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REMEMBERING 9/11 PAGE 3A
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Grievance filed against School Board member A Volusia County Schools employee filed an ‘ethics complaint.’ Outside counsel will investigate. PAGE 5A
Sheriff’s budget OK’d in 6-1 vote
Beef, it’s what’s for dinner
Fourth annual Ormond Burger Week to be held Sept. 11-20. PAGE 12A
As Chair Jeff Brower called for rollback, Chitwood accused him of ‘defunding’ his agency. PAGE 5A INSIDE PAY RAISES
Volusia County Schools, VUE agree on veteran teacher salary increases. PAGE 11A
FATALITY
Bicyclist killed in crash on U.S. 1 in Ormond Beach. PAGE 2A
MEMORIAL RIDE
Ormond resident to ride in 25th 9/11 Memorial Bike ride in memory of fallen Daytona Beach Police officer. PAGE 4A
WAG A DONATION
Daytona Dog Beach presents $9,000 donation to Volusia County Animal Services. PAGE 6A
Carly Krajewski (far left), Billie Jo Kaler (far right) and the 2026 Ormond Burger Week committee. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Musical expression, on record
Comeback falls short Mainland scores two fourth quarter touchdowns, but falls to Nease 35-33.
Ormond Beach acoustic duo Gilo & Royal Blue celebrate launch of second album, ‘Music for Cat People.’ PAGE 1B
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Cuban bakery opens in Ormond Beach. PAGE 5B
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Bicyclist killed in crash on U.S. 1 in Ormond Beach
AUG. 19
A bicyclist was killed the night of Thursday, Sept. 3 after he was struck by a vehicle on N. U.S. Highway 1 in Ormond Beach. The crash occurred at about 8:30 p.m. in the 800 block of N. U.S. Highway 1. The preliminary investigation shows a 2025 Chevrolet Malibu was traveling southbound in the outside travel lane when the bicyclist, who was also traveling southbound, swerved from the shoulder into the travel lane and was struck by the vehicle. The driver of the vehicle stopped, called 911 and remained at the scene until emergency personnel arrived. The preliminary investigation indicates speed was not a contributing factor, and there were no indications of impairment. Additionally, there is no evidence that the bicycle was equipped with an operable rear light. The bicyclist, Edward Joseph Ambro, 39, of Clermont, Florida, was pronounced dead at the scene by medical personnel. The victim’s next of kin has been notified. The investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information or who witnessed the crash is urged to contact Officer Carlos Ortiz at Carlos. Ortiz@ormondbeach.org.
FCSO commander completes Commanders Academy Flagler County Sheriff’s Office Commander Rob Tarczewski was among 41 law enforcement leaders who graduated from the Florida Sheriffs
FSA Executive Director Matt Dunagan, Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly, FCSO Cmdr. Rob Tarczewski, and FSA President Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods. Courtesy photo
Association’s Commanders Academy on Sept. 4, according to the FCSO. The Sheriff’s Office said the Commanders Academy focuses on the unique needs of sheriff’s offices and is designed to prepare the next generation of public safety leaders. The program provides executive-level training for mid- to upper-level leaders within Florida sheriff’s offices. Participants received training in leadership, ethics, discipline and other areas related to upper-level leadership. The curriculum also addresses emerging trends, issues affecting Florida sheriff’s offices and recent high-profile events. “Commander Tarczewski’s dedication to our community and commitment to professional development are commendable,” Sheriff Rick Staly said. “The Florida Sheriffs Association’s Commanders Academy provides exceptional leadership training. We are proud of Commander Tarczewski for successfully completing this demanding program and look forward to seeing him apply the skills and knowledge he gained to continue strengthening our agency’s leadership team and serving our community.” Tarczewski began his law enforcement career with the FCSO in January 2011, the agency said. He was promoted to sergeant in 2021
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while assigned to the K9 Unit and was promoted to commander in the Community Policing Division in 2024. He currently serves as a watch commander and has received multiple commendations and awards during his career with the agency. “Attending the Florida Sheriffs Association Commanders Academy was a great leadership opportunity, and it was an honor to be selected as a representative of the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office,” Tarczewski said. “Growth is not achieved by a sole source. I appreciate my time spent with representatives from fellow Florida sheriffs’ offices and look forward to returning home to work alongside the excellent men and women of the FCSO.” The FCSO said the academy was a two-week training course. Members of Commanders Academy Class 19 also raised $67,767.28 for the Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches. The money will support the organization’s efforts to prevent delinquency and help develop resilient and productive young people.
Gate attendant arrested after firing shots in Ormond Beach The Ormond Beach Police
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FINDERS KEEPERS? 9:01 p.m. — Herschel King Boat Ramp, Palm Coast Grand theft. A 70-year-old Palm Coast man was arrested after deputies said he took a jet ski trailer from the Herschel King Boat Ramp because he believed it had been abandoned, then dismantled it for parts. According to a Flagler County Sheriff’s Office arrest report, the trailer’s owner had left it at the boat ramp after its axle broke. The owner contacted the parks department and received permission to leave it there temporarily. When he returned Aug. 29 to repair and remove the trailer, it was gone. Security camera footage showed a Jeep Gladiator arrive at about 9:01 p.m. Aug. 26 while pulling an empty trailer. The driver loaded the approximately $1,000 jet ski trailer onto it and drove away, the report states.
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‘TAKE ME TO JAIL’ 4:45 p.m. — Sederholm Path, Palm Coast Battery on a law enforcement officer. A 27-year-old Palm Coast man called 911 about an argument with his grandmother. When a deputy arrived and asked what had happened, the man said he and his grandmother had been arguing but did not provide further details. When the deputy asked how he could help, the man paused, looked toward the house and said, “You could take me to jail.” After the deputy asked why, the man allegedly stepped toward him and attempted to shove him with both hands. The deputy blocked most of the shove but said the man’s hand scratched his wrist and broke the skin. The deputy drew his Taser and ordered the man to the ground. As he complied, the man asked, “Is that good?” He was then handcuffed without further incident. The man’s grandmother later denied that an argument had occurred. The man was arrested.
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A BITE IMPAIRED 4:45 p.m. — First block of Fox Hollow Drive, Ormond Beach Battery on a law enforcement officer. Police arrested a 74-year-old Ormond Beach woman who bit an officer who was trying to restrain her to place her into protective custody. According to a police report, officers were dispatched to the home in reference to a disturbance. Upon their arrival, the woman was standing behind a car that was trying to leave the garage. The driver told police that the woman becomes aggressive when she drinks alcohol, and that she hides Four Lokos in the home and drinks them throughout the day, which the woman later admitted to police she had done. Due to her intoxication level, police attempted to secure her, at which point the woman resisted and bit the officer in the process. She was transported to the hospital for medical evaluation.
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Department is investigating a shooting that occurred at approximately 7:45 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8, at 100 Merimont Lane. No one was injured, and all parties involved are accounted for. The shooting is connected to a separate DUI investigation that occurred earlier that morning. At approximately 6 a.m., officers responded to a DUI crash at 1502 Fountain View St. The driver, Autumn Sollitto, 24, was arrested. According to the initial investigation, Sollitto’s boyfriend was in the neighborhood looking for her. As he walked along Plantation Oaks Boulevard toward Merimont Lane, a gate attendant instructed him to leave the area. The two exchanged words, and the man attempted to explain why he was in the neighborhood. The gate attendant pulled out a handgun and fired warning shots. The man ran down the street as the gate attendant continued firing several rounds into the ground near him. No one was injured. The gate attendant, identified as Gary Nagel, 59, was arrested for discharging a firearm in public or on residential property (first-degree misdemeanor), and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill (third-degree felony).
EGG THIEF 2:36 p.m. — 100 block of North Yonge Street, Ormond Beach Burglary. A local restaurant reported a hooded suspect stole $70 worth of eggs and a case of beer in the late hours of the night. The restaurant contacted police the following afternoon and showed officers video of the incident. According to an incident report, the suspect — who was wearing long pants, a hooded coat and gloves with his face covered — entered the restaurant’s carport and pried the hinges off two refrigerators. The restaurant suspected the perpetrator was a former employee and wished to pursue charges.
Investigators identified the vehicle and later contacted the man at his Palm Coast home. He admitted removing the trailer but said he believed it had been abandoned because he had seen a license plate on it one day and noticed the plate was gone the next. Deputies found the trailer stripped of its wheels, axle, coupling and tongue. The man said he intended to use the parts for a project. When a deputy asked whether he really believed taking the trailer was “kosher,” the man replied, “Well, it’s borderline, I admit,” according to the report. He was arrested on charges of grand theft and criminal mischief.
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‘I had to get into the city’ Retired New York Police officer — now with Ormond Beach PD — recalls events of 9/11 as nation honors 25th anniversary. JARLEENE ALMENAS MANAGING EDITOR
Sept. 11, 2001, was a day off for Marc Pedevillano. He’d been with the New York Police Department for six years at that point and lived about 30 miles north of the city in Rockland County. That morning, he got up and went to his local bagel store for breakfast. As he was driving back, he heard the news on the radio: American Airlines Flight 11 had crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center. Pedevillano remembers thinking it had to be an accident. Still, he knew he would get called into work because he was part of the Manhattan North Task Force of the NYPD at the time, which responded to large mobilizations and gatherings. As he was on his way home to pack a bag for work, United Airlines Flight 175 hit the south tower of the World Trade Center. “I went numb,” Pedevillano recalled. “All I remember is thinking, ‘Oh my God, this is not an accident. This is something really serious. This is real. This was intentional.’ It was really hard to process immediately, but I knew I had to go to work. I had to get into the city.” He packed his bag with a few days’ worth of uniforms and headed out, listening to the news unfold. As he approached the George Washington Bridge, every-
thing was shut down. Pedevillano showed an officer his badge. He was let through and ordered to follow another officer in his car. They were the only two cars on the bridge as Pedevillano glanced south to lower Manhattan. All he could see was smoke and flames shooting into the sky. “‘Everyone is probably looking to run away from this, and I’m going to it,’” Pedevillano recalls thinking. “I’m like, ‘This is what we do. This is what I signed up to do,’ and I never really thought about it like that before.” GROUND ZERO
Currently serving with the Ormond Beach Police Department, Pedevillano started his career with the NYPD in 1995. He’d always wanted to be a police officer. He grew up in New Jersey, but the NYPD was the department he wanted to work for, with its 78 precincts and 40,000-officer force. “I thought it was like the front row ticket to the greatest show on earth,” Pedevillano said. “It really was — a lot of camaraderie. I felt like we had pretty good support from different communities and neighborhoods that we worked in. I saw it as a really good time to be in law enforcement.” On Sept. 11, 2001, he witnessed that tenfold. Once he reported to his base, his fellow officers with the Manhattan North Task Force were either already there or on their way. Officers were being deployed to Ground Zero, but Pedevillano was deployed to the same bridge he’d just crossed, the George Washington Bridge, to ensure it wouldn’t be targeted in an attack. That day, Pedevillano explained, the NYPD believed
The aftermath of the 9/11 attacks in New York City.
Zobe Pedevillano (far right) and NYPD officers in 2001. Photos courtesy of Zobe Pedevillano
other attacks on infrastructure could take place and increased security on ports of entry into the city. After a few hours, Pedevillano was sent to Ground Zero. It was “pure chaos” there, he recalled, as families were looking for loved ones, and all officers could do is direct them to a dedicated reunification area. “Just looking at what was around us, in my mind, if they were in here ... especially if they were up higher, they’re probably not coming out,” Pedevillano recalled. “But of course, you can’t say that — you’re trying to be hopeful.” A total of 2,977 people died during the Sept. 11 attacks, including victims at the World Trade Center, The Pentagon and United Airlines Flight 13. ‘THIS WAS THEIR CONTRIBUTION’
In the days, weeks and months that followed, the city felt unified, Pedevillano said. Pedevillano’s future partner volunteered to help look for
Officer Marc Pedevillano points at some of the photos his wife Zobe took in the days after 9/11. The photos are displayed in a bulletin board inside OBPD. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
remains in Ground Zero. Though he hadn’t met her yet, Pedevillano’s wife, Zobe, who also worked for the NYPD, was doing similar work in nearby buildings. The NYPD performed security on Ground Zero for almost a year as cleanup efforts ensued. People came out to help from all walks of life. Pedevillano remembers New Jersey state troopers driving around the city one cold October night as he was working perimeter security at Ground Zero. They were handing out hot soup and hot chocolate to the officers. He recalls a group from New Orleans who cooked jambalaya for first responders to make sure they were fed. How McDonald’s remained open 24/7. “They couldn’t perform
security at the site,” Pedevillano said. “They couldn’t go out and dig in the piles, but this is what they could do. This was their contribution, and as small as they might have thought it was, it meant everything to me.” HUMANITY PREVAILED
Sept. 11, 2001, changed how Pedevillano viewed police work. “I just realized how important it was, what we were doing, and what other people were doing, too — just being there to help and assist people and work through the worst thing I’ve seen in my lifetime,” Pedevillano said. “It made me appreciate my job more. It made me appreciate the importance of what I did and what my brother and sister officers did, and all the agencies that showed up there and that helped and volunteered their time. It made me really appreciate and not take for granted what we did, the services that we offered, and our purpose.” Pedevillano retired from the NYPD in 2015. He moved to Ormond Beach in late 2019, and didn’t plan to go back to work in law enforcement. Not until a Volusia County Sheriff’s Office deputy spotted him at the gym and told him he was “too young to be retired.” He was hired by OBPD in 2021. Today, he’s the department’s community outreach officer. The 9/11 attacks don’t feel like something that happened 25 years ago, Pedevillano said. But as time has passed, he worries some people have forgotten the events of 9/11 and their impact on the country. Impacts that continued to be felt in the first responder community, as officers and firefighters battled 9/11-related illnesses and cancers. “I just want people to really understand what happened that day,” Pedevillano said. “Understand the sacrifices that people made, and also understand that even at probably one of our very worst times, I just saw so much humanity.”
“I just want people to really understand what happened that day. Understand the sacrifices that people made, and also understand that even at probably one of our very worst times, I just saw so much humanity.” MARC PEDEVILLANO, Ormond Beach Police Community Outreach Officer
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Ormond resident to ride in 9/11 bike ride in memory of fallen DBPD officer Richard Massfeller honors the memory of Sam Edward Etheredge Jr., who was killed in 1980. JARLEENE ALMENAS MANAGING EDITOR
Richard Massfeller has never forgotten his childhood hero. Sam Edward Etheredge Jr. was five years older. Massfeller, of Ormond Beach, has many memories of Etheredge over the years — from playing in Little League while Etheredge played in the Babe Ruth League, to Etheredge being his church camp counselor. It was the 1960s, and everyone knew each other in town. Etheredge would go on to become a police officer for Daytona Beach, and Massfeller, who never worked in law
enforcement, always considered him a mentor and friend. So when he heard that Etheredge had been shot and killed in the line of duty on Christmas morning, 1980, the news came with an emotional impact. Etheredge was 34 years old. He had been the first DBPD officer killed in the line of duty in 35 years. “It was a sad, dark day in my life,” Massfeller said. For the past decade, Massfeller has participated in memorial bike rides in Etheredge’s honor. On Thursday, Sept. 10, he will embark on his ninth annual Tour de Force 9/11 Memorial Bike Ride in New York City. He will ride for four days and 280 miles, concluding in Boston on Sept. 13, riding through the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. The Tour de Force 9/11 Memorial Bike Ride was started in 2002 by New York Police Department Detective Robert
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De Paolis, who created the ride to honor the officers who died in the attacks. It won’t be Massfeller’s first time standing at Ground Zero, but he expects it to be an emotional experience just the same. “You really feel that the souls are still there,” Massfeller said. “This feeling comes
Richard Massfeller (far left) rides in a memorial bike ride. Courtesy photos
Craig Capri and Richard Massfeller during the 2024 Tour de Force 9/11 Memorial Bike Ride.
over you that’s almost impossible for me to describe.” Massfeller’s teammate for the ride will be former Daytona Beach Police Chief Craig Capri, who is now the chief for the Eustis Police Department. Massfeller started participating in memorial rides after looking up charity rides online and discovering the Florida Tour de Force. “It was just like [Etheredge] put his hand on my shoulder and said, ‘Ride for me,’” Massfeller said. And he did — for five days and 270 miles in 2016. His jersey had a photo of Etheredge, which caught the attention of Capri and Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood, who was the Daytona Beach police chief at the time. Massfeller shared his story of growing up with Ethredge and the pair welcomed him. Without taking part in that ride, he would
“It was just like [Etheredge] put his hand on my shoulder and said, ‘Ride for me.’” RICHARD MASSFELLER
have never participated in the 9/11 ride. Now 10 years later, 74-yearold Massfeller continues to ride in his friend’s memory. It’s the most patriotic act he can think to do, he said. In 2023, he and Capri delivered a $6,000 Tour de Force check to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office to benefit the family of the late Deputy Blane Lane, who was killed in the line of duty in 2022.
