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VOLUME 12, NO. 18

Making Ormond a better place Introducing the 2024 Standing O’s.

JARLEENE ALMENAS MANAGING EDITOR

People make a difference every day — but you don’t always hear about those stories.

Our annual “Standing O” edition aims to feature individuals who are making a positive impact in our community, oftentimes behind the scenes or away from the spotlight.

Each person recognized in this edition is typically selected by a previous Standing O recipient as a way to pay it forward.

This edition also features our local Teacher of the Year nominees, which includes two district finalists this year.

We hope you are as inspired by their stories, passion and kindness, as we are at the Observer.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 2024

STANDING O AWARDS Bobbie Cheh .......................... PAGE 4A Tina Carlyle ........................... PAGE 5A Hunter Ramirez..................... PAGE 6A Lisa Messersmith.................. PAGE 6A Ashley Young........................ PAGE 11A June and Warren Duncan....PAGE 12A Megan Lambert....................PAGE 13A Jaelin Long ...........................PAGE 13A

Golf course to be rezoned?

Tomoka Reserve returns to Planning Board with a rezoning application.

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YOUR TOWN HALIFAX HEALTH WELCOMES ITS FIRST BABY OF 2024

Halifax Health welcomed its first baby of 2024, born at 1:50 a.m. on Jan. 1.

The baby girl, named Emerson, was born six days before her due date, weighing in at 6 pounds, 9 ounces. Parents Tanner and Kayla are elated on the arrival of their first baby.

“I was scheduled for an induction later in the week but she had other plans,” Kayla said.

The family was gifted baskets of baby items put together by Halifax Health and Tanger Outlets, as well as a photo package from Baby Face Portraits.

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Ormond Beach resident Ashley Young is one of our Standing O’s for 2024. Photo by Jarleene Almenas

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THE OBSERVER | THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 2024

Planning Board to review golf course rezoning

CITY WATCH

JARLEENE ALMENAS MANAGING EDITOR

Ormond Crossings sells for $62 million

A Maryland-based developer has bought the nearly 3,000 acres that make up Ormond Crossings for $62 million.

Bradford Kline and Associates purchased the property from the Ford family, of DeLand on Dec. 5.

The sale took place two months after representatives from Meritage Homes met with the Ormond Beach Site Plan Review Committee to discuss the construction of 2,500 single-family homes in Ormond Crossings, a planned community along the east and west sides of I-95 and south of U.S. 1 that has been in the works since 2004.

Ormond Crossings is projected to span “5 million square feet in industrial and commercial office space, create approximately 11,000 jobs, increase the local annual property revenues by $42 million and stimulate construction spending by $575 million over a 20-year period,” the development’s website states.

The Ford family acquired the property in 2016. In 2019, Security First Insurance opened its new headquarters on the property, becoming Ormond Crossings’s first development.

The developers of the Tomoka Oaks golf course are seeking to rezone the property. File photo by Jarleene Almenas

The developers of the former Tomoka Oaks golf course are returning to the Ormond Beach Planning Board.

But this time around, they’re seeking a rezoning, not a development order.

The developers — Carl Velie, Ray Barshay, Sheldon Rubin and Emily Rubin — are pursuing zoning map amendment from Planned Residential Development to R-2 “Singlefamily low density” for the 147.94acre parcel within the Tomoka Oaks neighborhood. A public hearing for the proposed zoning change will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 11, at Tomoka Christian Church, located at 1450 Hand Ave. in Ormond Beach.

The decision to pursue a rezoning comes after the City Commission directed the developers on Nov. 7 to go back to the Planning Board with a revised plan for their development.

The commissioners, like the Planning Board members at previous public hearings, felt the developers’ 272-home proposal for Tomoka Reserve was too dense, would generate too much traffic and was incompatible with the existing Tomoka Oaks neighborhood.

On Nov. 21, the developers’ attorney notified the city that they were withdrawing their 272-home development order application, and would instead pursue a rezoning that could allow for over 300 homes.

The developers then issued a statement on their website that said they “have concluded that the commission’s decision to remand their application back to the Planning Board — despite their stated objections — for the purpose of negotiating a ‘significant reduction’ in the

number of residential lots would be an exercise in futility.”

The Tomoka Oaks golf course property, located at 20 Tomoka Oaks Blvd., was previously zoned R-2.

The property was rezoned to a PRD in 2006 when a developer sought to construct 35 townhomes and six condo buildings on about 30 acres of the golf course. This never came to fruition due to the 2008 recession.

Per the city’s land development code, residential developments constructed under an R-2 zoning must have a minimum lot width of 100 feet. Tomoka Oaks residents have been asking the developers for 100-foot-wide lots since the start of negotiations. The now-abandoned 272-home proposal was made up of 60-foot by 120-foot lots and 80-foot by 125-foot lots.

“It’s just a good feeling of helping others. ... I want to be treated the way I treat other people, and I figure if I treat other people nice, they’ll treat me nice.”

Local state park in top 10 for New Year’s Day walks Tomoka State Park was ranked as the fourth-best place to take a nature walk on New Year’s Day across the United States, according to a survey by Sustainable Jungle.

The company commissioned a survey asking 3,000 families which nature walks they would most like to experience at the start of 2024 in the U.S., according to a news release. “[Tomoka State Park] offers scenic trails where families can enjoy a leisurely walk amidst natural beauty,” the news release states. “The Tomoka Trail is a half-mile trail that takes you along the Tomoka Point peninsula, and it’s known for its beautiful shady maritime oak trees.”

Lanikai Pillbox Hike in Oahu, Hawaii was ranked first, followed by Lookout Mountain Trails in Chattanooga, Tennessee and Waimea Valley Botanical Gardens Trail in Oahu, Hawaii.

ReGrow the Loop workshop to be held Jan. 13 The next ReGrow the Loop workshop, featuring Kalan Taylor, director of University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension Volusia County, will be held from 9:30-10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 13, at the Ormond Beach Regional Library, at 30 S. Beach St. Taylor will share tips to help homeowners learn how to garden understory plants in this free presentation.

This event is sponsored by Volusia County’s ReGrow the Loop initiative.

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FRIDAY, JAN. 5

KIWANIS HOLIDAY BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT When: 3-7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 5; and 12-7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6 Where: Matanzas High School, 3535 Pirate Nation Way, Palm Coast Details: Flagler Palm Coast Kiwanis Club is hosting its annual high school basketball tournament featuring boys’ and girls’ teams from around the state. Admission costs $5 for students and $10 for adults per day. Proceeds from ticket sales will go toward the athletic programs at Matanzas High School.

FREE FAMILY ART NIGHT When: 5:30-7 p.m.

Where: Ormond Memorial Art Museum and Gardens, 78 E. Granada Blvd., Ormond Beach Details: Work together with your family to create a fun project with art instructor Linda King. The activity’s theme is “real surrealism.” All art supplies are provided. No art experience is required, and all ages are welcome. Free program.

MOVIES ON THE HALIFAX When: 6 p.m.

Where: Rockefeller Gardens, 26 Riverside Drive, Ormond Beach Details: Bring a chair or blanket and enjoy a showing of “Grease,” rated PG. Movies are weather-sensitive.

Call 386-676-3216 for rainout information.

SATURDAY, JAN. 6

CHRISTMAS TREE RECYCLING EVENT 2024 When: 8 a.m. to noon Where: Palm Coast Fuel Depot, 22 Utility Drive, Palm Coast Details: Recycle your Christmas tree and receive a free 3-gallon tree or shrub in exchange, while supplies last, at the city of Palm Coast’s 17th-annual Christmas tree recycling event. There will also be free papershredding services onsite. All trees donated for recycling will be ground and used as mulch for the city’s parks and trails. Residents should remove all decorations, light, tinsel

A GREAT ROSY GLOW: THE STORY OF BULOW PLANTATION RUINS When: 10 a.m.

Where: Bulow Plantation Ruins Historic State Park, 3501 Old Kings Road S., Flagler Beach Details: Learn about the events that led to the destruction of one of the largest plantations in East Florida during the Second Seminole War. The program will include a half-mile roundtrip hike to view the ruins.

Bring water, sunscreen and insect repellent and wear sturdy shoes.

Program is free with park entry of $4 per vehicle.

ORMOND ART WALK When: 3-7 p.m.

Where: Ormond Beach MainStreet Arts District, 128 W. Granada Blvd., Ormond Beach Details: Join Ocean Art Gallery, Frame of Mind, Art Spotlight, The Studio by Artist Angel Lowden, the Ormond Memorial Art Museum and more on the first Saturday of each month for art openings and art events.

SUNDAY, JAN. 7

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS PANCAKE BREAKFAST AND BLOOD DRIVE When: 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Where: St. Brendan Catholic Church, 1000 Ocean Shore Blvd., Ormond Beach Details: The Father Eamonn Gill Council 13018 Knights of Columbus will serve a pancake breakfast at the Social Hall and the OneBlood Big Red Bus will be onsite to accept blood donations. All donors will receive a free pass to the pancake breakfast, as well as a free gift, $20 eGift card and a complimentary wellness checkup from OneBlood.

The breakfast includes all the pancakes you can eat, scrambled eggs, sausage, orange juice and coffee.

The breakfast for non-donors costs $6 for adults, and children under 12 eat free. All are welcome.

BIKERS AGAINST TRAFFICKING POKER RUN AND RALLY When: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Where: Iron Horse Saloon, 1068 U.S.

1, Ormond Beach Details: Bikers Against Trafficking are holding a poker run and rally featuring Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene. The poker run will start at the Cracked Egg Diner in Daytona Beach Shores and end at the Iron Horse Saloon. The rally will begin at 3 p.m. Enjoy live music, raffles, door prizes and more. Poker run starts at $40. A ticket to the rally costs $50. Visit https://ticketscandy.com/e/bikers-against-traffickingpoker-run-3411.

MONDAY, JAN. 8

ARTIST TALK WITH NANCY BAUR DILLEN: VISUAL POEMS When: 11 a.m. to noon Where: Ormond Memorial Art Museum and Gardens, 78 E. Granada Blvd., Ormond Beach Details: Artist Nancy Baur Dillen, whose works are on display in the museum’s “Surreal Worlds” exhibition, will explain her artistic shift from colorful oil paintings to “magically realistic drawings” in black and white. Free admission. Registration is required. Visit ormondartmuseum. org.

TUESDAY, JAN. 9

WATERCOLOR WORKSHOP When: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Where: Ocean Art Gallery, 197 E. Granada Blvd., Ormond Beach Details: Paint along with awardwinning watercolor artist, Stewart Jones. All supplies are included in the $75 class fee. No drawing is required. Call 386-317-9400.

STATEWIDE READ-IN When: 4 p.m.

Where: Volusia County Schools district offices, 200 N. Clara Ave., DeLand Details: Free to be Coalition and Volusia County Citizens for Truth and Justice in Education will host a silent read-in for banned books outside of the Volusia County School Board meeting.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 10

TWO-DAY ACRYLIC WORKSHOP When: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Where: Ocean Art Gallery, 197 E. Granada Blvd., Ormond Beach Details: Paint along with awardwinning Ormond Beach artist, Scott Hiestand or paint your own artwork.

Class costs $100. Bring your own supplies, or Ocean Art Gallery can provide them for an additional $20.

Call 386-317-9400.

THE TEXAS TENORS When: 7 p.m.

Where: Fitzgerald Performing Arts Center, 5500 E. Highway 100, Palm Coast Details: See The Texas Tenors perform at the Flagler Auditorium.

The Texas Tenors have appeared on “America’s Got Talent: The Champions” and have performed over 1,400 live concerts in the last 10 years.

Tickets start at $54. Visit flaglerauditorium.org.

THURSDAY, JAN. 11

YOGA OUTDOORS When: 9:30 a.m.

Where: Ormond Beach Environmental Discovery Center, 601 Division Ave., Ormond Beach Details: The Environmental Discovery Center is hosting a free outdoor beginner level yoga class by Victoria Bennett. Chairs available. Mats recommended. Space is limited. Call 386-615-7081.

ART OF HEALING WORKSHOP When: 2-3:30 p.m.

Where: Ormond Memorial Art Museum and Gardens, 78 E. Granada Blvd., Ormond Beach Details: Join OMAM for this program to create art projects that focus on self-expression, growth, and relaxation, often with a meditative component. Open to anyone 16 and older in need of reflective time, including caregivers, survivors, and those who have lost a loved one. Free admission. Registration is required.

Visit ormondartmuseum.org.

CENSORSHIP IN THE CROSSHAIRS SPEAKER EVENT When: 5-6 p.m.

Where: Ormond Beach Library auditorium, 30 S. Beach St., Ormond Beach Details: Attend this Kids’ Right to Read Network Volusia County Affiliate speaker event, featuring Stephana Ferrell, director of research and insight and co-founder of the Florida Freedom to Read Project. There will be a KRRN book giveaway at this event, while supplies last. Event is hosted by Volusia County Citizens

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FRIDAY, JAN. 12

STARRY, STARRY NIGHT When: 5-8 p.m.

Where: Ormond Beach downtown district, beachside Details: Stroll Ormond’s beachside cultural district during this gallery walk presented by Ormond MainStreet. Visit the Ormond Memorial Art Museum, The Casements and the MacDonald House to see different exhibitions.

ONGOING

WOMEN’S BOOK CLUB When: 12:30-2 p.m. every Tuesday, beginning Jan. 9 Where: Central Baptist Church, 152 Fairview Ave., Daytona Beach Details: Join this book club, which will study “Love Stories of the Bible Speak” by Shannon Bream. The book club wil meet in the Marchman Building, room 117. Contact Sylvia Meincke at 386-451-5223.

EXERCISES FOR THE MATURING BODY When: 9:30 a.m. Mondays and Thursdays Where: First Baptist Church of Palm Coast, 6050 Palm Coast Parkway, Palm Coast Details: Attend upbeat classes presented by Synergy Senior Fitness and taught by Senior Fitness Specialist Artie Gardella. Classes are ongoing. Insurances that cover fitness accepted, or a donation for those with no coverage. Visit Synergyseniorfitness.com.

MOAS EXHIBITIONS When: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Sunday Where: Museum of Arts and Sciences, 352 S. Nova Road, Daytona Beach Details: Want to spend a day looking at fine art? The Museum of Arts and Sciences has the following shows on display: “Wings of History: World War II Aviation Art of John D. Shaw”; and “World War II: Stories from the American Experience.”

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THE OBSERVER | THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 2024

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Ormond-by-the-Sea Lion Bobbie Cheh puts her heart into serving others Bobbie Cheh has been a member of the Lions Club for 15 years.

JARLEENE ALMENAS SENIOR EDITOR

Bobbie Cheh believes you get what you give. If you join an activity or a club, you should give it all you can.

“If you put your heart into it, you’ll get so much more,” Cheh said.

The Ormond-by-the-Sea resident has been active in the community for decades. In 1980, she became a charter member for the National Association of Women in Construction and remained active until the chapter closed in 2008.

That’s when the Ormond-by-theSea Lions became a part of her life.

“I didn’t know much about Lions,” Cheh said. “I just knew they did service activities, and of course, they weren’t very active, being small.”

That’s not quite the case anymore.

The Ormond-by-the-Sea Lions’ membership has increased over the years and is now one of the most active Lions Clubs in District 35-0.

“Bobbie, as she is better known, has been active in many organizations here in the Ormond Beach area. She is the happiest when she is helping someone else who is in need.”

MARY YOCHUM, 2023 Standing O and fellow OBTS Lion

Cheh would know — not only has she served as district secretary for three years, but she’s currently a global service team coordinator, meaning she monitors all the clubs in the district for reporting their service activities.

She’s also the Ormond-by-the-Sea Lions first vice president.

Lions Club International is one of the largest service organizations in the world, boasting a membership of over 1.4 million people.

The Ormond-by-the-Sea Lions are always doing something. Cheh said it seems like there’s a club activity every week.

The meetings and camaraderie that come with them are great, she added. But what she really loves is the service activities — picking up trash on the beach and along A1A, ringing bells for Salvation Army donations during the holidays, offering free blood sugar screenings at community events and helping the homeless, to name a few.

“We like to keep busy,” Cheh said.

“And it keeps the momentum going.”

Recently, the Lions honored Cheh with a lifetime membership to the club.

‘FAMILY COMES FIRST’

Cheh, who grew up in New Jersey, had been vacationing in Ormond Beach with her parents since she was 5 years old. In 1975, her parents planned to retire in Ormond Beach.

Cheh had been working as a secretary at the time, and when a promotion that had been promised to her was given to someone else, she decided to move to Ormond too. She moved first and lived in the house her parents bought until they were able to retire later that year.

Once she moved, she went to an employment agency to find a new job. A worker there told Cheh she had the “perfect job” for her.

Because her last job was secretarial work in the medical industry, she thought she would do something similar in Florida.

Bobbie Cheh was recently honored with a lifetime membership to the Lions Club. Photo by Jarleene Almenas

“No, she sends me to a construction company,” Cheh said. “How that ever played out in her mind, I’ll never know.”

That was 49 years ago and Cheh is still working in the construction industry as the office manager for Peck & Associates Construction, Inc., where she’s worked for the past 32 years.

Cheh’s friend Mary Yochum had been encouraging her to join the Lions Club for many years. But Cheh was busy with her church — she’s a member of St. Brendan Catholic Church — as well as with the National Association of Women in Construction, in which she served a term as president. When NAWIC closed, Cheh then found herself busy being a caregiver for her mother, who in 2008 had to undergo a double leg amputation due to health complications caused by smoking. When her mother died, Cheh told Yochum, that’s when she would join the club.

“Even my mom said, ‘I know I’m keeping you from doing things that you like,’” Cheh recalled. “And I said, ‘family comes first. I’ll do whatever

is necessary.’ ... That was a really rough time, but we made it through and everything was fine.”

BADGES OF HONOR

In her 15 years of service with the Lions Club, Cheh has collected a lot of pins, medals and patches. They make her vest so heavy, she’s looking to put some away for safekeeping.

The two she’s most proud of are presidential medals, one of which is for advertising. Cheh handles the public relations for the club too.

Each of the pins, medals and patches on her vest has a story.

There’s the one from the Lions Club International’s 100-year anniversary, the pin recognizing the Lion’s volunteer work during the Special Olympic games in Orlando and the one marking Cheh as a life member for the Florida Lions Foundation for the Blind.

Other pins and patches recognize Cheh’s accomplishments: Lion of the Year, a recipient of the Melvin Jones Fellowshop, past president of the Ormond-by-the-Sea Lions Club.

“It’s nice to be recognized, but you don’t do it for that reason,” Cheh said. “You just feel good doing this stuff. Give me paperwork — I love to do paperwork.”

Cheh still uses shorthand for her notes. She used to joke with two other secretaries in town that they were the “dinosaurs,” seeing as they still used it for note-taking.

When the Lions offer free blood screenings, she’s likely doing the paperwork. In February, the Ormond-by-the-Sea Lions will travel to Immokalee to provide screenings for migrant workers.

Last year, she estimates they helped about 300 people during the time they were down there.

“It’s just a good feeling of helping others,” Cheh said. “You never know if you’re going to be in that circumstance. I want to be treated the way I treat other people, and I figure if I treat other people nice, they’ll treat me nice.”

And when she’s not at work or with the Lions, Cheh’s probably making crafts.

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Senior advocate Tina Carlyle helps community through education

When it comes to senior citizens, Tina Carlyle has dedicated her life to being their advocate.

Having been raised by her grandmother since she was 8 years old in Ormond Beach, she watched how seniors are often taken advantage of — whether it’s by insurance companies, scammers or other people — and she knew she wanted to prevent that as much as possible.

Her grandmother meant a lot to her.

“She just taught me so much,” Carlyle said. “She taught me the value of life. She taught me the value and the desire to just be excellent and great, and just always put your best foot forward.”

So that’s what Carlyle, owner of Access Senior Resources and Consulting LLC, has been doing.

