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HEALTH MATTERS JULY 29, 2021

HEALTH MATTERS

Back to school

Summer is winding down, and the pandemic is surging once again. Here’s how to keep your kids safe — and healthy.

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Cases keep climbing

VACCINATION DEBATE

Editor Brian McMillan shares a family perspective on vaccinations PAGE 2B

VINCENT’S CLUBHOUSE

A summer camp for kids with autism PAGES 4B-5B

COVID-19 hospitalizations near pandemic peak; nearly all unvaccinated PAGE 6A

Q+A: FOOD BRINGS HOPE

Q+A with Judi Winch, Food Brings Hope’s executive director PAGE 6B

HEALTHY LUNCHES

The ideal lunch menu PAGE 7B

Why the US border matters in Volusia

Demo day

Chitwood sees ‘ground zero’ for himself before sending deputies to help with crisis

Ormond Beach Union Church time capsules rescued ahead of demolition PAGE 2A

PAGE 3A INSIDE EMS STAFFING Respite locations for paramedics?

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MASKS OPTIONAL COVID-19 cases are rising, but VCS aims to keep its face covering policy optional.

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FOOTBALL TOUR

The Sandcrabs stayed busy with football camps and college tours.

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WELCOME BACK Seabreeze High School principal is welcomed back to his alma mater.

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The demolition began on Tuesday, July 27, on North Beach Street.

Called to serve

Photo by Jarleene Almenas

Ormond Beach Fire hosts promotion and retirement ceremony PAGE 5A

MAINSTREET

MENDED HEARTS Volunteers offer peer-topeer support for cardiovascular patients.

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INDEX

Christmas in July

Business............ PAGE 13A Calendar............ PAGE 10A Cops Corner........PAGE 6A Letters.................PAGE 6A Real Estate........ PAGE 14A Your Town.......... PAGE 10A

Ormond Mainstreet’s secondannual Christmas in July event brings shoppers to downtown.

Capt. David Randall’s new badge is pinned by his wife, Marlena.

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JARLEENE ALMENAS ASSOCIATE EDITOR

BY THE NUMBERS

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permits issued within the city last week, valued at $2.8 million. Two new business tax receipts were also issued.

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projects currently under review by the Site Plan Review Committee, one of which is the construction of a gift shop at 88 S. Atlantic Ave., the site of the former Julian’s restaurant.

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million received by the city from the U.S. Treasury for the American Relief Act.

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new park benches installed at Riviera Park.

Email Associate Editor Jarleene Almenas at jarleene@ ormondbeachobserver. com.

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Time capsules rescued prior to demolition

New storage facility project

Demolition of the former Ormond Beach Union Church structure at 56 N. Beach St. began on Tuesday, July 27, and an Ormond Beach couple made sure pieces of Ormond Beach history were able to be saved in the 11th hour.

Winston and Merri Churchill, former members of the church, notified Mayor Bill Partington last week of an existing time capsule in the northeast corner of the church. As a result, city workers were able to find two time capsules — one appearing to contain artifacts from the original 1883 church, which John D. Rockefeller attended services in, and another capsule from when the church was rebuilt in 1960.

The city, which removed the time capsules Friday afternoon, reported that it was already aware of the time capsules, and planned to save them. The City Commission will get final say on what the city will do with the artifacts.

One possibility is that they will be donated to the Ormond Beach Historical Society, which as a whole, had been in favor of preserving the church.

President Jerry Lampe said they would definitely be

A neighborhood meeting will be held by Newkirk Engineering, Inc. on Thursday, Aug. 5, to discuss a proposed Interchange Depot project for 295 Interchange Blvd.

According to the city’s weekly staff report, the project seeks to construct a three-story indoor mini-storage facility that will span 111,825 square feet on a 2.94-acre parcel.

The meeting wll be held at 5 p.m. at the All Aboard Storage building at 509 S. Nova Road.

Whale beaches in New Smyrna Photo courtesy of the city of Ormond Beach

Two city employees remove the church’s cornerstone, revealing two time capsules.

interested if that were the case.

“I would be interested in finding what’s in them, and if we can put them in the museum once it’s finished, that would be ideal,” said Lampe, referencing the museum the society hopes to establish at the MacDonald House once renovations of that historic structure are complete.

In the meantime, the time capsules could be preserved in

the Anderson-Price Memorial Building, which is next door to the church property.

Merri Churchill said that would make a good home for the time capsules.

“I think they deserve to have them, if they’ll take them,” she said.

She and her husband are not sure what could be in them, but for the longtime members of the church, and their relatives in town, it’s Ormond history.

“We already chose for masks to be optional. ... The medical decisions for my children when they were of school age, and for my grandchildren at this time, belong to the rights of their parents.”

JAMIE HAYNES, Volusia County School Board member on the optional mask policy. See Page 8.

An 8.5-foot Pygmy sperm whale was euthanized on Friday, July 23, after it beached itself a little before 9 a.m. that morning in New Smyrna Beach.

Volusia County Beach Safety reported the decision to euthanize was reached by the Hubbs Florida Marine Mammal Stranding Team, who stated on its Facebook page that the whale was in poor health and had a poor rehabilitation prognosis.

After a full necropsy was performed, the team found the whale to have parasites, liver and lung issues, as well as signs of cardiomyopathy, a disease often found in stranded whales of this species.

The organization cautioned members of the public from pushing beached animals back into the water themselves, as that could cause them further injury. Instead, please call the FWC at 1-888-404-3922.

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ore than 100 men and women, some carrying infants, gathered on the southern bank of the Rio Grande River under a sliver of moon in the July night sky, preparing to do something illegal: leave Mexico, cross the river and reach American soil.

About 10 people waited on the American side, including representatives of the Texas Department of Public Safety, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and the National Guard, but they weren’t there to make any arrests.

They were leading a tour of what has been described as “ground zero” for the immigration crisis, in the cities of Roma and McAllen, Texas.

One man on the tour was far from home: Rick Staly, sheriff of Flagler County, Florida. He, along with Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood and other Florida sheriffs, were led to various hot spots to see what happens when people cross the river.

