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Seabreeze grapples with identity after fights Reported fights at Seabreeze High School went from five in 2016-2017 to 20 in 2017-2018. PAGES 4-5
INSIDE TERM LIMITS NOW ON BALLOT
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A special commission meeting added term limits, and choice to participate in a primary, to the May ballot referendum. PAGE 7
do you want a half-cent sales tax increase and better roads in Ormond Beach?
BEACH ACCESS IN PLACE OF HOTEL The Argosy Motel operated for 61 years. Now there will be parking for beach access. PAGE 2
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PICKELBALL COURTS NEEDED? Players think so. Is the city being left behind in the craze? PAGE 14
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Seabreeze’s Will Crotty leaps into a fray of defenders to steal the ball.
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Bit of history gone, but now more access to beach The Argosy Motel operated for 61 years in Ormond. WAYNE GRANT REAL ESTATE EDITOR
“This is déjà vu,” said Greg Clark, as he looked out at the waves rolling in at an Ormond-by-the-Sea beach. His earliest memories are from the age of 3 at that beach where his family’s motel, Argosy Motel, stood for 61 years. Now, the motel is gone, and the site is now Argosy Park, the newest beach parking lot on the east side of State Road A1A with 42 spaces and outdoor showers. But it was not a sad day. After managing the motel at 1255 N. Ocean Shore Blvd. with his wife for several years, he planned on selling in 2014, and the county offered $1.25 million. He’s happy it’s a parking lot he can visit anytime. He calls that stretch of beach paradise. “I want people to visit here forever,” he said. “People don’t realize what a great beach this is.” He was at the ribbon cutting for Argosy Park on Feb. 22, and three generations of his family were there to celebrate. County officials chose to continue the name to accentuate the community’s coastal history, a press release said. Lori Campbell Baker, of the Daytona Beach Convention and Visitors Bureau, said beach parking benefits visitors as well as residents. “In some destinations, it’s a challenge to stop and take a peek at the ocean,” she said.
The Argosy Motel was purchased using money split evenly from the county general fund, an ECHO grant and the Ponce Inlet Port Authority. Money for construction of beach parking lots and amenities, however, comes from money set aside from beach toll revenue, said Jessica Winterwerp, Coastal Division director. For example, Argosy Park construction, including motel removal, cost $463,045, which came from toll fees. BEACH PARKING, IMPROVEMENTS COMING
Currently under construction is beach parking at Cardinal Drive with 124 spaces where the Other Place nightclub and a gas station were torn down. The lot is across State Road A1A from the beach, but it’s at a signalized intersection. The lot should be ready for parking in late summer, according to Niles Cyzycki, coastal construction manager for Volusia County. Another parking option west of State Road A1A is Rockefeller Park, and it’s set for improvements, Cyzycki said. The county is currently in discussion with Florida Department of Transportation to install a pedestrian crosswalk with flashing lights to stop traffic. They also plan to improve the ramp at to make it more aesthetically pleasing for pedestrians and bikers. There will be a building for the
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There generations of the family that owned the Argosy Motel were at the ribbon cutting for the new beach parking lot.
Coastal Division located in the back of the Cardinal Drive beach parking. There was some criticism in taking up space for a building, but Winterwerp said it’s necessary to store supplies for maintenance and beach safety activities. Currently, they must travel to Dunlawton Avenue in Port Orange. Also there are plans is to tear down the lifeguard tower, damaged by hurricanes, at Al Weeks Sr. Park by May 1. A new tower will be constructed to the west of the dunes when an agreement can be reached with FEMA, Cyzycki said. There is a demand for services in the area, he said, especially now with the beach parking available.
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I-95 INTERCHANGE AT US 1 The city states that improvements are required at this interchange to accommodate future growth and address current traffic and safety issues, since this interchange ranks among the highest in crashes in Volusia and Flagler County. The improvements would include a single new ramp to I-95 southbound, new collector roads parallel to I-95 leading to a new interchange of the proposed Ormond Crossing Boulevard, expansion of U.S. 1 to six lanes east of I-95, and reconfiguration of existing ramps. ESTIMATED COST: $41 MILLION
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This project would improve Pineland Trail to the city’s collector road standards from Harmony Avenue to Airport Road. The cross section of this roadway segment would match the improvements to Pineland Trail required within the Ormond Crossings development. ESTIMATED COST: $9.7 MILLION
This extension would create a secondary collector access road from Pineland Trail to the city’s Airport Business Park. This would further economic development of the business park, according to the city. ESTIMATED COST: $2.25 MILLION
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NOVA ROAD ROADWAY DIET
With a referendum planned, Ormond Beach has identified projects to be funded by a new tax. Will the voters agree to a half-cent sales tax increase?
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This project would reconstruct the intersections of Fluhart Drive and Riverside Drive, and Fluhart Drive and South Halifax Drive, into roundabouts. The city states that this project was proposed following a safety study as a result of multiple crashes in 2016. ESTIMATED COST: $300,000
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This project would provide for four-lane connectivity down the entire roadway from Granada Boulevard to LPGA Boulevard. Volusia County is currently planning stages of widening Williamson from LPGA to Strickland Range Road. The city will need to partner with the city of Daytona Beach and Volusia County for this project. ESTIMATED COST: $13.5 MILLION
This project proposes adding defined crossing points to enhance pedestrian activity and add aesthetics to the section of Nova Road north of Granada Boulevard. ESTIMATED COST: UNKNOWN
FLUHART DRIVE ROUNDABOUTS
This project would widen Tymber Creek Road to four lanes, starting north from Peruvian Lane to Airport Road. The city already widened Tymber Creek from Granada Boulevard to Peruvian Lane. This project is listed on the River to Sea Transportation Planning Organization’s 2040 long range transportation plan. It would involve a partnership between the city, Daytona Beach and Volusia County. ESTIMATED COST: $8 MILLION
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The project would start at the current endpoint of Hand Avenue at Williamson Boulevard and extend west across I-95 and the Tomoka River to Tymber Creek Road. The city states that this could potentially reduce traffic loads on Granada Boulevard and LPGA Boulevard, creating an alternate east-to-west route. This project would involve a partnership with the city of Daytona Beach and Volusia County. ESTIMATED COST: $24.8 MILLION
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ome May, Volusia County voters will finally decide the fate of the proposed half-cent sales tax, in a referendum that government officials — both at the municipal and county level — have been working toward since last year. But, after the Legislature added an unexpected audit requirement for all new taxes, and it was revealed that the county had not raised impact fees for 15 years, the half-cent sales tax proposal was put on hold in May 2018. The County Council voted to raise impact fees seven months later, in December 2018, and it didn’t take long for the sales tax discussion to be put back on the table. After a roundtable meeting with local elected officials, the County Council asked staff to draft an ordinance for a special mail-in election at a cost of $490,000. Ormond Beach will bear 5% of the special election cost, amounting to $35,000. If the half-cent sales tax passes, the city is estimating it will bring an extra $2.3
million annually for the next 20 years to be used for infrastructure, stormwater and water quality projects. According to the city website, Ormond Beach received $2,348,889 in sales tax revenue in 2018, and the additional money generated by a half-cent sales tax would help projects like building and improving sidewalks to schools, roadway improvements and reconstruction, the reduction of traffic congestion, local flood control and improving the city’s water quality. While the Ormond Beach City Commission unanimously voted in late January to help with the cost of the election, not all city commissioners are on board with adding an extra tax for the residents; City Commissioner Rob Littleton said he will be encouraging residents to vote no. The city has also crafted a survey asking residents to identify which projects are their priorities. The survey closes on March 15. Those interested can participate by visiting https://www.opentownhall. com/portals/298/Issue_7138.
