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St. Elizabeth Ann Seton’s top priest talks faith, journalism, pop culture and the pandemic PAGE 6

SO LONG, AIMEE’S After 34 years, Aimee’s Hallmark Shop in Palm Coast closed Jan. 2 PAGE 13

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Jimmy’s Hang Ten restaurant in Flagler Beach fulfills a retirement dream for owner Jim Harris PAGE 14

110 NEW HOMES? Developer plans for 110home community off Old Dixie Highway

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STUDENT VOICES First Teen Town Hall generates student suggestions on dress code, vaping policy PAGE 10

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Flatwood Forest School embraces curiosity, at the Florida Agricultural Museum PAGE 11 Sage Morin has fun in the tree climbing area.

After jail BRIAN MCMILLAN EXECUTIVE EDITOR

DeAndre McCall is a rapper. He’s a convict. At times in his life, those labels have defined him. Today, however, he values a much different label: dad.

McCall is the father of four children, all with different mothers. He knows he has ruined his chances to have a good relationship with some of them, but he is determined to be a new man — and a new dad — when he gets out of jail for what he intends to be the last time, on Feb. 2.

McCall was one of the star students of a new class at the jail

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DeAndre McCall’s fatherhood awakening

this year, called InsideOut Dad. It’s a national program that aims to help inmates understand their roles as fathers so that when their sentences are completed they can fulfill their duty to raise the next generation.

Thanks to arrangements made by the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office, McCall agreed to share his story with the Palm Coast Observer, revealing his mistakes of the past and his hopes for the future.

GOT AWAY WITH IT

McCall’s first child, a girl, was born when McCall was 17. (All children’s names are withheld

“You get letters from people like, ‘You live what you rap.

Everybody loves you because you tell the truth.’ But it’s not crossing everybody’s mind that I’m in here for robbery, and I could be here for a long time.”

DeANDRE McCALL, on receiving fan mail while in prison

from this story to protect their privacy.) He was a star athlete at Flagler Palm Coast High School at the time, and he was heading into his junior year. He was scared, excited but also sad because he thought his future in sports was likely over.

“My dad wasn’t there,” McCall SEE AFTER JAIL PAGE 3

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SO, WHICH ONE DIDN’T STAY IN HIS LANE? 11:09 a.m. First block of Beaverdam Lane.

Physical disturbance. A 45-yearold man drove to a house to perform a job and was sitting in his truck parked in the road in front of the house when the neighbor from a nearby home came outside and started yelling at the worker about how his truck was parked, the worker later told deputies.

The worker told the neighbor that he’d only be working there for two more days, but that didn’t pacify the neighbor, and the men started arguing, then fighting.

The neighbor later told deputies that the worker had partly blocked one travel lane, and

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Marijuana possession. A deputy conducting an after hours security check on a park noticed a car parked there with three young men inside.

He had them roll down the window, and a “large cloud” of marijuana smoke wafted out of the car, according to the deputy’s report. One of the young men admitted that they’d just finished smoking a blunt.

The deputy asked if there were any more drugs in the car, and the young men said no.

The deputy searched it and found multiple blunts and a jar of marijuana. One of the young men said he had no idea where it all came from.

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In our day of division, it’s rare to see a news item get near-universal approval.

But that’s what happened this week with the announcement that Boston Whaler is coming to Palm Coast. More than 200 people shared the story, which makes it one of our top stories in months.

It is the latest in a series of good economic news for Palm Coast and Flagler County. As Mayor Milissa Holland said on the city website (and in the story on Page 5): “Between AdventHealth, Jacksonville University, University of North Florida and the Gioia Sails expansion, we are on track to welcome approximately 1,000 new jobs to the city of Palm Coast this year.”

Think of that: 1,000 new nonconstruction-related jobs! This is truly historic. And think of the impact for each of those families.

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Criminal mischief. A woman noticed that there was something strange on her daughter-in-law’s window. The daughterin-law went outside to check, and found that someone had sprayed gray spray paint all over her bedroom window, as well as her pontoon boat and its fish finder, tag and motor. Deputies are investigating.

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said. “I was raised in a house full of women.” He loved his family, and they loved him, but he realizes now that he never learned what it means to be a man and a father.

“It’s not being this big, strong provider who doesn’t show emotion,” he said. As men who start

FATHER FACTOR One in four children in America (18.3 million) grow up with no father figure, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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families but leave them behind, “we don’t understand the stress we put on women — the sacrifices they have to make because they’re the only parent. I thought it was all about the money.”

As a teenager, McCall and his girlfriend didn’t get along, and when he earned his GED to finish high school, all his friends started getting into trouble. He wanted to escape, so he moved to Miami. But it didn’t take long for him to get in trouble there: He was arrested for growing 10 marijuana plants. His perception was that the court system in Miami didn’t have much interest in chasing him. He bonded out, took a substance abuse class, and, essentially, he got away with it.

Meanwhile, McCall was developing his gift for writing and rapping. For the next few years, he performed at clubs and even recorded a song with Kodak Black, who was also signed to the same record label, Dollaz N Dealz.

(Kodak Black ultimately went to prison on a four-year sentence until then-President Donald Trump pardoned him on Jan. 23.)

McCall’s Instagram is full of photos and videos of himself smoking, partying. In some videos, he raps alone in his car. YouTube features videos of McCall, using his stage name Dre Day, recording in a studio. There are music videos set in Bunnell.

“I met a lot of people all around Florida,” McCall said. “Lot of talent, lot of businessmen. … I’ve packed a lot of clubs, wall to wall.”

‘THAT TYPE OF ENERGY’

McCall’s second child, a girl, was born in 2016. Seven months later, in May 2017, his third was born, a son.

But McCall wasn’t able to see his son’s birth; McCall was in prison. A month earlier, McCall took part in a home invasion.

Guns, robbery, drugs. This time, there were no slaps on wrists; he was facing up to 15 years in prison.

This time, it was serious.

“I knew then it’s not really a game,” McCall said. “I realized I could lose my life.”

He ended up state prison not for 15 years but for two years — just for the robbery.

Ironically, prison may have saved his life because it kept him off the streets.

Knowing he had missed the birth of his son made him feel awful, not to mention failing to be involved in the lives of his older two children. He also started to think about other missed opportunities in his life.

He remembered loving his construction class at high school and his dream to own a business.

He had a talent for drawing and expression, and now what good was it all?

He also missed the time when his music was his therapy. Back when it was harmless.

“My family was strict, so when there were things I didn’t want to go to them about, I just wrote about it, and nobody gets hurt,” McCall said.

In prison, he started to rethink the rap lyrics that he had written — the lyrics that were being recited back to him by other prisoners who knew him as Dre Day the rapper. He had a fan club of sorts in the prison dorm, but it wasn’t exactly satisfying.

In fact, he realized that his music had been a self-fulfilling

prophecy.

“What you speak, you manifest,” he said. “You speak things into existence. So the more I rap about it — the more I promote it — the more that type of energy started to surround me.”

WHAT A WOMAN WANTS

On Halloween in 2019, McCall got out of prison and returned to Flagler County. He would have two years of probation before he was free completely, but he had a new perspective and was determined to make things right.

In 2020, his fourth child was born, a son.

