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Still divided, council plans vote City Council will vote next week on whether to keep Palm Coast’s commercial vehicle ban PAGE 11

Monoclonal treatment center at DSC

Never forget PAGE 3

DeSantis says the Flagler site will be able to treat 300 patients a day free of charge.

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COVID-19 case rates begin to drop, hospitalizations decrease PAGE 2

TAX RATE

City Council votes 3-2 for slight tax rate decrease, approves funding for 10 additional deputies PAGE 5

WHO PAYS?

City Council resists proposed arrangement with county for utility relocation PAGE 10

ONLINE GOODBYE, FSA? DeSantis wants to end ‘outdated’ year-end school tests.

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Ground broken AdventHealth’s 100-bed hospital on Palm Coast Parkway to open spring 2023

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AdventHealth held a virtual groundbreaking celebration Sept.

14 for its 100-bed Palm Coast Parkway hospital.

The project, Flagler County’s single-largest health care investment, includes the second AdventHealth hospital in Palm Coast. The four-story hospital, located near Bridgehaven Drive, will be approximately 158,000 square feet.

AdventHealth Palm Coast Parkway will include an emergency department with full-service

imaging; five operating suites; endoscopy services; outpatient laboratory; heart catheterization labs; 20 critical care patient rooms and 80 general medical or surgical care rooms.

Flagler County’s only other hospital, the 99-bed AdventHealth Palm Coast, was built in 2002. Between 2010 and 2019, Flagler’s population increased by 20%, according to data collected

by World Population Review. By 2026, Flagler County’s population is expected to grow by an additional 7%, according to SG2 Insurance Coverage Forecast, and providing accessible, high-quality acute-care services to the burgeoning community is integral.

“COVID-19 shed light on the need for every individual to have

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convenient access to worldclass health care,” said Dr. Ron Jimenez, CEO of AdventHealth Palm Coast and AdventHealth Palm Coast Parkway. “We are pleased to strengthen the health of our community by expanding our state-of-the-art emergency, inpatient and outpatient care in Flagler County.”

Plans also call for a 30,000-square-foot medical office building to be constructed as part of this $145 million project. AdventHealth Palm Coast Parkway will bring up to 700 new jobs to the area upon completion.

The architect on the hospital is HuntonBrady Architects, and the contractor is Robins & Morton. AdventHealth Palm Coast Parkway is set to open in spring 2023.

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COVID-19 case rates begin to drop Also: If you’ve tested positive and are a highrisk patient, the health department strongly recommends monoclonal antibody therapy, which is free. See the instructions at the bottom of the story for how to access it.

JONATHAN SIMMONS NEWS EDITOR

The number of positive COVID-19 cases in Flagler County is dropping, decreasing from 789 last week to 483 this week.

“That’s pretty good, considering that our highest was 936 for the week. ... This week was a little bit of a respite for us,” Florida Department of Health Communications Manager Gretchen Smith said on Flagler Broadcasting’s “Free For All Friday” program Sept. 10.

The COVID-19 positivity rate in Flagler has held steady at 21%, she said.

A total of 476 people were vaccinated this week.

Health department Medical Director Dr. Stephen Bickel said the delta variant seems to be getting people’s attention.

“I definitely detect an increased concern about delta,” he said.

“People who have been kind of dismissing it ... now it’s getting their attention.”

Health department Health Officer Bob Snyder said it seems that the county likely plateaued a couple of weeks ago, with daily case rates dropping from 33 positives a day several weeks back to an average of 23 per day in the last few days.

“Good news on that front,” Snyder said. “But we’re not out of the woods yet.”

Bickel warned that there’s a possibility of another wave, and if COVID-19 safety policies are rolled back, it makes sense to remain ready to promptly reenact them if needed.

TESTING SCHEDULE The Florida Department of Health in Flagler County has modified its COVID-19 testing schedule at the Flagler County Fairgrounds for Sept. 11-19.

COVID-19 testing priority will be given to any students, faculty and school staff of public or private schools in Flagler County, followed by the general public, who should schedule testing appointments by calling 386-437-7350 ext. 0.

The testing schedule for Sept. 16-19 is as follows: Thursday, September 16: 8 a.m. to 12 noon Friday, September 17: 8 a.m. to 12 noon Saturday, September 18: CLOSED Sunday, September 19: CLOSED Please consider the follow-

AdventHealth Palm Coast has discharged a number of COVID-19 patients and has been getting fewer new ones, said AdventHealth Palm Coast Chief Operating Officer Wally De Aquino.

About 90% of hospitalized COVID-19 patients at AdventHealth Palm Coast have been unvaccinated, he said.

The hospital’s overall COVID-19 positivity rate has dropped considerably, he said, from the 20s several weeks ago to 11.5% now, and the average age of the hospital’s COVID-19 patients has

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ing when testing with DOHFlagler: Testing should take place at least 3 to 5 days after exposure. Testing sooner than this may result in false negatives.

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Wear a mask inside the testing facility. Should you test positive, you may be asked to exit and wait outside.

It may take time for DOH to reach individuals who test positive for COVID-19. Take initiative to isolate for at least ten days.

Vaccinations continue to be offered at 301 Dr. Carter Blvd. two afternoons a week, on Mondays and Tuesdays from 3:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

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risen again, back into the 50s.

The hospital has 55 COVID-19 patients, down from a high of 97.

There have been a few pediatric COVID-19 patients at the hospital’s emergency room, but they’ve all been able to be discharged and return home, he said. (Nationwide, about 1% of children diagnosed with COVID-19 are hospitalized, Bickel said.)

“Positive news across the board, and we hope that the trend continues,” De Aquinho said.

People who’ve been hospitalized with COVID-19 should still be vaccinated after they’re released, generally after two to four weeks, Bickel said.

“The immunity they get from having COVID and then getting vaccinated is amazing,” Bickel said. “... I wouldn’t wait more than a month.”

People who received monoclonal antibody therapy and want to get vaccinated, he added, have a longer, three-month waiting period before vaccination.

Anyone who tests positive for COVID-19 who is at risk for severe symptoms — for instance, Bickel said, people who are overweight or have diabetes — should get monoclonal antibody therapy as soon as possible. High-risk patients who’ve been exposed to the virus but have not tested positive may also benefit, he said.

A new monoclonal therapy center opened Sept. 9 at the Daytona State College campus in Palm Coast.

The treatment is free.

“As soon as you get it, it’s like your antibodies beat the virus to the punch,” Bickel said. “If you’re in doubt, call them, and you can go in and don’t even need a doctor’s prescription …. It can be lifesaving, and it can keep you out of the hospital.”

Snyder, who had a breakthrough case of COVID-19 earlier this year, said he used monoclonal antibody therapy treatment and saw all nine of his COVID-19 symptoms dissipate within 72 hours.

“This really is an excellent treatment once you are positive for COVID, either prophylactically or if you have symptoms,” he said. “But then again, it can in no way replace prevention, which is getting vaccinated.”

For information on setting an appointment, go to https:// floridahealthcovid19.gov/monoclonal-antibody-therapy/mablocator/ or call 850-344-9637.

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A time for words, a time for silence 20 years after 9/11 Flagler County firefighters climb stairs at Hammock Beach Resort to honor to 343 fallen heroes JULIE MURPHY FLAGLER COUNTY PIO

Flagler County and the Hammock Beach Golf Resort and Spa came together to create an inaugural “Memorial Stair Climb” in honor of the 343 New York City Fire Department firefighters who heroically gave their lives trying save others as they rushed into the World Trade Center 20 years ago to the day.

Eighteen climbers ascended the 11-flight stairwell at the resort 10 times to represent the 110 flights of stairs at the World Trade Center that the 343 firefighters climbed in their efforts to prevent the loss of life. Saturday’s climbers carried remembrance poker chips that depicted the faces of the FDNY firefighters who worked their last shift on Sept. 11, 2001 as they climbed a collective total of 39,600 steps.

“This is truly humbling,” said Firefighter-Paramedic Andy Thomas. “These guys were going in without thought for themselves. They were going in to work — to save lives.”

Firefighters, dressed in full turnout gear, began their first ascent promptly at 8:46 a.m. — the moment American Airlines Flight 11 was flown into the North Tower of the World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan.

A memorial stair climb isn’t a new concept, but it was the first held in Flagler County.

The first stair climb held to support the mission of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation was held on Sept. 11, 2005, in downtown Denver, according to

THE CLIMBERS

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Above: Fifteen firefighters climbed 2,200 steps to honor the fallen firefighters.

Left: Daytona Beach Firefighter Mike Gocke brought an American flag made with 343 poker chips with the face of each NYFD firefighter whose life was lost.

www.firehero.org. Donations can be made to support the foundation — which fund the programs provided by the NFFF to support the families of your local fallen firefighters and the FDNY Counseling Services Unit — by visiting https://www.firehero.org/

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Fifteen firefighters, including two from Daytona Beach, along with two wives of Flagler County Fire Rescue firefighters, and a former agency firefighter each climbed the 2,200 steps to honor the fallen firefighters.

FLAGLER COUNTY FIRE RESCUE: Andy Thomas David Dufek Breonna Banks Tyler Allesee Joe Davis John Krall Danny Ledesma Andrew Shook

Kyle Najpaver Adrian Brands Jesse Sintscha Cory Bauman Roberto Zerbino Ryan Anderson (former fighter) WIVES: Andrea Guerin

Motivational posters created for the event provided encouragement in the stairwell during their climb, and punch cards helped them track their 10 trips.

“I’m not doing this for me, I’m doing it for them,” said Flagler County Firefighter Breonna

climbed for husband Lt. Tony Guerin Becca Davis climbed with husband Joe Davis DAYTONA BEACH FIRE DEPARTMENT: Conrad Kerins Mike Gocke

Banks. “I will finish. I won’t give up.”

