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Is Flagler trans-friendly?

Dueling protests: Some want School Board to codify transgender protections, others morally opposed. PAGE 3

Countywide cold-weather shelter plan?

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Eight couples tied the knot, and seven renewed vows, to celebrate Valentine’s Day. PAGE 14

Bunnell, Palm Coast and Flagler Beach will have to agree for county’s plan — including busing — to work.

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The Sheltering Tree — the nonprofit cold weather shelter that for years operated out of the United Methodist Church of Bunnell before the city ordered it to stop — may now have a new home, SEE SHELTER PAGE 5

INSIDE WHY EPAC SAYS NO TO LOCALS Conklin, Orndorff and Johnson should be scratched from superintendent search, ESE board says.

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RESIDENTS WANT HOGS GONE Alfred Distasio and Brittany Coker, about to be husband and wife.

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County OKs $250,000 land buy for airport terminal project, and advisory board chairman resigns. PAGE 5

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259 homes now, another 2,000 later? PAGE 4

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Zaveon Betts celebrates during a re-enactment of the announcement of the Emancipation Proclamation.

Flagler County Public Library dedicates new Teen Spot.

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ESE community opposes all local choices for superintendent EPAC: Conklin, Orndorff, Johnson are all problematic.

The Community Advisory Panel members have been “negligent in their responsibilities” to vet candidates under consideration to be the next Flagler Schools superintendent, overlooking flaws in popular local candidates, according to a contrary report made by EPAC, the Exceptional Student Education Parent Advisory Council.

The report says EPAC members, unlike CAP members, did extensive research beyond the candidates’ resumes and applications. EPAC recommends that three of CAP’s top choices — Vernon Orndorff, Colleen Conklin and Earl Johnson — should be eliminated from consideration.

EPAC accuses CAP members of favoring local candidates “based on name familiarity or personal relationship.”

ORNDORFF’S TRACK RECORD

Orndorff, a former administrator in Flagler Schools who is now superintendent of a 270-student school district in Texas called Milford ISD, was not favored by EPAC. (Flagler Schools has about 12,000 students and a $100 million budget.)

His Texas district has fallen from an acceptable state rating to a failing state rating “under his leadership,” EPAC’s research found.

To his credit, Orndorff received

3 CANDIDATES IN COMMON EPAC supports three candidates who were also finalists from the School Board-appointed advisory panel: n Cathy Mittelstadt, a Palm Coast resident and deputy superintendent in St. Johns County; n Janet Womack, an educational consultant in Texas and former superintendent of a district in Alabama; n Ron Wagner, a Minneapolis school district associate superintendent.

EPAC also supported three candidates who were not among CAP’s finalists: Wayne Alexander, Anthony Pack and Raymond Bryant.

a recommendation from his predecessor at Milford ISD, Don Clingenpeel, who praised Orndorff’s “relentless work ethic” and called him a “visionary leader.”

But EPAC feels that while he was at Flagler Schools, interests of ESE were “poorly managed”; Orndorff’s EPAC questionnaire responses were mostly “fluff”; and EPAC generally prefers a candidate without Flagler “relationships and loyalties.”

At its most recent meeting, CAP members gave Orndorff 14 votes, tied for most with Cathy Mittelstadt (see box above).

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Stephen Furnari, chairperson of the ESE Parent Advisory Committee, emailed the report to the School Board and other district leaders and stakeholders. “The selection of the next superintendent will shape the lives of a generation of Flagler students, and it will have a meaningful impact on our community’s future,” Furnari wrote in the email. “ … The EPAC Board hopes that you give this report serious consideration as you embark on this important decision.”

PERPLEXED BY CONKLIN

Conklin, who has been a Flagler County School Board member for 20 years, should be disqualified because of her lack of districtlevel experience, EPAC says.

EPAC members were “perplexed” by Conklin’s decision to apply for superintendent may be indicative of a tendency to act with good intentions but without considering unintended consequences.

ISSUES WITH JOHNSON

Johnson, Flagler Schools’ executive director of leadership development, was either complicit with or negligent of the sexual harassment complaints against former Belle Terre Principal Dr. Terence Culver, EPAC found.

(Culver retired while under investigation last year.) Johnson should therefore be disqualified from consideration for the superintendent position, EPAC says.

“Members of EPAC expressed that, through direct dealings with Johnson, they believed that he was adept at making written complaints from parents or staff disappear for the benefit of the district, but avoided resolving the difficult, systemic issues that underlie those very problems,” the report states.

Stephen Furnari, chairperson of EPAC, told the Palm Coast Observer, “There is a huge portion of staff that do not trust him.”

“To say Johnson is not aware

that these things are going on, or that he allowed these things to happen without removing Culver — it creates problems with him. Is that who you want as your district leader?”

Johnson spoke with the Palm Coast Observer on Feb. 18 to point out that he was not appointed to his district responsibilities until 2017, and since then he has not been informed of complaints or been involved in the investigation of Culver.

On the contrary, Johnson said he has been responsive to complaints that he has received in general. One informal complaint from a staff member occurred on Aug. 29, and he and the HR director drove to the school to speak with the staff member and helped to resolve the concern the following day.

Of the accusations of distrust made in the EPAC report, Johnson said, “I have never heard of any such thing. My reputation speaks for itself. When I was principal at Matanzas, I had a good reputation, not only with the faculty and staff but with students. So I’m not sure what he [Furnari] is speaking of. ... The accusations that have been written about me are not true at all.”

In his application to the district, Johnson touted his track record: He helped take Volusia’s Turie T. Small Elementary School from a D to a B in one year as a principal; he increased dual enrollment by 61% as a Matanzas High School principal; and has helped increase graduation rate of students with disabilities from 56% to 76% in his current role with the district.

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She didn’t respond to EPAC’s questionnaire, which disqualified her from EPAC’s support.

In her letter of application, Conklin presented her experience in this light: “After 29 years of experience in K-20 education, nonprofit management, elected office, and higher education, I believe that I have a deep understanding of what the customers of education want and deserve.”

She is currently executive director of the Gaetz Aerospace Institute at ERAU, partnering with 156 schools in 44 school districts.

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The battle over

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in Flagler Schools Transgender supporters, opponents rally before School Board meeting. Supporters want protections in policy.

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he bold rainbow stripes of the gay pride flag and the pastel pinks, whites and blues of the transgender pride flag brightened the T-shirts and signs of a crowd of about 30 advocates for transgender rights at a demonstration outside the county’s Government Services Building before a School Board meeting Feb. 18.

Some of the youthful demonstrators’ faces were adorned with heart-shaped gay pride and trans pride stickers. They sang — among other tunes, “We Are Family,” the Sister Sledge song that has become a gay community anthem —and held up signs: “You are welcome here” and “Don’t give up.”

Across from them, near the building’s entrance, about a dozen people with Bibles and with pamphlets condemning homosexuality and transgender identity chanted slogans, at one point through a bullhorn.

Charlene Cothran, the group’s organizer and a local pastor, said transgender identity is dangerous and associated with heightened suicide rates, and that by supporting one transgender student, the district would be increasing the likelihood that more students would identify as transgender.

“I want children to know that being gay is not the same as being black or Jewish,” she said.

“Homosexuals can change.”

Cothran said that she had previously identified as a lesbian.

