Palm Coast Observer 1-13-22

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Observer YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

VOLUME 12, NO. 49

THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 2022

Explosive discussion at City Hall Don’t be alarmed.

It’s just about the Palm Coast fireworks celebration on July 4.

PAGE 4 INSIDE ROAD WORK AHEAD

In FDOT’s plans for Flagler: Whiteview Parkway improvements, western county resurfacing, bike trails. PAGE 5

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CRT show ‘Wait Until Dark’ will keep you on the edge of your seat. PAGE 13

WHISPERING MEADOWS VOTE

Planning board approves proposal off County Road 13 PAGE 18

Flagler surge continues Omicron poses greatest risk to unvaccinated people with comorbidities PAGE 2

SPORTS MEET FPC SOCCER STAR MYLES CLYMER

Returning from ankle surgery and moving from defense, Myles Clymer leads the Bulldogs in goals and assists.

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FPC BOYS BASKETBALL SNAPS LOSING STREAK Boys Basketball: Knighten, FPC hold off Father Lopez, 45-41 PAGE 16

INDEX

Briefs................ PAGES 5, 8, 10 Business...................... PAGE 18 Cops Corner................ PAGE 10 Letters...........................PAGE 6 McMillan........................PAGE 6 Public Notices............. PAGE 21 Real Estate.................. PAGE 19 Your Town............ PAGES 13, 14 Veterans........................PAGE 6

Working on your city Streetlights, new neighborhood signs, Innovation District improvements among city plans for 2022 PAGE 3 Photo courtesy of the city of Palm Coast

‘Treatment for those who need it most’ A new facility at 103 E. Moody Blvd. will provide an open door for county residents seeking behavioral health services.

MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD BY TAKING CITIZEN SURVEY

BRENT WORONOFF STAFF WRITER

The Flagler Access Center, which will provide an array of mental health services for Flagler County residents, officially opened Jan. 11 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the former Bunnell Branch Library building, 103 E. Moody Blvd.

The center will provide walk-in screening, crisis triage and outpatient treatment.

It is the result of a public-private partnership between Flagler County, SMA Healthcare and Flagler Health+.

A public tour of the center followed the ribbon cutting.

“It will be the first place people will go to get help, ask questions and feel safe,” said SMA Healthcare CEO Ivan Cosimi. “The Access Center will allow us to provide treatment for those who need it most.”

A $245,000 state appropri-

YOUR TOWN

Photo by Brent Woronoff

Flagler County Board of Commissioners Vice Chair Greg Hansen cuts the ribbon to open the Flagler County Access Center, while Commission Chair Joe Mullins applauds.

ation to the county will pay for staffing at the facility for the first year. A $300,000 federal grant through the American Rescue Plan allowed the county to renovate the

building and provide maintenance and additional services, County Administrator Heidi Petito said.

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City of Palm Coast residents are invited to take the 2022 National Citizen Survey through Jan. 21.

Visit https://polco.us/ palmcoast2021.

Residents can take a paper survey in person during regular business hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays at Palm Coast City Hall, 160 Lake Ave. or the Palm Coast Community Center, 305 Palm Coast Parkway.

“This is your opportunity to have your voice heard on what the future of Palm Coast will look like,” said Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin. “The City Council and staff use these survey results as a guide for planning future city priorities and making important budget decisions. The results from this survey help us ensure that we are continuing to provide the quality of life that the residents of Palm Coast desire.”

The survey covers topics such as the following: City services such as stormwater drainage, street maintenance, garbage, recycling and streetlights; Recreational programs, events and amenities such as parks and trails; Economic growth and development including traffic flow and public safety.

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Omicron surges, poses greatest risk to unvaccinated people with comorbidities Cases are up, but emergency department and hospital visits for COVID-19 are lower than this past summer.

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The omicron variant of COVID-19 is causing a dramatic increase in cases in Flagler County and Volusia County — but not as many hospitalizations and deaths as previous variants.

SOME CASES ARE MILD, BUT THIS ‘IS NOT THE COMMON COLD’ The number of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 continues to increase, and today there are about 910 in AdventHealth’s hospitals across seven Central Florida counties. About 120 of those are receiving ICUlevel care.

During the delta surge, which peaked in August, there were about 1,700 hospitalized patients.

AdventHealth Centra Care’s statewide sevenday rolling positivity rate is now 40%, representing the high transmissibility of the Omicron variant throughout the community.

The high number of hospitalizations underscores the continued severity of the virus in many people in the community, said Dr. Vincent Hsu, executive

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A month ago, Flagler County had 79 positive COVID-19 cases over the course of a week.

This past week, it had 1,166 cases, Florida Department of Health-Flagler Health Officer Bob Snyder said on Flagler Broadcasting’s “Free For All Friday” radio program Jan. 7.

“The data backs up the fact that ... omicron [is] more contagious, not as severe: There’s this big gap now between cases and hospitalizations and deaths,” Snyder said. “But we definitely broke a record in Flagler County, as has the state and the nation, this past week.”

Volusia County has also seen significant increases,

director of infection prevention for the health care system.

While the omicron variant causes more mild illness in some, serious symptoms such as respiratory distress are still common among hospitalized patients.

“It is not the common cold,” Hsu said. “You don’t see people hospitalized and on ventilators with the common cold.”

Hsu said the vaccines, especially combined with booster shots, are still proving effective in preventing severe cases of COVID-19. About 70% of COVID-19 patients in AdventHealth’s Intensive Care Units are unvaccinated.

With abundant evidence that the virus continues to mutate and reinfect people who have been previously infected, it appears likely new variants will continue to present challenges.

with 6,443 positive cases this week, compared to 3,939 the week before, according to Florida Department of Health-Volusia Health Manager Benjamin Juengst.

“The rate of increase has been monumental for this one,” Juengst said.

Daily case rates in Volusia have risen from 30-40 a day to over 1,000 new cases per day, he said. The health department is working on handling about 35 outbreaks in Volusia County, many of them at various care facilities, he said.

“We’ve had a very steep increase in cases since around Christmas time, and these are about, roughly, double what we were in the summertime in case numbers,” he said. “It’s more transmissible [than delta], which is shocking, because delta was very transmissible, too … which is why our cases have skyrocketed even faster than delta.”

Emergency department and hospital visits for COVID-19, however, are lower than they were this summer, he said.

Although hospitals aren’t seeing as many severely ill patients as they were over the summer, they’re facing other problems.

“They’re busy because they’re also having staffing problems,” Juengst said.

Wally De Aquino, chief operating officer at AdventHealth Palm Coast, said the hospital is seeing more breakthrough cases in vaccinated patients than it did with previous variants, but that these breakthroughs aren’t making patients as sick.

Florida Department of Health-Flagler Medical Director Dr. Stephen Bickel said he believes omicron hasn’t peaked yet, but that it looks like it will in late January or early February.

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DON’T GO TO HOSPITAL FOR A COVID TEST With the recent spike in new COVID-19 cases, local health officials are doing their best to continue maintaining sufficient capacity at AdventHealth Palm Coast’s emergency room for genuine medical emergencies.

The public can help by not going to the hospital to get a COVID test.

Doing so will preserve emergency care resources for patients in need of urgent care.

Instead, residents should call the Flagler County Health Department for a testing appointment, understanding that the wait for testing is several days out.

The health department offers drive through testing every weekday morning near the Flagler Executive Airport, and appointments can be made by calling 386-437-7350, Ext. 0.

Other testing locations in Flagler County include AdventHealth Centra Care, MediQuik’s two Palm Coast locations, some physicians and medical offices, and pharmacies. Most of these facilities are scheduling several days in advance because of extraordinary testing demand.

Same day and walk-in appointments may be available at smaller independent pharmacies like One Pharmacy and Grace Community Pharmacy.

“I’m pretty optimistic, starting maybe in March, that omicron’s definitely less serious; we’re going to have treatments that are widely available,” he said. “... There’s going to be almost universal immunity on some level to what’s out there — including all the people who got omicron. They’re going to be immune to omicron.”

That’s going to make it harder for another variant to be successful, he said.

“I think we’re going to reach a state where it’s endemic, not pandemic,” Bickel said.

“You’re going to see it in the population; it’s not going to be gone, but there might be little waves like there is for flu in the winter, but not these giant waves.”

The variant is so contagious that little will stop it, he said.

“It’s almost impossible to stop the spread,” Bickel said. “… The biggest problem is still the same problem as before — unvaccinated people with comorbidities who are at high risk for bad outcomes. They’re the main concern. They’re the ones most likely to end up in the hospital.”

TESTS FOR SENIOR FACILITIES Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday, Jan. 6, the state is shipping about 1 million at-home coronavirus tests to nursing homes and assisted living facilities.

State Division of Emergency Management Director Kevin Guthrie also said his agency had between 800,000 and 1 million a million test kits that expired. “We tried to get them out prior to that, but there was not a demand for it,” he said.

The governor and state Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo also are discouraging mass testing of people who do not have symptoms and are younger and have fewer risk factors.

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own Center Innovation District improvements, more streetlights, new neighborhood signs and the Arts District feature among the city of Palm Coast’s goals for the upcoming year.

City staff gave the City Council an update Jan. 11 on the city’s progress across a range of goals summed up in the city’s Strategic Action Plan.

Here are some highlights.

1. MEDNEXUS AND THE HACK-A-THON

The Palm Coast Town Center innovation District encompasses the UNF MedNexus health care training campus as well as the city’s Arts District.

Palm Coast is trying to create a marketing program to attract medical and technology summits and retreats to the area, and is holding meetings to develop opportunities for Flagler Schools students to train through MedNexus partners for high-paying local healthcare jobs, city Chief Development Officer Jason DeLorenzo told council members at the Jan. 11 workshop.

“We are building a stakeholder group with JU, UNF, Daytona State and Flagler County Schools to find pathways for students into those institutions,” he said.

The city co-hosted an Innovation Challenge event earlier this year with MedNexus and Flagler Schools, and the city would like to continue that in future years, said city Chief of Staff Lauren Johnston.

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13 TAKEAWAYS from Palm Coast’s Strategic Action Plan update Streetlights, new neighborhood signs, Innovation District improvements among city plans for 2022 5. BUSINESS RECRUITMENT AND COMMUNICATION

Palm Coast attended the International Economic Development Council conference this year to learn about recruiting businesses, DeLorenzo said, and expects to hire more economic development staff this year.

The city plans to certify one of its staff members as an “Entrepreneurship Development Professional,” or EDP, through the International Economic Development Council, and will work with the nonprofit Volusia/Flagler SCORE to develop a program to recruit businesses.

Palm Coast is also creating a communications plan for working with businesses. That’s led to the creation of a new “builder welcome package” to help builders navigate the city’s processes, DeLorenzo said.

6. PALM COAST CONNECT AND STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS

Palm Coast recently automated 42 processes through the Palm Coast Connect citizen engagement platform, said Cynthia Schweers, the city’s director of public engagement.

“We’ve been able to really go into the [customer] surveys ... and real-

ly try to drill down into the service being provided to that resident,” Schweers said. “A lot of changes have happened on the citizens portal, where it’s a lot easier.”

The city is averaging about 1,500 Palm Cast Connect cases a month, she said.

The city is also working on a strategic communications plan to inform locals about initiatives like the city’s streetlighting program and business-friendly initiative.

An additional strategy for communicating with stakeholders has led the city to reach out to local clubs, homeowners associations and neighborhood watch groups and develop a speakers bureau of staff members who can speak at events.

7. NEIGHBORHOOD SIGNS

Palm Coast wants to transform its old blue and white neighborhood signs into something more artistic.