“These firefighters put their lives on the line day in and day out,” Resort Security Director Adam Dennison said. “It was an absolute pleasure to do this for them.”

Mayor Alfin: ‘Indeed, we will never forget’

Remembrance, resilience and rebirth

Palm Coast Elks Club hosts 9-11 remembrance.

The city dedicated the planting of a World Trade Center Survivor Tree seedling at Heroes Memorial Park.

BRIAN MCMILLAN EXECUTIVE EDITOR

The work of remembering was taken up at the Palm Coast Elks Lodge 2709 on the 20th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001.

Dignitaries’ speeches recounted the tragedies of the day, includ-

ing the deaths in the World Trade Center and Pentagon, the deaths on the planes, the deaths of the immediate rescue efforts and the deaths caused by the after-effects of the toxic dust. Moments of silence commemorated each step in the morning’s timeline.

Dozens of first responders and medical personnel — local people directly involved in the rescue effort — came forward to stand in front of the Elks Lodge’s twisted

Photos by Brian McMillan

John Feind observes a display of photos commemorating the 20th anniversary of 9-11.

Jerry Dickens Sr., keynote speaker.

metal beams that form the 9/11 memorial.

Speakers at the event were Bill Hall and John Clouser, of the Elks Club; Jerry Dickens Sr., formerly of the Fire Department of New York; Greg Hansen, Flagler County commissioner; Rick Staly, Flagler County sheriff; Fred Gleissner, retired New York firefighter; Lenny Ensalaco, Flagler County Fire Rescue deputy chief; and David Alfin, mayor of Palm Coast.

Staly asked the audience to remember the heroism of those who ran toward danger, rather than remembering the terrorists.

Alfin concluded: “Through the passage of time, our hearts are healed. ... But through time and every single day, nothing can ever erase the memory of those we loved. We have accepted responsibility to never forget, and, indeed, we will never forget.”

BRENT WORONOFF STAFF WRITER

Twenty years has not dimmed Ophelia Beier’s memory of 9/11.

Beier, of Palm Coast, is a survivor of the attack on the Pentagon.

She was running to her office that morning when she heard a voice in her head, telling her to turn around and go back.

Shaken and confused, she ran in the opposite direction. Five minutes later, American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the western side of the building, just where Beier had been standing.

Beier was an Army financial analyst at the time. Thirty-four of Beier’s co-workers died in the attack. Only three survived.

“I was just running for my life,” Beier recounted during the City of Palm Coast’s 9/11 Memorial Ceremony at Heroes Memorial Park. “I made it to South Parking. I wondered why my life was spared.”

Beier, Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin and former New York State court officer Major Ronald Young were featured speakers at the evening ceremony.

The ceremony included the dedication of the 9/11 Survivor Tree seedling.Jerry Forte, Palm Coast’s fire chief, thanked St. Augustine Fire Chief Carlos Aviles for the seedling, which has been planted at Heroes Memorial Park across the courtyard from the city’s 9/11 memorial.

“Today the tree stands as a reminder of resilience, survival and rebirth,” Beier said.

Those who helped dedicate the seedling included Palm Coast Fire Department driver/ engineer Michael LaGreca, who was an EMT in New Jersey on 9/11 and treated survivors who were brought over on boats; and Yvonne Robinson, who was in the North Tower when the first plane hit.

“I was just running for my life. ... I wondered why my life was spared.”

OPHELIA BEIER, 9/11 Pentagon survivor

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City Council undecided on new city logo

JONATHAN SIMMONS NEWS EDITOR

City drafts guidelines for naming facilities A number of Palm Coast city facilities are named after prominent residents: There’s the James F. Holland Memorial Park, the Ralph Carter Park, and the Frieda Zamba Pool at the Palm Coast Aquatics Center.

But Palm Coast doesn’t have formal guidelines for how it should select the people after whom it names its facilities.

City staff created a proposed set of guidelines and laid them out for the City Council at a Sept. 14 council workshop. The proposed guidelines include a process through which locals could nominate someone for their “outstanding civic service to the city.”

The council will vote on the guidelines during a future meeting.

People who use Palm Coast Connect, the city of Palm Coast’s customer service website, might’ve noticed the modernized variation of the city’s logo that adorns the top left of the website’s homepage: Instead of the regular Palm Coast logo, with a palm tree, the sun and a ripple of water flanked by the words “Palm Coast,” this new version simplifies the sun into a yellow disk, behind an abstracted palm tree and a blue wave shape cresting again the tree’s trunk, all enclosed in a blue circle.

Two Palm Coast City councilmen don’t like the new version, and at a Sept. 14 council workshop opposed city staff’s proposal that the new logo be added to the city’s code of ordinances.

The city has been using the new logo for a year, but never formally adjusted the city’s codes — which describe the appearance of the city’s seal and logo — to include the new one.

There are two variations of the proposed new logo: The circular “icon-logo” on its own, or the icon-logo to the left of the words “Palm Coast,” in blue text in the stylized font used in the city’s current logo.

Councilman Victor Barbosa asked why the city needed to get rid of its existing logo.

Councilman Ed Danko agreed.

“I’d like to see us have a discussion on this,” Danko said.

City Councilman Nick Klufas

Image courtesy of the city of Palm Coast

The current logo, above, and the proposed new one, below.

pointed out one benefit of the new logo: It’s designed to be scalable, and the iconlogo could be used small or enlarged without a loss of resolution.

“There are applications where, honestly, Exhibit A [the existing city logo] just doesn’t work,” Klufas said.

The proposed code change wouldn’t affect the city’s official seal, which is similar in appearance to the existing logo and would remain unchanged. If the council were to decide to add the new logo to the city’s code, the seal would still be used for official city documents like meeting agendas, while the new logo would be used for marketing purposes.

The icon-logo, according to a city staff presentation, “lends to brand recognition and brand unity across all city branding.” The city’s “Be Local, Buy Local” campaign logo

incorporates the icon-logo as the “o” in the word “local.”

“The new logo does nothing for me, I can tell you that,” Danko said.

Mayor David Alfin said the new logo needs to be added to the city’s codes because it’s already in use.

The council could add it to the code of ordinances as one potential logo option alongside the existing logo, while still holding a separate discussion later on whether to replace the new logo with something else, Alfin said.

“It’s out there: You’re not going to be able to reel it back in so quickly,” Alfin said.

“It does need to become an agenda item that will be discussed.”

The council will vote during a future business meeting on whether to add the new logo to the city’s code of ordinances.

What are locals concerned about?

City Council to pick survey topics What are Palm Coast residents most concerned about? That’s what the Palm Coast City Council is trying to determine before the National Citizen Survey is sent out to residents starting in October.

Most of the national survey’s questions are standardized, but Palm Coast also has the opportunity to choose three custom questions, and city staff has proposed three topics: streetlights, stormwater/swales and street maintenance.

City staff also proposed the following potential questions, with response options of “very satisfied,” “satisfied,” “not satisfied,” “unsure,” or “other (please specify)”: n Since 2017, Palm Coast City Council has prioritized street lights. Rate your satisfaction with the continuous street lighting program. n If your property is a part of our stormwater swale system, rate your satisfaction with the swale on your property. n How satisfied are you with the quality of the streets in Palm Coast? If you answered “Not Satisfied,” which of the following is a top concern?

Options: Street resurfacing, road signage, repair of potholes, road striping, other (please specify).

The Palm Coast City Council will vote at an upcoming business meeting on which questions to use.

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City Council votes 3-2 for Monoclonal center opens in Palm Coast slight tax rate decrease The city will also fund all new FCSO deputy positions requested by Sheriff Rick Staly

are currently 27.4% of the general fund — higher than the 10%-20% suggested in city policy — to be able to lower the tax rate while still funding the new law enforcement positions, which requires $1.7 million more than the city would otherwise pay.

Explaining his position on the rate and the need to fund the 10 new law enforcement positions, Alfin said safety was his top priority.

“In the post-9/11 world, I will not gamble or risk our citizens’ public safety,” he said. “Fire and police remain my top priorities, because they protect our quality of life. All other expenses that define our quality of life must support public safety. And then we can work to reduce taxes and government expense.”

Councilmen Ed Danko and Eddie Branquinho were the two dissenting votes, but they voted no for opposite reasons.

Danko, who ran on a promise not to raise taxes, thought the city should reduce the property tax rate all the way to the rollback rate. That would require that the city cut about $800,000 in operating expenses.

Branquinho opposed the use of reserve money to fund operating expenses, warning that the city might need it to pay for expenses associated with a disaster like a hurricane. He thought the city should keep the current rate of 4.6989.

JONATHAN SIMMONS NEWS EDITOR

Palm Coast homeowners will see a slight decrease in their property tax rate this coming year, even as the city plans to fund all 10 new deputy positions requested by the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office: The Palm Coast City Council on Sept. 9 voted 3-2 to set the property tax rate at $4.61 per $1,000 of taxable value, instead of the current rate of $4.6989 per $1,000 in taxable value.

Because property values have risen, the slightly lower rate will actually bring in more tax money for the city in the coming year that the current rate did this year, and will amount to a tax increase.

Still, it’s the first time the council has lowered the millage rate in four years.

A homeowner with a $200,000 house with $150,000 of taxable value will pay $691.50 under the 4.61 millage rate the council approved, and would have paid $704.84 if the council held the rate steady at the higher rate of 4.6989 — making the lowered rate amount to a savings of $13.35.

The city will spend about $530,000 from its reserves, which

Gov. Ron DeSantis said the Flagler site will be able to treat 300 COVID-19 patients a day, free of charge.

BRENT WORONOFF STAFF WRITER

Michele and Chuck Kastner of Palm Coast traveled to Jacksonville and Ormond Beach last month to receive monoclonal antibody treatment for COVID-19.

