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VOLUME 13, NO. 10
THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 2022
More money for City Council
Despite angry opposition from residents, Palm Coast City Council votes itself a 365% raise on first reading PAGE 2
Put it in the books
FITTING MEMORIAL
John Moden honored at Waterfront Park
New Flagler County library branch near State Road 100 projected to open in summer 2024
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PAGE 3 INSIDE AG VISIBILITY
Slated to gain $4.5 million in state funding, Agricultural Museum plans for new welcome center PAGE 3
SENTENCED
Sex offender Charles Swindell sentenced to 30 years in prison for raping teenage girl PAGE 8
AFFORDABILITY
County expects $1 million in state money for housing program PAGE 10
IN BUNNELL
Quantum brand expands with Quantum Auto Repair PAGE 21
CUPCAKES HERE
Aspiring for a Willy Wonka wow factor, Cupcake Cafe reopens in Palm Coast PAGE 23
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“There’s nothing more appropriate than planting a tree, because you’re thinking about how someone’s life impacts the future,” Rotarian Mike Kuypers said at the memorial.
Lacrosse-town matchup
Bulldogs control contest vs. young Pirates PAGE 11
LOOSER COLLARS?
Relaxed student dress code headed for June approval PAGE 5
HALL OF FAME
Three FPC alumni honored PAGE 11
Star alumna
HELPING UKRAINE
Former FPC star Breaza Robinson
Hoping for $500, Dance Not War event raises $4,000 for Ukraine PAGE 12
makes all-conference in college
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SUSTAINABILITY
Electric Vehicle Showcase set for April 9 at City Hall PAGE 12
TENNIS TIME
Women With Wings supports the Family Life Center. PAGE 13
INDEX
Business...................... PAGE 21 Cops Corner................ PAGE 10 Letters...........................PAGE 6 Public Notices.............PAGE 25 Real Estate..................PAGE 24 Veterans........................PAGE 6
Chasing gold Doreen Chase will compete in a national tournament FPC teammates Dylan Toriello (19) and Logan Johnson (6).
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Despite residents’ anger, council to get a raise The vote was 4-1, with Councilman Eddie Branquinho dissenting. JONATHAN SIMMONS NEWS EDITOR
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The Palm Coast Coast City Council has voted itself a 365% raise, doing so at an April 5 council meeting after residents lined up to lambaste the proposed raise during the meeting’s public comment period. Audience members at the meeting booed, yelled and cursed at council members after the vote. The increases will take effect after the next election, and council members will have to approve them again in a second-reading vote at another council meeting before the raises become law. The vote was 4-1, with Councilman Eddie Branquinho dissenting. Palm Coast City Council members are currently paid $9,600, and the mayor makes $11,400. City Council salaries, in accordance with the ordinance the council approved at the April 5 meeting, will rise to $44,670, and the mayoral salary will rise to $46,470. Many residents at the April 5 meeting said they thought the council deserved a raise — but not such a steep one. “Politics and public service used to be all about giving of yourself, not asking the taxpayers to give from their wallets to you,” said resident Mike Martin “Do I think your salaries should be raised? Yes, I do. I think you deserve more money. But to go to $44,500 a year? Absolutely not.” Former councilman Alan Peterson suggested the council raise salaries by perhaps 30%. “That’s reasonable,” he said. “... Anything significantly more than that, you’ll
have a very difficult time telling the public why you should be entitled to more money.” Mayor David Alfin, who’d first proposed the raises in a meeting on March 1, said he believed increasing council salaries would lead to a broader and more qualified pool of council candidates in the future. “This is not about me or our individual council members’ needs,” Alfin said at the City Council meeting on April 5. “This is about managing, planning for and protecting the future of Palm Coast with diverse, qualified leaders who have a smart managed growth mentality. … I believe raising our salaries would expand our pool of competent applicants, giving us a City Council which we need and deserve.” He cited numbers from the Florida League of Cities, saying that the median city council or commission salary for cities with comparably sized populations to Palm Coast was over $30,000 in 2019. His proposed salary increase, he said, would amount to 0.07% of the city’s 2022 budget, and the cost per resident would be approximately $1.86. That increase, Alfin said, is “easily digested within the budget without raising the taxpayers’ liability or payments in any way.” When Palm Coast was founded over 22 years ago, he said, it had only 32,732 residents. Now it has close to 90,000. In 2002, he said, the city had 55 employees; now it has 547. “Compensation is based on outdated duties and responsibilities,” he said. “... City Council service has become a full-time job with part-time pay.” Branquinho said this is the wrong time for such a major
raise. “There’s a time for everything,” he said. “Right now, with the inflation and all of it, we should be thinking more of what the other people perceive of what we’re doing here.” He referred to Alfin’s argument that higher pay would attract more qualified candidates. “Mr. Mayor, I don’t exactly take that as a complement,” Branquinho said. “I think that it’s an outrage, with the amount,” Branquinho said. “Do we deserve it is something else — do we put in the time, yes. But at this time ... I don’t think that we should even get close to it. If we come up with something closer to inflation rate, you’ve got my vote. Other than that, I’m completely, completely against.” He added, “Do I work my butt off? Yes, I do. But I knew what I was getting into.” Branquinho motioned to raise council salaries to $12,000 and the mayor’s salary to $15,000, but other council members didn’t back that proposal. Councilman Nick Klufas noted that locals who have full-time jobs that don’t have flexible hours aren’t able to serve as council members. He’s able to do so, he said, because of the flexibility he has in his position as a software engineer. “I feel that we are diminishing the potential candidate pool, to a degree where we don’t have candidates that are active in our community, that are willing to run for office, because they can’t,” he said. “... The amount of work that we put in for the dollar value is crazy.” The council needs to set the city up for success in the future, he said. “Raising the base salary
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“Increased compensation allows more residents, including younger and more diverse candidates, to campaign.” DAVID ALFIN, mayor
“I knew it was going to be a big job. Honestly, it’s an even bigger job than I ever thought it was going to be.” JOHN FANELLI, interim City Council member
“Do I work my butt off? Yes, I do. But I kew what I was getting into.” EDDIE BRANQUINHO, City Council member
and fixing it to some type of metric, to either cost of living increase or something else that we decide — I think it’s prudent, and necessary,” Klufas said. He added, “What other situation do you have people managing a $250 million budget that you’re paying $9,600 a year? Nowhere.” Klufas also noted that the City Council, unlike the County Commission and School Board, has term limits that limit council members to two terms. “We have a lot of turnover,” he said. Councilman Ed Danko said he believed the salaries would not necessitate a tax increase, and that he was in favor. He noted that few people are willing to run for City Council seats, and that only a handful are running for the two council seats that are up for election. “I can tell you, this has become a full-time job,” he said. “What this council was paid a long time ago doesn’t add up in today’s world, and we need to attract better candidates.” Interim council member John Fanelli, early in the discussion, said he hadn’t yet made up his mind on the issue of the proposed raise — the first major controversy he’s faced since he was sworn in on March 22 to fill the seat vacated by former councilman Victor Barbosa’s resignation. The raise won’t benefit Fanelli: He’s set to step down in November, when the winner of the election for that council seat will take his place. But Fanelli acknowledged that the position requires a lot of work. Just answering cityrelated emails, he said, is taking him two to three hours a night. “I knew it was going to be a big job,” Fanelli said. “Honestly, it’s an even bigger job than I ever thought it was going to be.” The scheduling of council meetings, he said, also impedes people with nine-tofive jobs from running for City Council seats. Fanelli, an administrator at the school district, said he’s using his vacation time to attend city meetings when they’re held at 9 a.m. on Tuesdays, as they are twice a month (one meeting each month is held at 6 p.m.) After hearing more from his colleagues and members of the public, Fanelli joined the majority, noting that even many people who’d opposed the raises had acknowledged that council members should be paid something more. “I understand that it’s not the way we would like to see it happen,” Fanelli said before the vote. “But at the end of the day, we the citizens get to vote on who receives that money.”
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Library New Flagler County library branch near State Road 100 projected to open in summer 2024
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“Libraries have existed for more than 5,000 years, and we’ve gone from clay tablets to digital tablets. And the reason why we continue to survive is because we adapt to the changing times.” HOLLY ALBANESE, library director
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Holly Albanese and David Sullivan
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The new county library branch building planned for a site near State Road 100 in Bunnell will have a conference center, micro-market cafe and podcasting room and is projected to open in summer 2024. The library will be an approximately $16 million undertaking, replacing the small storefront library in Bunnell. It will be on Commerce Parkway, near the Wendy’s restaurant and across the street from the under-construction Sheriff’s Operations Center. Although the county has ranked first in the state for a $500,000 library grant program for six years in a row, the state Legislature has annually opted not to fund the grant program, and the county now hopes to pay for the new library by using $10 million in American Rescue Plan Act money and selling off some of the vacant county-owned land next to the Palm Coast Parkway library branch building, which only uses 5 acres of its 19-acre site. The county also has about $400,000 saved from the library’s passport application service revenue. “We’ve been pushing for this library for a number of years,” Coun-
The entryway for the proposed new Bunnell branch of the Flagler County Library, as shown in a County Commission workshop presentation.
ty Commissioner David Sullivan said on Flagler Broadcasting’s “Free For All Friday” program on April 1. “... There’s unanimous consensus of the five commissioners that now’s the time to go forward.” Modern libraries offer a range of services, Flagler County Public Library Director Holly Albanese said. “Today, libraries are much more than just a warehouse for books — which, I think, is what a lot of nonlibrary-users imagine when they think of a library,” she said. “Libraries have existed for more than 5,000 years, and we’ve gone from clay tablets to digital tablets. And the reason why we continue to survive is because we adapt to the changing times.” The new library, she said, will be a “joint-use facility” that includes
conference space, plus offices for the county’s Human Services and Senior Services staff. The bulk of the 32,000-squarefoot building — about 22,000 square feet — will be library services, including community meeting rooms and study rooms, plus the podcasting room, where people can create and edit audio and video. The conference center area would have video and audio capability, plus a catering kitchen, so it could be used for corporate retreats and other events. “If people wanted to hold weddings, this could be a wedding venue, because we also will have an outdoor performing area,” Albanese said. “... Not only could it be used by community groups, nonprofits, but we could also rent it out and build revenue.”
The planned micro-market would likely have a coffee machine, plus some bakery goods and refrigerated food brought in by a vendor, so that the market could be operated by a single cashier, Albanese said. The library’s wide front porch would have a seating area. The idea, Albanese said, is that “everybody’s going to sit on it and communicate and connect. ... It’s an area to engage.” It will also allow people who are attending conferences at the conference center to have a space where they can sit and relax for a few minutes, she said. Sullivan said the community will benefit from having a full-size library on State Road 100. “When we built the original library over on Palm Coast Parkway, there were probably less than 50,000 people in the county. We’re now approaching 120,000,” he said. “We’ve got a north part of the county and kind of a south part of the county here, where there’s tremendous growth along [State Road] 100. It’s just time.” He noted that the Sheriff’s Operations Center is under construction across the road, and the county is slated to receive millions of dollars
in state funding to extend Commerce Parkway west to U.S. 1. Adding the library on Commerce Parkway, he said, “makes a lot of sense, just for general growth.” The current library branch on Palm Coast Parkway gets about 200,000 visitors annually, and digital resource use pushes that number over 400,000, Albanese said. The Palm Coast branch has a collection of about 120,000 books and other media items, while the existing Bunnell branch has had about 20,000. The county hopes to open the new Bunnell branch location with about 40,000 to 50,000, Albanese said.
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Slated for $4.5 million from state, Ag Museum plans welcome center The welcome center will have a cafe, gift shop, introduction film and rotating exhibits, and, potentially, an educational rooftop garden.
on Flagler Broadcasting’s “Free For All Friday” program on April 1. “And our objective is to teach the public about all Florida agriculture.” The welcome center will have an
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The Florida Agricultural Museum is planning to use its expected $4.5 million in state funding to build a new welcome center with a cafe and gift shop to help draw in visitors who might otherwise speed past the interactive museum and its 460-acre site on the east side of U.S. 1 north of Old Kings Road. The state allocation has been approved by the Florida Legislature and will make its way to the museum if the governor doesn’t veto it. “The intent is to bring people into Flagler County and get them to stay and leave a little bit of their money in the county,” Agricultural Museum Executive Director Kara Hoblick said
“’Museum’ does not explain at all what we are, because people think of museums as static and boring and cold and not touchable. We’re more of an experience.” KARAK HOBLICK, executive director, Florida Agricultural Museum
admission area, cafe, gift shop, an introductory film, rotating exhibits, administration offices and an area for private events like weddings, she said. “This center will also teach about the future of agriculture,” she said. “We would like to have a rooftop garden to teach about current agriculture.” The Agricultural Museum’s management is also considering adding some short-term RV sites. “We’re still in the very, very beginning planning stages,” Hoblick said. “… There’s just so many RVs that are passing us every day that don’t have a place to park by us.” The Agricultural Museum offers horseback riding trails, hosts events, and holds school tours. Tours for the general public — $10 for adults, $8 for kids, and free for children under 3 — are offered on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, and wind through the property and its historic buildings for about an hour and a half per tour, said Hoblick. The museum has 13 buildings, constructed between 1880 and the 1920s, that were transported to the museum property from other parts
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The Florida Agricultural Museum is on 460 acres in northern Flagler County.
of the state. The first building the museum acquired was a 1920s dairy barn from Tallahassee. There’s also complex of five buildings from a Volusia County citrus operation, an 1880 Cracker house and a general store from north of Gainesville, among others. The general store was also built in 1880. “When you walk in, you feel like you’re in 1880,” Hoblick said. “It’s completely stocked with all the
merchandise that was available during that time period.” The museum also has Cracker livestock — including horses, cattle and sheep — that can be viewed during the museum’s agricultural animals tour. For more information about the Florida Agricultural Museum, go to https://www.floridaagmuseum.org. Email jonathan@palmcoastobserver.com.
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Palm Coast recognizes its public safety staff
Lauren Johnston appointed assistant city manager
Lauren Johnston is Palm Coast’s new assistant city manager: City Manager Denise Bevan announced the appointment during an April 5 City Council meeting. “Over the last 10-plus years, I’ve had the honor of watching Lauren put others before herself, improve communication throughout the organization, set a clear vision for the future and mentor and develop members of the organization into leadership roles,” Bevan said. “She has the skills, talent, and fortitude needed to help lead our city into the future.” Johnston, most recently the city’s chief of staff, was previously the Palm Coast Parks and Recreation director, and began working for the city when she was 17 years old as a summer camp counselor. “I’m truly grateful for the investment that the city’s put into me, and I’m happy to carry the torch with me for the future,” she said. She’s currently attending the 2022 Northeast Florida Regional Council Regional Leadership Academy, according to a city government news release. Bevan said each city department is working on succession planning. “Depth of leadership should be in place and, with that, a city manager designee should be appointed,” Bevan said.
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BY THE NUMBERS
$175,000
City Manager Denise Bevan’s new base salary as the city’s regular city manager, up from $145,000 from her role as interim city manager. The City Council approved Bevan’s new contract 5-0 vote at a council meeting April 5.
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bank loan Palm Coast expects to take out to finance stormwater improvements including clearing, dredging, materials, erosion control and others. The council approved the amount at a meeting on April 5.
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$541,458
Palm Coast celebrated its public safety staff — including a volunteer firefighter intern, Animal Control staff and four local firefighters — with a proclamation at a City Council meeting on April 5. The volunteer firefighter intern, Palm Coast lifeguard Jericho Taylor, had pulled over at the scene of a fatal car crash on March 2 and performed CPR on a crash victim until fire rescue staff arrived. The patient, a woman, later died of her injuries, but Taylor’s efforts restored her pulse, giving her a chance, according to a city government news release. When fire rescue staff arrived up at the crash site at the intersection of Belle Terre Parkway at Pine Grove Drive, Fire Chief Jerry Forte said at the council meeting, “They immediately recognized that a bystander happened to be on the road and performing chest compressions on a patient. His actions led to the prompt return of spontaneous circulation to the body. ... His CPR brought back this person to a certain level of sus-
There are now almost 30 graduates of the intern program, serving as firefighters, driver engineers and lieutenants.
Photo by Jonathan Simmons
tainability.” Taylor had been on his way home from EMT school when he came upon the crash, pulled over and checked the patient, who had no pulse. He immediately started CPR. “What goes through their mind as you’re approaching the scene in their nervous system — I’m sure increased heart rate, anxiety, stress,” Forte said. A 2019 graduate of Matanzas High School and a lifelong resident of Flagler County, Taylor is studying in the Emergency Medical Technician program at Flagler Technical College, according to the news release. He’s worked for the city since 2019 as a lifeguard at the Palm Coast Aquatics Center, and became a volunteer intern with the city’s Fire Department in September 2021. Taylor will start the firefighter training program at Daytona State College this May, and had been told earlier on March 2, the day of the crash, that the Palm Coast Fire Department would be sponsoring his firefighter certification training. Palm Coast created the intern program in 2017, and interns have hiring preference if they apply for Fire Department positions. There are now almost 30 graduates of the intern program serving as firefighters, driver engineers and
lieutenants, according to the news release. Council members also recognized four city firefighters — Lt. Matthew Stevens, Driver Engineer Daniel Bouillon, Driver Engineer Joseph Fajardo, and Firefighter Paramedic Bill Kerek — who were activated to assist with the Chipola Complex wildfires in Bay County on March 17 and deployed within three hours of being notified. The city’s three Animal Control officers also received kudos for several recent rescues: Animal Control officer Heather Priestap this past March rescued a mini-horse found living in unsafe conditions, identifying a new home for him; Animal Control Officer Shelley Burton found a dog named Ginger that had been missing for 11 days; and Officer Kasey Hagan last Thursday brought a dehydrated and underweight fawn from a local animal hospital to a wildlife rehabilitation center in St. Augustine. “These are just a few examples of the selfless actions of our Animal Control officers,” mayor David Alfin said, reading a proclamation at the City Council meeting. “Thank you to our incredible Animal Control Division for looking out for our four-legged friends and keeping them safe.”
