PALM COAST
Observer YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
VOLUME 6, NO. 36
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BEATING CANCER 18 Cameron Fulling, age 8 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2015
Bus stop safety, after Kymora The death of a 7-year-old at a bus stop last week has inspired city and school leaders to form a team to discuss ways to make bus stops safer. More lights and relocating some stops will be considered. PAGE 3
Senior center, nature center combo? The city may buy the Palm Coast Yacht Club. JONATHAN SIMMONS NEWS EDITOR
The city of Palm Coast may buy the Palm Coast Yacht Club, off Palm Harbor Parkway, and convert it into a nature center and senior center. The 7,700-square-foot facility, built in 1992 and appraised at $775,000 by the county property appraiser’s office, would need some redesign and renovation — how much, the city staff isn’t yet sure —but it might be able to fulfill a contractual obligation with the Florida Communities Trust which requires the city to construct a nature center as part of the development of Long Creek through a FCT grant. It’s also large enough that it may also be able to serve as a senior center, city staff told City Council members at a City Council workshop Oct. 13. But, Palm Coast Mayor Jon SEE CITY PAGE 5
ANOTHER SUITOR? Belle Terre pool update. 2 PINK ARMY
A NEW
CULTURE:
PIRATE NATION MAINLAND
#1
in state 6A 1872
Founded
6-1
Record
1
State championships
8
State semifinalists
20
District championships
22
Playoff appearances
23
Winning seasons (since 1991)
Offense Strength
Penalties Weakness
QB Denzel Houston Key player
One successful year has completely turned around the school spirit. JEFF DAWSEY SPORTS EDITOR
B
efore the season started, no one would have envisioned that a game between perennial powerhouse Mainland High School and the lowly Matanzas Pirates would be meaningful in late October. And certainly very few predicted that, in such a game, the now-mighty Pirates — not the Mainland Buccaneers — would be the only undefeated team at the kickoff, standing at the top of the district. But, then again, who would have predicted most of what Matanzas has already accomplished? Even bigger than its first win this season, the Pirates have a legitimate shot to knock off the Bucs at Municipal Stadium, which hasn’t been done in nearly five years, and earn what would be its biggest win in any team sport. Mainland is fresh off a SEE PACK PAGE 10
Come together, in pink! 19
MATANZAS
#10
in state 6A
2005
Founded
6-0
Record
0
State championships
0
State semifinalists
0
District championships
0
Playoff appearances
0
Winning seasons
Defense Strength
Pass game Weakness
QB Mackenzy Wagner Key player