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Sorting out the glass problem Why Ormond Beach stopped recycling glass. PAGE 3

A Waste Pro MRF worker sweeps material off the facility floor in Ocala on Friday, April 5.

INSIDE SALES TAX RALLYING CRY

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Next Gen Publix promised for The Trails Construction will start no later than Dec. 6, but possibly earlier. PAGE 4

Volusia elected officials continue to gear up for sales tax vote PAGE 2

NO ANIMAL LEFT BEHIND

Ormond Beach to update animal tethering ordinance.

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Plantation Oaks ribbon cutting PAGE 5

PINCH-A-PENNY OPENS IN WEST

Husband-wife duo open new pool store. PAGE 12

IN NEED OF A LOVING HOME

Halifax Humane Society spotlighted two dops this week; one still needs to be adopted.

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Going for gold Seabreeze High School takes gold at state Colorguards Circuit Championship Photo by Jarleene Almenas

Parker Mynchenberg speaks during the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Plantation Oaks.

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‘This is our best chance’ Volusia elected officials continue to gear up for sales tax vote

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Volusia County elected officials were encouraged in the following weeks to increase their outreach efforts regarding the half-cent sales tax referendum before the ballots are mailed.

Elected officials need to get energized, former South Daytona City Manager Joe Yarbrough said at the roundtable meeting on Monday, April 8.

He reiterated that the sales tax was a city-driven initiative, and not county, as he explained that some of those who are opposed to the sales tax have issues with growth and trust with certain officials. The good news, he said, is that all the cities and the county are working to educate the public together.

“I’m optimistic we’re going to end up with over 50% turnout,” Yarbrough said. “I’m optimistic this will pass.”

Volusia County voters will be receiving a mail-in ballot this May for the sales tax referendum.

Ballots will need to be in by May 21, and there will be collection boxes throughout the county. For Ormond Beach voters, the ballot will also include questions about the City Commission’s terms, including staggering and term limits.

DeLand Mayor Bob Apgar said he got the impression that no one

in Volusia’s legislative delegation was willing to move away from enacting a two-thirds majority requirement for passing a sales tax referendum, as well as requiring a six-month advance audit by the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability and only being able to put them in a general election.

“I say that as a reminder of what Steve [Vancore] said — this really is our best chance,” Apgar said.

With 23 days to go as of April 8, Apgar said they need to encourage people to vote for it. He said cities can encourage people to write letters to the editors, talk to homeowners’ associations and take other measures. The next roundtable meeting in May was canceled so that elected officials could dedicate more time to the sales tax effort.

Ormond Beach Mayor Bill Partington said the biggest takeaway he receives after talking to people is that they are impressed the dollars are staying local.

Legislature is making it harder for local government, he said, as it tells cities they can’t do things and deny funding for projects.

Kent Sharples, president of the CEO Business Alliance, said he’s looking at the half-cent sales tax situation like they’re are at a halftime of a basketball game. People need to know the value of passing it, he said.

“This is it folks,” Sharples said.

“We have this one chance to do this thing to fix our water and our roads. If we don’t it this time, the chances of this being done are very, very slim.”

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E L B A L C Y C E R N U Why Ormond Beach stopped recycling glass JARLEENE ALMENAS NEWS EDITOR

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glass bottle is bought at the store. It’s taken home, its contents are used, and then it’s put into the home’s recycling bin for collection. Days pass, a truck comes, a worker dumps the bin into the back of the truck, and the glass bottle mingles with plastic, aluminum cans, newspaper and other containers.

The bottle may break, or it may not. Once at Waste Pro’s Ocala materials recovery facility, the truck drops all the materials, including the bottle, into the tipping area. A front end loader grabs a heap and moves it into the MRF’s infeed belt, where a large drum slowly filters the material to the first sorting station. If the bottle didn’t break before, it likely will break now.

A team of around eight people are then tasked with handpicking the glass out from the other recyclable materials. Will Howard, production manager for Waste Pro’s Ocala MRF, said he only assigns the most highly-trained employees to this belt because of the danger the glass shards pose for other employees and the facility’s equipment.

“Anywhere where glass is present, it’s going to damage equipment,” Howard said. “It’s going to increase the cost of recycling.”

The glass pieces then go through a “glass breaker” machine, and are deposited into a separate bunker.

Here is where we see a change in the process. Now, the glass pieces don’t get turned into anything, or sold. After all that, they end up in the landfill.

According to Waste Pro, there’s no local market for it, and China has cut back on its recyclable material intake.

And so, the city of Ormond

Beach was getting charged $77.50 per ton to collect and process recycling when 20% of it — the glass — wasn’t being recycled.

Effective April 1, the city eliminated glass from its recycling service.

Still, because of the processing fee increase, residents saw their monthly trash and recycling bill go up by $1.24. For an additional 30 cents a month, Ormond could have continued accepting glass in their recycling collection.

But that wouldn’t stop the glass from ending up in the landfill.

Howard said the material would just have to go through an extra step — a stop in the MRF. “It can’t be sold,” Howard said.

“There’s no home for it. We’re constantly looking for a home for glass and something to do with this volume of material.”

WHY GLASS?

Ormond Beach Mayor Bill Partington said he doesn’t think residents are aware that while glass was being collected, it wasn’t being recycled.

