Palm Coast Observer 4-28-22

PALM COAST

Observer YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

Two stations, one ‘mini’ PAGE 4A

VOLUME 13, NO. 13

THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2022

Mayor makes the case for Palm Coast David Alfin delivered the 2022 State of the City address at the Community Center on April 21. PAGE 3A

Just keep swimming Palm Coast will now keep Frieda Zamba pool open yearround PAGE 2A INSIDE NO DIPLOMA? NO PROBLEM

School district may drop high school diploma requirement for some job candidates with experience PAGE 5A

WARNING ABOUT ONLINE DANGERS

FBI, sheriff warn of ‘sextortion’ targeting youths PAGE 10A

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ACTORS HELP NURSES PREPARE

AdventHealth Palm Coast’s new $1M simulation center prepares nurses and students for any situation PAGE 11A

at the Hispanic American Club of Palm Coast

HEAR THE STORIES BEHIND THE SONGS

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Palm Coast Songwriters Festival tickets remain for April 28 to May 1 shows PAGE 6B

Photo by Stephen Helfrich

FOAM FOR ANY OCCASION?

What a blast! Foamtastic Fun fires foam on Palm Coast parties PAGE 2C

RYAN’S LANDING GETS EARLY OK

State’s strongest

FPC wins boys state weightlifting championship PAGE 8B

Planning board votes in favor of 95-home R Section subdivision PAGE 3C

FOOD TRUCK ON THE PREMISES

Run to Regional

Good Times Dog Bar’s food truck proposal wins county committee’s support PAGE 3C

FPC boys punch regional ticket in 12 events at district track meet

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BRIAN KELLEY ON SOLO TOUR

Florida Georgia Line star and Seabreeze High School alumnus has released a new album.

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INDEX

Business...................... PAGE 1C Cops Corner............... PAGE 6A The Fine Arts.............. PAGE 4B Letters.......................PAGE 12A Public Notices.............PAGE 7C Real Estate................. PAGE 5C Veterans....................PAGE 12A

Pick 6 for the win Photo by Brent Woronoff

Bulldog champions: Rigens Andre, Dom Bennett and Nick Lilavois all won titles at the Class 3A boys weightlifting championships.

Emma Laupepa and Emma Swearingen each had a pick-6 for the Bulldogs.

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CITY WATCH

JONATHAN SIMMONS NEWS EDITOR

BY THE NUMBERS

12%

of the city’s budgeted revenues this fiscal year are from ad valorem tax dollars

38%

of city revenues this year come from charges for services

Frieda Zamba pool to stay open year-round Palm Coast’s Frieda Zamba pool used to stay open year-round, and now it will again, Palm Coast City Council members decided at a workshop on April 26.

The change comes after dozens of local swimmers and swim team members have spoken at City Council meetings to urge the city to improve its offerings for swimmers by extending hours at the pool or adding a new, full-scale aquatic center.

The pool is open from April 4 through Nov. 15. It used to be open year-round, but the season was shortened during the last recession, and the city never increased it again. Making it year-round would cost an estimated $137,000 more per year. But the added hours would also bring in an estimated $35,000 a year in additional revenue, so the actual increase in costs would be about $102,000 per year.

“The least we could do for these people ... is to go from seasonal to year-round,” Palm Coast City Councilman Eddie Branquinho said at the workshop. “... They deserve more.

Can we do more right now? I don’t know, but we are we looking at it.”

Councilman Nick Klufas agreed, saying that the city’s ability to fund a full-scale aquatic center right now is limited, but that extending the season at the Frieda Zamba pool will help swimmers in the meantime.

Branquinho suggested looking into partnerships with organizations such was the YMCA. Mayor David Alfin said the city is investigating such possibilities.

“My opinion is that this is very much a two-step or two-phase project,” Alfin said. “Step one is to offer the fullest amenity available to the largest number of people.”

Lengthening the pool’s season is a short-term fix, he said, as the city looks for “a long-term solution, which we are currently working on with organizations like [Branquinho] mentioned.”

Alfin added, “I don’t want to go too far with it, but it is the dream — and I’m sure it will be shared by City Council — that the city of Palm Coast have a loud and proud aquatic center that fulfills all of our residents’ needs in a timely fashion.”

As at other recent meetings, several locals spoke during the workshop’s public comment period, pressing

“I think that this is something that is within the realm of possibilities for us to provide some type of immediate, positive impact to our swimming community and our swimmers.”

NICK KLUFAS, city councilman

the city to extend the pool’s season as the school district, which owns the other public community pool in Palm Coast, reduces hours at the Belle Terre Swim Club.

The city administration has been working with the school district to come to an arrangement on what the pool’s operating days and hours will be, City Manager Dense Bevan said.

City Councilman John Fanelli said people have asked him whether the city would be willing to extend the pool’s operating hours to 8 p.m. in spring and summer. The city’s outdoor recreation manager, James Hirst, said the city can look into that.

Hours tend to depend on staffing.

“As we hire more people, that’s where we tend to add more hours to the pool,” Hirst said.

92%

of revenue for the city’s General Fund comes from ad valorem tax dollars

$5.2 million

total city budget for city administration and finance for the 2022 fiscal year. As of March 31, the city had spent $2 million

$16.7 million

total city budget for public safety, including the Fire Department and the city’s contract with the FCSO, for 2022. As of March 31, the city had spent $7 million

File photo by Paige Wilson

Volunteer fire associates recognized Palm Coast Volunteer Associates Michelle LaMonica, Jim Lee and Howard Peiffer were recognized for their 30 years of service to the Palm Coast Fire Department at the April 19 City Council meeting.

Palm Coast Volunteer Fire Rescue was founded on April 3, 1973, by Vincent Moore, who’d worked for the Fire Department of New York for 32 years. He was joined by 36 other members.

LaMonica joined the Palm Coast Fire Department in 1992 as a first responder and currently serves as the secretary for the corporation and maintains the Health and Wellness Committee.

Lee served in the U.S. Air Force before joining the FDNY in 1961. He served 28 years, rising to the rank of captain of Engine 274 before he retired to Palm Coast in 1990. He immediately became involved with the Palm Coast Fire Department as a volunteer firefighter, and was a veteran of the 1998 wildfires as well.

Peiffer started his career with the Mohegan Fire Department in New York, following in his father’s footsteps. After serving in the U.S. Army, he started his career at the Greenville Fire District in Scarsdale, New York, then transferred to the Lake Mohegan Fire Department where he served for 25 years. He and his wife Marianne retired to Palm Coast in 1992. Peiffer served as chief of the Palm Coast Fire Department department from 1993 to 1995, is a veteran of the 1998 wildfires, and has served as president of the Palm Coast Volunteer Fire Rescue Corp. Peiffer currently serves as vice president of the PCVFR in addition to being the associate coordinator.

Lengthening the Frieda Zamba pool’s season is a short-term fix, Mayor David Alfin said.

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State of the City 2022

Mayor David Alfin and Dominic Guida’s family.

Mayor David Alfin and Bryan Soudrain.

Mayor David Alfin delivered the 2022 State of the City address at the Palm Coast Community Center on April 21.

Editor’s Note: The following is an edited transcript of Mayor David Alfin’s 2022 State of the City address.

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hat inspires you to love where you live? When you are out and about in our town, what are some of the elements of your daily life that put a smile on your face?

Is it the safety you feel in our neighborhoods?

The restoration of the roads and bridges that you travel each day?

Or perhaps it’s the peace and beauty you enjoy on our trails?

Each of these answers are indeed convincing. However, I believe that actual cities don’t really makes us happy; we make ourselves happy in our cities. Contentment comes from being passionate about all the progress of the proficiencies around us and this frequently includes the following: Innovation that creates exciting new paths for living and growing; Restoration that provides more efficient improvements; Recreation that refreshes our souls and spirit with pleasure.

Loving where you live can often take time to develop. In my case, I fell in love with Palm Coast the moment I moved here. For others, it may take time to become familiar with the rhythm of our lives here. Feedback we’ve received from many surveys reveal that so many of you are supportively engaged in Palm Coast.

So as Palm Coast’s mayor, I can report to you with certainty that the State of our City is exceedingly sound and durable. Your City Council strives every single day to collaborate with consensus to build solid and compelling community confidence.

Let’s now take a look back on a year that inspired us to love where we live.

Here at the city of Palm Coast, we like to talk about innovation. But, what does innovation look like to you in your life? Is it a new appliance? Is it a RING doorbell? USB wall chargers?

For me, innovation means moving forward. Opening new doors to new paths that create a better tomorrow for each of us. A place where if we can dream it, we can do it. Together.

Innovation means investing in

The fields at Indian Trails Sports Complex.

Photos courtesy of the city of Palm Coast

Love where you live

our local business communities and working to make Palm Coast a regional destination. In 2021, your city brought in some truly innovative businesses that will change the way we live our daily lives.

Businesses like MetroNet whose multimillion-dollar investment in Palm Coast will bring future-proof fiber directly to homes and businesses. Also making Palm Coast Florida’s second certified gig city. We are not waiting around for the rest of the state or the country to take advantage of this opportunity, we are at the front of the line, leading the way!

Innovation also means investing in our most valuable resource; our residents. I believe that in Palm Coast we have some of the most talented kids in the entire country. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could offer these kids the kind of opportunities that enabled them to accomplish their goals and make their dreams a reality right here?

In 2021, we hosted the first-ever UNF MedNexus Innovation Challenge, a team-based entrepreneurship competition that showcased top regional high school students tasked to pitch their solutions to Florida’s evolving health care needs.

The winners of the competition were awarded scholarships to continue their education.

Also in 2021, we were honored to partner with Jacksonville University to bring their award-winning healthcare education programs to our Palm Coast students.

This partnership offers students the opportunity to study graduate programs not offered anywhere else in the region and also marks the university’s first satellite university location in 86 years.

This past year we also welcomed the inaugural class to the all-new Daytona State Palm Coast Campus’s Nursing Program.

The associate degree nursing program at the Palm Coast campus began in 1999 with 30 students. Now there are about 100 students in the program locally. The new facility will increase the program’s capacity to 120.

Students will now be able to complete their associate degrees in nursing entirely at the Flagler/Palm Coast campus!

And in a time where the need for

nurses has never been higher, this is great news for not just the students but for the people who need their care the most.

Our incredible Palm Coast Fire Department also offered highschool students a hands-on experience at learning about a career in firefighting and public safety. Students can stay involved until 18 years of age where they will have all of the knowledge and abilities to complete their state test requirements for firefighters and EMTs, affording them a career.

AdventHealth began construction in 2021 on their new hospital located on Palm Coast Parkway.

And with Flagler Health Plus, which also announced plans to build a state-of-the-art comprehensive health complex, including an inpatient hospital located on the corner of U.S. 1 and Palm Coast Parkway.

These new facilities mean great things for our community in multiple regards.

When you’re not the only game in town, providers usually compete to offer consumers a better deal.

Jobs! But not jobs exclusive to the medical field. These facilities will have many roles to fill including security, hospitality management, administration, and more.

This might be a good time to talk about legacy. What is your legacy?

Have you ever thought about it?

While we are busy dreaming and working and building towards the future, it is so important that we never forget all of those who came before us and help to lay the foundation.

When we talk about restoration, it doesn’t always mean that something is broken. Quite the contrary. It often means that something is working, but can be made even better.

In 2021, your city was dedicated to improving Palm Coast’s infrastructure, roadways, and pedestrian bridges.

In the past year, Parks and Recreation introduced an all new Emergency Trail System designed to help keep residents and visitors safe while traveling on our over 130 miles of trails. This was a tremendous undertaking and a great example of teamwork between your city staff, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office, Flagler County Fire Rescue, and the Palm Coast Fire Department.

Also in 2021, your Public Works Department completed several special projects that directly affected our residents. Projects like the rehabilitation of some of our very popular, and much traveled pedestrian bridges. The rehabilitation of these pedestrian bridges is of vital importance as some are used daily by our children on their way to and from school.

Your Public Works department was also awarded the APWA 2020 Public Works Project of the Year Award for their incredible work in completing the Indian Trails Sports Complex Baseball Fields project.

This project was prompted by the

Mayor David Alfin and Joe Rizzo’s family.

needs of a growing Little League organization in the city of Palm Coast that had outgrown the fields available for their organization to utilize during the season.

During the year, your Stormwater and Engineering Department also accomplished many special projects.

In 2021, the Stormwater and Engineering Department’s outstanding work on the construction and design of the Palm Coast Community Center was recognized and awarded LEED certification at the silver level for Generator Landscape Screening & LEED certification work completed.

The Stormwater and Engineering department also completed basketball court resurfacing projects at Ralph Carter and Seminole Woods Park.

Additionally in 2021, the Stormwater and Engineering Department received the Regional Award of Excellence in Resilience from North East Florida Regional Council (NEFRC) for their Floodplain and Stormwater Management Program and the Florida Stormwater Association Outstanding Achievement award for the city’s enhanced stormwater program.

In 2021, your Utility Department was selected to receive the 2020 Drinking Water Plant Operations Excellence Award from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.

Also in 2021, the Palm Coast Water Treatment Plant 2 received the 2020 Outstanding Membrane Large Plant Award from the Southeast Desalting Association (SEDA) as well as the Florida Water Environment Association Class B Third Place Award for 2021.

These achievements are worth being celebrated because they reinforce two things that we already know to be true; 1. Our employees are some of the best and brightest in the country.

2. When we take care of where we live, we take care of each other.

Every project that I just spoke about was in response to a single question that each of our employees comes to work ready to answer each day: How can I make Palm Coast better?

In 2021, we were thrilled to welcome back so many of our residents to the over 466 programs we have to offer here in Palm Coast.

Have you ever wanted to step outside of your comfort zone? What have you always wanted to try but thought it was just beyond your reach? Maybe you wanted to pick up tennis? Or how about paint a picture?

In 2021, your Parks and Recreation department hosted programs attended by over 27,000 residents.

Your city is also dedicated to providing you with first-class amenity centers that can be enjoyed by all and in 2021 these facilities were reserved by our residents 1,309 times.

2021 also saw the return of many much-missed in-person events like Movies in the Park, Food Truck

Flagler Palm Coast High School Fire Leadership flagship students at a truck pull.

Tuesday, our Memorial Day Celebration, Fireworks in the Park, our annual Veterans Day celebration, Starlight Festival, and more.

These amazing programs and oneof-a-kind events are not exclusive.

They are available to every resident.

From Water Aerobics and Pickleball to painting and teddy bear picnics, there is quite literally something for everyone. I challenge you to visit the Parks and Rec webpage at parksand rec.fun and get involved today!

I know that I say it every week in our Win of the Week segment, but I say it because it is true. Great things are happening all around us.

With so many innovative ideas working to restore and expand on our City’s legacy and the plethora of fun and engaging leisure activitiesthere has never been a better time to live in Palm Coast.

But these innovative ideas, plans for restoration and expansion, and one-of-a-kind recreational activities are just a piece of the pie. Part of the reason we love where we live so much is thanks to the amazing people we share it all with.

Which is why at this time, I would like to take a moment to recognize some individuals who stood out in 2021 and thank them for their outstanding contributions to our community.

As we have talked about throughout this presentation, our youth are our most valuable resource. We have some incredible kids in our community and today we’d like to recognize the recipient of this year’s Next Generation Award. Bryan Soudrain is a student at Flagler Palm Coast High School and he is the President of the Junior Chamber of Commerce. The Junior Chamber is a growing group of more than 50 high school students locally who are enriched in their community and focused on their future. Bryan is a shining example to his peers and to us all. Congratulations, Bryan!

Another leader in our community that we’d like to recognize cannot be with us today. He is a hero, a public servant, an advocate for children, and a friend to many, and he passed away on Nov. 9, 2021, in the line of SEE STATE PAGE 4A

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Lincoln re-enactor files to run for Ormond Beach City Commission Lew Welge is a resident of Volusia County since 1987 and a former school guidance counselor.

JARLEENE ALMENAS ASSOCIATE EDITOR

A new candidate for Ormond Beach City Commission Zone 2 has emerged, and this one bears a resemblance to one of the nation’s forefathers.

Lew Welge has been an Abraham Lincoln re-enactor for 22 years — or a score and two years, as he puts it. A Volusia County resident since 1987, Welge, a retired school guidance counselor, filed to

File photo

Lew Welge, dressed as Abraham Lincoln, made an appearance during OMAM’s Veteran’s Day event in 2021.

run on April 8, becoming the second candidate hoping to be elected in the open seat come November. He is running against Travis Sargent.

“I’ve been a hardworking person all of my life and I really desire to be of help and to be a public servant,” Welge said.

He has never held public office before — though he did run for the Duval County School Board in 2020 — but Welge said that he, like Lincoln, is ambitious in that regard. Standing at 6 feet, 8 inches tall, he has visited schools, attended local community events and performances dressed as the 16th U.S. president.

“Like Lincoln, I try to infuse humor in just about every response I give,” he said.

“People say, ‘Why do you do this? What’s your purpose?’

I say, ‘Well, why do I do it?

Because I can.’”

It’s a mindset he’s bringing to his campaign. Why not run?

He hopes to be accessible to his fellow Zone 2 residents and said, as a former counselor, he considers listening to be more important than talking. His campaign will take on more of a grassroots approach, he explained, with a focus on canvassing and walking the neighborhoods.

“I’m a lifelong learner,” Welge said. “So I want to learn about our whole city, not just Zone 2. As a native Floridian, I’m open to learning.”

A third candidate has also emerged to represent Zone 4, also an open seat come November. Robert Vaeth filed to run on April 11; he declined to speak with the Observer.

Vaeth is running against Harold Briley and Brian Nave.

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COVID-19 cases increase in Flagler and Volusia; hospitalizations remain low Flagler County and Volusia County COVID-19 case numbers appear to be trending upward again, with Flagler reporting 88 positive cases for the week of April 15-21, up from 35 during the same time frame last month, while Volusia reported 261, up from 171.

Around the country, case numbers are about twice what they were during the trough, Florida Department of Health-Flagler Medical Director Dr. Stephen Bickel said.

Still, deaths and hospitalizations remain low: AdventHealth Palm Coast had five inpatients last week, Bickel said. He noted that most people in the U.S. have at least partial immunity to COVID-19, from vaccination or from previous infection.

“It’s still enough to protect the vast majority of people from severe disease — so the main groups of people ending up in the hospital are those who have not been previously infected or vaccinated, plus those who are 65+ and/or with chronic medical conditions,” he said.

Masks are a good preventative protective measure, especially for people who are immunocompromised or elderly with chronic conditions, Florida DOH-Flagler Health Officer Bob Snyder said.

The positivity rate in Flagler is 12.4% — one of Florida’s highest — while Volusia’s is 5.8%. A month ago, Flagler’s was 4.1%, and Volusia’s was 3.1%.

“I think we’ve reached the point where we’re just going to ride this out — and it is going to be like the flu — but maybe somewhat worse, at least for the next year or two,” Bickel said. “Most people can resume their pre-COVID lives, but those who are vulnerable for the reasons outlined above should be more careful or get vaccinated or boosted, etc.”

People who are at risk of severe disease should test immediately if they get symptoms suggestive of COVID, should do so over multiple days if they initially test negative, and should promptly start treatment — with Paxlovid the best option for people who don’t have drug interaction issues, Bickel said.

People who want a home test can pick one up at the Health Department in Flagler County at no cost, Snyder said. For vaccination through the Florida Department of Health-Flagler, call 386437-7350 Ext. 0.

Fire Department plans for more stations, staff Palm Coast call volume is rising faster than population as disproportionate numbers of retirees move into the city.

JONATHAN SIMMONS NEWS EDITOR

As Palm Coast’s population grows, its calls for fire service are also growing. But calls for service aren’t growing proportionally with the city’s population growth. They’re rising much faster, Fire Department officials told the Palm Coast City Council at a workshop on April 26.

“The rate at which our citizens are consuming fire department services is growing,” Battalion Chief Kyle Berryhill said. “A few years ago, it was about 10%; today, it’s almost 14%. That means for every 1,000 new residents, we can expect 138 new calls.”

Berryhill and Fire Chief Jerry Forte briefed the council about the department’s status and plans.

The department is planning for the construction of at least two fire stations — miniStation 20 in the Whiteview Parkway area, and Station 26 in the Seminole Woods area — and the replacement of Station 22, on Palm Coast Parkway at Clubhouse Drive. Once those are built, the county government’s fire department will also shift some of its stations to better serve Bunnell and western Flagler County.

The Palm Coast Fire Department tries to meet a response time goal of seven minutes or less 85% of the time. Without the new Fire Station 26, Berryhill said, the Seminole Woods area is expected to have a 12-14-minute response time within several years.

“When we get past eight minutes to arrive on someone who needs CPR, there’s virtually no chance of them having

THE PALM COAST FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS ...

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front-line specialized fire apparatus

4

back-up apparatus

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aerial trucks

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a successful outcome,” Berryhill said.

Some of the department’s stations were placed decades ago, and the population has shifted.

“We’ve got fire stations in places that were put there 50 years ago, that might have been ideal at the time,” Forte said. “But we have to now look at where they are, and see if we’re actually in the right place to get to the living rooms of the houses that need us the most, in the right amount of time.”

The department is also looking at increasing staffing, and has been working with the county to include some county firefighters at several city stations so that apparatus can roll out with five firefighters for structure fires in the meantime.

“That gives us our five people, all the time, to go out to a call and handle an incipient fire at its smallest level, with the most people that we can muster in a very short period of time,” Forte said.

The city is also trying to fully staff a ladder truck that could respond regionally, Forte said.

The city’s new Station 26 is expected to open in November 2024.

Photo courtesy of the city of Palm Coast

Palm Coast Fire Department Driver Engineer Daniel Bouillon

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Flagler may no longer require high VCS interim superintendent contract OK’d school diploma for some jobs Interim Superintendent EVALUATION OF THE BOARD ATTORNEY? For food service, custodian or bus driver, Flagler Schools would accept a high school diploma or three years of experience.

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COMMUNICATION JOBS TWEAKS

At its regular meeting April 19, the board agreed to Superintendent Cathy Mittelstadt’s recommendation to adjust the district’s two communications positions.

With the retirement of Sabrina Crosby, Mittelstadt recommended replacing her position of administrative coordinator of communications and special projects with the new position of communication engagement specialist.

The starting salary of the new position will be $45,317 with step 5 of the pay lane increasing to $49,678.

The district will save $49,263 with that position change.

To go along with that change, Jason Wheeler, the district’s community information specialist, will have added responsibilities, including supervising the new communication engagement specialist. His new title will be coordinator of communications with a raise of $5,086. The total savings for the job changes will be $44,175. The board unanimously approved the changes.

“We need people in the workforce. We need people who can do these jobs.”

CHERYL MASSARO

Rachel Hazel will earn $205,000 in her position.

She will return to HR once a superintendent is hired.

JARLEENE ALMENAS ASSOCIATE EDITOR

The Volusia County School Board unanimously approved an employment agreement with its new interim superintendent Rachel Hazel at its meeting on Tuesday, April 26.

Hazel, who began her career with VCS in 1996 as a clerk, was previously the director of Human Resources, and the agreement states that, as an at-will employee, she will return to that position when the School Board hires a new superintendent. The School Board voted to terminate past Superintendent Scott Fritz without cause during its meeting on April 12, and Hazel was appointed to serve in the interim that same night. Fritz’s payout amounts to $186,843.92, per his contract.

The employment agreement additionally outlines that Hazel’s annual salary while she holds the position will be $205,000, or $803.92 a day.

After Hazel’s agreement was approved, and during the board member’s final remarks for the meeting, School Board member Anita Burnette acknowledged that their last meeting “was very emotional for all of us.”

She then asked School Board Attorney Ted Doran if there were reasons that the board should have considered a termination with cause for Fritz, but Doran said there were none and that the issue legally couldn’t be brought back, as the board had already voted to fire him.

“You would have to rehire him, he would have to agree to be rehired, then you would have to terminate him again,” Doran said. “Obviously, none of that is going to occur.”

Burnette said she felt it was her duty as a representative of the voters to bring that back before the board

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The Flagler County school district produces high school graduates. But should all district jobs require a high school diploma?

Jewel Johnson, the district’s chief human resources officer, told the School Board that the district has missed out on some job candidates who had experience but no diploma.

At a board workshop on April 19, Johnson presented board members with suggested changes to four job descriptions. For food service worker, custodian and bus driver, the required qualification of a high school diploma or equivalent would be replaced by “high school diploma, its equivalent or three years job related experience.”

For facilities specialist II, which would still require a high school diploma or equivalent, the number of years of experience in a specific trade would be reduced from four years to two years.

Board member Colleen Conklin asked if the district is having difficulty finding people with a high school diploma and said she would be concerned about a message being sent that a diploma is not a minimum anymore.

“We have lost some candidates,” Johnson said, noting she had the same sentiment. “But each one of (the candidates without a diploma) had some scenarios and gotten an opportunity to earn valuable workday experience. We wanted that to be a reflection in the job description, that we would also consider three years’ experience.”

Jill Woolbright asked if the district could hire candidates who don’t have

a diploma with a stipulation that they enter a GED program with the district assisting them.

Cheryl Massaro said, “We need people in the workforce. We need people who can do these jobs.” But she agreed with other board members that the job descriptions should be carefully worded, such as saying a high school diploma or equivalent is preferred.

Board Chair Trevor Tucker said changes appear to be necessary.

“I think this is happening because we can’t find these people,” he said.

Johnson said she will present some options at a future workshop.

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School Board member Jamie Haynes explained that a large portion of the payout was a result of Fritz’s sick and annual leave, and he would have been entitled to it regardless of when he was terminated. The payout also included 20-weeks pay, per state law.

“And actually, as we went along,

expressed similar experiences working with Doran, who is in a three-year contract with the board. While open to a workshop to discuss his evaluation, School Board member Carl Persis said that sometimes it might be better to discuss these matters personally, seeing as the board only has two employees that report to them directly — the attorney and the superintendent.

“It’s very easy for us to just say to them, ‘ Hey, something’s bothering me. I really need to talk to you privately. Can we do that?’”

Persis said. “... But then of course if you see a pattern of the same thing and it’s not getting any better, then I understand.”

School Board member Anita Burnette pointed out that last year, in the joint meeting with the Florida School Board Association, it was brought up that the legal team should have an evaluation. She added that Policy 103 has also not been updated since 2003.

School Board member Linda Cuthbert said she didn’t want the workshop to be “a ruse to fire the School Board attorney.”

“I’m very gun shy right now,” she said. “... I’ve been through too many leaders and enough is enough.”

Burnette said the workshop would allow them to have a conversation regarding policy and lining up with statewide standards.

he would have continued to accrue additional days and that payment piece would have gone up,” said Haynes, who made the original motion to terminate Fritz. “... I don’t like a misperception or people stating that we just handed him a large sum of money.”

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School Board member Jamie Haynes brought the topic of the School Board attorney’s evaluation and contract renewal forward during her final remarks of the meeting, explaining that it was something she had been examining since attending a training in December; the School Board attorney said she had to bring it up before the board for consensus.

“I’m in a tough spot,” Haynes said. “Ninety-five-percent of the time, I will always take the high road. I don’t believe in airing dirty laundry because it doesn’t do our students any good, our families or communities any good, but it’s been rough lately.”

Haynes continued that it was made harder as she’s had trouble communicating with School Board Attorney Ted Doran. She detailed an incident where she was on the phone and did not take his call and Doran immediately emailed her complaining that she wasn’t taking his call or communicating with him.

“I personally didn’t know that if my phone rang and it was Mr. Doran calling that I needed to immediately hang up with whoever I was talking to, to talk to him,” she said. “I don’t take well to beng threatened.”

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Palm Coast firefighters rescued a cat trapped inside a car engine on April 19, according to a Facebook post on the Palm Coast Fire Department’s official Facebook page.

“We have a rather appropriate story for National Cat Lady Day,” the department’s post stated. “While firefighters are notorious for rescuing cats out of a tree, this time it was from under the hood of a vehicle.”

The Fire Department’s Ladder 25 was dispatched after a caller reported hearing a cat crying from under the hood of their car.

Fire Department Lt. Jason Wagner, Driver Engineer Jo-

seph Fajardo and Junior Firefighter Ashley Brush arrived to assist.

They found the cat and were able to pull it out of the car.

“It was unharmed and quickly ran off,” the post stated.

APRIL 14

WHEN YOU CAN’T ‘HAVE IT YOUR WAY’ 10:52 p.m. 6100 block of State Road 100, Palm Coast Physical disturbance. A woman who worked at a local fast food restaurant walked into the restaurant on one of her days off and ordered the employees there to make her a meal.

They did so, and she told them that they were doing it wrong. They told her to do it herself, then.

She walked into the kitchen to do so. A manager noticed and started yelling at her, smacking food out of the woman’s hands as she picked it up. She turned to the manager and smacked him.

A deputy arrived. The manager said the woman had repeatedly been warned not to come into the kitchen when she was out of uniform and not scheduled to work.

He told the deputy that he just wanted to the woman to leave. She did.

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Driver Engineer Joseph Fajardo and Junior Firefighter Ashley Brush.

SECURITY FOOTAGE FOILS ATTEMPT TO SCAM PHONE STORE 9:17 p.m. 200 block of Palm Coast Parkway Northeast Larceny. A man and a woman walked into a mobile phone store. The man handed the woman $600 to open two phone lines in his name.

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left the store.

But the man then said the money had been stolen from him, accusing the employees of keeping it.

A deputy arrived.

Surveillance footage showed the woman taking the cash in full view of the man, and the two whispering to each other and kissing inside the store before the woman walked out.

Deputies arrested both the woman and the man.

APRIL 18

A LITTLE UNSTEADY 8:22 p.m. — 300 block of South Old Kings Road, Ormond Beach Possession/use of narcotic paraphernalia. A police officer was flagged down by a citizen after a black Cadillac crashed into a power pole.

When the officer arrived on the scene, he saw that the power pole was snapped in half, and spotted a 27-yearold Ormond Beach man standing outside the car, looking inside the passenger side door and speaking to the driver of the vehicle. The officer determined both were under the influence of narcotics or alcohol, according to the police report. The driver was arrested.

The Ormond Beach man was “very unsteady on his feet, had very slurred speech, and was totally incoherent,” the report states, and the officer gave him several opportunities to call someone to pick him up. Because he didn’t, the officer determined the man was too intoxicated to be released on his own or care for himself, and proceeded to take him into custody based on the Marchman Act. During a search of his person, police found fentanyl inside a rolled $5 bill. He was taken to jail.

APRIL 19

MAKING ROOM 1:15 p.m. — 1500 block of West Granada Boulevard, Ormond Beach Petit theft. Police responded to a local supermarket after a 36-year-old transient man was seen filling a cooler in his shopping cart with items before exiting the store without paying for the goods.

According to a police report, the man said he had his dogs in his shopping cart, and that it was filling up too much for them, leading him to place the items in the cooler to give them some room in the cart.

He claimed his intention was to take the dogs out to “use the bathroom” before returning to pay for the items.

The officer asked him if pushing a cart outside the store with unpaid items seemed like a smart idea, and the man replied that it was his intention to pay for the items.

He said he had about $70 in cash and some money in a debit card. The officer asked him why he would then fill up his cart with over $400 worth of items.

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He approached the 55-yearold Orlando man, who was sitting with his back against the wall and was awake, according to the police report. The man had both an open and an unsealed bottle of vodka, and told the officer that he had been there for about an hour and that he was drunk. The man’s zipper was undone, and the officer noted that the man was exposing himself.

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BRIEFS No injuries in tractortrailer crash on Interstate 95 No one was injured in a two-tractortrailer crash that led Florida Highway Patrol troopers to shut down a stretch of southbound Interstate 95 in Flagler County in the early morning hours of April 22, shortly after midnight, according to a news release from the FHP. The crash occurred at 12:15 a.m. when a tractor-trailer driver by a 54-year-old Bowling Green, Florida man rear-ended a tractor-trailer driven by a 63-year-old Brunswick, Georgia woman in the southbound lanes near mile marker 295, about two miles north of the Matanzas Woods Parkway exit.

The man’s tractor-trailer lost control and struck a guard rail, and the trailer disconnected and blocked all of the southbound lanes, according to the news release.

Man, 60, killed in crash on US 1 in northern Flagler A 60-year-old man died in a singlecar crash on U.S. 1 in northern Flagler County the afternoon of April 22.

The man, a St. Augustine resident, was driving south in an SUV on U.S. 1 just north of Matanzas Woods Parkway at about 2:45 p.m. when the vehicle “failed to negotiate a slight curve, for unknown reasons,” according to a news release from the Florida Highway Patrol.

The SUV crossed into the northbound lanes and struck a concrete barrier wall on the east side of the road, killing the driver. There were no other people in the vehicle.

The crash is still under investigation, according to the news release.

Deputies seize fentanyl, cocaine in raid on Bunnell house Deputies seized large amounts of fentanyl and narcotics as they

raided a drug house in Bunnell on April 21.

Sheriff Rick Staly joined the FCSO Special Investigations Unit and SWAT to execute a narcotics search warrant at the house at 207 S. Seventh St. The home was found unoccupied, but the warrant allowed deputies to seize 62.38 grams of fentanyl, 9.8 grams of heroin, 41 oxycodone pills, 76 hydromorphone pills, 16 grams of crack cocaine and various drug paraphernalia. All the narcotics were found in a black backpack in the living room area.

“The resident of this home is officially on my Sheriff’s High Interest Target list,” Sheriff Staly said. “This guy was operating an illegal pharmacy peddling the sale of illegal drugs. In just in one backpack, there was enough fentanyl to kill 32,000 people, which is more than a third of the city of Palm Coast! The target of this investigation has been identified and is a known poison peddler in this community, with an extensive criminal history for trafficking narcotics. Although the investigation is still active, I’m confident he will be going back into the Green Roof Inn very soon.”

The main target of this investigation has been identified as 30-yearold Twain Slater.

His criminal history dates back to 2010. An arrest is anticipated following the conclusion of this ongoing investigation.

Charges are pending for Trafficking Fentanyl, Trafficking Heroin, Possession of Cocaine with Intent to Distribute, Possession of a Controlled Schedule II Substance, Possession of Cannabis 20g or Less, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

“When the investigation is concluded, I hope this time he will be sentenced to a very long prison sentence before this career poison peddler kills someone,” Staly said.

Daytona Beach Police officer arrested for possession of child pornography A Daytona Beach Police Officer has been arrested on a charge of possession of child pornography.

The Daytona Beach Police received information regarding an individual sharing child pornography via a social media app, including images and videos of sexual acts involving children under 10. The department’s Advanced Technology and Cybercrime’s unit promptly began an inquiry.

It was determined that the suspect in this case was Officer Brandon Fox, a 22-year-old who has been with the department for two years.

A judge issued an arrest warrant on seven counts of possession of child pornography, with a $70,000 bond. Fox was taken into custody and transported to the Volusia County Branch Jail. A search warrant was executed at his residence, and additional charges may be filed as the investigation continues. Fox was immediately terminated from the Daytona Beach Police Department.

This incident was internally reported and investigated by the Daytona Beach Police Department.

Our response to this incident echoes our commitment to hold not only the community, but even our own officers responsible for their actions. Anyone found to be in violation of the law, including members of law enforcement who are sworn to protect and serve will be held accountable.

One killed, two in critical condition after head-on crash A 59-year-old New Jersey woman was killed and two Florida residents are in critical contains after a head-on crash on State Road 11 in Flagler County the morning of April 24, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The crash occurred at about 10:50 a.m. on S.R. 11 west of Haw Creek Road, as an eastbound sedan driven by a 47-year-old Deltona man crossed into the westbound lane, striking an SUV driven by a 41-yearold Jupiter woman, according to a news release from the FHP. The 41-year-old driver of the SUV had minor injuries, but a 59-year-old Bedminster, New Jersey woman in the SUV died, and another passenger, a 79-year-old woman from Groveland, is in critical condition,

according to the news release.

The 47-year-old man who was driving the sedan is also in critical condition. His sole passenger, a 19-year-old man, had minor injuries, according to the news release.

Motorcyclist, 84, dies after crashing into guardrail on I-95 An 84-year-old motorcyclist died the afternoon of April 25 after he lost control of his motorcycle on Interstate 95 in Flagler County and crashed into a guardrail, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The crash occurred at approximately 1:06 p.m. as the motorcyclist, a Palm Coast man, rode north on the interstate in the area just south of State Road 100, according to a news release from the FHP. He was in the left lane when he hit the guardrail in the center median.

The motorcyclist was thrown from the motorcycle into the paved shoulder on the eastern side of the northbound lanes.

The man’s death was the third fatality on Flagler County roads since Friday, April 22. The crash is still under investigation, according to the news release.

Few specifics provided on math textbook rejections After a high-profile announcement Friday, April 15, about rejecting math textbooks submitted for adoption by the state, Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Department of Education are providing few details about how the books violated state academic standards.

The Department of Education said the books did not make an initial adoption list because they included “prohibited topics” or were inconsistent with state standards. The department said 54 of 132 submitted textbooks, or 41%, were rejected.

“Reasons for rejecting textbooks included references to Critical Race Theory, inclusions of Common Core and the unsolicited addition of Social Emotional Learning in mathematics,” a news release from the department said.

But the news release, which was titled, “Florida Rejects Publishers’ Attempts to Indoctrinate Students,” did not provide examples of questions or other details that would show why the books were rejected.

Democrats have alleged political motivations as DeSantis tries to appeal to conservative voters.

Critical race theory is based on the premise that racism is embedded in American institutions, and has been a target of DeSantis, state legislative leaders and other Republicans across the country.

Social and emotional learning is a set of processes by which students learn to do things such as manage emotions, “feel and show empathy for others” and maintain relationships, according to the National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments, which is funded by the U.S Department of Education.

DeSantis introduced the state’s Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking Standards, or BEST Standards, in 2020. The governor billed the new education guidelines as a replacement for the politically unpopular Common Core standards that were used in the past in Florida.

Textbooks for kindergarten through fifth-grade students were rejected at the highest rate, with 71% of materials turned away.

Asked Monday for specifics about how the rejected textbooks violated state standards in those three categories, DeSantis said he would like for that information to be made public but he “respects the process” that has kept the education department from releasing it.

“I would say, one, talk to the Department of Education for more background on it. What they have told me is that there is an appeal process that the textbook publishers can go through. And right now, what’s in their textbooks is considered proprietary information. So, I would be perfectly fine with doing that. That’s just not been their standard of practice. And it’s not because they don’t want to release, it’s just because these are textbooks and this is how they do it,” DeSantis told reporters at an appearance in Jacksonville.

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FBI warns of ‘sextortion’ targeting teens Black Caucus formed Cyber predators manipulate youths into sending them sexual photos, then blackmail them by threatening to share the images publicly.

JONATHAN SIMMONS NEWS EDITOR

The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Jacksonville field office is warning local families that online predators are engaging in “sextortion,” targeting young people by getting them to share sexually explicit images, then using the images to blackmail them for money or more photos.

“Predators pretend to be of like age and have similar interests,” FBI Jacksonville Public Affairs Officer Amanda Videll said on Flagler Broadcasting’s “Free For All Friday” on April 22.

It will sometimes start out with requests that seem fairly innocent, like asking for the victim to send a photo of themselves clothed and smiling for the camera, but quickly progresses to requests for images that the criminal can use for blackmail.

“Once the offender gets images that they think they can use to extort their victims,” Videll said, “they will then say to them, ‘I’ve obtained the photos and videos from you. Now, if you don’t take even more egregious photos and videos .... then I will release what you’ve already sent to me to your parents, to your church groups, to your coaches, to your teachers. I’m going to ruin your life if you do not do what I say. I own you now.’ And these children are so victimized and so very embarrassed.”

The children, predictably, are often scared to come forward and traumatized by the experience.

These crimes are “woefully underreported,” Sheriff Rick Staly said.

Staly said he’s increasing the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office’s Cyber Crimes Unit from one deputy to two because of the volume of cyber crime.

“I’ve been shocked on the arrests that we’ve made through ICAC, which is Internet Crimes Against Children, with kids that are taking pictures, and then selling them, and not necessarily [on the] extortion side, but trying to profiteer from creating these these graphic images,” Staly said. “And it’s just been amazing the age that the kids that we have arrested or investigating for doing that.”

Videll noted that children who’ve been coerced by an adult predator into sharing explicit underage images of themselves won’t be penalized for coming forward, but youths selling underage sexual images or victimizing other kids face life-altering consequences.

Sextortion can happen on almost any platform, from social media to gaming apps, and targets boys as well as girls, Videll said.

Some offenders are blackmailing the victims mostly for financial reasons, others to collect pornography.

“What we are actually seeing now, more over the last few months, is an alarming rise in the number of cases of young teen boys, particularly between the ages of 14 and 17, being targeted — not for more egregious sexually explicit images, but for money,” Videll said.

Just yesterday, she said, a local boy came forward and said he’d been chatting online with someone he thought was a girl, and had sent her some images.

“This offender came back and said, ‘I’m not who you think I am.

Now, if you don’t want me to release these photos, you need to send me whatever money is in your account,’” Videll said. “He sent a picture of his debit card; the offender immediately removed the $60 that he had in his account.”

