Palm Coast Observer 5-25-23

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CITY WATCH

SIERRA WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER

New Palm Coast trash company to begin on June 1

FCC Environmental Services will begin providing trash and recycling services to Palm Coast residents on June 1.

FCC is replacing Waste Pro with these services, but routes and pickups should largely remain the same for residents, according to a social media post from the city of Palm Coast.

Residents can check on the city’s website at palmcoastgov.com/trash/ schedule to check for any changes to their routes.

FCC’s per-household monthly cost will be $32.32, up from the current $29.97 per month. Residents can also expect a mailer noting any potential changes with trash or recycling, the post said.

The City Council swapped to FCC from Waste Pro in July 2022, despite pushback from Waste Pro staff. Flagler County decided in April to continue its contract with Waste Pro. Three waste collection companies placed a bid for the city’s contract: Waste Pro, FCC and GFL Solid Waste Southeast. Waste Pro’s bid proposed $32.35 per household per month; GFL’s was $38.

The FCC contract will run for seven years.

Palm Coast’s tax rate comparable with other cities

Palm Coast’s property tax rate is on par with that of other cities of its size, according to the city’s director of Financial Services.

Director Helena Alves presented an overview of the city’s funds and their restrictions to the City Council at a May 23 workshop. Included in her presentation, at the council’s request, was a comparison of millage rates in comparable cities across Florida.

The data broke down each city’s revenue streams, including ad valorem tax, by percentage. Palm Coast, with a population of 96,000, receives 10% of its income from ad valorem taxes.

Ormond Beach, half the size of Palm Coast, gets 14.5% of its revenue from ad valorem taxes. St. Augustine has a population of 15,000 people but gets 24% of its revenue from ad valorem taxes.

In Palm Coast, 34% of the city’s revenue comes from charges for services like wastewater and utilities, Alves said.

Alves also reviewed two so-farunused options for unrestricted revenue sources: an electric franchise fee and a public service utility tax.

Both the electric fee and the utility tax could be added to Palm Coast residents’ Florida Power and Light and utility bills, respectively.

The revenue from these fees is

PALM COAST VS. ...

„ Palm Coast: Population of 96,000. 34% of the city’s revenue is from charges for services.

10% is from ad valorem taxes.

„ Ormond Beach: Population of 45,000. 30% of the city’s revenue is from charges for services. 14.5% is from ad valorem taxes.

„ St. Augustine: Population of 15,000. 56% of the city’s revenue is from charges for services. 24% is from ad valorem taxes.

„ Deltona: Population of 96,000. 27% of the city’s revenue is from charges for services. 12.6% is from ad valorem taxes.

unrestricted, meaning the City Council could use the money as it sees fit, Alves said.

The franchise fee has a maximum limit of 6%, but that would generate $5.75 million annually, Alves said.

The City Council last considered the franchise fee in 2018, but the council at the time objected to the 30-year length of the proposed contract, Mayor David Alfin said.

“Every city and every municipality and every county within shouting range of here has been using this for a long time and benefiting from it,” Alfin said. “But at the end of the day ... it’s a tax.”

While Vice Mayor Ed Danko said he would not support any new taxes, council member Theresa Carli Pontieri said the council should consider its options.

No one on the council wants to pass additional taxes, she said, but the revenue could help fund the city’s resurfacing program.

“We agreed as a council that it was important to diversify the types of monies we’re bringing in so we’re not so reliant on ad valorem taxes,” Pontieri said.

CITY NOTES OVERCROWDING AT PARKS

The effects of an increased population in Palm Coast are starting to show at the Parks and Recreation facilities.

Parks and Recreation Director James Hirst presented an overview of the city’s recreation facilities to the City Council at the workshop. Hirst said multiple facilities are seeing an increase in use, but there are builtin constraints like parking, the limited sizes of the facilities and aging equipment.

It’s a problem that many residents are already well aware of. Just three weeks ago, on May 2, youth football teams flooded a City Council meeting with complaints about the poor condition of Ralph Carter Park due to the hundreds of kids using it.

Parking is also a problem at Ralph Carter.

Hirst’s data supports the public’s claims. Ralph Carter Park is one of two public parks with lighting. In fis-

BY THE NUMBERS

3,686 use permits issued for Indian Trails Sports Complex in fiscal year 2021-2022

2,672 use permits issued for Indian Trails Sports Complex in fiscal year 2020-2021

403 use permits issued for Ralph Carter Park in fiscal year 20212022

290 use permits issued for Ralph Carter Park in fiscal year 20202021.

98% of use permit requests went to the two city sports fields with lighting

cal year 2021-2022, 98% of requested permits were for Ralph Carter and Indian Trails sports complex.

“It’s quite telling of the need for lighted fields in the community,” Hirst said.

Palm Harbor Golf Course, Hirst said, also needs more parking, as does the Palm Coast Community Center.

Hirst said the department is looking into expanding parking behind the old clubhouse on the golf course as a solution.

Mayor David Alfin said he wondered if the Community Center was poorly designed, given that the city’s projected population growth has been known since ITT began building.

The fact that the city has so quickly outgrown the Community Center, he said, places a burden on staff and the budget to create solutions.

“We need to be better at planning in the future,” Alfin said. “So I will put the pressure on us to be better planners for the future.”

City Council to explore fees for electric vehicles

The Palm Coast City Council is looking at options for a tax for electric vehicles to help pay for city road maintenance.

The issue came up during an overview on the city’s budget and funding sources at a May 23 City Council workshop. Electric vehicles, unlike regular vehicles, do not pay a fuel tax. Fuel taxes help pay for road maintenance.

“It’s time that we say, ‘Hey, we’re paying this tax on our fuel. You guys aren’t paying anything,’” Vice Mayor Ed Danko said. “It’s not right.”

At a previous City Council workshop, the council directed staff to explore options for implementing such a tax. City staff will present that information at a June 13 workshop meeting.

Flagler County residents currently pay a fuel tax of six cents per gallon. The money is collected by the county and distributed to the municipalities based on population and an average of road miles, Financial Services Director Helena Alves said.

The city of Palm Coast receives almost 73% of the money, Alves said. That funding is restricted for transportation expenses only.

The city’s resurfacing program is severely underfunded. Stormwater and Engineering Director Carl Cote gave a presentation in April stating that the city will need to allocate $12.2 million for the program just to keep up with maintenance and increasing costs.

Mayor David Alfin said that implementing an electric vehicle tax may be relegated to Tallahassee, and not something the city can undertake. City Attorney Neysa Borkert was not at the May 23 workshop meeting to weigh in.

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‘The thin blue line is strong’

Flagler officers

JARLEENE ALMENAS

SENIOR EDITOR

Five hundred fifty-six names were added to the National Law Enforcement Memorial in Washington during National Police Week on May 14-20, memorializing officers who died in recent years. The memorial bears 23,785 names, including 36 from Volusia and Flagler counties, Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly said at the 2023 Law Enforcement Memorial on Friday, May 19.

“The fallen heroes that we are remembering today made the ultimate sacrifice for their community, our cities, our county and our country,” Staly said. “They put themselves in harm’s way to protect others and uphold the law. They deserve our utmost respect and gratitude, and we will never forget their bravery and service.”

That’s what the memorial service is about, said Staly, who was the event’s guest speaker. Held at Daytona Memorial Park, the service honored the 36 officers, as well as two

K-9s, who have died in both counties since 1895. Staly acknowledged the grieving families in attendance.

In 2021, five officers in Volusia and Flagler counties died in the line of duty: Sgt. Justin White, of the Port Orange Police Department; Officer Adam Webb, of the Daytona Beach Police Department; Sgt. Dominic Guida, of the Bunnell Police Department; and Officer Jason Raynor, of the Daytona Beach Police Department. Raynor was shot while on patrol. There were no Flagler or Volusia law enforcement deaths in 2022 or so far in 2023.

Nationwide, 246 law enforcement officers died in 2022, and 42 have died in the line of duty this year, Staly said. The majority of their deaths were from gunfire, Staly added.

Hearts are heavy every day when remembering the fallen, he added, but grow more so as the trial for the suspect in Raynor’s shooting approaches.

“But the thin blue line is strong, and we will be there for each other and the Raynor family, as together, we seek justice for our fallen heroes,” Staly said.

FCSO Chief David Williams reads “A Hero’s Welcome.”

Flagler County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Mike Spinelli and Sgt. Frank Gamarra

Motor unit officers and deputies from law enforcement agencies in Volusia and Flagler counties line up for the 2023 Law Enforcement Memorial on Friday, May 19, at Daytona Memorial Park.

The Volusia County Honor Guard performs the three-volley salute.

Ormond Beach Police Officer Stephen Brugone salutes during the 2023 Law Enforcement Memorial on Friday, May 19.

Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly

Ormond Beach Police Capt. Chris Roos, Officer Danielle Henderson and Capt. DW Smith

Tiffany Grim, daughter of fallen Ormond Beach Police Officer Robert Grim, sings the national anthem.

Photos by Jarleene Almenas

Fallen Volusia,

honored at annual service.

“The fallen heroes that we are remembering today made the ultimate sacrifice for their community, our cities, our county and our country.”

RICK STALY, Flagler County sheriff

at 8am at Heroes Memorial Park.

Artwork by FPC student to hang in Capitol for a year

Junior Isabella Curerri won first place for Florida’s sixth congressional district in the national Congressional Art Competition.

SIERRA WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER

The artwork of a Flagler Palm Coast High School student will hang in the U.S. Capitol for a year.

FPC junior Isabella Curerri won first place for Florida’s sixth congressional district in the annual Congressional Art Competition, a national contest in which high school students submit their artwork to their local representative.

One piece is chosen per representative to hang at the Capitol for a year.

Curerri is a student of Ed Beckett, the photography and graphics design instructor at Flagler Palm Coast High School.

Beckett said that Curerri is one of his advanced students and has made a lot of progress this year.

“She’s worked really hard this year on developing the backgrounds to kind of help tell the story of her subject,” he said. “I really think that the background, the detail in

the background … was probably the thing that kind of set it over the top.”

Curerri isn’t the only one of Beckett’s students to have won an art competition recently. Of five local competitions, including the congressional competition, Beckett’s students have won in all of them. In the Crime Stoppers of Northeast Florida’s annual poster contest, three of Beckett’s students swept first, second and third for the high school competitions. Seventh Circuit State Attorney R.J. Larizza presented awards to the winning students at the May 17 Flagler County School Board meeting.

Beckett’s students also won the Flagler County Voter’s Guide cover contest and first and third place in the Palm Coast Garden Club’s poster contest. The winners were recognized by the School Board at the May 5 meeting.

Beckett’s students also won the Kids Ocean Day contest, hosted by the Friends of A1A. Normally, the competition only has one overall winner and one people’s choice. This year, Beckett said, the judges created a third award — an honorable mention people’s choice award — just because they could not decide between two.

Beckett said he treats these competitions like paid jobs for his students. The pieces, even if not chosen for submission into the competition, are graded on a rubric based on the competition’s criteria, he said.

“There’s never two alike,” he said. “We have a lot of really talented kids to come through there and do really well.”

Images courtesy of FPC graphic design teacher Ed Beckett

FPC junior Isabella Curerri won first place for Florida’s sixth congressional district in the annual Congressional Art Competition.

Annaberly Jean-Gilles, a sophomore at Flagler Palm Coast High School, won first place in the Florida Northeast Crime Stoppers poster competition.

Dylan Duchak, a junior at FPC, won overall in the Kids Ocean Day poster submission contest hosted by the Friends of A1A.

