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Ormond long-care facilities report COVID-19 cases

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HELPING HANDS

Ormond Manor shares successes, challenges during COVID-19 pandemic. PAGE 3

A total of 16 people were transported to a local hospital from Opis Coquina Center in Ormond Beach.

JARLEENE ALMENAS ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Four of the eight long-term care facilities in Volusia County that have reported COVID-19 cases since March 2 are located in Ormond Beach, according to data released by the Florida Department of Health.

As of 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 21, the county reported 46 positive COVID-19 cases identified at all eight facilities, as well as six deaths. The data is cumulative and represents cases of both staff members and residents.

The facilities in Ormond Beach were Angel’s Senior Living Assisted Living Facility, located at 524 Fred Gamble Way; Avante at Ormond Beach, located at 170 N. Old Kings Road; Grand Villa

Rachel Borda helps a resident at Ormond Manor.

Photo by Brian McMillan

Decorum resolution on hold Volusia County Council tables discussion to ban signs in meetings PAGE 5

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YOUR TOWN A DISPLAY OF GRATITUDE

Grappling with reality

Hayden Alexander, a sixth grader at St. Brendan, helped place dozens of donated signs on John Anderson Drive front yards thanking the area’s many front line workers.

Ormond Beach mixed martial art school goes virtual PAGE 10

INSIDE

Sewing heroes Racing Fingers Quilt Guild members have donated time and materials for over a thousand masks.

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United Martial Arts founder and chief instructor Stan Lee with Dean, Robyn, Alexia and Ronnie Manousakis.

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BY THE NUMBERS

18,211

N95 masks distributed by the county.

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permits issued within the city in the last week, valued at $2.18 million.

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of construction is complete at FUGU, a Japanese restaurant to be located at 26 N. Beach St. Suit B. It is being developed by Bill Jones, of Highlander Corp.

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years after the discovery of his remains, a cold case homicide victim was identified by Volusia County Sheriff’s Office.

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Ormond Crossings CRA extended until 2034

COVID-19 outbreak in prison

The Ormond Crossings community redevelopment agency district has been extended until it sunsets in 2034, per a unanimous vote by the Volusia County Council at its meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 21.

The city of Ormond Beach was given the authority by the county to create the CRA district in 2004, with funds to be slated on public infrastructure. Clay Ervin, county director of growth and resource management, said the economic recession caused the plans at Ormond Crossing to stall initially, but that the opening of Security First’s new headquarters has rejuvenated the project.

In July 2010, the council replaced all previous extension resolutions (issued in 2007, 2008 and 2009) with one that limited its obligations to a maximum of $4 million or a 10-year period from the commencement of appropriation, according to county documents. It additionally extended the CRA for five years, and the same was done in 2015. Rather than ask for five more years, Tomoka Holdings LLC asked for the county to allow the

A total of 47 inmates at Tomoka Correctional Institution, a men’s state prison located in Daytona Beach, tested positive for COVID-19, resulting in increased safety measures for all — including staff — as well as the transfer of 60 inmates to Columbia Correctional Institution in Lake City. These inmates were asymptomatic and have had no contact with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 cases, according to a press release by the Department of Corrections.

All services, including meals, are being providing within the inmates’ dormitories. All symptomatic patients are being tested, and staff and inmates are required to wear cloth face coverings. Symptomatic inmates have been placed in medical isolation.

File photo by Wayne Grant

Security First Insurance opened its headquarters in November 2019.

CRA to exist until its official sunset in 2034.

Ormond Beach Mayor Bill Partington submitted a public comment to the virtual meeting, writing that the primary purpose of the CRA is to encourage the development of job-producing land uses in Ormond Crossings. He wrote that the city supported Tomoka Holdings LLC’s request for the extension.

“This request is being made in order to accommodate

the time frame necessary for such an intense infrastructure project,” Partington wrote.

The vision for 3,000-acre Ormond Crossings includes a business park, a lifestyle town center and residential neighborhoods, according to the city website.

County Councilman Ben Johnson said this is “wellspent money. ... I feel like it’s one where the CRA is doing what it’s supposed to do.”

“During these times we’ve seen a lot of businesses pivot and shift how they do business in order to reach their customers, and so really defining economic prosperity in a way that might look different than what it was prior to the coronavirus.”

Schools closed for the academic year Volusia County Schools announced on April 18 via Twitter that buildings will remain closed the remainder of the school year, in response to the state’s recommendation.

The decision came after Gov. Ron DeSantis and Commissioner of Education Richard Corcoran recommended all Florida public and private K-12 schools continue distance learning through the remainder of the 2019-2020 academic year.

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ssisted living facilities in Palm Coast and Ormond Beach are adjusting to a major component that has disappeared from their hallways due to precautions taken to limit the spread of COVID-19: families.

Typically, family visitors brighten the days of residents, and now their interaction is limited to video chats and waves and signs through windows.

Two facilities — Ormond Manor at 495 Sterthaus Drive in Ormond Beach, and Tuscan Gardens at 650 Colbert Lane in Palm Coast — recently shared with the Observer their experiences about how things are different, and how, regardless of the pandemic, things are the same.

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Families aren’t able to visit assisted living facilities, which house some of the community members who are most vulnerable to COVID-19. They also aren’t able to admit any nonessential vendors.

Families are missed, and staff has worked to compensate as much as possible.

