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Weather: Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 40 percent. Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. East winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
- Daily weather briefing from the National Weather Service in Jacksonville here.
- Drought conditions here. (What is the Keetch-Byram drought index?).
- Check today’s tides in Daytona Beach (a few minutes off from Flagler Beach) here.
- tropical cyclone activity here, and even more details here.
Today at a Glance:
The Palm Coast Tiger Bay Club presents a candidate forum ahead of the Nov. 5 general election, Sept. 25, 5 to 8 p.m. at the Palm Coast Community Center, 305 Palm Coast Parkway NE. The forum will feature the candidates in three runoff elections for mayor and Palm Coast City Council seats. The forum is free and open to the public, and will be simulcast on WNZF and live-streamed on FlaglerLive, among other media sources.
Separation Chat, Open Discussion: The Atlantic Chapter of Americans United for the Separation of Church and State hosts an open, freewheeling discussion on the topic here in our community, around Florida and throughout the United States, noon to 1 p.m. at Pine Lakes Golf Club Clubhouse Pub & Grillroom (no purchase is necessary), 400 Pine Lakes Pkwy, Palm Coast (0.7 miles from Belle Terre Parkway). Call (386) 445-0852 for best directions. All are welcome! Everyone’s voice is important. For further information email [email protected] or call Merrill at 804-914-4460.
The Flagler County Public Library Book Club meets at the Meeting Room of the Palm Coast Branch Library, 2500 Palm Coast Pkwy NW, Palm Coast, from 2:45 to 4:30 p.m. No reservations are required, but please call to verify the date and time of the meeting. New members are always welcome so just show up to join in the literary fun. Today’s book: Isabelle Allende’s Japanese Lover.
Weekly Chess Club for Teens, Ages 9-18, at the Flagler County Public Library: Do you enjoy Chess, trying out new moves, or even like some friendly competition? Come visit the Flagler County Public Library at the Teen Spot every Wednesday from 4 to 5 p.m. for Chess Club. Everyone is welcome, for beginners who want to learn how to play all the way to advanced players. For more information contact the Youth Service department 386-446-6763 ext. 3714 or email us at [email protected]
| In Coming Days: Sept. 25: The Palm Coast Tiger Bay Club presents a candidate forum ahead of the Nov. 5 general election, Sept. 25, 5 to 8 p.m. at the Palm Coast Community Center, 305 Palm Coast Parkway NE. The forum will feature the candidates in three runoff elections for mayor and Palm Coast City Council seats. The forum is free and open to the public, and will be simulcast on WNZF and live-streamed on FlaglerLive, among other media sources. |
Perth Postcard: We interrupt regular programming to bring you a pictures from the man responsible for getting just enough independents and Democrats registered Republican at the last primary to affect a couple of final results. He and his wife went to Australia to see family. The picture above is a beach on the Indian Ocean, at Safety Bay–which has its own Waikiki–a bit south of Perth, that Nice, or niece, of the Indian Ocean and glen of Glenns (see below). It’s the sort of place that makes you wonder why a visitor would want to return here. Then again, it’s not as if our beaches, reconstituted though some are, have much to complain about. The emptiness looks ravishing, as does the color of the ocean. A quick glean of the news from Perth tells us that the city had a $1.8 billion plan (Australian dollars) for a world trade center that just collapsed. And columnist Gary Martin tells us that the “Desire to be liked makes us lose touch with who we are.” Suddenly Perth doesn’t seem so far off. Then there’s this, below.
—P.T.
Now this:
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September 2024
Wednesday, Sep 25
River to Sea Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) Meeting
Airline Room, Daytona Beach International Airport
Wednesday, Sep 25
Separation Chat: Open Discussion
Wednesday, Sep 25
The Circle of Light A Course in Miracles Study Group
Wednesday, Sep 25
Flagler County Public Library Book Club
Wednesday, Sep 25
Weekly Chess Club for Teens, Ages 9-18, at the Flagler County Public Library
Flagler County Public Library
Wednesday, Sep 25
Flagler Tiger Bay Candidate Forum
Palm Coast Community Center
Thursday, Sep 26
Flagler County Drug Court Convenes
Flagler County courthouse
Thursday, Sep 26
Palm Coast Beautification and Environmental Advisory Committee
Thursday, Sep 26
Flagler Beach City Commission Meeting
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Notably: The lights of Perth are burning late again these nights. This city which blazed with light to help John H. Glenn Jr. mark his path in space as he orbited the world in 1962, now marks Christmas with a dazzling electrical display. Until the Glenn flight, Perth was always much prouder of its natural illumination than its electric lights. It boasts that it gets more sunshine than any city in the world, an average of eight hours a day. The Tourist Bureau still calls Perth the “City of Sunshine.” The light bulb, however, is rapidly eclipsing the sun as the city’s symbol. A “City of Lights” theme was first used officially in decorations for the British Commonwealth Games held here in November 1962. The same decorations were used that Christmas. […] Residents are still surprised at how far their city’s new reputation has carried. One television station here called Dallas police headquarters last month, on the day President Kennedy was assassinated. The sergeant who answered the phone could not understand the Australian pronunciation of Perth, so the caller, spelled out the name. “Oh, the city of lights,” the sergeant exclaimed.
–From a J. Anthony Lukas article, “Light Bulb Eclipses Sun as Symbol of Australian City That Aided Glenn,” The New York Times, Dec. 28, 1963.
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