Palm Coast Observer 7-7-22

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Observer YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

RACE OF A LIFETIME PAGE 1C

VOLUME 13, NO. 23

THURSDAY, JULY 7, 2022

A $10 million gift for Flagler Dr. Stephen Bickel makes a pledge that will impact local health and social services for the next decade. PAGE 6A

Dress code change?

Elementary school parents want graphic T-shirts included in district’s dress code PAGE 9A INSIDE CANNED

With 4-1 vote, Palm Coast ends relationship with Waste Pro, contracts with FCC Environmental Services PAGE 2A

A QUIET PLACE

After surviving bomb blast in Iraq War, veteran has found a purpose as Bunnell librarian PAGE 11A

CUTE CRITTERS

Children enjoy a week with the animals at Flagler Humane Society’s Camp Paw Print PAGE 4B

FOR CHARITY

Christmas Come True to benefit from ticket sales for upcoming Tortugas baseball game PAGE 3B

PULLING STRINGS

Flagler School Board debates funding FYO strings program PAGE 10A

IT’S A NO FROM US

Festive crowds gathered on a bright and clear July 4 morning to celebrate Independence Day.

Photos by Danny Broadhurst

Stars and stripes forever Flagler Beach celebrates Fourth of July with Rotary Club’s annual parade PAGE 5A

Green Lion Cafe rejects city government’s lease, threatens legal action PAGE 8A

ON THE MEND

Sheriff Rick Staly released after knee surgery for injury incurred during drug raid PAGE 8A

FOOD-A-THON

Flagler Broadcasting to host Million Dollar Food-A-Thon on July 8. 100% of donations given to Grace Community Food Pantry.

The donations will be counted live on the air from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on July 8.

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INDEX

Business......................PAGE 7B Calendar..................... PAGE 2B Cops Corner............... PAGE 8A The Fine Arts.............. PAGE 6B Letters.......................PAGE 12A Public Notices............ PAGE 8C Real Estate................. PAGE 6C Veterans....................PAGE 12A

Patriotic workout Pirates celebrate Independence Day honoring a fallen hero

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He’s out!

Ormond Beach 9U and Flagler’s teams competed in three age group divisions in the tourney hosted by Flagler Baseball.

Thankful for life

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Nine years after transplant, Coach Cat is living life to the fullest Flagler 11U catcher Ryan Busler (22) gets the out at home plate.

Photo by Jake Montgomery

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JONATHAN SIMMONS NEWS EDITOR

City marks Parks and Rec month In celebration of Parks and Recreation month, hosted each July by the National Recreation and Parks Association, Palm Coast’s Parks and Recreation Department showcased some staff members’ accomplishments during a July 5 meeting. They include:

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swim lessons taught in the last year through the Palm Coast Aquatics Center

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city employees trained at the Aquatics Center in CPR and first aid

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local students trained with collegiate athletes through a city-led program

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tournaments booked at the Indian Trails Sports Complex

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youth campers hosted in city programs in the last year

With 4-1 vote, Palm Coast ditches Waste Pro, hires FCC Despite objections from dozens of Waste Pro employees who showed up in bright yellow safety vests at a July 5 City Council meeting, Palm Coast is ditching Waste Pro, its trash hauler for almost 16 years, and contracting with FCC Environmental Services instead.

The city approved the contract with FCC Environmental 4-1, with Councilman Ed Danko dissenting.

“After all the years that they have served us, after going through COVID ... I cannot vote for this contract [with FCC],” Danko said.

The Palm Coast city government has complained of Waste Pro’s service on and off for years, periodically fining the hauler for breaching its contract with the city by missing pickups.

After a bid challenge from Waste Pro in November 2021 delayed the city’s attempts to enter a new contract with FCC as Waste Pro’s contract neared its expiration, the city found itself facing the end of its existing waste hauling contract without having a new one in place.

It opted to continue with Waste Pro for a one-year bridge contract.

Waste Pro raised its fees by 47% — noting that the existing contract fees were flat and hadn’t changed in years — and placed new limits on bulk and yard waste items.

When the city went out for bid again in February, three vendors — Waste Pro, FCC and GFL Solid Waste Southeast — responded.

A team of city staff members evaluated the bids and ranked them, giving FCC top marks. This time, there was no bid protest, and city staff began price and service negotiations with FCC. A city staff presentation stated that

"I cannot for the life of me believe we would throw these people, our neighbors, out of work for that much of a difference."

ED DANKO, city councilman

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Councilman Eddie Branquinho said he sympathized with Waste Pro’s workers, but blamed its management for not putting together a better bid package.

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FCC had proposed more routes than Waste Pro, which would mean fewer homes per route. FCC also offered greater access for city staff for technology like video route viewing, and systems for tracking equipment maintenance and logging problems, according to the staff presentation.

“An emphasis on experience and qualifications, staffing, proposed resources, level of service, and implementation plan resulted in selecting FCC,” the city staff presentation stated.

Initially, FCC was not the lowest bid: Waste Pro was proposing $32.35 per household per month (up from the current $29.97 per month), while FCC was proposing $34.64; GFL’s proposal was for $38.

But after city staff ranked FCC as the top bid and began negotiations, the hauler brought down its per-household monthly cost to $32.12, plus a 20-cent per household administrative fee to cover the city’s administrative costs, for a total of $32.32.

The new rate will begin June 1, 2023, and the contract with FCC will run for seven years.

With the exception of FCC’s representatives at the meeting, no audi-

"We have this process to acquire the best contract for the city of Palm Coast, and the process was followed."

JOHN FANELLI, city councilman

ence members spoke in favor of FCC. “You heard them say they only have three or four employees who live in Palm Coast,” local resident Robert MacDonald said after FCC’s presentation. “You think they’re really going to care about the residents?”

Local resident Celia Pugliese said she’s been getting gotten great service from Waste Pro, even during the worst of the pandemic.

“I am one of the residents who has been served in an excellent manner,” Pugliese said. Referring to the city government’s “Be local, buy local” campaign, she asked, “... What about the city policy of, ‘Spend local, buy local, create jobs?’”

Greg Blosé, president and CEO of the Palm Coast-Flagler Regional Chamber of Commerce, noted that Waste Pro has sponsored the Junior

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“Waste Pro has been a very important part of our Palm Coast community for over 16 years,” Blosé said. “...

Whenever they’re asked to participate or contribute, Waste Pro always comes through.”

Danko, noting how small the cost difference was between FCC and Waste Pro, said, “I can not for the life of me believe we would throw these people, our neighbors, out of work for that much of a difference.”

But Councilman John Fanelli was not impressed that Waste Pro, which has a local operations center in Bunnell, had come in with a higher price than FCC, which is based in Daytona.

“I can’t understand why Waste Pro didn’t come in significantly lower than a hauler that’s got to come in from Daytona and pay for all that drive time,” Fanelli said.

Councilman Nick Klufas noted that the city’s bid procedure allows little leeway for the city to depart from the strict ranking process that had led the city to rate FCC highest.

“We should respect our bidding process, as much as that literally stinks and just sucks to say,” Klufas said.

Mayor David Alfin said the bid process had now been conducted twice, and that he’d be standing behind city staff and trusting their judgement. Fanelli agreed.

“We have this process to acquire the best contract for the city of Palm Coast, and the process was followed,” Fanelli said.

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fter a rainy afternoon, the skies cleared on July 3 in plenty of time for a large crowd to celebrate Independence Day with live entertainment, speeches and a fireworks display at the Flagler Executive Airport.

Afternoon festivities at the Fireworks over the Runways event included performances by Chillula and Feedback the Band. An Independence Day ceremony followed at 7 p.m.

The Palm Coast Fire Department Honor Guard conducted a presentation of the colors, and Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin and local and state dignitaries read aloud

Joseph Santero and Claudia Martinez.

Photos by Danny Broadhurst

Billy Damon celebrates Independence Day, 2022.

from the Declaration of Independence.

The 9 p.m. fireworks show featured over 1,000 shells.

Fireworks over the Runways was a collaboration between the airport, the city of Palm Coast, the Flagler County government and Flagler Broadcasting.

–DANNY BROADHURST

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Gary Yeoman’s Lincoln had a booth on site, staffed by Zach Bearse, Adrienne Kane and Cathy Strong.

St. Claire Dennie and Conservative Florida PC Chair Jearlyn “Pastor J” Dennie

Sweet Shelia serves up sweet treats for the crowds.

Cathy Heighter, founder of Remembering Heroes, lost her son in the Iraq War. Shown here with Executive Director Stephen Swarner.

Chillula entertains the crowd

Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin watches his daughter, Melanie DiMartino, sing the national anthem.

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Invited guests read the Declaration of Independence.

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Dr. Keith Blankenship, April Blankenship, Susan Barron, Yvonne Landes and April Barry of Orthodontic Specialists of Palm Coast.

House Speaker-designate Paul Renner (R-Palm Coast), Flagler County Commissioner Greg Hansen, Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin and County Commissioner Joe Mullins.

The rain cleared early, and there was plenty to do.

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Dr. Stephen Bickel remembers when Flagler Cares was a tiny organization with big ambitions to provide a safety net of health and social services for the neediest people of Flagler County.

Thanks to Bickel, Flagler Cares now has the resources to match its ambitions.

Bickel has announced a $1 million a year donation for each of the next 10 years to the organization. At the end of the 10 years, said Bickel, there will be an endowment that will be worth at least another $10 million.

Bickel, 72, isn’t just handing over money. He’ll be hands on as long as he can. He is one of four members of the board of directors of Flagler Cares who are on the finance committee overseeing the funds.

The others are board president DJ Lebo, DOH-Flagler administrator Bob Snyder and board secretary Barbara Revels. Executive Director Carrie Baird, who has been with Flagler Cares since its inception, is also on the committee, along with Chief Operating Officer Rachael Gerow and Chief Innovation Officer Jeannette Simmons.

“We’re actually going to try to raise money in addition to mine and sort of transform our organization,” Bickel said.

Since Bickel informed Flagler Cares of his intentions about six to eight months ago, the organization grew its staff to 13 employees.

“Steve encouraged us to

staff up,” Baird said. “It’s a little crazy. Three years ago we had a staff of three.”

Through its most recent community health needs assessment, Flagler Cares has been focusing on five areas of need in the county: mental health care, substance abuse treatment, affordable housing, early childhood development and food insecurity.

The official start of Bickel’s “Flagler Catalyst Fund” began July 1 with the initial focus on mental health, telehealth.

“There’s just a dearth of mental health services for uninsured patients, even for insured patients, in Flagler County,” Bickel said.

Flagler Cares has an agreement with IMPOWER, a telehealth provider for mental health needs and substance abuse. It also has an agreement with A Plus Pharmacy in Bunnell to provide medication assistance for the uninsured or underinsured, “because what’s the point of providing access to a psychiatrist if they can’t get access to the medication,” Simmons said.

Flagler Cares is also putting together a medication assisted treatment program for opioid users, Bickel said.

Bickel said the mental health focus will account for one-third of his first $1 million donation. Building up staff is another third.

“We figured if we raise outside funds, we want to be able to say to people, we will take none of your money for our own uses. If you donate money to us to be given out, we will absorb all the overhead.”

The final third is providing grants to other organizations.

“There’s this concept of social entrepreneurship where you take the best practices of the venture capital approach to business development and apply it to the social safety net sphere,” Bickel said. “So instead of trying to make money, we’re trying to help build organizations that have a strategy and some path to sustainability.”

They started taking propos-

FLAGLER CARES’ MISSION “Flagler Cares aspires to be a driving force behind bold innovations and community improvement creating a coordinated safety net of health and social care services.”

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als on July 5, Baird said.

Simmons and Gerow were lured to the organization earlier this year when they heard about Bickel’s plans.

“It’s so unusual that it’s still mind blowing to me,” said Simmons, a licensed mental health counselor. “I’m used to very formal ways of receiving funding, either through grants or other types that come with a lot of stipulations. To know that we can do whatever we want and be creative and solution focused is a dream come true personally for me.”

Said Gerow: “It’s amazing what he’s doing, and when you hear him talk about it, you hear the excitement in his voice. He’s just truly excited about being able to gift this to the community.”

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Bickel grew up in Chicago and practiced medicine for 30-plus years in Los Angeles.

He retired to Flagler County in 2011 after visiting his childhood friend, Dr. Steve Playe, and his wife, Ann, who live in the Hammock.

“I thought, wow, this is like a diamond in the rough, a little paradise,” he said. “To me, it’s a pretty special place.”

He’s been working parttime as the medical director of DOH-Flagler for the past six or seven years. He volunteered at the Flagler County Free Clinic for about five years, and while he was there he got

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Flagler Cares’ Jeannette Simmons, left, and Carrie Baird, right, with Dr. Stephen Bickel outside of the Flagler Cares office at Flagler County Village in City Market Place.

"It's amazing what he's doing, and when you hear him talk about it, you hear the excitement in his voice. He's just truly excited about being able to gift this to the community."

RACHEL GEROW, Flagler Cares chief operating officer

involved with Flagler Cares.

“I was on the planning committee and we were coming up with the ideas,” he said. “It grew from a fledgling little organization. We’ve had a kind of different orientation from the beginning. We never view ourselves as being focused on one particular activity. It was more we wanted to find gaps of service or just ecosystem kind of deficiencies or new approaches to thing to make a more complete package of network services available inside the county.

We’ve always been focused on Flagler County.”

Meanwhile, another little hobby of Bickel’s was investing.

“I guess, it’s more than a hobby now,” he said. “It’s maybe somewhat

of an obsession. It’s hard to describe why I’m so into it. I just find it fascinating. It’s somewhat resembles medicine. Trying to figure out the whole macro-financial arena is kind of like a diagnosis challenge.”

He got seriously into investing about five years ago, which was just about the time the stock market soared. Bickel began realizing that he had enough money to make a difference. Perhaps, start a foundation, he thought. He talked to Snyder, his health department colleague, who knew about the restrictions and paperwork such an endeavor would entail.

“I went back to estate planning, and I came to the conclusion that Flagler Cares was a better way to

achieve all the philanthropic goals I have, because I wanted it to be a locally focused foundation,” Bickel said. “They can have a grant-making committee and also deliver programs themselves. Then I realized it wasn’t helping the organization if I gave them $10 million sometime in the future. So, I decided to start funding it now, and it will transition into an endowment.”

Simmons said she loves when Bickel calls and throws ideas out.

“I strive everyday to uphold the principles of servant leadership with that entrepreneurial spirit, and he is such an excellent example of that,” she said. “So for me, it’s just personally exciting to work with a person like Dr. Bickel.”