“Our activities program has

Takarra Byrd combs the hair of a resident at Ormond Manor.

had to be very creative to keep our residents stimulated and engaged while in their suites,” Tuscan Gardens staff wrote via email in response to the Observer’s questions.

Gall said some family members used to visit daily for meal time or to take parents out for walks. “All of that has been shut down,” he said. “FaceTime and phone calls have been huge.”

Tuscan Gardens has also increased its communication to families, including a weekly video update. It also encourages “popbys,” where family members hold up a white board or poster with

STOPPING THE SPREAD At Ormond Manor and Tuscan Gardens, residents are evaluated throughout the day for COVID-19 symptoms, including temperature checks. Hand washing and other disinfectant protocols are also increased. Residents and health care workers alike wear face coverings.

Food deliveries are handled

outside the facility at Ormond Manor. The dining area is closed in Tuscan Gardens, and meals are taken to the residents’ rooms.

“We have a hair stylist who we contract with, and she hasn’t been here since February,” said Andrew Gall, executive director at Ormond Manor.

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Ormond Manor and Tuscan Gardens share their successes and challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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handwritten notes. They can stop by windows or text photos to the residents.

“We encourage families to send creative photos of themselves that we feature on our Tuscan Gardens Channel for a surprise message to the residents,” Tuscan Gardens staff wrote. “We are making every effort to keep our residents connected to their loved ones and vice versa.”

Ormond Manor also uses an app called Sagely that gives real-time notifications when a resident is doing certain activities, such as playing bingo or sitting down to have to lunch.

INCREASED ACTIVITY TIME

Without the option of having family members visit, Ormond Manor has tried other activities.

For example, Gall said, lunch was recently served outdoors on the patio. That took extra effort from staff, but it was worth it.

“It had a significant impact, being able to add that vitamin D, the change of pace,” Gall said.

“For someone living with dementia, where every day is a new day, every hour is a new hour, having that change of scenery can be the difference between a really bad day a really good one.”

Tuscan Gardens has been doing a variety of activities, including hallway dance parties, treat deliveries, themed days, dress-up days and physical therapy in residents’ rooms.

STAFF SUCCESSES

Both Gall and Tuscan Gardens praised employees for making the most of a difficult situation.

Gall pointed out the performance of his director of nursing, Rebecca Worley.

BATTLING DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY Ormond Manor is a memory care facility, so every resident has dementia of one form or another.

“Depression and anxiety are things we fight on the best days, and there’s more heightened awareness for our staff now, when those normal interactions, or cognitive anchors, aren’t available in the form of a visit from your wife or a daughter or son,” said Andrew Gall, executive director. “Someone could wake up and have a great morning, and by the end fo the day, that pendulum has really swung.”

“She’s been the definition of consistent and compassionate,” Gall said. “In the last six weeks, every day has been a new chapter, and she refuses to compromise on what that looks like.”

Gall also said he was able to hire a new employee who had been laid off from bartending elsewhere in the community, and she has been a strong addition to the staff.

At Tuscan Gardens, associates are showing extra care for residents.

“For one resident’s birthday, an associate brought in a cake and called in other associates to sing Happy Birthday to her,” the staff wrote. “Another associate brought her pet rabbit in on Easter to visit with residents. The list goes on and on based on the needs of our residents each day.”

Both facilities are hiring. Email ed@ormondmanor.com or visit https://tuscangardens.com/ career-opportunities/.

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Osceola-Ortona Elementary merger could result in a K-8 school The School Board directed the district to receive feedback on the new concept from families, teachers and administrative staff at both schools.

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Could the beachside see a K-8 school? It’s a possibility Volusia County Schools is considering.

Talks about a merger between Osceola and Ortona elementary schools have been in the works since June 2019, and in March 2020, the district conducted neighborhood meetings at both schools to discuss building a new elementary school at one of the two existing sites. Now, the School Board is exploring whether a three-story K-8 school at either Ortona or Osceola could be a better option, despite the small acreage in both sites.

“A K-8 is the way to go,” said School Board member Carl Persis during the special virtual school board meeting on April 14.

The board was presented with plans for a K-8 at both sites, neither of which were shown at the previous neighborhood meetings. Because Osceola Elementary spans 13 acres and Ortona spans 11 — K-8 schools typically require 22 acres based on the VCS pre-

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The concept plans by BRPH for a K-8 at Osceola, located at 100 Osceola Ave.

sentation — both schools would have to incorporate a three-story classroom building and not have much room for athletic amenities.

If the board goes with the Osceola plan, the project could cost just under $45 million; a K-8 at Osceola would cost around $43 million. At this point, the district is only considering options to build on an unoccupied campus, meaning once a site is picked and construction begins, students from the affected school will be temporarily housed at the other campus. Once construction is completed (December 2022 for a K-8 school or June 2022 for a new

“The last thing we want to do is have to assume that they would want this middle school.

We would want that feedback before we make a decision whether or not to go [to a] K-8.”

RUBEN COLÓN, School Board Member

elementary), the district could utilize the vacated school property to house a VPK program.

Persis favored the Osceola site because Ortona Elementary has a newer building onsite that can-

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not be torn down, and he felt the new traffic flow in Osceola’s plan (with parent access to the school on Seminole Avenue) was better.

However, despite being the larger of the two sites, Osceola has other challenges: its L-shape configuration, stormwater issues and proximity to the ocean.

