ORMOND BEACH
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Observer YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
FREE • THURSDAY, MAY 23, 2019
VOLUME 7, NO. 36
Voters want term limits but won’t get them The measure depended on staggered terms. Ormond also joins county in rejecting sales tax. PAGE 3
One bid: half-million for HVAC Also, plastic straws ban in Ormond? PAGE 2 INSIDE FAMILY CAMP HELPS VETERANS Projects aims to help veterans get to know families again. PAGE 5
LOPEZ STUDENTS HELP HOSPICE Students add to Memorial Walk at Halifax Hospice. PAGE 5
SMOOTH CRIMINALS
Ormond Beach ringleader among 20 arrested after Volusia County drug raid PAGE 8
YOUR TOWN LIONS AT WORK
Branden makes a donation at the Ormond Beach Lions Club’s White Cane Solicitation, at Publix Towne Square in Ormond on Saturday, May 11. Public donations fund the foundation’s community services, including, but not limited to, eye exams, eyeglasses, retina scans, eye surgeries, and hearing aids, for those in-need in the communities of Ormond and Holly Hill, but cannot afford them. Donations are truly appreciated. Pictured with Branden is Lion Al Legg,
Paddle for a cause Vendors and volunteers support Seabreeze High School’s AICE program at Paddles & Pups event. PAGE 10 Caroline Smith
Mike Pavelka of the Ormond Beach Police Department and his son, Tyler, enjoying the paddle boards at Fortunato Park in Ormond Beach.
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Table makers PAGE 12
Get your kayaks Photo by Tanya Russo
Jon Day and John Carleton are part of a trio of Volusia County men who turned historic trees that were cut down for development in Port Orange, into gorgeous tables.
Water sports shop reopens
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