“When you stand with loved ones that lost their breadwinner and their hero, the little losses that we have in our lives pale in comparison to the losses that they felt, and do feel,” Massfeller said. “I’m just a person that found a way to give back.” Massfeller said he feels Etheredge’s presence often. He stays in touch with his family — his widow, Susie; and two daughters, Lynne and Michele. Etheredge was a wonderful father, Massfeller said. He was giving, caring and both faithfully and physically strong. “He had a heart of gold, and he would give anybody the shirt off his back,” Massfeller said. “For me, to grow up with people like that and those values, I’m the luckiest guy in the world.” Email jarleene@observerlocalnews.com.
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County Council votes 6-1 to fund VSO budget Sheriff Mike Chitwood clashed with Council Chair Jeff Brower, who wanted to go to rollback.
Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood speaks with new deputy recruits outside the County Council chambers on Thursday, Sept. 3. Photo courtesy of Mike Chitwood’s Facebook page
JARLEENE ALMENAS MANAGING EDITOR
Is going to rollback for the Volusia Sheriff’s Office budget “defunding the police?” Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood and County Chair Jeff Brower clashed during the first public hearing for the 2026-2027 $1.1 billion county budget, held on Thursday, Sept. 3, as Brower sought to convince his fellow council members to reduce the proposed tax rate for the law enforcement fund. Adopting the rollback rate — the millage rate that generates the same amount of ad valorem tax revenue as the previous fiscal year — would have lowered the sheriff’s budget by about $3.4 million. “Sorry, sheriff, your bud-
Proposed millage rates General fund: 3.2007 Law enforcement: 1.5994 Library: 0.3697 Ponce De Leon Inlet and Port District: 0.0640 (down 3.03%) Municipal Service District: 1.6956 Silver Sands Bethune Beach MSD: 0.0099 Mosquito Control: 0.1573 Fire Services (3.5990 (down 0.68%) Volusia ECHO: 0.200 Volusia Forever: 0.200
get is out of control,” Brower said. “Since 2024, your budget has gone up 30%. Since 2024, you’ve added $39,821,697. 2024 isn’t that long ago.” Brower didn’t garner support for rollback from his fellow council members. A vote to adopt the proposed millage rate of 1.5994 mills — or $1.5994 per $1,000 of taxable value — passed in a 6-1 vote, with Brower voting against. This millage rate is the same as last year’s. The proposed tax rate will generate roughly $106.8 million for the Sheriff’s Office and fully funds Chitwood’s requests to satisfy law enforcement needs in unincorporated Volusia County, according to county staff. New deputy recruits joined Chitwood in the council’s chambers to advocate for the agency’s budget. When he became sheriff, Chitwood said VSO had 90 vacancies. “I want you to look at these faces right here,” he said. “I want you to look at these young folks that have come to work for us. They’re new. I hired them without asking for another penny. I did it within my budget. Everything the county has come to me to ask to work on, we have worked on with them to figure out a way to keep this county safe and
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keep us competitive.” Chitwood also brought his own TRIM notice to the meeting, stating that his Volusia County taxes went up $42.65. That equals $3.58 a month, he said. As for the budget increases in 2024, Chitwood reminded officials that’s when his agency took over patrols on the beach. The sheriff also criticized Brower for supporting his opponent in the previous election and said Brower has only supported VSO for political purposes. “You’re a defunder, and you’ve been a defunder since I’ve known you,” he said. “That’s why I’ve never supported you, because you’ve never stood behind us.” Brower defended his support of law enforcement, saying the council has never cut funding for public safety. However, in light of the possibility that voters may approve property tax reform in Amendment 3, Brower said that the sheriff’s budget could face bigger cuts in the future. “I’m trying to avoid that and protect the safety and the health and the integrity of Volusia County,” Brower said, adding that going to rollback would still add $5 million to the sheriff’s budget; the proposed tax rate would add $9
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million. He isn’t calling for defunding law enforcement, Brower said. “Nobody on this council would call for that, but if we don’t start rolling back what we’re charging the citizens of Volusia County, we’re not going to have the sheriff’s department that we have, or anything that looks like Volusia County that we have now,” Brower said. Councilman Don Dempsey said he didn’t see Brower’s stance as “defunding the police.” “I think the chair is being proactive,” he said. “I think he’s just trying to be fiscally conservative. I don’t see him as anti-law enforcement. I think we’re all up here prolaw enforcement.” Still, council members were not in favor of going to rollback, citing residents’ expectations for public safety and promised funding for staffing levels. “It’s not political for me,” Councilman Troy Kent said. “It’s just, how do we approve raises like we’ve done and then say we’re going to go to rollback? It just doesn’t make sense.” The second and final public hearing for the budget will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 22, at 5:01 p.m.
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Complaint filed against School Board member School Board to hire outside counsel. JARLEENE ALMENAS MANAGING EDITOR
A Volusia County Schools employee has filed a complaint against a School Board member. Now, the School Board is hiring outside counsel to investigate the complaint. The board voted unanimously at its meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 8, to approve an agreement for limited investigation services with Brown Law & Consulting. According to the agreement, the Tampabased firm will perform the investigation at an hourly rate of $300 an hour for attorney time, $200 an hour for senior human resources consultant time and $90 an hour for paralegal services time. The firm will also be reimbursed for travel and out-of-pocket expenses. Neither the agreement nor the agenda item provide more details — including names of the accused or the accuser — regarding the complaint by a district employee. In response to an Observer request for more information, the district cited an exemption based on Florida Statute 119.071(2)(k). At the meeting, School Board member Donna Brosemer questioned the cost and use of taxpayer dollars, as well as the scope of the agreement. “It doesn’t reference a statute, a rule, or policy or anything that is being evaluated, and considering the fact that board members are elected officials, there are varying levels of of authority,” Brosemer said. “So, what is the target here?”
VCS staff attorney Heidi Crimins said she couldn’t give the board an estimate on how much the investigation will cost, nor how long it will take the firm to investigate the complaint. “This needs to be treated the same that we would our own internal investigations,” Heidi Crimins said. “There is not a lot of public information available during an open investigation and that’s where we’re at on this.” Crimins, however, said board members have received information regarding the complaint. School Board member Krista Goodrich initiated the request to engage outside counsel. At the meeting, she said she had spoken to the employee who filed the complaint; the employee categorized it as an “ethical violation,” Goodrich added. Goodrich said that she recommended they utilize outside counsel because their attorney represents both the School Board and the district. “I don’t see how that could be partial when it’s a district employee and the School Board,” Goodrich said. “I see no way to do it besides go to outside counsel.” As far as the cost, Goodrich said it “devastates” her to use taxpayer funds. “But at the same time, we would be remiss as a board to sit back and say, ‘Well, it was one of ours, so we’re not going to follow up on it,’” Goodrich said. “I don’t think that’s right. ... I don’t know what the path looks like forward, because I don’t know that we’ve been through this before. So that’s why I’m supporting it.”
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Daytona Dog Beach presents a $9,000 check to the Volusia County Council. Photo courtesy of Volusia County
Daytona Dog Beach presents $9,000 donation to Volusia Animal Services Daytona Dog Beach also announced that the Hang 8 Dog Surfing Extravaganza will return next year. CLAYTON JACKSON VOLUSIA COUNTY COMMUNITY INFORMATION
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during its Volusia County debut in May, and the event’s impact continued on Thursday, Sept. 3, as Daytona Dog Beach Inc. President Nanette McKeel Petrella presented a $9,000 check to Volusia County Animal Services during the Volusia County Council meeting and announced an expanded two-day return in 2027. The donation will directly benefit animals at the Volusia County Animal Shelter,
helping support the care and services they receive while awaiting permanent homes. From their arrival at the shelter through the day they leave with a new family, the contribution will further help Animal Services provide the resources and support needed to care for animals throughout their stay. “What started as a great day of dogs, surfing and community fun is now making a tangible difference for animals
at the Volusia County Animal Shelter,” said Volusia County Animal Services Director Angela Miedema. “We’re grateful for this donation and to everyone who helped make the first Hang 8 event in Volusia County such a success. We couldn’t have asked for a better first year, and we’re already looking forward to seeing everyone back on the beach in 2027.” Daytona Dog Beach Inc. also presented the county with a
$1,752 donation to support supplies for Volusia County’s dog-friendly beach areas, continuing its partnership with the county in support of dog-friendly beach access. Building on the success of its Volusia County debut, which drew hundreds of dogs, their owners and spectators for a day of surfing and beachside fun, the Hang 8 Dog Surfing Extravaganza will return next year with an expanded two-day event.
Festivities are scheduled for Sunday, May 30, and Monday, May 31, at the beachfront behind the Hard Rock Hotel Daytona Beach. Organizers plan to build on the inaugural event by expanding the surfing competition, entertainment and visitor experience as they work to grow Hang 8 into a destination event for Volusia County. Additional details will be announced in the coming months.
be discussed by the Ormond Beach Planning Board at its meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10. The Comprehensive Plan Amendments regarding data centers come after the Ormond Beach City Commission asked staff to pursue a ban on these facilities in late August. The city currently has in place an 18-month moratorium on data centers.
The Planning Board will review amendments to define data centers and on-premise server rooms, establish policies and reaffirm the prohibition of data centers. The city will allow on-premise server rooms — such as computer rooms, server rooms, network closets, telecommunication rooms, or information technology facilities — as an accessory use, a city staff report states.
The proposed amendments would also seek to prohibit the development of a data center on industrial land outside of the city limits and within the service boundary. The board will also review a land development code amendment to add hospitals as a conditional use to the city’s B-4 Central Business zoning district. A hospital use is permitted today within the city’s B-1 Professional Office/
Hospital zoning district and as a conditional use within B-7 Highway Tourist Commercial. A conditional use would require city staff approval before development. The amendment is sought by Prevarian Companies, a health care real estate and senior housing developer. The company is looking into relocating a Select Medical hospital and rehab facility into the Office Depot building at
405 W. Granada Blvd. Select Medical currently operates a long-term acute care hospital within AdventHealth Daytona Beach and is looking to relocate because AdventHealth needs the space for its own operations. The board will also discuss several new legislative bills signed by the governor. The board meets at the City Commission chambers at City Hall, 22 S. Beach St.
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Though bargaining between Volusia County Schools and the Volusia United Educators union is ongoing, one understanding has been reached: salary increases for veteran teachers. The Volusia County School Board approved a memorandum of understanding with
VUE regarding the allocation of state-funded instructional personnel salary increases at its meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 8. The district received just over $4 million from the state to provide salary increases to full-time classroom and certified kindergarten teachers with at least 10 years of experience in a Florida public school. VCS will supplement about $611,000 to the state funds for the salary increases, which are as follows: 10-15 years: $1,800 16-20 years: $2,200 21-25 years: $2,600 26 years and up: $3,000 Why has the board entered into an MOU before bargaining is complete? Andrew Lan-
genbach, the district’s ESE/ ADA compliance attorney, explained that the teacher salary increase allocation — formerly the TSIA and now referred to as the Classroom Teacher and Other Instructional Personnel Salary Increase (CTOIPS) at the state level — was often not distributed until after all bargaining was set. “This year, the Legislature determined that the CTOIPS was a financial urgency, and they declared that from the beginning of July until the end of July, we had to bargain on the CTOIPS specifically and either reach impasse or settle on it,” Langenbach said. Per the Florida Department
of Education’s requirements, the CTOIPS needs to be ratified prior to Oct. 1. Volusia United Educators will hold its ratification on Sept. 30. Nothing happens until this takes place, VUE President Elizabeth Albert said to the board. “So I want you to understand that although folks in Tallahassee have set an arbitrary deadline that we are trying to comply with, the sense of financial urgency needs to be applied to everybody in the instructional bargaining unit,” she said. “The TSIA or the LMNOP, whatever you want to call it anymore, only covers about 50% of the individuals who show up every
day to do the job of teaching and supporting instruction for children.” The CTOIPS doesn’t include funding for salary increases for media specialists, school counselors, academic coaches, and other non-classroom educators. “I know that we’re committed to doing the hard work,” Albert said. “We’ve got people here tonight that have been a part of the process. We’ve got about 30 or so folks that continue to show up on the regular for bargaining sessions, so our commitment is real. Our commitment is there, and I just hope that we receive the same.”
Aaron Van Kleeck is the sole finalist for Flagler administrator Flagler Commissioners agreed to continue the process with Van Kleeck, but want additional interviews. RICH CARROLL MULTIMEDIA PRODUCER
Flagler County commissioners have narrowed their search for a new county administrator to one candidate, but they want more time with him before making a final decision. The County Commission reached a consensus Sept. 4 to continue the interview process with Aaron Van Kleeck, Volusia County’s emergency services director, after commissioners were unable to reach the level of support they wanted to immediately offer
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him the job. Van Kleeck emerged from three finalists interviewed by commissioners. The board had previously advanced Van Kleeck, Tracy Miller, Richard Reade and Shawn Boatright from a field of six candidates interviewed Aug. 10. Boatright later accepted another position and withdrew from the process, leaving three finalists. Commissioners inter-
viewed the three remaining candidates individually and heard presentations on their onboarding plans and leadership approaches before meeting Sept. 4 to deliberate. Commissioner Andy Dance and Commissioner Greg Hansen favored Van Kleeck, while Commissioner Kim Carney initially preferred Miller. Commissioner Pam Richardson said she was not ready to choose any of the three, and Commission Chair Leann Pennington said she was open to further consideration of Van Kleeck but is also open to continuing the search. Dance said Van Kleeck’s energy, confidence and record in Volusia County stood out. “If I was to move anything, I would like to discuss Mr. Van Kleeck as the administrator,” Dance said. Van Kleeck has more than 20 years of experience with
Volusia County and currently oversees more than 500 employees and an operating budget exceeding $100 million as emergency services director. He has also worked in management and budget positions for Volusia County. Hansen also backed Van Kleeck, saying his leadership abilities made him the right candidate to guide the county through the potential financial challenges associated with Amendment 3. “I think he’ll be able to handle what’s coming,” Hansen said. “His leadership style lends itself to getting through this with the staff intact.” Carney, however, initially selected Miller, saying she was looking for an “agent for change.” “Unless I get more time with Mr. Van Kleeck, I’m not going to be in consensus on this. I’m sorry, guys,” Carney
said. Richardson said all three finalists had strengths and weaknesses but initially did not believe any of them fully met the county’s needs. “I’d rather hold on to what we have now than make an error and have to suffer the consequences later,” Richardson said. Pennington expressed similar reservations. She said she was interested in Van Kleeck’s rise through Volusia County government but wanted additional time to examine his experience and address concerns raised during the reference-checking process. “This is a big decision for our group, and I want to get it right,” Pennington said. “That’s not that we’re indecisive, it’s that we’re really trying to get this right and make sure that they’re a really good fit for this organization.”
Volusia County EMS advances preparations for prehospital blood transfusions Volusia County Emergency Medical Services is preparing to launch a new program that will allow crews to provide prehospital blood transfusions to qualifying trauma patients before they reach the hospital. With implementation anticipated in the coming weeks, EMS personnel are continuing to participate in simulation-based training to prepare for the new capability. During the training, personnel work through simulated patient scenarios to practice procedures for identifying eligible patients, preparing blood products, and administering transfusions. The exercises allow crews to become familiar with the process before putting their training into practice in the field. Once implemented, the prehospital whole-blood program will provide EMS personnel with another lifesaving tool when treating patients who have experienced significant blood loss. By making blood available during prehospital care, crews can begin this critical treatment sooner. Studies indicate that earlier access to blood transfusions can improve outcomes for certain trauma patients. The County Council approved agreements earlier this year with Halifax Health and OneBlood to support the program’s implementation. Through the partnerships, Halifax Health will assist with blood handling and logistics, while OneBlood will supply the blood products.
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Fourth annual Ormond Burger Week to be held Sept. 11-20 Twenty restaurants will participate. Eight are entering the competition for the first time.
