PALM COAST
Observer YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
VOLUME 7, NO. 12
CAKE FOR A CAUSE 9
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THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2016
MANFRE FINED $6,200
But, the sheriff plans to fight the unanimous ruling against him, saying it was politically motivated. PAGE 2
INSIDE
“During the race, we’re all gonna say we’ll never do this again. But, within an hour after the race, we’ll be signing up for the next one. The runner’s high is real.” TODD MELLOW, on the Boston Marathon. PAGE 18
Wrongly arrested teen plans to sue Sheriff’s Office admits the arrest was ‘sloppy.’ JONATHAN SIMMONS NEWS EDITOR
The police work was sloppy: Deputy James Gore should have confirmed the spelling of the suspect’s name with the victim, who knew the suspect. But he didn’t. He should have confirmed the suspect’s appearance and address, too, but didn’t do that either. The result? Brown-haired, brown-eyed Dakota Ward of Orange Street was handcuffed and booked at the county jail when the man deputies should have been after was strawberry-blond-haired, light-eyed De’Coda Ward of Moody Boulevard. Dakota Ward, who’d never been arrested before, plans to sue the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office for $200,000 — the maximum amount allowed under the law. An internal investigation led the Sheriff’s Office to recommend SEE AFTER ARREST PAGE 5
The FOUNDING MOTHERS of FLAGLER WERE HERE The Flagler Woman’s Club, which met for the first time 70 years ago, in 1946, in the old Flagler Hotel (now the site of Veterans Park in Flagler Beach), has been a force for philanthropy in our community ever since. See the story — and the cake — on Page 3.
Left: Many of the women who attended the party wore the clothes they wore decades ago. Sally Chagnon was a stewardess for Pan Am and still fits into her uniform. (Photo by Jacque Estes) Black and white photo above: the old Flagler Beach Hotel, where the club originally met. Currently, it’s where the Farmers Market is held. (Courtesy photo)
Two state titles? Yessir! WEIGHTLIFTING CHAMPS AT FPC 15