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First Step cuts ribbon

Pride of Ormond PAGE 9

10,000 neighbors? Community-style development proposed west of the city, south of 40. PAGE 5

Homeless shelter finally opens in Daytona Beach PAGE 3 INSIDE CITY TO CHOOSE USE FOR CHURCH Community center? PAGE 2

WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA

First Wreaths Across America service performed at Hillside Cemetery PAGE 11

NEIGHBORHOOD LIGHT DISPLAY

Angels we have heard on Granada Ormond Beach holds 29th-annual Home for the Holidays parade PAGE 10 Photo by Jarleene Almenas

Flight Gymnastics Academy wishes the parade judges a “Merry Christmas” at the Home for the Holidays parade

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EMS Logistics Lt. Linda Mickenberg and Volusia County Councilwoman Heather Post.

An ambulance has found its home in Ormond-by-the-Sea. Volusia County Fire Station 14 will now house an advanced life support fully-staffed ambulance for 12 hours a day in an effort to improve response times in the north peninsula. Implementing this was one of the recommendations presented to the Volusia County Council in early February to improve the county’s emergency medical services. The north peninsula ambulance was one of two added to fire sta-

Volusia County stations ambulance in OBTS. tions; the other one is stationed in Oak Hill. Buying and staffing the two ambulances cost the county about $1.18 million, according to the figures presented to the council in February. The county also began the nurse triage program this week to help with low acuity calls from the 911 dispatch center. “We’re here,” said Joseph Pozzo, county public protection director. “We’re yours. We’re ready to serve.” Station 14 welcomed the new ambulance on Friday, Dec. 13, with a “backing-in” ceremony SEE AMBULANCE PAGE 7

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City to decide use for church property

OBHS searching for new director The Ormond Beach Historical Society is looking to hire a new executive director; the position has been open since September. Those interested should send a resume to office@ormondhistory.org

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BY THE NUMBERS

City Hall and all other nonemergency facilities will be closed on Dec. 25-26 as well as on Jan. 1.

OBTS comp plan amendment OK’d

New parking signs were installed at Ames Park.

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estimated people attended the tree lighting ceremony at The Casements on Dec. 6.

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site plans currently under review, including the OMAM expansion and utility connection for a multi-family development with 18 units part of ICI Homes’ upcoming Verona Oceanside community in Ormond-by-the-Sea at 2162 Ocean Shore Blvd.

A possible use for the former church building is a community center.

The city will hold a workshop to discuss the best use for the church property at 56 N. Beach St. at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 7, at conference room 103 in City Hall. The city bought the former Ormond Beach Riverside Church building for $729,000 in June 2018, and has remained empty since the congregation vacated the property. One possible use for the 1974 building is a community center.

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should demolish the building and rebuild, or should the city simply remodel it. Another possibility, Partington told Bernier on air, is to move the library to that location and have a community center in the City Hall plaza. “Everything is up in the air as a possibility right now, and it’s really important that we hear from our residents of what the best use is going to be for that for the city,” Partington said.

The existing building is in a state of disrepair, and when the city bought it, the City Commission was told renovating the building could cost anywhere between $2.8 million and $3.3 million. The property inspection showed roof leaks in all three church structures, mold in the classrooms and the possibility of lead paint and asbestos. Mayor Bill Partington told local radio host Marc Bernier on Dec. 4 that the question remains as to whether the city

“We’re here. We’re yours. We’re ready to serve.” JOSEPH POZZO, Volusia County public protection director on new ambulance for Ormond-by-the-Sea . See Page 7

The Planning Board unanimously approved removing the requirement of annexation when extending sewer lines to Ormond-by-the-Sea from the Comprehensive Plan at their Dec. 12 meeting. The amendment will reach the City Commission next.

Antares to begin construction soon Residents will see fewer trees along West Granada Boulevard as assisted living facility Antares of Ormond Beach gears up to begin construction. According to the Dec. 13 weekly city staff report, Antares’ contractor said that construction fencing will be installed starting Dec. 23, with construction beginning afterward. Antares will be located at 720 W. Granada Blvd., and will be a 132-bed facility.