He also tried to be involved with his older three children as much as he was allowed. He went to a birthday party in May 2020 and chased his 3-year-old around the playground. He realized that this toddler was stubborn, just like he was; he saw himself in his child and felt a new connection with him.

McCall also connected with Brittany Cartier, and they started a relationship. Cartier had a 3-year-old daughter, and McCall helped to be a father figure for her when he wasn’t around his own children.

Cartier said McCall was a good dad. He “would stop dead in his tracks” and rush to help his biological children whenever he was needed. “We would go to get medicine in the middle of the

“There is always an opportunity to turn a ‘setback’ into a ‘step-up’ for success. It’s my goal to always return our inmates back into our community more stable and more prepared to make good choices so they can become productive members in our community and for their children.

Results like this show that our efforts are working.”

RICK STALY, Flagler County sheriff on the InsideOut Program graduates

DeAndre McCall

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night,” Cartier told the Palm Coast Observer in a phone interview.

He also loved Cartier’s daughter. Cartier recalled one morning when McCall let Cartier sleep in late.

“When I woke up, I walked into the kitchen, and he and [my daughter] were cooking breakfast,” she said. “They had their little music on, and he was letting her help cook breakfast for Mommy. They were bonding.

“My heart broke into tiny little pieces. Because that’s all a mom wants. That’s all a woman really wants is a real family, not a broken one with a man in and out of the system.”

Unfortunately, things didn’t stay that way for Cartier or McCall.

On May 23, 2020, McCall was caught with marijuana again. He had violated the terms of probation and was sent to jail.

CLEAN SLATE

Once again, McCall met plenty of fans of his music when he was in jail. But he has told Cartier that he is done with being Dre Day and wants to write positive music when he gets out on Feb. 2.

McCall also has been taking InsideOut Dad classes to learn his role as a father. He has even recruited others to join him in the classes, including one man whom he’s helping learn how to read.

He’s a fan of McCall’s music, too.

“I use that influence to make him turn the other way,” McCall said. “We talk every day.”

InsideOut Dad encourages reflection in a Christian framework, using Bible verses to teach positive traits, qualities and responsibilities of ideal fathers.

One of the most important lessons McCall has learned, he said, is the value of one-on-one time with children.

“It’s changed my whole perspective on things,” he said.

“Everything you do, you think of them.”

He realizes now that he was careless with his probation. The goal shouldn’t be to get away with things; the goal should be to do the right thing.

“Prison matured me,” McCall said, “but this last little bit of time (in jail), it humbled me a lot.

I think that’s the piece that was missing: I wasn’t as humble as I should have been. I have to be a father and do it the right way. It’s harder than people think. But I should have done what I should have done to keep my freedom.”

McCall turned 26 years old on Christmas Eve 2020. He wasn’t around to celebrate Christmas with his children or with Cartier.

But Cartier said he did everything he could.

“It’s so funny — he even made Christmas happen from jail,” Cartier said. “We got to do [Christmas with a Deputy] because he made the arrangement. He went out of his way to make sure [Cartier’s daughter] was included.”

Cartier said she is hopeful for McCall when he gets out of jail this time. She expects him to help her daughter learn how to ride a bike, take her swimming — and keep writing music in a positive way.

“When he comes home, he has a choice to be a dad,” Cartier said.

“He walks out of them gates a free man. And the same way Flagler County is giving him a clean slate is the same thing I will do.

It’s time to come home and start being a part of everything you have missed.”

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Two builders — Paytas Homes and Toll Brothers — have bought land worth over $6 million in Town Center, and permits are also being submitted to the city of Palm Coast for what will be known as the Entertainment District, according to Jeff Douglas, of Douglas Property and Development.

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Paytas Homes already has a presence in Palm Coast; the company developed 380 single-family homes in Hidden Lakes, which is essentially sold out. The company recently bought Tract 19 in Town Center for $3.06 million and plans to build 200 homes (in sections of 25 at a time). Ground will break in the third quarter of 2021, according to CEO Jim Paytas Jr. The Paytas homes will range between 1,700 and 2,800 square feet and will be priced in the mid$300,000s.

“Our market niche caters to the buyer that is expects more features in the home and is possibly on a move up or settling into retirement or semi retirement,” Paytas said in an email to the Palm Coast Observer.

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Toll Brothers is new to the area but could also signal to other highend developers that Palm Coast is worth investing, Douglas said.

The company bought Tracts 21A and 21B recently for $3,455,000, to build single-family homes and paired villas.

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The Palm Apartments are in the distance, at the corner of Bulldog Drive and Central Avenue: the future home of the Entertainment District.

“This is the affirmation,” Douglas said. “It signals economic health.”

APARTMENTS

The fact that 88 apartments in the Palms and 233 in the Venue are already full in Town Center is a sign that more housing is needed here, Douglas said, but they also were an essential element in attracting the University of North Florida and Jacksonville University to expand to Palm Coast.

“They wouldn’t be here if those apartments weren’t there,” he said. The apartments are also essential for future healthrelated companies moving here.

“They want to know, ‘Where can my employees live?’ It’s right on their questionnaires. They’re doing their due diligence.”

ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT

In addition to the housing component, Douglas said architec-

tural design is complete for the Entertainment District, and permits will soon be requested from the city of Palm Coast so that construction can begin on a 14,000-square-foot building for shops or restaurants on Central Avenue, near Bulldog Drive. One of the hallmarks of the plans is that no building is planned for the corner itself; instead, it is conceived as a sort of gathering place where people can eat, socialize, listen to music, and enjoy a downtown atmosphere. The foot traffic would then vitalize the shops.

“It keeps it healthier that way,” Douglas said. “It’s a longer-term approach.”

People who visit Town Center in the future, he added, will be attracted by the activity and the atmosphere.

“It’s experiential,” he said.

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A developer hopes to place up to 110 homes on a 48.83-acre parcel of land off South Old Dixie Highway at Mayberry Road, about a mile east of Old Dixie’s intersection with U.S. 1 in southern Flagler County.

“We’re really hoping to move forward shortly,” said Jessica Gow, a Cobb Cole law firm attorney representing RJN Design and Development, at a Jan. 12 Flagler County Planning and Land Development Board meeting. “... Once we get the utilities settled there, we’re ready to move forward.”

The 110-home proposal itself isn’t new, but utility consider-

ations have so far delayed its construction.

The proposed “planned unit development,” or PUD, was first approved by the Flagler County Commission in 2011 with a provision that an initial plat application for 30 homes be submitted within five years unless the developer sought an additional five-year extension. The developer sought the extension in 2016, in part because of a concern about how water and sewer service would be provided to the potential community.

The nearest utility provider was the Plantation Bay utility, for years a source of regular complaints from its customers.

The Flagler County and Bunnell governments jointly bought it for $5.5 million in 2013 in order to improve the water quality. It was transferred to the county’s sole management in 2015. The

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JESSICA GOW, attorney representing RJN Design and Development

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The 48.83-acre parcel abuts a handful of residential properties.

county has since turned it over to the quasi-governmental Florida Governmental Utility Authority, or FGUA. Now, RJN Design and Development expects to move forward with the preparation of 30 initial plots for platting — but not necessarily before the current fiveyear extension expires in October, so the developer came before the planning board to seek another SEE DEVELOPER PAGE 8

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Boston Whaler to move into Sea Ray site Boston Whaler will move into the former Sea Ray Boats manufacturing plant off Colbert Lane, bringing an estimated 300-400 jobs to the area over the next 18-24 months, according to news releases from the Palm Coast city government and from Brunswick Corporation.

