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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Garbage contract Waste hauling rates to rise this summer, services to decrease PAGE 5 INSIDE BARBOSA DECIDES

Palm Coast City Councilman Victor Barbosa drops bid for County Commission, will instead run for reelection PAGE 3

BUS DRIVER DUI

School bus driver arrested for DUI, child neglect for driving drunk with students on board. PAGE 8

RESTOCKING FISH

Whitney Laboratory releases 100,000 juvenile redfish into local waters PAGE 10

GARGIULO, 83

Tom Gargiulo, Flagler County’s ‘art father,’ dies at 83 PAGE 11

AT YOUR OWN RISK

Flagler Beach to reduce lifeguard coverage this summer PAGE 9

Q+A LENHART

“Yes, everything’s in good order. Your vote will be counted.” PAGE 3

Q+A DENNIE

“Homelessness isn’t the ragged person that you think it is.” PAGE 6

Bevan hired Denise Bevan is Palm Coast’s new city manager PAGE 5

YOUR TOWN

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BLUE VALENTINES Fourth-grade students Sofia Popova and Charlotte Read enjoyed cotton candy on Feb. 10 at Old Kings Elementary School’s annual Sweetheart Daughter Dance.

Green Lion remains king — for now The statue is small in stature, but it looks proud after the city heard how much support the Green Lion has from the community.

City Council reverses course on Green Lion Cafe, will not solicit proposals for golf restaurant JONATHAN SIMMONS NEWS EDITOR

Dozens of locals packed the seats, lined the walls and spilled over into an overflow space at a Palm Coast City Council meeting Feb. 15 to urge the council to work out a new lease with the Green Lion Cafe on the city-owned Palm Harbor Golf Club. The council heard them, and has scrapped plans to end its contract with the restaurant, owned by the Marlow family of Flagler Beach.

“I’d like to be the first one to apologize to the Marlows,” Councilman Victor Barbosa said at the meeting. “You should be proud of what you built here, being the number one restaurant.” The Green Lion Cafe is rated as the number one restaurant in Palm Coast on Tripadvisor.com. The council, a week ago, had directed city staff to end the existing

Best in state, FPC’s best ever Buchanan dedicates state title to her mom BRENT WORONOFF STAFF WRITER

In past years, Annie Buchanan’s mother was always in attendance at her daughter’s weightlifting events, just as she had been for Annie’s three older siblings. “She cooked breakfast for us a couple of times at state,” said Flagler Palm Coast weightlifting coach Duane Hagstrom. “Even when she was using a walker, she still came.” Buchanan’s mother lost her battles with cancer in September, but when Annie won two state championships on Feb. 10 to add to the title she won last year, she knew her SEE STRONGEST PAGE 18

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Annie Buchanan completes her clean and jerk at the Five Star meet earlier this season.

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lease and solicit proposals for a new company to run the golf course restaurant, to bring it up to market rate rent. Calling the lease a “sweetheart deal” that was “robbing” taxpayers, councilmen had said the restaurant’s $600-per-month rent was too low. But the Marlow family had invested $100,000 to renovate the citySEE GREEN PAGE 4

BRIEFS Health Department prepares for COVID’s shift to endemic The COVID-19 pandemic in Flagler County is fading, with case numbers and hospitalizations dropping. “Cases are significantly decreasing,” Florida Department of Health in Flagler County Health Officer Bob Snyder said on Flagler Broadcasting’s “Free For All Friday” program on Jan. 11. The week of Jan. 14, there were 210 cases per day, but that has dropped to an average of 58. “Positivity rate, hospital admissions for COVID, school district cases, demand for testing — all trending downward, in the right direction,” Snyder added. There have been no new outbreaks at nursing homes or assisted living facilities, he added, and a total of 78,244 Flagler County residents have been vaccinated. The health department is preparing to shift back to normal operations. “We are ready for this to be over,” Snyder said.

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School Board passes impact fee change The Flagler Home Builders Association, part of the working group which helped form the new fee request, says issues still need to be resolved.

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The Flagler County School Board unanimously passed a resolution requesting an increased impact fee schedule for the County Commission to consider as early as its next meeting on Feb. 21. Developers pay school impact fees on new homes based on projected student population growth to help fund school construction. The new impact fee schedule would begin on Sept. 1 this year. The requested increases are significantly lower than the school district’s request in August, which would have doubled impact fees on single-family homes. The current rate has stood since 2004. After delaying a vote in November, the commission — which has the final say on the district’s impact fee requests — asked the district to meet with county staff and the Flagler Home Builders Association to work out an agreement. The HBA had questioned the school district’s growth study and judged the requested increase to be too steep. The School Board passed the resolution at a special meeting on Feb. 9. The resolution states that the “working group,” made up of district and county staff and members of the HBA, have agreed to a phased-in impact fee schedule and that the HBA “has agreed to support the impact fees recommended by the working group.”

But Mark Langello, the president of the Home Builders Association, said the HBA is still negotiating with the school district on some issues he says are interrelated to the impact fee request. He said the HBA and the district have not come to a complete consensus, but that they are close. He also said the parties were asked to keep the discussions under wrap, and that the HBA was honoring that request. Langello said he is not part of the working group. School Board Chair Trevor Tucker said on Feb. 10 that he was not aware that the HBA was not in total agreement with the resolution. “My understanding was everybody was happy,” Tucker said. “We (passed) the resolution based on a recommendation from the superintendent. County staff was there to see if the resolution was passed, so they could put it on (the commission’s) agenda.” The School Board’s resolution calls for raising impact fees on new single-family homes from $3,600 to $5,450, multi-family homes from $931 to $1,360 and mobile homes from $1,066 to $2,150. The fees could increase annually based upon the district’s student growth as of the October FTE date, when the state reports its annual survey count of students for full-time equivalent funding. An enrollment increase of 500 students in the district would result in an increase in the impact fees of $500 for single-family homes, $125 for multi-family homes and $850 for mobile homes. If the enrollment increases by 1,000, then those impact fee increases would double. Superintendent Cathy Mittelstadt told the board, “If all of a sudden we had 1,000 new students, that’s going to mean a full-court press (to increase

School Board approves new bell schedules

SCHOOL IMPACT FEE REQUEST Phased-in proposal would increase based on annual enrollment increase of 500 students. Single-family homes: $5,450 Multi-family homes: $1,360 Mobile homes: $2,150

The high school day will be 15 minutes longer; middle schools will start earlier.

CURRENT SCHOOL IMPACT FEES Approved by the County Commission on Dec. 6, 2004. Single-family homes: $3,600 Multi-family homes: $931 Mobile homes: $1,066

The middle school day will be starting five minutes earlier next school year after the School Board approved new bell schedules that will affect most schools in the county. The board approved the changes, 4-1, at its monthly meeting Feb. 15, with Colleen Conklin dissenting. The changes were necessary to accommodate a proposed seven-period day at the high schools. Currently, the high schools operate under a modified block schedule. The high school day will start 10 minutes later at 8:10 a.m. and end 25 minutes later at 2:40 p.m. Middle schools will start five minutes earlier, at 7:20 a.m. The middle school day will be five minutes longer as students will continue to be dismissed at 1:40 p.m. Conklin said the middle school day already begins too early. “I’m voting this down,” she said. “Middle school start times, we’re just moving in the wrong direction. I know there are multiple levels to this issue.” Elementary schools will no longer have a staggered start. All five will start their day at 9:10 a.m. and end at 3:40 p.m.

INITIAL SCHOOL BOARD REQUEST Approved by the board on Aug. 17, 2021. Single-family homes: $7,175 Multi-family homes: $1,774 Mobile homes: $5,279

school capacities).” The school district’s enrollment total on Oct. 15, 2021 was 12,275 students.If enrollment figures necessitate an impact fees increase, it would take effect on June 1 each year, starting in 2023. Before the board members voted 5-0 to pass the resolution and send it to the county, board member Colleen Conklin questioned why the new fee schedule would begin Sept. 1, and not 90 days from adoption, which is the minimum notice required. District staff member Patty Bott said the working group had agreed to the Sept. 1 date.

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The board approved the wording of a referendum to renew the half-cent sales tax for another 10 years. The district used the 2012 referendum as a starting point and updated it to comply with changes to state law and to add a focus on school safety. The referendum states that the tax will fund capital outlay, technology, improving school safety, land acquisition and bond debt. The referendum will be submitted to the County Commission for placement on the ballot in the Nov. 8 general election.

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The school district has proposed reducing hours and fees at the Belle Terre Swim and Racquet Club. After hearing that the facilities will continue to operate at a loss, some School Board members seemed cool to the idea of lowering fees. S-taff member Joshua Walker had proposed reducing the hours — now 6 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday to Friday; 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday; and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday — to 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Friday; 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday; and closed Sunday. He suggested lowering fees from the current $35 monthly membership ($20 for students) and $4 for non-member day use to $25 monthly for adults (still $20 for students) and $3 for day use. The board is expected to vote on the proposal at a meeting in March.

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City Council votes 5-0 to make Denise Barbosa drops bid for County Bevan Palm Coast’s city manager Commission

Bevan has served as interim city manager since June 2021. Her role will no longer be interim. JONATHAN SIMMONS NEWS EDITOR

Denise Bevan will be Palm Coast’s new city manager. The City Council voted 5-0 at a Feb. 15 council meeting to choose Bevan, who’s been serving as city manager in an interim role since June 2021, as its regular manager rather than continue forward with an external search. “Thank you for your trust and support, and I can’t wait to take our team to the next step — you guys are amazing,” Bevan said after the vote. “Those who are in City Hall tonight, or today ... and to all of our staff across the organization. Thank you so much.” Mayor David Alfin made the motion to select Bevan toward the conclusion of the meeting. The city manger search process was on the agenda: The council had been slated to select a consulting firm to conduct an external search. “Having had a discussion with HR, based on too few applicants and a lack of interest by qualified search firms, I’m reversing course on our search for a city manager,” Alfin said. “We have a new opportunity to proceed.” He passed his gavel to Vice Mayor Eddie Branquinho and made two motions: One to appoint Bevan as Palm Coast’s city manager, and another to select a council member to begin the negotiation process by working with Bevan and the city attorney and clerk as needed to draft a contract that will come back before the council for approval. Councilman Victor Barbosa seconded.

"Thank you for your trust and support, and I can't wait to take our team to the next step — you guys are amazing."

The Palm Coast City Council member will instead run for re-election, facing Sims Jones and Alan Lowe.

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Palm Coast District 2 City Councilman Victor Barbosa is dropping his bid to challenge Flagler County Commissioner Joe Mullins for the District 4 County Commission seat. Barbosa will instead run for reelection to the District 2 City Council seat. “I’ll be stepping down from the race for commissioner. I would like to run for reelection in the same position,” Barbosa said during a Feb. 15 City Council meeting. Barbosa made his announcement shortly after the council voted unanimously to appoint Denise Bevan to the Palm Coast city manager position. To remain in the District 2 City Council seat, he’ll face challenges from Sims Jones and Alan Lowe. Barbosa’s withdrawal from the District 4 County Commission race leaves incumbent Republican Mullins; challenger Bonnie Leann Pennington, also a Republican; and no-party-affiliation candidate Jane Gentile-Youd.

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Denise Bevan has impressed the City Council with her performance in an interim role.

Councilman Ed Danko asked Bevan if she wanted the job. Bevan — who in the past had said that she wasn’t interested in the regular city manager position — said that she did. “I am very impressed with your performance lately,” Danko said. “I want to personally thank you. ... You have my support.” It was a shift for Danko, who’d clashed with Bevan in the past. “This is a beautiful thing, to invest in our organization,” Barbosa said. Councilman Nick Klufas said he continues to have faith in Bevan’s leadership. Only one person spoke when the

council asked for public comments. The man, a W-Section resident, said he’d recently spoken with Bevan for the first time. “I don’t think there’s anyone more qualified, more dignified, than her to be our city manager,” he said. As Branquinho gave the final yesvote in favor of Bevan, he banged the gavel in celebration and rose to his feet, leading fellow council members and the city staff members in the audience in a standing ovation. “From the bottom of my heart, congratulations,” Branquinho said. “... I know that everything you do, you’ll have this staff in the back of

your mind.” The council chose Alfin to negotiate with Bevan. Asked after the meeting why she’d changed her mind and opted to accept the regular city manager position, Bevan said, “It’s a journey, right? It’s about growing relationships with the stakeholders and community, City Council, our amazing team. So it was really about the journey, from 15 years ago this month starting with the city of Palm Coast, to today.” Email Jonathan Simmons at jonathan@palmcoastobserver.com.

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Q +A KAITI LENHART, SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS

Ensuring that you can vote early but not often BRIAN MCMILLAN EXECUTIVE EDITOR

lagler County does not have zombie voters. That’s Kaiti Lenhart’s way of assuring local residents that her office checks death records to ensure that no dead people are casting votes — either in error or by some scheme to defraud an election. Lenhart has been Flagler’s supervisor of elections since 2015 and spoke recently with the Palm Coast Observer, at the PMG studio nextdoor, about election security, voting by mail and mock elections. Your website says you have a 1,200 square foot garden at home. That must be a typo, right?

No, no. It is accurate.

