by: Brent Woronoff
It took Palm Coast resident Keith DeDeo a year to craft his Mandalorian costume. When he wears it at fan events and charity functions, he becomes the Star Wars character.
“It’s not hard to act like the character once you’re dressed up,” he says. “People will come up to you. I pretty much keep quiet. The cool thing is with the costume on you’re pretty much the character.”
DeDeo, a welder and heavy equipment operator at St. Augustine Marine Center, fabricated the costume from PVC Sintra board during his spare time. He heated the plates, shaped them, sanded them, painted them and weathered them to look like Mandalorian armor.
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Ritchy Volmar in a Facebook image he posted in October 2019.
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Two Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation divers found and recovered the body of 18-year-old Ritchy Volmar just after noon today (Feb. 25) in the waters of the Intracoastal not far from Bings Landing in the Hammock. His family was informed soon afterward.
Authorities had been searching for Volmar since shortly after his friend called 911 Wednesday afternoon, before 3 p.m., to report that they’d been jet skiing together until Volmar fell off and was lost to sight. His friend attempted to find him, but unsuccessfully. The report triggered a nearly 24-hour search that involved the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office, fire rescue teams, FWC and the county’s emergency helicopter.
The Cherry Drops include, from left: Jimmy Mason, drums, backing vocals; Josh Cobb, guitar, backing vocals; Vern Shank, lead vocals, percussion; James Markowski, bass. (Vern Shank)
Note: Community Celebration Series performances are at Flagler Auditorium, 5500 East Hwy. 100, Palm Coast. Tickets for each show are $32 plus $2 service fee. Patrons must buy two tickets, and only two tickets may be purchased during each transaction. Tickets are available online at flaglerauditorium.org or by calling the box office at 386-437-7547. Concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. with pre-concert entertainment at 5:30 p.m.
When the Cherry Drops, that retro-ish pop-rock band fronted by Flagler Beach singer Vern Shank, perform at Flagler Auditorium on Feb. 27, the socially-distanced audience will be treated to the groovy vibe that has caught the ears of Little Steven Van Zandt – yes, Bruce Springsteen’s guitarist and the actor who portrayed mob capo Silvio Dante on “The Sopranos.”
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