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“Tina Carlyle is the heart and pulse of this community and she does so much on so many different levels. With the young people, with the Martin Luther King Day celebration for the city along with the Black Nurses Association, the assisted living for senior citizens who don’t have a place — she does so much.”

GEORGE WARD, 2023 Standing O and local pastor

CREATING HER OWN DESTINY

Carlyle moved to Ormond Beach in the 1980s after her mother killed in Michigan.

Her mother was shot during a robbery. Carlyle said she lived for about a year after, but died since the bullet grazed the area near her heart, which caused further complications.

“Her character, her integrity, what she stood for — that meant a lot to me,” Carlyle said of her mother. “The fact that she wanted my sister and I to really grow up to be beautiful, prosperous young ladies.”

That’s a goal her grandmother then took on, pushing for Carlyle and her sister to get a college education and become good citizens.

At age 14, Carlyle got pregnant with her son Brandon. But she didn’t let that stop her from reaching her goals.

“I am most proud of keeping my son at such a young age,” she said.

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TINA CARLYLE, Standing O 2024

Tina Carlyle, of Ormond Beach, has owned her consulting firm, Access Senior Resources and Consulting LLC, for 10 years.

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“Having him actually helped to really shape my life back to where it should have been. It kept me on task and it kept me focused to know that I had somebody to live for.”

She graduated from Seabreeze High School and later from BethuneCookman University with a bachelor’s in nursing.

Then, she obtained her master’s degree in nursing from University of Phoenix.

One phrase that Carlyle lives by is “Never allow history to determine your destiny.”

“I don’t know where I got it from — I think I made it up, I really do,” Carlyle said. “ ... And I say [the phrase] because again, I have a past. It’s not a bad past, but you know having a child young ... I never let that determine the destiny that I had for myself.”

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“She said, ‘Because your mouth is very powerful,’” Carlyle recalled.

“And it offended me, because I knew I had a smart mouth.”

Carlyle said she didn’t fully understand what Maley meant until she she was older: That Carlyle had a knack for speaking to people and being able to reach them.

“I love being a resource for the community,” she said. “I will tell you and anybody: Give my number out to whoever you want to. If I can be a resource to help someone — one person, two people, every single day, whether it’s based on what their medical condition is and give them some insight on proper dieting or proper health care. My goal is to educate the masses, to be a resource, to be a plethora of information for the community.”

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Carlyle said her favorite way to give back to the community is through education and training.

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Carlyle is also part of the Daytona Beach Black Nurses Association.

In 2010, Carlyle joined the city of Ormond Beach Martin Luther King Jr. committee, which holds an annual breakfast to celebrate King’s legacy.

She became the chair of the committee about eight years ago.

And recently, she became the president of the Volusia Flagler Advanced Practice Nursing Council, an association she’s been a part of for 18 years.

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Ormond Beach Fire Capt. Hunter Ramirez knows that every time a call comes in, somebody’s likely having the worst day of their life.

Whether the call is for a medical emergency or a fire, knowing that he and his crew are able to help them, and seeing the relief on their faces when the fire truck arrives, makes the job rewarding, Ramirez said.

“Every day that I come in, I get to work with a great group of guys,” Ramirez said. “But trying to make a difference each shift is something that I try to live by. If my family had an emergency right now, who would I want coming to take care of them?

So every day, I use that as motivation — every day, we should be getting better.”

Ramirez joined the Ormond Beach Fire Department in 2016. At 26 years old, he’s now the youngest captain in the department, having been promoted in February 2023.

In his new rank, and as one of the department’s main fire training instructors, he feels like he’s able to make a bigger impact, especially as OBFD is currently a young department overall.

“We have so many new guys coming in,” he said. “There’s so many people that have retired and more than 50% of our department has less than five years. ... To be able to get myself into this position, where I can make a change and really help the growth of this department has been awesome for me.”

Especially, Ramirez added, since the firefighters he’s training and working with now will be the same

“Hunter Ramirez is a commendable young captain of the Ormond Beach Fire Department. He exemplifies ambition and dedication in his role. His impressive accomplishments speak volumes about his commitment to excellence.

I am incredibly proud of the firefighter that he has become and I look forward to witnessing the continued growth of his career as he undoubtedly makes a lasting impact in our department and our community.”

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ones he’ll work with for the rest of his career.

And he loves training other firefighters.

“It reminds me of what I went through and how eager and excited and how I really didn’t know anything,” Ramirez said. “To be able to start them off in their career, to learn stuff and see the excitement in them, it really means a lot.”

IT’S ABOUT THE PEOPLE

Ramirez was hired at OBFD about three months after finishing fire school. Growing up, he knew he wanted a career of service — whether in the military, police or fire service.

He had some friends that had family members working as firefighters, and after asking them questions about the job, he determined it would be a good fit.

Ormond Beach Fire Capt. Hunter Ramirez joined the department in 2016. Photo by Jarleene Almenas

He’s loved it ever since, he said.

But, Ormond Beach was not on his radar at first. He initially wanted to work for the Sanford Fire Department, as he had grown up in the Lake Mary area.

“I did my first interview there and I did absolutely awful,” Ramirez said.

“My next one was here in Ormond and I really didn’t know too much, but I did a bunch of research. I think I didn’t have the stress ... so I did a lot better in my interview than the Sanford one.”

Once he was hired, he was excited to start the job. A year in, he bought a house in Ormond and committed himself to the community and the fire department.

“The people that we work with here are what makes this place so great,” Ramirez said.

In addition to helping with train-

ing, Ramirez also is part of OBFD’s truck committee, which helps advise the construction of new fire engines.

He also plans the department’s annual 9/11 memorial stair climb each year.

“That’s something that I love to do,” Ramirez said. “It kind of brings back the tradition of the job, especially with 9/11. ... It happened in 2001. A lot of the guys we’re hiring now don’t remember it, don’t know much about it, and it’s a huge staple in the fire service for history and it’s something that we should always remember — that at any point, the worst day can come.”

TRAINING EVERY SINGLE DAY

Fire service is a brotherhood, Ramirez said.

It’s a stressful job, he said. They see things that will stick with them

for the rest of their lives.

“To have the support of your friends, and brothers and sisters, is what makes this job manageable,” Ramirez said.

One the sayings the department goes by, he said, is that one can never train hard enough for a job that can kill you.

So with that in mind, every day is an opportunity to train and learn, he said.

“It is dangerous job, and not every day are we going into burning buildings and putting our lives on the line, but like I said, they do happen and the risk is always there,” Ramirez said. “So we try to train every single day so that when it does come, we know what we’re dealing with, and that we’re as physically in shape as we can be to perform.”

PAL director Lisa Messersmith helps youth find positive life directions Lisa Messersmith and her team work together to help youth find self-confidence and foster positive relationships with OBPD. JARLEENE ALMENAS SENIOR EDITOR

Community service is one of Lisa Messersmith’s core beliefs.

And as the director for the Ormond Beach Police Athletic League for the last 21 year, community service the heart of her job too.

“I think our goal in life is to somehow make the world better — in some way, whether it’s small or large — than it was before we were given the gift of life,” Messersmith said.

“I can’t remember a time in my life where that wasn’t what I thought we should be doing.”

But she likes to do so behind the scenes, never one for the spotlight.

“I think when you’re serving people, they’re the ones you push forward and let in the spotlight,” she said. “We have such an amazing team here at PAL that I just feel very blessed.”

Ormond Beach PAL was established in 1996 with the mission to foster and encourage the development of positive relationships between local youth, the police department the community, according to the organization.

Messersmith, along with Coach Avery Randolph and Fiona Crouch, serve about 800 kids a year through PAL, which partners with other community organizations to provide programs at local schools and city facilities.

PAL’s programs include Tutors R Us, an after school educational program that provides tutoring to elementary and middle school students in math, language arts, science and computer technology; youth basketball; a summer field trip series; and Science on Patrol, designed to improve science and math skills through crime scene scenarios.

“I’m blessed to have a job that allows me to do things that help

improve the community — but not on my own, but by connecting all the different parts of the community so that we can move forward for our younger citizens,” Messersmith said.

PROBLEM-SOLVER

Prior to becoming PAL’s director, Messersmith worked for 14 years at the Museum of Art in DeLand coordinating summer and youth programs. She double majored in art and psychology at Stetson University.

When you have an arts background, Messersmith said, it helps you with problem-solving, which is great when it comes to community programming.

“Because you’re not going in a linear direction to solve the problems, because there aren’t problems with families that are usually a linear solve,” she said. “You have to figure out what the child and how they communicate and what works best for them to build their self-confidence. So I think that being an artist complements that kind of flexibility that’s required in community programing.”

Her art mainly consists of sculptures combined with monotype prints. Some of her pieces will be on display at The Casements as part of Beaux Arts of Central Florida’s “Starry, Starry Night” exhibition, which will open on Jan. 6.

Messersmith had always liked the Ormond Beach community, so when she saw PAL was looking for a director in 2003, she was intrigued by the job. To her, it meant serving a broader audience of youth.

Messersmith is one of the instructors for the READ program at Ormond Beach Elementary. READ, which stands for Reading, Exploration and Discovery, is an arts-based reading enhancement program for second to fourth grade students.

That’s the program she has the most direct contact with the youth served by PAL, she said, and she enjoys seeing the kids realize that they can write a short story.

“To see that moment, where they realize they can accomplish something beyond what they thought they could do,” Messersmith said.

She also enjoys the Youth Director

Lisa Messersmith became the director of the Ormond Beach Police Athletic League in 2003. Photo by Jarleene Almenas

Council, PAL’s teen leadership program. The teen years can be tenuous for youth, she said, as they’re faced with making big life decisions at a time when they’re still figuring out who they are.

“So to work with those young people and to see them find their life path or their passion, is very rewarding,” Messersmith said.

‘RIPPLES ARE PRETTY AMAZING’

One of the inspirations behind Messersmith’s love for community service is her faith. A member of Central Baptist Church, she has seen many elders work in community programming. Their example has guided her in her own job.

“Ever since I was a child, I remember service being part of my faith, and giving back to the community and showing the positiveness of my faith, that it is a place of strength and comfort and that people are there for you in your hardest times,” Messersmith said.

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“I have seen her encourage and build positive bonds and relationships with teens and the community she selflessly serves.

She has a creative mind and soul and she puts forth so much effort to promote youth enrichment and leadership. Lisa has a positive impact to all the programs in PAL. Endless hours of volunteer work, planning and coordinating with such effort, detail and commitment and all while being a single mother raising three boys. I do not believe that her effort for the community of Ormond Beach is recognized enough.”

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ple’s lives better — even if it’s small ways. You just have to remain open to the opportunities to serve.

“Ripples are pretty amazing,” she said.

In her time as PAL’s director, she has seen the organization grow stronger and increase its youth outreach.

“We have programs that reach

youth in a different way than it did when I first came here, and help them find their own voice,” Messersmith said. “Because not every child is an athlete and not every child is an academic, but they can learn to build their self-confidence and make good grades and do well in school so they can have a positive life direction.”

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Every 56 days, Young donates blood.

She’s been regularly donating since she was 18 years old, though she said she’s been more constant about in the last few years. She remembers when the American Red Cross had a blood donation on White Street near Daytona State College.

“And they are not even around anymore to do that,” she recalled.

Young recently received a card celebrating the 4 gallons of blood she’s donated in total.

Whatever she can do to help her community, she’s willing to do, she said — whether that’s donating blood or just donating time.

Ashley Young works at Simply Roses and is a member of East Ormond Beach CrossFit. Photo by Jarleene Almenas

“When we go (to the beach), we’re always bringing a Publix bag and we’re always filling it with trash,” Young said. “That’s nothing. I’m walking anyway. I’m here. Why not pick up stuff?”

It’s also a way to set an example for her children and instill those same values.

“That’s the biggest, to me, impression or fingerprint you can put on your community is making better citizens for the next go-around,” Young said.

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“You’re not going there just to build your body,” Young said. “You’re not going there just to be strong.”

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Ashley Young strives to make people feel seen and appreciated.

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“It just feels good to be thought of,” Young said. “I think that’s what, at the end of the day, everybody wants: to be a thought, to feel important and loved.”

Those small acts of kindness can make a difference, she said. That’s why she’s motivated to cheer people on as they aim to accomplish new things or tackle challenges.

“I get excited when I see somebody doing something that excites them,” Young said. “I just want to let them know what they’re doing is important and fulfilling. ... If it’s important to them, I just want to let them know it’s important to me too.”

She’s surrounded by people who inspire her, she said. In her personal life and at work.

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STANDING O

June and Warren Duncan understand the need to give back to community The Duncans joined their interfaith ‘family’ at the Jewish Federation to support people in need.

MICHELE MEYERS CONTRIBUTING WRITER

June and Warren Duncan’s Christian faith has always been extremely important to them.

After moving to Ormond Beach in 2003 when their son got a job in New Smyrna Beach, following many winters spent “snowbirding” in Florida, the Duncans began seeking a church community that was a fit for them.

They found The Chapel, which held services at the Congregation Beth Judah, a Messianic Jewish synagogue. Both of them were curious and attended both the church and synagogue services for 10 years.

“At the end of that 10 years we were going to synagogue on Saturday, church on Sunday, Bible study on Tuesday, Bible study on Wednesday, a Bible study on Friday and spe-

“Warren and June Duncan have repeatedly stepped up whenever needed for longer than I can remember. They always have a cheerful smile and easygoing demeanor.

They are a true asset to the Jewish Federation of Volusia and Flagler Counties. The Duncans deserve a little recognition for all the hard work here behind the scenes.”

PAUL TIBBETTS, 2023 Standing O and food bank volunteer

cial meetings with the rabbi,” Warren said.

In 2004, the Duncans went on a trip to Israel with the Jewish Federation of Volusia and Flagler Counties.

Prior to boarding the plane, the Duncans realized they had left June’s migraine medication at home. The debilitating nature of the headaches made them question the trip. They said they decided to “travel on faith.”

June said she has not had a migraine since the trip.

“When we arrived in Israel, everyone was impressed,” she said.

“Even the mayor of Tiberius was very impressed with the Jewish and Christian people who traveled to Israel together.”

Following the trip, they gave Gloria Max, the Jewish Federation’s late executive director, a ride home. Max told them about the Jerry Doliner Food Bank. They asked if she needed help, they gave her their contact information and the rest is history.

They’ve been volunteering there ever since.

‘WE SAY IT WAS GOD’S WORK’

The Duncans met at a youth retreat in the Santa Cruz mountains 1958. It was her 16th birthday, and June said she thought everyone had forgotten her. She had a boyfriend at the time who was working to buy her an engagement ring, but when Warren Duncan asked her to see a movie, she said yes. They talked all night and never watched the show. They were married on April 15, 1960.

“I guess you could say I found my soulmate,” she said.

Warren graduated from San Jose State University with a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in chemistry.

After the couple had two children — Suzanne and Aaron — Warren decided to get his doctorate at the University of California in Irvine where they lived on campus, and he ran a drug lab for the Huntington Beach Police Department.

The couple began to move fre-

June and Warren Duncan volunteer every week at the Jerry Doliner Food Bank, which is part of the Jewish Federation of Volusia and Flagler Counties. Photo by Michele Meyers

quently as he was hired by different companies that were bought out by others. They lived in Freeport, Bahamas; Michigan; Deer Park, Texas; Pennsylvania and north of Chicago.

“The see-America-the-hard-way plan,” June said. “But we say it was God’s work. He seemed to put us in places that worked out so well.”

VOLUNTEERS GET WORK DONE

The Jewish Federation purchases food from Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida and gets donations from local Publix, Einstein Bros.

Bagels and Panera Bread, to name a few.

This year at the annual Christmas giveaway, the Jerry Doliner Food Bank volunteers handed out food to 400 families which included hams,

produce, cakes and pies, an initiative that cost close to $13,000.

Jewish Federation President Marvin Miller took over at the food bank when Max died on Sept. 10, 2021.

Miller said the food bank relies on the volunteers to keep the facility operational. They revamped the entire system and now do more in one day more than was done in two.

“The volunteers make it fun,” Miller said. “They have figured out a way to make it quicker and slicker with the help of everybody. They make it work here. Because the volunteers work, that’s how we get it done. They all come from such wonderful backgrounds — some were blue collar, some were engineers. Each one fits in. They love it here because they see what we’re doing.”

On Sept. 6, 2019, the Duncans lost their Crystal Circle home to a house fire. It was a total loss. Warren was able to save both cars and June saved their cat along with her favorite shoes. The community rallied behind them.

“I did not feel devastated,” June said. “On the fourth day, my cat came back. I was thankful. That’s God.” The Duncans said volunteering makes sense.

“The Lord has given to us so much, we feel we owe something to somebody,” June said. “We’ve got the time, the time of life and the energy to do it. We also understand what’s going on. We watch people around here go broke and lose their homes. This is what’s going on and they need help.”

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Megan Lambert is taking Seabreeze cheerleading to new heights Seabreeze cheer coach Megan Lambert sets high standards for her athletes, resulting in back-to-back years at states in her two years on the job.

MICHELE MEYERS CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Megan Lambert “walks the talk.”

In her third season as Seabreeze High School’s head cheerleading coach, she has led the team to the state championship two years in a row, placing 11th the first year and fourth last year. She has owned Cheer Force All Stars for four years where her teams consistently place in the top three at competitions.

“There is a standard and if they don’t meet the standard, they can’t

“Choosing Megan was an easy choice. Her passion for her team and the kids at her gym are unmatched. The model she sets for the children that cross her path is one I would want for my daughter. She is leading all her teams to victory one competition after another. She is handing the stress and pressure with grace and strength. She is definitely a prime fit for a Standing O.” LESTER DAVIS, 2023 Standing O and SHS head football coach

be on the team,” she said. “What I say I’m going to do, I’m going to do. They know I mean what I say. So when I tell them, ‘if you don’t get these grades

by Friday night, you’re not cheering,’ you’re not going to cheer. There’s a hard line and you cannot cross it.”

Lambert said her team is hoping to repeat last year’s scenario of going to regionals then straight to the final four at states. She said she was born with a natural drive to excel.

“My parents (Michele and Kevin Lambert) didn’t push me really that hard,” she said. “I feel like I always want to do better. I never feel satisfied. I always feel like we could have done better — we could have done more. I always keep pushing, pushing, pushing. I don’t really think about it. I just keep going.”

Cheerleading and dancing have been a part of Lambert’s life since she was around 6 or 7 years old and a first grader in Palm Coast. Growing up, she cheered for Power Cheer All Stars and Matanzas High School where she graduated in 2010. She continued her cheerleading career at Jacksonville University, where she majored in education and minored in business.

Her first teaching job was at the Imagine School in Palm Coast where she also coached the Lions recreational cheer team.

In 2020, she was hired as the cheerleading coach at Flagler Palm Coast High School. The team lacked training due to COVID restrictions, so Lambert decided to start an all star team that could train yearround. She held tryouts for the team and 60 kids showed up. That was the first year she opened the Cheer Force All Stars gym in Ormond Beach.

Toward the end of her season at FPC, Dr. Earl Johnson, Volusia County Schools chief operating officer, hired Lambert at Seabreeze while

Owner of Cheer Force All Stars and Seabreeze cheer coach Megan Lambert.

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he was principal. Lambert knew him from when he was the principal at Matanzas High School.

Even though Lambert and her 9-year-old daughter, Chloe Todman, live in Palm Coast, she said it made sense to coach at Seabreeze. Her gym was in Ormond and Seabreeze cheerleaders were already training there.

“Seabreeze gave me whatever I needed,” she said. “It was a brand new (competitive) program, so it could be my program.”

Lambert said her gym has helped the team become more like a family because they have had the opportunity to train together all year.

“That was the hardest thing

when I came to Seabreeze,” she said.

“Nobody really knew each other and it was a new program. Getting them to believe in the future, that you have to put in the hours and you have to be in the gym every day, was a challenge. I feel like this year they finally got it — buying into the culture.”

