Palm Coast Observer 3-10-22

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Observer YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

REMEMBERING RIZZO PAGE 5

VOLUME 13, NO. 5

THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2022

Future of Palm Coast? Look west.

Palm Coast is seeking $3.14 million from the state to extend its major arterial roadways west of U.S. 1 PAGE 3

Students oppose state bill ‘Say gay’ walkouts PAGE 10 INSIDE WHY NO RETAIL? What’s next for Town Center? City Council considers options PAGE 2

MULTIFAMILY FATE Councilman Branquinho proposes moratorium PAGE 4

CRASH TEST

Palm Coast’s most likely crash scenario: lunchtime Thursdays, at Old Kings and Palm Coast Parkway PAGE 8

STRUBLE RETURNS

Community welcomes home Caleb Struble PAGE 14

AFFORDABILITY

Palm Coast is No. 1 city to retire in US PAGE 6

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Leesa Marie Benz, a Marilyn Monroe impressionist, has been cast for ‘The Real Housewives of Orlando’ PAGE 15

Barbosa’s back at Walmart

Demonstrators gathered in Flagler Beach, 5,000 miles from Ukraine.

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WE ARE UKRAINE Diamonds come to life

As Russian invasion continues, Ukrainians in Palm Coast worry about family, seek ways to help PAGE 11

FPC, Matanzas duke it out in baseball, softball

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Tiana Fries: state champ First girls wrestlings title BRENT WORONOFF STAFF WRITER

Walmart cancels trespass order against former City Council member Victor Barbosa

Tiana Fries’ father was the most decorated high school wrestler in Flagler County history. She comes from a family of wrestlers. It was only natural that the Matanzas freshman became a wrestler too, right?

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Business......................PAGE 20 Cops Corner................ PAGE 12 Letters...........................PAGE 6 Public Notices.............PAGE 23 Real Estate.................. PAGE 21 Veterans........................PAGE 6

Matanzas senior Jacob Cope (22) pitches against an FPC batter.

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Will Town Walmart cancels trespass order against former councilman Barbosa Center ever The store had accused Victor Barbosa of ‘skipscanning’ a clothing item at self-checkout.

He’d said it was misunderstanding.

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Former Palm Coast City Councilman Victor Barbosa is no longer barred from the Palm Coast Walmart: The store on March 2 canceled a trespass order that had been issued against him for suspected shoplifting, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.

“Guess where I’m at. Can anybody take a guess?” Barbosa said in a March 2 Facebook Live video shot inside Walmart. “Like I said: misunderstanding. But everybody wanted to jump on the news, talk all this crap about me.”

He added in a second video, holding up a still-packaged

American flag as he walked out of the store, “You know what? First thing I went and bought from Walmart. Right there. It’s going on my new house. Right there — America, still the best country in the world. But you idiots gotta learn: innocent till proven guilty. Sad. Because of stupid things like this, and other crazy people, you’re going to miss out on a good councilman that used to do things for you, used to get the job done.”

He praised Walmart’s handling of his request to have the trespass order voided.

“They took care of me, answered the phone within a minute — still a good company. I thank everybody at Walmart, the corporate office, store manager — thank you very much. God bless you all.”

The store had initially requested the trespass order on Feb. 27 after an asset protection officer said she’d been watching the store’s CCTV camera feed and had seen Barbosa skip scanning one clothing item. She told the Sheriff’s Office that when the store

remotely halted the transaction, forcing Barbosa to shift to another register and start over, he skipped the same item again.

Barbosa had called the incident a misunderstanding.

“I scanned the stuff. I’m not a cashier,” he said. “I spent $300; I was not going to purposefully not pay, I think it was, $16. Now, thinking, I wish I had asked her to scan it in front of me to see if the bar code was damaged.”

Barbosa had said on Feb. 28 that he’d contacted the store’s corporate office to have the trespass order voided. The next day, March 1, he resigned from the Palm Coast City Council.

The Palm Coast store’s asset protection operations coach reached out to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office on March 2 and requested that the trespass order be canceled, and signed a voluntary witness citation to void it, according to a news release from the FCSO. Email jonathan@palmcoastobserver.com.

“... You idiots gotta learn: Innocent till proven guilty.

Sad. Because of stupid things like this, and other crazy people, you’re going to miss out on a good councilman that used to do things for you, used to get the job done.”

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Residential development in Town Center has been booming. But it’s unclear what comes next and whether the Town Center Development of Regional Impact will attract the retail shops originally envisioned.

In a presentation before the City Council at a March 8 workshop, Palm Coast Chief Development Officer DeLorenzo explained by way of example why it’s hard to predict what the future balance of residential, retail and other commercial uses will look like in Town Center.

Across the street from a nearby commercial building in Town Center, he said, is a parcel that could be used for commercial space, office space, or residential space.

The city doesn’t know what will happen with it.

“How that property owner decides to build that and utilize those entitlements will be up to them,” he said.

There are a lot of parcels like that. DeLorenzo’s presentation was designed to give council members an overview of the current condition of Town Center so that they could determine if they want to tweak plans for its future.

Councilman Ed Danko said brick-and-mortar is vital to Town Center.

“And unfortunately, in today’s economy, brick-andmortar is way overpriced,” Danko said. “So we may not see much development until this economy changes.”

The city could develop incentive programs to attract businesses, he said.

Mayor David Alfin said the city might need to look into unconventional solutions.

“Building an economy based on arts and culture, for example, may be an attraction that would bring additional traffic to the Town Center area,” Alfin said. “Just one thought. There could be many other different types of economies.”

Alfin said he was recently at the International Economic Development Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, and noted that that city had a nighttime, music-based economy that seemed completely separate from its daytime economy.

“It brought tremendous revenue and tourists and traffic to the center of the city,” Alfin said. “Now, I’m not suggesting that that’s correct for us — I don’t know the answer to that — but it’s been successful. So there are ways to think about this other than the way it was thought about 20 years ago.”

Town Center now has a variety of housing types — singlefamily, multifamily, senior independent living, assisted living, memory care — and a variety of educational opportunities, with the Imagine at Town Center charter school providing K-8 education while Jacksonville University and the University of North Florida offer healthcare professional training programs at the university level, DeLorenzo said.

Flagler Palm Coast High School is also nearby, though not technically within Town Center’s boundaries.

Plenty of employment opportunities are also present, from entry level to doctoral level, DeLorenzo added.

Town Center’s recreational and cultural offerings include about 5 miles of connected trails, Central Park and its sculpture garden, a movie theater, the Palm Coast Arts Festival, and, just outside the Town Center boundaries, the Flagler Auditorium, DeLorenzo said.

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GO WEST, PALM COAST Palm Coast is seeking $3.14 million from the state to extend its major arterial roadways west of U.S. 1 JONATHAN SIMMONS NEWS EDITOR

Palm Coast wants to open up its west side — the region west of U.S. 1— and might extend Matanzas Woods Parkway, Palm Coast Parkway, Whiteview Parkway and Royal Palms Parkway to do so.

Expanding to the west is third in the city’s 2022 list of legislative priorities — a set of issues for which local officials are seeking state legislators’ assistance. Palm Coast is seeking $3.14 million from the state to fund the first phase of the westward expansion.

In the case of the northern of the four arterials — Matanzas Woods Parkway — the city has already bought some of the right of way that would be needed for the westward expansion, because it also needs that land for access to the site it has selected for a new public works facility, Carl Cote, the city’s director of stormwater and engineering, told City Council members in a presentation at a March 8 council workshop.

The city is negotiating for more right of way in the area, as well as for property west of the railroad tracks.

City staff have also completed a feasibility assessment for Matanzas Woods Parkway, Cote said, in conjunction with planning for the public works facility and a proposed amenity center for the Sawmill Creek residential development.

“We were looking hard at where our roadway lighting could go, what the connection access points would

Palm Coast’s proposed new public works facility off Matanzas Woods Parkway will be named the “Maintenance and Operations Complex,” city Stormwater and Engineering Director Carl Cote told the Palm Coast City Council at a March 8 council workshop.

“This project has grown, per council’s direction,” he said.

The facility will house the

city’s Stormwater and Engineering Department, Public Works, the city’s fleet, the Utility Department, administration and operations.

“It’s really our main operations function in the city,” he said. “This is really going to be more than just a public works facility, and ‘Maintenance and Operations Complex’ really depicts what this facility is going to be in the future.”

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TRANSPORTATION ACCESS TO THE WEST MATANZAS WOODS PARKWAY WEST Palm Coast has negotiated a contract for the design of a westward roadway extension.

be and how that would happen ... minimizing impact to either development,” Cote said.

Survey work is underway on land east of the railroad tracks, and the city has negotiated a contract for the design of the roadway extension west of the tracks.

The area just west of the terminus of Palm Coast Parkway is the site of a planned Flagler Health+ hospital, and the city has negotiated a scope and fee for a feasibility study for the roadway extension there and might undertake a realignment of part of the roadway to ensure it doesn’t get boxed in by development that would block a westward extension, Cote said.

It’s a complicated area.

“There are many private properties and parcels throughout there, vacant and developed, a lot of environmental areas that have to be analyzed,” Cote said. “... We know that development will begin, and we are really looking at the final alignment before development occurs.”

Whiteview Parkway could be extended westward through a 30-acre parcel of land the city recently annexed to its west, Cote said.

“There’s some initial discussions with those property owners as to how they may develop the property and what an appropriate extension would look like,” Cote said.

On the east end of Whiteview, Cote said, some easements are in place near Interstate 95 and Old Kings Road such that Whiteview could potentially be connected up with that roadway network.

A westward extension of Royal Palms Parkway would be coordinated with the Flagler County government, which is investigating options for extending Lehigh Trail to the west. It would also require the

CONSOLIDATED PUBLIC WORKS SITE: ‘MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS COMPLEX’

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PALM COAST PARKWAY WEST The city has negotiated a scope and fee for a feasibility study regarding a westward extension.

WHITEVIEW PARKWAY EAST Palm Coast has initiated discussions about an eastward extension to Old Kings Road.

WHITEVIEW PARKWAY WEST Palm Coast has annexed land west of U.S. 1 that could be used for a westward extension.

ROYAL PALMS PARKWAY WEST AND LEHIGH TRAIL The city will coordinate with the county government on a long-range plan to extend the road and the trail.

involvement of the Flagler County School District, which owns property on the west side of U.S. 1.

“This whole area will be looked at in terms of what’s the most costeffective, efficient, functional connection point,” Cote said. “We really wanted to explore that as well during this feasibility study.”

Palm Coast City Council members will decide during a future meeting whether to authorize a $1.8 million contract for the design of the Matanzas Woods Parkway extension and $125,000 for a feasibility study for extensions of the other three roadways.

“This whole area will be looked at in terms of what’s the most cost-effective, efficient, functional connection.”

CARL COTE, Palm Coast director of stormwater and engineering

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City scraps proposal to narrow Whiteview Parkway The city will add turn lanes and a multiuse path without reducing the number of travel lanes, council members decided.

JONATHAN SIMMONS NEWS EDITOR

The stretch of Whiteview Parkway between Wood Aspen Lane and Rolling Sands Drive ranks in the top 10 in the city for crash severity. Palm Coast has a new plan to make the road safer.

Rather than reducing the almost mile-long four-lane section of the roadway to two lanes in order to add turn lanes and a multi-use path — a plan that generated pushback from residents when city staff first proposed it in 2017 — the city will keep all four lanes and add turn lanes at 12 locations. Street lights and a multiuse path would also be added, and vegetation that reduces visibility will be removed.

“I think the overwhelming public voice is that we need to keep this as four lanes, instead of individual lanes

with turn lanes,” Councilman Nick Klufas said at a City Council workshop on March 8. “... The individual turn lanes could potentially save lives, and definitely reduce traffic injuries.”

The four-lane version of the proposal will cost about half a million dollars more than the two-lane version that had been proposed in 2017, but the city expects to receive Florida Department of Transportation grant money to fund the work.

To be eligible for the money, council members must approve a work order for the design and engineering so that the construction plans can be submitted to FDOT for approval. The city expects that FDOT would make its decision in July.

Although the entire project area is about 3.5 miles — from U.S. 1 to Pritchard Drive — it can be broken into two segments, said Matt Maggiore, executive president of England-Thims & Miller, a consulting firm that performed a feasibility study on the proposed roadway improvements for the city government.

There’s the 0.85-mile stretch of roadway between U.S. 1 and White Mill, where the roadway is four lanes

"It has been consistently one of the most dangerous portions of road in the greater Flagler-Volusia County area for some time now, and the accident rate reflects that."

NICK KLUFAS

The city would add a multiuser path on the south side of the road, plus dedicated turn lanes at 12 intersections. Image courtesy of the city of Palm Coast

— two each way, divided by a median, with no pathways or sidewalks — and then there’s the 2.65-mile segment

between White Mill and Pritchard, which has one lane each way, with no median, and with a footpath to

the south of the roadway.

The four-lane area can stay four lanes, Maggiore said, though there will be three spots without turn lanes, and the added multi-use path will be closer to the road than it would have been if the road were narrowed to two lanes.

“I’m in favor of keeping the pavement four lanes,” Councilman Ed Danko said. “I think you’ve come up with a great solution for that.”

Mayor David Alfin and Councilman Eddie Branquinho agreed, and urged city staff to move forward with the four-lane option.

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CITY WATCH

JONATHAN SIMMONS NEWS EDITOR

BY THE NUMBERS

33.5%

of Palm Coast homes either had monthly housing costs (including utilities) that exceeded 30% of the resident’s monthly income, had more than one person per room, lacked complete kitchen facilities, or lacked complete plumbing facilities, as of 2020. That percentage is an improvement from 41.3% in 2016, according to a city staff presentation about the State Housing Initiatives Partnership program on March 8.

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typical minimum local State Housing Initiatives Partnership allocation

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Councilman proposes moratorium on multifamily development east of U.S. 1 Palm Coast’s affordable housing is not keeping up with demand, but one councilman wants the city to implement a moratorium on all multifamily development east of U.S. 1.

“We need to regroup, get a moratorium and see what’s good for Palm Coast,” Councilman Eddie Branquinho said during a March 8 council workshop. “I just think we should pay attention a little more of what the people of Palm Coast are saying.”

He said he’d be bringing the proposed moratorium up for a vote during a March 15 council meeting.

Mayor David Alfin, wary of the legalities of a moratorium, asked the city attorney for input. She described them as a legal hazard.

“Moratoriums from a legal perspective are extremely dangerous — frankly, they open up the city to potential liability,” city attorney Neysa Borkert replied. “... Moratoriums should not be utilized unless there is a significant health, safety and welfare issue facing the city.”

Branquinho countered that “quality of life” should be added to the list. He said he’s consistently voted

“The chamber believes Councilman Branquinho’s moratorium is antiproperty rights, antiworkforce housing, antibusiness, and, especially anti-construction — which accounts for a massive amount of our local jobs here in Flagler County.”

GREG BLOSÉ, president and CEO, Palm Coast-Flagler Regional Chamber of Commerce

Photo by Jonathan Simmons

against proposed new multifamily developments.

“I do that to protect the people of Palm Coast,” he said. “We legislate, and as long as we do it in good faith and within the law, then we’re safe.”

Palm Coast Regional Chamber President and CEO Greg Blosé called Branquinho’s proposal reckless and anti-business. He urged other council members to oppose it.

Blosé noted that the city attorney had said that a moratorium could only occur in the event of a health, safety or welfare issue, and that local results of the National Citizen Survey — presented to the council earlier in the workshop — showed that residents gave the city very high marks for safety and quality of life.