These were the reasons School Board member Linda Cuthbert said she was leaning toward choosing the Ortona Elementary site. But, she reminded the board they all needed to be realistic. A K-8 would be “marvelous,” she said, but that decision couldn’t be made without input from the residents surrounding the prop-

erty, especially if the new plan is to go up to a three-story building.

“That’s a pretty drastic change to do to a neighborhood that surrounds each of the two schools,” she said.

The only way to have a K-8 at either site is to build a threestory classroom building, confirmed Steve Grube, VCS director of planning and construction.

A comparable school in the presentation was Holly Hill School, which has a two-story classroom building, but is on a 19.2 acre site.

The second comparable school in the presentation was Audubon Park K-8 in Orange County.

That has a three-story classroom building, and is located on 13.25 acres.

“It just can’t be done,” Grube said about the possibility of building a two-story K-8 at Osceola or Ortona.

Because the plans weren’t shown in the neighborhood meetings, the board decided to direct district staff to reach out to families, teachers and administrative staff at both schools to receive feedback before the board makes a decision at its meeting on May 12.

“The last thing we want to do is have to assume that they would want this middle school,” School Board member Ruben Colón said. “We would want that feedback before we make a decision whether or not to go [to a] K-8.”

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The resolution included a sign ban for residents present during council meetings.

Polymer Fabrications is a small Ormond Beach company started by a longtime local resident.

cilwoman Billie Wheeler. Denys added that when the resolution is brought back to the council (when meetings return to their usual format), she would like to have a First Amendment attorney present to speak with the council. She also requested the council receive copies of resolutions passed by other existing government agencies regarding decorum.

“I think there’s a lot of existing legal protocol currently, so when we do discuss this, I’d like a broader approach,” Denys said.

One of the citizens who spoke to the council via video earlier in the meeting was Brandy White, who was removed from the council meeting on March 17 for having a sign and refusing to put it away after County Council Chair Ed Kelley told her to. White said the resolution was in response to her numerous requests to know the legal basis for removing her.

“We can just call this for what it is — this is the Brandy Bill,” White said.

White said she found the timing “distasteful,” as the resolution was placed on the agenda for a meeting in which public comment was restricted to virtual formats due to the coronavirus pandemic. It was “impersonable” to address them and the issue through a computer screen, White said.

County Councilman Ben Johnson said the council needed to look at the resolution. The council wishes to keep decorum without stepping on people’s rights, he explained.

“You can’t have just runaway meetings, but we have to make sure that we do preserve the First Amendment rights,” Johnson said.

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Juan Loebel, president and owner of Polymer Fabrication Inc.

supply chain. For example, one of the company’s customers is GermFree, an Ormond Beach manufacturer that specializes in mobile and modular biocontainment units. Polymer Fabrication, which is located down the road from GermFree inside the Airport Business Park, supplies all the plastic windows for their units.

“He’s a great example of another company that’s a small company, that you normally wouldn’t think of, but they’re manufacturing and helping supply materials to these larger companies that would not be able to finish their product if it wasn’t for them,” Rademacher said.

What other businesses are helping during the pandemic? Email jarleene@ormondbeachobserver. com.

The Volusia County Council decided unanimously to table a resolution that, if passed, would have prevented the public from presenting signs and banners inside the council chambers during a meeting, an action some residents believed infringed on their First Amendment rights.

The resolution stated that the prohibition was meant to ensure that audience members’ views of the meeting would not be obstructed, as well as reduce disruption. If it had been passed, it would have also barred the public from issuing unauthorized remarks including yelling and outbursts, and prohibited obscene language, “fighting words,” or the encouragement of meeting disruptions. The county chair would have been responsible to determine whether one of these regulations had been broken.

Councilwoman Barb Girtman made the motion to table the item, in light of earlier public comments — delivered via video to the council’s livestream — as well as comments she had received leading up to the Tuesday, April 21 meeting.

“I don’t know about others, but I received a lot of public comment and concern, and I have some of my own,” she said.

Councilwoman Deb Denys agreed with the motion to table, which was seconded by Coun-

“You can’t have just runaway meetings, but we have to make sure that we do preserve the first amendment rights.”

BEN JOHNSON, County Councilman

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He’s a man with a sense of humor. While he doesn’t have a favorite project he’s ever been commissioned to do, he’s one of few people who can mention receiving an order from General Electric and making CT scan tubes for monkeys at the University of Boston in the span of a couple of minutes. Polymer Fabrication specializes in the projects that require precision, Loebel said.

The Ormond Beach Observer spoke with Ormond Beach Economic Director Brian Rademacher in late March. He said what’s unique about Polymer Fabrication is their role in

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Ormond Beach manufacturer produces precise plastic components

No two projects at Polymer Fabrication are the same.

From parts for barcode scanners and windshields for small airplanes, to factory funnels for potato chip companies and plastic soap holders, the Ormond Beach company completes a medley of different plastic sheet, rod and tube components. President and owner Juan Loebel said his company has made plastic components for projects at NASA and Disney over the years.

On Thursday, April 20, Loebel sat at his desk and sketched out a new product for the front desk of an optometrist in Daytona Beach Shores.

“Every day, a different dollar,” he said.

The company is small — there are six employees total, and one of them is Loebel’s wife. But its small size has been a blessing during the COVID-19 pandemic, since business has taken a 30%40% hit because of it; Loebel said a sizable portion of Polymer Fabrication’s business came from the event and entertainment industry.

Still, the company is holding on. For the safety of his employees, there are also thermometers on hand to check temperatures.