The Sandcrabs are a young team consisting of predominantly freshmen, sophomores and one rookie senior. Sophomore Tatum Gibbens is captain of the varsity team and got her start cheering for Pop Warner 11 years ago. She said as a captain, she brings leadership, responsibility and commitment to her team.

“I grew a lot when I got here,”

she said. “At first, most of the team were freshman so we came in very scared, but we definitely have grown as a team together. The goal is to win states.”

Junior varsity captain, freshman Ashleigh Piazza grew up competing in gymnastics. This is her first year cheering. She was recently promoted to varsity alternate.

“It makes me very happy (to be promoted) because I worked hard for it,” Piazza said. “It proves to me that I can get out of my head because I’m in my head a lot. Once I get out, I can do it. I definitely would not be where I am without my coaches.”

New to cheering is Seabreeze senior Da’veon Brown who recently finished his first football season with the Sandcrabs. Two months ago, Lambert taught him how to flip. He wants to go to college for competitive cheering. So far, he’s had an offer from the University of North Florida.

“It is not what it seems,” he said.

“It is a lot more challenging (than football). In football, we do a lot of running and hitting, but this takes a lot of technique. Anyone can run the ball but not everyone can flip.

Seabreeze is going to bring back the state trophy for 2024.”

Lambert’s goal is to keep a good culture of cheerleading, keep her athletes working hard and out of trouble.

“For me, I want them to make memories,” she said. “My best memories in cheerleading were going to competitions with my friends. I don’t remember where I placed but I remember being there with my best friends. Some of them are still my best friends now. I hope for the future for them that when they go off to college, they still want to come back here.”

Jaelin Long champions inner strength to overcome hurdles Mainland’s Jaelin Long played center for the Buccaneers’ championship football team while maintaining a 4.1 GPA and a humble attitude.

MICHELE MEYERS CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Mainland’s Jaelin Long comes from a family of champions whose Buc pride runs deep.

His dad, Marcus Long, played football for Mainland High School

and went on to play at Florida State, where he was part of the 1993 NCAA Division 1A national championship team. His uncle Desmond Long played basketball with retired NBA player Vince Carter on the 1995 Class 6A state championship team.

In his junior year, alternating between playing guard and tackle, Jaelin helped the Buccaneers make it to the Class 3S State Championship final against Lake Wales. In his senior year, as a center, the Bucs brought home the Class 3S State Championship trophy with a win over St. Augustine on Dec. 7.

This spring, he will also be the 15th person in his family to graduate from

Standing O Jaelin Long poses with the 3S State Championship trophy at Mainland High School. Photo by Michele Meyers

Mainland. Former Principal Tim Huth gave his father his diploma in 1991 and also gave Jaelin’s brother Jamarcus his diploma in 2020.

Jamarcus checked Jaelin’s school records in December. He has a 4.1 GPA and has only had two Cs throughout his high school academic career. He is currently ranked 39th out of a class of 401. Jaelin’s favorite subject is math and he wants to go to college to become either an electrical or mechanical engineer.

Mainland athletic director Terry Anthony said Jaelin is a true student athlete. For the last two years, he has been the most valuable offensive lineman due to his ability to play multiple positions and pick up the slack when people were hurt or not getting the job done.

“When Jaelin first got here, I don’t think anybody would have told you that Jaelin would be a two-year starter for Mainland on the offensive line,” Anthony said. “Definitely the student was first, athlete was secondary. You could see from day one that he was a special kid. He gave it his all and eventually got better and better. Through all of it, he never let his grades waiver.”

Even though Jaelin was born in West Palm Beach, he established his football roots in Gainesville starting at 6 years old playing for the Gainesville Gladiators. At 8 years old, he began playing basketball.

The family moved to Daytona Beach when his grandfather died and left his house to them. As a father who was born and raised there, Marcus Long said he was ecstatic to have his family back in his home town to share his experiences.

“I was hoping they could take part in the same steps I had taken there,” he said. “Jaelin was able to take the next step. I never did get a chance to get a state championship. We always got knocked out in districts by Lake Howell or Lake Mary. I was ecstatic that Jamarcus came back to finish (at Mainland) and Jaelin came along to finish his years there as well. I would have loved if Tim Huth could have

“He is our senior offensive lineman and has started every game for us for the last two years. He’s a kid that has fought through a lot of adversity. He lost his mom in the middle of the 2021 season.

Honestly, for him not to miss a beat as a player has been pretty impressive. After we won states, he was on that field on his hands and knees. It was a standing ovation for him that he was able to dedicate a very hardworking moment to the woman that gave him birth — his mom.”

TRAVIS ROLAND, Mainland head football coach

done his graduation ceremony but he is retired.”

Just before Jaelin’s freshman year at Mainland, his mom Yavonda took him to football summer camp.

“My mom saw the love I had for football and forcefully made me go to summer camp as a freshman,” he said. “I didn’t want to show up.

I hated the workouts because summer workouts be killing for real. Now I am glad about how she brought me back because, after four years, I can say I’m a state champion and I won it for her.”

On Sept. 20, 2021, as Jaelin left for practice, his mom told him to have a good day and they both said “I love you” to each other. He walked to Mainland. Due to rain, the players had to go in the gym where coach Travis Roland told him his grandmother was there to pick him up. He said he had to hustle because it was urgent.

They rushed to the hospital where he saw his father crying and he found out what was happening with his mother.

She had been battling cancer for 10 years.

On Sept. 21, 2021, Jaelin returned to the hospital where his father said they would have to ‘let his mother go’. Yavonda died at 11:50 a.m. Her wish was not to be resuscitated after multiple attempts.

“When my dad told me they were going to have to let her go, I said no

— no, no, no,” he said. “But after seeing my brother and how down he was about it and my pops and how down he was about it, I’m thinking to myself, I am not OK with it. I’ve never been OK with it, but it was not my decision, it was hers.”

Mainland coaches and teammates were instrumental in supporting Jaelin and his family. Anthony understood what he was going through.

He moved back to Daytona Beach 27 years ago when his mother died.

“Everything he’s done has been for her,” Anthony said. “I know that even when he’s not saying it. She became his ‘why’. My mom became my ‘why’ when I came here. You have to find a reason to do what you do. His reason to do what he’s doing is to still make his momma proud.”

Jaelin said the first month after his mom died, he had nightmares. After some time, he finally had one good dream.

“I was in her car and I’m just driving on an empty road,” he said. “Then I hear my mom’s voice. I look over and she’s in the passenger seat and she says she’s very proud of me. She’s proud of how I handled everything at my young age. When I woke up, I was back to being sad because I saw her and I remembered she’s gone, but I heard that she’s proud so I’m doing something right. That kept me saying that I’m going to stay on this path because I heard she’s proud.”

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LETTERS Attend the Tomoka Oaks golf course meeting Dear Editor: We’re going the wrong way here!

After the city of Ormond Beach Planning Board and commissioners both voted no to an earlier developer plan with 272 houses, the developers are seeking a zoning change for the golf course to build 317 houses.

Come to the public Planning Board meeting for the Tomoka Reserve project on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. The Planning Board meeting location will be at Tomoka Christian Church at 1450 Hand Ave., Ormond Beach, FL 32174, and will start at 6 p.m.

Our traffic, property values, storm flooding, sewage processing, school and hospital capacity will all be adversely affected by all these new houses.

The developers, Sheldon Rubin, Ray Barshay and Carl Velie, should

sell the old golf course to the city and we can have a public golf course, park or other open space, instead of more houses.

We moved here to avoid living in Orlando. Now the developers are bringing Orlando to us. Just to benefit a few, they are making life more miserable for many.

Save beautiful Ormond Beach!

TOM FITZGIBBON AND DENISE CORLEY Ormond Beach

Has anything changed?

Dear Editor: It is interesting to try to follow the reasoning of the developers who bought the Tomoka Oaks golf course property of 147 acres almost three years ago.

Now, instead of 272 homes, which the Planning Board and the commissioners thought were too many, they would like to build 317 homes.

What will the Planning Board say when they receive this lat-

Hometownie Hero

Will They/Won’t They The new year is a time for rebirth, renewal, recollections — and reviewing the terms of my last will and testament.

MIKE CAVALIERE CONTRIBUTING WRITER

For Rebecca’s 34th birthday, I thought I’d really spoil her, so I gifted her drafts of our last will and testament, still warm from the printer.

“Seriously?” she asked, glaring up from the pile of papers I plopped on her lap. “Today?”

“Today!” I squealed, proud to have hit yet another birthday gift way out of the park.

It’s hard to be the perfect partner, but somehow, I manage. See, I was paying attention every time Rebecca passingly mentioned filing these documents, for years now.

I listened, and through a process some call “thoughtfulness,” others “selflessness,” but I call “just being me,” I turned that listening into action. I punched “customizable will template – free” into Google then got down to business. You should’ve seen me, making executive decisions, bequeathing things left and right — my DVD collection, her 14-year-old car — and, oh, did I giggle every time I typed the word

est request from the developers to “increase” the number of homes?

Did something change? Will the one and only 450-foot road leading in and out of Tomoka Oaks and the proposed development change to be a wider and longer road? Will the imposition of added traffic and devaluation of the homes in the Tomoka Oaks development and all the affected surrounding developments change?

Will the two-lane roads in Tomoka Oaks and The Trails suddenly become four lanes and sidewalks appear where there are none?

Will the homeowners change their minds about missing the beauty of the open space and the golf course that was promised to them in a written, spoken and/or implied agreement?

Will the threatened and protected gopher tortoises relocate to a safer place along with their burrow guests of up to 350 different species who hunker down with them in their burrows? By the way, this is one of the reasons the tortoises are protected, because they provide a

“bequeath.” Then, I presented these papers to my wife for her reading pleasure. On her birthday.

And they say romance is dead.

When you’re a freewheelin’ bachelor like I used to be, the concept of “getting your house in order” couldn’t be more irrelevant, mostly because you don’t have a house.

You might have a “place” or a “pad,” sure, but no one wants those things after you’re gone, on account of all the lava lamps and Batman memorabilia strewn about them. At this point in your life, death is all upside — you literally get to “ghost” Fannie Mae. But once you’re married with dependents, wheelin’ is no longer free, and made-up words like “life insurance,” “DNR” and “probate” suddenly start making cameos in your vocabulary.

“If I croak tomorrow, who will take care of Winnie the Pooch?”

I asked Rebecca later, figuring date-night sushi was as good a time as any to face our (and our dog’s) mortality. “I’m giving you power of attorney to make sure she’s well taken care of.”

home to these grateful guests.

Will this 147 acres on one of the highest elevations in east Volusia with impervious newly constructed houses and streets and sidewalks suddenly soak up water during a storm when the retention ponds fail? Will the Trails welcome the added traffic in their development that was not designed for that volume of traffic? Will the Escondido condo residents find a way to get out of their one and only driveway?

Will the developers suddenly propose an emergency evacuation plan that will show that we can all get out in a safe and timely manner?

It has been almost three years and our concern for the safety of walkers and bicyclists in addition to this missing evacuation plan does not even seem to be on their radar.

It will be interesting to see what has changed.

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“Wow, some responsibility,” Rebecca said, mixing wasabi into soy sauce with her chopsticks.

“You joke, but Winnie’s grown accustomed to a certain lifestyle!

I can’t have her end up in some pound.”

“Course not.”

“Can you imagine?” I asked, clutching imaginary pearls around my neck. “My dear, sweet golden girl, fighting in the yard … doing pull-ups off the bars of her crate ... dealing kibble. She’s not built for that life!”

Rebecca took a sip of wine. “And do you have any thoughts about — oh, I don’t know — your human dependent?”

“Becky.” I stopped to gaze soulfully into her eyes. “Of course I do.”

I rubbed her back. “But first thing’s first.”

Later that week, we signed the documents, then put them on my desk, ready to get “notarized” (which is another made-up word).

And today, 20 months after Rebecca’s 34th birthday, that’s exactly where they remain — untouched.

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Occasionally, Becky and I dreamily reflect on that abandoned project. “We really need to get those forms notarized,” we say. But how?

Where? Is a notary a person or some kind of antique telephone?

We sometimes relay our procrastination to my parents, who offer ancient wisdom (they’re in their 60s) on the matter. “You really need to get those forms notarized,” they say, and we nod seriously.

But we never did. Maybe because finalizing those papers would mean finalizing former versions of ourselves, the ones who thought they’d live forever. It would be like a written confession admitting that we had lived — the mother of all mortal sins, punishable only by death.

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MELISSA HELLER

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Kindergarten teacher Melissa Heller says teaching is her calling.

Pre-K teacher Sandra Bordis loves being a role-model for her students.

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nce a Heller kid, always a Heller kid.

That’s how Beachside Elementary kindergarten teacher Melissa Heller feels about her students. Creating those relationships with her students and their families is her favorite thing about the job, she said in a statement to the Observer.

“Growing up I had some amazing teachers and some that were a challenge,” Heller said. “I knew that I wanted to make a change and be that one adult that was not only their cheerleader, but their safe place.”

Heller, who is Beachside Elementary’s Teacher of the Year, is in her 24th year of teaching. She attended Volusia County Schools growing up — Highlands Elementary, Campbell Junior High and Mainland High School, graduating in 1989.

As a child, she would often line up her stuffed animals and play school. And if her friends wanted to play pretend, they also played school.

Heller was always the teacher.

The year after she graduated high school, her mother suffered a bad fall, breaking her back, both wrists and some ribs, Heller said. Heller substituted her mom’s fourth grade classroom while going to college and working at

Heller’s advice to students? “Have fun, be you and don’t sweat the small stuff.”

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andra Bordis decided to become a teacher because she loves working with children.

In a statement to the Observer, Bordis, a pre-K teacher at Ormond Beach Elementary, said that as an early childhood educator, she sets high expectations for her students — because she knows they’re capable of learning and because she loves to help

them be the best students and people they can be.

“I am very proud to be the patient, nurturing, supportive, and caring person that students need in their education,” Bordis said. “I love being a positive role-model for children.”

Bordis has been teaching at Volusia County Schools for 13 years. Prior to that, she taught at a private school for six years. A graduate of the University of Central Florida, she also comes from a family of teachers: her grandparents were both educators, as well as her older sister.

“My sister has been my greatest resource, as she helped me in countless ways and helped me to become the

Melissa Heller has been teaching for 24 years. Photo by Jarleene Almenas

Sam’s Club part-time until her mother could go back to work.

“It was at that time I realized that teaching was my calling,” Heller said. “I am still in contact with some of those students today.”

Being Beachside’s Teacher of the Year feels amazing, she said.

It was a full-circle moment for her too, as the person who nominated her is a former student of hers that is now a teacher at Beachside.

Through the nomination experience, Heller said, she’s learned that it’s OK to celebrate her achievements — it’s

a once-in-a-lifetime experience, she said.

The students are what keep her motivated.

“They love simple things and that is what life is about,” Heller said. “I always want my students to want to come to school to see what fun and crazy thing is next.”

Aside from teaching, Heller said, she enjoys spending time with her family, friends and her cats — and making drinking tumblers and wristlets in her spare time.

Her advice to students?

“Have fun, be you and don’t sweat the small stuff,” Heller said.

Ormond Beach Elementary teacher Sandra Bordis said it was an honor to be nominated by her colleagues for Teacher of the Year.

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teacher I am today,” Bordis said.

Being named OBE’s Teacher of the Year makes her feel proud and happy, she said, adding that it’s an honor to be nominated by her colleagues.

“One thing I am taking away from this experience is how great it has been to have the opportunity to reflect on my teaching practices and successes,” Bordis said. “I’ve also gained a little more confidence in myself knowing that my colleagues feel that I am worthy of this amazing title.”

When she’s not in the classroom, her evenings are often spent doing the bookkeeping for her second job, a landscape materials business she owns with her husband. She loves to cook, going out to eat, traveling, and decorating her house for every holiday. Bordis is also a mom of two young men, and has two cats and one dog.

By nature, she said, she tends to be a pretty happy and positive person. But teaching can be challenging, so it’s important to stay motivated to do her best, Bordis said.

“I manage to get through hard times by remembering that each day brings new opportunities for good things to happen,” she said. “Also, with each day I try to improve on things that I felt did not go well in the past.”

Because she loves her job so much, she said it’s hard to pick her favorite thing about being a teacher.

“I like so many things about my profession,” Bordis said.

“I especially love having the opportunity to help ignite a child’s lifelong love of learning. It is my personal goal to ensure that all of my students enjoy coming to school, knowing it is a place where they feel valued, confident, and loved.”

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arolyn Pascoe said that knowing that her students are counting on her motivates her to start every day new, no matter the challenges.

Pathways Elementary fifth grade teacher Carolyn Pascoe is in her 12th year of teaching. Photo by Jarleene Almenas

After all, her favorite thing about teaching is the children, Pascoe said in a statement to the Observer.

“They bring joy to my life,” Pascoe said. “I love coming to work every day knowing that I can make a difference.”

Pascoe has been teaching for 12 years at Pathways Elementary. For the past three years, Pascoe, who was named Pathways’ Teacher of the Year, has been teaching fifth grade English language arts and social studies.

She decided to become a teacher after spending time volunteering at Pathways when her daughter was a student. Pascoe had been a stayat-home mom at the time.

“The more time I spent about children, I realized I wanted to go back to school to become a teacher,” Pascoe said.

Outside of the classroom, she enjoys spending time with family, traveling, going to the beach, cooking and being outdoors.

Being nominated for Teacher of the Year by her coworkers is an honor, she said. One thing she’s taking away from the experience is knowing her hard work and dedication is not only appreciated, but recognized.

“We all work hard at this job and for them to recognize me to represent our school is appreciated,” Pascoe said.

Her advice to students?

“Although at times life can be challenging, it’s important to persevere,” Pascoe said.

“Be the best you can be every day!”

Coach James Vollinger plans to retire after three decades of teaching students.

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ames Vollinger loves working with kids. He loves sports, and he loves working outdoors.

So when he decided to become a teacher, coaching students in physical education was his field of choice.

And now, he’s not only retiring after his 30th year of teaching, but he was also named Pine Trail Elementary’s Teacher of the Year.

“I am not a person that seeks recognition,” Vollinger said in a statement to the Observer. “However, hearing so many nice things from so many people feels real nice.”

Many people he hadn’t heard from in years reached out to him, which added was a cool aspect to the recognition.

Vollinger was inspired to become an educator thanks to a friend named Dex Steenhoff.

The pair worked together at a community college in South Florida and when Steenhoff went on to get a degree to become a teacher, and encouraged Vollinger to do the same, Vollinger decided to do so. He already had a bachelor’s degree in parks and recreation management, and he went back to Florida International University for his bachelor’s in physical education.

In his 30 years of teaching, Vollinger said, he has met many amazing people along

Pine Trail Elementary Coach James Vollinger may be retiring from teaching, but if anyone in town is looking for an “old PE teacher to work part-time this summer,” he said, they should give him a call.

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the way, two of whom being Ed and Jim Peterson. Vollinger interned with Ed Peterson and worked with Jim Peterson at Cutler Ridge Elementary School for five years in South Florida.

“I learned so much from those fellas,” he said. “I cannot thank them enough.”

Vollinger’s favorite thing about teaching is working with the kids and seeing their faces when they accomplish new things. As a self-described kid at heart, he loves hearing their laughter and squeals during activities, he added.

“What I will take away from being a teacher in general is that teachers do make a difference,” Vollinger said.

“Many kids have a difficult background and challenging

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home life. School offers safety, stability and people that really do care about them. Teachers matter.”

If he could share one piece of wisdom with his students, it would be that they should never be satisfied with being “good enough,” he said.

“They are capable of much more,” Vollinger said. “I believe everyone has something “amazing” in them.

Some gift, some talent. They need to figure out what that something is and get after it.

Don’t quit.”

Vollinger may be retiring from teaching, but he still plans to work for some time.

When he fully retires, he said, he and his family plan to buy a motor home and take a “lap” around the U.S.

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Fifth grade teacher Carolyn Pascoe says students bring her joy, and she knows she can make a difference.

