Ormond Beach Observer 11-30-23

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More negotiations ‘an exercise in futility’?

Tomoka Oaks golf course builders eye rezoning for 300 homes rather than returning to Planning Board. PAGE 5A

Threat of fuel farm triggers moratorium Volusia County halts heavy industrial developments as it reviews zoning.

PAGE 14A INSIDE LOCATION, LOCATION County Council to consider an ordinance to help beachgoers during emergencies.

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ONTO FINAL FOUR

Mainland downs Sebring to advance to Class 3S state football semifinals.

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’TIS THE SEASON

Make Yourself at Home: Thanksgiving is over, and shopping season begins.

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RABBI DIES AT 84

After altercation with HOA member, an Ormond Beach rabbi died from a brain bleed, according to police report.

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BASKET BOUNTY

Keep it classic 65th annual Gaslight Parade rolled into Ormond Beach on Black Friday.

PAGE 1B Francy and Robby Gill showcase their Ford Model A during the 65th annual Gaslight Parade in Ormond Beach.

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Security First helps feed families in need for Thanksgiving.

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HISTORY RESTORED

Local historial tells tale of unusual Martin’s Restaurant & Lodge chandelier.

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The Casements Guild’s annual gala to kick off holiday season. PAGE 3A Photo by Jarleene Almenas

Jose Bilbao and Dennis Dziech prepare the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Gardens on Tuesday, Nov. 28, in preparation for the 45th annual Christmas Gala.

Kosher kitchen Gili’s Kitchen brings kosher dishes back to Ormond Beach after closure of local restaurants.

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THE OBSERVER | THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2023

CITY WATCH

Ordinance aims to help beachgoers during emergencies

An emergency access originally proposed for the Tymber Creek Apartments development at 36 N. Tymber Creek Road will be removed from the site plan.

The project’s engineer met with the Ormond Beach Site Plan Review Committee on Wednesday, Nov. 15, seeking information regarding the removal of the previously proposed access point by the Walgreens parking lot at 2001 W. Granada Blvd.

The other two access points — on Tymber Creek Road and West Granada Boulevard — will remain.

The SPRC found the change to be acceptable, according to the meeting’s minutes.

Construction for the apartment development will start next year.

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New pickleball courts open Three new pickleball courts have been added to Michael Crotty Bicentennial Park in Ormond-by-the-Sea. The courts, a county press release stated, were added due to “the rapid growth and popularity of pickleball in the area.”

“Bicentennial Park has always been a hub for the community to get out and enjoy Volusia County,” said Tim Bailey, county Parks, Recreation and Culture director. “The addition of pickleball courts not only expands recreational opportunities but also allows pickleball players to play in a designated space, unique to their sport.”

In addition to the courts at Bicentennial Park, which is located at 1850 Ocean Shore Blvd., the county also opened two new courts in DeLeon Springs. All courts were funded with park impact fees and through the county’s ECHO program, which provides grants for environmental, cultural, historical and outdoor recreation projects.

In October, the city of Ormond Beach also started offering pickleball at the South Ormond Neighborhood Center.

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Beachfront homes line the east side of A1A in Ormond Beach.

The Volusia County Council will consider an ordinance on Tuesday, Dec. 5, that will require beachfront property owners to display their addresses at the back of their property to make it easier for beachgoers to convey their location to first responders in case of an emergency.

The proposed ordinance was drafted after County Councilman Matt Reinhart identified a concern during a May 2 meeting that tourists and other beachgoers could struggle to communicate their location during an emergency on the beach. The council unanimously directed staff to develop an ordinance to address the issue in unincorporated areas of the county.

According to the agenda item, county staff also contacted staff from the coastal cities of Ormond Beach, Daytona Beach, Daytona Beach Shores, Ponce Inlet and New Smyrna Beach to make them aware of this proposed change and gauge their interest in implementing a similar ordinance in within their respective jurisdictions.

“There was interest by the staff from the coastal cities to implement similar requirements in their jurisdiction,” the agenda item states.

“County staff believes that several of these coastal cities will have similar standards implemented within their jurisdiction.”

The county estimates that it would

cost about $150 per building to install the address in the back of the property facing the beach, though it notes that compliance could be achieved by using a painted stencil on a seawall or structure.

There are about 71 beachfront properties within the unincorporated areas of the county, which includes Ormond-by-the-Sea. If the ordinance is approved by the council on Dec. 5, property owners will have 120 days to comply. The county won’t collect any revenue from this initiative, as it won’t require fees for installing the addresses.

“In my opinion, it’s not punting and kicking it down the road — it’s a more secure way of doing it completely in our county.”

City lights up downtown It’s not the holiday season in Ormond Beach without Christmas lights on Granada.

The city of Ormond Beach decorated the palm trees in the medians of the downtown district on Tuesday, Nov. 28.

The lights will remain in place through the holiday season.

Planning Board meeting canceled The Ormond Beach Planning Board meeting previously scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 7, has been canceled because there were no applications, according to the city.

The next meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 11.

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THE OBSERVER | THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Oh by golly The Casements Christmas Gala Co-Chairs Lee Tisdale and Leslie Lahneman.

The Casements Guild to present a ‘Holly Jolly Christmas’ gala.

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Josiah Newman helps put up decorations at The Casements.

The Casements Guild wants Ormond Beach to have a holly jolly Christmas.

And its docents worked diligently on Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 27 and 28, to ensure the guild’s 45th annual Christmas Gala at The Casements is the start of that. The gala will open on Friday, Dec. 1, from 5-9 p.m. with a tree lighting and Santa’s arrival at 6 p.m. The gala — which is free — will also run from 12-5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 2-3.

Volunteers spent the two days decking the halls of Rockfeller’s former winter home at 25 Riverside Nancy Ruscitti helps decorate the inside of The Casements.

Kathy Morgan wraps presents for the Christmas tree.

Tina Thorpe and Susan DeCoodt help set up the craft room inside The Casements.

Drive in red and green, falling in line with the “Holly Jolly Christmas” theme, chosen in honor of Siobhan Daly, cultural center coordinator at The Casements.

“She had asked for a holly (themed) Christmas for the last couple of years,” said Lee Tisdale, co-chair of the The Casements Christmas Gala.

“And for some reason, we just never could come up with a theme.”

Seeing as Daly plans to retire soon, the Guild decided to honor her 22 years of work with the city of Ormond Beach by choosing the “Holly Jolly Christmas” theme, Tisdale said.

“So basically, this is a Holly Jolly Christmas because Siobhan wanted it,” she said. “And she’s just wonderful.”

So, why holly?

Daly loves them. Plus, for the past couple of years, the gala hasn’t chosen a theme that incorporates the traditional Christmas colors of red and green. Last year’s theme was more of a nautical Christmas, and the year before that was all about jewel tones.

Still, the guild always makes the house look beautiful, Daly said.

“Every year, it just seems like they do it better and better, she said.

“Like, how can you top last year?

But it’s amazing, and I just think the traditional colors are beautiful.”

Daly has spent the last 18 years of her career working at The Casements. While this Christmas won’t be her last, she is planning to retire after next year’s.

She’s looking forward to seeing families arrive on Friday and take part in the gala festivities. Her 20-month-old granddaughter will be there too.

“She’s really getting into Christmas, so it makes it even that much more special,” Daly said.

This year, Tisdale said, the house was decorated in record time. Part of that has to do, she guessed, with the amount of hours she and her cochair, Leslie Lahneman, spent organizing about 300 bins of decorations the guild stores in the carriage house.

“We plan [the gala] years in advance,” Lahneman said. “I think even in November of last year, we were talking about what we would do for this year.”

