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Observer YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 2021
VOLUME 9, NO. 41
Planning for the future Volusia County Schools budgets for rebuilding schools. Board expresses interest in redistricting PAGE 4
Return to showbiz Ormond Beach Performing Arts Center ready to host shows again. PAGE 2 INSIDE LEADERSHIP
Volusia County Schools recognizes principal intern graduates PAGE 4
UNEMPLOYMENT
Rep. Anna Eskamani said requests for assistance have eased from the peak of the pandemic, but the crisis remains dire for people facing eviction and homelessness. PAGE 5
The Ortona and Osceola principals show off the time capsule to the students.
Photo by Jarleene Almenas
YOUR TOWN
One moment in time
IT’S READ EVERYWHERE
Osceola and Ortona commemorate merger by opening a time capsule PAGE 3
INSIDE
Congrats! Pattie Gertenbach recently took her copy of the Ormond Beach Observer on a trip to Dallas, Texas, her family’s first trip since prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Thanks for reading, Pattie!
Seabreeze’s and Mainland’s classes of 2021 celebrate graduation. PAGE 5
New eats
INDEX
Briefs..................... PAGE 5 Calendar............... PAGE 11 Cops Corner.......... PAGE 5 Letters................... PAGE 6 Real Estate...........PAGE 14 Your Town.............. PAGE 6
Family-owned Bamboo Garden offers Vietnamese food, sushi, and craft beer Photo by Michele Meyers
Seabreeze principal Joseph Rawlings and Student Council Co-President Alexandra Nelson.
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