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Palm Coast and Flagler County asked for financial help from the state. Check out how we did: PAGE 3A CRACKER DAY 2016

Better bull-ieve it: Cody family continues tradition JACQUE ESTES STAFF WRITER

Dan Cody said he doesn’t remember too much about Cracker Day 1971, even though that’s the one and only time he entered the bull riding competition. “I probably didn’t stay on for five seconds,” he said. “A bunch of us just got together and decided to try it. Back then, if you wanted to ride, they just said, ‘Go ahead.’” Cracker Day now finds Dan Cody helping out as Randy Buckles cooks barbecue, something that is as big a draw as the rodeo. Dan Cody’s son, Dowlin, participated in the activities for 24 years before joining his father and Buckles with the barbecue. “I started riding calves when I was 4 years old and rode until I was 24,” Dowlin Cody said. “There’s quite a bit more to it now. Both of my boys ride.” The one time he will leave the barbecue during this year’s SEE THE BULL PAGE 4A

COUNTRY FUN What: 61st-annual Flagler County Cattlemen’s Cracker Day Where: Flagler County Fairgrounds, 150 Sawgrass Road When: Saturday, March 26. Rough rider games at 8 a.m. Rodeo begins at 11 a.m. Cost: Admission $10 (includes barbecue lunch). Children under 3 free admission

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END OF THE ROAD FOR THE MATANZAS WOODS GOLF COURSE? The Code Enforcement Board recommends the city start foreclosure proceedings. The Golf Group of Palm Coast has sued the city. JONATHAN SIMMONS NEWS EDITOR

“We have been more than patient. I think the neighbors would agree that we have been more than patient.” JIM LANDON, city manager

or most property owners, getting a bit behind with the mowing isn’t a big deal. But The Group Golf of Palm Coast LLC isn’t just any property owner, and its failure to keep the closed Matanzas Woods Golf Course’s grass groomed to city standards is now costing it: The city has been levying fines of $500 a day, totaling $97,500 as of a Code Enforcement Board hearing March 9. The Group Golf hadn’t paid up, so the Code Board took the next step: Recommending the city start foreclosure proceedings on the property, as first reported by gotoby.com. “Our goal is to bring the property into compliance, City Manager Jim Landon said in an interview March 23. “We have been more than patient. I think the neighbors would agree that we have been more than patient.” The foreclosure doesn’t mean that the property would become

the city’s, Landon said. Instead, it would be put up in a tax sale through the county, and would go to the highest bidder; the payment from the bid would go directly to the city to cover the accumulated fines. The city could enter its own bids, but, “The city is not interested in owning the property,” Landon said. Instead, it would hope someone would come forward and maintain the course to the city’s standards. The property’s current land use designation is recreational, and that would be maintained if there were a foreclosure sale. The Group Golf still has an opportunity to bring the property up to the city’s code standards to avoid the foreclosure, Landon said. Meanwhile, the Group Golf has filed suit against the city, seeking to stop the proceedings. And, in a March 10 email to City Attorney Bill Reischmann, Group Golf representative Michael Yokan suggested another use for the property: agricultural. “We have an established organic farming group which is ready to hit the ground running and the sooner we develop the propSEE FUTURE PAGE 5A

MATANZAS WOODS INTERCHANGE RIBBON CUTTING SCHEDULED A ceremony to celebrate the completion of the Interstate 95 Interchange at Matanzas Woods Parkway will be held at 3:30 p.m. March 28 at the western on-ramp from Matanzas Woods Parkway. The interchange will remain closed until after the ceremony, so those planning to attend should take the parkway, which will be open. “This is a very exciting day for our county,” said Flagler County Commission Chair Barbara Revels. “Besides the safety that having another interchange in the county provides, it also opens a lot of avenues for economic development and convenience for our citizens.” The need for the interchange became apparent in July 1998, when wildfire consumed more than 84,000 acres and destroyed 71 houses. Former Gov. Lawton Chiles ordered a mandatory evacuation for Flagler County – about 35,000 residents.

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in jail as of the afternoon of March 18. He has been scheduled for a 1:30 p.m. March 4 felony arraignment.

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Anita Moeder, with the Bernie Sanders campaign, took this photo of Sanders and Clinton signs ripped up outside the library.

Campaign volunteers report sign thefts With campaign season comes campaign signs — and the folks who deface or steal them. As locals voted in the Presidential Preference Primary March 15, volunteers for the Bernie Sanders campaign arrived at the Flagler County Public Library on Palm Coast Parkway to find their signs — and signs for the Hillary Clinton campaign — ripped apart and left lying in the grass. It must have happened in the middle of the afternoon, Sanders campaign volunteer Barbara Mullen said, because volunteers saw the signs intact around noon, and then found them all ripped in half at about 2 p.m. Only Donald Trump signs were left standing. The Sanders volunteers reported those thefts to a deputy, Mullen said. On other occasions, the

Trump campaign was victimized. Kay Afonso, a Fleming Court resident, reported to deputies March 11 that someone stole two Trump campaign signs from her yard sometime between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. A couple of days before, Steve Petocz, a Point Pleasant Drive resident, reported that someone had yanked two of his Trump signs from metal frames.

Convicted sexual predator moves to 405 S. Anderson St. in Bunnell The following is a news release from the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office: The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office is notifying the community that a convicted sexual predator is now residing at 405 S. Anderson St. in Bunnell. Reginald Leon Brown, 60, is 5 foot, 10 inches tall and weighs 201 pounds. He is a black male

with black hair and brown eyes. His criminal history includes being convicted Dec. 17, 1998, of principal sexual battery by weapon or force. Brown is classified as a sexual predator per court order and is registered under Florida law. Visit offender.fdle.state.fl.us.

Bunnell man charged with possessing child pornography Law enforcement officers searched the home of Bunnell resident Michael Giachetti March 16 and found 12 files of child pornography on his computer desktop, according to a charging affidavit. Giachetti, 47 and a resident of the Palm Terrace Community mobile home park at 2250 State Road 100, had been the subject of an Internet Crimes Against Children investigation since Sept. 15, 2015. Giachetti told investigators that he’d been downloading child pornography since 2008, “and believes he has become addicted to it,” according to the affidavit. Giachetti was arrested and taken to the Flagler County jail, and bond was set at $5,000 for each of the 12 counts, for a total of $60,000. Giachetti remained

Funding restored for Adults with Disabilities program The following is a news release from the Flagler County School District: While Flagler Schools administrators are still awaiting Governor Rick Scott’s signature on the 2016 budget, they are happy that funding for the Adults with Disabilities program has been restored and survived the veto process. “We are grateful to our local lawmakers, state Senator Travis Hutson (Dist. 7) and state Representative Paul Renner (Dist. 24) for their support in Tallahassee,” Superintendent Jacob Oliva said. “Both have seen first-hand the impact our program has on families here in Flagler County.” Kevin McCarthy, director of the Flagler Technical Institute, which oversees the program, said the work does not stop here. The need for services for adults with disabilities in Flagler County is only growing. See Page 3 for more. In addition to state lawmakers, both Oliva and Conklin credit Adults with Disabilities program director Jeanne Elliott as well as Tom Lutz, John Cerra and Chris Doolin, for their efforts in securing the funding.