Imagine School’s robotics team heads for international competition

This is the first competition year for the Electro-Lions team students.

The Electro-Lions robotics team is the pride of Imagine School at Town Center as the team prepares for an international competition that will take place in June.

The Lions are part of the FIRST — “For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology” — Lego League, a youth robotics competition.

The team will go to Worcester, Massachusetts June 9-11 to compete against 95 teams from 16 different countries.

Six of the students — Peyton Smith, 14; Mollie Smith, 11; Caleb Cook, 11; Quinn Boudreau, 11; Brayden Cook, 12; and Nolin Daley, 11 — are all rookies competing for the first time. Ady

Kirks, the team’s seventh member, competed twice before at a different school.

Kristen Cook, the Electro-Lions’ coach, is Imagine School’s Robotics Club facilitator. She teaches STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) courses at the school. The Lions have raised $14,000 of the $15,000 necessary for the trip through local sponsorships and fundraising, Cook said.

“This is my 10th year coaching and being involved in FIRST, so I know what it takes,” Cook said. “I know how hard these kids have worked. And I’m excited.”

Over the course of the season, from August to April, the Lions have competed in a practice competition, the qualifiers, the regional tournament and the state championship. They have even taken home several trophies already.

The FIRST Lego League encourages innovation, problem-solving and teamwork: Students must work together to earn points. The competition is judged on four elements: innovation, core values, and robotics design and performance.

For the design and performance scores, the teams design their robots to complete various missions, earning points for how many missions are completed successfully. A team can earn up to 345 points for the performance. The Electro-Lion’s highest score is 295, Cook said.

The innovation project includes research and a presentation in which the teams propose solutions to a problem that meets the year’s theme.

This year’s theme is “Super Powered,” and the Electro Lions’ project focuses on the millions of birds and bats that die every year from hitting windmills, Cook said.

For the “core values” element, the team must show its process of discovery, innovation, impact, inclusion and teamwork. Cook said the core values element of the competition encourages the team to work together and even support the success of their fellow competitors.

“The core values are the most important part for me, — and, hon-

estly, the main reason why I’ve been doing robotics for so long,” Cook said.

At the qualifiers, the team took the first place Champion’s Award and the Robot Performance Award for the highest score. At regionals, the Lions placed fourth overall, earning a spot at the state championship, and took home first place in the core values category.

Ashleigh Kirk, the mother of Electro-Lions team member Ady Kirks, said the family transferred Ady to

Imagine Schools mainly for the team and robotics club after she competed for two years at Wadsworth Elementary.

“This Robotics Club has been the best thing for her,” Kirks said.

Kirks and the parents will be driving to Massachusetts with their kids and will dress up in costumes to support them. She said all the parents are amazed at what the students have accomplished and the life skills the FIRST competition is instilling in the kids.

Public speaking, teamwork, responsibility, sportsmanship, accountability — these are all skills the students have had to learn to succeed, Kirks said.

Cook said she knows that the skills her students are learning will help them throughout their lives, whether they continue in robotics or not. “A great person once told me building robots builds good people,” Cook said. “And I truly believe that these kids are learning so much more … than just building robots.”

SIERRA WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER

Photos by Sierra Williams

The Electro Lions will be competing in an international robotics competition in June. Second row: Nolin Daley, 11, Brayden Cook, 11, Peyton Smith, 14, Ady Kirks, 10. Front row: Coach Kristen Cook, Quinn Bourdeau, 11, Caleb Cook, 11, Mollie Smith, 11.

Ady Kirks, 10, cheers as her robot completes a successful mission.

MAY 9

MAN REPORTS STOLEN WHEEL AND TIRE, FINDS IT ON FACEBOOK

10:39 a.m. — Palm Coast Residential burglary. A man reported his American Racing wheel and tire stolen, only for a similar wheel to pop up for sale on Facebook marketplace.

The man said he left his $400 wheel outside his house and returned the next day from work to find it missing, according to an incident report.

When a deputy arrived, the man told the deputy that his brother had found what appeared to be his missing wheel on Facebook Marketplace, priced for $40.

The man’s chrome-colored wheel had a scratch on the tire caused by the wheel and the one pictured on Facebook Marketplace also had a similar scratch, the report said.

The deputy looked at the poster’s profile and noted that it appeared to be a spam profile. The theft is under investigation.

MAY 12

OCALA MAN IMPEDES EMERGENCY SAND WORK, TRIES TO BITE OFFICER

2:24 p.m. — 3300 block of North Ocean Shore Boulevard, Flagler Beach Breach of peace. An Ocala man allegedly blocked construction workers placing emergency sand on the beach at a local beach park and tried to bite a law enforcement officer.

The man was visiting the beach with his friends but jumped in front of dump trucks and refused to move.

The man was intoxicated, according to his arrest report, and later tried to bite a Sheriff’s Office commander

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Last month we covered how important getting the “right” hearing aid is to your success. This month we are going to talk about how important it is to make sure that your audiologist has the training and expertise to ACCURATELY fit your hearing aids. Specifically, making sure your audiologist is fitting your hearing aid to your prescription, and that he/she is using the proper equipment to VERIFY that the settings in the hearing aids match your prescription.

Many people do not know that hearing aids are fit to a prescription; like your eyes when you get an eye exam, the doctor evaluates not only the overall health of your ears but also determines the prescription that drives the sounds that your hearing aids produce. When you get glasses, the doctor is using the prescription from the eye

exam for your glasses- if you pick up someone else’s glasses, even though they may be very nice, very fancy designer glasses, if the prescription isn’t right, you won’t see very well! Hearing aids are similar except even more complex, because the way that the brain processes sound

is more complex than how it processes vision. Unlike hearing aids, glasses are not constantly changing and adapting to what you see...your eyes do the “focusing”. Hearing aids however, are constantly changing the way the microphones and circuits react, doing most of the “focusing” for you. Also, unlike glasses, today’s prescription hearing aids can be re-fit and adjusted when your hearing changes. You don’t need to get new hearing aids - if your vision changes, you have to get new glasses.

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overseeing the construction.

The Sheriff’s Office commander attempted to persuade the man to return to his spot on the beach, but the man refused to move.

The two began to struggle, and the man threatened and tried to bite the commander.

A deputy arrived on scene and helped the commander arrest the man.

MAY 13

MAKING A RUN FOR IT

2:45 p.m. — 500 block of South Nova Road, Ormond Beach Resisting an officer without violence. A 48-year-old Daytona Beach man complained of a previous arm injury while being detained by police.

The complaint gave him a chance to pull away and flee through a parking lot.

The man had spoken to deputies earlier that day regarding a burglary in unincorporated Volusia County, according to a police report. During the investigation, deputies discovered that the man had given them a false name. He was also wanted on other related charges.

As the man ran from local police, a bystander tackeld him to the ground. The man was taken to jail.

MAY 20

TIME TO CHECK OUT

10:20 a.m. — First block of South Beach Street, Ormond Beach Trespassing. Police arrested a 41-year-old St. Augustine man who had been trespassed from a local library but returned anyway.

Police responded to the building, where the man was found using a computer.

He had been trespassed from the library six days earlier.

Police issued him a new trespass warning, according to a police report.

it could be as serious as damage to your hearing and ears (i.e., sore ear canals, discomfort and pain with certain sounds, etc.). Unfortunately, there are no legal requirements for providers who dispense hearing aids to be trained in the proper verification of the hearing aid fitting in the state of Florida. If you are seeing a Doctor of Audiology, then you can be assured that they have had the training and rigorous certification process that includes fitting and verification of hearing aids. They use Real-Ear Measures to fit and verify your hearing aid prescription. Your provider should perform real-ear measures at the time of the hearing aid fitting and every time your prescription changes, to make sure your prescription is correct. Simply connecting your aids to a computer and changing the settings is not real-ear measurement. REM is special test that is done both with and without your hearing aids, so the provider can compare what you are hearing with and without your hearing aids, and they compare those measurements to your prescription. Want to learn more about RealEar Measures? Go to www.newsmyr nahearingcen ter.com/blog. If you already have hearing aids, and you aren’t hearing well, call and sched -

He was then taken to jail.

MAY 21

DRUNK CONFESSIONS

9:04 p.m. — 300 block of Wimette Avenue, Ormond Beach DUI. A 50-year-old Daytona Beach man tried to woo a police officer as the man was being investigated for drunk driving.

Police had received a call about a reckless driver in the area and found the car parked on a sidewalk.

As the reporting officer approached, he could hear music coming from the rolleddown windows. The man was still in the driver’s seat, and the car’s interior smelled of alcohol, according to a police report.

The man appeared to be asleep, but the keys were in the ignition, and the car was running.

When the man finally responded to the officer, the man’s speech was initially unintelligible, the officer noted in his report, but the man did admit to drinking alcohol. He had to be helped out of the car by the officer, and when told to call someone to pick him up, the man started playing music on his phone instead.

The reporting officer soon discovered the man did not have a valid driver’s license.

Two officers arrived to help, and the man turned to the female officer said, “I would be the right man for you,” “You would love me” and “You’re my type.”

He was asked to complete a series of field sobriety exercises, which he didn’t pass.

After officers explained one of the exercises to the man for the third time, the man said, “I’m done. Arrest me,” according to the police report. Police found five bottles of banana-flavored alcohol inside the car. He was taken to jail.

ule an appointment to have real-ear measures performed on your current devices. If you are considering treating your hearing loss, make sure you ask “Do you verify your hearing aid fittings with REM? And where did you get your training?”

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At Palm Coast Hearing Center, our mission is to not only provide the best quality hearing care possible, but also to educate the community and help all patients make informed decisions so they can get the care they need and deserve.

Visit our website, www. palmcoasthearingcenter. com to learn more and schedule an appointment. We also have locations to serve you in Ormond.

Retired Army colonel to speak at Memorial Day Ceremony

A retired U.S. Army colonel will be the guest speaker at Flagler County’s Memorial Day Ceremony.

Col. Peggy Hengeveld is a member of the Honorable Order of St. Michael and a Legion of Merit recipient. The ceremony will take place at 10 a.m. on Monday, May 29, at the county’s Government Services Building on Moody Boulevard.

Local Boy and Girl Scouts will lead the Pledge of Allegiance, according to a press release from Flagler County. Daytona Beach singer Shannon Rae will sing the national anthem and later “God Bless America.” Veteran Vince Cautero will once again sing “God Bless the USA.”

Hengeveld has made a career of nursing, in and out of the military.

She served in the U.S. Army from 1978 to 2006 and, in 2002, became the first female soldier from the Pennsylvania Army Nation Guard to graduate from the United States Army War College, the press release said.

“Flagler County has a very strong community of veterans,” Veterans Service Officer David Lydon said. “It is a privilege and an honor to have a distinguished veteran like Col. Peggy Hengeveld help us pay tribute to those who lost their lives in service to our country.”

General surgeon joins AdventHealth in Flagler County

As an AdventHealth Medical Group physician, Marshall joins AdventHealth’s more than 400 physician providers, including 250 primary care doctors and specialists in Volusia, Flagler and Lake counties, according to a press release from AdventHealth.

Born and raised in the Daytona Beach and Ormond Beach area, Marshall returns to the area and will serve as Flagler County’s only female general surgeon.

Her services include laparoscopic cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal), breast surgery and colon surgery.

“I am excited to join AdventHealth because of its stellar reputation and am looking forward to being a part of the Palm Coast community,” Marshall said. “The location brings me closer to my hometown, and closer to friends and family, which is very exciting for my family.”