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‘Grit and determination’ First Step Shelter finally opens in Daytona Beach JARLEENE ALMENAS NEWS EDITOR

Defeat is an orphan, and success has a thousand fathers, Daytona Beach Mayor Derrick Henry said during the First Step Shelter grand opening on Wednesday, Dec. 11, paraphrasing John F. Kennedy. “As a community, we refused to adhere to the advice of the naysayers, those who said our efforts were futile,” said Henry, who chairs the shelter’s board. “Those who said that we should give up, that we should quit, that no one would come to a shelter located halfway out of town. But because of your grit, your determination and your refusal to accept the status quo, today I stand before you with at least a thousand people to thank.” With a history that dates back to 2007 — from initial talks and campaign promises to long board meetings and construction woes — the transitional homeless shelter will start taking in men and women on Monday, Dec. 16. A crowd of at least 200 people made up of elected officials, religious organizations, business representatives, health care providers and residents attended the opening, where they were able to tour the 15,000-square-foot facility. Up to 45 beds are available, and the facility features a kitchen, a large cafeteria-style dining room, a medical ward and two separate dorms for men and women. Bringing the shelter to fruition is a “community endeavor,” Henry continued, and despite past levels of support, he said what matters is where the shelter goes now. “Those things that we disagree about are fundamental, but they are not foundational,” Henry said. “They will not destroy us, and we all share a vision for a better community where homelessness is a thing of the past.” ‘TOGETHER, WE CAN’

In 2016, the Volusia County Council voted 4-2 to help fund the shelter with $2.5 million for construction and a $400,000 annual contribution toward the shelter’s operational budget. The latter matches Daytona’s contribution. At the time, it was expected that the shelter would house 100 people. County Council Chair Ed Kelley said, “You have got a winning combination for all of us” when the private, public and social services sectors interconnect. Catholic Charities will be aiding in the day-to-day operations of the shelter, with William Bernardo acting as operations director. “Together we can,” Kelley said. “Individually, we may not.” Port Orange City Councilman and First Step Shelter board member Chase Tramont said this is “the last best hope” for many, and that the grand opening marked the beginning in changing people’s stories. “When you look at the endgame of it all, you can’t help but be elated for what’s about to happen in the lives of people,” he said. Port Orange has pledged

Dwight Selby, Ruth Trager, Derrick Henry, Ed Kelley, Chase Tramont, Billie Wheeler and Bob Williams cut the First Step Shelter ribbon on Wednesday, Dec. 11.

L. Ronald Durham speaks at the First Step Shelter grand opening on Wednesday, Dec. 11.

$35,000 annually toward First Step, and Tramont said that anytime you can get cities and the private sector to work together, it’ll be something special. The city of Ormond Beach is another prominent partner in the shelter, with City Commissioner Dwight Selby representing the city on the shelter board. Now that the shelter is open, the city will contribute $82,000 toward its operations. Selby said it’s fantastic to see the shelter open, and that the next big benchmark will be when the shelter sees its first occupant, and later on, its first graduate. “It’s a progression,” Selby said. “I’ve continually stayed focused on the goal, and the goal is to change the trajectory of some people’s lives. We’ve had to do that in the face of a lot of controversy, but we’re here and I’m hopeful that this will do everything that we hoped it would do.” NEEDS MOVING FORWARD

Now that the doors are open, First Step Shelter Executive Director Victoria Fahlberg said, her focus is shifting to fundraising. She was hired in October following the April resignation of the shelter’s last executive director, Mark Geallis. Fahlberg believes some in the community will contribute to First Step now that it’s operational. “I think that people just want to make sure that it’s a good investment, and I totally understand that,” Fahlberg said. “I think my job is to get it open—which we’ve

A view of the dining room at the First Step Shelter grand opening.

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The men’s dorms at the First Step Shelter.

done—and I want people to know that they’ve made a good investment.” The shelter also needs volunteers and clothing for the new occupants. Without the community’s help, Henry said, the shelter won’t be successful. A STEP TOWARD ENDING HOMELESSNESS

L. Ronald Durham, community relations manager for the city of Daytona Beach, was involved throughout the process of bringing the shelter to fruition and acted as the master of ceremonies for the grand opening. He called homelessness “one of the most intense, visceral human realities” experienced across the county.

“When we see someone wrapped on a cold day in a blanket sitting on the sidewalk, we feel their pain because it pierces our own hearts and souls,” Durham said. “It is difficult because homelessness affects every neighborhood, and it shouldn’t be this way.” However, the problem isn’t easy to address. If there was a book on how to end it, he said, he’d have read it “100 times.” “If we ever accept the notion of pervasive homelessness, we’d be losing some of our own humanity, and we’re not going to let that happen,” Durham said. “And so we’re here today because Daytona Beach, and the county of Volusia, has decided we’re going to take the first step.”