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Relaxed student dress code headed for June approval School and community sports jerseys would be allowed. BRENT WORONOFF STAFF WRITER
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John Fanelli, coordinator of student supports and behavior, and Marquez Jackson, student services director, present dress code recommendations at a School Board workshop.
“One of the things we heard in feedback was that the dress code be enforced equitably from kindergarten to 12th grade.” JOHN FANELLI
fabrics won’t be allowed. Head coverings will not be allowed inside the buildings. John Fanelli, the district’s coordinator of student supports and behavior, and Marquez Jackson, the student services director, presented the dress code recommendations
based on suggestions from a wide range of stakeholders including parents, students, instructors and administrators. The latest draft contained adjustments suggested by board members at their March 22 workshop. “One of the things we heard in feedback was that the dress code be enforced equitably from kindergarten to 12th grade,” Fanelli said. Fanelli said one change suggested by school deans was that students in grades 6-12 could show a digital picture of their school IDs on their phones instead of being required to present their IDs at all times. Board member Cheryl Massaro said the the dress code “started out crazy, and now it’s brought in where it needs to be.”
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Move Heroes Memorial Park to Town Center A place of dignity and honor SCOTT ADIE GUEST WRITER
As a infantry combat veteran with the 1st Cavalry Air Mobile in Vietnam (1968-69), on March 29, National Vietnam War Veterans Day, I went to our Palm Coast Heroes Memorial Park to pay my respects, give thanks and contemplate all the memories that routinely flood over me on this and many other days. I visited the Memorial Park in a solemn frame of mind not just for the over 100 members of Lean Apache A Co. 2/5th, my unit, who were killed in action in Vietnam. I also wanted to pay my respects to our police, deputies, firemen, first responders and victims of 9/11 who are supposed to be honored by our Heroes Memorial Park, contemplating the sacrifices made by men and women of valor who serve our country so that we can enjoy the peace and freedoms we have. What I found completely frustrated, angered and saddened me. The condition of the park was deplorable. Instead of feeling I had honored those who gave their best, sometimes their all, in service to the
LETTERS Editor’s Note: The first five letters below were sent before the April 5 vote to raise salaries. See Page 2.
City Council hasn’t earned a raise Dear Editor: Mayor Alfin has wasted no time crying for more money. He knew the salary when he ran for council. I believe in giving good people the money. Our city manager deserves the money; after all, she does the job. She doesn’t complain, she just does a good job. The mayor and City Council raised our taxes again! Now our garbage costs more, and the citizens get less in return. More money, less service. Traffic in Palm Coast is a disaster, yet the mayor and council keep approving construction for more houses. Our roads are crumbling, and our green space is disappearing. How many more people have to complain about this urban sprawl? When will you folks listen? When the council does a better job, then we can talk about compensation. At the present time, they have done nothing to deserve a raise. If they don’t want the job, quit. For every one of you, there are three ready to take your place. DENNIS C. RATHSAM Palm Coast
Times are too tough for a council raise Dear Editor: One can only wonder what our elected officials are thinking by asking for a $35,000 increase. Mayor David Alfin was aware of his salary. Now, a few months after being elected, he wants a salary increase. Come on, Mr. Mayor, you are a neophyte, still learning the job, and you want an increase in salary? Councilmen Nick Klufas and Ed Danko stated that they didn’t take the job for the money. Why, then, are they in favor of a nearly 400% increase? I am certain that many of our citizens would be happy to step into your position should you decide to resign. With the exception of Vice Mayor Eddie Branquinho, all others voted for the increase. Congratulations to our vice mayor. The citizens of our great city are enduring extremely difficult times. All necessities are expensive, and low- to medium-wage earners are hard pressed to meet their obligations. Add the price of gasoline, and these folks are suffering. Certainly, given the opportunity, each of them would be overjoyed with the opportunity to vote to give themselves a raise. Outlandish salary increases voted
living, I was heartbroken over what I saw and left in great sadness. The grounds were unkempt, covered with leaves, dying plants, flags lying on the ground and generally in a state of decay. I went home and wrote the city’s parks department, the newspaper and posted on Nextdoor.com. I’m getting warmed up now; you will hear more from me. I have yet to see what the city is going to do, but they have informed me they received my letter and will look into it. I hope they follow through and the park gets cleaned up. On Nextdoor, I have not heard one negative response to my issues with the Heroes Memorial Park, and there have been very many comments posted many volunteering to help clean up the park ourselves if the city does not get it done. Additionally, and more importantly, all the veterans who responded stated that having the memorial next to the water treatment is a slap in the face to them. They all want to see the Hero’s Memorial Park relocated. I wholeheartedly agree. Even if the park gets cleaned up, which it should be immediately, it needs to be relocated to a place of honor in our Central Park at Town Center, where all who go there would see it and know that
Palm Coast honors the service of our men and women who sacrifice for their peace, safety and freedom. It is my intention to launch a citywide campaign to make that happen. Of course you all can save me and others a lot of time and energy by beginning to pursue that as our city leaders. (You might also diffuse some of the angst over the proposed ordinance to increase City Council and mayor’s salaries.) I will enlist the help of veterans, churches and civic organizations to circulate petitions to demand that Heroes Memorial Park be relocated to the Central Park at Town Center. My hope is not to stir up controversy but rather to demonstrate a cooperative effort on behalf of our citizens and our city government to provide a place of honor for those who have served this city and our country. Central Park at Town Center is the perfect place to do that. I will start the process of circulating a petition during this week and next. I hope that it’s not needed. The ball is in your court, gentlemen. I have engaged in battles before. I don’t want to battle again but, if need be I will. Will you return the serve or wait for another volley? It’s your choice. Scott Adie lives in Palm Coast.
on by council members for their own benefit is nothing more than greed and indifference to those they are supposed to represent and serve.
going. It’s been over 15 years since infrastructure and roads were built, with nothing on them. It takes more than $25 a day to go out and get builders to take a risk on streets that have no other business yet. This town is big now, with about 80,000 people. It’s not a part-time job anymore. There’s storms and issues that now go on 24/7. This isn’t the town that International Telephone and Telegraph built anymore, but this is what they were intending: that this area would one day become a small city. That’s why it’s voted the No. 1 place in America to retire. But you have to pay the mayor more than 25 bucks a day! Twenty-five bucks a day will only ever give you a rich mayor. I had to drop out as a candidate because I didn’t have $30,000 in my savings per year to get done what needs to get done here. Pay the mayor what’s needed: $150 per day. But make sure they stretch the budget so they don’t raise the taxes, so we can keep this a middle-class town.
EUGENE HOLLAND Palm Coast
City Council’s compensation is service Dear Editor: Perhaps it’s not appropriate for me to comment upon Mayor David Alfin’s proposal to increase mayoral and council compensation so extravagantly, as I live in Flagler Beach. Nevertheless, I served as a township supervisor with a Pennsylvania community for 14 years. On average, I committed a minimum of 15 hours per week between meetings, workshops, committees and department liaisons, as did my fellow board members. We were compensated with only $1,200 per year; therefore, we were not in it for the money! We were all professionals with a vision, each of us with special skill sets. Why did we commit to these positions? It’s called “public service,” and giving back to the community. Those were the rewards we received. We took pride in our community in order to make it a better place to live. Should the current compensation be addressed? Absolutely, but not the massive increases the mayor has suggested. Finally, if these are indeed now full-time employments, then they should be required 40-hour-per week positions and compensated as such. MARTY REED Flagler Beach
A salary perspective from a former candidate Dear Editor: I couldn’t run this town on $9,600 a year. While running for mayor, I drove down to Slow Way, an issue at the time. Driving, talking to people, then coming back up to Cimarron Drive and talking to them about their road issues. Then driving out to Crystal River, Florida, a town that has a similar road to our Cimarron Drive, but has a high number of deaths due to curves in the road and walkers, bicycles and cars sharing the road. They took action to dramatically reduce the number of accidents. Before I was ready to have a stance on the multimillion dollar pickleball courts, I went out to a few towns and all saw them doing the same thing. They wanted a regional court, also. We would be in direct competition with them for business. We might spend millions and find it very under used. But more importantly, I wanted to focus on getting our downtown
KEVIN CICHOWSKI Palm Coast
Show us improvement, then get a raise Dear Editor: Like any job, one must prove why they deserve a pay raise by doing their job well and showing improvements within their responsibility. Raises are not automatic. So I ask each member of the council what have you done well within our responsibility that would merit a 365% increase. Many of you are fairly new and not yet proven anything to the residents. Please make believe your employee just asked you for a 365% raise. What would you say/think? Unfortunately, one council after another just gets worse. If it takes a little higher wage (not 365% higher) to get more professional adults to be part of City Council, then I am for it but not with these elected officials. LISA SMITH Palm Coast
Trying to accommodate troubled children Dear Editor: Commenting on a recently passed law that you haven’t actually read can backfire. The fact is that the recently passed, “Don’t Say Gay Bill” has nothing in it that would actually address the two cases cited by another letter writer. (Editor’s Note: A recent letter by Moms of Liberty Flagler Chapter President Shannon Rambow mentioned the Littlejohn and Perez families’ frustrations with how
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‘Workers present’ to replace ‘Men working’? Fifth grader hopes signs can change in Palm Coast. BRIAN MCMILLAN EXECUTIVE EDITOR
A new show, “Observer Now,” which streams on the Palm Coast Observer’s Facebookp page and YouTube channel 11-11:30 a.m. Thursdays, launched March 31. I’m the host, and Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin agreed to join me for the first five weeks; tune in for the second episode on April 7. During that first episode, I read the following letter, which was sent to me by the writer’s mother: Dear Mr. Alfin, Hello, my name is Meadow Haggerty, and I am a fifth grade student at Wadsworth Elementary School. I would like to say, me and my mother were driving down Palm Coast Parkway, and there was a sign that said, “Men working.” But, there were women on the site. In all, I would like to request that the sings change to “Workers present” or something equal to women, too. Thank you so much for your time. Sincerely, Meadow Haggerty Palm Coast Student of Mrs. Stacey Smith Of course, we were impressed. Kudos to Meadow for being a problem solver and trying to make a difference in her community. “I think that young person is extremely observant, and I think it’s a really good indicator for all of us who have grown in years to understand that the next generation looks at things very differently than we did,” Alfin said. I couldn’t let him get away with that. “So are you planning to make a change?” I asked. “I absolutely will ask,” he said, noting that the city’s Public Works Department has its own sign shop. He said, with tongue in cheek, it could be the first dramatic impact that “Observer Now” makes on this community. The first of many, I’m sure. See you at 11 a.m. Thursdays.
schools in Leon and Clay counties, respectively, dealt with their children.) Further, the letter “cherry picks” some of the information surrounding the cases. The reality comes down to educators trying to do their best to accommodate two very troubled young children. The question should be what kind of home environment caused these children to have these issues, what were the parents communicating to the schools, what were they actually doing to deal with their children’s issues or were they trying to pretend nothing was wrong? EDITH CAMPINS Palm Coast
Don’t ‘say’ gay, or don’t ‘be’ gay? Dear Editor: In response to last week’s letter in support of the controversial “Parental Rights Education Bill,” dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay Bill,” it may be of interest to explore a possible motive behind the bill, whether you agree with its content or not, and look into the bill’s Florida Senate sponsor, Dennis Baxley. Senator Baxley has proclaimed that in Florida there is an “infestation of homosexuals that are pushing their agenda.” He has also expressed his disdain for adoptions by gay couples, opposed same-sex marriage, equated the children of drug addicts and alcoholics with the children of lesbian parents, compared being transgender as “believing you are an automobile”
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Ronald D. Stark Branch of military: U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Army, Retired Dates of service: USMC (19881992), U.S. Army (2002-2010) Rank/occupation: Staff Sergeant / Infantryman Hometown: Sheridan, Kansas Ronald Stark resides in Palm Coast with his wife, Katie. Stark is the current commander of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8696, a position he’s held previously. Stark enlisted in the Marines and is a veteran of Operation: Desert Storm / Desert Shield, during which he earned the Marine Combat Action Ribbon. After a 10-year break in service, Stark answered the call after the attacks of 9/11, and enlisted in the U.S. Army. He served as an infantryman and was three times deployed to combat in Iraq. Stark is the recipient of the Bronze Star with Valor, Combat Infantryman’s Badge, Army Commendation Medal and many other service awards. His son, Doug, currently serves in the U.S. Navy. NEED HELP WITH VETERAN SERVICES? For information about benefits available to veterans, use the code or call 386-3134014.
and has supported bills to repeal protections for LBGTQ workers and wanted to legalize gay conversion therapy, a widely debunked practice banned in 24 states. Senator Baxley’s overall troubling anti-gay bias speaks loudly as to a motive behind his sponsorship of the bill. The bill does not put limits on sex education in general but rather chooses to target, and limit, gender identity and sexual orientation instruction. And because perception is everything in politics, does it appear that this senator is actually attempting to sponsor a “Don’t Be Gay” bill rather than a “Don’t Say Gay” bill? ROBERT GORDON Palm Coast
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Sex offender to spend 30 years in prison Family members, suspicious, had hidden iPads that recorded his abuse of the victim. He pleaded guilty. JONATHAN SIMMONS NEWS EDITOR
Sex offender Charles Swindell, 52, has been sentenced to 30 years in state prison for raping a teenage girl. Swindell, a violent felon with a long criminal history, was arrested in October 2020. He’d raped the girl in his pickup truck multiple times over the course of a year until family members hid two iPads inside the truck and recorded the abuse. Swindell, suspicious about the possibility that someone had placed a recording device in the vehicle, on one occasion made the victim search it before assaulting her, according to his arrest report. She found both devices — but only showed him one, leaving the other set to record and creating an evidence trail that led to Swindell’s arrest. He pleaded guilty to three charges of rape of a minor child 12-18 years old by a person in familial or custodial authority, and Circuit Judge Terence Perkins sentenced him on March 31 to 30 years in prison — the maximum of the 15-30 year range Swindell and the State Attorneys Office had settled on in his plea agreement. Swindell had a lengthy rap sheet at the time of his arrest in 2020. He’d previously been arrested for crimes includ-
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ing child abuse — for a case in which he burned an 11-yearold boy’s face with a pair of hot sunglasses — petit theft, burglary, dealing in stolen property, illegally possessing a firearm as a felon, witness tampering and aggravated battery. Swindell will also be designated as a sexual offender and predator. “I hope this sentencing can bring some closure to the victim and her family,” Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly said in a Flagler County Sheriff’s Office news release. “I want to thank our Major Case Unit for all of their hard work in gathering the evidence that made this conviction and sentence possible. I also thank the judge for handing down a tough sentence to this disgusting pervert who will remain behind bars where he belongs. I applaud the victim for speaking out so this guy can never prey on another child again.” Swindell is at the Flagler County jail awaiting extradition to the Florida Department of Corrections, according to the news release.
“I applaud the victim for speaking out so this guy can never prey on another child again.” RICK STALY, Flagler County sheriff
BRIEFS Two children, 7 and 8, severely hurt in I-95 crash
A rear-end car crash on Interstate 95 in Palm Coast left a 7-year-old boy with critical injuries and an 8-year-old girl with serious injuries the night of April 4, according to a news release from the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash involved two SUVs and occurred at about 9:14 p.m. in the northbound lanes near the weight station at mile marker 287. One of the SUVs was stopped in traffic when the other rear-ended it, and one of the vehicles left the road and caught fire, according to the news release. The two children in one of the SUVs, driven by a 33-yearold woman, had severe injuries, while the driver and a 31-year-old male passenger in the vehicle had minor injuries. The 20-year-old woman who was driving the other SUV had minor injuries, as did an 18-year-old woman who was a passenger in that vehicle. All of the people in the car that caught fire made it out before firefighters arrived. All are Palm Coast residents.
Fleeing felon caught by Sheriff’s Office K9 A wanted felon was caught by an Flagler County Sheriff’s Office K9 on March 30 after trying to flee from deputies. Deputies had arrived at a home on Avocado Boulevard in Bunnell that morning to serve a felony warrant for suspect Anthony Petrillo, 31, who was wanted for a Violation of Drug Probation for Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon and Resisting Officers without Violence in 2020. Petrillo at first refused
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Man, 64, dies after stepping into traffic on I-95
A 64-year-old Palm Coast man died the night of March 31 after stepping into the path of a vehicle on Interstate-95 in Flagler County, according to a news release by the Florida Highway Patrol. The man was struck at about 9 p.m. near mile marker 287, according to the news release. He was in the southbound travel lanes and stepped into the path of an SUV driven by a 58-year-old Ormond Beach woman. The SUV knocked him to the road’s west shoulder, killing him. The woman in the SUV was not injured, according to the FHP report. The FHP’s report does not list the name of the victim or state why he was on the roadway.
