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nears and the school yearhas started, meaning theend of the Florida Keyssummer tourism season.
“All indications are thatit has been another suc-cessful summer,” DanielSamess, chief executive ofthe Greater Marathon
Chamber of Commerce,said Tuesday.
“We’ve seen anotheruptick in our [hotel room]occupancy rate, and in theaverage daily rate,” hesaid. “Bed-tax collectionsare up.”
Travelers to Key Westhave had to deal with
recently completed workon North RooseveltBoulevard, one of theisland’s main routes toDuval Street and OldTown. The work tookmore than two years andcost $41.5 million — andlots of traffic headaches.
About 615 rooms com-
bined at four Key Westhotels were closed for ren-ovations at the time of theroad construction. Theywere expected to reopen inJuly but are behind sched-ule.
“Even on top of all that,it was still pretty busy,”said Key West Chamber ofCommerce Vice PresidentVirginia Panico. “It’s
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Keys artists Maria Wagner (front), Pasta Pantaleo and B.J.Royster (not pictured) donate their skills to create an outdoor mural at the new Florida Keys Wild BirdRehabilitation Center in Tavernier. Story, 4A
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Coral Shores High School students do the honors to soak teachers at the end of Monday’s first day of school. Staffaccepted the Ice Bucket Challenge, a nationwide awareness event for the ALS Association that does research intoamyotrophic lateral sclerosis, better known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Those who don’t accept the challenge to getdoused are asked to donate to the ALS Association.
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Forster automatically re-elected
The Islamorada VillageCouncil race received two-last minute contenders justas the qualifying periodended at noon Tuesday.
Joseph “Buddy” Pinder isrunning against incumbentDeb Gillis for Seat 1. FormerCouncilman Jim Mooney ischallenging Ken Philipsonfor Seat 3. Mooney andPinder could not be reachedfor comment by press time.
In Seat 2, CouncilmanDavid Purdo is facing chal-lenger Dennis Ward, a for-mer Monroe County state
attorney. Councilman Mike
Forster, who represents Seat5, is the only incumbent notfacing a challenger, meaninghe’s automatically re-electedto a two-year term.
The race for Seat 4, occu-pied by Mayor TedBlackburn, is the mostcrowded, and it got more solate last week.
Contenders are hotelierPaul Bates, who qualifiedlate Tuesday morning; landand business owner, and for-mer three-time IslamoradaMayor Chris Sante; retiredmarina owner and also a for-mer Mayor Bob Johnson;and Janet Wood, a real estateagent and volunteer with theU.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary.
All the candidates in thatrace said they are vying for
Seat 4 because there is noincumbent. Blackburn is notseeking re-election. Johnsoninitially went after Purdo’sseat, but changed his mind inJuly. He said he switchedbecause it made little senseto him to run against anincumbent.
Johnson, a former marinaowner, first served on thecouncil from 2002 to 2006.He ran and won again in2010, but resigned monthslater because he was experi-encing chest pains.
Wood, 58, was raised inIslamorada, and grew up in ahouse at mile marker 82behind where the AceHardware Store now stands.
She is a member of theFlorida Keys Board ofRealtors, the Upper KeysRotary Club and the
Islamorada Chamber ofCommerce, and she servedas a luminaire chairwomanfor the 2013 Relay for Liferace benefiting the AmericanCancer Society.
Bates, who ran unsuc-cessfully for Village Councilfour times, is a longtime crit-ic of the village governmentand has three ongoing law-suits against Islamorada. Allof the litigation revolvesaround his Coconut CoveResort.
Sante, 59, served on thecouncil from 2002 to 2008.His colleagues on the daisnamed him mayor emeritusshortly after he decided notto run for re-election becausehe was vying for the electedcounty property appraiser’sjob, which he did not get.Election Day is Nov. 4
But Seat 4in villagepretty crowded
ELECTION 2014
Gradick fondlyrecalled as ‘icon’
Kay Gradick was manythings to many people:Teacher, mentor, coach,friend. Even as she hit her90s, she remained spry and
sharp.Mrs. Gradick, 96, died
Saturday, leaving behind acommunity for which sheserved in many capacities.
“She is an icon for thisschool,” said MarathonHigh School AthleticDirector Teresa Konrath,whose indoor sports teamsplay in the KatherineGradick Gymnasium.
Former head ofMarathon Highdies at age 96
MARATHON
Still no agreement
Differences over newproposals for regulations inthe Florida Keys NationalMarine Sanctuary surfacedearly at Tuesday’s SanctuaryAdvisory Council meeting.
Members of the volunteerpanel argued over whether a
report from its EcosystemProtection Working Group“went far enough in protect-ing resources.”
Clinton Barras, a LowerKeys tourism representative,said he was “rather disap-pointed” that a detailed pro-posal on revised marine zon-ing along the reef tract didnot include more no-takezones.
“I heard that a lot, frommore than one person,” saidcouncil Chairman KenNedimyer, “that we’re going
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Plane’s engine goesout, lands safely
A small plane with two peo-ple aboard had problems withone of its engines Tuesdaymorning off Cuba, and made anemergency landing 45 minuteslater at Key West InternationalAirport. No one was injured.
Monroe County Fire Rescueresponded to the airport around11:20 a.m. The plane is a twin-engine Beechcraft with twopeople in it who were headed toBelize with missionary sup-plies, said Capt. TimmyLeonard.
“They were near Cubawaters,” Leonard said. “Theguys on board were frightened.They were unsure whether thatmotor would get them to KeyWest.”
Their names and home-towns weren’t available.
Illegal lobstersland man in jail
A Miami Gardens man wascharged Monday with severalresource violations after hewas found with illegal lobsternear South Pine Channel in theLower Keys.
Florida Fish and wildlifeConservation CommissionOfficer Adam Garrison andInvestigator Jeremy Munkeltwere on water patrol whenthey saw one person divingalong the rocks with a polespear and one person under thebridge.
Agency spokesman BobbyDube said the marine officersapproached the man in thewater, who said he wasspearfishing. Garrison thentalked to the man under thebridge and asked about anyfish or lobster he had. Hedenied having any, Dube said.
But Garrison reportedlysaw a towel hidden in therocks along the water’s edgeand, under it, was a bag of lob-ster, Dube said. There were 23of them — 21 of which wereundersized and five that werespeared (spearing lobster isillegal).
Carlos Magraner, a 25-year-old delivery man, wascharged with having 21 under-sized lobster, five speared lob-ster, 23 lobster over the baglimit and not having a lobstermeasuring device.
slowed a little this weekbut we’re gearing up for afabulous Labor Dayweekend.” Labor Day isSept. 1.
Key West Inter -national Airport counted24,859 arriving passen-gers in June, even withSouthwest Airlines pul -ling out of Key West byJune 7. For the first sixmonths of 2014, KeyWest’s 221,734 airarrivals are 6 percentahead of the same six-month period in 2013.
