Thursday Briefing: Turtle Hospital Fundraiser Nets $7,000, Hall of Terror, Sean Kennard’s Piano Studio

Taste of the Fun Coast at Hammock Beach raised almost $7,000 in three hours Monday for the Sea Turtle Hospital at the University Of Florida’s Whitney Lab in Marineland. Left, Catherine Eastman, director of the hospital, with Emily Godron, the development coordinator. (via David Ayres, WNZF)

Today: Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest winds 5 mph. Tonight: Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy with slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds around 5 mph shifting to the northwest after midnight. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Today’s document from the National Archives and the Astronomy Picture of the Day.
Today’s National Commemorations.
Today’s tides: at the beaches, at the Intracoastal Waterway.
Drought Index: 88
Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day: respite.
The Live Community Calendar
Today’s jail bookings.

Today’s Briefing: Quick Links

First Light
In Flagler and Palm Coast
Flagler Jail Bookings and Last 24 Hours of Incident Reports
Flagler Beach A1A Construction Updates
Announcements
In State Government
In Coming Days in Flagler, Palm Coast and Beyond
Fact-Checking the Knaves
Palm Coast Construction and Development
Cultural Coda

“Language ran out on you, in the end, the names were left to say it all. Mons, Loos, Ypres, the Somme. Arras.”

–From Pat Barker’s “Regeneration” (1991).

Previously:

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.

Hall of Terror, 7-10 p.m. at Fire Station 21, 9 Corporate Drive, Palm Coast. This event is free with no registration required. Hall of Terror takes those who dare through a haunted house and show at Palm Coast Fire Station 21. Volunteer characters, many of whom are firefighters and other City employees, provide the scares.

Diabetes management: The Northeast Florida Area Health Education Center hosts a six-week free class on diabetes management every Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to noon, through Nov. 7 at the Palm Coast Community Center, 305 Palm Coast Parkway NE. You will learn practical ways to cope with stress, depression, anger, and frustration, ways to prevent or delay diabetes complications, strategies for sick days, nutrition and exercise tools, and how to talk about your health. The workshop provides the support you need to maintain or improve your quality of life. Participants receive a free book: “Living A Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions.” Registration: Northeast Florida AHEC, Phone: (904) 482-0189. Online: nefahec.eventbrite.com.

The Free Quit Smoking Now program meets from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at AdventHealth Palm Coast (in conference room C: enter main entrance, conference room to the right). The free class meets once a week through Nov. 21 in one-hour sessions. This class provides you with the skills to develop a quit plan and learn to overcome barriers, learn to manage triggers, cravings, withdrawals, and stress, understand the benefits of quitting, and relapse prevention. Each participant is given a workbook, quit bag, educational materials, and quit tools. Also, up to a free 4-week supply of Nicotine Replacement Therapy, (patch, lozenge, or gum). Call Northeast Florida Area Health Education Center (AHEC) at (904) 482-0189 for more information or to register.

Stetson Faculty Recital: Preconcert Music by Students from Sean Kennard’s Piano Studio: Dione Chandler, oboe, Hannah Sun, piano, Join Dione Chandler, in collaboration with Hannah Sun, piano and Tammara Phillips, flute for Women Speak, a recital featuring women composers and performers. Enjoy works by Clara Schumann, Grazyna Bacewicz, Madeleine Dring, Germaine Taillefere, Thea Musgrave and Margaret Griebling-Haigh. 7:30 p.m. Lee Chapel in Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand. All concerts are free and open to the public. Call 386/822-8950.

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):

Wednesday: The Windsor, 50 Town Court, Palm Coast, 1 to 6 p.m.
Thursday: Walmart, 174 Cypress Point Parkway, Palm Coast, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sunday: Walmart, 174 Cypress Point Parkway, Palm Coast, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday: Epic Theaters, 1185 Central Avenue, Palm Coast, 1 to 6 p.m.

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


Jail Bookings, June 19-22 Sheriff's night shift incident reports, June 21 Sheriff's day shift incident reports, June 21 Flagler Beach's night shift incident reports, June 21 Flagler Beach's day shift incident reports, June 21 Bunnell police's night shift incident reports, June 21 Bunnell police's day shift incident reports, June 21
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.

Flagler Beach Is Open For Business: A1A Construction Update:

FlaglerLive is providing weekly updates to year-long construction on and near State Road A1A in Flagler Beach as the Florida Department of Transportation rebuilds a 1.5-mile segment from South 9th Street to South 22nd Street, and builds a sea wall at the north end of town. These updates are provided through DOT or local officials. If you have any relevant information or images, you’re welcome to email them to the editor here.

Last Updated: Oct. 28

Segments 1 and 3 are complete.

Segment 2 (South 22nd Street to South 9th Street):

The drainage installation is complete, and work on the new median curbs and flumes is continuing and approximately 70% complete. Work on the southbound roadway continues as the contractor has placed limerock base to 18th street and will continue moving north. The traffic separator is taking shape and is over 50% complete.

Segment 3 (North 18th Street to Osprey Drive):

Wall construction is complete, and walkover construction will begin once Hurricane Season is over.

Announcements/Press Releases:

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.

SCHOOL SAFETY PANEL HOLDS CALL: Members of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission will hold a conference call. The commission was created last year after the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Broward County and has worked on recommendations to improve school safety. (Thursday, 8:30 a.m. Call-in number: 1-727-582-2255. Code: 092954.)

DISASTER MITIGATION MONEY DISCUSSED: The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity will continue a series of workshops to receive public input about the use of federal disaster-mitigation money in areas affected by hurricanes Hermine, Matthew or Irma. (Thursday, 9:30 a.m., Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council, 4000 Gateway Centre Blvd., #100, Pinellas Park.)

WORKFORCE EDUCATION AT ISSUE: The Florida Department of Education will continue a series of meetings to take public input as it develops a plan for career and technical education. (Thursday, 10 a.m., Orange Technical College, Mid Florida Campus, 2900 West Oak Ridge Road, Orlando.)

SUPREME COURT RELEASES OPINIONS: The Florida Supreme Court is expected to issue its weekly opinions. (Thursday, 11 a.m.)

FEA CONTINUES BUS TOUR: The Florida Education Association will continue a bus tour focused on calling for increased education funding. (Thursday, 1:15 p.m., Hawthorne Middle-High School, 21403 S.E. 69th Ave., Hawthorne.)

–Compiled by the News Service of Florida and FlaglerLive

Coming Days:

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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 Oct. 28, 2019:

Cultural Coda

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach – Symphony in C major, Wq 182, third movement3