PALM COAST
Observer YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
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INSIDE OBSERVER ENDORSEMENTS PAGE 6
COMING SOON: FLUORIDE IN YOUR WATER?
MUSIC MAKERS PAGE 17 •
THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 2016
Responding to the regulars Fire Rescue seeks a new approach to frequent nonemergency 911 calls. PAGE 3
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LAWSUIT: SEX INCIDENT AT VPK PAGE 4
YOUR TOWN
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Frank Hendrick (right) enjoys his party with another World War II veteran, Frank Fonte.
HAPPY 93RD BIRTHDAY
On Tuesday, Aug. 2, residents rallied around Frank Hendrick, an American hero, celebrating his 93rd birthday. Hendrick served in the U.S. Navy in the Atlantic. He never wanted to take his life preserver off and went as far as wearing it in the shower. His friends say he has a great attitude and good sense of humor.
HAPPY 100TH!
Naomi Tinnin McLaurin was born on Aug. 6, 1916. She is the youngest of nine children, with Naomi the only one to reach 100. She is a former home economics teacher at a high school in Clinton, North Carolina. She married Arthur Leroy McLaurin, and they had two children: Arthur Leon McLaurin of Palm Coast, and Naomi Yvonne Jukes of Fredericksburg, Virginia. Along with hundreds of well wishes from family and friends, McLaurin received a birthday greeting from President Barak Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama.
Touch Me If You Can Rugby is known for it’s physical play. So here’s a new take: ‘Touch rugby’ is growing in popularity locally and around the world. PAGE 13 ALSO IN SPORTS: Matanzas high school hires four new coaches. PAGE 14