Who pulls the most weeds?

I’m still training the children to do it. It’s not going well. So I’d say probably my husband. Do you like going to the library while early voting is underway?

I don’t mind it. It’s really busy, obviously, during an election. I don’t know why. The Community Center has a larger parking lot and larger facility, but the library has sort of become the hub of all campaigning for some reason. You started working for the Flagler County Elections Office in 2009. You were appointed Supervisor of Elections by Gov. Rick Scott in 2015, and elected for full terms in 2016 and 2020. How has elections security changed since you started working for the Flagler County Elections Office?

The elections office wasn’t designed with security in mind, so I guess things have really changed. Network security, physical security — we’ve had to revamp the entire office. So it is a brand new elections office. I’ve made some improvements to the physical security; our tabulation room is now actually enclosed space. And we’re working on getting RFID, which is like a scan card with an auditable trail of who has access to certain areas. As far as physical security, it’s a lot different.

And then, of course, network security, which would be a whole other interview. But we’ve done a lot. I mean, we have brand new servers, a brand new voting system, new electronic poll books — everything is up to date and state of the art and protected through various means. It’s all outlined on the Elections Office website under “Election Security.” The Florida Senate is considering a law change that, among other things, would “Require county elections supervisors to conduct reviews of voter-registration rolls at least once a year, which would be more frequent than the currently required every other year.” How would that impact you?

Well, we already do list maintenance; we do it more frequently than is required. And also, we are getting information now from the ERIC state system, which is the Electronic Registration Information Center. It’s a consortium of different states that share voter registration data. So we’re already doing our list maintenance more frequently than is required by law.

You’re talking about a list of everybody in the county who’s registered to vote and making sure that they really are who they say they are?

Yes, and that goes back to some of the improvements. One I didn’t mention is our addressing system. We are now on one of the most up-to-date point-based mapping

systems in the state of Florida as far as elections go. We converted from a range system to a point system back in 2017. In GIS, you can think of like 1 through 15 Main Street, and anyone can register at any of those addresses that are available. That would be a range system. But the point system is based on actual houses. So every address has a point. If you know 2 Main Street is a business, we can exclude that and just do 1, 3, 5 and exclude anything that’s vacant, or a business address, commercial, all of that. We make sure that when people actually register an address that it is a residential address, and then their information, as far as their personal info, goes through the Department of State — their driver’s license number, their Social — all of that’s verified at a state level before they’re actually proved to be a voter. So is the idea that if someone made up an address that you would catch that?

Yes, we absolutely would.

Can you give any examples of ways people might try to cheat and how you try to stop them?

People do try to vote twice. I know it’s hard to believe. You wouldn’t think someone would forget that they voted, but they do, and it’s just because the ballots are mailed out in advance of the election. And they are very excited about voting, so they come in and try to vote again. And we say, “You already voted.” And they’ll argue about it, until we show them the actual ballot with their signature on it — their mail ballot — and then the return address on the other side. They’re like, “I forgot. I sent that in, didn’t I?” And I’m like, “Yes, you did.” In 2020, we found that people would like to get their vote-bymail ballot. A lot more people had requested them because of the coronavirus pandemic. I believe those numbers are going

that peace of mind to let them know, “Yes, everything’s in good order. Your vote will be counted.” And yeah, the boxes were very heavily used in 2020. Can you imagine a day when we can vote by phone?

Maybe. Our equipment is able to read what would be like a sample ballot on your phone, and you can make your choices, and then it would be able to be scanned by the equipment, and then produce a paper ballot. The Legislature would probably have to make some changes in order for us to do that. In previous years, you have helped conduct mock elections at schools. Why is that important? Photo by PMG

Kaiti Lenhart helps conduct mock elections for schools, in hopes that students will become better citizens and more likely to vote when they’re old enough.

to probably stay higher than in previous election cycles. Anyway, so they get their ballot, and then they would decide to vote in person. So they’d bring the ballot with them to the early voting site, drop it in the secure drop box, and then go in and vote. Well, the early voting vote would count, of course. Once we got the ballots back to the office, we see that they voted in person. And all of that information is sent to the State Attorney’s Office because they did attempt to vote twice. But it’s always caught. What’s more secure, voting in a booth, or voting by mail?

I really feel like both ways are absolutely secure. Florida has been a mail-ballot state for over 20 years. And there’s always that group of folks that will come into the office and want to hand it to a person over the counter. And we’ll actually take that ballot and verify the signature on it, while they’re standing there, to give them

It’s good to get our youth involved in the process of voting. It encourages them to study the candidates. The teachers can use it in the classroom, to really build on that in the curriculum. They even have debates in high school; they’ll set up one side of the classroom and talk about their candidate. It’s a real voting learning experienceBecause they had that experience, then maybe they’ll pay attention a little bit more when they get older and decide, “Elections could be important for me. I think I’ll think I’ll research those candidates like we did in class that time.” Why is it important that people around the world, around the U.S., around Flagler County, trust our elections process?

The most challenging thing, at least this year so far, has been the spread of misinformation. And that really erodes voter confidence. If you think about what could impact turnout, you would really need people to believe that their vote is counted. And when there’s so much of this misinformation out there. So we need people to be engaged, and actively voting, for them to be represented. And that builds a healthy community. It’s very important.

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Green Lion Cafe saved owned restaurant building — a fact one councilman, Eddie Branquinho, said he wasn’t aware of when he made his decision last week. And by the time the council decided last week to solicit proposals and end the restaurant’s existing contact, the Green Lion had already agreed in negotiations with city staff to a doubling of its rent this year and stepped increases that would reach $2,503 in 2026. At the Feb. 15 meeting, the Marlows and their supporters reminded the City Council that the restaurant building had been in rough shape when the Marlows took it over, and is now successful. “We’re not taking all the credit.

We’ve done it together,” Green Lion co-owner Christopher Marlow said at the meeting. “We should be celebrating our success and what we’ve achieved together. And instead, I’m sorry, the last week’s meeting was intended to destroy it. We’re being punished for our success.” Marlow provided photos of the condition of the restaurant building before his family took it over, submitting the images to the city clerk. “There’s only value there because we created it,” he said. Co-owner Carolyn Marlow said the Green Lion had assumed all of the risks associated with the renovation. “We worked out a deal that we

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would invest our money into this failing operation, and for a very low rent, try to get back our money,” she said. “... Anybody here, you should all be saying, ‘Thank you Golden Lion.’” When the city solicited bids for the restaurant in 2017, Christopher Marlow said, the Green Lion was the only company to submit a bid, other than an ice cream shop whose bid didn’t meet the city’s requirements. “You said you’re protecting [residents] from us ‘robbing’ them, but you’re not protecting them. They don’t need your protection,” Marlow said. “They don’t want it. What they want is the Green Lion. And they’re all here today to tell you that they

want the Green Lion. And I hope that you listen.” The restaurant is willing to pay fair rent, he said. “There’s a better way to do this. Let’s please move forward,” he said. “We can find a way to work together.” Residents recalled positive experiences at the restaurant and asked why the city would undermine a successful and popular local business. “I’m here wondering, like many here today, how we got to the point that the city of Palm Coast will not be renewing the lease of the number-one Tripadvisor-rated Green Lion restaurant,” resident Tim Griffin said. “... Twenty minutes at last Tuesday’s workshop is about to destroy a great relationship between the Green Lion and our Palm Coast community. This did not need to happen.” Former Flagler Beach Mayor Linda Provencher, who’d worked for the Marlows for more than 20 years, told the council that she’d thought the Marlows were crazy to take over the restaurant building at the Palm Harbor Golf Club when they already had a successful restaurant — the Golden Lion — in Flagler Beach. “They had many hurdles to overcome,” she said. Still, she said, the family was able to make the restaurant successful. It also didn’t make sense to her, she said, that the City Council simply told city staff to solicit proposals and end the Green Lion’s contract without even talking to its ownership or holding a formal vote. Only one of the councilmen who’s on the council now — Nick Klufas — had also been on the council in 2017 when the city first approved a contact with the Green Lion. The golf course and its concession had been in such bad shape in 2016, before the Marlows took over, that the city wasn’t sure it would be viable, he said. The city was paying a management company, Kemper Sports, to run both. The course was

"Twenty minutes at last Tuesday's workshop is about to destroy a great relationship between the Green Lion and our Palm Coast community. This did not need to happen." TIM GRIFFIN

losing money. The restaurant was a hole in the wall. “I saw it at its worst; I’m seeing it today at its peak,” Klufas said. “... Not only have they accomplished that, but I think along the way they have made a tremendous community partner.” Councilman Ed Danko, who’d been sharply critical last week of the existing lease, thanked the crowd for speaking at the Feb. 15 meeting. “I want to thank you, everyone, for coming out today. Obviously you’re all very passionate about it,” he said. To the Marlows, he added, “I want to thank you about informing us about all of the things that you did to make this restaurant successful. ... This is the way government works. You come out here, respectfully, state your position, we reply back to you respectfully.” Mayor David Alfin suggested that the council have city staff determine market rent for the property, halt the city’s request for proposals, place the Green Lion contract on an upcoming council business meeting agenda, and remove an existing contract clause that allows the city to terminate the lease “for convenience” with six months’ notice, replacing that with a clause that allows termination for cause. Other council members agreed. “I appreciate the hard work and effort,” Alfin said. “I appreciate the turnout and all that you have voiced today.” Email jonathan@palmcoastobserver.com.

"We should be celebrating our success and what we've achieved together. And instead, I'm sorry, the last week's meeting was intended to destroy it.” CHRISTOPHER MARLOW, co-owner, the Green Lion Cafe

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Trash pickup rates to rise 47% this summer Palm Coast residents’ monthly garbage rates will increase by 47% starting June 1, going from the current $20.36 per month to $29.97 per month. Meanwhile, services will decrease starting March 17, with the suspension of the Recycling Rewards and the Hazardous Waste Collection programs and new limits on yard waste and bulk items. Palm Coast City Council members voted 4-1, with Mayor David Alfin dissenting, to approve a one-year contact extension with Waste Pro for the higher rates at a council meeting on Feb. 15 after questioning a Waste Pro representative about the reasons for the rate hike. “Obviously an increase like that is shocking, staggering,” Mayor David Alfin said during the meeting. “We are living in exceptional, difficult times.” He asked if Waste Pro wants to “work positivity and enthusiastically with the city in the future.” Waste Pro Vice President of Governmental Affairs Tim Dolan said it does. City staff told the council that the short duration of the contract is likely one reason for the steep increase in the monthly rate. Dolan said that rising employee wages and bonuses are also driving up costs, and that it’s not clear when that trend will stop. “Employee wages have gotten crazy,” he said. “... We’re seeing huge increases, we’re seeing retention bonuses, we’re seeing signup bonus-

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13.4%

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48.6%

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es we never saw before. ... There’s a lot of uncertainty in the market right now.”: Alfin had a warning. “I do not expect this increased rate to be the starting point for future negotiation,” he said. “... Don’t think for a minute that this is set, and now this becomes a starting point for the next negotiation going forward.” Alfin said after the meeting that he’d voted against the contract because he wasn’t happy with the increase. “I think it is based on what the gentleman said are unknowns, and I’m not willing to charge our residents monies on unknowns,” Alfin said. “I understand that we do have to move forward. But I wanted to send a clear message to the vendor, that that’s not the answer — to rationalize such a significant increase.” The one-year extension is intended to give the city a chance to complete a request for proposal process to find a new, longer term hauling contract. Palm Coast, frustrated with Waste Pro’s missed pickups and slow service in recent years, went out to bid last March, receiving bids by Waste Pro and competitor FCC Environmental Services. But the city ultimately threw out both bids and started over, leaving insufficient time to find a new hauler before Waste Pro’s current contract expires on May 31. City staff had initially favored FCC Environmental’s proposal, even though FCC was asking for higher rates for equivalent service — $33.84 a month to Waste Pro’s thenproposed $26.47 — because FCC appeared to have had fewer performance-related fines. But Waste Pro filed a bid protest, alleging that FCC had not disclosed them was required in the city’s bidding process. The city found that the wording in its RFP had been unclear and that both haulers hadn’t disclosed information that the city wanted, so it threw out both bids. A new RFP process will begin Feb. 23, and city staff will recommend a provider to the City Council in June,

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with a new contract beginning the same month. In the meantime, city staff worked out the one-year extension with Waste Pro, and the hauler at first came back with even higher rates than it had proposed last year, initially asking for $33.88 per month per household and attributing the 68% rate increase to COVID-19-related inflation and labor market shifts, according to a city news release. City staff reduced it to $29.97 by proposing a suspension of the Recycling Rewards and the Hazardous Waste Collection programs and a reduction of yard waste pickup from 4 cubic yards to 2 cubic yards, and a limitation on bulk items to 3 cubic yards. Residents can dispose of hazardous waste items for free of charge by calling Flagler County Recycling and Household Hazardous Waste at 386-517-2075 or visiting 1700 S. Old Kings Road on between 7 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

PALM COAST TO HONOR SHIRLEY CHISHOLM, DOUG BERRYHILL Palm Coast will rename two city recreational sites after prominent residents. The City Council approved the renamings on Feb. 15. The city will rename the Pine Lakes Trail as the Shirley Chisholm Trail. Chisholm, a Palm Coast resident from 1991 until 2005, was the first Black American women to win a seat in Congress, in 1968. The Democratic Women’s Club of Flagler County requested the renaming, and the request was approved by city staff and the city’s Beautification Advisory Committee. The city will place a commemorative plaque about Chisholm on the trail. Palm Coast will rename Baseball Field 6 at the Indian Trails Sport Complex in honor of Little League coach Doug Berryhill. Berryhill had been a member of Palm Coast Little League since 2008, and was a coach for 14 years. The Palm Coast Little League requested the renaming, and it was approved by city staff and the Beautification Advisory Committee.

