Palm Coast Observer 11-17-22

Honoring

Flagler County and the city of Palm Coast held a joint Veterans Day ceremony.

Photo courtesy of Flagler County government

Photo courtesy of the FCSO

Sections of Highway

collapsed after Nicole. MURDER CHARGE

man, 19, charged in the murder of his 85-year-old grandfather in Palm Coast.

University offers accelerated nursing program in Palm Coast.

SIERRA WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER

Palm Coast aided Flagler Beach during Nicole

Palm Coast emergency personnel and equipment could support Flagler Beach emergency services during Hurricane Nicole because of an interlocal agreement signed earlier in the year, Palm Coast Fire Chief Kyle Berryhill said.

Flagler Beach performed 24 high-water rescues in a vehicle loaned to it by Palm Coast, Berryhill said. The loan is one example of how the interlocal agreement between Flagler County and its municipalities’ emergency services helps residents, Berryhill said.

Berryhill said city staff in Palm Coast were mobilized to a Level 1 emergency center during the storm. The city never stopped responding to calls during the storm and was able to demobilize quickly after it passed, the chief said.

The Palm Coast City Council on Nov. 15

unanimously approved a request to move half a million dollars from the city’s disaster reserve fund to the 2021-2022 budget to cover costs from Hurricane Ian.

The money is 100% refundable through FEMA, Financial Services Director Helena Alves said.

City to sue over splash pad damage

Palm Coast is planning to sue the contractors it considers responsible for damage to the city’s splash pad at Holland Park.

The pad’s surface delaminated shortly after the attraction opened, presenting a trip hazard that led the city to close it.

The Palm Coast City Council on Nov. 15 unanimously approved a resolution directing the city’s out side council, Grey Robinson P.A., to file a lawsuit on the city’s behalf against the design, construction and insurance teams involved in the pad’s construction.

Trevor Arnold, the attorney lead ing the case for the city, said media tion between the parties had reached an impasse, and it was time to move on to the next step.

Arnold said the city is seeking $1.4 million in costs incurred and to-be incurred, including construction costs, involved labor costs, and lost revenue.

“If we had made much more prog ress — where I thought that an end was in sight, resolution-wise, where we could hold off doing the lawsuit — then I would be here reporting that,” Arnold said. “But the fact that they were so far under where we needed

to be — under 10% — there’s just no choice that we need to move forward.”

The mediation was held over the last month, Arnold said. All but one of the parties participated, but could not reach an agreement. Arnold said his firm has received updated pro posals as recently as Friday, Nov. 11, but the proposals still do not meet standards for costs incurred.

“While we want to maintain some resolution efforts and continue to explore those, at this point in time we simply have not made sufficient progress that would warrant not proceeding with the lawsuit,” Arnold said.

The splash pad section “pouredin-place” or “PIP” surface material began cracking and peeling up just months after its official opening, causing a trip hazard for residents.

While the other sections of Hol land Park remain open, the $5 mil lion splash pad has been closed since October 2021.

“They’re really taking something away from Palm Coast that makes Palm Coast such a phenomenal place to be,” Councilman Nick Klufas said.

Arnold told the council that he hopes to have the lawsuit filed and

get a trial date in the next calendar year.

If a settlement can’t be reached outside of trial, it could take a full year before the lawsuit is completed, he said.

“We entered this deal in good faith,” Vice Mayor Eddie Branquinho said. “We did everything by the book in good faith. I’m hoping that we’re suing everybody across the board — no mercy on this case, because they had no mercy on us.”

Legal costs are currently at around $50,000 for the city and are expected to increase. The city will be seeking reimbursements for legal fees as well, Arnold said.

Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin said he would like to see a timeline and options for reopening the park.

Arnold said the reopening would not have to wait until the trial ends, but it would have to wait until the city has all the information needed for the case. Klufas said he agrees the pad needs to be reopened, even if as a concrete pad, so residents can get some use out of it.

“We need to figure out a creative solution to be able to open this suck er back up,” Klufas said.

London Waterway Project receives grant

A project to add a retention pond in the L Section of Palm Coast has been approved for a cost-share grant from the St. Johns River Water Management District.

The pond would sit on an 11-acre parcel of land bordered by London and Leaver Drive, near the London Waterway canal, increasing the city’s stormwater storage.

The Palm Coast City Council unanimously approved the grant agreement at a Nov. 15 council meeting.

The Water Management District grant will provide $904,500 of the $3.618 million projected cost.

Construction for the project must begin before June 30, 2023, or the agreement will be subject to termination, according to the contract with the Water Management District.

New

City Council

members to be sworn in on

Dec. 6 Tuesday, Nov. 15, was the final City Council meeting for Councilman John Fanelli and Vice Mayor Eddie Branquinho. Their replacements — Cathy Heighter for District 4, and Theresa Carli Pontieri for District 2 — will be sworn in at the Dec. 6 business meeting.

The new council will also choose and swear in a new vice mayor to replace Branquinho.

Branquinho thanked his colleagues and said he did not regret any part of his term. He said he’d always spoken with the best interests of the people of Palm Coast in mind.

“I want you to know that I did this from the bottom of my heart,” Branquinho said. “I did it with honesty, integrity and pride.”

James F. Holland Memorial Park splash pad

“While we want to maintain some resolution efforts and continue to explore those, at this point in time, we simply have not made sufficient progress that would warrant not proceeding with the lawsuit.”

TREVOR ARNOLD, attorney leading the case for the city

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Recovery

WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER

State Road A1A in Florida reopened on Saturday, Nov. 12, just days after sections of the roadway collapsed onto the beach during Hurricane Nicole.

The Florida Department of Transportation began fixing the damage on Thursday, Nov. 10, hours after the worst of the storm had passed, according to a press release from Gover nor Ron DeSantis’ office.

Crews placed nearly 11,000 cubic yards of sand — more than 600 truckloads worth, according to the release. FDOT also cleared sand and debris from 14 miles of A1A in both Volusia and Flagler County.

“FDOT crews have been working to complete repairs in a couple of days that would normally take much longer,” DeSantis said.

In Flagler County, FDOT made repairs from South 28th Street to South Seventh Street in Flagler Beach, and from South Central Avenue in Flagler Beach to High bridge Road in Volusia Coun ty. Repairs were also made in Vilano Beach in St. Johns County, Marineland at the Flagler County line, and from Wisteria Drive to Sunny Beach Drive in Ormond-by-the-Sea in Volusia County, the press release said.

The repairs are temporary.

“FDOT’s goal was to get the roadway accessible again as quickly as possible,” FDOT Secretary Jared W. Perdue said.

The road was particularly vulnerable in Flagler because the county’s narrow beach

and eroded dune left no bar rier to storm surge, which carved away the sand that supported the roadbed.

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is directing $20 million in funding for emergency sand placement to support local governments’ efforts to repair erosion caused by Hurricanes Nicole and Ian, according to a press release.

“Securing our coastal roads and restoring our local beaches is a top priority,” House Speaker Paul Renner said, according to the press release. “I am grateful to Gov. DeSantis for emergency fund ing to immediately address the needs in our community.”

Flagler County is already seeking funding from the state and other sources, County Engineer Faith Alkhatib said.

After Ian, she said, the county submitted a request for $78 million in state fund ing for dune restoration. It will have to submit a separate request to repair the damage caused by Nicole, although a single project will address ero sion caused by both storms.

To measure the sand loss between the two storms, and inform funding requests and the design of a restoration project, the county will con duct a lidar remote sensing survey of the coast, Alkhatib said.

For now, she said, the dune is completely gone.

“Our residents really don’t have any protections,” she said, noting that another hurricane season will begin in six months. “... Hopefully we have enough funding for a renourishment program.”

Many beach structures collapsed into the waves after Nicole ate away the sand that had supported them.

Photo courtesy of FCSO

Repairing the damage to S.R. A1A took more than 600 truckloads of sand.

Photo courtesy of Flagler County Emergency Management

Photo courtesy of Johnny Lulgjuraj

Without dunes to protect it from storm surge, the roadway was undermined by Hurricane Nicole.

Photo courtesy of Flagler County government

Photo courtesy of the Flagler County government

Photo courtesy of Flagler County government

SIERRA

Days after Hurricane Nicole, damaged sections of A1A have been repaired. Crews placed nearly 11,000 cubic yards of sand.

Gov. Ron DeSantis meets with local officials in Flagler County.

The aftermath of Nicole: ‘It looks just as bad as Irma’

The storm flooded waterfront buildings, damaged A1A and buried coastal residents’ yards under feet of sand.

SIERRA WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER

Johnny Lulgjuraj, owner of Oceanside Beach Bar and Grill, opened the restaurant like nor mal on Thursday, Nov. 10. The storm wasn’t that bad in the morning, he said, and the regulars were already calling to ask if it was open.

“Every hour just got worse and worse,” Lulgjuraj said. “I’ve never really seen that before, to this mag nitude.”

By noon, he said, the restaurant had to close for safety.

Waves were beating over A1A, covering the roadway, and high tide

wasn’t even there yet.

He said things did not look too damaged, but the water levels were high.

“It looks just as bad as Irma,” he said. “The water level is just as high, if not higher, than Irma.”

The lack of dune protection caused damage to the county’s shoreline, with several sections of Highway A1A crumbling onto the beach. The state has since completed temporary emergency repairs.

For Carla Cline, head of Flagler Beach All-Stars, the damage and the extent of the flooding were unex pected.

“Take [Hurricanes] Matthew and Irma and put them together,” she said. “We definitely had a complete Hurricane Matthew and Irma expe rience.”

Cline said road crews were already out by early Thursday afternoon shoring up the damage, but Flagler Avenue was flooded — “a small riv er” was flowing from in front of her house down Flagler Avenue, starting at 14th Street.

Photos courtesy of Flagler County Emergency Management

Hurricane Nicole wrecked beachfront structures along the length of the county.

A dune walkover in Flagler Beach, near Snack Jacks, was left unsupported after the storm.

Photo courtesy of the Flagler County government

Photo by Sierra Williams

The speed signs in the canal next to Long Creek Nature Preserve, off of Palm Harbor Parkway in Palm Coast, were almost com pletely submerged after Hurricane Nicole.

The evacuations were lifted from the barrier island at noon, Nov. 10, and Flagler County officials announced that they were closing Rymfire Elementary as an evacua tion shelter by the end of Thursday.

But residents along the shoreline were still contending with flood waters.

“It came on really fast; no one expected this,” Cline said.

Swales and ocean drains all backed up from the rain and storm surge, she said, pushing water into the streets and into some peoples’ houses.

“There’s nowhere for it to go,” she said.

FLAGLER

COUNTY REPORTS $23.7 MILLION IN DAMAGE FROM HURRICANE NICOLE

Flagler County has provided the state government with an initial damage assessment report from Hurricane Nicole, totaling $23.7 million.

“There are six field teams with boots on the ground – a property appraiser paired with a building official – with tablets taking pic tures and inputting data,” Flagler County Property Appraiser Jay Gardner said, according to a news release. “We do this assessment as quickly as possible to help our residents get as much FEMA as sistance as possible.”

FEMA has specific guidelines about how damages are classi fied: no damage, affected, minor, major, and destroyed. Areas can preliminarily be classified inac cessible, but teams will return to assess the damage.

“We assessed the barrier island this morning, because that’s where Flagler County saw the majority of the damages,” Gardner said on Nov. 11. “We can update numbers later, but we try to get the bulk of the information collected today.”

FEMA may also perform its own assessment.

Of the countywide $23.7 damage total, $13.3 million was recorded in Flagler Beach, and $1.2 million in Beverly Beach.

Damages in unincorporated Flagler County are estimated at $9.2 million.

No homes in Flagler County were destroyed, but 299 homes were affected. Another 125 sus tained minor damage, and 20 had major damage. Some 218 homes were flooded.

The county experts the num bers to change.

Teams estimated that the storm has strewn 166,800 cubic yards of structural debris in the county, plus another 49,900 cu bic yards of vegetative debris.

Go to www.flaglercounty.gov/ to sign up for the ALERTFlagler notification system, directly ac cessible at www.flaglercounty. gov/alertflagler.

Photos courtesy of the Flagler County government

Photo courtesy of Johnny Lulgjuraj

Flooding at South 23rd Street and Flagler Avenue

COPS CORNER

NOV. 4 JAYWALKER 8:22 p.m. — Intersection of Lincoln Avenue and North Yonge Street, Ormond Beach Possession of fentanyl. An officer was driving south bound on North Yonge Street when a pedestrian stepped directly into the path of his patrol vehicle. The officer was able to brake in time to avoid hitting him, and as the pedes trian — a 24-year-old DeLand man — was not in a marked crosswalk, the officer asked him to approach him.

According to a police re port, the officer explained to the man that the officer could have hit him with his patrol vehicle, and the man apolo gized. The officer wrote him a warning for the pedestrian violation.

The officer then discovered that the man had been previ ously arrested on narcotics charges. The officer asked him if he had anything illegal in his backpack, and the man admitted to having narcot ics paraphernalia. The officer asked what it was, and the man said he just wanted to go home, the report states.