The answer, in a law enforcement sense, is nothing.

At midnight, the ferry service began. The Rio Grande was about 500 feet wide, with a gentle current, and only a few feet deep at this spot, so the two yellow rafts, each carrying about 10 people at

“Who could blame them?

We are the greatest nation on earth with the most opportunity.”

RICK STALY Flagler County sheriff

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a time, were led across by “coyotes,” or men who guaranteed their passengers’ safety for a price of $6,000 per person. The money ended up in the hands of drug cartels, Staly was told on the tour.

One of the coyotes shouted angrily at the Border Patrol agents, threatening to drop an infant in the water if there was any trouble. Two officers waded into the water to help a mother and children off a raft.

Many nights, officers hear gunfire from the town of Ciudad Miguel Aleman, on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande.

There was little chatter among the now-illegal families. Many quietly smiled, relieved at reaching the promised land.

But now what? Most arrived with few, if any, possessions or identification. As Staly and Chitwood described in subsequent interviews, the immigrants were processed, fed and, in many cases, given plane tickets around the United States — including to Florida.

“The border’s coming to every town in America,” Staly said in an interview with the Observer.

“Every town is a border town.”

GETTING TO THE BORDER

For the last six months — long before Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that law enforcement officials from state and local agencies would be deploying to Texas and Arizona in response to the border crisis — Chitwood had been wanting to visit the border.

Via local, state and federal drug task forces, Volusia deputies have intercepted at least a dozen kilos of fentanyl and heroin that originated in Mexico. Before sending any of his deputies, Chitwood wanted to see for himself what was going on at the border.

The opportunity came after Florida Congresswoman Kat Cammack invited sheriffs to join her on a trip to Texas. For those who worried about the cost of the trip, Chitwood posted on his Facebook page that it amounted to $850, funded entirely by his department’s “drug forfeiture fund.”

In the 28 hours Chitwood spent on the border, he said he and the other visiting sheriffs received

nonstop information.

“It was like drinking from a fire hose,” Chitwood said. “I mean, I have pages and pages and pages of notes.”

But most of all, what struck him was how overwhelmed border patrol is.

THE ‘GOT-AWAYS’

On his first night with the Border Patrol, Chitwood said three groups of between 80 and 200 people approached by raft seeking political asylum, all arriving at the same time. As this went on and Border Patrol agents responded, other groups of what Staly, in an editorial sent to the Palm Coast Observer, referred to as “got-aways” took off running into the night in the gaps created by the agents helping people out of the rafts.

These are the ones to worry about, both sheriffs said.

The “got-aways” are often gang members, drug mules or other fugitive criminals, many of whom have already arranged for transportation out of McAllen, Texas.

They don’t all come from Mexico; these individuals are from all over the world: Haiti, Sri Lanka, Nicaragua, Venezuela, and even as far away as Uzbekistan, said Chitwood.

“That was a huge problem,” Chitwood said. “There just isn’t the resources. Even with the technology, there’s several hundred thousand that are getting in.”

Staly wrote that 204 individuals evaded Border Patrol agents in this way on June 13 alone.

A BETTER LIFE

But the immigrants in the rafts turn themselves in as soon as they touch U.S. soil. They have come for one reason: to seek a better life for their families.

“Who could blame them?”

Staly wrote in his editorial. “We are the greatest nation on earth

This image, from a cell phone video taken by Sheriff Rick Staly, shows families cross the Rio Grande River to enter Roma, Texas, illegally.

with the most opportunity (obviously I wish they would enter legally, but our broken immigration system has caused this crisis).”

Both sheriffs reported that when the immigrants set foot in U.S. territory, they are given a notice to appear in court within three to five years. At the airport, Staly witnessed them receive envelopes that would help them board planes to Orlando, Miami and Tampa.

“There were hundreds of brown envelopes at the airport,” Staly wrote. “Vans were dropping them off in front of the airport, and then they went to a special access line, where no photo identification was needed, and boarded planes, including ours.”

Seeing the children at the border is heartbreaking, Chitwood said. They’re a product of the tragedy formed by the border crisis.

“The criminality and all these other things are being woven around them,” he said. “It’s almost like they’re being human shields so that the cartels and the human traffickers can get their way.”

A PROBLEM FOR ALL AMERICANS

Drug overdoses due to fentanyl and heroin remain a huge issue in both Volusia and Flagler counties.

In Volusia, 1,000 people have died as a result.

That’s why what’s happening at the border is not a political issue, but a problem for all Americans, Chitwood said.

“I don’t care where you live, fentanyl is killing people no matter what your political persuasion is,” he said.

Human trafficking is also a major concern of the current border crisis. Agents regularly find young girls seeking asylum while in the company of strange men, Chitwood said.

“I don’t care where you live, fentanyl is killing people no matter what your political persuasion is.”

MIKE CHITWOOD Volusia County sheriff

The U.S. Border Patrol reports that checkpoints nationwide since October 2020 have resulted in drug seizures totaling 413 pounds of fentanyl, 291 pounds of heroin, and 5,019 pounds of methamphetamine. The agency believes it only intercepts 20% of the drugs that are being brought in, Staly was told.

If local deputies are dispatched to help with the border crisis, they will likely help fill the gaps in surveillance left by border patrol agents helping asylum seekers out of the river so as to minimize the chances for “got-aways” to make their way into the U.S. Once in police custody, these individuals will be returned to Mexico.

“It’s a little bit of catch and release,” Chitwood said.

There isn’t a perfect way to handle illegal immigration, Chitwood said, but what the federal government is doing now is not the answer.

What kind of system do we need?

Chitwood said one that “is firm, but fair and has compassion to it.”

Seeing the children at the border is heartbreaking, Chitwood said.

They’re a product of the tragedy formed by the border crisis.

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Two Ormond Beach Police officers were recognized on Tuesday, July 27, for promotions in leadership, something Police Chief Jesse Godfrey said his department never takes lightly.