Her office is currently located inside the medical office building at AdventHealth Palm Coast, 61 Memorial Medical Parkway, Suite 3806, in Palm Coast.

After AdventHealth Palm Coast Parkway opens in August, her practice will relocate to the new facility, located at 3 AdventHealth Way, Suite 201, in Palm Coast.

Her office can be reached at 386586-1804.

Temple Beth Shalom Shavuot services to feature students

Temple Beth Shalom Palm Coast is planning a “Super Shavuot Weekend” beginning Thursday, May 25, through Saturday night, May 27.

The holiday of Shavuot commemorates Moses receiving the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai close to 4,000 years ago.

Jews have celebrated the holiday for thousands of years by holding evening-long Torah studies and enjoying seasonal fruits and dishes.

On May 25, the evening will start at 7 p.m. with Torah talk and evening-long study and discussion

a “Kid-dish” with a special Oneg — a Sabbath delight — sponsored by the religious school in the form of an ice cream social.

Saturday services will begin at 10 a.m. with YizKor Memorial services, as ordained for this holiday, followed by an Oneg and Torah Talk. Havdalah will be held virtually, accessible via the Temple web page — tbspalmcoast.org — at 7 p.m.

For additional information, contact the Temple office Monday, Wednesday or Friday from 9 a.m. to noon or via the website above or hakol@tbspalmcoast.org.

What to expect for hurricane season in Flagler County

Flagler County Emergency Management urges residents to ensure their evacuation information is up to date for the 2023 hurricane season.

There have been changes to the county’s hurricane evacuation information and coastal island bridge closures, according to a press release from the county. Emergency Management Director Jonathan Lord said there have also been some key changes in how the county will conduct its messaging.

“Last year, evacuation orders included neighborhoods and Zones

A-F,” Lord said. “To communicate with our community more clearly, this year we will only be announcing evacuations using neighborhood names or descriptions.”

The county has a new map to help residents understand who may need to evacuate, Lord said.

It is on Emergency Management’s website under “Hurricane Evacuation Zones.” Residents can enter their address to see if they are in an evacuation zone. Instead of announcing bridge closures, the county will instead communicate with the public about when it is not safe to be on the road or when bridge access is limited, the press release said.

Marine Science Center to unveil new shark exhibit

The Marine Science Center staff will spread the good word on sharks and host activities during Shark Conservation Day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 27, at 100 Lighthouse Drive in Ponce Inlet. Staff will also unveil a new shark exhibit at 2 p.m. Speakers will focus on shark conservation efforts, including how water quality in the Indian River Lagoon affects all marine species, how fishermen help provide data and input for fisheries management and how each of us can make a difference.

Visitors may also view the turtle hospital and stroll along the bird boardwalk, which houses recovering birds and permanent residents. For information, visit marinesciencecenter.com or call 386-304-5545.

Prep for the event with these fun facts on sharks:

„ Sharks are elasmobranchs, which means their body is made of cartilage instead of bones like other fish.

„ Their average lifespan is 25 to 30 years.

„ Their skin feels like sandpaper

„ Their fearsome jaws are made up of hundreds of small teeth. Each tooth lasts about 60 days before falling out, then a new tooth takes its place

„ When you flip a shark upsidedown, it goes into a trance-like state called tonic immobility.

„ One of the oldest living species, sharks have been cruising the oceans for more than 400 million years.

Health Department observes National Women’s Health Week

The Florida Department of HealthFlagler observed National Women’s Health Week on May 14-25 with a panel discussion on the Flagler Health Matters radio show, which aired May 20 on WNZF 94.9 FM.

A recording is available at flaglerbroadcasting.com/podcasts.

The panel included Jeannette Simmons of Flagler Cares, Health Department nurse practitioner Carmel Frawley and the department’s Mary Kauffman, who spoke about the department’s Women, Infants and Children program.

Jaffy Lee, the DOH-Flagler’s public information officer and preparedness planner and the host of Flagler Health Matters, said women are often caught in the demands of work and family and forego a healthy lifestyle.

The Health Department team said women should get active, get a regular checkup, eat a healthy diet, prioritize mental health and make daily decisions that make yourself a priority and influence overall health.

“Women’s Health Care Month (in May) is about raising awareness of how a woman can improve her health. … Contact your doctor for a full-body medical checkup and take steps to treat an ailment. Timely medical intervention can save your life,” Lee said. “The (Health Department) encourages you to take the pledge to take the best care of yourself medically, spiritually and emotionally and live the healthy, active life you deserve.”

General surgeon Dr. Jessica Marshall has joined AdventHealth Medical Group and will perform procedures at AdventHealth Palm Coast.

TRIBUTES

Cynthia McIntosh Williams

1949-2023

Cynthia McIntosh Williams, 74, of Hayesville, North Carolina went peacefully in her sleep to be with her Lord and Savior on May 15, 2023. She was a native of Miami, Florida where she also grew up.

She began her career as a bookkeeper with Eastern Airlines. Cynthia later moved to Atlanta, Georgia area where she worked as a bookkeeper for Allgood Productions, Barnett Performance, and in the plumbing industry. Cynthia then lived in St. Augustine and Palm Coast, Florida. She worked as an administrative assistant at the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind.

Cynthia came to Hayesville in 2016.

Cynthia was a faithful follower of Christ, involved in church wherever she lived. She was a member of Hammock Community Church in Flagler Beach, Florida where she served as choir director. She formed the deaf ministry at First Baptist Church in Lithia Springs, Georgia and taught sign language. Cynthia also taught Sunday School and led the youth choir at Mount Carmel Baptist Church.

Locally, she was a member of the Truett Memorial Baptist Church.

Cynthia enjoyed gardening, working in her flowers,

Families are encouraged to bring their favorite dairy dishes to share and to wear comfy clothes — even pajamas — for relaxed learning.

A modified family service will begin at 7 p.m. on Friday, followed by

Lord said residents should take advantage of the upcoming statewide sales tax holiday to restock their disaster kits. The county will provide details on its social media when the holiday is occurring, the press release said.

She never met a stranger and combined that trait with her love of Christ by handing out “Daily Bread” devotionals to whoever she

and developed a love and talent for photography. She also enjoyed travelling and loved the mountains, especially Cade’s Cove. She never met a stranger and combined that trait with her love of Christ by handing out “Daily Bread” devotionals to whoever she met.

She was the daughter of Gert McIntosh of Austell, Georgia and the late Harold McIntosh. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Buddy McIntosh.

Surviving, in addition to her mother, are her husband, Tommy Williams; a son, Ja-

son Roberts and wife, Amber of Atlantic Beach, Florida; two brothers, Greg McIntosh of Winder, Georgia and Bruce McIntosh of Austell, Georgia; and a grandson, Rayden Griffis.

A memorial service will be announced at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made in memory of Cynthia McIntosh Williams to the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, Advancement Office, 207 San Marco Ave., St. Augustine, FL 32084.

Ivie Funeral Home, Hayesville in charge of arrangements.

An online guest register is available at www.iviefuneralhome.com.

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DOH-Flagler women’s health team celebrates National Women’s Health Week.

MATANZAS STUDENT IS FIRST FEMALE EAGLE SCOUT IN FLAGLER

Matanzas High School senior Rowan

Curtis has become the first female Eagle Scout in Flagler County.

Rowan Curtis, 18, is a member of Scouts BSA Girls Troop 4281 in Palm Coast and earned Scouting’s highest rank of Eagle Scout in just three years. Curtis is the first female Eagle Scout in the Scout BSA Timuqua Scouting District.

Curtis will receive her Eagle Scout Award at 2 p.m. May 27 at Trinity Presbyterian Church on Florida Park Drive.

Curtis founded Troop 4281 in 2020 alongside Scoutmaster

Ariel Naday-Curtis — Rowan Curtis’ mother — and two other girls, according to a press release from the troop.

One of the last steps to becoming an Eagle Scout is to complete a service project helpful to the troops in your community. Curtis decided to renovate a building at the group campsite at Haw Creek Preserve at Russell Landing, the press release said.

“Rowan worked incredibly hard to prove to herself that she could do anything she set her mind to,” Naday-Curtis said. “I am so proud of how much she has grown as an individual and how much she influenced the girls of her troop to be strong leaders themselves.”

SHERIFF’S GALA RAISES $130,000 FOR EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE TRUST

The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office’s fifth annual gala has raised $130,000 toward the Flagler Sheriff’s Employee Assistance Trust.

More than 180 guests attended the gala at the Hammock Beach Resort on May 13, including Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody and Florida House Speaker Paul Renner.

Sheriff Rick Staly recognized citizens and FCSO employees and volunteers for outstanding service to the community in 2022, a press release from the FCSO said.

15 FLAGLER COUNTY STUDENTS RECEIVE ‘GREAT KID AWARDS’

The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office granted 15 students Great Kid Awards for February, March, April and May.

The students attended public and private schools across the county, according to a press release from the FCSO.

The Great Kid Award is normally presented monthly and recognizes students who show respect to their peers, help others, work hard in academics and represent themselves

Staly created FSEAT in 2017 to financially support FCSO employees during personal crises and to support the family of fallen deputies.

Staly also presented several Employee of the Year awards for law enforcement deputy, detention deputy, professional support employee and citizen of the year.

Moody was the keynote speaker during the dinner and assisted Staly in honoring FCSO employees.

Detective Adam Gossett was recognized as the 2022 Law Enforce-

and their schools well.

Sheriff Rick Staly presented the awards for February through May to catch up after the 2022 hurricanes and holiday season delayed presentations, the press release said.

The following students received awards: Regan Goff and Aiden Gribbin from Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School; Deshawn Alexander RuckerRomano from Belle Terre Elementary School; Mellissa Ryon and Ivy Partin from Bunnell Elementary School; Greyson Mette from Old Kings Elementary School; Alexa Lamoureaux, Ehimen Ajede and Aali-

ment Deputy of the Year. He was also recently recognized for the same award by the Flagler Palm Coast Kiwanis Club for 2022.

Robert “Kraze” Korlacki was recognized as the 2022 Citizen of the Year, Communication Specialist Lindsey Stanford as the 2022 Professional Support Employee of the Year and Deputy First Class Sara Radford as the 2022 Detention Deputy of the Year.

yah Brown from Buddy Taylor Middle School; Andrew Marcelo Franklin from Indian Trails Middle School; Jacob Ward, Anthony Debisceglie and Mikiya Fitzgerald from Flagler Palm Coast High School; Addison Rios and Cole Hash from Matanzas High School.

“I congratulate each of these amazing students who represent their schools and our students in Flagler County so well,” Staly said.

“This is a way to recognize our kids that make the right decisions that you rarely hear about.”

BIZ BUZZ

COLDWELL BANKER PREMIER PROPERTIES NAMES TOP AGENTS

Dottie Dills and Ana Medeiros are Coldwell Banker Premier Properties’ the top agents for April 2023. Dills was recognized as having the top listing in the month, and Medeiros was named the top sales agent for April.

“We are proud to have each of these agents as part of our team,” said Tom Heiser, broker and manager at Coldwell Banker Premier Properties.

KIWANIS CLUB NAMES 2023 LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS OF THE YEAR

Three local law enforcement officers were named 2023 Law Enforcement Officers of the Year by the Flagler

Palm Coast Kiwanis Club.

Flagler County Sheriff’s Office

Major Case Detective Adam Gos-

sett was named FCSO’s 2023 Law Enforcement Officer of the Year.

