PALM COAST
Mayor: ‘Palm Coast
“We have to circle our wagons in our community.”
“It was our God who brought us through the toughest times in American history. … We have to stay true to our God.”
MARC DWYER
City Councilwoman Theresa Pontieri wants to promote ‘generational wealth’ through homeownership.
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Presented with 11 recommendations by a Flagler County board to promote affordable housing in Palm Coast, the City Council declined most of them. Instead, the council is keeping its options open as it prepares for an intensive review of the Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Code. While opposing multiunit affordable housing and “accessory dwelling units” such as mother-inlaw suites, Palm Coast City Councilwoman Theresa Pontieri said she is, however, in favor of exploring ways to promote homeownership for local workers.
Valerie Clymer, a resident since 1998, is vice chair of Flagler County’s Affordable Housing Advisory Committee, which made the 11 recommendations to the City Council on Jan. 14 and Jan. 21. She made a plea to the City Council to do more.
‘TURNING BLIND EYE’
“We are at a crossroads, and we need to make decisions,” Clymer said. “… An average worker in the city or county makes about $48,000 a year. They can’t afford a $300,000 home. We need to find a way to keep our workers here. Our prices are going up, and the builders are making plenty of money. But who is going to be here to put out our fires and get us when we have a medical emergency? Who is going to teach our kids if we don’t have any workforce housing?”
She said the workforce can afford about $1,200 per month on rent — that’s 30% of a worker’s wages.
“Can you find a rental that’s $1,200 a month? Typically no,” she said.
Clymer has been working in the mortgage industry locally for about 30 years, so she has spoken with many people who have difficulty with housing costs.
“I talk to the seniors that make $2,400 a month and just lost their rental and have no clue where they’re going to go,” Clymer said. “I talk to city and county employees who, combined, can’t afford to find a home in the community that they serve.”
AHAC makes recommendations, and it’s up to the City Council to
“put the meat in them,” she said.
“We need to figure out as a city, do we want to continue turning a blind eye, or as a city, do we want to help be an answer to what’s going on?” Clymer continued. “I know we have a lot of rentals, but without home ownership, you’re losing generational wealth.”
AHAC’S RECOMMENDATIONS
The City Council approved a resolution, on Jan. 21, to adopt three initiatives recommended by AHAC:
First, to direct the city manager to assign staff to implement any affordable housing initiatives.
Second, the city will establish an Interlocal Housing Finance Exploration Task Force to assess opportunities for grants, bonds and other “local financial procedures” to create a housing trust fund.
Third: Identify sustainable design principles for affordable housing.
The City Council did not want to commit to creating rules that could encourage accessory dwelling units. In the Jan. 14 workshop, Mayor Mike Norris indicated he was opposed to ADUs in Palm Coast.
“Garage conversions, in Palm Coast — we’re not going to have any garages converted into living
spaces,” Norris said.
Pontieri also said on Jan. 21 that she was against AHAC’s recommendation to “prioritize affordable housing for lower-income and middle-income households” in the upcoming Comprehensive Plan Review. Rather, she wants to prioritize commercial and industrial land uses as the city expands west of U.S. 1 in the future.
“It should always be something that’s considered — affordable housing,” Pontieri said, “but to say we are prioritizing it, is not a step I’m willing to take.”
GENERATIONAL WEALTH
At the end of the meeting, after hearing Clymer’s comments, Pontieri said she would like to meet with Clymer.
“I agree that generational wealth is very important,” Pontieri said, “and fee simple ownership of your home is very important. I don’t think that when you bring in multiunit dwellings in an affordablehousing, policy-making fashion that that is good overall for the health of the community.
“But finding a way to helping our workforce become fee simple owners of their homes, is something we should be looking to do,” Pontieri said.
Photo by Brian McMillan
Marc Dwyer, a Flagler County attorney, presents a plan on Martin Luther King Day PAGE 3A
‘Power of community’: Ormond celebrates MLK Day with song, dance and prayer
This year’s event marked the first celebration since 2020 that has featured community performances.
JARLEENE
ALMENAS MANAGING EDITOR
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Ormond Beach residents gathered at the South Ormond Neighborhood Center to share bread and messages of hope.
The city of Ormond Beach and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Committee hosted its annual breakfast celebration commemorating MLK Day on Monday, Jan. 20. This year’s event marked the first celebration since 2020 that has featured community performances, replacing the carryout breakfast format that had been in place during the COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing years.
In her opening remarks, MLK Committee Chair Tina Carlyle said she was “elated.”
“But I’m even more excited to see the audience and see the people that are here to celebrate the greatest day of the year,” Carlyle said.
The event, themed “Lighting the Path of Equality: Together as One,” included prayers, the singing of the national Black anthem, a reading of King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, spoken word poetry, and performances from the Ormond Beach Elementary dance team and stomp percussion, as well as Experience Creative Arts Ministry.
Attendees received a free hot breakfast, served by members of the Omicron Omicron Chapter of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity.
Carlyle also presented Ormond Beach resident Dalecia Gooding with a Heart of Dedication award, paying tribute to the contributions her late husband, Don Gooding, made to the MLK Committee and the annual breakfast event. Don Gooding died in 2023.
Carlyle said Gooding, who was the event’s photographer, was an
“amazing piece of our puzzle.”
“He was the person that would tell me, every single year for almost 15 years, ‘I’m not going to be a part of it,’ but he would still do it,” Carlyle said.
Tearfully, she handed Dalecia Gooding the award plaque, saying the award celebrated his dedication, compassion and impact.
City Commissioner Lori Tolland presented the MLK Committee with a proclamation at the event. At 10 years old in 1968, Tolland said, she was living a few miles away from Washington D.C., where riots broke out following King’s assassination on April 4, 1968.
“I remember the outrage and the pain upon Dr. King’s assassination,” Tolland said. “The fear of the unknown was scary. I also remember the slow healing and growth and love that Dr. King preached.”
She said she was honored to be present as the city gathered to pay tribute to King’s legacy.
“Dr. King believed in the power of community,” Tolland said. “Of people coming together across lines of race, faith and background to build a world rooted in justice, compassion and love. As we have reflected on his words this morning, let us remember the strength that lies in our shared community.”
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Ormond Beach City Commissioner Lori Tolland, MLK Committee Chair Tina Carlyle and Ormond Beach City Commissioner Travis Sargent. Photos by Jarleene Almenas
An Experience Creative Arts Ministry performer takes part in the Martin Luther King Jr. celebration event.
The Ormond Beach Elementary dance team performs during the Martin Luther King Jr. celebration event at the South Ormond Neighborhood Center on Monday, Jan. 20.
‘Mission Possible’
The MLK Dream Keepers presented their annual Martin Luther King Jr. festivities at the George Washington Carver Community Center in Bunnell on Saturday, Jan. 18.
Committee Chairman Dr. Mark Anderson and his team organized a day to honor the life and accomplishments of Martin Luther King Jr. The program and promotional materials highlighted King’s quote reflecting his dream of freedom and peace: “True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice.”
Anderson said when he was creating the program, he asked himself what they could do to help each other. The event theme “Mission Possible” represents the belief that the current generation can carry on King’s vision to fight for equality and rights for everyone.
“I only could come up with one thing: If we would just love each other, we wouldn’t need to protest, we wouldn’t need to march,” he said. “Love is undoubtedly the most powerful emotion that you can ever feel. … If we would just love each other, we would not need to worry about police brutality, we would never have to worry about what’s going to happen to our kids when they’re outside at night. … Love is the key.”
Anderson then quoted King: “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”
A continental prayer breakfast kicked off the event with a welcoming array of fruit and Krispy Kreme doughnuts in the gym. Flagler County Finest member Mary Cooper served Flagler Palm Coast High School Air Force JROTC cadets Cassandra Buchanan and Alana Joya.
“This is definitely something that I’m really proud to be a part of, and I’m glad our ROTC has the opportunity to support,” Joya said. “Martin Luther King Jr. did a lot for us. Not just for people of color, but he really made sure that we were unified at the end of the day. That’s what America is all about.”
Community members were then invited to join the parade at noon, led by local officials, a motorcade and youth groups. The procession started at the center, then proceeded along Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, turned right on U.S. 1, right on Moody Boulevard, and then returned to the center.
Local officials included Bunnell Mayor Catherine Robinson, Vice Mayor John Rogers, City Manager
Bunnell honors MLK’s legacy with unity
“We have to take a stand, come together and do all that we can every day knowing that we are here to make a difference for our little ones, our young people. … The mission is possible but it takes all of us.”
‘Circle the wagons’
Marc Dwyer presents a plan on Martin Luther King Day
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Dr. Alvin Jackson Jr., Flagler County School Board Members Derek Barrs and Lauren Ramirez, G.W. Carver Center Manager Bonita Robinson and Bunnell Police Chief David Brannon. Retired Flagler County sheriff’s sergeant Larry Jones was the grand marshall. The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office and Flagler County Assist joined the Bunnell Police Department to support the procession.
Rev. Ophelia Beier, chaplain for American Legion Flagler Post 115, also took part in the parade ,with the legion’s color guard and the American Legion Riders.
“Martin Luther King was about unity,” she said. “He was about having his dream of freedom. Just to be in a diverse parade and also representing our veterans here, overseas and the ones in harms way right now, means all the world to me.”
Pastor Wendy Butler was the program Mistress of Ceremony after the parade. She led the welcome prayer and was followed by Akeelah Reiden singing “Lift Every Voice.” Mayor Robinson presented Jones with the 2025 annual MLK Celebration
St. James Missionary Baptist Church youth performed a timeline of events derived from King’s life. Ten children represented King as he grew up through elementary school, high school and college when he received a doctorate at the age of 26. Two children dressed up as King and Coretta Scott King when they married in 1953, and another couple represented Barack and Michelle Obama. Butler then introduced speaker Michelle Jones, who addressed the crowd and expressed the importance of carrying on King’s work. She said with everything that Dr. King accomplished, what we continue to do today and must continue to do, the mission is pos-
sible.
“We are all in this together,” she said. “Change comes not because we sit back and do nothing. We must have the urgency and determination to bring about change. … This mission is certainly possible, but we have to take a stand, come together and do all that we can every day, knowing that we are here to make a difference for our little ones, our young people. … The mission is possible but it takes all of us.”
To resolve the division in our country, and to make strides in civil rights, we need to start locally and “circle the wagons” by improving our own families and community first. That was the message of Marc Dwyer, partner with Flagler Beachbased Dwyer Knight law firm, as the keynote speaker at the Martin Luther Day event, hosted by the New York City Transit Retirees of Florida, Chapter 2, on Jan. 20, at First Baptist Church of Palm Coast.
The event began with remarks by Marie McCray, president of the chapter. Referring to Martin Luther King, she said: “We celebrate not only his life and work but also the strides we continue to make in pursuit of his dream.”
Dwyer’s speech focused on “wagon” as an acronym, highlighting one element to the plan for each letter. But first, he noted that this day was a cause of division for many people in the United States, because the inauguration of President Donald Trump meant that Martin Luther King’s “shine” had to be shared.
“For some, the thought of infringing on the memory of Dr. King is repugnant and perhaps depressing today,” Dwyer said. On the other hand, “for many, it’s a day of rejoicing.”
How did the United States become so divided? And how is it that the country is not making progress in civil rights? What would King think of the way things are going?
Dwyer encouraged introspection, saying that, on the 60th anniversary of the passing of the Voting Rights Act, “a substantial number of our African Americans do not vote, do not show up for primaries.” If candidates aren’t on TikTok, many young people don’t know the candidates.
“We are caught up more in social media than in social engineering,” Dwyer said.
The country is not making progress in civil rights; “we may be regressing.”
“For many of us, we feel we are ushering in an age of an America with which we are not familiar,” he said. “Character, integrity, veracity — all are swept away in landslide.”
Having defined the problem, Dwyer then set out to present a solution, his voice frequently rising in the style of a political preacher, like King, often calling for crowd affirmation: “How many of y’all know what I’m talking about?”
To the members of the crowd, many of whom were also African American, he suggested that making civil rights progress was possible if we follow a tradition from the old West: circling the wagons to strengthen the community and defend against dangers.
“Our African American community — we need to circle the wagons.”
WEALTH
Our society has the mistaken impression that wealth is something that happens quickly, Dwyer said. “The reality is that wealth is built slowly, through calculation, through stewardship, and through sacrifice.” Instead, he said, “We have people driving BMWs and paying rent.”
People are wearing Air Jordans who can’t afford them. “When I was growing up, I never had sneakers with names on them,” he said, “ … but I got a college education.”
“When it comes to wealth and wealth building, it is not a short game,” Dwyer said. “We have to approach it with a long game mentality. There is no reason that anyone should leave this world and not be able to leave some kind of legacy behind for the next generation to build upon.”
Marc Dwyer Photo by Brian McMillan
Mary Cooper served breakfast.
Akeelah Reiden sings “Lift Every Voice” Photos by Michele Meyers
Speaker Michelle Jones addresses the crowd during the Martin Luther King Jr. celebration
MICHELLE JONES, MLK celebration speaker
Walkers clap and cheer in the Martin Luther King Jr. parade in Bunnell.
Sisters 5-year-old Khalia Coto (left) and 4-year-old Kylar Hampton
Matanzas graduate and American Legion Flagler Post 115
member Michaela Sipes (left) and Chaplain Ophelia Beier (right) prepare to drive
Ormond Beach denies 31-home subdivision near Hunter’s Ridge
The Little Tomoka Village subdivision proposal also included a new church and community center.
JARLEENE ALMENAS
EDITOR
MANAGING
Concerns about exiting flooding issues led the Ormond Beach City Commission to unanimously deny a 31-home subdivision proposed west of I-95 near Hunter’s Ridge on Tuesday, Jan. 21. The commission turned down a rezoning, development order and amendment to the Hunter’s Ridge Development of Regional Impact that would have led to the construction of the Little Tomoka Village subdivision, as well as an an Eastern Orthodox church and a community center, on a 50-acre property located north of West Granada Boulevard and east of Shadow Crossings Boulevard.
