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Dense and intense Avalon Park Daytona plans to break ground in 2021; Ormond officials are wary of its size, and density.

PAGE 3 INSIDE SUSTAINING JUDICIAL SYSTEM Volusia County Council approves coronavirus relief funding for clerk’s office. PAGE 4

TYMBER CREEK APARTMENTS 296-unit multifamily development coming soon? PAGE 2

BRIEFS No handshakes, hugs, allowed at Volusia graduations Volusia high school seniors will need to stay 6 feet apart from each other and prevent from shaking hands or hugging during the July 9-11 graduation ceremonies at the Ocean Center, as outlined by the district’s health and safety protocols for the event due to COVID-19.

Tickets will be limited to two per graduate, and the district asks individuals who are considered at high risk or who are displaying fever-like or flu-like symptoms stay at home. Face masks are “highly recommended” for both the rehearsals and the ceremony, the news release states. Students, staff and attendees should bring their own masks.

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Honoring your health care workers PAGES 8-10 Necmi Daglioglu works on the environmental services team at AdventHealth Daytona Beach.

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Florida Rep. Tom Leek, World War II veteran Frank Taylor and Ormond Beach Mayor Bill Partington.

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No fireworks at Volusia beaches

BY THE NUMBERS

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permits issued within the city last week, valued at $949,511. This included six garage sale permits.

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projects have been approved by the city’s Site Plan Review Committee, including a standalone Starbucks for Shoppes on Granada at 1246 W. Granada Blvd.

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project cost for ultraviolet-C germicidal air handler treatment systems to be installed in county HVAC systems.

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

Man found dead in Ormond park A homeless man was found dead in his car parked in Central Park by a city worker, Ormond Beach Police Public Information Officer Keith Walker confirmed.

There were no signs of foul play, Walker said.

Map courtesy of the city of Ormond Beach

The Tymber Creek Apartments could be built behind the Walgreens at North Tymber Creek Road.

A new apartment complex is in the works for Ormond Beach.

The proposal for Tymber Creek Apartments consists of 296 units in 10 buildings on 19.6 acres at 36 N. Tymber Creek Road. The property is located next to the existing Walgreens at 2001 W. Granada Blvd.

City Planning Director Steven Spraker said in an email that the Site Plan Review Committee received

the project’s first site plan application last week. In order to be constructed, the apartment complex project will need to hold a neighborhood meeting and go through the Planning Board and City Commission for approval, as the developer seeks a rezoning.

The majority of the parcel is currently zoned B-8 Commercial. A small portion

A 26-year-old woman is dead after a shooting near Ormond Beach early on June 27.

Deputies responded to 1869 Fairland Road off North Tymber Creek Road just before 3 a.m, and the victim, identified as Ashleigh Murphy, had a gunshot wound to the upper body. Murphy, who lived at the address of the incident, was transported to the hospital, where she was later pronounced dead.

The shooter was also the one who called law enforcement. He reported that the shooting was accidental, and he has cooperated with VCSO.

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While the governor has made setting off fireworks legal on Fourth of July, Volusia County Beach Safety issued a reminder that consumer-grade fireworks are banned on Volusia beaches.

They leave a mess behind, can frighten nesting sea turtles and cause birds to abandon nests, the agency stated.

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The neighborhood meeting has not been scheduled yet.

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A map showing Avalon Park’s size in relation to nearby communities.

City within a city Avalon Park Daytona plans to break ground in early 2021; Ormond officials are wary of its size and density.

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valon Park Daytona — the master planned community west of I-95 that could bring in over 10,000 new people into the area — is scheduled to break ground in the first quarter of 2021, and Avalon Park Group is aiming to create a place where resident can “live, learn, work and play.”

“I believe that’s the way everybody should develop,” CEO Beat Kahli said from Switzerland in a phone interview with the Ormond Beach Observer. “That’s what I’m passionate about.”

The Daytona Beach development will be adjacent to Latitude Margaritaville and extend north to State Road 40. The property spans over 2,600 acres and, if the comprehensive plan amendment and rezoning are approved by the city of Daytona Beach, could include 3,350 single family homes, 1,650 single family attached units and 5,000 multifamily units.

Based on the 2019 national average of a typical U.S. household, with 10,000 planned residential units, the number of people that could eventually occupy Avalon Park Daytona could be closer to 25,000.

The amendment would also permit up to 730,000 square feet of retail and 270,000 square feet of office space.