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Man convicted of manslaughter in 2012 AK-47 shooting of wife appeals sentence A man convicted of manslaughter for the 2012 AK-47 shooting of his wife is appealing his 25year prison sentence. William Merrill, now 37, told deputies at the time he’d been cleaning the rifle when it fired, striking and killing his wife Stephanie Merrill, who was 30. Merrill was not legally allowed to own guns at the time because he had a felony record. He owned 25 of them. He pleaded no contest. Merrill’s legal team filed paperwork last year to contest the sentence on a number of claims, but most were rejected; Merrill was scheduled for a March 21 hearing on just two: that the defense counsel had not adequately reviewed with Merrill all of the elements of the charges, and that law enforcement officers who searched Merrill’s house with his consent had also taken and searched his cell phone without his consent. That hearing did not happen March 21 because the attorneys weren’t able to make it. It has been rescheduled for 2 p.m. March 30.

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$2.5 MILLION For the Malacompra Basin Water Quality Enhancement Project: Flagler County commissioners requested Sen. Travis Hutson’s and Rep. Paul Renner’s help securing state funding for the Malacompra Basin water quality project. A proposed five-year plan for fixing drainage problems in the area would cost about $8.8 million, and is expected to reduce flooding in the Marineland Acres, Sea Colony, Johnson Beach and Ocean Hammock areas. Funding for this project was vetoed in last year’s state budget.

$2 MILLION For improvements at the Florida Agricultural Museum: The money would help fund work on the second year of the museum’s capital improvement plan.

$500,000 For Palm Coast well field expansion, intended to increase sources of fresh water as saltwater intrusion degrades the quality of existing water wells.

$4 MILLION For wastewater improvements at the Plantation Bay water plant: Water from the plant, which the county bought from Plantation Bay developer Mori Hosseini in 2013, produces discolored water that residents have been wary of drinking. The county has told the plant’s 1,600 customers that the water is not unsafe, but has also planned improvements.

FUNDING For Flagler Beach’s stormwater infrastructure.

$545,000 For the School District’s program for adults with disabilities: The money would replace the roughly $500,000 that had been slashed from last year’s budget, forcing the School District to dramatically cut back the program. — JONATHAN SIMMONS

Each year, local governments request state funding for major projects. Here’s how we did.

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$300,000 For the Malacompra Basin Water Quality Enhancement Project.

THIS IS WHAT WE ASKED FOR

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For improvements at the Florida Agricultural Museum: The 2016 budget included a line item for $500,000 in improvements at the Agricultural Museum, but it was vetoed by Gov. Rick Scott. The museum’s current budget is enough only to maintain its current operations, and doesn’t allow for capital improvements.

$0 For Palm Coast well field expansion: $200,000 that was included in the budget was vetoed by Gov. Rick Scott.

$2 MILLION For wastewater improvements at the Plantation Bay water plant: The state money will help the county fund improvements at the long-ailing plant. The water at the plant is discolored, leading residents of Plantation Bay to repeatedly protest the situation before the County Commission.

$200,000 For Flagler Beach stormwater infrastructure.

$536,000 For the adults with disabilities program: The state money restores the program’s funding to 2014-2015 levels. The district is seeking ways to develop a long-term plan that isn’t reliant on a singe funding source. Even with the state money — which will allow the program to move to a large facility near the Flagler Palm Coast High School campus this coming school year — there will be a waiting list for services. “We’re grateful that the Legislature saw the value in our program,” School Board Chairwoman Colleen Conklin said in a news release. “Gratitude also goes to our families, parents and community advocates for writing letters, making phone calls and advocating for our Adults With Disabilities program.” — JONATHAN SIMMONS

WHAT’S AHEAD? The state of Florida’s $82.3 billion 2016-2017 budget includes a $500 million tax cut package and millions of dollars for local projects, including the return of funding for the Flagler County School District’s Adults with Disabilities Program, and money for drainage and stormwater projects for Flagler County and for the city of Flagler Beach. This year’s state budget also maintains $3 million in reserves. “I think there’s a lot to be proud of, and we’ll just build on that next session,” Rep. Paul Renner said. There are always far more requests for funding than the state can accommodate, Renner said. But the acquisition of state funding for the county’s Mala-

State Rep. Paul Renner compra drainage project, and the return of funding for the School District’s Adults with Disabilities Program — which was slashed last year without warning to local School District officials, who were left scrambling to try to keep the program

open without the $540,000 in state support they were expecting — was a major accomplishment, Renner said. “I’m especially happy to see that, because that is a great program,” Renner said. The representative said he’d met with people who were clients in the program, undertaking training that could allow them to one day work on their own, and that he’d also spoken to caretakers for whom the program provided vital assistance. After those conversations, he said, “This is one that was really personal for me, to make sure we get that funding restored.” Flagler County, Renner said, also came out well in terms of state funding for local water projects, including $200,000 for stormwater improvements within the city of Flagler Beach,

and $300,000 for the Malacompra Basin Water Quality Enhancement Project. Malacompra was also proposed for last year’s budget, but the funding last year was vetoed. “We didn’t get as much as we had hoped for, but we were able to get it successfully through the budget,” Renner said. In the future, Renner said, “Malacompra’s one (project) where we’ll probably focus a lot of our energy. ... so we can redirect our energy into some of these projects that we didn’t get full funding for this year that we need to continue promoting. ... We’ll work hard to continue funding that Malacompra project in the future.” Overall, Renner said, “The Florida Legislature is functioning well. Unlike Washington, D.C., we are required to have a balanced

budget every year, and we’ve done so the last two years while also returning more than $2 billion to Flagler residents and also putting money in reserve. ... The Legislature is functioning effectively to meet the needs of our community and also our state.” Here are some other things that were in the state budget, according to news releases from Rep. Paul Renner and Sen. Travis Hutson: - A three-day back-to-school sales tax holiday - $428 million in property tax relief for homeowners - $203.8 million for Everglades restoration - The permanent elimination of the sales tax on manufacturing machinery and equipment — JONATHAN SIMMONS

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Cracker Day will be to watch his son, Lane, in the bull riding event. His other son, Austin, will be behind the scenes as he recovers from a severely broken leg. Austin had already decided to switch from bull riding to working as a bullfighter before he broke his leg. “The doctor says six to eight months and I will be able to go back to it,” Austin Cody said. “I’ve been helping my buddy Joshua. I have practice barrels at the house and I’ve been helping him out a little bit.” His buddy, 19-year-old Joshua Vandenbergh, decided this is the year he will try his hand at bull riding. “I always wanted to do it, but never wanted to ask for help,” Vandenbergh said. “I’ve known the Codys for a while now, so I finally told them I needed help and they said, ‘Come over.’ They were kind enough to work with me.” Vandenbergh said his training has been focused on form, how to hold his arm and keep his shoulder up. He has also practiced on the barrels. On Saturday, he will mount the real thing. “I knew what I was doing, but not the extreme detail,” Vandenbergh said. “With something like this, you need to know the details.” Vandenbergh said there is more teamwork in the sport than he realized. “It’s a lot more than the rider,” he said. “A lot goes on behind the chute; they won’t let you go until you are ready to go.”