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JARLEENE ALMENAS MANAGING EDITOR
How many burgers can you eat in 10 days? The fourth annual Ormond Burger Week competition will be held Sept. 11-20, featuring 20 local restaurants competing for the title of “Best Burger” in town. The competition was founded in 2023 by members of Realty Pros Assured and Realty Pro Title. Interest in the competition — from both restaurants and locals — continues to grow, said competition co-founder Carly Krajewski, of Realty Pros Assured. “Everybody’s asking about it,” she said. “Everybody’s talking about it.” All burgers this year will be $12, up from $10 in the previ-
SeaDrift Sports Bar & Grill’s entry: “Mediterranean Burger”
Ormond Brewing Company’s entry: “Brisket Burger”
Little Tomoka Yacht Club’s entry: “Surf & Turf Jam Burger”
Pumphouse BBQ’s entry: “The Smokeshow Popper Burger” Photos courtesy of Greg Hunter/Speedway Custom Photo Lab
ous years, as every participating restaurant will donate $1 for each burger purchased to Ormond Beach nonprofit Provision Packs. That was something the restaurants wanted, Krajewski said. Last year’s winner, Ormond Brewing Company, chose to donate a dollar for every burger sold during the competition. Alexander’s, the second-place winner, followed suit. “I love that it’s locals helping locals,” Krajewski said. “The locals are helping the restaurants that are local, and the restaurants are helping the charity that is local and it all stays within our community.” Provision Packs supplies food to children and families in need on the weekends and during extended school breaks in Volusia and Flagler counties. Last year, Ormond Burger Week was able to present the nonprofit with a $3,000 check. Ormond Brewing donated $550.
Florida Seafood Co.’s entry: “The Grilled Shrimp Burger”
Piraña Grille’s entry: “The Kamehamcha”
Billy’s Tap Room’s entry: “The Billy’s Beach Hippie Burgerdog”
Alexander’s entry: “The Conquerer”
Flip’s entry: “The Jam Session”
Cue Note Billiards’ entry: “Cue Note of Heat Burger”
That was the coolest thing about taking part in Ormond Burger Week, said Vince Faulkner, who works in marketing and event planning for Ormond Brewing. Donating proceeds to Provision Packs seemed like the right thing to do. “It feels kind of neat that we might have lit a fuse,” he said. He hopes the community takes Ormond Burger Week as an opportunity to give back — and show respect for the competition’s committee who puts it all together. “In the short order, this thing has made some good money for that local charity, which helps a lot of kids,” Faulkner said. “So, get out, support this thing. You’ve got to eat, so you might as well eat a burger.” Benefitting a local nonprofit goes hand-in-hand with Ormond Burger Week’s purpose, said competition co-founder Billie Jo Kaler, of Realty Pro Title. “It’s really neat to watch it go back to the community,” she said. “I think that it’ll
grow because now, the people participating in Burger Week, they’re excited, but they also know that it’s benefiting [Provision Packs.] So it gives them an added reason.” Ormond Brewing Company is returning to the competition to defend their title. Their entry this year is the “Brisket Burger,” which has a beef patty with pepper jack cheese, smoked brisket, fried onion, horseradish sauce, lettuce and pickles. “It’s got a little bit of a bite, but the creaminess of the horseradish, I think, it’s going to all blend together nicely,” Faulkner said. “It’s hard to repeat at anything, but I think our staff is involved enough that they’re like, ‘Yeah, let’s do this.’” Last year’s victory was a surprise for them as firsttimers in the competition, he said. Ormond Brewing still
Lagerheads’ entry: “Laugerheads Bacon Blues”
The Flagler County Board of County Commissioners has tentatively adopted a budget for Fiscal Year 2026-2027.
Ormond Beach Diner’s entry: “A1A Burger”
Fletcher’s Irish Pub’s entry: “Fletcher’s Classic Bacon Cheeseburger”
Ormond Garage’s entry: “The Latin Cupra”
Good Vibes Scratch Kitchen’s entry: “Good Vibes Tokyo Smokehouse Burger”
sells its winning burger — the “M/C Burger.” “The burger just turned out to be exactly what everybody’s tastebuds were looking for,” he said. Eight local restaurants are entering the competition for the first time: Billy’s Tap Room, Cue Note Billiards, Flip’s, Florida Seafood Co., Little Tomoka Yacht Club, Ormond Beach Diner, River Grille and SeaDrift Sports Bar and Grill. Krajewski shared what Pumphouse BBQ owner and previous winner Rob West had to say about the competition. He remarked on how he loved watching people talk about the burgers, slow down and think about their food. “I love that,” Krajewski said. “The owners are so excited about it. They can see how people participate and how excited they are, taking little notes and not just voting for their favorite restaurant, but actually voting for the burger that they like.” The Ormond Burger Week committee strongly recom-
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River Grille’s entry: “Bayou Bun Burger”
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Tango’s entry: “Chicharron Smash”
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Fat Paulie’s Wicked Awesome Eatery’s entry: “A1A Gravy Smash”
Jimmy Hula’s entry: “The Surfin’ Turf”
NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING
A public hearing to make a FINAL DECISION on the budget AND TAXES will be held on: Monday, September 14, 2026 5:01 p.m. at Flagler County Commission Chambers 1st Floor of the Government Services Building 1769 East Moody Blvd Building #2 Bunnell, Florida 32110
Alexander’s, 123 W. Granada Blvd Billy’s Tap Room and Grill, 58 E Granada Blvd. Cue Note Billiards, 1140 W. Granada Blvd. Fat Paulie’s Wicked Awesome Eatery, 366 W. Granada Blvd. Fletcher’s Irish Pub, 393 W. Granada Blvd. Flip’s, 175 N. Yonge St. Florida Seafood Co., 250 N. Nova Road Ormond Garage, 48 W. Granada Blvd. Good Vibes Scratch
Kitchen, 165 N. Yonge St. The Grind, 49 W Granada Blvd. Jimmy Hula’s, 191 E. Granada Blvd. Lagerheads Bar and Grill, 2986 Ocean Shore Blvd. Little Tomoka Yacht Club, 2369 W. State Road 40 Ormond Beach Diner, 1460 Ocean Shore Blvd. Ormond Brewing Company, 301 Division Ave. Piraña Grille, 241 N. U.S. 1 Pumphouse BBQ • River Grille, 950 U.S. 1 SeaDrift Sports Bar and Grill, 1368 Ocean Shore Blvd. Tango’s Ormond Beach, 600 S. Yonge St.
The Grind’s entry: “Jerry’s Jalapeño Business”
mends people purchase other menu items in addition to a burger. The winner of the competition will be chosen through a community vote. In order to participate, you must try at least five burgers and receive their restaurant stamp on the Burger Week passport, which can be picked up at any of the participating restaurants or printed online. Once Burger Week concludes on Sept. 20, drop off your passport at one of the restaurants or email a photo to ormondburgerweek@gmail.com. Burger Bingo is also returning this year. If your restaurant stamps form either a horizontal, vertical or diagonal row, you’ll be entered into a drawing to win a $25 gift card from one of the participating restaurants. Those who try them all with automatically get a gift card. Visit ormondburgerweek. com.
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I previously questioned the need for a period at the end of the historic Ormond Garage sign. Then I noticed a similar period at the of “The Wall Street Journal.” According to an article on Grammarphobia.com, drawing from hundreds of years of newspaper archives: “Periods were once common at the end of newspaper names appearing on page one, called ‘nameplates’ or ‘flags’ in American newspaper jargon. “The tradition-minded Wall Street Journal simply kept its period while other newspapers dropped theirs.” Some early newspapers in the 1700s even had commas or semicolons in their nameplates, “perhaps because some editors considered the date below the title to be part of the nameplate. “But by the 1800s, most US nameplates probably had periods at the end. … “The New York Times had a period from its founding on Sept. 18, 1851, until
Sept. 8, 2026 In a time of shortening
attention spans, I find I’m just as guilty as everyone else. I find myself saying, “I read part of an article about that,” way too often. That got me thinking about critics, journalists, historians and other researchers. Often, they are analyzing and synthesizing information that’s available to everyone. So what value are they offering? One service they provide is that they are reading all the way to the ends of articles. Then they are reading multiple articles about the same subject, to deepen their understanding, to become experts. The irony is that it’s never been easier to become an expert yourself. This is the Wikipedia age. This is the age when we can access an entire library of books and movies and music on our phones. We should be the most educated people of all time. Maybe we are. But not if we get distracted after the second paragraph. So, I’m making a new resolution to escape the Distraction Age. I resolve to trust the critics, journalists and historians more (if I can verify they’re trustworthy). They’ve done a lot of reading so that I don’t have to. If I want to take advantage of their hard work, all I need to do to spend an extra 60 seconds and read to the end.
industry. I know first-hand how important it is to support our small businesses and promote smart, sustainable growth while maintaining low tax rates. I really enjoy digging into the details of the city’s budget and finding ways to make sure our tax dollars are being used responsibly. I am grateful for the honors and accolades I’ve received as a young professional and woman in business, but serving my community is really what drives me. I am a graduate of the Ormond Chamber of Commerce
Leadership Program, and served on the Women United board, where I co-chaired initiatives like Power of the Purse and Chicks for Kicks. Public safety is my foremost priority. I’ve served as a board member of the Ormond Beach Police Pension Board and Crime Stoppers of Northeast Florida. I sincerely admire the work of our first responders and am humbled by endorsements from the local unions of Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters Association, as well as Sheriff Chitwood, County Council Members
Dear Editor: During the July 28 Ormond
Beach (OB) Commissioners meeting, mayor-elect Tolland said “I’ve heard multiple times code enforcement is a major concern, particularly Airbnb beachside.” I was quite surprised by the ensuing discussion among the commissioners: there seemed to be a total lack of awareness how other Florida cities were combating short-term rentals (STR). The discussion ended with vague directions to staff to contact Volusia County for enlightenment. I’ve been watching Daytona Beach (DB) code enforcement proceedings for the past five years
as streamed video live on YouTube. Wonderful transparency! Compare that to OB which does not publicly post anything related to code violations or enforcement. Regarding STR, the proactive DB enforcement approach is stunningly toothy yet simple: the mere act of listing on Airbnb results in an immediate non-negotiable fine of $1,000 if/when noticed by a code enforcement officer. If an offender doesn’t promptly remove their listing, the fine can and does grow to a maximum of $15,000. If they don’t pay, a lien gets recorded on the property. The present OB approach
is reactive, and frankly quite toothless. That is, CodeE only gets involved if there’s a noise complaint. Then and only then do they open an investigation. How to prove it really was a STR? Do they send an officer out at 11 p.m. with a sound-level meter? How many STR noise complaints have been received over the past 5 years? What is the fine schedule for first and repeat offenders? Because there’s no transparency, who knows? But it should be evident that this reactive approach is labor-intensive and much harder to enforce. I’m pressing the point because there’s evidence more and more STR’s are popping up in OB. Not just on Airbnb, but also on VRBO,
companies when their chatbots break the law.” Under his proposal, any company that owns, controls or distributes an AI product that participates in a crime is liable. Tech companies with “practical control” over the design, training, deployment and safety settings would be targeted, and face hefty fines, payment to victims, courtordered monitorship and even suspension of activity in the state. Uthmeier said he’s spoken with several lawmakers interested in the issue, but unless a special session is called, any legislation won’t be considered until the next regular legislative session begins in March. “AI is only going to get more advanced,” Uthmeier said. “If we don’t get in front of it now
as public citizens, as community leaders, as law enforcement, it will be too late.” The ongoing investigation was first announced in April and expanded two weeks later into a criminal probe over the use of ChatGPT by Phoenix Ikner, the alleged gunman who killed two people and injured five others in a 2025 mass shooting on Florida State University’s campus. Other incidents have been cited by Uthmeier, including those involving chatbots encouraging users to take their own lives. AI is also being used to create child sexual abuse material, Florida Department of Law Enforcement director Mark Glass said, and legislation may be needed to combat it. “Child sexual abuse material is dangerous and
deeply damaging, even when fabricated. AI generated child sexual assault material can delay investigations, creates new pathways for exploitation, and can devastate real children and families,” Glass said. “By staying vigilant and protecting our children, we can ensure AI is used to strengthen our communities, not harm them.” Another plank of Uthmeier’s plan involves holding chatbots liable for giving medical advice, which he said, has already led to incidents of adverse health issues resulting from people relying on AI bots instead of medical professionals. Uthmeier said he’ll work with the state Board of Medicine to develop rules around the AI chatbots and their unlicensed practice of medicine.
it dropped the punctuation mark on Feb. 21, 1967, to the consternation of some tradition-minded readers. “Although dropping the period was part of a number of design changes intended to give the newspaper a more modern look, the Times let it be known that the move saved the paper $41.28 a year in ink.” Read the full article here: https://grammarphobia. com/blog/2016/01/nameplate.html Another example of a period in the title that comes to mind is the ironic name of a pop-rock band: “fun.” HOW YOU SAY IT
Sept. 2, 2026 A friend of mine told me today that his children seem to pay less attention to what he says than how he says it. Hearing that made me realize that I do the same thing to my kids. Building bridges of understanding requires that we give each other grace, forgive a harsh tone, and listen with empathy. It has to start with me.
THE FERN IS DONE
Sept. 5, 2026 I got a bonsai planting kit for Father’s Day, and I have spent a lot of time tending to the five little starter pots ever since.
Unfortunately, the crape myrtles didn’t make it. Neither did the pigeon peas or jacarandas. I’m down to one flame tree and three locust trees. When I say trees, I mean sprouts. The locusts have oval leaves and look similar to a clover, about 4 inches tall. The flame tree has rows of narrow leaves and stands about 8 inches tall. To keep them away from our cat, who ate a few leaves early on, I keep the plants on the window sill in my bathroom. Every time I see the sunlight brightening the green leaves, I feel calmer and a little more happy, which surprises me still. I have never wanted to have a garden, especially after a failed vegetable garden attempt about 20 years ago, but these trees are different; it’s like they are keeping me company. They have even given me some confidence to branch out, so to speak. The other day I scooped a fern out of the woods behind my house and transplanted it, thinking I had the touch. But the fern immediately wilted. I set it outside for more sun, and it crisped up even worse. “I think the fern is done,” Hailey eventually said to me. She spoke gently, trying to hint, without hurting
CANDIDATE LETTER I am proud to be your voice in city government Dear Editor: I am Kristin Deaton and it is my honor to serve as your Ormond Beach Zone 3 City Commissioner. I am proud to be your voice in city government making informed decisions that put residents first. As I hope to earn your vote again this November, let me share what drives my commitment to keep
Ormond safe, beautiful, and affordable. Born and raised in Ormond, I am a lifelong resident and proud Seabreeze graduate. A devoted wife and mom, my husband Keith and I are delighted to raise our two sons in the hometown that has given me so much. Keith has spent two decades working at EmbryRiddle Aeronautical University, where he is a triple graduate. We are passionate supporters of youth sports
and spend most of our free time watching our kids play baseball and run track and cross country. As a champion of our wonderful parks and recreation, I fight to preserve our sports fields, green spaces and amenities for families. I enjoy my career at local Guild Mortgage as sales manager and loan originator. I studied business at the University of South Alabama and ERAU, and I’ve spent the past 15 years in the finance
my feelings, that I should dispose of it pronto, since it’s ugly now and definitely doesn’t belong where I put it, on top of the grill on the back patio for all to see. I will have a dilemma soon. I read that locust trees and flame trees are better suited for outdoors, even as bonsais, because they need a winter dormancy period. Do I take my chances and keep them indoors? Since I’m not sure, I’ll use my favorite trick: Delay the decision. THE IMPORTANCE OF FUN
Sept. 6, 2026 I recently took Kennedy and Luke to the beach. “It’s so pretty!” Kennedy said as she walked into the water, which glowed pink in the sun set. At home, they sometimes argue, as most siblings do. But here, they talked and laughed in the waves, in perfect harmony. I sometimes get into a productivity mindset, but that evening was a reminder to me that recreation — fun — is a key to happy family life. It’s worth the planning and the time to make memories that define relationships.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Support for Deaton on Ormond Beach City Commission Dear Editor: I am writing to express my support for Kristin Deaton for re-election for City Commissioner, Zone 3. During her time in office Kristin Deaton has demonstrated steady leadership, professionalism, and a genuine commitment to our community. She worked very hard to try to keep out the development of the Tomoka Oaks Golf Course. I believe elections should focus on a candidate’s
NEWS BRIEFS State seeks to punish chatbot companies abetting crimes Attorney General James Uthmeier, who already has a probe underway involving an OpenAI chat platform, said Tuesday he’ll push for new laws imposing criminal penalties on tech companies whose artificial intelligence products aid or abet crimes. “These chatbots are designed to mimic human emotions,” Uthmeier said at a press conference in Tampa. “We’re going to propose criminal sanctions for these
qualifications, record and vision for the future of the city, not personal attacks or unnecessary negativity. I encourage everyone to consider the facts and evaluate which candidate has consistently treated residents with respect and worked constructively to address local issues. ROBERTA NALEWAY Ormond Beach
Short-Term Rentals: Toothy or toothless enforcement?
