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NEWS
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Fallen heroes honored on Memorial Day.
Father Lopez comes back to win spring football game.
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THURSDAY, MAY 29, 2014
Five O’Clock Charley still rockin’ and rollin’ in Ormond. PAGE 11
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OUR TOWN
the legacy By Emily Blackwood | Staff Writer
Miss Seabreeze: a family affair Summer Foley is third in family to win the title.
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Dr. Gina M. Sevigny, of Ormond Beach Dermatology, was elected president of the University of Florida College of Medicine Alumni Association.
+ Dermatologist now president of UF Alumni Association Dr. Gina M. Sevigny of Ormond Beach Dermatology was recently elected president of the University of Florida College of Medicine Alumni Association. Sevigny will serve a twoyear term and will be part of the ribbon cutting of the new $44 million College of Medicine Education building set to open in August 2015. She opened Ormond Beach Dermatology in 2001 and has served on UF’s board since 2008.
+ Yard sale set up for Sophie’s Circle After putting down her best furry friend of 16 years, Justine Bailey was ready to lend a hand to pets in need. When she found Sophie’s Circle, she knew she had come to the right place. Bailey, owner of the fullservice eBay consignment shop Drop 2 Sell It, is hosting a yard sale May 30 to June 1 on Lindenwood Circle in Ormond Beach. All proceeds will go to the pet rescue and food bank located in South Daytona. Dry cat or dog food donations are appreciated.
+ Art Guild to meet every Tuesday The 28 Ormond Beach Art Guild members are looking to recruit more members to their creative clan. Starting in June, the group will meet from 8 a.m. to noon every Tuesday at the Ormond Beach Senior Center.
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When Gwen Foley won the title of Miss Seabreeze in 1953, she was in awe. Little did she know that her future granddaughters would continue to carry the title in their family name. “I was very proud and happy,” Foley, 76, said. She won the contest with a pantomime performance. “It kind of represents the school,” she said. “That’s the way I always felt about it.” In 2004, Meagan Foley was crowned Miss Seabreeze by dancing ballet as her talent. She said
her family encouraged her to perform. “I just wanted to do the best I could possibly do,” Meagan Foley said. “It’s a trait my mom raised me with. You can never be too competitive with anyone else. You should learn from others.” Meagan Foley, 27, now works for a talent agency in California and was excited when she found out her little sister, Summer Foley, 16, was crowned Miss Seabreeze
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Gwen Foley won the first title in 1953.
Meagan Foley won Miss Seabreeze in 2004.
skateboarding is not a crime By Wayne Grant | Staff Writer
Fire chief: A high roller Bob Mandarino is in the Florida Skateboarding Hall of Fame. When Ormond Beach Fire Chief Bob Mandarino was interviewed in 1978 for a skateboard magazine, as one of the up-and-coming young racers, he was asked how long he would continue to compete. He guessed about 10 more years. “At 25, you’re starting to get over the hill,” said the 16-yearold Mandarino. Little did he realize that he would still be racing and competing when he was in his 40s, in a career that took him to tournaments all over Europe and the United States, several championships and an induction into the Florida Skateboard Hall of Fame in 2003. Now 52, his last professional race was in 2008. But he’s still skateboarding, with his son at a local park. He doesn’t have the “go for broke” attitude of his younger days. He had several injuries in his career, and today he is careful about falling. “I keep it calm,” he said. “I don’t do any aerials. I just enjoy the feeling of the motion.” But he said it’s a good activity to enjoy with his son and get some exercise. Mandarino started in the 1970s when skateboarding first became popular. He specialized in the tight slalom, where racers negotiate 60 to 100 cones in about 15 seconds. This event was possible to practice in the flat terrain of Florida, unlike the downhill, because all that’s
Summer Foley won Miss Seabreeze in 2014.
‘ARE YOU THERE?’ By Wayne Grant | Staff Writer
Police: Man shoots wife, then himself Two die in The Falls.
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Bob Mandarino races in Statesville, North Carolina, in 2006. needed is a ramp. His favorite memory about his skateboarding career is the travel. Sponsors paid for transportation and lodging. “I got to see the world,” Mandarino said. “I loved seeing the different cultures.” He traveled to France, Sweden and Germany, and all over
the U.S. Mandarino won the Florida State Skateboard Championship in 1976 for the overall slalom, and in 1978 won the national championship by winning the U.S. Open. “There were only a couple (of
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An Ormond Beach couple was found dead in their home on May 23 in an apparent murdersuicide. Ormond Beach police were dispatched to 4 Ribbon Falls SEE PAGE 4 Drive at 12:45 for a related a.m. editorial on John PouchAlzheimer’s er had called disease. 911 and said he wanted to report a shooting. He then said, “My wife was killed.” When asked who killed her, he said, “I did. She suffers from Alzheimer’s.” There was silence for five seconds, and he said, “Are you there?” The 911 operator said she was there, and to stay on the line. After 10 seconds of silence, Poucher hung up. Central dispatch tried to reconnect with the caller, but there was no answer. Ormond Beach police officers arrived and entered through an unlocked door. They found Poucher, 89, and his wife, Barbara, 86, dead from gunshot wounds. Poucher was in a chair in the front room, and his wife was in the bedroom. A small hand gun was found.
INDEX Blackwood..............6 Calendar...............11
Classifieds ...........14 Cops Corner............8
Crossword.............14 Neighborhood.......11
Real Estate...........12 Sidelines...............10
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