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FREE FAMILY ART NIGHT When: 5:30-7 p.m. Where: Ormond Memorial Art Museum, 78 E. Granada Blvd., Ormond Beach Details: Bring your family for a fun art project. All art supplies are provided. No art experience needed. All ages are welcome. Free program.

SATURDAY, JAN. 3

ORMOND ART WALK When: 3-7 p.m. Where: Ormond Beach MainStreet Arts District, 128 W. Granada Blvd., Ormond Beach Details: Join Frame of Mind, Art Spotlight, The Studio by Artist Angel Lowden, the Ormond Memorial Art Museum and more on the first Saturday of each month for art openings and art events. ‘POSITIVITY’ OPENING RECEPTION When: 3-7 p.m. Where: The Casements, 25 Riverside Drive, Ormond Beach Details: The Florida Women’s Arts Association presents this exhibition where artists were challenged to think about being positive. The works range from realism to abstracts and are a diverse collection by local female artists. On display through Jan. 30. Free admission. Visit flwaa.com. MOONRISE AT THE BEACH

When: 5:30-6:15 p.m. Where: Gamble Rogers

Memorial State Park, 3100 S Oceanshore Blvd., Flagler Beach Details: Learn about the moon as you watch it rise. Bring binoculars and a camera for photo opportunities. Meet at the beachside pavilion. Entrance into the park is $5 per vehicle.

SUNDAY, JAN. 4

PANCAKE BREAKFAST AND BLOOD DRIVE When: 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Where: St. Brendan the Navigator Catholic Church, 1000 Ocean Shore Blvd., Ormond Beach Details: The Knights of Columbus Council 13018 will serve a pancake breakfast at the Social Hall and the OneBlood Big Red Bus will be onsite to accept blood donations. All donors will receive a free pass to the pancake breakfast, as well as a free gift, $20 eGift card and a complimentary wellness checkup from OneBlood.The breakfast includes all the pancakes you can eat, scrambled eggs, sausage, orange juice and coffee. The breakfast for non-donors costs $6 for adults, and children under 12 eat free. All are welcome. CHRISTMAS TREE RECYCLING EVENT When: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Where: Palm Coast Fuel Depot, 22 Utility Drive, Palm Coast Details: Recycle your Christmas tree and receive a free 3-gallon tree or shrub in exchange at this 19th annual event hosted by the city. Trees will be turned into mulch for the city’s parks and trails. You must remove all decorations, lights, tinsel and ornaments. Free document shredding. PALM COAST HISTORICAL SOCIETY’S 2026 SPEAKER SERIES When: 1-2 p.m. Where: Palm Coast Community Center, 305 Palm Coast Parkway NE, Palm Coast Details: Listen to Mike McGinness and Jeff Davies as they present, “Florida: A History in Pictures – From the Stone Forts at St. Augustine to the Big Swamp.” Free event. Preregistration required. Visit parksandrec.fun.

MONDAY, JAN. 5

HALIFAX HEALTH EDUCATIONAL SERIES: MOVEMENT IS MEDICINE When: 1 p.m.. Where: Ormond Beach

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Regional Library, 30 S. Beach St., Ormond Beach Details: Halifax Health educator Annette Tracy, a registered nurse, will discuss how movement and exercise can have surprising health benefits. Free. SCHOOL’S OUT FOR ART YOUTH WORKSHOP When: 2-3:30 p.m. Where: Ormond Memorial Art Museum, 78 E. Granada Blvd., Ormond Beach Details: Students ages 5-12 are invited to join this workshop where participants will write and illustrate their own comic strip. All supplies are included. Seats are limited. Costs $15 for museum members and $20 for nonmembers. Visit ormondartmuseum.org to register.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 7

AFTERSCHOOL HANG OUT When: 4 p.m. Where: Ormond Beach Regional Library, 30 S. Beach St., Ormond Beach Details: Participate in a variety of activities designed for teens while hanging out with other teens and learning about library services. Free.

THURSDAY, JAN. 8

HALIFAX GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY MEETING When: 1:30-3:30 p.m. Where: Ormond Beach Regional Library, 30 S. Beach St., Ormond Beach Details: This month’s presentation is “Death Certificates, Much More than a Record of Death!” presented by Bill Meister. ART OF HEALING WORKSHOP When: 2-3:30 p.m. Where: Ormond Memorial Art Museum and Gardens, 78 E. Granada Blvd., Ormond Beach Details: Take part in this free art program focusing on self-expression, growth and relaxation, with a meditative component. Registration required. Visit www.ormondartmuseum.org/classesprograms.

FRIDAY, JAN. 9

RECIPES AND READS CULINARY LAB: THE CULTURE AND HISTORY OF FOOD — AFTERNOON TEA When: 10 a.m. Where: Ormond Beach Regional Library, 30 S. Beach St., Ormond Beach Details: Enjoy white tea while learning more about the history of teas, presented by library staff. Free. STARRY, STARRY NIGHT

When: 5-8 p.m. Where: Ormond Memorial

Art Museum and Gardens, 78 E. Granada Blvd., Ormond Beach Details: Stroll Ormond’s beachside cultural district during this annual event, held in partnership with The Casements and the Ormond Beach Historical Society. Free.

SATURDAY, JAN. 10

HONEYBEE BUZZ: HEROES OF OUR PLANET, MAKING HONEY HAPPEN When: 10-11 a.m. Where: Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreational Area, 3100 S. Oceanshore Blvd., Flagler Beach Details: Join beekeepers Bill and Barry for an educational program on the importance of honeybees, Florida native “bee friendly” plants and what is involved in raising honeybees andharvesting the honey. Park entry fee of $5 per vehicle applies. ADULT WORKSHOP: INTRODUCTION TO WET FELTING When: 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Where: Ormond Memorial Art Museum and Gardens, 78 E. Granada Blvd., Ormond Beach Details: Learn about wet felting with Liz Canali. All felting materials included; participants should bring towels and a plastic bag. Workshop costs $120 for museum members, $150 for non-members. Register at www.ormondartmu seum.org/classes-programs.

BEST OF COPS 2025 CORNER JAN. 24

WINE ORGANIZER 1:11 p.m. — 100 block of West Matanzas Woods Parkway, Palm Coast Petit theft. Gas station convenience store employees noticed a man randomly moving wine bottles, and when asked what he was doing, the man said he was “reorganizing the wine for all the white folk.” His erratic behavior had prompted the employees to call the sheriff’s office, according to his arrest report. The man, a 34-year-old Georgia resident, was suspected to be intoxicated, and left the store. The reporting deputy decided to sit and watch the store in case he returned, which he did — he walked in and stole a bottle of $22 bottle of antifreeze, the reports states. The store wished to press charges. He was taken to jail.

FEB. 8

TEEN IS ‘GOING PLACES’ 12:31 p.m. — Intersection of West Granada Boulevard and North Yonge Street, Ormond Beach Criminal mischief. A 17-yearold Palm Coast teen who interrupted a funeral procession showed up to the police department lobby after he alleged that a member of the procession dented his truck. The teen, who was with a 19-year-old Palm Coast woman, told police that they had been traveling northbound on U.S. 1 when they encountered a long line of vehicles that were going through intersections “running red lights” with their flashers on, according to a police incident report. The car at the rear of what they described as a “convoy” would not let them pass. But the teen found an opening and got around the car. Once at the intersection with Granada Boulevard, he said the car’s driver, dressed in a suit, yelled at them with “a hammer or some type of blunt object in his hand.” This caused the teen to pull away, but he said the man struck the rear driver side cab of his truck, causing the dent. The teens did see a hearse in the front eventually. The reporting officer noted that the teens were unaware of the traffic laws for a funeral procession, or “what a funeral procession even was.” The reporting officer had to explain that the rear car was keeping the procession together and that the teen driving the way he had been, and honking his horn, was a sign of disrespect. The teen driver did not seem to care, the report notes. He told police that he “had places to go” and that he wished to pursue charges for the damage. The officer asked him for his driver’s license, to which the teen “sarcastically” stated, “Why do you need that?” according to the report. The officer explained she needed his driver’s license to file a report, noting that the teen was rude during the entire interview for the report.

MARCH 26

FORGETTING TO PAY 4:13 p.m. — 5100 block of State Road 100, Palm Coast Petit theft. Deputies arrested a 66-year-old California man who blamed “amnesia” after shoplifting from a local big box store. According to his arrest report, the man was observed on surveillance footage as he collected various items and concealed them in a plastic bag he brought inside with him. He then exited the store, failing to pay for over $385 worth of items, which included two suitcases. The man told deputies that he has been dealing with medical-related issues and suffers from amnesia. He said he had the finances to pay for the items, and that he “must have forgotten to pay for it,”

his arrest report states. He was asked about a previous shoplifting incident, to which the man said he didn’t remember. He was taken to jail.

APRIL 24

MAFIOSO 1:53 p.m. — First block of South Beach Street, Ormond Beach Suspicious incident. Police responded to City Hall after clerks in the Finance Department reported a citizen made threats to involve the Italian mafia due to his past-due water bill. The clerks stated that the 62-year-old Ormond Beach man entered the office to pay his bill and have his water service reconnected. The man appeared annoyed during the interaction, according to the incident report, and told the clerks, “This department is as bad as the Italian mafia.” He then added, “Maybe I should get someone to take care of you all,” subsequently asking one of the clerks if she was Italian. The clerk didn’t answer and the man left. She told police that the man may be mentally ill, and that they deal with him almost every month.

MAY 27

ART IN THE PARK 12:32 p.m. — 800 block of Grandview Avenue, Daytona Beach Criminal mischief. A 52-yearold Ormond Beach man was arrested after he was found writing on a park’s dog statue with colored markers. When the reporting officer arrived, the man was instructed to stop writing on the statue, to which the man, who was shirtless, said “he was just trying to make it look better,” and that he’d gotten permission to do so from an unknown woman, according to his arrest report. The man had drawn multiple polka dots on the body of the dog statue and colored around the nose, ears and eyes. The officer noted it would cost less than $200 to restore the statue to its original condition. He was taken to jail.

