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A Flagler Youth Orchestra Quintet performed at Saturday’s meeting of the American Association of University Women at Pine Lakes Country Club, where the guest speaker was homeschool mentor Marie-Claire Moreau. (© FlaglerLive)

Today: Mostly cloudy with chance of showers in the morning… Then partly cloudy with slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds 5 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent. Tonight: Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. West winds 5 mph. Details here.
Drought Index is at 383.
Today’s tides: at the beaches, at the Intracoastal Waterway.
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aasif mandvi donald trump tweets extremism“Mr. Trump is not driven by any particular ideology; he is driven by the need to be praised and adored. He cannot repudiate any kind of praise, even if it comes from the most despicable people or places. His thin skin works both ways. He lashes out at the smallest perceived slight with ferocity, while praise of any kind is so intoxicating to him that he is blind to where that praise comes from. Whether it’s Vladimir V. Putin or the alt-right darling and future White House strategist Stephen K. Bannon, the way to get to Mr. Trump is clearly to flatter him and massage his fragile ego. This should make us all incredibly nervous, because this is how dangerous people will enter the halls of power and use our president as their puppet. We will find ourselves living in a kakistocracy — a word that recently only spelling bee nerds knew, a word the rest of us will soon become very familiar with. It means a country that is run by the most unqualified and unprincipled among us.”

–Aasif Mandvi, from a Dec. 3 column in The New York Times.

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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 Flagler County Land Acquisition Committee meets at 3:30 p.m. at the Government Services Building. No location or agenda were posted on the county’s website.

The Bunnell City Commission meets at 7 p.m. at City Hall, 201 West Moody Boulevard. Commissioners will consider sunsetting the city’s parks advisory committee, which was created just last year to oversee park use requests and frequent fee waivers, but the city administration says that with a new ordinance now regulating fees, the committee is no longer needed. Commissioners will also consider a public assistance funding agreement with the Federal Emergency Management Administration.

Buddy Taylor Middle School Band Winter Concert, 6:30 p.m. at the Buddy Taylor cafeteria.

Free storm-spotters class at 6 p.m. at the Emergency Operations Center located behind the Government Services Building, 1769 E. Moody Blvd., Bunnell. Participants are eligible to become volunteer storm spotters and assist Emergency Services and the National Weather Service by reporting potentially hazardous weather events. Registration is required, and can be done by calling Pickering at 386-313-4250, or by email at [email protected]. See details here.

Rotary Club’s Annual Fantasy Lights Festival: 6:30 p.m., the Flagler County Rotary’s Fantasy Lights Festival will be the venue for a Mia Bella performance in Central Park. It is open each night in December from 6:30 p.m. to 9. Entry into the park is free but donations are accepted. Proceeds from the event go back into community projects funded by Rotary. (Friday’s performance: SEAS School Choir.)

In Florida and in State Government:

Note: Some proceedings below can be followed live on the Florida Channel.

Senate President Joe Negron, R-Stuart, will meet with committee chairs and staff directors for a briefing. (2 p.m., 401 Senate Office Building, the Capitol.)

The Senate Children, Families and Elder Affairs Committee will meet, with expected appearances by Department of Children and Families Secretary Mike Carroll, Agency for Persons with Disabilities Director Barbara Palmer, Department of Elder Affairs Secretary Jeffrey Bragg and Department of Revenue Director Leon Biegalski. (4 p.m., 401 Senate Office Building, the Capitol.)

The Senate Commerce and Tourism Committee will meet and receive an overview of the committee’s jurisdiction. (4 p.m., 110 Senate Office Building, the Capitol.)

The Senate Education Committee will hold a workshop on “excellence in higher education.” (4 p.m., 412 Knott Building, the Capitol.)

The Governor’s Panel on Excellence in Long-Term Care will consider applications from nursing homes seeking “Gold Seal Award” designations. (Monday, 8:30 a.m., Agency for Health Care Administration, 6800 North Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa.)