Bunnell Police Officer Alton Ogden and Flagler Beach Police Officer

Dylan Coffman were also recognized as BPD’s and FBPD’s 2023 Law En-

PETS UP FOR ADOPTION

The Flagler Humane Society is located at 1 Shelter Drive on U.S. 1 in Palm Coast. It is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Adoption fees vary based on the animal, and the shelter has both dogs and cats up for adoption.

forcement Officers of the Year.

On May 10, the Kiwanis Club held its 17th annual Law Enforcement Officer Appreciation Luncheon and awards ceremony, according to a press release from the FCSO. Gossett joined the FCSO over five years ago and has been a detective for two years.

Gossett was honored with the award for helping rescue a family from a vehicle that had crashed and

Anyone who is interested in adopting or has questions about the process can contact the Flagler Humane Society at 386-445-1814 or apply online at flaglerhumanesociety.org. Wayne is a 2-year-old bulldog mix.

caught fire on Interstate 95 in April 2022. He helped pull two children away from the crash and used his shirt to stem the bleeding from their injuries until first responders arrived, the press release said.

“The world needs more people like Detective Gossett,” Sheriff Rick Staly said. “I’m very proud of Detective Gossett and thank the Flagler Palm Coast Kiwanis Club for recognizing his bravery as well.”

Orus and Sedna are a bonded pair of female guinea pigs. It is only $10 to adopt the pair of them.

Toby is a 1-year-old hound mix.

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VETERAN OF THE WEEK

Billy G. Jones

 Branch of military: U.S. Army (retired)

 Dates of service: 1958-1980

 Rank/occupation: Lieutenant Colonel/Master Army Aviator  Hometown: Roe, Arkansas

Billy Jones is a veteran of the Vietnam War. Jones comes from humble beginnings and resided in a children’s home for several years. He credits the educators and coaches as important mentors that helped lead to his successes in life. He was a football and track star in both high school and college. He’s been married to his wife, Jo, for 66 years this August. He served two tours in Vietnam as a UH-1 (Huey) helicopter pilot and unit commander. Jones retired after 22 years of honorable service, and during that time received the following awards and decorations: Bronze Star Medal with one oak leaf cluster, Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters, Army Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Air Medal with 14 oak leaf clusters, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, and more.

Upon leaving the Army, he worked in banking in the Virginia area for many years before he and Jo retired to Palm Coast in 1996. Never one to sit still, Jones has volunteered in the county in many ways, to include poll watcher for the Supervisor of Elections, member of Veterans Advisory Committee, Veterans in the Classroom coordinator, the Sheriff’s Citizen Observation Patrol, and Disabled American Veterans driver, to name a few. He is the heart and soul of the Flagler Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion Post 115. NEED HELP WITH VETERAN SERVICES?

For information about benefits and support organizations for veterans, call 386-313-4014.

Photo courtesy of the FCSO

The Flagler Palm Coast Kiwanis Club recognized FCSO Major Case Detective Adam Gossett, BPD Officer Alton Ogden and FBPD Officer Dylan Coffman as 2023 Law Enforcement Officers of the Year.

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From left: Sheriff Rick Staly, Debbie Staly, Trish Larizza, State Attorney R.J. Larizza and Florida House Speaker Paul Renner

Rowan Curtis, 18, is the first female Eagle Scout in Flagler County.

Dottie Dills Ana Medeiros

Family Renew Community holds first ice cream social since pandemic

The organization hoped to have 400 attendees and exceeded its goal.

ALEXIS MILLER CONTRIBUTING WRITER

More than 400 people attended Family Renew Community’s ice cream social on Sunday, May 21. This year marked the organization’s return to St. James Episcopal Church for the event since the pandemic began, and turnout — tracked with wristbands provided at entry — exceeded organizers’ expectations.

The event supports Family Renew Community, founded by a group of 18 Volusia churches in 1989. There are 21 churches involved now, along with hundreds of volunteers.

Family Renew Community celebrated its 30th annual ice cream social at St. James before the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019.

The event was moved online for a couple of years, but it was hard to serve ice cream over video chat, said Denise O’Toole Kelly, acting executive director for Family Renew Community. Family Renew Community rebranded the event last year as a family fun event, but many people said they missed the ice cream social.

The ice cream social raises money for Family Renewal Community’s mission — “to provide a safe, stable home for homeless families with children and equip them with the tools they need to be self-sufficient,” Kelly said.

Family Renew Community has 32 apartments in Holly Hill, Daytona Beach and DeLand for homeless families.

The families aren’t expected to pay rent or utilities, but must save 50% of their income to move into permanent housing.

Tenants must be employed or employable, and the organization helps them find jobs, higher positions and job training.

“We are really interested in working on whatever lead them to their homelessness. We want to address this issue so once they leave us, they will never be homeless again,” Kelly said.

There are at least 1000 homeless families in Volusia County.

“We as a community need to support our families in order to be a strong community,” Kelly said. “When families are homeless in our

community, the whole community struggles.”

The event offered ice cream along with homemade cakes and cookies, a silent auction, and a vendor area including a jewelry show, fairy hair booth and pop-up St. James’ thrift store. It also included a DJ, balloon twisting, face painting, a bounce house, and games and activities for all ages.

Basil Bullard Jr., Debi Snow and Thomas Gonovan

Laura Staffen shows off her balloons and face paint.

Rebecca and Ezekiel Rhodes play Connect 4.

Karen Pierce with her designer jewelry booth

DJ David Mikulka played jams all evening long.

Chrissy Townley, Bobbie Cheah and Jean Cerullo serve desserts.

Photos by Alexis Miller

Lily and Adam Kalwvit play with wooden blocks.

Motown moves

Event at the Italian American Social Club featured videos, award ceremony, Motown facts and lots of dancing.

ALEXIS MILLER CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Arthur Murray Dance Studio in Palm Coast hosted its first-ever Motown Night in honor of the Motown Records label on Thursday, May 18, at the Italian American Social Club.

The event included an Italian dinner, videos of the students and staff, an award ceremony for the younger dancers, Motown facts and lots of dancing.

Arthur Murray Dance Studio opened in May 2016. It teaches ballroom dancing to kids and adults of all ages, plus social and wedding dancing. The studio teaches dance styles such as the cha-cha, the foxtrot, the salsa, the tango, the Viennese waltz and many more.

The Italian American Social

Club is a nonprofit organization for Americans of Italian descent. It hosts banquets, weddings, birthday parties and anniversaries. The club celebrated its 48th anniversary in November 2022.

“The music and dancing was great,” Karen Gagliano, banquet sales coordinator at the club said, “You can tell how much they care about their students by the way they showcase them.”

This is the second event Arthur Murray has hosted at the social club.

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Olivia Eder and Alexander Ivanov

Torie Bembry, Marie Leah, Alexander Ivanov, and Alfredo Cuevas Tovar perform the opening number.

Andrew Gallego and Torrie Bembry

Ladies support the club and dance studio.

Julia Freemann, Dee Freemann and Sarwat Kaluby

Jaycee Curovic and Torie Bembry

Photos by Alexis Miller

YOUR NEIGHBORS

WINNERS

Tandem (dog with human): 1. Reef with JJ Crane. 2. Wednesday with Jimmy Britton. 3. Roxie with Bryson Williams.

Large Dog: 1. Charlie Brown. 2. Lilly. 3.

Tank. Honorable Mention: Official Willy Good Dog

Small Dog: 1. Pugsley. 2. Willow. 3.

Trouble. Honorable Mention: Venus.

Costume Contest: 1. Flagler Pier

Costume — Natty the Baddy. 2. Rasta

Costume — Teddy. 3. Scuba Dog — Dixie.

Honorable Mention: 3-legged dog Minus.

Best Wave: Charlie Brown

Best Kiss: Kenzou

Surf’s pup

CHRISTINE RODENBAUGH CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Elvis Presley’s “You Ain’t Nothin’ But a Hound Dog” wafted through the salty Flagler Beach air Saturday, May 20, to kick off the Hang 8 Dog Surfing Contest Big Dogs Heat. Canine competitors were judged on safety, having fun, quality of the wave and other skills like barking,

Goldendoodle

Charlie Brown scores perfect 10 at Hang 8 Dog Surfing Contest.

turning around or riding backward.

At the end of the second heat, goldendoodle Charlie Brown snagged a gnarly perfect 10, edging out last year’s champ and roommate Mohawk Maui, who caught some radical waves in the first heat.

Hang 8 Dog Surfing is the brainchild of Flagler Beach Mayor Suzie Johnston and City Commissioner Eric Cooley.

COMPETITORS BY THE NUMBERS

After seeing “Pups and Sups” in St. Augustine Beach, the couple thought it would be perfect for Flagler Beach, even though dogs are usually prohibited on the city’s beaches. They anticipated 50 spectators and five dogs in 2022. The actual numbers far exceeded their expectations and doubled in 2023.

Keris Martinez heard about the event and drove from Miami to combine her first wedding anniversary with the opportunity to enter Chica in a surf contest. Martinez was surprised at the size of the event and disappointed in the surf.

“It’s too big for Chica today,” Martinez said. But they intend to come back next year.

Travis Ajay, surf contest announcer, declared that Nick DeSantis had the best human outfit of the day – a colorful shirt with a variety of dog illustrations and “The Dog Father” emblazoned on the back. DeSantis seeks to rescue as many dogs as possible and volunteers with several local organizations to make that happen.

Not including the Dog Kissing Booth, 26 vendors participated in the Hang 8 Dog Surfing event, handing out merchandise samples and offering canine services or adoption opportunities. While attendance numbers are not available, the estimate was more than 1,000.

The Hang 8 Dog Surfing event benefits the Flagler County Humane Society, SMART Pet Rescue and K9s for Warriors.

Natty the Baddy, Cassie Triplett’s pup, models a Flagler Beach Pier costume before the Hang 8 costume contest.

Jauxniece Palmer and Chloe, left, pose with friends Margaret Demao and Bee Harper on the Hang 8 costume contest red carpet.

Nine-year-old Jocelyn Shelhamer holds her dog, Fabulous. “We came to see all the dogs surfing,” Shelhamer said.

Willie Good Dog, left, and Tank show off canine surfing skills.

Rayne makes it look easy while keeping an eye on the shoreline for owners Patty Blair and Josh Gunter.

Charlie Brown conquers big surf conditions to score a perfect 10 in the 2023 Hang 8 Dog Surfing Contest at Flagler Beach on Saturday, May 20. The goldendoodle surfs once or twice a week with Finley, a student at Fletcher Middle School in Jacksonville Beach, and her dad, Kenneth Lamb.

Katie Greene handed samples of BUBBL’R Antioxidant Sparkling Water to thirsty observers at the Hang 8 Dog Surfing Contest.

Photos by Christine Rodenbaugh

LOCAL EVENTS

THURSDAY, MAY 25

CHAT WITH A COMMISSIONER

When: 10-11 a.m.

Where: David Hood Plaza at Ormond Beach City Hall, 22 S. Beach St., Ormond Beach

Details: Ormond Beach Zone

1 City Commissioner Lori Tolland will be at the Farmers Market at City Hall. She encourages residents to come and share their thoughts about Ormond Beach.

FRIDAY, MAY 26

HALIFAX RIVER PADDLE

When: 9-11 a.m.

Where: Sanchez Park, 329 Sanchez Ave., Ormond Beach

Details: Look for marine mammals while explor

ing the waters of the Halifax River. Bring a canoe, kayak or stand-up paddleboard, along with a life preserver and whistle, for this free Explore Volusia program. Registration required. Call 386-736-5927.

FAMILY ART NIGHT

When: 4:30-6:30 p.m.

