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PAGE 3 INSIDE SPLIT VOTE SETS TENTATIVE TAX RATE IN VOLUSIA The first public hearing on the budget is scheduled for Sept. 3.

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UNIFORMS DEBATE CONTINUES

Should Volusia students be forced to wear uniforms to school?

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BEST WISHES: BUDDING FAMILY BUSINESS Longtime flower shop now under new ownership.

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INTERIM’S GOALS: TRUST, TRANSPARENCY Q+A with Tim Egnor, Volusia’s interim superintendent of schools.

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Ormond’s recreational 9U all-star team is the Cal Ripken World Series. MORE ON PAGE 17

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PACE CENTER WINS NATIONAL HONOR The PACE Center for Girls was named the recipient of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges’ 2019 Impact of the Year Award, which recognizes organizations that are innovators and challengers of the current juvenile justice system, according to a press release.

For more information about PACE, visit pacecenter.org. For information about the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, visit ncjfcj.org.

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Co-op shop Artists and artisans gather at new business.

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Ormond Beach artists Nancy Newlove McElroy, Robert Shirk and Toni Slick.

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In split vote, County Council sets tentative tax rate The first public hearing on the budget is scheduled for Sept. 3.

Volusia County Public Protection Director Joseph Pozzo said that the initial budget forecast was based on an earlier quarter, and that since then, transports have gone down, resulting in a loss of revenue. Because of that,

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the department had to move recommendations to another fiscal year.

The first public hearing for the county budget is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Sept. 3.

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The Volusia County Council.

to exercise fiscal constraint and restraint,” Denys said.

County Council Chair Ed Kelley said he would cut ECHO completely from this budget year.

“I’m not saying it’s right,” Kelley said. “I’m just saying that’s what I would do.”

Since the half-cent sales tax referendum failed earlier this summer, Denys also proposed that the county set aside funds just for transportation, as the county still has infrastructure needs.

Lowry wanted to bring the millage down at the meeting, and said the council should look at the Volusia Forever fund for budget cuts to do so.

Volusia Forever was created in 2000 via a voter referendum for a

20-year tax to fund environmental conservation, outdoor recreation and water resource projects, according to the county website.

Regarding cuts, Post raised concern over the emergency medical services budget. Back in February, the council was presented with a $5 million proposal to improve EMS, and now the budget appeared to be slashed in half. Post asked why council wasn’t notified about the changes, and how the presented budget became so small.

“I would like correct information; if I am making policy on the budget of Volusia County, I would like to ensure that the numbers that I’m given are correct,” Post said. “That’s it. It’s not rocket science.”

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Would be saved by taxpayers, suggested Councilwoman Deb Denys, by cutting ECHO taxes from 0.2 mills to 0.1 mills, and dropping general fund reserves from 10% to 9%.

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The council voted 5-2, with Council members Fred Lowry and Heather Post objecting, to adopt a millage rate of 5.6944, which would bring in over $201 million in revenues — over $15 million more than last year.

Two possibilities to trim the budget were to cut ECHO taxes — which provide grants for recreational, environmental and cultural projects — in half, and to drop general fund reserves to 9%.

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Most agree septic-to-sewer conversion needs to happen.

But a big question remains:

With the city moving ahead in designing the first phase of a septic to sewer conversion in the north peninsula — and a small area inside the city — the biggest question continues to linger on residents’ minds: How much is it going to cost?

It’s an answer that City Commissioner Dwight Selby, who is spearheading the effort in Ormond Beach, is yet to be able to provide, since the design process and subsequent proposal estimates from contractors have not been completed. However, there are five answers Selby was able to provide to the estimated 75 people who attended the Civil Discourse town hall on the topic on Monday, July 22.  Homeowners will be responsible for the impact fee to hook up to city sewer. This will cost them $2,720.

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The city won’t know the total cost for homeowners until an engineer is hired to design the system, and Selby said the hiring process alone could take three to six months. Then it would take an additional six months to design, and, after that, homeowners will be presented with a cost. It’s likely the city will offer three different contractors for people to choose from, he later added.

Selby said that he understood the septic-to-sewer endeavor is “incredibly intrusive,” but maintained that it has nothing to do with annexation and the rezoning of 1,900 homes in the north peninsula by Volusia County.

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Selby believes it is the city’s responsibility to provide sewer to the north peninsula, since those residents are already city water customers and Ormond Beach has the sewer plant capacity for all of the residences. Like water customers, sewer customers would have to pay a higher base rate for service than those who live within the city limits of Ormond Beach.

The monthly base rate is currently $28.94.

The good news, Selby said, is that because the north peninsula is a high-density area, retrofitting it to sewer will be more cost effective. Fewer pipes would need to be run, as the houses are closer together.

Ormond Beach is working to secure funding partners for the project, which is divided into 10 phases, with the first being 700 homes from Plaza Drive to Longwood Drive. Some of the possible funding sources include the St. Johns River Water Management District, Volusia County, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, other state funding and the use of Community Development Block Grants.

Selby also pointed out that Rep. Paul Renner, whose current district includes Ormond-bythe-Sea, is likely to become the Speaker of the Florida House in 2022.

“Right now, leadership controls where the money goes,” Selby said.

Ormond Beach resident Ken Sipes, who was one of the founders of CANDO 2 last year, said water quality is going to be an important issue going into the future, and that we can’t shy away from it.

“This topic — septic to sewer

Culbert said. He added that this could put other motels in jeopardy.

He also said he doesn’t see an impact of septic tanks in the river. If he did, Culbert said he would be for the conversion.

