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At your service YOUR TOWN DRIVE-BY BIRTHDAY Taylor Stream was disappointed that his birthday plans had to be canceled due to social distancing. But, as invited by his mother, Meesha Stream, car after car drove by on April 8 to honk and wave, and Taylor beamed and waved back with his family in front of their home in the Lsection. He wore an extravagant balloon hat created by Peter “The Great” Bugnet, a local magician.
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Donations double goal for family whose home burned in Flagler Beach The community raised $21,570 for the Mears family, whose home in Flagler Beach was lost in an accidental fire the night before Easter. JONATHAN SIMMONS NEWS EDITOR
Annette Massey helped set up a GoFundMe fundraiser for her longtime friends Marshall and Jenna Mears and their 8-year-old son, Buddy, around noon on Easter Sunday, thinking it was the least she could do after the Mears’ Flagler Beach home burned down the day before. Flames had engulfed the woodframe house at 2043 S. Daytona Ave. the evening before Easter, forcing firefighters from the Flagler Beach Fire Department, Palm Coast Fire Department and Flagler County Fire Rescue to fight defensively to keep the fire from spreading to neighboring homes. Little remained of the house or its contents, including the Mears’ cars and essential documents. With Robyn Lafferty, Jenna Mears’ sister, Massey set an initial GoFundMe donation goal at $10,000, hoping to help keep the Mears afloat until insurance money kicked in — which, Massey knew from past experience with hurricane recovery, can take months.
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Firefighters work to put out the flames at the Mears’ home.
Marshall, Buddy and Jenna Mears.
By the afternoon of April 14, when the fundraiser closed, people had donated $21,570. “That just seemed like something I could do I thought would be small, and it wound up being huge,” Massey said. “We just kept thinking, ‘What if this happened to us? What would we want?’ Just to know that people care.” And they clearly did: 279 people donated through the GoFundMe link, and the GoFundMe post was shared approximately 1,500 times, including on the Facebook
“That just seemed like something I could do I thought would be small, and it wound up being huge.”
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pages of local businesses including Captain’s BBQ and the Beachside Laundromat. Then there were the other donations — the Easter basket delivered the morning after the fire, a bicycle, clothes, gift cards and toys, the books donated by a teacher. Many people also offered housing; for now, the Mears are staying with Lafferty in Ormond Beach. Marshall Mears works at Bozart Ford in St. Augustine, which has provided the family with rental
vehicles to drive until they’re able to replace their cars, Massey said. Jenna works at AdventHealth in Volusia County. “It’s more than enough for them, and they feel comfortable that their insurance company is being very helpful, so they’re very, very thankful,” Massey said. “I just want to say how grateful I am and how grateful they are to the whole community. They’re just hoping that through this whole devastation, that they can give back to their community.”
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AdventHealth’s new COVID-19 test site can test 500 people a day with alternative method. said. “If [people] can get this test and find out if they have COVID-19, they will stay home,” Hendrix said. AdventHealth hopes to expand testing locations, but for the moment, the Daytona International Speedway is here to serve both Volusia and Flagler County residents. Since AdventHealth announced the site’s opening on Thursday, April 9, 300 people registered online before arriving at the Daytona International Speedway, said David Ottati, CEO of AdventHealth Central Florida Division. He said it takes a “tremendous amount” of infrastructure to set up a site like this, as well as a lot of people. For one day, he esti-
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AdventHealth health care professionals work to test potential COVID-19 cases at the new testing site at the Daytona International Speedway.
mated, 25-30 people are needed to run the test site. “We want to make sure it’s done well,” Ottati said. “I know this is a 30-minute drive from Flagler residents. It’s also a 30-minute drive from West Volusia residents. It’s kind of a central location.” If you wish to be tested, visit AdventHealthCoronaVirusTesting.com to schedule an appointment. Individuals will be asked to enter their contact and insurance information, and will be assigned a time slot. The Daytona International Speedways is located at 1801 W. International Speedway Blvd. in Daytona Beach. People may access the testing location through the NASCAR Drive entrance at the intersection with One Daytona. The site will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. You’ll remain in your vehicle for the duration of the testing. Email jarleene@ormondbeachobserver.com.
“It’s a lot safer for our teams, so we’re really excited about this — using these cups, as opposed to the nasal swabs.” DR. TIMOTHY HENDRIX, medical director at AdventHealth Centra Care
When AdventHealth Palm Coast first started to treat COVID-19 patients, an elderly woman was waiting to be investigated. A nurse, wearing a mask, peeked in the window of the room to check on her, and the woman made a heart sign with her hands and mouthed, “Thank you,” through the window. The stress and emotion of the moment overwhelmed the nurse, who, like others in health care, have worked to show their compassion and care for patients despite wearing masks. “The nurse practically broke down,” said Shawn Carpenter, nursing administrator at the hospital. “The compassion and caring are still there.” Carpenter spoke with the Palm Coast Observer on April 9 about the extraordinary fight against COVID-19. What is the morale like among the nursing staff?
It’s the best I’ve seen. This is the front line. We all know we’re a team, we’re a family, we’re all in this together. Yesterday, we recognized one of our techs on the floor for always being willing to go where we need her. They had a thank-you party for her. How is life in the hospital different because of COVID-19?