“Being promoted is a huge deal because you’re given much more responsibility than just that of a normal police officer, and, as you know, police officers have huge amounts of responsibility and authority,” Godfrey said. “To be in charge of those people is even a greater accomplishment, and greater deal.”

Now more than ever, the police chief said, does law enforcement need strong leaders.

The first officer to be promoted in the ceremony was Lt. Michelle Willis, formerly a sergeant. Willis, who served four years in the U.S. Army, has been with the Police Department since 2002.

She thanked her family for their support, saying she would not be achieving her current rank without them. Willis also expressed gratitude for her fellow officers.

“You cannot do good things without good people behind you and be willing to work with them to accomplish the same goals,” Willis.

The second officer to be promoted was Cpl. Ryan Mihalko,

Ormond Beach Police Chief Jesse Godfrey and Lt. Michelle Willis.

formerly a detective. He began his career with the Police Department in 2008, and was the Crime Stoppers Detective of the Year in 2020.

He said that since he began his law enforcement career, he was exposed to different kinds of supervisors, making him think about the kind of leader he would be in their shoes.

“Hopefully with what I’ve learned, who I’ve spoken with and the supervisors who I’ve been through, I’m come to see who I want to be, as far as a leader, a supervisor and somebody that my family, my coworkers, are proud of,” he said.

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Capt. Bill Giles passes on his helmet to Capt. David Randall.

Ormond Beach Fire Capt. David Randall, retired Capt. Bill Giles and Driver Engineer Hunter Ramirez.

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“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.”

Ormond Beach Fire Chief Richard Sievers recited this quote

by John Quincy Adams during a promotion and retirement ceremony held at Fire Station 92 on Thursday, July 22. Longtime OBFD Capt. Bill Giles passed on his helmet upon his retirement, and two of his fellow firefighters were promoted. Thus is the cycle

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of fire service, said Deputy Fire Chief Tom Bazanos.

Sievers opened the ceremony by expressing his joy of being able to showcase his department’s traditions once again after the COVID-19 restrictions prevented them from doing so last year.

A total of 15 firefighters were promoted in that time, and Banzano read their names in recognition.

No one in the department retired last year. Giles is the first this year, leaving a legacy of service.

As one who helped fight the wildfires of 1998 in the city, Giles has been on a lot of different calls for service, even those as simple as getting a teenager to open a car door for her mother.

Giles called his fellow firefighters his “ brothers and sisters,” but he maintains that B shift is the best.

“We will miss his calm leadership, excellent work ethic and his dry sense of humor,” Banzano said.

Giles was first hired 28 years ago when the city sought new firefighters to staff then-new

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Fire Station 94. Now, that station is the oldest in Ormond Beach, Giles said.

“We’ve had some memorable times,” Giles said. “We’ve had some great times doing this, but all in all, you are a part of my family.”

Upon Giles’ retirement, firefighter David Randall was promoted to the rank of captain, and firefighter Hunter Ramirez was promoted to the rank of driver engineer.

Sievers said they are two leaders in the department.

“Both have stepped up over the last three years,” the chief said. “I’ve seen you grow, I’ve seen you change, I’ve seen you work into who you are now.”

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AdventHealth’s COVID-19 hospitalizations surpass 800 in new surge Observer The hospital system will defer overnight elective surgeries, require masks, limit visitors.

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AdventHealth’s COVID-19 hospitalizations are nearing the peak of the pandemic, and new restrictions are being placed on surgeries.

New elective surgeries that require inpatient stays will be deferred, and each campus’ chief medical officer will review all cases that require a stay in the Intensive Care Unit. Surgeries that are already scheduled, pediatric surgeries and procedures at outpatient surgery centers will not be affected.

AdventHealth has 862 COVID-19 inpatients across the Central Florida Division, near the peak of about 900 the health system saw in January.

“Our numbers continue to rise,” said Dr. Neil Finkler, chief clinical officer for AdventHealth’s Central Florida Division. “The rate of the increase is somewhat concerning. We are now seeing about the fastest rate of increase that we have seen throughout the course of the pandemic.”

Finkler said the cases are being

driven largely by the highly contagious Delta variant, which has highlighted the importance of the vaccine in the fight against the pandemic. While vaccinated people can contract the virus, the vaccine prevents them from becoming very sick. About 95% of COVID patients who are hospitalized are unvaccinated.

AdventHealth will also return to a more limited visitor policy.

Non-COVID patients will be allowed two visitors on campus at a time. COVID-positive patients are limited to one visit with one visitor per day. Pediatric COVIDpositive patients will be allowed two adult caregivers to visit at a time.

In addition, all team members and visitors will be required to wear masks at the hospital, even in non-clinical areas.

“Our biggest problem with this virus is asymptomatic spread,” said Dr. Tim Hendrix, senior medical director for AdventHealth’s Centra Care. “It’s safest for everybody to wear masks at this time. We know they are highly effective.”

The rate of positive COVID tests at Centra Care has increased dramatically in recent weeks, often an indicator of future hospitalizations.

“The reality is we are seeing a lot of sick people and it came on us fairly quickly,” Hendrix said.

L ETT ERS Improving water quality

What will be next?

Dear Editor: Recent news of record manatee deaths is heartbreaking.

Seagrasses are not just vital for manatees, they provide food and shelter to hundreds of ocean creatures, as well as stabilize the sea floor. Restoring seagrass is something the state of Florida as well as numerous other state and local agencies and municipalities have been working on for decades, and yet it is not enough.

We all need to do more. In your recent brief “How to pay for water quality,” there was a quote about “Keeping it the way it is…”

We can’t keep it the way it is.

We are all guilty of contributing to the demise of our water quality, and we all need to take a deep breath and realize that we all will have to make conscious adjustments to our lifestyle starting immediately.

There is no silver bullet. It took decades and a thousand small cuts to get to where we are.

We know what we need from our government leaders: no more septic tanks, convert existing septic tanks to sewer, maintain and upgrade wastewater treatment plants, limit the use of fertilizers, limit clear-cutting which results in sediment runoff from construction projects, install water quality treatment systems for stormwater, and educate the public about the causes of water quality degradation and things we all can do to prevent further degradation.