Plus, Blosé added, the city government has had to create a “business friendly initiative” specifically because of a widespread perception that Palm Coast isn’t business friendly.

“Businesses can’t get employees to live in our neighborhoods because it’s so expensive, because of the lack of apartments and multifamily housing, and now you’re going to stop building them?” he said.

“We need to regroup, get a moratorium and see what’s good for Palm Coast.”

EDDIE BRANQUINHO, city councilman

“I support working people. I support young people. I support young families, low income residents, and the Branquinho moratorium turns its back on these future residents.”

Talking aim at implications that multifamily housing brings crime, Blosé said he’d grown up in apartment complexes himself.

“Attacking and mischaracterizing who lives in multifamily housing is wrong,” he said.

Councilman Ed Danko thanked Blosé.

“I will never be in favor of moratoriums that block businesses, block jobs,” Danko said.

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Palm Coast, Flagler County firefighters deploy to Bay County wildfires Palm Coast firefighters deployed on March 7 to help suppress wildfires in Bay County.

“Yesterday at 12 o’clock, we were asked to assemble a crew and deploy in three hours,” Fire Chief Jerry Forte told the Palm Coast City Council at a March 8 workshop. “Part of our response is, we come to work for one day, but you expect to stay for 14.”

Four Palm Coast firefighters readied a city fire engine and at 3 p.m. joined two Flagler County firefighters and their tanker to head north to Tallahassee, then out to the Chipola Complex wildfires.

“They are on the front line right now, getting deployed to help fight fire,” Forte said.

The fires are in a region struck by Hurricane Michael in 2018, where downed timber left from the storm have complicated firefighting efforts, according to a city of Palm Coast news release.

Assisting is a significant event for Palm Coast, Forte said: 22 years ago, the city had had just three engines to fight a 10,000-acre fire here.

“When you don’t have somebody to show up, it makes a world of difference,” Forte said. “And we as a department swore that we will never let anybody have that feeling again, and when called, we will go.”

The firefighters’ deployment will probably last five days, he said.

“Please, in this time, keep them in your thoughts and prayers, and let’s hope they do a great job and come back safe,” Forte said.

Email News Editor Jonathan Simmons at jonathan@ palmcoastobserver.com.

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‘Joe was Flagler County’: Rizzo, Ed Foundation leader, dies at 47 Joe Rizzo will be remembered for his passion for Flagler Schools. In five years, he more than tripled the Ed Foundation’s assets.

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When Joe Rizzo talked about helping Flagler County’s students he would get emotional.

“It’s because that was his passion,” said Flagler Schools information specialist Jason Wheeler.

Rizzo, the Flagler County Education Foundation’s executive director for the past five years, died unexpectedly on March 6. He was 47.

“Joe was one of those special people,” said Jacob Oliva, the Florida Department of Education’s senior chancellor and a former Flagler Schools superintendent. “When you run across someone like him, you feel like you’ve known him your whole life. He was just super relatable.

You’d see his passion for helping students and families first-hand.”

Rizzo was a private business owner who was a partner in the local Woody’s Bar-B-Q among other ventures. He grew up in Flagler County, graduated from Flagler Palm Coast High School in 1994 and graduated from Mars Hill University in North Carolina where he played football and met his wife, Teresa.

He joined the Ed Foundation’s board of directors at the request of former Flagler Superintendent Bill Delbrugge, eventually becoming the board’s president.

When he applied for the foundation’s executive director position, many people were surprised.

“Everybody was, ‘What? Why would you want to do that?’” Wheeler said. “He wanted to make the foundation grow. He strived to fill in the gaps where other funding wasn’t there.”

During his tenure, the Ed Foundation’s overall assets more than tripled and the number of students

“This is a huge blow, not only for us within our district, but for all of Flagler County."

LEADERS REACT Flagler County School Board Chairman Trevor Tucker: “I, as well as the other members of the School Board, am stunned by this news and lift up Teresa, Joseph, and Caroline in our prayers. Joe’s legacy has a far-reaching impact. If there was an opportunity to support a program in Flagler Schools over the past two decades, Joe Rizzo had a hand in it. His work with Carla Cline in creating the Josh Crews Writing Project has given so many of our students a voice. Joe and the team he built within the Flagler County Education Foundation became a vital role in the success of our district. Personally, I am honored to have called him ‘my friend.’”

Flagler County Commissioner Andy Dance: “I lost a dear friend, and it’s a huge loss. He personified Flagler County. He was Mr. Flagler County, and we will miss Joe in many ways.”

Flagler County Commissioner David Sullivan: “He was exactly what we want in a citizen in our county — someone who is selfless, willing to dedicate a large portion of his life to helping our youth and education in our county. So, it’s a terrible loss to the family, and we wish them all the prayers in the world.”

Flagler County Commissioner Joe Mullins: “He is exactly … what this community needs.

In times like this, it makes you realize, we don’t have party differences. We’ve … got a love for our community, and this man loved our community more than anyone that I’ve met here, and loved our kids, more importantly. Prayers go out to his family.”

CATHY MITTELSTADT, Flagler Schools superintendent

File photo by Brian McMillan

Joe Rizzo was the director of the Education Foundation for the past five years.

and mentors participating in the Take Stock in Children program went from 30 kids to over 100 kids. All of the students participating in the program were awarded a full-tuition scholarship.

“Those were scholarships granted to kids who never would have had the chance to go to college,” said Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin, who worked closely with Rizzo as a past president of the foundation.

“Joe was instrumental in creating a vision and moving the Flagler County Education Foundation forward to become the significant direct support organization that it is today,” Alfin said.

Flagler Superintendent Cathy Mittelstadt said if you look up the word “iconic” in the dictionary, “Joe’s picture would be smiling back at you.”

Mittelstadt said “Joe was Flagler County.” In a statement released by the school district, Mittelstadt cited Rizzo’s ability to relate to people from any background, his

larger-than-life personality and his passion for helping everyone associated with Flagler Schools.

“This is a huge blow, not only for us within our district, but for all of

Flagler County,” she said.

Oliva said Rizzo’s passion for helping children in Flagler County grew from his history here.

“He always had a heart and passion for supporting schools,” Oliva said.

“When you talk about how special Flagler County is, the families who grew up here well before the boom know the past and what’s happening now and also know how to set a vision for the future.”

Wheeler said if you were a friend of his, you were a friend for life.

“He knew everybody, and everybody knew Joe,” Wheeler said.

“He was my best friend,” Alfin said. “Flagler has lost a best friend.”

Rizzo is survived by his wife, Teresa; son, Joseph; daughter, Caroline; and sister, Krista. According to the Ed Foundation’s news release, details about services will be announced at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that all donations be made to the Flagler County Education Foundation.

Joe Rizzo grew up in Flagler County and met his wife, Teresa, in college.

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Student seeks audience with DeSantis about gender bill’s impact Petocz writes that he is ‘a young person asking their governor to ... explain why he is seeking to target my community.’

zas high schools— and more schools around the state — FPC student Jack Petocz wrote the following letter to Gov. Ron DeSantis.

The letter has been lightly edited.

An image of the letter was posted on Petocz’s Twitter account (@ Jack_Petocz) and has been “loved” 15.9K times. A logo at the top of the letter says “Gen-Z for Change.”

JACK PETOCZ Editor’s Note: After he was suspended following the protest March 3 at Flagler Palm Coast and Matan-

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Governor DeSantis, My name is Jack Petocz, and I am a 17-year-old gay student activist in Flagler County. I organized the statewide walkouts that took place last week in opposition to HB1557/ SB 1834.

Thousands of your young constituents exercised their first amendment rights to peacefully protest.

and only 7% of council members in this category receive $20,000 or more in salary.

In my opinion, the salary increase proposal is grossly out of range and unjustified.

Reward for officials is service, not money Dear Editor: One of the basic provisions in creating the city of Palm Coast in 1999 was the premise that the mayor and City Council would ideally be composed of semi-retired and retired individuals or employed individuals whose employment status allowed them time for civic positions.

The salary proposal by Mayor David Alfin and council members cites the amount of time necessary to do the job. My question to all members of the council is: Did you know this when you decided to run for elected office?

Mayor Alfin compared current council salaries to those of county commissioners and School Board members. He asks, “How much are our City Council members worth to us?” This is not a question of worth; it is a question of candidate qualifications and civic involvement.

The citizens will determine, by vote, the fate of candidates.

Let’s examine current salaries of Palm Coast’s sister cities: Deltona: Mayor $15,000 annually, Council $11,100; Ormond Beach: Mayor $18,751 annually, Council $14,494.

Apparently, Deltona and Ormond Beach are not having difficulties in attracting excellent candidates.

If Mayor Alfin and council members find the constraints of their positions too demanding, you have the option to resign and clear the field for candidates who truly are civic minded and capable of performing the required tasks at current salary levels.

I am not against modest cost of living increases. The current national average is running 3%-4%.

According to the National League of Cities, council members typically receive modest compensation because they serve on a part-time basis. The average number of hours spent per week on council matters in medium size cities (70,000200,000 population) is 25 hours

VINCENT A. LIGUORI Palm Coast

Editor’s Note: Liguori is a former member of the Home Rule Executive Committee, which helped form the city of Palm Coast.

Say no to higher City Council salaries Dear Editor: And now the City Council wants a raise. Sure, after their major Waste Pro debacle, why not reward them? Super idea. If the salary isn’t enough, then how about staying out of the race?

There are some people struggling in this city, in case you weren’t aware. I myself am a senior on disability with a total income of approximately $800 a month. Ten more dollars a week ($480 a year or so) for garbage pickup was more than enough to pay. I put garbage out maybe once every three trash pickup days. At this new doubled rate, I’ll have to cancel my cable TV to make ends meet. Thanks for that, City Council.

Did any of you even consider the possibility of dropping garbage collection down to one day per week to keep our bills the same? The snowbirds don’t even use the services year round.

Now these incompetents want more money?

I’ve lived here almost 20 years.

With all the road construction, no one even thought to put road reflectors on the intersections of islands to see where you’re turning?

Or would that perhaps cost us more money so I’d have to cancel lunch or dinner every day? As if inflation and gas prices aren’t enough, pay raises for people already making great money is simply laughable. But I’m sure it will happen.

KATHLEEN SHABI Palm Coast

Since these meaningful demonstrations took place, I have been indefinitely suspended from the Flagler County School District for distributing pride flags at our school’s rally.

This legislation is damaging to LGBTQ+ youth across Florida.

Restricting discussion of queer people and erasing our identity within public schools will only exacerbate the pre-existing issues that LGBTQ+ youth face, whether that be poverty, homelessness, or mental health. Students should be able to unapologetically express their individuality and identity without fear of their elected leaders seeking to minimize our existence.

In response to the bill’s progression, I am requesting a meeting with you to discuss its extensive

More inside See PAGE 10 for photos from the FPC and Matanzas ‘Say gay’ rallies, as well as Florida Senate coverage.

impacts, and allow you to see firsthand the impact of your party’s legislation and agenda. This is not political in nature — it is simply a young person asking their governor to take accountability and explain why he is seeking to target my community. It is my sincere hope that you consider this meeting and do what you were elected to do — represent us all.

PALM COAST IS NO. 1 CITY TO RETIRE IN US Palm Coast has been named the “Best City to Retire in 2022,” according to Retirement Living. Finding the best city for retirement requires research and thoroughly weighing personal and financial priorities.

Retirement Living explored all cities with a population greater than 80,000 residents to find the 10 best cities to retire to in 2022.

Cities were rated for safety, activities, attractions and affordability for those on a fixed income.

Palm Coast topped the list at No. 1. Average mortgage, sales

tax rate, and cost of senior care were also strong metrics for Palm Coast.

According to Retirement Living, “Palm Coast’s population growth is riding on the back of a very healthy local economy. Retail properties range from budgetfriendly to upscale stores. Upward trends in residential and commercial properties serve a population with 28% over the age of 65.

Aside from shopping and great restaurants, Palm Coast offers golf resorts, fishing, formal garden tours and more.”

City Council doesn’t deserve more money Dear Editor: The City Council wants a raise.

Why? Did they do great job? No. Nobody told you to run for council. If you don’t want the job, leave!

There are plenty of folks who will run. These politicians constantly argue over petty crap. These are the same people who raise our taxes every year, while allowing homes to be built everywhere and traffic problems to become monumental.

Our mayor seems to think we will get more talent if we raise the council pay. Poppycock.

Rich folks don’t want to be a council members; they’re too busy enjoying the fruits of their labor.

DENNIS C. RATHSAM Palm Coast

Higher salary won’t attract better candidates Dear Editor: Mayor David Alfin proposed increasing City Council’s government salaries from $9,600 to $44,670 for council members and $46,470 for the mayor during the March 1 Palm Coast City Council meeting.

The council appears to be in unison with the mayor, exempting one dissenting vote.

The justification for raises is to

“If we are to build a better world, we must remember that the guiding principle is this — a policy of freedom for the individual is the only truly progressive policy.”

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attract a wider range of candidates to run for citywide office. But will this move widen the talent pool?

I think it unlikely. Despite citing the salaries of other similar sized communities and that of other officeholders in Flagler County, the mayor and council cited zero evidence that potential raises would indeed bring more “desirable” office holders.

Is the community a wise steward of finite resources if they manage to find extra funding for the council that could be urgently used elsewhere? How will the proposed raises be funded? The taxpayer will always be on the hook for new spending.

If serving in an elected position in our fair city is about public service or giving back to one’s community, any stipend amount, salary, or other city perk should not be a consideration for political candidates — whether they consider their role part time or not.

CASEY C. CHEAP Palm Coast

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CORRECTION An FPC girls lacrosse player’s name was misspelled in the March 3 edition. The correct spelling is Christina Calidonio.

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Our most likely crash scenario: lunchtime on Thursdays, at Old Kings-Palm Coast Parkway

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After deadly Feb. 25 around the county, FCSO works to reduce crashes

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In 2021, more than 36% of the 2,370 accidents in Flagler County in 2021 occurred as a motorist was entering an intersection, inside of an intersection or as they exited an intersection.

“The most likely place for an accident to take place in Flagler County is at the intersection of Old Kings Road and Palm Coast Parkway,” FCSO Operation DRIVE Liaison and Special Operations Cmdr.

Fred Gimbel said. “It will more than likely be a rear-end collision and take place between noon and 1 p.m. on a Thursday. ... We are hoping with the re-engineered intersection just completed this intersection will be safer in 2022.”

After a 37% decrease in traffic fatalities after last year’s

BRIEFS Palm Coast man, 39, dies in motorcycle crash on U.S. 1 A 39-year-old Palm Coast man died in a motorcycle crash on U.S. 1 at its intersection with State Road 206 in St. Johns County on March 7, according to a news release from the Florida Highway Patrol.

The man was riding south on U.S. 1 in the outside lane at about 7:16 a.m. when an SUV heading north and driven by a 26-year-old St. Augustine woman made a left turn from U.S. 1 onto S.R. 206, striking the motorcycle.

The motorcyclist was taken to a local hospital, where he died, according to the news release.

Dealer sentenced to 15 years for selling fentanyl linked to overdose Javian Neesmith, 22, was sentenced to 15 years in state prison on March 1 after pleading no contest to a reduced charge of manslaughter for selling the fentanyl that led to the overdose death of Dimitry Popkov, 39, in September 2020.

Neesmith, a Palm Coast resident, had originally been charged with first-degree murder.

Neesmith also pleaded no contest to several other charges and received concurrent four-year sentences on each.