The officer searched his backpack and found less than a gram of fen tanyl, as well as syringes and other drug para phernalia. The man said the fentanyl was not his. He was arrested and taken to jail.

NOV. 6 TRAIL ERROR 6:11 p.m. — 700 block of Air port Road, Ormond Beach

Information. Police responded to a local park after a man in a Jeep got stuck while attempting to drive down a mountain bike trail.

According to an incident report, the 43-year-old Ormond Beach man told police that he had just finished building the Jeep and thought the trail was open for utility vehicles. He didn’t realize it was a moun tain bike trail. The reporting officer noted that the Jeep was stuck in the mud with a tree lodged in its front right bumper.

The man had attempted to remove his vehicle but broke the Jeep’s winch in the process, sinking the ve hicle in the mud.

Eventually, the man was able to get the winch working, the report states, and safely removed the Jeep from the trail.

NOV. 8

BREATHTAKING AUDACITY

8:14 p.m. — 1200 block of Palm Harbor Parkway, Palm Coast DUI, property damage. A woman entering a gas station struck the front end of a truck, causing around $5,000 in dam age, according to an arrest report. The woman was suspected of having been drink ing, so an officer was called for the potential DUI.

The woman said the other car had hit her. When asked, she said she’d only had one beer two hours before the incident. The offi cer said in his report that the woman smelled of alcohol.

The woman refused to per form any field sobriety tests, the report said, but eventually consented to a breath test — after the officer explained three times what implied con sent was. Her blood-alcohol level was over the legal limit. She was arrested and taken to jail.

NOV. 9

NO, THE OTHER LEFT 8:06 p.m. — intersection of Belle Terre and White view Parkways

Resisting without violence, possession.

A Palm Coast man was pulled over after he made a left turn from Whiteview Parkway into oncoming traf fic on Belle Terre Parkway. A deputy waiting at the light immediately turned on his lights and U-turned, tailing the vehicle. The man pulled over after several hundred feet, confused. According to an arrest report, he was on his way to work and had no idea he was driving into oncoming traffic, sending other vehicles off the road to avoid him.

The man, 26, was arrested — not for his traffic infrac tion, but for possession of hashish oil in a vape pen and resisting the deputy without vio lence.

Georgia man, 19, charged in the murder of his 85-year-old grandfather

the attack on his father. He is also charged with resisting arrest without violence, resisting with violence and aggravated battery on a law enforce ment officer.

“The original crime scene reflect ed a very violent and brutal attack,” Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly said in a press release.

knocking on doors and begging for help.

The FCSO received two 911 phone calls about a disturbance there.

SIERRA WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER

A 19-year-old Georgia man has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of his grandfather on Wednesday, Nov. 9, in Palm Coast.

Luke Ingram, a college student in Georgia, was staying with his father, Clint Ingram, and grandfather, Dar win Ingram, at 34 Clermont Court.

He is accused of murdering Dar win Ingram, 85, and attacking Clint Ingram, 48, according to his charg ing affidavit.

In addition to the murder charge, Luke Ingram is charged with domes tic battery by strangulation in

BRIEFS

Girls vandalize foam business, cause $350,000 in damage

Three girls ages 12 and 13 vandal ized an Ormond Beach business on Nov. 10, causing at least $350,000 in damage by slashing bags of poly styrene material, according to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office.

The girls have been charged with criminal mischief and burglary of a business.

Because Volusia County was un der a state of emergency at the time, the girls’ charges were enhanced to second-degree felonies.

According to an incident report from the Volusia Sheriff’s Office, an employee of Imperial Foam and Insulation at 2360 Old Tomoka Road entered the warehouse at around 2:27 p.m. and noticed spray paint on a foam log inside the building.

She heard noises coming from further inside, and soon saw three

“We are working diligently to find answers as to what caused this tragic attack on family members early this morning,” Staly added. “Our condo lences to the family and all involved in this case.”

Luke Ingram is being held at the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility on no bond.

Luke Ingram’s father told Fla gler County Sheriff Office deputies on the scene that the 19-year-old has schizophrenia, according to the charging affidavit.

The incident was reported early Wednesday morning, after a blood ied man ran down Clermont Court

girls leave the building. They were later caught down the road.

When the employee entered the warehouse after law enforce ment arrived, she saw that multiple bags of raw polystyrene had been slashed, the material spilling onto the floor.

Fork lifts had also been moved and crashed into products.

Between 120 and 150 bags were slashed, and each bag cost between $2,000 and $2,500. A speaker was also smashed, there was food thrown on the floor and multiple items in the warehouse were spray painted, the incident report states. Two of the girls had spray-painted their names onto foam blocks, ac cording to the VSO.

Man deemed incompetent to stand trial in murder case

A resident at a Palm Coast assisted living facility who was charged with the murder of another resident at

When patrol deputies arrived at the scene, the man was identified as Clint Ingram. He told deputies his son, Luke, had attacked him, and that his father was on the floor at 34 Clermont Court, bleeding.

Clint Ingram believed that Luke was outside looking for him, the report said.

The deputies entered 34 Cler mont Court and saw Luke Ingram standing over an unresponsive man, later identified as Darwin Ingram, according to the report.

Deputies told Luke Ingram to exit the home, and he complied.

Ingram then ignored commands to turn around and kneel; deputies tased him three times to subdue him, the report said.

Sheriff’s Office body camera foot age shows Ingram standing still and

that same facility last May has been declared incompetent to stand trial.

Cliff Mody, 72, has been released from custody to the care of a family member following an Oct. 6 order from a Flagler County judge.

The order declared Mody incom petent to stand trial for second-de gree murder due to major neuro cognitive disorder, also known as dementia.

Mody was released from invol untary hospitalization, since he no longer meets the criteria to be held legally.

“It’s a very sad situation,” Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly said. “Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families involved, especially the victim’s family. I continue to en courage anyone who wants to send family members to an assisted living care facility to do their research and ensure the safety of that family member before they move in.”

Mody was charged with murder in the death of a 77-year-old woman at the Gold Choice Assisted Living & Memory Care facility on North Old

quiet for almost five minutes outside the home, unresponsive to the depu ties’ commands, before being tased.

Darwin Ingram was pronounced dead at 3:24 a.m., the report said.

The preliminary autopsy report showed multiple injuries, including blunt force trauma.

Clint Ingram told deputies that he had convinced his son to visit them from college in Georgia on Nov. 8 because Luke Ingram was acting strange. During dinner that night, Clint Ingram said, his son just stared at him and his father, the report said.

When Clint Ingram went to bed, he locked his door because of Luke Ingram’s behavior.

But he awoke to “a growl-like sound and screaming,” and found his father bloody and unconscious on the living room floor, the report said.

Clint Ingram tried to call 911, but Luke Ingram attacked him and tried to put him in a choke hold twice, the report said. Clint Ingram escaped

Kings Road on May 11.

Fugitive arrested for threatening to kill law enforcement

Flagler County deputies arrested a 32-year-old fugitive on Nov. 8 after locals reported the man for suspi cious behavior.

The man, a resident of North Carolina, had a fugitive arrest war rant for threats made against the Moore County Sheriff’s Office in North Carolina in December 2021, according to an FCSO news release.

On Nov. 8, someone called the Sheriff’s Office and reported see ing a man behind the businesses in European Village, walking along the tree line and burning unknown items.

Deputies found the man standing along the wood line with a halfmelted candle in his pocket. He told them he was engaging in a “black magic” ritual using the candle.

Deputies confirmed his identity and arrested him for the North Caro

and ran down the road, knocking on doors for help.

Luke Ingram was taken to Adven tHealthPalm Coast, and then the State Attorney’s Office at the Flagler County courthouse.

An SAO detective and a SAO Homicide Investigative Unit inves tigator tried to search for evidence on Ingram’s person and take a blood sample to test for prescribed or ille gal substances. Ingram tried to flee, asking, “Who did I kill?” and “Who did I almost kill?”

Multiple deputies struggled with Ingram, who bit one detective twice, puncturing skin, and threatened multiple times to kill them. The deputy has received medical care and will recover, the press release said. Luke Ingram is now at the county jail on no bond. The FCSO Major Case Unit is still investigating, the press release said, but detectives do not believe anyone else was involved in the attack.

lina warrant.

He resisted, and was also charged with resisting an officer without violence and being a fugitive from justice. He is awaiting extradition to North Carolina.

Deputies arrest Maryland man for violating court order

A 36-year-old man from Frederick, Maryland, was arrested by Flagler County Sheriff’s Office deputies on Nov. 8 for an outstanding warrant.

Deputies had noticed the man’s car parked in a travel lane of the parking lot of Wells Fargo located at 1050 Palm Coast Parkway, accord ing to an FCSO news release.

When they spoke with the man and confirmed his identity, they discovered that he had a warrant for violation of a court order from the Anne Arundel County Sheriff’s Office in Maryland.

Deputies took him to the county jail. He will be extradited to Maryland.

Suspect Luke Ingram is accused of murdering his grandfather and attacking his father, according to detectives.

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JU offers 1-year nursing program in Palm Coast

Jacksonville University’s new accelerated bachelor’s program will begin in January.

BRENT WORONOFF ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Jacksonville University began an accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing program last year. Starting in January, JU will also offer the program at its Palm Coast location in Town Center.

The program allows stu dents to earn a bachelor of science in nursing degree in 12 months.

In a news release, JU Presi dent Tim Cost said, “Jack sonville University is proud to expand this highly soughtafter program, which has been extremely successful in Jacksonville and has served as a groundbreaking model for nursing education in our state. The demand for welleducated, quality nurses per sists nationwide in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and Jacksonville University is committed to bringing inno vative solutions to address this urgent crisis.”

To be accepted into the pro gram, students are required to have a bachelor’s degree in any field, and they must have completed prerequi site courses in microbiology, anatomy, physiology, chem istry and statistics.

“They have to have those prerequisites that are specific to the nursing content, but they can have any bachelor’s degree,” Dr. Leigh Hart, JU’s associate dean of nursing, said in a Zoom interview with the Observer. “The program does not cut the curriculum at all. They already have their core

courses, so they go directly into the nursing classes. They do the exact same courses, the same amount of class time and the same amount of clini cal time that they would in the traditional program.”

Hart said the initial goal is to have 24 students in the Palm Coast program in the 2023 spring semester.

“We are admitting now,” she said. “We do have many appli cations. There’s an applica tion process that involves an interview, they have to submit their transcripts, they (sub mit) a writing sample, then the faculty evaluates those and makes the admission decisions.”

Hart said JU started the accelerated program because of a nursing shortage in the state that is expected to worsen. The Florida Hospital Association projects a deficit of 59,100 nurses in Florida by 2035.

The predicted shortage, Hart said, is a combination of some nurses leaving the field along with a large number

reaching retirement age while the state’s elderly population continues to grow.

“It’s kind of like the perfect storm,” she said.

JU’s Palm Coast campus has 5,000 square feet of space with three classrooms and a simulation lab. The cam pus currently offers graduate programs in speech language pathology and clinical mental health counseling.

The simulation lab is a skills lab without electronic manikins, but the university also has a five-year deal with AdventHealth Palm Coast to use its $1 million high-tech simulation center.

Dr. Dawn Onstott is the coordinator of the Palm Coast nursing program. Dr. Charles Harvey, a clinical assistant professor of nursing, will be a full-time instructor. The uni versity is also hiring student success specialists to be on the campus, Hart said. Oth er professors from the main campus will be in Palm Coast part-time to teach specialty classes. Hart will teach the

LEIGH HART, Jacksonville University associate

nursing research class.

“We want to offer (the students) an education that aligns with the Jacksonville campus,” Onstott said. “So getting different clinical sites ready, getting supplies, look ing at quality candidates and having additional faculty here to help provide them a great education has been our main focus since we planned this.”

For more information, visit www.ju.edu/palmcoastnurs ing.

Northwestern Mutual opens Ormond location

Northwestern Mutual, a financial security company focused on financial planning through both insurance and investments, is opening a new office in Ormond Beach.

“As a fourth-generation Daytona Beach native, it has been a childhood dream of mine to open an office in my hometown,” Jessica Butcher Salazar, managing partner at Northwestern Mutual, said in a press release. “I’m opti mistic this office will deepen Northwestern Mutual’s community impact and bring meaningful career opportuni ties to financial advisors in the greater Daytona Beach area.”

Salazar started as a finan cial advisor for Northwestern Mutual in 2005 and has been working with the company for 17 years.

She received her under graduate degree from Stetson University and returned in 2021 to earn her master of business administration.

The Ormond Beach office is located at 1275 W. Granada Blvd., Suite 4A. In partnership with Northwestern Mutual’s Distribution Growth Ventures team, the office held a ribboncutting ceremony on Nov. 3 to celebrate the expansion.

Salazar’s team will consist of approximately 10 mem bers, with the potential to double that number after opening.

Courtesy photo

JU nursing students receive hands-on training in a simulation lab. The students in the Palm Coast program will have access to AdventHealth Palm Coast’s high-fidelity simulation center.