“I don’t see any effect whatsoever, and this is being jammed down our throats,” Culbert said.

and trying to clean our water — is another huge challenge for us to take on, and we’re going to need a team effort to solve it,” Sipes said.

WHAT WILL IT LOOK LIKE?

One resident asked if the city would repair the roads, driveways and lawn damage that could occur as part of the project. Selby said yes. When asked if he knew the extent of the possible impact, Selby said it’s too early to tell. But whatever happens, the construction process won’t be pleasant.

“Honestly, it’s going to be awful,” Selby said. “When we’re doing your street, you’re going to wish you were living somewhere else. I’m not going to try to sugarcoat it, because it’s going to be a mess, and it’s going to be probably for a couple of months or maybe longer.”

Ormond Beach resident Peggy Farmer said that, as a former nurse, she was interested in the 2013 Florida Department of Health in Volusia County report which deemed the north peninsula as unsuitable for septic. It’s taken six years for the conversation to get to this point, and Farmer said the discourse was healthy.

“I really think if we can focus on the facts and come together, because Ormond Beach and Ormond-by-the-Sea — we’re friends and we’re neighbors, and we have to solve this,” Farmer said.

Ormond-by-the-Sea resident Melissa Lammers, who is also the president of the Halifax River Audubon and co-administers the North Peninsula Preservation Facebook group, said the septic issue has plagued the area since she was a little girl. Having clean water for future generations matters to the community, she said, and while there is no “perfect way” to treat it yet, she believes this is a real opportunity to move to sewer.

“We are all polluting in one way or another,” Lammers said. “We can stop putting fertilizer on our lawns but really can’t stop producing our own waste.”

However, she wondered if the city would be able to offer quantifiable metrics that the water will, in fact, be cleaner by going to sewer.

City Public Works Director Gabe Menendez said the city has an advanced plant that removes nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus, which can cause algae blooms and kill fish), and that this is the best solution since the river flushes both north and south.

“It will improve it more than it is today because we’re taking what is being dumped in there and we’re taking the nutrients out of the system,” Menendez said. “How much it will improve it? I can’t tell you.”

Selby said there is very little tidal flow in the Halifax River.

“It’s a long-range strategy to get this better,” he said. “We have to stop introducing the nutrients, and then, over time, it will be reduced.”

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FARMERS MARKET 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM City Hall 22 South Beach Street

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A 25-member team from Tomoka Christian Church, with the help of a significant contribution from the Rotary Club of Ormond Beach, recently helped to build playgrounds at The Rock and The Ark CarePoint Centers in Okahandja, Namibia, for orphaned children living with AIDS. These playgrounds were in support of Christ’s Hope International, which is dedicated to caring for AIDS-affected, orphaned and vulnerable children, according to a press release. Rotarian Linda Bradley was among those who aided in the effort, which included clearing the grounds of glass and rock, shoveling gravel and sand for cement to ground the support posts, building swings, jungle gyms, rope ladders, and other playground components.

The Rotary Club of Downtown Ormond Beach donated $1,000 to support this project. While in Okahandja, Bradley was also assigned to a class of 11- to 14-year-olds and assisted in teaching them personal hygiene, helped with homework and served food.

Here in Ormond Beach, the Rotary Club of Downtown Ormond Beach recently painted two classrooms at the PACE Center for Girls.

Seven Rotarians volunteered for the project, and they painted two large rooms in about a half a day, according to a press release.

The Rotary Club is currently looking for new members.

Visit RotaryClubofDowntown OrmondBeach.com

Memory Makers Quilt Guild is inviting local quilters wishing to attend the Jacksonville Quilt Show on Sept. 19 to join them in taking a bus from Ormond Beach to the show.

If interested, send a check made out to Memory Makers Quilt Guild for $35, which includes entry to the show, bus and tip for the driver. Include your name, address, phone number, email address and include “would like pick up in Ormond Beach.”

Mail check to Audrey Purcell, 7 President Lane, Palm Coast, FL 32164. Pick-up location will be the Ormond Beach Walmart at 1521 W. Granada Blvd. at 8 a.m.

Trip will be cancelled and check returned if 45 checks are not received by Sept. 1.

No refund will be issued for any other reason. Email purcella23@ aol.com

LOCAL GRADUATES FROM SPACE CAMP Ormond Beach resident Elias Ramshaw recently attended, and graduated from, the Space Academy at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center.

This weeklong educational program promotes science, technology, engineering and math, while training students with hands-on activities and missions, according to a press release. The program is specifically designed for trainees with a passion for space exploration. Ramshaw spent the week training with a team that flew a simulated space mission to the International Space Station, the moon or Mars. He graduated with honors.

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Artists and artisans gather at new business The co-op shop offers a wide variety of merchandise.

selecting what products are displayed. They’ve had many seeking to be included. To gather artists, she contacted those she knew, friends of friends and also talked to exhibiters at shows. The merchandise in the shop presents a variety of styles, but they say they have a “beachy, farmhouse” or “coastal country” style.

They are always getting new items, they say, from their artists and crafters, who rent space.

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Gathered, a lifestyle market, opened a month ago at 775 S. Yonge St., offering handmade, unique items for the home and the whole family, even the dog.

Art, furniture, photography, woodcraft, honey and dog treats, all made by local artists and artisans, are among the wide array of items arranged in a large gallery.

The business was started by Kathe and Kevin Neat, who both grew up in Ormond Beach.

Upstairs is a room for art classes, where Kathe Neat teaches classes in milk paint, a nontoxic, water-based paint. She paints furniture, and in the past sold in outdoor markets. She was seeking a place in Ormond Beach to open a small shop for her craft when the couple found the current building, which provides much more

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Kathe and Kevin Neat have opened Gathered, a lifestyle market.

space than she needed.