A 2.2-mile segment of Hand Avenue, from Shangri La Road to Williamson Boulevard would be widened to four lanes with 4-foot bike lanes on each side and a 10-foot wide path on the north side. This project was included in the preferred alternative in the transportation feasibility study for State Road 40, and includes the multi-use path from the city’s 2016 bicycle master plan. This project would require a partnership between the city, Daytona Beach and Volusia County. ESTIMATED COST: $13.5 MILLION
ROADWAY RECONSTRUCTION The city currently budgets $450,000 per year for roadway reconstruction, addressing about 2.5 miles of roads per year due to the $183,000-per-mile cost. An additional $250,000 would allow for a total of about 4 miles of road reconstruction per year. ESTIMATED COST: $5 MILLION ($250,000 PER YEAR FOR 20 YEARS)
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After the fights
Ormond Beach
Seabreeze High School grapples with identity. JARLEENE ALMENAS NEWS EDITOR
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Moving forward, the School District is looking at implementing a lanyard and ID card system. Russell said this will help school administration and faculty identify students and monitor closely who is actually allowed to leave campus. New Smyrna Beach High School has already implemented student ID cards. “This just adds another level of security,” Russell said. The superintendent said anytime a situation like this happens in a school, officials need to take a step back and look at current practices. Shortly after the events, Russell said a team was sent to look at the campus and examine the “ebb and flow” of the day to make recommendations to increase security and improve school operations. And while Seabreeze was the catalyst for looking at these changes, it won’t stop there. “We are going to move forward and look at all of our secondary schools to make sure the best practices are in place,” Russell said. ‘PART OF GROWING UP’
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olusia County School District officials have deemed the last two weeks at Seabreeze High School as a learning experience, though one Superintendent Tom Russell said they “never want to go through again.” On Tuesday, Feb. 19, 44% of Seabreeze’s 1,650 students stayed home after saying they saw a gun threat on social media. (Daytona Beach Police said they are not able to find the post; it’s possible it was removed.) This came after an on-campus fight on Thursday, Feb. 14, and another off-campus fight on Friday, Feb. 15; students told Daytona Beach Police they were altercations between black and white students. A 15-yearold student who police believe to have had a box cutter during the off-campus fight on Feb. 15, was arrested later that day. The student denied having it during the fight. Then, on Wednesday, Feb. 20, a group of students got into a confrontation with some construction workers in the Dollar General parking lot near the school. Video taken by students shows the parties yelling racial slurs at each other. In connection with that altercation, DBPD arrested another 15-year-old student. Finally on Thursday, Feb. 21, police arrested 18-year-old Joshua Nankivell for trespassing after he walked on campus and acted like a student while wearing a red Volusia County Schools jacket. DBPD reported this was the second time Nankivell had been trespassed from the school; he went on campus and impersonated a student on Sept. 26, 2018, as well.
Daytona Beach Police Chief Craig Capri addressed the incidents surrounding Seabreeze on the “Marc Bernier Show” on
Wednesday, Feb. 20. He said the school was safe, and that social media can do a lot of damage with situations like this. He said the fights were “over spilled milk,” and had been festering for a couple of months. One student is being expelled, he said on-air, and several have been suspended. Police also couldn’t find credibility to the gun threat allegedly posted on social media. “At the end of the day, these are young men and women that have futures, and they’re probably not thinking rationally right now, and we’d hate to see that jam them up for the future when they’ll regret it 10, 12 years down the road when they’re getting out of college and looking at maybe getting a job somewhere, and this comes up on the record,” Capri said on the show. “They don’t need this stuff.” He said he didn’t see it as a race issue. There were kids of each race on both sides of the argument. There were no injuries, and the only weapons found were a box cutter and a knife. Once the students come back from suspension, Capri said DBPD plans to speak to them to see if both sides can come to a resolution. “Kids fight, unfortunately,” Capri said. “It’s a part of growing up.” PARENTS REACT
One parent, who asked to remain anonymous per her daughter’s wishes, said she thought Capri’s spilled milk comment on the show was “infuriating.” She was one of the parents who kept her children from school following the alleged gun threat. “My daughter will not die in a school shooting,” she said. The parent believes that the only way to fix it is by implementing metal detectors. She received word from administration that the issue had been resolved, but she still believes issues are present. Her daughter said it was a racial fight, though police and school officials are saying otherwise. She was disappointed that her daughter only saw one officer on campus on Wednesday, Feb. 20, when she returned to school. That’s not enough, she said. “To brush all this stuff under the rug is a mistake on their behalf,” she said. Another parent, who also wished to remain anonymous, said she also kept her child home from school on Tuesday, Feb. 19, after she saw the messages on social media. “Initially I thought I should make her go, but then thought, ‘What if there is a gun incident and I sent her knowing I was warned?’” she said in an email. “I couldn’t live with that.” However, she had a different take on the incidents. She said Seabreeze High School Principal Joe Rawlings “is a really good man. He always roots for the underdog kids as long as they behave in school.” She said he is an advocate for troubled kids because he himself grew up in extreme poverty.
“My daughter will not die in a school shooting.” Parent of a Seabreeze student
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“It can look like mayhem in a video, seeing like four or five kids fighting. But what about the 1,600 that weren’t fighting and were just going about their business peacefully?”
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School Board member Carl Persis, who represents District 4 including Seabreeze High School, said that as a former school principal, he can understand how these incidents can happen.