Our quality of life (and economy) will suffer if we don’t stop polluting our water, and there are a myriad of little things we can each do: use less water, limit fertilizer, look for alternatives to pesticides, grow native plants, recycle, don’t litter, use less plastic. Let’s all start today.

Dear Editor: The fate of the Ormond Beach Union Church (est. 1883) has been sealed. No matter how hard “we, the people” tried to save it, the bulldozers are at the ready and soon will train their weaponry on this historic building, thus reducing it to rubble. Oh, why not! After all, the restaurants on Granada Boulevard are desperately in need of another 24 or so parking spaces for their customers! How can we possibly refuse their plaintive cries?

Perhaps the three commissioners who sounded the death knell for the Union Church would be interested in looking at others to condemn. Why stop with just one church, especially one with historical value?

How about sending a couple of “experts” to other cherished places and have them dig up some convincing-sounding excuses for demolition? Besides, history no longer matters in Ormond Beach. It’s irrelevant.

Just ask City Hall — but don’t expect an answer.

It is now clear that when it comes to preserving our city’s heritage, the current commission has failed to live up to their sworn duties. The only thing that seems to matter is who has the biggest bucks to do the most ruin to what was once a beautiful paradisiacal city near the sea.

Now, taking out ancient trees and running rough-shod over precious wetlands is the new reality. Tearing down whatever lies in the path of overzealous developers is the new norm.

But that’s OK: Just keep revving up those bulldozers. A lot of people are revved up, too.

“We the people” take our history seriously, to which I might add, next year is an election year.

PAT GERTENBACH Ormond Beach

CATHY WHARTON Ormond Beach

STATEWIDE, HOSPITALS GRAPPLE WITH SURGE IN COVID-19 CASES Florida is grappling with a wave of COVID-19 infections that is sending more young people to hospitals, forcing some facilities to limit visitors and reschedule elective surgeries and prompting elected officials to plead for people to get vaccinated.

During a news conference with top Northeast Florida hospital officials, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry made a plea for COVID-19 vaccinations, saying 800 people, most of them unvaccinated, were in area hospitals.

“The vaccine is the best tool we have to protect ourselves, our friends, our neighbors and our loved ones,” Curry said.

“Despite having access to the vaccines, we are seeing hospitalizations for this virus here in Jacksonville at a level we haven’t seen since the height of the pandemic last year. We have a better solution. It’s a solution that helps prevent severe illness and death, and that is the vaccine, a vaccine that is accessible to basically anyone who wants it.”

The pleas for vaccination

COPS CORNER JULY 17

ROAD HAZARD 2:48 p.m. — 1600 block of North U.S. 1 Narcotics offense. Police arrested a 33-year-old Tennessee man who was driving recklessly in town. A witness reported he was failing to maintain a lane and driving into the median, where he almost struck several vehicles.

The man pulled into a local gas station where police were able to make contact with him. The reporting officer noted that the man appeared to be asleep behind the wheel while the vehicle was still running. Police were able to carefully place the vehicle in park and turn it off, during which the man woke up and police discovered a loaded syringe in his lap.

According to the police report, there was a plastic baggie of heroin in the center console.

The man was taken to jail.

JULY 18

MISUSE OF FIRE EXTINGUISHER 12:05 a.m. — 1600 block of North U.S. 1 Battery. A 51-year-old transient man was arrested at a local motel after he attacked other guests, during which he grabbed his room’s fire extinguisher and used it to spray numerous people and vehicles in the area.

According to his arrest report, the man was one of three individuals whom witnesses described had attacked a single

came as the dangerous delta variant of the coronavirus has spread in Florida and across the country.

In Duval County, 49% of people ages 12 or older had received at least one vaccine dose as of last Thursday, according to the latest available state data. That’s below the state average of 59% and is well below other heavily populated counties, such as MiamiDade and Broward, where 75% and 67% of the people, respectively, had received at least one dose.

Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has drawn national attention for repeatedly throwing barbs at top federal health officials who have pushed COVID-19 precautions, said on Wednesday that vaccines save lives.

When he was asked during an appearance in St. Petersburg about Florida’s increasing cases, DeSantis for the second time this week called it a “seasonal” event and said he’s not worried about the numbers.

But the governor stressed that people who get vaccinated will avoid serious illness or death.

guest. The other two suspects led the scene in a white truck, running over one victim’s foot in the process. A second victim told police that the man called him racial slurs before the fight began.

Police were able to apprehend the man in his hotel room, where they noted he appeared both intoxicated and belligerent.

He was taken to jail.

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NIGHTTIME SWIM 1:32 a.m. — First block of South Beach Street Resisting an officer without violence. A 23-year-old transient woman attempted to elude police by swimming in the Halifax River, a watery move that didn’t make much of a difference; she ended up getting arrested anyway.

The reporting officer first spotted two women standing by a vehicle in the parking lot of a local park. Due to the hour, the officer approached them to inform them the park was currently closed, but they were uncooperative. The friend eventually provided the officer with her driver’s license out of Georgia, but the woman refused to give him any of her information. Because she looked young, the officer began to suspect she could be a runaway teen.

The officer contacted his superior for guidance, and as he was speaking with him over the phone, the woman began to walk away from the car. She was instructed to stop, but refused to listen.

Shortly after her swim in the river, she was placed in handcuffs, and then provided her name to police. She had open felony warrant from Georgia due to drug charges. She was taken to jail.

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

Friedrich Hayek “Road to Serfdom,” 1944

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Masks optional at school Health official asked district to follow CDC guidelines; 820 cases of COVID-19 have been reported in schoolaged children.

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Though the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now recommending universal indoor masking for all teachers and students, regardless of their vaccination status, Volusia County Schools appears to be moving ahead with an optional mask policy for the upcoming school year.

At the School Board meeting on July 27, board members were given an update by Volusia County Health Department Administrator Patricia Boswell, who presented stark statistics illustrating the recent sharp rise of COVID-19 cases due to variants.