Looking at the large space, they decided to expand by gathering other crafters and artists, and that’s how the business, and the name, started.

Kevin Neat said it’s a unique opportunity for artists to be in a

retail, brick and mortar setting.

“We brought an open-air market indoors,” Kathe Neat said.

She said both artists and customers “hang out” there, and the couple wants it to become a gathering place for the community.

Kathe Neat is the curator,

The couple traveled a lot, because of Kevin Neat’s job, but always knew they would return to Ormond Beach. Once you leave, they say, you realize how unique the town is.

“When you drive to the top of the Granada Bridge, it energizes you,” Kathe Neat said.

The shop is just south of the city limits.

While some say Ormond is getting crowded, it’s nothing like Miami or Philadelphia, they say.

Also, it can be hard to get to the beach in other parts of Florida.

WINGS OVER ORMOND A pair of wings are painted on an outside wall, similar to the various wings displayed around DeLand.

Located in the former Wicker Hut building on busy U.S. 1, they’ve found that customers on the busy highway can be lured in.

About half of their shoppers stopped because they saw their sign.

Also attracting attention on an outside wall is a large painted flamingo, similar to the wings around DeLand where people pose for pictures.

The couple bought the building in March and spent three months getting it ready, with help from their two sons. It was a labor of love.

“This is my happy place,” Kathe Neat said.

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Q+ A TIM EGNOR, VOLUSIA’S INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS

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im Egnor started out as a high school social studies teacher at Spruce Creek High School. His wife is a Florida native, and his children graduated from Volusia County schools. He has worked in the district for almost 30 years in various positions, the last 12 of which as the principal at Spruce Creek High School.

Egnor was also the first coordinator for the IB program at Spruce Creek. He said he wants to bring trust and transparency to his position as interim superintendent.

The Port Orange Observer spoke with Egnor on July 10, and this what he had to say about his new position.

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Q: What experience, strength, and hope will you bring to this position?

A: I think to some degree

where I have been successful is establishing strong, trusting teams. When I try to build a team, I make sure they clearly understand that the priority is student learning. We have to really push away all the drama and the other factors that get in the way and reduce the politics as much as possible.

Student achievement is not an accident, especially when you’re working with students who come from disadvantaged backgrounds, traditionally the non-learners for one reason or another. They have to believe you’re on their side and your mission’s pure, and this is a place where they want to be.

If you’re not an honest broker, or you’re not trustworthy or any of the other things that work against that mission, it really

hurts student learning. I take the mission very seriously and tend to bite into something and shake it until it works loose. That’s the kind of attitude I have about making sure our kids learn.

Q: How would you address community distrust, and how would you change that perception?

A: One of the things I have

already started to institute is greater transparency. We have a lot of information on our website, but I have instructed several of the departments, including budget, over time, to increase our transparency that is readily available to the public.

Once I have that on track at the district level, I will be reaching down to the schools.

The idea of transparency has more to do with not surprising people than it does anything else. It also has to do with access to information.

Sometimes when you’re in an atmosphere of mistrust, people are hesitant to be forthcoming.

best interest of their students.

Schools are places of learning and that is the highest priority.

Even if we disagree or make a mistake, it was good intentions behind the mistake. We will own up to it and make corrections as best we can. I hope all voices will be heard.

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They don’t feel like it will be a civil discussion. They feel like they’ll be attacked. If we reduce the drama, increase the trust, then the dialogues will be more rich and people will be less suspicious. That’s the atmosphere that I am going to promote.

Q: Are you going to apply for the permanent superintendency?

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Q: What are some of the challenges facing the schools?

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Uniforms debate continues TANYA RUSSO STAFF WRITER

Now that a new school year is around the corner and parents are saving up to buy clothes and supplies for their children, the Volusia County School Board has been in great debate about what is and is not appropriate for students to wear to school.

After discussion, the board agreed to allow any solid color for high school students’ polo shirts or bottoms. They will now be able to wear spirit shirts any day. Otherwise, the current policy remains in place, with Interim Superintendent Tim Egnor in charge of making sure enforcement is consistent.

“It is very difficult for people to deliver what you want to have happen, if as a group, you can’t agree on what you want to have happen,” Egnor said.

Data will be gathered about the degree to which teachers and principals are addressing violations. This will be used to determine when and how a different policy could be created, possibly

by Jan. 1, 2020.

“The policy in place has to be the policy the school year starts, with the expectation it could be enforced to a similar degree as in the past, maybe with a greater emphasis on the dress code aspect of it,” Egnor said.

Board members Ida Wright and Jamie Haynes were in support of

school uniforms because they know parents who are in support.

Wright said students need to know how to dress appropriately for job and career interviews.

“I have been on campuses where the kids wore pajamas to school,” Wright said. “I went to the principal who told me, ‘I’d rather have them in school.’ Well, where is he or she gonna get a job interview with pajamas?”

Haynes said that appropriate dress is a responsibility of the parents and the main problem with the dress code policy is enforcement. The board can pass as many policies as it wants, but if what is in place is not enforced, it does not matter.

Board member Linda Cuthbert had the opposite opinion. She said she has always been against school uniforms because she is in favor of everyone having individual choice and creativity. Her one caution was about safety. She was emphatic about elementary and middle school students wearing closed-toed shoes.

Board member Ruben Colon said a change in dress code would not affect the high schools as much because so many changes have all ready been implemented for that level.

He was in favor of eliminating uniforms because he has spoken with assistant principals who told him too much of their time has been spent with uniform code violations. He did, however, vote to support the continuation of this year’s policy until a different policy can be created throughout the school year.

