All set to get to work: Eric Cooley, the Flagler Beach business owner, seconds before taking the oath of office and his new seat as a Flagler Beach City Commissioner Thursday evening. He replaces Joy McGrew, who bid commissioners farewell after what she called ’12 great years.’ Commissioner Rick Belhumeur was also elected chairman of the commission for the next year, replacing Jane Mealy (only in that role: Mealy remains on the commission), and Kim Carney was elected vice-chair. Click on the image for larger view. (© FlaglerLive)

Weekend: Pleasant, getting progressively cloudier each day, onto possibilities of rain Sunday, highs from the 60s rising toward the upper 70s Sunday, nights in the 50s. Details here.
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“Parents should be the chief law enforcement officer of their home and with their children. It is time that parents be parents again and not just friends to their children. Know your children’s friends, where they’re going, who they’re hanging out with, know what they’re doing, what they’re texting. What they’re saying on their phones or computers, social media. Get involved in your child’s life before it’s too late.”

–Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly during a Feb. 8 news conference.

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In Flagler and Palm Coast:

Note: all government meetings noticed below are free and open to the public unless otherwise indicated. Many can be heard or seen live through each agency’s website.

The Sheriff’s daily incident reports and jail bookings are posted here.

Free For All Fridays: Host David Ayres welcomes Flagler County Elections Supervisor Kaiti Lenhart, gun-rights attorney Noel Flasterstein, Flagler Sheriff Rick Staly, who’ll discuss school safety, Trevor Tucker, chairman of the Flagler County School Board, and Rep. Paul Renner with a legislative update. A little after 9 a.m. on WNZF.

Friday: Paul Miller, now, 70, who is serving a life sentence in the murder of his neighbor, Dana Mulhall, in Flagler Beach in 2012, returns to court to argue a motion that he got ineffective counsel. Miller is hoping to reduce or overturn his sentence. At 9 a.m. before Circuit Judge Dennis Craig in Courtroom 401 at the Flagler County courthouse. The hearing had been scheduled for Dec. 1, but an email snafu required the hearing to be postponed, even though Miller had been transferred from state prison back to the Flagler County jail. It was again continued from Feb. 2.

Friday-Sunday: American Red Cross Lifeguard Certification Class, Friday 4-8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday 8 a.m.-6 p.m. The purpose of the American Red Cross Lifeguarding course is to provide entry-level lifeguard participants with the knowledge and skills to prevent, recognize and respond to aquatic emergencies. Fee $300 includes books, CPR mask and certification fee. Register: www.palmcoastgov.com/register. More info: 386-986-2323.

Friday: Movies in the Park, 7:45 p.m. in Central Park at Town Center, 975 Central Ave., Palm Coast. Families will enjoy “Alice through the Looking Glass” on the park’s giant outdoor movie screen. Bring your blanket, lawn chairs and snacks and invite your friends and neighbors to join you at this free, monthly family activity offered by Palm Coast Parks & Recreation and Flagler Schools. More info: 386-986-2323 and www.palmcoastgov.com/movies.

Saturday Sunday: Palm Coast Seafood Festival in Town Center’s Central Park, with food, merchants, kid zones, facepainting, pirates, live music, and much more. But general admission is $6.22 per person (if you’re buying tickets online), except for children under 12, who get in free, and for adults it’s $5 at the door the day of the event; to get into the Kid Zone, children must pay $5. Both days, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Saturday: Flagler Reads Together: A 2 p.m. discussion and presentation by Gary Mormino regarding the Facts and History of St. Augustine during the Great War, in the Doug Cisney Reading Room at the Flagler County Public Library, 2500 Palm Coast Pkwy. Flagler Reads Together is an annual event that celebrates reading through a single book read in common by participants. This year’s book is “The Alice Network,” by Kate Quinn, the story of women spies during the two world wars.

Second Saturday Plant Sale at Washington Oaks Gardens State Park, 6400 North Oceanshore Blvd. from 10 to 2.