“They do the exact same courses, the same amount of class time and the same amount of clinical time that they would in the traditional program.”

dean of nursing

How to fix coastal damage? Volusia considers local, federal options

Hurricanes Ian and Nicole caused a combined $30 million in damage to Volusia’s coastal assets, according to officials.

JARLEENE ALMENAS SENIOR EDITOR

County officials called the destruc tion from Hurricane Nicole “unprec edented” during an update to the Volusia County Council on Tuesday, Nov. 15.

“Seems like we’ve been using that word a lot,” Community Information Director Kevin Captain said. “It’s certainly devastating, and it’s defi nitely wrecked our beach profile.”

Since the storm, officials have continuously urged residents to stay off the beach due to unsafe coastal structures and debris on the shore.

Structures that were damaged during Hurricane Ian were further compromised, or destroyed, by Nicole.

Public Works Director Ben Bartlett said that the county has assessed about $30 million in damage to its coastal assets from both storms combined.

Beach ramps that had minor dam age from Ian, and that the county had thought could be repaired quickly, are now “total losses,” he added.

“We’re working with beach safe ty on getting some of these access points up so that we can get folks on the beach in safe areas, where there’s no debris or limited debris, and mak ing sure that when in fact we do open those areas up, it’s safe for people to return,” Bartlett said. “People do want to go to the beach, we under stand that, and we’re working very hard to make that happen.”

County staff contacted the office of Gov. Ron DeSantis, who was in the area over the weekend.

County Manager George Reck tenwald said staff had a “fruitful” exchange with the governor’s office about the county’s storm damage.

Recktenwald drafted a letter to the

governor, asking for more aid and thanking him for coming.

The council voted 5-0 to approve sending the letter to the governor; Councilwoman Heather Post was absent and former Councilman Fred Lowry’s last meeting was Nov. 1.

Deputy County Manager Suzanne Konchan said the Florida Depart ment of Environmental Protection is planning temporary beach repairs.

The council discusssed using Tiger Dam portable flood control measures and large sandbag placements to help support compromised seawalls.

The governor has directed DEP to provide $20 million for emergency sand placements to address dune and beach erosion in the state.

Volusia is hoping to get a signifi cant share of that aid.

County Council Chair Jeff Brower

asked if the county could get a permit from the Army Corps of Engineers to dredge sand from offshore and place it on the beach.

Konchan said the county hopes that Congress will pass a supple mental bill for Hurricane Ian so that Volusia’s project could be consid ered outside of the normal process for approving Army Corps projects.

“That is really the only way to get federal involvement in sand nourish ment, but it is undoubtably the very best way for the county to receive sand nourishment, because with the Army Corps projects, should future storms take the sand back into the ocean, they would come in and replace them at their cost,” Konchan said.

The only other federal way to get sand placement is through FEMA.

But sand placed with FEMA aid

can’t be deposited at the base of a seawall or dune or anywhere that is repeatedly impacted by high tides, and the amount of sand is much less than what the Army Corps could place.

The letter to the governor is a start in addressing the issues on the beach, Recktenwald said.

Speed is also something to con sider, he added, and the county may opt to repair some of the ramps and coastal structures itself.

“We can wait for FEMA, which we’re still waiting on the other [storm], and not have a beach sea son,” he said. “So we may have to make some decisions and say, ‘We may not get reimbursed, but we’re going to open this ramp and that ramp and we’re not going to wait for FEMA.’”

The storm undermined beachfront structures like dune walkovers.

File photo

County Manager George Recktenwald said he wrote a letter to the governor’s office asking for more emergency measures and clarifications for coastal and seawall repairs.

File photo by Jarleene Almenas

YOUR TOWN

MEDIA PICKLEBALL MATCH BENEFITS MEALS ON WHEELS

A Media Challenge Pickleball match was held during the fourth-annual Active After 50 Expo at the Palm Coast Com munity Center on Nov. 5.

The Palm Coast Observer team defeated the Flagler Broadcasting Beach 92.7 team in a hard-fought pickel ball match, but the real win ner was Meals on Wheels.

According to Winnie Costello, senior services program manager for Flagler County Social Services, $125 in optional donations benefit ed the local Meals on Wheels program.

Butler, the 92.7 Morning News

PALM COAST

Thank you Flagler for supporting 1/2-cent tax

Friedrich Hayek

Representing the Beach 92.7 team was Kirk Keller, director of sales, and Ailey

This renewal was made possible by the support of every elected body in our county,

as well as our local realtors, Chamber of Commerce and unions.

CATHY MITTELSTADT SUPERINTENDENT, FLAGLER SCHOOLS

Thank you, Flagler County, for your continued support of your public school system. For the past 20 years, you have paid a ½ cent for our kids, and Tuesday (Nov. 8), you agreed to continue to do this for another 10 years. This funding has been vital in allowing us first to prepare our students for the 21st century. We can now continue preparing them for an ever-changing world. This renewal was made possible by the support given to Fla gler Schools by every elected body in our county, as well as our local realtors, Chamber of Commerce and unions.

I also want to thank our Education Foundation and the Funding Flagler’s Educa tional Future Political Action Committee, which spear

LETTERS

Deceitful election flyer warrants consequences

Dear Editor:

I have a hypothetical ques tion for the newly formed, elected School Board.

Suppose there are two high school girls running for class president. One of the candi dates sends out a flyer to all students, pretending she is the other candidate.

The flyer is full of deceit and lies. However, recipients believe it to be true, and it affects how they vote for the deceitful candidate, and she wins.

The school becomes aware of this situation and asks the School Board to weigh in on the matter.

The discussion would be about integrity, honesty and consequences.

What kind of consequenc es would the School Board deliver?

What would a parent like their children to know and learn from this dishonesty?

Students and teachers may discuss ethics.

I am writing this because a PAC supporting School Board candidate Will Furry sent out a misleading and deceit ful mailer about candidate Courtney VandeBunte, pre tending it was from her.

It was fake.

I think this needs to be addressed, and consequences delivered.

In all the conversations

headed the campaign on a grassroots level.

Finally, I want to thank our teachers, staff, administra tors, students and parents. You are the reason our com munity supports us. You are why voters continue to renew this ½-cent surtax, because the people in our county see your successes and want to keep this momentum going.

Our next step is to organize a Citizens Oversight Com mittee, a process I will lay out before our School Board in the weeks ahead. While it was important for the ballot measure to pass, it is equally important for us to show everyone, even those who may not have supported it when they cast their ballot, that we will continue to be good stewards of this money.

Again, on behalf of all of us with Flagler Schools, thank you for your commitment to our children.

regarding the integrity of voting, there need to be conversations regarding the integrity of those running for office.

The School Board has missed out of having Court ney, a woman of integrity, high qualifications and moti vation to serve the commu nity and advocate for all.  I highly question the motivation for the flyer, and I am concerned regarding this outcome. What are Furry’s motives?

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Editor’s note: The let ter writer is referring to a campaign mailer that was designed to look like it was from VandeBunte supporters and implied that VandeBunte opposes Gov. Ron DeSan tis. Asked about the flyer shortly after results came in on election night, Furry said the following: “I did not know about that. That was sent out by a PAC which I have no control over. That’s their message. ... Any adver tisement that was sent out by my campaign said, ‘Paid for by Will Furry for School Board.’” Asked his opinion of the flyer, Furry said, “I believe in free speech, and that was their free speech.”

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MY VIEW

Brant Gammon receives full honors from brother and sister firefighters

The Palm Coast firefighter/ paramedic died of brain cancer at 51.

BRENT WORONOFF ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Hundreds of people filled Parkview Church on Saturday, Nov. 12, to cel ebrate the life of Brant Gammon, a Palm Coast firefighter and paramed ic who died Nov. 3 of brain cancer.

After the funeral service, the Palm Coast Fire Department performed a full honors ceremony for Gammon.

“His time with us was way too short. His impact is everlasting,” Department Chief Kyle Berryhill said at the honors ceremony.

Gammon died two days after his 51st birthday. He is survived by his wife of 24 years, Josie, a Flagler County Sheriff’s Office dispatcher; their grown children Noah, Grant and Grace; his parents; and two brothers.

Gammon joined the department in 2018 as a volunteer intern and was hired as a firefighter-EMT in 2020 after switching careers from IT. Shortly after completing Daytona State College’s paramedic program in August, he was diagnosed with metastatic brain cancer and admit ted to Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital in Jacksonville. He returned home on Sept. 26.

Other area fire departments cov ered for Palm Coast on the morning of Nov. 12 to allow the entire depart ment to participate in the honors ceremony.

Gammon’s coffin was transported to and from the church in Fire Engine 25. The ceremony included bagpipers and drummers, a color guard, several fire engines, three sets of three ring ings of the bells, a bugler playing taps and Gammon’s last call.

The pallbearers were all crew members with Gammon. Two fire department cranes raised an over sized American flag in front of the church. Department Chaplain Chris Cottle read the “Firefighter’s Prayer.” A helicopter flew over as bagpipers played “Amazing Grace.”

Berryhill,

He had teamed up with his broth ers. Berryhill said Gammon used his smoker to smoke 25 turkeys to dis tribute to needy families.

“Brant didn’t want any credit,” Berryhill said.

a firefighter with a smile on his face and a glint in his eye.

“He demonstrated integrity in a fun way,” Berryhill said. “Doing the right thing in a fun way makes it a lot more special.”

Huth spoke about Gammon’s hobby as a competitive barbecuer:

Berryhill said Gammon had a way of demonstrating the core values of

Huth said that when Gammon became a firefighter in 2018, he

found his niche in life.

Firefighters band together as brothers and sisters to protect their communities, Berryhill said. Gam mon’s family will always be a part of the firefighters’ family, Berryhill added, pledging “our unwavering support to always be with them.”

along with Pastor Roger Huth — who had presided over Brant and Josie’s wedding — delivered eulogies at Gammon’s funeral ser vice. Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin also spoke at the service.

Fire Chief Kyle Berryhill delivers a eulogy at Brant Gammon’s funeral service. Palm Coast Firefighter Joshua Meeker and Driver Engineer Travis Greco lead the pallbearers.

Chief Kyle Berryhill presents the flag to Josie Gammon and family.

"His time with us was way too short. His impact is everlasting."

KYLE

BERRYHILL, Palm Coast fire chief

Palm Coast Fire Department Chaplain Chris Cottle reads the "Firefighter's Poem."

Photos by Brent Woronoff

FESPA Gobble Event provides Thanksgiving dinners for 56 families

teers included National Honor Soci ety members from Matanzas High School and Starlets from Flagler Palm Coast High.

lor Middle School; Matanzas High School National Honor Society; Tamara Whitaker; Laura Schiller; Carmen Lynn

BRENT WORONOFF ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Carole Gauronskas, the vice presi dent of the Florida Education Asso ciation, pitched in as volunteers stuffed reusable grocery bags and delivered them to waiting cars at the second annual Gobble Event.

The event was put on by FESPA — the Flagler Educational Support Professional Association — for FES PA members. Lakisha Ayers-White, a Flagler Schools bus driver and FES PA’s vice president, came up with the idea for the event and has organized it for the second year in a row.

This year, 56 FESPA families arrived at the Government Services Building on Nov. 15 to pick up the supplies for a Thanksgiving turkey dinner. Over 40 volunteers helped out with the event and over 40 donors made it possible. The volun

“I wasn’t able to make it last year, but I wanted to see all the work Laki sha has done,” said Gauronskas, who lives in St. Augustine and was an ESE paraprofessional for 18 years at Ket terlinus Elementary School. “These are tough times right now. This will make a difference. This is what union work is. As a union, we help our brothers and sisters.”

The bags included turkey, stuffing, cranberry, gravy, vegetables, mashed potatoes, pumpkin filling, evapo rated milk, brownie mix, a gallon of juice, plates, cups, utensils, Lysol wipes and donated paparazzi jew elry, Ayers-White said.

Some bags had bonus gifts. The top prize was a 46-inch TV, donated by National Teachers Associates Life Insurance Company. One bag also had a $50 gift card, six people got a gift certificate for a Subway sub and the district’s transportation depart ment donated a Ring video doorbell.

FESPA gave away 10 more turkey

dinners than last year, but AyersWhite said they had to cut it off because they weren’t sure if they would have enough donations to cover the higher cost of food this

year.

The turkeys cost $1,200.

“Cheryl Massaro (Flagler School Board member) said she would help us get a better price next year,” AyersWhite said. “I see that as the years go on, the FESPA Gobble Event will be growing, and with the support of the community we can keep it going.”