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ristin Robinson loves teaching kindergarten.

“I absolutely love being the children’s first teacher they will have in elementary school and setting the path for their educational career,” Robinson said in a statement to the Observer. “It is important to me that I instill a love for learning in my students that will last a lifetime.”

Robinson, who is Tomoka Elementary’s Teacher of the Year, is in her 18th year teaching.

She wanted to be a teacher for as long as she can remember, she said.

“As a child, I looked up to my mother who was an elementary school teacher and wanted to become just like her,” Robinson said. “I was blessed with amazing educators growing up throughout school that made an impact on my life, and I knew from early on, I wanted to make a difference in the lives of children. My students throughout the years, supportive leadership, and amazing colleagues inspire me every day.”

Robinson graduated from Florida Southern College with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education. Her students keep her motivated every day, she said.

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Her favorite thing about being a teacher is seeing the growth in her students as well as building relationship with them and their families.

She also loves teaching them how to read and write, as it is a skill they’ll have for the rest of their life, making it all the more rewarding, Robinson said.

“It is important to me that I know how my students learn and what their interests are to make those strong, meaningful connections,” she said.

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moments and the sparkle on my students face when they grasp a new concept is what it’s all about,” Robinson said.

“Being a teacher is incredibly rewarding and to know I make a difference in their life means so much.”

She’s proud, honored and excited to represent Tomoka Elementary as its Teacher of the Year.

“Considering the many exceptional educators at Tomoka Elementary, my emotions range from shock to excitement,” Robinson said.

“Every day I see the hard work and dedication teachers pour out for their students, and receiving this recognition has been very humbling. I have the privilege to work with the most amazing people every day who inspire me to be my best.”

Her daughter was part of the Teacher of the Year announcement and it’ll be a memory Robinson said she’ll never forget.

The recognition has also moved her to reflect on her 18-year career as an educator.

“This award was not achieved alone, but is the product of being incredibly fortunate to have inspiring and motivational individuals in my corner,” Robinson said.

“From my family to college professors, to administrators and colleagues, all played timely and pivotable roles in my teaching career. A piece of this award belongs to many.”

Outside of school, she enjoys spending time with her family and watching her two children play sports. She also loves the outdoors — run-

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TEACHERS OF THE YEAR ELIZABETH BING

CARYN KING

Hinson Middle Teacher Elizabeth Bing enjoys helping students find their confidence.

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n her 28 years of teaching, Elizabeth Bing has worked with both middle and high school students.

But her heart, she said in a

Elizabeth Bing has been teaching for 28 years. Photo by Jarleene Almenas

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statement to the Observer, is with middle schoolers.

“It is a tough age, and I enjoy helping them find their confidence,” Bing said.

Bing was named Hinson Middle School’s Teacher of the Year, a recognition she said she felt honored and humbled to receive after being selected by her colleagues. She currently teaches AVID, or Advancement Via Individual Determination, a college and career preparation program for students taking advanced classes, she said.

“We focus on writing, inquiry, collaboration, organization, and reading,” she said. “My favorite thing about teaching AVID is I get to see my students grow from sixth graders and develop into true leaders in eighth grade. I really get attached!”

Her best piece of advice for students?

“My best piece of advice for students is that school and life won’t always be easy,” Bing said. “It’s how you react to adversity that shows your true character.

She decided to become a teacher after realizing in college that every job she loved in her early life revolved around working with kids: She worked as a preschool daycare worker, YMCA coach, babysitter, summer camp counselor and after school program leader.

These jobs, she said, helped her pay her way through college at Florida State University where she was captain of the women’s water ski team.

She graduated with a degree in English education in 1991.

Bing started building the AVID program at Hinson with sixth graders, and this year, they’ll be moving on to high school.

“I couldn’t be prouder of the young adults they are becoming,” Bing said. “This is the true reward of teaching.”

When she’s not in the classroom, Bing said she spends her time with her husband and four children, who span from elementary to high school age.

It’s all about sports, travel, cooking and family time in her household, she said.

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aryn King’s English teachers at Mainland High School instilled in her a love of literature.

James and Elizabeth Carlin’s example of literary passion for poetry, novels, writing and publication was on display on a daily basis, King said in a statement to the Observer. It’s why she decided to major in English at Stetson University.

“I remember devouring and falling in love with various types of text, especially British [literature], there but decided that it wasn’t enough for me to become an author or editor just working alone with words,” King said. “I realized that I felt pure joy when I was able to share each poem, drama, or writing with others.”

She recalled how Dr. James Carlin — with his pure white beard and suspenders — brought humor to his classes, and how Elizabeth “Betsy” Carlin encouraged her to keep writing after King’s grandmother died. She beamed when King enrolled in her creative writing class, King recalled.

Both examples helped carve King’s path toward education, and King said her driving motivation was to be able to give future generations the same passion for literature

Caryn King has been teaching for 20 years. Photo courtesy of Savannah Wilson

that the Carlins gave her.

King, who was named Ormond Beach Middle School’s Teacher of the Year and is one of five finalists for the district award, has been teaching since 2003, when she was hired at DeLand Middle School. Currently, she teaches seventh grade advanced English language arts classes as well as journalism.

“Overall, I enjoy making connections with the students and learning more about who they are and who they plan on becoming in the future,” King said. “From being invited to band concerts and basketball games to sharing quick conversations with students about their favorite music artists or hidden skills allows me to see the beauty in each individual. I want to make sure that students feel seen and valued.”

The nomination as Teacher of the Year for OBMS was a surprise, King said. Being

named one of the top five finalists left her speechless.

“With each congratulations I hear, I remind myself that I would not be here without all of the support from my colleagues over the past 20 years,” King said. “Administration, teachers, support staff, and custodians have all helped, guided, and molded me into the teacher I am now.

I have a deeper purpose each day I step onto campus to be the model teacher that my school family see.”

Being a Teacher of the Year has reminded King that every day matters — that her drive, her motivation and her class makes a difference in the lives of students, she said.

“Even though this profession is a multitasking, challenging, nonstop career, I am so blessed to be here,” King said.

When she’s not in the classroom, King is spending time with her family — cookies, watching anime, trying local restaurants, and of course, taking the occasional nap, she said.

If she could share one piece of wisdom with her students, it would be that middle school is tough, King said. “Students are figuring out who they are and what they want to be, so she hopes they stay true to themselves.

“Don’t be swayed by the negative thoughts and opinions of others,” she said.

“Don’t like something just because your friend does.

Discover you and spend time learning how awesome you truly are.”

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Mainland High History teacher Stephen Gold aims to make a difference in his community.

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eaching is the family business for Stephen Gold.

His mom worked as an elementary school teacher in Volusia County for 35 years.

His father was an athletic director at several local high schools. His sister teaches at a local middle school, and his grandfather worked as a principal from the 1960s to the 1980s — and was an assistant principal at the very school Gold now works at: Mainland High School, where Gold was named Teacher of the Year.

It was seeing their impact firsthand that motivated him to become an educator himself, he said in a statement to the Observer.

“I saw how good teaching can impact and improve the lives of students and how they can contribute both to building a familial and communal atmosphere at a school, as well as growing the community at large closer and stronger,” Gold said.

Gold is in his fifth year teaching, all of which he’s spent at Mainland. He is a member of the school’s social studies department, teaching American history to juniors.

He graduated from the University of Central Florida with a degree in history and a minor in diplomatic studies.

He wanted to try and make a difference in his community,

Stephen Gold, Mainland High School’s Teacher of the Year, is a jazz music enthusiast. He keeps a wall of records in his classroom. Photo by Jarleene Almenas

he said.

“I feel like public education is the greatest vehicle for building a better world, and if the goal of education is building better humans as WEB DuBois advocated it was, I wanted to be a part of it,” Gold said.

He added that he was surprised by the Teacher of the Year nomination, saying it was humbling but that he felt grateful.

“To be both nominated and selected by my peers to be a representative of the hard work we all do and the excellence we all strive to achieve for our students is an honor,”

Seabreeze High Gold said.

His favorite thing about being a teacher is working with students and talking history. In his job, he gets to talk about important ideas and things he’s passionate about every day.

“I think an understanding of history is crucial to understanding our world and trying to guide it to a better future, and working with students to see that is incredibly rewarding,” Gold said. “My students are such empathetic, kind, brilliant and funny young people that every day I am excited to work with them.”

He’s also surrounded by people in his department who “always go the extra mile” and are willing to support him when he needs it, something Gold said has been a guiding light for him. Kelsey Moskovits and Arthur “Monty” Mountcastle are two people that have been instrumental in helping Gold learn how to be a good teacher and a student advocate, he said.

“Being an educator can be difficult at times, but it is easy to be motivated when you work with such an incredible group of kids and people,” Gold said. “Every year, I am astounded by how thoughtful and caring our students can be, and it is easy to want to work hard for them.”

And when he’s not in the classroom, you may find Gold onstage. He used to be involved in theatre growing up and this year, he was part of a show at the Daytona Playhouse and a member of the ensemble cast at the Flagler Playhouse in the spring.

Tanner Norvell, a district finalist, never wants to let his students down.

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anner Norvell wants his students to always “stay stoked.”

The words are front and center on a banner in his classroom, a gift from a former student. In a statement to the Observer, Norvell said the phrase goes beyond just surfing slang (though Norvell does love surfing).

“To me that means appreciate everyday, spread joy and happiness, appreciate the little things and take a moment to enjoy nature/ life,” Norvell said. “Give your loved ones that extra hug and let the people you care about know you love them. In a way, it means to live that ‘you only live once’ lifestyle. Also, for an extra quick one, you only get so many birthdays in life, take of the day off and enjoy it.”

Norvell is one of the five district finalist for Volusia County Schools’ 2025 Teacher of the Year. Now in his 11th year of teaching, Norvell, who teaches 10th and 11th grade Cambridge AICE International History and AICE U.S. History at Seabreeze High School, jokes that he never planned to be a teacher.

He only knew he wanted a career where he would be able to help kids. Shortly after graduating from the University of North Florida with

a bachelor’s in psychology, as he was waiting tables, he spoke to his mother, who had just retired from 31 years of teaching, finishing her career at Ormond Beach Middle School.

“She told me some words I will never forget: ‘Tanner, I love my job and I love what it has allowed me to accomplish with my family and how it has shaped all of you,’” Norvell recalled. “I am one of five growing up and we all had our own individual passions.

I decided to step in some of those shoes and give it a shot.”

His mom told him to give teaching at least two years to decide if he liked it.

Norvell fell in love with teaching.

“Every day is new and every day I get to tell stories and joke with my students,” he said.

“It has been the best time of my life and I cannot imagine doing anything else.”

He said feels honored and thankful to have been nomi-

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Robert J. Tabit

Robert (Bob) Thomas Allan

November 16, 1930 – November 14, 2023

nated as Seabreeze’s Teacher of the Year, having graduated from the school in 2008 himself. The recognition is not something he could have accomplished without the support of his family, school administrators and coworkers, he added.

Norvell said he never wants to let his students down.

His class is listed as a college course, and for students to earn the credit, they must pass the end-of-year exam.

If a student doesn’t pass, he finds himself thinking about what more he could have done to help them, he said.

Seeing the “aha” moments of students keeps him motivated too.

“If I can make a student appreciate history even a bit more when they leave my class, then that makes me happy,” Norvell said. “Lastly, I am described as a bit competitive and I like to see my alma mater on top.”

Tanner Norvell, a history teacher at Seabreeze High School, has been teaching for 11 years. Photo by Jarleene Almenas

TRIBUTES Bob was born in Jersey City, New Jersey to mother, Augusta Garlich and father Nicholas Tabit; he was not expected to live, so he was baptized in the hospital on November 16, 1930, Robert James Tabit. God had other plans for him and granted him 92 years and 363 days of a good life.

He married Edwina, his bride of 71 years, and together they had three children, Leslie Gay Tabit Cooper who predeceased him in 2016, Dr. Christopher Rob Tabit and Kymberlee Ann Nalamalahia. He leaves behind two nephews, Douglas Tabit and Dwight Tabit and niece Dale Tabit.

Bob served in the Army during the Korean conflict and attained the rank of Sergeant.

He attended Rutgers University on the GI bill and was later recognized with the Quilt of Valor in 2019 to honor and comfort those touched by war.

Bob and Edwina joined the Presbyterian Church in Hillside, N.J. and in Middletown, N.J. before moving to Lewisburg, Pa where they helped refurbish the church after a flood destroying the bottom floors of the church.

Bob and Edwina moved to Naples, Florida where he served as a Deacon and Elder. They moved to Palm Coast to be closer to family where he served as an Elder in the Trinity Presbyterian church for almost 20 years.

He was an active member of Rotary International including two terms as President. Robert and his family hosted students from around the world as well as sending two

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of his own abroad through the International Exchange Student program.

Bob was a dedicated leader in the Boy Scouts and served on numerous committees and countless organizations including the Chamber of Commerce, 20 years as an active member of the Garden Club of Palm Coast, president for 2 terms and active for 20 years including the Audubon Club and was a master gardener. He will be remembered for his sense of humor, his quick wit and his love of family and all humanity.

A celebration of his life will be held at the Trinity Presbyterian church, 156 Florida Park Drive, Palm Coast, Fl 32137 on January 13, 2024 at 11:00 am. The Rev. Sheryl Sumlin-Walker, pastor.

Bob moved onto Heaven to work in God’s home, “chasing dust-bunnies,” Saturday, November 18, 2023. He blessed us for 72 years and led a full life. After graduating high school, Bob enlisted in the United States Army and served honorably during the Vietnam War. He graduated from the Culinary Institute of America, became an Executive Chef in New York City, and worked in restaurants such as the Waldorf-Astoria. Bob continued his education graduating from Cape Cod Community College and Becker College. He worked extensively as a chef in New York, New England, and Florida for 42 years. One of Bob’s passions was being a Ham Radio operator and teacher. Wf1m will no longer be heard. In later years, he enjoyed cooking at home and cribbage.

Bob was grateful and proud of his loving family and enjoyed 14 years with

his wife, Lucy-jane (Earnest) Allan. He was preceded in death by his parents Andrew and Rose (nee Dedek) Allan. He also leaves behind his son, David Allan of Mashpee, MA; stepdaughter, Robynjayne Kenney of Bellview, FL; stepson Brent Vallee and wife, Wendy, of Newport News, VA. Bob also has five grandchildren, which he loved very much, Dorann, Dolfina, Eva, Tabitha, and Caleb. His siblings included a sister, Evelyn Dalton, Sister-in-Law, Emily Allan and brother, Andrew Allan (deceased), his nieces and nephews: Ann, Barbara, Jonathan, Benjamin, Daniel, and cousins.

We will be celebrating Bob’s life with a heartfelt remembrance on Saturday, January 13, 2024, beginning with a service at 2pm. It will be held at Church of the Holy Child located at 1225 West Granada Boulevard, Ormond Beach, Fl 32174.

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FLAGLER COUNTY LEGAL NOTICES FIRST INSERTION NOTICE OF ACTION FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS AND RELATIVE ADOPTION IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR PUTNAM COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 2023-191-FD DIVISION: 54 IN THE MATTER OF: TERRALYN TRISHELL COHENS DOB: 03/03/2009 Minor Child.

TO: TERRENCE COHENS 18 REID PLACE PALM COAST, FLORIDA 32164 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a Petition for Adoption by Relative has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Susanna S. Quesenberry, Esquire, counsel for Petitioner, Tammie Slaughter, whose address is 52 Tuscan Way, Suite 202-157, St. Augustine, Florida 32092 and whose email address is pleadings@harborcitylaw.com, on or before February 6, 2024, and file the original with the clerk of this Court at 410 St. Johns Avenue, Palatka, Florida 32177, before service on Petitioner or immediately thereafter. If you fail to do so, a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition.

The minor child(ren) are identified as follows: Date of Birth March 3, 2009 Place of Birth Orange Park, Clay County, Florida Physical Description of Respondent: Age: 50 Race: African American Hair Color: Black Eye Color: Brown Approximate Height: Unknown Approximate Weight: Unknown Copies of all court documents in this case, including orders, are available at the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office. You may review these documents upon request.

You must keep the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office notified of your current address. (You may file Designation of Current Mailing and E-Mail Address, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.915.) Future papers in this lawsuit will be mailed or e-mailed to the addresses on record at the clerk’s office.

Dated: 12/7/2023 CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT (SEAL) CLERK OF COURTS PUTNAM COUNTY, FLORIDA By: /s/ Ashley Cusack {Deputy Clerk} Jan. 4, 11, 18, 25, 2024 24-00003G

FIRST INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2023CP000827 Division 48 IN RE: ESTATE OF MAUREEN T. FLANAGAN Deceased.

The administration of the estate of MAUREEN T. FLANAGAN, deceased, whose date of death was October 2, 2023, is pending in the Circuit Court for FLAGLER County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 1769 E Moody Blvd, Building #1 - Kim C. Hammond Justice Center, Bunnell, FL 32110. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is January 4, 2024.

Personal Representative: /s/ DONNA M. FLANAGAN 33 Fairhill Lane Palm Coast, Florida 32137 Attorney for Personal Representative: Rodolfo Suarez Jr. Esq., Attorney Florida Bar Number: 013201 9100 South Dadeland Blvd, Suite 1620 Miami, Florida 33156 Telephone: (305) 448-4244 E-Mail: rudy@suarezlawyers.com January 4, 11, 2024 24-00001G

FIRST INSERTION Notice Under Fictitious Name Law According to Florida Statute Number 865.09 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned, desiring to engage in business under the Fictitious Name of FDY Virtual located at 32 Bud, in the City of Palm Coast, Flagler County, FL 32137 intends to register the said name with the Division of Corporations of the Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida.

Dated this 30th day of December, 2023.

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FIRST INSERTION NOTICE OF ACTION CONSTRUCTIVE SERVICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA GENERAL JURISDICTION DIVISION CASE NO. 2023 CA 000931 DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR SOUNDVIEW HOME LOAN TRUST 2006-OPT3, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-OPT3, Plaintiff, vs.

THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, BENEFICIARIES, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES AND ALL OTHER WHO MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST IN THE ESTATE OF VICTORIA LORENC A/K/A VICTORIA L. LORENC A/K/A VICTORIA LEE LORENC, DECEASED, et. al.

Defendant(s), TO: THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, BENEFICIARIES, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES AND ALL OTHERS WHO MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST IN THE ESTATE OF VICTORIA LORENC A/K/A VICTORIA L. LORENC A/K/A VICTORIA LEE LORENC, DECEASED, whose residence is unknown if he/she/they be living; and if he/she/they be dead, the unknown defendants who may be spouses, heirs, devisees, grantees, assignees, lienors, creditors, trustees, and all parties claiming an interest by, through, under or against the Defendants, who are not known to be dead or alive, and all parties having or claiming to have any right, title or interest in the property described in the mortgage

being foreclosed herein.

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an action to foreclose a mortgage on the following property: LOT 2, BLOCK 4, PALM COAST, MAP OF BELLE TERRE, SECTION 35, ACCORDING TO THE MAP THEREOF AS RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 11, PAGE 2 THROUGH 26, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA. has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on counsel for Plaintiff, whose address is 6409 Congress Ave., Suite 100, Boca Raton, Florida 33487 on or before The/(30 days from Date of First Publication of this Notice) and file the original with the clerk of this court either before service on Plaintiff ’s attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint or petition filed herein.