The development had come before the board with a 4-2 recommendation by the city’s Planning Board to approve, as the majority of the board favored the construction of homes rather than what is currently allowed under the DRI and existing Suburban Residential zoning: 50-multifamily units.
However, commissioners felt that, though the project was proposing to preserve
the majority of the 15 acres of onsite wetlands, the risk to nearby homes — which are already seeing some flooding — was too great.
“I just feel like when we pave this with the parking lot, when we put these lots raised up, because it’s going to need a lot of fill, that we’re going to have potential flooding issues because it’s going to flood into the wetland area and it’s going to flood into the neighborhood behind it,” Commissioner Travis Sargent said.
Photos of flooding behind Ormond Beach resident Art Loguidice’s home, located near the proposed subdivision, were shared with the commission. Loguidice said that when storms roll in, much of the property is underwater. The existing creek isn’t being maintained either, he added.
“So behind my house, it’s just like a bowl now,” Loguidice said. “So the flow is not what it was 30 years ago, and I’ve been there 32 years.”
Mark Watts, the attorney representing the developer, Leeds Holdings Southeast Inc., said much of the issues brought up by the three residents who spoke at the meeting were outside of the boundaries of his client’s property.
During his presentation to the commission, Watts spoke about the conservation of wetlands on the site, as well as the reduction in density. Per the Hunter’s Ridge DRI, approved in 1991, a developer may purchase the
property and be entitled to build 50-multifamily units, with less stringent stormwater standards, without going before the commission for approval.
“I know that there’s a lot of discussion now with regard to stormwater,” Watts said. “I know that there’s a lot of discussion with regard to the particular property. ... In the context of that discussion, the plan in front of you makes a whole lot more sense than what the current rights are for that property.”
City Commissioner Lori Tolland said she was leery about the proposed development because of the existing flooding concerns.
“The county is discussing ways of helping residents, and I think that this project has potential to add to that problem,” she said.
Commissioner Kristin Deaton said the development didn’t make sense.
“I ran my campaign on a ‘Make it make sense’ mentality when it comes to development,” Deaton said. “This doesn’t make sense to me.”
Deaton also asked the developer, who was present at the meeting, if he would proceed with the purchase of the property if the commission denied the project. The developer said no.
If the church wanted to proceed with construction, the church would need to obtain a special exception.
The Freytag Cancer Center will allow locals to receive specialized cancer treatment services without leaving Flagler County.
JARLEENE ALMENAS MANAGING EDITOR
As Flagler County continues to grow, so does AdventHealth Palm Coast.
The hospital celebrated the grand opening of its $30 million Freytag Cancer Center and Health Plaza on Thursday, Jan. 16. The two-story facility spans 30,000 square feet, giving room for new technology that doctors say will allow locals to receive specialized cancer treatment services without leaving their community.
“Flagler County is one of the fastest growing areas in Florida, and with growth comes the responsibility of being able to expand access to cancer care,” said Audrey Gregory, executive vice president and CEO for AdventHealth East Florida Division. “It is important for us at AdventHealth to keep our patients who need cancer treatment close to home. Cancer is hard enough without being away from your support system.”
AdventHealth broke ground on the facility at 1 Memorial Medical Parkway in October 2023. Named in honor of Palm Coast residents and AdventHealth Foundation philanthropists Peter and Sue Freytag, the cancer center offers radiation oncology and medical oncology, as well as primary care physician offices, which Gregory said is one of the main needs she often hears from the community.
“We now have the ability with this facility to further grow our primary care services in the community,” Gregory
said. “This is a great need as the number of Flagler County residents continue to grow.”
The Freytag Cancer Center is a huge milestone for Adventhealth’s mission to expand access to high-quality care, said Denyse Bales-Chubb, president and CEO at AdventHealth Palm Coast.
“Flagler County residents no longer need to travel to receive world-class care,” she said. “It is just right here.”
The project wouldn’t have been possible without the support of the AdventHealth Palm Coast Foundation, who donated $4 million for the cancer center, Bales-Chubb said.
The building also houses the Judith C. Macko Cancer Resource Center, where cancer patients can be fitted with free wigs and receive specialized clothing items to help them as they receive treatment. The boutique is funded through the Foundation.
“What makes us really, really special, is that our volunteers are the ones that help them,” said Lisa Bordis, senior manager of volunteer services. The cancer center houses two radiation machines: the TrueBeam, and the Halcyon, which is the newest addition. Medical oncologists with the Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute will work out of the cancer center to treat patients. Dr. Padmaja Sai, who serves as the medical director for Cancer Care Services, said the need for expanded, personalized cancer treatments has expanded along with Flagler County’s population.
“This new facility marks a new chapter in the fight against cancer in this community because we are providing personalized treatments, groundbreaking research and a team that never stops asking, ‘What more can we do to help the patients?’” Sai said.
The property spans about 50 acres. Courtesy of the city of Ormond Beach
Lincoln Maynard, radiation therapist at AdventHealth Palm Coast, speaks about the TrueBeam radiation machine. Photos by Jarleene Almenas
Audrey Gregory, executive vice president and CEO for AdventHealth East Florida Division.
The Freytag Cancer Center and Health Plaza spans 30,000 square feet at 1 Memorial Medical Parkway.
BUSINESS OBSERVER
Flagler Beach gets a soda shop
JARLEENE ALMENAS MANAGING EDITOR
When Palm Coast resident Daniel Cope’s children would ask him what they got for Christmas, he’d often tell them, “a purple donkey.”
It was an ongoing family joke.
So when he was brainstorming names for his new soda shop, knowing that he wanted one that would be easy to remember, “The Purple Donkey” fit the criteria.
“Yeah, The Purple Donkey — it’s really memorable and it fits the whole soda theme,” Cope said.
The Purple Donkey opened its doors for a soft opening on Friday, Jan. 17. The soda shop — Flagler Beach’s first — is located at 705 N. Ocean Shore Blvd., Unit A. It offers both dirty sodas and what Cope has coined as Donkey Tails: waffles on a stick, with savory and sweet options.
The dirty soda flavors range the Coco Lime Trot (cola, coconut and lime) to the Donkeys Chocolate Milk (root beer, vanilla and cream), which is Cope’s favorite.
It was also the first soda served by Rony Villatoro, co-founder of The Purple Donkey, on their first day. Their first customer? Their next door neighbor, Tony Porcellini, of Tony’s Wine Cabana.
When Cope and Villatoro found out that the storefront was for rent last fall, they knew it was “too good of an opportunity to pass up,” Cope said. They signed the lease the day before Thanksgiving.
“What we want this place to be is a place where teenagers and families can come and hang out,” Cope said.
Cope and Villatoro have been friends since they met at their church last August. Both had re-
cently moved to Palm Coast — Cope from Punta Gorda, and Villatoro from Guatemala.
Why a soda shop?
Soda shops are popular out west, Cope said. He opened his first one in Arizona, where he is originally from. He’s been a businessman his whole life, having gotten his start with a summer ice cream parlor and burger shop over 20 years ago near Mount Rushmore.
Working in a soda shop is a new experience for Villatoro. He’s an accountant, and one that isn’t much of a soda drinker.
But when Cope introduced him to dirty sodas, he could see why they are popular. Cope made him a Root Burro Float, The Purple Donkey’s rendition of a root beer float.
“I don’t like root beer,” Villatoro said. “But when I tried that, I was like ... ‘This has a complete, different taste.’ It changes everything.”
The night before opening, Villatoro and Cope were in the soda shop until midnight, and before they left, Villatoro made himself a dirty soda.
“A lot of people say, ‘Oh, well I’m not a soda drinker,’” Cope said. “... But this is definitely not your typical soda.”
The Purple Donkey hopes to celebrate its grand opening sometime in March, an event that will feature a ribbon-cutting, live music and giveaways.
The Purple Donkey is open Monday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and 12-8 p.m. on Sundays.
BIZ BUZZ
Homes for Heroes Flagler sets 2025 goals
In 2025, Homes for Heroes Flagler is aiming to help at least 10 people achieve homeownership and recognize over 100 local heroes through nominations, events and community outreach.
“We believe that every hero deserves to be acknowledged and supported,” said Denise Fernandes, co-founder of the program, in a press release. “From teachers to first responders, we see firsthand the sacrifices these heroes make for our community, and we’re honored to give back in any way we can.”
Homes For Heroes Flagler was founded in 2023 by Fernandes and Danielle DeSousa with the goal to help make homeownership more affordable for people who dedicate their lives serving others, such as veterans, first responders, teachers and health care workers. The program offers savings to these groups when buying, selling or refinancing a home.
The press release states that Fernandes and DeSousa both have personal connections to the heroes they serve. Fernandes’ brother is a veteran and her husband is a registered nurse; DeSousa’s mother was a lifelong nurse, her father is a veteran and her husband is a law enforcement officer.
“Long hours, missed holidays, and weekends — these heroes work tirelessly to keep us safe, healthy, and educated,” DeSousa said. “We just want to acknowledge them and let them know they are appreciated.”
Since its launch, Homes for Heroes Flagler has organized classroom supply drives, hosted teacher nomination events, delivered treats and care packages to local hospitals and medical offices, and delivered lunches to police departments, fire stations and emergency medical services teams.
This year, Homes for Heroes Flagler will also be launching a monthly homebuyer webinar series. For more information, or to get involved, visit homeforheroesflagler.com.
Flagler Beach’s WIN Mortgage adds two new professionals
Danielle DeSousa and Lori Zimmerman have joined WIN Mortgage LLC in Flagler Beach.
“This dynamic duo brings a unique blend of local expertise and innovative mortgage solutions to WIN Mortgage, offering homebuyers a seamless path to homeownership, all while giving back to the community,” a press release states.
DeSousa has been in the mortgage and real estate industry since 2000. She is known for her social media presence as the “pet friendly lender,” according to the press release, and offers free educational content for homebuyers on her YouTube channel and blog at desousateam.com.
Zimmerman has over 30 years of experience in home loans and construction lending. She specializes in VA and construction loans, and has worked with builders such as SeaGate Homes.
Ormond Beach’s Lifestyle Realty Group adds new agent
Lifestyle Realty Group welcomes real estate agent Vicki Doss to its growing Ormond Beach brokerage.
Doss is a new agent that enjoys spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren, according to a press release.
“She has decades of sales experience and loves the process of helping her clients achieve their dreams,” the press release states.
Pam Coast residents open The Purple Donkey.
The Purple Donkey soda shop owner Daniel Cope. Photosv by Jarleene Almenas
Rony Villatoro serves Tony Porcellini, the soda shop’s very first customer, on Friday, Jan. 17.
Danielle DeSousa and Denise Fernandes. Courtesy photo
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JAN. 11
WARRANTED
3:07 p.m. — First block of Boulder Rock Drive, Palm Coast Grand theft. Deputies arrested a 42-year-old Daytona Beach man who tried to steal two lawn movers from a big box store and lied about his identity. Why?
“Because I have warrants,” he told deputies, according to his arrest report.
The man fled but was found in a nearby gas station bathroom, where he was detained.
JAN. 14
CYCLING UNDER THE INFLUENCE
10:52 a.m. — First block of Fellowship Drive, Ormond Beach Disorderly intoxication. A 55-year-old Palm Coast woman resisted deputies after they were called to investigate the area by witnesses who spotted the woman riding a bicycle while drunk.
A deputy asked her if she was OK, to which the woman replied, “I am drunk,” her arrest report states.
The woman was detained and as she was being placed in a patrol vehicle, she yelled a racial slur at one of the officers. After being cleared at the hospital, she was taken to jail.
JAN. 10
HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT
11:33 a.m. — 1600 block of
BRIEFS
Off-duty Flagler County firefighter extricated man from burning vehicle
Sometimes the right person is in the right place at the right time to do something extraordinary for someone else. That happened on the morening of Monday, Jan. 13. Off-duty Flagler County Firefighter Paramedic Domonique Bennett happened to be at Whiteview Parkway at U.S. 1 when a young man’s blue car struck a construction compaction steamroller and burst into flames.
Bennett, who is a 2022 graduate of the Flagler Palm Coast High School and FPC’s Fire Leadership Academy, jumped into action and extricated the man from his burning car. The patient was airlifted by Flagler County FireFlight to Halifax Health Medical Center in Daytona Beach.
Fire Chief Michael Tucker visited with the patient, who as in stable condition as of Jan. 15.
“This is what our firefighters train for day-in and day-out,” Tucker said. “Domonique Bennett is an exemplary young firefighter, who stepped up to do the right thing for someone in our community. He literally just passed the paramedic exam and now has that status.”
The Fire Leadership Academy began in January 2017. The program of study is a joint effort between Flagler Schools and Flagler County Fire Rescue, Flagler Palm Coast High School, and Flagler Technical College. Bennett has worked for Fla-
North U.S. 1, Ormond Beach Possession of cocaine.
Police responded to a local hotel after receiving a call about a stolen car. The caller, a 62-year-old Ormond Beach man, began to tell police once they entered his room that he believed his car had been stolen by a friend.
Then, the reporting officer looked down onto the hotel bed and saw a plastic bag containing a white powder.
The man was detained as police tested the substance, determined to be cocaine, according to a police report. He told officers that he didn’t know how the drugs made it inside his room, as he only drinks and doesn’t use drugs. He was “adamant,” the report states, about proving this with a blood test.
While the man was arrested and taken to jail, police also completed a report for his stolen car.
JAN. 13
SLIPPERY HANDS
7:24 p.m. — Intersection of Northbrook Drive and Domicilio Avenue, Ormond Beach Escape. A 42-year-old Ormond Beach woman detained for driving under the influence managed to slip the handcuffs off her hands and hide them in her bra, claiming officers that she had never been handcuffed in the first place.
The officer who owned the handcuffs wished to press charges for the attempted theft, the report states. While en-route to the police department, the woman took off her seatbelt and once again, tried to take off her handcuffs.
gler County Fire Rescue since May 2023. He is one of 11 firefighters in the department who graduated from the Fire Leadership Academy at FPC.
The program is designed to be a four-year program in which students start their freshman year and finish the summer after their senior year. Upon graduation, students are prepared to take state examinations.
As a senior at FPC, Bennett also won two state weightlifting titles and helped the Bulldogs to a state team championship.
