Wednesday Briefing: Ocean Palm Golf, Heat Index to 103, Free Wellness Screenings, DSC Job Fair, Genealogy Society

Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. West winds 5 mph shifting to the east in the afternoon. Chance of rain 40 percent. Heat index readings 99 to 103. Tonight: Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 5 mph in the evening becoming light. Details here.
Today’s document from the National Archives and the Astronomy Picture of the Day.
Today’s tides: at the beaches, at the Intracoastal Waterway.
Drought Index: 275
The OED’s Word of the Day: morceau de musée, n..
The Live Community Calendar
Today’s jail bookings.

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• Cultural Coda

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 Palm Coast City Council meets at 5 p.m. at City Hall in Town Center for its second budget hearing, where it will approve next year’s property taxes and budget.

The Genealogy Society of Flagler County meets at 5:30 p.m. at the Flagler County Public Library, 2500 Palm Coast Pkwy NW, Palm Coast. Bob Inhoff will present “Twenty Tools I Used to Break Down A Brick Wall I Never Knew I Had.” For Information, call (386) 445-3253.

Florida Hospital Flagler Wellness Screening, 9-11 a.m. at Palm Coast Community Center, Palm Coast Pkwy. NE. Florida Hospital Flagler, our official Health & Wellness event partner, is offering FREE monthly health screenings. Each screening will focus on a specific area of health. This month’s theme: musculoskeletal. Free but please pre-register at www.parksandrec.fun/wellness. More info: 386-986-2323.

Free legal clinics: This evening: Landlord and tenant law: The Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller in partnership with the Flagler County Bar Association present a three part series of legal clinics free of charge. Come out and speak to attorneys who are knowledgeable in their respective field of law for free, at the Kim C. Hammond Justice Center–the Flagler County courthouse–in the 1st floor jury assembly room, 1769 E. Moody Blvd. Building #1, Bunnell, from 5 to 7 p.m.

The Flagler County Technical Review Committee meets at 9 a.m. in the First Floor Conference Room of the Government Services Building, Bunnell.

The Tourist Development Council meets at 10 a.m. in board chambers at Government Services Building, Bunnell.

The Flagler Beach Economic Development Task Force meets at 4 p.m. at City Hall, 105 S 2nd St.

Fall Job Fair: More than 50 local and regional employers are on hand for Daytona State College’s Career Services Department’s annual Fall Job Fair from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., in the Mori Hosseini Center (bldg. 1200) on the Daytona Beach Campus, 1200 W. International Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach. All are welcome to attend the free event and are encouraged to come prepared with their résumés in hand, dressed for success, and ready to talk about their work history and career interests. Current DSC students and alumni are welcome to visit the college’s Career Services Department prior to the job fair for assistance with résumé and cover letter writing, interview preparation and other free services. Businesses representing such industry sectors as finance, health care, government, manufacturing, education, hospitality, building and construction, technology, and non-profit organizations have confirmed their participation in the job fair.

Through Sept. 23: Puppy Pub Crawl at participating pubs and restaurants to support adult and career education in Flagler: By purchasing a $50 Puppy Pub Crawl Passport either here or from Flagler Technical Institute at 5400 East Highway 100, Palm Coast, you will be able to receive a free drink at each participating bars/restaurants anytime during the event (see details below) as well as take advantage of all the great discounts that are included as a passholder. The event will culminate in a finale party at European Village on Sept. 22 where all Passport holders are welcome, with dog-related vendors, entertainment, raffle prizes, and more. Details here.

Through Sept. 23: The Palm Coast Senior Games. This year’s sanctioned events include archery, horseshoes, pickleball, tennis, golf and tai chi (new). The non-sanctioned events include ballroom dancing and a lot of new areas, such as sailboat racing, cornhole, bridge and cribbage. Men and women compete against other athletes and participants of the same gender and age group. Registration is $15 and includes a T-shirt and participation in one sport; participation in each additional sport event is $15. Competition is offered in 11 different age categories for sanctioned events and 3 different age categories for non-sanctioned events. To see the schedule and learn more, visit www.palmcoastgov.com/seniorgames. Registration can be accessed from the Senior Games website or directly at www.parksandrec.fun/seniors. Athletes may also register in person at the Palm Coast Community Center, 305 Palm Coast Pkwy. NE.

