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NEXT STEP: REGIONALS 10 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2021

VOLUME 9, NO. 24

Ormond’s beachside loss The Volusia County School Board’s mind is made up. Osceola will close when Ortona is rebuilt. PAGE 4

Business as usual Ormond Chamber of Commerce installs board members for 2021 PAGE 3 INSIDE CITY WATCH

New townhomes coming soon to Ormond Beach?

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HOOPS NEWS

Mainland High Schools’ girls basketball team takes second in district playoffs and will now head to regionals.

PAGE 12 Ormond Beach MainStreet’s Becky Parker adds her personal touch to the art wall.

BRIEFS 911 dispatchers to get mental health training Recently, a total of 17 Volusia County Sheriff’s Office dispatchers learned about the country’s best strategies for handling 911 callers who are at risk of suicide or other mental illness crisis.

The Emergency Mental Health Dispatching course is geared toward helping 911 telecommunicators boost their confidence to help better diffuse crisis situations. Within the next few months, all dispatchers will receive this intensive training — about 135 people.

Photo by Michele Meyers

Artists return to Ormond Granada Grand Festival of the Arts hosted again in Ormond Beach PAGE 8

FLORIDA WOMEN’S ART ASSOCIATION’S EXHIBIT PAGE 9

INSIDE

INDEX

Briefs..................... PAGE 5 Business...............PAGE 13 Calendar................ PAGE 8 Cops Corner.......... PAGE 5 Letters................... PAGE 6 Real Estate...........PAGE 14 Your Town.............. PAGE 6

Full of Love Love Whole Foods to celebrate 30 years of business Photo by Jarleene Almenas

Elaine Tillard, of Ormond Beach, displays her mixed media art piece, “No ER Shift Change Today.”

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CITY WATC H

New townhome project in the works

The Winn-Dixie located at 353 W. Granada Blvd. is among the 43 locations in the state of Florida that will begin offering the COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, Feb. 12.

The new sites will be administering the Moderna vaccine.

Currently, only people 65 and older, health care personnel and long-term care facility residents are eligible to receive the vaccine. Visit winndixie.com/pharmacy/ covid-vaccine to schedule an appointment.

JARLEENE ALMENAS ASSOCIATE EDITOR

BY THE NUMBERS

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permits issued within the city last week, valued at $4.97 million.

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permanent traffic signal is being installed at the intersection of Broadway and N. U.S. 1.

$25,000

grant awarded to Volusia County Animal Services by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. With the funds, the division acquired 175 wire crates and 45 “Ruff Tuff” kennels.

$1.63

million in grant reimbursements to date.

Email Associate Editor Jarleene Almenas at jarleene@ ormondbeachobserver. com.

Winn-Dixie to offer vaccine

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An aerial exhibit showing the 2.81-acre parcel at 1190 W. Granada Blvd.

Could new townhomes be coming soon to Ormond Beach?

At its meeting at 7 p.m.

Feb. 18, the Ormond Beach Planning Board will be considering a rezoning and comprehensive plan land use amendment for a proposed 18-unit townhome project at 1190 W. Granada Blvd.

According to the meeting agenda, Engineer Realty LLC is seeking a future land use designation change from “Open Space/

Conservation” to “Medium Density Residential,” as well as a rezoning from SE (special environmental) to R-4 (singlefamily cluster and townhouse).

The 2.81-acre parcel is located to the south of Yoon Way and used to be owned by the Florida Department of Transportation, which meant to use the property as a borrow pit, according to the city staff report. The property was originally zoned for residential use.

In 2018, the city was

“This was a board decision. You are one of five.”

LINDA CUTHBERT, volusia county school board chair to fellow board member Carl Persis, who said he felt like he had failed his district in wake of Osceola-Ortona decision. See Page 4

notified that FDOT was selling the property, and “a range of uses from medical office, office and residential have been considered “ by interested buyers, the report states. The city’s weekly staff report indicates the sale of the property by FDOT is still pending.

If built, the residential townhomes would be similar to the existing units within the nearby Trails South 40 development.

Neighborhood meeting planned A neighborhood meeting will be held at 6 p.m., Feb. 17, at All Aboard Storage, located at 305 W. Granada Blvd., to discuss the Perrott Depot project at 29 N. Perrott Drive.

The project seeks to modify the existing distribution and warehouse facility to add 12,540 square feet, according to the city staff report. A virtual presentation will be available on Zoom. Call Cody Bogart, of Newkirk Engineering, at 872-7794.

Man shot dead in Hidden Hills An Ormond Beach resident was killed on Wednesday, Feb. 3, during a residential disturbance on Bluebird Lane, Ormond Beach police reported.

The disturbance involved three members of the same family. Two people were secured at the scene.

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Moving into a ‘brighter 2021’ Ormond Beach Chamber of Commerce installs its board members for 2021

Past chairwoman Caryn Baker and Chamber CEO and President Debbie Cotton present the Bill Partington New Member of the Year award to Pam Woodsome.

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fter a challenging year for local businesses, the Ormond Beach Chamber of Commerce is looking to 2021 in high spirits.

New E xe c u t ive Boa rd Chairwoman Billie Jo Kaler — installed at the chamber’s annual banquet on Friday, Feb. 5 — said that despite the hardships in 2020, the chamber saw local businesses and the community come together. Light and positivity were brought back to the chamber, Kaler said, and she promised more of that to come as she energetically takes the helm of the board.

“As we move into a brighter 2021, let’s maintain the core values that we base our efforts on,” Kaler said. “Let us continue to be positive beacons of light in our community and flourish the chamber into a stronger chamber.”