Felons caught after joyride in stolen vehicle
Two felons were arrested on Friday, April 1, after they led deputies and police officers on a chase in a stolen pickup truck, crashed the vehicle and fled into the woods, where deputies caught them. Randy Moore, 28, and his wife, 27-year-old Brooke Moore, are now at the county jail. The truck had been stolen in Volusia County, where both suspects have had felony convictions in Volusia County. “Another couple of felons thought it was a good idea to steal a vehicle and drive recklessly through our county,” Sheriff Rick Staly said. “I’m glad no one was hurt during the apprehension of the stolen vehicle, and that deputies were able to safely arrest them. I’d like to thank Volusia County Sheriff’s Office and
It was the personal experience of dealing with the special needs of his 4-yearold daughter that inspired Flagler County Fire Rescue Lt. Jon Moscowitz to create sensory boxes to comfort special needs patients during medical emergencies. Every Flagler County emergency vehicle in the county is now equipped with Brookie Sensory Boxes, named for his daughter Brooklynn. “It is my dream to have every fire department equipped with Brookie Sensory Boxes, and potentially available to all school resource deputies as well,” Moscowitz said. “My daughter may go several places with me or other family members, but no matter where she is, she is always in a firefighter’s care, should the situation arise. I want first responders to know how to comfort and communicate with her if the need is ever there.” Moscowitz, along with his wife, Cherish, created their Brookie Sensory Boxes with items to engage all five senses and limit sensory overload. Each box includes toys and objects, such as touchand-feel books, plush toys, fidget toys, and hearing protection. Boxes also contain dry-erase boards with markers to allow communication for those who are non-verbal. Autism, a neurodevelopment disorder that causes a wide range of
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Driver who ran red light arrested for drug charges
A Palm Coast driver who ran a red light, leading to a crash at the intersection of Belle Terre Parkway and Royal Palms Parkway, was arrested April 1 for four felony drug crimes discovered during the crash investigation. He was out of jail less than five hours later after posting $10,500 bond. The crash occurred at about 11 p.m. on March
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31. Deputies found that 26-year-old Danial Marashi’s white Chrysler ran a red light, causing the crash. Deputies found a Glock 19 handgun, a Pioneer 7.62 caliber rifle, 68.1 grams of marijuana, oxycodone pills and paraphernalia associated with drug sales in his car, and arrested him. “This dirtbag endangered the lives of others by running a red light,” Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly said. “He was also involved in a drug-related home invasion last year. He came to our attention then and stayed on our radar. All I can say is karma! I commend our deputies for going beyond the crash investigation and arresting him.”
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Man shoots and injures his dog, County expects $1 million COPS then locks him in kennel for hours in state money for housing CORNER NEWS EDITOR
A 25-year-old Palm Coast man shot his dog, locked the injured animal in a kennel, dug a large hole in his backyard and was trying to clean the animal’s blood off his lanai when Flagler County Sheriff’s Office deputies checked his house in response to concerned neighbors’ phone calls. The suspect’s family members then lied to hide the wounded dog when deputies arrived, according to deputies’ reports. Multiple people had called 911 at about 7:40 p.m. on April 4, telling dispatchers they’d heard a gunshot and then dogs crying from a nearby home. When deputies arrived at the house at 21 Seaman Trail East, suspect Jamier Lee-Bright, his 24-yearold girlfriend Candace Brice, her mother and a friend at the home all said they didn’t know why deputies were there, according to an FCSO case report. When deputies told the four about the 911 calls reporting the gunshots, Lee-Bright said he’d heard shots from the other side of the canal. When deputies mentioned that the caller had heard dogs yelping, the four “all stated there were two dogs in the residence, and one may have yelped when it was playing outside earlier,” according to the report. Deputies asked the homeowner to show them the backyard. When she led them there, deputies saw LeeBright spraying the lanai with a hose, a jug of bleach by his side. He set the hose down and stepped away when he noticed a deputy watching him. A deputy who checked the yard found a freshly dug hole in its rear corner, with a shovel and mound of dirt still beside it. When a deputy asked Lee-Bright about it, he said he was planting a new tree, and that it was out front. “I did not observe any new or unplanted trees anywhere on the property,” a deputy wrote in the report.
Deputies asked to see the family’s dogs. The family members showed them two dogs, both uninjured, and denied that they had any others. Then a detective interviewed Brice, who, “after initial attempts at deception,” admitted the family had three dogs, not two, and that she believed Lee-Bright had shot the third, a 1-year-old named Rocky, after he had bitten her on the hand when she tried to take his toy away. She said she’d screamed repeatedly that the dog was biting her, and that Lee-Bright then took the dog out to the backyard. She said she’d heard a loud noise, but hadn’t known what it was. “It should be noticed that Candace did not sustain any injuries from ‘Rocky,’” a deputy wrote in an arrest report. Lee-Bright, questioned separately, at first denied that anything had happened, but, when pressed, said, “Yeah. I shot him,” according to the report. Deputies asked if the dog was dead, and Lee-Bright said no: He was still alive, inside the house. When Lee-Bright let deputies inside, they found “a large amount of blood smeared across the ground,” and the dog laying in the kennel in a back bedroom. “The dog, a medium male brindle shepherd/terrier mix, was covered in blood,” a deputy wrote in the report. “... The dog was trembling and crying.” The deputy removed Rocky from the kennel and found a gunshot wound near his nose, and another in his left chest and shoulder area. The dog had been locked in the kennel for more than two hours. “At no time did Jamier display any remorse for his actions,” a deputy wrote in the arrest report. Deputies took the dog to Flagler Animal Hospital. He lost consciousness several times on the way. Rocky is expected to make a full recovery. Lee-Bright has been arrested for felony animal cruelty and tampering with evidence.
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Eight local families’ homes are being improved so far. JONATHAN SIMMONS NEWS EDITOR
Flagler County staff are working to help rehabilitate eight local families’ homes through the State Housing Initiatives Partnership program, known as SHIP, so far this year. The program is returning for the 2022 fiscal year after Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed state funding for it for the 2021 fiscal year. The county expects to receive about $1 million this year. “We have done walkthroughs already — we’ve gotten the bids out to contractors — to fix homes for people, because that creates longterm affordable housing, builds wealth and it also contributes to our local economy,” Flagler County Housing Program Coordinator Devrie Paradowski said at an April 4 County Commission meeting. Most SHIP money must be used to promote homeownership, rather than on rental assistance. Last year’s veto, Paradowski said, wasn’t the first time a veto happened, “but it should be the last time that it’s going to happen, because the funding is now recurring funding.” “We’re going to be seeing more funds than we’ve seen in the past decade, because instead of sweeping some of those funds into the state’s general revenue, we’re going to be seeing a little bit more of that funding than we’re used to seeing,” she said. In the 2021 calendar year, county staff closed on four homes and hardened another nine; in 2020, they’d helped make 20 people new homeowners, assisted 25 people affected by COVID-19, helped prevent foreclosures on three homes and helped keep four people from becoming homeless, according to Paradowski’s presentation. Email letters to editor@palmcoastobserver.com.
COUNTY TO HIRE COASTAL ENGINEERING ADMINISTRATOR
Flagler County will add a new full-time engineering position this year to develop beach management plans and conduct other work on the county’s coast. “This additional position will help the engineering department tremendously,” County Engineer Faith Alkhatib said at an April 4 County Commission meeting. “We have been working on the dunes project and coastal issues for the last 20 years without having specific positions to do all these tasks.” The county has therefore had to rely on engineering consultants, she said. “There is a lot of activity going on in that 18 miles of coastline,” she said. The person hired for the new position will manage the county’s dunes program and a range of grant-funded initiatives, and seek out grant opportunities. County Commissioner Andy Dance said that a previous county staff presentation on beach management had made it clear that the county needed someone to coordinate those issues. “I know Rep. [Paul] Renner’s big push in the next two years is on resiliency and funding,” Dance said. “If we can be proactive from our end, we might be able to take advantage of funding opportunities over the next year from the state.” The salary range for the new position’s pay grade is $76,939 to $126,942, but the county expects to hire someone at around $90,000, according to county documents.
MAN ON ’SHROOM TRIP CAUSES OVER $1,000 IN DAMAGE 10:15 p.m. Flagler County. Criminal mischief over $1,000, grand theft of a motor vehicle. A woman was house sitting/dog-sitting with her boyfriend. The two invited a 28-year-old coworker over to the house, and later told him to leave. The woman and her boyfriend went upstairs to take a nap, but awoke to the sound of running water. When they got downstairs, they found that the bathroom had been wrecked: Someone had snapped the faucet — which was flowing water — and broken the sink and fixtures. Broken glass vases were strewn around the living room, and half an inch of water covered the floor of the hallway, kitchen, dining room and living room. The woman’s car was also missing. Deputies tracked down the 28-year-old man. He had the woman’s car and admitted that he’d taken mushrooms and “became very confused” while at the house, and “remembers seeing a lot of running water.” Deputies arrested him.
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WOMAN EXTENDS CAR DEALERSHIP’S 24-HOUR TEST DRIVE TO 17 DAYS 4:00 p.m. Coconut Court Grand theft of a motor vehicle. A vehicle dealership reported a car as stolen: A woman, the dealership staff said, had arranged for a 24hour test drive of a car on March 14, but never returned it. The woman had given the dealership all of her information when she agreed to test drive, so deputies quickly found her house — with the missing car out front — and set up surveillance. When she walked outside and got in the car, deputies ordered her out of the vehicle and arrested her. She insisted she’d been in touch with the dealership and was “in good standing,” but the test-drive agreement in the glove box showed that she’d agreed to return it by March 15.
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YOUR NEIGHBORS HALEY MARTIN DESOUZA DeSouza is a wedding and portrait photographer. Her business, Native Expressions, is based in Palm Coast. She photographed her first wedding as a senior in high school 10 years ago when she was three months pregnant. She said being a photographer and owning her own business allows her to make connections with people while giving her the freedom to spend time with her family. An introvert who was diagnosed with depression at age 16, DeSouza said her business has helped her break out of her shell.
According to her Hall of Fame bio, her mission is to not only provide her clients with beautiful photos, but to also cultivate friendships and spread love through sharing her mental health journey. What started as an 18-year-old girl’s dream in photo class has turned into a six-figure business that keeps growing.
A wedding photo by Haley DeSouza.
Alumni artists Photographer, graphic designers join FPC Artists Hall of Fame BRENT WORONOFF STAFF WRITER
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lagler Palm Coast digital media and AP art and design instructor Ed Beckett had hoped to introduce the fifth annual FPC Artists Hall of Fame class at the 2020 Art Works program. But the event was canceled because of the pandemic in 2020 and 2021. Without a sponsor, Art Works
couldn’t be rescheduled, but two years later, Beckett wants to finally recognize the Hall of Fame class of Haley Martin DeSouza, Kim Fitzgerald and Aaron DeYoe. To join the Hall of Fame, artists had to be FPC graduates who are veterans in their fields. “They have to be contributors to the art world and give back to their community,” Beckett said. Here is a look at each of the members of the 2020 Hall of Fame class.
Stance Coffee bags, designed by Aaron DeYoe.
AARON DEYOE DeYoe graduated from FPC in 2004. According to his bio, during his high school years, he explored his creativity by playing music, making websites, exploring film photography, and helping to design the 2004 FPC yearbook. He received a bachelor of fine arts degree from Florida State University and a mas-
ter’s degree from Minneapolis College of Art and Design. He freelanced for many ad agencies in the Minneapolis area, creating work for such companies as Target, Five Below, Radisson Hotels, Omni Hotels and Zevia soft drinks. DeYoe is currently a senior designer for the Haberman marketing agency in Minneapolis, creating branding, ads and other marketing pieces.
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Kim Fitzgerald designed the logo for the Flagler Executive Airport.
FPC ARTISTS HALL OF FAME 2016: Christina Katsolis, museum curator; A.J. Neste, photgrapher; Sean Palmer, architect. 2017: Shanna Fortier, photojounalist; Matt Katsolis, director and cinematographer; Patrick Maxey, fine artist. 2018: Austin Blasingame, art director; Czar Derequito, art direc-
tor; Drew White, motion designer. 2019: Katy Garrison, visual designer; Noah Marks, architect; Danielle Zikelbach, painter. 2020: Haley DeSouza, photographer; Kim Fitzgerald, graphic designer; Aaron DeYoe, graphic designer.
Fitzgerald’s Curley Tail Design “is really the only graphic design business in Palm Coast,” Beckett said. She has created the majority of the logos you see in the community, including the logos for European Village and the Flagler Executive Airport. “I’ve probably done 1,500 logos,” she said. “Logos and branding are my favorite things to do.” Fitzgerald has lived in Palm Coast most of her life. The Flagler Auditorium Dennis Fitzgerald Performing Arts Center is named after her father. She attended Bunnell Elementary School and graduated from FPC in 1985. Her elementary school art teacher, Stewart Maxcy; her main high school art teacher, Sheila Crawford; and Beckett, her high school pottery instructor, helped her decide on a career in art. “Their support throughout the years still continues,” she said. “Stewart is a cartoonist, and I still give him work.” Maxcy’s son, Patrick, is also a member of FPC’s
Artists Hall of Fame. Fitzgerald graduated from Flagler College and continued her education in advertising art direction at the Portfolio Center in Atlanta. She is married and has three boxer dogs.
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ELECTRIC VEHICLE SHOWCASE SET FOR APRIL 9
HOPING FOR $500, DANCE NOT WAR RAISES $4,000 FOR UKRAINE
A Palm Coast woman who was born and raised in Greece organized a dance event on March 18 that raised $4,000 to help Ukrainian refugees. Xenia Preveziotis has been a wellness and dance teacher at Fitness One, in Flagler Beach, and other locations for four years. The event’s proceeds are being sent to IRC Refugees of Ukraine, in Poland. She was pleased with the local participation. “The response was beautiful,” she said. “Through a dignified and heartwarming event, I shared traditional dancing and culture. I am grateful to all who donated.” Fellow dance instructors at the gym also helped, along with musicians Michelle Present and Anne Kiesel, and poet
VIOLECTRIC CONCERT SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 22 Central Florida strings group Violectric, led by Michelle Jones, will perform live on stage when Palm Coast Arts Foundation presents this family-friendly outdoor concert 6-8 p.m. Friday, April 22, outside the Flagler Auditorium,
5500 State Road 100. As the world’s only string rock band, the 90-minute concert will feature Violectric’s original arrangements of rock and pop songs, including The Beatles, Ozzy Osbourne, Maroon 5 and SIA, played on their Violumi-
nescence LED instruments with LaserBows. Tickets start at $20 and can be purchased at https://www.palmcoastartsfoundation.com/events/ violectric-classic-musicianswho-rock.
Judy Sheldon, whose verses were printed on Dance not War T-shirts. Present sponsored the T-shirts, which were printed by Big Frog. Communications Manager Maegan Noble said Fitness One often raises funds for charitable causes, but they’re usually local. This fundraiser was international,
but, she said, “the war in Ukraine spoke to so many of our members and staff who wanted to help.” The hope was to raise $500, and they ended up with $4,036. “We never imagined we’d raise that much money,” Noble added. Visit https://www.rescue. org/topic/ukraine-crisis.
BOOK, BAKE SALE The Flagler Woman’s Club is hosting a book sale and bake sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 9, at 1524 S. Central Ave., Flagler Beach. Jim Farrell, Palm Coast author, will be signing and selling books. Call 215-209-9332 or at 386-569-7813.
Sustainable Flagler is hosting an electric vehicle showcase from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 9 in the City Hall parking lot. Attendees will be able ride in the vehicles, speak to the owners and hear about the benefits of electric vehicles from Sustainable Flagler members. About 30 to 40 electric vehicles are expected to be on site, including the best performing and newest EVs on the markets, such as the Tesla Model S Plaid, the quickest production car in the world (0 to 60 in 1.9 seconds), as well as the Model X Plaid and the Model 3 Performance. The BMW iX, BMW i4, Porsche Taycan, Chevy Bolt, Volkswagen ID.4, Mercedes EQS and Kia EV6 are also scheduled to be included the showcase along many others. Sustainable Flagler is a Flagler Palm Coast High School club co-founded by math and computer science teacher Kevin Saint and student Dylan Long. Its aim is to accelerate the transition to sustainable energy in Flagler County.
EMERGENCY RESPONSE TRAINING IN APRIL
Photo by Sarah Fall
Veronica Scott, Evelyn Montas-Toya, Lydia Greear, Xenia Preveziotis, Grace Goodman, Darla H. Bernath, Nancy White and Jill Preston led dance instruction.
TRIBUTES Beatrice A. (Bea) Little Schmucker 1939-2022
children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. One of 13 children, she is survived by her husband of 63 years, Ron, her half sister Mary Nolan and a close niece Tamara Peters, of Boothbay Harbor, ME, 2 sons Jon, Palm Coast, FL, Kurt and wife Cathy, Gautier, MS, a daughter Beth and husband William, Naples, FL, 6 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. A luncheon, short service and celebration of life will be held shortly after burial service at VFW Post 8696 Palm Coast, date to be announced. Clymer Funeral Home Palm Coast is in charge.