CITY COUNCIL APPOINTS NEW PLANNING BOARD MEMBER The City Council on Feb. 15 selected resident Christopher Gabriel to fill a vacancy on the city’s Planning and Land Development Regulation Board created by the resignation of District 3 board member Robert DeMaria. Gabriel will serve the remainder of DeMaria’s term, which ends in September 2022.

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Race, religion and politics

“If we are to build a better world, we must remember that the guiding principle is this — a policy of freedom for the individual is the only truly progressive policy.” Friedrich Hayek “Road to Serfdom,” 1944

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hen Jearlyn Dennie asked what I wanted to talk about for our interview, I assured her that we wouldn’t talk about anything all that sensitive — just race, religion and politics. Dennie has experience with each of those topics: She was the first Black woman in Florida to be elected as the chair of a county’s Republican Executive Committee, and she is also pastor of Reverse Church. She met with me at the PMG Studio for an interview. You can watch the video on the Palm Coast Observer’s YouTube channel. What follows is an edited transcript. What’s at stake in the 2022 elections, locally?

I think School Board is important. Our children are important to us, and parental rights are important. Everyone should look at School Board races and vote for conservative candidates. With 14,000 more registered Republicans than Democrats in Flagler County, does a Democrat even have a chance? And is that healthy for the community?

Absolutely. I want to say every candidate has a chance, especially if they’re running on a good platform, and they communicate what they’re going to do for the community. Just because someone registers Republican, Independent or Democrat doesn’t mean that that’s how they’re going to vote. It’s Black History Month, and we are always inspired by Martin Luther King’s speeches. Who else inspires you?

My grandmother. She’s a phenomenal woman. I think about all she has done for me to be where I am, for my mother to be where she is. She was a domestic engineer— she would clean houses for the rich and

famous. In fact, she worked for the owners of Saks Fifth Avenue and several department stores. Back in the day, when my mother was young, she couldn’t go into white-only ice cream shops. So my grandmother got a job cleaning the house of a lady that owned an ice cream shop. She’d go dress up, stand in front of the ice cream shop, and the lady goes, “Dorothy, why are you out there? Come on in.” That’s how my mother was able to have her first banana split, and my uncle a root beer float. So she was a problem solver. If anyone is watching this who is white and wants to do something to promote racial harmony, what can we do?

It’s important to get to know all people and not to judge someone by the color of their skin. What you can do to build that harmony is just listen. When you think about what happened to George Floyd, everyone was outraged by that. The white American looked at it and said, “That was horrible.” But for Black Americans like me, we went, “Not again.” Just understand and empathize with those experiences,

UPCOMING BLACK HISTORY EVENT The 19th-annual Youth Black History Program will begin at 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 20, at the African American Cultural Society Center, on U.S. 1. The theme is “Black excellence: yesterday, today and

LETTERS Editor’s Note: The first three letters, about the Green Lion, were submitted before the City Council’s Feb. 15 discussion, which you can read about on Page 1.

City ‘leaders’ show they’re anti-business Dear Editor: I have been a very loyal and frequent diner at the Green Lion restaurant since the first month they began operating at the city-owned Palm Harbor Golf Course, and I have to say it is without a doubt one of Palm Coast’s best restaurants. After the owners of the Golden Lion in Flagler Beach took a huge gamble and sunk $100,000 of their hard-earned money into the empty space at the golf course that the city was looking to lease out, they became successful due to their experience in running an already established, successful restaurant on the beachside of Flagler County, and over the years have gained a loyal following. The Marlow family and the staff at the Green Lion have done nothing wrong and are so undeserving of the demeaning and hurtful comments and childish attitudes from some of our current City Council members. If they are questioning the so-called “sweetheart deal” that the city entered into with the restaurant owners five years ago and are upset at the agreed lease terms, why in the world are they airing this so publicly and making it look like the Marlow family is a bunch of grifters who took advantage of city taxpayers? The city wanted that hole in the wall space leased, and set the terms, so City Council should be voicing their concerns out of the ears of the public, and only with the city staff responsible for such lease terms, so

forever.” The event is free, with partial support from the city of Palm Coast. To support AACS scholarships, visit aacspalmcoast. org or call Jeanette Wheeler at 386-302-0441.

there is an understanding of what is expected going forward. Quit stomping your feet, yelling in public and making idiots of yourselves, because that is what children do and get put in a corner to pout. I am so disgusted with the antics of some of our local elected “leaders.” We will remember how terrible you are, how anti-business you are, and what absolutely dismal City Council members you are being come the next election! DAVE GRAY Palm Coast

City Council is needlessly punishing the Green Lion Dear Editor: I have a very hard time understanding the vision the Palm Coast City Council has for our community. While I agree the owners of the city’s Green Lion Cafe have had a sweet deal, they deserve some credit. All the research I have done shows the golf course was losing money, and it appears to me that renting it to the Green Lion for $600 a month says they had no takers. The owners came in, taking a risk, built up a business, made improvements and helped to increased golf revenue. There is no guarantee that anyone new coming in will be as successful as the Green Lion. So what does the council do? Punish them. How sad this city is run. JO ANDREWS Palm Coast

Why criticize a successful business, the Green Lion? Dear Editor: The City Council has criticized the contract with the Green Lion, and it has also been guilty of sloppy

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even though you may not have experienced them. What can parents do to strengthen their families?

Family dinners. I have seven children, six grandchildren, and I’m down to one at home. Now she’s a senior in high school. And she and I have dinner at the kitchen table. You know, it’s always taught to make a point to have family dinner and to listen to what she has to say, her perspective. What can local politicians do to strengthen families?

We should probably ask some of these local politicians. Number one, walk the walk, don’t just talk it. You have posed as a homeless person for hours at a time. What have you learned?

Well, it’s not just that I posed as a homeless person, I’ve actually been homeless. I do it to raise awareness for other people to realize that the face of homeless isn’t what you think it is. It’s the person that’s in the grocery store that’s waiting on you. We’ve had a manager of one of our department stores that I’ve actually helped go from being homeless to in a home. So homelessness isn’t the ragged person that you think it is. Most homelessness is situational: loss of job, there’s a problem with health, or issues like that. There’s not really a huge chronic homeless

management in having to extend the WastePro contract for another year at a substantial increase to individual customers. Let’s compare the two. The first instance has a company enter into a contract for a business that is going nowhere, invests $100,000 of its own money and turns the restaurant and the golf course into a profit maker. The second instance is a contract with a company with some nefarious history that drove every small entrepreneur in the waste industry in New York out of business. The first yields nothing but scorn from the government of Palm Coast. The second receives an increase in income for less service. How about an explanation of the disparity from our elected officials? LAWRENCE L. AMATURO Palm Coast

DeSantis’ defense of Joe Rogan amounts to defense of the N-word Dear Editor: As a Black woman who served 20 years in the military, disappointment does not adequately describe how I felt when I read Gov. Ron DeSantis’ comments that Joe Rogan did not need to apologize for using racial slurs. in essence, he was saying that it was fine to call me a n - - - - -. I’m really not hearing his nonsense that it’s politics. It’s not about politics at all. It is about denigrating a group of people so that another group may feel good/better about themselves or their lot in life. This has been going on for a really, really long time. I’m not sure what Ron DeSantis learned in the Navy. This is what I learned in the Army: (1) When you make a mistake, you own it. (2) Be honest and forthright. (3) Leave the bigotry at home, although things

problem here in Flagler County. Do you read the Bible every day? Why?

It gives me strength. It reminds me of who He is, especially when you’re having a bad day. I also pray with people all over the world. I have a prayer line on Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 6:30. It teaches a discipline. It reinforces what you know, it reinforces my faith. And it allows me to connect with my father. I just listen. What is the next sermon you’re working on?

“Moving forward.” My sermons always go around what I’m learning that week, and then on Saturday nights, the Lord downloads it for me. Every time I’ve done a sermon in advance, Saturday night, he’ll change it up. I always like a fresh new word from the Lord.

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What principles guide you to know how to respond when someone comes to you for help?

I always treat others as I would like to be treated. Even though I may not be in their situation, what if I was? And love. Love people no matter what they look like. I’m absolutely in witness protection. I am absolutely a living witness. God is good. He’s worthy to be praised. And I’m an example of his grace, his mercy and his love.

Issuing an apology when you are wrong does not make you weak, it shows strength and growth. have changed quite a bit since I retired. (4) Treat others with dignity and respect. Issuing an apology when you are wrong does not make you weak, it shows strength and growth. I’m not sure why the governor would even inject himself into the conversation since he is supposed to be the governor of all Florida residents. Why do politicians feel the need to divide the country on racial lines? We are all citizens, all worthy of equal representation. We should not have to listen to our public servants, whose salary we pay, pander to part of their constituents at the expense of their other constituents, Black people in particular. Our governor interjected at the state level; however, I believe some residents here locally need to know how this community’s Black residents/citizens are affected by his comments. And some would agree with him; therein lies the problem.

Dan “Dustoff FiveZero” Waldron  Branch of military: U.S. Army  Dates of service: 1969-1971  Rank/occupation: Chief Warrant Officer 2 / Rotary Wing Pilot  Hometown: Haddonfield, New Jersey Dan Waldron is a Vietnam Veteran who flew “dust off” medical evacuation missions in combat. Among his decorations, he earned the Service and Campaign ribbons for RVN (Republic of Vietnam), Air Medal with silver Olive Leaf Cluster, and Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with silver star. Following military service, he graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Science in nursing and worked 30 years as a critical care, cardiac cath lab nurse. He’s lived in Flagler Beach for 38 years. Waldron is a member of the Flagler County Veterans Advisory Council, Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association and VFW Post 8696. He is at his happiest helping other veterans. NEED HELP WITH VETERAN SERVICES? Call 386-313-4014 or use the QR code.

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Thanks for fixing the Observer crossword Dear Editor: Thank you for the return of the crossword, and including a bonus one! I missed them. This is a good puzzle, not too easy and not too hard. Thanks for the effort. The puzzle is the reason I pick up the paper. VIRGINIA EDSALL Palm Coast

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A Flagler Schools bus driver is out on bond after driving dozens of middle school students home Wednesday, Feb. 9, while under the influence of alcohol. “Thankfully, no one was hurt as a result of his actions,” Sheriff Rick Staly said. “I commend the employee who reported him to school officials. Anyone whose careless actions endangers lives of children and other drivers deserves to be locked up.” Tests revealed that driver Mark McNeil, 60, had a blood alcohol content level of .32, four times the legal limit. He’d also been cited by a Florida Highway Patrol three days before for Failure to Obey a Stop Sign when he was involved in a school bus crash while driving the same route. The afternoon of Feb. 9, the Ormond Beach resident arrived to work for his afternoon shift, and a co-worker with direct contact with him could smell alcohol and reported it to supervisors. Keeping his usual routine, McNeil attempted to pick up his school bus. However, he drove off in a bus not assigned to him and proceeded to his usual pick-up location at Buddy Taylor Middle School to pick up students on his afternoon route. The 60-year-old driver picked up approximately 40 children from the middle school and began to drop them

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off at their bus stops. After attempts by school transportation to contact McNeil by radio were ignored, he used the radio to notify the district he was having a medical emergency. McNeil’s supervisor eventually found him on his route near the intersection of Karas Trail and Karat Path. McNeil exited the bus and fell to the ground, complaining he couldn’t breathe. Flagler County Fire Rescue responded and transported him to AdventHealth. The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office was notified. Upon deputies’ arrival to AdventHealth Palm Coast, McNeil tried to flee. Deputies caught him on hospital property. Deputies could smell alcohol coming from McNeil, and he was showing signs of intoxication while resisting arrest. McNeil was arrested and transported to jail upon medical clearance. He was initially arrested for Driving Under the Influence with Passengers Under 18, Resisting Officer without Violence, and one charge of Child Neglect. The FCSO has since recommended 14 additional charges of Child Neglect after families of 14 students on the bus said they want to pursue charges. Another 11 families could make the same request.

BRIEFS State prison escapee caught in Flagler County A state prison escapee is no longer on the run. During an unrelated investigation, Flagler County sheriff’s deputies learned the whereabouts of a 27-year-old woman who had escaped from a state correctional facility on Dec. 8, 2021. Deputies took her into custody shortly after 9 p.m. Feb. 8. She had been on the run for 62 days. A Flagler County judge had sentenced her to 18 months in May 2021, on charges that included selling drugs within a 1,000 feet of a school.