The city is working with partners to create a program to remake the signs as art in public spaces, drawing inspiration from similar programs in Winter Park and Winter Springs.

8. FIBERNET

Last month, the Indiana-based tele-

communications company MetroNet announced that it would be investing $50 million to bring high-speed fiber optic internet to Palm Coast.

As a result, city of Palm Coast Director of Information Technology Doug Akins said, there’s no need for the city’s fiber network, called FiberNET, to sell to commercial customers. Instead, Akins said, FiberNET will continue to provide services for local governments.

The city had investigated extending FiberNET to the University of Florida’s Whitney Lab facilities in Marineland, but MetroNet will probably be able to reach that area long before FiberNET would, Akins said.

Palm Coast has selected a fiber management platform to help inventory and maintain the city’s fiber assets, Akins said.

9. STREETLIGHTS, CAMERAS AND EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS

Palm Coast has added more security cameras at City Hall and is adding them at Ralph Carter Park and Central Park as well, Akins said.

The city is also looking to coordinate with the Department of Homeland Security to improve safety.

2. THE ARTS DISTRICT

Palm Coast is working on a master plan study for Town Center arts and recreation, Johnston said.

The city plans to develop dedicated funding for the arts district and create a formal “United We Arts” committee while expanding Arts District programs and experiences.

3. TOWN CENTER COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT

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Aware of locals’ concerns about lack of street lighting in some areas, the city is evaluating residential areas for incorporation into the city’s street light master plan, said Carl Cote, the city’s stormwater and engineering director.

Lights have recently been added on Ravenwood Drive, and design is complete for the addition of lights on Seminole Woods Parkway and Belle Terre Boulevard.

The city also plans to ask FPL to add streetlights on Sesame Boulevard and East Hampton Boulevard.

10. ‘SMART CITY’ CERTIFICATION AND TRAFFIC CONTROL

Palm Coast is looking into “smart city” certification and investigating ways to use technology to improve traffic flow, including signal coordination and timing adjustments.

The city has already worked with the Florida Department of Transportation to modify signal timing on State Road 100, and is analyzing Belle Terre Parkway and Palm Coast Parkway for adjustments, Cote said.

The city evaluates roadway capacity and traffic counts weekly, Cote said.

11. ELECTRIFICATION OF THE CITY’S FLEET

Palm Coast bought some hybrid vehicles over the last two years, and those have been working well, said city Public Works Director Matt Mancil.

The city is still evaluating where hybrids, or fully electric vehicles, are most functional. Staff have discovered that if the city’s hybrids are not used for at least 1,000 miles per month, it can be hard to maintain the battery charge properly. Fully electric vehicles would potentially avoid that problem, Mancil said.

The city will also look into acquiring electric skid steers, street sweepers and other heavy equipment, he said.

“That market is becoming more and more electrified,” he said, with Bobcat recently releasing an electric skid steer.

Palm Coast is using software to help identify retail gaps in the city so that city staff can attract those kinds of businesses, and has been holding meetings with local commercial developers to identify their plans for Town Center, DeLorenzo said.

In 2021, the city approved three commercial projects in the Town Center Community Development District; two are under construction.

12. STORMWATER AND PUBLIC WORKS

4. BUSINESS FRIENDLINESS AND CUSTOMER SERVICE

13. COMMUNITY CENTER AND LONG CREEK NATURE PRESERVE

City staff is creating a master plan for a new stormwater facility and will present it to the City Council in March, Cote said.

The city improved 37.3 miles of swales in the 2021 fiscal year — exceeding its annual goal of 25 miles per year — and cleared 3,394 driveway culverts.

Palm Coast’s permitting portal is outdated: It doesn’t resize properly for phones and tablets. The city wants to fix that.

It has received quotes for a new program, DeLorenzo said, and also hopes to create a route-planner for inspectors, with a customer-facing portion that customers can use to pinpoint inspection times.

“We are looking forward to making the permit portal more devicefriendly,” DeLorenzo said.

Photo courtesy of the city of Palm Coast

Palm Coast’s Community Center doesn’t have enough parking for large events.

City staff are conducting surveys to see how the property is used and whether the playground, basketball courts or tree area should be converted into extra parking.

Palm Coast is also looking into working with Flagler Schools flagship program students to integrate students into the construction of a new nature center at the Long Creek Nature Preserve.

PALM COAST CITY COUNCIL’S ‘FOCUS AREAS’ Innovation District Business friendly initiative Community engagement Fiber Streetlights and safety Street maintenance Smart City Service delivery and efficiency

Photo courtesy of the city of Palm Coast

The city is considering adding a nature center at the Long Creek Nature Preserve.

Photo by Brian McMilan

Palm Coast hopes to draw more commercial developments to Town Center.

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For years, Palm Coast has celebrated Independence Day a day early, with a fireworks display and gathering in Town Center on July 3.

At least three City Council members don’t want to do that anymore.

At a council meeting on Jan. 11, the council decided to have city staff look into shifting the event from Town Center to the Flagler County Executive Airport and holding it on July 4 itself.

City staff had proposed the move to the larger venue at the airport, but Councilman Victor Barbosa suggested the date change.

“I don’t understand why Fourth of July is celebrated on the third of July,” he said. “... When fireworks aren’t on July 4, you see a lot of people doing fireworks at home, which is a lot bigger safety [issue] — multiple days instead of just one day. We can’t just keep switching holidays to accommodate this stuff.”

Lauren Johnston, Palm Coast chief of staff, noted that Palm Coast has historically held its event on July 3 to avoid conflicting with the city of Flagler Beach fireworks event that’s held at the beach on July 4.

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BY THE NUMBERS

5,00010,000 prior years’ attendance at Palm Coast’s Town Center Independence Day fireworks displays

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Palm Coast city staff members have met with representatives of Flagler Beach and the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office and determined that simultaneous events wouldn’t be feasible, she said.

“Because of the limited resources ... we’re utilizing so many services that we couldn’t conduct simultaneous events,” she said.

Barbosa wasn’t convinced.

“If other cities can do it, we’re going to have to learn to do it, too,” Barbosa replied.

Splitting July 4 fireworks shows into two events on the same day might also mean that each event is smaller and more manageable, he said.

City Councilmen Ed Danko and Eddie Branquinho agreed with Barbosa’s suggestion to end the city’s tradition of celebrating July 4 a day early.

“In my opinion, it’s the same thing as celebrating Christmas Eve on the 23rd of December,” Branquinho said.

“It’s just not there.”

He suggested that Palm Coast look into the possibility of swapping off with Flagler Beach, year after year, to host the celebration.

“I think doing it on the third is just a mistake. ... I think we need to focus on moving it to the fourth. It would be like doing a New Year’s Eve celebration the day after or the day before.”

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FCSO deputies assisted with last year’s Independence Day event at Town Center

ED DANKO, city councilman

“One year, we do it, the next year, Flagler Beach,” he said, “and we do a bigger show, a better show.”

But he added that Flagler Beach business owners accustomed to July 4 visitors might oppose that idea.

Councilman Nick Klufas noted that the city of Flagler Beach had considered not holding a large fireworks show this year at all: It had convened a special committee to determine how to host an Independence Day event without some of the nuisances that have come with previous July Fourth events.

But Klufas agreed that the airport would probably be a better venue than Town Center, since the site of Town Center limits the size of the fireworks shells the city can use.

“The bigger fireworks, whatever you can get, I’m all about it,” Klufas said.

At Town Center, city Recreation Supervisor Jared Dawson had explained, the venue allows for a 350-foot clearance area around the launch area, limiting the city to 5-inch fireworks shells. The airport would allow for a 600-foot clearance area and shells of up to 8 inches.

Shifting to the airport would also mean that the city wouldn’t have to shut down as many roads during the event, and the airport site would have more entrances and exits, making it easier to handle emergencies.

All five council members agreed that they’d like to move the event to July 4 and to the airport location.

The council told city staff to start working with Flagler Beach, the county government and the Tourist Development Council to make the shift to a July 4 event at the airport.

SLOW WAY TO STAY OPEN, WITH ‘NO TRUCK’ SIGNS In August, after months of meetings about whether or not to close the 500-foot road known as “Slow Way,” the Palm Coast City Council worked out a temporary compromise.

Rather than closing down the entire road to prevent cut-through truck traffic that neighbors had said endangered their kids and tore up their yards, the city decided to install “no truck” signs for six months and see if that solved the problem, since some residents had complained that a closure would lengthen their commute.

The signs have worked, according to a city staff presentation.

Truck traffic on Slow Way dropped from 50-some trucks a day in the months before the sign installation to just one this past October and one in December.

“If [that] doesn’t answer the questions that we have, I don’t know what will,” City Councilman Eddie Branquinho said after seeing those numbers. “I think it should stay open.”

Other councilmen agreed, and also asked city staff to look into the feasibility of adding a barrier outside the homes on the corners of Slow Way to keep vehicles from getting stuck in those yards.

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The Florida Department of Transportation has proposed spending more than $101 million for road and trail projects in Flagler County between fiscal year 2022/2023 and 2026/2027.

The projects include a turn lane project on Whiteview Parkway, a series of resurfacing jobs out west, the reconstruction of Jungle Hut Road, and multiuse trails in the southern and northern ends of the county, among others, FDOT Program Management Administrator Katherine Alexander told county commissioners at a Jan. 10 commission meeting, laying out FDOT’s tentative fiveyear plan for work in Flagler County. Much of the $101 million would go to road and bridge repairs.

“A lot of collaboration,

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Flagler County Commissioner David Sullivan

KEY PROJECTS IN FLAGLER COUNTY Traffic flow improvements on Whiteview parkway from U.S. 1 to Interstate 95 — including turning lanes, access management, lighting, and bike paths — with construction in the 2022/2023 fiscal year. Proposed funding: $4.7 million Resurfacing of County Road 304 from County Road 305 to State Road 11, with construction in the 2025/2026 fiscal year.

Proposed funding: $2.9 million Widening and resurfacing of County Road 205 from S.R. 100 to a private dirt road, with construction in the 2024/2025 fiscal year. Proposed funding: $2 million Resurfacing and widening of various roadways in the Rima Ridge area, with construction in the 2026/2027 fiscal year. Proposed funding: $4.9 million Resurfacing and repaving of Hargrove Grade from Otis Stone Hunter Road to

coordination, goes into building the tentative work program,” Alexander said, “so that we can build a plan that is balanced against available resources and funding ... and that we meet all policies and regulations as well as program and priority objectives.”

The plan will be formalized and adopted in July — it will then no longer be considered tentative — and will then go through an administrative and legislative approval process.

The current plan includes nine projects that are priorities for the county government, and one that’s a priority for the River-to-Sea Transportation

east of the railroad crossing, with construction in the 2023/2024 fiscal year.

Proposed funding: $3.6 million Design for the paving of East Daytona North. Design would be funded in the 2022/2023 fiscal year. Proposed funding: $115,000.

Design for flexible pavement reconstruction on Forest Park Street at County Road 35, from County Road 302 to State Road 100, with design funded for the 2024/2025 fiscal year. Proposed funding: $442,750 Design for widening and resurfacing of Walnut Avenue from Water Oak road to Forest Park Street, with design funded for the 2023/2024 fiscal year. Proposed funding: $250,000 Design for the reconstruction of Jungle Hut Road from North Oceanshore Boulevard to the beach, with design funded for the 2024/2025 fiscal year. Pro-

Planning Organization.

Alexander said that FDOT is already starting on a tentative work plan for the following five years and is looking at the county’s request to extend Commerce Parkway — the road that passes between the plots of land where the county is building a new Sheriff’s Operations Center and a new library branch.