Boats would start coming off the 225,000-squarefoot Palm Coast site’s production line in the second half of 2021, according to the city news release, and the land would be annexed into Palm Coast.

“On behalf of the city of Palm Coast, I am proud to welcome Brunswick and Boston Whaler to our community,” Palm Coast Mayor Milissa Holland said in the city news release. “As a leader and legend in the boating industry, we are honored to be partnering with Boston Whaler as the home for their new manufacturing facility.”

Both Boston Whaler and Sea Ray are owned by the Illinoisbased Brunswick Corporation, and Boston Whaler already has a headquarters and manufacturing plant in Edgewater that employs more than 1,200 people, according to the city news release.

The reopening of the Palm Coast site would increase Boston Whaler’s production an estimated 40%, according to a news release from Brunswick Corporation.

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Photo from bostonwhaler.com The Boston Whaler manufacturing facility in Palm Coast is designed for the manufacturing of large boats.

Brunswick is also expanding its manufacturing of Bayliner, Heyday, Sea Ray and Lund fiberglass boats in Mexico and its manufacturing of Bayliner, Uttern and Quicksilver in Portugal, according to the news release.

The former Sea Ray facility, on Roberts Road on the west side of the Intracoastal, employed about 400 people when it shut down in 2018 as Sea Ray discontinued its sport yacht and yacht models.

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“It is a historic and exciting time for our city,” Holland said, according to the city news release. “The addition of Boston Whaler to our community family, along with the other economic developments in education, healthcare, and technology, solidify the foundations Palm Coast has established for opportunity and job growth unlike we have seen before.

“I am proud that between AdventHealth, Jacksonville University, University of North Florida and the Gioia Sails expansion, we are on track to welcome approximately 1,000 new jobs to the city of Palm Coast this year.”

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Q +A JOSE PANTHAPLAMTHOTTIYL, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton pastor

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J

ose Panthaplamthottiyil, pastor for St. Elizabeth Ann Seaton Catholic Church since January 2020, is a fan of “High School Musical” (he has seen the original and both sequels). He also loves the movie “La-La Land.”

Born in India in a town where almost everyone was Catholic, Panthaplamthottiyil decided as a young boy that he wanted to become a priest, and he achieved that goal at the young age of 24. He studied journalism in the 1970s in the United States, has written multiple inspirational books and still writes a column for an Indian newspaper every week — ever since 1986. He served SEAS in short assignments in 1989, 1994, 1995 and 1997-1998 before his current appointment. Serving with him are Bartholomiej Gadaj and Mason Wiggins.

Panthaplamthottiyil met with me in his office on Jan. 22 to talk about faith in the 21st century, and how the 4,000 families of the parish (about 1,500 come to Mass each week) are responding to the pandemic.

HOW MUCH DO YOU FOLLOW POP CULTURE AS A PRIEST?

I had better exposure than some because of my journalism and political science education. You have to be aware of the popular culture all over the world, especially the U.S. I like mostly religious movies, like biblical ones. I have watched all the movies on Jesus.

I also read the Wall Street Journal and The New York Times every day.

YOU’VE HAD A LONG CAREER AS A JOURNALIST AND EDITOR IN INDIA. HOW HAS JOURNALISM IMPACTED YOUR MINISTRY?

My background in communications has been a great asset in my ministry. I can preach to people; I can also write to them.

My writing goes all throughout the world on the internet, so it is an additional tool to evangelize and catechize the people.

I have been exposed to all kinds of cultures and topics, so I have a wider perspective, and that’s important in a parish like palm coast, where we have multicutural groups, parishioners from Haiti, the Philippines, Portugal.

HOW HAS YOUR MINISTRY INFORMED YOUR JOURNALISM?

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The church teaches the truth, and the primary duty of the journalist is to stick to the truth and reveal the truth wherever it is found.

Even when I was editing secular newspapers and magazines, the perspective I gave was Christian and Catholic. So my background has helped me to be alert and support the positive trends in society and to help marginalized people.

WHAT’S THE CONNECTION BETWEEN IMAGINATION AND FAITH?

Faith is based on revealed truth, and we believe what has been revealed by God to us, but our imagination helps us to understand.

WHEN DID YOU KNOW YOU WANTED TO DEDICATE YOUR LIFE TO SERVICE IN THE CHURCH?

Ever since I was very young.

I grew up in a culture where people either go to college and become professors or doctors or engineers, or you go to seminary and become priests. This was my choice, even though I had the opportunity to go to college.

I finished 10th grade at the age of 14 and joined the seminary.

IS IT HARDER FOR PEOPLE TO HAVE FAITH IN GOD NOW THAN IT WAS 50 OR 500 YEARS AGO?

In our age, there are many more people who don’t pay any attention to the faith — not because they lack information or experiences, but they have other things that attract their attention.

Even in the midst of COVID-19, we still get an average attendance of 1,500 per week.

We encourage people who are 65 to stay at home. So if they come, that means they really want to practice their faith.

There will always be people committed to their faith, and they will be the leaven that will transform the society.

HOW MUCH DO YOU INTERACT DIRECTLY WITH MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH IN PALM COAST? HOW DO THEY STAY INVOLVED?

Our parish is a welcoming and inviting parish. I am there before

Continue Netts’ exceptionalist legacy Dear Editor: Thank you for the tribute to former Mayor Jon Netts. May he rest in peace. The best way for the city to memorialize him is to carry forth his extremely successful vision of a city that was and is exceptional due to its natural beauty.

Mr. Netts followed in the

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Pastor Jose Panthaplamthottiyil’s first name is actually Joseph, and the abbreviate form rhymes with “dose.” He has been vaccinated and doesn’t think the coronavirus vaccine has been a controversy in his parish.

and after all the Masses. I may not greet every person every week, but I greet the majority of the people in the period of a month.

Since it is a big church, the possibility is always there that someone will feel left out, but we are trying to make sure that everybody is welcomed to our fellowship.

Plus we have 54 different ministries, service groups, devotionals groups, prayer groups. These groups really show how alive and active the parish is. They bring more life.

HOW HAS THE PANDEMIC IMPACTED SEAS?

The church was closed for two months, and I was visiting India at that time, and there were no flights.

We tried to get in touch with our parishioners by making telephone calls. We had volunteers assigned to call and find out how they were doing — all 4,000 families. We also sent emails, and I wrote letters.

DO YOU WORRY ABOUT PEOPLE’S MENTAL HEALTH, AND THEIR DISCONNECTION FROM THEIR FAITH BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC?

If they are kept away for too long, the possibility is they could have emotional or mental problems. They need to get reconnected with the community. That is why we are trying to encourage them to come back.

We make sure there is social distancing and completely sanitizing after every Mass, every service. And we always insist on wearing masks during the service, and by the grace of god, we have been blessed without any serious outbreak.

I should mention that even if people don’t come to church every weekend, they help us by sending heir donations because they know the parish’s needs, and we are so grateful to them for doing that.

I also visit two or three homes every week, and we give the

footsteps of Lewis Wadsworth Jr., who once owned much of what is now Palm Coast and was an ardent conservationist, insisting on maintaining the natural feel and integrity.