The ferry service toKey West from FortMyers Beach brought5,300 people in June, a 20percent increase from theJune 2013.
“We’ve been advertis-ing more for families andfamilies often drive in,”Panico said. “Our eventslike Hemingway Daysalways bring people in.”
She added, “It’s been aquiet tropical-storm sea-son, and the weather’s
been unseasonably coldup north. That couldmean a good fall.”
Samess said summerseasons have improvedsteadily since the econo-my started its recoveryfour years ago. “It’s beenpretty consistent.
“When there’s animproving economy, thatincreases consumer con-fidence,” he said. “Peoplefeel more comfortableabout saying, let’s takeweeklong or weekendtrip to the Keys.”
The state’s VisitFlorida office, the public-private company that pro-motes Florida tourism,said Tuesday that an esti-mated 24 million peoplecame to Florida in theApril-through-June peri-od, up 3 percent from2013.
About 3.8 million visi-tors from overseas andCanada came to the statein the second quarter, arecord high. Statewidetou r i s t -deve lopmen ttaxes were up 10 percent,and room rates improved7 percent over 2013.
Figures for July andAugust were pending atpress time.
Two former Marathonofficials being sued forallegedly conspiring todevalue a former bar andpackage store say there’snothing to a lawsuit filedagainst them and the cityThursday asking for dam-ages.
The suit filed by theestate of Joseph Ardolino,former owner of theOverseas Liquor & Loungeacross U.S. 1 from theMarathon CommunityPark, names former MayorMike Cinque, who’s run-ning for City Council thisyear, and former PlanningCommissioner RalphLucignano, owner ofMarathon Liquors.
Attorneys RichardWarner and John Parente,representing Ardolino’sestate, allege Cinque tres-passed onto the Overseasproperty when he hadsewer lines installed in
December 2005 for hisrestaurant, the Stuffed Pig.
The lawyers claimLucignano was involved inwriting an ordinance pro-hibiting package storesfrom operating within1,500 feet of each orschools, effectively notallowing the Overseas toreopen.
However, the Overseasdoes holds a valid liquorlicense, city PlanningDirector George Garrettsaid.
Ardolino owned theOverseas and died in 2005.The business closed in2008. Tim O’Connellbought it in 2013 for$475,000 and is in the mid-dle of renovating it.
Cinque calls the lawsuit“frivolous” and political innature.
“This lawsuit is full ofblatant lies. It’s a personalattack on me,” Cinque said.
He said the propertywhere he installed thesewer lines was owned bythe city in 2005 and 2006,not by the estate.
The lawsuit claims theestate did own part of theproperty Cinque dug upand that under Florida law,an easement agreementfrom the state was required.Warner said Cinque nevergot an easement.
“The city should bebehind the estate inimproving the property,”Warner said. “Instead it’sjust the opposite. The city’shope is to try and hurt theestate.”
The suit also claims thecity’s law regulating liquorsales — the so-called1,500-foot rule — wasdesigned to hurt theOverseas.
The filing claims theOverseas is the only pack-age store in Marathon with-
in 1,500 feet of a school(Stanley SwitlikElementary School).Warner believes the ordi-nance was written specifi-cally to deny the Overseasa liquor license while pro-tecting Lucignano’s liquorbusiness from competition.
Lucignano said the ordi-nance, passed in 2006, waswritten to protect smallerliquor-selling packagestores from being dominat-ed by bigger stores likePublix and Walgreens.Both sought package-storepermits. The stores are atmile marker 50, betweenthe Brass Monkey Lounge(also a package store) andLucignano’s liquor store.
In April 2012, MonroeCounty Circuit Court JudgeDavid Audlin reversed aCity Council decisiondenying the estate the rightto sell liquor. The decisionwas reversed because thecity did not properly notifythe estate of the 1,500-footprohibition by mail.
Marathon PlanningDirector George Garrettsaid the then-council didnot deny the estate alicense. “It’s a twist onnonconforming uses,”Garrett said of the denial tosell liquor. Garrett did notelaborate due to the law-suit.
“Warner said I tried tocorner the liquor market atthe west end of town,”Lucignano said. “It’s acomplete fabrication andslanderous.”
Cinque made an offer tobuy the Overseas for$600,000 in the fall of2007. The estate turneddown the offer, listing theOverseas at $1 million.
“The whole thing does-n’t make any sense. It’s allfabricated, there’s no truthto it,” Lucignano said.
Cinque calls it political,waste of timeBy WILLIAM AXFORD [email protected]
“The impactshe had onthe schoolwill last fora very, verylong time.She will beg r e a t l ymissed.”
M r s .Gradick was a career edu-cator, starting as a physi-cal education teacher in1953 at what was then SueM. Moore School (nowthe Middle Keys opera-tions center for the stateDepartment ofTransportation). That’s theyear she and her husbandJack, whom she married in1949, moved to Marathon.
She served as principalof Marathon High from1966 to 1986.
“She was the firstwoman principal inMonroe County, as well asone of the first womenprincipals in the state ofFlorida,” said MarathonCity Manager Mike Puto,a longtime friend and hercare-giver in her finalyears. “Being in theadministration, that wasusually a man’s world.She broke that barrierhere.”
Mrs. Gradick was bornin Philadelphia on Jan. 30,1918. She graduated fromTemple University inPhiladelphia in 1950.
She tried out for the1948 Olympics in Londonin track and field, andgymnastics. However, sheblew out a knee during a
trial run and couldn’t com-pete.
But athletics remaineda large part of her life, asshe competed in seniorsports competitions wellinto her 80s.
At 2003’s U.S.A. Trackand Field National MasterIndoor Championships inBoston, she won gold andsilver medals and set arecord for her age group(85-89) in the shot put,heaving it 14 feet, 11.75inches.
She also set a record(18 feet, 1 inch) in the 12-pound weight toss, butquickly lost it. “The galthat beat me is my 87-year-old friend that I roomwith,” she said then.
Mrs. Gradick competedthe next year, too, but gotinjured in the hammer-throw competition, break-ing a femur. Still, her tossgot her second place.
“Kay was a constantsource of energy,” saidJohn Dick of Marathon, amember of the MonroeCounty School Board.“She demanded and gotthings for Marathon.Because of her tenacity,Marathon and Key West[high schools] wereequal.”
Mrs. Gradick wasinvolved in the MarathonRotary Club, a leader ofthe Marathon AlumniAthletic Association and apast member ofMarathon’s Parks andRecreation Committee.
Her husband died in1981. They had no chil-dren.
A private service willbe held in Marathon. Apublic celebration of lifeis planned for the nearfuture. Puto said photos,writing and other tributesto Mrs. Gradick can besent to him [email protected] may be incorporatedinto the ceremony.