FCSO seizes 42 pounds of pot, $23,000 in cash The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Unit seized 42 pounds of marijuana, more than $23,000 cash and other drug paraphernalia in a bust the morning of Friday, Feb. 11, in Palm Coast. During the search, the Lynbrook Drive suspect told detectives that he only sells marijuana and no other narcotics. “Illegal narcotics are illegal no matter what they are,” Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly said.

Man arrested for beating 9-yearold son over iPad app purchases A Palm Coast father is in the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility for beating his 9-year-old child after the 9-year-old and his 5-year-old brother made in-application purchases on their iPad. Currently on probation for a

Deputy honored The Flagler County Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution recently awarded FCSO K-9 Deputy First Class Marcus Dawson with a medal for his heroic actions on Oct. 17, 2021, when he saved a 3-yearold boy from a burning home. felony battery arrest involving the child’s mother in 2017, 33-year-old Andrew Atkerson targeted his son in a Feb. 3 attack at the father’s Palm Coast home. Atkerson picked his son up several times, throwing him into the walls, closets and other items in the home. His son suffered bruising on multiple parts of his body, including under both eyes. When the boy’s mother later picked him up from school, she saw what had happened and photographed the injuries. During the investigation, Atkerson stated, “I might have over punished them a little bit.” Atkerson has faced 20 different charges in two different states — California and Florida — dating back to 2004. Six were for battery. In 2017, Atkerson was arrested for felony domestic battery when he attacked his wife. In that case, his children witnessed the attack. Atkerson remains in jail on a $12,500 bond.

400 doses of Narcan from DOH Flagler County Fire Rescue has an additional 400 doses of Narcan to administer, if needed, on rescue trucks, thanks to the Florida Department of Health. The value of the Narcan is $7,709. In 2021, Fire Rescue administered 278 doses of Narcan within the county.

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A local father beat his teenage son Feb. 4 because the teen was wearing makeup, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office. The crime was reported Feb. 7 by a local teacher, who told deputies that the teen said his father, 33-year-old Lomack Bennett, had busted the teen’s lip. The teen had recorded photos of his injuries on his school-issued computer. When a deputy spoke to the teen, the teen said his mother had noticed he was wearing makeup when she picked him up from school on Feb. 4. The teen usually applied makeup once he was at school and took it off before going home, he told the deputy. But his mother noticed, and told him to wipe it off. As he began wiping his face with a baby wipe, his mother yelled to Bennett, a felon with multiple prior arrests, that the teen was wearing makeup. Bennett, the teen said, started asking him about his sexual orientation, then choked him, threw him against the floor and slapped him across the face so hard that blood splattered across his glasses, the teen said. Bennett then yelled at the teen to clean himself up, according to the teen. Bennett told deputies he’d told the teen that he “wasn’t old enough to make decisions like that.” He denied hitting the teen. Deputies believed the evidence supported the teen’s account, and arrested Bennett, charging him with child abuse and strangulation. It is up to the State Attorney’s Office to determine whether the case meets the legal criteria to be charged as a hate crime, Sheriff Rick Staly said.

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FIRST INSERTION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF BUNNELL, FLORIDA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE CITY OF BUNNELL, FLORIDA will hold a public hearing as authorized by law at 7:00 P.M. on the 28th day of February 2022, for the purpose of Second and Final reading of Ordinance 2022-09, in the Chambers Meeting Room of the Government Services Building located at 1769 East Moody Blvd., Bunnell, FL 32110. ORDINANCE 2022-09 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BUNNELL, FLORIDA, FOR THE VOLUNTARY CONTRACTION (DEANNEXATION) OF THE CITY BOUNDARY BY DEANNEXING 2.2± ACRES MORE OR LESS OF REAL PROPERTY, GENERALLY LOCATED NORTH OF STATE HIGHWAY 100, MORE PARTICULARLY AND LEGALLY DESCRIBED ON EXHIBIT A, ATTACHED HERETO AND FULLY INCORPORATED HEREIN BY THIS REFERENCE; PROVIDING FOR THE AMENDMENT OF CITY BOUNDARIES TO CONTRACT THE SUBJECT PROPERTIES FROM THE CITY BOUNDARIES; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF PRIOR INCONSISTENT ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 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 in person participation is not legally permitted can be found on the City of Bunnell’s website at www.bunnellcity.us by clicking on the banner on the City’s homepage. Questions regarding use of available technology to access the public hearing can be answered by calling (386) 437-7500. The public is advised to check the City’s website for up-to-date information on any changes to the manner in which the meeting will be held and the location. The failure of a person to appear during said hearing and comment on or object to the proposed Ordinance, either in person or in writing, might preclude the ability of such person to contest the Ordinance at a later date. A copy of all pertinent information this ordinance can be obtained at the office of the Bunnell Customer Service Office, 604 E. Moody Blvd. Unit 6, Bunnell, FL 32110. Persons with disabilities needing assistance to attend this proceeding should contact the Bunnell City Clerk at (386) 437-7500 x 5 at least 48-business hours prior to the meeting. If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the City Commission on this matter a recording of the proceeding may be needed and for such purposes the person may need to ensure that a verbatim record is made which includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is based. (Section 286.0105, Florida Statutes)

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE CITY OF BUNNELL, FLORIDA will hold a public hearing as authorized by law at 7:00 P.M. on the 28th day of February 2022, for the purpose of Second and Final Reading of Ordinance 2022-04, in the Chambers Meeting Room of the Government Services Building located at 1769 East Moody Blvd., Bunnell, FL 32110.

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ORDINANCE 2022-04 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BUNNELL, FLORIDA AMENDING THE SECTION 2-87 OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BUNNELL, AS PREVIOUSLY AMENDED; PROVIDING FOR ADDITIONAL NOTICE REQUIREMENTS; PROVIDING FOR LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT; PROVIDING FOR IMPLEMENTING ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR RATIFICATION OF PRIOR ACTS OF THE CITY; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION AND DIRECTIONS TO THE CODE CODIFIER AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 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 in person participation is not legally permitted can be found on the City of Bunnell’s website at www.bunnellcity.us by clicking on the banner on the City’s homepage. Questions regarding use of available technology to access the public hearing can be answered by calling (386) 437-7500. The public is advised to check the City’s website for up-to-date information on any changes to the manner in which the meeting will be held and the location. The failure of a person to appear during said hearing and comment on or object to the proposed Ordinance, either in person or in writing, might preclude the ability of such person to contest the Ordinance at a later date. A copy of all pertinent information this ordinance can be obtained at the office of the Bunnell Customer Service Office, 604 E. Moody Blvd. Unit 6, Bunnell, FL 32110. Persons with disabilities needing assistance to attend this proceeding should contact the Bunnell City Clerk at (386) 437-7500 x 5 at least 48-business hours prior to the meeting. If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the City Commission on this matter a recording of the proceeding may be needed and for such purposes the person may need to ensure that a verbatim record is made which includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is based. (Section 286.0105, Florida Statutes) February 17, 2022

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Flagler Beach’s lifeguards provide beach protection May through September from 9:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. — sometimes later, when people stay on the beach in the evening. But the region in which they’ll do so will shrink a bit this year. The lifeguard program will provide coverage only in areas along the boardwalk, eliminating the two lifeguard stands that have been placed north of that region in previous years. “It’s going to be simpler for the public to understand,” City Manager William Whitson said, crediting City Commission Chairman Eric Cooley with the idea, during a Feb. 10 commission meeting. “. ... The guarded beach is boardwalk to boardwalk. That’s not confusing … If you want to come to a guarded beach, this is where we’re going to guard.” The city has also written a letter to the county government seeking more financial support, he said. “The financial burden of picking up the trash, guarding the beaches and handling the police matters and all the other issues that come with the beach — that cost burden is shifting to the local city, and we feel that burden should be shared by the county and possibly even the state,” Whitson said. “There are discussions ongoing right now about how to change that formula. But for right now, they’re making a contribution, and the question remains, is that contribution adequate, and does it need to shift and change? And as the manager, I’m going to say that’s an affirmative yes.” Whitson spoke after the city’s recreation director, Tom Gillin, told commission members about city staff’s plan for the lifeguard program as the city prepares for more traffic on the beach this summer as COVID-19 becomes less of a concern. The city’s lifeguards made more than 100 rescues last summer — a rescue is any time a lifeguard has to enter the water to help someone — and took more than 1,200 preventive actions, like shifting swimmers and surfers or warning people about dangerous water conditions. There were 84 rip current rescues and 17 surf rescues last year. “Most of the time if someone is in distress in the water, it’s because they’re caught in a rip current,” Gillin said. “One thing that we noticed, that we expected, is every time our number of preventative actions goes up, our number of rescues goes down. It means less time that a lifeguard has to go in the water, because they prevented something from happening before it did happen.” The lifeguard program used to visit elementary and middle school to teach children about beach safety, but hasn’t been able to do much of that since COVID-19 began. It plans to start again this year, and is also planning a series of videos about aquatic safety. The city’s junior lifeguard program — a feeder for the lifeguard program — will also likely resume this May. “Education, that’s going to be the key to prevention ,” Gillin said. He showed the commission photos of an ocean rescue, taken by a woman who happened to be playing with her new camera on the deck of the Funky Pelican restaurant at the pier when a beachgoer got caught in a rip current and was pulled out by lifeguards. “That’s a perfect view of what a rip current looks like,” Gillin said, displaying one of the woman’s photos. “A lot of people get caught in rip cur-

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money, Whitson said. “It helped save some resources, but again, it’s a better situation for the city because it allows us to communicate where the guarded beach is. … It was a a goodsize saving, that we’re going to plowing into other projects and programs.”

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Lifeguard coverage reduced Two stands north of the boardwalk area will be taken down.

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Whitney Lab releases 100,000 juvenile redfish into local waters

Chuck Gleichmann doesn’t mince words when he says, “The local fisheries have gone to crap.” But it’s one thing to complain, and another to do something about it. So, the past president of the Flagler Sportfishing Club approached Mark Martindale, director of the University of Florida Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience, about restocking the redfish population in local waters. Martindale and his team went into action.

A bucket of redfish, each one about 2.5-inches long.

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Dr. Todd Osborne scoops fish from the tank into a bucket held by a volunteer.

The redfish were spawned in October, raised under controlled conditions and screened for diseases. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission granted the release permit. Whitney Laboratory staff and volunteers hauled five-gallon buckets of the juvenile redfish from the facility’s 18,000-gallon flow-through tanks to the docks where about 15 boats were waiting to take them to protected areas within the designated boundary.

“It’s appealing to (the boat captains), because it’s a natural broodstock,” Martindale said. “These are local fish that were caught in this area and were going to spawn anyway, and we were able to increase the survival rate. The fishermen know their habitats. They (went) to their favorite places to release their fish, and that is invaluable information for us, because that will also help the survival rate.” Gleichmann said redfish grow rapidly, so within two or three years they

will be of legal size, 18 to 27 inches. A follow-up project could involve tracking the redfish, Martindale said. Liao leads up a redfish tagging program using sensors surgically implanted in the fish with acoustic monitors on dock and bridge pilings. “We would love to track these 100,000 fish, but we can’t do it with the acoustic strategy, because every one of those sensors is like about $150,” Martindale said. A molecular analysis to identify the fish’s genetics would be another option, but the laboratory doesn’t yet have the manpower or money to carry that out in a widespread way. “If we felt we were making an impact, and we can continue the program in years to come, we would like, from an academic point of view and a practical point of view, to be able track the success rate of this program,” he said.

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“We didn’t induce spawning. We didn’t use hormones or chemicals or anything like that. We’re basically reintroducing the natural spawn into their natural environment.”

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On Feb. 9, after months of preparation, Whitney Laboratory, with the help of volunteers and local boat captains, released over 100,000 juvenile redfish in waters within a 15-mile radius of the facility. “Chuck came to us with a need,” Martindale said. “We’re hoping we can make an impact by re-introducing local fish. This is the first time we are releasing fish in our backyard.” Martindale said the project makes sense in this area, because the water quality is good. “You can’t raise anything without good water,” he said. “We are lucky here in the Matanzas River and Pellicer Creek. This is the best estuary left in the state.” The juvenile redfish were about 2.5 inches long and spawned from local broodstock. The broodstock were collected by marine biologist James Liao and his lab staff from the St. Augustine and Matanzas inlets. Leonardo IbarraCastro, who leads Whitney Laboratory’s aquaculture program, led a team that spawned the broodstock. Martindale refers to Ibarra-Castro as “the fish whisperer,” because of his “magical” ability to raise fish. Martindale said the broodstock were caught locally and spawned on a natural reproductive cycle. “We didn’t induce spawning. We didn’t use hormones or chemicals or anything like that,” he said. “We’re basically reintroducing the natural spawn into their natural environment.”

