Thursday Briefing: Police Fire Pipes & Drums Go to Washington, Salvo Art, Anchor's Choice, Cinderella

Retired cop Ron Reynolds, a member of the Police and Fire Pipes and Drums band, performing at Sheriff Rick Staly's swearing-in Tuesday. The group will be among the musical performers at Donald Trump's presidntial inauguration in Washington on Jan. 20. You can help support the group's fund-raising for the trip here. (c FlaglerLive) — Retired cop Ron Reynolds, a member of the Police and Fire Pipes and Drums band, performing at Sheriff Rick Staly’s swearing-in Tuesday. The group will be among the musical performers at Donald Trump’s presidntial inauguration in Washington on Jan. 20. The group had raised $24,800 of its $35,000 goal by Wednesday evening. You can help support the group’s fund-raising for the trip here. (c FlaglerLive)

Today: Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Tonight: Mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Lows around 50. West winds 5 mph. Details here.
Drought Index is at 447.
Today’s tides: at the beaches, at the Intracoastal Waterway.
Today’s document from the National Archives.
The OED’s Word of the Day: pallium, n..
The Live Community Calendar
Today’s jail bookings.

Today’s Briefing: Quick Links

First Light
In Flagler and Palm Coast
Flagler Jail Bookings and Sheriff’s Crime Reports
In State Government
In Coming Days in Flagler, Palm Coast and Beyond
The Day’s Best Reads
Fact-Checking the Knaves
Palm Coast Construction and Development
Local Road and Interstate Construction
Cultural Coda

“Fear! That is their great political means. They engender it, they inoculate it, and, once they’ve frightened a certain class of citizens, they present themselves as saviors, the better to strip people of their freedoms, of their civic dignity, of their public rights.”

–Léon Gambetta.

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.

Flagler County Schools are closed for students and teachers this week.

Critics Choice Dinner Club, at Anchor Restaurant in Flagler Beach, 5:30 p.m. Enjoy a delicious dinner each month with friends who are all members of the Critics Choice Dinner Club. Each month you’ll review the food and service at a different local restaurant, with the meal and transportation the responsibility of each participant. Call 986-2323 for information.

Flagler Audubon Society Monthly Program in meeting rooms A & B at Florida Hospital Flagler on SR 100 just west of I-95. Meetings start at 6:30 p.m. with a Chapter activity update and social session. Formal program begins at 7:00 p.m.

Salvo Art Gallery Show-Fundraiser: Live Music by Caroline Drive, Beatles Tribute Band- Glass Onion, and Sitar Player Rick De Yampert, with all proceeds going toward the purchase of Salvo’s new location, as the gallery is to leave its present location later this week. 313 Old Brick Road, Bunnell. Entry fee: $20.

Cinderella, a production of the State Ballet Theatre of Russia, at the Flagler Auditorium, 7:30 p.m., Adults, $39.50,Youth $28.50. Click here to buy tickets.

In Florida and in State Government:

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

The Florida Public Service Commission meets at 9:30 a.m., Betty Easley Conference Center, 4075 Esplanade Way, Tallahassee.)

–Compiled by the News Service of Florida and FlaglerLive

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

♦ 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.
♦ Jan. 9: The Flagler County/Palm Coast Disabled American Veterans hold a flag-raising ceremony and dedication of the organization’s new facility at 27 Florida Park Drive. A luncheon will follow. The event is scheduled for 11 a.m.
♦ Jan. 11: A status conference is scheduled for 9:30 a.m., by phone, in the Judicial Qualification Commission’s case against Flagler County Circuit Judge Scott DuPont, who faces five charges of unethical conduct during his reelection run last year.
♦ Jan. 13-15: The 4th Annual Flagler Film Festival features 60 films (shorts and features) from several local Flagler County filmmakers and films from around the world. Films from first time filmmakers, students and multi-award winning filmmakers will be screened. Hilton Garden Inn, 55 Town Center Blvd., Palm Coast. Tickets available at the door and on the festival’s website soon (www.flaglerfilmfestival.com) or by calling the box office 386-597-0260. Advance ticket prices are $5 in advance for one block of films, $10 for one day of films or $25 for the entire weekend of films.

♦ Jan. 17: Learn about historic and interesting Flagler County sites with local author Bill Ryan as your guide on this latest Historic Flagler County Bus Tour. The bus leaves at 10 a.m. from the Holden House, 204 East Moody Boulevard, Bunnell, and returns at 2:30 p.m. The cost is $20, which does not include lunch at Bull Creek Fish Camp. To make reservations or for more information call 386-439-5003.
♦ Jan. 21 and 22: Flagler County Home and Lifestyle Show, the annual event and fund-raiser for Flagler Technical Institute, the adult education division of the school district, takes place at Flagler Palm Coast High School.
♦ 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.
♦ Feb. 8: Jonathan Canales, the man accused of shooting his girlfriend in the neck and leaving her to bleed in a bathtub for hours in their Mondex trailer in Nov. 2014, is scheduled for a pre-trial at 1:30 p.m. in Courtroom 401 at the Flagler County Courthouse. Canales had been judged incompetent to stand trial previously.
♦ March 7: Bunnell and Flagler Beach hold their municipal elections.

The Day’s Best Reads:

“Declaring something an act of terror does not necessarily mean you are declaring it a terror attack”—Megyn Kelly https://t.co/K2Mo4Ftdkp

— The Nation (@thenation) January 4, 2017

Trump’s Election Was a Win in the Fight to Keep Gitmo Open https://t.co/SDrkbI3UUO pic.twitter.com/1gDhnSCT4A

— National Review (@NRO) January 4, 2017

ICYMI: In a time of many questions, literary journalism provides an answer https://t.co/FP9mOz8bXI pic.twitter.com/1ALNhFAypy

— CJR (@CJR) January 5, 2017

A terribly interesting year in nuclear weapons – https://t.co/1f9joMfJEn Top 10 intriguing stories of 2016 via @BulletinAtomic – pic.twitter.com/CT9wj2tRlj

— Dave Dickinson (@Astroguyz) January 5, 2017

Opinion: "Cicero used to be boring. With Trump around, he’s breathtaking." https://t.co/qySpmd5s6e

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) January 5, 2017

A Twitter List by PierreTristam

Palm Coast Construction and Development Progress Reports

The following is an update of ongoing permitting, construction and development projects in Palm Coast, through Dec. 22 (the city administration’s full week in review is here):

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

Road and Interstate Construction: