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Should City Council salaries be raised?

Compensation changes wouldn’t take effect until after the next election.

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THE CHAMP PAGE 23A GIVING BACK, GETTING BACK “It was a situation where life went from 0 to 100 really quick. Life could be so grand, but, in a moment’s notice, everything can be stripped away from you.”

CHARLIE WASHINGTON, on his home catching fire.

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Amy Clayton and her boys, Kevin Lee, Miller and Luke

The Clayton family, which lost their home and father on Nov. 28, is still feeling the love from the community to help them recover.

This month, Ormond Beach-based Oasis Church held a garage sale to benefit the family.

“When I stood up here on Christmas Eve, I said that we would hold the largest yard sale Ormond Beach has ever seen,” Meagan Scharmahorn addressed the congregation at Oasis Church Jan. 24. “And we may have just done that.”

The church’s efforts raised a total of $16,000 through a yard sale and online donations. And to top it off, someone donated a BMW for the family to sell or drive.

Palm Coast Councilman Steven Nobile has long spoken of raising City Council salaries. Other City Council members are interested in making some sort of change to their pay system, too.

And although they’re not yet sure what, the matter could be decided soon: City Manager Jim Landon told council members at a Jan. 26 City Council workshop that city staff would draft an ordinance that council members could vote on at an upcoming meeting if they decide to take action.

None of the proposals now on the table would raise council members’ salaries to anything near the pay received by County Commissioners, who receive about $50,500 — a number set by state statute — plus benefits.

And none would actually take effect until after the next election, when the council may look much different: Mayor Jon Netts has reached his term limit and can’t run again, and Councilman Bill McGuire’s and Councilman Jason DeLorenzo’s seats are up for election.

But some of the changes proposed would more than double City Council members’ current salaries of $9,600. The mayor’s salary is $11,400.

As Mayor Jon Netts saw it, he said at the Jan. 26 workshop, there are four options before the council: It could raise members’ base salaries, alter compensation for variables like mileage, link council salaries to something like cost-ofliving increases, or add benefits like health insurance.

Nobile has in the past suggested pegging City Council members’ salaries to a percentage — he suggested 70% or so — of what county commissioners make, but he backed away from that idea at the Jan. 26 council workshop, suggesting instead that the city tie council members’ pay to the salary SEE COUNCIL PAGE 2A

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“I went online and found that the average person working in Palm Coast would make $22,856. … I think that that’s a fair number. If that’s what the average person would make, I think that’s fair for us.”

“Going back retroactively to the last time it was adjusted, adding CPI from that point and catching us up to where we are now, and then adding that annual adjustment from there forward, I think that — if you want to call them the founding fathers or the pioneers of Palm Coast — they had an idea in mind, and it’s been adjusted a couple times since, and I’m like you, Bill (McGuire) — It’s definitely for the love, it’s for the care for your community, it’s not for the money, that’s for sure.

JASON DeLORENZO, City Council

“I think that being on the City Council ... is a labor of love. … I don’t have a problem with the salary I get now. What I would like to see, is take the consumer price index ever year and apply that to my base rate.

BILL McGUIRE, City Council

“I hate for people to not try to get into the (council) race because they can’t put the time in. ...From my perspective, it is not so much, ‘Do we deserve that money or not,’ but it’s more to help grow the potential pool (of candidates).”

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Circuit Judge David Walsh congratulates Drug Court graduate Kassandra Allison.

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I’d probably be dead if I didn’t go into drug court.”

ROBERT WARD, Drug Court graduate

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t’s not often that the solemn air inside the dark wood courtrooms at the Kim C. Hammond Justice Center in Bunnell carries whoops of exultation and the scent of fresh flowers.

But it did Friday, Jan. 22, as families and friends celebrated five graduates of the county’s Adult Drug Court program with tears, applause and bouquets.

Circuit Judge David Walsh congratulated the graduates and told the audience how far they’d come.

“This is a difficult, tough program, and I want to congratulate every one of the five folks here for having done this,” he said. “It’s been tough.”

He handed each graduate a framed photograph taken of them after they were clean — to contrast with ones taken when they were arrested — and read out loud some comments the graduates had submitted about the program: “My family members and I have become a lot closer, and they trust me.” ... “Recovery has brought my mom and I closer together; my life prior to Drug Court was chaos, not caring about anyone or anything.” ... “I now have a relationship with my family I never had, and I now have a healthy romantic relationship that I never knew was possible.”

Together, Walsh said, this group of graduates had 1,884 clean days between them. They’d completed hundreds of hours of community service at places including the Humane Society, Grace Community Food Pantry, local state parks and the courthouse itself. They’re employed.

As each of the graduates came up to the podium to receive their certificate of completion, they thanked the program’s staff, and their family members or friends,

Circuit Court Judge David Walsh presided over Drug Court graduation Jan. 22, the last time he will do so before his retirement Feb. 29.

for supporting them.

“I really appreciate it,” graduate Robert Ward said. “I’d probably be dead if I didn’t go into Drug Court.”

“This past year has been honestly the best year of my life,” graduate Kassandra Allison said, before thanking the Drug Court staff team and her family members and friends.

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Of the Flagler program’s graduates, Walsh said, 87% have no new drug charges within three years of graduation, in part because the program stays with them long enough to actually work: It’s unusual for people to graduate in less than a year.

“I like to tell people, ‘We’re not going to give up on you,’” Walsh said. “We really do make every effort to ensure that you remain, and that you benefit from the treatment.”

The drug court program, which was pioneered in Miami-Dade County in 1989 and has since spread across the country, helps people who’ve been charged with nonviolent drug crimes get clean, diverting them from the criminal justice system into treatment.

Once they graduate — after months of treatment, drug testing and volunteer work — their drug charges are dismissed or reduced, and they can return to the community without a criminal background that would make it hard for them to find work.

Drug Court is voluntary, Walsh said, and prospective clients sit through a session to get an idea of how it works. If they’re accepted into the program, they enter it as a pretrial intervention or as a condition of their probation.

It doesn’t work for everyone; many don’t make it to graduation. But 65% of those who do

have no new criminal charges, he said, and 90% have no new drug convictions.

And nationwide, Walsh said, citing statistics from the National Association of Drug Court Professionals, drug courts reduce crime 49% more than other options, and save about $3,000 to $13,000 per client, and $3.36 for every $1 invested in the program.

‘YOU GET TO KNOW THESE PEOPLE’

Friday’s Drug Court graduation was the last one Walsh will preside over.

Walsh — a former civil attorney and a Navy veteran who flew more than 150 combat missions in southeast Asia in the A-6 Intruder aircraft as a bombardier/navigator, according to a 7th Judicial Circuit news release — retires at the end of February. He became a judge in 2001.

For Walsh, who’s known people in his own life with substance abuse or mental health issues, being in a position where he can help people with such problems and watch them succeed is gratifying.

What’s hard, he said, is when a Drug Court client fails, and he has to sentence them out of the program. “That’s a very tough thing for me, because you get to know these people,” he said.

County and city officials attended the graduation ceremony Jan. 22, with County Commissioner Frank Meeker delivering its keynote speech.

Meeker told the graduates that though they’d once been tagged as losers, they’d transformed themselves into champs.

“I turned 61 this month, but I was pretty young in life when I figured out that many a loser in life just never figured out how close they were to being a win-

ner,” Meeker said. “Don’t give up.

Spit in the eye of failure. Shake an angry fist at setbacks.”

He recounted some of the famous people who’d become successes despite early setbacks: Albert Einstein, Bill Gates, Thomas Edison, Oprah Winfrey, Michael Jordan, Stephen King.

“These are people who seemed to be going nowhere, and then brilliantly got somewhere,” he said. “Having graduated from this court, you guys have made a huge course change.”

He told the young graduates this was their chance to start fresh.

“Most likely, I’m going to be dead in 25 years,” he said. “You have your whole life ahead of you, and you can do wonderful things with it. ... I believe in you guys.

Prove me right. Be the ‘loser’ who wins at the game of life. Be that 65% that never sees the inside of a courtroom.”

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“I like to tell people, ‘We’re not going to give up on you.’ We really do make every effort to ensure that you remain, and that you benefit from the treatment.”

DAVID WALSH, Circuit Court Judge

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Cracker Barrel cat colony won’t be euthanized Local cat groups will receive help from restaurant chain to ensure the cats are fed and safe.

A gray cat resident of the Cracker Barrel cat colony will soon have a new home, thanks to a partnership between Cracker Barrel and local rescue groups.

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For the time being, the cat colony, an estimated 1012 cats, will be fed under the supervision of Community Cats and Saffari Rescue, on the Cracker Barrel property.

Cracker Barrel had some good news for Community Cats of Palm Coast and Saffari Rescue: Not only can the cat colony currently on the restaurant site stay until suitable homes are found for them, but they are also going to partner with the groups, and make a donation to help offset the expenses.

After a cat feeder was approached and told the cats would have to go, Elizabeth Robinson sprang into action, making contact with Cracker Barrel management.

“If a commercial trapper is hired to remove the cats, they will be euthanized,” Robinson said.

“We didn’t want that.”

Since the cats are on private property, any trapping would be the responsibility of the business.

Palm Coast Animal Control does not trap on commercial property according to Barbara Grossman, code enforcement director for the city.

While Cracker Barrel has no corporate policy concerning cats at any of their 635 stores, Janella Escobar, director of corporate community relations, worked with Robinson and Ruth Rupprecht of Saffari Rescue. After

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researching potential rescue groups to take the cats, Escobar said Safari “best aligned with Cracker Barrel.”

“We are working with Ruth of Saffari Rescue, because of the program they have, and because we learned all lot about them,” Escobar said. “They work with canine for veterans, and Cracker Barrel supports our military and veterans.”

The amount of the donation, and when it will be presented, was still being determined as of Wednesday, Jan. 27.