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NOW I SEE YOU 6:18 p.m. — First block of Fox Run Trail Info. An ongoing feud between neighbors caused a 34-year-old Ormond Beach woman to call police.

She said her neighbors came onto her property and trimmed one of her trees so their security cameras had a clear line of vision into her home.

The woman said her neighbors installed the camera to watch her and her family, according to the police report.

She said her neighbors constantly attempt to provoke her by screaming curse words at her and taunting her child.

She said they have had issues ever since they moved into the neighborhood.

The neighbors, a couple in their 50s and 60s, told police that it was the woman who was provoking them. They said she has lived there longer, and they wouldn’t interrupt “her peace and quiet.”

They told police that she would have her child come into their driveway and stick his tongue out at them.

The neighbors said that the last time police were called, the officers had suggested that they get cameras.

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He determined nothing criminal had occurred at this point, and, at the woman’s request, issued the neighbors a trespass warning.

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SUPERINTENDENT TAKES STRIDES Take a look into the active lifestyle of Flagler Schools Superintendent James Tager.

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‘Triathlon is a lifestyle’ TANYA RUSSO STAFF WRITER

Christine Martindale has a passion for health and wellness.

In addition to her full-time duties as the public information officer for the city of Port Orange, Martindale is an athlete who competes in triathlon events. And she’s not alone in her passion. Her husband, Jeff Martindale, is also an avid triathlon competitor.

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Christine and Jeff Martindale are avid triathlon competitors who have participated and won several races around the country.

petes in three areas: swimming, biking and running. There are many different triathlon competitions, with the Ironman brand competition being one of the most famous. To participate in a full Ironman competition, the athlete has to swim 2.4 miles, bike 112 miles and run 26.2 miles.

“For me, triathlon is not just about a race,” Jeff Martindale said. “Triathlon is a lifestyle.

It’s a healthy lifestyle of keeping your body physically fit, mentally fit and also nutritionally fit. You have to have all of those together for it to really work well.”

Christine Martindale participated in her first full Ironman race in Texas in May 2012. She has completed three full Ironman competitions since, and Jeff Martindale has completed four.

“The biggest Ironman that people love to qualify and go to is in Kona, Hawaii,” she said. “If I do 12 total Ironman races, I am

“Triathlon is a lifestyle. It’s a healthy lifestyle of keeping your body physically fit, mentally fit, and also nutritionally fit.

You have to have all of those together for it to really work well.”

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Jeff Martindale competed in the Jacksonville Triathlon, an olympic distance race that’s part of race management company DRC Sports. He was one of the top five competitors, which qualified him to compete for Nationals in Cleveland, Ohio, in August.

Olympic triathlon competitions consist of 0.9-mile swim, 24.6-mile bike and 6.2-mile run.

“We have done countless of all the other distances,” Jeff Martindale said. “Triathlon isn’t a one distance thing. There’s short, medium, long legs. We’ve done them all, as Chris’ medals show.”

One of the most memorable races for the couple was The Challenge, a half Ironman competition held in Lake Placid, New York, in 2018. The couple participated together. Despite different start placements, Jeff Martindale caught up with his wife during the last half-mile, and they finished at the same time while crossing the finish line holding hands.

Christine Martindale started swimming at 10 years old and hasn’t stopped since. She belongs to a group of master swimmers who get up at 5 a.m. and work out at the Port Orange YMCA, where they swim laps until after the sun comes up.

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Making strides in education Take a look into the active lifestyle of Flagler Schools Superintendent James Tager.

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James Tager runs on the Graham Swamp Trail.

was hired as the Flagler Schools Superintendent after spending 35 years in the Volusia County School District.

As he transitioned into higher administrative roles, his running hobby became even more important to him.

“Particularly in my job, you get very busy and your mind gets busy, and it’s a great kind of release — just kind of a way to forget about everything,” James

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Tager said. “So, I really enjoy that part of it, and I always have.”

He said he believes that he should be as visible as possible for students, faculty and staff in his role as superintendent. He’s ran in a number of Flagler Schools races since starting in the district, including two at Rymfire Elemetary, two at Wadsworth Elementary, one at Flagler Palm Coast High and one at Belle Terre Elementary.

After lacing up his sneakers, which he wears through about every six months, James Tager runs about four to five times a week, for a total of about 20-25 miles — unless he’s training for a marathon, in which case he runs about 40 miles a week. His pre-race routine is fairly simple: He eats pasta the night before and maybe a bagel in the morning if it’s a longer race. While he doesn’t listen to music during

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his trail runs, he enjoys hearing the pump-up songs played in the bigger city races he’s done, like the Savannah Marathon and Jacksonville Marathon.

“For me, it just totally shuts everything else down; you can think about your faith, you can think about your family,” he said.

“It’s just, work is gone for an hour to two hours, whatever it is. I love my job, don’t get me wrong. I think if you don’t have a way to kind of get away from the hustle and bustle and everything that you do, you won’t last at your job that long. And this is going to be my 38th year. You have to have some kind of relief.”

His passion for running is so contagious that his wife of two years now caught the bug.

“His belief in running and health made me think that I could be the same,” Jodi Tager said. “So, he motivated me. We ran on the beach. I started off with a mile, then went to two miles … Everyone struggles in the beginning; you can’t always run a mile without stopping. You have to start somewhere, and, now, I can do a half-marathon.”

James Tager said that starting in small increments is the best way to get more comfortable being a runner.

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want,” he said.

In Palm Coast, he enjoys the terrain on the Graham Swamp Loop, starting from the trailhead on Old Kings Road, and the Lehigh Trail, with its trailhead on Belle Terre Parkway. For Flagler Beach and Volusia County, he recommends running on the beach during low tide.