The FCSO Special Investigations Unit conducted an undercover operation in September 2020 following Popkov’s death, and were able to confirm that Neesmith had supplied the drugs that killed him.

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operation, there have already been five traffic fatalities in 2022, with four occurring in one day, Friday, Feb. 25. Analysis showed that it is likely that most, if not all, could have been avoided with at-fault drivers being more patient and using driving common sense, like not passing in restricted passing zones or poor visibility.

“We do our research,” Gimbel said. “The 2021 operation obviously had an impact and greatly reduced the number of fatalities on our roads. It only makes sense to always work hard to continue to find new ways to make our roadways safer for our citizens and visitors to Flagler County.”

After 27 people died on Flagler County roadways in 2020, the same agencies came together last year to help combat driving behaviors which led to the increase in THIs (Traffic Homicide Investigations). Thanks in part to Operation TIDES (Tex-

ting, Impaired, Distracted, Exhausted and Speeding), that number dropped to 17 in 2021. The joint effort focused on educating motorists, enforcing laws and engineering.

“Engineering involved things such as adding designated turning lanes, reducing speeds on certain roads and other traffic flow changes. All of which played a role in saving lives,” Gimbel stated. “With that kind of success, we are looking forward to getting this year’s operation underway.”

Starting this month, the FCSO, Florida Highway Patrol, Flagler Beach Police Department and the Bunnell Police Department will be working together as they launch Operation DRIVE (Distracted and Reckless Intersection Violation Enforcement). They will be coordinating enforcement efforts focusing on reducing distracted and reckless driving and crashes occurring at intersections.

Office deputy and is now back in jail.

The suspect, 34-year-old Sean Fitzpatrick, had been childhood friends with the deputy he tried to bribe. He ran into the deputy after being released from prison, and offered a deal: If the deputy had access to illegal drugs due to his position in law enforcement, Fitzpatrick could sell the drugs on the street, and then share the profit with the deputy.

The deputy immediately came forward and reported this information with detectives in the Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Unit Detectives set up a drug bust where a final meeting would take place with assistance from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s Tri-County Task Force, of which FCSO is a member.

Fitzpatrick is now being held on charges of Bribery of a Law Enforcement Officer and Trafficking Cocaine in excess of 400 grams.

One kilogram of cocaine is worth more than $30,000 on the streets.

Fitzpatrick served five years in state prison from September 2011 to October 2016 for Burglary, Grand Theft and Fleeing and Eluding a Law Enforcement Officer.

Just 15 months after his first release from state prison, he returned for a second stint on new charges including Burglary and Fleeing and Eluding a Law Enforcement Officer. He then served more than three years in prison and was last released in October 2021.

The FDLE Tri-County Narcotics Task Force consist of multiple agencies including FCSO, St. John’s County Sheriff’s Office, Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, Palatka Police Department, St. Augustine Police Department, Homeland Security and ATF.

tion specialists serviced 276 different calls from 6 a.m.

Monday to 6 a.m Tuesday.

The day began early with the capture of David Keith Etheridge, a 30-year-old Palm Coast man wanted in Gilchrist County for three counts of battery of a law enforcement officer.

Deputies served an out-ofcounty warrant on him at a Coral Reef Court home just before 9 a.m. on Feb. 28. The 30-year-old bonded out of the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility on March 1.

Shayne Lavan Steward, 33, of Fort Myers, was wanted for stealing a car, and FCSO deputies and Bunnell Police Department officers teamed up to also take this fugitive into custody. Steward is currently in the county jail where he is being held on no bond.

Two wanted men captured in Flagler County Deputies captured two wanted men — one wanted for battery on a law enforcement officer, and the other for stealing a car — in a busy 24 hours of patrol on Monday, Feb. 28, as Flagler County Sheriff’s Office communica-

Eight arrested in prostitution sting Six men and two women were arrested March 3 and March 4 as the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office conducted a sting operation to catch prostitutes and people soliciting prostitutes, according to the FCSO. The six men have been charged with soliciting prostitution, and the two women have been charged with prostitution. One of the women is also charged with possession of fentanyl.

The operation also led deputies to a victim of human trafficking, according to a news release from the FCSO. To catch the men, the FCSO’s Special Investigations Unit created an ad on a website known to be used to solicit prostitution, according to arrest reports. The fake ad listed various sex acts for various prices, with a phone number. The men who arranged meetings and offered an undercover detective cash for sex were arrested.

Undercover detectives caught the two women by responding to existing ads for prostitution, then meeting with the women and offering cash in exchange for sex acts.

“These aren’t victimless crimes. Human trafficking and prostitution ruins the lives of everyone involved,” Flagler Sheriff Rick Staly said.

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FPC, Matanzas students walk out, say ‘gay’ FPC and statewide protest leader Jack Petocz was suspended.

BRENT WORONOFF STAFF WRITER

Student activists who organized walkouts on March 3 at Flagler Palm Coast and Matanzas high schools to protest the Florida Legislature’s socalled “Don’t Say Gay” bill, say they made their point.

FPC junior Jack Petocz, who led the FPC rally and spearheaded the protests that took place at 18 or more other high schools around the state, paid the price.

Student organizers said about 500 students participated in the FPC walkout and about 150 to 200 participated in the Matanzas walkout.

Petocz was suspended from school pending investigation.

“Given that he was the face of the protests and previous protests, he was the one held responsible,” fellow student activist Cameron Driggers said. “He was accused of being disruptive.”

FPC principal Greg Schwartz did not respond to the Palm Coast Observer for comment.

The school district released a statement stating that walkouts violate a School Board policy and students who participate “shall be deemed guilty of serious misconduct and shall be subject to suspension or dismissal from school. That being said, in the past our school administrators have successfully worked with students who have held walkouts to take part in a peaceful protest, while not interfering with the learning environment of students who do not wish to participate. That is the same in this case.

“District administrators worked this week with the principals at both high schools to establish a plan of action to allow for the student protest.”

The students were demonstrating against a bill the Florida House passed on Feb. 24 and a Senate committee passed onto the full Senate on Feb. 28. (See the story below for the outcome.) The bill prohibits discussion about sexual orientation

and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade.

In higher grade levels, the bill would not allow teaching such concepts in a manner that is “not age appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students” as determined by state academic standards.

Videos showed FPC students shouting, “Say gay, say gay, say gay.”

“We will say gay,” Petocz said to the crowd through a bullhorn.

The FPC protest took place at about 9:30 a.m., while the Matanzas walkout took place at about 12:30 p.m. Both rallies took place on the track inside the football stadiums.

While there were counter protesters at the FPC walkout and reports of an altercation, the Matanzas walkout went smoothly, organizer Emelia Kern said.

“The turnout was incredible,” she said. “It was a huge success. I’ve never felt such hope for the future and such an outpouring of love from the community, the teachers, the administrators and the students.

People who are impacted by this bill were genuinely happy to see so many people in support of them.”

Kern said that while the bill targets classroom discussion in primary grades, she said if it passes it “could potentially lead to further censorship and erasure.”

Kern said Matanzas organizers also distributed flyers with information on how to contact Flagler County representatives and how and when to register to vote.

Both rallies were scheduled to last 15 minutes, the student organizers said, but while the Matanzas rally did last 15 minutes, the FPC rally was cut short, said Driggers.

“It was a huge success. I’ve never felt such hope for the future and such an outpouring of love from the community, the teachers, the administrators and the students.

People who are impacted by this bill were genuinely happy to see so many people in support of them.”

EMELIA KERN, Matanzas walkout organizer

FPC student Jada Dotson.

“They explicitly gave us permission to hold this walkout,” Driggers said. “They gave us 15 minutes, and tried to cut it shorter by 6 or 7 minutes. Jack wasn’t going to be silenced.”

In one video shared by the organizers, Schwartz tells student organizers to go back to class, and Petocz announces, “We do have to go back to class, everyone.”

A change.org petition calling for Petocz’s suspension to be rescinded had over 2,200 signatures later that night.

Driggers said Petocz was told an hour before the walkout that the organizers could not distribute gaypride flags, but Petocz had already purchased 200 miniature rainbow flags.

The district statement said “student leaders were told ‘no flags’ prior to and at the beginning of the event

FPC student organizer Jack Petocz speaks to the crowd of students.

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so as to avoid undue safety concerns and campus disruptions.”

“That was their official reason (for the suspension),” Driggers said. “We were being compliant to all of the rules we agreed to (earlier).”

The district’s statement went on to say, “School administration spoke with the event organizer numerous times about the expectations and parameters so that students could take part in a peaceful, safe protest.”

Driggers said the flags were deemed a political symbol, but he said they represent a community of people.

“To say you’re being political by standing up for your identity is insulting to LGBTQ people,” Driggers said.

Kern said the Matanzas organizers honored the “no flags” requirement.

She said, originally the organizers were just going to hand out rainbow armbands to show solidarity with the statewide protests.

“I had thought Matanzas students would be more likely to support something not as bold as a walkout,” Kern said. “But once I got so much support for the arm-band protest, I realized we had a lot more support than I thought we had.”

She said they started advertising the walkout early in the week and school administrators gave them guidelines. “(The administrators) were completely supportive, and I’m grateful,” Kern said. “It’s very unfortunate what happened at FPC. When we first walked out on the track, some students wanted to be in opposition to us, but they were the minority, and on the whole everyone was respect-

DISTRICT STATEMENT ON ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ WALKOUTS First, there is School Board Policy 522 which states “Any student who participates in a boycott, walkout, sit-in, strike, or any similar disruptive action which interferes with an orderly operation of the school shall be deemed guilty of serious misconduct and shall be subject to suspension or dismissal from school.” That being said, in the past our school administrators have successfully worked with students who have held walkouts to take part in a peaceful protest, while not interfering with the learning environment of students who do not wish to participate. That is the same in this case.

District administrators worked this week with the principals at both high schools to establish a plan of action to allow for the student protest, while not disrupting other students who prefer to not take part. Additionally, they must take into account the safety of those students who do participate.

An open line of communication between students or student leaders and school administrators, teachers, and staff is vital to ensure concerns that a student has, can be properly addressed and handled within the confines of the school day.

However, this must be done without marginalizing that student’s concerns or upending the learning environment for other students.

A small block of time had been set aside for students on both high school campuses to take part in their planned protest. They then have the opportunity to head back to their classrooms. If students reported to class beyond the time allotted, they would then be subject to the Student Code of Conduct.

Student leaders were told “no flags” prior to and at the beginning of the event so as to avoid undue safety concerns and campus disruptions.

School administration spoke with the event organizer numerous times about the expectations and parameters so that students could take part in a peaceful, safe protest.

ful. There were a ton of people standing in solidarity with their LGBTQ classmates.”

Driggers said the mission was to make a statement, and he believed they accomplished that.

“We demonstrated we do care about our future,” he said. “And we’ll take our future in our own hands.”

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Florida Senate passes controversial bill on gender, orientiation As senators prepared to take up the bill on March 7, about 100 protesters gathered in the Capitol hallways to fight the bill.

RYAN DAILY THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA

The Florida Senate on March 8 passed an education measure that prohibits instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in early grades, as protesters flocked to the Capitol to decry what critics have labeled the “don’t say gay” bill.

The Republican-controlled Senate on Monday, March 7, rejected a series of amendments proposed by Democrats and positioned the bill (HB 1557) for a vote.

The House voted 69-47 last month to pass the bill, meaning that it will go to Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Supporters of the proposal, which has the title “Parental Rights in Education,” argued that it is geared toward ensuring that curriculum is age-appropriate for young students and that parents have increased control over their children’s education.

The measure would prohibit classroom instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity in kindergarten through third-grade.

For older students, the bill would bar such instruction that is “not age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate” as determined by state academic standards.

“We don’t want the social engineering of trying to guide children in a direction, which is very tempting when you are responsible for their growth and development,” Senate bill sponsor Dennis Baxley, R-Ocala, told The News Service of Florida on Monday.

Critics of the measure have objected to Baxley’s use of the term “social engineering.”

Despite arguments from Republicans that the legislation has been mischaracterized by opponents, it remains one of the most controversial issues of the 2022 legislative session.

As senators prepared to take up the bill Monday, about 100 protesters gathered in the Capitol hallways to fight the bill.

Sen. Shevrin Jones, D-West Park, spoke on the Senate floor about the protesters and asked other senators to “open up your hearts.”

“I’ve been watching the news, and

watching these children who are here in these chambers, and they are here to raise their voices. And it’s commendable to see what they’re doing,” said Jones, who fought back tears while speaking about his experience being the first openly gay senator.

“I believe that we all want to do right,” Jones said. “It seems as if politics has — we have gone down a road to where we’re scared to just step out and make sure we’re not hurting people.”

But Sen. Manny Diaz Jr., R-Hialeah, said young students aren’t ready for the type of instruction that the bill proposes to forbid.

“The maturity level of the student is not ready to accept the conversation on the topic, as far as instruction,” Diaz said.

Other parts of the bill are aimed at preventing districts from adopting policies that would prohibit school employees from notifying parents about students’ “mental, emotional, or physical health” or well-being.

Schools also would be prohibited from withholding information about changes to students’ services.

The bill would make an exception for instances where “a reasonably prudent person would believe that disclosure would result in abuse,

abandonment, or neglect” of students.

Parents would be able to sue school districts for violations of the bill. The proposal also includes an alternative process to resolve such disputes, which would involve administrative hearings before special magistrates.

Sen. Tina Polsky, D-Boca Raton, slammed the part of the bill about lawsuits.

“Why are we constantly using the threat of a lawsuit to try to get the kind of behavior that we’re looking for?” Polsky said. “What you will get are frivolous lawsuits.”

Senate Republicans rejected nearly a dozen proposed amendments, most of which were proposed by Democrats.

But Sen. Jeff Brandes, R-St. Petersburg, proposed to change the bill’s wording to prohibit instruction on “human sexuality, including, but not limited to, curricula addressing sexual activity, sexual orientation, or gender identity” in kindergarten through third-grade.

“Ultimately what it does is, it gets Senator Baxley the intent that he wants without this bill’s impact.

Because it applies equally to all of us … which is what I think we want,” Brandes said.

“This bill is intended to strengthen the family unit.”

SEN. KELLI STARGEL

Baxley opposed the proposed change, saying that “we would be moving in the wrong direction in changing this bill.”

Sen. Kelli Stargel, R-Lakeland, characterized efforts to amend the bill as strategic.

“We all know the intention is just to amend this bill, so that we have to send it back to the House, and we have to debate it again and continue to encourage and continue to allow the misrepresentation of what this bill does. This bill is not intended to hurt students. This bill is not intended to out gay children. This bill is intended to strengthen the family unit,” Stargel said.

DeSantis, who has repeatedly pushed back on the “don’t say gay” label, appeared to endorse the legislation Monday.

“We’re going to make sure that parents are able to send their kid to kindergarten without having some of this stuff injected into their school curriculum,” DeSantis said during an event in Plant City.

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As Russian invasion continues, local Ukrainians worry about family, seek ways to help

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Palm Coast resident Kseniya Edwards’ grandmother and other family members are in a small village in Ukraine, hunkering out in a home with sporadic electricity and periodic internet access.

Edwards, who grew up in Ukraine, was able to phone her grandmother this morning, she said on Flagler Broadcasting’s “Free for All Friday” on March 4.

“They currently have no electricity,” Edwards said.

“They were able to cook some food. There’s quite a few people hiding in the home where my grandmother is, some family members as well, and some just people from the outside and a couple of kids.”

Andre Larin, also of Palm Coast, has parents in Kyiv, while his sister and her son and daughter have made it to Poland.

