Veterans Weekend Briefing: “Proof” at CRT, Vet Breakfast, Vet Fest, Community Cats Yard Sale,

FlaglerLive | November 9, 2018

The view from inside a Navy helicopter at last week’s Freedom Fest at the Flagler County airport. (© FlaglerLive)

Weekend: Friday: Partly cloudy. Areas of fog in the morning. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 5 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent. Saturday, Sunday and Monday, mostly cloudy, highs in the 70s, warming to 80 Monday. Nights in the low to mid-60s. 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: 278
The OED’s Word of the Day: http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/107065“>diddy, adj..
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“‘War on terror’ is, on its face, a preposterous expression. Terrorism is simply the name of a technique: intentional attacks on innocent civilians. But war isn’t merely a technical matter: it is a life-and-death struggle against a particular enemy. We made war against Nazi Germany, not against the Blitzkrieg.”

–From Bruce Ackerman’s “Before the Next Attack” (2006).

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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 election-day winners, icnlduing County Commissioner-Elect Joe Mullins, County Commissioner Greg Hansen, School Board member Janet McDonald, and House Rep. Paul Renner, starting a little after 9 a.m.

Friday: The ASPCA, in partnership with the Flagler Humane Society and every local police agency and the sheriff’s office host two days of training for animal cruelty investigators at the Emergency Operations Center, 1769 E. Moody Blvd, Bldg. 3 (behind the Government Services Building), Bunnell, starting at 8 a.m. each day. There is no cost. The two-day training will cover Florida animal cruelty laws, animal fighting, and the link between animal cruelty and other crimes, among other topics to enhance local law enforcement’s response capabilities to animal cruelty cases. ASPCA past research has found that nearly half of law enforcement officers encounter animal cruelty at least several times a year, nearly a quarter on a monthly basis. Almost half said that more training is needed on how to investigate animal cruelty cases.

Friday, Saturday, Sunday: “Proof,” at City Repertory Theatre, Palm Coast. Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Sundat at 2 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for students. Book tickets here. City Repertory Theatre, 160 Cypress Point Parkway, Palm Coast. This blistering play by David Auburn won the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play. Follow Catherine as she confronts the fine line between genius and madness, all the while fearing she will follow her late father, a brilliant mathematician, over that edge. You won’t believe math can be this thrilling.

Friday: The Flagler County Chamber of Commerce hosts a Veterans Appreciation Breakfast at the VFW Post 8696 on Old Kings Road, Palm Coast. Registration starts at 8 a.m., the presentation begins at 8:30 a.m. Tickets to the event are $25 per person, so those wishing to attend should plan to invite a Veteran as their guest. Tables of 8 are also available for $180 If you have questions or to reserve your seats, please call 386-437-0106 or register online. There will be a special ceremony, recognition of veterans in attendance and a presentation by special guest speakers. Contact Heather Edwards, 386-206-0952, or by email.

Friday: Coffee Series at the Palm Coast Community Center, 9 a.m.: learn about “Facts and Myths about End-of-Life Care” from Florida Hospital HospiceCare Director Rema Cole and HospiceCare Community Liaison Janice Moore. They’ll discuss the facts and myths about end-of-life care. Attendees will learn about the options available for end-of-life care, how to identify the need for services, setting up five wishes for you and your loved ones and dispelling the myths and having open conversations about of end of life. Florida Hospital HospiceCare is the only faith-based and Joint Commission-accredited hospice in Volusia and Flagler counties. Coffee Series is sponsored by Florida Hospital Flagler, Parks & Rec’s health and wellness event partner. It is held at the Palm Coast Community Center, 305 Palm Coast Pkwy. NE. The coffee and lecture are free, but pre-registration is required: www.parksandrec.fun/seniors.

Friday, Saturday, Sunday: Beach Front Grille at 2444 South Ocean Shore Blvd. in Flagler Beach hosts “Vets Fest,” a veterans appreciation weekend, with live music by Southern Chaos, Stick Shift Cadillac, Easy Street and Robbie Litt.

Saturday, Sunday: Community Cats of Palm Coast is hosting its fall yard sale from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., 17 Fernham Lane in Palm Coast, just off Florida Park Drive. The yard sales, held twice a year, get bigger and better all the time. This fall there’ll be a ton of quality items, including pet supplies, household goods, outdoor furniture, bikes, collector and novelty items, stereo equipment, clothing $2 a bag and much more. Everything priced to go! Rain date is Nov. 17/18.

