Palm Coast Observer 12-8-22

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Kavon Stokes, 6, and Brandon Thompson, 9, pose with Santa Claus for a photo.

Photo by Sierra Williams

Photo by Sierra Williams

SIERRA WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER

Mayor announces new ‘Meet the Mayor’ initiative

In the first quarter of 2023, Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin will be available to meet with residents in their own homes.

It’s an initiative he’s calling “Meet the Mayor.” The initiative, Alfin said, is intended to enable residents to bring concerns directly to him.

“I’m going out to listen to their concerns and to bring those concerns back to the dais in public meeting,” he said.

Residents will be able to call Alfin’s office to schedule meetings.

He will come to their homes, he said, and they can invite family and friends to talk over a limited number of items at a time.

Alfin said he wants to limit discussion to three topics per meeting because of time constraints, but he wants residents to feel heard and connected.

“I think that this would be a direct response to residents wanting to have more contact and to be heard by City Council,” he said.

More information will be available in the new year.

Heighter and Pontieri join City Council

Palm Coast now has one of the most diverse City Councils in the city’s history.

Newly elected District 2 Council woman Theresa Carli Pontieri and District 4 Councilwoman Cathy Heighter were sworn in at the coun cil’s Dec. 6 business meeting.

The council also elected Council man Ed Danko as Palm Coast’s new vice mayor.

This is the first time two women have served on the City Council at the same time.

Heighter is also the first Black woman to serve on the City Council.

Heighter, who said she is the first person in her family to hold elected office, said she is very proud and excited.

“I’m looking at this moment today as a historical moment for myself and for my family,” Heighter said. “I’m kind of feeling like I made his tory today, and I’m looking forward to serve in this city.”

City Clerk Virginia Smith admin istered the oaths for both women.

Heighter won 54.42% of the vote in District 4, and Pontieri won 67.77% in District 2, in the November elec tion.

Pontieri said she’s been meeting with the staff and absorbing all the information she can.

“I’m ready to get to work,” she said.

“It’s been a long time, long road, a lot of work, and so I’m ready to just get started with the job.”

Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin said this is “one of the most diverse coun cils” in the city’s history. The diver sity at the City Council level will allow for a broader variety of opin ions to be brought forward, he said.

“Whether they’re agreeable or disagreeable,” Alfin said, “we don’t want to miss any of our residents’ sentiments.”

The Dec. 6 meeting marked the end of former Councilman John Fanelli and former Vice Mayor Eddie Branquinho’s terms.

Branquinho was unable to attend Tuesday’s meeting, and had his fare well at the Nov. 15 meeting. Bran quinho had been elected in 2018 for District 4 and had served as vice mayor since 2021.

Fanelli finished his 5-month ten ure as an interim council member for District 2.

In his farewell remarks, Fanelli thanked his family, the council mem bers he served with and the residents of Palm Coast.

Fanelli received a standing ovation as he left the dais for the last time.

After the induction of its new members, the City Council elected a new vice mayor. Councilman Nick Klufas nominated Danko for the

position, and Pontieri and Heighter both individually nominated Klufas. Klufas had served as vice mayor from 2019 to 2020, but turned down the nomination on Tuesday.

“I think it’d be a good faith effort to continue on with restoring the original intent behind [it],” Klufas said. “Vice mayor has been a rotating title, and I feel confident that council member Danko at this point is able to fulfill those duties.”

Danko accepted his nomination and was unanimously elected to the position.

The new council member also chose liaison positions to local orga nizations. Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin maintained his positions on the Flagler Schools Oversight Commit tee and the River to Sea Transpor tation Planing Organization. Klu fas maintained the Flagler County Tourism Development Council, while Danko requested to take on the St. Johns Water Management District position.

Pontieri will serve as liaison to both the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice and the Flagler Schools Over sight Committee, while Heighter will take the Stewart Marchman Center and the Affordable Hous ing Advisory Committee positions. The SMA board will need to approve Heighter’s appointment.

Construction for Waterfront Park project begins

The Waterfront Park construction project is now underway.

The project will add a water access point for nonmotorized boats and is funded by the city of Palm Coast and the Florida Inland Navigation District. The groundbreaking ceremony was held at 2 p.m. Nov. 30.

“This place is really special,” City Manager Denise Bevan said. “It’s a beautiful park that really takes nature into consideration.”

The ceremony featured remarks from Bevan, Councilman Nick Klufas, FIND Commissioner Randy Stapleford and Saboungi Construction owner Hassan Saboungi. Stapleford presented city staff and council members with a $533,000 check representing FIND’s financial contribution to the project.

“Palm Coast is most grateful for the support we’ve received from FIND,” Klufas said.

The park’s main paved trail along the water will be extended to just past the pavilions, restrooms and fishing pier, a press release from the city said. The second paved path, near the parking lot, will be closed for construction. A shell-paved path will be available near the park’s entrance.

The first phase of construction should last through the summer of 2023 and will include installing a dock and a concrete pad. The first phase is expected to cost $667,000. Phase two will expand parking and is expected to cost $600,000.

Saboungi Construction has worked on several projects in Palm Coast, from the Palm Coast Post Office to the Indian Trails Sports Complex.

Photo by Sierra Williams

City Manage Denise Bevan, Vice Mayor Ed Danko, Councilwoman Cathy Heighter, Mayor David Alfin, Councilwoman The resa Carli Pontieri and Councilman Nick Klufas

Christmas a la cart

SIERRA WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER

Friday’s Shop with a Cop ended with 140 children pulling toys and bikes off the Walmart shelves.

The Flagler County’s Sheriff’s Office this year was able to pay for 140 kids to each spend $200. The event began just after 5 p.m., with games at the new FCSO Operations Center on State Road 100.

The kids even got to see Santa arrive in a helicopter. After the shopping, everyone was treated to a burger cookout in the Walmart Gar den Center.

Tyler Selby’s daughter Charli, 6, was one of the kids chosen for Shop with a Cop. Selby said after the event that she was happy with how the event went.

“They treated her wonderfully,” she said, tearing up. “They treated her like family.”

Selby said she couldn’t believe they went above and beyond to even get her son Elijah, 12, a basketball, even though he wasn’t one of the kids picked for the event. Charli picked out the basketball for Elijah.

“I’m so proud of her,” Selby said. “She didn’t forget her sibling.” Shop with a Cop’s goal is to help children and families who are strug gling, whether economically or as domestic violence victims or chil dren in foster care.

They’re staying with relatives, she said, but without Shop with a Cop, she didn’t know what the holidays would look like for her kids, four of whom are under 10.

“We weren’t going to have a lot,” Kling said.

Her two 5-year-olds — Evelynn and Remington — were selected to participate in Shop with a Cop.

The FCSO-funded shopping would allow all the kids to have something they’d like for Christmas.

Last year, the FCSO raised enough money for over 130 kids to get $175 each.

This year, the Sheriff’s Office aimed to help 150 kids, at $200 each, for a total of $30,000 in donations. They got close — $28,000, enough for 140 kids.

More than half of that money was donated directly from the people who work at the Sheriff’s Office. FCSO personnel donated $18,912.92 to Shop with a Cop, more than $3,000 more than last year.

The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office helped 140 kids buy Christmas presents in this year’s Shop with a Cop event on Friday, Dec. 2.

Charli Selby, 7, (front) poses with her brother Elijah, 12, (left) and mother Tyler.

Leilany Guzman, 8, shops with dispatcher Lindsey Stanford and Izzy Stanford, 15, a member of the FCSO Explorer program.

Chloe Strimple, 8, and Corp. Samuel Belle with Chloe’s purchases

Master Deputy Edward Faircloth watches Luke Maddux, 6, get his face painted by Michelle Hill.

FCSO Chief of Staff Mark Strobridge and his wife Beatrice escort Eva Erickson into Walmart.

Lea Betancourt, 8, and Deputy 1st Class Betty Rivas

Citizen Ob server Patrol

Chief Rober son Brown Jr. shops with Richard Harris and his son Sunrise, 6.

Photos by Sierra Williams

Amanda Kling and her son Remington, 5, pose with Deputy Na than Erickson after a shopping trip.

Santa Claus disembarks from his helicopter sleigh.

Among the games available to kids before the shopping spree was the FCSO staff “snowball” fight.

Volusia to receive $5 million grant for sand

The county hopes to start adding sand in the next three weeks, according to coastal division staff.

JARLEENE ALMENAS SENIOR EDITOR

Volusia County will receive a $5 million grant from the Florida Department of Envi ronmental Protection to help with beach and dune sand placement for ongoing hur ricane recovery efforts.

On Tuesday, Dec. 6, the Volusia County Council unanimously approved a grant agreement with FDEP.

The scope of the grant was kept vague, being listed as “consists of construction” in the grant agreement, to allow the county flexibility to address the beach’s needs, said Jessica Fentress, county coastal division director.

The county is working on an agreement that would allow it to mine sand from an offshore Florida Inland Navigation Dis trict pit. Collecting sand from the FIND pit, rather than other sources that would be more accessible to the public, would reduce the chances of artificial price inflation due to demand, according to county stafff.

Fentress said staff hopes to have the agreement ready for council review at the Dec. 20 meeting.

“We hope to start mov ing some sand in the next three weeks,” Fentress said. “We’re going to focus first on our stockpile that we have in Bethune: We’re going to move those to county assets.

... When we get to the point of placing material adjacent to private properties, we are going to need to reach out to our contacts so that we can get the easements.”

The county is still vying for a federal feasibility study with the Army Corps of Engineers, Fentress added, and county staff are hopeful for a future beach restoration project, since elected officials in the House and Senate appear sup portive.

Since Hurricane Nicole, the county has been able to reopen seven out of its 33 beach ramps.

“Unfortunately, half of our ramps are basically total rebuilds at this point,” said Ben Bartlett, Volusia County public works director.

The county is identifying repair projects, working with FEMA for reimbursement, and having engineers begin design and permitting for the projects.

Ramps are being opened to allow contractors to per form private property repairs, though they are warned of the ramp’s disrepair, Bartlett said.

Of the county’s 140 walk overs, about 30 are open.

Coastal staff are working to increase public access to the beach by installing temporary stairs, where possible.

“We’ve enlisted road and bridge help in trying to get as many of those access points, ramps, and everything open as possible and as quick as pos sible,” Bartlett said.

Coastal damage from the storms is estimated at $30.6 million — about $14.5 million caused by Ian, and $16 mil lion caused by Nicole, Bartlett said.

Beach dune holdout in bankruptcy

one property owner, Cynthia D’Angiolini, has refused to sign easements that would allow Army Corps workers to add sand on her beachfront lots; all of the other property owners in the project area have already given permis sion.

PARKWAY TO LINK S.R. 100, U.S. 1

A new parkway connecting State Road 100 and U.S. 1 is coming to Bunnell.

SIERRA WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER

The Flagler County Commis sion may have a new avenue to secure the easements stalling the Army Corps of Engineers beach renourishment proj ect — all because the prop erty owner didn’t declare her properties while filing bank ruptcy.

The project would create a protective sand dune to pre vent storm surge from flood ing Flagler Beach.

It has been planned for years and has stalled because

But County Attorney Al Hadeed told the commission on Monday, Dec. 5 that the county may have an opportu nity to acquire the easement rights because of a mistake on D’Angiolini’s part.

“The short story is that we’re going to be acquir ing these properties through a bankruptcy proceeding,” Hadeed said.

D’Angiolini had filed for bankruptcy in 2019, which the county already knew, Hadeed said.

Over the weekend, Hadeed was informed that D’Angiolini

JAIL MEDICAL BUDGET SURPASSED

One inmate’s medical bill has taken out the entire year’s budget for Inmate Medical Services, county staff told county commis sioners at a Dec. 6 meeting.