Florida blocks undocumented students from state universities
Florida’s State University System Board of Governors voted unanimously Sept. 3 to ban undocumented students from attending the state’s 12 public universities. According to the approved rule, any person “who is present in the United States unlawfully” will not be eligible for enrollment beginning in the 2027-2028 academic year. The move is the latest in a series of illegal immigrationrelated rules created by the two policymaking bodies that control the state’s public higher education institutions – the BOG and the Florida Board of Education. After the vote, Lt. Gov.
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Correction The body of William Krug’s letter to the editor was incorrect in last week’s edition. We have printed the correct letter on this page.
Kent, Johansson and Reinhart, and Senator Leek. I’m truly honored to represent you as we continue to foster a community reflecting the values and interests of our citizens. You can learn more about me at www. votedeaton.com. I humbly ask for your vote again this November. Thank you, Ormond Beach. KRISTIN DEATON Candidate for Ormond Beach City Commission, Zone 3
Hotels.com, Booking.com, etc. And it’s not just beachside. I easily found numerous STR listings for OB mainland too, including west of I-95. Also check out www.airdna. com to see more evidence of STR growth in OB. Now is the time to let your commissioner know if you’re content with the present toothless enforcement or not. Should OB adopt the proactive and toothy DB approach? WILLIAM KRUG Ormond Beach
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Jay Collins said the rule was “common sense,” in a social media post on X. “Florida’s public universities are for students who are here legally. Period,” said Collins, a former state senator whom Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed as lieutenant governor in August 2025. “Florida taxpayers should not be expected to subsidize opportunities for people who broke our laws to come here.” Republican lawmakers have attempted several times to restrict the ability of undocumented immigrants from enrolling in higher education institutions in Florida. During the 2026 regular session, legislators filed bills to prohibit all higher education institutions from admitting any non-citizen who wasn’t legally present in the country.
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Purrr-fect harmony Acoustic duo Gilo & Royal Blue release their second album. MICHELE MEYERS CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Gilo & Royal Blue musicians Giles Howe and Scott Niebauer do not sit around talking about their thoughts and feelings. Their universal language is music. “Because we understand music so well, it’s really easy for us to express ourselves musically rather than through conversation,” Howe said. “We don’t need to sit around and have deep conversations. We just need to be creative and let the music speak.” On Sept. 1, the Ormond Beach acoustic duo released their second album, “Music for Cat People,” following a live performance on the nationally syndicated radio show “Live ’n’ Kickin’” based in Sanford, Florida. They released their first album, “Something Cool”, in 2025. “Music for Cat People” blends Howe and Niebauer’s diverse musical skills and styles while maintaining their autonomy. The duo covers 16 songs ranging from Édith Piaf’s 1951 French song “Padam, Padam” to Icelandic singer-songwriter Laufey’s “Beautiful Stranger,” released in 2022. Most tracks are reimagined in folk, pop, or indie, diverging from the songs’ original style and, at times, creating ambiguity about the intent. Howe said “Music for Cat People” lets people enjoy the repartee he and Niebauer share in their friendship, plus the musical dialogue, in a whimsical, quirky way. “I just felt the name was
kind of cool and quirky,” Howe said. “Who isn’t a cat person? I often take myself too seriously, but I think performing with Scott, I’ve been able to relax that ... I can just enjoy.” In 2016, Howe worked as the director of entertainment at the former Americano Beach Resort in Daytona Beach. Niebauer was performing as a solo guitarist at the venue when, one night, he invited Howe to sing a Christmas carol with him. Niebauer said he was amazed by Howe’s voice. He asked him to join him at a local cigar bar, where Niebauer had recently gotten a gig playing guitar. At that time, Howe had recently moved to the United States from England to begin a new chapter of his life that did not include singing. He said he wanted to see what the world had to offer next, but kept getting pulled back to music. “I’d achieved more than I ever dreamed that I was going to with my voice,” he said. “I toured the world, performed at the Royal Albert Hall, the Budokan in Tokyo, the Great Hall of the People in China, and extraordinary spaces. I figured coming to America was just a foolish endeavor to continue to start again from scratch in a country I know nothing of the cultural landscape.” Howe grew up surrounded by art, culture, and music in southern England. His father plays guitar, his mother is an artist, and his brother played guitar for the English singersongwriter Ellie Goulding. On Tuesdays, an a cappella folk trio who lived far apart would rehearse at their house because it was centrally located. He said music was always part of his life. In his early 20s, he moved to
Giles Howe laughs while he performs with Scott Niebauer at the release party.
Gilo & Royal Blue duo Scott Niebauer and Giles Howe show their albums at the release party for “Music for Cat People” on Sunday, Sept. 6. Photos by Michele Meyers
Sweden, then returned to London, where he co-founded the theater company A Stage Kindly and produced 16 musicals. He auditioned for the 12 Tenors and the Viva Voce Singers, then traveled with each group for six years. Niebauer did not come from a musical family but grew up in a community of musicians in western New York, close to Lake Erie. When his best friend got a drum kit and set it up in his bedroom, Niebauer said he wanted to play drums. They would listen to the record collection his brothers had amassed, including the Circle Jerks, Sonic Youth, The Cramps, and Death of Samantha. One day, they were hanging out when his friend’s brother came in with a guitar. He told Niebauer’s friend to play the drums while he played a song by The Cramps. “The guitar had two or three strings on it, but he still played it,” Niebauer said. “I was just seeing his fingers on the fretboard, and the guitar, and just the sound; I think it was (the song) ‘Human Fly.’ And that was it, and that’s been it ever since. I still feel that way about guitar.” Niebauer’s dad steered him away from the drums and toward playing a trumpet stored in their attic. He played it in the school band but told his band teacher he really wanted to play guitar. When Niebauer learned his band teacher’s brother-inlaw taught guitar, his parents started driving him to weekly lessons, a 45-minute drive from their house. He started with classical
guitar, then pursued a degree in Music Composition at the State University of New York in Fredonia. As part of the Buffalo Guitar Quartet, his professor had connections in Venezuela’s guitar world. He set up a student exchange program that allowed Niebauer and another student to stay with a host family in Caracas while they attended the University Institute of Musical Studies. “I studied with Luis Zea, who had studied with Antonio Lauro,” he said. “Lauro was a very famous Venezuelan composer. His pieces are so unique-sounding, very Venezuelan-sounding. Luis was also known for his Bach interpretations. So it was an incredible experience.” Niebauer said he was also influenced by classic rock musicians: the Grateful Dead, Allman Brothers, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Neil Young. Howe said that, growing up, he was obsessed with ABBA. Today he listens to a lot of Middle Eastern music, Bulgarian music, diverse Jewish music, drum and bass, opera, Broadway, big singing, world music and folk music. “It’s not necessarily obvious in our recordings, but we have a very diverse range between us,” Howe said. “There are many diverse paradigms from which we draw influence individually. So we’re able to kind of take ideas from so many different corners of the world and create something that’s quite distinctive—is it Floridian?” In 2023, Howe discovered a few of his close neighbors were opera singers. While they
were kayaking the St. Johns River, they discussed forming an ensemble. On that Friday afternoon, Howe told them to leave the details to him. “By Sunday afternoon, we had a website, a logo, repertoire, posters, the whole show,” he said. “I got us a residency at the Artisan Downtown. It was bonkers. We called ourselves the Pinnacle Singers and did a fresh two-hour cabaret show every month for six months.” After 10 years of performing together at various locations, including the Artisan Downtown — a boutique hotel in DeLand — the Blind Pig, and private parties, they decided they had enough material to record their first album. Both albums were recorded live, in one take. “I think the aim for us is to be very organic and honest and sincere,” Howe said. “As a singer, I’m very much about storytelling and understanding the words, the intention, who is singing, to whom, and why … being able to concentrate on the musical storytelling and the lyrical storytelling is much more important than whether it should be technically perfect at every possible moment.” Niebauer said it may not be studio magic, but it is closer to real magic. “Human interaction is still a mystery to all of us,” he said. “But when it hits right, it hits a magical thing. Something just sort of clicks and happens, and you’re on a different level, and that’s beyond any studio trickery or AI capability or anything, because it’s touching the real mystery of what it means to be human.”
“I think the aim for us is to be very organic and honest and sincere … being able to concentrate on the musical storytelling and the lyrical storytelling is much more important than whether it should be technically perfect at every possible moment.” GILES HOWE, Gilo & Royal Blue singer
YOUR TOWN City Repertory Theatre to present Sondheim’s ‘Company’
The City Repertory Theatre in Palm Coast opens its 16th year with the Stephen SondParticipants at the Flagler County Drug Court Foundation’s sixth annual Overdose Awareness Walk held on Aug. 31. Courtesy photo
Evan Martinez plays Bobby in the Stephen Sondheim musical, “Company,” playing at the City Repertory Theatre in Palm Coast, Sept. 18 to Oct. 4. Courtesy photo
heim musical, “Company,” on Sept. 18 to Oct. 4. The show is directed by CRT Artistic Director John Sbordone and features CRT newcomer Evan Martinez as Bobby. Ben Beck is the musical director. Joining Martinez in the show are CRT veterans Michele O’Neil, Laniece Fagundes, Everett Clark, Joanna Gil, Seth Kirk and more. “Company” will be presented on Friday and Saturday nights (Sept. 18, 19, 25, 26,
Oct. 2, 3) at 7:30, and Sundays (Sept. 20, 27 and Oct. 4) at 3 p.m. The 2026-27 season continues with “Of Mice and Men” (Nov. 6-15), “A Christmas Carol” (Dec. 4-15), “Vanya & Sonia & Masha and Spike” (Jan. 15-24), “Loving” (Feb. 1928), “How I Learned to Drive” (April 2-11) and “The Apple Tree” (May 7-16). All shows are performed at City Repertory Theatre, 160 Cypress Point Parkway, B-207.
A black-box theater with just 45 seats, CRT’s space highlights the work of its talented actors while it draws the audience close to the action. Season tickets are available at the box office, 386-5859415, and at crtpalmcoast. com. A season subscription costs $165 for all seven plays, a 10% discount off single ticket prices.
Overdose Awareness Walk held in Flagler The Flagler County Drug Court Foundation held its sixth annual Overdose Awareness Walk on Aug. 31. Sixty participants walked from Wadsworth Park in Flagler Beach across the bridge to Veterans Park. Organizations participating in the event included Narcotics Anonymous, Alcoholic Anony-
mous, Nar-Anon, Al-Anon and other local groups. The drug court foundation distributed 130 doses of Narcan. Speakers shared stories about lost loved ones while others spoke about their recovery. “The more we share, the more awareness we can give our community of the addiction epidemic that affects not only our community, but our country,” said Flagler County Drug Court Foundation Vice President Kimberly Schattner.
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LOCAL EVENTS FRIDAY, SEPT. 11
SIXTH ANNUAL 9/11 MEMORIAL TRIBUTE CLIMB When: 7:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Where: Hammock Beach Golf Resort and Spa, 200 Ocean Crest Drive, Palm Coast Details: The community is invited to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. A public ceremony will begin at 8:15 a.m. to honor the lives lost, followed by a memorial climb. Free. PALM COAST AND THE FLAGLER BEACHES SENIOR GAMES When: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 11-21 Where: Varies Details: Compete in your favorite game at the Senior Games. Competition is held in 5-year increment age groups, awarding the top three in each division a medal. This is a series qualifier (for sanctioned events only) for the Florida State Senior Games in December. Register at parksandrec.fun. ORMOND BEACH GARDEN CLUB GARAGE, PLANT AND BAKE SALE When: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Sept. 11-12 Where: 14 Concord Drive, Ormond Beach Details: This is the Ormond Beach Garden Club’s annal garage sale, featuring a variety of items for sale including plants, baked goods and household items. Proceeds from the baked goods benefit the club’s scholarship fund. SEPT. 11 CANDLELIGHT MEMORIAL SERVICE When: 6:30 p.m. Where: Heroes Memorial Park, 2860 Palm Coast Parkway NW, Palm Coast Details: The Palm Coast Fire
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Department’s annual 9/11 candlelight vigil will honor and those who were lost as a result of the attacks on the World Trade Center in 2001. Candles provided to all attendees. Overflow parking on Corporate Drive.
artists, small businesses, community groups, and staff. This year’s topics include how to repair a bike, how to carve wood, how to use the library’s GetSetUp database, how to play a ukelele, and more. No registration required. Free.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 12
MONO-PRINT & MIXED MEDIA LANDSCAPES When: 1-3:30 p.m. Where: Ormond Memorial Art Museum & Gardens, 78 E. Granada Blvd., Ormond Beach Details: Learn mono-printing techniques while creating a series of mixed media landscapes for you to gift or keep during this one-day workshop led by Lisa Carlson. Beginners and season artists welcome. Bring a smock and a package of sensitive baby wipes. Costs $58 for members; $68 for non-members. Visit www. ormondartmuseum.org/ classes-programs.
