Palm Coast Observer 1-19-23

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to be a guardian?

Students injured in crash

Three Flagler Palm Coast High School girls basketball players injured in two-car crash on Belle Terre Parkway.

Photo by Sierra Williams

Photo by Jake Montgomery

left, waits for the pin against Lucy

Underwood from Bibla’s former school, Tocoi Creek.

SIERRA WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER

City to begin Lehigh Trailhead renovations

Construction on the Lehigh Trailhead Project off of Belle Terre Parkway will begin on Monday, Jan. 23.

The dirt parking lot at the Lehigh Trailhead and the sidewalk that runs along the parking area will close starting Jan. 23 as well.

In the meantime, visitors will need to park across Belle Terre Parkway in the grass lot and use the crosswalk at Belle Terre and Royal Palms Parkways to access the trailhead safely, according to a press release from the city of Palm Coast.

Construction is expected to finish in November this year.

The project will add ADAcompliant paved parking with more than 60 parking spaces, as well as a restroom and water fountain, the release said.

The renovated site will also include community gardens, a dog park, lighting and pavilions.

The trailhead improvements are funded by a $1.24 million grant from the Florida Department of Transportation, the press release said.

City conditionally approves Harborside proposal

Hoping for a compromise, the Palm Coast City Council has conditionally approved an application for the Harborside Inn and Marina development on first reading.

After five hours of presentations and public comment, the council voted 5-0 for approval on Jan. 17, but asked city staff and the applicant to come to an agreement on density issues in the request.

The problem is that city staff and the applicant — JDI Palm Coast, LLC — have had months to come to an agreement.

The developer wants to rezone the site from a planned unit development designation to a master planned development designation.

Council member Theresa Carli Pontieri and other council members had reservations about the proposed development’s density and the public opposition from residents.

“The problem, in my view, is that we don’t have any certainties by the applicant at this point,” Pontieri said. “We have a lot of likelies, we have a lot of mays.”

The planned unit development has been sitting for 17 years, halffinished, at the intersection of Palm Harbor Parkway and Clubhouse Drive.

JDI wants to add 360 additional multifamily units to the property, for a total of 432.

There are plans for a restaurant and hotel, but only if the applicant finds them — particularly, the hotel — financially feasible. If it isn’t, the developer would convert the hotel into a condominium.

JDI and city staff have gone back and forth for months trying to come to an agreement on density.

Sitting on 17.64 mixed-use acres, the development’s proposed density of 25.5 units per acre is more than double that of surrounding areas.

City staff did propose a counteroffer: 18.3 units per acre, if the

development agrees to meet certain public benefit standards, including maintaining a “clean marina” designation from the Department of Environmental Protection.

The applicant did not budge.

Tarik Bateh, a partner with JDI Palm Coast, said JDI is not sure it would be able to make its money back on fewer units.

Pontieri suggested delaying a vote on the item until staff and the applicant come to an agreement, but Bateh refused that option, since they’d been working on it for almost a year.

“We will certainly continue dialogue with staff,” Bateh said. “We don’t see the value in a continuance, given what has occurred today.”

Since the rezoning application is an ordinance, it requires two City Council readings and approvals.

Approval on the first reading does not mean the council is bound to approve the proposal on the second reading.

Normally the density issue is cut and dry; the mixed-use density of a property that size is 15 units per acre,

which would be a total 254 units, according to Senior Planner Bill Hoover. But the planned unit development’s original 2005 approval had allowed for higher density, citing a part of the city’s code which allows exceptions to the density cap if a project is “creative” and meets certain requirements. The terms are subjective, and the policy does not cap the allowed deviation.

No one in the room said they opposed the development — not even the many residents speaking out against it in public comment.

Vice Mayor Ed Danko said he understood the applicant’s need to make a profit.

“We all agree on one thing: we want something there,” he said. “I sure don’t want to see this big fish get away from us.”

Pontieri said she thinks there is more wiggle room.

“I think we today are faced with a false ultimatum that it is either this way or no way,” she said.

The application will be on the City Council’s Feb. 7 meeting for a final hearing.

Green

Lion closes, Loopers to take over concession

The Green Lion Cafe closed its doors at Palm Harbor Golf Club on Jan. 14.

Until the new tenant, Loopers, can open in March, the city of Palm Coast has arranged for two food trucks to be available on the premises, according to a press release from the city.

Ramon Personal Chef Food Truck and Cajun Cravins’ 2 Go will rotate every four days, operating from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

They will serve grab-and-go handheld offerings, including coffee.

The trucks will be parked in the main parking lot near the bag drop, the press release said.

A portion of the patio will be open for diners to eat at tables, though most of the patio will be closed during renovations.

Renovations for Loopers, a full-service restaurant, began Jan. 16.

Loopers will begin serving limited food and drink as soon as practical while construction is in progress, the press release said.

On or around March 1, the new restaurant is expected to open for full service from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily, serving breakfast, lunch and dinner.

The renovation will add a full bar area for patrons, the press release said.

Photo by Sierra Williams

Palm Coast Deputy Chief Development Officer Ray Tyner (left) and JDI Palm Coast representatives Tarik Bateh (center) and Jay Livingston in discussion.

“We all agree on one thing: We want something there."

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DANKO, vice mayor

File photo by Brian McMillan

Washed ashore

An orca that washed ashore on Jan. 11 was an adult female, and the first killer whale stranding recorded by NOAA in Florida.

SIERRA WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER

Akiller whale that washed up on a Flagler County beach early the morning of Jan. 11 is the first orca stranding the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has ever recorded on Florida’s beaches, according to a NOAA representative.

NOAA and rescue teams from Sea World and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission worked together to remove the 9,000-pound carcass from the beach.

The teams were on scene before 10 a.m., but weren’t able to remove the 21-foot animal until the afternoon, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.

The orca was taken to SeaWorld’s lab for necropsy and analysis.

Blair Mase, a coordinator for NOAA’s marine mammal stranding program, said that while they do not have a confirmed cause of death yet, SeaWorld staff found signs of disease in the animal’s stomach and reproductive tract.

“The next steps are identifying what diseases can impact [killer whales],” Mase said.

SeaWorld teams have been able to take a full scope of samples for genetic and biological testing, though it could be weeks until they start getting results back, Mase said.

What they do know, she said, is that the orca was a mature female, was not pregnant, and had no signs of human interaction or trauma.

The killer whale likely belonged to one of two stocks that live in the area — one in the Gulf of Mexico, and one in the North Atlantic, Mase said.

While many residents were surprised to find a killer whale off the coast of Florida, Mase said that although sightings are rare, the animals are there.

“They don’t travel close to shore,” Mase said. “They’re typically in

deeper waters.”

While killer whales do travel and migrate, she said, not a lot is known about the animals.

“It’s an unusual situation,” Mase said. “We have had strandings in Cuba, and we have had sightings in the Gulf — though those are rare.”

The research teams took photos of the orca’s dorsal fin and eye patch to help identify which stock it is from.

According to NOAA, while sightings of killer whales are uncommon and unpredictable in United States waters, killer whales can be found in the Caribbean all year round, as well as the Gulf of Mexico.

The orca had washed up on shore sometime around 6 a.m. just south of the Jungle Hut Park beach entrance.

Local residents called in the beached animal, which was dead by the time it made it to shore, though there was no obvious sign of death.

Derek Pence, a Palm Coast resident, said he was walking the shore just after 6 a.m. when he noticed the animal about 25 to 30 feet offshore and called the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

He walks the shoreline every morning, he said, and has called in several stranded sea turtles before.

Pence said he was on the phone with a biologist when he realized it

was an orca.

“I thought it was a baby right whale at first, because of how dark it was,” Pence said. “She [the biologist] thought I was crazy when I said it was an orca.”

The FCSO closed the park entrance until the orca was removed.

Eva Karwowski said her 18-yearold son, Adam, saw the animal offshore while he was on the beach to take photos of the sunrise. It was still dark, Karwowski said, when they called it in.

Her son left the scene after a while because he was so upset by seeing the dead whale, she said.

“It’s very sad, heartbreaking,” she said. “We’re happy to see it, but unfortunately it ended its life here.”

Since not a lot is known about killer whales, researchers are taking the opportunity to study as much as they can.

Mase said the skeleton has already been sent to the University of Florida to study decomposition, and from there will be sent to the Smithsonian to be a part of its collection and research.

Anyone who comes across a marine animal in distress can call 1-877-WHALE-HELP to report it.

While the orca stranding on Jan. 11 was a surprise, other whale sightings are more common off Florida’s east coast this time of year.

Right whales, an endangered species, are making the trip back north for their feeding season. Jim Hain, a researcher who specializes in right whale research, said the whales migrate north for their feeding season in the spring, summer and early fall.

This year, the endangered whales are bringing 10 new calves with them on the journey, Hain said.

One calf was spotted with its mother — named Archipelago — in Ormond Beach on Jan. 12.

“She looks very healthy, and her calf looks healthy. So we’re very optimistic,” Hain said.

In the last 15 to 20

deaths — deaths that are mostly due to human impacts, Hain said.

Ideally, researchers want to see an average of 20 new calves a year, he said.

There are only about 340 right whales left, and of those, only 70-75 are reproductive females, Hain said.

Not all of the females reproduce every year, either, Hain said, making population growth slow.

An eleventh calf has already been spotted dead in North Carolina this year.

With the whales’ ongoing northern migration, it is especially important that boaters and paddle boarders be cautious, he said.

“Give them their space,” Hain said. “Everybody’s going to be amazed and interested, but at the same time, you have to be a little respectful for, you know, a mother and a baby.”

"It's an unusual situation. We have had strandings in Cuba, and we have had sightings in the gulf — though those are rare."

Photo by Sierra Williams

An orca that washed up on the Flagler County shoreline on Jan. 11 had signs of illness, according to experts.

BLAIR MASE, NOAA

CAUTIONED

School Board agrees to hand out guardian program interest forms

openly carry a weapon for the purpose of thwarting an active assailant incident but have no arresting powers, Flagler Schools Safety Specialist Tom Wooleyhan said.

BRENT WORONOFF ASSOCIATE EDITOR

In a wide-ranging workshop agenda, the Flagler County School Board on Tuesday, Jan. 17, learned more about two potential programs it could put into practice next school year.

The board agreed to hand out guardian program interest forms to employees who work on school campuses. Board members were also informed about liability issues pertaining to Narcan distribution.

District staff also presented a proposed school calendar for the 202324 school year.

GUARDIAN PROGRAM

Of the 26 school districts that participate in the school guardian program, 22 use uniformed guardians who

The Flagler School Board is looking into becoming one of the few districts that would use plain-clothes guardians who would carry concealed weapons.

This option would not require new hires. The guardians would be instructional or non-instructional staffers who are already on school campuses and would undergo the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office’s training program, which consist of a minimum of 144 hours.

The guardians would supplement, but not replace, the 14 school resource deputies that are provided by the FCSO.

The district drew up a “Guardian Program Interest Form” gauging school employees’ interest in becoming a guardian in addition to their regular duties.

The form says, “State funds are granted to participating Sheriff’s Offices to cover the screening and training costs for each guardian.

SUNSHINE STATE SCHOLARS SELECTED

At the School Board’s business meeting Jan. 17, District Teaching and Learning Specialist Heidi Alves presented Flagler County’s Sunshine State Scholar and alternate for 2023.

Flagler Palm Coast High School’s Brendan Wang will represent the county in the Sunshine State Scholar Program, which recognizes the academic achievements of the top high school juniors in the state who plan to go into a STEM field (science, technology, engineering and mathematics). Matanzas High’s Austin Weeks is the district’s alternate.

The scholar from each school district participates in a two-day program in Orlando in April. The program connects students with

representatives from more than 40 Florida colleges and universities to learn about postsecondary STEM programs, as well as with potential employers to learn about unique career opportunities.

Wang is in FPC’s International Baccalaureate program, is an AP Scholar and a National Honor Society member, scored 1510 on his most recent SAT, is on the tennis team and is a bridge champion.

Weeks, who was not present at the School Board meeting because he was in an All-State band competition, is in Matanzas’ AICE program, is dual-enrolled at Daytona State College, is a National Honor Society member and a sports medicine student intern.

Also, guardians receive a one-time stipend of $500 for serving in the program.”

If employees indicate they are interested in becoming a school guardian, additional questions ask for the respondents’ school and department, job description, whether they have a current concealed weapon license and if they have a law enforcement or military background.

Wooleyhan said the FCSO can apply for a grant now for a base amount for $100,000 to help cover training and weapons, background checks and psychological evaluations. Training could potentially begin in June, with the possibility of guardians in place by next school year, he said.

The three School Board members — Cheryl Massaro, Will Furry and Sally Hunt — who were present at that point during the workshop agreed to distribute the guardian interest forms.

NARCAN POLICY DISCUSSED

As the School Board decides on guidelines for storing and distributing Narcan in schools, Board Attorney Kristy Gavin informed board members of state statutes relating to training and liability.

Narcan is a treatment for opioid overdose. It can restore normal breathing in as little as two or three minutes.

Superintendent Cathy Mittelstadt would adopt board guidelines on how Narcan would be administered, identifying training and where the Narcan would be placed on campuses. Currently, only Flagler’s school resource deputies have Narcan to administer in emergencies.

Gavin said school nurses would be required to monitor storage. Training would be required to administer Narcan. Parental notification would not be required to administer the medication, but once it is administered, a parent must be notified, Gavin said.

A standing order from a physician is required to allow school staff to store and administer the medica -

tion. Only those who are trained to administer Narcan would be protected from civil liability through the state’s Good Samaritan Act, Gavin said.