The Volusia/Flagler Chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association (FPRA) has selected Cindi Lane, APR as their nominee for this year’s FPRA Doris Fleischman Award. The Doris Fleischman Award honors a selfless, dedicated volunteer who steadfastly and quietly contributes to the public relations profession and to the Florida Public Relations Association.

Cindi Lane is the Community Information Manager for the City of Daytona Beach Shores, the V.P. of Accreditation & Certification for the Volusia/Flagler FPRA Chapter and a past chapter president. The chapter board members thank her for volunteering on every committee this past year, including the award-winning Media Day, coordinating Mid-Florida Image Awards efforts with the Ocala Chapter, her never-ending dedication to educating members on the accreditation process and encouraging them to pursue it, and always offering assistance without being asked.

“I have truly appreciated Cindi’s time and input,” said Cyndi Hines, Volusia/Flagler Chapter President.

“Her knowledge and experience have been invaluable to me and to the chapter as a whole.”

Cindi Lane and all nominees will be recognized, and the winner presented, at the 2022 FPRA Annual Conference in Orlando in August.

Through its 15 professional chapters, the Florida Public Relations Association is dedicated to developing public relations practitioners who, through ethical and standardized practices, enhance the public relations profession in Florida.

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Green Lion rejects city lease The city and the restaurant were split on who should pay the restaurant’s water bill.

JONATHAN SIMMONS MANAGING EDITOR

To continue operating out of a city-owned facility on the Palm Harbor Golf Course, the Green Lion Cafe would have had to accept the city of Palm Coast’s new proposed lease by Friday, July 1, according to the city government.

It has not done so.

Instead, the restaurant’s lawyer, John Ferguson of the Daytona Beach-based Cobb Cole law firm, suggested that the Green Lion would have grounds for legal action against the city.

The two parties, Ferguson wrote, already have a legal, enforceable concession agreement with a term valid through Aug. 31, 2027.

The restaurant has been paying $600 per month to use the facility, with the city government paying for its water and electrical use, which exceed the rent payment. The City Council wanted to adjust the lease so that the city would break even on the property within 24 months. At a June 21 meeting, City Council members also added a new lease provision — that the city only pay half of the water bill — and gave the Marlow family of Flagler Beach, which owns the restaurant, 10 days to accept it.

But, Ferguson wrote, the city can only terminate the existing lease early through a provision that the city had already admitted was intended to be used only if the city closes down the golf course.

“Please note that the Green Lion reserves any and all rights to legally challenge the city’s attempt to terminate the existing contract using that provision,” Ferguson wrote.

City Council member Nick Klufas motioned during a July 5 council meeting to give the restaurant a time extension, but his motion failed 3-2, with only Klufas and Councilman John Fanelli voting in favor.

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A ‘TIPSY’ SUSPECT’S IMPROBABLE TALE 5:40 p.m. First block of Palm Harbor Village Way, Palm Coast Petit theft, burglary from a vehicle. An employee at a hair salon noticed a man pulling on car doors in the parking lot, and called the Sheriff’s Office.

A deputy arrived and found the man, a 43-year-old who repeatedly changed his story about what he’d been doing there.

At one point, the man said he’d been at a nearby bar and wasn’t sure if his friends had already left, so, not knowing which cars were theirs, he’d walked outside and started checking the doors.

The deputy asked for the names of the man’s friends.

The man said he didn’t know because he was “a little tipsy,” but added that his friends were still in the bar.

The deputy went inside and found only five people there.

They said they were not the man’s friends, and that he’d tried talking to them, but they’d found him “weird.”

Meanwhile, a woman whose SUV the man had entered reported that her wallet was missing.

Deputes found the woman’s credit cards in the man’s pocket and her wallet in the trash in the bar’s men’s bathroom. They arrested the man.

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MAN DENIES KNOWLEDGE OF BLOCK OF FENTANYL IN HIS CAR 8:40 p.m. Whirlaway Drive at Whippoorwill Drive, Palm Coast Trafficking fentanyl, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving without a license. A deputy noticed a car roll through a stop sign while leaving a gas station. The deputy conducted a traffic stop.

The driver seemed nervous and smelled of marijuana.

The deputy asked the man if there was anything illegal in the car, and the man said there was marijuana and a scale. He said he uses it to weigh marijuana when he buys it so that he doesn’t get ripped off.

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HOOK, LINE AND SINKER 12:16 p.m. — 1500 block of West Granada Boulevard, Ormond Beach Grand theft. Police responded to a local supermarket after receiving a call about a shoplifting in progress. Once the reporting officer arrived on the scene, he met with the store’s loss prevention officer, who said he’d observed a 37-year-old man walk through the store and conceal multiple items, such as sunglasses and bags, in a backpack.

According to the man’s arrest report, he also grabbed several fishing poles. He then left the store without paying for any of the items, valued at over $1,100, and was apprehended in the parking lot by police officers.

Police also found three syringes, used for drugs, in the man’s backpack. He was taken to jail.

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ILLEGAL COUPONER 3:28 p.m. — 100 block of North Nova Road, Ormond Beach Fraud. A gas station convenience store manager called police after a man stole several packs of cigarettes using fraudulent coupons.

According to an incident report, the man asked for 10 packs of cigarettes, and when it came time to pay for them, he informed the employee that he had an app with coupons. The employee scanned the barcode off his phone, and the man didn’t have to pay anything for the cigarettes.

He then left, but came back in and asked for another 10 packs of cigarettes, instructing the employee that each one had to be scanned individually for his app coupons to work. The employee did as he asked.

The man also asked for two $10 scratch-off lottery tickets and used a coupon for them, too. He won $30, and cashed out. The manager told police that she “knew something was up” when the suspect entered the store a second time, and that she took a photo of the car he rode in. She went back into the store and told the man she knew the coupons were fake and that he had to pay for the items he’d already taken.

The report states that the man became very defensive and left without paying for any of the items.

Sheriff Rick Staly released after knee surgery Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly has been treated for a knee injury incurred during a drug raid in April, and is expected to make a full recovery.

He was released from outpatient surgery at around 9:30 a.m. on June 1.

“The doctors and staff that have been treating this injury have all been great, and a full recovery is expected,” Staly said. “I look forward to being back on my Friday night patrols and raiding drug houses with our team soon.”

Known white supremacist convicted after attack on inmate After a two-day trial that ended Friday, July 1, a Volusia County jury found Judson Arne guilty of the seconddegree felony charge of aggravated battery for a knife attack he committed with a co-conspirator against a fellow inmate at the Tomoka Correctional Institution in January 2021.

He was sentenced to 15 years in the Florida State Prison as a prison releasee reoffender.

The victim was stabbed 12 times and was in the hospital for several days.

Arne and his co-conspirator, Andrew Mitchell, are both documented members of white supremacy gangs.

Senior Services seeks volunteers Flagler County Senior Services is looking for volunteers to assist with the Bread of the Mighty Food Bank’s Commodity Supplemental Food Program and Meals on Wheels.

“We are looking for both substitute and permanent Meals on Wheels drivers for Tuesday mornings, and people to pack – and possibly deliver the food – for the Commodity Supplemental Food Program on the third Friday of every month,” said Senior Services Program Manager Winnie Costello.

For information about becoming a volunteer, or specifics about eligibility, call 386-586-2324, Ext. 3623.

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Palm Coast firefighters helped rescue a kitten from under the hood of a car at the Palm Coast Community Center the morning of June 24.

Morning fire crews worked for over an hour with Palm Coast Animal Control Officer Kasey Hagan to free the gray and white kitten, which had wedged itself into the engine.

The rescuers have named the kitty “Turbo,” according to a post on the Fire Department’s official Facebook page.

Orville W. “Buck” Troesch 1941-2022 Orville W. “Buck” Troesch, a proud veteran of the U.S. Army, passed away on Saturday, June 25, 2022, due to pancreatic cancer.

He was born on September 10, 1941 in Springfield, Illinois.

He valued his military service highly and attained the rank of Command Sergeant Major.

As part of his military service, Buck received the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star and Vietnam Service Medal, to name a few.

Buck is survived by Jacqueline Troesch, his beloved wife of 53 years, his two daughters, Brigitte McMillan and Patricia Fuller, his three sons Louis Sylvia, Terrence Troesch and Brian Troesch.

He had nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

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The Flagler County School District got its feedback after advertising a recommended new dress code for the upcoming school year. Now, the School Board will get to vote on a final policy at its July 19 meeting.

At an agenda workshop on July 5, John Fanelli, the school district’s coordinator of student behavior and conduct, presented the board with feedback from the district’s Let’s Talk webpage.

The recommendation that drew the most complaints was not allowing graphic designs for elementary school students.

“Twenty-seven elementary (parents) asked for graphic tees — dinosaurs, airplanes or superheroes,” Fanelli said.

Board member Colleen Conklin said she thought graphics could be acceptable as long as they are appropriate.

Six comments in the elementary section asked for Croc style shoes to be allowed for the younger students, with the backstrap worn at all times. That would require enforcement, Fanelli said.

In the dress code committee meetings, school employees had complained about issues with Croc-style shoes in the younger grades, including the shoes falling off — leading to injury, and even shoes ending up on a roof.

Seven elementary school commenters said they pre-

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ferred uniforms or the current dress code because they were affordable and reduced bullying. Nine liked the recommended revised code. Some liked the recommended midthigh rule, allowing rips and tears on jeans up to mid-thigh.

Some secondary comments asked for equitable enforcement across the campuses.

Fanelli said there has been discussions at dean meetings about what equitable enforcement will look like.

Ten secondary commenters approved of the advertised dress code.

REAVES MOVES TO DISTRICT OFFICE

At its June 30 special meeting, the board approved transfers or changes in designation involving district staff members.

Matanzas High School principal Jeff Reaves has been transferred to the district office to replace LaShakia Moore as the director of teaching and learning. Reaves’ transfer opens up the principal position at Matanzas.

Moore was promoted last month to assistant superintendent of academic services, replacing Bobby Bossardet, who was appointed principal at Flagler Palm Coast High School.

Other changes included Kimberli Halliday, who had been an assistant principal on special assignment, becoming director of Exceptional Student Education. Halliday replaced Martha von Mering.

Robert Ouellette, the coordinator of professional standards, is now the director of organizational talent.

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Each member of the School Board seems to appreciate the Flagler Youth Orchestra strings program. But they don’t all agree that it is worthy enough to continue to fund.

The after-school program, which is entering its 17th season, offers comprehensive instruction on orchestral string instruments.

The program’s budget for the 2022-23 school year is $87,585. The school district would fund $70,000 and provide the use of the facility for the program on the Indian Trails Middle School campus.

The program raises funds for the remaining $17,585.

The budget covers the salaries of six part-time instructors and program director Cheryl Tristam.

“I think this is the biggest bargain the district possibly gets, to provide this experience,” board member Colleen Conklin said at a School Board workshop July 5. “I don’t know any other school district that has anything like this.”

But board member Janet McDonald said she has problems with the “equity” of the program.

“None of our students are getting daily exposure to art and music and movement (during the regular school day),” McDonald said. “How can we say it’s an equitable relationship?”

McDonald said program

participants receive school bus transportation while transportation is not available to other some groups.

“The total cost is certainly a value, but we don’t have it for other independent activities,” she said. “With all the accolades, all the benefits to the community, I think we have to look at fairness.”

Tristam said every single student 8 years or older in Flagler County can participate in the program.

“We have three different class hours they can choose from,” she said. “Transportation only came into the equation when people were saying, ‘I’d love for her to do it, but I’m still working and I can’t get her there.’ That child would presumably be taking a bus home. So we’re talking about them hopping on a different bus. To me, it’s efficient, just piggybacking on something that already exists.”

Tristam said 200 students participated in the program this past school year, the program’s first full season back in person since the COVID lockdown in 2020. Normally, the program draws in the high 300s, she said, but because of the pandemic, it did not have its recruiting tour last year.

“The organic exposure to instruments is huge,” Tristam said. “But we did not want to be a super spreader, so we didn’t have it.”

She said the students performed three well-attended concerts at the Flagler Auditorium. The program resumed its chamber music camp, had 17 ensembles and several string performances around town. They also performed with an ELO tribute band at the auditorium last month.

“It’s always a delight to (see) your group in performance,”

“I think this is the biggest bargain the district possibly gets.”

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The job fair will take place July 12 and 14. board member Cheryl Massaro said. “It’s always closed a gap. Lot of places don’t have these things. I’m very glad to be able to offer this to our community as well as the students involved in it.”

Board member Jill Woolbright said when she was a teacher, she saw how the program turned around students’ lives.

“I don’t want it to go anywhere,” Woolbright said. “You have built a program. You have buy-in now, you have repeat families. It’s nice to get emails about people happy about things we’re doing in Flagler Schools. But to Ms. McDonald’s point, just because we’ve done something for 17 years, doesn’t mean we don’t change.”

Woolbright said she has gotten pushback from band parents who have to pay a fee, and added that PAL parents pay for football equipment.

Tristam said participants in the strings program do not have to pay for outfits, like band participants do. She said most families in the program rent their instruments at $18 to $50 per month.

“We’re paying for seven (positions),” Conklin said.

“This is the biggest bargain in town, and you’re still having to fund-raise to make it work.

There is a cost, but if you add to the cost another fee for parents, that is concerning.”

The funding request will be on board’s July 19 agenda.

VOLUSIA COUNTY SCHOOLS

The Volusia County School District is pleased to announce its Summer 2022 Job Fair for support professionals will be Tuesday, July 12, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Mainland High School Gymnasium, located at 1255 W. International Speedway Blvd. in Daytona Beach, and on Thursday, July 14, at the DeLand High School Auditorium, located at 800 N. Hill Ave. in DeLand, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

All new hires will begin at a minimum wage of $15 an hour.

Various departments are hiring: ESE paraprofessionals Bus operators/attendants Maintenance and facilities workers Extended Day Enrichment Program workers Support staff for School Way Café.

Volusia County Schools is searching for dedicated and talented individuals to be part of Team Volusia. Interested job seekers can register online at https://forms. office.com/r/N377sE4v9M and complete an application at https://bit.ly/VCSApplicationLink. Walk-ins are also welcomed to attend.

Contact 386-734-7190, extension 20115 or 20168 for more information.

TRIBUTES Orville W. “Buck” Troesch 1941-2022

Catherine Hrickiewicz nee Neidert 1929-2022

Orville W. “Buck” Troesch, a proud veteran of the U.S. Army, passed away on Saturday, June 25, 2022 due to Pancreatic Cancer.

Catherine Hrickiewicz nee Neidert, 92, of Palm Coast was called home on June 3, 2022.

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He was born on September 10, 1941 in Springfield, IL. He valued his military service highly and attained the rank of Command Sergeant Major. As part of his military service, Buck received the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star and Vietnam Service Medal to name a few.