“We’re looking at options for that, and we’ll continue to collaborate on what’s needed for that and how the department could assist,” she said.

County Commissioner Greg Hansen asked her how flexible the five-year plan is, and

Proclamations raise awareness of stalking, human trafficking

posed funding: $120,000 Design for the resurfacing of Westmayer Place from the east end of the road to State Road A1A, with design funded for the 2023/2024 fiscal year. Proposed funding: $50,000 Design and construction of a bike path/trail on Old Kings Road from the Volusia County line to State Road 100, with design funded for the 2024/2025 fiscal year and construction funded for the 2026/2027 fiscal year. Proposed funding: $2.8 million Design and construction for a parking facility for the U.S. 1 trailhead for the Lehigh Rail Trail, with design funded for the 2024/2025 fiscal year and construction funded for the 2026/2027 fiscal year. Proposed funding: $2.25 million Design of a pedestrian and multi-use bridge over U.S. 1, with design funded for the 2023/2024 fiscal year. Proposed funding: $1.5 million

which factors — for instance, input from the county or the state — could change it.

Both could, she said.

“There is an opportunity as long as there’s a justification for it,” she said.

Commissioner David Sullivan emphasized the significance of the Commerce Parkway extension.

“Commerce Parkway, to me, is an important project,” Sullivan said. “... Our new Sheriff’s Office is being built over there; I believe the city of Bunnell will be building their offices on that same road, so I think that’s important to get moving.”

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FDOT plans road and trail projects The Florida Department of Transportation proposes over $101 million in spending on projects in Flagler County.

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The Flagler County Commission recognized January 2022 as “Human Trafficking Awareness Month” with a proclamation at a Jan. 10 commission meeting.

“There’s many of us that work together to raise awareness of human trafficking,” Candice Wilkie, domestic violence services coordinator for the Family Life Center, said at the meeting. She named some — including local law enforcement agencies, the State Attorney’s Office, the Department of Children and Families, and the Freedom 7 Human Trafficking Task Force.

Commissioner Greg Hansen asked if human trafficking was a major problem locally.

“With the rise of social media and internet dating, it definitely is,” Wilkie said.

The largest problem here, she said, is with “mail-order brides.”

“They start the green card process but stop in the midst, so it’s a lot of working with immigration to help survivors become naturalized citizens,” she said.

The commission also approved a proclamation recognizing January as National Stalking Awareness Month.

Victims often don’t recognize stalking as stalking, Wilkie said. so if victim advocates simply ask a victim if they’re being stalked, the victim will say no.

“But when you start digging a little deeper and say, ‘Does he show up at your place of employment, does he call you, does he text you all the time,’ the answer is yes,” she said.

It’s easier for people to be stalked in the social media age, but also easier to identify stalking, she said.

BOCC determines 2022 committee assignments The Flagler County Board of County Commissioners have selected committee assignments for the new year.

Flagler County Commission Chair Joe Mullins will serve on the following committees: Department of Juvenile Justice Council; Department of Juvenile Justice Circuit Advisory Council; Flagler County Affordable Housing Advisory Committee; Northeast Florida Regional Council; River to Sea Transportation Planning Organization.

Vice Chair Greg Hansen will serve on the following committees: Friends of A1A Scenic and Historic Coastal Byways Group; A1A Scenic Pride; Management Advisory Group for GTMNERR; Small County Coalition; Town of Marineland CRA Board; Value Adjustment Board; Florida Agricultural Museum Board.

Commissioner Donald O’Brien will serve on the following committees: Early Learning Coalition of Flagler and Volusia County; Flagler County Library Board of Trustees; Public Safety Coordinating Council; Workforce Development Board of Flagler and Volusia County.

Commissioner David Sullivan will serve on four committees: Canvassing Board; Flagler County Tourist Development Council; Transportation Disadvantaged Local Coordinating Board; and the Heritage Crossroads Committee.

Commissioner Andy Dance will serve on the following committees: Family Life Center; George Washington Carver Center Governance Board; and, the School Planning Oversight Committee.

Each county commissioner will also serve as an alternate member for at least one committee.

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Laundry battle gives way to shark-car battle with 3-year-old ‘Enjoy the small moments,’ I told myself for the millionth time as a father.

BRIAN MCMILLAN EXECUTIVE EDITOR

Last week, as I was about to switch my 3-year-old son’s laundry, I decided it was time to put the lad to work.

“Luke, I need your help!” I called out from the hallway. “Luke, come quick!”

He came running, wearing his tiny socks, his eyes wide with expectation. “What are you doing?” he asked.

“An important job,” I said. “Want to help?”

“Yes!” he said.

“We have to open the washer, and then we have to move all your clothes to the dryer. OK?” He crouched next to me, feeling

important, feeling chosen.

I gave him a handful of wet clothes, and he tossed some of them in.

“This is my underwear,” he said.

“Yes, just toss it in.”

I handed him a towel.

“Who is on this?” he asked, even though he already knew the answer.

“It’s Dora the Explorer,” I said.

“Go on, just toss it in.”

One by one, he took an article of wet clothing and provided commentary. What might have taken me 6 seconds ended up taking about 60. I finally gave up and bypassed his less-than-helpful hands. Then he shut the dryer door with a flourish.

“There!” he said. “Got it done!”

He marched down the hall, and I noticed that he was now as tall as the washing machine; it wasn’t that long ago that he’d have to stand on his toes to see the top of it. Enjoy the small moments, I told myself for the millionth time since becoming a father.

Days later, I was feeling annoyed that the pandemic was complicating my birthday plans. My 7-yearold daughter, Kennedy, then interrupted me.

“This was in the mail for you,” she

Beware the shark car.

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said.

Thinking it might be a birthday card, I looked up expectantly.

Instead, it was an ad for a weightloss program. “Gee, thanks,” I said to no one in particular.

Then Luke called over to me.

“Dad can you play cars with me?”

“Uh, sure,” I said.

“Come over here,” he instructed.

He crouched and mimed a circle on the floor with his finger and added, “Right here. In this area.”

“OK,” I said, sitting in front of his pile of matchbox-size cars. “What are we doing with the cars?”

“If there’s trouble, the shark

LETTERS How and why to maintain the saltwater canals in Palm Coast now

cost of the current fix-after-failure thought pattern.

Dear Editor: At the Palm Coast City Council business meeting of Dec. 7, the saltwater canals again were brought up in public comment. On some of the recent occasions that this issue has come forward, one of the sitting councilmen repeatedly refers to the maintenance issue as a boat owners problem and equates the cost to the number of boats thereby tagging the saltwater canal system as an amenity.

The saltwater canals are the oldest, largest and most used amenity in the city. The city hasn’t even created a budget line item for future saltwater canal maintenance.

The reality is that the canals create some of the highest revenue generated via property tax and yet are all but ignored by the city administration.

Why is the city guilty of budgeting, building and maintaining new amenities without thought to the oldest, biggest, most profitable and most enjoyed amenity, the saltwater canals?

I believe there are ways to fund this maintenance without a tax increase on residents.

Yes, I live on the canals, and I don’t want to see the issues grow so large that we can’t catch up.

Preventive maintenance and scheduled routine maintenance should have been initiated from the beginning.

If we start planning now, we can catch up at a far less cost than the

Palm Coast

ALAN LOWE Editor’s Note: Lowe is a candidate for City Council, District 2.

Trust the librarians to do their job Dear Editor: As I read the comments on the articles about Flagler book censorship, I wonder why some parents send their children to public schools at all. If you distrust the professionals that much, you should probably find a way to homeschool.

Teacher librarians are educated, certified and trained in collection development as part of rigorous masters programs at universities.

When hired, they first assess their community. Schools in Flagler serve vastly different communities, and their collections therefore should reflect that. Assessing the economic statistics, minority data, learning levels of the student body, and helping teachers teach are just a few of the considerations.

Forming a committee at the school level helps to identify the needs of that community. Designing a collection development policy for that school to meet those needs is the next step. Prioritizing the needs allows the librarian and the staff to purchase materials needed. Using reputable reviews to locate the best possible selections has never been easier. Reviews are accessible online as opposed to pouring over print journals (yeah, I’m that old).

The policy guides the librarian in removing materials that are obsolete, inaccurate or have never been used. It includes a challenged materials policy so that any parent can ask for a review of materials that they deem offensive or inappropriate. I believe that challenged materials should remain in circulation until the committee has made a determination on the book. Otherwise, there might be nothing left on the shelves.

Parents have every right to determine what is appropriate for their child. No one should have to read something they find offensive.

In a free country, however, no one has the right to restrict what others wish to read. Intellectual freedom is a constitutional right.

Trust the pros.

MONICA CAMPANA Palm Coast

Editor’s note: Campana is a retired teacher librarian at Indian Trails Middle School.

Rep. Waltz’s voting record is abysmal Dear Editor: Rep. Michael Waltz could not be further off base in his criticism of President Joe Biden regarding strength projection. As we have seen, a bellowing and blustering blowhard as president is the worst image America or any country in the “free world” could present.

Rep Waltz speaks of how Iran is now marching forward developing nuclear weapons. If the U.S. had not pulled out of the international

car fights the bad guy,” he said. “If there’s no trouble, it just goes.”

I drove a fire engine around the make-believe town, and the shark car did his best to eat the fire engine. His car growled, mine cowered in fear and zoomed across his leg. Luke giggled, and I was reminded how easy it is to give a child a moment of happiness.

Even more so, I was reminded, for the millionth time since I became a father, how easily a child can give me a moment of happiness, as long as I crouch down next to him and allow myself to feel important, feel chosen.

agreement limiting their nuclear program which Iran, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Russia and China had all signed on to, they would still be following the verified terms of that treaty right now. But that is not the worst. Rep. Waltz conveniently “forgot” about the complete collapse of the negotiations with North Korea’s Kim Yong Un, so that we now have another ruthless dictator/Hitleresque killer with confirmed nuclear weapons on his watch.

No, Rep. Waltz, America is defined by us. We, the people, by our actions, reveal to the world where we are headed. The great Grand Canyon-sized chasm on display in our values is the Achilles heel of America. And Waltz has had a big part in that.

Initially, Waltz was elected because of his military service.

But now he has a record of what he has done in the legislative body of the United States. That is what he should be judged on, and his record is abysmal. The people of his district can look at that record anytime. He has voted to shut down the government more than once, as he had to ruin the credit rating of the U.S. He voted to de-certify the 2020 presidential election on Jan. 6, after coming out of hiding under his desk.

Perhaps his greatest vote was to approve the massive tax break for the wealthiest Americans of which no more than 10% live in our and his district. This is representative who should be sent home. Will he?

Probably not. Which is why we are in the situation he has noted.

JEFFERY C. SEIB Palm Coast

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VETERAN OF THE WEEK

George D. Bertish  Branch of military: U.S. Army  Dates of service: 1963–1986  Rank/occupation: Lieutenant Colonel / Artillery Officer  Hometown: Born Vienna, Austria George Hertish came to America at the age of 5, when his family escaped Germany. He served his adopted country with honor for 23 years, which included multiple combat tours in Vietnam.

He is past president of MOAA Flagler Chapter and former member of the county’s Veterans Advisory Council, where he made important contributions of thought and deed.

He recently moved into the Clyde Lassen State Veterans Nursing Home in St. Augustine, and is doing quite well.

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CORRECTION A picture on Page 14 was identified as Eva Servello, but that was incorrect. The Matanzas soccer player was Jeishka Laureano.

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BRIEFS Bunnell hires former Lake Helen Police Chief Michael Walker The city of Bunnell has selected Michael Walker, the former police chief of the city of Lake Helen, to head the Bunnell Police Department.

