ORMOND BEACH
Observer YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
VOLUME 5, NO. 23
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MEET JUDY STEIN PAGE 11 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2017
FINAL VOTE: TUESDAY The city is scheduled to rule on height limits for New Britain Avenue in an upcoming meeting. PAGE 4
YOUR TOWN ORMOND RESIDENTS STAR IN NEW PLAY ABOUT RETIRING ACTRESS
Future of the MacDonald House? Proposal: Move the house to make room for more Gaslamp Shoppes. PAGE 3
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J. Walker Fischer and Kathy Thompson
Come cheer at “The Actress,” a comedy by Peter Quilter opening Feb. 3 at Daytona Playhouse, 100 Jessamine Blvd. Get a peek backstage as friends and family invade the dressing room of an acclaimed retiring actress. Ormond Beach resident Kathy Thompson stars as Lydia Martin. Other Ormond Beach residents are featured: Libbie Searcy, Nicole Linssens and J. Walker Fischer. Tickets: Call 255-2431 or visit DaytonaPlayhouse. org. Shows are 7:30 p.m. Feb. 3, 4, 9, 10 and 11 and 2 p.m. Feb. 5 and 12 Ticket prices: $18 for adults, $16 seniors 55 and older, and $10 for 18 and under.
Wayne Grant
Local businessman Lewis Heaster stands in front of his Gaslamp Shoppes. He has a suggestion on how the city can keep the MacDonald House plus allow more retail that would make the area feel more like an inviting entrance to Ormond’s beachside.
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Drones at school? PAGE 12 Punt, pass and kick competition winner! PAGE 9
Sights and sounds of colorful cultures: an Ormond Beach tradition. PAGE 6
Eighth-grade OBMS student Grayson Bertaina turns his love for drones into an academic club — which he runs.