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VOLUME 10, NO. 20

THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 2022

‘A tortured piece of property’ The City Commission denied the Tattersall project, marking the property’s third failed development proposal.

JARLEENE ALMENAS ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Echoing residents’ concerns about flooding, the Ormond Beach City Commission denied the proposed Tattersall at Tymber Creek residential development at its meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 18.

It’s an action that is not unprecedented for the 84-acre parcel, located at the northwest intersection of Tymber Creek Road and Airport Road: Two previous requests by developers have also been denied by the commission, and this most recent vote of 4-1 against, with only Commissioner Dwight Selby voting in favor, marked the third denial for

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COVID-19 update Volusia reported over 7,000 cases last week.

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Omicron continues to surge in Volusia County, with 7,465 cases reported for the week of Jan 10 as of Friday, Jan. 14; up from 6,443 the week before.

In Flagler County, there were 1,469 cases, up from 1,166 for the week before and far exceeding the peak of 936 seen during the delta surge.

The Florida Department of HealthFlagler had tested about 700 people for COVID-19 at its drive-thru testing center at the Flagler Executive Airport so far that week as of Friday morning, and was expecting another 150 on Friday, Florida Department of Health-Flagler Communications Manager Gretchen Smith said.

“We had a very, very busy week,” she said on Flagler Broadcasting’s “Free For All Friday” Jan. 14.

In Volusia County, PCR testing is available at the Florida Department of Health’s Daytona Beach location at 1845 Holsonback Drive and at its Orange City location at 775 Harley Strickland Blvd. Schedule an appointment by calling 274-0500.

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Seabreeze girls soccer team wins Five Star Conference PAGE 11

Problem solvers Judy Eaton and her son, Peter Galea, have completed a New York Times’ acrostic puzzle every day since the start of the pandemic. Now, they’ve done all of them.

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Win for Pictona Volusia County Council approves $2.5 million ECHO grant The Seabreeze girls soccer team take a selfie with their Five Star Conference trophy.

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Tattersall project denied

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a development.

“It’s a tortured piece of property,” Mayor Bill Partington said. “It’s had its difficulty over the last 14 or 15 years of trying to get some kind of approval.”

In 2006, the City Commission approved a 68-lot subdivision for the parcel, but it was never built. The approved development order expired in 2014, a year after the commission denied a request by the developer to up the number of lots to 163. Then in 2018, the commission denied the Marshside Village project, which sought the construction of 144 lots.

The former developer filed a petition to repeal the commission’s denial, but it was upheld by a Volusia County Circuit Judge in June 2020.

The Tattersall project was proposing the construction of 143 single-family lots, with homes to cost around $500,000. It came before the commission with a 5-1 recommendation to deny by the Planning Board, per a vote that took place on Dec. 9, 2021.

Partington said that when he was reviewing the application, this time submitted by local homebuilder Trey Paytas of Paytas Homes, he was looking for improvements in the development from the last request in 2018.

“Surely, there’s some big improvements out there that are going to sway me and I can finally support this,” Partington said. “I thought I’d hear less density. It didn’t have to be 68 — maybe that was a little low when I voted for that 14 or 15 years ago, but it came in at 143, one less than where Marshside was, so that to me doesn’t really equate to less density.”

He also didn’t see traffic or road improvements, and said he was disappointed at that.

Five residents spoke at the meeting against the project, though one, Clay Beazley, presented the commissioners with a petition of over 30 names to allow him to speak for them at the meeting to be granted extra time.

Though the public is typically given three minutes to speak, the commission allowed Beazley 15 minutes by way of a 3-2 vote, with Commissioners Troy Kent and Susan Persis

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BY THE NUMBERS

$768,000 of general fund reserves to go toward the city’s mid-contract wage increases for its employees. Unionized law enforcement officers and general employees will receive a $1.50 per hour increase; Unionized firefighters will receive a $1 per hour increase.

$127,500 work authorization approved for engineering consultant Mead and Hunt, Inc. for the prelimary design, site planning and preparation of a technology assessment for a new water reclamation facility to service the west side of town.

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Tattersall at Tymber Creek was proposed for the northwest corner of Tymber Creek Road and Airport Road.

voting against.

Beazley honed in on the flooding issues of the area, illustrating with maps how the water tends to flow from the Deer Creek subdivision into Groover Branch, one of the two wetland systems that runs across the parcel, which has 14 acres of wetlands in total. The Tattersall project was planning to preserve 11 of them.

“It’s impossible to line that much housing across that property right there and expect for it to go somewhere,” Beazley said.

Attorney Matt Watts, of Cobb Cole, represented the developer at the commission meeting. He said that all lots were subject to change once the site was engineered. Dwight DuRant, president of engineering firm Zev Cohen and Associates, said he sympathized with the residents but assured the project would mitigate existing flood concerns and not worsen them.

“They’re completely right about the things that they’re seeing, that they’re experiencing,” DuRant said.

“I ask you to give me the opportunity to go get those permits to make things better at the end of the day.”

The commission adjourned for five minutes, and upon their return to the dais, their minds were already made up.

Commissioner Rob Littleton was in favor of the project, but was against

the developer’s waiver request to allow a 16-foot entry feature, so he voted against. Selby was the only one who voted yes, saying that when he reviewed the application, he had been looking for reasons to turn the project down and was unable to find any.

Based on the Planning Board’s denial, and the testimony by the residents, Partington said he felt confident in denying the project.

He also found the fact several of the proposed lots were in a flood zone troubling.

“I thought, ‘Who would buy in FEMA flood zone?’” Partington said.

“And even worse, ‘Who would sell somebody a home in a FEMA flood zone?’ That’s disturbing to me.”

REGAL CINEMAS’ REDEVELOPMENT

Also at the meeting, the City Commission unanimously approved a request to rezone the former Regal Cinemas property at 215 Williamson Blvd. from B-8 Commercial to a Planned Business Development.

The property was recently purchased by local developer Paul Holub, who seeks to redevelop the 1996 movie theater and surrounding 12 acres. Though specific uses were not identified, he did originally ask for the commission’s approval to allow

RV and boat storage.

However at the meeting, Holub alluded that other types of businesses would instead be coming, saying that he “didn’t think we’ll be talking about boat storage in a couple of months.”

A1A TO GET CROSSWALKS, RAISED ISLANDS

On Jan. 12, the Florida Department of Transportation presented its plans to enhance pedestrian safety along a 1.5-mile stretch of State Road A1A. The $3.3 million project is proposing the construction of eight midblock crossings, seven of which will have a rectangular rapid flashing beacon, from Milsap Road to Granada Boulevard. The crossings are proposed for Milsap, Benjamin Drive, River Beach Drive, Rockefeller Drive, Arlington Way, Ormond Parkway, Osceola Avenue and Bosarvey Drive.