“She always told me,‘Have the courage to standup and speak, but alsohave the courage to sitdown and listen,’” Putosaid. “I will never forgetthat. Her legacy will liveon.”
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MORTIMER, Linda Passedaway at age 64 on August1,2014 born August 8,1949She was battling CervicalCancer.She lived in Key Largo for over20 years.She is survived by DaughtersJennifer Bradler, and CathyPadfield.Favorite son in law Jim BradlerGrandchildrenVictoria,Vanessa,-Cara,Joey,and AlexisGreat GrandchildrenJulius,Jayden,Jovany, andanother next year.Her three Brothers and familyup north.Loved working for Gary Dunnand employees (family) at theOcean View & Pub inIslamoradaA Celebration of Life will beheld in the future at the OceanView & Pub
Council members whoserved on the EcosystemPanel, which held morethan 20 meetings through-out the Keys, disputed thatdescription.
“Nothing was done non-chalantly. Talk to peoplewho were there,” divingrepresentative JoeWeatherby said. “I likepreservation, I’m here fortourism and I think [preser-vation] is good for busi-ness. But I heard from peo-ple who felt very different-ly.”
Citing the “highly con-tentious” nature of sometestimony at working-group sessions, charter-fishing representative RobHarris said, “You may notbelieve it went far enoughbut it went as far as theworking group thought itshould go.”
“Working group [mem-bers] worked their butts offand it shows,” tourism rep-resentative Andy Newmansaid. “I think they made atremendous amount ofprogress in terms of protec-tion.”
Dave Vaughn of MoteMarine Laboratory said thesanctuary “has not gone farenough” to respond to anenvironmental survey thatshows “a failing grade in anumber of areas.”
The Sanctuary AdvisoryCouncil met Tuesday inKey Largo to review theworking group’s 73-pagereport, and make its own
recommendations to theOffice of National MarineSanctuaries at the NationalOceanic and AtmosphericAdministration.
Discussion and councilvotes on specific details ofthe report continued atpress time Tuesday.
A majority of theEcosystem ProtectionWorking Group recom-mended boundary or rulechanges at 11 existingsanctuary protected zones,and creation of seven newareas.
New areas proposedwere Turtle Rocks andBasin Hill Shoals in theUpper Keys, Turtle Shoalsin the Middle Keys,Wonderland and two areasat West Washerwoman inthe Lower Keys, andWestern Dry Rocks in theMarquesas.
Recommendations fromthe full Advisory Councilwill be considered as stateand federal officials con-sider new managementalternatives and write adraft environmental-impact statement, expectedto be released for commentin mid-2015. Any changeseventually approved maynot be enacted until late2016 or early 2017.
In early discussionTuesday, council membersacknowledged thatchanges to the Keys sanc-tuary management plan,largely unchanged since1997, should be mademore frequently.
“On such a contentiousissue, you can only go sofar,” said Jerry Lorenz, anAudubon of Florida scien-tist. “You have to makeincremental steps and wedon’t seem to do that.”
Members also raisedconcern about possibledamage from “so manyboats out there” in the two-day lobster mini-season atthe end of each July.
Capt. David Dipre ofthe Florida Fish andWildlife ConservationCommission said withoutmini-season, more com-mercial lobster traps wouldbe robbed early in theeight-month season, whichstarts Aug. 6. “It’s impor-tant to keep the criminalviolations down and thecommercial guys frombeing robbed,” he said.
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Kessler: Illness forced Bar complaints
Monroe County SchoolBoard candidate StuartKessler was an attorney inPennsylvania for more than23 years until, he says, alife-threatening health issueled to his “disbarment onconsent” by that state’sSupreme Court in 2004.
Kessler said he was diag-nosed with leukemia around2003 and was not physicallyable to adequately representhis clients, which led someof his clients to file com-plaints against him with thePennsylvania Bar Ass -ociation. Rather than fightthe complaints, Kesslerresigned in 2004, accordingto recently received docu-ments.
Kessler said his illnessmarked the first time in hiscareer that he was the sub-ject of any kind of formalgrievance.
He has been in remissionfor more than five years, butrecent questions and accu-sations about the end of hislegal career in Pennsylvania— mostly from anonymoussources — have forcedKessler to address his healthhistory.
“I tried to put it out ofmy mind,” Kessler said thisweek. “I was fighting formy life at the time, and Imade a decision to devote
all my energy to getting bet-ter and my practice suf-fered.”
Kessler is running for theSchool Board’s District 1seat against Key West attor-ney Bobby Highsmith andKey West caterer WarrenLeamard. The nonpartisanprimary election is Aug. 26.If none of the candidatesreceive 50 percent of thevote plus one vote, the toptwo go to a Nov. 4 runoff.
The volume of accusa-tions of legal malpracticeagainst Kessler hasincreased the past few daysas the primary approaches.Several anonymous phonecalls and e-mails have beenrecently received by thisnewspaper claimingunspecified complaintsagainst Kessler resulted inthe Pennsylvania Bar start-ing a disciplinary investiga-tion against him.
This is only partiallytrue, according to docu-mentation obtained by TheReporter/Keynoter.
Six of Kessler’s clientsdid file complaints againsthim because he “did notrepresent the clients withadequate communication,action and did not returnclient files and disburse set-tlement proceeds asrequired by the Rules ofProfessional Conduct.”
Kessler, 58, said thisweek that the leukemia andsubsequent treatment madeit difficult, if not impossi-ble, to properly serve hisclients. Part of the toll thedisease inflicted uponKessler was robbing him of
his sight for almost a year.“It cut off the blood sup-
ply to my eyes,” he said. “Icouldn’t do anything.”
While in remission,Kessler moved to Key Westin 2004. Rather than chal-lenge the complaints,Kessler chose not to prac-tice law in Pennsylvaniaagain.
He said all of his clientshave since received theirfiles and money. A 2006 let-ter written by Paul J.Killion, chief disciplinarycounsel for the Penn -sylvania Supreme Court,corroborates Kessler’s stat -ements to this newspaperthat it was severe illness,not unethical behavior, thatended Kessler’s 23-yearlegal career.
“I have reviewed thecorrespondence from ouroffice to you regarding thenature of the allegationsagainst you which led toyour decision to sign aResignation Statement andcan confirm that the allega-tions did not involve crimi-nal or immoral behavior,”Killion wrote in the Oct. 20,2006, letter.
For his campaign,Highsmith has raised almost$30,000. Kessler’s cam-paign has raised close to$18,000. Both candidateshave far outraised Leamard,whose war chest is justabove $5,000.
Kessler has donatedmore than $4,000 to hiscampaign, compared to the$800 Highsmith gave to hisown election effort.