It will add over $2 billion in ad valorem values to Daytona and Volusia County, according to the press release.

Kahli said it will be a “traditional town” suited to cater their residents’ needs. Like Avalon Park Orlando, which is home to about 18,000 and has its own downtown district and schools, Avalon Park Daytona will be its own walkable city and will create jobs.

It’s the right way to develop, Kahli said.

A ‘MASSIVE SCALE DEVELOPMENT’

When Ormond Beach Mayor Bill Partington first heard of Avalon Park Daytona, he said he was

shocked at the size of the development, and the amount of traffic that could result on Granada Boulevard once it is built out. Partington said he understands why a development like that would be successful in Orlando and Tampa, both markets Avalon Park Group has tackled. But for the mayor, the development doesn’t fit Volusia.

“The fact that they want to do that here kind of says to me they don’t understand what Volusia County is all about,” he said. “We are an environmentally-sensitive primarily residential area and these massive scale developments that Jacksonville, Tampa, Orlando and Miami might look for is not really what Volusia County is looking for.”

City Commissioner Dwight Selby called the development “gigantic,” and said that with access onto State Road 40, Ormond is the one that will feel the impact. On office and commercial space square footage alone, Avalon Park could have 50% of what Ormond currently has along the stretch of Granada Boulevard from I-95 to the beach.

“That’s what concerns me more than anything else, is that while it’s in Daytona Beach and it’s all being approved by Daytona, virtually all of the impact is in Ormond,” he said.

Why is the development so large? Kahli said it has to be this size in order to build the kind of community he seeks to bring to Daytona Beach.

THE $75 MILLION BOND PROPOSAL

Avalon Park Group has also thrown in an additional proposal for Daytona Beach and Volusia County. It’s offered a partnership to fund three major road projects that have already been identified as needs to help with the current infrastructure: the widening of State Road 40, the Hand Avenue extension and the extension of Tymber Creek Road to connect with LPGA Boulevard.

The proposal, according to the press release, includes a $75 million bond under Avalon Park

Group to fund these projects, with a plans to repay the bond via impact fees and property taxes generated by the development.

Kahli said the proposal was an idea that is still being discussed.

The roads mentioned are already challenged, so improving the infrastructure wouldn’t only be to the benefit of Avalon Park, he explained.

“That’s not a settled deal,” Kahli said. “Rome wasn’t built in one day, but one thing we have a track record for the last 25 years is we build infrastructure — public infrastructure — first.”

City Commissioner Rob Littleton said the bond is one of the two biggest concerns he has with the project, with the second being traffic.

“The possibility that the citizens of Volusia County could be on the hook for the road improvements that Avalon should be making themselves, is a nonstarter, in my opinion,” Littleton said. “I have no doubt Avalon will make a good faith effort to pay the bonds fully, but as the riots and COVID-19 have shown, a great economy can turn bad quickly.”

Partington doesn’t believe $75 million would enough to cover the infrastructure needs. The Hand Avenue extension alone was budgeted by the city at $24.8 million in the past, though the mayor said it could cost up to $30 million.

“If the developer paid for the appropriate infrastructure to be in place and made sure that there was plenty of adequate capacity for the roads that are out there, then it would make sense for a development to go into place, but until that happens I don’t think it’s prudent in any way to allow it to occur,” Partington said.

The proposal creates an interesting situation, Selby said. He believes a Hand Avenue extension is needed, so the proposal could carry some appeal, but not if the taxpayers will be responsible for it in the long run.

“I can’t fault [Daytona Beach] for being for it, but I do think in the spirit of cooperation and in the spirit of working together and doing what’s good for the entire area, I think it’s incumbent upon them to work with us,” Selby said. “But while we’re talking, they’re approving.”

ORMOND’S SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH DAYTONA

Aside from being Daytona’s neighbor to the north, what is Ormond Beach’s role in the Avalon Park development?

Because of a 2006 comprehensive settlement agreement with Daytona Beach, Ormond will be providing water and sewer to Avalon Park. It will sell the utilities to Daytona at a wholesale price, and Daytona will then sell the utilities forward to its new residents at a retail price.

Ormond Beach City Attorney Randy Hayes said the benefit is Daytona bears the burden of constructing the distribution and collection lines; Ormond just has to provide utilities, and any improvements the city has to make to its facilities to be able to provide enough water and sewer has to be reimbursed by Daytona Beach.