“The statute is very specific on who would be covered, those who have been trained, and if we have a standing order to have that medication on our campus, monitored and in accordance to the physician’s order,” she said.

School nurses would be responsible for inventory and making sure the medication has not expired.

Policies that would need to be decided, Gavin said, are where Narcan would be placed around campuses and how it would be secured, such as using a lock box with a key code that trained personnel would have.

Mittelstadt said board members can think about a draft policy that district staff can report back on with costs and other details. Massaro and board member Colleen Conklin indicated they are in favor of a Narcan policy.

“Let’s lean on the side of saving a life,” Conklin said.

DISTRICT PROPOSES SCHOOL CALENDAR

District staff presented the proposed school calendar for 2023-24. The calendar committee — which consists of two representatives each from the teachers’ and support staff unions, four district staffers and two parents — produced the calendar.

The first day of school will once again be Aug. 10, which is the earliest the state allows. By starting that early, students will get a full week of Thanksgiving break, and the first semester will end on the last day before winter break.

Louise Bossardet, coordinator of data quality in the district’s teaching and learning department, said the only way to accomplish all of those prerequisites was to make Dec. 22 the last day of school before the winter break.

The stakeholders’ other request, Bossardet said, was to end the school year before Memorial

PROPOSED 2023-24 SCHOOL CALENDAR

„ Aug. 10: First day of school

„ Oct. 11: End of first quarter „ Nov. 20-24: Thanksgiving break (first day back, Nov. 27)

„ Dec. 22: End of first semester, last day of school.

„ Dec. 25-Jan. 5: Holiday break (first day back, Jan. 9)

„ Jan. 8: Professional learning day

„ March 14: End of third quarter, last day of school before spring break

„ March 15-22: Spring break (first day back March 25)

„ May 23: Last day of school, end of second semester

„ Holidays: Sept. 4—Labor Day. Nov. 10—Veterans Day. Jan. 15—Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Feb. 19—President’s Day

„ Teacher work days: Oct. 16, March 15, May 24

„ Hurricane makeup days: Oct. 16, Nov. 20-21, Jan. 8 (Jan. 5 would become a professional learning day), March 15, May 24

Day. The last day of school is scheduled to be Thursday, May 23, two days before the start of the Memorial Day weekend.

May 24 is one of several potential hurricane makeup days. The others are Oct. 16, Nov. 20-21 (which would shorten Thanksgiving break by one or two days), Jan. 8 (which is currently a professional learning day and would move professional learning to Jan. 5) and March 15.

Bossardet said the committee did compare its calendar to surrounding districts, but could not align spring breaks.

Flagler’s 2024 spring break is slated to be March 15-22, with the first day back on March 25. St. Johns’ is March 11-15, and Volusia’s is March 25-29, she said.

The form gauges school employees’ interest in carrying a concealed weapon as a plain-clothes guardian.

Volusia County Schools declares impasse with Volusia United Educators

The district states that VUE’s proposal is unsustainable. In turn, VUE says the district failed to show that it ‘respects and prioritizes experienced staff.’

JARLEENE ALMENAS SENIOR EDITOR

Citing an inability to reach an agreement on salaries and benefits, Volusia County Schools’ bargaining team declared an impasse with the Volusia United Educators Instructional and Support bargaining units on Monday, Jan. 11.

The district stated that the decision to halt all communications came after eight bargaining sessions with both VUE units — five with the

instructional bargaining unit, and three with the support bargaining unit — in which VUE turned down the district’s $14.7 million proposal and asked for a higher amount to reach a resolution.

“This recurring expense is not sustainable and would have significant and material longterm effects for all Volusia County Schools stakeholders,” the district stated in its press release.

VUE responded in a press release that the bargaining units had brought proposals to the table at each of the sessions to “ask for appropriate compensation for experienced employees.”

The recommendations were drafted after working with a joint labor management committee over the summer.

“Unfortunately, when bargaining began in earnest in the fall, the work of the committee was ignored by the district,” the VUE press release

states. “Though both parties agreed that salary compression was the largest concern, the proposals made by the district did not do enough to show that it respects and prioritizes experienced staff.”

The press release further explained that though bargaining “had seemed to stall,” VUE remained hopeful for a resolution that would help decrease the number of educators leaving the district.

Both parties had been scheduled to meet for a bargaining session on Tuesday, Jan. 17.

By declaring an impasse, the district effectively canceled the session.

“Our schools and our community suffer when negotiations fall apart,” Elizabeth Albert, president of Volusia United Educators, said in the press release.

The district explained that it chose to declare an impasse because it believes it “will bring a resolution in a timely fashion and ensure teachers

and staff receive raises and retroactive payment before the next cycle of negotiations.”

The district reported that its proposals addressed recommendations made by the salary committee for both units (formed by the district and VUE): An advanced degree supplement for grandfathered instructional staff who already have an advanced degree payment in their salaries; a stipend for ESE instructional staff; a new teacher salary allocation formula that was more equitably distributed based on performance; a retirement plan eligible retention supplement for instructional staff; new salary schedules for office specialists and paraprofessionals; and an agreement to place support personnel on the new schedules based upon years of service at the district.

A declaration of impasse expedites the timeline, according to the district.

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Flagler, Volusia 2022 graduation rates exceed statewide average

Flagler’s graduation rate was 90.5%, while Volusia’s rate was 88.9%; the statewide rate was 87.3%.

BRENT WORONOFF ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Both the Flagler and Volusia County school districts exceeded the state’s 2022 high school graduation rate, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Flagler Schools Superintendent Cathy Mittelstadt said she is encouraged by the district’s 2022 graduation rate, according to a district press release.

Volusia County Schools Superintendent Carmen Balgobin said, “It is

with great pride that I share Volusia County Schools has exceeded the state average.”

The Florida Department of Education announced the state’s 2022 graduation rates on Friday, Jan. 13.

The overall graduation rate in the state was 87.3%, which was down 2.8% from 2021 but still exceeded the pre-pandemic rate (86.9% in 2019). In 2020 and 2021, graduating classes were exempt from standardized assessment requirements.

The rate in Flagler for the 2022 class was 90.5%, while the Volusia rate was 88.9%.

Like the statewide rate, both districts’ graduation rates declined from the previous year.

Flagler’s rate dipped slightly from 2021, when it was 91.2%.

Volusia’s rate (91.9% in 2021) dropped three percentage points.

“I look at the pre-pandemic and post-pandemic results,” Mittelstadt

said. “The fact that our students have been able to exceed the state average in the face of all the challenges is a credit to them, our teachers and administrators.”

While Volusia’s rate declined from a year ago, the county had the highest three-year graduation rate increase within the Central Florida Coalition of school districts, according to a

district press release.

Volusia’s rate increased 4.4 percentage points from the pre-Covid rate of 84.5% in 2019.

“Our purpose as an organization is to ensure that our students graduate with the skills necessary to be successful,” Balgobin said in Volusia’s press release. “This is not just a high school achievement. All schools,

istrate to review both parties’ positions will be scheduled, and then a recommended order will be made for the Volusia County School Board to consider.

“Should VUE wish to engage in productive and reasonable bargaining sessions at any time, the district is ready, willing and able to convene,” the VCS press release states.

Albert said she was “extremely disappointed” in the decision to declare an impasse.

“In a year when school districts have been provided with more funding than ever before by the state, it is heartbreaking to know that the leaders of Volusia County Schools are not prioritizing those who are doing the work to educate our children and running our schools,” she said.

An impasse was last declared in 2020. Two hearings were held before a resolution was reached in December of that year to increase the salaries of teachers and support staff.

administrators, teachers and staff that serve all students contributed to this success. I thank them for their hard work to get us here. Congratulations to them all.”

While the state average increased by just 1% from five years ago (86.1%), Volusia’s rate jumped 10 percentage points (78.7% in 2018), and Flagler’s rate improved by nearly three percentage points (88% in 2018).

“We should be proud of the work to get our district in this position,” Mittelstadt said in Flagler’s press release. “But we cannot rest now. This is a great first step as we continue to elevate excellence and create one of the top school districts in the state.”

Statewide, graduation rates rose 28.1 percentage points since 2004, when the statewide rate was 59.2%, according to the DOE.

The graduation rates, as required by federal regulations, include standard diplomas but exclude GEDs and special diplomas.

COPS CORNER

JAN. 5

CRIMES FOR CASH 10:30 a.m. — 1500 block of West Granada Boulevard, Ormond Beach Larceny. A man suspected to be affiliated with a Houstonbased gang used a crowbar to force open an ATM machine at the entrance of a local big box store, stealing $821.

The man caused an additional $1,000 in damage to the machine and its safe, according to a police report.

A loss prevention manager with the ATM company told police that the gang, known as the “Market Street Money Gang,” has committed similar crimes in several different states. The manager said he wanted to pursue charges if the suspect is found.

JAN. 10

A LOT OF GREEN 10:18 a.m. — Reybell Lane, Palm Coast Marijuana possession. Flagler County Sheriff Office deputies found around two pounds of marijuana in a duffel bag while serving an arrest warrant.

The deputies had been given access to the suspect’s home by his grandmother, who thought he was in the house and showed them to his room.

He was not there, but a duffel bag was; without prompting from the deputies, the grandmother opened the bag to find the marijuana — around $3,000 in street value, according to his arrest report.

Deputies found the 23-yearold man — who is 6 feet tall and 200 pounds — trying to duck behind a vehicle in the garage. The man, once found, asked the deputies if they found “the bag of marijuana,” according to the arrest report.

He then told deputies that the bag was not his, and said he was only holding it for a friend who was on probation.

The man was taken to the county jail on a marijuana possession charge in addition to the arrest warrant.

GRAND THEFT LEGO 3:30 p.m. — 1700 block of North State Street, Bunnell Shoplifting, grand theft. A woman was caught trying to steal from a big box store — a door mat and seven boxes of Legos, totaling $1,137. 32.

A loss prevention officer saw the woman place the items in her cart and then walk through the aisles placing them in plastic target bags, according to her arrest report.

When the woman went to exit the store, the loss prevention officer stopped her, but she ditched the cart and merchandise and ran for her car.

The officer gave a description of the vehicle to the Fla-

gler County Sheriff’s Office, which was able to quickly find and pull over the red SUV.

When deputies questioned her, the woman admitted to trying to steal the items so she could resell them. The loss prevention officer identified the detained woman as the thief.

Inside her car, deputies found more Lego boxes, which she said she’d stolen from a different big box store. The woman also had two arrest warrants from two other counties for grand theft. She was taken into custody.

JAN. 13

DISAPPEARING VASE 10:20 a.m. — 400 block of South Yonge Street, Ormond Beach

Larceny. An elderly woman walked into a local furniture store with a “seemingly empty” bag on her shoulder, according to a police report.

When she left the store approximately one minute later, the bag “appeared to be bulging wide.”

A few days later, the furniture owner contacted police. His wife had realized that a vase was missing.

She checked the store’s cameras and discovered that the woman, who had been wearing a white mask and sunglasses, had stolen the vase, valued at $260. The store owner wants to press charges if she is identified.

Locals mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day

The MLK

Celebration Committee hosted its annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration the morning of Jan. 14. The event began with a prayer breakfast at the G.W. Carver Gym, followed by a Martin Luther King Jr. parade through downtown Bunnell and speeches by local officials at the Carver fields.

Ormond hosts Martin Luther King Jr. ‘Dine and Dash’ breakfast

The city’s MLK Committee planned to serve at least 250 people.

JARLEENE ALMENAS SENIOR EDITOR

Portions of Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous speeches played in the background at the South Ormond Neighborhood Center during the city’s annual breakfast celebration in his memory on Monday, Jan. 16.

For the second year in a row, the city and its MLK Committee held the breakfast in a “Dine and Dash” carry-out concept, due to concerns about rising COVID-19 cases. MLK Committee Chairperson Tina Carlyle, who is a registered nurse, said the committee wanted to be cautious again this year, since most of attendees tend to be older. The city has held an MLK breakfast celebration for over 30 years.

The committee planned to serve at least 250 people. Any leftovers would be donated to nearby churches to help feed homeless people or others in need.

It’s a joyous celebration, Carlyle said.

“To see smiles on people’s faces, to see cultures mend together, races mend together — that is very, very pleasing for me,” she said.

She said she wished that society would break away from highlighting unity only on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and instead display daily the qualities that King stood for: love, respect, kindness, dignity and compassion.

“You would think, all these years later, that we would be in a better place than what they were back in those days,” Carlyle said. “But I just feel like we’ve still got a lot of work to do when it comes to coming together, and loving on one another and treating each other as one, and acting as though we are one nation under God.”

The MLK Committee hopes to return to its in-person breakfast celebration in 2024.

–JAKE MONTGOMERY

Peyton Davis, Talayaih Nelson and Messiah Stokes wave to participants in the parade.

Tiaraa White, Serenity Heath and Jayden Heath collect candy.

Shakirah, Jareyah and Jariyah Hough

The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office brought out a vintage patrol car.

Photos by Jake Montgomery

Photos by Jarleene Almenas

MLK Breakfast Celebration volunteers and city officials

Left: Annie Davidson and Jackie Fields help serve breakfast.

Right: Andrea Wilson, MLK Committee member Belinda Davis and Jackie Fields

Girls basketball players injured in crash

One of the FPC players was airlifted to the hospital and underwent surgeries on her femur and pelvis.

BRENT WORONOFF ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Three Flagler Palm Coast High School girls basketball players were injured in a crash involving two vehicles at the intersection of Belle Terre Parkway and Pine Grove Drive on the afternoon of Friday, Jan. 13.

The crash was the 24th to be reported at this intersection since 2020, including a fatality in March 2022, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office. Eleven of those crashes resulted in injuries.