“If we ever accept the notion of pervasive homelessness, we’d be losing some of our own humanity, and we’re not going to let that happen. And so we’re here today because Daytona Beach, and the county of Volusia, has decided we’re going to take the first step.” L. RONALD DURHAM, community relations manager for the city of Daytona Beach

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ix art pieces housed at the Daytona Beach International Airport will be displaced due to the ongoing renovations. Three of the pieces could be thrown away. The Volusia County Council unanimously approved the removal of the art pieces, all of which date back to 1992, at its meeting on Dec. 10. County documents state that the artwork was placed in the airport as part of a program that began in 1990. The pieces in question include a mixed media piece by Christie Coyle with an uknown purchase price; a mixed media on paper piece by Stephen Danko, bought for $4,000; a clay wall sculpture by Steve Howell, bought for $20,000; a series of six oil paintings by Steve Vaughn, bought for $6,600; an outdoor aluminum marble sculpture by Lin Emery, bought by $52,840; and an aluminum and hand-formed paper art piece by Jane Hubbard Jennings, bought for $7,000. These pieces do not fit because of the airport renovations, said Dona Butler, county director of community services. The two pieces by Danko and Vaughn will be relocated to be displayed at the Ocean Center. The Coyle piece will be placed into storage, and so will the Howell wall sculpture — if it is able to be taken down without damage, something county staff is doubtful of. If it is damaged, then it will be disposed of, county documents state. Butler said the difficulty of removing it is due to fact that the piece comprises individual tiles, and the artist doesn’t want to have a part of it. For the other two pieces, the Emery sculpture and the Jennings paper artwork, it’s the end of the road. “Both of these are beyond repair,” Butler said. “They will be disposed of completely.”

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Development may add 10,000 homes west of city The proposed development would be west of Tomoka Farms Road. WAYNE GRANT REAL ESTATE EDITOR

Ormond Beach is going to get some new neighbors — as many as 10,000. Earlier this year, Margaritaville backed out of a plan to expand north to State Road 40, which could have added 4,800 residents. But now an Orlando company, Avalon Park Group/sitEX, has purchased 2,500 acres from Consolidated Tomoka and plans a residential and commercial master planned community with a potential for 10,000 residents in single-family homes, townhouses and apartments. It will extend west from Tomoka Farms Road and south of S.R. 40. The company will meet with Daytona Beach officials in the first quarter to submit a site plan, according to Stephanie Lerret, senior vice president of marketing and community relations. Until then, she said, she could not discuss a timeframe for construction. But she added that it’s not something the company is going to be sitting on. “We’re going to move forward quickly,” she said. “We’re really excited.” The development is located in Daytona Beach, even though the land directly across S.R. 40 is

Ormond Beach. Lerret said the development will also include shopping and businesses, and that will reduce travel needs on S.R. 40. “That being said, we’ve historically worked with communities in public-private partnerships on infrastructure,” she said. Margaritaville had plans to extend Tomoka Farms Road to S.R. 40, which would allow a route to the south without traveling east on S.R. 40. ORMOND TO SUPPLY WATER

Beat Kahli, CEO, said Avalon Park Daytona will add over $2 bil-

lion in ad valorem value to Daytona Beach and Volusia County. Daytona Beach annexed the land south of S.R. 40 about 20 years ago. As part of the annexation agreement, Ormond Beach will supply water and sewer to the development. However, Daytona Beach will be required to build the pipes and other necessary infrastructure, City Attorney Randy Hayes said in a discussion about the project during the city Planning Board meeting on Dec. 12. The Planning Board did not make a decision about the utility requirements during the meeting. Supplying water for the area at

“We’re going to move forward quickly.” STEPHANIE LERRET, vice president, Avalon Park

some point in the future has been part of the city’s utility master plan since that time, according to city staff. Hayes said the city has no control over development of the property but hopefully will work with Daytona Beach on impacts such as traffic. Planning Board members requested that city staff arrange a workshop to discuss water needs, with the realization that Ormond Crossings and other areas will also be growing. SMALL TOWN ATMOSPHERE

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Kahli said the company’s developments are communities, and he mentioned schools as part of the plan. “Over the years, we have worked with thousands of people who want the atmosphere of a small town, where they can walk to the store and to a restaurant, but still be connected to a larger metropolitan area,” he said. The company’s signature mixed-use development, Avalon Park, is in Orlando. The company is also developing Avalon Park Wesley Chapel, just north of Tampa, and Avalon Park Tavares, with the same design principals. According to an Avalon Park Group statement, the company’s mission is to create healthy, sustainable communities with preservation areas and interconnecting roadways and trails. Email Wayne Grant at business@ormondbeachobserver. com.