If Daytona breaches the agreement, it loses the right to sell Ormond’s utilities on a retail basis. Ormond can then provide utilities at the rate for those who reside outside the city limits, an upcharge of 125%.

The agreement usually requires the municipalities to share information on projects to ensure

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planning and understanding of the impacts, Hayes said. That hasn’t happened this time, and Hayes said that’s “unfortunate and a little frustrating.”

Whatever happens in Daytona affects the surrounding communities, he said.

“I think everybody recognizes that eventually growth is going to occur, and I think we all recognize that growth does not respect corporate boundaries,” Hayes said. “I think we all understand that we, all of us as public officials, have a responsibility to ensure that, as growth develops, it occurs in a reasonable fashion that does not negatively impact or burden the citizens within our community.”

And the city has the right to inquire about possible negative impacts, Hayes added. If they had been involved from the beginning, perhaps their questions and concerns could have already been addressed.

BUILDING A TOWN

City Manager Joyce Shanahan said her main concerns are the intensity and the density of Avalon Park Daytona.

“No matter how much Avalon Park says they’re going to capture internally with traffic, there’s one beach, and it’s on the east side of Ormond Beach, and there’s one way to get there, and that’s Granada Boulevard,” Shanahan said.

She added that the city has worked hard to make improvements along the Granada Boulevard corridor and that people are still going to leave Avalon Park to use the city’s amenities, which will impact Ormond residents’ quality of life.

By building more densely, Kahli said they are able to leave more green spaces and wetlands untouched. If every new project was developed like Avalon Park, Kahli said a community’s infrastructure needs would lessen. He believes Avalon Park Daytona will be an economic driver in the community and will improve the area. People are skeptical it can be done, he said, but he’s already achieved that in other cities in the I-4 corridor.

“For me, it’s just building a town and not a subdivision,” he said.

THE HISTORY BEHIND WHY THE LAND IS IN DAYTONA, AND NOT IN ORMOND BEACH Utility service agreements aren’t uncommon in the state, said Ormond Beach City Attorney Randy Hayes.

The city first struck one with Daytona back in 1981, which was later amended in 1991 and 1992 when Ormond Beach began providing utilities to the Aberdeen manufactured home subdivision. As part of that amendment, Ormond agreed to let Daytona service an equivalent piece of land in the near future.

In the early 2000s, Hayes recalled, Ormond was discussing the future of 3,000 acres (much of which is where Avalon Park will now be built) west of I-95 with ConsolidatedTomoka Land Co., who

wanted the city to relax its wetland standards.

Hayes said the commission was reluctant to do so.

Around the same time, Daytona decided it was going annex 130 acres along Williamson Boulevard as the “trade-off” for Aberdeen, but Ormond decided the land wasn’t equivalent; it got manufactured housing, and Daytona would get commercial land.

The dispute ended up in court, and the provision in the existing agreement that stated neither municipality could annex land in the other’s service area was removed. That led to ConsolidatedTomoka annexing into Daytona.

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Coronavirus relief funding OK’d for clerk’s office Laura Roth said her office is struggling due to a loss of revenue. Staff has been cut by over 100 since 2009.

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The Volusia County Clerk of the Circuit Court will receive over a half-million dollars coronavirus relief funds by the county, an allocation request unanimously approved by the County Council on Tuesday, June 30, but the clerk warns that even that might not be enough to keep the office running.

Clerk Laura Roth said her office is facing two different impacts related to COVID-19: Additional expenses and a loss of revenue as all jury trials and in-person hearings remain suspended. Since the clerk’s office depends on revenue to fund its budget each year — and isn’t allowed by the state to have reserve funds — the coronavirus crisis has put an additional finan-

cial strain in an office that has had consistent annual budget cuts over the last decade. Roth said she’s reduced staff by over 100 since 2009.

She told the council that, depending on whether clerk’s offices receive emergency funds from the state, she may have to ask for up to $1 million to keep the office open and staffed sufficiently.

“No one’s going to go unscathed by this crisis, and we don’t expect to either,” Roth said. “If I have to come back here and ask you for additional funds that would not be CARES eligible, it will literally be the money I would need to keep the office open and to provide services to the judiciary and the community.”

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act was

enacted by the federal government in late March. Volusia received $96.5 million in coronavirus relief funds.

The clerk’s office is limited to operate on only the funds projected to be left over after the state absorbs its portion of court costs, fines and fees, Roth explained. On Friday, June 26, the Florida Clerks of Court Operations Corp. directed to cut budgets by 13%.