The opposing sides have formed over recent weeks in comments offered during School Board meetings.

Randy Bertrand, the father of a local transgender teen who is transitioning from female to male, has spoken during the board meetings’ public comment periods to press the district to add gender identity to the list of protected characteristics in the district’s anti-bullying and antidiscrimination policies. Bertrand

Trans students and supporters

helped organize the pro-trans rally.

Cothran has repeatedly opposed him, urging the School Board during public comment not to add protections for transgender students. As she did so, she repeatedly referred to Bertrand’s transgender son — who identifies as a boy — by female pronouns, called the teen a girl, called him confused and mentally ill and insisted that he would change his mind about being transgender.

Holding a sign in the pro-LGBT gathering was Cynthia Hairston, a licensed mental health counselor and owner of Palm Coast Counseling. Her sign read, “Supporting students’ rights to be free to be who they are.”

Hairston has counseled transgender people who are transitioning from one gender to another.

When transgender people transition, Hairston said, “My experience has been that folks are profoundly happy” afterward.

“The road to happiness is being true to who you are at your core,” she said. “As a Christian, my Bible tells me not to judge others lest I be judged. I take the word of God very seriously.”

The two sides sang and chanted outside for about an hour before filing into the building for the

6 p.m. board meeting — where, combined with residents who were there for other topics, they packed the chambers.

More than a dozen people, including district students, spoke in favor of protections for trans students. A handful of people spoke against.

Flagler Palm Coast High School student Alexander Helman said he was “appalled and saddened” over the issue.

“There’s a problem regarding the issue of transgender tolerance at school,” he said. “Only religious reasons have been cited as reasons as for why these students should be discriminated against.”

"I urge you not to add gender identity to the School Board policy. This is not going to protect transgender students — if there is such a thing, and I don’t believe there is such a thing as transgender students. ... It’s going to create more transgender-thinking students."

CHARLENE CONTHRAN

"With the exclusion of gender identity as protected, the School Board is complicit in any discrimination or harassment that occurs to those students, because your silence speaks volumes."

ABBEY COOKE

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He then read a statement he said was from a clinical social worker who works with transgender patients and had written that trans people’s high rates of suicide attempts are primarily the result of social stigma and rejection, and that the greatest protective favor is an affirming environment.

Robin Lacey, a local parent, said that unfair treatment of any student concerned her.

“We entrust our precious children to you to educate, support and keep safe — all of them, absolutely regardless of heir gender identity,” she said. “That should be clear in the policy.”

Cothran told the board that adding gender identity to the school district policy “is not going to protect transgender students — if there is such a thing, and I don’t believe there is such a thing as transgender students.

No boy has ever turned into a girl. No girl has ever turned into a boy. ... It’s not going to protect the transgender students, it’s going to create more transgender-thinking students.”

She added, “A child can’t even make up their mind what color socks to put on with the right color pants, and they’re diagnosing themselves?”

When she was a 13-year-old, she said, she thought she wanted to be a boy.

“And thankfully, yes, I met Jesus Christ,” she said. “I’m not ashamed to say that in the public square. That’s part of the reason why our schools are suffering, our communities are suffering, from not being able to say that there is an absolute truth.”

One man, Mark Nelson, said he is in ministry in Volusia County, said he had lived as a gay man and had experienced gender dysphoria before being diagnosed with AIDS in 2008.

“Organs failing, on my death bed, I cried out to Jesus,” he said.

“In an instant my life changed. I no longer had same-sex attraction. I no longer had gender dysphoria.” He’s now been married to a woman for 12 years, he said. “Change is possible, but it takes a radical encounter with the cross and Jesus Christ crucified.

There’s no other way around it.”

Abbey Cooke, a local teacher, said the transgender advocates

A young transgender student wrapped in the trans flag watches the anti-trans protest before the Feb. 18 School Board meeting.

Cynthia Hairston, Palm Coast Counseling

Randy Bertrand

were not asking for special treatment. All the district needs to do to protect them, she said, is add “comma, gender identity” to its existing policy.

“We just want to make sure that all students are actually protected,” she said. “With the exclusion of gender identity as protected, the School Board is complicit in any discrimination or harassment that occurs to those students, because your silence speaks volumes.”

She quoted from someone she did not name, but identified as a mental health proponent in the school system. “She states, ‘Imagine being denied your personhood by the very people who are meant to be safe, unbiased, and tasked with your welfare, for up to eight hours or more of your day. ... It is not just a denial of a name or pronoun, it is a denial of your entire existence, and it is more damaging than you can possibly know.’”

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Developer gets city’s OK for 259 homes A developer has received the city’s approval for the first phase of what will eventually be a 2,200-home development on the west side of U.S. 1 about three quarters of a mile north of Matanzas Woods Parkway.

Palm Coast Holdings and Dominion Engineering Group had sought the City Council’s approval of a final plat for the initial, 259-home phase of the development, called the Sawmill Creek community.

The City Council approved it 4-0 (Councilman Jack Howell was absent).

The application involves the platting and subdivision of about 110 acres into 259 single-family lots. The land is park of the Palm Coast Park Development of Regional Impact, or DRI. About two thirds of the homes will be built on 50-footwide lots, and the remaining third will be constructed on 60-foot-wide lots, Senior Planner Bill Hoover told the council.

City staff determined that the proposal is consistent with the city’s comprehensive plan and meets the requirements of the city’s Land Development Code.

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The city’s match contribution for a FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program grant the Fire Department received for a firefighter fitness program. The total grant award is $156,216.

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Increase from 2017 to 2018 in the number of middle school students who reported being current users of tobacco products, according to CDC numbers cited in the city’s backup documentation about a proposed ordinance on e-cigarettes.

The proposed ordinance was tabled at the meeting.

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CITY TO RENT EMERGENCY RADIOS FROM COUNTY Palm Coast currently owns its own emergency communications radios — the units worn by first responders and placed in their vehicles — but that will soon change.

The City Council at its Feb. 18 meeting approved an agreement with the county government under which the city would rent radio equipment from the county as part of the county’s emergency communications system upgrade.

“The new system is going to be about 98% effective throughout the whole county.

… Our current system operates at just about 70%,” Palm Coast Fire Department Lt. David Faust told the council.

That means that in certain buildings and outlying areas, there’s little or no radio reception, he said. There’s also another problem: The current system is no longer supported by the manufacturer, so parts can’t be replaced.

Under the new agreement, the city would pay a one-time rental fee of $876,253, plus fees for each individual radio unit. The city currently uses 398 units, and that number of units would cost a combined $47,760 yearly.

“We’ve got a great Fire Department. ... As we grow, we want to make sure we’re not losing that response time and allocation of resources.”

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Shelter at Church on the Rock? County OKs $250,000 land and something else it didn’t have before: explicit support from local government bodies.

The Flagler County Commission during its Feb. 17 meeting unanimously supported moving the Sheltering Tree to a new location at the Church on the Rock, on U.S. 1 in Bunnell.

The agreement will also require the support of the cities of Palm Coast, Flagler Beach and Bunnell, but the county administration has already met with those cities’ administrations and expects that support to be forthcoming.