He was heartened that the Ukrainian resistance has slowed the Russian invasion, but also concerned for his parents — his father is 58, and therefore subject to the order requiring all Ukrainian males 18 to 60 to stay in the country in case its armed forces need to call them up to fight.

His mother wouldn’t want to leave without his father.

“People who make their living in Ukraine, they can’t really leave right now, no matter how dangerous it is,” he said.

“At this point they’re just pretty much stuck there. The city’s functioning. It’s mar-

tial law, and a limited supply of food.”

At this point, he said, the country’s Territorial Defense Forces seem to have enough people, making it unlikely that his father will be conscripted.

His sister’s employer has an office in Poland, and she’s trying to find out if she’ll be able to work there. If not, the family may try to move to Florida.

Edwards has been trying to touch base with her family members in Ukraine every day, and said she’d encouraged them to hunker down rather than try to move.

“We do have ... somewhat of a bunker underneath the home, without many windows, just so that they can — if they hear anything, sirens or bombings — that they should just always stay there,” she said.

Her family members seemed to be holding up fairly well so far, she said, and her grandmother has been weaving some rugs for her.

“They were pretty upbeat.

I don’t think my 77-year-old grandma really understands the severity of everything, unfortunately,” Edwards said.

“But it’s actually fortunately, on the other hand, because she is an older person and I definitely don’t want her to stress out much on it. But they’re holding up strong.”

Edwards also has family members in Russia, she said.

“They’re afraid, tremendously,” she said. “They are taking money out of their banks. They are stocking up on some supplies. They’re trying to make sure if, God forbid, something happens there — where the country begins to crumble from within— that they can survive. ... We’re going to pray and hope for the best; we have no choice.”

She praised Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky.

“They’re just pretty much stuck there. The city’s functioning. It’s martial law, and a limited supply of food.”

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Larin is trying to determine how best to help.

He’s planning to travel to Poland to see his sister and niece and nephew, and wondering if he might be able to assist at the refugee camps there, or help Ukrainians settle in the U.S. “I feel like helping in this moment,” he said.

Larin, a hospitality professional who studied restaurant management, is hoping to get his real estate license to help fellow Ukrainians find homes in Florida, and also wants to open a Ukrainian cafe in Palm Coast.

He remarked on the suddenness of the Russian attack and the unity with which Ukraine’s citizens have responded.

“I go to Ukraine every summer,” he said. “It was just fine. It was getting better and better every year. It’s had its issues, but it was improving. ... In Ukraine, people are really united. They know that it’s pretty much an existential threat. A lot of people have a lot to lose.”

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County may ban releasing of balloons Loose balloons cause risks for turtles, marine mammals and birds, volunteers said, and also pose a hazard to aviation.

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When helium balloons reach an altitude of about 3,000 feet, Nicole Crosby told Flagler County commissioners at a March 7 meeting, they burst. She held up a wooden board covered with shredded balloons.

“They explode in this pattern that perfectly resembles a jellyfish — the diet of sea turtles,” said Crosby, a St. Johns County resident who chairs that county’s soil water conservation district and founded the organization NEST, which stands for Never Endanger Sea Turtles. “Experts have determined that balloons are the number one cause of death to seabirds of all marine debris, and the number three cause of death to sea turtles, all of which are either endangered or threatened.”

In January, Flagler Beach banned balloon releases to protect sea turtles and other marine wildlife, and such bans have also been passed in St. Johns County and other coastal communities.

Crosby and local sea turtle patrol volunteers told county commissioners at the March 7 meeting that they want Flagler County to follow suit and ban balloon releases countywide.

Even people who aren’t especially interested in marine wildlife, Crosby said, have reason to want balloon releases banned: Loose balloons can get entangled in power lines and cause outages, and, if they fall on farmland, can get sucked into hay balers and then be fed to cattle.

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A Palm Coast con artist is in the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility after fraudulently using a 77-yearold man’s credit cards to pay for thousands of dollars in purchases.

The victim received a call from a credit card company Feb. 22 notifying him of suspicious activity on his account.

After a series of calls to his lenders, he learned of many charges, including payments for several online purchases and nearly three weeks of a

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FALSE ID LEADS TO ARREST 8:17 a.m. Interstate 95, Palm Coast False name given to law enforcement. Someone called the Sheriff’s Office’s dispatch center and reported that a woman was stumbling around on the median of I-95.

A deputy arrived in the area and noticed a car pulled over with its flashers on, with a woman in the driver’s seat.

She matched the caller’s description of the woman in the median.

The deputy asked her if she was OK and if she’d been walking in the median.

She replied that she’d run

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Among marine debris, balloons are the third-leading cause of sea turtle deaths.

turtle patrol volunteer, and noticed during training that senior volunteers picked up any balloons they came across on patrol.

The other volunteers explained how dangerous balloons are to sea turtles that mistake them for jellyfish and eat them.

“It becomes entangled in their digestive tract, and the sea turtles die a languishing death,” she said.

Buffington held up a balloon ribbon.

“This is 7 foot of the ribbon that was pulled out of this turtle with a balloon attached,” she said. “Very easy to avoid this by passing a public education campaign and this type of ordinance.”

Sea turtles aren’t the only marine wildlife affected.

Buffington is also a member of the local marine mammal rescue team, which this year found a 400-pound dolphin believed to have died from a stomach blockage, she said.

Birds also get tangled in balloons’ strings, she said, and balloon pieces that fall into families’ yards can be picked up and swallowed by young children.

Turtle patrol volunteer Barbara Zimmermann patrols 7 miles in Flagler Beach. When-

ever she goes to the beach, she carries a tote bag to pick up balloons and other debris that could harm wildlife. Last November, she conducted a test, seeing how many balloon pieces she could pick up over 2 miles of beach over seven days. She ended up with more than 100 pieces.

As a retired air traffic controller and an NTSB aviation accident investigator, Zimmermann is also familiar with another problem with loose balloons: They pose a risk to aviation.

“They can be extremely difficult to spot from the cockpit, and it can be challenging for a pilot to avoid these free-floating objects that can change direction in any instant,” she said. “Balloons can be ingested into the aircraft’s engine, restrict airflow and cause the plane to lose power.”

She cited crashes traced to balloons: In 1993, a bundle of balloons caused a private twin engine plane to crash in California. That crash killed the pilot and ignited a 50-acre wildfire.

In January 2018, a bundle of balloons almost caused a crash with a business jet taking off from London, and in November 2021, a Boeing 737 reported a near-miss with balloons at 7,000 feet in England, she said.

“I mention this because we live within a very active commercial and recreational flying area,” she said. “The release of balloons in our area has the possibility of causing flight risks to pilots and the surrounding community — a risk that can be easily avoided.”

County commissioners Greg Hansen, Joe Mullins and Andy Dance asked the county administrator to look into drafting a potential ordinance banning balloon releases.

"They explode in this pattern that perfectly resembles a jellyfish — the diet of sea turtles."

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Flagler County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested 59-year-old Beverly Leblanc in connection with the criminal activity.

Leblanc first communicated with the victim in 2021 on a social platform in regards to housekeeping work the victim needed done. Although the victim discontinued her services in late December, Leblanc had already obtained his credit card information.

Deputies confiscated notes containing the victim’s credit card information, receipts, as well as a cell phone, computer, hard drive, cameras and three packages from eBay. Facing a felony charge of Fraudulent Use of a Credit Card, Leblanc remains in cus-

tody on a $10,000 bond.

“Anyone who preys on the elderly deserves to sit in the Green Roof Inn,” FCSO Sheriff Rick Staly said. “Criminals who try to take advantage of the seniors in Flagler County will be caught, and they will pay for their crimes. People are always trying to find new ways to scam our seniors.

And our deputies will always be there to find them, arrest them and put an end to their crime spree.”

If you believe you may have been an identity theft or credit fraud victim of LeBlanc, the FCSO asks that you call them immediately at 386-313-4911 or email TIPS@FlaglerSheriff. com.

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out of gas. But she seemed nervous and confused, and the deputy asked her for her name and ID. She gave the deputy a name, and provided an ID card that matched that name, but bore a photo showing someone that clearly wasn’t her.

Later, she admitted that the ID card belonged to a friend.

The deputy arrested her.

walking up to it, according to an arrest report.

There were two 18-yearold women and a 16-year-old girl in the car. THC cartridges and marijuana were scattered around the interior.

One of the 18-year-olds admitted to having bought the drugs in Daytona.

The deputy asked what they’d planned to do with all that marijuana, according to the report.

One of the girls “stated it was for personal use, as they both smoke a lot.”

The deputy told the teens that the amount of marijuana they possessed exceeded the amount classified as for personal use. One of the teens agreed, but said the teens didn’t have any intention to sell it.

The deputy arrested the 18-year-old who’d admitted to buying the drugs.

TEEN TELLS DEPUTY SHE SMOKES ‘A LOT’ OF MARIJUANA 1:26 a.m. Bird of Paradise Drive at Belle Terre Parkway Hashish possession, marijuana possession, possession of a controlled substance.

A deputy stopped a car that was going 40 mph in a 30mph zone with an inoperable headlight.

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Welcoming committee Teen Caleb Struble returns after broken neck Community members held up signs and greeted Caleb along the way BRENT WORONOFF STAFF WRITER

Caleb Struble was told by his parents on the morning of March 4 that the family was heading to Winn-Dixie.

He thought, “That’s weird.”

Instead, a community conveyed its love and support for the lifeguard who has been recovering the past seven months from a spinal injury he suffered July 19 when he dove into a shallow sandbar during lifeguard practice.

Caleb, a high school senior, fractured the C5 and C6 vertebrae. He had been rehabbing at the Shepherd Center in Atlanta since August. He returned home Feb. 23. On March 4, the community turned out to give him a real homecoming.

“My main goal, of course, is to get back on the beach. But little goals? Next, is to use crutches, then moving on to not using any equipment.

It would be great to be a lifeguard again and get back on the tower. Even if I’m not at that point yet, even being in the headquarters, just to help out.”

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The family did go to Winn-Dixie at the Flagler Regional Plaza where they got into a 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air limousine and then rode in a police procession, led by the Flagler Beach Police Department, over the Flagler Beach bridge, down Moody Boulevard and Ocean Shore Boulevard to Tortugas Florida Kitchen & Bar where friends and community members joined the family for a celebration.

Along the way, community members waved and held up signs welcoming Caleb home.

“He doesn’t like a lot of attention,” said Caleb’s mother, Betty Struble.

But he was thrilled to see his fellow lifeguards waiting for him when the limo arrived at Tortugas. He used a walker to walk over to the lifeguards and give and receive hugs.

“It feels great,” he said. “I haven’t seen a lot of these people for the past seven, eight months. So, it’s great to see everybody.”

Caleb has returned to Matanzas High School and plans to walk across the stage at graduation.

His parents, Mike and Betty, didn’t tell him or younger brother Byron about the plans for the day.

“It was just, ‘We got to go to WinnDixie.’ And I’m thinking, ‘That’s a little weird,’” he said. “Then we saw everything that’s going on.”

Betty said Caleb has been positive since Day 1, even when he couldn’t move his arms or legs.

“He’s a pretty positive spirit,” said Mike, who stayed with Caleb in Atlanta during his entire stay. “In the beginning, it was tough; he couldn’t move anything. After three or four weeks his arms started coming back. His legs were slower. He knew he had to work. Any down time in his schedule,

The Struble family: Mike and Betty on each end with sons Caleb and Byron and niece Cayla White.

he went to the gym to work with the therapist.”

Mike Struble, a chiropractor, has had to close his office in Palm Coast while he was in Atlanta.

“We’re trying to get the office opened again and his school and therapy situated,” Mike said.

Caleb said the turning point in his rehab occurred early in his physical therapy.

“About the second day in therapy with my (physical therapist) Brian Tanner, I started moving my adductors (muscles in the thigh), and since then things have taken off,” he said.

Mike said that when Caleb left Shepherd Center he was still using a wheelchair most of the time. Now he’s walking 80% of the time with a walker.

Caleb said he is using a wheelchair at school because it is easier for him to move around at this point.

“My main goal, of course, is to get back on the

beach,” he said. “But little goals?

Next, is to use crutches, then moving on to not using any equipment.

“It would be great to be a lifeguard again and get back on the tower,” he said. “Even if I’m not at that point yet, even being in the headquarters, just to help out.”

Getting back to school has given him a sense of normalcy, he said.

“It was awesome, seeing all the teachers and classmates I’d been missing for a while,” he said. “Walking and prom and graduation are definitely going to be happening.”

CLASSIC RIDE The Strubles rode in a 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air limousine to Caleb Struble’s homecoming celebration at Tortugas Florida Kitchen & Bar on March 4.

Mike and Marlo Denning, owners of Elegant Limousines, said the limo was custom-built and is one of fewer than 10 in the country. They said they purchased the limo last year.

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Caleb Struble, center, receives a warm welcome from his fellow Flagler Beach lifeguards.

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Leesa Marie Benz cast for ‘The YOUR Real Housewives of Orlando’ TOWN

JULIA AMBROSE CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Leesa Marie Benz, a Marilyn Monroe tribute artist who lives in Halifax Plantation, has been cast in the upcoming season of “The Real Housewives of Orlando,” to air this summer on Bravo.

Benz was first discovered in 1995, on Marilyn Monroe’s birthday, June 1. A look-alike competition was being held to promote the new Marilyn Monroe postage stamp, and she was encouraged to enter the contest.

“I had three months to get ready,” she said. “So I really had to study her. I had a strong resemblance to her, and then with tweaking the makeup and the hair, and getting clothes, old vintage clothes, it

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just kind of all came together.”

After Benz’s Marilyn debut, she went on to win Mrs. Ormond Beach 1999 and Mrs. Daytona Beach 2000. One of the photographers she was working with then kept in touch and informed her, years later, of the audition for “The Real Housewives of Orlando.”

She was apprehensive. She recalls telling him, “I don’t even live in Orlando, and I’m not a housewife anymore.” He responded, “You’re going to be perfect for this.”

After the casting in November 2021, she landed a position on the show.

Through the filming process, Benz has learned what it takes to be on a professionally made show, which requires about 30 hours of filming for a 20-minute episode. Patience was “truly a virtue” for her as she would film for eight hours a day. She describes the experience as “once in a lifetime” and although there might be a little bit of TV drama on the show, it is all part of the fun.

In order to be “Marilyn ready,” Benz takes her time in the morning after getting plenty of sleep. When watching “The Real Housewives of Orlando,” she said, there will be a lot of jaw dropping moments, with participants talking about each other behind their backs, but the cast says a prayer before filming to keep a positive environment.

The filming feels authentic, she said, because the director places actors in a setting and allows them to simply start a conversation.

The mansions and sets she is working in makes her feel like “a million bucks for a day,” she said, and she hopes that this opportunity leads right into the next adventure.

VOLUNTEER CAPT. TIM WILSEY PROMOTED TO BATTALION CHIEF

The Palm Coast Fire Department has promoted Volunteer Capt. Tim Wilsey to battalion chief.

Wilsey began his service with the Palm Coast Fire Department as a volunteer firefighter in 2005. He was promoted to lieutenant in 2007 and captain in 2012.

“Chief Wilsey has served our department for greater than 17 years, in which he’s been a perpetual leader,” Palm Coast Fire Chief Jerry Forte said. “We now look to Chief Wilsey’s talents and skills administratively as we reorganize and grow our volunteer programs.”

The Palm Coast Fire Department offers several volunteer programs. In his role as battalion chief, Wilsey will have more oversight on the administrative duties and long range planning so the volunteer programs are adaptable for the future.