The Bunnell Police Department has been without a permanent leader since former chief Tom Foster resigned in December after a negative performance review by City Manager Alvin Jackson.

“It was very important that we identify an individual that had experience, that understood small towns — towns that were growing, cities that were growing,” Jackson said at a Jan. 4 press conference outside the city’s administrative offices.

“One that communicates with the community and, most importantly, has the officers at heart and really commits to engaging with the community. ... I am very pleased to have him as a part of our team.”

Walker said he’d already spoken with local officers.

“I’m a very community-oriented officer,” he said. “... I’d like to see Bunnell, in the future, as one of the top-rated cities in the United States.

They get a bad rap now, but we’re going to change that. We’re going to make this a very exciting adventure.”

He later clarified that the “bad rap” he was referring to was about the city’s crime rate.

Walker said he’d started police work in 1988 before moving to Lake

Helen the following year.

“It’s a small city, a little smaller than this,” he said. “The population is diverse but I associated with everybody and I want all my officers to get out — I’m very strong on community-oriented policing.”

He said he likes to be out on the road and be part of the community.

Asked about his opinion of Black Lives Matter, Walker replied, “I think all lives matter. Everybody’s equal. I treat everybody — as well as the officers, will treat everybody the same.”

Walker’s appointment will need approval by the Bunnell City Commission Jan. 24.

Sentence: two years for molesting teen Palm Coast resident James McIntire, 71, pleaded guilty on Jan. 6 to charges of molesting a 15-year-old girl. He has been sentenced to two years in state prison, followed by 10 years of sex offender probation.

McIntire will also be registered as a sex offender for the rest of his life.

The victim told deputies that McIntire had touched her inappropriately or kissed her on the mouth at least 13 times.

Wastewater spill in L-Section City of Palm Coast crews discovered that a sewer line failure on Laramie Drive east of Lake Success Drive caused a wastewater spill on Jan. 4, after a possible sewer line break was reported to the city.

The spill appears to have been caused by damage to the pipe, possibly due to construction in the area.

The spill is now contained, and staff is repairing the pipeline. Crews are currently working to clean up and decontaminate the area. There is no threat to the public or property aside from the spilled wastewater.

The city immediately notified the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Large trucks and work crews were on site for the duration of Wednesday, Jan. 5.

Multiple crews are in the area for the decontamination process. The sewer line that was damaged runs from the pump station, which means that houses were not affected and the use of water, toilets, laundry, etc., can be conducted as usual.

The school bus stop at Laramie Drive and Lake Success Drive was not be affected.

For third time, teenage girl saved from jumping

Sheriff’s Office deputies on Jan. 4 rescued a teenage girl who was standing outside the Palm Coast Parkway overpass over Interstate 95 and threatening to jump.

The same girl has tried to jump from the same site twice last summer, requiring deputies’ rescue on those occasions was well.

When deputies arrived to the scene on Jan. 4, they saw the teen standing on the outer ledge of the bridge, outside of the metal barrier.

Deputies shut down Palm Coast Parkway and I-95 in both directions as multiple agencies responded, including the FCSO Crisis Negotiations Team and Palm Coast Fire Department.

Due to previous engagements with law enforcement, deputies were aware that the teen doesn’t like males. They formed a female negotiation team to help rescue her.

The responding deputies were able to communicate with the teen and develop a rapport, and held her hands as she made her way safely back to the ground.

“I commend everyone who stepped up for this child’s life for the third time in six months,” Sheriff Rick Staly said. “This child continues to need significant help, and I am once again asking the Department of Children and Families and her parents to get this juvenile the help she needs before it is too late. We have also asked the Florida Department of Transportation to assess how they can secure the bridge to prevent acts like this, but so far have not had any action.”

Daytona man arrested on charges of molesting two children in Flagler Deputies arrested 40-year-old Daytona Beach resident Carlos Luis Cruise on Jan. 4 following a yearlong investigation after two victims from Flagler County reported that he’d committed multiple sex crimes against them, starting when they were 10 years old.

Flagler County Sheriff’s Office Major Case Unit detectives began an investigation in January 2021, after the victims — a 16-year-old and a 20-year-old — reported the crimes and identified Cruise as the offender.

They said he’d committed mul-

tiple sex offenses against them when they were between 10 and 16.

The FCSO’s Major Case Unit and Real Time Crime Center coordinated with the Daytona Beach Police Department and Volusia County Sheriff’s Office to investigate, according to an FCSO news release.

Deputies monitored phone calls between Cruise and a victim, during which Cruise described the crimes, according to his arrest report.

They also obtained letters Cruise had written in which he described committing the crimes. Cruise swore under oath that the contents of the letters were true. An FCSO therapy dog named Goose helped aid the victims, according to an FCSO news release.

The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office arrested Cruise on Jan. 4. He is being held on no bond.

Rymfire bridge project underway The City of Palm Coast will make repairs to the Rymfire Drive Parkway pedestrian bridges due to deterioration. These bridges are part of the pedestrian walkway near Rymfire Elementary School. The repairs bega on Monday, Jan. 10 and the completion is expected to take four to five weeks.

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BRIEFS Deputies seek info on homicide of Palm Coast man found dead in Dixie County

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Deputies in Dixie County are seeking information about the homicide of a Palm Coast man who was killed while vacationing in Suwannee, on the state’s west coast, this past summer.

Dixie County Sheriff’s Office deputies found the body of Palm Coast resident David Rainey, 52, submerged in a canal on July 25, 2021.

Rainey had been stabbed multiple times, and his death was ruled a homicide.

Rainey had been staying at a rented house for the weekend with his wife, Cindy Rainey, their children, and a family friend, Jeffery Sawyer.

Cindy Rainey reported that her husband was missing on Sunday morning, telling deputies that he’d walked away from the house on Saturday evening after the couple had gotten into an argument. He’d left behind his glasses, wallet and cell phone.

Deputies found his body that Sunday evening in the canal behind the rental. He had been stabbed multiple times.

The Dixie County Sheriff’s Office is asking for anyone with information to contact Investigator Carrie Barcia at

352-498-1231, Ext. 227. Tipsters can remain anonymous.

Flagler OARS and AdventHealth sponsoring NARCAN event Flagler Open Arms Recovery Services and AdventHealth announced their first collaborative project. They are cosponsoring a free Narcan distribution and education event entitled “Increase a Lifespan with NARCAN” on Friday, Jan. 14, from 4 to 6 p.m. at Advent Hospital Emergency Room parking lot, 60 Memorial Parkway, in Palm Coast.

People can drive through or walk up to receive free Narcan and Narcan educational information. This event is open to the general public.

“We have come to understand that everyone should carry a box of NARCAN with them wherever they go,” stated Pam Birtolo, Executive Director of Flagler OARS. “This event is for anyone who wants to save lives.”

“If there are prescription opioids in your home, NARCAN Nasal Spray should be there, too,” cautioned Deborah Mcnabb, Advent Director of Community Benefit.

Flagler OARS is a naloxone provider through a generous grant from the Florida Department of Children and Families Overdose Prevention Program.

For more information on NARCAN, see this story on palmcoastobserver.com.

COPS CORNER DEC. 31

NOT UBER-SENSIBLE Palm Harbor Parkway Disorderly intoxication — alcohol. 10:39 p.m. A deputy assigned to European Village for New Year’s Eve was flagged down by a woman who said she wanted help getting an Uber ride for herself and her boyfriend.

But the boyfriend got angry at the woman for having asked the deputy, and the man and woman began pushing each other.

When the man stumbled toward an oncoming vehicle, the deputy took him to the ground. The man began threatening the deputy, who then arrested him.

JAN. 4

BAD HIDING SPOT Cypress Point Parkway Cocaine possession, accessory after the fact (larceny).

2:28 a.m. A deputy was called out to a local big box store in reference to a larceny.

A loss prevention officer at the store identified three suspects. A deputy detained them.

When taking one of them into custody, a deputy noted that the man had concealed cocaine “between the cheeks of his buttocks,” according to the deputy’s report.

The cocaine totaled 0.7 grams. The man was arrested.

County, private partners cut ribbon CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

The renovation cost $180,000, Petito said, which will leave the county $120,000 to use as needed to support the center.

The 4,943-square-foot facility was a longtime coming, County Commission Chair Joe Mullins said, noting that Flagler County had the highest suicide rate in the state in 2017.

Sheriff Rick Staly said his office handles approximately three to five Baker Acts per shift and investigates a number of suicides.

“Addressing behavioral health issues – including drug abuse and the suicide rate – has been a priority,” Petito said.

Cosimi said SMA Healthcare will provide the Access Center with six staff mem-

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bers: two therapists, a screener, an outreach coordinator and two care coordinators.

Flagler Health+ will provide youth mental health services.

The Flagler Access Center will have a crisis triage treatment unit, a group room, a urinalysis lab and a number of offices, said Alicia Vincent, SMA Healthcare’s vice presi-

dent of Flagler services.

The center will also connect clients to the federal housing program, PATH (Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness).

The actual opening will probably be next week when SMA Healthcare moves its staff from Justice Lane to the Flagler Access Center, Cosimi said.

The county will provide transportation for clients, which will remove barriers to treatment, said Flagler Health+ Executive Director John Eaton.

The center will also utilize social service providers within the county.

“There is no wrong-door approach,” Cosimi said.

Cosimi said SMA Healthcare is already working in Tallahassee to get year two of the center funded.

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What: Essie Strong Benefit Event When: 2-6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 16 Where: Finn’s Beachside Pub, 101 N. Ocean Shore Blvd.

Details: Help Essie Bass find a bone marrow match. Swab kits will be available, as well as T-shirts, food and drinks for purchase. There will also be live music and a raffle.

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ssie Bass is looking for her match, and for this 16-yearold, it’s what’s inside your bones that could make a lifesaving difference.

In 2016, the Palm Coast teen was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia, a cancer rarely seen in children, according to the American Cancer Society. The average age of a person diagnosed with CML is 64, and this has posed an extra challenge since Bass was diagnosed at age 11, following a knee injury. For almost five years afterward, Bass took medication after medication, and while she eventually went into remission for her blood, Bass has always battled with the cancer in her bone marrow.

“You hear of cancer, but you don’t know what it’s like until it hits your home,” said her mother, Shannon Gutierrez.

After Bass relapsed last December with cancer in her blood, doctors upped the amount of chemotherapy she underwent. When that didn’t work, they switched to a different chemotherapy. That also didn’t work.

So, the doctor determined it was time to look into a bone marrow transplant.

“But we can’t find a match,” Gutierrez said. “We’re having a hard time because of her nationality.”

Photo by Jarleene Almenas

Essie Bass said it is a good thing to be able to have the opportunity to be a voice for other children battling cancer.

her blood contained too many antibodies because of her past pregnancies.

“It just feels like we’re going in circles — getting told the same thing at every doctor’s appointment,” Bass said.

Instead of waiting, the family decided to actively search for a bone marrow match for Bass.

In December, the family hosted a swab drive in Palm Coast for Be The Match, a nonprofit organization operated by the National Marrow Donor Program that manages a worldwide bone marrow registry to help patients with life-threatening blood cancers like leukemia and lymphoma find a match.

On Jan. 16, a benefit event will be held at Finn’s Beachside Pub from 2-6 p.m. Swab kits will be on-hand, and attendees can enjoy food, live music, and participate in a raffle.

For Bass, it’s also an opportunity to raise awareness about childhood cancer, something both she and her mom said is lacking.

“It’s good to see that we’re able to be a voice and speak out in our community, because there’s a lot of kids — not just me. There’s 27 of us in Flagler [battling cancer],” Bass said.