“We are lucky because we don’t have a lot of people, and we work separate here,” Loebel said.

Polymer Fabrication has been in Ormond Beach since 1998. Loebel was born in Santiago, Chile, but has lived in Ormond Beach since

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Q+ A WITH BRIAN RADEMACHER

Conduits to the business community

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ompanies and local government agencies across the U.S. are hosting webinars to provide answers and outreach to businesses during the pandemic, and the city of Ormond Beach is no exception.

A community panel made up of Mayor Bill Partington, City Economic Development Director Brian Rademacher, Ormond Beach Chamber of Commerce CEO and President Debbie Cotton, Ormond MainStreet Executive Director Julia Truilo and CareerSource Volusia/Flagler Executive Director Robin King answered questions and issued updates on available services and programs to assist the business community via a Zoom webinar on Wednesday, April 22.

The webinar is available on the city’s YouTube channel.

The Ormond Beach Observer spoke with Rademacher about what the future could hold for local businesses, and here are the main points he brought out. To read a full version of the Q+A, visit ormondbeachobserver.com Q: Which loan programs stand out to you as ones most likely to help our local businesses?

A: So from the outset, the initial loan programs most likely to help

YOUR TOWN QUILT SHOP DONATES OVER 600 MASKS The Byrd’s Nest Quilt Shop, located at 156 E. Granada Blvd. might be closed for business due to the pandemic, but it’s found another purpose in the meantime: It’s collecting and distributing face masks.

Owner Kathy Byrd said the effort began about three weeks ago, and so far, the shop has received good response from the community. It has donated 600-800 masks to first responders, health care professionals and local hospitals.

Byrd added that individual people have also called to ask if they could receive a mask, which Byrd’s Nest provided. It’s the right thing to do, she said.

“Everybody that’s got a sewing machine should be out there making masks because first responders are the ones that are taking care of us,” Byrd said.

“They’re putting their lives on the line for us.”

She hopes other people will step up and help too, and thanked everybody who has participated. The shop is handing out free fabric scraps for those willing to make masks as well.

The masks made are meant to go over N95 masks to make them last longer, she explained. If anyone in the community has spare elastic or cotton fabrics, please contact Byrd’s Nest.

$40,000 IN UNITED WAY FUNDING United Way of Volusia-Flagler Counties will donate $42,850 to 14 local agencies that are providing essential local COVID-19 relief efforts, according to a press release.

Over $40,000 will go toward food and childcare assistance for impacted families. The distribution was made possible thanks to donations from NextEra Energy, individual donors and United Way. The 14 agencies receiving funding include the Boys and Girls Club of Volusia/Flagler Counties, Easterseals of Northeast Central Florida and Salty Church.

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— I think — include the Florida Bridge Loan program and the SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan program. Even though they are unavailable, there’s anticipation or hope that the governor and the federal government will step in and add additional funding to these programs. Why I pivot to those is they’re wellestablished programs. They have a history of helping businesses during disasters.

Q: Gov. Ron DeSantis recently assembled a “Re-Open Florida” task force. Where does the importance of economic prosperity fall as it relates to the current COVID-19 situation?

A: I think the answer could be two-fold. During these times we’ve seen a lot of businesses

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ROTARY PERFORMS GOOD DEEDS The Rotary Club of Downtown Ormond Beach ordered magazines and wrote personal letters to each of the 72 residents at the Gold Choice Assisted Living facility, according to a press release.

Past President Becky Parker delivered the cards and some gifts to the facility.

Also, before social distancing guidelines were put in place due to COVID-19, the Rotary Club completed its quarterly cleanup of Granada Boulevard between U.S. 1 and Nova Road.

This is part of the Adopt-AHighway program, A total of seven Rotarians collected each a large bag of trash, and the group met at Fletcher’s Irish Pub for lunch afterward.

“Each quarterly cleanup finds less trash than the last, so the club looks forward to the day when there will be no trash to pick up, although they are anticipating a large quantity of rubber gloves at the next cleanup,” the press release states.

Q: What advice would you give to business owners who are currently struggling, or anxious about the future?

A: Link and leverage your network and assets. I’ve been a big advocate of that phrase throughout my entire career in economic development, just really stress the value of working collaboratively with partners. I think what we always say to each other all the time is, “We’ll get through this together,” emphasizing the together part. And that means not being hesitant to reach out and see what we can do together.

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AN EYEFUL 8:30 p.m. — 1500 block of West Granada Boulevard Battery on a law enforcement officer. A 36-year-old Orlando woman was arrested after she struck three police officers while trying run away from them. The woman — who was naked — had been jumping on vehicles parked outside a local supermarket, according to her arrest report. She cracked a vehicle’s windshield and dented the hood of another.

When police arrived, the woman was lying nude on the parking lot sidewalk. One of the officers asked her if she was OK, and the woman replied, “There is nothing the police can do for me.” She attempted to run away, slapped the officer’s arm and ran toward the supermarket entrance. During the altercation, she punched an officer in the nose and another on the left side of his face.

She was taken to jail.

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VCSO identifies 1986 cold case homicide victim The 1986 remains found near Jones Island Road were identified as belonging to Howard ‘Kip’ Evans.

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Thanks to DNA matches, Volusia County Sheriff’s Office has identified two victims of two separate homicides in Volusia County, one of which was found near Ormond Beach in 1986.