“We approached the three major municipalities and secured an agreement with them that we would all share equally — because homelessness is not confined to one jurisdiction — and came up with an arrangement that we would underwrite the cold weather shelter in providing security and bus routes,” County Administrator Jerry Cameron told commissioners at the meeting. $250 PER NIGHT

The county and the three cities would each contribute $250 per shelter night for a total of up to 24 nights, and a combined total of $24,000.

The county would use a bus to collect homeless people and bring them to the shelter before cold nights, then bus them back to the locations from which they came the next mornings. The shelter operates when the temperate is

expected to dip below 40 degrees.

The Church on the Rock, Cameron said, meets the code requirements to serve as a shelter.

That had been one of the concerns that the city of Bunnell raised when it shut down the Sheltering Tree’s operations at the United Methodist Church in June 2019, before the Department of Justice intervened and ordered the city to allow it to operate as the DOJ investigated whether the city, in doing so, had violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act. ‘COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT’

With the new proposal, Cameron said, “The difference with this now is that there is a cooperative agreement with the city of Bunnell; it is no longer an adversarial relationship.”

“I believe that this represents a good beginning of arrangements with private parties creating public-private partnerships to address issues that are too big for either the nonprofits or for the county itself to address,” Cameron said. “This is a step in the right direction.”

Commissioners commended Cameron for coming up with a solution.

“There is a cooperative agreement with the city of Bunnell; it is no longer an adversarial relationship.”

JERRY CAMERON, county administrator, about the Sheltering Tree cold weather shelter

buy for Flagler airport terminal Airport Advisory Council chairman resigns in protest.

JONATHAN SIMMONS NEWS EDITOR

The Flagler Executive Airport now has the County Commission’s go-ahead to buy a 15-acre parcel of land for an expansion project, but the commission’s decision came minutes after the Flagler Executive Airport Advisory Council’s chairman used the meeting’s public comment period to offer his resignation and question the need for the land purchase.

The chairman, Daryl Hickman, said the $250,000 purchase wouldn’t have been necessary if the airport had stuck to its master plan and if the airport expansion project had had sufficient oversight.

The land will be used for construction related to a proposed new general aviation terminal building — specifically, for a roundabout, access road and new parking.

“It was somehow missed that we were moving forward with a project that utilized land we did not own,” and which the airport would then need to buy, Hickman said.

The advisory council had suggested to airport Director Roy Sieger that the airport should “put a pause” on the project, Hickman said, but, “The general response was that it would be too costly to return to

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Sieger said that the fact that the airport didn’t own that land wasn’t missed, and that there hadn’t been any errors.

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The expansion project will ultimately total an estimated $10 million over a number of years, Sieger said, so spending $250,000 now to build it right makes sense.

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There will also be another new committee: A noise abatement committee to address resident concerns. That committee is being assembled, Cameron said.

One step to address noise complaints, Cameron said, is already underway: The county is contacting the flight schools based out of the airport in order to set up a joint meeting.

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Developers are ‘outrageous’ for suing Ken Bryan Dear Editor: It is pretty outrageous that a local developer with a lot of land to develop would take the low road and start suing concerned citizens. Of course, I am speaking of the defamation lawsuit that parent-cousin companies of Palm Coast Intracoastal LLC filed against Flagler Beach resident Ken Bryan.

Bryan is a member of a large, organized group that is seeking well-planned quality development on the property known as the Gardens. The Preserve Flagler Beach and Bulow Creek organization attends meet-

ings, researches and stays well informed of our local land development codes and other agency requirements.

Ken Bryan is a candidate for the City of Flagler Beach municipal elections in March.

What a shame this developer felt threatened enough to try and taint Mr. Bryan’s candidacy — worried of his potential election?

We all know how developers around the country attempt to intimidate citizens with SLAPPs (strategic lawsuits against public participation).

Deep pocketed developers

with attorneys ready to run to the courthouse if they sniff opposition know the average citizen can’t fight equally in that venue.

The venue should instead be in front of the planning Boards and city and county commissions and, finally, the voters, when their elected officials fail them.

It is even more interesting that the lawsuit was leaked conveniently to the Palm Coast Observer before Mr. Bryan was served.

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Editor’s Note: Barbara Revels is a former Flagler County commissioner.

It’s just mold, so just fix the Sheriff’s Ops Center Dear Editor: saying the employees weren’t At first, we were told there sick, but the fact that some had to be medical waste or decided to not let a good crisis radioactive material at the Fla- go to waste is highly suspect. gler County Sheriff’s OperaDoes anybody really believe tions Center. that this building is going Turns out it’s just mold. to be any different from the The narrative now is that no other buildings that have been remediation could possibly fix remediated? I don’t remember this building. hearing any calls for demoliThen the County Commistion when schools had mold sion decides we must either remediation in the past 10 Insurance beCenter complicated.

Asare your local sell or demolish can the Ops years. There a whole host of within 90 days or, or, or — private businesses and homes independent agent, we’llthat find you the right what? What could possibly haven’t been demolished happen in the next 18 months because of mold, either. coverage at the right price. that hasn’t already happened?

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It is about giving the sheriff a nice place to hang his hat like he’s always wanted.

I, for one, say no. I am a fan of the work that has been done

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We are already in debt for the current Ops Center until 2035.

So if Sheriff Staly wants fancy new buildings, I suggest he move to St. John’s County and run for sheriff there. In the mean time, our county commissioners need to realize that the jig is up, and it’s time to do their job. The solution will not be found in destruction.

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Editor’s Note: Sheriff Rick Staly responded this way: “When I ran for sheriff, we all thought we had a ‘new’ and safe building. It was also the last issue I thought I would be dealing with. The studies have so many asterisks and unknowns that no one can guarantee the safety of the sheriff’s employees. I don’t ever see anyone who suggests using this building volunteering to work in it.

“I don’t like this situation either but the current county commissioners and current county administrator are trying to clean-up a major mess that was dropped in their laps.

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Felon conceals gun, is arrested Flagler County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested 22-year-old Palm Coast resident Austin Flores outside the RaceTrac gas station on State Road 100 in the early morning hours of Feb. 14 after seeing him sitting in the backseat of a car with marijuana resting near his feet. When deputies approached him, Flores tried to hide a handgun.

The incident began at around 2:30 a.m., when an FCSO sergeant performing a security check at the gas station at 5893 E. S.R. 100 made contact with the driver of a Chevrolet Equinox in the parking lot. As they were speaking, the sergeant noticed a man in the back seat with marijuana in plain view near his feet.

The sergeant ordered the man to place his hands on the seat in front of him, but the man, later identified as Flores, did not comply, and began stomping his feet repeatedly. The sergeant heard what sounded like metal drop inside the vehicle.

Flores soon exited the vehicle, and when the sergeant grabbed his wrist, Flores pulled away and

continued to argue. Another sergeant arrived on scene and escorted Flores to the ground to handcuff him.

An inventory of the vehicle revealed a 9-mm semi-automatic handgun directly under the front passenger seat, consistent with the passenger pushing it under the front seat.

Deputies also found 14 grams of marijuana scattered on the passenger floorboard.

Flores is a convicted felon since 2018 and is therefore not allowed to possess a firearm.

He was arrested on multiple charges.

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Deputies determined that the teen was a new member of the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office Explorers program, which teaches participants about the law enforcement profession.

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Christmas had barely passed before wild hogs began terrorizing the yards of the C-section, digging holes and leaving stretches of bare dirt to wallow in. They spread throughout the neighborhood in a few days.