The big thing of course is we stopped all visitation, and that’s hard. We’re used to dealing with not just the patients but the patients’ families. We do have exceptions, of course: Anybody end-of-life, anybody that is serious, we bring in the family. We don’t keep them from their loved ones.
In what ways have you seen the community rally behind the health care workers?
It’s been phenomenal. A few nights ago the community came to our facility and sat in the parking lot in their cars and flashed their lights and beeped the horns. That was very overwhelming for the staff. The outpouring of making masks for us, homemade masks — that mean a lot. Being a small community like the Flagler BeachPalm Coast area, the outreach has been beyond words. The biggest thing to help us as health care workers, is to follow the guidelines. Stay at home, social distancing, washing hands. If you stay safe, that’s less people that have to come in, and that keeps our staff safe. What keeps you up at night?
Praying that we all stay safe. That the surge that’s predicted doesn’t appear as severe as the numbers are saying. Having said that, even if we do get a surge in our community and others, we and our sister facilities are prepared. We have everything we need. Photos by Jarleene Almenas
AdventHealth health care professionals work to test potential COVID-19 cases at the new site at the Daytona International Speedway.
How many beds are in use now, treating COVID-19 patients?
We have three active throughout the whole hospital.
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City earnings to fall amid COVID crisis
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BY THE NUMBERS
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The city held a Virtual Town Hall on Palm Coast Connect on April 8.
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COVID-19 cases in Florida as of April 15
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COVID-19 cases in Flagler County as of April 15
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COVID-19 related deaths in Flagler County as of April 15
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COVID-19-related hospitalizations in Flagler County as of April 15
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COVID-19 cases in Volusia County as of April 15
7
COVID-19 related deaths in Volusia County as of April 15
51
COVID-19-related hospitalizations in Volusia County as of April 15
Palm Coast’s asset interest earnings will fall due to the COVID-19 crisis, the city’s asset management firm told City Council members during an April 14 workshop. “You will consider to earn a respectable income for the time being, but as time passes I do expect that interest earnings number to fall, ever so slightly,” said Scott Stitcher, of PFM Asset Management. The city currently has $47 million in operating money and a yield-at-cost of 2.41%, he said. Mayor Milissa Holland asked about shifting to a strategy that would bring a higher yield. “The discussion we had was more about a shift to more safety and liquidity,” Stitcher
said, “and unfortunately what comes with that is not higher yield. ... Right now, it’s hard to go anywhere in the market to find high yield.” With the economy shifting in response the virus, jobless claims “seem to be the only thing that is really accurate and telling at this point,” he said. The U.S. was in a 50year unemployment low in 2019, and is now seeing an unprecedented high, he said. Initial claims during the great recession peaked at 665,000, and before that, the high was 695,000. “So, we’ve blown through those historical peaks,” he said. “These 10 million new jobless claims imply an unemployment rate of 10% at
the end of March.” It had taken six to eight months to get to that number during the last recession. Still, he said, economists find a recession more likely than a depression. “Some expect a very sharp contraction followed by a quick rebound,” he said. “All that is obviously up for debate, whether this is a V shape, U shape, a prolonged downturn ... and it’s all dependent on ... whether a vaccine is found.” This is the first time we’ve had a recession caused by the service sector, he said. “Once the economy does open back up and people go back to work, I believe the recovery happens quickly,” he said.
“We would just encourage you to please stay home until otherwise noted, so we can all get through this together.”
Palm Coast approved its first longterm contract with the Flagler Humane Society since 2018 during a City Council meeting April 14. The city has been on a month-to-month contract with the shelter in the interim. The new contract runs through September 2022. It requires the Flagler Humane Society to “defer to and assist the city” in dangerous dog investigations, whereas the language of the previous contract had required the Flagler Humane Society to “cooperate in any investigation.” On the subject of feral cats, it deletes previous language which stated, “Catch and kill is no longer status quo,” and replaces it with language stating that the city “will attempt to educate feral cat caretakers and complainants about trap/ neuter/return as a means at diminishing feral cat problems. ... City officers will ask residents (complainants) to allow TNR ... thereafter the City may pick up for regular surrender to Society.” It also states that when animals are taken to the Flagler Humane Society because their owners are incarcerated or hospitalized, the city will be responsible for costs only for the first 15 days at $15 per day plus an $85 intake cost, after which the Flagler Humane Society will be responsible for the remainder of the 25 days.
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In Flagler County, social distancing has helped keep infection numbers low, DOH administrator says.