Buck is survived by Jacqueline Troesch, his beloved wife of 53 years, his two daughters, Brigitte McMillan and Patricia Fuller, his three sons Louis Sylvia, Terrence Troesch and Brian Troesch.

He had nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

A service honoring the life of Buck Troesch will be held at Arlington National Cemetery.

Funeral services will be held at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, Palm Coast on July 8, 2022, 11:00 am with viewing at 10:00 am.

A reception will follow in the Social Hall. Internment will be private at Jacksonville National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers please make a donation to your favorite charity. Heritage Funeral and Cremation Service is in charge of her arrangements.

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A quiet place After surviving an Iraq War bomb, a veteran has found a purpose as a Bunnell librarian

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Jonathan Nemergut, with his buzz cut and underbite smile, thought he was doing OK at his job as a senior accounting clerk at the Volusia County Branch Jail. But one day in 2012, his supervisor asked to meet with him.

She pointed out that Nemergut had a hard time remembering tasks that were required for the job. He was always nervously taking notes about simple things. Then, without saying it directly, the supervisor seemed to be fishing for a confession; she suspected that he had a drinking problem or a drug problem. His memory was that bad.

In fact, he’d had his battles with drugs and alcohol in the past, but at that time, he was clean and sober.

Nemergut did have an explanation, though: His short-term memory had been a black hole ever since he suffered a traumatic brain injury on Nov. 16, 2003.

On that day in 2003, Private First Class Nemergut, performing combat support with the 143rd Military Police Company, was riding down a dusty road in Iraq, the turret gunner in the lead Humvee of a three-vehicle convoy, transporting a chaplain from the Green Zone in central Baghdad to Camp Victory, in western Baghdad.

But along Main Supply Route Irish, a few kilometers before Camp Victory, an improvised explosive device blew up, 50 meters in front of Nemergut’s Humvee.

According to the description on the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor, Nemergut “collapsed through the turret of the Humvee and was disoriented for approximately 15 seconds.

When he came to, he repositioned himself in the turret.”

“I got my bell rung by this bomb,” Nemergut told me in an interview last year. “I felt like my ear and face were bleeding.”

No one else was injured by the IED blast, and there was no further attack. But Nemergut had sustained a minor traumatic brain injury, which worsened his post-traumatic stress disorder; his right ear drum was perforated, and he developed tinnitus, losing some hearing in both ears, but especially his right. He also has been sensitive to light ever since.

Nemergut’s injuries and PTSD led to a battle with addiction and what he called a midlife crisis. But he’s now in a quiet environment that he believes is perfect for him: the Bunnell Branch Library. Here’s how it happened.

armed conflict, he figured it would all end before by the time he’d be eligible to go on active duty.

He was wrong.

On April 16, 2003, Nemergut’s plane landed in Kuwait, and he was stationed in Camp Pennsylvania, “in the middle of the desert.” On May 10, he was in Baghdad, with the 143rd Military Police Company.

After that tour, and his injury, he was a different person.

“When I initially got home from Iraq, I curled up into a bottle for four years,” he recalled. “I had three years left in my military contract, and I thought I was going to go back to Iraq and die.”

He thought at the time, “If I’m going to go back and die, I’m just going to party like there’s no tomorrow. I’m on borrowed time.”

He got into drugs and alcohol. In 2008, his girlfriend gave him an ultimatum: “If you don’t get sober, I’m going to move on.”

Nemergut attended support groups and finally got sober. He and his girlfriend got married Oct. 13, 2009. But he still hadn’t addressed his mental health. He had a disability rating with the military, but it wasn’t until years of trying that he finally got upgraded to a 100% disability due to PTSD. ‘TO FIND GOD’

He and his wife decided to move to Daytona Beach in 2010, even though he didn’t have a job there yet. Even though it was in the middle of a recession. He applied to many jobs, including in the Volusia County Public Library System, where he was told at the interview that 150 people had applied for the job. “What do you think about that?” he was asked.

“I hope you really like me,” he said.

Nemergut worked as a library assistant in Volusia County from August 2010 to January 2012, hoping it would be a stepping stone in his career. That’s when he transferred to the position at the jail. After his supervisor questioned his work, she realized that what he probably need-

The Bunnell branch is located in Marvin’s Garden temporarily.

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Nemergut decided to join the military for one reason: “I was broke.”

He enlisted while he was a student at RHAM High School, in Connecticut, in March 2001, at age 17. Both parents had to sign paperwork. The plan was to do weekend drills, finish high school early and go to basic training in February 2002.

Then, between second and third period classes on Sept. 11, 2001, he saw the infamous footage on CNN: A second plane plunging into the World Trade Center.

His third-period teacher, Ms. Barton, looked at Nemergut and another young man who had also joined the military already, and she said, “I don’t know what this means, but you two are both going somewhere.”

No way, Nemergut responded.

If the United States did get into an

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On April 16, 2003, Jonathan Nemergut’s plane landed in Kuwait, and he was stationed in Camp Pennsylvania, “in the middle of the desert.” By May, he was in Baghdad.

A LIBRARY IN TRANSITION Jonathan Nemergut, librarian in the Bunnell Branch, helped transition the library books and other equipment from the former site in downtown Bunnell to the current storefront in Marvin’s Garden Plaza, 4601 E. Moody Blvd., Suite F1, in September 2021.

It’s not an ideal setup, shrinking from 3,000 square feet to just 1,152, according to Library Director Holly Albanese. The entire law collection and nonfiction collection had to

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“I feel like this is where God put me,” said Jonathan Nemergut, Bunnell branch librarian.

be moved to the Palm Coast main library.

Eventually, the Marvin’s Garden storefront library will be closed when a new library/community center complex is built, on Commerce Parkway, not far from Wendy’s on State Road 100. The new facility’s construction cost is up to $16 million. Design costs of almost $1 million were approved by the Flagler County Commission in April.

ed was a quiet environment, and she helped him get back into the library system.

“She wanted me to be successful,” he recalled.

During the next five years, while working at a Volusia library branch, he got a Master of Library and Information Science degree, taking one class at a time, and graduated in May 2017.

But the work and school and his injury history brought him to a breaking point. He was 33 years old, he had a young family, and, he said, “I just lost it.”

He quit his job. He got into his car and left.

“I ended up flying out to the West Coast,” Nemergut recalled. “I didn’t know when I was going to come back.”

He knew something was wrong inside. What was he looking for?

“I almost died for my country,” he said. “I wanted to see what I almost died for. And I wanted to find God.” Listening to religious radio stations, he drove from San Diego to Seattle. He drove through North Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado. He had plenty of time to think, to listen. And he decided what he needed to do was to repent.

He returned home.

He felt better, reunited with his family, but now he had no job again.

‘A PEACEFUL LIFE’

After a short stint working with Volusia’s veteran services office, he saw the job listing for a librarian at the Bunnell branch of the Flagler County Public Library System, applied, and he got the job. (He still lives in Daytona Beach.)

Considering his hearing issues, including a ringing that still comes to his ears, the library was a perfect fit — a quiet place.

“I’ve had a lot of jobs,” Nemergut said. “I have trouble with stress, trouble with getting along with people. … When I was in Iraq, I used to pray to God: ‘If I survive, I want to have a peaceful life.’”

Most people who have his degree of PTSD, he said, aren’t able to function in society very well; but, thanks to his job, he can contribute.

“He’s been a great addition,” Library Director Holly Albanese said. A recent customer service survey gave Nemergut high marks, she said. Many patrons mentioned him by name and said, “He provides the best customer service.”

“He’s a good role model,” Albanese added.

Nemergut now walks the stacks, helping patrons find their movies and books. Sometimes homeless people stop in, and he tries to help them.

He said: “I feel like this is where God put me.”

“I almost died for my country. I wanted to see what I almost died for. And I wanted to find God.” JONATHAN NEMERGUT

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LETTERS When considering fireworks, think about local pets Dear Editor: I love the Fourth of July as much as anyone, and all that it stands for. However, I have to question why citizens have to start setting off fireworks two or three days in advance, and why they are allowed to do it all day long and into the late night.

Do the individuals setting off the fireworks have any idea what the noise does to the dogs and cats in the area? Most dogs hide under beds or someplace for hours.

It is time to put limits on when fireworks can be set off. I know there is a law against setting off fireworks, yet they are readily available at some stores and even along the roadways.

Why does the city of Palm Coast allow these sales? Come on people, think about what you are doing.

Go enjoy the city’s fireworks display and save yourself some money by not setting off your own fireworks, thereby no longer stressing out our four-legged friends or possibly causing a fire or damage to personal property.

Then we can all truly enjoy this wonderful day.

LINDA HAUANIO Palm Coast

Sheriff should get tough on firework miscreants Dear Editor: I read a number of heartbreaking accounts on social media from numerous local area pet owners describing the terrified reactions their pets suffered as a result of loud fireworks explosions once again this year.

The local ordinances making fireworks illegal here in Palm Coast and Flagler Beach, alone, have clearly been not enough to discourage our neighbors from annoying others and traumatizing pets, especially given that our Sheriff’s Office seems to have little interest in enforcing the ordinances.

The Sheriff’s Office claims that they have to witness the perpetrators exploding the fireworks, or they just can’t find them after a complaint is called in.

Neither excuse suffices.

Illegal fireworks are often in clear view. With little effort simply following the noise, I have found them, and I have seen them being launched from yards or in the street.

And every year, after sleepless nights and a shaking puppy hiding under our bed, I call in complaints specifying the location.

What happens? Nothing. The sheriff is very good at catching sneaky drug dealers, thieves and elusive fugitive felons, but seemingly not so good at finding widespread illegal fireworks.

Just a couple of publicized citations or confiscations may offer a deterrent, since our pleadings for these inconsiderate lawbreaking neighbors to be respectful of others and their pets have sadly not worked.

JILL STEIN Palm Coast

Flagler Beach is throwing away money Dear Editor: Apparently we will have no fireworks this Fourth of July because the Flagler Beach city administration waited till April to book them.

Now we learn that Flagler Beach lost $739,000 dollars in a tourism grant from the Flagler County Tourism Board because City Manager Mr. William Whitson failed to apply for it, even after being given an extension.

His answer: “It just wasn’t enough time for me to apply.”

So, what’s more important than a free grant of that much money? Especially when we’re going to have to come up with an additional $2.5 million to complete building the new pier?

Maybe the job wasn’t a good fit, and maybe we should look for someone else who “has the time” to do their job.

ANDY SOVIA Palm Coast

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Where’s the real danger?

Dear Editor: After 25 years in Palm Coast I am glad to say I’ve never encountered a “gangbanger.”

However, I have met a number of elderly individuals who tell me their sight is bad and they can’t drive at night, and then proudly show me their concealed weapon.

I think my chances of being accidentally shot by one of them is greater than my probability of being attacked by a gangbanger.

Somehow, I just don’t think that is what the founding fathers had in mind when they wrote: “A well regulated militia.”

Alzheimer’s research funding levels.

Unfortunately, over 40,000 of Rep. Waltz’s constituents are living with dementia, yet the representative has never co-sponsored any dementia bills during his tenure.

Please join me and the Alzheimer’s Association in encouraging Rep. Waltz to address the critical national public challenge Alzheimer’s poses by supporting the NAPA Reauthorization Act and the Alzheimer’s Accountability and Investment Act. With his support, we can continue to fight for our loved ones and the more than 16 million unpaid caregivers who dedicate their lives to ensuring their safety.

EDITH CAMPINS Palm Coast

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Armed school staff could improve safety

Six things people living with Alzheimer’s want you to know

Dear Editor: In response to Mike Cocchiola: Teachers are only asked if they want to be armed and trained to help defend the schools.

None have been forced or mandated.

So I would think that any teacher or school staff that wants to volunteer to be a safety officer probably would be willing to stand up to a shooter.

The media and many politicians overlook a basic tactic of protecting the schools: Install metal detectors and X-ray machines; one point of entry with an armed guard.

Isn’t this what we do to secure our airports, government buildings and sports arenas?

I am sure there are many retired law enforcement and military who would gladly volunteer to help out.

In response to Douglas Glover: I am also of the age where I am too old to run and too young to die.

A good guy with a gun is always a good option, and I don’t expect anyone who doesn’t like guns to be forced to carry one.

VINCE GALLO Palm Coast

Alzheimer’s must be a priority for Palm Coast Dear Editor: June is Alzheimer’s Brain Awareness month, and Flagler County is no exception to this disease.

Over 12% of Flagler’s senior population suffers from some form of dementia, and more than six million Americans are living with dementia, including over 580,000 Floridians.

Prioritizing how this devastating disease is addressed remains a critical issue for our country.

In November 2021, we lost my mom after a nine-year battle with Alzheimer’s.

Her pain and suffering were horrific, and the sense of helplessness was devastating for everyone who cared for her.

My mother suffered no other illness except dementia, and watching your parent die because they no longer remember how to swallow was agonizing and heartbreaking.

Throughout my mother’s journey, it quickly became apparent how many people truly do not understand dementia.

We also realized caregiving for someone suffering from Alzheimer’s was no small feat and would require a great deal of patience, understanding and commitment.

As my mom’s dementia progressed, she would eventually require 24/7 care, but both my wife and I had full-time jobs.

Yet, because my wife adored my mother, she agreed to quit her corporate position to be a full-time, unpaid caregiver.

More than 16 million Americans provide more than 17 billion hours of unpaid care for family and friends suffering from Alzheimer’s or other dementias.

So, what can we do?

Well, the Alzheimer’s Association is one of the leading organizations in the fight against dementia, and currently, several bills are being presented to Congress.

The NAPA Reauthorization Act would continue the national plan to address the rapidly escalating Alzheimer’s crisis and keep it a national priority.

The Alzheimer’s Accountability and Investment Act would ensure Congress hears from scientists what they need to meet the nation’s goal and equips Congress with the best information to determine necessary

Dear Editor: This June, during Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month, the Alzheimer’s Association is revealing insights from people living with early-stage dementia and what they wish others knew about living with Alzheimer’s and other dementia.

Many Americans struggle with what to say and do when a family member, friend, co-worker or neighbor is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or another dementia.

The shock of someone revealing a dementia diagnosis can leave many at a loss for how to engage.

Efforts to be supportive can be dampened by concerns of saying or doing the wrong thing.

Worse, not knowing what to say or do, some individuals distance themselves from diagnosed individuals, further deepening the sadness, stigma and isolation people living with Alzheimer’s and dementia can experience in the wake of a diagnosis.

The Alzheimer’s Association recently asked those living with early-stage Alzheimer’s and other dementia what they want others to know about living with disease.