Whether in better managing litter (enforcement and signage are currently very lacking) or continuing the city’s exemplary maintenance of medians, it behooves us all to pay close attention to the natural aspects

of the city that, in the midst of the current boom in development, could be severely and permanently compromised, hurting not just aesthetics but in the end the city’s home values by loss of its signature “exceptional” qualities.

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homebound sacraments like confession, anointing and communion.

WHEN YOU GO TO THE HOMES, DO YOU FEEL THEY ARE STRUGGLING BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC?

Retired people are less affected, but others are more. We have an outreach office, open Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and we give out groceries and help with bills. We also had a distribution on our campus with Feeding America, and we found out how many people are in need. We had 162 families came one day. It was more than we expected.

We serve dinner now, on the first and third Monday every week, and we had 102 last week.

It’s our responsibility to help people in need. That is part of our ministry.

WHY DO YOUR PARISHIONERS SACRIFICE THEIR TIME TO SERVE THE CHURCH?

They believe they are serving the Lord Jesus: “Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.”

HOW DO YOU HANDLE POLITICAL STRIFE AS A LEADER OF FAITH?

I don’t personally get involved in politics. I tell people to pray for our politicians to make the right decisions for our country. I also get them to support the cause of the unborn.

Today, on the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, people are standing outside, on Belle Terre Parkway, from 12 to 1 p.m., holding signs, to promote the cause.

SOME ISSUES ARE BOTH SPIRITUAL AND POLITICAL. IS THAT NOT TAKING A POLITICAL STAND IN SOME WAY?

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We want to promote pro life, to make people aware that it is really an evil to destroy the unborn children. Many people do it out of ignorance, so we need to make them conscious of the evil.

Local Trump-Biden sign proved to be ironic Dear Editor: For a few days after the 2020 General Election, a homemade sign was placed at the intersection of Palm Coast Parkway and Harbor Center Way. The sign was quite large with pink lettering, and it read: “TRUMP FANS RALLY, BIDEN FANS

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BRIEFS Residents urge County Commission not to close ramp Flagler County residents are opposing a proposal to close a small community boat ramp for the construction of a seawall.

As of Jan. 26, 76 people had signed a petition urging the Flagler County Commission not to close the small ramp on Pamela Parkway, which residents use to launch canoes, kayaks and small jon boats. The proposal is slated for a Feb. 1 County Commission meeting.

“The residents of the area use this right of way boat ramp to launch boats, jet skis, kayaks, paddle boards, go fishing, swimming and enjoy the beautiful sunset on the Intracoastal Waterway,” the petition states.

“Resident have enjoyed using this community access for 32 years.”

Two residents — Richard Marchewka and John Dougherty, who own the properties north and south of the ramp — had asked the board to vacate the county’s right of way at the boat ramp so that they can build a seawall there, but opponents feared that a sea wall might cause flooding at other properties.

“The area to be vacated is currently open to the public due to its status as a dedicated roadway and provides legal access to the Intracoastal Waterway,” a county staff document states. “However, this area is not maintained as a public access point by Flagler County. ... The end of the roadway is rock and sand and is unsuitable for launching trailered vessels.”

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extension that would continue through 2026.

“There’s no changes to the actual development plan,” Gow said. “There’s just past uncertainty with the utility provisions of the agreement, and then currently the uncertainty with the pandemic, so we’re asking for a little bit of flexibility.”

Answering questions from board members, Flagler County Planning Director Adam Mengel said he believed the developer would be able to start the required first phase of the project within the proposed new fiveyear extension.

“There’s some dialogue happening between the owner and FGUA,” Mengel said. “We’e all maybe cautiously optimistic coming out of COVID 19 ... this may be the time for this to happen. But it will only happen through the extension of those utilities, and that dialogue is now underway between FGUA and this owner.”

The five-year time limit, he added, “is a date for the submittal of an initial step — 30 lots within the development for platting — so its a pretty low bar to make.

I’m pretty confident that they’re going to make it.”

If the developer doesn’t meet the 30-plat application requirement within five years and isn’t granted another extension, the land would lose its PUD zoning designation.

The current PUD agreement would allow for the proposed homes to be single-family residential, estate homes, attached zero lot line residences, patio residences or clustered residential units, according to a planning board meeting backup document.

Several area residents spoke at the meeting to say they were concerned about whether the development might harm area wildlife or cause drainage problems for the adjacent properties.

Mengel explained that environmental studies are conducted to prevent major wildlife impacts, and that the developer will not be allowed to build in a manner that floods neighboring properties. Gow said she’d relay the concerns about drainage to her client.

“The concerns that you all have are very valid and need to be addressed in the site plan process,” board member Mark Langello told the residents. “... If we grant this tonight, that just gives them a little bit more time to try to get the utilities straightened out. ... There’s still basically a shortage of housing in Florida and in the country ... There’s actually a real need for it.”

The board voted 4-0 to recommend that the Flagler County Commission — which will have the final say — grant the fiveyear extension. Board members Michael Boyd and Timothy Connor were absent.

L ETTERS Belle Terre swim club serves voting seniors

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Dear Editor: The overbuilding of Palm Coast has change this beautiful little town that I fell in love with to one of overcrowded roads, fast food places and dollar stores wherever you turn. Still there is this one hidden gem to be found: the Belle Terre Swim and Racquet Club.

It’s true that much of the facilities are used by seniors (I know, I’m there nearly every day), but the 25-meter pool is used by the teams from the high school. Seniors go there every day year-round to swim laps or take classes. The equipment at the gym is older, but so are we, and we love it.

Before the pandemic, the place was very busy; then they shut down for a few months and when they opened again many seniors decided to wait for a vaccine before returning.

Five years ago when they tried to shut us down, we organized and packed the School Board meetings (we pay taxes and vote), but that’s hard to do now with everything being virtual.

The new gyms in town are loud, packed with people that don’t even say hello and not really geared for 60- to 90-yearold people. The town finds millions of taxpayer dollars to pay for things like Holland Park.

What about the senior population who basically founded this town? I hope the School Board rethinks its decision and that we

JUDITH BACK-ZACK Palm Coast

Give Belle Terre swim club to Palm Coast Dear Editor: I’ve been a member of the Belle Terre Swim and Racquet Club longer than anyone, since 1987. I’ve paid school taxes in this county and never had a child in any of the schools (a fact that I’m grateful for).

It’s rather ironic that in the year 2021, my health insurance provider decided to pay this fee for me — the year the new superintendent and School Board are thinking about shutting it down again because it largely serves adults. The grownups are the ones who pay taxes from which they get their highly overpaid salaries.

The school system doesn’t seem to be putting much effort into this, figuring the old folks will cave; well, you are wrong because a lot of us got our education before the unions took over the schools; we are better educated than you are!

I’ve got a solution: Give the gym to the city of Palm Coast, which is running a surplus, and name it “The Jim Holland Gym.” Jim was a good man; I’d be proud to work out in a gym named after him.

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State to open vaccine appointment site this coming week Flagler County’s COVID-19 appointment callback list has swelled to about 27,000 people and will be integrated into the state system.