“It’s like wasted money,” Partington said. “It’s frustrating because people want to recycle and they believe it’s the right thing to do, and in most cases it is, but if you’re going to pay to recycle and then find out, really you’re paying for nothing, it just doesn’t make sense.”

For City Commissioner Dwight Selby, the situation is “incredibly frustrating” because clear glass is 100% recyclable. There’s a possible market for that type of glass, but in the single-stream recycling collection Ormond Beach participates in, clear glass gets mixed in with colored.

Glass is also heavy, Selby said.

The city generates approximately 300 tons of recycling a month, and it pays $77.50 per each ton.

‘WISHCYCLING’ Glass is one of the items Howard said people “wish-cycle,” meaning items that are thrown into recycling bins in the hopes they don’t end up in the landfill.

“They just think of recycling as ‘away,’” Howard said. “It goes, and all of the sudden, it’s ‘away.’”

But it’s not away. It reaches the MRF where human hands have to pull out hypodermic needles, plastic toys, packing peanuts, rope and christmas lights off a moving conveyor belt.

They have to stop processing materials to get plastic bags off heavy machinery after they get stuck.

Turning off the machines for an hour means 12 tons of material less for the day, and coupled with the fact processing had to be slowed down from 15 tons an hour to produce a cleaner product to market, time is of the essence.

“That hurts,” Howard said. “That hurts our profitability significantly.”

The heavier a material is, the more costly the processing.

“The good news is people care, and they want to do the right thing,” Selby said. “The bad news is they think what they’ve been doing is the right thing, and they think we’re just arbitrarily changing things.”

Kevin Gray, Ormond Beach Public Works operations manager, said the city is doing its part to generate clean, recyclable material to make the industry marketable. With a 93% participation rate, the word is out there, he said.

The changes the city made were just due to the market conditions.

“It’s hard to tell people that it’s not recyclable, because it says that it is,” Gray said.

Solid Waste Association of North America Deputy Executive Director Sara Bixby said glass is one of the materials that more cities are examining because, depending on where you are in the U.S., it’s not always the easiest to market. If a city is close to a glass recycling mill, then it is more feasible, she said. There isn’t one near Ormond Beach.

“It’s not just how do we get it away from the curbside and to an MRF, it’s how do we actually get it back to somebody that can use it,” Bixby said. “I think the conversation that we’re having now is probably ongoing and maybe just a little bit louder now than it has been for years.”

In Volusia County, Ormond Beach is the only one so far to eliminate glass from its recycling collection, said Ken DeForest, division manager for Waste Pro in Volusia County. But, other cities are considering it, he said. (Deltona has eliminated all recycling.)

“It’s a buzz in all the cities,” DeForest said.

It will all come down to money, Howard said. He believes other cities will follow in Ormond Beach’s footsteps because they’re going to get charged less for recycling.

“If it doesn’t fall into all the grades of material that we pick out here, it’s going to end up in C19 and end up going to landfill,” Howard said.

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‘NOT AN EASY PROBLEM’

Ormond Beach is searching for ways to recycle or reuse glass at a hyper-local level. Partington asked City Manager Joyce Shanahan to look at alternatives during the City Commission meeting on April 2.

Partington said Shanahan is exploring using glass in pavement resurfacing programs, as well as purchasing a machine that can crush glass back into sand. Selby, who hopes they figure out a way to keep glass out of the landfill, said using the sand in hurricane sandbags could be an option.

This problem may require many solutions, including educating the public more on the issue, Partington said.

“It’s just not an easy problem to solve,” Partington said.

Both Partington and Selby expressed hope that a new public information officer could help with a recycling education campaign in the city.

Also, buying less glass altogether is an option. Bixby said she switched from buying mayonnaise in glass jars to plastic ones.

Selby said people can buy beer in aluminum cans instead of bottles.

“If we can get consumers paying attention to what they’re buying, the container that the product that they’re buying is in, then they will drive demand,” Selby said.

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Applause welcomed speakers at the public meeting April 8 at the Anderson-Price Memorial Building, showing that the crowd of about 30 people were happy about getting a new Publix Super Market at the Trails Shopping Center on North Nova Road.

Jack Ventimiglia, construction manager for ShopOne Centers, the mall owner, said the closing date for the Publix will be no later than Dec. 6 and it would then reopen a year later. It’s possible they can get started earlier.

Taking over the former CVS store, the new, larger Publix will also be deeper on the lot. It’s called a Next Generation Publix, but few details were provided, other than a mezzanine on a second floor which will allow people to dine on prepared food they have purchased, with a view of the mall.

Ventimiglia said they are still discussing details for the design.

The cost for demolishing the existing 42-year-old building and constructing a new 48,848-square-foot facility will be $5 million, with ShopOne paying for the front façade and Publix paying for the rest of the store.

Ventimiglia said another $5 million will be spent on improving the entire parking lot with new landscaping and LED lights.

The lot will be done in phases, and drainage will be improved.

“We’re going to give the center the love it deserves,” Ventimiglia said.

He acknowledged that construction periods can be difficult for businesses in affected areas.

When asked about employees during the shutdown, David Curry, regional director, said Publix has never laid off employees in its 89-year history. Employees will be reassigned to other stores and

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The mural on the front of the Publix, which reflects the Mediterranean theme of the shopping plaza, could soon be history. The tiles are attached with adhesive directly to the concrete, so they can’t be removed.