In 2021, Videll said, about $13.6 million was stolen in sextortion scams nationwide.

“That’s what was reported to us,” she said. “We know that these types of crimes are most of the time not reported because of the guilt, the shame, the embarrassment that the victims feel. So we’re very concerned about the number of teens who are falling victim to this.”

“Please tell your children, whoever they are talking to on the other end of the line, if they do not know them personally, that person could be anyone.”

AMANDA VIDELL, public affairs officer, FBI Jacksonville

She advised parents to have conversations with their kids about online safety.

“Please tell your children, whoever they are talking to on the other end of the line, if they do not know them personally, that person could be anyone,” Videll said. “If they are even acting like a child, talking like a child — it doesn’t matter. These predators are very good at what they do. They sometimes have hundreds of victims across the world, so they know how to talk to kids and to engage with them, to pull them and pull them into these types of crimes.”

A one-time conversation isn’t enough, she said.

“If you do not continue to engage with your child, and in their device, you are essentially putting them on a street corner in a major city and saying to them, ‘I’ve taught you right from wrong, I think you’re good now,’” Videll said. “It’s not the kids that are going to go out looking for trouble as they navigate that city, but it’s all the things along the way — all the bad people and offenders along the way that are going to continue to come after them.”

Staly noted that parents can also use software that monitors children’s smartphone use and bars them from certain websites.

“You just have to be an active parent,” Staly said. “What happens sometimes today is, parents want to be the friend to their child. It’s great to be the friend of your child. But you’re the parent first.”

To report sextortion crimes, contact a local FBI field office, call 1-800-CALL-FBI, or report it online at https://www.fbi.gov/tips.

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in Flagler County The initiative to form a chapter in Flagler was spearheaded by Clyde Jones, Flagler DEC State Committeeman.

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On Saturday, April 9, at the African American Cultural Center and Museum, the Democratic Black Caucus of Flagler County was formed.

The Black Caucus of Flagler is affiliated with the Florida Democratic Black Caucus. The initiative to form a chapter in Flagler was spearheaded by Clyde Jones, Flagler Democratic Executive Committee state committeeman. To become a member, you must be a registered Democrat. The following is the mission statement of the Democrats Black Caucus of Florida: “To raise social, economic, and political awareness, to support elected and appointed democratic officials in Florida and offer advoca-

cy and outreach to all demographics and classifications of Blacks or anyone who has our issues at the forefront across the state of Florida.”

The following officials were elected at the initial meeting: President Carl Jones, First Vice President Lori Robinson, Second Vice President Maria Bosley, Treasurer Ralph Lightfoot and Secretary Agnes Lightfoot.

Easton Harrison, second vice president of the Democrats Black Caucus of Florida, worked with Clyde Jones to make this possible.

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Cost for general membership is $35 and membership for students; seniors are $15.

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What is tinnitus? And how do I get rid of it?

Tinnitus is the perception of a sound that has no external source. Patients will report “ r i n g i n g ”, “ h u m m i n g ”, “buzzing”, and “crickets”.

It can be constant or come and go, it can be soft sometimes and loud other times.

Although there is no external source for tinnitus, it is not a phantom sound- there is real neural activity in your brain that you are hearing as your tinnitus. While tinnitus typically begins with a hearing loss, it is not exclusively an auditory problem. It is a result of neurological changes within the auditory system and within the parts of the brain that influence conscious attention and emotional state.

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awareness and disturbance for over 90% of suitable patients affected by tinnitus.

Palm Coast Hearing Center & Ormond Hearing Center is one of the few clinics that offer evidenced-based tinnitus evaluation and management services.

Dr. Alvarez has been certified by the Tinnitus Practitioners Association since 2016 and is a professional member of the American Tinnitus Association. She has successfully treated hundreds of patients with mild to severe tinnitus and helped them achieve a better quality of life. Our comprehensive approach includes sound therapy, behavioral therapy, and stress management strategies. This combination of treatment modalities is the only evidenced-based solution available in the Central Florida area.

Dr. Indira Álvarez, Clinical Director & Owner Palm Coast Hearing Center

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AdventHealth’s $1 million sim center prepares nurses for any situation With actors and manikins, the five-lab facility provides realistic training for AdventHealth nurses and university students.

BRENT WORONOFF STAFF WRITER

A distraught wife sits by her husband in a hospital bed, holding his hand, waiting for the nurse to enter the room.

But the wife is actually local actor April Whaley. The husband is a simulation manikin. And the hospital room is a classroom lab at AdventHealth Palm Coast’s new regional simulation center.

The simulation center opened in January. The high-tech facility provides realistic training to nurses of all skill levels. It has five labs that mimic patient rooms.

The facility is AdventHealth’s largest simulation center in its Central Florida division. It supports six AdventHealth hospitals in Northeast Florida and also provides training for University of North Florida nursing students and has recently made a

similar agreement with Jacksonville University.

Wally De Aquino, AdventHealth Palm Coast’s chief operating officer, said conversations with UNF to use the simulation center as a training site grew out of conversations about MedNexus in Palm Coast.

“We’ll be very busy in the next year or so,” De Aquino said, adding, “We have the capacity, and the demand is there.”

The Daytona State College Flagler/ Palm Coast Campus opened its own simulation center in August 2021 to support its nursing program.

AdventHealth began building its center in September, gutting an area of the hospital that used to be offices, said Lee Wright, the simulation center’s manager. The $1 million project was financed locally by AdventHealth Palm Coast, Wright said.

The interactive manikins can simulate a range of health conditions.

The scenarios are scripted. Trainers in a command center can make the manikins speak and introduce new challenges. There are cameras in each lab room, so the nurses and students can be evaluated. But there are no grades.

Wright said the nurses have several scenarios they have to complete.

Shirley Rosario and Chris Davy practice a code blue situation.

"This is a safe learning environment. This is the place you make mistakes. This is the place you try again."

LEE WRIGHT, regional simulation center manager

They read charts, communicate with patients and family members and learn how to use equipment properly.

“We want our team members to be able to deal with any clinical situation after having experienced different scenarios multiple times in a safe, simulated environment,” he said.

Wright has a staff of four simulation operation specialists. Simulation learning strategists create scenarios. Actors, such as Whaley, help provide real-life situations.

Whaley is on the board of directors for the Flagler Playhouse and has been acting her whole life. Now she works at AdventHealth’s simulation center two to three times a week, sometimes for a couple of hours, sometimes for a whole day.

“It’s very rewarding for me to do this,” she said.

Pretending to be a family member, she provides clues to nursing students.

“I can tell them he had heart failure, something not in the charts” she said, referring to the manikin in the hospital bed. “It gives them more experience in talking with family members and patients.”

Shannon Kelly, manager of the standardized patient program for all of AdventHealth, said actors are recruited from local theaters as well as Universal and Disney theme parks.

She makes sure performances fit the scenarios.

The actors help make the training scenarios more realistic, UNF nursing students said.

“They are really good,” said UNF student Kylee McCurdy. “It was a little intimidating at first, like treating an aggressive patient. You do see that in real life.”

McCurdy said one actor played a son of a woman in hospice.

Photo by Brent Woronoff

Actor April Whaley pretends to be a distraught family member at AdventHealth Palm Coast’s regional nursing simulation center.

“It prepared me to be more family oriented. I’m not just dealing with her,” she said.

UNF student Mia Scarcella said an actor playing a patient’s relative was talking to her while she was inserting a urinary catheter, another real-life scenario. She had to learn to concentrate and communicate simultaneously.

The simulations are kept secret.

The students and nurses have no idea what they are going to face each day. It could be a code blue situation where nurses have to perform CPR. There are a lot of chronic illnesses, UNF student Dounya Alamad said.

Actor Hood Roberts, of Orlando, a retired lawyer, played a patient with a serious head wound that was created with a silicon mold created by Scott Pantke, a simulation operations specialist. Scarcella said one time she

pulled the sheets off an actor/patient with peripheral vascular disease to find out he was prepared to look like he had missing toes.

“It looked so real,” she said.

You try to be prepared, McCurdy said, but the idea is you never know what the situation is until you enter the room.

“When the learner comes in, initially they have no clue, so they have to go into action,” Wright said.

“This is a safe learning environment,” he added. “This is the place you make mistakes. This is the place you try again.”

“The (nursing) skills don’t change,” said clinical educator Angela Beard, who normally works out of AdventHealth’s Daytona Beach hospital.

“All the skills are evidence based.

It’s proved that what we do saves patients’ lives.”

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YOUR TOWN TANGER OUTLETS PLANTS A TREE Tanger Outlets Daytona Beach continued its commitment of making the shopping center a little greener with a tree-planting initiative held in honor of Earth Day. According to a press release, this event was a part of a nationwide Tanger Outlets program where every center planted a tree and all team members were encouraged to participate in environmentallyfocused efforts and volunteerism in their communities in celebration of Earth Day.

RON RICE SPONSORS STOCK CAR Hawaiian Tropic Suncare Founder Ron Rice is bringing his new Habana Brisa reef-friendly suncare products to stock car racing, as Habana Brisa was the primary sponsor of the No. 4 JD Motorsports Habana Brisa Chevrolet and driver Bayley Currey in the NASCAR Xfinity Series last week at Talladega Superspeedway.

This isn’t the first time Rice, of Ormond Beach, has sponsored cars and drivers. According to a press release, Rice put the Hawaiian Tropic script on cars driven by Donnie Allison, as well as sponsored cars driven by NASCAR drivers David Pearson and Neil Bonnett. He also sponsored Billy Meyer in drag racing and Paul Newman with Rolf Stommelen in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Rice, who invented his sunscreen formulas in his garage in Daytona Beach, evolved Hawaiian Tropic into an $8 million brand, which he sold in 2007. His new line of suncare products is made in Florida “Returning to racing with Habana

The No. 4 JD Motorsports Habana Brisa Chevrolet Brisa was an easy decision, as I have always had a special place in my heart for NASCAR,” said Rice in the press release. “Having had a long history with NASCAR, we could not think of a better team to partner with for Habana Brisa.”

Team owner Johnny Davis, called the ride with Habana Brisa an ideal situation.

“You look back over NASCAR history, and those Hawaiian Tropic cars really stand out,” Davis said.

“The Habana Brisa paint scheme will be just as memorable. The car will really ‘shout’ at you from the racetrack. And our guys in the pits will be wearing the ultimate in sun protection in Habana Brisa.”

Wendy Holly, the chief business officer of Habana Brisa, is also an Ormond Beach resident.

“We share the core values of being driven, innovative and environmentally conscientious with NASCAR and the team,” she said. “Like NASCAR racing, the suncare industry is highly competitive. With our focus on reef friendly products, our growing retail distributor network, our direct-to-consumer business model,

and our marketing partners in NASCAR, Habana Brisa is sure to be the winning reef friendly suncare brand”

BOSARVE ON DISPLAY The Ormond Beach Historical Society is opening a new exhibit next month at the MacDonald House.

The exhibit, titled “A House Named Bosarve: The First and Last Families,” tells the story of an important Ormond Beach landmark and the families that lived there. A free opening reception is scheduled for 5-7 p.m. Saturday, May 7, in conjunction with Ormond MainStreet’s Art Walk, at the MacDonald House, located at 38 E. Granada Blvd.

Bosarve, built in 1868 on Riverside Drive, was named by Charles and Andrew Bostrom, likely after their hometown on the Swedish island of Gottland in the Baltic Sea. In addition to the opening reception, the exhibit will be available for public viewing from May 14 through Oct. 1, Tuesdays through Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

For more information on the Historical Society’s events and programs, visit OrmondHistory.org

LETTERS Free speech demands responsibility Dear Editor: “Free speech” isn’t really free and yet it doesn’t cost money. “Free speech”, instead, requires things of those who demand it. Things like responsibility and consideration; reverence and courtesy. And this goes for all forms of “free speech”— behavior, the spoken word, and the written word. Sadly or, dare I say, dangerously, there seems to be a real lack of these behaviors whenever there is a demand for “free speech.”

I regularly drive past a sign in front of a home on a very busy

street with revolving messages that are disgusting. They are political in nature and they are becoming more and more offensive. They are racist, disrespectful and even incendiary. Why is this necessary? There must be a way to disagree on topics and then discuss them in an effort to understand the other side. By publicly spouting derogatory names and comments, we are not just asking for trouble but causing it.

“If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all” used to be a common courtesy. Wouldn’t it be nice to try that approach again?

Maybe it would lower the temperature just a little and we could live here in paradise a little more peacefully.

DONNA CRAIG Ormond Beach

NORTHEY, COFFMAN RECEIVE HONORS The Volusia County Cultural Alliance will honor former Volusia County Councilwoman Pat Northey at its annual celebration and awards ceremony on May 2, at The Center in Deltona for her service to the arts and culture.

Northey will be the 15th recipient of the Tippen Davidson Award for the Arts, named after former NewsJournal publisher and arts advocate, which recognizes “leadership and long-standing support for cultural endeavors in Volusia County.” Past honorees have included Cici and Hyatt Brown, Rene and Larry Sands, Nancy and Lowell Lohman and Sally MacKay. Northey, who was an At-Large and District 5 council member from 1993-2004 and 2007-2014, will receive a commissioned art glass piece by Ormond Beach artist LC Tobey. Northey will be honored again in the fall when her name is added to the honoree wall outside the County Council Chambers at the Thomas C. Kelly Administration Center in DeLand.

The May dinner will also honor Pamela Coffman with the BradyCoolidge Arts Ambassador award, which recognizes “extensive groundlevel work in local arts and culture in Volusia County,” the press release states. This award is named after Ann Brady and Jennifer Coolidge, the longtime executive directors of the Atlantic Center for the Arts and the Museum of Arts DeLand, respectively.

Coffman is an art educator and

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Observer “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.”

Friedrich Hayek “Road to Serfdom,” 1944

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The Seabreeze High School Leo Club did their part to keep the Loop clean with a cleanup effort on Saturday, April 23, in partnership with Dream Green Volusia.

SHS LEO CLUB ADOPTS A MILE OF THE LOOP The Seabreeze High School Leo Club recently adopted of one mile of the Ormond Scenic Loop and Trail through the county’s Adopt-aRoad program, according to a press release.

The Leo Club was introduced to the program through a meeting

with Dream Green Volusia Founder Suzanne Scheiber. The first cleanup took place on Saturday, April 23, in front of the Toscana subdivision.

“It is important that we take care of the environment around us as much as possible,” said Breanna Blackwood, Leo Club president.

professional artist with over 21 years of experience teaching studio art and art history at the secondary and college level. She became curator of education at the Museum of Art Deland in 2008.

and Keith Richards. “High energy and the ability to reproduce the persona of each member with mannerisms, authentic gear and stage outfits, allows The U.S. Stones to bring the look, feel and swagger to the stage,” a press release states.

Tickets cost $30 in advance or $35 at the door.

Finally, at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 1, the Divas of Jazz will return to the PAC to present “A Golden Afternoon of Jazz Greatness,” featuring Nina Skyy. The Divas of Jazz are an all-female group and have performed at Disney. Some members of the group have also toured with notable artists, such as Prince.

Tickets cost $30 in advance or $35 at the door.

Tickets can be purchased online at ormondbeach.org/267/Performing-Arts-Center, or at the PAC box office, located at 399 N. U.S. 1 in Ormond Beach. The box office is open Tuesday through Friday 12-5 p.m, and two hours prior to performances.

FUNDRAISING CONCERTS FOR PAC Music for a cause.

Three upcoming shows at the Ormond Beach Performing Arts Center are serving as fundraisers for the Friends of the Ormond Beach Performing Arts Center lobby renovation project. Featuring the Majesty of Rock, U.S. Stones and Divas of Jazz, the three concerts will be held next weekend. Plans to renovate the PAC’s lobby have been in the works since 2019.

Kicking off the weekend will be Majesty of Rock, to perform at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, April 29. They are a group of five musicians who will be recreating the sound and feel of two American super groups: Journey and Styx. According to the PAC, the band “captures every nuance of these iconic legends so precisely, they are in constant demand.” Majesty of Rock will perform the hits of both bands, and tickets cost $30 in advance or $35 at the door.

At 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 30, the U.S. Stones will take the stage.

They are a Rolling Stones six-piece tribute band featuring Doug Baird and Eric Anderson as Mick Jaggers

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ADOPTABLE PETS

Brother, a 4-year-old Australian Shepherd mix. His adoption fee is $70.

Kobe, a 4-year-old mixed breed dog.

His adoption fee is $35.

SEA TURTLE NESTING SEASON STARTS MAY 1

Ryan Chabot, manager of Volusia County’s sea turtle Habitat Conservation Plan.

Although sea turtle nesting season officially starts May 1, Volusia County managed beaches already have three leatherback nests. One of them, which was discovered April 2, is the earliest recorded sea turtle nest on county managed beaches.

With water temperatures warming up quickly, hundreds of sea turtles will be emerging from the surf to lay eggs on the beach in the next few months.

It’s estimated that only about one in 1,000 to 10,000 hatchlings will make it safely to sexual maturity, which may take 10 to 25 years. Ryan Chabot, manager of Volusia County’s sea turtle Habitat Conservation Plan, wants to improve those odds.

“We want to make Volusia County beaches safe, inviting places for humans and sea turtles,” he said. “We encourage residents and visitors alike to respect our wildlife. Let the night provide the light and keep our beaches clean, dark and flat.”

You can help save sea turtle lives

by following these tips on the beach: n Do not touch or disturb sea turtles or their nests. n Do not disturb the dune system or plants. Use designated beach access points. n When driving at the beach, use the designated traffic lanes and parking areas. n Do not use flash photography at night. n Do not use cellphones to light your way at night. n Use only red LED flashlights n After a day at the beach, flatten sandcastles, fill in holes, and take your chairs and equipment with you. n Dispose of trash and recyclables in proper receptacles. n Do not use fireworks. n If you see a nesting adult sea turtle or hatchlings making their way to the ocean, admire them from a safe distance. Stand far away.

Nesting season runs through Oct. 31. During a typical year, 400 to 500 nests are laid in Volusia County.

Geralt, a 3-year-old mixed breed dog.

Call for adoption fee.

Cantaloupe, a 2-year-old domestic shorthair. Her adoption fee is $50.

To adopt any of these animals, or see others, visit the Halifax Humane Society’s main campus at 2364 LPGA Blvd. or call 274-4703.

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YOUR NEIGHBORS LOCAL EVENTS

Beam me up, Scotty Perfect weather brought the crowds out to enjoy a weekend of bagpipes, clan camaraderie and caber tossing.

MICHELE MEYERS CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The 11th-annual Ormond Beach Celtic Festival was back on track the weekend of April 23-24. After a rainy fall festival last September, sunny weather was a welcome sight at this year’s festivities.

Fortunato Park was once again the site of the Highland Games, which had been canceled at the previous festival due to inclement weather.

The games were sanctioned by the Scottish Games League, which required the athletes to compete in

Jean Dwyer volunteered to run the children’s dragon-making table

Athletes compete in all events during the Scottish Heavy Athletic Competition

Steven Laser throws in the sheaf toss event

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This year, Daytona Beach Pipes and Drums led the clan procession

every event—Braemar/open stone, weight for distance, weight for height, Scottish hammer, sheaf toss and the caber competition.

Bagpipes, fiddles and bodhrans were heard throughout The Casements, Rockefeller Gardens and Fortunato Park from five different stages. The River Stage was closest to the games and emcee Bob Monroe’s favorite.

“I have been an emcee here for ten years,” he said. “I like this area because the beer tent is right there, the men’s room is there, and I get the good music here.”

The festival gave local clans the opportunity to teach the public about the Celtic heritage and traditions. Sheepherding and blacksmithing demonstrations were offered throughout the weekend.

Billy Bishop brought his dogs, Ace and Peg, along with six sheep to demonstrate the team’s prowess at whistle commands. He is a farrier but has been sheepherding for eight years as a hobby. Each dog has a separate set of whistles that Bishop uses to communicate with them out in the field.

“Peg is a hammer,” he said. “She makes things happen. Ace’s talent is he can move the sheep quietly. I can use the strengths of the two of them together.”

Blacksmiths Doug Hayes and Jesse Allan answered questions as they demonstrated the craft. They represented the Florida Artist Blacksmith Association, a nonprofit organization promoting the education and preservation of the trade. Hayes has his own forge and owns Iron Osprey Designs.

“I was the Navy wife for 25 years, so I followed my wife around,” Hayes said. “I got to do this when she retired.”

This year, Bill Fletcher, owner of Fletcher’s Irish Pub, setup a pop-up pub, which he said did steady business throughout the event.