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Flagler’s art father Tom Gargiulo, Flagler County’s ‘art father’ and founder of GAF, dies at 83. BRIAN MCMILLAN EXECUTIVE EDITOR

Tom Gargiulo, an artist whose work was featured in more than 150 solo shows in galleries around the world and who recognized and uplifted Flagler County artists through the Gargiulo Art Foundation, died of a heart attack Feb. 13, in Palm Coast, Florida. He was 83. “Tom was someone you had in your corner,” said J.J. Graham, owner of the Salvo Art Project, in Bunnell. Gargiulo had “done it all” as an artist, Graham said, and yet, “He was very good at leaving his ego aside.” Much of the art in public spaces in Palm Coast is due to Gargiulo’s passion: “Panther” near the Hammock Dunes Bridge, “Burro with a Bird” in Town Center, the “Flight of Life” birds at Waterfront Park, the sculptures and paintings at the Flagler County Public Library, the art collection at Daytona State College. “He was a major influence in establishing public art, as well as bringing attention to and promoting individual artists,” artist Jan Jackson said. “He was tireless in his desire to put Palm Coast on the creative map.” “He’s just been a force,” Graham said. “He’s an art father. He’s pro-

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Tom Gargiulo’s walls looked like an art museum, according to his stepson Greg Volpe.

pelled artists and art in our community.” Gargiulo is survived by his longtime partner Arlene Volpe, who was also his partner with the foundation. A memorial event, featuring his art, will be planned for a future date. Gargiulo began his career as an oil painter, but he transitioned to printmaking, which was his principal medium while living in Palm Coast. “A lot of my work involves chance, spontaneity,” he said in a 2012 interview with the Palm Coast Observer.

Arlene Volpe, 2018 Artist of the Year Trish Vevera, and Tom Gargiulo.

Tom Gargiulo, preparing for a 2012 printmaking workshop.

“A lot of painters already have a preconceived idea of what they want to do, and they just aim for that. I don’t have any preconceived idea. I have no idea what is going to happen.” He led a printmaking workshop in 2012 for the Flagler County Art League, teaching participants to use Styrofoam, water-soluble paints and recycled material — things that would be easy to find if they wanted to keep making art in the future. That mentality, of inspiring beginners, may have been indicative of his early years as an artist: He began as a middle school and high school art teacher. Gargiulo was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, in 1938. He earned art degrees, including a masters in fine art education, and went on to win national awards in both art and in art education. Solo art shows took place around New England, as well as New York City, Florida and Europe. In 1994, Gargiulo and Volpe moved to Palm Coast. They started the Gargiulo Art Foundation and purchased art for universities. They also filled

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the walls of their home with art by Gargiulo and other artists, sometimes opening their home for shows. They highlighted the work of local artists by choosing an artist of the year each year, including Peter Cerreta, Linda Solomon, Weldon Ryan and this year’s artist, Dex Westphal. Gargiulo was a believer in supporting the community. In an interview to announce the selection of Westphal, he said, “It’s not enough that you’re a good artist. All of the nominees are actively involved in the community. Graham had just launched Hollingsworth Gallery in 2008 when he met Gargiulo for the first time. After seeing his paintings and understanding his ambition for the gallery, Gargiulo became one of Graham’s most important supporters and advisers. “Tom just kind of adopted me,” Graham recalled. “In those formative years at Hollingsworth, Tom was crucial. He had my back a lot of months where I could have easily went under. He became like family.”

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GAF ARTISTS OF THE YEAR 2000 Peter Cerreta 2001 Claire Jacobson 2002 Ron Walotsky 2003 Sheila Crawford 2004 Linda Solomon 2005 Paul Baliker 2006 Jane Sbordone 2007 Inez Maisannes 2008 Malcolm Wolf 2009 J.J. Graham 2010 Edson Beckett 2011 Weldon Ryan 2012 Richard Schreiner 2013 Christine Sullivan 2014 Jan Geyer 2015 Rachel Thompson 2016 Judi Wormeck 2017 Diana Gilson 2018 Trish Vevera 2019 Lee Richards 2020 Jan Jackson 2021 Dex Westphal

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Playing Led Zeppelin’s “Kashmir” on her violin is so intense that it can feel like a form of exercise, says 17-yearold Palm Coast resident Hannah Lopez says. She uses the music to take out her aggression. With other pieces of music that she plays for the Flagler Youth Orchestra, she can express feelings of sadness. “It lets me get it all out,” Lopez said, in an interview on a park bench at Central Park in Town Center, in the afternoon sun. Lopez’s violin skills have progressed a great deal in the nine years since she began playing, and especially in the past couple of years, after taking private lessons from Sue Cryan. The lessons were funded by a $500 grat in 2019 from the Flagler County Branch of American Association of University Women. To apply for this year’s grant, see the sidebar. Prior to the lessons, Lopez said, she had auditioned for the FYO Quartet but didn’t make the cut. But her confidence grew. “This year, I made it,” she said with

The Flagler County Branch of American Association of University Women is accepting applications for its Arts Grant for 2022. Applicants must be female students, residing in Flagler County for at least one year, and be enrolled in grades 7-11 of the Flagler Schools. Along with a completed arts grant application, applicants must submit proof of residency and two letters of reference. The application is available through the Flagler County schools and on the AAUW Flagler website: shorturl.at/iFIP5. The deadline to submit all materials is March 18, 2022. Since 2016, AAUW Flagler County has awarded nine arts grants to Flagler students, for workshops, camp attendance, arts internships, private classes, and similar activities.

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Hannah Lopez is a second violion in the Flagler Youth Orchestera quartet.

a smile. Now, she plays second violin for the exclusive group. Lopez said her father suggested the cello when she first joined the FYO. She chose the violin instead because “that’s the complete opposite,” she said with a laugh. Her playing in the early days could be described as “confident screeching,” but her mother, Natalie, didn’t want to discourage her from playing, so she didn’t protest. Then, in the middle of Lopez’s second year with

FYO, Natalie Lopez had a realization while Lopez was practicing at home: “It was really pleasant to hear.” It’s gotten more and more pleasant ever since. And Lopez continues to find time to play throughout the day, sometimes for three or four hours. “During the day, she doesn’t pack it away,” Natalie Lopez said. “She’ll play a little bit, and then she’ll set it in the case, which is usually on the table or on her bed. … She’s happiest, some days, when she’s playing.”

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Rose and Jordan share the stage in CRT’s ‘The Mountaintop’ The play is a fictional depiction of Martin Luther King Jr.’s last night on Earth.

MEET THE CAST Phillipa Rose plays the maid, Camae, in “The Mountaintop.” She began acting when she was 8 and began working with director John Sbordone when she was 12 in a Flagler Playhouse production of “Oliver.” When she’s not acting, she hosts local karaoke shows, co-hosts the “Crushed & Pressed Podcast” with Angela Young and recently joined the “Last Electric Rodeo” band.

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By the time Phillipa Rose brought the play, “The Mountaintop,” to City Repertory Theatre artistic director John Sbordone, CRT already had a full 2021-22 season lined up. But Sbordone couldn’t turn it down. “It’s really a very special play, very wonderfully written,” Sbordone said. Katori Hall’s play is a fictional depiction of Martin Luther King Jr.’s last night on Earth. CRT’s production is playing one weekend only: Thursday, Feb. 17 through Sunday, Feb. 19. “We added it early, but we didn’t start listing it until after we opened the season,” said Sbordone, who is directing the play. “We try not to do what other people do. So, when this came up, it was exciting.” After CRT presented “The Crucible” last spring, Rose said she and other cast members discussed inclusivity in theater and roles for people of color. That led her to do some research and she stumbled on a video of the Broadway production of “The Mountaintop,” starring Angela Bassett and Samuel L. Jackson. “I just kind of fell in love with it,” Rose said. “There is a lot of depth to it and things that were not only relevant in that time period but definitely relevant today. I think that for me personally, it is also really great to have a role that is culturally made for me. So that’s another aspect that really kind of brought

Brent Jordan, who plays Martin Luther King Jr., found a passion for the theater after moving to Florida from Connecticut. For this role, he had to trim his hair and shave his beard. “I always keep my hair and my facial hair grown out, so whatever role I audition for it’s easier for me to cut everything off than grow it out. I’m like a full-size Chia Pet. Whatever you want to fit your style.” Jordan said being on stage for an entire show with one other actor is a challenge, because there’s nowhere to hide. But, he said it helps that he and Rose are good friends. “We have an excellent working relationship,” Jordan said. “So, there was no awkwardness to get over when we were starting the process. It’s been a very enjoyable process.”

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Phillipa Rose and Brent Jordan star in the City Repertory Theatre’s production of “The Mountaintop.”

“I just kind of fell in love with (the show). There is a lot of depth to it and things that were not only relevant in that time period but definitely relevant today. PHILLIPA ROSE

me to the show.” The play takes place in Room 306 at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee on April 3, 1968, the night before King was assassinated on the motel’s balcony. King was in Memphis to support the city’s sanitation workers’ strike and delivered his final speech, “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop.” Brent Jordan plays King in CRT’s production. Rose plays a maid named Camae, a fictional character. “She is the maid, but she’s more than that. She’s not really what she

seems,” Rose said. The idea of playing King was daunting at first for the 31-year-old Jordan. “When John asked me to take the role, I was intimidated,” he said. “But upon reading the material and digesting it, I found out that it wasn’t something to be intimidated about, because I wasn’t trying to portray the idol in people’s heads. It’s really trying to find the man behind that.” The play portrays the civil rights leader as a human being, “warts and all,” as Hall has stated. “It shows an aspect of Martin Luther King we don’t often see — his private side,” Sbordone said. The play deals with the most serious of subjects but also has a lot of humor, and Sbordone said he is curious to see how the audience deals with that.

THE MOUNTAINTOP When: Feb. 17-20 (7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday). Where: City Repertory Theatre in City Marketplace, 160 Cypress Point Parkway, Suite B207. Tickets: $20 adults, $15 students, available at crtpalmcoast.com or call (386) 585-9415.

“It’s like Shakespeare, where people think you’ve got to be serious,” he said. “And some people may approach it that way and be reluctant to laugh. But we will fix that.”

Red Rose: Dancing with the pros

rthur Murray Dance School of Palm Coast hosted its annual Red Rose ball on Friday, Feb 11., at the Palm Coast Community Center. The event drew dancers and students from surrounding areas and featured professional dancers, live music and a catered dinner. Visit https:// www.dancelessonspalmcoast.com/. –JAKE

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Redemption Fans show their support as Pirates win a regional quarterfinal BRENT WORONOFF STAFF WRITER

Nick Ferrer had never played in front of such a large crowd at Matanzas High. He hopes it’s a sign of things to come. The senior put an exclamation point on the Pirates’ 2-0 boys soccer win over Fort Walton Beach Choctawhatchee in a regional quarterfinal on Feb. 9 with a late goal in what would be his and four other seniors’ final home game. “This is an atmosphere we’ve never seen here before,” Ferrer said. “It’s good for me knowing I’m leaving this behind.” With the win, the Pirates advanced to a regional semifinal at Class 5A top-ranked Panama City Beach Arnold where their season ended with a 5-0 loss on Feb. 12. The host Marlins (20-1-1) scored four goals in the final 13 minutes of the first half to take a commanding 4-0 halftime lead. Matanzas finished the season with an 11-5-1 record. Beto Aguilar, the Pirates’ second-year head coach, feels his team exceeded expectations. He was happy his squad could play its final home game of the season in front of a large and supportive crowd. “This was a good experience for them,” Aguilar said after the quarterfinal win. “Not many of them will go on to college and play in front of a crowd.” This was the second year in a row that Matanzas won its district. But last year, the Pirates were forced to forfeit the regional quarterfinal because of a COVID-19 issue. “This was almost a redemption game,” Aguilar said after the win. “(The players) wanted to make it up to last year’s group. I can’t be more proud of them and our staff.” Senior Joseph “Fuji” Powell scored the first goal with 1:31 left in the first half and set up Ferrer’s goal with a corner kick with 1:19 left in the game. The defense did the rest with junior goalkeeper Ben Kopach registering his seventh clean sheet of the season. “Anything coming at him, I know Ben has. He gives us that anchor,” Aguilar said. The Pirates controlled the game from the start, but they were unable to put the ball in the net until Powell’s goal, which came at the end of a barrage of shots that followed a corner kick. Several Pirates took shots on goal as a crowd of Indians defenders kept rebounding the ball back.

Matanzas’ Vince Ferrer (9) looks to stop Gage Rozofsky (2).

“This is an atmosphere we’ve never seen here before. It’s good for me knowing I’m leaving this behind.” Photos by Jake Montgomery

NICK FERRER, senior midfielder

Matanzas players Luis Barreto (14) Diego Bernardi (11) and Aiden Cook (7) celebrate the first goal of the game, scored by Joseph “Fuji” Powell (12).

Matanzas goalkeeper Ben Kopach scoops up a shot for a save while teammates Kai Bonner (3) and Aiden Sauco defend against Brooks Padgert (18) and Johnny Williams (9).

“That was a panic. I think we had six shots on goal. I was saying, ‘One of these has to go in.’” BETO AGUILAR, Matanzas boys soccer coach

Matanzas senior Joseph “Fuji” Powell takes a shot against Choctawhatchee in the Region 1-5A quarterfinal.