Her vision for this year is to reestablish unity in the Ormond community, she said to a sizable crowd of the chamber’s members inside ballroom at Hard Rock Hotel Daytona Beach. The chamber was a great resource for its membership as local businesses navigated the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and that included the distribution of personal protective equipment and the virtual enrichment programs, according to Kaler, who works for Realty Pro Title.

“We at the chamber have always prided ourselves on being a place to develop meaningful relationships and connections to support local businesses and our community,” Kaler said.

ENDING ON A GOOD NOTE

Kaler has succeeded pastchairwoman Caryn Baker, who Chamber CEO and President Debbie Cotton said was the right person to hold the position in 2020. It was thanks to Baker’s patience, guidance, leadership and humor that the chamber had a fairly good year, Cotton said.

Visibly emotional, Cotton called Baker an inspiration.

“She’s been my calming voice when I really needed somebody in 2020 to let me know everything’s OK,” Cotton said.

When remembering the events of 2020, Baker, of Realty Pros Assured, said it was better to laugh than cry. She gave a rundown of all the novel events experienced throughout the nation: The mastering of the Zoom platform, increased purchases

The 2021 board members are sworn in by Mayor Bill Partington.

Photos by Jarleene Almenas

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The Ormond Beach City Commission and City Manager Joyce Shanahan accept the chamber’s leadership award.

AWARDS

The chamber also handed out its annual awards at the banquet. The recipients were: n Bill Partington New Member of the Year Award: Colonial Life and Accident Insurance Company n Chairwoman’s Choice Volunteer of the Year: Donna Conlin, of Pest Control Depot n Ambassador of the Year: Robert Macklin, of Gary Yeomans Ford Lincoln Daytona n Chairwoman’s Choice Business of the Year: O’Quinn Insurance Agency n Rising Tide award: Carrie Torres, of Provision Packs n Chairman’s Leadership award: city of Ormond Beach

Past Chairwoman Caryn Baker raises her glass in celebration.

Chairwoman Billie Jo Kaler said her vision for 2021 is to bring unity to the community.

of pajamas and sweat pants, the essential nature of toilet paper, and the difficulties of homeschooling.

Baker also detailed the chamber’s successes: The launch of both Startup Grind Ormond Beach and the BOSS program, the OB Open for Business campaign and the distribution of personal protective equipment kits.

At the end of 2020, the chamber had 600 members, and boasted not only the addition of 72 new members, but an 81% retention rate.

“It’s been an interesting year to say the least,” Baker said. “It’s also been a year that has shown me a community that honors and supports one another, and I’m humbled and blessed to be a part of that community.”

Kaler, of Realty Pro Title n Past chairwoman: Caryn Baker, of Realty Pros Assured and of Salty Dog Property Management Co. n 2022 chair-elect: Don Grindle, of Money Pages n Treasurer: Troy Railsback, of Southern States Management Group n Vice chair of community programs: Marissa Buckley, of Security First n Vice chair of economic development: Eric Sloan, of the Sloan Law Firm n Vice chair of community events: Maureen Walsh, of the Ormond Beach Observer n Vice chair of membership: Robert Macklin, of Gary Yeoman’s Ford Lincoln Daytona

BOARD MEMBERS n Mary Jo Allen,

of Halifax Health n Ross Beach, of Halifax Insurance Partners n Ashley Bigg, of VyStar Credit Union n Thomas Caffrey, of DB Investments n Cory Domayer, of AdventHealth Daytona Beach n Luke Kilic, of Zev Cohen and Associates n Diane Larsen, of the Root Company n Mark Rogers, of Walmart n Stefanie Buckholt Ryan, of CenterState Bank n Roger Strcula, of Upham, Inc. n Don Young, of Raposa Perry Young LLC

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School Board sticks with decision to close Osceola Despite a spirited effort by the city of Ormond Beach to save its only beachside school, the Volusia County School Board remains unswayed.

JARLEENE ALMENAS ASSOCIATE EDITOR

It was too little, too late, to save Osceola Elementary.

The Volusia County School Board decided to hold steady in its decision to build a new elementary school at the current Ortona Elementary School site in Daytona Beach, and as a result, close Osceola Elementary in Ormond Beach. The decision came after a lack of a motion at the board’s meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 9, to reconsider the location of the new merged school, despite a significant push and social media campaign by the city of Ormond Beach to do so, which included a commitment of $1.95 million to pay for stormwater improvements, new sidewalks and portables to house Osceola students at the Ortona campus.

A workshop to discuss the merger was planned for earlier in the day, but was later canceled.

Instead, the topic was discussed at the end of the regular board meeting.

Eight people attended the meeting to ask the board to reconsider closing Osceola Elementary, including three teachers and both

Mayor Bill Partington and City Manager Joyce Shanahan.

One teacher, Kim Fischer, said she had been teaching at Osceola Elementary for 26 years. Her mother, also an educator, spent the majority of her 30-year career at Osceola. She called the school her second home, and said the reason teachers hadn’t shown up during the Aug. 25 board meeting — when the Osceola-Ortona decision was made — was because they were all gearing up to open schools back up, working long hours due to the pandemic’s impact on education.

“Please know we did care,” Fischer said. “We care about the wellbeing of our students. We cared about their safety… You see, maybe we didn’t those letters or call in after listening to your meetings for hours, but we cared.”

‘WE MESSED UP’

The School Board also acknowledged that the Aug. 25 decision likely should have never happened at that meeting, as the agenda item only detailed that the board would consider whether the new school would be an elementary or a K-8. There was no presenta-

tion, and no indication was given to the public that the board would be voting on a site.