“This time of year, if we can find shade, it’s really good,” he said.

His last day in education will be June 30, 2020, when he’s set to retire at the end of his contract. While his 60th birthday is approaching in October, he’s not planning on stopping his strides anytime soon.

He said he’ll keep running, “as long as I’m allowed, as long as I can, as long as my health allows.”

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That being said, I have been striving in the last few months to better my eating habits by snacking smarter: Fruit, vegetables, nuts, dark chocolate — because, “Yes, you can have chocolate in moderation.” That was my sister’s response when I asked her what her favorite healthy snack was for this column. (Ironic disclaimer: My sister is a dietitian.)

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But, wanting to expand my universe regarding healthy snacks to munch on this summer, I sent out an officewide email asking for help. And my colleagues didn’t disappoint. Here are some examples of what we newspaper folk like to eat to keep us cool, refreshed and full over summer.

“My favorite health snack for me and my kiddo is sliced green apples with peanut butter and chocolate chips on top. I prefer to use the Jiff Whipped peanut butter because it spreads more easily, and mini dark chocolate chips because they’re more of a savory sweet. It’s perfectly sour (apple), nutty (duh) and sweet (chocolate). I love making this dish for us to share because my kiddo likes it as much as I do!”

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The cucumber and mint make it taste so refreshing and cool for summer. She adds halved cherry tomatoes and sometimes arugala to it to add extra flavor, but it truly doesn’t need it.”

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This snack is light and easy to prepare (7-10 minutes, max!), making it my go-to snack for my busy summer days.”

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Three ways to make the most of summer produce Clean produce to remove pesticides, wax and soil.

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A few easy ways to be sure you’re getting the cream of the crop are to join a Community-Supported Agriculture group, visit a farmer’s market and to simply look for the local label at your supermarket. In a culinary rut? Because CSA members don’t always have the option of selecting the exact items they receive, a subscription is a particularly good idea for

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Don’t let any produce go to waste.

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Ormond teen wins Masters JV bowling tournament

Kara Beissel, of Ormond Beach, competed in a national Professional Bowling Association tournament on June 29 through July 5 at Sawgrass Lanes in Tamarac. She became the 2019 Teen Masters Junior Varsity champion. In addition, she made the cut and continued on in the competition, finishing 15th overall.

Her final average was 182 over 42 games.

For her efforts, Beissel won a $2,000 scholarship, which will be added to her growing SMART account.

Beissel, who will soon to be an eighth grader at Ormond Beach Middle School, bowls at Ormond Lanes. Her past achievements include first place in the 10-andunder and 12-and-under divisions at the Florida State USBC.

Mainland football player transfers The Buccaneers’ Everald Reid announced via Twitter that he and his family were moving back to Miami. He will be attending and playing football for Miami Edison Senior High School for his senior year.

“With that being said I would like to thank Coach [Scott] Wilson, Mainland staff and teammates for pushing me to be the best person I am today within that short period of time,” Reid wrote on Twitter.

Bucs guard shows out at HoopSeen

Mainland point guard Jordan Sears was named as one of the top overall performers at the 2019 HoopSeen’s “The Best of the South” on July 16. The 5-foot-10 Sears, who is entering his senior year at Mainland, controlled the pace of the game throughout the week for Team Parsons and had one of his best showings against a Minnesota Fury team that was loaded with prospects, scoring 21 points.

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rmond Beach’s recreational 9-and-under all-star team has been together for nearly 1 1/2 months. Being a recreation team, they didn’t have the luxury of practicing and playing all year together like with travel ball teams. And unlike travel ball, there are no tryouts — you sign up, you’re on the team.

Some of the kids are in their first year of playing baseball.

But despite the players’ short time together, Ormond Beach qualified to compete in the Cal Ripken World Series on Aug. 3-10 in Jensen Beach.

“The kids are very excited,”

first-year head coach Harry Newkirk said. “When you have a rec team, you’re not really thinking you’re going to go to this level.”

After the team’s formation, they signed up for a district tournament at the end of June in Sanford. Ormond Beach run-ruled West Volusia twice to advance to the regional tournament, held mid-July in Lake City.

There were six teams at the regional. Ormond Beach routed Gainesville 21-10 in the opening game and beat Oakleaf, of Jacksonville, by more than 10 runs twice. However, Ormond Beach lost in the championship game to the Redtails, also of Jacksonville.

Although they finished second at the region, the team still earned a spot at the World Series. All they had to do was make an appearance at a tournament on July 16-21 in Fredericksburg,Virginia.

Ormond Beach has been beating travel ball teams handily to make it to the World Series, and they’ll face top quality travel ball teams once they get there.

Newkirk and the rest of his team — the coaching staff, the players and the parents — didn’t foresee a trip to the World Series when the team was first assembled.

“It says a lot,” Newkirk said.

“We know how hard it is to win these tourna-

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The team’s goal is $20,000.

ments and to beat those kinds of teams. So it says a lot that this team is performing at that high level. It’s kind of blown our minds.”

The team had to bond quickly to get to the level they’re at.

“It took a lot of practice,” third baseman Palmer Korey said, “and it took a lot of hard work.”

The kids are looking forward to the experience of playing at the stage the most — win or lose.

“It’s been a great season,” said shortstop Dallas Newkirk, Harry Newkirk’s son. “We’ve had a lot of fun playing ball, and hopefully we can win it all.”

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Wyatt scored his first goal of the tournament in a win against Tennessee the following day. He received a cross into the box and headed the ball into an open net.

Due to his outstanding play, he was selected to play in the regional pool. He’ll compete against 88 other kids from his age group to try to make the team.