One of the players was airlifted to Wolfson Children’s Hospital in Jacksonville with a broken femur and a broken pelvis, FPC girls basketball coach Anthony Wagner said. The driver was taken by ambulance to Halifax Health Medical Center in Daytona Beach with a gash on her head. The wound was closed with three or four staples, Wagner said.

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Police investigate doctor over sex crime allegations

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The Ormond Beach Police Department is working with the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office to investigate Hollington, who worked out of an office called Advanced Practice

The third player was taken to AdventHealth Palm Coast. She was released Friday night, according to a Saturday Facebook post by FPC Girls Basketball. The player at  Wolfson had “successful surgery (Saturday) morning, placing a metal rod and 4 screws in her femur,” the post said. She underwent another surgery on Monday — to her pelvis — and was recovering, Wagner said.

The three players left the high school at the end of the school day to retrieve one of the player’s basketball shoes, Wagner said. They were due back at the school at 3:45 p.m. to prepare for a game Friday night at Matanzas High School.

Both the JV and varsity games were canceled. FPC’s home game against New Smyrna Beach on Monday, Jan. 15, was also canceled, but the team returned to the court Tuesday, Jan. 17, for a home varsity game against Oviedo Master’s Academy.

“We kind of left it open to the girls,” Wagner said about playing the game. “If they felt they could play, we’d support them. They decided to give it a shot.”

He said Matanzas and FPC

Nursing Service, located at 565 Memorial Circle in Ormond Beach.

According to a News4Jax report from November 2022, Hollington, a St. Johns County doctor, was indicted on several counts of illegally distributing prescription medicine in exchange for sexual favors.

Another investigation was opened after one of his patients reported that he sexually assaulted her in his now-closed medical office in

were looking into rescheduling the Jan. 13 games.

According to Wagner, the players were returning to school but were making a stop at one of the player’s homes on Pine Grove Drive. When they turned left from a southbound lane on Belle Terre, the car was T-boned by a car heading north.

A spokesman for the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office said two juveniles were transported to hospitals; one was airlifted to Wolfson. Northbound traffic was diverted after the crash.

The player who was airlifted to Wolfson was in the front passenger seat and took the brunt of the impact, and she had to be extracted from the vehicle, Wagner said.

When Wagner informed the rest of the team, the players were visibly upset, he said.

“When you spend as much time together as any team does, you become family,” he said.

Wagner said Matanzas players reached out to the FPC team when they were informed of the situation.

“This is one of those times where we’re all Flagler County,” he said.

St. Augustine.

OBPD is asking anyone who may have information to contact Detective Jessica Fowler or Detective Sgt. John Dovine. Detectives are willing to meet or call reporting parties and/or victims discretely, if desired.

Contact Fowler at jessica. fowler@ormondbeach.org or 386-676-3517. Contact Dovine at john.dovine@ ormondbeach.org or 386676-3520.

CRIME REPORT

Man arrested after shooting

A man arrested after allegedly firing a handgun toward his family’s home on Jan. 10 asked deputies to execute him and told them to look up a chapter of the Bible, according to his arrest report.

No one was injured in the shooting, which occurred near Farnum Lane in Palm Coast.

Suspect Jacob Perry, 24, has been charged with four felonies: three counts of aggravated assault and one count of shooting into a dwelling.

Perry allegedly shot into the home at around 4 p.m. while four of his family members were there before taking off in a Hyundai sedan, according to the arrest report.

Around an hour later, deputies and the FCSO’s Problem Area Crime Enforcement unit found Perry going west on Matanzas Woods Parkway. They stopped him on London Drive, the report said.

“Great work by our deputies and Real Time Crime Center locating the suspect and bringing him into custody quickly without anyone getting hurt,” Sheriff Rick Staly said.

A semi-automatic pistol, live ammunition, spent shell casings and clothing worn during the shooting were recovered from the vehicle, according to a press release from the FCSO.

Deputies also recovered bullets and spent casings at the scene, the release said.

In body camera footage of Perry’s arrest, he can be heard telling deputies to go to Isaiah 44 to learn all about him.

He then asked deputies to execute him.

“I want to read a few scriptures, and then I want

you guys to execute me, OK?”

Perry said. “Can you grant me that?”

The four victims each left statements with deputies, and Ring camera footage showed evidence of the incident, according to the arrest report.

Two of the victims were outside playing football when Perry showed up. One of the victims ran inside.

One victim told deputies that Perry walked up to the house and broke the front window before driving away.

Perry then returned to the house and shot at the house, and the black Lincoln Navigator in the driveway, multiple times from the driver’s seat of his Hyundai, according to the report.

One of the victims told deputies that Perry had threatened to shoot him a few weeks before while on the phone, the report said.

After his arrest, Perry was taken to the new FCSO Operations Center and interviewed.

He was later taken to the county jail, where he is being held without bond.

Sex offender charged with child pornography

A Palm Coast man was arrested Jan. 10 on 20 counts of child pornography possession after almost five months of investigative work by the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.

The man, Carlos Rivera Hernandez, 32, is a registered sex offender who was convicted in 2015 of sexual battery of a minor.

In August, the FCSO had taken over an investigation initiated by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, which received a tip in April 22 that 41 files of child sexual abuse mate-

rial had been uploaded onto a website, according to the news release.

The Sheriff’s Office served a warrant in November and searched Hernandez’s workplace in Bunnell in connection with the NCMEC tip, the press release said.

Detectives found “numerous social media applications and [child sexual abuse material] on the devices that were seized,” the release said.

Hernandez was arrested at his home on Secretary Trail and charged with the 20 counts of child pornography and one count of failure to report internet identifiers, which registered sex offenders are required to report.

Hernandez was taken to the Flagler County jail on Jan. 10 and is being held on $515,000 bail.

The FCSO Cyber Crimes Unit, Crime Scene Investigation, SWAT and Major Case Units worked together on the investigation, the press release said.

“These cases take time to investigate,” Staly said, “but our Cyber Crimes Unit and detectives will come after you if you are exploiting children and build a strong case to put you away for a long time.”

Man charged with firing handgun during argument

A 21-year-old Palm Coast man fired a handgun into the air during an argument with his girlfriend at his home on Blackwell Place on Jan. 11, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.

The suspect, Jordan Munoz, faces two felony charges — discharging a firearm in public, and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon — plus a misdemeanor charge of domestic battery, according to his arrest report.

David A. Pizzo, Sr, 73 passed away peacefully on January 12, 2023. Born August 26, 1949 to Casper and Anna Lee Pizzo. He is survived by his significant other, Niki Steenhoek of 21 years; brother, Roger Pizzo, his sons: Scott, David Jr. (Denise) Brent; stepsons Justin and Derek. He is preceded in death by his son, Daniel. David leaves behind his children, 12 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren.

Dave came to Ormond Beach from Rochester, NY, in 2007. Prior to moving, Dave had a 20 plus year career at Eastman Kodak Company until he started his own company, Intramedia Technologies, Inc. in January 1989 in video promotions. Upon moving to Florida, he started Community Promotional Services, as a photography and video production company. He was

very proud to tell everyone he was the city photographer of Ormond Beach working with the businesses. When he wasn’t shooting, editing, or talking about images and his business, he was collecting awards for doing so. His work won the Mayor Ace Award in 2020 plus many other above and beyond awards throughout the years for both the City of Ormond and the Chamber of Commerce.

Viewing at Lohman Funeral Home, 733 W. Granada Blvd, Ormond Beach, will be held Friday, January 20 2:00-4:00 pm. and 6:008:00 pm.

A Celebration of Life will be held in the Rima Ridge Baptist Church, 11 Cone Road, Ormond Beach, FL at 11:00 am Saturday, January 21.

In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the American Heart Association

David A. Pizzo

Local man completes 1,100-mile solo sail down the Intracoastal

John Phillips, 67, finished a trip he’d been dreaming about for years.

JARLEENE ALMENAS SENIOR EDITOR

Six weeks. One thousand one hundred miles.

For much of his life, John Phillips had wanted to sail down the East Coast of the United States on the Intracoastal Waterway. He had been doing water sports since he was young: The Mainland High School alumnus was raised in the Daytona Beach area.

Last year, he completed this solo milestone trip on a Nonsuch 26 sailboat, sailing from Lyme, Connecticut, in September 2022 and reaching Ponce Inlet in October 2022.

He recalls the last leg of the trip fondly.

“Coming down through Flagler, Palm Coast, Ormond — it was really special,” Phillips said.

At 67 years old, he said, he finally had the time to do the trip.

“Sailing is something you either enjoy or you don’t enjoy,” Phillips said. “There’s a lot of work, I admit, than a power boat — a lot more planning — but with that work or effort comes a lot more reward, in my opinion.

GETTING STARTED

His journey first began in 2015.

Phillips was living in Canada, where he had resided for about 20 years during his career in Information Technology. He decided it was time to come home. Together with his son, he left Ontario on his sailboat and cruised down to New Jersey, where they encountered some engine trouble.

Phillips’ son wasn’t too enthusiastic about the trip, Phillips recalled,

so Phillips sold his Nonsuch 30 sailboat, and the pair rented a car instead to finish the southward journey.

Phillips wanted to try again on a sailboat — on a smaller boat, since he would be sailing solo. He found a Nonsuch 26 for sale in Connecticut, and back up north he went.

“My original plan was to just buy the boat and then sail back up to Lake Ontario for the summer, but then I started researching that area and realized that Long Island Sound was like the best sailing territory in the world in the summertime,” Phillips said.

He spent four months updating the boat, getting used to it and cruising Long Island Sound.

Phillips set sail for home on Sept. 1.

BREAKING FREE

His plan was to sail 30 miles a day.

One of his most eventful days came when he was sailing the Delaware River, he said. He had planned to sail to certain spot to be able to anchor. There aren’t many places to do so along that river, because the water is shallow and there are state parks along the banks.

“So I was sailing up the river, and about the middle of the day, all of a sudden, there’s a loud explosion — boom,” Phillips said. “My clew let go on the sail, and the boom fell on the bimini. Scared the life out of me.”

He was able to fix it. But, as the day went on, the wind picked up, and he decided to turn into the wind and drop his anchor. Phillips soon realized that he couldn’t stay in that spot, because the waves were growing.

“But then I was pinned down, because I couldn’t lift the anchor by myself,” Phillips said. “... You just have to figure it out, just take your time and solve it. So I powered up, slightly, towards the anchor, and then collect the slack, tie it off and do it again.”

He was able to get the anchor to break free on his fifth try.

SUNSET ON THE HORIZON

While he soon realized this trip was more about sailing and navigating than stopping and going ashore, some of the highlights included seeing the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum and seeing the Dismal Swamp Canal — though the latter did cause him to make a pit stop after his boat’s strainer got clogged with duckweed, causing his engine to overheat.

While in Oriental, North Carolina, he was delayed because of Hurricane Ian. He had to wait for the storm’s track to see if he would be impacted, because if a hurricane warning was issued for the area, all boats are mandated to leave marinas, and he would have had to backtrack.

Fortunately, he was able to continue on his journey, including stopping in St. Simons Island in Georgia in time for a family gathering.

“It was the first time I had seen

family in months and months,” Phillips said.

Though he had been fortunate with the weather for the vast majority of his trip, he faced a storm once he reached St. Augustine.

It had been chasing him all day, he recalled, but it took only about 10 minutes before he was able to keep going. The next day, he was on his last leg and faced one final hurdle: When he got to the Main Street Bridge in Daytona, seven miles from his destination, the bridge wouldn’t open.

It eventually opened, but then Phillips found himself in a race to get to Ponce Inlet before sundown.

“And sunset was at 6:50 p.m., and I made it at 6:52 p.m.,” he said.

It felt good, Phillips said.

This solo trip won’t be his last. Phillips has since purchased an Island Packet 32 boat and is getting ready to sail to the Bahamas.

“I’ve done the Intracoastal,” he said. “Now I want to do some offshore sailing.”

SURFING IN THE SIXTIES

When you’re cruising, Phillips said, you don’t want to have a deadline.

But for this trip, he did.

As one of three men who founded a local nonprofit called Surfing the Sixties, Phillips needed to come home in time for a surfing trip to the Dominican Republic. Surfing in the Sixties — co-founded by local AdventHealth physician William Camp Douglass and New Smyrna Beach architect Kevin Schweizer — combines their love of surfing with charity efforts designed to help the communities in which they go surfing.

The men work with local orphanages and host surfing competitions for children.

“At this age, we don’t want to just go and surf,” Phillips said. “We appreciate the local communities ,and so we try to give back.”

Visit surfinginthesixties.com.

JOHN PHILLIPS

Courtesy photos

Surfing in the Sixties Founders Dr. William Camp Douglass, John Phillips and Kevin Schweizer

“Sailing is something you either enjoy or you don’t enjoy. There’s a lot of work, I admit, than a power boat — a lot more planning, but with that work or effort comes a lot more reward, in my opinion.”

BUSINESS OBSERVER

Development, real estate + business news Restaurateur toasts ‘To Better Days’

2010-2020. However, after a divorce, Soldevilla now has equal shared custody, and wants to make sure he can be present for his son CJ, he said.

Volusia delays Halifax Humane contract vote

Commissioners expressed concern over ‘wild increases’ in the county’s annual contract with the animal shelter.

JARLEENE ALMENAS SENIOR EDITOR

After some council members expressed concern about significant cost increases in the county’s proposed contract with the Halifax Humane Society, the Volusia County Council voted unanimously on Jan. 17 to postpone approval of the contract and direct staff to continue negotiations.

The $110,000 contract was part of the council meeting’s consent agenda, and was pulled for discussion by County Commissioner Troy Kent.