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According to the Health Resources and Services Administration, though 38 million potential marrow donors are available worldwide, patients of racially and ethnically diverse backgrounds struggle to find a match.

Only 30% of patients have a relative who is a match and is able to donate bone marrow; 70% of patients are waiting for a match.

Bass is half-Hispanic and halfwhite.

Gutierrez hoped to be able to donate her own bone marrow, but she only matched half of the markers, and, as a mother of six children,

‘I KNOW THERE’S SOMEONE OUT THERE’

Bass may be waiting for a bone marrow transplant, but she is not taking

“It’s good to see that we’re able to be a voice and speak out in our community, because there’s a lot of kids — not just me. There’s 27 of us in Flagler [battling cancer].” — ESSIE BASS time for granted.

About five months ago, she joined the Ormond Beach Police Explorers, a youth volunteer program that allows participants to see what a career in law enforcement could be like. Ormond Beach Police Sgt. John Dovine is her sister’s football coach, and the connection brought her to the program. That, and the fact that one day, Bass hopes to work in law enforcement.

Gutierrez said she knows the family is not alone; support from the community and organizations like the Live Like Cameron Foundation is evident. But not being able to find a bone marrow match is frustrating.

Yet, neither she nor Bass have lost hope. After all, Essie’s full name, Esperanza, means “hope,” in Spanish.

“I know there’s someone out there, but just when,” Bass said. “And where are you?”

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CRT will leave you in the dark and on the edge of your seat Anna Hobbs plays a blind woman in the suspenseful ‘Wait Until Dark,’ Jan. 21-23, 28-30

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Les Ober, the director of the City Repertory Theatre’s production of “Wait Until Dark,” remembers when he first saw the show on Broadway.

“It was in the ’60s with Lee Remick, who made this role,” Ober said. “And I said, ‘This is one of the scariest things I’ve ever seen live.’”

Ober and the cast will attempt to keep the audience on the edge of its seats from start to finish.

“The timing and pacing is not unlike Agatha Christie or Alfred Hitchcock,” Ober said.

The blocking, which is the positioning and movement of the actors, has to be precise, because the plot depends on it, Ober said.

“If you start to mess up the timing and the pacing, the play will go nowhere,” he said.

“It’s got to scare these people.”

The play’s success is most

‘WAIT UNTIL DARK’ Where: City Repertory Theatre, 160 Cypress Point Parkway, Suite B207 When: Jan. 21-23 and Jan. 28-30 Times: 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday (Jan. 21-22 and Jan. 28-29), and 3 p.m. on Sunday (Jan. 23 and Jan. 30).

Tickets: $15 students; $20 adults. Go to https://crtpalmcoast. com/ or call 386-5859415.

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Beau Wade, Danno Waddell and Anna Hobbs in CRT’s production of “Wait Until Dark.”

dependent on the performance of Anna Hobbs, who plays the Remick role, a blind woman named Susy Hendrix.

Ober said many of the theater goers will remember the 1967 movie version, in which Audrey Hepburn played Susy.

But that doesn’t mean they won’t be frightened watching CRT’s version, especially during one scene which is totally in the dark, except for an occasional burning match.

Hobbs is performing in her third CRT show. This role is particularly challenging, she said.

“If I put too much focus on my lines, my focus on being convincingly blind may slip,” she said. “If I put too much focus on that, it could mess up my blocking, or I could lose my character. It really is a fine balance, trying to be believably blind as well as juggle all the usual pieces of the role.

My hope is just familiarizing myself will make that a whole

“If you start to mess up the timing and the pacing, the play will go nowhere. It’s got to scare these people.”

LES OBER, director

lot easier.”

Mike Pilau, who plays Sgt. Carlino, one of three villains in the play, said Hobbs pulls it off.

“The idea that we’re dealing with is a blind lady having to go through all this. Imagine not having your sight, and all of sudden, you have to defend your life and your livelihood.

That’s incredible,” Pilau said.

“Essentially, what we’re trying to show you is she’s reacting without using her eyes.

She’s hearing sound, she’s feeling things, she smells. All

those things have to be portrayed. It’s a very unique situation, very cool to see it done the right way.”

There is an early scene in which the three criminals are in her apartment and freeze while she walks around. She gets very close to the men, so they can’t even breathe, and the audience won’t be able to either, Ober said.

Beau Wade and Danno Waddell play the other villains. Bruce Popielarski plays Susy’s husband. Nick Sok also has a role. April Whaley is the stage manager. And 12-yearold Isabella Bond plays the key role of upstairs neighbor Gloria.

“In the beginning, she’s a spoiled brat,” Isabella said of her character. “But she has some character development.

Susy ends up fully trusting me.”

Isabella, who attends Ormond Beach Middle School, said she has performed in

Isabella Bond plays Gloria in “Wait Until Dark.”

musical theater, but this is her first role with serious lines.

“She becomes the unsung hero,” Ober said. “She helps Susy do things she can’t do.”

The show will be at CRT, 160 Cypress Point Parkway, Suite B207, Jan. 21-23 and Jan. 28-30 with showtimes at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. on Sunday.

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Flagler Playhouse is pleased to announce the opening of Mass Appeal this week. In this funny and thoughtful comedy/drama, a newly ordained deacon is assigned to a veteran pastor for mentorship. Soon after meeting, the idealistic younger man and more seasoned priest find themselves knee-deep in the generation gap that exists in both their beliefs and practice.

Regular performances begin on Thursday, Jan. 13, and run through Sunday, Jan. 23.

Community Night is Wednesday, Jan. 12, with the performance starting at 7:30 pm. All seats are $10, cash only, at the door, first come, first served. Community night tickets are not available online.

NATIVE AMERICAN FESTIVAL RETURNS TO PRINCESS PLACE The Native American Festival at Princess Place Preserve returns in 2022 after a hiatus last year because of COVID-19. It will be the seventh Pow Wow held since its inception in 2015.

As in past years, the festival will include dancing, weapons demonstrations, wildlife exhibits, encampments and displays.

“Mark your calendars now – it promises to be a great weekend,” said Parks Manager Frank Barbuti. “The event will be held the last weekend of the month, Feb. 26 and 27.”

Tribes representing North and South America – as many as 50 – will perform traditional dances such as the hoop dance, and the candy dance for children. Additionally, there will be demonstrations, storytelling, and historical presentations among the exhibits.

“Everyone enjoys the other experiences that are offered at festival like face painting, pony rides and shopping at the trading booths,” Barbuti said. “Food and refreshments will be available, including some authentic Native American food.”

AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER TO HOST POSTER EXHIBITION The African American Cultural Society Inc. presents its inaugural exhibition for 2022, “The NMAAHC: A Place for All People.” To kick off the New Year and in recognition of their Cultural Center and museum’s designation as a Smithsonian Host Site, AACS will host the commemorative poster exhibition from Jan. 10 through Feb. 27 in the Founders Gallery. The gallery will be open 10 a.m.-2p.m. Tuesdays to Thursdays, and weekends by appointment.

Organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service in collaboration with the National Museum of African American History and Culture, the exhibition of “A Place for All People” highlights key artifacts that tell the rich and diverse story of the African American experience.

Funding for the program was through a grant from the Florida Humanities with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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YOUR TOWN CITY OF PALM COAST EVENTS IN JANUARY The city of Palm Coast has organized a multitude of activities this month. Many activities require advance registration. Space may be limited, so please register early.

Palm Coast Parks & Recreation can be reached at 386-986-2323.

Jan. 14 – Mayor’s 30/30 Ruck with the National Guard Readiness Center and Councilman Barbosa – Friday, 9-10:30 a.m. at Wadsworth Park, 2200 Moody Blvd., Flagler Beach. Set out on a ruck with Recreation Supervisor and Army veteran Jared, Councilman Victor Barbosa, and the National Guard Readiness Center. Never rucked before?

It’s a military walk with a loaded backpack. All you need is a sturdy backpack, weighted with bricks, sandbags, clean laundry, plates, etc. to your comfort level, and some good walking shoes. It’s an easy and safe way to get in your cardio and strength training in one shot! For all ages. Free, but please register at www.parksandrec.fun/events. More info: 386-986-2323.

Jan. 14 – Lunch N’ Lecture: Water Conservation with St. Johns River Water Management District – Friday, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Palm Coast Community Center, 305 Palm Coast Parkway NE. Join professionals during lunch for lectures on topics that may affect the lives of our adult community. January’s topic is Water Conservation. For ages 18 and older. Free, but registration is required at least 72 hours in advance

ANTICIPATION I am the snowy egret waiting on the pond dock for the new year to begin.

Look quickly; I glow brightly and will fly away, as if the time is already here.

I’m gone now, anticipating the new year at another pond, another forest— I survive each day in the present wild until then, ransacking each new beginning as I search, hunt, and stretch my wings to soar in this world I’m given.

Palm Coast photographer Joe Campanellie recently won a spot on Team USA at the 2022 World Photographic Cup, to be held March 28 in Rome, Italy.

The World Photographic Cup, cofounded by Professional Photographers of America and the Federation of European Photographers, features 35 countries that will square off in 2022. The World Photographic Cup’s mission is to unite photographers in a spirit of friendship and cooperation. The World Cup is considered the Olympics of photography.

Campanellie’s image “Bad To The Bone” was selected out of over 5,100 entries to be part of Team

Joe Campanellie

USA. The team will be officially announced at the Imaging USA Grand Imaging Awards later this month.

“It’s a great honor to win a spot on Team USA,” said Campanellie. “It’s an amazing group to be a part of. I push myself to be a better photographer each year, and to be recognized

—PATRICIA BARRY

at www.parksandrec.fun/seniors.

More info: 386-986-2323.

Jan. 15 – Historical Society Speakers Series: Presidents in Florida – Saturday, 10 a.m.-noon at Palm Coast Community Center.

George Washington had nothing but trouble with Florida. Thomas Jefferson tried to steal it. Abraham Lincoln hoped it would win him re-election.

Three men came to Florida to fight and ended up in the White House.

Franklin Roosevelt was nearly assassinated before he could be inaugurated and quick thinking by a Secret Service agent saved John Kennedy’s life in Florida. Herbert Hoover learned about Al Capone and Warren

Chloe Irving and Emanuela Hartman won Best in Show for Duet Acting.

MATANZAS TROUPE 7108 WINS ACCOLADES be representing district 3 at states in Tampa in March; All-Star Supporting Actress: Rachel Kopp; One Act nods went to crew, Jonas Winter, and cast, Andrea Oliveras; Throughout the festival, troupe 7108 earned: 15 events scored Superior; 11 events scored Excellent.

Thirty-nine students attended the two-day festival at Lyman High School.

The cast and the crew of “We are the Sea,” by Laura Lundgren Smith, will perform at the state Thespian festival March 15-17, representing District 3 in Tampa.

Joe Campanellie’s image “Bad To The Bone”

G. Harding got stuck on a Florida sandbar. Learn about America’s presidents’ strange relationship with our state. This talk is based on the book “Presidents in Florida.” Free, but registration is recommended at www.parksandrec.fun/adults. More info: www.palmcoasthistory.org/.

Jan. 18 – Learn the Basics of Your Computer – Tuesday, 10-11:30 a.m. at Palm Coast Community Center. Free, but registration is required at www.parksandrec.fun/adults.

More info: 386-986-2323.

Jan. 20 – Mayor’s 30/30 Gopher Tortoise Nature Walk – Thursday, 10-11 a.m., at Waterfront Park.

Join Environmental Planning Technician Jordan as she leads you on a nature walk through Waterfront Park and talks all about gopher tortoises.