“From a community standpoint, everybody is owning it,” he said. “It’s great to see the amount of people we have. Ormond MainStreet does a great job. Being Irish-Scot-American, this is a great event for everybody — for families, for dogs, for all the above. I look forward to it every year and we’ll get ready for it again next year.”

Photos by Michele Meyers

MAJESTY OF ROCK, A TRIBUTE TO JOURNEY AND STYX When: 7:30 p.m.

Where: Ormond Beach Performing Arts Center, 399 N. US. 1, Ormond Beach Details: The Majesty of Rock, a group of five musicians, recreate the sound and feel of two American super groups: Journey and Styx — all in one show. Tickets cost $30 in advance; $35 at the door. This is part of weekend of fundraising events for the Performing Arts Center’s lobby renovation campaign. The PAC’s box office is open Tuesday-Friday from noon to 5 p.m. Tickets can also be purchased online at ormondbeach. org/267/Performing-Arts-Center

SATURDAY, APRIL 30

TIMICUA INDIANS AND THE MISSIONS OF SPANISH FLORIDA When: 9:30-11 a.m.

Where: Anderson-Price Memorial Building, 42 N. Beach St. Details: Attend this Ormond Beach Historical Society speaker series event, sponsored by a grant from the Florida Humanities. University of Florida professor Jerald T. Milanich will recount how, despite Spain having founded over 150 missions from Florida to the Chesapeake Bay beginning in the 1560s with the largest number of Timucua towns in south Georgia and north Florida, only two missions remained by 1763.

Visit ormondhistory.org 48TH-ANNUAL ART IN THE PARK When: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 30; and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 1 Where: Rockefeller Gardens, 26 Riverside Drive Details: Attend this annual art festival presented by the city of Ormond Beach Department of Leisure Services and the Ormond Memorial Art Museum and Gardens. There will be 100 artists, crafters, food trucks and more. Free admission and parking.

Call 386-676-3241.

FREE LUNCH AND LEARN When: 11:30 a.m.

Where: South Ormond Neighborhood Center, 176 Division Ave. Details: Join Healthier, Wealthier, Wiser Inc. for a lecture on hypertension and heart disease by Dr. Rebecca Williams Ryan. There will also be blood pressure screenings and community resources. RSVP at Eventbrite or by emailing Belinda Davis at investinhealth2022@gmail. com U. S. STONES — A TRIBUTE TO THE ROLLING STONES When: 7:30 p.m.

Where: Ormond Beach Performing Arts Center, 399 N. US. 1, Ormond Beach Details: See the ultimate Rolling Stones tribute band featuring Doug Baird and Eric Anderson portraying Mick Jaggers and Keith Richards.

This six-piece band is high-energy and has the ability to reproduce the classic rock band’s persona.

Tickets cost $30 in advance; $35 at the door. This is part of weekend of fundraising events for the Performing Arts Center’s lobby renovation campaign. The PAC’s box office is open Tuesday-Friday from noon to 5 p.m. Tickets can also be purchased online at ormondbeach.org/267/ Performing-Arts-Center

SUNDAY, MAY 1

Wee Lady and Chieftain contest organizer Patti Patten, 2022 Wee Lady winner Trinity Scott, 2016 winner Alyssa Leigh Pointer and Celtic-Norse Athlete of the Year, 15-year-old Collin Schwartz.

Jerry Henkins had his DNA tested two years ago and found out the stories about his heritage are true. He is 50% ScotIrish and 50% German.

DIVAS OF JAZZ PRESENT “A GOLDEN AFTERNOON OF JAZZ GREATNESS” When: 2:30 p.m.

Where: Ormond Beach Performing Arts Center, 399 N. US. 1, Ormond Beach Details: The Ormond Beach Performing Arts Center welcomes back the Divas of Jazz as they present this show featuring Nina Skyy.

Tickets cost $30 in advance; $35 at the door. This is part of weekend of fundraising events for the Performing Arts Center’s lobby renovation campaign. The PAC’s box office is open Tuesday-Friday from noon to 5 p.m. Tickets can also be purchased online at ormondbeach.org/267/ Performing-Arts-Center

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Brian Kelley at the Bandshell

Q+A WITH BRIAN KELLEY On April 25, after the second show on his tour promoting his first solo album, “Sunshine State of Mind,” Brian Kelley spoke with the Observer over the phone about the tour and what it feels like to have a new creative outlet, in addition to his continuing tour with FGL.

After dreaming of performing at the bandshell while a Seabreeze High School student, Brian Kelley began his solo tour there as a country star.

BRIAN MCMILLAN EXECUTIVE EDITOR

When Brian Kelley walked on the stage on April 21 at the Daytona Beach Bandshell, I had one question in mind: Will the world accept him as a solo act, or will he always be half of Florida Georgia Line?

In front of about 2,000 fans, with the Daytona Beach skyline to his right and the Atlantic Ocean to his left, Kelley wore his cowboy hat and a floral button down, an outfit similar to his look on FGL album covers and concert appearances. But at the bandshell, he didn’t have that familiar wearer-of-baseballcaps next to him: no Tyler Hubbard.

The duo have been one of the most successful country music acts in the world, recording five albums from 2010 to 2021. They virtually invented “bro country” by harmonizing melodies as well genres — country and hiphop.

But FGL is “taking a break,” Hubbard told People magazine in February 2022. Kelley told Billboard in June 2021: “Me and Tyler had been talking about this for years. We made that fifth record our milestone to create some extra freedom for ourselves and have some things in addition to FGL.” The break wasn’t all that long, as FGL has already begun a summer festival circuit that will sandwich Kelley’s solo tour.

Daytona Beach was a good place for the experiment in

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Shelly Wood and Jordan Palmese, of Palm Coast, won a free seat upgrade before the show. Palmese is a teacher at Belle Terre Elementary School.

Courtesy photo by Carter O’Neal

Brian Kelley said he feels a new creative freedom as he makes his own music. He will tour with Florida Georgia Line this summer, after his solo tour.

freedom to begin. Kelley is a native of nearby Ormond Beach; he was a baseball star

TRIBUTES Emma Lee May 1933-2022

She was raised in Sweetland W.V and attended Mercerville High School. She relocated to Cincinnati in 1948 where she met her husband of 65 years, the late Edward (Jack) May. They remained in Cincinnati where they raised 5 children (Eddie May, Pam Knippenberg, Denny Hickey, Patty Schneider, and Susan Bevis). Upon Jack’s retirement, they relocated to Palm Coast, Florida where

they resided until they each passed; Jack in 2014 and Emma in 2022. Besides the 5 children, they leave behind: 15 Grandchildren, 39 Great Grandchildren and 5 Great, Great Grandchildren.

There will be a Celebration of Life at 1:00 on May 7, 2022, at St George Episcopal Church on Fort George Island in Jacksonville, Florida. The family will receive friends immediately following the Celebration of Life in the St George Parish Hall, adjacent to the church. Interment will be at the Jacksonville National Cemetery, next to Jack, at a later date.

I met one person in the audience before the show started at the bandshell, and she was hoping you would play Florida Georgia Line songs. What is your relationship like with those songs now?

It’s great. We [Florida Georgia Line] just played a festival in Arizona [on April 10] for 24,000 people, something like that. And that was magic as well.

Those songs were more alive than ever. And so to me, that’s where they live.

They live on an FGL set.

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That’s proof.

If the bananas aren’t on board, would we have run out of gas? You never know.

When you’re writing a song, can you tell if it’s going to be a hit?

It’s hard, man. More than knowing it’s a hit, I’d probably say, “This is going to connect, this is going to resonate.” And whatever happens, happens. There’s been songs, “Burnin’ It Down,” which Jason Aldean cut [written by Brian Kelley, Chris Thompkins, Rodney Clawson and Tyler Hubbard], and we felt like that had a good chance to go on the radio, and it did. Some of that’s luck, man. There’s a lot of great songs that never make it to radio or are never considered a hit.

I think it comes down to timing. So you count your blessings when it happens.

“Cruise,” for example: We thought that was extra special. We tweaked it, recorded it, fine tuned it.

I remember telling Tyler, “Hey, this is going to sell a million copies.” And it was obviously way bigger than that. [It sold close to 8 million.] He thought I was crazy at the time.

Do you feel like going solo has given you a new kind of freedom to write different types of songs?

There’s a total sense of freedom. I love to take chances and try new things. I get to be captain of my own ship.

Visit www.officialbriankelley.com/tour.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF BUNNELL, FLORIDA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE CITY OF BUNNELL, FLORIDA will hold a public hearing as authorized by law at 7:00 P.M. on the 9th day of May 2022, for the purpose of a second and final reading of Ordinance 2021-40, at the First Floor Conference Room of the Government Services Building located at 1769 East Moody Blvd., Bunnell, FL 32110.

ORDINANCE 2021-40 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BUNNELL, FLORIDA AMENDING THE CITY OF BUNNELL COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AS PREVIOUSLY AMENDED; PROVIDING FOR AMENDMENT TO THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP IN THE FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT OF THE CITY OF BUNNELL COMPREHENSIVE PLAN RELATIVE TO CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY CONTAINING 11.9± ACRES, OWNED BY CHRISTOPHER BARNEY, BEARING PARCEL ID: 22-12-30-0650000D0-0061, LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF OLD HAW CREEK ROAD APPROXIMATELY 1.1 MILES SOUTH OF WEST MOODY BOULEVARD WITHIN THE BUNNELL CITY LIMITS FROM FLAGLER COUNTY “AGRICULTURE & TIMBERALNDS” TO CITY OF BUNNEL “AGRICULTURAL”; PROVIDING FOR LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT; PROVIDING FOR ASSIGNMENT OF THE LAND USE DESIGNATION FOR THE PROPERTY; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR RATIFICATION OF PRIOR ACTS OF THE CITY; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION AND DIRECTIONS TO THE CODE CODIFIER AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE as may be legally permitted on the day of the meeting. Instructions on how to participate by electronic or other means if in person participation is not legally permitted can be found on the City of Bunnell’s website at www.bunnellcity.us by clicking on the banner on the City’s homepage. Questions regarding use of available technology to access the public hearing can be answered by calling (386) 437-7500. The public is advised to check the City’s website for up-to-date information on any changes to the manner in which the meeting will be held and the location. The failure of a person to appear during said hearing and comment on or object to the proposed Ordinance, either in person or in writing, might preclude the ability of such person to contest the Ordinance at a later date. A copy of all pertinent information on this ordinance can be obtained at the Bunnell Customer Service Office, 604 E. Moody Blvd. Unit 6, Bunnell, FL 32110. Persons with disabilities needing assistance to attend this proceeding should contact the Bunnell City Clerk at (386) 437-7500 x 5 at least 48-business hours prior to the meeting.

If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the City Commission on this matter a recording of the proceeding may be needed and for such purposes the person may need to ensure that a verbatim record is made which includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is based. (Section 286.0105, Florida Statutes)

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF BUNNELL, FLORIDA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE CITY OF BUNNELL, FLORIDA will hold a public hearing as authorized by law at 7:00 P.M. on the 9th day of May 2022, for the purpose of a second and final reading of Ordinance 2021-42, at the First Floor Conference Room of the Government Services Building located at 1769 East Moody Blvd., Bunnell, FL 32110.

ORDINANCE 2021-42 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BUNNELL, FLORIDA AMENDING THE CITY OF BUNNELL COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AS PREVIOUSLY AMENDED; PROVIDING FOR AMENDMENT TO THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP IN THE FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT OF THE CITY OF BUNNELL COMPREHENSIVE PLAN RELATIVE TO CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY CONTAINING 1.10± ACRES, OWNED BY RYAN LIEBERT, BEARING PARCEL ID: 21-13-31-0650-000A0-0920 LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 145’ SOUTH OF EAST FAVORETTA ROAD ALONG A PRIVATE EASEMENT WITHIN THE BUNNELL CITY LIMITS FROM FLAGLER COUNTY “RESIDENTIAL: LOW DENSITY/RURAL ESTATE” TO CITY OF BUNNELL “AGRICULTURAL’; PROVIDING FOR LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT; PROVIDING FOR ASSIGNMENT OF THE LAND USE DESIGNATION FOR THE PROPERTY; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR RATIFICATION OF PRIOR ACTS OF THE CITY; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION AND DIRECTIONS TO THE CODE CODIFIER AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE as may be legally permitted on the day of the meeting. Instructions on how to participate by electronic or other means if in person participation is not legally permitted can be found on the City of Bunnell’s website at www.bunnellcity.us by clicking on the banner on the City’s homepage. Questions regarding use of available technology to access the public hearing can be answered by calling (386) 437-7500. The public is advised to check the City’s website for up-to-date information on any changes to the manner in which the meeting will be held and the location. The failure of a person to appear during said hearing and comment on or object to the proposed Ordinance, either in person or in writing, might preclude the ability of such person to contest the Ordinance at a later date. A copy of all pertinent information on this ordinance can be obtained at the Bunnell Customer Service Office, 604 E. Moody Blvd. Unit 6, Bunnell, FL 32110. Persons with disabilities needing assistance to attend this proceeding should contact the Bunnell City Clerk at (386) 437-7500 x 5 at least 48-business hours prior to the meeting.

If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the City Commission on this matter a recording of the proceeding may be needed and for such purposes the person may need to ensure that a verbatim record is made which includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is based. (Section 286.0105, Florida Statutes)

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Emma Lee May of Palm Coast, Fl passed away peacefully on 3-242022 in Woodland Grove Nursing Home in Jacksonville, Florida, at the age of 88. She was born Emma Lee Hauldren on Nov. 11, 1933, in Hamlin West Virginia to Kenneth and Ora Evelyn Hauldren.

at Seabreeze High School. He went to church here, started playing music here. His new album, released in September 2021, pays homage to his beach-cowboy roots, and it was being performed in front of his home crowd.

When he played a Jimmy Buffet cover — “Margaritaville,” of course, with the megadevelopment of the same name just down the road — I thought it was a helpful bridge to ease the crowd onto this new lyrical territory, in which Kelley is wearing “a shark tooth on my bolo” and throwing a party on the beach “every flip-flopping day of

the week.”

During the hour-long set, Kelley mostly stuck to his new material, plus a cover of an Eagles song and another by Alan Jackson. No FGL hits.

That may have disappointed one mother-daughter duo, Shelly Wood and Jordan Palmese, from Palm Coast.

They are FGL superfans, having been to five concerts together, including one in Las Vegas.

However, it made other fans happy. One husband and wife in the crowd told me they were relieved that Kelley played his new album, which they listen to all the time at home, rather than FGL songs.

As with FGL’s songs, Kelley’s solo album is full of creative rhymes. He makes this combination work: “Seen all 50” rhymes with “tanks are empty.” Kelley’s delivery makes the most of his lyrics, too: I love how he slurs together his N’s when he riffs on beach imagery in “Sunburnt, barefoot and in Love,” like he’s dunking his cowboy slang in the surf.

Other songs, like “Say the Word,” are delivered simply, with George Strait confidence, stripping away the layers of Top 40, syrupy FGL harmonies.

Kelley’s new album isn’t trying to break new ground sonically, but that is its own type of creative freedom.

The new persona in his solo lyrics is a personal one. He left Ormond Beach to conquer the music world, and he’s done that with FGL. Through his music, he has returned, on his own, and of all the things he could be singing about, he decided to write “Florida Boy Forever,” beginning with this line: “I grew up in Ormond Beach.”

So how do you feel about the beginning of the new tour?

I’m just grateful for everybody that showed up and bought tickets and everybody that’s streaming my music, incorporating the music in their lives, in their good times.

In high school and in college, anytime I was home, I would go down and park in Daytona right by the pier and then run all the way down to the bandshell, get some exercise, and nonstop I’d have music going.

I’d be dreaming, “One day, I’d love to play that.” I never had any idea that the first time I played that would be as a solo artist. I figured somewhere along the way Tyler [Hubbard, of Florida Georgia Line] and I would play that, and it just never panned out.

Dreams do come true, with a lot of hard work. I couldn’t have planned this better if I tried. There’s something bigger at play here; I’d say God is really orchestrating all of this for me. I really feel whole; I feel more like myself than ever.

With two years off the road because of COVID, it’s incredible to get out there and shake hands and have that human experience. It’s spiritual to me, the connection that my music is having with fans. I’m so happy.

You sing, in “Highway on the Water,” that bananas are bad luck on the water.

Is that really true?

(Laughs) Man, you pretty much ask anyone. It’s not a good thing. You want to keep all bananas on the shore. We had a funny experience with our first boat, three or four years ago. We were headed to an FGL show, our maiden voyage on our 36-foot Scout in the gulf, and the gas meter was read wrong, so the boat wasn’t filled up. We ran out of gas in the Gulf a couple hours away. We made it into Pensacola to fill up, but for a second there, we were just sitting there. And there was bananas on board. Somebody had brought bananas.

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Dashing for donuts

Pat and Jim Keegan, of Palm Coast, were all smiles

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t’s a cliche, but cops do love their donuts — at least, Ormond Beach officers do.

Over 200 people took part in the annual Ormond Beach Police Athletic League Donut Dash 5K on Saturday, April 23, which began and ended at The Trails Shopping Center, with the race running through The Trails and

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Emily Ritter, of Palm Coast; Jamie Wilhite, of Deland; and Barb Greco, of Ormond Beach, dressed to match the Donut Dash 5k theme.

Tomoka Oaks subdivisions.

The proceeds benefitted PAL’s youth programs, which include Science on Patrol, youth basketball, tutoring and its Youth Director Council.

PAL was established in 1996 to “foster and encourage the development of positive relationships between our youth, officers and community members,” according to the Ormond Beach city website. About 800 children, teens and families participate in PAL’s programs and special events every year.

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Ormond Beach Police Chief Jesse Godfrey and Premier Martial Arts mascot Pete.

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THE TOP 10 FINISHERS AT THIS YEAR’S DONUT DASH Hayden Herndon, 16, of Ormond Beach — 18:35 Christian Berberich, 20, of Holstville, New York — 18:47 Shannon Hickney Jones, 36, of Ormond Beach — 19:21 Hunter Shuler, 14, of Daytona Beach — 20:16 Noah Anderson, 17, of Ponce Inlet — 20:19

Paul Shuler, 56, of Daytona Beach — 20:24 Dave Perkins, 41, of Port Orange — 21:12 Kevin Rybicki, 37, of De Leon Springs — 21:31 Kieran Mannion, 20, of Commack, New York — 21:35 Randy Barry, 60, of Port Orange — 21:37 For more race results, visit racesmith.com

FIRST INSERTION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF BUNNELL, FLORIDA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE CITY OF BUNNELL, FLORIDA will hold a public hearing as authorized by law at 7:00 P.M. on the 9th day of May 2022, for the purpose of a second and final reading of Ordinance 2021-43, in the Chambers Meeting Room of the Government Services Building located at 1769 East Moody Blvd., Bunnell, FL 32110.

ORDINANCE 2021-43 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BUNNELL, FLORIDA PROVIDING FOR THE REZONING OF REAL PROPERTY TOTALING 1.10± ACRES, OWNED BY RYAN LIEBERT, BEARING PARCEL ID: 21-13-31-0650-000A0-0920 LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 145’ SOUTH OF EAST FAVORETTA ROAD ALONG A PRIVATE EASEMENT WITHIN THE BUNNELL CITY LIMITS FROM THE FLAGLER COUNTY “MH-1, RURAL MOBILE HOME” DISTRICT TO THE CITY OF BUNNELL “AG, AGRICULTURAL” DISTRICT; PROVIDING FOR THE TAKING OF IMPLEMENTING ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS; PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF MAPS BY REFERENCE; REPEALING ALL CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR NON-CODIFICATION AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE as may be legally permitted on the day of the meeting. Instructions on how to participate by electronic or other means if in person participation is not legally permitted can be found on the City of Bunnell’s website at www.bunnellcity.us by clicking on the banner on the City’s homepage. Questions regarding use of available technology to access the public hearing can be answered by calling (386) 437-7500. The public is advised to check the City’s website for u4p-to-date information on any changes to the manner in which the meeting will be held and the location. The failure of a person to appear during said hearing and comment on or object to the proposed Ordinance, either in person or in writing, might preclude the ability of such person to contest the Ordinance at a later date. A copy of all pertinent information on this ordinance can be obtained at the Bunnell Customer Service Office, 604 E. Moody Blvd. Unit 6, Bunnell, FL 32110. Persons with disabilities needing assistance to attend this proceeding should contact the Bunnell City Clerk at (386) 4377500 x 5 at least 48-business hours prior to the meeting.

If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the City Commission on this matter a recording of the proceeding may be needed and for such purposes the person may need to ensure that a verbatim record is made which includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is based. (Section 286.0105, Florida Statutes)

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FIRST INSERTION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF BUNNELL, FLORIDA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE CITY OF BUNNELL, FLORIDA will hold a public hearing as authorized by law at 7:00 P.M. on the 9th day of May 2022, for the purpose of a second and final reading of Ordinance 2021-41, in the Chambers Meeting Room of the Government Services Building located at 1769 East Moody Blvd., Bunnell, FL 32110.