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Future of the golf course: agriculture? FROM PAGE 1A

“An olive grove, a vineyard,

erty along those lines the better off all concerned will be,” Yokan wrote. “An olive grove, a vineyard, a Christmas tree farm and an apple orchard all with the cart paths being used as walking trails during daylight hours will be a beautiful and beneficial use of the property which will increase area home values.” “It’s in the middle of a neighborhood,” Landon said. Farms — for Christmas trees or anything else — aren’t usually established in suburban residential areas. The Group Golf has contested the way the city’s Code Enforcement department has handled its case, writing in an email to the local press that it has been “singled out for unfair treatment by a Code Enforcement Department which has applied an unfair and ever moving standard to our property.” One of the central question on which the Group Golf and the city haven’t been able to come to

a Christmas tree farm and an apple orchard all with the cart paths being used as walking trails during daylight hours will be a beautiful and beneficial use of the property which will increase area home values.” MICHAEL YOKAN, Golf Group representative

agreement appears a simple one: How high can the grass be before the property is considered out of compliance? But the city and the course’s owners have gone back and forth on that for months. At an Aug. 24 hearing, city officials told The Group Golf that

the grass must be kept under a foot high, and mowed regularly. They’d initially wanted the property’s grass to be maintained to golf course standards, but Group Golf co-owner Stephen Richardson objected, saying the property is no longer a golf course. A board member asked Richardson how often he’d planned to cut the grass and he said he’d planned to have it mowed “every time it needs normal cutting.” “I mean, we weren’t going to keep it 2 inches, an inch-anda-half, but it’s going to be what you’d consider, a standard field of, I don’t know, under a foot?” he said. “City, would under a foot be satisfactory?” the Code Board member asked. “It’s fine,” a staff member replied — a line Yokan would later cite in the email to Reischmann. “Our concern is we need a regular schedule for it to get done. I know the citizens. What we don’t want, and what we’re concerned about, is having to deal with kneejerk reaction to, ‘No one’s been out

there for weeks.’” But the city didn’t have the power to set the property’s mowing schedule, City Attorney Bill Reischmann said at that hearing. “As a matter of law, that’s not what this board is going to — it doesn’t have the power to do that,” Reischmann said. “What it has the power to do is find you in violation, which I think you’ve acknowledged that the property’s in violation. It’s going to give you X number of days to bring it into compliance. And if you don’t bring it into compliance by that time frame, then there’s going to be some sort of fine that’s going to be imposed.” But at the March 9 hearing, the city cited a different standard: a grass height of four inches. “The four inch standard cited at yesterday’s hearing was never promulgated by the City or agreed to by us,” Yokan wrote in the email to Reischmann. Then, too, there was a disagreement over how weedy patch on the course should be handled. “Some weeds and patches of weeds on a 200+ acre property are unavoidable,” Yokan wrote in the email. “Without conceding

The city of Palm Coast scheduled an inspection of the Matanzas Woods Golf Course property at 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 23.

that provision even applies to our land I would nonetheless like to meet in part to see if we can agree on what constitutes ‘excessive weeds’ on an open 200+ acre tract as such an open-ended provision is open to debate. What would constitute excessive weeds in a residential yard should be a far different standard from what would constitute excessive weeds in an open field.” The property’s future in unclear. It was appraised at $204,615 in 2015, according to the Flagler County Property Appraiser’s Office. With several local courses operating already, and the city-owned Palm Harbor course struggling to attract enough customers and get them to play enough rounds, making the Matanzas Woods property back into a course — something local residents have advocated for, unsuccessfully, for years — would be expensive and difficult. Whatever happens with the land, Landon said, “We’re hoping it would be something that would be an amenity to the neighborhood.”

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DON’T TELL US WHAT TO THINK Is the Observer part of the liberal media? Dear Editor: Within your March 10 publication, your publisher chose to promote the candidacy of Marco Rubio for Volusia County. John Walsh utilized the front page as well as most of another page to explain why the voters should vote for Senator Rubio. Following the primary, four small paragraphs on page 2. By doing so, John Walsh signified that he wishes to maintain the current establishment in Washington, while completely ignoring Rubio’s immigration promises while seeking the Senate seat. Mr. Walsh ignored that Mr. Rubio has the worse voting record in the U.S. Senate. Rubio won one of Florida’s 66 counties while losing every precinct in Volusia. Hit one for 66 and you are not in the Major Leagues anymore. Consider that Mr. Rubio outspent Donald Trump by approximately 500% and still lost by 20 points. As a member of the Liberal media, Mr. Walsh and the Ormond Beach Observer have forgotten what the voters desire. Remember the voters? Both Mr. Trump and Senator Cruz are receiving votes because they want a wall, deportation, less immigration and not any job-killing trade deals. They also realize that 73% of all Americans want less federal spending.

The Ormond Beach Observer had an opportunity to be honest and unbiased publication. Instead Mr. Walsh has chosen to join the New York Times, CBS, NBC, ABC and MSNBC as the voice of the liberal elite establishment. Mr. Walsh reminds me of Richard Salent, former CBS News president, who said: “Our job is to give people not what they want, but what we decide they ought to have.” RICHARD L. KESLING Ormond Beach

Don’t call a woman a liar; didn’t your mother teach you anything? Dear Editor: I know you do not like Hillary Clinton, but you do not have to disrespect her and women by calling her a liar. She is a former First Lady, Senator, and Secretary of State. I have never heard of anyone disrespecting a Republican First Lady, so don’t do it to our democratic First Ladies. Didn’t your mother teach you respect to women? Or is this the only way you Republicans think you can win? GWEN WYCHE Palm Coast

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Dear Editor: I find your front-page article in the March 10 edition appalling! For a CEO of a local newspaper to put his opinion out there is outrageous! Although freedom of speech is, I believe, still a right here in the USA, you being a figure head of the local news, should have either not published this or taken a more neutral position and leave it to our residents to decide! You say 60% don’t want Mr. Trump!? Well I guess the voters proved you wrong. Are you afraid of losing your job like many other crooked “establishment” cronies are? Why should we, the people, need to see or listen to your rhetoric? Are you some kind of government expert? I think not. Stick to reporting the facts and true news articles and leave your opinion at the voting booth, thank you very much. By the way, I hope and pray that Mr. Trump does become president and gets rid of all the lies, BS and crooked deals our government has gotten us into. People like you are the kind of people who divide our country. Shame on you. I think you are a RINO or maybe a left wing plant! How about that!