For the time being, the cat colony, an estimated 10-12 cats, will be fed under the supervision of Community Cats and Saffari Rescue, on the Cracker Barrel property. In the near future, they will be trapped and neutered and placed in homes if possible. Those

unable to be adopted into a home, will be released in an approved sanctuary.

“We are looking forward to partnering with both organizations,” Escobar said. “This allows us to take the lead on how we can best deal with the situation, and they will tell us which can be adopted, and which can be placed in forever sanctuaries.”

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After the suicides: an open letter to teens Teenagers need to know they can talk to someone who cares, especially as they cope with tragedy.

JACI CENTOFANTI GUEST WRITER

There are so many things that I feel like I need to say to the teenage girls in this town who are just wrecked over losing two of their peers to the recent back-to-back suicides.

I’ll start with this: Life gets better. I know that sounds like something that your mom would say, but we both know you won’t listen to her because she’s too old and she doesn’t know anything.

Well, I’m only 29, so you can trust me. My nanny swears I’m not old, and she’s one of you girls. But really, life goes on and it gets better, if you’ll let it. I promise. Life changes so much over the course of five years, 10 years. It changes in a moment.

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What’s with the rough spots at the corner?

Dear Editor: There are several depressions in the street at the corner of Rolling Sands and Rockefeller.

These grooves were left when work was done on the sewers at that intersection.

Well, it has been several years now, and the road surface has yet to be finished. Is this the way our city government oversees this kind of work?

Seems to me that whoever did the job shouldn’t be paid until it is complete, but I’ll be they were paid!

JESSE STONER Palm Coast

Editor’s Note: We tried to find an answer for you, and so the city spokesperson sent this in response: “Public Works went out to look at the situation and discovered a condition does exist in relation to a Utility access in the road. He said it looks as if the asphalt patch needs attention. The Utility Department has been notified so that the problem can be fixed. The Rolling Sands roadway is in good condition otherwise. Residents who have any concerns about a road condition or any City projects they feel haven’t been wrapped up properly can call Customer Service at 986-2360.”

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Life also hurts. I’m not trying to sugarcoat it. Life hurts.

Fighting with your parents.

Friends talking behind your back. Quitting the team.

Breaking up with the love of your life. All of it hurts. But it doesn’t hurt for long. You are strong enough to get past it.

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Stop trusting everything you see on social media.

The pictures are fake. There’s an app that made her makeup that perfect at 11 p.m. No one’s stomach gets that flat after a 10-day cleanse. Your ex isn’t as happy as he says on his Instagram photo with his new girlfriend.

Put your phone down, shake your head, and walk away. Say “No way, Jose,” out loud. There are better things to see in real life.

You matter. OMG. You

matter. You matter to so many people that you aren’t even thinking of when you’re making your list of people who might show up at your funeral.

You have friends. You have a family. You have teachers and administrators. You have classmates. You have teammates. You have bandmates.

Regardless of what you’re going through, think of all the people who would be devastated if you walked away from this world.

You matter. Your mom wants to see you graduate college.

Your dad wants to give you away at your wedding. Your younger sister is watching your every move, day after day. Your friends can’t wait to come over this weekend. Your classmate hopes you’ll sit next to her at lunch. Your teammates know they can count on you for the assist. Your bandmate wants to tell you about his new crush.

We’re all being selfish, but who cares? We don’t want you to leave. We can’t imagine life without you.

All of it hurts. But it doesn’t hurt for long. You are strong enough to get past it.

dropped — trees, paths, and buildings destroyed! Nothing is being done to replace it. There does not seem to be any activity nor anyone working there.

No movement.

Many of us frequented that beautiful gem of a park which ITT had painstakingly landscaped with a live oak tree-lined walking path past a children’s park with swings, slides, and safe climbing rope tower next to a volleyball court, under palm trees for shade.

Continue on to one of two picnic pavilions and restroom facilities. Then a terraced area supported a basketball court, a bocce court, a horseshoe pit, and later a doggy park. Across the ample parking lot were a tennis court, handball court, soccer field, and baseball diamond with drinking fountains.

A short while ago the city of Palm Coast added new chainlinked fences for safety. To most of us it was perfect. What happened?

Who decided what and when and why?

JUDY HENNENLOTTER Palm Coast

Editor’s note: According to the city’s Week In Review document last week, the Holland Park project is 49% complete.

Here is the explanation of what was done in the past week: “Grading and installation of sidewalks continues. Restroom permit issued. Plumbing and Electrical underground inspections. Electrical conduit installation continues. Pavilion lighting being installed.

Stormwater installation begun in Playground area.” To see reports of what all city departments are doing each week, go to palmcoastgov.com and search for “city manager’s week in review.”

And most importantly: talk to someone. Please consider this. Find ANYONE. If you hate your mom today (you won’t in five years), go to your friend’s mom. Talk to an older sibling, a cousin. The counselors at your school are there for no other purpose than to listen to you talk, and most of them are very nice. They went to school and studied how to deal with grief and pain and emotions. If that seems intimidating, ask them to hook you up with a mentor.

Or call me. No, seriously.

Call me. My cell phone is 386503-8533 and my email is listed on page 6 of the Observer every week. I’ve got girlfriends who, like me, were recently 19. We’ll be real with you, I swear it.

Oh, and you’re beautiful.

You are really, truly, so beautiful. One day you will realize that, and that’s the day that your life will change.

Jaci Centofanti, an alumna of Flagler Palm Coast High School, is an experienced mentor of young people with Girl Scouts of America and Dove’s Real Beauty campaign. She is currently the advertising manager at the Observer.

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No applause for Dad’s high score

BRIAN MCMILLAN EXECUTIVE EDITOR

One lesson I’ve learned as a parent is this: If you want to spend quality time with your children, go where they are.

Whenever I try to interest my three older children in higher culture, they either get angry (I made them memorize a Robert Frost poem once) or they disappear. So, for my birthday this year, I got something that would be a guaranteed quality-time generator: video games!

It was a “Pac-Man”-shaped joystick console that, when plugged into your TV, gives the option of playing a dozen 1980s-era video games. “‘Pac-Man’?” my wife, Hailey, asked. By the tone in her voice, I could tell she assumed one of two things: 1) I was getting this device as a timewaster for myself, or 2) That my children would not fall for it. As if the kids wouldn’t be amused by a low-resolution game fraught with frustration and annoying sound effects!

After unwrapping it and putting in the batteries, my daughter, Ellie, 6, had the first turn with “Pac-Man.” She munched left. She munched right. And then she screamed as if she had just seen a ghost.

But really, it was just because she had been cornered by the pixellated ghosts in the game and lost a life. Who knew “Pac-Man” would be so intense to a kindergartner?

Over the next couple of weeks, my children have kept up their enthusiasm for it. One night when Hailey was out with friends, we rushed to do our cleaning chores and then ran back to the boys’ bedroom to play the games. We have a system where we take turns, youngest to oldest, and after your turn is over, you’re on “Kennedy duty,” meaning you make sure the 1-year-old doesn’t swallow any Legos.

The older boys have adopted some of the games as their own. Grant, 9, plays “Dig Dug.” Jackson, 11, plays “Bosconian.”

On this night, our eyes were glued to the screen as Grant set his high score by getting to Stage 7 in “Dig Dug.” We all started clapping for him — even Kennedy!

Next it was my turn, so I tried once again to defeat the boss at the end of the first level of “Xevious.” I also set my high score! Yay for Dad, right?

No one cheered.

Jackson reached out his hand and I gave him a highfive. But he left his hand out longer, and I realized he wasn’t giving me a high-five at all, but was reaching for the joystick because it was his turn. Moral of the story: Quality time with your children is its own reward; don’t expect applause.

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THIEF STEALS GUN, CASH FROM MAN’S BEDROOM 8:38 p.m. First block of Chesney Court.

Larceny: A Palm Coast man called the Sheriff’s Office to report that someone stole a $500 semi-automatic .45 caliber Smith & Wesson handgun from his dresser drawer. The thief also stole an envelope containing cash, according to a Sheriff’s Office report. The man told deputies that a woman had been at the house before he noticed the gun and money missing, and had entered his bedroom. Deputies talked to her, and she said she’d seen the money, and the gun’s holster — she didn’t remember if the gun itself was in the drawer — but denied taking them.

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PLAYING IT COOL 1:16 p.m. First block of Bud Hollow Drive. Burglary: A man who does maintenance work for bank-owned properties went to a home owned by a bank to do some work.

When he got there, the air conditioning unit was gone, according to a Sheriff’s Office report. The home was last occupied around Jan. 1, he told a Sheriff’s Office deputy, and no one has done any work there since the last tenant was evicted. The air conditioning unit was a Gray Trane model worth about $4,600.

JAN. 26

BMW FOUND IN A POND MOMENTS AFTER BEING REPORTED STOLEN 12:36 a.m. First block of Old Kings Road North. Stolen vehicle: A 21-year-old man went bowling, but when he got out of the bowling alley in the early morning hours, his BMW, a 2008 four-door worth about $17,000, according to a Sheriff’s Office report. The man called 911, but as a deputy was entering the missing car in national and state crime databases, the Sheriff’s Office got a teletype from the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office that they found the car — in a retention pond. The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office had the car towed and called the man to come get it.

The following is an adapted news release from the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office: Deputies are searching for a convicted robber who was out on work release and failed to return to prison the afternoon of Jan. 22, as well as for his girlfriend, a Bunnell woman believed to be aiding his escape.

Volusia County Sheriff’s investigators have arrest warrants for escapee Gary Bullock Jr., and for Natasha Quigley, both 24. The two are believed to be armed and on the run with a 3-year-old boy.

Bullock, who began serving an eight-year prison sentence in February 2010, was being housed at a work release center in Daytona Beach operated by Tomoka Correctional Institution. He left the facility the morning of Jan. 22 for his job at the El Caribe Resort in Daytona Beach Shores.

Quigley, his girlfriend, picked him up at work that afternoon.