AdventHealth, which operates 50 hospitals including one in Palm Coast and one in Daytona Beach, is offering a new treatment for COVID-19 patients, based on antibodies contained in blood plasma of patients who recently recovered from the disease. The company also has used a 3-D printer to developed supplies to help protect health care workers. The following information was provided in press releases sent to the Palm Coast Observer:
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For about a week, it looked like the peak of COVID-19 in Florida might be coming sooner than expected — on April 21 instead of May 3 — potentially sparing the state 3,000 hospitalizations. But as of April 14, the University of Washington modeling used by the department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. military was again showing Florida’s cases peaking in May, with the highest number of deaths in a day expected on May 6, with 128. “It shifts because they take into account what Florida is doing from a social distancing and other best practice standpoint, as well as the current data,” Florida Department of Health-Flagler Administrator Bob Snyder said. “So I’m sure they change the model on a weekly, if not daily, basis.” Despite the modeling shift, Snyder said he was impressed by locals’ attention to social distancing. “I’m very optimistic, very pleased, with what we’re doing as a community,” he said. “When you take a look at the central Florida counties, Orange County is at the top with positive cases, and Flagler and our area is at the bottom. Of course, that has a lot to do
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with our population not being as great. However, it also is reflective of the great progress we’ve made with social distancing and the closing of the beach.” As of April 14, Flagler County had 45 cases, eight hospitalizations and two deaths due to COVID-19. The Health Department was also monitoring hundreds of other people who’ve had close contact with people who tested positive. The county will know more about the total number of people who’ve had COVID-19 locally once antibody tests are available, Snyder said, but that’s still at least several weeks out. Statewide, there were 21,628 cases as of April 14, 3,050 hospitalizations and 571 deaths. The fact that Flagler County has a relatively low number of cases isn’t reason to lift social distancing measures, Snyder said; it’s evidence that they’re working. “The governor’s executive orders and people listening and heeding the advice of public health officials and government officials — it’s all having a very positive impact. When the community does get past the peak and starts to consider lifting closures, he said, city and county officials will need to work with emergency management and the health department to reach a consensus on when to start opening things up again.
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Patients with severe cases of COVID-19 may find help in an unlikely source —the blood plasma of patients who’ve recovered from the disease. It’s called convalescent plasma, and the idea is that antibodies in the donated plasma will help fight the disease in patients who are suffering through it. “This is an extremely exciting development that shows promise in helping our sickest patients,” said Dr. Juliana Gaitan, who is leading the project. “We’re among the first hospitals in the country to begin offering this therapy.” The U.S. Food & Drug Administration is facilitating access to the COVID-19 convalescent plasma for use in patients with serious or immediately life-threatening infections. AdventHealth is working with OneBlood to solicit donations from recovered patients across
the region. OneBlood will collect the plasma, which can be collected either from whole-blood or plasma-only donors. Recovered patients who are at least 15 days out from experiencing symptoms are eligible to donate. “We are really depending on the community for support,” Gaitan said. “As the number of COVID-19 cases increases, we expect high demand.” Prospective donors can get more information here: https:// www.oneblood.org/lp/covid19 - co nva l e sce n t - p l a s m a . stml#btndonate. 3-D PRINT FACE SHIELDS
Hospital leaders, including those at AdventHealth, are scouring the world for masks and other protective equipment. But Jodi Fails didn’t have to look far. She simply turned to a 3-D printer at AdventHealth and found an innovative solution that will help create thousands of face shields for clinicians. Fails, a product development engineer manager at the AdventHealth Nicholson Center prototype lab in Celebration, usually uses the 3-D printer to create and test novel devices for clinicians and external companies — like models of a patient’s hip or tools for surgery. “It’s an honor to be able to assist our team members as they fight this pandemic,” Fails said. “We may not be providing direct patient care, but through the lab we can help protect our colleagues on the front lines.” Fails began researching
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Dear Editor: As a result of the COVID-19 crisis, state officials are soon going to need to come back to manage our state’s finite resources and choose priorities in order to maintain our state’s fiscal health. As a leader of a large nonprofit behavioral health provider, caring for 26,000+ Floridians, I want to make sure that funding for behavioral health services is protected and where warranted, enhanced during this unprecedented event. Floridians have lost jobs! Lost jobs = loss of insurance coverage = increase in reliance on safety net services. Crises require expanded resources to enable the behavioral health system of care to provide services to meet the increased demand. I don’t envy the task that is ahead for our lawmakers as they try to repair the damage done to Floridians as a result of this pandemic. I urge those in charge of making the hard decisions over the coming months to be aware that actions made with good intentions often have longlasting, unforeseen, negative impact. Please do not neglect to take into consideration the needs of those most illequipped to help themselves. A healthy future for Florida is counting on you!
Dear Editor: It is understandable that the City Council must meet in these days of the coronavirus lockdown in a virtual environment. The city has arranged for public comment to be made at the appropriate places on the agenda. Of course, only those people who are familiar with virtual technology will be able to access this feature, and people without personal computers will also be left out. I would like to make two observations: The first is regarding decisions that should not be made with no physical audience: changes to the land use plan, any variances to the building code, or zoning changes. To make a change when so few of the public may be able to express their opinion looks like a backhanded way to make a change. Some decisions can wait, and these are decisions involving obtaining loans or other financial obligations for which there is no funding. We must, like families, agree to live within our means. It is sad but ironic that at a Jan. 21 council meeting, approval was given for multifamily housing, and at the same meeting, (yes, the very same meeting) council approved borrowing $20 million to upgrade capacity of the sewage treatment plant because of increased population. And finally, any cost in excess of $1 million which is not vital or emergent should be
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postponed until there can be full live public participation. I would suggest that the dollar amount be put on the publicly issued agenda so that the citizens can see what is being spent. One item that has been brought up from time to time and lately by Jack Howell is the piggybacking. Items that the city is planning to buy are piggybacked on another contract by some other government agency. Let’s list the price of the piggyback item as compared to the item being locally sourced. This would not only be a benefit to the taxpayers but would also give local business an idea of what their competitors by providing to the city at a lower price. JOHN BRADY Palm Coast
Editor’s note: Brady is running for Palm Coast mayor.
