- March 10, 2025
+Decorative Painters display at library
The Palm Coast Decorative Painters have been busy filling six display cases at the Flagler County Public Library with holiday and winter themes. The display exemplifies how diversified the painting chapter is.
There are pieces painted in acrylics and oil and colored pencil. Painting has been done on fabric, metal, canvas, wood, and glass. Items will be on display until Dec. 28.
The group meets monthly at the Flagler Beach Women’s Club and all levels of painters are welcome to any of the meetings. Business meetings start at 9 a.m. followed by the scheduled workshop/seminar.
Visit www.palmcoastdecorativepainters.com or call 677-2577.
+Haven Hospice seeks volunteers
Is your New Year’s resolution for 2013 to serve your neighbors and make a difference in our community? Haven Hospice is seeking administrative volunteer for its Bunnell office as well as community outreach and patient/caregiver volunteers in Flagler County and Ormond Beach.
Administrative volunteers provide support by preparing information and support materials for mailings, trainings and events; data entry; printing and copying; making phone calls; and more. Outreach volunteers will represent and share Haven Hospice’s mission and information at various community events throughout Flagler County and Ormond Beach. Patient and caregiver volunteers provide intermittent practical and emotional support to Haven families and patients, throughout Flagler County and Ormond Beach, facing life limiting illnesses and death.
All volunteers must attend one three-hour orientation 9 a.m. to noon Jan. 5, at the Administrative Office in Bunnell.
Additionally, Volunteers interested in working with the families will need to complete a seven-hour patient and caregiver training 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29.
To start the application process, call 206-9730 and ask to speak to your local Volunteer Coordinator Laura Zublionis, or log onto www.havenhospice.org/volunteer.
+Flagler Beach water tank dedicated, 25 months later
The almost invisible water tank on Flagler Ave. in Flagler Beach is now visible because of 2 kissing dolphins painted on its white façade.
Located between the city’s fire and police departments, few residents know of the water tank or its locale.
Stan Drescher decided to do something about it. He wrote a poem, “The Flagler Beach Faceless Tank,” and ran a contest. The winners would receive a $100 savings bond.
Participants were students at the Old Kings Elementary School, and the contest was administered by English teacher Rita Jones and art teacher Kathryn Acierno. Entries were given to the Flagler Beach Commissioners who chose the winners.
Madison Cogar won for the best painting and Mekenzie Messamore for poetry. The winners were announced and recognized at a meeting by Mayor Alice Baker. Each winner also received their $100 savings bond.
Ocean Shore Graphics prepared a plaque with the winning poem and dated October 2010. But due to outside road work, repairs and repainting, the commemoration was delayed 25 months.
The idea to decorate the tank was given to Drescher by water company employee Ed Parks. Parks also showed how he could put “FLAGLER BEACH” on the 130’ water tower on South A1A.
Finally, on Nov. 24, the dedication ceremony took place. A celebration was held first at a luncheon for the winners at Blue. Present also was their mom Heather Alexander, grandmother Kathy Havens, sister Alexis, City Manager Bruce Campbell, and Jones. Kathryn Acierno was unable to attend.
Now, when residents or visitors pass the tank, they’ll read about two youngsters, see the dolphins, and witness the date history was made.