Volusia County plans expansion of ReGrow the Loop initiatives
Volusia County is deepening its commitment to environmental stewardship through two initiatives. The ReGrow the Loop program, which promotes restoration and protection of the Ormond Loop, is transitioning to community leadership. At the same time, the county is preparing to launch a new program, ReGrow Volusia, a countywide effort to promote sustainable landscaping and native planting.
Volunteers with ReGrow the Loop, initiated by Volusia County in June 2023, have removed invasive plants, planted 123 native trees, and created habitats for wildlife and pollinators. Educational programs reached more than 330 participants, and over 200 community members pledged to support sustainability efforts. As leadership transitions to the Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail group, the county will continue to provide support.
Building on this momentum, Volusia County is planning to launch ReGrow Volusia. This program will aim to use existing resources to support native plant distribution, develop public planting project lists, and engage the community through an interactive dashboard showcasing ongoing progress. The initiative will also leverage partnerships with UF/IFAS Extension Services to deliver educational opportunities.
For more, contact the Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail group at ormondscenicloop@ gmail.com.
Boat parade organizer resigns; city takes helm
Ulis: City’s costs and regulations ‘took the joy out of it.’ City manager: Regulations needed for safety.
BRIAN MCMILLAN PUBLISHER
The longtime organizer of the Palm Coast Yacht Club’s Holiday Boat Parade has resigned, citing frustration with city costs and regulations. The Palm Coast City Council indicated at the Jan. 21 meeting that the city would plan to take over the next parade, in December 2025.
The parade, one of the largest annual events in the city, grew to over 100 boats in 2023, attracting large crowds along the Intracoastal Waterway, and has taken place for over 40 years.
City Council member Theresa Pontieri announced at the meeting that she had heard that the organizer, Sarah Ulis, who has led the Palm Coast Yacht Club event for the past nine years, was upset with city staff’s handling of the event.
“That was pretty disheartening for me,” Pontieri said. “I think we need to do everything we can to repair that relationship.”
Acting City Manager Lauren Johnston reported that she and Mayor Mike Norris had met with Ulis on Jan. 17, “and it was determined that [the Yacht Club] no longer wanted to take over operations of the boat parade, and it could be a city-ran event.”
The event, which Ulis said cost around $4,000 last year, was too much for the Yacht Club, but the city wants to work with Ulis to make sure the event maintains its “character and charm,” Johnston said.
Norris said to the City Council: “They can’t handle it financially. … I think it’s grown beyond the Yacht Club.”
The city will plan to include the event in its next fiscal year budget, which begins in October. Norris suggested that boat registration fees could be added, to help cover the costs.
In a phone interview with the Observer, Ulis agreed with the characterization that the event had proven too costly for the Yacht Club to bear, but she was upset with the city’s handling of the event.
“Every week I had a new form to fill out,” she said. In her experience, the regulations had grown “increasingly worse,” including requests to supply portable toilets for the crowds, which she felt the city should pay for.
“They took all the joy out of it,” Ulis said. “It became a battle. They treated us as an inconvenience.”
In an interview with the Observer after the meeting, Johnston said the Holiday Boat Parade is a family favorite. But the costs and regulations are part of the process, she said. “When you have a special event, it’s [the city’s] obligation to keep people safe. ... It sometimes takes resources, whether that’s public safety with fire, EMS, and some public works staff, with light towers so people don’t trip and fall, and parking so somebody doesn’t get hurt crossing the street.”
Johnston added: “We encourage special events to happen all over our community. It’s something that people love about Palm Coast — the quality of life and sense of community. The city can’t put on every event, so we are just trying to find a balance.”
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Make yourself at home
Full court, one-on-one, against a 6-year-old
BRIAN MCMILLAN PUBLISHER
I arrived at the basketball court with my 6-year-old son, Luke, expecting to help him practice some shooting drills. He had other ideas.
“Let’s play one-on-one,” he said.
“Like a real game?” I asked.
“Full court,” he said.
As we played, I got a look at him
from the opposite hoop, across the gym, and I paused for a moment. I realized how rarely I see him from such a distance. Typically, I’m either sitting next to him on the couch, or I see him from across the family room, but never from 75 feet away. From this viewpoint, the ball looked extra large, and the hoop seemed even higher than 10 feet tall, making it seem like scoring a basket was an impossible task. How did it look from his angle, standing underneath? The fact that he was so determined showed me that he believed. He wasn’t afraid of losing.
I wish I felt like that more often.
I couldn’t resist doing some coaching, so I showed him how to stay between the ball and the
basket on defense. And I eventually got him to do a drill, starting at the free throw line, taking a couple of dribbles and heaving the ball up while on the run, coordinating his forward and his upward momentum. He made a few shots and kept asking for more.
A couple of days later, we went to a girls high school basketball game. My family sat together in the bleachers with a few other clusters of people, but the gym was mostly empty. Not exactly an NBA atmosphere, but to Luke, it felt like the big time: those bright lights, that huge logo at midcourt.
Luke sat there, his lips blue from a lollipop, following the action with his eyes.
Mayor Norris: ‘Palm Coast is not an HOA.’
Should Palm Coast continue to have a homeowners association philosophy? The city’s new mayor, Mike Norris, weighed in on that question Jan. 17 on WNZF News Radio’s “Free For All Friday.”
The City Council agreed in separate meetings this month to revisit Palm Coast’s codes that limit house colors to light pastels, beige and gray with a light reflective value of 80 or more; and banning commercial work vehicles with signs parked in residents’ driveways overnight.
“This is what I would say,” Norris said, answering the question posed by Observer Publisher Brian McMillan on the show. “Palm Coast is not
LETTERS
Turning Palm Coast into Tackytown
Dear Editor:
Our new mayor, Mike Norris, who is no stranger to controversy, has, right out of the gate, expressed his position on two notable divisive issues. Seeming in lock step with the DeSantis “free state of Florida” mantra, he wants to rewrite Palm Coast house color restrictions along with the existing prohibition of commercial work vehicles parking overnight in residential area driveways. Neither of his positions seem well thought out, however. His proclaiming “Paint your house any color you want” is clearly over the top for hopefully obvious reasons.
Connecting Palm Coast event welcomes new move-ins
Connecting Palm Coast Expo, the first of its kind, was designed by the Palm Coast Citizens Academy Alumni Ambassadors to welcome new move-ins. The event, held Jan. 16, at the Community Center. Civic organizations and government entities set up booths, and city staff helped teach new move-ins about the city’s departments and app, Palm Coast Connect.
Ed Fuller was the leader of the ambassadors group to get the event planned, according to Palm Coast Communications Manager Brittany
an HOA.”
McMillan, filling in for host David Ayres, noted that past City Councils have tried to remain true to the origins of Palm Coast, created as a destination for retirees who wanted to play golf and enjoy other amenities in a clean environment.
Norris challenges that notion of the current makeup of the city.
“This is a working class community,” he said. “People say, ‘This is a retirement community.’ I’m sorry, sir, ma’am, this is not a retirement community. Sixty-five and older I think is like a third of our population. And I know some people go back and forth on the numbers, but even the people that are 65 and older — they’re still working. So we’re going
Combine that with his stance allowing commercial vehicles to be parked in our neighborhood driveways without consideration as to what is being advertised and in what manner, shape and color, to a lot of folks, is an alarming trek to reshaping Palm Coast into Tackytown.
Further, to support his commercial work vehicle stance, in a recent radio interview, Norris was adamant in his contention that Palm Coast is a working class community and not a retirement town, downplaying that only a third of residents are over 65, apparently, in a misguided and misinformed effort to portray himself as the working man’s mayor.
Retirement Living magazine disputed that and curiously less than three months ago actually ranked Palm Coast No. 1 in desir-
Kershaw.
“He is amazing,” Kershaw said, adding that while many people visit City Council meetings to discuss problems with the city, Fuller “comes to compliment.”
“We do love that about him,” Acting City Manager Lauren Johnston said in an interview with the Observer. “He recognizes others. He’s so thoughtful.”
More expos will be planned in the coming months.
Pace Center for Girls
Volusia-Flagler welcomes new development director
Pace Center for Girls Volusia-Flagler has a new development director.
Shinece Carr comes to Pace with a background in the Volusia County nonprofit community, and a press release states she “loves seeing services grow to align with community needs.”
“I’ve heard it said that our youth population is our future — supporting, empowering, advocating, and
“How high is that hoop?” he asked me.
“Ten feet,” I said. Of course it was ten feet. Every court is the same, which is why sports are such fertile grounds for dreaming. If I can make a shot by myself in a gym, I can make the game-winner in a playoff game: same ball, same lines, same rim. I can control how good I get by how much I practice. And yet, there is also something wonderful about sports being larger than life, impossibly grand, something you can chase forever, whether you’re 6 like Luke, or 45 like me. He was quiet, soaking it in.
“Think it might be higher?” I asked. He nodded. “Ten and a half.”
neat van backed into the driveway. … Really, I think we have to be a little bit more accommodating.”
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to do what’s best for the community and that was the consensus on the four-person panel that was sitting there that day” during the commercial vehicle discussion.
That discussion came up on Jan. 7 after resident Emily Fields spoke during public comment saying her husband works for a garage door company and, to comply with the regulations, covers his work van every night with a tarp.
Norris said he happens to live across the street from the Fields family. “I watched her husband put that tarp on, and it takes him 10-15 minutes. And it looks like a circus tent, and I don’t want that across the street from me, but, a nice clean,
able retirement places to live. And significantly, with over 30% of our town’s population over age 65, that percentage puts Palm Coast within the top 10 places with the most aged population. Very few places in the entire country have our town’s over-65 age related demographic.
I would encourage the mayor and the City Council to proceed with their decision making armed with less “free state of Florida” hyperbole and more fact based considerations of the city’s makeup and the risks associated with deviating from Palm Coast’s historical design intentions.
Our residents have enough factors to worry about relating to property values such as hurricanes and out of control property insurance.
ROBERT GORDON Palm Coast
educating them with care is the foundation of making a difference,” Carr said. “I look forward to being a part of such a great program and exploring the funding options that will allow us to carry on the legacy of our founder, Vicki Burke.”
Spruce Creek High School math teacher
Jeremy Davies named Teacher of the Year
Jeremy Davies from Spruce Creek High School has been named Volusia County Schools’ 2026 Teacher of the Year. He was selected from 70 nominees representing schools countywide and was one of five finalists for the district award. He will now represent Volusia in the state Teacher of the Year program.
The VCS Teacher of the Year ceremony, held Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, at the Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort, was co-hosted by Futures Foundation for Volusia County Schools and presented by AdventHealth. Attendees included valued partners in education, sponsors, members of the VCS family and supporters of each of the nominees.
Jeremy Davies succeeds Emily Fagerstrom, an academic coach specializing in math at Champion Elementary, who was Volusia County’s 2025 Teacher of the Year.
Davies is an International Baccalaureate math teacher at Spruce Creek High School, his alma mater.
Palm Coast Fire Chief Kyle Berryhill, who was also a guest on “Free For All Friday,” gave a resident’s perspective on the commercial vehicle question.
“I feel like there ought to be a path for us to support people that are working hard,” he said.
In a 2021 city survey of over 16,000 residents, the result was a near 50-50 split on whether to change the ordinance.
”If it was 50-50 and one (side) is dramatically impacted and one is inconvenienced, I’m more on the side of the dramatically impacted,” Berryhill said.
The current City Council, with four new members, seemed amenable to ease restrictions in both cases. City staff, which has studied the house palette question, recom-
Don’t let Johnny-comelatelies change city codes
Dear Editor:
When we came to Palm Coast 14 years ago, one of the reasons we picked this town was no boats, jet skis, trailers and, of course, the rolling billboards on the side of vans or trucks, parked in driveways. No one wants a motorhome parked next door in the driveway 24/7. Do you want an old moldy boat that smells every day stinking up your air? People should be considerate of their neighbors. You are breaking the code law!
You all knew the rules and regulations of this city before you moved here. Don’t bring your blight to our city streets. This happened to my parents. They had the same regulations. As the older citizens died, as did the code department, all h---
He has taught in Volusia County Schools since 2018 and Spruce Creek High School since 2019. Davies began his career in business management but was later inspired to become an educator to share his passion for math with others, following in the footsteps of his grandfather, who was a professor in South America, and his mother, who also taught math.
“As I grew older and gained life experiences, I wanted to not only share that love for math but to be a positive, male role model for kids,” Davies said.
In one year, he helped raise his IB Math Analysis and Approaches course pass rate from 78.5% in 2022-23 to 87.5% in 2023-24.
In addition to teaching, Davies is the head coach of both the Spruce Creek boys’ and girls’ tennis teams, which he has led to multiple conference, district and regional championships, as well as multiple state finals. Davies has led professional development on artificial intelligence, new math techniques and
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mended on Jan. 14 to slightly broaden the palette. Norris, who has been a house painter, said at that meeting, “I say we get rid of it altogether. Paint your house whatever color you want.”
On the radio, he said he expects the council to reach a compromise. What do you think of the makeup of Palm Coast? Is it best to keep the house color and commercial vehicle rules, or relax them? Email brent@ observerlocalnews.com.
broke loose. Thirty-two-foot cabin cruisers appeared, 18-wheelers, rotting school buses that were once campers parked in the driveway and between the homes. It went from a beautiful city to Daytona.
As the months passed, rats became a problem. My parents lived there 41 years. They never had rats. Don’t let the genie out of the barrel. The only people looking for change are the Johnny-come-latelies. Don’t come here and change what has been decided years ago. If you want this crap in your driveway, Palm Coast is not for you. We need more code officers and a new leader — one who can stop playing favorites and follow that pamphlet the city wrote many years ago for just this reason. Protect your rights!
DENNIS C. RATHSAM Palm Coast
innovative teaching practices for his peers and is also certified in English for Speakers of Other Languages and Exceptional Student Education. Superintendent Dr. Carmen Balgobin also presented special awards along with a $150 check from Futures to three teachers.
East Volusia County
Lions Club members participate in expo at
Volusia Mall
Free vision and blood sugar screenings were provided at the Volusia Mall’s recent “Active After 50” expo by members from Lions Clubs from East Volusia County Sixteen members of local clubs participated. The members were from the Ormond-by-the-Sea, Ormond Beach and Daytona Halifax Area clubs, according to a press release.