SPEAKER SERIES: THE HISTORY OF THE FLAGLER COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE When: 10-11 a.m. Where: Palm Coast Community Center, 305 Palm Coast Parkway, NE Details Hosted by the Palm Coast Historical Society, this speaker series will be presented by Sheriff Rick Staly. Free. COUNTRY MARKET SATURDAY When: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Where: Florida Agricultural Museum and Legacy Learning Center, 7900 Old Kings Road N., Palm Coast Details: Enjoy vendors, live music, a festival atmosphere and food trucks. Admission and parking is free. Visit floridaagmuseum.org. HOW TO FESTIVAL IN ORMOND When: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Where: Ormond Beach Regional Library, 30 S. Beach St., Ormond Beach Details: Learn from local experts, community organizations, businesses and experienced hobbyists on a wide range of practical and creative topics. This year’s topics include beginning watercolor techniques, Mahjong, various culinary lab techniques and more. No registration required. Free. HOW TO FESTIVAL IN DAYTONA When: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Where: Daytona Beach Regional Library, 105 Jackie Robinson Parkway, Daytona Beach Details: Discover practical skills and new interests while learning from residents,
FIND YOUR FAMILY — GENEALOGY IN THE LIBRARY When: 1-4 p.m. Where: Ormond Beach Regional Library, 30 S. Beach St., Ormond Beach Details: This is a free, oneon-one research assistance program offered by Halifax Genealogical Society volunteers to anyone interested in researching family history. Convenes in the Sand Piper room. To register please contact: halifaxgensociety@ gmail.com. GAMBLE JAM When: 2-4 p.m. Where: Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreational Area, 3100 S. Oceanshore Blvd., Flagler Beach Details: Join in for the Gamble Jam where musicians of all skill levels are invited to bring their acoustic instruments. Park entry fee applies. WOODSTOCK ‘69 When: 7 p.m. Where: Ormond Beach Per-
forming Arts Center, 399 N. U.S. 1, Ormond Beach Details: Take a trip down memory lane with this tribute to Woodstock ‘69, which featured iconic bands and musicians like The Who, Santana, Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin. Tickets cost $40-$55. Visit ormondbeachperformingartscenter.csstix.com.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 13
SUNSET ON THE ESTUARY KAYAK TOUR When: 4:30-6:30 p.m. Where: Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreational Area, 3100 S. Oceanshore Blvd., Flagler Beach Details: Presented by the Friends of Gamble Rogers State Park, explore the estuaries of Flagler Beach by kayak as the sun sets. Registration and donation fees are $50 per person for a single kayak, $90 for two in a tandem kayak, or $25 if you bring your own. Space is limited. Call 386-517-2086.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 15
NIGHTCRAWLER PROGRAM When: 2-3:30 p.m. Where: Halifax Historical Museum, 252 S. Beach St., Daytona Beach Details: The Halifax Historical Society will host Sylvan Wells and Rob Rouse of the Southern Rock band, The Nightcrawlers. Free to museum members; $10 for non-members. PALM COAST/FLAGLER RV CLUB MEETING When: 5-6:30 p.m. Where: Flagler County Library conference room, 2500 Palm Coast Parkway NW, Palm Coast Details: Have an RV? Join this active adult RV club. Visitors welcome. Visit palmcoastflaglerrvclub.com.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 16
PROBUS CLUB OF PALM COAST When: 11 a.m. to noon Where: Cypress Knoll Golf &
Country Club, 53 Easthampton Blvd., Palm Coast Details: This is a social club for retired and semiretired men and women that meets monthly with a guest speaker. This month’s guest speaker is Felicia Cook, park director at Marineland Dolphin Adventure. All welcome. Free. Stay for lunch. Contact Larry Wright at palmcoastprobusclub@gmail.com or 386-5973055. COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS WORKSHOP When: 3-4 p.m. Where: Flagler County Emergency Operations Center, 1769 E. Moody Blvd., Building 3, Bunnell Details: Head to the Flagler County Emergency Operations Center for a monthly presentation on general preparedness. Learn practical tips and strategies to help you stay safe and ready for emergencies. IMAGINE & EXPLORE: TECH LAB FAMILIES When: 3:30 p.m. Where: Daytona Beach Regional Library, 105 Jackie Robinson Parkway, Daytona Beach Details: Children and their caregivers will explore Ozobots, Botley, Little Bits, 3D Printers and more through hands-on activities, guided challenges, experimentation, building, creating and play. Activities will be hosted in the library’s LaunchPad. No registration is required.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 17
SPOOKY SEASON CRAFTS When: 10 a.m. to noon Where: Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreational Area, 3100 S. Oceanshore Blvd., Flagler Beach Details: Design and decorate your own festive Halloween card and create a candy bag to take home. All skill levels welcome. Costs $3, cash only. Class size is limited to
12. Park entry fee is separate. Visit https://www.zeffy.com/ en-US/ticketing/boo-tifulhalloween-crafts. PENINSULA WOMENS CLUB GAMES When: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Where: Peninsula Womens Club, 415 S. Peninsula Drive, Daytona Beach Details: Play Bridge, Samba, “Hand, Foot and Elbow” players. All ladies who enjoy cards welcome. Call Betsy Patton at 386-843-1061. CONSTITUTION DAY CELEBRATION When: 12-1 p.m. Where: Heroes Memorial Park, 2860 Palm Coast Parkway NW, Palm Coast Details: Conversations in American Democracy will mark Constitution Day with a reading of the Constitution. The ceremony is expected to take one hour and is open to the public. All welcome. Free. CONNECTING TO PALM COAST EXPO When: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Where: Nexus Center, 2199 Commerce Parkway, Bunnell Details: Join the Palm Coast Citizens Academy Alumni Ambassadors for the next Connecting to Palm Coast Expo. This is a free community event that connect residents with local resources, city and county services, civic organizations, nonprofits and community groups. ORMOND BEACH AREA DEMOCRATIC CLUB MEETING When: 6:30-8:15 p.m. Where: 56 N. Halifax Drive, Ormond Beach Details: Join the Ormond Beach Area Democratic Club for its September meeting. Activities for the Nov. 3 General Election, including early voting, will be planned. Likeminded guests welcome. Visit ormondbeachdems.org.
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YOUR SCHOOLS Volusia County Council of PTAs hosts Back-toSchool breakfast
The Volusia County Council of PTAs hosted its Back-to-School Breakfast of Champions and first general meeting of year on Sept. 2, at The Center at
ers: Volusia County School Board member Jamie Haynes, Chair Ruben Colon, Superintendent Carmen Balgobin. FL PTA President-Elect Shelly Pedraza and National PTA President 2123 Anna King. According to the district, the Volusia County Council of PTAs brought together local PTA leaders, school administrators, district leadership, School Board members, families, community partners and sponsors, with the goal of strengthening PTA involvement at every school. “PTA members score big through fundraisers, events, and advocacy efforts, but their most valuable contribution doesn’t show up on a scoreboard,” Volusia County Schools said in a Facebook post. It’s their presence. Years from now, students may not remember every event or fundraiser, but they will remember the adults who showed up for them.” The Pine Trail Elementary PTA were among the PTAs that received a “Membership Plus
Deltona. The sports themed breakfast, served by the Pine Ridge High School culinary students, featured several guest speak-
The Pine Trail Elementary PTA received a “Membership Plus Award.” Photos courtesy of Volusia County Schools/Facebook
Volusia County School Board members Jamie Haynes and Chair Ruben Colon.
Award” by the Florida PTA at the event. The award recognizes local PTA units that increase total membership by at least 25% over the previous year. The Pine Trail Elementary PTA reported on Facebook that their membership grew by more than 74% — going from 121 to 211 members. Send class notes to jarleene@ observerlocalnews.com.
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Father Jose to celebrate patron saint: Elizabeth Ann Seton
St. Thomas Episcopal Church will welcome Nadine King, founder and manager of Christmas Come True, for a presentation at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 10., at 5400 Belle Terre Parkway in Palm Coast. King will share the history and workings of her organization, which provides Christmas and birthday gifts to children in need. The presentation is free and open to the public. Send faith news to abbie@ observerlocalnews.com.
Father Jose Panthaplamthottiyil, lead pastor at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, will honor the church’s patron saint this month. Here is an excerpt of Father Jose’s thoughts on the celebration, submitted to the Observer for publication: “Every parish has a special relationship with its patron saint. For us, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton is not simply a name on our church building; she is our heavenly patroness, an example of Christian discipleship, and a powerful intercessor for our parish family. This
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September, I invite you to come together to honor her and ask her prayers for our families and our parish. “The Church celebrates the liturgical memorial of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton on Jan. 4. However, because this date falls within the Christmas season, when we celebrate the great solemnities surrounding the birth and manifestation of the Lord, it is difficult to give our patronal celebration the attention it deserves. Therefore, our parish has chosen to celebrate St. Elizabeth Ann Seton around the anniversary of her canonization. Pope St. Paul VI canonized her on Sept. 14, 1975, making her the first native-born citizen of the United States to be canonized
a saint. “This year, we will celebrate our parish feast on Sunday, Sept. 13, at the noon mass. Following the mass, we will continue our celebration with a luncheon in Seton Hall. I warmly invite all our parishioners and families to join us. “In preparation, we will also pray a novena to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, beginning Saturday, Sept. 5. The novena will be prayed after our weekday masses. “Elizabeth Ann Seton’s journey to sainthood was anything but easy. Born in New York City in 1774, she married William Seton and became the mother of five children. Her life included the joys of marriage and motherhood
but also financial difficulties, illness, and profound sorrow. When her husband’s health deteriorated, Elizabeth traveled with him to Italy, hoping that the warmer climate would help him. Instead, William died there, leaving Elizabeth a widow at 29. Yet it was precisely through these trials that God led Elizabeth into a deeper relationship with him. “While in Italy, Elizabeth stayed with a devout Catholic family and witnessed something that profoundly affected her: their faith in the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. She began longing for the Eucharist herself. That longing eventually contributed to her decision to enter
Stephenson, Wilcox and Associates the Catholic Church in 1805, despite the misunderstanding, rejection, and hardship that followed. “Her love for the Eucharist became one of the great treasures of her spiritual life. She once expressed her longing beautifully: ‘How sweet the presence of Jesus to the longing, harassed soul! It is instant peace, and balm to every wound.’ Elizabeth discovered something we also need to rediscover continually: the Eucharist is not merely something we receive; it is someone we encounter.”
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Condos The condo at 3370 Ocean Shore Blvd., Unit 504, sold on Aug. 17, for $350,000. The condo is a 2/2 and has 1,275 square feet. It last sold in 2023 for $440,000.
house in the Village of Pine Run at 108 Pine Tree Drive was the top real estate transaction in Ormond Beach and Ormond-by-theSea for the week of Aug. 15-21. The house sold on Aug. 18, for $1.1 million. Built in 2017, the house is a 4/4 and has a fireplace, an outdoor kitchen, a spa, a pool and 3,090 square feet. The house was listed by Jonathan Gildon, of Realty Pros Assured.
The condo at 5500 Ocean Shore Blvd., Unit 71, sold on Aug. 19, for $60,000. Built in 1973, the condo is a 2/2 and has 1,214 square feet. It last sold in 2016 for $67,500. The condo at 1275 Ocean Shore Blvd., Unit 206, sold on Aug. 19, for $392,000. Built in 1981, the condo is a 2/2 and has 1,013 square feet. It last sold in 2021 for $407,000.
The house at 108 Pine Tree Drive sold on Aug. 18, for $1.1 million. Photo courtesy of Jonathan Gildon/Realty Pros Assured
The condo at 1 John Anderson Drive, Unit 613, sold on Aug. 19, for $602,500. Built in 1996, the condo is a 3/3.5 and has 3,050 square feet. It last sold in 1996 for $310,000.
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Archers Mill The house at 3016 Kingsman Trail sold on Aug. 20, for $370,000. Built in 2026, the house is a 4/2 and has 2,034 square feet. Breakaway Trails The house at 211 Black Hickory Way sold on Aug. 18, for $475,000. Built in 2008, the house is a 3/2 and has 2,149 square feet. It last sold in 2020 for $342,000.
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Creekside The house at 148 Creek Forest Lane sold on Aug. 21, for $510,000. Built in 2006, the house is a 3/2 and has 2,064 square feet. It last sold in 2006 for $335,900.
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Halifax Plantation The townhome at 3145 Connemara Drive sold on Aug. 17, for $356,500. Built in 2006, the townhome is a 3/2.5 and has 2,384 square feet. It last sold in 2022 for $380,000.
The house at 3404 Rexford Circle sold on Aug. 18, for $666,500. Built in 2005, the house is a 3/3 and has a pool, a spa and 2,586 square feet.
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Not in subdivision The house at 704 S. Beach St. sold on Aug. 17, for $700,000. Built in 1949, the house is a 3/2 and has a fireplace and 2,138 square feet. It last sold in 2009 for $185,000.
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Fountain View The house at 1463 Morning Walk Drive sold on Aug. 19, for $362,990. Built in 2026, the house is a 4/2 and has 1,828 square feet.
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Forest Hills The house at 353 Chardon Road sold on Aug. 21, for $215,000. Built in 1960, the house is a 2/1 and has a fireplace and 952 square feet. It last sold in 2016 for $88,000.
Oak Forest The house at 2 Avenue Bonita sold on Aug. 18, for $427,500. Built in 1977, the 3/2.5 house has 1,986 square feet. It last sold in 2022 for $525,000. Ormond Heights The house at 344 Fir St. sold on Aug. 21, for $298,000. Built in 1967, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,302 square feet. It last sold in 2018 for $170,000. Riverbend Acres The house at 279 Riverbend Road sold on Aug. 17, for $465,000. Built in 1977, the house is a 3/2.5 and has a pool and 2,584 square feet. It last sold in 1998 for $155,000. Rio Vista The house at 827 Cordova Ave. sold on Aug. 17, for $269,900. Built in 1986, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,297 square feet. It last sold in 2011 for $75,000. The Trails The townhome at 6 Indian Trail sold on Aug. 17, for $230,000. Built in 1982, the townhome is a 2/2 an has a fireplace and 1,439 square feet. It last sold in 2012 for $110,000.
Triton Beach The house at 85 Country Club Drive sold on Aug. 19, for $400,000. Built in 1963, the house is a 4/2 and has 1,934 square feet. It last sold in 2000 for $102,000. Village The house at 924 Willow Run sold on Aug. 20, for $225,000. Built in 1975, the house is a 3/2 and has a fireplace and 1,528 square feet. It last sold in 2010 for $114,000. Village of Pine Run The house at 11 Needles Lane sold on Aug. 18, for $440,000. Built in 1978, the house is a 3/2 and has a fireplace and 1,759 square feet. It last sold in 1981 for $89,400.
14 Village Drive sold on Aug. 21, for $800,000. Built in 1983, the house is a 4/4.5 and has a pool, a spa and 2,650 square feet. It last sold in 2002 for $160,000.
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Roberta Heights The house at 177 Laurie Drive sold on Aug. 17, for $280,000. Built in 1956, the house is a 2/2 and has 1,188 square feet. It last sold in 2014 for $123,000.
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A house in Latitude Margaritaville at 193 Island Breeze Ave. was the top real estate transaction in Daytona Beach’s 32124 zip code for the week of Aug. 15-21. The house sold on Aug. 21, for $835,000. Built in 2018, the house is a 3/3 and has a pool, a spa and 2,415 square feet. It last sold in 2022 for $742,000. The house was listed by Kelley Sarantis, of Bob Hodges and Sons Realty.
The house at 333 Pop Top Lane sold on Aug. 19, for $380,000. Built in 2023, the house is a 2/2 and has 1,308 square feet. It last sold in 2024 for $365,000.
Grande Champion The house at 264 Birkdale Drive sold on Aug. 21, for $400,000. Built in 2016, the house is a 4/3 and has 2,097 square feet. It last sold in 2016 for $273,900. Latitude Margaritaville The house at 494 Landshark Blvd. sold on Aug. 18, for $358,000. Built in 2021, the house is a 2/2 and has 1,204 square feet. It last sold in 2021 for
The house at 327 Good Life Way sold on Aug. 20, for $498,000. Built in 2021, the house is a 2/2 and has 1,778 square feet. It last sold in 2021 for $364,600. The house at 231 Hang Loose Way sold on Aug. 21, for $375,000. Built in 2024, the house is a 2/2 and has 1,308 square feet. It last sold in 2024 for $364,500. The house at 233 Sand Bar Lane sold on Aug. 20, for $665,000. Built in 2021, the house is a 2/2.5 and has a pool, a spa and 2,067 square feet. It last sold in 2021 for $411,100. John Adams, of Adams, Cameron & Co. Realtors, contributed to this report.
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Pastelitos, papas rellenas, Cuban bread and croquetas:
Ormond Beach now has a Cuban bakery. Mimi’s Cuban Bakery, located at 1220 Hand Ave., opened on Monday Aug. 24. Owned by Sergio Hevia and Tammy Bowen, the bakery offers fresh handmade pastries, desserts, sandwiches and coffee. Since opening, the community has shown up to support their new business, the couple said.
Sergio Hevia and Tammy Bowen. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
“It has been completely overwhelming,” Hevia said. “We have sold out every day.” Owning a bakery is a new venture for Hevia and Bowen, who left careers in property maintenance and management in affordable housing to pursue their own business. The couple moved from Miami to Ormond Beach eight years ago and quickly noticed the lack of authentic Cuban food in the area.
“In Miami, there’s a bakery every 10 yards, and they’re open all the time,” Hevia said. “Here, we couldn’t find anything that was real. It’s either machine-made, or frozen, or brought in from somewhere else.” So they decided to try their hand at selling the kind of food they loved. They started by selling Cuban pastries at the farmer’s markets in Flagler Beach and Port Orange. After less than four months of consistently selling out of pastries quickly, they chose to look for a brickand-mortar location. “Everybody would ask us, “Where’s your shop? Where’s your shop?’” Hevia said. “So we decided, ‘Let’s just open a shop.’” Hevia and Bowen balanced their full-time jobs, the farmers’ markets and the buildout of their bakery this summer. They officially quit their jobs the Friday before opening. “It started out as our hobby and passion to perfect the pastries, and when they finally were where you would take one bite, and it was like, ‘Yeah, that tastes like home,’” Hevia said. “Until each and every pastry was like that, we didn’t go to the markets, and when we took them to the markets, it was the same reaction from the first day.” Among their baked offerings are the guava and cheese pastry, potato balls stuffed with beef (papas rellenas), and their signature Cuban sandwich pastry, which contains the fixings of the traditional sandwich, but in a pastry form and served on a bed of potato sticks. Hevia and Bowen tell customers to come in early, as
Mimi’s Cuban Bakery offers fresh handmade pastries, desserts, sandwiches and coffee. Courtesy photo
pastries are selling quickly. For Bowen, the baker between the two, seeing the positive reactions from customers makes her smile. “It makes me extremely happy that they’re enjoying what I make, and just hearing them say it makes it worth it,” Bowen said. They also hope their bakery becomes a place for locals to socialize — somewhere they can grab a coffee and a pastry and perhaps play a few games of dominoes; they built a room just for that. “The two things I miss about Miami the most is the food and the camaraderie,”
Hevia said. In 1956, his father immigrated from Cuba to Miami, where he opened a restaurant. Hevia grew up in that restaurant, he said. “I saw all the good times and the bad times in the restaurant, and he inspired me,” Hevia said. “... The kitchen in the Latin household is the nucleus. Everybody’s in the kitchen.” Mimi’s Cuban Bakery is open Thursday to Monday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. The bakery is closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
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The Daytona Beach City Commission has unanimously approved a $2 million rebate to settle its lawsuit against Minto Communities, LLC. Minto Communities, the developer of Latitude Margaritaville, sued Daytona Beach in November 2024. The company alleged Daytona Beach overcharged Minto Communities for building permit fees. The lawsuit alleges Daytona Beach has kept funds in excess of its operational costs for the building department for years. “The City’s decision to consistently stockpile carry-forward balances in excess of its average operating costs…makes clear that the City’s fee schedule is and has not been based on a reasonable estimate of the actual costs of enforcing the Building Code,” the lawsuit complaint reads. At the time the lawsuit was filed in November 2024, the complaint states the city had still in excess of $11 million in its carry-forward balance.