The tiles were painted by Pati Mills, a Winter Haven artist who painted 200 Publix murals over a 25-year period, beginning in 1978. Each mural reflected the surrounding area.

One mural in Bradenton survived a Publix renovation because the wall was preserved and made into an interior wall.

Other than that, the Publix murals have been destroyed, Mills said in an interview with the Palm Coast Observer.

Brendan Terry, spokesman for ShopOne, said company officials have discussed options to reuse the mural, but there has been no decision.

Judith Stein, president of the Ormond Beach Arts District, said she is sorry to see the mural go because it’s been a part of the town for many years. The Arts District and the recently approved mural program for businesses only cover the downtown Community Redevelopment Area, which is Granada Boulevard and a few blocks north and south.

given the opportunity to come back when it reopens.

The stores adjacent to Publix will also get a new facelift, but will not close during the construction.

A person from the audience complained about the entrance and exit from North Nova Road, but Ventimiglia said no changes are planned and this would be FDOT’s area.

Sheila Beaulieu, manager of the Trails Shopping Center, said she’s excited about getting a modern new Publix, saying it will help recruit businesses to the center.

“This mall is such a part of the community,” she said.

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Plantation Oaks: 17 years in the making, will serve 55+ demographic The community will be annexed into the city of Ormond Beach.

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Ormond Beach is now home to a new 55 and up community, as Plantation Oaks of Ormond Beach initiated its grand opening weekend with a ribbon-cutting on Thursday, April 4.

A development almost 17 years in the making, Plantation Oaks will be a 1,577 -unit manufactured home community when completed. Located off Broadway Avenue, which was renamed Plantation Oaks Boulevard, the development is in between U.S. 1 and Old Dixie Highway. It sits on 1,033 acres, and phase two consists of 427 homes, with prices starting in the $130,000 range.

“We have a beautiful piece of, what a lot of people call, and we do too, ‘Old Florida,’” said Developer Ronnie Bledsoe at the ribbon-cutting ceremony.

His partner Parker Mynchenberg said they were excited about the project. He called attention to the completed 10,300-squarefoot clubhouse where the event was held.

“This just doesn’t happen without a lot of hard work,” Mynchenberg said.

Plantation Oaks was first proposed in 2002, and received approval from the Volusia County Council in 2012. Back then, there were protests, with some fearing the project would harm the Loop, known for its natural beauty.

Contacted recently, Joe Jaynes, chairman of Scenic Loop and Trail, said there should be little to no visual impact from Old Dixie Highway, because the developer left the same buffer width

as Halifax Plantation. He said he expects some increase in traffic on the Loop, but believes most residents will exit onto U.S. 1.

Plantation Oaks will also be annexed into the city of Ormond Beach.

“One of the things that Plantation Oaks offers is housing options, and I think Ormond Beach needs that,” City Commissioner Dwight Selby said.

The ribbon-cutting was attended by all members of the City Commission, County Council Chair Ed Kelley, County Councilman Ben Johnson, School Board Member Carl Persis, members of the Ormond Beach Chamber of Commerce and other prominent figures in the community.

Kelley said this will provide unique housing to those wishing to retire in the area.

“You can be in Ormond Beach,” Kelley said. “To me, that’s unique, and that’s desirable.”

Ormond Beach Mayor Bill Partington speaks during the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Plantation Oaks

Ormond Beach Mayor Bill Partington said he’s been scoping out the development for the past few months since the road opened, and has been telling people “how beautiful it is if you like Florida living.”

“It’s just going to be fantastic,” Partington said.

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Definition of narcissist

Dear Editor: Volusia County has projected $792 million in expenses for projects over the next 20 years.

Economic projections should include the other side of the equation which would be the expected increase in revenue from new developments and impact fees. We have not seen this side of the equation.

My projection is an increase of $9 million a year from Latitude Margaritaville alone.

There should be another increase from the Renaissance Condominiums where the old Florida Hospital stood. What about Daytona One, Tanger Outlets, Tomoka Town Center and the new Sam’s Club. Those are just the new developments that I am aware of. There are many more throughout the county. Can the County Council give us the 20-year projection on these increases in revenue, before we vote on a tax increase?

Dear Editor: Ed Kolaska writes that every City Commission decision ends with commissioners taking as much time as they need to make a decision and then they make one. He says this keeps him from getting the last word. He must really want that last word, particularly on the issue of a car wash.

Given a choice, I suspect most people want city commissioners to take time to make decisions after hearing from constituents. I do.

As for Mr. Kolaska’s accusation that the mayor is a narcissist because he used the term “disingenuous” to describe arguments raised by those speaking against the car wash, I just had to look up “narcissist,” because Mr. Kolaska’s application of the term did not seem to fit the situation.

Narcissist: noun. 1. a person who is overly self-involved, and often vain and selfish. 2 Psychoanalysis: a person who suffers from narcissism, deriving erotic gratification from admiration of his or her own physical or mental attributes.

(Source: Dictionary.com) The mayor describing opposing arguments as “disingenuous” during a contentious meeting is not narcissistic behavior.

I work in the Public Defender’s Office alongside the mayor, who made a choice years ago to represent poor people in need, something few, if any, narcissists would ever want to do. I dispute Mr. Kolaska’s description of the mayor as narcissistic, because I know better. I cannot prove that Mr. Kolaska looked up the term before he cast it out for all to read, but I suspect he did not. If he did not look it up, he should have.