Meet at the restroom building near the parking lot. For all ages. Free, but please register at www.parksandrec. fun/events. More info: 386-9862323.

Jan. 21 – Youth Round Robin Tennis – Friday, 5-7 p.m. at Palm Coast Tennis Center, 1290 Belle Terre Parkway. Come compete in timed rounds in a fun-filled Juniors Round Robin Tournament. For ages 11-17 years. $5/person. Registration is required at www.parksandrec.fun/ tennis. More info: 386-986-2550.

Jan. 21 – Parent’s Night Out – Friday, 5:30-10 p.m. at Palm Coast Community Center. Parents, let us watch your kids while you have the night to yourselves. Participants will eat pizza, play games, watch movies, and have fun. For ages 5-12. $15/person, $5/additional sibling.

Registration is required at www. parksandrec.fun/youth. More info: 386-986-2323.

Jan. 21 – Teen Chill Zone – Friday, 5:30-10 p.m. at Palm Coast Community Center. Hey teens, tired of sitting around bored on a Friday night? Then grab your friends and join us to hang out, eat pizza, listen to music, watch movies, play video games, and chill in a fun and safe environment. For ages 13-17. $10/person, $5/additional sibling.

Registration is required at www. parksandrec.fun/youth. More info: 386-986-2323.

ELLA THOMPSON AND ‘ROAD TO SUCCESS’ Road to Success has many success stories. In fact, it has twice as many as it used to have.

Ella Thompson is one of more than 50 students each year, up from 25 in 2012, who benefit from the small class sizes and supportive environment at RTS, a federally funded youth program that helps 16- to 24-year-olds who exited from high school to earn their general education diploma, at the George Washington Carver Community Center, in Bunnell. With support from Flagler Schools and the George Washington Carver Foundation, RTS is contracted with Career Source Flagler Volusia and has graduated 278 students with a GED since 2012.

In addition to its many supporters, RTS has frequent guest presentations sharing information on domestic abuse, nutrition, banking and college readiness.

When first entering RTS, Thompson felt she was in a bad state, learning behind a screen in quarantine during the pandemic.

She trusted the staff of RTS to get her back on track and individualize her learning.

Director Brian Willard, who has

Jan. 22 – Mayor’s 30/30 Bicycle Ride with Vice Mayor Branquinho – Saturday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at Palm Coast City Hall. We’ll head out from City Hall for a 10-mile cycling circuit.

For all ages. Free, but please register at www.parksandrec.fun/events.

More info: 386-986-2323.

Jan. 24 – Dolphin and Whale Walk with Marineland – Monday, noon-1 p.m. at Varn Park, 3665 N. Oceanshore Blvd, Flagler Beach. Get in your Mayor’s 30/30 miles while learning about the dolphins and whales that inhabit the ocean waters of our coast. Join Terran, Manager of Community Development with Marineland Dolphin Adventure, for a brisk beach walk. She’ll tell you all

Some of the Ladies of Convívio dos Lavores, bottom row, from left: Maria Elizabeth Frazão Pereira, Elisete Carvalheiro, Jacinta Martins, Dina DeOliveira, Sara Ferreira, Virginia Cambedo, Maria Da Silva, Teresa Goulart, Vina dos Santos, Ester Rodrigues, Arminda Pereira, Gracinda França, Grace Pinto and Julia Silva; top row: Rosa Amaro and Odete Campo

LADIES FROM PORTUGUESE CLUB AND ST. ELIZABETH ANN SETON PROVIDE ‘HEALING BLANKETS’ During the pandemic, the lady members of the Portuguese American Cultural Center from the Convívio dos Lavores decided to use this free time to do something for the benefit of others.

The ladies made 15 afghans, which were handed over to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, which

and given the chance to represent my country is just icing on the cake.”

Medals are awarded to the individual creator in each category. Teams are awarded points based on an aggregate score of the top 10 placements in all categories. Then, the World Photographic Cup is awarded to the national team that receives the highest overall score.

Campanellie is a Master Photographer, Craftsman, Certified Professional Photographer with PPA. He is also one of only 87 Fellows of the American Society of Photography worldwide. He relocated to Palm Coast in 2012 to concentrate on Nature and Avian Fine Art Photography.

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Like the crow swaying on the highest branch of the winter-weary tree, I cannot rest for long while the new year waits for me.

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Matanzas High School’s Troupe 7108 performed at the District 3 Thespian Festival held at Lyman High School in Longwood, Nov. 11-13. The students prepared last quarter in the acting and technical theater classes for this event, and the hard work, perseverance, and attention to detail paid off. The troupe earned high accolades in the following: Best in Show: Duet Acting: Chloe Irving and Emanuela Hartman; Honorable Mention Playwriting: Isabella Martin; One-Act: “We are the Sea,” by Laura Lundgren Smith earned Straight Superiors (4 perfect scores) and will

PALM COAST’S JOE CAMPANELLIE MAKES TEAM USA FOR THE 2022 WORLD

has an organization that collects afghans and distributes them to give comfort to the sick.

This organization is called Lazos de Amor, or Healing Blankets, started about four years ago by John Merced after he was asked by a priest who felt the need to offer small blankets to the sick admitted

at the hospitals at Christmas time.

Merced formed a group of volunteer members from the Hispanic American Club of Palm Coast, who began crocheting afghans. To date, Merced has distributed more than 2,000 afghans for ill people. Now the afghans are not distributed only at Christmas time, but throughout the

year. Before being distributed, the afghans were blessed at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church during the Spanish Mass and ceremony Dec. 19.

Lavores members can continue to crochet because they are now part of the Lazos de Amor.

— MARIA ELIZABETH FRAZAO PEREIRA

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Ella Thompson, graduated in December 2021 and is working at Community Cats of Palm Coast.

been with the program since the beginning, has adopted the slogan “Hands up, not hands out,” to illustrate that RTS lifts students up to tap into their full potential, just like it helped Thompson. She graduated in December 2021 with her GED and now has an internship with Community Cats of Palm Coast with the RTS Paid Internship Program. She is happier than ever and forever grateful for the RTS experience, she said.

—JULIA AMBROSE

about these fascinating mammals and we’ll keep an eye on the horizon for any distant fin-sightings. For all ages. Free, but please register at www.parksandrec.fun/events. More info: 386-986-2323.

WHITNEY SERIES IS BACK IN PERSON WITH ‘THE PLANT HUNTER’ The University of Florida Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience announced the return of the Evenings at Whitney Lecture Series in spring 2022. The first lecture of the spring series, hosted by the Whitney Laboratory, will be Thursday, Jan. 13, at 7 p.m. with the program titled “The Plant Hunter: A Scientist’s Quest for Nature’s Next Medicines.”

Cassandra Quave, PhD, Herbarium Curator and Associate Professor of Dermatology and Human Health at Emory University, will be the speaker.

This free lecture will be presented in person at the UF Whitney Laboratory Lohman Auditorium, 9505 Ocean Shore Blvd., in St. Augustine (but on the Flagler side of the county line).

Those interested also have the option of registering to watch via Zoom live the night of the lecture.

Register to watch online: https:// ufl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ kko_hkYdSb6pw_7YSgV6hQ In this event, Quave shares stories of her quest to discover nature’s next medicines. From flooded forests of the Amazon to isolated mountaintops in Albania and Kosovo, Quave’s search for natural compounds, long-known to traditional healers, could help save us all from the looming crisis of untreatable superbugs.

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“He likes driving forward, which means he likes scoring,” Amiri said. “But he’s not selfish about it. He likes to create. That’s why he’s leading our team in both goals and assists. And he’s not scoring against teams we blow out; he’s scoring in close games.”

RAMTIN AMIRI, coach

Returning from ankle surgery and moving from defense, Myles Clymer leads the Bulldogs in goals and assists.

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Myles Clymer, left, goes after a 50-50 ball against Seabreeze’s Cole Miller in a Five Star Conference tournament game on Jan. 8 at Mainland High.

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Myles Clymer scored two goals in the season-opener against Nease, including the game-winner.

FIRST-HALF GOALS LIFT SEABREEZE OVER FPC Captain Brian Dunlop gave Seabreeze all the scoring it would need with a first-half goal in the box. Michael Hogan added a score later in the half, and the Sandcrabs held on for a 2-0 victory over Flagler Palm Coast in a Five Star Conference first-round boys soccer game on Jan. 8 at Mainland High School.

The fourth-seeded Sandcrabs improved to 6-3-1 and advanced to a semifinal matchup against top-seeded Spruce Creek on Jan. 12. This is the first year the conference is holding a tournament. The final is scheduled for Friday, Jan. 14 at Embry-Riddle.

Fifth-seeded FPC fell to 9-6-2 a day after defeating Deltona, 3-2. Schmidt Joseph scored two goals against

Connor Stone

Deltona, while Myles Clymer scored his ninth goal of the season. Joseph scored the game-winner with about four minutes left.

But FPC could not get on the scoreboard against the Sandcrabs, who notched their second shutout in a row. Seabreeze controlled possession throughout the first half.

“The first line of defense is your attack,” Seabreeze coach Jon Kinsler said. “If you can keep (the ball) on the other side of the field, it gives your team confidence.”

Cole Miller had the assist on Hogan’s goal.

“Enrique Thompson made the first run and pulled the defender out, and Hogan made the second run behind the defender,” Kinsler said.

Hogan, who is left-footed, scored with his right foot.

The Bulldogs were able to keep possession more in the second half. But they had trouble getting shots on goal.

“Our goalkeeper (A.J. Cole) and back line kept it organized. That was our bright spot in the second half,” Kinsler said.

“We wasted the first half. We were flat,” FPC coach Ramtin Amiri said. “We were better in the second half but not up to the level we needed to be.”

The Bulldogs lost freshman forward Mikhail Zyzek for the season with a hip fracture in the Mike Stone Invitational at Tavares during the winter break.

hen you’ve played defense for most of your varsity soccer career, it’s probably natural to wonder what it’s like to score the game-winning goal.

Flagler Palm Coast senior Myles Clymer got the chance to experience every soccer player’s dream in the season-opener against Nease on Nov. 8.

Clymer was playing in his first game since having ankle surgery in 2020. He scored two goals in the game. The first one tied the score at 1-1 in the first half. His clincher with about 1:30 left gave the Bulldogs a 4-3 win.

“Everyone swarmed me,” he said.

“I was filled with emotions. I was tired and happy. I thought, ‘So this is how it feels like to score the winning goal.’”

It was the senior’s first game on FPC’s stadium field since his sophomore season. He played in four games last season before a lingering ankle injury became too much to endure, and he underwent surgery to repair torn ligaments.

“It was his first game back. We didn’t know how he was going to play,” said senior defender Shawn Brudy. “It was big for him.”

Seventeen games into the season, Clymer leads the Bulldogs in both goals (nine) and assists (eight).

Previously, he had played defense for the Bulldogs. He was the center back for the JV team as a freshman and an outside back as a sophomore on varsity. He also began his junior year on defense. But coach Ramtin Amiri needed forwards this season, and he already knew Clymer could play the position.

“I helped coach him at club,” Amiri said. “I was coaching the younger team, and I was helping the head coach of his team. I saw his coach kept moving him farther up the field.

When he played up top, he was scoring. I thought, ‘If he can do that in club, he can probably do that in high school.’”

Clymer and senior Schmidt Joseph have alternated between center froward and wing positions. Clymer has excelled in both spots.

“He likes driving forward, which means he likes scoring,” Amiri said.

“But he’s not selfish about it. He likes to create. That’s why he’s leading our team in both goals and assists.

And he’s not scoring against teams we blow out; he’s scoring in close games.”

Brudey said Clymer is one of the hardest workers on the team.