A total of 83 people were screened for blood sugar and 25 were referred for follow-up due to high glucose readings. Additionally, 63 people received a vision screening, with 24 referred to eye care professionals for follow-up.
Correction
On Page 2B of the Jan. 16 edition, a headline on a Your Town item read, “Three Flagler County students perfom in All-State Honors Bands.” There were actually four. The story correctly listed all four students.
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Jeremy Davies will represent Volusia County in the state Teacher of the Year program. Courtesy photo
Nina Guiglotto and Shara Brodsky performed a skit, showing off their best New Yorker accents. Photo by Brian McMillan
Marc Dwyer presents a plan on Martin Luther King Day
ACHIEVEMENT
Some in the African American community are not aiming for high enough achievement, Dwyer said. Instead, they are trying to make a quick dollar. While it’s true that college isn’t for everyone, Dwyer said, “If you can do it, then you should go ahead and do it.”
“It is not OK to not give your very best and learn everything you can learn in this information age.”
GOD Just as the G is in the middle of “wagon,” God should be in the middle of our lives and our community, Dwyer said.
And yet, “In so many of our communities, we have watched God disappear.” He referred to rappers Travis Scott, Kendrick Lamar and Lil Nas X, saying that their messages have “led our children away from Godly messages.”
“Did you know that Lil Nas X had a video that he was giving a lap dance to the devil?” Dwyer said. “This is what we think is acceptable? Back in the day, Lil Nas X wouldn’t have to worry about public backlash; he would get some backlash from right at home, the kind of back lash we used to get. Some grandmother, some church sister would have given him some backlash.”
Dwyer continued: “God used to be the bedrock. It was our God who brought us through the toughest times in American history. … We have to stay true to our God.”
OPPORTUNITIES
Affirmative action was recently “dismantled” by the Supreme Court. That was disappointing to many, Dwyer said, but even when affirma-
tive action was in place, “Did we take advantage? No.”
Locally, why aren’t more African American students getting scholarships and getting into gifted programs? “It’s not because we’re not gifted,” he said. “It’s because parents aren’t taking the time to maybe get them tutoring … and get them tested.”
He encouraged the crowd to take advantage of every opportunity for advancement and scholarships.
Regarding affirmative action specifically, he said the decision to remove it was based on sound principles of not discriminating based on color — but it was instituted to correct a societal wrong that hasn’t yet
been corrected.
“So until you cure that one, don’t mess around with this one.”
NUTRITION
African Americans struggle with diabetes and high blood pressure, Dwyer said. “Did you know that just your diet alone can cure some of those diseases?”
Instead of playing video games, we need to be exercising.
“Instead of fried food, we might want to consider getting an air frier. I’m serious,” he said. “If you don’t have a healthy and strong body, you cannot have a healthy and strong mind.”
WE SHALL OVERCOME
Dwyer ended his remarks with a tone of optimism. Referring to the spiritual, “We Shall Overcome,” he said, “Do you know why I’m so inspired by that song? It says we shall over come. There’s a certainty in that word, ‘shall.’ … It doesn’t say we might, it doesn’t say we could, it says we shall overcome. And that is why that song gives me courage.”
Change starts from the bottom, he said. “We have to make our change here, locally. We have to circle our wagons in our community until we have a chance to rebuild and restore.”
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Clean Earth Initiatives promotes conservation
A total of 18 conservation nonprofits joined the Clean Earth Initiatives Conservation Breakfast held at Tomoka State Park on Jan. 16. “Everyone present today is here for one purpose, and that is they care about their home,” said Jonathan Rubin, CEI executive director, in a press release. “They care about their communities, the health of their local ecosystems, and the world that we interact with every single day.”
At the event, the Friends of Blue Springs State Park shared information about the launch of the Rolling Hikes program, which enables guests with mobility challenges to go on hikes. The Brevard Zoo spoke about its new aquarium; the Sea Turtle Preservation Society shared information about its sea turtle stranding response; and the Florida Bat Conservancy spoke about how pesticides and habitat destruction are harming the Florida bat population. The breakfast also gave a platform to 101 Paws and Claws, an animal sanctuary in Deltona that is home to over 100 abandoned exotic pets and animals affected by the fur trade. Visit cleanearthinitiative.org.
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Laugh track
BRENT WORONOFF
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
The phrase, “Laughter is the best medicine,” can be traced, perhaps, back to the Bible. Proverbs 17:22 states, “A joyful heart is good medicine.”
Cristy Barrick, the owner of The Cristy B Comedy Club, 160 Cypress Point Pkwy, Suite A110, in Palm Coast, began her comedic journey when she was going through some rough patches in life.
“I found that going to comedy clubs helped me because for 90 minutes you forget about what’s going on in your world, because someone’s making you laugh,” Barrick said. When she started performing, comedy became therapy.
This past April, Barrick bought Madcaps Comedy Club and turned it into the Cristy B Comedy Club. It’s a small venue. Barrick squeezes in about 50 guests with a shoehorn. Yet, through her years of experience producing comedy nights — she’s organized comedy shows at 75 different venues — she’s able to attract big-name celebrities to her intimate little club.
Jimmy JJ Walker, known as Kid DyNo-Mite in the 1970s sitcom, “Good Times,” performed at the Cristy B in June. He’s returning in February. Former Saturday Night Live cast member Chris Kattan did four shows in two nights at the club on Jan. 3-4. Actor/comedian Bret Ernst and Kevin Farley — Chris Farley’s younger brother — both performed at the club in October. Orlando comedian Rauce Padgett is performing two shows a night on Jan. 24-25.
The club doesn’t always have familiar names, but it has professional comedians every Friday and Saturday with shows that usually include a host, a featured comedian and a headliner. The Cristy B also has Musical Bingo on Sundays, some shows on Thursdays, improv nights based on “Whose Line Is It Anyway” on most Wednesdays and frequent Open Mic nights.
On March 2, the club will begin its third eight-week comedy class, led by A. Ali Flores.
“I’ve taken a comedy class in Orlando,” Barrick said. “You learn how to write a joke, it helps with getting comfortable on stage, how to deliver. I got so much out of that class, and I wanted to share that with people here while this space is available.”
TRAGEDY TO COMEDY
Retired Daytona Beach News-Journal motorsports writer Godwin Kelly performed stand-up comedy for 20 minutes at the Cristy B Comedy Club at an open-mic night in November. Kelly, a longtime Palm Coast resident, never did stand-up before. Now he plans to enroll in the club’s upcoming comedy class.
He said he could see stand-up becoming his retirement hobby. He plans to do a five-minute stint (which is the usual time limit) at the next open-mic night with his jokes focusing on his recent birthday, turning 69.
Like Barrick, comedy has helped Kelly climb out of a dark place.
He had been the caregiver for his wife, Diane, who died on July 30. He said, after he was pulled aside and told it was time to call hospice care, one of the women who had been providing home health care for Diane, told him, “Let’s get you out of there for a night at the comedy club.”
“I was like, what comedy club? I didn’t know we had a comedy club,”
Kelly said. “So they took me to see
Jimmy JJ Walker, and the guy before him was great too. He did crowd work, and he was really funny. And for an hour and a half, I wasn’t thinking about my situation, I was laughing my (butt) off at these two comedians. So, I’ve been back several times for different shows and I went to one open-mic night, and I was like, I can do this.”
In September, Kelly rented out the club to hold Diane’s celebration of life. Friends, family and coworkers got up one-by-one to share their memories of Diane. About two months later, he made his stand-up debut. His daughter, Kahlin Grant, a social media manager, made a graphic poster for the occasion and ran it on all of Kelly’s social media platforms.
“Godwin got 30 to 40 people out here just for him,” Barrick said. “And I had 17 open-mikers that night, so it was an amazing show.”
Kelly went last.
“It was good, because I was totally out of my comfort zone,” he said. “That’s what I wanted. I wanted it to be like jumping out of an airplane. I wouldn’t do that though. But this
was similar, because it’s like the great unknown, and you’re up there all alone, and it’s just you and your audience.”
Comedy has to be personal, Barrick says, and Kelly said some of his jokes were “gallows humor.”
“I talked about being a two-time widower,” he said. “Because I’m a two time widower. And I said if there’s any women here looking for marital bliss followed by eternal life, just sign the sheet at the door.”
His act, like going to the comedy club for the first time, was a release.
UPS AND DOWNS Barrick had a similar start. Thirteen years ago, she decided to check an item off her bucket list by taking the stage at the Punchline Comedy Club in Atlanta.
“I had four minutes on stage and I was prepared,” she said. “It was the greatest feeling that you can imagine — scary exciting. The adrenaline running through your body, and you get out there in the lights. And I had a lot of friends and family in the audience supporting. I did a great job, and they invited me back, and I had six minutes, and I was not prepared. And I completely bombed on stage.
And I thought, I will never do this again.”
But she did. About a year later, her friends talked her into entering a competition at Jackie Knight’s Comedy Club in St. Augustine. She won her round and went to the finals. While working at Fuego Del Mar Cantina & Grill, which is now Tortugas Florida Kitchen in Flagler Beach, she convinced the owner to let her produce a weekly comedy show. From there she started producing shows at Break-Awayz in Flagler Beach, Tomoka Brewing Company and 31 Supper Club in Ormond Beach and the Hilton Garden Inn in Palm Coast.
She still organizes shows at other venues, including at Crave’s Coastal Kitchen, where Jimmie Walker will perform on Feb. 19 to give him a larger venue. He’ll perform at the Cristy B on Feb. 21-22.
“It was a dream of mine to own my own club,” she said. “And it is also sometimes a nightmare because it’s a lot of work. But when I’m sitting in here and I’ve got a room full of people laughing and enjoying themselves and having a good time, it’s worth it.”
Trees for the next generation: Ormond Beach celebrates Florida Arbor Day
JARLEENE ALMENAS
MANAGING EDITOR
A society grows great when old men plant trees in whose shade they shall never sit.
Ormond Beach Garden Club
President Susan McLane-Maxwell
shared this Greek proverb during her remarks at the Florida Arbor Day Tree Planting Ceremony held at The Casements on Friday, Jan. 17. The ceremony celebrated the planting of three new trees — a live oak and two Italian cypress trees — at Rockefeller Gardens. It was the second tree planting ceremony held that day in the city, with the first taking place earlier that morning at the Environmental Discovery Center, where a live oak was planted.
“The trees planted on Arbor Day show a concern for future generations,” McLane-Maxwell said. “The
simple act of planting a tree represents a belief that the tree will grow and provide wood products, wildlife habitat, erosion control, shelter for win, sun, beauty and inspiration for ourselves and our children.”
The Garden Club donated the new Italian cypress trees to the city to replace two trees who were lost a few years ago during a hurricane. The live oak was donated by the Ormond Beach Kiwanis Club.
It was part of the club’s recent $10,000 donation to the city, said Ormond Beach Kiwanis Past President Alan Burton. The donation was slated to enhance the Ormond Scenic Loop and Trail with live oaks, as well as help with the Florida Arbor Day dedication.
Burton said that about 25 years ago, he and a past president of the Garden
Club, Lorraine Freeman, spoke about planting a live oak in the south east corner of Rockefeller Gardens. Burton told her that the park would need to be redone first.
Now, years after the park’s redessign, there’s an oak tree there.
“I hope from a personal point of view, for the president of the Garden Club,” Burton said. “I think her and Nancy Hogle would love this moment.”
Hogle was a former recreation manager for the city. She died in 2021. Freeman died in 2023.
Garden Club Past President Zetta Gillespie said garden clubs and the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs are important parts of preserving green space.
“Ormond Beach has always had the leadership that’s kept this a beautiful
community, and we’re so grateful for that,” Gillespie said.
Nature is a beautiful thing, she added.
“We can take care of it, but we can’t top it,” Gillespie said.
Ormond Beach City Commissioner and Deputy Mayor Lori Tolland, who is a member of the Garden Club of the Halifax Country, said the city was happy to celebrate Florida Arbor Day and recognize the importance of trees.
“Arbor Day promotes environmental awareness and inspires individuals, families and communities to take action to protect and grow the natural landscapes around us,” Tolland said. “By planting trees, we contribute to a healthier planet and create a lasting legacy for future generations.”
From left to right: Ormond Beach Kiwanis Club Past President Alan Burton, St. James Episcopal Church Rev. Roy Allison, Ormond Beach Garden Club Past President Zetta Gillespie, Ormond Beach City Commissioners Travis Sargent, Lori Tolland, Kristin Deaton and Harold Briley. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
DAR Conservation Committee Chair Lorelei Hosler and members Cory Trustee, Diane Zimmerman and Joy Tedder. Courtesy photo
Cristy
Cristy Barrick sits on the couch inside her comedy club. Photo by Brent Woronoff
The Cristy B Comedy Club rolls out the red carpet.
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LOCAL EVENTS
THURSDAY, JAN. 23
LEE GREENWOOD
When: 7 p.m.
Where: Fitzgerald Performing Arts Center, 5500 S.R. 100, Palm Coast
Details: See this awardwinning artist whose hits include “God Bless the U.S.A”, “It Turns Me Inside Out”, “Ring On Her Finger Time on Her Hands” and “She’s Lyin’.” Tickets start at $64. Visit flaglerauditorium.org.
FRIDAY, JAN. 24
EVERY BRILLIANT THING
When: 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturday, Jan. 24 and 25; and 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 26
Where: City Repertory Theatre, 160 Cypress Point Parkway, Suite B-207, Palm Coast
Details: See this one-man show, featuring Brent Jordan, about the story of a boy’s handwritten list to cheer up his despondent mom. Tickets cost $25 for adults; $15 for students. Visit crtpalmcoast. com or call 386-585-9415.
SATURDAY, JAN. 25
BEAUTIFY BUNNELL 2025
When: 11 a.m.
Where: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 402 North Palmetto St., Bunnell
Details: Join this annual clean up effort. Gloves, trash bags, safety glasses and pickers are provided. Light food and beverages will be provided before and after the event.