Here are six things they shared: My Alzheimer’s diagnosis does not define me.

Although an Alzheimer’s diagnosis is life-changing, many living with the disease say their diagnosis does not change who they are.

Many diagnosed individuals say they want to continue doing the activities they enjoy for as long as possible and stay engaged with family and friends.

If you want to know how I am doing, just ask me.

The sudden change in how others communicate with someone recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s or another dementia is a frustrating experience for many living with the disease.

Many individuals say it can be upsetting when family and friends only check on the person through a spouse or an adult child.

They say avoiding or side-stepping direct communication only makes them feel more isolated and alone.

Yes, younger people can have dementia.

While the vast majority of Americans affected by Alzheimer’s and other dementia are age 65 and older, the disease can affect younger individuals.

Those diagnosed with earlyonset Alzheimer’s (before age 65) say it is important for others to avoid the common misconception that Alzheimer’s and other dementia only affects older people and to take cognitive concerns seriously at any age.

Please don’t debate my diagnosis or tell me I don’t look like I have Alzheimer’s.

While family members and friends may be well-intended in attempting to dismiss an Alzheimer’s diagnosis, many living with the disease say such responses can be offensive.

If someone says they have been diagnosed with dementia, take them at their word.

Understand sometimes my words and actions are not me, it’s my disease.

As Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia progresses, individuals can experience a wide range of disease-related behaviors, including anxiety, aggression and confusion.

Diagnosed individuals say it’s important for others to recognize disease-related symptoms, so they are better prepared to support the

person and navigate communication and behavioral challenges.

An Alzheimer’s diagnosis does not mean my life is over.

Earlier detection and diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia is enabling diagnosed individuals more time to plan their futures and prioritize doing the things most important to them.

Many people living with earlystage Alzheimer’s and dementia say they want to continue living active, fulfilling lives for as long as possible.

“The stigma surrounding Alzheimer’s and other dementia is due in large part to a lack of understanding of the disease,” said Angela McAuley, regional leader for the Alzheimer’s Association in Florida. “These personal insights from people living with earlystage dementia highlight common disease-related stigmas and provide valuable guidance for improving how Florida residents can support and engage these individuals.”

During Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month in June, the Alzheimer’s Association encouraged everyone to learn more about disease-related challenges facing those living with Alzheimer’s and other dementia.

Educating yourself and others about the disease is one of the best ways to reduce stigma and misperceptions.

The Alzheimer’s Association offers guidance for navigating every stage of the disease.

The Association’s Live Well series provides tips to help early-stage individuals live their best lives.

For other disease-related information and resources, visit alz.org.

During June, the Alzheimer’s Association also invited Florida residents to participate in The Longest Day on June 21.

Held annually on the summer solstice, The Longest Day invites participants to fight the darkness of Alzheimer’s through a fundraising activity of their choice.

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Encouraging party switch is not appropriate Dear Editor: Let me be clear that I am an NPA, not a fan of either of the two major political parties, definitely not a fan of County Commissioner Joe Mullins, nor do I wish to see him continue on the commission.

With that said, I do not think this campaign encouraging Democrats to switch parties in order to be able to vote for Leann Pennington in the Republican primary is appropriate.

Although not at the same scale, how is this effort to dishonestly influence the outcome of a free and fair election any different in spirit than efforts to dishonestly influence, and even alter in postelection, the outcome of our 2020 election?

How does this effort not undermine the integrity of our elections and not contribute to further disenfranchising voters?

Would it be appropriate and right if the situation was reversed?

What is even more discouraging is the candidate, Pennington, remaining silent. Silence can be interpreted as support, even if the excuse is, “I didn’t know.” Her silence calls into question her ethics, integrity and trustability.

Bottom line is this practice isn’t appropriate, regardless of party.

Believe me, I 100% abhor the Republican Party and what it has allowed itself to become, but election integrity and not disenfranchising voters is extremely important to our democracy.

It truly sad that when we as voters are left to make a choice among who is less unethical and lacking in integrity.

Linwood ‘Nemo’ Farmer  Branch of military: U.S. Navy  Dates of service: 1942-1961  Rank/occupation: Chief Petty Officer / Fire Control Technician  Hometown: Richmond, Virginia Nemo Farmer is a well-known local veteran who served bravely during World War II and the Korean War. Farmer traveled the world over as a fire control technician aboard several different Navy vessels during his twenty years of service. A fire control technician works on a ship’s big guns. Upon retiring from the Navy, Farmer worked for 25 years as an electrical engineer. He and his wife Patsy moved to Palm Coast in 1989.

They’ve now been married 72 years.

You may have met them in their many community volunteer activities, most notably as friendly greeters at the hospital for many years. Both Farmers are longtime members of VFW Post 8696. Farmer has received many awards during his life. He’s very proud of the French Legion of Honour, awarded a few years ago for his part in liberating France during World War II. It is France’s highest award.

Farmer recently turned 97.

BRAD M. WEST Palm Coast Email letters to Managing Editor Jonathan Simmons at: editor@palmcoastobserver.com.

CORRECTION A headline on page 1A of the June 30 edition incorrectly said that David Bossardet had been hired as the FPC weightlifting coach. Bossardet is the school’s new wrestling coach.

For information about benefits available to veterans and other support organizations, visit https://www. flaglercounty.gov/departments/veterans-services.

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The art of flourishing Ormond resident donates mural to community garden

Pamela Tingle wanted the mural to be vibrant and full of life.

Photos by Jarleene Almenas

JARLEENE ALMENAS SENIOR EDITOR

“When I’m in my garden and when I’m creating, I have things I have to work through in my mind sometimes, or physically, and so I do that through my art.”

The Hammock Community Gardens have always been full of life, from the smallest of seedlings to the tallest of tomato vines.

And thanks to one local artist, the gardens at 601 Hammock Lane are now graced with a splash of color.

Pamela Tingle recently completed a nature-themed mural on an L-shaped block wall that was previously constructed by the community gardeners to grow flowers and other plants.

Donating her time, Tingle worked on the mural for several months.

She spent many hours sitting on the ground, listening to the birds, and chatting with the gardeners that came by to care for their plants. Tingle was a certified master gardener herself in the state of Kentucky, and the project welded her two passions together.

“Sometimes producing a piece of art is like giving birth, because it’s an extension of myself,” said Tingle, who has been creating art for over 50 years. “When I’m in my garden and when I’m creating, I have things I have to work through in my mind sometimes, or physically, and so I do that through my art.”

PAMELA TINGLE

GETTING INVOLVED

Tingle was first approached by one of the gardeners, Arlene North, who takes regular walks in her neighborhood. North had noticed that one of the homes along her route had a wall recently been painted with a mural, and she thought it was beautiful.

On another walk, North happened to spot Tingle in her yard, and they began taking up conversations from time to time.

“I learned how talented she was, and artistic, so when we decided that we wanted to spiff up that area, I asked her if she would be willing to donate some of her time, and she said yes,” North said.

The gardeners agreed to provide funds for the art materials Tingle would need, and the deal was made.

Tingle, though, didn’t see it so much as a donation of her time — because while she painted, she learned about gardening in Florida, which was one of the reasons she wanted to get

Pamela Tingle has been creating art for over 50 years.

involved with the community garden in the first place.

“I’m swapping knowledge,” Tingle said. “I’m getting paid in other ways. ... Knowledge is everything.”

LIVE A VIBRANT LIFE

On Thursday, June 30, the gardeners presented Tingle with tokens of their appreciation: a card, and a $100 gift card to Lowe’s. She grew emotional as she thanked the gardeners, because her life journey has not been the easiest.

A survivor of domestic violence, she spent time in about seven or eight shelters, and, one night, she wrote down every place she’d stayed at since she’d being left standing on the side of a road in Texas. She

counted 65 places, and decided to turn her life around. She put herself through college and studied art while raising her sons.

“I’m here because I was a broken piece of pottery one time and God fashioned me back together,” Tingle said to the gardeners. “So I’m here, and I’m testimony that you can overcome anything.”

Tingle has been married to her husband, Steve, for 18 years now. The two met in Kentucky. Both had gone through divorce and were raising children, who were at the same after school care program. One day, Tingle showed up on his front step, and they spent hours talking. She offered to cook him dinner the next time.

“I said, ‘How about better yet, you

come over and I’ll fix you dinner,’” Steve Tingle recalled.

“I was like, ‘Woah! I’ve never had that before,’” Pam Tingle recalled.

Her husband jokes that he hooked her with his fried chicken. She agrees.

Looking at the mural at the gardens, the nucleus around the moon symbolizes the cycles of life, Tingle said. Someone asked her about the heart in the corner of the mural, the one covered with vines of flowers.

“I guess it’s representing that my heart is finally flourishing,” she said. “... We should all live a vibrant life if we can.”

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ABBIE PACE CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Preparations for some families’ Christmas celebrations will begin July 9, at Jackie Robinson Ballpark — and they won’t even know it.

For every ticket sold to the July 9 Daytona Beach Tortugas game, $3 will be donated to Christmas Come True, which helps Flagler County families throughout the year, including during the holidays. Tickets can be purchased at https:// fevo.me/christmascometrue or at the gate. The game’s raffle will be 50/50, with CCT receiving half of the funds.

Christmas in July and Flagler County Night begins at 7:05 p.m. Saturday, July 9, at Jackie Robinson Ballpark, 105 E. Orange Ave, Daytona Beach, when the Tortugas face the St. Lucie Mets.

Christmas celebrations do not need to be limited to the month of December, said Nadine King, who founded CCT 14 years ago out of her guest bedroom. Since then,

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Buy tickets at https:// fevo.me/christmascometrue or at the gate.

CCT has helped more than 1,000 families and 3,000 children in Flagler County.

King said she promised God that when she had the opportunity to begin a legacy, she would. CCT is a God-driven campaign, she said.

The 2008 economic crash put King and many others in a hard place. “People were struggling, and the school system was buried in needs,” King said. “So I started Christmas Come True to help the families here in Flagler County.”

CCT assisted 164 families with 503 children last year. In addition to toys, Christmas meals have also been provided for families in need.

“It’s just as if mom went to the grocery store and bought everything that the kids wanted,” King said. Families receive a turkey, potatoes, fresh vegetables, dinner rolls and more.

Birthday celebrations, with gifts and a cake, can also be provided for children.

In order to bring in steady funds for the organization in a timely manner, King began her own store, Begin Again Home Goods, which sells homemade jewelry and soaps, antiques, paintings and furniture. All money is used for monthly expenses, and each penny goes to assist families.

CCT is also hosting its sixthannual golf tournament on Sept. 12, presented by Mezzaluna Pizzeria. The event is almost sold out. To buy tickets, contact King at (386) 5694429 or email Christmascometrue@gmail.com.

To donate or volunteer for CCT, visit Begin Again Homegoods at 2729 E. Moody Blvd., Suite 102, Bunnell, or call 386-302-1290. Visit christmascometrue.org

Bill Douthwaite will retire on July 17.

ROBIN MUELLER CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Pastor Bill Douthwaite, 64, will retire July 17 after 26 years as a pastor at Shepherd of the Coast Lutheran Church, Palm Coast, and 36 years as a pastor in The Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod.

Pastor Bill accepted the call to SOTC in June 1996. The congregation, established in 1987, was “a small church in a rapidly growing community and a perfect fit,” he said.

He led the congregation as it added another classroom to SOTC’s first church building in 1997, built an outdoor pavilion in 1999 and completed a new sanctuary in 2005.

Pastor Bill and SOTC members, usually numbering around 350, reached out to the community with the Open Arms Preschool, which operated from 1993 to 2017. Pastor Bill led a weekly chapel for the Open Arms Preschool until its closing in 2017. From 2015 to 2020, he and SOTC volunteers led Good News Clubs, afterschool Bible clubs, at Belle Terre Elementary.

Pastor Bill and SOTC members served the larger community, helping a food pantry in Bunnell and Family Promise, an organization housing homeless families in local churches as they found jobs and homes. He also volunteered at schools, helping kindergarteners and first-graders with reading and math.

He and his wife, Lisa Douthwaite, a nurse practitioner, took part in medical missionary trips to Haiti, Kenya and

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Pastor Bill began a blog, “Stirred, Not Shaken,” in 2010, and discovered a love for writing, which he intends to pursue in retirement. A musician (he plays trumpet and guitar) and singer, he used music to enrich worship services and was known for his casual, direct preaching style, walking and talking conversationally in front of the altar with an open Bible.

In 26 years, the father of three, one son and two daughters, has become a grandfather of eight.

“I had the unique privilege of baptizing, confirming and marrying my children and ordaining my son,” he said.

“I’ve learned that most of the job is just being there, in the pulpit, at the hospital, at a graveside, in a home, at an event. Your presence — incarnational ministry — speaks loudly.”

The congregation will hold a farewell open house at the Palm Coast Community Center at 4-6 p.m. July 16.

Pastor Bill will lead his final worship service at Shepherd of the Coast Lutheran Church at 10 a.m. on July 17.

The Museum of Arts and Sciences has joined hundreds of sites across the country to celebrate the release of the first science images from the James Webb Space Telescope, NASA’s next great space science observatory.

Webb is the largest and most complex space science telescope ever built. This international mission, led by NASA in partnership with the European Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency, launched Dec. 25, 2021.

After unfolding in space, Webb arrived at its destination nearly 1 million miles from Earth and began preparing for science operations.

The observatory, designed to see the universe in the infrared, will push the field of astronomy into a new era.

Webb will be able to study light from distant parts of the universe for the very first time — the first galaxies that formed over 13.5 billion years ago — and give us an insight into how our universe formed.

Webb will extend the scientific discoveries of other NASA missions like the Hubble Space Telescope, Chandra X-ray Observatory, and Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite.

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“This was originally supposed to be a more realistic rendition of renowned actor and heartthrob Timothee Chalamet, but I found myself being extremely critical of my work, since his face is inarguably pretty perfect,” Hawthorne wrote in an email to the Observer.

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When new art gallery owners and co-founders Teri Althouse and Thays França hosted an artists-only open house a couple of weeks ago, those were the words used by the 55 artists in attendance to describe what had been brought to Ormond Beach’s downtown.

Located at 67 W. Granada Blvd., Art Spotlight celebrated its opening in the community on Saturday, July 2, during the First Saturday Art Walk event. Courtesy photo

“Everybody was just excited to have a place that they are so proud to say that they are part of it,” França said. “And that was the idea — that we would really charm our artists to understand how we have wonderful art in our area.”

Located at 67 W. Granada Blvd., Art Spotlight celebrated its opening in the community on Saturday, July 2, during the First Saturday Art Walk event. The gallery occupies the space formerly left vacant by Arts on Granada and is opening with 17 artists, including França, Althouse and Gallery Director Jon Benjamin.