A memorial service for Beatrice A. (Bea) Little Schmucker, 82, who passed away on 29 March, 2022 will be held on April 18, 2022 at National Veterans Cemetery Jacksonville at 11:30 with full military honors. Mrs. Schmucker was born in Boothbay Harbor, Maine and moved to Palm Coast from Goldsboro, NC in 1972. Since then, the Palm Coast Historical Society holds the Schmuckers as the longest living original residents at this 100,000 population. She was a graduate of Boothbay Regional High School class of 1957 and a Women’s Army Corps (WAC) veteran serving from 1957-1959 as a Dental Technician, her highlight was having Elvis Presley in her dental chair. She married her husband Ron, then an Army Platoon Sergeant at Fort Dix, NJ in December 1958 and when her husband was commissioned in June 1959, she was forced to resign from the WAC’s under the Army regulation that stated that enlisted persons and officers could not co-habitate, even though they were husband and wife. She had 3 children in less than 4 years and soon took over the difficult task of every service wife, packing and moving as your husband
Since then, the Palm Coast Historical Society holds the Schmuckers as the longest living original residents at this 100,000 population. is assigned to 21 different duty stations, being both Mother and Father as he served in overseas stations unaccompanied by family, reassuring the children as he twice went to Vietnam as an Infantryman and making new friends at new homes every 6 to 12 months. She often spoke of enrolling her son, Jon, in Bunnell Junior High School, his 13th School in 7 years. She watched him become an Army Airborne, Infantry Ranger and Platoon Sergeant, watched his brother Kurt become a Navy Chief Petty Officer and retire from
the Navy, her daughter Beth become a Florida Park Ranger. Total military service of the family was 65 years. She was notorious for spoiling her 6 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren and was an avid and talented woodcarver who continually turned down offers for her carvings, instead giving them to or setting them aside them aside for family members. Her miniatures of US Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, and Coast Guard Service men with US and service flags are located in American Legion Post #1 in London, England. Mrs. Schmucker was a loving and caring wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She will be sadly missed by her husband,
Learn basic disaster and emergency response skills – such as disaster preparedness, fire safety, light search and rescue, and team organization – through the Community Emergency Response Team nationally certified training program, which begins on April 25. It’s free. Registration – which is required for this 30-hour course that meets 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays at the Emergency Operations Center through May 25 – can be accessed by going to www.FlaglerCounty.gov/ emergency and then selecting “Volunteering and Training” from the menu. For more information about this Community Emergency Response Team training, go to www.flaglercounty.gov/ emergency and select “Volunteering and Training” from the menu, or call 386-313-4200.
AUTHOR SPEAKS AT AAUW MEETING AAUW Flagler welcomes Sarah Symons, author, founder, and executive director of Her Future Coalition, on Saturday, April 23, from 1 to 3 p.m. at Palm Coast Community Center. Symons started Her Future Coalition with her husband, John Berger, in 2005 and has educated, sheltered, trained. employed, and provided mental health support to thousands of human trafficking survivors and vulnerable girls. Symons and Berger started the organiza-
Sarah Symons
tion with their own money and the contributions of a few concerned friends. She will be discussing her most recent book, “Standing in the Way: From Trafficking Victim to Human Rights Activist,” which was written with former trafficking victim Anjali Tamang. Before starting Her Future Coalition, Symons toured the country as a singer-songwriter and keyboardist, and recorded songs for television, as a solo artist and with the acoustic duo The Syrens. Tickets are $25 per person or $180 for a reserved table of 8. Buy your ticket online at https://aauw-flagler-branch. square.site or email AAUWFlagler1984@gmail.com for other purchase options. Books may be purchased at the event. There are a limited number of tickets available, so get yours now.
FRIENDS OF A1A DEDICATE ALL-AMERICAN ROAD WITH RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY A1A was dedicated as an AllAmerican Road on March 29, at the Bridge of Lions in St. Augustine. Attended by guest speakers Florida Rep. Tom Leek (District 25), U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz’s District Director (Retired) Brig. Gen. Ernie Audino, Flagler County Commissioner Greg Hansen, St. Johns County Commissioner Henry Dean, National Scenic Byway Foundation President Dr. Christopher M. Sieverdes, and Scenic America’s Mark Falzone, dignitaries and friends of the byway organization gathered for the celebration. “Florida’s A1A Scenic and Historic Coastal Byway is truly one of this country’s greatest roadways, and it’s an honor to be here to celebrate its designation as an AllAmerican Road,” said Falzone. “The road itself represents so many outstanding qualities, and the community behind it gives us a great example of how to showcase those qualities to maximize its impact.” Designated in 2021 by the Federal Highway Administration as Florida’s second AllAmerican Road, the A1A Scenic & Historic Coastal Byway is one of 57 U.S. Department of Transportation designated All-American Roads in the United States.
SERVICE: Monday, April 18, 11:30AM National Veterans Cemetery Jacksonville DONATIONS: In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Ladies Auxiliary VFW Post 8696, Post Office box 351003, Palm Coast, Fl 32135-1003 Photo by Terry Larkin
Keith Tremblay, VFW senior vice commander; Thomas Piekarski, junior vice commander (acting chaplain); and Ronald Stark, commander.
VETERANS GATHER TO HONOR THOSE WHO FOUGHT IN VIETNAM VFW Post 8696 had a memorial/commemorative service for Vietnam Veterans Day at noon on Tuesday, March 29. A prayer opened the service, followed by reading of two proclamations, one from Gov. Ron Desantis and another 379751-1
from the VFW’s national commander. In attendance were the top officers of the post and about 30 veterans, family and friends. Food and dessert were served at the conclusion to the attendees.
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One Love: Tennis for a good cause Kerry Cooke and Julie McDonald-Silva have started Women With Wings and are hosting the One Love Tennis Tournament to support the Family Life Center. BRENT WORONOFF STAFF WRITER
Twenty years ago, Kerry Cooke and Julie McDonaldSilva became casual friends, raising their children in Flagler County. Ten years into their friendship, they became closer as they helped each other escape abusive relationships. Now that they have made it to the other side, they want to give back. “We didn’t know it at the time, but one in four women are victims of domestic (violence),” McDonald-Silva said. “We got to the point where we realized that we’re the lucky ones. We’re whole. Our children are whole. But there are a lot of women in Flagler County who are victims.” Three years ago, Cooke and McDonald-Silva founded the One Love Tennis Tournament at Hammock Beach Resort to raise money for the Family Life Center in Flagler County, which provides refuge for adult victims of domestic abuse and accompanying minors. Now they have started their own nonprofit, Women With Wings, to raise more money for the Family Life Center and shelters in other communities and help victims of abuse receive the support they need. They raised $42,000 for the Family Life Center through the first One Love tournament
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“The Family Life Center works on a shoestring. They are desperate for help and for money, for clothing. A lot of these women, they're showing up with their children and saying, ‘Help me. All my stuff is still back at the house. My husband locked me out.’”
If you know someone suffering from abuse or needs assistance, contact the Family Life Center hotline at 386437-3505.
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ONE LOVE SCHEDULE May 12: Tennis clinics; fashion show at Hammock Beach, 7 p.m., sponsored by La De Da Boutique. May 13-14: tournament play. May 13: Tennis Ball And Silent Auction, Yacht Harbor lobby and veranda, cost $75, 7 p.m. More information: Email onetenniseventz@ gmail.com or womenwithwings2021 @gmail. com or go to onelovetennis.net.
in 2019. Because of the pandemic, they were unable to hold the tournament the past two years, but the tournament and the Tennis Ball and Silent Auction are returning May 12-15. “We opened registration on Feb. 7 and sold out in 10 days, with 128 women coming from all over to help support women who have been affected by domestic violence here in Flagler County,” Cooke said. The Tennis Ball and auction is scheduled for May 13 at 7 p.m. at the Yacht Harbor Village lobby and veranda overlooking the pool and Intracoastal Waterway. Admission is $75. Cooke and McDonaldSilva are also looking for additional sponsors, especially one more food sponsor to help provide meals for the tennis players.
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Julie McDonald-Silva and Kerry Cooke are organizing the One Love Tennis Tournament and Tennis Ball fundraiser at Hammock Beach Resort to raise money for the Family Life Center.
They have been heartened by how many people have been willing to help their cause: Hammock Beach Resort Director of Tennis Gene Paul Lascano and his staff; Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly, who spoke at the Tennis Ball three years ago and is expected to attend again; Voya Financial and other business sponsors and women from around the country who play tennis and decided to travel to Flagler County to support women who need help. “The Family Life Center works on a shoestring,” Cooke said. “They are desperate for help and for money, for clothing. A lot of these women, they’re showing up with their
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Director of Tennis Gene Paul Lescano and tennis pro Don Groundwater put up a sponsor sign.
through it at the same time, where it was the most heart wrenching. And now we’re on the other side, and we can give back. Our logo is the but-
‘He lived the spirt of service throughout his life,’ Rotary President Vincent Lyon said. ‘Let this memorial stay as a sign of his presence from here forward.’
Ardis V. Carlson Dzimian of Penney Farms, FL formerly of Palm Coast, FL and Hamburg, NY passed away Thursday, March 24, 2022 at the age of 93.
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After retiring, Ardis and her late husband Sy, moved to Palm Coast, FL living on a canal and enjoying time on their boat. made several more trips to Europe, the Mediterranean, and South America. Ardis is survived by her daughters, Laurie (David) Lawton and Carol (Rick) Stumpf, grandson, Zachary Stumpf, sister, Joyce Carache. Also surviving are many nieces, nephews, and friends. She will be missed by all. She was preceded in death by her husband, Sy Dzimian and cherished granddaughter, Kendra Stumpf. Burial Services will be held at a later date in Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell, Florida where she will be laid to rest beside her
terfly. We started as caterpillars, and now we’re spreading our wings. And not only that, we’re helping other women spread their wings.”
A live oak of remembrance: Longtime city engineer Moden honored at Waterfront Park
Ardis V. Carlson Dzimian
She was born in the Bronx and after losing both parents as a teenager; she came to Buffalo to live with her Uncle Bill and Aunt Mary Metzger. After graduating from Buffalo State Teachers College, she taught first grade, second grade, and kindergarten. She spent many summers at the family lake cottage in Angola, NY and winters skiing at Sitzmarker Ski Club. After retiring, Ardis and her late husband Sy, moved to Palm Coast, FL living on a canal and enjoying time on their boat. She was an active member at the United Methodist Church and after moving to Penney Retirement Community, she continued to worship at the Methodist Church in Port Orange. Ardis took up tennis at the age of 57 and played until she was 83. She was also an exceptional Bridge player and enjoyed bird watching. She loved her Buffalo Bills Football team and was a season ticket holder for many years. Ardis and her husband traveled extensively throughout the world. They also traveled the entire US and Canada in their camper. After Sy passed away, she
children and saying, ‘Help me. All my stuff is still back at the house. My husband locked me out.’” McDonald-Silva said some people perceive domestic abuse and strictly physical, but there are many other forms of abuse that trap women in perilous relationships. “There’s financial abuse where women don’t have access to money,” she said. “There’s emotional abuse, there’s verbal abuse. And a lot of women dismiss it, that it’s OK. It’s never OK.” Both women say they now have supportive husbands, who assist them in their cause. “Our lives are so parallel,” Cooke said. “We went
husband, who was a WW II veteran. Memorials may be made to Penney Retirement Community. www.penneyretirementcommunity.org Arrangements are under the care of Russell Haven of Rest Cemetery, Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 2335 Sandridge Road, Green Cove Springs, FL 32043. Family and friends may share their condolences at: www.RHRFH.com 904284-7720
DONATIONS: Memorials may be made to Penney Retirement Community. www. penneyretirementcommunity. org
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For decades, John Moden was one of the forces behind the shaping of Palm Coast — even before it became Palm Coast. His life was celebrated with the planting of a live oak tree April 5, near the trail entrance at the Waterfront Park parking lot. Vincent Lyon, president of the Rotary Club of Flagler County, welcomed Moden’s wife, Patsy; and two sons, Curtis and Luke. Also in attendance were many city staff members, former and current elected officials, friends and neighbors. “He lived the spirt of service throughout his life,” Lyon said. “Let this memorial stay as a sign of his presence from here forward.” Moden died June 2, 2021, at the age of 74. He was born in Michigan, was married Photo by Brian McMillan
“There’s nothing more appropriate than planting a tree, because you’re thinking about how someone’s life impacts the future,” Rotarian Mike Kuypers said at the memorial.
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John Moden in 2011
in 1977, and moved to Palm Coast shortly after his honeymoon in Daytona Beach. In 38 years here, he was vice president of engineering for Palm Coast developer ITT; director of the Palm Coast Service District; and he retired in 2015 as director of engineering and stormwater management for the city. “A good part of the infrastructure of what we stand on every day is the direct result of John Moden’s blood, sweat and tears,” Mayor David Alfin said. Former sheriff Jim Manfre and his wife, Cornelia, rode their bicycles on trails to arrive at the memorial; Moden had lived nearby and also frequented the park with his family. Jim Manfre said to me that he recalled Moden being a
consummate professional, resolving problems quickly. Also in attendance were Robin Turknett and her twin teenagers, Cadyn and Ashlyn. Moden was a father figure to them; he helped them with homework after school. He helped Cadyn make Pinewood Derby cars for Cub Scouts. Barbara Grossman, who worked with Moden for more than 20 years, said, “ I couldn’t ask for a better boss, a better friend. … I’m so glad I got to be part of John Moden’s life.” Moden was a member of the Rotary Club and was an elder at Trinity Presbyterian Church. Before the ceremony, retired landscape architect Bill Butler, who worked with Moden for many years, guided the tree with its cylindrical root ball into the hole that had been prepared, and then he jumped in and helped loosen the soil. Butler then jabbed a flowing garden hose into the dirt to eliminate air pockets round the tree, “so the roots don’t dry out,” he said. Butler said the funds to buy the tree were raised by donations from a children’s train ride at the city’s Arbor Day celebration; it was fitting because Moden drove the train for Rotary events in the past. “There’s nothing more appropriate than planting a tree, because you’re thinking about how someone’s life impacts the future,” Rotarian Mike Kuypers said at the memorial. To Moden’s wife, he added, “Patsy, we love John, and we’re here for you.” In response, Patsy Moden blew him a kiss. Email Executive Editor Brian McMillan at editor@palmcoastobserver.com.
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Fun Guide 2022 SPORTS
FREE KIDS TENNIS: LEARN TO PLAY!