Please consider covering your face Dear Editor: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now recommends that people wear cloth face coverings out in public, and some stores now require shoppers to wear them — not so much to protect you as to protect other people from you in case you are infected. My husband and I cycle 5-10 miles, on trails and roads in Palm Coast. Today we passed no less than 30 people jogging, walking or cycling and none of them was wearing a mask. One jogger was breathing heavily as
he ran past me within a couple of feet. We did see two masks and a pair of disposable gloves on the ground. Disgusting! Please remind the public to be considerate and wear their mask. It would also be nice if they wouldn’t litter, but that won’t kill us, unless we get infected cleaning up their mess. JILL AND CHARLES BOGERT Palm Coast
Closing the parks isn’t in our best interest Dear Editor: I strongly agree with many of our Flagler citizens who think that our parks should have never been closed and need to be opened immediately. Both the Flagler County Commission and Palm Coast City Council have been engaged in a long series of actions against the best interests of the people. Closing the parks, trails, etc., is just another poor use of the heavy boot of the government against us. Being subject to something similar to “house arrest,” the last thing we need is to have our own government keep us away from recreation areas where we have some enjoyment of this forced limitations on our movements by walking, biking, jogging, or otherwise spending time alone or with our families. This would include golf courses. MIKE MCGUIRE Palm Coast
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Florida to provide rapidresult COVID-19 tests The state is also working to acquire an FDAapproved antibodies test.
The state has also screened 17,000 people entering from COVID-19 hot spots over the past week and a half, he said. HEALTH CARE ‘STRIKE TEAM’
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The Florida Department of Health currently has a “strike team” at a nursing home in Suwannee County, where 51 people, 30 of them staff members, have tested positive, DeSantis said. Those infections have been traced back to an employee who was working directly with residents. DeSantis noted that 85% of the deaths from COVID-19 in Florida have been in patients 65 years of age or older.
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Florida’s government hopes to soon supply each hospital in the state with COVID-19 tests that produce results in minutes, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said in a press conference streamed on The Florida Channel’s website April 10. The state is also working to acquire new antibodies tests that detect whether someone has had COVID-19 in the past, he said, and is distributing personal protective equipment to hospitals and first responders. “This has probably been the biggest logistical operation in the history of the state of Florida,” DeSantis said, with the state distributing more than 5.2 million masks, among other items. From a warehouse in Orlando, the state distributed 2 million masks, 300,000 face shields, 50,000 containers of hand sanitizer, 500,000 shoe covers, more than 100,000 gowns and 350,000 gloves, Emergency Management Director Jared Moskowitz said. Florida still has hospital bed capacity, DeSantis said, with 44% of hospital beds and almost 40% of ICU beds still available in the state.
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Statewide, 225,755 people have filed initial unemployment claims as of this week, and the state has 2,000 employees processing applications or standing by to help if needed, DeSantis said. “This is a shock like we’ve never seen before, so we’re shifting as many resources to this as we can to be able to meet this real crushing demand,” he said. It took many months to reach this number of claims during the Great Recession, he said. Typically, the state takes about three weeks to process unemployment claims, but the government is taking measures to speed the process, he said.
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Alterations by Lucy shifts from clothing to masks Palm Coast and Ormond Beach company made 1,500-2,000 masks in about 10 days. Editor’s note: A version of the following story was originally published in Luso-Americano Newspaper, based in Newark, New Jersey. It was translated from Portuguese for republication here by Maria Elizabeth Frazão Pereira, with permission of Luso-Americano. The hustle and bustle is high at Alterations by Lucy, at 15C Utility Drive, Palm Coast. Lucy Paulo’s business of garment alterations and dry cleaning has been converted 100% to making masks for protection from the COVID-19. “In a week and a half, we have made 1,500 to 2,000 masks,” said Paulo, who also has a location in Ormond Beach. “We are creating
a pattern model that includes a filter and a small piece to adjust next to the nose.” Paula has opted for textile materials with cheerful patterns, “to put a smile on people’s faces as well.” The company is now filling orders from states around the country. “I stopped everything that I was doing to meet this need for masks that COVID-19 created,” she said. “It’s much more important at this point, and my regular clients understand the situation. It’s all for a good cause.” The seamstress is only charging to cover the costs of the materials and to keep the business open. “I do not charge for my labor,” she said. Paulo, a native of the city of Braga in Portugal, immigrated to the United States over 50 years ago and settled in Palm Coast 15 years ago. She set up Lucy’s
“It’s much more important at this point, and my regular clients understand the situation. It’s all for a good cause.” LUCY PAULO
Alterations about 13 years ago with her husband, Antonio Paulo. Together they already have two additional dry cleaning businesses in Palm Coast (Crisp and Clean, 250 Palm Coast Parkway NE, Suite 204, 386-302-5909) and Ormond Beach (160 S. Nova Road, 386-673-4611), with their son Daniel Paulo joining the business. He’s the one who had the idea to convert the business to making masks. “I’m doing it with all the love in my heart and hoping that they can help save lives,” Lucy Paulo said. Call Alterations by Lucy at 386246-0085.