THIS NOTICE SHALL BE PUBLISHED ONCE A WEEK FOR TWO (2) CONSECUTIVE WEEKS. WITNESS my hand and the seal of this Court at County, Florida, this day of 12/29/2023 Tom Bexley CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT (SEAL) BY: /s/ Margarita Ruiz DEPUTY CLERK ROBERTSON, ANSCHUTZ, AND SCHNEID, PL ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF 6409 Congress Ave., Suite 100 Boca Raton, FL 33487 PRIMARY EMAIL: flmail@raslg.com 23-145772 24-00002G January 4, 11, 2024

FIRST INSERTION NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING TOMOKA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT Notice is hereby given that the Board of Supervisors (“Board”) of the Tomoka Community Development District (“District”) will hold a regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors on January 9, 2024, at 11:00 a.m., at 150 Flagler Plaza Drive, Palm Coast, FL 32137. A copy of the agenda for the meeting can be obtained from the District Office at PFM Group Consulting LLC, 3501 Quadrangle Boulevard, Suite 270, Orlando, FL 32817 or by phone at (407) 723-5900. Additionally, a copy of the agenda, along with any meeting materials available in an electronic format, may be obtained at https://tomokacdd.com/.

The meeting is open to the public and will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Florida law for community development districts. The meeting may be continued to a date, time, and place to be specified on the record at such meeting. There may be occasions when Board Supervisors or District Staff may participate by speaker telephone.

Any person requiring special accommodations at the meeting because of a disability or physical impairment should contact the District Manager’s Office at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Florida Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1, or 1-800-955-8771 (TTY) / 1-800-955-8770 (Voice), for aid in contacting the District Manager’s Office.

Each person who decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at the meeting is advised that person will need a record of proceedings and that accordingly, the person may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, including the testimony and evidence upon which such appeal is to be based.

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Notice to Town Center at Palm Coast Community Development District Residents The Board of Supervisors (“the Board”) of the Town Center at Palm Coast Community Development District (“the District”) currently has one vacancy in Seat #3 with the term expiring November 2026. The Board is seeking Qualified Elector candidates to fill the seat.

Per Florida Statute, 190.003(17), “Qualified elector” means any person at least 18 years of age who is a citizen of the United States, a legal resident of Florida and of the District and who registers to vote with the Supervisor of Elections in the county in which the District land is located.”

The meeting schedule is available at: https://www.towncenteratpalmcoast.org/ meetings All interested and qualified candidates are asked to contact the District Manager, Bob Koncar, by email at bob.koncar@inframark.com, or by telephone at (904) 6260593. Any correspondence of expressions of interest and/or résumés that candidates would like to have presented to the Board for consideration of their candidacy must be provided to the District Manager no later than January 11, 2024. Please note that all materials provided become part of the public record. Interested candidates will be required to attend the next meeting (January 19, 2024, at 10:00 a.m.) so that they may address the Board regarding their candidacy, and, if appointed, be able to immediately assume office at that meeting.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned intends to sell the personal property described below to enforce a lien imposed on said property under The Florida Self Storage Facility Act Statutes (Section 83.801-83.809).

The undersigned will sell at public sale by competitive bidding on TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2024 @12:30PM on Lockerfox. com, Where said property is stored at: iStorage Bunnell, 2303 N State St. Bunnell, FL 32110 TERESA SHAULIS A149 BIKE, BOXES, VACUUM SHERRY ARNETT A014 HOUSEHOLD ITEMS RAY VON MCCALL A013 TOTES Cleaning deposit must be paid for at the time of purchase by cash only. All purchased items are sold as is, where is, and must be removed at the time of the sale.

Sales are subject to cancellation if settlement between the owner and obligated party is settled.

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FIRST INSERTION Notice Under Fictitious Name Law According to Florida Statute Number 865.09 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned, desiring to engage in business under the Fictitious Name of Audio Junkyxrd located at 1000 CR 205, in the City of Bunnell, Flagler County, FL 32110 intends to register the said name with the Division of Corporations of the Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida.

Dated this 1st day of May, 2024.

Ashley Vannoy January 4, 2024 23-00335F

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FIRST INSERTION Notice Under Fictitious Name Law According to Florida Statute Number 865.09 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned, desiring to engage in business under the Fictitious Name of OSO Rare Books & Stuff located at 81 Reidsville Dr, in the City of Palm Coast, Flagler County, FL 32164 intends to register the said name with the Division of Corporations of the Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida.

Dated this 26th day of December, 2023.

Legacy Streams Investments January 4, 2024 23-00331F

FIRST INSERTION Notice Under Fictitious Name Law According to Florida Statute Number 865.09 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned, desiring to engage in business under the Fictitious Name of Gladiator Fence Palm Coast located at 2201 S. Daytona Ave, in the City of Flagler Beach, Flagler County, FL 32136 intends to register the said name with the Division of Corporations of the Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida.

Dated this 2nd day of January, 2024.

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NOTICE OF ACTION IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No.: 2023-CA-000953 HULBERT HOMES, INC. a Florida Corporation; Plaintiff, v.

EAST COAST TRADITIONS, LLC, a Florida Limited Liability Company, and MIYOSHI HEMINGWAY, Individually; Defendants.

TO: MIYOSHI HEMINGWAY YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a Complaint for Breach of Contract, Unjust Enrichment, Professional Negligence, and Fraudulent Inducement has been filed in this court.

You are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, on petitioner’s attorney, whose name and address are: Elliott V. Mitchell, Esquire, 500 South Florida Avenue, Suite 800, Lakeland, Florida 33801 within thirty (30) days from the first date of publication, to file the original of the written defenses with the clerk of this court either before service or immediately thereafter. Failure to serve and file written defenses as required may result in a judgment or order for the relief demanded in the petition, without further notice.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT. If you are a person with a disability who needs assistance in order to participate in a program or service of the State Courts System, you should contact the Office of the Court Administrator at (386) 257-6096 (voice), Hearing or voice impaired, please call 711, as much in advance of your court appearance or visit to the courthouse as possible. Please be prepared to explain your functional limitations and suggest an auxiliary aid or service that you believe will enable you to effectively participate in the court program or service.

DATED this day of 12/15/2023.

TOM BEXLEY FLAGLER COUNTY, FL CLERK OF THE COURT (COURT SEAL) By: /s/ Amy Perez As Deputy Clerk Elliott V. Mitchell, Esquire, 500 South Florida Avenue, Suite 800 Lakeland, Florida 33801 Dec. 21, 28, 2023; Jan. 4, 11, 2024 23-00223G

NOTICE OF ACTION IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No. 2023 CA 000993 Division: 49 MARIA ROSANGELA CIRESI, Plaintiff, vs.

ALPHONSO LOGIUDICE, Defendant.

TO: ALPHONSO LOGIUDICE, and if dead or not known to be dead or alive, his several and respective unknown spouses, heirs, devisees, grantees, and judgment creditors, or other parties claiming by, through, or under those unknown natural persons, and all claimants, persons or parties, natural or corporate, or whose exact legal status is unknown, claiming under any of the above named or described defendants or parties, YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an action to quiet title to the following property in Flagler County, Florida: Lot 10 of Block 40 of Palm Coast, Map of Pine Grove, Section 28, according to the plat thereof, as recorded in Map Book 9, at Page 59, of the Public Records of Flagler County, Florida. (For Sections 1 through 16 inclusive, the aforementioned legal description includes the following language: as amended by instrument recorded in Official Records book 35, at page 528 of the Public Records of Flagler County, Florida.) a/k/a 3 Porter Lane, Palm Coast, Florida 32164. has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to Vincent L. Sullivan, Esq., the Plaintiff ’s attorney, whose address is 145 City Place, Suite 301, Palm Coast, Florida 32137 [VSullivan@ legalteamforlife.com] and [CMcNeil@ legalteamforlife.com], on or before 30 days after the first date of publication of this Notice of Action, and file the original with the Clerk of this Court either before service on the Plaintiff ’s attorney or immediately thereafter, otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

Dated 12/11/2023.

TOM BEXLEY Clerk of Court (SEAL) By: /s/ Margarita Ruiz Deputy Clerk Vincent L. Sullivan, Esq. the Plaintiff ’s attorney 145 City Place, Suite 301 Palm Coast, Florida 32137 [VSullivan@legalteamforlife.com] and [CMcNeil@legalteamforlife.com] Dec. 14, 21, 28, 2023; Jan. 4, 2024 23-00213G

NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2023 CP 000862 Division 48 IN RE: ESTATE OF VINCENT D. CUDDY, Deceased.

The administration of the estate of VINCENT D. CUDDY, deceased, whose date of death was December 12, 2022, is pending in the Circuit Court for Flagler County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 1769 E Moody Blvd, Building #1, Bunnell, FL 32110. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is December 28, 2023.

Personal Representative: JONATHAN H. CUDDY 118 Timothy Trail Beaver, PA 15009 Attorney for Personal Representative: Heather S. Maltby HEATHER@EPPGLAW.COM Florida Bar No. 116571 E.P.P.G. Law of St. Johns, PLLC 200 Malaga Street, Suite 2 St. Augustine, FL 32084 Telephone: 904-875-3774 Dec. 28, 2023; Jan. 4, 2024 23-00232G

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NOTICE OF ACTION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE (NO CHILD OR FINANCIAL SUPPORT) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 7th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR Flagler COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No.: 2023 DR 001080 Division: 47 Gianni Verdone, Petitioner, and Ariana Verdone, Respondent, TO: Ariana Verdone 2B Sebastian Ct Palm Coast FL, 32164 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for dissolution of marriage has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Gianni Verdone, whose address is 64 Bannerwood Lane Palm Coast FL, 32137 on or before 12/30/2023, and file the original with the clerk of this Court at 1769 E. Moody Blvd Bldg 1 Bunnell FL 32110 before service on Petitioner or immediately thereafter. If you fail to do so, a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition.

The action is asking the court to decide how the following real or personal property should be divided: _____ Copies of all court documents in this case, including orders, are available at the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office. You may review these documents upon request.

You must keep the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office notified of your current address. (You may file Designation of Current Mailing and E-Mail Address, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.915.) Future papers in this lawsuit will be mailed or e-mailed to the address(es) on record at the clerk’s office.

WARNING: Rule 12.285, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure, requires certain automatic disclosure of documents and information. Failure to comply can result in sanctions, including dismissal or striking of pleadings.

Dated: 11/17/23 CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT (SEAL) By: /s/ Makaela McCarthy Deputy Clerk Dec. 14, 21, 28, 2023; Jan. 4, 2024

23-00212G

SECOND INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2023 CP 735 Division 48 IN RE: ESTATE OF OFELIA PONCE RAMOS Deceased.

The administration of the estate of Ofelia Ponce Ramos, deceased, whose date of death was January 14, 2023, is pending in the Circuit Court for Flagler County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 1769 E. Moody Blvd., Bunnell, FL 32110.

The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is December 28, 2023.

Personal Representative: Myrna Tumaneng 6236 Kings Crown Grand Blanc, Michigan 48439 Attorney for Personal Representative: Diane A. Vidal, Attorney Florida Bar Number: 1008324 CHIUMENTO LAW 145 City Place, Suite 301 Palm Coast, FL 32164 Telephone: (386) 445-8900 Fax: (386) 445-6702 E-Mail: DVidal@legalteamforlife.com Secondary E-Mail: Proserv@legalteamforlife.com Dec. 28, 2023; Jan. 4, 2024 23-00230G

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS (Summary Administration) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2023 CP 857 Division 48 IN RE: ESTATE OF ROBIN MARIE DUNCANSON Deceased.

TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS OR DEMANDS AGAINST THE ABOVE ESTATE: You are hereby notified that an Order of Summary Administration has been entered in the estate of Robin Marie Duncanson, deceased, File Number 2023 CP 857, by the Circuit Court for Flagler County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 1769 E. Moody Blvd., Bunnell, FL 32110; that the decedent’s date of death was September 18, 2023; that the total value of the exempt and non-exempt assets of the estate are $291,591.00 and that the names and addresses of those to whom it has been assigned by such order are: Name Address David Duncanson 29 Zeolite Place Palm Coast, FL 32164 Mark Carl Duncanson c/o 29 Zeolite Place Palm Coast, FL 32164 ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE NOTIFIED THAT: All creditors of the estate of the decedent and persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent other than those for whom provision for full payment was made in the Order of Summary Administration must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702. ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER APPLICABLE TIME PERIOD, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this Notice is December 28, 2023.

Person Giving Notice: David Duncanson 29 Zeolite Place Palm Coast, Florida 32164 Attorney for Person Giving Notice Diane A. Vidal, Attorney Florida Bar Number: 1008324 CHIUMENTO LAW 145 City Place, Suite 301 Palm Coast, FL 32164 Telephone: (386) 445-8900 Fax: (386) 445-6702 E-Mail: DVidal@legalteamforlife.com Secondary E-Mail: Proserv@legalteamforlife.com Dec. 28, 2023; Jan. 4, 2024 23-00231G

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RESOLUTION 2024-02 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE CRESSWIND DELAND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT DESIGNATING A DATE, TIME, AND LOCATION FOR LANDOWNERS’ MEETING OF THE DISTRICT, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the Cresswind DeLand Community Development District (“District”) is a local unit of special-purpose government created and existing pursuant to Chapter 190, Florida Statutes, being situated entirely within the City Commission of the City of DeLand, Florida; and WHEREAS, the District’s Board of Supervisors (“Board”) is statutorily authorized to exercise the powers granted to the District; and WHEREAS, all meetings of the Board shall be open to the public and governed by provisions of Chapter 286, Florida Statutes; and WHEREAS, the effective date of the Ordinance creating the District (“Ordinance”) was November 20, 2023; and WHEREAS, the District is statutorily required to hold a meeting of the landowners of the District for the purpose of electing five (5) supervisors for the District within ninety (90) days after the effective date of the Ordinance.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE CRESSWIND DELAND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT: 1. ELECTION. In accordance with Section 190.006(2), Florida Statutes, the initial meeting of the landowners to elect five (5) supervisors of the District, shall be held on the 1st day of February, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. at Victoria Hills Golf Club, 300 Spalding Way, DeLand, Florida 32724 .

2. PUBLICATION. The District’s Secretary is hereby directed to publish notice of this landowners’ meeting and election in accordance with the requirements of Section 190.006(2)(a), Florida Statutes.

3. ANNOUNCEMENT; DOCUMENTS. Pursuant to Section 190.006(2)(b), Florida Statutes, the landowners’ meeting and election is hereby announced at the Board’s organizational meeting held on Friday, December 1, 2023. A sample notice of landowners’ meeting and election, instructions, proxy and ballot form were presented at such meeting and are attached hereto as Composite Exhibit A. Such documents are available for review and copying during normal business hours at the Office of the District Manager, Artemis Connected, LLC d/b/a Breeze, 1540 International Parkway, Suite 2000, Lake Mary, Florida 32746.

4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.

PASSED AND ADOPTED this 1st day of December 2023.

ATTEST:

CRESSWIND DELAND

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT

NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION CASE NO.: 2023-13049-PRDL IN RE: ESTATE OF KEVIN C. SHANNON Deceased.

The administration of the Estate of Kevin C. Shannon, deceased, whose date of death was November 8, 2023, and whose social security number is XXX-XX-3482 is pending in the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is: 101 North Alabama Avenue, DeLand, Florida 32724, Attn: Probate Division. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate or whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of the first publication of this notice is January 4, 2024.

Co-Personal Representatives Newton Shannon 2595 Alandari Lane The Villages, Florida 32162 Nancy Shannon 2595 Alandari Lane The Villages, Florida 32162 Attorney for Co-Personal Representatives Kathryn Linn, Esq. Florida Bar No. 0016728 561 Fieldcrest Drive The Villages, Florida 32162 Tel: (352) 633-1263 Email: Kathryn@KathrynLinnLaw.com January 4, 11, 2024 24-00006I

NOTICE OF AUDIT COMMITTEE MEETING AND NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE CRESSWIND DELAND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT The Board of Supervisors of the Cresswind DeLand Community Development District will hold an Audit Committee Meeting on Thursday, February 1, 2024, at 9:00 a.m., at Victoria Hills Golf Club, 300 Spalding Way, DeLand, Florida 32724. The Audit Committee will review, discuss, evaluate, and rank any proposals the District receives pursuant to solicitations for auditing services. Immediately following the Audit Committee meeting, the Board of Supervisors of the District will hold its regular meeting to consider any and all business which may properly come before it.

The meetings are open to the public and will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Florida law. One or both of the meetings may be continued to a date, time, and place to be specified on the record at such meeting. A copy of the agenda for these meetings may be obtained by contacting the District Manager, c/o Breeze via email at patricia@breezehome.com or via telephone at (813) 565-4663.

There may be occasions when one or more Supervisors will participate by telephone. Pursuant to provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in these meetings is asked to advise the District Manager, at least 48 hours before the meetings. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Florida Relay Service at 7-1-1 or 1-800-955-8771 (TTY), or 1-800-955-8770 (Voice), who can aid you in contacting the District Manager.

A person who decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at the meeting is advised that such person will need a record of the proceedings and that accordingly, the person may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, including the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.

Patricia Thibault District Manager

_____________________ Secretary/Assistant Secretary

______________________________________ Chairperson/Vice Chairperson, Board of Supervisors

Composite Exhibit A: Sample Notice of Landowners’ Meeting and Election, Instructions, Proxy, and Ballot Form NOTICE OF LANDOWNERS’ MEETING AND ELECTION AND MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE CRESSWIND DELAND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT Notice is hereby given to the public and all landowners within Cresswind DeLand Community Development District (“District”) the location of which is generally described as comprising a parcel or parcels of land containing approximately 318.4 acres, located east of Lake Winnemissett, south of Daytona Park Estates, and north of the old alignment of E SR04 in the City of DeLand, Florida, advising that a meeting of landowners will be held for the purpose of electing five (5) person/people to the District’s Board of Supervisors (“Board”, and individually, “Supervisor”). Immediately following the landowners’ meeting there will be convened a meeting of the Board for the purpose of considering certain matters of the Board to include election of certain District officers, and other such business which may properly come before the Board.

DATE: Thursday, February 1, 2024 TIME: 9:00 a.m.

PLACE: Victoria Hills Golf Club 300 Spalding Way DeLand, Florida 32724 Each landowner may vote in person or by written proxy. Proxy forms may be obtained upon request at the office of the District Manager, c/o Artemis Connected, LLC d/b/a Breeze, 1540 International Parkway, Suite 2000, Lake Mary, Florida 32746 (“District Manager’s Office”). At said meeting each landowner or his or her proxy shall be entitled to nominate persons for the position of Supervisor and cast one vote per acre of land, or fractional portion thereof, owned by him or her and located within the District for each person to be elected to the position of Supervisor. A fraction of an acre shall be treated as one acre, entitling the landowner to one vote with respect thereto.

Platted lots shall be counted individually and rounded up to the nearest whole acre. The acreage of platted lots shall not be aggregated for determining the number of voting units held by a landowner or a landowner’s proxy. At the landowners’ meeting the landowners shall select a person to serve as the meeting chair and who shall conduct the meeting.

The landowners’ meeting and the Board meeting are open to the public and will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Florida law. One or both of the meetings may be continued to a date, time, and place to be specified on the record at such meeting. A copy of the agenda for these meetings may be obtained from the District Manager’s Office. There may be an occasion where one or more supervisors will participate by telephone.

Any person requiring special accommodations to participate in these meetings is asked to contact the District Manager’s Office, at least 48 hours before the hearing. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Florida Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1, or 1-800-9558771 (TTY) / 1-800-955-8770 (Voice), for aid in contacting the District Manager’s Office.

A person who decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at the meeting is advised that such person will need a record of the proceedings and that accordingly, the person may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, including the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.

Patricia Thibault District Manager INSTRUCTIONS RELATING TO LANDOWNERS’ MEETING OF THE CRESSWIND DELAND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT FOR THE ELECTION OF SUPERVISORS DATE OF LANDOWNERS’ MEETING: Thursday, February 1, 2024 TIME: 9:00 a.m.

Victoria Hills Golf Club LOCATION: 300 Spalding Way DeLand, Florida 32724 Pursuant to Chapter 190, Florida Statutes, and after a Community Development District (“District”) has been established and the landowners have held their initial election, there shall be a subsequent landowners’ meeting for the purpose of electing members of the Board of Supervisors (“Board”) every two years until the District qualifies to have its board members elected by the qualified electors of the District. The following instructions on how all landowners may participate in the election are intended to comply with Section 190.006(2)(b), Florida Statutes.