That victim was Howard “Kip” Evans, whose skeletal remains were discovered on Jan. 18, 1986 off Pumphouse Road near Jones Island Road, VCSO reported. His remains had been there for an “undetermined amount of time,” and forensic examination of the remains revealed violent trauma.

The death was determined to be a homicide, but Evans’ identity was

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UNWANTED GUEST 4:20 p.m. — 600 block of John Anderson Drive Unarmed burglary. Police arrested a 45-year-old Ormond Beach man who entered a residence and stole an SD card and a $2 bill.

A police officer followed the suspicious man into a residence, eventually finding him in the living room of the home rifling through a dresser drawer.

The man was startled and said it was his friend’s house. The homeowners came home and said they didn’t know him.

The man was taken to jail. He was also in possession of meth.

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of Ormond Beach, located at 535 N. Nova Road; and Opis Coquina Center, located at 170 N. Center St, where 16 people — either confirmed to have COVID-19, or suspected of being positive — were transported to local hospitals on Saturday, April 18, by Volusia County EMS, with the help of Ormond Beach police officers and firefighters, County EMS director Jason Brady said at the County Council meeting on Tuesday, April 21. Brady said 25 staff members were involved in the operation.

Opis Coquina Center Administrator Donna Smith issued a

unknown at the time, and he was listed as “John Doe 1986.”

DNA was obtained from Evans’ remains between 2006 and 2011, and sent to laboratories, but no matches were obtained. Later in 2014, the Florida Institute of Forensic Anthropology and Applied Science at the University of South Florida generated facial reconstruction models, the press release states.

In 2019, VCSO’s major case unit received information in a social media post found in a Missing Persons group. The post stated that Evans had been missing since 1984 and was last known to be in Volusia County. He was around 29 years old, VCSO reported.

No formal missing person’s report was ever generated, and Evans’ family legally declared him dead in 1990. Detectives obtained a DNA sample from his mother in South Carolina, finding a match.

The Medical Examiner’s Office is working to release Evans’ remains to his family.

The second cold case victim identified was Doris Chavers, whose remains were found by two fishermen in Osteen in 1991.

She had been reported missing to the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office in 1990, a year after she was last seen alive. Investigation into both cases is ongoing. Contact the VCSO major case unit at 386-254-1537.

statement on the facility’s Facebook page, saying the decision to transfer was made for the safety of its customers and team members following discussions with Department of Health and the Agency for Health Care Administration.

“Our hearts go out to these customers and their families as well as everyone affected by this pandemic,” Smith said. “It is reassuring to know that these customers are receiving the high level of care these hospitals can provide during this pandemic.”

The statement followed an announcement on Facebook by the facility stating that it was also a result of more customers and team members testing positive for COVID-19. The statement relayed that the Coquina Center is continuing to screen its staff, and

those who test positive are not being permitted to return to work until they pass “a screening tool pursuant to CDC guidelines.”

The center encouraged people who have family and friends at the facility to reach out via phone, video chat, email or social media, and stated staff will contact them if their loved one is suspected of or has been diagnosed with COVID-19.

At Grand Villa of Ormond Beach, one staff member tested positive for COVID-19 in the third week of March. John Moschner, president of SenCare Management on behalf of Grand Villa Senior Living, issued an update on the facility’s Facebook page on Friday, April 17, saying that the employee is feeling much better.

“We’re also most thankful to announce that no other residents

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or staff member has contracted the virus at any other Grand Villa community,” Moschner said. “We have been very blessed and are so appreciative of the cooperation we’ve received from our residents, families and staff in following our strict protocols to achieve these successful outcomes thus far.”

He announced that Grand Villa is now working with an independent laboratory to assist with COVID-19 testing, and that all new residents, residents returning from a stay at any health care facility, and newly hired staff members will be tested.

No information is available regarding the case, or cases, at Avante at Ormond Beach or those reported at Angel’s Senior Living Assisted Living Facility, which is located in a residential neighborhood.

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YOUR NEIGHBORS A quilter’s

HEART Racing Fingers Quilt Guild members have made over a thousand masks

Claire Sadowniczak makes masks from her home.

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his is what quilters do.

It’s a sentiment shared by several members of the Racing Fingers Quilt Guild of Ormond Beach, who in the last three weeks have collectively made and donated over 1,100 face masks. The masks have been sent to hospitals, assisted living facilities, nursing homes and doctors’ offices. They have also been sent to neighbors and friends from Ormond Beach and other cities.

Guild member Cynthia Rose, who is also the president of Halifax Health-Auxiliary, said making masks gives her a sense of purpose. Knowing of the mask shortages in the U.S., she felt something had to be done. It went beyond helping the hospital. It was personal: Her mother lives in a memory care facility, and Rose wanted their staff to have masks, too.

She’s made about 235 so far.

“I always believe in giving back, and I just felt this was one of my small ways to step up to fight this battle,” Rose said.

Fellow guild member Claire Sadowniczak said making masks for the community was not a decision made by the guild — it was an individual decision many of them made.

Sadowniczak is no stranger to masks. She has a rare blood disorder that impacts her immune system, so she’s been wearing paper masks

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FIVE TIPS TO MAKE MASKS The Ormond Beach Observer asked the women in this article to share their best tips for people wanting to make masks at home. Here is what they recommended: 1) Use a good quality cotton fabric.

2) Use a sheet of non-woven interfacing between the two pieces of cotton for more protection and structure.