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“It just hurt me, obviously as a Seabreeze graduate, to see how the actions of a few students can get in the news and taint the school’s reputation,” he said. But that’s what could happen to any school, Persis said: a handful of students “dead-set” on wanting to cause a disruption go off-campus because they know they could get suspended or expelled if they cause a fight on school grounds. Persis said as far he is aware, the number of students involved in the altercation is less than 10. “Seabreeze doesn’t really have much of a tolerance for any of that sort of thing,” Persis said. The school is a safe place, he said. Persis said he knows how kids can talk each other into doing “immature things” to stick up for one another. He believes social media didn’t portray an accurate picture of the events. “It can look like mayhem in a video, seeing like four or five kids fighting,” he said. “But what about the 1,600 that weren’t fighting and were just going about their business peacefully?” But, one of the takeaways for Persis was that when schools have incidents, no matter how minor or major, the school should
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The Ormond Beach Observer asked Rawlings for an interview about the incidents, both directly and through the school district’s spokesperson, and he declined, saying he was unavailable. The parent continued to say in her email that her child was irritated that the kids responsible for the fights could cause the upperclassmen to lose their off-campus lunch privileges. She also said missing a day of school is difficult to make up, especially due to rigorous class schedules and activities. Her child is proud of Seabreeze, the parent said, and doesn’t like the reputation it got from the incidents. “It’s not an accurate image of Seabreeze HS,” she said. “It’s been known as a long time great school. It’s all very sad. There are just too many kids who don’t have a strong loving family foundation and this seems to be the result of that. Misplaced anger.”
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inform the parents and staff. Principals can’t be too diligent in spreading accurate information before social media becomes the source, he said. He said he knows it also bothers the teachers who interact with the students every day. He said the teachers are saying this is not who Seabreeze is. “Seabreeze is an excellent school with a fantastic staff and strong leadership,” Persis
said. “That’s who Seabreeze is.” Russell said both DBPD and the Ormond Beach Police Department were “exceptional” to work with, and that he’s appreciative of all the help they gave to the Seabreeze community. He said the school district is advocating for parents, teachers and staff to download the Fortify Florida app to report suspicious activity on school campuses. Volusia was one of the first districts in the state to use the app.
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Through it all, Russell said he was impressed with Seabreeze High School’s faculty’s willingness to help. It was obvious how much they cared for the school, he said. “That school has a long, rich tradition,” Russell said. “We do not want anything like this to happen again, and we’re going to work very hard so that it does not.” Email Almenas at jarleene@ ormondbeachobserver.com.
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CANDO2 does not speak for all Dear Editor: I attended the Feb. 19 meeting of the Ormond Beach City Commission, at which time lots of points and counterpoints were presented on both the car wash project on Granada Boulevard and the proposed changes to the election terms for the city. It was very offensive to hear numerous CANDO 2 and others opposed (to just about everything brought up) say that they “speak the word of Ormond Beach” or “the citizens of Ormond Beach have spoken.” While we live in a free country, these citizens do not speak for me or represent my opinion. They clearly do not even represent the majority of those who voted in the last elections; otherwise, their candidates would have been seated on the dais that night. Definitely refreshing to see commissioners consider both sides of issues and take a vote based on practical approaches. If development that is approved based on existing rules and reviewed rationally (for example, the commission voted not to get rid of the one tree at the development), the city as a whole will prosper and continue to become a very affordable place. My point is proven with the city audit report and facts presented last night by the CPA from James Moore & Co. Ultimately, no one is disregarding the environment; Mr. Holub can attest to that. However, again, I urge those that unilaterally oppose development come up with a rational approach — either we continue to absorb development based on existing ordinances and check-points, or our city’s tax structure will have to change. I am certain the same people vying for no development would be the first to complain that the city taxes would need to be raised. Lastly, I also urge the commission to be very wary of monetary donations or sidedeals. The first that would have been considered on a west Ormond project several months back was not accepted and voted down as illicit. Then, last night, a $10,000 donation was approved as a condition of the vote. We are lucky to have a developer agree to an individual donation … but this should not have been included as a condition of the approval. Nothing against the Historical Trust, but, in my opinion, approving it as a condition sets a bad precedent.
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Dear Editor: This is just a short note to let you know how much my wife, Marianne, and I have been enjoying tennis at the Ormond Beach Tennis Center under the leadership of Clay Robinson and the guidance of Coach Kevin Tierney. This program is such a godsend to us “snowbirds” who come down to your lovely city to get away from the harshness of our New Jersey winters. These courts are pristine and very much utilized and appreciated. Thank you for all that you do to make Ormond Beach what it is.
Dear Editor: The Ormond Beach Observer’s headline on Feb. 21 should not be “Granada Pointe gets its car wash” so much as developer gets his money’s worth in pay back. Aside from being as rude as possible to residents with their three-minute limits, the mayor allowed the developer to waste a packed chamber’s time for 32 minutes and then another 15 minutes crying and whining. No further evidence is required to prove the malfeasance of the City Commission and city management with their expensive phony politicking and horn blowing about resident participation and input, only for residents to be insulted and slighted in every way and whenever possible without any recognition of their position. Please note that tree and car wash were not even on the agenda; city attorney apparently has no problem with that. The four-year term referendum is a mystery, since no other questions are allowed on the resident-paid mailing — such as term limits, contract city legal to outside law firm, eliminate grants and MainStreet, pension rationalization, staffing review, audit of consultants, separation of public works and other city services accounts, new EOC/ police station and cost-benefit of expensive airport — the same issues avoided with OB Life fiasco. Enjoy your once again empty chamber, as I myself and I am sure others, prefer not to be insulted by this commission’s dribble.
DAN WINFIELD Waretown, New Jersey
Something rotten? Dear Editor: Pardon me for being naïve and maybe a little politically uneducated, but isn’t the Comprehensive Plan considered “law”? Doesn’t the “law” have to be changed (i.e., discussed and voted upon by the public) before you can make decisions on agenda items that affect the “Plan”” There is something rotten in the state of Denmark. I think it is time to eliminate the Planning Department and the Planning Board as, obviously, their hard work and logic are no match for the machine that runs our town. The developer and attorney were given untimed minutes before and after the residents’ individual three-minute timed pleas were not allowed to go into “overtime seconds.” One of the panel of four appeared to be reading a script to fortify his decision in favor. Another complained about residents’ speeches inferring negative vibes about the developer. Yes, he has done some nice things for the city. But, I did not say anything that was not the truth! In fact, one gentleman afterward congratulated me on a “powerful talk peppered with the truth.” On top of all this, they want to lengthen their stays in office from two years to four years. Their claim is continuity. It is nothing more than securing control. ED KOLASKA Ormond Beach
Editor’s note: The City Commission determined that the car wash would be a personal service and not automotive, meaning it would not conflict with the Comprehensive Plan.
