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Lucky’s Beginning of goodbye Market closing Volusia County Council Chair Ed Kelley is ending his political journey PAGE 5

Residents had waited seven years for a grocery store in that spot.

WAYNE GRANT REAL ESTATE EDITOR

After opening to a lot of fanfare on May 8, 2019, Lucky’s Market, 101 E. Granada Blvd., will be closing. The corporation is closing all stores in Florida except for one in Melbourne by Feb. 12, according to reports.

Employees at the Ormond Beach store were told the news Jan. 21. Kroger, the main investor, had divested its ownership in Lucky’s in December and observers say this may have led to the closings.

The building had been empty for seven years before Lucky’s opened last May. A Food Lion had previously occupied the building.

There was a lot of excitement in the town when it was announced that a Lucky’s Market was coming.

City Economic Director Brian Rademacher said he was shocked when he saw the news reports.

He said the bright side is that the Lucky’s corporation spent about $5 million on refurbishing the store, which could make it attractive for another grocer or business to move into the location.

He said his department will work with local and regional partners to find a suitable tenant.

The city paid incentives — $11,000 for job creation and $52,500 for Lucky’s capital investment — and Rademacher said the city would be seeking reimbursement.

The store was projected to hire 130 to 140 employees when it opened.

Learning to fight

How firefighters get started in the Ormond Beach Fire Department PAGE 3

Firefighter Ethan Wilson holds a door as one of the new firefighters works to remove it.

HONORING THE KING

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INSIDE

INSIDE NOVA GETS 5-0

Minimizing high traffic possibilies. PAGE 2

BUS TO TANGER Votran bus service to Tanger to include night service. PAGE 4

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Real estate market expected to heat up PAGE 13

A special voice Jack Simpson was one of two Volusia County elementary students selected among the estimated 1,000 students who auditioned across Florida.

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Nova storage facility approved in 5-0 vote

Carol Sanogueira, the 58-yearold woman who was injured on Dec. 31 after a vehicle struck her while crossing West Granada Boulevard by the Grind Gastropub, died at the hospital on Jan. 19, OBPD reported. No further information was released.

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Free annual tows for city vehicles allowed under its contracts with three different towing companies: Universal Towing, Arrow Wrecker Service and Daytona Wrecker.

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Motor vehicle accidents recorded last week.

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Permits issued last week, valued at $3.5 million.

This included four garage sale permits.

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Units proposed for an apartment complex near Tymber Creek Road.

City staff held a preapplication meeting, but no development plan was provided.

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The storage facility’s low generation of traffic played a key role in the project’s approval.

The Ormond Beach City Commission unanimously approved a development order and a rezoning for a new three-story storage facility at 263 S. Nova Road at its meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 21.

The 94,921-square-foot building on the 3.1-acre site near the Whispering Oaks subdivision will feature about 780 storage units, and will preserve 32% of the existing natural areas, a city memo detailed. The property owner, Ormond Power Properties

LLC, sought the rezoning from B-8 Commercial to a Planned Business Development to allow for the building to be 42 feet tall (mainly due to the parapet walls and cornice) as well as a reduction of parking spaces.

The storage facility will also bring in less traffic compared to other uses allowed in B-8, such as retail and restaurants (the latter is a conditional use).

“If the desire is to save trees and to provide that

natural area, then basically the height is necessary,” Planning Director Steven Spraker said.

City Commissioner Susan Persis said the storage facility will be the least bothersome development for residents who live on nearby Fernery Trail.

“It might not be my first choice of what would go there, but I think it’s going to be the least distractive to people around those streets,” she said.

“A low traffic generator is what we want there. We know what’s going to be built here. As a commissioner, I can’t roll the dice and then have something that has nine to 10 times the traffic generation to go there.”

ROB LITTLETON, city commissioner

The City Commission unanimously approved a comp plan amendment to clarify that property owners in Ormondby-the-Sea will not need to annex to receive utilities.

The next reading is scheduled for March 17.

Saloon seeks live music allowance A neighborhood meeting will be held on Thursday, Jan. 23, to discuss Boot Hill Saloon Outpost’s request to allow live outdoor entertainment every weekend and during special event periods, according to the city staff report.

The meeting will be held at 5 p.m. at Boot Hill, located at 1089 N. U.S. 1.

City wins 28th award for finances The city’s Finance Department was awarded its 28th Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada, stated the city newsletter.

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‘Fire service is a calling’ How firefighters get started in the Ormond Beach Fire Department JARLEENE ALMENAS NEWS EDITOR

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he windows of an old white Buick sedan spiderweb at the entrance of the Holly Hill Salvage, dust particles floating in the air as the glass shatters.

It’s an action that is repeated over and over as new Ormond Beach Firefighters Kristy Brown and Denton Sawyer become familiarized with the department’s tools and procedures for extrication.

In this training exercise, precision is key. The Buick is empty this time, but once they complete orientation and are put on a crew, Brown and Sawyer will have to put into practice what they learned.

At that point, it’ll be a matter of saving lives.

It’s why they became firefighters.

“You get to be there on somebody’s worse day and be the person there to help them, and I wanted to be that person,” Brown said.