Buster Brown captured eight hogs in the trap he set up as a favor for his friend Sue Myers.

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Flagler Palm Coast’s boys wrestling team captured the Ocoee Mat Classic.

The Bulldogs had five individual titles: Joseph Rizzo (113), John Hald (120), Blane DeFord (145), Timothy King (152), AJ Cinelli (285).

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After winning the district championship for the first time since the 2017-18 season, the FPC basketball team’s season came to an end in the first round of the Class 7A-Region 1 tournament on Thursday, Feb. 13. Despite 26 points from senior guard Brianna Ellis, the Bulldogs lost to West Orange 62-52. The Bulldogs finished the season with an 18-7 record.

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Matanzas’ boys soccer team was the only Flagler County boys soccer team to make it past districts. The Pirates, who lost in the district championship to Englewood, were defeated by No. 1 seed Ponte Vedra in the Class 5A-Region 1 quarterfinals on Wednesday, Feb. 12. The Pirates concluded the season with a 9-10-1 record.

Anniel Buchanan, Lexi’s younger sister, made her first appearance at the state meet as a freshman last season, placing third.

She was hoping for at least a second-place finish this year, but things didn’t go according to plan. She benched 225 pounds, a personal best, and clean-and-jerked 190 pounds to take bronze in the 199-pound weight class. She tied Sunlake lifter Antionette Farmer for second with a 400-pound total, but Farmer edged her out due to body weight. Niceville’s Melaina Bryant won the division with a 415-pound total.

“I was definitely disappointed,” Buchanan said. “But it’s motivation for next season.”

Buchanan was contemplating moving up a weight class, but she has since decided against that. Other lifters in her division told her that they were inspired by her after seeing her compete earlier this season.

“It was shocking,” she said. “I didn’t expect that. They inspired me to go harder and keep pushing, too. I’m coming for first next year.”

Brianna Roth, a senior at FPC, competed at the state level for the first time this season. The road to get there was a long one.

Roth, who lifts in the 169-pound weight class, couldn’t compete at regionals last year after she suffered a neck/head injury. When she got back to working out over the summer, she was back at square one, benching and clean-and-jerking about 90 pounds.

She set a goal of lifting 200 by the time states rolled around.

“I wanted to make a point that you can do whatever you set your mind to,” she said. “You just have to stay on the right track. That’s what I pushed for.”

Roth bench 160 and clean-andjerked 190 to finish in fourth place — 5 pounds short of third. She said she slipped a bit mentally during the meet.

The meet was an emotional one for the seniors.

“I just wanted more time with my girls, my team, my coaches,” she said. “I wanted more time, but I can’t have it.”

PIRATES AT STATES Matanzas had several girls represent the Pirates at the state meet. Andie Tice competed in the 110-pound weight class, and Lucie Dudley competed in the 169-pound weight class.

Lexi Buchanan gave it her all this season.

Flagler Palm Coast’s premier weightlifter was gunning for a gold medal in her senior season. Buchanan, who won gold as a sophomore, placed second behind Oviedo’s Alexis Jones in 2019.

Competing in the FHSAA Class 2A girls weightlifting state championship on Saturday, Feb. 15, at Arnold High School in Panama City Beach, Buchanan bench pressed 285 pounds and clean-and-jerked 240 pounds (525 pounds total). She finished 35 pounds short of Jones to take silver in the unlimited weight class once again.

She was a little upset at first, but she’s OK with it now.

“I feel like I put my all into it,” she said. “I did all I could to get where I am.

I’m OK with it because I put my all into that meet. I left everything I had on that floor. I’m still going places.”

Buchanan pushed through a lot this season. In addition to chasing down her rival, Buchanan sustained a neck injury during a squat in early December. The bar bounced on her spine, she fell to the floor and couldn’t move. She couldn’t lift weights for about a week.

“I pushed myself this season,” she said. “I’m proud of myself and what I was able to accomplish.”

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FPC’s girls tennis team defeated rival Spruce Creek 7-0. Singles: Mauro (FPC) def. Nash (Creek), 8-1; Warren (FPC) def. Sanders (Creek), 8-1; Subachev (FPC) def. Adams (Creek), 8-2; Walls (FPC) def.

Kelly (Creek), 8-0; Carlisi (FPC) def. Lightcap (Creek), 8-1. Doubles: Mauro-Warren (FPC) def. Nash-Sanders (Creek), 8-6; Subachev-Walls (FPC) def. Adams-Kelly (Creek), 8-2.

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Twenty-one wins, a season sweep of their crosstown rival, an appearance in the regional tournament and the first district championship in program history.

The 2019 season was a remarkable one for Matanzas High School’s softball team. 2019 was the team’s first being coached

by Pirates head coach Sabrina Manhart, the former longtime softball coach at nearby Daytona State College.

There’s no lack of excitement entering the 2020 season, too, which begins at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20, as the Pirates take on Taylor at Taylor High School.

However, Manhart said the team is looking for its next group of leaders. The Pirates had five seniors last season, three of whom were varsity starters, including then-team captain Alyssia Paiz.

“The energy that came from those seniors and their heart for this program was just something that bled through them,” Manhart said. “It’s like teaching a whole new crowd what this is all about. It’s exciting, for sure, but it’s definitely a different experience.”

She added: “We’re trying to grow our new leaders, and there’s

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“We want to make sure we keep working hard and staying on top of everything,” Payne said.

“We’re all helping each other and making sure we’re staying on top of things.

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Fighting every game

FPC softball ready for start of 2020 season

RAY BOONE SPORTS EDITOR

Photo by Ray Boone

Above: The Bulldogs huddle around the circle during their preseason game against the Sandcrabs.

Right: FPC’s Viviana Mackey drills a pitch during the Bulldogs’ preseason win over Seabreeze.

Flagler Palm Coast softball’s Teagan Clayton has been on the team for the past four seasons.

The Bulldogs have had a winning record since her freshman year. In 2019, the Bulldogs went 0-14 — despite winning their preseason games.

“It’s hard,” said Clayton, who is now a team captain in her senior season. “No one wants to come out like that. I feel like we’ve learned to always have each other’s backs and to always support each other.”

The 2020 season is head coach Mindi Scalia-Sanders’ second season with the team. Her first year didn’t go as expected, she said, but she still learned a lot.

Most importantly: every girl, every athlete, is different.

“There were some issues last year, but I think we’ve learned from them,” she said. “Getting to know them, their families, the community better, I think I have a better idea of how to coach these athletes.”

Scalia-Sanders wants her girls to play hard all the time. No lazy swings — even at practice.

“I don’t want to waste time,” she said. “We want to improve every game and have everybody stay positive. As long as we stay up, stay positive, support each other and be more of a family unit,

The Bulldogs’ Leah Scott hurls a pitch during the second inning of FPC’s preseason game against Seabreeze.

we can pick each other up.”

She added: “I want to see them fight to win every game.”

In addition, one thing she wants to players to work on is their softball IQ — knowing what the correct play to make is based on the situation.

“I have quite a few ball players.

It comes naturally to them,” Scalia-Sanders said. “But we need to be aware of situations during the game.”

The Bulldogs open the season against Mainland at 4:30 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 21, at Mainland High School.

“We’ve come together more. I feel closer to the girls this year.”