Tisdale’s marching order for volunteers? Find something green in a bin and decorate the house.

But the 20-foot tree in the atrium of The Casements is docent Deedee Blanchard’s vision.

“A holly jolly Christmas was sort of like a Candy Land effect,” Blanchard said. “So you see up there icicles and peppermints and peppermint sticks.”

The tree this year also features several craft decorations created by docents themselves. Usually, the group that decorates the tree and the group that works on crafts are separate.

“This year, we combined forces,” Tisdale said.

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Siobhan Daly, cultural center coordinator at The Casements, had been wanting the gala to feature the traditional colors of Christmas for a few years.

Ormond Beach Leisure Services employees Sarah Garcia and Marissa Mar help decorate Christmas trees inside The Casements

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The Casements Guild’s 45th Christmas Gala CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3A

Denny Lee Snyder helps decorate the fireplace inside The Casements.

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Linda Powell helps set up the Santa figurines on the second floor of The Casements.

THE CASEMENTS 45TH ANNUAL CHRISTMAS GALA When: 5-9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1; 12-5 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 2; and 12-5 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 3 Where: The Casements, 25 Riverside Drive, Ormond Beach Details: The Casements Guild is hosting its 45th annual Christmas Gala, themed “Holly Jolly Christmas.” A tree lighting ceremony will take place at 6 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 2, and there will be entertainment, food trucks and train rides that night.

On Saturday and Sunday, there will be entertainment, handmade crafts and appearances by Santa. The gift shop will also be open.

Free admission to The Casements each day.

Louise Musselwhite helps set up the gift shop inside The Casements.

Jeremy Feedore helps decorate the inside of The Casements.

Carly Schierholtz and Samira Dehili help put up decorations.

Lexis Delgado looks up as his coworkers prepare the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Gardens.

Jose Bilbao takes a breather while preparing the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Gardens.

Bernie Evans helps prepare the Christmas tree.

City workers help prepare the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Gardens.

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THE OBSERVER | THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2023

COPS CORNER NOV. 20

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— 1500 block of North U.S. 1, Ormond Beach Petit theft. Police arrested a 55-year-old Daytona Beach man who damaged a Reese’s candy display and stole $45 worth of the Peanut Butter Cups from a local dollar store.

Officers responded to a burglary alarm in the early hours of the morning and arrived at the store to see that the entrance was wide open, according to a police report. After clearing the building and finding no one inside, police noticed that the Reese’s display was knocked over and a shopping cart was wedged between the doors of the cigarette case behind the register.

Police reviewed surveillance footage that showed the man who was later arrested using the bottom of a shopping cart to pry open the doors of the store. Once inside, he tried to open the cigarette case with several items — the cart, an umbrella, a balloon grabber — but was unsuccessful.

As his consolation prize, he stole candy from the shelves near the register, plus the entire display case of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups.

A store employee recognized the man as one of the transients who lives in the nearby woods, so police checked the area and followed “a trail of Reese’s candy” to a homeless camp, according to the report. While the camp was empty, police did find the display case with some candy still inside.

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NOV. 21

KEYED FOR CONFLICT 12:22 p.m. — 1500 block of West Granada Boulevard, Ormond Beach Vandalism. A 76-yearold Daytona Beach resident called police from the parking lot of a local big box store after he noticed his car had been keyed.

The resident told police that when he first parked, a man in his 40s approached him and said the resident had almost hit him with his car, according to a police report.

The resident told officers that he was confused as to what the man was talking about, as he hadn’t noticed any “near misses.” He said that he and the man verbally disagreed over the matter, but that no foul language or threats were spoken.

However, when he got back to his car after shopping, he noticed his car had been keyed on the passenger side doors. Police spoke with store employees to review security camera footage, but they said they didn’t have cameras in the area where the incident occurred.

The resident wished to pursue charges if a suspect was located.

NOV. 25

FISHING FOR TROUBLE 1:13 p.m. — 15700 block of State Road 100 near Crescent Lake, Bunnell Possession of drug paraphernalia. A Palatka man was arrested after he trespassed onto a Sheriff’s Office corporal’s property to fish.

The corporal owns a property near Crescent Lake that he monitors with security cameras. When the cameras notified him at around 11:40 a.m. that a person was on the property, the corporal called the Sheriff’s Office to tres-

pass the individual, according to an arrest report.

Two deputies approached the suspect, who was fishing along the bank of a canal, and told him he was on private property. The suspect said he thought it was state land. He began packing up his belongings, but one deputy noticed that the man was fidgety and had dilated pupils.

The suspect consented to a search of himself and his tacklebox, and deputies found a used, capped needle, 0.5 grams of synthetic cathinones and a burned metal spoon. They arrested the man.

NOV. 26

PARTY TIME 1:21 a.m. — First block of Pony Express Drive, Palm Coast Burglary, criminal mischief.

An uncle and his two nephews caused $6,000 in property damage to a new construction home in 20 minutes, according to an arrest report.

Sheriff’s Office deputies were called out to a duplex under construction when someone saw the men on the property. When the deputies asked the men why they were there, the oldest said they lived across the street, but their home was too loud to hang out at, the report said.

The three men were related: an uncle with his two nephews, one of them 18 and the other a minor. Deputies found holes and carvings in the walls and cabinets of one of the units, along with busted concrete bags. The walls and floors were covered in silly string and concrete powder, according to the report.

The other unit was undamaged, but there were several alcohol bottles inside.

The three men denied causing any damage but admitted to being on the property for around 20 minutes. Deputies arrested all three and took them to the county jail.

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Flagler County removes board member New Year’s Eve fireworks show planned

JONATHAN SIMMONS MANAGING EDITOR

The Flagler County Commission has opted to keep Heather Haywood on the Planning Board, but remove Jeff Davies from the Contractor Review Board amid concerns about whether both board members were eligible to serve.

The board members’ eligibility was questioned due to regulations that are not spelled out on the county’s application forms for those positions.

Flagler County Commissioner Leann Pennington had raised a concern about Haywood’s eligibility during a previous commission meeting, noting that Haywood has a homesteaded property in Deltona, in Volusia County.

Planning Board members are required to reside in Flagler County and to be homesteaded in Flagler County, but the County Commission has the purview to waive the homesteading requirement.

At a commission meeting on Nov. 20, Haywood

BRIEFS Dance becomes Flagler County Commission chair Flagler County Commissioner Andy Dance is the new chair of the commission, taking over from Commissioner Greg Hansen.

Leann Pennington will serve as vice chair, taking over that post from Dance.

The positions change each year during a county commission meeting in which commissioners can nominate any other commissioner for either position. It’s common, though not required, for the existing vice chair to be nominated for the chairmanship.

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explained that she lives in Flagler County as a renter, but is homesteaded in Volusia because of legal reasons stemming from a divorce.

“I think that this entire situation could have been have been answered by a phone call,” she said. “ ... My divorce is none of anybody’s business.

Now if you were to ask me why am I am homesteaded in Volusia and yet claimed to be a resident of Flagler County once again, that could have been answered very quickly.”

County Attorney Sean Moylan said that although people are generally supposed to reside where they’re homesteaded, there are exceptions.

“I’ve seen one Attorney General opinion where a person was homesteaded in Putnam County, but was a voter of St. Johns County,” he said.

“And in the end, the Attorney General felt that it’s not up to the supervisor of elections to verify homestead status, and as long as they’re claiming residency. They can vote in that county even though they have a homestead elsewhere.

So there are anomalies.”