KIDS KAYAKING
EMBRY-RIDDLE TENNIS CAMP
When: Saturday, July 30 Where: Palm Coast Tennis Center,
Where: Palm Coast Aquatics Cen-
When: 9 a.m.-noon July 11-15 and
July 18-22 Where: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Crotty Tennis Center Complex, 1 Aerospace Blvd., Daytona Beach Cost: $165. Scholarships available for K-8. Age: 5-18 Details: For beginner to advanced players. Rackets available to borrow. Stroke mechanics, fitness, point development strategy, footwork drills, match play. Campers are placed by skill and ability, not age. Contact: Liz Paschal, 386-366-2556, https://erauathletics. com/sports/2014/1/30/ MTEN_0130141546.aspx, lizpaschalerautenniscamp@gmail. com
ESPORTS TOURNAMENT: FIFA When: July 9 Where: Palm Coast Community
Center, 305 Palm Coast Parkway NE, Palm Coast Cost: $5/person Age: All ages Details: Welcome to eSports! Prepare to go 1 on 1 with FIFA 21 on the XBOX 1! This tournament will be double elimination. Medals will be given to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers, along with a trophy for 1st place and additional prizes. Contact: 386-986-2323, parksandrec.fun/forall
FPC GIRLS BASKETBALL When: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. May 30-June 3 Where: Flagler Palm Coast High School
Cost: $75 with a $10 discount given
for any sibling Age: 6-13 Details: Camp will consist of individual skills, team skills, and team competition. Friday of camp will be a parent day where parents can come watch their camper participate in basketball. Watch for the Google form and flyer which will be posted on FPC Girls Basketball Social Media pages games. Contact: Coach Wagner, 352-4551770, wagnera03@flaglerschools. com, FPC Girls Basketball Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook
FPC STARLETS DANCE AND COLORGUARD CLINIC When: Aug. 6 Where: Flagler Palm Coast High school
Cost: $50 Age: 6-13 Details: Learn the basic fundamen-
tals of dance and colorguard with members of the FPC Starlets. Mini performance at the end of the day for parents to watch. Contact: Lauren Albert, 386-7931428, fpcstarlets@yahoo.com
1290 Belle Terre Parkway, Palm Coast Cost: Free Age: 6-17 Details: Let your child try out the sport of tennis in a fun and relaxed way. Kids can get on the court and learn the game of tennis with a free introductory lesson. Pre-registration is required. Contact: Palm Coast Tennis Center, 386986-2550, parksandrec.fun/tennis
GOLF SUMMER CAMP When: Session 1: June 1316; Session 2: June 27-30; Session 3: July 11-14 Where: Palm Harbor Golf Club, 20 Palm Harbor Drive, Palm Coast Cost: $170/session Age: 6-13 Details: Learn the game of golf during these fun-filled days of short game, full swing, putting, golf etiquette, sportsmanship and friendly competition. Open to all skill levels. Multi-child discount is available. Deadline to register is one week prior to the start of each clinic. Taught by LPGA Professional, Class A, Donna Serino. Participants will need to bring a water bottle and snack each day. Contact: Palm Harbor Golf Club 386-986-4653 parksandrec.fun/ camps klbrown@palmcoastgov.com
HALIFAX RIVER YACHT CLUB JR. SUMMER SAIL CAMP
When: June 13-17, June 20-24, June
27-July 1, July 11-15, July 18-22, July 25-29 Where: 331 S. Beach St., Daytona Beach Cost: $250/child/week; discount for HRYC members Age: 8-16 Details: The Junior Sailing Program is dedicated to teaching the love of sailing. Students get hands-on boating experience and learn boating safety and rules while having fun on the water. They have daily pool time and, during inclement weather, alternative learning games will be enjoyed. Lunch, snacks and beverages are provided by HRYC. Beginners to more advanced students. Six one-week sessions available, multi week participation welcome. Taught by certified sailing instructors. Must pass swim test to participate. Contact: Karen, juniorsailing@hryc. com, 386-255-7459, https://hryc. com/juniors, karen@hryc.com
JIMMY LANE SURFING ACADEMY When: Weekdays May 31-Aug. 31 Where: New Smyrna Beach Leisure Services Surf Camp
Cost: $225- $265 Age: 5-95 Contact: Jimmy and Dona Lane
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When: Session 1: June 18; Session 2: July 16
ter, 339 Parkview Drive, Palm Coast Cost: $15/session Age: 5-12 Details: Participants will learn how to safely get in and out of a kayak as well as the basics of paddling, stopping, and turning all in the safety of a swimming pool with lifeguards. Contact: Palm Coast Aquatics Center, 386-986-4741, parksandrec.fun/ aquatics
LEARN TO SWIM LESSONS FOR KIDS When: June 6-Aug. 4 Where: Palm Coast Aquatics Center
Cost: $25-$50/session Age: 6 months-15 years Details: Give your child the gift of
safety with our kids swimming lessons. Swimming lessons save lives. Our American Red Cross certified swim instructors teach kids from 6 months through to 15 years old. Contact: Palm Coast Aquatics Center, 386-986-4741, parksandrec.fun/ aquatics
MINI GOLFERS When: Fridays, June 3-24 Where: Palm Harbor Golf Club, 20
Palm Harbor Drive, Palm Coast Cost: $60/child Age: 3-5 Details: Introduce your child to the sport of golf. Our mini golfers will learn the basics of golf etiquette, equipment, proper form, and how to play on the practice areas. This fun parent-with-child program gets you out on the course together. Contact: Palm Harbor Golf Club, 386-986-4653, parksandrec.fun/ toddlers
ODYSSEY ADVENTURE CLUB When: Weekly June 13 to Aug. 1 Where: Fortunato Park, Ormond Beach
Cost: $375 weekly Age: 9-15 Details: Paddle board, kayak, snor-
kel, disc golf, rock climbing, surfing, swimming, ice skating adventures Contact: Steve Waterman, 386871-0469 www.odysseyadventureclub.com, swaterman13@gmail.com
PAKS KARATE SUMMER CAMPS When: 9 a.m.-3 p.m., starting June
20 through the end of summer break Where: 2323 N. State St., Unit 6, Bunnell Cost: Starting at $120 per week. Age: 4-13 Details: We offer weeklong camps that include local field trips, martial arts, yoga, and fitness. We also host surf camps. Contact: Vince Maccherone, 386-8686490, Pakskaratepalmcoast.com, vinnncem@gmail. com
PALM COAST YOUTH SWIM TEAM When: June through August Where: Palm Coast Aquatics Cen-
coaches will be there to guide your child. Contact: Palm Coast Community Center, 386-986-2323, parksandrec. fun/athletics
Cost: $30/month Age: 7-17 Details: Join our Palm Coast Youth
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Swim Team. Our non-competitive swim team emphasizes fun, fitness, and teamwork for kids who have passed Learn to Swim Level 3. If you have any questions about whether this team is appropriate for your child’s swimming abilities, please feel free to call us at 386-986-4741. We will work on proper swimming techniques and stroke development. This recreational team is great for swimmers who want to work toward joining a competitive team. Contact: Palm Coast Aquatics Center, 386-986-4741, parksandrec.fun/ aquatics
PLANTATION BAY ALL SPORTS CAMP/ PLANTATION BAY TENNIS CAMP When: Monday-Friday June 13-17,
June 27-July 1, July 18-22. Tennis Camp only Monday-Friday June 6-10, June 20-24, July 5-8 (four days), July 25-29 Where: 200 Plantation Bay Drive Cost: $300/week Age: 4-16 Details: Campers can have a positively awesome day learning tennis, golf, pickleball, bocce and swim. Contact: Michelle Brown, Mbrown2@icihomes.com, 386-2364292, https://plantationbaygolf. com/amenities-2/tennis-sports/ summer-camp/
SOCCER CAMP When: Session 1: June 27-July 1; Session 2: July 25-29
Where: Palm Coast Aquatics Cen-
ter, 339 Parkview Drive, Palm Coast
Cost: $75/session Age: 8-12 Details: Don’t get a yellow card
in fun this summer; sign up for our soccer camp. Through group play and individual instruction, campers will develop their soccer skills while reinforcing the fundamentals. All skill levels are welcomed. Contact: Palm Coast Community Center, 386-986-2323, parksandrec. fun/camps
SPORTS ALLIANCE YOUTH CLINIC When: Saturday, July 23 Where: Indian Trails Sports Com-
plex, 5455 Belle Terre Parkway, Palm Coast Cost: Free Age: 6-16 Details: Join us in celebrating July, Parks and Recs Month, with a free youth sports clinic. We are teaming up with the Palm Coast Sports Alliance to offer youth team clinics to all residents of Palm Coast. The sports will include baseball, basketball, flag football, and soccer. Kids can sign up for a sport they already play or pick something new to try. Our local Sports Alliance
When: June 18-19 Where: Palm Coast Aquatics Cen-
ter, 339 Parkview Drive, Palm Coast
Cost: $50/child Age: 11-15 Details: Have you ever wondered
what it’s like to be a lifeguard? Our Junior Lifeguard Camp explores what it takes, with step-by-step lifeguard skill development. Kids will learn water safety, rescues, first aid and CPR, as well as build skills like professionalism, teamwork, and leadership. Class attendees will receive a CPR mask and whistle. Contact: Palm Coast Aquatics Center, 386-986-4741, parksandrec. fun/camps
TEEN ADVENTURE CAMP When: Session 1: June 13-17; Session 2: July 11-15
Where: Palm Coast Aquatics Cen-
ter, 339 Parkview Drive, Palm Coast
Cost: $150/session Age: Students who have completed grades 6-9.
Details: Campers will embark on
five exciting field trip adventures, plus spend time at the Palm Coast Aquatics Center. Contact: Palm Coast Community Center, 386-986-2323, parksandrec. fun/camps
TENNIS SUMMER CAMP When: Session 1: June 6-10; Ses-
sion 2: June 20-24; Session 3: July 11-15; Session 4: July 25-29 Where: Palm Coast Tennis Center, 1290 Belle Terre Parkway, Palm Coast Cost: $100/session Age: Session 1 and 3: 6-10 years; Session 2 and 4: 11-14 years Details: Tennis and so much more. Enjoy fun games, activities, and ageappropriate drills that will teach your child the basics of the game. Players should wear athletic clothing, sneakers, a hat/visor, bring a refillable water bottle, lunch, and snacks. Contact: Palm Coast Tennis Center 386-986-2550 parksandrec.fun/ camps
ART AWESOME ART CAMP AT ST JAMES EPISCOPAL CHURCH When: 10 a.m.-noon weekdays.
Week 1: June 13-17; Week 2: June 2024; Week 3: July 11-15; Week 4: July 18-22; Week 5: Aug. 1- 5 Where: 44 S. Halifax Drive, Ormond Beach Cost: $125, includes all supplies Age: 6-12 Details: The perfect balance of art education, freedom of expression and fun with artist Gretchen Neal. These creative summer art camps will give your child a broad art experience, using multiple mediums to
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develop new skills. Camps are limited to 15 children so, early enrollment is encouraged. Contact: Gretchen Neal, 770-856-1012, www.gretchenneal.com, snobbybabe@hotmail.com
IMAGINARIUM: DRAGONS, UNICORNS, AND FAIRIES
When: 9 a.m.-noon Monday-Friday (July 11-15)
Where: Ormond Memorial Art Mu-
seum, 78 E. Granada Blvd, Ormond Beach Cost: $135 (OMAM members) / $150 (future members) Age: 6-11. Children must be at least age 6 at time of camp, or have completed kindergarten to enroll. Details: Explore the enchanted museum gardens from waterfall to turtle pond and then create a magical Dragon Dome or Fairy Garden terrarium! Campers will sculpt dragons, unicorns, fairies, and whatever they can imagine out of clay; and also create 2D art and write stories inspired by magical worlds. Dress like your favorite magical creature on the final day for photos in the enchanted photobooth. Contact: Kristin Heron, 386-6763347, www.OrmondArtMuseum.org, kheron@ormondartmuseum.org
MERMAID BLING FLING SUMMER CAMP When: 9 a.m.-noon Monday-Friday,
June 13-17 Where: Ormond Memorial Art Museum, 78 E. Granada Blvd., Ormond Beach Cost: $135 (OMAM members) / $150 (future members) Age: Ages 6-11. Children must be at least age 6 at time of camp, or have completed kindergarten to enroll. Details: Go under the sea in this magical camp where you’ll create sparkling mermaid accessories and artwork, and even meet a live mermaid! Capture fun camp memo-
ries with new friends in the always popular mermaid photobooth on the last day of camp. Contact: Kristin Heron, 386-6763347, www.OrmondArtMuseum.org, kheron@ormondartmuseum.org
PIRATES, SHIPWRECKS, AND TREASURES
When: 9 a.m.-noon Monday-Friday
(June 27-July 1) Where: Ormond Memorial Art Museum, 78 E. Granada Blvd, Ormond Beach Cost: $135 (OMAM members) / $150 (future members) Age: 6-11. Children must be at least age 6 at time of camp, or have completed kindergarten to enroll. Details: Follow the clues on the map to search for hidden treasure in the museum gardens during this swashbuckling week of camp. Campers will design pirate coins and other 2D and 3D art projects inspired by pirates and the sea. Dress like a pirate on the last day of camp for a fun pirate party and photobooth. Contact: Kristin Heron, 386-6763347, www.OrmondArtMuseum.org, kheron@ormondartmuseum.org
SUMMER MUSIC CAMP When: June 20-24, 2022 Where: Ormond Beach Presbyte-
rian Church 105 Amsden Rd. Ormond Beach, FL 32176 Cost: Free Age: Rising 4th grade- 8th grade Details: A fun musical week including singing, Chimes, Orff and more! Contact: Mrs. Barbara Larson 386-441-0300 ormondbeachpc.org orpresch1@outlook.com
WEIRD AND WILD FLORIDA When: 9 a.m. -noon Monday-Friday (July 25-29) Where: Ormond Memorial Art Museum, 78 E. Granada Blvd, Ormond Beach
Cost: $135 (OMAM members) / $150 (future members) Age: 6-11. Children must be at least age 6 at time of camp, or have completed kindergarten to enroll. Details: Take an imaginary road trip around our state to explore what makes Florida fun and unique. You’ll learn about Florida reptiles and other creatures, design your own Florida roadside attraction, and create 2D and 3D Florida-themed artwork. Contact: Kristin Heron, 386-6763347, www.OrmondArtMuseum.org, kheron@ormondartmuseum.org
guest presentations. Field trips are scheduled weekly on Wednesdays and are included in the price of camp. Drop-off begins at 7:30 a.m. and scheduled activities start at 9 a.m. Sign your child up by the grade they just completed. Contact: Palm Coast Community Center, 386-986-2323, parksandrec. fun/camp
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When: June 20-24 Where: 336 S. Halifax Drive, Ormond Beach
Cost: $30
Age: Kindergarten to fifth grade Details: This year’s theme: Food
Truck Party, On a Roll With God! Contact: Caitlin Bookwalter, 386677-3581, ext. 337, https://tinyurl. com/mr3actrx, cbookwalter@ firstunited.org
When: 8:30 p.m. May 6 Where: Rockefeller Gardens, 26
When: June 6-Aug. 5 Where: 305 Palm Coast Parkway NE, Palm Coast
Cost: $95/week Age: Kindergarten-fifth grade Details: Your child’s day will be
filled with a variety of age-appropriate and fun-filled, themed activities, such as arts and crafts, stories, recreational games, nature hikes, swimming, field trips, and special
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there may be some water play. In this program, your munchkin will learn the importance of cooperation, listening and sharing, as well as develop social, fine and gross motor skills. This mini camp will make their summer extra special through making new friends, seeing old ones and connecting with caregivers. Contact: Palm Coast Community Center, 386-986-2323, parksandrec. fun/camps
When: 8:30-3 p.m. June 6-10,
Gardens this May for our Movies on the Halifax. This is a free event; just bring a chair or blanket. Teenage elf brothers Ian and Barley embark on a magical quest to spend one more day with their late father. Like any good adventure, their journey is filled with cryptic maps, impossible obstacles and unimaginable discoveries. But when dear Mom finds out her sons are missing, she teams up with the legendary manticore to bring her beloved boys back home. Rated PG. Running time: 1 hour, 42 minutes. Contact: The Casements, 386-6766647, carlee.mckinney@ ormondbeach.org
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Aloha party; June 13-17, Get moving; June 20-24, Messy Games; June 27-July 1, Mad Science; July 5-8, Mission Possible, July 11-15, Super Sized; July 18-22, Building Masters; July 25-29, Make and Take; Aug. 1-5, End of Summer Bash Where: 1 Pine Lakes Parkway N., Palm Coast Cost: $100/week, with available before and after care Age: Kindergarte-fifth grade Contact: Registration at mypc4. com, 386-986-1876
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SPORTS FPCs’ James Payne (25) takes the ball out of the defensive zone against Matanzas.
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FPC Bulldogs control contest against young Matanzas Pirates
FPC’s Jordan Gales (8) pushes up the field as Matanzas’ Bryson Williams (8) defends.
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Friendly rivalry Jesse Sustaita (13) turns around as Matanzas’ Chris Conti (6) tries to defend.
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irst-year Matanzas coach Adam Frys would like to see his boys’ lacrosse program climb to the level where Flagler Palm Coast is now. While the Bulldogs expect to be in the hunt for a playoff spot, most of the Pirates’ players are learning the game. Matanzas recently dominated the Flagler County rivalry, winning five straight against FPC from 2015 to 2019. Now, the Bulldogs have gained the upper hand, winning 19-2 on April 4 at Matanzas, a year after ending the Pirates’ streak with an 11-4 victory. The Bulldogs improved to 9-3, while Matanzas fell to 2-8. “The rivalry is different this year,” said FPC coach Tom Morgello. “There’s not a lot of animosity between the schools. They lost a lot of players. Their program is rebuilding.” Matanzas has no seniors on the team. Its seven juniors have taken on a leadership role, which includes helping many of their teammates learn the fundamentals. “We have 12 freshmen who never played lacrosse before six to eight weeks ago,” Frys said. “They’ve come a long way.” When Frys took over the program, he wasn’t sure he’d have enough players to field a team. Assistant Tim Sandersfield combed the school for recruits. “I’m pretty sure he asked every boy in school if they want to play lacrosse, probably twice,” Frys said. The Bulldogs played their starters only in the first and third quarters against the Pirates. Their younger players took the field in the second and fourth quarters. FPC honored its seniors the following night, April 5, in a home game against Jacksonville Mandarin. The Bulldogs’ final regular-season game is at Oviedo Hagerty on April 8. They expected to land the No. 3 seed in the district and host a first-round district tournament game on April 11, likely against Fleming Island. FPC is 2-3 in district contests, with one-goal losses to Fleming Island and Bartram Trail. Creekside, the third-ranked team in Class 2A
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Chris Conti (6) defends against FPC in the first half.
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Matanzas’ Jimmy Kelly (24) takes the ball behind the net looking for the assist as FPCs’ Chase Leister (11) defends.
FPCs’ Logan Johnson (6) looks for his opportunity to take his shot on goal.
and the No. 1 seed in the district, is the only team to beat the Bulldogs by multiple goals, winning 13-5 on March 22. “The boys are looking forward to a rematch with Fleming Island,” Morgello said. “We’ve got some work to do against the zone defense. Bartram Trail and Creekside both played zone against us.” In their nine victories, FPC has outscored its opponents 150-33. Matanzas defeated St. Joseph and Father Lopez and closes its regular season with home games against Jacksonville Riverside (April 5) and Atlantic Coast (April 7). Frys, who teaches math at Matanzas, is a former assistant coach at Johnson City High School in Central New York and played college lacrosse at Hartwick College in Oneonta, New York. He and his wife, who is also a teacher, moved to Flagler County two years ago. “We drove around the country looking for the perfect place to live,
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FPCs’ Gavin Winkler (2) takes the ball down field as Matanzas’ Luke Doner (3) defends.