In July so far, Boswell said 820 cases have been reported in school-aged children. That accounts for about 26% of the total cases in children 5-14 since the start of the pandemic. On Aug. 9, 2020, a month before school began, there were 544 reported cases in children under 18.

Florida has experienced a 61% increase of cases. In Volusia, cases have increased by 75%, jumping from 1,705 cases reported two weeks ago to 2,976 this week.

The current seven-day positivity rate is 22.75%. Back in June when the School Board made the decision to make masks optional, the positivity rate was around 4%.

As for vaccinations, Boswell reported that only 54% of Volusia’s eligible population is vaccinated with at least one dose.

In children, that number falls dramatically: Only 24% of those 15-19 years old and 15% of children 12-14 are vaccinated. There are also six active outbreaks in summer camps.

In order to ensure schools are

safe, she recommended the district follow the CDC guidelines on universal masking and 3-foot social distancing in classroom.

“The presence of these variants and the large number of unvaccinated residents, the substantial community transmission — those are the factors that are contributing to it,” Boswell said.

School Board member Jamie Haynes questioned Boswell’s data and said she’d spoken to local researchers out of a DeLand clinical research facility who have provided her with other data regarding vaccination effectiveness, hospitalizations, ventilators and the difference in symptoms between the “original” COVID and the variants. She never identified these researchers, or their facility, by name.

“We already chose for masks to be optional,” Haynes said. “I’m not changing my mind, because No. 1, children do not belong to us. … The medical decisions for my children when they were of school age, and for my grandchildren at this time, belong to the rights of their parents.”

Haynes also said no one is talking about antibodies; she said her elderly parents, who both caught COVID-19 last year, were advised by their doctor not to take the vaccine because they still had antibodies.

“If you’ve already had COVID, you’re truly in better shape than anybody else because you’ve got antibodies,” Haynes said.

“Except for the 907 individuals who’ve lost their life,” Boswell replied.

“OK, I don’t want anybody to lose their life, but the reality is every day someone loses their life,” Haynes said.

Volusia proposes respite locations for paramedics The demand on the system is ‘horrific,’ said Public Protection Director Joe Pozzo.

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Volusia County is exploring the construction of three buildings for paramedics to provide a location for respite, to be funded

by American Rescue Plan Act Transition Fund dollars.

The county has proposed one building to be located in downtown DeLand, and two others to be built on the east side of the county. Though initially the county budgeted $1.2 million for each location, County Manager George Recktenwald said he believed they could do all three for $1.8 million instead.

“Our EMS employees spend a tremendous amount of time out on the road,” Recktenwald said.

“They are moved all over the county. I think it’s important they have places. We’re calling them respite locations.”

However, with EMS call volumes peaking once again due to COVID-19 — Public Protection Director Joe Pozzo said EMS experienced about 160 interfacility patient transfers last week alone, a number he’s never seen before — and the ongoing issue shortage of personnel and ambulances available to respond to calls, Councilwoman Heather Post said the county is “putting the cart way ahead of the horse.”

Before adding new buildings, Post suggested that the county

utilize the ARPA funds to add paramedics and fix the issues of the current operating system.

“I can see in five years building additional buildings, but how about we fix the actual system first so that we actually have the people to respond to these calls?”

Post said.

The councilwoman mentioned she had been in contact with the city manager and mayor of Daytona about the issue, to which Councilman Ben Johnson reprimanded her and said she was overstepping her boundaries as a councilwoman.

“It’s in your district, but we are a charter form of government,” Johnson said. “You’re supposed to be taking your concerns to those people there. They’re supposed to be handling it, not you getting in the middle of that.”

Post defended herself, saying that the mayor had sent the entire a council an email on the issue and that it was within her scope to respond.

Pozzo said that the demand on the system is “horrific,” and that units need to be added.

Even if the county is short of people, Council Chair Jeff Brower suggested they push for six buildings because paramedics need a place to go, and having countyowned respite locations could save them money in the long run.

Recktenwald said there will be a future workshop to discuss EMS.

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SHOP LOCAL Volunteers Patty Lynch and Cam Gallo at Family Renew Community’s The Secret Attic thrift store.

Ormond Mainstreet hosted its secondannual Christmas in July event, and business owners say it was a big boost to foot traffic and sales.

Lucky Hein performs for her first Christmas in July event at Thays Art Gallery & Studio

Owner Frank Gromling, Gabriella Villalba and Cherree Mallette pose with Santa and his “elf” at the start of Christmas in July in the Ocean Art Gallery.

A family makes their first stop, eager to get their photo with Santa.

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Elaine Hoehn, the owner of Miss Priss, chats with customers.

he second-annual Christmas in July took place in Ormond Beach’s downtown district on Saturday, July 24, with over 46 of our local shops and restaurants participating.

The event, presented by Ormond Beach MainStreet, included sales, live music, kid activities, and a visit from Santa. This event helps local businesses, as it is one of the busiest days for these shops.

Frank Gromling, owner of Ocean Art Gallery, said that Christmas in July is one of their most significant events in the three years that they’ve been in the Granada Plaza. Likewise, Christopher Whitewood, manager of Family Renew Community’s The Secret Attic thrift store, said he really appreciates the event as it helps bring in new customers.

Elaine Hoehn, owner of Miss Priss, said her store’s sales are up by 100%; she said this has been the best month they’ve had in 14 years.

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Jeanne DeAngelis is a World War II veteran who recently celebrated her 99th birthday.

One longtime Ormond Beach resident recently celebrated a milestone birthday.

Jeanne DeAngelis turned 99 years old on July 11. She is a World War II veteran, having served in the Women’s Army Corps.

POLICE LIEUTENANT GRADUATES FROM TRAINING COURSE

Ormond Beach Police Lt. Tom Larsen recently graduated from the University of Louisville, Southern Police Institutes’ 88th Command Officer Development Course, announced Police Chief Jesse Godfrey in a press release.

For the last five months, Larsen has spent two weeks at a time in Fort Lauderdale completing this course, which is an educational program that aims at providing a “foundation for practical law enforcement administration and a comprehensive overview of manage-

ment practices,” per the course website.