Commissioners opted to waive the homesteading requirement in Haywood’s case and voted 4-1, with Pennington dissenting, to do so and to retain Haywood on the board.

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Donald O’Brien said that if the commission reconsiders the requirements for Planning Board service, he wouldn’t support retaining the homestead requirement, which is not in place for county commissioners themselves.

Davies’ eligibility was questioned because he is not a Flagler County registered voter, as is required for board service.

He can’t be, he explained to the commission: Although he is a Flagler County resident, he is not a U.S. citizen and is therefore not eligible to register to vote.

Although his father was a U.S. citizen, Davies said, Davies found out about his father’s citizenship too late in life to legally use it to gain citizenship himself. He said he’d served on boards in Orlando before moving to Flagler County.

“I’ve always done my best to be part of the community, not because I derive any benefit from that, I just feel I want to feel part of the community,” he said.

He noted that he’d never claimed to be an elector.

The commission voted 4-1 not to waive the elector requirement, with Commissioner David Sullivan dissenting.

missioners for that position.

For the vice chair position, Commissioner David Sullivan first nominated Commissioner Donald O’Brien, who will not be running for reelection — he’s running for the District 19 Florida House seat. Sullivan noted that O’Brien would not have another opportunity and that the vice chair seat would open up again next year.

But O’Brien replied that, following Sullivan’s logic, O’Brien would nominate Sullivan.

Hansen then nominated Pennington for vice chair.

In a call of hands for each nominee, O’Brien and Sullivan voted for each other, but then all commissioners raised hands for Pennington.

Jo Allen, a nursing leader and healthcare executive with over 20 years of experience, will be the board’s vice chair.

Bret Schmitz is the new treasurer, and Tyrone Walker is the board’s new secretary, according to the press release.

CareerSource Florida announced in February plans to merge several of the state’s 24 workforce development boards, including CareerSource Flagler Volusia and CareerSource Brevard.

The consolidation and system improvements are required parts of the Reimagining Education and Career Help Act, signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2021, according to a CareerSource Flagler Volusia press release.

Since funding is allocated based on a county’s demographics, the organizations shouldn’t see any reduction in services, CareerSource Flagler Volusia President Robin King told the Observer by text message.

The merger must be completed by July 1, 2024, to receive funding for the next fiscal year. King wrote that anyone interested in serving on the new three-county board can reach out to her at robinking@careersourcefv.com.

“There will be some board members who remain [on the new board]; others will retire,” she wrote. “And Flagler County needs a strong voice at the table.”

CareerSource to merge; new board announced

CareerSource Flagler Volusia has appointed new corporate officers for its Board of Directors ahead of its merger with CareerSource Brevard.

A new chairperson, vice chairperson, treasurer and secretary were appointed at the board’s annual meeting, according to a Nov. 3 press release from CareerSource Flagler Volusia.

Aubrey Long, with over 30 years of leadership experience at Bethune-Cookman University, was appointed as the board’s new chair. Mary

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The New Year’s Eve celebrations at Flagler Beach will include a fireworks show this year.

The show has a $35,000 budget — the $25,000 originally budgeted for the July Fourth fireworks show, plus $10,000 from a contingency fund — and will take place at the pier at midnight on New Year’s Eve. The Flagler Beach Commission is also planning a “surfboard drop” in Veterans Park that mimics the iconic New Year’s Eve ball drop.

The New Year’s Eve fireworks and surfboard drop is the brainchild of City Manager Dale Martin and Commission Chair Eric Cooley.

Martin said he asked residents in Flagler Beach what kind of celebrations the city normally does for the new year.

“Basically, the answer was, ‘we don’t do anything,’” Martin said, “which seemed out of sorts with the way that I’ve come to understand the culture of this community. ... It’s

Rabbi dies after altercation An Ormond Beach rabbi died on Sunday, Nov. 26, after he was admitted to the hospital on Nov. 15 following an altercation with a member of his Homeowners Association.

The city of Ormond Beach said in a statement to the Observer that the argument began due to a malfunction of the Tymber Creek community gate. The HOA member responsible for managing the gate was trying to fix the gate, which twice delayed a woman’s entry into the community. She called her husband, 84-year-old Rabbi Israel Barzak. He came to the gate, and the altercation — which included both men punching each other — took place.

Following the incident, Barzak went to the hospital due to back pain, and doctors discovered a brain bleed.

The city stated it was “important to clarify that this incident was not motivated by hate or bias, and there is no ongoing threat.”

The Ormond Beach Police Department is investigating, the statement said.

“Our thoughts are with Rabbi Barzak’s family and loved ones during this difficult time,” the city said. “We also wish to reassure the community that we are diligently working to understand the full scope of this incident.”

a festive town.”

Martin met with a representative of the firework company My Three Sons, which performed the Flagler County Fourth of July fireworks. The New Year’s Eve show would last about 12 minutes.

The commission unanimously approved the extra funding request at a special workshop on Nov. 20. This will be the first fireworks show in Flagler Beach since 2019.

The commission wholeheartedly approved the idea.

“I think it’ll be a wonderful thing, and maybe it’d be another tradition that we could look to in the future,” Commissioner James Sherman said.

“Everyone wants the fireworks at the beach, in the glow over the ocean,” Mayor Suzie Johnston said.

The oversized surfboard that will be lowered from a fire truck in Veteran’s Park will be built by the local surfboard company Tango Surfboards.

Cooley said Tango Surfboards intends to cover the oversized board with LED lights.

“It’s all about local,” Cooley said. “So, it’s just good to have local vendors already stepping up.”

Depending on how construction proceeds on the city’s new pier, this could be the last fireworks show at the pier for another couple of

years, Cooley said.

Martin said a My Three Sons representative believed the pier is long enough that the company could use 4-inch shells for the show.

The A-frame will need to be completely empty before the show, as will a small portion of the beach surrounding the pier, Martin said.

“That building would have to be vacated, in all likelihood, completely by 10 o’clock at night,” he said.

Martin said that Gabe Perdomo, the project manager handling the pier design, said it would be safe to use the pier as the launching point. Martin is also working to coordinate with the fire and police departments to ensure safety.

For this first show, the commission decided to keep the celebrations simple, eschewing bounce houses for kids but agreeing that a DJ at the park before the fireworks show might be nice.

There was some discussion about holding the show a little earlier to accommodate families with children, but the commission unanimously decided to keep the show at midnight.

“Fireworks for New Year’s is at midnight,” Belhumeur said.

“New Year’s Eve has not ever been designed to be a, we’ll call it, a kid-friendly holiday or event,” Cooley said.

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Teen arrested over threatening messages

The University of South Florida and University of Florida chapters of the group Students for Justice in Palestine have each filed lawsuits against Gov. Ron DeSantis and state higher-education officials over an order that called for disbanding the organization on campuses.

The USF lawsuit challenges an Oct. 24 order by university system Chancellor Ray Rodrigues that alleged that National Students for Justice in Palestine violated a state anti-terrorism law by issuing a “toolkit” that referred to the Oct. 7 Hamas attack as “the resistance.”

The lawsuit alleges a violation of First Amendment rights and asks a federal judge to declare the order unconstitutional and block its enforcement.

Attorneys also said the USF chapter disagrees with at least some of the national group’s views and has “no formal relationship” with the national organization.

A 13-year-old boy was arrested on Nov. 24 for threatening to kill his family, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.

FCSO deputies received an anonymous tip about the threats and contacted the suspect and several other juveniles involved.

The boy sent the threatening messages over Snapchat, a press release from the FCSO said.

The 13-year-old was charged with making written threats to kill and has been turned over to the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, according to the news release.

Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly urged parents to teach their children not to joke or seek attention by making threats.

“Even if it is a joke or for attention, we take any written threat to kill or do harm very seriously,” Staly said.

“The law does not allow for a ‘joke’ exception when you get caught.”

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Thanksgiving over, shopping season begins 5-year-old Luke leads the way in the transition.

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’Twas the hour before leaving town for Thanksgiving, and all through the house, suitcases were packed, snacks were divvied, and the kids were marching out to the minivan.

My heart brimmed with gratitude

for the adventure we were about to have. I turned to my wife, Hailey, and said, “We couldn’t have done it without you.”

She rolled her eyes and said, “Yeah, no kidding.”

Sensing that this conversation was only going to get worse for me, I slowly backed away, as she said, “You really need to learn how to do this someday!”

Hours later, once we arrived at our hotel, 5-year-old Luke was content. If all he got out of this trip was to push the button on the elevator, he would be happy. Fortunately, his older siblings played along and let him push the buttons, even if sometimes he accidentally pushed 2, when he should have pushed 3.

The next morning, Luke passed

up the eggs, sausage, biscuits and gravy and opted for cold cereal instead. When Hailey came down to join us, she asked him what he had eaten for breakfast.

Ever the playful one, Luke said, “I had ‘Wosted Wakes.’”

Playing along, Hailey said, “Wexcellent.”

Just to make sure his linguistic joke hit home, Luke said, “Do you know what I mean by ‘Wosted Wakes’?”

The next day, we began a reunion with farflung nieces and nephews I hadn’t seen in years. And then, the season of gratitude was over. We were back in the minivan, stuck in traffic, heading back home.

Just like that, shopping season had begun. For Luke this week,

that meant pulling up a chair at the kitchen table, with a pen in one hand and a toy catalogue in the other.

I watched as he analyzed each item on the page. First he circled a toy on the upper right. Then he circled the toy on the upper left.

Then he gave up and circled the entire page.

“Luke, time to help unload the dishwasher,” I said.

He shook his head, no.

“You know what happens to kids who don’t help?” I asked. Then, just to make sure my parenting point had hit home, I said, “No presents.”

He jumped to his feet and started throwing plastic cups into a cupboard at 90 mph.

Just like that, bribing season had begun.

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The city of Ormond Beach Department of Leisure Services has two mailboxes for Santa available through Dec. 16.

DROP OFF YOUR LETTERS TO SANTA It’s officially the holiday season and Santa’s mailbox is open.

The city of Ormond Beach Department of Leisure Services has two mailboxes for Santa available through Saturday, Dec. 16. Drop off your letter to Santa — and include your wish list and home address — at the Nova Community Center, located at 440 N. Nova Road, or at The Casements, located at 25 Riverside Drive.

FLORIDA BLUE FOUNDATION GRANT TO HELP VOLUSIA FAMILIES Food Brings Hope Community, an organization dedicated to improving food security in central Florida, was recently awarded with a $400,000 grant from the Florida Blue Foundation to expand efforts in providing fruits and vegetables, regular health education, services and information to Volusia County families.

The grant will help 125 participants for one year and awardees will be selected from families whose children attend Campbell Middle School in Daytona Beach and the surrounding community.

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Mrs. Claus, Santa, Ormond MainStreet Executive Director Becky Parker, Board Vice President Nancy Cortez and Associate Director Chris Wells.

SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY BRINGS HOLIDAY CHEER TO DOWNTOWN Ormond Beach MainStreet celebrated its 14th annual Small Business Saturday on Nov. 25.

The one-day shopping and dining event featured dozens of locallyowned restaurants, shops, galleries and offices, according to a press release. The event aimed to encourage people to “shop small and eat local.” This year, Ormond MainStreet

also participated in the American Express Neighborhood Champion Program to spotlight small businesses and their impact on the community.

Small Business Saturday also marked the launch of the “Santa Scavenger Hunt,” where players can compete to locate Santa at various destinations along Granada Boule-

vard. Winners will receive gift cards for restaurants and shops located within the downtown district.

Scorecards can be picked up from any participating business. Visit ormondmainstreet.com/smallbizsat.

The scavenger hunt ends on Satuurday, Dec. 2.

that are a part of this program will have fun, learn and see improvements in their overall approach to wellness,” said Terril Bates, FBHC interim executive director, in a press release. “The Florida Blue Foundation grant has opened an enormous window of opportunity for the community.”

Families will receive a box of fresh fruits and vegetables monthly. They will be required to participate in baseline screening with our medical partners. Participation in a quarterly health and Information event is required. Monthly information and activity sessions will be available.

“We are proud to work together with FBH Community to meaningfully improve the health and well- being of children, families, and communities,” said Susan Towler, executive

director of Florida Blue Foundation.

“By partnering with FBH Community, we’re able to make a deeper

impact on the people and communities we serve.”

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SECURITY FIRST HELPS FEED FAMILIES IN NEED FOR THANKSGIVING Security First Insurance hosted its first Giving Thanks Decorating Contest on Wednesday, Nov. 15.

Employees formed teams to create and decorate “Giving Thanks” baskets, according to a press release. Each basket was filled with nonperishable food items, as well as grocery store gift cards to provide a week’s worth of meals for families

in need.

As part of Security First’s collaboration with the Jewish Federation of Volusia and Flagler counties, all donations were collected and distributed to the local community. In addition to a large quantity of food items collected, the team members donated over $1,500 in grocery store gift cards.

As part of the Giving Thanks Decorating Contest, a panel of Security First judges selected first, second, and third-place winners. With a total of 18 baskets, this year’s winners were: First Place: Customer Support Second Place: Set Sail, Never Fail Third Place: Jivin’ Turkeys!

ORMOND BEACH DAR CHAPTER WELCOMES TWO NEW MEMBERS The Capt. James Ormond chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution welcomed new member Kirsten Finley and transferring member Susan Rawn at its November meeting.

The chapter was founded in 1966.

To learn more about the local DAR chapter, visit fssdar.com/CaptainJamesOrmondDAR.

Security First Insurance, in collaboration with the Jewish Federation of Volusia and Flagler counties, helped feed families in need this Thanksgiving.

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BIZ BUZZ DSC NAMED BEST STATE COLLEGE BY RESEARCH WEBSITE Daytona State College was named the best among state colleges in Research. com’s 2023-2024 ranking for Best Colleges in Florida. It ranked 46th overall, according to a press relelase.

DSC, along with Tallahassee Community College and State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota, shared top honors in two categories. Research. com, an academic research portal, ranked them first as the most popular state colleges in Florida, as well as offering the best value within the Florida College System.

“We strive to give every student the best possible college experience and these rankings prove that out,” DSC President Tom LoBasso said. “Our mission is to give students the tools they need to succeed as they continue their education and enter the workforce.”

Research.com’s ranking includes more than 1,700 institutions, selected from over 6,000 institutions based on an analysis of more than 400 metrics from sources such as IPEDS and College Scorecard.

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Moratorium placed on heavy Jason Wheeler, voice of Flagler Schools, steps down industrial zoning in Volusia BRENT WORONOFF ASSOCIATE EDITOR

For many local families, Jason Wheeler has been the voice of the Flagler County School District for the past eight years.

Wheeler, the district’s coordinator of communications, will be leaving the district on Jan. 5, 2024, to take a public relations job in city government in the Panhandle.

Wheeler did not want to say what city because his hire had not been announced yet.

Wheeler has been in charge of Flagler Schools’ communications plan and emergency communications — delivering robocalls to parents on behalf of the district. He also works with district department heads, principals and assistant principals on how best to communicate information about their schools and departments.