School Board member Ruben Colon said that explained the public’s silence on the issue.

Still, he said his vote to build the new school at Ortona Elementary remained unchanged.

“I realize, you know, we messed that up because [the agenda item] did not tell anybody what we were doing,” Colon said. “But...was that going to change how I feel about it? The answer is no.”

PERSIS ‘FOUGHT VALIANTLY’

School Board member Carl Persis, the lone vote on Aug. 25 against building the new school at Ortona, had an uphill battle to convince his fellow board members to reconsider. He pointed out the pressure on the board by the architect and district staff to choose a site, and that the Ortona-Osceola discussion was occurring at a time where they as a board were also trying to figure out how to reopen schools safely.

“COVID just took over everything,” Persis said. “It clearly did.

It took over our minds, and as far as the community was aware, school was out. We had already made our decision.”

Persis was referencing the fact the board was leaning toward building a K-8 at the start of summer 2020, and that they had

toured the Audubon Park K-8 school in Orlando to get an idea of what a school like that would look like on the beachside. Then, the board switched back to building an elementary school after the district’s five-year-plan report predicted a decline of revenues due to COVID-19.

After a heated discussion, during which School Board member Jamie Haynes accused the city of trying to buy their vote — a statement Persis, a former Ormond mayor and whose wife currently serves on the City Commission, passionately rebuked — and district attorney Ted Doran jumped in to clarify nothing illegal occurred during the Aug. 25 vote, it was clear the majority of the board was not going to budge in its original decision.

Persis said he felt like he had failed his district. School Board Chair Linda Cuthbert disagreed, telling him he “fought valiantly for Ormond Beach.”

“This was a board decision,” she said. “You are one of five.”

The future of the Osceola site is still undecided, but Volusia County Schools Superintendent Scot Fritz said there is an opportunity there for the district, which at this time, has no plans to sell the property. He predicted the Osceola site would remain a place for education in the near future, perhaps with an emphasis on thematic teaching.

File photo by Michele Meyers

It’s official. Osceola Elementary, Ormond’s only beachside school, will close to allow a new consolidated school to be built at Ortona Elementary.

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Volusia positivity rate

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CDC recommends face coverings “Cloth face coverings may ... help people who may have the virus and do not know it from transmitting it to others.”

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JAN. 30

FULL OF EXCUSES 9:29 p.m. — Intersection of South Old Kings Road and West Granada Boulevard DUI. After being arrested for drunk driving, a 62-year-old Ormond Beach told police that he needed to use the bathroom — ASAP. He told officers he would defecate on himself if not allowed to go, despite the officer telling the man they needed to wait for another officer to arrive before he could use the restroom. When his threat didn’t work, the man told the officer he was having a heart attack.

According to his arrest report, the man was stopped by police after he failed to maintain a lane while driving, almost striking another vehicle in the process.

During the field sobriety exercises, the man listed “his many alleged ailments” that would prevent him from performing the exercises, but despite this, said he wanted to walk approximately two blocks to his home. He was then arrested and taken to the Police Department for processing, where he began his bathroom tirade.

After his claim of suffering from a heart attack, the officer requested firefighters perform a vitals check, but before they could arrive, he “was taken into the jail where he walked under his own power and had ceased his loud cacophony,” according to the police report.

He was later taken to the hospital, and once cleared, transported to the county jail.

ERRATIC BEHAVIOR 6 p.m. — First block of South Yonge Street Possession of heroin. Police were dispatched to a local business when receiving notice about a 30-year-old Orlando man taking off his clothes and yelling.

When officers arrived, he was jumping up and down in front of the business without a shirt on, according to the police report.

The reporting officer noted the man was sweating profusely and appeared to be under the influence of an unknown substance.

His girlfriend told police that he went into the restroom of the business and came back “acting erratically.”

While conducting a search, police found a folded-up dollar bill inside a sock on his right foot. The officers looked inside and found a purple powder-like substance. It tested positive for heroin.

He was taken to jail.

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The man had crashed into another vehicle due to his impaired state, and when police arrived at the scene, they noticed he was holding onto his car for balance.

The man told police that, prior to the crash, he had been at a social organization’s club house where he had consumed a few beers and sang karaoke.

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Deputies responded to the fleet maintenance facility at 1270 Indian Lake Road shortly after 10:30 a.m. The suspect, 43-year-old Damian DeRousha, was waiting by his vehicle for law enforcement to arrive, and was taken into custody after confessing to the shooting.

The victim, 31-year-old master mechanic Donald Geno of Edgewater, was shot multiple times and was rushed to the hospital, where he later died.

VCSO reports the motivating factor was a relationship between the Geno and the DeRousha’s wife, who also works for the county. DeRousha, a resident of Edgewater, was hired in 2003.

Geno was hired in 2016. DeRousha has been charged with firstdegree murder and is booked into the Volusia County Branch Jail with no bond.

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City of Ormond has ‘skin in the game’

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Dear Editor: Regarding Plantation Oaks in the Loop, we are glad the city issued a letter supporting the county’s effort to purchase 76 lots for land conservation. However, regarding the zoning amendment requests by the developer, we believe the city had an obligation to ask for material concessions in return when it annexed the enormous Plantation Oaks property. As the successor-in-interest to Volusia County, we believe the city, so far, has failed to sufficiently recognize that it has “skin in the game” when it comes to this project.

It is a sad commentary when the only major concession requested was not by our own commission, but rather by the outside citizens group Dream Green Volusia. Such requests could have included enlarging the buffer along the byway, decreased density/ increased lot sizes (which would help save trees, reduce traffic, and increase property values, bringing in more city revenue), reduction of the speed limit, and employing Low-Impact Development methods to land not yet cleared. The commission’s inaction in bargaining was a missed opportunity.