NATIVE PLANT CLASS AND
SALE WITH KATIE TRIPP
When: 11 a.m. to noon
Where: Ormond Beach Environmental Discovery Center, 601 Division Ave., Ormond Beach
Details: Learn about 20 native plants suitable for front yard planting, The plants featured will be offered for sale at the event.
BOW WOW BOWLING
When: 1-5 p.m.
Where: Palm Coast Lanes, 11 Old Kings Road N., Palm Coast
Details: The Flagler Humane Society is presenting this evening of bowling and fundraising. Check-in begins at 1
YOUR TOWN
Poets for Peace to fundraise in Ormond Beach for Ukranian orphans
Poets for Peace will present an evening of words and music in support of orphans in Ukraine at 7 p.m, Thursday, Jan. 23, at the Unitarian Universalist Church at 56 N. Halifax Drive in Ormond Beach.
The evening will include nationally-recognized poet and musician Ray McNiece, a message from the People’s Poet Of Ukraine Ihor Pavlyuk, a peace poetry reading by five local poets and an opportunity to sing along with popular folk and peace songs.
This is a free event, but donations will be accepted to help Ukrainian orphans.
For more information, contact Joe Cavanaugh at jcavanaugh1@gmail.com.
Ticket to the Moon to perform in Ormond Beach
An Electric Light Orchestra tribute band will be performing at the Ormond Beach Performing Arts Center next month.
Ticket to the Moon — a band composed of Reggie Fecteau, Jade Tasse, Dany Roy, David Carrica and Nathalie Tasse — will perform at 7 p.m. on Feb. 21. These musicians have worked with artists and groups including Jennifer Lopez, Foreigner, Trans-Sibe-
p.m.; bowling starts at 2 p.m.
For $25 a person, participants will get three games of bowling, shoe rental, five wings and one soft drink. There will be prizes for the highest scores and adoptable dogs will be onsite. Visit flaglerhumane.harnessgiving.org/ events/2460.
RECIPE AND READS
CULINARY LAB: THE CULTURE AND HISTORY OF FOOD — PIZZA
When: 2 p.m.
Where: Ormond Beach
Regional Public Library, 30 S. Beach St., Ormond Beach
Details: Learn about the history of pizza, presented by library staff. Free program. Registration not required.
MONDAY, JAN. 27
VIRTUAL SKYWARN STORM
SPOTTER CLASS
When: 6-7 p.m.
Where: Virtual
Details: Flagler County Emergency Management is facilitating the National Weather Service’s free and virtual Skywarn Storm Spotter class, to be taught by a meteorologist. To register, visit FlaglerCounty.gov/emergency.
DART TOURNAMENT
When: 6:30 p.m.
Where: Club 51 at Social Club, 51 Old Kings Road N., Palm Coast
Details: Join the Bullshooters every Monday for a steel dart tournament. Open to all, newbies welcome. Random draws for a partner, playing “Cricket”. There is a $5 entry fee. Prizes available. For more information, contact Cindy Griffin at cmg32136@gmail. com or at 214-843-4368.
FRIDAY, JAN. 31
RUMMAGE SALE
When: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 31, and Saturday, Feb. 1 Where: Flagler Beach United Methodist Church, 1520 S. Daytona Ave., Flagler Beach Details: Find men’s and women’s clothing, coats, handbags, belts, shoes, linens, toys, pet supplies and more. There will be homemade chili to go. Free admission.
SATURDAY, FEB. 1
GRANADA GRAND
FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS
When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Where: New Britain Avenue, Ormond Beach
rian Orchestra, Michael Bublé, Andrea Bocelli and Earth Wind & Fire, according to a press release.
“The band launches audiences on an unforgettable journey through ELO’s greatest hits that include Evil Woman, Strange Magic, Turn to Stone and Can’t Get it Out of My Head to mention just a few,” the press release states.
“Whether you’re a die-hard ELO enthusiast or a newcomer to their cosmic soundscapes, Ticket to the Moon invites you to join them on a Multi-media voyage through time, where the magic of music knows no bounds.”
ELO is an English rock band formed in Birmingham in 1970 by songwriters and multi-instrumentalists Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood with drummer Bev Bevan. The music is characterized by a fusion of pop and classical arrangements with futuristic iconography, the press release states.
Tickets cost $55-$60. Visit ormondbeach.org/tickets or visit the Box Office at 399 N. U.S. 1 Tuesday-Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets are also available two hours before showtime. Call 386-676-3375 for more information.
HRT to present ‘I Love You, You’re
Perfect, Now Change’
Halifax Repertory Theatre’s production of “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change” is coming back this year to the Gillespy Theater at the News-Journal Center.
The show, to open 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31, will star four
Details: Ormond Beach MainStreet and the Ormond Beach Arts District are hosting this free arts festival, featuring live art demonstrations, musical performances and hands-on activities for families. There will also be a Youth Artist Zone with art projects, games and face painting, as well as a wine tasting hosted by S.R. Perrott.
GUNS & HOSES CHILI
CHALLENGE
When: 12-2 p.m.
Where: Veterans Park, 101 N. Oceanshore Blvd., Flagler Beach
Details: The Flagler Woman’s Club invites the community to attend its Guns & Hoses Chili Challenge between fire responders. For $10, participants will get to sample all the various chilies and vote on which one is the best. A blind tasting by judges will pick the Judges Choice chili, which will get a trophy and bragging rights. There will be music, bake sale and raffles. Any active or retired first responders wanting to enter the challenge should call Mary Louk at 386-569-7813. For more information, call Mary or Barbara at 215-209-9332.
ORMOND ART WALK
When: 3-7 p.m.
Where: Ormond Beach MainStreet Arts District, 128 W. Granada Blvd., Ormond Beach
Details: Join Ocean Art Gallery, Frame of Mind, Art Spotlight, The Studio by Artist Angel Lowden, the Ormond Memorial Art Museum and more on the first Saturday of each month for art openings and art events.
SUNDAY, FEB. 2
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS PANCAKE BREAKFAST
When: 8 a.m. to noon
Where: St. Brendan Catholic Church, 1000 Ocean Shore Blvd., Ormond Beach
Details: The Father Eamonn Gill Council 13018 Knights of Columbus will serve its famous pancake breakfast in the social hall. The meal includes all the pancakes you can eat, scrambled eggs, a sausage link, orange juice and endless coffee. The breakfast costs $6 and children under 12 eat free. All are welcome.
performers, including former Mouseketeer Jennifer McGill, an equity guest artist who has moved to Ormond Beach to be the artistic director of HRT. The musical comedy is told in the form of vignettes, all connected by the central theme of love and relationships, according to a press release. McGill is joined onstage by Adam Campbell, as well as HRT founders Sandy and Jack Cook, who is also directing the show. “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change” will also feature a live pianist, Yulia Kytlyar, and violinist, Diana Quintero-Kytlyar.
“This crowd pleasing comedy takes on the truths and myths behind that contemporary conundrum known as the relationship,” the press release states. “Everything you have ever secretly thought about dating, romance, marriage, lovers, husbands, wives and in-laws, but were afraid to admit!” In addition the Jan. 31 date, performances of the show will take place at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 1 and 2. Tickets cost $35. Visit https://our.show/nowchange.
Jennifer McGill performs in last year’s “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change” show. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS
House in Harbor Village Marina tops sales list
Ahouse at 290 Yacht Harbor Drive, in Harbor Village Marina, was the top real estate transaction for January 4-10 in Palm Coast and Flagler County. The house sold on Jan. 9, for $1,140,000. Built in 2017, the house is a 3/3 and has a pool, an outdoor kitchen and 2,995 square feet.
PALM COAST
Aspire at Palm Coast
Condos A condo at 125 Avenue De La Mer, Unit 601, sold on Jan. 10, for $550,000. Built in 2006, the condo is a 3/2.5 and has 2,014 square feet. It sold in 2021 for $615,000.
A condo at 200 Ocean Crest Drive, Unit 416, sold on Jan. 10, for $610,000. Built in 2003, the condo is a 3/3 and has 1,676 square feet. It sold in 2011 for $337,000.
A condo at 17 Arbor Trace, sold on Jan. 7, for $262,500. Built in 2002, the condo is a 3/2 and has 1,369 square feet. It sold in 2005 for $241,000.
FLAGLER BEACH
Eagle Lakes
A house at 15 Eagle Lake Drive, sold on Jan. 7, for $468,000. Built in 2017, the house is a 4/3 and has 2,665 square feet. It sold in 2017 for $306,000.
BRIEFS
FDOT starts resurfacing project on SR A1A in Flagler Beach
The Florida Department of Transportation has started a resurfacing project between South 8th Street and North 18th Street in Flagler Beach. The project is estimated to be completed this Spring. Motorists should expect intermittent lane closures throughout the project corridor. The speed limit in the work zone will range from 25 to 35 mph. Those accessing certain driveways along the corridor may experience temporary impacts. The contractor will coordinate closely with affected property owners to minimize disruptions. Electronic message boards and other signage will direct traffic through the work zone. According to FDOT, the project includes pedestrian safety enhancements, such
A house at 12 Lindon Drive, sold on Jan. 6, for $359,405. Built in 2024, the house is a 4/2 and has 1,833 square feet.
Indian Trails
A house at 76 Brownstone Lane sold on Jan. 9, for $310,000. Built in 2002, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,640 square feet. It sold in 2024 for $155,300.
A house at 171 Boulder Rock Drive sold on Jan. 9, for $545,000. Built in 2000, the house is a 3/2.5 and has a pool and 2,223 square feet.
Matanzas Woods
A house at 34 Buffalo View Lane sold on Jan. 10, for $355,400. Built in 2024, the house is a 3/2 and has 2 half baths and 1,932 square feet.
Palm Coast Plantation
A house at 64 North Lakewalk Drive sold on Jan. 10, for $750,000. Built in 2022, the house is a 4/2 and has 2,494
as upgrading certain crosswalks with Pedestrian Hybrid Beacons (PHBs) at the following intersections: South 8th Street South 3rd Street North 5th Street Moody Boulevard (State Road 100) Additionally, pedestrian curb ramps throughout the corridor will be upgraded to meet current ADA standards. The construction schedule is subject to change due. For the latest project details and lane closure information, visit FDOT’s Central Florida website at www.cflroads.com.
Rotary Club of Flagler County
raises over
$27,000 from Fantasy Lights
The Rotary Club of Flagler County raised more than $27,000 in net profit for its 19th annual Fantasy Lights festival, held from Nov. 30 to Dec. 30.
This year’s event welcomed
square feet.
Palm Harbor A house at 4 north Christopher Court sold on Jan. 8, for $732,000. Built in 1983, the house is a 3/2.5 and has a pool, a fireplace, a boat dock and 3,333 square feet. It sold in 2020 for $371,700.
Pine Grove A house at 87 Pritchard Drive sold on Jan. 10, for $282,000. Built in 1993, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,670 square feet. It sold in 2001 for $103,000.
Pine Lakes A house at 89 Westrobin Lane sold on Jan. 10, for $340,373. Built in 2024, the house is a 4/2 and has 1,882 square feet.
A house at 282 Wellington Drive, sold on Jan. 8, for $440,000. Built in 1986, the house is a 4/2 and has a pool and 2,361 square feet. It sold in 2024 for $395,000.
Quail Hollow A house at 120 Laramie Drive sold on Jan. 10, for $312,990. Built in 2024, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,655 square feet.
A house at 36 Kankakee sold on Jan. 7, for $263,000. Built in 2004, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,376 square feet. It sold in 2004 for $164,000.
Woodlands A house at 51 Blairsville Drive sold on Jan. 8, for $210,000. Built in 1985, the house is a 2/2 and has 1,240 square feet. It sold in 2024 for $200,000. Toby Tobin, of gotoby.com, contributed to this report.
30,000 visitors with 57 displays at Central Park in Palm Coast.
“Fantasy Lights is a holiday tradition that brings so much joy to our families and community,” said Bill Butler, event co-chair. “Keeping this event thriving year after year is made possible by the passion of our volunteers and the generosity of our supporters. It is wonderful to see families create cherished memories while giving back to the community.”
The majority of the funds raised directly benefit local non-profits and provide scholarships to local high school seniors.
“The Fantasy Lights Festival is something our community looks forward to every year,”
Palm Coast Mayor Mike Norris said. “This event brings families together to celebrate the holiday season and supports meaningful causes that make Palm Coast and Flagler County better. Thank you to the Rotary Club of Flagler County and everyone who makes this tradition possible.”
House on Riverside Drive sells for $2.5M
Ahouse at 518 Riverside Drive was the top real estate transaction in Ormond Beach and Ormond-by-the-Sea for the week of Dec. 28, 2024, to Jan. 3. The house sold on Dec. 30, 2024, for $2,500,000. Built in 1951, the house is a 5/4.5 and has a fireplace, a boat dock, a boat lift, a pool, a spa and 4,473 square feet. It last sold in 2024 for $2,500,000.
JARLEENE ALMENAS
MANAGING EDITOR
ORMOND BEACH
Breakaway Trails
The house at 135 Cedar Creek Way sold on Dec. 30, for $1,275,000. Built in 2003, the house is a 5/4.5 and has two fireplaces, a pool, a spa and 6,334 square feet. It last sold in 2001 for $90,000.
Broadwater
The house at 18 Broadriver Road sold on Dec. 30, for $1,300,000. Built in 1992, the house is a 4/3.5 and has two fireplaces, a boat dock, a boat deck, a pool and 3,476 square feet. It last sold in 2019 for $985,000.
Coquina Point
The house at 20 Coquina Point Drive sold on Dec. 30, for $375,000. Built in 1992, the house is a 3/2 and has 2,176 square feet. It last sold in 1993 for $136,000.
Dianne Shores
The house at 93 Dianne Drive sold on Dec. 30, for $390,000. Built in 1974, the
house is a 3/2 and has 1,687 square feet. It last sold in 2023 for $350,000.
Fiesta Heights
The house at 122 Bonita Place sold on Dec. 30, for $306,000. Built in 1972, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,565 square feet. It last sold in 1980 for $58,000.
Hunter’s Ridge
The house at 27 Abacus Ave. sold on Dec. 30, for $500,000. Built in 2014, the house is a 4/2 and has 2,682 square feet. It last sold in 2020 for $277,000.