He said the time was right to look for a different challenge after his youngest son, Andrew, graduated from Flagler Palm Coast High School last spring. His older son, David, a graduate of Matanzas High, works for the district

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“I love this job, and I could retire from this job,” Wheeler, 53, said. “But a chapter closed with my kids graduating, and it affords me to find something that fits what I want to do. It’s not that I was stagnant or bored, but you always want to stretch yourself, and I felt I was getting a little too comfortable.”

Before he was hired as Flagler Schools’ first information specialist in 2015, Wheeler worked in TV news. He was the Flagler County reporter for eight years at Central Florida News 13. Before that, he worked at the CBS affiliate in Mobile, Alabama; the ABC affiliate in Augusta, Georgia; and the former FOX affiliate in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

“This is a great job and a great district,” Wheeler said. “(Superintendent) LaShakia Moore has a great vision where she wants to take this district. Having her will put whoever replaces me in a great position. I only scratched the surface telling the stories here. There are so many great stories in every school.”

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING CITY OF BUNNELL, FLORIDA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE CITY OF BUNNELL, FLORIDA will hold a Public Hearing as authorized by law at 7:00 P.M. on the 11th day of December 2023, for the purpose of Acceptance/Adoption of Administrative Order 2023-02, in the Chambers Meeting Room of the Flagler County Government Services Building (GSB) located at 1769 East Moody Blvd, Bunnell, Florida 32110.

ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 2023-02 AN ORDER OF THE CITY OF BUNNELL, FLORIDA CITY COMMISSION APPROVING THE MINOR RURAL SUBDIVISION REPLAT APPLICATION NO. RSD 2023-01, ALLEN LANDS RURAL SUBDIVISION ll, A REPLAT OF LOT BLOCK 3, TRACT 1-2, PARCEL NO. 26-12-29-0000-01010-0000 OF ST. JOHNS DEVELOPMENT COMPANY SUBDIVISION TO LEGALLY SUBDIVIDE THE LOT INTO THREE SEPARATE PARCELS FOR THE ALLEN LANDS RURAL SUBDIVISION II; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE as may be legally permitted on the day of the meeting. Instructions on how to participate by electronic or other means, if legally permitted, would be found on the City of Bunnell’s website at www. bunnellcity.us on the homepage. The public is advised to check the City’s website for up-todate information on any changes to the manner in which the meeting will be held and the location. The failure of a person to appear during said hearing and comment on or object to the proposed Ordinance, either in person or in writing, might preclude the ability of such person to contest the Ordinance at a later date. A copy of all pertinent information this ordinance can be obtained at the office of the Bunnell Customer Service Office, 604 E. Moody Blvd. Unit 6, Bunnell, FL 32110. Persons with disabilities needing assistance to attend this proceeding should contact the Bunnell City Clerk at (386) 437-7500 x 5 at least 48-business hours prior to the meeting.

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The nine-month moratorium is intended to prevent the construction of a fuel farm in Ormond.

JARLEENE ALMENAS MANAGING EDITOR

In response to citizens’ ongoing fight to prevent the construction of a fuel farm in Ormond Beach, Volusia County will enact a ninemonth moratorium on development within its heavy industrial zoning district.

The Volusia County Council unanimously directed staff to review the I-2 “Heavy Industrial” zoning district at its meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 21, and the moratorium stops the processing of site plan applications in unincorporated areas zoned as such.

In a press release, the county stated that the council’s direction “permits county staff to review and potentially recommend revisions to these regulations to modernize the zoning category and reflect the current state of local communities.”

The ordinances will be reviewed by the county Planning and Land Development Regulation Commission.

After listening to many residents speak against Belvedere Terminals’ proposed fuel farm and asking the council to take action regarding the property’s zoning, County Council Chair Jeff Brower praised the decision to pursue a moratorium and pending ordinance to review the I-2 zoning.

“I believe you’re getting exactly what you asked for with this,” he said. “... It gives us the possibility of changing [the zoning], not just at one location, but at any location.

In my opinion, it’s not punting and kicking it down the road — it’s a more secure way of doing it completely in our county.”

The county can pursue a moratorium because Senate Bill 250 was recently amended, striking language that disallowed local governments located within 100 miles of anywhere Hurricane Ian or Nicole made landfall from proposing or adopting “more restrictive or burdensome amendments to its comprehensive plan or land development regulations” before Oct. 1, 2024. Based on the changes, the east coast of Florida is no longer subject to the law.

Currently, the county’s I-2 zoning, unlike others, functions as a “catch-all,” without a specific list of uses, said Paolo Soria, senior assistant county attorney.

“Any industrial use is allowed by right,” he said.

“That’s something we want to take a look at comprehensively when we’re looking at the entire I-2 zoning district.”

This is the latest action taken by the County Council in recent weeks to prevent the

“The question is, ‘Should a zoning designation that was decided on more than 20 years ago prevent you from acting in the best interest of your constituents today?’ The answer is a resounding no. Yet over the past three months, we have felt that we have to convince some of you of the job you are elected to do.”

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“It gives us the possibility of changing [the zoning], not just at one location, but at any location. In my opinion, it’s not punting and kicking it down the road — it’s a more secure way of doing it completely in our county.”

JEFF BROWER, Volusia County Council Chair

construction of a fuel farm by Belvedere Terminals at 874 Hull Road, which is unincorporated Volusia County land abutting the city of Ormond Beach. The St. Petersburgbased company plans to build a fuel terminal consisting of three tanks with about 300,000 barrels of fuel storage, or about 12.6 million gallons, on site.

A moratorium lasting less than two years is a temporary impact, County Attorney Mike Dyer said, and wouldn’t be considered an “inordinate burden” under the Bert J. Harris Act, enacted in 1995 to protect the rights of private property owners.

“However, no path is without risks,” Dyer said.

Ormond Beach resident Robin Magleora said that, for the last three months, residents have been the ones to research Belvedere Terminals and how the fuel farm proposal came to be. They’ve attended meetings and expressed their concerns to both government officials and news outlets.

“The city of Ormond Beach has taken the necessary steps to keep Belvedere from building,” Magleora said. “You were voted into office by your constituents to represent us — to be our voices.”

While the city of Ormond Beach has no jurisdiction over the property because it’s on unincorporated land, it has publicly stated it will not annex the property nor provide utilities for it.

The city is also working to eliminate its own heavy industrial zoning district, an action that was recommended for approval by the Planning Board on Nov. 9.

The City Commission will consider the deletion of the zoning district at its Dec. 5 meeting.

Ormond Beach resident Elena Kraft, who along with Magleora has helped organize the citizen opposition to the fuel farm, said that a county that allows a heavy industrial zoning district in proximity to neighborhoods is “not serving their constituents, but rather, the profit-driven industries.”

“The question is, ‘Should a zoning designation that was decided on more than 20 years ago prevent you from acting in the best interest of your constituents today?’ The answer is a resounding no,” Kraft said. “Yet over the past three months, we have felt that we have to convince some of you of the job you are elected to do.”

County Councilman Troy Kent thanked the Ormond Beach residents — many of whom live in Bear Creek, a neighborhood located less than a mile from the proposed fuel farm site — who showed up to the council meeting.

“This is how government is supposed to work, so I want to applaud you for caring enough and showing up,” Kent said.

“It means something. ... This is my district. This is were I reside. ... For me, I vow to continue to fight until this is no longer an issue for us.”

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Gili’s Kitchen brings kosher Restoring the Martin’s Restaurant chandelier dishes back to Ormond Beach Author Randy Jaye restored the 80-year-old chandelier.