Where: Palm Coast Community Center, 305 Palm Coast Parkway NE, Palm Coast

Details: The city of Palm Coast’s Parks and Recreation Department is starting a new free Family Art Night program featuring fun and simple art projects for families to create together. Visitpalmcoast.gov/Events/Home/ Details?slug=family-art.

SATURDAY, MAY 27

TOUCH-A-TRUCK

When: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Where: Central Park in Town Center, 975 Central Ave., Palm Coast Details: The third annual city of Palm Coast Touch-aTruck event will feature more than

75 trucks and vehicles from multiple agencies.

A “horn free” hour will take place from 10-11 a.m. This free event is hosted by the Palm Coast Public Works Department in celebra tion of National Public Works Week.

FRIDAY, JUNE 2

SEA TURTLE NESTING IN VOLUSIA COUNTY

When: 2-3 p.m.

Where: Environmental Dis covery Center, 601 Division Ave., Ormond Beach

Details: The Environmental Discovery Center and Volusia County Environmental Management will present Alexa Putillo, sea turtle habitat conservation plan field manager, who will speak on current nesting numbers, the county’s

ONGOING EXERCISES FOR THE MATURING BODY

When: 10:30 a.m. Mondays and Thursdays

Where: First Baptist Church of Palm Coast, 6050 Palm Coast Parkway, Palm Coast Details: Attend upbeat classes presented by Synergy Senior Fitness and taught by Senior Fitness Specialist Artie Gardella. Classes are ongoing. Insurances that cover fitness accepted, or a donation for those with no coverage. Visit Synergyseniorfitness.com.

MOAS EXHIBITIONS

The public is invited to our Annual Graduation Sunday Worship Experience on May 28th at 9:30 a.m.

We are honoring our High School and College graduates.

Rayliana Giaccone, a member of our church and current student at Florida State University, will be our speaker.

Aaron Spears - Matanzas High School • Aidan Giaccone - Flagler Palm Coast High School

Nicole Rimstidt - Matanzas High School • Victoria Mannino - Jackson County High School

Joshua Newman - Mainland High School

Also, our Traditional Worship Experience will be held at 8 a.m.

Palm Coast United Methodist Church 5200 Belle Terre Pkwy | Palm Coast, FL 32137 www.palmcoastchurch.org

When: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday

Where: Museum of Arts and Sciences, 352 S. Nova Road, Daytona Beach

Details: Want to spend a day looking at fine art? The Museum of Arts and Sciences has the following shows on display: “It’s a Kite Thing: Florida Women’s Arts Association,” “Unfolding the Universe: The James Webb Space Telescope,” and “Caribbean Indigenous Resistance.”

MONDAY, MAY 29 PALM COAST MEMORIAL

DAY CEREMONY

When: 8 a.m.

Where: Heroes Memorial Park, 2860 Palm Coast

Parkway NW, Palm Coast

Details: The city of Palm Coast will host a Memorial Day Ceremony to remember the men and women who gave their lives in service to the U.S. military.

Parking is available along Corporate Drive and at the Flagler County Public Library.

ORMOND BEACH MEMORIAL DAY REMEMBRANCE SERVICE

When: 9 a.m.

Where: Rockefeller Gardens, 26 Riverside Drive, Ormond Beach

Details: Presented by the city’s Department of Leisure Services, American Legion Post 267 and American Legion Unit 267. Limited seating available. Call 676-3241 or visit ormondbeach.org.

FLAGLER COUNTY MEMORIAL DAY

CEREMONY

When: 10 a.m.

Where: Government Services Building, 1769 E. Moody Blvd., Bunnell

Details: Join Flagler County for its Memorial Day Ceremony featuring guest speaker Retired U.S. Army Col. Peggy Hengeveld. The ceremony will also honor Army Pfc. Raheen Tyson Heighter, who died in Iraq in 2003.

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MOAS to open exhibit featuring James Webb space telescope images

MOAS Curator of Science

Seth Mayo said the museum aims to show that the images can be appreciated by everyone, both as scientific discoveries and as art.

SENIOR EDITOR

The Museum of Arts and Sciences

opened a new exhibit of cosmic proportions on Saturday, May 20.

The exhibit, titled “Unfolding the Universe: The James Webb Space Telescope,” showcases images captured by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. MOAS Curator of Science

Seth Mayo said the museum aims to show that the images can be appreci-

“When you look at a huge, sweeping view of galaxies, or a nebula where stars are being born, it almost looks like someone painted these images, these places, but they’re real places in space. And so we feel like people can connect with that on many levels, not just scientific, but an artistic, creative level as well.”

SETH MAYO, MOAS curator of science

ated by everyone, both as scientific discoveries and as art.

“When you look at a huge, sweeping view of galaxies, or a nebula where stars are being born, it almost looks like someone painted these images, these places, but they’re real places in space,” Mayo said. “And so

we feel like people can connect with that on many levels — not just scientific, but an artistic, creative level as well.”

In addition to the Webb space telescope images, the exhibit also features interactive activities including an infrared monitor, an audio experience using mirrors, and displays that explain the engineering and technical aspects of the space telescope.

MOAS Interpretation Specialist

John Herman said he feels like hosting the exhibit in the community is a tremendous service.

“We wanted to make this as accessible to everybody as we can,” Herman said. “The fact that anybody of any age, any group or anything can come here and experience this, I think is just phenomenal.”

He and MOAS Science Communicator Christian Traverson created a 3D model of the James Webb space telescope using a 3D printer.

“This is the largest model we have found in our research that any institution outside of NASA themselves has,” Herman said.

One of the images Mayo said he finds impressive is the one of “The

Pillars of Creation,” first captured in an image by the Hubble Space Telescope in the mid-1990s. The Webb telescope captured the nebula in more detail than ever before, Mayo said.

“I always think it looks like giant fingers stretching into space, but then to realize those columns, some of them are seven light years long, is pretty astounding,” he said. “... It’s well known in the public too, as an amazing picture of space, an interstellar space beyond our solar system, thousands of light years away.”

He hopes that those who visit the exhibit will enjoy it and perhaps find a passion for science, technology, engineering and math — as well as art.

“As you look at the night sky, these places are really there for us to explore, for us to understand,” Mayo said. “I hope people get that connection when they come into this exhibit, and just enjoy space and how amazing and beautiful it is.”

The exhibit will be on display at MOAS through Oct. 1.

MOAS Curator of Science Seth Mayo stands in front of “The Pillars of Creation,” one of his favorite images, part of the “Unfolding the Universe: The James Webb Space Telescope” exhibit.

The exhibit at MOAS showcases an image of the Carina Nebula, captured by the James Webb space telescope.

Photos by Jarleene Almenas

Wadsworth students participate in food drive, win pizza

Bronx House Pizza’s Brad Beam wanted to teach the kids the importance of helping people in need.

BRENT WORONOFF ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Brad Beam, the co-owner of the Bronx House Pizza on State Road 100 and Bronx House Pizza & Brew in The Hammock, grew up in Palm Coast. He attended Wadsworth Elementary School, Buddy Taylor Middle School and Flagler Palm Coast High School. He has a relationship with the Salvation Army Food Pantry in Daytona Beach and knows that food pantries shut down when they don’t have enough donations.

So, he went back to Wadsworth and spoke to administrators about organizing a food drive.

“I wanted to teach the kids the importance of helping people in need,” Beam said. “(Principal) Paul Peacock pitched the idea of giving a pizza party to any class that has 100% participation with every kid donating one or more (food items).”

As it turned out, every class had 100% participation, and Bronx House gave away pizza slices to all 875 students. Beam also had commemorative T-shirts made for all of the students, with the Bronx House Pizza logo on the front and text on the back reading: “First Annual

Bronx House Pizza Wadsworth Elementary Food Drive.” The kids wore the T-shirts on their field days.

On May 19, Beam drove to the school and loaded up a van with dozens of boxes of food donations and then drove down to the Salvation Army.

“They were blown away with how many donations there were, all from one school,” Beam said. He planned to deliver the 150 to 160 pizzas to students and staff at the school over a four-day period, May 22-25.

Wadsworth Assistant Principal Chris Tincher helps load Brad Beam’s Bronx House Pizza van with food donations for the Salvation Army Food Pantry in Daytona Beach.

Photos by Brent Woronoff

Brad Beam, left, and Wadsworth Assistant Principal Chris Tincher give their thumbs up as third grader Emma Flegel enjoys her pizza.

Courtesy photo Wadsworth students wear their new Bronx House T-shirts while participating in field day activities on May 23.

Wadsworth Elementary School teacher Parin Majewski hands out pizza to kids in the cafeteria on May 22.

It’s Not Goodbye… We’ll See You Around

After 17 years of service to Palm Coast, the city chose a new provider for its residents.

At Waste Pro, we never throw away an opportunity to show our gratitude, so thank you for the partnership. We’re proud of our many years of work and service to the city. Please be patient as the city works through replacing your recycling bins.

You’ll see us around as we continue to serve Palm Coast businesses and folks in Flagler County living outside the city limits.

So, when you see our trucks rolling down the street, be sure to wave!

Thank you for 17 years of service in Palm Coast.

Gerod Tolbert finished fourth in the triple jump last year and won the Class 4A state long jump championship on May 20 at UNF’s Hodges Stadium.

Giant leap

FPC’s Gerod Tolbert wins long jump title as Bulldogs finish fourth.

BRENT WORONOFF ASSOCIATE EDITOR

FPC RESULTS

Boys team standings: 1. Niceville 65.5. 2. St. Thomas Aquinas 48. 3. Sanford Seminole 46. 4. FPC 44.5. Creekside 38.

BOYS

Long jump: 1. Gerod Tolbert 7.43 meters (PR). 6. Robert Harris 6.99 (PR).

Shot put: 5. Jake Blumengarten 16.09 meters. 6. Colby Cronk 15.82 (PR).

Discus: 3. Ashton Bracewell 48.83 meters.

Javelin: 13. Eli Thero 48.68

meters (PR). 4x800: 4. Kamron Davis, Peyton Woodward, Isaiah Joseph, Brandon Kalasnik 7:53.42 (PR). 400 hurdles: 14. Isaiah Joseph 57:03. 400 meters: 11. D.J. Murray, 49:05.

3,200 meters: 4. Zach

Spooner 9:16.54.

4x400: 2. Isaiah Joseph, D.J. Murray, Brandon Kalasnik, DZ Steward 3:15.99 (PR).

GIRLS Shot put: 9. Maya Tyson 11.47 meters.

Gerod Tolbert’s long jump championship was the highlight of the day as Flagler Palm Coast’s boys track and field team finished fourth at the Class 4A state championships Saturday, May 20, at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville.

Six FPC athletes set personal records at the meet. Others fell short of their goals as they were aiming to lift the Bulldogs to their third state track title in school history.

The 4x400-meter relay team placed second. Ashton Bracewell was third in discus, and Zach Spooner (3,200) and the 4x800 relay team each placed fourth.

“It was a war, and we just came out a little bit short, but these kids put their hearts on the line in every single event,” FPC coach Dave Halliday said.

Early on, the Bulldogs looked like they could challenge Niceville for the

championship, racking up 20 points in their first two events.

Senior Peyton Woodward, who helped the 4x800 relay team place fourth and later got to announce the boys 3,200 race, summed up how things were going.

“We’re cooking with Crisco right now,” he said.

Tolbert and sixth-place finisher Robert Harris combined for 13 points in the long jump. Jake Blumengarten and Colby Cronk added seven more points in the shot put with Blumengarten placing fifth and Cronk placing sixth.