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Woman arrested for placing Easter eggs filled with porn in mailboxes Deputies have arrested a 42-year-old woman for placing more than 400 plastic Easter eggs along with pamphlets containing pornographic images — as well as a goldfish cracker, a packet of drink mix and a piece of toilet paper — in mailboxes in Flagler County beginning on April 4, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office. The woman did not have symptoms of COVID-19. When caught, the woman “made several incoherent statements and rants about the church and local clergy” and “stated that she included the images because homosexuals are allowed to each in the church,” according to a Flagler County Sheriff’s Office arrest report. Deputies caught the woman, named Abril Cestoni, on April 8 after getting multiple calls that day from people who’d seen a woman placing the eggs in their mailboxes. A deputy stopped her car and saw a cardboard box sitting on the passenger seat, filled with pamphlets containing graphic images of women and men engaged in various sex acts. Cestoni ranted about homosexuals and the church, and said she’d created the pamphlets using PowerPoint. She said that she was “a church,” that she’d been “conducting research” on local clergy, that people “deserved to know the truth” and that church em-
ployees should pay back their salaries to the public. She said she was “educating people,” according to the news release. “Abril also made several rants in relation to no one taking care of the elderly and the church employees’ salaries will cover the medical costs,” the arrest report states. A deputy asked her if she intended to harm anyone if her demands were not met. She said she didn’t. Deputies found that she also did not have a driver’s license: Hers had been suspended for failure to pay child support, according to the arrest report. “Our team did a great job in tracking this deranged offender down and taking her into custody,” Sheriff Rick Staly said, according to the news release. “ ... We thank the community for being part of our guardianship policing philosophy.” Cestoni is charged with 11 counts of distributing obscene material, driving with a suspended license and violating executive order 20-91 for conducting travel not related to essential activity, according to the news release. She is being held at the county jail on a $7,000 bond.
Armed car burglary suspect arrested Flagler County Sheriff’s Office deputies caught an armed car burglar April 8 and returned the items he’d stolen to their owners. Deputies were dispatched to Zaunstown Place in Palm Coast around 11:15 p.m. on Wednesday evening, April 8, after a
witness called 911 and told dispatchers that a man was breaking into his wife’s car. Deputy Gib Smith arrived in the area and saw a man rummaging through a vehicle on Zamoro Place. The man saw the deputy and ran, entering the wooded area. The suspect’s bike was left behind at the victim’s residence and taken into custody by deputies for safekeeping. A perimeter was established and deputies requested Volusia County Sheriff’s AirOne helicopter to assist in the search for the suspect. AirOne located a heat source in the wood line along a drainage canal. The suspect was eventually located in a creek behind Zaun Trail where he had attempted to hide himself in the brush and foliage to avoid detection. The male was searched. Deputies found on his person multiple gloves, a flashlight head band, a $10 bill, multiple loose $1 bills and $1.20 cents in loose change, consistent with what the victims reported missing from their vehicles. The suspect was identified as 43-year-old Michael Hourahan, a Palm Coast resident. Hourahan also had a .45 caliber Glock handgun. “We want to thank the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office for their assistance in helping us locate this dirtbag,” Sheriff Rick Staly said. “I’m thankful that we were able to get him off the streets before he could burglarize more cars. I also think this is a reminder of just how important it is to lock your car doors and remove valuables from your
vehicles. Historically we are seeing that these car burglaries occur when vehicles are left unlocked. And please, never leave your car keys inside the vehicle.” Hourahan was taken into custody and charged with two counts of armed burglary, two counts of petit theft, and resisting arrest without violence. He was booked into the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility where he is being held with no bond allowed. The vehicles burglarized were left unlocked. For the first quarter of 2020, 75% of the car burglaries in Flagler County have occurred when vehicles are left unlocked. Vehicle owners can prevent becoming the victim of these crimes by locking their doors and removing valuables from plain view.
Here’s the scoop: Man arrested for burglary of Sally’s Ice Cream A Palm Coast man was arrested on April 8 and charged with burglarizing Sally’s Ice Cream in 2019. On Oct. 20, 2019, Sally’s Ice Cream, located at 401 N. Oceanshore Blvd., Flagler Beach, fell victim to a business burglary, according to a press release from the Flagler Beach Police Department. Jason C. Mesagaes Jr., of Palm Coast, has been arrested for the crime. “This case was followed through from start to finish by our newest Police Officer (Officer Evan Scherr) along with
assistance from Detective Vinci and our outstanding partners at the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) Crime lab and the State Attorney’s Office,” Flagler Beach Chief Matt Doughney said. Doughney added: “Two scoops up for all involved in this case.” Sally’s Ice Cream recently closed temporarily. The following was posted on the company’s Facebook page March 29: “We have made the decision to close Sally’s as of today. At this point I am not sure for how long. What I am sure of is that when my brain, heart and gut sing the same song, this girl dances. To all our front line workers, we are thankful and grateful for all you do. When the time is right we will all hug you tight. We will continue to send love and healing to the universe. We love you all and can’t wait until we see you again ... be well, stay safe.”
