Remember last year's dazzling Key West winter Holiday Parade and the fun-filled Children's Holiday Festival at Bayview Park? Organizers in the Key West City Manager's Office say it's not too soon for people to start thinking about ideas for floats and marching groups for the Dec. 7 parade and booths for the Dec. 8 festival.
"Next time your group gets together, talk it up and start brainstorming creative ideas for Key
West's big holiday events," said Maria Ratclifff, executive assistant to City Manager Julio Avael. Anyone
with questions may reach her at 292-8100.
The money the Key West Police Department Toys for Tots program uses to buy Christmas presents for about 200 needy Key West kids comes from the proceeds of their annual golf tournament, scheduled for Sunday, November 3. Organizers are looking for hole sponsors and prizes.
"The prizes are a big draw for players," said event coordinator Ellie Barker. "We're looking for prizes in fours so that every player in a foursome gets the same item."
If you want to donate to this worthy cause, contact Susan Solares at 292-8140.
FKCC offers Emergency Medical Service Training Throughout the Keys
Florida Keys Community College has expanded its offering of Emergency Medical Services courses to its Middle and Upper Keys Centers. This Fall, the College is offering the 11-credit Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) course at the Marathon Fire Department. Additionally, the 4-credit First Responder course is being offered in Key West and in Key Largo this semester.
The EMT course requires 250 contact hours which includes clinical time at the nearby hospital. The class will meet on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6:30-10:20pm. The course is will be led by FKCC instructors Cab Bently and Tom Reyes. This course is typically required by emergency personnel such as fire fighters, nurses and other medical professionals.
The First Repsonder course will be held at Key Largo Ambulance on Wednesday evenings fron 6:30-10:20pm. The course will be lead by and EMT/nurse Brenda Beckman. This course is typically required by fire departments and those wanting to become emergency medical technicians and paramedics.
For more information about the EMS certification course, or any of the courses, call
305-296-9081, ext. 243. To register for one of these courses, walk in to any campus location Monday-Friday. In
Key West, the main campus is open until 7pm every Wednesday. Visit the college website at www.fkcc.cc.
The new Sloppy Joe¹s website at www.sloppyjoes.com went live last month. Sloppy Joe¹s and FloridaKeys.com worked together to complete the updated look.
The idea was to create a site that was informative, up-to-date, and captures everything Sloppy Joe¹s offers. Sloppy Joe¹s has something for everyone, and the look represents the different transitions the bar goes through, from quite mornings, to laid-back afternoons, to dancing into the night.
In addition, a new live streaming web cam has been added to compliment the current two web cams, and the Duval Street still and live cams. The video cam is positioned to capture entertainment and happenings in the bar for those who are far away, but here in spirit.
Content includes: current news; trivia; entertainment schedules; artists bios; menu; souvenirs; screen savers; e-cards; events schedule; and more.