Not in subdivision The house at 124 Ormond
Parkway sold on Dec. 31, for $300,000. Built in 1957, the house is a 2/2 and has 1,747 square feet. It last sold in 2003 for $140,000.
Tomoka Estates The house at 1132 Landers St. sold on Jan. 3, for $257,000. Built in 1958, the house is a 2/1 and has 1,089 square feet. It last sold in 1993 for $57,000.
ORMOND-BY-THE-SEA
Not in subdivision The house at 68 Hibiscus Drive sold on Dec. 31, for $190,000. Built in 1953, the house is a 2//1 and has 960 square feet. It last sold in 2003 for $75,000.
Ocean Grove The house at 134 Ocean Grove Drive sold on Dec. 31, for $465,000. Built in 1971, the house is a 3/2 and has a fireplace and 2,464 square feet. It last sold in 2022 for $160,000.
Verona Oceanside The townhome at 13 Marden Drive sold on Dec. 31,
FLAGLER COUNTY ORMOND BEACH
COMICS
Non Sequitur
Nancy
Mother Goose and Grimm
The Duplex
In the Bleachers
Cornered
Ziggy
The Fusco Brothers
SPORTS
Daniel Fish removed as Bulldogs’ football coach without explanation
BRENT WORONOFF
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Flagler Palm Coast High School has relieved head football coach Daniel Fish from his coaching duties two months after the Bulldogs compiled a record of 9-2 and advanced to the state playoffs.
Flagler Schools released a statement Tuesday morning regarding the decision without including an explanation as to why he was dismissed as the team’s coach.
“Administration met with Mr. Fish earlier this morning regarding his current status. At this time, he is no longer the head coach of the Flagler Palm Coast High School football program. However, he remains a certified educator within Flagler Schools,” the statement read.
In a text to the Observer Tuesday morning, Fish said, “I was never given an explantation as to why I’m not the head football coach anymore and I was reassigned as a teacher.”
FPC Principal Bobby Bossardet has not yet responded to a phone call or text from the Observer In response to a public records request from the Observer regarding Fish’s status as FPC’s football coach, Flagler Schools said in an email that “the documents
that you have requested were created in furtherance of an ongoing investigation, and are currently confidential and exempt from disclosure under the Public Records Act pursuant to Section 119.071(2).”
Fish said in a text that the football program is not under investigation.
A small group of football players and parents stood along State Road 100 after school with signs protesting Fish’s dismissal. One sign said, “Our coach our mentor our choice.” Another said, “We want transparency,”
while a third said “Bring back Fish.”
One parent at the protest who did not want her name used said, “The boys had concerns of why their coach was removed. These kids really do love their coach. He’s an important part of their life. Nobody said anything to them. Obviously, he could still teach children, so it’s not too egregious.”
Flagler Radio’s Mike Lischio first broke the story on Friday, Jan. 17, that Fish was fired as the team’s football coach. Fish texted Lischio and later the Daytona Beach News-Journal saying school administrators informed him that day that he will no longer be the coach.
FPC released a statement later Friday saying, “School leadership is scheduled to meet with Coach Fish on Tuesday, Janu-
ary 21st. At this time, we are not at liberty to discuss the details of any decisions, or any future decisions, related to our football program until that meeting is held.” Fish coached the Bulldogs for two seasons. His squad went 3-7 his first season in 2023 and then had a breakout year this past season winning nine of 10 regular-season games and tying for the district championship.
The Bulldogs lost their playoff game to Spruce Creek 36-35 after a down was errantly taken away by officials on their final drive.
“I’m so proud of this group,” Fish said after the loss. “I mean, it was an amazing turnaround. They established the culture and they made history this year. And I just hate that they had to go out that way.”
Matanzas wins girls weightlifting meet with Seabreeze and Father Lopez
Seabreeze’s Sofie James totals 360 pounds to win the 169-pound traditional competition.
Matanzas’ girls weightlifting team won a home tri-meet on Jan. 15 against Seabreeze and Father Lopez. The Pirates won the Olympic competition (snatch and clean and jerk) with 50 points, while Father Lopez had 30 points and Seabreeze had 22 points. In the traditional competition (clean and jerk and bench press), Matanzas tallied 49 points with Seabreeze compiling 30 points and Lopez scoring 26. Father Lopez’s Bergyn Baliton, who is looking to win a third state championship, won the 110-pound traditional title with 280 total pounds and the Olympic title with a 265-pound total. Also winning both competitions: Lopez’s Victoria Vieira (119 pounds), Seabreeze’s Camila Arellano (129) and Matanzas’
Jordyn Crews (139), Sarah Sanchez (154), Eva Ossler (183) and Alexi Rosario (unlimited).
Matanzas freshman Ella Raffo broke a school snatch record of 110 pounds in the 199-pound weight class to win the Olympic title. Seabreeze’s Olivia Consolatorea won the 199-pound traditional title. Seabreeze’s Madison James (Olympic) and Ryann Par-
kinson (traditional) split the 101-pound titles. Matanzas’ Katelyn Meade won the 169-pound Olympic competition, while Seabreeze’s Sofie James won the 169-pound traditional competition with a 360-pound total, the highest total of the meet. District tournaments are scheduled this weekend.
New Hall of Famer Duane Hagstrom receives fresh prints from his seniors
Hagstrom became the third active FPC coach to be inducted into the Florida Athletic Coaches Association Hall of Fame.
Women’s Palm Coast Open ends with singles,
singles final at the inaugural USTA Women’s
BRENT WORONOFF
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Four days after an “amazing, humbling” weekend during which Flagler Palm Coast High School weightlifting coach Duane Hagstrom was inducted into the Florida Athletic Coaches Association Hall of Fame, his senior girls lifters applied green handprints to his head.
Their hands were dripping with green paint as they applied their prints after a meet with Mainland on Senior Night, Jan. 15. FPC won both the traditional and Olynmpic competitions.
The Bulldogs honored their four seniors — Maddie Brinker, Jillian Rivera, Craciella Cruz and Amani Nelson — before the meet. And the seniors honored their coach
35 Palm Coast Open on Saturday, Jan. 18, on the clay tennis courts at the Southern Recreation Center. Earlier, Jamijn Gimbrere of the Netherlands and Lisa Zaar of Sweden won the doubles final against Ayana Akli and Abigail Rencheli, both of the United States, 6-4, 3-6, 10-8. The singles final, originally scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 19, was moved up a day because of rain forecasted for Sunday. Mandlik, ranked 277 on the world tour, is the daughter of four-time grand slam tourna-
days after he received the biggest honor of his career.
He was one of eight coaches inducted into the FACA Hall of Fame on Jan. 11.
Hagstrom became the third FPC coach to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, joining track and cross country coach David Halliday and girls soccer coach Pete Hald. FPC is the only school in the state with three active coaches in the Hall of Fame.
Hagstrom is just the eighth weightlifting coach to be inducted into the Hall. The first was DeLand’s Bill Bradford, who taught Hagstrom how to lift weights. Bradford passed away in 2015.
“It was an amazing weekend. It was very humbling,” Hagstrom said. “I was pretty humbled to be in the same room with some of those guys
ment singles champ Hana Mandlikova. Mandlik, 23, cracked the top 100 in world ranking at No. 97 in 2023. She won her eighth pro circuit title. Gimbrere is ranked 269 and Zaar 259 in doubles. Zaar won 110 college singles titles at Pepperdine University before graduating last year. The USTA Men’s 15 Palm Coast Open begins on Jan. 27 with the doubles final scheduled for Feb. 1 and the singles final set for Feb. 2.
that got inducted with me.”
Hagstrom said he never gets nervous before speaking in front of a crowd, but this time he did, because he knew he was going to get emotional.
“Duane is a big dude, but he has a really big heart and a soft side that a lot of people don’t know about,” FPC athletic director Scott Drabczk said. “He did a phenomenal job with his speech. I got emotional seeing him up there. I’m so proud of him.”
Hagstrom was joined by his wife and kids, his dad, his grandfather and his grandmother, many of his former athletes, colleagues and coaching friends and his football coach at Taylor High School in Pierson, Tommy Morris.
Longtime tennis pro Tom Kelly named Seabreeze High coach
Seabreeze High School has named tennis pro Tom Kelly as the school’s new boys and girls tennis coach. Kelly has been a tennis instructor for 30 years in Volusia County and was the tennis manager at the Florida Tennis Center in Daytona Beach for 10 years. He played college tennis at Tulsa University. Kelly said he was asked
“It was very special to me because I had a lot of my ex-athletes there,” he said.
“There’s a lot of things I talked about in my speech, but one of the things that I thought was really touching for me is my mentor ... Bill Bradford ... was one of the first weightlifting coaches to get inducted into that same Hall of Fame.”
“I hadn’t seen him in 15 years,” Hagstrom said. “So that was really nice for him to show up and be supportive of what I’d done. I owe a lot of what I became because of him. He’s the one that planted the seed to make me want to be a coach when I was in high school, because he was such an amazing coach.” Hagstrom’s first state qualifier at FPC, Binaire Michel in 2004, flew from his home in Texas to be at Hagstrom’s induction ceremony.
by a “gym mate” if he would be interested in coaching at Seabreeze.
“I told him yes. My own experience with high school and college coaches was disappointing; neither had any coaching experience,” Kelly said. In a Seabreeze press release, Kelly said, “I’m excited to have the opportunity to help young tennis players improve their tennis skills and enjoy this athletic experience.”
Daniel Fish
After school on Tuesday, Jan. 21, a few FPC football players protest
coach Daniel Fish’s dismissal. Photo by Brent Woronoff
FPC weightlifting senior Graciella Cruz applies a green handprint on coach Duane Hagstrom’s head after a weightlifting meet on Senior Night. Photo by Brent Woronoff
Matanzas’ Katelyn Meade.
doubles finals
Elizabeth Mandlik of Boca Raton defeated Whitney Osuigwe of Bradenton, 6-1, 6-7 (5), 6-3 in the
2025 Women’s Palm Coast Open doubles champs Lisa Zaar and Jasmijn Gimbrere. Courtesy photo
Father Lopez’s Williany Delgado clean and jerks 65 pounds. Delgado is from the Dominican Republic, getting high school education in America.
Matanzas freshman Ella Raffo broke a school record in the 199-pound class for snatch at the meet with a lift of 110 pounds. Photos by Brent Woronoff
Seabreeze’s Olivia Consolatore.
FPC advances to state wrestling duals
Ronden Ricks and Carson Baert collected nine points in the final two matches to lead the Bulldogs to victory.
BRENT WORONOFF ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Flagler Palm Coast senior wrestling captain Carson Baert was a freshman the last time the Bulldogs advanced to the state duals. Now he and the rest of the team are headed back.
“We were a state final-four dual team my freshman year,” Baert said. “It’s nice to get back there to finish off my senior year.”
FPC defeated Gainesville Buchholz 35-33, winning the final two matches, in the Region 1-3A semifinal on Thursday, Jan. 16, at the Bulldogs’ gym. The Bulldogs advanced to the regional final against Oviedo Hagerty on Jan. 24 at Osceola High School in Kissimmee. The winner will move onto the Class 3A duals final four on Jan. 25 at Osceola High.
Baert wrestled the final match of the night with FPC trailing Buchholz 33-30. He needed to win by a major decision over the Bobcats’ Stefan Behrmann in the 157-pound match for FPC to win the dual. He did one point better by winning by technical fall (17-2).
“They told me what I needed to do,” Baert said. “When it all relies on you, all that pressure is there, you got to do what you got to do. These are my guys. This is my family. I’m team captain. I’m out there to do what I need to do. Sometimes it doesn’t go my way and sometimes it does. If they needed a pin I would have done everything I could for the pin.”
With two matches to go, Buchholz led 33-26. FPC needed major decisions in both matches to advance. FPC’s Ronden Ricks defeated Buchholz’s Laine Slayton (a
state qualifier last season) in the 150-pound match by a 16-2 major decision to set up the final match.
“Ronden’s win was huge for us,” FPC coach David Bossardet said. “I think if you ask anybody outside of FPC, it was considered an upset. But we don’t consider it an upset. Ronden went out and did what he’s capable of doing.”
The Bulldogs hosted four teams on the night. In the regional quarterfinals, Buchholz, the District 2 runnerup, defeated Creekside, the District 1 champ, 42-20; and District 2 champ FPC defeated District 1 runner-up Tocoi Creek 59-15 to set up the regional semifinal.
The Bulldogs defeated the Bobcats 49-18 in the district tournament last month. But in anticipating a rematch, both teams juggled their lineups.
“We knew it was going to be a lot closer,” Bossardet said. “I knew they’d make some adjustments in their lineup. Coach (T.J.) Gillin made the difference in this dual meet.
I told him Monday (Jan. 13), ‘I want you to decide who we send out at what weights.’ And I trust him. So we moved some guys around, and if we didn’t, we don’t win that dual meet.”
One of the switches was
Ricks moving up to 150 from the 144-pound slot where he wrestled on Dec. 18 at district.
“Ronden Ricks wrestled exceptionally,” Bossardet said. “We needed the last two and Ronden and Carson got the job done.”
FPC’s Mikey Fries (165), Doyvonne Leadon (175), Melique Joseph (215), Kevin McLean (113), T.J. McLean (120) and Trey Twilley (126) also won their matches in the Buchholz dual.
The referee picks out of a hat to decide what weight class would lead the dual meet. In the region semifinal, they started with the 165-pound match, which would not have been the Bulldogs’ choice, Bossardet said.
“Our lightweight guys are pretty dang tough to beat,” he said. “I would have liked to get that momentum rolling, but we won the first two matches and then we let some matches slip there and we had to battle back. So that’s the name of the game. It was an intense dual. Buchholz is a great team. They came ready to wrestle.”
“These are my guys. This is my family. I’m team captain. I’m out there to do what I need to do.”
FPC’s Ronden Ricks (right) throws Tocoi Creek’s John Antonucci in the 150-pound match. Photos by Brent Woronoff
FPC’s T.J. McLean in his first match of the night against Tocoi Creek.