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What about a graduation ceremony?
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Flagler Schools superintendent still has hope BRIAN McMILLAN EXECUTIVE EDITOR
Despite school buildings remaining closed at least till May 1, Flagler Schools administration is still looking at possible in-person graduation options for the class of 2020. Meanwhile, over 99% of Flagler Schools students of all grades have been contacted by teachers since distance learning started March 30, and more than 25,000 meals have been distributed by Food and Nutrition Services.
Matanzas cheerleaders stream how-to videos on Facebook Live BRIAN McMILLAN EXECUTIVE EDITOR
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t a time when the community needs cheer, the Matanzas High School cheerleaders are stepping up. With school buildings closed due to COVID-19, coach Melanie Wood is inspiring her girls to teach the community how to cheer for the Pirates through Facebook Live video instructions. “It’s geared toward little kids,” Wood said. “They go through the motions, teach them the words, and do it with them.” She added that the school nurse watched one of the videos to learn a cheer, and other family members around the world have participated. A l ly Ro b i n so n , se n i o r co-captain, was the first team member to do a Facebook Live video. “It was a good way to get everyone feeling a little bit more happy,” she said, adding that it also helped her to feel happier after being so isolated. “I love social interaction.”
Adelia DeFalco, who has been Wood’s assistant coach for the past two years, believes the video initiative has helped the community. “It gives everybody a little bit of inspiration to just see that these girls are still bringing spirit and joy and positive reinforcement,” DeFalco said. Wood hopes to find a way to keep the senior cheerleaders, including Robinson, engaged with the team. “During tryouts, the seniors get to come back and teach the material, so it’s kind of a rite of passage,” Wood said. “They’re missing out on that, but who’s to say they can’t do it virtually?” Robinson said she was happy at first when she learned that school would be closed. “But then it hit that it came with a cost,” she said. “Grad Bash was canceled, and we could have prom and graduation getting canceled. You work for 12 or 13 years of your life, and [it’s] gone. But it comes with a story to tell in the future. It’s all new beginnings.”
CHEERING FOR GOLF? Coach Melanie Wood likes to get creative to keep her cheer team involved, both in the community and with the sports teams. When football and basketball aren’t playing, the Matanzas High School cheer team still gets together to support other sports — even golf, which traditionally frowns on high volume cheering. “We had a small group go to a golf match,” Wood said. “They quietly smiled and waved and did some stunts. It was definitely awkward, but they did it, and they got some good feedback — just their presence in supporting the golf team.”
GRADUATION PLANS
Superintendent James Tager said April 10 on WNZF’s “Free For All Friday” that many have worked hard to help students achieve graduation over the years, and he acknowledged that it’s a common experience that he doesn’t want seniors to lose. “We want to do something for our seniors,” Tager said. “What it looks like, I don’t know yet. We may have some hope, if we flatten the curve, of getting kids back to school.” May 28 is still the graduation date on the school calendar, and it’s still planned for the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, although that plan is in question. “We’re looking for a way to do a celebration for kids — not necessarily virtual,” he said. “We want to have something that our kids and families can participate in and remember.” He added: “No promises, but we ware working on that.” REACHING EVERYONE
Despite the success of reaching so many of the more than 12,000 students in Flagler Schools, 39 students still have not been reached, so Tager said administration would be paying visits to homes to make sure that number gets to 100%. “I’m going to press our principals to get in touch with our 39 by next Friday,” he said. FOOD DISTRIBUTION
Tager also praised the Food and Nutrition staff. He reported in a message posted on flaglerschools. com that the feeding program has shifted to the hours of 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday to Thursday. Visit this story on www.palmcoastobserver.com for more details. HIRING FREEZE
Bus drivers have been delivering food to the meal sites, Tager said. “We’ve kept everybody on payroll at this point,” he said. “Were using all hands to get hold of our kids during this time.” Courtesy photos
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After the COVID-19 stay-at-home orders went into effect, Mary Menegazzi tried working out at home, and it was tough. But her gym, Studio ZFit in Palm Coast, got creative. Owner Kathryn “Coach Z” Zbikowski and others packed up the facility into take-home boxes for clients: weights, kettlebells, resistance bands, etc. Clients also got sanitizer, a bottle of water and a roll of toilet paper. “We had to adapt,” Zbikowski said. “I knew if I lost fitness, I would be devastated, so I went into ac-
tion.” Menegazzi admires Zbikowski’s dedication. “She was there until well past midnight making the fitness survival packs for us,” Menegazzi wrote in an email to the Palm Coast Observer. “I am in awe of the level of commitment Coach Z has to our health and wellness. She not only wants us to continue training virtually, she knows that this will keep our happiness as we remain connected while isolated.” ZFit instructors are also able to continue getting paid by leading classes virtually. “It’s helping us keep our sanity and allowing us to stay connected to these women,” Zbikowski said.