Yet — the city still has the option to chip in a percentage of the funds needed to purchase the land. Compared to previous expenditures – such as $730,000 purchase of the Riverside Church, $1.3 million on a floating dock, and $900,000 for a bait shop — a fraction of the total purchase

price of $1.3 million purchase price would be nominal.

Preserving the Loop is an overwhelming public mandate, and the 36 acres would provide a nice corridor within this very treasured place in Ormond Beach. Our hope is that the county is able to procure the funds for the land purchase, and we hope the city will seize the opportunity to provide additional assistance.

KEN AND JULIE SIPES Ormond Beach

Development on the Loop is harmful Dear Editor: I am a resident, county worker/volunteer, and student residing in Ormond Beach — particularly adjacent to the Loop. I’ve returned to Volusia County after finishing my classes, and I am appalled to see the decline in cleanliness of this city and the ongoing developments near what is considered to be one of Volusia County’s environmental gems — the Loop.

I have worked and volunteered at the Marine Science Center for several years now, helping in wildlife rehabilitation. The Loop is one of the primary areas where birds are released back into the wild after successful recovery. It is home to many birds, mammals and other species (like the endangered gopher tortoise), but it is also continuing to be encroached on by human activity and development.

New development in this area displaces these populations in many ways. I can guarantee we will have more patients (if

they even make it to the clinic) since they are being scared into roads with oncoming traffic, or chasing prey and wind up being hit by vehicles.

Unfortunately, as much as the public appreciates our efforts, I do not feel the county will have the same urge to help fix this problem. Each year the number of wildlife fatalities grows higher for bird species alone. Nobody in the county’s administration is publicly showing concern for these growing problems, and the lack of education on these matters shows itself when decisions are made.

I love this county and the Loop, and I wish all the best for its future. However, I and many other people worry for it. Traffic has increased over the years, and bikers/tourists have complained to me personally about how congested it has become. Another major problem that will only increase with development is litter — and I am embarrassed to say that the county looks like it blatantly ignores this problem.

Even as a nation, we should be embarrassed for the amount of trash lying off the sides of our roads. I have traveled to many countries, and the only places I can compare us to is underdeveloped countries when it comes to managing waste.

I am asking and urging the city, as well as Volusia County, to be mindful of the environment it sits on, and perhaps rethink the decision of letting the Loop be encroached on even further with a more educated perspective.

GINA GIACONA Ormond Beach

Ormond Beach used to be green Dear Editor: I cannot agree more with the Sipes’ and Gina Giacona’s letters regarding the Loop.

Everywhere I go – which is less and less due to COVID-19, I might add – I see new homes, apartment buildings and business buildings going up after the forests have been clearcut. It seems to happen in moments, and more often.

When we moved here 30 years ago, everything around us was green, and now it’s all buildings – I understand we must have “progress” – but everything in moderation!

This is crazy. Ormond will become the new Orlando – it will just be closer to the beach.

It is so sad.

As Gina said, we are losing wildlife, and there is garbage all over and next to the roads.

I taught my kids to never, ever litter, and this is a disgrace.

My daughter used to go on sea turtle patrol — they are in trouble as well. I am pretty sure the people who care about progress don’t care about wildlife, and until they can find a way to make money off of these animals, I guess the poor little guys are on their own. Surely, with so many residents up in arms about the Loop, the “powers that be” must care about staying in office two years from now?

I believe this will be the straw that finally breaks the camel’s back on the vote, no matter how much money they get from developers to keep them in office.

LORI BENNETT Ormond Beach

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TEAM VOLUSIA CEO JOINS COA

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Dr. Hernando Cardona, Dr. Nicolas Fernandez, patient Silvia Garcia, medical student Aida Arroyave and registered nurse Andres Arroyave.

FBH PARTNERS WITH COAMED A team of Orlando doctors visited the San Jose Mission in Pierson on Saturday, Jan. 30, to provide needed medical check-ups for local Food Brings Hope adult literacy students, according to a press release.

The event was made possible by a partnership between FBH and COAMED, a nonprofit organization established in 2015 to support underserved communities with preventative, therapeutic, supportive and rehabilitative health care services. Residents received medical check-ups, and a pediatrician was on site to provide services as well.

TAKE PART IN 2021 BIRD COUNT Birds of a feather flock together.

The Environmental Discovery Center is calling all bird-

ers and bird-enthusiasts to participate in the 2021 Great Backyard Bird Count, an annual event where people count birds all over the world. This year, the count will take place from Feb. 12 to Feb. 15.

Last year, a total of 268,574 people participated worldwide, according to the EDC. They counted over 27 million birds, representing 6,942 species in 194 countries.

While the EDC and the Halifax River Audubon hosted an event in 2020 to launch the count, due to COVID-19, this year will be a little different. The EDC has published a tutorial on YouTube illustrating how to take part in this year’s count, which can be done anywhere, including your own backyard using eBird, an online bird observation database.

For more information, call the EDC at 386-615-7081.

To view the EDC’s Youtube video for the full instructions, visit https://youtu.be/ l3RekBl2Z1c

Keith Norden, president and CEO of Team Volusia Economic Development Corporation, has been elected to the Council on Aging of Volusia County Board of Directors.

According to a press release, Norden was recruited in 2009 as president and CEO of the Tampa Hillsborough Economic Development Corporation. He moved to Volusia County three years later, and began to lead Team Volusia in 2012.