“That was a panic,” Aguilar said. “I think we had six shots on goal. I was saying, ‘One of these has to go in.’” Finally, Powell drilled in the only goal Matanzas would need. “There were two defenders in front of me,” Powell said. “They tried to clean out the goal, but I think they were waiting for each other, so I went for it.” Ferrer made it 2-0 with his third score in two games. His overtime goal with a man down gave the Pirates a 3-2 win against Menendez in the district championship on Feb. 2. Against the Indians, he headed in Powell’s corner kick. “Their keeper is tall, and I saw him off his line, so I hit it low and to his right,” Ferrer said. “It was perfect timing, a perfect cross, perfect everything.” “Big props to Nick for sealing the deal for us,” Aguilar said. Aguilar said he would like to see

Matanzas senior Aiden Sauco (18) fights for postion with Choctawhatchee’s Johnny Williams (9).

a culture for boys soccer created in Palm Coast. Judging by the size of the crowd watching Matanzas win its first playoff game since 2018, that process has already begun. After the game, Ferrer was asked about the legacy he and fellow seniors — Powell, Andrew Alvarez, Aiden Sauco and Michael Olsen — were leaving after their playoff run ended. “As long as our school finally gets soccer recognition, that’s all that matters,” he said.

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mom was watching. “This means more to me this year, because I did it for my mom,” Buchanan said during her first day back to school after crushing her competition at the Class 3A girls weightlifting state championships in Port St. Joe. “She loved watching all my siblings lift, so I knew I had to win again for her,” Buchanan said. Buchanan’s final lifts in high school competition ended an era at FPC. Her brothers, Charlies Elliott and Jahmari Buchanan, and her sister, Lexi, were all coached by Hagstrom at FPC. Lexi won a state championship as a sophomore in 2018. But no Bulldog lifter, male or female, has ever come close to Annie’s accomplishments. “She’s the GOAT of FPC weightlifting,” Hagstrom said. “She’s definitely the most decorated weightlifter to ever walk these halls.” Buchanan not only defended her championship in the 199-pound weight

class, she also won the new snatch competition at Port St. Joe. And just like last year, Buchanan didn’t just win, she dominated. Buchanan medaled at state in all four years of her high school career. She finished third as a freshman and a sophomore, missing second place her sophomore year by body weight — she weighed seven-tenths of a pound more than the competitor who had matched her 400-pound total. Last year, she won with a 450-pound total in the bench press and clean and jerk, defeating the second-place lifter by 85 pounds. This year, she lifted a 460-pound total in the traditional competition, winning this time by 95 pounds. (Her total would have won the unlimited class by five pounds). Buchanan also won the snatch title with a lift of 155 pounds, 35 pounds more than the next best lifters. “I know her mom would be

Buchanan’s weights were so much heavier than most of the other lifters that she had to wait through 57 attempts before she ever stepped on the platforms, Hagstrom said. “She did her three snatches, her three bench presses and her three clean and jerks back-toback, which is not ideal when you’re going heavy,” Hagstrom said. “And they only get three minutes in between.” Buchanan ends her FPC career as the school recordholder in every category —

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proud,” Hagstrom said. Buchanan helped the Bulldogs finish in fourth place as a team in both the snatch competition and the traditional bench press/clean and jerk competition. Three other Bulldogs won medals at the state meet. Sophomore Aun’yale Howard placed third in the traditional category and fourth in snatch in the 139-pound class. Junior Aryannah Rosa placed sixth in traditional and fifth in snatch in the 110-pound class. Senior Kelsey Gocking placed fourth in the traditional category in the 129-pound class. As for Buchanan, all season she competed knowing there wasn’t anyone in the state who could reach her totals. But after watching Lexi finish second her junior and senior years after winning as a sophomore, Annie knew nothing was guaranteed. “The next year after she won it, I thought she had it in the bag,” Buchanan said. “I knew then it was not guaranteed to win back-to-back.” FOUR SCHOOL RECORDS

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finished third, but she wasn’t satisfied. “Coach always says to never be satisfied,” she said. “I got the place everyone expected, but I wanted to win.” She still has two more years to compete for a title. Rosa said having a second competition motivated her more, and, like Buchanan and Howard, she took home two medals.

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Winnerz Circle offering more choices for youth sports The new league has travel teams teams and developmental programs for several sports. BRENT WORONOFF STAFF WRITER

Referee Lamar Thomasson provides some advice to a free-throw shoot-

er. After the player makes his shot, Thomasson tells him, “Good job.” It may seem unusual for a ref to coach kids during a youth-league basketball game, but Winnerz Circle is not your typical youth league. “It’s natural to coach them sometimes, make sure they do it the right way,” Thomasson said. Winnerz Circle is a nonprofit sports organization run by husband and wife Cordell and Sharell Arne-

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aud. They launched it last February. One year later, growing through word of mouth, Winnerz Circle has a co-ed basketball league that currently has 67 kids and holds its games and practices at Buddy Taylor Middle School; a track and field club with about 46 kids; a skills-and-drills volleyball club; and basketball and flag football travel teams. “We’re trying to offer kids exposure outside of Flagler County, and we also want to develop kids that are not on that level yet,” Cordell Arneaud said. “Our main thing is development.” The Arneauds have six children of their own, ages 1 to 12. Cordell is from Jacksonville, where he played basketball in high school. Sharell is from Fort Lauderdale, where she ran track. Cordell Arneaud said he began coaching his son five or six years ago when they moved to Palm Coast. But he felt that a lot of the talent in the county wasn’t being developed, and other parents began asking him about starting a league. “One of the issues was a lot of families were taking their kids out of the county,” Sharell Arneaud said. “We come from bigger cities where there are more competitive opportunities. For example, we didn’t have a full track and field program here where

“We’re trying to offer kids exposure outside of Flagler County, and we also want to develop kids that are not on that level yet. Our main thing is development.” CORDELL ARNEAUD

my 5-year-old can compete in shot put.” Winnerz Circle took five flag football travel teams to a Tampa tournament last month, and the 10-andunder team won the championship in its division. Now they have been invited to a tournament in Arlington, Texas, Cordell Arneaud said. They are planning their first travel-team track meet for grades K to 8 on March 12. They are also planning local mini-meets. “(The Arneauds) are great with the kids,” said Bobby Bossardet, Flagler Schools assistant superintendent, whose two children participate in Winnerz Circle programs. Winnerz Circle belongs to AAU, USA Track & Field and Jr. NBA. The popularity of their programs

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caught them by surprise, Sharell Arneaud said. “Our goal was to have a small basketball league, playing 3-on-3 halfcourt,” she said. “But we had more registrations than anticipated, so we’re doing 3-on-3 for the 7-and under kids and 4-on-4 fullcourt for the older kids.” Finding time is difficult. They both have full-time jobs. Sharell is a licensed clinical social worker and works for the school district. Cordell does home inspections. The youth sports endeavor is a labor of love. “We work in the morning and play at night,” Cordell Arneaud said.

Referee Lamar Thomasson watches the jump ball at a league game.

SIDELINES Grand Haven Croquet Club members excel Nine members of the Grand Haven Croquet Club competed in a weekend Holiday Classic tournament held at the Sarasota County Croquet Club in Venice, Florida, in December. Championship B flight was won by Nancy Crouch, with Robert Brightman coming in second. First Flight was won by Marsha Cargill with Bill Todd placing second; and Third Flight was taken by Gary Gamble with Jim Hester

in second. Seven Grand Haven Club members returned to compete in the annual Jones Invitational held Jan. 27-30 at the Sarasota County Croquet Club. First flight brought Bill Todd a first place win; Marsha Cargill first place in the Second Flight; and Jim Hester bringing home first, over fellow club member Margaret Matuszak, who came in second, in the Third Flight.

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TRIBUTES Karen Blohme Moore 1945-2022 Karen Blohme Moore passed away unexpectedly January 26, 2022, at Lake Forest Hospital on the dawn of her 77th birthday, with the love of her life, Craig, by her side. Karen is survived by her devoted husband of 55 years, Craig Moore; her loving children, Jeff (Julie) Moore of Lake Forest and Lauren Moore (Tim) Benson of Libertyville; her sister Janet Bentz; her grandchildren, Thomas (Nicci) Moore, Carter Moore, Harrison Benson, and Cecelia Benson; her brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Robert and Sherry Moore; her niece and nephews, Adam Moore, Carrie Krosse, and Steven Bentz; and her cat Littlebit. She was preceded in death by her parents William and Dorothy Blohme and her nephew Aaron Moore. Karen was born in Pittsburgh and raised in Baldwin, PA. After marrying, Craig and Karen lived in 10 different cities before settling down in Lake Forest, IL in 1986 to raise their family. In recent years, Karen enjoyed spending time in Door County, WI and living in Palm Coast, FL. Karen was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother, who cherished spending time with family sharing and listening to stories and experiences. She possessed incredibly diverse knowledge along with quick

She possessed incredibly diverse knowledge along with quick wit and a delightful sense of humor that always made for engaging and fun conversations. wit and a delightful sense of humor that always made for engaging and fun conversations. Karen had a love of cooking on land and sea. Her gourmet cooking skills were generously shared to bring friends and family together, and a visit to Karen’s kitchen revealed her tremendous knowledge of food preparation and spices of the world. She had an adventurous side and shared the family’s love of watercrafts. Karen enjoyed kayaking, sailing, and powerboating, spend-

ing part of every summer day-boating and cruising with friends and family. She would often appear from the galley after a rough, challenging passage and announce she had just finished baking a meatloaf or some other comfort food, totally undaunted by wind and waves. Karen was also a gifted artist. Friends and family would wait with much anticipation for her annual Christmas card she produced using an original piece of her artwork. While she enjoyed the challenges of watercolor the most, she worked in all mediums, even producing porcelain dolls from molds to finishing touches. She founded and managed an antique reproduction doll business with her highly collectible pieces. Karen’s artistic talent extended to flower arrangements and a keen eye for interior design. Karen was an avid reader

and put a high value on education. She taught elementary school for several years, and later adult education technology classes and art workshops. No matter what the subject, she made others feel confident in their abilities, regardless of the task or their experience level. This trait was evident in her everyday life, always encouraging the endeavors of others, celebrating their victories, but always there to pick someone back up during any setbacks, which is why she was able to positively impact so many people throughout her life. Karen will truly be missed as a loving wife, mom, sister, aunt, Mum Mum, and friend. There will be a private family service at a future date to be determined. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Ephraim Yacht Club Aaron R. Moore Sailing Scholarship Fund at 222 N 3rd Ave, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 or online at www.GiveDoorCounty.org/ donations/seycamp/. This family scholarship program provides sailing lesson to EYC junior students who are year-round residents of Door County and who would not otherwise be able to enroll in sailing lessons. For more information – contact Reuland & Turnbough Funeral Directors of Lake Forest 847.234.9649 or www.RTfunerals.com

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Kimberly Gardner Shamp was born November 27, 1960 at Halifax Hospital in Daytona Beach, FL. Our precious Earth Angel passed away peacefully with her large family and many friends keeping vigil at the Stuart F. Meyer Hospice House on February 3, 2022. Kim is survived by her parents, Joann Wetherby Gardner and Joseph Gardner, her brothers Kipp Gardner, Kace Gardner, her best friend and sister, Kovee Gardner, husband of 27 years, William (Bill) Shamp, son Kolton Shamp, son Keaton Shamp, stepson William (Billy) Shamp Jr. and six nephews. Kim is preceded in death by Nana Virginia

Ingraham and grandmother, Thelma Westberry Gardner. Moving to Flagler County for her teen years she graduated from Flagler Palm Coast High School. She enjoyed her horses, Cracker Days and her country life. She was a member of FFA, loved softball, flag football and could outrun all of the boys. A wonderful daughter, a great mother and wife, her loving spirit and beautiful smile will be missed by all… as well as her banana pudding and deviled eggs. Memorial was held on Saturday, February 12, 2022 at Haw Creek Community Center in Bunnell, FL at 4pm and benefit began at 3pm. More information can be found here at: https://fb.me/e/94Bdrp08w

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Matanzas girls romp to district wrestling title The Pirates qualified 13 wrestlers for the Region 1 tournament Feb. 19 in Panama City. BRENT WORONOFF STAFF WRITER

Freshmen Mariah Mills and Tiana Fries became Matanzas High School’s first-ever district girls wrestling champs, and the Pirates won their first district team title. It’s a year of firsts for girls wrestling in Florida, as the Florida High School Athletic Association has sanctioned the sport for the first time. Matanzas could be on the way to many more firsts before the season is over. The Pirates hosted the District 3 tournament on Feb. 9 and easily won the championship with 176 points. Ponte Vedra finished second with 136 points, followed by Mainland (98), Clay (91), Tocoi Creek (89), Bartram Trail (72), Buchholz (40), Creekside (34), Keystone Heights (26), FPC (22), Nease (21), Menendez (18) and Seabreeze (11). Mills, who won the 105-pound class, and Fries, who won the 110-pound title, accounted for 45

of the Pirates’ points. Five other Matanzas wrestlers were runnersup: Tesla Kirkland at 115 pounds, Christina Borgmann at 120, Isabella Tietje at 135, Gabrielle Proctor at 170 and Nahilu Lubin at 235. Also placing and scoring points for the Pirates were: Ryann Parkinson, fourth place in the 100-pound class; Maddie Torres, sixth place at 125 pounds; Marissa Roberts, fourth place at 130 pounds; Saiomy Cabrera, third place at 140 pounds; Samayra Cabrera, fourth place at 140 pounds; and Brooklyn Watt, third place at 190 pounds. Matanzas will try to add another team title and more individual medals at the Region 1 tournament on Feb. 19 at North Bay Haven Charter Academy in Panama City. The Pirates qualified 13 wrestlers for the regional. “It looks like we have the hardest district in our region, so we’re in really good position to compete for this regional title,” Matanzas assistant coach Mike Fries said. Most of the Pirates are first-year wrestlers. Tiana Fries is in her second year competing. She and Mills trained with Legend Athletics over the summer, working with coaches Mike Fries (Tiana’s father), T.J. Gillin and Jeremiah Marschka. Mills improved to 8-2 with a pin

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Tiana Fries and Mariah Mills display their first-place plaques, while 11 other Matanzas wrestlers took home medals as the Pirates won the District 3 girls wrestling title Feb. 9 at the Pirates’ gym.