SCARLETT SHIELDS, Bulldogs softball player

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to see these young adults grow and flourish into the people they are today. I know that this team deserves this spirit award”

Palm Coast Little League celebrates 20th season

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Matanzas cheerleaders perform during the 2018 Potato Bowl.

Matanzas’ varsity cheerleading team is a finalist, along with 15 other teams across the United States, for the Varsity Spirit Award for the Spirit Leader category. Varsity Brands will award $100,000 across 25 categories, including $3,000 to each winner and a $25,000 Grand Prize for America’s Most Spirited High School at the Varsity Brands School Spirit Awards Show on Saturday, May 9.

“For the past year, I have been working with the Matanzas High School Cheerleading team through the sideline and competition seasons,” Matanzas assistant cheer coach Emily Hays wrote in a letter. “It has been my honor

Opening day of Palm Coast Little League’s spring season is almost here and with it, the league will be celebrating the start of its 20th season.

When PCLL was first created, there were just two teams.

Now, the league has about 50 teams, 600 kids in the spring league (400 during the fall), 400 families and nearly 300 volunteers.

“It’s been great,” said treasurer Fred Lewers, who has been involved with Little League for the past 60 years, including all 20 of the PCLL. “You keep kids busy, they stay out of trouble,” Lewers said.

“They learn to communicate with each other. I think that’s even more valuable today than before.”

Lewers and Peter Schoembs, who is entering his second season as president of PCLL, agreed that the volunteers have been the biggest difference each year for the league.

“Every year just gets bigger and bigger,” Schoembs said. “It’s the volunteers. They make it go.”

PCLL is the largest official Little League in the Northeast Coast district. Opening day is on Feb. 29 at the Indian Trails Sports Complex.

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Best day ever!

“Inspired by Nature #30” by Mary Keithan.

Local artists exhibit work at N-J Center The exhibit will run until March 13, with an opening reception Feb. 20.

Marriages and renewals, at the courthouse, under a banner that read, ‘Best Day Ever!’

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Eight couples tied the knot while seven renewed their vows during the Flagler County Clerk of Court’s annual Valentine’s Day wedding ceremony. Due to changes in weather, the ceremony was inside the courthouse.

“This is our third year, first time inside,” said Tom Bexley, Clerk of the Circuit Court. “It turned very well. It was a more intimate setting,” The Flagler County Youth Orchestra set the tone for the occasion, and newlyweds and guests enjoyed sweet treats and refreshments right next door.

County Commissioner Greg Hansen and his wife, Linda, were among the guests.

Norma and Miguel Berrios got married Feb. 14. They started dating two days before Valentine’s Day 11 years ago. Miguel proposed two years ago.

Donna and Marc Menzie renewed their vows after 23 years of marriage, and they have been Palm Coast residents for three months. They got married in June 22, on one of the hottest days registered in Maryland.

Their love stays strong with their daily routine of kisses and love reminders.

B e c k i e McKinley and Robert Uhrich have been together for 15 years and decided that this was the right time.

Norma and Miguel Berrios during the ceremony.

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The Flagler Youth Orchestra set the tone for the occasion.

Four visual artists from Palm Coast will be showing their works at Daytona State College until March 13 in an exhibit called “Imagination & Color.”

DSC’s News-Journal Center Fine Art Gallery has been showing the abstract art of David Rubello, William Bryant, Mary Keithan and William Mazziotti from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday since Feb. 10, and the artists themselves will be present at an opening reception from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 20.

Rubello, though, prefers the term “non-objective” to “abstract.”

“It comes from our imaginations,” he said of the images in the group’s artwork. That and their mutual interest in playing with color gave the exhibit its title. They all draw from nature, Rubello said, especially Keithan, who often paints outdoors.

The group came together to “talk about art, exchange ideas and thoughts, experiences,” Rubello said, and find camaraderie in the solitary experience of painting. They decided to exhibit at DSC because most of them had experience teaching at different colleges — Rubello himself taught at DSC for a semester.

“This is a special moment for all of us,” he said. They don’t have shows all the time, and they all think it is important for people to come to art shows and communicate with artists directly, ask them questions.

Being Palm Coast residents, though, Rubello said they all hope to one day have shows close to home.

Donna and Marc Menzie renewed their vows after 23 years of marriage.

Beckie McKinley and Robert Uhrich have been together for 15 years. They got married Feb. 14.

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“SONGS OF THE SHTETL” When: 2 p.m.

Where: Temple Beth Shalom, 40 Wellington Drive Cost: $10 donation at the door Details: Singers, dancers and

musicians, members and friends of Temple Beth Shalom will honor the music of European Jews with a performance entitled “Songs of the Shtetl… and Beyond.”

Traditional melodies will be sung and enacted in Yiddish, Russian and Hebrew with English translations. Poignant music by classical violinist Zuri Zinger and dancing will be performed in Russian/Yiddish fashion. Call 445-3006.

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Where: Grand Haven Golf Club, 500 Riverfront Drive Cost: $100 Details: Come in cocktail attire for the Bourbon Street experience brought to Flagler County.

Play at game tables with the chance to win prize drawings at the end of the night. Proceeds benefit the Flagler County Education Foundation. Visit flagleredfoundation.org or call 437-7526 ext. 1123.

“HOTEL CALIFORNIA: A SALUTE TO THE EAGLES” When: 7:30 p.m.

Where: Flagler Auditorium, 5500 E. State Road 100 Cost: $29-39 Details: A tribute show recreating the sound of the Eagles and their hit songs. Visit flaglerauditorium.org or call 437-7547.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 26

“TACOS, TURTLES AND TOURISM” BLOCK PARTY When: 3 to 7 p.m.

Where: Flagler Beach Historical Museum, 207 S. Central Ave. Cost: Free Details: See the unveiling of the eighth turtle sculpture on Flagler’s Turtle Trail and enjoy a neighborhood block party afterward. Call 225-4394 or visit info@ palmcoastartsfoundation.com.

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“ROMEO AND JULIET” When: 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday Where: Palm Coast Arts Foundation, 1500 Central Ave. Cost: $25 for PCAF members, $35 for future members, $15 for students with ID Details: Set in the 1950s, Palm Coast City Repertory Theatre and the Palm Coast Arts Foundation’s production will infuse Shakespeare’s oft-told tale with a fresh and riveting look.

“We have two spectacular talents playing the leads,” said John Sbordone, CRT creative director.

“Lillie Thomas [Juliet] just won the Orlando Sentinel’s critic’s pick as Best Actress in a Musical for 2019. Brent Jordan [Romeo] is simply the best young male talent around.”

“This series has grown each year and an additional matinee performance has been scheduled to accommodate the demand,” said Nancy Crouch, PCAF executive director. “We look forward to how John Sbordone spins a modern twist on the 1595 romantic tragedy of William Shakespeare.”

The performances takes place on the covered outdoor stage in Town Center. Visit palmcoastartsfoundation.com or call 225-4394.

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Flagler Library dedicates new Teen Spot The upgraded room features reading space, screens with computer connectivity and a game console.

“I’m just thrilled we finally have a space in Flagler County for teens to come out. It’s gonna be a lot of fun.”

JOEY PELLEGRINO

ect Renew, a Community Problem Solvers group from Flagler Palm Coast High School, reached out to the library about a new Teen Spot, which led to the Teen Advisory Board brainstorming ideas with them (there was some membership crossover between the two groups).