Saturday: Second Saturday Plant Sale, join the Friends of Washington Oaks from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Greenhouse area. With Master Gardeners on hand, you are sure to get the personal attention and advice you are looking for. Specializing in Florida friendly and natives, with some unique and hard to find plants for your home and yard. Washington Oaks Gardens State Park, 6400 North Oceanshore Blvd.

Saturday, Sunday: Florida Bandmasters Association, Roll of Distinction Concert, Southern Winds, Douglas Phillips, conductor. The Southern Winds, a symphonic band made up of Stetson faculty, former students, band directors and other professional musicians, will open the 29th Annual FBA Hall of Fame Weekend with a concert honoring the 2018 FBA Roll of Distinction inductees Delbert Keiffner (posthumous), supervisor of secondary music for Orange County Public Schools and Julian E. White, director of bands (retired) at Florida A&M University. The program will feature several guest conductors and will include a variety of beloved standards from the wind band repertoire. Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Sunday at 4 p.m. Lee Chapel in Elizabeth Hall 421 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand. 386-822-8950.

Sunday: the Flagler County Canvassing Board is expected to meet at 9 a.m. to start a projected daylong full recount of the races for Governor, U.S. Senate and Commissioner of Agriculture. At the supervisor’s office at the Government Services Building. Canvassing board meetings are open to the public.

Sunday: Fall Wedding Expo at the Florida Ag Museum, 1 p.m., 7900 North Old Kings Road, Palm Coast. Country Wedding and Event Planning will be showcased at the museum’s Caldwell Dairy Barn Wedding/Party Venue. Vendors, prizes, food and a little something for the first 100 visitors. Come and visit this rustic barn setting for your future wedding and reception plans.

Monday: The Palm Coast Veterans Day Ceremony is at 8 a.m. Monday, Nov. 12, at Heroes Memorial Park, 2860 Palm Coast Pkwy. NW, Palm Coast (1/2 mile west of the Flagler County Library). Speakers for the event will be State Rep. Paul Renner, Florida House of Representatives District 24; Edward Beier of American Legion Post 115; and Palm Coast Mayor Milissa Holland. Tributes to members of the armed forces will include a presentation of wreaths by local veteran organizations. The Community Chorus of Palm Coast will perform The Star-Spangled Banner and Taps and provide a musical tribute including Unsung Hero and God Bless America. The Matanzas High School Army Junior ROTC and the Coastal Florida Police & Fire Pipes & Drums will present the colors, and the Palm Coast City Council will lead the Pledge of Allegiance. The Coastal Florida Police & Fire Pipes & Drums will also perform Amazing Grace.

Monday: The Flagler County Veterans Day Ceremony is scheduled for 10 a.m. in front of the County Government Services Building, 1769 East Moody Blvd, Bunnell, FL 32110. The guest speaker will be Hal Kushner, Colonel, US Army (retired), a Vietnam Veteran, former prisoner of war (1967-73), and a recipient of the Silver Star. Kushner is a resident of Ormond Beach, Florida, and a practicing ophthalmologist. He has shared his story on some big stages. In addition, we will announce this year’s Flagler County “Col Gary E. DeKay” Veteran of the Year for 2018.

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):

Friday: 7-Eleven on Old Dixie Highway, 3795 Roscommon Dr., Ormond Beach, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sunday: Trinity Presbyterian Church, 156 Florida Park Drive, Palm Coast, 9:30 a.m. to noon.

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


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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:

Audition Call: Flagler Playhouse’s “A… My Name is Alice”: Audition dates/time: Monday, December 3 and Tuesday, December 4 @ 6:30 pm at Flagler Playhouse. Looking for 5 talented females to play multiple roles in the musical, “A… My Name is Alice”. Voice types needed: 2 sopranos, 3 altos. Ages: 18 and up. Please prepare a song in the Pop genre for the audition. You will also be asked to read prepared selections as part of the audition process. If you are unable to make the scheduled audition dates, please email Michele at moneil50@gmail.com for an alternate date. Performance dates : January 25 through February 10, 2019. Please park in the rear lot and enter through the cast door.

The Rotary Club of Flagler County is looking for bands and musical groups to perform seasonal music at the Fantasy Lights in Central Park, Palm Coast. The free event featuring lighted displays around the lake, Santa’s Village, Train rides for the kids also has a nightly live performance of seasonal music at 7 p.m. each night for the month of December. The music is carried throughout the park and Rotary provides some sound equipment and lights. If your band is interested in performing please contact Carl Laundrie at claundrie@yahoo.com or call 386-283-8386.