ORDINANCE 2021-41 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BUNNELL, FLORIDA PROVIDING FOR THE REZONING OF REAL PROPERTY TOTALING 11.9± ACRES, OWNED BY CHRISTOPHER BARNEY, BEARING PARCEL ID: 22-12-30-0650-000D0-0061 LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF OLD HAW CREEK ROAD APPROXIMATELY 1.1 MILES SOUTH OF WEST MOODY BOULEVARD WITHIN THE BUNNELL CITY LIMITS FROM FLAGLER COUNTY “AC - AGRICULTURE” DISTRICT TO THE CITY OF BUNNELL “AG, AGRICULTURAL” DISTRICT; PROVIDING FOR THE TAKING OF IMPLEMENTING ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS; PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF MAPS BY REFERENCE; REPEALING ALL CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR NONCODIFICATION AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE as may be legally permitted on the day of the meeting. Instructions on how to participate by electronic or other means if in person participation is not legally permitted can be found on the City of Bunnell’s website at www.bunnellcity.us by clicking on the banner on the City’s homepage. Questions regarding use of available technology to access the public hearing can be answered by calling (386) 437-7500. The public is advised to check the City’s website for up-to-date information on any changes to the manner in which the meeting will be held and the location. The failure of a person to appear during said hearing and comment on or object to the proposed Ordinance, either in person or in writing, might preclude the ability of such person to contest the Ordinance at a later date. A copy of all pertinent information this ordinance can be obtained at the Bunnell Customer Service Office, 604 E. Moody Blvd. Unit 6, Bunnell, FL 32110. Persons with disabilities needing assistance to attend this proceeding should contact the Bunnell City Clerk at (386) 437-7500 x 5 at least 48-business hours prior to the meeting.

If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the City Commission on this matter a recording of the proceeding may be needed and for such purposes the person may need to ensure that a verbatim record is made which includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is based. (Section 286.0105, Florida Statutes)

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ORDINANCE 2022-12 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BUNNELL, FLORIDA AMENDING THE BUNNELL LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE CHAPTER 22 SITE PLAN REVIEW AND APPROVAL; PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF AMENDMENTS TO THE MINIMUM STANDARDS OF CONSTRUCTION; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTING PROVISIONS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND APPLICABILITY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE as may be legally permitted on the day of the meeting. Instructions on how to participate by electronic or other means if in person participation is not legally permitted can be found on the City of Bunnell’s website at www.bunnellcity.us by clicking on the banner on the City’s homepage. Questions regarding use of available technology to access the public hearing can be answered by calling (386) 437-7500. The public is advised to check the City’s website for upto-date information on any changes to the manner in which the meeting will be held and the location.

The failure of a person to appear during said hearing and comment on or object to the proposed Ordinance, either in person or in writing, might preclude the ability of such person to contest the Ordinance at a later date. A copy of all pertinent information this ordinance can be obtained at the office of the Bunnell Customer Service Office, 604 E. Moody Blvd. Unit 6, Bunnell, FL 32110. Persons with disabilities needing assistance to attend this proceeding should contact the Bunnell City Clerk at (386) 437-7500 x 5 at least 48-business hours prior to the meeting.

If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the City Commission on this matter a recording of the proceeding may be needed and for such purposes the person may need to ensure that a verbatim record is made which includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is based. (Section 286.0105, Florida Statutes)

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Hunter Shuler, Paul Shuler, Hayden Herndon and Christian Berberich were all in the top 10

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE CITY OF BUNNELL, FLORIDA will hold a public hearing as authorized by law at 7:00 P.M. on the 9 th day of May 2022, for the purpose of First Reading of Ordinance 2022-12, in the Chambers Meeting Room of the Government Services Building located at 1769 East Moody Blvd., Bunnell, FL 32110.

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PROOF. The first play by David Auburn, “Proof” was a sensation when it was first produced on Broadway in 2000, winning the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the Tony Award for Best Play, and Drama Desk for Best Play. It will be produced the next two weekends on the Flagler Playhouse stage, directed

by Les Ober and starring Rich Nowell, Jen Chidekel, Savanna Dacosta and Austin Kelley. The play goes like this: Catherine, a grad student in mathematics, has found a solution to a previously unsolvable proof. At the

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April 28, 29 and 30, May 5, 6, 7; and at 2 p.m. on May 1 and May 8. Visit the box office at 301 E. Moody Blvd., Bunnell, online at www.flaglerplayhouse. com, or call 386-586-0773. Photo by Mike Kitaif.

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THE FINE ARTS BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY Andrew Khamtheang, playing Galileo Figaro, performed in Matanzas High School’s production of “We Will Rock You,” a musical based on the iconic songs of Queen last weekend.

Director Noël Bethea and Assistant Director Amanda Cypert led the student effort in three performances. When asked about his character, Khamtheang said, “Galileo Figaro is a character of curiosity and charisma. He may have a debatable mindset when it comes to his dreams, but he’s charming and holds the uncontrollable power of the legends of music of the past.” Photo by Melanie Fink

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YOUR TOWN PALM COAST SONGWRITERS FESTIVAL TICKETS The Palm Coast Songwriters Festival returns in 2022 with nearly 40 hit songwriters performing over 125 No. 1 hits during the three-day ticketed festival, April 28 to May 1 at Daytona State College Palm Coast Amphitheater. Single and three-day passes, with a limited number of reserved covered seating, are still available for purchase at www. palmcoastsongwritersfestival. com/purchasetickets.

Two free kick-off events, with live performances, are scheduled for Thursday, April 28, and Friday, April 29, at European Village at 101 Palm Harbor Parkway, in Palm Coast, and JT’s Seafood Shack, located at 5224 N. Oceanshore Blvd., in Palm Coast.

ON THE STAGE ‘WAITING FOR GODOT’ When: April 29-May 1, and May 6-8. Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., Sundays at 3 p.m.

Where: City Repertory Theatre in City Marketplace, 160 Cypress Point Parkway, Suite B207.

Tickets: $20 adults, $15 students. Order at crtpalmcoast.com, or call 386-585-9415.

Cast: Earl Levine, Victoria Page, Brent Jordan, Beau Wade. Director: John Sbordone ‘PROOF’ See Page 16

Main event headliners include: Jeffrey Steele and Paul Overstreet.

Steele, a five-time Grammy nominee who has been recognized by Broadcast Music Inc. for over 65 million airplays for hits he penned for a multitude of artists including Keith Urban, Eric Church, Zac Brown Band, Jimmy Buffett, Montgomery Gentry, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and more. Steele is a member of the Nashville Songwriter’s Hall of Fame and been named one of Billboard Magazine’s top five writers eight years in a row.

Overstreet has written and co-written 27 top 10 songs; including songs for artists like Tanya Tucker, Keith Whitley, Alison Krauss, The Judds, Kenny Chesney, Blake Shelton, Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood and many more. Notable hits for others include “Love Can Build a Bridge,” “Forever and Ever Amen,” “When You Say Nothing at All,” “She Thinks My Tractor’s Sexy” and “Some Beach.” Awards and recognition include Nashville Songwriters Association Hall of Fame, two Grammys and BMI Songwriter of the Year five times.

For more songwriter bios, visit: https://www.palmcoastsongwritersfestival.com/ artists.

TWO GOOD CAUSES Additionally, PCSF will raise money for two charities, Gold Star Mentors and the Dolly Parton Imagination Library/ Early Learning Coalition for Flagler and Volusia Counties. Gold Star Mentors will raise funds by auctioning an autographed guitar signed by major artists like Collin Raye, Billy Currington, Daryl Worley and Sammy Kershaw.

Dolly Parton Imagination Library will raffle a guitar autographed by all festival performers. All proceeds from the guitars will go directly to the two charities. Additional

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The St. Johns River-to-Sea Loop Alliance celebrated National Trail Day on April 22, at the Flagler Technical College Building, at 5633 N. Oceanshore Blvd. Pictured with local bikers are Denise Calderwood (Flagler Mental Health and Wellness Advocate), Michelle Palmucci, Mayor David Alfin, Becky Alfonso of Florida Bike Association, and Flagler County Commissioner Andy Dance.

information on both organizations can be found at https:// elcfv.org/dolly-partons-imagination-library/ and https:// goldstarmentors.com.

BOOK SIGNING A book signing event will be held 4-5 p.m. Saturday, April 30, at the Daytona State College Palm Coast Campus Bookstore, for J.T. Harding’s new book, “Party Like A Rockstar.” Harding is one of our songwriters performing at the festival; his major hits include “Smile,” by Uncle Kracker; “Somewhere In My Car,” by Keith Urban; “Beers and Sunshine,” by Darius Rucker; and “Somewhere With You,” by Kenny Chesney. The Daytona State College Bookstore is located at 3000 Palm Coast Pkwy SE, Palm Coast, Building #3.

ESSAY WRITER SPENDS A DAY WITH THE SHERIFF

Kadance Nickmeyer is a very busy 11th grader a Matanzas High School. She was in Jacksonville over the weekend emceeing a Women of Distinction event with more than 2,000 in attendance. She recently won the Girl Scouts Gold Award for creating a Domestic Violence website, which is the highest achieve-

ment you can receive and is the equivalent to an Eagle Scout. And on April 21, she got to ride along with Sheriff Rick Staly.

“I don’t know how she does it all. I thought I work long hours,” Staly said.

Nickmeyer earned the day with the sheriff by winning an essay contest. In her essay, she wrote about how important it is for officers to have good relationships with the people in the neighborhoods they work in.

She and Staly started the day off at Flagler Palm Coast High School, where they handed out Great Kids awards. In the process they joined deputies staking out a stolen car and joined in the arrest of the driver. After spending the morning traveling to two other schools and helping with the stolen car and a quick lunch, it was time

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to meet up with deputies and the SWAT team for a drug raid briefing. Staly and his team raided a home in Bunnell, ultimately finding trafficking amounts of fentanyl, a variety of pills and heroin. Nickmeyer said that by far, this was the most exciting part of her day.

Nickmeyer later met with local media before leaving to take her mom, who was recently diagnosed with breast cancer, to an appointment.

“Kadance truly does it all,” Staly said.

DSC AND NEW COLLEGE OFFER ADMISSION DEAL

Daytona State College and New College of Florida, located in Sarasota, have entered a new partnership that will benefit DSC students who wish to transfer to Florida’s designated public honors college.

Through this new 2+2 agreement, Daytona State A.A. graduates who complete their degree within eight semesters of entering DSC as a non-high school student and with a 3.0 or higher cumulative GPA, are guaranteed admission and a smooth transition to NCF. For more information, please contact a DSC Academic Advisor at Advising@ DaytonaState.edu or call (386) 506-3661.

PALM COAST’S BLESSING OF THE FLEET: JUNE 4 Palm Coast’s traditional Blessing of the Fleet under the auspices of the Palm Coast Yacht Club has been rescheduled for Saturday, June 4 at 3 p.m. All boaters near and far are invited to participate. The event was scheduled for April 2 but was canceled because of bad weather.

The Palm Coast Yacht Club website, www.palmcoastyachtclub.com, will provide information on event status in case of inclement weather.

The blessing will be followed by a social gathering at the Yacht Harbor Village Marina Event Room. For reservations and further information call 386-931-2963.

RYMFIRE HOLDS MULTICULTURAL FESTIVAL

Rymfire’s Community Problem Solver group Culture Club held the first Multicultural Festival on April 20. The Cultural Club’s goal this year has been to increase the cultural awareness at Rymfire so that students of all heritages feel included. RES plans to continue this tradition each year.

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An Explorer as a teen himself, Staly supports program

Rosemary Smith (McCluney) Coleman 1939-2022

Former Explorers in the FCSO help shape the next generation.

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Rosemary Smith (McCluney) Coleman, 82 of Gastonia, NC, passed away peacefully on April 16th. Rosemary was a loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, niece, and cousin.

She was also a dear friend to so many people in all of the communities where she lived and worked. Rosemary was born in McAdenville, NC on August 10th, 1939 and was a professional photographer, owning her own business for decades.

In retirement, she enjoyed traveling, yard sales, and thrift stores, always with friends alongside.

Rosemary was predeceased by her loving husband, Jimmie Lewis Coleman, her mother Margaret

Branch Smith, father Lee Roy Smith, and brother Lee Roy Smith, Jr. She is survived by her brother, Joseph Branch Smith (Kelli), daughter, Laurie McCluney Smith, son T. Cameron McCluney (Erika), grandchildren, Jackie Lamar Carter, Jr., Aaron Matthew Carter, William Tyler Jenkins, and numerous aunts, uncles, nephews, and cousins.

A memorial service and celebration of life will be held at Firestone Wesleyan Church, 1700 Union Rd. in Gastonia on Saturday, April 30th at 11:00 AM. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the Church in remembrance of Rosemary.

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From firearms training at the range to testing their knowledge of specific situations facing everyday law enforcement, each teen Explorer had their passions and knowledge put to the test, as the Florida Sheriff’s Explorers Association and the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office hosted the 2022 FSEA Spring Delegates Conference at Cattleman’s Hall at the Flagler County Fairgrounds from April 22–24.

Sheriff’s Explorers programs help inspire future law enforcement professionals. In the host county, the FCSO’s support of the program begins with Sheriff Rick Staly and his command staff. They not only promote the Sheriff’s Explorers program, they are also successful cadets who took part in the Sheriff’s Explorers program posts in their hometowns when they were in high school.

“From our chiefs to our program adviser himself, the

Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly seen in his Youth Deputy uniform during his high school days in Seminole County, Florida.

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Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly poses with current and former Explorers within the FCSO.

FCSO employs deputy sheriffs that started as Explorers,” Staly said. “Although my mother tells a story that I used to pull over neighborhood kids while riding my bicycle, I actually started my career during high school as what was known as a Youth Deputy with the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office. That program was the forerunner to the Explorers Program while I was in high school.”

Staly was working in a Seminole County gas station when he was 16 years old when a corporal from the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office came in to get his car washed and they struck up a conversation.

He invited Staly to a Youth Deputy meeting.

“When you were hired as a law enforcement officer in the 1970s, you were pretty much given a set of car keys and told to go on patrol,” Staly recalls.

“The Youth Deputy Program served as my Field Training Program back in those days.

I got to write reports, talk on the radio, help back-up deputies, pretty much everything besides signing an arrest affidavit and driving the patrol car.”

Today, with more than 40 years of law enforcement experience, Staly is now the liaison from the Florida Sheriff’s Association to the Florida Sheriff’s Explorer Association.

FCSO Community Policing Division Chief Jonathan Welker, with more than 25 years in law enforcement, credits much of where he is today with what he learned as an Explorer when his family lived in Cooper City.

“My brothers and I would play cops and robbers when I was a kid, and I always wanted to be on the good side,” Welker recalls. “I knew I wanted to be in this line of work since I was a kid. The Explorers just made that passion come to life.”

After what he describes as a negative interaction with an officer when he was 14 years old, he quickly made the decision that serving the public was a career custom-made for him. “A friend of mine and I were walking in between houses as we cut through our neighborhood on the way to a sleepover and this officer saw us and just asked what we were doing. I took it personally at first. Then, I realized that this guy was just trying to have a conversation with us. He was not only looking out for those homeowners, he was looking out for me, as well.”

Welker would later learn that same officer was the head of his high school’s Explorers Program and an invitation would be quickly extended.

“I thought it was cool. He got to wear a uniform, talk on the radio and ride around in

a police car. I was hooked. I knew I’d want to do that for a career from day one.” Welker first served as a Fort Lauderdale Police Officer for 12 years before moving to the FCSO in 2007.

Among those in the Explorers Program in Flagler County is a brother and sister duo.

Darius and Damaris Ferreiro are students at Matanzas High School who play football and soccer, respectively. Darius, 17, and Damaris, 16, are also members of the FCSO Explorer program which averages about 15 members between “I knew from our first meeting I wanted to be a part of it all,” Darius Ferreiro said.

“I’m a fan of all the True Crimes shows,” Darius Ferreiro added. “So many shows online or on TV make officers look like bad guys when what they are really trying to do in real life is de-escalate different situations and keep everyone safe.”

A sophomore at MHS, Damaris Ferreiro said she is a fan of the Law and Justice classes.

The Law and Justice Program at MHS was something Sheriff Staly helped launch in 2017, shortly after his first election to office.

FCSO Sheriff’s Explorers Adviser Sgt. Chris Ragazzo said: “Our goal is to mentor young men and women.” Visit www.FlaglerSheriff.com.

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Ormond artist is the first commissioned for Daytona’s Public Art Car Exhibit Angel Lowden was commissioned to paint a Jeep donated

by Jeep Beach. It’s on display at the Hard Rock Hotel now.

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Art installations aren’t uncommon in many cities around the U.S., and Theresa Lieberman thought it was about time Daytona Beach, not only had its own, but one that drew inspiration from the area’s history of cars and racing.

Lieberman, the executive director of Riverfront Arts District and founder of Imagine Daytona, said the city is focusing on art initiatives as a way to boost economic impact, and she thought a Public Art Car Exhibit project — also referred to as the PACE project — would be a great

way to have local artists play a part in bringing in visitors and activating the community.

“It’s the start of an art coalition between One Daytona, the downtown Daytona Beach area, the Ormond Beach Arts District and Holly Hill,” said Lieberman, who is also the vice president of the Ormond Beach Arts District.

And the first art installation? A Jeep, painted by Ormond Beach artist Angel Lowden and unveiled during the Daytona Beach Arts Fest on April 9. It was donated

by Jeep Beach after Liberman approached its executive director, Charlene Greer, who loved the idea.

“Jeep Beach supports our community in many ways, but we are very passionate about providing creative opportunities for the children in our community, so partnering with the PACE Project to expand the efforts of bringing the arts to our kids and our community was an easy decision,” said Greer in a supplied quote.

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The Jeep before the paintbrushes.

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Artist Angel Lowden and Theresa Lieberman, executive director of Riverfront Arts District and founder of Imagine Daytona.

Drawing inspiration from Jeep Beach’s Jiki Tiki mascot, Lowden spent about 20 hours over the span of two weeks working on the Jeep, which is not drivable. As an artist who works a lot with UV paint, she added that element to the art installation as well.

“It’s only seen if you shine a UV light on it, so it’s got a little bit of a secret within it, which is kind of cool — that was able to have the freedom to be a little creative, outside the box, on that one,” she said.

Her art style and Jeep Beach’s theme — with Jiki Tiki featured prominently on the hood of the Jeep — went well together, she said. She never imagined she’d get the opportunity to paint an entire

People are invited to take a selfie with the Jeep at the Hard Rock until May 5, and share their photo on the PACE Project Daytona Beach Facebook page for a chance to win a two-night stay at the hotel. Visit https://www.facebook.com/ PACEDaytonaBeach car, and added that she feels honored to have been chosen as the first artist for the PACE project.

“It was a really cool experience, and I really had a lot of fun with it,” Lowden said.

After it was unveiled, the Jeep remained displayed at the corner of the International Speedway Boulevard Bridge and Beach Street in Downtown Daytona Beach until Sunday, April 24, where it was moved to the Hard Rock Hotel Daytona Beach for the start of Jeep Beach festivities.

Jeep Beach runs through Sunday, May 1. After that, it will be moved to One Daytona for Art Battle Daytona Beach on May 6.

Knowing that the city of Daytona Beach supports the project is signifcant and will have an impact, Lieberman said.

“They’ve allowed us to put the Jeep on the bridge, which is very unusual,” she said.

“They’ve never allowed that, so that in itself had an impact, and then the partnership with Jeep Beach helping us with raising the funds and providing the Jeep — that was such a surprise, because we thought that it was going to be a longhaul to get this project off the ground and it actually happened fairly quickly.”

What’s next for the PACE project? Lieberman said they are working on getting a stock car to be painted to join the exhibit. They are raising funds to get the car from North Carolina and to commission an artist.

“We want to make local artists the stars,” she said.

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Donald Lincoln Dorsey 1937-2022 Donald Lincoln Dorsey, 85, passed into the arms of Jesus April 15, 2022. He was 3rd of 10 children that were born to James Boyd and Lora May (Roark) Dorsey. He was born in Clay County, West Virginia February 22, 1937.

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death by his two brothers, Thad and Daniel, two sisters, Joy Combs and Wilma Koenig.

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The Bulldogs celebrate after winning the Class 3A boys state weightlifting championship.

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Flagler Palm Coast weightlifting coach Duane Hagstrom knew his boys team had a chance to win the state championship, but everything had to land just right.