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Money in the Permits & Licensing Fund is used to pay the city’s annual operating budget for enforcement of the Florida Building Code. Minto’s lawsuit accused the city of knowingly charging more money than needed to enforce the Florida Building Code. According to Jan. 21 city meeting documents, in exchange for the $2 million rebate of excess funds, Minto has agreed to settle and dis-
miss the case. A judgement against the city could result in a “significantly higher” than the proposed settlement, the documents state. The money will come from the city’s P&L Fund. Florida State legislators have had Daytona Beach under review for the excess money in its P&L Fund since 2021. In November 2025, Daytona Beach was admonished by the Florida legislators over its
excess permit fee revenue and told to spend the money or return it to developers or tax payers. City Commissioner Stacy Cantu asked the commission to begin a review process of the city’s permit fees to what is needed for the operational budget. City Manager Deric Feacher said he plans on bringing back a reduction and rebate plan for the fund for the Daytona Beach City Commission to review soon.
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Finnegan & Friends Cafe opens at aquarium The Daytona Aquarium and Rainforest Adventure adds a cafe to the experience. ABE MILLS CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The Daytona Aquarium and Rainforest Adventure has added a cafe on location. Finnegan & Friends Cafe celebrated its grand opening Saturday, Sept. 5. The Aquarium and Rainforest Adventure management are hoping the cafe will give visitors another option for taming their hunger. “It’s really exciting for our guests not to have to go off property to enjoy a good meal,” said Daniel Thurlow, director of operations. “Now it keeps them here longer, gives them the opportunity to catch more of our shows.” The Aquarium and Rainforest Adventure also has new shows.
Cafe Associate Cora Goodrich shows cheese pizza and a churro at the grand opening of Finnegan & Friends Cafe in Daytona Aquarium and Rainforest Adventure. Photos by Rachel Mills
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Aquarium visitors Kataleya and Katia pose with Finnegan the shark at the grand opening of Finnegan & Friends Cafe inside of Daytona Aquarium and Rainforest Adventure.
tile show,” Thurlow said. “So now they have a little bit of time to enjoy a good meal and then get our next show going.” The cafe offers pizza, pulled pork sandwiches, chicken fingers, hot dogs, churros, and a variety of snacks and drinks. “We tried to make it classic eats that everybody enjoys,” Thurlow said. “We have something for everybody from sweet treats to savory entrees.” Finnegan the shark made an appearance to greet and take photos with the visitors at the grand opening and may also do surprise visits from time to time to greet visitors of the cafe. “I think it’ll give a better venue for families that want to sit down and take a break and have a bite to eat,” customer James Browett said.
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SPORTS Bucs fall short Mainland battles back in 35-33 loss at Nease. BRENT WORONOFF ASSOCIATE EDITOR
On a rainy night at Nease High School, in a football game that began an hour and a half late because of lightning delays, who would blame home and visiting fans alike from leaving in the third quarter with the host Panthers leading Mainland High 32-19? Those fans missed an exciting fourth quarter. The Buccaneers (0-2) came within a successful 2-point conversion from sending the game to overtime, falling 35-33 on Friday, Sept. 4. “We stopped shooting ourselves in the foot and started playing clean football,” Mainland coach Jerrime Bell said of the near comeback. “Early in the game, we had several drives that stalled out because of penalties. They weren’t undisciplined penalties; they were more aggressive penalties that put us behind the chains on offense.” Mainland’s Tamaj Woodard and Dennis King V each scored a touchdown in the fourth quarter to put the Bucs back in the game. Mainland’s 2-point conversion attempt failed after the first fourthquarter score, and Nease’s Aric Davis-Baer kicked his
Mainland quarterback PJ Miller (8) finds an opening against the Panthers. Photos by Christine Rodenbaugh
second field goal on the night to stretch the Panthers’ lead to 35-25. After the Bucs reached the end zone again and converted the 2-point conversion, Nease (1-2) recovered an onside kick to escape with the victory. Mainland quarterback PJ Miller threw three touchdown passes and ran for a touchdown. Receiver Nolan Caliendo hauled in two of the touchdown receptions. The junior’s catch-and-run for a touchdown gave the Bucs the early lead in the first quarter. Nease quarterback Aiden Phifer also tossed three touchdown passes, all to his cousin, Chase Phifer.
Mainland running back Braylyn Simmons (3) cuts around a Nease defender late in the third quarter.
“Early in the season, I’m optimistic. Our offense finally caught its rhythm again.” JERRIME BELL, Mainland football coach
Before the game, Nease held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new turf field. “They’re a tough team, and we went to their house with the ribbon cutting, field dedication ceremony, so we knew it was going to be a hostile environment,” Bell said. “And for the most part, we battled toe to toe with them. We just made too many untimely mistakes.” The Bucs are off this week. They will try to get in the win column on Friday, Sept. 18, in a home game against Sanford Seminole. “Early in the season, I’m optimistic,” Bell said. “Our offense finally caught its
Mainland’s Chris Butler (right) powers past Devon Wently (1) in the first quarter.
Mainland wide receiver Nolan Caliendo (9) catches a pass and runs for a touchdown early in the game.
rhythm again. The mistakes we made on defense are correctable — communication, alignment, assignment. We have a week that we can work on those things.” Seminole (3-0) is coming off a 27-13 win over Eau Gallie. The Seminoles are ranked sixth in Class 6A and 25th overall in the state by MaxPreps and feature former Mainland receiver Kadin Flores. The speedster scored 10 touchdowns for the Bucs last year. This season, Flores, a junior, leads Seminole with 15 catches for 177 yards. “He’s having a successful season, so it’s going to be fun,” Bell said. “It’s always fun whenever we match up with Seminole. All we have left on our schedule is tough games, so that’s every week, you’re not allowed to breathe.”
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Three TDs by Ajede, three more by the defense, propel FPC to third win Nei’cco Murphy scored a touchdown on offense and one on defense in 49-14 rout of Terry Parker.
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Nei’cco Murphy scored a touchdown on defense and another on offense, and Ehimen “He-man” Ajede rushed for over 200 yards and three touchdowns as Flagler Palm Coast improved to 3-0 on the season with a 49-14 victory at Jacksonville Terry Parker on Friday, Sept. 4. The Bulldogs, who have already matched their season win total from a year ago, scored three defensive touchdowns in the game. Defensive lineman Jacob Harnisch returned a fumble 23 yards for a score on the second play of the game. Murphy and Mathias Parker each scored on interception returns with Parker running 92 yards for a touchdown and Murphy returning his pick-six 57 yards. FPC played without starting quarterback Reid Pritt, who was in concussion pro-
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FPC’s Ehimen Ajede runs through a big hole against Riverside on Aug. 28. The senior has rushed for eight touchdowns this season after reaching the end zone three times against Terry Parker on Sept. 4. File photo by Brent Woronoff
tocol, coach Patrick Turner said. Murphy and receiver Logan Jacobelli shared snaps from center with the Bulldogs keeping the ball on the ground. Ajede rushed for 219 yards on 12 carries. He now has eight rushing touchowns in three games. “He-man had a monster game,” Turner said. “And our defense was just relentless. It was a whole-team win.” FPC led 15-14 at halftime before scoring five touchdowns in the second half. “Our quarterback did not play, so we rotated two athletes — Nei’cco Murphy and Logan Jacobelli — at quarterback,” Turner said. “Our offensive line did a great job, but we had some unnecessary penalties, a couple of false starts. Obviously, anytime you got a new quarterback, the rhythm’s off a little bit, but other than that, I thought it was a really clean game.”
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Seabreeze turnovers, Satellite’s big plays doom ’Crabs in their first loss The Sandcrabs will try to put the loss behind them in their district opener against Bishop Moore. BRENT WORONOFF ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Turning the ball over and giving up big plays was a formula for disaster for Seabreeze’s football team in its first loss of the season on Sept. 4 at Satellite. The Scorpions took advantage of three Seabreeze fumbles and scored on three long
touchdown passes and a long TD run to win 35-2. Satellite improved to 3-0, while Seabreeze fell to 2-1. “It was a rough one,” Seabreeze coach Mike Klein said. “It just seemed like at every turn something would go wrong. And it was in all phases of the game.” A strip sack led to the Scorpions’ first touchdown, a 40-yard run by Raiden Kerr. Satellite went up 21-0 at the half on an 80-yard touchdown pass from Brody Grennan to Noah Corriveau and a 42-yard scoring pass from Grennan to Luke Herte. Grennan shook off a defender on the pass to Corriveau,
who broke a tackle on his way to the end zone. A Seabreeze fumble set up Herte’s catch. Grennan and Corriveau hooked up again on a 33-yard touchdown pass early in the third quarter, and the Sandcrabs’ fumbled the ensuing kickoff at their own 1 to set up a short touchdown run. “You can’t give up explosive big plays, and you can’t turn the football over, and we definitely did those two things,” Klein said. “It just felt like we came out flat. I didn’t do a good enough job of getting the guys prepared. Hats off to Satellite. They’re definitely a good football team. They came out ready to play.
They executed. They played physical, and we just didn’t match them in any of those categories.” Seabreeze finally got on the scoreboard late in the game on a high punt snap by the Scorpions. The punter fell on the ball in the end zone for a safety. Satellite held Seabreeze to 81 yards of offense. Noah Bogdanowicz completed 6 of 15 passes for 33 yards and Jeremias George ran for 29 yards on eight carries. “In almost every way that things could go wrong, it seemed like it happened,” Klein said. “The turnovers came on a couple of plays that
looked good. One was a screen pass. They got through and knocked it out from our guy. Defensively, they’d get behind us for a big play.” Seabreeze opens district play against Orlando Bishop Moore on Friday, Sept. 11, at Daytona Stadium. “We got to step up and move on,” Klein said. “The rest of our schedule is a tough slate. So, we can’t have setback weeks. We’ve got to keep getting better. Bishop Moore has a lot of good players. They’ve got a great coaching staff, and so it’s going to be a real test for us.” Email brent@observerlocalnews.com.
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SEPT. 11 Bishop Moore (1-2) at Seabreeze (2-1) at Daytona Stadium, 7 p.m. This will be Bishop Moore’s second road game. Its first was a little farther, at Palos Verdes in California on Aug. 27. Seabreeze sophomore quarterback Noah Bogdanowicz has passed for 298 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions.
Flagler Palm Coast JV team topples Seabreeze The Bulldogs improved to 3-0. OBSERVER STAFF
Flagler Palm Coast defeated Seabreeze 34-0 in a JV football game on Wednesday, Sept. 2, at the Ormond Beach Sports Complex. The Bulldogs’ JV team is 3-0, the same record as their varsity team.
FPC cheerleaders were at the Bulldogs’ JV game against Seabreeze at the Ormond Beach Sports Complex.
Seabreeze’s Eli Walters (9) gets a pass off as FPC’s Jaydel Williams (24) and Levar Smith (27) rush the quarterback. Photo by Keishia McLendon
Seabreeze defensive back Jacob McBroom (1) closes in on FPC’s Cruz Finnicum.
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SIDELINES ERAU basketball coach Steve Ridder to retire after this season
day. The Bulldogs are currently ranked second in the state behind Belen Jesuit in the Run Florida rankings. They defeated two other top-five teams at the meet in Bolles and Gulliver Prep, which placed third and fourth, respectively. FPC has yet to run against Nease, which FPC coach David Halliday said is the team to beat in Class 4A. FPC’s girls placed 21st with senior Anna Grigoruk leading the way with a time of 19:54.3 to finish 29th. Freshman Avery Wisniewski was 58th with a PR time of 20:41.3. FPC’s other team scorers were Everly Mucciolo (96th, 21:26.5), Lauren Rutledge (200th, 23:09.8) and Summer McKinney (231st, 23:38.5). “It was a solid day,” Halliday said. “We’re making some improvements. Of our 27 runners (varsity and JV), 21 either set their season-best time or their overall PR.”
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Steve Ridder, one of the top 30 winningest men’s basketball coaches of all time, has announced that he will retire after this season, his 37th as head coach of the Embry-Riddle men’s basketball Eagles. coach Steve Ridder is retiring “When making the difficult after this season, his 37th as decision to step away, I look the Eagles’ head coach. Courback with an overwhelming tesy photo sense of gratitude as this journey at Embry-Riddle is coming to an end,” Ridder said Sept. 5, at the Sperling Sports in an article on Emby-Riddle’s Complex in DeLand. athletic website.”Thirty-eight Cerasi finished with a time years ago, Vicky and I never of 18:53.0, nearly a minute imagined what was ahead of ahead of runner-up Rachel us, coming to a place with so Judy of Master’s Academy, much potential, but very little who finished in 19:49.1. in place for athletics. 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Matanzas home game against Deltona rescheduled for Oct. 1 The Pirates’ home opener against the Wolves was postponed after an hour-and-ahalf lightning delay. BRENT WORONOFF ASSOCIATE EDITOR
After an hour-and-15-minute lightning delay on Sept. 4, Matanzas High’s home football opener against Deltona was postponed. The game has Matanzas quarterback Devin Davis (left) in the Pirates’ kickoff clasbeen rescheduled for Thurs- sic against Seabreeze Aug. 14. File photo by Keishia McLendon day, Oct. 1. The lightning detector kept resetting as lightning strikes “Our guys were excited to The Wildcats defeated Ocala continued to move into the play, and so was Deltona,” Trinity Catholic 41-0 Sept. 4. area. Forrest said. “It was a big “The only way to guarantee “I know our guys were game for both of us com- a playoff spot is win your disa little disappointed, but ing in here. One was looking trict,” Forrest said. “So we got it becomes a player safety to extend their win streak, to come out ready to play, and thing,” Matanzas football one was trying to get on the on the road again.” coach Matt Forrest said. “We board for a win. But you can’t The Pirates won’t play didn’t want to kick off after 9 control the weather, so we’re another district game until p.m., and it just kept resetting going to make the best of it.” Oct. 9 at home against Gainesand resetting.” Forrest said the Pirates were ville Buchholz. That will be The two teams happened eager to play a game after two the first of three consecutive to have the same bye week, disappointing performances. district contests with Oakleaf and they immediately agreed “I think our guys were on the road Oct. 16 and West to reschedule. The game was excited to show who we are, Port at home Oct. 23. first rescheduled for Oct. 2, because I don’t really think The Father Lopez game at but was later moved to Thurs- the first two games were a Atlantic was also postponed day of that week. clear picture of that,” he said. because of lightning on “It worked out perfect,” “I think we were still kind of Sept. 4. That game has been Forrest said. going through the growing rescheduled for Sept. 28 at The game was supposed to pains of some new guys and 6:30 p.m. be the Pirates’ home opener. guys in some new spots and Instead, they will play their some new schemes. I think first home game on Sept. 18 they’re excited to show that THIS WEEK against Menendez. They are this is what we’ve been workSEPT. 11 back on the road Friday, Sept. ing towards.” Matanzas (0-2) at 11, against Ocala Forest for One new guy, freshman Ocala Forest (3-0), 7 their first district game of the quarterback Devin Davis, was p.m. season. scheduled to make his first This will be the first The Pirates (0-2) were dis- start against Deltona. Puharic and Associates, is a full service Puharic andInc. Associates, Inc. a full service meeting ever between appointed to not get theisSept. Ocala Forest comes into the these two teams. 4 gamefirm against the Wolves District 3-5A game against concierge-styleconcierge-style risk management designed risk inmanagement firm designed (2-0). Matanzas with a 3-0 record.