Dear Editor: Gee, isn’t it great that we have Matt Walsh and the Observer Media Group to do our thinking for us? They say we have fear, frustration and indecision on this upcoming election. I know we have freedom of speech, and the last time I looked we are all entitled to our on beliefs and opinions, but the Observer does not want Palm Coast to be a Trump Town and urges us to vote for Rubio. I have always voted on my beliefs and looked for the best candidate to help lead our country. I stay informed and keep up on the media frenzy that groups just like the Observer get to print (which they are entitled to do). But, unfortunately, people just like me do not have a public forum to get their thoughts and opinions out. I have no fear, no indecision on who to vote for, and my biggest frustration was that I had to spend my time reading your article. Their is no right or wrong in an election. The American people will do what they want, and they have every right to do it!! GLORIA OTTO Palm Coast

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Dear Editor: This letter is in response to the editorial in your March 10 edition titled “If you don’t want Trump,” and to the letters and Facebook comments in the March 17 edition of the Palm Coast Observer’s readers reacting to that editorial. One letter stated that “allowing your CEO to tell us how to vote … is laughable, ridiculous and insulting to your readers.” Another letter asked, “Where do you get the audacity to influence our citizens on their voting preference?” And “You are despicable.” Any newspaper’s recommendation or endorsement is merely a suggestion: a conclusion which was reached after their own evaluation. Newspapers do this routinely all over the country, and I was really surprised to read those comments. Of course, when I recalled Trump’s thoughts, perhaps it wasn’t so surprising. Trump has vowed to “open up” libel laws to make it easier to sue (i.e., punish) people who write “negative” things (i.e., about him). “We can sue them and win lots of money.” Perhaps that would include all people who, as Trump stated, were “not nice” to him. Is he unaware of the First Amendment? Are some of your readers unaware as well? Is censorship part of his plank to make America great again?

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Dear Editor: I always enjoy the local news in the Observer, but allowing your CEO to tell us how to vote in the upcoming presidential primary is laughable, if it wasn’t so ridiculous and insulting to your readers. Apparently, Mr. Walsh has forgotten that presidential primaries include TWO parties and we even elect independent candidates occasionally ... Mr. Walsh’s “analysis” is loaded with illogical, ludicrous assumptions, conclusions, and suggestions. If “the 2016 campaign...has been truly bizarre”, as he contends, why does he spend so much time on all the presidential pretenders who have made a circus and a mockery of what used to be civilized GOP debates? And if we follow his logic, Palm Coast residents who are registered Republicans should vote for a devious, habitually truant Senator from Florida (who we don’t really want), in order to sabotage the candidacy of the “narcissistic, flip-flopping, un-presidential boor” and the megalomaniacal Texan “who is despised by the very people with whom he would have to work”. This would somehow allow the ascension of “the best choice” (Gov. Kasich), a candidate with 10% of the current votes, whom he credits “with acting most like an adult so far”. Given his ability to turn his opinions into “facts”, sling mud, and ramble incessantly without saying anything relevant, I’d say Mr. Walsh might be an ideal candidate to throw his name into the GOP fray. And if Mr. Walsh truly believes that “acting like an adult”, as

dominate the top half of that page with a sneaky endorsement that shows a candidate Observer and his contact information? I used to think the Observer was a benign, objective community newspaper. Now it’s clear that you’re just another mercenary voice, shamelessly advocating for someone’s chosen political party. Can we ever trust you again? PalmCoastObserver.com

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well as having strong moral principles and character, an impeccable record in Congress, vision, consistency and predictability, and an even temperament and presence are really the most important criteria for our next president, maybe he should have endorsed Bernie Sanders. As for the Observer, keep up the fine work you do in reporting the local news, but PLEASE do us all a favor and stay the heck out of national politics.

Dear Editor: This Thursday, when I see your paper in my driveway, guess where it will be going- right in the trash. All other editions will end up in the same place. Guess why? Where do you get the audacity to influence our citizens on their voting preference? You are supposed to be unbiased and without opinion. How dare you. This is why liberal journalists are hated so much. You are despicable. It doesn’t matter who you are advocating, an article

such as that MUST NOT OCCUR in any newspaper. You should be ashamed of yourselves and the reporter should be fired. I don’t want your newspaper on my driveway anymore.

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Check out what your neighbors are saying about these headlines on the Palm Coast Observer’s Facebook page: Vincent Cialino: I will take TRUMP over these career politicians any day! Cruz has accomplished absolutely nothing in his career. Rubio conned

and defrauded the Florida voter, Clinton is under FBI investigation, Sanders is a socialist that not only refused to fight for his country but supports a 60% income tax rate and 25% sales and service tax. Trump isn’t winning nor has he achieved so much success by being stupid. He is a master negotiator that

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has a proven track record. That’s more than those other losers Carlos Guilcapi: The Republican party doesn’t know how to get rid of this bully named Trump. How sad that at every debate it looks like a bunch of kids fighting. All we need is for them to start saying Your Momma jokes.

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Is this what is going to make Dear Editor: After eight years of Obama, America great again? Thank you for publishing the majority of Republicans In closing, I want to thank opinions from readers that are looking forward to an differ from yours. effective, conservative Repub- you for taking a stand on the CORRECTIONS most consequential issue of On the subject of “Should lican president. Instead, many newspapers endorse canin our party’s primary contests our time. didates,” your paper took a are trying to give another HERE’S WHATus THEY’RE SAYING ON FACEBOOK ... CAROL MIKOLA rightful tongue lashing. But, inexperienced, thin-skinned, Palm Coast to your credit, you published egotistical, know-nothing them unedited. Many other candidate who is no conserpapers, i.e. The Daytona Beach vative. To date, fortunately, News-Journal, would never Trump has received only 37.5% Impressed, but disillusioned still show the other side of their of all of the popular votes. “unfair and unbalanced” I’ve heard the political talkDear Editor: reporting. It is refreshing ing heads trying to figure out Fred Blumenhagen I have mixed emotions to see the Observer, or any his appeal and the consensus about your editorial spread other paper, show they are is that the Republican Party on Page 6 of the March 17 not invincible in their beliefs. has a majority in the house Observer. While I’m impressed Please stick to what you do and the senate and they have that you printed some critical best, reporting on local activijust let Obama have his way. letters about your newspaties, and stay away from poliNot true! per’s inappropriate attempt to tics. At most, you will appease Lies, censorship and threats influence voters, you showed half the readership. are Trump’s tools of the trade, your devious side by posting a along with an appalling lack WILLIAM MARKERT “yuuuuge” picture of Donald of knowledge on almost any Palm Coast topic, and he shows no respect Trump. How can you ask the question: “Should newspapers for or basic understanding endorse candidates?” and then of our laws or Constitution. The Flagler County Board of County Commissioners did not reject two towers. They postponed the decision on the tower at Cody’s Corner for 30 days until staff could meet with the residents there. The tower was later approved. Also, the manufacturer of the EMS radios will quit producing parts at the end of 2017 not by 2017.