“We just had to execute and hope for a little help from some other people, and it all just happened to pan out like we planned it,” Hagstrom said.

The Bulldogs won the Class 3A state championship April 21 at Port St. Joe High School in the traditional competition, defeating second-place Niceville, 24-21.

FPC also finished third in the snatch competition. Three Bulldogs won state titles. Dom Bennett (139 pounds) and Rigens Andre (219 pounds) won traditional (bench press/ clean and jerk) titles. Bennett and Nick Lilavois (119 pounds) won snatch titles.

Lilavois and Isaiah Rivers (154 pounds) finished second in the traditional competition.

In Hagstrom’s 20 years as the Bulldogs’ head coach, they have been close before — they were runners-up in 2016 — but this was the school’s first state weightlifting title.

“It was definitely a very emotional day,” Hagstrom said after the Bulldogs got back to school on April 22. “A lot of happy tears, a lot of hugging, a lot screaming, a lot of disbelief. I still don’t think it’s sunk in yet.”

FPC scored most of its points

in the first session when the lighter weight classes lifted. In that session, Bennett won his weight class by bodyweight, tying with Niceville’s Clayton Walters with a 510-pound total. Lilavois (405-pound total) and Rivers (545-pound total) finished second in their weight classes.

“We were on top of the leaderboard from the beginning,” Hagstrom said. “Three other teams jockeying for position to beat us ended up chopping each other down.

When Rigens (Andre) won, it gave us the final 24 points. We knew probably with about 20 minutes left that we had won.

“If you can get on top of the leaderboard, you’re always going to have people thinking, ‘What can I do to get points?’

It helps, strategywise.”

Andre lifted a 680-pound total to win the title over Riverview’s Max Koller by 20 pounds.

Bennett lifted 175 pounds to win the 139-pound snatch title. Lilavois lifted 150 pounds to win the 119-pound title in snatch.

Nick Groth joined Bennett and Lilavois in placing in both events. The sophomore finished seventh in the traditional competition and third in snatch in the 169-pound class.

Matanzas sophomore Cole Hash finished third in the traditional competition in the 183-pound class at the Class 2A state championships on April 22. Hash totaled 595 pounds.

TOP 10 INDIVIDUALS Weightlifters who finished in the top in their weight classes at the boys state championships April 21-23: CLASS 3A (ALL LIFTERS FROM FPC) Traditional: 110: 2. Nick Lilavois (200-205—405).

139: 1. Dom Bennett (255-255-510).

154: 2. Isaiah Rivers (295-250—545).

169: 7. Nick Groth (250-285—535).

183: 9. Wood Registe (330-245—575). 219: 1. Rigens Andre (375305—680).

Snatch: 119: 1. Nick Lilavois 150. 139: 1.

Dom Bennett 175.

169: 3. Nick Groth 220. 238: 8. Thomas Desantoli 185. Unl: 8.

Kobe Murphy 200.

CLASS 2A Traditional: 183: 3.

Cole Hash, Matanzas (335-260—595).

Snatch: 139: 10.

Aiden Schissler, Matanzas, 150.

CLASS 1A Traditional: 183: 6.

Aiden Harris, Father Lopez (285-250535).

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SEASON-LONG STRATEGY HELPED FPC WIN Rigens Andre had just blown away his personal record for total weight. His closest challenger was attempting a 330-pound clean and jerk to try to tie Flagler Palm Coast’s 219-pounder.

“The kid actually cleans it, but he couldn’t press it, so the weight goes down,” FPC assistant coach Brian Cox recounted. “We’re excited, but Rigs is Rigs. He’s just standing there.”

Andre won the 219-pound individual state title and at the same time clinched the Class 3A boys weightlifting championship for the Bulldogs on April 21 at Port St. Joe high School. But he took it all in stride.

“I told him, ‘You just won the state championship,’” Cox said. “He says, ‘That’s cool.’”

But if Andre had no trouble containing his excitement, some of his teammates were already in celebration mode.

“After Rigens won, it was mathematically impossible for anyone to beat us.

The worst-case scenario was Niceville would tie us,” head coach Duane Hagstrom said. “I think they were trying to contain their excitement before the actual meet ended. So, they were like celebrating on the downlow.”

The FPC lifters who had competed in the first session hovered together on the second-floor balcony around a teammate’s cell phone to keep up with the scoring. Once they knew it was over, they sprinted down the stairs.

“I ran into a dude at full speed,” Nick Lilavois said. “I said, ‘I’m so sorry.’ Then I ran to the court to celebrate with my team.”

The celebration lasted late into the night. Lifters who had to watch their diet throughout the season were suddenly able to eat whatever they wanted.

“We all ate a lot,” said Dom Bennett.

“We went to a few different food places and picked up some more food and sweets and brought them back to the hotel. Once all bets were off, everything was going down.”

Bennett, the Bulldogs’ 139-pounder, won the other individual title to help FPC win its first state weightlifting championship in the traditional bench press/clean and jerk competition.

Lilavois (119 pounds) and Isaiah Rivers (154 pounds) were runners-up to help the Bulldogs hold off secondplace Niceville by three points.

Bennett and Lilavois also won snatch titles, but that new competition was never the team’s focus, the lifters said.

“The snatch doesn’t feel as good as the traditional, because this is the first year we were doing snatch,” Bennett said. “It’s not something that we’ve been working for for years now. It was just implemented, so it was just fun.”

‘IT WAS VERY EMOTIONAL’ On April 25, their first day back from school, the Bulldogs still thought the whole experience was surreal.

“I was going through Twitter, and I’m like, ‘Dang, we really won,’” Andre said.

The Bulldogs gathered in the media center and chose their championship rings. Yet Hagstrom said it still hadn’t sunk in.

In his 20 years as FPC’s weightlifting coach, his teams have gotten close.

The Bulldogs boys were runners-up in 2016 when Spruce Creek and Fort Walton Beach Choctawhatchee tied for the championship. They were fourth in 2007, tied for sixth in 2010 and tied for ninth three times, including last year.

But this year was different. The state title wasn’t a goal. It was never even discussed. Bennett, who finished second last year, never looked at other lifterss results to see who his competitors were or what they were lifting. He focused on the team motto: Win the day.

“When we took the girls to the state championships this year, the expectation was that we were going to have a chance to win or at least place in the top two,” Hagstrom said. “And obviously we didn’t do that. We finished fourth. So, one of the things Coach Cox and I reflected on was maybe we put too much pressure on the girls.

“So, from the time we came back from the state championships with the girls, we made it a point to not talk about winning a state title. It never got mentioned. Focus on the day, instead of looking ahead. I think that played a part in how everything went down.”

Bennett won the title by body weight, but, coming in, he had no idea how close his competitors were.

“I did not care,” he said. “I never paid any attention to it.”

Andre won by 20 pounds. He tied the clean and jerk school record for 219 pounders with a 305-pound lift.

And his 680-pound total was 20 pounds more than his previous best.

And when he won, he didn’t know it.

“At all the other meets, I would look at the other people and see where they were at, but at the state meet, it was just me against the bar,” Andre said.

“That’s what I was focused on.”

Lilavois, who also set two personal records, had wanted to be an FPC weightlifter since he was a youngster.

“My brother Carl used to lift in this program,” he said. “Ever since I was 7, I kind of knew this is the path I wanted to take. When I realized that we won, I was proud of being a part of Coach’s first winning team. It was very emotional. I’m just proud of being part of this team.”

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”We made it a point to not talk about winning a state title. It never got mentioned. Focus on the day, instead of looking ahead. I think that played a part in how everything went down.”

DUANE HAGSTROM, FPC coach Duane Hagstrom won his first state weightlifting championship.

The Bulldogs celebrate after winning the Class 3A boys state weightlifting championship.

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FPC boys punch regional ticket in 12 events at district track meet D.J. Murray dropped time in the 400 and led two relays; Zeli Hayworth and Daniel DeFalco took first and second in the javelin.

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FPC’s Terance Johnson competes in the triple jump.

Flagler Palm Coast sophomore D.J. Murray ran a personal-record time of 48.46 seconds in the 400-meter run at the District 2-4A track and field meet April 26 at the Bulldogs’ stadium.

He expects to cut that time again at regionals.

“I think I paced myself better, saving myself for the end,” Murray said.

“I’m working on next week at regionals, trying to get my time even lower.

Every tenth of a second counts.”

Murray finished second to Jacksonville Sandalwood’s David Terry, who ran 48.14. Both runners are ranked in the top 10 in the state in Class 4A. Terry jumped up to No. 4 with his time. Murray moved up a spot to No. 8.

Terry pulled away with about 50 meters left, but Murray started closing in at the end.

Murray will compete in three events, including two relays, at the Region 1-4A track meet May 7 at FPC. “That’s pretty darn good for a 15-year-old sophomore,” FPC coach David Halliday said.

The FPC boys team finished third at district with 98 points. Bartram Trail won the title with 176 points, followed by Nease with 116 points.

The Bulldogs qualified athletes in 12 events. Zeli Hayworth and Daniel DeFalco finished first and second, respectively, in the javelin. DeFalco is ranked eighth in the state in Class 4A, while Hayworth is ranked 14th.

“Both are sophomores with a chance to be first-team all-state,” Halliday said.

FPC won the 4x400 relay with its season-best time of 3:20.90. Murray, who ran anchor, was the only runner

who didn’t run his best relay time.

But by the time he got the baton, the Bulldogs had a huge lead.

“We led the whole way, and I feel like it’s only going to get better,” said Vijay Weeden, who ran the first leg.

“We’re here to win.”

The Bulldogs finished second in the 4x100 relay and had the lead until D.Z. Steward pulled his hamstring just before handing the baton to Murray running the anchor leg.

“We were leading by a half second, maybe a full second,” Halliday said.

“It happened milliseconds before handing off. D.J. had to turn around to grab the baton.”

Sandalwood won the 4x100 with a time of 42.55. FPC was less than a second behind at 42.63.

“We’ll see if D.Z. is good for regional. If not, we’ll have to plug somebody else in,” Halliday said.

Isaiah Joseph qualified in both hurdles events. Gerod Tolbert qualified in triple jump and ran first leg on the 4x100 relay. Other individual qualifiers include Jake Blumengarten (shot put), Alexavier Pantano (pole vault), Robert Harris (long jump) and Kasey Wheatley (800). The Bulldogs’ 4x800 relay also qualified.

On the girls’ side, Taylor Spann qualified in triple jump and 100

D.J. Murray approaches the finish line in the 4x400 relay ahead of runners from Bartram Trail and Sandalwood.

FPC'S REGIONAL QUALIFIERS With district place and time or distance. (The top four in each event at district qualifies for region).

BOYS Shot put: 4. Jake Blumengarten, 45 feet, 8.3 inches.

Javelin: 1. Zeli Hayworth, 158-6. 2.

Daniel DeFalco, 146-8.

Pole vault: 4. Alexavier Pantano, 11-3.75.

Long jump: 3. Robert Harris, 20-7.

Triple jump: 4. Gerod Tolbert, 42-11.

4x100 relay: 2. FPC 42.63.

400: 2. D.J. Murray, 48.46.

800: 4. Kasey Wheatley, 1:59.79 110 hurdles: 4. Isaiah Joseph 15.34.

4x800 relay: 4. FPC 8:11.85.

300 hurdles: 3. Isaiah Joseph 3:40.31.

4x400 relay: 1. FPC, 3:20.90.

GIRLS Triple jump: 3. Taylor Spann, 346.25.

Shot put: 4. Maya Tyson, 34-3.

100 hurdles: 4. Taylor Spann, 15.91.

800: 3. Jada Williams, 2:24.07.

hurdles. Maya Tyson qualified in shot put. University of North Florida signee Jada Williams, who has been battling tendinitis in her knee, qualified in the 800 with a third-place finish, but she did not move on in the 1,600, finishing fifth.

The FPC girls finished seventh in the district standings. Mandarin won the girls title with 136 points, followed by Oakleaf (118) and Creekside (105).

“This is a very, very stout district,” Halliday said. “And we’re in the toughest region in the entire state.

But everybody who got out today has a chance to make state.”

Nease’s Reinhardt Harrison, one of the top distance runners in the nation who won state titles in the 1,600 and 3,200 last year, ran in one individual event — the 800 — which he won handily with a time of 1:53.82 seconds.

He ran a 1:49.25 earlier this season.

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Touchdown for Camryn Campbell in the first round of Districts.

Kassie Stoner snags the touchdown pass as Ocean Summers tries to intercept.

Carly McNerney speeds by her opponent for the first down.

Buccaneers flag football team feasts on Sandcrabs, 31-7 MICHELE MEYERS CONTRIBUTING WRITER

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ainland and Seabreeze flag football teams headed into District 10-1A playoffs Monday, April 25, at Atlantic High School. After both teams came out victorious, they played each other Tuesday, April 26, where the Buccaneers (11-4) held the Sandcrabs (11-6) to zero points until the fourth quarter. Mainland dominated for the win, 31-7.

Buccaneers faced Trinity Christian Academy (1-6) of Deltona in their first playoff game. Trinity is new to the flag football program and did not stand a chance against the Mainland veterans, led by senior Alexa Wilson.

Mainland coach Ethan Simpson used the opportunity to give his younger players a feel for the playoff atmosphere. Freshman Kiera Williams rose to the occasion with a 60-yard touchdown run. The Bucs wrapped it up with a 47-6 win.

“The overall heart of this group is very special,” Simpson said. “The leadership and experience is really helping to guide this team. Going into these games, it’s going to be tough, but we’re excited.”

The Sandcrabs played Bishop Moore (3-11) in their district opener. Experienced quarterback Chelsea McQuarrie sat

Mainland’s Avari Walker with the carry through Trinity traffic.

Emmaline Caputo is grateful for the sacks by Casey Cannon (14).

out the first part of the game as JV quarterback, freshman Brielle Jackson, started.

Seabreeze won 27-0.

“I think our team has to work on our focus,” player Billie Best-Abramowitz said.

“I think we’ve made a lot of mistakes this season that we can fix and come out stronger tomorrow.”

Mainland was scheduled to face Jones High School of Orlando (12-1) Wednesday, April 27, in the District championship game.

“We are going to come in, focus on offense playing consistent and take what they give us,” quarterback Wilson said.

“On defense, we are going to play our game and do what we do best. We are going to have fun and celebrate with the district championship afterward.”

Seabreeze quarterback Chelsea McQuarrie runs the ball.

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Pirates qualify 14 for region track Sophomores Sierra Howard and Jordan Mills qualified in three events apiece.

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Fourteen Matanzas track and field athletes finished fourth or better at district to qualify for the regional.

“We actually had our best meet of the year,” Pirates coach Tim Kane said of the District 4-3A championships April 20 at Orange Park. “It was our toughest meet of the year, and our kids competed really well. We’re really happy.”

Sophomores Jordan Mills and Sierra Howard qualified in three events apiece. The girls’ 4x800-meter relay team dropped its best time by more than 17 seconds. And Howard dropped her 800 time by over five seconds to 2:26.14 to finish third.

“She’s in the mix to qualify for state now,” Kane said.

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Jordan Mills, qualified for regional in both hurdles events and the 4x400 relay.

Howard also qualified for the regional in the girls’ 4x400 and 4x800 relays. The 4x800 team of Howard, Nina Rodriguez, Mariah Mills and Lauren Marshall finished third with a time of 10:31.58. All four runners ran their personal-best times.

The 4x400 team of Howard, Evanne Miller, Madreeka Touissaint and Jordan Youngman finished second with a time of

"We were on the outside looking in at district, and we'll be on the outside looking in at region. But our kids will step up."

TIM KANE, Matanzas track coach

4:14.24, which was more than a six-second improvement from their previous best.

Jaden Smith placed second in the boys’ 1,600 meters with a time of 4:35.12. Taylor Washington was the runnerup in the girls’ 100 hurdles with a time 16.14 seconds.

Miller, a freshman, placed third in the girls’ 400 meters with a 1:00.4.

Jordan Mills finished fourth in both the 110 hurdles (16.47) and the 300 hurdles (41.68) and ran anchor on the boys’ 4x400 relay with Aiden Langford, Ryan Miller and Sho’Marion Gaines. They ran a 3:34.82 to place fourth.

Langford placed third in the 400 with a 52.51. The sophomore was in the lead with 20 meters to go.

Bradyn Cox, who qualified for state in discus last year, placed fourth at district with a throw of 130 feet, 10 inches.

Washington, Evanne Miller and the girls’ 4x400 relay team were the Pirates’ only top-four seeds entering the meet, Kane said.

“We were on the outside looking in at district, and we’ll be on the outside looking in at region,” he said. “But our kids will step up.”

The Region 1-3A meet will be May 6 at Fort Walton Beach High School.

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Baseball season winding down Baseball teams are preparing for their district tournaments the week of May 2.

Matanzas ended a twogame losing streak with a 5-4 win over Taylor on April 21. Jack Rainey and Michael Martinez each had two RBIs in the win. The District 9-5A tournament is at St. Johns River State College in Palatka.

In Seabreeze’s 4-1 home win over Titusville on April 22, Mason Boice had a triple and two walks and scored twice against Titusville.

Zachary Banks had a double with a run and an RBI. Rustin Hurley went 2 for 2 to raise his average to .360.

Flagler Palm Coast had won three in a row before falling to Jacksonville Trinity Christian 3-0 on April 21.

The Conquerors entered the game ranked 11th in the state. The Bulldogs are likely to see some more tough competition in the District 1-7A tournament at Creekside.

District foes Sandalwood (third) and Bartram Trail (eighth) are ranked in the top 10 among Class 7A teams.

FPC’s Dalton Schell leads FPC with a .429 average. Jacob Flannigan has seven extrabase hits — five doubles and two triples.

Dreams come true for Barham and Parsons Fatima Barham and Kate Parsons weren’t highly recruited athletes.

For Barham, a senior at Matanzas, playing college soccer was her dream. But as the years and the injuries added up, it seemed to be a dream out of reach.

Parsons, a Flagler Palm Coast senior, knew if she was going to have a chance of playing golf in college, she would have to market herself.

They both signed college letters of intent last week to continue their athletic careers.

“It’s surreal to think about,” said Barham, who signed with Division II Pace University in Pleasantville, New York.

Parsons will play golf at Division III Marymount University of Arlington, Virginia.

“My parents helped me set up a program online so I could show videos of my swing and post my scores,” she said.

Coach Rob Ferguson of Marymount was one of the coaches to view Parsons’ videos. He liked what he saw.

“He said my swing looks awesome, and asked, ‘Would you like to come to our campus to meet the team and see if you fit here?’” Parsons said.

Parsons liked what she saw, too.

Marymount has a quality program.

The Saints won the Atlantic East Conference championship last year to advance to the NCAA Division III national championships.

Parsons was particularly impressed with the two-story driv-

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Fatima Barham, with her family and coaches, signs a letter of intent to play soccer at Pace University.

ing range and an indoor practice facility that includes chipping and putting greens and two simulators for full swings.

Parsons began playing golf at age 3 when her parents gave her a plastic club.

“They said, ‘She has the hand-eye coordination, let’s she if she likes it.’”

Parsons said.

She began playing tournaments at age 12. At FPC this season, she averaged 39 in nine-hole matches and 78 in 18-hole tournaments. She and teammate Carmella Carlisi qualified as individuals for the regional.

Parsons, who wants to be a veterinarian, will major in biology.

Barham, a defender and midfielder during her four seasons playing for the Pirates, wasn’t thinking about soccer when she applied to colleges.

She was looking for schools that

Kate Parsons, surrounded by her FPC teammates and Bulldogs girls golf coach coach Phil DeAugustino, signs a letter of intent to play golf at Marymount University.

were the best fit for her major — arts and entertainment management.

Pace was her top choice, and when she was accepted, she felt she had nothing to lose if she contacted the women’s soccer coach, Mike Winn.

Winn founded the school’s women’s soccer program back in 1998.

She sent film, and Winn told her she had a spot with the team if she wanted it.

Pace has its regular team and also has a reserve team for students who want to continue to play soccer but are too busy in school to play an intercollegiate sport. The reserve team players practice twice a week and play a five-game schedule against other university reserve teams. Players are allowed to move back and forth between the teams, and they all practice together as one team.

Winn told Barham he thought she could fit into the regular team’s fast style of play.

“I didn’t think I was going to play soccer in college,” Barham said. “It all moved pretty quickly. They are a very high intensity team. The coach thought I could fit into that.”

Barham knows she will have to push to reach that level. But either way, she will be playing soccer in college, a dream that doesn’t quite seem real yet.

“I keep telling myself, ‘I’m going to New York to go to college, and I’m going to play soccer there.’” Barham said.

