Elizabeth Darrow, director of the Conch Republic CIA, left, holds burning hurricane warning flags aloft while Conch Republic Speaker of the House and Administrator of Rum, Paul Menta, right, ignites them using a bottle of locally made rum during a ceremony to mark the end of the hurricane season on Sunday, Nov. 30. This year’s event also included a concert and fundraiser for Jamaica hurricane relief. CAROL TEDESCO/ContributedConch Republic Admiral Seth Salzman, left, and Conch Republic Military Supreme Commander General Scarlett Jai Somer welcome attendees to the end-of-hurricane-season flag burning ceremony at the USCGC Ingham Pier at the Key West Truman Waterfront. CAROL TEDESCO/Contributed JT Thompson, left, discusses the uniting philosophy of his decades-long, now worldwide ‘One Human Family’ message after receiving the title of ‘Ambassador of Humanity of the Conch Republic,’ from Conch Republic Secretary of State, Capt. James R. Gilleran, right. CAROL TEDESCO/Contributed