The cut applies to the entire fiscal year, Roth said, and thus gives clerks only three months to absorb it. The loss then amounts to 42.7% of the remaining budget.

To offset expenses, Roth said the office is planning to furlough all employees by 2.5 hours a week and cut exempt staff salaries by 3%. She will be taking a pay cut as well.

She’s also working to determine

where staff duties can be consolidated to eliminate positions, as that is the bulk of their expenses.

Offices across the state also may start closing a day or two a week, Roth said.

“The courts are struggling tremendously to even continue to function,” Roth said.

Should the clerk’s office be provided with its own coronavirus relief funds, it will reimburse the county the $573,125.07 it will be granted via an agreement for the council to approve at its next meeting.

“There is a dire necessity for you, for our judicial system to function at all,” County Councilwoman Heather Post said.

“Without the work that your office does, it cannot function.”

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AdventHealth says it’s prepared to handle increase of COVID cases Doctors ask the community to continue to practice social distancing and wear masks while in public.

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AdventHealth hospitals in central Florida are at an “all-time high” regarding coronavirus-related hospitalizations, said Dr. Vincent Hsu, epidemiologist and

infection control officer during AdventHealth’s COVID-19 briefing on Thursday, June 25.

“But, we are well prepared to handle this,” Hsu said. “We are not in crisis mode.”

To control the spread of the virus, Hsu said people should

Two county jail employees and former inmate test positive for COVID-19 ficer and a civilian employee, both of which are on leave while self-quarantining.

The jail was notified of the positive cases on Tuesday, June 23, the press release states, which prompted the facility to go into lockdown to prevent spreading the virus.

The jail is also working with the Department of health to identify if anyone else at the jail came into close contact with the people who tested positive. Cleaning and disinfecting procedures have also been enhanced.

The inmate population as of Wednesday, June 24, was 1,274.

through when you get very sick, when you end up on the ventilator, so on and so forth,” Oliveira said.

When asked about convalescent plasma therapy to treat the coronavirus, Oliveira said while they have had some success in select patients, there are still studies evaluating the treatment for this virus. Convalescent plasma therapy isn’t new; it has been used in other viral illnesses. The aim of the therapy is to transfuse a sick patient with antibodies obtained from the plasma of a recovered patient, in hopes that the antibodies will block the virus from causing more inflammation, Oliveira explained.

Hsu added that the medical community is still learning about COVID-19 antibodies. It can be a good indicator of the overall infection rate in the community, Hsu said, and while it can also be a marker of immunity, there are studies showing it’s not a longterm immunity.

When people are near others, there is a risk of transmission.

Until a vaccine is found, Hsu said people should continue to social distance and wear masks.

“Know that your actions, what you do, affects other people,” Hsu said.

JUNE 11

I DID IT AGAIN 4:17 p.m. — 1400 block of West Granada Boulevard Petit theft. An Edgewater man admitted to shoplifting over $100 of merchandise from a local clothing store during a phone call with police, and followed his statement with an “Oops.”

The man was seen running out of the clothing store with a shopping cart, getting in his vehicle and driving away. Surveillance video from the store showed the man and a woman placing items into the shopping cart. The woman left the store first.

Police were able to identify the couple after New Smyrna Beach police notified that they had an incident with the same couple at store in their jurisdiction. The man was later taken to jail for other crimes.

JUNE 26

NOT LETTING IT GO TO WASTE 12:37 a.m. — 1500 block of West Granada Boulevard Resisting an officer without violence. While responding to a call, an officer encountered a man sleeping partially inside a bush.

The man had a trespass warning from the location and had a bottle of vodka nearby.

The officer asked him to gather his things and sit on the curb while he investigated the incident, according to the arrest report. While on the curb, the man began drinking the rest of the vodka and refused to hand the bottle over.

The man told police that he was going to jail anyway and didn’t want to waste the alcohol.

UNDER ORDERS 8:09 p.m. — 1600 block of North U.S. 1 Disorderly intoxication. A Palm Coast woman told police that she was asked by the Flagler County sheriff to prevent the sale of methamphetamine by posing as an intoxicated individual in a local gas station.

Police were called after the woman kept harassing customers at the gas station and was told to leave, according to her arrest report. The responding officer witnessed her yelling at a family in the parking lot, accusing them of coming to pick up methamphetamine. The woman was holding an open Bud Light Lime “Straw-ber-rita,” the officer noted.