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Kenneth Troy Dannehower, age 36, of Ormond Beach, Florida, passed away on September 2, 2026 following a devastating motorcycle accident. Born on December 23, 1989 to Janet Dannehower and Gilbert Dannehower, Troy was a loving son, brother and uncle. He will be remembered by many as the biggest and brightest presence in the room. Troy possessed a magnetic smile, a brilliant sense of humor and a quick wit that naturally drew people toward him. Beyond his vibrant personality, Troy was a deeply kind, compassionate and loving individual. He walked through life with tremendous empathy and an extraordinary capacity for forgiveness. A natural leader from a young age, Troy’s greatest
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VOLUSIA COUNTY LEGAL NOTICES FIRST INSERTION NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA GENERAL JURISDICTION DIVISION CASE NO. 2025 13494 CIDL SUN WEST MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC. Plaintiff, vs. KENNETH RICARDO ROSS, JR. AKA KENNETH ROSS, JR., et. al., Defendants. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to an Order or Final Judgment entered in Case No. 2025 13494 CIDL of the Circuit Court of the 7th Judicial Circuit in and for Volusia County, Florida, wherein, SUN WEST MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC., Plaintiff, and KENNETH RICARDO ROSS, JR. AKA KENNETH ROSS, JR., et. al., are Defendants, Clerk of Circuit Court, Laura E. Roth will sell to the highest bidder for cash at www.volusia.realforeclose. com, on October 6, 2026 at 11:00 AM, the following described property: LOT 24, BLOCK 827, DELTONA LAKES UNIT THIRTY-TWO, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 27, PAGES 101 THROUGH 118, INCLUSIVE, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA. Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, must file a claim per the requirements set forth in FL Stat. 45.302. IMPORTANT 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, 125 E. Orange Ave., Ste. 300, Daytona Beach, FL 32114, (386) 257-6096. Hearing or voice impaired, please call 711. DATED this 2nd day of September 2026. GREENSPOON MARDER, LLP 100 W. Cypress Creek Road, Suite 700 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309 Telephone: (954) 491-1120 Hearing Line: (888) 491-1120 Facsimile: (954) 343-6982 Email: gmforeclosure@gmlaw.com Email: Karissa.Chin-Duncan@gmlaw.com By: /s/Karissa Chin-Duncan Karissa Chin-Duncan, Esq. Florida Bar No. 98472 25-002151-01 / 36616.0250 / Jean Schwartz September 10, 17, 2026 26-00664I
FIRST INSERTION NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA CIRCUIT CIVIL DIVISION CASE NO.: 2025 11432 CIDL PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC Plaintiff(s), vs. GLENBROOKE OF EDGEWATER HOMEOWNNERS ASSOCIATION, INC..; AMY LYNN ZILCOSKY; GLENBROOKE HOMEOWNERS` ASSOCIATION, INC. Defendant(s). NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT, pursuant to Plaintiff ’s Final Judgment of Foreclosure entered on August 25, 2026 in the above-captioned action, the Clerk of Court, Laura E Roth, will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at www. volusia.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes on the 1st day of October, 2026 at 11:00 AM on the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment of Foreclosure or order, to wit: Lot 116, GLENBROOKE PHASE 2, according to the plat as recorded in Plat Book 62, Pages 146 through 149, inclusive, of the Public Records of Volusia County, Florida. Property address: 1916 Myrtlebrooke Drive, Edgewater, FL 32141 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. 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, 125 E. ORANGE AVE., STE. 300, DAYTONA BEACH, FL 32114, (386) 2576096. HEARING OR VOICE IMPAIRED, PLEASE CALL 711. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Stephen G. Hurley PADGETT LAW GROUP STEVEN G. HURLEY, ESQ. Florida Bar # 99802 6267 Old Water Oak Road, Suite 203 Tallahassee, FL 32312 (850) 422-2520 (telephone) (850) 422-2567 (facsimile) attorney@padgettlawgroup.com Attorney for Plaintiff Pursuant to the Fla. R. Jud. Admin. 2.516, the above signed counsel for Plaintiff designates attorney@padgettlawgroup.com as its primary e-mail address for service, in the above styled matter, of all pleadings and documents required to be served on the parties. TDP File No. 25-003202-1 September 10, 17, 2026 26-00667I
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 Moore Practical Living located at 2071 Killinger Street in the City of Deltona, Volusia, FL 32738 intends to register the said name with the Division of Corporations of the Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida. Dated this 6th day of September, 2026 Sherrie Moore Sherrie R Moore September 10, 2026 26-00679I
FIRST INSERTION NOTICE OF ACTION IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No.: 2025 14039 CICI ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC F/K/A QUICKEN LOANS, LLC, Plaintiff, v. KEVIN W. TIMMONS; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF KEVIN W. TIMMONS; DEBORAH A. TIMMONS UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF DEBORAH A. TIMMONS; UNKNOWN TRUSTEES OF THE DENNIS RICHARDS’ REVOCABLE TRUST; UNKNOWN BENEFICIARIES OF THE DENNIS RICHARDS’ REVOCABLE TRUST; KATHERINE KOSS; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF NICOLE J. PICHON-MILLER; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF MARK MILLER; LVNV FUNDING LLC; 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; UNKNOWN TENANT #1; UNKNOWN TENANT#2, Defendant. To the following Defendant(s): DEBORAH A. TIMMONS (l/k/a) 1118 WANDERING OAKS DR, ORMOND BEACH FL 32174 UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF DEBORAH A. TIMMONS 1118 WANDERING OAKS DR, ORMOND BEACH FL 32174 UNKNOWN TRUSTEES OF THE DENNIS RICHARDS’ REVOCABLE TRUST 1118 WANDERING OAKS DR, ORMOND BEACH FL 32174 UNKNOWN BENEFICIARIES OF THE DENNIS RICHARDS’ REVOCABLE TRUST 1118 WANDERING OAKS DR, ORMOND BEACH FL 32174 UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF NICOLE J. PICHON-MILLER 35 LAMM ST DANVILLE, IL 61832
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YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for Foreclosure of Mortgage on the following described property: LOT 15, NORTHBROOK - UNIT 5, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 37, PAGE 84, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA a/k/a 1118 Wandering Oaks Dr, Ormond Beach, FL 32174 has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, upon Kelley Kronenberg, Attorney for Plaintiff, whose address is 10360 West State Road 84, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33324 on or before August 24, 2026, a date which is within thirty (30) days after the first publication of this Notice in Business Observer 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. This notice is provided pursuant to Administrative Order No. 2.065. 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. WITNESS my hand and the seal of this Court this 22 day of July, 2026. LAURA E ROTH CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT (SEAL) BY: /s/ Jennifer Vazquez Deputy Clerk Kelley Kronenberg Attorney for Plaintiff 10360 West State Road 84 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33324 September 10, 17, 2026 26-00665I
FIRST INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS (Summary Administration) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2026 11494 PRDL Division 10 IN RE: ESTATE OF RICHARD PAUL D’AQUISTO 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 Richard Paul D’Aquisto, deceased, File Number 2026 11494 PRDL, by the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 101 North Alabama Avenue, DeLand, FL 32724; that the decedent’s date of death was January 5, 2026; that the total value of the exempt and non-exempt assets of the estate is $54,777 and that the names and addresses of those to whom it has been assigned by such order are: Name Address Nicholas D’Aquisto 507 Beasley Court Orlando, FL 32807 Matthew D’Aquisto 401 W. Seminole Blvd. Apt. 14 Sanford, Florida 32771 Olivia D’Aquisto 1800 Redwood Grove Terrace Lake Mary, Florida 32779 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 pay-
ment 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 personal representative has no duty to discover whether any property held at the time of the decedents death by the decedent or the decedent’s surviving spouse is property to which the Florida Uniform Disposition of Community Property Rights at Death Act as described in sections 732.216-732.288 Florida Statutes, applies, or may apply, unless a written demand is made by a creditor as specified under section 732.2211, Florida Statutes. The written demand must be filed with the clerk. The date of first publication of this Notice is September 10, 2026. Person Giving Notice: Nicholas D’Aquisto 507 Beasley Court Orlando, Florida 32807 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 September 10, 17, 2026 26-00668I
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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 We Are The Branches located at 112 Addison Drive in the City of Ormond Beach, Volusia, FL 32174 intends to register the said name with the Division of Corporations of the Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida. Dated this 5th day of September, 2026 Hilltop Faith LLC James Seamans September 10, 2026 26-00677I
Notice Under Fictitious Name Law Pursuant to Section 865.09, Florida Statutes NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned, desiring to engage in business under the fictitious name of TWENTY-SIX DEFENSE located at 5612 Johnson Lake Rd, Deleon Springs, FL 32130 intends to register the said name with the Division of Corporations of the Florida Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida. Dated at Volusia County Florida, this 3rd day of September 2026 SPARTON DELEON SPRINGS LLC September 10, 2026 26-00671I
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 Faith Mall located at 112 Addison Drive in the City of Ormond, Volusia, FL 32174 intends to register the said name with the Division of Corporations of the Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida. Dated this 5th day of September, 2026 Hilltop Faith LLC James Seamans September 10, 2026 26-00678I
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 TD Classic located at 3780 Clyde Morris Blvd Apt 2203 in the City of Port Orange, Volusia, FL 32129 intends to register the said name with the Division of Corporations of the Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida. Dated this 4th day of September, 2026 Trevor Denham September 10, 2026 26-00672I
NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 45 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 2025 10319 CIDL THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR NOVASTAR MORTGAGE FUNDING TRUST, SERIES 2005-4, NOVASTAR HOME EQUITY LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-4, Plaintiff, vs. UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES, AND ALL OTHER PARTIES CLAIMING AN INTEREST BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST THE ESTATE OF IVORINE CAINE A/K/A IVORINE JACKSON-CAINE, DECEASED; CHANELLE SHEPHERD, Defendant(s). NOTICE OF SALE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to the order of Summary Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated August 20, 2026, and entered in Case No. 2025 10319 CIDL of the Circuit Court of the 7TH Judicial Circuit in and for Volusia County, Florida, wherein The Bank of New York Mellon, f/k/a The Bank of New York as successor in interest to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as Trustee for NovaStar Mortgage Funding Trust, Series 2005-4, NovaStar Home Equity Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-4, is Plaintiff and Unknown Heirs, Devisees, Grantees, Assignees, Lienors, Creditors, Trustees, and all other parties claiming an interest by, through, under or against the Estate of Ivorine Caine a/k/a Ivorine Jackson-Caine, deceased; Chanelle Shepherd, are Defendants, the Office of the Clerk of Laura E. Roth, Volusia County
Clerk of the Court will sell via online auction at www.volusia.realforeclose.com at 11:00 a.m. on the 20th day of October, 2026, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to wit: LOT 2, BLOCK B, PLAT OF UNIT NO. 1, COLLEGE ARMS ESTATES, A SUBDIVISION ACCORDING TO THE MAP RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 25, PAGE 14, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA. Property Address: 711 Laisy Drive, Deland, Florida 32724 and all fixtures and personal property located therein or thereon, which are included as security in Plaintiff ’s mortgage. Any person claiming an interest in the surplus funds 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. 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 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 scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711. Dated: 9/2/2026 McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, LLC By: /s/ Craig Stein Craig Stein, Esq. Fl Bar No. 0120464 McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, LLC 3222 Commerce Place, Suite A West Palm Beach, Florida, 33407 Telephone: (561) 713-1400 Email: FLpleadings@mwc-law.com File No: 24-400409 September 10, 17, 2026 26-00666I
FIRST INSERTION RE-NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 2025 12309 CICI WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE OF STARWOOD MORTGAGE RESIDENTIAL TRUST 2022-1, Plaintiff, vs. FRANCISCO J. SANTANA; ASHLEY SANTANA; THE INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.; MASTER’S GLEN AT GRANDE CHAMPION HOMEOWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC.; AERO HEC ACQUISITION I, LLC; UNKNOWN TENANT(S) IN POSSESSION #1 and #2, and ALL OTHER UNKNOWN PARTIES, et.al., Defendant(s). NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Summary Judgment of Foreclosure (In Rem) dated November 12, 2025 and an Order Returning Case to Active Status and Rescheduling Foreclosure Sale dated September 1, 2026, entered in Civil Case No.: 2025 12309 CICI of the Circuit Court of the Seventh Judicial Circuit in and for Volusia County, Florida, wherein WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE OF STARWOOD MORTGAGE RESIDENTIAL TRUST 2022-1, Plaintiff, and FRANCISCO J. SANTANA; ASHLEY SANTANA; THE INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.; MASTER’S GLEN AT GRANDE CHAMPION HOMEOWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC.; AERO HEC ACQUISITION I, LLC, are Defendants. LAURA E. ROTH, The Clerk of the Circuit Court, will sell to the highest bidder for cash, at www.volusia.realforeclose.com, at 11:00 AM, on the 23rd day of October, 2026, the following described real property as set forth in said Judgment, to wit: LOT 56, GRANDE CHAMPION AT PARCEL NW-27, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 51, PAGES 161 THROUGH 166, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA. If you are a person claiming a right to funds
remaining after the sale, you must file a claim with the clerk before the clerk reports the surplus as unclaimed. If you fail to file a timely claim you will not be entitled to any remaining funds. After the funds are reported as unclaimed, only the owner of record as of the date of the Lis Pendens may claim the surplus. 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 ADA Coordinator, 101 N. Alabama Ave., Ste. D-305, DeLand, FL 32724, (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 adaptación para poder participar en este procedimiento, usted tiene el derecho a que se le proporcione cierta asistencia, sin incurrir en gastos. Comuníquese con la Oficina de Administración Judicial (Court Administración), 101 N. Alabama Ave., Ste. D-305, DeLand, FL 32724, (386) 257-6096, con no menos de 7 días de antelación de su cita de comparecencia ante el juez, o de inmediato alrecibir esta notificación si la cita de comparecencia está dentro de un plazo menos de 7 días; si usted tiene una discapacidad del habla o del oído, llame al 711. ESTOS NUMEROS TELEFONICOS NO SON PARA OBTENER INFORMACION JUDICIAL Dated: September 8, 2026 /s/ Brian L. Rosaler By: Brian L. Rosaler Florida Bar No.: 0174882. Attorney for Plaintiff: Brian L. Rosaler, Esquire Popkin & Rosaler, P.A. 1701West Hillsboro Boulevard Suite 400 Deerfield Beach, FL 33442 Telephone: (954) 360-9030 Facsimile: (954) 420-5187 25-51880 September 10, 17, 2026 26-00675I
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NOTICE OF SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, IN THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 2026-CA- 010885 DIVISION: 2 WFK & ASSOCIATES II, LLP, Plaintiff, vs. MARIE GARCIA and EDWIN GARCIA, Defendants. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to the SUMMARY FINAL JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE, entered in this case on September 3, 2026, the Volusia County Clerk of Court will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, by electronic sale at www.volusia.realforeclose.com, commencing at 11:00 am on October 6, 2026, the following described real property as set forth in the aforementioned judgment, to wit: Lot 14, Block 292, DELTONA LAKES UNIT SEVEN, according to the map or plat thereof as recorded in Plat Book 25, Pages 149 through 162, inclusive, 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 within sixty (60) days after the sale. Dated this 4th of September, 2026. By: s/ David E. Williamson David E. Williamson, Esq. September 10, 17, 2026 26-00674I
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 Sunshine Exteriors located at 304 Sunnyside Lane in the City of Debary, Volusia, FL 32713 intends to register the said name with the Division of Corporations of the Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida. Dated this 2nd day of September, 2026 Sunshine Exteriors of Florida LLC September 10, 2026 26-00670I
FIRST INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2026 12631 PRDL Division 10 IN RE: ESTATE OF IDA FRANCES CARVETH a/k/a IDA F. CARVETH Deceased. The administration of the estate of Ida Frances Carveth, deceased, whose date of death was June 15, 2026, 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. The personal representative has no duty to discover whether any property held at the time of the decedent’s death by the decedent or the decedent’s surviving spouse is property to which the Florida Uniform Disposition of Community Property Rights at Death Act as described in ss. 732.216732.228, applies, or may apply, unless a written demand is made by a creditor as specified under s. 732.2211, Florida Statutes. The written demand must be filed with the clerk. 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 September 10, 2026. Personal Representative: Dwaynique L. Leggett 73 N. Greenway Drive Port Orange, Florida 32127 Attorney for Personal Representative: Thomas J. Upchurch, Esquire Florida Bar No. 0015821 Upchurch Law 1616 Concierge Blvd. Suite 101 Daytona Beach, Florida 32117 Telephone: (386) 492-3871 Primary Email: service@upchurchlaw.com Secondary Email: clutes@upchurchlaw.com September 10, 17, 2026 26-00669I