Supreme Courtletter backs upcandidate’s claim
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Storage lot gets approval
The Marathon PlanningCommission on Mondayapproved a permit forChristian’s LandscapingService for a supply yard at41st Street and U.S. 1,adjacent to Jesse HobbsPark.
Owner ChristianMercado told the advisoryboard that gravel, dumptrucks and other heavyequipment will be stored at
the lot, which was recentlyraised with fill and had asmall wall built around it.
“We do a lot of land-scaping and need to havematerial here,” Mercadosaid. “I keep all my equip-ment here.”
Mercado had wanted theyard to be open from 8 a.m.to sunset. The board, meet-ing at the firehouse atFlorida Keys MarathonAirport, decided to allowhim to be open 7 a.m. to 6p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m.to 4 p.m. Saturdays. Theissue doesn’t need CityCouncil approval.
Mercado is required toplant 14 canopy trees,seven understory trees and
55 shrubs to serve as a 343-foot buffer.
Also Monday, the com-mission approved a noise-control plan for DiscountRock and Sand at itsAviation Boulevard trans-fer station and recycle site.It requires owner EddieLopez to build a barn-likestructure inside of whichwork will be done. Twenty-foot trees will be plantedaround the barn.
Earlier this year, resi-dents of Stirrup Key, nearthe transfer site, fought itsopening, citing noise anddirt coming from it. Afterseveral hearings, they losttheir battle.
Landscapingfirm mustplant foliage
MARATHON
Staff with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office and jail inmates spruce up the campusof Stanley Switlik Elementary School in Marathon on Aug. 10. They also did somecleaning at the Sigsbee Charter School in Key West in anticipation of the opening ofschools, which was Monday.
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DOT doesn’t listenI returned from what was termed a
state Department of Transportationpublic workshop regarding future U.S.1 work, including the south end ofMarathon. I have major concernsabout how many life-threatening anddeadline accidents are occurring in themiddle but DOT seems to be moreinterested in parking.
This workshop was much differentfrom any I have ever attended.Usually a panel is seated at long tablesand the public speaks and there is agood give and take of ideas. Not here.Here, each specific DOT person stood
behind a table and you were directedto a particular person to voice yourparticular concern. You didn’t get tohear what other people’s concernswere, you didn’t get to comment orexchange or build on other people’sideas and you didn’t get any answers.As a matter of fact, I didn’t see anyDOT personnel writing anythingdown.
I was told by a gentleman that thiswas a “workshop,” not a “meeting.”What?
By the actions of the Friday work-shop, I have been left with the impres-sion that DOT believes government
knows best, says it listened to what wehad to say, we couldn’t possibly havea workable solution better than theirsand it’s their 100-foot right of way andwill do whatever they want even ifthere is a better idea.
I am requesting the City Council tocall a public meeting/workshop withDOT so the citizens of Marathon canask pertinent questions, discuss ideasand solutions, and not have DOT non-solution plans slammed down ourthroats.
Karen Farley-WilkinsonMarathon
Think of the animalsMonroe County Commissioner
George Neugent states that a pressuresewage system, with grinder pumps, isthe optimum sewage collection sys-tem for Big Pine Key. He says grinderpumps require less excavation andhave a smaller footprint.
While these may or may not beimmediate benefits of a pressuresewage system, we need to considerthe impact of alternative systems,long-term environmental issues andthe unintended consequences of thispolitical decision.
Key deer thrive on Big Pine Keybecause there are two separate fresh-water lenses that hold an estimated 20million to 30 million gallons. The veryexistence of the Key deer, Lower Keysmarsh rabbits, rice rats and now twospecies of endangered butterflydepend on the availability and qualityof the water.
These two lenses provide a fresh-water source to the Blue Hole andsmall ponds that support the deer andplants needed for this a unique ecolog-ical system. According to studies,most of which were conducted in the1980-1990 period, it takes about 2.5years for water on the surface to makeits way through the lens to the nearbywaters. There are no recent studies onthe size, movement or impact of asewage system of any kind on thefreshwater lens on Big Pine Key.
A pressure system, with almost1,200 grinder pumps and plastic pits,30 lift stations and two booster sta-tions, requires many miles of plasticpipe, thousands of thermal pipe welds,thousands of shut-off and checkvalves and dozens of concrete pits, all
buried anywhere from 2 to 12 feetdeep. Grinder pits hold only about oneday of sewage during power outages,after which sewage either flows intoyour home or yard if you continue toflush.
There is a 100 percent probabilitythat there will be leaks: Thermal weldor valve failures, excavation ordrilling through the pipe, or simplycracking of the plastic pipe or concretepits over time. When that happens, theleaks, which are almost impossible todetect in a pressure system, will con-taminate the freshwater lens, eventual-ly creating a poisoned source of waterfor the fragile ecological system thatwill take years to dissipate.
Simply meeting the minimumdesign requirements of state law is notadequate for this sensitive environ-ment.
The residents of the Keys and all ofFlorida need answers. When this sys-tem leaks, is there any way to find theleaks? How long will it be before theplastic piping begins to deteriorate?How do you keep 1,200 grinderpumps working when there is a poweroutage? What do the scientists sayabout the impact of sewage in thefreshwater lens? Why is a system thatcosts more over the long term evenbeing considered?
Walter DrabinskiCudjoe Key
Maintain marriage ruleJudges in Monroe, Miami-Dade,
Broward and Palm Beach countieshave ruled that the Florida constitu-tional amendment passed in 2008defending traditional marriage isunconstitutional. These exercises ofraw judicial activism have beenstayed pending appeal.
Yet in light of these rulings, self-appointed progressive elites —including the presumptiveDemocratic candidate for Floridagovernor — are telling the majorityof Florida citizens, along with mil-lions of Americans who still supportmarriage as it has been understoodfor millennia, as a union of one manand one woman, to get with the pro-gram.
Those who characterize them-selves as proponents of tolerance willnot tolerate their fellow citizens whooppose both the erosion of democrat-ic self-government by aggressivelyactivist judges legislating from thebench, and the further erosion oftheir freedoms of conscience andreligion.
Those who promote same-sexmarriage in effect wish to consolidatethe hollow victories of the sexual rev-olution. To promote what they deemmarriage equality, the understandingof marriage as a conjugal union of amale and a female, in a permanentand exclusive commitment, con-ducive to welcoming and raising thechildren born from such a union,must be deconstructed and redefined.
In much the same way that abor-tion and safe sex are promoted to pro-tect one from the inevitable conse-quences of sexual activity, seen nowas merely a recreational activity with-out any moral significance, the advo-cacy of same-sex marriage rendersthe idea of all marriages meaningless.
Indeed, the argument that allowingsame-sex partners to marry is aboutmarriage equality is fallacious:Enacting same-sex marriage does notexpand the institution of marriage toa once-excluded class. Rather, itreduces marriage to being just aboutthe emotional gratification of two —and why just two? — persons. Such aredefinition defies the true nature of
marriage as a comprehensive “two-in-one-flesh” union capable of unit-ing children with their mothers andfathers.