The crossing at Rockefeller drive will be equipped with a pedestrian hybrid beacon, which operates like a stop light.

In addition, FDOT is planning to construct three raised islands to reduce driving speeds. These will be north of Wren Road, north of Northshore Drive and north of Byron Ellis Drive.

FDOT estimates it will complete the project this spring.

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MLK City hosts Martin Luther King Jr. ‘Dine and Dash’ breakfast celebration JARLEENE ALMENAS ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Ola Wright helps serve food during the city’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast Celebration

Joe Daniels, Tina Carlyle and Mayor Bill Partington.

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MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. ONCE SAID...

“True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice.”

- 1958, in his book “Stride Towards Freedom” “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.”

- 1963, in his “I Have a Dream” speech.

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.

Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”

- 1963, in his book “Strength to Love”

For over 30 years, the city of Ormond Beach and a team of dedicated community members have worked to ensure that the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. is kept alive.

It’s a matter of great value to Tina Carlyle.

“Being together, everybody being treated equally, fair justice — that means so much to me,” the Ormond Beach resident said.

As both the chairperson of the city’s MLK Committee and a health care professional, Carlyle knew that the committee had to find a way to celebrate King’s contributions in a safe manner, a challenge during a global pandemic.

Typically, the committee and the city hold an annual breakfast celebration on the holiday, complete with a celebratory program highlighting King’s accomplishments through song and dance.

The event was canceled in 2021 because of the pandemic, and around April of that year, the committee decided to be creative for 2022.

“When we met, I said, ‘I don’t think COVID is going anywhere anytime soon. We can’t go another year without having it, so let’s make it a grab-and-go breakfast,’” Carlyle said. “‘Let’s let Ormond know that we are still trying our best to keep his legacy alive, and then let’s add a few things on it.’”

Thus, the idea for a Dine and Dash breakfast celebration in King’s memory was born. On the morning of Monday, Jan. 17, the MLK Committee and the city hosted the free event inside the South Ormond Neighborhood Center gym, as well as offered assistance with voter registrations and free COVID-19 testing.

Mayor Bill Partington, who attended the event, said he looks forward to breakfast celebration because it’s a great opportunity to celebrate King.

“I think it’s one of the most beautiful celebrations that the city has every year,” he said. “I

Freddie Lewis helps serve breakfast

hate to see it under-attended, but with COVID, it’s made it difficult. Still, the passion is there to make sure that it’s recognized.”

Enough food was prepared to feed 200, and though fewer people dropped by, the food didn’t go to waste. Passing WastePro employees were given breakfast, and first responders were also invited to partake. Any food left at the end of the event was slated to help feed the homeless.

Partington said many of King’s teachings remain relevant in today’s age, especially with the hope to return to a sense of normalcy in a postpandemic world. The mayor hopes people will regain kindness for one another, something that has been challenged in the pandemic.

“It’s the unity, the brotherhood, the equality and just the love of all people — regardless of age, race, creed,” he said.

“It’s just a very inclusive and wonderful celebration.”

Carlyle has been at the helm of the committee for about 10 years. As someone who was raised in Ormond, she saw it as a way to give back to her community, and hopes that in 2023, the committee and the city will be able to host a regular celebration for the holiday. But for a pandemic year, she is pleased with what they were able to accomplish.

“This right here, I am satisfied that we are able to do this for the community,” Carlyle said.

“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”

- 1963, in his book “Strength to Love”

MLK Committee member Belinda Davis stands by a banner honoring King’s legacy

“If we are to have peace on earth, our loyalties must become ecumenical rather than sectional. Our loyalties must transcend our race, our tribe, our class, and our nation; and this means we must develop a world perspective.”

- 1967, in his Interconnected World sermon

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$3.86 million in ECHO grants OK’d ‘GrandBob’: Remembering Robert Adams, former real estate CEO The dollars will fund nine projects, including phase II of Holly Hill’s Pictona pickleball complex.

JARLEENE ALMENAS ASSOCIATE EDITOR

The Volusia County Council approved $3.86 million in ECHO grants on Tuesday, Jan. 18, which will go toward nine projects throughout the county; the bulk of funds will go toward neighboring Holly Hill’s Pictona project.

Holly Hill requested a $2.5 million grant, considered a “exceptional grant,” for phase II of the pickleball complex.

The city plans to add 24 more courts, a championship court, stadium and an education center, and put forth a $3.3 million total match for the project. The council approved the grant request 6-1, with County Council Chair Jeff Brower voting against.

Brower said he didn’t think the Pictona project had enough countywide support to merit an exceptional grant from ECHO, a voter-approved county initiative that funds environmental, cultural, his-

torical and outdoor recreation projects. He also stated that there was a public perception that the city of Holly Hill was being given “special treatment,” as its match was comprised of Community Redevelopment Area funds and in 2012, an ECHO grant request from the city of Daytona Beach was turned down for the same reason. He also thought its feasibility study, a requirement for an exceptional grant, was not as extensive as the 2012 feasibility study for the stadium at Earl Brown Park in DeLand, the last recipient of an ECHO exceptional grant.

“I think Pictona is an excellent endeavor,” Brower said. “... I think it’s going to grow.

I think it’s already put Holly Hill on the map. My struggle is I don’t think it rises to the level of an exceptional grant.”

The rest of the council was in favor of the grant request.

Councilwoman Heather Post, whose district includes Holly Hill, said Pictona has proven to be a successful project, with influence locally, regionally and internationally, having hosted numerous pickleball tournaments.

“They’ve already proven that they’re way ahead of the game,” Post said. “They’re

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Pictona at Holly Hill is located at 1060 Ridgewood Ave.

looking to get to the endgame.”

Councilwoman Barb Girtman said the project can be a great model for the community.

“I like what it’s doing for Holly Hill,” she said. “I think it’s a part of a resurgence and a re-envisioning of Holly Hill, and I think those types of investments are what we need in our community.”

Holly Hill had previously acquired a $400,000 ECHO grant for the first phase of Pictona.

“Holly Hill doesn’t come asking for much, but this project well extends outside of our boundaries, across the county, and I can’t tell you the amount of conversations I have every single day with people throughout the county, not from our own city, that tell me the benefits of [Pictona],” said Holly Hill Mayor Chris Via to the council.

The council also approved the following grant requests: $150,000 for the construction of an operations center in the city of DeBary $15,750 for the Enterprise Preservation Society building’s new roof $208,298 for the Marine Science Center’s raptor education and conservation exhibit $140,892.52 for the renovation of the Mary DeWees Baseball Field in the city of Oak Hill $600,000 for the Veterans Memorial Plaza project in Daytona Beach $107,000 for Riverside Conservancy’s living shoreline, primitive classroom and kayak launch project $112,500 for shade structures at the Ormond Beach YMCA $29,900 for the DeLand YMCA to upgrade a playground

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Robert L. Adams, former president and chief executive officer of Adams, Cameron and Co. Realtors, died peacefully on Jan. 11, surrounded by his family. He was 79.