The Inmate Medical Services budget for the 2022-2023 fiscal year is $230,000, and most years, that is more than enough. But recently, Inmate Medical Services received a bill for one inmate for $235,272.

“We’re hoping this is a one-off,” Financial Services Director John Brower said at the meeting.

Normally, the larg est inmate medical bills are $15,000 to $30,000, Brower said.

He asked commission ers to shift $400,000 to

Inmate Medical Services from the county’s general reserve fund.

Because the county has already received bill other, smaller medical bills, an extra $400,000 would pay the remainder of the large bill and give the county funding for the rest of the year, Brower told the board.

Brower said there is no way to tell specifically because of HIPAA laws, but the one inmate’s bill is likely a combination of inflation and services received.

The County Commission unanimously approved the request.

“We have a constitutional responsibility,” Commis sioner Donald O’Brien said. said. “We have to take care of someone in our care.”

The parkway is a project that has been planned for almost five years, County Engineer Faith Alkhatib said at a Dec. 5 Flagler County Commission meet ing.

The commission ap proved three consent agenda items to begin the project: an interlo cal agreement between the county and Bunnell, a state-funded grant from the Florida Department of Transportation and a ser vices agreement to update the design.

The parkway will connect S.R. 100 to the south side of Bunnell on U.S. 1.

The access road will be a two-lane, 1.7-mile road with

had not listed the two beach front lots and their val ues under her listed assets.

D’Angiolini has a payment plan in place, but because the properties were not disclosed — unintentionally or other wise — she shorted her credi tors a five-figure amount, Hadeed said.

Hadeed immediately verified the information he received, hiring bankruptcy lawyer Scott Spradley to help.

They contacted both of D’Angiolini’s lawyers — for her bankruptcy case and for her fight against the county’s eminent domain case — nei ther of whom were aware that the properties were not dis closed, he said.

“No lawyer would put their license in jeopardy for a client where there potentially could be a fraudulent failure to dis

8-foot shoulders, 5-foot sidewalks, a wildlife fence and five stormwater man agement ponds, according to meeting documents.

The overall cost is expected to reach almost $11 million, according to meeting documents.

The city of Bunnell will be funding design and utility costs, Alkhatib said.

FDOT has also provided a $6.8 million grant for the project, but that money can only be used on the roadway construction, not on utility construction, she said.

Since the original design plans are from 2017, the county will need to up date them before moving forward.

close on required federal court matters,” Hadeed said.

The Army Corps of Engi neers can’t begin work on the renourishment project until all the easements are in place, and the project is badly needed.

After Hurricane Ian in Sep tember destroyed most of Flagler County’s dunes, Hur ricane Nicole at the beginning of November destroyed the rest and caused severe dam age to State Road A1A and the residential areas along the shoreline.

For now, Spradley has filed a notice of appearance at Hadeed’s behest for Sunday, Dec. 4, to assert the county’s interest in the bankruptcy case and prevent the case from closing out early.

The owner holding up the Army Corps dune program failed to list the property in bankruptcy filings.

Flagler Schools’ five-year capital plan includes a new high school

new middle school has been pushed down the road, with plans to build a third high school taking priority.

BRENT WORONOFF ASSOCIATE EDITOR

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middle school has been moved off the Flagler County School Dis trict’s five-year capital plan, but a third high school remains in the plan with major construction scheduled for 2026-27.

The capital plan will be on the School Board’s agenda at its Dec. 20 business meeting. Kory Bush, the district’s director of plant services, told the board at its Dec. 6 agenda workshop that based on current student projections, a new middle school has been moved back into the long-range plan for 2026 to 2032.

A new high school with 2,375 stu dent stations remains on the same schedule as the previous year’s capi tal plan. Spending for the new high

school first appears in the five-year plan in 2024-25, with major con struction scheduled for 2026-27. The school’s projected construction cost for that year alone is $68,206,276.

“The data is showing us push ing from a middle school, so a high school becomes the main priority,” Superintendent Cathy Mittelstadt said. “Very comprehensive studies need to happen.”

A location would have to be cho sen, she said.

While the five-year plan is flex ible, planning has already begun for the Matanzas High School expansion project, with construction bids due in April. The $18 million expansion which will add 366 additional stu dent stations, a new building with a media center and construction lab, additional cafeteria space and a new multipurpose PE building. The Matanzas project is expected to be finished in the first quarter of 2025.

The October K-12 enrollment count in the district was 13,318. Dave Freeman, the district’s chief of operations, said student population

growth was considerably lower than expected, but there has been growth in the district as well as in the coun ty’s charter school, home school ing and private schools. Most of the private schools are K-8, he said, so many of those students return to the district for high school, which is why more growth has been seen in the

district’s high schools compared to the elementary and middle schools.

Part of the plan is to add portables before the district builds the new high school, Freeman said. When a high school reaches 25% over capac ity, or a middle school reaches 33% over capacity, portables are needed, he said. The varying percentages are based on the number of grade levels in middle schools (three) and high schools (four).

Freeman said the work plan will be presented to the ILA working group at its Dec. 15 meeting. The working group includes representatives from the school district as well as the county and municipalities.

School Board member Colleen Conklin said she would like to see future work plans include improve ments to the schools’ athletic facili ties. She said the athletic facilities are noticeably behind other school districts’.

“There’s always a ton of HVAC (improvements on the work plan), but community members and par ents don’t see that. With athletic facilities you get immediate feed back,” Conklin said.

MAKEUP DAY SCHEDULED

The district’s plan to make up the school day lost to Hurricane Nicole is to make March 17 a student instruc tional day, Louise Bossardet, a department of teaching and learning

staffer, told the board. The day had been scheduled to be a teacher work day. It will now be the last day before spring break for students.

Conklin questioned taking a work day from teachers, but Bossardet and Assistant Superintendent LaShakia Moore said the move was preferred over other alternatives.

NEW JOB DESCRIPTIONS

Flagler Auditorium Director Ame lia Fulmer would like to see her title change to incorporate the instruc tional part of her position.

“Sixty percent of what we do is instructional,” she told the board.

Her new title would be instruc tional facilitator & operational leader for Flagler Auditorium, and her responsibilities would include teaching theater classes and the technical aspects of theater equip ment and auditorium management.

The position now known as the auditorium community relations and marketing coordinator would take on more operational duties, with the title changed to fine arts marketing and organizational coordinator.

“We want to make sure the instruc tional lane is captured,” in Fulmer’s position, Chief Human Resources Officer Robert Ouellette said.

But Conklin questioned whether Fulmer’s title would not be recog nizable as the auditorium’s director when she attends conferences.

A view of the backside of the new building to be built at Matanzas. It will house a new media center and construction lab.

Courtesy photos Flagler Schools

Aerial view of the architect’s design of a new building, center, to be constructed at Matanzas High School.

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“The data is showing us pushing from a middle school, so a high school becomes the main priority. Very comprehensive studies need to happen.”

CATHY MITTELSTADT, Flagler Schools superintendent

COPS CORNER

NOV. 18

BAD DEAL 9:22 p.m. — 100 block of South Nova Road, Ormond Beach Fraud. Police responded to a local fast food restaurant after receiving a report that an individual tried to pay with a fake $50 bill.

Once the reporting officer arrived, the manager told her that two men had entered the restaurant, and one of them approached the counter and ordered one item. When he handed the cashier the fake bill, she told him it was counterfeit, and the man replied that he had gotten it from his weed dealer. The men then left, according to a police report.

The manager told police that the man didn’t try to re trieve the fake bill, and since the restaurant wasn’t de frauded, it would not pursue charges.

NOV. 21 MYSTERY ON THE ROOF 3:23 p.m. — 100 block of East Granada Boulevard, Ormond Beach Vandalism. A local property owner called police after a tenant told her that the edge of the building’s roof had been damaged over the

weekend.

According to a police report, the damage appeared to have been from a “large object striking the roof,” and was about 10 feet above ground.

The property owner showed the reporting officer photos of wet tire marks on the pave ment near the damage. Police believed a large vehicle may have caused the damage.

NOV. 26

BB GUN FIRED 11:38 p.m. — Intersection of East Granada Boulevard and John Anderson Drive, Ormond Beach

Shooting without injury. A 66-year-old Ormond Beach man and two passengers were driving east on the Granada bridge when they heard a loud pop, and the driver’s side front window shattered.

The driver was struck by the glass, but was not injured, according to a police report. The window was broken, but the pieces were mostly intact when police arrived. The reporting officer determined that the damage had been caused by a BB gun pellet or similar object.

No one in the car saw where the shot came from.

NOV. 29

STONER LEADS COPS ON 2-MPH CAR CHASE 7:20 p.m. — 300 block of Palm Coast Parkway NE, Palm Coast

Resisting an officer. A deputy saw a car driving west on Palm Coast Parkway at 49 mph in a 40-mph zone. The deputy activated lights and sirens and pulled behind the speeding car.

The car pulled into a gas station. But the driver, a 23-year-old man, kept driv ing — at about 2 mph.

The deputy was finally able to get the driver to stop. The deputy asked the driver to get out of the car, but the driver refused, and deputies pulled him out.

The car smelled of mari juana, and deputies found a cannabis roach in the ash tray. Deputies arrested the driver.

SEATBELT INFRACTION

LEADS TO DRUG BUST

2:50 p.m. — 500 block of North State Street, Bunnell Marijuana possession. A Bunnell police officer on road patrol noticed that a man driving an SUV wasn’t wear ing his seatbelt.

The officer conducted a traffic stop on the SUV, and told the 20-year-old driver the reason for the stop. The driver apologized for not wearing his seatbelt. When the officer asked the driver if there was any marijuana in the car, the driver said there was some, and handed over about 2 grams worth of cannabis.

Officers searched the car and found 300 grams. They arrested the driver.

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Man arrested for allegedly sexually harassing girl

A 46-year-old Palm Coast man has been arrested on charges that he sexually harassed a 15-year-old girl for two years, stalking her and threatening to hurt her if she didn’t respond

The suspect, Jerome Byron Malerba, was arrested Dec. 1 on Baltimore Lane in Palm Coast. He has been charged with two felonies, according to his arrest report: aggravat ed stalking; and using a com puter or device to seduce, solicit or lure a child.

Malerba had sent multiple sexually inappropriate text messages, voicemails, phone calls and emails to the girl since 2020, his charging af fidavit said.

The girl told law enforce ment in June 2022 that he had tried to solicit sex acts over text messages.

He threatened to hurt her multiple times if she did not respond, and began to show up at her home and follow her, the report said. He was issued injunctions on Nov. 17 to cease contact, and was charged Nov. 20 with violating them.

The harassment caused the victim to move, the report said. Malerba was arrested.

Sheriff warns locals about hoax threats

After responding to a third threat against local schools in a span of two weeks, the Fla gler County Sheriff’s Office is warning the community that even hoax threats can lead to felony charges.

“Sheriff Rick Staly reminds you that FCSO does not take prank calls like this lightly,” the FCSO said in a state ment after a Nov. 29 bomb threat against Matanzas High School was found not credible. “We are investigating to determine who made the

threat, which is a 3rd-degree felony.”

This is the third school in November. An Indian Trails Middle School sixth grader was arrested for allegedly threatening a mass shoot ing on Nov. 16. On Nov. 19, a 14-year-old Flagler Palm Coast High student was arrested in connection with a bomb threat “joke”on Instagram.

Daytona police officer arrested

A 16-year Daytona Beach Po lice officer has been arrested and charged with domestic violence misdemeanor bat tery for allegedly grabbing a woman by the neck after she refused to have sex with him.