Blood Donations: The Big Red Bus will be at the following locations this week (schedule your donation by going to the website and entering a Palm Coast zip code, then locating one of the venues below):

• Tuesday: Government Services Building, Bunnell, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Wednesday: Flagler County Schools Transportation Department, 5400 State Road 100, Palm Coast, 7:30 a.m. to noon.
• Saturday: Winn Dixie at 1260 West Palm Coast Parkway, 7:30 a.m. to noon.
• Sunday: Winn Dixie, Flagler Plaza on State Road 100, 11 a.m. to 5 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.

CITRUS TAX ON TABLE: The Florida Citrus Commission will meet in Polk County and consider a proposed $17 million budget for the fiscal year that starts Oct. 1. (Wednesday, 9 a.m., Florida Department of Citrus, 605 East Main St., Bartow.)

PANEL HEARS PAROLE CASES: The Florida Commission on Offender Review will hear parole cases from across the state. (Wednesday, 9 a.m., Betty Easley Conference Center, 4075 Esplanade Way, Tallahassee.)

ALBRITTON, PRICE SQUARE OFF: Republican Ben Albritton and Democrat Catherine Price, who are running in state Senate District 26, are slated to appear at the Tiger Bay Club of Polk County. Albritton and Price are seeking to replace outgoing Sen. Denise Grimsley, R-Sebring, in the district, which includes DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Highlands, Okeechobee and parts of Charlotte, Lee and Polk counties. (Wednesday, 11:30 a.m., Bartow Civic Center, 2250 South Floral Ave., Bartow.)

CITIZENS INSURANCE CLAIMS DISCUSSED: The Claims Committee of the Citizens Property Insurance Corp. Board of Governors will hold a conference call. Among other things, the committee will receive an update about litigated claims. As of Aug. 15, Citizens had been served with 5,493 Hurricane Irma-related lawsuits, according to committee material. (Wednesday, 1 p.m. Call-in number: 1-866-361-7525. Code: 5219676193)

ST. JOHNS COLLEGE TRUSTEES MEET: The St. Johns River State College Board of Trustees will meet. (Wednesday, 3 p.m., St. Johns River State College, Palatka Campus, Administration Building, 5001 St. Johns Ave., Palatka.)

 

—-Compiled by the News Service of Florida and FlaglerLive

 

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Palm Coast Construction and Development Progress Reports

Here’s a summary of the latest city developments as of Sept. 14, 2018, with a link to the full week in review here.

Click to access week-in-review-sept-14-20181.pdf

Road and Interstate Construction:

• Florida Department of Transportation Road Project List

Cultural Coda

Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A major, K.622, Iceland Symphony Orchestra

Previous Codas:

• Couperin, Second Concert from ‘Concerts Royaux’
• Covering the New Wars: A Conversation with C.J. Chivers
• Erroll Garner: Where or When (1962)
• Joaquín Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez, Performed by Pepe Romero
• Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade, Vienna Philharmonic (Salzburg Festival 2005)
• Barenboim & Argerich : Mozart Sonata for Two Pianos, K.448
• Beethoven: Symphony No.6, the “Pastorale,” the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Paavo Jarvi, dir.
• The Aquarium from Carnival of the Animals
• Aladdin Haddad Performs Albeniz’s Asturias
• Hector Berlioz: Trio “Arrival at Sais” (from “L´Enfance du Christ”, op. 25)
• Karajan: Dvorak Symphony No.8 Rehearsal
• Aretha Franklin: Full Concert (1971)
• Toru Takemitsu: From Me Flows What You Call Time
• Carl Nielsen’s Quintet op. 43 Performed by Carion
• Modest Musorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition for Woodwind Quintet
• Anton Reicha: Woodwind Quintet in Eb major op.88 no.2
• Balakirev: Islamey, Performed by Giuseppe Mentuccia
• Jean Rondeau Plays Soler’s Fandango
• Chloe Moriondo’s “La vie en rose”