JUNE 23

OBJECTION OVERRULED 12:08 p.m. — First block of South Beach Street, Ormond Beach Disturbance. A 40-year-old Ormond Beach woman was escorted from City Hall after she argumentatively challenged a special magistrate’s ruling after the conclusion of her hearing. Police report the woman was appealing a trespass warning she had been issued several months ago, which was ultimately upheld. According to an incident report, her case was the final hearing of the day, and though city staff were preparing to leave, the woman refused to leave and continued to yell at the magistrate, saying he had violated her “14th Amendment right.” The 14th amendment concerns citizenship and equal protections under the law. Officers told her she would be subject to arrest if she didn’t leave, but the woman remained. At one point, the incident report notes, she took steps toward one of the officers and repeatedly yelled, “Am I a psycho?” She was secured in handcuffs and led out of the building while the magistrate was escorted to his own vehicle. The woman was released on the scene in lieu of being arrested.

SEPT. 4

BAGGED CARCASS 9:02 p.m. — 200 block of Railroad Street, Ormond Beach Animal complaint. Two black trash bags containing the remains of a dead animal triggered a police respond, as initial reports claimed the remains belonged to a decapitated dog. It was actually a deer, according to a police incident report. When police arrived to the scene, they noticed one of

the bags was still tied and the other was split open, with a partial carcass of a large animal visible. Inside the other bag were two of the animal’s legs, “appearing to be removed from an intense impact.” A community service officer supervisor advised police to leave the carcass in place because there was no way to store it, and due to its “overwhelming stench.” The supervisor then identified the carcass as that belonging to a deer.

SEPT. 14

‘EGGS’-ILED TO JAIL 7:08 a.m. – 2400 block of North Ocean Shore Boulevard, Beverly Beach Possession of eggs of a marine turtle. An Ormond Beach man was caught with drugs and sea turtle eggs in his truck after a deputy found him loitering outside a home, in violation of a court injunction after a recent arrest. The man was found inside a parked truck, asleep, according to the man’s arrest report. When the deputy got the man out of the truck, he found five sea turtle eggs in a plastic container on the floorboard. While taking the eggs out of the truck into evidence bags, the deputy noticed a marijuana bowl on the ground that was not there when he first pulled up, the report said. A search of the suspect’s person and truck turned up a THC vape pen, a glass jar with fentanyl powder in it, another bowl and a handmade metal pipe. The man told the deputy he found the eggs and that the fentanyl jar washed up on the beach.

OCT. 17

SHOT FIRED 9:38 a.m. — 800 block of Airport Road, Ormond Beach Person shot. Police officers responded to a call about a person shot after a 38-yearold Deltona man accidentally fired his gun while retrieving it from his waistband. According to a police incident report, the man was found laying on the grass on the side of the road by his friend’s pickup truck. Deputies who arrived on the scene first applied a tourniquet to his right leg and the man was transported to the hospital as a trauma alert. The man’s friend told police his friend had asked him for permission to leave his gun in the truck when he soon heard a gunshot and called 911. Officers went to the hospital to speak with the man, who said he fired a round into his right testicle while removing the gun from his waistband. He pulled the bullet out himself, the report states.

DEC. 12

A BIT OF EVERYTHING 8:40 p.m. — Intersection of State Road 100 and Seminole Woods Boulevard, Palm Coast DUI. A Palm Coast man who was found unconscious behind the wheel of his car at an intersection later told deputies had taken “a little bit of everything” when asked if he’d taken any narcotics. Law enforcement officers on their way back to work after a holiday event found the driver slumped, unconscious in his running car at the intersection, according to an arrest report. Because the driver did not respond to any attempt to wake him, one police officer used their baton to break two windows to place the car in park. While officers began checking on the man, he jerked awake and admitted to taking narcotics, the report said. A search of the man’s car turned up a small plastic baggie with a white powdery substance in the center console alongside two cut straws, and a brown, waxy substance wrapped in tinfoil. Both substances tested positive for fentanyl. The man was arrested and has been charged with driving under the influence, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. Deputies found no alcohol in his system.

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Feb. 1: Joe Vandenberg, of South Daytona, is a teacher at Spruce Creek High School. He competed in the chalk art competition at the 2025 Granada Grand Festival of the Arts. Photo by Brian McMillan

Jan. 20: Aiden Bond, with Experience Creative Arts Ministry, performs at the Martin Luther King Jr. event at the South Ormond Neighborhood Center on Monday, Jan. 20. Photo by Jarleene Almenas

Feb. 3: Ormond Beach Police Lt. Tom Larsen holds one of the puppies found in a trailer at the Econo Lodge. A total of 17 dogs were rescued. Photo courtesy of Pauline Dulang/Ormond Beach

Jan. 10: Ormond Memorial Art Museum Executive Director Stephanie MasonTeague and board member Dr. Philip Shapiro hold a poster of “Starry Night over the Halifax” by Sherrill Schoening at the 35th annual Starry, Starry Night gallery walk. Photo by Michele Meyers

Feb. 27: The Mainland High School dance ensemble performs during the district’s first State of Our Schools address. Photo by Jarleene Almenas

Jan. 9: Volusia County Council Chair Jeff Brower takes his oath of office as his wife looks on. Photo by Jarleene Almenas

Feb. 24: Sisters Judy Makela and Carol Magill Woodard are reunited with the remains of their brother, a World War II sailor who died during the Battle of Leyte Gulf. Photo by Jarleene Almenas

Jan. 23: Erick Palacios is sworn in as 2025 chairman of the Ormond Beach Chamber of Commerce. Photo by Brian

Jan. 24: Ethan Wilson Firefighter of the Year R.L. Durham (right) poses with his fiancee (left) and Ethan Wilson’s family, Ashley and Coast Wilson, during OBFD’s first awards ceremony. Photo courtesy of Pauline Dulang/city of Ormond Beach

Feb. 15: Mindy Ash holds Bubba, a Great Horned owl; Lisa Necrason holds Jet, an American Kestrel; and Bob Kellog holds Einstein, an Eastern Screech owl during the Great Backyard Bird Count event at the Ormond Beach Environmental Discovery Center. Photo by Connor McCarthy

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March 29: The Ormond Beach Police Explorers hold their first awards ceremony. Pictured are Dawson Taylor, Jordyn Queen, Lilyan Shields, Abigail Queen, Emily Garcia, Diane Lancaster, Elijah Daly and Kipton Brown. Photo courtesy of the Ormond Beach Police Department/Pauline Dulang

March 25: St. Brendan Catholic School students Lina Quattrocelli, Isabelle Yablonski (back) and Alaina Truesdale, Gianna Capri and Emma Weingart (front) collect teddy bears for Kada’s Promise. Photo by Jarleene Almenas

March 29: Ormond Beach Mayor Jason Leslie was present at the South Ormond Neighborhood Center to help launch this year’s Mayor’s Health and Fitness Challenge. Photo by Connor McCarthy

March 3: Tomoka Christian Church celebrates the groundbreaking for the new Tomoka Care Facility. Photo by Jarleene Almenas

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May 30: Seabreeze teacher Tanya Wilhelm (second from left) gets hugs from her students before the graduation ceremony at the Ocean Center. A total of 345 seniors graduated. Photo by Michele Meyers

May 30: Mainland students hold candles up after principal Melissa Fraine tells them to be the light after they graduate and step into the world. A total of 365 Buccaneers graduated at the Ocean Center. Photo by Michele Meyers

June 21: Kailei Renick dances at the “Saturday Night Fever” Father Daughter Dance at The Casements. Photo by Michele Meyers

June 6: Pace Center board member Sarah Truhlar, graduates Alexis Williams, Jordan Stoner, Gabriel Crowell, Ta’Tyana Hampton and Zoe Ryan, and board member Charlena Kowatch celebrate the girls’ graduation. Photo by Jarleene Almenas

May 26: Everett Sargent lays a flower down in honor of fallen service members during the Ormond Beach Memorial Day Remembrance Service. Photo by Jarleene Almenas

May 3-4: Jamie Miceli paints an ocean wave during the 51st annual Art in the Park. Photo by Connor McCarthy

June 20: Tomoka Christian Church Executive Pastor Cord Bear performs the ceremony for Nancy Mehler and George White during the church’s free annual wedding event. Photo by Jarleene Almenas

May 16: Team Candy Crushers drivers Gianna Tolko and Alexis Watson hand out candy as they cruise in the parade at the Pathways Elementary’s 20th annual “Most Spectacular Awe Inspiring Derby.” Photo by Michele Meyers

June 2: Jim Sawgrass speaks to campers about arrows and how Native Americans used them for hunting during the Ormond Beach Historical Society’s second annual summer camp. Photo by Jarleene Almenas

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July 12: “Peter Pan and The Hook” opens at the Daytona Playhouse. Photo by Jarleene Almenas Aug. 2: Artist Annye Docherty paints live during the Locals Mix original music competition on the Ormond Memorial Art Museum and Gardens rooftop. Photo by Michele Meyers

Aug. 23: Cancer survivor Corrine Graczewski, of Ormond Beach, is honored during the Coke Zero 400. Pictured with NASCAR Cup Series driver Erik Jones and Steve Graczewski. Courtesy photo July 4: Ormond Beach Mayor Jason Leslie (third from left), City Commissioner Kristin Deaton (center), City Commissioner Travis Sargent (third from right), family and friends start the annual fireworks show over the Halifax River. Photo by Suzanne McCarthy

July 19: Emma Ceku and Rebecca Collins, employees at Fern & Fable bookstore, with Mr. and Mrs. Claus during Ormond MainStreet’s eighth annual Christmas in July event. Photo by Alexis Miller

Aug. 11: Mainland High School Principal Melissa Fraine and Superintendent Carmen Balgobin celebrate the school’s academic successes on the first day of school. Photo by Jarleene Almenas