They stood with Gov. Ron DeSantis at Daytona State College’s Flagler/Palm Coast campus on Wednesday, Sept. 8, as he announced the opening of a new monoclonal antibody treatment center at the campus.

The site at DSC’s Building 3 will be open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., seven days a week. The Regeneron treatment is free, and patients won’t need a prescription, DeSantis said.

With the Palm Coast site and another in Sebring, the state now has 25 monoclonal treatment centers.

“The goal is to have very easy access for a vast majority of the people in Florida,” DeSantis said.

“At the end of the day, the message

“At the end of the day, the message is COVID is a treatable disease.”

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Michele was treated two days later.

“I was really scared,” Chuck said. “I have two children and my beautiful wife, so I was scared.”

They said they both felt better within 36 hours of the treatment.

Young said she is a cancer survivor and has rheumatoid arthritis, but her COVID symptoms were like nothing she had ever experienced. She said she had 105-degree temperature and could barely breathe.

“The night before I went to get Regeneron (injection) treatment, I seriously considered calling 911,” she said.

She got the series of four shots and within a couple of hours her body aches had subsided. “By the third day,” she said, “I felt like a million bucks.”

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The Kastners and Palm Coast real estate agent Amy Young spoke about how monoclonal antibody treatment got them back on their feet within a couple of days after suffering severe COVID symptoms.

The Kastners had both been vaccinated. Chuck tested positive on a Saturday. On Monday, Michele tested positive.

“I had a severe headache and body aches,” Michele said.

“Chuck had a fever, heavy congestion, body aches and loss of smell and taste.”

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Gov. Ron DeSantis said he is confident the state will win its appeal against Second Circuit Court Judge John Cooper’s ruling that the governor and the Department of Education have no authority to punish school districts for mandating masks in schools.

“I don’t know why masks have a politics about them,” DeSantis said at a Sept. 8 news conference at the Daytona State College Flagler/ Palm Coast campus. “Let parents make the best decision for their kids.”

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Start with the best science, then think about public policy A new study has changed the science of mask wearing. Let’s get caught up.

BRIAN MCMILLAN EXECUTIVE EDITOR

When the scientific method was first described, in the 17th century, it was revolutionary: Human beings became custodians of knowledge; if they could imagine and carry out an experiment, they could understand and predict the workings of the world around them.

In the 21st century, children

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Traffic is getting out of control in Palm Coast Dear Editor: Has anyone but me noticed the amount of traffic in Palm Coast? The city is turning into a giant parking lot during the day.

Palm Coast Parkway’s a mess: one green light followed by a red light and so it goes.

It took me three lights to turn onto Old Kings Road — totally unacceptable!

Now we add school buses, weaving in and out of traffic, changing lanes to turn, while cutting cars off. Why are we not addressing this problem, before more and more cars come to town? You can’t keep adding homes, apartments, without fixing our infrastructure. These narrow streets — two lanes where they should have four — will not hold up.

They were not designed for all these cars. Heavy dump trucks speed through the city, crushing streets to crumbles, and potholes. They even took out my mailbox!

When the mayor and City Council wake up to this problem, it will be too late, and we will have massive road construction going on during the next few years — on and on, while all the newcomers sit with us for hours in the Palm Coast parking lot.

DENNIS C. RATHSAM Palm Coast

Editor’s Note: We asked the city of Palm Coast for more information about Dennis Rathsam’s concern, and here is the city’s response: “Currently a capital project on Old Kings Road is underway through a coordinated effort with the city of Palm Coast and the Florida Department of Transportation. … A grant was received from FDOT to fund the majority of the project. … The result of this project, expected to be completed by the end of this month, will be an improvement to the flow of traffic through that area.

“The project consists of widening and resurfacing Old Kings Road from a two-lane undivided roadway to a fourlane divided roadway with a raised and curbed grass median

learn the scientific method in elementary school: Ask a question, gather data, make conclusions, ask more questions. And today, scientists are using the same process to learn about the pandemic.

Naturally, one discovery leads to more questions and, hopefully, further discovery.

And yet, many people accused the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of “flip-flopping” when masking guidelines changed after new evidence was revealed about the delta variant. In reality, the CDC was just following science.

Is Gov. Ron DeSantis following science?

In his July 30 executive order banning mask mandates, DeSantis cites a Brown University study that concluded there was no correlation between student safety and mask wearing. Therefore, DeSantis says, “Forcing and 8-foot sidewalks. There will also be additional turn lanes added to empty traffic onto Palm Coast Parkway. The traffic lights will be reconfigured to allow for the intersection to follow an enhanced traffic pattern in order to allow traffic to flow more efficiently. …

“The city of Palm Coast contracts with the Sheriff’s Office for enhanced services in Palm Coast and, as such, the sheriff provides a dedicated Traffic Unit ‘to ensure the safety of the motoring public and allow for an orderly and expeditious flow of traffic.’

“If there are other matters of concern, we encourage all residents to use PalmCoastConnect so city staff can further evaluate and respond to concerns. Customer Service is also available at 386-9862360 or customer-service@ palmcoastgov.com.”

DeSantis’ decisions will result in more deaths Dear Editor: What is wrong with Gov. Ron DeSantis? Does he not believe in science? His mask mandate demonstrates one of not only poor judgment, but self-serving and personally indulgent! How many people must perish in order for him to recognize reality and treat the population of Florida in accordance with best medical practice?

I am personally more than disappointed in his decision and fear that it will be responsible for many more deaths.

GERALD TANENBAUM Palm Coast

City Council needs to behave, work together Dear Editor: I am embarrassed to admit that I have been living in Palm Coast for six years and have never gone to a City Council meeting. I am more embarrassed, however, by the behaviors of some of the council members at the Special Workshop Budget Meeting held on Sept. 7.

The yelling and rude com-

students to wear masks lacks a well-grounded scientific justification.”

However, the authors of the Brown University study, which was published May 21 and is available online, include this caveat, which undermines DeSantis’ interpretation: “This literature suggests inperson school can be operated safely with appropriate mitigation, which typically includes universal masking. It would be premature to draw any alternative conclusions.”

Moreover, the science on masks has progressed significantly since then.

A study conducted by more than 20 scientists among 600 rural communities (340,000 people) in Bangladesh is being praised as the best measurement yet of masks’ protection against COVID-19. The study, published Aug. 31, showed that among the communities that increased their

mask compliance by 30%, COVID-19 cases decreased by 10%. (Unsurprisingly, surgical masks were more effective than cloth masks. What can we do to supply children with surgical masks?) The scientists reported no adverse effects to wearing masks.

“This is an incredibly challenging but important study to pull off,” Megan L. Ranney, a professor at Brown University who was not involved with this research, told the Washington Post. “Anti-mask people keep saying, ‘Where’s the randomized controlled trial?’ Well, here you go.”

The governor wanted “wellgrounded scientific justification.” Now we have it.

If DeSantis and our local School Board are serious about student safety, I hope they will adjust their views on mask wearing to match the latest data. That’s not flip-flipping, it’s just science.

PALM COAST

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ments between council members was nothing short of a disgrace. The name calling, yelling and rude comments started at the get-go. If you want to hear some of the banter between our council members, please start listening to the audio (which can be found on the Palm Coast Government website), starting at 9 minutes, 48 seconds.

Here’s the deal: Political party affiliations have no place in our government, period. Whether you voted for Trump or Biden is inconsequential. Honestly, I felt sorry for Victor Barbosa, who appeared to be the most calm and focused out of all the council members, while still dealing with the residual effects of COVID. Gentlemen, please behave like gentlemen and not the thugs I witnessed during this meeting. Work together to continue making Palm Coast the best city to live in.

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chasm between we, the people, who need to heal and shore up just as we would shore up a building in need of repair.

Ground zero in New York City, the Pentagon, and that field in Pennsylvania are now the monuments to those that died that fateful day. But as Lincoln said at Gettysburg, we cannot dedicate or consecrate, or hallow, those grounds with our words on this day. It is our duty, to the fallen, that day and after in our quest to have a better world, to dedicate ourselves to the unfinished work of America as a work in progress.

We are not a stamped shape of any one group of any one belief, any one faith, but rather of all the traits that make us great. It is our diversity. It is our uniqueness of acceptance of all those who call this place their home.

If we fail to allow that to grow and flourish as it always has and fall into the trap of anger and hostility towards all those not a rubber stamp of us, then those monsters who ruled that day will have won because we will become just like them.

9/11: Our greatness is our acceptance and diversity

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BRIEFS FCSO seizes fentanyl, closes drug house The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant for 17 Blasdell Court in Palm Coast on Sept. 7, resulting in the seizure of 916 grams of fentanyl.

The owner of the home, identified as Brian Pirraglia and a tenant of the home, Michael Connelly, were arrested on various drug paraphernalia charges.

“Between these two poison peddlers, they had enough fentanyl to kill 481,000 people, which is more than the population of Flagler and St. Johns County combined,” said Sheriff Rick Staly.

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Teen arrested with gun and marijuana at Indian Trails Sports Complex A 17-year-old was arrested Friday, Sept. 10, when he was caught with a gun and marijuana at the Indian Trails Sports Complex.

The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call about someone pointing a firearm out of a car at the complex.

Deputies smelled marijuana coming from the concession stand area and located backpacks belonging to three juveniles. Upon searching the backpacks, deputies located cannabis, a glass smoking bowl, and a firearm with two bullets loaded in the firearm’s magazine.

“This is another great example of ‘see something, say something,” said Sheriff Rick Staly. “A juvenile with a firearm is a recipe for disaster. I hope these kids realize the poor decisions they made and turn their lives around.

Parents need to be the sheriff of their homes and know what their children are doing before we have to be the sheriff for you.”

The 17-year-old was placed under arrest and transported to jail without incident. He’s been released to the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice.