ALMOST 41,000 FLORIDA VACCINE DOSES WENT TO NON-RESIDENTS

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The state of Florida will unveil an online appointment system this coming week, according to the Florida Department of Health in Flagler County. Residents who have signed up for the county’s COVID-19 appointment callback list will be integrated into the new website and do not need to sign up on their own.

The callback list has swelled to approximately 27,000 people, said Florida Department of Health-Flagler Health Officer Bob Snyder. Flagler has approxi-

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mately 36,000 residents over the age of 65, and health department staff will be trained on the new state appointment system, called Sharecare, this coming week so that they can help residents who need assistance.

“We’ve got this huge waiting list of people expressing interest, and yet so far we’ve only received 2,500 first doses,” Snyder said, “so that really puts into perspective the significant gap between demand and supply.”

He added, “We are hopeful that the new administration and Congress pass the laws and funding necessary to provide 100 million doses within the first 100 days of the new administration, because that is really what we need: We need inventory. We need vaccines to give out.”

The Florida Department of Health in Flagler County has given 2,500 residents their first dose of the Moderna vaccine, and has

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now received a shipment of 1,200 second doses and started giving second doses to emergency services and fire department staff and healthcare workers, Snyder said.

The department will be giving 800 people their first dose on Jan. 28 and Jan. 29, and another 531 people will receive second doses on Jan. 30.

People who received their first dose between Dec. 29 and Jan. 11 will be contacted by county emergency management about their second doses, while those who received their initial shot after Jan. 12 can check the back of their vaccination card for the date of their second dose, Florida Department of Health-Flagler Communications Manager Gretchen Smith said.

The health department has two vaccination teams operating at the county fairgrounds to vaccinate people who’ve made an appointment, and plans to add two mobile teams that can vaccinate people at community centers, churches and other facilities, Snyder said.

Health department staff and volunteers can vaccinate 1,000 people a day — when they have enough vaccine.

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COVID-19 testing will be offered by the Florida Department of Health in Flagler County from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 28 and Friday, Jan. 29, at 120 Airport Road. No appointments are necessary, but testing is limited to 125 people per day.

Results are available in two to three days.

Other locations in Flagler County providing COVID-19 testing include two Mediquick locations, CentraCare and CVS Pharmacies, according to the health department. Most require appointments.

Additional information can be found at floridahealthcovid19.gov or through the Florida Health hotline at 866-7796121.

Florida Department of HealthFlagler Health Officer Bob Snyder and Communications Manager Gretchen Smith.

Under Rivkees’ advisory, providers would have to check to make sure intended vaccine recipients are Florida residents or people in Florida to provide health-care services that involve direct contact with patients.

The two-page advisory said, in part, that “the COVID-19 vaccine remains scarce within the United States and vaccine availability in Florida is extremely limited.”

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How many doses Flagler receives is determined at the state level, and local staff don’t know until the Friday of one week how many doses they’ll receive on the Monday of the following week.

Vaccine appointments are limited to Florida residents (regardless of county). Snowbirds are eligible, but those with an out-ofstate drive’s license must provide evidence, such as a lease, showing that they reside in Florida for at least 31 consecutive days per year, Smith said.

Snyder noted that COVID-19 case numbers remain high.

“We’re still seeing an increase in positive cases, positivity rates, hospitalizations for COVID. ...

I’m not sure if we’ve peaked yet from the Christmas and New Year’s holiday period,” Snyder said. “We’re still doing case investigation, contact tracing and community testing for COVID in a significant way. That activity has not decreased. So we still can’t stress enough the continuing importance of social distancing and mask wearing. The prevalence of the virus is still at high levels in our community and elsewhere around the state.”

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Pointing to limited amounts of COVID-19 vaccine, Florida Surgeon General Scott Rivkees issued an advisory Jan. 21 aimed at limiting vaccinations to residents and health-care workers. The advisory came amid concerns about vaccination “tourism” involving people traveling to Florida from other states to get shots.

Through Jan. 20, Florida had vaccinated about 1.18 million people, with nearly 41,000 having residences listed as out of state, according to a Department of Health breakdown.

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BRIEFS Four indicted in murder cases Four people have been indicted in homicide cases in Flagler County, helping to bring three lengthy investigations conducted by the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office to a conclusion.

Derrius Braxton Bauer and Marcus Avery Chamblin, both 26, were indicted Jan. 20 for the fatal shooting of 25-year-old Deon O’Neal Jenkins, who was killed outside a Circle K gas station on Oct. 12, 2019, according to an FCSO news release. Both men had been arrested Jan. 7 and are being held without bond.

Also indicted is Allyson Dawn Bennett, 39, who was arrested Jan. 20 at the Flagler County Probation and Parole Office on a warrant for 1st Degree Murder

by Unlawful Distribution of a Controlled Substance stemming from an investigation into the June 23, 2018, death of 33-yearold Michael Joseph Burnett, Jr. A grand jury found sufficient probable cause that Bennett had supplied Burnett with a mixture of heroin and fentanyl which caused Burnett’s death.

Javian Neesmith, 21, was indicted for 1st Degree Murder by Unlawful Distribution of a Controlled Substance stemming from an investigation into the Sept. 1, 2020, fentanyl overdose death of 39-year-old Dimitry Popkov.

Neesmith was arrested Jan. 20 at the Flagler County jail, where he was in custody on an unrelated drug charge.

“The indictments of Bennett and Neesmith demonstrate the initiative that State Attorney RJ Larizza and I committed to after noticing a dramatic rise in deaths linked to heroin and fentanyl,” Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly said. “Every overdose death in Flagler County is now investigated and prosecuted as a homicide. There is no more slap on the wrist for selling drugs that cause overdose deaths. Poison peddlers will be held accountable.”

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Student School Board members Brianna Whitfield and Kyleigh Ruddy are planning more sessions.

A total of 20 students attended the first Teen Town Hall, held on Jan. 21 and organized and moderated by student School Board members Brianna Whitfield and Kyleigh Ruddy in coordination with the Flagler Youth Coalition and the school district.

The one-hour virtual event was held over Zoom and divided into thirds by topic, with the first 20 minutes devoted to student concerns about the district’s student code of conduct, the next 20 to a discussion of vaping on campus, and the last 20 to an evaluation of the event and suggestions for future ones.

“All of the kids participated, which was just awesome,” said School Board member Cheryl Massaro, who’d suggested the creation of a town hall event to Whitfield and Ruddy and helped oversee it along with two district staff members. “I was really proud that they were Flagler County students.”

The student attendees had expressed concerns about consistency in the district’s dress code, and were interested in what could be done to assist students caught vaping, rather than simply penalizing them.

For the last 20 minutes, students were asked how they liked the Town Hall session.

“The overall consensus was yes: They loved it,” Massaro said.

The students said they’d like to see more involvement from other School Board members, and that they hoped Superintendent Cathy Mittelstadt would attend in the future as well. Whitfield and Ruddy hope to make the town halls a monthly event.

“The two School Board liaisons did a fabulous job,” Massaro said.

“They really listened.”

The next Teen Town Hall will be held at 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Feb. 25. The event requires registration, and space is limited. To register, students can email Ruddy at kyleighrud7920@flaglercps.org or Whitfield at briannawhi7700@flaglercps.org.