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SMA Healthcare CEO Ivan Cosimi, DBPD Chief Jakari Young, Macy’s store manager Kristen Twomey and SMA Healthcare Executive Director Jennifer Secor.

SMA AND DBPD PARTNER UP The SMA Healthcare Foundation recently announced that Macy’s donated $10,000 to assist with the foundation’s collaborative crisis response program with the Daytona Beach Police Department.

The money will go toward the purchase of iPads for the virtual mental health crisis response team for first responders, which will be used to help DBPD officers connect people

in need with trained mental health professionals, according to a press release. This team will allow a live mental health professional to be reached 24/7 at the time of the incident.

“Community is at the heart of our Macy’s team and giving back is in our DNA,” said Kristen Twomey, store manager of Macy’s in the press release. “We are honored to

provide support to such an incredible organization, whose impactful work plays a vital role in strengthening and enriching our community.”

Both SMA and DBPD intend to also fully resource a crisis response team to respond to non-criminal emergency 911 calls to reduce confrontations involving officers, save money and lives by allowing police to concentrate on law enforcement, the press release states.

“I am extremely excited about this new initiative and partnership with SMA Healthcare” Daytona Beach Police Chief Jakari Young said.

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Granada Grand Festival of the Arts returns to Ormond for seventh year

LIVE PAINTING SESSION AT GALLERY500 When: 5-8 p.m.

Where: Gallery500 at One Daytona, 1870 Victory Circle, suite H810 Details: Gallery500 will host internationally-acclaimed artist Bill Patterson for a live painting of the Gibson G-45 studio guitar that Daytona International Speedway will present to Luke Combs at the pre-race concert during the Daytona 500. Event is open to the public. Additionally, local artist J. Scott Nicol will unveil the painting he completed during a VIP reception on Jan. 29. Call 262-1912.

Watercolorist Dan Burleigh Phillips Dina Medeiros sings a little Johnny Cash for the festivalgoers.

SPCA PET SHOTS When: 2:30-4 p.m.

Where: Skate and Shake, 251 N. U.S. 1 Details: Get your pet vaccinated at a lower cost. Rabies shots will cost $5 for 1-year vaccinations $12 for 3-year vaccinations.

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he seventh-annual Granada Grand Festival of the Arts on Saturday, Feb. 6, might have changed venues this year, but it did not change its small-town-America charm.

In previous years, the festival was held in the parking lot behind the Ormond Beach City Hall, but due to CDC guidelines and current COVID-19 restrictions, the city of Ormond Beach was not ready to host public events on city property.

Ormond Beach MainStreet’s executive director Julia Truilo knew it would be imperative to move the art festival to a different location if they wanted to hold the event this year.

“The reason we have always done this event is not only for our community but for the artists,”

The Fletcher siblings express themselves through chalk art.

Award-winning photographer Elzbieta Weron.

Local lawyer Michael Slick.

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Kennedy Robison helps paint the Kids’ Art Wall. Once completed, the wall will be displayed at the Ormond Beach City Hall.

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“The reason we have always done this event is not only for our community but for the artists.”

JULIA TRUILO, Ormond Beach MainStreet’s executive director

Truilo said. “Artists so desperately need to sell their art, and we have the ability to offer that platform. Artists come back year after year. They like how we organize the event.”

Ormond MainStreet’s objective was to bring this event to fruition safely, which meant that vendor tents would be spaced 10 feet apart and be required to wear masks. That also meant only 47 vendor applications could be accepted as opposed to the 80 of past shows.

Acoustic duo Dina Medeiros and James Crouch covered a Johnny Cash song as festival attendees strolled along New Britain Avenue. Throughout the day, approximately 2,000 people perused artisans’ wares, gathered in the beer garden or watched their kids create artwork at the Art Wall or Young Artists’ Table.

“I had 14 shows canceled last year,” watercolorist Dan Burleigh Phillips said. “There are no art shows. So, this is close to home.

Takes me a couple hours to setup.

I can sell a picture and get $900 for it. I have two sold today. Last year was definitely a setback. I don’t do this for free.”

Since 2012, Truilo has pushed to establish an arts district for obvious economic generation and to cultivate a thriving cultural community in Ormond Beach’s downtown.

“It makes sense.” Truilo said.

“The arts, cultural and history tourist will stay one-and-ahalf more days in any location and spend twice as much as the regular tourist.”

BACKYARD URBAN CHICKEN CLASS When: 6-7:30 p.m.

Where: Virtual on Zoom Details: Learn how to keep chickens and start producing your own eggs. Registration is $10 and includes a certificate and teaching materials. Only one ticket per household needed. Register at eventbrite.com and search for“backyard urban chicken.”

ADOPTABLE PETS Paulie, a 10-year-old Boxer, terrier and American Staffordshire mix. His adoption fee is $35.

Ford, a 3-yearold terrier and American Staffordshire mix.

His adoption fee is $70.

Chloe, a 3-month-old tabby kitten.

Her adoption fee is $50.

Mouse, a 1-month-old domestic shorthair kitten. His adoption fee is $50.

To adopt any of these animals, or see others, visit the Halifax Humane Society’s main campus at 2364 LPGA Blvd. or call 274-4703.

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Florida Women’s Art Association opens exhibit at the Casements JARLEENE ALMENAS ASSOCIATE EDITOR

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he Big Pause.

That’s the phrase the Florida Women’s Art Association uses to describe the period of reduced activity caused by cancellation after cancellation of art exhibits due to the pandemic.

As art shows begin to cautiously return to galleries, FLWAA’s latest exhibition examines the growth completed during the past year, titled “Fresh Works 3: Transitions.”