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On Wednesday, Jan. 15, two days before they were sworn into the Ormond Beach Fire Department, Brown and Sawyer were in the thick of their orientation, a period which lasts two weeks after they’re hired. Despite all new hires coming on board with a basic understanding of the job, as well as a certification, OBFD Capt. Meghan Quartier said the orientation serves to teach them how the department is run — from standard operating procedures to learning the specialized tasks each company officer is

THE HISTORY OF THE FIRE SERVICE BADGE

Firefighter Justin Browder’s father pins his badge while his grandfather watches.

assigned, such as hose deployment, firefighter survival and water supply.

“When they get hired, it’s not fair or safe to just throw them on a fire truck and say, ‘You’re ready to go,’” Quartier said.

Once firefighters completes that orientation, they goes through a year of probation before finally earn their badges. This month, Quartier is celebrating her 20th anniversary of working with the city of Ormond Beach, and in that time, she’s been able to work alongside some of her former students. Quartier is also an instructor with Daytona State College’s firefighter program.

“I love teaching out there, and we hire the students that come through,” Quartier said. “ So I get to see them from the very initial stages where they walk in know-

Firefighter Kristy Brown learns how to use OBFD’s extrication equipment.

ing absolutely nothing to sometimes getting them on my crew.”

‘IT SHOULD COME FROM YOUR HEART’

“To whom much is given, much will be required.”

Ormond Beach Fire Chief Richard Sievers repeated Luke 12:48 at the swearing in ceremony on Friday, Jan. 17, where both Brown and Sawyer recited their oaths of service. Four firefighters — Joey Licari, Justin Browder, Zachary Snyder and Ethan Wilson — also received their badges after finishing their year of probation.

Sievers used the scripture to emphasize the high standards firefighters must uphold. The public trusts them to take care of them in their time of need, Sievers said.

“Being able to work in the fire service is a calling,” Sievers said.

“It should be a true calling — it should come from your heart.”

Sawyer, who came to OBFD from the Daytona Beach Fire Department, said he became a firefighter for a sense of purpose.

In the past, he’d worked other jobs that lacked that quality.

The camaraderie and morale are “through the roof” at OBFD, and both new firefighters said they were excited to begin.

“Orientation is fun, but getting back into it, that’s really what we’re in this for,” Sawyer said.

The eight-point Maltese cross dates back to the Crusades.

During that time, fire was often used as a weapon during battle.

During the battle for possession of holy land in the island of Malta, the Knights of St. Johns battled flames and rescued fellow injured knights.

These are believed to be the first firefighters in history.

Inside the badge is what is known as a scramble: a grouping of symbols and tools that can differ from each fire department. The center of the badges for those in administrative roles are white. For others, the center is red.

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Firefighter Kristy Brown breaks open a car window in front of Holly Hill Salvage.

“You get to be there on somebody’s worse day and be the person there to help them, and I wanted to be that person.”

KRISTY BROWN, New Ormond Beach Firefighter

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Votran bus service to Tanger to include night service

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The Volusia County Council decided to include the 7 p.m. to midnight service for almost $150,000.

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Bus service will indeed be coming soon to Tanger Outlets and the Tomoka Town Center, with the majority of Volusia County Council opting to also add night service to the shopping centers.

“I’m disappointed that it took so long to get to this point, but we’re here,” Volusia County Councilwoman Heather Post said.

The council was presented with two options for adding Votran service to Tanger at its meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 21. The first option proposed deviating two of the four Route 11 buses currently servicing the Daytona Flea Market to include the newer shopping centers off LPGA Boulevard at no additional cost. The bus would run once every hour 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday to Saturday, and would split the route into Route 11A and 11B, with the latter being the bus route to Tanger.

The second option added night service (from 7 p.m. to midnight) every two hours from the Intermodal Transportation Facility at the Ocean Center at a $147, 840 cost. Both options included Sunday service to be handled by Route 10.

While Post and County Councilman Ben Johnson were leaning toward option 1, since there aren’t

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many existing businesses in Tanger or the Tomoka Town Center that are open until midnight, the rest of the council decided on the second option.

“You’re not going to be able to tell how effective it would be, if you don’t provide people twoway service,” County Council Chair Ed Kelley said.

With retail stores closing at 9 p.m. in Tanger, he said people who both shop and work there should have the option of taking the bus back home, especially if they used Votran to get to work in the first place.

Johnson suggested that after six months, they evaluate how many people are riding the bus in the nighttime hours.

“Right now, the ridership probably will not be there and we’ll be voting on failure right off the bat,” Johnson said.

Post said that the LPGA area is growing, but that it wouldn’t make sense for them to spend money on adding night service now, when the council is slated to re-evaluate all routes in the near future.

“It’s inevitable, and we know that we will have to be looking at bus service and assessing and addressing that in the coming years,” Post said.

The county is still working on a timeline for when the bus service will be in place.

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Q: Was there a particular moment when you realized that you weren’t going to run again, and if so, what was that moment?

A: My son said, “Dad, we don’t know how much time you have left with us, but what time you have left, I want to spend as much of that as I can with you.”

And then we looked, and in hindsight, last year is the first time in 10 years that we did not get to see them in concert because of business and conflicts. We went five months without seeing them.