Holland to pay $1,000 ethics commission fine

The requirements listed for the position will allow for applicants whose experience is in industry rather than government.

Former Palm Coast Mayor Milissa Holland will pay a $1,000 Florida Commission on Ethics fine for a commission decision that found that she’d misused her position by using her city email account to send two emails soliciting business for Coastal Cloud, her employer.

The commission unanimously approved the fine, a civil penalty, with no discussion during a hearing on Friday, Sept. 10.

The amount had been recommended by the commission advocate, the attorney representing the commission. Holland had agreed to it, and in doing so, admitted to the commission’s finding that she’d broken Florida law.

Holland had said the emails — which went to city staff members in the city of Orlando and didn’t receive a response — were sent from her city account inadvertently.

The ethics commission didn’t rule on whether she’d sent the emails intentionally, instead deciding that even if Holland had used her city email account by accident, that wouldn’t absolve her of fault.

The email allegation was one of seven accusations against Holland levied by a former city staff member. It was the only one that the Commission on Ethics upheld.

NEWS EDITOR

Aside from asking for five years of experience, Palm Coast will list few firm requirements when it posts job ads for the position of Palm Coast city manager starting this Friday, Sept. 17.

The city’s former manager, Matt Morton, stepped down in May, and the position of interim city manager is held by Denise Bevan, the city’s chief of staff of infrastructure and previously its city administration coordinator and senior environmental planner.

City staff had proposed that the city require five years of government experience plus a bachelor’s in public administration or a related field, but council members were concerned that those requirements might discourage good candidates.

“A person is a total package,” Councilman Ed Danko said “... I’d like to see them fill in their educational background, but I don’t think we can judge them by a degree.”

He thought experience would be more relevant, and didn’t think it needed to be in government.

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Councilman Eddie Branquinho was concerned that eliminating the educational requirement would invite an influx of applicants and swamp the city’s process, which is being managed by city staff, not an outside firm.

Councilman Victor Barbosa suggested keeping Bevan as city manager, but Alfin noted that the council had already decided previously that it would hold a search.

The proposed salary will be $140,000, depending on qualifications. The position will be advertised for four weeks.

Although the council will interview the finalists during a public meeting, several council members also want to be able to interview the candidates one-on-one, without a public audience.

That’s not a violation of the state’s Sunshine Law, City Attorney Bill Reischmann said. But he warned council members that the last time the city used that process, it had faced accusations that council members were asking the most important questions behind closed doors.

Mayor David Alfin opposed the closed-door interviews for that reason, but other council members said they found it valuable to be able to interview the candidates informally, and believed candidates benefitted from meeting one-on-one with their potential future council members.

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Upon his arrival to the Olive Garden, Tran began to park his vehicle when an FCSO marked patrol vehicle blocked him in. Tran was secured without incident; he was known to carry a firearm.

Tran was wanted by JSO for pulling a gun on a victim after a fight in Jacksonville in January 2021.

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pay $1,287.71 if the rate stayed at 8.5847 mills, and will pay $1,272.71 at the 8.4847 mill rate.

The rollback rate — the rate that would bring the county the same dollar amount in tax revenue as it received in the current year, and therefore would not constitute a tax increase — would have been an operating millage of 7.8475 mills.

For the $200,000 house with $150,000 in taxable value, the rollback would have meant a tax bill of $1,177.13.

The county’s tentative budget for the coming year is $221,094,445, a total of $1,229,376 over the current year’s $219,865,069 budget.

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The county’s current property tax rate is $8.5847 per $1,000 of taxable value, or 8.5847 mills, including 0.33 mills for debt service millage.

Commissioners voted to reduce the millage to $8.4847 per $1,000 of taxable value, or 8.4847 mills.

That amount is still expected to bring in $5.9 million more in taxes in the coming year than the county received this year.

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City Council resists proposed arrangement with county for utility relocation

JONATHAN SIMMONS NEWS EDITOR

State law is clear: If a utility system on government right-of-way interferes with a government road improvement project, the cost of moving that infrastructure, with few exceptions, falls on whoever owns the utility system.

Palm Coast owns a water utility system that serves the Marineland Acres subdivision, which is in unincorporated Flagler County boundaries rather than the city’s but pays increased rates to get Palm Coast’s water.

Those city water mains are in the Flagler County government’s right-of-way — and in the way of an approximately $10 million county roadway and drainage improvement project that is already in progress.

But, despite a warning from the city’s own attorney and an offer from the county government to cover approximately half of the $1.64 million utility relocation cost, Palm Coast City Council members at a Sept. 14 council workshop resisted agreeing to

pay for the remaining portion of the project cost.

The potential conflict first surfaced publicly at a County Commission meeting in December 2020, when then- Palm Coast City Manager Matt Morton appeared before the County Commission arguing — not on legal grounds, but making an appeal to fairness — that the city’s utility ratepayers shouldn’t be burdened with the cost of a utility relocation project that would serve the small number of ratepayers who live in Marineland Acres.

The county government initially was not receptive.

“It’s their [the city’s] responsibility to do this, and I think we need to hold their feet to the fire,” Commissioner Greg Hansen said after Morton spoke at the Dec. 7, 2020, commission meeting.

But the County Commission decided at a Jan. 11 workshop to move forward with the construction and look for additional sources of funding to help offset the cost of the utility relocation process.

The former county administration worked with city of Palm Coast staff and proposed that the county pay $775,277 of the construction costs associated with the relocation, plus approximately $130,000 in design and engineering costs. That left $865,377, plus a 10% contingency of $165,000, for the city of Palm Coast to cover. The County Commission approved its share of the expense.

But when the agreement was

presented to Palm Coast City Council members at the Sept. 14 workshop, councilmen said they were unfamiliar with the arrangement and didn’t understand why the city would pay a million dollars for another government body’s project.

Since this was a county project, Councilman Eddie Branquinho said, “I just think they should cough up the bill.”

Councilman Victor Barbosa asked what the city had to gain by paying.

City Attorney Bill Reischmann explained that the issue wasn’t what the city would gain, but what its legal obligations were.

Citing Florida Statute 337.403, he said the law was “very clear” about who’s responsible for paying for utility relocations.

Its opening paragraph states that if utility infrastructure in a right-of-way interferes in any way with a road maintenance improvement or expansion project, “the utility owner shall ... initiate the work necessary to alleviate the interference at its own expense except as provided in paragraphs (a)-(j).”

Palm Coast does not meet the exceptions in paragraphs (a) through (j), Reischmann said.

That meant the city would have no legal grounds not to pay up.

“What happens if we don’t do this?” Councilman Ed Danko asked.

If the city refused, Reischmann said, the issue would go to a mediation process that Reischmann

referred to as a “pre-lawsuit.”

“Whether or not we would prevail if we get to court is problematic,” Reischmann said.

Danko asked if there was any case history addressing a similar situation.

“We have done the research, and have not found any clear evidence that would support our argument in court to be able to prevail on this issue,” Reischmann replied.

“But have you found any evidence of their argument prevailing?” Danko said.

Reischmann again explained the law. Danko and Branquinho weren’t convinced.

“I think we should nicely, nicely ask the county to cough up the money,” Branquinho said. “...

Maybe if we kindly speak with them regarding this matter, maybe they’ll agree to come up with a little more money.”

If the city’s resistance threatened to delay the county project, Danko said, that might give the city more leverage in negotiations.

Reischmann said it could leave the city liable for damages for the delay.

Palm Coast Utility Director Steve Flanagan told the councilmen that city staff, including Morton, had already met extensively with the county administration to develop the proposed agreement.

The county had also offered to contribute funds for certain cityrelated projects, he said.

Councilman Nick Klufas said that if the city refused, it could face legal expenses and burn its

“I think we should nicely, nicely ask the county to cough up the money.”

EDDIE BRANQUINHO, Palm Coast city councilman

political capital with the county government.

“We don’t want to get in a legal battle with the county,” he said.

Mayor David Alfin, who’d joined the council in a special election after the city-county back-and-forth that had led to the proposed division of expenses for the utility relocation, suggested that the city return to the county government and explain that the city has a new council that doesn’t understand the proration of the project’s expenses.

“We’ve got new faces here and new faces there,” Alfin said. “I think we can have a diplomatic conversation without injuring ourselves. Certainly, we’d like to build our relationship with the county.”

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Council will vote Sept. 21 on whether to keep city’s commercial vehicle ban JONATHAN SIMMONS NEWS EDITOR

Palm Coast’s City Council will vote Sept. 21 on whether to get rid of the city’s restrictions on commercial vehicles in residential driveways.

The council discussed the proposal during a Sept. 14 workshop for the first time since Mayor David Alfin was elected. The council had debated the restriction for months before Alfin’s election, but, divided 2-2, had opted to wait until the mayoral election was over and it had its fifth member present to vote.

The p ro p ose d c h a n ge would amend the city’s ban on the overnight parking of vehicles with large commercial signage in driveways, allowing for one regular passenger vehicle with commercial signage.

Alfin asked his fellow council members for their opinions.

Councilman Ed Danko noted that the proposed amendment wouldn’t allow for large commercial vehicles like tractors.

“I see nothing wrong with actually being proud of people in our community that run businesses,” he said. “We should be encouraging them, and we should be business-friendly.”

Councilman Victor Barbosa had been the one to propose that the city revisit the ordinance after he’d received a warning notice for his own truck, which bears the logo of his barbershop. (He moved

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Barbosa said that people are already parking vehicles with commercial signage in their driveways, they’re just covering them up.

“They’re putting suction cups with drapes, mats up on their cars — it looks horrible,” he said. Why would that be permitted, while signage isn’t? he asked.

Councilman Nick Klufas said he’d want to know that the majority of the city’s residents supported changing the ordinance before he’d vote in favor of the change.

Klufas favored putting the issue on a referendum at the city’s next election.

