Tuesday, February 7, 2012

20 YEARS AGO

A group of local volunteers planted 152 green Malaysian trees on the bridle path in Key West and planned to plant an additional 152 trees.

The Florida Department of Natural Resources was seeking input for the proposed five-year fisheries plan.

Longtime Florida Keys resident Monica Haskell was elected chair of the Monroe County Planning Commission.

50 YEARS AGO

Mary Hemingway, widow of author Ernest Hemingway, was in Key West to examine the contents of a storage room at Sloppy Joe's bar, where Ernest had stored material before he left Key West.

Monroe County Commission Chairman Gerald Saunders presented Honorary Conch certificates to the Navy's Blue Angels precision flying team.

The State Road Department dropped a lawsuit filed in 1954 that claimed ownership of Pigeon Key. Ownership was returned to Monroe County, which ordered it be opened to the public.

100 YEARS AGO

George W. Allen, collector of customs, was in Palatka, Fla., attending the Republican State Convention.

The Ladies Civic Association of Key West was planning a war against the mosquitoes, and The Key West Citizen was urging everyone to assist.