RAFAEL A. RAMIREZ Ormond Beach
MICHAEL YOUNG Ormond Beach
Granada Pointe development is good for neighborhood Dear Editor: Granada Pointe is a very emotional issue for some people, and you are not going to appease them no matter what is proposed. Maybe it was the method and visibility of clearing the land that caused people to dislike this project, but they should not make that issue the key point in all their statements. I was not fully on board at the beginning but realized it was prime real estate for business, the trees were old and damaged, and, prior to Granada Pointe, it was always approved to be developed. Preceding the clearing of this area, I walked through it numerous times, and it was a dumping
site and place for the homeless to reside. People state that this development’s plans are constantly changing. This is a fact for any project of this type. I was one of the individuals that supported the car wash at the council meeting and felt the article in the Observer dwelt more on the side of the people against it. I cannot disagree with the fact the city staff and Planning Board said “no,” but there were reasons the City Commission felt otherwise that you did not fully identify. You did not list the distinction between this car wash and an open bay car wash. I am not saying either of these types are bad, but they are vastly different in their nature and looks and provide a different service. The Planning Board and city staff said no because of an old and outdated Comprehensive Plan. They classified the car wash as “automotive” service so were against it and yet just a few hundred yards away is a Take 5, Boulevard Tire and Pep Boys. I would not want to see a full-service car wash or another automotive business in this location. This car wash will not perform work on cars; it’s fully automated. I do live behind this project and not miles away. Mr. Holub has planted more trees than required, thus providing a better-looking project and trees for the future (isn’t that what people want?). It is a good-looking development and will be clean looking with fewer buildings than originally proposed. Mr. Holub stated he will continue to own most of the project and manage it. Is this not what we want in Ormond Beach? A developer that just doesn’t build a complex and leaves but remains involved in our city? You can say my point of view is skewed toward the car wash and this development. I am not always for big business, but I want what is best for my neighborhood and want something that is sustainable, clean and will keep the noise and trash to a minimum. GREG WIERSIG Ormond Beach
Editor’s note: Not all of the Granada Pointe area was zoned for retail development. In January, 2016, the City Commission approved a land use change from residential to retail for 2.6 acres that borders Bennett Lane. Also, a six-acre site was rezoned from residential to open space/conservation so the retention pond could be built.
The city approved a car wash for Granada Pointe. Here’s the Facebook response.
Say no to food trucks because it will be detrimental to other businesses, but put another car wash in less than two miles from one whose been a staple in our community. Yes, that makes sense. — Stephanie Gonter
Two other car washes within a 1/2 mile! — Rich Malkus We have quite a few car washes in Ormond Beach already and the lines are never very long. As a beach community, how is another car wash going to bring in more visitor dollars the way a few more good restaurants would? Or do we not care about bringing in more businesses? — Irv Birenbaum
Whatever happened to the elected officials representing the voice of its community. So many have forgotten the representation for their own agenda. — Edie Ann Obviously, the CC is the voice of big money. They could care less about what the people want... — Barbara Venema Don’t destroy Granada anymore. — Carol Meader-Gilliam
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FACEBOOK FEEDBACK Honestly, thank God we live in a city that a car wash is our biggest concern. — Chuck Wagner
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Was there ever really any doubt that this would happen? Politics takes precedence over public choice. It will always be that way. —Chuck France Another case of the Commission caving into Paul Holub!! Things never change. Developers do not support candidates without wanting favors in return. — Ann Beunk Leemkuil
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The upcoming mail-in ballot for the May special election just got a little longer for Ormond Beach residents. Not only will residents have a chance to vote on whether the City Commission’s current twoyear terms should be extended to four-year staggered terms, but residents will also have a say on two other election aspects: Should the City Commission elections take place during a primary election, with a chance for run-off in the general election, and should there be term limits? In a special City Commission meeting held on Tuesday, Feb. 26, the commission unanimously voted to place these four questions on the special election ballot. Following mixed audience comments, City Commissioner Susan Persis said she had done a lot of research since the last meeting, and had reconsidered her thoughts regarding primaries and term limits. Primaries had been eliminated from the ordinance at the commission’s meeting on Feb. 19. Both City Commissioner Dwight Selby and Rob Littleton agreed with Persis. Selby said every city in Volusia has four-year terms except for Ormond, Ponce Inlet and Lake Helen. Most cities, with the exception of Ormond and Daytona Beach Shores, participate in the primaries as well. Every city except for Ormond staggers its terms, he added. “Longer terms is not the goal,” Selby said. “I really want to emphasize that. Longer terms is the byproduct of trying to achieve good government goals,” meaning maximizing turnout and majority rule. City Commissioner Troy Kent said he was OK with putting this on the ballot, saying 2008 was the last time they asked voters for their
input on the city’s election. However, he said no one has reached out to him asking for a change. Later in the meeting, when primaries and term limits were being discussed, he said “since we’re talking about putting some different questions out there,” the commission could consider adding a question about seats being citywide races, meaning voters wouldn’t have to live in the commissioner’s zone to vote for them. “Our voters are the smartest voters around, and they will get it right,” he said. Eight residents spoke about the issue during the meeting. Tim Ryan said he didn’t have an issue going from two to four-year terms, as there is a learning curve when candidates first get elected. But, term limits needed to be on the table. “For right now, it’s a no,” Ryan said. “It’s a yes if term limits are added to this ordinance.” Ormond Beach resident Ed Kolaska said the commission doesn’t pay attention to the pleas of the residents, and are now proposing lengthening their terns “so they can proceed to cater to those who paid their way into office.” “And they are attempting to do this injustice without the input of residents to formulate the wording for this referendum,” he said. “This is just another example of how this governmental body exhibits strong-arm control over the residents of this city.” Peggy Farmer said she felt a primary is a “safety net” that gives people more say in a general election since a runoff would ensure a higher chance of a candidate earning a majority vote. This is not a yes or no decision to be made in one night, she said. It’s a decision to place it on the ballot. “Hearing these comments that people won’t have a say, I feel like if you look at this objectively, the residents are going to have more of a say,” she said.