Kent said he had “major issues” with the proposed increases, which range from 36% for three-day impoundments of dogs or cats (from $88 to $120) to 186% for impoundment of other domesticated animals (from $35 to $100).

Kent said he is supportive of the Humane Society, but the increases caught his attention.

“I looked at some of the contracts in the consent agenda below this [item],” he said. “The increases were nowhere near this amount.”

When asked about how the contract is broken down, Animal Services Director Adam Leath explained that there are a number of services that are included in a blanket contract

that Halifax Humane Society has with other jurisdictions in the county, which the county doesn’t actually use. He cited veterinary services as an example: The county already has two full-time veterinarians in its Animal Services division.

Leath added that the Halifax Humane Society has not changed its individual daily rate for the last five fiscal years.

“I will say that the percentages are quite significantly dramatic here in that there hasn’t been any change in their overall amounts in a long period of time, as compared to Southeast Humane Society, who actually has had changes in their contractual rate in the last five fiscal years,” Leath said.

The county’s contract with the Southeast Volusia Humane Society, approved through the consent agenda, is $52,000.

Commissioner Danny Robins was still not convinced about what he described as “wild increases.”

“We need to tighten this up a little bit,” he said.

Kent said that he would be in favor of small increases yearly, but struggles to explain large increases — such as the ones proposed in the contract — to constituents, and feels the steep increases aren’t justified simply because the organization hadn’t asked for increases in prior years.

“That’s a huge change,” he said of the 186% increase for impoundment of domesticated animals other than dogs and cats. “And it’s hitting the taxpayers in a big way.”

JARLEENE ALMENAS SENIOR EDITOR

Carlos Soldevilla has been running restaurants in town for over 12 years. But his 5-year-old son comes first, he said, and Soldevilla has made the decision to sell his latest business, the To Better Days Wine and Bistro in Ormond Beach.

“Businesses come and go,” Soldevilla said. “Money comes and goes. He’s 5 just once.”

The Ormond Beach restaurateur opened To Better Days in January 2021, and his business will mark its two year anniversary on the 21st.

The bistro — which combines a wine bar experience with a small restaurant menu for breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner — has been successful for Soldevilla, who previously owned and operated La’s Bistro from

“As I told my attorneys and the entire staff: I’m fighting for my business; I’m fighting for my son,” Soldevilla recalled. “If at any point, I’ve got to make a choice between the two, it’s going to be my son.”

But he wants the community to know To Better Days isn’t closing — it will just have a new owner.

He’s looking for someone who will take care of the bistro the way he has, he said.

Soldevilla listed To Better Days for Sale at the end of November 2022, and said the ideal buyer would have a passion for wine and be a “people person.” The whole concept of his business, he said, is to encourage people to slow down, enjoy moments and savor some good wine and food. Soldevilla is also selling a food truck.

“I’ve built a strong team here, and they’re capable of running this place without me,” Soldevilla said. “So whoever walks in has a fully trained staff.”

Soldevilla said his real estate broker told him that he’d never had a client who wanted people to know they were selling a business.

“Well, I’m proud,” Soldevilla said. “I’ve had a great run in this town. Ormond Beach has been great to me.”

Plus, he said, he won’t be going far. He’s a resident, and looks forward to having the time to take his son to events like Movies on the Halifax at Rockefeller Gardens and perhaps getting the chance to coach a soccer team, if his son decides to pursue the sport. Maybe he’ll even swing by the bistro as a customer.

When some of his customers see the for sale sign at the door, Soldevilla said, they immediately ask him what’s going on. Soldevilla said he explains his reasoning and pours out just a taste of wine for himself. He thanks them for their support and proposes a toast — to better days.

“I realized that I must lead by example,” Soldevilla said. “So I’m going to teach [my son] how to enjoy every moment and savor and celebrate everyone. Every day is a win.”

BIZ BUZZ

DUNKIN’ DONUTS SLATED FOR S.R. 100 AT OLD KINGS

A new Dunkin’ Donuts will likely soon be built near the Popeye’s location on State Road 100 in Palm Coast.

The popular coffee chain would be the third business to fill one of lots on the east corner of State Road 100 and Old Kings Road.

The project is going through the final steps in the approval process with the city of Palm Coast. The lot is one of 12 commercial lots in the Kings Pointe Commercial Subdivision on S.R. 100.

Popeye’s and RaceTrac are currently the only businesses there.

The applicant began the approval process in June 2022. In early December, the applicant sent in the final changes required for the submission process.

Palm Coast Deputy Chief Development Officer Ray Tyner said one of the things the city worked with the applicant to create is a stacking management plan so that people entering the Dunkin’ Donuts won’t impede traffic.

That has been submitted, and the city is just waiting on the applicant’s signature to be able to send out the development order, Tyner said.

Palm Coast already has three Dunkin’ Donuts: This location, if approved, would make the fourth.

Because the build is less than 40,000 square feet and is nonresidential, it is considered a “tier one” build and does not require approval from the city’s Planning and Development Regulation Board or City Council, according to the city of Palm Coast’s technical manual.

Once the development order is issued, the applicant can begin the building process, starting with building permit applications.

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LADIES

Carlos Soldevilla has decided to sell To Better Days Wine and Bistro in Ormond Beach.

Email business news to Staff Writer Sierra Williams at sierra@palmcoastobserver.com.

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Carlos Soldevilla is ready to start a new chapter with his son.

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Army Corps project delayed for redesign

The Corps of Engineers will recalculate how much sand will be needed, adding an estimated 11 extra months.

SIERRA WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER

The Army Corps of Engineers has decided to redesign its planned Flagler County beach renourishment project, delaying the construction start date by at least an additional 11 months.

The delay was announced at Flagler Beach’s City Commission meeting on Thursday, Jan. 12, by attorney Scott Spradley, who has been working with Flagler County on dune issues. Spradley read the report on behalf of Flagler County Attorney Al Hadeed, who was ill but present by phone to answer questions.

The redesign and delay have nothing to do with the current easement rights, Hadeed’s report said, but instead are a result of how much time has elapsed since planning for the project began: It’s been almost 20 years since the Army Corps began studying erosion on Flagler’s beaches.

Since then, there has been a devastating amount of erosion, and much more sand will be needed than was included in the original contract with the Army Corps, according to the report.

“It’s all the extra escarpment and erosion,” Spradley said.

The original 50-year contract with the Corps had set aside a volume of sand for the renourishment and for additional maintenance every 10 or so years, for the duration of the contract.

“The entire 50-year volume will be needed now just to do the initial renourishment,” Spradley said, reading Hadeed’s report.

Hadeed said the Corps will need to do several surveys to calculate how much sand will be needed. Spradley and Hadeed both said the Army Corps wants to extend the berm of the beach from the 40 feet specified in the original contract to 100 feet, for added protection.

“So it’s almost doubling — more than doubling — the sand,” Spradley said.

The larger berm — the section of the beach that beach goers enjoy, and that extends into the water — will extend the life of the beach, Hadeed said.

At the moment, the supplemental surveys and the design process are expected to take up to six months, Hadeed said. The problem is that they can’t begin right away.

The Corps has to wait until two in-progress surveys are finished: one on the beach, and one on the hard bottom. Those surveys are being held up by ocean conditions that prevent divers from going in, Hadeed said.

Once those are finished, the redesign and supplemental surveys should take about six months, Hadeed said; after

that, there is a 90-day bidding process and at least a 60-day mobilization period, adding up to 11 months from whenever the Army Corps is able to start.

Commissioners were also concerned about whether the Army Corps would cancel the project because of the redesign, but Hadeed assured commissioners that is not the case.

“The project does not need to be re-approved; it is approved,” Hadeed said.

EASEMENT CASE GETS COURT DATE

The Army Corps project has repeatedly been delayed by beachfront property owners’ refusals to sign easements that would let the Army Corps add sand on their property.

The Corps of Engineers cannot begin its work without having access easements for every property in the project area.

Now the number of holdouts is down to one, and that property owner is in bankruptcy proceedings.

Her case will be heard on Jan. 31, Spradley said, and the county hopes to gain access to the land through the bankruptcy case: The owner had not properly disclosed her ownership of the parcels, as required, during her bankruptcy proceedings, giving the county leverage.

The redesign of the project will give the county extra time to obtain the easement rights.

Flagler Beach approves 112-home subdivision

SIERRA WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER

The Flagler Beach City Commission voted 5-0 on Jan. 12 to approve a proposal for a planned unit development of 112 homes.

The development, called “Beach Park Village” in city planning documents and owned by KB Homes Jacksonville, is located on the west side of the bridge on Roberts Road. The south end of the property abuts Wadsworth Park, and the development is situated across from an apartment complex that is also being built on Roberts Road.

The commission approved the planned unit development application pending a provision to replace removed trees in the development.

But residents were more concerned about water flow and city services’ ability to support the additional people.

Flagler Beach resident Steve Dalley said he was concerned that the new subdivision would cause service cost increases that would affect current Flagler Beach residents.

“We’re investing as a city to let it grow population wise,” Dalley said, “but we aren’t going to have more money.”

The development will have an HOA to oversee its upkeep, said Derek Satino, director of Forward Planning at KB Homes Jacksonville. The HOA will pay for road and stormwater retention pond maintenance inside

the development, Satino said, addressing specific concerns from residents.

Several residents at the meeting were concerned about flooding and water runoff. To the east of the PUD’s boundaries are wetlands that border the west side of Lambert Road.

Lambert Road — which sits between the wetlands and the Intracoastal Waterway — already floods, and residents at Thursday’s meeting were concerned that the development would make it worse.

Commission Vice Chair Debbie Phillips asked the city planner, Larry Torino, what was being done to prevent flooding to other areas.

“The post-runoff cannot exceed the pre-condition runoff,” Torino. “That’s not a promise I can make you, but that is the law.”

Satino said the newer codes require developments to build to 100- and 500-year storm events, like Hurricane Ian.

Because the developer would be adding retention ponds to the development, the water that already flows through the area would be held longer and allowed to filter down.

“Adding 112 homes to the land isn’t causing more water to be going into the wetland,” Satino said. “We’re actually going to be holding more water longer.”

The singlefamily residential development will be on Roberts Road next to Wadsworth Park.

"The project does not need to be re-approved; it is approved."

AL HADEED, Flagler County attorney

"Adding 112 homes to the land isn't causing more water to be going into the wetland."

DEREK SATINO, KB Homes Jacksonville

PALM COAST

Be transparent on canal dredging costs

Dear Editor:

Dredging the entire saltwater canal system will be a project of immense proportions and expense for the city of Palm Coast.

Therefore, residents must be knowledgeable and involved in every aspect of any decisions in this matter. So far, the city has spent $200,000 on a ‘feasibility study,’ with minimal public input.

Now the city has hired an engineering firm to draft a dredging plan. It would be refreshing for the city staff to provide regular updates of just what is going on with our tax dollars.

My concerns are with the price tag and environmental impact. All sources of funding, such as federal, state, water management district and other grants, must be explored prior to any actions taken.

We need to know what we are on the hook for. The breakdown of who pays how much, such as canal homeowners and the rest of us, must be done in the light of day.

Perhaps the most expensive aspect of the project will be the safe disposal of the dredged material. It is polluted and must be treated and disposed of as a hazardous waste and cannot be used as spoil bank material anywhere, unless we want another “Love Canal” on our hands.

Lots of things are done without the public’s voice heard; I hope this is not one of them.

JEFFERY C. SEIB Palm Coast

It’s time to stop illegal fireworks

Dear Editor:

If social media is any indicator, a whole lot of Palm Coast residents are very fed up with the yearafter-year blatant disregard of our

local fireworks ordinance and the continual inaction by our Sheriff’s Office to enforce the law.

The local ordinance forbids without a permit all fireworks that explode or fly off the ground at any time of the year.

Unfortunately, however, a review of hundreds of illegal fireworksrelated complaints called into the Sheriff’s Office around July 4 and New Year’s Eve over multiple years revealed that there have been no citations issued, no arrests, and no confiscations of illegal fireworks. There may never have been.

This problem is mainly attributable to inconsiderate bad neighbors flouting the law. But a contributing factor is our law enforcement agency that has created the perception that it doesn’t much care.

We should not have to continually endure a war zone-like atmosphere on these holidays. Our pets and wildlife should not have to endure the terror that the needless and insanely loud explosions cause and a significant portion of our population simply should not have to dread these holidays.

And we certainly should never have to accept that these neighborhood lawbreakers, who believe they are above the law, have won.

Since Palm Coast city taxpayers pay our county Sheriff’s Office to enforce certain local ordinances, we should implore our sheriff to enforce the fireworks ordinance, write at least a few citations, and maybe confiscate some illegally possessed fireworks.

It shouldn’t be at all difficult, with incessant loud explosions plentiful for days everywhere in our neighborhoods during these holidays.

Although such an enforcement effort won’t stop all the bad neighbors, if publicized, it may deter some and it may instill a little needed respect for the law.

To allow the blatant lawbreaking to continue unabated and unaddressed is not acceptable, sends the wrong message, erodes respect for the law and those who enforce it,

and also makes for discord in our community.

ROBERT GORDON Palm Coast

Editor’s note: The Sheriff’s Office has records of one fireworks-related arrest, in 2017, and one ordinance violation citation, in 2019. There were 180 calls about fireworks in 2022, according to FCSO records.

On fireworks, FCSO follows current law

Dear Editor:

Each year on special celebrations, such as Independence Day and New Year’s Eve, the community celebrates with fireworks, resulting in letters to the editor and social media posts about the Sheriff’s Office not enforcing the laws. The Sheriff’s Office enforces the laws as our elected bodies have written them, not as I would like to see them written. Law enforcement does not make laws.