Adams, a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, moved to Ormond Beach in 1971 where he entered the real estate profession to work alongside his mother, Helen Adams, in her boutique firm that at the time only had five other agents. According to his obituary, provided to the Observer by his family, Adams and his mother redefined “the way real estate was transacted in the local area” in 1978 after the merger of Helen Adams Realty with Cameron Realty.

Adams was appointed president and and CEO of the new company, just four years after he had become a partner and sales manager of his mother’s real estate company.

Together, they grew Adams, Cameron and Co. Realtors into one of the area’s largest real estate companies.

For his son John Adams, current president of the company, one of the lessons he learned from his father was to take the time to understand others, to take into account their goals and invest in building relationships.

“That’s so much more important than I ever realized in the past, because those relationships and those connections in a community the size of ours last much longer

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Robert L. Adams was the president and CEO of Adams, Cameron and Co. Realtors.

loved the Florida Keys, where he and his wife, Ryan — whom he married in 1967 — later purchased a second home.

Aside from his wife of 55 years, he is survived by his four children: John, Erin, Ryan and Lauren; and nine grandchildren who called him “GrandBob.” John Adams said that’s something many people didn’t realize — how devoted he was to his grandchildren.

“That was the most thrilling thing for him, and he got so excited, and he would go and pick them up from school and do other things to take care of the grandkids,” John Adams said. “He just loved having them over, and, even though it sometimes got a little bit nutty in the room with a bunch of little kids running around, it was one of his happiest moments.”

A celebration of life will take place at 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 20, at St. Brendan Catholic Church, at 1000 Ocean Shore Blvd. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Adams Cameron Foundation, which was cofounded by Adams in 2017.

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He was the first president and chairman of the Board of the Realty World Brokers Council of East Central Florida, the founding director of the International Association of Realty World Brokers, and in 1979, received the Board of Realtors Diamond Pin award.

In 1982, Adams founded Adams Cameron Title Co. He later served as president of the Daytona Beach Area Association of Realtors, was named Realtor of the Year in 1991 and was recognized as an Honorary Lifetime Member in 2001, to name a few of his accolades. Outside the real estate community, Adams, a Seabreeze High School alumnus and graduate of the University of South Florida, was part of of the Daytona Beach Quarterback Club, University Club, and the Ormond Beach Rotary Club.

John Adams said overall, his father was very social and personable.

“He could strike up a conversation with just about anybody, and he used to do it,” John Adams said. “I’d get together with him and we’d go to lunch, and he’d start a conversation with somebody else who was in the restaurant or even the waiter or waitress and begin talking to them about what interested them and what their goals were.”

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Back to business Conklin Davis Center continues to serve the blind after merger Jan. 1.

JARLEENE ALMENAS ASSOCIATE EDITOR

For the last year, the Conklin Center has been going through a metamorphosis.

Repairs. Renovations. New staff.

More programs. A shared vision.

The Conklin Center closed in March 2020 after its contract termination with the Florida Division of Blind Services, reducing the nonprofit’s funding by 60%. But board members couldn’t let their clients — who, in addition to being visually impaired, have other disabilities — go without the ongoing support they were accustomed to that allowed them to live independent lives. So in their search for a solution, they looked to a merger with the Center for the Visually Impaired.

The merger was official as of Jan. 1, 2021, and the center reopened two months later as the Conklin Davis Center for the Visually Impaired, with President and CEO Ronee

David at the helm of the organization. David was the director for CVI prior to the merger.

“When the [Conklin] center lost its contract, the Center for the Visually Impaired just stepped in and continued to provide the help for those people,” David said.

The center relaunched its residential program in July 2021, and though initially there were some reservations because of the COVID-19 pandemic, David said the program has run smoothly. The center has 16 dormitories and three one-bedroom apartments, with nine students currently living on campus. As a result of the merger, the center now serves over 500 people a year in Volusia, Flagler, Putnam and Brevard counties through its various programs, such as its blind babies program, senior independent living program and vocational rehabilitation.

“There are not too many agencies that have this level of such comprehensive programs,” David said.

WORKING BEHIND THE SCENES

When it came to reopening the center to students, taking care of the property was a major undertaking.

“The grounds here are extensive,”

said Nancy Epps, secretary of the center’s board. “They’re over seven acres, and we had volunteer work days. Several of our board members came and did a lot of the work.”

Board members took down trees, cleared the nature trail in the rear of the building, repaired a waterfall feature and cleaned out the pond.

Inside, they painted walls, put down new carpet on the lobby, and are working to renovate the first of the three apartments for students. The board is also hoping to obtain a Community Development Block Grant from the county to purchase a new air conditioning system.

New staff members have been added in the last six months as well.

Epps said several of the employees

went through the center in the past, and being blind and with other disabilities, are able to connect with the students.

“We have a very high success rate for employment, which is unique in the handicap community at large,” Epps said. “We have about an 85% historic rate, whereas the general handicap community is about 25%30%.”

HOPES FOR THE NEW YEAR

Looking forward to what 2022 will bring, the center aims to continue to offer programs and classes to prepare their students to enter the workforce. The center offers a workshop with Metra Electronics, a Holly Hillbased manufacturer, where students

learn to assemble components. Eight are employed with the manufacturer.

The center also has plans to develop an art program for the blind, with the hopes of introducing art exhibits in the future. An art studio space was created in the building, and tactile art from local artists lines one its hallway. David said she would love to start programs for cycling, dance, and other creative outlets for students.

“We want them to have varied interests, just like sighted people do,” David said. “Everybody has their own interests other than work, so we want to help cultivate that in the blind students, and some of them have not had those opportunities.”

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JIM COOKSEY Ormond Landing LLC

Setting the record Dear Editor: I need to set the record straight with regard to statements in Mr. Miller’s letter of Jan. 12. The facts are: We contracted to buy the parcel before talking to anyone at City Hall.

We bought it for a nominal amount “because it was there” and felt, that at some point in the future, it has the potential to enhance the park with a pier at that location.

Other than our initial meeting in 2016, we have had no further meetings with city staff or commissioners. My partner sent a letter to the city manager in 2021 with some thoughts on how the parcel could be utilized to provide more parking on the uplands.

Mr. Miller’s inference that there have been backroom shenanigans to take over the park for our commercial use is false.

No one at the city agreed to help us develop the property in 2016. To the contrary, staff was quite forthright about the challenges to be overcome in constructing a pier. We

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Editor’s note: The parcel mentioned in this letter spans 0.87 acres, and is submerged in the Halifax River near Cassen Park.

Cassen Park’s redesign Dear Editor: About Cassen Park and the boat ramp: I don’t agree with everything in Rush Miller’s letter to the editor in last week’s paper, but I do agree that we need to have a public workshop meeting for discussion, not about which plan is best, but how a plan should be designed.