Before we would try to see them once a month. Not necessarily in concert, but be together with close family.

You stop and think, and you look at it, and that’s what’s most important.

Q: What are you most looking forward to after your current term ends?

A: Being able to choose what I want to do and where I want to go. The time constraints on free time is tough.

Q: How have you seen social media affect your position on the council?

A: You are able to reach a broader number of people — more diverse groups of people. Thousands of people instead of 15-20 at a time, or 30 or 40. So from that standpoint, it is very good. It’s the criticism of saying something that is there. People have always criticized politicians. I guess that goes back forever. But I think the biggest thing is the negativity expressed, and oftentimes hurtful

name-calling, which you really wouldn’t do to someone’s face.

And that does hurt; I don’t care how strong of back you say you may have. When people call you a liar, or lying this-that-orthe-other, that hurts because you know you’re not doing that.

When you’re serving for the right reason, to be criticized for that, that hurts.

Q: You were very vocal about the importance of passing a sales tax last year. Then it failed. Now, there’s talks of bringing it back for 2022. So what do you believe is at stake in Volusia County?

A: It should’ve passed. There’s very few people that will say we don’t have a need for water and infrastructure improvements.

Maybe I was part of the problem of being factual about it in a short situation. It just made the most sense to be able to do something, have a use tax, instead of putting it on the backs of homeowners again.

As far as going forward in 2022, I won’t be there to make that decision, as we know. But I think if the people will say, “This is what we want,” and I think some of the things that could be done to make that happen would be to create an approval board of citizens.

Q: In 2018, the state’s Constitution Review Commission was criticized for bundling issues like offshore drilling and vaping. Why do you feel bundling ECHO, Volusia Forever and a sales tax is appropriate?

A: I did not use that bundling

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Volusia County Council Chair Ed Kelley

term. It’s revenue sharing. You can have the issues there that all would derive their income from a single source, and that was sales tax. If ECHO, Volusia Forever, water and infrastructure can all benefit, and share in that onecent sales tax, a percentage, it’s all relative to that one thing.

Q: Volusia County has gone through a lot of changes — new medical director, revamped EMS, new county manager, and will soon get a new county attorney. What has being County Council chair been like through all of that?

A: I guess it’s been exciting. If there is any one thing that I would probably regret, if the situation

was different, is not being here in the coming years to help see all of that through. Because we now are at a point where we’ve put some of those things behind us.

Q: What was the best piece of advise you ever got, and how did it influence your political career?

A: The best advice I got was from David Hood, who said: “We can debate, discuss or disagree, but we do not have to be disagreeable.” There were people on the council that I disagreed with back in the day, but when we saw each other outside of the commission, we spoke, we said hi and were friendly. That’s the way you should be.

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Kelley, former sales distributor and president of European operations at Hawaiian Tropic, served on the Ormond Beach City Commission 1993-1997, and then again 2005-2009. He then served as the city’s mayor 2010-2016 before running for Volusia County Chair. Kelley will finish his four-year-term on the council at the end of 2020.

When looking back at his legacy in Ormond Beach, Kelley said his biggest impact was establishing efficient fiscal policies that are still in effect today. He and the commission adopted a dedicated millage for roads, contracted out services like solid waste and set aside funds for stormwater projects.

It was over the holidays that Kelley, who previously had announced he would run for a second term as chair, decided it was time to close the political chapter of his life. The Ormond Beach Observer recently sat down with Kelley to talk about the past, the present, a little bit of Florida-Georgia Line, and the future of several local issues.

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MLK Committee Chair Tina Carlyle speaks during the annual Martin Luther King Jr. breakfast at SONC.

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he South Ormond Neighborhood Center rang with voices singing the “National Black Anthem” the morning of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 20: “We have come over a way that with tears has been watered,/ We have come, treading our path through the blood of the slaughtered;/ Out from the gloomy past, till now we stand at last/ Where the white gleam of our star is cast.”

These words from “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” written by James Weldon Johnson, filled the SONC gym as the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast Celebration began. The event, hosted by the city of Ormond Beach and VITAS Healthcare, featured song, dance and speeches from pastors.

One of them was Pastor Anthony Nunnally, of ABBA’s House of Outreach Ministries, as the master of ceremony. He said that they had all come together on the holiday to honor the results of King’s dream: civil and economic rights for African Americans.

“Today we are able to come here with some tenacious dreamers, some travailing warriors, and some rambunctious leaders,” Nunnally said.

It’s a dream that still needs to be pursued, said Daisy Grimes, an MLK Committee member who delivered the welcome address.

Though King died on April 4, 1968, it wasn’t until 1986 that a holiday in his honor was observed.

While the African American community has come a long way since the 1960s, Grimes said they still need to fight for the rights stated in the Declaration of Independence — that all men are created equal.

“We will not stop,” Grimes said. “More than in 1968, more than in 1986. In 2020, if we want this country to continue to be the country for democracy, we better fight.”

Girls part of the Emmanuel Church Children’s Group perform a “Tribute to Dr. King” to the song “Glory,” by John Legend.

“If we are to build a better world, we must remember that the guiding principle is this — a policy of freedom for the individual is the only truly progressive policy.”

