Weekend Briefing: Paul Miller in Court, Commissioner Eric Cooley, Lions' Dining in Dark, Seafood Festival, Snowfest

All set to get to work: Eric Cooley, the Flagler Beach business owner, seconds before taking the oath of office and his new seat as a Flagler Beach City Commissioner Thursday evening. He replaces Joy McGrew, who bid commissioners farewell after what she called '12 great years.' Commissioner Rick Belhumeur was also elected chairman of the commission for the next year, replacing Jane Mealy (only in that role: Mealy remains on the commission), and Kim Carney was elected vice-chair. Click on the image for larger view. (© FlaglerLive) — All set to get to work: Eric Cooley, the Flagler Beach business owner, seconds before taking the oath of office and his new seat as a Flagler Beach City Commissioner Thursday evening. He replaces Joy McGrew, who bid commissioners farewell after what she called ’12 great years.’ Commissioner Rick Belhumeur was also elected chairman of the commission for the next year, replacing Jane Mealy (only in that role: Mealy remains on the commission), and Kim Carney was elected vice-chair. Click on the image for larger view. (© FlaglerLive)

Weekend: Pleasant, getting progressively cloudier each day, onto possibilities of rain Sunday, highs from the 60s rising toward the upper 70s Sunday, nights in the 50s. Details here.
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“Parents should be the chief law enforcement officer of their home and with their children. It is time that parents be parents again and not just friends to their children. Know your children’s friends, where they’re going, who they’re hanging out with, know what they’re doing, what they’re texting. What they’re saying on their phones or computers, social media. Get involved in your child’s life before it’s too late.”

–Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly during a Feb. 8 news conference.

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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 Flagler County Elections Supervisor Kaiti Lenhart, gun-rights attorney Noel Flasterstein, Flagler Sheriff Rick Staly, who’ll discuss school safety, Trevor Tucker, chairman of the Flagler County School Board, and Rep. Paul Renner with a legislative update. A little after 9 a.m. on WNZF.

Friday: Paul Miller, now, 70, who is serving a life sentence in the murder of his neighbor, Dana Mulhall, in Flagler Beach in 2012, returns to court to argue a motion that he got ineffective counsel. Miller is hoping to reduce or overturn his sentence. At 9 a.m. before Circuit Judge Dennis Craig in Courtroom 401 at the Flagler County courthouse. The hearing had been scheduled for Dec. 1, but an email snafu required the hearing to be postponed, even though Miller had been transferred from state prison back to the Flagler County jail. It was again continued from Feb. 2.

Friday-Sunday: American Red Cross Lifeguard Certification Class, Friday 4-8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday 8 a.m.-6 p.m. The purpose of the American Red Cross Lifeguarding course is to provide entry-level lifeguard participants with the knowledge and skills to prevent, recognize and respond to aquatic emergencies. Fee $300 includes books, CPR mask and certification fee. Register: www.palmcoastgov.com/register. More info: 386-986-2323.

Friday: Movies in the Park, 7:45 p.m. in Central Park at Town Center, 975 Central Ave., Palm Coast. Families will enjoy “Alice through the Looking Glass” on the park’s giant outdoor movie screen. Bring your blanket, lawn chairs and snacks and invite your friends and neighbors to join you at this free, monthly family activity offered by Palm Coast Parks & Recreation and Flagler Schools. More info: 386-986-2323 and www.palmcoastgov.com/movies.

Saturday Sunday: Palm Coast Seafood Festival in Town Center’s Central Park, with food, merchants, kid zones, facepainting, pirates, live music, and much more. But general admission is $6.22 per person (if you’re buying tickets online), except for children under 12, who get in free, and for adults it’s $5 at the door the day of the event; to get into the Kid Zone, children must pay $5. Both days, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Saturday: Flagler Reads Together: A 2 p.m. discussion and presentation by Gary Mormino regarding the Facts and History of St. Augustine during the Great War, in the Doug Cisney Reading Room at the Flagler County Public Library, 2500 Palm Coast Pkwy. Flagler Reads Together is 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.

Second Saturday Plant Sale at Washington Oaks Gardens State Park, 6400 North Oceanshore Blvd. from 10 to 2.

