PALM COAST
Observer YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
VOLUME 14, NO. 17
CONGRATS GRADUATES! PAGE 1B THURSDAY, MAY 25, 2023
Flagler, Volusia remembers fallen officers Local law enforcement agencies gathered at Daytona Memorial Park for the annual memorial service. PAGE 3A
How does city’s tax rate compare? City Council takes a look at Palm Coast’s millage rate.
Swell dogs Goldendoodle Charlie Brown scores perfect 10 at Hang 8 Dog Surfing Contest. PAGE 15A
PAGE 2A INSIDE STUDENT ART IN D.C.
Artwork by Flagler Palm Coast High School student to hang in U.S. Capitol for a year. PAGE 4A
FOOD DRIVE REWARD Wadsworth Elementary students participate in food drive, rewarded with pizza. PAGE 18A
ATHLETES HONORED Matanzas High Pirates award Captains of the Code. Emma Swearingen, Dalton Schell named Flagler Palm Coast Athletes of the Year. PAGE 22A
MOTOWN BEAT
Photo by Christine Rodenbaugh
Lily, a yellow lab, seems to smile after catching a wave. Lily and her human, Mike Vogt, attended last year’s Hang 8 and decided to enter this year making the trip from Port St. Lucie. “She had fun,” Vogt said after the Big Dog Heat.
Arthur Murray Dance Studio hosts its first Motown Night. PAGE 14A
FIRST FOR FLAGLER
Matanzas High School student becomes first female Eagle Scout in Flagler County. PAGE 12A
Successful return for Matanzas players
TURTLE TRACKS New nests: 48 Total nests: 86 Loggerhead nests: 81 Kemp’s Ridley Nests: 0 Leatherback nests: 5 Beverley Beach: 4 Flagler Beach: 31 FNFS: 51
Evans, Gaines show Pirates what they were missing.
INDEX
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Calendar....................PAGE 16A Cops Corner............... PAGE 6A The Fine Arts.............PAGE 19A Letters.......................PAGE 12A Public Notices...........PAGE 19B Real Estate............... PAGE 24A Sports....................... PAGE 20A Veterans....................PAGE 12A
FPC places fourth FPC’s Brandon Kalasnik was among the Bulldogs who won medals at the state track and field meet.
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Lions’ pride Imagine School’s robotics team, the ElectroLions, heads to international competition. Photo by Jake Montgomery
Matanzas’ Sho’Marion Gaines (1) scores on a 25-yard touchdown catch.
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