Wilsey earned his Firefighter and EMT certifications from Daytona State College.

He also earned his bachelor of science in public administration from Flagler College in 2018. Professionally, Wilsey is the human resources manager for the city of Palm Coast.

Wilsey and his family live in Palm Coast.

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LIBRARY BOOK SALE, BAKE SALE AND CRUISE-IN ON MARCH 19

Flagler County has launched a new digital magazine, Coast to Country, to keep residents and visitors informed about the programs, projects and services that elected officials provide countywide.

County Administrator Heidi Petito has been imagining and implementing ways to better communicate with the public since being named to her post. “We wanted something that would be dynamic,” she said. “It’s important for all our elected officials to have a voice in one forum to reach our residents.”

The magazine is available at https://www.flaglercounty. gov/departments/administration/communications-office/ coast-to-country-digitalmagazine.

The first issue of this quarterly publication includes information on strategic planning and beach renourishment.

An outdoor book sale combined with a bake sale and classic car show is coming to the Palm Coast branch of the Flagler County Library from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 19.

The Friends of the Flagler County Library will sell books, puzzles, DVDs and CDs, to support library programs and projects. Cash or checks accepted. The outdoor sale will be in the west parking lot of the Library at 2500 Palm Coast Parkway NW. The Friends will be joined by the Wheels In Motion car club with an open cruise-in for all area car clubs. The Friends will also have a bake sale and a basket raffle.

“We had great success in the past combining a car cruise–in with the book sale,” Carl Laundrie, president of the Friends organization said.

“Residents donate books though out the year at the library and we offer them to the public at greatly reduced prices.”

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VIOLECTRIC: STRING ROCK BAND OUTDOOR CONCERT REGISTRATION ON APRIL 22 OPEN NOW FOR SPRING’S FCSO The world’s only string rock band, Violectric illuminates CITIZENS ACADEMY the stage and the audience’s senses through the use of technology and interactive experiences. Their repertoire spans rock ‘n’ roll history, and every song is played live without backing tracks. Sponsored in part by a grant from the Flagler Auditorium Board.

Also sponsored by Park Side Realty Group and SouthState Gates open at 4:30 p.m.

April 22. Lawn seating (bring your chair) is $20 before April 19, $25 at the gate (cash only). Ages 12 and under are free. Food trucks, face painting, and arts and crafts vendors. Beer and wine sold

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Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly invites the public to take part in the 2022 Flagler County Sheriff’s Citizens Academy this spring. Beginning April 12, learn the behind-the-scenes daily operations of your Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.

From the FCSO SWAT Team to the FCSO K-9 unit, get first-hand experience in what it’s like to serve and protect in Flagler County. Classes are free to the public and run from April 12 through May 19.

These three-hour classes take place Tuesday and Thursday evenings, at the Flagler Coun-

The Flagler Palm Coast High School Class of 2002 is planning a 20year reunion this fall. If you’re in that class, take an interest survey by visiting https://tinyurl. com/FPCHS2002.

ty Emergency Operations Center, 1769 E. Moody Blvd.

To qualify, participants must be at least 18, live or work in Flagler County, have no prior felony arrests and no misdemeanor arrests within the last 12 months. To register, signup at FlaglerSheriff.com/public-interest/citizens-academy.

Call 386-586-4845 or email to communityengagement@ FlaglerSheriff.com.

SCHOLARSHIP Applications for the Martha Halling Panhellenic Scholarships are now open. Applicants must be from Volusia or Flagler County (as evidenced by a driver’s license or similar proof of residency) and an undergraduate member of a National Panhellenic Conference affiliated sorority. Applications must be received by March 20. Visit https://daytonabeachareaalumnaepanhellenic.weebly.com and click on “scholarship” from the drop down menu. For more information, contact Robyn Lawther at bisma89c@erau. edu or call at 845-325-5005.

CORVETTE SHOW FOR CANCER The 13th-annual Corvette, Camaro, SSR show, helping breast cancer awareness. is 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. March 12, at Tom Gibbs Chevrolet, led by the Flagler County Corvette Club. Door prizes, tire raffle, and plenty of hot rods.

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SPORTS Bragging rights Flagler Palm Coast High School wins baseball bragging rights with 5-2 triumph over Matanzas

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fter watching his team lose its first three games of the season by seven or more runs, Flagler Palm Coast baseball coach Anthony Campanella has seen some positive signs.

The Bulldog fought hard in a 5-3 extra-inning loss to DeLand, and they notched their first win of the season, 5-2 against Matanzas on March 4 at the Pirates’ field.

“We finally put two good games together,” Campanella said. “The guys are playing a little harder. This is always a big game. It’s for bragging rights in Flagler County.”

Gavin Gotera got the win, allowing two runs in 4.1 innings. Matanzas scored both of its runs on Ben Apfelbach’s hard-hit single to second base in the fourth inning.

“We definitely had some deep conversations with each other (after the first three losses),” Gotera said.

Gotera scattered seven hits with one walk and a strikeout. He said he relied on his fastball and mixed in his slider.

“He competes,” Campanella said.

“He’s always going to be around the plate for us. We have to play good defense when Gavin pitches.”

Andrew Machado threw 2.1 innings of no-hit relief, striking out five batters.

Neither team committed an error, but Matanzas pitchers gave up seven walks.

“We just gave up too many freebies,” Matanzas coach Jim Perry said.

The Bulldogs scored four runs in the second inning on three straight walks, a two-run single by Jace Pasquariello, a wild pitch and a runscoring single by Cody Clymer.

“The bottom of the order really produced for us,” Campanella said.

“We’re starting to play with a little more confidence, playing better baseball.”

Bailey Russell pitched well in relief for the Pirates, who fell to 3-2. The senior gave up two hits in 4.1 innings.

Russell also went 3 for 3 at the plate.

FPC’s Jace Pasquariello takes a cut.

Photos by Jake Montgomery

Above: Matanzas senior Bailey Russell tries to tag out a Flagler player trying to steal third.

Right: FPC pitcher Gavin Gotera fields a bunt and throw to first.

“We finally put two good games together. ... This is always a big game. It’s for bragging rights in Flagler County.”

ANTHONY CAMPANELLA, FPC baseball coach

Matanzas right fielder Benjamin Apfelbach drove in two runs with a single in the fourth inning against FPC. FPC senior Andrew Machado slides into second as Matanzas shortstop Gabriel Breckenridge (2) waits for the throw.

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“She’s a natural. She understands what a pitcher needs. She’s so good at framing pitches.”

LEAH STEVENS on pitching to Emma Wood

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Leah Stevens struck out a total of 39 batters against Creekside and FPC as pitching ace Emma Wood settled in behind the plate.

Matanzas freshman Leah Stevens (22) winds up to pitch.

Photos by Jake Montgomery

Matanzas softball pitcher Emma Wood had not allowed a hit or an earned run in 6.1 innings. Heading into the March 9 game at Nease, that was the Pirates’ second most impressive pitching line.

The most impressive? Freshman Leah Stevens struck out 48 batters and walked three in 19.2 innings with a 0.36 earned run average.

Stevens struck out 15 batters in a six-inning no-hitter as the Pirates shut out Flagler Palm Coast 10-0 on senior night, March 4, to improve to 4-0. That came on the heels of her 24-strikeout performance.

FPC fell to 1-3. The Bulldogs were coming off a 6-5, eight-inning loss to Pedro Menendez on March 3.

Stevens struck out 24 batters in 9.2 innings on March 1 as Matanzas defeated Creekside 7-6 in 10 innings.

“That was a huge win for our program,” Matanzas coach Sabrina Manhart said. “Creekside is quality program, a 7A team that will give us points in the ranking system for the playoffs.”

Manhart made a key decision after Creekside had taken a 3-1 firstinning lead. Catcher Emily Warren got hurt in the season opener against Seabreeze and the Pirates’ other catcher wasn’t 100%. After Wood, who started in the circle, threw home on a play and the runner scored, Manhart called on Stevens to pitch and put Wood behind the plate.

“That changed the momentum of the game,” Manhart said. “The day before, we had Emma prepped to play catcher, just in case. She felt really comfortable back there, and you could tell Leah felt comfortable.

Against Creekside, we didn’t want things to unravel.”

The last time Wood played catcher, she was 12 years old.

“I caught a little, but not much,” she said.

She was back behind the plate against FPC, catching another spectacular game by Stevens.

“Emma is so athletic, she can play

STELLAR PITCHING Matanzas pitchers through four games: Emma Wood: 1-0, 6.1 innings, 0.00 ERA, 0 hits, 7 walks, 13 strikeouts.

Leah Stevens: 3-0, 19.2 innings, 0.36 ERA, 5 hits, 3 walks, 48 strikeouts.

Matanzas freshman Ava Thomas catches a ground ball.

any position,” Manhart said. “She took on that position confidently and led the team through situational stuff.”

Wood said she enjoys catching.

“Getting to catch pitchers is a different experience,” she said.

“She’s a natural,” Stevens said.

“She understands what a pitcher needs. She’s so good at framing pitches.”

Through four games, the two pitchers had combined for three shutouts and allowed a total of five hits with two no-hitters. The Pirates won the four games by a combined score of 41-6.

“I feel like I’m getting over my freshman nerves and settling into a groove,” Stevens said. “The whole team is settling in.”

Wood was not only playing flawless softball in the field at two positions, she was also leading the team in hitting with a .714 batting average, four doubles and a home run.

The Embry-Riddle signee hit the homer against FPC. Wood went 3 for 4 with two RBIs. Freshman Skylar Ludovici went 3 for 3. After the game, the Pirates honored their five seniors — Wood, Myracle Pigninelli, Jen Rumplick, Lauren Sampselle and Samantha Alfano.

It was the Pirates’ final game of the season on their home field. On March 7, construction began on a new backstop with a knee wall and netting replacing the fence behind home plate. Matanzas will play the rest of its home games at Indian Trails Sports Complex.

“It should be done in April,” Manhart said. “So, if we make the postseason, hopefully we’ll be able to play (at the high school).”

An FPC infielder throws to first.

FPC’s pitcher winds up.

Matanzas senior Myracle Pigninelli gets ready to take a cut.

Matanzas senior Emma Wood and her family celebrate senior night.

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Matanzas wrestlers Tyson and Jordan Mills win second-place medals The brothers each won a match in sudden victory on the way to the state finals.

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Tyson Mills’ goal at the state wrestling championships was to bring home a medal.

He knew his siblings, Matanzas teammates Jordan and Mariah, would be winning medals, if not this year, then in the future. So, being the senior, Tyson didn’t want to be left out.

All three of them got to the podium at the state championships March 3-5 at Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee. While Mariah Mills placed third in the girls tournament, Tyson and Jordan each took home secondplace medals in their weight classes.

“I’m happy my brother made it there,” Tyson said. “We both had a lot of crazy matches to get there, but I wanted to do it with my wrestling partner. We’ve been training partners since I was 11.”

The runner-up finishes propelled the Pirates to a ninth-place finish in the Class 2A team standings, three points behind Naples Barron Collier (44-41).

“I don’t know when the last time was or if we ever had a top-10 finish,”

coach T.J. Gillin said.

A top 10 and two runners-up did not seem likely when the Pirates looked at the brackets ahead of the tournament. Tyson Mills was matched up against Isaac Church of Charlotte, a returning state runner-up, in the first round of the 152-pound weight class.

“I’d say 10 people in (the arena) truly believed Tyson would win that match,” Gillin said. “Everyone outside of our inner circle was probably picking Church, but we were picking Tyson. We knew it would be close.”

Tyson Mills wasn’t so sure himself.

He remembered watching Church win his state semifinal match last year and was impressed.

“I vividly remember that match,” he said. “I was pretty excited (to wrestle him). I actually did not expect to win, so I just wrestled.”

Tyson Mills won 6-4 in overtime, holding Church off in the third period, and getting a takedown for the sudden victory.

“I shot a double leg and switched to a single leg,” he said. “I got to my feet, lifted him up, tripped him with my leg, and he fell straight to his back.

I probably could have gotten the pin, but I was so hyped, I jumped up and flexed to my coaches. So many people came up to me after the match. I guess it was one of the big upsets in the tournament.”

Once Tyson Mills won the match, the bracket opened up for him, Gillin said.

He decisioned Christopher Chop of Fleming Island, 5-0 in the semifinals. That set up a finals match with nationally ranked Jack Crook of Tampa Jesuit. Crook won the title with a technical fall.

Jordan Mills, a sophomore, had his own sudden victory, winning 3-1 over Davis Deal of Winter Springs in

“I’m happy my brother made it there. We both had a lot of crazy matches to get there, but I wanted to do it with my wrestling partner. We’ve been training partners since I was 11.”

runner-up in the state is real good,” Jordan mills said.

“I know it was little bit of a heartbreak for both of them,” Gillin said.

“They truly believed they could win state titles, and we believed too. But only 14 wrestlers can claim that top spot. This is just going to make Jordan hungry. He wants to be on top of that podium next year.”

The Pirates have had one state champ — Tyrone Jones in 2018 — and only two state finalists before this year.

TYSON MILLS

Photo by Brent Woronoff

Senior Tyson Mills, left, finished second at 152 pounds at the Class 2A state wrestling championships. His brother, sophomore Jordan Mills, right, finished second at 170 pounds.

Gotta be the shoes

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“No, I just wanted to do it for the shoes,” she said. “I liked the look.”

Fries also looked pretty good standing atop the podium on March 5 at the Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee, wearing a first-place medal as the county’s first FHSAA girls state wrestling champion.

“We had (Tiana’s younger brothers) wrestling,” said Mike Fries, Tiana’s father and an assistant coach at Matanzas. “She wanted a pair of wrestling shoes, because she thought they looked cute.”

But once she was in, she was all in. She joined coach John White’s Matanzas girls club team last year, and she worked hard.

“She’s the type of person, she wants to be the best at whatever she does,” Mike Fries said.

She was clearly the best 110-pounder at the girls championships, pinning her way to the title.

Her fourth consecutive pin came in the final against Sofia Ferran of Hialeah Mater Lakes Academy.

While some state champs jump into the arms of their coaches after the final, Tiana “just walked to the side, like it was a dual meet,” Mike said. “It was almost like she expected it.”

She did.

Mike Fries was a state runner-up as a freshman and a sophomore at Flagler Palm Coast and won state titles as a junior and a senior. In his senior season in 1999, he pinned his four opponents at state in a total of 2 minutes, 15 seconds.

the 170-pound semifinals.

“With five seconds left in the third period, I got in on his legs, but time ran out,” Jordan Mills said. “I had the same setup in overtime. I had a double leg, and I finished the shot.

He was getting tired. I could tell.”

Cory Cannan of Barron Collier won the title match with an 8-1 decision to improve to 59-1 on the season.

“I was a little upset after I lost, but looking back,

Photos by Brent Woronoff

Four Matanzas wrestlers placed at the FHSAA’s first girls state championships: Isabella Tietje (sixth), Mariah Mills (third), Tiana Fries (first) and Christina Borgmann (eighth).

Heading into the postseason, Tiana told her father she was going to surpass his achievements.

“She was going to win eight rings (in her high school career),” Mike said. “Four individual and four state.

She kept saying it over and over.”

She didn’t just say it. She did the extra work she needed to do. She stayed late after practice to do more drills and run more sprints. She got home and ran three miles. She did pushups in the house and pullups in the garage.

“The last couple of weeks, Mike has probably been more excited for her than he has been in his whole wrestling career,” Matanzas coach T.J. Gillin said. “(Tiana’s title) probably means more than any state title he ever won.”