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Sept. 7: Patricia Redman joins the protestors at the entrance of Riverbend Community Church in support of victims who reported abuse by certain leaders of the church. Photo by Michele Meyers

Sept. 27: Sober Cafe performs at the seventh annual Ormond Beach Live music festival. Photo by Michele Meyers

Sept. 12: People walk across Rockefeller Gardens in memory of Charlie Kirk. Photo by Jarleene Almenas

Sept. 11: Ormond Beach Capt. Nick Nates, firefighter Braden Hansard and probationary firefighter Jack Reynolds listen to instructions ahead of the 9/11 memorial stair climb. Photo by Jarleene Almenas

Sept. 25: Mainland Homecoming King and Queen Javon Estes and Aysia Thompson are crowned. Photo by Brent Woronoff

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Oct. 6: American Legion Post 267 celebrates its 75th anniversary. Pictured: American Legion Riders Family Head Rob Smithers, Post 267 Commander John Delage, Mayor Jason Leslie, Sons of the American Legion Family Head Mark Olson, American Legion Auxiliary Unit 267 President Toni Elsworth, and Deputy Mayor Lori Tolland. Photo by Jarleene Almenas

Oc.t 18: Hundreds attend the first ‘No Kings’ protest in Ormond Beach. Photo by Michele Meyers

Oct. 24: James Caputo and Gavin Kwiatek pose together doing the signature hand motions from the popular “6-7” meme at the annual Realty Pros Assured Community Appreciation Night. Photo by Sydney Tevin

Oct. 3: Seabreeze principal Tucker Harris (center) crowns the new homecoming king Shane Triplett (right) as junior Dallas Cannon (left) assists at the Daytona Stadium. Photo by Michele Meyers

NOVEMBER

Nov. 14: Tomoka Elementary School students Aaron Dye and Case DeBord play with a non-Newtonian fluid during a STEM outreach event with Embry-Riddle students. Photo by Sierra Williams

Oct. 19: Fugu chef Sam Wong smiles while presenting his food during the 12th annual Taste of Ormond. Photo by Sydney Tevin

DECEMBER

Nov. 6: Marine Corps veteran Jerry Kramer salutes the flag during Ormond Beach’s Veterans Day Celebration. Photo by Jarleene Almenas

Dec. 5: Six-year-old Beachside Elementary student Cal Staton is overjoyed to see his friend Luke at The Casements Guild’s 47th annual Christmas Gala. Photo by Michele Meyers

Nov. 15-16: The Robert Keele Band performs on stage, at Riverfest, in Ormond Beach. Photo by Sydney Tevin

Dec. 6: Ormond Beach Police Cpl. Carlos Ortiz and Leo Gabaud take part in Shop with a Cop. Photo by Jarleene Almenas

Nov. 8: Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood, with Rabbi Rob Lennick, overseee the distribution of food to Volusia County residents who are on the SNAP program. Photo by Sierra Williams

Dec. 13: Santa and Mrs. Claus ride in on the winning Abaco Windows float at the 34th annual HOme for the HOlidays parade. Photo by Michele Meyers

Dec. 3: Daytona Dog Beach and Volusia County representatives wave to a drone after cutting the ribbon for the new dog beach in Daytona. Photo by Jarleene Almenas

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SPORTS Best of 2025: FPC, Seabreeze state championships are top sports stories FPC won girls state wrestling. Seabreeze won boys state bowling for the second straight year.

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Flagler Palm Coast won a state team wrestling championship to add to its trophy case. It’s the Bulldogs’ fourth title. But this one was accomplished by the girls team. FPC put up a state record 150 points to win its first girls wrestling championship on March 8. Christina Borgmann and Kendall Bibla each won an individual championship for

the second time. Borgmann won her second in a row for the Bulldogs, while Bibla won her first title as a sophomore at Matanzas. They are both now wrestling in college. In addition to the two titles, Ana Vilar placed second in her weight class; Joslyn Johnson, Mariah Mills and Tiana Fries all placed third; and Alexa Calidonio placed fifth. In July, Bibla (third place) and Mills (seventh) earned All-American honors at the U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals in Fargo, North Dakota. SEABREEZE BOWLERS DEFEND THEIR TITLE

Seabreeze defended its state boys bowling championship on Oct. 30. This time, the Sandcrabs made it interesting. They had only five bowlers on the team, so they had no subs. They had to go to a second Baker Match against Titusville Astronaut in the final. They won that match 3-2, winning the final game, 199-191. “They persevered, they pushed and they never gave up,” Seabreeze coach Paul

team. They were joined by first-year bowler Jonathan King. “If it wasn’t for [King], we wouldn’t even have had a chance to do this,” Boice said. “He not only bowls, but he just bowls at such a high level, not even for how long he’s been bowling. If it wasn’t for him, none of this would have been possible.”

January and signed on Feb. 5. She had already been accepted to UF’s University Research Scholarship Program. Stevens ended her stellar high school career with a near perfect postseason. She pitched a no-hitter in a regional quarterfinal win over Ponte Vedra, hit a walk-off double in extra innings after pitching a two-hitter against

Middleburg in the regional semifinals and then pitched another no-hitter in a 1-0 loss to Niceville in the regional final.

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FPC DISMISSES FOOTBALL COACH

Seabreeze’s Xavier Subia celebrates after bowling a strike in his last frame of the tournament before Dalton Boice finished and the Sandcrabs won the state boys bowling championship at Boardwalk Bowl in Orlando on Oct. 30. Photo by Michele Meyers

Shuler said after the match. “I’m just so wicked proud of these boys.” Dalton Boice, Logan Compton, Braydon Russell and Xavier Suba returned from their 2024 championship

FPC relieved head football coach Daniel Fish of his coaching duties on Jan. 21. Fish had led the Bulldogs to a 9-2 record in his second season. Fish resigned as a teacher at the school eight days later. Veteran coach Patrick Turner was hired to take over the football program on March 3. NEARLY UNHITTABLE STEVENS SIGNS WITH UF

University of Florida softball coach Tim Walton showed he knew what he was doing when he added Matanzas High pitcher Leah Stevens late to his 2025 recruiting class. Stevens was offered in late

State champs Christina Borgmann and Kendall Bibla hold up Flagler Palm Coast’s team championship trophy as the Bulldogs pose for a photo after winning their first state girls wrestling title. Photo by Rachel and Abe Mills

Matanzas pitcher Leah Stevens will continue her softball career with the University of Florida. Photo by Michele Meyers

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Jan. 2: FPC coach Cat Bradley takes a selfie with JV soccer players Paisley Billeck and Jocelyn Phillips. Photo by Brent Woronoff

Jan. 30: Seabreeze sophomore Connor Gould (left) and freshman Logan Torok (right) celebrate with Gavin Dioqiuno after Dioquino scored the final goal of the night in the Sandcrabs’ 6-1 District 6-5A semifinal victory against Pine Ridge. Photo by Michele Meyers

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JESSIE BECH COMPLETES SIXTH MAJOR MARATHON

Palm Coast dentist Jessie Bech earned a Six Star Finisher Medal by finishing all six Abbott World Marathon Majors. She finished her last one, the Tokyo Marathon, on March 2 in a time of three hours, 41 minutes. Only about 7,000 women worldwide have earned a Six Star Finisher Medal. Bech completed her first major marathon, Chicago, in 2011. She then ran New York, Boston and Berlin. SOFIA JAMES: TWO SPORTS AT THE SAME TIME

The day after Seabreeze senior Sofia James placed third at district wrestling, she competed in the Class 2A state weightlifting championships, placing fourth at 169 pounds in the traditional competition and eighth in Olympic. James, a first-year wrestler, advanced to the state meet in that sport too. She trained in both sports in consecutive practices for about two months. While more competitive in weightlifting, James said wrestling was fun because she was learning new things and steadily improved.

March 5: Seabreeze baserunner Parker Bauknecht escapes a tag by Flagler Palm Coast first baseman Marion Clayton in a Feb. 28 baseball game at the Ormond Beach Sports Complex. Photo by Michele Meyers

Right March 13: Ana Vilar of Flagler Palm Coast (left) placed second in the 135-pound weight class at the girls state wrestling championships on March 8. Photo by Rachel and Abe Mills

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Left March 13: Flagler Palm Coast’s Kendall Bibla (left) and Christina Borgmann hold up two fingers to signify the second state championship they each won during their illustrious wrestling careers. Photo by Rachel and Abe Mills

FPC girls soccer coach Pete Hald is in his 35th season with the Bulldogs. On Dec. 5 he won his 550th game. His players left little doubt that this would be the day he’d reach the milestone by defeating Sandalwood 5-0. Also in the game, goalkeeper Natalie Neal notched her 400th career save. The Bulldogs headed into winter break without a loss, running their record to 10-0-4. HEAVY LIFTING

Father Lopez’s Bergyn Baliton won both Class 1A state weightlifting championships in the 110-pound division.