“Each artist took ‘Transitions,’ and they used it to express where they were at in their lives — whether it would be a painting of a landscape or whether it would be of women,” FLWAA President L.C. Tobey said. “It told a story about their transitioning.”

A total of 28 artists’ works are on display at The Casements (25 Riverside Drive). The exhibition will run through Feb. 27 and can viewed 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, as well as 8 a.m. to noon on Saturdays. In addition, at 2 p.m. each Thursday in February, a FLWAA artist will host a onehour salon where, after an introductory talk, guests will be able to converse with the artist.

The concept of the exhibition, and the salons, came from FLWAA member and photographer Kathleen Pruett, said Tobey.

The idea of Transitions spurred on the membership, which totals over 60 women.

“As women, I think that’s very important — that we network together and encourage each other with positive energy,” Tobey said.

EXPLORING A NEW VOICE

For FLWAA Vice President Janet Bernadini, the Big Pause caused her to want to find new way to explore her photography, she said in a press release. She discovered Gelli plate printing, a medium to make monoprints with impressed objects, on YouTube, and she combined that with her photography

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in a way reminiscent of silkscreen.

That technique is displayed with her piece “Shorebirds,” which ispart of the exhibition.

“In the show, it is very apparent that many of the members have also been exploring a new voice,” Bernadini said. “ ... Some have gone to larger or smaller scale, some have become more introspective, some have become more playful, but all have found ways to continue to grow through their art.”

Tobey’s artwork falls into the playful category. Her glass art piece, “Getting into the Mind of Erno Rubik,” deconstructs a Rubik’s Cube to get into the mind of the Hungarian inventor.

Though the Ormond Beach resident has been working with glass, both fused and stained, for three decades, she said she’s focused on the art form more in the past five years.

“I just like the way it captures the light and it changes the light,” Tobey said. “To me, the light just dances off of a glass.”

MAKING NEW CONNECTIONS

Tobey’s vision for the future of FLWAA is also to grow. Most of the membership is from Volusia and Flagler counties, but as president, Tobey said she aims to come up with creative ways to connect with artists beyond. With the pandemic, that often means using virtual platforms such as Zoom.

Still, those connections are a critical part of FLWAA’s mission.

“Sharing each other’s work, I’ve found, is vital to the sustainability and innovation of the arts,” Tobey said. “When we cross-pollinate with artists of all forms of expression, it creates spirit that resonates with lovers of the arts.”

FLWAA would also love to begin popup shows at the four parks at the corners of the Granada bridge.

“Art is inspirational,” Tobey said. “It touches the heart. It touches the soul, and I think you walk away with a different perspective of your life and where your life is going.”

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DISTRICT CHAMPS Photo by Trisha Dellinger

Lady Sandcrab seniors and team captains, Riley Stoner and Gia Loun showoff their team’s championship trophy.

Lady Sandcrabs storm Gainesville Hurricanes MICHELE MEYERS CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Michael Hanna (10) with the header.

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Seabreeze boys edge Gainesville Hurricanes MICHELE MEYERS CONTRIBUTING WRITER

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he Seabreeze boys’ soccer team won an intense skirmish against the Gainesville Hurricanes, Tuesday, Feb. 9, at the Ormond Beach Soccer Complex. The boys finished the game 1-0 and joined their female counterparts, the Lady Sandcrabs, as District 4-5A champions.

Both the Sandcrabs and Hurricanes showed up on the championship pitch ready to play ball.

Their season records, Seabreeze 11-2-2 and Gainesville 12-1-4, foretold the deadlock that would ensue the first half of the game. At halftime, the board remained scoreless.

Coach Jon Kinsler did not offer a pep talk during halftime. “Honestly, the way you’re playing, they (Gainesville) should be winning.

They look better than you. You’ve got to get it together. Start playing,” Kinsler stated.

Four minutes into the second half, the Sandcrabs’ team captain, Chance Shamlou, collided with the Hurricane’s goalie, William Clavier. The infraction was called on Clavier, and Shamlou was given a penalty kick. He drilled the ball into the net, giving Seabreeze their one and only goal for the game. Sandcrab goalie Jake Feigenbaum held the Hurricanes to zero with four saves.

The Seabreeze Sandcrabs finish the regular season with a 12-2-2 record as they headed into the Class 5A state championship tournament, Wednesday, Feb. 17.

Penalty kick for Chance Shamlou (19) after Goalie William Clavier commits a foul.

Throw-in by Gabriel De Carvalho

Seabreeze Sandcrabs win the District 4-5A championship.

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he Lady Sandcrabs blew past the Gainesville Hurricanes’ initial surge for a 2-1 victory in the District 4-5A soccer championship, Monday, Feb. 8.

Gainesville cut a direct path to the goal and scored within the first minute of the game. The Sandcrabs retaliated 10 minutes later as Brianna Chesley used Kayla Lancing’s free kick to her advantage and, with her left foot, drove the ball into the bottom right of the goal. Game tied 1-1.

Seabreeze struck again five minutes before halftime with an assist by Kylie Watson to Brianna Chesley. The Seabreeze girls increased their advantage to 2-1 before the half.

With an entire 40-minute half remaining in the game, both teams waged a battle for control.

Seabreeze goalie Avery Dellinger stopped the Hurricanes from garnering any further goals with 5 saves. As the ref blew the whistle, the announcer dubbed the Lady Sandcrabs district championship victors.

“The team worked hard all season to reach the district finals and a well-deserved first place,” said head coach Christine Goebel.

“We have players that were hurt during the season that we missed, but the ones who took their place did a great job. This is the second time we started down on the score, but the key for this team is they show character, concentration, and, most importantly, they never give up. The seniors and team captains, Riley Stoner and Gia Loun, are the ones who keep the team focused and help them on and off the field.”