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Here’s a Facebook mind-bender for you: Jose Elmo just told Jose Elmo that Jose Elmo doesn’t exist and therefore Jose Elmo’s identity can’t be stolen. More on that later. In other news, the Ormond Beach Observer created a Facebook poll on Thursday to ask for residents’ opinions about the length of terms for the city commissioners. Do you favor twoyear, non-staggered terms, or do you want four-year, staggered terms? Of course, a Facebook poll is not a scientific tool for data collection, but they polls can be fun, and the comments occasionally provide insight. On this poll, it was looking like most people preferred the status quo, which is two-year staggered terms. But the next morning, 100 more votes had come in, swinging the poll results the other way, and as of Monday, Feb. 25, it appeared that the people had spoken: 154 wanted four-year terms, 103 wanted two-year terms. The people have spoken! Right? Maybe not. As it turns out, at least 100 of those four-year-term voters were from fake accounts. Jose Elmo, an anonymous account, told me in a Facebook message that we should investigate who was behind the fake votes on the poll and make sure we weren’t being played. Ironic advice coming from an “anonymous” account. Ever since Jose Elmo mate-
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Woman charged with using dog to threaten officers Ormond Beach police arrested a 47-year-old woman who — after officers had tried to speak with her about her children’s wellbeing for almost a half-hour — answered her front door with an “extremely aggressive” German shepherd, who later bit a community service officer, according to a police report. Police officers went to Jennifer Dennison’s home in the 300 block of Muddy Creek Lane on Tuesday, Feb. 19, in response to a well-being check request by an attorney representing the children’s father. The attorney told officers that one child had not been to school in over a week, and that the other had been withdrawn, the report states. The children’s father had not been able to contact the kids, as Dennison allegedly failed to return any of his calls and texts, and the children’s phones were disconnected. He had not seen the kids in three weeks, the report states. When police arrived at the scene, two officers saw Dennison smoking a cigarette on the back patio through the front double glass doors. One officer knocked (the sliding doors to the patio were open), and Dennison made eye contact with him before continuing to smoke her cigarette, according to the report. She did not get up to answer the door. Officers walked to the back of the residence, and, on the way,
saw one of the children in a back room. The child was on a laptop with headphones plugged in, the report states. The child acknowledged the officers with hand gestures, and officers asked him to come to the door. The child pulled the blinds closed. Officers tried to make contact with Dennison for 24 minutes before she finally came to the front door, holding her German shepherd by the collar. The report states that the dog was barking, “growling very loud” and trying to break loose. “The dog would lunge at officers and [Dennison] would struggle to hold the dog back,” the report states. Police took out their Tasers in case she let the dog loose on them. They asked her to put the dog away. She told them to put the Tasers down first. After she put the dog inside the house, the woman was placed under arrest on five charges of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer and two charges for resisting an officer without violence. She told officers she’d only had the dog for two weeks, and that he was protective of her. As a community service officer — who was wearing thick leather gloves, according to the report — tried to take the dog into custody to transport him to the Halifax Humane Society, the dog bit him in the hand and stomach. The officer had to seek medical treatment for his injuries.
Man charged with plotting to rape Ormond toddler Following forensic examinations of evidence, one of the men involved in a plot to rape a 3-yearold Ormond Beach girl was charged with 11 counts of possession of sexual performance by a child, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office. Lafe Best, 37, was arrested in early February by deputies on charges of conspiracy to commit sexual battery on a child. His arrest stemmed from a related case in Ormond Beach involving 39-year-old Bejamin Worster, who was arrested by Ormond Beach Police in January when the victim’s mother found Worster’s text messages detailing his plans to Best about “grooming” the three-year-old for rape. Worster faces multiple charges of lewd or lascivious molestation, lewd or lascivious conduct and 21 counts of possession of child pornography, VCSO reports. Worster is reported to be Best’s friend and sexual partner, and had told police the text messages were “just foreplay” meant to work Best up before hooking up with him. Both men remain in custody at the Volusia County Branch Jail with no bond.
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Seabreeze senior and team captain Nate Thompson walks off the field after the Sandcrabs lost the state title game to American Heritage.
Final game for captains Cameron Bowling, Benny Hartsell, Will Crotty, Connor Rioux and Nate Thompson. RAY BOONE SPORTS EDITOR
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hen the buzzer sounded at Spec Martin Stadium, one team’s players stormed the field. The other’s dropped to their knees and covered their faces in despair. One team celebrated with its fans — high-fiving, hugging, smiling and snapping selfies. The other struggled to overcome the shock of countless practices, 26 grueling games and an otherwise successful season coming to an end. One team donned gold medals. The other silver. Both teams cried: Tears of joy. Tears of sadness. For nearly 47 minutes, the Sandcrabs’ rematch with American Heritage in the Class 3A boys soccer state title game on the night of Saturday, Feb. 23, was shaping up to be a replay of last season’s state final, where regulation wasn’t going to be enough to decide a winner between two incredibly talented teams. Even after the Patriots scored the first goal of the game — a low, curving ball that slipped past the Sandcrabs’ keeper, Cameron Bowling — there wasn’t too much panic among the Sandcrabs. But with 25:37 to play in regulation, the Patriots scored their second goal. Twelve seconds later, the Sandcrabs’ Benny Hartsell had the ball stolen from him. The
Patriots sped down the field and scored again. “We just lost our heads,” the Sandcrabs’ Chase Doucette said. “Our thinking process just went out the window. It was the nail in the coffin.” The Patriots (17-5-1) defeated Seabreeze 3-0 to win the state title for the second year in a row. The Sandcrabs’ first-year head coach, Elias Freidus, couldn’t help but feel for his seniors, a group he called “the best he’s ever been around.” Team captains Bowling, Hartsell, Will Crotty, Connor Rioux and Nate Thompson all played their final high school games on Saturday night. “They’re special kids, and I love them. I feel like they’re my own kids,” Freidus said. “Losing like this sucks, and you feel for them. This is crushing for them, and you just want to make it go away — but you can’t.” He added: “They’re warriors. They don’t like to lose, so this is going to be tough for them. But they’ll get over it when they look at the success that they’ve had.” Before walking off the field, Thompson was asked how he felt about the past few seasons, in which Seabreeze advanced to the state final three straight times, hoisted one championship trophy and won a total of 62 games. “Just making it here is amazing,” he said. “It’ll be an incredibly memory. I know we lost, but I’m still pretty excited about this.”
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Mainland basketball player Johnny Brown received a college scholarship offer from Hampton University. Located in Hampton, Virginia, the Pirates are a Division I FCS program that plays in the Big South Conference.
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The Halifax rowing team competed at a regatta on Feb. 23-24 in Sarasota. Here are some of the results: Mixed HS 4+: Gavin Smiley,Vince Leffler, Emma Dominguez, Seona Whyte and Meredith Pallemaerts (First Place). Boys HS 2x: Leffler and Smiley (First Place). Mixed Master 4+: Perry Sperber, Nick Greer, Christine Power, Sandy Lacassa and Laura Greer (First Place). Women’s Master 4x: Sandy Lacassa, Wanda LaLanne, Lois Butterfield and Linda Smith (Third Place). Men’s Master 4x: Mike Makowski, Nick Greer, Perry Sperber and Thomas Power (Third Place).