Colby Cronk was No. 1 in shot put at the Class 4A state track and field championships. The senior won shot put and placed second in discus for the second straight year. Photo by Brent Woronoff

She finished her high school career with four state titles. FPC’s Nya Williams placed second in Olympic and fourth in the traditional competition in Class 3A at 119 pounds. Williams went on to earn three gold medals in the U17 age group at the USA Weightlifting National Championships in Colorado Springs on June 22. STATE TRACK CHAMPS

FPC’s Colby Cronk won the Class 4A state shot put championship for the second year in a row. He also repeated his second-place finish in discus. The North Carolina State football recruit started track season late after undergoing labrum surgery in November, 2024. The day after the championships, Cronk headed to Raleigh, North Carolina, to begin college. The track championships May 9-10 at the University of North Florida were delayed repeatedly due to rain and lightning, but several local athletes shined. Father Lopez’s Mackenzie Brewton won the Class 1A girls shot put title. Matanzas freshman

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April 10: Pine Ridge linebacker Angela Rizner (left) pulls Seabreeze senior Ylan Phan’s flags in the Five Star Conference flag football consolation final April 3 at the Ormond Beach Sports Complex. Seabreeze won 13-0 to place third in the conference tournament. Photo by Michele Meyers

April 10: Matanzas’ Fiona Vadurro dives for the ball in a beach volleyball match against FPC on April 7 at Wadsworth Park. Photo by Brent Woronoff

May 8: Mainland sophomore Ethan Figueroa flies through the air in the long jump at the Region 2-3A track and field meet at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University on May 2. Photo by Michele Meyers

Peyton Cerasi placed second in Class 3A in the girls 3,200-meter race. Father Lopez’s Addy Fulton was second in Class 1A girls discus, while Lopez’s Caroline Theriault placed third in high jump. FPC’s other medalists included Maya Tyson (third in girls shot put), Karina Marcelus (fourth in both girls 100 hurdles and triple jump), Tanner Cauley-Bennett (fourth in boys pole vault), Michael London (fifth in discus), Corinthians Watson (eighth in boys triple jump) and the girls 4x800-meter relay team (seventh). BOUNCE BACK YEAR FOR BUCS

A year after losing in the first round of the playoffs and finishing with a 5-6 record, the Mainland High School football team returned to its usual high standard, advancing to the Region 1-5A championship game and finishing the season with a 9-3 mark. HONORABLE MENTION:

FPC senior Arianna Slaughter broke the school’s girls cross country record at regionals with a 5K time of 18:17.3 and then finished 10th at the Class 4A state championship on Nov. 22. Peyton Cerasi placed 11th in the girls 3A state championship. FPC freshman Douglas Seth placed 13th in the boys 4A state race. Eighth grader Avery Wisniewski, a runner with the Imagine School at Town Center club team, earned All-American honors with a 16th-place finish in the Middle School Cross Country Nationals in Louisville, Kentucky, on Nov. 16.

FPC’s Alexa Calidonio, Joslyn Johnson and Alisha Vilar all won titles at the Flagler Rotary Girls Wrestling Invitational on Nov. 25. Johnson was named the tournament’s Outstanding Wrestler. Mainland senior Kaiya Brown, who trains with Palm Coast Gymnastics, signed a gymnastics scholarship with Temple University on Nov. 12. She is Palm Coast Gymnastics’ first athlete to receive a Division I scholarship. Palm Coast’s Carrie Menge completed the 100.2-mile Western States Endurance

Run in 29 hours, 26 minutes, 50 seconds on June 29. She finished just under the 30-hour cutoff for the ultra marathon, which ends in Auburn, California. Meng, the event’s assistant race director, had to work the night before the start of the race helping to prepare for race day. Matanzas baseball coach Jim Perry retired in June after spending 11 years with the Pirates, 10 years as a coach with FPC and 33 years overall as a baseball and football coach.

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Oct. 9: Seabreeze junior Jeremias George loses his helmet but holds onto the ball after a big hit in a game against Atlantic on Oct. 3 at Daytona Stadium. Photo by Michele Meyers

July 3: Mainland’s Chris Butler attempts a one-handed catch against Miami Southridge in Bethune-Cookman University’s high school 7-on-7 tournament on June 27. Photo by Michele Meyers

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Oct. 2: Mainland linebacker Dennis King (1) gets a handful of Matanzas running back Wiley Conner’s jersey. Photo by Keishia McLendon

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Oct. 16: Matanzas running back Wiley Conner lands on the ground with a splash in the Pirates’ homecoming victory against Belleview on Oct. 10. Photo by Keishia McLendon

Oct. 23: FPC’s Reagan Melland (33) celebrates his third-quarter fumble return for a touchdown in the Bulldogs’ homecoming win against Yulee. Photo by Keishia McLendon

Nov. 6: Mainland running back Braylyn Simmons stretches for a first down in the rivalry game against Seabreeze at Daytona Stadium on Oct. 31. Photo by Michele Meyers

Nov. 6: Seabreeze coach Paul Shuler (left) hugs Xavier Subia, Dalton Boice and Jonathan King after the Sandcrabs won the state boys bowling championship on Oct. 30 at the Boardwalk Bowl Entertainment Center in Orlando. Photo by Michele Meyers

Oct. 23: Mainland wide receiver Kadin Flores (right) dives for a first down against Palm Bay Heritage at Daytona Stadium on Oct. 17. Photo by Michele Meyers

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Misners Branch The townhome at 15 Misners Trail sold on Dec. 8, for $284,000. Built in 1988, the townhome is a 3/2 and has 1,818 square feet. It last sold in April 2025 for $205,000. Northbrook The house at 1103 Sherbourne Way sold on Dec. 9, for $299,900. Built in 1985, the house is a 3/2 and has a fireplace and 1,445 square feet. It last sold in 2007 for $75,000. Not in subdivision The manufactured home at 1109 Avenue I sold on Dec. 12, for $54,000. Built in 3/1.5 and has 1,040 square feet. It last sold in 2012 for $20,000.

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VOLUSIA COUNTY LEGAL NOTICES FIRST INSERTION Notice Under Fictitious Name Law According to Florida Statute Number 865.09 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned, desiring to engage in business under the Fictitious Name of Yardly Crossings located at 3800 Viceroy Place in the City of Deland, Volusia, FL 32724 intends to register the said name with the Division of Corporations of the Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida. Dated this 22nd day of December, 2025 TM BTR of Florida, LLC January 1, 2026 26-00001I

FIRST INSERTION NOTICE OF SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO. 2024 10451 CICI BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.; Plaintiff, v. MATTHEW MACEY A/K/A MATTHEW A. MACEY, ET.AL; Defendants NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, in accordance with the Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated August 13, 2025, the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Volusia County will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash beginning on January 14, 2026 at 11:00 AM via WWW.VOLUSIA.REALFORECLOSE. COM , the following described property: LOT 152, SUBDIVISION PLAT OF GRANDE CHAMPION AT PARCEL SW-29, PHASE 1, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 53, PAGE(S) 68 THROUGH 76, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA. Property Address: 149 PRESTWICK GRANDE DR, DAYTONA BEACH, FL 32124 ANY PERSON CLAIMING AN INTEREST IN THE SURPLUS FROM THE SALE, IF ANY, OTHER THAN THE PROPERTY OWNER AS OF THE DATE OF THE LIS PENDENS MUST FILE A CLAIM BEFORE TEH CLERK REPORTS THE SURPLUS AS UNCLAIMED. THE COURT, IN ITS DISCRETION, MAY ENLARGE THE TIME OF THE SALE. NOTICE OF THE CHANGED TIME OF SALE SHALL BE PUBLISHED AS PROVIDED HEREIN. Andrew Arias, FBN: 89501 Attorneys for Plaintiff Marinosci Law Group, P.C. 100 West Cypress Creek Road, Suite 1045 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309 Phone: (954) 644-8704; Fax: (401) 262-2110 ServiceFL@mlg-defaultlaw.com ServiceFL2@mlg-defaultlaw.com MLG No.: 23-04244 / CASE NO.: 2024 10451 CICI January 1, 8, 2026 26-00006I

FIRST INSERTION RE-NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA CIRCUIT CIVIL DIVISION CASE NO.: 2019 11928 CIDL LAND HOME FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. Plaintiff(s), vs. JASON R. FAY; MONICA A. COLON; STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE; VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA CLERK OF COURT Defendant(s). NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT, pursuant to the Order Granting Motion to Reschedule Foreclosure Sale entered on December 19, 2025 in the above-captioned action, the Clerk of Court, Laura E Roth, will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at www.volusia.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes on the 27th day of January, 2026 at 11:00 AM on the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment of Foreclosure or order, to wit: Lot 25, Block 1101, Deltona Lakes Unit Forty-One, according to the map or plat thereof, as recorded in Plat Book 27, Page(s) 246 through 261, inclusive, of the Public Records of Volusia County, Florida. Property address: 2336 Brimhall Court, Deltona, FL 32738 Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens, must file a claim before the clerk reports the surplus as unclaimed. AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT. IF YOU ARE A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY WHO NEEDS AN ACCOMMODATION IN ORDER TO ACCESS COURT FACILITIES OR PARTICIPATE IN A COURT PROCEEDING, YOU ARE ENTITLED, AT NO COST TO YOU, TO THE PROVISION OF CERTAIN ASSISTANCE. TO REQUEST SUCH AN ACCOMMODATION, PLEASE CONTACT COURT ADMINISTRATION IN ADVANCE OF THE DATE THE SERVICE IS NEEDED: COURT ADMINISTRATION, 125 E. ORANGE AVE., STE. 300, DAYTONA BEACH, FL 32114, (386) 2576096. HEARING OR VOICE IMPAIRED, PLEASE CALL 711. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Steven Hurley PADGETT LAW GROUP STEVEN G. HURLEY, ESQ. Florida Bar # 99802 6267 Old Water Oak Road, Suite 203 Tallahassee, FL 32312 (850) 422-2520 (telephone) (850) 422-2567 (facsimile) attorney@padgettlawgroup.com Attorney for Plaintiff Pursuant to the Fla. R. Jud. Admin. 2.516, the above signed counsel for Plaintiff designates attorney@padgettlawgroup.com as its primary e-mail address for service, in the above styled matter, of all pleadings and documents required to be served on the parties. TDP File No. 19-018243-1 January 1, 8, 2026 26-00007I