Officer Justin Dunne, 37, went out with a woman for drinks on Nov. 30, then, after they returned to his house at around 1 a.m. Dec. 1, “became upset because she was leav ing and that she would not have intercourse with him,” according to his arrest report.

Dunne grabbed her on the back of the neck to keep her from leaving, and the pain from being grabbed led her to drop to her knees, causing a minor laceration which was bleeding when she later spoke to Port Orange police officers, according to the report.

She also dropped her car keys and phone, which Dunne grabbed before locking her out of the house, telling her, “Good luck getting in the house to night,” the report stated.

The woman, unable to use her car because Dunne had taken her keys, walked away and flagged down a police offi cer, asking if she could use his cell phone to call her father to pick her up. She was reluctant to speak, tearfully telling the officer that she didn’t want to get Dunne in trouble, accord ing to the report.

Dunne has been placed on administrative leave pending the results of the investiga tion, according to the DBPD.

TRIBUTES

Bonnie J. Setzekorn 1930-2022

Bonnie J. Setzekorn, 92, of Palm Coast, passed away on November 25, 2022 at Advent Health in Palm Coast.

A memorial will be held Friday December 16, 2022, at 11:00am at the First Baptist Church 6050 Palm Coast Pkwy NW Palm Coast, FL 32137. Bonnie was born in Quincy, IL on Febru ary 2, 1930, to Father Ben F. Cawthon and Mother Clara McMahan. After High School Bonnie married the love of her life, Thomas J. Setzekorn who passed away March 15, 2013. She spent her early adulthood as an army wife and mother of two children. Bonnie and Tom moved to Florida in 1989 from Missouri. They were both passionate about the Lord and music. She enjoyed singing and playing piano for her church as well as teaching others. After raising her children, Bonnie pursued Real Estate and was a top agent for most of her adult life. Bonnie leaves behind her son Jeffrey Setzekorn of St. Augustine and daughter Sandra Setzekorn Cruz of Coral Gables. She was also a loving grandma to 5 grand children, Joshua, Ashlee, Justin, Samantha, and Ale jandro and 5 great grandchil dren Jace, Caden, Audrey, Baylor, and Christian. Con tributions in Bonnie’s name may be made to First Baptist Church Music Ministries.

SERVICE: Friday, December 16, 11AM First Baptist Church 6050 Palm Coast Pkwy NW Palm Coast, FL 32137

DONATIONS: Contributions in Bonnie’s name may be made to First Baptist Church Music Ministries.

BIZ BUZZ

Daytona chamber recognized

CRIME REPORT Murder suspect faces new charges

The U.S. Chamber of Com merce has awarded the Daytona Regional Chamber of Commerce its highest designation, “Accredited with Five Star Distinction.”

“This highest level of accredi tation validates the impactful work and the leadership of the board of directors, the engage ment of our members and the professional staff at the Daytona Regional Chamber,” said Nancy Keefer, Daytona Regional Cham ber president and CEO.

There are 197 chambers of commerce accredited in the U.S., putting the Daytona Regional Chamber in the top 3% of chambers in the coun try. There are 12 chambers in Florida that are accredited.

HHS reaffirms commitment to open admission

Halifax Humane Society staff “never turn away an animal regardless of breed, age, condition, or circumstance,” according to a Dec. 2 message from its Board of Directors.

The message follows a Nov. 3 announcement that the HHS will begin euthanizing dogs with a history of aggression, rather than placing them for adoption.

Owner surrenders are at an all-time high, and the HHS has a 93.94% live-release rate, according to the message.

“Every reasonable effort is made to adopt out every animal in our care,” the message states.

“However, there are those times where either because of medical or behavioral reasons an animal cannot or should not be adopted out. This is a difficult decision, and our protocols take into account the welfare of the animal and the safety of our team members, the person adopting the animal, and those who might also come in contact with it once it has been adopted out.”

Ernest J. Goff Jr 1956-2022

SIERRA WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER

A Georgia man arrested in connection with the Nov. 9 murder of his grandfather in Palm Coast was indicted for first-degree murder on Nov. 28 and now also faces a charge of sexual battery with a deadly weapon.

Luke Ingram, 19 and a Georgia college student, was arrested on Nov. 9 for the murder of his 85-year-old grandfather, Darwin Ingram, and for allegedly attacking his father, 48-year-old Clint Ingram.

Ingram is believed to have sexually battered his grandfa ther with an object while the man was dying, a press release from the Flagler County Sher iff’s Office said. During an autopsy, the cause of death was found to be blunt force trauma and manual strangu lation, the press release said.

“The information gathered by our detectives during this case revealed just how grue some and violently he mur dered one family member and severely attacked another, and then attacked our deputies,” Sheriff Rick Staly said.

FCSO deputies had been called to 34 Clermont Court in Palm Coast in the early morning of Nov. 9 when a bloody man covered ran to his neighbor’s house for help. The man, Clint Ingram, told FCSO deputies that his son Luke had attacked him and his father.

Clint Ingram also told depu ties his son had schizophrenia.

Luke Ingram was found standing over his grandfather’s body. He is being held without bond at the county jail.

Ernest J. Goff Jr., 66, passed away on November 9, 2022, at Stuart F. Meyer Hospice House surrounded by his loving friends and family.

Ernie was born on March 1st, 1956, in Trenton, NJ. Grad uate of Steinert Highschool 1974 and after years of hard work retired from Local 9 Plumbers Union & Steam Fitters Union. Ernie then decided to pick up and live the rest of his life in the sun shine state. If he was within driving distance of a race track or a beach, he was hap py. Ernie spent his retired life chasing sunsets on the beach with a drink in hand. Nothing made him happier than being in the presence of friends and family enjoying good conversation. While in Florida, he met his wife, Mi chelle. Together they spent the last decade celebrating and living life to the fullest.

Ernie is survived by his wife Michelle, stepdaughter, Savannah (Ray) and granddaughter, Stella, his siblings, Edward Adams (Shirley), Peg Descaro, Angela Leonardo (Bill), Linda Descaro, Bert Stewart (Amy), Jannette Goff, Beth Cass (Ed) , Cheryl Marcavage (Joe), Gloria Mullen and many nieces, nephews and great-nieces, great-nephews and many loving friends.

Predeceased by his parents, Ernest J. & Elizabeth “Betty” Goff, Siblings Barbara Stewart, Millie Adams, Guy Descaro, Mary “Pat” Gainey, Lynn Taylor, and Deanna Blanda.

In lieu of flowers contributions may be made in Ernie’s memory to Stuart F. Meyer Hospice House.

Heritage Funeral and Cremation Service oversee the arrangements.

She spent her early adulthood as an army wife and mother of two children.

Sunshine spreads to ABC

The Mills family will be featured on the unscripted TV series, ‘The Parent Test.’

BRENT WORONOFF ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Abe and Rachel Mills did not approach the producers of ABC’s forthcoming show, The Parent Test. The show’s cre ators reached out to them.

“They knew about our YouTube Channel. They knew about our fam ily because of other projects we had done,” Rachel Mills said. “They said, ‘Oh my gosh, your family’s perfect. Will you please audition to be on this show?’”

The Mills, who live in Ormond Beach, are one of 12 families “put under the microscope in the ulti mate parenting stress test,” accord ing to an ABC news release. The show will have a special premiere on Thursday, Dec. 15, at 10 p.m. It will then air weekly, beginning Jan. 5, on Thursdays at 9 p.m.

“We didn’t know what it was,” Rachel said. “They kept saying, it’s not like any other show. It’s celebrat

"We didn't know what it was. They kept saying, it's not like any other show. It's celebrating families, celebrating parenthood. So we decided that we would be a part of it, because we're all about celebrating parenthood."

ing families, celebrating parenthood.

So we decided that we would be a part of it, because we’re all about celebrating parenthood.”

For those unfamiliar with the family’s “Sunshine Mafia” YouTube channel, spreading sunshine is their theme. The channel has 699,000 subscribers. They started out as a musical group. All six children sing and play multiple instruments. Rachel and Abe, who met at Brigham Young University, both have a musi cal background.

“It started with us performing at the Beaver Bar (in Ormond Beach seven years ago),” Rachel said. “We had bells at a biker bar. We had a violin. We had a little keyboard and drums and a trumpet. Several of the bikers were crying. And one even said, ‘This is the strangest thing I’ve ever seen up here. But I love it.’”

PIRATE FANS EVERYWHERE

These days, their YouTube vid eos mostly follow their day-to-day activities.

The children are all involved in

sports. They all wrestle. Juliana, 12, and Mariah, 15, quit dance so they can wrestle more. Jordan, 17, plays football, wrestles and runs track at Matanzas High School in Palm Coast.

Jackson, 20, and Tyson, 19, also played three sports at Matanzas. Mariah is on the cross country, track and wrestling teams. Jayden, 10, plays basketball and football.

At football games, Rachel can be spotted sprinting around the field with her video camera. Thanks to their videos of Matanzas sporting events, Pirates fans pop up all over the world.

“They’ll buy (Matanzas) gear and they’ll send pictures of themselves,” Rachel said.

The children all have stories about being recognized in unexpected places and kids they don’t know ask ing to take pictures with them.

“I was at a Matanzas basketball game,” Jordan said, “and when I was leaving, the other team was saying, ‘spread sunshine.’”

“It happens everywhere we go,”

Abe said. “In Hawaii, we were kaya king down the river and there were some kids that were going to jump off the bridge into the river, and they were like, ‘Hey, spread sunshine.’”

So when an ABC television crew arrived at their home in May to film the family going through a series of challenges for the show, it was fairly routine. Well, sort of.

“They had a lot of people,” Rachel said. “I mean they had somebody for everything. They had somebody who flew all the way here (from Los Ange les) just to take care of Juliana and Jayden when they weren’t a part of the filming, just to play games with them or do any schoolwork with them.”

The Parent Test is based on a popular Australian TV show called “Parental Guidance.” Each of the 12 families represents a different par enting style: routine, free range, traditional, intensive, disciplined, high achievement, negotiation, new age, helicopter, natural, child-led and strict.

STRICT PARENTS?

Abe and Rachel are labeled as the strict parents. Yet, as their videos show, they couldn’t be more sup portive or understanding of their children. “I don’t think they’re strict parents,” Mariah said.

The ABC film crew probably would have agreed when they were setting up on the second day, and Jayden was discovered sitting on the roof.

Rachel and Abe said they were probably put into the strict category

THE PARENT TEST

because of their strong morals. They belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and place God first. They do everything together as a family. They don’t have a television — they will likely stream the show. But they do watch movies. They pull out a movie screen and watch together as a family.

“We value family time,” Rachel said. “We believe in God. We believe that if (children) don’t believe in a higher power, what are they going to live for? So in that aspect, OK we’re strict, but it’s more about teaching them why we do it.”

Two of the children are out of the house. Tyson is in Fiji on a two-year mission for the church. Jackson is attending Brigham Young Universi ty-Hawaii, putting himself through school by performing on drums at a popular Tahitian Village tourist attraction.

“To see them choosing the same values really makes my heart happy,” Rachel said. “Because that tells me it wasn’t about strict enforcing rules. It’s about them understanding how those rules bless their lives.”

In July, Abe and Rachel spent about a week in Los Angles filming the Parent Test’s 10 episodes with the other parents. The challenges the families took part in — some of which were High Dive; Yes Day; Fine Din ing; Stranger Danger/Home Alone; and Rock Climbing — fostered con versations about how each family operates. Host Ali Wentworth and parenting expert Dr. Adolph Brown moderated the conversations.

“It was focused on parenting styles and trying to find out in the general consensus what might be the best style,” Abe said. “It was interesting to see each style. While all of the 12 couples didn’t necessarily agree with one another, we all could understand and appreciate the love that those parents have for their kids. And the way they parented was really built around trying to provide the best life for their kids and teaching their kids the best they could. And so, I felt like we all came out with a healthy respect for one another.”