A landowner may vote in person at the landowners’ meeting, or the landowner may nominate a proxy holder to vote at the meeting in place of the landowner. Whether in person or by proxy, each landowner shall be entitled to cast one vote per acre of land owned by him or her and located within the District, for each position on the Board that is open for election for the upcoming term. A fraction of an acre shall be treated as one (1) acre, entitling the landowner to one vote with respect thereto. Please note that a particular parcel of real property is entitled to only one vote for each eligible acre of land or fraction thereof; therefore, two or more people who own real property in common, that is one acre or less, are together entitled to only one vote for that real property.

At the landowners’ meeting, the first step is to elect a chair for the meeting, who may be any person present at the meeting. The landowners shall also elect a secretary for the meeting who may be any person present at the meeting. The secretary shall be responsible for the minutes of the meeting. The chair shall conduct the nominations and the voting. If the chair is a landowner or proxy holder of a landowner, he or she may nominate candidates and make and second motions. Candidates must be nominated and then shall be elected by a vote of the landowners. Nominees may be elected only to a position on the Board that is open for election for the upcoming term.

Five (5) seats on the Board will be up for election by landowners. The two candidates receiving the highest number of votes shall be elected for a term of four (4) years. The three candidates receiving the next highest number of votes shall be elected for a term of two (2) years. The term of office for each successful candidate shall commence upon election.

A proxy is available upon request. To be valid, each proxy must be signed by one of the legal owners of the property for which the vote is cast and must contain the typed or printed name of the individual who signed the proxy; the street address, legal description of the property or tax parcel identification number; and the number of authorized votes. If the proxy authorizes more than one vote, each property must be listed and the number of acres of each property must be included. The signature on a proxy does not need to be notarized.

LANDOWNER PROXY CRESSWIND DELAND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT LANDOWNERS’ MEETING KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, the fee simple owner of the lands described herein, hereby constitutes and appoints _________________ (“Proxy Holder”) for and on behalf of the undersigned, to vote as proxy at the meeting of the landowners of the District to be held at Victoria Hills Golf Club, 300 Spalding Way, DeLand, FL 32724 on Thursday, February 1, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. and at any adjournments thereof, according to the number of acres of unplatted land and/or platted lots owned by the undersigned landowner that the undersigned would be entitled to vote if then personally present, upon any question, proposition, or resolution or any other matter or thing that may be considered at said meeting including, but not limited to, the election of members of the Board of Supervisors. Said Proxy Holder may vote in accordance with his or her discretion on all matters not known or determined at the time of solicitation of this proxy, which may legally be considered at said meeting.

Any proxy heretofore given by the undersigned for said meeting is hereby revoked. This proxy is to continue in full force and effect from the date hereof until the conclusion of the landowners’ meeting and any adjournment or adjournments thereof, but may be revoked at any time by written notice of such revocation presented at the landowners’ meeting prior to the Proxy Holder’s exercising the voting rights conferred herein. _________________________________ Printed Name of Legal Owner _________________________________ Signature of Legal Owner Date _________________________________ Parcel Description Acreage Authorized Votes __See attached__________________ _____ ACRES ____ VOTES [Insert above the street address of each parcel, the legal description of each parcel, or the tax identification number of each parcel. If more space is needed, identification of parcels owned may be incorporated by reference to an attachment hereto.]

Total Number of Authorized Votes: ______________ NOTES: Pursuant to Section 190.006(2)(b), Florida Statutes, a fraction of an acre is treated as one (1) acre entitling the landowner to one vote with respect thereto. Moreover, two (2) or more persons who own real property in common that is one acre or less are together entitled to only one vote for that real property. If the fee simple landowner is not an individual, and is instead a corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership or other entity, evidence that the individual signing on behalf of the entity has the authority to do so should be attached hereto (e.g., bylaws, corporate resolution, etc.).

OFFICIAL BALLOT CRESSWIND DELAND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT LANDOWNERS’ MEETING _____________________________________________________________________________________ For Election (5 Supervisors): The two (2) candidates receiving the highest number of votes will each receive a four (4) year term, and the three (3) candidates receiving the next highest number of votes will each receive a two (2) year term, with the term of office for each successful candidate commencing upon election.

The undersigned certifies that he/she/it is the fee simple owner of land, or the proxy holder for the fee simple owner of land, located within the District and described as follows: Description Acreage _________________________________________________ ________________________ [Insert above the street address of each parcel, the legal description of each parcel, or the tax identification number of each parcel.] [If more space is needed, identification of parcels owned may be incorporated by reference to an attachment hereto.] or Attach Proxy.

I, ____________________, as Landowner, or as the proxy holder of _________________ (Landowner) pursuant to the Landowner’s Proxy attached hereto, do cast my votes as follows: NAME OF CANDIDATE NUMBER OF VOTES 1. _________________________ ______ 2. _________________________ ______ 3. _________________________ ______ 4. _________________________ ______ 5. _________________________ ______ Date: Signed: _____________________________ Printed Name: ________________________ January 4, 11, 2024

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FIRST INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2023-12965 PRDL Division 10 IN RE: ESTATE OF REGINA ANN MANCUSO A/K/A REGINA A. MANCUSO A/K/A REGINA MANCUSO, Deceased.

The administration of the estate of REGINA ANN MANCUSO A/K/A REGINA A. MANCUSO A/K/A REGINA MANCUSO, deceased, whose date of death was September 14, 2023, is pending in the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is P. O. Box 6043, DeLand, FL 32721-6043. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate, on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served, must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is: JANUARY 4, 2024.

Signed on this 2ND day of January, 1/2/2024.

CATHERINE SHAW Personal Representative 273 Prospect Street Plantsville, CT 06479 ROBERT KIT KOREY, ESQUIRE Attorney for Personal Representative Florida Bar No. 147787 ROBERT KIT KOREY, P. A. 595 W. Granada Blvd., Suite A Ormond Beach, FL 32174 Telephone: (386) 677-3431 Email: Kit@koreylawpa.com Secondary Email: Michele@koreylawpa.com January 4, 11, 2024 24-00005I

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FIRST INSERTION CRESSWIND DELAND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NOTICE OF THE DISTRICT’S INTENT TO USE THE UNIFORM METHOD OF COLLECTION OF NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENTS Notice is hereby given that the Cresswind DeLand Community Development District (“District”) intends to use the uniform method of collecting non-ad valorem assessments to be levied by the District pursuant to Section 197.3632, Florida Statutes. The Board of Supervisors of the District will conduct a public hearing on Thursday, February 1, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. at Victoria Hills Golf Club, 300 Spalding Way, DeLand, Florida 32724.

The purpose of the public hearing is to consider the adoption of a resolution authorizing the District to use the uniform method of collecting non-ad valorem assessments to be levied by the District on properties located on land included in, or to be added to, the District.

The District may levy non-ad valorem assessments for the purpose of financing, acquiring, maintaining and/or operating community development facilities, services and improvements within and without the boundaries of the District, to consist of, among other things, water management and control, water supply, sewer and wastewater management, roads, parks and recreational facilities, landscape/hardscape/irrigation, offsite roadway improvements, offsite utility extensions, and any other lawful projects or services of the District.

Owners of the properties to be assessed and other interested parties may appear at the public hearing and be heard regarding the use of the uniform method of collecting such non-ad valorem assessments. This hearing is open to the public and will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Florida law for community development districts. The public hearing may be continued to a date, time and location to be specified on the record at the hearing. There may be occasions when Supervisors or staff may participate by speaker telephone.

Pursuant to provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in the hearing and/or meeting is asked to contact Patricia Comings-Thibault (“District Manager’s Office”), at least 48 hours before the hearing and/or meeting. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Florida Relay Service at (800) 955-8770, who can aid you in contacting the District Manager’s Office.

Each person who decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at the hearing is advised that person will need a record of the proceedings and that accordingly, the person may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, including the testimony and evidence upon which such appeal is to be based. __________________________ District Manager January 4, 11, 18, 25, 2024

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FIRST INSERTION NOTICE OF RULEMAKING REGARDING THE RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE CRESSWIND DELAND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT A public hearing will be conducted by the Board of Supervisors of the Cresswind DeLand Community Development District (“District”) on Thursday, February 1, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. at Victoria Hills Golf Club, 300 Spalding Way, DeLand, Florida 32724.

In accord with Chapters 120 and 190, Florida Statutes, the District hereby gives the public notice of its intent to adopt its proposed Rules of Procedure. The purpose and effect of the proposed Rules of Procedure is to provide for efficient and effective District operations and to ensure compliance with recent changes to Florida law. Prior notice of rule development was published in the Ormond Beach Observer on Thursday, December 21, 2023.

The Rules of Procedure may address such areas as the Board of Supervisors, officers and voting, district offices, public information and inspection of records, policies, public meetings, hearings and workshops, rulemaking proceedings and competitive purchase including procedure under the Consultants Competitive Negotiation Act, procedure regarding auditor selection, purchase of insurance, pre-qualification, construction contracts, goods, supplies and materials, maintenance services, contractual services and protests with respect to proceedings, as well as any other area of the general operation of the District.

Specific legal authority for the adoption of the proposed Rules of Procedure includes Sections 190.011(5), 190.011(15) and 190.035, Florida Statutes (2023). The specific laws implemented in the Rules of Procedure include, but are not limited to, Sections 112.08, 112.3143, 112.31446, 112.3145, 119.07, 119.0701, 189.053, 189.069(2)(a)16, 190.006, 190.007, 190.008, 190.011(3), 190.011(5), 190.011(15), 190.033, 190.035, 218.33, 218.391, 255.05, 255.0518, 255.0525, 255.20, 286.0105, 286.011, 286.0113, 286.0114, 287.017, 287.055 and 287.084, Florida Statutes (2019).

A copy of the proposed Rules of Procedure may be obtained by contacting the District Manager’s Office at Artemis Connected, LLC d/b/a Breeze, 1540 International Parkway, Suite 2000, Lake Mary, Florida 32746, Ph: (813) 565-4663 (“District Manager’s Office”).

Any person who wishes to provide the District with a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative as provided by Section 120.541(1), Florida Statutes, must do so in writing within twenty-one (21) days after publication of this notice to the District Manager’s Office.

This public hearing may be continued to a date, time, and place to be specified on the record at the hearing without additional notice. If anyone chooses to appeal any decision of the Board with respect to any matter considered at a public hearing, such person will need a record of the proceedings and should accordingly ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made which includes the testimony and evidence upon which such appeal is to be based. At the hearing, staff or Supervisors may participate in the public hearing by speaker telephone.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations at this meeting because of a disability or physical impairment should contact the District Manager’s Office at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Florida Relay Service at 1-800-9558771 or 1-800-955-8770 for aid in contacting the District Office.

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FIRST INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2023 12092 PRDL Division 10 IN RE: ESTATE OF BRENDA CHAPIN Deceased.

The administration of the estate of Brenda Chapin, deceased, whose date of death was March 10, 2023, is pending in the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 101 N. Alabama Ave., Deland, Florida 32724. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file

their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is January 4, 2024.

Personal Representative: /s/ John Van Dyke John Van Dyke 45971 Amesbury Drive Plymouth, Michigan 48170 Attorney for Personal Representative: /s/ Wendy A. Mara Wendy A. Mara, Esq., Attorney Florida Bar Number: 69872 555 West Granada Blvd., Ste.D-10 Ormond Beach, Florida 32174 Telephone: (386) 672-8081 Fax: (386) 265-5995 E-Mail: wamara@maralawpa.com Secondary E-Mail: paralegalm@maralawpa.com January 4, 11, 2024 24-00007I

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS TO CONSIDER THE IMPOSITION OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 170.07 AND 197.3632, FLORIDA STATUTES, BY THE CRESSWIND DELAND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CRESSWIND DELAND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT In accordance with Chapters 170, 190 and 197, Florida Statutes, the Cresswind DeLand Community Development District’s (“District”) Board of Supervisors (“Board”) hereby provides notice of the following public hearings and public meeting: NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS DATE: Thursday, February 1, 2024 TIME: 9 a.m.

LOCATION: 300 Spalding Way

DeLand, Florida 32724 The purpose of the public hearings announced above is to consider the imposition of special assessments (“Debt Assessments”), and adoption of assessment rolls to secure proposed bonds, on benefited lands within the District, and, to provide for the levy, collection and enforcement of the Debt Assessments. The proposed bonds secured by the Debt Assessments are intended to finance certain public infrastructure improvements, including, but not limited to, stormwater management, water and sewer utilities, and other infrastructure improvements (together, “Project”), benefitting certain lands within the District. The Project is described in more detail in the Engineer’s Report, dated December 2023 (“Engineer’s Report”).

Specifically, the Project includes a Capital Improvement Plan to provide public infrastructure benefitting all lands within the District, as identified in the Engineer’s Report. The Debt Assessments are proposed to be levied as one or more assessment liens and allocated to the benefitted lands within the District, as set forth in the Master Special Assessment Methodology Report, dated November 30, 2023 (“Assessment Report”). At the conclusion of the public hearings, the Board will, by resolution, levy and impose assessments as finally approved by the Board. A special meeting of the District will also be held where the Board may consider any other business that may properly come before it.

The District consists of 318.4 acres of land and is located entirely within the City of DeLand, Florida. The site is generally located east of Lake Winnemissett, south of Daytona Park Estates and north of the old alignment of East SR-44. A geographic depiction of the District is shown below. All lands within the District are expected to be improved in accordance with the reports identified above.

A description of the property to be assessed and the amount to be assessed to each piece or parcel of property may be ascertained at the “District’s Office” located at c/o Artemis Connected, LLC d/b/a Breeze, 2161 East County Road 540A #225, Lakeland, Florida 33813. Also, a copy of the agendas and other documents referenced herein may be obtained from the District Office.

Proposed Debt Assessments The proposed Debt Assessments are in the total principal amount of $26,500,000 (not including interest or collection costs), and are as follows:

CRESSWIND DELAND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE ADOPTION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2023/2024 BUDGETS; AND NOTICE OF REGULAR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS’ MEETING. The Board of Supervisors (“Board”) of the Cresswind DeLand Community Development District (“District”) will hold a public hearing on Thursday, February 1, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. at Victoria Hills Golf Club, 300 Spalding Way, DeLand, Florida 32724 for the purpose of hearing comments and objections on the adoption of the proposed budgets (“Proposed Budget”) of the District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024 (“Fiscal Year 2023/2024”). A regular board meeting of the District will also be held at that time where the Board may consider any other business that may properly come before it. A copy of the agenda and Proposed Budget may be obtained at the offices of the District Manager, Artemis Connected, LLC d/b/a Breeze, 1540 International Parkway, Suite 2000, Lake Mary, Florida 32746, (813) 565-4663 (“District Manager’s Office”), during normal business hours, or by visiting the District’s website at www.cresswinddelandcdd.org.

The public hearing and meeting are open to the public and will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Florida law. The public hearing and meeting may be continued to a date, time, and place to be specified on the record at the meeting. There may be occasions when Board Supervisors or District Staff may participate by speaker telephone.

Any person requiring special accommodations at this meeting because of a disability or physical impairment should contact the District Manager’s Office at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Florida Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1, or 1-800-955-8771 (TTY) / 1-800-955-8770 (Voice), for aid in contacting the District Manager’s Office.

Each person who decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at the public hearing or meeting is advised that person will need a record of proceedings and that accordingly, the person may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, including the testimony and evidence upon which such appeal is to be based.

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*Amount includes principal only, and not interest or collect costs **Amount includes estimated 3% County collection costs and 4% early payment discounts The assessments shall be paid in not more than thirty (30) annual installments subsequent to the issuance of debt to finance the improvements. These annual assessments will be collected on the County tax roll by the Tax Collector. Alternatively, the District may choose to directly collect and enforce these assessments.

The public hearings and meeting are open to the public and will be conducted in accordance with Florida law. The public hearings and meeting may be continued to a date, time, and place to be specified on the record. There may be occasions when staff or board members may participate by speaker telephone. Any person requiring special accommodations because of a disability or physical impairment should contact the District Office at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Florida Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1, or 1-800-955-8771 (TTY) / 1-800-955-8770 (Voice), for aid in contacting the District Office. Please note that all affected property owners have the right to appear and comment at the public hearings and meeting, and may also file written objections with the District Office within twenty (20) days of issuance of this notice. Each person who decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at the public hearings or meeting is advised that person will need a record of proceedings and that accordingly, the person may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, including the testimony and evidence upon which such appeal is to be based.

District Manager RESOLUTION 2024-27 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE CRESSWIND DELAND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT DECLARING SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS; DESIGNATING THE NATURE AND LOCATION OF THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS; DECLARING THE TOTAL ESTIMATED COST OF THE IMPROVEMENTS, THE PORTION TO BE PAID BY ASSESSMENTS, AND THE MANNER AND TIMING IN WHICH THE ASSESSMENTS ARE TO BE PAID; DESIGNATING THE LANDS UPON WHICH THE ASSESSMENTS SHALL BE LEVIED; PROVIDING FOR AN ASSESSMENT PLAT AND A PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT ROLL; ADDRESSING THE SETTING OF PUBLIC HEARINGS; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION OF THIS RESOLUTION; AND ADDRESSING CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

PASSED AND ADOPTED this 30th day of November, 2023.

ATTEST: CRESSWIND DELAND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT _____________________________ ____________________________________ Secretary/Asst. Secretary Chairman Exhibit A: Engineer’s Report, dated December 2023 Exhibit B: Master Special Assessment Methodology Report, dated November 30, 2023

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FIRST INSERTION NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA GENERAL JURISDICTION DIVISION CASE NO. 2023 31770 CICI NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC, Plaintiff, vs.

ARLEN NOEL WEBB AND JOANNE WEBB, et al.

Defendant(s).

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated December 11, 2023, and entered in 2023 31770 CICI of the Circuit Court of the SEVENTH Judicial Circuit in and for Volusia County, Florida, wherein ALLIED FIRST BANK, SB DBA SERVBANK is the Plaintiff and ARLEN NOEL WEBB; JOANNE WEBB; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR SYNERGY ONE LENDING, INC.; AQUA FINANCE, INC.; THE HERITAGE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. are the Defendant(s). Laura E. Roth as the Clerk of the Circuit Court will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at www.volusia.realforeclose.com, at 11:00 AM, on January 19, 2024, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to wit: LOT 78, THE HERITAGE PHASE III, ACCORDING TO PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 40, PAGE 194, PUBLIC RECORDS OF VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA. Property Address: 1521 HERITAGE LANE, HOLLY HILL, FL 32117 Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim in accordance with Florida Statutes, Section 45.031.

IMPORTANT AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT. If you are a person with a disability who needs an accommodation in order to access court facilities or participate in a court proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. To request such an accommodation, please contact Court Administration in advance of the date the service is needed: Court Administration, 101 N. Alabama Ave., Ste D-305, Deland, FL 32724, (386) 257-6096. Hearing or voice impaired, please call 711.

Dated this 22 day of December, 2023.

ROBERTSON, ANSCHUTZ, SCHNEID, CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC Attorney for Plaintiff 6409 Congress Ave., Suite 100 Boca Raton, FL 33487 Telephone: 561-241-6901 Facsimile: 561-997-6909 Service Email: flmail@raslg.com By: \S\Danielle Salem Danielle Salem, Esquire Florida Bar No. 0058248 Communication Email: dsalem@raslg.com 22-037086 - MaC 24-00001I January 4, 11, 2024

pendens must file a claim before the clerk reports the surplus as unclaimed.

“If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact Anne Pierce, Court Administration, 101 N. Alabama Avenue, Suite D-305, Deland, Florida 32724 Phone no. 386-626-6561 at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.”