If he looked it up and chose to cast out the term anyway, shame on him for wrongfully attempting to slur the mayor’s reputation for reasons of personal revenge.

MIKE STEVENSON Ormond Beach

Who is disingenuous?

Dear Editor: I attended the City Commission meeting on March 21. It was troubling and inappropriate for Mayor Bill Partington to characterize as “disingenuous” those of us who opposed the car wash on the grounds that it violates the city’s Comprehensive Plan.

The mayor then went on to justify his vote for the car wash by explaining he was basing his decision on impact to the neighboring residents.

(By the way, a car wash and a fast-food restaurant are both wrong for this area.) Using the mayor’s logic, then he is “disingenuous” with his previous approval of a gas station/ convenience store. Below is a quote of a friend who lives in Philadelphia — the hometown of Wawa: “Wawas are a scourge for anyone living nearby. Twentyfour-hour noise, traffic problems, trash, all-night lighting, noise … I live in Wawa land and don’t see the attraction … I avoid them like the plague.”

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Response to officials over car wash Dear Editor: Just before the final vote approving the car wash at Granada Pointe, our mayor accused the stream of residents who spoke against this project of being disingenuous. This

word would be more appropriate for the commissioners who had already decided to vote in favor of this. There was no listening occurring.

A site building plan for the car wash was submitted in August 2018, months before it was brought to the Planning Board. Who goes to the big expense of having complete site plans drawn up without some assurance that this will be approved?

The Planning Board denied the car wash. A commissioner says that he talked to some members of the Planning Board after and they really wanted to say yes. There was no reason they couldn’t have said yes.

The planning director explained that a free-standing car wash was not permitted at that location. That was ignored. The Land Development Code and the Comp Plan 2025 both say no.

The developer attempted to pass the car wash off as a personal service. When that didn’t work, he attempted to pass it off as a retail store.

Apparently, our commissioners didn’t listen when the planning director gave definitions of these.

The developer stated that car washes were allowed in other local towns under such designations. We chose Ormond Beach for its uniqueness.

Mr. Partington cites car washes and oil change businesses a few blocks away and says there have been no complaints about them. Surely, he knows that the area around U.S. 1/Granada is in a B5 Commercial Zone and the proposed car wash is in a B9 Business/ Professional/Retail Zone. How disingenuous is that?

Both Mr. Partington and the developer mentioned multiple times of Cloud 10 moving into Florida and their business in Naples as to impress us. The Cloud 10 Car Wash in Naples was originally a Berkshire Car Wash that Cloud 10 purchased in November 2018, an existing car wash, no city reviews necessary, the only Cloud 10 business in Florida and in no way resembles what has occurred in Ormond Beach.

Regarding more traffic, if there would be a drive-thru restaurant there, did anyone worry about that when an Arby’s and a Taco Bell were located on corners a block away? Mr. Rob Littleton said the Planning Board voted against the car wash because the “commission has not yet updated the Comprehensive

Plan” (dated 2025). In other words, it is against the Comp Plan, Mr. Littleton. Your job is to see that the Comprehensive Plan is utilized. He also stated that people expect a car wash next to a gas station. That is definitely a good reason to do something not permitted!

As for the one person who spoke in favor of the car wash as being useful for the apartments going up on Williamson, I would remind him of the huge new car wash nearly completed on LPGA at Clyde-Morris.

Why would anyone from Williamson drive through Granada traffic to get their car washed?

This is the same commission that now wants us to trust them with money from a new county tax to use for, so far, an undefined list of projects to be monitored by an oversight committee. One can only guess the make-up of that committee.

CONNIE COLBY Ormond Beach

Editor’s note: For details on the city’s proposed projects to be funded by the half-cent sales tax, see www.ormondbeach. org and click on the banner that says, “1/2 Cent Sales Tax: What could it mean for the City of Ormond Beach?”

Car wash desperately needed Dear Editor: On any given day, trying to enter Sparkle-N-Shine carwash from Tomoka Avenue is a struggle. Cars are often backed up on Tomoka, sometimes 10 deep. Cars attempting to get to U.S. 1 must use the left lane at the same time north bound traffic on U.S. 1 is making a right turn onto Tomoka. This type of logjam is an accident waiting to happen.

It is apparent to me a city the size of Ormond Beach definitely needs a second car wash in the area. It will make getting your car washed less time consuming and safer for all of us.

SCOTT EDWARDS Ormond Beach

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City Commissioner Susan Persis said she is excited the ordinance is finally coming to fruition, as she brought the issue to the commission while she was running for office following the enactment of Ponce’s Law. Persis asked at the April 2 commission meeting to add to the ordinance language stating tethering in public spaces is illegal.

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Mainland’s baseball team beat rival Seabreeze in a close contest 8-6 on Thursday, April 4, at Mainland High School. The Buccaneers were coming off a 16-1 loss to the Sandcrabs in their previous game on April 2 at Seabreeze High School.

It was the Buccaneers’ third win of the season at the time.

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hen Seabreeze’s softball team faced rival Matanzas in the 2019 season opener on Feb. 20, the Sandcrabs lacked confidence. The Sandcrabs were fresh off an 11-9 season the year prior and were under the direction of a new head coach, Shanah Thomas.

They saw an opposing team with experience, great hitting and tough defense, and it intimidated them.