3 But for the underclassmen of this squad, the loss is fuel for next season. Doucette, a sophomore, wasn’t sure if he was going to return to the team the next school year. This season was his first with the Sandcrabs (22-3-1). He was contemplating returning to Jacksonville Armada FC’s Developmental Academy team. “I’m not going to end my high school days with a loss in the state championship,” he said. “This gives me motivation to come back better, stronger and with more fire in my stomach.”
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Seabreeze’s boys wrestling team competed at the district meet on Feb. 23. The Sandcrabs took third place as a team, with Victor Lipsey taking first, Grant Schwartz finishing second, Devin Stickney third, Brock Roberts third, Cayden Quirion third and Nathan Boyd fourth.
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Mainland track’s Cydney Wright took first place in the girls 100-meter and 200-meter dashes at the East Coast Classic on Feb. 22 at Flagler Palm Coast High School.
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Seabreeze track’s Kimberly Collins finished second in the girls long jump at the East Coast Classic with a distance of 4.36 meters.
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Mainland falls 49-47 to Auburndale in regional semis The Buccaneers had their chances in the final moments against the Bloodhounds. But several missed shots doomed Mainland to an early playoff exit. RAY BOONE SPORTS EDITOR
When the Bloodhounds’ Isaiah Turner drove toward the baseline, there was no one to meet him at the rim. When Turner slammed the ball through the basket to give Auburndale a 5-point lead over Mainland with 30 seconds left in regulation, the packed crowd in the Tracy McGrady Gymnasium erupted. Five seconds later, Buccaneers guard Jordan Sears ran into one of Auburndale’s players as Sears sprinted toward the basket for a layup. He was called for a charge. The gym grew even rowdier. However, Buccaneers guard Taron Keith stole the inbounds pass, pulled up for a deep 3-pointer and nailed the shot — and was fouled. He missed the free throw, but Mainland was now down just 2 points with 15 seconds to play. They intentionally fouled Auburndale forward Nathan Beymer. Beymer, who had torched the Buccaneers to the tune of 19 points and 11 rebounds, missed the front end of a 1-and-1 free throw and the Buccaneers were able to track down the loose ball. Mainland’s Johnny Brown, who has made his fair share of lastsecond game-winners, dribbled the ball down the court. He used a screen and drove left toward the basket, but his bank shot didn’t go in.
The Buccaneers rebounded and passed the ball to Sears, who was wide open at the top of the 3-point line. “If the game is on the line,” Mainland coach Joe Giddens said, “I want the ball in Jordan Sears’ hands.” Despite six previous misses from beyond the arc, the release felt perfect. The shot was on line. There was no way it could miss. It hung on the rim for a brief moment before spinning out. The Bloodhounds rebounded the ball and time expired. The Buccaneers’ 2018-19 season came to an end with a 49-47 loss to Auburndale in the Class 7A
regional semifinals on the night of Tuesday, Feb. 26, at Auburndale High School. The Buccaneers (26-2) beat the Bloodhounds, which hasn’t lost a game in 2019, in Round 1 of the playoffs last season. “We knew they were going to come to fight,” Giddens said. “It was a tough way to lose.” Mainland was on a 26-game win streak before Tuesday night’s loss. “It is a great accomplishment,” Giddens said, “but if you don’t win it all, it doesn’t really mean anything.” Many of the Buccaneers’ players dropped to the court and bowed their heads in disappointment. One of those players was combo guard Rodney Rhoden, who went 7-of-9 from the field for 14 points against the Bloodhounds.
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Mainland’s Johnny Brown attempts to block a shot against Auburndale in Round 2 of the playoffs.
Mainland’s Jonathon Richard bows his head after the Buccaneers’ loss to Auburndale in Round 2 of the playoffs.
It was the last game of Rhoden’s high school career. That realization hit him when the buzzer sounded. “I think Mainland is the best school I could have ever gone to,” said Rhoden, who transferred to Mainland from Spruce Creek his sophomore year. “When I first
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Scott Hiestand works on a landscape painting inside Ocean Art Gallery in Ormond Beach.
CAPTURING ON CANVAS Ormond Beach painter chosen as cover artist for 14th-annual Wekiva Island Paint Out JARLEENE ALMENAS NEWS EDITOR
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rmond Beach resident Scott Hiestand’s life used to revolve around newspapers. He worked as a graphic artist for decades in publications like the St. Pete Times, Orlando Sentinel and the Daytona Beach News-Journal. Hiestand made infographics by day, but turned to his lifelong passion at the end of every work day. Painting. “There were evenings that I’d stay up till like 3 in the morning painting,” Hiestand said. Even when he was in grade school, he recalls wanting to be an artist. So, he geared every aspect of his life in that direction, taking as many classes as he could through school and later studying at the Hussian School for Art in Philadelphia. Right after college, he was recruited by Hallmark. He made $600 a month. After three years, Hiestand moved on. “I kind of knew that I didn’t want to do greeting cards the rest of my life,” Hiestand said. During one of the first vacations he took, Hiestand went back to St. Petersburg, where he grew up. He walked to the St. Pete Times, now the Tampa Bay Times, and landed an interview. He was later hired as
their graphic artist, and remained with the paper for 15 years. He left for almost a decade to work in a newspaper in Colorado Springs, but decided to return to Florida after getting tired of shoveling snow out of his driveway every winter. Hiestand worked for a small newspaper down in South Florida before arriving at the Orlando Sentinel. And while he worked with the Sentinel, he was approached by the former Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission (now under the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission umbrella) to submit a design for a license plate contest. His design now adorns the backs of vehicles throughout the state. “I’ve got one of those plates in the back of my truck,” Hiestand said. Years later, after moving to Ormond Beach, he was part of a round of layoffs at the Daytona Beach News-Journal. It was the first time he had lost a job, and he said it impacted him greatly. He decided to go into early retirement, and that gave him more time to paint. He currently paints live at Ocean Art Gallery twice a week. Hiestand began getting involved with festivals, attending ones like the Halifax Art Festival and Art in the Park in Ormond Beach. He also got involved with plein air painting, which is paint-
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ing outdoors. “It’s a combination of two of my favorite things to do, and it couldn’t get any better,” Hiestand. FINDING INSPIRATION IN NATURE
Hiestand was also recently named as the cover artist for 14th-annual Wekiva Island Paint Out event taking place March 4-10. The event celebrates plein air artists, and works to raise awareness about the Wekiva River. He was chosen based on a painting he did at the Paint Out last year. It was a 30-by-40-inch painting of a Florida landscape with two sandhill cranes flying through it. Hiestand gravitates toward art like this. “You can’t sit there and not see an egret fly by or something like that,” he said. “So I always try to incorporate something like that in my paintings.” He said the most exciting part about painting for him is finding inspiration in nature and the challenge that comes with capturing it on a canvas. Finishing a piece, and feeling satisfied with what was achieved, gives him a really good feeling, he said. Hiestand created a studio painting of an old shed that’s not far from his house. He included a border collie whom he and his wife had recently lost. Her name was Mandy. His wife loved the painting, and was upset when it was sold. So, for her birthday, he re-did the piece and gifted it to her. He told her he actually liked the second rendition better; she said she liked them both equally. “But she was extremely happy to have that painting back on the wall again,” Hiestand said.