Before leaving, Bullock cut off

Gary Bullock Jr. and Natasha Quigley are believed to be armed and traveling with a 3-year-old boy. Deputies have advised anyone who sees them to call 911.

his ankle monitor, then the two took off in Quigley’s white 2010 Chevy Cobalt with Florida tag EUJL31. Quigley had stolen money, blank checks and a gun from her parents’ home in Palm Coast.

Bullock is 5 foot, 6 inches tall and weighs approximately 173 pounds, and has brown hair, brown eyes and a tattoo on his right arm. Quigley is 5 foot, 6 inches tall and weighs approximately 175 pounds, and has brown hair and blue eyes. Anyone who spots them or their car, or who has information on their whereabouts, is asked to call 911 immediately.

How one station’s gas prices went from worst to first It used to be consistently the most expensive place to get gas in Flagler County, but, thanks to a change in how it buys the gas, it’s now one of the cheapest. A gallon of regular unleaded on Jan. 22 was $1.89 at “Interstate 100,” a station just west of Interstate 95 on State Road 100.

“I think they eliminated all the middle men and they buy direct from the oil company,” said Manager Bassam Stephanos. A year ago, the station was contracted with BP, but now the owners buy Chevron, BP, or “whatever is cheapest,” Stephanos said. “They look at the market every day.”

That’s a rare arrangement in Flagler County, he said. Most stations have a contract with one provider and are locked in to a price even if it ends up

LOCAL GAS TAXES, PER GALLON County Total tax Flagler $.31725 Duval $.30725 Putnam $.36725 Volusia $.36725 being more expensive than the gas of a competitor across the street.

“It’s like any kind of product,” Stephanos said. “You eliminate the middle man, you get a cheaper product. That’s it.”

That might explain why Interstate 100 has inexpensive gas (RaceTrac on Florida Park Drive is also at $1.89, while several others are $1.90 or $1.91, according to gasbuddy.com). But why are some gas stations in Jacksonville at $1.64, and we’re paying a quarter more?

The answer is simple and will disappoint conspiracy theorists: Stephanos said what city officials have said in the past, which is that the gas is transported from Jacksonville to Palm Coast. The markup is due to the cost of transportation.

“If it costs … more to deliver, they will add it to the price,” he said. “It gets passed on to the consumer.”

Included in the cost of gas are fees and taxes, which vary by county. According to the Florida Department of Revenue, total taxes range from as low as $.28525 in Franklin County (the state minimum) to as high as $.36725 in 23 counties.

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Mounted Posse: Looking for a few good riders The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office Mounted Unit is looking for new recruits. Do you have what it takes to be a part of the Sheriff’s posse?

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The Sheriff’s Mounted Posse, also known as the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office Mounted Unit, is a nonprofit volunteer organization. The Flagler County unit was founded over 28 years ago by retired Deputy Kathy Weeks. The organization strives to serve the community through search and rescue efforts, and assistance at various community events.

Members are required to be capable riders, at least 18 years old, and own a horse with serene mannerisms. Members are expected to attend each monthly meeting, training session, and on average, dedicate 50 hours of volunteer time a year towards community events.

“The unit is much like a neighborhood watch,” said Deputy Steven Williams. “At community events we ensure parking lots remain organized and safe, but most importantly we dissuade people from tampering with vehicles. From our perch atop our horses, we can see above cars, and will notice if any suspicious people are milling about or trying to break into vehicles.”

Williams said this tactic is especially useful during the holiday season, when many people are out shopping, and parking lots

are brimming with cars filled with valuables.

On the rare occasion that a person goes missing in the countryside, the Mounted Unit will join the rescue efforts.

The unit gathers once a month to discuss upcoming events, and to reacquaint the horses with one another. Training sessions are held every few weeks to keep the horses accustomed to the kinds of extraneous noises and distractions that would occur during a community event.

“In order to desensitize them, and ensure that they will remain calm when at an event, we will

crinkle water bottles, put on lights, police sirens and wave around Styrofoam noodles,” said Williams.

The unit will also attend a basic mounted law enforcement training seminar once a year.

The training, which includes a helicopter flyby and smoke grenades, is focused on helping the animals create a tolerance for hectic situations.

For more information or to join the Sheriff’s Mounted Posse, contact Deputy Steven Williams at 931-1937 or email swilliams@ flaglersheriff.com .

THE ORIGIN OF THE SHERIFF’S MOUNTED POSSE Volunteer mounted posses began aiding Sheriffs in America in the 17th century.

The mounted volunteers became known as the Sheriff’s Mounted Posse. The name is derived from the Latin term “posse comitatus,” which translates to “volunteer effort of the county.”

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“Horses can get where automobiles can’t,” Williams said.

“Vehicles, and even four-wheelers, have a difficult time getting through a dense forest. These are situations in which horseback riding can be a great advantage.

Another thing to consider is that helicopters and vehicles make a lot of noise. From horseback, we can see above shrubbery, and can hear someone shouting for help.”

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District offers counseling after two former high school students die by suicide Resources are available through the Sheriff’s Office and the schools.

School district staff are helping Matanzas High School students and staff face the loss of another former student, who died by suicide last week. Lindsay Brockhaus, 20, died on Tuesday, Jan. 19; her best friend Cora Ann Engel, 18, also a Matanzas graduate, died by suicide on Dec. 17, 2015.

In response to the deaths, Matanzas school counselors are reminding students that they are available to any individual or staff member who needs to speak with someone.

“It’s a large community issue, and we are working as partners to provide information that is available,” school information specialist Jason Wheeler said. In addition to aiding current students, Wheeler said in an email, “counselors have reached out to past graduates they know who knew these two former students to offer them support and counseling, as well as referring them to mental health partners we work with on a regular basis.”

On a long-term basis, Wheeler said, the district works on campus with the school psychologist and guidance counselors to

JEFF DAWSEY SPORTS EDITOR

The day after Palm Coast resident Charlie Washington received the Martin Luther King Community Service Award at the Bunnell MLK Celebration on Saturday, Jan. 16, his house caught on fire, forcing his family and him to flee.

Washington and his family were watching television around 9 p.m., when his oldest son, Kaevon, 9, broke the news of a strange sound knocking in his walls.

“It was that time of the night when kids don’t want to go to bed, so I told him there was nothing wrong and to go back to bed,” Washington said. “About five minutes later, he came back and asked if we had more of it, this time louder.”

After a third Kaevon warning, Washington’s cousin yelled, “It’s pretty outside,” as a fire, unknown to them, began to brew within the kitchen window.

“I thought the porch light was on,” Washington said. “So, after I go outside and don’t see anything, I look up, and my chimney’s on fire.”

Washington then ran back inside and told everyone to go into the yard, while he attempted to put out the fire until the fire

There are professionals trained to aid you. Here are some resources: · National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-2738255 · http://www.floridasuicideprevention.org/ · https://afsp.org/findsupport/ · https://www.nimh.nih. gov/health/topics/suicideprevention/index.shtml

create individual or small-group counseling support groups for students who are struggling. The district also has a crisis team, made up of school psychologists, counselors and mental health specialists, which can respond immediately.

Family members who are concerned that a loved one may harm themselves can also call law enforcement, Sheriff’s Office spokesman James Troiano said in an email. Under the Baker Act, authorities may bring someone to an institution where trained professionals can evaluate them for up to 72 hours, and, if they’re a danger to themselves or others, hold them for treatment.

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Charlie Washington, his wife, Michal, and their two sons, Kaevon and Elijah.

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The fire had burned the chimney, the roof and some of the wall area and installation areas, rendering the Washingtons’ home unlivable. Some friends gave them a place to stay for the night, and, the American Red Cross helped set them up at the Days Inn for four nights.

“My wife and I had to keep it together for our kids,” Washington said. “Kaevon took it the hardest out of us all, and, in our private time, we dropped a tear or two to release some of the builtup stress. But he’s our superhero,

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BRIEFS At least four involved in car break-ins at Palm Coast hotels Deputies believe at least four people are responsible for 18 car break-ins and a car theft at two area hotels.

The suspects traveled in a dark SUV, and the break-ins may be related to others in other counties, officials said.

The break-ins and a stolen vehicle were reported the night of Jan. 20. The thieves burglarized five vehicles parked at the Holiday Inn Express, at 200 Flagler Plaza Drive, and 13 vehicles at the Hampton Inn, at 150 Flagler Plaza Drive, breaking the windows and ransacking the cars.

They also stole a 2014 Hyundai from the Holiday Inn Express. The Hyundai was found, unoccupied, in Volusia County after it was involved in a crash.

Deputies found suitcases and clothing items from the break-ins dumped behind the Mobil gas station at Interstate 95 and State Road 100.

Sheriff’s Office detectives believe the burglaries are part of a larger trend where suspects travel to an area, then target cars by smashing the windows and taking valuables like purses and wallets, according to a Sheriff’s Office news release.

The thieves immediately try to cash any checks they find, or use credit cards before they are deactivated, according to the release.

Assisted living facility planned for Forest Grove, Palm Harbor Parkway The 82-unit, 100-bed facility would be built on a six-acre portion of a 18.67-acre plot of undeveloped land.

The 100-bed assisted living facility is planned for the intersection of Forest Grove Drive and Palm Harbor Parkway.

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A vacant, wooded lot on the southwest corner of Forest Grove Drive and Palm Harbor Parkway may be transformed into an 82-unit, 100-bed assisted living facility.

The Palm Coast Planning and Land Development Regulation Board approved Protea Senior Living’s technical site plan for the first phase of the project in a meeting Jan. 20, voting all in favor with the exception of Chairman Michael Beebe, who did not take part in the vote because he is involved in the project as a consultant. The project does not have to go to the City Council for another vote.

The facility will employ about 60 full-time and part-time staff members, according to city planning staff documents. It would have less of an impact on area traffic that other possible uses of the land because only a small portion of the residents — about 4% to 6%, according to a Protea

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Senior Living representative — would drive.