The Pirates run-ruled Seabreeze 10-0 on the Sandcrabs’ home field.

The Sandcrabs have grown so much since that defeat.

They took their bruises and lumps. They ironed out the kinks. They identified their strengths and improved upon their weaknesses. Under the careful and constructive direction of Thomas, they learned how to mesh their individual personalities and talents together.

When the Sandcrabs faced Matanzas for the second time this season on the afternoon of Wednesday, April 3, the Sandcrabs played with a competitive fire.

“Before, we were almost expecting to lose,” Seabreeze senior Shayanne Bloodworth said. “We were going to fight this time.”

The Sandcrabs didn’t win. But they pushed Matanzas, who was 12-0 at the time, to the brink, falling short 3-2 at Matanzas High School.

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Mainland track star Cydney Wright won the 400-meter dash at the Volusia Flagler Freshman Sophomore Meet on Wednesday, April 3, with a time of 56.97. Jyneria Darby won the girls long jump with a distance of 4.27 meters.

The Buccaneers’ boys 4x100 and 4x400-meter relay teams also won gold.

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“It’s a victory in the steps that we’ve taken to get here,” Thomas said. “It was time for us to step up and give them a little bit of a scare.”

Thomas, a graduate of Seabreeze High School in 2012, expected the team to struggle this season — and it did, losing three of its first seven games, including a 16-11 defeat to Deltona.

But now the team is headed in the right direction — even with a loss to Matanzas.

“We’ve definitely conquered what we needed to work on, and we’re pushing opposing teams to the limit,” said Thomas, who was the head coach at Father Lopez the past two seasons. “That’s our goal.”

The Sandcrabs expect to be in competition for a district championship by the end of the season.

“I think we’re going to be one team to beat,” Bloodworth said.

“Here we come.”

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The Buccaneers’ Johnny Brown, a 6-foot8 forward with 3-point range, signed his National Letter of Intent to play college basketball for Santa Fe Community College in Gainesville.

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With a time of 2:04.12, Seabreeze’s Ethan Lemoncello placed fifth in the boys 800-meter run at the 29th-annual Chandra Cheeseborough Invitational on April 6 in Jacksonville.

The Sandcrabs’ Celeste Delorenzo throws a ball toward first base.

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“It’s a victory in the steps that we’ve taken to get here. It was time for us to step up and give them a little bit of a scare.”

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or six minutes, two Seabreeze High School performance groups became storytellers.

The school’s winter guard and indoor percussion each made the Ocean Center their stage during the 2019 Florida Federation of Colorguards Circuit Championships, held March 29-31. The winter guard twirled flags, rifles and sabres to the beat of a Lindsey Stirling song, surrounding an orchestra student on a pedestal with her violin. The indoor percussion group, directed by Clifton Benoit, transformed into the Seabreeze Pizza Co., telling the story of a pizza delivery through music and drills.

Both groups are relatively new to the competition world. Still, the winter guard and the indoor percussion won first place in their respective divisions at the championship.

“To make art, whether it’s with a drum or with a flag, I think it’s going to help define our culture

in the future,” SHS Band Director Jarrod Koskoski said.

While there was a program before he arrived at Seabreeze, the winter guard program in its current form began six years ago, Koskoski said. The prior program wasn’t competitive, and it took an extra year after its revamping to participate in competitions. It’s not like the old drill teams people think of when they hear “color guard,” he said; it’s a theatrical production.

Winter guard Director Dominica Stanger said competing allows students to go against a larger group. There are 27 guards in Seabreeze’s classification level, and the schools don’t always interact. In a championship, everything is bigger, she said — the audience, the performance venue.

The winter guard also came in second at the state level by two10ths of a point. For Stanger, it’s satisfying to see the students get the recognition they deserve. To perform, they have to put aside all of their fears and anxieties, she said, and they need to feel like they were successful, no matter

the outcome.

“It’s super important that they can feel that — that they can walk away being better, stronger people,” Stanger said. “When they ask to rehearse, when they ask for extra practice, it is paying off.”

Koskoski said he enjoys seeing the students grow and start believing in themselves and their leadership. It’s not about the placement, he said. It’s about the students bettering and applying themselves in an activity they love.

“That, to me, is the measure of success,” Koskoski said.

The indoor percussion group started two years ago. Last year, the group came in fourth place at the FFCC championship. When it was announced that the indoor percussion and the winter guard won first place, Koskoski it was like an eruption. Stanger said the students were ecstatic. They cried.

“All that emotion came down in one fell swoop because it’s been that long for some of these kids,” Koskoski said. “Some of these kids have been doing this for four years; it’s been four years in the making.”

Top: The Seabreeze High School winter guard during a past performance.

Above: The Seabreeze High School winter guard during a past performance.

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HALIFAX RIVER AUDUBON n When: 7 p.m. n Where: Sica Hall, 1065 Daytona Ave. n Details: Join the Halifax River Audubon as WGSU Public Media’s Ecology Producer Rob Diaz de Villegas talks about the creation of EcoCitizen, an ecology outreach, education and media project that challenges citizens to engage with nature through citizen science and by adding landscaping for wildlife in their homes. Public is welcome. Door opens at 6:30 p.m.

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VICTORIAN TEA n When: 2 p.m. n Where: Lilian Place Heritage Center, 1000 S. Peninsula Drive n Details: Step into the past with pastries, scones with clotted cream and teas. Costs $21.30. Includes tour of the museum. RSVP by calling 256-4810.

