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THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 2015
VOLUME 6, NO. 10
McDonald’s at toll bridge? Drive-thru planned for Hammock Dunes bridge. Toll fee added to dollar-plus menu at booth. PAGE 2A
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Palm Coast woman pretends she’s Mrs. Clinton on weekends. APRIL O’NEIL CHIEF POLITICAL WRITER
The United Nations wasn’t sure what to do. After giving a certificate of appreciation to the woman they thought was Hillary Clinton, the real Hillary Clinton showed up. “That one was a pickle,” recalled Babs Razorly, a Palm Coast woman who impersonates the former first lady on weekends. “I had to get escorted out, but they did let me keep the certificate.” Razorly has studied Clinton since the Rodham days. She has posters of all the major scandals
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Boardwalk to be extended one mile due east for depth.
Because cruise ships typically need plenty of depth to dock and allow for boarding, Flagler Beach has never been ideal. It’s too shallow. But one beachside resident has put together a proposal that has caught the attention of Carnival Cruise Lines. “The problem isn’t the contour of the ocean floor, it’s the pier,” said Jute Studs, who has lived in Flagler Beach for three-and-onehalf weeks. “I am a retired oceanographer, did big projects in the Arctic. And what this place needs is a longer, stabler pier.” The Army Corps of Engineers is behind the project, saying it would keep them busy for years.
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Last week, Dan Legall finished the goal he set out to accomplish nearly 50 years ago: He has now read every book at the Flagler County Public Library. “I skimmed a few of them,” he said.
Flagler Pier to become cruise ship destination
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The Historical Photography Society of Flagler County selected this photo as the 2015 winner of its Take a Picture of the Ocean Award. It was later discovered that the trees in the background are not in the ocean, however, but on the Intracoastal Waterway. “The photo probably shouldn’t have won the award,” said Skip Clicker, the HPSOFC’s immediate past chairperson commander knight. “But we, the Awards Committee, all thought the trees must have been Photoshopped in.” READ MORE ON PAGE 2A
Sam Spread, 26, and Nancy Nutella, 30, met online while playing a video game called “Minecraft,” and they fell in love. By a strange coincidence, they both lived in Palm Coast. They decided to get married, but thought it would be extra fun to not actually meet in person until the day of their wedding. “The first time I saw Nancy in the flesh was when she was walking down the aisle,” Sam said. “It was like a dream come true. She was even more beautiful than her ‘Minecraft’ avatar.” The couple and their guests later enjoyed a virtual wedding cake. Nancy threw her bouquet of flowers over her head, and they were caught by Sam’s pet llama. “I don’t know what that’s supposed to mean,” Sam chuckled. “But it sounds like a good omen to me. That llama usually can’t catch anything.”