Centered on its mission to “Create, collaborate, and elevate,” Art Spotlight is aiming for a unique arts hybrid concept, made possible by their movable walls. The space can be easily transformed to become an art-centric venue that is able to host events like comedy shows, poetry jams, live music, food and wine tastings and small weddings.

“We want to welcome the community,” Althouse said. “We want everybody to feel they don’t have to be intimidated by an art gallery.”

The idea for Art Spotlight started with her. As an artist who formerly showcased her works on Arts on Granada — which relocated to Beach Street in Daytona and is now called Galerie Elan — Althouse said she felt it was a shame to lose a gallery in Ormond’s downtown just as the local art scene was starting to pick up. But she didn’t want to open a gallery by herself.

One night, she met with França at her former gallery, and they struck up a conversation about the vacant

gallery space. Both were hesitant about taking on the challenge, but as they continued to discuss it and ask other local artists for feedback, they discovered something that changed their minds.

“We realized that the idea we were developing was what this town was seeking,” França said. “So then we were like, ‘Alright, we must do it. If we don’t do it, then who’s going to do it?’”

A year, a full renovation and many idea revisions later, Art Spotlight came to fruition. And there are plans in the works to transform the exterior of the building to match some of the other buildings in the downtown.

Althouse said she is looking forward to collaborating with artists and the surrounding businesses in the downtown district to be able to elevate the arts. As the gallery’s leaders are all artists themselves, they aim to be both supportive and respectful of the artists the gallery will showcase.

França said some of the artists the gallery will be representing were so excited to be part of Art Spotlight that they created new art — in just two weeks — to be displayed there.

“We created this for Ormond,” França said. “We didn’t do this for us. ... We want the community to know this is a space for them to come to enjoy. We are open for collaboration.”

Art Spotlight will be open Wednesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Sunday through Tuesday by appointment only. Visit art-spotlight.com.

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Florida’s housing market: New listings, median prices rise in May Rising mortgage interest rates are depressing sales of existing homes, according to a Florida Realtors expert.

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“Households everywhere are feeling the pinch of high inflation,” said 2022 Florida Realtors President Christina Pappas, vice president of the Keyes Family of Companies in Miami. “Homebuyers are also facing the challenges of rising interest rates and tight inventory of forsale homes, causing some to hit the pause button on their plans. Still, the

BIZ BUZZ SIXTEEN GRADUATE FROM THIRD FLAGLER LEADERSHIP ACADEMY The start of the regular meeting of the County Commission on Monday, June 20, was atypical as students of the third cohort of the Flagler County Leadership Academy were recognized during a brief graduation ceremony.

Sixteen students — representing the Flagler County Board of County Commissioners, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office, the Flagler County Tax Collector’s Office, Flagler County Supervisor of Elections and Flagler Schools, as well as the cities of Bunnell, Flagler Beach and Palm Coast — were given diplomas for completing this leadership development program.

“I think it is extremely important for our community that we continue to develop the next generation of leaders,” said County Administrator Heidi Petito, a graduate of the inaugural class. “I

median time to contract for singlefamily existing homes in May was nine days — the same as it was in May 2021. The median time to contract for existing condo-townhouse units last month was 10 days, compared to 19 days a year ago.

“Real estate market conditions are always changing, but buyers and sellers can turn to a local Realtor for expertise, knowledge and support.”

Last month, closed sales of single-family homes statewide totaled 28,861, down 6.9% year-over-year, while existing condo-townhouse sales totaled 13,265, down 14.4% from May 2021, according to data from Florida Realtors Research Department in partnership with local Realtor boards/associations.

Closed sales may occur from 30 to 90-plus days after sales contracts are written.

Rising mortgage interest rates continue to depress sales of existing homes in Florida, according to Florida Realtors Chief Economist Dr.

Brad O’Connor, who added that the current level of sales is more comparable to the pre-pandemic years of 2018 and 2019 than sales in 2021, when mortgage rates were still near their all-time lows.

“This slowdown in the rate of sales was accompanied by an increase in the rate of homes listed for sale in May,” he said. “New listings of single-family homes were up on a year-over-year basis by 10.2% — the largest such increase since August of last year. New listings of townhouses and condos were up more modestly, by 3.4%.”

O’Connor explained, “With sales levels falling closer to historical norms and new listings on the rise in May, inventory levels are starting to rise, as well. The number of singlefamily homes actively listed for sale in Florida at the end of May was up over 23% compared to the end of April, and up 31.5% compared to a year ago. However, townhouse and condo inventory was up by almost

16% month-over-month, but still down on a year-over-year basis by 20.5%.

“Remember, inventory in each category — single-family homes and also for condo-townhouse properties — has remained at a very low level for some time, which means we’re still deep in seller’s market territory.

But we’re starting to see some progress back toward a balanced market.”

The statewide median sales price for single-family existing homes in May was $420,000, up 21.8% from the previous year.

Last month’s statewide median price for condo-townhouse units was $322,000, up 28.8% over the year-ago figure.

The median is the midpoint; half the homes sold for more, half for less.

On the supply side of the market, inventory (active listings) of singlefamily existing homes showed some year-over-year improvement in May; it was at a 1.4-months’ supply compared to a 1.1-months’ supply a

year ago. Condo-townhouse inventory was at a 1.5-months’ supply in May. According to Freddie Mac, the interest rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 5.23% in May, significantly higher than the 2.96% averaged during the same month a year earlier.

To see the full statewide housing activity reports, go to the Florida Realtors Newsroom at http:// floridarealtors.org/newsroom and look under Latest Releases, or download the May 2022 data report PDFs under Market Data at http://floridarealtors.org/newsroom/market-data.

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would like to show my appreciation to the Board of County Commissioners for their continued commitment to our organization’s success in the establishment of this leadership program.”

Former County Administrator Jerry Cameron and Joe Saviak, an independent consultant who previously taught public administration at Flagler College, facilitated the program.

“I remember the first day of class when professor Cameron offered $100 of his own money to anyone who would bow out gracefully and not waste anyone’s time being there if they weren’t going to fully commit,” said class valedictorian Lakesha Byrd, financial services coordinator for the city of Bunnell. “No one stood. I was a little unnerved at that moment, because how hard could this course be for him to pay people to leave?”

The curriculum was designed to develop the potential of top-tier staff, further professionalize the agencies and establish succession planning.

More than 40 hours of external training included opportunities to partici-

pate in executive-level planning and issue resolution.

“We teach the strategies, subjects and skills proven to ensure success as a leader. We strengthen teamwork within and across local governments,” Saviak said. “Students learn best practices to optimize effectiveness and efficiency for the citizens they serve.”

Tax Collector’s Office Adam Mengel, growth management director, Flagler County Chris Nakabaale, operations administrator, Supervisor of Elections Office Krystal Nelson, Tax Collectors Office Joe Saloom, assistant library director, Flagler County Melanie Thomas, extension director, Flagler County Michael Tucker, fire chief, Flagler County Fire Rescue Timothy Udell, Tax Collector’s Office Tim Wilsey, human resources manager, city of Palm Coast Bernard Woodward, commander, Flagler County Sheriff’s Office

Science Center this month to support the release of Zelda, a juvenile green sea turtle.

The release was held during the Marine Science Center’s 20th anniversary celebration.

Since opening in 2002, the Marine Science Center in Ponce Inlet has hosted more than one million visitors.

It has cared for over 20,000 sea turtles and more than 18,000 birds, representing more than 200 different species, according to the center’s website.

“We are very excited to be able to support the various programs in our community who help our marine life thrive,” said Rue & Ziffra President and Managing Partner Allan Ziffra.

Each month, RZ Cares — a monthly community support initiative from Rue & Ziffra — donates to an organization in the community.

Rue & Ziffra has locations in Palm Coast, Port Orange, DeLand and Lake Mary.

LEADERSHIP ACADEMY GRADUATES The Flagler County Leadership Academy 2022 graduates are: Joseph Barile, commander, Flagler County Sheriff’s Office George Bender, commander, Flagler County Sheriff’s Office Lakesha Byrd, financial services coordinator, city of Bunnell Stephen Cox, captain, Flagler Beach Fire Department Leonard Ensalaco, chief training officer, Flagler County Fire Rescue Amelia Fulmer, director, Flagler Auditorium Ashley Godby, payroll assistant,

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Sun runner Dawn Lisenby is ready for world’s toughest footrace Dawn Lisenby stops for a photo at sunset, 100 miles in, during her successful run of the Badwater course in 2018.

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The pandemic derailed a lot of people’s plans in 2020. For Flagler Beach’s Dawn Lisenby, it canceled her chance to run in the world’s toughest footrace.

Two years later, the running coach and trail-race director will get her chance. Lisenby, 54, is one of 95 ultramarathon runners entered into the Badwater 135, which begins July 11 at the Badwater Basin in California’s Death Valley National Park — the lowest point in North America, at 282 feet below sea level. The race ends 135 miles to the west at the trailhead of the Mount Whitney summit, with an elevation of 8,300 feet.

She’ll have 48 hours to complete the course, enduring temperatures that frequently exceed 120 degrees and traversing a cumulative vertical ascent of 14,600 feet over three mountain ranges.

When she watched the 2000 documentary “Running on the Sun,” following the trials and tribulations of the Badwater 135 runners in 1999, Lisenby said, “I never thought I would be one of those crazy people.”

But she’s not going into the race with any illusions.

Unlike other Badwater rook-

ies, Lisenby has already completed the distance. Having crewed the race for another runner in 2017, she decided to run the course on her own the following year, with a full crew of four people.

She ran the original distance — 146 miles — to the top of Mount Whitney, the tallest mountain in the contiguous 48 states, with an elevation of 14,505 feet.

Lisenby started a few days before the actual race, but unlike the race competitors, she didn’t have to hit checkpoints by required times.

While she didn’t overheat, her crew did. They became heat stressed 42 miles in because they were trying to protect their vehicle, a Honda Pilot, by not running the air conditioning continuously.

Stopping at Stovepipe Wells Village Saloon to eat and recover turned out to be fortuitous as a massive sandstorm blew in, delaying their re-start for hours. Lisenby got to the top of Mount Whitney 75 hours and 30 minutes after

“I never thought I would be one of those crazy people.”

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BY THE NUMBERS

$1,595

The Badwater 135 entry fee. It is an expensive race, especially when crew expenses, including transportation, are factored in.

But it’s a once-in-alifetime experience for the most committed and daring ultramarathoners.

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Runners entered in the race who have run it before. So, it’s not a once-in-a-lifetime race for everybody, but 62 of the participants — inlcuding Flagler Beach’s Dawn Lisenby — are rookies.

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Average age of this year’s Badwater 135 competitors.

116

Average daily high temperature of Badwater Basin in July.

DAWN LISENBY

Each Badwater 135 finisher receives this belt buckle.

she started.

Lisenby’s application to enter the race was finally accepted in 2020.

“I trained the hardest I’ve trained ever in my life,” she said. “Then two weeks before the race, it was canceled because of COVID. I still think I have PTSD from it.”

The 2021 race was scheduled without the traditional finishline party. Lisenby said she had waited so long, she wanted her one chance at this grueling ordeal to be the full experience. As it turned out, an injury would have prevented her from running in it anyway.

To be eligible to run in the race, runners have to complete at least three 100-mile races, including one within the past 13 months. Lisenby has run in two in the past seven months: the Daytona 100 on Dec. 4 from Jacksonville to Ponce Inlet, where she finished 17th among females with a time of 27 hours, nine minutes; and the Donna 110 on Feb. 6 in Jacksonville, where she was the only competitor to finish with a time of 26 hours, 10 minutes.

The Donna was special to Lisenby because the races, which also include a marathon and a half marathon, benefit breast cancer research.

Lisenby’s sister, Debby, died of breast cancer in November.

Her heart was heavy running in the Daytona 100 less than a month later. She also ran with an injured knee. But by finishing, she completed her qualification for Badwater.

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Dawn Lisenby, center, at the Daytona 100, with pacers and friends. From left, Rebecca Rybicki, Amy Bukszpan, Lisenby, Lulu Yun-Pelz and Andrea Tilley.

Lisenby will be in the first wave of starters at 8 p.m. July 11. She will have a crew of four women riding in a vehicle with her and ahead of her and at times running with her in Death Valley. Her crew chief is Heather Carter, who lives in Las Vegas and is in charge of logistics.

Lulu Yun-Pelz, who lives near Tampa and has crewed for Lisenby several times, is in charge of nutrition.

Amy Bukszpan and Victoria Heberlace will be Lisenby’s pacers, and they will spray her with water during the hottest parts of the day. Bucszpan will join her at mile 42 with the sprayer. Heberlace will likely run with Lisenby through the second night.

The pacers will keep her company, but like most ultra runners, Lisenby also enjoys the solitude.

She didn’t get into running until 2002. She had been a ballet dancer and a soccer player. When she and her husband Darryn moved from Gainesville to Flagler County, she looked for something new to do. Inspired by her late brother’s love for running, she decided to try it.

She hasn’t stopped.

She ran through two pregnancies — her sons are now 17 and 13. Her races got longer and longer. She became a certified running coach and trainer and owns East Coast Trail Racing, which coordinates ultramarathons in Flagler County. The first race she organized was Jack’s 50K Trail Race in 2008. It’s named after her brother, Carl Jack Forman II, who died in 1997. Proceeds benefit his school, the University of Georgia.

Now, she directs four trail races: The Swamp, which consists of four races from 10 to 100 kilometers starting at the Graham Swamp trailhead; the River to Sea 6½ Hour Race, which starts at River to Sea Preserve; the New Year Ultra Celebration, a 7-hour race at Gamble Rogers State Recreation Area; and Jack’s, a 10, 30 and 50K race along the Mala Compra Greenway Trail.

Lisenby loves trail racing and said that after Badwater, she plans to retire from pavement racing. So this will be her only chance to complete the Badwater 135 within the 48-hour limit. She said she learned a lot from her solo run four years ago. For example, this time they plan to leave the air conditioning running.

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Babe Ruth Baseball Flagler 18U shortstop Shawn Cook, left, reaches to make the tag against WVAC DeBary.

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Ormond Beach 9U right fielder Chase Rivera fields the ball.

lagler Baseball hosted the Cal Ripken Northern Florida Babe Ruth State Tournament for 9-and-under, 11-and-under and 18-and-under all-star baseball teams over the Fourth of July weekend.

The tournament was held at the Flagler County Recreation Area from June 30 to July 3. Four host Flagler teams competed as well as the Ormond Beach 9U squad, which earned a spot in the field by winning the District 4 championship.