Dream Finders Homes recently completed site development of 55 homesites in Sawmill Creek at Palm Coast Park. Construction is underway on a model slated for completion by early summer at the homebuilder’s new single-family home community at 52 Rivertown Road off Mantanzas Woods Parkway, a mile south of an I-95 interchange. The Auburn model home priced from $269,990 offers four bedrooms, three full bathrooms in 2,488 square feet of living space plus a three-car garage. The community is part of the 4,700 acre mixed use development with plans for a town center, vari-
ous shopping center sites and office space. The location offers close proximity to I-95 and US-1 for quick access to employment centers, Crescent Beach and St. Augustine. Visit https://www.dreamfindershomes.com/ or call 888-214-1164 to arrange a tour. Brad Muston is Dream Finders’ division president in the Northeast Florida region.
NEW BOOKKEEPING FIRM LAUNCHES IN PALM COAST
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INTRACOASTAL BANK NAMES DIRECTORS
Retha Potgieter has opened JPS Accountants. The firm has over 20 years of bookkeeping experience focusing on small and medium businesses accounting and bookkeeping. They are able to work and meet clients virtually. The firm provides income tax preparation for businesses, tax planning and accounting services, and business consulting and succession planning. Contact Potgieter at 386-2762956 or jpsacc3125@gmail.com.
Intracoastal Bank, held its annual meeting of shareholders on March 19, 2020, at the Plantation Bay Golf and Country Club. At the meeting, the following individuals were elected to serve as directors for the coming year: Dr. Pamela Carbiener, C. Scott Crews, Thomas L. Gibbs, Anand Jobalia, Albert B. Johnston, Jr., Gerald P. Keyes, Michael Machin and Bruce E. Page. Total assets at Dec. 31, 2019, were $344.3 million, up $18 million, or 6%, from $326.3 million at Dec. 31, 2018. Net income for the full year 2019 increased by 9% from the full year 2018.
SHEEHAN JONES EARNS TOP PRODUCER AWARD
MARKETING 2 GO CELEBRATES 10 YEARS IN BUSINESS
Margaret Sheehan Jones, a CCIM at Parkside Realty Group, received a 2019 Top Producer Flagler County award from the Central Florida Commercial Association of Realtors on Feb. 28. She has earned an award every year since 2015 when the organization started recognizing top producers. “Margaret is an asset to Flagler County and continues to shine a
Cindy Dalecki, owner of Marketing 2 Go, announced the company is celebrating a decade in business this month. She wrote in a press release that the celebration will be “quiet” due to social distancing. “We’ve been constantly brainstorming on how to assist our clients during this crisis,” Dalecki said. “Now more than ever, it’s criti-
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“I think they’re doing something great by supporting us, and we’re helping them by staying fit and safe at home.” Studio ZFit is located at160 Cypress Point Parkway, Suite D112. Call 386-446-4333 or email info@ studiozfit.com. Zbikowski said the virtual, interactive classes also include “community time” where the coaches and clients can chat. “Kathryn Zbikowski continues to bring us classes virtually from her computer to ours,” Menegazzi wrote. “She’s lent us equipment from her studio to ensure we would still be able to workout from home. These workouts have helped so much. They’ve kept me motivated and involved when it would be so easy to do nothing.”
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EAGLE PEST SOLUTIONS OPENS FOR BUSINESS Business partners Lee Parsells, service manager; and Brad Ward, service consultant, have opened Eagle Pest Solutions serving Flagler County. Both are certified pest control operators: Ward holds his general household pest control license, and Parsells has his pest and termite license. Parsells grew up in Florida and is a 26-year Army veteran and has served two tours in Iraq. He still serves in the Army Reserves. Business has slowed down due to the coronavirus outbreak, but Ward said they are still serving homes outside and scheduling return visits to treat indoors. For more information, visit http://eaglepestsolutions.com/ or call 386-445-7414.
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Matanzas High School theater students, along with its sister theater troupe at Flagler Palm Coast High School, participated in a master class with Justin Matthew Sargent, a Broadway actor, via Zoom, on April 9. Sargent was a student of Matanzas teacher Noel Bethea from 2000 to 2003.
April 11, held virtually due to COVID-19. Southeastern Guide Dogs Walkathons have been held since 1987 to raise money to match service dogs with veterans and people who are visually impaired.
COACH OF THE YEAR: DUANE HAGSTROM
Registrar Abby Holmes is Buddy Taylor Middle School’s employee of the month for March. She has worked at Buddy Taylor for three years and for the Flagler County School District for seven years.
Flagler Palm Coast High School girls weightlifting coach Duane Hagstrom has been named the 5-Star Conference Girls Weightlifting Coach of the Year. FPC sent eight girls to the Class 2A state meet this year.
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DEPUTY, K-9 IN VIRTUAL WALKATHON Flagler County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Aaron Beausoleil and K-9 Axle took part in the Southeastern Guide Dogs Walkathon on
I didn’t expect to have to revisit my 2020 business plan barely into the second quarter of the year, but here we are! I run a real estate business with my husband, Brady, here in Flagler County, and we have experienced tremendous changes in the last three weeks. One thing that’s for sure is people are still moving! We are seeing relocations for work, babies being born, and weddings still happening (virtually, of course). Fortunately for our family, real estate is considered an essential service. We are able to continue to conduct business with current clients with minimal interruption. As for new business — that looks a little bit different: Masks, gloves, shoe covers, disinfectant wipes, and hand sanitizer are now required when I am entering a home. We have also been asking some different pre-qualifying questions. The question, “Have you come in contact with anyone who has been diagnosed with COVID-19 in the last 14 days?” is new to our questionnaire.