Common sense — increasinglyuncommon today — understands tra-ditional marriage between one manand one woman as a natural fact root-ed in procreation and sexual differ-ence.
Marriage equality today is theposter child of those who hold for aradical autonomy that believes thatanyone can essentially create his orher reality by one’s individual willwithout reference to the truth ofthings. An individual who wouldbelieve that he could, by the force ofhis will, defy gravity is setting him-self up for a disastrous fall.
To impose same-sex marriagewould open up a Pandora’s box ofunintended consequences that bodeill for the advancement of the com-mon good and human flourishing inall of society.
Thomas G. Wenski, archbishopArchdiocese of Miami
There are few people a community can embracelike family. Kay Gradick was one of those people.
Mrs. Gradick, who died Saturday at age 96,touched innumerable lives throughout a decades-long career in education, first as a physical educa-tion teacher and then as a 20-year principal ofMarathon High School. The school gym, where thevolleyball and basketball teams play, has long beennamed for her.
Her first love was athletics, and she neverslowed down even as she aged. She nearly madethe U.S. Olympic team for the 1948 Olympics inLondon, and then later she became wildly success-ful in senior athletic competitions, always eitherwinning medals or finishing near the top in track-and-field events.
Throughout, she remained a strong booster ofMarathon High athletics, serving as a board mem-ber of the Marathon Alumni Athletic Association.She also was a Rotarian and helped out individualsand at events too many to mention.
Katherine “Kay” Gradick was a true role modelfor youths and adults alike. Many are called rolemodels, but she was the real deal.
A private celebration of her life takes place thisweek, and a citywide celebration is being plannedby one of her closest friends and her care-giver,City Manager Mike Puto. No doubt, all of the city,and many from outside it, will be there. When weget the details, we’ll pass them along.
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The letter writer says Key deer are in danger of being affected by sewageleaks.
New bird center opens
“We’re flying high rightnow all because of you,”outgoing Florida Keys WildCenter Executive DirectorJoan Scholz told a crowdcelebrating the opening of anew rehabilitation center inTavernier.
The Aug. 14 event at milemarker 92 marked a newchapter for the organization,and honored Scholz as shestepped down from her four-year tenure leading the cen-ter.
Board President JohnStuart praised Scholz as“another angel” whose “per-severance and flat-out stub-bornness” ensured the sur-vival of the center foundedby the late Laura Quinn.
News stories “were oftenabout how the center was atrisk of closing its doors,”
Stuart said. “Now the storiesare about us fulfilling ourmission to support the wildbirds of the Florida Keys.”
Scholz was credited withspearheading the acquisitionof the new bird hospital,upgrading its facilities at anearby four-acre sanctuary,and improving the organiza-tion’s financial stability.
The new rehabilitationfacility was purchased in
part with a $265,000 grantfrom the Monroe CountyTourist DevelopmentCouncil. Monroe CountyMayor Sylvia Murphyhelped Scholz cut the ribbonfor the center that featuresan operating room and edu-cational center.
“We’ve turned the cor-ner,” Scholz said in thankingsupporters and “an awesomestaff.”
TAVERNIER
Woman charged in theft
A Miami Gardenswoman was chargedFriday with taking part inan Aug. 12 robbery at anIslamorada jewelry store.
Laritza M. JimenezVasquez, 19, was takeninto custody on a felonycount of robbery in thetheft of a $13,000 Rolexwatch from Blue MarlinJewelry.
Monroe CountySheriff’s Office DetectiveYunier Galvez concludedthat Jimenez Vasquezmade several “false state-ments” in her changingaccounts of the crime.
Ronald H. Cordero, 22,of Hialeah was arrestedAug. 12 after deputies
stopped a car that spedaway from the store atmile marker 82. Thewatch was recoveredfrom inside the car.Jimenez Vasquez and twoother passengers werereleased after givingstatements.
Cordero remains jailedunder an $80,000 bond,accused of grabbing themen’s watch from thehand of a female storeclerk who was showing itto Jimenez Vasquez.
Jimenez Vasquezreportedly first tolddeputies their car did notstop at the store on areturn trip from KeyWest. After further ques-tioning, she admittedgoing inside the storewith Cordero but said shewas “looking around” andwas surprised whenCordero grabbed thewatch.
Cordero threw the
w a t c hfrom a carw i n d o w,she tolddeputies.
T h estore clerksaid it wasa talkativeJ i m e n e z
Vasquez who asked to seethe pricey watch as apotential gift. The clerktold Galvez that she sus-pected Jimenez “was dis-tracting her so [Cordero]could steal the watch.”
The detective said thewatch was recoveredfrom a seat pocket of thecar, which was “directlyin front of where Jimenezwas sitting, making itimpossible for her not toknow the watch wasthere.”
Florida Keys Wild Bird Center staff (from left) IversonRicardo, Amanda Margraves, Kayla Gainer and Joan Scholzshow new signage for avian emergencies at the group’snew rehabilitation center in Tavernier.
Photo by RYAN McCARTHY
Kay Gradick is honored earlier this year on her 96th birthday
We can all learn a littlefrom a woman who so lovedher community, her students
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The purpose of the Budget Hearing is to receive presentation and discussion regarding the Authority’sProposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2015 including the Capital Improvement Plan of the FKAA.
The purpose of the Regular Meeting is for the Board to take action on routine business matters forthe FKAA (potable water and wastewater issues) and to receive reports on operational aspects ofthe organization.
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Recently, I read a won-derful escapist book, fullof action and adventure setin the Montana wilder-ness. The main charactertaught at-risk kids how tosurvive in the wilds,which gave them not justskills but the self-confi-dence to pursue what theyhad previously thoughtwas unattainable.
He tells his youngcharges that they canmoan and groan aboutfatigue and blisters andbugs, but before they quit,they need to STOP: Sit.Think. Observe. Plan.
The cool thing is, thisworks with life and itschallenges, too.
Maybe traffic has cometo a dead standstill on yourmorning commute. Oryour computer refuses tocough up that big presen-tation you’ve been work-ing on. Or a loved one hasjust announced it’s time toend the relationship.
Stop before you giveup.
• Sit.Chill out for a bit.
Separate yourself fromwhatever “it” is. Focus onyour breath for a minute(or two or five). Inhalethrough your nose andexhale through yourmouth. Feel how yourchest moves as youbreathe. Notice that yourheart rate starts to dimin-ish. When you calm downa bit, move on to the nextstep.
• Think.OK, you’re in a bad
spot. Now what? The first
thing youask your-self is this,“Is thereanything Ican doabout it?Can Ichange itor, evenb e t t e r ,make it
work to my advantage?”• Observe.What is going on
around you? What do yousee (or hear or even smell)that can help you in yoursituation? Don’t assumeeverything in your envi-ronment is hostile.