Saturday: Palm Coast Lions “Dining in the Dark” Fundraiser. 6 to 10 p.m. at the Columbian Club, 51 Old Kings Rd, Palm Coast. Dinner is $25 per person. The evening begins with a fun Blindfolded Taste Testing Contest. Then while blindfolded feast on Penne with Meatballs or Sausage Quiche, salad, bread, ice tea, dessert and coffee while enjoying music by the Flagler Youth Orchestra. The event is to bring awareness to some of the challenges encountered by individuals with blindness and visual impairments. 100 percent of the money raised at the event is donated to Lions Charities that help those with sight and hearing disabilities. Please join us for this fun filled evening while supporting the Lions Charities. For information and reservations: Call Lion Jill – 610-730-8538 or visit our website.

Snowfest at Flagler Palm Coast High School, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., featuring two snow slides, two snowfields (made out of man-made snow), arts and crafts vendors and stage performances. Entry fee is $10 for all-you-can-ride rides. Joe Mullins, president and CEO of The Mullins Companies, has been organizing the Columbia County (Georgia) Snowfest for the last six years. He said he’s excited to finally bring it to Flagler. “This event gives kids the chance to see something that they never have in their life, and that’s real snow,” Mullins said. “It’s sentimental to me to give kids this chance to see real snow while raising money for a great cause.” The event will benefit the Flagler County Education Foundation. See the complete details here (the March 3 date in the first slide is not accurate.)

Saturday: Dara Dodson: As part of her month-long exhibit at Ocean Art Gallery on Flagler Beach, artist Dara Dodson conducts a Poured Acrylic Demonstration in the gallery at 4 p.m. This free demonstration by the artist will show how to properly mix the paints, pour them onto the canvas, move them into desired images, and torch them to obtain the perfect result. Seating is limited to 15 for the demonstration and reservations at 386.693.4882 are required. Ocean Art gallery is at 206 Moody Blvd. (SR100) in downtown Flagler Beach.

Saturday: A Night of Symphonic Hip Hop featuring Wyclef Jean and the Jacksonville Symphony, 8 p.m. at Daily’s Place, One EverBank Field Dr., Jacksonville, tickets $49 to $109 booked here. Over his long career, this multiple Grammy Award winning artist has blended the lines of Hip Hop with other musical styles and for the first time, the “hip hop guitarist” will perform LIVE with a full symphony orchestra.

Saturday: The St. Johns-Putnam-Flagler chapter of the Charmettes hosts its annual Flossie W. Dixon “I can cope” luncheon honoring a recipient from St. Johns, Putnam and Flagler counties who is or has been coping with challenges in their lives. The speaker will be Rontel Batie, who is a candidate for the U.S. Congress in Florida’s 5th congressional district. Tickets for the luncheon are $10 per person and are available from any Charmette member. The luncheon will be held at the community room, St. Augustine outlet mall, 500 outlet blvd., St. Augustine from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Contact Charmette Linda Wesley at 904-501-7075 for more information. The Charmettes is a sisterhood of dedicated women committed to improving the quality of life through advocacy, education, service and support for cancer research.

Saturday: Shred Day at RE/MAX Flagstaff, which hosts its 2nd annual shred day at offices at One Hargrove Grade noon to 3 p.m. Bring and shred your documents. This is a free service. Any questions please call the office at 386-246-8585.

Blood Donations: The Big Red Bus will be at the following locations this week:

• Friday: Dunkin Donuts, 1310 Palm Coast Parkway, noon to 6 p.m.
• Saturday: Dukin Donuts, 5 Old Kings Road, Palm Coast, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Saturday: Palm Coast Seafood Festival, Central Park at Town Center, 2 to 7 p.m.
• Sunday: Palm Coast Seafood Festival, Central Park at Town Center, 2 to 7 p.m.

Jail Bookings and Last 24 Hours' Incidents in Flagler, Palm Coast, Flagler Beach, Bunnell

Jail Bookings, May 22-23 Sheriff's night shift incident reports, May 22 Sheriff's day shift incident reports, May 22 Flagler Beach's night shift incident reports, May 22 Flagler Beach's day shift incident reports, May 22 Bunnell police's night shift incident reports, May 22 Bunnell police's day shift incident reports, May 22
Previous and archived reports

Announcements:

None.

In Florida and in State Government:

Note: Some proceedings below can be followed live on the Florida Channel. Most legislative proceedings can be followed through the Senate or House websites.