Gili’s Kitchen owner Ricki Ben Simon opened the second location of her restaurant in July.

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Until last year, Ormond Beach and its robust Jewish community were able to enjoy three different kosher restaurants in town.

Then, they all closed.

That’s when restaurant owner Ricki Ben Simon was called. She and her husband’s cousin, chef Gili Ben Simon, have been running a kosher restaurant in Jacksonville since 2017.

“With the Jewish community, if you have a restaurant, it means that you are established,” Ricki Ben Simon said. “So it was very important for the community to have the restaurant back. They’re an amazing community.”

Ben Simon was contacted by a local and asked to consider bringing her restaurant to Ormond Beach. She opened the second location of Gili’s Kitchen at the former Eden Fresh Cafe location at 188 E. Granada Blvd. in July. Since then, the community’s support has been great, she said, from both those who eat kosher and those who don’t.

“We thought that here, like in Jacksonville, we can do both,” Ben Simon said. “... We found out that it was going to be a good fit for us, and that’s it. We came to Ormond Beach, and I really love this restaurant.”

Being a kosher restaurant, Gili’s Kitchen is dairy-free, doesn’t serve pork, and only serves dishes prepared with certified-kosher ingredients.

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Ricki Ben Simon’s favorite dish on the menu is the hummus with mushrooms.

Chef Gili Ben Simon began his culinary training over two decades ago, having trained in Israel. He studied in culinary schools in different countries, including France, Vietnam and Cambodia.

The restaurant’s menu puts a modern twist on some Israeli traditional dishes, Mediterranean options and Asian daily specials.

On the menu are dishes such as New York-style corned beef sandwiches, matzo ball soup, shawarma and Ricki Ben Simon’s favorite, hummus with mushrooms.

Customers also love their burgers, which are made from in-house ground meat, Ricki Ben Simon said.

“It’s the most complimented item we have, and I take it as a big compliment because a burger is an American item and Gili is Israeli,” she said.

“Many customers, American, come in and say, ‘Wow, that’s the best burger ever.’”

Gili’s Kitchen is open Monday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and on Sundays from 12-8 p.m.

The restaurant is closed on Fridays and Saturdays.

After Martin’s Restaurant & Lounge, located at 2000 S. Ocean Shore Blvd. in Flagler Beach, was sold late in 2021, the author purchased the more than 80-year-old unusual eight-domed chandelier, which hung in the bar, from the establishment’s new owner.

As the building was being remodeled into the current Crave’s Coastal Kitchen & Cocktails, the old chandelier, which was made around 1940, might have been misplaced in the shuffle, damaged or even discarded and lost to history.

The author admired this particular chandelier (beauty is in the eye of the beholder) for many years as a regular customer of Martin’s, and was thrilled to have obtained it and made plans to restore it.

The restoration process included a total hand-painting of the chandelier in a dual color scheme (hammered copper and metallic gold).

A new canopy (the decorative plate that rests against the ceiling and covers the electrical box) was purchased and hand-painted in matching hammered copper color.

Eighty new clear icicles and octagon bead hanging crystals (10 on each dome mount) were attached. Believe it or not, one of the more tedious jobs was the reconfiguring of the 80 original crystal hanger wires to be able to securely attach each crystal.

Surprisingly, all 80 original crystal hanger wires were still usable. Fortunately, the vintage white milk glass domes were in excellent condition and only needed a good cleaning.

The chandelier’s style is “shaded,” and it has a hint of industrialstyle features, which were certainly

enhanced by the hammered copper and metallic gold color paint scheme.

The chandelier survived many hurricanes and nor’easters over the past 80 years, even though it was hanging only feet from the beach. It also survived in a commercial building for over 80 years that housed at least five different restaurants and bars.

Martin’s opened on March 7, 1986. Before Martin’s, the building sat vacant for over two years after the Flying Dutchman Supper Club closed. Other businesses that occupied the building include a Chinese restaurant and a barbecue eatery.

With thousands of customers entering and exiting the premises over the decades spanning from World War II, the Civil Rights era, the Vietnam War, through the COVID-19 pandemic, one can only wonder what stories this chandelier could tell if it could talk.

Today, the restored chandelier hangs in the author’s dining room area and is providing bright artificial light from energy-efficient lightemitting diode (LED) bulbs.

This unusual chandelier is surely a recognizable piece of Flagler Beach

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Lupe Martin behind the bar at Martin’s, with the chandelier overhead, in 2021.

history, and it is well on its way to providing artificial light and eye-catching appeal for the next 80-plus years.

BRIEF HISTORY OF CHANDELIERS

The word chandelier is derived from the French word chandelle, which means candle.

Chandeliers date back to the 15th century, when they were wooden cross structures or flat metal discs suspended from ceilings supporting candles made from animal fat.

At this time, they were predominately used in large buildings such as churches, palaces and castles. By the end of the 15th century, chandeliers evolved into intricate and elaborate designs using expensive materials.

From the 16th through the 18th centuries, chandeliers became more affordable, as many working class families had one. During the 19th century, chandeliers were in common use in businesses, workingclass and wealthy homes.

The widespread popularity of chandeliers, still using candles, caused many fires. Gas was introduced as a safer and alternative, which made the use of candles in chandeliers obsolete.

In the beginning of the 20th century, the growing use of electricity in businesses and homes rendered gasburning chandeliers obsolete.

By the middle of the 20th century, the vast majority of chandeliers were electrified and used light bulbs as the primary source of artificial light.

Today, chandeliers do not conform to a single style as they are made in a vast array of designs, including Rococo ornateness, Art Deco, Neoclassical, Tiffany, Modernism and more.

Randy Jaye is a historian in Flagler Beach. He is the author of three recent history books. His fourth — “Florida Prohibition: Corruption, Defiance, and Tragedy” — is due on the shelves in February 2024.

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July 7, 1926 - November 19, 2023 Lois Higginbotham, 97, of Bunnell, Florida, passed away November 19, 2023. She was a remarkable woman who touched the lives of many people. Lois was born in Indiana, the fourth child of Morris and Pauline Stults. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clifford Higginbotham; her parents; and three brothers, Paul, Richard, and Max. Lois moved to Florida at the age of 11 and graduated from Gainesville High School and Florida State University. Later she earned her Master’s Degree from Nova Southeastern University. Her first teaching job was at Bunnell High School in 1948 and for 75 years, Bunnell, Florida was her home. In 1950 she married Clifford, the love of her life for over 48 years.

Lois left an indelible mark on the community. Her passion for education led to a distinguished career of over 40 years, first teaching Home Economics and then

specializing in Elementary and Special Education.

Lois generously shared her creative talents and artistic skills by patiently teaching classes on sewing, quilting, and painting. She also enjoyed activities such as traveling, cooking, reading, sudoku, jigsaw puzzles, cards, Mah Jongg and spending time with family. There was never an idle moment in her long life.

Lois lived a life that mirrored the teachings of Christ. She was compassionate and always encouraging.

Through her actions and unwavering Christian spirit, she positively influenced everyone she met.

In addition to leaving behind a legacy of love and kindness, Lois is survived by her loving daughters – Jeanne Wood, Susan Taylor and Christine Gould. She has eight grandchildren, thirteen greatgrandchildren, one great-great-grandchild and many nieces and nephews.

A Celebration of Lois’s Life will be held at 10:00, December 16, 2023 at the First Baptist Church, 2301 Commerce Pkwy, Bunnell, Florida. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in her name to the First Baptist Church of Bunnell, FL.