Let’s go back to thattraffic situation. Vehiclesare moving in the oppositedirection, so whatever’sgoing on is on your side ofthe road. You hear multi-ple sirens and smellsmoke, so you know thatsome kind of emergency istaking place and you couldbe stuck for a while.
Your presentation:What isn’t working? Is itthe computer itself? Is itoperator error? Can yousee the file and just not getit to open?
Your dead (or dying)relationship: What’s thebody language? What isyour partner saying, notjust in words but in thetone of voice as well? Haseverything been packed upand moved out?
• Plan.You’ve sat, thought and
observed. Now it’s time toplan. What’s your nextstep?
You’re sitting there onthe road: Is there anotherroute you could take? Ifnot, can you rearrange theappointments you’ve gotset up and probably will
miss? Since you’re notunder way, can you makephone calls, check your e-mails, respond to texts?How about listen to audiobooks or music, or set upyour schedule for theweek?
Getting your presenta-tion out of the computermay be as simple as tight-ening loose connections,rebooting or unpluggingthe computer from thewall, or searching by datefor that misnamed file.The great long-term lessonhere, learned the hard way,is to back up your files.
When all else fails, calltech support.
Can your relationshipbe salvaged with bettercommunication? Do youneed to go to couple’scounseling? Do you needto alter your behavior insome fashion and, perhapsmost importantly, do youwant to?
You’ve got a plan, butit’s worthless withoutimplementation. Take thealternate route. Call yourfavorite computer geek.Set up a counseling ses-sion (or move on).
Ultimately, you mayquit, but you will havedone so knowing you’vedone everything you couldto succeed. Be a survivor.Don’t let a situation forceyou to quit before you’vehad a chance to STOP.
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Animal hospitaladds pair of vets
Doctors Sean Perry andRaj Joshi have joined thestaff of the MarathonVeterinary Hospital.
Perry’s special interestsinclude internal medicineand exotic pets. Joshi willbe the new chief of emer-gency services and is avail-able after hours, weekendsand on holidays for emer-gency cases in MonroeCounty.
Perry grew up inSouthern California and
received hisbachelor ’sdegree inn e u r o -science andb e h a v i o rfrom theUniversityof Cali -f o r n i a ,
Santa Cruz. He went on toreceive his doctorate in2013 from the WesternUniversity of HealthSciences in California. Hedid his internship in small-animal medicine and sur-gery at the University ofIllinois’ College of
VeterinaryMedicine.
Joshi, aT e x a sn a t i v e ,received hisbachelor ’sdegree inavian biolo-gy and bio-
logical sciences from theUniversity of Georgia andgot his doctorate fromUGA’s College ofVeterinary Medicine. Hisinternship was at a largespecialty hospital inPhoenix, Ariz.
PERRY JOSHI
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Can dogs hold a grudge?We know dogs are happy by their wagging tails, but dothey also experience jealousy? Story 3B
Pour yourself a cold one
More than 150 beers andales, including uniquemicrobrews, are to be on tapat Key West BrewFest,scheduled for Aug. 28through Sept. 1.
The selection is toinclude such offerings asAndygator by Abita andToasted Coconut Porter byOrange Blossom Pilsner.Specialty brews from groupssuch as the Conch RepublicB.U.B.B.A.’s brewing cluband shortly-to-open FloridaKeys Brewing Co. are to beavailable as well.
BrewFest begins at 2p.m. Aug. 28 with a beerschool featuring the DogfishHead Brewing Co. at theWorld of Beer, 511 GreeneSt. A kickoff party is set for5 p.m. at the Smokin’ TunaSaloon, 4 Charles St., featur-ing some of the Tuna’s craftand specialty beers.
Subsequent festivalevents include a pool partyat the Southernmost Hotel,1319 Duval St.; a craft beerand music event at SloppyJoe’s Bar, 201 Duval St.; theAll-American Sunset partyfeaturingl e a d -i n gcraft
beers in a can at Ocean KeyResort’s Sunset Pier, 0Duval St.; beer breakfasts;and even an early morningbeer-and-footrace challengedubbed the Magic Hat HotTrot where participants areencouraged to wear wacky“magic hats.”
The celebration’s center-piece, the BrewFestSignature Tasting Festivalwith more than 150 beersfrom around the world, is setfor 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday onKey West’s South Beach at1405 Duval St. Admission is$35 per person in advance,$40 at the door, or $75 inadvance for entry to the tast-ing and a 3 p.m. VIP hour.
Presented by theSouthernmost HotelCollection and the Key WestSunrise Rotary Club of theConch Republic, the LaborDay weekend event benefitsthe club’s charitable efforts.
Lager lovers can find fes-tival details and tickets at theBrewFest Hospitality Suiteat the Southernmost Hotel.Hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.Aug. 29 and 9 a.m. to 2:30p.m. Aug. 30.
Event information andadvance tickets can beobtained at www.keywestbrewfest.com.
Keys BrewFestfeatures craftbeers and more
KEY WEST
Photo courtesy ABITA
Among the brands being highlighted are Abita and theBrooklyn Brewery.
Time to pack it in
We’ve all had the experi-ence when we’ve packedtoo much, too little or noneof the right clothing for atrip. The art of travelingcomes down to precise andorganized packing. Here aresome tips on mastering jet-setting while not forgettingstyle in the rush to catch aplane.
Pack in advanceA key component to
packing isto do so inadvance. Ir e c o m -mend start-ing thep a c k i n gprocess oneweek priorto your trip.This willgive you
time to make sure youritems are clean before youleave. There is nothingworse than packing thenight before an early-morn-ing flight only to realize
These tips willmake travelinga bit easier
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The Key West HighSchool football team, rely-ing on strength, speed andconfidence, will play LaSalle in a preseason gameFriday night.
Kickoff is set for 6:30 atTommy Roberts MemorialStadium on Kennedy Drive.
The Conchs have a rosterof 53 players, including 12freshmen, giving them moredepth than in recent seasonswhen many players had toline up on offense anddefense. “Many of thefreshmen are ready to con-tribute right now,” saidcoach Johnny Hughes.
But it will be the veter-ans who will show the way,and there are many of them.
Senior quarterbackAndrew Freeman will leadan offense that has threebreakaway runners —Mehki Sargent, Dorian
Cannon and Jeffery Anilus.Senior linebacker
Anthony Henriquez, athree-year starter, willanchor the defense. “He’sour inspirational leader,”Hughes said.
Henriquez’s instincts andintelligence — he has a 4.3
grade-point average—enable him, said Hughes,“to diagnose a play in aninstant.”