FIRST INSERTION NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 45 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY FLORIDA CIRCUIT CIVIL DIVISION CASE NO.: 2025 11026 CICI GITSIT SOLUTIONS, LLC, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY IN ITS CAPACITY AS SEPARATE TRUSTEE OF GITSIT MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST BBPLC1, Plaintiff, v. UNKNOWN SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE OF THE ROSE ELLEN BIGGERS TRUST DATED THE 1ST DAY OF DECEMBER, 2004, et al., Defendants. NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 45 IS HEREBY GIVEN that, pursuant to the Final Judgment of Mortgage Foreclosure dated December 3, 2025, issued in and for Volusia County, Florida, in Case No. 2025 11026 CICI, wherein GITSIT SOLUTIONS, LLC, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY IN ITS CAPACITY AS SEPARATE TRUSTEE OF GITSIT MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST BBPLC1 is the Plaintiff, and UNKNOWN SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE OF THE ROSE ELLEN BIGGERS TRUST DATED THE 1ST DAY OF DECEMBER, 2004, UNKNOWN BENEFICIARIES OF THE ROSE ELLEN BIGGERS TRUST DATED THE 1ST DAY OF DECEMBER, 2004, PETER DAVID BIGGERS, LINDA ELLEN CHEEVER, JEANNE B. LAMPSON, CAROLYN A. PROCKUP A/K/A CAROLYN WALSEMAN and ALICE E. SEMIONE are the Defendants. The Clerk of the Court, LAURA ROTH, will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, in accordance with Section 45.031, Florida Statutes, on January 23, 2026, at electronic sale beginning at 11:00 AM, at www.volusia.realforeclose.com the follow-

ing-described real property as set forth in said Final Judgment of Mortgage Foreclosure, to wit: LOTS 16 AND 17, BLOCK G, BUSINESS SECTION OF HOLLY HILL HEIGHTS, AS PER PLAT IN MAP BOOK 10, PAGE 180, PUBLIC RECORDS OF VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA. Property Address: 1502 TUSCALOOSA AVE, HOLLY HILL, FL 32117 ANY PERSON CLAIMING AN INTEREST IN THE SURPLUS FROM THE SALE, IF ANY, OTHER THAN THE PROPERTY OWNER AS OF THE DATE OF THE LIS PENDENS MUST FILE A CLAIM BEFORE THE CLERK REPORTS THE SURPLUS AS UNCLAIMED. IMPORTANT If you are a person with a disability who needs an accommodation in order to access court facilities or participate in a court proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. To request such an accommodation, please contact Court Administration in advance of the date the service is needed: Court Administration, 125 E. Orange Ave., Ste. 300, Daytona Beach, FL 32114, (386) 257-6096. Hearing or voice impaired, please call 711. Dated: This 22nd day of December, 2025. Respectfully submitted, HOWARD LAW 4755 Technology Way, Suite 104 Boca Raton, FL 33431 Telephone: (954) 893-7874 Facsimile: (888) 235-0017 Designated Service E-Mail: Pleadings@HowardLaw.com By: /s/ Matthew B. Klein Matthew B. Klein, Esq. Florida Bar No.: 73529 E-Mail: Matthew@HowardLaw.com January 1, 8, 2026 26-00002I

FIRST INSERTION NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 45 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 2024 13617 CIDL WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR SOUNDVIEW HOME LOAN TRUST 2007-OPT3, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-OPT3, Plaintiff, vs. MAZIE LEWIS A/K/A MAZIE L. LEWIS A/K/A MAZIE LEWIS-REED; UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES, AND ALL OTHER PARTIES CLAIMING AN INTEREST BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST THE ESTATE OF JOYCE TAYLOR A/K/A JOYCE MAE TAYLOR, DECEASE; VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA; MABRY LEWIS, JR.; ARLENE LEWIS WRIGHT; EARLE STANLEY LEWIS; TIMOTHY LEWIS AND FERRI PLUMMER, Defendant(s). NOTICE OF SALE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to the order of Summary Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated November 24, 2025, and entered in Case No. 2024 13617 CIDL of the Circuit Court of the 7TH Judicial Circuit in and for Volusia County, Florida, wherein Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as Trustee for Soundview Home Loan Trust 2007-OPT3, AssetBacked Certificates, Series 2007-OPT3, is Plaintiff and Mazie Lewis a/k/a Mazie L. Lewis a/k/a Mazie Lewis-Reed; Unknown Heirs, Devisees, Grantees, Assignees, Lienors, Creditors, Trustees, and all other parties claiming an interest by, through, under or against the Estate of Joyce Taylor a/k/a Joyce Mae Taylor, decease; Volusia County, Florida; Mabry Lewis, Jr.; Arlene Lewis Wright; Earle Stanley Lewis;

Timothy Lewis and Ferri Plummer, are Defendants, the Office of the Clerk, Volusia County Clerk of the Court will sell via online auction at www.volusia.realforeclose. com at 11:00 a.m. on the 26th day of February, 2026, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to wit: LOT 7 AND THE WEST 5 FEET OF LOT 6, SOUTH BOSTON HILLS, A SUBDIVISION RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 29 AT PAGE 125, PUBLIC RECORDS OF VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA. Property Address: 405S Boston Avenue, Deland, Florida 32724 and all fixtures and personal property located therein or thereon, which are included as security in Plaintiff ’s mortgage. Any person claiming an interest in the surplus funds from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim before the clerk reports the surplus as unclaimed. If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact Court Administration, 125 E. Orange Ave., Ste. 300, Daytona Beach, FL 32114, (386) 257-6096 at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711. Dated: 12/26/2025 McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, LLC By: /s/ Craig Stein Craig Stein, Esq. Fl Bar No. 0120464 McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, LLC 3222 Commerce Place, Suite A West Palm Beach, Florida, 33407 Telephone: (561) 713-1400 Email: FLpleadings@mwc-law.com File No: 24-400392 January 1, 8, 2026 26-00005I

FIRST INSERTION NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA GENERAL JURISDICTION DIVISION CASE NO. 2021 11555 CIDL NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY, Plaintiff, vs. THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, BENEFICIARIES, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES AND ALL OTHERS WHO MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST IN THE ESTATE OF CATHERINE E. BOWLEY A/K/A CATHERINE BOWLEY , DECEASED, et al. Defendant(s). NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated October 24, 2025, and entered in 2021 11555 CIDL of the Circuit Court of the SEVENTH Judicial Circuit in and for Volusia County, Florida, wherein PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION is the Plaintiff and THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, BENEFICIARIES, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES AND ALL OTHERS WHO MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST IN THE ESTATE OF CATHERINE E. BOWLEY A/K/A CATHERINE BOWLEY , DECEASED; HAROLD F. BOWLEY III; THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ON BEHALF OF THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; FLORIDA HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION; SHAUNTA BOWLEY, AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF CATHERINE E. BOWLEY A/K/A CATHERINE BOWLEY, DECEASED; GINA GASCA are the Defendant(s). Laura E. Roth as the Clerk of the Circuit Court will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at www.volusia.realforeclose. com, at 11:00 AM, on January 22, 2026,

the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to wit: LOT 13309 AND 13310, EXCEPT THE EAST 25 FEET, BLOCK 427, FLORIDA SHORES UNIT NO. 21 (REVISED), ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 19, PAGE 241 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA Property Address: 2911 VISTA PALM DRIVE, EDGEWATER, FL 32141 Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim in accordance with Florida Statutes, Section 45.031. IMPORTANT AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT. If you are a person with a disability who needs an accommodation in order to access court facilities or participate in a court proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. To request such an accommodation, please contact Court Administration in advance of the date the service is needed: Court Administration, 101 N. Alabama Ave., Ste D-305, Deland, FL 32724, (386) 257-6096. Hearing or voice impaired, please call 711. Dated this 24 day of December, 2025. By: \S\Amanda Murphy Amanda Murphy, Esquire Florida Bar No. 81709 Communication Email: amanda.murphy@raslg.com ROBERTSON, ANSCHUTZ, SCHNEID, CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC Attorney for Plaintiff 6409 Congress Ave., Suite 100 Boca Raton, FL 33487 Telephone: 561-241-6901 Facsimile: 561-997-6909 Service Email: flmail@raslg.com 21-012722 - ErS January 1, 8, 2026 26-00004I

FIRST INSERTION NOTICE OF ACTION IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 2025 13330 CIDL CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES LLC, Plaintiff, vs. SHARON A. GISH A/K/A SHARON GISH; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF SHARON A. GISH A/K/A SHARON GISH; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ON BEHALF OF THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, Defendant(s). TO: Sharon A. Gish a/k/a Sharon Gish 952 Falcon Roost Lane New Smyrna Beach, Florida 32168 Unknown Spouse of Sharon A. Gish a/k/a Sharon Gish 952 Falcon Roost Lane New Smyrna Beach, Florida 32168 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to foreclose a mortgage on the following described property in Volusia County, Florida: 1-18-32 PART OF SOUTH 1/2 OF GOV’T LOTS 11 TO 14 INCLUSIVE, BEING THE WEST 165 FEET OF THE EAST 4,842.17 FEET MEASURED ON THE N/L OF THE NORTH 653.20 FEET MEASURED ON THE W/L, AKA LOT 15, BLOCK E, QUAIL ROOST RANCHES UNRECORDED SUB NO. 202 PER OR 2719, PAGE 1741, PUBLIC RECORDS OF VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA. Street Address: 952 Falcon Roost Lane, New Smyrna Beach, Florida 32168 has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, LLC, Plaintiff ’s attorney, whose address is 3222 Commerce Place, Suite A, West Palm Beach, FL 33407, within 30 days after the date of the first publication of this notice on or before January 15, 2026, and file the original with the Clerk of this Court, otherwise, a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint or petition. If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact Court Administration, 125 E. Orange Ave., Ste. 300, Daytona Beach, FL 32114, (386) 2576096 at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711. Dated on December 15, 2025. Laura E. Roth Clerk of said Court (SEAL) By: /s/ Jennifer Vazquez As Deputy Clerk McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, LLC 3222 Commerce Place, Suite A West Palm Beach, FL 33407 Telephone: (561) 713-1400 FLpleadings@MWC-law.com File#:25-400440 January 1, 8, 2026 26-00003I