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Dear Editor: Perhaps the days of arguing and fomenting are coming to an apex, as we humans discover, hopefully with some degree of humility, how little we do know about how everything works. Perhaps the one certainty is change itself. Following our last local election — which was very contentious, with enough mud-slinging for all to get dirtied up — the social worker in me realized that this is not getting us anywhere as a community. Lots of money was spent and time consumed in proving the other side wrong. I don’t doubt the same will occur again in the 2020 election season, on all levels of government. However, there is a movement afoot toward engagement among citizens who want to study and discuss the issues themselves, not just along party lines, and find mutually agreeable solutions. We can hold accountable those running for the right to make important decisions for us prior to the election by asking them what they stand for, and not letting them get by with just being against something or someone, but for something. I think we are experiencing a crisis of community. A divided community does not prosper or sustain itself. The crisis is a struggle between opposing ideas, rather than a dialogue or discussion.

There are probably a lot of linking ideas, core ideas that join us, rather than divide us — creative ideas that elevate all, not destroy others and their rights, in the process. Can we engage in a cooperative, mutually enhancing relationship with those in our community? This will require creative engagement with one another, which is the challenge of civil discourse and the personal challenge for me. How to get there from here and where is “there”? Perhaps the challenge is being where we are, with great humility and honesty, and beginning to communicate and then really listening. During 2019, Civil Discourse in Ormond Beach has been a forum for local civic issues between citizens, guests, and panel members. This has included public officials, Ormond Beach city commissioners, city, county and state level staff, along with private individuals with expertise on the subject matter. We will continue into 2020, meeting in the Ormond Beach Public Library the fourth Monday of each month. The topic of discussion in the most recent series has been “Smart growth, what the heck is it and how does it affect me?” We need your input and opposing views so that we can move in the direction of an informed citizenry and creative solutions.

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PACE CENTER THANKS HOLIDAYS AROUND REP. TOM LEEK FOR THE WORLD ‘BELIEVING IN GIRLS’ The Great Kids Learning Center Florida Rep. Tom Leek was presented with an award from the Pace Center for Girls on Wednesday, Dec. 5, in recognition of his support through legislative initiatives that benefit young women and girls. The Pace Believing in Girls award is given to legislators across the state each year. Executive Director Georgia McCurdy said in her written remarks that Leek has been a “longtime supporter of Pace Volusia, including sponsorship of our major fundraiser of the year: our annual Believing In Girls breakfast.” Leek has also co-sponsored legislation to fight against human trafficking in the 2019 session, as well as took on a legislative initiative to modify the path to a high school diploma and promote career opportunities for students. He also helped secure funding for Pace Centers across the state.

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traditionally performed on new fire engines. The ambulance was washed, dried and pushed into the station bay. IMPROVE RESPONSE TIMES

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Mark Swanson, deputy director of public protection and Volusia County Council Chair Ed Kelley push the new ambulance into the bay during the ceremony at Fire Station 14 on Friday, Dec. 13.

Having an ambulance nearby will help with response times, she said. “Which means what?” Post said. “It means saving lives, and that’s a great thing.” ‘A TEAM SPIRIT’

The need for an ambulance was “paramount,” Volusia County EMS Director Jason Brady said. When was hired five months ago, he said he was told there were several strategic initiatives that needed to happen; this ambulance was one of them. Since then, he and Volusia County Fire Chief Howard Bailey have established a collaboration. “We know collectively that EMS providing vital pre-hospital care doesn’t exist in a vacuum,” Brady said. “It’s a team spirit. It’s a team sport.”

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Volusia County Council Chair Ed Kelley spoke at the ceremony, saying that the ambulance was a result of taking notice of the delayed response time and deciding to expand services. Pozzo told the Ormond Beach Observer earlier that from Oct. 1, 2017, to Sept. 30, 2018, EMS received 499 calls for service in the north peninsula, with an average response time of 13 minutes and 24 seconds. For Volusia County Fire Rescue, deployed from Station 14, the average response time for thte same period was five minutes and 27 seconds. Kelley illustrated the need for faster response times by recounting an experience he had with an ambulance a decade ago in Nashville. Paramedics arrived quickly and shocked him back to life twice after he went into cardiac arrest. “Time is of the upmost importance in a situation like that, and since we don’t have hospital facilities very close, this will be a rolling ER and provide those services,” Kelley said. Volusia County Councilwoman Heather Post said many residents in the north peninsula have asked for an ambulance for a long time, especially since the only hospital on the beachside —formerly known as Florida Hospital Oceanside — closed.