The Lady Sandcrabs wrap up the season with an 8-3-2 record as they host the Englewood Rams in the Class 5A state championship tournament.

“Honestly, no one gave one dime for our girls, and they were like underdogs all the time, working hard at training sessions and developing at games,” Coach Alejandro Perez said. “Just shows what’s best at the end.”

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Eyes on regionals Mainland girls finish district championship as runners up, heading to Class 6A state tournament on Thursday, Feb. 11.

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ainland High School’s girls basketball team walked away from the District 4-6A championship as run-

ners up after a hard-fought battle against the Wekiva Mustangs, finishing with a 69-55 loss on Friday, Feb. 5. Mainland’s Isys Grady scored 24 points and grabbed 15 rebounds in defeat.

The intensity of the game forced a double technical in the fourth quarter. Grady and Mustang Shaniyah McCarthy each made the shot for their teams, bringing the score to 51-38. Mainland had three players in foul trouble: Nyasia James, Jymea

Nyasia James (1) double-teamed by Omaria Gordon (12) and Rylan Moffitt (15).

Jackson and Hailee Brennen, who were able to avoid additional fouls and finish the game.

Mainland’s head coach Brandon Stewart reflected on the game and his team’s future.

“We fought hard and are still learning how to fight harder than hard,” Stewart said. “We are still building our culture — those moments are worth more than our girls know. Preparation comes with time. We are preparing to be a really great program for years to come. I am happy that we are competing in games like that one. Some teams can’t compete in those games. We can. We build from that.”

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Love Whole Foods to celebrate 30 years of business JARLEENE ALMENAS

ORMOND IS UNIQUE

ASSOCIATE EDITOR

In 1989, Ormond Beach resident Mitch Booth found a steel etching in a thrift store. Depicting an archetype of a Grecian woman, the etching had a single word written below the image.

Love.

Not long after, when Booth and his late wife were trying to come up with a name for their new business, that etching provided the needed inspiration.

“My wife and I both looked at it, and we’ve been struggling with the name, and we said, ‘That’s it,’” Booth recalled.

The Booths opened Love Whole Foods in 1991, leasing the space in the Trails Shopping Center where Talbots is now located.

After a decade there, Love Whole Foods outgrew the space, andas a result, the Booths designed and constructed the building the store currently calls home at 275 Williamson Blvd.

And this upcoming Valentine’s Day, Love Whole Foods will celebrate 30 years of serving the Ormond Beach community. It’s a milestone that Booth said they never would have reached without

CROSSWORD

When the Booths were looking for a location to open up shop, they traveled all over the state. And yet, they ended up right where they started.

“We just felt the community here was unique, that in all the places that we visited, we didn’t see anything that made us feel as good as Ormond Beach,” Booth said.

To show appreciation, after every anniversary Love Whole Foods hosts a weeklong “Local Love Week,” and this year is no exception. From Feb. 15 to 21, the store is inviting the community to stop by its stores (the second location is in Port Orange) for free samples, raffles, in-store specials and other goodies.

This year, Booth said he’s also wanting to thank his 67 employees, who have not only been dedicated to their job, but have been diligent in making sure their stores stay clean and follow the CDC guidelines to keep the community safe.

‘A GOOD BET’

Over the years, like many businesses, Love Whole Foods has

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faced its own share of challenges.

Though in the beginning, there wasn’t a lot of competition in this market, things have changed over the years as people became more aware of what ingredients were in their foods and supplements.

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lives greatly due to his wife’s health and the change they saw when they upgraded their diet.

Bread and Circus later adopted its parent company’s name, Whole Foods Markets.

As more health food stores and big box stores began carrying organic produce, Booth stayed honed in on his mission, one that hasn’t changed from the start:

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I WOULD NOT EAT THEM ... by Victor Barocas; Edited by David Steinberg

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Love Whole Foods owner Mitch Booth holds up the back of one of his store’s new T-shirts.

Remaining faithful to the quality of the products his stores carry, whether that be their supplements, organic or local produce.

It’s a mission that, so far, has been successful.

“As a couple, we invested everything we had, but we bet on our community, and it was a good bet,” Booth said.

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Each letter in the cipher stands for another.

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Puzzle Two Clue: P equals G

their loyal customers.

“The reason that we’re here is real simple — our customers allow us to open the doors everyday,” Booth said.

Puzzle One Clue G equals X

The store first opened in Ormond Beach on Valentine’s Day 1991.

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OBTS home with 3,046 square feet tops the list A

house in Ormond-by-the-Sea was the top real estate transaction in Ormond Beach and Ormond-by-the-Sea for the week of Dec. 27 to Jan. 2 in the Multiple Listing Service. Frank Lipinski, of Ormond Beach, sold 105 Avalon Drive to Kimberley Gulakowski, of Ormond Beach, for $725,000. Built in 2014, the house is a 4/3 and has 3,046 square feet.

Following is a partial list of the week’s other sales. house is a 3/2 and has a fireplace and 2,186 square feet. It sold in 2009 for $166,000.

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ORMOND BEACH James and Stephanie Friedman, of Ormond Beach, sold 209 Royal Dunes Blvd. to Sara and Jefferson Nolin, of Auburn, Alabama, for $465,001. Built in 1962, the house is a 3/2.5 and has a swimming pool and 1,928 square feet. It sold in 2017 for $265,000.