I don’t think any of the proposed plans can be considered “the best plan” when we really haven’t had public input. Ormond MainStreet has offered to assist in a “public workshop” to gather ideas from our citizens. They have a Cassen Park committee. At a City Commission workshop, the public is not allowed to speak; it is just for the elected officials to talk since commissioners are prohibited from speaking to each other unless it’s at a public meeting.

Shouldn’t the commission want to hear what the public wants?

Only city staff has had input in this plan. When the commission had a workshop about the historic church, they decided to demolish it without public input. Let’s not do that again.

Actually, our river district, from Lincoln Avenue to Mound Avenue, should be studied as a whole instead of one parcel at a time. We may want a riverwalk like they have in Eustis, and we may want to allow a private water-taxi which is now prohibited.

BILL PARTINGTON SR. Ormond Beach

Editor’s note: Bill Partington Sr. is the mayor’s father.

Airport expansion Dear Editor: This is information that city taxpayers should know: FAA Policy requires airports to be self-supporting. Municipal airports are required to be economically self-sustaining with no burden on city taxpayers. In Ormond Beach: - The airport borrowed $621,000 from the taxpayer general fund with no repayment since 2015.

- Lost annually $100,000 revenue from closing Riverbend golf course.

- Paid Hoyle Tanner over $2 mil-

lion over 25 years for airport counsel - Court case pending for unpaid taxes over $200,000.

There is more, but I’m limited to a word count.

The airport has been a burden to the citizens of Ormond Beach and the county. The extension was attempted back in 2004 and public support pressured the commission to vote 5-0 not to proceed. Here we are again after years of city tax money subsidizing the airport. My question to Ormond Beach: Is the airport where you want your tax dollars spent? Should not the taxpayers have the choice?

DONNA SCHLEICHER Ormond Beach

Editor’s note: The city’s finance director stated in October 2021 (see the story “Will it fly? Proposed runway extension at Ormond Beach airport causes strife” on www. ormondbeachobserver.com) that the airport is self-sufficient for its day-to-day operations, and that the dollars borrowed from the airport fund serve to cover the city’s share in FAA grants, used for capital projects.

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RESIDENT PARTNERS WITH TECH INCUBATOR Volusia County resident Shaba Shams has partnered with 10X Incubator, an entrepreneurial tech company, to build and scale a company called Kitible, which is focused on connecting cottage food operators to their consumers, according to a press release.

Shams, of Shaba Enterprises, was one of over 11,000 people who applied to co-found a company with 10X Incubator. The Algerian entrepreneur understands the importance of empowering households to earn money from their own kitchen, using skills they already have, the press release states. 10X Incubator aims to build, scale and sell 10,000 tech companies in the next 10 years.

“When 10X Incubator said yes, my entire life changed,” Shams said. “I almost blacked out. I was so excited and it still has not set it. I am the co-founder of a tech company with Grant Cardone, Jared Yelln, and the 10X Incubator team. This is everything I dreamed about and more.”

Shams is an international speaker, author, podcaster, business coach and consultant.

The 2022 Mayor’s Health and Fitness Challenge will begin with a kickoff event on Feb. 12, according to the city’s website.

The 12-week challenge is open to city employees, residents and their families, and provides participants with access to free or discounted fitness programs, perks on products and services from local businesses and a chance to win a cash prize for lowering your overall body mass index.

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FLORIDA STATE PARKS’ PHOTO CONTEST In collaboration with its retail and reservation management provider, Florida State Parks is launching this year’s annual photo contest, Explore Florida State Parks.

Submissions will be accepted on the photo contest website. The contest is open to all Florida State Parks visitors, and the submission period will run from Jan. 13 through March 10. Each entrant can submit up to five photos, one in each of the following categories: n Explore Nature. n Explore New Points of View. n Explore Parks in Motion. n Explore Trails. n Explore Wildlife.

Winners will be selected from all submissions by a panel of employees from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. The firstplace winner will receive a Florida State Parks-branded stand-up paddleboard, a Florida State Parks Family Annual Entrance Pass and a BioLite FirePit. Winners will be announced in early April 2022.

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO RECOGNIZE DR. MARY MCLEOD BETHUNE STATUARY FUND The Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Statuary Fund, Daytona State College and Mary Greenlees will be honored at the 102nd-annual meeting of the Daytona Regional Chamber of Commerce on Friday, Feb. 4, at the Daytona International Speedway.

According to a press release, the Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Statuary Fund will be recognized with the chairman’s award, which is presented in select years to an individual or organization with noteworthy achievements. In this case, the award is due to the organization’s success in replacing a statue of a confederate general in the National Statuary Hall with one of Mary McLeod Bethune, founder of Bethune-Cookman University.

The statuary fund, led by philanthropist Nancy Lohman, raised over $800,000, commissioned a featurelength documentary, a K-12 curriculum module and a bronze statue to be placed in Bethune Plaza in the Daytona Beach Riverfront Esplanade Park.

DSC will receive the J. Hyatt Brown Enterprise Award, which recognizes a company that has made “significant contributions to the quality, vitality and growth of our community.” One of the college’s achievements for 2021 was the groundbreaking of a new residence hall, to open in the fall 2022 semester. It will provide over 52,000 square feet of living space for up to 252 students.

In addition, Greenlees, a partner at Olivari and Associates CPAs and Consultants, will be named the Glenn Ritchey Leadership Award winner for her assistance to businesses and organizations throughout the pandemic.

Greenlees is the president of the Civic League of the Halifax Area, and has served on boards such as the Ormond Beach YMCA, Halifax Humane Society, Ormond Memorial Art Museum and Gardens and the Daytona Regional Chamber of Commerce.

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According to the incident report, the woman left her purse on the passenger seat of her car while she walked over to the park’s center fountain to take a few photos, since she planned on getting married there in the near future. She told police she was always within eyesight of the car and only took about five minutes before she returned. Then, she noticed the car’s window had been smashed.

The woman saw a nearby vehicle and approached the driver, feeling like they may have been involved.

She could smell marijuana coming from the car and asked the driver and his passenger to stay so that police could speak with them. They declined and drove off, but not before the woman jotted down their license plate. While the reporting officer was at the scene, three more calls came in regarding car burglaries, with one taking place in another nearby park.

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The caller alleged that one the former residents of the home grew uncomfortable with the behavior and moved out. However, the man owed the resident money and gave him a shot gun as payment, which he then demanded be returned.

Police spoke with the man, who said the gun had been stolen.

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Despite a physical distance of over 1,000 miles, one Ormond Beach woman and her son have never felt more connected. And it all started with the COVID-19 pandemic and an abundance of acrostic puzzles.

