Today at the Editor’s glance: The AdventHealth Palm Coast Pink on Parade 5K is on: “Join AdventHealth for our Ninth Annual Pink on Parade 5K as we honor the incredible individuals in our community and their families who have been touched by breast cancer. Together in spirit, we’ll raise awareness, celebrate our survivors and commemorate those we’ve lost.” As was the case last year, you could register for the virtual 5K at PinkonParade.com and challenge your friends to wear your pinkest attire to walk, run or jog in the comfort of your own neighborhood. Together in spirit, tune-in to the virtual race on Facebook Live https://fb.me/e/1kSfZ8Cxr at 7 a.m. to start your day with Zumba, hear from breast cancer survivors and share what running pink feels like to you! Last day for the annual Creekside Music and Arts Festival at Princess Place Preserve, 2500 Princess Place Rd, Palm Coast, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $10 per person. Part of the proceeds will benefit Grace Community Pantry, the food bank. See: “Creekside Festival Returns in October Under New Management and Powered Up Entertainment.”
The University of Florida is conducting an on-line survey on behalf of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to learn more about the use of disposable plastic bags, auxiliary materials and wrappings by Florida residents. The study’s principal investigator is Dr. Tim Townsend from UF and the Sustainable Materials Management Research Laboratory. The survey will be administered on-line using Qualtrics from mid-September 2021 until October 31st, 2021. If you are able to participate in this very important, please visit this link below. Survey link: https://faculty.eng.ufl.edu/timothy-townsend/survey/ … This survey is available to all Florida residents and if you have any questions, please contact Ms. Ashley Ricketts via e-mail at [email protected].
Monoclonal Antibody Treatments are now available in Flagler County at Daytona State College’s Palm Coast Campus. Monoclonal Antibody Treatments (MAB) for COVID-19 can prevent severe illness, hospitalization and death among high-risk individuals. Individuals 12 years and older who are high-risk, that have contracted or been exposed to COVID-19, are eligible for this treatment. Treatment is free. Vaccinations continue to be offered at 301 Dr. Carter Blvd on Mondays from 3:30 to 6:00PM. Appointments are preferred; Walk-ins are welcome. The health department is awaiting guidance for the administration of booster doses. CVS, Walgreens, Publix and Walmart are offering boosters to immunocompromised individuals.
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Rotary’s Fantasy Lights Festival in Palm Coast’s Town Center
Acoustic Jam Circle At The Community Center In The Hammock
Rotary’s Fantasy Lights Festival in Palm Coast’s Town Center
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“We’re the party of the working people. They’re now the elitists who tell us where to eat, how to eat, what to drink, what to think, what we can read, what’s news and not,” he said. “That doesn’t sell at the end of the day.”
-— Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., quoted in Bob Woodward and Robert Costa, “Peril” (2021).