The facility will be the first commercial assisted living facility in northern Palm Coast, according to a city staff report, and “offers the opportunity to create a unique residential living option in a newly-improved roadway corridor that is planned for Mixed Use. Further, it will allow some residents to age-in-place, or nearby to neighborhoods they lived for many years, furthering the maintenance of a social networks and community ties.”

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About 13 acres of the vacant, 18.67-acre plot picked for the facility is now mostly wetland, and will largely stay that way, city planning staff told board members. A city staff member called the preservation of the wetland “a good plan to buffer the residential area from the use.”

The facility’s central building will be 64,038 square feet and 32.8 ft at its highest point, and

would be accessed from a driveway on Chris Lane. It will have a bistro, pub, dining area, club, theater, spa and fitness center and multi-function rooms. Outside, there will be an outdoor exercise area, a rain garden, a dog walk and several sitting areas, according to a city staff presentation.

The western side of the plot would be used for an additional building that would be constructed in a later phase, a Protea Senior Living representative told staff members. That building might be used for memory care, assisted living or independent living, depending on market needs.

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NAACP celebrates growth, success, and looks to future Guest speaker Supervisor of Elections Kaiti Lenhart spoke about voting.

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At the State of the NAACP meeting at the African American Cultural Center, on Tuesday, Jan. 26, President Linda SharpeMatthews opened the meeting asking members to “Give me the strength and ability to continue to fight the good fight.”

Kaiti Lenhart, Flagler Supervisor of Elections, was the guest speaker. She spoke about the three upcoming votes in March, August and November, and how to get involved, not only by registering to vote and voting, but by becoming poll workers.

Lenhart said there were currently 75,213 registered voters in Flagler County, and that for the first time a citizen guide, paid for with federal funding, had been mailed out to the community.

MEMBERSHIP INCREASE The organization’s membership increased 35% in 2015, with an anonymous donation of nearly $3,000 for gift memberships, which were awarded at the meeting. Jerusha Logan announced that the 2016 goal is to increase the membership by 1,000.

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Flagler NAACP President Linda Sharp-Matthews, speaks at the organization meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 26.

Questions were raised about voting access for the Espanola Community, and Sharpe-Matthews said she would make sure those residents had the opportunity to vote, either by mail, or in person should they prefer to cast their ballots at the polling station. The latter option would be made possible by volunteer drivers providing rides to the polling stations.

Dr. Danita Blow was introduced as the new treasurer, and her husband, Dr. David Blow, was introduced as the new chairman of the ACT-SO committee. Jerusha Logan, membership and life membership chairwoman, presented two certificates of Silver Life Membership awards to Victor R. Krause and Merrill S. Climo.

City detours traffic away from Fernmill Lane after resident complaints

Matanzas I-95 interchange could be done a month early: March 24

The city of Palm Coast is detouring Palm Harbor Parkway construction traffic away from Fernmill Lane after multiple residents complained that construction vehicles and other traffic was overwhelming the street and chewing up their swales.

“The traffic that increased on our road has created so much traffic that we can no longer walk our dogs down the road without fear of getting hit, or ride a bike, etc.,” resident Chris Rushton wrote in an email to the city. “We have 18 wheelers driving down our street, commercial dump trucks.”

The city has now put up “no thru traffic” signs to route traffic away from the narrow residential street onto the wider Fellowship Drive, City Manager Jim Landon wrote in an email to City Council members after the council discussed the complaints at a City Council workshop Jan. 27.

When the work is finished, the Palm Harbor connection to Forest Grove Drive will be closed off permanently, and Forest Grove Drive will end in a cul-de-sac near its former connection to Palm Harbor Parkway. A southern entrance to Matanzas High School will also be closed off so that Forest Grove Drive is strictly a residential street.

The construction is expected to be finished in March, according to city officials.

The anticipated interchange at Matanzas Woods Parkway and Interstate 95 could be done by March 24, a month earlier than originally planned, according to County Administrator Craig Coffey.

The work crews have been working day and night, Coffey said. “We’ve tried to push the construction as quickly as possible.”

Housing developments in the northern part of Palm Coast could benefit from the new access point along I-95. A consultant told the Flagler County School Board last month that one development in particular, the 250-unit Palm Coast Park, “is the one positioned to take benefit from the Matanzas interchange.”

As recently as last month, the city of Palm Coast sent out a press release mentioning that the interchange should be open by June.

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FLEX THEIR MUSCLES The Matanzas girls weightlifting team will continue on its historic run into the state competition.

WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS Bianca Siqueira, 101-pound weight class, 75-pound bench, 70-pound clean-andjerk, 145-pound total Danielle Thompson, 110, 115120-235 Blair Shane, 139, 115-120-235 Kayla Walker, 169, 135-165300 Sarah Dillon, 183, 140-140280 Samantha Brown, 199, 135130-265

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There are more championship banners to hang up, thanks to the Matanzas Lady Pirates, who not only won the district championship last week, but also dominated the 1A-4 Regional Weightlifting Meet Wednesday, Jan. 20, at Pedro Menendez High School.

“There was this overwhelming feeling, when we won,” coach Sara Novak said. “I was able to see all of our lifters’ and coaches’ hard work pay off.”

Novak pushed for a weightlifting program five years ago, desiring to make all of Matanzas’ female athletes stronger, and in hopes of providing another sport for girls who didn’t participate in other activities, but needed something positive in their lives.

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Individual regional champs: Bianca Siqueira, Danielle Thompson, Blair Shane, Kayla Walker-White, Sarah Dillion and Samantha Brown.

The Lady Pirates won the regional championship for the first time in the program’s history.

Novak’s Lady Pirates are cruising in confidence, as they head to the Class 1A Florida High School Girls Weightlifting State Championships, which will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 5, at the Kissimmee Civic Center.

After all 20 Matanzas lifters placed in the Top 6 at districts to compete in the regional, six girls won championships, automatically placing their bids in the state competition, but Kaylee Mandt was the sole winner out of the 12 Lady Pirates to win her regional pool, where the Top 11 strongest girls of eight different regions get picked to compete in the state meet. The Lady Pirates will send seven, which is four more than their previous high.

“Winning regionals and then going to states is always a coach’s goal at the start of the season, but this year it was the girls’ goal too, and we all made it happen together,” Novak said.

PARENTS’ REFLECTIONS ON COACH SARA NOVAK “She is the hero. This program would be nothing without her dedication. The love she shows for all of girls is overwhelming!

She makes sure they are fed, have good grades, and are accountable. I know she has had a positive impact on all three of my girls, and I am sure many others will agree. We love you, Sara Novak. Congratulations, and thank you for being you!”

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ver the last two years, I have only watched one NFL game. Ironic? yes, seeing I’m a sports editor. That game was last year’s Super Bowl, which I only watched because I wanted to hear my friend, former NFL player Ike Harris, share his testimony during halftime, at my church. This year, my church will be hosting another party, which I have to attend, but I’m actually looking forward to this matchup.

Yeah, I know over 100 players just punched their tickets to Super Bowl 50, but let’s not kid ourselves. This game and the two-week-long story lines will center around two people — the Broncos’ Peyton Manning and Carolina’s Cam Newton — who may be the only players many people know. There couldn’t be two quarterbacks who share more differences.

This matchup puts the old school against the new school, the Sheriff against Superman, the guy who couldn’t win an NCAA championship in four tries against the guy who won in his only attempt.

But make no mistakes, when it comes to Newton and Manning, nothing is more contrary than their personalities, on and off the field.

Manning, a pocket passer, gets all of his yards in the air. Over his 17-year career, he has thrown for nearly 72,000 yards while rushing for less than 700 and 18 touchdowns. In Newton’s rookie year, alone, he rushed for over 700 yards and scored 14 touchdowns on the ground.

Then, there are the celebrations. Manning usually pumps his fist, after a touchdown pass, but that’s as far as he goes. Newton, on the other hand, will either dance, making famous the “dab,” a new move, or perform his famous superman routine, where he symbolically rips open his jersey.

And, in the media room, I’m not sure if Peyton Manning has ever said anything interesting that has caused any controversy. He offers the same boring, politically correct rhetoric in every interview.

Though Newton has gotten better over the years, some of his early interviews have led to frequent sports talk discussions.

So, no matter who you’re rooting for, or against, we can all thank the football gods for handing us two of the most popular and opposite quarterbacks of the last 15 years to duke it out in the nation’s biggest game.

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Avery Holder slams Rocky Samples on his way to a 12-7 decision.

Eric Rosso pinned Chris Mixan in 3:17.

FPC showed it still had the upper ‘torso’ over its crosstown rivals.

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othing to look at here, Pirate Nation. For now, the Flagler Palm Coast Bulldogs are still the county’s kings of the mat. FPC overpowered crosstown rival, Matanzas, 63-10 in a dual matches Wednesday, Jan. 20, at FPC. “The kids wrestled really well,” coach Tom Bartolotta said. “They came out and were ready for this match.”

The Dawgs have owned the Pirates in their dual history, losing

only twice over the years, but the Matanzas hopes to turn it fortune around in the upcoming years.

The next big event for both teams is the Flagler Rotary tournament, which will be held this weekend at FPC. The Bulldogs, who lost dual meets this season for the first time since Bartolotta became coach, were big winners last year and hope to repeat this season.

“We’ve struggled a little bit this year, but I think we’re gonna peaking now at the right time,” Bartolotta said.

Maverick Dennis pins Steve Canidate for one of the Pirates’ two wins.