The sale and purchase of fireworks is legal in Florida, subject to local ordinances. Flagler County does not have an ordinance restricting the sale of fireworks. The city of Palm Coast controls the sale but does not prohibit the sales of fireworks.

As to igniting or using fireworks, Flagler County ordinance only limits the use of fireworks in public parks and recreational areas. There are no other restrictions.

The city of Palm Coast does limit the use of fireworks within the city limits to individuals who seek and are granted a permit. A violation of these ordinances is a civil infraction, or the offense may be charged as a misdemeanor.

However, under Florida law and with few exceptions, law enforcement may not arrest for misdemeanors or issue civil infractions that did not occur in the law enforcement officer’s presence.

The use of fireworks is not an exception under Florida law. This means that unless the illegal use of

GARDEN OF THE

TRAIL DEDICATION HONORS SHIRLEY CHISHOLM

The city of Palm Coast honored Shirley Chisholm by renaming the Pine Lakes Trail as the Shirley Chisholm Trail.

Agnes Lightfoot, second vice president of the Democratic Women of Flagler County, said the group was thrilled with the turnout at the Nov. 30 event and the recognition for Chisholm.

“It recognizes that a national politician lived here,” Lightfoot said. “We were terrible please with the turn out.”

The city of Palm Coast Parks and Recreation and the Democratic Women’s Club of Flagler County had worked together to honor Chisholm with the trail renaming. Over 200 people attended the unveiling, Lightfoot said. Several community leaders and friends of Chisholm spoke at the unveiling, including Palm Coast Councilman Nick Klufas and Chisholm’s goddaughter Marie Bosely Ford.

Chisholm, who lived in Palm Coast from 1991 until her death in 2005, was the first Black American woman to sit in Congress, and the first Black woman to run for the presidency. She served in congress for seven terms, from 1969 to 1983, and died in 2005 at 80.

Renaming a trail after her was an intentional choice, Lightfoot said, because trails were a theme during Chisholm’s campaigns.

“Unlike some other things we could do, this is a permanent marker for the city of Palm Coast,” she said. “We were thrilled to be able to recognize a national citizen of Palm Coast.”

fireworks occurred in the presence of a deputy sheriff, we can not arrest or cite the offender.

Instead, if the person reporting and witnessing the violation of law is willing to sign an affidavit and testify in court, a deputy sheriff will take a report and file a charging affidavit with the State Attorney’s Office.

The State Attorney’s Office will then decide whether or not to file charges.

In closing, it is not that we will not enforcement the ordinances and laws concerning fireworks, but instead the handcuffs the Florida Legislature placed on law enforcement across Florida that makes it impossible to enforce the fireworks law and ordinances as written.

I encourage you to contact your local and state representatives with your concerns.

Until the law is changed, your deputies have been handcuffed to solve this quality-of-life issue when you call us about illegal fireworks exploding in your neighborhood.

Finally, because we handle over 120,000 calls for service a year we must prioritize calls for service.

More serious calls that require immediate assistance are handled first.

Lower priority calls, like firework complaints, are handled when units are available to respond.

These responses can be delayed until after the fireworks have stopped, again making it impossible to enforce the existing laws because the violation must be witnesses by a deputy sheriff, unless the complainant is willing to be a witness and testify.

RICK STALY Flagler County sheriff

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MONTH

Winnie and Joe Rodriguez

Congratulations to this month’s selection!

nized as the January 2023 Selection of the Month by The Garden Club at Palm Coast.

Originally from Long Island, New York, Winnie was a school bus driver and a substitute teacher.  Joe had worked for the New York City Transit Society. They retired and found their new home in Palm Coast, and have been here for four years now.

This writer has been keeping a watchful eye on the development to their front yard as they had to start from scratch. They added cement curbings for all their beds and a round center island. They incorporated rubber mulch in their beds, and they love adding colorful yard decorations like bronze statues of kids holding lanterns which light up in the evening, as well as colorful spotlights that add a whole new dimension to this lovely curb appeal landscape at night time.

The front area has a white bird of paradise, red and purple pentas, vibrant yellow allamanda, blue daze, yellow, red, and peach hibiscus, bright pink crape myrtle, plumbago, two potted pagodas, firecracker bush, pink oleander, orange ixora, a beautiful red metal art spinner, and a decorative wagon wheel bench to sit and enjoy their yard.

The center island has curcuma gingers, yellow allamanda, coleus and two beautiful green peacocks on either end keeping watch and light up at night. Over to the right, there is a wishing well to make your wishes. They have future plans in the works to redo their back yard, as well. Great job, Rodriguez family!

Emergency Response Team training begins on Jan. 24

Learn basic disaster and emergency response skills through the free Community Emergency Response Team nationally-certified training program, which begins on Jan. 24 in Flagler County.

“The program is an invaluable partnership between the community and professional first responders,” Emergency Management Director Jonathan Lord said, according to a news release from the county government. “CERT allows our residents to train with subject matter experts. Previous experience is not necessary – just a desire to learn and help others.”

Registration is required for the 30-hour class, which meets 1 to 4 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at the Emergency Opera-

tions Center through Feb. 9. Register by going to FlaglerCounty.gov/emergency and then selecting “Volunteering & Training” from the menu.

The Winter 2023 CERT program will teach attendees about team organization; disaster medical skills; disaster psychology; fire safety and utility controls; light search and rescue; and, terrorism. There will also be a disaster simulation, according to the news release.

For more information about the training, go to FlaglerCounty. gov/emergency and select “Volunteering & Training” from the menu, or, for those without Internet access, call 386-313-4200.

Disaster Recovery Center in Flagler to close Jan. 31

The Federal Emergency Management Agency will close the Disaster Recovery Center it has been

operating at the Flagler County Fairgrounds at the end of business on Tuesday, Jan. 31.

The deadline for residents to submit disaster assistance applications for Hurricane Ian was Jan. 12. The deadline for Hurricane Nicole is Feb. 13. Those impacted by both storms must file a separate application for each.

The center is in large tent near the center of the Flagler County Fairgrounds property at 150 Sawgrass Road, and will be open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily through Jan. 31 for in-person assistance. People who would prefer to apply online or by phone can do so at disasterassistance.gov or by calling 800-6213362 from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Links to available resources, including FEMA assistance, can be found at www.FlaglerCounty. gov/Nicole. For an accessible video on how to apply for assistance go to, youtube.com/ watch?v=WZGpWI2RCNw.

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VETERAN OF THE WEEK

George Alexander

Branch

Hometown:

George Alexander served four years in the Marine Corps with several force reconnaissance units. His service enabled him to travel through mainland Japan, Okinawa, and Southeast Asia. He is a combat veteran of the Vietnam War. A martial arts enthusiast since 1960, he followed this passion after his separation from military service, becoming uniquely qualified in many disciplines as an instructor with international teaching credentials. Alexander is a fierce competitor and has won many championships. He has always been fascinated with the history of the martial arts, and has done much historical research, translation work and written numerous articles and books on the subject. He founded Silent Ocean Scuba and teaches open water diving, and is affiliated with Dive 21, an organization that provides scuba therapy to veterans with PTSD. He and his wife, Susan, moved in 2014 to Palm Coast, where he continues to teach martial arts and scuba diving.

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For information about benefits available to veterans, and other support organizations, call 386-313-4014.

of military: U.S. Marine Corps

Dates of service: 1964-1968

Rank/occupation: Sergeant / Infantry Rifleman

Bay Shore, New York

Photo courtesy of the Democratic Women’s Club of Flagler County

Winnie and Joe Rodriguez, of Freemont Turn, have been recog-

NANCY IANDOLI GARDEN CLUB SELECTION OF THE MONTH COMMITTEE

Winnie and Joe Rodriguez.

Courtesy photo

YOUR NEIGHBORS

Paw-sitively blessed

Locals brought their pets out to Temple Beth Shalom Palm Coast on Jan. 15 for a non-sectarian blessing for good health and safety.

Rabbi Rose Eberle and her canine assistant, Lila, blessed the animals, including a Sheriff’s Office K9 and a horse from the FCSO’s mounted posse.

–JAKE

MONTGOMERY

Caroline Johnson and Boss

Aaron Beausoleil and partner Axle of the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office listen as Rabbi Rose Eberle blesses Axle.

Mike Lagana sits with Dora and Dottie, a retired therapy dog.

Above: Jan Ryone with dogs Bently and Benji; Susan Bird; and Carol Maller and dog Lailah enjoy the day at the pet blessing.

Left: Snort and owner Jacob Boyd, of the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office’s mounted posse, are blessed by Rabbi Rose Eberle.

Jacob Arkin, 8, pets Snort, of the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office’s mounted posse.

Photos by Jake Montgomery

THURSDAY, JAN. 19

FLAGLER TIGER BAY CLUB

JANUARY 2023 MEETING

When: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Where: Hammock Dunes Club, 30 Avenue Royale, Flagler Beach

Details: This month’s meeting topic will be the community cost of human trafficking, and will feature Tomas Lares, founder and president of United Abolitionists, as its guest speaker. Lares is also the co-founder and chairman of the Greater Orlando Human Trafficking Task Force. Advance registration and payment is required. Luncheon costs $35 for members; $40 for guests. Visit FlaglerTigerBayClub.com.

FIRST A1A COMMUNITY

LISTENING SESSION

When: 5:30-7 p.m.

Where: Ormond Memorial Art Museum and Gardens, 78 E. Granada Blvd., Ormond Beach

Details: The Florida Department and Transportation and its partners from the city of Flagler Beach, Flagler County and Volusia County will hold a listening session on potential options to repair and strengthen a 13-mile section of A1A in Flagler and Volusia counties. Learn about the options, ask questions and provide feedback. Contact Ty Garner at 386943-5299 or via email at Ty.Garner@ dot.state.fl.us.

FRIDAY, JAN. 20

VOLUNTEER ON FLORIDA

ARBOR DAY

When: 1-4 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20; and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 21

Where: Tiger Bay State Forest, 4316 W. International Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach Details: Join Volusia County environmental specialists and help distribute trees, inform residents about best planting practices and explain the importance of trees for water and air

quality. County staff will offer a brief training session. In addition to Tiger Bay State Forest, other locations include the Lyonia Environmental Center in Deltona, Marine Science Center in Ponce Inlet, Stetson Aquatic Center in DeLand and the Marine Discovery Center in New Smyrna Beach. This is part of the county’s Explore Volusia program. Registration is required. Call 386736-5927.

FLAGLER FILM FESTIVAL

When: 6-10 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20; 12-11 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21; and 129:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22

Where: Best Western Plus Flagler Beach Area Inn and Suites, 200 Flagler Plaza Drive, Palm Coast Details: Attend this film festival, formed to showcase the work of new and emerging filmmakers as well as that of experienced filmmakers. There will be over 30 films of diverse genres, Q+As with filmmakers, and, on Sunday, an awards ceremony. Tickets cost $10 a day and $25 for the weekend if purchased in advanced; $13 a day and $35 for the weekend if purchased at the door. Visit flaglerfilmfestival.com.

“Harper Valley PTA.” Tickets cost $30 for adults and $15 for students.

Center, 601 Division Ave., Ormond

Beach

Details: Celebrate Arbor Day by unleashing your creative side at the city’s Environmental Discovery Center. Activity is recommended for ages 4-11. Call 386-615-7081 to sign up. Space is limited.

TUESDAY, JAN. 24

SECOND

A1A COMMUNITY LISTENING SESSION

When: 5:30-7 p.m.

THE BRONX WANDERERS

When: 7 p.m.

Where: Flagler Auditorium, 5500 State Route 100, Palm Coast Details: See The Bronx Wanderers deliver a “Back to the Future” rock ’n’ roll experience featuring songs from the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s. Tickets cost $40-$50. Visit flaglerauditorium.org.

RENT

When: 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays Jan. 19, 21, 27, 28, and Feb. 3, 4; 2 p.m. on Sundays Jan. 22, 29 and Feb. 5

Where: Flagler Playhouse, 301 E. Moody Blvd., Bunnell Details: Set in the East Village of New York City, this award-winning musical is loosely based on Puccini’s “La Boheme.” It follows a year in the life of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create. Tickets cost $30 for adults; $25 for students. Visit flaglerplayhouse.com.

Where: Santa Maria del Mar Catholic Church’s Parish Hall, 915 N. Central Ave., Flagler Beach Details: The Florida Department and Transportation and its partners from the city of Flagler Beach, Flagler County and Volusia County will hold a listening session on potential options to repair and strengthen a 13-mile section of A1A in Flagler and Volusia counties. Learn about the options, ask questions and provide feedback. Contact Ty Garner at 386943-5299 or via email at Ty.Garner@ dot.state.fl.us.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 25

THE WORLD OF MUSICALS When: 7 p.m. Where: Flagler Auditorium, 5500 State Road 100, Palm Coast Details: See this concert featuring an ensemble of artists performing classic hits, such as the best of “The Phantom of the Opera,” “Les Miserables,” “We Will Rock You” and “Sister Act.” Tickets cost $40-$50. Visit flaglerauditorium.org.

Social Hall, 1000 Ocean Shore Blvd., Ormond Beach Details: The Father Eamonn Gill Council 13018 Knights of Columbus invites the community to attend its annual Italian Festival Dinner and Dance. Proceeds go to the St. Brendan Catholic School scholarship fund. The $25 dinner includes homemade lasagna, meatballs, sausage, salad, dessert and a beverage. Dinner will be served between 5 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. The Moonlighters will play from 6-9 p.m. Reservations are required. No tickets will be sold at the door. Tickets are available for purchase before and after Sunday mass, weekdays in the church and school offices, or by calling Vince at 486-441-4713.