“It looks like we have the hardest district in our region, so we’re in really good position to compete for this regional title.” MIKE FRIES, Matanzas assistant coach

over Gainesville Buchholz’s Talia Robbins in 11 seconds in the championship match. Tiana Fries pinned her semifinal opponent and won the

title match by a 14-5 major decision over Ponte Vedra’s Cynthia Kowitski. Fries, who improved to 11-2, missed the beginning of the season with a

broken ankle, returning on Jan. 5. Borgmann pinned her first two opponents before falling in the final to Tocoi Creek’s Brielle Bibla, one of the top wrestlers in the state. Bibla improved to 18-1. FPC had two wrestlers place. Jamie Rupe finished fourth in the 115-pound class, and Ana Vilar placed third in the 125-pound class. Email brent@palmcoastobserver. com.

FPC’s DeFord sets his sights on the top step of the podium After finishing fourth each of the past two seasons, Bulldog senior Blane DeFord wants to win a state wrestling title. BRENT WORONOFF STAFF WRITER

Normally, Flagler Palm Coast’s Blane DeFord doesn’t remember his wrestling matches after they are done. He has to watch them on film to recall the details. But there’s one match he remembers like it’s yesterday: his 5-4 loss in the 2020 Class 3A consolation finals to Parker Drake of Newsome. “One point,” he says, two years after finishing fourth as a sophomore

in the 145-pound weight class. DeFord finished fourth at state again last year, wrestling in the 160-pound class. Now, wrestling as a 170-pounder, the senior doesn’t want to fall into the consolation bracket again. This year he’s aiming for a state championship. “He has a good chance,” FPC coach Zach Sanford said. “He’s the

best in the room.” DeFord enters the postseason with a 31-6 record. While he says doesn’t remember his matches, he’d like to forget last season. “I wasn’t in proper shape. I was gassing in the second period,” he said. “COVID just threw everything out of whack. Socially, people weren’t around a lot. I wasn’t prepared to compete properly. This year, I’ve been working harder in the room.” Last year’s 160-pound champ, Riverdale’s Dominic Rodriguez, has

“(Last year,) I wasn’t in proper shape. I was gassing in the second period. COVID just threw everything out of whack. Socially, people weren’t around a lot. I wasn’t prepared to compete properly. This year, I’ve been working harder in the room.” Photo by Jake Montgomery

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Blane DeFord, left, and 11 other FPC wrestlers begin their postseason Feb. 18 in the district tournament.

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FPC WRESTLING RECORDS 106: T.J. McLean 24-10. 113: Carson Baert 15-13. 120: Kole Hannant 36-7. 126: John Hald 3210. 145: Felipe Costa 24-12. 152: Tim King 16-13. 160: Bryce Dodge 13-3. 170: Blane DeFord 31-6. 182: Marcelo Gonzalez 36-8. 195: Garrick Schwartz 33-9. 220: Dalton Schell 18-8. 285: Seth Davis 28-10.

also moved up to 170 pounds. DeFord has never wrestled him, but he’s kept an eye on him. “We have an idea of how he wrestles,” Sanford said. The Bulldogs begin the postseason with the District 2-3A tournament Friday, Feb. 18 at Gainesville Buchholz. Sanford expects to qualify all 12 of his wrestlers for region. In addition to DeFord, Kole Hannant (120 pounds), John Hald (126), Tim King (152), Bryce Dodge (160), and Marcelo Gonzalez (182) are returning state qualifiers. Dodge placed fifth at state last year, winning four matches in the consolation bracket. Win or lose, DeFord, who has been wrestling since he was in the second grade, said he will hang it up after the season. “This is it for me. I want to explore different things. I’ve done this for a long time,” he said. “I’m going to try to get into pre-med (in college).”

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Concerns about setbacks, fire safety, and lot size led planning board members on Feb. 8 to delay a decision on a proposal to add 1,200 homes on a 594-acre parcel of land between Old Kings Road and Interstate 95 north of Old Dixie Highway. Flagler County Planning and Development Board member Mark Langello said the board needed more information before making a decision on whether to recommend that the Flagler County Commission approve a rezoning and Planned Unit Development amendment application for the development. With issues such as fire safety and some proposed PUD changes still unresolved, he said, a one-month delay made sense. The three other board members present at the meeting — board members Michael Boyd and Timothy Conner were absent — agreed. Different proposals for the parcel of land, now owned by Venture 8 LLC, have come before the planning board before — in 2014, and again in 2018. The latest proposal would add single-family homes in the northern portion of the property and agerestricted 55+ homes in the southern portion. Water would be provided through the Florida Governmental Utility Authority. The county’s fire marshal, Jerry Smith, was concerned that the pro-

posed development’s 5-foot setbacks wouldn’t allow firefighters and other emergency services staff sufficient room to maneuver between homes. The setbacks would leave a 10-foot gap between houses. “You put an AC unit in there, you put a pool pump in there, you put any type of vegetation in that area, and then you send a 6-foot-2 guy, 230 pounds — with 80 pounds of gear on and a 24-foot extension ladder — has to work in that,” he said. “If you fall down in your backyard and have a heart attack, we have to find a way to get back there through this obstacle course that they are creating with this 5-foot setback.”

Plantation Bay may have a new community of 81 townhomes on a 62-acre parcel west of Stirling Bridge Drive. The development will have a density of 1.3 units per square acre, according to Planning and Development Board documents. Lot sizes will be 3,900 square feet, with a minimum lot width of 30 feet, county Growth Management Director Adam Mengel said at a Feb. 8 planning board meeting. “It’s a good product for Plantation Bay,” Mengel said. “It’s something that there’s a market for, and it is allowed within the

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NFPA standards recommend setbacks of 7.5 feet, he said. The fire service would support the project with 5-foot setbacks, or even less, if the developer would add a firesuppression sprinkler system to the homes, he said. He’d also be willing to work with a 6.5-foot setback without a suppression system — but not a 5-foot setback. But the county has allowed 5-foot setbacks in other communities, Langello said. He was concerned about barring the proposed development from using 5-foot setbacks after allowing them elsewhere. Board chairman Jack Corbett agreed. “I think it’s awful. I wish we could

change that, but that’s not our role tonight,” Corbett said. Residents and board members were also concerned that the size of some of the proposed units — 1,000 square feet — was too small, and the density too high. Board member Anthony Lombardo suggested that the developer could place the age-restricted section on the smaller proposed lots in the northern section of the development while shifting the market-rate single-family homes to larger lots in the southern portion, but Langello said the board didn’t necessarily have the right to impose those conditions on the developer. “At what point do we go to someone’s property and say, ‘Look, you’re allowed to do this, but we’re going to pull that away because it’d be better if you don’t do this.’ And it would be

[development of regional impact].” The planning board voted 4-0 in favor of a preliminary plat for the development, and an ordinance allowing setbacks and lot sizes to be reduced, relative to the original plans, for a handful of lots in one section. Water service will be provided by the Florida Governmental Utility Authority. A final plat will be presented to the Flagler County Commission once water and sewer lines are installed and approved by the FGUA.

better,” he said. “At what point do you start taking their rights away? And then we’re treating that applicant different than somebody else.” Eric Morrisette, of developer Kolter Group, said it’s not feasible for the developer to change the proposed 55+ community’s density because doing so would mean reducing the amenities offered at the development. “You have this little magic number, where it’s from 700, 750 houses up to about 1,000, where you can actually fund all of the amenities ... at a reasonable per cost per homeowner,” he said. “It’s a sweet spot that really drove where the active development community was going to go.” The proposed development will return to the planning board on March 8.

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of Daytona Beach, sold 40 S. Riverwalk Drive to Karl Kalb and Zhongyun Guo, of Herndon, Virginia, for $640,000. Built in 2006, the house is a 3/2 and has 2,363 square feet.

Not in Subdivision Carl and Kathleen Gallo, of Palm Coast, sold 37 Hernandez Ave. to Jarrett and Kathleen Scarpiello, of St. Johns, for $450,000. Built in 2019, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,354 square feet.

Palm Harbor Frank and Marilyn Glowczewskie, of Palm Coast, sold 30 Cortes Court to Farhad and Mitra Tehrani, of Woodstock, Georgia, for $765,000. Built in 2007, the house is a 4/3/2 and has a boat dock, swimming pool and 3,490 square feet. It sold in 2016 for $480,000.

Ocean Hammock Richard Hatkewicz and Linda Mann, of Palm Coast, sold 24 Sandpiper Lane to William and Melinda McAfee, of Blacklick, Ohio, for $865,000. Built in 2001, the house is a 4/3.5 and has a fireplace, swimming pool and 2,581 square feet. It sold in 2019 for $539,000. Palm Coast Plantation Nicholas and Kathy Spinelli,

Kicklighter Auto Sales LLC sold 24 Flamingo Drive to Svetlana Dambinova, of Palm Coast, for $340,000. Built in 2021, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,749 square feet. RH Assets Holdings LLC, of Orlando, sold 62 Felwood Lane to Donna Hunsberger, of Palm Coast, for $277,450.

Built in 2021, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,500 square feet. Pine Grove Seasmoke Properties Florida LLC, of Sag Harbor, New York, sold 5 Pitt Lane to Piotr and Monika Lazar, of Ozone Park, New York, for $330,000. Built in 2021, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,721 square feet.

Richard and Linda Blaess, of Brick, New Jersey, sold 22 Pineapple Drive to Antonio Torres IV, of Palm Coast, for $270,000. Built in 2004, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,535 square feet. Pine Lakes Kazimierz and Teresa Szyblak, of Palm Coast, sold 3 Woodfield Drive to Delfim and Candida DeSousa, of Palm Coast, for $430,000. Built in 2007, the house is a 4/3 and has 2,509 square feet.

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Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, of Atlanta, sold 12 Westfield Lane to Charles and Sharon Screven, of Palm Coast, for $250,000. Built in 1992, the house is a 3/2 and has 2,067 square feet. Quail Hollow Reda Daher, of Overland Park, Kansas, sold 5 Karlstad Place to Hugh Ross and Beverly Douglas-Ross, of Palm Coast, for $286,000. Built in 2005, the house is a 4/2 and has 1,938 square feet. Sugar Mill Plantation Michael and Mia Morello, of Bunnell, sold 9 Coacochee

The Reserve Jose and Omayra Calderon, of Bunnell, sold 5 Humming Bird Circle to Robert Anderson and Kristine Julien, of Bunnell, for $785,000. Built in 2014, the house is a 4/3.5 and has a fireplace, swimming pool and 3,654 square feet. It sold in 2017 for $572,000. Woodlands Edward and Cheryl Turner, of Gray, Georgia, sold 7 Bleau Court to Denelle Henry, of Palm Coast, for $295,000. Built in 1978, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,826 square feet. It sold in 2019 for $219,400.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File Number 2021 CP 233 IN RE: ESTATE OF FRANCES GROVER Deceased. The administration of the Estate of FRANCES GROVER, deceased, File Number 2021 CP 233 is pending in the Circuit Court for Flagler County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 1769 E Moody Boulevard, Building 1, Bunnell, Florida 32110. The Estate is Intestate. The name and address of the Personal Representative and the Personal Representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and all 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 the court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FfRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICES 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 THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHfN 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 DEATH IS BARRED. The date of the first publication of this notice is February 17, 2022. Personal Representative: MICHAEL GROVER, 2 Clearview Court South Palm Coast, Florida 32137 Attorney for Personal Representative: ROBERT D. SCHWARTZ, ESQ. Florida Bar No. 028525 1901 S. Congress Avenue, Suite 215 Boynton Beach, Florida 33426 Telephone: (561) 736-3440 E-mail: robert@schwartzpa.com February 17, 24, 2022 22-00016G

NOTICE OF ACTION IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO. 2021 CA 000462 ADDITION FINANCIAL FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, Plaintiff, vs. UNKNOWN SPOUSE, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES OF KATHLEEN M. FRANTZ, DECEASED, JASON FRANTZ AND UNKNOWN TENANT, Defendants. TO: Unknown Spouse, Heirs, Devisees, Grantees, Assignees, Lienors, Creditors, Trustees of Kathleen M. Frantz, Deceased 2275 Banana Street Bunnell, FL 32110 Jason Frantz 5230 Usnato Place Dulles, VA 20189 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to foreclose a mortgage on the following real property in Flagler County, Florida: LOT 1, BLOCK 153, DAYTONA NORTH, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 10, PAGE 1, PUBLIC RECORDS OF FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA.