“It’s a big commitment as a family to play this much soccer, but it’s completely worth it because it is what makes him happy,” Jessica Wahl said. “And what else could a parent want than to see your child fulfill his dreams?”

Wyatt is the same person on the field as he is off of it: He’s kind.

He’s patient. He’s a good teammate. And he’s dedicated to the things he loves.

“He’s really trying to push himself to the next level,” Perry said.

“He lives and breathes this sport.”

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Wyatt Wahl dribbles a ball.

Wyatt Wahl, 11, has played soccer since he could walk. He knows practically every player in England’s Premier League, their scores and statistics. And he always has a ball at his feet.

When he’s not at practice or playing in the yard of his family’s Ormond Beach home, he’s dribbling around the house. When he gets home from David C. Hinson Middle School, where he’ll soon be attending the seventh grade, he does his homework, all while dribbling a ball under the dining room table or passing it to himself from off the wall.

“This game has taken over my whole life,” Wyatt said. “Everything I do revolves around soccer.”

His favorite team is the Premier League’s Tottenham Hotspur.

Their posters and flags plaster nearly every square inch of available wall space in his room. His favorite player is Tottenham right winger and Brazilian national

team player Lucas Moura, whom he met during a trip to England for a developmental training session in March.

“I couldn’t breathe for a good 15 minutes,” Wyatt said of the meeting.

And since January 2019, Wahl has had the opportunity to train as a member of the Florida Elite Soccer Academy, which has a partnership with Tottenham.

Florida Elite coach Rodney Perry scouted Wyatt for several years before Wyatt earned a spot on the team, which features some of the best youth players in the state.

Their first interaction was about four years ago at an Ormond Beach Soccer Club tournament.

Perry, a former professional player and former member of the U.S. men’s national team, was immediately impressed by Wyatt’s feel for the game.

“I was really impressed with his IQ for the game, how much he understood about the game and the decision-making process that he was displaying,”

Perry said. “It was like watching an adult play.”

His mother, Jessica Wahl, said Wyatt has grown so much in the time he’s spent with Florida Elite — much in part to coach Rodney.

“Wyatt can really look to him almost as a father figure,” said Jessica Wahl, a single parent.

“Rodney coaches the kids from the minute they get out of the car to the minute they get back in the car. And when they’re in games, he’s never harsh or negative. He provides positive reinforcement.

It’s never with anger. Wyatt responds really well to that.”

Wyatt recently earned the opportunity to compete at the Olympic Development Program in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

From fall 2018 through winter 2019, he fought against hundreds of kids from around Florida for a spot. He was one of 40 players selected to play in Alabama, where played against teams from 10 other southern states in midJuly.

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Local artists to showcase work at MOAS. The exhibit, titled ‘Synchronicity,’ will be on display until Oct. 20.

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Whether working with traditional paints on a canvas, clay, photography or plexiglass, a group of local artist are embracing the tie that brings them all together: Producing unique and thoughtprovoking art.

A total of 26 artists with Beaux Arts of Central Florida will be showcasing work at the Museum of Arts and Sciences in Daytona Beach in an exhibit titled “Synchronicity.” The exhibit, which will be on display until Oct. 20, celebrates the “inherent connectivity in our lives,” a press release by the 57-year-old organization states.

“Synchronicity is about coincidence,” Ormond Beach artist Robert Shirk said.

It’s thinking of a song only to turn on the radio and hear that same tune, or looking at an old yearbook photograph of a friend and receiving a call later from that same person, he explained. Their art is not far off from that concept; most of the artists paint non-objective subject matter, sharing the same aesthetic, in studios, he added.

One of the artists participating in the exhibition is Carolyn Land, who resides in Port Orange. Her work, while it draws reference from nature, is abstract. The piece she is displaying is the epitome of synchronicity. It’s called “Beneath Earth’s Crust,” and she completed

Art piece by Toni Slick

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Ormond Beach artists Nancy Newlove McElroy, Robert Shirk and Toni Slick.

it one month before the volcanoes was part of a larger work, which erupted in Hawaii in 2018. her husband eventually helped to In the same show, Ponce Inlet scale down to three separate piecresident Peg Wiles. She worked on liams’s piece is those individutitled “Beneath “We reach a different ally from then on, the Surface.” Wiland the art transliams started out level in our process in formed. as a photographer She said she before she delved thinking through our hopes people walk into the abstract away with “a new world. Now, she creative expression,” way, or a differuses a macro lens ent way of seeing to capture small NANCY NEWLOVE something that is details of machin- McELROY ordinary or familery or decaying iar — but seeing it rock. It isn’t until after she’s taken in a whole different way.” a photograph that she begins to Ormond Beach artist Toni Slick see the art in them, she said. said she hopes people will be “I’m perhaps photographing wowed by the show. She started some small anomaly or blemish out as an Ohio watercolor artist, or whatever, and then when it’s something she did for 30 years enlarged, it takes on a whole life before her art became what it is of itself,” Williams said. today.

Ormond Beach artist Nancy “I see it as logical evolution,” Newlove McElroy said for her she said, adding that she can’t piece “Ebb and Flow,” she dealt imagine painting the same thing with water as a concept. Her over and over. medium is clay, and her work has Slick said she’s thankful that evolved over the years as she has MOAS is showcasing local artists abandoned production pottery. now too, something that Land She’s having fun with the “artis- agreed was a wonderful opportic sculptural person” she said she tunity for the art community. has become.

It gives them a chance to showAll the artists are connected in case their ever-evolving art. the same imaginative thread, she “I think if you’re really creative, said. you’re going to grow,” Land said.