ONGOING EXERCISES FOR THE

MATURING BODY

When: 10:30 a.m. Mondays and Thursdays Where: First Baptist Church Of Palm Coast, 6050 Palm Coast Parkway, Palm Coast Details: Presented by Synergy Senior Fitness, attend upbeat classes with Senior Fitness Specialist Artie Gardella. Classes are ongoing. Insurances that cover fitness accepted, or a donation for those with no coverage. Visit Synergyseniorfitness.com.

HONKY TONK ANGELS

When: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Jan. 20 and 21; 3 p.m. Sunday Jan. 22

Where: City Repertory Theatre, 160 Cypress Point Parkway Suite B207, Palm Coast Details: See this show about three gutsy gals from different backgrounds who take charge of their lives by choosing to follow their honky tonk dreams to the city of Nashville. It features 30 classic country tunes, including “Stand By Your Man,” “9 to 5” and

SATURDAY, JAN. 21

PALM COAST HISTORICAL SOCIETY SPEAKER SERIES

When: 10 a.m.

Where: Palm Coast Community Center, 305 Palm Coast Parkway NE, Palm Coast Details: Dr. Steven Noll presents a speaker series titled, “Ditch of Dreams in Palm Coast.” The presentation examines the history of an effort to cross Florida by cutting a waterway from the Atlantic to the Gulf of Mexico. Free event. Visit palmcoasthistory.org.

ARBOR DAY CRAFTS When: 11 a.m. to noon Where: Environmental Discovery

THURSDAY, JAN. 26

ALL ABOUT RIGHT WHALES

When: 5:30 p.m. Where: Ocean Art Gallery, 197 E. Granada Blvd., Ormond Beach Details: Ocean Art Gallery is hosting a free educational talk about the right whale, featuring Terran McGinnis, historian and manager of community development at Marineland Dolphin Adventure. She will share her knowledge about this important yet critically endangered whale. Call 386-317-9400 to reserve your seat.

SATURDAY, FEB. 4

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS ITALIAN FESTIVAL When: 5-9 p.m. Where: St. Brendan Catholic Church

MOAS EXHIBITIONS

When: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Sunday Where: Museum of Arts and Sciences, 352 S. Nova Road, Daytona Beach

Details: Want to spend a day looking at fine art? The Museum of Arts and Sciences has the following shows on display: “Every Girl Deserves Flowers”; “Minor Masterpieces: Porcelain Painted Scenes from the Collection”; “Magical: The Art of Susan Zukowsky”; “Selections from the MOAS Contemporary Art Collection”; “A Beautiful Mess: Weavers & Knotters of the Vanguard.”

Letting artists shine

The city’s 33rd annual

“Starry, Starry Night” gallery walk put art under the spotlight on Friday, Jan. 13.

The gallery walk took place inside The Casements, the MacDonald house and the Ormond Memorial Art Museum, each featuring live music, attendance by members of the Ormond Beach Historical Society, refreshments and art throughout each room.

Some of the exhibits were: “Deltiology: The Study and Collection of Postcards,” by Ned Kraft, featured in the Ronald McDonald House; the Florida Watercolor Society’s Traveling Exhibition, shown in The Ormond Art Museum; the “Symphonie de Couleurs” exhibit by Christine Broussard, in The Casements; and paintings by Malcolm Fraser, whose paintings found their home in the Ormond Art Museum in 1946.

–ALEXIS MILLER

Attendees admire the art for sale in The Casements.

Paul Ricci plays at The Casements.

Ned Kraft, supplier of the postcards in the Ronald Mcdonald House; and Dr. Philip Shapiro, Ormond Beach Historical Society past president

“Bird Feed” by Susan Hanssen

De Luna plays her harp.

for brunch” by Jerome Chesley

A series of watercolors by Janet Rogers

Photos by Alexis Miller

WORONOFF ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Several Matanzas girls wrestlers had been sick during the week leading up to the Lady Pirate Classic on Saturday, Jan. 14. That didn’t seem to affect the outcome as the secondranked Pirates dominated their home tournament, just as they have been dominating the competition most of the season.

Girl power

Bibla sisters are among five Matanzas wrestling champs at Lady Pirate Classic.

“We had a lot of sickness running through our team,” coach Mike Fries said. “Girls missed practice all week, not feeling well at all. But they put their heart and soul into winning. They’re not 100%, but they wrestled like they’re 100%.”

Five Matanzas wrestlers won their weight classes as the Pirates won the 17-team tournament, 221-173 over runner-up Orlando Dr. Phillips. Eighty-six wrestlers competed in the tourney.

Matanzas’ Brielle Bibla, the state’s top-ranked wrestler at 130 pounds, won her weight class with four pins, three of them in 24 seconds or less. Second-ranked Christina Borgmann, who was one of four Matanzas wrestlers to place at state last year, recorded five pins to win the 120-pound title.

The state’s top-ranked 120-pounder — Kailani Barrientos of Oakleaf — also wrestled in the tourney but moved up to 125 pounds, where she defeated Matanzas sophomore Tiana Fries, 3-0, in the championship match.

The Pirates’ other weight-class winners at the tourney were Mariah Mills, who improved to 25-3 on the season with three pins in the 110-pound class; Kendall Bibla in the 140-pound class; and Ani Brown in the 235-pound class.

BIBLA SISTERS THRIVING AT MATANZAS

The Pirates returned all four wrestlers who placed at the first FHSAA girls state championships last year, led by Tiana Fries, who won the state title at 110 pounds.

This year, they’ve added sisters Brielle and Kendall Bibla to their lineup.

“I wasn’t prepared for who I was facing. I would go to practice, and I wouldn’t sweat. There was not enough intensity in the room. I beat all the boys up to 180 pounds.”

BRIELLE BIBLA

Brielle, a senior, will wrestle at Presbyterian College in South Carolina next year. Presbyterian is one of just four NCAA schools with a Division I women’s wrestling program.

Brielle and Kendall — who is a sophomore — have backgrounds in taekwondo and Brazilian jiu jitsu.

Brielle joined Nease High School’s wrestling team as a freshman. She started as the only girl on the team and earned the 106-pound spot without any prior wrestling experience. Last year, she transferred to first-year school Tocoi Creek, with Kendall joining her.

Brielle was the state runner-up at 120 pounds last season, but she decided to transfer for her senior year because she felt she wasn’t properly prepared for the championship match, which she lost by a 12-5 decision to Dr. Phillips’ Juliana Diaz.

“I wasn’t prepared for who I was facing,” she said. “I would go to practice, and I wouldn’t sweat. There was not enough intensity in the room. I beat all the boys up to 180 pounds.”

Brielle, Kendall and their parents, Thomas and Lindsay Bibla, decided the girls would be better off if they were home-schooled and wrestled at Matanzas, which is one of the few schools in the state with a full girls wrestling team.

The Pirates placed third at state last year, one point behind runnerup Ponte Vedra. They are expected to compete with defending state champ Freedom High School of Orlando for this year’s championship.

But it was the coaching that convinced the family to make the 45-minute drive to Matanzas each day.

“Tocoi is just down the street from us, but I’ve fallen in love with Coach Fries,” said Thomas Bibla, who in the past has handled most of his daughters’ coaching. “He’s a harder style of coach, and I’m an old-school guy. The whole coaching staff is so on-point, keeping team unity and team spirit and emphasizing sportsmanship.”

Thomas Bibla and his brother, Martin Bibla, a former University of Miami and Atlanta Falcons offensive lineman, began training in jiu jitsu in the 1990s. Thomas has never wrestled. However, Lindsay comes from a wrestling family. Her brothers were both wrestlers who went on to become wrestling coaches. But back when Lindsay was in high school, girls did not wrestle.

“That was unheard of then,” she said. “I was a cheerleader.”

Brielle, who has a 27-2 record this season, said joining the Pirates and

BRENT

Photos by Jake Montgomery

Matanzas’ Mariah MIlls looks for the pin.

Matanzas 235-pound wrestler Ani Brown, left, sprawls against her opponent, Tanyah McCain of Dr. Phillips. Brown defeated McCain twice.

Flagler Palm Coast’s Joslyn Johnson defends a throw.

Matanzas’ Saiomy Cabrera looks at her coach as she figures out her next move. Cabrera finished third at 135 pounds.

wrestling for Mike Fries was the best decision she has made.

“It’s not easy for me to trust anybody coaching me besides my father,” she said. “But Coach Fries is the best. He’s like a father figure. And now that we’re home-schooling, I recommend it. You can cater your education with your athletic needs.”

Kendall Bibla is also thriving. She has an 18-3 record and is ranked third in the state at 140 pounds.

“Wrestling is a passion for me,” Kendall said. “When I saw how successful my sister was, I tried it, and it changed my whole life. I’ve always been the girl that was quiet. It changed my whole personality.”

“They love the winning atmosphere here,” Mike Fries said of the Bibla sisters. “They’re not just the only girls on the team that are good. Having partners in the room that can score on them and give them matches during the course of the day is really huge for them. You just see how happy these kids are, walking around tournaments with their teammates and everything. I’m glad they found us, and I’m glad it’s all working out for them.”

PRINCIPAL RETURNS TO THE MAT

While Flagler Palm Coast wrestling coach David Bossardet was coaching the Bulldogs’ boys team at a tournament in Oviedo, he entrusted his brother, FPC Principal Bobby Bossardet, to coach freshman Joselyn Johnson, the team’s lone competitor at the Lady Pirate Classic.

Bobby Bossardet is a former state champion and head wrestling coach at FPC. But, he said, it has been nine years since he’s last stepped on a wrestling mat.

“It’s good to be a part of it, and it’s fun to be able to support (David),” he said. “We have good (girls wrestlers), the type of athletes you want to build a program around. My daughter, Brinklie, is in fifth grade and just started wrestling this year and looks up to these girls.”

While FPC’s 2022 state qualifier, Ana Vilar, will be eligible to wrestle starting this week, Johnson has performed well in her first season. She went 2-2 at the Lady Pirate, finishing fifth out of eight wrestlers in the 105-pound class.

John White, who started the Pirates’ girls wrestling program in 2018, ran the tournament. He also made a temporary return to the mat after stepping away following last season. White helped Mike Fries coach the girls team at the Wonder Woman tournament in Columbia, Missouri, on Dec. 29-30.

“Mike was the only one going, so he asked me to help,” White said. “It was fun being able to get back on the mat.”

Matanzas lifters sweep Seabreeze on senior night

ing is a unique sport.

“I love how everyone is supporting you at the meets. Everyone is screaming your name. It’s very empowering,” she said.

BRENT WORONOFF ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Rilee Whitmore had lifters in front of her in each of her first two years on Matanzas High School’s girls weightlifting team.

“I wasn’t a point scorer,” Whitmore explained.

This year, Whitmore has not only been a point scorer, she has won in dominating fashion in every meet this season, Matanzas coach Jeremy Ossler said. The Pirates swept Seabreeze on senior night Wednesday, Jan. 11, winning all 10 weight classes for a 73-16 victory in traditional competition (clean and jerk and bench press). Matanzas also won the Olympic competition (snatch and clean and jerk), 70-8.

Whitmore won the 169-pound class with a 95-pound snatch, 140-pound clean and jerk and 145 bench.

“She lifted light tonight, because she didn’t need to go heavy,” Ossler said, noting that her personal records this season of a 155-pound clean and jerk and 150-pound bench would have qualified her for the Class 2A state championships last year.

“She put in a ton of work in the offseason,” Ossler said.

“I’ve improved a good 20 pounds on each (lift),” Whitmore said. “I went to the gym a lot in the offseason. My goal is to make it to state.”

Whitmore, who is also a cheerleader, said weightlift -

The Matanzas weight class winners in the traditional competition were: 101—Aiyana Reyes (145 total); 110—Aryanna DiFatta (170 total); 119— Carina Tavares (225 total); 129—Jordyn Crews (235 total); 139—Maria Kelly (235 total); 154—Sarah Sanchez (235 total); 169—Rilee Whitmore (285 total); 183—Eva Ossler (215 total); 199—Lexi Rosario (220 total); Unlimited— Samantha Simon (215 total).

Crews, a freshman, has been a revelation this season, Ossler said. Like Whitmore, she has won every meet she participated in this season. Crews is following her brother and sister into the sport.

“They talk about how fun it was and how you can achieve your goals,” she said.

“Her strong points are her overhead stuff,” Ossler said of Crews, who set PR’s in the meet with a 90-pound snatch and 125-pound clean and jerk.

“She’s a very determined kid. It’s amazing that I have her for three more years,” Ossler added.

Seabreeze’s top lifters at the meet were 154-pounder Charlotte Low (225 traditional total), 199-pounders Jamie Bandell (215) and Rylee Diehl (210), 129-pounder Camilla Arellano (185) and unlimited Leanne Fourson (205).

The Pirates honored nine seniors in their final regularseason meet. They finished the regular season with an 8-3 record. Matanzas will host the District 2-6A meet Jan. 27.

Rilee

Whitmore is aiming for state this year after working hard in the offseason.

Matanzas’ Gabrielle Proctor waits for the whistle as she pins her opponent, Sofia Shirley-Montijo from Oakleaf High School.

Flagler Palm Coasts Principal Bobby Bossardet coached Bulldogs’ wrestler Joslyn Johnson.

FAREWELL

TOUR by Jessie and Ross Trudeau, edited by David Steinberg

By Luis Campos

Improving Sandcrabs

Seabreeze’s boys basketball team improved to 7-9 under first-year coach Ray Gaines with a 61-39 win on Jan. 14 against DME Academy Blue.