Julington Creek won the 9U title

with a 14-4 win in the title game over the Fort Caroline Athletic Association (Jacksonville) Tribe. Julington Creek advances to the regional tournament in Clemmons, North Carolina.

The Julington Creek Diamond Kings also won the 11U title with a 5-3 win over the FCAA Tribe in the final to advance to the regional in Stafford, Virginia. And Lutz won the 18U title with a 5-0 win over Julington Creek in the final to advance to the regional in Williamburg, Virginia.

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Charlie Mahn pitches for the Flagler 11U team.

Flagler 18U second baseman Christian Casper (27) fields the ball.

Flagler 11U shortstop Jovanni Neste fields a grounder and throws to first base for the out.

Flagler 18U first baseman Kenny Mahoney (88) looks for the throw on a pickoff attempt.

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Hydro4 swim team 18th in US THE VOLUSIA FLAGLER FAMILY YMCA

The Volusia Flagler Family YMCA’s Hydro4 Swim Team has been recognized as a 2022 American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) Top 100 Age Group Team.

The team placed 18th in the USA. “We are proud of being recognized for the second year in a row as a Top 100 Age Group Team,” said Corey McMeeking, head coach for the Volusia Flagler Family YMCA Hydro4 swim team. “It is a real testament to the hard work and dedication of the swimmers and coaches.”

The results were compiled using USA Swimming results of topranked swimmers in the 10-andunder and 11-12 age groups for the 2021 long course season and 2021-22 short course season.

Swimmers were scored for first through 20th place in individual events.

The Hydro4 team is a USA Swimming certified competitive swim team. To learn more, visithydro4s. com. To learn more about joining or sponsoring the Hydro4 swim team, email hydro4@hydro4@vfymca.org.

Cannon Parsons came in to pitch in the third inning in Ormond Beach 9U’s 15-0 win over Wakulla County.

LOCAL TEAMS’ SCORES: 9U: Ormond Beach defeated Wakulla County 15-0; lost to FCAA Lightning 13-0; lost to Levy Park 17-1.

9U: Flagler lost to Fleming Island Storm 15-5; lost to Levy Park 15-0.

11U: Flagler lost to Gainesville Titans 19-2; lost to Fleming Island Storm 19-4.

18U: Flagler lost to West Volusia Athletic Club — DeBary 12-1; lost to Bloomingdale, 9-1.

Ormond Beach’s 9U’s Crosby Cahalan races to first base.

Flagler 11U first baseman James Bassett stretches for the out.

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Red, White & Blue: Pirates celebrate Independence Day The Matanzas football team ended Phase 1 of summer conditioning with a CrossFit Hero Workout.

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Matanzas High School football coach Matt Forrest gathered his players in the weight room and read to them the obituary of Air Force 1st Lt. Joseph D. Helton.

It was 7 a.m. July 1, the final day of Phase 1 of summer conditioning, and that meant it was Red, White & Blue Day. Many of the players wore red, white and blue for the workout, which was followed by games and a picnic to

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celebrate Fourth of July weekend.

The workout was a CrossFit “Hero Workout of the Day,” which honors service members and first responders who died in the line of duty. The workout, “Helton,” was a tribute to the Air Force officer who died on Sept. 8, 2009, near Baghdad when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was 24.

Helton, of Monroe, Georgia, graduated from the Air Force Academy in 2007. He was assigned to Iraq as part of the 6th Security Forces Squadron out of MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa.

The Pirates adapted the workout, doing six rounds of a 400-meter run (a lap around the track), 15 squat cleans with a 45-pound barbell and 15 burpees (a squat thrust and a jump). That is a total of 2,400 meters of running, 90 squat cleans and 90 burpees.

“There are probably over 2, 3, 400 workouts,” Forrest said. “We just picked the one that was a little more feasible for us to do. Like a lot of them had rope climbs or kettlebell stuff, just things that we don’t have.

We try to (pick) someone who was stationed in Florida or from Florida or somebody that kind of relates to our area.”

This is the second year the Pirates held the event, celebrating Independence Day and honoring a fallen hero

Coach Matt Forrest reads an article to his players about Air Force 1st Lt. Joseph D. Helton.

“This is a workout that’s honoring a lieutenant that didn’t know any of us, didn’t have anything to do with us, but paid the ultimate sacrifice for us to be able to come out here and do what we do.”

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Matanzas quarterback Dakwon Evans.

Joe Lundy listens to coach Matt Forrest read about Air Force 1st Lt. Joseph D. Helton, who died in 2009 while serving in Iraq.

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before taking a week off from summer workouts.

“This is a workout that’s honoring a lieutenant that didn’t know any of us, didn’t have anything to do with us, but paid the ultimate sacrifice for us to be able to come out here and do what we do,” Forrest said.

“Just having that gratitude and that perspective, I think, is not only good for our players but for our coaches and everybody associated with our program — to understand that even

THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX Matanzas football coach Matt Forrest is not a fan of 7 on 7 summer tournaments. And that’s not the only philosophy that sometimes makes him a coaching outlier.

“I’m an Air Raid guy, and I understand how weird this sounds, but I’m not really a big proponent of 7 on 7s,” he said. “When you’re only defending pass, your linebacker tends to drop early. There are no run fits, no run reads. You know the ball’s getting thrown.

If it’s not used correctly, you can develop bad habits.”

His team did work out with Creekside, Bolles and Palatka and got in some 7 on 7 work. But the offseason focus is getting funda-

mentally sound, he said.

“To me, the season starts Aug. 1 (with preseason practice). There’s not a 7 on 7 season,” he said. “I’m trying to get us ready for Aug. 1.”

Forrest is willing to try new things. In the spring, for example, the Pirates didn’t practice one day in full pads.

“That was the first time we ever did that,” he said. “I may be one to think outside the box a little too much. But it’s my job to figure out what works best for us and our kids. I thought we performed really well in our spring game, so it didn’t hurt us. I thought it helped us.”

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After the workout, the players formed four teams of shirts and skins and played two simultaneous games of “Pirate Ball.”

“It’s like Ultimate Frisbee with a football,” explained cornerback Jordan Mills. “You can only take two steps with the ball. If the ball hits the

ground, the other team gets it.”

Forrest said the off week will give players time to recuperate before beginning Phase 2 of summer workouts.

“Coach (Kyle) Johnson does a great job with our strength and conditioning program. He’s going to add some things, make it a little tougher for Phase 2, a little more football specific,” Forrest said.

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Nine years after transplant, Coach Cat is living life to the fullest Bradley overcame survivor’s guilt and now embraces every new day.

“There's no book on how to have a transplant and go home and have a life.”

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Flagler Palm Coast assistant girls soccer coach Cat Bradley was just 21 years old when she received a liver transplant.

Bradley had autoimmune hepatitis. Without the new liver, her doctor said, she would have died within a week or two.

That was nine years ago. Last week, she received a message from her liver donor’s father. J.T. would have graduated high school this year.

Bradley thinks about J.T. often. He and his mom died in a car accident when he was 9. When his grieving father was asked if he wanted to donate J.T.’s organs, he didn’t think twice. He said yes.

That decision has been both a blessing and a burden for Bradley.

“I’m so thankful to be alive today,” she said, adding she’s gone through a lot of survivor’s guilt.

“The first couple of years, I went through some depression,” she said.

“I didn’t understand why I was alive, and why J.T. died.

“There’s no book on how to have a transplant and go home and have a life,” she said.

So, Bradley is writing her own book, metaphorically. She received the gift of life, and she’s not taking it lightly.

“I need to live life, and I need to be a good person,” she said.

She’s been assisting head girls soccer coach Pete Hald for 11 years.

She started when she was a college

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student at Jacksonville University.

In high school, she played soccer for Coach Hald and babysat his children.

“When she came on board, obviously I didn’t know how it was going to work out, because she was young,” Hald said. “But she knew my philosophy, and she knew what was expected.”

The year after her transplant, the Bulldogs reached the state final four.

Though still recovering, she made it to all the games.

“I was super fragile,” she said. “I remember my doctor saying, ‘You’re not going to be able to walk.’ But getting to the final four was unreal.”

Bradley coaches the Bulldogs’ JV team and assists with varsity. She enjoys being around both squads and interacting with all of the players.

“I do love coaching so much,” she said. “This program is special. I get to coach some amazing girls.”

Hald, who will be entering his 32nd season as the team’s head coach, said Bradley has helped stabilize the program.

“I can concentrate on the varsity, and I know my JVs are being taken care of,” he said. “I have 18 players, and she has 18. That’s comforting, because I don’t know if I could do it if I didn’t have that kind of stability with the program.”

Rising senior defender Emma Swearingen never played on the JV team, but she has developed a close relationship with Bradley.

“She’s more than an assistant coach,” Swearingen said. “She’s always messaging me, she’s helping me with college stuff. The JV girls love her so much. She may be tough, but they love it, because they know she’s always making them better.

She’s such a good coach, and such a good person.”

Bradley’s full-time job is as a job

Photos by Brent Woronoff

Cat Bradley, right, and FPC girls soccer head coach Pete Hald have worked together for 15 years, since she was a player on the team.

coach with the school district’s STREAM program, helping young people with disabilities transition into the workforce.

In the summer, she not only works with FPC’s soccer players, she also works as a counselor with the city of Palm Coast’s Fun in the Sun camp.

Another way she gives back is speaking on behalf of Donate Life America. She has had speaking engagements all over the state, spreading awareness about organ donation.

Bradley is a big supporter of the entire Bulldogs athletic program.

She never misses an FPC football game. Her energy seems to be endless.

But every day is a struggle. Some days, it’s hard for her to get out of bed. She considered giving up coach-

“She’s more than an assistant coach. She’s always messaging me, she’s helping me with college stuff. ...

She’s such a good coach, and such a good person.”

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ing during the pandemic because of her autoimmune disease. Wearing a mask was nothing new to her. She’s worn one for years to protect herself in crowded places.

Through it all, she’s leaned on all the people who have been in her corner since she was diagnosed with liver disease at age 15. Her parents were there every step of the way, she said.

Her boyfriend, FPC teacher Steve

Von Glahn, has been her rock for the past 3½ years.

“I wouldn’t be alive without all the people who prayed for me and supported me,” she said. “Every day I wake up is a win. I try to stay humble and grounded and thankful every day that I was given this life. I’m so blessed.”

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MAY 26 - JUNE 1

Toscana pool home sells for over $1 million

Coast, for $433,990. Built in 2022, the house is a 3/3 and has 2,368 square feet.

D.R. Horton Inc. Jacksonville, of St. Johns, sold 43 Pittwick Lane to Carla and Michael Mendez, of Palm Coast, for $316,990. Built in 2022, the house is a 4/2 and has 1,862 square feet.

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pool home in Toscana was the top real estate transaction for the week of May 26 to June 1 in Flagler County in the Multiple Listing Service. William and Alisha Thompson, of Richmond, Virginia, sold 6 New Oak Leaf Drive to Eric and Cheryl Jones, of Palm Coast, for $1,050,000. Built in 2018, the house is a 4/3.5 and has a swimming pool and 2,741 square feet. It sold in 2021 for $729,000.

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Condos Robert and Susan Douglas, of Wilmette, Illinois, sold 80 Surfview Drive, Unit 617, to Sivasupiramaniam and Mekala Sriharan, of Gainesville, for $650,000. Built in 2003, the condo is a 3/2 and has 1,455 square feet. It sold in 2015 for $320,000.

James and Kathy Matheny, of Daytona Beach, sold 146 Palm Coast Resort Blvd., Unit 803, to Michael J. LaRocco, John LaRocco, and Michael P. LaRocco, as trustees, for $439,900. Built in 2007, the condo is a 3/2 and has 1,344 square feet. It sold in 2012 for $180,000.

Jack Froonjian, of Palm Coast, sold 48 Club House Drive, Unit 207, to Dorota and Andrzej Solekk, of Clifton, New Jersey, for $157,500.

Built in 1977, the condo is a 2/2 and has 986 square feet. It sold in 2007 for $115,000.

Belle Terre WJHFL LLC, of Greensboro, North Carolina, sold 83 Presidential Lane to Richelle and Stefan Prevot, of Palm Coast, for $233,490. Built in 2021, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,246 square feet.

Cypress Knoll Joaquim and Evonne Ligeiro, of Palm Coast, sold 6 Edge Lane to Cenildo and Fernanda Moreira, of Manalapan, New Jersey, for $550,000. Built in 2005, the house is a 4/2 and has a swimming pool and 2,328 square feet. It sold in 2010 for $188,000.

Eagle Lakes James and Judy Charlton, of Palm Coast, sold 8 Turtle Ridge Drive to Kelvin Brandon and Penny Kennedy, of Flagler Beach, for $444,900.

Built in 2018, the house is a 4/2 and has 2,138 square feet. It sold in 2019 for $273,000.

Grand Haven Alexander and Rosemarie Bollman sold 6 Players Circle to Anthony and Teresa Ciaramella, of Prospect, Connecticut, for $520,000. Built in 1999, the house is a 3/2 and has a swimming pool and 1,973 square feet. It sold in 2016 for $316,900.

Grand Reserve and Golf Club D.R. Horton Inc. Jacksonville, of St. Johns, sold 706 Grand Reserve Drive to Teri Ferreira and Eric Iverson, of Bunnell, for $352,490. Built in 2022, the house is a 4/2 and has 2,147 square feet.

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The top transaction features four bedrooms, three bathrooms, a half-bath and swimming pool.

Hammock Dunes Daniel Neely, as trustee, sold 2 Via Roma to Sinforiano and Adela Ojeda of Palm Coast, for $990,000. Built in 1993, the house is a 4/3.5 and has a swimming pool and 3,436 square feet. It sold in 2009 for $520,000.

Lehigh Woods D.R. Horton Inc. Jacksonville, of St. Johns, sold 26 Red Birch Lane to Jose and Lissette Auz, of Palm Coast, for $329,990. Built in 2020, the house is a 4/2 and has 1,862 square feet.

Indian Trails Andrew and Lisa Rice, of Palm Coast, sold 31 Barkwood Lane to Miguel Lam, of Palm Coast, for $455,000. Built in 2006, the house is a 4/2 and has a fireplace, swimming pool and 2,350 square feet.

Marineland Acres Charles and Jessico Bowman, of Palm Coast, sold 5 Rollins Drive to Cody and Amber Schouten, of Palm Coast, for $699,000. Built in 2004, the house is a 3/2.5 and has a fireplace and 2,098 square feet. It sold in 2020 for $395,000.

LGI Homes Florida LLC, of The Woodlands, Texas, sold 1 Burton Place to Richard and Flordelisa Peters, of Palm Coast, for $363,900.

Built in 2022, the house is a 4/2 and has 1,851 square feet.