At 8 or 9 years old, Peter Galea recalls, he began receiving monthly issues of Games Magazine, and he and his mother, Judy Eaton, would do puzzles together, long before the internet granted access to such things with the click of a mouse. A love of word puzzles has always been a shared passion, and Eaton said that Galea often claims that his parents made him play Scrabble before he knew what letters were. Still, almost four decades later, puzzles are what brought them closer in the middle of a pandemic when so many were feeling isolated.

Galea, now 47, had the idea in March 2020 to complete one of New York Times’ acrostic puzzles online every day with his mother as a way to make sure neither would get lonely during the initial shutdowns. A software engineer in Austin, Texas, Galea ensured his 83-year-old mother in Ormond Beach downloaded the software AnyDesk on her

computer so that she could see him typing in the answers to the acrostics as they spoke on the phone.

Now, the pair have completed all of the available acrostic puzzles by the New York Times since 1999. That’s over 550 puzzles.

“It’s kind of cool,” Galea said. “We didn’t set it out this way. We thought it was going to be a temporary thing as the pandemic started — two weeks or a month or whatever — but we’ve just really enjoyed it. As the quarantines have ebbed and flowed and things like that, we’ve just kind of kept going.”

For Eaton, it’s been a wonderful way to communicate.

“Even though he’s in Texas and I’m in Florida, we’re more connected than we have been, and we both love puzzles — we’ve always done them individually — so it’s a perfect thing to be doing together,” she said.

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acrostic puzzles are available online, starting with the Sept.

12, 1999, puzzle, and are published bi-weekly. When Galea and Eaton got started, they never thought they would finish them all, but on Monday, Jan. 10, they finally caught up.

Each of them have their own areas of expertise to help solve the clues in the puzzles. Galea is well-versed in the computer science and technology side of things, and Eaton is good with biology.

“So we each have a trove of useless facts that occasionally are very helpful,” Eaton said.

As they reached the end, she worried about their daily conversations coming to an end when there were no more puzzles to solve, but Galea reassured her he had no plans on stopping. They would just need to find a different kind of puzzle — maybe the puns and anagrams or the cryptic crossword.

“I genuinely just enjoy hanging out with my mother,”

he said laughing. “It’s been really nice doing something fun together.”

just very grateful that he was going to do this,” she said. “It seemed like a big gift.”

Galea also spends time every day playing online cribbage with his father, who lives in Miami. It’s a little way to connect with his parents, but it’s made a difference.

“It’s too bad it took a pandemic to get that to happen, but it’s certainly been a silver lining of the pandemic,” he said.

Galea said he looks forward to the activity every day — to hear how his mom is doing, and what her day has been like so far.

“I guess doing a crossword puzzle is sort of a silly little thing, but it’s just some little activity, and it takes 15 minutes, and it’s something fun,” Galea said. “It gives a little bit of routine to the day as well, and it gives some connection.

If you can find something like that, like my mom and I have, then I would recommend it.”

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Their communication wasn’t always as constant as it is today.

Galea lived in Thailand as a scuba diving instructor for seven years, and the conversations he was able to have with his mother were few and far between. The different time zones posed a difficulty, and so did the spotty internet.

So when the uncertainty of the pandemic was setting in, and Galea suggested doing daily puzzles together, Eaton felt grateful. With her volunteering, at AdventHealth Daytona Beach and Meals on Wheels, and her mahjong playing groups coming to a pause, it beat doing puzzles alone in her home during the shutdowns.

“He’s my only son, so you know, there’s a lot of pressure on him, but I knew I was

What makes acrostic puzzles different from your average crossword?

An acrostic involves figuring out a quote by using crossword-style clues, where each letter in the quote corresponds to a letter in one of the clues. The more clue answers you figure out, the more letters you’ll reveal in the quote.

“It’s a back-and-forth process, jumping between the clues and the quotes, and we’ve always just kind of enjoyed that — the using of two different skills to solve the puzzle,” Galea said.

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Judy Eaton, 83, said she felt grateful that her son suggested doing an acrostic puzzle every day to ward off the loneliness of the pandemic.

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“I love The Casements, oh, I absolutely love it.”

JOE COSTANZO

Watercolors at The Casements, time capsules at the MacDonald House, family art night at St. James and the Adam Kornecki jazz trio were part of the annual art stroll Friday, Jan. 14.

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A rosy sunset cast its light across the north lawn of The Casements as the Adam Kornecki Jazz Trio jammed.

People gathered to listen and enjoy a night of art exhibits, history and creativity at the 32nd-annual Starry, Starry Night art and history stroll on Friday, Jan. 14.

The event was a collaborative effort by the Ormond Beach Arts District, The Casements, the Ormond Beach Historical Society and the Ormond Memorial Art Museum. The first night gallery walk was held in 1990 to celebrate art and culture in Ormond Beach.

For families with kids in tow, a free art night was an option. Artist Linda King invited everyone to create their own giant paper stars at the St. James Parrish Hall.

The Casements Guild volunteers were on-hand to guide patrons toward specific exhibits or activities being offered, or to answer questions regarding the history of the house.

Docent Tina Thorp was one of the first to greet visitors to The Casements Cultural Center, where artist Joe Costanzo’s watercolor paintings were on display.

“It’s great because we get people from all over along with a variety of art,” Thorp said. “Our tours are wonderful and they are free.”

Costanzo began his journey to becoming an artist in his early 20s at Paier College, an art school in Connecticut. He then started a sign painting business, which thwarted

Dr. Philip Shapiro, Ormond Beach Historical Society president Bonda Garrison and past president Jerry Lampe stand on the newly renovated MacDonald House front porch.

any desire to pick up a brush after work. As the art of painting signs was being replaced by computers, graphic designers and high speed printers, retirement became imminent and he began to pursue fine art watercolor painting.

Seventeen years ago, Costanzo moved to Florida and has been involved with The Casements for eight or nine of those years. The art-

ist has held multiple exhibits at the venue and was even a docent for one year.

“I love The Casements, oh, I absolutely love it,” Costanzo said. “Everything about it. It’s just an interesting place.”

People then cruised over to the MacDonald House just east of The Casements on Granada Boulevard. and consumed refreshments while

Joe Costanzo stands with his watercolor exhibit in The Casements Cultural Center

The Casement Guild volunteers-Jade, Kathie Liviccori and Tina Thorp.

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they got a history lesson. The house was built in 1903 and was in dire need of renovations, which were completed at the end of last year. As the interior awaits its future metamorphosis, museum-goers could take a look at “The First Union Church Exhibition and Time Capsules.”

Newly nominated Ormond Beach Historical Society president Bonda Garrison was on-hand to greet everyone. This is her third year holding the position and is passionate about finishing the project her group started — to complete the renovations of the house and to turn it into the first museum of Ormond Beach history.

“We’ve got such a fabulous history here,” she said. “It’s so varied and so interesting and involves so many different peoples and different time eras. We’ve got a great story to tell and we just need a place to do it.”