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‘I KNOW WHAT I’M DOING’ 11:35 p.m. — Intersection of North Halifax Avenue and Pelican Circle DUI. A 28-year-old Ormond Beach woman told Daytona Beach police that the field sobriety exercises she was being asked to complete were “stupid,” and that she knew what she was doing. Still, she failed them. According to her arrest report, the woman had been involved in a three-car wreck. Police noted that the woman had slurred speech and “glossy bloodshot eyes,” and that she had to be reminded several times, by different officers, to provide her driver’s license. During the breath test later on, she did not exhale long enough during a second attempt to provide a sample. Officers advised her that she could get her license suspended if she didn’t submit to the second sample, but the woman said she didn’t care. She was taken to jail.

ROTARY DONATES $800 TO OBE The Rotary Club of Downtown Ormond Beach recently donated $800 to Ormond Beach Elementary to aid with its after school programs. OBE Principal Shannon Hay and third grade teacher Francesca Knutson thanked members for their help. The Rotary Club currently helps tend to the school gardens, conducts a Reading Buddies program, tutors students, performs outdoor maintenance and helps with the Student Advisory council.

DEC. 9

BLAME IT ON THE EX 6 p.m. — 1400 block of West Granada Boulevard Petit theft. A 37-year-old Ormond woman was arrested outside a store after she stuffed $300 worth of goods into her leopard print backpack and left without paying, according to police. When police asked her if she knew why they’d stopped her, she hesitated, then admitted to shoplifting. They told her to place the stolen items on the patrol car’s hood. She removed flip flops, pants and shirts from the backpack. She told police she’d stolen the items because her ex-boyfriend gave away all her things to his new girlfriend, leaving the suspect without any clothes. Police arrested her, then learned she was wearing a pair of stolen shorts under her pants. She also had a bra in her boot. Officers escorted her back to the store’s dressing room so she could return the shorts, then arrested her.

Reading scores for students participating in Reading Buddies have increased, Shannon told the club, according to the press release. To learn more, visit RotaryClubofDowntown-OrmondBeach. com

LEOS COLLECT TOYS The Seabreeze High School Leo Club, along with members of the Ormond Beach Lions Club, collect toys for Shands Children’s Hospital in Gainesville every year. Email jarleene@ormondbeachobserver.com.

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Seabreeze’s girls basketball team, which went winless last season, is off to a 6-4 start in 2019-20. The Sandcrabs most recently toppled Pine Ridge 58-34 the night of Monday, Dec. 16, at Seabreeze High School.

Pride in the game The Pride’s only loss was to the ABN Bulls, of Texas, who won the championship.

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any of the players and coaches on the Ormond Beach Pride’s 12-andunder football team have been together for years. Many have grown up playing together, some since they were 5 years old. Coaches Dennis King and Shovon Patton have led them for the majority of those seasons. The group first made the national stage as part of the Flagler Warriors’ 10-and-under team, qualifying for the 2017 national tournament in Kissimmee, where they defeated a team from Jacksonville to finish in third place. Now playing for the Pride, the group qualified for the national tournament, which was held in Plant City in early December, yet again. “It was like deja vu all over again,” said Patton, an assistant coach for the Pride who was also on staff for the Flagler Warriors’ national appearance two years ago. “It was a great experience to watch the kids grow as individuals and as a family and to reach another plateau in their development.” The Pride faced three teams

Mainland football’s Lukas Walker announced that he was selected to compete in the Florida-Georgia All-Star Game. Walker, a senior at Mainland, was a standout player on the offensive line for the Buccaneers.

Former Buccaneers football player Richard Kamara announced that he received a scholarship offer from Alderson Broaddus University in Philippi, West Virginia. Kamara, who started at quarterback for the Buccaneers in his senior season in 2017, was most recently playing football at a community college in Arizona. Alderson Broaddus, a Division II school, is a member of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference.

Mainland running back Nathaniel “Wam” Braswell announced that he received an offer to play football for Florida Memorial University. Located in Miami Gardens, the Fighting Lions compete in the NAIA’s Sun Conference.

Seabreeze’s boys basketball team beat Atlantic 70-66 the night of Friday, Dec. 13, at Atlantic High School. It was the Sandcrabs’ second victory of the season.

The Ormond Beach Pride’s 12-and-under team.