A VERY LONG JUMP

Tolbert finished fourth in the triple jump at state last year while competing in the long jump just once during the 2022 season. This year, he competed in both events, but he and jumps coach Alex Giorgianni saw Tolbert’s potential in the long jump when he finished third at the Bob Hayes Invitational at UNF on March 18. He jumped 6.69 meters in a torrential downpour.

“After that, I started getting the hang of it,” Tolbert said. “Coach G. kept telling me to get my foot down and keep it in front of me.”

Tolbert’s footing was perfect at state, though his landing wasn’t.

His first jump of 7.22 meters was enough to win the gold medal. In his fourth and final attempt, Tolbert jumped 7.43 meters (24 feet, 4.5 inches), despite landing on his backside instead of his feet.

“I got my feet out too far and that had me sitting in the air,” Tolbert said.

He improved his PR by 1 foot, 8 inches and won the title by 9.75 inches. The jump was less than five inches short of Wayne Clemens’ school record, which was set in 1989,

Halliday said.

“Gerod probably would have had a school record if he doesn’t sit on that last jump. But it was an amazing jump; 24 feet is huge,” Halliday said.

By the time Tolbert took off on that final leap, he knew he already had the title in the bag, he said, so he didn’t show too much emotion.

“I think I got more excited than he did,” Giorgianni said.

Tolbert will play junior college football at New Mexico Military Institute this fall.

“He’s a heck of an athlete,” Giorgianni said. “There haven’t been many kids I’ve coached with his abilities.”

Harris also shattered his PR with a jump of 6.99 meters (22 feet, 11.25 inches). His old PR was 6.72 meters.

“In the hotel room, me and Gerod talked about jumping our hearts out and not thinking about what our results were going to be,” Harris said. “If you just trust your steps and relax, you can PR every single time.”

Blumengarten had his second-best shot put toss in his final competition at 16.09 meters (52 feet, 9.5 inches). Cronk was one spot back with a PR of 15.72 (51 feet, 11 inches).

GOING OUT WITH MEDALS

Bracewell placed third in discus, though he was disappointed with his distance of 48.83 meters (160 feet, 2 inches). He fouled on his final throw.

“Right now he’s upset with himself, but when he reflects, he’ll realize how great a season he’s had,” FPC throws coach Paul Spegele said.

Bracewell, who will play football at Florida State as a preferred walkon, had never thrown discus before this season. His distance was 2 feet, 4 inches off his PR.

“He PR’d almost every meet until today,” Spegele said.

In the night’s final event, FPC’s 4x400 relay runners finished second behind Sanford Seminole with a PR time of 3:15.99. Seminole finished in 3:14.51.

It was the final event in a Bulldogs uniform for all four of the relay runners: Isaiah Joseph, Brandon Kalasnik and DZ Steward are seniors. D.J. Murray is transferring to Mainland High School to play football for the Bucs next season.

D.J. MURRAY

“It was very emotional for me, especially considering I’m not going to be at Flagler Palm Coast anymore,” Murray said. “I’m just trying to soak it all in. It’s not really hitting me yet, but I’m going to miss Coach Halliday a lot. I’m really going to miss being a Bulldog, especially on the track. The track team was like a big brotherhood. When it comes down to it, we’re always going be there for each other.”

The 4x800 runners — Kamron Davis, Joseph, Woodward and Kalasnik — ran a PR of 7:53.42 for fourth place.

Spooner finished fourth in the 3,200-meter run. Spooner took the lead in the second half of the race, but Matt Ryan of Nease, who won by more than three seconds at 9:07.41, passed him and began running away from the pack.

In the final lap, Hagerty’s Jonathan Leon and Palmetto’s Bernardo Barhnhart also passed the FPC senior. Spooner finished with a time of 9:16.54, about a second off his PR, which he set at regionals.

“He ran the middle of the race harder than he’s ever run, and he just didn’t have a kick,” Halliday said.

But his consolation prize may be more valuable in the long run.

“I got a text (after the race) from the FSU coach that says, ‘I’ll have that kid on my team,’” Halliday said. “So it turned out to be a special day for him. We’ll find out next week, but it looks like he’ll be going to FSU. So that’s pretty awesome.”

Photos by Brent Woronoff

Isaiah Joseph takes off at the start of the 4x400, the last race of the night.

FPC’s 4x800 relay finished fourth at the Class 4A state championships. From left, Peyton Woodward, Isaiah Joseph, Brandon Kalasnik and Kamron Davis.

D.J. Murray looks for the baton as he makes his final run as an FPC Bulldog.

“It was very emotional for me, especially considering I’m not going to be at Flagler Palm Coast anymore. ... I’m going to miss Coach Halliday a lot. I’m really going to miss being a Bulldog, especially on the track.”

Back in the fold

Evans, Gaines show what Matanzas was missing.

BRENT WORONOFF ASSOCIATE EDITOR

When four freshmen earn starting spots on your football team through a combination of talent and tenacity, the possibilities over the next four years seem endless.

Cole Hash, Jordan Mills, Dakwon Evans and Sho’Marion Gaines all started as freshmen for Matanzas High School. This fall, they will be seniors. While there have been detours along the way, the optimism is as strong as ever for the quartet.

By the end of the season last year, only one of the four — Hash — was suiting up. Evans fractured his collarbone in the third game of the season. Mills injured ligaments in his right shoulder in October. And Gaines played football last season in Texas.

In the Pirates’ spring game against Nease on May 17 at the Ship, Evans

was back at quarterback leading the offense, Gaines was back making big plays, and Hash — who led Matanzas in rushing, receiving and tackles last season — was solid again on both sides of the ball.

Mills, who also plays on both sides of the ball, had surgery in February and is expected to be back for preseason practice.

Nease won the spring game 35-14, scoring a late touchdown in the fourth quarter with backups playing for both teams. After the game, Matanzas coach Matt Forrest was in good spirits.

“If that was our Kickoff Classic (which is played a week before the season’s opener), I would be extremely pleased. And to have that in the spring game, I thought we did a lot of good things,” Forrest said.

Gaines showed off the big-play ability the Pirates were missing for much of last season. He caught a 25-yard touchdown pass from Evans in the first quarter, returned a kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown late in the second quarter and followed that with an interception before halftime.

“Sho’Marion’s a special football player,” Forrest said. “He had two touchdowns tonight, and we were able to get him the ball in some space and let him make some plays. Just getting him back in and letting him play corner was what we were really focused on this spring, and then in the last two weeks, we fitted him in some different positions — running back, slot, outside receiver. We’ve got to get him more comfortable in the offense, and we’ll be able to do that over the summer.”

Gaines said it feels good to be back with his Pirates’ teammates.

“I missed all my friends and my family,” he said. “It feels good to show off my talents. I’ve kind of been in the shadows a lot because I moved, but I’m ready to do what I’ve got to do. The team looks good, but we have a lot of work to put in.”

Evans passed for over 100 yards and ran for 40 yards.

“It just feels great to be out here,” he said. “We had great energy. The team’s building up. I feel like the team is becoming more of a team right now.”

Forrest was impressed with Evans’ pocket presence.

“Sometimes I had to just look at him and go, ‘Man, you hadn’t played since September?’”

Evans was hitting receivers on rollouts and not just tucking the ball in and running, which he did quite a bit as a sophomore when he was learning the quarterback position.

“He was making some mistakes,” Forrest said. “On fourth down he forgot to tell the offensive line we were running a no-play again, and the ball was snapped, but I think he got a little confident. He said, ‘I’m ready to run the ball, let’s start putting some of that stuff in.’ I said, ‘OK, if you feel comfortable with it.’ Getting the cobwebs out of him was really good, and when he’s playing well, I think our offense is pretty tough.”

FORREST,

Seth Clark (5) drives up the middle against Nease.

Offensive line coach Michael Schottey pumps up the Pirates after a big play.

Photos by Jake Montgomery

Cole Hash breaks through the line for a gain.

Matanzas’ Jaden Sao (11) lines up to make a tackle against Nease.

Matanzas quarterback Dakwon Evans cuts back to avoid a tackle by Joe Miracle (3).

Matanzas’ Sho’Marion Gaines celebrates his touchdown with teammate Jaden Dormevil (12).

“Sho’Marion’s a special football player. He had two touchdowns tonight, and we were able to get him the ball in some space and let him make some plays.”

MATT

Matanzas football coach

Matanzas High Pirates award Captains of the Code

The 24 athletes to win for their sports most exemplified the Pirates’ code of five core values.

BRENT WORONOFF ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Matanzas High School held its first Captain of the Code banquet on May 16 at the Palm Coast Community Center.

The athletic department awarded 24 student athletes with Captain of the Code awards.

The awards honored the athletes who most exemplify the Pirates’ code of five core values: discipline, positive attitude, commitment, responsibility and relentless effort.

The winners were: Cole Hash (football and boys weightlifting);

CAPTAIN OF THE CODE WINNERS

„ Football/Boys Weightlifting:

Cole Hash

„ Girls Basketball: Taylor Boone

„ Girls Soccer: Katie Polak

„ Cheerleading: Kenzie Lippke

„ Boys Bowling: Morgan Naydich

„ Boys Tennis: Eric Lemmon

„ Girls Bowling: Olivia Rabat

„ Girls Tennis: Victoria Arce

„ Boys Basketball: Peter Austin

„ Girls Weightlifting: Maria Kelly

„ Cross Country: Cheyenne

Hulsey

„ Girls Lacrosse: Ravenna Reed

„ Boys Lacrosse: Thomas Reilly

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Baseball: Zander Zaidel

„ Flag Football: Avery Gamble

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Swimming: Karolina Jaronis

„ Boys Golf: Ashtin Arlaud

„ Girls Golf: Arianna Rodrigues

zie Lippke (cheerleading); Morgan Naydich (boys bowling); Eric Lem-

„ Boys Wrestling: Landon Wright

„ Softball/Volleyball: Chloe Baker

„ Boys Soccer: Ben Kopach

„ Girls Wrestling: Brooklyn Watt

„ Track and Field: Sierra Howard

„ Beach Volleyball: Mino Furuta

„ Coaches: Adam Fys (boys lacrosse), Mike Fires (girls wrestling)

mon (boys tennis); Olivia Rabat (girls bowling); Victoria Arce (girls tennis); Peter Austin (boys basketball): Maria Kelly (girls weightlifting); Cheyenee Hulsey (cross country); Ravenna Reed (girls lacrosse); Thomas Reilly (boys lacrosse); Zander Zaidel (baseball); Avery Gamble (flag football); Karolina Jaronis (swimming); Ashtin Arlaud (boys golf); Arianna Rodrigues; Landon Wright (boys wrestling); Chloe Baker (softball/volleyball); Ben Kopach (boys soccer); Brooklyn Watt (girls wrestling); Sierra Howard (track and field) and Mino Furuta (beach volleyball).

“True leadership is about being

the best for your organization,” athletic director Jordan Butler said in the banquet’s opening remarks. “Leadership, at its core, is about serving others. True leaders are selfless. This what the Pirate Code is about.”

In addition, boys lacrosse coach Adam Frys and girls wrestling coach Mike Fries received Coaches Captain of the Code awards. Fries was also honored for winning the Florida Dairy Farmers Girls Wrestling Coach of the Year award. The Pirates’ girls wrestling team won Matanzas’ first team state championship this year.

Emma Swearingen, Dalton Schell named FPC Athletes of the Year

The Bulldogs honored top teams, coaches and student athletes in each sport.