Clymer’s younger brother, sophomore Cody, plays both soccer and baseball for the Bulldogs. His older brother, Riley, also played both sports. Myles, however, quit baseball as a freshman to concentrate fulltime on soccer.

“If I was bad in soccer, they would have dragged me back to baseball,” he said. “I just like soccer. Baseball is more of the same thing over and over.

With soccer, there’s more variety.

You can improvise. It’s challenging.”

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Bulldogs win district duals title FPC won its wrestling district duals tournament at Sanford Seminole, defeating DeLand, 48-24 in the final. Next up, FPC, competes in a regional quarterfinal match on Jan. 13 at Creekside High School. The winner will meet the DeLandCreekside winner for a spot in the final eight Jan. 21.

Seth Davis stepped up big at duals, beating two wrestlers ranked ahead of him, coach Zach Sanford said.

On Jan. 8, the Bulldogs finished third in the 22-team Cradle Cancer Invitational at Jensen Beach. Kole Hannant pinned his way to the 120-pound title. Hannant, the fourth seed, pinned the top two seeds in the tournament.

Marcelo Gonzalez won the 182-pound title.

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Knighten, FPC hold off Father Lopez, 45-41 Flagler Palm Coast junior guard Karl Knighten knew this was a game his team needed to win.

With less than 30 seconds remaining, Knighten converted both ends of a one-and-one to give the Bulldogs a 45-41 boys basketball victory against Father Lopez on Jan. 10 at FPC. The Bulldogs snapped a threegame losing streak to improve to 6-10 on the season.

“I think this game is the turning point for us,” said Knighten, who matched Father Lopez’s Isaiah Eberheart with a game-high 15 points. “It will build our confidence back up.

We were starting to get down on ourselves a bit.”

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“I think this game is the turning point for us.”

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Wave have been missing players all season due to injuries and COVIDrelated issues.

“We have not had our five starters dress out all season,” said coach Brad Ridenour. “We canceled two games last week because five guys were out (due to) contract tracing. We had one practice last week. Our guys are dying in the fourth quarter, because we haven’t been able to practice. Last year was nothing like this.”

After starting the season with three wins, Lopez has lost nine in a row. Three of the losses have been by four points or less, including a 43-42 loss to Atlantic last month when the Green Wave were down to five varsity players and moved up two JV players to be able to give their starters a breather.

“This is the craziest year I’ve ever been a part of,” said Ridenour, who has coached over 20 years and led the Green Wave’s girls team to two state championships (2005 and 2013) before taking over the boys

team last year.

Despite their issues, the Green Wave were in the game against the Bulldog from start to finish. They led 20-18 at the half and pulled out to a 35-29 advantage at the end of the third quarter, but FPC tied the game at 38-38 with 3:15 left.

“Basketball is a game of runs,” said FPC assistant coach Pat Edmonds.

“Tonight, the shots were not going in for us, but we were able to get the shots we needed down the stretch.”

Father Lopez drained seven 3-pointers in the game with Eberheart hitting four. FPC connected on just two shots from beyond the arc.

“At first we were struggling on offense,” Knighten said. “But we locked down on (defense), and we started moving the ball and getting some good shots.”

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FPC girls basketball wins second game FPC’s girls basketball team snapped a 10-game losing streak on Jan. 11. The Bulldogs defeated Atlantic 42-8 at home.

FPC (2-11) was led by freshman Hailey Lenz with eight points. Eimy Ayala added seven points.

FPC’s Karl Knighten drives past Isaiah Eberheart.

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Matanzas girls wrestling team wins tourney with pin in final match It was a busy week for Flagler County’s high school wrestling teams.

While Flagler Palm Coast and Matanzas each advanced to regional dual competition in boys wrestling — yes this season we have to say boys wrestling — the Matanzas girls team won a highpowered tournament.

In the first year of FHSAAsanctioned girls wrestling, the Pirates showed they are a team to be reckoned with.

Matanzas won the Lady Rams Tournament of Champions on Jan. 8 at Lake Mary by one point. The Pirates defeated five-time reigning state champ Orlando Dr. Phillips, 103-102.

Although the state titles were unsanctioned in previous seasons, Dr. Phillips was considered a favorite to win the first FHSAA girls championship. The Pirates took two titles and sent two other wrestlers to the finals to edge the Panthers.

“It came down to the heavyweight match. We were down nine points, and we had to pin for us to win,” Matanzas coach John White said.

Freshman Nahia Lubin did just that, pinning Windermere’s Madison Benson in 13 seconds to clinch the team title.

Freshman Mariah Mills won the 105-pound title. Tiana Fries (110) and Brooklyn Watts (190) were runners-up.

Three days earlier, Matanzas defeated Ponte Vedra.

The Matanzas boys recently finished second in the Marine Corps Challenge in Jacksonville. Five Pirates won their weight classes: Carter Wilder (120), Toryion Stallings (126), Dylan Parkinson (132), Tyson Mills (152) and Jordan Mills (170). Bradyn Cox finished second at 160.

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Matanzas boys fall short to Seabreeze Gomez is a Miami Lakes Sports Hall-of-Famer The Pirates soccer team had gone six straight without a loss entering the match.

BRENT WORONOFF STAFF WRITER

Coach Jon Kinsler and his Seabreeze boys soccer players believe they are better than their record indicates.

The Sandcrabs improved to 5-3-1 with a 2-0 victory at Matanzas on Jan. 6. But that record is a bit deceptive.

The three teams that beat them – Ponte Vedra, New Smyrna Beach and Spruce Creek – had a 33-3-5 combined mark as of Jan. 6. Spruce Creek is the FHSAA’s topranked team in the state across all classifications, while New Smyrna Beach is No. 7.

But that doesn’t mean the Sandcrabs were satisfied.

“We were competitive but not necessarily winning, so we did some system changes,” Kinsler said after the Matanzas win.

The changes seemed to work. They got on the board with a goal by freshman Drew McNerney with 5:05 left in

the first half. Junior Michael Hogan made it 2-0 just over a minute into the second half.

“We created more in the attack, and we still didn’t concede a goal,” Kinsler said.

“The midfielders were very good, and our defense made the difference.”

Matanzas (6-3-1) saw its six-game unbeaten streak get snapped. After Seabreeze dominated possession in the first half, the Pirates put together some scoring opportunities in the second half but came up short.

Seabreeze goalkeeper Andrew Cole stopped a penalty kick by Diego Bernardi with 36:20 left.

“If we make that penalty kick, that changes the momentum,” Matanzas coach Beto Aguilar said. “Seabreeze capitalized on our mistakes.”

Frazer Cross set up the first goal, passing to McNerney on the left wing.

“He made a nice cross,” McNerney said. “The keeper (Ben Kopach) made a decent save, but it stayed in bounds, and I just finished.”

Hogan made a spectacular goal with 38:46 remaining, spinning off a defender, and drilling a shot to the right side

of the net past Kopach.

“Ben used to be my old teammate (in club soccer),” Hogan said. “I took it right at him and scored. I don’t think I ever scored on him before.”

“You can’t give Hogan any slack,” said Aguilar. “He’ll put you to sleep.”

Kinsler said Hogan, who nearly scored a second goal, was the difference maker in the game.

“He’s someone we depend on for everything,” Kinsler said. “He definitely attracts a lot of attention.”

Both teams were playing their first game in three weeks. Aguilar said his players appeared to be rusty in the first half.

“In the first half, we weren’t as aggressive as Seabreeze was,” he said.

Aguilar said he was pleased that his squad kept fighting and praised the play of freshman left back Vince Ferrer.

“He was consistent,” Aguilar said. “He pretty much shut down his side.”

“I think Matanzas has some very talented players,” Kinsler said. “And our guys were up for the task tonight.”

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Matanzas' Landon Grover (36) makes a move on Michael Hogan (6).

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Palm Coast resident Roland Gomez joined Howard Schnellenberger, Don Shula and Jim Mandich in the Hall of Fame.

BRENT WORONOFF STAFF WRITER

Roland Gomez had just started coaching baseball for the Miami Lakes Optimist Club in 1974 when a friend told him the club needed coaches for two girls soccer teams.

“He said, ‘Why don’t you take a team, and I’ll take a team?’” Gomez said. “Neither of us had ever coached soccer before. I had never even watched a soccer game.”

Neither of them won a game the entire season. But Gomez stuck with it and went on to coach the club’s under-19 girls travel team for 20 years, taking the team to numerous tournaments throughout the United States and abroad.

For his years of service to the club, Gomez was inducted into the Miami Lakes Sports Hall of Fame last month, along with former University of Miami football coach Howard Schnellenberger and three others.

Gomez, 83, was a Miami lawyer before retiring to Palm Coast with his wife, Flossi, in 2001. Gomez is also a member of the Miami Senior High Football Hall of Fame, where he was a 170-pound offensive guard. He graduated from high school in 1956 and received his undergraduate degree from the University of Florida.

He originally joined the Miami Lakes Optimist Club to play on its softball team, but he soon became an active

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Roland Gomez holds up his Miami Lakes Sports Hall of Fame plaque.

member, coaching youth sports and leading the drive to build the organization’s first clubhouse. In 1985, the club named a scholarship after him — the Roland Gomez Scholarship Award — that annually provides a male and a female high school senior $1,000 each to help support their college education.

Over the years, Gomez took his U-19 teams to tournaments throughout the United States and Canada as well as Russia, Germany, Finland, Iceland, Denmark, Sweden and Norway. After his initial experience coaching soccer, he decided to immerse himself into the sport.

“I needed to be educated,” he said. “I started taking coaching courses. I started playing a little. I went to coaching clinics.”

He said about 25 of his players went on to receive full or partial soccer scholarships in college.

The other inductees into the Miami Lakes Sports Hall of Fame last month were former major league pitcher Gus Gandarillas, former UCF volleyball player and coach

Miriam Ochoa and former Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School football coach Michael Uspensky. Schnellerberger and Uspenksy were inducted posthumously.

Other notable members of the Hall of Fame include former Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula and former Dolphins player and broadcaster Jim Mandich.

Gomez was presented by two of his former players — Jennifer Kujawa, who flew in from California, and Louise McAlpin, who worked in Gomez’s office in high school and is now a partner in the Holland & Knight law firm.

Gomez is a longtime travel softball player and still plays in the Flagler Senior Softball league.

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The Whispering Meadows equine therapy ranch has the planning board’s support to move from its current site at 5011 John Anderson Highway to a new parcel near County Road 13 and the county fairgrounds.

The County Road 13 property is owned by the state and leased by the county, which would sublease it to the ranch.

The Flagler County Planning and Development Board on Jan. 11 voted unanimously in favor of the ranch’s application for a semi-public use on the property, which is 44 acres and sits near the intersection of County Road 13 and Sawgrass Road.

The proposal will go before the County Commission for approval — it’s currently slated for the commission’s meeting at 5 p.m. on Feb. 21 — and would also require state approval. The owners and the county have already approached the state to seek permission.

A proposed site plan for the property shows two pastures, a driveway and parking area, a caretaker’s property, a maintenance and hay storage building, an arena and a grooming station.

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Mike Plummer, who lives in a house next to the County Road 13 parcel — addressed the planning board at the Jan. 11 meeting.

Plummer said that he supported the move but wanted to be sure that the county, once the ranch’s lease is up, wouldn’t replace the ranch with some kind of business that would be more disruptive.

He also suggested shifting the position of the driveway and pasture areas so that traffic entering and leaving the site would be farther from his house.

Bayer said the ranch would be willing to relocate the parking area and add a vegetated buffer.

County Growth Management Director Adam Mengel said that county approval for the ranch on the County Road 13 site wouldn’t open the door to businesses there in the future.