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REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS PALM COAST

ORMOND BEACH

Grand Haven Fred Depietro, Jr. and Barbara

Palm Harbor David and Anne Gietz, of Palm Coast, sold 9 Cedarview Court to Vincent Richard D’Antoni, Jr. and Donna Marie D’Antoni, of Palm

Seminole Woods Shriners Hospitals for Children, of Tampa, sold 18 Underwick Path to Michael Gary Kube and Amanda Erin Kube, of Palmetto, for $358,000. Built in 2005, the house is a 3/2 and has 2,068 square feet. It sold in 2011 for $131,000.

Toby Tobin, of gotoby.com, contributed to this report.

Condos Barbara Dorsey, Steve Dorsey, Mark Dorsey, Julie White and Greg Dorsey, of Ormond Beach, sold 395 S. Atlantic Ave., Unit 206, to Raymond Patala and Sue Ellen Patala, of Ormond Beach, for $540,000. Built in 1982, the condo is a 3/2 and has 1,824 square feet. It sold in 1992 for $170,000.

Kevin and Cheryl McCormick, of Bridgeton, New Jersey, sold 1575 Ocean Shore Blvd., Unit 502, to Kelly Jackson, of Winter Park, for $510,000. Built in 1974, the condo is a 2/2 and has 1,312 square feet. It sold in 2021 for $290,000.

Spencer and Christine Phelps, of Lake Mary, sold 2290 ocean Shore Blvd., Unit 5030, to Bruce Casher, of Ormond Beach, for $400,000. Built in 1984, the condo is a 2/2 and has 1,121 square feet. It sold in 2021 for $360,000.

Olga Vogel, of Ormond Beach, sold 1051 Ocean Shore Blvd., Unit 502, to Julie Hodson Puckett, of Ormond Beach, for $495,000. Built in 1982, the condo is a2/2 and has 1,200 square feet. It sold in 2000 for $138,200.

ORMOND BEACH Creekside Joseph and Margaretann Doherty, of Ormond Beach, sold 133 Creek Forest Lane to Thomas and Tara Bonner, of Ormond Beach, for $530,000.

Built in 2014, the house is a 3/2 and has 2,357 square feet.

It sold in 2014 for $75,000.

Forest Hills Jesse Johnson, of Ormond Beach, and Christina Johnson, of Holly Hill, sold 1267 Vanderbilt Drive to Daniel and Wendy Walker, of Ormond Beach, for $349,000. Built in 1963, the house is a 5/2 and has a pool and 2,130 square feet. It sold in 2019 for $235,000.

Ormond Golfridge First American Properties FL, LLC, of Longmont, Colorado, sold 17 Arrowhead Circle to Kristen and Jonathan Abbate, of Ormond Beach, for $415,000. Built in 1975, the house is a 4/2 and has a pool and 2,600 square feet. It sold in 2022 for $227,800.

Tymber Creek Thomas and Carol Glatz, of Ormond Beach, sold 242 Ashford Court to George Rachko III, of Ormond Beach, for $310,000. Built in 1988, the house is a 3/2 and has a fireplace and 1,319 square feet. It sold in 2018 for $175,000.

ORMOND BY THE SEA Coquina Key Travis and Judith Gordon, of Oakton, Virginia, sold 120 Coquina Key Drive to Todd and Cindy Shannon, of Ormond Beach, for $727,700.

Built in 2001, the house is a 3/2 and has a pool and 2,022 square feet. It sold in 2001 for $290,000.

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

Harbour Lights James and Denise Meredith,

CORPORATE OFFICE - 386-677-SOLD (7653) 900 West Granada Blvd., Ste. 3, Ormond Beach, FL 32174 BEACHSIDE OFFICE - 386-441-SOLD (7653) 2110 Oceanshore Blvd., Ste. B, Ormond Beach, FL 32176 PORT ORANGE OFFICE - 386-767-SOLD (7653) 840 Dunlawton Ave., Ste. D, Port Orange, FL 32127 COMMERCIAL OFFICE - 386-253-8565 140 S. Atlantic Ave., Suite 102, Ormond Beach, FL 32176 DAYTONA BEACH SHORES OFFICE - 386-766-SOLD (7653) 3118 S. Atlantic Ave., Daytona Beach Shores, FL 32118

This lovely home is a MUST SEE. It is a beautifully maintained ONE OWNER 4 bedroom, 2 bath home, on a Cul-De-Sac located in Grande Champion, a subdivision of the LPGA golf community. Some of the many features include a separate dining room, covered and screened lanai with shades, hurricane shutters, all in a no flood zone. MLS#1116402 $429,900 Call Vicki Chappell 904-219-9483.

Beautiful 3-bed, 3 bath, 2 car garage, end unit townhome in the desirable Ramblewood section of The Trails. As you enter, you are welcomed w/ an open floor plan featuring the dining room & living room w/ a vaulted ceiling. The home also features a wonderful screened back porch & inside laundry.

MLS#1114700 $319,000 Call Patti McKinley 386-235-0462.

This stunning condo offers you the ultimate beachfront living experience, w/ breathtaking views of the Atlantic Ocean. As you step inside, you’ll be greeted by an open living area, adorned w/ sliding glass doors that lead to a private balcony overlooking the ocean. The Master suite also has direct access to the balcony. MLS#1116094 $405,000 Call Joshua Petrick 386-871-1539.

Direct ocean front! Offering owners to live year round or rent this out as an investment! Beach & Pool views!

This unit is booked the majority of the year. The unit can be independently rented Airbnb or Vrbo.

MLS#1116364 $439,000 Call Anthony Trotta 561-632-0382.

Freshly painted this 11th floor unit is the perfect height to enjoy views of the Intercoastal & watch the boats go by. Large Primary Suite has lots of closet space, bathroom with walk-in shower & jacuzzi style tub. Good sized Guest Bedroom also has a walk in closet! Covered parking and storage unit add to the benefits. MLS#1112100 $389,000 Call Matthew Renshaw 386-566-1233.

Prime location, just two blocks from the beach w/ the Intracoastal waterway as your backyard. The remarkably low maintenance fee encompasses cable, internet, water, sewer, trash, pest control, & building insurance. This third-floor end unit offers 2 bedrooms & 1 bathroom complete w/ laminate flooring & fresh paint! MLS#1115119 $172,900 Call Miranda Freeland 386-366-3348.

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Cypress Knoll INB Fund 1 LLC, of Orlando, sold 74 Eagle Harbor Trail to 604 Yorkshire Drive LLC, of Palm Coast, for $415,000.

Built in 2023, the house is a 4/2 and has 1,903 square feet.

Lehigh Woods Taylor Phillips and RC Shipley, as personal representatives, sold 3 Rymer Lane to Sylvia Plourde, of Palm Coast, for $255,000. Built in 2001, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,192 square feet. It sold in 2001 for $78,600.

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of Midlothian, Virginia, sold 411 Harbour Lights Drive to Noelle Christine Valdez Vinelli and Josue Fransua Valdez Vinelli, of Ormond Beach, for $330,000. Built in 2002, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,680 square feet. It sold in 2018 for $235,000.

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Belle Terre 61 Paul Lane, LLC, of Bunnell, sold 61 Paul Lane to Sergey and Olga Kelmanskiy, of Monroe, New Jersey, for $295,000. Built in 2021, the house is a 4/2 and has 1,806 square feet. It sold in 2021 for $221,000.

Sawmill Branch D.R. Horton, Inc., of St. Johns, sold 37 Summerwood Road S. to Katelyn and Jonathan Baller, of Palm Coast, for $322,000. Built in 2023, the house is a 4/2 and has 1,862 square feet.