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in the tournament, which is put together by the United Youth Football League. The Pride lost their opening game to the ABN Bulls, of Texas, 33-0. The Bulls went on to win the championship. The Pride bounced back with a 12-8 victory over Immokalee and closed with a 12-6 victory over the Hill Butler Giants, of New York. The Pride were coming off of a two-week break, including Thanksgiving break, when they faced the Bulls, which may have been a factor in their lopsided loss. “I think it had something to do with it,” said Patton, whose son is a defensive back for Ormond. “But they’re a solid group of kids. I see them playing together for a long time. Their skills set is pretty high. There’s no reason why they shouldn’t do well at the high school level.” King, who has been coaching youth football for the past 10 years, just wants his players to always cherish the experience. “It’s an experience that the kids will never forget,” said King, the team’s head coach. “To me as a coach, it means a lot. It’s a very memorable thing.” Email Ray Boone at ray@palmcoastobserver.com.

The Ormond Beach Pride’s 12-and-under team.

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HANDBELLS AND HARP IN THE GARDENS When: 11 a.m. to noon Where: Ormond Memorial Art Museum, 78 E. Granada Blvd. Details: Listen to holiday handbells and a harp while in the museum gardens. Stroll the paths, walk the labyrinth or sit and listen to the music by St. James Episcopal Church and De Luna. Complimentary coffee and light refreshments will be served. Free and open to the public. Meet near the gazebo.

SATURDAY, DEC. 21

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Amanda’s Dance Center performs a routine.

The 29th-annual Home for the Holidays parade took over downtown Ormond Beach on Saturday night, Dec. 14. Over 100 entries of floats, bands, baton twirlers, businesses and local organizations paraded through sections of South Yonge Street and West Granada Boulevard. The theme this year was “Once Upon a Holiday,” with floats featuring storybooks, elves and other recognizable holiday characters. –JARLEENE ALMENAS

KIDS HOLIDAY CRAFTS When: 2-3 p.m. Where: Ormond Beach Environmental Discovery Center, 601 Division Ave. Details: Join the EDC for a fun crafting event for children. Space is limited. Call 615-7081.

SUNDAY, DEC. 22

‘I’LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS’ When: 3-5 p.m. Where: Ormond Beach Performing Arts Center, 399 N. U.S. 1 Details: Presented by Just 4 U Productions, Inc., this musical show features a multi-generational cast performing holiday songs and dances. Tickets cost $20. Call 676-3375.

TUESDAY, DEC. 24

CLASSIC CHRISTMAS EVE WORSHIP SERVICE When: 7 p.m. Where: Tomoka United Methodist Church, 1000 Old Tomoka Road Details: Service with candlelight and communion featuring music by the church’s Chancel choir. Open to all.

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Cunningham Oil takes part in the Home for the Holidays parade.

THE WINNERS Best of Show: Osceola Elementary President’s Cup: Ormond Beach Historical Society FLOATS: 1st: Beach Bucket 2nd: Tomoka Elementary 3rd: Ormond Beach Elementary VEHICLES: 1st: 7Up Snapple 2nd: Walmart 3rd: A Team Moving WALKERS: 1st: Ormond Beach Pop Warner Football and Cheer 2nd: Delta 5 Fit Kids 3rd: Salty Church

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OBPD Cpl. Jay Brennan and Sgt. Mike Pavelka take a minute before the parade to pose for a photo with Autumn Outlaw, Macey McSweeney, Neveah Outlaw and Colton McSweeney.

Osceola Elementary’s Teacher of the Year Sarah Johns rides in a float.

ERNIE HAASE AND SIGNATURE SOUND When: 7-9 p.m. Where: Ormond Beach Performing Arts Center, 399 N. U.S. 1 Details: Multiple Dove Award winners for top-selling recordings and favorite gospel quartet singing groups in the country. Artist circle reserved seating costs $25; general seating costs $20. Call 676-3375.

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ORMOND BEACH HISTORIC LOOP BUS TOUR When: 9:30 a.m. Where: The Casements, 25 Riverside Drive Details: See much of the history and scenery of Ormond Beach via the Ormond Beach Historical Society’s bus tour. Tickets must be purchased in advance at the MacDonald House, located at 38 E. Granada Blvd. Tickets cost $22 for adults, $20 for Historical Society members and $7 for ages 5-12. Tour takes about two hours. Call 677-7005. DRESSEMBER TEA When: 11:30 a.m. Where: Oceanside Country Club, 75 N. Halifax Drive Details: Help the Dressember Foundation in the fight against human trafficking by attending a tea, featuring sweets, a silent auction and guest speakers. Dress in your “Sunday best.” Tickets cost $65. Contact taylorrolsen03@gmail.com.

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Veterans honored with Wreaths Across America First Wreaths Across America service performed at Hillside Cemetery JARLEENE ALMENAS NEWS EDITOR

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Bob Dover, of the Ormond Beach Historical Society, helps Allison Davis place aa ceremonial wreath to honor those who were in the U.S. Navy.