106. Andrew Jones (FPC) pin Josh Bower (MAT) 1:25 113. Avery Holder (FPC) over Rocky Samples (MAT) 12-7 120. Michael DeAugustino (FPC) pin Stone White (MAT) 2:11 126. Trace Insalaco (FPC) over Lawrence Russo (MAT) 15-6 132. Nathan St. Pierre (FPC) over Carter Goodman (MAT) 5-2 138. Tariq Johnson (FPC) pin Tristan Krause (MAT) 4:23 145. Evyn Insalaco (FPC) pin Stewart (MAT) 1:17 152. Kaz Maia (FPC) over Eddy Leon Delacruz (MAT) 18-3 160. Eric Rosso (FPC) pin Chris Mixan (MAT) 3:17 170. Eddie Bryant (FPC) Forfeit 182. Maverick Dennis (MAT) over Steve Canidate (FPC) 10-0 195. Castaneria (MAT) pin Tyler Irogoyen (FPC) 1:02 220. Justin Haaf (FPC) pin Ramel Adams (MAT) 0:24 285. Vincent Ebanks (FPC) pin Daniel Leonard (MAT) 2:37

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After coming up short in the district final against the nation’s third-ranked team, Ponte Vedra, the Pirates head into the first round of their regional tournament against the Paxon Golden Eagles at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28, at Paxon High School.

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The Flagler Palm Coast Bulldogs beat their crosstown rivals, the Matanzas Pirates, 4532 Monday, Jan. 25, at FPC. Senior Nysean Giddens led all scorers with 18 points for the Dawgs, and Gio Aybar followed with eight. For the Pirates, Devin

Nysean Giddens scored 18 points to help the Bulldogs beat Matanzas.

Mathews led Matanzas with 14 points, and Aaron Goodwin had six. Both teams will begin district play in the upcoming week.

FPC lady lifters crown two regional champs, head to states After a runner-up district finish, the Lady Bulldogs took third overall for the team at their regional meet. For individual results, Ashley Harris benched 170 pounds and clean-and-jerked 190 to win her regional championship, and Darbi Wilbanks benched 185 and clean-and-jerked 170 to secure her title, each going to the state finals. Drew Woodall, Taylor Eddy and Brooke Qualls all placed in the Top 6, which means they have to wait to see if their numbers will qualify for states.

FPC girls basketball ready for district final After 24 games, the only blemish on the Lady Bulldogs’ record came from a topranked Boca Raton team, just a day after FPC had a tough win over then-undefeated Ribault. Now, with the regular season finished, and Sandalwood wiped out in the district semifinal, there are three things looming for the hungry Dawgs: the district, regional and state championships.

If senior star player Tamara Henshaw has anything to with it, FPC is only getting started.

The forward scored 11 points, grabbed nine boards, stole six passes and blocked five shots to lead her team past Sandalwood and into the district final against Westport at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28, at FPC. Whether the girls win or lose, they will still go on to regional play, for a chance to repeat as region champions.

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B-U-O-Y-A-N-C-Y Bunnell Elementary Bullpup, Sean Gilliam, wins Flagler School District Spelling Bee with the final word: buoyancy.

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The 2016 Flagler School District Spelling Bee competitors

2016 FLAGLER DISTRICT SPELLING BEE CONTENDERS Schneald Castor – Imagine School Savannah Fletcher – Indian Trails Middle Sean Gilliam – Bunnell Elementary Kevin Lizardo – Rymfire Elementary Layla Long – Bunnell Elementary Rachel Luna – Old Kings Elementary Brianna Pearce – Old Kings Elementary Dylan Potter – Rymfire Elementary Grayson Ronk – Wadsworth Elementary Brianna Shifflet – Wadsworth Elementary Timothy Smith – Imagine School Ashton Stewart – Belle Terre Elementary Liying Wu – Indian Trails Middle Junior Zemliansky – Buddy Taylor Middle Shawn Zhudro – Belle Terre Elementary

Shawn Schmidli was the official “dictionary keeper” (old-school reference), in case there were spelling challenges.

ean Gilliam was indeed buoyant by the end of the Flagler School District Spelling Bee on Thursday night, Jan. 21, after spelling the championship word — buoyancy — and winning the annual competition.

The hour-long event was nervewracking for the 15 students on stage, as well as the families and teachers watching from their seats in the cafeteria at Wadsworth Elementary. School is a place where you want to hear bells — dismissal bells, recess or lunch bells — but no one wanted to hear a bell on Thursday night. A bell meant you were out of the competition. No bells rang for Sean.

2016 TOP The students sat THREE under the lights, on the stage, doing SPELLERS their best not to IN FLAGLER fidget. After the COUNTY first round, there Sean Gilliam were nine, then Grayson Ronk five. By the fourth ​Brianna Pearce round, four students approached the microphone; smorgasbord, espadrille, quasar and languish didn’t stump them.

After round five, three students remained — Sean Gilliam, Bunnell Elementary; Brianna Pearce, Old Kings Elementary; and Grayson Ronk, Wadsworth Elementary.

As pronouncer, Angela Reed read the definition of buoyancy, Sean’s mouth opened and closed twice, allowing her to finish. He knew this — he was ready to spell, and he did. Now he will compete at the Northeast Regional Competition in Jacksonville on Feb. 27.

Kevin McCarthy, another BES alumnus, and director of the district’s adult and education department, who won the Flagler School District Spelling Bee when he was in the sixth grade, had advice for Sean when he approaches the microphone in Jacksonville.

“Stay calm and focused. You know what you know,” McCarthy said. “I learned a lot that day.”

McCarthy couldn’t recall the word he spelled correctly to advance to the regional competition, but he remembers the word he couldn’t spell during the first round in Jacksonville — infatuation.

“I asked them to use it in a sentence and I drew a blank” he said.

“As you walk back to your seat, you know how to spell the word.”

Sean credited his success with being an avid reader, but when asked what his favorite subject in school is, the answer was “math.”

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I don’t want to cast aspersions, but my sister, her husband, and their youngest son have been here since the first week of January and the weather has been awful. I’ve had friends ask, “When are they leaving?”

Their names are being withheld for their protection.

They live in Virginia, where there are far colder temperatures, and snow. They came to the sunshine state, well, for

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Trip-E may have lots of hair, but he also needs a warm bed on these cold nights.

sunshine. They may want their money back.

It’s not just the humans who are affected by crummy weather; our pets don’t like it

much either. It is important for them, as with humans, to have a warm, dry place out of the elements.

The temperatures have hit

some low spots, for us — not South Dakota low (also a “sunshine state”), but cold for us.

I know this because the bed is crowded. It is not unusual for me to be sandwiched between Kodi and Buddy.

Kodi sleeps on top of the covers; Buddy slithers beneath them.

I am not suggesting you surrender your bed to your pet — I am not in charge at our house, and fully accept this — but it is important to provide them warmth. If you are draping your outside plants with blankets and sheets to protect them, it is not a suitable night for your dog or cat to be out.

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Laura Schiller stands with the Early Act Club at Old Kings Elementary. The club has six official members, but other students who get to school early have also stopped in to help.

Students arrive an hour early for school, to make a difference in the world New Rotary Club Early Act program is already busy with community projects.

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their classmates won’t be arriving for another 45 minutes. The early risers will now spend time on their Early Act project, hoping to make a difference in the lives of some people they will never meet.

President Brooklynn Tietje taps the desk bell several times to call the meeting to order. Secretary Kailee Smith records the meeting minutes in her spiral notebook.

“I really wanted to be in a group with all of my friends, and thought it would be nice to do good things for the community, too,” Brooklynn said.

There are adults in the room, including Sandra McDermott from Flagler Beach Rotary, and a couple of mothers, along with Schiller, but they are only observers. This is the students’ club, and their project.

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At this meeting the group worked on posters to advertise “Read to Feed,” a schoolwide reading program they are sponsoring to raise money, to purchase an animal through Heifer International for a village in need.

Anyone can make a monetary pledge toward a certain number of pages or books that they plan to read between Jan. 25 and Feb. 12 — an appropriate time since it coincides with Literacy Week, and Flagler Reads.

“From 9:40 to 10 on Thursday morning everyone will stop and read,” Schiller said. “It’s the perfect time to log some reading time.”

Implementing an Early Act Club in Flagler County has been something McDermott has wanted to do for several years.

“Rotary International has been doing this a few years, but this is the first year for Flagler County,” she said. “We are grooming kids to be future leaders and volunteers.”

InterAct, a Rotary school club for older students, has 43 members at Matanzas High School.

Once the OKES program is established, McDermott expects the older students will be working with the younger club.

“This group has hit the ground running,” McDermott said.

Schiller is hoping word will get out about the new club, and more students will want to make the commitment to come in early every Tuesday. A recruiting project is underway to make a movie about the club.

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CITY OF PALM COAST FIRE DEPARTMENT JOB FAIR 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Fire Station 25, 1250 Belle Terre Parkway.

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WINNING 2 WORK: COMMUNITY MEN’S EVENT 4:30-10 p.m. at Palm Coast Community Church, 1 Pine Lakes Parkway N. Guest speakers Mike Ducker, president and chief executive officer of FedEx Freight, and Steve Tucker, president and CEO of Circle Y Saddles. Tickets: $20; includes barbeque dinner.

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U.S. COAST GUARD AUXILIARY ON HAND FOR PREMIERE OF “THE FINEST HOURS” 6-10 p.m. at Epic Theatres of Palm Coast, 1185 Central Ave. Facility boats will be on display to highlight the efforts of the Coast Guard Auxiliary and to increase awareness of boating safety. Call 283-4128.

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TEACHER APPRECIATION SERVICE 11 a.m. at the Mount Calvary Baptist Church of Palm Coast, 75 Pine Lakes Parkway. Join Flagler County Schools Superintendent Jacob Oliva, and other members

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YAPPY HOUR SOUPER BOWL 3-5 p.m. at High Tides at Snack Jack, 2805 S. Oceanshore Blvd. Tickets: $10. Includes one alcoholic beverage, a handcrafted dog bowl from Down to Earth Pottery and a bowl of chili, chowder or veggie soup. Dogs are welcome. Proceeds benefit the Flagler Humane Society. Call 445-1814.