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lagler County officials will heed Palm Coast officials’ requests to meet about ambulances and emergency medical services, but county officials aren’t sure if they’ll be able to do anything to help the city achieve its goals — or exactly what those are. “Has anyone specified what the problem is that we’re trying to fix?” Commissioner Frank Meeker said at a County Commission meeting March 21. “Because I thought the only issue was they don’t like taking large, $800,000 to million-dollar fire trucks out on emergency calls. I thought that was the only issue, really: How do you save money and not use those vehicles? I’m not sure why we’re involved in that discussion.” “We tried to explain that; we presented our ideas; they

were dismissed quickly,” County Administrator Craig Coffey replied. “We have some other ideas that we would like to meet with you and go over with you.” The details of providing emergency medical services have long frustrated the city. The city crews can’t transport patients to the hospital — it would need the county’s consent to do that — so whenever a medical call comes in within the city limits, the city sends its paramedics to the scene on a fire truck. Fire trucks can’t be used to transport the patients anywhere, so the city paramedics treat the patient at the scene until county paramedics arrive with an ambulance to take the patient to the hospital. The fire trucks are expensive for the city to run, and sending them out at the same time as the county sends out an ambulance is a duplication of service, city officials said. At the same time, since seconds may count and city fire stations are often closer to patients than county ones, city officials don’t want to just let the county take the medical calls on its own. At a City Council meeting

March 8, Palm Coast Fire Department officials suggested adding county ambulances at city fire stations and sending out joint city/county paramedic crews on ambulances, rather than sending out a city fire truck from one fire station and a county ambulance from another. Mayor Jon Netts sent a letter March 17 to County Commission Chairwoman Barbara Revels, requesting a joint City Council/ County Commission meeting. “Our City Council recently heard a presentation from the Palm Coast Fire Department that appears to have merit; we believe it is worth considering,” Netts wrote. (See the box to the right for the full letter.) County Commissioner Nate McLaughlin said he spoke to City Councilman Bill McGuire, “who wanted some help in cutting costs in his fire department. ... We talked about consolidation, we talked about sending a smaller truck. But I’m kind of with the Board (of County Commissioners) here on: What’s the problem were trying to fix? And if they want to save money, I can’t do that for them.”

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LETTER FROM MAYOR JON NETTS TO COUNTY COMMISSION CHAIRWOMAN BARBARA REVELS The Palm Coast City Council has asked me to write the Board of County Commissioners about one of our priority goals this year - to work on increasing the efficiency of our emergency medical services. In that the City and the County are both key players in providing EMS services in our community, it is critical that we work together to continue the level of quality our residents deserve and expect, while also maximizing cost-efficiency. Our City Council recently heard a presentation from the Palm Coast Fire Department that appears to have merit; we believe it is worth considering. The Palm Coast City Council would respectfully request a joint meeting with our two elected bodies and administrative staffs to discuss this proposal. This is an innovative approach that we believe has great potential to provide a higher level of service for all County residents, save lives and save taxpayer dollars. We would also be willing to discuss other ideas that would be mutually beneficial to both organizations and our residents. To help facilitate a joint meeting, I’m going to ask my administrative assistant, Kendra lannotti, to reach out to find a date that would be mutually agreeable to all parties. I would request that the City Manager and County Administrator jointly prepare an agenda for the meeting. The entire Palm Coast City Council would respectfully request your support for organizing a productive discussion on this important subject. Sincerely, Jon Netts, Mayor CC: Flagler County Commissioners Craig Coffey, County Administrator Palm Coast City Council Jim Landon, City Manager

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Jury hears victim testimony in case of stepdaughter’s rape The suspect faces up to 30 years in prison.

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The trial wasn’t over yet, but the jury looked like it was on the prosecution’s side in the case of a man accused of raping his 13-year-old stepdaughter — so much so that the judge in the case advised the defendant to consider another strategy. “I’m telling you now, it’s not going well,” Judge Matthew Foxman told defendant Waldemar Rivera after the jury filed out of the courtroom for a break March 22, on the first day of the twoday trial. “I’m not so sure that you don’t want to talk to (defense attorney Regina Nunnally) for a minute. ... Just telling you, in my reading of how they reacted to her, and the evidence thus far, I would not view as favorable to you.” At least one juror cried during the girl’s testimony. Rivera’s option at that point, Foxman confirmed, would have been to enter an open plea — meaning there would be no agreement with the prosecution on sentencing. No plea was entered, and the trial continued. The case continued March 23. The jury was expected to deliver its verdict in the afternoon, after the Palm Coast Observer’s press time. In closing arguments before the jury, the prosecution and the defense painted different pictures of the young victim’s character: The prosecution depicted an innocent girl violated by a man she called “dad” — a girl who then ran a mile and half, barefoot, seek-

“Her credibility is in question, therefore you should have reason to doubt anything she tells you.” REGINA NUNNALLY, attorney for the defendant, speaking of the victim

ing help. The defense suggested the girl was lying in order to frame Rivera, a man who’d violently attacked her mother in the past and who’d called the girl a “whore” when she was 10 years old. “If you believe (the girl), then there is no doubt that Waldemar Rivera is guilty,” Assistant State Attorney Christina Opsahl told the jury. “So what you need to weigh is: Do you believe her?” The defense pointed to the fact that crime lab technicians found two different male DNA profiles on the girl’s underwear — one of which would be consistent with Rivera’s or anyone in his patrimonial line, and one of which was not — to suggest that the teen was lying: The girl testified that she hadn’t had sexual relations with anyone else in the 72 hours before the alleged rape. That was inconsistent with the evidence, defense attorney Regina Nunnally said. But DNA evidence can remain on clothes for years, through repeated washing, something a lab technician testified to during the trial but which Nunnally did not mention in her closing argument. Rivera, now 38, was charged with raping his then-13-year-old stepdaughter two years ago, after giving her beer, cigarettes and marijuana. The primary charge was sexual battery on a person under 18 — a charge that carries a sentence of up to 30 years in prison. “Waldemar Rivera had raised her since she was 3 years old,” Assistant State Attorney Christi-

na Opsahl told the jury of four men and four women during her opening statement. “And Waldemar Rivera, her dad, her protector, the person that should make her feel the safest in the world, violated that trust, in her 13-year-old body, on May 11, 2014.” Nunnally challenged the girl on details of her story when the girl, now 15, took the stand — pressing the teen on why, after Rivera had passed out drunk after the alleged assault, she called her best friend 51 times in a row rather than giving up on that number after the first few tries and calling someone else, or why, when she ran away from the house to get help, she didn’t flag down any of the police cars she saw. The girl’s reply only highlighted her fear of her stepfather: She said she’d called her friend repeatedly after the rape because that’s all she could think to do at the time. And, she said, “If I were to call the police, and he were to find out that I called the police and I opened my mouth — I was so scared for my life and my family’s,” she said. “I didn’t want to take that risk.” The mother of her friend called the police, as did the mother of another friend whose doorstep the girl showed up on, barefoot, hysterical and begging to use a phone to call her mom. The incident happened on a Sunday, May 11, 2014, according to the prosecution. The girl said she was watching “Law & Order” when Rivera came in and asked, “Do you want to feel something you’ve never

felt before?” She assumed he was referring to a drug. He told her to pull her shorts down. She froze, then said no, and he apologized. But about five minutes later, she said, he blocked her against the sofa she was sitting on, pulled her pants and underwear down and raped her. Opsahl had the girl tell the jury the details of what he’d done and where he’d touched her with what part of his body. The teen did so, stopping several times to sob uncontrollably into a pink sweater she clutched protectively against her chest. When Rivera began raping her, the girl said, at first she froze. But then she pushed past him, grabbed a cigarette and went outside. She didn’t run at the time, she told the jury, because she thought he’d just come after her and catch her. But he was drunk, and she thought that if she waited, he’d fall asleep in front of the TV. When he did, she ran.