Prescribed fire in Princess Place a success, but without FireFlight

County offers free Emergency Response Team training

Flagler County Land Management successfully completed a 46-acre prescribed fire on Jan. 21 at Princess Place Preserve, but despite meticulous planning, it was not the launch of FireFlight as a tool of Flagler County’s mitigation program. A broken connector for the aerial ignition machine prevented it.

“To say this was a disappointment for us is an understatement,” said Prescribed Fire Program Supervisor Mike Orlando, who was “burn boss” for the day.

“While we still accomplished our goal, we had been working toward this day – utilizing FireFlight and the PLDO (aerial ignition machine) to make our process safer and faster – for a very long time.”

Orlando explained that the aerial ignition machine “releases spheres that create a chemical reaction to start the fire,” which is “a much better way to start a prescribed fire.”

Orlando, who has an Aerial Ignition Device certification through the Florida Forest Service, was to have operated the machine from within the helicopter – flown by Flight Operations Chief Dana Morris.

The team included members of Flagler County Fire Rescue, the Florida Forest Service and the Florida Park Service. They worked from the ground to ensure the prescribed fire was completed as scheduled.

“There has been great cooperation between agencies,” said Fire Rescue Lt. Brady Barry. “These prescribed fires remove the fuel load – something you want to do to reduce risk of extremely hot, fast-moving wildfires.”

Flagler County’s goal with prescribed fire in Princess Place Preserve is to restore natural fire back into ecosystems and remove hazards fuels.

Learn basic disaster and emergency response skills through the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training program. This training will be conducted using online and inperson sessions.

Flagler County Emergency Management, Flagler County Fire Rescue, and Flagler Volunteer Services invite residents to sign up for the no-cost, 24-hour program that will be offered in a manner that supports social distancing.

“It is a way to improve overall community preparedness by educating residents about how to prepare for and respond to the hazards most likely to impact our community,” Emergency Management Director Jonathan Lord said. “When our residents are trained in these basic disaster response skills, it allows our first responders to focus on the most critical needs in a disaster.”

Approximately 12 hours of the training will be done online at the student’s pace.

The remaining 12 hours will be conducted as in-person, practical, hands-on sessions that are separated into four 3-hour classes­­. The online portion must be completed by Feb. 1 to participate in person for the winter session, and by Mar. 1 to participate in the spring session.

In-person winter session instruction will be held from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays from Feb. 16 to Feb. 25. The spring session times and days of the week are the same, but in March. The online portion must be completed before registering for the in-person portion.

For more information and to register, go to www.flaglercounty. org/emergency and click on “Volunteering and Training,” or contact Emergency Management at eoc@flaglercounty.org.

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WONDER YEARS Flatwood Forest School embraces curiosity at the Florida Agricultural Museum PAOLA OHLSON CONTRIBUTING WRITER

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n Jan. 19, and every Tuesday and Thursday for the last couple of years, Flatwood Forest School students and parents gathered to embrace curiosity and develop skills through a hands-on experience on their campus at the Florida Agricultural Museum.

Michele Pellicer, Missy Clauson and Amy Cardin had taken on the mission of creating an alternative, nature-based education for their children in 2018 after several camping trips.

The lessons are inspired by the Montessori philosophy of handson learning and exploring nature with children.

The Flatwood Forest School adjusts classes to match Florida’s seasons, and is open for children 3 to 6 years old from 9 a.m to 1 p.m. two days a week.

The founders hope to create a more robust curriculum to offer classes four days a week by next year.

Birding was the lesson of the day on Jan. 19.

It started with the circle of learning, where Clauson asked questions and taught the class.

Then, it was time to hike.

The Florida Agricultural Museum’s 460 acres offer a diverse opportunity to explore, learn and connect with farm animals and wildlife.

With binoculars, magnifying glasses and books in hand, the group spotted local birds and

Wilder Pellicer is ready to find wildlife tracks.

wildlife tracks on the sunny and cool morning.

“It is amazing to watch them thrive,” Pellicer said as the children walked with excitement toward the tree climbing areas, where they pointed out different types of moss and air plants.

Student Wilder Pellicer said the hike was her favorite part of the day.

After the hike and a lunch break, the children reinforced the lesson

Levee Cardin greets one of the “farm friends.”

with journaling exercises, crafting experiences and gardening.

Parents are encouraged to participate.

“We encourage questions and wonder,” said Amy Cardin, the school’s first employee.

Cardin teaches the Thursday lesson, supported by the other teachers and parents.

Parent Libby Morin said her child looks forward to using her “forest feat” at school every day.

For more information, including details about the June 21-25 summer camp, visit https://flatwoodsforestschool.com.

“We encourage questions and wonder.”

AMY CARDIN, teacher

Teacher Missy Clauson helps students identify the parts of a bird.

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After 34 years, Aimee’s Hallmark Shop in Palm Coast closed Jan. 2 Shop owner Sandy Aldrich will miss her customers and going to work at a place where ‘every day was nice.’

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Sandy Aldrich just wants to thank all her customers, some of whom have been buying cards and gifts at Aimee’s Hallmark Shop since it opened 34 years ago.

The store at the Island Walk Shopping Center closed its doors for the last time on Jan. 2.

“I really want to tell people how thankful I am for them,” she said.

“My family and I really appreciate them supporting us all these years.”

Aldrich, 80, and her family felt the time was right to close the shop.

“I’m getting older and I have to depend on the family to do everything, and they have their own things to do, so it was not fair for everybody (to stay open),” she said.

Aldrich said the pandemic contributed to the decision, but it did not put them out of business.

“It put the icing on the cake,” she said.

Her son Todd, daughter-in-law Melissa and daughter Aimee had been helping her run the store

since her husband Raymond died in 1993. In recent months, after recovering from an illness, Aldrich was limiting her time at the store to three or four days a week, she said.

The family announced on Dec. 24 that Aimee’s would be closing. Within a week, they’d sold almost everything in the store and donated what was left to a home in St. Augustine for abused children, Aldrich said.

Melissa Aldrich, who ran the store full-time in recent months, said the eight or nine days from the announcement to the closing were a very emotional time as old and new customers stopped by to wish the family their best.

“It was hard,” Melissa Aldrich said. “There were a lot of memories over the years, a lot of friends made. Most were very thankful for all the years (Sandy Aldrich) has given. It made us feel good.”

Sandy Aldrich has seen a lot of changes in Palm Coast since she and her husband decided on a lark in 1986 to move to the community from White Plains, N.Y., and buy the Hallmark store.

“We were in Palm Coast when it was just such a little place — one shopping center, one grocery store, a pizza parlor, a restaurant/ bar, a travel agency, a florist and a beauty parlor,” she said.

“I think I was the oldest store

of its kind in Palm Coast. I don’t think there were any gift stores — maybe in Flagler Beach, but not in Palm Coast. The day we took over the store it was a successful business.”

She has witnessed a lot of changes in the gift business over the years, too. Ten to 15 years ago people were buying high-end items such as Lladro porcelain figurines and Swarovski crystal, she said.

“Being in the retail business, you have to go with what’s popular at the time,” she said.

But while buying habits may have changed, the customers have always held a special place in Sandy Aldrich’s heart.

“We were always making friends,” she said. “Every day was nice. It wasn’t like going to work like some people say, ‘Oh, I have to get up and go to work today.’