Photo courtesy of ABC

Host Ali Wentworth and parenting expert Dr. Adolph Brown on the set of The Par ent Test.

Photo courtesy of ABC Abe and Rachel Mills on the set of The Parent Test.

RACHEL MILLS

“While all of the 12 couples didn’t necessarily agree with one another, we all could understand and appreciate the love that those parents have for their kids.”

ABE

MILLS

The Mills family, from left: Mariah, Abe, Jayden, Rachel, Juliana and Jordan

Photo by Brent Woronoff

City should focus on residents

Dear Editor:

The letter writer from last week was, sadly, spot on in the description of our community going forward and actions of the mayor and council.

Perhaps the developers and realtors would say he has, but I don’t think the mayor has distinguished himself as time has gone by.

Palm Coast is being flat tened, and now they have set their sights on all that to-them “worthless land” on the western side of the city, just sitting there ready to be bulldozed and built on.

Even city-owned property within the city adjacent to homes is being cleared.

City staff seems beholden to the building community

rather than residents. They work at taxpayer expense to shoehorn more commercial and residential projects into inappropriate areas.

The people of Palm Coast do not seem to realize that we have the power to deter mine the form of our city. We tell them how we want it.Too often, an inappropriate project is thrown in our faces, and we just shrug and go back inside. Too often, our choices of elected officials are no different from the other, and they’re both bad.

I hope Palm Coasters will unite and let them know we are headed down the wrong lane. To paraphrase Bobby Kennedy: There are those that see the way things are and ask why, and there are those who see the way things could be and ask, Why not?

JEFFERY C. SEIB Palm Coast

Walkway project must pick up pace

Dear Editor:

The bridge and a very long walkway along Belle Terre Parkway near Buddy Taylor Middle School has been in reconstruction for a very long time.

Many kids from Wadsworth Elementary and Buddy Taylor would use this (as they used to) if it is ever completed.

As I frequently pass this area, I see only one or two workers actually working on the project.  Is there any way to kick some backsides and get this project moving?  It seems that at the current rate of work, it will be a couple of years before it is finished.

JESSE STONER Palm Coast

Editor’s note: We asked the city government about the

project timeline. The walk way reconstruction is the result of a stormwater project and was initially scheduled for completion this month. One part of the project, involving the relocation of two light poles, relied on FPL subcontractors who were delayed due to Hurricane Nicole. More recently, a pipe failure on the project’s west side has caused another delay. The project is now expected to end in March 2023.

Renner should seek support from all Floridians

Dear Editor:

The Nov. 24 Observer article about Paul Renner, the new speaker of the Florida House, was just great until the last section on strong families. His inference that Democrats do not believe in God or believe that the USA is a terribly awful place is not true. Those words seem to come from the vitriol seen on some conservative TV networks – but not from the Paul Renner I heard speak at the Humane Society 40th Anniversary Gala.

Our future speaker of the House should not speak in right wing generalities to appeal to his party base, but speak to garner support of all Floridians.

JOEL ATWOOD Palm Coast

CORRECTION

The Sidelines story about former Flagler Palm Coast track star Alycia Williams in the Dec. 1 edition incor rectly stated that she was pregnant during her senior track season in 2001. Williams, the Bulldogs’ new girls track coach, has two children, ages 9 and 7.

Satrak Kes

Branch of military: U.S. Marine Corps

Dates of service: 20022006

Rank/occupation: Corpo ral/Rifleman, Auto Mechanic

Hometown: Palm Coast Satrak Kes is a combat veteran of the Iraq War. He served in some of the most notoriously dangerous areas of Iraq, including the offensive to retake Fallujah in 2004. He was awarded several decora tions for his honorable Marine Corps service. Kes was a rifle marksman and a pistol sharp shooter. He trained in the U.S.M.C. martial arts. Today, the mild-mannered Kes can be found providing friendly service at Enterprise Car Rental at the Flagler County Executive Airport.

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Lights on the water

SIERRA WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER

Ninety boats lit up the Intracoastal Waterway on Saturday, Dec. 3, for the Palm Coast Yacht Club’s 39thannual Holiday Boat Parade.

The parade exceeded last year’s total of 74 boat registrants, which had also been a record.

The parade started at 6 p.m. and made its way back to the launch point by 8 p.m., with boats from Fla gler County Sheriff’s Office, Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission and TowBoatUS escorting the line of parade boats.

The lead boat this year was “Sun Shine,” a 55-foot wide-bodied Viking captained by club members Donna Heiss and Ken Mazzie, according to a press release from the Yacht Club.

“Hundreds of hours were invested by these boaters in creating this mag ic for Palm Coast,” Parade Commit tee Chair Sarah Ulis said. “It couldn’t have been a more perfect parade.”

The boats were decorated in intri cate light displays featuring Santa, Christmas trees, reindeer and even dolphins pulling Santa’s sleigh.

On the lead boat, the grand mar shals — Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly and Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin — lead the way.

The parade was held in honor of the late Joe Rizzo, a champion of the Flagler County School District, who died earlier this year, the press release stated.

Flagler Broadcasting broadcast the parade live for the fourth year on KOOL-FM 100.9.

Jazz singer Linda Cole and Priscil

la Netts, wife of the late Palm Coast Mayor Jon Netts, led the broadcast. The parade passed by Tidelands and then went south on the Intra coastal to Marina Cove, the Ham mock, Yacht Harbor Village and Palm Coast Legacy Resort, according to the Yacht Club’s website. It then passed under the Hammock Dunes Bridge along St. Joe Walkway and Canopy Walk, past Island Estates and Waterfront Park, then turned at the gazebo at Grand Haven.

Palm Coast residents could view the parade from their waterfront residences, Waterfront Park, St. Joe Walkway and Canopy Walk.

People watching from shore cheered for each boat, and many captains played holiday music for the crowds.

Palm Coast boat parade beats previous record

Photos by Sierra Williams

Photo courtesy of Flagler County Sheriff’s Office

Sheriff Rick Staly and his wife, Debbie, were on the lead boat, “SunShine.”

Elizabeth Howe and Abbie Sisco watch the parade together.

Diana Perkins works the Kona Ice food truck at Waterfront Park during the parade.

The Palm Coast Yacht Club’s 39th annual Holiday Boat Parade had 90 entrants.

“Hundreds of hours were invested by these boaters in creating this magic for Palm Coast. It couldn’t have been a more perfect parade.”

SARAH

ULIS, Parade Committee chair

LOCAL EVENTS

THURSDAY, DEC. 8 ORMOND BEACH AREA DEMOCRATIC CLUB MEETING

When: 7 p.m. Where: 56 N. Halifax Drive, Ormond Beach Details: The December meet ing of the Ormond Beach Area Democratic Club will be held in person and on Zoom. Social visiting will be from 6:30-7 p.m., and the meeting will be gin at 7 p.m. Election results will be reviewed and suggest ed strategies, activities and plans developed. Campaign yard signs and wire supports can be brought for recycling. Like minded nonmembers are welcome to attend as guests. A Zoom link request and club information is available at ormondbeachdems.org.

STEVE SOLOMON — HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS

When: 7 p.m. Where: Flagler Auditorium, 5500 State Road 100, Palm Coast Details: Meet Uncle Will, Stuttering Cousin Bob, Demented Cousin Kenny, Steve’s new therapist Cousin Sal — and Sal’s parole of ficer — along with a myriad of other characters as Steve Solomon brings them to life. Tickets cost $44-$54. Visit flaglerauditorium.org.

FRIDAY, DEC. 9

MOVIES ON THE HALIFAX

When: 6-8 p.m. Where: Rockefeller Gardens, 26 Riverside Drive, Ormond Beach

Details: Bring a chair or blanket for a showing of “The Santa Clause,” rated PG. Movies are weather-sensitive. Call 386-676-3216 for rainout information.

TREE OF LIGHTS

When: 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9; 2

p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10; 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11 Where: Flagler Playhouse, 301 E. Moody Blvd., Bunnell Details: The Green Room is presenting this musical cel ebration of Christ’s birth. Tree of Lights is a holiday celebra tion featuring contemporary versions of traditional carols and narration. Tickets cost $15. Proceeds will support The Green Room’s acquisition of its own performance space. Visit thegreenroomfarm 2table.org.

THE SOUND OF CHRISTMAS

When: 7 p.m. Where: St. Thomas Episco pal Church, 5400 Belle Terre Parkway, Palm Coast Details: Attend this concert featuring holiday music. Free.

SATURDAY, DEC. 10 HOLIDAY IN THE GARDENS

When: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Where: Washington Oaks Gardens State Park, 6400 N. Ocean Shore Blvd., Palm Coast Details: Celebrate the holi days at Washington Oaks Gar dens State Park, where there will be a plant sale, arts and craft vendors, food trucks, a kids section and a gift shop. Event is presented by Wild Birds Unlimited. Park entry costs $5 for vehicles with up to eight people.

STARLIGHT FESTIVAL

When: 4-9 p.m. Where: Central Park in Town Center, 975 Central Ave., Palm Coast Details: Celebrate the holidays with your friends and neighbors at the city of Palm Coast’s Starlight Festival. Floats will park along Central Park, and they will be judged. Prizes will be awarded for multiple categories such as Best Marching Unit, Best Dec orated Festival and Best of Festival. The newest category, Fan Favorite, is sponsored by the Palm Coast Observer. Live performances will take place in front of the Christmas tree.

31ST-ANNUAL

THE HOLIDAYS PARADE

When: 6:30 p.m.

Where: Between Ridgewood Avenue and Beach Street, Ormond Beach Details: This year’s parade theme is “Christmas on the Coast. There will be live bands, performances and a tree lighting at City Hall at 6 p.m. The parade route is about 1.5 miles long. The parade will begin at Divi sion Avenue and Ridgewood Avenue before turning right on Granada Boulevard and proceeding to Beach Street, where it will turn right to con clude in front of City Hall.

SUNDAY, DEC. 11

OUTPOST HOSTS

TOMOKA

SANTA

When: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Where: Tomoka Outpost in side Tomoka State Park, 2099 N. Beach St., Ormond Beach Details: Santa is coming to the Tomoka Outpost. Bring your wish list and take a photo with Santa. All ages and pets are welcome. For information, call 386-673-0022.

UNTO US CHRISTMAS

SPECIAL When: 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Where: New Way Church, 293 Old Moody Blvd., Palm Coast Details: Celebrate the birth of Jesus with New Way Church’s special, “Unto Us.” Experience carols and dramas.

SHAVE FOR THE BRAVE

When: 12 p.m.

Where: Fletcher’s Irish Pub, 393 W. Granada Blvd., Or mond Beach Details: Attend this beardshaving event benefitting chil dren battling cancer during the holiday season. Presented by the Live Like Cameron Foundation with Fletcher’s Irish Pub and Proper Barber Co. There will be a cornhole tournament first, and then a live shaving party, as well as raffle prizes and other activi ties. Visit bit.ly/3FypkID.

CHRISKWANZUKKAH

When: 1-4 p.m.

Where: The Casements, 25 Riverside Drive, Ormond Beach Details: Poets, singers, song writers and performers are ready to entertain you during this holiday-themed, familyfriendly event cosponsored by the Creative Happiness Institute, Ormond MainStreet, Ormond Beach Arts Dis trict, Live Poets Society and Tomoka Poets. There will also be an open- mic session at the end, so bring your work to share. Free. For information, or to add your name to the list of performers, call Marc Davidson at 386-846-7818.

MONDAY, DEC. 12

COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS

PARTY

When: 6 p.m.