FRIEDRICH HAYEK “Road to Serfdom,” 1944

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Above: ABBA’s House of Outreach Ministries Pastor Anthony Nunnally acts at the master of ceremony during the Martin Luther King Jr. breakfast celebration.

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The street that residents fear will be impacted by the planned storage facility on South Nova Road is Fernery Trail, not Fernery Lane as was reported in the Jan. 16 edition.

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At what point does a city or town reach a growth saturation point? Is it when first responders receive negative commentary for response times? Is it when traffic gridlock becomes a daily obstacle?

Is it when your community loses its character and the very reason as to why you decided to settle is lost?

The buzzwords “smart growth” can have various meanings that can be orchestrated to fit the planners, engineers and developers; however, the end result, in many cases, is not always in the best interest of the community. We know growth does not pay for itself (tax referendums) and locally falls short in providing

Nonemergency calls are a drain on taxpayer dollars Dear Editor: I have always wondered why anyone would call 911 for a nonemergency, especially flu, earaches, infections, pink eye, or a fish hook in your hand. Are

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those economic achievements the developers so smoothly cover in a presentation.

One may need to redefine the term infrastructure when noting the recent residential developments. Garbage collection and recycling; stormwater runoffs; septic systems; schools in regards to quality teachers and pay scales; hiring and retention of police, fire and EVAC are just a few items that need out-of-the-box thinking when you wish to grow roofs versus retaining or cultivating open spaces.

When we discuss “traffic calming” techniques, are we not already facing a problem?

Widening of roads, such as removing the medians on Granada Boulevard, to ease the flow of traffic in the future will not calm traffic, but open it up further to speed. I believe the whole effect would throw out of balance what is already leaning in the overload mode.

Parking, pollution, noise — not the relaxing way to live the dream.

How do developers envision

quality community growth with 55-and-over housing complexes or low-income housing projects? It needs to be an open-detailed dialog, sooner rather than later.

There is still much in the way of undeveloped land that has large for sale signs on them looking to be sold and developed, some internally within the already congested parts of the city like Sterthaus Drive as well as on the outskirts near I-95; not to mention that it’s wetlands, yet there are many spaces that have been developed that remain unoccupied, why?

If the opportunity for redevelopment of a structure or blighted areas present themselves, our commissioners need to press the question: Can we do better than what was there prior? Can we market ourselves to acquire a business that not only benefits the surrounding location, but adds jobs that would attract younger minds that would be paid more than the usual minimal pay?

A medical facility, school or campus, research and develop-

ment of any type — something that contributes rather than detracts, and should that fail, then substitute it with open spaces again.

As I sit here typing away, it seems every 15 minutes the silence is penetrated with the sounds of sirens. I could do a study just on that alone. Is this the charm and character we wish to build? Sad. Finally, let me be the first to say, and from my small wheelhouse, that Ormond Beach maintains impressive services. Those that I see employed within our City Hall, obviously including our first responders, are top-notch performers and dedicated to the jobs they are assigned to. It is our commissioners that hold the responsibility and the accountability to forecast and carve out how and what the future will overall become. Our legacy should not be taken lightly. Once gone, forever lost.

Barry du Moulin ran for City Commission in 2018 but was not elected.

these people stupid and just do not know any better? Any of these ailments could be easily taken care of in a nonemergency setting, such as a doctor’s office or walk-in clinic.

I think this is a waste of taxpayer money that could be better spent educating people on what are true emergencies.

A fall, a heart attack, a fire, an assault, a burglar are examples to me. Many emergencies do not require an ambulance; 10,000 to 20,000 just sounds like too much, even if you take into consideration police calls.

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STOP AND STARE 8:40 p.m. — First block of Lincoln Avenue DUI. While making an illegal Uturn, a 36-year-old Apollo Beach man hit a street sign in the median of the intersection of North Beach Street and West Granada Boulevard, all the while making eye contact with police who were stationed nearby.

The man continued on his way, according to police, despite the officers initiating a traffic stop.

They followed him all the way until he stopped at Lincoln Avenue. The man initially agreed to participate in field sobriety exercises, but later changed his mind, saying he didn’t want to because he had knee problems, according to his arrest report.

The man’s breath smelled like alcohol, and there was an open bottle of liquid NyQuil, which contains alcohol, in the car, according to police. He was taken to jail.

JAN. 13

TRYING TO STAY COOL 5:07 p.m. — First block of Lake Trail Battery touch. Police arrested a 67-year-old Ormond Beach woman who sprayed her roommate with pepper spray over an argument about the air conditioning having been turned down.

An officer who’d responded to the home to check into a report of a disturbance was in the house when the woman sprayed the victim.

He detained her in handcuffs and escorted her to his patrol vehicle, where the woman informed him that the air conditioning level had not been to her liking, and that that’s why a verbal argument began between her and the

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victim. She said the victim had threatened her with a hammer and had threatened to “bash her brains out,” according to the police report.

The woman denied spraying the victim with pepper spray.

The officer then spoke to the victim, who said she had attempted to walk out on the argument by going to her room, but that the woman tried to prevent her from leaving. The woman then grabbed a hammer and sat in a chair directly outside the door, and began to beat on the door knob, the victim told police, Police obtained video evidence corroborating the victim’s story.

