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VOLUME 15, NO. 43
Santa season starts now PAGE 3A
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Let’s ask the state for help with ... With Renner and Hutson gone, Palm Coast officials are unsure what to expect from state wish list PAGE 2A
With taxing power in place, county to seek input Flagler County weighs options to fund sand projects PAGE 4A INSIDE TREE OF MEMORIES
Families remember loved ones lost at Craig Flagler Palms Tree of Remembrance Candlelight Service PAGE 3A
SCOUTING YOUR TREE
Scout Troop 281 begins annual Christmas tree fundraiser PAGE 5A
YOUR TOWN SANTA TO A SENIOR Granny Nannies is partnering with the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office once again this year to provide filled stockings to local seniors in nursing homes. The seniors will also be treated to caroling through the halls. Want to donate? Provide 250 items by Dec. 8 to the drop off location: Granny Nannies, 9 Harbor Center Drive, Suite 16, in Palm Coast.
Marie Zahn, Sam May, Rhea Barekh, Ben Barekh, and Evan Youngblade in the Thanksgiving spirit with their turkey hats. Photo by Alexis Miller
‘Dressing’ the part on Thanksgiving Feet to Feast draws 1,000 athletes to kick off Thanksgiving festivities. PAGE 1B
Let’s go, girls!
Flagler Palm Coast wins inaugural Flagler Rotary Girls Wrestling Invitational
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INDEX
Calendar..................... PAGE 2B Comics ........................PAGE 7B Cops Corner............... PAGE 6A Letters.......................PAGE 10A Public Notices........... PAGE 11B Sports......................... PAGE 8B Real Estate................. PAGE 9A
Food service Santa Maria Del Mar Church’s community suppers brings a ‘sense of community’ to those in need
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Matanzas High School’s Ani Brown and Cardy Michel each placed third in their weight class at the Flagler Rotary Girls Wrestling Invitational. Photo by Brent Woronoff