Saturday: Palm Coast Lions “Dining in the Dark” Fundraiser. 6 to 10 p.m. at the Columbian Club, 51 Old Kings Rd, Palm Coast. Dinner is $25 per person. The evening begins with a fun Blindfolded Taste Testing Contest. Then while blindfolded feast on Penne with Meatballs or Sausage Quiche, salad, bread, ice tea, dessert and coffee while enjoying music by the Flagler Youth Orchestra. The event is to bring awareness to some of the challenges encountered by individuals with blindness and visual impairments. 100 percent of the money raised at the event is donated to Lions Charities that help those with sight and hearing disabilities. Please join us for this fun filled evening while supporting the Lions Charities. For information and reservations: Call Lion Jill – 610-730-8538 or visit our website.

Snowfest at Flagler Palm Coast High School, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., featuring two snow slides, two snowfields (made out of man-made snow), arts and crafts vendors and stage performances. Entry fee is $10 for all-you-can-ride rides. Joe Mullins, president and CEO of The Mullins Companies, has been organizing the Columbia County (Georgia) Snowfest for the last six years. He said he’s excited to finally bring it to Flagler. “This event gives kids the chance to see something that they never have in their life, and that’s real snow,” Mullins said. “It’s sentimental to me to give kids this chance to see real snow while raising money for a great cause.” The event will benefit the Flagler County Education Foundation. See the complete details here (the March 3 date in the first slide is not accurate.)

Saturday: Dara Dodson: As part of her month-long exhibit at Ocean Art Gallery on Flagler Beach, artist Dara Dodson conducts a Poured Acrylic Demonstration in the gallery at 4 p.m. This free demonstration by the artist will show how to properly mix the paints, pour them onto the canvas, move them into desired images, and torch them to obtain the perfect result. Seating is limited to 15 for the demonstration and reservations at 386.693.4882 are required. Ocean Art gallery is at 206 Moody Blvd. (SR100) in downtown Flagler Beach.

Saturday: A Night of Symphonic Hip Hop featuring Wyclef Jean and the Jacksonville Symphony, 8 p.m. at Daily’s Place, One EverBank Field Dr., Jacksonville, tickets $49 to $109 booked here. Over his long career, this multiple Grammy Award winning artist has blended the lines of Hip Hop with other musical styles and for the first time, the “hip hop guitarist” will perform LIVE with a full symphony orchestra.

Saturday: The St. Johns-Putnam-Flagler chapter of the Charmettes hosts its annual Flossie W. Dixon “I can cope” luncheon honoring a recipient from St. Johns, Putnam and Flagler counties who is or has been coping with challenges in their lives. The speaker will be Rontel Batie, who is a candidate for the U.S. Congress in Florida’s 5th congressional district. Tickets for the luncheon are $10 per person and are available from any Charmette member. The luncheon will be held at the community room, St. Augustine outlet mall, 500 outlet blvd., St. Augustine from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Contact Charmette Linda Wesley at 904-501-7075 for more information. The Charmettes is a sisterhood of dedicated women committed to improving the quality of life through advocacy, education, service and support for cancer research.

Saturday: Shred Day at RE/MAX Flagstaff, which hosts its 2nd annual shred day at offices at One Hargrove Grade noon to 3 p.m. Bring and shred your documents. This is a free service. Any questions please call the office at 386-246-8585.

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

Friday: Dunkin Donuts, 1310 Palm Coast Parkway, noon to 6 p.m.
Saturday: Dukin Donuts, 5 Old Kings Road, Palm Coast, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday: Palm Coast Seafood Festival, Central Park at Town Center, 2 to 7 p.m.
Sunday: Palm Coast Seafood Festival, Central Park at Town Center, 2 to 7 p.m.

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:

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.

FINAL DAY OF SESSION: The 60-day legislative session is scheduled to end, but may be extended. Lawmakers likely will approve a roughly $87 billion budget on the final day of the session and will take up numerous other issues.

SENATE HOLDS FLOOR SESSION: The Senate is scheduled to hold a floor session. (Friday, 10 a.m., Senate chamber, the Capitol.)

HOUSE HOLDS FLOOR SESSION: The House is scheduled to hold a floor session. (Friday, 10:30 a.m., House chamber, the Capitol.)

ETHICS COMMISSION MEETS: The Florida Commission on Ethics will meet. (Friday, 8:30 a.m., 1st District Court of Appeal, 2000 Drayton Dr., Tallahassee.)

COLLEGE PRESIDENTS MEET: The Florida College System Council of Presidents will meet. (Friday, 8:30 a.m., Association of Florida Colleges, 1725 Mahan Dr., Tallahassee.)

—-Compiled by the News Service of Florida and FlaglerLive

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