The last time the Sandcrabs won seven or more games in a season was 201516 when they were 16-13.

The Sandrabs have one home game remaining this season. They play host to crosstown rival Mainland at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28. Seabreeze closes out the regular season with a game at Father Lopez on Feb. 2.

Pirates take three titles

The Matanzas boys wrestling team finished second behind St. Johns Creekside at the Jacksonville Wolfson Wolfpack Challenge on Saturday, Jan. 14.

Three Pirates won their weight classes. Kaden Golder won at 113 pounds with three consecutive pins. Dylan Parkinson won at 152 pounds with a technical fall in the final. And Jordan Mills won at 182 pounds with three pins in a total of 2 minutes, 48 seconds of mat time. In the final, Mills had seven takedowns before pinning his opponent in 1:43.

Underclassmen do their part on soccer senior nights

Underclassmen saved senior night.

It happened at Matanzas. It happened again at Flagler Palm Coast.

The Matanzas soccer teams celebrated senior night with a boys-girls doubleheader on Tuesday, Jan. 10, against Christ’s Church Academy of Jacksonville.

The Matanzas girls have had trouble getting the ball in the net all season. Entering the game, they had scored just one goal in a 1-1 tie against Crescent City on Dec. 5.

Christ’s Church led the Pirates 1-0 with seven minutes left when Matanzas junior Jillian Peterson found some space by the left post and tapped the ball into the net. The

Pirates’ defense was able to protect its second 1-1 tie of the season.

Matanzas celebrated seniors Katie Polak, Mya Barker and Emily Reyes. The Pirates have one remaining home game. They host Taylor at 6 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 20.

The Matanzas boys also honored three seniors — Sebastian Bernardi, Giancarlo Gonzalez and Ben Kopach. Christ’s Church went up 1-0 with a goal by striker Aiden Shepler in the 11th minute. Sophomore Alex Diaz tied it for the Pirates five minutes

JV championship

BEST OF THE WEEK

THURSDAY, JAN. 19

„ Wrestling: Deltona at Flagler Palm Coast, 6 p.m.

„ Girls basketball: Menendez at Matanzas, 7:30 p.m.

„ Girls soccer: Lake Mary at Mainland, 6 p.m.

FRIDAY, JAN. 20

„ Girls soccer: University at FPC, 7:30 p.m.

„ Girls soccer: Tocoi Creek at Seabreeze, 7:20 p.m.

SATURDAY, JAN. 21

„ Boys soccer: Winter Springs at Seabreeze, 1 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 25

„ Wrestling: FPC at Matanzas, 6 p.m.

Matanzas

sides.

“I think he timed it well,” Aguilar said of the junior. The 2-1 score held up for the Pirates, who were playing their first game in 25 days.

“We were coming back from break,” Aguilar said.

later. The score remained tied until Luis Barreto scored off a through ball in the 70th minute.

The Pirates fell to 6-4-2 with a 2-0 loss at Jacksonville Bolles on Monday, Jan. 16.

FPC’s boys soccer team held its senior night on Friday, Jan. 13, in a game against St. Joseph Academy.

The Bulldogs honored 10 seniors before the game: Gavin Winkler, Andy Toyos, Grant Woolison, Rowan Getsinger, Francisco Cruz, Arya Moghanaki, Fitzroy Swearing, Grayson Ronk, Marcus Foust and Aidan Giaccone.

FPC trailed the Flashes 1-0 until sophomore forward Jack Moberly scored with three minutes left to give the Bulldogs a 1-1 tie.

FPC has one more regular-season home game — 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 19, against Atlantic Coast.

coach Beto Aguilar said he was afraid the refs would call off-

Photos by Brent Woronoff

Matanzas seniors Katie Polak (27), Mya Barker (18) and Emily Reyes

Matanzas’ boys JV soccer team won three games to take home the trophy at Jacksonville Episcopal’s junior varsity tournament on Jan. 7.

FPC seniors Gavin Winkler, Andy Toyos, Grant Woolison, Rowan Getsinger, Francisco Cruz, Arya Moghanaki, Fitzroy Swearing, Grayson Ronk, Marcus Foust and Aidan Giaccone

Matanzas’ Alex Diaz (15) battles for the ball. Diaz scored the Pirates’ first goal of the game.

Oceanfront condo sells for $1.5 million

AHammock Dunes condo was the top real estate transaction for the week of Dec. 8-14 in Flagler County in the Multiple Listing Service. John Marin, individually and as trustee, sold 19 Avenue de la Mer, Unit 706, to Edward and Carolyn Meeks, of Leesburg, Georgia, for $1.5 million. Built in 2005, the condo is a 4/3.5 and has 3,283 square feet. It sold in 2013 for $900,000.

WAYNE GRANT REAL ESTATE EDITOR

Condo

John Moon, of Reading, Massachusetts, sold 71 Rivers Edge Lane, Unit 71, to James and Kate Barry, of Palm Coast, for $255,000. Built in 1990, the condo is a 2/2 and has 1,020 square feet. It sold in 2018 for $189,900.

Hammock Dunes

John Marin, individually and as trustee, sold 6 La Costa Way to Edward and Carolyn Meeks, of Leesburg, Georgia, for $870,000. Built in 1996, the house is a 3/3 and has a swimming pool and 2,690 square feet. It sold in 2021 for $799,900.

Lehigh Woods

Michael Valenti sold 70 Ryland Drive to Sean and Jessica Rudd, of Palm Coast, for $350,000. Built in 2000, the house is a 3/2 and has a swimming pool and 1,455 square feet. It sold in 2019 for $225,000.

Model Land Company

Michael and Ti McNalley, of Flagler Beach, sold 1343 N. Ocean Shore Blvd. to Tina Scarbrough, individually and as trustee, for $1,375,000. Built in 2014, the house is a 4/2.5 and has 2,504 square feet. It sold in 2020 for $800,000.

Not in Subdivision

Alan and Lynn Johnson, of Pleasantville, Pennsylvania, sold 10 Coleridge Court to Antonio and Dawn de Oro, as trustees, for $610,000. Built in 1993, the house is a 3/2 and has a swimming pool, boat dock, boathouse and 1,989 square feet. It sold in 2016 for $405,000.

Anne Socha, of Palm Coast, sold 29 Rybark Lane to Roland Ullom and Immebiet Fahey, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, for $445,000. Built in 2003, the house is a 3/2 and has a swimming pool and 1,775 square feet. It sold in 2021 for $375,000.

Linda Howard, individually and as trustee, sold 18 Wellside Lane to Daniel Finn and Sharon Woodland, of Holly Hill, for $417,500. Built in 1990, the house is a 3/2 and has a

swimming pool and 2,821 square feet.

OP SPE TPA1 LLC, of Chandler, Arizona, sold 20 Bud Hollow Drive to Marie Fleming and John Manzella, of Palm Coast, for $410,000. Built in 2002, the house is a 3/2 and has a swimming pool and 1,540 square feet. It sold in August for $380,000.

Debra Vance and Linda Vance, of Bunnell, sold 21 Pineash Lane to Eugene and Geraldine Prezkuta, of Palm Coast, for $339,500. Built in 2003, the house is a 4/2 and has 2,026 square feet. It sold in 2021 for $312,000.

Coastline Home Buyers LLC, of Merritt Island, sold 18 Zonal Court to Adam and Elisabeth Williss, of Dana Point, California, for $308,000. Built in 2005, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,636 square feet. It sold in July for $255,000.

Holiday Builders Inc., of Melbourne, sold 5 Rybar Palce to Devin McMillon, of Palm Coast, for $276,990. Built in 2022, the house is

a 3/2 and has 1,552 square feet.

Ellen Blackford sold 25 Post Lane to Joseph Piteo and Michelle Larocoo, of Palm Coast, for $240,000. Built in 2002, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,367 square feet. It sold in 2020 for $165,000.

Palm Coast Plantation Donovan and Nancy Wyatt, individually and as trustee, sold 94 S. Riverwalk Drive to Lawrence and Deborah Catallo, of Palm Coast, for $825,000. Built in 2004, the house is a 4/3 and has a fireplace and 2,646 square feet.

Palm Harbor Maronda Homes LLC, of Jacksonville, sold 7 Fenwood Lane to Tyra and Jose Torres, of Palm Coast, for $465,700. Built in 2022, the house is a 4/3 and has 3,130 square feet.

Pine Grove Fabiola Harman-Roberts, of Palm Coast, sold 54 Prince Michael Lane to Michael Soares, of Palm Coast, for $295,000. Built in 2005, the house is a 3/2.5 and has 2,037 square feet. It sold in 2013 for $136,000.

LGI Homes Florida LLC, of The Woodlands, Texas, sold 18 Pillar Lane to Miguel and Daniela Murillo, of Palm Coast, for $294,900. Built in 2022, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,270 square feet.

Pine Lakes 3DRE LLC, of St. Augustine, sold 4 Walter Place to Byron and Jeanne Jacobs, of Palm Coast, for $425,000. Built in 2022, the house is a 4/2.5 and has 2,062 square feet.

Annette Langdon, of Greensboro, North Carolina, sold 46 Wellstone Drive to Sean Thomas and Asha Jiawan, of Winter Garden, for $330,000. Built in 1999, the house is a 3/2 and has a fireplace and 1,622 square feet. It sold in 2019 for $218,000.

Quail Hollow Carlos J. and Autumn Benitez, and Carlos M. Benitez, of Palm Coast, sold 35 Lloyd Trail to Robert and Sarah Scott, of Palm Coast, for $375,000. Built in 1999, the house is a 3/2 and has a swimming pool and 1,874 square feet.

Royal Palms James and Ida Osterman, of Shelby Township, Michigan, sold 30 Raleigh Drive to John and Kelly Glaser, of Palm Coast, for $460,000. Built in 2006, the house is a 4/3 and has a swimming pool, boat dock and 2,510 square feet. It sold in 2019 for $280,000.

Sawmill Creek Adams Homes of Northwest Florida Inc., of Pensacola, sold 36 Rivertown Road to Eric and Zuleika Alvarez, of Palm Coast, for $333,900. Built in 2022, the house is a 4/2 and has 1,820 square feet.

Sea Colony

Brett and Ruthann Tuttle, of Flagler Beach, sold 30 Bristol Lane to Charles and Sylvia McCarthy, of Johns Island, South Carolina, for $500,000. Built in 1990, the house is a 3/2.5 and has 1,982 square feet. It sold in 2018 for $304,000.

Village at Palm Coast John and Ann Hollod, individually and as trustee, sold 31 Riverview Bend S. to Carol Albro and Carole Jesinsky, as trustees, for $1 million. Built in 2004, the house is a 3/3 and has a swimming pool, boat dock and 2,966 square feet.

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

FIRST

NOTICE OF RESCHEDULED SALE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 45 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL ACTION CASE NO.: 18-2018-CA-000333

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY, Plaintiff, vs. THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES, OR OTHER CLAIMANTS CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER, OR AGAINST, ROBERT S. WHITEHEAD, DECEASED, et al, Defendant(s).

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Pursuant to an Order Rescheduling Foreclosure Sale dated December 8, 2023, and entered in Case No. 18-2018-CA-000333 of the Circuit Court of the Seventh Judicial Circuit in and for Flagler County, Florida in which Nationstar Mortgage LLC d/b/a Champion Mortgage Company, is the Plaintiff and The Unknown Heirs, Devisees, Grantees, Assignees, Lienors, Creditors, Trustees, or other Claimants claiming by, through, under, or against, Elizabeth Whitehead, deceased, The Unknown Heirs, Devisees, Grantees, Assignees, Lienors, Creditors, Trustees, or other Claimants claiming by, through, under, or against, Robert S. Whitehead, deceased, Craig Stuart Whitehead a/k/a Craig S. Whitehead, Elizabeth DeMarcus Parr, Suncoast Roofing Services Inc. a/k/a Sun Coast Roofing Services Inc., Tonya Clark, United States of America Acting through Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, are defendants, the Flagler County Clerk of the Circuit Court will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash in/ on online at www.flagler.realforeclose.com, Flagler County, Florida at 11:00AM on the

Notice

According to Florida Statute Number 865.09 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned, desiring to engage in business under the Fictitious Name of C2 CREATIVE MARKETING located at 2 Carlson Ln, in the City of Palm Coast, Flagler County, FL 32137 intends to register the said name with the Division of Corporations of the Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida.

Dated this 17th day of January, 2023.

Corris Caro January 19, 2023 23-00001F

February 10, 2023 the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment of Foreclosure: LOT 23, BLOCK 75 OF PALM COAST, MAP OF EASTHAMPTON, SECTION 34, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 11, PAGES 30 THROUGH 49 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA.

A/K/A 49 EGRET TRAIL, PALM COAST, FL 32164

Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the Lis Pendens must file a claim before the Clerk reports the surplus as unclaimed.

ATTENTION: PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

If you are a person with a disability who needs an accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact Court Administration, 125 E. Orange Ave., Ste. 300, Daytona Beach, FL 32114, 386-257-6096, within 2 days of your receipt of this notice. If you are hearing impaired, call 1-800-955-8771; if you are voice impaired, call 1-800955-8770.

THIS IS NOT A COURT INFORMATION LINE. To file response please contact Flagler County Clerk of Court, 1769 E. Moody Blvd., Building 1, Bunnell, FL 32110, Tel: (386) 313-465; Fax: (386) 437-1928.

Dated this 12 day of January, 2023.

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Nathan Gryglewicz, Esq. CT - 17-020796 January 19, 26, 2023 23-00009G

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FIRST

INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 7th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA, PROBATE DIVISION Case Number: 2022 CP 788 IN RE: THE ESTATE OF GEORGE A. HOYT Deceased.