“We sort of brought the idea up to the library, then the [Teen Advisory] Board took it and ran with how to put it in place,” said Project Renew member Isabella Colindres. “It was really easy to work together on.”

TAB hopes to incorporate the new space into future events and activities.

“I’m looking forward to doing a lot for programming here,” Robayo said.

JESSICA ROBAYO, youth services coordinator

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The Flagler County Public Library at 2500 Palm Coast Parkway NW dedicated its new and improved Teen Spot on Feb. 17. The Friends of the Library provided $36,000 to expand it from 250 square feet to 800, and Flagler County’s General Services Department did the construction.

“We want to welcome Flagler County’s teens to the new space,” said Holly Albanese, public library director, in an earlier press release. “And I want to thank the Friends, the County Commission and the county’s General Services Department for their work and assistance in making it happen.”

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done,” said Flagler County Commissioner Dave Sullivan at the dedication. “Having our youth involved with reading, with education, is very important.”

“Some people have said, ‘You’re building a new library, why are you adding to the old library?’” said Commissioner Greg Hansen. “It’s not an old library, it’s our library.”

“I’m just thrilled we finally have a space in Flagler County for teens to come out,” said Jessica Robayo, youth services coordinator. “It’s gonna be a lot of fun.”

In the glass-enclosed room on the west side of the library, filled with the library’s young adult literature, teens will be able to connect their laptops to two TV screens in the room and enjoy a

large 75-inch TV. The space also has work tables for doing homework or sitting and reading this summer. The room also boasts a Nintendo Switch console with “Super Smash Bros. Ultimate” and “Mario Kart 8 Deluxe” which can be played on one of the TV screens.

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Seven Eagle Scouts in one year: Dallen Hoffmann, Jackson McMillan, Joseph Hoffmann, Anderson Hoffmann, Logan Raymond, Grant McMillan, David Wilcox — and their scoutmaster, Roger Thompson. See this story online to learn about their Eagle projects.

Eagles and scoutmaster honored as Bunnell Troop 492 dissolves BRIAN McMILLAN EXECUTIVE EDITOR

Four Eagle Scout badges were awarded in a Feb. 8 Court of Honor at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, as the church said goodbye to Troop 492.

Dallen Hoffmann, Anderson Hoffmann, Grant McMillan and Jackson McMillan all earned Boy Scouts’ highest honor, and they were joined in the ceremony by three others who had earned their badges from the troop last year: David Wilcox, Logan Raymond and Joseph Hoffmann.

Scoutmaster Roger Thompson, who tirelessly encouraged each of the scouts as they progressed, read letters of commendation to them from Mayor Milissa Holland, DeLand Stake President Andrew Larson and Florida Sen. Travis Hutson.

The badges likely would not

have been awarded if it hadn’t been for Thompson, who kept track of the boys’ requirements throughout and made multiple trips to the scout office in Orlando to ensure the boys could succeed despite the impending dissolution of the troop. (The Church of Jesus Christ has since replaced the scouting program with its own Children and Youth goalsetting program worldwide.)

Was Thompson ever bothered by the extra work of prodding each boy along?

“Oh, no,” he said recently. “If it’s for the boys, we’ll do it and sing happy songs.”

As a thank you, Thompson was given eagle bookends.

Bunnell resident Dan Wilcox Jr., who was the first person to receive his Eagle badge in the troop, in 1983, addressed the boys and commended them as well.

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AACS: Survive and celebrate The 17th-annual Youth Black History Reality Program raised money for scholarships at the African American Cultural Society Center.

BRIAN MCMILLAN EXECUTIVE EDITOR

It was a celebration of African history. A commemoration of suffering. A showcase of black youth talent.

The African American Cultural Society Center was full on Sunday, Feb. 16, for the 17th-annual Youth Black History Reality Program. This year, the program traced African American roots back thousands of years to the dawn of recorded history, cel-

ebrating the advent of many features of modern culture. There were also dramatic readings of accounts from the days of slavery.

Jeanette Wheeler was chairperson of the committee that put the event together, along with Richard Barnes, Melba McCarty, Annette Williams, Patricia Bottoms and Harriet A. Whiting. Terry “Doc” Handy was the percussionist, Flagler Palm Coast High School teacher Tracy Hicks contributed, Dr. Reinhold Schlieper provided audio/visual support, and Robert

Whiting and Melba McCarty were writers and directors.

“Our children — they are smart,” Wheeler said. She called for donations for scholarships, and baskets were passed. In the past 12 years, the event has raised over $40,000.

Two of those scholarship recipients attended and expressed their gratitude for the financial support they received:

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TRIBUTES Eudaldo J. Troncoso, MD 1945-2020 Dr. Eudaldo “Ed” Troncoso, of Danvers, Mass. and Palm Coast, Fla., died on Monday, January 27, 2020 at Massachusetts General Hospital following a brief illness. He was 74.

Robert Whiting (far left) and the Youth Black History Committee: Annette Williams, Patricia Bottoms, Richard Barnes, Harriett A. Whiting, Melba McCarty and Chairperson Jeanette B. Wheeler

Bryanna Ivey, who is at Daytona State College; and Namiah Simpson, who is an FPC alumna and now a track and field athlete at Southeastern University.

Other youth participants included Alex Harvey, Diaje Betts, Oslyn Bryant, Nia Felton, Samira Taite-Headspeth, Jada Simpson, Edwina Mezo Brown, Sofia Curtain, the Delta Gems, Mount Calvary Baptist Church Youth Group and Aminah TaiteHeadspeth.

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He was a long standing member of The Massachusetts Medical Society and The American Medical Association.

Eudaldo’s funeral Mass which will be held at St. Mary of the Annunciation Church, 24 Conant St., Danvers on Friday, February 21, 2020 at 9 a.m. All other services will be private. Please do not send flowers, instead, memorial donations may be made in Eudaldo’s memory to Massachusetts General Hospital c/o Development Office, 125 Nashua St., Suite 540, Boston, MA 02114.

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Dr. Troncoso specialized in Cardiology with a sub-specialty in Internal Medicine.

He practiced medicine from 1973 to 2014.

He was on staff at numerous North Shore hospitals while maintaining a full time medical practice in Peabody. His primary hospital affiliation was North Shore Medical Center in Salem. He was a long standing member of The Massachusetts Medical Society and The American Medical Association.

Eudaldo’s interests included traveling, boating, fishing, skiing, running, bike riding, and cooking. His favorite sports to follow were soccer, football and baseball.

He loved classical music and he enjoyed many seasons at Boston Symphony Hall. He also enjoyed jazz and Bossa Nova.

Eudaldo is survived by his wife, Judy Troncoso; children: Ana Stella Troncoso and husband, Greg Brume, Antonio Troncoso and wife Tracy, and Stephen Troncoso; grandchildren, Mia and Logan Troncoso; siblings: Rosa Stella, Ana Maria, Maria Josefina, Ana Rossina, and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins. Eudaldo was predeceased by his brother, Enrique; his father, Eudaldo; his sister, Sylvia; and his mother, Ana Rosa.