And while the Pirates didn’t win the state team championship this year to give her one of those eight rings, they came close, finishing third with 66 points, one point behind second-place Ponte Vedra.

Orlando Freedom ran away with the championship with 142 points.

Three other Matanzas girls won

medals. Freshman Mariah Mills placed third at 105 pounds, winning the consolation final by a 6-2 decision. Junior Isabella Tietje place sixth at 135 pounds. And freshman Christina Borgmann place eighth at 120 pounds (See more in the box to the right).

Tiana’s title was all the more remarkable considering she broke her ankle in a tournament in November and didn’t begin her freshman season until January. She lost her first two matches, and her confidence began to waver.

That’s when Gillin asked White if Fries and Mills could wrestle with the boys at the regional duals competition. They beat their opponents in both the regional quarterfinal and the regional semifinal matches.

After beating the boys, Fries didn’t lose another match all season.

“She is the first ever girls state wrestling champ in county history,” Gillin said. “There are no nerves with that kid at all, which is very rare. She just went out there and did what she was saying she’d do all year.”

Like Tiana Fries, junior Isabella Tietje had a late start to her season. She suffered a severe ankle sprain and then had COVID, she said. She got back on the mat in mid-January.

“There was not much time to practice before districts,” she said.

Winning a sixth-place medal, and wrestling in a big arena with all of the state championships going on at the same time was a special experience, she said. Tietje is one of the few upper classmen on the girls team. She saw the wrestling booth at freshman orientation and thought, “Maybe I should try that.”

“It’s crazy how much it’s grown since then,” she said.

That’s because Matanzas’ coaches recruit the school. Mike Fries spotted freshman Christina Borgmann, who was in Jr. ROTC, running on the track with a

140-pound backpack.

“I got my first win at my first tournament,” she said. “I never thought I’d make it to state (and win an eighth-place medal) only four months later.”

Mariah Mills made it three medals for her family. Although her three older brothers all wrestled, she never considered it herself until coach John White asked her to join the Matanzas club team last year when she was a seventh grader.

“I thought he was joking at first,” she said.

She wound up skipping eighth grade so she could wrestle this year as a freshman in the first season the FHSAA sanctioned girls wrestling as a sport. Mills took home a third-place medal, losing only to undefeated and eventual champ Clare Booe of Palm Harbor University on a late pin.

Photo by Michele Meyers

Mariah Mills placed third at state. Mills skipped eighth grade so she could wrestle for Matanzas this season.

FPC’s DeFord closes out wrestling career with his third fourth-place Kole Hannant, Marcelo Gonzalez and Garrick Schwartz also reached the podium for the Flagler Palm Coast Bulldogs.

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Flagler Palm Coast wrestlers who win a medal at the state championships receive a special honor. Their pictures are hung up in the team’s wrestling room.

Senior Blane DeFord has two pictures in the room. Now he’ll have a third.

DeFord placed fourth for the third year in a row at the Class 3A championships March 3-5 at Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee.

“That’s pretty special to do that,” FPC coach Zach Sanford said. “Not many people have three pictures up in that room.”

DeFord, wrestling at 170 pounds, won four of six matches at the tournament. He lost to eventual champ Dominic Rodriguez of Riverview in the quarterfinals and won three in a row in the consolation bracket to advance to the consolation final. He lost that third-place match by a 5-4 decision to Riley Orr of Fort Pierce Central.

“Blane wrestled tough. Riley just came out on top on some scrambles,” Sanford said. “Riley has been gun-

Photo by Michele Meyers

Kole Hannant fist bumps opposing coaches after winning his first-round match at state.

ning for Blane all year. Blane beat him in the consolation semifinals last year.”

Three other FPC wrestlers won medals as the Bulldogs finished in a tie for 11th place in the team standings.

Junior Kole Hannant (120 pounds) and senior Marcelo Gonzalez (182) each placed sixth. Senior Garrick Schwartz, the Bulldogs’ only regional champ this year, placed seventh at 195 pounds.

“Garrick found a way to get on the podium,” Sanford said. “He got vengeance on his first loss of the season against Nathan Peoples of George Jenkins (with a 2-1 decision). It was pretty cool to see him go out on a win.”

Next year, FPC will have to replace

a strong group of seniors that came in the same year Sanford arrived.

“They will be a tough group to replace,” Sanford said. “They’re very special to me. They helped me build the culture that’s in the wrestling room right now. I can’t express how special that group is to me.”

Most of the seniors had never wrestled before they got to high school, he said.

“I dragged them onto the mat, out of class, and said, ‘Hey you’re wrestling,’” Sanford joked.

The Bulldogs also have five state qualifiers returning next season, including Hannant, John Hald, Timothy McLean, Carson Baert and Ana Vilar, who wrestled in the girls tournament.

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Pirate lifters stay undefeated The Matanzas boys weightlifting team remained undefeated with a win and a tie March 2 against Nease and Pedro Menendez.

Matanzas and Nease tied for first in the tri-match at the Pirates’ gym with 43 points.

Menendez tallied 24 points.

Cole Hash, the Pirates’ 183-pounder, lifted the most weight in the match. His 570-pound total (315 bench press, 255 clean and jerk) was higher than anyone in four heavier weight classes.

The Pirates had three other weight-class winners: 129-pounder Cameron Sleep (350-pound total), 139-pounder Aiden Schissler (440 total) and 154-pounder Jacob Warren (425 total).

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A daily run, every day, for 40 years

Bennett breaks FPC records

When John Tillman decided to run 40 years ago, he didn’t plan on breaking any records or establishing any streaks. He just said, “I’m going to run every day.”

And 14,614 days later, he is still running.

On March 4, the Palm Coast resident celebrated 40 years of running at least a mile without missing a day.

Tillman’s streak ranks 33rd in the nation and 35th internationally by Streak Runners International/United States Running Streak Association.

His wife, Kathryn, invited neighbors to help Tillman celebrate the milestone. She had a sign made up that says, “Run Everyday 40 Years,” with smaller signs that read, “# 35 in the world” and “# 33 in the USA.” She also had a T-shirt made for him that reads, “Legend,” referring to the category he is listed under on the “Active Streak List” on the SRI/ USRSA website.

He began the streak on March 5, 1982, when he was 33 years old.

“I weighed 205 pounds and not living a real good lifestyle,” he said.

FPC dominated in its final regular-season boys weightlifting match on March 1. FPC won the traditional title with 68 points over Father Lopez (36), DeLand (33) and Jacksonville University Christian. The Bulldogs also won the snatch title, accumulating 56 points, with DeLand second with 24 points and University Christian third with four points.

Dom Bennett broke school records in the 139-pound weight class with a 260-pound clean and jerk and a 515-pound total. Other traditional event winners for the Bulldogs were 129-pounder Nick Lilavois (390 pound total), 154-pounder Isaiah Rivers (540 total), 183-pounder Nick Groth (525 total), 219-pounder Rigens Andre (660 total) and 238-pounder Thomas Desantoli (595 total).

Andre did not miss a lift and had the top bench press (360 pounds) and clean and jerk (300 pounds) in the match.

“The next four months I dropped down to 170, and I felt healthy. The healthier I got, the more I enjoyed running.”

He never decided he would run every day for 40 years, he said. His only goal was to not miss a day.

He said he has run in over 20 countries and a majority of the U.S. states.

“I used to travel a lot,” said Tillman, a former sales engineer, corporate executive and business owner.

Now 73, Tillman usually runs three or four miles a day.

The motto of the streak runners’ organization is, “Through weather, injury, illness and life events, we run every day.”

Tillman said he has run through “just about everything you can imagine.”

He has run when he’s had the flu.

He’s run at 1 or 2 a.m. when he’s had a flight that leaves at 5 in the morning.

When it rains, he sometimes runs in a covered parking lot.

COVID-19 couldn’t stop him. He underwent monoclonal antibody treatment in January and felt better immediately. But he wound up back

in the emergency room at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville with cellulitis, a skin infection, in his nose.

“They worried about it being so close to the brain. They wanted to admit me overnight,” he said. “I told them about my streak. They gave me a choice, run and come back or they’d release me. I came home that evening to (continue) my streak.”

Tillman is currently undergoing treatment for multiple myeloma, a cancer of the plasma cells. He says it affects his performance but not his incentive.

“The first thing I want to do every morning, as soon as my feet hit the ground, is I want to run,” he said.

“I weighed 205 pounds and not living a real good lifestyle. The next four months I dropped down to 170, and I felt healthy.

The healthier I got, the more I enjoyed running.”

JOHN TILLMAN, on starting his running streak 40 years ago

FPC flag football, lacrosse win FPC shut out Pedro Menendez 26-0 in its flag football opener on March 7 in St. Augustine.

The Bulldogs’ boys lacrosse team improved to 6-1 with a 20-0 home win against Atlantic Coast on March 7.

FPC has won five games in a row heading into a March 10 home match against Gainesville Buchholz. Jesse Sustaita leads the team with 22 goals, while Daniel Zsizsek has 18 goals and 35 assists.

DeAugustino 4th at Big Ten FPC grad Michael DeAugustino of Northwestern placed fourth in the 125-pound class at the Big Ten Conference wrestling championships to advance to nationals March 17-19 in Detroit.

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Residents’ satisfaction on some local economic indicators lags behind other cities JONATHAN SIMMONS NEWS EDITOR

Locals’ assessment of Palm Coast as a place to work — and to find work — is improving, but remains below national benchmarks, according to local results of the National Citizen Survey.

CITIZEN SURVEY BASICS

2,700

Palm Coast households were selected to receive the National Citizen Survey: 1,200 people were sent a mailed questionnaire, while 1,500 were sent a postcard with a weblink.

497

people completed the survey, a response rate of 19% (the national average is 15%).

3,690

responses were received to the city’s “open” version of the survey, which anyone could take online

“We see a steady increase in the vibrancy of downtown areas and an increase in Palm Coast as a place to work, employment opportunities, the quality of businesses and services, and economic development,” Lauren Johnston, the city’s chief of staff, said in a presentation at a March 8 City Council workshop, summarizing survey responses.

Palm Coast is one of approximately 600 communities around the country that uses the National Citizen Survey.

A total of 35% of local and which, therefore, is not considered scientific — unlike the regular National Citizen Survey. Responses to the open survey largely mirrored those of the regular survey.

53%

of Citizen Survey respondents in Palm Coast were women, 62% of respondents were 55 years old or older, and 74% own their own home.

3%

of the survey items improved at least 7% (considered a statistically significant difference) in rating from 2019, while 20% of survey items decreased at least 7% in rating.

35%

of respondents rated Palm Coast as a “good” or “excellent” place to work — up from 19% in 2015, but still much lower than national the benchmark.

60%

rated Palm Coast’s overall quality of business and services establishments as “good” or “excellent,” similar to the national benchmark and up from 47% in 2015.

30%

rated Palm Coast’s employment opportunities as “good” or “excellent,” up from 8% in 2015 but below the national benchmark.

44%

rated Palm Coast’s shopping opportunities as “good” or “excellent.” The rating is similar to the national benchmark.

respondents rated Palm Coast as a “good” or “excellent” place to work — up from 19% in 2015, but still much lower than national the benchmark: It leaves Palm Coast with a rank of 357 out of 373 communities that used that question.

Similarly, 30% gave positive ratings to the city’s employment opportunities — a number that’s an improvement from 8% in 2015, but still leaves Palm Coast ranked 264

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rated Palm Coast’s cost of living as “good” or “excellent.” The rating is similar to the national benchmark.

of respondents gave positive marks to the city’s quality of businesses and services.

44%

of respondents gave positive marks (“excellent” or “good”) to the city’s economic development (up by 1% from 2019, within the margin of error).

44%

of respondents gave positive marks to the city’s shopping opportunities (down 11% from 2019).

64%

rated Palm Coast’s overall economic health as “excellent” or “good,” up from 46% in 2015 and 50% in 2019, and similar to the national benchmark.

out of 327 communities.

However, 64% of respondents rated the city’s overall economic health positively, a rating that places Palm Coast in line with the national benchmarks and an improvement from 46% in 2015.

See the box above for more data on how Palm Coast locals rated the city on a range of economic and business-related issues.

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It is owned by Matt Crews and located at 99 Flagler Plaza Drive.

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CHAMBER HOSTS FREE SMALL BUSINESS EXPO & CONFERENCE The Palm Coast-Flagler Regional Chamber of Commerce has launched the third and final phase of its Small Business Program, made possible by a grant from CareerSource Flagler Volusia.

The Flagler County Small Business Expo & Conference will be 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 26, in Central Park.

Flagler County businesses can secure a vendor space for free at www.FlaglerCountyBizExpo.com.

The main goal of the Expo is to connect consumers with Flagler County small businesses, according to Greg Blosé, president and CEO of the Palm Coast Flagler Regional Chamber. The public is welcome to attend this free event to discover and shop local small businesses.

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Condos Cindy Andreotti, individually and as trustee, sold 200 Ocean Crest Drive, Unit 619, to Joseph Mullins, of Bunnell, for $660,000. Built in 2003, the condo is a 3/3 and has 1,435 square feet.

Salvador and Virginia Repollet, of Palm Coast, sold 95 Riverview Bend S., Unit 1414, to Beverly and Gordon Patrick, as trustees, for $340,000. Built in 2006, the condo is a 3/2 and has 1,586 square feet. It sold in 2017 for $208,000.

Rochelle Masquefa, of Belle Plaine, Iowa, sold 27 Greenbriar Court, Unit 27, to Linda Lifka, of Palm Coast, for $171,500. Built in 1980, the condo is a 2/2.5 and has 1,100 square feet. It sold in 2018 for $130,000.

Belle Terre RH Asset Holdings LLC, of Orlando, sold 41 Paul Lane to Urzula Gozdz, of Clifton, New Jersey, for $274,900.

Built in 2021, the house is a 3/2 and ahs 1,500 square feet.

Cypress Knoll RH Asset Holdings LLC, of Orlando, sold 58 Edward Drive to John Sypien and Tracie Colarusso, of Dacula, Georgia, for $336,510. Built in 2021, the house is a 4/2 and has 1,904 square feet.

Grand Haven John and April Steely, of San Diego, California, sold 4 Village Parkway N. to Rosetta M. Clevenstine Revocable Trust, of Palm Coast, for $685,000. Built in 2004, the house is a 4/3 and has 2,952 square feet.

Grand Landings Kyle Viticonte, of Palm Coast, sold 138 S. Hummingbird Place to Karen and Carlos Morales, of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, for $390,000. Built in 2019, the house is a 3/3 and has 2,041 square feet. It sold in 2019 for $295,800.

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Susan and Melissa Sprunger, of Allentown, Pennsylvania, sold 55 Birdie Way to James and Mirta Gilbert, of Bunnell, for $389,900. Built in 1986, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,986 square feet.

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D.R. Horton Inc. Jacksonville, of St. Johns, sold 695 Grand Reserve Drive to Barry and Pamela Gilson, of Bunnell, for $269,485. Built in 2021, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,557 square feet.

Indian Trails James and Donna Perry sold 4 Burning Ember Lane to Christopher and Christine Jordan, of Palm Coast, for $445,000. Built in 2003, the house is a 3/2.5 and has a fireplace, swimming pool and 2,733 square feet. It sold in 2002 for $168,600.

Lehigh Woods Patricia Trainor, of Palm Coast, sold 38 Rolling Fern Drive to Christopher and Dulce Pabon, of Palm Coast, for $455,000. Built in 2002, the house is a 3/2 and has a swimming pool and 2,093 square feet. It sold in 2020 for $275,000.