One of the most impres-sive players during Augustpractices has been defensivelineman Terrence Smith, a6-foot-2, 230-pound junior
transfer from Mississippi.“He’s explosive off the edgeand tough to block,”Hughes said.
After a 1-9 season in2013 that included lopsidedlosses to powerhouse teams,Key West decided to leavethe Florida High SchoolAthletic Association in foot-ball and join the new inde-pendent Gold CoastConference, which hassome good but not eliteteams.
After the regular season,the new league will have aplayoff series in Novemberinvolving its top four teams.The Conchs believe theyhave a good chance of beingin postseason competitionfor the first time in 10 years.
“We’re excited for a lotof reasons,” Hughes said.“There’s competition atevery position. And we’restronger and faster than wewere last season.”
The Conchs will openthe regular season at 7 p.m.Aug. 29 against visitingKeys Gate. All home gamesthis season will begin at 7, ahalf-hour earlier than in thepast.
La Salle visitsfor preseasongrid contestBy DICK WAGNERKeynoter Contributor
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Key West High’s Anthony Henriquez (right) blocks ateammate as the Conchs go through a kickoff-returndrill at practice.
Try inshore for snapper, yellowtail
The kids have gone backto school and a hush hascome over the islands.
While there certainly arestill tourists in town, there’s
a distinctreduct ionof pressureon our fish-e r i e s ,which isgreat newsfor anyonefishing thisweek.
W i t hdaily temps
hovering around 90, here’sthe strategy I suggest to getthe most out of your time onthe water: Start your day onthe Atlantic side. The reefand wrecks continue to offerthe most consistent fishingright now. Set out in themorning while both you andthe fish still have some getup and go.
The most productivedepths are 35 to 50 feet,where you will find anabundance of large man-grove snapper, with decentnumbers of yellowtailsmixed in.
Both of these great-tast-ing snappers are takingsmall live baits, such as pin-fish or ballyhoo, or evenchunks of ballyhoo, fishedin your chum slick or deepon a jighead.
The wrecks and rough
bottom areas in 120 to 250feet are still producingdecent mutton snapperaction along with goodnumbers of amberjack andjack crevalle.
The offshore bite for dol-phin is sporadic. You’ll seeone captain come in withsome schoolies and, possi-bly, a slammer, while hisdock neighbor has nothing.The tuna bite is a bit morereliable, but don’t expectanything sizeable.
When you’ve had it withthe heat and the fishingslows down, take a hydra-tion break on land and thenhead back out to FloridaBay to do some lobstering.The lobster are on the moveright now, and there’s goodhunting for them in six to 10
feet of water. Again, withreduced recreational com-petition, you have a goodchance of getting your limit.
But, remember, the baglimit in Monroe County issix lobsters per person perday. And be sure to measureaccurately and in the water.
The week’s bestCapt. Ariel Medero, of
Big Game Sportfishing atthe Hammocks inMarathon, reports the dol-phin fishing has been on andoff, whereas deep-droppingfor tilefish is active alongwith tuna at the humps.Inshore, the reef is on firewith big mangroves and thewrecks with jacks and a fewmuttons. In the bay, man-groves are biting if you can
find areas devoid of lobsterdivers.
Both of the SeaSquaredboats spent the week on thereef, and our customerswere rewarded with limitcatches of big mangroves,with yellowtails and mut-tons mixed in. On his outingwith the Atchison familyfrom Colorado, Capt.Wayne Burri happenedupon a 35-pound Africanpompano, which was thehighlight of their vacationfor 12-year-old twins Chrisand Sam.
Mate Jason and I alsotook quite a few groupssnorkeling for lobsters. Andthe Romanowski familytook advantage of ourScales and Tails Charterwith a half day on the reeffollowed by a half day oflobstering. They got theirlimit of snappers along with14 lobsters to take backhome to Tampa.
Capt. Chris Johnson is amember of the YamahaNational Fishing Team andspecializes in offshore,gulf/bay, reef/wreck, sail-fish, shark and tarpon fish-ing with SeaSquaredCharters out of Porky’sBayside Marina inMarathon. You can reachhim at 743-5305,http://SeaSquaredCharters.com andhttp://Facebook.com/MarathonFishing.
Offshore biteis still on, off
FISHING THE FLORIDA KEYS
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Paul, Lisa and Alex Romanowski show their lobster haulcaught with SeaSquared Charters.
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Make a listStart by making a list by
the number of days you’llbe traveling. You’ll likelywant a different outfit foreach day and night of yourtrip.
If traveling for fun,you’ll need casual outfitswith comfortable shoes forday while sightseeing anddressier outfits at night fordinners and entertainment.
While writing downeach outfit on your list, it’simportant to try everythingon. This will make youthink about the type ofundergarments and acces-sories that need to bepacked in addition to mak-ing sure that the garmentdoesnít need any fixings.Also, check the weather;it’s no fun to arrive at yourdestination only to realizethat it’s much colder thanyou realized and you didn’tbring a jacket.
What to wearWear comfortable cloth-
ing on the flight. You neverknow when you’ll bedelayed or miss a flight andend up spending extrahours in the airport.However, this does notmean you should wearsweat pants.
Instead, opt for layerssuch as a maxi skirt withtank and sweater. I also rec-ommend a scarf (to keepwarm in cold airports andairplanes), minimal jewelry(more to take off when yougo through security) andcomfortable shoes (you’llbe doing a lot of walking).
I once made the mistakeof wearing a dress with alot of embellishments on itwhile traveling. As I wentthrough security, the scan-ner lit up like a Christmastree and I had to be patteddown and searched in theback. This was an uncom-fortable situation that couldhave been easily avoidedby simply wearing the rightclothing.
Also, no one looks goodafter a long flight wearing afull face of makeup.Instead, slip on a stylishpair of sunglasses and a lit-tle lipstick and you’ll lookfabulous. They also canhelp hide tired, blood-shoteyes after a red-eye flight.
How to packRoll it, don’t fold it.Rolling clothing will
create fewer wrinkles andmore space for other items.In addition, stuff workoutclothing and socks intoshoes to help them keeptheir shape while savingspace.
As you’re laying itemsinto your luggage, place adryer sheet between cloth-ing. This will make every-thing smell fresh when youunpack. Also, never check
anything valuable. Yourcarry-on luggage shouldinclude your jewelry, cos-metics, swimsuit, one casualand one formal outfit, andanything that you couldn’tlive without. In addition,your carry-on luggageshould include socks (flightsare cold), lip balm, antibac-terial wipes, tissues, Advil,toothbrush/toothpaste and atide pen (for erasing spillsand dirt from clothing whentraveling).
All leakable productsshould be packed in reseal-able plastic bags to mini-mize spillage on clothingand other items in yoursuitcase. Clearly mark yourbag using a bright tag or aribbon. Black luggage alllooks the same at baggageclaim.
