & pelagic,

Commercial Gulf Reef Fish,

Gulf Snapper IFQ’s, Long Line

Pkg. Many other permits avail.

We buy, sell & broker all types

of permits. Call before you buy

or sell! Please call for prices.

Licensed & Bonded. All per-

mits guaranteed valid for trans-

fer, many ref’s avail. John

Potts Jr.321-784-5982, 321-

302-3630. www.shipsusa.com

LOBSTER "B"

CERTIFICATES

1427. Will sell $50 each.

Call 786-760-3147 or

305-741-1217

MTHN-Mari ne Storage : boats,

trailers, campers, any clean

storage OK on wheels. Best

rates in town. Check with us

first! Call Emil, 731-3386

AUTOS WANTED! ALL

YEARS! Junk-Used.

car-Van-Truck. Running or

not. Cash paid. 305-332-0483

Conch Cruiser 1994 BuickRoadmaster wagon gold w/wood 100000 miles runs goodtires good ac not working. .$1,000 [email protected]

PARADISE TOWING

is buying junked cars.

Call (305) 731-6540

H-D ROAD KING 2006

Excellent cond.

Priced to sell

at $7500 O.B.O.

Call (305) 852-8776

2000 Dodge Mini Van

130K mi, exc cond! New front

end, new tires, many new

parts. See at MM99. $2000

obo. 305-942-3055

Charter Pest Control

Your Local Company.

All types of pest control.

Ocean Reef to Key West.

Contact us at 305-451-3389.

Looking for a Local

Business? Also see The

Florida Keys Business

Directory in every issue of the

Keynoter!

WOW

LOOK

!!!

POSITIONS AVAILABLE AT:The Guidance/Care

Center, Inc.

Adult ClinicalServices Coordinator

Supervises adult mentalhealth, substance abuse andcriminal justice programs.

Florida Clinical LicenseRequired (LMHC, LMFT,LCSW), Florida Qualified

Supervisor and must havethree years supervisoryexperience. Full-time.

Psyc SupportSpecialists FTMarathon & KW

HS Diploma or GEDVeterans/Veteran Family

members preferred

Behavioral HealthTechnician - MarathonCrisis Stabilization Unit

Part-Time

Behavioral HealthTechnician - MarathonOut Patient, Full-Time

(GED High School cert.)

Behavioral HealthTherapists

providing services tochildren and families atschools, client homes

and in the Middle Keyscommunity.

Master’s required;Licensed preferred.

Full-Time.

Behavioral HealthTherapist

providing services tochildren at Marathon

High School.Master’srequired;

Licensed preferred.Full-Time.

All applicants must submit:1) Resume; 2) three references;3) undergo background, finger-print, and drug screening prior

to any offer of employment.Send resume to

[email protected] or viafacsimile to (305) 571-9324.

EEOC/DFWPFormer applicants need not apply

DRIVER/YARD WORKEROverseas Lumber Supply is now accepting

applications for employment at our Big Pine

facility. Applicants must have a current

Class B CDL license, be able to load/unload

building materials, and work daily outside.

This position is F/T, with competitive pay and

excellent benefits. Please apply in person at

30251 Overseas Hwy, Big Pine Key.EOE

TOM THUMBHas immediate opening for

MANAGER in Marathon.Excellent benefits. Will train.Call Cleveland 786-295-5307

Marathon

Deliver newspapers 7 days a weekbetween 4 a.m. and 7 a.m.

The pay is approximently$300 a week.

Stop in at the Marathon officeto fill out an application.

3015 Overseas Hwy.

Newspapercarrier wanted

Deliver our newspapers7 days a week between4:30 a.m. and 7:30 a.m.

in Key West

Potential income $350 a week

For more informationcall Carter at 743-5551 Ext. 21

Need to makesome extra cash?

TOM THUMBFood Stores, Inc.

Offers the following positions inMONROE COUNTY

* Managers & Manager Trainees

* Assistant Managers

* Store ClerksThree shifts available:

6am to 2pm2pm to 10pm

10pm to 6amTo apply please call 786-295-5307

and ask for Cleveland Mathis

We will train.No experience needed.

Competitive wages and benefits. DFWP. E.O.E.

Somebody else wants it.

Have something you no longer need?

Sell it in the classifieds!(305) 743-5551 or

[email protected]

YOU HAVE IT. CALLCLASSIFIEDS

743-5551

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