3) Follow along with the many available YouTube

for years. When the need arose in the community, she contacted her priest to ask whether she could make masks for him and church staff. It has expanded since then — Sadowniczak has made 241 masks — and she is now making masks for health care professionals and EMT units.

“It’s absolutely wonderful,” Sadowniczak said. “I’m more up than I’ve been in years.”

Guild President Linda Derryberry said Racing Fingers currently has a membership of just under 80 people. Of that number, she knows of 11 who have confirmed they are making masks for the community, though she suspects the number is much greater.

Quilters love their craft, she said, adding that some of them call it a disease as they fall deeper in love with fabrics and creating. But above all, she said

The Racing Fingers Quilt Guild has made and donated over 1,100 masks in the last three weeks.

videos.

4) Look up patterns online.

5) Insert a piece of 1900 grade furnace filter inside to make a mask comparable to an N95. (This is the tutorial Sadowniczak uses: https:// youtu.be/NIOK-1PSk6I ) Be careful to place the filter in the right airflow direction, as well as utilize care when removing the wires. Coffee filters can also be inserted as an alternate option.

they love helping.

“Quilters historically have always just kind of pitched in and tried to help,” Derryberry said. “It doesn’t surprise me.”

Before COVID-19, the guild donated quilts to Project Warm, Remembering Vets, the Pregnancy Crisis Center of Daytona Beach and Family Renew. Once, the ladies also collaborated to make about 60 neck scarfs for servicemen overseas, she said.

“When you can use something that you love to help other people, there’s just no better way to do it,” Derryberry said.

Quilters are an interesting bunch, said member Kathy Cray, whose 150 masks have been sent to nine different U.S. states.

Rather than donate a small sum of money to an organization, they would rather donate a large quilt worth much more in time and material costs.

“We’ve always had that kind of a heart,” Cray said. “I’ve been stitching for 30 years, and my best friends are quilters, and their generosity is incredible.

We get the call, and we step up.”

Some of the masks she has made have been sent to Meals on Wheels in Massachusetts, a an assisted living facility in St. Augustine and a hospital in Jacksonville. Cray even gave masks to the postal workers working inside her post office.

Recipients of masks made by Kathy Cray.

WANT TO HELP? Do you have spare elastic at home? If so, contact info@racingfingersquiltguild.com to continue to aid the guild’s mask making efforts.

Making masks is a way to help ensure people have some protection from getting COVID-19, as well as prevent its spread, said guild member Loraine White.

She’s made over 250 masks, and, thanks to having a “house full of fabric,” White isn’t stopping anytime soon.

“It’s a lot easier than making a quilt,” White said with a laugh.

“And everybody has really come together in our group and donated pipe cleaners and elastics and anything that anybody needs.”

Rose said she never thought she would be making masks. She hopes the pandemic has instilled a giving spirit in the community, one that she hopes will still be there once this is all over. She hopes it will inspire people to be kinder.

“I think we’ve seen that everyone is at risk and there’s such a great need,” Rose said. “So many more people are stepping up and using their talents in ways that I don’t think they would have ever thought to do before.”

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A total of 500 meals were donated to AdventHealth Daytona Beach on Monday, April 13.

Businesses, nonprofits lend a hand to local hospitals

JARLEENE ALMENAS ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Health care workers and first responders at local hospitals received a free meal this week courtesy of the Daytona Auto Mall, Food Supply Inc. and Houligan’s.

Hosted by Fields BMW, the businesses held a luncheon for 500 at AdventHealth Daytona Beach on Monday, April 13, and Halifax Health Hospital on Wednesday, April 15. The luncheon was held to show appreciation for those on the front lines of COVID-19.

Also, AdventHealth received a

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A total of 500 meals were donated to Halifax Health on Wednesday, April 15.

Beach area, so their willingness to step up to provide critical resources during this time comes as no surprise,” said John Guthrie, vice president of corporate communications for Halifax Health, in the press release.

In response to COVID-19, the Root Family has retooled business operations to produce face shields.

Alica Tate VanDeusen 1978-2020

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Alica {Aliça}, (“Ali”, “Lisa”, “Big Al”) Tate VanDeusen, 42, of Ormond Beach, Florida, passed away in Tampa, Florida surrounded by family on March 27, 2020, after a hard-fought battle with cancer. Throughout her courageous fight, she never lost her sense of humor.

is now offering Tributes to honor your loved ones.

Alica was born in Springfield, IL on March 24, 1978. She graduated from Sacred Heart-Griffin High School in Illinois then moved to Ormond Beach with her parents.

She attended Daytona State College earning a degree in General Education. After teaching preschool at Temple Beth-El, she spent eleven years working as an independent child-care provider and personal assistant for a family she grew to love.

Alica was an adoring wife to her husband, Daniel. They married on June 18, 2011, in Ormond-by-the-Sea, Florida. She was a devoted mother to their 6-year-old identical twin daughters, dubbed “twincesses”, Leila Tate (LeLe, Tatertot), and Ruby Danielle (Ru Ru, Sugar Ru).

Alica loved being outdoors. Daily she could be found walking over the Granada Bridge, her designated “happy place”. She and her family spent numerous hours at local parks and beaches. When she was not in the sunshine, or at Disney World, she was happiest at home with her family.