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Dr. Dennis and Laurie Alter were recently awarded the Distinguished Alumni Action Award from Florida Southern College. The award is presented to alumni who have excelled in their professions. For the couple who graduated in 1980, their story began with an act of chivalry in English class. Laurie McCain (later Alter) was unsuccessfully trying to find her English class on the first day. By the time she arrived at the chapel where the class was meeting, all of the seats, except for one, were filled. “There was one seat left, but it was blocked by a large wooden cross,” she said. “Then this cute boy stands up, puts the cross over his shoulder, and drags it across the room. Then he moved the desk out and motioned me toward it.” The two became friends, and Laurie said that in their sophomore year, he asked her out. The friendship blossomed, but Laurie wasn’t ready for a serious relationship. “He was the smartest boy I knew,” she said. “When he wanted me to be his genetics class lab partner, I said, ‘Yes,’ of course.”

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The couple were married in August 1980 and have five children: Jonathan, Larissa, Taylor, Tess, and Joseph. Dr. Dennis Alter attended the University of South Florida, College of Medicine on an Air Force scholarship. He later worked as medical support for Air Force One. While her husband was getting his medical degree, Laurie Alter received her master’s in business administration from the University of Southern Florida. Joining officer’s military wives organizations, she became involved with Barbara Bush’s literacy campaign and represented the wives in a Washington, D.C., fundraiser fashion show. The Alters moved to Flagler County in 1992 where Dr. Alter opened his medical practice. “He wanted to practice community medicine,” Laurie Alter said. “We both grew up in South Florida and wanted to come back.”

BRIEFS Steve Garten hired as public safety emergency manager Flagler County has hired Palm Coast resident Steve Garten to head its emergency services department. “We’re excited to add Steve to our team,” County Administrator Craig Coffey said. “We think he brings a whole new skill set as far as the financial services side.” Garten, who started work Monday, March 21, replaces former Public Safety Emergency Manager Kevin Guthrie, who left in late February to take a job in Pasco County. Garten was hired at a salary of $74,000 per year after a search that lasted about a month, Coffey said. He previously worked in financial services and disaster recovery for the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Garten has lived in Palm Coast since 2006, Coffey said, but has been working for emergency services in Broward County — about four hours south — and making the trip to Broward and back each week. “We’re glad we can allow him to work in this community that he’s lived in the last 10 years,” Coffey said.

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Flagler County’s Moody Boat Launch will be closed April 6 through May 20 for improvements. “The scheduled upgrade will enhance the launch’s usability in a number of ways,” said Heidi Petito, Director of General Services. “The new system provides for ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) compliance, minimizes docking difficulties caused by fluctuating tides, and new lighting will promote boater safety and security.” The closure includes the Moody Boat Launch — located at 825 Moody Lane in Flagler Beach — the parking area, restroom, and dockage on the Matanzas River. It does not affect Betty Steflik Preserve and boardwalk. The scope of work includes dredging 1,650 yards of silt from the launch basin, thus improving navigability. The adjacent wooden docks will be replaced with an aluminum floating dock and gangway system. Additionally, the existing restroom will be replaced with an ADA compliant facility. Moody Boat Launch provides public access to the Intracoastal

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“I want to defy and prove the ‘white guy can’t jump theory’ isn’t necessarily true.” ASPEN DILLARD

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Dillard soars over 5 feet 8 inches in a practice round.

Aspen Dillard has increased his best jump by nearly a foot with the help of Alex Giorgianni. JEFF DAWSEY STAFF WRITER

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Aspen Dillard won the Bob Hayes high jump championship.

ust a few months ago, Flagler Palm Coast senior Aspen jumped 5 feet, 6 inches as a personal best. High jumping was never his thing, but track coach David Halliday suggested he attempt the event, due to his 6-foot-3 stature and the fact that he wasn’t a great sprinter. Dillard’s big break came when an unlikely coach, Alex Giorgianni, took interest in him. Giorgianni, an FPC assistant track coach, was previously coaching long-distance runners until Halliday asked him to learn to coach high jumping, so he went to various clinics, taking dozens of pages of notes to educate himself. Armed with new knowledge, he began to pour his learnings into Dillard, and the hours of education has already paid off. Last month at a practice, Dillard drew a raucous ovation from his teammates, when he cleared a bar set at his own height, 6 feet 3 inches.

MORE BOB HAYES RESULTS See Page 14A for more photos of Flagler Palm Coast and Matanzas track athletes.

“I was very shocked,” Dillard said. “My previous personal record was 5 feet, 10 inches, and the PR before that was 5 feet, 6 inches. “I want to defy and prove the ‘white guy can’t jump theory’ isn’t necessarily true. Dillard hopes to reach 6 feet, 8 inches before he graduates, which will surely be competitive enough to compete for an individual championship. This past week, Dillard took home the Bob Hayes high jumping championship. While both believe he has a lot of work to do before reaching that number, Giorgianni believes he has the work ethic to jump at it. “He’s not done yet,” Giorgianni said. “I thought he would get a little cocky after getting that height, but it just made him want to practice even more, which is good.” “I’m extremely motivated,” Dillard added. “With a jump coach that spends almost every day working with me, and I hope to leave my senior track season with a bang.”

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Alex Giorgianni looks on with Dillard at all of his best jump heights.

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e’ve all heard the phrase “treat others how you want to be treated.” In sports, we hear about good sportsmanship, and most of the time, we see it displayed after competition between teams and athletes, and even rivals. However, I’ve noticed that more times than none, that same support and credit isn’t given to the respective sports at our schools. For example, I’ve had plenty of people tell me that running isn’t a sport, or that all I do is run around in a circle. My argument? To start, running is a sport, and furthermore, other sports at my school don’t even make it out of their district when the cross country and track teams typically qualify to states each year. Be respectful of other sports at your school, and support them. Don’t post about them and make fun of them, and if you do, don’t post it online, especially if you’re an athlete yourself. Not only does that make you look bad, but it gives your sport a bad name. I haven’t been the most supportive of other sports, but I’ve begun to retweet tweets about the sports, whether they won or lost, or experienced injuries or recoveries, and even information about fundraisers. And when they win, I like to show them that someone is paying attention, that someone supports them. At the end of the day, a team just wants someone to rally behind them, and the way I see it, it should be the students who are the main driving force of a team’s support system. Why wait for the school’s staff members and those in the community to show support, when you can have the student-athletes who are out practicing each day and know how it feels to be in an athlete’s shoes? Be the change you’d like to see, and it starts with the small things in life. In this case, for most of us, it’s sports. I don’t care if your team is the best or worst in the state; don’t talk down to other sports at your school. All sports work hard, putting in time and money, and have a serious dedication to what they do. Some team’s journeys are longer than others, and they have to go through a lot of flak before they reach their goals. It’s not about how you start, it’s how you finish. Ka’Deem Wynn is on the Flagler Palm Coast High School track team. Sports Editor Jeff Dawsey is on vacation.