The woman was arrested.

JAN. 18

PLENTY OF FISH 06:32 a.m. — 1500 block of West Granada Boulevard Grand theft. It started with a dating site and ended with an arrest.

A 29-year-old Port Orange man was arrested after he ditched his date at a gas station, leaving with her possessions, including her cell phone, which he threw out the window in the parking lot of a different gas station. The woman had gone inside to buy a soda, and called police when she realized what had happened.

The pair had met on a dating website that the woman could only describe as “just like Plenty of Fish,” according to the police report, and they had hung out romantically that night after agreeing to meet up.

Police tracked down the man, who told officers he did throw her phone out, but said that when he drove off, he was unaware she had her belongings in his car. The man was taken to jail.

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A Seabreeze wrestler grapples with his opponent.

eabreeze’s boys wrestling team competed in the Matanzas Duals on Dec. 7.

Going up against arguably the best team in the area, the Sandcrabs were ultimately defeated by the Pirates.

Seabreeze grappler Brock Roberts still remembers his match. He lost 15-0 and was pinned in the first period by his Pirates opponent.

The Sandcrabs, and Roberts, got revenge, however.

Competing in front of a packed gym on Jan. 11 at Matanzas High School, the Sandcrabs were able to defeat the Pirates to take home the Class 2A-District 4 duals championship. It was the first district duals title in Seabreeze history.

“To put it in their face at home was pretty insane,” said Roberts, who beat the wrestler he lost to earlier in the season. “It was surreal. It all came together.”

Mike Fries, the Sandcrabs’ second-year head coach, added: “We’re little old Seabreeze. I don’t think anybody gave us a shot this early. The kids stepped it up, and it was something special.”

In addition, the Sandcrabs celebrated their first home match of the season, where they took down Deltona 60-24 the night of Wednesday, Jan. 15.

Seabreeze coach Mike Fries.

“They’re feeling success. They’re achieving things that have never been done before here. It’ll hopefully motivate them to push themselves and to have a little pride in what they’re doing.”

MIKE FRIES, Seabreeze wrestling coach

“It’s nice to get everybody wrestling in front of their home crowd,” Fries said. “The kids were a little nervous. I don’t know why.

But this was just another stepping stone in our season.”

The Sandcrabs also competed in the regional quarterfinals and semifinals on Thursday, Jan. 16, at Fletcher High School in Neptune Beach.

And with each match, Seabreeze has shown improvement, which is setting them up for an exciting and eventful end to the season.

“They’re feeling success,” Fries said. “They’re achieving things that have never been done before here. It’ll hopefully motivate them to push themselves and to have a little pride in what they’re doing.”

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Osceola Elementary student Jack Simpson makes All-State Chorus, one of just two selected in Volusia County.

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hen f i f t h - g ra d e Osceola Elementary School student Jack Simpson sings, you turn your head from the piano and marvel.

At least that’s what his music teacher Sarah Johns did last spring when she was holding mini-auditions in her classroom to decide which students should audition for the 2020 Florida AllState Elementary Chorus. Simpson had been in her classes since he was in third grade, but she had no idea his voice could sound like that.

“He’d sung in class, but he never really was the kind of kid that’s like, ‘Hey look at me, I’m this superstar singer,’” Johns said. “He never wanted the attention. He didn’t want to make a big deal out of it.”

But once she heard him, she knew he had to audition for the statewide chorus. Thankfully, Jack said yes, and that would lead him to perform at the Florida Elementary Music Teacher’s Association’s yearly convention in Tampa in early January.

Jack, 11, was one of two students in Volusia County selected for the All-State Elementary chorus led by Robyn Lana, director of the Cincinnati Youth Choir. The All-State chorus group comprises about 200 students selected from

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an estimated 1,000 who auditioned, Johns said.

“It’s like a needle in a haystack,” Johns said. “I’ve had so many kids audition over the years, and I think they’re good, but if they don’t pass that audition, if the judges don’t hear in their voice what they’re looking for, then they just get tossed aside.”

After practicing a handful of times with Johns over the summer, along with the other four students from Osceola Elementary that sent in auditions, Jack found out he had made the cut sometime in October 2019.

Immediately after Johns got the news, she called his parents — who work down the street from the school — to come over and be present when she broke the news.

They ran over to the school, recalled Lera Simpson, Jack’s mother.

“It was like expressive amounts of joy. A little bit of confusion, like, ‘I got in?’”

JACK SIMPSON, 11, Osceola Elementary School fifth grader

“We were both excited that he’d made it, but we had no idea what we were in for and how big it was, and how much of an honor it was,” she said.

Jack felt a slew of emotions when they told him he’d be singing in the chorus.

“It was like expressive amounts of joy,” Jack said. “A little bit of confusion, like, ‘I got in?’”

He and Johns stayed after school many times practicing the music for the concert because once in Tampa, the group only rehearsed twice before they had to perform. There were six songs he had to learn, one of which was entirely in Latin: “Gloria,” by Peter Robb, who was the commissioned composer for the concert.

That was Jack’s favorite song.

He even got to meet Robb and get his autograph.

“I was surprised that he would even let us do that, let alone be so nice about it,” Jack said.

