PALM COAST
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VOLUME 7, NO. 13
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THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2016
Palm Coast: open for business Buxton’s been busy recruting retailers PAGE 2A | Shoppes on 100 about to go vertical PAGE 10A
Bray Day
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MAKING HISTORY
Picnic and Pops shows off vision for venue. 24A
MOONLIT GALA
Hospital raises big bucks for great causes. 19A
CITY ON POT ...
Bunnell Elementary showed its true color on April 21 — orange. Students and staff dressed in orange to support Brayden Norton-Henry, a kindergarten student with leukemia.
Palm Coast weighs in on decriminalization. 3A
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Brayden Norton-Henry had the support of Principal Richard Dupont.
See the story on PAGE 14A. Jacque Estes
Cover shot: “Twirling Through the Flowers,” by Meghan Gilbert in 2013, submitted for the city of Palm Coast’s annual photo contest.
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IN BRAYDEN’S OWN WORDS ... On his treatment: “I get my port accessed every day, and they put a little thing on the tube, and they can flush it.”
On his career path: “I would like to be a teacher — no, I want to be a cook,” he said. His mom laughed and said, “Last week he wanted to be a helicopter pilot.”
On losing his hair: “I like to be bald,” he said, “so I don’t have to wash my hair every day.”
YOUR TOWN
‘Palm Coast’ is trending on Facebook? They wanted another “shot” at history. So, these four U.S. Marines chose Cinnamon Beach, in The Hammock, to recreate a photo they had taken on a beach in San Diego in 1966. A central location was key in getting the four Vietnam vets back together for the photo around a surf board. Bob Falk, 71, in the blue stripe shirt, now lives north of St. Petersburg, Florida; Dennis Puleo, 69, with his arm stretched out, lives in Orlando;
Tom Hanks (not the actor), 69, in front, lives outside Atlanta; and Bob DeVenezia, 70, crouched in front, lives in Naples, Florida. Cinnamon Beach, is a stretch of sand in The Hammock, and was identified by the postal code of Palm Coast. The story of the reunion photo has gone viral in the media. After the reunion photo shoot, the men had lunch at JT’s Seafood Shack.
ONLINE The story, which became a trending topic on Facebook, was written for the Naples Daily News. Check it out here: bit.ly/23YiSD1