A half dozen residents described intolerable noise from flight-school planes at the Flagler airport, and got the county administrator's pledge of a workshop in January to examine solutions.
Students' science projects were on display and activities ranged from a land drone obstacle course to the game show, "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grade Scientist?"
From the time he was in kindergarten, Daniel Williams has loved the stars.
Growing up, they were everywhere. From glow-in-the-dark stickers of stars and planets on his ceiling, to space themed furniture, he couldn t get enough.
Monday evening, as an 18-year-old Embry-Riddle Aeronautic University student, Williams got to witness history.
At dusk, Williams and likely thousands of others across Volusia and Flagler counties looked to the western sky. For the first time in 800 years, people witnessed what s known as the Great Conjunction or the Christmas Star. Jupiter and Saturn aligned closely enough to appear as a single, extra-bright body. It s amazing to see history in the making like this. It s really, truly beautiful, Williams said. And, you know, with the year we ve had, it s a good way to end things. What brings your eyes up to the sky also brings you back down. That s what I love about this. It keeps you grounded.