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.

SUPREME COURT INTERVIEWS WRAP UP: The Florida Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission will finish interviewing candidates for three seats that will open on the Supreme Court in January. Those seats are held by justices Barbara Pariente, R. Fred Lewis and Peggy Quince, who face a mandatory retirement age. The commission plans to hold interviews over four days. It is scheduled Friday to interview Eric Roberson, Clayton Roberts, Samuel Salario, Tatiana Salvador, Stephen Senn, Pat Siracusa, Jonathan Sjostrom, Adrian Soud, John Stargel, Anthony Tatti, J. Andrew Atkinson, M. Kemmerly Thomas, Waddell Wallace and Thomas Winokur. (Friday, 9 a.m., Airport Executive Center, 2203 North Lois Ave., Tampa.)

—-Compiled by the News Service of Florida and FlaglerLive

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

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♦ Nov. 19: The Flagler County Commission hosts a ribbon-cutting for its new tourist cottages at the Princess Place Preserve, 2500 Princess Place Road, at 10 a.m. The commission holds a reception for outgoing Commissioner Nate McLaughlin at 3 p.m. at the Emergency Operations Center, 1769 E. Moody Blvd, Bldg. 3 (behind the Government Services Building), Bunnell.
♦ Nov. 19: The Flagler County Commission has a scheduled workshop at 1 p.m. at the Emergency Operations Center, 1769 E. Moody Blvd, Bldg. 3 (behind the Government Services Building), Bunnell. An agenda has not been posted.
♦ Nov. 20: The Flagler County C9ommission holds oath of office ceremonies for newly elected Commissioners Greg Hansen and Joe Mullins, at 9:30 a.m. at the Government Services Building, Bunnell.
♦ Nov. 20: The Flagler County Canvassing Board meets at 10 a.m. at the Supervisor of Elections Office, Government Services Building, 1769 E. Moody Boulevard, Building 2, Suite 101. The agenda: Manual post-audit.
♦ Nov. 20: Stetson Choral Union, Sandra Peter, conductor. Lord Nelson Mass by Joseph Haydn performed by Stetson’s largest choral ensemble with orchestra. 7:30 First Baptist Church, DeLand 725 N Woodland Blvd, DeLand. 386-822-8950. Admission: $10 adults, $5 youth and students and free for ages 12 and under. Tickets are available at the door or at www.stetson.edu/music-tickets.
♦ Nov. 21: The Flagler County Sheriff's Domestic Violence Task Force gathers for its first follow-up meeting since January to discuss successes, challenges and progress, at 10 a.m. in the jury assembly room on the first floor of the Flagler County courthouse. There will be updates from the Social Services, Mental health and Medical Services, Education, Faith Based Services and the Criminal Justice Committees.
♦ Nov. 22: Get “Huffin’ N Puffin’ before all the Turkey N Stuffin’” at this year’s Thanksgiving Feet to Feast 5K, presented by Palm Coast’s Parks & Recreation on Thanksgiving morning. This event is a Thanksgiving Day tradition, taking runners and walkers along some of Palm Coast’s most beautiful trails and walkways. The race will begin at 7:45 a.m. at the Flagler/Palm Coast Campus of Daytona State College, 3000 Palm Coast Pkwy SE, Palm Coast, and continue down and along the beautiful waterfront path on the Intracoastal Waterway and back through the tree-lined St. Joe Walkway. A free Kids Fun Run for ages 6 and younger will begin at 8:45 a.m. $25 early-bird registration, through Nov. 12; $35 regular registration (Nov. 13-21), $40 day-of-race registration (cash or check only), starting at 6:30 a.m. Nov. 22 at the Flagler/Palm Coast Campus of Daytona State College
$20 for students K-12. Register here: www.palmcoastgov.com/FeettoFeast.
♦ Nov. 23-25: “All things Christmas,” on Black Friday weekend, a fund-raiser for the Nearly New Thrift Store: Holiday table runners, Christmas ornaments and festive items will be on display for sale at the Santa Maria del Mar Church Learning Center on Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Learning Center is located at 915 North Central Avenue in Flagler Beach. For more information on the Nearly New Thrift Store, stop by the store or call. 386 439-0071.
♦ Nov. 28-30: Flagler Beach Aviation Days at the Flagler Beach Museum, 207 S. Central Ave, Flagler Beach, three days of free aviation-related events: November 28th is the anniversary date of Charles Lindbergh’s forced landing at the Flagler Beach Airport in 1931. This momentous event, along with the story of Okey & Martha Bevins, famous aviators who operated the beach airport flying school, and the importance of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) Coastal Patrol Base 5 in Flagler Beach during 1942-43, will be celebrated during the three-day event. Displays will be set up at the museum and the free events will include: November 28, Charles Lindbergh Day. There will be a walking tour to the site of the airport beacon, now the south lot of the Flagler Beach Community Church, and to Betty Steflick Preserve to view the remains of the runways. November 29, Okey and Martha Bevin’s Day. Becky Moses, cousin of Okey, has offered to share memorabilia for display, and will be available to share some family history and talk with attendees. November 30, CAP Day. Tom Duncan will present and discuss a power point presentation of his book, “Forgotten Flyers and Airfields” in the Commission Chambers at City Hall.