BRENT WORONOFF

ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Emma Swearingen and Dalton Schell were named Flagler Palm Coast High School’s Female and Male Athlete of the Year at the Bulldogs’ annual athletic banquet Monday, May 22, at the

Hilton Garden Inn.

They each received a $500 scholarship.

Both athletes were standouts in two sports throughout their high school careers and both will continue their athletic careers in college.

Schell has received a wrestling scholarship at Quincy (Illinois) University. He also plans to play baseball in college. Swearingen will play soccer at Florida Tech.

Swearingen was also recognized as the Flag Football Athlete of the Year.

Coaches who received Top Dog Awards from athletic director Steve DeAugustino included track coaches Dave Halliday and Alycia Williams, baseball coach Kyle Marsh, softball coach Yessy Paneto, weightlifting coach Duane Hagstrom, boys lacrosse coach Tom Morgello and cheerleading coach Melodye Lewis. The girls soccer team won the team academic award. The team had

a team GPA of 3.83.

The football team won the community service award.

The girls lacrosse team won the sportsmanship award.

Swearingen, Schell, Lucy Noble and Jada Pavlow were recognized as

Rotary Scholar Athletes.

The boys track and field team received special recognition two days after finishing fourth at the Class 4A state championships.

The athletes of the year for each sport were: Anya Subachev (girls tennis), Allessandro Bevacqua (boys tennis), Alexandria Connerton (girls basketball), Madison Heck (girls golf), Wynter Dodson (boys golf), Kole Hannant (boys wrestling), Ana Vilar (girls wrestling), Dylan Toriello (boys lacrosse), Cristina Calidonio (girls lacrosse and volleyball), Emma Swearingen (flag football), Sabrina Da Silva-Carvaheira (girls bowling), Jeremy Batt (boys bowling), Cody Clymer (baseball), Savannah O’Grady (girls soccer), Bailey Holmes (softball), Grayson Ronk (boys soccer), Madeline Sims (cheerleading), Kyra Baldwin (sports medicine student aide), Cassidy De Young (girls cross country), Justin Gilliam (boys cross country), Isaiah Joseph (boys track), Summer Barnes (girls track), Colby Cronk (football), Brianna Tucker (girls weightlifting), Nick Lilavois (boys weightlifting), Lucy Noble (girls swimming) and Alex Hetzler (boys swimming).

FPC Athletes of the Year Emma Swearingen and Dalton Schell

FPC Female Basketball Player of the Year Alexandria Connerton with coach Anthony Wagner

FPC Cheerleader of the Year Madeline Sims with coach Melodye Lewis

FPC Volleyball Player of the Year Cristina Callidonio with coach Nicole Puritis.

Male Cross Country Athlete of the Year Justin Gilliam with coach David Halliday

Taylor Boone (girls basketball); Katie Polak (girls soccer); Ken -

The Matanzas Pirates Captains of the Code award winners Courtesy photo

Photos by Brent Woronoff

Matanzas discus thrower places sixth at state

The Pirates’ 4x400 girls relay team also placed sixth at the Class 3A state championships; two Father Lopez throwers won medals at the Class 1A meet.

BRENT WORONOFF ASSOCIATE EDITOR

On his third and final trip to the FHSAA track and field championships, Matanzas High School discus thrower Bradyn Cox brought home a medal. Cox placed sixth at the Class 3A state meet Friday, May 19, at the University of North Florida with a personal-record toss of 45.96 meters (150 feet, 9 inches).

The senior advanced to state as a sophomore in 2021, finishing ninth, one spot away from a state medal. He had a longer throw at state in 2022 but finished 11th.

Cox will continue his track and field career at West Virginia Wesleyan College.

The Pirates’ 4x400 girls relay team also placed sixth at state. Sierra Howard, Evanne Miller, Luise Sommer and Jordan Youngman ran a personal-record 3:57.39.

Miller ran a PR in the 400 meters, finishing ninth with a time of 57.98. Youngman ran a PR in the 400 hurdles, finishing 13th with a time of 1:05.18. Howard finished 13th in the 800 with a time of 2:22.69.

Father Lopez’s Hailey Bruce and Angelina Stabile each placed in girls throwing events at the Class 1A state championships on Wednesday, May 17.

Bruce, a senior, was fourth in javelin with a throw of 39.1 meters (128 feet, 3 inches). Stabile was fifth in pole vault with a 3-meter throw (9 feet, 10 inches).

Also competing for the Green Wave were Caroline Theriault (12th in girls high jump), Andrew Gazzoli in the boys 800 (12th place) and the boys 4x800 relay team of Andrew Gazzoli, Matthew Gazzoli, Felipe Paredes and Talan Spires (10th place).

New FPC coach pleased with effort in green and white scrimmage

Zyquan Neal had two interceptions, including a pick-six, for the defensive squad.

BRENT WORONOFF

ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Flagler Palm Coast High School

football fans got to see a preview of the team under new coach Daniel Fish at the green and white intrasquad scrimmage on Friday, May 19. The Bulldogs will get their first taste of competition against another team in a spring game at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 25, at Riverside High School in Jacksonville.

In the scrimmage, the offense (white) defeated the defense (green) 41-33. The defense was awarded points for touchdowns, turnovers on downs, interceptions and fumble recoveries.

Safety Zyquan Neal scored the only touchdown for the defense with a pick-six. Neal had two interceptions in the scrimmage, while Dylan Bennett had a fumble recovery. Ethan Laupepa and Stacy Mitchell each

had a sack.

Grant Winkler and Dwayne Webb each caught two touchdown passes for the offense. Jordan Gales also had a touchdown catch and Andrew Bass ran for a score.

Rising senior Caden Gonzalez played quarterback for most of the scrimmage, throwing four touchdown passes with two interceptions.

“It was a great effort on both sides of the ball,” Fish said. “There were a lot of good things and some things we need to work on. Both sides were very physical and very resilient.

“We’re very young on defense and pretty young on offense,” he added. “We’re getting them comfortable with the terminology, and we’re trying to eliminate mental mistakes.”

Running back Marcus Mitchell and defensive tackle Charley Perry missed the scrimmage with hamstring strains.

Mitchell, who ran for 1,025 yards and 12 touchdowns last season, is expected to miss six to eight weeks with a grade 2 hamstring strain. He expects to be at full strength for the start of preseason practice.

Soccer assistant coach hopes Stetson youth camps can help form bond with community

The Flagler Palm Coast grad has returned to his college alma mater.

BRENT WORONOFF ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Former Flagler Palm Coast soccer player Nate Monsanto remembers how much fun he had attending college soccer camps when he was a kid. Now, as an assistant coach at Stetson University, Monsanto is help -

ing to run the Stetson men’s soccer camps this summer. The weeklong camps for boys and girls ages 5 to 13 are scheduled for June 5-9 and July 10-14, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day.

“When I used to go to those camps, it was a lot of fun meeting other young players and getting a chance to see nice campuses,” he said.

Monsanto is beginning his first year as a full-time Stetson men’s soccer assistant coach, he said. He played for the Hatters from 2015 to 2018. A year ago, he played for Valley United FC of the Independent Soccer

Association.

Coaching soccer, as much as playing, runs in his family. His grandfather played for the Suriname National Team and started coaching after moving to New York. His father, Reg Monsanto, played goalkeeper for Queens College, was FPC’s head coach and is now an assistant coach at Matanzas High.

Nate’s brother, Nick, coaches Jacksonville Football Club (JFC) teams in the MLS Next youth league. This is Nate Monsanto’s ninth year as a player, volunteer assistant

or assistant coach with Stetson. The camps are for all skill levels of players, he said, from newcomers to the sport to players with club experience. Campers will be paired with Stetson coaches and some of the team’s players.

“We want to create a bond with Stetson and the community,” Monsanto said.

For more information on the camps, go to stetsonmenssoccercamps.totalcamps.com.

Grant Winkler (14) runs after making a catch. Courtesy photo Nate Monsanto

Matanzas 400 dash runner Evanne Miller

Matanzas discus thrower Bradyn Cox

Evanne Miller smiles as she crosses the finish line after running the anchor leg in the 4x400 meter relay. Matanzas girls finished sixth at the Class 3A State Championship.

Photo by Michele Meyers

Photo by Brent Woronoff

REAL ESTATE

house in Hammock Dunes was the top real estate transaction for April 5-11 in Palm Coast and Flagler County. Jeffrey and Patti Rix, of Palm Coast, sold 68 Island Estates Parkway to Stephen and Delores Baksa, of Palm Coast, for $4,350,000. Built in 2021, the house is a 4/4 plus two half baths and has an outdoor kitchen, a pool, a hot tub, a boat dock, two fire pits, a fireplace and 4,985 square feet of living space.

Forest Park Estates Armen and Rosie Avedissian, as trustees, of Palm Coast, sold 5 Laura Court to Timothy and Patricia Timlin, of Palm Coast, for $695,000. Built in 2003, the house is a 3/3 and has a pool and 2,815 square feet. It sold in 2021 for $566,000.

Grand Haven Marsha Mendelovitz, of St. Augustine, sold 23 Lagare St. to Jeff Kalteux, of Palm Coast, for $525,000. Built in 2002, the house is a 3/2.5 and has 2,397 square feet.

Grand Landings Dream Finders Homes LLC, of Jacksonville, sold 115 Nighthawk Lane to Jose Torres and Becky Ynirio, of Palm Coast, for $361,000. Built in 2023, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,753 square feet.

Hammock Beach Volusia Residential Construction, LLC, of Daytona Beach, sold 802 Loblolly Court to Peter and Chezelle Serev, of Palm Coast, for $1,352,700. Built in 2022, the house is a 3/3.5 with a pool, hot tub, fireplace, outdoor kitchen and 3,137 square feet.

Indian Trails 3DRE, LLC, of St. Augustine, sold 6 Buffalo Grove Place to John and Viki White, of Palm Coast, for $408,000. Built in 2022, the house is a 4/2.5 and has 2,062 square feet.

Kevin and Susan Corbett, of Daytona Beach, sold 108 Birchwood Drive to Harley Merchan Gonzalez, of Palm Coast, for $335,000. Built in 2016, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,529 square feet. It sold in 2020 for $221,000.

Lehigh Woods Shree Harper Workman, of Palm Coast, sold 62 Rollins Lane to Gil Roland Nelson and Tina Ann Nelson, of Palm Coast, for $322,000. Built in 2008, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,319 square feet. It sold in 2021 for $191,500.

3DRE, LLC, of St. Augustine, sold 18 Radcliffe Drive to Michael Mordecai and Nieves Joyce Cabra, of Jacksonville, for $399,900. Built in 2022, the house is a 4/2.5 and has 2,062 square feet.

Matanzas Shores Thomas Kerr and Sarah Harris Kerr, of Palm Coast, sold 14 San Rafael Court to Shelly Rysak and Douglas Leo Rysak, of Palm Coast, for $490,000. Built in 1994, the house is a 3/2 and has a dock and 1,812 square feet. It sold in 2022 for $475,000.

Ocean Hammock Kevin Trax and Lea Danette Trax, of Wilmington, North Carolina, sold 20 Cinnamon Beach Way to Sherman Lee Barnes, of Palm Coast, for $1,170,000. Built in 2005, the house is a 6/6 and has a pool, a hot tub and 3,289 square feet. It sold in 2020 for $800,000.

Palm Harbor Yulia Borisenko, of Palm Coast, sold 20 Cris Lane to Judy and Lee Rakestraw, of Palm Coast, for $575,000. Built in 2023, the house is a 3/2.5 with 1,757 square feet.