DAR members Julie Johnson, Donna Dienno and Leslie Madigan (who is also part of the Historical Society) lay wreaths on veterans’ grave

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the following year, the service was performed at over 150 locations across the U.S. “We are all proud to be Americans that live in a free society made up of many people from many walks of life,” Clark said. “The freedoms we enjoy today have not come without a price of life before us.”

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License plate artist branches into bamboo art Growth of the plant in his yard led to a new business. WAYNE GRANT REAL ESTATE EDITOR

After 42 years in the Atlanta area, Willie Jackson has brought his custom license plate business to Ormond Beach, and he also has something new to offer. In addition to plates, or car tags, with personalized messages, he also offers hand-carved, lighted bamboo for home décor at his shop, Custom Auto Tags, 344 S. Yonge St. A wide array of signs and license plates can be seen at the shop, with messages such as sports teams, flags, slogans, fraternities, nature scenes, car

models or unique, customized designs. Ormond Beach resident Don Williamson, who used to be in the small sign and license plate business, said, “Willie does custom car tags cutting the vinyl by hand, something that I had to rely on a computer to do.” Jackson also hand paints designs in addition to using vinyl. Jackson retired to Palm Coast, but he wants to stay busy so opened the shop. He’s doing what he loves, plus gets to interact with customers. “I love people,” he said.

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Jackson said he planted one stalk of bamboo at his Atlanta home, not knowing anything about the plant, so he was surprised when it took over his yard. He decided to figure something to do with them and started carving designs with a jigsaw. He adds battery operated candles that flicker “They are beautiful at night,” he said. He cut bamboo stalks in sections from his Atlanta home to bring to Ormond Beach and has enough to last for a long time. But he can go back and get more, if needed.

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He’s going to be displaying the creations at a monthly craft show in St. Augustine. He said that he never considered himself an artist until recently. “I now have an artistic vision,” he said. “Ideas can come from anywhere.” SECRET TO SUCCESS

After going to the Art Institute of Atlanta for a couple of years, and working in a sign shop, he decided to open his own business 42 years ago. It was a struggle at first, but using principles he learned during a stint as an Amway distributor, such as setting goals, he made it work. It took a lot of knocking on doors and perseverance. He said it was a business that wasn’t supposed to work. “I didn’t know of any fulltime tag businesses,” he said. He also painted window signs to get started. He had waited three weeks after starting the business before quitting at the sign shop. He was nervous and had to work up to it. “I told myself if I didn’t do it now, I never would, so I walked right into the office,” he said. In Atlanta, he would talk to students in schools on career day. He told them to set a goal with a date, even including the time of day. Then, reset the goal if it’s not accomplished. Another important point, he said, is to have a positive attitude. Jackson said he had wanted to move to Florida for a long time, and it finally became possible. “I’m just very blessed,” he said. Visit www.customautotags1wj. com or call 404-289-0078.

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house on North Halifax Drive was the top real estate transaction in Ormond Beach and Ormondby-the-Sea for the week of Nov. 10-16 in the Multiple Listing Service. Eva Connors-McMullin, of Ormond Beach, sold 331 N Halifax Drive to Trent Little, of Ormond Beach, for $449,500. Built in 1956, the house has three bedrooms, three baths, a fireplace, swimming pool and 2,663 square feet. It sold in 2019 for $230,500. Following is a partial list of the weekâ€™s other sales.

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ORMOND BEACH John and Carolyn Hewitt, of Ormond Beach, sold 1239 Ocean Shore Blvd., Unit 2-A-1, to Jeffery Small Sr. and Ana Arnaiz, of Ormond Beach, for $421,500. Built in 1984, the condo has three bedrooms, 2.5 baths and 1,853 square feet. It sold in 2017 for $380,000. Manuel Malleiro and Paul Parmley, of Miami, sold 272 Riverbend Road to Raymond and Jayne Briggs, of Ormond Beach, for $375,000. Built in 1978, the house has four bedrooms, three baths, a fireplace and 2,414 square feet. It sold in 2017 for $315,000. Idalia Oriega, of Ormond Beach, sold 142 Ivanhoe Drive to James Weller, of Lexington, Michi-