So did Councilman Eddie Branquinho. “Because it could adversely impact Palm Coast residents, I think this matter ... should go to a referendum,” Branquinho said.

The soonest that could happen would be November 2022, and adding the question to the ballot could be costly.

Alfin proposed adding a custom question about commercial vehicles to the National Citizen Survey, which will go out in October and November, but Barbosa noted that the survey would go to people in HOAs, among others, and that HOA residents’ replies could skew the results.

The council opted to instead hold a vote at its Sept. 21 meeting on whether to change the existing ordinance.

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n his 48 years of theater experience, Bob Pritchard has performed in 77 plays, directed 15 and produced 12.

Never has he seen a set as dynamic as the one that was built by Les Ober for the Flagler Playhouse’s upcoming performance of Neil Simon’s farce, “Rumors,” which Pritchard is directing.

In a recent interview with the Palm Coast Observer, Pritchard said his one regret is that there isn’t a curtain in front of the Playhouse stage; he would love to hear the gasps from the audience when the set is unveiled.

What follows is an edited transcript of the interview, in which he discussed his process for getting a play ready for an audience — and which performance is usually the strongest.

In a 1988 New York Times interview, Neil Simon said he thought it would be cathartic to write a comedy. Does it deliver?

I’ve done six Neil Simon plays, and most are smaller casts, usually centering on two or three people. In this show, I have eight people on stage, and we’re trying do two things: convey the story, and make it funny. It’s a lot easier to have two people be funny than eight.

There’s laugh lines every other line, but keeping the story comprehensible is a challenge.

I have a really good cast, and they’ve made it a lot easier. It’s very funny.

What is your process in getting a show ready for the stage?

First thing when you get the script is you read it and start taking notes about the characters.

In this play, all the characters have to have some kind of comic timing. It makes my job easier if I don’t have to spoonfeed a bit to an actor.

When I was sent out the audition notices and people were calling and asking questions, my only response was, “Are you funny? If you’re funny, come be in my show.”

Second thing is, you already have a vision in your head of the characters, and you hope they walk in the door. About eight of 10 matched almost exactly what I had in mind.

The trick with amateur productions — and I use that term affectionately — is you have to respect their time. It’s all at night, and some people have to drive from Jacksonville, so you rehearse on their schedule.

People are volunteering their time to do this. I don’t want anyone to lose their job or have a fight with a spouse. It’s supposed to be fun.

When you do a production, you have to run the entire show, on a regular basis, for 5-8 nights in a row so that the actors get used to performing the play from beginning to end.

The lines they say are initially trying to take the word they memorize and get it out of their mouth in the correct order for the other actors. But when you start rehearsing it, all of a sudden that becomes secondary, and you can start listening to what the other person is saying, and it sounds like you’re talking, not reading lines from a play.

The more that becomes natural, the better the play is,

because the people sitting in the audience are now watching a slice of life.

ers, and we had a half dozen guys and girls spend six long days to build it.

What’s your most important job as director?

How does a play change from one weekend to another?

What’s the best day to be in the audience?

My job as a director is to clean up the weak links, so we don’t ruin the illusion of it all.

Once the lights come up, it’s our job to captivate you. I have my hand in every aspect of it: the paint, the colors, the movement, the timing, the sound effects.

It’s not that I know more than everybody. I’ll take advice form anybody. But at the end of the day, the play has to be one person’s vision.

How does the two-story set impact the experience of this play?

As an actor, on opening night, I usually give my best performance because it’s the goal date.

We’ve been working for two months for this day, so I’m ready.

As a director, I pass on the same philosophy.

The second weekend, the production is usually better because the opening weekend eliminates any nerves, any insecurities.

They’ve heard the laughs, they know it works, they’re comfortable and confident.

The impact is monstrous. Coming out of COVID, the banks are dry, so I came up with a simple set. But Les Ober got excited about doing this set. When we met for the first time, I showed him a picture, and he’s like, “That’s nice, Bob, but how about this?” And he showed me a model he had created.

We put out the word for build-

"One of the best descriptions of a play is you're walking by a house, and peering through the window, and listening and watching what is going on. That’s how the audience should feel when they go to a play: peeking into someone’s private life. Our job is to make it look as real and natural as possible."

BOB PRITCHARD

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Above: Les Ober designed the set for “Rumors.” RIght: Bob Pritchard has directed 15 plays in his career. He is the former managing director of Harbor Playhouse, in Texas.

SEE THE SHOW  Sept. 16, 17, 18, 23, 24 and 25 at 7:30 p.m.  Sept. 19 and 26 at 2 p.m.  Admission: $20 for adults; $15 for students.  Tickets can be purchased at the box office (301 E. Moody Blvd., Bunnell) or online at www.flaglerplayhouse.com. Call 386-586-0773 for further information.

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Matanzas Key Club installs officers, as Kiwanis continues support of students

Joint custody of a pet can sometimes be just the right fit The story of the dog Sperry, Flagler Humane Society’s ‘Director of Kisses,’ and her two homes.

The Kiwanis Club of Flagler County sponsors clubs that develop leadership.

AMY WADE-CAROTENUTO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, FLAGLER HUMANE SOCIETY

Do you work super long days and feel it just wouldn’t be fair to have a pet dog? Or are you just at an age where you’re concerned that a pet might outlive you? Recent experiences have led me to believe that joint custody of a pet might be a really cool thing.

Sure, there are details to work out. Who is responsible for veterinary costs? Training and expected pet behavior must be consistent. It might be advisable to have one primary owner who is liable if anything goes wrong and who is the true decision maker.

Sperry, a shar pei/pit mix, “works” at the shelter (check out our staff page and you will see her in her position as Director of Kisses). Sperry works beside me every day. After a busy day, she sleeps in my office at the shelter.

Last Thanksgiving, Lee, founder of Black Tie Events, asked about taking Sperry home for a long weekend. Lee shares a home with and cares for her mother. Mom loves dogs, but Lee has a busy schedule, and a full-time pet would be too much. So Sperry spent the Thanksgiving holiday with Lee, Lee’s mom and a group of foster kittens. (Sperry is loving and gentle with cats and kittens.)

Things went so well that Lee

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Sperry the dog gets love from Lee and Mom.

asked to have Sperry over Christmas and New Year’s as well.

Before we knew it, we were sharing Sperry.

Every Friday night I drop her off at Lee’s on my way home. On Tuesday morning, Lee brings her back to the shelter.

It may be a little unconventional; however, if you really want to have a pet in your life but you just don’t think you can commit to a full-time pet, talk to a couple of good friends. You never know; they might feel the same way.

The Kiwanis Club of Flagler County hosted the a ceremony on Sept. 7, at the Hilton Garden Inn, to install the new officers of the Matanzas Key Club for 202122: President Diana Cangialosi, Vice President Joann ThankamRitz, Treasurer Austin Weeks and Editor Katie Tefler. The faculty adviser is Amanda Cypert.

Ahmed Eldeeb, lieutenant governor for Division 7, Florida District, Key Club International, was the installing officer.

The Key Club helps develop leadership skills, service and fundraising abilities in young people. In 2020-2021, Key Club members accumulated over 3,000 service hours by volunteering at a local food pantry, participating in multiple Flagler Beach clean-up events; participating in an Eagle Scout project by planting a flower bed in front of the Palm Coast Historical Society, and raising funds through car washes.

The club also participates in a community gardening project at the high school, which produces crops that are donated to the food pantry. In typical years, the club

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Ahmed Eldeeb and adviser Amanda Cypert with Key Club officers Diana Cangialosi, Joann Thankam-Ritz, Austin Weeks and Katie Tefler.

also donates to Relay for Life.

The Kiwanis Club also sponsors three clubs at Old Kings Elementary.

K-Kids fosters leadership and goal-setting. The list of activities and events generated through this club’s efforts during the current school include a food drive that collected over 1,000 items, a collection for the Family Life Center, holiday cards for Grand Oaks Rehabilitation Center and more.

Terrific Kids promotes character development, selfesteem and leadership. In May

2021, 175 students were given certificates and medallions.

Bringing Up Grades (BUGs) recognizes students who raise their grades at least one letter in a subject.

A former K-Kids president, Addisen, said, “K-Kids is helping people that need help and doing wonderful things for people. It’s all about helping the environment, changing people’s lives, and much more. I love being the president and helping people. It’s amazing to be in K-Kids.”

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The city will hold a native butterfly release at 11 a.m. in Central Park, behind City Hall.

There will also be a walk-thru butterfly tent, a petting zoo, and goodie bags for kids.

“Arbor Day in Palm Coast is such an amazing event year after year, and that is thanks to all of the incredible benefits it provides to our residents and the environment,” city of Palm Coast Urban Forester Carol Mini said, according to the news release.

“This event is about so much more than trees. It is about bringing together Palm Coast families and friends to support their neighbors in need. Hence the Arbor Day slogan, ‘Plant a tree, feed a mouth, grow a community!’ We hope to see everyone there!”

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alm Coast’s annual Arbor Day event on Saturday, Sept. 18, will feature a butterfly release, a free shredding service and advice from a master arborist.

Trees will be handed out too, but this year, receiving one will require a trade: To get a tree, bring a non-perishable, non-expired food item, for people or pets, for the city’s food drive.

The Arbor Day event will be 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Central Park in Town Center, at 975 Central Ave. Admission is free, and vendors will be selling refreshments and products, according to a city of Palm Coast news release. The city has requested that attendees wear masks and social distance.

Masks and hand sanitizer will be available.

The shredding truck will be on Park Street and can be used for staples, paper clips, spiral notebooks, expired credit cards, checkbooks, and folders with small prongs with small amounts of metal/plastic, according to the news release. The shredded material will be recycled.

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SPORTS Unstoppable JAKE MONTGOMERY CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Flagler Palm Coast rolled up 445 yards of offense in a 42-0 shutout of Atlantic on Sept. 10 at Sal Campanella Stadium.