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The Flagler Woman’s Club will award multiple $1,500 scholarships to male and female graduating seniors in all areas of study including theater, art, music and trade schools. Applicants must be a U.S. citizen; a resident of Flagler County for a minimum of one year; and have a financial need and qualify for acceptance to a college or a trade school. Printed applications are now available at the Flagler Palm Coast and Matanzas high schools’ guidance departments; the Flagler County Library in Palm Coast and the Flagler Beach Library. The application is also available on the Flagler Woman’s Club’s Facebook page. The application deadline is March 13. For more information, call 405-8518.

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One scholarship will be given in memory of Jacquelyn E. Faison who was a charter member of Chi Delta Omega and served as the organization’s first service project coordinator. She was an AKA Sorority member for over 50 years, a retired educator and avid community volunteer.

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The Daytona Beach, Flagler and New Smyrna branches of the American Association of University Women, through their partnership with Daytona State College, awarded Florence Small their $750 2020 S.T.E.M. Scholarship.

“I have wonderfully nurturing parents who have given me opportunities in life that I would never have had from where I started,” Small said. “They have encouraged me and fostered a great work ethic which has made me an invaluable employee in my current healthcare career with key attributes include having a positive attitude, pushing to learn new skills and being willing to stretch beyond the scope of a job description with flexibility and confidence in my abilities. I greatly appreciate this being instilled in me and that I can bring it to my new career in engineering. I enjoy time with my children, family and friends who consistently reinforce my need to grow and learn what life has to offer.”

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Mt. Calvary Baptist Church of Palm Coast Sunday School Ministry Presents a Black History Month Event Featuring the Original Play

Courtesy of FPC Duplicate Bridge Club

Jack Diem, Molly Pong, Connie Bridge and Jasmine Drysdale.

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Students Eric Lin and Kevin Wolf.

“Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Journey To Freedom” Written and Directed by Deaconess Margie Arthur Saturday, February 22, 2020 1:00 P.M. Reverend Edwin Coffie, M.Div, Pastor

The FPC club will compete in at least one more tournament before heading to Montreal for the national event.

Mt. Calvary Baptist Church of Palm Coast 75 Pine Lakes Parkway South, Palm Coast, Florida 32164 Office 386-447-5719 or 386-446-6832 E-Mail mountcalvary@bellsouth.net Website www.mtcalvarypc.org

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The Duplicate Bridge Club at Flagler Palm Coast High School competed at the Palm Coast sectional tournament hosted by the Palm Coast Bridge Club on 1 Corporate Drive. The high school club will be traveling this summer to Montreal compete in the national tournament, which has a special youth tournament as well as a university tournament.

The club is run by Per Berg who splits his time teaching IB Spanish and coaching tennis and girls bowling. The players meet once a week for lessons and then compete on Saturdays in Palm Coast or on Friday nights in Daytona Beach.

Bridge is a sophisticated game, Berg said, and not your grandmother’s game. He also said that having competed at national events looks very good on a college resume; MIT, Stanford, Georgia Tech, Harvard and Yale all have teams.

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William Charles Lynch, Jr. William Charles Lynch, Jr., passed away on February 7, 2020 at the age of 82.

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William was the youngest of three children born to William and Marie Lynch. He was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA. He joined the US Airforce at a young age and served a four year term honorably as an MP. After returning to civilian life William worked as a mechanic for General Electric which led him to open TWI, Transmission World Inc. in Alexandria, Virginia. His hard work and dedication made TWI a successful business for 30 years. In 2008 William retired to Palm Coast.

William will be fondly remembered as a devoted family man, hardworking and generous and a loving grandfather.

He is survived by his three children and their spouses; Larissa (Vic) Dennis, William J. Lynch (Dr. Deena Tiches) and Coleen (John) Norris; three grandchildren Kelsey, JD and Grant and his domestic partner of 10 years Barbra Dragstrom. William’s wife of 50 years, Jeanette preceded him in death.

REAL ESTATE

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House on Intracoastal tops list WAYNE GRANT REAL ESTATE EDITOR

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house on the beachside was the top real estate transaction for the week of Jan. 9-15 in Flagler County in the Multiple Listing Service.

Cesare and Lydia Spagnuolo, of Flagler Beach, sold 3164 Ocean Shore Blvd. to Manjula Roy, as trustee, for $785,500.

Built in 1992, the house has five bedrooms, four baths, a fireplace and 3,618 square feet. Following is a partial list of other transactions for the week.

Courtesy photo

The top transaction has access to the Intracoastal Waterway and is located on the beachside.

Condos Joseph and Jennifer Chaudoin, of Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, sold 85 Ocean Crest Way, Unit 612, to James and Linda Fanning, of Altamonte Springs, for $430,000. Built in 2005, the condo has three bedrooms, 2.5 baths and 1,859 square feet. It sold in 2005 for $525,300.

David Collins and Lindsey Vaughn, of St. Augustine, sold 112 7th St. S., Unit 14, to Scott Evey, of Discovery Bay, California, for $184,500. Built in 1981, the condo has one bedroom, one bath and 704 square feet. It sold in 2004 for $149,900.

Cockran Place Beverly Maitland and Jeanmarie Smith, of Flagler Beach, sold 1105 Central Ave. to Katherine Barber, of Windermere, for $375,000. Built in 1981, the house has five bedrooms, four baths and 2,462 square feet. It sold in 2002 for $205,000.

Grand Reserve, Golf Club D.R. Horton Inc. Jacksonville, of St. Johns, sold 35 Sand Wedge Lane to Robert and Rosa Whiston, of Bunnell, for $224,990.

Built in 2019, the house has four bedrooms, two baths and 1,862 square feet.

Indian Trails Dorothy Straker, of Daytona Beach, sold 133 Berkshire Lane to Wendolyn Comstock, of Palm Coast, for $180,000. Built in 1979, the house has four bedrooms, two baths and 2,434 square feet. It sold in 1991 for $94,000.

Michael Pelger, individually and as representative, sold 16 Bridgehaven Drive to Jack Froonjian, of Palm Coast, for $174,000. Built in 2002, the house has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,728 square feet. It sold in 2007 for $165,500.

Matanzas Woods Seagate Homes LLC, of Palm

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Isabel Lopes, of Palm Coast, sold 8 Lucas Lane to Amy and Thomas Zinsavage, of Dundalk, Maryland, for $209,000. Built in 2003, the house has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,940 square feet. It sold in 2008 for $175,000.

Palm Coast Plantation Wayne and Denise Duffy, of Palm Coast, sold 71 Heron Drive to Christine and Joseph Jordan, of Palm Coast, for $560,000. Built in 2011, the house has five bedrooms, four baths, a fireplace and 3,655 square feet.

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Toscana Applied Building Development of Orlando P.C. Inc., of Davenport, sold 13 New Leatherwood Drive to Timothy and Janet Sheldrake, of Palm Coast, for $500,000. Built in 2019, the house has four beds, 3.5 baths and 2,775 square feet.

Applied Building Development of Orlando P.C. Inc., of Davenport, sold 15 Leatherwood Drive to Vincent and Amy Denino, of Palm Coast, for $440,000. Built in 2018, the house has for bedrooms, three baths and 2,632 square feet.

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Palm Harbor Amaral Custom Homes Inc., of Palm Coast, sold 13 Crandon Court to Hugh Ross and Beverly Douglas-Ross, of Boynton Beach, for $436,000. Built in 2017, the house has three bedrooms, 2.5 baths and 2,351 square feet.