Above: “Upper Bald River” by Scott Hiestand Below: The Florida bass fishing license plate.
‘GOOD ART DOESN’T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT’
Hiestand’s one piece of advice for all artists? Don’t get discouraged. Producing good art doesn’t happen overnight, he said. “You have to practice, and you have to have courage when you paint and just not be afraid to make mistakes, because every good artist makes mistakes, and every good artist has a closet full of paintings that just never worked,” he said. His own garage is full of paintings like that. Hiestand said that’s where practice and courage come in. “Every painting is not going to be a winner, but what you learn from that painting, you take it to the next painting,” he said.
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POLICE OFFICERS GIVEN KEY TO CITY Two Ormond Beach Police officers received a key to the city after they saved a suicidal individual’s life on Christmas Day last year, and went a step further to help the person with rent. “This is a great story with a great ending,” Ormond Beach Mayor Bill Partington said. “It just makes me so proud of our community to be able to recognize these two young men.” Officers Austin Long and Cameron Hanson-Auld were recognized during the City Commission meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 19. Before presenting them with a key to the city, Partington relayed the events that took place on Dec. 25, 2018. He said Handson-Auld was the first to encounter the suicidal individual, and that he called for more officers and started a dialogue with the person. Long responded to the scene, and both officers were able to take the person into protective custody. Once the person was safe, the officers learned that the person had recently switched jobs, wouldn’t be able to pay rent for the month and feared being evicted. The officers then pooled their money to pay his rent. “Thank you guys.” Partington said. “You represent the best.”
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS’ SPA DAY Local nonprofit Hush Puppy Haven hosted a day of pampering at Amazing You Day Spa in Ormond Beach for the residents of Beacon House, the domestic abuse shelter for Volusia County, on Feb. 17.
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“Valentine’s Day can be a difficult time for many,” Found Jen Adams said. “We wanted to give these women the chance to relax, to take a small vacation from a very challenging time in their lives. Although our main mission is the safety of the pets impacted by domestic violence, we wanted to do something special to focus on the women. Everyone deserves to be pampered and we were happy to partner with Amazing You Day Spa and Joe’s Crab Shack for this event.” Visit Hushpuppyhaven.org
FIRST-GRADERS MAKE BLANKETS In honor of Tomoka Elementary’s first official kindness week, first-grade teacher Laura Rahaim and her 23 students worked with the Volusia County coordinator for Project Linus to make fleece blankets for local hospitalized children. The parents of Rahaim’s students helped the initiative by donating new material, enough
for each first-grader to create his or her own blanket to donate. “We decided to do this project to continue the cycle of giving,” said Rahaim in an email. “A few of our students have been recipients themselves of security blankets, while hospitalized, and understand what it feels like to need some extra snuggles when you’re not feeling so well.”
AIR ONE SPONSORS CAR IN XFINITY RACE Ormond Beach company Air One Heating and Cooling sponsored a car in the recent Daytona 500 Xfinity race, partnering with Veterans 4 Child Rescue. According to a press release, once company owners John Bruce and Brian Milligan learned that No. 74 Mike Harmon’s Xfinity Camry was partnering with the veterans organization, they knew they wanted to be involved. The company prides itself on its strong vision for outreach partnering with military, veteran or first responders.
‘CHRISTOPHER ROBIN’ n When: 6:30-9 p.m. n Where: Rockefeller Gardens, 26 Riverside Drive n Details: This month’s Movies on the Halifax, presented by the city’s Department of Leisure Services. Movie is rated PG. Free admission. Refreshments for purchase. Call 676-3216.
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HILLSIDE CEMETERY TOUR n When: 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. n Where: Hillside Cemetery, 143 Seton Trail n Details: Enjoy the stories of the early pioneers of Ormond Beach, which are buried in the historic Hillside Cemetery. The tour is presented by the Ormond Beach Historical Society. $12 for members, $15 for nonmembers. Visit OrmondHistory. org, email office@ormondhistory.org or call 677-7005. TOMOKA ELEMENTARY 5K n When: 8:30 a.m. n Where: Ormond Beach Public Library, 30 S. Beach St. n Details: Register online at racesmith.com ART WALK n When: 5-8 p.m. n Where: Ormond Beach Mainstreet Arts District, 128 W. Granada Blvd. n Details: Every first Saturday of the month, Ormond Beach celebrates culture with six gallery stops featuring over 100 artists. Complimentary shuttle service to each stop.
BOOK SIGNING n When: 5-8 p.m. n Where: Ocean Child Boutique, 164 W. Granada Blvd. n Details: Fred Sergeant will have a book signing for his new children’s book, “Daisy Gets a Brother.” The event will take place during Art Walk and will benefit Hush Puppy Haven. ‘ART IN MOTION’ OPENING RECEPTION n When: 5-8 p.m. n Where: Ocean Art Gallery, 197 E. Granada Blvd. n Details: Local photographic artist Alice Gipson’s work will be on display at Ocean Art Gallery for through March 31. Her exhibition’s reception is part of the Art Walk.
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TASTE OF ORMOND n When: 4-7 p.m. n Where: Rockefeller Gardens, 26 Riverside Drive n Details: Ormond Beach Mainstreet’s fundraiser features two dozen of the city’s restaurants. Sample as many dishes as you’d like. Live music, charity raffle. Tickets start at $65. Buy them in advance, as the event tends to sell out. Call 492-2938.
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HISTORICAL BUS TOUR n When: 9:45-11:45 a.m. n Where: The Casements, 25 Riverside Drive n Details: Tickets must be purchased in advance at the MacDonald House, located at 38 E. Granada Blvd. Tickets cost $22/$20/$7. Call 677-7005.