DONORS

Rusty Jewell, NTA Life; Cheryl Mas saro; Lisa Torres; Publix; Thomas and Cara Kavan; Francine Knoedler; Steven Anuszczyk; Jeri Thayer; Angie Tagliaferri and family, Paparazzi Accessories; Mike Smith; Dorothy Puthe; Denise Barger; James Snow; Mary Ann Quinci-Suwinski; Emil Egasan; Dr. Dontarrious Rowls; Mike Robinson; Flagler County Schools Transportation Department; Ricar do Resto; Florida Education Asso ciation; Bob Davis; Donna Bunn; Nancy Rahme; Andy Dance; Tim Kromphardt and family; Linda Riggs Morgan; Ruth Cheney; Joy Mahan; Diana Bear; Flagler County Edu cation Foundation; Marva Foster; Mary Harris; Darzell Warren; Ken neth Seybold; John Fanelli and fam ily; Dorothy Murdock and Michael Lagrande; Travis Lee; Buddy Tay

VOLUNTEERS

Lakisha Ayers White, Flagler Educa tional Support Professional Associa tion vice president and Flagler Coun ty Schools bus driver; Johnathan White; Carole Gauronskas, Florida Education Association vice presi dent; Dr. Dontarrious Rowls, Flagler County Schools director of transpor tation; Brun Hudson, Flagler Edu cational Support Professional Asso ciation president; Cheryl Massaro, Flagler County School Board mem ber; Angela Bush, Flagler Schools director of food services; Tammy Whitaker, Florida Education Asso ciation service unit director; Dennis Halle, Flagler Schools; Doug Gesek, Flagler Schools; Heather Morin, Fla gler Schools; Mitzi Martinez, Flagler Schools; Nicole Chavannes-Parris, Flagler Schools; Isabel Doshier, Matanzas National Honor Society; Emilie Vedder, Matanzas National Honor Society; Dominick Nocero, Matanzas National Honor Society; Jaden Smith, Matanzas National Honor Society; Ava Taing, Matan zas National Honor Society; Gillian Moisao, Matanzas National Honor Society; Kaylee Hartline, Matanzas National Honor Society: Haley Carr, Matanzas National Honor Society; Logan Winfree, Matanzas Nation al Honor Society; Gavin Winfree, Matanzas National Honor Society; Isabella Tietje, Matanzas National Honor Society; Kirra Taylor, Matan zas National Honor Society; Sophya Wodchis; Kaleigh Labezzetta, FPC Starlets; Alexa Reyes, FPC Starlets; Jenna Ketterer, FPC Starlets; Mya Wright, FPC Starlets; Brooklyn Wil son, FPC Starlets; Shaniyah Proph ete, FPC Starlets; Phaedra Payton, FPC Starlets; Francesca Arapalea, FPC Starlets; Zenirah Nonord, FPC Starlets; Megan Stenson, FPC Star lets; Tracey and David Morris, Fla gler Schools; Megan Pollack, Flagler Schools; Jerryionna Toumbs, Habitat for Humanity; Old Kings Elementary School K-Kids Club.

Matanzas High School volunteers Gavin Winfree and Dominick Nocera load cars.

Photos by Brent Woronoff

Lakisha Ayers-White, organizer of FESPA’s Gobble Event, gets carried away by high school volunteers Jaden Smith, Shani yah Prophete and Mya Wright.

YOUR NEIGHBORS

A heart for service

SIERRA WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER

Veteran of the Year awardee Charles Hanger’s eighthgrade science teacher taught him a lesson that has stuck with him since, Hanger said during a Veterans Day ceremony at the Flagler Auditorium.

There had been about 40 students in the classroom, and the teacher had the largest boy lay down on a sheet of plywood. The teacher told the rest of them to surround the plywood and try to lift it together, using only one finger each.

They succeeded.

“He wanted to show us physically what a group of people can accom plish,” Hanger said. “It was incred ible how little work it took to raise that big eighth-grader up in the air and put him back down.”

There is power in numbers, Hanger said, but only a small number of vet erans in Flagler County are involved in veteran services.

“So I challenge each veteran here,” Hanger said, “to stop by each and every one of the veterans organiza tions and find out what’s going on.”

Hanger, a U.S. Army veteran and Purple Heart recipient, was speak ing shortly after accepting Flagler County’s 2022 Veteran of the Year award at a joint Flagler CountyPalm Coast ceremony that began at 10 a.m. Nov. 11.

“Quite frankly,” Hanger said, “until right now, I did not know how humbling this kind of event really is for one individual.”

Hanger was introduced by Tom Piekarski, the 2021 Flagler County Veteran of the Year.

Hanger served in the U.S. Army from 1969 to 1971. He was drafted into the Vietnam War, where he earned his Purple Heart medal serv ing as a combat medic.

Among other medals, Hanger also earned the Bronze Star Medal for exceptional heroism, the Air Medal and the Army Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Piekarski said.

Now, Hanger serves through vol unteer efforts. He is a lifetime mem ber of Disabled American Veterans and the founder and president of Brave-Aid, an assistance fund for wounded veterans.

“He is very worthy of this award,” Piekarski said.

The ceremony was a celebration of service, and included remarks from Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin, Piek arski and Joseph Pepin, U.S. Marine Corps veteran and commander of American Legion Post 115. Sev eral Flagler County commissioners attended the event as well.

A free lunch was hosted for attend ees afterward in the parking lot.

“We say thank you to every one of our veterans,” Alfin said. “Each one of you helped pave the path forward for these future veterans.”

Performances began with the national anthem, performed by Mel anie DeMartino, Alfin’s daughter.

Shannon Rae led the room in the “United States Armed Forces Med ley,” and, later, “God Bless America.”

Vince Cautero, a U.S. Army veter

an, closed out the ceremony with his rendition of “God Bless the U.S.A.”

But some of Hanger’s closing words summed up the morning: Friday’s ceremony honored the vet erans who served and who continue

to serve the community. It encour aged others to do so as well.

“In this country,” Hanger said, “everybody has one little finger that they can lift.”

Charles Hanger, a U.S. Army veteran, is the 2022 Flagler County Veteran of the Year.

Joe Kowalsky and Frank “Taco” Arce stand during the presentation.

Makayla Kromphardt, 11, and Sophia Esposito, 11, watch intently.

Charles Hanger is a lifetime member of Disabled American Veterans and the founder and president of Brave-Aid.

Marty Fielder, an Army Vet eran, sings the U.S. Army hymn.

Palm Coast Mayor Davis Alfin and daughter Melanie DeMar tino, who preformed the national anthem, listen to the presen tation.

“We say thank you to every one of our veterans, each one of you, and each one of you helped pave the path forward for these future veterans.”

DAVID

ALFIN, Palm Coast mayor

“I challenge each veteran here to stop by each and every one of the veterans organizations and find out what’s going on.”

CHARLES HANGER, U.S. Army veteran

Photos by Jake Montgomery

LOCAL EVENTS

FRIDAY, NOV. 18

TANGER OUTLETS’ TREE

LIGHTING AND SANTA’S

When: 6-9 p.m.

ARRIVAL

Where: Tanger Outlets, 1100 Corner stone Blvd., Daytona Beach

Details: Tanger Outlets Daytona Beach will kick off the holiday sea son with a family-friendly tree lighting and Santa ar rival celebration, presented by Halifax Health. There will be festive entertainment, holiday games, live snow fall and kids craft stations.

2022 JOSH CREWS GALA

When: 6 p.m.

Where: Princess Place Preserve, 2500 Princess Place Road, Palm Coast

Details: Attend the Flagler County Education Foundation’s annual fund raising event, which benefits Flagler Schools’ creative writing program. The catered event will include a silent auction. Proceeds will support the Josh Crews Writing Project and the printing of the 11th-annual Write On! book, an anthology that includes written pieces by students, inspired by Peter Pan. Tickets cost $100 per tickets. Visit https://bit.ly/3UN57DF.

THE JERSEY TENORS

Queen, Frank Sinatra, Journey, Bon Jovi and Elton John. Tickets cost $44-54. Visit https://flagleraudito rium.org.

SATURDAY, NOV. 19

SUPER SCENIC 150 MILE GARAGE SALE

When: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Where: A1A from Fernandina Beach to Ponce Inlet Details: Shop for deals at the 14thannual Super Scenic Garage Sale, presented by the Friends of A1A. Par ticipating scenic byways include the A1A Ocean Islands Trail, A1A Scenic and Historic Coastal Byway, Ormond Scenic Loop and Trail and the Halifax Heritage Byway. Visit ScenicA1A.org.

13TH-ANNUAL RIVERFEST SEAFOOD FESTIVAL

When: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 19; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 20

Where: Rock efeller Gar dens, 26 Riverside Drive, Ormond Beach Details: Attend the 13th-annual Ormond Beach Riverfest Sea food Festival for two days of seafood, ac tivities, live music and more. Admission is free. There will be vendors, boat rides, paddleboard ing, a kid’s zone and a free kids’ fishing clinic and pole giveaway. Visit ormondbeachmainstreet. com/riverfest.

TRAIL FEST AT GRAHAM SWAMP

tal Discovery Center, 601 Division Ave., Ormond Beach

Details: Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and the Environmental Discovery Center is hosting a craft event for kids, ages 4-11. Free event. Space is limited. Call 386-615-7081 to sign up.

CELEBRATE

AMERICA! A SALUTE TO OUR VETERANS

When: 12-5 p.m.

Where: Florida Agricultural Mu seum, 7900 N Old Kings Road, Palm Coast

Details: Attend this free event featuring live music by Nova Rex and The Matt O’Ree band. The opening ceremony will take place at 12:30 p.m., hosted by Florida Rep. Paul Renner. There will be RC aerobatics

SUNDAY, NOV. 20 PET SHOT

9-11 a.m.

Where: Big Lots plaza,

122 N. Nova Road, Ormond Beach

Details: Get your pet vaccinated at a lower cost. Rabies shots will cost $5 for one-year vaccinations. Other shots offered include dog dis temper/parvo combo, dog flu, cat distemper combo, feline leukemia and more. Heartworm prevention and flea control products will be available for purchase. All vac cinations are administered with a licensed veterinarian. Cash only for shots; cards accepted for product purchase. No appointment needed. Clinic is open to everyone. Proceeds benefit abused animals. Call or text 386-748-8993 or visit spcavolusia. org.

THURSDAY, NOV. 24

FEET TO FEAST 5K WALK/RUN

When: 7:45 a.m.

Where: Daytona State College Palm Coast campus, 3000 Palm Coast Parkway SE, Palm Coast Details: Get the family up and moti vated to run on Thanksgiving morn ing. All racers will earn medals and

a long-sleeved shirt. Registration and post-race refreshments will be located in the courtyard of the DSC Palm Coast campus. Registration costs $35 prior to the race; $40 on the day of. The student race registra tion is $20. Visit https://runsignup. com/Race/FL/PalmCoast/Feet toFeastVirtual.

ONGOING 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 Sci ences, 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:”Epiphany! Visions of Art”; “Minor Masterpieces: Porcelain Painted Scenes from the Collec tion”; and “Tech Savvy: Home Tech nology from 1890s to the 1990s.”

When: 7 p.m.

Where: Flagler Auditorium, 5500 State Route 100, Palm Coast

Details: See this opera/rock mashup sensation which blends iconic opera classics with rock and roll hits featuring songs from artists like

When: 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Where: Graham Swamp Preserve Trail, 5135 Colbert Lane, Palm Coast Details: Enjoy a full day of trail activities including running, biking, yoga, music and more. Visit https:// www.elevateeventcompany.com/ trailfest.

THANKSGIVING CRAFTS

When: 11 a.m. to noon Where: Ormond Beach Environmen

Graham Swamp Preserve

Photo courtesy of the Flagler County government

Ormond resident to hold final shoe drive

Matthew Monroe has collected at least 8,000 shoes in the last 13 years. He’s hoping to pass on his initiative to another student.

JARLEENE ALMENAS SENIOR EDITOR

For 13 years, Matthew Monroe has been asking for shoes on his birth day.

Monroe has likely collected at least 8,000 shoes in that span of time — all for Soles4Souls, a nonprofit that distributes shoes to those in need worldwide. And since Monroe recently celebrated his 18th birth day and will be away at college for his next one, this year’s collection

WANT TO DONATE?

Soles4Souls ambassador Mat thew Monroe’s annual shoe drive in Ormond Beach will run through the end of the year. He invites locals to bring new or gently-used shoes of all kinds and sizes — from flip flops to ice skates — to the following collection locations:

„ City of Ormond Beach, 22 S. Beach St., Ormond Beach

„ Spruce Creek High School, 801 Taylor Road, Port Orange

„ Morejon & Andrews Ortho dontics, 163 Tomoka Ave., Ormond Beach

„ McDonnell & Parsons Pediat ric Dentistry, 1688 W. Granada Blvd., Ormond Beach

„ Modern Minds Learning, 495 S. Nova Road, Suite 103, Ormond Beach

„ Pine Trail Elementary, 300 Airport Road, Ormond Beach

„ Ormond Beach Middle School, 151 Domicilio Ave., Ormond Beach

„ Ormond Lanes, 260 N. U.S. 1, Ormond Beach.

efforts will be the last he takes on in Ormond Beach.

Monroe said he’s excited and hop ing to make this year’s shoe drive a good one.

“I think what has kept me going is just knowing that what I’m doing is making a difference,” Monroe said. “And getting to see it spread and have all these new people involved and see them get to enjoy doing the same thing has been really a driver for it. That makes the work worth it.”