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10-year-old Keiser gets long-awaited black belt The Pak’s Karate dojo recently held its quarterly belt testing challenges.

ak’s Karate student Joseph Keiser, 10 years old, started training in Martial Arts in May 2012. After nearly four years, Joseph has worked on and off the mats to achieve his ranking of provisionary Black Belt. From this point on, he has committed to continue his training to achieve his First Dan. Being homeschooled, Joseph is studious, well rounded and has had a big influence on his younger brother, Alexander. Others who were tested for belts are as follows: Low yellow belt: Bobby Dillard, Alex Kulesza, Brayden Reed, Knowledge Wilson, Hasan Ganiev, Husan Ganiev, Sean

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J.J. Graham, Petra Iston, Ben Solomon, and Ian Solomon stand before one of Linda Solomon’s pieces of art on display during a celebration of her life at Salvo Art on Saturday, March 19.

A celebration of life and art Linda Solomon and her work — one and the same Salvo Art opening celebrates the life of one of their own.

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uch a beautiful and glowing person, and her work is a reflection of her,” said Petra Iston who runs the Salvo Art Project with J.J. Graham. “It’s colorful and vibrant, and it makes you smile when you see all of the colors.” She was referring to one of their artists, Linda Solomon, who died Monday, March 7. This sentiment could be seen on the lips, in the eyes, and on the faces of those who attended the art opening on Saturday, March 19. Moist eyes took in the art, and watched the slide show of Linda Solomon’s life projected on the wall. There were also smiles through the tears as fellow artists and patrons remembered the

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woman who came into their lives my mother had, but it felt great, and made it brighter. and I know it made her happy.” “It was the right thing to do to When she was healthier, Linda dedicate this opening to her and Solomon could often be found in celebrate her life,” Iston said. “She her art studio at Salvo. was a huge part of the commu“This is an important part of nity. Everyone who knew her was her community down here,” Ian inspired by her work.” Solomon said. “When For gallery owner J.J. J.J. recommended doing SALVO Graham, the inspiration a memorial show for her, came before he opened it seemed like an obviART his first gallery. ous thing to do. She’d 313 Old “I’ve known Linda want it to be a celebraBrick Road, about nine years, before tion of life, a celebration Bunnell, FL the Hollingsworth Galof art and a celebration 32110 (Nalery started up,” Graham of creativity. I think we tureScapes) said. “Before I opened are both quite confident 871-9546 that gallery, she used that she’s enjoying the to come over and paint show so far.” with me in my garage.” Her sons would like to Graham said when he saw her catalogue their mother’s work. work he knew immediately that “A lot of her work is in homes,” he wanted to meet her. Ian Solomon said. “We are asking “She was just as I imagined people who have her paintings if her, except much tinier,” he said. they would take a photo of them “I think when I meet people like so we can have a catalogue of all of that, I tend to want to learn from her work.” them. Linda has enriched all of Graham was clearly moved as the artists that have been around he watched the steady flow of her — especially the young ones.” patrons coming into the gallery Two of her sons, Ian, who lives for the celebration of life show. in Chicago, and Ben, who lives in “The best thing anyone can do is Taiwan, were at the opening. to support the arts,” Graham said. Paintings by Linda Solomon’s “I’ve been here for the last two “Not just this gallery, but all of the sons, Ian, and Ben were on dismonths of my mom’s life,” Ben galleries in the community, and play at the Salvo Art opening in Solomon said. “My first painting buy art. That not only supports the celebration of their mother’s life. ever, painted a little more than galleries, it supports the artists, two months ago under the direc- and it supports the community.” tion of my mother, is over there — my Chihuahua. It was a wonderful “She was just as I imagined her, except much tinier.” experience. I don’t know if I will achieve the level of amazingness J.J. GRAHAM about meeting artist Linda Solomon.

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aster is this Sunday, March 27, and before you start shopping for Easter baskets, there is something you should know about bunnies. I bring this up because many people get rabbits for their children, believing they make good, easy-to-care-for pets. I’ll be the first to say that rabbits are cute, cuddly and much smaller than a dog. However, in my experience (of course we’ve had rabbits) dogs are much easier. Before you read further, please don’t think I am suggesting to put a puppy in the basket either — not unless you are looking for a family member that will still be living with you long after the children are gone.

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The Florida Animal Control Association recently added a name well known in Flagler County to its board of directors — Amy Carotenuto, director of Flagler Humane Society. Carotenuto was appointed to a vacated position that has two years left in the term. Her first meeting was on Thursday, March 10. The board meets quarterly at one of the member’s shelters. “The shelter is a member of FACA, and animal service officers and staff training is provided by them,” Carotenuto said. “We also go to the annual education conferences.” Carotenuto sees the appointment as a way to help more animals and provide the county and cities with the best information. “Now I will be even more update on current legislation,” Carotenuto said. “We are at a place now at the shelter where I can go out and make a difference in more than ‘this cat or that dog.’ Hopefully I can help change not

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FLAGLER READS TOGETHER 2 p.m. at the City of Palm Coast Meeting Room, 160 Lake Ave., Town Center. Park Ranger Mike Evans will discuss the National Park Service in recognition of the 100th-anniversary of the National Park System. Call Friends of the Library President Terry Jones 447-0713.

An all-day event beginning 8 a.m. Saturday, March 26, at the Flagler County Fairgrounds in Bunnell. Featuring bull riding, barrel racing and calf roping. $10 adult ticket, $8 kid ticket, include barbecue lunch. Hosted by Flagler County Cattlemen’s Association. Call 437-7464.

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GOOD FRIDAY AT FIRST CHURCH OF PALM COAST Noon to 3 p.m. at the First (AME) Church of Palm Coast, 91 Old Kings Road N. The event will feature a sermonic presentation by preachers on “The Seven Last Utterances of Christ.” Call 4465759. TEEN FLASHLIGHT EGG HUNT 7 p.m. at Belle Terre Park, 339 Parkview Drive. Bring a flashlight to hunt for the eggs. 986-2323.