“This is very specific in its definition as to a semi-public use approval; it can only be applied for by a nonprofit,” Mengel said. “So it’s not a kind of Katy-bar-the-door to business operations.”

Sal Passalaqua Jr., the area manager for the Craig Flagler Palms Funeral Home Memorial Gardens & Crematory, has received the 2021 Outstanding Philanthropist Award from the Association of Nonprofit Professionals.

Passalaqua was nominated for the award by The Early Learning Coalition of Flagler and Volusia Counties Inc. for his contributions to the Dolly Parton Imagination Library in Flagler County.

He participated in the Flagler Chamber Leadership Class 15 in 2010, and the group launched the DPIL in Flagler County. Passalaqua also committed to sustaining that support each year.

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“Because of Sal’s initiatives, Craig Flagler Palms has supported the DPIL over the past decade by contributing $40,000 to help kids learn to read in Flagler County,” said Allison Miller, the ELC’s director of community partnership.

“Sal has a wonderful way of quietly making meaningful and important things happen,” said Nancy Walsh, ELC quality advocate.

“I don’t do this for me,” Passalaqua said. “I was able to tap into a resource and share these funds so we can help this amazing program. I’ve been honored to be involved since the beginning. I don’t do this alone. I accept this recognition in honor of my Leadership Class, everyone at the Early Learning Coalition, and of course the kids we are helping.”

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Bayer noted that the land is still vacant, and preparing for the ranch to relocate there will still take some time.

“We’re excited about moving to this new territory,” he said. “There’s no reason for us to delay it.”

The initiative to shift the ranch from its current site on John Anderson Highway to the property on County Road 13 began after a few property owners near the John Anderson site complained to the county about the ranch, saying it shouldn’t be operating in a residential area.

The ranch, a nonprofit owned by Helene and Richard Davis and their daughter Kristine Aguirre, fought the complaint.

Dozens of ranch supporters, including two School Board members and a representative of Daytona State College, turned out at an April 14 planning board meeting to speak in favor of the ranch.

The planning board voted unanimously at the April 14 meeting to grant the ranch’s application for a semi-public use at the John Anderson property, formalizing its presence there. But the ranch’s leadership then began working with the county administration to look into a potential move to the parcel near the fairgrounds, and the County Commission in July granted its approval for a public-private partnership with the nonprofit at the County Road 13 site.

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Condos Bernard and Melissa Falco, of Lake Mary, sold 200 Ocean Crest Drive, Unit 607, to Jill Enright, of Ontario, Canada, for $690,000. Built in 2003, the condo is a 3/3 and has 1,676 square feet. It sold in April for $524,000.

Stephen and Jeanne Mager, of Palm Coast, sold 106 Club House Drive, Unit 212, to George and Neil Wilke, of Fayetteville, Georgia, for $459,000. Built in 2004, the condo is a 3/3 and has 2,414 square feet. It sold in 2013 for $286,300.

Denise Vollkommer, individually and as trustee, sold 15 Mid Pines Circle, Unit 15, to Inge Quay, of Palm Coast, for $190,000. Built in 1980, the condo is a 2/2 and has 1,150 square feet. It sold in 2011 for $66,000.

Cypress Knoll Nelson and Donna Rutledge sold 71 Eastwood Drive to Michael and Ana Pryor, of Palm Coast, for $505,000.

Built in 2004, the house is a 4/3 and has a fireplace,

swimming pool and 2,599 square feet. It sold in 2014 for $295,000.

Patrick and Mary Burns, of Palm Coast, sold 12 Eastgate Lane to Frank and Dawn Matullo, of Ortley Beach, New Jersey, for $445,000.

Built in 2006, the house is a 3/2 and has a swimming pool and 2,503 square feet.

Grand Reserve and Golf Club D.R. Horton Inc. Jacksonville, of St. Johns, sold 81 Birdie Way to Matthew and Velinda Russo, of Bunnell, for $353,635. Built in 2021, the house is a 4/2 and has 1,986 square feet.

D.R. Horton Inc. Jacksonville, of St. Johns, sold 8 Ace Court to Joanne Koppenhafer and Eric Moore, of Bunnell, for $315,990. Built in 2021, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,646 square feet.

D.R. Horton Inc. Jacksonville, of St. Johns, sold 686 Grand Reserve Drive to Marianne James and Robert Ceccarelli, of Bunnell, for $278,990. Built in 2021, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,714 square feet.

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Pine Lakes Lenwood and Sandra Ladd, of Acushnet, Maine, sold 49 Woodworth Drive to Greg Burroughs and Mihee Kim, of Palm Coast, for $445,000.

Built in 2003, the house is a 3/2 and has a swimming pool and 2,097 square feet.

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Silvino Pereira, of Palm Coast, sold 55 Forest Hill Drive to Shelley Scholl, of Palm Coast, for $510,000.

Built in 1990, the house is a 4/3.5 and has a fireplace, swimming pool and 2,466 square feet.

Pauline Hanson, of Bronx, New York, sold 26 Flint Hill Lane to Jorge Liberio and Claudine Romero, of Palm Coast, for $300,000. Built in 2004, the house is a 4/2 and has 2,257 square feet.

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Coast, for $218,888. Built in ville, of St. Johns, sold 21 1976, the house is a 5/3 and Pickston Lane to Christy has 2,260 square feet. It sold Allen, of Palm Coast, for 2021inRESTAURANT 2003 for $31,000. DIRECTORY $301,635. Built in 2021, the Hing Wu and Grace Yeung, of house is a 4/2 and has 1,862 Palm Coast, sold 90 Farragut Pine Grove square feet.

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Holiday Builders Inc., of Melbourne, sold 46 Pine Circle Drive to Nathan D’Amato, of Palm Coast, for $257,990.

Built in 2021, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,552 square feet.

Plantation Bay Volusia Residential Construction LLC, of Daytona Beach, sold 302 Stirling Bridge Drive to Shuangxia Xu and Heran Ruesch, of Potomac, Maryland, for $878,450. Built in 2020, the house is a 4/3 and has a swimming pool and 2,589 square feet.

Sea Colony Gregory Galeazzi, of Fort Mill, South Carolina, sold 5 Nantucket Lane to Jon and Hathaway Rabette, of Palm Coast, for $375,000. Built in 1987, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,322 square feet. It sold in 1988 for $115,000.

Seminole Woods Maria Hirsch sold 15 Smith Trail to Kenneth and Nicole Thomson, of Palm Coast, for $330,000. Built in 2005, the house is a 4/2 and has 2,237 square feet. It sold in 2012 for $129,900.

Christopher and Erica Rabatin, of Palm Coast, sold 12 Seaton Valley Path to Eric and Ingrid Johnson, of Palm Coast, for $281,000. Built in 2007, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,500 square feet.

Next Level Real Estate LLC, of Palm Coast, sold 11 Seoane Place to David and Mary Goodfriend, of Palm Coast, for $263,000. Built in 2005, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,385 square feet. It sold in 2016 for $120,000.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION CASE NO.: 2021-CP-0712 IN RE: ESTATE OF ROBERT JAMES JONES, JR. Deceased.

The administration of the Estate of Robert James Jones, Jr., deceased, File Number 2021-CP-0712, is pending in the Circuit Court for Flagler County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 1769 E. Moody Blvd., Bldg. 1, Bunnell, FL 32110.

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All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, on whom a copy of this notice is served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. The date of first publication of this Notice is January 13, 2022.

Amy Barrack 6888 Babcock Street Fort Myers, FL 33966 Attorney for Personal Representative: Nathan Dougherty, Esquire Florida Bar No. 118632 1777 Tamiami Trail, Suite 304-2 Port Charlotte, FL 33948 Tel: (941) 270-4489 January 13, 20, 2022 22-00004G

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AMENDED NOTICE TO CREDITORS (Summary Administration) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION CASE NO.: 2021-CP-000586 DIVISION: 48 IN RE: THE ESTATE OF CONSTANCE THOMAS, Deceased.

The administration of the Estate of CONSTANCE THOMAS, deceased, file number 2021-CP-000586, has been filed in the Circuit Court for Flagler County, Florida, Probate Division, located at 1769 E. Moody Blvd., Building #1, Kim C. Hammond Justice Center, Bunnell, FL 32110.

The names and addresses of the petitioner and petitioner’s attorney are set forth below.

All persons having claims or demands against the estate are notified that an order of summary administration has been entered by the court. The total cash value of the estate is $70-71,000.00, and the person(s) to whom it was assigned are: Name: Address: Virginia L. Wenzel 982 Chapman Drive Jacksonville, FL 32221 All claims against the estate must be filed within the time periods set forth in §733.702, Florida Statutes, to wit: within the later of 3 months after the date of the first publication of the notice of administration, or as to any creditor required to be served with a copy of this notice, 30 days after the date of service of such copy of the notice on the creditor or be forever barred.

THE DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE IS: January 6, 2022 /s/ Virginia L. Wenzel VIRGINIA L. WENZEL, Petitioner 982 Chapman Drive Jacksonville, FL 32221 Attorney for Personal Representative: /s/ Donald W. Matthews

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NOTICE OF ACTION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR FLAGER COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.:2021-DR-000279 DIVISION: 47 IN RE: THE MARRIAGE OF: MAUREEN MARGARET WEBER, Petitioner/Wife, and CHRISTOPHER JOHN WEBER, Respondent/Husband.

TO: CHRISTOPHER JOHN WEBER 909 S. Central Avenue. Apt 2, Flagler Beach, Florida 32136 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Anthony Diaz, Esq., whose address is P.O. Box 2024, Winter Park, Florida 32790 on or before February 7, 2022, and file the original with the clerk of this Court at Flagler County Courthouse, Kin C. Hammond Justice Center, 1769 E. Moody Blvd, Bldg. 1, Bunnell, Florida 32110, before service on Petitioner or immediately thereafter. If you fail to do so, a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition.

Copies of all court documents in this case, including orders, are available at the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office. You may review these documents upon request.

You must keep the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office notified of your current address. (You may file Designation of Current Mailing and E-Mail Address, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.915.) Future papers in this lawsuit will be mailed or e-mailed to the addresses on record at the clerk’s office.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2021-13152-PRDL Division Probate IN RE: ESTATE OF BARBARA F. HUGHES, A/K/A BARBARA FREILICH HUGHES, F/K/A BARBARA FREILICH Deceased.

The administration of the estate of BARBARA F. HUGHES, a/k/a BARBARA FREILICH HUGHES, f/k/a BARBARA FREILICH, deceased, whose date of death was May 11, 2021, is pending in the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 101 North Alabama Avenue, DeLand, Florida 32724.

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All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is January 13, 2022.

Personal Representative: JOHN W. HUGHES c/o Dana Carlson Gentry, Esquire Blalock Walters, P.A. 802 11th Street West Bradenton, Florida 34205-7734 Attorney for Personal Representative: DANA CARLSON GENTRY, Attorney Florida Bar Number: 0363911 Blalock Walters, P.A. 802 11th Street West Bradenton, Florida 34205-7734 Telephone: (941) 748.0100 Fax: (941) 745.2093 E-Mail: dgentry@blalockwalters.com Secondary E-Mail: abartirome@blalockwalters.com Alternate Secondary E-Mail: alepper@blalockwalters.com January 13, 20, 2022 22-00002I

Notice Under Fictitious Name Law According to Florida Statute Number 865.09 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned, desiring to engage in business under the Fictitious Name of Rough Diamond Designs located at 22 Brookwood Court, in the City of Ormond Beach, Volusia County, FL 32174 intends to register the said name with the Division of Corporations of the Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida.

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