Watching him perform on the stage brought tears to his mother’s eyes. Neither of Jack’s parents are musical, but they said they understand the importance of music programs in schools.

Music is what has aided Jack with his stutter, Simpson said. Sometimes, Jack hums Beethoven and Mozart all day long.

“It’s his place of peace,” Simpson said.

Jack doesn’t get stage fright.

Performing on that stage felt like being in the practice room.

Lera and Arthur Simpson with their son, Jack, and Osceola Elementary School music teacher Sarah Johns.

Singing is complicated though, he admitted. He loves highs and lows of different pitches, and the swell of notes as they flow through a piece.

“How it is like a wave in the ocean,” Jack said. “It’s the best way I can put it.”

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Where: Ormond Beach Senior Center, 351 Andrews St. Details: The Council on Aging of Volusia County is hosting a free educational presentation by the Progressive Medical Research.

Call 253-4700, ext. 215 or 250.

CELEBRATE RECOVERY When: 7-9 p.m.

Where: The Chapel, 1805 U.S. 1 Details: Join this launch of a weekly support group near Destination Daytona.

COMPLETELY UNCHANGED VAN HALEN TRIBUTE When: 7:30 p.m.

Where: Ormond Beach Performing Arts Center, 399 N. U.S. 1 Details: Relieve all the great Van Halen hits, including the Sammy Hagar era. Features “Never Stop Believin’,”a Journey tribute. Tickets cost $30. Call 676-3375.

SATURDAY, JAN. 25

FLORIDA HUMANITIES SPEAKER SERIES When: 9:30-11 a.m.

Where: Anderson-Price Memorial Building, 42 N. Beach St. Details: Titled, “Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park: Where

DOGAPALOOZA When: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Where: Ormond Memorial Art Museum, 78 E. Granada Blvd.

Details: Attend this year’s local canine convention at the museum, presented by AdventHealth Hospice Care. Nominate your own four-legged pal to be the face of next year’s event.

Costume contest. Proceeds will benefit the Great Dawg Rescue of Ormond Beach and the Halifax Humane Society. $2 donation and donation for a pet food drive for Sophie’s Circle. Call 676-3347.

SUNDAY, JAN. 26

ORMOND BEACH COMMUNITY GARDENS OPEN HOUSE When: Noon to 2 p.m.

Where: Gardens at 601 Fleming Ave. and 601 Hammock Lane Details: Tours of the gardens. Get gardening tips and advice from Master Gardeners. Call 615-7081.

MOONLIGHTER’S CONCERT When: 2 p.m.

Where: Prince of Peace Catholic Church, 600 S. Nova Road Details: Hosted by the Prince of Peace Council of Catholic Women. Big band music. $10 ticket donation.

WILLIE CINTRON AND THE SOUNDS OF THE SEASONS When: 2:30 p.m.

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BUSINESS OBSERVER outdoor life. Baja Llama makes shirts with unique, original animal designs and donates 10% of profits to combat ocean pollution.

Frick, who owns the shop along with husband Craig, said the decor was inspired by the surf boutiques on the Gold Coast of Australia, famed for its beach life.

Some galleries in the Art Walk feature an artist for the event.

On Feb. 1, Frame of Mind, 23 W. Granada Blvd., will introduce a show by Julian Johnson, of Daytona Beach. His latest collection of paintings is a commentary on the corruption of modernity, media and medicine in our age, a press release stated.

“I love to create and share my vision of the beauty, horror, humor, insanity and truth of the world as I see it,” Johnson said.

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Amanda Frick holds examples of merchandise to be raffled to benefit Australia recovery during the Ormond Beach Art Walk.

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Rene Bell Adams, formerly of Chanfrau & Chanfrau and Benedict Advertising, has launched an advertising, media and public relations consultancy, RBA Advertising.

Bell Adams has over 25 years of experience in the advertising industry and is a Certified Google Partner.

As Associate Media Director at Chicago’s Leo Burnett, Bell Adams helped launch the Chevy Avalanche, according to a press release.

A Seabreeze High School graduate, she returned to this area 15 years ago and served as director of communications at the Museum of Arts & Sciences.

She has volunteered with several nonprofit organizations.

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Ambassadors are selected due to their exceptional leadership and their drive to share the importance of financial planning, according to a press release.

Holland is the CEO of Holland Financial Inc., Ormond Beach, and host of PlanStrongerTV, a public television show.

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“I thought, ‘We have to do something,’” she said recently.

So, she has organized Kisses for Koalas, a fundraiser for World Wildlife Fund-Australia, that will be held at her shop during the next Ormond Beach Art Walk, 5-8 p.m., Feb. 1. Her shop is one of the stops on the monthly Art Walk, along with about a half-dozen galleries along Granada Boulevard featuring more than 100 artists.

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Real estate market expected to heat up Demand remains strong for entry-level housing.

WAYNE GRANT REAL ESTATE EDITOR

In 2019, sales of detached, singlefamily homes rose by 1.3% over 2018 sales totals, and the median sales price of those houses was up 5.9% over 2018, according to an analysis of Daytona Beach area Multiple Listing Service data by Ron Wysocarski, CEO and Broker of Wyse Home Team Realty in Port Orange.