FIRST INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA File No. 2026-12680-PRDL Probate Division IN RE: ESTATE OF WALTER LAWRENCE EXLINE, JR., Deceased. The administration of the estate of Walter Lawrence Exline, Jr., deceased, whose date of death was May 24, 2026, 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. The personal representative has no duty to discover whether any property held at the time of the decedent’s death by the decedent or the decedent’s surviving spouse is property to which the Florida Uniform Disposition of Community Property Rights at Death Act as described in ss. 732.216732.228, Florida Statutes, applies, or may apply, unless a written demand is made by a creditor as specified under s. 732.2211, Florida Statutes. The written demand must be filed with the clerk. 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 September 10, 2026. Personal Representative: Anthony F. Blatnik 2007 Aria Village Drive, Apt. 404 Matthews, North Carolina 28104 Attorney for Personal Representative: /s/ Joseph M. Percopo Joseph M. Percopo Florida Bar Number: 70239 Dean, Mead, Egerton, Bloodworth, Capouano & Bozarth, P.A. 420 South Orange Avenue, Suite 700 Orlando, Florida 32801 Telephone: (407) 841-1200 Fax: (407) 423-1831 E-Mail: jpercopo@deanmead.com Secondary E-Mail: probate@deanmead.com September 10, 17, 2026 26-00673I
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FIRST INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File Number: 2026 11856 PRDL Division: 10 IN RE: ESTATE OF PILAR HAYDE MEDINA, Deceased. The administration of the Estate of PILAR HAYDE MEDINA, Deceased, whose date of death was June 14, 2025, is pending in the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 101 N. Alabama Avenue, DeLand, FL 32724. The names and addresses of the Personal Representative for said Estate and the Attorney for said Personal Representative are respectively set forth below. All creditors of the Decedent and other persons having claims or demands against the Decedent’s Estate upon 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 the 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 Personal Representative or curator has no duty to discover whether any property held at the time of the Decedent’s death by the Decedent or the Decedent’s surviving spouse is property to which the Florida Uniform Disposition of Community Property Rights at Death Act as described in Florida Statutes Sections 732.216 - 732.228 applies, or may apply, unless a written demand is made by a creditor as specified under Florida Statutes Section 732.2211. The date of first publication of this Notice is September 10, 2026. Personal Representative: HECTOR BALLESTER GARCIA 108 SOUTH COURTLAND BLVD DELTONA, FL 32738 Attorney for Personal Representative: BARRY A. DIAMOND, #471770 LAW OFFICES OF BARRY A. DIAMOND, P.A. Coral Springs Professional Campus 5541 N. University Drive, Suite 103 Coral Springs, Florida 33067 Telephone: (954) 752-5000 September 10, 17, 2026 26-00676I
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2026 10314 PRDL IN RE: ESTATE OF THOMAS CAREY BROOM, SR. Deceased. The administration of the estate of THOMAS CAREY BROOM, SR., deceased, whose date of death was July 12, 2025, is pending in the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is PO Box 6043, DeLand, FL 327216043. The names and addresses of the curator and the curator’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. A Personal Representative or curator has no duty to discover whether any property held at the time of the decedent’s death by the decedent or the decedent’s surviving spouse is property to which the Florida Uniform Disposition of Community Property Rights at Death Act as described in ss. 732.216-732.228, applies, or may apply, unless a written demand is made by a creditor as specified under s. 732.2211. 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: September 3, 2026. Robert D. Hines Curator 1312 W. Fletcher Avenue, Suite B Tampa, FL 33612 Robert D. Hines, Esq. Attorney for Curator Florida Bar No. 0413550 Hines Norman Hines, P.L. 1312 W. Fletcher Avenue, Suite B Tampa, FL 33612 Telephone: 813-265-0100 Email: rhines@hnh-law.com Secondary Email: jrivera@hnh-law.com September 3, 10, 2026 26-00654I
NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2026 12217 PRDL Division 10 IN RE: ESTATE OF BETSY ANN LOWERY Deceased. The administration of the estate of BETSY ANN LOWERY, deceased, whose date of death was October 21, 2024, 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. The personal representative has no duty to discover whether any property held at the time of the decedent’s death by the decedent or the decedent’s surviving spouse is property to which the Florida Uniform Disposition of Community Property Rights at Death Act as described in ss. 732.216732.228, Florida Statutes, applies, or may apply, unless a written demand is made by a creditor as specified under s. 732.2211, Florida Statutes. The written demand must be filed with the clerk. 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 September 3, 2026. Personal Representative: MELISSA C. WILSON 109 Roble Lane Ormond Beach, Florida 32174 Attorney for Personal Representative: PAUL A. MARTIN, Esq. Attorney Florida Bar Number: 1000375 4015 Calusa Lane Ormond Beach, Florida 32174 Telephone: (386) 361-3567 Fax: (386) 487-2140 E-Mail: Paul.A.Martin.Esq@gmail.com Secondary E-Mail: Paul@MartinEstateProbateLaw.com September 3, 10, 2026 26-00650I
NOTICE OF ACTION IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 7th JUDICAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR VOLUSIA, FLORIDA. CASE No. 2026 10582 CIDL LONGBRIDGE FINANCIAL, LLC, Plaintiff vs. UNKNOWN SPOUSE, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES AND ALL OTHER PARTIES CLAIMING AN INTEREST BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST THE ESTATE OF MIGUEL MENA SANCHEZ, DECEASED, 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 MIGUEL MENA SANCHEZ, DECEASED 1473 PURITAN STREET DELTONA, FL 32725 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: LOT 19, BLOCK 209, DELTONA LAKES UNIT FIVE, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 25, PAGE 127, 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 Business Observer, on or before September 22, 2026; otherwise a default and a judgment may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. IMPORTANT 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. WITNESS MY HAND AND SEAL OF SAID COURT on this 21 day of August, 2026. Laura E Roth As Clerk of said Court (SEAL) By: /s/ Jennifer Vazquez As Deputy Clerk Prepared by: Greenspoon Marder, LLP (954) 491-1120; gmforeclosure@gmlaw.com (25-002866-01) September 3, 10, 2026 26-00651I
NOTICE OF ACTION IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY GENERAL JURISDICTION DIVISION CASE NO. 2026 11680 CIDL ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC, Plaintiff, vs. GILBERT B. MORLEN, II A/K/A GILBERT B. MORLEN, JR., et al., Defendant. To the following Defendant(s): ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER, AND AGAINST DENISE L. MORLEN A/K/A DENISE MORLEN A/K/A DENISE LYNN MORLEN, WHETHER SAID UNKNOWN PARTIES MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST AS SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, OR OTHER CLAIMANTS ADDRESS: UNKNOWN YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for Foreclosure of Mortgage on the following described property: LOT 18, BLOCK 1047, DELTONA LAKES, UNIT 40, AS RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 27, PAGES 224-240 AS CONTAINED IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA. has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of you written defenses, if any, to it, on McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLP, Betzy Falgas, Attorney for Plaintiff, whose address is 225 East Robinson Street, Suite 155, Orlando, FL 32801 on or before September 24, 2026, a date which is within thirty (30) days after the first publication of this Notice in 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 demand in the complaint. WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court this 24 day of August, 2026. LAURA E. ROTH, ESQ. CLERK OF COURT OF VOLUSIA COUNTY (SEAL) By /s/ Jennifer Vazquez As Deputy Clerk Submitted by: MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLP 225 East Robinson Street, Suite 155, Orlando, FL 32801 Phone: (407) 674-1850 Email: AccountsPayable@mccalla.com 26-20821FL September 3, 10, 2026 26-00652I
NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2026 12487 PRDL Division 10 IN RE: ESTATE OF PATRICIA BONDJUK, Deceased. The administration of the estate of PATRICIA BONDJUK, deceased, whose date of death was June 25, 2026, is pending in the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is P.O. Box 6043, DeLand, Florida 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 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: September 3, 2026 Signed on this 31st day of AUGUST, 2025. /s/ Theodore P. Bondjuk THEODORE P. BONDJUK Personal Representative 360 Tymber Run Ormond Beach, Florida 32174 /s/ Robert Kit Korey Robert Kit Korey Attorney for Personal Representative Florida Bar No. 147787 Korey Law, P.A. 595 W. Granada Blvd., Suite A Ormond Beach, Florida 32174 Telephone: 386-677-3431 Email: kit@koreylawpa.com Secondary Email: dwargo@koreylawpa.com September 3, 10, 2026 26-00659I
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. 2026 12426 CIDL U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR RCAF 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 MARIE C. DYKES, 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 MARIE C. DYKES A/K/A MARIE DYKES, 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 15, BLOCK 704, DELTONA LAKES, UNIT THIRTY, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 27, PAGE(S) 92, 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 it on counsel for Plaintiff, whose address is 6409 Congress Ave., Suite 100, Boca Raton, Florida 33487 on or before September 28, 2026/(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 Volusia County, Florida, this 27 day of August, 2026. LAURA E ROTH CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT (SEAL) BY: /s/ Jennifer Vazquez DEPUTY CLERK ROBERTSON, ANSCHUTZ, AND SCHNEID, PL ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF 6409 Congress Ave., Suite 100 Boca Raton, FL 33487 PRIMARY EMAIL: flmail@raslg.com 25-382601 September 3, 10, 2026 26-00653I
SECOND INSERTION NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 45 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 2025 11220 CICI THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, N.A. AS SUCCESSOR TO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR RESIDENTIAL ASSET MORTGAGE PRODUCTS, INC., MORTGAGE ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-RS4, Plaintiff, vs. JACK ABERMAN A/K/A JACK ABERMAN, JR.; GEA SEASIDE INVESTMENTS, INC.; CITY OF DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA; CITY OF SOUTH DAYTONA, FLORIDA, Defendant(s). NOTICE OF SALE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to the order of Summary Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated August 24, 2026, and entered in Case No. 2025 11220 CICI of the Circuit Court of the 7TH Judicial Circuit in and for Volusia County, Florida, wherein The Bank Of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association FKA The Bank Of New York Trust Company, N.A. As Successor To JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., As Trustee For Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc., Mortgage Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-Rs4, is Plaintiff and Jack Aberman a/k/a Jack Aberman, Jr.; Gea Seaside Investments, Inc.; City of Daytona Beach, Florida; City of South Daytona, Florida, are Defendants, the Office of the Clerk of Laura E. Roth, Volusia County Clerk of the
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Court will sell via online auction at www. volusia.realforeclose.com at 11:00 a.m. on the 2nd day of October, 2026, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to wit: LOT 27, BLOCK “E”, THE HALIFAX ESTATES, AS PER MAP BOOK 6, PAGE 72, PUBLIC RECORDS OF VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA. Property Address: 109 Raymond Avenue, Port Orange, Florida 32127 and all fixtures and personal property located therein or thereon, which are included as security in Plaintiff ’s mortgage. Any person claiming an interest in the surplus funds 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. 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 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 scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711. Dated: 8/27/2026 McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, LLC By: /s/ Craig Stein Craig Stein, Esq. Fl Bar No. 0120464 McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, LLC 3222 Commerce Place, Suite A West Palm Beach, Florida, 33407 Telephone: (561) 713-1400 Email: FLpleadings@mwc-law.com File No: 23-400210 September 3, 10, 2026 26-00658I
SECOND INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2026 12571 PRDL Division 10 IN RE: ESTATE OF ARDELL KAY FELKER a/k/a ARDELL FELKER Deceased. The administration of the estate of Ardell Kay Felker, deceased, whose date of death was May 26, 2026, 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. The personal representative has no duty to discover whether any property held at the time of the decedent’s death by the decedent or the decedent’s surviving spouse is property to which the Florida Uniform Disposition of Community Property Rights at Death Act as described in ss. 732.216732.228, applies, or may apply, unless a written demand is made by a creditor as specified under s. 732.2211, Florida Statutes. The written demand must be filed with the clerk. 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 September 3, 2026. Personal Representative: Thomas J. Upchurch 1616 Concierge Blvd. Suite 101 Daytona Beach, Florida 32117 Attorney for Personal Representative: Thomas J. Upchurch, Esquire Florida Bar No. 0015821 Upchurch Law 1616 Concierge Blvd. Suite 101 Daytona Beach, Florida 32117 Telephone: (386) 492-3871 Primary Email: service@upchurchlaw.com Secondary Email: clutes@upchurchlaw.com September 3, 10, 2026 26-00663I
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SECOND INSERTION NOTICE OF ACTION IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 7th JUDICAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR VOLUSIA, FLORIDA. CASE No. 2026 10582 CIDL LONGBRIDGE FINANCIAL, LLC, Plaintiff vs. UNKNOWN SPOUSE, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES AND ALL OTHER PARTIES CLAIMING AN INTEREST BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST THE ESTATE OF MIGUEL MENA SANCHEZ, DECEASED, 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 MIGUEL MENA SANCHEZ, DECEASED 1473 PURITAN STREET DELTONA, FL 32725 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: LOT 19, BLOCK 209, DELTONA LAKES UNIT FIVE, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 25, PAGE 127, 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 Business Observer, on or before September 22, 2026; otherwise a default and a judgment may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. IMPORTANT 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.. WITNESS MY HAND AND SEAL OF SAID COURT on this 21 day of August, 2026. Laura E Roth As Clerk of said Court (SEAL) By: /s/ Jennifer Vazquez As Deputy Clerk Prepared by: Greenspoon Marder, LLP (954) 491-1120; gmforeclosure@gmlaw.com (25-002866-01) September 3, 10, 2026 26-00657I
SECOND INSERTION NOTICE OF SALE UNDER F.S. CHAPTER 45 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No. 2025-14488-CICI Honorable Judge: Dennis Craig PLANET HOME LENDING, LLC Plaintiff, vs. ESTATE OF KENNETH J. CHRISTIAN; JEANETTE M. GILL; FAITH M. GILL; AUDREY R. GILL; ANDREW CHRISTIAN AKA ANDREW OSTYNSKI: KATHLEEN OSTYNSKI; ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS, TRUSTEES, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES, CREDITORS, DEVISEES, OR OTHER PERSONS KNOWN OR UNKNOWN CLAIMING INTEREST BY, THROUGH, UNDER, OR AGAINST KENNETH J. CHRISTIAN; UNKNOWN TENANT OCCUPANT #1, UNKNOWN TENANT OCCUPANT #2; Defendants, NOTICE IS GIVEN that, in accordance with the Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated July 15, 2026, in the above-styled cause, Laura E. Roth, as the Clerk of the Circuit Court, will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash online at: online at www.volusia.realforeclose.com beginning at 11:00 A.M., on September 18, 2026, the following described property: LOT 4, BLOCK 4, GOLF VIEW SUBDIVISION, SECTION #1, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 23, PAGE 257, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA. PARCEL ID: 532901040040 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 716 Katherine St., South Daytona, FL 32119. 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. ADA Accommodations 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 Court Administration, 125 E. Orange Avenue, Suite 300, Daytona Beach, FL 32114; Telephone: (386) 257-6096, within two (2) working days of your receipt of this notice. If you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711. Dated this July 17, 2026. /s/ Matthew T. Wasinger Matthew T. Wasinger, Esquire Wasinger Law Office 605 E. Robinson, Suite 730 Orlando, FL 32801 (407) 308-0991 Fla. Bar No.: 0057873 Attorney for Plaintiff Service: mattw@wasingerlawoffice.com September 3, 10, 2026 26-00656I
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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. 2026 12632 CICI WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY IN ITS CAPACITY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR ONITY LOAN ACQUISITION TRUST 2025-HB1, Plaintiff, vs. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT. 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 SHEILA WHITE, 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 176, GEORGETOWNE SUBDIVISION, UNIT II, AS PER MAP IN MAP BOOK 37, PAGES 105 AND 106, 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 it on counsel for Plaintiff, whose address is 6409 Congress Ave., Suite 100, Boca Raton, Florida 33487 on or before October 1, 2026/(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 Volusia County, Florida, this 31 day of August, 2026. LAURA E. ROTH CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT (SEAL) BY: /s/ Jennifer Vazquez DEPUTY CLERK ROBERTSON, ANSCHUTZ, AND SCHNEID, PL ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF 6409 Congress Ave., Suite 100 Boca Raton, FL 33487 PRIMARY EMAIL: flmail@raslg.com 26-424425 September 3, 10, 2026 26-00661I
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