“Si usted es una persona minusválida que necesita algún acomodamiento para poder participar en este procedimiento, usted tiene derecho, sin tener gastos propios, a que se le provea cierta ayuda. Tenga la amabilidad de ponerse en contacto con Anne Pierce, Court Administration, 101 N. Alabama Avenue, Suite D-305, Deland, Florida 32724 Phone no. 386-626-6561 por lo menos 7 días antes de la cita fijada para su comparecencia en los tribunales, o inmediatamente después de recibir esta notificación si el tiempo antes de la comparecencia que se ha programado es menos de 7 días; si usted tiene discapacitación del oído o de la voz, llame al 711.”

“Si ou se yon moun ki andikape ou enfim ki bezwen akomodasyon pou w ka patisipe nan pwosedi sa, ou kalifye san ou pa gen okenn lajan pou w peye, gen pwovizyon pou jwen kèk èd. Tanpri kontakte Anne Pierce, Court Administration, 101 N. Alabama Avenue, Suite D-305, Deland, Florida 32724 Phone no. 386-626-6561 nan 7 jou anvan dat ou gen randevou pou parèt nan tribinal la, oubyen imedyatman apre ou fin resevwa konvokasyon an si lè ou gen pou w parèt nan tribinal la mwens ke 7 jou; si ou gen pwoblèm pou w tande oubyen pale, rele 711.”

VAN NESS LAW FIRM, PLC 1239 E. Newport Center Drive, Suite 110 Deerfield Beach, Florida 33442 Ph: (954) 571-2031 PRIMARY EMAIL: Pleadings@vanlawfl.com / s / J. Anthony Van Ness J. Anthony Van Ness, Esq. Bar Number: 391832 Email: TVanness@vanlawfl.com PHH4206-17/sap January 4, 11, 2024 24-00003I

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WHEREAS, the Cresswind DeLand Community Development District (“District”) is a local unit of special-purpose government organized and existing under and pursuant to Chapter 190, Florida Statutes; and WHEREAS, the District is authorized by Chapter 190, Florida Statutes, to finance, fund, plan, establish, acquire, install, equip, operate, extend, construct, or reconstruct roadways, sewer and water distribution systems, stormwater management/earthwork improvements, landscape, irrigation and entry features, conservation and mitigation, street lighting and other infrastructure projects, and services necessitated by the development of, and serving lands within, the District; and WHEREAS, the District hereby determines to undertake, install, plan, establish, construct or reconstruct, enlarge or extend, equip, acquire, operate, and/or maintain the portion of the infrastructure improvements comprising the District’s overall capital improvement plan as described in the District Engineer’s Report, dated December 2023 (“Project”), which is attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference; and WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the District to pay for all or a portion of the cost of the Project by the levy of special assessments (“Assessments”) using the methodology set forth in that Master Special Assessment Methodology Report, dated November 30, 2023, which is attached hereto as Exhibit B, incorporated herein by reference, and on file with the District Manager at c/o Artemis Connected, LLC d/b/a Breeze, 2161 East County Road 540A #225, Lakeland, Florida 33813 (“District Records Office”); NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE CRESSWIND DELAND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT: 1. AUTHORITY FOR THIS RESOLUTION; INCORPORATION OF RECITALS. This Resolution is adopted pursuant to the provisions of Florida law, including without limitation Chapters 170, 190 and 197, Florida Statutes. The recitals stated above are incorporated herein and are adopted by the Board as true and correct statements.

2. DECLARATION OF ASSESSMENTS. The Board hereby declares that it has determined to undertake the Project and to defray all or a portion of the cost thereof by the Assessments.

3. DESIGNATING THE NATURE AND LOCATION OF IMPROVEMENTS. The nature and general location of, and plans and specifications for, the Project are described in Exhibit A, which is on file at the District Records Office. Exhibit B is also on file and available for public inspection at the same location.

4. DECLARING THE TOTAL ESTIMATED COST OF THE IMPROVEMENTS, THE PORTION TO BE PAID BY ASSESSMENTS, AND THE MANNER AND TIMING IN WHICH THE ASSESSMENTS ARE TO BE PAID. A.The total estimated cost of the Project is $18,949,447(“Estimated Cost”).

B. The Assessments will defray approximately $26,500,000, which is the anticipated maximum par value of any bonds and which includes all or a portion of the Estimated Cost, as well as other financing-related costs, as set forth in Exhibit B, and which is in addition to interest and collection costs. On an annual basis, the Assessments will defray no more than $2,353,927 per year, again as set forth in Exhibit B. C. The manner in which the Assessments shall be apportioned and paid is set forth in Exhibit B, as may be modified by supplemental assessment resolutions.

The Assessments will constitute a “master” lien, which may be imposed without further public hearing in one or more separate liens each securing a series of bonds, and each as determined by supplemental assessment resolution. With respect to each lien securing a series of bonds, the special assessments shall be paid in not more than (30) thirty yearly installments. The special assessments may be payable at the same time and in the same manner as are ad-valorem taxes and collected pursuant to Chapter 197, Florida Statutes; provided, however, that in the event the uniform non ad-valorem assessment method of collecting the Assessments is not available to the District in any year, or if determined by the District to be in its best interest, the Assessments may be collected as is other wise permitted by law, including but not limited to by direct bill. The decision to collect special assessments by any particular method – e.g., on the tax roll or by direct bill – does not mean that such method will be used to collect special assessments in future years, and the District reserves the right in its sole discre tion to select collection methods in any given year, regardless of past practices.

5. DESIGNATING THE LANDS UPON WHICH THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS SHALL BE LEVIED. The Assessments securing the Project shall be levied on the lands within the District, as described in Exhibit B, and as further designated by the assessment plat hereinafter provided for.

6. ASSESSMENT PLAT. Pursuant to Section 170.04, Florida Statutes, there is on file, at the District Records Office, an assessment plat showing the area to be assessed certain plans and specifications describing the Project and the estimated cost of the Project, all of which shall be open to inspection by the public.

7. PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT ROLL. Pursuant to Section 170.06, Florida Statutes, the District Manager has caused to be made a preliminary assessment roll, in accordance with the method of assessment described in Exhibit B hereto, which shows the lots and lands assessed, the amount of benefit to and the assessment against each lot or parcel of land and the number of annual installments into which the assessment may be divided, which assessment roll is hereby adopted and approved as the District’s preliminary assessment roll.

8. PUBLIC HEARINGS DECLARED; DIRECTION TO PROVIDE NOTICE OF THE HEARINGS. Pursuant to Sections 170.07 and 197.3632(4)(b), Florida Statutes, among other provisions of Florida law, there are hereby declared two public hearings to be held as follows: NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS DATE: Thursday, February 1, 2024 TIME: 9 a.m.

LOCATION: 300 Spalding Way DeLand, Florida 32724 The purpose of the public hearings is to hear comment and objections to the proposed special assessment program for District improvements as identified in the preliminary assessment roll, a copy of which is on file and as set forth in Exhibit B. Interested parties may appear at that hearing or submit their comments in writing prior to the hearings at the District Records Office.

Notice of said hearings shall be advertised in accordance with Chapters 170, 190 and 197, Florida Statutes, and the District Manager is hereby authorized and directed to place said notice in a newspaper of general circulation within the County in which the District is located (by two publications one week apart with the first publication at least twenty (20) days prior to the date of the hearing established herein). The District Manager shall file a publisher’s affidavit with the District Secretary verifying such publication of notice. The District Manager is further authorized and directed to give thirty (30) days written notice by mail of the time and place of this hearing to the owners of all property to be assessed and include in such notice the amount of the assessment for each such property owner, a description of the areas to be improved and notice that information concerning all assessments may be ascertained at the District Records Office. The District Manager shall file proof of such mailing by affidavit with the District Secretary.

9. PUBLICATION OF RESOLUTION. Pursuant to Section 170.05, Florida Statutes, the District Manager is hereby directed to cause this Resolution to be published twice (once a week for two (2) weeks) in a newspaper of general circulation within the County in which the District is located and to provide such other notice as may be required by law or desired in the best interests of the District.

10. CONFLICTS. All resolutions or parts thereof in conflict herewith are, to the extent of such conflict, superseded and repealed.

11. SEVERABILITY. If any section or part of a section of this resolution be declared invalid or unconstitutional, the validity, force, and effect of any other section or part of a section of this resolution shall not thereby be affected or impaired unless it clearly appears that such other section or part of a section of this resolution is wholly or necessarily dependent upon the section or part of a section so held to be invalid or unconstitutional.

12. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Resolution shall become effective upon its adoption.

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RE-NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO. 2017 11179 CIDL WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR SOUNDVIEW HOME LOAN TRUST 2007-OPT3, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-OPT3, Plaintiff, vs.

DAVID A. LOTT A/K/A DAVID LOTT, ET AL.; , ET AL. Defendants NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to an Order Granting Plaintiff ’s Amended Motion to Reschedule the Foreclosure Sale November 17, 2023, and entered in Case No. 2017 11179 CIDL, of the Circuit Court of the Seventh Judicial Circuit in and for VOLUSIA County, Florida. WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR SOUNDVIEW HOME LOAN TRUST 2007-OPT3, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-OPT3 (hereafter “Plaintiff ”), is Plaintiff and DAVID A. LOTT A/K/A DAVID LOTT; UNKNOWN TENANT IN POSSESSION OF SUBJECT PROPERTY, are defendants. Laura E. Roth, Clerk of the Circuit Court for VOLUSIA, County Florida will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash via the Internet at www.volusia. realforeclose.com at 11:00 a.m., on the 1ST day of FEBRUARY, 2024, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to wit: BEGIN AT THE WEST QUARTER CORNER OF SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 17 SOUTH, RANGE 31 EAST, VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA, THENCE SOUTH 88° 14’ 88” EAST, ALONG THE QUARTER SECTION LINE, 1321.05 FEET TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE NW ¼ OF THE SW ¼ OF SAID SECTION 7; THENCE SOUTH 00° 01’ 48” EAST ALONG THE EAST LINE OF THE NW ¼ OF THE SW ¼ OF SAID SECTION 7, A DISTANCE OF 169.16 FEET; THENCE WEST 1321.40 FEET FROM THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE NORTH 00° 38’ 32” EAST 168.79 FEET ALONG THE SECTION LINE TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING BEING LOT 1 OF AN UNRECORDED PLAT. Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis

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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA COUNTY CIVIL DIVISION Case No.: 2023 38800 COCI Division: 82 RH FUND 26, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company, Plaintiff, vs.

TERESITA BAUTISTA, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF FERDINAND F. ARIOLA; FERDINAND ARIOLA, JR.; PERCIVAL ARIOLA; CHARITO BANIQUED; COMMONWEALTH MOBILE HOME OWNERS CIVIC ASSOCIATION, INC. A/K/A COMMONWEALTH HOME OWNERS CIVIC ASSOCIATION, INC. A/K/A COMMONWEALTH HOMEOWNERS CIVIC ASSOCIATION, INC. A/K/A COMMONWEALTH OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. A/K/A COMMONWEALTH HOME OWNERS ASSOC INC. A/K/A COMMONWEALTH HOME OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. A/K/A COMMONWEALTH HOME OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., a Florida corporation.; ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS/BENEFICIARIES, DEVISEES AND CLAIMANTS OF THE ESTATE OF FERDINAND F. ARIOLA, DECEASED; and UNKNOWN TENANTS IN POSSESSION, Defendants.

NOTICE is hereby given that, pursuant to the Uniform Final Judgment of Foreclosure entered on December 21, 2023 in the above-referenced matter pending in the Circuit Court of the Seventh Judicial Circuit in and for Volusia County, Florida, the Clerk of this Court will sell the following described property situated in Volusia County, Florida: LOT 20, BLOCK 8, COMMONWEALTH MOBILE ESTATES FIRST ADDITION,

AS PER MAP RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 29, PAGE 47, PUBLIC RECORDS OF VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA, TOGETHER WITH THAT CERTAIN MOBILE HOME SITUATE THEREON. Together with all improvements now or hereafter erected on the property, and all easements, appurtenances, and fixtures now or hereafter a part of the property.

Property Addresses: 5450 Taylor Avenue, Port Orange, FL 32127 at public sale, to the highest and best bidder, for cash, on February 7, 2024, beginning at 11:00 a.m., via the internet at https://www.volusia.realforeclose.com.

ANY PERSON CLAIMING AN INTEREST IN THE SURPLUS FROM THE SALE, IF ANY, OTHER THAN THE PROPERTY OWNER AS OF THE DATE OF THE LIS PENDENS MUST FILE A CLAIM WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER THE SALE. AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT. If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the Seventh Circuit Court Administration, 101 N Alabama Avenue, Suite D-305, DeLand, FL 32724, Telephone (386) 257-6096, at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711. /s/ Lara Roeske Fernandez LARA ROESKE FERNANDEZ Florida Bar No.: 0088500 lfernandez@trenam.com TRENAM, KEMKER, SCHARF, BARKIN, FRYE, O’NEILL & MULLIS, P.A. 101 East Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 2700 Tampa, Florida 33602 Tel: (813) 223-7474 | Fax: (813) 229-6553 Attorneys for RH Fund 26, LLC January 4, 11, 2024 24-00004I

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NOTICE OF ACTION IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 7th JUDICAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR VOLUSIA, FLORIDA. CASE No. 2023 32649 CICI CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES LLC, Plaintiff vs.

WILLA O’MALLEY, et al., Defendants TO: UNKNOWN SPOUSE, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES AND ALL OTHER PARTIES CLAIMING AN INTEREST BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST THE ESTATE OF CAMPBELL A. MURPHEY AKA CAMPBELL ADAIR MURPHEY, DECEASED 284 BOYLSTON AVE DAYTONA BEACH, FL 32118 AND TO: All persons claiming an interest by, through, under, or against the aforesaid Defendant(s).

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an action to foreclose a mortgage on the following described property located in Volusia County, Florida: THE WEST FORTY (40) FEET OF LOT NINE (9) AND EAST THIRTY (30) FEET OF LOT 10 (10), BLOCK EIGHT (8), ORTONA NORTH, AS RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 9, PAGE 144, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA. has been filed against you, and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to this action, on Greenspoon Marder, LLP, Default Department, Attorneys for Plaintiff, whose address is Trade Centre South, Suite 700, 100 West Cypress Creek Road, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309, and file the original with the Clerk within 30 days after the first publication of this notice in THE BUSINESS OBSERVER, on or before FEB 02 2024, otherwise a default and a judgment may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

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WITNESS MY HAND AND SEAL OF SAID COURT on this 19 day of December 2023.

Laura E Roth As Clerk of said Court By: /s/ Jennifer M. Hamilton As Deputy Clerk Greenspoon Marder, LLP Default Department Attorneys for Plaintiff, Trade Centre South, Suite 700, 100 West Cypress Creek Road, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309 (22-001001-01) January 4, 11, 2024 24-00008I

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA GENERAL JURISDICTION DIVISION CASE NO. 2021 31201 CICI WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, NOT INDIVIDUALLY, BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR NATIONSTAR HECM ACQUISITION TRUST 2020-1, Plaintiff, vs.

VALLIS F. MILLER, et al.

Defendant(s).

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated April 24, 2023, and entered in 2021 31201 CICI of the Circuit Court of the SEVENTH Judicial Circuit in and for Volusia County, Florida, wherein MORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT, LLC is the Plaintiff and VALLIS F. MILLER; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF VALLIS F. MILLER; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; THE COLONY HOUSE, INC. are the Defendant(s). Laura E. Roth as the Clerk of the Circuit Court will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at www. volusia.realforeclose.com, at 11:00 AM, on January 19, 2024, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to wit: APARTMENT UNIT C-2, NEW COLONY HOUSE, A CONDOMINIUM ACCORDING TO THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM THEREOF AS RECORDED IN OFFICIAL RECORDS BOOK 1326, PAGE 526 AND AS AMENDED THERETO, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA, TOGETHER WITH AN UNDIVIDED INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS APPURTENANT THERETO. Property Address: 500 SOUTH BEACH STREET UNIT C2, DAYTONA BEACH, FL 32114 Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim in accordance with Florida Statutes, Section 45.031.

IMPORTANT AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT. If you are a person with a disability who needs an accommodation in order to access court facilities or participate in a court proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. To request such an accommodation, please contact Court Administration in advance of the date the service is needed: Court Administration, 101 N. Alabama Ave., Ste D-305, Deland, FL 32724, (386) 257-6096. Hearing or voice impaired, please call 711.

Dated this 22 day of December, 2023.

ROBERTSON, ANSCHUTZ, SCHNEID, CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC Attorney for Plaintiff 6409 Congress Ave., Suite 100 Boca Raton, FL 33487 Telephone: 561-241-6901 Facsimile: 561-997-6909 Service Email: flmail@raslg.com By: \S\Danielle Salem Danielle Salem, Esquire Florida Bar No. 0058248 Communication Email: dsalem@raslg.com 21-012095 - MaM January 4, 11, 2024 24-00002I

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SUBSEQUENT INSERTIONS SECOND INSERTION NOTICE OF ACTION CONSTRUCTIVE SERVICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA GENERAL JURISDICTION DIVISION CASE NO. 2023 32597 CICI U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR RCF2 ACQUISITION TRUST, Plaintiff, vs.

THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, BENEFICIARIES, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES AND ALL OTHERS WHO MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST IN THE ESTATE OF HELEN VANDERVEN A/K/A HELEN VANDER VEN A/K/A HELEN M. VANDER VEN, DECEASED, et. al.

Defendant(s), TO: THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, BENEFICIARIES, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES AND ALL OTHERS WHO MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST IN THE ESTATE OF HELEN VANDERVEN A/K/A HELEN VANDER VEN A/K/A HELEN M. VANDER VEN F/K/A HELEN M. BARBARINO, DECEASED, and THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, BENEFICIARIES, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES AND ALL OTHERS WHO MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST IN THE ESTATE OF DEBORAH LARRIMORE, DECEASED, whose residence is unknown if he/she/they be living; and if he/she/they be dead, the unknown defendants who may be spouses, heirs, devisees, grantees, assignees, lienors, creditors, trustees, and all parties claiming an interest by, through, under or against the Defendants, who are not known to be dead or alive, and all parties having or claiming to have any right, title or interest in the property described in the mortgage being foreclosed herein.

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an action to foreclose a mortgage on the following property: LOT EIGHT (8), HAMLIN’S RESUBDIVISION OF PART OF LOTS 9 AND 10, BLOCK 6, J. FITCH WALKER’S HOLLY HILL, ACCORDING TO MAP IN MAP BOOK 9, PAGE 290, PUBLIC RECORDS

OF VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA. ALSO: WESTERLY 30 FEET OF THE EASTERLY 250 FEET OF THE SOUTHERLY ONE-HALF (S1/2) OF LOT 9, BLOCK 6, WALKER’S HOLLY HILL, ACCORDING TO MAP IN MAP BOOK 4, PAGE 158, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA. THE ABOVE PROPERTY IS ALSO INTENDED TO BE DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE POINT OF INTERSECTION OF THE EASTERLY LINE OF HOLLY STREET OR AVENUE AND THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF LOT 8 OF SAID HAMLIN’S SUBDIVISION; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTHERLY LINE OF LOT 8, 130.5 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE NORTHERLY AND PARALLEL WITH HOLLY STREET A DISTANCE OF 50 FEET; THENCE WESTERLY TO THE EASTERLY LINE OF HOLLY STREET; THENCE SOUTHERLY TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on counsel for Plaintiff, whose address is 6409 Congress Ave., Suite 100, Boca Raton, Florida 33487 on or before JAN 29 2024/ (30 days from Date of First Publication of this Notice) and file the original with the clerk of this court either before service on Plaintiff ’s attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint or petition filed herein.

THIS NOTICE SHALL BE PUBLISHED ONCE A WEEK FOR TWO (2) CONSECUTIVE WEEKS. WITNESS my hand and the seal of this Court at County, Florida, this 13 day of December, 2023 LAURA E ROTH CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT (SEAL) BY: /s/ Jennifer M. Hamilton DEPUTY CLERK ROBERTSON, ANSCHUTZ, AND SCHNEID, PL ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF 6409 Congress Ave., Suite 100 Boca Raton, FL 33487 PRIMARY EMAIL: flmail@raslg.com 23-137880 Dec. 28, 2023; Jan. 4, 2024 23-00390I

SECOND INSERTION RE-NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 45 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA. CIVIL DIVISION CASE NO. 2023 10010 CIDL J.P. MORGAN MORTGAGE ACQUISITION CORP., Plaintiff, vs.