The Daytona Beach area includes all of east Volusia County.

“I attribute the area’s strong real estate market conditions in 2019 to mortgage interest rates staying lower than expected alongside growth in the local job market,” Wysocarski said.

According to a Jan. 6 report from the Washington Post, a strong job market and low mortgage rates could bring more of the same for the real estate market in 2020. But tight inventory could continue to be a problem and drive prices higher. MLS data shows the number of new listings

in 2019 was 3% lower than the number of listings added to the MLS during 2018.

“I think we’re going to see the Daytona Beach real estate market heat up again this spring with particularly strong competition for entry-level single-family homes,” Wyoscarski said.

CONDOS SALES FLAT

Expected price gains did not materialize in the condo market.

An analysis of MLS data by Wyse Home Team Realty showed there were 1,553 condo sales across the area in 2019. The units sold had a median sales price of $209,000.

That is a marginal change from the area’s condo sales total and median condo sales price in 2018, when 1,564 condos were sold and the median sales price was $500 lower.

Inventory levels of available condos across the Daytona Beach area in 2019 also showed little change, compared to 2018 totals.

According to MLS reports, 3,344

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5,235 sales, $242,500 median sales price

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1,564 with a median sales price of $208,500.

1,553 with a median sales price of $209,000

new condo listings were added to the MLS in 2019. Thanks just 11 more condo units than the 3,333 condo units that were available in 2018. The total remains 2.2% below condo inventory levels during 2015, but it’s higher than the 3,258 units listed during 2016 and the 3,169 units listed during 2017.

Currently, real estate market experts at the national level are predicting inventory conditions to remain tight, pushing median sales prices higher in 2020. But local condo sellers may not experience the full benefit of those pricing gains since the heat in Daytona’s housing market is focused on entry level houses, Wysocarski said.

“The area’s growing workforce is competing for affordable starter homes,” Wysocarski said. “Whereas the vacationers and seasonal residents shopping units in the hundreds of condo buildings lining our coast aren’t facing the same sense of urgency and inventory limitations. For that reason, I don’t think we will see any earth-shattering price gains in the Daytona area condo

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“I think we’re going to see the Daytona Beach real estate market heat up again this spring with particularly strong competition for entry-level single-family homes.”

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The Zumper Report analyzed rental listings in Central Florida in November 2019 across 15 cities.

The Florida one-bedroom median rent was $1,198 last month.

Ranked from highest rent to lowest for one-bedroom apartments: Kissimmee, $1,250; Orlando, $1,250; New Smyrna Beach, $1,240; Winter Park, $1,180; Port Orange, $1,150; Sanford, $1,110; Titusville, $1,110; Melbourne, $1,050; Ormond Beach, $1,000; Altamonte Springs, $990; Ocala, $940; Palm Coast, $930; Palm Bay, $920; Daytona Beach, $850; and DeLand, $800.

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house in Plantation Bay was the top real estate transaction in Ormond Beach and Ormond-by-the-Sea for the week of Dec. 1521 in the Multiple Listing Service. Thomas and Marsha O’Hara, individually and as trustees, sold 1224 Castlehawk Lane to Marc Zinder and Toni O’Brien, of Ormond Beach, for $690,000.

Built in 2014, the house has three bedrooms, three baths, a fireplace, swimming pool and 3,120 square feet. Following is a partial list of the week’s other sales.

ORMOND BEACH John and Marita Kelly, of Ormond Beach, sold 191 Ellicott Drive to Daniel and Deborah McGoldrick, of North Charleston, South Carolina, for $351,000. Built in 1963, the house has three bedrooms, two baths, a fireplace, swimming pool and 1,790 square feet. It sold in 2015 for $237,500.

Denise Walls and Muhammad Abu-Izzah sold 1419 N. Beach St.to Jeffrey Dabney for $235,000. Built in 1978, the house has three bedrooms, three baths, a fireplace and 2,499 square feet. It sold in 2018 for $235,000.

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Paul Lupien Investments LLC, of Edgewater, sold 222 Seminole Ave. to Anthony and Denise Newman, of Lilburn, Georgia, for $333,000. Built in 1951, the house has four bedrooms, 2.5 baths and 1,421 square feet. It sold in 2018 for $199,000.

Mariellen Larzazs, of Ormond Beach, sold 732 N. Beach St. to Madison and Joseph Cottingham for $257,250. Built in 1977, the house has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,500 square feet.

It sold in 2007 for $172,800.

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The top real estate transaction has three bedrooms and three bathrooms.

Roy and Teresa Webb sold 18 Maria St. to Kenneth and Mary Bragers, of Ormond Beach, for $206,000. Built in 1957, the house has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,227 square feet. It sold in 2010 for $113,000.

Hosea Partners Ltd., of Port Orange, sold 9 Trina St.to Angela Phifer, of Ormond Beach, for $190,000. Built in 1985, the house has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,168 square feet. It sold in 2016 for $145,000.

Wilmington Savings Fund Society, as trustee, sold 1708 Hope Drive to Drake and Emily Falcon, of Ormond Beach, for $189,000.

Built in 1979, the house has three bedrooms, two baths, a fireplace and 1,225 square feet. It sold in 1999 for $69,900.

