Wednesday Briefing: Lifesaving Inmates, Holden House Open, Bach's Birthday, Adult Open Gym Volleyball

Four inmates helped detention deputies save the life of a fellow inmate on February 12 when the inmate tried to hang himself from the stairwell. Staly presented those inmates with Life Saving awards for their heroic actions. From left: Chief Steve Cole, Gerald Smith, Joshua Keyes, Phillip Haire, Edward Sampson, and Sheriff Staly. — Four inmates helped save the life of a fellow inmate on February 12 when the inmate tried to hang himself from the stairwell, fellow inmates rushed in to stop him, and deputies then ran in to help. On Tuesday, Sheriff Rick Staly presented those inmates with Life Saving awards for their heroic actions. And yes, they included Phillip Haire Jr., the Palm Coast man awaiting trial on attempted murder charges when he allegedly shot at a sheriff’s sergeant and at his own parents. From left: Chief Steve Cole, Gerald Smith, Joshua Keyes, Haire, Edward Sampson, and Staly. (FCSO)

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“If you’re spending long days at the office in hopes of a raise, you may want to consider going home early and jumping in the sack. Increasing sex frequency from once a month to at least once a week provides as much happiness as a $50,000-a-year raise, according to a paper titled “Money, Sex and Happiness: An Empirical Study,” submitted to the National Bureau of Economic Research, one of the leading organizations in its field.”

–From a Cox News Service story, March 14, 2005.

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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.

The Tourist Development Council meets at 10 a.m. in board chambers at Government Services Building, Bunnell, and welcomes new member Eric Cooley, the Flagler Beach city commissioner, who replaces Linda Provencher as the city’s representative.

The Palm Coast Planning Board meets at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall in Town Center. The board has a limited agenda.

Holden House Museum Open House. This year is the centennial of the end of World War I, and also the centennial anniversary of the Holden House Museum in Bunnell. Located at: 204 East Moody Blvd in Bunnell, Fl. (386-437-0600).Flagler County Historical representatives will be on hand to tell local history, stories and answer questions, in conjunction with Flagler Reads Together, the 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.

Coffee Series sponsored by Florida Hospital Flagler, 9-10 a.m. at Palm Coast City Hall, 160 Lake Ave. Enjoy your morning coffee while listening to professionals discuss informational topics at the new Coffee Series sponsored by Florida Hospital Flagler! This month: “Alzheimer Support Group” with Nicole Cella from Amedisys Home Health. Pre-registration is required (while space available) by 9 a.m. March 19: www.palmcoastgov.com/register. More info: 386-986-2323.

Adult Open Gym Volleyball, two separate sessions, Mondays or Wednesdays, now through May 2, 7-9:30 p.m. at Indian Trails Middle School, 5505 N. Belle Terre Pkwy., Palm Coast. Come with friends or come alone and play adult recreational, co-ed volleyball with an open gym that creates new teams weekly. Teams rotate in and out of play. One net is for competitive style play and the second net is for recreational style play. Offered by Palm Coast Parks & Recreation. $22 for either session. Register at www.palmcoastgov.com/register. More info: 386-986-2323.

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

Tuesday: Banfield Pet Hosp[ital, PetSmart, 5270 State Road 100 (Target shopping center), 1 to 6 p.m.
Wednesday: The Windsor assisted living, 50 Town Court, Palm Coast, 1 to 5 p.m.
Saturday: Chick Fil A, 1000 Palm Coast Parkway, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sunday: Aldi, 5095 State Road 100, Palm Coast, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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


Jail Bookings, June 19-22 Sheriff's night shift incident reports, June 21 Sheriff's day shift incident reports, June 21 Flagler Beach's night shift incident reports, June 21 Flagler Beach's day shift incident reports, June 21 Bunnell police's night shift incident reports, June 21 Bunnell police's day shift incident reports, June 21
Previous and archived reports

Sources: Flagler County Sheriff's Office, Flagler Beach Police Department, Bunnell Police Department. This is Flagler County's only comprehensive, one-stop compilation of all local law enforcement's daily day and night shift commanders' 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.

RURAL LANDS PROJECTS RANKED: The state Rural and Family Lands Protection Program Selection Committee will take public comment and rank projects for acquisition under the conservation program. (Wednesday, 8:30 a.m., Polk County Commission meeting room, Neil Combee Administration Building, 330 West Church St., Bartow.)

CONSTITUTION REVISION COMMISSION MEETS: The Florida Constitution Revision Commission will meet as it considers proposed constitutional amendments that could go on the November general-election ballot. The 37-member commission meets every 20 years and has the authority to put issues directly on the ballot. (Wednesday, 9 a.m., Senate chamber, the Capitol.)

CITRUS COMMISSION MEETS: The Florid Citrus Commission will meet in Polk County. (Wednesday, 9 a.m., Florida Department of Citrus, 605 East Main St., Bartow.)

PAROLE CASES ON AGENDA: The Florida Commission on Offender Review is scheduled to hear a series of parole cases. (Wednesday, 9 a.m., Betty Easley Conference Center, 4075 Esplanade Way, Tallahassee.)

NEW POWER PLANTS CONSIDERED: The Florida Public Service Commission will start a hearing on proposals to build power plants in Putnam and Pasco counties that would provide power to customers of electric cooperatives throughout the state. Seminole Electric Cooperative and Shady Hills Energy Center, LLC, a subsidiary of General Electric Co., are seeking what are known as “determinations of need” for the projects. (Wednesday, 9:30 a.m., Betty Easley Conference Center, 4075 Esplanade Way, Tallahassee.)

—-Compiled by the News Service of Florida and FlaglerLive

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The Day’s Best Reads:

Trump wants to bring the Fox cast into the White House, fully merging with the source of his ideas, tweets and gratification. https://t.co/K7ROHGMEHD pic.twitter.com/GDzSNmBx6F

— New York Times Opinion (@nytopinion) March 17, 2018

Carl Sagan’s “Baloney Detection Kit:” A Toolkit That Can Help You Scientifically Separate Sense from Nonsense https://t.co/26OOKKks2V pic.twitter.com/pkmn9QywcP

— Open Culture (@openculture) March 17, 2018

"I swore to "support and defend the Constitution," and that oath did not expire when I took off my uniform. Today…Fox News is assaulting our constitutional order and the rule of law, while fostering corrosive and unjustified paranoia among viewers." https://t.co/ifb2rOIHGR

— Evan McMullin (@EvanMcMullin) March 20, 2018

New NRA ad attacks Parkland students and suggests teachers should be armed with AR-15s https://t.co/CQ063A4lTq pic.twitter.com/1FY7U5h3B0

— ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) March 21, 2018

He is now getting into the marijuana business full-time.https://t.co/Al0iRjErfc

— Tampa Bay Times (@TB_Times) March 21, 2018

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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 9, 2018, with a link to the full week in review here.

Road and Interstate Construction:

Florida Department of Transportation Road Project List

Cultural Coda

Glenn Gould talks about J S Bach

As March is Johann Sebastian Bach Month, or ought to be (he was born the first day of spring in 1685), we’re celebrating the great German composer all months with videos about him, his music and his life.