PALM COAST
Observer
PIRATES WIN BY 1 POINT PAGE 11
YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
VOLUME 11, NO. 42
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2020
Development wins split vote County Commission votes 3-2 to approve Belshe’s development along John Anderson Highway PAGE 3
Renner: Veterans represent our best Also: Sieger named Veteran of the Year PAGE 9 INSIDE DOESN’T HURT TO ASK ...
Funding for a new library and a mental health dropin center top county’s priorities lists PAGE 2
HEADING FOR A SHORTAGE?
School district faces ‘very slim’ pool of applicants for school jobs PAGE 5
Calm before the storm? City Council’s Ed Danko and Eddie Branquinho resort to name calling as new members are sworn in. PAGE 4
Photo courtesy of the city of Palm Coast
Victor Barbosa, Ed Danko, Mayor Milissa Holland, Nick Klufas and Eddie Branquinho.
THEY DID WHAT? OH YES THEY DID Cops Corner brings a little levity to your week PAGE 10
MEALS FOR THANKSGIVING
Feed Flagler announces Thanksgiving’s hot meal locations PAGE 12
COMING RIGHT UP, ON SR 100
Culver’s breaking ground PAGE 18
INDEX
Briefs................... PAGE 10 Business...............PAGE 18 Cops Corner........ PAGE 10 Real Estate..........PAGE 20 Your Town.............PAGE 16
Flagler Schools names finalists for Teacher and Employee of the Year Flagler Schools annually honors individuals who have been selected by their peers as representing the values our school district embraces. We are pleased to announce the Teachers and Employees of the Year from our campuses and departments. These teachers and employees will be honored at our annual Gala, to be held at Flagler Auditorium on January 14, 2021. On that evening, the District Teacher and Employee of the Year will be named. The winning teacher and employee will then compete for the statewide honor. — JASON WHEELER, PIO
TEACHERS OF THE YEAR Bunnell Elementary School: Jackie Ricks Belle Terre Elementary School: Natasha Walsh Buddy Taylor Middle School: Randi Fasnacht Flagler-Palm Coast High School: Tina McNally Flagler Technical College: Lynn Taillon Indian Trails Middle School: Loria Scarpa Von Diezelski iFlagler: Mark Fetz Matanzas High School: Khady Harmon Old Kings Elementary School: Arien Striplin
Rymfire Elementary School: Caryn Taylor Wadsworth Elementary School: Kali Hurry EMPLOYEES OF THE YEAR Bunnell Elementary School: Jeanine Zeller Belle Terre Elementary School: Jean Jarre Buddy Taylor Middle School: Carrie Campanella Russell Custodial Services: Robert “Bob” Coble FPC: Jena Capparello Flagler Technical College: Holly Agustin
Food Services: Kevin Hampton Government Services Building: Joshua Walker Indian Trails: Michelle Russell Matanzas High School: Marie Drumm Old Kings Elementary School: Christal Casanova Plant Services: Chuck Coates Rymfire Elementary School: Ana Pflucker Technology/MIS: Nyaad Ally Transportation: George Brown Wadsworth Elementary School: Theresa Vega