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April 14, 2014 Vol. 138 No. 104 14 pages KEY WEST

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WEATHER

Easter egg-citement
recisely 836 people turned out for Easter on the Farm, Sunday on Stock Island. The annual event, held at the Monroe County Sheriffs Offices Animal Farm, drew hundreds of children in search of nearly 8,000 colored eggs loaded with goodies. Live jazz music provided by Marty Stonely, Peter Diamond, Skipper Kripitz and Larry Smith mixed with the voices of gleeful children and sounds from the more than 200 animals under the care of Farmer Jeanne Selander. In addition to the egg hunt, organizers offered photos with the Easter Bunny, face painting and do-it-yourself crafts. With a limit of 10 eggs per child, 3-year-old Lilliana Valeus quickly reached her quota and sifted through her findings. After finding all the eggs she could, 5-year-old Jordan Cameron-Starling quizzed farmer Jeanne Selander about Mo, the 8-year-old sloth that hangs dutifully from Selanders neck as curious kids and adults pet his wiry fur. Created in 1994, the farm is home to horses, pigs, tropical birds, sloths, peacocks and snakes, as well as a bull, a llama, a donkey, and a kinkajou. Homeless and/or abused animals and pets that have outgrown their unprepared owners find their way to the farm that is open to the public from 1 to 3 p.m. on the second and fourth Sunday of the month. Admission is always free, but donations to help care for the animals are always appreciated.

Raquel Martinez, first grade, KW Montessori Elementary School See forecast on Page 2A

Banned books forum

ACLU hosts panelists
BY GWEN FILOSA
Citizen Staff

ROAD CLOSURE

Slow traffic expected

Although there are no street closures involved, there will be congestion around Truman Waterfront access areas from 6 to 9 p.m. today for the Taste of Key West.

FLORIDA

Shipwreck slated to be 12th preserve

ST. PETERSBURG: A 19th century shipwreck in the waters off St. Petersburg is slated to become the states 12th underwater archaeological preserve. The USS Narcissus sank near Egmont Key in 1866. Page 3A

Photos by ROB ONEAL/The Citizen

ON THE RADIO
Keys Congressman Joe Garcia talks about Medicare, immigration reform and the Ryan budget. Also on todays show: Michael Doyle, mosquito control Jim Callahan, county fire chief Dean Walters, FDOT Capt. Al Young, Coast Guard Mike Puto, Marathon city manager Bobby Dube, FWC NEWS: 7:30, 8:30 a.m., noon, 5 & 6 p.m. Evening Edition 5-5:30 p.m.

Bestselling author Judy Blume, who calls Key West home, will take part in a roundtable discussion of banned books Tuesday at an event hosted by the American Civil Liberties Unions Florida chapter. Each year, the ACLUs Office of Intellectual Freedom says it takes in hundreds of reports about books banned at schools and public libraries, leading the agency to ask the question: Should government have the authority to decide what people can watch, listen to or read? With that question in mind, the forum is set for 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Harvey Government Center, 1200 Truman Ave., and admission is free.
See BANNED, Page 8A

TAVERNIER

Clinic founder leaving Keys

Filling holes around pilings saves milk conch
BY TIMOTHY OHARA
Citizen Staff

BY ROBERT SILK
Citizen Staff

Photo courtesy of Don Demaria

Dozens of conch are seen entrenched near pilings.

Persistence by one Lower Keys diver will keep milk conchs from being trapped in holes along the base of the Bahia Honda bridge and eventual death. In 2008, Don DeMaria pulled about 70 live milk conch from one cavity around a bridge piling. The rescue motivated DeMaria to send emails, with photos, to the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT).

Since then, DeMaria has been relentless in his quest to plug the holes. The problem was the holes around the pilings were cut a little too big and the milk conch were becoming trapped and dying in fairly large numbers, DeMaria said. It seems that milk conch are not very good at climbing vertical walls .... Since then a lot of good folks took notice and did something about the problem .... I was even asked to help out, despite all my complaining over the inaction of government and red tape.
See CONCH, Page 3A

Gynecologist Sandy Yankow founded The Good Health Care Clinic a decade ago with the goal of making free medical care available to the thousands of uninsured Upper Keys residents. Last week, Yankow, who serves as the clinics medical director, announced his plan to step Yankow down in order to move with wife Nancy to Albuquerque, N.M. But hes leaving quite a legacy behind for the staff and board, who will continue to
See YANKOW, Page 3A
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INDEX

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COMICS 6 A

CRIME REPORT 2A

CROSSWORD 5 B

KEYS CALENDAR 2A

OPINION 4A

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