Gregory and Chelsea Schlaffer, of Ormond Beach, sold 58 W. Ocean Terrace to Karl and Katelyn Kuczmera, of Ormond Beach, for $435,000. Built in 1963, the house is a 4/2 and has a swimming pool and 1,714 square feet. It sold in 2012 for $192,000.

Terri Wilkinson sold 4 Riverdale Ave. to Sheila Fox, of Ormond Beach, for $325,000. Built in 2004, the

RB and AD Beach LLC, of Ocala, sold 22 Oak Ave. to Mario Fusco and Angela Di Chiara, of Ormond Beach, for $275,000.

Built in 1981, the house is a 3/3 and has a fireplace, swimming pool and 3,214 square feet. It sold in 2004 for $270,000.

Roberta Bowling, individually and as trustee, sold 133 Nature Trail to Kenneth and Shirlee Beser, of Millsboro, Delaware, for $269,900. Built in 1998, the house is a 2/2.5 and has 1,782 square feet. It sold in 2003 for $172,000.

Coleen Burt, of Island Heights, New Jersey, and Cindy Galloway, of Ormond Beach, sold 9 Tiffany Circle to David Valliere and Lori Thompson, of Succasunna, New Jersey, for $262,500. Built in 1968, the

house is a 4/3 and has 1,880 square feet. It sold in 2005 for $248,500.

Paul and Teana Falce, of Tyler, Texas, sold 3 Park Terrace to Ronald Jones, of Ormond Beach, for $199,000. Built in 1986, the house is a 2/2 and has 1,553 square feet. It sold in 2017 for $165,000.

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development sold 4 Highland Oaks Trail to Charles Widdis, of Ormond Beach, for $174,000. Built in 1984, the house is a 3/2 and has a fireplace and 1,587 square feet. It sold in 1992 for $100,000.

Maynard Thompson III, as guardian, sold 396 Fleming Ave. to Double Trinity LLC, of Ormond Beach, for $145,500.

Built in 1986, the house is a 3/2 and has a fireplace and 1,436 square feet. It sold in 1987 for $72,500.

Breakaway Trails Charles and Amelia Mecklem, of Ormond Beach, sold 5 Forest View Way to Rodney and Teresa Howe, of Ormond Beach, for $360,000. Built in 1988, the house is a 3/2.5 and has a fireplace, swimming pool and 2,070 square feet. It sold in 2019 for $80,000.

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Hunter’s Ridge Richard and Laura Young, of Astor, sold 30 Dormer Drive to Richard and Sherry Smith, of Ormond Beach, for $390,000.

Built in 2008, the house is a 4/3 and has 3,280 square feet. It sold in 2008 for $323,800.

Arthur and Deirdre Rosenberg sold 4 Sundrop Watch to Andrei and Deborah Thacker, of Ormond Beach, for $380,000.

Built in 1993, the house is a 3/2.5 and has a swimming pool and 2,008 square feet. It sold in 1998 for $182,200.

Timothy and Melanie Snook, of Ormond Beach, sold 133 Pergola Place to Abisoye and Christiana Somorin, of Ormond Beach, for $325,000. Built in 2016, the house is a 3/2.5 and has 2,541 square feet. It sold in 2018 for $280,000.

Plantation Bay James and Natalie Haff, individually and as trustees, sold 765 Aldenham Lane to John and Christine Wilson, of Ormond Beach, for $275,000. Built in 2017, the house is a 3/3 and has 2,056 square feet. It sold in 2017 for $243,700.

Smith, and Nancy Smith, of Ormond Beach, for $275,000.

Built in 2005, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,794 square feet. It sold in 2016 for $225,000.

Tomoka Estates Daniel and Sharon Difruscio, of Moneta, Virginia, sold 1165 George Anderson St. to William Carter, of Holly Hill, for $369,721. Built in 1987, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,811 square feet. It sold in 2000 for $110,000.

ORMOND-BY-THE-SEA Donald and Lori Mansfield, as trustees, sold 3100 Ocean Shore Blvd., Unit 3030, to Bhuvanendran Boopathy, of Norwalk, Connecticut, for $260,000. Built in 1991, the condo is a 2/2 and has 873 square feet. It sold in 2018 for $195,000.

Charlene Richards, of Ormond Beach, sold 38 Sunset Blvd. to Dmitriy and Danielle Sokol, of Edgewater, Maryland, for $245,000. Built in 1973, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,500 square feet. It sold in 2002 for $112,500.

John Adams, of Adams, Cameron & Co. Realtors, contributed to this report.

Andrea Stevens, individually and as trustee, sold 1239 Crown Pointe Lane to Melba and David

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Desirable beachside street with direct walkway to the beach at the end of the street, walk to shops and restaurants, walk to the river at the other end of the street. This beach home boasts 2 Bedrooms, 2 full baths, inside laundry, tile throughout, and MORE! MLS#1079486 $219,000 Call Jessica Melton 386-675-2445.

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WHAT A VIEW! A vacant lot on the Halifax Intra-coastal. Build your dream home on this perfect spot. 90’ on the water. Seawall in place. This spot is south of Ormond and North of Daytona. Low traffic area. Survey on file. MLS#1064788 $349,000 Call Jean Ivis 386-299-3338.

bridge, of Ormond Beach, for $271,594.84. Built in 2020, the townhouse is a 2/2 and has 1,687 square feet.

EXTREMELY CHARMING 3/2 split level home nestled in a quiet neighborhood between the ocean and the intracoastal waterway. Fenced backyard with a patio and large storage shed. Some recent renovations include new engineered hardwood flooring, all new duct work, new air handler, new irrigation pumps, carpeting, lighting & more! MLS#1079662 $260,000 Call Kara Dixon 386-453-9107.

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