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THE WORLD FAMOUS GLENN MILLER ORCHESTRA When: 7 p.m.

Where: Ormond Beach Performing Arts Center, 399 N. U.S. 1 Details: See this big band perform in town for one show only. The present Glenn Miller Orchestra was formed in 1956, and its 18 members continues to play many of the original Miller arrangements.

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DAR JANUARY MEETING When: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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DEFEND THE LOOP When: 5:15 p.m.

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RIGHT WHALES IN FLORIDA: EXTINCTION OR RECOVERY? When: 5:30 p.m.

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Sandcrabs’ defense stout in 2-1 loss to No. 2 team in the nation

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Seabreeze girls soccer team wins Five Star Conference

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The time 38:32 was frozen in red on the Taylor High School scoreboard as Seabreeze’s Brianna Chesley drove the ball into the net for the final goal of the Five Star Conference championship game against Spruce Creek High School.

The game was called a little under two minutes into the second half as the Seabreeze High School girls soccer team was crowned conference champs after an 8-0 blowout against the Hawks on Thursday, Jan. 13.

“Honestly, I was just hoping to win the game the best we could, play as a team and bring home the trophy,” Chesley said. “When I came out tonight, I had a feeling we were going to win.”

Chesley scored four goals and had one assist, with two back-to-back netters before the referees ended the

Emily Myers goes in for the goal.

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Strong finish for Bucs at Lady Pirates Mainland finished second behind host Matanzas at the Lady Pirate Classic wrestling tournament on Jan. 15. The Bucs entered just seven wrestlers in the tournament but finished with 85 points. Abby Couillard won the 100-pound title while five other Mainland wrestlers finished among the top four in their class. Jah’mya Hill (170), Eva Rojas (190) and Summer Snow (235) were runners-up. Kevarrionna Sloan (235) placed third, and Trinya Tillman (170) placed fourth.

QUARTERFINALS JAN. 8 Seabreeze 7, Pine Ridge 1 DeLand 3, New Smyrna Beach 2 Flagler Palm Coast 1, Taylor 1 (Penalty kicks: FPC 4, Taylor 3) JAN. 10 Spruce Creek 4, Mainland 1 SEMIFINALS JAN. 11 Seabreeze 4, Flagler Palm Coast 0 Spruce Creek 4, DeLand 2 FINAL JAN. 13 Seabreeze 8, Spruce Creek 0

Taylor Hughes chases down a loose ball during the Spruce Creek game.

Some losses stick with you like heartburn. This was not one of those.

Losing on a late goal to the No. 2 team in the nation may have been disappointing at first, but the Seabreeze boys soccer team was able to take away more positives than negatives from their 2-1 loss to Spruce Creek in the Five Star Conference semifinals on Jan. 12.

Last month, the Hawks blasted the Sandcrabs 4-0, but Seabreeze’s defense has picked it up since the new year with two clean sheets before the Creek rematch.

“It shows we’re trending upward rather than declining, so I took a silver lining from that,” said Seabreeze coach Jon Kinsler.

The Hawks improved to 19-1-1 with a 5-1 win over DeLand in the conference title game. They ended the week ranked No. 1 in the state by the Florida High School Athletic Association and No. 2 in the nation

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You won’t get an argument about those rankings from the Sandcrabs, who fell to 6-4-1 with the loss. Spruce Creek attacked pretty much the entire game, Kinsler said.

Seabreeze goalkeeper Andrew Cole had 13 saves, and the Sandcrabs’ defense was able to keep the Hawks without a goal until about 14 minutes into the second half.

About a minute later, Seabreeze freshman Drew McNerney tied the score off of a cross from Frazer Cross. The score remained 1-1 until Hawks defender Hudson Krausse scored off a corner kick with about six minutes left.

“Our keeper made the save, but unfortunately he was behind the goal line,” Kinsler said.

“We did well with the chances we had, but they were pretty dominant throughout,” said Kinsler. “I think we won’t see another team with that aggressive playing style unless we get farther and farther into the state playoffs.”

The way the Sandcrabs’ defense has played lately, a deep playoff run seems very possible.

Head coach Eli Freidus and Christine Goebel pose with their Five Star Conference trophy.

game early. Heading into the final two games of the regular season, she leads the Sandcrabs with 13 goals.

“I’m just super impressed with how they finished,” assistant coach Christine Goebel said. “We capitalized on our chances almost every time. That was huge. We can’t believe it. We are so excited.”

Taylor Hughes scored two goals in the first half and had four assists in the game bringing her season total to eight assists. Emily Myers added two goals to give her 12 for the season.

The Sandcrabs were the top seed going into the tournament and proceeded to demonstrate their ability

to finish plays by racking up 19 goals in three games.

They won 7-1 against Pine Ridge, 4-0 versus Flagler Palm Coast and concluded the tournament with the mercy-rule win against Spruce Creek.

“Apparently, that’s 13 years of pent-up losing to one team year in and year out, I think, coming out there,” coach Eli Freidus said. “We were not expecting that. We were expecting a tough match. We got our goal of being the best team in the area. Now we are ready for the postseason.”

Sandcrab lifters prepare for districts Seabreeze girls weightlifting coach Tarisa Craig-Craggy kept some of her lifters at home when the Sandcrabs traveled to Matanzas on Jan. 12 for their final dual meet before districts.

They did have two winners in senior Hailey Strohm in the 154-pound weight class, and freshman Becca Morrow in the 101-pound class. Strohm lifted a total of 230 pounds, while Morrow had a 130 total.

Kelly Hall, a state qualifier last year who finished second at the Five Star Conference championships last month in the unlimited class, did not compete at Matanzas.

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“They’re just relieved. There was nothing to celebrate,” said Matanzas first-year coach Henry Robinson. “But it feels good to finally get it. Our record doesn’t indicate what kind of team we have.”

The Sandcrabs, meanwhile, came up just short in their quest to notch their own first win of the season.

Down 65-63, Seabreeze had two chances in the final seven seconds. Cole Nettles missed a driving layup. Gio Mitchell grabbed the offensive rebound but couldn’t convert at the buzzer.

Seabreeze led for most of the game, which was reminiscent of its three-point overtime loss to Fort Myers Bishop Verot on Dec. 30.

“This has been a pretty

rough season,” Seabreeze coach Pepper Johnson said.

“We just have to get over the hump. We have two guys who came in with varsity experience, so we’re just going through growing pains. I’m going to keep coaching hard, and keep motivating.”

Sophomore Tariq Shakir led the Pirates with a careerhigh 25 points and eight assists. Jude Lukaszewki added 11 points, and Ty Smith scored 10.

Cole Long led the Sadncrabs with 17 points, while Mitchell had 15 points and Jordan Calder scored 14.

The game was the second of a grueling six-game stretch over eight days for Matanzas.