gan, for $249,900. Built in 1961, the house has three bedrooms, two baths, a fireplace and 1,762 square feet. It sold in 1987 for $68,000. Vasil and Savetka Murgoska, of Ormond Beach, sold 130 Pinion Circle to Joseph Lightwies, of Ormond Beach, for $205,000. Built in 1978, the house has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,396 square feet. It sold in 2015 for 119,000. Charles Carr and Stacy Carr, of Knoxville, Tennessee, sold 2730 Ocean Shore Blvd., Unit 3010, to Alan and Lori Meier, of Buford, Georgia, for $193,000. Built in 1990, the condo has two bedrooms, two baths and 871 square feet. It sold in 1998 for $85,000. Wilhelm and Irma Landon, of Ormond Beach, sold 175 S. Ridgewood Ave. to John Zemball III, of Ormond Beach, for

swimming pool and 2,453 square feet. It sold in 2003 for $317,800. William and Donna Kidd, of Ormond Beach, sold 1219 Hampstead Lane to Glenn and Diane Kopczynski, of Ormond Beach, for $340,000. Built in 2005, the house has three bedrooms, two baths, a fireplace, swimming pool and 1,998 square feet. It sold in 2005 for $292,200. Courtesy photo

The top real estate transaction features four bedrooms and a swimming pool.

$156,000. Built in 1951, the house has two bedrooms, one bath and 716 square feet. It sold in 1998 for $58,500. Brenda Elton, of Tallahassee, sold 481 Lake Bridge Drive to ACL Realty LLC, of Port Orange, for $109,000. Built in 1986, the townhouse has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,632 square feet. It sold in 1986 for $86,000. Chelsea Place Susan Gabriel and Thomas Gibbons sold 321 Chesham St. to Patrice and Roy Stoves, of Ormond Beach, for $437,500. Built in 2014, the house has three bedrooms, 2.5 baths, a fireplace and 2,547 square feet. It sold in 2014 for $355,500. Halifax Plantation David and Jung Wormwood, of Ocala, sold 3640 Christa Court

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Plantation Bay Clifford and Geraldine Smith, of Ormond Beach, sold 1405 Regal Pointe Lane to William and Kathleen Gradante, of Ormond Beach, for $395,000. Built in 2003, the house has four bedrooms, two baths, a fireplace,

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

Jason and Collette Gray sold 60 Berkley Road to Joseph and Sheila Giacomo, of Ormond Beach, for $270,000. Built in 1973, the house has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,397 square feet. It sold in 2017 for $217,500.

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Ormond Lakes Steven and Jill Petrozzi, of Ormond Beach, sold 39 Flowertree Drive to Timothy and Amy Scritchfield, as trustees, for $400,000. Built in 2000, the house has five bedrooms, 2.5 baths, a swimming pool and 2,784 square feet. It sold in 2012 for $290,000.

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to Danuta and John Cordeiro, of Palm Coast, for $365,000. Built in 2002, the house has four bedrooms, three baths, a fireplace and 2,554 square feet. It sold in 2002 for $313,779.

Tomoka Oaks Robert and Kathleen Renney sold 14 Oakmont Circle to Sven and Lauren Ballotti, of Ormond Beach, for $254,000. Built in 1972, the house has six bedrooms, 3.5 baths, a fireplace, a swimming pool and 2,679 square feet. It sold in 2015 for $259,000.

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KENMORE FRIG works great $100, Sears treadmill Proform Crosswalk 380, $100 386-445-2801. LANDAU BRAND hospital scrub sets, many colors, new $25 386-437-7058.

GREEN WICKER cabinet, shelves and wrought iron $200 804-678-8440. GREYISH COUCHES, wooden with beige pillows, very good condition $75 each 386-445-9534. HUSQUVARNA SELF-PROPELLED lawn mower $50, grey/beige couches $50 ea. 386-445-9534. MERCEDES BENZ OEM windscreen, R172. Fits SLK 250, 2012 year plus $125 386-283-4474. MIKASA STUDIO Nova Garden Bloom 84 pc. svc for 8, incl. serving/utensils $200 386-986-4589.

TARGUS TSB 212 Laptop Backpack. New, tags, 12 compartments, warranty, $65. (386) 316-9990. TOYS/DOLLS, LIKE new for boys or girls, fill a big box for $12 386-672-5545.

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GOLF CLUBS Good cond. Full set graphite shafts Wilson irons Mazuno woods $75 (386) 703-7844.

3 TOTES of Christmas decorations, 23 a tote, Fax machine $18, all in Ormond Beach 305-216-8533.

ADULT TRICYCLE bike, in good condition w/ basket, horn and hand brake $175 904-874-3809.

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GARDEN LOVESEAT, excellent condition $165 386-585-7991.

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FRANKLIN CHEF dorm room refrigerator, works great, $100 386-447-9723 ext.132.

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