More is not betterJust because you own it
doesn’t mean you shouldpack it. As a rule of thumb,if you cannot carry yourown luggage, then you’vepacked too much. It’s notyour significant other’s jobto be the bag man and youshould not need to see achiropractor or masseuseafter traveling.
Pack clothing and acces-sories that you will wearmore than once. A dress canbe worn at night with heelsand then worn again later inthe trip with sandals for amore casual day look.
On my last trip, my hus-band commented on thenumber of shoes I pulledout of my luggage, askingwhether I really neededseven pairs of heels for a10-day trip. I explained thatI did because they eachmatched a different hand-bag that went with a specif-ic outfit.
Alright, point taken, per-haps packing seven pairs ofshoes with matching hand-bags was a bit much but Iwould rather have feweroutfits and more acces-sories. A simple black dresscan look like a completelydifferent outfit when acces-sorized with differentshoes, jewelry, scarves or ajacket.
Also, keep in mind thathotels offer dry cleaningand laundry service for arelatively inexpensive fee.When considering thatmost airlines chargebetween $25 and $50 for achecked bag, using thehotel’s laundry service isn’ta bad option. Hotels alsohave laundry machines youcan use for nominal cost.
On your next trip, use afew of these tips to helpyou stay stylish while trav-eling. And if you forgetsomething, it’s the perfectopportunity to do a littleshopping. Bon voyage!
Leah Maki is a fashion-obsessed style blogger.More of her fashion advicecan be found on her blog,LeahsFabulousFinds.com.
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A kickoff for what’s calledMaking Strides Against BreastCancer for the AmericanCancer Society is planned for5:30 to 7:30 tonight at theStuffed Pig restaurant inMarathon.
There will be an opportuni-ty to sign up teams and indi-viduals interested in walkingand/or sponsorship. There willbe raffles, other fundraisingactivities, food and drink.
The Making StridesAgainst Breast Cancer 5KWalk is Oct. 11. It begins atthe fire station at Florida KeysMarathon Airport at 8:30 a.m.Prizes will be awarded for bestoverall costume, most cre-ative-themed team costume,best decorated baby carriageand more.
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The Key West-based ReefRelief has a new resource forvisitors to our reefs.
The group has developed a14-language guide, with fund-ing from the state Departmentof Environmental Protectionand the National Oceanic andAtmospheric Administration,that offers guidelines for prop-er coral reef etiquette. Find itat reefrelief.org.
Its size makes it suitablefor individual use during pre-dive or snorkel briefings, orfor display. They can be lami-nated for underwater use.Those who want one alreadylaminated can call Reef Reliefat 294-3100 or send an e-mailto [email protected].
Crane Point seeksyour rocking chairs
Crane Point Museum &Nature Center in Marathon isincreasing its education pro-grams for young students andneeds the community’s help.
As part of its new field-tripcurriculum, plans are to usethe Cracker House, on one ofthe trails, as an education cen-ter for new children’s activi-ties. The Cracker House willalso serve as a retreat for peo-ple walking the trails whowant to take a rest or stay dryduring surprise rainstorms.
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Story times and otheractivities will be conducted atthe Cracker House. CranePoint wants to add rockingchairs, adult and child-size, tothe porch to enhance the feel-ing of going back in time. Call743-3900 to make a donation.A donor name plaque will beadded to the chair.
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Study: Dogs may have jealous streak
When Shetland sheepdogMaggie comes home fromthe groomer, her ownerspraise and pet her shiny coat,much to the chagrin of pitbull Stormy, who will head-butt her until their familycuts out the compliments.
“Stormy’s jealous,” saidowner Amy Putnam, wholives 45 miles east of LosAngeles. “You know howyou’re supposed to treat yourkids the same? Well, thatgoes for dogs, too. They getalong great and go with theflow until one thinks she isbeing slighted.”
After hearing stories likePutnam’s, a psychology pro-fessor decided to study forthe first time whether thehuman emotion of jealousyreally happens in dogs. Thenine-month study publishedin July in the science journalPLOS ONE hints that itcould be possible, but otherexperts aren’t so sure behav-ior like Stormy’s can becalled jealousy.
“While I will not say thatdogs do not experience jeal-ousy, this article does notprove that they actually do,”said Dr. Bonnie Beaver,executive director of theAmerican College ofVeterinary Behaviorists anda professor at Texas A&MUniversity’s College ofVeterinary Medicine.
Beaver also insists dogslack shame. Despite whatpeople think, the guilty look— head cowered, ears back,eyes droopy — is a reactionto people throwing tantrumsover chewed-up shoes andaccidents on the carpet, shesaid.
But Christine Harris, aprofessor of psychology atthe University of California,San Diego, says her dogstudy supports the theorythat there’s a more basicform of jealousy.
She and a former studentworked with 36 dogs, video-taping owners ignoring theirpets while petting and talk-ing sweetly to stuffed, ani-
mated dogs or jack-o-lanternpails. A pair of independentworkers watched the videosfor behavior like aggressionor attention-seeking.
When people interactedwith the stuffed animals,their dogs pushed or touchedthem 78 percent of the time;tried to get between theowner and toy 30 percent ofthe time; and snapped at thefake dog 25 percent of thetime, Harris said.
There was much less ofthat behavior when it cameto the toy pails. Forty-twopercent of the dogs tried topush or touch them; 15 per-cent tried to get betweenthem; and 1 percent snapped.
Harris believes the dogssaw the stuffed animals asrivals.
“When they see a lovedone show affection towardanother what appears to be areal being, they engage inreal behaviors to try anddraw the affection back tothem,” Harris said. “That’swhat you see in humans,too.”
Beaver said the study“opens up thoughts aboutwhat an animal might beexperiencing.” But she’s
concerned about calling itjealousy. A dog might bemore interested becauseanother “social being” isinteracting with the owner,Beaver said.
Harris said she is notclaiming a dog’s “internalexperience” mirrors that ofhumans, because it’s impos-sible to know.
“Some say that’s not jeal-ous behavior, that dogs don’thave emotions like this,” shesaid. “Others have said I ambeing too cautious, and ifthey have emotions like us,they will have behavior likeus.”
Whether dogs get jealousor not, there’s certainly muchcompetition for affection inthe Putnam house with thearrival of a grandson. Stormythe pit bull wants to be theonly dog-sitter for the 6-week-old boy.
“If Maggie gives him anyattention, Stormy gets madand ushers her out,” AmyPutnam said, adding she did-n’t previously think abouthow the dogs got along.
“But when you talk aboutit like this, you realize thereis a whole lot of jealouslygoing on,” she said.
But professorsays the resultsnot definitiveBy SUE MANNINGAssociated Press
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These are (from left) Samwise, Arwen and Frodo. The dogs inspired emotionresearcher Christine Harris, a professor of psychology, to do a study on pet jealousy.
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