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Jean married Donald Edward O’Meara on October 21, 1950, and together they celebrated the arrival of three children: Gloria (Dennis) Gaucher, Ronald O’Meara, Daniel (Victoria) O’Meara.

After becoming a widow, Jean met and fell in love with Roger Ailshie. They married on August 16, 1974, and enjoyed 47 years together.

She happily welcomed into the family three stepchildren: Roger Allen (Jennifer) Ailshie, Cindy (Steve) Eckersley, Kevin Ailshie. Together Jean and Roger joyously welcomed the addition of six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Jean’s first love was her family. She also enjoyed travelling with her husband, together they visited 47 of the 50 United States.

Wherever she went, she easily made friends with her outgoing and fun-loving personality. Music, knitting and games of chance were

also some of her favorite past-times.

Jean’s first love was her family.

In addition to her immediate family, Jean is survived by sisters Marian Servitto and Rosemarie Tedesco, siblings in law: Thomas (Judy) O’Meara, Geraldine O’Meara, Irene O’Meara, Patricia (Adam) Kowalski, Johnna Ailshie and Joycelyn Schilling, along with many dearly loved nieces and nephews.

Jean was preceded in death by her brothers Edward (Katherine) Servitto, Raymond Servitto, Frank Cefali, and Victor (Patricia) Servitto, as well as siblings in law: Phil Schilling, Dale Ailshie, Antonio Tedesco, Daniel (Mel) O’Meara, Norbert O’Meara, Gerald (Betty) O’Meara, James O’Meara, Edward O’Meara, Noreen (Gerry) Loper.

A memorial service will be held in Jean’s honor. The service will be conducted at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 156 Florida Park Drive North, Palm Coast on March 19, 2022, at 3:00 p.m.

MEMORIAL SERVICE: Saturday, March 19, 3PM Trinity Presbyterian Church 156 Florida Park Drive North Palm Coast

average part time investor thinks they have the ability to do so? The answer is emotion. It is easy to let our emotions get the best of us and feel that we need to react to every headline, every stock scenario on tv or every economic report. The reality is that success with investing comes down to choosing an asset allocation appropriate for your risk tolerance, quality investments and lots of patience.

Instead, most investors feel overly confident in high markets -- they tend to get more aggressive or put more money in. And they tend to be less confident in low markets -- getting more conservative or taking money out. The old saying “buy low, sell high” is a very real thing, but people tend to do the exact opposite in most situations. This is where advisors spend a lot of their time with clients, helping them avoid the “noise” and keeping their eye on the long-term goals of their overall investment plan.

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If history has proven anything, it is that the amateur investor has a difficult time resisting the emotional response of trying to time the market to their benefit.

Actions of this nature can be something as simple as trying to move investments to cash when there is concern over short-term market fluctuations or getting back in at the precise bottom.

We field phone calls often with individuals who have concerns over economic or political outcomes that “in their opinion” would cause there to be some form of market response. This is a very difficult feeling to ignore even for seasoned professionals, but it is important to remember that even they can rarely predict or outsmart the market long term.

To quote an article from Nasdaq.com: “Sophisticated investors know what matters and what does not, but the behavior of many suggests otherwise. Asset allocation matters most. It explains 100% of investment performance - yes, all of it. Accordingly, most of your time, energy and money should be spent on asset allocation.”

Simply put, long term, the timing of your market investments is far less important than how you are invested and for how long. According to a recent article from Business Insider “90% of active fund managers underperform the market.” These are usually highly trained and educated financial professionals.

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to Michael and Christine Pollock, and Rick and Janis Macomber, of Enumclaw, Washington, for $700,000.

Built in 1980, the house is a 3/2 and has a boat dock, swimming pool and 1,547 square feet. It sold in 2017 for $274,800.

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and has a fireplace and 2,037 square feet. It sold in 2020 for $477,800.

Not in Subdivision Maronda Homes LLC, of Sanford, sold 25 Fawn Haven Trail to William and Paula Kunzweiler, of Ormond Beach, for $334,640. Built in 2021, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,702 square feet.

Ocean Hammock Kevin Halter, of Ashland, Kentucky, sold 507 Cinnamon Beach Lane to 507 CBL LLC, of N. Brunswick, New Jersey, for $1.06 million. Built in 2005, the house

Paulo and Fernanda Matos, of Millstone Township, New Jersey, sold 27 Fairbank Lane to Mario and Elizabeth Ponte, of Palm Coast, for $490,000.

Built in 2006, the house is a 3/3 and has 2,321 square feet.

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The highest real estate transaction for the week has four bedrooms and four bathrooms and is located on a golf course near the ocean.

is a 3/2.5 and has a fireplace, swimming pool and 3,260 square feet. It sold in 2016 for $705,000.

Palm Harbor Theresa Cirelli and Robert Williams, of Palm Coast, sold 18 Cottonwood Court

Pine Grove Mary Crawford, of Palm Coast, sold 28 Pineapple Drive to Ivan Gromov and Nataliya Gromova, of Vancouver, Washington, for $270,000. Built in 1991, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,444 square feet. It sold in 2016 for $159,900.

Holiday Builders Inc., of Melbourne, sold 6 Phoenix Lane to Ludmila Anvaer, of Staten Island, New York, for $257,990. Built in 2021, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,552 square feet.

Pine Lakes Adrienne Dubos, of Auburn, Georgia, sold 57 Westmoreland Drive to Scott and Carol Wagner, of Palm Coast, for $358,000. Built in 2006, the house is a 4/3 and has 2,479 square feet.

RH Asset Holdings LLC, of Orlando, sold 18 White Hurst Lane to Chohan & Sons Inc., of Sacramento, California, for $272,400. Built in 2021, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,500 square feet.

Plantation Bay Volusia Residential Construction LLC, of Daytona Beach, sold 361 Stirling

Bridge Drive to Sherryl Woods, of Ormond Beach, for $656,360. Built in 2021, the house is a 3/2.5 and has 2,094 square feet.

Quail Hollow Lauren Crary and Sonia Kaposhilin, of Kingston, New York, sold 9 Kankakee Trail to Mary and Joe Alexander, of Palm Coast, for $350,645.

Built in 2004, the house is a 3/2 and has a fireplace and 2,232 square feet.

Woodlands Daniel Texeira, of Morristown, New Jersey, sold 9 Blairmore Place to Stephen and Jaclyn Cannes, of St. Augustine, for $235,000.

Built in 1985, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,303 square feet.

It sold in 2017 for $143,000.

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

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FLAGLER COUNTY LEGAL NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE AIR PERMIT Florida Department of Environmental Protection Northeast District Office Draft/Proposed Permit No. 0350003-016-AV Boston Whaler, Inc., Flagler Facility Flagler County, Florida Applicant: The applicant for this project is Boston Whaler, Inc. The applicant’s responsible official and mailing address are: Bruce Schoenhofer, VP of Operations, Boston Whaler, Inc., Flagler Facility, 1958 Unsinkable Street, Flagler Beach, Florida, 32136.

Facility Location: The applicant operates the existing Flagler Facility, which is located in Flagler County at 1958 Unsinkable Street, Flagler Beach, Florida, 32136.

Project: The applicant applied on January 31, 2022 to the Department for a Title V air operation permit renewal. This is a renewal of Title V Air Operation Permit No. 0350003-014-AV. The existing facility fiberglass boat manufacturing facility with resin and gel coat operations, fabrication and assembly processes.

Permitting Authority: Applications for Title Vair operation permits are subject to review in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 403, Florida Statutes (F.S.) and Chapters 62-4, 62-210 and 62-213, of the Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.). The proposed project is not exempt from air permitting requirements and a Title Vair operation permit is required to operate the facility. The Northeast District Office is the Permitting Authority responsible for making a permit determination for this project. The Permitting Authority’s physical address is: 8800 Baymeadows Way West, Suite 100, Jacksonville, Florida 32256. The Permitting Authority’s mailing address is: 8800 Baymeadows Way West, Suite 100, Jacksonville, Florida 32256. The Permitting Authority’s telephone number is (904) 256-1700.

Project File: A complete project file is available for public inspection during the normal business hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday (except legal holidays), at the address indicated above for the Permitting Authority. The complete project file includes the draft permit, the Statement of Basis, the application, and the information submitted by the applicant , exclusive of confidential records under Section 403.111, F.S. Interested persons may view the draft/proposed permit by visiting the following website: http ://fld p.dep. tate. fl. us/air/em i s ion/ apds/de faul t. asp and entering the permit number shown above.

Interested persons may contact the Permitting Authority’s project review engineer for additional information at the address or phone number listed above.

Notice of Intent to Issue Permit: The Permitting Authority gives notice of its intent to issue a renewed Title V air operation permit to the applicant for the project described above. The applicant has provided reasonable assurance that continued operation of the existing equipment will not adversely impact air quality and that the project will comply with all appropriate provisions of Chapters 62-4, 62-204, 62-210, 62-212, 62-213, 62-296 and 62-297, F.A.C. The Permitting Authority will issue subsequent final permit in accordance with the conditions of the draft/proposed permit unless a response received in accordance with the following procedures results in a different decision or a significant change of terms or conditions.

Comments: The Permitting Authority will accept written comments concerning the draft/proposed Title V air operation permit for a period of 30 days from the date of publication of the Public Notice. Written comments must be received by the close of business (5:00 p.m.), on or before the end of this 30-day period by the Permitting Authority at the above address. As part of his or her comments, any person may also request that the Permitting Authority hold a public meeting on this permitting action. If the Permitting Authority determines there is sufficient interest for a public meeting, it will publish notice of the time, date, and location in the Florida Administrative Register (FAR). If a public meeting is requested within the 30-day comment period and conducted by the Permitting Authority, any oral and written comments received during the public meeting will also be considered by the Permitting Authority. If timely received written comments or comments received at a public meeting result in a significant change to the draft permit, the Permitting Authority shall issue a revised draft/proposed permit and require, if applicable, another Public Notice. All comments filed will be made available for public inspection. For additional information, contact the Permitting Authority at the above address or phone number.

Petitions: A person whose substantial interests are affected by the proposed permitting decision may petition for an administrative hearing in accordance with Sections 120.569 and 120.57, F.S. Petitions filed by any persons other than those entitled to written notice under Section 120.60(3), F.S., must be filed within 14 days of publication of the Public Notice or receipt of a written notice, whichever occurs first. Under Section 120.60(3), F.S., however, any person who asked the Permitting Authority for notice of agency action may file a petition within 14 days of receipt of that notice, regardless of the date of publication. A petitioner shall mail a copy of the petition to the applicant at the address indicated above, at the time of filing. A petition for administrative hearing must contain the information set forth below and must be filed (received) with the Agency Clerk in the Office of General Counsel, 3900 Commonwealth Boulevard, MS 35, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3000, Agency Cl rk@dep.state.tl. us, before the deadline. The failure of any person to file a petition within the appropriate time period shall constitute a waiver of that person’s right to request an administrative determination (hearing) under Sections 120.569 and 120.57, F.S., or to intervene in this proceeding and participate as a party to it. Any subsequent intervention (in a proceeding initiated by another party) will be only at the approval of the presiding officer upon the filing of a motion in compliance with Rule 28-106.205 , F.A.C. A petition that disputes the material facts on which the Permitting Authority’s action is based must contain the following information: (a) The name and address of each agency affected and each agency’s file or identification number, if known; (b) The name, address, any email address, telephone number and any facsimile number of the petitioner; the name, address, any email address, telephone number, and any facsimile number of the petitioner’s representative, if any, which shall be the address for service purposes during the course of the proceeding; and an explanation of how the petitioner’s substantial interests will be affected by the agency determination; (c) A statement of when and how each petitioner received notice of the agency action or proposed decision; (d) A statement of all disputed issues of material fact. If there are none, the petition must so indicate; (e) A concise statement of the ultimate facts alleged, including the specific facts the petitioner contends warrant reversal or modification of the agency’s proposed action; (f ) A statement of the specific rules or statutes the petitioner contends require reversal or modification of the agency’s proposed action including an explanation of how the alleged facts relate to the specific rules or statutes; and, (g) A statement of the relief sought by the petitioner, stating precisely the action the petitioner wishes the agency to take with respect to the agency’s proposed action. A petition that does not dispute the material facts upon which the Permitting Authority’s action is based shall state that no such facts are in dispute and otherwise shall contain the same information as set forth above, as required by Rule 28-106.301, F.A.C. Because the administrative hearing process is designed to formulate final agency action, the filing of a petition means that the Permitting Authority’s final action may be different from the position taken by it in this written notice of Intent to Issue Air Permit. Persons whose substantial interests will be affected by any such final decision of the Permitting Authority on the application have the right to petition to become a party to the proceeding, in accordance with the requirements set forth above.

Extension of Time: Under Rule 62-110.106(4), F.A.C., a person whose substantial interests are affected by the Department’s action may also request an extension of time to file a petition for an administrative hearing. The Department may, for good cause shown, grant the request for an extension of time.

Requests for extension of time must be filed with the Office of General Counsel of the Department at 3900 Commonwealth Boulevard, Mail Station 35, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3000, or via electronic correspondence at Agency C le rk@dep .state.fl.u , before the deadline for filing a petition for an administrative hearing. A timely request for extension of time shall toll the running of the time period for filing a petition until the request is acted upon.

Mediation: Mediation is not available in this proceeding.

EPA Review: EPA has agreed to treat the draft/proposed Title V air operation permit as a proposed Title V air operation permit and to perform its 45-day review provided by the law and regulations concurrently with the public comment period, provided that the applicant also transmits an electronic copy of the required proof of publication directly to EPA at the following email addresses: R4Title VFL@e pa.gov. The final Title V air operation permit will be issued after the conclusion of the 45-day EPA review period so long as no adverse comments are received that result in a different decision or significant change of terms or conditions. The status regarding EPA’s 45-day review of this project and the deadline for submitting a citizen petition can be found at the following website address: http://www2.epa.gov/caa-perm itting/flor ida-proposed-t it le- v-per mits.

Objections: Finally, pursuant to 42 United States Code (U.S.C.) Section 766ld(b)(2), any person may petition the Administrator of the EPA within 60 days of the expiration of the Administrator’s 45-day review period as established at 42 U.S.C. Section 7661d(b)(l), to object to the issuance of any Title Vair operation permit. Any petition shall be based only on objections to the permit that were raised with reasonable specificity during the 30-day public comment period provided in the Public Notice, unless the petitioner demonstrates to the Administrator of the EPA that it was impracticable to raise such objections within the comment period or unless the grounds for such objection arose after the comment period. Filing of a petition with the Administrator of the EPA does not stay the effective date of any permit properly issued pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 62-213, F.A.C. Petitions filed with the Administrator of EPA must meet the requirements of 42 U.S.C. Section 766ld(b)(2) and must be filed with the Administrator of the EPA at: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of the Administrator, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Mail Code: 1101A, Washington, DC 20460. For more information regarding EPA review and objections, visit EPA’s Region 4 web site at http://www2.epa.go /caa-permitting/florida-propo ed-title -v-perm its .

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FLAGLER COUNTY LEGAL NOTICES FIRST INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NUMBER: 2022-CP-0024 DIVISION: 48 IN RE: Estate of RICHARD P. CASTAGNA, Deceased.

The administration of the estate of Richard P. Castagna, deceased, whose date of death was November 15, 2021, is pending in the Circuit Court for Flagler County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 1769 E. Moody Blvd., Building #1, Bunnell, FL 32110. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demand against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is March 10, 2022.