NOTICE OF ACTION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE (NO CHILD OR FINANCIAL SUPPORT) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE: 2021 DR 000585 DIVISION: 47 IN RE: THE MARRIAGE OF ANDREY CHEPELKIN, Petitioner/Husband, and ROZA GABRIEL, Respondent/Wife. TO: ROZA GABRIEL 679 Ocean Parkway Apt. 3F Brooklyn, NY 11230 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for dissolution of marriage has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on: Andrey Chepelkin c/o William B. White, Esq., whose address is 712 S. Oceanshore Blvd. Flagler Beach, FL 32136 on or before, March 21, 2022, and file the original with the clerk of this Court at 1761 E. Moody Blvd. Building 1 Kim C. Hammond Justice Center Bunnell, FL 32110 before service on Petitioner or immediately thereafter. If you fail to do so, a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition. The action is asking the court to decide how the following real or personal property should be divided: None Copies of all court documents in this case, including orders, are available at the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office. You may review these documents upon request. You must keep the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office notified of your current address. (You may file Designation of Current Mailing and E-Mail Address, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.915.) Future papers in this lawsuit will be mailed or e-mailed to the address(es) on record at the clerk’s office. WARNING: Rule 12.285, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure, requires certain automatic disclosure of documents and information. Failure to comply can result in sanctions, including dismissal or striking of pleadings. Dated: 2/11/2022 TOM BEXLEY CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT By: C. Gould (Seal) Deputy Clerk 2021 DR 000585 Feb. 17, 24; Mar. 3, 10, 2022 22-00015G

TOGETHER WITH THAT CERTAIN 1999 MERI DOUBLE WIDE MOBILE HOME, TITLE #76762730, ID #FLHMLCB135919806A AND TITLE #76762731, ID #FLHMLCB135919806B. has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on James E. Sorenson, D. Tyler Van Leuven, J. Blair Boyd, Stephen Orsillo, Zaydee Portomene, and P. Koren Hardy, the Plaintiff ’s attorneys, whose address is Post Office Box 3637, Tallahassee, Florida 32315-3637, within 30 days after the first publication date and file the original with the Clerk of this Court either before service on the Plaintiff ’s attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint or Petition. Dated this 8 day of February, 2022. Tom Bexley As Clerk of the Court By: Margarita Ruiz (Seal) As Deputy Clerk February 17, 24, 2022 22-00014G

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SECOND INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION CASE NO.: 2021-CP-000764 IN RE: ESTATE OF ROSEMARIE ANN LEONETTI CORBO Deceased. The administration of the estate of ROSEMARIE ANN LEONETTI CORBO, deceased, whose date of death was MARCH 19, 2021, is pending in the Circuit Court for FLAGLER County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 1769 East Moody Boulevard., Bldg. #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 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 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 February 10, 2022. Personal Representative: David St. Hilaire 2840 West Bay Drive #184. Belleair Bluffs, Florida 33770 dhilaire1@verizon.net Attorney for Personal Representative: Your Attorney Gretchen-Elizabeth, a P.A. Email Addresses: geyourattorney@yahoo.com Florida Bar No. 0093769 Post Office Box 443 Lithia, Florida 33547-0443 Telephone: (813) 759-2222 February 10, 17, 2022 22-00013G

NOTICE OF SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No.: 2013-CA-000536 TD BANK, N.A., Plaintiff, v. MAURICE STERLING and DOROTHY TUCKER STERLING, f/k/a DOROTHY ANN TUCKER his wife; ALFRED R. TUCKER, JR., ELBERT F. TUCKER and DOROTHY TUCKER STERLING as Trustees of the MARY B. TUCKER DECLARATION OF TRUST date 2/16/93; and the UNKNOWN BENEFICIARIES OF THE MARY B. TUCKER DECLARATION OF TRUST dated 2/16/93, Defendants. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Flagler County, Florida, under and pursuant to the Final Judgment of Foreclosure in favor of Plaintiff entered on the 22nd day of May, 2014, in that certain cause pending in the Circuit Court of the Seventh Judicial Circuit, in and for Flagler County, Florida, being Civil Action No. 2013-CA-000536, in which TD Bank, N.A. is the Plaintiff and the Maurice Sterling and Dorothy Tucker Sterling, f/k/a Dorothy Ann Tucker, Alfred R. Tucker, Jr., Elbert F. Tucker and Dorothy Tucker Sterling as Trustees of the Mary B. Tucker Declaration of Trust date 2/16/93 and the Unknown Beneficiaries of the Mary B. Tucker Declaration of Trust dated 2/16/92 are the Defendants, and pursuant to the Order Rescheduling Foreclosure Sale entered by the Court on December 27, 2021, will offer at public sale to the highest bidder for cash, on February 25, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. EST at Clerk of Circuit and County Court, Kim C. Hammond Justice Center, 1769 E. Moody Blvd., Bunnell, FL 32110, Bldg. 1, Jury Room on 1st Floor, the same being a legal sales day and the hour a legal hour of sale, the real and personal property situated in Flagler County, Florida and legally described as follows: PARCEL #1: Tract Three (3), Block Thirteen (13), Section Fifteen (15), Township Twelve (12) South, Range Twentynine (29) East, ST. JOHNS DEVELOPMENT COMPANY’S SUBDIVISION, also described as East One-Half (E1/2) of Southwest ¼ of Tax Parcel # 15-12-29-5550-001300030

PARCEL #2: Tracts 1 and 2 Block 11, Section 14, Township 12 South, Range 29 East. Parcel I.D. # 14-12-29-5550-00-1100010 Block 12, Section 14, Township 12 South, Range 29 East. Parcel I.D. #14-12-29-5550-001200000 Blocks 14 and 15, Section 15, Township 12 South, Range 29 East. Parcel I.D. #15-12-29-5550-001400000 All being in Flagler County, Florida. PARCEL #3: Tracts 1 and 2 Block 13, all of Block 16 lying in Section 15, Township 12 South, Range 29 East, Tracts 1 and 2 of Block 10, Section 14, Township 12 South, Range 29 East. All according to the Map of the ST. JOHNS DEVELOPMENT COMPANY’S SUBDIVISION, recorded in Map Book 1, Page 7 of the Public Records of Flagler County, Florida. Tax Parcel # 15-12-29-5550-00130-0010 and commonly known as County Road 305, Bunnell, FL 32110 (the “Property”). The Property aforesaid, together with all improvements, buildings, fixtures, tenements, hereditaments and appurtenances thereto belonging, or in anywise appertaining, is being sold to satisfy Plaintiff ’s claims under said Judgment. 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 within 60 days after the sale. DATED this 27th day of December, 2021. /s/ John M. Brennan, Jr. JOHN M. BRENNAN, JR. Florida Bar No. 0098456 Jack.Brennan@gray-robinson.com (Primary) Jessica.Rolon@gray-robinson.com (secondary) GRAY ROBINSON, P.A. 301 E. Pine Street, Suite 1400 (32801) Post Office Box 3068 Orlando, Florida 32802-3068 Telephone (407) 843-8880 Facsimile (407) 244-5690 Attorneys for Plaintiff, TD Bank, N.A. #46213030 V1 22-00012G February 10, 17, 2022

VOLUSIA COUNTY LEGAL NOTICES FIRST INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION CASE NO.: 2022 10295 PRDL IN RE: ESTATE OF RONALD ANTHONY PARTRIDGE The administration of the estate of RONALD ANTHONY PARTRIDGE, deceased, whose date of death was March 16, 2020, is pending in the Circuit Court for VOLUSIA County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 101 N. Alabama Ave., DeLand, Florida 32724. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or 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 February 17, 2022. Personal Representative: MATTHEW J. MATECHIK, ESQ Attorney for Personal Representative: MATTHEW J. MATECHIK, ESQ. Florida Bar Number: 126342 The Matechik Law Firm, P.A. 205 N. Orange Ave., Suite 306 Sarasota, FL 34236 Telephone: (941) 926-6755 Fax: (941) 244-5679 E-Mail: matt@thematechiklawfirm.com Sec. E-Mail: summer@thematechiklawfirm.com February 17, 24, 2022 22-00004I

FIRST INSERTION Notice Under Fictitious Name Law According to Florida Statute Number 865.09 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned, desiring to engage in business under the Fictitious Name of Swashbuckling Media located at 54 S. Center Street, in the City of Ormond Beach, Volusia County, FL 32174 intends to register the said name with the Division of Corporations of the Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida. Dated this 1st day of February, 2022. Corey Sawchuk February 17, 2022 22-00014V

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FIRST INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION CASE NO.: 2022 10178 PRDL IN RE: ESTATE OF BARBARA GOLDY a/k/a FLORENCE BARBARA GOLDY The administration of the estate of BARBARA GOLDY a/k/a FLORENCE BARBARA GOLDY, deceased, whose date of death was August 24, 2020, is pending in the Circuit Court for VOLUSIA County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 101 N Alabama Ave, DeLand, FL 32724. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or 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 February 17, 2022. Personal Representative: MATTHEW J. MATECHIK, ESQ Attorney for Personal Representative: MATTHEW J. MATECHIK, ESQ. Florida Bar Number: 126342 The Matechik Law Firm, P.A. 205 N. Orange Ave., Suite 306 Sarasota, FL 34236 Telephone: (941) 926-6755 Fax: (941) 244-5679 E-Mail: matt@thematechiklawfirm.com Sec. E-Mail: summer@thematechiklawfirm.com February 17, 24, 2022 22-00005I

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FIRST INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION CASE NO.: 2022 10288 PRDL IN RE: ESTATE OF FRED PADILLA The administration of the estate of FRED PADILLA, deceased, whose date of death was August 3, 2020, is pending in the Circuit Court for VOLUSIA County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 101 N Alabama Ave, DeLand, FL 32724. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or 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 February 17, 2022. Personal Representative: MATTHEW J. MATECHIK, ESQ Attorney for Personal Representative: MATTHEW J. MATECHIK, ESQ. Florida Bar Number: 126342 The Matechik Law Firm, P.A. 205 N. Orange Ave., Suite 306 Sarasota, FL 34236 Telephone: (941) 926-6755 Fax: (941) 244-5679 E-Mail: matt@thematechiklawfirm.com Sec. E-Mail: summer@thematechiklawfirm.com February 17, 24, 2022 22-00006I

FIRST INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2022-10352-PRDL Division 10 IN RE: ESTATE OF DAVID RANDAL HUDSON a/k/a DAVID R. HUDSON Deceased. The administration of the estate of David Randal Hudson, deceased, whose date of death was May 31, 2021, is pending in the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 101 North Alabama Avenue, DeLand, Florida 32724. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or 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 February 17, 2022. Personal Representative: Donna Lisa Norris 220 East Lake Drive Fayetteville, Georgia 30214 Attorney for Personal Representative: Thomas J. Upchurch, Esquire Florida Bar No. 0015821 Upchurch Law 1616 Concierge Blvd., Suite 101 Daytona Beach, FL 32117 Telephone: (386) 492-3871 Email: service@upchurchlaw.com 2nd Email; clutes@upchurchlaw.com February 17, 24, 2022 22-00007I

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2022-10353-PRDL Division 10 IN RE: ESTATE OF KENNETH ALAN HUDSON Deceased. The administration of the estate of Kenneth Alan Hudson, deceased, whose date of death was December 26, 2021, is pending in the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 101 North Alabama Avenue, DeLand, Florida 32724. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or 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 February 17, 2022. Personal Representative: Donna Lisa Norris 220 East Lake Drive Fayetteville, Georgia 30214 Attorney for Personal Representative: Thomas J. Upchurch, Esquire Florida Bar No. 0015821 Upchurch Law 1616 Concierge Blvd., Suite 101 Daytona Beach, FL 32117 Telephone: (386) 492-3871 Email: service@upchurchlaw.com 2nd Email; clutes@upchurchlaw.com February 17, 24, 2022 22-00008I

WALKERS GREEN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING Notice is hereby given that the Board of Supervisors (“Board”) of the Walkers Green Community Development District (the “District”) will hold a regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. at Cobb Cole Center 149 Ridgewood Avenue Daytona Beach, Florida 32114. The meeting is open to the public and will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Florida law. The meeting may be continued to a date, time, and place to be specified on the record at the meeting. There may be occasions when Board Supervisors or District Staff may participate by speaker telephone. A copy of the agenda for the meeting may be obtained at the offices of the District Manager, PFM Group Consulting LLC located at 3501 Quadrangle Boulevard, Suite 270, Orlando, Florida 32817 or by phone at (407) 723-5900 (“District Manager’s Office”), during normal business hours, or from the District’s website at https://walkersgreencdd.com/. Any person requiring special accommodations at the meeting because of a disability or physical impairment should contact the District Manager’s Office at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Florida Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1, or 1-800-955-8771 (TTY) / 1-800-955-8770 (Voice), for aid in contacting the District Manager’s Office. Any person who decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at the meeting is advised that this same person will need a record of the proceedings and that accordingly, the person may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, including the testimony and evidence upon which such appeal is to be based. Jane Gaarlandt District Manager February 17, 2022

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