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Pool service store opens on west side WAYNE GRANT REAL ESTATE EDITOR

A second Pinch A Penny Pool Patio and Spa franchise has opened in Ormond Beach at 1930 W. Granada Blvd., owned by husband-and-wife duo Dan and Shannon Radwick, who are firsttime franchisees.

Shannon Radwick said she has a friend with a Pinch-a-Penny franchise, and it sounded like a good opportunity.

“It’s fun,” she said. “It’s different than what I’m used to but I welcome the challenge.”

Also a mom, real estate agent and on-call dental hygienist, she said she’s staying pretty busy.

After being accepted, the couple had a month of training at company headquarters. They offer full pool service, plus parts, accessories, toys, floats, grills and more.

“I felt like God was leading us on this path,” she said. “I knew this is what we were supposed to be doing.”

She said Pinch-a-Penny requires a certain radius around franchises and also knows how many pools are in the area. With the housing being built along the LPGA corridor, they expect a

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Shannon and Dan Radwick opened a Pinch-a-Penny franchise.

Adventist Church on a mission trip to Kenya from Feb. 28 to March 15 and provided care at clinics.

“Our team cared for patients with terrible wounds, with maggots and worms,” said Linda Misko, a nurse and director of education for the hospital. “Many had extremely high fevers of over 104 degrees and there were so many underdeveloped children. We also encountered some extremely unique conditions, including gigantism and congenital backward legs. The team did our best to offer treatments and comforts to the community.”

Also, a construction team worked on the Kiutine Seventhday Adventist School, a boarding school with over 200 secondary students.

Thanks to donations from AdventHealth Daytona Beach

employees and family, as well as community partners such as Walgreens Store No. 3814 in Ormond Beach and the manager of the Dollar Tree in Palm Coast, the hospital gave the locals sunglasses, eyeglasses, toothbrushes, toothpaste, clothes and toys.

While the team was there, they realized the top contributing factor to most of the health problems is a lack of clean water. Darla Fish, a registered nurse and executive director of cardiovascular services at AdventHealth Daytona Beach, is leading the effort for a new well.

To support the effort to build a new well for the remote villages of Kenya, email Linda.Misko@ AdventHealth.com.

Send business news to Wayne Grant at business@ormondbeachobserver.com.

growing market.

The other Pinch-a-Penny store in Ormond Beach is at 185 S. Yonge St. The store opened more than 30 years ago and was purchased 13 years ago by father and son Danny and Mark Lampron, who said they are currently getting ready for their spring sale and the busy season.

In other business news: ADVENTHEALTH HELPS OUT IN KENYA

Employees at AdventHealth Daytona Beach joined with the Daytona Beach Seventh-day

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AdventHealth Daytona Beach employees volunteered for a mission trip to Africa, caring for thousands during medical clinics in villages throughout Kenya. Shown is Kandace Vagovic, a physician assistant.

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Becky Funk sold 4 Mill Run Court to Kristyn Diverniero, of Ormond Beach, for $325,000.

Built in 1986, the house has four bedrooms, three baths, a fireplace, swimming pool and 2,388 square feet. It sold in 2018 for $298,000.

Robert and Anita Miller, of Bowie, Maryland, sold 141 Buckskin Lane to John Slayne and Michaelene Callahan, of Ormond Beach, for $449,000.

Built in 1980, the house has four bedrooms, 3.5 baths, a fireplace, swimming pool and 3,482 square feet. It sold in 2014 for $376,000.

Paul and Veronica Quincey, of Celebration, sold 945 Marie Circle to David Hargis and Peggy MacIntyre-Hargis, of Ormond Beach, for $368,000.

Built in 1968, the house has five bedrooms, three baths, a fireplace, swimming pool and 2,698 square feet. It sold in

Timothy and Nancyann Davidson, of Crestview, sold 426 Sand Creek Lane to Nicola and Christopher Pullin, of Ormond Beach, for $317,000. Built in 1995, the house has three bedrooms, 2.5 baths, a swimming pool and 2,338 square feet. It sold in 1997 for $155,000.

William Rebarick, of Ormond Beach, sold 3343 Newbliss Cir-

cle to John and Ann Marano, of Ormond Beach, for $282,500.

Built in 1996, the house has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,003 square feet.

Kevin Crotty sold 122 Chrysanthemum Drive to Jared Shaheen and Haylee Boyle for $265,000. Built in 2008, the house has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,069 square feet. It sold in 2008 for $233,500.

Martin and Cheryl Barrett, of Ormond Beach, sold 125 Hollow Branch Crossing to Jeffrey Moore, of Ormond Beach, for $255,000. Built in 1986, the house has three bedrooms, two baths, a swimming pool and 2,295 square feet. It sold in 1997 for $102,000.

William, Janet and Anne Kennedy, individually and as trustees, sold 34 Sandra Drive to Three D Management LLC, of Ormond Beach, for $233,000.

Built in 1978, the house has

three bedrooms, two baths, a fireplace and 1,729 square feet.

It sold in 1978 for $67,000.

Eva Connors, of Ormond Beach, sold 60 N. Halifax Drive, Unit 106, to John and Regina Cowne, of Ormond Beach, for $227,900. Built in 1984, the condo has two bedrooms, 2.5 baths and 1,775 square feet. It sold in 2008 for $190,000.