It wasn’t like that. You don’t get people coming in mad. People come into a card store to buy a gift and a card, and they’re happy.”

“I will miss it,” she added. “I will miss it.”

But Sandy Aldrich doesn’t expect to be idle for long.

“I think once the virus is over I’ll look to do something,” she said. “I have a lot of learning to do.”

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My family and I really appreciate them supporting us all these years.”

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Jim Harris at his restaurant, Jimmy’s Hang Ten in Flagler Beach,

Jimmy’s Hang Ten restaurant in Flagler Beach fulfills a retirement dream for owner Jim Harris

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hen Jim Harris bought the bright yellow restaurant and tiki bar south of the Flagler Beach pier on State Road A1A, he retained some of the staff from the previous

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establishment. But he also added some of his own touches.

Jimmy’s Hang Ten has been open for about five weeks. Harris said business has been good — better than he expected at the beginning.

“So far, my reviews have been phenomenal,” he said. “Locals love the place. Word of mouth and social media network is just blowing it up. ... And I’m really, really pleased with the response I’m getting from everybody.”

Harris has expanded the menu, adding more grilled choices and vegetarian alternatives. And the Niagara Falls, New York, native also added some Buffalo specialties, including Beef on Weck — a roast beef sandwich served on a kummelweck roll with au jus and

horseradish.

Harris’ Wipeout Burger includes his signature sauce, “a Peruvian, Caribbean mixture.”

And he prepares his homemade lobster bisque, made with Maine lobster, daily.

Harris, 59, had been in the construction business for 32 years, but he did manage his father’s restaurant — Wing It N.Y. in Jacksonville — for about a year and a half beginning in 2008.

“I always wanted a restaurant,” Harris said. “When my dad retired, he bought a restaurant.

I always said, ‘One day when I retire I’m going to buy a restaurant and relax a little bit.’”

In a Pennysaver ad, he saw that the former Key West Eats and Rit’s Bar & Restaurant was for sale.

“I was the first one to look at it, and I saw the potential with the view (of the ocean) and everything,” he said. “The opportunity was just knocking in my head, saying, ‘Hey, you need to have me.’ I’ve been a little creative with it; my marketing’s been good.”

Jimmy’s Hang Ten features live music every Friday, Saturday and Sunday as well as on weekday holidays such as St. Patrick’s Day. Harris said the seating capacity is about 135, including about 75 outdoors at the tiki bar area. He has eight employees, including two cooks, and is looking for a third cook.

Harris does a little bit of everything, but he primarily attends to customers.

“I pride myself in meeting and greeting the customers, seeing if there are any issues, so that I could address them immediately,” he said. “I don’t like a customer to ever leave not being satisfied.

Anything to keep the people smiling out there is what I do.”

Though he’s technically retired and spoke about relaxing a bit, Harris admitted that he is working longer hours than he ever expected. And he couldn’t be happier.

“It’s well worth it,” he said.

“The rewards are great. Just seeing people during the whole pandemic thing, and they’re coming out to eat, seeing them laugh and socialize with each other while they’re maintaining social distancing at tables and stuff, enjoying good times and good food. Making those people happy like that makes me feel really good.”

TRIBUTES Lorraine G. Vickery

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Lorraine G. Vickery 67, Loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend to all passed peacefully on January 18, 2021 surrounded by family.

is now offering Tributes to honor your loved ones.

She founded Samaritan Ministries in 2002 and retired from it in 2019. Lorraine found purpose in serving others and making a difference.

Margaret L Standish, 79, of Palm Coast Florida, passed away January 12, 2021.

SERVICE: A memorial service will be held at First Baptist Church of the Island, announced at a later date.

DONATIONS: In lieu of flowers, the family requests that you consider a donation in Lorraine’s memory to Samaritan Ministries of Flagler County Florida or the Humane Society of Savannah.

Born in Reedsburg Wisconsin, Margaret graduated Mauston high school and raised four boys while pursuing her career in office administration. She lived in West Bend, Wisconsin before moving to Russellville, Kentucky and settling in Palm Coast, Florida.

Through the many adversities she faced in life, she held her head high and kept going forward. She loved to read and enjoyed cooking.

Margaret is survived by three sisters, one brother, three sons, two grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one son and one great grandson.

Margaret will be interred in LaValle Wisconsin during a private family burial at a later date.

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Lorraine was born in Long Island, New York. She was preceded in death by her mother, Wanda Jo Colton (Mercer), her father Walter Vincent Colton and her brother Lawrence Scott Colton (missing since 1979) she graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology in 1999.

In 1991, she married the love of her life, Michael Van Vickery and resided in Flagler Beach, Florida. She founded Samaritan Ministries in 2002 and retired from it in 2019. Lorraine found purpose in serving others and making a difference. After moving to Savannah, she was active in animal rescue serving the local community. Lorraine and Van attended First Baptist Church of the Island with her daughter and family.

In addition to her husband, Lorraine leaves behind her daughter Kasey Suddath of Savannah, Son in Law Kyle Suddath and granddaughter Kayden Suddath, her mother in law Dorothy Vickery of Chattahoochee Florida, her two brothers in law Vince Vickery (Susan), Todd Vickery (Anita) and numerous nieces and nephews.

A memorial service will be held at First Baptist Church of the Island, announced at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that you consider a donation in Lorraine’s memory to Samaritan Ministries of Flagler County Florida or the Humane Society of Savannah.

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Jeannette Mosher was the Maxpreps player of the game.

Matanzas had less than 24 hours to rest and prepare for the second and final matchup against Flagler Palm Coast High School. In that game, Jan. 22, FPC won 5-0.

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Scott Crooke steps in as MHS interim girls soccer coach The girls soccer team is second in its district with a few games remaining.

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Scott Crooke is the new captain of the ship.

Crooke, a physical education teacher at Indian Trails Middle School in his 11th year of teaching (six in Flagler County), replaced former head coach Pawel Slusarz as the Matanzas High School girls soccer team’s interim head coach after Slusarz was removed from his position shortly after Christmas break. Prior to his appointment, he spent the last three years as part of the Matanzas coaching staff and over five years coaching middle school students at Indian Trails before that.

“The term coaching is synonymous with teaching, and I am extremely passionate about teaching,” Crooke said. “My objective as a coach at this level is to make sure the experience the players have is a lasting positive experience.”

Crooke has known many of these girls since they were in middle school, so he has been able to continue to foster and build relationships with them while keeping them focused.

“These girls continue to give great effort, and, when faced with adversity, they have not backed

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down,” he said. “I have no doubt that we can finish strongly.”

The team is currently 6-9-2 on the season and currently ranked second in Class 5A-District 3, behind Englewood High School.

The team has the opportunity to host a district game this year.

Crooke said that hosting districts would be a lasting memory for the players.

The team has a few games left in the regular season, but it has allowed Crooke to take a step back and look at the team he’s been tasked with leading to the end, saying that he couldn’t be more pleased with the team as a whole.

“We have some really great personalities and I strongly feel we all share a like minded goal to play for something greater than ourselves,” he said. “I am proud to be a part of the Matanzas soccer program and look forward to continuing to help build a strong team.”

