ORMOND BEACH
Observer YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
VOLUME 6, NO. 5
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2017
Troy Kent vs. fluoride After the city receives zero bids to supply fluoride, Commissioner Kent renews debate. PAGE 2A
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INFLATEGATE?
SEPTEMBER 28, 2017
HEALTHY LIVING How a veteran opened Nadi Yoga and Wellness to combat postwar pains and give back to the community. PAGES 4-5
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Q+A with a dietician PAGE 2
REACH FOR THE SKY
Tales from Jazzercise PAGE 6
Where to get the freshest of the fresh PAGE 7
Palm Coast resident Alyssa Glica, a health coach and massage therapist at Nadi Yoga and Wellness, reaches for the sky in a stretch.
Photo by Paige Wilson
INSIDE MEMORIAL BENCH FOUND
Photo by Paige Wilson
Diamond Jim makes a balloon cat for Christianna Clark at Prince of Peace. READ MORE ON PAGE 3A
Pet project: Dog park in Ormond
Hurricane Irma destroyed the pier at Cassen Park, scattering many of the memorial benches. PAGES 8A-9A
DOES ORMOND NEED MORE CELL TOWERS? After Hurricane Irma, some residents in town were left without phone service in their homes. PAGE 7A
CITY BEGINS TO COLLECT STORM DEBRIS
As of Monday, Sept. 25, the city’s debris removal contractors collected 36,426 cubic yards of debris in Ormond Beach. PAGE 2A
Photos by Jarleene Almenas
City Commissioner Dwight Selby smiles with his pup, Duke.
YMCA presented the plans for the first dog park in town during a groundbreaking ceremony Sept. 23. PAGES 4A-5A
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Almenas writes about a death in the family On being a plane ride away from the people you love most, in Puerto Rico.
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