FPC teams exit playoffs Flagler Palm Coast’s boys lacrosse season came to an end April 23 with a 19-6 regional quarterfinal loss at Ponte Vedra. The Bulldogs ended the season with an 11-6 record and reached the playoffs for the first time since 2012.

FPC’s girls tennis season also came to an end with a 4-2 regional semifinal loss at Nease on April 19. Anya Subachev and Ania Martynuk won 6-0, 6-1 over Nease’s Brooke Albrecht and Maddie Hosking at No. 2 doubles.

Martynuk also won the Bulldogs’ other point with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Hosking at No. 3 singles. Subachev’s No. 2 singles match with Gloriz Xiao went to a tiebreaker with Xiao prevailing 6-4, 4-6 (10-2).

Subachev and Martynuk lost just one match at No. 2 doubles all season.

Keeping up with the Jones Seabreeze senior Dante Jones will be a linebacker on Briar Cliff University’s football team next season. This season, he has been concentrating on other athletic specialties.

He competed at the Class 2A state weightlifting championships in the snatch competition in the 219-pound class. His 180-pound lift surpassed his qualifying mark by five pounds. Jones is also exhibiting his strength in his other sport: He won the discus title at the Five Star Conference track and field championships with a season-best throw of 140 feet, 10 inches.

The Sandcrabs and the Mainland Bucs will compete in the District 6-3A track and field meet April 28 at East River High School in Orlando.

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JARLEENE ALMENAS ASSOCIATE EDITOR

As she looked over the large crowd gathered in front of the stage set up in the parking lot of the company founded 60 years ago by her parents, S. R. Perrott President Michele Connors raised her beer in the air.

“It took one case at a time and now we’re at 3,200,000 cases of beer sold a year,” Connors said. “You guys are awesome, and I’m so proud to be here, to represent everyone. This community is incredible.”

S.R. Perrott, a beverage distributing company, celebrated its 60thanniversary on Friday, April 22, with a party held at its Ormond Beach headquarters at 1280 N. U.S. 1. Featuring food from local restaurants, a craft beer tasting area, beverage stands, classic cars, axe throwing and more, the event culminated with a surprise performance by country music singer Jake Owen.

S.R. Perrott, which employs over 200 people, opened its headquarters in 2014 after outgrowing its original location at 4 N. Perrott Drive. Since then, they have expanded the building twice, with the most recent being a 38,732-square-foot addition in 2020. The building now spans over 160,000 square feet.

At the celebration, Connors was presented with proclamation by Mayor Bill Partington and City Commissioner Susan Persis, in recognition of the company’s accomplishments since it was founded in 1962

by Samuel R. and Marriette Perrott.

According to the proclamation, the company began by selling beverages out of the back of a station wagon.

It now has distribution rights in Volusia, Flagler and parts of Putnam counties, with a portfolio of over 75 suppliers.

Partington spoke of the banners provided by S.R. Perrott during the pandemic to help local businesses communicate to their patrons that they were still open for business, as well as the company’s donation of over $3 million a year to Step Up

The Connors family: Assistant General Manager Eva McMullin, President Michele Connors, Executive Vice President Gary Connors and Vice President of Sales Colleen Connors.

Brandon Smith distributes party favors.

for Students, a nonprofit that provides low-income students, bullied students and students with special needs with scholarship. S.R. Perrott has also supported events like the Bruce Rossmeyer Ride for Children for the last 27 year, which has raised over $6 million for a special needs camp.

The company has also created a line of wines that support local charities, such as the Halifax Humane Society, Provision Packs and the Turtle Conservatory.

“Need I say more on why they’re so deserving of this proclamation?” the mayor asked as the crowd cheered.

And the female-run company is going on its third-generation of family ownership, Connors said.

“We are still here,” she said. “To our 200 employees and their families, we are still here for you. And to our 1,700 customers we service, we are still here for you. If it wasn’t for you, we wouldn’t be here right now.”

The surprise guest of the party was country music star Jake Owen.

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Foamtastic Fun fires foam on Palm Coast parties Peter and Sherry Bugnet have done 22 parties in their first year, and they’re just getting started.

BRIAN MCMILLAN EXECUTIVE EDITOR

Sherry and Peter Bugnet, owners of Foamtastic Fun, have blasted foam at everything from birthday parties to gender reveal parties in the past year.

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magician. (Peter Bugnet performs as Peter the Great.) He thought, “That looks pretty cool, but there’s no way Sherry would let me do this.”

But when he showed his wife, Sherry Bugnet said, “This looks amazing.”

A week later, they had a foam canon of their own, followed by all the supplies. “Amazon was coming to our house every day for a week or two there,” Peter Bugnet recalled. “We had the first party shortly after that.”

The Bugnets have set up their Foamtastic Fun canon at birthday parties — for children and adults — as well as fun runs, school parties, church parties, graduation parties, and even a gender reveal (the canon can be equipped with blue or pink foam).

When they arrive at a backyard, church or other venue, the Bugnets fill two 50-gallon barrels with water and use 80 gallons per hour, or about the same amount of water as in two bathtubs. The foam used in the canon is a special solution that’s easy on the skin and the environment, they

said. If you get some on your face, it’s similar to some bubbles from baby shampoo, Peter Bugnet said: “You just wipe it off.”

Some kids, though, want it in the face.

“There were two or three little girls that kept coming up to us, asking, ‘Can you blast us?’” Sherry Bugnet said, referring to the latest party, April 16, at Christian Life Center (4888 Palm Coast Parkway NW).

“They just wanted us to blast them in the face, over and over again, all three hours.”

The Bugnets have been hired for 22 parties in their first year, though they slowed down for a few months after Peter Bugnet was named bishop of the Bunnell Ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

They plan to continue doing parties as their schedule allows. Visit foamtasticfun.com or call 904-347-5199.

At parties, people watch him behind the canon and say, “That’s the best job ever!” Peter Bugnet said.

“It is fun. Seeing smiles on faces is amazing.”

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The proposed community, called Ryan’s Landing in city documents, will next go before the City Council for final approval.

Also: Developer proposes five-unit, 6,000-squarefoot warehouse off U.S. 1.

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A developer’s proposal to add 95 homes on vacant land in the R Section won the planning board’s approval in a 6-1 vote on April 20.

The proposal must go before the Palm Coast City Council for final approval.

The proposed subdivision, called Ryan’s Landing in city documents, would be age-restricted and have a density of 3.42 units per acre on a 28-acre lot in a residential neighborhood north of Royal Palms Parkway and west of Belle Terre Parkway.

Homes would be built by Seagate Communities, and the subdivision would have an amenity center.

The land is already zoned as a Master Planned Development and has been since 2009.

But the developer has applied to change the existing Master Planned Development agreement by dropping its initial commitment to grant the city 5 acres on the site for a city park — which the city has already told the developer it doesn’t want, since the city has no plans to build a recreational amenity there — so that the developer can increase the overall number of houses on the land to 95, from the initially planned 64.

In exchange, the developer would grant the city 4.5 acres next to the existing Seminole Woods Park, so the city could enlarge the existing park.

The density of the new proposal for the community, at 3.42 units/ per acre, is still within city regulations — residential zoning can have up to seven units per acre — and the lots would be the same size as initially proposed, at 6,000 square feet minimum.

Houses would be at least 1,200

The Good Times Dog Bar, at 3468 N. Oceanshore Blvd., in The Hammock, hopes to add an on-site food truck, and won a Flagler County review committee’s support to do so.

The Dog Bar — a “private off leash dog park serving beer and wine,” according to its webpage (https:// goodtimesdogbar.com) — submitted a request called a “special exception application” to the county’s Technical Review Committee in order to add a food truck at its site in the county’s General Commercial and Shopping Center zoning district.

The food truck would be place in a gravel area next to a fence on the north side of the property, according to Technical Review Committee documents.

The food truck would operate only during the Dog Bar’s hours of operation: from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, and from 11 a.m.

The Ryan’s Landing property has been zoned for development since 2009.

The proposed subdivision, called Ryan’s Landing in city documents, would be age-restricted and have a density of 3.42 units per acre on a 28acre lot. square feet, but would likely average at least 1,800 square feet, a representative of the developer said.

But locals who spoke at the Planning and Land Development Regulation Board meeting said they thought 95 homes would bring too much traffic or affect their home values.

“The roads are not made for the businesses that we’re bringing in here and the residents; it doesn’t support the people that are here,” said resident Jim Wilson. “... It’s just too hard to get in and out now, and I think it’s going to be a lot worse if this happens.”

Resident John Clark asked about emergency access for the subdivision, as only one entrance had been discussed.

“Every builder comes in to maximize profits. This isn’t a terrible plan, it just is overdone,” Clark said.

“It’s too large. You have the ability to say, ‘That’s too many. We need less; we need more green space.’ ... That can be easily done, and they’d still make their profits, and they’d still sell their homes.”

Representatives of the developer said there is a second entrance that would serve as emergency egress, in addition to the main entrance.

As to concerns about traffic impacts, they said, the subdivision — since it’s below the city’s maximum allowed density for the zoning, and the homes would be 55+ age-restricted — would be modest compared with other developments that could be built there within current regulations.

Age-restricted communities tend to generate about half was much traffic as ones that aren’t agerestricted.

The planning board voted 6-1, with Sandra Shank dissenting, to recommend that the City Council approve the developer’s requested Master Planned Development amendment.

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The Technical Review Committee, at a meeting on April 20, found the proposal satisfactory. It must still go before the Scenic A1A Pride committee on April 29 for a recommendation, then the county’s Planning and Development Board on May 10 for final approval.

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A developer has proposed to add a five-unit, 6,000-square-foot office building/warehouse building off U.S. 1 at Enterprise Drive, just north of the African American Cultural Society building, but on the west side of the road.

The land is zoned industrial, and the warehouse would be a prefab metal structure on a 0.6-acre that is now vacant and wooded with small pines.

The applicant, Bob Dickinson of Dickinson Consulting, submitted a site development plan for review.

The Technical Review Committee reviewed it with him April 20 and suggested some changes, and he will revise and resubmit, according to the county’s planning staff.

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BRIEFS Daytona area real estate: 5.5% fewer homes sold this quarter, 22% higher prices

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Desperately low levels pushed down home sales for the first three months of 2022, driving median sales price up by more than 22%.

An analysis of Daytona Beach Multiple Listing Service data by Wyse Home Team Realty showed that 1,231 existing single-family homes (detached) were sold in the Daytona Beach area during the first quarter of 2022, with a median home sales price of $355,000. That’s 5.5% lower than the number of homes sold in during the first three months of 2021. The median sales price for that period was 22% higher, year over year.

Sales volume was 14% higher than the first quarter of 2021, when home values were lower.

“The inventory shortage of recent months and years has persisted for far longer than anyone anticipated,” said Daytona Beach Area Realtor Ron Wysocarski, Broker and CEO of Wyse Home Team Realty in Port Orange. “As we begin to move into the spring and summer seasons when families are more likely to plan their next move, we expect to see these low inventory levels produce more frustration among home buyers.”

The number of homes listed on the MLS during the first quarter fell 13% year over year, MLS reports show.

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1st Quarter Inventory 2021: 2,332 single family home listings were active at some point during the quarter.

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areas where home buyers shop. The reports show sales were strongest in the Ormond Beach area. New Smyrna Beach and Daytona’s beachside area were home to the highest median sales prices.

Ormond Beach (MLS Areas 41-48): 212 sales, $372,250 median sales price.

Mainland Daytona (MLS Areas 25-35): 199 sales, $260,000 median sales price.

Beachside (MLS Areas 11-18): 175 sales, $385,000 median sales price.

Port Orange (MLS Areas 21-24: 186 sales, $373,000 median sales price.

New Smyrna Beach: 192 sales, $442,500 median sales price.

Low inventory levels slowed condo sales across the Daytona Beach area during the first three months of 2022.

An analysis of Daytona Beach Multiple Listing Service (MLS) data by Wyse Home Team Realty showed there were 494 condo sales across the area from January 1 to March 31. The units sold had a median sales price of $303,000. That’s an 11% reduction in the area’s condo sales total, year over year. The median condo sales price rose 16.5% over the first quarter last year.

Daytona Beach MLS data for Condo and Condotel Sales: 1st Quarter Condo Sales 2022: 494 condo/condotels sold with a median sales price of $303,000.

1st Quarter Condo Sales 2021: 558 condo/condotels sold with a median sales price of $260,000.

Lawmakers strip Disney of Special District

Amid chaos over a redistricting bill that temporarily brought floor proceedings to a halt, the state House on Thursday, April 21, gave final approval to a plan pushed by

Gov. Ron DeSantis to strip Walt Disney World of unique self-governing power in Central Florida.

The House’s 70-38 vote on the measure (SB 4-C) came with no debate, after Democratic lawmakers staged a protest inside the chamber to oppose a congressional map that would pare Black-held districts in the state.

The congressional map was one of three bills lawmakers considered as part of a special legislative session that kicked off April 19.

While the session was initially called to pass a redistricting plan, Gov. Ron DeSantis directed lawmakers to add two punitive Disney-related measures after the entertainment company opposed a controversial new law, dubbed by opponents as the “don’t say gay” bill, that restricts education about gender identity and sexual orientation in public schools.

The highest-profile measure (SB 4-C) would dissolve the Reedy Creek Improvement District, which was created in 1967 and encompasses 38.5 miles in Osceola and Orange counties, including the “the most magical place on earth.” The district has authority over such issues as land use and traditional functions of government including fire protection and wastewater services.

DeSantis targeted the special district after Walt Disney Co. in late March issued a statement vowing to fight the controversial education measure signed by the governor.

“Our goal as a company is for this law to be repealed by the Legislature or struck down in the courts, and we remain committed to supporting the national and state organizations working to achieve that,” the company said in a March 28 statement.

The bill passed Thursday affects the Reedy Creek Improvement District and five other districts in Florida.

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MARCH 17 - 23 Kimberly Baxi, of Palm Coast, for $416,830. Built in 2021, the house is a 3/2.5 and has 2,709 square feet.

condo in Hammock Dunes was the top real estate transaction for the week of March 17-23 in Flagler County in the Multiple Listing Service. Daniel and Debra Sontag, of Atlanta, sold 19 Avenue De La Mer, Unit 1004, to John LaRiche, as trustee, for $1,723,000.

Built in 2005, the condo is a 3/3.5 and has 2,873 square feet.

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Condos Brad Cox and Susan Blackley, of Concord, North Carolina, sold 102 Yacht Harbor Drive, Unit 267, to Bruce and Virginia Dorminy, of Albany, Georgia, for $409,000. Built in 2006, the condo is a 2/2 and has 1,351 square feet.

Arleen Kaufmann, of Gainesville, and Laurel Kaufman, of Arvada, Colorado, sold 112 S. 7th St., Unit 2, to Michael Wehde, of Flagler Beach, for

Fairchild Oaks Gregory and Lori Kong, of Palm Coast, sold 1 Hickory Lane to Carlos Jimenez, of Flagler Beach, for $625,000.

Built in 2003, the house is a 3/2.5 and has a swimming pool and 2,595 square feet.

Indian Trails Yaremis and Jaqueline Hernandez, of Palm Coast, sold 42 Butternut Drive to David and Katie Archer, of Palm Coast, for $369,000. Built in 2002, the house is a 3/2 and has 2,117 square feet. It sold in 2020 for $227,500.

$226,000. Built in 1981, the condo is a 1/1 and has 704 square feet.

Belle Terre Anabela Azevedo, of Palm Coast, sold 11 Prairie Lane to Allyson and Martin Senn, of Palm Coast, for $310,000.

Built in 2004, the house is a 4/2 and has 2,020 square feet. It sold in 2013 for $150,000.

Daniel and Michelle Moser, of Palm Coast, sold 19 Brian Lane to Michael Barrett, of Palm Coast, for $331,000.

Built in 2003, the house is a 4/2 and has a fireplace and 2,164 square feet. It sold in 2015 for $167,500.

Cypress Knoll Holiday Builders Inc., of Melbourne, sold 44 Ethan Allen Drive to Minesh and

Holiday Builders Inc., of Melbourne, sold 28 Boxwood Lane to Alberto Rosas and Adria De Polar, of Reading, Virginia, for $275,990. Built in 2021, the house is a 4/2 and has 1,806 square feet.

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house in Tidewater was the top real estate transaction in Ormond Beach and Ormond-by-the-Sea for the week of March 13-19 in the Multiple Listing Service. Todd and Maureen Cranshaw sold 14 Tidewater Drive to Brooke Celis, of Ormond Beach, for $2.35 million. Built in 1988, the house is a 5/5.5 and has swimming pool, boat dock and 4,823 square feet. and 1,792 square feet. It sold in 2014 for $195,000.

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Leanne and Keith Lutz, of Ormond Beach, sold 1121 Sherbourne Way to Alison and Tanner Nowicki, of Ormond Beach, for $450,000. Built in 1983, the house is a 3/2 and has a fireplace, swimming pool and 1,641 square feet. It sold in 2015 for $151,500.

Robert and Terry Wasserbeck, of Ormond Beach, sold 48 Charles Terrace to Richard and Jacqueline Dias, of Ormond Beach, for $473,950.

Built in 1958, the house is a 3/3 and has a swimming pool

D.R. Horton Inc., of Orlando, sold 330 Sunset Point Drive to Jean Carpenter, of Ormond Beach, for $323,490. Built in 2021, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,753 square feet.

Frank and Coleen Larmie, individually and as trustees, sold 441 Triton Road to Ted and May Serbousek, of Ormond Beach, for $840,000. Built in 1989, the house is a 3/3 and has two fireplaces and 3,061 square feet.

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The house at 174 Grove St., built in 1902, sold for $251,000.

Margarita and Samuel Hall, of Ormond Beach, sold 712 S. Center St. to Jacob Gilbert, of Ormond Beach, for $315,000.

Built in 1976, the house is a 3/2 and has a barn and 1,344 square feet.

Emin Cay, of Ormond Beach, sold 23 Chippingwood Lane to Derrick and Wendy Dickens, of Lafayette, Tennessee, for $292,000. Built in 1979, the house is a 2/2.5 and has 1,386 square feet. It sold in 2020 for $174,900.

Russell Willmer, of Ormond Beach, sold 174 Grove St. to George and Bonnie Coxhead, and Jeffery Roth, of Tinley Park, Illinois, for $251,000.

Built in 1902, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,706 square feet.

Dollie Clark, of Boerne, Texas, sold 424 Sauls St. to Robin Hanger, of Ormond Beach, for $200,000. Built in 1960, the house is a 2/2 and has a fireplace and 1,161 square feet.

Lehigh Woods D.R. Horton Inc. Jacksonville, of St. Johns, sold 22 Riviere Lane to Jesus OrtizTaveras and Michelle Ortiz, of Palm Coast, for $292,990.

Built in 2021, the house is a 4/2 and has 1,862 square feet.

Halifax Plantation Pamela Carlin sold 3156 Bailey Ann Drive to Richard Palmer, of Ormond Beach,

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Matanzas Woods Christine and Kelondrae Woodside, and Jerome David, of Palm Coast, sold 24 Longfellow Drive to Patrick Virgile and Michelle Swanson-Virgile, of Palm Coast, for $411,000. Built in 2021, the house is a 4/3 and has 2,117 square feet.

for $380,000. Built in 2018, the townhouse is a 3/2 and has 1,695 square feet. It sold in 2018 for $242,200.

LeRoy and Yvonne Reeves, individually and as trustees, sold 117 Cochise Court to Annette Brito-Patterson, of Palm Coast, for $495,000.

Built in 1987, the house is a 4/3 and has a swimming pool and 2,704 square feet.

GPI Investments LLC, of Orlando, sold 48 Forest Grove Drive to Nicholas and Margaret Alvarez, of Brick Township, New Jersey, for

Pine Grove Ray and Doreen Rainville, individually and as trustees, sold 65 Porcupine Drive to Richard and Cynthia Irwin, of Summit, Missouri, for $370,000. Built in 2003, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,766 square feet.

Joanne Fringo, Marian Arena and Nicholas Fringo, of St. Augustine, sold 18 Pacific Drive to Joseph and Danielle Howard, of Palm Coast, for $320,000. Built in 2020, the house is a 4/2 and has 1,855 square feet. It sold in 2020 for $226,000.

Pine Lakes Joseph Brown, of Palm Coast, sold 12 Wayland Place to Jesse Heather Hoyt, of Flagler Beach, for $375,000.

Built in 1986, the house is a 3/2 and has a swimming pool and 1,800 square feet. It sold in 2018 for $160,000.

Vincent Sanitate sold 20 White Dove Lane to Dmitry and Ines Sapir, of Palm

Plantation Bay Martin and Maureen Ford, of Ormond Beach, sold 2 Magnolia Drive N. to George and Virginia Andrews, of Ormond Beach, for $615,000. Built in 1987, the house is a 4/2.5 and has a fireplace, swimming pool and 2,997 square feet.