The administration of the Estate of George A. Hoyt, Deceased, whose date of death was August 19, 2022, is pending in the Circuit Court for Flagler County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is Flagler County Courthouse, 1769 E. Moody Boulevard, Bunnell, FL, 32110. The name and address of the Personal Representative and the Personal Representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the Decedent and other persons having claims or demands against the Decedent’s Estate on whom a copy of this Notice is required to be served must file their claims with this Court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF 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 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 SECION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA STATUTES 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 first publication of this notice is January 19, 2023.

Diane Annetta, Personal Representative, 72 Burbank Drive, Palm Coast, FL 32137

By: Stacy Geiger, Esq.

Florida Bar Number: 0015711 Geiger Law, PLLC Post Office Box 352951 Palm Coast, FL 32135 (386) 264-6937 telephone Attorney for Petitioner stacygeigeresq@yahoo.com January 19, 26, 2023 23-00007G

INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2020 CP 000232 Division 48

IN RE: ESTATE OF JOSE BARRETO, Deceased.

The administration of the estate of JOSE BARRETO, deceased, whose date of death was December 1, 2019, is pending in the Circuit Court for FLAGLER County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR FLAGLER COUNTY,. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

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 PERIOD 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 19, 2023.

Personal Representative: /s/ JOSEPH A. BARRETO 152 POPLAR AVE. HACKENSACK, NJ 07601

Attorney for Personal Representative: /s/ LYNNETTE J. CALLENDER,

Attorney for Personal Representative

E-Mail: LJC@AdvocateLC.com Florida Bar No. 99340

Lynnette J. Callender, P.A. 7 Florida Park Drive, North, Ste. B Palm Coast, FL 32137

Telephone: 386-503-7335 January 19, 26, 2023 23-00008G

Courtesy photo

The top transaction in Flagler County was a condo in Cambria at Hammock Dunes.

LEGAL NOTICES

SUBSEQUENT INSERTIONS

SECOND INSERTION

NOTICE OF SALE

PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 45 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL ACTION CASE NO.: 18-2022-CA-000190 WELLS FARGO USA HOLDINGS, INC., Plaintiff, vs. CHRISTOPHER J. WATSON AKA CHRISTOPER JAMES WATSON, et al, Defendant(s).

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated December 21, 2022, and entered in Case No. 18-2022-CA-000190 of the Circuit Court of the Seventh Judicial Circuit in and for Flagler County, Florida in which Wells Fargo USA Holdings, Inc., is the Plaintiff and Christopher J. Watson aka Christoper James Watson, Christine L. Watson, Unknown Party#1 N/K/A Vincent Sapuppo, Unknown Party#2 N/K/A Dallas Watson, are defendants, the Flagler County Clerk of the Circuit Court will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash in/on online at www.flagler.realforeclose.com, Flagler County, Florida at 11:00AM on the February 3, 2023 the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment of Foreclosure: LOT 13, BLOCK 133, OF PALM COAST, MAP OF BELLE TERRE, SECTION 35, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 11, PAGES 2 THROUGH 26 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF FLAGLER, COUNTY, FLORIDA.

A/K/A 15 BILL CT PALM COAST FL 32137

Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the Lis Pendens must file a claim before the Clerk reports the surplus as unclaimed.

ATTENTION: PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

If you are a person with a disability who needs an accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact Court Administration, 125 E. Orange Ave., Ste. 300, Daytona Beach, FL 32114, 386-257-6096, within 2 days of your receipt of this notice. If you are hearing impaired, call 1-800-955-8771; if you are voice impaired, call 1-800955-8770.

THIS IS NOT A COURT INFORMATION LINE. To file response please contact Flagler County Clerk of Court, 1769 E. Moody Blvd., Building 1, Bunnell, FL 32110, Tel: (386) 313-465; Fax: (386) 437-1928.

Dated this 06 day of January, 2023.

ALBERTELLI LAW P. O. Box 23028 Tampa, FL 33623 Tel: (813) 221-4743 Fax: (813) 221-9171

eService: servealaw@albertellilaw.com

By: /s/ Nathan Gryglewicz Florida Bar #762121

Nathan Gryglewicz, Esq. CT - 22-002109 January 12, 19, 2023 23-00006G

SECOND INSERTION

RE-NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA

CIRCUIT CIVIL DIVISION CASE NO.: 2010-CA-000223

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF CWALT, INC., ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2006-OC9, MORTGAGE

PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-OC9 Plaintiff(s), vs. DEBORAH WINKER; et al., Defendant(s).

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT, pursuant to the Order Granting Motion to Reschedule Foreclosure Sale entered on January 3, 2023 in the above-captioned action, the Clerk of Court, Tom Bexley, will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash www.flagler.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes on the 10th day of February, 2023 at 11:00 AM on the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment of Foreclosure or order, to wit: Lot 1, Block 22, of Palm Coast, Map of Laguna Forest, Section 64, Seminole Woods at Palm Coast, according to plat recorded in Map Book 18, pages 36 through 43, of the Public Records of Flagler County, Florida.

Property address: 17 Lloshire Path, Palm Coast, FL 32164 Any person claiming an interest in the

surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens, must file a claim before the clerk reports the surplus as unclaimed. Pursuant to the Fla. R. Jud. Admin. 2.516, the above signed counsel for Plaintiff designates attorney@padgettlawgroup. com as its primary e-mail address for service, in the above styled matter, of all pleadings and documents required to be served on the parties.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT. IF YOU ARE A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY WHO NEEDS AN ACCOMMODATION IN ORDER TO ACCESS COURT FACILITIES OR PARTICIPATE IN A COURT PROCEEDING, YOU ARE ENTITLED, AT NO COST TO YOU, TO THE PROVISION OF CERTAIN ASSISTANCE. TO REQUEST SUCH AN ACCOMMODATION, PLEASE CONTACT COURT ADMINISTRATION IN ADVANCE OF THE DATE THE SERVICE IS NEEDED: COURT ADMINISTRATION, 125 E. ORANGE AVE., STE. 300, DAYTONA BEACH, FL 32114, (386) 2576096. HEARING OR VOICE IMPAIRED, PLEASE CALL 711.

Respectfully submitted, PADGETT LAW GROUP HEATHER GRIFFITHS, ESQ. Florida Bar # 91444 6267 Old Water Oak Road, Suite 203 Tallahassee, FL 32312 (850) 422-2520 (telephone) (850) 422-2567 (facsimile)

attorney@padgettlawgroup.com

Attorney for Plaintiff January 12, 19, 2023 23-00004G

SECOND INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT, IN AND FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2022-CP-0842

Division 48 IN RE: ESTATE OF CONSTANCE LOIS LEPERA, Deceased.

The administration of the estate of CONSTANCE LOIS LEPERA, deceased, whose date of death was November 6, 2022, is pending in the Circuit Court for Flagler County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 1769 E Moody Blvd, Building #1, Bunnell, Florida, 32110. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

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 PERIOD 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 12, 2023.

Personal Representative: GREGORY CHARLES LEPERA 250 Rosario St. St. Augustine, FL 32086

Attorney for Personal Representative: Heather S. Maltby HEATHER@EPPGLAW.COM Florida Bar No. 116571 E.P.P.G. Law of St. Johns, PLLC 200 Malaga Street, Suite 2 St. Augustine, FL 32084 Telephone: 904-875-3774 January 12, 19, 2023 23-00003G

FIRST INSERTION

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 Solaxx Water Treatment located at 3055 Tech Park Way, in the City of Deland, Volusia County, FL 32724 intends to register the said name with the Division of Corporations of the Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida.

Dated this 12th day of January, 2023.

AquaComfort Water Group, Inc January 19, 2023 23-00001V

FIRST INSERTION

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 Solaxx located at 3055 Tech Park Way, in the City of Deland, Volusia County, FL 32724 intends to register the said name with the Division of Corporations of the Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida.

Dated this 12th day of January, 2023.

AquaComfort Water Group, Inc January 19, 2023 23-00002V

FIRST INSERTION

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 AquaComfort Solutions located at 3055 Tech Park Way, in the City of Deland, Volusia County, FL 32724 intends to register the said name with the Division of Corporations of the Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida.

Dated this 12th day of January, 2023.

AquaComfort Water Group, Inc January 19, 2023 23-00003V

FIRST INSERTION

NOTICE TO CREDITORS (summary administration)

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2023 10099 PRDL Division Probate

IN RE: ESTATE OF PATRICIA S. ANDERSON Deceased.

TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS OR DEMANDS AGAINST THE ABOVE ESTATE:

You are hereby notified that an Order of Summary Administration has been entered in the estate of Patricia S. Anderson, deceased, File Number 2023 10099 PRDL, by the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 101 North Alabama Avenue, DeLand, Florida 32724; that the decedent’s date of death was November 4, 2022; that the total value of the estate is $52,035.00 and that the name and address to whom it has been assigned by such order is: NAME Patricia S. Anderson Family Trust dated October 5, 1993 c/o Timothy D. Strong, successor Trustee ADDRESS 8801 Valentine Court Raleigh, North Carolina 27615

ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE NOTIFIED THAT: All creditors of the estate of the decedent and persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent other than those for whom provision for full payment was made in the Order of Summary Administration must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702. ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER APPLICABLE TIME PERIOD, 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 19, 2023.

Person Giving Notice: Timothy D. Strong 8801 Valentine Court Raleigh, NC 287615

Attorney for Person Giving Notice: Anthony W. Palma, Esquire E-mail Addresses: anthony.palma@nelsonmullins.com, helen.ford@nelsonmullins.com Florida Bar No. 0351865 Nelson Mullins 390 North Orange Avenue, Suite 1400 Orlando, Florida 32801 January 19, 26, 2023 23-00007I

FIRST INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION Case No.: 2022-13018-PRDL Division: 10 IN RE: ESTATE OF IVAN DAVILA Deceased.

The administration of the estate of Ivan Davila, deceased, whose date of death was September 6, 2022, is pending in the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 101 North Alabama Avenue, DeLand, Florida 32724. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

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 19, 2023.

Personal Representative: Darcilla Lynn Davila 1123 Woodside Drive Daytona Beach, Florida 32117

Attorney for Personal Representative: Thomas J. Upchurch, Esquire Florida Bar No. 0015821

Upchurch Law 1616 Concierge Blvd. Suite 101 Daytona Beach, Florida 32117

Telephone: (386) 492-3871 Email: service@upchurchlaw.com 2nd Email: clutes@upchurchlaw.com January 19, 26, 2023 23-00008I

INSERTION

The administration of the estate of, LYNANNE M. JORSEY, deceased, File Number 2022-13106-PRDL, is pending in the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 101 N. Alabama Ave., Deland, FL 32724.

The name and address of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney is set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate, on whom a copy of this notice is 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 NO -

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 NO -

ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702

NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE

The date of the first publication of this

SECOND INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2022 13150 PRDL Division: 10 IN RE: ESTATE OF JULE WILLIAM HARKE, aka JULIUS W. HARKE, aka JULIUS HARKE Deceased.

The administration of the estate of JULE WILLIAM HARKE, also known as JULIUS W. HARKE, deceased, whose date of death was December 2, 2022, is pending in the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 101 N. Alabama Ave, DeLand, , FL 32724.

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

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 PERIOD 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 12, 2023. Signed on this day of, 1/9/2023. HEIDI

SECOND INSERTION NOTICE OF SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO. 2018 30823 CICI SELENE FINANCE LP; Plaintiff, vs. CHAD MICHAEL JOHNSON, ET.AL; Defendants NOTICE IS GIVEN that, in accordance with the Order granting Plaintiff’s Motion to Schedule Foreclosure Sale dated January 03, 2023, in the above-styled cause, I will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash beginning at 11:00 AM at WWW. VOLUSIA.REALFORECLOSE.COM, on February 3, 2023, the following described property: LOT 110 DOUGLAS PARK NO. 3, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 19, PAGE 65, PUBLIC RECORDS OF VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA.

Property Address: 1332 MOORE STREET, DAYTONA BEACH, FL 32114 ANY PERSON CLAIMING AN INTEREST IN THE SURPLUS FROM THE SALE, IF ANY, OTHER THAN THE PROPERTY OWNER AS OF THE DATE OF THE LIS PENDENS MUST FILE A CLAIM BEFORE THE CLERK REPORTS THE SURPLUS AS UNCLAIMED. THE COURT, IN ITS DISCRETION, MAY ENLARGE THE TIME OF THE SALE.

NOTICE OF THE CHANGED TIME OF SALE SHALL BE PUBLISHED AS PROVIDED HEREIN.

If you are a person with a disability who needs an accommodation in order to access court facilities or participate in a court proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. To request such an accommodation, please contact Court Administration in advance of the date the service is needed: Court Administration 125 E. Orange Ave., Ste. 300, Daytona Beach, FL 32114, Phone: (386) 257-6096, Hearing or voice impaired, please call 1 (800) 955-8770.

/s/ Donna Evertz, Esq. Florida Bar No. 19232

Miami, FL 33130 Telephone: (305) 358-9251 pcohen1@bellsouth.net January 12, 19, 2023 23-00004I

Attorneys for Plaintiff Marinosci Law Group, P.C. 100 West Cypress Creek Road, Suite 1045 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309 Phone: (954) 644-8704; Fax: (954) 772-9601

ServiceFL@mlg-defaultlaw.com ServiceFL2@mlg-defaultlaw.com MLG NO.: 18-03831 January 12, 19, 2023 23-00006I

SECOND

NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION No. 2022-13106 PRDL IN RE: ESTATE OF LYNANNE M. JORSEY Deceased.

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