Massey Homes LLC, of Palm Coast, sold 28 Fenhill Lane to Paul and Lori Catucci, of Palm Coast, for $485,000. Built in 2022, the house is a 4/2.5 and has 2,157 square feet.

Joseph Michael Panek, as trustee, sold 151 Frankford Lane to Elias Maldonado and Glenda Blevins, of Palm Coast, for $319,000. Built in 2002, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,642 square feet of living space. It sold in 2020 for $220,000.

Holiday Builders, Inc., of Melbourne, sold 30 Ferber Lane to Michael and Kathryn Machanis, of Palm Coast, as trustees, for $365,000. Built in 2022, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,637 square feet.

Donald Kent, as trustee, sold 35 Comanche Court to Lindy Archambeau, of Gainesville, for $450,000. Built in 1987, the house is a 3/2.5 and has a boat dock and 2,000. Square feet. It sold in 2009 for $235,000.

Pine Lakes Catherine Anne Hansen, of Palm Coast, sold 24 White Hall Drive to Greg Dorothy Gallant, of Palm Coast, for $265,000. Built in 1985, the house is a 3/2 and has a fireplace and 1,605 square feet. It sold in 2013 for $83,500.

Blue Water Homes, Inc., of Palm Coast, sold 34 West bury Lane to Larry and Dar

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Royal Palms LGI Homes – Florida, LLC, of The Woodlands, Texas, sold 75 Raleigh Drive to Grigore and Elena Miula, of Palm Coast, for $370,900. Built in 2022, the house is a 5/3 and has 1,984 square feet. It sold in 2022 for $110,000.

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Condos Gordon Edward Brown and Linda Joyce Brown, as trustees, sold 60 Surfview Drive, Unit 316, to Ben William Hoofnagle and Carrie Daniels Hoofnagle, of Palm Coast, for $615,000. Built in 2004, the condo is a 3/2.5 and has 1,640 square feet. It sold in 2009 for $345,000.

Florida Park Stephen and Julie Sabine, of Palm Coast, sold 64 Fleming Court to Gabriel and Amanda Saling, of Palm Coast, for $850,000. Built in 1975, the house is a 3/3.5 and has a pool, a boat dock, two boat houses, a fireplace, a theater room and 3,464 square feet. It sold in 2012 for $250,000.

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AND LEVY OF ASSESSMENTS HEREIN DESCRIBED, OR TO BE AFFECTED IN ANY WAY THEREBY, Defendants. TO: The State of Florida and the several taxpayers, property owners and citizens of The Landings Community Development District, including non-residents owning property or subject to taxation therein, and others having or claiming any rights, title or interest in property to be affected by the issuance of not to exceed $37,365,000 aggregate principal amount of The Landings Community Development District (Flagler County, Florida) Special Assessment Revenue Bonds, or to be affected in any way thereby; The above cause comes to be heard upon the Amended Complaint filed herein by The Landings Community Development District (“District”) in the County of Flagler and State of Florida, seeking to determine the authority of said District to issue The Landings Community Development District (Flagler County, Florida)

Special Assessment Revenue Bonds, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $36,365,000 (the “Bonds”), to determine the legality of the proceedings had and taken in connection therewith, and the legality of the provisions, covenants and agreements therein contained, and seeking a judgment of this Court that: (a) the District has power to issue the Bonds and to incur the bonded debt as set forth in the Amended Complaint and has properly approved the issuance of the Bonds; (b) the proceedings essential to the Bonds, the Pledged Revenues (as defined in the Amended Complaint), including, without limitation, the Special Assessments pledged for the payment of the principal thereof, redemption premium, if any, and interest thereon, and the Bond Resolution (as defined in the Amended Complaint) are valid and in conformity with law; (c) upon due issuance of the Bonds in conformance with the Bond Resolution and the Trust Indenture (as defined in the Amended Complaint), the Bonds will constitute valid and binding obligations of the District and will be enforceable by their terms as established by the Bond Resolution and the Trust Indenture; and (d) this Court grant such other relief as is just and appropriate. The aforesaid Amended Complaint having been presented to this Court, and this Court being fully advised in the premises:

IT IS ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the State of Florida, through the State Attorney of the Seventh Judicial Circuit, in and for Flagler County, Florida, and the several taxpayers, property owners and citizens of The Landings Community Development District, including non-residents owning property or subject to taxation therein, and others having or claiming any rights, title or interest in property to be affected by the issuance of the Bonds or to be affected thereby, be and they are each required to show cause if any there be, before the Honorable Christopher A. France, Circuit Court Judge, on the 3rd day of August

2023 at 2:00 P.M. at the Flagler County Courthouse, 1769 E. Moody Blvd., Building 1, Bunnell, Florida 32110, why said Amended Complaint should not be granted and a final judgment entered by this Court as prayed for in said Amended Complaint.

AND IT IS FURTHER ORDERED AND ADJUDGED, that the Clerk of this Court be and he is hereby required to give notice of such hearing by publishing a copy of this Order in The Palm Coast Observer, a newspaper of general circulation of Flagler County, Florida, once each week for two (2) consecutive weeks prior to said 3rd day of August 2023, the first publication to be at least twenty (20) days prior to said date.

AND IT IS FURTHER ORDERED AND ADJUDGED, that by such publication of this Order, the State of Florida, and the several taxpayers, property owners and citizens of The Landings Development District, including non-residents owning property or subject to taxation therein, and others having or claiming any rights, title or interest in The Landings Community Development District, or the taxable property therein, shall be and are made party defendants to this proceeding, and that this Court shall have jurisdiction of them to the same extent as if specifically and personally named as defendants in said Amended Complaint and personally served with process in this cause.

Connor Barie Jake Battillo Eden Behore Mary Becca Bramblett

Isabella Chase Isabella Ehrhardt

Erin Engel Mandar Ghade Mitali Ghade Graeme Grainger Alyssa Hanflink

Jada Johnson Dana Kargar

Kayla Kargar Neha Majeed James Malone Justin Minaberry

Matthew Monroe Rida Nadeem

Christine Ngo Sheridan O’Sullivan

Mahek Patel

Rishi Patel Zachary Plank Anjali Pullareddy Shaily Raval Kate Sevigny Taylor Snowden Danielle Sothen Jaron Weinand

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in and for FLAGLER County, Florida, wherein WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR WAMU MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2004-PR2 TRUST is Plaintiff and MARINA FRANCIS; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF MARINA FRANCIS; HECTOR

GALARCE; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF HECTOR GALARCE; GABRIELA

ALEJANDRA FRANCIS; UNKNOWN

INC.; LAKESIDE BY THE SEA HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.; are defendants. TOM W. BEXLEY, the Clerk of the Circuit Court, will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash BY ELECTRONIC SALE AT: www.flagler. realforeclose.com,

file a claim before the Clerk reports the surplus as unclaimed. This notice is provided pursuant to Administrative Order No.2.065. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to provisions of certain assistance. Please contact the Court Administrator at 200 East Moody Boulevard, Rm.125, Bunnell, Fl 32110, Phone No. (904)4377394 within 2 working days of your receipt of this notice or pleading; if you are hearing impaired, call 1-800-955-8771 (TDD); if you are voice impaired, call 1-800-995-8770 (V) (Via Florida Relay Services). Dated this 18th day of May 2023.

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ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE as may be legally permitted on the day of the meeting. Instructions on how to participate by electronic or other means, if legally permitted, would be found on the City of Bunnell’s website at www. bunnellcity.us on the homepage. The public is advised to check the City’s website for up-todate information on any changes to the manner in which the meeting will be held and the location. The failure of a person to appear during said hearing and comment on or object to the proposed Ordinance, either in person or in writing, might preclude the ability of such person to contest the Ordinance at a later date. A copy of all pertinent information this ordinance can be obtained at the office of the Bunnell Customer Service Office, 604 E. Moody Blvd. Unit 6, Bunnell, FL 32110. Persons with disabilities needing assistance to attend this proceeding should contact the Bunnell City Clerk at (386) 437-7500 x 5 at least 48-business hours prior to the meeting.

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

COURT, 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2023CP000269 Division Probate IN RE: ESTATE OF SAMUEL SCOTT MCKENNEY III, Deceased. The administration of the estate of Samuel Scott McKenney III, deceased, whose date of death was January 31, 2023, is pending in the Circuit Court for Flagler County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 1769 E Moody Blvd, Bldg 1, Bunnell, FL 32110. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent

and other persons having claims or de-

May 25, 2023

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RADIANCE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT

NOTICE OF BOARD OF SUPERVISORS REGULAR MEETING

Notice is hereby given that a regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors of the Radiance Community Development District (the “District”) will be held on Monday, June 5, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn, 55 Town Center Blvd., Palm Coast, FL 32164. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss any topics presented to the board for consideration. Copies of the agenda may be obtained from the District Manager, Vesta District Services, 250 International Parkway, Suite 208, Lake Mary, Florida 32746, Telephone (321) 2630132, Ext. 193.

The meeting is open to the public and will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Florida law for community development districts. The meeting may be continued in progress without additional notice to a date, time, and place to be specified on the record at the meeting. There may be occasions when Staff and/or Supervisors may participate by speaker telephone.

Pursuant to provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in the meeting is asked to advise the District Manager’s office at least forty-eight (48) hours before the meeting by contacting the District Manager at (321) 263-0132, Ext. 193. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Florida Relay Service at 711, for assistance in contacting the District Manager’s office.

A person who decides to appeal any decision made at the meeting, with respect to any matter considered at the meeting, is advised that a record of the proceedings is needed and that accordingly, the person may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, including the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.

Radiance Community Development District David McInnes, District Manager (321) 263-0132, Ext. 193

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FIRST INSERTION SEMINOLE PALMS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT

NOTICE OF BOARD OF SUPERVISORS SPECIAL MEETING

Notice is hereby given that a special meeting of the Board of Supervisors of the Seminole Palms Community Development District (the “District”) will be held on Monday, June 5, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn, 55 Town Center Blvd., Palm Coast, FL 32164.

The purpose of the meeting is to discuss any topics presented to the board for consideration. Copies of the agenda may be obtained from the District Manager, Vesta District Services, 250 International Parkway, Suite 208, Lake Mary, Florida 32746, Telephone (321) 2630132, Ext. 193.

The meeting is open to the public and will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Florida law for community development districts. The meeting may be continued in progress without additional notice to a date, time, and place to be specified on the record at the meeting. There may be occasions when Staff and/or Supervisors may participate by speaker telephone.

Pursuant to provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in the meeting is asked to advise the District Manager’s office at least forty-eight (48) hours before the meeting by contacting the District Manager at (321) 263-0132, Ext. 193. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Florida Relay Service at 711, for assistance in contacting the District Manager’s office.

A person who decides to appeal any decision made at the meeting, with respect to any matter considered at the meeting, is advised that a record of the proceedings is needed and that accordingly, the person may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, including the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.

Seminole Palms Community Development District David McInnes, District Manager (321) 263-0132, Ext. 193

May 25, 2023

FLAGLER COUNTY LEGAL NOTICES 382171-1 ObserverLocalNews.com

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INFORMATION & RATES: 386-447-9723 redpages@palmcoastobserver.com palmcoastobserver.com/redpages

The Palm Coast Observer reserves the right to classify and edit copy, or to reject or cancel an advertisement at any time. Corrections after first insertion only.

*All ads are subject to the approval of the Publisher.

*It is the responsibility of the party placing any ad for publication in the Palm Coast Observer to meet all applicable legal requirements in connection with the ad such as compliance with towncodes in first obtaining an occupational license for business, permitted home occupation, or residential rental property.

Notice: All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation, or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis.

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