FINAL DAY OF SESSION: The 60-day legislative session is scheduled to end, but may be extended. Lawmakers likely will approve a roughly $87 billion budget on the final day of the session and will take up numerous other issues.

SENATE HOLDS FLOOR SESSION: The Senate is scheduled to hold a floor session. (Friday, 10 a.m., Senate chamber, the Capitol.)

HOUSE HOLDS FLOOR SESSION: The House is scheduled to hold a floor session. (Friday, 10:30 a.m., House chamber, the Capitol.)

ETHICS COMMISSION MEETS: The Florida Commission on Ethics will meet. (Friday, 8:30 a.m., 1st District Court of Appeal, 2000 Drayton Dr., Tallahassee.)

COLLEGE PRESIDENTS MEET: The Florida College System Council of Presidents will meet. (Friday, 8:30 a.m., Association of Florida Colleges, 1725 Mahan Dr., Tallahassee.)

—-Compiled by the News Service of Florida and FlaglerLive

In Coming Days in Palm Coast, Flagler and the Occasional Beyond:

To • include your event in this section, please fill out this form. ♦ May 29: Graduation ceremonies for Matanzas and Flagler Palm Coast High Schools at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach. Matanzas is at 3 p.m., FPC at 7 p.m. ♦ May 31: Jim Tager. (Flagler Chamber) Common Ground Breakfast hosted by the Flagler Chamber of Commerce focuses on education in Flagler, with panelists Jim Tager, the school superintendent, Tom LoBasso, President of Daytona State College, and Renee Stauffacher, Director of Flagler Technical Institute, starting with registration at 7:30 and breakfast at 8 a.m., at the Hilton Garden Inn, 55 Town Center Blvd Palm Coast. Members can preregister for $25, Guests & future members can attend for $35. The chamber is no longer accepting walkups. To pre-register, send an email to Heather Edwards at the chamber, at heather@flaglerchamber.org. ♦ May 31: Flagler County Commissioner Nate McLaughlin and School Board member Andy Dance, both of whom are running for re-election, hold a town hall meeting at Hidden Trails Community Center, 6108 Mahogany Blvd. in Daytona North, also known as the Mondex, at 6 p.m. ♦ June 1: William G. Schwarz, the 54-year-old man facing two DUI manslaughter charges in the death of Kathleen J. Boos, 66, and her brother-in-law Carl Boos, 67, in march 2016, is scheduled to be sentenced at 9 a.m. before Circuit Judge Dennis Craig in Courtroom 401 at the Flagler County courthouse. Schwarz agreed to a plea at the 11th hour on April 16, just before his trial was set to begin. ♦ June 1: Flagler Volunteer Services hosts a Hurricane Preparedness Breakfast and Information Fair at 8 a.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn, 55 Town Center Blvd, Palm Coast, with speakers from a variety of different State and Local Agencies sharing information on being prepared as well as a panel discussion. Tickets are $20 including breakfast and disaster preparedness bag. Call the office to get your tickets: 386-597-2950 or email flaglervolunteer@cfl.rr.com. Email at judyfvs@cfl.rr.com. ♦ June 1: First Friday Garden Walk at Washington Oaks Garden State Park at 10 a.m. Join a Ranger on the first Friday of the month at 10 a.m. for a walk through our historical gardens. Learn about the history of our park while exploring the beauty of the formal gardens. The walk is approximately 1 hour. Please bring water and wear comfortable walking shoes. Meet in the Garden parking lot. Garden walk included with park entry. Call 386-446-6783 for more information. ♦ June 4: The Flagler County Commission holds a budget workshops in preparation for the 2018-19 budget, 1 p.m. at the Emergency Operations Center, 1769 E. Moody Blvd., Building 3, Bunnell. ♦ June 5: Chess on the Porch (and backgammon, if you insist): The Humidor at European Village hosts an open chess evening starting at 6 p.m. Anyone and everyone welcome. Bring your chessboard if you have one. Last month a 14 year old went undefeated. Come teach him a lesson. Great beer and wine, plus cigars. 101 Palm Harbor Pkwy, Palm Coast. ♦ June 6: Emergency responders and PTSD: Nearly two years since the Pulse tragedy, 90.7 WMFE, ProPublica and the Orlando Public Library are hosting an event examining the impact of PTSD in the community. The event, held at the library’s Dorothy Lumley Melrose Center, will dive into the way PTSD affects first responders and their families, as well as how the city’s police and fire departments handle the disorder in their ranks and whether Florida’s new bill providing disability benefits for impacted first responders goes far enough to remedy the immense needs. 101 E Central Blvd, Orlando. ♦ June 7: Flagler Republican Forum Series: Meet the Candidates for U.S. Congress at the Pasta & Politics Event at Pine Lakes Golf Club. Hosted by the Flagler County Young Republicans. Dinner Tickets $20 in advance, $25 at the door. ♦ June 8: Movies in the Park, 8 p.m. in Central Park at Town Center, 975 Central Ave., Palm Coast. Families will enjoy “Power Rangers” on the park’s giant outdoor movie screen. Bring your blanket, lawn chairs and snacks and invite your friends and neighbors to join you at this free, monthly family activity offered by Palm Coast Parks & Recreation and Flagler Schools. More info: 386-986-2323 and www.palmcoastgov.com/movies. ♦ June 9: Second Saturday Plant Sale at Washington Oaks Garden State Park, 10 am-2 p.m. The Friends of Washington Oaks are here to give personal attention and answer your questions as you purchase Florida friendly plants and novelties for your home and yard. "Cold Protection 101" will be the topic of our 11am plant chat. Volunteers will discuss the actions needed before and after cold snaps. Learn how to winterize your garden and patio plants for frosts and freezes. Join the Friends of Washington Oaks to get 20 percent off your plant purchases. 6400 North Oceanshore Blvd. For events beyond this date, see the fuller Coming Days here.