FIRST INSERTION DEERING PARK STEWARDSHIP DISTRICT NOTICE OF MEETING Notice is hereby given that the Board of Supervisors (“Board”) of the Deering Park Stewardship District (the “District”) located in Brevard County, Volusia County and the City of Edgewater, Florida, will hold a Regular Meeting on January 13, 2026 at 2:00 p.m., at the Storch Law Firm, 420 S. Nova Road, Daytona Beach, Florida 32114. The meeting is being held for the necessary public purpose of considering any business that may come before the Board. The meeting will also be held by means of communications media technology as follows: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetupjoin/19%3ameeting_Y2FmZGM1NmUtZ TBkNS00NGNiLWJiNDktNzYwN2FkYT JjNWU5%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b% 22Tid%22%3a%2294348502-fda0-4a808edb-52bd87fa537b%22%2c%22Oid% 22%3a%2250b37528-b730-4578-8935dc90866a9569%22%7d Meeting ID: 289 720 498 816 5 Passcode: w2Rd3qd3 A copy of the agenda may be obtained at the offices of the District Manager, c/o Wrathell, Hunt and Associates, LLC at 2300 Glades Road, Suite 410W, Boca Raton, Florida 33431, Ph: (877) 276-0889 (“District Manager’s Office”) during normal business hours or by visiting the District’s website, https://deeringparkstewardship. com/. The meeting is open to the public and will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Florida law for community development districts. The meeting may be continued to a date, time, and place to be specified on the record at such meeting. There may be occasions when one or more Supervisors or staff will participate by telephone. Pursuant to provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations at the meetings because of a disability or physical impairment should contact the District Office at (561) 571-0010 at least 48 hours prior to the meetings. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Florida Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1, or 1-800-955-8771 (TTY) / 1-800-955-8770 (Voice), for aid in contacting the District Office. A person who decides to appeal any decision made at the meetings with respect to any matter considered at the meeting is advised that person will need a record of the proceedings and that accordingly, the person may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, including the testimony and evidence upon which such appeal is to be based. District Manager January 1, 2026

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Notice Under Fictitious Name Law According to Florida Statute Number 865.09 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned, desiring to engage in business under the Fictitious Name of DBA Captain James Ormond Chapter, located at 48 Carriage Creek Way, in the City of Ormond Beach, Volusia County, FL 32174, intends to register the said name with the Division of Corporations of the Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida. Dated 12/23/2025. National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution 7764-330979 Jan. 1, 2026 NOTICE TO PATIENTS OF DR. ARLETTY SMITH Effective January 16, 2026, Dr. Arletty Smith will no longer be practicing with Complete Health. To ensure there is no interruption in patient’s care, the clinic will welcome a new provider prior to her departure. In addition, Kristine Ilgenfritz, PA-C, and Casey Wilson, PA-C, will also continue to care for her patients as part of her care team. Patient medical records will be maintained and available at 77 W. Granada Blvd., Ormond Beach, FL 32174. Patients may contact (800) 6594035 or visit completehealth.com/ medical-records to request copies of their medical records. 7764-330189 Jan. 1, 8, 15, 22, 2026 Notice of Public Sale Pursuant F.S. 328.17, United American Lien & Recovery as agent w/ power of attorney will sell the following vessel(s) to the highest bidder. Inspect 1 week prior @ marina; cash or cashier check; all auctions are held w/ reserve; any persons interested ph 954-563-1999 Sale Date January 23, 2026 @ 10:00 am 3411 NW 9th Ave #707 Ft Lauderdale FL 33309 V13272 1966 Chriscraft FL6184AC Hull ID#: FXA310054 inboard pleasure gas fiberglass 31ft R/O Jeremy Michael Wilson Lienor: St Johns Riviera LLC 2760 Botts Landing Rd Deland 7764-330845 Jan. 1, 8, 2026

NOTICE TO PATIENTS OF DR. HURSEL ADKINS Effective January 7, 2026, Dr. Hursel Adkins will no longer be practicing with Complete Health. Upon his departure, Dr. Fabiola Fairgrieve and Marry Izzo, APP, will be available to continue the care for his patients to ensure there is no interruption. Patient medical records will be maintained and available at 999 W. Plymouth Ave., Deland, FL, 32720. Patients may contact (800) 659-4035 or visit completehealth.com/medicalrecords to request copies of their medical records. 7764-330846 Jan. 1, 8, 15, 22, 2026 NOTICE OF ACTION BEFORE THE DIVISION OF PARIMUTUEL WAGERING IN RE: Sections 550.0251(6), and 551.112, Florida Statutes. STANKO BOGOVICH 622 McIntosh Road Ormond Beach, Florida 32174 CASE NO.: 2024-064428 LICENSE NO.: N/A The Florida Gaming Control Commission has filed an Administrative Complaint against you, a copy of which may be obtained by contacting Ebonie Lanier, Administrative Assistant III, Office of the General Counsel, Florida Gaming Control Commission, 4070 Esplanade Way, Suite 250, Tallahassee, FL 32399, (850) 794-8072. If no contact has been made by you concerning the above by Friday, January 16, 2026 , the matter of the Administrative Complaint will be presented to the Florida Gaming Control Commission at the next public meeting for final agency action. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons needing special accommodation to participate in this proceeding should contact the individual or agency sending notice no later than seven days prior to the proceeding at the address given on notice. Telephone: (850) 257- 6097; 1-800-955-8771 (TDD) or 1-800-955-8770 (v), via Florida Relay Service. 7764-329771 Dec. 18, 25, 2025

SUBSEQUENT INSERTIONS SECOND INSERTION NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA GENERAL JURISDICTION DIVISION CASE NO. 2024 12498 CIDL THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE BANK OF NEW YORK, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE CIT MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, 2007-1 ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-1, Plaintiff, vs. WILLIE MARION WARE, SR. A/K/A WILLIE M. WARE A/K/A WILLIE WARE, et al. Defendant(s). NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated November 14, 2025, and entered in 2024 12498 CIDL of the Circuit Court of the SEVENTH Judicial Circuit in and for Volusia County, Florida, wherein THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE BANK OF NEW YORK, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE CIT MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, 2007-1 ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-1 is the Plaintiff and WILLIE MARION WARE, SR. A/K/A WILLIE M. WARE A/K/A WILLIE WARE; UNKNOWN TENANT(S) IN POSSESSION N/K/A WILLIE MARION WARE, JR. are the Defendant(s). Laura E. Roth as the Clerk of the Circuit Court will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at www.volusia.realforeclose.com, at 11:00 AM, on January 13, 2026, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to wit: LOT 30, BLOCK 21, EXCEPTING

THEREFROM PART IN ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY, BEARDSLEY’S MAP OF DELEON SPRINGS, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 1, PAGE 37, REPRINTED IN MAP BOOK 12, PAGE 46, PUBLIC RECORDS OF VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA Property Address: 5076 FAIRPORT AVENUE, DE LEON SPRINGS, FL 32130 Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim in accordance with Florida Statutes, Section 45.031. IMPORTANT AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT. If you are a person with a disability who needs an accommodation in order to access court facilities or participate in a court proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. To request such an accommodation, please contact Court Administration in advance of the date the service is needed: Court Administration, 101 N. Alabama Ave., Ste D-305, Deland, FL 32724, (386) 257-6096. Hearing or voice impaired, please call 711. Dated this 19 day of December, 2025. By: \S\Danielle Salem Danielle Salem, Esquire Florida Bar No. 0058248 Communication Email: dsalem@raslg.com ROBERTSON, ANSCHUTZ, SCHNEID, CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC Attorney for Plaintiff 6409 Congress Ave., Suite 100 Boca Raton, FL 33487 Telephone: 561-241-6901 Facsimile: 561-997-6909 Service Email: flmail@raslg.com 24-230883 - NaP Dec. 25, 2025; Jan, 1, 2026 25-00658I

SECOND INSERTION NOTICE OF RESCHEDULED FORECLOSURE SALE WITH DIRECTIONS NOT TO CANCEL SALE UPON FILING OF SUBSEQUENT SUGGESTION OF BANKRUTCY IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 2024 13918 CICI DB PREMIER ASSET PARTNERS, LLC, Plaintiff, vs. RE EQUITY INVESTMENT GROUP LLC, and JJ EQUITY LLC, Defendants. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, pursuant to the Order Granting Plaintiff ’s Motion to Reinstate Case to Active Status and Request to Reschedule Foreclosure Sale with Directions to Clerk not to Cancel Sale Upon Filing of Subsequent Suggestion of Bankruptcy entered on December 16, 2025, in the above-captioned action, the following property situated in Volusia County, Lot 1 and the Southerly 15 feet of Lot 2, George F. Smith’s Subdivision of Lots 12, 13 and part of Lot 14, Block 2, George E. Coleman’s Addition to Daytona, according to the map or plat thereof as recorded in Plat Book 2, Page 148, of the Public Records of VOLUSIA County, Florida. Less and except any portion within road right of way. Having a property address of ET AL503 N. Ridgewood Ave., Daytona Beach, FL 32127 and The North 35 feet of Lot 2 and the South 15 feet of Lot 3, MAP OF PROP-

ERTY BELONGING TO GEO. F. SMITH, according to the plat thereof as recorded in Map Book 2, Page 148, of the Public Records of VOLUSIA County, Florida, less any portion taken for State Road right of way (Hwy 1 aka Ridgewood Avenue). Having a property address of 507-509 N. Ridgewood Ave., Daytona Beach, FL 32127 Shall be sold to the highest and best bidder for cash by the Clerk of Court, Laura E. Roth, on January 28, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. EST at www.volusia.realforeclose.com in accordance with Section 45.031, Florida Statutes Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim before the clerk reports the surplus as unclaimed. The court, in its discretion, may enlarge the time of the sale. Notice of the changed time of sale shall be published as provided herein. Please contact Court Administration, 125 E. Orange Ave., Ste. 300, Daytona Beach, FL 32114, (386) 257-6096, at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711. HENNEN LAW, PLLC By: /s/ Michael W. Hennen Attorneys for the Plaintiff Michael W. Hennen, Esq. Florida Bar No. 0011565 Hennen Law, PLLC 425 West Colonial Drive, Suite 204 Orlando, FL 32804 (Michael@HennenLaw.com) Dec. 25, 2025; Jan, 1, 2026 25-00657I