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“FLORIDA’S BLACK COWBOYS: PAST AND PRESENT” 11 a.m. at Matanzas High School, 3535 Old Kings Road N. The Florida Agricultural Museum will announce the opening of the exhibit. The exhibit will visit all of Flagler County’s public schools.

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MEMORY MAKERS QUILT GUILD MEETING 9 a.m. at the Flagler Agricultural Extension, 150 Sawgrass Road, Bunnell. Quilt donations support cancer survivors. Quilts of Valor and Family Life. Call Loretta Sylvester 446-0965.

COQUINA BEACH WALK 9:30 a.m. at Washington Oaks State Park, 6400 N. Oceanshore Blvd. Learn about the ecosystem along the Florida shores with volunteer Jim Gleason. Call 4466783.

FLAGLER COUNTY REPUBLICAN CLUB MEETING 6 p.m. at the Palm Coast Community Center, 305 Palm Coast Parkway N.E. Guest speakers U.S. Senate candidate Todd Wilcox and U.S. House of Representatives candidate Brandon Patty.

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CRITIC’S CHOICE DINNER CLUB 5:30 p.m. at Finnegan’s Black Cloud Saloon, 2251 N. State St., Bunnell. Preregister by 5 p.m. on Feb. 2. Call 986-2323.

FLAGLER COUNTY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY FUNDRAISER 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Golden Lion Café in Flagler Beach. Enjoy games and door prizes. Tickets: $15; includes two drinks and appetizers. Call Joanna Folsom 586-6180.

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The New Europa is back Once a town favorite, the New Europa hopes to gain its popularity back in European Village.

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Owners Chris and Augie Rodriguez

After closing for a short time, the New Europa Bar and Restaurant lounge has reopened under new management at 101 Palm Harbor Parkway, Unit 101 in European Village.

Uncle and nephew business partners Augie and Chris Rodriguez had previous ties to the owners of the restaurant and other business ventures.

“I used to work here, back when it was being run by the Ferrenas themselves, so when the opportunity came up, it was something too good to pass up,” Chris Rodriguez said.

Since opening the place the Rodriguez family has hired a Philadelphia chef, changed the menu and the atmosphere. Chris and Augie have previously owned

New Europa celebrated a soft opening last month, but Chris and Augie Rodriguez will hold a grand opening Friday, Feb. 19.

full-service and quick-service restaurants, so they already have the experience of running a successful food joint.

The New Europa has an outside dining area, a bar area and a lounge seating area, including a stage.

“It’s a great room, perfect for parties and every other function you can think of, especially with the stage,” Augie said.

For now, every Thursday, Friday and Saturday, the restaurant hosts live music 6-10 p.m., and customers can enjoy its new

menu, but also originals such as the Europa signature crostini, which is red wine braised tender beef bites over thin-cut crostini with a secret gorgonzola cream sauce, or the pan-seared Asian dumplings. Plans are to introduce live music every day as well as to expand the eclectic menu.

“We want this to be a place where you come out a little more dressed,” Chris said. “You’re going to want to be more upscale.

Our prices aren’t, but certainly the mood and the atmosphere will be.”

He also talked about the benefit of running New Europa at this time, as opposed to a few years ago, when the European Village had suffered during the economic downturn, when there were very few businesses left open.

“I think the timing for us to be here is good; European Village is making a comeback right now.”

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Manufacturing: a career option for future generations Flagler County Schools is taking the opportunity to show students career options that exist close to home.

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executive director for FCEF. “This gives them a hands-on opportunity to build an interest, and experience the industry, instead of just watching videos and hearing presentations.”

The students were given personal protective equipment, which included earplugs and safety glasses, to wear during their tour through SeaRay Boats assembly building. Students eyed the boat hulls of 65-foot, $4 million yachts, as workers tirelessly worked to assemble hulls to cabins.

“I decided to sign up for today’s tour because I have not previously looked into the manufacturing industry,” said Kyle Goyzueta, FPC senior. “I am working on expanding my career options, as well as finding more direction for the fields in which I am interested.”

Flagler County Schools is now implementing different courses into the curriculum, which focus on teaching students skill sets for technical careers.

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“We’re raising the funds to be able to develop and start construction; we are working with architects,” Salamander President Prem Devadas said.

“We have interest from several groups that have the capacity to fund the entire project, so we are working to finalize that.

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FIRST STEPS About $100,000 worth of work has been permitted for the concession building at the Hammock Beach Club. ruary 2016. Some work will indeed begin over the coming few months, Devadas said in an interview Jan. 22, but it won’t be on the planned new hotel building, but rather on other structures already on the site.

Salamander will renovate the lobby of the Hammock Beach Club between February and April, he said. “It’s going to be a very significant renovation that is going to create a more luxurious lobby,” he said.

Also during that time, Salamander will renovate meeting spaces and ballrooms and expand the Hammock House on the golf course. “There is a significant amount of money that is being spent in the next couple months,” Devadas said.

The planned new, 198-room hotel building would make it easier to attract large events like corporate conferences.

It will supplement the 127 rooms Salamander already has on the property, and replace the 20-room lodge building, which Devadas said at a Flagler County Planning and Development Board meeting in 2014 has “become tired and dated, and now is becoming detrimental to our ability to bring business into the club.”

The County Commission approved the proposed 198-room hotel building on Feb. 3, 2015.

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Would bottle clubs be as bad for Palm Coast as asphalt plants, puppy mills, junk yards and hog farms?

The city’s Planning Board thinks the clubs are bad enough to be added to a list of banned land uses alongside them.

The trick, board members said at a meeting Jan. 20, would be to ban the kind of bottle clubs that have been associated with brawls and shootings in other Florida counties without unintentionally ensnaring legitimate businesses or social organizations.

“I don’t want to analogize it to pornography, but you know the famous quote about ‘I know it when I see it’?” board member Robert Cuff said — “I think I understand what we all think should be prohibited, but I’d like to see the language to see if we can figure out what we actually would be prohibiting, and whether or not we’re sweeping up some businesses that we shouldn’t be discouraging.”

Banning the clubs is a measure that will ultimately require a City Council vote, and would put Palm Coast in the company of Daytona Beach, Ormond Beach and Flagler Beach, which have banned them already.

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The clubs have a bad reputation in Florida. According to statistics gathered by the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office and presented to city staff members, who have repeatedly cited them in City Council meetings and presented them again at the Planning Board meeting Jan. 20, one bottle club in Volusia County had 453 emergency calls — including 44 fights and two associated homicides — over a 33-month period; and a cluster of three bottle clubs in Hillsborough County had 130 emergency calls — including 12 cases of battery and four shootings, with one fatality — in one year.

Part of that, city staff have suggested, is because the clubs in those locations stayed open after 2 a.m., when traditional bars were required to close — a loophole that’s already been closed in Palm Coast’s ordinances.

Right now, there are no bottle clubs in Palm Coast.

The matter of whether or not to allow them came to the city’s attention after a couple approached the city asking about getting permits to open one in City Marketplace.

That prompted an outcry from local businesses, and representatives of Cue Note Billiards, Dominic’s Deli, and Car-

mella’s Pizza and Pasta, among others, emailed city officials, concerned that the potential club would cause trouble.

The city reacted quickly, creating a moratorium on issuing permits for any clubs on the basis of pending City Council legislation. That moratorium ends April 13, so the City Council needs to vote on what to do with the clubs before then if it wants to restrict them or ban them.

But can the city bar bottle clubs without also affecting other facilities that might sometimes allow people to bring their own booze?

What the board wants, board member Robert Cuff told City Planner Ray Tyner, is to bar the kind of “Volusia County unincorporated-area bottle clubs where people get shot at four in the morning ... without prohibiting legitimate businesses.

Being a lawyer, I know that’s a heck of a lot easier to say than to do.”

City staff will draft an ordinance and bring it to the Planning Board for a vote at a public hearing (which has not yet been scheduled), and they have suggested that any local businesspeople who believe that a ban on bottle clubs might affect their own legitimate business attend and voice their concerns. After the Planning Board vote, the City Council will hold its own, final vote on the proposed ordinance.

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Conservatory home sells for $463,000 Boulder Rock Drive to Marisa Irigoyen, of Palm Coast, for $180,000. Built in 2004, it has four bedrooms, two bathrooms, a swimming pool and 2,556 square feet of living area.

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John and Theresa Fox sold the home at 190 Aspen Way to Mike and Amy Spradling, of Russells Point, Ohio.

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Lehigh Woods Crystal Levsen, of Winter Park, sold the home at 3 Rolls Royce Court N. to Rajasekhar Lanka, of Edison, New Jersey, for $139,500. Built in 2005, it has four bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms and 2,879 square feet of living area. Previously sold in 2005 for 289,900.

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Daytona North Anthony and Dyanne Demas, of Northfield, Vermont, sold the home at 1541 Berrybush St. to Patricia Pape, of Flagler Beach, for $135,000. Built in 1993, it has two bedrooms, two bathrooms and 1,552 square feet of living area.

George Moody Robert and Shannon Sandberg, of Bostwick, sold the home at 1222 Central Ave. S. to Maria and Aaron Asevedo, of Flagler Beach, for $259,000. Built in 1989, it has three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a storage building and 1,344 square feet of living area. Previously sold in 2013 for $219,000.

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Grand Haven Nationstar Mortgage, LLC, of Coppell, Texas, sold the home at 19 N. Park Circle to Sidney and Elizabeth Brown, of Palm Coast, for $315,000. Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, three bathrooms, a swimming pool and 2,671 square feet of living area. Previously sold in 2006 for $465,000.

Hidden Lakes D.R. Horton, of Jacksonville, sold the home at 40 Auberry Drive to Paul and Louise Ussery, of Palm Coast, for $265,000. Built in 2015, it has four bedrooms, three bathrooms and 2,368 square feet of living area.

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Indian Trails Donald and Jeanine Cavender, of Palm Coast, sold the home at 82 Brushwood Lane to Thomas and Annette Clemons, of Palm Coast, for $154,000.