Those that knew her appreciated her baking skills. She loved sharing her homemade meals and goodies with loved ones, espe-

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She was a devoted mother to their 6-year-old identical twin daughters, dubbed “twincesses”, Leila Tate (LeLe, Tatertot), and Ruby Danielle (Ru Ru, Sugar Ru). cially the Flagler County Firefighter/EMTs working with her husband, Dan. Alica had a quick wit and reveled in the cheap laugh. She always delighted in the surprising joys of life. Alica’s daughters will miss her cupcakes, snuggles and poop jokes. Her husband loved her eclectic choices in music and the sound of her laugh. A bright light in the world has gone out as her presence and sense of humor will be deeply missed by her family and friends.

In addition to her immediate family, Alica is survived by her parents, Jerry and

Fay Kalteux, Ormond Beach, parents, Jim and Sue Giacomini, Springfield, Illinois, brother Jeff Kalteux and sister Rachel Fox. She will be missed by many aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.

She is predeceased by maternal grandparents, Noah and Edith Tate of Alabama, and paternal grandparents Merino and Dorothy Giacomini of Illinois, Jerome and Alta Kalteux of Illinois, and 2 uncles.

In lieu of flowers, an education fund for her daughters has been established.

Interested parties may send inquires to Sally VanDeusen at svd92@hotmail.com.

During this time of quarantine, the family encourages others to treasure this time with their families and playing outdoors.

Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, a memorial walk across the Granada Bridge and celebration of life reception will be held at a future date. Arrangements are under the care of Baldwin Brothers Funeral & Cremation Society, Ormond Beach, FL. CELEBRATION OF LIFE: Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, a memorial walk across the Granada Bridge and celebration of life reception will be held at a future date.

DONATIONS: In lieu of flowers, an education fund for her daughters has been established. Interested parties may send inquires to Sally VanDeusen at svd92@hotmail.com.

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second round of free lunch thanks to Sodexo and Food Brings Hope, who partnered together to deliver 300 boxed lunches to health care professionals on Wednesday, April 15. FBH also brought over thankyou cards made by students in their programs, said Lindsay Cashio, director of communications at AdventHealth, in an email.

At Halifax Health, the Root Family Foundation of Ormond Beach donated 500 protective face shields, protective gear critical for the safety of health care workers treating COVID-19 cases. These are in short supply nationwide, according to a press release. The donation was made possible by siblings Mathieu Root and Vanessa Root, along with Nicole Cox of the Root Family Foundation.

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United Martial Arts founder and chief instructor Stan Lee watches Alexia and Ronnie grapple.

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tan Lee observes his United Martial Arts students grappling on the floor.

“Ronnie, get her in your guard,” Lee says. “Don’t just lay there. Work.”

Ronnie and Alexia Manousakis, both 6 years old, listen to Lee’s instruction, just as they would if they were in the Ormond Beach school. But, due to social distancing guidelines, classes now function a little bit differently.

Assistant instructors lead the class in stretching exercises.

For one, Lee is giving them instructions through Zoom. And Ronnie and Alexia are in their own living rooms.

United Martial Arts, a mixed martial arts school with training rooted in self-defense, has embarking on a digital journey for the last couple of weeks. Lee, the chief instructor and founder, along with his assistant instructors, have broken down their usual classes by age and rank for Zoom sessions.

Prior to the governor issuing the stay-at-home order on April 1, made effective on April 3, United Martial Arts had been conducting small individual classes and private lessons. The executive order changed all that, and the school

closed for a week. Lee said he and the staff used that time to set up an online format for their classes.

“It’s going good,” Lee said. “It took some rethinking in what we do. We teach a very self-defense oriented class that requires, generally speaking, students to have contact with each other.”

With around 175 students, Lee said the school is lucky to be so family-oriented. Many of his students have siblings in the program as well, and if they don’t, many parents are willing to help with their training.

Lee is grateful for the dedication he’s seen in his students’ parents.

Some have purchased their own mats and training equipment.

“Some of them have made

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Students begin logging on to Zoom.

some real sacrifices just to do that because they know these kids need a bit of that normalcy and routine that they were used to,” he said.

Robyn Manousakis, Ronnie and Alexia’s mom, said the online classes are going smoothly. She said the kids are excited to see their instructors and keep practicing mixed martial arts. They have adapted well.

“It’s actually worked out better than we could have imagined, really,” she said.

Before the pandemic, a large portion of Lee’s students came for the after school program.

Ironically, it’s this program that saved the school during the 2008 recession.

“Normally in times of crisis, people tend to skip out on their luxuries and stick to just the necessities,” Lee said. “Well, normally for people who work, after school is a necessity.”

But not so much in this situation. The COVID-19 pandemic has closed schools and left many parents at home with their children.

United Martial Arts is “soldiering through,” Lee said. Some of their after school kids have transitioned to the new online classes, and the school has opened up memberships for new virtual introductory lessons. Once the stay-at-order is lifted, those students can transition to in-person instruction.

Lee and the instructors are also keeping up with their students’ progress, and will be testing their students for belts next week. Lee said that’s an important part of the experience.

“The enthusiasm for the training comes from feeling that progress,” Lee said.

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John Anderson Drive home tops the list

ORMOND BEACH Noe and Janet Gouveia, as trustees, sold 10 Oak Brook Drive to Howard and Linda Ott, of Ormond Beach, for $225,000.

Built in 1989, the house has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,554 square feet. It sold in 1989 for $87,900.

Todd and Yined Hendrix, of Miami, sold 481 Palm Ave. to Ilene Alford, of Ormond Beach, for $255,000. Built in 1958, the house has two bedrooms, two baths, a boat lift and 1,172 square feet. It sold in 2016 for $209,000.