She was trespassed and arrested.

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COVID-19 has reached the Volusia County Branch Jail, as two employees and a former inmate have tested positive for the virus, the county announced on Wednesday, June 24.

The inmate who tested positive was booked into the jail on June 18, according to a county press release. He showed no symptoms and was released about 15 hours later. He wore a mask while in the jail’s receiving area and didn’t come in contact with other inmates as he was transferred to a single cell, the county reported.

The employees that tested positive are a correctional of-

continue to follow the guidelines set by the Center for Disease Control: Continue to practice social distancing and wear face masks when out in public. At AdventHealth, Hsu said they are assessing employees’ health as much as possible, including performing temperature checks, monitoring for symptoms, increased cleanings and requiring everyone to wear a mask. These are all evidence-based protocols to reduce the transmission of COVID-19, Hsu said.

“We wish we didn’t have to wear masks or social distance, but the evidence is very clear,” Hsu said. “There is more out in the medical literature, there is more out there that really indicates that keeping your distance lowers your risk from getting infected from someone else.”

While coronavirus cases are rising in Florida — with more than 5,000 cases reported on Thursday, June 25 — the death rate is not. Dr. Eduardo Oliveira, executive medical director of critical care, said this is because they have learned new ways of treating patients on ventilators.

He also said it was because the new cases are trending toward the younger population who are generally more resilient.

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ORMOND BEACH Nomad Properties Inc., of Daytona Beach, sold 187 Oak Grove St. to Zachary Coombs and Makenzy Landay, of Ormond Beach, for $406,000. Built in 1959, the house is a 3/3 and has a fireplace, swimming pool and 2,200 square feet. It sold in 2018 for $215,000.

Gregory Eriksen, of Ormond Beach, sold 9 Waterberry Circle to Earl and Heather Winterbottom, of Ormond Beach, for $335,000. Built in 1973, the house is a 2/2.5 and has a swimming pool, boat dock, boat house and 1,972 square feet. It sold in 2008 for $206,000.

Diane Welch, of Port Orange, sold 81 Dianne Drive to William and La Verna Warren, of Ormond Beach, for $329,000.

Egeneto Investments LLC sold 88 Valencia Drive to Donald Kiernan, of Ormond Beach, for $280,000. Built in 1965, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,327 square feet. It sold in 2018 for $183,000.

Barbara McCormick, of Marietta, sold 190 Ocean Terrace to Richard and Kathleen Neillands, of Port Jervis, New York, for $270,300. Built in 1963, the house is a 4/2.5 and has a fireplace and 1,993 square feet.

It sold in 1979 for $57,000.

Teresa Curry, of Ormond Beach, sold 82 Mayfield Circle to Joshua Luddeni, of Brooklyn, for $240,000. Built in 1985, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,628 square feet. It sold in 1993 for $95,000.

James Willis, individually and as trustee, sold 926 Northbrook Drive to Taylor Daller and Micah Pollitz, of Ormond Beach, for $207,000. Built in 1978, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,552 square feet. It sold in 1983 for $77,000.

Cameron and Christine Rowe, of Ormond Beach, sold 130 Benjamin Drive to Scott and Barbara Flanagan, of Longwood, for $184,000. Built in 1973, the house is a 3/2 and has a fireplace and 1,150 square feet. It sold in 2017 for $169,500.

Chelsea Place CP and SP Residential Land LLC, of Daytona Beach, sold 305 Nottinghill St. to Thiago Garcia and Rachel PaschoalGarcia, of Ormond Beach, for $550,000. Built in 2014, the house is a 4/2.5 and has a swimming pool and 3,561 square feet.

James and Heather Hapeman, of Ormond Beach, sold 469 Chelsea Place Ave. to Julie and Kent Zierer, of Ormond Beach, for $337,000. Built in 2005, the

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house is a 3/2 and has 1,906 square feet. It sold in 2006 for $356,000.

Halifax Plantation George and Leslie Jones sold 3252 Grafton Drive to Gary and Kimberly Rollins, of Ormond Beach, for $253,000. Built in 2018, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,695 square feet. It sold in 2018 for $231,600.

Kings Crossing Edmund and Nancy Land sold 22 Kingsbridge Crossing Drive to Elizabeth and William Aloisa, of Ormond Beach, for $390,000. Built in 2002, the house is a 3/2.5 and has a swimming pool and 2,653 square feet. It sold in 2011 for $280,000.