The Day’s Best Reads:

Editor’s Tweets

Keep Up with Donald Trump’s attacks on the press through the ACLU’s running tab here.

Keep Up with mass shootings in a running database here.

Palm Coast Construction and Development Progress Reports

Here’s a summary of the latest city developments as of March 2, 2018, with a link to the full week in review here.

Road and Interstate Construction:

• Florida Department of Transportation Road Project List

Cultural Coda

Andras Schiff Plays Bach’s Complete English Suites

Previous Codas:

• Keith Jarrett, Late Solo
• Jacqueline du Pré Perform’s Dvořák Cello Concerto With the LSO and Daniel Barenboim
• Beethoven’s Triple Concerto, with Yo-Yo Ma, Itzhak Perlman and Daniel Barenboim
• Albert Camus’ “The Human Crisis”
• Swinging Bach
• Keith Jarrett Standards Trio
• Anoushka Shankar Ensemble
• Jacques Loussier Play Bach Trio: a 2007 Concert
• Abdel Rahman el Bacha Plays Two Nocturnes by Chopin
• Edith Mathis’s Creations
• Sheku Kanneh-Mason: No Woman No Cry, Cello Version
• Viotti’s Violin Concerto No 23 in G Major, Performed by Jennifer Jeon
• Bruckner’s Symphony Nr. 7 at the Lucerne Frestival
• Beethoven’s 5th Symphony in the style of Chopin: Syd R Duke
• Nikolai Kapustin performing Prelude, op. 53, no. 11
• Ray Chen, Sarabande from Bach’s Partita No. 2 in D minor
• It’s A Small World: Ken Kubota and Friends
• Maria Callas: The Mike Wallace Interview
• Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach – Oboe Concerto in B flat major, Wq 164
• The Cranberries: Linger
• Martha Argerich Performs Liszt’s Piano Concerto No 1 in E flat major
• Vivaldi’s Winter in a Wintry Performance By Milan Řehák
• Bach: Musical Offering BWV 1079, Concert des Nations Jordi Savall
• Bach: Sonata for Gamba and Harpsichord in G minor, BWV 1029
• Claude Debussy, La fille aux cheveux de lin, from Préludes
• Bach’s Complete Christmas Oratorio BWV 248, Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir & Bach Soloists
• Angels in Heaven: Chris Rodrigues and the Spoon Lady
• Hindemith: Der Schwanendreher
• Brendel Performs Schubert’s A Major Sonata No. 22, D. 959
• The New York Philharmonic in a 2016 Performance of Dvorak’s New World Symphony
• Alexander Gavrylyuk Plays Bach İtalian Concerto