Nathaniel and Jessica Preheim, of Ormond Beach, sold 16 Dormont Drive to Linda Mirijanian and Lisa Tartaglione, of Saugerties, New York, for $310,000.

Built in 1958, the house has three

Kimberly and William Ingram, of Register, Georgia, sold 271 S. Orchard St. to Ruben Feria, of Ormond Beach, for $180,000.

Built in 1972, the house has two bedrooms, 1.5 baths and 1,092 square feet. It sold in 1972 for $17,450.

Gary and Patricia James, of Ormond Beach, sold 171 Riverside Drive to J. Hyatt and Cynthia Brown, as trustees, for $575,000. Built in 1951, the house has five bedrooms, three full baths, two half baths, two fireplaces, a pool and 3,373 square feet. It sold in 2001 for $438,750.

The Trails Richard Lively, of Murphy, Texas, sold 1 Old Trail to Hollandia Real Estate LLC, of Ormond Beach, for $258,000. Built in

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ORMOND-BY-THE-SEA Anthony and Catherine Gilliam, of New Albany, Ohio, sold 2290 Ocean Shore Blvd. Unit 403 to Gerald and Michele Barnes, of The Village, for $270,000. Built in 1984, the condo has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,121 square feet. It sold in 2015 for $127,000.

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The house sold for $788,000.

1977, the house has three bedrooms, 2.5 baths, a fireplace and 2,144 square feet. It sold in 1997 for $115,320.

Forest Hills John Andrinopoulos, of Daytona Beach, sold 1258 Scottsdale Drive to Cornelius and Michelle Harvey, of Ormond Beach for $220,000. Built in 1959, the house has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,215 square feet. It sold in 2018 for $126,000.

Breakaway Trails Ronald Holck, of Ormond Beach, sold 4 Double Branch Way to James and Rita Cassidy, of Turner, Maine, for $355,000.

Built in 1989, the house has four bedrooms, 2.5 baths, a fireplace, a pool and 2,454 square feet.

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sold 3909 Tano Drive to Gary and Shareen Pratt, of Ormond Beach, for $379,000. Built in 1990, the house has four bedrooms, three baths, a fireplace, a pool and 3,126 square feet. It sold in 2017 for $319,000.

Julie MacMahon, of Ormond Beach, sold 1154 Kilkenny Lane to Jerry and Marlene Efstathion, of Ormond Beach, for $245,000.

Built in 2006, the house has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,761 square feet. It sold in 2018 for $194,300.

Garry and Mickey Richeson, of Ormond Beach, sold 1326 Hansberry Lane to Jack and Evelyn Montelbano, of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, for $229,000. Built 2010, the townhouse has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,551 square feet. It sold in 2018 for $210,000.

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Mark Shamblin, of Kenna, West Virginia, sold 2290 Ocean Shore Blvd. Unit 108 to Donald and Catherine Griffin, of Rochester, New York, for $212,500. Built in 1984, the condo has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,121 square feet. It sold in 1992 for $89,000.

Mary Coulter, individually and as trustee, sold 17 Plaza Drive to Patricia Strobak, of Apopka, for $224,000. Built in 1960, the house has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,306 square feet.

Jeffrey Fuller, of Ormond Beach, sold 3305 John Anderson Drive to Richard and Dana Bodo, of Ormond Beach, for $410,000.

Built in 1987, the house has three bedrooms, three baths, a fireplace, a pool and 2,004 square feet. It sold in 2019 for $275,000.

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

CELEBRITY CIPHER

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Each letter in the cipher stands for another.

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RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

house with views of the river was the top real estate transaction for March 15-21 in Ormond Beach and Ormond-by-the-Sea. Hassan Alkhatib, of Ormond Beach, sold 2302 John Anderson Drive to Barton Cobb and Kathy Denise, of Ormond Beach, for $788,000. Built in 2012, the house has three bedrooms, 2.5 baths, a pool, a boat dock, a boat lift and 2,945 square feet. It sold in 2015 for $675,000. Following is a partial list of the week’s other sales.

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Puzzle Two Solution: “We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.”

– Chief Seattle

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Eng’g & 5 yrs’ progressive, post-baccalaureate exp in job offered or related occup. Also req’s exp w/ the following JD Edwards Modules – Sales Order Mgmt, Inventory Mgmt, Procurement Mgmt, Advance Pricing, &Warehouse Mgmt; exp in end-toend implementation of JDE Retail Sales operations for retail services integrated w/ Electronic Data Interchange (“EDI”) & e-commerce; exp architecting design of picking, shipments, pricing, or rebate systems using ERP JDE version 9.0 or above; exp providing upgrade & maintenance services for: Sales Order Mgmt, Advance Pricing, Warehousing, & Procurement modules using ERP JDE version 9.0 or above; exp engaging in operational integrity analysis; exp w/ B2B/e-commerce, mobile apps that support both iOS & Android operating systems using smartphones and tablets; & exp w/ warehouse mgmt systems (e.g., DSI/DcLink) that are integrated with ERP JDE version 9.0 or above.

Applicants must be willing to travel domestically up to 25% of work schedule. Mail resumes referencing job code “TB-004” to TopBuild Support Services, Inc., Attn: Julia Garrett, 475 N. Williamson Blvd., Daytona Beach, FL 32114.

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