ORMOND BEACH
Observer YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
STATE SWIMMING PAGE 14
VOLUME 10, NO. 11
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2021
Observer’s big news:
BIG PAGES
Thanks to a fancy new printing press at The Villages Daily Sun, the Ormond Beach Observer has officially transitioned from tabloid to broadsheet format. For those who miss the charm of the smaller tabloid size, we have some scissors at the office, and we will be happy to cut off the bottom four inches for you. But we hope you will enjoy seeing the additional photos and reading the extra stories on the longer pages. Thank you for reading. We hope that you feel closer to your community by spending a few minutes in our pages, thinking about the welfare of your neighbors and your neighborhood. Our mission is to inspire our community by publishing extraordinary local content and helping our partners prosper. How can we do that better? Send story ideas and other feedback to editor@palmcoastobserver.com. When it’s about your community, no news is too small — even on big pages.
Joseph Mihalic
DUTY
Kenny Mack
This is your day, veterans. Thank you for your service.
Soc Trang, Vietnam
HONOR
COUNTRY
PAGES 8-10
— EDITOR BRIAN MCMILLAN
Jonathan Orr
INSIDE LOCAL HISTORY
Ormond Beach Historical Society unveils contents of Union Church time capsules PAGE 3
PET LICENSES
Barbara Riley
Maj. Earl Stutzman
Capt. Pete Walls
Volusia County Animal Control proposes countywide pet licensing program PAGE 4
MEETING RULES
Volusia County School Board considers updating meeting rules for public participation PAGE 4
Joseph Digby
Bob Davis
Daniel Joshua Cooper
NEW PUBLIX
Publix on the beachside now open
PAGE 5
MEET CAPT. JUDY
Bracing for growth in the west Ormond Beach launches new OB Life workshop series to discuss Avalon Park and other impacts due to growth and development occuring west of I-95 PAGE 2
Ormond Beach pilot is still living her dream PAGE 11
STATE CHAMPS
Seabreeze girls bowling team wins title PAGE 13
SIZEUP
Ormond Beach offering free market research tool for local businesses PAGE 5
INDEX
Briefs................. PAGE 5, 8 Calendar.............. PAGE 10 Cops Corner.......... PAGE 4 Letters................... PAGE 6 Real Estate...........PAGE 16 Your Town.............. PAGE 6
Photos by Michele Meyers
Sofia Allem, Kara Beissel, Stacey Spaulding, Isabella Fontanelli and Breanna Hess celebrate another strike by Allem.
YOUR TOWN
Christmas Gala coming soon The Casements Guild will host the 43rd-annual Christmas Gala from Friday, Dec. 3 to Sunday, Dec. 5. Christmas celebrations kick off at The Casements with the Ormond Beach Christmas Tree Lighting at Rockefeller Gardens at 6 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 3, and will include carols, a visit by Santa and the Snow Queen, and photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus. The Guild spends an entire week decorating the mansion inside and outside as a gift to citizens. See the full story at www.ormondbeachobserver.com