One thing that’s for sure across all businesses right now is the need to adapt. We have turned to virtual showings and listing consultations as well as even more video than what we were doing before to keep business going. Many of you are doing the same. I have seen local boutiques turn to social media groups to continue to thrive during these times. I see restaurant owners offering daily specials. What I love most is seeing our community come together to continue to support those businesses. And speaking of those businesses: We want to hear from and support our mamas! Starting this week, we will be interviewing local mamas in the Flagler County Working Mamas Facebook group. We want to know how it’s going at home, balancing working and momming, often at the same time. We know it’s not easy, but we also know you’re not alone! Do you want to share your story? Join Facebook.com/FlaglerCountyWorkingMamas. You can also call or text 386-5973545, email FlaglerCountyWorkingMamas@ Gmail.com, or friend me at Facebook. com/ MeganFarrellREALTOR.
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house in Palma Vista, Flagler Beach, was the top residential real estate sale for the week of March 5-11, according to the Flagler County Multiple Listing Service. Gary L. and Pamela Roberts sold the home at 345 N. 11th St. to Bernard Joerger for $1.05 million. Built in 1982, the home has four bedrooms, 3.5 baths, a pool and 3,548 square feet. The home last sold in 2017 for $550,000. Following is a partial list of other transactions for the week.
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Cypress Knoll Matthew Allen Willison, of Ormond Beach, and Mirta Lila Cabrera, of Palm Coast, sold the home at 20 Emmons Lane to Olga Shmeleva and Slava Shmelev, of Van Nuys, California, for $365,000. Built in 2014, the home has four bedrooms, three bathrooms, a pool and 2,659 square feet. It previously sold in 2016 for $320,000. Grand Haven Igor and Elena Poteriaiko, of Aurora, Ontario, sold the home at 103 S. Coopers Hawk Way to Lee W. Elgin III, of Palm Coast, for $250,000. Built in 2013, the home has four bedrooms, two bathrooms and 1,997 square feet of living area. It previously sold in 2013 for $200,000.
Coast, for $208,000. Built in 1976, the home has three bedrooms, two bathrooms and 1,616 square feet of living area. It previously sold in 2012 for $80,000.
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Grand Reserve and Golf Club D.R. Horton Inc.-Jacksonville, of St. Johns County, sold the home at 111 Golf View Court to Laken Barlow, of Bunnell, for $216,990. Built in 2017, the home has four bedrooms, two bathrooms and 1,862 square feet. Indian Trails Brad Mosher and Melissa Mosher, of St. Augustine, sold the home at 37 Botany Lane to Raquel Carvahlo, of Palm Coast, for $228,000. Built in 2005, the home has four bedrooms, three bathrooms and 2,052 square feet. It previously sold in 2008 for $178,000.
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Luis and Zeida Correa, of North Bergen, New Jersey, sold the home at 45 Butternut Drive to Joseph G. and Helen L. Phillippe, for $258,000. Built in 2006, the home has four bedrooms, two bathrooms and 2,431 square feet. It previously sold in 2006 for $292,100. Lehigh Woods Marlyn Enid and William Warren LeDrew, of Palm Coast, sold the home at 60 Rollins Lane to George Eddie and Cathy Butts, of Palm Coast, for $220,000. Built in 2006, it has three bedrooms, two bathrooms and 2,231 square feet. It previously sold in 2006 for $249,000.
Kristen Collora, of Palm Coast, sold the home at 10 Rivergate
Lane to Michael J. and Carol A. Manci, of Neenah, Wisconsin, for $228,000. Built in 2008, the home has three bedrooms, two bathrooms and 1,964 square feet. It previously sold in 2008 for $231,200. Matanzas Woods Seagate Homes, of Palm Coast, sold the home at 29 Ludlow Lane E. to David R. and Kim A. Francisco, of Naples, Florida, for $241,700. Built in 2019, the home has three bedrooms, two bathrooms and 1,832 square feet. Palm Harbor Charles R. and Patsy G. Weldon, of Palm Coast, sold the home at 44 Fernwood Lane to Shannon Elisabeth Levesque, of Palm
Pine Lakes Daniel L. Pillon, individually and as trustee, of Palm Coast, sold the home at 123 Wood Haven Drive to Nathan and Bethany Susan Goddard, of Palm Coast, for $239,000. Built in 1989, the home has three bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms and 2,661 square feet.
Charles M. and Lois Rae Ortiz, of Palm Coast, sold the home at 8 Woodlyn Lane to Vincent Z. Rouge and Jennifer Ellis-Rouge, of Lindenhurst, New York, for $349,900. Built in 2003, it has three bedrooms, two bathrooms and 2,065 square feet of living area. Woodlands Jose and Livie A. Bonilla, of Palm Coast, sold the home at 9 Blackberry Place to Anh D. Tran and Ngoc D. Huynh, of Palm Coast, for $160,000. Built in 1988, the home has three bedrooms and two bathrooms and 2,043 square feet. It previously sold in 2015 for $120,000.
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