Where: Alfie’s Restaurant, 1666 Ocean Shore Blvd., Ormond Beach

Details: Join the Ormondby-the-Sea Lions Club for a community Christmas party. Costs $25 for a prime rib dinner. There will be enter tainment by the Magic of Brandon Smith. Reservations necessary. Call 386-441-4421.

CIVIL DISCOURSE/ COMMON GROUND

When: 5:30 p.m.

Where: Ormond Beach Re gional Library auditorium, 30 S. Beach St., Ormond Beach

Details: Civil Discourse/Com mon Ground is requesting any and all feedback or discussion on the reorganization of this civic-minded group. Linda Williams and Bill Denny, cofounders of Civil Discourse, are interested in a collabora tive community group which aims to include all sides of an issue through dialogue. Zoom is available. Send an email to billdenny105@gmail.com for an invitation. Attendees are also welcome to send feed back or suggestions to linda@ bluegreenalgae.com.

TUESDAY, DEC. 13

FLAGLER TIGER BAY CLUB

DECEMBER 2022 MEETING

When: 5:30-8:30 p.m.

Where: Hammock Dunes Club, 30 Avenue Royale, Palm Coast

Details: The Flagler Tiger Bay Club will feature awardwinning journalist and WESH 2 Bureau Chief Claire Metz as the holiday dinner keynote speaker for its December meeting. Metz will share a bipartisan view of local, state and national politics as the headliner of the final 2022 Speaker Series event for the

club. Registration costs $65 for members and $75 for guests. Visit flaglertigerbay club.com.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 14

HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE

When: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Where: Holly Hill History Mu seum, 1066 Ridgewood Ave., Holly Hill Details: The Holly Hill His toric Society and the Holly Hill Chamber of Commerce are joining to host a holiday open house with refresh ments, beer and wine, raffles and more. Call the museum at 386-252-2339 for informa tion.

THURSDAY, DEC. 15

FPRA’S PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT LUNCHEON

When: 11:30 a.m.

Where: Dennis McGee Room, Daytona Beach International Airport, 700 Catalina Drive, Suite 300, Daytona Beach Details: The Volusia/Fla gler Chapter of the Florida Public Relations Associa tion is welcoming Dr. Matt Wilson as guest speaker for its December professional development luncheon. He will discuss how bridging philanthropy and public rela tions can drive organizational success. Register by noon on Dec. 12. Luncheon costs $30 for members, $40 for non-members and $15 for students. Walk-ins accepted on the day of the luncheon with a $5 surcharge. Visit fpravf.org.

COMMUNITY BAND HOLIDAY PERFORMANCE

When: 7 p.m. Where: Palm Coast City Hall, 160 Lake Ave., Palm Coast Details: The Palm Coast Community Band and the jazz band will play holiday tunes in front of City Hall. Interested in joining the band? Email palmcoastband@gmail.com for more information.

ONGOING 2022 CHRISTMAS WALKTHROUGH DISPLAY

When: 5:30-10 p.m. daily Where: 111 Pine Creek Court, Ormond Beach Details: The Schoolcrafts’ 2022 Christmas Display, with over 170 inflatables, is now open, wind and weather permitting. Admission is free, but donations are appreci ated. A movie theater plays movies nightly at dusk. Wellbehaved leashed animals are welcome. Visit facebook. com/scdecorationsormond beach.

TO REMEMBER

When: 6-9 p.m., Dec. 7-31 Where: Riverfront Esplanade, 249 N. Beach St., Daytona Beach Details: Start a new holiday tradition while you explore the new Riverfront Esplanade overlooking the Halifax River in downtown Daytona Beach. This multi-day celebration features community events such as a a movie on the lawn, holiday bazaar, Santa sight ings and live music concerts. Visit RiverfrontEsplanade. com.

EXERCISES FOR

THE MATURING BODY

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

SIXTH-ANNUAL MAGIC OF LIGHTS

When: Through Jan. 1 Where: Daytona Interna tional Speedway, 1801 W. International Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach Details: The drive-thru lights extravaganza is back, with more than one million lights and holiday scenes. New this year is the premiere of the Barbie holiday light display, as well as the Big Foot Monster Trucks and Prehistoric Christ mas. Tickets cost $20 per vehicle in advance through Dec. 8, or $30 at the gate weekdays; or $35 on week ends. From Dec. 9 to Jan. 1, weekday entrance costs $25 in advance or $35 at the gate; or $40 on weekends. Visit MagicofLights.com.

HOLIDAY LIGHT FIGHT

When: Nov. 24-Dec. 17 Where: City of Palm Coast Details: Palm Coast resi dents: Break out all of your lights, garland, inflatable snowmen and more to partici pate in our new Holiday Light Fight. Palm Coast Parks and Recreation is working with the city’s GIS department to create maps showing where residents’ light displays are located. Judging will take place on Dec. 17, and winners will receive lawn signs to mark their yards as award winners. Call 386-986-2360.

Ten-year-old author publishes first book

BRENT WORONOFF ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Bella Soumokil spent three years writing a children’s book about a frog named Fred. She started the story when she was 5 and finished at age 8. Now she’s 10, and her book, “Fred the Great,” has been published and is avail able online through all major booksellers and can be ordered in bookstores worldwide. It was released on Dec. 6.

Bella lives in Palm Coast with her parents, Aaron and Maya Soumokil, and her three siblings. She attends Christ the King Lutheran Academy. She has been writing and drawing since she was 5, fold ing and stapling copy paper together to form her own books, Maya Soumokil said.

Bella has written other sto ries, but she always came back to her story about Fred the frog, her mom said.

Aaron Soumokil had the idea of publishing the story — but just one copy, as a gift for his in-laws. Last year, he spoke to Andy Sanders, a friend from church, who has been involved in the publish ing industry for over 20 years.

“He read it and couldn’t believe a 9-year-old wrote it,” Aaron Soumokil said. “He said, ‘You didn’t help her at all?’ I said, ‘No not at all.’ She asked us how to spell a word here and there, but that’s all.”

Sanders decided to help the Soumokils publish, mar ket and distribute the book. His son, Michael Sanders, a professional illustrator, was

hired to do the illustrations. Bella was included in all the decision-making.

Andy Sanders, who owned a publishing house in Syra cuse, New York, with his wife, Cathy, before it closed in 2018, had never signed an author under the age of 21 before. But he saw this as a rare opportu nity to give a young author a foundation in what it takes to get a book published.

“Bella has a special gift,” Andy Sanders said. “I wanted her to go through the process (of self-publishing). When she gets older, she’ll be able to sign a traditional publish ing deal.”

The Soumokils are fund ing the book. Andy and Cathy Sanders, through their com pany, CS Book Design, edited the book and handled interior design and layout, format ting and cover design. Ingram Content Group is handling distribution.

Bella’s book is about a self ish frog who winds up in the stomach of a huge catfish.

Spoiler alert: Fred escapes the catfish’s stomach and learns some lessons, includ ing humility and the impor tance of family.

Bella has talked about

wanting to be an author and illustrator since she was little, her mom said. Bella is an avid reader, who likes war stories. One of her favorite books, she said, is “The Book Thief,” a novel about a young girl liv ing in Nazi Germany.

“Fred the Great” was a sto ry she couldn’t get out of her head.

“I just thought about a frog, and I kept on writing and it just made a story,” she said.

Aaron Soumokil said Bella loves animals and catches tree frogs in their backyard.

“We’ve had a lot of tree frogs on our lanai that she’s observed,” Maya Soumokil noted.

Bella has started writing a sequel to “Fred the Great,” which the Sanders also plan to help publish.

“They took this project under their wings, because they really want it to be suc cessful,” Aaron Soumokil said of Andy and Cathy Sanders. “We’re not looking to sell a million copies. This was a good lesson for her to learn how much work it takes to get a book published. She’s really excited. I’m just glad she got to experience it. Hopefully it inspires her.”

Bella Soumokil was involved in all the decisions in publishing her book, ‘Fred the Great.’

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Bella Somokil, of Palm Coast, checks out her book, “Fred the Great,” which was released on Dec. 6.

Locals crowd streets for Flagler Beach parade

SIERRA WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER

The Holiday at the Beach parade opened another holiday season in Flagler Beach on Dec. 3, much to the enthusiasm of residents.

The parade, hosted and organized by the Rotary Club of Flagler Beach, began at 2 p.m. with Santa’s success ful touchdown on the beach. Mayor Suzie Johnston led the procession down State Road A1A on the back of a convertible.

The parade started on North Sixth Street and went south on A1A, then west down South Sixth Street. Par ticipants lined up beforehand to compete for awards in the following categories: “Outstanding Perfor mance,” “Most Creative,” “Best Hol iday Spirit” and “Judges’ Choice.”

Several dance groups and local organizations and businesses partic ipated, including the Flagler Wom en’s Club and the Flagler County Corvette Club.

Matanzas High School’s band and Blue Steel drum band both per formed holiday music for the crowd.

Two Flagler County Sheriff’s Office motorcycle deputies drove circles and figure eights in the street, while Sheriff Rick Staly led deputies on horseback.

Even the Grinch made an appear

ance, riding atop an FCSO airboat. The crowd lined both sides of the street, cheering as the parade passed. Even with the beach, boardwalk and dunes damaged from the recent hurricanes, people took advantage of the 70-degree weather to swim in the ocean and fly kites in the sun.

After the parade, Santa was avail able for

at the Flagler Beach City Hall.

TRIBUTES

Ruth Ann Heritage Da vis, age 64 of Ormond Beach, Florida, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, November 19, 2022 at AdventHealth Hospital in Daytona Beach, Florida sur rounded by her loving family.

Ruth worked as a high school Math Teacher and re tired in 2011. She had a Mas ter’s Degree in Education from University of North Jacksonville, made a career out of educating others, and was a lifetime learner. She served in multiple volunteer positions and always found time in her busy schedule to find a new opportunity to help the less fortunate; so much so that in honor of her wishes, she was received as a full body organ donor at the time of her death. Ruth’s many talents included cro cheting, needle point, and remodeling homes with her husband. She loved nature, and the Grand Canyon was her favorite place to visit; she hiked the Canyon rim to rim twice, and it was on her bucket list to hike again.

Ruth was born in Camden, New Jersey to the late Charles and Thelma Berger Heritage and was a longtime resident of Glassboro. She is preceded in death by a sister, Catherine Heritage, and husband, Leopoldo Perez. She cherished her family and is survived by her husband, Greg Davis; a

sister, Suzanne Madanat; daughters Virginia DeRoma and husband, Christopher, Alexis Perez, Sara Murry and husband, Patrick; and a son, Manuel Perez. Ruth is also survived by her two grandsons, Leonardo DeRoma and William Murry, whom she adored.

Graveside services were held at 11:00 am November 28, 2022 at the Hanging Dog Baptist Church Cemetery, with the Reverend Eddis Dockery officiating. Pallbearers were J.B. Reeves, Jerome Dockery, Max O’Dell, Rex Davis, Manuel Perez, and Patrick Murphy. Hon-

orary pallbearer was Greg Davis.

In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials in memory of Ruth Ann Davis be made out to and sent to Hanging Dog Baptist Church Lower Cemetery P.O. Box 968 Murphy, NC 28906 or to Gracelife Beachside Church, 6 Sandra Drive, Ormond Beach, Florida 32176, online at https://gracelifebeach. com/give

Ivie Funeral Home, Murphy in charge of arrangements.

An online guest register is available at www.iviefuneralhome.com

DONATIONS:

In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials in memory of Ruth Ann Davis be made out to and sent to Hanging Dog Baptist Church Lower Cemetery P.O. Box 968 Murphy, NC 28906 or to Gracelife Beachside Church, 6 Sandra Drive, Ormond Beach, Florida 32176, online at https:// gracelifebeach.com/give

Ruth Ann Davis

She served in multiple volunteer positions and always found time in her busy schedule to find a new opportunity to help the less fortunate...

photos

The parade began with Santa parachuting onto the beach in front of the pier.