–Compiled by the News Service of Florida and FlaglerLive

 

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

What's left of A1A south of 12th Street. It doesn't get better for many blocks. Click on the image for larger view. (c FlaglerLive)
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♦ Dec. 15: The Florida Department of Transportation hosts a public meeting on the long-term improvement strategies for the reconstruction of State Road A1A in Flagler Beach at the south end of town. The meeting is scheduled from 2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Flagler Beach City Hall, 105 S 2nd St, Flagler Beach. The meeting will be an open house with an ongoing loop presentation. The purpose of the public meeting is to present initial findings related to existing and future conditions and to receive input from interested stakeholders.
♦ Dec. 15: The Flagler County Historical Society is having a Holiday Open House from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Holden House, 204 East Moody Boulevard, Bunnell. Author Sandra Thurlow who has complied a history of the US Life-Saving Service, Florida’s East Coast will be present. Refreshments will be served. The public is invited to attend. For information contact Susan Baird at 437-8414.
♦ Dec. 16: Flagler County Clerk of Court-elect Tom Bexley and his staff will host a farewell celebration for Gail Wadsworth, the long-time court clerk who retired this year, at 3:30 p.m. on the steps of the Kim Hammond Justice Center (the Flagler County Courthouse). All are invited. (Bexley becomes the Clerk of Court on Jan. 3.)
♦ Dec. 16: The ninth annual Christmas With a Deputy, when 100 poorer children get to go on a $150 shopping spree with a cop at Target, starts at 6:30 p.m. from City Centre in Palm Coast’s Town Center, with a long convoy of cop cars, sirens blaring and lights flashing. Details here.
♦ Dec. 17: Annual Holiday Boat Parade at 6 p.m., presented by the Palm Coast Yacht Club. Boats will be lighted and begin departing the Cimmaron Basin, following this route: Cimmaron Basin to Intracoastal Waterway, turn south, passing Tidelands, Canopy Walk, St. Joe’s Walkway, Waterfront Park, Island Estates, then turning at Grand Haven Gazebo before heading back north to Clubhouse Waterway.
♦ Dec. 17: Starlight 5K at 6 p.m., in and around Central Park in Town Center, 975 Central Ave. The run is part of the Run Flagler P.A.L. Running Series. More info: www.triumphraces.com.
♦ Dec. 19: The Flagler County Commission holds a 4 p.m. reception–one hour ahead of its regularly scheduled meeting–to honor Barbara Revels, whose eight years of service as one of only two women ever elected to the county commission ended on Nov. 8, when Dave Sullivan defeated her. The reception will be held in board chambers at the Government Services Building, Bunnell.
♦ Dec. 20: Learn about historic and interesting Flagler County sites with local author Bill Ryan as your guide. The bus leaves at 10 a.m. from the Holden House, 206 East Moody Boulevard, Bunnell, and returns at 2:30 p.m. The cost is $20 per person which does not include lunch at Bull Creek Fish Camp. To make reservations or for more information call 386-439-5003.
♦ Dec. 21: Rep. Paul Renner and Sen. Travis Hutson, who form Flagler County’s legislative delegation, will host the annual delegation meeting in board chambers at the Government Services Building in Bunnell to hear concerns and legislative wish-lists from local officials and residents, ahead of the 2017 legislative session. To get on the agenda, call 386/446-7644.
flagler county democratic executive committee♦ Dec. 22: The All Flagler Democratic Club meets at the Palm Coast Community Center, 7-8:30pm. The first hour is devoted to a presentation featuring three losing Demovcratic candidates for office in the last election, who will speak on the theme of “What I learned Running For Office.” The discussion is moderated by Merrill Shapiro, and features Bill McCullough, who ran for a congressional seat, Doug Courtney, who ran for Clerk of Court, and John Brady, who ran for mayor of Palm Coast. The presentation will be followed by the business portion of the meeting. The public is invited regardless of party registration. Questions: call Sheila Zinkerman, interim president, at 904/451-0301. (See background on the previous meeting here.)
♦ Jan. 7: Daytona State College Enrollment Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wetherell Center (Bldg. 100), 1200 W. International Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach. Students can take advantage of the one-stop events to complete everything from admission to registration and have a chance to win a $350 scholarship (Dec. 10 only) for a free class from the Daytona State Foundation. Students start by completing a Daytona State application, then meet with an Admissions Advisor and Financial Aid Counselor, take an assessment test (if applicable), meet with an Academic Advisor, and then lock in their schedule.
♦ Feb. 6: The great violinist Itzhak Perlman opens the 2017 season of the Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival with a 7:30 p.m. performance at First Baptist Church, 1600 South 8th Street in Fernandina Beach. Tickets here.
♦ March 7: Bunnell and Flagler Beach hold their municipal elections.

The Day’s Best Reads:

Palm Coast Construction and Development Progress Reports

The following is an update of ongoing permitting, construction and development projects in Palm Coast, through Dec. 2 (the city administration’s full week in review is here):

Click to access development-palm-coast-dec-2.pdf

Road and Interstate Construction:

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Hillary Hahn Performs Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E Minor

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