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Federal National Mortgage Association, of Dallas, Texas, sold the home at 52 Rollins Lane to Gregory and Jamie Austin, of Palm Coast, for $188,100. Built in 2006, it has five bedrooms, three bathrooms and 3,366 square feet of living area. Previously sold in 2006 for $257,000.

Matanzas Shores Barton and Patricia Dorfman, of Palm Coast, sold the home at 10 San Rafael Court to Peter and Geraldine Thorpe, of Flagler Beach, for $292,500. Built in 1994, it has three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a spa and 1,506 square feet of living area. Previously sold in 1994 for $165,000.

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Federal National Mortgage Association, of Dallas, Texas, sold the home at 4 Fairchild Lane to Dilcia Sealey and Rafael Hylton, of Palm Coast, for $285,000. Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, three bathrooms, a swimming pool and 2,576 square feet of living area. Previously sold in 2006 for $414,600.

Richard Olsen, of Hoover, Alabama, sold the home at 9 Chelsea Court to Gregory and Janet Marr, of Palm Coast, for $271,000. Built in 1988, it has three bedrooms, three bathrooms, a boat dock, swimming pool and 2,231 square feet of living area. Previously sold in 1999 for $195,000.

Michelle Mamo, of Palm Coast, sold the home at 23 Flemingwood Lane to Bruno Graca, of Parlin, New Jersey, for $175,000.

Built in 2003, it has four bedrooms, two bathrooms, a fireplace and 2,244 square feet of living area. Previously sold in 2003for $146,500.

Joshua and Roberta Bowden, of Palm Coast, sold the home at 13 Flemington Lane to Luis and Carmelita Feliciano, of Palm Coast, for $135,000. Built in 2003, it has three bedrooms, two bathrooms and 1,921 square feet of living area. Previously sold in 2010 for $110,000.

Carolann Depiro, of Dunkirk, New York, sold the home at 70 Felwood Lane to William and Cheryl Doll, of Manchester, Connecticut, for $133,800. Built in 2002, it has three bedrooms, two bathrooms and 1,368 square feet of living area. Previously sold in 2002 for $80,900.

Seminole Woods Joseph LaBruno and Cara Schwab, of Palm Coast, sold the home at 51 Smith Trail to Robert and Deborah Brauer for $155,000. Built in 2005, it has three bedrooms, two bathrooms and 1,846 Installation banquet 2005 for $189,200.

Pine Grove Seagate Homes, LLC, of Palm Coast, sold the home at 8 Point of Woods Drive to William and Janette Farrett, of Mount Dora, for $220,000. Built in 2014, it has three bedrooms, two bathrooms and 2,208 square feet of living area.

Seagate Homes, LLC, of Palm Coast, sold the home at 28 Ulysses Trail to Bernard Joerger, of Bonaire, Georgia, for $198,900.

Built in 2015, it has three bedrooms, two bathrooms and 2,208 square feet of living area.

Pine Lakes Richard and Sandra Dickens, of Palm Coast, sold the home at 41 Westridge Lane to Linda Ascione, of Palm Coast, for $136,000. Built in 1998, it has three bedrooms, two bathrooms and 1,381 square feet of living area. Previously sold in 2011 for $105,000.

Adams Homes of Northwest Florida, Inc., of Gulf Breeze, sold the home at 36 Woodbury Drive to Manuel and Maria DeSousa, of Palm Coast, for $215,567. Built in 2015, it has four bedrooms, three bathrooms and 2,265 square feet of living area.

Duyane and Ann Grothe, of Lakeland, sold the home at 6 Westgale Place to Christian Toth, of Ormond Beach, for $153,500. Built in 2001, it has three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a swimming pool and 1,423 square feet of living area. Previously sold in 2014 for $148,000.

Plantation Bay Intervest at Plantation Bay, of Daytona Beach, sold the home at 646 Southlake Drive to Thomas and Maria Wegleitner, of Ormond Beach, for $447,750.

Built in 2015, it has three bedrooms, two bathrooms and 2,624 square feet of living area.

Quail Hollow Kirk Blocker, of Palm Coast, sold the home at 51 Zinnia Trail to Dawn and Samuel Hill, of Palm Coast, for $144,000. Built in 2004, it has three bedrooms, two bathrooms and 1,367 square feet of living area. Previously sold in 2004 for $131,000.

FLAGLER COUNTY Christian and Charisma Fernandez, of Ormond Beach, sold the home at 6 Zerrington Court to David and Hung Bentley, of Palm Coast, for $177,000. Built in 2005, it has four bedrooms, two bathrooms and 2,113 square feet of living area. Previously sold in 2007 for $185,500.

Toby Tobin, of GoToby.com, contributed to this report.

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Portuguese American Cultural Center plans move to Old Kings Road North The new facility is planned for a wooded, 13.95-acre lot north of Matanzas Woods Parkway.

JONATHAN SIMMONS NEWS EDITOR

The Portuguese American Cultural Center plans to move from its current location at 1200 Palm Harbor Parkway to a new, 13.95acre site on Old Kings Road North, north of Matanzas Woods Parkway.

The Palm Coast Planning and Land Development Regulation Board voted unanimously to approve a zoning change — from estate-2 to public/semi-public — which would allow the move at a meeting Jan. 20, prompting cheers from Portuguese American Cultural Center members in the audience.

“This community feels that we are growing,” Portuguese American Cultural Center representative Eddie Branquinho told the board. “Where we’re at now, we can only grow so much. ... I think

we deserve a shot. We’re going to prove to you that we were a good investment for the city, and good people that you can be proud of as much as we’re proud of ourselves.”

The planned center includes 23,000 square feet of buildings, picnic areas and walking trails, city planning staff told the board.

The area “is going to become a future transportation corridor where we have a lot of traffic happening,” Senior Planner Angela Piltaver told the board.

The planned cultural center, she said, “will probably spur further redevelopment.”

The Portuguese American Cultural Center acquired the land at 4065 Old Kings Road N. in 2013, according to a city planning staff report, and would like to move there in part because the current facility lies in a flood zone and a floodway, and the parcel on Old Kings Road does not.

“The subject property provides a future location where the applicant can plan for future growth, with ample space for parking and ancillary features located onsite,” according to the staff report.

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New option for students’ physicals Palm Coast’s first Centra Care is now open and accepting patients.

Palm Coast’s first Centra Care: Florida Hospital Urgent Care is located at, 1270 Palm Coast Parkway NW, and opened on Thursday, Jan. 21. The location is one of 32 in Florida, and is open seven days a week. Hours of operation are 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and

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Bomar Construction was issued a $75,000 permit for interior alterations at Harbor Federal Savings Bank, 746 Belle Terre Parkway.

Savarita LLC was issued a $110,000 permit for site development at Palm Coast Plaza, 234 Central Ave.

OCCUPANCY PERMITS William Schiffer was issued a permit for Let’s Play, a small video arcade at 101 Palm Harbor Parkway, Unit B113.

Fletchers Music Centers was issued a permit for Fletcher Music Centers at 231 St. Joe Plaza.

CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY ME Construction was issued an occupancy certificate of $1,045,000 for a Convenience Store and Gas Station at 295 Pine Lakes Parkway.

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Seagate Homes was issued $385,000 for a single-family residence at 58 Waterfront Park Road.

Maronda Homes was issued $301,000 for a single-family residence at 22 Lancaster Lane.

Seagate Homes was issued $271,000 for a single-family residence at 27 Buffalo Plains Lane.

Palm Coast Homes Construction was issued $266,000for a single-family residence at 6 Smoke Candle Place.

Seagate Homes was issued $258,000 for a single-family residence at 34 Kaywood Place.

Seagate Homes was issued $345,000 for a single-family residence at 51 Regency Drive.

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Home-based businesses: Windows, Doors & More, siding, window and door contractor; Francis Rick Repoza Handyman and Janitorial Services; Natasha L Cooper; handyman service; D&S Home Improvements and Painting LLC, handyman service; Ideal Inspection of Florida LLC, home inspection; House of Love Adult Care LLC, adult care home.

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4 Without getting excited 5 Encouragement to enter 6 Burning leftovers 7 South African colonist 8 Motor or schnozz ender 9 Bureaucratic stuff 10 Less drunk 11 Lessen, as a storm 12 Electronics, for short 13 Wapiti 14 Most scatterbrained 15 Interstellar gas cloud 16 Islamic religious leader 17 Easy’s partner 18 Boats of refuge 24 Exhausted 26 Opaque gems 29 Bard’s “before” 32 Popped, as a balloon 33 Passing away 34 Land extension?

35 Charmer’s snake 36 Pencil-box accessory 37 Bill addendum 38 Board of manicurists 39 ___ door (closed an entranceway) 40 Garb for an abbess 42 Kind of monitor or position 44 Each partner

46 Nevada town 48 Major U.S. farm export 50 String quartet member 52 Apologetic word 53 “Star Wars” creator George 54 Muslim woman’s garment 55 Theater capacity 57 Wedding reception event 59 ___ Pedro Bay 60 V-formation flock 62 Like court testimony 63 Shortsighted one?

64 Part of Miss America’s attire 65 Puts into alignment 66 Gestation locations 67 Ugly kind of campaign 68 Wear away 69 Greek lyric poem 70 Arab nation 71 Discharge through the pores 73 Concerning birds 75 Manila envelope fastener 78 Symbolic representation 80 Spiny-haired mammal 82 Swivel 83 Minimally worded 84 Flightless New Zealand rail 85 Positive attitude 87 Free-for-alls 89 Fish spawn 90 Bills of fare 92 Tummy operations 93 Possessed, to King James 94 Round hairdo 95 Indian flatbread 96 Grassland unit 97 “Give that ___ cigar!”