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NOTICE OF ACTION claim with the clerk before the clerk reports IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, SEVENTH the surplus as unclaimed. If you fail to file JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR a timely claim you will not be entitled to VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA any remaining funds. After the funds are CASE NO.: 2025-14125 FMDL reported as unclaimed, only the owner of DIVISION: 03 record as of the date of the Lis Pendens may Nelli Tukhvatulina, claim the surplus. Petitioner vs. REQUESTS FOR ACCOMMODANikita Derevkov, TIONS BY PERSONS WITH DISABILIRespondent TIES If you are a person with a disability TO: Nikita Derevkov who needs an accommodation in order to Solnechnaya St 37-123 participate in this proceeding, you are enKirov, Russia titled, at no cost to you, to the provision YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an of certain assistance. Please contact Court action has been filed against you and that Administration, 101 N. Alabama Ave., Ste. you are required to serve a copy of your D-305, DeLand, FL 32724, (386) 257written defenses, if any, on petitioner or pe6096, at least 7 days before your scheduled titioner’s attorney: court appearance, or immediately upon reNelli Tukhvatulina ceiving this notification if the time before 170 Big Lake Dr the appearance is less than 7 days; if you are Deltona, FL 32738 hearing or voice impaired, call 711. on or before January 5, 2026 and file the THESE ARE NOT COURT INFORMAoriginal with the Clerk of the Circuit Court TION NUMBERS at P. O. Box 6043, DeLand, FL 32721-6043 SOLICITUD DE ADAPTACIONES before service on Petitioner or immediately PARA PERSONAS CON DISCAPACIDthereafter. If you fail to do so, a Default ADES Si usted es una persona con dismay be entered against you for the relief capacidad que necesita una adaptación demanded in the petition. para poder participar en este procedCopies of all court documents in this imiento, usted tiene el derecho a que se le case, including orders, are available at the proporcione cierta asistencia, sin incurrir Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office. You may en gastos. Comuníquese con la Oficina de review these documents upon request. Administración Judicial (Court AdminisYou must keep the Clerk of the Circuit tración), 101 N. Alabama Ave., Ste. D-305, Court’s Office notified of your current adDeLand, FL 32724, (386) 257-6096, con no dress. (You may file Florida Family Law menos de 7 días de antelación de su cita de Form 12.915, Notice of Current Address.) comparecencia ante el juez, o de inmediato Future papers in this lawsuit will be mailed alrecibir esta notificación si la cita de comto the address on record at the Clerk’s Ofparecencia está dentro de un plazo menos fice. de 7 días; si usted tiene una discapacidad WARNING: Rule 12.285, Florida Famdel habla o del oído, llame al 711. ily Law Rules of Procedure, require certain ESTOS NUMEROS TELEFONICOS automatic disclosure of documents and inNO SON PARA OBTENER INFORMAformation. Failure to comply can result in CION JUDICIAL sanctions including, dismissal or striking of Dated: December 18, 2025 /s/ Brian L. Rosaler pleadings. By: Brian L. Rosaler Florida Bar No.: 0174882. Attorney for Plaintiff: Brian L. Rosaler, Esquire SECOND INSERTION Popkin & Rosaler, P.A. NOTICE TO CREDITORS 1701West Hillsboro Boulevard Suite 400 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA Deerfield Beach, FL 33442 PROBATE DIVISION Telephone: (954) 360-9030 File No. 2025 11281 PRDL Facsimile: (954) 420-5187 IN RE: ESTATE OF 22-49801 RICARDO TED LAWRENCE Dec. 25, 2025; Jan, 1, 2026 25-00654I Deceased. The administration of the estate of Ricardo Ted Lawrence, deceased, whose date of death was January 30, 2025, is pending in SECOND INSERTION the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which AMENDED NOTICE OF OR UNDER OR AGAINST THE is 101 North Alabama Avenue, DeLand, FORECLOSURE SALE NAMED DEFENDANTS HEREIN; Florida 32724. The names and addresses IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNKNOWN TENANT #1 AND of the personal representative and the perSEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND UNKNOWN TENANT #2, IF ANY, are sonal representative’s attorney are set forth FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA the Defendants, the Clerk of the Court, below. CASE NO: 2025 11182 CIDL Laura E. Roth, will sell to the highest All creditors of the decedent and other AVAIL 3 LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED and best bidder for cash, by electronic persons having claims or demands against LIABILITY COMPANY, sale at www.volusia.realforeclose.com, at decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this Plaintiff, vs. 11:00 A.M. on FEBRUARY 3, 2026, the notice is required to be served must file PAIGE R. PENTZ; ROBBY L. PENTZ; following described property as set forth their claims with this court ON OR BETHE SUGAR MILL ASSOCIATION, in the Final Judgment: FORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFINC.; AND ALL OTHER PARTIES Lot 7, SUGAR MILL COUNTRY TER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICLAIMING AN INTEREST BY, CLUB AND ESTATES UNIT III, CATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST according to the map or plat thereof, AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A THE ALL OTHER PERSONS recorded in Map Book 33, Pages 113 COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. CLAIMING BY , THROUGH OR through 115, Public Records of VoluThe personal representative has no duty UNDER ANY OF THE NAMED sia County, Florida. to discover whether any property held at DEFENDANT AND ANY OTHER With a street address of 1074 Club the time of the decedent’s death by the dePERSONS CLAIMING AN INTEREST House Blvd., New Smyrna Beach, cedent or the decedent’s surviving spouse IN THE REAL PROPERTY WHICH Florida 31268 is property to which the Florida Uniform IF YOU ARE A PERSON CLAIMING AN IS THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS Disposition of Community Property Rights INTEREST IN THE SURPLUS FROM ACTION BY AND THROUGH OR at Death Act as described in ss. 732.216THE SALE, IF ANY, OTHER THAN THE UNDER OR AGAINST THE NAMED 732.228, Florida Statutes, applies, or may PROPERTY OWNER AS OF THE DATE DEFENDANTS HEREIN; UNKNOWN apply, unless a written demand is made by OF THE LIS PENDENS, YOU MUST TENANT #1 AND UNKNOWN a creditor as specified under s. 732.2211, FILE A CLAIM WITH THE CLERK OF TENANT #2, IF ANY , Florida Statutes. The written demand COURT BEFORE OR LATER THE DATE Defendant(s). must be filed with the clerk. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant THAT THE CLERK REPORTS THE SURAll other creditors of the decedent to the Final Summary Judgment of PLUS AS UNCLAIMED. IF YOU FAIL and other persons having claims or deForeclosure dated December 17, 2025 TO FILE A TIMELY CLAIM, YOU WILL mands against decedent’s estate must file entered in Civil Case No. 2025 11182 NOT BE ENTITLED TO ANY REMAINtheir claims with this court WITHIN 3 CIDL, of the Circuit Court of the Seventh ING FUNDS. AFTER THE FUNDS ARE MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE Judicial Circuit in and for Volusia REPORTED AS UNCLAIMED, ONLY FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOCounty, Florida, wherein AVAIL 3 LLC, THE OWNER OF THE RECORD AS OF TICE. a Delaware limited liability company, is THE DATE OF THE LIS PENDENS MAY ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN the Plaintiff, and, : PAIGE R. PENTZ; CLAIM THE SURPLUS. THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN ROBBY L. PENTZ; THE SUGAR Dated: December 19, 2025 FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 MILL ASSOCIATION, INC.; AND ALL RITTER, ZARETSKY, LIEBER & JAIME, WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. OTHER PARTIES CLAIMING AN LLP NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME INTEREST BY, THROUGH, UNDER /s/ Vivian A. Jaime, Esq. PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY OR AGAINST THE ALL OTHER Vivian A. Jaime, Esq. CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR PERSONS CLAIMING BY, THROUGH 2800 Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 500 MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OR UNDER ANY OF THE NAMED Miami, Florida 33137 OF DEATH IS BARRED. DEFENDANT AND ANY OTHER Tel: (305) 372-0933 The date of first publication of this notice PERSONS CLAIMING AN INTEREST Email: Vivian@rzllaw.com IN THE REAL PROPERTY WHICH FBN 714771 is December 25, 2025. IS THE SUBJECT MATTER OF Dec. 25, 2025; Jan, 1, 2026 25-00659I Personal Representative: THIS ACTION BY AND THROUGH Orbina Lawrence 111 Ponce Terrace Circle Ponce Inlet, Florida 32127 Attorney for Personal Representative: SECOND INSERTION Kristen M. Jackson NOTICE OF ACTION; Florida Bar No. 394-114 CONSTRUCTIVE SERVICE Jackson Law PA PROPERTY 5401 S. Kirkman Road, Ste 310 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE Orlando, FL 32819 SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF THE Telephone: (407) 363-9020 STATE OF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR Email: kjackson@jacksonlawpa.com VOLUSIA COUNTY, CIVIL DIVISION 2nd Email: jjackson@jacksonlawpa.com CASE NO.:2025 13403 CIDL Dec. 25, 2025; Jan, 1, 2026 25-00660I LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC, RE-NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 2023 10605 CIDL U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, AS SUCCESSORIN-INTEREST TO U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY IN ITS CAPACITY AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE OF CIM TRUST 2021-NR1, Plaintiff, vs. RAQUEL L. DAVIS A/K/A RAQUEL DAVIS; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF RAQUEL L. DAVIS A/K/A RAQUEL DAVIS; UNKNOWN TENANT(S) IN POSSESSION #1 and #2, and ALL OTHER UNKNOWN PARTIES, et.al., Defendant(s). NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Summary Judgment of Foreclosure (In Rem) dated May 28, 2024 and an Order Returning Case to Active Status and Rescheduling Foreclosure Sale dated December 11, 2025, entered in Civil Case No.: 2023 10605 CIDL of the Circuit Court of the Seventh Judicial Circuit in and for Volusia County, Florida, wherein U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY IN ITS CAPACITY AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE OF CIM TRUST 2021NR1, Plaintiff, and RAQUEL L. DAVIS A/K/A RAQUEL DAVIS; UNKNOWN TENANT(S) IN POSSESSION #1, are Defendants. LAURA E. ROTH, The Clerk of the Circuit Court, will sell to the highest bidder for cash, at www.volusia.realforeclose.com, at 11:00 AM, on the 27th day of January, 2026, the following described real property as set forth in said Judgment, to wit: LOT 9, BLOCK 625, DELTONA LAKES UNIT TWENTY-TWO, ACCORDING TO MAP OR PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 27, PAGES 11 THROUGH 15, INCLUSIVE, OF PUBLIC RECORDS OF VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA. If you are a person claiming a right to funds remaining after the sale, you must file a