“We reach a different level in “You just can’t stay stagnant. You our process in thinking through see something, you have someour creative expression,” McEl- thing and as a creative person roy said. you think, ‘What else can I do Port Orange artist Sharon with this? How far can I push it?

LaDue’s work turned out to be dif- How many things can I make out ferent from what she expected in of this one thing?’ And just let it the beginning. At first, her piece blossom.”

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What: “Synchronicity” opening reception When: 5-7 p.m., Monday, July 29 Where: Museum of Arts and Sciences, 352 S. Nova Road Details: Join Beaux Arts, whose artists are eager to explain their art, how they work, and what motivates them.

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The second pet is BJ, a 9-year-old domestic shorthair cat with a grey coat. She has been with the Halifax Humane Society since July 14, and her adoption fee costs $35.

Lola has been with the Halifax Humane Society since May 29. The fourth is Lola, a 7-year-old terrier and American Staffordshire mix dog with a black coat. She is sweet, loyal and craves attention. She has been with the Halifax Humane Society since May 29, and her adoption fee costs $35.

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DIRT DETECTIVES: ARCHAEOLOGY FOR KIDS When: 10 a.m.

Where: Three Chimneys Archaeology Site, 715 W. Granada Blvd.

Details: Presented by the Historical Society, this interactive program for ages 7-12 will let budding archaeologists get handson experience exploring Florida history. Kids will participate in a simulated dig. Free and open to the public. Space is limited. Call 677-7005 or reserve online at ormondhistory.org MARVELOUS METRIC MADNESS When: 11 a.m. to noon Where: Environmental Discovery Center, 601 Division Ave. Details: Learn about the basic parts of the metric system with this hands-on class. Space is limited. Call 615-7081.

PINK FLOYD AND LED ZEPPELIN TRIBUTE When: 7:30 p.m.

Where: Ormond Beach Performing Arts Center, 399 N. U.S. 1 Details: Quadraphonic Surround Sound Productions will present this fully-immersive multimedia concert experience. Concert features the music of these rock legends accompanied by a laser, light and video show. Tickets start at $35. Call 676-3375 or visit ormondbeach.org

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DANCE LESSONS When: 12:30-1:30 p.m.

Where: Ormond Senior Center, 351 Andrews St. Details: On Wednesdays, the Council on Aging offers dance lessons provided by “Dance With Me” instructors Tom and Jo Sanders. Costs $2. Participants are welcome to stay afterward for a dance gala and social, from 2-4 p.m. featuring live big band music

by The Blue Notes. Call 672-4159.

FUN WALK When: 7-8 p.m.

Where: Granada Plaza, 145 E. Granada Blvd.

Details: Join the Happy Wanderers for a 5K Ice Cream Walk. Free.

Visit happywanderersfl.org or call 256-2160, or 214-3890.

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Growing in the family Longtime flower shop now under new ownership.

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“It’s in your soul.”

That’s how Aletha Power describes the floral business after working in it for 44 years. It runs in the family; she remembers her grandmother’s yard was always full of flowers.

Now, the tradition continues.

Power has joined her daughter, Erena Manis, in purchasing Best Wishes Flowers and Gifts, 349 W. Granada Blvd.

The family has owned Big Value Garden Center in Daytona Beach for 60 years, which was started as a curb market by Power’s parents.

Power also runs Advantage Plant Design, which supplies flowers and plants for corporate events.

Manis, a social worker, helped in the family business all her life.

She’s now decided to go into the floral business full time as manager of the shop while being assisted by her mother and Gina Ruth, a floral designer they’ve known for a long time.

When she found out the previous owners were selling the business for retirement, she said she couldn’t pass it up.

“I enjoy working with family,” she said.

They have decided to keep the name of the business, but Manis is making a few modern changes.

For instance, she redesigned the website and made it ecommerce, so flowers can be purchased online. The shop has also been remodeled with an open design.

“People like being able to see

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Gina Ruth, Aletha Power and Erena Manis now operate Best Wishes Flowers and Gifts.

where the designer is working,” Power said.

The floral business has changed over the years with big box stores and grocery stores selling flowers, but the small family business stays busy, concentrating on customer service.

“We consider ourselves an artisan floral boutique,” Manis said.

In addition to flowers, they also have plants and silk flowers. Manis said they plan to offer gifts made by local crafters in the future.

They say the floral business can be hard, physical work, especially around the holidays, but they continue to enjoy working with flowers.

“When I have a bad day, I make an arrangement,” Power said with smile.

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BIZ BUZZ Organic fruits and veggies available Ormond Beach residents will have an opportunity to receive a weekly box of fruits and vegetables grown at an organic farm near Gainesville beginning this fall.

Frog Song Organics has announced a partnership with Gold Leaf Coffee Co., 17 W. Granada Blvd., to make the farm’s produce available.

Residents will have the opportunity to purchase a share of Frog Song Organics’ harvest and in return, receive a weekly box of fruits and vegetables.

Frog Song Organics has been operating Community Supported Agriculture, a partnership between community members and farmers, for years, according to a press release. In addition to Gold Leaf, the program will be available at Copperline Coffee

and Cafe in the Port Orange Pavilion.

Those interested should visit www.frogsongorganics.com to sign up for the harvest. The boxes can be picked up 4-6 p.m. every Wednesday at Gold Leaf when the program starts. The season will last 32 weeks.

Frog Song Organics is a 60-acre certified organic fruit and vegetable farm. Megan Corbett, of Gold Leaf Coffee, said the project is consistent their mission of using local, natural products at the coffee shop.

Ribbon cut for new Starbucks City officials and community leaders gathered at the new Starbucks building on the beachside to officially inaugurate the business’s opening with a ribbon-cutting on Wednesday,

July 17.