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RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

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house in Hammock Dunes was the top real estate transaction for the week of Dec. 17-23 in Flagler County in the Multiple Listing Service. Lennart and Roberta Lindegren, individually and as trustees, sold 41 Calle Del Sur to Gary and Nicole Nemmers, of Palm Coast, for $2,775,000. Built in 2005, the condo is a 4/4.5 and has a fireplace, swimming pool, elevator and 4,862 square feet.

Court to Maria Ribeiro and Domingos Rola, of Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania, for $235,000. Built in 1995, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,666 square feet.

Huy Nguyen, of Miramar, sold 32 Whippoorwill Drive to Avis Garrison, of Palm Coast, for $205,000. Built in 1995, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,610 square feet. It sold in 1996 for $114,900.

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

Condos Montana Sky Properties LLC, of White, Georgia, sold 200 Ocean Crest Way, Unit 809, to Thomas and Deborah Chambers, of St. Johns, for $520,000.

Built in 2003, the condo is a 3/3 and has 1,676 square feet. It sold in 2017 for $395,400.

Alphonse and Leonarda Lustrino, of Mount Kisco, New York, sold 25 Ocean Crest Way, Unit 1233, to John Stewart and Jaquelyn Mong-Stewart, of Canfield, Ohio, for $295,000.

Built in 2004, the condo is a 2/2 and has 1,160 square feet.

Amy Wolfe, of Jacksonville, sold 25 Riverview Bend N., Unit 116, to Karen Kirby and Anthony Pavone, of Flagler Beach, for $203,000. Built in 2006, the condo is a 3/2 and has 1,159 square feet. It sold in 2016 for $140,000.

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Lehigh Woods LGI Homes Florida LLC, of The Woodlands, sold 62 Riverview Drive to Mark Christlieb and Savy Wasserman, of Palm Coast, for $249,900. Built in 2020, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,680 square feet.

Matanzas Woods Farid and Ann Behfar, of Palm Coast, sold 32 Lamour Lane to Michael and Stephanie Campanaro, of Palm Coast, for $261,000. Built in 2004, the house is a 3/2.5 and has a fireplace and 2,751 square feet.

It sold in 2019 for $224,000.

Robert Bennett, of Palm Coast, sold 75 Raintree Place to Odnel Meus and Marie Saint-Fleury, of Palm Coast, for $220,000.

Built in 2004, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,940 square feet. It sold in 2020 for $145,000.

Holiday Builders Inc., of Melbourne, sold 30 Ryley Lane to Ashley Chatman, of Palm

Ocean Hammock William and Carol Onksen, individually and as trustees,

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35 “You gotta be kidding me!”

37 Big hunk of meat 39 What may be seen around a house?

40 “Rock Wit U (Awww Baby)” singer 43 “___ sesame” 45 Roofing goo 46 Palindromic Indian flour 50 Scaredy-cat’s laundromat?

53 Unkind people 55 Horse/49-Down hybrid

Coast, for $197,990. Built in 2020, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,552 square feet.

Morningside John and Janice Wilson of Flagler Beach, sold 2204 S. Daytona Ave. to Cynthia and Scott Ruehrmund, of Wellington, for $450,000. Built in 1980, the house is a 3/3 and has a fireplace, swimming pool and 2,266 square feet. It sold in 2011 for $220,000.

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ACROSS 1 Streetcars travel on them 6 More than none 10 Blot gently 15 Male turkeys 19 “Scratch what I just said!”

21 Wombs 22 “Rain, rain, go ___” 23 God, while forming a major landmass?

25 Taproom barrels 26 Has another birthday 27 Unlike a lie 28 Currency in Italy 29 Blissful 31 “Neither snow ___ rain ...”

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The house features four bedrooms, an elevator and a shared dune walk.

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briefly 103 Pre-iTunes music purchases 106 New York or Kentucky, in Monopoly 107 Three-time Olympic track medalist Bowie 108 Its kernels are often used in burritos 109 Obnoxious kid 110 T. ___ Price 111 What a successful hat seller leads?

115 Limbs under sleeves 116 All-star lineup 117 Candy with a chewy center 118 Goes blond, perhaps 119 Squad 120 “A Raisin in the Sun” divisions 121 Silences, as a Twitter troll

sold 537 Cinnamon Beach Lane to Linda Thatcher and Wayne Wiseman, of Greenbelt, Maryland, for $985,000. Built in 2019, the house is a 5/4.5 and has 3,576 square feet.

Palm Harbor Jefferson and Jennifer Romney, of Palm Coast, sold 51 Fleetwood Drive to Nancye Walls, of Palm Coast, for 185,000. Built in 1981, the house is a 2/2 and has 1,566 square feet. It sold in 2019 for $175,000.

Pine Grove Glendon Rice, of Catlettsburg, Kentucky, sold 3 Point Place to Christian Grover, of Palm Coast, for $180,000. Built in 1983, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,685 square feet. It sold in 2018 for $172,000.

Seminole Woods Dora Shaughnessy, of Palm Coast, sold 3 Ulmus Place to Richard and Heidi Gonzalez, of Palm Coast, for $263,900. Built in 2004, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,852 square feet.

Stonebridge Kim and Teresa Van Marter, of Flagler Beach, sold 505 Emerald Drive to Caleb and Daisy Confusione, of Flagler Beach, for $417,000. Built in 2009, the house is a 4/2.5 and has 2,657 square feet. It sold in 2018 for $273,800.

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

Pine Lakes Oronzo Ventrella and Mary Ventrella sold 2 Cedar Point

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Plantation Bay Volusia Residential Construction LLC sold 211 Heatherwood Court to Adam Helton, of Ormond Beach, for $480,000.

Built in 2019, the house is a 4/3 and has 2,565 square feet.

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Lakeside at Matanzas Shores William Foley Sr. and Tanya Thomas, of Jacksonville, sold 14 San Jose Drive to William Myers, of Palm Coast, for $282,000. Built in 1997, the house is a 2/3 and has 1,432 square feet. It sold in 2018 for $250,000.

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Bulldogs fall to Sandcrabs Miguel Castillo

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s the season inches closer to its conclusion, FPC (6-11-2) sits in fifth place in Class 7A-District 1 after their 5-2 loss against Seabreeze High School on Jan. 26. The night’s loss marked the team’s second loss in a row as well as their second consecutive loss at home.

The team was next scheduled to play to non-district games: against Taylor (Pierson) on Jan. 27 and the Forest (Ocala) on Jan. 29.

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Join us as we get in our steps and chat about this week’s latest news!

The walk will start at 4:30pm from St. Joe Public Parking located at 101 Palm Harbor Pkwy.

Part of the City of Palm Coast’s Mayor’s 90/90 Challenge Be mindful when participating. Please limit groups of participants.

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SELL YOUR STUFF HERE! Announcements For failure to pay rent, the following property will be auctioned ONLINE AT WWW.STORAGETREASURES.COM by competitive bidding to satisfy the owner’s lien. Bidding shall end on FEBRUARY 17, 2021 @1:00pm. The winning bidder shall consummate the sale and the property will be sold at Snapbox Bunnelll, 2303 N. State Street, Bunnell, FL 32110. Cash only, unit/items sold AS-IS: Personal Property Jermaine Simmons-A034 Rita Aldridge-B013 Jennifer Mcaloon-C054, Jaqui Johnson-A135 Laura Lozada-C017 Laura Lozada-C051 Kristin Broughton-CLT1

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