Johnson Beach Ramona Eppes, of Flagler Beach, sold 30 Osceola Ave. to Wingman Trading Inc., of Palm Coast, for $455,000. Built in 2022, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,141 square feet.

Lakeside at Matanzas Shores BriRox LLC sold 33 San Jose Drive to Melanie Whiteway, of Florham Park, New Jersey, for $445,000.

Built in 1991, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,578 square feet. It sold in 2020 for $280,000.

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Sawmill Creek Adams Homes of Northwest Florida Inc., of Pensacola, sold 27 Rivertown Road to David and Darla Sanchez, of Palm Coast, for $339,900.

Built in 2022, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,368 square feet.

Seminole Woods Michael and Janet Baldwin, of Palm Coast, sold 19 Undermount Path E. to Martin and Maria Howard, of Gretna, Nebraska, for $405,000.

Built in 2006, the house is a 5/3 and has 2,986 square feet.

Holiday Builders Inc., of Melbourne, sold 6 Seville Place to Jean Damas and Beatrice Hall-Dumas, of Port St. Lucie, for $390,321. Built in 2022, the house is a 4/3 and has 2,381 square feet.

Palm Harbor Christopher and Polly Minhall, of Palm Coast, sold 25 Cole Place to Ilya Bulychev, of Winnetka, California, for $385,000. Built in 1979, the house is a 3/2.5 and has a fireplace and 2,100 square feet.

Holiday Builders Inc., of Melbourne, sold 35 Sea Flower Path to John Dillon and Steven Palese, and Michael and Donna Deluca, of Palm Coast, for $264,990. Built in 2022, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,552 square feet.

Pine Grove D.R. Horton Inc. Jacksonville, of St. Johns, sold 19 Phoenix Lane to William and Andrea Holder, of Palm

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Matanzas Woods LGI Homes Florida LLC, of The Woodlands, Texas sold 97 Laguna Forest Trail to SFR JV-HD Property LLC, of Tustin, California, for $369,900. Built in 2022, the house is a 5/3 and has 1,984 square feet.

Plantation Bay Jean and Robert Trotter, individually and as trustees, sold 900 Creekwood Drive to Brian and Lenore Allen, as trustees, for $630,000.

Built in 2018, the house is a 3/2 and has a swimming pool and 1,764 square feet. It sold in 2018 for $413,500.

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Million-dollar home on 3 acres takes top spot A

house in Plantation Pines on 3 acres was the top real estate transaction in Ormond Beach and Ormondby-the-Sea for the week of May 22-28 in the Multiple Listing Service. Kelly Hencken, of Daytona Beach, sold 3745 Lodge Pole Lane to John and Mara Desmedt, of Ormond Beach, for $1.1 million. Built in 2007, the house is a 5/4.5 and has two fireplaces, a barn, second garage, swimming pool and 6,876 square feet.

Frank and Rosetta Munley, of Ormond Beach, sold 22 Carrington Lane to Joseph Kulesa and Mary Walsh, of Ormond Beach, for $589,000. Built in 1993, the house is a 3/2.5 and has a fireplace, swimming pool and 2,644 square feet. It sold in 2017 for $325,000.

Kyle Ratliff, of Ormond Beach, sold 23 Bella Vita Way to Judith Molinaro, as trustee, for $313,000. Built in 2019, the townhouse is a 3/2.5 and has 1,736 square feet. It sold in 2019 for $205,000.

Charles Bellish, of St. Petersburg, sold 24 Poinsettia Drive to Laureano and Ellen Varona, and Christine Cooper, of Ormond Beach, for

Biscayne Holdings NA LLC sold 35 Mayfield Circle to 3AS Real Estate Investments LLC, of Port Orange, for $280,000. Built in 1976, the house is a 3/2 and has a swimming pool and 1,812 square feet.

Peter and Carol Polzella, individually and as trustee, sold 286 Timberline Trail to Stephen Brewster, of Ormond Beach, for $234,000. Built in 1979, the villa is a 2/2 and has 1,428 square feet. It sold in 2017 for $151,900.

Deborah and Teri Tetzlaff, of Port Orange, sold 17 Arbor Lake Park to Amy and Jeffery Haston, of Crescent City, for $185,000. Built in 1985, the condo is a 2/2 and has 1,118 square feet. It sold in 2016 for $92,500.

Halifax Plantation Henry Knies sold 3645 Christa Court to Jeffrey and Indra Newman, of Ormond Beach, for $565,000.

Built in 2002, the house is a 3/2 and has a swimming pool and 2,279 square feet.

The condo at 17 Arbor Lake Park sold for $185,000.

Phillip and Elaine Whitehead, of East Morecambe, Louisiana, sold 1101 Killarney Drive to Louis and Rose Figliolia, of Ormond Beach, for

Hunter’s Ridge Chin and Min Chung, of Lake Tapps, Washington, sold 10 Cottonwood Flat to Anthony and Cindy Leonardi, of Ormond Beach, for $466,500. Built in 2004, the house is a 4/3 and has 2,482 square feet.

Pine Run Kelli Beasley, of Tucson Arizona, sold 15 Walnut Lane to Gus and Deanna Valdes, of Ormond Beach, for $692,000. Built in 1981, the house is a 3/2.5 and has a fireplace, swimming pool and 2,208 square feet.

Sandra Suppice, of DeLand, sold 45 Village Drive to Chad and Michelle Millican, of Ormond Beach, for $440,000. Built in 1984, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,440 square feet.

Plantation Bay Martin Carroll and Renee GoriCarroll, of Spring Lake, North Carolina, sold 1044 Kilkenny Lane to Gail Pyle, of Ormond Beach, for $369,000. Built in 2014, the house is a 2/2 and has 1,510 square feet. It sold in 2019 for $226,500.

River Oaks Marissa Calzada, of Ormond Beach,

house is a 3/2 and has a fireplace, swimming pool and 1,881 square feet. It sold in 2020 for $265,000.

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Gary and Barbara Tosh, of Ormond Beach, sold 5 Sand Dollar Drive to Timothy and Maribea Balmert, of Ormond Beach, for $570,000. Built in 2014, the house is a 3/2 and has a swimming pool and 1,572 square feet. It sold in 2018 for $348,000.

Tomoka Oaks Jesus Carrasquillo and Penelope Young-Carrasquillo, of Centreville, Maryland, sold 10 Pebble Beach Drive to Ian and Amanda Tafel, of Ormond Beach, for $501,300. Built in 1973, the house is a 4/2 and has a fireplace and 2,646 square feet. It sold in 2017 for $275,000.

Whiskey City Development LLC, of Harrison, Ohio, sold 1 Evergreen Circle to Marilyn E. Olson Revocable Trust for $440,000. Built in 1974, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,531 square feet. It sold in 2020 for $270,000.

Tymber Creek Melvin and Janice Mathisen, of Ormond Beach, sold 407 Black Oak Lane to Justen and Sara Turley, of Ormond Beach, for $550,000. Built in 1988, the house is a 4/3.5 and has a fireplace, swimming pool and 2,374 square feet.

The Trails Tabea Branka, of Cypress, Texas, sold 38 River Ridge Trail to Jeremy and Melissa Armstrong, of Ormond Beach, for $350,000. Built in 1977, the house is a 3/2 and has a fireplace and 2,143 square feet.

Woodmere South Kurt Dumond and Christina Hall sold 865 N. Ridgewood Ave. to Steven Bowie, of Welcome, Maryland, for $430,000. Built in 1975, the

Timothy and Becky Becker sold 1202 Riverbreeze Blvd. to Lydia Singleton, as trustee, for $387,500.

Built in 1955, the house is a 4/2.5 and has 1,683 square feet. It sold in 2015 for $179,900.

Ronald Kozik and Jeffrey Olney, of Ormond Beach, sold 213 Lynnhurst Drive to Jacqueline McGovern and Joseph Coffey, of Ormond Beach, for $368,000. Built in 1962, the house is a 2/2 and has 1,120 square feet. It sold in 2020 for $154,900.

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

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Tomoka Estates Lenell Storey sold 1076 Shockney Drive to Mossy Oak Homes LLC, of Ormond Beach, for $473,000. Built in 1973, the house is a 3/2.5 and has a fireplace, boat dock, boathouse and 1,692 square feet. It sold in 2016 for $260,000.

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ORMOND BEACH

$309,900. Built in 1956, the house is a 2/1 and has 955 square feet.

Sherrill Morgan, individually and as trustee, sold 1170 Athlone Way to Elisa Dellavecchia of Apex, North Carolina, for $321,000. Built in 1999, the townhouse is a 3/2 and has 1,627 square feet. It sold in 2018 for $199,000.

sold 245 River Vale Lane to Christopher Johnson, of Ormond Beach, for $467,000. Built in 2016, the house is a 4/3 and has 2,110 square feet. It sold in 2017 for $267,000.

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$560,000. Built in 2002, the house is a 3/2 and has a swimming pool and 2,342 square feet. It sold in 2021 for $470,000.

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Puzzle One Clue: S equals Y

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The top transaction in Ormond Beach features a swimming pool, two fireplaces and five bedrooms.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS (summary administration) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2021CP821 IN RE: ESTATE OF MAURICE MICHAEL HEWSON a/k/a MICHAEL MAURICE HEWSON Deceased.

TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS OR DEMANDS AGAINST THE ABOVE ESTATE: You are hereby notified that an Order of Summary Administration has been entered in the estate of Maurice Michael Hewson, deceased, File Number 2021CP821 by the Circuit Court for Flagler County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is Kim C. Hammond Justice Center, 1769 E. Moody Boulevard, Building 1, Bunnell, Florida 32110; that the decedent’s date of death was September 28, 2020; that the total value of the estate is $20,000.00 and that the names and addresses of those to whom it has been assigned by such order are: NAME Catherine Wang Hewson, individually ADDRESS 15 Casa Bella Circle, Unit 1403 Palm Coast, Florida 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 July 7, 2022.

Persons Giving Notice: Catherine Wang Hewson 15 Casa Bella Circle, Unit 1403 Palm Coast, Florida 32137 Benjamin D. Stubbs, Vice President Bank of America Mail Code: TATG1, PO Box 653071 Dallas, TX 75265-3071 Attorney for Persons Giving Notice: Ritesh Patel E-mail Addresses: rpatel@cpmtlaw.com Florida Bar No. 0105459 Cohen Pollock Merlin Turner, P.C. 3350 Riverwood Parkway, Suite 1600 Atlanta, Georgia 30339 July 7, 14, 2022 22-00086G

NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION CREATING THE LANDINGS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT Pursuant to Section 190.00(1)(d), Florida Statutes, the City of Palm Coast City Council members hereby provide notice of consideration of a petition by JTL Grand Landings Development, LLC, seeking the creation of the Landings Community Development District and possible adoption of the following Ordinance titled similar to: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF PALM COAST, FLORIDA, APPROVING THE CREATION OF THE LANDINGS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER, OR DESIGNEE, TO EXECUTE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR IMPLEMENTING ACTIONS AND APPROVING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Public hearing on the above-captioned matter will be held as follows: The City Council will hold a Workshop meeting on August 9, 2022 at 9:00 a.m., and two (2) public hearings on the proposed Community Development District on August 16, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. and September 9, 2022 at 6:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible, all in the Community Wing of the City of Palm Coast City Hall located at 160 Lake Ave., Palm Coast, Florida.

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SECOND INSERTION AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 45 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 2019 CA 000079 WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB AS TRUSTEE OF WV 2017-1 GRANTOR TRUST, Plaintiff, VS. UNKNOWN HEIRS BENEFICIARIES, DEVISEES, SURVIVING SPOUSE, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEE, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES, AND ALL OTHER PARTIES CLAIMING AN INTEREST BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST THE ESTATE OF MAGDALENA FORLENZA A/K/A MAGDALENA A. FORLENZA, DECEASED; ISPC; HABITAT FOR HUMANITY; WILLIAM H. SMALL; DAVID SMALL; RALPH SMALL; Defendant(s).

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sale will be made pursuant to an Order Resetting Sale entered on June 13, 2022 in Civil Case No. 2019 CA 000079, of the Circuit Court of the SEVENTH Judicial Circuit in and for Flagler County, Florida, wherein, WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB AS TRUSTEE OF WV 2017-1 GRANTOR TRUST is the Plaintiff, and UNKNOWN HEIRS BENEFICIARIES, DEVISEES, SURVIVING SPOUSE, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEE, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES, AND ALL OTHER PARTIES CLAIMING AN INTEREST BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST THE ESTATE OF MAGDALENA FORLENZA A/K/A MAGDALENA A. FORLENZA, DECEASED; ISPC; HABITAT FOR HUMANITY; WILLIAM H. SMALL; DAVID SMALL; RALPH SMALL are Defendants.

The Clerk of the Court, Tom Bexley will sell to the highest bidder for cash at Clerk of Circuit and County Court, Kim C. Ham-

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Notice Under Fictitious Name Law According to Florida Statute Number 865.09 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned, desiring to engage in business under the Fictitious Name of ArtistAK located at 5 Pickcane Lane, in the City of Palm Coast, Flagler County, FL 32164 intends to register the said name with the Division of Corporations of the Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida.

Dated this 30th day of June, 2022.

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Notice Under Fictitious Name Law According to Florida Statute Number 865.09 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned, desiring to engage in business under the Fictitious Name of Palm Coast Cannabis Clinic located at 9 Pine Cone Drive, in the City of Palm Coast, Flagler County, FL 32137 intends to register the said name with the Division of Corporations of the Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida.

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NOTICE OF ACTION IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No.: 2022-CA-0076 Division: 49 Jana Ilkovicova, Plaintiff, v.

Rastislav Ilkovic, Defendants.

TO: Rastislav Ilkovic Hýtra 15/583 06401 Staiá Lubovña Slovák Republik YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to quiet title to the following property in Flagler County, Florida: Lot 3, of Block 88, of PALM COAST, Map of BELLE TERRE, Section 35, according to the plat thereof, as recorded in Plat Book 11, Page 2 through 26, of the Public Records of Flagler County, Florida. has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Vincent L. Sullivan, the Plaintiff ’s attorney, whose address 145 City Place, Suite 301, Palm Coast, FL 32164, on or before 30 days after the first publication, and file the original with the Clerk of this Court either before service on the Plaintiff ’s attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint or petition.

DATED this 20 day of June, 2022.