♦ Nov. 28: A meeting of the Compassionate Friends is scheduled at the Vitas Office at 4 North Old Kings Road (across from Kentucky Fried Chicken) in Palm Coast. The meeting begins at 5:30 p.m. The Compassionate Friends, a nonprofit self-help bereavement support organization for families that have experienced the death of a child. The meeting is open to all parents, grandparents, and siblings over age 18 who has suffered the loss of a child of any age. For more information, call John Brady at 610-428-3139. Brady will have information about special grieve services available from Vitas for anybody who will need help during the holiday time and will talk about a special candle lighting ceremony on December 9.
To learn more about The Compassionate Friends, visit their national website at www.compassionatefriends.org.
♦ Nov. 28: The Flagler Education Foundation leads one of its bi-monthly free tours of the school district's Classroom to Careers Flagship Programs. Each public school offers a unique Flagship Program, which allows students unique opportunities to discover paths that lead them from the classroom to career success. The tours visit one or two schools at a time, with student ambassadors that take the group on a guided tour of their programs. Community members are able to interact with the students, the Education Foundation, and school staff to ask questions about the programs. The goal is to inform the public of the programs students participate in from Kindergarten through high school. There are currently 23 programs spread over all nine traditional public schools. Anyone interested in participating may contact the Education Foundation's Shelley Wheeler at wheelers@flaglerschools.com or 386-437-8929 x1123, for the time and location to meet. Per school safety guidelines everyone will need to bring a picture ID to enter the schools. Today's tours: Flagler Palm Coast High School's aerospace, i3 and teaching academies at 10:30 a.m.
♦ Nov. 28: 2018 Sunshine Seminar Series presented by the First Amendment Foundation, with overviews on the Sunshine Law, discussions of open government and First Amendment and media law, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., $20 for foundation members, $35 for non-members, click here to register, at the Orlando Sentinel, 633 North Orange Avenue, Orlando.
♦ Nov. 28: Chanticleer performs at 7 p.m. at the At the Peabody Auditorium, 600 Auditorium Boulevard, Daytona Beach. Call 386/671-3462 or book tickets here. $39 to $69. It's a presentation of the Daytona Beach Symphony Society.
♦ Nov. 29: Jerry Parrish, Chief Economist and director for research for the Florida Chamber Foundation, is the Common Grounds breakfast speaker at 8 a.m. He will be providing an update on the Florida 2030 research project of the Florida Chamber Foundation, including how the demographics of Florida are changing the state and how that will affect Florida and Flagler County, and on the state's business climate and how to keep the positive momentum. Hilton Garden Inn, 55 Town Center Dr., Palm Coast. Registration required by Nov. 26. Members can preregister for $25, Guests and future members can attend for $35.
♦ Nov. 29: 2018 Sunshine Seminar Series presented by the First Amendment Foundation, with overviews on the Sunshine Law, discussions of open government and First Amendment and media law, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., $20 for foundation members, $35 for non-members, click here to register, at the The Florida Times-Union, 1 Riverside Avenue, Jacksonville.
♦ Nov. 30, Dec. 2: The Community Chorus of Palm Coast presents its Winter Concert Friday at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 2 at 4 p.m. at Trinity Presbyterian Church on Florida Park Drive. Free. Concerts. For additional information contact President Jeff McKay at 386-405-2820 or visit our website. Communitychorusofpalmcoast.com.
♦ Dec. 4: The Flagler County Commission, the Flagler Beach City Commission and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hold a Joint Workshop to discuss the 6.25 mile Flagler Beach dune restoration project, at 1 p.m. at the Emergency Operations Center, 1769 E. Moody Blvd, Bldg. 3 (behind the Government Services Building), Bunnell.
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