Senior Dakoda Wagner seemed fully recovered from a hamstring injury, rushing for 184 yards and three touchdowns.

D.J. Murray, splitting time with Preston Roberts at quarterback, tossed two touchdown passes including a 43-yarder to Landon Gonzalez.

Gonzalez caught four passes for 102 yards. Jason Browning led the defense with 10 tackles. Trenton Williams had an interception.

The Bulldogs (2-0) begin their district schedule with a home game Friday, Sept. 17, against powerhouse Sanford Seminole in a battle of undefeated teams. The Seminoles (3-0) have outscored their opponents 135-6 this season.

Quarterback Preston Roberts passed for 76 yards and rushed for 22.

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Sophomore Rodney Hill ran for a touchdown against the Sharks.

Dakoda Wagner rushed for 184 yards and three touchdowns.

Dakoda Wagner was nearly unstoppable as Flagler Palm Coast ran over Atlantic

Above: Rodney Hill (5) takes a handoff from D.J. Murray (14). RIght: FPC senior Michael Crockett (8).

Matanzas fell to 1-2 with a 27-6 loss at Deltona on Sept. 10. The Pirates’ lone score came on Dakwon Evans’ 20-yard touchdown pass to fellow sophomore Cole Hash. Deltona’s defense forced two turnovers and recorded three sacks.

Matanzas returns home Friday, Sept. 17, for a district contest against Gainesville (2-1). Gainesville has struggled on offense, scoring just 29 points in three games. But the Hurricanes have allowed a combined nine points in wins over Orlando Bishop Moore and Ocala Trinity Catholic.

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Killin’ it Emma Wood assumes primary role in her secondary sport BRENT WORONOFF STAFF WRITER

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mma Wood has been the No. 1 pitcher on Matanzas High school’s softball team since she was a freshman.

Now she’s one of the top players on the volleyball team as well.

The outside hitter recorded a career-high 23 kills in the Pirates’ three game sweep of Mainland in a home match on Thursday, Sept. 9.

Heading into a Sept. 13 match at Seabreeze, she leads the 3-1 Pirates with 61 kills.

“She’s come into her own this year,” said Matanzas coach Julie Menendez. “She’s very coachable.

If there’s something we suggest, she’s open to try it. She’s always trying to get better.”

Wood, a senior, has been playing softball since she was 7 years old. She has a couple of offers to continue her softball career in college.

Photo by Brent Woronoff

Emma Wood, center, celebrates Matanzas’ win over Mainland.

She’s been playing volleyball since her freshman season and has gotten better each year.

“She loves it,” said her mother, Shelly Wood. “It gives her a little break from softball.”

“Volleyball is more intense and fast-pace,” Emma Wood said.

“It’s a lot more fun.”

She is a solid hitter in softball, leading the Pirates last season with a .424 batting average and six home runs. But she might be

MATANZAS 3, MAINLAND 0 RECORDS: Matanzas

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MATANZAS LEADERS:

Kills: Emma Wood 23.

Aces: Ashley Grove 5.

Digs: Sydney Moses 16.

a better hitter in volleyball with a lightning-fast stroke.

“I’ve gotten way smarter with my hitting,” she said. “I’m looking for holes. If they’re playing me deep, I’ll tip it over. And I’m looking for corners.”

Emma Wood is one of just four seniors on the team, but she feels like the team is clicking.

“I definitely think we jell better this year,” she said.

Ashley Grove and Emma Wood go for a block.

TRIBUTES Lehmond “Lee” G. Aker III 1939-2021 Lehmond “Lee” G. Aker III was born on July 26, 1939, in Camden, NJ, the son of Lehmond, Jr and Bettie Aker.

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He graduated from Audubon High School in 1957 and shortly after joining the US Navy in August of 1957 and was honorably discharged from the US Navy in August of 1961. Lee was very proud to be a veteran.

He worked for Boeing Aircraft in Morton, PA, and for Grumman Aircraft in Bethpage, NY and became a tech trouble shooting for ATT, working for 34 years in Philadelphia, PA and Camden, NJ until he retired. Lee also worked as a part-time police officer for several years in NJ. He loved playing baseball and coached it for many years. He enjoyed bowling and golf. Lee was a member of St. Mark by the Sea Lutheran Church of Palm Coast. He enjoyed helping at the church every week.

Lee was a kind, compassionate, caring person who was liked by all. He believed everything was in God’s hands to the very end of his life.

Lee is predeceased by his parents, Lemond, Jr and Bettie; and a sister, Juanita Felmey.

Lee is survived by his wife, Sandra; daughter, Le’ane; two stepsons, David M. Shute and Gary W. Shute, Jr; a granddaughter, Ashley Brooke Shute; two sisters, Ginger Corbett, Carol Robinson; nieces, nephews and other family and friends.

A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 18, 2021, at

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to MD Anderson Cancer Center in Jacksonville for her threehour chemo treatments every two weeks, Sheila Foley’s day-to-day routine hasn’t changed much.

She travels around the state with her family on weekends to watch son Aiden, 13, race Legend cars.

She attends Taylor’s volleyball games and 12-year-old daughter Bristol’s volleyball and softball games. And she hasn’t given up line dancing on Thursdays at the Social Club of Pine Coast. Not totally.

“Now it’s kind of hard to do with volleyball,” Sheila Foley said.

“She’s been to all the home games and away games,” said Taylor Foley, a junior middle blocker and right-side hitter. “She takes us to school every morning.”

With her kids keeping her busy, Sheila Foley says it’s hard for her to sit around and dwell on her cancer.

She has two more rounds of chemo to go.

“I’m almost done,” she said with a smile. “Then I get a month off, then surgery and radiation.

After the New Year I should be all done with everything.”

Taylor Foley said the doctors are amazed at how well her mother has been reacting to chemotherapy.

“It feels good knowing she’s willing to come out and cheer us on,” Taylor Foley said. “It’s good to have her out there. (My teammates) all support her and appreciate that she’s here to support us.”

Pirates unite to support teammate’s mom BRENT WORONOFF STAFF WRITER

Sheila Foley underwent her fourth round of chemotherapy on Tuesday, Sept. 7. Two days later she was cheering her daughter Taylor and Taylor’s Matanzas teammates at their volleyball match.

The Pirates won the match against Mainland, and they celebrated while wearing their “Shelia Strong” T-shirts.

“It sums up who we are,” Matanzas coach Julie Menendez said of the T-shirts. “We win together, we lose together and we do life outside of the gym together.”

Sheila Foley was diagnosed with Stage 3B breast cancer in May. She came home from the doctor’s that day and had to deliver the news to her husband, Ed, and her three children.

“It was very tough to take in,” Taylor Foley said after the Mainland match. “It really came out of nowhere. I think she’s been the strongest of all of us. She’s been strong for us. She’s never down or upset or sad, which keeps us from getting down or upset.”

“Even when I lost my hair,” Sheila Foley said with a laugh, still savoring the Pirates’ victory.

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Sheila Foley has not missed one of Taylor’s volleyball matches this season.

Photo by Brent Woronoff

TAYLOR FOLEY

TRIBUTES Patricia “Pat” (Cullen) Bueltman 1930-2021

Cynthia “Jami” Jamesine McAfee, age 67, of Douglasville, Georgia passed away on Tuesday, August 31, 2021.

The family of Patricia “Pat” (Cullen) Bueltman announces with great sorrow her passing on August 27, 2021, after a brief illness. Pat died at her home in Palm Coast, FL surrounded by her family.

Jami was known as Grammy to her many grandchildren and dearly loved spending time with her family.

Sonya Deniece Polesnek (Mike). One brother, D.J. Holder (Theresa). She also leaves her loving companion, Eugene Leach.

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Jami was born November 14, 1953 in Bunnell, Florida, a daughter of Jim and Constance “Connie” Louise Wimberly.

Granddaughter of Ellamae and Joshua Ward (Bud) Cauley.

The Cauley family was one of the founding families of Flagler County and Jami was very proud to have grown up here in Bunnell. She loved visiting Flagler Beach and was crowned Miss Flagler County in her teens. In her junior year of high school she moved to Panama City, Florida and later returned to Palm Coast. As the grandchildren came along she moved to Georgia to be near them.

Jami was known as Grammy to her many grandchildren and dearly loved spending time with her family. Some of her most favorite past times were attending her grandkids’ sporting events and watching sports rivalries, especially the New Orleans Saints. She also enjoyed going to the movies, parades, family cookouts and watching fireworks. She loved listening to music, especially Elvis, and was big into the history of Flagler County.

She is survived by three children, Victoria (Chris) Bender, Amanda (Jon) Davis, and James Derek McAfee. Five grandchildren, Houston (Ezra), Conner, Blake (Kaitlin), Tory and Lil James. Two sisters, Claire Alexander (Charles) and

Pat was born June 23, 1930 in New York City, NY. She was a graduate of Katherine Gibbs and she worked for many years as a legal secretary in New York and Pennsylvania. She married William T. “Bill” Bueltman and they built a life together, first in Yonkers, NY, then in Yardley, PA, and finally in Palm Coast, FL, where Bill died in 2000.

Together they raised four children and a grandchild. Pat loved her four children, eleven grandchildren, and six great grandchildren, but she also loved working with and for all children. She served as a PTA president and a volunteer reading coach.

Pat also volunteered with the Boy Scouts.

Besides her family, her great passion was the Flagler County Education Foundation’s S.T.U.F.F bus where she helped provide essential supplies and clothing to students and their families experiencing economic difficulties. Pat also loved to travel to Ireland and go on cruises. She loved to write stories, especially about her family.