Tom Bexley Clerk of Court (SEAL) By: /s/ Margarita Ruiz Deputy Clerk Vincent L. Sullivan the Plaintiff ’s attorney 145 City Place, Suite 301 Palm Coast, FL 32164 June 23, 30; July 7, 14, 2022 22-00082G

NOTICE OF ACTION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE (NO CHILD OR FINANCIAL SUPPORT) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 7th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR Flagler COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No.: 2022 DR 000524 Division: 47 Samantha Brittain, Petitioner, and Jeffrey Ozburn, Respondent, TO: Jeffrey Ozburn 405 Walnut Street, Daytona Beach FL 32114 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for dissolution of marriage has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Samantha Brittain, whose address is samscholar815@icloud.com on or before 7/17/2022, and file the original with the clerk of this Court at 1769 E MOODY BLVD, BLDG #1, BUNNELL, FL, 32110 before service on Petitioner or immediately thereafter. If you fail to do so, a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition.

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

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

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2022-CP-000260 Division 48 IN RE: ESTATE OF ALLAN GREGORY HOOPER a/k/a ALLAN G. HOOPER Deceased.

The administration of the estate of Allan Gregory Hooper, deceased, whose date of death was January 20, 2022, is pending in the Circuit Court for Flagler County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 1769 East Moody Blvd., Bunnell, Florida 32110. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME 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 June 30, 2022.

Personal Representative: Destiny Hooper 366 Oak Ridge Road Ormond Beach, Florida 32174 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 June 30; July 7, 2022 22-00084G

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2022-11443-PRDL Division 10 IN RE: ESTATE OF NANCY DYER BURGESS-HALL Deceased.

The administration of the estate of Nancy Dyer Burgess-Hall, deceased, whose date of death was April 24, 2022, is pending in the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 101 North Alabama Avenue, DeLand, Florida 32724. The names and addresses of the personal 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 July 7, 2022.

Personal Representative: Douglas Edwin Hall 1405 Edgewater Road Daytona Beach, Florida 32114 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 July 7, 14, 2022 22-00058I

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Household and personal property including furniture, kitchen items, Christmas decor, framed art, knick knacks and lamps of Steven Barrett will be sold at public auction on July 21-28 by Central Florida Auction Block. Items were formally at 211 John Anderson Dr. Ormond Beach, Fl. Apt. A. centralfloridaauctionblock.com July 7, 14, 2022 22-00063V

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2022-11352 PRDL Division 10 IN RE: ESTATE OF SYLVIA E. HAMMOND, Deceased.

The administration of the estate of SYLVIA E. HAMMOND, deceased, whose date of death was April 20, 2022, is pending in the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is P. O. Box 6043, DeLand, FL 32721-6043. 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: June 30, 2022.

Signed on this 22nd day of June, 2022.

TODD F. HAMMOND Personal Representative 220 Ellicott Drive Ormond Beach, FL 32176 R. KEVIN KOREY, ESQUIRE Attorney for Personal Representative Florida Bar No. 89108 ROBERT KIT KOREY, P. A. 595 W. Granada Blvd., Suite A Ormond Beach, FL 32174 Telephone: (386) 677-3431 Email: Kevin@korelawpa.com Secondary Email: Michele@koreylawpa.com June 30; July 7, 2022 22-00055I

NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2022-11454 PRDL Division 10 IN RE: ESTATE OF NORMA F. DUNN, Deceased.

The administration of the estate of NORMA F. DUNN, deceased, whose date of death was November 7, 2021; File Number 2022-11454 PRDL, is pending in the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is P. O. Box 6043, Deland, FL 32721-6043. 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 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: June 30, 2022.

Signed on this 24th day of June, 2022.

SIDNEY VAN DUNN Personal Representative 34 W. Antelope Canyon Place Oro Valley, AZ 85755 MARK DAVID DUNN Personal Representative 94 Highland Avenue Ormond Beach, FL 32174 ROBERT KIT KOREY, ESQUIRE Attorney for Personal Representatives Florida Bar No. 147787 ROBERT KIT KOREY, P. A. 595 W. Granada Blvd., Suite A Ormond Beach, FL 32174 Telephone: (386) 677-3431 Email: Kit@koreylawpa.com Secondary Email: Michele@koreylawpa.com June 30; July 7, 2022 22-00056I

NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No.: 2022-11399-PRDL Division: 10 IN RE: ESTATE OF ROBERT JOSEPH COCO, JR a/k/a ROBERT J. COCO, JR. Deceased.

The administration of the Estate of ROBERT JOSEPH COCO, JR, deceased, whose date of death was 05/12/2022, is pending in the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is P.O. Box 6043, DeLand, Florida 32721-6043. 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 June 30, 2022.

ROBERT J COCO, SR. Personal Representative 1258 Mayflower Dr. Daytona Beach, FL DAVID A. BURT Florida Bar No. 197955 Hawkins, Hawkins & Burt, LLP 501 South Ridgewood Avenue Daytona Beach, Florida 32114 davidburt@hawkinsandburt.com laura@hawkinsandburt.com June 30; July 7, 2022 22-00054I

SECOND INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2022-11491-PRDL Division 10 IN RE: ESTATE OF KEITH A. LEASEBURGE a/k/a KEITH ALLEN LEASEBURGE Deceased.

The administration of the estate of Keith A. Leaseburge, deceased, whose date of death was May 25, 2022, is pending in the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 101 North Alabama Avenue, DeLand, Florida 32724.

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

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

Personal Representative: Shirley Leaseburge 11 Kings Grant Road Apt. 102 Daytona Beach, Florida 32117 Attorney for Personal Representative: Thomas J. Upchurch, Esquire Florida Bar No. 0015821 Upchurch Law 1616 Concierge Blvd., Suite 101 Daytona Beach, FL 32117 Telephone: (386) 492-3871 Email: service@upchurchlaw.com 2nd Email: clutes@upchurchlaw.com June 30; July 7, 2022 22-00057I

SECOND INSERTION ONE DAYTONA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND NOTICE OF REGULAR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS’ MEETING AND AUDITOR SELECTION COMMITTEE MEETING. The Board of Supervisors (“Board”) of the One Daytona Community Development District (“District”) will hold a public hearing on July 22, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. at International Motorsports Center, One Daytona Blvd., Daytona Beach, FL 32114 for the purpose of hearing comments and objections on the adoption of the proposed budget (“Proposed Budget”) of the District for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2022 and ending September 30, 2023 (“Fiscal Year 2022/2023”). A regular board meeting of the District will also be held at that time where the Board may consider any other business that may properly come before it. The Auditor Selection Committee will convene prior to the public hearing and regular board meeting. The Auditor Selection Committee will review, discuss, and recommend an auditor to provide audit services to the District for Fiscal Year 2022.

A copy of the agendas and Proposed Budget may be obtained at the offices of the District Manager, 3501 Quadrangle Boulevard, Suite 270, Orlando, Florida 32817, (407) 723-5900 (“District Manager’s Office”), during normal business hours or via email at gaarlandtj@pfm.com or may be viewed on the District’s website at least 2 days before the meeting https://www.onedaytonacdd.org/.

The public hearing and meetings are open to the public and will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Florida law. The public hearing and meetings may be continued to a date, time, and place to be specified on the record at the meetings. There may be occasions when Board Supervisors or District Staff may participate by speaker telephone.

Any person requiring special accommodations at the meetings because of a disability or physical impairment should contact the District Manager’s Office at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Florida Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1, or 1-800-955-8771 (TTY) / 1-800-955-8770 (Voice), for aid in contacting the District Manager’s Office.

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

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386-446-1191 Palm Coast/ CALL FOR DETAILS! 386-446-1191 ORMOND / DAYTONA Flagler County 386-562-1144 ORMOND / DAYTONA Serving 32176 On select Signature Series BUY MORE, SAVE MORE 386-562-1144 www.budgetblinds.com Ormond ON SELECT SIGNATURE & ES SERIES *Offer not valid with CALL any other offers.

Offer good at FOR DETAILS! time of initial estimate only. Offer good at participatBeach Side ing franchises only.

Each franchise independently www.budgetblinds.com BUY MORE, SAVE MORE owned and operated. Offer valid through 6-30-19 386-446-1191

30% OFF

ON SELECT SIGNATURE & ES SERIES

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364194

386-437-0041

*Offer not valid with any other offers. Offer good at time of initial estimate only. Offer good at participating franchises only. Each franchise independently owned and operated. Offer valid through 11-04-13.

*Offer not valid with any other offers. Offer good at time of initial estimate only. Offer good at participating franchises only. Each franchise independently owned and operated. Offer valid through 11-04-13.

2012

ON SELECT SIGNATURE & ES SERIES CALL FOR DETAILS!

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2012

BUY MORE, SAVE MORE Concrete ON SELECT SIGNATURE & ES SERIES

*Offer not valid with any other offers. Offer good at time of initial estimate only. Offer good at participating franchises only. Each franchise independently owned and operated. Offer valid through 11-04-13.

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2012

PAVERSTRAVERTINEANDMORE.COM

*Offer not valid with any other offers. Offer good at time of initial estimate only. Offer good at participating franchises only. Each franchise independently owned and operated. Offer valid through 11-04-13.

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Monday 8am-7pm8-5 - Tuesday-Friday Mon.-Fri. • Saturday8am-5pm 9-1 Saturday & Sunday - Closed

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NEW CONCRETE OR CONCRETE REPAIR

17 Old Kings Road North Palm Coast, FL 32137

Quality Work at Affordable Prices S & D Construction and Maintenance, Inc.

Concrete • Pavers • Travertine • Fire Pits • and More

336409

384816

Licensed & Insured

sdcminc@gmail.com 5054 N. Ocean Shore Blvd. Palm Coast

WE CHOMP HIGH PRICES!

“God Bless You”

384231

386-446-1655

386.446.1566

Owner Dominic DiGirolamo

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384233

Barber

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Retail

YARD MASTERS LLD Backyard Clean Up • Hedge Trimming • Weed Maintenance Palm Tree Trimming • Mulch/Rock Installation Clean Outs • Gardening • Pressure Washing

Insurance

Painting

Roofing

CALL for a Quote CALL & forAsk a About Quote Money & Ask Saving About Money Discounts!

Saving Discounts!

Visa/MC/Amex/Discover

386-445-6198 Serving Flagler County Since 1987

We seal cracks & holes

Phone 386-439-9254 www.aciaonline.com Phone 386-439-9254

PF-SPAD0414151522

Shingle | Tile | Metal | Flat | Re-Roof Structural Repair | Skylights

386.677.9265

Free Estimates Licensed & Insured

State Licensed | Insured CCC1328252 | CBC1254280

CBC ROOFING COMPANY

383572

Central Plaza Florida Retina Winn-Dixie Shopping - Route 100Center www.aciaonline.com Phone 386-439-9254 www.aciaonline.com

383923

WE PAINT HOUSES, POOL DECKS, DRIVEWAYS & DOCKS

383903

Auto • HomeInsurance • Condo • Motorcycle • Flood • Renters All Counties Agency All Counties Insurance Agency RV • Boat • Commercial Auto • Property & Traffic School 99 OldSchool Kings Rd. S.100 Suite 3 & Traffic Winn-Dixie Shopping Plaza - Route

Roof Leaking?

“Specialist In Hard to Find Leaks”

CALL TODAY FOR A FREE PERSONALIZED INSURANCE QUOTE.

XNLV20199 364199

Insured Residential

384822

386-215-2385

Licensed Commercial

383570

383902 364198

XNLV20197

Ask for “BIG DAC”

PF-SPAD0414151522

Medicare Plan Options

Plumbing

EZ Roofing Inc.

383904 XNLV20200 369733

Helping You Select the Medicare Plan That is Right For You!

Building Customers For Life!

Of Flagler County

HMO • PPO • SUPPLEMENTS PART D • DENTAL OR OST NO C ATION G OBLI

Residential Roofing Specialist • New Roofs • Replacements • Repairs • FREE Estimates • FREE Roof Inspections & Minor Repairs

Deanna Kershner

Independent Licensed Agent

Insurance Inspections Available Reliable Prompt Service

386.931.3414

O.K. BY:___________________________ O.K. WITH CORRECTIONS BY:________________________ O.K. BY:___________________________ O.K. WITH CORRECTIONS BY:________________________ Deanna.Kershner@yahoo.com CAREFULLY • SUBMIT CORRECTIONS ONLINE 364200

386-328-5359 384824

PF-SPAD0414151522

LIC#CCC1331086

CAREFULLY • SUBMIT CORRECTIONS ONLINE

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TERRY’S PLUMBING

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State Certified License CCC1325974

• TILE • SHINGLE • METAL • FLAT ROOFS • RE-ROOFS • NEW ROOFS • ROOF REPAIRS

For All Your Plumbing Needs

439-3191 386-445-3305 386-

Landscaping • Installation • Mulch • Rock • Tree Trimming • Soil • Grading

Any Job, Big and Small We do them all

Fast, Reliable Service

2 Generations Family Owned & Operated

We guarantee Quality *Best Quality* 100% Guaranteed

FloridasBestRoofing@gmail.com | www.FloridasBestRoofing.us

(386) 263-7906 FREE ESTIMATES

383924

384234

Licensed • Insured Master Plumber CFC1426001

• 10-YEAR LABOR WARRANTY • NO DEPOSIT • NO PRE-PAYMENTS • 5 STAR BBB-RATING

This week’s Crossword answers

386-238-9215

Serving Flagler County for over 30 years

383925 364204

ALL PF701 COUNTIES INSURANCE A N: N: PF701

384820

Pools

LAWN GIRL & CO LLC Spring Your Yard Into Shape • Trim Shrubs & Hedges • Mulch & Stone

aboveaveragepools@gmail.com

Lawn Care

Power Washing

Rick's Power Washing

386•262•8593

Residential

Commercial

Houses · Driveways · Pool Enclosures Siding · Concrete Licensed/Insured & Reliable

Palm/Tree Trimming • Hedges • Shrubs • Sod Install Mulch/Rock/Dirt Flower Bed Debris Clean Up • Yard Clean Out Hauling/Junk Removal

Licensed

Insured

Call Rick

386-585-5160

383569

1quinslawncare@gmail.com

Lawn Care

Remodeling/Home Improvement

HOME REPAIRS • HANDYMAN SERVICES TRIM CARPENTRY • REMODELING 384235

384819

561-302-1546

Licensed & Insured #CBC1257382

You’re only cheating yourself.

Quin’s Lawn Care

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peekers’ place

Licensed & Insured

383571

386-957-2850

383926

• Clean Out Specialists 384818

Professional Landscape Design & Maintenance

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THURSDAY, JULY 7, 2022

PUBLIC NOTICE IMMEDIATE DISPOSAL SALE OF 500 BANK VEHICLES

PAY ONLY ONE DOLLAR DOWN And Take Over Payments From

THE BANK!

3 DAYS 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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IS THE EXCLUSIVE DEALER IN THE COUNTY FOR THIS EVENT!

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