Santa Claus parachutes in, starting Flagler Beach’s holiday parade.

Flagler County Sheriff’s Office deputies take part in the parade.

The Matanzas High School band performs Christmas songs.

Halle, Griffin and Marlee Ferrara; Jason and Jen Vaders; Gen, Ezra, Malachi and Selah Macclos key; Shena and Ben Barrett

Amy and Rylee Stives watch the parade from a spot in front of Sally’s Ice Cream.

Missy and Devon Dorato took their son Cole, 3, to see the parade.

Photos by Sierra Williams

Photo courtesy of the FCSO

Norma and Dave Phillips sit in the shade to enjoy the holiday parade.

Discipline and commitment

Locals compete in CLASH Endurance triathlon.

MICHELE MEYERS CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Clash Endurance athletes flooded the Daytona International Speed way for three days of competition beginning Friday, Dec. 2, with a field of 51 professional athletes from all over the world vying for a $100,000 purse.

Olympians and world champions, along with a myriad of elite triath letes, competed on a special “Day tona distance” course that consisted of a 1-mile swim in Lake Lloyd, a 37.5-mile bike and an 8.2-mile run around the track. Angelica Olmo, from Italy, won the women’s pro fessional title with a time of 2:40:11, while France’s Vincent Luis won the men’s title in 2:23:48.

In a Clash Endurance news release, Bill Christy, CEO of Clash Endurance, said he “continues to be amazed by the pros’ performances” and believes “sharing their stories and athletic prowess to audiences in the U.S. and worldwide is part of their mission.”

On Dec. 2, runners, joggers and walkers took over One Daytona to participate in the family-friendly 5K Jingle Jog. Participants crossed International Speedway Boulevard to run through the Magic of Lights at the speedway and returned to

One Daytona to enjoy the holiday festivities.

Over 3,000 athletes, representing 40 states and 26 countries, compet ed throughout the weekend, includ ing local triathletes Naomi Ventura and Dominico Bui. Both are residents of Ormond Beach and train with the Ormond Beach Triathlon Club.

“We all train together and hang together,” Ventura said. “That makes training so much more enjoyable. Everyone is supportive and moti vational. The journey is really the training and the process of getting the body and mind prepared for the race. The race is just the party at the end.”

Ventura started her fitness jour ney in a class called Butts and Guts, which led to running, then eventual ly, triathlons. She did her first sprint triathlon in 2013 but was petrified of the swim. She said the Ormond Beach YMCA has a Masters swim program with “one of the greatest swim instructors” — Scott Bay. She joined. It has taken her four to five years of constant work to progress. She is proof that anyone can over come their fears and compete in the sport.

out to ISB and back and then finished with a 13.1-mile run on the track. Ventura finished first in her age group and was the seventh over all female.

“I compete mostly to challenge myself,” she said. “Triathlon can almost be like another full-time job, so balancing training for all three sports with getting proper recovery and not getting injured is all part of the science, as well as learning to pace the race along with nutrition. It is exciting to see progress, then go to the race and see what the body can do and challenge myself to do my personal best.”

Eight years ago, fellow competi tor Bui found himself working late, waking up late and really not pay ing attention to what he was eating or drinking. He felt that his health was on a downward spiral. His path to fitness began with walking under the Granada Bridge.

“One day, I saw a very fit guy run ning up the bridge, so I started to run-jog,” he said. “I began to push myself up the bridge by counting and adding a light pole each day until I was able to run up the bridge with out stopping.”

“We all train together and hang together. That makes training so much more enjoyable. Everyone is supportive and motivational. The journey is really the training and the process of getting the body and mind prepared for the race. The race is just the party at the end.”

“I cried before the swim quite a few times,” she said. “But part of the fun was the challenge that a triathlon brings.”

She competed in the middle dis tance race, which consisted of a 1.2mile swim and a 56-mile bike ride

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The following winter, Bui joined Gold’s Gym, but found he did not care for running on the treadmill. A co-worker introduced him to spin ning, and he became addicted to the class. His love for outdoor cycling followed. He joined the Ormond Beach Triathlon Club, which he refers to as the OB Tri Crew. They introduced him to swimming, and he began to take lessons at the Ormond Beach YMCA. His workouts now consist of rotating all three sports within six days per week.

As the general manager of Takeya Steak House, his workload prohibits him from traveling to races on the weekends, but he has done a few local ones. Last year, he went from doing the sprint triathlon distances of .5-mile swim, 13-mile bike and 3.1-mile run to the Clash Daytona middle distance triathlon.

Bui signed up for the middle dis tance again this year, determined to beat his personal record. His time was 6:13:42. Everything was going smoothly until the run. His legs began to cramp, which made the last 13 miles of the race painful. He missed his PR by a little over one second.

“Triathlons have helped my fit ness level,” he said. “I’m more aware of taking care of my body and living a healthier lifestyle. As we all know, now these days we are all busy with work and many other activities. Many of us just tend to find excuses and be comfortable. So I tell people, don’t be intimidated by hardcore workout people. Just get up and go out there. Go for a walk to enjoy the morning fresh air. Eventually, you will see some kind of results and get into a good habit of some kind of workout routines.”

NAOMI QUALMANN-VENTURA, triathlete

Photo courtesy of Clash Endurance

Ormond Beach residents Dominico Bui, Naomi Qualmann-Ventura, Dinesh Arab and Irena Marks competed in the Clash Endurance middle distance triathlon at the Daytona International Speedway.

Stilt-walking angels Bryce Brozovich and Amelia Hanks are part of the entertainment at the Clash endurance 5K Jingle Jog event at One Daytona.

Photos by Michele Meyers

Ormond Beach resident Chelsea Sherman crosses the finish line.

Katie Daraio, of Ormond Beach, is all smiles as she grabs her medal.

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Knighten day: Senior scores 38 points to lead Matanzas

slashing guard who has a knack for getting to the basket — and the free throw line. He connected on 20 of 24 free throw attempts against the Titans.

BRENT WORONOFF ASSOCIATE EDITOR

In the Pirates’ final timeout on Fri day, Dec. 2, Matanzas boys basket ball coach Henry Robinson made eye contact with Karl Knighten and told the senior point guard to “be a superstar; close it out.”

Knighten did just that in the 80-74 home victory over University. He poured in 38 points including two free throws with 12.9 seconds left to wrap up the Pirates’ first win of the season.

Knighten is playing for his third high school in three years. He attend ed Calvary Christian in Ormond Beach as a freshman and sophomore. He played for FPC last year and was the Bulldogs’ second-leading scorer at 11.6 points per game. But Matan zas feels different, he said. It feels like home.

“It’s like family here,” Knighten said. “Coach Henn lets me play my game. He treats me like I’m one of his.”

Knighten’s 38-point game was his second highest scoring output in his high school career. He scored 44 as a freshman at Calvary. Knighten is a

Matanzas junior guard Tariq Sha kir added 19 points, including four 3-pointers, while senior postman Jude Lukaszewski scored 16 points and pulled down 10 rebounds. Javius Burrell also grabbed 10 rebounds for the Pirates.

The Pirates (1-3) had lost their first two games by two points apiece before falling to 2022 regional final ist Oakleaf 80-58 on Nov. 30. Uni versity (1-2) had been in a couple of tight battles themselves, beating FPC 50-48 on Nov. 29 and losing to Lyman 57-56 on Nov. 30.

The Titans pulled within three points in the final minute against the Pirates, but Shakir hit one of two free throws with 20 seconds left. Knight en then stole the ball, was fouled and drained both free throws with 12.9 seconds remaining to make it 80-74.

“Today we closed the game out the right way,” Knighten said. “We didn’t rush anything. We trusted what coach told us.”

The two teams combined to shoot 80 free throws with University con verting 27 of 38 and Matanzas mak ing 27 of 42.

Mainland advances to state championship football game

Travis Roland has a championship ring as a player; now he can add another as a coach.

BRENT WORONOFF ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Travis Roland was Mainland’s lead ing tackler when the Bucs won the Class 5A state football champion ship in 2003.

Nineteen years later, Roland is again leading the Bucs to the state championship game — this time as the team’s head coach. Is the feeling comparable?

“Oh, I’m honestly not sure if I even know,” he said. “It’s very nostalgic. I’m glad to be here, you know. I told the kids, I think it’s going to be more satisfying as a coach, just because you get to watch your kids celebrate, kind of like being a parent.”

Mainland overcame a nine-point deficit to defeat host Fort Myers Dunbar 30-23 in a Class 3S state semifinal on Friday, Dec. 3.

The Bucs (11-3) will meet Lake Wales (14-0) for the championship at 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16, at DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale.

Lake Wales entered the playoffs as the third-ranked team in Class 3S, while Mainland was ranked ninth.

But the Bucs have saved their best football for the postseason. They’ve knocked off the teams ranked second (Rockledge), fifth (Jensen Beach) and sixth (Dunbar) in successive weeks.

Ajai Harrell has scored 11 of his

being a parent.”

TRAVIS ROLAND

28 touchdowns this season in the past four playoff games. The senior receiver/running back/wildcat quarterback continued his torrid pace with three touchdowns against Dunbar.

“Ajai is Ajai,” Roland said. “He’s one of the best high school football players in the state of Florida. He’s a special player, a very special player. People know we’re going to give him the ball. He thrives on making people miss one on one.”

Mainland took a 14-0 lead against the Tigers (10-2) on Jackie Bowdry’s 40-yard touchdown run and Har rell’s 57-yard catch-and-run for a score.

But Dunbar scored 23 unanswered points that included a 97-yard inter ception return by Shawn Russ and a 58-yard touchdown run by T.J. Abrams.

“We had like 283 (yards on offense) to their 105 at the half,” Roland said. “So it was kind of disappointing we couldn’t punch the ball into the end zone,” Roland said.

That changed in the second half.

Jacob Gettman booted a 31-yard field

goal, and Harrell scored on a 1-yard run to tie the score and a 5-yard run to put the Bucs back on top with three minutes left.

Dunbar blocked the extra point and had a final chance to win or tie the score and send the game to over time. But the Bucs sacked quarter back Landon Winterbottom twice to force a fourth-and 29. Winterbot tom’s final pass fell incomplete, and

Mainland ran out the clock.

“The defense played really, really, really well,” Roland said. “I couldn’t be more proud of those guys, the way that they played. They battled all game.”

Mainland has two weeks to prepare for the title game.

Roland was a member of the Bucs’ only state championship football team. Now, his players can earn a

second championship trophy for the program.

“We know we’ve got to do a good job getting prepared,” Roland said. “We’ve got to be smart about the bye week and understand that we’ve got to make sure we handle our busi ness. We just have to continue going the route we’ve been going, take care of our bodies and be ready to play.”

“I told the kids, I think it’s going to be more satisfying as a coach, just because you get to watch your kids celebrate, kind of like

The Pirates defeated University 80-74 in a boys basketball game.

Photo by Brent Woronoff

Karl Knighten (2) scored 38 points to lead Matanzas to an 80-74 victory over University on Dec. 3 at the Pirates’ gym.

File photo by Michele Meyers

Mainland coach Travis Roland fist bumps defensive lineman Ramon McCollough during a spring game earlier this year. Mc Collough was in on two sacks to thwart Dunbar's final drive on Dec. 3.

“Having (Karl Knighten) is a big-time addition to the program. He can score it, distribute it, run the offense and guard the other team’s best player on the perimeter. We’re blessed to have him.”