Ormond Lakes Elizabeth Taylor and Roger King, of Ormond Beach, sold 41 Lakebluff Drive to Cheryl Moses, of Ormond Beach, for $325,000. Built in 2001, the house is a 3/2 and has 2,217 square feet. It sold in 2019 for $315,000.

Tymber Creek Ronald Franks, of Ormond Beach, sold 348 Hickory Hill Place to Brandy Lynch, of Ormond Beach, for $418,000.

Built in 1980, the house is a 4/3 and has two fireplaces and 2,861 square feet. It sold in 2019 for $260,000.

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HW Peninsula LLC, of Ormond Beach, sold 173 Sunrise Cove Circle to Lewis Heaster, as trustee, for $316,000. Built in 2019, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,451 square feet.

Dorse and Dorothy Adams, of Louisville, Kentucky, sold 12 Sunny Shore Drive to Robert and Michelle Leal, of Ormond Beach, for $175,000. Built in 1958, the house is a 2/1 and has 940 square feet. It sold in 2000 for $77,000.

Kimberly Maxwell and Karen Maxwell sold 2850 Ocean Shore Blvd., Unit 270, to Thressa and William Willis, of Poulan, Georgia, for $155,000. Built in 1980, the condo is a 2/2 and has 1,184 square feet. It sold in 1981 for $50,400.

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our residents are turning 100 years old or older at Ormond in the Pines in the next six weeks, and three of them were honored on Saturday, June 27, with a car parade of friends, family and Ormond Beach first responders.

The three residents — Frank James Taylor, William Bilt and Margaret England — were recognized by Ormond Beach Mayor Bill Partington and Florida Rep. Tom Leek, whose mother is also a resident at the independent and assisted living community. Taylor and Bilt, both World War II veterans, were presented with a proclamation and a key to the city by Partington, who promised England she’d get hers closer to her 102nd birthday on July 29.

Taylor, originally from Michigan, will turn 100 years old on July 17. He served as a sergeant in the U.S. Army in the Pacific Ocean from 1942 to 1946. He moved to Orlando in 1968 and worked for Southern Bell for 43 years, according to the mayor’s proclamation.

He and his late wife Winifred were married for 43 years, and Taylor now has two granddaughters and two great-grandchildren. He still drives a car and takes himself to all of his medical appointments.

He is the third oldest resident at Ormond in the Pines and has lived there for the past three years.

Wilt, a Pe n n sylva n i a native, turned 100 years old on June 15. He served as a sergeant in the U.S Army in Okinawa, Japan from 1942 to 1946. He and his late wife, Terry, were married for 38 years and had three daughters, according to the mayor’s proclamation. He later married his second late wife, Marjorie, and gained two stepsons; now, he has eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Wilt remains active and enjoys bowling, card games and putt-putt golf. He also dresses up for Halloween each year. He is the second oldest person at Ormond in the Pines and has lived there for the last eight years.

Having four residents who are reaching, or surpassing, their centennial birthday within weeks of each other is something to be celebrated, said Michelle Hanner, executive director for Ormond

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The Rotary Club of Downtown Ormond Beach recently built planters for the residents at Gold Choice Assisted Living Facility.

According to a press release, the club purchased wood and built the planters out of recycled 55-gallon drums, donated by Barrel Man in DeLand. Six members then visited the assisted living facility and filled the planters with potting soil and plants donated

by Big League Landscape in Holly Hill. They placed the planters in front of the dining room windows, allowing the residents to watch the proceedings from inside, the release states. The members also removed vines from trees overhead the planters, to provide more sunlight for the flowers.

This is the club’s latest service to Gold Choice. In the past, members have brought Christmas gifts to the residents, and sent magazines and personal greeting cards. To learn more, visit RotaryDOB.com

The Ormond Beach Lions Club awarded a $1,000 scholarship to Seabreeze High School student Mickayla Ann Pendlebury at its annual awards and installation dinner on June 24, a press release announced.

Pendlebury will be attending the University of Florida this fall with the goal to become a horticultural scientist. She earned a 4.41 GPA at SHS, and was a member of the flag football and cheerleading teams. She also served as a counselor at Salty Church Ministries.

HAVE A CUP OF COFFEE WITH A COP The Ormond Beach Police Department is hosting a “Coffee with a Cop” event at 5-6 p.m. Thursday, July 2, at City Hall.