The Spruce Creek High School senior began holding donation drives for his birthday when he turned 5.

That year, he asked his friends to bring pet food for his birthday, with the aim of donating the items to a pet pantry in Atlanta, where he and his family lived at the time. Before his next birthday he heard about a shoe donation, and shifted his focus.

He’d like this year’s collection to be the biggest.

In past years, his collection has surpassed 1,000 shoes.

It’s gotten harder to track the spe cific number of shoes his donation drive collects for the nonprofit, as some people have chosen to ship them directly to Soles4Souls in his name.

A few years ago, the nonprofit sent him a poster of someone with a pair of donated shoes.

“That to me was just a really pow

erful moment,” Monroe said. “To see the actual impact and get to see someone wearing the shoes, it put a face to sort of the thing that I’ve been doing, which I think was really amazing.”

Monroe’s mother, Cynthia Petrie Monroe, said she’s often come home to see random bags of shoes left at their front door. People in the com munity look forward to the drive, she said.

“It’s wonderful for him to see that he’s made a difference,” Petrie Mon roe said. “For other people to want to help has seriously given him a sense of community, that people call and know about it and remember all year.”

Petrie Monroe sees her son’s shoe drive not just as an opportunity to help people in need, but also as a way for locals to teach their children about doing good deeds.

Monroe — who is enrolled in his school’s IB program, active in theater and was named Mr. Spruce Creek 2023 — hopes to continue holding shoe drives in college, but he’d also like to see the Ormond Beach dona tion drive continue.

Monroe is seeking a student to whom to hand off the shoe drive, so that it can continue without him.

The ideal candidate would be a stu dent in fifth or sixth grade who can commit to hosting the drive until they graduate. Those interested should call 678-525-3160.

“I think everybody plays a role in the future of our community and in the future of other people’s commu nities, and we can all do whatever we can to contribute,” he said.

Once in college, Monroe said, he hopes to pursue research biology, and is considering teaching higher education one day.

Three Beachside students selected for All-State choir

ALEXIS MILLER CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Beachside Elementary music teacher Sarah Johns was overjoyed when she heard that three of her students had passed the All-State auditions and will be performing with the Florida Elementary Music Educators Asso ciation All-State Ensembles in early January of next year.

“They competed against other students for their spot,” Johns said. “Now all the students across the state that have been selected will meet in Tampa to present a concert. ... When they report in January, all the students that are there will have been selected by the judges as the best musicians in the state of Flor ida.”

Johns teaches kindergarten through fifth grade at Beachside. This is her fifth year teaching at the school and her 22nd year as a music teacher.

Rena Raymond, a fifth grade stu dent at Beachside, was one of the three girls selected for All-State.

Raymond will be performing with the All-State Elementary Chorus. She just started singing in choir this school year. She said she is excited but nervous to participate in the chorus group at the All-State con cert.

Amaya Mathon, another fifthgrade student at Beachside, was also chosen to participate in the chorus group at the All-State concert. Ama ya said she has been singing since she was little and would like to possibly have a career as a songwriter in the future.

Lastly, Adele Rae Foster, also in the fifth grade, was chosen to participate in the elementary chorus and Orff Ensemble at the All-State concert. Adele said she has been singing since she was 2 or 3, and started singing in a church choir in the second grade. She said is excited to perform at AllState and continue her family’s lega cy, as her mom and aunt had partici pated in the All-State choir as well.

The All-State concert will be tak ing place at the Tampa Convention Center Jan. 10-13.

The All-State concerts will be held in Tampa in January.

Photo by Alexis Miller

Music teacher Sarah Johns and students Rena Raymond, Amaya Mathon and Adele Rae Foster

Courtesy photo

Matthew Monroe held his first shoe drive for his sixth birthday.

Matthew Monroe

THE FINE ARTS

SILVER LININGS Stacey Fletcher, of Ormond Beach, is known for creating bold, colorful paintings.

An abstract artist, she layers her canvases with materials such as acrylics, spray paint and oil sticks. An exhibition of her works, titled “Silver Linings,” is on display at Arts on Douglas at 123 Douglas St. in New Smyrna Beach.

“As she builds up layers, she explores connections between what cannot be seen and what is seen directly on the surface,” a press

release states.

In her artist statement, Fletcher said that her work is “a process of layering thoughts, memories, and ideas with sensual materials which motivate the paintings and displays the evolution of the mark.”

Her solo exhibition runs through Nov. 26. Fletcher will be presenting a free talk about her art process at the gallery at 11 a.m., Friday, Nov. 18.

–JARLEENE ALMENAS

Grin and Bear it

After season-ending loss to Bartram Trail Bears, FPC is optimistic for next season.

BRENT WORONOFF ASSOCIATE EDITOR

From the start of their first-round playoff game at Bartram Trail on Nov. 11, the Flagler Palm Coast Bull dogs wanted to make a statement that they’re not just happy to be there. They’re in it to win it.

So, on a fourth-and-12 situation, punter Chase McGee faked a punt and ran for a first down. The drive ended with D.J. Murray’s 10-yard touchdown run for a 7-0 lead against the top-ranked team in Class 4S.

Murray, FPC’s junior quarterback, followed a Bulldogs’ defensive stop with another touchdown run — this one for 63 yards. And before the end of the first quarter, the visiting Bull dogs led Bartram Trail 14-0 in the Region 1-4S quarterfinal.

But that quarter would be the highlight of the night for FPC. Bar tram Trail swiftly gained control and went on to score 50 consecutive points to roll to a 50-20 victory.

“That’s a good football team,” FPC coach Robert Paxia said. “They just don’t make any mistakes. We started really well. We had an opportunity to make the game 21-3. Unfortunately, we couldn’t capitalize. We dropped a pass. From that point, we couldn’t get out of our own way.”

The Bears (11-0) pulled to within 14-13 at the half. They opened the second half with a touchdown drive, forced a fumble on the ensuing kick off and scored again. By the end of the third quarter, they led 37-14.

“To beat these elite programs in the state, you have to be able to rally and overcome and not make those mistakes,” Paxia said. “Our youth showed at times.”

On paper, FPC ended its season with a 4-7 record. But on the field, the Bulldogs were 7-4. They had to forfeit three wins after self-report ing an ineligible player.

While they retained their district championship with its automatic playoff berth, they were relegated to the eighth seed in the region and a road matchup with the No. 1-seeded Bears.

ROBERT PAXIA, FPC football coach

The district football title was just the fourth in FPC’s history. The sea son was challenging, with injuries and weather postponements that forced the Bulldogs to play three games after just two or three days of rest. But Paxia was pleased with the progress his team made in his second season as the head coach of his alma mater.

“This year, we did something that’s only been done a few times in the history of our county,” he said. “You evaluate everything. Are you taking steps forward? I think we’re doing that, in a lot of aspects. The kids know what to expect. There’s a comfort level. We made a big jump on offense. There’s not as much whole teaching now, just specifics. And our kids are doing a great job academically and a great job with community outreach. Overall, with the culture we’re trying to build, I think we’re progressing.”

Two reasons for FPC’s improved comfort level with the offense were the growth of Murray and sophomore run ning back Marcus Mitchell.

Murray accounted for nearly 2,300 yards and 29 touchdowns passing and rushing, while Mitch ell rushed for about 1,000 yards and 11 touchdowns.

“We’ll just focus on get ting better,” Murray said after the Bartram Trail loss. He scored all three touchdowns against the Bears, including a 20-yard run in the fourth quarter.

“We can’t really harp on all the losses,” he said. “You just got to put it in the past and do what you can for the next season.”

The Bulldogs will lose four start ing offensive linemen in Joseph Wronowski, three-year starter Kobe Murphy and two-year starters Jake Blumengarten and Drew Droste.

They’ll also have to replace the leadership of Murphy on offense and linebacker Ashton Bracewell on

Oct. 14 against Nease. Cronk led the Bull dogs with eight sacks in eight games.

“Colby Cronk is a game changer,” Paxia said. “To not have him in there (for the last three games), to me, I think he’s worth a touchdown. He’s really hard to block. Once they start letting him get in physical therapy, they’re going to have to slow him down. He’s going to work tirelessly to get back and be better.

“We return a very strong corps of players across the board,” Paxia add ed. “Our leadership is only going to improve from here. In that regard, we just have to continue to get better.”

Ball boys Otis Gilyard and Rayshawn Jeffries are all smiles.

Bulldogs quarterback D.J. Murray (1) gains a first down on a keeper as Marcus Mitchell clears a path.

“Our kids are doing a great job academically and a great job with community outreach. Overall, with the culture we’re trying to build, I think we’re progressing.”

Flagler Palm Coast’s Mikhail Zysek catches the ball early in the first quarter against the Bartram Trail Bears.

Photos by Christine Rodenbaugh

The Bulldogs’ Elyjah Gilyard (3) finds an opening.

defense. But they’ll return a number of key defensive players, including four-star linebacker Rodney Hill, cornerback Ely Gilyard and sopho more defensive end Colby Cronk, who will be returning from a frac tured femur he suffered

“We can’t really harp on all the losses. You just got to put it in the past and do what you can for the next season.”

D.J. MURRAY, FPC quarterback

14U Wildcats head to regionals

The North Flagler Wildcats 14U football team finished the season 11-0 and is headed to the regional tournament Sunday, Nov. 19, in Ocala. The Wildcats, 8-0 since the spring, will be competing with other Southeast Region teams.

DSC men’s soccer in nationals

Daytona State College is the top seed at the NJCAA Division I Men’s National Soccer Tournament, which began Nov. 13 in Melbourne, with the title game set for Nov. 19. DSC (15-2-1) won its first game in pool play, 3-1 over Montgomery College of Rockville, Maryland, on Nov. 13. The pool winners advance to the semifinals on Thursday, Nov. 17. The NJCAA Network is streaming the tournament live.

DSC men’s hoops moves up in poll

DSC’s men’s basketball team has jumped three spots to No. 4 in the NJCAA Region 8 coach’s poll. The Falcons improved to 5-0 with a 96-67 road win over Miami Dade College Nov. 12. Their closest margin of victory this season has been 10 points. They host DME Academy on Nov. 23.

FPC swimmer places at two events at state

Lucy Noble saved her best for last.

The Flagler Palm Coast senior completed her high school swim ming career with two top-10 finishes at the Class 4A state championships on Nov. 5.

Noble finished first in the B final and ninth overall in the 100-yard backstroke with a personal-record time of 58.08. Her time was faster than the eighth-place finisher in the A Final and about two-tenths of a second faster than her prelim time.

She also placed 10th in the 50-yard freestyle, with a time of 24.27. Noble had hoped to break 24 seconds in her signature event, but after finishing 11th in prelims, she moved up a spot to 10th with a second-place finish in the B final.

“Definitely the best results I’ve had out of my four years,” she said.

“My results from the 50 free weren’t exactly what I was hoping for, but I was really happy with my 100 back.” Her time in the 100 back qualified her for the 100-meter backstroke event at USA Swimming’s Futures Championship July 27-30 in Cary, North Carolina.

Noble, who will attend the event with the Hydro4 Swim Club out of the Ormond Beach YMCA, had already qualified for Futures in the 50-meter freestyle. She will also get to compete in two bonus swims at Futures.

“I can pretty much guarantee I’ll be in the 100 freestyle, and then whatever stroke is feeling good to me at the time,” she said. “If I had to guess I’d say probably the 100 breast, because for some reason, in long course meters I can pull together a

Best of the week

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Thursday, Nov. 17: Seabreeze at Matanzas, 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 21: Father Lopez at Mainland, 7 p.m.

GIRLS SOCCER

Saturday, Nov. 19: Seabreeze at Flagler Palm Coast, 1 p.m.

BOYS SOCCER Monday, Nov. 21: Matanzas at FPC, 7:30 p.m.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Tuesday, Nov. 22: Father Lopez at Seabreeze, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 22: Mandarin at Matanzas, 7:30 p.m.

pretty good (100 breaststroke).” Noble is adept at all of the strokes, but her strength is sprint events — 50 and 100 yards and meters — so she is hesitant to swim in the 200 individual medley in college.

“I can do each stroke separately. I just can’t seem to put it together,” she said. “The 200 is just some thing that I’m not really the best at, but I’m definitely willing to work on it. I mean, my club coaches and I have been working on it for years, and I’ve improved, but just not nearly fast enough to swim it in college.”

Noble will continue her aca demic and swimming career at Eastern Michigan University next year. While she might not be ready for the 200 IM, she expects to swim the freestyle sprints and will try to continue to develop her 100 back stroke, which is a relatively new event for her.

In the meantime, she’ll continue to swim with Hydro4.

“Every day is club practice,” Noble said. “I’ll swim up through the summer, and then once it’s time for me to go to college, I’ll say goodbye until next summer, and then I’m sure I’ll be back swimming with them in the summertime.”

He plays both kinds of football

Mikhail Zysek stepped from the football field onto the soccer pitch.