HENRY ROBINSON, Matanzas coach

BRENT WORONOFF ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Best of the week

SATURDAY, DEC. 10

Girls basketball: FSU Uni viersity High at Mainland, 4 p.m. FSU University is one of the top teams in Class 3A.

MONDAY, DEC. 12

Girls soccer: DeLand at Flagler Palm Coast, 7:30. The first of three games in five days for FPC. The Bulldogs host New Smyrna Beach on on Dec. 13 at 7:30 p.m.

TUESDAY, DEC. 13

Girls basketball: Seabreeze at FPC, 7:30 p.m. First of three home games in four days for FPC.

Boys soccer: FPC at Seabreeze, 7 p.m. The Sand crabs beat the Bulldogs twice last season.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 1

Wrestling: FPC at New Smyrna Beach, 6:30 p.m. Prep for the Bulldogs’ district duals on Dec. 15 at Gainesville Buchholz.

Boys basketball: Atlantic at Seabreeeze, 7:30 p.m. First of four games in four days for Seabreeze.

Matanzas’ Breckenridge, Seabreeze’s Chesley sign with universities

Matanzas shortstop Gabe Brecken ridge signed a letter of intent on Dec. 1 to continue his baseball career next year at Mississippi Valley State.

“In today’s age of recruiting, you have to put yourself out there,” said Matanzas baseball coach Jim Perry. “Gabe put himself out there and he performed. All the things coaches talk about — work ethic, consistency, great attitude — he brings all of those things to the table.”

Breckenridge batted .300 with 24 runs scored as a junior last season. He started at second base for the Pirates as a sophomore and moved to shortstop last year. He said he chose Mississippi Valley State over Alcorn State, Morehouse College, Savannah State and Florida Memorial.

“I wanted to go to an HBCU (his torically Black college and universi ties),” he said. “I wanted to experi ence a different culture.”

He said when he visited Missis sippi Valley State he liked the culture and first-year coach Milton Barney, who will be the school’s third base ball coach in three years.

“He’s trying to flip the program around, and I wanted to be a part of that,” Breckenridge said.

Breckenridge has played baseball his whole life. His father, Lamont, is an assistant baseball coach at Matan zas and a former assistant coach at Flagler Palm Coast when current Matanzas athletic director was the Bulldogs’ head baseball coach.

“Since he was 11, 12 years old, Gabe

came to practice with me every day,” Lamont Breckenridge said.

SEABREEZE SOCCER STAR BRIANNA CHESLEY RETURNS

Seabreeze girls soccer player Brianna Chesley scored the game’s only goal in her first game of the season, Dec. 2 against New Smyrna Beach.

Chesley had been injured and missed the Sandcrabs’ first six games. Before the Thanksgiving break, the senior forward signed a letter-of-intent to play soccer next year at Baylor University.

“She’s a remarkable player. She changes things for us when she’s on the field, that’s for sure,” Seabreeze coach Eli Freidus said.

Last season, Chesley scored 23 goals in 15 games. She scored three goals in two games and four goals twice — against Spruce Creek in the

Five Star Conference championship on Jan. 13 and against Eustis on Jan. 31.

“We were supposed to bring her back slowly (from her injury),” Frei dus said. “She doesn’t have the per sonality for that. She likes to run people over. She has one speed — full speed.”

Seabreeze improved to 2-5 with its 1-0 win over New Smyrna. Its losses have come to teams with a combined record of 22-2-3 heading into games on Dec. 6.

“We’re playing these top teams in the state and the country,” Freidus said. “I’m feeling pretty good where we’re at, actually.”

The Sandcrabs visit Spruce Creek, Thursday, Dec. 8, for a 5 p.m. game.

PIRATES’ GIRLS, BOYS

WRESTLERS WIN TOURNEYS

Matanzas won the Lady Clash of the Titans girls wrestling tournament at University High School on Dec. 2. With 204.5 points, the top-ranked team in the state cruised to an easy win in the 25-team field. The Pirates outscored second-place South Dade by 81.5 points.

Matanzas’s boys team won its own Southern Paint Scuffle duals tour nament on Dec. 3. The Pirates went 5-0 in their dual matches. Mainland finished fifth with a 2-2 mark.

Matanzas’ Dylan Parkinson was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Wrestler. Parkinson went 5-0 at 152 pounds. Four other Matanzas wrestlers went 5-0: T.J. McLean (106 pounds), Kaden Gold

er (113), Toryion Stallings (126) and Tyler Thomas (220).

At the Clash of the Titans tourna ment, four Pirates won individual titles: Mariah Mills (110 pounds), Christina Borgmann (120), Brielle Bibla (130) and Kendall Bibla (140). Matanzas also had three third-place finishers — Autumn Jarvis (115), Tiana Fries (125) and Brooklyn Watt (190) — and one fourth-place fin isher in Bre’anna Corley (135).

Flagler Palm Coast’s Joslyn John son finished fourth at 100 pounds. Mainland, which finished seventh overall, had one champ (Cheyenne Wigley, 235 pounds) and three oth ers who placed: Jah’Mya Hill, second at 155; Eva Rojas, fourth, 190; and Katherine Meza-Perez, fourth, 235.

HIGH SCHOOL RESULTS

Flagler Palm Coast’s girls basket ball team defeated University 39-17 on Dec. 2 with freshman Alexandria Connerton scoring a game-high 12 points. The Bulldogs (3-2) lost to Winter Springs 42-25 the following morning in a tournament at Spruce Creek. Hannah Clark led FPC with eight points.

Matanzas’ girls weightlifting team hosted a four-team match with Pal atka, DeLand and Florida School for the Deaf and Blind on Nov. 30. The Pirates finished second behind Pal atka with Matanzas’ Aryanna DiFat ta (110 pounds) and Maria Kelly (139) winning their weight classes.

Send results and story ideas to brent@palmcoastobserver.com

Photo by Brent Woronoff Matanzas base ball player Gabe Breckenridge with his father, Lamont, and mother, Candi, after signing with Mississippi Valley State.

Courtesy photo by Brandon Badraoui, Seabreeze yearbook staff

Seabreeze forward Brianna Chesley, center with her parents, signed to play soc cer next year at Baylor University.

Shakir hit two consecutive 3-pointers at the end of the first half to tie the score at 38-38.

“Last year, Tariq was our primary ball handler. Playing next to Karl allows him to play off the ball, and it’s opened up his game,” Robinson said. The Pirates won two more games on Dec. 5-6, defeating Jacksonville Trinity Chris tian 57-31 and Father Lopez 61-56 in overtime. They return home Thursday, Dec. 8, against Pedro Menendez.

Jude Lucaszewski (11) shoots a turnaround jumper.

Javius Burrell shoots a free throw for the Pirates.

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Beach house built in 1954 tops sales list

house with a dune walk to the beach was the top real estate transaction for the week of Oct. 28 to Nov. 2 in Flagler County in the Multiple Listing Ser vice. James Gordon, of Jacksonville Beach, sold 3153 N. Oceanshore Blvd. to Ocean Chai LLC, of Austin, Texas, for $1,285,000. Built in 1954, the house is a 3/2.5 and has a fireplace, dune walk and 2,126 square feet.

WAYNE GRANT REAL ESTATE EDITOR

Condos

Bron Taylor and Beth Corey-Taylor sold 700 Cinnamon Beach Way, Unit 663, to Liberty Wecker, of Oregon City, Oregon, for $765,000. Built in 2004, the condo is a 3/2 and has 1,344 square feet.

Jane Bernard, of Palm Coast, sold 50 Club House Drive, Unit 202, to Marion Forrest, of Palm Coast, for $145,000. Built in 1977, the condo is a 1/1 and has 665 square feet.

Cypress Knoll Precision Custom Builders of North Florida LLC, of Bunnell, sold 11 Eastgate Lane to Jacob Martin and Elizabeth Degen, of Palm Coast, for $585,000. Built in 2022, the house is a 4/3 and has 2,430 square feet.

Florida Park

Julio Martinez and Jeannine Scott, of Stuart, sold 58 Freeland Lane to Jacqueline Godlewski, of Palm Coast, for $313,000. Built in 1986, the house is a 3/2 and has a fireplace and 1,668 square feet. It sold in 2017 for $160,000.

Fuquay Michael and Pamela Mann, of Flagler Beach, sold 1404 S. Central Ave. to Jay and Joyce Silberkleit, of Oxford, Connecticut, for $788,750.

Built in 2019, the house is a 3/2.5 and has a swimming pool and 1,808 square feet.

Grand Haven Nicholas and Susan Rotella, of Palm Coast, sold 4 Sweetwater Court to William and Karen Delaney, of Palm Coast, for $515,000. Built in 2006, the house is a 3/3 and has 2,528 square feet.

Grand Reserve and Golf Club D.R. Horton Inc. Jacksonville, of St. Johns, sold 23 Pinnacle Place to Kenneth and Michelle Bailey, of Bunnell, for $309,990. Built in 2022, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,655 square feet.

Indian Trails

AD Homes and Consulting LLC, of Orlando, sold 3 Bolling Lane to Jenner Martin, of Palm Coast, for $446,900. Built in 2022, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,983 square feet.

Matanzas Woods

Seagate Homes LLC, of Palm Coast, sold 13 Lagoon Way to Nicholas and Barbara Russo, of Palm Coast, for $414,640. Built in 2022, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,991 square feet.

Not in Subdivision

Rodion and Mayya Novozhilov, of Renton, Washington, sold 94 Ryan Drive to Erica Jurjo, of Palm Coast, for $390,000. Built in 2021, the

house is a 3/2 and has 1,723 square feet.

Lin and Zhi Xu sold 39 Farraday Lane to Stacey Jones and Rosni Strudwick, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, for $380,000. Built in 1979, the house is a 2/2 and has 1,536 square feet.

Fany and Jeffrey Gusha, of Lake Worth, sold 73 Princeton Lane to Giuseppe and Debra Melluzzo, of Palm Coast, for $365,000. Built in 2005, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,822 square feet. It sold in 2019 for $200,000.

Holiday Builders Inc., of Mel bourne, sold 10 Weyanoke Lane to Edwin Halvorsen and Ruth Graber, of Palm Coast, for $289,990. Built in 2022, the house is a 4/2 and has 1,806 square feet.

Palm Harbor James and Karen Williams, of Palm Coast, sold 24 Old Oak Drive S. to Laura Blechen, of Temecula, Cali fornia, for $860,000. Built in 2004, the house is a 4/3 and has a swim ming pool, boat dock, boathouse and 3,610 square feet.

AD Homes and Consulting LLC, of Orlando, sold 25 Firethorn Lane

to Matthew and Claudia Karsten, of Palm Coast, for $499,900. Built in 2022, the house is a 4/3 and has 2,306 square feet.

Pine Grove D.R. Horton Inc. Jacksonville, of St. Johns, sold 9 Pine Bluff Lane to Samantha Morrison and Cyn thia Morrison, of Palm Coast, for $363,990. Built in 2022, the house is a 4/2 and has 1,862 square feet.

Holiday Builders Inc., of Mel bourne, sold 52 Point Pleasant Drive to Calixte and Natasha Duffaut, of Palm Coast, for $275,490. Built in 2022, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,552 square feet.

Pine Lakes Darrell and Amber McGehee, of Palm Coast, sold 36 Whittingham Lane to Fred Rebarber, of Palm Coast, for $420,000. Built in 2007, the house is a 4/3 and has 2,617 square feet. It sold in 2013 for $194,000.

Leslie Veracka sold 69 Westchester Lane to Wild Florida Investments LLC, of Palm Coast, for $255,000. Built in 1985, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,456 square feet. It sold in 2017 for $137,000.