Larsen is one of two newly promoted patrol lieutenants, and prior to this assignment, was the criminal investigations unit supervisor. The press release states Larsen has worked for OBOD for about 21 years in various positions, such as patrol officer, detective, corporal and sergeant. He is pursuing his bacherlor’s degree in criminal justice. Larsen is also a combat veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps.

“The commitment and time away from home and family is a true testament to Lieutenant Tom Larsen’s solid work ethic and dedication to duty,” Godfrey said. “We are proud of his accomplishments and know that all of his hard work while attending this demanding course will make him an asset not only to the Police Department, but to the citizens and visitors of this great city.”

The press release states OBPD and Larsen want to thank the Ormond Beach Police Foundation for financing this training opportunity.

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Police Chief Jesse Godfrey and Lt. Tom Larsen

BRIAN KELLEY FILMS MUSIC VIDEO IN ORMOND BEACH Have you seen Ormond Beach native and Florida Georgia Line singer Brian Kelley’s new music video?

The music video for “Florida Boy Forever,” a track part of Kelley’s debut solo album “Sunshine State of Mind,” features the Seabreeze High School baseball team, as well as other Ormond locals.

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VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT Kindred Hospice is currently seeking volunteers in the Ormond Beach and Palm Coast areas.

According to an announcement, volunteering takes no advanced medical training or great commitment; Kindred Hospice prepares volunteers with specific training including hospice philosophy, end-of-life care, grief and bereavement education and emotional and spiritual support.

An application, background check, fingerprinting and drug screening are required. For more information, please contact the Kindred Hospice Palm Coast branch at 386-597-6306.

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BACK TO SCHOOL BASH n When: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Friday to Sunday, July 30 to Aug. 1; Aug. 6-8 n Where: Tanger Outlets, 1100 Cornerstone Blvd. n Details: Activities will include a Stuff the Bus donation drive presented by United Way of Volusia and Flagler Counties. There will also be a back-to-school vendor expo, sponsored by VyStar Credit Union, on Saturday, Aug. 7.

SLAMMEDENUFF CAR SHOW n When: 1-7 p.m. Saturday, July 31 and Sunday, Aug. 1 n Where: Ocean Center, 101 Atlantic Ave. n Details: The fourth-annual Slammedenuff car show is now a two-day show. Admission costs $25 for one day; $45 for both days. Visit slammedenuff. com/daytona-beach-2021.html

MONDAY, AUG. 2

SUMMER SOUNDS n When: 6-8 p.m. n Where: Rockefeller Gardens, 26 Riverside Drive n Details: Grab a lawn chair or blanket and come celebrate summertime with a free night of music, presented by the city of Ormond Beach Department of Leisure Services. This week’s band will be Tie Dye Road, a classic rock and blues band.

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COMMON GROUND MEETING n When: 5:15 p.m. n Where: Ormond Beach Regional Public Library, 30 S. Beach St. n Details: This monthly meeting is meant to assess upcoming topics that locals want to bring to the foreground and have Common Ground facilitate. All topics welcome, and Common Ground will assist in helping to bring all sides to the table. Contact linda@ bluegreenalgae.com

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PAYIT4RWARD’S FOURTHANNUAL BACKPACK BASH n When: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. n Where: Jackie Robinson Ballpark, 105 E. Orange Ave. n Details: Over 2,000 backpacks and supplies will be distributed to Volusia County children. There will be free hair cuts, face painting, a DJ, games, local vendors and more. Free groceries will be provided by the Daytona Dream Center and free food will be provided by local restaurants, while supplies last. Child must be present. Call 601-1458 or 588-9285.

HOLLY HILL MAYOR’S CAREER FAIR n When: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. n Where: Sica Hall, 1065 Daytona Ave. n Details: The Holly Hill Chamber of Commerce and Auxilium Manus DEO are sponsoring this career fair. Doors open at 11 a.m. for veterans; noon for all other career seekers. Come prepared with resumes and dress professionally. Admission and parking are free. No children. Call 255-7311 and register at www.auxiliummanusdeo.org/ career-fair-information.

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SPORTS Seabreeze head football coach Pat Brown kept his team busy this summer with college campus tours and football camps.

Chris Rivera scores a touchdown for the Sandcrabs.

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he Seabreeze Sandcrabs football team has been busy all summer, and not with your everyday “hanging-out-at-the-beach, eating at Larry’s Giant Subs” kind of busy. The players have been investing time in their futures as student-athletes.

Head coach Pat Brown is approaching his third fall season with Seabreeze and continues to focus his energies on team building and good old-fashioned hard work. Summer was not the time to take a break, but to execute a plan that would help his team gel on and off the field while giving them valuable playing time before their first game on Aug. 27. He jumped into action and booked the team into as many college football camps as possible in the months of June and July. Players attended

camps at the University of Miami, Florida State University, University of Central Florida, BethuneCookman University, Edward Waters University and at the last campus, Southeastern University in Lakeland, July 21-22.

“We have been getting some great workouts and all of our coaches are engaged,” Brown said.

“Having seven coaches, including myself, here at a summer camp in the middle of the week shows the dedication that my assistant coaches have in getting my guys better. It starts with the coaching staff. The kids see the staff is working hard so they know that that’s the standard.”

With a bachelor’s degree in economics from Rutgers University and a master’s degree in transformative leadership from Bethune-Cookman University, Brown also knows the impor-

Chris Lewis listens to Seabreeze head coach Pat Brown as he runs through a play.

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Above: Blake Boda passes under pressure.

Left: Rashard Frazer, Chris Lewis, Tommy Bunch, Alex Killins Amondre Willis and Dimitri Campbell get ready to board the bus headed for camp.

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New Seabreeze High School principal welcomed by community Earl Johnson Jr. is returning to his alma mater.

JARLEENE ALMENAS ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Photos courtesy of Carl Persis

Seabreeze High School Principal Earl Johnson Jr., with Lowell and Nancy Lohman.