SATURDAY, MARCH 26

EASTER SUNRISE SERVICE AT FIRST AME CHURCH OF PALM COAST 6 a.m. at the First (AME) Church of Palm Coast, 91 Old Kings Road N. The service wil feature Pastor Gillard S. Glover and Rev. Dr. G. Vincent Lewis. The service will include an Easter breakfast. Call 446-5759. RESURRECTION SUNDAY CELEBRATION AT FIRST CHURCH OF PALM COAST 10 a.m. at the First (AME) Church of Palm Coast, 91 Old Kings Road N. The service wil feature Pastor Gillard S. Glover and Rev. Dr. G. Vincent Lewis. Call 446-5759.

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EASTER BUNNY HUNT 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Gamble Rogers State Park in Flagler Beach. Find the Easter Bunny on the nature trail and win a prize. Event is free with park admission. Call 517-2086. COMMUNITY EDUCATION SESSION 4:30 p.m. at the Versie Lee Mitchell Community Center, Bunnell. Session provided by

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MONDAY, MARCH 28

FLAGLER COIN AND STAMP CLUB MEETING 6 p.m. at the VFW post 8696, 47 Old Kings Road. Trade, buy, and sell items with dealers and club members. Call President David Rosenthal 437-0368.

TUESDAY, MARCH 29

FLAGLER READS TOGETHER 1:30 p.m. at the City of Palm Coast Meeting Room, 160 Lake Ave., Town Center. Audubon Society guest speaker Joe Dziak will speak obout local birds seen on community trails. Call 446-6763.

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SPRING RUMMAGE AND BAKE SALE / BLOOD DRIVE 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. from Thursday, March 31, to Saturday, April 2, at the First Baptist Church of Bunnell, 2301 Commerce Parkway. Call 437-3364. ‘RHYTHM IN THE NIGHT’: THE IRISH DANCE SPECTACULAR 7:30 p.m. at the Flagler Auditorium, 5500 E. Moody Blvd. Call 437-7547.

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An even HIGHER calling Kevin Lautar has placed his ‘baby’ — the Christian Academy — in good hands, after taking a position at First Baptist. JEFF DAWSEY STAFF WRITER

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Under Lautar’s leadership, the academy has grown from 75 to a projected 400 students in three years, just 100 shy of maxing out the historic Bunnell Courthouse, which it settled in at the beginning of the school year.

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Pastor Kevin Lautar teaches on Sunday morning at First Baptist.

“When I was working in the kids department in 2005, I saw that the older youth were without a leader, and I felt compelled to do something about it,” he said. “At the pinnacle of my position as a store manager, living in my largest home and making the most money I’ve ever made, I still felt no satisfaction.” After Lautar took over the youth pastor role, he pursued a biblical education, receiving his bachelors and master’s degrees. LEAVING THE ACADEMY IN GOOD HANDS

Nancy Willis, a lifetime Flagler County educator, comes as no stranger to Flagler County education. Willis has either taught

or led in the principal position for nearly every school in Flagler County, but her latest stop puts her in a role where she gets a new perspective of education. “I wanted to be at a Christian school where I could see children love Jesus Christ and children, who don’t know him well, come to Jesus Christ,” Willis said. Willis said that her eyes filled with tears on her first day at chapel, when she saw the hundreds of kids singing and praising God together. “Her reputation goes without saying; she’s been in the county for more years than I’ve been alive,” Lautar said about his replacement. “She’s trained a lot of the leadership that’s in this county now, and she’s going

to help and lead us through the accreditation process and satisfy other education requirements moving forward.”

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Lautar enjoys a recent weekend retreat with the First Baptist youth group.

“We’ve come through the wilderness, and we’re walking into what God has promised us, and there’s a great opportunity we see.”

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ue to his recent installation as the new senior pastor at First Baptist Church of Palm Coast, Kevin Lautar has turned over his director position at First Baptist Christian Academy to Nancy Willis. After its former pastor’s resignation in 2014, the church conducted an extensive search that lasted over a year until members of its search committee presented Lautar as their top candidate. He received 86% of the churchwide vote and officially began on March 1. “I believe God has guided and directed my steps and prepared me for a time such as this,” Lautar said. “I believe the experiences I’ve gained, growing up through commercial retail and management, have better equipped me to do the job that I’m doing today.” Lautar left a lucrative store managing career in 2006 to become First Baptist’s associate/ youth pastor, after he prayed and felt convinced that God was leading him into ministry.

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According to Palm Coast’s Business Assistance Center, the following companies were issued tax receipts for March 14-18: Home-based business: Monica Irigoyen, retail sales; AGG Home Inspections LLC, home inspection; Coastal Custom Hardwood Flooring LLC, flooring installation; Samantha Peel, janitorial service; The GCH Group, painting service; AMRD Industrial LLC, internet; Morton Notaries LLC, notary service.

PALM COAST PERMITS The following is an update for permit activity in the city for March 14-18. Total number of permits issued: 158. Since January 2009, $861,540,989 construction dollars have been invested in Palm Coast.

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DEVELOPMENT ORDERS ISSUED Park Place Subdivision was issued a development order on March 11.

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RESIDENTIAL PERMITS ISSUED

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Everlast Homes was issued a $272,000 permit for a singlefamily residence at 13 Sentinel Trail. Holiday Builders was issued a $206,000 permit for a singlefamily residence at 22 Rybar Lane. Maronda Homes was issued a $328,000 permit for a singlefamily residence at 35 Fitzgerald Lane. Maronda Homes was issued a $175,000 permit for a single-family residence at 5 Kaiser Place.

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GRAND HAVEN Andre and Margaret Faucher, of Palm Beach Gardens, sold the home at 46 Osprey Circle to Christopher and Chunhui Lautz, of Woodbridge, Virginia, for $350,000. Built in 2003, it has three bedrooms, three bathrooms, a swimming pool, summer kitchen and 2,827 square feet of living area.

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PALM COAST ARMAND BEACH Jimmy and Meredith Davis, of Palm Coast, sold the home at 14 Armand Beach Drive to Seth and Debra Blazer, of Palm Coast, for $365,000. Built in 2012, it has three bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, a fireplace and 1,837 square feet of living area.

Roberta Mariano, of Huntley, Illinois, sold the home at 4 Willow Drive to Landon and Berdella Gibbs, of Palm Coast, for $335,000. Built in 2003, it has three bedrooms, two bath-

rooms and 1,927 square feet of living area. Home previously sold in 2012 for $278,000. BELLE TERRE Paul Gannett, of Port Orange, sold the home at 21 Praver Lane to David and Linda Baylor, of Palm Coast, for $170,000. Built in 1998, it has three bedrooms, two bathrooms, swimming pool and 1,770 square feet of living area.

Ronald and Violet Licari, of Medford, New York, sold the home at 21 Perrotti Lane to Juan and Kimberly Garces,

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WOODLANDS Albert Konopka, of Palm Coast, sold the home at 26 Blackberry Place to Janette Standridge, of Ponte Vedra Beach, for $135,000. Built in 1989, it has three bedrooms, two bathrooms and 1,899 square feet of living area. Home previously sold in 2002 for $107,000.

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