Citizens are encouraged to meet with officers and ask questions, or share what’s on their mind, the announcement states.

Free coffee and donuts will be provided by Dunkin’ Donuts.

PRYOR AND LEE’S NEW SONG Black River Entertainment’s country duo Pryor & Lee’s debut single, “Y’allsome,” is now available to stream and download. It will hit country radio on Monday, June 29, a press release stated.

Kaleb Lee, of Ormond Beach, and Pryor Baird met as contestants on season 14 of “The Voice” in 2018 and later signed a record deal as a duo.

ADOPTABLE PETS Taco, a 3-year-old domestic shorthair.

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World War II veteran Frank Taylor.

The Citizens for Ormond Beach will host a discussion with Volusia County Supervisor of Elections Lisa Lewis at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 8, via Zoom.

The forum seeks to answer questions and clarify procedures regarding the August primary and the general election in November, an announcement states.

It is free and open to the public.

To participate, visit citizensoformondbeach.org or the Citizens for Ormond Beach Facebook to register for the event. For more information, call 770-883-1653.

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in the Pines. That wasn’t something that she saw often when she entered her role.

“We feel very honored and blessed to have them here,” she said.

An Ormond Beach resident graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.

Dillon Rice majored in business with a concentration in accounting and a minor in politics, according to a press release.

Lake Forest College is a liberal arts institution near downtown Chicago.

a twomonth old kitten. She is a domestic shorthair mix. Her adoption fee is $50.

Rena, a 7-year-old terrier and American Staffordshire mix.

Her adoption fee is $35.

Bella, a 6-year-old bloodhound mix. Her adoption fee is $100.

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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HONORING OUR HEROES Innovation, selflessness, loyalty and bravery.

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The Palm Coast Observer recently promoted our Spirit of America section on Facebook, and someone responded this way: “Spirit of America???

Are you having a laugh??? The nation is on the verge of disintegrating.”

It’s easy to look at the pandemic, the negativity on social media, and our increasingly polarized politics, and feel like America is not what it used to be. But I feel truly blessed to live in the United States.

The Spirit of America is freedom and independence, and it’s the spirit of striving to be better.

The Spirit of America is innovation, loyalty and bravery.

I choose to be an idealist. I will use July 4 to reflect on the Founding Fathers’ drive to be free — to rule themselves and not to be subject to a king across the ocean.

In the United States, we are blessed to have the freedom to be negative, to burn flags, to say things we know may not be true about public figures and get away with it.

We also have the freedom to be positive, to honor the ideals our country was founded on, and to praise the good we see all around us.

We are free to be selfish, or selfless.

Selflessness is one value we honor in our Spirit of America section this year. COVID-19 is most likely to affect two groups: older populations and health care workers. The latter choose to put themselves in harm’s way to care for your parents or grandparents who may arrive at the hospital with COVID-19.

When I look in their eyes, I see ordinary people who are doing extraordinary things.

For example, Dr. Dan Hohler, assistant medical director for the emergency department at AdventHealth Palm Coast, is aware of the risk he takes every day.

“I have been working hard to keep patients and doctors safe, and have had to take extra precautions myself because I have an 8-month-old baby, a 6-year-old, and an immunocompromised wife at home,” Hohler said.

I am proud to live in a community that honors its heroes.

I am proud to live in the United States, where we declare that the experiment of a nation run by its own people has succeeded with flying colors: red, white and blue.

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OrmondBeachObserver.com

THURSDAY, JULY 2, 2020

Dive back into life.

Introducing a New Standard of Excellence for Orthopedic Care There’s no need to let joint pain keep you out of action any longer. Our orthopedic surgeons — including two new specialists — are here to provide the advanced care you need, close to home. This elite team is affiliated with the area’s only certified Center of Excellence for hip, knee and shoulder replacement surgeries at AdventHealth Palm Coast. Plus, we’re committed to providing the safest treatment, and a personal nurse navigator to help you every step of the way.

Meet Our New Doctors

Raymond Weiand, DO Antony Denard, Jr., MD Orthopedic Surgeon Orthopedic Surgeon

AdventHealth Palm Coast has received 5 consecutive A grades for hospital patient safety.

Dennis Alter, MD Sonia Millan, MD Orthopedic Surgeon Sports Medicine Physician

Let’s start healing.

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To schedule an appointment, call 866-427-3020 or visit VolusiaFlaglerOrtho.com to learn more.