Plaintiff, vs. DAVID A. DRAKE; et al Defendants. TO: DAVID A. DRAKE; 165 LEWIS STREE EDGEWATER, FL 32141 UNKNOWNN SPOUSE OF DAVID A. DRAKE; 165 LEWIS STREE EDGEWATER, FL 32141 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to foreclose to the following property in Volusia County, Florida: LOT 219, SOUTH WATERFRONT PARK, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 23, PAGE(S) 195, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA. Also known as 165 LEWIS STREET, EDGEWATER, FL 32141 has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Sokolof Remtulla, LLP, the plaintiff ’s attorney, whose address is 1800 NW Corporate Blvd Suite 302 Boca Raton FL 33431, on or before JAN 26 2026, and file the original with the clerk of this court either before service on the plaintiff ’s attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint or petition. DATED on Dec 12, 2025. LAURA E. ROTH CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT (SEAL) By: /s/ Shawnee S. Smith DEPUTY CLERK SOKOLOF REMTULLA, LLP 1800 NW Corporate Blvd Suite 302 Boca Raton FL 33431 Telephone: 561-507-5252 Facsimile: 561-342-4842 E-mail: pleadings@sokrem.com Counsel for Plaintiff Dec. 25, 2025; Jan. 1, 2026 25-00649I

Dated: November 21, 2025. LAURA E. ROTH CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT (SEAL) By: /s/ D. Waszak Deputy Clerk REQUESTS FOR ACCOMMODATIONS BY PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES If you are a person with a disability who needs an accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact Court Administration, 101 N. Alabama Ave., Ste. D-305, DeLand, FL 32724, (386) 257-6096, at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711. THESE ARE NOT COURT INFORMATION NUMBERS SOLICITUD DE ADAPTACIONES PARA PERSONAS CON DISCAPACIDADES Si usted es una person con discapacidad que necesita una adaptación para poder participar en este procedimiento, usted tiene el derecho a que se le proporcione cierta asistencia, sin incurrir en gastos. Comuníquese con la Oficina de Administración Judicial (Court Administration), 101 N. Alabama Ave., Ste. D-305, Deland, FL 32724, (386) 257-6096, con no menos de 7 dias de antelación de su cita de comparecencia ante el juez, o de inmediato al recibir esta notificación si la cita de comparecencia está dentro de un plazo menos de 7 días ; si usted tiene una discapacidad del habla o del oído, llame al 711. ESTOS NUMEROS TELEFONICOS NO SON PARA OBTENER INFORMACION JUDICIAL CL-0133-1912 Dec. 11, 18, 25, 2025; Jan. 1, 2026 25-00615I

SECOND INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO.: 2025 13437 PRDL DIVISION: 10 IN RE: ESTATE OF JOSEPH EARL PETERS JR., Deceased. The administration of the estate of JOSEPH EARL PETERS JR., deceased, whose date of death was September 19, 2025, is pending in the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is Post Office Box 6043, DeLand, FL 32721. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. The personal representative has no duty to discover whether any property held at the time of the decedent’s death by the decedent or the decedent’s surviving spouse is property to which the Florida Uniform Disposition of Community Property Rights at Death Act as described in ss. 732.216732.228, Florida Statutes, applies, or may apply, unless a written demand is made by a creditor as specified under s. 732.2211, Florida Statutes. The written demand must be filed with the clerk. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is December 25, 2025. Signed by: /s/Kathleen Peters-Keith Kathleen Peters-Keith, Pers. Representative 1418 Gadsden Street Columbia, SC 29201 /s/ Fred B. Share FRED B. SHARE, ESQUIRE Florida Bar No. 256765 1092 Ridgewood Avenue Holly Hill, FL 32117 Telephone: (386) 253-1030 Fax: (386) 248-2425 E-Mail: fredshare@cfl.rr.com 2nd E-Mail: brobins@cfl.rr.com Attorney for Personal Representative Dec. 25, 2025; Jan, 1, 2026 25-00651I

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NOTICE OF JUDICIAL SALE PURSUANT TO SECTION 45.031(1), FLORIDA STATUTES IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA GENERAL JURISDICTION DIVISION Case No.: 2025 12793 CICI BLUEDOG CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC, a Rhode Island limited liability company, Plaintiff, vs. RAISE AMERICANS, LLC, a Florida limited liability company; CHRISTOPHER MUSICK, individually; REAP LLC; UNKNOWN TENANT, LESSEE OR CONTRACTOR IN POSSESSION NO. 1 and UNKNOWN TENANT, LESSEE OR CONTRACTOR IN POSSESSION NO. 2, Defendants. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: NOTICE IS HEREBY given that pursuant to the Summary Final Judgment of Foreclosure entered on December 10, 2025, in Case No. 2025 12793 CICI of the Circuit Court of the 7TH Judicial Circuit for Volusia County, Florida, in which BLUEDOG CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC is Plaintiff, and RAISE AMERICANS, LLC, a Florida limited liability company and CHRISTOPHER MUSICK, individually are the Defendants. LAURA E. ROTH, Clerk of Court, will sell at public sale the following described real property: Lot 51, Block 5, WOODMERE SOUTH-UNIT 2 , according to the Plat thereof, recorded in Plat Book 31, Page 101, of the Public Records of Volusia County, Florida. THE SALE will be held at 11:00 A.M. (Eastern Time) on January 28, 2026, to the highest and best bidder for cash, via the internet at www.volusia.realforeclose.com in accordance with Section 45.031, Florida Statutes. Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale. DATED on December 16, 2025. MESTDAGH, WALL & HAMILTON, PA 280 W. Canton Ave., Suite 110 Winter Park, Florida 32789 (407) 702-6702 telephone (407) 702-6677 facsimile chris@m-wlawfirm.com notices@m-wlawfirm.com Attorneys for the Plaintiff /s/ Christopher Hamilton Christopher Hamilton, Esq. (FBN 15329) Dec. 25, 2025; Jan. 1, 2026 25-00648I

NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO.: 2025 13520 PRDL DIVISION: 10 IN RE: ESTATE OF GERALDINE P. WUEST, Deceased. The administration of the estate of GERALDINE P. WUEST, deceased, whose date of death was August 28, 2025, is pending in the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is Post Office Box 6043, DeLand, FL 32721. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. The personal representative has no duty to discover whether any property held at the time of the decedent’s death by the decedent or the decedent’s surviving spouse is property to which the Florida Uniform Disposition of Community Property Rights at Death Act as described in ss. 732.216732.228, Florida Statutes, applies, or may apply, unless a written demand is made by a creditor as specified under s. 732.2211, Florida Statutes. The written demand must be filed with the clerk. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is December 25, 2025. Signed by: /s/ Eric J. Wuest Eric J. Wuest, Personal Representative 1144 Power Avenue Holly Hill, FL 32117 /s/ Fred B. Share FRED B. SHARE, ESQUIRE Florida Bar No. 256765 1092 Ridgewood Avenue Holly Hill, FL 32117 Telephone: (386) 253-1030 Fax: (386) 248-2425 E-Mail: fredshare@cfl.rr.com 2nd E-Mail: brobins@cfl.rr.com Attorney for Personal Representative Dec. 25, 2025; Jan, 1, 2026 25-00656I

SECOND INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2025 13751 PRDL Division 10 IN RE: ESTATE OF THOMAS LYNN BAILEY, SR. Deceased. The administration of the estate of THOMAS LYNN BAILEY, SR., deceased, whose date of death was February 26, 2024, is pending in the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is P.O. Box 6043, DeLand, FL 32721-6043. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate, on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served, must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is: December 25, 2025. Signed on this 14th day of November, 2025. /s/Judy Webb Bailey JUDY WEBB BAILEY Personal Representative 108 Melissa Ct Piedmont, South Carolina 29673 /s/ Robert Kit Korey Robert Kit Korey Attorney for Personal Representative Florida Bar No. 147787 Korey Law, P.A. 595 W. Granada Blvd., Suite A Ormond Beach, FL 32174 Telephone: 386-677-3431 Email: kit@koreylawpa.com Secondary Email: dwargo@koreylawpa.com Dec. 25, 2025; Jan, 1, 2026 25-00655I

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SECOND INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File Number: 2025 13774 PRDL Division: 10 IN RE: THE ESTATE OF CRYSELLA ANDREA MITCHELL Deceased. The administration of the estate of Crysella Andrea Mitchell, deceased, whose date of death was November 12, 2025, is pending in the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 101 N. Alabama Avenue, Deland, Florida 32724. The names and addresses of the Personal Representative and the Personal Representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is December 25, 2025. Personal Representative: Daniel J. Gillen 1824 Arden Way Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250 Attorney for Personal Representative: Robert W. Bird Attorney at Law Florida Bar No.: 0949590 283 Cranes Roost Blvd., Suite 111 Altamonte Springs, FL 32701 Phone (407) 403-6647 Email: rbird@rbirdlaw.com Dec. 25, 2025; Jan, 1, 2026 25-00650I

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