Other hobbies included jewelry making and crafting gem trees. She is survived by her daughter, Patricia Paolini and her husband Daniel Paolini of Eastampton, NJ; her daughter Barbara Ryan of Palm Coast, FL; her daughter Margaret Willbrant and

Pat loved her four children, eleven grandchildren, and six great grandchildren, but she also loved working with and for all children. her husband Gerald Willbrant of Walpole, NH; and her son, William T. Bueltman, Jr. and his wife Diane, of Morrisville, PA. She is also survived by eleven grandchildren and six great grandchildren. In addition to her beloved husband, Pat was predeceased by her grandson, Robert Bueltman who she and Bill raised. Arrangements are in the care and trust of Craig-Flagler Palms Funeral Home.

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Madelynn Oliva had come close to bowling a 300 game twice in her life. Neither time prepared her for the real thing.

The Flagler Palm Coast High School senior finally reached perfection in a preseason scrimmage with Palatka on Aug. 19 at Palm Coast Lanes.

“Everyone said I looked calm, cool and collected, but whenever I went to approach, I was shaking,” she said.

She didn’t have that problem when she bowled 289 – twice.

Both times she had a spare in the first frame and then rolled 10 strikes before leaving one pin standing on her final ball.

This time was different. Perfection was on the line. But as the strikes added up, Oliva said she remained focused and thought through each shot. After her 12th consecutive strike her teammates swarmed around her.

“I was really excited,” she said.

“It was such a great atmosphere in the scrimmage match, and I had all my teammates around me.”

“It was incredible,” said FPC girls bowling coach, Laura Oliva, who is also Madelynn’s aunt.

“Everyone (at Palm Coast Lanes) was cheering. I hate that it wasn’t in a (regular-season) match. But now she knows she can do it.”

The start of Madelynn Oliva’s senior season has mirrored that day. The Bulldogs have won their first seven matches, including a surprising 4-3 victory over defending district champ Seabreeze on Sept. 1.

“They said no one can beat them, and we beat them,” Laura Oliva said. “They have four bowlers that are just excellent. But we walked out of Ormond Lanes with the win.”

Madelynn Oliva finished 13th in the state last season in the individual championships. This season she hopes the Bulldogs can advance to state as a team.

With sophomore Emma Pezzullo (177 average) and freshman Brooke Bokanoski (149) joining seniors Madelynn Oliva and

ALL IN THE FAMILY The Flagler Palm Coast and Matanzas bowling teams practice together at Palm Coast Lanes, so it’s no surprise that when the teams actually compete in a match, the bowlers all root for each other.

“This is the most fun game of the season because we practice with each other, we scrimmage with each other. They’re all friends,” said FPC girls coach Laura Oliva.

Laura is married to Matanzas boys coach Jens Oliva, and they are aunt and uncle to FPC’s top bowler, Madelynn Oliva.

“We can root for each other because I’m the boys’ coach and Laura’s the girls’ coach,” Jens said. “But we all practice together and I know a lot of these kids from the Saturday youth leagues. It’s nice to see them grow over the four years they’re here.”

In the first match between the teams this season on Sept. 8, the FPC girls and Matanzas boys each recorded 7-0 victories.

Morgan Naydich bowled a 617 series for the Matanzas boys. FPC’s Jett Walden bowled his best career game at 216. Oliva bowled 224, 211 and 258 for a 693 series.

Akasha Sneed (155), the Bulldogs have a legitimate shot.

“I’m really proud of the girls, how hard they’re working every day,” Madelynn Oliva said.

She is averaging over 200 this season.

“She’s a great captain,” Laura Oliva said. “She’s very supportive of all of the team players and helps them a lot. She wants to see them succeed.”

Madelynn Oliva has been bowling competitively since she was 13, said her mom, Rebecca Oliva.

“The whole entire family bowls,” Rebecca Oliva said.

“Her dad (former Flagler County Schools Superintendent Jacob Oliva) and her brother (Isaac, 12) bowl competitively. The opportunities (the kids) have had through bowling allows them to travel around the country.”

Madelynn Oliva competed in the elite Junior Gold Championship in Indianapolis this summer, finishing 231st out of nearly 700 of the top 18-under bowlers in the nation.

“It was really inspirational, putting in the work so that I can make it up to that level,” she said.

Madelynn Oliva plans to continue her bowling career in college. Her teammates say she is destined to be a professional bowler one day. She just wants to take it one step at a time.

“That 300 definitely showed me I have the ability to carry out what I need to do this season and help the girls get to states,” she said.

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The district is predicting a student population growth of 23.3% over the next 10 years, basing that number on a University of Florida study.

To get around a state law that would limit impact fees to a 50% increase spread over four years, the school district would have to show “extraordinary circumstances.”

Members of the public who spoke at the meeting didn’t think the district’s circumstances should be described that way.

“The only extraordinary circumstance I’ve heard here tonight is that we haven’t paid any attention and we didn’t foresee growth in Flagler County,” Flagler Home Builders Association President Darin Dahl said during the work-

AFFORDABLE HOUSING BALLOT INITIATIVE HALTED Realtors are halting an effort to pass a constitutional amendment to ensure funding for affordable housing, saying they will work with legislative leaders to create a program to help people such as nurses, police officers and firefighters buy homes.

The decision, announced Tuesday night, Sept. 7, came after the group Florida Realtors and the National Association of Realtors contributed at least $13 million to a political committee spearheading the effort to put the proposed constitutional amendment on the 2022 ballot.

The committee, Floridians for Housing, had spent about $2.75 million as of July 31 as it worked to collect the 891,589 petition signatures needed to get on the ballot.

The state Division of Elections had received 64,937 signatures for the initiative as of Tuesday.

The announcement Tuesday night by Florida Realtors said the decision to halt the constitutional amendment drive “was made following highly productive discussions with legislative leaders indicating strong support to address this (affordable housing) crisis.”

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Tuscan Reserve broke ground in March 2020 and had an 18-month investment cycle from the project’s inception to disposition.

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If the Flagler County Commission approves the School Board’s proposal, impact fees on single-family homes would rise from $3,600 to $7,175, fees on multi-family homes would rise from $931 to $1,774, and fees on mobile homes would rise from from $1,066 to $5,279.

“We’re just trying to be so mindful and cognizant of creating that great school district that is prepared for the growth,” Flagler Schools Superintendent Cathy Mittelstadt told the County Commission at a Sept. 14 commission workshop.

But commissioners weren’t convinced by the school district’s entreaties or its staff members’ predictions of precipitous growth

shop’s public comment period. “... Flagler County’s been one of the fastest-growing counties in the state of Florida and in the nation since I moved here in 1977.”

County commissioners questioned why the district hadn’t raised its impact fees gradually.

But County Commissioner Andy Dance, who’d previously served on the School Board, said the district has been dealing with the information available.

“They’ve gone through the process, they’ve analyzed all the data,” he said.

As to the accusation that the school district had dropped the ball by going for 17 years without altering its impact fees, Dance said, the county could be accused of the same thing: It was scheduled, later the same day, to consider raising its own impact fees, and hadn’t raised its transportation impact fees in eight years.

“I think the hardest thing to wrap your head around is the stagnant growth for a while in the teens, and ... now, projections show more students coming,” Dance said. “But it’s not unlike what I think happened early in the 2000s: We went through a boom here in the district where the students followed the workforce, and it seems to be ... beginning again.”

The commission will vote on the proposed increase during a future business meeting.

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house in Ocean Hammock was the top real estate transaction for the week of Aug. 5-11 in Flagler County in the Multiple Listing Service. James Doyle and Denise Assogna, of Lagrangeville, New York, sold 538 Cinnamon Beach Lane to Elissa and Michael Darnell, as trustees, for $2.58 million. Built in 2011, the house is a 5/4.5 and has an elevator, dune walk, swimming pool and 4,884 square feet.

Following is a partial list of other transactions for the week.

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Condos Richard and Cindy Robertson, individually and as trustees, sold 800 Cinnamon Beach Way, Unit 753, to Rednos LLC, of Akron, Ohio, for $599,000.

Built in 2003, the condo is a 3/2 and has 1,344 square feet.

William Martin, of Palm Coast, sold 5 Ocean Crest Way, Unit 1411, to Big Serve Properties LLC, of Lothian, Maryland, for $360,000. Built in 2005, the condo is a 3/2 and has 1,696 square feet. It sold in 2017 for $216,000.

Rebecca Riefberg, of Daytona Beach, sold 50 Club House Drive, Unit 206, to Patrick and Dawn Moynihan, of Palm Coast, for $122,000. Built in 1977, the condo is a 1/1 and has

665 square feet. It sold in 2014 for $73,000.

Belle Terre Dmitry and Anna Chervauyov, of Staten Island, New York, sold 7 Prince Walter Lane to Danise Saint-Claude, of Palm Coast, for $265,000. Built in 2005, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,854 square feet. It sold in 2016 for $155,000.

Cypress Knoll Larry and Brenda Gillham, of Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, sold 12 Evanston Lane to Newton and Deanne Hayes, of Williams, Oregon, for $440,000.

Built in 2004, the house is a 3/3 and has a fireplace, swimming pool and 2,471 square feet.

Fuquay Shandiya Ramachandria, individually and as trustee, sold 2140 Ocean Shore Blvd.

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Fanwood Court LLC, of Miami, for $295,000. Built in 1975, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,523 square feet. It sold in 2002 for $88,000.

Scott Evey and Jerome Calvin sold 29 Firtree Lane to Douglas Prevost and Eve Levi, of Palm Coast, for $286,000. Built in 1985, the house is a 3/2 and has a swimming pool and 1,188 square feet. It sold in January for $155,000.

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to Steven and Amy Reed, of Flagler Beach, for $985,000.

Built in 1980, the house is a 4/4 and has a fireplace and 2,706 square feet.

New Jersey, for $280,000. Built in 2009, the house is a 4/2 and has a fireplace and 2,248 square feet. It sold in 2009 for $178,700.