Seabreeze fell to 0-13 with a loss to Atlantic on Jan. 14.

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Carol Rosenwald, of Lagrange, Georgia, sold 18 Walnut Lane to Edwin Brockett, of Ormond Beach, for $650,000. Built in 2013, the house is a 4/2.5 and has a fireplace, swimming pool and 2,496 square feet.

Michael Hanke, individually and as trustee, sold 28 W. Ocean Terrace to Albert and Muriel Sigala, of Ormond Beach, for $529,500. Built in 1963, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,740 square feet. It sold in 2010 for $160,000.

Arlene Valente and others sold 116 Hilldale Ave. to Remina Kumar, of Ormond Beach, for $455,000. Built in 1959, the house is a 3/2 and has a fireplace and 1,588 square feet. It sold in 2019 for $335,000.

Michael and Mallory Oteri, of Rogersville, Tennessee, sold 73 Marvin Road to Kevin Burrus and Catherine Lamm, of Ormond Beach, for $354,000. Built in 1959, the house is a 3/2 and has a fireplace and 1,613 square feet.

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tarina, of Daytona Beach, sold 121 Jamestown Drive to Elizabeth and Amber Hamant, of Phoenix, Arizona, for $350,000. Built in 1962, the house is a 3/2 and has a fireplace and 1,482 square feet. It sold in 2015 for $139,000.

Harriet Damesek, individually and as trustee, sold 4 Sandpoint Circle to Robert Heringer Jr. of Ormond Beach, for $349,900. Built in 1993, the house is a 3/2 and has a fireplace and 2,141 square feet.

Joseph Palma, Jerald Palma, Jeraki Palma and Louis Palma sold 107 Chrysanthemum Drive to James and Debra Dyer, of Ormond Beach, for $325,000. Built in 2010, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,869 square feet. It sold in 2015 for $188,000.

Timothy and Kristen Shell, of Hershey, Pennsylvania, sold 724 Orchard Ave. to David Korich and Belen Marcelo, of Monterey, Tennessee, for $256,000. Built in 1986, the house is a 3/2 and has a fireplace and 1,632 square feet. It sold in 2016 for $174,900.

Kathleen Ferguson, of Baltimore, Maryland, sold 44 Kent Drive to Taylor Investments of Central Florida LLC, of Ormond Beach, for

to Dallas Joiner, of Ormond Beach, for $475,000. Built in 1980, the house is a 3/2 and has a fireplace and 2,801 square feet. It sold in March for $230,000.

Dreama Jenkins, of Haymarket, Virginia, sold 122 Hollow Branch Crossing to Jared and Caitlin Mauldin, of Ormond Beach, for $340,000. Built in 1985, the house is a 4/2 and has a fireplace and 2,142 square feet. It sold in 2013 for $118,800.

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$250,000. Built in 1959, the house is a 3/2 and has a fireplace and 1,160 square feet.

Fair Oaks B&RMU LLC, of Inverness, California, sold 23 Fair Oaks Circle to Chrissie Wright and Alisa Hilditch, of Ormond Beach, for $162,000.

Built in 1979, the townhouse is a 3/2.5 and has 1,339 square feet.

Halifax Plantation Barry Goldberg and Deborah O’Connor sold 3003 Silvermines Ave. to Matthew and Heather Putnam, of Ormond Beach, for $515,000. Built in 2019, the house is a 3/2 and has 2,357 square feet.

Channa Davis, of Ormond Beach, sold 3167 Connemara Drive to Myassar Zarif and Nisrine BandarZarif, of Mount Sinai, New York, for $375,000. Built in 2016, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,919 square feet. It sold in 2016 for $241,300.

Northbrook Charles Yancey and Jenny Moya sold 145 Northbrook Lane to Jaina Diotalevi, of Ormond Beach, for $185,000. Built in 1980, the townhouse is a 2/2.5 and has 1,344 square feet. It sold in 2014 for $107,500.

Plantation Bay Daniel and Patricia Canter, of Ormond Beach, sold 3240 Tralee Drive to Douglas and Carol Wicks, of Palm Coast, for $425,000. Built in 2013, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,894 square feet. It sold in 2018 for $295,000.

Anthony and Christina Schimenti, of Ormond Beach, sold 1106 Hansberry Court to Tihomir and Rozita Poposka, of Ormond Beach, for $280,000. Built in 2005, the townhouse is a 2/2 and has 1,551 square feet.

Trails North 40 Gertrude Niewiaroski, of Louisa, Virginia, sold 165 Deer Lake Circle to Lawrence and Edda Curland, of Ormond Beach, for $350,000. Built in 1985, the townhouse is a 4/3.5 and has 2,671 square feet. It sold in 2019 for $262,000.

Tomoka Oaks William and Mary Pala, of New Milford, Connecticut, sold 640 N. Nova Road, Unit 2180, to Rosalind Smith, of Ormond Beach, for $153,000. Built in 1976, the condo is a 2/2 and has 932 square feet.

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Zelda Ponder sold 2290 Ocean Shore Blvd., Unit 101, to Karen Eising, of Townsend, Georgia, for $314,000. Built in 1984, the condo is a 2/2 and has 1,121 square feet. It sold in 2009 for $147,500.

Richard and Carol Moro, of The Villages, sold 2100 Ocean Shore Blvd., Unit 119, to Donald and Theresa Jenkins, of Stoughton, Wisconsin, for $302,000. Built in 1973, the condo is a 2/2 and has 1,087 square feet.

Beverly Butcher, of Albany, New York, sold 121 Essex Drive to Kenneth Moss, of Ormond Beach, for $265,000. Built in 1956, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,059 square feet. It sold in 2015 for $159,000.

Karla Haines, individually and as trustees, sold 43 Ocean Shore Drive to Joseph and Angela Territo, of Orlando, for $248,000. Built in 1956, the house is a 2/1 and has 756 square feet.

Eric Hall, of Ormond Beach, sold 40 Alamanda Drive to Andrew Ames and Lewis Ames, of Ormond Beach, for $225,000. Built in 1953, the house is a 2/2 and has 820 square feet. It sold in 2015 for $130,000.

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SECOND INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION CASE NO.: 2021-CP-0712 IN RE: ESTATE OF ROBERT JAMES JONES, JR. Deceased.

The administration of the Estate of Robert James Jones, Jr., deceased, File Number 2021-CP-0712, is pending in the Circuit Court for Flagler County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 1769 E. Moody Blvd., Bldg. 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, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, on whom a copy of this notice is served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE 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, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. The date of first publication of this Notice is January 13, 2022.