Two days after Flagler Palm Coast was eliminated from the football playoffs, Zysek, the Bulldogs’ leading receiver this season, rejoined the soccer team and scored the only goal of the game as FPC defeated St. Augustine 1-0 on Nov. 14. Grayson Ronk assisted on the goal as the Bulldogs improved to 2-0 with the home victory.

8U Bulldogs win Super Bowl

The Flagler Bulldogs 8U team shut out the South Florida Bengals 24-0 to win the MidFlorida Football and Cheer Conference Super Bowl on Saturday, Nov. 11.

Tysin Willacy scored two touchdowns for the Bulldogs. He opened the scoring with a 78-yard catch-and-run touchdown from quarterback Janobi Fennell. Majour Eitheridge scored on a 17-yard run, and Cameron Perkins scored the Bulldogs’ final touchdown. Fennell also had a goal-line stop.

The players on the Bulldogs’ 8U team included Kaiden Smith, Majour Ethridge, Tajai Edwards, Kobe McCall, Davion Johnson, Julisia Green, Markell Spearmon, Jean Rodriguez, Dylan Woods, Janobi Fennell, Kayson Santiago, Kent Coleman, La’Vadre Brock, Ja’on Bennett, Tysin Willacy, Haidyn Nelson and Cameron Perkins. The coaches were Marquis Murphy, Sayvion Murphy, Guy Burkley Sr. and Guy Burkley Jr.

The Bulldogs’ 12U team also advanced to the Super Bowl, but lost 32-12. Xzayvier Johnson had a touchdown catch for Flagler.

Photo by Brent Woronoff

Lucy Noble placed ninth in the 100 backstroke and 10th in the 50 free at the Class 4A state championships.

Seabreeze’s Caleb Orchard aims for two top-3 finishes at state meet

Six Seabreeze swimmers and one Father Lopez swimmer have qualified for the Class 2A and 1A championships.

BRENT WORONOFF ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Just about every time Seabreeze senior Caleb Orchard dives into a pool, he improves on his swim times. So, when he says his goal is to finish among the top three in both of his events at the Class 2A state swim championships and maybe take a win, his competitors ought to take him seriously.

Orchard is seeded fourth in the 50-yard freestyle and fifth in the 100-yard breast stroke at the Nov. 19 meet at Sailfish Splash Waterpark and Aquatics Center in Stuart. He won district on Oct. 25 with a

STATE SWIMMING

When: Class 1A meet Nov. 18; Class 2A meet Nov. 19

Where: Sailfish Splash Wa terpark and Aquatics Center, Stuart

Who: Class 1A — Father Lopez girls: Nelanee Fulton, 200 IM, 100 butterfly. Class 2A — Seabreeze boys: Caleb Or chard, 50 free, 100 breastroke; Martin Montalvo, 100 back; 200 medley relay (Montalvo, Orchard, Dante DiPietro, Cole Long). Seabreeze girls: Mack enzie O’Keefe, 200 free, 100 butterfly; Addie Smurdon, 200 free, 100 free.

time of 22.32 seconds in the 50 free.

At region a week later, he lowered his time to 22.08. His drop in the 100 breaststroke from 1:03.18 at district to 1:00.54 at region was even more

dramatic.

“I dropped 11 seconds this year in my 100 breast, and I drop three seconds at every meet I swim in,” he said.

Perhaps his advantage is that he’s just hitting his stride. Unlike most swimmers who qualify for state, Orchard is not a year-round club swimmer. He’s only been swimming regularly since he was a freshman, and he only swims during the high school season. In other words, he’s a swimming unicorn.

“I did a swimming class in sixth grade,” he said. “It was an intro into it. Then I swam a little more in sev enth grade, just for two months. That was in California. When I moved here, I didn’t swim again until fresh man year.”

Orchard said he tried club swim ming for about a week and didn’t like it.

“The club teams don’t feel as much like a team, because everyone’s there to swim for themselves,” he said.

FABULICH, Seabreeze

“Here, it feels like everyone wants to be together. It’s fun. That’s what I like about it.”

Orchard is one of six Seabreeze swimmers who will be competing at state. In addition to his two indi vidual events, Orchard is also in the 200 medley relay with Martin Montalvo, Dante DiPietro and Cole Long. The Sandcrabs are seeded 16th. Montalvo is also swimming in the 100 backstroke, where he is seeded 21st.

Freshman Addie Smurdon is seeded 14th in the girls 100 free style and 23rd in the 200 freestyle.

Sophomore Mackenzie O’Keefe, who like Orchard is making a return trip to state, is seeded ninth in the 100 butterfly and sixth in the 200 freestyle.

Father Lopez sophomore Nela nee Fulton is seeded ninth in the girls 200-yard individual medley and 15th in the 100 butterfly at the Class 1A state meet on Nov. 18 at Sailfish Splash Waterpark.

Both the 1A and 2A state meets were moved back a week because of Hurricane Nicole. The sud den change of schedule did not do

the swimmers any favors, Seabreeze coach Samantha Fabulich said.

“It makes it a little difficult to train kids, taper them properly,” she said. “But I know they’re excited and ready to get it done.”

O’Keefe is hoping to finish among the top eight in prelims in both of the 200 free and the 100 butterfly.

“I’m hoping to make the A final in both of my events,” she said.

Last year at state, O’Keefe finished 21st in the 200 free and ninth in the 100 fly. This year she has been focus ing more on the 200 free.

“I owe it to my two coaches (Fab ulich and Garrett Klayer),” she said. “Because I feel like I’ve swam a lot of 200 frees this year. My tech nique with my stroke is a lot better. I wanted to improve in that event, and I dropped so much at districts this year.”

Unlike Orchard, O’Keefe is a yearround swimmer with Hydro4. Her highlight last year was qualifying for Speedo Sectionals, where she got to see Olympic gold medalists Caleb Dressel and Michael Andrew compete.

“It was a huge accomplishment for me,” she said. “There were a ton of huge Olympian swimmers. It was really motivating.”

Orchard is planning to join a club team for the first time after state. As well as he’s been swimming, he says he’s not ready to hang it up.

“That way I can drop my times even more and walk on to a college team, wherever I go to college, and see if I can swim for them,” he said.

Mackenzie O’Keefe is seeded ninth in the 100 butterfly and sixth in the 200 free.

Photo by Brent Woronoff

Seabreeze’s state qualifiers: back row, Martin Montalvo, Caleb Orchard, Cole Long and Dante DiPietro. Front: Mackenzie O’Keefe and Addie Smurdon.

"It makes it a little difficult to train kids, taper them properly. But I know they're excited and ready to get it done."

SAMANTHA

swim coach, on the state meet postponements

Pool home on golf course tops sales list

Ahouse in Hammock Beach was the top real estate transaction for the week of  Oct. 6-12 in Flagler County in the Multiple Listing Service. Craig Lampani sold 353 Ocean Crest Drive to Richard and Valerie Waite, of Palm Coast, for $2,275,000. Built in 2006, the house is a 4/3.5 and has a fireplace, swimming pool, elevator and 4,468 square feet. It sold in 2015 for $795,000.

Condos

The Robert G. Kassebaum Revoca ble Trust sold 3510 S. Ocean Shore Blvd., Unit 402, to Mario Restrepo Jr., of Kew Gardens, New York, for $630,000. Built in 1978, the condo is a 2/2 and has 1,497 square feet. It sold in 2015 for $295,500.

Thomas Grech and Robert Grech, individually and as trustees, sold 76 Veranda Way, Unit 88, to Ronald and Christie Jones, of Palm Coast, for $314,900. Built in 2005, the condo is a 3/2 and has 1,369 square feet. It sold in 2018 for $220,000.

John and Diana Capo, of Daven port, sold 4600 E. Moody Blvd., Unit 14-O, for $190,000. Built in 2005, the condo is a 2/2 and has 1,050 square feet. It sold in 2021 for $127,000.

Forest Grove

Domingos and Christina Santos, of Shelton, Connecticut, sold 16 Flan ders Lane to Steven and Rose Men dez, of Palm Coast, for $460,000. Built in 2022, the house is a 3/2 and has 2,041 square feet.

Grand Haven

Angela Piscitelio sold 44 Shin necock Drive to Nicholas and Eileen Valmas, of Palm Coast, for $515,000. Built in 2000, the house is

a 3/2 and has a swimming pool and 2,026 square feet.

Grand Landings

Dream Finders Homes LLC, of Jacksonville, sold 125 Nighthawk Lane to Mark and Barbara Standorf, of Palm Coast, for $409,990. Built in 2022, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,844 square feet.

Grand Reserve and Golf Club D.R. Horton Inc. Jacksonville, of St. Johns, sold 11 Pinnacle Place to Elizabeth Jernigan, of Bunnell, for $307,990. Built in 2022, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,402 square feet.

Indian Trails William and Linda Heimer sold 9 Brockton Lane to Ronald and April Monteleone, of Centereach, New York, for $350,000. Built in 2003, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,726 square feet.

Lehigh Woods

Carpenter Homes LLC sold 16 Rymshaw Drive to Ileana Rodri guez, of Palm Coast, for $349,900. Built in 2022, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,351 square feet.

Not in Subdivision Richard Pashman sold 51 Burn ing Bush Drive to Mark and Donna Plew, of Palm Coast, for $449,000. Built in 2015, the house is a 4/3 and has 2,342 square feet. It sold in 2015 for $230,000.

Jennifer Snyder sold 3 Karren Place to Romy Torres and Carlos Morales, of Clifton, New Jersey, for $410,000. Built in 2005, the house is a 4/3 and has a fireplace and 2,953 square feet. It sold in 2008 for $187,900.

Carolyn Corbett, of Ormond Beach, sold 2 Watkins Place to Robert Crain Jr., of Palm Coast, for $289,000. Built in 1992, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,055 square feet. It sold in 2018 for $150,000.

Italia Metcalfe, of Gainesville, Virginia, sold 61 Fallen Oak Lane to 1 Black Alder Dr LLC, of Briarcliff Manor, New York, for $260,000. Built in 2002, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,212 square feet.

Palm Harbor Michele Lamb and Mark Andrews, of Palm Coast, sold 9 College Court to Scott and Laurie Angstadt, of Palm Coast, for $565,000. Built in 1985, the house is a 3/2 and has a boat dock, swimming pool and 1,492 square feet. It sold in April for $480,000.

Pine Grove Green Hill Real Estate LLC sold 11 Portland Place to Luis Canales and Paulina Salvador, of Palm Coast, for $615,000. Built in 2005, the house is a 5/3 and has a swimming pool and 3,265 square feet.

Andrew Sotomayor, Jeffrey Pedro and Paul Pedro sold 10 Pittman Drive to HPA III Acquisitions 1 LLC, of Chicago, for $393,600. Built in 1992, the house is a 4/2 and has 2,779 square feet.

Gregory Inguagiato, of Pensacola, sold 8 Pineland Lane to FKH SFR M I.P., of Marietta, Georgia, for $342,000. Built in 2001, the house is a 4/2 and has 2,340 square feet.

Pine Lakes Continental Acquisitions LLC, of Palm Coast, sold 17 Woodfair Lane to Marzanna Gnatowska and Peter Krutka, of Palm Coast, for $450,000. Built in 1988, the house is a 3/2 and has a swimming pool and 1,911 square feet. It sold in 2016 for $191,000.

Darrin Johnson and Jeffrey Johnson, of Miami, sold 7 Woodston Lane to Paul and Christine Mika, of Palm Coast, for $428,500. Built in 2003, the house is a 3/2 and has a swim ming pool and 1,816 square feet.

Bay

Plantation

FF Florida Land Holdings LLC, of Daytona Beach, sold 505 Wing span Drive to Rosemarie Swaim, as trustee, for $1.2 million. Built in 2022, the house is a 3/3 and has 2,969 square feet.

Volusia Residential Construction LLC, of Daytona Beach, sold 374 Stirling Bridge Drive to Michael and Jennifer McFerron, as trustees, for $649,900. Built in 2022, the house is a 3/2 and has 2,979 square feet.

James Potter and Catherine Mosher, of Perry, sold 30 Bay Court to Dan iel and Jennifer Blocker, of Ormond Beach, for $540,000. Built in 1998, the house is a 3/2 and has a swim ming pool and 1,941 square feet.

Ridgewood Avenue

Kirk and Barbara Meador, of Bun nell, sold 511 N. Pine St. to Rich ard Wilson Jr., of Bunnell, for $360,000. Built in 1970, the house is a 4/2 and has a swimming pool and 2,216 square feet.

Seminole Woods

Kristy Throne and Robert Hatten, of Palm Coast, sold 16 Sleigh Bell Place to Clifton and Virginia Moore, of Palm Coast, for $307,000. Built in 2005, the house is a 4/2 and has 1,499 square feet.

The Crossings

Kathryn Scott and Richard Staley, of Nevada City, California, sold 8 Crosslink Court to Douglas and Pamela McBride, of Palm Coast, for $415,000. Built in 2006, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,940 square feet. It sold in 2021 for $289,900.

Toby Tobin, of gotoby.com, contrib uted to this report.