Grand Reserve and Golf Club D.R. Horton Inc. Jacksonville, of St. Johns, sold 67 Lob Wedge Lane to William and Patty Stacy, of Bunnell, for $304,990.

Built in 2020, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,799 square feet.

Matanzas Woods Dennis and Lisa Keresey, of Palm Coast, sold 39 W. Ludlow Lane to Mary Kelley, of Palm Coast, for $475,000. Built in 1999, the house is a 3/2.5 and has a fireplace, swimming pool and 2,450 square feet.

Indian Trails Clifford and Sarah Heald, of Jacksonville, sold 3 Birchfield Place to Willi and Donna Dodenhoff, of Palm Coast, for $350,000. Built in 2020, the house is a 4/3 and has 2,306 square feet.

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Peter Lund and Elsa Cravioto, of Palm Coast, sold 17 Fairview Lane to Vanessa Garcia, of Palm Coast, for $245,000. Built in 1974, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,218 square feet. It sold in 1985 for $40,000.

Pine Grove Frederick Wallace and Pamela Tracy-Wallace, of Palm Coast, sold 82 Pilgrim Drive to Joshua and Susan Rogers, of Palm Coast, for $369,000. Built in 2006, the house is a 4/2 and has a swimming pool and 1,811 square feet. It sold in 2019 for $267,000.

Ocean Palm Todd Fringer, of Flagler Beach, sold 233 Ocean Palm Drive to Justin and Denise Brunk, of Marathon, for $375,000. Built in 1983, the house is a 3/2 and has a fireplace and 1,638 square feet. It sold in 2015 for $273,500.

Pine Lakes RH Asset Holdings LLC, of Orlando, sold 73 Wheatfield Drive to Tatiana and William Kes, of Palm Coast, for $278,150. Built in 2021, the house is a 4/2 and has 1,650 square feet.

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Curtain Call

Your guide to the Performing Arts in Flagler County.

2021-22 Season

Observer XNSP19874

You. Your Neighbors. Your Neighborhood.

2021-2022 SEASON L A DY DAY AT E M E R S O N ’S BA R A N D G R I L L S E P T E M B E R 17 -2 6 , 2 0 2 1 U R I N E T OW N O CO T B E R 2 2 -3 1 , 2 0 2 1 A L L T O G E T H E R N OW A M u s i c a l R ev u e N OV E M B E R 1 2 -14 , 2 0 2 1 BLITHE SPIRIT D E C E M B E R 2 - 5, 2 0 2 1 WA I T U N T I L DA R K JA N UA RY 2 1 -3 0, 2 0 2 2 T H E M O U N TA I N T O P F E B RUA RY 17-2 0, 2 0 2 2 T H E R EVO LU T I O N I STS M A RC H 1 1 -2 0, 2 0 2 2 WA I T I N G FO R G O D A P R I L 2 9 - M AY 8 , 2 0 2 2

2021 - 2022 Main Stage Season RUMORS by Neil Simon September 16-26, 2021

At a large, tastefully-appointed Sneden’s Landing townhouse, the Deputy Mayor of New York has just shot himself. Though only a flesh wound, four couples are about to experience a severe attack of Farce. Gathering for their tenth wedding anniversary, the host lies bleeding in the other room, and his wife is nowhere in sight. His lawyer, Ken, and his wife, Chris, must get “the story” straight before the other guests arrive. As the confusions and mis-communications mount, the evening spins off into classic farcical hilarity.

The World Goes Round - A Music Revue November 4-14, 2021

Enter the world of distinguished and celebrated writing team, Kander and Ebb. The World Goes ‘Round is a stunning revue of the songbook from the multi-Tony award-winning team, with the original production winning three Drama Desk Awards.

Filled with humor, romance, drama and nonstop melody, this title is a thrilling celebration of life and the fighting spirit that keeps us all going. Five individuals find themselves careening through the world of love, babies and coffee. From Cabaret to Chicago, the nonstop hit-parade features unforgettable gems, including “Mr. Cellophane,” “Maybe This Time,” “Cabaret” and “New York, New York,” seamlessly interwoven into a passionate, harmonious, up-tempo evening of musical theatre.

Mass Appeal January 13-23, 2022

In this funny and thoughtful comedy/drama, a newly ordained deacon is assigned to a veteran pastor for mentorship. Soon after meeting, the idealistic younger man and more seasoned priest find themselves knee-deep in the generation gap that exists in both their beliefs and practice.

Company - music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, Book by George Furth March 3-13, 2022

Robert is a single man living in NYC on the eve of his 35th birthday. His married friends gather to celebrate. As he spends time with each of the married (and soon to be married) couples, they share advice extolling the virtue of a permanent relationship.

This modern multiple award-winning musical introduced “Being Alive”, “The Ladies Who Lunch” and “Drive A Person Crazy” in its score and is as relevant as when it first opened. Sondheim’s groundbreaking work created a benchmark for composers and musical makers to this day.

Proof April 28-May 8, 2022

Observer You. Your Neighbors. Your Neighborhood.

XNSP19876

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the Tony Award for Best Play and Drama Desk for Best Play. David Auburn’s first play is a play about family, mental health and math.

Catherine, a grad student in mathematics, has found a solution to a previously unsolvable proof. At the same time she has been caring for her father, a brilliant mathematician in decline. With the proof as a fulcrum, Catherine must come to terms with her discovery and her father’s legacy.

2021 - 2022 Season Let’s Hang On, Franki Valli Tribute Nov. 19, 2021 - 7:00 PM

Melissa Manchester Feb. 6, 2022 - 7:00 PM

Last Child, Aerosmith Experience Nov. 27, 2021 - 7:00 PM

Motones & Jerseys Feb. 18, 2022 - 7:00 PM

Darlene Love Dec. 11, 2021 - 7:00 PM

Six Appeal Feb. 28, 2022 - 7:00 PM

The American Sirens Dec. 17, 2021 - 7:00 PM

Married to Broadway Sharpe Family Singers Mar. 10, 2022 - 7:00 PM

Navy SouthEast Band Dec. 19, 2021 - 3:00 PM

Doo Wop Project Mar. 18, 2022 - 7:00 PM

Winter Dance Party Jan. 7, 2022 - 7:00 PM

The Texas Tenors Mar. 25, 2022 - 7:00 PM

The Bronx Wanderers Jan. 27, 2022 - 7:00 PM

Canadian Brass Mar. 29, 2022 - 7:00 PM

Rocky and the Rollers Jan. 30, 2022 - 2:00 PM

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2021-2022 SEASON

2021 - 2022 Main Stage Season

L A DY DAY AT E M E R S O N ’S BA R A N D G R I L L S E P T E M B E R 17 -2 6 , 2 0 2 1 U R I N E T OW N O CO T B E R 2 2 -3 1 , 2 0 2 1 A L L T O G E T H E R N OW A M u s i c a l R ev u e N OV E M B E R 1 2 -14 , 2 0 2 1 BLITHE SPIRIT D E C E M B E R 2 - 5, 2 0 2 1 WA I T U N T I L DA R K JA N UA RY 2 1 -3 0, 2 0 2 2 T H E M O U N TA I N T O P F E B RUA RY 17-2 0, 2 0 2 2

RUMORS by Neil Simon September 16-26, 2021

At a large, tastefully-appointed Sneden’s Landing townhouse, the Deputy Mayor of New York has just shot himself. Though only a flesh wound, four couples are about to experience a severe attack of Farce. Gathering for their tenth wedding anniversary, the host lies bleeding in the other room, and his wife is nowhere in sight. His lawyer, Ken, and his wife, Chris, must get “the story” straight before the other guests arrive. As the confusions and mis-communications mount, the evening spins off into classic farcical hilarity.

The World Goes Round - A Music Revue November 4-14, 2021

Enter the world of distinguished and celebrated writing team, Kander and Ebb. The World Goes ‘Round is a stunning revue of the songbook from the multi-Tony award-winning team, with the original production winning three Drama Desk Awards.

Filled with humor, romance, drama and nonstop melody, this title is a thrilling celebration of life and the fighting spirit that keeps us all going. Five individuals find themselves careening through the world of love, babies and coffee. From Cabaret to Chicago, the nonstop hit-parade features unforgettable gems, including “Mr. Cellophane,” “Maybe This Time,” “Cabaret” and “New York, New York,” seamlessly interwoven into a passionate, harmonious, up-tempo evening of musical theatre.

Mass Appeal January 13-23, 2022

T H E R EVO LU T I O N I STS M A RC H 1 1 -2 0, 2 0 2 2 WA I T I N G FO R G O D A P R I L 2 9 - M AY 8 , 2 0 2 2

In this funny and thoughtful comedy/drama, a newly ordained deacon is assigned to a veteran pastor for mentorship. Soon after meeting, the idealistic younger man and more seasoned priest find themselves knee-deep in the generation gap that exists in both their beliefs and practice.

Company - music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, Book by George Furth March 3-13, 2022

Robert is a single man living in NYC on the eve of his 35th birthday. His married friends gather to celebrate. As he spends time with each of the married (and soon to be married) couples, they share advice extolling the virtue of a permanent relationship.

This modern multiple award-winning musical introduced “Being Alive”, “The Ladies Who Lunch” and “Drive A Person Crazy” in its score and is as relevant as when it first opened. Sondheim’s groundbreaking work created a benchmark for composers and musical makers to this day.

Proof April 28-May 8, 2022

Observer You. Your Neighbors. Your Neighborhood.

XNSP19876

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the Tony Award for Best Play and Drama Desk for Best Play. David Auburn’s first play is a play about family, mental health and math.

Catherine, a grad student in mathematics, has found a solution to a previously unsolvable proof. At the same time she has been caring for her father, a brilliant mathematician in decline. With the proof as a fulcrum, Catherine must come to terms with her discovery and her father’s legacy.