DONNA M. ALLEY; ISPC; MV REALTY PBC, LLC; UNKNOWN TENANT NO. 1; UNKNOWN TENANT NO. 2; and ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING INTERESTS BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST A NAMED DEFENDANT TO THIS ACTION, OR HAVING OR CLAIMING TO HAVE ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY HEREIN DESCRIBED, Defendant(s).

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to an Order or Summary Final Judgment of foreclosure dated July 20, 2023 and an Order Resetting Sale dated December 18, 2023 and entered in Case No. 2023 10010 CIDL of the Circuit Court in and for Volusia County, Florida, wherein J.P. MORGAN MORTGAGE ACQUISITION CORP. is Plaintiff and DONNA M. ALLEY; ISPC; MV REALTY PBC, LLC; UNKNOWN TENANT NO. 1; UNKNOWN TENANT NO. 2; and ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING INTERESTS BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST A NAMED DEFENDANT TO THIS ACTION, OR HAVING OR CLAIMING TO HAVE ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY HEREIN DESCRIBED, are Defendants, LAURA E. ROTH, Clerk of the Circuit Court, will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash www.volusia. realforeclose.com, 11:00 a.m., on April 9, 2024 , the following described property as set forth in said Order or Final Judgment, to-wit: LOT 169, REPLAT OF EDGEWATER ACRES RESUB.- UNIT 5, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 23, PAGE(S) 162, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA. ANY PERSON CLAIMING AN INTEREST IN THE SURPLUS FROM THE SALE, IF ANY, OTHER THAN THE PROPERTY OWNER AS OF THE DATE OF THE LIS PENDENS MUST FILE A CLAIM BEFORE THE CLERK REPORTS THE SURPLUS AS UNCLAIMED. THE COURT, IN ITS DESCRETION, MAY

ENLARGE THE TIME OF THE SALE. NOTICE OF THE CHANGED TIME OF SALE SHALL BE PUBLISHED AS PROVIDED HEREIN. Pursuant to Florida Statute 45.031(2), this notice shall be published twice, once a week for two consecutive weeks, with the last publication being at least 5 days prior to the sale.

REQUESTS FOR ACCOMMODATIONS BY PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES If you are a person with a disability who needs an accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact Court Administration, 125 E. Orange Ave., Ste. 300, Daytona Beach, FL 32114, (386) 257-6096, at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.

THESE ARE NOT COURT INFORMATION NUMBERS SOLICITUD DE ADAPTACIONES PARA PERSONAS CON DISCAPACIDADES Si usted es una persona con discapacidad que necesita una adaptacin para poder participar en este procedimiento, usted tiene el derecho a que se le proporcione cierta asistencia, sin incurrir en gastos. Comunquese con la Oficina de Administracin Judicial (Court Administration), 125 E. Orange Ave., Ste. 300, Daytona Beach, FL 32114, (386) 257-6096, con no menos de 7 das de antelacin de su cita de comparecencia ante el juez, o de inmediato al recibir esta notificacin si la cita de comparecencia est dentro de un plazo menos de 7 das; si usted tiene una discapacidad del habla o del odo, llame al 711.

ESTOS NUMEROS TELEFONICOS NO SON PARA OBTENER INFORMACION JUDICIAL By: Ian C. Dolan Florida Bar No.: 757071 Roy Diaz, Attorney of Record Florida Bar No. 767700 Diaz Anselmo & Associates, P.A. Attorneys for Plaintiff 499 NW 70th Ave., Suite 309 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33317 Telephone: (954) 564-0071 Facsimile: (954) 564-9252 Service E-mail: answers@dallegal.com 1460-185966 / TM1 Dec. 28, 2023; Jan. 4, 2024 23-00386I

SECOND INSERTION NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 45 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL ACTION CASE NO.: 2020 30038 CICI MORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT, LLC, Plaintiff, vs.

THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES, OR OTHER CLAIMANTS CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER, OR AGAINST, BARBARA J. KASH A/K/A BARBARA J. BELDEN KASH A/K/A BARBARA JEAN BELDEN KASH AKA BARBARA JEAN ADAMS, DECEASED, et al, Defendant(s).

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated December 4, 2023, and entered in Case No. 2020 30038 CICI of the Circuit Court of the Seventh Judicial Circuit in and for Volusia County, Florida in which Mortgage Assets Management, LLC, is the Plaintiff and The Unknown Heirs, Devisees, Grantees, Assignees, Lienors, Creditors, Trustees, or other Claimants claiming by, through, under, or against, Barbara J. Kash a/k/a Barbara J. Belden Kash a/k/a Barbara Jean Belden Kash aka Barbara Jean Adams, deceased, Janet Lisotte, William D. Belden aka William David Beldon, United States of America Acting through Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Redbrick Financial Group Inc., are defendants, the Volusia County Clerk of the Circuit Court will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash in/on online at electronically/online at http://www.volusia.realforeclose.com, Volusia County, Florida at 11:00AM EST on the January 17, 2024 the following described property as set forth in said Final

Judgment of Foreclosure: LOT 29 AND THE EAST 15 FEET OF LOT 28, BLOCK 21, SECTION A DAYTONA HIGHLANDS, ACCORDING TO PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 6, PAGE 247, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA. A/K/A 1118 LIVE OAK AVE, DAYTONA BEACH, FL 32114 Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the Lis Pendens must file a claim before the Clerk reports the surplus as unclaimed.

ATTENTION PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES: If you are a person with a disability who needs an accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact Court Administration, 125 E. Orange Ave., St. 300, Daytona Beach, FL 32114, 386-257-6096, within 2 days of your receipt of this notice. If you are hearing impaired, call 1-800-955-8771; if you are voice impaired, call 1-800-9558770.

THIS IS NOT A COURT INFORMATION LINE. To file response please contact Volusia County Clerk of Court, 101 N. Alabama Ave., DeLand, Fl 32724, Tel: (386) 736-5907.

Dated this 19 day of December, 2023.

ALBERTELLI LAW P. O. Box 23028 Tampa, FL 33623 Tel: (813) 221-4743 Fax: (813) 221-9171 eService: servealaw@albertellilaw.com By: /s/ Joshua Pasqualone Florida Bar #41835 Joshua Pasqualone, Esq. CT - 19-026962 Dec. 28, 2023; Jan. 4, 2024 23-00385I

SECOND INSERTION NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA GENERAL JURISDICTION DIVISION CASE NO. 2022 10722 CIDL US BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR VRMTG ASSET TRUST, Plaintiff, vs.

THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, BENEFICIARIES, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES AND ALL OTHERS WHO MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST IN THE ESTATE OF DONALD GENE WATZNAUER, JR , DECEASED, et al.

Defendant(s).

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated October 18, 2023, and entered in 2022 10722 CIDL of the Circuit Court of the SEVENTH Judicial Circuit in and for Volusia County, Florida, wherein US BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR VRMTG ASSET TRUST is the Plaintiff and DEF/MORTGAGOR; THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, BENEFICIARIES, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES AND ALL OTHERS WHO MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST IN THE ESTATE OF DONALD G WATZNAUER A/K/A DONALD G WATZNAUER, JR , DECEASED; STATE OF FLORIDA, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE; CLERK OF COURT OF VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA; SUNTRUST BANK; DONALD GENE WATZNAUER III; DIANE M. SLOUP are the Defendant(s). Laura E. Roth as the Clerk of the Circuit Court will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at www. volusia.realforeclose.com, at 11:00 AM, on January 16, 2024, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judg-

SECOND INSERTION NOTICE OF ACTION IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDUICAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No.:2023-12653 CIDL LEANDRO PINILLO aka LEO, Plaintiff, vs.

ROBERT C. SMITH, and all parties claiming an interest, Defendant.

TO: ROBERT C. SMITH and all parties claiming an interest by, through, under or against Defendant, ROBERT C. SMITH and all parties having or claiming to have any right, title or interest in the property herein.

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an action has been commenced against you to quiet title on real property, lying and being and situated in Volusia County, Florida, which is more particularly described as follows: Legal Description: Lots 99, 100 & 101 Blk D Dorseys Blue Springs Park Per Or 4148 Pgs 4543-4544 This action has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Stuart Glenn, Esquire, attorney for Plaintiff, whose address is 1728 Salem Drive, Orlando, Florida 32807, within thirty days after the first publication of this notice, and to file the original with the Clerk of Court, either before service on the Plaintiff ’s attorney or immediately thereafter otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court on the 12 day of December, 2023.

LAURA E ROTH CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT BY: /s/ Jennifer M. Hamilton DEPUTY CLERK Stuart Glenn, Esquire attorney for Plaintiff 1728 Salem Drive Orlando, Florida 32807 Dec. 28, 2023; Jan. 4, 11, 18, 2024

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ment, to wit: THE WEST 1/2 OF THE SOUTH 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF THE N.W. 1/4, SECTION 22, TWP. 18 SOUTH, RANGE 30 EAST, VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA. PARCEL CONTAINING 2.5 ACRES MORE OR LESS, RESERVING AN EASEMENT OVER THE WEST 30 FEET & THE SOUTH 30 FEET FOR ROADWAY PURPOSE. Property Address: 418 SHADY LN, ORANGE CITY, FL 32763 Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim in accordance with Florida Statutes, Section 45.031.

IMPORTANT AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT. If you are a person with a disability who needs an accommodation in order to access court facilities or participate in a court proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. To request such an accommodation, please contact Court Administration in advance of the date the service is needed: Court Administration, 101 N. Alabama Ave., Ste D-305, Deland, FL 32724, (386) 257-6096. Hearing or voice impaired, please call 711.

Dated this 22 day of December, 2023.

By: \S\Danielle Salem Danielle Salem, Esquire Florida Bar No. 0058248 Communication Email: dsalem@raslg.com ROBERTSON, ANSCHUTZ, SCHNEID, CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC Attorney for Plaintiff 6409 Congress Ave., Suite 100 Boca Raton, FL 33487 Telephone: 561-241-6901 Facsimile: 561-997-6909 Service Email: flmail@raslg.com 22-020801 - MiM 23-00394I Dec. 28, 2023; Jan. 4, 2024

SECOND INSERTION NOTICE OF ACTION IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDUICAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No.: 2023 32737 CICI LEANDRO PINILLO, Plaintiff, vs.

ALDONA JOHNSON HARPER et al, and all parties claiming an interest, Defendant.

TO: ALDONA JOHNSON HARPER and all parties claiming an interest by, through, under or against Defendant, ALDONA JOHNSON HARPER and all parties having or claiming to have any right, title or interest in the property herein.

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an action has been commenced against you to quiet title on real property, lying and being and situated in Volusia County, Florida, which is more particularly described as follows: Legal Description: LOT 20 BLK D POWERS ALLOTMENT MB 6 PG 142 FITCH GRANT PER OR 8450 PG 4156 This action has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Stuart Glenn, Esquire, attorney for Plaintiff, whose address is 1728 Salem Drive, Orlando, Florida 32807, within thirty days after the first publication of this notice, and to file the original with the Clerk of Court, either before service on the Plaintiff ’s attorney or immediately thereafter otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court on the 12 day of December, 2023.

LAURA E ROTH CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT BY: /s/ Jennifer M. Hamilton DEPUTY CLERK Stuart Glenn, Esquire attorney for Plaintiff 1728 Salem Drive Orlando, Florida 32807 Dec. 28, 2023; Jan. 4, 11, 18, 2024

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SECOND INSERTION NOTICE OF ACTION CONSTRUCTIVE SERVICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA GENERAL JURISDICTION DIVISION CASE NO. 2023 12636 CIDL U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR RCF 2 ACQUISITION TRUST, Plaintiff, vs.

THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, BENEFICIARIES, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES AND ALL OTHERS WHO MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST IN THE ESTATE OF WILLIE C. HILL A/K/A WILLIE HILL, DECEASED, et. al.

Defendant(s), TO: THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, BENEFICIARIES, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES AND ALL OTHERS WHO MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST IN THE ESTATE OF WILLIE C. HILL A/K/A WILLIE HILL, DECEASED, whose residence is unknown if he/she/they be living; and if he/she/they be dead, the unknown defendants who may be spouses, heirs, devisees, grantees, assignees, lienors, creditors, trustees, and all parties claiming an interest by, through, under or against the Defendants, who are not known to be dead or alive, and all parties having or claiming to have any right, title or interest in the property described in the mortgage being foreclosed herein.

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an action to foreclose a mortgage on the following property: THE EAST 164.87 FT. OF THE NORTH

166.29 FT. OF N ½ OF SE ¼ OF SE ¼ OF SECTION 20, TOWNSHIP 17 SOUTH, RANGE 30 EAST, VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA. SUBJECT TO A 25 FOOT EASEMENT ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE FOR ROAD PURPOSES AND ALSO SUBJECT TO A 30 FOOT EASEMENT ALONG THE EAST SIDE FOR RIGHT-OF-WAY OF S. CLARA AVENUE. has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on counsel for Plaintiff, whose address is 6409 Congress Ave., Suite 100, Boca Raton, Florida 33487 on or before JAN 29 2024/(30 days from Date of First Publication of this Notice) and file the original with the clerk of this court either before service on Plaintiff ’s attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint or petition filed herein.

THIS NOTICE SHALL BE PUBLISHED ONCE A WEEK FOR TWO (2) CONSECUTIVE WEEKS. WITNESS my hand and the seal of this Court at County, Florida, this 13 day of December, 2023 LAURA E ROTH CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT (SEAL) BY: /s/ Jennifer M. Hamilton DEPUTY CLERK ROBERTSON, ANSCHUTZ, AND SCHNEID, PL ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF 6409 Congress Ave., Suite 100 Boca Raton, FL 33487 PRIMARY EMAIL: flmail@raslg.com 23-116802 Dec. 28, 2023; Jan. 4, 2024 23-00389I

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SUBSEQUENT INSERTIONS SECOND INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2023 12877 PRDL Division 10 IN RE: ESTATE OF JOHN F. MCCALLUM, JR., aka JOHN FORD MCCALLUM, JR. Deceased.

The administration of the estate of John F. McCallum, Jr., also known as John Ford McCallum, Jr., deceased, whose date of death was October 21, 2023, is pending in the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is Post Office Box 6043, DeLand, FL 32721.

The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other

persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY

CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is December 28, 2023.

Personal Representative: Kathrine M. Dunn c/o Legacy Law Associates, P.L. 313 S. Palmetto Ave. Daytona Beach, FL 32114 Attorney for Personal Representative: W. Denis Shelley, Attorney Florida Bar Number: 273872 Legacy Law Associates, P.L. 313 S. Palmetto Ave. Daytona Beach, FL 32114 Telephone: (386) 252-2531 Fax: (386) 258-0392 E-Mail: shelley@legacylaw313.com Secondary E-Mail: linda@legacylaw313.com Dec. 28, 2023; Jan. 4, 2024 23-00391I

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS (Summary Administration) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2023 12858 PRDL Division 10 IN RE: ESTATE OF MARY C. BLESS, aka MARY CATHERINE BLESS Deceased.

TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS OR DEMANDS AGAINST THE ABOVE ESTATE: You are hereby notified that an Order of Summary Administration has been entered in the estate of Mary C. Bless, also known as Mary Catherine Bless, deceased, File Number 2023 12858 PRDL, by the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is Post Of-

fice Box 6043, DeLand, FL 32721; that the decedent’s date of death was September 16, 2023; that the total value of the estate is $16,000.00 and that the names and addresses of those to whom it has been assigned by such order are: Name, Address; Robert D. Bless, c/o Legacy Law Associates, P.L. 313 S. Palmetto Ave. Daytona Beach, FL 32114 ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE NOTIFIED THAT: All creditors of the estate of the decedent and persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent other than those for whom provision for full payment was made in the Order of Summary Administration must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702. ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER APPLICABLE TIME

PERIOD, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this Notice is December 28, 2023.

Person Giving Notice: Robert D. Bless c/o Legacy Law Associates, P.L. 313 S. Palmetto Ave. Daytona Beach, FL 32114 Attorney for Person Giving Notice Edward A. Dimayuga, Attorney Florida Bar Number: 50634 Legacy Law Associates, P.L. 313 S. Palmetto Ave. Daytona Beach, FL 32114 Telephone: (386) 252-2531 Fax: (386) 258-0392 E-Mail: ed@legacylaw313.com Secondary E-Mail: paralegal@legacylaw313.com Dec. 28, 2023; Jan. 4, 2024 23-00393I

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NOTICE OF ACTION IN THE COUNTY COURT OF THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No.: 2023-38896-COCI PELICAN BAY VILLAS HOMEOWNER’S ASSOCIATION, INC., Plaintiff, Vs. PAMELA SUE NORTHCUTT Defendant.

TO: PAMELA SUE NORTHCUTT 1706 BELVEDERE BLVD. SILVER SPRINGS, MD 20902 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to foreclose a lien on the following property in Volusia County, Florida: Lot 38, Pelican Bay, Phase IV, Unit II, according to the plat thereof, as recorded in Map Book 38, Pages 36-38, Public Records of Volusia County, Florida 289 Gull Drive South, Daytona Beach, FL 32119 has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Pelican Bay Villas Homeowner’s Association, Inc., c/o Attorney Robert Robins, whose address is 1206 S. Ridgewood Avenue, Daytona Beach, FL 32114 on or before FEB 02 2024, and file the original with the clerk of this Court either before service on Plaintiff ’s attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint or petition.

Copies of all court documents in this case, including orders, are available at the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office. You may review these documents upon request.

Future papers in this lawsuit will be mailed to the address on record at the clerk’s office.

Dated: December 19, 2023.

LAURA E ROTH CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT By: /s/ Jennifer M. Hamilton Deputy Clerk Attorney Robert Robins 1206 S. Ridgewood Avenue Daytona Beach, FL 32114 Dec. 28, 2023; Jan. 4, 2024 23-00395I

NOTICE TO CREDITORS (Summary Administration) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUISA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2023 12872 PRDL Division 10 IN RE: ESTATE OF JOANNE K. MCCALLUM, aka JOANNE MCCALLUM Deceased.

TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS OR DEMANDS AGAINST THE ABOVE ESTATE: You are hereby notified that an Order of Summary Administration has been entered in the estate of Joanne K. McCallum, also known as Joanne McCallum, deceased, File Number 2023 12872 PRDL, by the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is Post Office Box 6043, DeLand, FL 32721; that the decedent’s date of death was July 24, 2023; that the total value of the estate is $14,461.01 and that the names and addresses of those to whom it has been assigned by such order are: Name, Address; Kathrine M. Dunn, as trustee of the McCallum Family Trust dated April 12, 2010, c/o Legacy Law Associates, P.L. 313 S. Palmetto Ave. Daytona Beach, FL 32141 ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE

NOTIFIED THAT: All creditors of the estate of the decedent and persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent other than those for whom provision for full payment was made in the Order of Summary Administration must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702. ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER APPLICABLE TIME PERIOD, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this Notice is December 28, 2023.

Person Giving Notice: Kathrine M. Dunn c/o Legacy Law Associates, P.L. 313 S. Palmetto Ave. Daytona Beach, FL 32114 Attorney for Person Giving Notice W. Denis Shelley, Attorney Florida Bar Number: 273872 Legacy Law Associates, P.L. 313 S. Palmetto Ave. Daytona Beach, FL 32114 Telephone: (386) 252-2531 Fax: (386) 258-0392 E-Mail: shelley@legacylaw313.com Secondary E-Mail: linda@legacylaw313.com Dec. 28, 2023; Jan. 4, 2024 23-00392I

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