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iffany Steinmann has something in common with her friend, B.J. Hersey, who helps her at her new resale shop, Tiffany’s Treasures. They enjoy helping customers find new life for used things, but there’s more. They both are cancer survivors, and the experience is
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Tiffany Steinmann and B.J. Hersey share stories of survival at their new resale shop.
a big part of what they do at the little shop in Palm Plaza at 600 S. Yonge St., Suite 1A. Part of the proceeds go toward breast cancer-related charities, and they share their stories. “We want give people hope,” Steinmann said. “We want to glorify God. He really did a miracle for me.” Steinmann operated Forever Friends, a nearby consignment store, until two years ago when she was diagnosed with stage four of breast cancer. At the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, she was given the message to “get her things in order.” But after 18 months of treatments including two surgeries, chemotherapy and radiation, she was found cancerfree last September. “I had the grace of God,” she said. “It’s a miracle I’m still here.” Steinmann says to not take things for granted, because you don’t know how much time you have left Through the illness, she was able to keep Cheap Storage, three area storage facilities in the area, and this enabled her to open the new business, which she calls her “passion.” “I enjoy interacting with customers,” she said. Hersey, a retired hospice nurse, recently celebrated five years in being free of breast cancer. “I tell people every day to not sweat the small stuff,” she said. “And it’s all small stuff.”
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She met Steinmann on a church mission trip several years ago. Her cancer was discovered in a mammogram, and she encourages others to get the test. Both give a lot of credit to the Live Strong program that is available free at the Port Orange YMCA, saying it helped them physically recover from the treatments and became a support group.
NEW BUSINESS HAS MANY GOOD YARNS Helen Falkenberg said she used to be the only person happy to be waiting in the child-pickup line at school. “I could sit and knit,” she said. Now she helps others enjoy knitting and crocheting with her new business, She Sells Yarn and More, 600 S. Yonge St., Suite 16A, in Palm Plaza. The boutique features yarn not found in chain stores, which tend to be acrylic. “Nothing else feels like this,” she said, holding out a skein of yarn that was very soft to the touch. “Every yarn here has a story,” she said, pointing around to the wide variety of colors and materials. They are made with a variety of blends to achieve certain colors, texture, weight, etc. In addition to wool and alpaca, there’s also llama, yak and even a milk-based yarn. Working with Falkenberg is her sister, Kathleen Lewis, who owned a shop called She Sells Yarn on Beach Street until closing it 10 years ago for family reasons. The store is a family affair with their mother, Elizabeth Hall,
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teaching classes. Classes range for beginner to advanced. Lewis said she enjoys making good use of time, such as making a hat while watching television. “It’s like having a super power,” she said with a laugh. “We make things with string.” After learning the basic techniques, there are endless possibilities in making socks, shawls, scarves, sweaters, hats, ties, etc. In the front of the shop is a living room set inviting people to knit or crochet and socialize. Falkenburg enjoys the community aspect. They have monthly parties where they show what they made to others, classes and get-away weekends. There’s no certain age group. Recently, a woman in her 20s was sitting beside a woman in her 80s in a class. The “and more” part of the business refers to work by local artisans that is displayed in the store. They also help out the Pregnancy Crisis Center, with customers donating yard, or making things for babies. They help out the military by making hats that go under helmets. Visit shesellsyarn.com.
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n a week with only seven sales through the Multiple Listing Service, a house on an unpaved road, half a block from the ocean, in Ormond-by-the-Sea was the top real estate transaction for the week of Jan. 20-26 in Ormond Beach and Ormond-by-the-Sea. Russell and Susan Royal, of Pooler, Georgia, sold 137 Avalon Drive to Ray and Carol Wallace, of Ormond Beach, for $280,000. Built in 2005, the house has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,259 square feet. It sold in 2014 for $217,500. Following is a partial list of the week’s other sales. RESIDENTIALREAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS
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Ormond Beach John and Janet Long sold 871 John Anderson Drive to Vacation Florida LLC, of Ormond Beach, for $272,000. Built in 1964, the house has three bedrooms, three baths, a swimming pool and 1,962 square feet. It sold in 2002 for $205,000.
Allen Kull, of Ormond Beach, sold 65 Seton Trail, Unit 270, to Ronald Aud, of Ormond Beach, for $150,000. Built in 1971, the
condo has two bedrooms, 1.5 baths and 1,080 square feet. It sold in 2004 for $95,000. J. Gordon and Cathleen Whitley, of Ormond Beach, sold 640 N. Nova Road, Unit 1070, to Nicole Damico, and William and Carmen Stine, of Ormond Beach, for $100,250. Built in 1976, the condo has two bedrooms, two baths and 932 square feet. It sold in 2015 for $67,000. Plantation Bay Anthony and Debra Zambuto, and Lisa Ferrigno, of St.
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The 1,259-square-foot house is steps from the beach.
Augustine, sold 1337 Hansberry Lane to Marc and Patricia Schwartz, of Ormond Beach, for $222,000. Built in 2009, the house has three bedrooms, three baths and 1,604 square feet. It sold in 2015 for $86,000.
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Don and Leisha Webb, of Mulberry, sold 35 Sunset Blvd. to William Tebbenhoff, of Ormond Beach, for $220,000. Built in 1959, the house has two bedrooms, two baths and 840 square feet. It sold in 2017 for $199,000. Aimee and Andrew Fay, of Agawam, Massachusetts, sold 2006 Ocean Shore Blvd., Unit 7, to William Francis and Bonnie Blackburn, of Las Vegas, for $190,000. Built in 1981, the house has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,080 square feet. It sold in 1988 for $68,000. John Adams, of Adams, Cameron & Co. Realtors, contributed to this report.
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On a weekday morning, the gymnasium at Nova Community Center, 440 N. Nova Road, is busy with the latest sporting craze, Pickleball. People who are waiting to play chat together on bleachers. Ted Schiess, of Ormond Beach, recently spoke to the Leisure Services Advisory Board about the need to expand pickleball opportunities in the city. It’s not just sport, it’s a social event. “We meet so many people,” he told the board. “We’ve made friends from all walks of life.” Unlike tennis or golf, where players arrive with their foursome, pickleballers play with others who arrive at the facility. Schiess would like for the city to consider converting a couple of the outdoor tennis courts at the Nova center for pickleball, pointing out that Holly Hill and other surrounding communities are building facilities. He said about 70 people play pickleball daily at the Nova center. The board was reluctant to convert any tennis courts until they determine usage. Robert Carolin, city liaison to the board, said he would do a study on the courts.
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After the meeting, Schiess said there are lots of possibilities at the Nova Center and he wants to start a discussion to figure how the sport can be expanded. For example, there are two tennis courts in a fenced-in area that could be marked for both sports, or converted to pickleball. Other cities are going strong with the sport. Bonnie Strutton, fundraising director for Pickleball Daytona, said Holly Hill is set to build 24 pickle ball courts, eight covered, in Holly Land Park, using $1 million from the city and $2 million from a local donor. It will have stadium seating and skyboxes. Daytona Beach Shores has 10 courts, she said.
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