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FPC alumna Breaza Robinson emerges as a flag football star in college Robinson plays both linebacker and wide receiver for Webber International University. BARBARA BOXLEITNER CONTRIBUTING WRITER
In her first year of college competition, Breaza Robinson was a part of history. The Flagler Palm Coast High School graduate emerged as a standout for Webber International University’s inaugural women’s flag football program, and she was named a linebacker on the all-Sun Conference defense. The sophomore linebacker and wide receiver said she received a plaque with her name on it for the conference honor recognizing her 66.5 tackles, team-high six interceptions, team-high eight pass breakups
and two sacks. “There’s a lot of talent in the NAIA,” said Robinson, who led the team with 43 receptions and had 422 receiving yards and three touchdown catches. “It was kind of unexpected.” This season she hasn’t lost a bit on either side of the ball as the competition has grown stiffer. “Everybody has gained more than what they had,” she said. “I’ve got to be better than I was last year.” During the offseason the 5-foot7 Robinson prepared accordingly to remain a two-way player. “I ran more to stay in shape and to be able to hold longer. I have to be able to hold my energy,” she said. Her staying power has sustained. Jeffrey Melesky, Webber’s head flag football coach, said the defense usually uses two linebackers, and she is one of them. “They are pretty much the center points and focus of our defense. They run the defense,” he said. “She has a huge football IQ.” Through nine games (5-4) this season, Robinson made 56 tackles and had three interceptions and one fumble recovery. She had season highs of 12 tackles and two interceptions against St. Thomas, leading players from both teams in each. She said reading the quarterback’s eyes last year helped her recognize the opponent’s offensive plays. This year quarterbacks been able to disguise their intentions. “Quarterbacks now are being able to look you off,” she said. “You’ve got to be careful. They just pull you away
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Breaza Robinson, pictured here in an FPC game, was named a linebacker on the all-Sun Conference defense in college.
from where they’re going.” The coach cited her preparation for games. “She watches a lot of film,” he said. “She’s able to recognize plays.” Her makeup works to her favor as well. “Her tenacity and her aggressiveness,” Melesky said. “She does have the instincts to attack.” Robinson is one of the team’s
inside receivers. She had 30 receptions, including five touchdowns, for 352 yards in the nine games. “She’s got good hands. She’s got great routes,” the coach said. “She works to get open.” In a 42-12 win over Milligan, she led players from both teams with four receptions for her season highs
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Flagler Palm Coast finished third in the traditional competition and second in snatch at the District 4-3A boys weightlifting meet on March 30. The Bulldogs qualified 14 lifters for regionals. FPC will host half of the regional meet (Districts 3 and 4) on April 9 with the competition beginning at 10:30 a.m. Nick Lilavois (119 pounds), Dom Bennett (139 pounds) and Rigens Andre (219 pounds) won district titles in both the traditional bench press/clean and jerk and snatch competitions. Lilavois lifted a 390-pound total in bench/clean and jerk and 155 pounds in snatch. Bennett lifted a 505-pound bench/clean and jerk total and 175 pounds in snatch. Andre totaled 660 pounds, the most among all weight classes, in the traditional competition. He won the snatch championship by body weight, tying University’s Julio Hernandez with a 165-pound lift. Wood Registe (183 pounds) also won a traditional title with a 575 total. Ron Proctor (183 pounds) and Kobe Murphy (unlimited) also won snatch titles. Proctor lifted 175
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Pirates on their home beach The Matanzas beach volleyball team has had home matches this season, but they have all been at DME Academy in Daytona Beach. On April 13, in their final match of the season, the Pirates will play in Flagler County for the first time. Matanzas will host DeLand at 3 p.m. at Wadsworth Park. The Pirates will honor their seniors before the match. Matanzas played DeLand twice this season, losing both matches — 4-1 in DeLand and 3-2 at DME. This is the first season the Florida High School Athletic Association has sanctioned girls beach volleyball.
ond in snatch. Aylesworth placed sixth in traditonal and fourth in snatch. Murphy also qualified in both events, adding a fifth-place finish in snatch. Isaiah Rivers (154) finished second in the traditional competition. Thomas Desantoli (238 pounds) finished third in traditional. Email brent@palmcoastobserver. com.
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Javelin thrower breaks record FPC sophomore Daniel DeFalco continues to improve his own school record in javelin. DeFalco upped the mark to a 167 feet and a quarter inch at the Tocoi Creek Toro Showdown on April 1. The new record ranks DeFalco fifth in the state in Class 4A.
Pirates fall in extra innings Matanzas’ baseball team went into extra innings for the third time this season on April 4, losing to Menendez 8-7 in 10 innings on an unearned run. The Pirates had 13 hits in the game and left 12 on base. The Pirates (6-5) host Pine Ridge on April 7 and then visit FPC on April 11. The Bulldogs (49) won the first meeting between the county rivals, 5-2 on March 4.
Matanzas softball rout Freshman Skylar Ludovici went 4 for 4 and pitched the final inning as Matanzas blanked Atlantic 15-0 in a four-inning softball onehitter on April 5. The Pirates (7-4) smacked 21 hits in the shortened contest. Matanzas went 1-2 in the Kissimmee Klassic on March 31 to April 2. Emma Wood was voted to the all-defensive team in the Gold Bracket.
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Doreen Chase says her color seems to be bronze. She’d like to upgrade to gold. Chase has won three bronze medals in fast-pitch softball at the World Masters Games. Next month, the 58-yearold Palm Coast resident will chase gold again when she plays shortstop for a Louisiana fast-pitch team at the National Senior Games in Fort Lauderdale. She’s never played with that team before. She received a call from a team official saying they were looking for a shortstop. “I know they’re great players. Apparently, they medal in every (tournament) they go to,” she said. Chase isn’t worried about fitting in, because the language of softball is universal. “You can play with someone you’ve never met before if you both know how to play the game,” she said. “It all boils back to the basics. You need to know where you’re going with the ball and where you’re supposed to be. And you always need to know how many outs there are.” Chase has been playing softball since she was 6. She played for her high school team in New Jersey and for Palm Beach Community College. She’s played in the World Masters Games four times, winning bronze medals in Edmonton, Alberta, in 2005; Sydney, Australia, in 2009; and Turin, Italy, in 2013. Her
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team fell short in Auckland, New Zealand, in 2017. “When I travel out of the country, I’ll meet people from other countries and other states,” she said. “It’s a great, great way to make new friends. I have made friends all over the world, and it’s lovely.” Chase’s team will play in the 55 to 59 age group at the National Senior Games, which will run May 10-23 in Fort Lauderdale. She hopes to play in another World Masters Games. The 2021 games in Japan have been postponed indefinitely because the country is still closed to most travelers. As she gets older, she adapts her game. “I don’t think I’m as quick as I used to be, but I’m working on it,” Chase said. “I’ve always played a deep shortstop. I find myself creeping in more now. I still have a good arm.” Chase works at Security
First Insurance in Ormond Beach. She’s preparing for the Senior National Games by taking grounders from her husband, Mark, making trips to batting cages and going to the gym every day to work on her upper body and cardio. She also plays co-ed slowpitch softball. She said she’s probably broken every one of her fingers over the years and has been hit in the face with a fast pitch. But she’s not even thinking about retiring from the sport. Instead, she’s looking forward to joining the daytime senior leagues when she retires from her job. “I always said, when I retire, I’m just going to play softball every day. I’m going to live at the softball fields,” she said. “I’ll play until I can’t play anymore, which will be a very sad day.” Email brent@palmcoastobserver.com.
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Quantum expands brand with Auto Repair Joe Wright and Bob Gordon have added a second automotive business to Quantum Tires. BRENT WORONOFF STAFF WRITER
The Quantum brand has expanded again. Joe Wright and Bob Gordon bought Barrow Auto Repair in Bunnell, and the business has been operating as Quantum Auto Repair for the past three months. Wright started Quantum Electrical Contractors in 2004. He opened Quantum Tires in Palm Coast with Gordon in 2017. Gordon is now running both the tire store at 15 Hargrove Lane and the auto repair shop at 102 N. Main St.
“My gas bill has gone way up,” Gordon said. “There’s not enough time in my day right now.” Quantum Auto Repair is a full service shop, Gordon said, doing everything from oil changes to full motor work. Gordon has kept mechanics Rob Hamel and Jim Day, who worked for Barrow, and added diesel mechanic Pete Stephens. “When people call, the first thing they ask is, ‘Are Rob and Jim still working there?’ The building itself has a good name,” Gordon said. Gordon said he has known Wright for most of his life. Five years ago, Wright gave him the chance to run his own business. “I had to get the courage to come out of my comfort zone and stop working for someone else,” Gordon said. Now, Gordon said he and Wright want to continue to expand the auto-
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motive business with a long-term goal of opening four or five more repair shops outside of the county. Gordon said the goal of Quantum Auto Repair is to continue building a loyal customer base. “We’re family owned and operated,” he said. “We want to treat every customer as if they are family. We don’t want one-time customers. We want to build relationships with long-time customers, the ones who keep coming back to us.”
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Henry Hotel to open next year The Old Dixie hotel will be a ‘boutique’ with a restaurant that will serve as a steak house on weekends. JONATHAN SIMMONS NEWS EDITOR
The new owners of the derelict hotel structure on Old Dixie Highway expect to finish remodeling in about a year and plan to add a 30-by-90-foot pool, a 3,500-square-foot banquet center, and a restaurant that will be a steak house on the weekends, representatives told Flagler County commissioners at a March 21 meeting. The renovated structure will be called the Henry Hotel. “We’re anxiously awaiting to get started, and we’re looking at a one-year construction schedule from when we receive our permit,” said Jim Albano, representing architect Bespoke Group and general contractor Albano Design Studios. The county and the hotel’s ownership have been at odds over the renovation process missing construction deadlines, and the slow pace of the redevelopment process has frustrated some area residents.
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The development company’s representatives acknowledged that the property still isn’t much to look at. “Listen, the property doesn’t look pretty right now, even though it was cleaned up,” said Greg Kong, a local real estate agent representing owner MG Capital Partners. But, he added, “All of the dirty beds, the bathrooms — all of those things were removed. ... I don’t know how many dumpster loads there were, but there were a lot.” Recent illegal dumping has been a problem, Albano said, that has since been fixed: A breach in the construction fence had allowed trespassers to slip onto the property, but the breach has been mended and the trash cleared. The general contractor expects to have 24-hour security on site once they break ground. The hotel itself will be modeled after a boutique hotel in Scottsdale, Arizona, and will be 96 rooms — down from the current 100 rooms as some of the rooms are converted to suites, Albano said. Commissioner Andy Dance asked what defines a “boutique hotel.” Albano said they’re generally small, but upscale. “Even though this is an outside corridor hotel, it is going to be on the on the higher-
end side,” Albano said. “The interior furnishings are quite luxurious for each room.” One of the owners, he said, is a restaurateur who owns five restaurants in New York City. “The plan is at night and on the weekends, the restaurant becomes a nice steak house or chophouse,” Albano said. “Additionally, there’s a full service bar, as well as outdoor seating around the pool.” The owners are considering adding a second additional building with 90 rooms, spread across three stories, in the future. That one would have interior corridors. MG Capital, Albano said, owns 18 other hotels, and this one will be managed by Reliance Hotel Group, based in Phoenix, Arizona. Dance asked if the owners plan to keep the hotel or flip it. Albano said they expect to keep it. Commissioners spoke favorably of the company’s plans. Commissioner David Sullivan said, “It’s been vacant for a number of years, so it’s not an easy project to take on and try to fix up again, but it’s a great location — right on Interstate 95 and across from Plantation Bay — so seeing progress is the most important thing here.” Email jonathan@palmcoastobserver.com.
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Aspiring for a Willy Wonka wow factor, Cupcake Cafe reopens JULIA AMBROSE CONTRIBUTING WRITER
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heresa Tazewell whips up more than 1,000 cupcakes herself every day. She does it for that look on her customers’ faces. “I wanted the same wow factor as when you walked into Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory and your mouth drops,” she said. “You see 500 cupcakes in 40 or 50 different flavors, and you stand there in awe for five minutes not knowing what to choose. That’s what you get every time you visit the Cupcake Cafe.” The Cupcake Cafe, which originally opened in 2015 in Bunnell before closing in 2018, reopened March 3, 2022, this time at 230 St. Joe Plaza Drive, in Palm Coast. Tazewell spoke with me over the phone recently about her inspiration and her dreams for the future.
WHY DID YOU CHOOSE TO REOPEN YOUR CAFE AT THIS TIME?
I had just left my job at Publix and I was trying to figure out what I wanted to do with my life. My cousin inspired me to reopen my cafe. So I went over and I immediately talked to my dad. He was like, “Yeah, but we’ve got to do it in Palm Coast, because this is where people live.” WHAT IS YOUR DAILY ROUTINE IN THE STORE?
Usually a typical day starts around 6 a.m. I have to go and pick up my Walmart order. I probably go through about 700-800 eggs in
a week. We make about 1,000 or 1,500 cupcakes every day. It’s a lot of stuff. And it’s just me that bakes. I bake everything, and I decorate everything myself. I have a girl who runs the counter as well. I usually put on a Netflix show like “The Office.” I quote it the whole time, and I laugh. I put on music sometimes and I jam out. It’s a happy process. It’s very happy and upbeat and it’s great. I love it. I absolutely love it. My oven, Big Bertha, is a beast. She pumps out some cupcakes, let me tell you. WHICH CUPCAKE IS YOUR CUSTOMERS’ FAVORITE?
Our top three sellers are the red velvet, carrot cake, and we have a maple bacon that has a maple buttercream and baked in pieces of bacon on top of it. We also have a cupcake filled with fudge frosting and frosting on top of it with flakes of red pepper and cayenne pepper. DO YOU PREDICT EVEN MORE GROWTH FOR YOUR COMPANY THIS YEAR?
Absolutely. What we make in a day here is what we used to make in a week. What we make in one week is usually 3 ½ to 4 months in Bunnell. I want people to know that I’m back and better than ever. We predict that
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Theresa Tazewell said her top three best sellers are the red velvet, carrot cake, and a maple bacon that has a maple buttercream and baked in pieces of bacon on top of it.
sion to grow up. These children that were little, itty bitty are young adults now, and they haven’t forgotten me. It’s been so great to see everyone all over again. It’s like a reunion almost but one that I get to relive every single day.
we’re going to be busy, busy, busy. We also make cakes, and, once we get tables, we’re going to have a decorate-your-own cupcake party. You can sign up and come over on the weekend and decorate at your leisure. We’ll be doing paint nights again and decorate-your-own ice cream sundaes. We’re also working on a Shaker Palooza where customers come in and pick whatever toppings and flavors they want and we’ll make up a shake for them.
DO YOU EVER MAKE CUPCAKES IN YOUR OWN HOME JUST FOR FUN?
If I need something. Like today, it’s actually my father’s birthday, and I just made him a birthday cake here (at the cafe) and I’ll bring it home. Why bake it at home when my home is Cupcake Cafe? Notice a new business in town? Email editor@palmcoastobserver. com.
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Drive to Anthony and Bonavy Smith, of Palm Coast, for $379,000. Built in 2003, the house is a 3/2 and has 2,034 square feet. Plantation Bay Volusia Residential Construction LLC, of Daytona Beach, sold Stirling Bridge Drive to Nancy and William Mull, of Ormond Beach, for $695,038. Built in 2021, the house is a 3/3 and has 2,565 square feet.
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Condos Nancy Cerniglia, of Orlando, sold 15 Avenue De La Mer, Unit 2104, to William and Petronella Pieterse, of Bryson City, North Carolina, for $569,000. Built in 1996, the condo is a 2/2 and has 1,458 square feet.
Barbara Howson, individually and as trustee, sold 3580 S. Ocean Shore Blvd., Unit 309, to Frances Siminerio, as trustee, for $359,900. Built in 1982, the condo is a 2/2 and has 1,358 square feet. It sold in 2016 for $230,000. Sharon Brewster, of Garrettsville, Ohio, sold 50 Club House Drive, Unit 107, to Maria Feury and Amanda Feury, of Palm Coast, for $155,000. Built in 1977, the condo is a 1/1 and has 665 square feet. Belle Terre Holiday Builders Inc., of Melbourne, sold 47 Pennsylvania Lane to Carmine Lacertosa and Victoria Rivera, of Palm Coast, for $243,990. Built in 2021, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,284 square feet. Cypress Knoll Stephanie Jones, of Palm Coast, sold 50 Eric Drive to Frances Con-
RH Asset Holdings LLC, of Orlando, sold 43 E. Diamond Drive to Isabel and Manuel Puertas, of Palm Coast, for $374,840. Built in 2021, the house is a 4/2 and has 1,903 square feet. Florida Park Antonio Barroqueiro, of Toms River, New Jersey, sold 5 Farson Lane to Jason and Denise Massey, of Palm Coast, for $385,000. Built in 2004, the house is a 3/2/2 and has 1,774 square feet. It sold in 2014 for $157,000. Grand Haven Frances Confusione sold 62 Southlake Drive to Jose and Sandra Villarreal, of Palm Coast, for $790,000. Built in 2004, the house is a 6/6 and has a swimming pool and 4,588 square feet. Hammock Dunes Eileen Boyd, of Silver Spring, Maryland, sold 11 Laguna Court to Eduardo Valverde and Elizabeth DiNenno, of Atlanta, for $595,000. Built in 1994, the house is a 3/2 and has a fireplace, swimming pool and 2,130 square feet.
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Indian Trails Marlin Losch III, individually and as representative, sold 54 Baltimore Lane to Camille Homan, of Palm Coast, for $325,000. Built in 2002, the house is a 3/2 and has a swimming pool and 1,674 square feet.
Palm Harbor Jose and Carla Renha, of Ossining, New York, sold 66 Cimmaron Drive to Edward Guenveur and Susan Holton, of Palm Coast, for $860,000. Built in 2006, the house is a 3/3 and has a swimming pool, boat house and 2,083 square feet.
Lehigh Woods D.R. Horton Inc. Jacksonville, of St. Johns, sold 54 Rolling Sands Drive to Justin and Heather Willms, of Palm Coast, for $387,990. Built in 2021, the house is a 4/3 and has 2,368 square feet.
Kristen and Joseph Rossheim, of Palm Coast, sold 44 Colonial Court to Mark and Sharon Leinemann, of Palm Coast, for $685,000. Built in 1986, the house is a 5/3 and has a swimming pool, boat dock, boat house and 2,628 square feet. It sold in 2016 for $249,900.
Holiday Builders Inc., of Melbourne, sold 22 Royal Tern Lane to Darlene D’Talavera and Evangelia Drakopoulos, of Palm Coast, for $256,990. Built in 2021, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,552 square feet.