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386.264.2596 GOOD CONDITION. $35.00 (386) 246−3096 BEAUTIFUL CHERRY wood twin bed, excellent USED FRIGIDAIRE refrigerator $125 & GE dish- MINI FRIDGE seperate Freezer black and SS like condition, asking $85. 386.445.4722 washer $75. 386.263.7552 new 4.5 Cu ft. $90 obo (570) 637−2629 BLACK VINYL chainlink fence, approx. 35’, $60. WATER BARRELS, 55 gallon, clean plastic, NEW MOWER troy−bilt self propelled cost $360 Table w/extension, 4-rolling chairs, $70. $15/ea. 386.264.2596 will sacrafice for $200 (386) 597−3783 908.654.4146 WESLO EXERCISER Pursuit E26 w/instructions, ORLANDO CITY SC Decals New die cut 8"x8" BRAND NEW never used green cushioned swivel $65. King quilted bedspread, $35. Gold/Black oc- $5.00 ea; 4 Decal pack (sheet) $8.00 ea. 523−7201 chairs (set of 4) $200. 386.263.7552 tagonal mirror, 30x30, $25. 386.597.7885 TV GUARDIAN foul language filter Mutes cussing WOOD DRESSER, 6-drawers, $50. Kingsford from TV, Cable, Satellite. $80 (386) 313−5346 charcoal grill, $30. Troy-built gas weed trimmer, CHILDREN’S ALL wood 4 piece matching set, $15. 386.437.2893, cash.

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Family Owned & Operated Licensed/Insured/Bonded www.mothershavenhomecare.com

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386-437-0041

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CARMELO’S BARBER SHOP Men | Women | Kids

• Basic/Deep-Cleaning • Vacation Rentals • New/Remodel Construction • Windows/Carpet Cleaning

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On select Signature Series CALL FOR DETAILS!

YOUR SOURCE FOR LOCAL CLASSIFIED ADS

386-447-9723 or 941-955-4888 classifieds.palmcoastobserver.com

Mother’s Haven Cleaning Service

In home appliance service & repair Palm Coast/Flagler County Prompt and Dependable

*Offer not valid with any other offers. Offer good at time of initial estimate only. Offer good at participating franchises only. Each franchise independently owned and operated. Offer valid through 1-31-16

Call: 386-447-9723 Email: pcoclassifieds@palmcoastobserver.com Online: www.palmcoastobserver.com

CLEANING

COASTAL APPLIANCE SERVICE TEAM, LLC

30% OFF

15% DISCOUNT for 4 week Run Yellow color $5 per Week Border as low as $3 per Week

COMMERCIAL LAWN Mower Gravely 34" mower with zero turn. Still under warranty w/ trailer. Excellent cond. (386) 283−2282

Team Up Today With Classifieds 386-447-9723

APPLIANCE REPAIR

John Abramovic, Owner

CLASSIFIED LINE AD PRICE

-Chimney cleaning -Replacement screens -Rain caps -Damper and Firebox repairs -Inspections Custom stone work Bonanno Masonry 386.503.8460

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DIAPER DRIVE OPEN HOUSE!

Home Services FIREPLACE SEASON IS HERE!

NEED TO sell...Now? Jack buys houses Fast. Cash.

386.275.1342 visit: Jackbuysfast.com

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PLUMBING

ROOFING Residential RooďŹ ng Specialist • New Roofs • Repairs

CABINETRY FOR YOUR HOME OR OFFICE Serving Flagler County Since 1991

Building Customers For Life

Serving Flagler County for over 30 years

Cabinet & Countertop Refacing

Fast, Reliable Service

Licensed • Insured Master Plumber CFC1426001

2 Generations Family Owned & Operated

CCC 1328712

POOLS

State CertiďŹ ed RooďŹ ng Contractors CCC-1330218

•Shingles (130 + mph) •Metal •Tile •Roof Leak Experts

LANDSCAPING & LAWN 24 HR. EMERGENCY SERVICE • COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL

386.237.7023

386.931.4614 • skenny5@c.rr.com • SCKAA.com SCREENING

COASTALReliable SCREENING INC • Affordable • Available

Licensed Tree

3DTreeandlanscaping.com Surgeon (Arborist) 3Dtreeandlandscaping.com

Basic Home Handyman Services Including Specializing in:

Christian Nursery Wholesale • Retail Residential & Commercial

NEW CONSTRUCTION & Total Pool Renovation

Special LOW RATES on Lawn Maintenance, Grass Cuttting, Edging, Trimming & Much More! CALL FOR A FREE ESTIMATE Ask for James Sorrentino 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.

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437-9713 or 931-5702

22 Bimini Lane • Bunnell (Call for Directions)

MOVERS

Call: 407-925-8638

25 Years of Service | License: CPC1458016 | Insured

191973

FREETES A T S E IM 386-585-2195 www.coastalscreeninginc.web.com

POWER WASHING

TAX PROFESSIONAL

GEPPNER & ASSOCIATES

Rick's Power Washing

Accounting, Tax and Consulting Service

Over 35 years of experience

Edward A Geppner, CPA

Houses ¡ Driveways ¡ Pool Enclosures Siding ¡ Concrete Licensed/Insured & Reliable

27 Years in Business

20% off

We do house calls for Seniors 194683

386-585-5160

17 Old Kings Rd, Ste. D, Palm Coast, FL 32137

386.283.4943

RETAIL

egeppner@palmcoastaccountant.com

www.palmcoastaccountant.com

TREES 193182

Authorized Agent

Tax services for new clients

Offer expires 10/15/2016

Call Rick

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Volusia Moving & Storage Craig Buckland 916 S. Nova Road Ormond Beach, FL 32174 Cell: 386.405.8901 Craig@VolusiaVan.com

Diamond Bright â—† Pebble Tec â—† Tile Renovation Pavers â—† Acrylic Deck â—† Deck Staining 193162

• Palms • Sods & Resodding • Drainage Sprinkler Systems • Well Packages • Trees & Plants available Specialize in all kinds of clean-ups

Lic# FC9410 & Ins.

Porches and Front Entry Ways Repairs Re-Screens and Repairs Pool Enclosure Repairs Pan and Sun Room Repairs Screened Garage Doors 10% OFF Gutter Repairs Any Service Hurricane Shutters With This Ad Pressure Cleaning g

DAVID’S POOL

Landscaping & Irrigation, Inc.

Established in 1979

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Locally Owned and Operated 20+ years

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COMPLETE LAWN MAINTENANCE

Fully Insured

“FREE� Wind Mitigation Inspection with all new roofs for Homeowner Insurance Discount.

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• Removal • Trimming • Stump Grinding • Landscaping • Storm Clean-Up • Sod Installation • Free Estimates • Licensed & Insured

Insured and Licensed

Stephen C Kenny & Associates, Inc 193673

Licensed Insured

FLORIDA, INC.

386-446-3100 www.rkroof.com

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• New Roofs • Re-roofs • Repairs • Free Estimates

439-3191 Any Job, Big and Small We do them all 386-445-3305

An Affordable & Healthier Alternative to Granite Over 500 Colors & Styles with a Variety of Edges

R & K CERTIFIED ROOFING

For All Your Plumbing Needs

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TERRY’S PLUMBING 386-

Designs

countertdesigns.com

Lic# CCC1328107

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386-328-5359

Free estimates and photo realistic designs!

Free Estimates Commercial Residential

• Replacements • FREE Estimates

Insurance Inspections Available Reliable Prompt Service Finan

Granite starts at $25 a square foot installed with free sink! mynewkitchen.net

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EZ RooďŹ ng Systems LLC

AW Custom Kitchens & Baths Inc.

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Neils Christensen

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Titanium Painters

Proper pruning and removal of trees Safely working over houses is our speciality 27 years experience

COLOR COAT POOL DECKS, DRIVEWAYS & DOCKS

Free Estimates Licensed & Insured

We seal cracks & holes

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Rick Crouse, owner Licensed and Insured

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IMMEDIATE DISPOSAL SALE Of 500 bAnk VEHICLES

ThE bAnk! Palm Coast Ford has over 500 vehicles on their lot to dispose of immediately.

All you have to do is pay one dollar down (to make it legal) and take over the payments directly from the bank. These are brand new Fords plus over 300 used vehicles, brought here courtesy of the bank that Palm Coast Ford has been contracted to sell immediately!

Palm Coast Ford has over 500 vehicles on their lot to dispose of immediately.

AllIsyou to do onefrom dollar down onE dollar down all yoUhave pay to taKE oVEris tHEpay paymEnts tHE BanK! want a $129 payment with $1 down? Do you want a $150 payment with $1 down? (to make DoitDoyoulegal) and take over the payments directly from the you want a $199 payment with $1 down? Pick the vehicle that fits your budget! bank. These are brand new Fords plus over 300 used vehicles, brought here courtesy of the bank that Palm Coast Ford has been contracted to sell immediately!

The bank owns these cars, trucks and vans - Palm Coast Ford is the site they have selected to sell them. Remember, THESE ARE NOT BANK REPOS - these are brand new and used vehicles shipped here from around the country, made possible by the bank, to dispose of immediately. Bring ONE DOLLAR for the bank and bring your trade to one of our stores!

Dealer retains all rebates and incentives. All offers with approved credit. See dealer for all details.

ONE DOLLAR DOWN IS ALL YOU PAY TO TAKE OVER THE PAYMENTS FROM THE BANK! Do you want a $129 payment with $1 down? Do you want a $150 payment with $1 down? Do you want a $199 payment with $1 down?

Pick the vehicle that fits your budget!

All offers with approved credit. See dealer for all details. Offer expires 11/1/15.

The bank owns these cars, trucks and vans - Palm Coast Ford is the site they have selected to sell them. Remember THESE ARE NOT BANK REPOS - these are brand new and used vehicles shipped here from around the country, made possible by the bank, to dispose of immediately.

Bring ONE DOLLAR for the bank and bring your trade to our store!

PALM COAST FORD IS THE EXCLUSIVE DEALER IN THE COUNTY FOR THIS EVENT! Palm Coast Ford

1150 Palm Coast Pkwy, Palm Coast, FL

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