ORMOND BEACH
SENDOFF FOR SIEVERS PAGE 3
Observer YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
VOLUME 10, NO. 25
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2022
On the Fritz: School Board debates contract Volusia County School superintendent’s contract in the air as board considers renewal PAGE 5
Hateful flyers
Crossing the bridge
Sophie’s Circle hosts the seventh-annual Rainbow Bridge Walk. PAGE 8
Antisemitic material denounced PAGE 2
SPORTS END OF HOOPS
Buccaneers’ bid for regional semifinals is dashed in a 3-point loss PAGE 11
BASEBALL BEGINS
Walkers honor the pets they’ve lost by walking over the Granada bridge at Sophie’s Circle seventh-annual Rainbow Bridge Walk.
Trail highlights palindrome Tutus on ‘Twosday’ Pine date with a flash mob. PAGE 9
Photo by Michele Meyers
INSIDE
Mainland Buccaneers crushed by Matanzas Pirates in baseball season opener PAGE 12
County candidates
ON THE MATS
Zombieland: Lawrence rescues Mainland’s wrestling program from the dead PAGE 13
Former Seminole County Commissioner files to run for Volusia County Council
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Briefs.........................PAGE 4, 5 Business...................... PAGE 14 Calendar...................... PAGE 10 Cops Corner..................PAGE 4 Letters...........................PAGE 6 Public Notices............. PAGE 16 Real Estate.................. PAGE 15 Sidelines...................... PAGE 13 Your Town......................PAGE 6
Fees for Volusia inmates Volusia County to charge jail inmates with booking or subsistence fees Pine Trail students in tutus do the “Macarena.”
Photo by Jarleene Almenas
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