Seabreeze High School’s new principal was welcomed in style on Thursday, July 22, by the Seabreeze Alumni Class of 1966 with a reception at the Grind Gastropub.

Hosted by Volusia County School District 4 Board Member Carl Persis, Earl Johnson Jr. was additionally surprised by the Ormond and Daytona Beach mayors in attendance. Johnson is a Seabreeze alum himself, and held his first teaching job there as a math teacher, according to the district. Johnson also served as the school’s assistant principal in the past. He comes back to Volusia County following his position as executive director of student and community engagement and operations for Flagler County Schools.

He replaced Joe Rawlings, who retired at the end of the 20202021 school year.

Ormond Beach artist Thays França created a painting live at the event, and proceeds benefited the Seabreeze band and orchestra programs.

“This is just my way and the Class of ’66’s way of welcoming Earl back to Seabreeze and the Volusia County School District,” Persis said.

Dan and Lynda Hucks, who purchased the painting, along with Seabreeze High School Principal Earl Johnson Jr. and Thays França.

Volusia County School Board Member Carl Persis, Anthony Campanella, Seabreeze High School Principal Earl Johnson Jr. and Tucker Harris.

Peyton Schofield waits to board the bus headed for Southeastern University.

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Coach Pat Brown walks off the Southeastern University’s football field following a day of games.

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tance of exposing his team of high school students to the possibilities of attending college. He contacted various universities located along the East Coast and organized a week-long college tour for his players.

The tour commenced at Charleston Southern University, in South Carolina, then traveled north with visits to the University of North Carolina at Pembroke and Barton College. Brown also stopped at his alma mater of Rutgers, along with Princeton University while they were in New Jersey. After hitting the northeastern-most campuses on the tour, University of Connecticut and Bryant University of Rhode Island, the Sandcrabs began their trek home, making three more stops, the last one being Savannah State University.

Most of the players expressed interest in one or more of the

Denali Campbell with the carry.

schools and followed up the tour with additional research. During their stop in South Carolina, Charleston Southern gave punter Mac Chiumento an offer to play, and Savannah State University “offered” Jeremy Pirtle and Dimitri Campbell.

The Sandcrabs attended their last camp at Southeastern University where the highs were a consistent 91 degrees both days and hotter on the artificial turf.

The team was relieved to play at midnight on the first night.

“We played against Jackson

from Jacksonville last night,” assistant coach Mark Lewis said.

“We did well. I would rate it as a tie. They’re big, strong, fast, wellcoached, a well-disciplined football team. Anytime you can bring a representative effort against a club like that you feel good about it. We went into the dorms feeling really good about the work we put in last night.”

BJ Glenn, Dimitri Campbell, Tashod Troutman, Amondre Willis head back to the Southeastern University campus.

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Will I be OK? That’s the first thing a patient who has just woken up from surgery wants to know, and volunteers with Mended Hearts make it their mission to bring reassurance and comfort to those who need it most.

“It’s great to be alive and help others,” is the Mended Hearts motto.

Halifax Health has recently partnered with Mended Hearts, gathering a team of 12-14 people for a local chapter of the largest cardiovascular peer-to-peer support network in the world. Volunteers, such as Ormond Beach resident Rose Boeckman and Halifax Health Mended Hearts President Larry Berkowitz, visit patients two to three times a week at Halifax.

The volunteers have experienced similar surgeries as the patients and can offer their wisdom or give motivation.

Berkowitz had his open heart surgery in 2006, while living in New England. During recovery,

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Mended Hearts President Larry Berkowitz, volunteer Rose Boeckman and Vice President of Human Resources Kimberly Fulcher.

he had the opportunity to speak with a team member from Mended Hearts.

“The support is what makes the difference,” he said.

Not many people go through traumatic surgery in their lives, so for the ones who do, Mended Hearts can give support and a clear understanding of what a patient may be going through.

“It’s important for the local community to have support,” he said.

Boeckman also shared her story on why she joined Mended Hearts. After recovering from heart surgery at 61, she was visited by a member from Mended Hearts in her hospital room.

“It was the only visit I remember,” she said.

She said the team members were supportive and caring; she felt comfortable knowing other people understood what she was going through, as they, too, had heart surgeries similar to hers.

“Volunteering with Mended Hearts gives me a chance to take a difficult experience and do something positive with it,” she said.

The Halifax Health Mended Hearts team also plans to create a “Mended Little Hearts” program at the hospital for children who have suffered with heart surgery and are looking for encouragement. Mended Hearts volunteers hope to begin monthly meetings in September, at the hospital, and anyone is welcome.

For more information, visit www.mendedhearts.org.

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CHANFRAU LISTED AMONG TOP WOMEN ‘SUPER LAWYERS’ Kelly H. Chanfrau, partner at Chanfrau & Chanfrau, has been selected to the Florida Top 50 Women Super Lawyers list.

Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.

“This recognition is truly meaningful because I deeply respect so many esteemed women in my profession,” Chanfrau said. “To be listed is an honor and I am incredibly humbled and grateful.”

As an experienced personal injury and employment attorney, Chanfrau enjoys representing individuals harmed by negligence of others and or that are the victims of sexual harassment, assault, racism, retaliation, unequal pay, and wrongful death.

Median sales prices remained steady as Daytona Beach area home sales soared in June.

An analysis of Daytona Beach Multiple Listing Service data by Wyse Home Team Realty showed that 552 existing single-family homes (detached) were sold in the Daytona Beach area with median home sales price of $320,000.

That’s a 3% increase in total home sales over June 2020 and 14% higher than home sales in May. Total sales volume was up by nearly 30% compared to June 2020 and it’s 10% higher than home sales volume in May. According to MLS reports, the median home sales price in the Daytona Beach area during May is 23% higher than the median home sales price was during the same month last year.

VOLUSIA SELECTS NEW PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR

On Tuesday, July 20, the Volusia County Council unanimously confirmed County Manager George Recktenwald’s choice for the new public works director — Ben Bartlett.

Recktenwald looked internally to fill the post, which is opening up next month when Public Works

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DAYTONA AREA HOME SALES STAY SOARING IN JUNE

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Larry Berkowitz and Rose Boeckman are among more than a dozen volunteers.