CORPORATE OFFICE - 386-677-SOLD (7653) 900 West Granada Blvd., Ste. 3, Ormond Beach, FL 32174

BEACHSIDE OFFICE - 386-441-SOLD (7653) 2110 Oceanshore Blvd., Ste. B, Ormond Beach, FL 32176

PORT ORANGE OFFICE - 386-767-SOLD (7653) 840 Dunlawton Ave., Ste. D, Port Orange, FL 32127

COMMERCIAL OFFICE - 386-253-8565 140 S. Atlantic Ave., Suite 102, Ormond Beach, FL 32176

DAYTONA BEACH SHORES OFFICE - 386-766-SOLD (7653) 3118 S. Atlantic Ave., Daytona Beach Shores, FL 32118

WAYNE GRANT REAL ESTATE EDITOR

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The top seller, located in Hammock Beach, has three floors and an elevator.

The house at 374 Sitrling Bridge Drive sold for $649,900.

John Anderson house sells for $1.28 million

house called “Blue River Retreat” was the top real estate transaction in Ormond Beach and Ormondby-the-Sea for the week of Oct. 2-8 in the Multiple Listing Service. Glen and Ellen Berger sold 3402 John Anderson Drive to Ismael Hernandez, of Ormond Beach, for $1,275,000. Built in 1962, the house is a 3/3.5 and has a fireplace, swimming pool, boat dock, boathouse and 2,488 square feet. It sold in 2021 for $966,000.

WAYNE GRANT REAL ESTATE EDITOR

ORMOND BEACH

Forest Hills

Max and Tara Swanton, of Daytona Beach, sold 1299 Scottsdale Drive to Dyanne Havner, of Ormond Beach, for $270,000. Built in 1959, the house is a 2/2 and has 988 square feet. It sold in 2019 for $177,000.

Mallards Reach

Tara Music and Rene Beltrami, of Daytona Beach, sold 11 Manderley Lane to Leonard Velez, of Ormond Beach, for $430,000. Built in 2004, the house is a 3/2 and has 2,041 square feet.

Pineland

D.R. Horton Inc., of Orlando, sold 20 Caballero Court to Carol Rad, as trustee, for $451,000. Built in 2022, the house is a 5/3 and has 2,674 square feet.

Geoffrey Mizenko and Alexandrea Beaudet, of Ormond Beach, for 262 Sunset Point Drive to John and Wendy Hille, of Ormond Beach, for $435,000. Built in 2022, the house is a 4/2 and has 2,334 square feet.

Plantation Bay

Robert and Susan Macklin sold 1145

Kilkenny Lane to Gena and David Surgener, of Ormond Beach, for $455,000. Built in 2009, the house is a 3/2.5 and has 1,836 square feet. It sold in 2009 for $224,200.

Tanglewood Forest

Gail Challis and Morrell Etner, of Ormond Beach, sold 355 Tulip Tree Lane to Dash and Emily Robinson, of Ormond Beach, for $399,000. Built in 1971, the house is a 4/3 and has 1,996 square feet.

The Trails

Hellenica Properties 1 sold 2 Rio Pinar Trail to Christa Berry, of Ormond Beach, for $550,000. Built in 1977, the house is a 4/3 and has a fireplace, swimming pool and

3,840 square feet. It sold in 2015 for $315,000.

Ronald Dupont sold 2 Birch wood Trail to William and Donna Starcevic, of Ormond Beach, for $286,250. Built in 1979, the town house is a 3/3 and has a fireplace and 1,696 square feet.

Lucille Botta sold 18 Indian Trail to Roberta Binder, of Ormond Beach, for $280,000. Built in 1981, the townhouse is a 3/2 and has a fire place and 1,859 square feet.

Tomoka Oaks

Jeffrey and Courtney Berman, of Ormond Beach, sold 315 Rio Pinar Drive to Cary and Elana Maister, of Ormond Beach for $610,000. Built in 1987, the house is a 5/3 and has a fireplace and 3,935 square feet. It sold in 2017 for $410,900.

Scott and Laurie Angstadt, of Palm Coast, sold 31 N. St. Andrews Drive to Joshua and Tiffany Shinkle, of Ormond Beach, for $465,000. Built in 1969, the house is a 3/2 and has a fireplace, swimming pool and 1,829 square feet. It sold in 2021 for $394,900.

Trails North 40 Carol Darr, of Ormond Beach, sold 154 Deer Lake Circle to Leanne Bor bely and Gary Mercado, of Ormond Beach, for $373,000. Built in 1987, the townhouse is a 3/2.5 and has a fireplace and 1,973 square feet. It sold in 2021 for $250,000.

Village of Pine Run Chris and Jessica Rudy, of Ormond Beach, sold 6 Walnut Court to Heather and Daniel Adams, of Ormond Beach, for $749,000. Built in 1984, the house is a 5/4/2 and has a fireplace, swimming pool and 7,306 square feet.

Watkins Florida LLC, of St. Peters burg, sold 1513 Ocean Shore Blvd., Unit 4G, to Hobart and Stephanie Alter, of Surry, Maine, for $510,000. Built in 1985, the condo is a 3/2 and has 1,860 square feet.

Robert and Donna Linton, of Ormond Beach, sold 1575 Ocean Shore Blvd., Unit 603, to Joseph Kerekes, as trustee, for $498,000. Built in 1974, the condo is a 2/2 and has 1,227 square feet. It sold in 2019 for $259,000.

Barbara Schulman, individually and as trustee, sold 31 Sea Gull Drive to David Matichak, of Ormond Beach, for $490,000. Built in 1988, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,776 square feet. It sold in 2021 for $412,000.

Jack and Geralyn Carper sold 42 Brooks Drive to Catherine and Clinton Elam, of Seattle, Washing ton, for $355,000. Built in 1951, the house is a 2/2 and has 953 square feet. It sold in 2021 for $251,000.

Marcia Kunisch, of Asheville, North Carolina, sold 15 Margaret Road to Teresa Thompson, of New Smyrna Beach, for $275,000. Built in 1955, the house is a 2/1 and has 784 square feet.

John Adams, of Adams, Cameron & Co. Realtors, contributed to this report.

Courtesy photos

Located on the Halifax River, the top seller features a boat dock, boathouse and swimming pool.

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FIRST INSERTION

NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE

NO. 2022-CP-000570

IN RE: THE ESTATE OF GARY MILTON THOMAS

THE ESTATE OF GARY MILTON THOM

AS is pending in the Circuit Court for Fla gler County, Florida, Probate Division, Kim C. Hammond Justice Center, 1769 E Moody Blvd, Bldg 1, Bunnell, FL 32110. The name and address of the Personal Representative of the Estate and the Personal Representa tive’s attorney are set forth below.

The date of first publication of this NO TICE is November 17, 2022.

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Probate Code, 2 years after the death of a person neither the decedent’s estate, the personal representative, nor the beneficia ries shall be liable for any claim or cause of action against the decedent, whether or not Letters of Administration have been issued, except as provided in Fl. Stat. 733.710.

ALL CREDITORS and those having claims against decedent’s estate, including un-matured, contingent or unliquidated claims, upon whom a copy of this notice has been served, are required to file their claims with the above named Court within the later of 3 months after the date of the first publication of this notice or 30 days af ter the date of service of a copy of this notice on them.

All other creditors having claims or de mands against decedent’s estate, including un-matured, contingent or unliquidated claims, are required to file their claims with the above named Court within 3 months after the date of the first publication of this notice.

ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.

Personal Representative

DEBORAH DiMIGLIO CORHERN

420 Plumosa Avenue Port Orange, FL 32127 386-314-6920

Attorney for Personal Representative Mary Jane Nettles FL BAR # 312045 409 S. Orange Street New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168 386.426.1972/386.426.1971 - FAX maryjane@attorneymaryjane.com November 17, 24, 2022 22-00142G

PUBLIC NOTICES

FLAGLER COUNTY LEGAL NOTICES

FIRST INSERTION

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 2020-CA-000554

GRAND RESERVE SUBDIVISION HOMEOWNER’S ASSOCIATION, INC., a Florida non-profit corporation, Plaintiff, vs. SCOTT D. BOYLE, individually; and STEFANIE BOYLE, individually; Defendants.

NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to a Summary Final Judgment of Foreclosure and Award of Attorneys Fees and Costs, dated October 12th, 2022, and entered in Case Number: 2020 CA 000554, of the Circuit Court in and for Flagler County, Florida, wherein GRAND RESERVE SUBDIVISION HOMEOWNER’S ASSOCIATION, INC. is the Plaintiff, and SCOTT D. BOYLE, individually; and STEPHANIE BOYLE, individually, are the Defendants, the Orange County Clerk of the Court will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, by electronic sale on-line at www.flagler.realforeclose.com, beginning at 11:00 o’clock A.M. on the 2nd day of December, 2022 the following described property as set forth in said Summary Final Judgment of Foreclosure and Award of Attorneys Fees and Costs, to-wit:

Property Address: 119 Fairway Court, Bunnell, Florida 32110

Property Description: Lot 138, Grand Reserve and Golf

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 Obituary Assistant located at 712 S Ocean Shore Blvd, in the City of Flagler Beach, Flagler County, FL 32136 intends to reg ister the said name with the Division of Corporations of the Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida.

Dated this 11th day of November, 2022. Florist 1 LLP November 17, 2022 22-00242F

Club, RPUD, Unit 1, according to the map or plat thereof, as recorded in Plat Book 36, Page(s) 100 through 104, inclusive, of the Public Records of Flagler County, Florida.

If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to par ticipate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact Court Adminis tration at Kim C. Hammond Justice Center, Second Floor, Court Administration suite, Telephone: (386) 257-6096, within two (2) working days of your receipt of this Notice of Foreclosure Sale. If you are hearing or voice impaired call 711.

/s/ John L. Di Masi Florida Bar No.: 0915602

Patrick J. Burton Florida Bar No.: 0098460

Brian S. Hess Florida Bar No.: 0725072

Helena G. Malchow Florida Bar No.: 0968323

Eryn M. McConnell Florida Bar No.: 0018858

Eileen Martinez Florida Bar No.: 0101537

James E. Olsen Florida Bar No.: 0607703

Alicia S. Perez Florida Bar No.: 0091930

Toby Snively Florida Bar No.: 0125998

LAW OFFICES OF JOHN L. DI MASI, P.A. 801 N. Orange Avenue, Suite 500 Orlando, Florida 32801 Ph (407) 839-3383 Fx (407) 839-3384

Primary E-Mail: jdlaw@orlando-law.com Attorneys for Plaintiff November 17, 24, 2022 22-00143G

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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 Palm Coast Functional Medicine RX locat ed at 2 Pine Cone Drive, in the City of Palm Coast, Flagler County, FL 32135 intends to register the said name with the Division of Corporations of the Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida.

Dated this 11th day of November, 2022. Xenia Madera November 17, 2022 22-00243F

FIRST INSERTION

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 September 9, 2022, 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 December 9, 2022 the following described

FIRST INSERTION

NOTICE OF FORFEITURE

2015 White Chrysler 300 Florida Tag# IZDH09 VIN#1C3CCCAB5FN755456 was seized for forfeiture by the Flagler County Sheriff on September 11, 2022. The item was seized at or near 8 Regent Lane, Palm Coast FL 32164. The Flagler County Sheriff is holding the property for purposes of a current forfeiture action #2022 CA 000746 in the 7th Circuit Court. November 17, 24, 2022 22-00244F

SUBSEQUENT INSERTIONS

SECOND INSERTION

NOTICE OF SALE

PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 45 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO. 2022-CA-000507

YSB INVESTMENTS, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, Plaintiff, vs. MUSIKAR HOLDINGS, LLC, a Florida limited liability company; UNKNOWN TENANT IN POSSESSION #1; and UNKNOWN TENANT IN POSSESSION #2; Defendants.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Summary Judgment of Mortgage Foreclosure dated November 2, 2022 entered in Case No. 2022-CA-000507 of the Circuit Court of the 7th Judicial Circuit in and for Flagler County, Florida wherein YSB INVESTMENTS, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, is the Plaintiff(s) and MUSIKAR HOLDINGS, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, and UNKNOWN TENANT IN POSSESSION #1 n/k/a Heather Alexander, are Defendants, I will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash by electronic sale beginning at 11:00 a.m. on the 27th day of January, 2023 at www.flagler.realforeclose. com, the following described property as set forth in said Order or Final Judgment, to-wit: Lot 11, Block 6, Florida Park - Sec tion - 10 Palm Coast, according to the map or plat thereof as recorded

in Plat Book 6, Page 43, as amend ed by instrument recorded in O.R. Book 35, Page 528, of the Public Re cords of Flagler County, Florida a/k/a 21 Fernmill Lane, Palm Coast, FL 32137.

ANY PERSON CLAIMING AN INTER EST 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 WITHIN 60 DAYS AF TER THE SALE.

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 accommo dation, please contact Court Administra tion in advance of the date the service is needed: Court Administration, 125 E. Or ange Ave., Ste. 300, Daytona Beach, FL 32114; (386) 257-6096. Hearing or voice impaired, please call 1 (800) 955-8770.