The store, located at 125 E. Granada Blvd., used to operate out of a storefront in the Granada Plaza Shopping Center. Now in its own 2-509-square-foot building, the coffee chain features a modern industrial decor as well as a drive-thru. The building replaced a blighted building on the beachside, and during the ribbon-cutting ceremony, Mayor Bill Partington said the city was looking forward to the new addition.

“We are so excited to have Starbucks in this beautiful new building,” Partington said.

Also in attendance was City Commissioner Rob Littleton, developer Charles Lichtigman, store manager Tony Carleo, MainStreet Executive Director Julia Truilo and Becky Parker, and Ormond Beach Chamber of Commerce Membership Director Jeff Hill.

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Walter and Linda Cook, of Ormond Beach, sold 689 N. Halifax Drive to William and Stacey Roccca, of Holly Hill, for $425,000. Built in 1961, the house has three bedrooms, two baths, a swimming pool and 2,166 square feet. It sold in 2014 for $447,500.

Oscar and Carol Carbonell, individually and as trustees, sold 1 John Anderson Drive, Unit 6070, to Felix Lawrence, of Ormond Beach, for $325,000. Built in 1996, the condo has two bedrooms, 2.5 baths and 1,745 square feet. It sold in 2015 for $239,000.

Leo and Kelli Guglielmo, of Bunnell, sold 83 Sanchez Ave. to Rawdon and Melissa Gallman, of Ormond Beach, for $315,000. Built in 1973, the house has four bedrooms, 4.5 baths, a fireplace, swimming pool and 1,892 square feet. It sold in 2001 for $162,000.

Waflek and Honda Nakhia, individually and as trustees, sold 7 King Edward Drive to Eddy and Theresa Ho, of Ormond Beach, for $231,000.

Built in 1995, the house has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,096 square feet. It sold in 2004 for $185,000.

Dennis and Debra Buskirk, of Cumberland, Maryland, sold 491 Grandview Ave. to William Shaw and John Rossi Jr., of Ormond Beach, for $225,000.

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house on the Halifax River was the top real estate transaction for the week of June 16-22 in Ormond Beach and Ormond-by-the-Sea. Richard and Ellen Branoff, of Fernandina Beach, sold 282 S. Beach St. to Clinton and Megan Bagwell, of Ormond Beach, for $603,500. Built in 1923, the house has three bedrooms, 1.5 baths, a fireplace, swimming pool, boat dock, boat house and 2,626 square feet. It sold in 1984 for $103,500. Following is a partial list of the week’s other sales.

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Halifax Plantation Joseph and Ruth Torres sold 3017 Monaghan Drive to Karen Wiseman, of Ormond Beach, for $312,500. Built in 2006, the house has three bedrooms, two baths, a swimming pool and 1,812 square feet. It sold in 2013 for $248,000.

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The top real estate transaction features a boat dock and a boat house.

Built in 1955, the house has four bedrooms, three baths and 1,216 square feet. It sold in 2009 for $90,301.

Paul Duffett, of Ormond Beach, sold 300 Sanchez Ave. to Ermert Nihoa III and Duke Burns, of Ormond Beach, for $225,000. Built in 1981, the house has four bedrooms, 3.5 baths, two fireplaces and 2,286 square feet. It sold in 1998 for $123,000.

Matthew and Alisha Bos, of Casa Grande, Arizona, sold 5 Lakeview Circle to Laura Beaudette, Kileen Beaudette and Nicole Beaudette, of Ormond Beach, for $215,900. Built in 1983, the house has five bedrooms, two baths, a swimming pool and 1,776 square feet. It sold in 2017 for $216,000.

Stephanie Staff, of Ormond Beach, sold 234 S. Ridgewood Ave. to Dane Reilly and Emma Thompson, of Ormond Beach, for $152,500. Built in 1920, the house has two bedrooms, one

bath and 778 square feet. It sold in 2018 for $47,500.

Virginia Carr, of Casselberry, sold 103 Cardinal Drive, Unit A, to Anthony Volpe, of Palm Coast, for $135,000. Built in 1947, the villa has two bedrooms, one bath and 786 square feet. It sold in 1990 for $48,900.

Patricia Riley, of Frendswood, Texas, sold 1714 Avenue B to Argiro and Sherry Echavarrin, of Ormond Beach, for $48,000.

Built in 1969, the manufactured home has two bedrooms, one bath and 720 square feet. It sold in 1988 for $4,900.

Chelsea Place Felix Lawrence sold 309 Chelsea Place Ave. to Matthew Putnam for $515,000. Built in 2017, the house has three bedrooms, 3.5 baths, a swimming pool and 3,014 square feet. It sold in 2017 for $479,400.

Plantation Bay Arthur Richard, of Salem, Massachusetts, sold 1218 Hampstead Lane to Thomas and Stacey Hornbecker, of Ormond Beach, for $329,000.

Built in 2005, the house has three bedrooms, two baths, a swimming pool and 1,909 square feet. It sold in 2005 for $339,575.

The Trails Walter and Sheila Shreve, of Valdosta, Georgia, sold 322 Timberline Trail to John and Karen Lixie, of Ormond Beach, for $177,000. Built in 1981, the townhouse has three bedrooms, two baths, a fireplace and 1,474 square feet. It sold in 2018 for $158,400.

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

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TABLE SAW, portable, Kobalt 10”, sell $150, mint condition, hardly used. 386-527-4783.

THREE PILLOW couch in very good condition, beige cover included $200 352-423-0557.

TODDLER BED with mattress $40, baby stroller $20 386-451-9135.

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