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Local teacher and coach Glenn Barnes laid to rest BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES butleramj@yahoo.com
Residents of Volusia County attend a candidates forum sponsored by the Volusia NAACP Tuesday night. Candidates for mayoral, county council, sheriff, judge, clerk of court, school board and various other races addressed the standing room-only crowd.
Community turns out for election forum Volusia residents pack center to hear candidates in primary races
Father figure In addition, he was involved in youth football with the Daytona Beach Buccaneers Pop Warner club. “He was excellent with the kids. He always put the kids first. He was a father figure to many. Coach Barnes created the Bucs’ Pop Warner program in 1990, I believe, and he also created a tutoring program to help the kids keep their grades up, said Tommy Rowland. “He put in so many hours with kids while coaching youth football and heading the JV program at Mainland. He still had to go home and take care of his family.’’ Rowland had coached with Barnes for about 20 years in youth football. He is currently the commissioner for the Daytona Beach Buccaneers, taking over for Barnes.
BY JAMES HARPER DAYTONA TIMES harperjames59@yahoo.com
It was standing room only at the John H. Dickerson Center in Daytona Beach Tuesday night as hundreds of residents turned out to listen to some of the candidates who will appear on the Aug. 14 primary ballot in Volusia County. The open forum was sponsored by the Volusia County-Daytona Beach NAACP and the Daytona Beach Area Alumnae Pan-Hellenic Association. The forum was an indication that the Black vote in Volusia County could make a difference in some key races, particularly in the Daytona Beach mayoral, county council District 2, supervisor of elections, county clerk of the court, and county chair competitions. NAACP President Cynthia Slater kicked off the event informing candidates and residents that her organization is a frontline advocate responsible for raising awareness about the democratic process. Slater, who was pleasantly
Funeral services for Mainland High School teacher and coach Glenn Gordon Barnes were held at Allen Chapel AME Church in Daytona Beach on July 28. Barnes died July 20 at age 62. Elder Robert L. Fuller, pastor of Greater New Zion Baptist Church in Daytona Beach, conducted the eulogy. Interment was at Greenwood Cemetery in Daytona. “He always had a smile on his face. He loved his family. He would do anything for them. He also loved kids and always helped them too,” said his wife, Glenn Francene Barnes. Barnes Barnes was a history teacher at Mainland High School and an assistant football coach there. He headed the junior varsity program and was the steward for the Volunteer Teacher Organization (VTO) at the school. “He always looked for ways to teach his kids different things. He stayed watching the History Channel,” his wife recalled.
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Residents listen closely to candidates’ platforms at the forum. The primary election will be held Aug. 14; early voting begins Aug. 4. surprised by the number of residents who attended and candidates who participated, said it is her hope that everyone left the forum familiar with the candidates who each spoke for two minutes and hung around the center later to personally greet residents.
No guaranteed votes Pat Heard, a member of the Midtown Redevelopment Area Board, said she attended the forum to learn if any of the candidates knew anything about Midtown, which is a predominantly Black populated area of Daytona Beach.
“I didn’t hear anything,” Heard acknowledged. Bethune Cookman University Administrator Al Bouie, who is also a member of the Pan-Hellenic Association, said he did learn something Tuesday night and cautioned Black
Tallahassee native, FAMU graduate Barnes enjoyed traveling, music and having gatherings with his family. “If he visited a town and had 10 cousins living there, he would visit each and every one of them,” Francene Barnes related. In 1967, Barnes graduated from Lincoln High in his hometown of Tallahassee, where he played football and was a member of the ROTC.
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Backpack giveaway continues to help kids get ready for school BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES butleramj@yahoo.com
Youngsters expressed their approval after receiving their free backpacks and school supplies at a previous giveaway event sponsored by the City of Daytona Beach.
School is right around the corner as Volusia County schools are scheduled to begin a new academic year on Aug. 20. It’s also time for the Mayor’s Backpack Give-A-Way in Daytona Beach.. “We quickly recognized the need for more assistance. Kids often disconnect because they don’t have adequate school supplies. Having the right supplies could make the difference between a successful school year
and a failure,” said Mayor Glenn Ritchey during a press conference last week.
Sites for supplies There are several sites where local children can receive free backpacks and school supplies. The first event is 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Aug. 4 at Derbyshire Park, 849 Derbyshire Road. Another will be from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 6 at Lennox Park, 825 S. Grandview Ave. The last event is Aug. 11 at the John H. Dickerson Community Center, 308 S. Martin Luther King Blvd. The time is from 9 a.m. – 11 a.m.
The supplies are for youngsters 5 through 18. The backpacks will contain supplies such as paper, pencils, pens, erasers, socks and underwear. High school and middle school backpacks also will include a composition book and a calculator. Free hot dogs and water will be given away too to patrons at the giveaway events.
From 240 to 3,050 given This is the sixth year of the giveaway. During the inception, a toPlease see BACKPACKS, Page 2