Quail Hollow

FL Vertical Holdings LLC, of Miami, sold 11 Lloleeta Path to Michael and Margot Katchur, of Dillsburg, Pennsylvania, for $473,500. Built in 2022, the house is a 4/3 and has 2,306 square feet.

Royal Palms

Offerpad SPE Borrower A LLC, of Chandler, Arizona, sold 2 Rolling Fern Place to Armando Carlo, of Palm Coast, for $354,900. Built in 2006, the house is a 4/2 and has 2,246 square feet. It sold in June for $375,000.

Southwest Quadrant

Daniel Finn and Sharon Woodland, of Palm Coast, sold 35 Palermo Lane to Jeffrey and Denise Breithaupt, of Palm Coast, for $357,000. Built in 2020, the house is a 4/2 and has 1,855 square feet. It sold in 2020 for $230,000.

Sugar Mill Plantation

Margaret Dudley, individually and as trustee, sold 4 John Bulow Circle to Christina and Dan Rosley, of Flagler Beach, for $640,000. Built in 2000, the house is a 3/2.5 and has a swimming pool and 2,599 square feet.

The Village Robin Hayes, of Flagler Beach, sold Candice Cornelssen, of Flagler Beach, for $350,000. Built in 1986, the house is a 2/2 and has 1,219 square feet. It sold in August for $235,000.

Village at Palm Coast

Richard and Tammy Kolacz, of Alden, New York, sold 101 Longview Way N. to Richard and June Obrecht, of Palm Coast, for $1,195,000. Built in 2004, the house is a 4/3 and has a swimming pool and 2,674 square feet. It sold in 2020 for $700,000.

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

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The top transaction in Flagler County sold for $1,285,000. The three-bedroom house is on Oceanshore Boulevard.

NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 45 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA.

CIVIL DIVISION CASE NO. 2019 10592 CIDL THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWALT, INC., ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2007-18CB MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2007-18CB, Plaintiff, vs. UNKNOWN HEIRS OF STEVEN MICHAEL POLLARD; KIMBERLY POLLARD A/K/A KIMBERLEE POLLARD; LINDA MARIE GREEN N/K/A LINDA MARIE PHIPPS; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF LINDA MARIE GREEN N/K/A LINDA MARIE PHIPPS; UNKNOWN HEIRS OF LINDA MARIE GREEN N/K/A LINDA MARIE PHIPPS; PATTIE LORENE ALLEN N/K/A PATTIE LORENE POLLARD; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF PATTIE LORENE ALLEN N/K/A PATTIE LORENE POLLARD; UNKNOWN HEIRS OF PATTIE LORENE ALLEN N/K/A PATTIE LORENE POLLARD; SHANNON POLLARD BONNER; SHAWN STEVEN NAGY UNKNOWN TENANT NO. 1; UNKNOWN TENANT NO. 2; and ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING INTERESTS BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST A NAMED DEFENDANT TO THIS ACTION, OR HAVING OR CLAIMING TO HAVE ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY HEREIN DESCRIBED, Defendant(s).

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to an Order or Final Judgment of fore closure dated December 1, 2022, and en tered in Case No. 2019 10592 CIDL of the Circuit Court in and for Volusia County, Florida, wherein THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWALT, INC., ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2007-18CB MORTGAGE PASS-

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THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2007-18CB is Plaintiff and UNKNOWN HEIRS OF STEVEN MICHAEL POL LARD; KIMBERLY POLLARD A/K/A KIMBERLEE POLLARD; LINDA MARIE GREEN N/K/A LINDA MARIE PHIPPS; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF LINDA MARIE GREEN N/K/A LINDA MARIE PHIPPS; UNKNOWN HEIRS OF LINDA MARIE GREEN N/K/A LINDA MARIE PHIPPS; PATTIE LORENE ALLEN N/K/A PATTIE LORENE POLLARD; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF PATTIE LORENE ALLEN N/K/A PATTIE LORENE POLLARD; UN KNOWN HEIRS OF PATTIE LORENE ALLEN N/K/A PATTIE LORENE POL LARD; SHANNON POLLARD BONNER; SHAWN STEVEN NAGY UNKNOWN TENANT NO. 1; UNKNOWN TENANT NO. 2; and ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING INTERESTS BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST A NAMED DE FENDANT TO THIS ACTION, OR HAV ING OR CLAIMING TO HAVE ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY HEREIN DESCRIBED, are Defendants, LAURA E ROTH, Clerk of the Circuit Court, will sell to the high est and best bidder for cash www.volusia. realforeclose.com, 11:00 a.m., on January 17, 2023 , the following described property as set forth in said Order or Final Judg ment, to-wit: LOT 2, MILLER SUBDIVISION, AS PER PLAT THEREOF, RE CORDED IN PLAT BOOK 35, PAGE 146, OF THE PUBLIC RE CORDS OF VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA.

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 BEFORE THE CLERK REPORTS THE SURPLUS AS UNCLAIMED. THE COURT, IN ITS DESCRETION, MAY ENLARGE THE TIME OF THE SALE. NOTICE OF THE CHANGED TIME OF SALE SHALL BE PUBLISHED AS PRO VIDED HEREIN.

this notice shall be published twice, once a week for two consecutive weeks, with the last publication being at least 5 days prior to the

REQUESTS FOR ACCOMMODA TIONS BY

TIES

PERSONS WITH DISABILI

If you are a person with a disability who needs an 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 Admin istration, 125 E. Orange Ave., Ste. 300, Daytona Beach, FL 32114, (386) 257-6096, at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the ap pearance is less than 7 days; if you are hear ing or voice impaired, call 711.

THESE ARE NOT COURT INFORMA TION NUMBERS SOLICITUD DE ADAPTACIONES PARA PERSONAS CON DISCAPACID ADES

Si usted es una persona con discapacidad que necesita una adaptacin para poder par ticipar en este procedimiento, usted tiene el derecho a que se le proporcione cierta asis tencia, sin incurrir en gastos. Comunquese con la Oficina de Administracin Judicial (Court Administration), 125 E. Orange Ave., Ste. 300, Daytona Beach, FL 32114, (386) 257-6096, con no menos de 7 das de antelacin de su cita de comparecencia ante el juez, o de inmediato al recibir esta notificacin si la cita de comparecencia est dentro de un plazo menos de 7 das; si usted tiene una discapacidad del habla o del odo, llame al 711.

ESTOS NUMEROS TELEFONICOS NO SON PARA OBTENER INFORMA CION JUDICIAL

DATED 12/1/22.

By: s/Jeffrey M. Seiden, Esq. Jeffrey M. Seiden Florida Bar No.: 57189 Roy Diaz, Attorney of Record Florida Bar No. 767700 Diaz Anselmo & Associates, P.A. Attorneys for Plaintiff 499 NW 70th Ave., Suite 309 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33317 Telephone: (954) 564-0071 Facsimile: (954) 564-9252

Service E-mail: answers@dallegal.com

FIRST INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No 2022 10446 PRDL Division: 10 IN RE: GLORIA L. MAX, Deceased.

The Trust administration of the estate of GLORIA L. MAX, deceased, whose date of death was September 10, 2021, is pend ing in the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 101 N. Alabama Ave., DeLand, FL 32724. The names and addresses of the Trustee and the Trustee’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: December 8, 2022.

Signed on this 1 day of December, 2022.

JACQUELINE SUSAN MILLER Trustee 765 Hunt Club Trail Port Orange, FL 32127 (386) 761-7669

Heidi S. Webb Attorney for Trustee Florida Bar No. 73958 140 South Beach Street, Suite 310 Daytona Beach, Florida 32114 Telephone: (386) 257-3332 Email: heidi@heidiwebb.com December 8, 15, 2022 22-00144I

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NOTICE

INSERTION

TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2022 12256 PRDL Division: 10 IN RE: RAYMOND L. MAX TRUST, Deceased.

The Trust administration of the estate of RAYMOND L. MAX, deceased, whose date of death was July 24, 2022, is pend ing in the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 101 N. Alabama Ave., DeLand, FL 32724. The names and addresses of the Trustee and the Trustee’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: December 8, 2022.

Signed on this 1 day of December, 2022.

JACQUELINE SUSAN MILLER Trustee 765 Hunt Club Trail Port Orange, FL 32127 (386) 761-7669

Heidi S. Webb Attorney for Trustee Florida Bar No. 73958 140 South Beach Street, Suite 310 Daytona Beach, Florida 32114 Telephone: (386) 257-3332

Email: heidi@heidiwebb.com December 8, 15, 2022 22-00145I

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE

Notice is hereby given that on 12/16/2022 at 10:30 am, the following mobile home will be sold at public auction pursuant to F.S. 715.109 1988 PALM HS PH091462A & PH091462B . Last Tenants: JEROME DIPAOLA and all unknown parties ben eficiaries heirs . Sale to be at LACOSTA PROPERTY LLC, 1275 LA COSTA VIL LAGE BLVD, PORT ORANGE, FL 32129. 813-241-8269. December 1, 8, 2022 22-00110V

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Notice is hereby given that on 12/16/2022 at 10:30 am, the following mobile home will be sold at public auction pursuant to F.S. 715.109 1991 PALM HS PH066839A & PH066839B . Last Tenants: STELLA BIELSKI AND ROBERT STANLEY BIEL SKI and all unknown parties beneficiaries heirs . Sale to be at LACOSTA PROP ERTY LLC, 1275 LA COSTA VILLAGE BLVD, PORT ORANGE, FL 32129. 813241-8269. December 1, 8, 2022 22-00111V

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Notice is hereby given that on 12/16/2022 at 10:30 am, the following mobile home will be sold at public auction pursuant to F.S. 715.109 1973 NEWM HS 2701151 . Last Tenants: RUBEN GONZALEZ AND ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES, BENEFI CIARIES, HEIRS, SUCCESSORS, AND ASSIGNS OF RUBEN GONZALEZ and all unknown parties beneficiaries heirs . Sale to be at LEGACY HCE, LLC DBA HIGH LAND COUNTRY ESTATES MHC, 830 NORTH HIGHWAY, DEBARY, FL, 32713. 813-241-8269. December 1, 8, 2022 22-00112V

SECOND INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2022-12766-PRDL Division 10 IN RE: ESTATE OF PHYLLIS LORRAINE COINER a/k/a PHYLLIS L. COINER Deceased.

The administration of the estate of Paul Magnusson, deceased, whose date of death was March 4, 2022, is pending in the Cir cuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Pro bate Division, the address of which is 101 North Alabama Avenue, Deland, Florida 32724. The names and addresses of the personal representatives and the personal representatives’ attorney are set forth be

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 December 1, 2022.

Personal

Personal

The administration of the estate of Phyllis Lorraine Coiner, deceased, whose date of death was November 1, 2022, is pending 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 December 1, 2022.

Personal Representative: Thomas J. Upchurch 1616 Concierge Blvd., Suite 101 Daytona Beach, Florida 32117

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

Upchurch Law 1616 Concierge Blvd., Suite 101 Daytona Beach, FL 32117 Telephone: (386) 492-3871

Email: service@upchurchlaw.com 2nd Email: clutes@upchurchlaw.com December 1, 8, 2022 22-00136I

SECOND INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2022-12831-PRDL Division 10 IN RE: ESTATE OF ANN ELIZABETH HAUDEN a/k/a ANN E. HAUDEN Deceased.

The administration of the estate of Ann Elizabeth Hauden, deceased, whose date of death was September 20, 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 December 1, 2022.

Personal Representative: Gerald D. Glesmer 11500 Shaffer Road Swanton, Ohio 43558

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 December 1, 8, 2022 22-00137I

SECOND INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 22-CP-12077 Division PRDL IN RE: ESTATE OF PAUL MAGNUSSON Deceased.

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