Gregory Wiessner, of Cumberland, Maine, sold 137 Marvin Road to Gilbert Ohnysty, of Ormond Beach, for $220,000.

Built in 1960, the house has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,426 square feet. It sold in 2009 for $127,500.

Patsy Jensen sold 1 Reflections Village Drive to Madeline Vega, of Ormond Beach, for $201,500. Built in 1995, the house has two bedrooms, two baths, a swimming pool and 1,502 square feet. It sold in

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Euan Duncan, of Eustis, sold 76 Rogers Park Drive to Brenda Holzer, of Ormond Beach, for $133,700. Built in 1955, the house has two bedrooms, one bath and 720 square feet. It sold in 2015 for $95,000.

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David and Cheryl Foreman, of Ormond Beach, sold 403 Grove St. to Margaret Chapman and Tracy Schnappinger, of Ormond Beach, for $180,000.

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The top seller has a separate, smaller house on the property.

John and Eileen Zanghi, of Hornell, New York, sold 470 S. Center St. to Roger Luddeni and Frances Powell, of Ormond Beach, for $185,000. Built in 1984, the house has three bedrooms, two baths, a fireplace and 1,370 square feet. It sold in 2014 for $133,900.

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house in Ormond-by-the-Sea was the top real estate transaction for the week of March 3-9 in Ormond Beach and Ormond-by-the-Sea. Russel and Kim Barnhart, of Lexington, North Carolina, sold 2327 Bonnie View Drive to Richard and Alice Hatzell, of Ormond Beach, for $465,000. Built in 1969, the house has three bedrooms, three baths, a swimming pool, separate one-bedroom house and 2,400 square feet. Following is a partial list of the week’s other sales.

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Real estate of Daytona Beach, sold 652 Aldenham Lane to Billy Innes and Galina Stingel, of Ormond Beach, for $385,500. Built in 2018, the house has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,238 square feet.

Robert and Jayne Flynn, of Ormond Beach, sold 1264 Sunningdale Lane to Angel and Susan Valdes, of Ormond Beach, for $345,000. Built in 2001, the house has three bedrooms, two baths, a swimming pool and 1,931 square feet. It sold in 2016 for $305,000.

Plantation Pines David and Pamela Price, of Ormond Beach, sold 389 Sugar Pine Lane to Sandra Marques and Mario Ippolito, of Ormond Beach, for $285,000. Built in 2005, the house has three bedrooms, two baths, a swimming pool and 1,345 square feet.

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Lucas Andreson, as representative, sold 2 Dunes Circle to Tracy Shirah, of Ormond Beach, for $290,000. Built in 1964, the house has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,034 square feet. It sold in 2018 for $200,000.

David and Suzanne Jeckovich sold 44 Sandra Drive to Thomas and Cheryl Sheahan, of Ormond Beach, for $279,000.

Built in 1975, the house has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,175 square feet. It sold in 2018 for $180,000.

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Florence Porrino, of Brooksville, sold 42 Ocean Crest Drive to Melissa Estridge, of Ormond Beach, for $253,000. Built in 1962, the house has two bedrooms, two baths, a swimming pool and 1,535 square feet. It sold in 2002 for $132,000.

Richard Dibuono, of Ormond Beach, sold 53 Seabreeze Drive to Bernard and Ann Richards, of Senoia, Georgia, for $190,000. Built in 1958, the house has two bedrooms, one bath and 792 square feet. It sold in 2015 for $131,000.

Ryan Dougherty and Chelsea Dougherty, of Ormond Beach, sold 103 Holland Road to Lewis Ames, as trustee, for $160,000.

Built in 1958, the house has two bedrooms, one bath and 720 square feet. It sold in 1998 for $45,000.

John Adams, of Adams, Cameron & Co. Realtors, contributed to this report.

OBPD Victim Advocate Evelyn Rebostini is recognized by Mayor Bill Partington.

VICTIMS’ RIGHTS WEEK UNDERWAY In honor of Victims’ Rights Week, the Ormond Beach City Commission honored Evelyn Rebostini, Ormond Beach Police Department’s victims advocate, with a proclamation at the commission meeting on Tuesday, April 2.

Victims’ Rights Week started on Sunday, April 7, and will wrap up on Saturday, April 13. Mayor Bill Partington said at the commission meeting that this commemorative week celebrates the energy behind the victims’ rights movement.

“Nobody has a bigger heart than Evelyn, that I’ve ever met,” Partington said. “Always in her capacity as victim’s advocate, she has worked so hard to help our residents who are dealing with crime.”

Police Chief Jesse Godfrey said Rebostini does a lot of work behind the scenes and that she helps a lot of victims on a daily basis.

CROSSWORD THE KING LIVES! by Ed Sessa; Edited by David Steinberg

pistol 101 Burlap bag 102 Neuter possessive 103 Quagmire 106 Food label figs.

107 Autumn colour 109 Snowboarder’s headgear 112 Spend too much 114 1957 lyric whose singer is scrambled in each starred answer 116 Booker T. Washington, for one 117 Coup group 118 One of a gene pair 119 Moon lander, briefly 120 Citi Field team 121 A Hatfield, to a McCoy 122 Moved closer to

Mainland High School’s Aqua Culture Division in its Academy of Scientific Inquiry and Medicine was recently awarded a $5,000 grant by Sea Pact, an organization dedicated to advancing seafood sustainability globally.