Amy Barrack 6888 Babcock Street Fort Myers, FL 33966 Attorney for Personal Representative: Nathan Dougherty, Esquire Florida Bar No. 118632 1777 Tamiami Trail, Suite 304-2 Port Charlotte, FL 33948 Tel: (941) 270-4489 January 13, 20, 2022 22-00004G

THIRD INSERTION NOTICE OF ACTION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR FLAGER COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.:2021-DR-000279 DIVISION: 47 IN RE: THE MARRIAGE OF: MAUREEN MARGARET WEBER, Petitioner/Wife, and CHRISTOPHER JOHN WEBER, Respondent/Husband.

TO: CHRISTOPHER JOHN WEBER 909 S. Central Avenue. Apt 2, Flagler Beach, Florida 32136 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Anthony Diaz, Esq., whose address is P.O. Box 2024, Winter Park, Florida 32790 on or before February 7, 2022, and file the original with the clerk of this Court at Flagler County Courthouse, Kin C. Hammond Justice Center, 1769 E. Moody Blvd, Bldg. 1, Bunnell, Florida 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.

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.

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: 1/3/2022 TOM BEXLEY CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT (Seal) By: C. Gould Deputy Clerk January 6, 13, 20, 27, 2022 22-00003SF

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: Notice is hereby given that on 2/4/2022 at 10:30 am, the following mobile home will be sold at public auction pursuant to F.S. 715.109 1982 RICH HS N11617. Last Tenants: VAUGHN VORDON OSBURN JR & BARBARA OSBURN and all unknown parties beneficiaries heirs. Sale to be at HOLIDAY VILLAGE LP, 1335 FLEMING AVE, ORMOND BEACH, FL 32174. 813282-6754 January 20, 27, 2022 22-00008V

Pace Center for Girls, Inc. (“Pace”) recently became aware that participant information for some of its Florida students was improperly accessed during a data incident which was discovered the week of December 13, 2021. The improper access appears to have arisen from an intrusion into certain infrastructure systems in January 2021. At this time, Pace has identified the following types of student information that were improperly accessed: full name, address/phone number, date of birth, Florida Department of Juvenile Justice identification numbers, enrollment data, behavioral health information and parent/guardian names.

Pace recommends that students and their parents take immediate steps to protect the students from any potential harm resulting from the data incident, such as actively monitoring accounts, Explanation of Benefits (EOBs), and credit bureau reports. Pace also recommends students register a fraud alert with the three major credit bureaus: Equifax (800-525-6285), Experian (888-3973742), or TransUnion (800-680-7289).

Parents may also wish to visit IdentityTheft.gov, “or browse recovery steps” and then select “Children’s personal information.”

Pace has and continues to take prompt action to investigate the incident and improve its security, including engaging an outside cybersecurity firm, securing network and physical computer access, and assessing data protection and gateway security systems.

Pace greatly values the privacy and security of the information of students, and is diligently working to ensure this data incident is properly addressed. If you have any questions about the data incident or the personal information that Pace maintains about its students, or would like to sign your student up for credit monitoring services for the next year free of charge, please contact Pace toll free at (833)264-0157 or by e-mail at Incident Report@pacecenter.org.

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FIRST INSERTION NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: Notice is hereby given that on 2/4/2022 at 10:30 am, the following mobile home will be sold at public auction pursuant to F.S. 715.109 1988 PALM HS PH065218A & PH065218B . Last Tenants: JEFFREY DALE MCCLEESE, ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES, BENEFICIARIES, HEIRS, SUCCESSORS, AND ASSIGNS OF JEFFREY D MCCLEESE. Sale to be at LACOSTA PROPERTY LLC, 1275 LA COSTA VILLAGE BLVD, PORT ORANGE, FL 32129.

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FIRST INSERTION NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: Notice is hereby given that on 2/4/2022 at 10:30 am, the following mobile home will be sold at public auction pursuant to F.S. 715.109 1979 BEND HS EC0792A & EC0792B . Last Tenants: KENNETH A BAILEY ; SUSAN A BAILEY AKA SUSAN ANN GOSA and all unknown parties beneficiaries heirs . Sale to be at SUN HOLLY FOREST LLC DBA HOLLY FOREST ESTATES, 1000 WALKER ST, HOLLY HILL, FL 32117. 813-241-8269.

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FIRST INSERTION NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: Notice is hereby given that on 2/4/2022 at 10:30 am, the following mobile home will be sold at public auction pursuant to F.S. 715.109 1992 CUTL TV 04610189E .

Last Tenants: FRANCES ALLISON WIDMAIER & ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES, BENEFICIARIES, HEIRS, SUCCESSORS, & ASSIGNS OF FRANCES WINDMAIER. Sale to be at SUN ORANGE CITY LLC DBA ORANGE CITY RV RESORT, 2300 EAST GRAVES AVE, ORANGE CITY, FL 32763. 813-241-8269.

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SUBSEQUENT INSERTIONS SECOND INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2021-13152-PRDL Division Probate IN RE: ESTATE OF BARBARA F. HUGHES, A/K/A BARBARA FREILICH HUGHES, F/K/A BARBARA FREILICH Deceased.

The administration of the estate of BARBARA F. HUGHES, a/k/a BARBARA FREILICH HUGHES, f/k/a BARBARA FREILICH, deceased, whose date of death was May 11, 2021, is pending in the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 101 North Alabama Avenue, 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 13, 2022.

Personal Representative: JOHN W. HUGHES c/o Dana Carlson Gentry, Esquire Blalock Walters, P.A. 802 11th Street West Bradenton, Florida 34205-7734 Attorney for Personal Representative: DANA CARLSON GENTRY, Attorney Florida Bar Number: 0363911 Blalock Walters, P.A. 802 11th Street West Bradenton, Florida 34205-7734 Telephone: (941) 748.0100 Fax: (941) 745.2093 E-Mail: dgentry@blalockwalters.com Secondary E-Mail: abartirome@blalockwalters.com Alternate Secondary E-Mail: alepper@blalockwalters.com January 13, 20, 2022 22-00002I

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FIRST INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION CASE NO.: 2021 CP 000791 Division Probate IN RE: ESTATE OF JAMES R. NANCI A/K/A JAMES RALPH NANCI Deceased.

The administration of the estate of James R. Nanci a/k/a James Ralph Nanci, deceased, whose date of death was October 3, 2021, is pending in the Circuit Court for Flagler County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 1769 E. Moody Blvd., Bldg. 1, Bunnell, Florida 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 20, 2022.

Personal Representative: Joshua Nanci 115 Westchester Drive O’Hara Township, Pennsylvania 15215 Attorney for Personal Representative: Gregory Herman-Giddens, Attorney Florida Bar Number: 957968 Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A. 8889 Pelican Bay Blvd., Ste. 400 Naples, FL 34108 Telephone: (239) 344-1100 Fax: (239) 344-1200 E-Mail: gregory.herman-giddens@ henlaw.com Secondary E-Mail: jorge.maldonado@ henlaw.com January 20, 27, 2022 22-00008G

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