Carson Baert wrestles Buchholz’s Stefan Behrmann in the final match of the night. Baert’s 17-2 technical fall gave the Bulldogs a 35-33 victory in the regional semifinal dual.
CARSON BAERT, FPC wrestler
FPC’s Austin Cochran (right) won his match against Tocoi Creek’s Landon Caviness at 138 pounds.
Matanzas, FPC boys basketball teams peaking heading into showdown
Pirates honor their only senior; Bulldogs follow overtime loss with twopoint win.
BRENT WORONOFF
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
The Matanzas and Flagler Palm Coast boys basketball teams are peaking heading into their second meeting this season. The Pirates (10-8) will visit the Bulldogs (12-8) on Thursday, Jan. 23, with a 7:30 p.m. tipoff. The Pirates will try to even the score after falling to their county rivals 56-48 on Dec. 13 at the Matanzas gym. Both teams have been playing their best basketball of the season in recent weeks. Matanzas has won
eight of its last 10 games, while FPC has won seven of its last nine. The Bulldogs are coming off a 69-67 win over Lake Gibson on Jan. 18 and two overtime games in a row, including a 54-49 win at DeLand on Jan. 14. In between, they lost to Orange Park in overtime, 57-55, on Jan. 15
at home. Anthony Hampton, whose 3-point basket forced overtime against DeLand, hit his first four 3-point shots against Orange Park.
The junior finished with 23 points, while 6-foot-6 forward Jasiah Sanders added 11 points and grabbed nine rebounds.
The Pirates soundly defeated Seabreeze 77-48 on Matanzas’ Senior Night, Jan. 17. The Pirates honored their only senior, Jaylon Owens.
Owens, a 6-5, 330-pound offensive lineman on the football team, is a first-year player on the basketball team.
“I’m blessed that he even got to join us, because he’s a football kid,” Matanzas boys basketball coach Eric Guerrero said. “He came out and said he would like to play. I said, ‘I’d love to have somebody like you,’ “He’s just
Pirates rally to boys soccer win on Senior Night
Matanzas honored 12 seniors after defeating Lake Wales 3-2 in the regularseason finale.
BRENT WORONOFF
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Following a comeback victory in its final regular-season game, the Matanzas boys soccer team honored its 12 seniors on Senior Night, Friday, Jan. 17. “Most of these guys have been playing together for four years,” Pirates coach Beto Aguilar said. “I’m hoping that we can continue that trend, continue to produce, continue to get the players to enjoy being here in the program.”
The Pirates trailed Lake Wales 2-0 before scoring three consectuive goals to defeat the Highlanders 3-2 and finish the regular season with an
11-3-1 record. Tim Shestakov scored the go-ahead goal. Matanzas will meet Nease in the District 3-6A semifinals at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 28 at Bartram Trail High School.
DISTRICT SOCCER
BOYS
District 1-7A semifinal: Flagler Palm Coast (12-3-3) at Jacksonville Sandalwood (9-3-1), Jan. 23, 7 p.m.
District 3-6A semifinal: Nease vs. Matanzas, at Bartram Trail, Jan. 28, 5:30 p.m.
District 6-5A quarterfinal: Mainland (2-11-1) at Deltona (5-12-3), Jan. 22, 6 p.m. Semifinal: Pine Ridge (8-8-2) at Seabreeze (9-111), Jan. 24, 7 p.m., Ormond Beach Sports Complex.
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District 1-7A semifinal: Flagler Palm Coast (10-7-2) at Jacksonville Atlantic Coast (6-7-1), Jan. 24, 7 p.m. District 3-6A quarterfinal: Matanzas (8-6-1) at Gainesville Buchholz (10-4-2), Jan. 22, 6:30 p.m. District 6-5A quarterfinal: Deltona (5-11-1) at Mainland (3-16), Jan. 22, 7 p.m. Semifinal: Pine Ridge (16-6-1) at Seabreeze (6-74), Jan. 24, 5 p.m., Ormond Beach Sports Complex.
such a great teammate, and overall, he’s a great student athlete here.”
Coming into Senior Night, Owens scored a total of two points in six games. He tripled that with six points against Seabreeze.
“Going in, I knew the kids were excited to get him going early. I started him and let him play some decent minutes because going into the playoffs, I’m going to need someone with his talents to give us that extra edge over certain teams,” Guerrero said.
Alex Davis led Matanzas with 24 points against the Sandcrabs. Nate Perry scored 15 points, and La’Darien Baker added 10.
Seabreeze (9-11) came into the game having won four in a row and trailed by just three points (12-9) after the first quarter, but the Pirates poured in 23 points in the second quarter to take a 35-16 halftime lead.
Leon was injured in the Flagler Palm Coast game on Dec. 18 and had surgery on Dec. 31. While using crutches, he kicked off to start the
seniors’ final regular-season game and possibly their final game on their home field.
“It was pretty heartwarming for us and definitely for him (to kick off),” said his mom, Lesley De Leon.
The Pirates’ 12 seniors are Lonso Quintana, Hunter James, Ayden Vinnicombe, Davi Nunes Dos Santos (captain), Sebastian De Leon (captain), Kai Bonner (captain), Keegan
O’Linn, Cohen Waltman, Angel Zapata, Cristian Reyes, Vince Ferrer and Alex Diaz. De
The Matanzas boys soccer team celebrated their 12 seniors on Jan. 17. Back row: Lonso Quintana, Hunter James, Ayden Vinnicombe, Davi Nunes dos Santos, Sebastian De Leon, Kai Bonner and Keegan O’Linn. Middle row: Cohen Waltman, Angel Zapata, Cristian Reyes and Vince Ferrer. Front row: Alex Diaz. Photo by Brent Woronoff
Jordan Anthony led Seabreeze with 12 points, while fellow sophomore Reece Casto had a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
Matanzas senior Jaylon Owens. Photos by Brent Woronoff
Roman Caliendo shoots a free throw.
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Fictitious Name Notice Notice is hereby given that Brandon Calley, desiring to engage in business under the fictitious name of Thin Liners located at 9 Old Kings Road STE. 123 #1120, Palm Coast, FL 32137 intends to register the said name in Flagler county with the Division of Corporations, Florida Department of State, pursuant to section 865.09 of the Florida Statutes. January 23, 2025 25-00018G FIRST INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 2024-CP-000634 DIVISION: 48 In re the estate of KENNETH VINCENT MANNING, Deceased. The administration of the estate of Kenneth Vincent Manning, Deceased, Case No. 2024-CP-000634, Division 48, is pending in the Circuit Court for Flagler County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is Flagler County Courthouse, 1769 E. Moody Blvd., Building #1, Bunnell, Florida 32110. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate, including unmatured, contingent, or unliquidated claims, on whom a copy of this notice is served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. The Personal Representative has no duty to discover whether any property held at the time of the decedent’s death by the decedent or the decedent’s surviving spouse is property to which the Florida Uniform Disposition of Community Property Rights at Death Act as described in sections 732.216732.228, Florida Statutes, applies, or may apply, unless a written demand is made by a creditor as specified under section 732.2211, Florida Statutes. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. The date of first publication of this Notice is January 23, 2025. McKenzi Manning English, Personal Representative Ray Elizabeth Dezern, FBN 95564
Attorney for Personal Representative Heekin Law, P.A. 7220 Financial Way Jacksonville, FL 32256
Tel.: (904) 355-7000
Email: ray@heekinlaw.com
January 23, 30, 2025 25-00019G
FLAGLER COUNTY LEGAL NOTICES
FIRST INSERTION NOTICE OF ACTION IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA IN AND FOR FLAGLER COUNTY GENERAL JURISDICTION DIVISION CASE NO. 2022 CA 000677 GS MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES TRUST 2019-SL1, U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE, Plaintiff, vs. NILKA M WILLIAMS A/K/A NILKA M. SCHULMAN A/K/A NILKA WILLIAMS, et al., Defendant. To the following Defendant(s): ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER, AND AGAINST THE ESTATE OF STEVEN R. WILLIAMS A/K/A STEVEN WILLIAMS, WHETHER SAID UNKNOWN PARTIES MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST AS SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, OR OTHER CLAIMANTS ADDRESS: UNKNOWN YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for Foreclosure of Mortgage on the following described property: LOT 21, OF BLOCK 39, PALM COAST, MAP OF WYNNFIELD, SECTION 23, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 8, PAGE 23 THROUGH 38, INCLUSIVE, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA. has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of you written defenses, if any, to it, on McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, Jamie Juster, Esq., Attorney for Plaintiff, whose address is 225 East Robinson Street, Suite 155, Orlando, FL 32801 on or before 30 days after first publication, a date which is within thirty (30) days after the first publication of this Notice in and file the original with the Clerk of this Court either before service on Plaintiff’s attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demand in the complaint. WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court this day of 12/27/2024. Tom Bexley Clerk of the Court (SEAL) By: Margarita Ruiz As Deputy Clerk
Submitted by: MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC 225 East Robinson Street, Suite 155, Orlando, FL 32801 Phone: (407) 674-1850 Email: Kimberlee.Masters@mccalla.com
21-00296FL January 23, 30, 2025 25-00020G
FIRST INSERTION NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT TO THE FLAGLER COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE Pursuant to Chapter 125.66, Florida Statutes, the Flagler County Board of County Commissioners hereby gives notice of a proposal to adopt an Ordinance affecting the actual list of permitted, conditional, or prohibited uses within the unincorporated area of Flagler County and titled similar to: AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE FLAGLER COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE (APPENDIX C TO THE FLAGLER COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES), BY AMENDING SECTION 3.06.00, SPECIAL PROVISIONS OTHER, ARTICLE III, ZONING DISTRICT REGULATIONS, BY ESTABLISHING AIRPORT PROTECTION AND LAND USE COMPATIBILITY OVERLAY ZONE REGULATIONS; PROVIDING FOR FISCAL IMPACTS; PROVIDING FOR APPLICABILITY; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Public hearings on the ordinance will be held in the location listed below at the dates and times provided: PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
BOARD – Public Hearing – Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible in the Flagler County Government Services Building, Board Chambers, 1769 E. Moody Boulevard, Building 2, Bunnell, Florida, 32110. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSION-
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AMENDED NOTICE OF ACTION
(formal notice by publication) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA File No. 2024 CA 000574 Division: 61
Andrew S. Zarharchuck, Plaintiff, v. Leona Nuss Defendant.
TO: Leona Nuss, last known address of 5 Watkins Place, Palm Coast, Florida 32164
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a Complaint for Partition has been filed in this court.
You are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, on petitioner’s attorney, whose name and address are: Wendy A. Mara, Esq., 555 West Granada Blvd., Ste.D-10, Ormond Beach, Florida 32174 on or before March 6, 2025, and to file the original of the written defenses with the clerk of this court either before service or immediately thereafter. Failure to serve and file written defenses as required may result in a judgment or order for the relief demanded, without further notice. Signed on 1/10/2025 TOM BEXLEY Clerk of the Court (SEAL) /s/ Amy Perez
Wendy A. Mara, Esq. 555 W. Granada Blvd., Ste. D-10 Ormond Beach, Florida 32174 Jan. 23, 30; Feb. 6, 13, 2025 25-00021G
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT SEVENTH
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA FILE NUMBER: 2024 CP 000870 DIVISION NO.: 48 IN RE: THE ESTATE OF: RORY DOOLEY Deceased.
The administration of the Estate of RORY DOOLEY, deceased, whose date of death was October 25, 2024, is pending in the Flagler County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller, Bunnell, Florida, Probate Division, the physical address of which is 1769 E. Moody Blvd. Bldg. #1, Bunnell, FL 32110, and the mailing address of which is the same. The name and address 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 THE DECEDENT’S ESTATE, whether due or not, direct or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, or for funeral or burial expenses, for personal property in the possession of the personal representatives, or for damages, must file their claims with this Court WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTIONS 733.702 AND 733.710 FLORIDA STATUTES, THAT IS, THE LATER OF THREE MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE, OR, IN AS TO ANY CREDITOR SERVED WITH A COPY OF THIS NOTICE TO CREDITORS, THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF THAT COPY, EVEN THOUGH THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE HAS RECOGNIZED THE CLAIM OR DEMAND BY PAYING A PART OF IT, OR INTEREST ON IT, OR OTHERWISE.
ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE IS January 23, 2025. Sean Dooley, Personal Representative In care of Bundza & Rodriguez, P.A. BUNDZA & RODRIGUEZ, P.A. /s/ MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ
MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ
444 Seabreeze Boulevard, Suite 750 Daytona Beach, Florida 32118 Telephone Number: (386) 252-5170 Florida Bar Number: 18691 mike@daytonalawyers.com (primary) reception@daytonalawyers.com (secondary) January 23, 30, 2025 25-00022G
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ERS – First Reading – Monday, March 3, 2025 at 9:30 a.m. or as soon thereafter as possible in the Flagler County Government Services Building, Board Chambers, 1769 E. Moody Boulevard, Building 2, Bunnell, Florida, 32110. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSION-
ERS – Second Reading and Adoption –Monday, March 17, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible in the Flagler County Government Services Building, Board Chambers, 1769 E. Moody Boulevard, Building 2, Bunnell, Florida, 32110. All interested persons are urged to attend the public hearing and be heard. Anyone wishing to express their opinion may attend, telephone 386-313-4009 or write to: Flagler County Planning and Zoning Department, 1769 E. Moody Blvd, Building 2, Bunnell, FL 32110 or email to planningdept@flaglercounty.gov. Copies of the proposed ordinance, supporting data and analysis, staff reports and other pertinent information are available for review at the Flagler County Planning and Zoning Department, 1769 East Moody Boulevard, Building 2, Bunnell, Florida 32110, Monday through Friday (except holidays) from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. IF A PERSON DECIDES TO APPEAL ANY DECISION MADE BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WITH RESPECT TO ANY MATTER CONSIDERED AT THE MEETING, A RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS MAY BE NEEDED AND, FOR SUCH PURPOSES, THE PERSON WILL NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD IS MADE, WHICH RECORD INCLUDES THE TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH APPEAL IS TO BE BASED. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, PERSONS NEEDING ASSISTANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY OF THESE PROCEEDINGS SHOULD CONTACT THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION AT
FIRST INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ST. JOHNS COUNTY, FLORIDA, PROBATE DIVISION CASE NO.: CP24-0906
DIVISION: 59 IN RE: ESTATE OF:
VICTOR TERELL SMITH Deceased. The administration of the estate of VICTOR TERELL SMITH, deceased, whose date of death was 10/21/2024, is pending in the Circuit Court for ST. Johns County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 4010 Lewis Speedway, St. Augustine, FL 32084. 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 the other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.
ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.
A personal representative or curator has no duty to discover whether any property held at the time of the decedent’s death by the decedent or the decedent’s surviving spouse is property to which the Florida Uniform Disposition of Community Property Rights at Death Act as described in sections 732.216-732.228, applies, or may apply, unless a written demand is made by a creditor as specified under section 732.2211. The date of first publication of this notice is January 23, 2025. /s/ Jennifer Akin Jennifer Akin, Esq. Personal Representative 6045 A1A S St. Augustine, FL 32080 /s/ Jennifer Akin Jennifer Akin, Esq. Florida Bar No. 113117 6045 A1A S. St. Augustine, FL 32080 Phone: (904) 320-0011 jennifer@jakinlaw.com Attorney for Petitioner January 23, 30, 2025 25-00023G
FIRST INSERTION NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA GENERAL JURISDICTION DIVISION CASE NO. 2018 CA 000256
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, vs. ANNEKE DILLARD TURNER, et al. Defendant(s). NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated March 28, 2019, and entered in 2018 CA 000256 of the Circuit Court of the SEVENTH Judicial Circuit in and for Flagler County, Florida, wherein U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION is the Plaintiff and ANNEKE DILLARD TURNER; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF ANNEKE DILLARD TURNER; JAMES KUYKENDALL; CARLYN KUYKENDALL ; FLORIDA HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION are the Defendant(s). TOM W. BEXLEY as the Clerk of the Circuit Court will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at https://flagler.realforeclose.com, at 11:00 AM, on February 07, 2025, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to wit: LOT 3, OF BLOCK 47, OF PALM COAST, MAP OF PINE GROVE, SECTION 28, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 9, PAGE 51, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA.
Property Address: 21 PORT ROYAL DR, PALM COAST, FL 32164 Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim in accordance with Florida Statutes, Section 45.031. IMPORTANT AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT.
If you are a person with a disability who needs an accommodation in order to access court facilities or participate in a court proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. To request such an accommodation, please contact Court Administration in advance of the date the service is needed: Court Administration, 101 N. Alabama Ave., Ste D-305, Deland, FL 32724, (386) 257-6096. Hearing or voice impaired, please call 711. Dated this 21 day of January, 2025. ROBERTSON, ANSCHUTZ, SCHNEID, CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC Attorney for Plaintiff 6409 Congress Ave., Suite 100 Boca Raton, FL 33487 Telephone: 561-241-6901 Facsimile: 561-997-6909
Service Email: flmail@raslg.com By: \S\Danielle Salem Danielle Salem, Esquire Florida Bar No. 0058248 Communication Email: dsalem@raslg.com 18-151107 - MiM January 23, 30, 2025 25-00024G
at 6:00 P.M. on the 4th day of February 2025, for the purpose of hearing a special exception to operate a commercial non-emergency services business on property zoned R-1 (Application No. SE 2024-08), before the Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board, in the Chambers Meeting Room of the Flagler County Government Services Building (GSB) located at 1769 East Moody Blvd, Bunnell, Florida 32110. SE 2024-08
REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A SPECIAL EXCEPTION USE TO OPERATE A NON-EMERGENCY SERVICES COMMERCIAL BUSINESS ON PROPERTY ZONED R-1, LOCATED AT 425 ELM AVENUE.
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 special exception, either in person or in writing, might preclude the ability of such person to contest the special exception at a later date. A copy of all pertinent information to this special exception 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 Planning, Zoning, and Appeals Board 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)
Notice Under Fictitious Name Law Pursuant to Section 865.09, Florida Statutes NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned, desiring to engage in business under the fictitious name of: PALM COAST – FLAGLER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE located at 145 City Place, Suite 300A, in the County of Flagler in the City of Palm Coast, Florida 32164 intends to register the said name with the Division of Corporations of the Florida Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida. Dated at Palm Coast, Florida, this 17th day of January, 2025 The Palm Coast Regional Chamber of Commerce, Inc. Jan. 23 25-00022F
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PLAT BOOK 8, PAGE 23, PUBLIC RECORDS OF FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA. has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on counsel for Plaintiff, whose address is 6409 Congress Ave., Suite 100, Boca Raton, Florida 33487 on or before /(30 days from Date of First Publication of this Notice) and file the original with the clerk of this court either before service on Plaintiff’s attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint or petition filed herein. THIS NOTICE SHALL BE PUBLISHED ONCE A WEEK FOR TWO (2) CONSECUTIVE WEEKS. WITNESS my hand and the seal of this Court at County, Florida, this 13 day of January, 2025.
TOM BEXLEY CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT (SEAL) BY: Margarita Ruiz DEPUTY CLERK
ROBERTSON, ANSCHUTZ, AND SCHNEID, PL ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF 6409 Congress Ave., Suite 100 Boca Raton, FL 33487 PRIMARY EMAIL: flmail@raslg.com January 16, 23, 2025 25-00016G
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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA GENERAL JURISDICTION DIVISION CASE NO. 2024 CA 000195 SPECIALIZED LOAN SERVICING LLC, Plaintiff, vs. RICHARD N. MARIER AND KATHLEEN HODGINS-MARIER, et al. Defendant(s). NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated December 04, 2024, and entered in 2024 CA 000195 of the Circuit Court of the SEVENTH Judicial Circuit in and for Flagler County, Florida, wherein SPECIALIZED LOAN SERVICING LLC is the Plaintiff and RICHARD N. MARIER; KATHLEEN HODGINS-MARIER are the Defendant(s). TOM W. BEXLEY as the Clerk of the Circuit Court will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at https://flagler.realforeclose.com, at 11:00 AM, on February 07, 2025, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to wit: LOT 15, BLOCK 11, OF PALM COAST, MAP OF BELLE TERRE, SECTION 12, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 6, PAGES 73 THROUGH 80, INCLUSIVE, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF FLAGLER COUNTY,
FL 32137
Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim in accordance with Florida Statutes, Section 45.031. IMPORTANT AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES
SECOND INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO. 2024 CP 000883 Division Probate IN RE: ESTATE OF DOMENICA MARIE GRASS A/K/A DOMENICA GRASS Deceased. The administration of the estate of Domenica Marie Grass a/k/a Domenica Grass, deceased, whose date of death was November 2, 2024, is pending in the Circuit Court for Flagler County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 1769 E. Moody Boulevard, Bunnell, Florida 32110. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. The personal representative has no duty to discover whether any property held at the time of the decedent’s death by the decedent or the decedent’s surviving spouse is property to which the Florida Uniform Disposition of Community Property Rights at Death Act as described in ss. 732.216732.228, Florida Statutes, applies, or may apply, unless a written demand is made by a creditor as specified under s. 732.2211, Florida Statutes. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is January 16, 2025. Personal Representative: Teresa M. Rogero 93 Flemingwood Lane Palm Coast, Florida 32137 Attorney for Personal Representative: Bonnie A. Brown, Esq. Florida Bar Number: 0011097 Law Offices of Bonnie A. Brown 400 Whitehead Street, Unit 4635 Key West, Florida 33041 Telephone: (772) 266-0411 Fax: (772) 266-0299 E-Mail: bonnie@bonnieabrownpa.com Secondary E-Mail: cynthia@flestateparalegal.com January 16, 23, 2025 25-00013G
SECOND INSERTION ORDER OF PUBLICATION COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA Roanoke City Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Case No. JJ052347
Commonwealth of Virginia, in re: Saiylex Grey McKelvin City of Roanoke DSS v. Donovan James McKelvin
The object of this suit is to: terminate the residual parental rights of Donovan James McKelvin pursuant to Virginia Code Sections 16.1-283(B) and 16.1-283(C) and 16.1-283(C)(1) and approve the goal set at the permanency planning hearing of adoption. “Residual parental rights are defined by Section 16.1-228 of the Code of Virginia (1950) as amended as the rights and responsibilities remaining with a parent after the parent loses custody of a child, including, but not limited to the right to visitation, consent to adoption, the right to determine religious affiliation, and the responsibility for support. The termination of your residual parental rights will permanently end all of your rights and responsibilities to the child named in the petition. The ties between you and your child are severed forever and you become a legal stranger to the child.”
It is ordered that the defendant Donovan James McKelvin appear at the abovenamed Court to protect his or her interest on or before March 6, 2025 at 9:00 am. Michelle Esparagoza, Clerk Jan. 16, 23, 30; Feb. 6, 2025 25-00010G
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File Number: 2024-CP-856 IN RE: Estate of ISABELLE HOXIE MAVER aka Isabelle H. Maver Deceased. The administration of the estate of Isabelle Hoxie Maver aka Isabelle H. Maver, deceased, File Number 2024-CP-856 whose date of death was October 31, 2024, is pending in the Circuit Court of Flagler County, Florida, Probate division, the address of which is Kim C. Hammond Justice Center, 1769 East Moody Blvd, Bldg. 1, Bunnell, FL 32110. The names and addresses of the personal representatives and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate, on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served, must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.
All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.
ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DEATH IS BARRED.
A personal representative or curator has no duty to discover whether any property held at the time of the decedent’s death by the decedent or the decedent’s surviving spouse is property to which the Florida Uniform Disposition of Community Property Rights at Death Act described in sections 732.2166-732.228 applies, or may apply, unless a written demand is made by a creditor as specified under section 732.2211
The date of first publication of this notice is January 16, 2025. Personal Representatives: Jennifer Annanie 7 Mastro Lane Enfield, NH 03748 Georganne P. Crisp 360 Westchester Ave, #220 Portchester, NY 10573
Attorney for Personal Representative: Ann W. Rogers 6342 Cardinal Crest Drive Ormond Beach, FL 34655 (386)672-4014; FBN: 9430 January 16, 23, 2025 25-00011G
SECOND INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT SEVENTH
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA
FILE NUMBER: 2024 CP 000903
IN RE: THE ESTATE OF: JAMES FRANCIS TURNER II, Deceased.
The administration of the Estate of JAMES FRANCIS TURNER II, deceased, whose date of death was November 1, 2024, is pending in the Flagler County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller, Bunnell, Florida, Probate Division, the physical address of which is 1769 E. Moody Blvd. Bldg #1, Bunnell, FL 32110, and the mailing address of which is the same. The name and address 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 THE DECEDENT’S ESTATE, whether due or not, direct or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, or for funeral or burial expenses, for personal property in the possession of the personal representatives, or for damages, must file their claims with this Court WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTIONS 733.702 AND 733.710 FLORIDA STATUTES, THAT IS, THE LATER OF THREE MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE, OR, IN AS TO ANY CREDITOR SERVED WITH A COPY OF THIS NOTICE TO CREDITORS, THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF THAT COPY, EVEN THOUGH THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE HAS RECOGNIZED THE CLAIM OR DEMAND BY PAYING A PART OF IT, OR INTEREST ON IT, OR OTHERWISE.
ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE IS January 16, 2025. Thomas Demers Sr., Personal Representative In care of Bundza & Rodriguez, P.A. BUNDZA & RODRIGUEZ, P.A. /s/ MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ
444 Seabreeze Boulevard, Suite 750 Daytona Beach, Florida 32118
Telephone Number: (386) 252-5170 Florida Bar Number: 18691 mike@daytonalawyers.com (primary) reception@daytonalawyers.com (secondary) January 16, 23, 2025 25-00017G
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NOTICE OF ACTION IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL DIVISION: CASE NO.: 2024-CA-000615 NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC Plaintiff, vs. UNKNOWN HEIRS, BENEFICIARIES, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES AND ALL OTHERS WHO MAY CLAIM INTEREST IN THE ESTATE OF CAROL RICHARDSON A/K/A CAROL ANN RICHARDSON A/K/A CAROL ANDRYKOVITCH, et al., Defendants.
To: UNKNOWN HEIRS, BENEFICIARIES, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES AND ALL OTHERS WHO MAY CLAIM INTEREST IN THE ESTATE OF CAROL RICHARDSON A/K/A CAROL ANN RICHARDSON A/K/A CAROL ANDRYKOVITCH 7 WILKINS PLACE. LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: STATED; CURRENT ADDRESS: UNKNOWN YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an action to foreclose Mortgage covering the following real and personal property described as follows, to-wit: LOT 10, OF BLOCK 47, OF PALM COAST, MAP OF WYNNFIELD, SECTION 19, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 7, PAGES 25 THROUGH 30, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA
has been filed against you and you are required to file a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Orlando DeLuca, Deluca Law Group, PLLC, 2101 NE 26th Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33305 and file the original with the Clerk of the above- styled Court on or before publication, otherwise a Judgment may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. WITNESS my hand and seal of said Court on the day of 12/17/2024.
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT As Clerk of the Court (SEAL) BY: /s/ Amy Perez Deputy Clerk
DELUCA LAW GROUP PLLC
PHONE: (954) 368-1311 | FAX: (954) 200-8649 service@delucalawgroup.com 24-06426 January 16, 23, 2025 25-00009G
SECOND INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, AND FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION CASE NO.: 2024-CP-000878 DIVISION: 48 IN RE: THE ESTATE OF THOMAS G. CRAIG Deceased. The administration of the estate of Thomas G. Craig, deceased, whose date of death was August 19, 2024, is pending in the Circuit Court for Flagler County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 1769 East Moody Blvd., Bunnell, Florida 32110. The names and addresses of the personal
FORE THE LATER OF THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. A personal representative or curator has no duty to discover whether any property held at the time of the decedent’s death by the decedent or the decedent’s surviving spouse is property to which the Florida Uniform Disposition of Community Property Rights at Death Act as described in sections 732.216-732.228, applies, or may apply, unless a written demand is made by a creditor as specified under section 732.2211. The date of first publication of this notice is January 16, 2025. Personal Representative: Dolores
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