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Saving the Loop Volusia residents present proposal to preserve more land in the Loop JARLEENE ALMENAS ASSOCIATE EDITOR
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With protecting the Ormond Scenic Loop and Trail on more residents’ minds following the proposed Plantation Oaks amendments — that hearing has been postponed since July due to the pandemic — two Volusia County residents have come up with an idea to expand the 175-foot buffer in one part of the development. Ormond Beach resident Suzanne Scheiber and Spruce Creek High School student Natalie Pilipczak met with developer Parker Mynchenberg on Oct. 22, and they asked him to place the buffer in a conservation easement. Additionally, Scheiber and Pilipczak asked if he would be willing to sell the land for 76 lots in the northeast portion of phase 1 as conservation, since the land backs up to the buffer and has not yet been cleared. Mynchenberg was open to the idea and gave Scheiber and Pilipczak 90 days to negotiate, according to the residents. Mynchenberg was not able to be reached for a comment in time for publication. The residents are hopeful that through a city, county and nonprofit partnership, along with grant assistance, the land could be purchased. If this comes to fruition, a maintenance program would also have to be established. “I’m really happy that this is a possibility,” Scheiber said. “It may not happen, but longterm even if it doesn’t happen now, I don’t see us giving up because this was possible when many people said it wasn’t.”
Our local HEROES
JARLEENE ALMENAS ASSOCIATE EDITOR
When U.S. Army recruiters showed up at the Ormond Beach home of the Postells in 1986, they asked to see George Postell. Problem was, the recruiters didn’t specify which George Postell they were looking for, and because his son wasn’t home, it was Army veteran George Postell Sr. who answered the door. The pair laugh about that memory now, but back then, George Postell Jr. had some explaining to do. He hadn’t told his parents he had enlisted. Today Postell Jr. says he knew for a long time that he would enlist. If he had to do it all over again, he would. The father-son duo are featured in this year’s Hometown Heroes banner program. Their faces, along with 103 others, will line the Granada Bridge for the month of November.
George Postell Sr. and George Postell Jr. are both proud Army veterans.
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Jeremiah’s Italian Ice opens new location Franchisee Hayden Boyd, 21, said he’s ready to bring ‘good memories and a flavorful experience’ to the residents. JARLEENE ALMENAS ASSOCIATE EDITOR
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The first Jeremiah’s Italian Ice gelato flavor 21-yearold Hayden Boyd tried was strawberry. One taste made him reminisce about his trip to Disney. He recalled sitting on a bench in Magic Kingdom and eating a strawberry popsicle. “The moment I tasted a Jeremiah’s strawberry gelati, it reminded me of that memory,” Boyd said. “It
reminded me of that happy childhood and everything else that went along with it.” Then, he started seeing others having similar experiences when trying the franchise’s ice cream. Now, he and his two partners, Glenn and Bryan Repple, are opening their first Jeremiah’s Italian Ice location in Ormond Beach at 162 S. Nova Road, in the former’s Little Caesar’s building. Doors opened at noon on Tuesday, Oct. 27, and Boyd said he was ready to bring “good memories and a flavorful experience” to the locals. The Ormond Beach location, complete with a drive-thru, is one of three that Boyd and his partners plan to open in Volusia. The other two are planned to be located in New Smyrna Beach
and Port Orange. Originally from Columbus, Georgia, Boyd said he considers himself a small-town boy at heart, and that when they were searching for towns to open up shop in, they felt these cities would fit in well with both the Jeremiah’s Italian Ice brand. Boyd moved to Ormond Beach in February. The new store has a mural paying tribute to Ormond Beach history inside its dining room. “You can’t say you’re for the community or anything like that unless you are part of the community,” he said. At 21, he is the youngest franchisee in the company. Opening a new business during the COVID-19 pandemic wasn’t easy. Boyd said they originally planned to open in June, but that they held off. He hopes in the future, they’ll be able to host fundraisers and spirit nights for local causes.
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Jeremiah’s Italian Ice Franchisee Hayden Boyd.