DAVID R. ROY, P.A. 4209 N. Federal Hwy. Pompano Beach, FL 33064 Tel. (954) 784-2961

Email: david@davidrroy.com

By: David R. Roy Fla. Bar No. 885193

By: Teyvon Johnson Fla. Bar No. 1011005 November 10, 17, 2022 22-00137G

SECOND INSERTION NOTICE OF ACTION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE (NO CHILD OR FINANCIAL SUPPORT) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No.: 2022 DR 000498 Division: 47

JEREMY GRAFTON PIERCE, Petitioner, and SOHELIA JUANITA PIERCE, Respondent, TO: SOHELIA JUANITA PIERCE 2138 Cherokee Cove Trail Jacksonville, FL 32221

YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for dissolution of marriage has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on JEREMEY GRAFTON PIERCE c/o William B. White, Esquire, whose address is 712 S. Oceanshore Blvd. Flagler Beach, FL 32136 on or before 12/17/22, and file the original with the clerk of this Court at Kim C. Hammond Justice Center 1769 E Moody Blvd. Bunnell, FL 32110 before service on Petitioner or immediately thereafter. If you fail to do so, a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition.

The action is asking the court to decide how the following real or personal property should be divided: ____ Copies of all court documents in this case, including orders, are available at the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office. You may review these documents upon request.

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

WARNING: Rule 12.285, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure, requires certain automatic disclosure of documents and in formation. Failure to comply can result in sanctions, including dismissal or striking of pleadings.

Dated: 10/31/2022 CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT (SEAL) By: /s/ Makaela McCarthy Deputy Clerk Nov. 10, 17, 24; Dec. 1, 2022 22-00138G

SECOND INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION CASE #22-CP-000606 IN RE: THE ESTATE OF MICHAEL A. CICORA, aka MICHAEL A. CICORA, JR., Deceased.

The administration of the estate of Michael A. Cicora, aka Michael A. Cicora, Jr., de ceased, whose date of death was August 8, 2021 is pending in the Circuit Court of Fla gler County, Florida, the address of which is 1769 E Moody Blvd, Bldg #1, Kim C. Ham mond Justice Center, Bunnell FL 32110.

The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal represen tative’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 claim with this court ON OR BE FORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AF TER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLI CATION 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 de mands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NO TICE.

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 No tice is: November 10, 2022.

Personal Representative: Linette C. Cuff 7007 N Division St, Auburn NY 13021

Attorney For Personal Representative: JOHN A. GRANT,

property as set forth in said Final Judgment of Foreclosure: LOT 23, BLOCK 75 OF PALM COAST, MAP OF EASTHAMP TON, SECTION 34, ACCORD ING 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 sur plus 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 INFOR MATION LINE. To file response please contact Flagler County Clerk of Court, 1769 E. Moody Blvd., Building 1, Bun nell, FL 32110, Tel: (386) 313-465; Fax: (386) 437-1928.

Dated this 10 day of November, 2022.

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 - 17-020796 November 17, 24, 2022 22-00144G

FIRST INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR FLAGLER COUNTY,FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 22-CP-374 IN RE: ESTATE OF HUGH

LOGAN Deceased.

The administration of the estate of HUGH LOGAN, deceased, whose date of death was January 25, 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 per sonal representative and the personal rep resentative’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 BE FORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AF TER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLI CATION 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 de mands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NO TICE.

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 November 17, 2022.

Personal Representative: /s/Ann Millang Ann Millang 30842 Driftwood Drive Laguna Beach, CA 92651

Attorney for Personal Representative: /s/ David D. Naples, Jr. David D. Naples, Jr., Attorney Florida Bar Number: 99064 Naples & Spence, Attorneys at Law, PLLC 2807 North Tenth Street St. Augustine, Florida 32084 Telephone: (904) 657-7117 Fax: (904) 429-1351 E-Mail: dave@naplesandspencelaw.com jennifer@naplesandspencelaw.com November 17, 24, 2022 22-00145G

SECOND INSERTION

NOTICE TO CREDITORS (Summary Administration) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2022-CP-000733 Division 48 IN RE: ESTATE OF SUSAN P. ALBOVIAS 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 Susan P. Albovias, deceased, File Number 2022-CP-000733, by the Cir cuit Court for Flagler County, Florida, Pro bate Division, the address of which is 1769 E. Moody Blvd., Bldg. 1, Bunnell, FL 32110; that the decedent’s date of death was April 13, 2021; that the total value of the estate is $44,500.00 and that the names and ad dresses of those to whom it has been as signed by such order are:

Name Address

Benjamin Albovias, Jr. 26184 Steele Road Farmington Hills, MI 48331

Marianne L. Albovias 1341 Greenwillow Ln., Unit B Glenview, Illinois 60025 Michelle Albovias Martens 108 Rockford Ave. Forest Park, Illinois 60130 James Albovias 600 E. Ironwood Dr. Mount Prospect, Illinois 60056

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 pay ment 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. NOTWITHSTAND ING ANY OTHER APPLICABLE TIME PERIOD, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECE DENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this No tice is November 10, 2022. Persons Giving Notice: Benjamin Albovias, Jr. 26184 Steele Road Farmington Hills, Michigan 48331

SECOND INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FL CASE NO.: 2022 CP 000435 DIVISION: 48 IN RE: ESTATE OF JOHN ADAM REUTTER DAVID MICHAEL REUTTER, et al, Petitioner v. CAROLYN PERKINS REUTTER Respondent The administration of the estate of JOHN A. REUTTER, deceased, whose date of death was April 21, 2022, is pending in the Circuit Court for FLAGLER County, Flori da, Probate Division, the address of which is 1769 E Moody Blvd, Building #1 - Kim C. Hammond Justice Center, Bunnell, FL 32110. The names and addresses of the per sonal representative and the personal rep resentative’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 BE FORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AF TER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLI CATION 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 de mands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NO TICE.

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 November 10, 2022.

Personal Representative: Carolyn Reutter 5627 Palm Avenue Bunnell, Florida 32110

Attorney for Personal Representative: DIANE A. VIDAL, Attorney Florida Bar Number: 1008324

CHIUMENTO LAW 145 City Place, Suite 301 Palm Coast, FL 32164 Telephone: (386) 4458900 Fax: (386) 445-6702 E-Mail: dvidal@legalteamforlife.com

Secondary E-Mail: proserv@legalteamforlife.com November 10, 17, 2022 22-00140G

NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA, SEVENTH CIRCUIT, PROBATE DIVISION

File No. 2022 CP-715 Division: 48

IN RE: ESTATE OF JOSEPH R. COPPOLA Deceased.

The administration of the estate of JO SEPH R. COPPOLA, deceased, whose date of death was August 15, 2022, is pending in the Circuit Court for Flagler County, Flori da, Probate Division, the address of which is Kim Hammond Justice Center, Probate Division, 1769 E. Moody Blvd., Bldg. #1, Bunnell, FL 32110. The names and ad dresses 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 BE FORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AF TER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLI CATION 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 de mands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NO TICE.

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 November 10, 2022.

Personal Representative: /s/ Anne Serella ANNE SERELLA 403 Gaylord Drive Waterbury, Connecticut 06708

Attorney for Personal Representative: /s/ James E. Bedsole JAMES E. BEDSOLE, ESQ. Fla.Bar No.: 500194 2450 Old Moultrie Road, Ste. 104 St. Augustine, FL 32086 Tel: (904) 797-8701 service@bedsolelaw.com November 10, 17, 2022 22-00141G

THIRD

INSERTION NOTICE OF ACTION FOR

Minor Name Change IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE Seventh JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR Flagler COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No.: 2022 DR 000930 Division: 47 BRITTANY C. BRAUER, Petitioner and ANDREW BRAUER, Respondent. TO: Andrew Brauer {Respondent’s last known address} unknown

YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for name change for minor has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Brittany Brauer, whose address is 100 Madison Green Cir. Apt. 101, on or before 12/5/2022, and file the original with the clerk of this Court at 1769 E Moody Blvd Blg 1, Bunnell, FL. 32110, before ser vice on Petitioner or immediately there after. If you fail to do so, a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition.

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

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

WARNING: Rule 12.285, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure, requires certain automatic disclosure of documents and in formation. Failure to comply can result in sanctions, including dismissal or striking of pleadings.

Dated: 10/24/22.

CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT (SEAL) By: /s/ {Deputy Clerk} November 3, 10, 17, 24, 2022 22-00134G

THIRD INSERTION NOTICE OF ACTION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No.: 2022-DR-000111

IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF: DAVID E. MORA Petitioner/Husband, and CRYSTAL GAYLE MORA, Respondent/Wife.

TO: CRYSTAL GAYLE MORA Food Lion, 304 South Main Street, Hemingway, SC 29554

YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your writ ten defenses, if any, to it on Anthony Diaz, Esq., whose address is P.O. Box 2024, Winter Park, Florida 32790 on or before 12/7/2022, and file the original with the clerk of this Court at Flagler County Court house, Kim C. Hammond Justice Center, 1769 E. Moody Blvd, Bldg. 1, Bunnell, Florida 32110, before service on Petitioner or immediately thereafter. If you fail to do so, a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition.

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

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

WARNING: Rule 12.285, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure, requires certain automatic disclosure of documents and in formation. Failure to comply can result in sanctions, including dismissal or striking of pleadings.

Dated: 10/26/2022 CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT Tom Bexley Clerk of Court (SEAL) By: /s/ Deputy Clerk November 3, 10, 17, 24, 2022 22-00135G

ESTATE OF THERESA ROSE KUHN

The ancillary administration of the estate of THERESA ROSE KUHN, deceased, whose date of death was May 06, 2022, and whose social security number is XXXXX8477, is pending in the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the ad dress of which is 101 North Alabama Av enue, DeLand, Florida 32724. The names and addresses of the personal representa tive and the personal representative’s attor ney 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 WITHIN 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 de mands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NO TICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE 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 November 17, 2022.

Personal Representative: Theresa Lapinski 120 Dolphin Point Drive Beaufort, SC 29907

Attorney for Personal Representative: Aaron J. Tracy, Esq. Florida Bar Number: 0940151 435 12th Street West, Ste. 209 Bradenton, Florida 34205 Telephone: (941) 405-9156 Fax: (941) 296-7657 E-Mail: aaron@tracy-law.com November 17, 24, 2022 22-00130I

SECOND INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2022 12314 PRDL Division 10 IN RE: ESTATE OF GLENN THOMAS REIFINGER Deceased.

The administration of the estate of Glenn Thomas Reifinger, deceased, whose date of death was April 21, 2022, is pending in the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 101 North Alabama Avenue, DeLand, FL 32724. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth be low. 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 BE FORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AF TER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLI CATION 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 de mands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NO TICE.

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 November 10, 2022.

Personal Representatives: Krista Payne 5985 Mango Ave. Bunnell, Florida 32110

Scott Glenn Reifinger 70 Westfield Lane Palm Coast, FL 32164

Attorney for Personal Representative: Diane A. Vidal, Attorney Florida Bar Number: 1008324

CHIUMENTO LAW 145 City Place, Suite 301 Palm Coast, FL 32164 Telephone: (386) 445-8900 Fax: (386) 445-6702

E-Mail: Dvidal@legalteamforlife.com

Secondary E-Mail: Proserv@legalteamforlife.com

Peter Hay Thomson Attorney for Petitioner Scott Glenn Reifinger Florida Bar Number: 1004230 6439 Engram Road New Smyrna Beach, FL 32169 Telephone: (386) 410-4633

E-Mail: pht@thomsonlawofficesllc.com November 10, 17, 2022 22-00127I

SECOND INSERTION

NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2022-12692-PRDL Division 10 IN RE: ESTATE OF CAROLYN DEMPSEY HEWITT a/k/a CAROLYN D. HEWITT Deceased.

The administration of the estate of Carolyn Dempsey Hewitt, deceased, whose date of death was September 13, 2022, is pend ing in the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 101 North Alabama Avenue, De Land, Florida 32724. The names and ad dresses 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 BE FORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AF TER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLI CATION 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 de mands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NO TICE.

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 November 10, 2022.

Personal Representative: Matthew J. Hewitt 194 Windward Circle Ormond Beach, Florida 32176

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 November 10, 17, 2022 22-00128I

SECOND INSERTION

NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2022 12661 PRDL Division: 10 IN RE: ESTATE OF KENNETH BROWN, Deceased.

The administration of the estate of KEN NETH BROWN, deceased, whose date of death was September 5, 2022, is pending in the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Flor ida, 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 represen tative’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 BE FORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AF TER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLI CATION 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 de mands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NO TICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PE RIOD 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: November 10, 2022. Signed on this day of, 11/2/2022. MICHAEL S. KENT Personal Representative 219 Winch Street Framingham, MA 01701 Heidi S. Webb

FIRST INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2022-12734-PRDL Division 10 Division Probate IN RE:

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