Plantation Bay David and Patricia Ryerkerk, of Daytona Beach, sold 650 Woodbridge Drive to Michael and Rebecca Focht, of Ormond Beach, for $640,000. Built in 2014, the house has four bedrooms, 3.5 baths, a swimming pool and 3,150 square feet. It sold in 2015 for $715,000.

St. Mark by the Sea Lutheran Church BELONG • BELIEVE • SERVE 303 Palm Coast Pkwy. NE • Palm Coast, FL 32137 (386) 445-3420 www.stmarkbythesea.org

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Two Service Schedule 8:30 am and 11:00 am Holy Communion Sunday School at 10 am K-9th

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Ash Wednesday Noon Service and Imposition of Ashes 7pm Imposition of Ashes & Communion

Mar 4 - Apr 1, 2020

Wednesday Lenten Services 6 pm followed by soup supper and study

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Quail Hollow Holiday Builders Inc., of Melbourne, sold 18 Zinnia Trail to Chad Griffith and Harmony Lott, of Palm Coast, for $191,990.

Built in 2020, the house has four

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Built in 2019, the house has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,208 square feet.

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PORTUGUESE FRIENDS MEET FOR FRIENDSHIP DAY

Maria Silva, Isabel Mariano and Rosa Fragoso

Photos by Terence Larkin

A group of Portuguese women in Palm Coast have made a tradition of celebrating Friendship Day, normally observed annually in the Azores and continental Portugal, by going out for

breakfast or lunch each month.

Last time saw them at the Dunkin’ Donuts at 1310 Palm Coast Parkway SW for breakfast. The women, brought together by Mary Jo Goulart, connect over their shared culture as well as their personal lives, and anyone is free to join their unofficial group. Those in-

terested can call Isabel Mariano at 732-513-5478.

SUSAN MCDANIEL, 77 Susanne McDaniel died Feb. 17 at the Stuart Meyer Hospice House in Palm Coast. She was 77. Susanne was a loving, caring person who put the needs of others ahead of her own. She spent many years caring for her mother, sacrificing her own interests in order to help her mother find peace and comfort. Susanne is survived by her sister Peggy of Palm Coast, brother John of Raleigh, North Carolina, and brother Thom of San Diego.

NEW FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE LODGE IN FLAGLER

Come at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, for the Grand Opening and dedication of the new headquarters for the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 171 at 2511 Moody Blvd., Flagler Beach (in Flagler Square off State Road 100). The guest speaker will be Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly.

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SHOES, BRAND new easy spirit black leather size 10 $10 (386) 263-8922.

4 ORIENTAL figurines with marble stand, elegant $50, pink flower cake plate $20 386-445-1193.

SOLID OAK drop leaf table with 4 chairs, 60” x 44” excellent condition $125 OBO 414-801-9215.

6 ERECTOR Sets, Circa 1960’s. Wonderful for grand kids. Ormond. 305-216-8533.

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6’ LAZYBOY sleeper sofa like new $60, Iron weight set w/bench $65, bar stools $24 386-446-3615.

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ANTIQUE OAK Dresser, VG Cond. Solid. Apx 32" tall, 40" wide, 18" deep. $95 (717) 449-8676.

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TARGUS TSB 212 Laptop Backpack. New, tags, 12 compartments, warranty, $65 (386) 316-9990.

BEAUTIFUL MINK coat, large size, dark brown asking $200 386-302-2792.

TWO BICYCLE tires 26 x 2.00 (48-559) for sale. $25 for both 386-569-6557.

BROYHILL COUCH and love seat, excellent condition, floral print $200 386-627-7196.

TWO WHITE metal twin bed frames, out of box and assembled, never used $80 ea. 386-585-0620.

ELECTRICAL CASIO keyboard $50, KitchenAid mixer $50 386-447-2784.

USED GOLDS GYM 450 Treadmill, Works well $100 OBO 3862839396 or nsthisorthat@aol.com.

HOOVER VACUUM cleaner, runs great, self-propelled, $20 386-316-2322.

INDOOR WOMEN’S vertical exercise bike $40 lawnmower recently serviced $125 386-673-6905.

KING SIZE bed rails w/headboard $150, men & women’s bowling balls $10 ea. 386-986-9339.

LANDSCAPING AND garden design bricks $50, 386-437-7058.

PATIO TABLE w/stackable chairs, glass, 54” round $90, Hedge trimmer 24” $25 386-447-3545.

PRO-TEC 10” Table Saw $45, Muskrat traps $15 ea. 203-560-6066.

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The Happy Marriage Church!

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Autos For Sale

2017 DODGE Grand Caravan 10” lowered floor, ramp & tie downs $32,995 727-492-1630.

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Personal Messages

I AM searching for Shaun Douglas Rodger. Last known address is 77 Hernandez Avenue, Palm Coast, Florida. Please contact Stephanie Johnson with information at 570-630-0109.

Help Wanted

105 COLECHESTER Lane, Feb. 21 & 22, 9am4pm, sofa with matching chair, pictures, rugs wooden chairs, glassware, hanging light and much more!

SUBSTANCE ABUSE Counselor Looking for FT/PT clinicians in Palatka & St. Augustine to conduct groups, individual sessions, and intakes. Must be FL DOH licensed or MCAP. Email resume to bsmith@itmflorida.com, www.itmflorida.com.

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115 Battle supply for the North? (letter 1) 117 Post about how great your life is, e.g.

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119 Rico’s role on “Modern Family” 120 Drizzling or pouring 121 Stage constructions 122 Feudal nobleman 123 Not quite right 124 She set sail in 1492 DOWN

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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT

Community Maintenance Worker The Grand Haven Community Development District seeks a detail-oriented Community Maintenance Worker to provide field support to the Operations Department. Excellent organizational skills, ability to multitask and work under pressure. Experience in general maintenance preferred. Must have reliable vehicle and hand tools. Benefits package.

Position is full-time.

Mail resume: ATTN: Barry Kloptosky 2 North Village Parkway, Palm Coast, FL 32137.

Condos/Apts. For Rent

VCR'S 143 of them, in like new condition, must by all $28.00. 386- 597- 7579.

Classic Cars & Motorcycles WANTED 407-366-0000

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American model riders? (letter 3) 93 Legume-based dental 68 See 66-Across 40 Supposed monster’s 51 A football field is slightly 69 Wile E. Coyote’s fittings? (letter 4) loch larger than one 96 Overhauls explosive 41 Mlle., in Madrid 53 Place for a sail 72 Wanda Sykes or Amy 99 Have ambitions

42 What the dish ran away with 43 Dye for festive body art 44 Second president 46 1099-___ (IRS form) 49 Ricochet shot in billiards 50 Get on a soapbox 51 Not together 52 Pink, for a flamingo 56 ___ culpa 57 Twitch chat VIP 60 Palindromic title 61 Hooch maker 63 “So I was wrong!”

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CELEBRITY CIPHER

By Luis Campos Celebrity Cipher cryptograms are created from quotations by famous people, past and present.

Each letter in the cipher stands for another.

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Puzzle 20, One Solution: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2020 “You don’t have to run away from life “You don’t have to run away from life your whole life ... you can change. And your whole life ... you can change. And you can be an agent of change.” you can be an agent of change.”

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