Debra McCall and Melissa Howlett sold 204 Oleeta St. to Stacey Cooper, of Englewood, Colorado, for $150,000. Built in 1948, the house has two bedrooms, 1.5 baths and 872 square feet.

Barrie Biss, of Ormond Beach, sold 542 S. Ridgewood Ave. to Annalise Nguyen and Tuan Tran, of Port Orange, for $135,000.

Built in 1953, the house has two bedrooms, one bath and 1,125 square feet. It sold in 2001 for $64,500.

Halifax Plantation Roy and Patrice Stoves, of Ormond Beach, sold 3239 Galty Circle to Jay O’Hair, of Ormond Beach, for $280,000. Built in 2002, the house has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,932 square feet. It sold in 2006 for $326,700.

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Chris and Dawn Bussey sold 358 S. Orchard St. to Samantha Davis and Julien Johnson, of Ormond Beach, for $181,500.

Built in 1965, the house has three bedrooms, one bath and 1,781 square feet. It sold in 2005 for $130,000.

Lorraine Hood and Louis Garafolo Jr., of Ormond Beach, sold 203 S. Orchard St., Unit 6D, to Theresa Eckenrode, of Ormond Beach, for $130,000. Built in 1985, the condo has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,083 square feet. It sold in 2013 for $65,000.

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Donald and Ronnie Herzog, of Ormond Beach, sold 9 Stratford Place to Donald M. Pittsley Revocable Living Trust for $265,000. Built in 1983, the house has three bedrooms, two baths, a fireplace and 1,769 square feet. It sold in 1988 for $80,000.

The Trails Mark and Karen Halal, of DeLand, sold 4 Willow Oaks Trail to Massimilano Pomaro and Bonnie Williamson, of Ormond Beach, for $377,500.

Built in 1979, the house has three bedrooms, two baths, a fireplace, swimming pool and 2,448 square feet. It sold in 2007 for $362,500.

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Gary and Rebecca Casteel, of Palm Coast, sold 3328 Newbliss Circle to Kitty Hairfield, as trustee, for $242,500. Built in 1996, the house has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,700 square feet. It sold in 2017 for $220,000.

Mark Caramanica, of Tampa, and Christine Caramanica, of Islip, New York, sold 3508 Middlemore Lane to Joseph Debenedictis and Jo McCormick, of Ormond Beach, for $215,000. Built in 2000, the house has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,627 square feet.

Plantation Bay Jack Cannon, individually and as trustee, and Susan O’Rourke, of Ormond Beach, sold 1213 Hampstead Lane to Kent Parkhurst, of Ormond Beach, for $350,000. Built in 2003, the house has three bedrooms, two baths, a fireplace, swimming pool and 2,094 square feet. It sold in 2008 for $318,000.

Prestwick at Plantation Bay, of Daytona Beach, sold 1103 Kilkenny Lane to John and Kathleen Cray, of Ormond Beach,

ORMOND-BY-THE-SEA Mark and Andria Herr, individually and as trustees, sold 3 Ocean View Drive to Richard Martin and Marybeth Acker, of New Smyrna Beach, for $375,000. Built in 1956, the house has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,247 square feet.

Eric and JoEllen Askloff, individually and as trustees, sold 1183 Ocean Shore Blvd., Unit 602, to Vitorino and Idalina Columbano, of Palm Coast, for $315,000. Built in 1995, the house has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,198 square feet. It sold in 2016 for $271,000.

Ray and Donna Arvesen, of Dallas, Georgia, sold 24 Sand Dollar Drive to Melissa and Samuel Bradford, of Ormond Beach, for $310,000. Built in 1989, the house has three bedrooms, two baths, a swimming pool and 1,491 square feet. It sold in 2000 for $126,000.

Gretel Carbone and Marion Hettrich sold 127 Barrier Isle Drive to Patricia Scannell, of Ormond Beach, for $292,500.

Built in 1992, the house has three bedrooms, two baths, a fireplace and 1,908 square feet.

It sold in 2002 for $141,000.

Doris Barrells, of Leesburg, sold 7 Seabreeze Drive to Timothy Curran and Judi Knowlen, of Boca Raton, for $247,500. Built in 1957, the house has two bedrooms, one bath, a fireplace and 1,076 square feet. It sold in 1995 for $60,000.

Jerry and Leslie Coleman, individually and as trustees, sold 2860 Ocean Shore Blvd., Unit 5010, to Michael and Jill Beck, of Wildwood, for $220,000.

Built in 1990, the house has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,056 square feet. It sold in 2003 for $163,000.

James Cafaro, individually and as trustee, sold 2850 Ocean Shore Blvd., Unit 5, to Timothy and Jamie Welch, of Ormond Beach, for $200,000. Built in 1980, the condo has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,184 square feet. It sold in 2016 for $182,000.

Ronald and Trisha Hansen, of St. Johns, sold 3180 Ocean Shore Blvd., Unit 211, to Marie Flositz, of Ormond Beach, for $192,000.

Built in 1994, the condo has two bedrooms, two baths and 876 square feet. It sold in 2001 for $80,000.

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

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53 North Pole assistant 54 Struggle here?

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