St. Johns Development Robert and Marietta Smith, of Bunnell, sold 94 Smith Lane to Zachary and Joy Brown, of Bunnell, for $875,000. Built in 2008, the house is a 3/3.5 and has a fireplace, swimming pool, barn and 3,653 square feet.

Sugar Mill Plantation Yordanis and Lisset Gonzalez, of Palm Coast, sold 4 Audubon Lane for $935,000.

Built in 2002, the house is a 5/3/2 and has a swimming pool and 4,256 square feet.

Woodlands Veniamin Moskalenko, of Palm Coast, sold 6 Blairsville Drive to Yelena Kurdina, of Palm Coast, for $294,000.

Built in 1985, the house is a 2/2 and has 1,081 square feet.

It sold in 2021 for $162,500.

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Plantation Bay John and Kelly Murtagh, of Hickory, North Carolina, sold 440 Long Cove Road to Fredrick and Bonnie Kretchman, and Verna McKowen, for $538,000. Built in 1993, the house is a 3/2 and has a fireplace, swimming pool and 2,172 square feet. It sold in 2020 for $340,000.

Saddlers Run Harley and Alycia Whiting, of Ormond Beach, sold 2 Sounders Trail Circle to William Knott III and Karen Mahnke, of Ormond Beach, for $372,000. Built in 1997, the house is a 3/2 and has a fireplace and 1,765 square feet. It sold in 2016 for $224,000.

Tomoka Estates Emily and Nicholas Ricca, of Beverly Hills, sold 220 Coquina Ave. to Denise Corzano, of Ormond Beach, for $339,000. Built in 1956, the house is a 4/2.5 and has 2,076 square feet. It sold in 2020 for $205,000.

The Trails James Carey and Randolph Felix-Carey, of Franklinton, North Carolina, sold 115 Shady Branch Trail to Leanne and Keith Lutz, of Ormond Beach, for $679,900. Built in 1981, the house is a 6/4.5 and

Robert and Samantha Page, and Robert and Kathy Page, individually and as trustees, sold 143 Pine Cone Trail to Russell and Cherri McCallum, of Ormond Beach, for $269,900. Built in 1977, the townhouse is a 2/2.5 and has a fireplace and 1,664 square feet. It sold in 2018 for $123,000.

Trails North 40 Jeremy Reidenberg LLC, of Ormond Beach, sold 160 Deer Lake Circle to David and Faith Bieda, of Ormond Beach, for $357,000. Built in 1988, the townhouse is a 3/2.5 and has a fireplace and 2,735 square feet.

ORMOND-BY-THE-SEA K Squared Holdings LLC, of Gainesville, sold 1712 Ocean Shore Blvd., Unit 2, to Timothy and Sarah Elder, of Alachua, for $449,000. Built in 1980, the condo is a 2/2.5 and has 1,460 square feet.

Angela Greene, individually and as trustee, sold 3390 Ocean Shore Blvd., Unit 4010, to Timothy and Colleen Wood, of St. Johns, for $435,000. Built in 1984, the condo is a 3/2 and has 1,720 square feet. It sold in 2015 for $300,000.

Arlene Kolankiewicz, of Dunedin, sold 1239 Ocean Shore Blvd., Unit 7-D-4, to ACL Realty LLC, of Port

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130 Garage sale caveat 131 Word after “side” or “sliding”

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1 Speedy boy in “The Incredibles” 5 Bunny movements 9 Play part 12 “Get a ___!” (“Cool it!”)

16 Norway’s capital 17 Place to pin a rose 18 Get ready, briefly 20 Christmas song 21 “Where was my mistake?” (In this clue’s answer, note letters 7-10) 24 Overjoy 25 ‘80s drink that fizzled out 26 Light beer?

27 In any way 29 Tiny bit 30 “Just a moment!”

32 Info to analyze 34 Quaint, in a shoppe name 36 Holey footwear brand 39 It can be ascending or descending (... letters 9-13) 44 Crescent-shaped bag style 45 Like some straits 46 “Better ___ Saul” 47 Highest, on a diploma 48 “You can’t back out now!” (... letters 6-9) 52 Fall Out Boy genre 54 ___ trial (legal simulation) 55 “The Force Awakens” heroine 56 “___ House” (‘80s hit) 57 Tennis championships 60 Aug. appliances

Brandon and Misty Lee sold 3000 Ocean Shore Blvd., Unit 19, to Julie Gingras, of Ormond Beach, for $374,900.

Built in 2003, the condo is a 2/2 and has 1,552 square feet.

It sold in 2016 for $260,000.

Richinreal LLC, of New Smyrna Beach, sold 11 Essex Drive to Peter Erickson and Amber Cabrera, of Ormond Beach, for $360,000. Built in 1955, the house is a 2/1 and has 792 square feet.

Richard Martin, of Ormond Beach, sold 1248 Riverbreeze Blvd. to Julie Vernon, individually and as trustee, for $336,000. Built in 1958, the house is a 2/1 and has 1,230 square feet. It sold in 2014 for $115,000.

Rebecca Doss and Teresa Hornsby, of Ormond Beach, sold 161 Roberta Road to Pamela Thomas, of Hotchkiss, Colorado, for $320,000.

Built in 1955, the house is a 3/1 and has 915 square feet. It sold in 2018 for $171,400.

Meredith Harewood sold 1510 Ocean Shore Blvd., Unit 305, to Joan Walker, of Ormond Beach, for $172,000. Built in 1973, the condo is a 2/1 and has 891 square feet. It sold in 2018 for $88,500.

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

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83 Letter before chi 86 Ish 88 3 letters on a phone 90 Sailors’ songs (... letters 3-9)

93 Momma’s partner, perhaps 95 Region 98 Org. overseeing employers 99 Messy pile 100 Spanish nickname for the enchanting Puerto Rico (... letters 4-8) 103 Like clothes in a 99-Across, often 104 Skin soother 105 Dutch cheese 106 Slip-on shoe 109 Avatar on a Switch 111 Rush the quarterback 113 Letter after chi 115 Quinceaneras, e.g.

119 “It’s the Hard-Knock Life” musical 121 Genre-spanning per-

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Palm Harbor John McNamara, of Putnam Valley, New York, and Rosemarie McNamara, of Palm Coast, sold 16 Claridge Court S. to Carolina Barriento, Nika Palceski and Eduardo Divo for $606,000. Built in 1979, the house is a 3/2 and has a swimming pool, boat dock, boathouse and 1,925 square feet.

RH Asset Holdings LLC, of Orlando, sold 72 Felwood Lane to Edgardo Vives and Jarline Vega, of Palm Coast, for $278,900. Built in 2021, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,500 square feet.

Coast, for $317,000. Built in 2002, the house is a 3/2.5 and has a swimming pool and 2,017 square feet. It sold in 2004 for $102,900.

has two fireplaces and 3,700 square feet. It sold in 2019 for $360,500.

Puzzle Two Clue: I equals B

Not in Subdivision Grant and Delta Wylie, of Midland, Michigan, sold 2 Barring Place to Joseph and Catherine Schaffner, of Palm Coast, for $370,000. Built in 2000, the house is a 3/2 and has 2,302 square feet. It sold in 2020 for $255,000.

$405,000. Built in 2021, the house is a 3/2 and has 2,208 square feet.

The top transaction features a swimming pool, five bedrooms, five bathrooms and a half-bath.

Puzzle One Clue: C equals Z

Pilumi Investments LLC, of St. Augustine, sold 30 Louisville Drive to Lisa Caranci, of Palm Coast, for $360,000.

Built in 2004, the house is a 4/3 and has a fireplace and 2,987 square feet. It sold in 2021 for $255,000.

The house at 4 Audubon Lane sold for $935,000.

Pine Run Lonnie and Sylvia Ritenour, of Ormond Beach, sold 14 Needles Lane to Nhi Ma Do, of Ormond Beach, for $459,900. Built in 1979, the house is a 3/2 and has a fireplace and 2,156 square feet. It sold in 2011 for $165,000.

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TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS OR DEMANDS AGAINST THE ABOVE ESTATE: You are hereby notified that an Order of Summary Administration has been entered in the estate of MARGHERITA COPPOLA, a/k/a Margherita M. Coppola, deceased, File Number 2022 CP 000187, by the Circuit Court for Flagler County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 1769 E. Moody Blvd., Bldg. 1, Bunnell, FL 32110; that the decedent’s date of death was February 8, 2022; that the total value of the estate is $60,000.00 and that the names and addresses of those to whom it has been assigned by such order are: Name JOSEPH R. COPPOLA Address Tuscan Gardens, 650 Colbert Lane Palm Coast, FL 32137 ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE NOTIFIED THAT: All creditors of the estate of the decedent and persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent other than those for whom provision for full payment was made in the Order of Summary Administration must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702. ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER APPLICABLE TIME PERIOD, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this Notice is April 28, 2022.

Person Giving Notice: JOSEPH R. COPPOLA Tuscan Gardens, 650 Colbert Lane Palm Coast, FL 32137 Attorney for Person Giving Notice: JAMES E. BEDSOLE, ESQ. Fla. Bar No. 500194 2450 Old Moultrie Road, Ste. 104 St. Augustine, Florida 32086 Tel: (904) 797-8701 E-Mail: service@bedsolelaw.com April 28; May 5, 2022 22-00048G

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The administration of the estate of Ricardo Otero Culver, a/k/a Ricardo O. Culver, deceased, whose date of death was August 14, 2021, is pending in the Circuit Court for Flagler County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is Flagler County Courthouse, 1769 E. Moody Blvd., 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 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 April 28, 2022.

Personal Representative: David Culver 2844 Spring Shade Road Apex, NC 27523 Attorney for Personal Representative: Michael A. Kurey Attorney for Personal Representative Florida Bar Number: 978833 203 E. Rich Avenue DeLand, , FL 32724 Telephone: (386) 734-5959 Fax: (386) 734-5945 E-Mail: eservice@finleylawllc.com 2nd E-Mail: mkurey@finleylawllc.com April 28; May 5, 2022 22-00047G

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NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 45 IN THE COUNTY COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA GENERAL JURISDICTION DIVISION CASE NO. 2021-CC-000731 GRAND HAVEN MASTER ASSOCIATION, INC., A FLORIDA NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION, PLAINTIFF, V. LYNN A. TAYLOR, ET AL., DEFENDANTS. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated April 12, 2022, and entered in Case No. 2021-CC000731 of the COUNTY COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT in and for Flagler County, Florida, wherein GRAND HAVEN MASTER ASSOCIATION, INC. is Plaintiff, and LYNN A. TAYLOR; SAMUEL MEDJUCK; MARY ELLEN MEDJUCK; MICHAEL A. TAYLOR; UNKNOWN TENANT #1 and UNKNOWN TENANT #2 are Defendants, Tom Bexley, Flagler County Clerk of Court, will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash: 1769 E. Moody Blvd., Bldg 1, Civil Department,, Bunnell, FL 32110 (2nd Floor), the Clerk’s street address for auctions, at 11:00, on the 20th day of May, 2022 the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to wit: LOT 172, GRAND HAVEN NORTH PHASE I, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 34, PAGE(S) 21, PUBLIC RECORDS OF FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA. A/K/A: 8 N. Village Drive, Palm Coast, FL 32137 A 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 WITHIN SIXTY (60) DAYS AFTER THE SALE. BECKER & POLIAKOFF, P.A. Attorneys for Plaintiff 111 N. Orange Avenue Suite 1400 Orlando, FL 32801 Phone: (407) 875-0955 Fax: (407) 999-2209 Primary email: cofoservicemail@beckerlawyers.com BY: K. Joy Mattingly Florida Bar #17391 20162291v.1 G23031/406302 JDEROS April 21, 28, 2022 22-00043G

NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR FLAGLER A COUNTY, FLORIDA FILE NO.: 2022 CP 000147 DIVISION: PROBATE IN RE: ESTATE OF CAROL ANN SCHIRO, Deceased.

The administration of the Estate of CAROL ANN SCHIRO, deceased, whose date of death was December 31, 2021, is pending in the Circuit Court for Flagler County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is Kim C Hammond Justice Center 1769 E Moody 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 April 21, 2022 Personal Representative: Mark Schiro 33 White Hall Dr. Palm Coast, FL 32164 Attorney for Personal Representative: Elan R. Kaney Elan.Kaney@KaneyLaw.com Florida Bar No. 0538302 Elan R. Kaney, PLLC 523 North Halifax Ave. Daytona Beach, FL 32118 Telephone: (386) 281-5777 April 21, 28, 2022 22-00044G

NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2020 CP 154 Division 48 IN RE: ESTATE OF WALTER A. LAWRENCE, JR. Deceased.

The administration of the estate of Walter A. Lawrence, Jr., deceased, whose date of death was January 7, 2022, is pending in the Circuit Court for Flagler County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 1769 E. Moody Blvd., 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 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 April 21, 2022.

Personal Representative: Nathan Lawrence 3 Sandman Court Fleetwood, Pennsylvania 195222 Attorney for Personal Representative: Diane A. Vidal, Attorney Florida Bar Number: 1008324 CHIUMENTO LAW 145 City Place, Suite 301 Palm Coast, FL 32164 Telephone: (386) 445-8900 Fax: (386) 445-6702 E-Mail: dvidal@legalteamforlife.com Secondary E-Mail: proserv@legalteamforlife.com April 21, 28, 2022 22-00045G

NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2020 CP 000558 IN RE: THE ESTATE OF DALE T. FAULDS JR Deceased.

The administration of the estate of Dale T. Faulds, Jr. deceased, is pending in the Circuit Court for Flagler County, Florida, Probate Division, address 1769 E Moody Blvd, Building #1 - Kim C. Hammond Justice Center, Bunnell, FL 32110, File No. 2020 CP 00058. The personal representative’s and the personal representative’s attorney names and addresses are: Harriett Tilley Faulds, 7 Rockingham Lane, Palm Coast, FL 32164 Daniel R. Lewis, Esq., 208 Sanford Ave, Sanford, FL 32771 All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with the court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILLED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN THE FLORIDA STATUTES WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. First publication of this notice is April 21, 2022 /s/ Harriett Tilley Faulds 7 Rockingham Lane Palm Coast, FL 32164 /s/ Daniel R. Lewis, Esq. Attorney for Petitioner Attorney for Personal Representative Daniel R. Lewis, Esq. Florida Bar No. 108897 208 Sanford Ave Sanford, Florida 32771 Telephone: 386-237-5408 E-Mail: daniel@danielrlewislaw.com April 21, 28, 2022 22-00046G

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: Go Store It 4601 E Moody Blvd A7 Bunnell, FL 32110 hereby gives NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE of the storage space(s) listed below, containing household and other goods will be sold for cash on 5/13/22 at 2 PM. With the contents being sold to the highest bidder. Owner reserves the right to bid. The sale is being held to satisfy a landlord’s lien, in accordance with Florida Statutes Section 83.801-83.809, and will be held online at www.storagetreasures.com Jerry McArthur Dixon-146 April 21, 28, 2022 22-00077F

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NOTICE OF DISPOSAL OF FOUND PROPERTY BY FLAGLER BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT Florida State Statue Chapter 705 requires law enforcement agencies to publish notice of the intended disposition of found property. The following property was submitted to the Flagler Beach Police Department on April 10, 2022. Any person wishing to claim said property must contact the police department prior to July 10, 2022. Unclaimed property will be retained by the police department, transferred to charities, sold at public auction, turned over to the finder, or destroyed. Persons inquiring about lost or found property may call FBPD Property & Evidence Section at 386-517-2020, Monday thru Friday between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm. US Currency, case # 2022-6717 April 21, 28, 2022

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FIRST INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO. 2022 10786 PRDL DIVISION 10 IN RE: ESTATE OF JOSEPH MITRANO DECEASED. The administration of the estate of Joseph Mitrano, deceased, whose date of death was February 3, 2022, is pending in the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is P.O. Box 6043, Deland, FL 32721, File No. 2022 10786 PRDL. 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 April 28, 2022 Personal Representative: Sheila Mitrano 295 Michigan Ave, Orange City, Florida 32763 /s/ Victoria C. Zinn Victoria C. Zinn, Esquire Attorney for Personal Representative Email Address: victoria@zinnlegal.com Florida Bar No. 1018293 P.O. Box 10016 Daytona Beach , FL 32120 Telephone: (386)256-9466 April 28; May 5, 2022 22-00027I

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The administration of the estate of Angel Gail Armstrong, deceased, whose date of death was November 21, 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 April 21, 2022.

Personal Representative: Jordan Michael Gaines 2 Rollingwood Trail DeLand, Florida 32724 Attorney for Personal Representative: Thomas J. Upchurch, Esquire Florida Bar No. 0015821 Upchurch Law 1616 Concierge Blvd., Suite 101 Daytona Beach, FL 32117 Telephone: (386) 492-3871 Email: service@upchurchlaw.com 2nd Email: clutes@upchurchlaw.com April 21, 28, 2022 22-00025I

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NOTICE OF RESCHEDULED SALE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 45 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL ACTION CASE NO.: 2018 12037 CIDL DIVISION: 01 FBC MORTGAGE, LLC, Plaintiff, vs.

ELIJAH VON DEBARON A/K/A ELIJAH J. VON DEBARON, et al, Defendant(s).

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Pursuant to an Order Rescheduling Foreclosure Sale dated March 29, 2022, and entered in Case No. 2018 12037 CIDL of the Circuit Court of the Seventh Judicial Circuit in and for Volusia County, Florida in which FBC Mortgage, LLC, is the Plaintiff and Elijah Von Debaron a/k/a Elijah J. Von Debaron, Vanessa Burke, National Collegiate Student Loan Trust 2006-3, National Collegiate Student Loan Trust 2006-2, 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 May 19, 2022 the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment of Foreclosure: LOT 10, OF REVEILLE FARMS, UNRECORDED PLAT NO. 1507 BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTH WEST CORNER OF THE NORTH WEST 1/4 OF SECTION 28, TOWNSHIP 15 SOUTH, RANGE 28 EAST, VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA, RUN THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 41 MINUTES 21 SECONDS EAST, ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID NORTH WEST 1/4, A DISTANCE OF 687.62 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 34 MINUTES 46 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 401.99 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 25 MINUTES 45 SECONDS EAST, PARALLEL TO STATE ROAD NO. 40, AS NOW OCCUPIED AND ESTABLISHED, A DISTANCE OF 323.63 FEET, TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUE

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NORTH 89 DEGREES 25 MINUTES 45 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 323.63 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 33 MINUTES 33 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 673.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 25 MINUTES 45 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 323.63 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 33 MINUTES 33 SECONDS EAST; A DISTANCE OF 673.00 FEET, TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, ALONG WITH THE RIGHTS TO AND BEING SUBJECT TO THOSE EASEMENTS DESCRIBED IN OFFICIAL RECORDS BOOK 2808, PAGES 982 TO 987, PUBLIC RECORDS OF VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA. A/K/A 1330 NIATROSS STREET, ASTOR, FL 32102 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 1-800-9558770.

THIS IS NOT A COURT INFORMATION LINE. To file response please contact Volusia County Clerk of Court, 101 N. Alabama Ave., DeLand, Fl 32724, Tel: (386) 736-5907.

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PUBLIC NOTICE IMMEDIATE DISPOSAL SALE OF 500 BANK VEHICLES

PAY ONLY ONE DOLLAR DOWN And Take Over Payments From

THE BANK!

THIS WEEKEND ONLY

Palm Coast Ford has over 500 vehicles on their lot to dispose of immediately! All you have to do is pay one dollar down (to make it legal) and take over the payments directly from the bank. These are Brand New Ford vehicles plus over 300 Pre-Owned vehicles, brought here courtesy of the bank that Palm Coast Ford has been contracted with to sell immediately.

ONE DOLLAR DOWN IS ALL YOU PAY TO TAKE OVER THE PAYMENTS FROM THE BANK! Do you want a $129 payment with $1 down? Do you want a $150 payment with $1 down? Do you want a $199 payment with $1 down?

Pick the vehicle that fits your budget!

The bank owns these cars, trucks and vans - Palm Coast Ford is the site that have selected to sell them. Remember, THESE ARE NOT BANK REPOS! These are brand new and preowned vehicles shipped here from around the country, made possible by the bank, to dispose of immediately! Bring ONE DOLLAR for the bank and bring your trade to our store!

All prices on new or pre-owned vehicles are plus tax, tag and $899 dealer fee.

Palm Coast Ford 1150 Palm Coast Pkwy, SW Palm Coast, FL 32137 - (386) 447-3380

Visit Us Online at: PalmCoastFord.com

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