Personal Representative: Elizabeth B. Castagna 22 Via Roma Palm Coast, FL 32137 Attorney for Personal Representative: Carla Trinca-Conley, Esq. Florida Bar No.: 119618 Email: ctrincaconley@bbelderlaw.com BERG BRYANT ELDER LAW GROUP 7545 Centurion Parkway, Suite 108 Jacksonville, FL 32256 (904) 398-6100 March 10, 17, 2022 22-00022G

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FIRST INSERTION NOTICE AND ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR FLAGLER COUNTY CASE NO.: 2022-CA-000047 PALM COAST 145 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, a local unit of special-purpose government organized and existing under the laws of the State of Florida, Plaintiff, v.

THE STATE OF FLORIDA, AND THE TAXPAYERS, PROPERTY OWNERS AND CITIZENS OF PALM COAST 145 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, INCLUDING NON-RESIDENTS OWNING PROPERTY OR SUBJECT TO TAXATION THEREIN, AND OTHERS HAVING OR CLAIMING ANY RIGHTS, TITLE OR INTEREST IN PROPERTY TO BE AFFECTED BY THE ISSUANCE OF THE BONDS AND LEVY OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS HEREIN DESCRIBED, OR TO BE AFFECTED IN ANY WAY THEREBY, Defendants.

TO THE STATE OF FLORIDA, AND THE TAXPAYERS, PROPERTY OWNERS AND CITIZENS OF PALM COAST 145 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, INCLUDING NON-RESIDENTS OWNING PROPERTY OR SUBJECT TO TAXATION THEREIN, AND OTHERS HAVING OR CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST IN PROPERTY TO BE AFFECTED BY THE ISSUANCE OF PALM COAST 145 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT BONDS AND LEVY OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS, OR TO BE AFFECTED IN ANY WAY THEREBY: Palm Coast 145 Community Development District (the “District”) having filed its Complaint for Validation of not to exceed $21,175,000 Palm Coast 145 Community Development District Bonds, in one or more series (the “Bonds”) and the special assessments levied securing such Bonds pursuant to Chapters 170, 190, and 197, Florida Statutes (the “Special Assessments”), and it appearing in and from said Complaint and the Exhibits attached thereto that the District has adopted a resolution authorizing the issuance of the Bonds for the purpose of providing funds, together with other available funds, for paying the costs of planning, financing, acquiring, constructing, reconstructing, equipping and installing improvements as part of its Project (as defined in said Complaint), and it also appearing that all of the facts required to be stated by said Complaint and the Exhibits by Chapter 75, Florida Statutes, are contained therein, and that the

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District prays that this Court issue an order as directed by said Chapter 75, and the Court being fully advised in the premises: NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that all taxpayers, property owners and citizens of the District, including non-residents owning property or subject to taxation, and others having or claiming any rights, title or interest in property to be affected by the issuance of the Bonds and levy of Special Assessments, or to be affected in any way thereby, and the State of Florida, through the State Attorney of the Seventh Judicial Circuit, in and for Flagler County, Florida (the “Parties”), appear on April 6, 2022, at 11:15 a.m. before the Honorable Terence R. Perkins via Zoom Application (invitation below), and show cause if any there be why the prayers of said Complaint for the validation of the Bonds should not be granted and the Bonds, the proceedings therefore, and other matters set forth in said Complaint, should not be validated as prayed for in said Complaint.

The parties and public may access the hearing via their computer at the following ZOOM link: Please click this URL to start or join: https://flagler.zoom.us/j/3863134510 Or, go to https://flagler.zoom.us/join and enter meeting ID: 386 313 4510 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that prior to the date set for the hearing on said Complaint for validation, the Clerk of this Court shall cause a copy of this Notice and Order to be published in a newspaper published and of generally circulation in Flagler County, being the County wherein said Complaint for validation is filed, at least once each week for two (2) consecutive weeks, commencing with the first publication which shall not be less than twenty (20) days prior to the date set for said hearing.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that by such publication of this Notice and Order, the State of Florida, and the several taxpayers, property owners and citizens of the District, including non-residents owning property or subject to taxation therein, and others having or claiming any rights, title or interest in property to be affected by the issuance of the Bonds and levy of Special Assessments, or to be affected in any way thereby, shall be and are made party defendants to this proceeding, and that this Court shall have jurisdiction of them to the same extent as if specifically and personally named as defendants in said Complaint and personally served with process in this cause.

DONE AND ORDERED at the Courthouse in Flagler County, Florida, this 10th day of February, 2022.

The Honorable Terence R. Perkins Circuit Court Judge March 10, 17, 2022 22-00023G

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NOTICE OF LANDOWNERS’ MEETING AND ELECTION AND MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE SEMINOLE PALMS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT Notice is hereby given to the public and all landowners within Seminole Palms Community Development District (“District”) the location of which is generally described as comprising a parcel or parcels of land containing approximately 239.63 acres, located east of Lloyd trail, west of Seminole Woods Boulevard, south of an existing drainage canal and north of Grand Landings Parkway in the City of Palm Coast, Florida, advising that a meeting of landowners will be held for the purpose of electing five (5) person/people to the District’s Board of Supervisors (“Board”, and individually, “Supervisor”). Immediately following the landowners’ meeting there will be convened a meeting of the Board for the purpose of considering certain matters of the Board to include election of certain District officers, and other such business which may properly come before the Board.

DATE: Monday, March 28, 2022 TIME: 11:00AM PLACE: 55 Town Center Blvd., Palm Coast, FL 32164 Each landowner may vote in person or by written proxy. Proxy forms may be obtained upon request at the office of the District Manager, c/o DPFG 250 International Parkways, Suite 280, Lake Mary, Florida 32746 (“District Manager’s Office”). At said meeting each landowner or his or her proxy shall be entitled to nominate persons for the position of Supervisor and cast one vote per acre of land, or fractional portion thereof, owned by him or her and located within the District for each person to be elected to the position of Supervisor. A fraction of an acre shall be treated as one acre, entitling the landowner to one vote with respect thereto. Platted lots shall be counted individually and rounded up to the nearest whole acre. The acreage of platted lots shall not be aggregated for determining the number of voting units held by a landowner or a landowner’s proxy. At the landowners’ meeting the landowners shall select a person to serve as the meeting chair and who shall conduct the meeting. The landowners’ meeting and the Board meeting are open to the public and will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Florida law. One or both of the meetings may be continued to a date, time, and place to be specified on the record at such meeting. A copy of the agenda for these meetings may be obtained from the District Manager’s Office.

There may be an occasion where one or more supervisors will participate by telephone.

Any person requiring special accommodations to participate in these meetings is asked to contact the District Manager’s Office, at least 48 hours before the hearing. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Florida Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1, or 1-800-9558771 (TTY) / 1-800-955-8770 (Voice), for aid in contacting the District Manager’s Office.

A person who decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at the meeting is advised that such person will need a record of the proceedings and that accordingly, the person may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, including the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2021 CP 000493 Division 48 IN RE: ESTATE OF ANNE MARIE PHILLIPS Deceased.

The administration of the estate of ANNE MARIE PHILLIPS, deceased, whose date of death was April 10, 2021; is pending in the Circuit Court for Flagler County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 1769 E. Hammond Blvd., Bldg 1, Bunnell, FL 32110. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

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

Personal Representative: JULIAN CHERRY 2 Felton Place Palm Coast, FL 32137 Stacy A. Eckert Attorney for Personal Representative Email: stacyeckertpa@cfl.rr.com Secondary Email: pleadings@volusialawyer.com Florida Bar No. 0988170 Stacy A. Eckert, P.A. 2445 S. Volusia Avenue Suite C1 Orange City, Florida 32763 Telephone: (386) 775-8228 March 3, 10, 2022 22-00020G

NOTICE OF ACTION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE (NO CHILD OR FINANCIAL SUPPORT) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE: 2021 DR 000585 DIVISION: 47 IN RE: THE MARRIAGE OF ANDREY CHEPELKIN, Petitioner/Husband, and ROZA GABRIEL, Respondent/Wife.

TO: ROZA GABRIEL 679 Ocean Parkway Apt. 3F Brooklyn, NY 11230 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for dissolution of marriage has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on: Andrey Chepelkin c/o William B. White, Esq., whose address is 712 S. Oceanshore Blvd. Flagler Beach, FL 32136 on or before, March 21, 2022, and file the original with the clerk of this Court at 1761 E. Moody Blvd. Building 1 Kim C. Hammond Justice Center Bunnell, FL 32110 before service on Petitioner or immediately thereafter.

If you fail to do so, a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition.

The action is asking the court to decide how the following real or personal property should be divided: None Copies of all court documents in this case, including orders, are available at the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office.

You may review these documents upon request.

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

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

Dated: 2/11/2022 TOM BEXLEY CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT By: C. Gould (Seal) Deputy Clerk 2021 DR 000585 Feb. 17, 24; Mar. 3, 10, 2022 22-00015G

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FIRST INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NUMBER: 2022-CP-0025 DIVISION:48 IN RE: Estate of DOROTHY B. CASTAGNA, Deceased.

The administration of the estate of Dorothy B. Castagna, deceased, whose date of death was December 14, 2021, is pending in the Circuit Court for Flagler County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 1769 E. Moody Blvd., Building #1, Bunnell, FL 32110. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demand against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is March 10, 2022.

Personal Representative: Elizabeth B. Castagna 22 Via Roma Palm Coast, FL 32137 Attorney for Personal Representative: Carla Trinca-Conley, Esq. Florida Bar No.: 119618 Email: ctrincaconley@bbelderlaw.com BERG BRYANT ELDER LAW GROUP 7545 Centurion Parkway, Suite 108 Jacksonville, FL 32256 (904) 398-6100 March 10, 17, 2022 22-00021G

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FIRST INSERTION NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: Notice is hereby given that on 4/8/2022 at 10:30 am, the following mobile home will be sold at public auction pursuant to F.S. 715.109 1973 GREE HS 2162149G . Last Tenants: TERRY A TOBIAS, JOHN DOE, JANE DOE and all unknown parties beneficiaries heirs . Sale to be at MHC CARRIAGE COVE LLC, 5 CARRIAGE COVE WAY, DAYTONA BEACH, FL 32119. 813282-5925.

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FIRST INSERTION RECORDED IN OFFICIAL RECORDS BOOK 5598, AT PAGE 609 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA, TOGETHER WITH ALL AMENDMENTS THERETO, IF ANY, AND TOGETHER WITH AN UNDIVIDED INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS THEREOF IN ACCORDANCE WITH SAID DECLARATION.

A/K/A 940 VILLAGE TRL #4-108, PORT ORANGE, FL 32127 Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the Lis Pendens must file a claim before the Clerk reports the surplus as unclaimed.

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

Dated this 02 day of March, 2022.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No.2022-10436-PRDL Division 10 IN RE: ESTATE OF ERNESTINE VICTORIA DELFIACCO Deceased.

The administration of the estate of Ernestine Victoria Delfiacco, deceased, whose date of death was January 24, 2022, is pending in the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 101 North Alabama Avenue, DeLand, Florida 32724. The names and addresses of the personal representatives and the personal representatives’ attorney are set forth below.

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

Personal Representatives: Harold L. Bennett 1213 Parkside Drive Ormond Beach, Florida 32174 Cynthia D. Michaelis 67 Cypress Grover Lane Ormond Beach, Florida 32174 Attorney for Personal Representatives: 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 March 3, 10, 2022 22-00012I

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2022-10362-PRDL Division 10 IN RE: ESTATE OF MARGARET DARLENE HINDSLEY a/k/a MARGARET D. HINDSLEY Deceased.

The administration of the estate of Margaret Darlene Hindsley, deceased, whose date of death was January 5, 2022, is pending in the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 101 North Alabama Avenue, DeLand, Florida 32724. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

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

Personal Representative: Cynthia D. Michaelis 4529 S. Peninsula Drive Ponce Inlet, Florida 32127 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 March 3, 10, 2022 22-00011I

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NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 45 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL ACTION CASE NO.: 2012 33156 CICI U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, FOR BANC OF AMERICA FUNDING 2005-7 TRUST, Plaintiff, vs.

ELIZABETH BOYLE, et al, Defendant(s).

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated February 11, 2022, and entered in Case No. 2012 33156 CICI of the Circuit Court of the Seventh Judicial Circuit in and for Volusia County, Florida in which U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, successor in interest to Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Trustee, for Banc of America Funding 2005-7 Trust, is the Plaintiff and Elizabeth Boyle, Deborah L Morfis, Villaggio On The Lakes Condominium Association, Inc, are defendants, the Volusia County Clerk of the Circuit Court will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash in/ on online at electronically/online at http:// www.volusia.realforeclose.com, Volusia County, Florida at 11:00AM EST on the March 30, 2022 the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment of Foreclosure: BUILDING 4, UNIT 108 OF VILLAGGIO ON THE LAKES, A CONDOMINIUM, ACCORDING TO THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM THEREOF, AS

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2022-10242-PRDL Division 10 IN RE: ESTATE OF HAROLD DONALD CHESTER a/k/a H. DONALD CHESTER Deceased.

The administration of the estate of Harold Donald Chester, deceased, whose date of death was August 15, 2021, is pending in the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 101 North Alabama Avenue, DeLand, Florida 32724. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is March 10, 2022.

Personal Representative: Richard M. Chester 2426 N. Halifax Avenue Daytona Beach, Florida 32118 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 March 10, 17, 2022 22-00014I

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2020-CP-12155 Division A IN RE: ESTATE OF EDWARD E. DALTON A/K/A EDWARD EUGENE DALTON, Deceased.

The administration of the estate of Edward E. Dalton, deceased, whose date of death was June 1, 2019, is pending in the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 101 North Alabama Avenue, DeLand, FL 32724. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is March 10, 2022.

Personal Representative: BONNIE SUE DALTON ROBERTS 205 Kristy Lane Danville, VA 24540 Attorney for Personal Representative: /s/ Debra L. Dandar DEBRA L. DANDAR, Attorney Florida Bar Number: 118310 TAMPA BAY ELDER LAW CENTER 3611 West Azeele Street Tampa, FL 33609 Telephone: (813) 282-3390 Fax: (813) 902-3829 Debra@TBELC.com Amy.Morris@TBELC.com March 10, 17, 2022 22-00013I

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: Notice is hereby given that on 4/8/2022 at 10:30 am, the following mobile home will be sold at public auction pursuant to F.S. 715.109 1972 PKWO HS 6512M8574 .

Last Tenants: LOUISE RICKMAN JACKSON and all unknown parties beneficiaries heirs . Sale to be at MHC LIGHTHOUSE POINTE LLC, 73 FALL DR, PORT ORANGE, FL 32129. 813-282-5925.

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67 Arrogant 68 Response to a futbol goal 69 Chef Drummond 70 Leaf under a petal 71 Word within “hearing” 73 “BlacKkKlansman” director Spike 74 Enticed 76 *Blacken the entree, e.g.?

79 Yiddish cries 80 Neutron’s place 81 Quintana ___ (Mexican state) 82 Jeong of “Community” 83 Indenting aid on a typewriter 85 *”We’ll shape this

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90 Like a horse’s foot 92 Online meanie 93 Wild hogs 95 Cookie with a serving size of three 96 “So exciting!”

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109 Droid 111 Actress Rooney 113 Neither’s partner 114 Rowing tool 115 Distribution curve calculation 117 Food recall cause 119 *Report on surgeries?

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54 Entered again, like data 55 Has permission, biblically 56 Where cultures are studied?

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