Weekend:: Friday: Partly cloudy with chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the southeast in the afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent. Heat index readings 101 to 105. Friday night: Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. Saturday and Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent. Nights partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. 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: 59
The OED’s Word of the Day: quob, v..
The Live Community Calendar
Today’s jail bookings.
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“Extending your own life expectancy is the most selfish motive imaginable for doing anything. Do it, by all means. I do. But for heaven’s sake, don’t take a bow and expect applause.”
–From Michael Kinsley’s “Old Age: A Beginner’s Guide” (2016).
Previously:
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 on WNZF: Host David Ayres will talk weather, hurricanes and storm-chasing with Flagler Emergency Manager Jonathan Lord, weather specialist Bob Pickering and a local storm chaser, among others, starting a little after 9 a.m. with a commentary by FlaglerLive Editor Pierre Tristam on America running scared.
Friday: The Scenic A1A Pride Committee meets at 9 a.m. at the Hammock Community Center, 79 Mala Compra Rd. Board members will discuss cycling and safety, among other issues.
Friday: The 2018 Bandshell Live Summer Concert Series in Daytona Beach at 7 p.m. with the ZZ Top tribute band “Trezz Hombres” and will continue every Friday night through September 28! And, opening for Trezz Hombres is Matt McKeown. The Bandshell Live Summer Concert Series, in its 10th year, takes place on Friday nights at the World’s Most Famous Beach’s historic amphitheater located in Oceanfront Park on the North end of the Boardwalk amusement area and overlooks the Atlantic Ocean at 250 N. Atlantic Avenue. Tickets for each Friday night are just $3 for General Admission and $10 for VIP tickets, (which include a chair), plus applicable fees. Children under 10 are free. Tickets can be purchased in advance for the season at Ticketmaster.com, onsite at the Peabody Box Office or at the Bandshell on show nights.
Friday, Saturday, Sunday: American Red Cross Lifeguard Certification Class to achieve certification as a lifeguard or to become a swim instructor at Frieda Zamba Swimming Pool at 339 Parkview Drive, Palm Coast. The Lifeguard Certification Class on Friday is from 4-8 p.m., and the Saturday and Sunday classes from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. The purpose is to provide entry-level lifeguard participants with the knowledge and skills to prevent, recognize and respond to aquatic emergencies and to provide care for breathing and cardiac emergencies, injuries and sudden illnesses until emergency medical services (EMS) personnel take over. Participants must be age 15 or older. The $300 fee includes books, CPR mask and certification fee. Class size is limited, so register early at www.palmcoastgov.com/register. For more information, call Frieda Zamba Pool at 386-986-4741.
Saturday Night Films at Marineland Dolphin Adventure: As part of our “80 Years of Animal Love and Care” celebration every Saturday night in June, we’ll be showing outdoor movies filmed at Marineland. Tonight at 8 p.m.: “Creature from the Black Lagoon.” Marineland Dolphin Adventure 9600 Oceanshore Blvd. St. Augustine. Cost: $35 for adults, $15 for children.
World Cup:
- Friday: No matches.
- Saturday: Quarterfinals: France v. Argentina, 10 a.m. | Uruguay v. Portugal, 2 p.m.
- Sunday: Quarterfinals: Spain v. Russia, 10 a.m. | Croatia v. Denmark, 2 p.m.
See the full schedule here.
Blood Donations: The Big Red Bus will be at the following locations this week:
- Friday: Walmart, 174 Cypress Point Parkway, Palm Coast, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Jail Bookings and Last 24 Hours' Incidents in Flagler, Palm Coast, Flagler Beach, Bunnell
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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.
‘SUNSHINE SUMMIT’ CONTINUES: The Republican Party of Florida will continue and feature numerous speakers, including U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., and conservative figures such as Dinesh D’Souza and Grover Norquist (Friday, 9:30 a.m., Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center, 6000 West Osceola Parkway, Kissimmee.)
WARD AT LAKE COUNTY GOP: Republican John Ward, who is running for an open seat in Congressional District 6, is slated to take part in a Lake County GOP “Coffee with the Candidate” gathering. The District 6 seat opened when U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis decided to run for governor. (Friday, 10:30 a.m., Lake County Republican Party office, 212 West Main St., Tavares.)
DEMOCRATS START ‘LEADERSHIP BLUE’ EVENT: The Florida Democratic Party will start its “Leadership Blue 2018” event in Broward County. Among other things, the first day of the event will include a meeting of caucus presidents. (Friday, 3 p.m., The Diplomat Beach Resort, 3555 South Ocean Dr., Hollywood., Saturdat starting at 9 a.m.)
HITT RETIRES AS UCF PRESIDENT: John Hitt, who has served as president of the University of Central Florida for 26 years, will retire June 30. Hitt will be succeeded by Dale Whittaker, the university’s provost and executive vice president. Under Hitt, UCF has grown from 21,000 students in 1992 to more than 66,000 this year.
—-Compiled by the News Service of Florida and FlaglerLive
In Coming Days in Palm Coast, Flagler and the Occasional Beyond:
Cats and Dogs Looking For Homes
| The following is provided as a service to Community Cats of Palm Coast and the Flagler Humane Society. Should you have a lost pet and would like it noticed here, please contact us at [email protected]. |
Keep Up with Donald Trump’s attacks on the press through the ACLU’s running tab here.
Keep Up with mass shootings in a running database here.
Palm Coast Construction and Development Progress Reports
Here’s a summary of the latest city developments as of June 22, 2018, with a link to the full week in review here.
Click to access week-in-review-june-22-20181.pdf
Road and Interstate Construction:
Constitutionally Speaking with Justice David Souter and Margaret Warner
Previous Codas:
- Agustin Barrios Mangore: David Russell Performs the 4th Waltz Op. 8
- A Few Bach Inventions
- Boris Berezovsky Plays the Chopin/Godowsky Etude in G flat major
- Stewart Goodyear: Beethoven’s Hammerklavier 4th movement
- Claude Bolling and Hubert Laws on the Johnny Carson Show
- Schumann’s Toccata, Op. 7, Performed by Evgeny Kissin
- Bach Cantata BWV 170, Clare Wilkinson, mezzosoprano
- Toru Takemitsu: Air for Solo Flute
- Martha Argerich Plays Piazzolla’s Oblivion
- Bach-Liszt: Organ Prelude and Fugue in A minor
- Leonard Bernstein: Young People’s Concerts Vol. 2 (Includes André Watts)
- Emerson Quartet, Contrapunctus 9 from Bach’s Art of Fugue
- Virginia Grand Military Band, Memorial Day Concert 2017
- Bach’s English Suite in G Minor BWV 808, Zoltan Fejervari, Miami Beach
- The Dangers of Sitting
- Glenn Gould’s U.S. Television Debut: Bernstein Conducting Bach’s Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D minor
- Jean Baptiste Singelée: Septième Solo de Concert, Op. 93
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