Palm Coast Plantation Antonio and Maria Goncalves, of Flemington, New Jersey, sold 97 Emerald Lake Drive to Shirley Lewis, of Palm Coast, for $640,000. Built in 2004, the house is a 3/2 and has a fireplace and 2,275 square feet.
Matanzas Woods WJHFL LLC, of Greensboro, North Carolina, sold 45 Louisiana Drive to Zuhair Jacob, of Palm Coast, for $277,990. Built in 2021, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,272 square feet.
Pine Grove Lawrence Retter sold 27 Pine Hurst Lane to Zachary Wheeler, of Palm Coast, for $279,000. Built in 1999, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,336 square feet.
Not in Subdivision Maronda Homes LLC, of Sanford, sold 24 Fawn Haven Trail to Mitchell and Carolynn Lombardo, of Ormond Beach, for $354,250. Built in 2022, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,988 square feet.
Pine Lakes AM and OM Renovation LLC, of Palm Coast, sold 241 Wellington
Quail Hollow Donald Major Jr., of Palm Coast, sold 9 Kane Place to Joseph and Brittney Setney, of Palm Coast, for $375,000. Built in 2004, the house is a 5/2.5 and has 2,952 square feet.
Kenneth and Sherry McGinnis, of Palm Coast, sold 21 Zoffer Court to Steven and Veronica Faron, of Port St. Lucie, for $339,900. Built in 2007, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,880 square feet. It sold in 2020 for $220,000. Seminole Woods Holiday Builders Inc. sold 41 Seathorn Path to Roger Acham and Melissa Hood, of Palm Coast, for $339,911. Built in 2022, the house is a 4/2 and has 1,864 square feet. Silver Lake Stephen and Angelita Kaplan, of Flagler Beach, sold 2009 N. Daytona Ave.to Justin Kittredge, of Flagler Beach, for $600,000. Built in 1981, the house is a 3/3 and has a fireplace and 2,272 square feet. Woodlands Joann West, of Wareham, Massachusetts, sold 22 N.E. Blyth Court to HP Palm Coast Holdings LLC, of St. Petersburg, for $240,000. Built in 1977, the house is a 4/2 and has 2,318 square feet. It sold in 2018 for $175,000.
Toby Tobin, of gotoby.com, contributed to this report.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS (summary administration) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, FOURTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2022-CP-0218 Division 48 IN RE: ESTATE OF DONNA K RAMEY, Deceased. TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS OR DEMANDS AGAINST THE ABOVE ESTATE: You are hereby notified that an Order of Summary Administration has been entered in the estate of DONNA K RAMEY, deceased, File Number 2022-CP-0218, by the Circuit Court for Flagler County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is Kim C. Hammond Justice Center 1769 E Moody Blvd, Building #1, Bunnell, FL 32110; that the decedent’s date of death was July 23, 2020; that the total value of the estate is and that the names and addresses of those to whom it has been assigned by such order are: Name Address KELSEY TOBIN 140 Stratford Mill Blvd, Unit 108, St. Augustine, FL 32084 KASSIDY TINGLE 121 Karen Ct., Shelbyville, KY 40065 KENNEDY RAMEY 140 Stratford Mill Blvd, Unit 108, St. Augustine, FL 32084 TIMOTHY RAMEY 124 Gloria Dr., Shelbyville, KY 40065 ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE NOTIFIED THAT: All creditors of the estate of the decedent and persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent other than those for whom provision for full payment was made in the Order of Summary Administration must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702. ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER APPLICABLE TIME PERIOD, 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 April 7, 2022. Person Giving Notice: KELSEY TOBIN 140 Stratford Mill Blvd, Unit 108 St. Augustine, FL 32084 Attorney for Person Giving Notice: Heather S. Maltby HEATHER@EPPGLAW.COM Florida Bar No. 116571 E.P.P.G. Law of St. Johns, PLLC 200 Malaga Street, Suite 2 St. Augustine, FL 32084 Telephone: 904-875-3774 April 7, 14, 2022 22-00039G
NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2021-CP-705 IN RE: ESTATE OF DAVID ORVILLE EICHENBERG, Deceased. The administration of the estate of DAVID ORVILLE EICHENBERG, deceased, whose date of death was October 9, 2019, is pending in the Circuit Court for Flagler County Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 1769 East Moody Boulevard, Building #1 - Kim C. Hammond Justice Center, 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 April 7, 2022. Personal Representative: /s/BARBARA M. EICHENBERG BARBARA M. EICHENBERG 601 Shearwood Drive Flagler Beach, Florida 32136 Attorney for Personal Representative: /s/ NOBERTO S. KATZ NOBERTO S. KATZ, ESQUIRE Florida Bar No.: 399086 425 West Colonial Drive, Suite 104 Orlando, Florida 32804 Telephone: ( 407) 849-7072 Fax: (407) 849-7075 E-Mail: velizkatz@velizkatzlaw.com Attorney for Personal Representative April 7, 14, 2022 22-00037G
FIRST INSERTION NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: Notice is hereby given that the following vehicles will be sold at public auction pursuant to F.S. 713.585 on the sale dates at the locations below at 9:00 a.m. to satisfy labor and storage charges. 2013 CHEV 1G1PE5SB0D7131706 Total Lien: $1376.81 Sale Date:05/02/2022 Location: BATTS & PEREZ ENTERPRISES LLC. DBA: FLY BY NIGHT AUTOMOTIVE 6020 E HIGHWAY 100 FLAGLER BEACH, FL 32136 (954)817-4522 Pursuant to F.S. 713.585 the cash amount per vehicle would be sufficient to redeem that vehicle from the lienor. Any interested party has a right to a hearing prior to the sale by filing a demand for the hearing with the Clerk of the Circuit Court in Flagler and mailing copies of the same to all owners and lienors. The owner/lienholder has a right to recover possession of the vehicle by posting bond pursuant to F.S. 559.917 and if sold any proceeds remaining from the sale will be deposited with the Clerk of Circuit Court for disposition. Apriil 7, 2022 22-00074F
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 Bambusas Tropical Landscaping located at 20 Cole Place, in the City of Palm Coast, Flagler County, FL 32137 intends to register the said name with the Division of Corporations of the Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida. Dated this 30th day of March, 2022. Joshua Ludecker April 7, 2022
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FIRST INSERTION NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: Notice is hereby given that on 5/22/22 at 9:00 am the following storage unit #3113 at Town and Country Storage, Bunnell Fl, 1 Enterprise Dr. leased to Casey DePalma will be auctioned online at www.storagetreasures.com. April 7, 14, 2022 22-00076F
FIRST INSERTION NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: Notice is hereby given that on 5/22/22 at 9:00 am the following storage unit #3103 at Town and Country Storage, Bunnell Fl, 1 Enterprise Dr. leased to Ashleigh Rhodes will be auctioned online at WWW.Storagetreasures.com. April 7, 14, 2022 22-00075F
SUBSEQUENT INSERTIONS SECOND INSERTION NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO. 2014 CA 000790 BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., Plaintiff, vs. GORDON TODD KNAEBLE, et al. Defendant(s). NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated January 03, 2018, and entered in 2014 CA 000790 of the Circuit Court of the SEVENTH Judicial Circuit in and for Flagler County, Florida, wherein BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. is the Plaintiff and THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, BENEFICIARIES, DEVISEES, GRANTEES,ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES AND ALL OTHERS WHO MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST IN THE ESTATE OF ANGELINA DEVITO A/K/A ANNE DEVITO, DECEASED; GORDON TODD KNAEBLE; DENISE DEVITO; NICHOLAS DEVITO; STATE OF FLORIDA, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE; CITY OF PALM COAST, FLORIDA; and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT are the Defendant(s). TOM W. BEXLEY as the Clerk of the Circuit Court will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at 2nd Floor, Civil Dept., Kim C. Hammond Justice Center 1769 E. Moody Blvd. BLDG. 1, Bunnell, FL 32110, at 11:00 AM, on April 29, 2022, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to wit: LOT 13, BLOCK 28, OF PALM COAST, MAP OF FLORIDA PARK, SECTION 10, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF IN MAP BOOK 6, PAGE 52,
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AS AMENDED BY INSTRUMENT RECORDED IN OFFICIAL RECORDS BOOK 35, PAGE 528, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA. Property Address: 25 FRENEAU LANE, PALM COAST , FL 32137 Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim in accordance with Florida Statutes, Section 45.031. IMPORTANT AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT. If you are a person with a disability who needs an accommodation in order to access court facilities or participate in a court proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. To request such an accommodation, please contact Court Administration in advance of the date the service is needed: Court Administration, 101 N. Alabama Ave., Ste D-305, Deland, FL 32724, (386) 257-6096. Hearing or voice impaired, please call 711. Dated this 24 day of March, 2022. ROBERTSON, ANSCHUTZ, SCHNEID, CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC Attorney for Plaintiff 6409 Congress Ave., Suite 100 Boca Raton, FL 33487 Telephone: 561-241-6901 Facsimile: 561-997-6909 Service Email: flmail@raslg.com By: \S\Ashley Bruneus Ashley Bruneus, Esquire Florida Bar No. 1017216 Communication Email: ashbruneus@raslg.com 14-80960-NaC Mar. 31; Apr. 7, 2022 22-00033G
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SUBSEQUENT INSERTIONS SECOND INSERTION INVITATION TO BID Donica Receivership Services LLC, located at 238 East Davis Blvd., Suite 209, Tampa, Florida 33606, hereby issues Public Notice of its intention to receive Bids for the permanent closure of the Old Gyp Stack– South (OGS-S) Compartment within the Piney Point Phosphogypsum Stack System, Palmetto, Florida. Receiver Solicitation Number 2022 - 01 Site Location: 13500 Scale Avenue, Palmetto, Florida 34221 Geo Coordinates: 27° 38’ 6.5” N, 82° 32’ 4.7” W (approximate) A mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held on Friday April 15, 2022, 10:00 AM (EDT) at the site location or via video conference (Details to be provided). BID DUE: FRIDAY APRIL 29, 2022, NOT LATER THAN 4:30 PM (EDT) This is an Invitation to Bid to select a Contractor(s) to close the Old Gyp Stack – South within the Piney Point Phosphates Phosphogypsum Stack System. The Contractor(s) shall provide these services for Herbert R. Donica, the Court Appointed Receiver, for the property on a lump sum or a time and materials not-to-exceed basis. Bid Packages will be available for distribution at the pre-bid Meeting, and on Thursday April 14, 2022, after 11:00 AM (EDT) from the Receiver’s website. All Bidders are required to register at the website to receive the bid package. The website address is: https://www.pineypointreceivership. com/ Donica Receivership Services, LLC requests Bids from responsible vendors with demonstrable experience in phosphogypsum stack closure construction to meet its upcoming needs. A brief description of the procurement is provided for Bidders’ convenience; detailed information and requirements will be included in the Bid Package. If you are interested and able to meet these requirements, Donica Receivership Services, LLC welcomes a Bid from your company. Brief Description: The Piney Point Phosphogypsum Stack System (the “Stack System”) is located in Manatee County, Florida. The Stack System currently has four partially closed phosphogypsum compartments. Phosphogypsum is a byproduct of fertilizer production. On August 25, 2021, the Manatee Circuit Court entered an order appointing Herbert R. Donica as a Receiver to take control of the Stack System and oversee its final closure. The purpose of the Receivership is to remove the pond water inventory, maintain, repair, and permanently close the Stack System so that it is no longer a threat to public safety and the environment. This procurement is for the closure of one of the four former phosphogypsum stack compartments, the Old Gyp Stack – South (the “OGS-S”). The OGSS has an area of approximately 24 acres and does not currently hold standing water, except any accumulated rainfall. The OGS-S compartment was partially closed (i.e., lined with HDPE liner) and used to store marine sediments generated by the
dredge operations, and does not contain phosphate industry related process water. The permanent closure of the OGS-S compartment will involve the following main tasks but not limited to: (i) installation of a high-strength woven geotextile over a portion of the pond that has soft marine sediments (approximately 14 acres); (ii) placement of a layer of clean sand (to be provided by the Receiver), approximately 3 to 6 feet in thickness, to act as a surcharge and to provide a stable base for light construction equipment traffic; (iii) installation of a consolidation water collection drain system within the sand layer; (iv) installation of a gas venting system on top of the sand layer; (v) placement of a sand or gypsum layer (approximately 1 foot thick) on top of the10-acre area of the compartment that is filled with coarse dredge materials; (vi) installation of a 60-mil high-density polyethylene (HDPE) geomembrane (i.e., liner) over the entire pond; (vii) placement of a minimum of 24” of compacted clean soil cover (to be provided by the Receiver) on top of the HDPE Liner; (viii) installation of a stormwater control system (comprised of a sand drain, a control structure and a broad-crested weir with erosion protection cut in the gypsum perimeter dike); (ix) Pipe penetrations through the existing gypsum perimeter dike for the drain and stormwater system to discharge water outside of the pond; (x) grassing, and; (xi) any other related tasks as shown in the design Drawings and Engineering Specifications to support complete closure of the OGS-S pond to meet the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s approved Conceptual Closure Plan and the closure requirements of Rule 62-673, Fla. Admin. Code. Projected starting and ending dates will be disclosed in the Bid Package. Please read the entire Bid Package and submit a Bid for evaluation in accordance with the instructions. All forms and signature areas contained in the Bid Package must be completed in full and submitted along with the proposal, which will constitute the Bid. Inexperienced Contractors and Bids that do not conform to the Bid Package forms and bid requirements may not be considered. All Dates/Times are UTC/GMT -4:00 hours (Eastern Daylight Time), Palmetto, Florida, USA. The Receiver reserves the right to reject any and all Bids, to waive irregularities, if any, and accept the Bid, which in the judgment of the Receiver, is determined to be in its best interest. Dated at Tampa, Florida this 1st day of April 2022. HERBERT R. DONICA, RECEIVER 238 East Davis Boulevard, Suite 209 Tampa, FL 33606 Telephone: (813) 878-9790 Facsimile: (813) 878-9746 e-mail: herb@PineyPoint.org By: /s/ Herbert R. Donica HERBERT R. DONICA, RECEIVER March 31; April 7, 2022 22-00036G
SECOND INSERTION NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO. 2019 CA 000733 PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Plaintiff, vs. NAOMI JANE MARTIN A/K/A NAOMI MARTIN AND DOUGLAS BRIAN SMITH, et al. Defendant(s). NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated March 16, 2020, and entered in 2019 CA 000733 of the Circuit Court of the SEVENTH Judicial Circuit in and for Flagler County, Florida, wherein PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION is the Plaintiff and NAOMI JANE MARTIN A/K/A NAOMI MARTIN and DOUGLAS BRIAN SMITH are the Defendant(s). TOM W. BEXLEY as the Clerk of the Circuit Court will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at 2nd Floor, Civil Dept., Kim C. Hammond Justice Center 1769 E. Moody Blvd. BLDG. 1, Bunnell, FL 32110, at 11:00 AM, on May 05, 2022, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to wit: LOT 22, BLOCK 14, OF PALM COAST, MAP OF BELLE TERRE, SECTION 13, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 7, PAGES 1 THROUGH 10, INCLUSIVE, AND AMENDED IN OFFICIAL RECORDS BOOK 35, PAGE 528, ALL OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF FLAGLER COUNTY
FLORIDA. Property Address: 25 BRIARVUE LN, PALM COAST, FL 32137 Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim in accordance with Florida Statutes, Section 45.031. IMPORTANT AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT. If you are a person with a disability who needs an accommodation in order to access court facilities or participate in a court proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. To request such an accommodation, please contact Court Administration in advance of the date the service is needed: Court Administration, 101 N. Alabama Ave., Ste D-305, Deland, FL 32724, (386) 257-6096. Hearing or voice impaired, please call 711. Dated this 25 day of March, 2022. ROBERTSON, ANSCHUTZ, SCHNEID, CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC Attorney for Plaintiff 6409 Congress Ave., Suite 100 Boca Raton, FL 33487 Telephone: 561-241-6901 Facsimile: 561-997-6909 Service Email: flmail@raslg.com By: \S\Ashley Bruneus Ashley Bruneus, Esquire Florida Bar No. 1017216 Communication Email: ashbruneus@raslg.com 19-374151 - CaB Mar. 31; Apr. 7, 2022 22-00034G
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SECOND INSERTION SEMINOLE PALMS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NOTICE OF THE DISTRICT’S INTENT TO USE THE UNIFORM METHOD OF COLLECTION OF NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENTS Notice is hereby given that the Seminole Palms Community Development District (“District”) intends to use the uniform method of collecting non-ad valorem assessments to be levied by the District pursuant to Section 197.3632, Florida Statutes. The Board of Supervisors of the District will conduct a public hearing on Monday, April 25, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at Hilton Garden Inn, 55 Town Center Blvd., Palm Coast, FL 32164. The purpose of the public hearing is to consider the adoption of a resolution authorizing the District to use the uniform method of collecting non-ad valorem assessments to be levied by the District on properties located on land included in, or to be added to, the District. The District may levy non-ad valorem assessments for the purpose of financing, acquiring, maintaining and/or operating community development facilities, services and improvements within and without the boundaries of the District, to consist of, among other things, water management and control, water supply, sewer and wastewater management, roads, parks and recreational facilities, landscape/hardscape/irrigation, offsite roadway improvements, offsite utility extensions, and any other lawful projects or services of the District. Owners of the properties to be assessed and other interested parties may appear at the public hearing and be heard regarding the use of the uniform method of collecting such non-ad valorem assessments. This hearing is open to the public and will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Florida law for community development districts. The public hearing may be continued to a date, time and location to be specified on the record at the hearing. There may be occasions when Supervisors or staff may participate by speaker telephone. Pursuant to provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in the hearing and/or meeting is asked to contact DPFG (321) 263-0132 (“District Manager’s Office”), at least 48 hours before the hearing and/or meeting. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Florida Relay Service at (800) 955-8770, who can aid you in contacting the District Manager’s Office. Each person who decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at the hearing is advised that 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. David McInnes District Manager March 31, April 7, 14, 21, 2022
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SECOND INSERTION SEMINOLE PALMS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE ADOPTION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2021/2022 BUDGETS: AND NOTICE OF REGULAR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS’ MEETING. The Board of Supervisors (“Board”) of the Seminole Palms Community Development District (“District”) will hold a public hearing on Monday, April 25, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at Hilton Garden Inn, 55 Town Center Blvd., Palm Coast, FL 32164 for the purpose of hearing comments and objections on the adoption of the proposed budgets (“Proposed Budget”) of the District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023 (“Fiscal Year 2021/2022”). A regular board meeting of the District will also be held at that time where the Board may consider any other business that may properly come before it. A copy of the agenda and Proposed Budget may be obtained at the offices of the District Manager, DPFG, 250 International Parkway, Suite 280, Lake Mary, Florida 32746, Ph: (321) 263-0132 (“District Manager’s Office”), during normal business hours, or by visiting the District’s website at seminolepalmscdd.com. The public hearing and meeting are open to the public and will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Florida law. The public hearing and 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. Any person requiring special accommodations at this 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. Each person who decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at the public hearing or meeting is advised that person will need a record of 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. David McInnes District Manager March 31, April 7, 2022
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE: 2020 CP 000480 IN RE: THE ESTATE OF STANTON ALLEN HERSHMAN AKA STANTON A. HERSHMAN, Deceased. The administration of the estate of Stanton Allen Hershman AKA Stanton A. Hershman, deceased, is pending in the Circuit Court for Flagler County, Florida, Probate Division, address Kim C Hammond Justice Center, 1769 E Moody Blvd, Bldg 1, Bunnell, FL 32110, File No. 2020 CP 000480. The personal representative’s and the personal representative’s attorney names and addresses are: Daniel R. Lewis, Esq., 208 Sanford Ave, Sanford, FL 32771, Representative Daniel R. Lewis, Esq., 208 Sanford Ave, Sanford, FL 32771, Attorney 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 WITHIN 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 the court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILLED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN THE FLORIDA STATUTES 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. First publication of this notice is March 31, 2022 Personal Representative: Daniel R. Lewis 208 Sanford Ave Sanford, FL 32771 Attorney for Personal Representative Daniel R. Lewis, Esq. Florida Bar No. 108897 208 Sanford Ave Sanford, Florida 32771 Telephone: 386.201.5238 E-Mail: daniel@danielrlewislaw.com Mar. 31, Apr. 7, 2022 22-00031G
NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2022 CP 000039 Division 48 IN RE: ESTATE OF ROBIN. R. JONES, a/k/a ROBIN RENEE JONES, Deceased. The administration of the estate of ROBIN R. JONES a/k/a ROBIN RENEE JONES, deceased, whose date of death was August 3, 2021, is pending in the Circuit Court for Flagler County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is Flagler County Courthouse, 1769 E. Moody Blvd, Building 1, Bunnell, Fl, 32110. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or 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 March 31, 2022. Personal Representative: RAYMOND F. HARMS, JR. Name 35 Pebble Beach Circle Flagler Beach, Fl. 32136 (address) Attorney for Personal Representative: MARK A. KOTEEN, ESQUIRE Email Addresses: markakoteen@aol.com Florida Bar No. 151661 P. O. Box 1923 Winter Park, Fl. 32790 (address) Telephone: (407) 896-6798 Mar. 31; Apr. 7, 2022 22-00032G
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2022-CP-000127 IN RE: ESTATE OF ISAAC GENDELMAN A/K/A IZAK GENDELMAN Deceased. The administration of the estate of Isaac Gendelman a/k/a Izak Gendelman, deceased, whose date of death was August 3, 2021, is pending in the Circuit Court for Flagler County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 1769 E. Moody Blvd., Bldg 1, Bunnell, Florida 32110. The name and address of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against 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 March 31, 2022. Personal Representative: Asher Gendelman 9 Dairyfield Court Rockville, Maryland 20852 Attorney for Personal Representative: L. Tyler Yonge, Attorney Florida Bar Number: 98179 DRUMMOND WEHLE YONGE LLP 6987 East Fowler Avenue TAMPA, FL 33617 Telephone: (813) 983-8000 Fax: (813) 983-8001 E-Mail: tyler@dwyfirm.com Secondary E-Mail: amy@dwyfirm.com Mar. 31; Apr. 7, 2022 22-00030G
NOTICE OF ACTION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE (NO CHILD OR FINANCIAL SUPPORT) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No.: 2022 DR 000295 Division: 47 Michele Eileen Martin Petitioner, and Phillip Jackson Martin, Respondent, TO: Phillip Jackson Martin 2129 N. US Hwy 1 Bunnell, FL 32110 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for Adoption has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Michele Eileen Martin whose address is 48 Ridley Lane, Palm Coast, FL 32164 on or before May 8, 2022, and file the original with the clerk of this Court at 1769 E Moody Blvd, Buneell, 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: _____ 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 Notice of Current Address, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.915.) Future papers in this lawsuit will be mailed to the address 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: 3/28/2022 CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT (SEAL) By: /s/ Deputy Clerk March 31; April 7, 14, 21, 2022 22-00035G
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VOLUSIA COUNTY LEGAL NOTICES FIRST INSERTION NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: Notice is hereby given that on 5/6/2022 at 10:30 am, the following mobile home will be sold at public auction pursuant to F.S. 715.109 1985 FLEE HS FLFL2853A & FLFL2853B . Last Tenants: JOSEPH A VACCARO AND ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES, BENEFICIARIES, HEIRS, SUCCESSORS, AND ASSIGNS OF JOSEPH A VACCARO. Sale to be at LACOASTA PROPERTY LLC, 1275 LA COASTA VILLAGE BLVD, PORT ORANGE, FL 32129. 813-241-8269. April 7, 14, 2022
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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 Chasing Custom Cakes located at 1146 Roberts 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 April, 2022. Michelle Chase, Owner April 7, 2022
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SECONDF INSERTION NOTICE OF RESCHEDULED SALE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 45 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL ACTION CASE NO.: 2018 11972 CIDL U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO WACHOVIA BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR PARK PLACE SECURITIES, INC., ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-WWF1 , Plaintiff, vs. TONY V. SUTTON, et al, Defendant(s). NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Pursuant to an Order Rescheduling Foreclosure Sale dated February 28, 2022, and entered in Case No. 2018 11972 CIDL of the Circuit Court of the Seventh Judicial Circuit in and for Volusia County, Florida in which U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, successor in interest to Wachovia Bank, N.A., as Trustee for Park Place Securities, Inc., Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-WWF1, is the Plaintiff and Tony V. Sutton a/k/a Tony Sutton, Argent Mortgage Company, LLC, Florida Housing Finance Corporation, are defendants, the Volusia County Clerk of the Circuit Court will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash in/on online at electronically/online at http://www.volusia.realforeclose.com, Volusia County, Florida at 11:00AM EST on the April 21, 2022 the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment of Foreclosure: LOT 8, IN BLOCK 776, OF DELTONA LAKES UNIT THIRTY-
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dredge operations, and does not contain phosphate industry related process water. The permanent closure of the OGS-S compartment will involve the following main tasks but not limited to: (i) installation of a high-strength woven geotextile over a portion of the pond that has soft marine sediments (approximately 14 acres); (ii) placement of a layer of clean sand (to be provided by the Receiver), approximately 3 to 6 feet in thickness, to act as a surcharge and to provide a stable base for light construction equipment traffic; (iii) installation of a consolidation water collection drain system within the sand layer; (iv) installation of a gas venting system on top of the sand layer; (v) placement of a sand or gypsum layer (approximately 1 foot thick) on top of the10-acre area of the compartment that is filled with coarse dredge materials; (vi) installation of a 60-mil high-density polyethylene (HDPE) geomembrane (i.e., liner) over the entire pond; (vii) placement of a minimum of 24” of compacted clean soil cover (to be provided by the Receiver) on top of the HDPE Liner; (viii) installation of a stormwater control system (comprised of a sand drain, a control structure and a broad-crested weir with erosion protection cut in the gypsum perimeter dike); (ix) Pipe penetrations through the existing gypsum perimeter dike for the drain and stormwater system to discharge water outside of the pond; (x) grassing, and; (xi) any other related tasks as shown in the design Drawings and Engineering Specifications to support complete closure of the OGS-S pond to meet the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s approved Conceptual Closure Plan and the closure requirements of Rule 62-673, Fla. Admin. Code. Projected starting and ending dates will be disclosed in the Bid Package. Please read the entire Bid Package and submit a Bid for evaluation in accordance with the instructions. All forms and signature areas contained in the Bid Package must be completed in full and submitted along with the proposal, which will constitute the Bid. Inexperienced Contractors and Bids that do not conform to the Bid Package forms and bid requirements may not be considered. All Dates/Times are UTC/GMT -4:00 hours (Eastern Daylight Time), Palmetto, Florida, USA. The Receiver reserves the right to reject any and all Bids, to waive irregularities, if any, and accept the Bid, which in the judgment of the Receiver, is determined to be in its best interest. Dated at Tampa, Florida this 1st day of April 2022. HERBERT R. DONICA, RECEIVER 238 East Davis Boulevard, Suite 209 Tampa, FL 33606 Telephone: (813) 878-9790 Facsimile: (813) 878-9746 e-mail: herb@PineyPoint.org By: /s/ Herbert R. Donica HERBERT R. DONICA, RECEIVER March 31; April 7, 2022 22-00023I
TWO, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 27, AT PAGE(S) 101-118, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA. A/K/A 2816 S SLATER DRIVE, DELTONA, FL 32738 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 before the Clerk reports the surplus as unclaimed. ATTENTION PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES: If you are a person with a disability who needs an accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact Court Administration, 125 E. Orange Ave., St. 300, Daytona Beach, FL 32114, 386-257-6096, within 2 days of your receipt of this notice. If you are hearing impaired, call 1-800-9558771; if you are voice impaired, call 1-800-955-8770. THIS IS NOT A COURT INFORMATION LINE. To file response please contact Volusia County Clerk of Court, 101 N. Alabama Ave., DeLand, Fl 32724, Tel: (386) 736-5907. Dated this 22 day of March, 2022 ALBERTELLI LAW P.O. Box 23028 Tampa, FL 33623 Tel: (813) 221-4743 Fax: (813) 221-9171 eService: servealaw@albertellilaw.com By: /s/ Nathan Gryglewicz Florida Bar #762121 CT - 18-020441 Mar. 31; Apr. 7, 2022 22-00020I
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NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 45 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL ACTION CASE NO.: 2020 31349 CICI TOWD POINT MORTGAGE TRUST 2019-3, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE, Plaintiff, vs. YA CHEN YU FONG, et al, Defendant(s). NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated February 21, 2022, and entered in Case No. 2020 31349 CICI of the Circuit Court of the Seventh Judicial Circuit in and for Volusia County, Florida in which Towd Point Mortgage Trust 2019-3, U.S. Bank National Association, as Indenture Trustee, is the Plaintiff and Ya Chen Yu Fong, are defendants, the Volusia County Clerk of the Circuit Court will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash in/on online at electronically/online at http://www.volusia. realforeclose.com, Volusia County, Florida at 11:00AM EST on the April 22, 2022 the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment of Foreclosure: THE WESTERLY 101 FEET OF LOT 24, W.W. MARSHALL SUBDIVISION OF THE ELIZABETH BUNCH GRANT ACCORDING TO THE MAP OF PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 5, PAGE 77 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA. A/K/A 534 LAFAYETTE STREET PORT ORANGE FL 32127 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 before the Clerk reports the surplus as unclaimed. ATTENTION PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES: If you are a person with a disability who needs an accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact Court Administration, 125 E. Orange Ave., St. 300, Daytona Beach, FL 32114, 386-257-6096, within 2 days of your receipt of this notice. If you are hearing impaired, call 1-800-955-8771; if you are voice impaired, call 1-800-9558770. THIS IS NOT A COURT INFORMATION LINE. To file response please contact Volusia County Clerk of Court, 101 N. Alabama Ave., DeLand, Fl 32724, Tel: (386) 736-5907. Dated this 23 day of March, 2022. ALBERTELLI LAW P.O. Box 23028 Tampa, FL 33623 Tel: (813) 221-4743 Fax: (813) 221-9171 eService: servealaw@albertellilaw.com By: /s/ Joshua Pasqualone Florida Bar #41835 Joshua Pasqualone, Esq. CT - 19-024245 Mar. 31; Apr. 7, 2022 22-00021I
NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2021-11136-PRDL Division 10 IN RE: ESTATE OF JOSEPHINE A. FRUSTACI a/k/a JOSEPHINE FRUSTACI Deceased. The administration of the estate of Josephine A. Frustaci, 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 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 March 31, 2022. Personal Representative: Charles L. Jack 3 Oceans West Boulevard Unit 4C5 Daytona Beach Shores, Florida 32118 Attorney for Personal Representative: Thomas J. Upchurch, Esquire Florida Bar No. 0015821 Upchurch Law 1616 Concierge Blvd., Suite 101 Daytona Beach, Florida 32117 Telephone: (386) 492-3871 Email: service@upchurchlaw.com 2nd Email: clutes@upchurchlaw.com March 31; April 7, 2022 22-00022I
SECOND INSERTION NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: Notice is hereby given that on 4/15/2022 at 10:30 am, the following mobile home will be sold at public auction pursuant to F.S. 715.109 1975 MARA TV 282976 . Last Tenants: CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL BRADY and all unknown parties beneficiaries heirs . Sale to be at SUN ORANGE CITY LLC DBA ORANGE CITY RV RESORT, 2300 EAST GRAVES AVENUE, ORANGE CITY, FL 32763. 813-241-8269. March 31, April 7, 2022
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SECONDF INSERTION NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: Notice is hereby given that on 4/15/2022 at 10:30 am, the following mobile home will be sold at public auction pursuant to F.S. 715.109 2005 JEP LIBERTY UT SIL 1J4GK48KX5W590812 TAG #QEJX12 . Last Tenants: JEFFREY DALE MCCLEESE, AND ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES, BENEFICIARIES, HEIRS, SUCCESSORS, AND ASSIGNS OF JEFFREY D MCCLEESE. Sale to be at LACOASTA PROPERTY LLC, 1275 LA COASTA VILLAGE BLVD, PORT ORANGE, FL 32129. 813-241-8269. March 31, April 7, 2022
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SECONDF INSERTION INVITATION TO BID Donica Receivership Services LLC, located at 238 East Davis Blvd., Suite 209, Tampa, Florida 33606, hereby issues Public Notice of its intention to receive Bids for the permanent closure of the Old Gyp Stack– South (OGS-S) Compartment within the Piney Point Phosphogypsum Stack System, Palmetto, Florida. Receiver Solicitation Number 2022 - 01 Site Location: 13500 Scale Avenue, Palmetto, Florida 34221 Geo Coordinates: 27° 38’ 6.5” N, 82° 32’ 4.7” W (approximate) A mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held on Friday April 15, 2022, 10:00 AM (EDT) at the site location or via video conference (Details to be provided). BID DUE: FRIDAY APRIL 29, 2022, NOT LATER THAN 4:30 PM (EDT) This is an Invitation to Bid to select a Contractor(s) to close the Old Gyp Stack – South within the Piney Point Phosphates Phosphogypsum Stack System. The Contractor(s) shall provide these services for Herbert R. Donica, the Court Appointed Receiver, for the property on a lump sum or a time and materials not-to-exceed basis. Bid Packages will be available for distribution at the pre-bid Meeting, and on Thursday April 14, 2022, after 11:00 AM (EDT) from the Receiver’s website. All Bidders are required to register at the website to receive the bid package. The website address is: https://www.pineypointreceivership. com/ Donica Receivership Services, LLC requests Bids from responsible vendors with demonstrable experience in phosphogypsum stack closure construction to meet its upcoming needs. A brief description of the procurement is provided for Bidders’ convenience; detailed information and requirements will be included in the Bid Package. If you are interested and able to meet these requirements, Donica Receivership Services, LLC welcomes a Bid from your company. Brief Description: The Piney Point Phosphogypsum Stack System (the “Stack System”) is located in Manatee County, Florida. The Stack System currently has four partially closed phosphogypsum compartments. Phosphogypsum is a byproduct of fertilizer production. On August 25, 2021, the Manatee Circuit Court entered an order appointing Herbert R. Donica as a Receiver to take control of the Stack System and oversee its final closure. The purpose of the Receivership is to remove the pond water inventory, maintain, repair, and permanently close the Stack System so that it is no longer a threat to public safety and the environment. This procurement is for the closure of one of the four former phosphogypsum stack compartments, the Old Gyp Stack – South (the “OGS-S”). The OGSS has an area of approximately 24 acres and does not currently hold standing water, except any accumulated rainfall. The OGS-S compartment was partially closed (i.e., lined with HDPE liner) and used to store marine sediments generated by the
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