Director John Angiulli retires on Aug. 6, following a 27-year career with the county. Bartlett has more than 25 years of building, site, roadway, parks and utility construction experience.

Bartlett has been with the county since June 2016 and had been serving since September 2019 as director of road and bridge — one of seven operating divisions that comprise the public works department. Bartlett will oversee a $205 million budget and approximately 435 employees.

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Oceanfront house goes for $2.15 million A

home on the beach was the top real estate transaction in Ormond Beach and Ormond-by-the-Sea for the week of June 13-19 in the Multiple Listing Service. Jo Ann Stump, individually and as trustee, sold 403 Ocean Shore Blvd. to Oceanside Investments FL LLC, of Ormond Beach, for $2.15 million.

Built in 1985, the house is a 3/4 and has two fireplaces, a swimming pool and 4,078 square feet.

Following is a partial list of the week’s other sales.

WAYNE GRANT REAL ESTATE EDITOR

ORMOND BEACH Philip and Margaret Erli, of Ormond Beach, sold 401 John Anderson Drive to Randall and Phyllis Steenbergen, of Indianapolis, for $770,000. Built in 1960, the house is a 4/3.5 and has a swimming pool and 2,960 square feet. It sold in 2019 for $550,000.

Pepper Hewitt, as trustee, sold 385 Coquina Ave. to Sandra and Joseph Rodrigues, of Ormond Beach, for $515,000. Built in 2005, the house is a 4/2.5 and has a fireplace, boat dock and 2,362 square feet.

Vanacore Construction Inc., of Ormond Beach, sold 51 Apian

Way to Hollandia Real Estate LLC, of Ormond Beach, for $429,900. Built in 2021, the house is a 4/2.5 and has 2,331 square feet.

Luis Gomez, of Port Orange, sold 1522 Springleaf Drive to Ronald Scott, of Ormond Beach, for $295,000. Built in 2017, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,611 square feet. It sold in 2018 for $217,000.

Karen Kimball, individually and as trustee, sold 206 Wilmette Ave. to Brittany Fajardo, of Ormond Beach, for $252,000.

Built in 1957, the house is a 3/2 and has a fireplace and 851 square feet.

Betsey Fales, of Ormond Beach, sold 426 Mcintosh Road to Garrett Sweringen and Taylor

Meredith, of Ormond Beach, for $220,000. Built in 1958, the house is a 2/1 and has a fireplace and 1,435 square feet.

Suzana Petkovska, of Ormond Beach, sold 2 Glen Arbor Park to Shannon Wilkins, of Ormond Beach, for $185,000. Built in 1981, the townhouse is a 2/2.5 and has 1,280 square feet.

Rebekah Parkison, of Ormond Beach, sold 93 Mcalister Drive to Daniel Langan, of Ormond Beach, for $185,000. Built in 1954, the house is a 2/1 and has 962 square feet. It sold in 2019 for $154,500.

Volusia Homes LLC sold 1841 Carolina Ave. ½ to Sandra Luna, of Ormond Beach, for $182,000. Built in 1983, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,008 square feet.

Alexis Robinson sold 29 Tomoka Meadows Blvd. to Andrew Herschfeld, of Ormond Beach, for $165,000. Built in 1980, the townhouse is a 2/2.5 and has 1,434 square feet.

Breakaway Trails John and Heather Hilberling sold 23 River Chase Way to Cornelis and Dana Dulfer, of Ormond Beach, for $710,000.

Built in 2015, the house is a 3/3 and has a swimming pool and 3,715 square feet. It sold in 2020 for $699,000.

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Chelsea Place Paul and Winona Kashmer, of Ormond Beach, sold 337 Chelsea Place Ave. to Jared and Maxine Johnson, of Ormond Beach, for $450,000. Built in 2014, the house is a 3/2.5 and has 2,327 square feet. It sold in 2014 for $325,200.

Hunter’s Ridge Joyce Grimes and Renee Grimes, of Goodyear, Arizona, sold 22 Foxfords Chase to Haroldo Melo and Evellyn Ramos, of Ormond Beach, for $480,000. Built in 1997, the house is a 5/2.5 and has a fireplace, swimming pool and 3,150 square feet. It sold in 2010 for $350,000.

ORMOND-BY-THE-SEA Andrew Block and Jodie Von Gai, of Ormond Beach, sold 3400 John Anderson Drive to Gregory and Amanda Nelson, of Windermere, for $900,000.

Built in 1995, the house is a 3/3 and has a fireplace, boat dock and 2,184 square feet. It sold in 2017 for $710,000.

Christopher and Sandra Bott, of Flagler Beach, sold 22 Sea Hawk Drive to Michael Corbett, as trustee, for $507,000.

Built in 1989, the house is a 4/2 and has a fireplace, swimming pool and 1,974 square feet. It sold in 2018 for $345,000.

Oak Forest Roy DeBolt, individually and as trustee, sold 1422 Oak Forest Drive to Stamenko and Anastasija Angelov, of Ormond Beach, for $270,000. Built in 1979, the house is a 3/2 and has a fireplace and 1,736 square feet.

Karen Sellick, of Edgewater, sold 1513 Ocean Shore Blvd., Unit B6, to Joshua and Megan Pandow, of Atlanta, for $390,000. Built in 1985, the condo is a 2/2 and has 1,484 square feet. It sold in 2016 for $245,000.

Tomoka Oaks Casey Shorter, of Ormond Beach, sold 6 Oakmont Circle to Kathleen Bravo, of Ormond Beach, for $405,000. Built in 1967, the house is a 4/4 and has a fireplace, swimming pool and 2,336 square feet. It sold in 2020 for $349,900.

Theresa Bruccoliere, of Ormond Beach, sold 2700 Ocean Shore Blvd., Unit 118, to David Carlson, of El Dorado Hills, California, $265,000.

Built in 1986, the condo is a 2/2 and has 1,025 square feet. It sold in 2018 for $162,500.

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

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