- March 3, 2025
Scot and Angel Koster and their canine Indigo wowed the crowd at the 2013 Hyperflite Skyhoundz Canine Disk Championship in Chattanooga, Tenn., by linking together two perfect freestyle rounds replete with choreography and teamwork for the win.
Soaring high: Ean Medley receives Eagle Scout Award
Since he was a first-grader, Ean Medley has had two scouting goals — to surpass his brother’s achievements and to reach the top of Eagle Mountain. On Oct. 19, he will be recognized for having fulfilled both.
In order to earn scouting’s highest award, Medley, of Boy Scout Troop 402, had to earn 21 merit badges, serve as a leader in his troop, and complete a major community service project.
His service project took place May 25, at “The Hill,” a popular campsite for local and district scouts located within Princess Place Preserve. Leading a total of 19 scouts and adults, on Memorial Day weekend, Medley and his crew constructed a dish-wash station designed to provide campers with a method for rinsing dishes, eating utensils and cookware. The station honored the scouting principles taught in the Outdoor Code and embodied in principle Leave No Trace. The project took five months of planning and 51 total man hours. It is the first of its kind in Flagler County.
Medley is a junior at Matanzas High School. He is a member of the Army Junior ROTC and the Fencing Club. He hopes to enter the military and continue to give service to his community and country.
Humane Society seeks board members
The Flagler Humane Society is in need of new board members to help focus efforts on saving lives and supporting the staff, which work each day to care for and save hundreds of homeless pets in Flagler County.
“We want our board to be representative of the community, to be active and help raise much needed dollars to continue to exist in this area of great need,” said Nicole Brose, FHS board president.
The shelter hopes to have an attorney, a member of the Chamber of Commerce staff and/or board, business leaders and community members.
More than 4,000 animals a year enter the shelter, and, any given day, there are more than 300 animals.
Community members can also support the shelter by becoming a Humane Hero, a program that offers various membership levels and ways of support starting at $10 a month.
Contact Michelle Bertsch, at [email protected] or 445-1814.
Pumpkins abound at St. Thomas
St. Thomas Episcopal Church will be holding its second-annual Pumpkin Patch sales event opening 11 a.m. until dark Monday, Oct. 21, to Saturday, Oct. 26, and 1 p.m. to dark Sunday, Oct. 27.
The church will also host its third-annual Trunk or Treat 4-6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27.
St. Thomas Episcopal Church is located at 5400 Belle Terre Parkway. This fundraising project is sponsored by the youth group and Christian Formation. The proceeds will be used to fund youth missions.
Rowe yard named Garden Club Selection of the Month
Wes and Annette Rowe, of Bainbridge Lane, have been recognized as Selection of the Month for October by The Garden Club at Palm Coast.
They are members of the club and moved to Palm Coast from Shelburne, Mass., in July 2012. Within six months, they transformed their property into a beautifully landscaped yard. A Japanese stone lantern is the focal point of the bed under the front window. Two topiary conifers, a topiary gardenia and weeping Yaupon holly also provide a Japanese element.
They use the pine needles which fall from the trees on the adjacent undeveloped lot as mulch. Garden art like a cobalt ceramic sphere, black metal lanterns, a birdbath, coquina boulders add pleasing design elements.