Sea Pact recognized MHS teacher Daniel Luby’s class project, “Shell-a-Brate Good Times,” since it focuses on inspiring students toward pursuing aquaculture careers.

The project consists of constructing a hard clam hatchery with locally-sourced materials.

Students will design and implement plans to culture the hard clam from seed to nursery, and will follow its complete cycle to market.

LIBRARY HOSTS NEW EXHIBITS The Ormond Beach Library has two new case displays, both which will be available for viewing until April 30.

The west exhibit is sponsored by the Florida State Poets Association and showcases works by local and national poets and well-known authors. The east exhibit houses more than a dozen paintings by Ormond Beach resident Marianne Verna.

Among her works is “Tangerine Sunrise,” an acrylic painting that recently won “Best in Show” at a gallery opening in The Casements earlier this year.

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6 Hardy novel setting 85 River of Bern 7 “That’ll be the day!”

87 Bodybuilder’s core 8 Diarist Frank 89 1945 conference city 9 A Bobbsey twin 90 Greed 10 Austin Powers enemy 91 Question 11 Collective celebratory 92 Destroyer in 2000 news cry 94 Old Parisian currency ©2019 Universal Uclick 12 Ladder feature 96 Marvel mutant with 30 Key next to F1 54 *Foie gras ingredients 78 Pont Neuf’s river 13 Hoity-toity type ACROSS frosty powers 31 Miles ___ hour 58 Demanding stars 80 *Dodecagonal, as a die 14 Minister to the flock?

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ADOPTABLE PET OF THE WEEK Help this dog find a home.

Two dogs were spotlighted as Halifax Humane Society’s adoptable Pets of the Week. But, good news: Danika, a 6-yearold gray and white terrier and American Staffordshire mix, has now been adopted.

The second dog is Coralee, a 1-year-old fawncolored retriever and Labrador mix. She has been with HHS since Dec. 29, 2018. Her adoption price is $70. Coralee is very shy, so a home without children would be ideal. She gets along well with other dogs.

To adopt Coralee, or to see other adoptable animals, visit the Halifax Humane Society’s main campus, located at 2364 LPGA Blvd., or call 2744703.

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Coralee is available for adoption.

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By Luis Campos Celebrity Cipher cryptograms are created from quotations by famous people, past and present.

Each letter in the cipher stands for another.

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17 FT. canoe, 3 seats great for long trips or carry extra gear $200 (386) 263-2102.

FRONT DOOR, white, w/6 panels, window top center, 36” x 80”. security hole $50 386-437-2513.

50 LB. container chlorine tablets 3/4 full and two containers for liquid chlorine $75 386-986-8837.

GARDEN TILLER, Front tine, Gear drive, $175 (937) 470-2631

55” ZENITH Plasma TV $75, four ceiling light fixtures, $10 each 507-340-4598.

GEN7PETS G7 Jogger/Pet Stroller, folds flat, pet tether for safety, new, $150 386-503-4064.

AUSTIN AIR Filter, Excellent condition Healthmate HM400 like new $50, (386) 437-3338.

GUITAR BOOKS, 50 Yr Fender Strat Limited Edition,50 Yr Gibson Les Paul $20 &up 386-882-5952.

BICYCLE 10 SPEED, new tires, new seat, grocery basket, reflectors, garage kept $150 386-214-6208

HANDICAP BATTERY operated 4 wheel scooter $200 386-864-5647.

BOWFLEX REVOLUTION exercise machine, like new $200 772-538-9632.

KITCHEN REMODEL-selling fridge, microwave, stove, dishwasher, all for $199 407-808-2645.

BROWN LEATHER couch, good condition, please call after 12:00 noon, $200 386-439-6202.

LANDSCAPE IRRIGATION sprinklers $75, 8’ ladders $50 ea. carpet cleaner $50 908-456-4790.

CASSIO KEYBOARD lighting system $75, elephant picture made w/leather $75 386-447-2784.

LEATHER JACKET, Fighter Pilot style, size XL, made in U.S. $45, Palm Coast 386-246-4275.

CEMENT DESIGNER landscape and garden curbings, $2.50 each 386-437-7058.

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DINING TABLE, light wood, 5’6”x3’6”, 4 chairs, $150 386-447-7273.

POOL CHAIRS, 4 metal chairs, gray, excellent condition, includes cushions $199 386-313-3748.

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TEAK ROCKING Chairs for outside, good condition, $75 for pair. Call 386-986-4220.

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This week’s Celebrity Cipher answers Puzzle One Solution: “A brilliant storyteller. ... We are indebted to him (Stanley Donen) for as long as there is cinema.”

– Guillermo del Toro Puzzle Two Solution: “I never wanted to be a dancer. It’s true! I wanted to be a shortstop for the Pittsburgh Pirates.”

– Gene Kelly

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HIDDEN LAKES Community Wide Garage Sale, April 12th & 13th, 8:00-4:00. Hidden Lakes Drive off of Old Kings Road. 15+ families.

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FOR SALE by owner. Trails South Forty, 3 bedroom 2.5 bath, 2 car garage, new roof, many upgrades including SS appliances and granite countertops. Water front town home. Asking $235,000. Call 386-295-9599.

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Turner Home Services

BUSINESS DIRECTORY

WORKS FOR YOU

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386-328-5359

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