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Hammock Beach Estates Elizabeth Ellen Luceri, of Palm Coast, sold 8 Laurel Drive to Scott Kohls, Terry Kohls and LaBonna Kohls, of Forest Lake, Minnesota, for $605,000. Built in 2012, the house is a 4/2 and has a pool and 1,853 square feet.

Pine Grove Opendoor Property Trust I, of Tempe, Arizona, sold 23 Port Royal Drive to Shanika Williams, of Mims, for $397,000. Built in 2006, the house is a 4/2.5 and has 2,885 square feet. It sold in 2023 for $361,400.

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RIVERSIDE CONDO

Condos Karen Steinhoff, of Palm Coast, sold 45 Riverview Bend S., Unit 1937, to Charles and Sandra Hall, of Palm Coast, for $318,000. Built in 2006, the condo is a 2/2 and has 1,115 square feet. It sold in 2019 for $205,000.

Depietro, of Palm Coast, sold 34 Eastlake Drive to Davis Gaskill and Alice Cazan, of Palm Coast, for $810,000.

Built in 2003, the house is a 5/5 and has a pool, a hot tub and 3,875 square feet. It sold in 2009 for $320,000.

Park Place Richard and Sharon Tursi, of Simpsonville, South Carolina, sold 128 Park Place Circle to John and Angela Rooney, of Palm Coast, for $412,500.

Built in 2017, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,876 square feet.

It sold in 2022 for $415,000.

house on John Anderson was the top real estate transaction for Oct. 15-21 in Ormond Beach and Ormond-by-the-Sea. Carl Campbell, as trustee, sold 1704 John Anderson Drive to Janeen Jordan and Benjamin Spencer, of Ormond Beach, for $2,098,000. Built in 2001, the house is a 5/4.5 and has a fireplace, pool, hot tub, dock, boat house, boat lift and 3,905 square feet. It sold in 2021 for $1.5 million.

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Coast, for $737,500. Built in 1993, the house is a 3/2 and has a pool, a dock, a fireplace, an outdoor kitchen, a boat house and 1,850 square feet.

It sold in 2015 for $265,000.

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OCT. 12 - OCT. 18

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MARINA GRANDE ON THE HALIFAX

house in Forest Park Estates was the top real estate transaction for Oct. 12-18 in Palm Coast and Flagler County. Janet Mohler, of Newburgh, Indiana, sold 10 Clementina Court to Richard and Teresa Widman, of Palm Coast, for $1,299,000. Built in 2005, the house is a 3/4.5 and has a pool, gym, sauna, theater room and 4,937 square feet. It sold in 2014 for $750,000.

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LOCAL EVENTS FRIDAY, DEC. 1

THE CASEMENTS’ 45TH ANNUAL CHRISTMAS GALA When: 5-9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1; 12-5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2; and 12-5 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 3 Where: The Casements, 25 Riverside Drive, Ormond Beach Details: The Casements Guild is hosting its 45th annual Christmas Gala, themed “Holly Jolly Christmas.” A tree lighting ceremony will take place at 6 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 2, and there will be entertainment, food trucks and train rides that night. On Saturday and Sunday, there will be entertainment, handmade crafts and appearances by Santa. The gift shop will also be open. Free admission to The Casements each day.

FREE FAMILY ART NIGHT When: 5:30-7 p.m.

Where: Ormond Memorial Art Musem, 78 E. Granada Blvd., Ormond Beach Details: Drop by OMAM and work together with your family on an art project under instructor Linda King. Free. All art supplies are provided. No art experience is necessary.

HOLIDAY CONCERT When: 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1; and 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3 Where: Trinity Presbyterian Church, 156 Florida Park Drive, Palm Coast Details: The Community Chorus of Palm Coast is presenting two free holiday concerts.

Donations appreciated.

HOLIDAY CABARET When: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Dec. 1-2; and 3 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 3 Where: City Repertory Theatre, 160 Cypress Point Parkway, Unit B207, Palm Coast Details: Spice up your holidays with City Repertory Theatre’s cabaret, featuring various “carols” and skits, both naughty and nice. Tickets cost $15 for students; $25 for adults. Visit crtpalmcoast. com.

SATURDAY, DEC. 2

BREAKFAST WITH SANTA When: 8-10 a.m.

Where: Captain’s BBQ, 5862 N. Ocean Shore Blvd., Palm Coast Details: Support the Seawolf Privateers and bring your children to Captain’s BBQ for a breakfast with Santa.

Take photos, eat pancakes and get into the holiday spirit.

Proceeds from this fundraiser will provide a Christmas dinner and holiday enjoyment for the foster children and families in Flagler County. Tickets cost $10 for adults and $5 for children up to 12 years old.

COMMUNITY YARD SALE When: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Where: Hidden Trails Park and Community Center, 6108 Mahogany Blvd., Bunnell Details: Hidden Treasures at Hidden Trails is having its seventh event featuring small business vendors, local social agencies and individual participants selling goods.

Space costs $5 per vendor, with an exception for social agencies and nonprofits.

There will also be food and beverages for sale, as well as live music. Visit fb.me/ e/40LLgoCKt?mibextid=RQd jqZ or call Pamela Andrews at 386-295-0611 to reserve space.

CHRISTMAS CRAFT AND BAKE SALE When: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Where: St. Mark by the Sea Lutheran Church, 303 Palm Coast Parkway NE, Palm Coast Details: St. Mark by the Sea Lutheran Church is hosting a sale of crafts, microwave bowl potholders, table runners, potholders, crystal glassware, sets of Christmas dishes,

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baked goods, fudge and candy.

PLANT LIKE A FLORIDIAN When: 10-11 a.m.

Where: Environmental Discovery Center, 601 Division Ave., Ormond Beach Details: Volusia County Environmental Specialist Holly Giles will discuss native plants and share tips on protecting waterways. She will also demonstrate various arrangements of native, non-native and invasive plant species and show participants how to make an effective bug repellent from the Florida native beautyberry plant. All ages are welcome for this Be Floridian Now program. Reservations are recommended; contact Holly Giles at hgiles@ volusia.org or 386-736-5927, ext. 12330, or search for Green Volusia activities on Eventbrite.com.

SEVENTH ANNUAL CHILI COOK-OFF When: 12-5 p.m.

Where: European Village, 101 Palm Harbor Blvd., Palm Coast Details: Enjoy a day of chili sampling, live music and vendors. Tickets for unlimited chili tastings cost $10. This is an International Chili Society World Qualifying chili cook-off competition.

MINGLE AND JINGLE When: 1-4 p.m.

Where: Cherry Cultural Center, 925 George Engram Blvd., Daytona Beach Details: The Pilot Club of the Halifax Area is hosting its annual holiday fundraising event featuring basket auctions, raffles, entertainment and food. Tickets cost $25. Email pilotclubofhalifax@gmail.com.

HOLIDAY AT THE BEACH PARADE When: 1-2 p.m.

Where: East on North 6th Street, south on A1A, west on South 6th Street, Flagler Beach Details: The Rotary Club of Flagler Beach is presenting this parade, to begin at 1 p.m. when Santa lands on the beach. Free event.

ART WALK When: 3-7 p.m.

Where: Ormond Beach MainStreet Arts District, 128 W. Granada Blvd., Ormond Beach Details: Join Ocean Art Gallery, Frame of Mind, Art Spotlight, The Studio by Artist Angel Lowden, the Ormond Memorial Art Museum and more on the first Saturday of each month for art openings and art events.

RONDA RICHLEY ART OPENING RECEPTION When: 3-7 p.m.

Where: Ocean Art Gallery, 197 East Granada Blvd., Ormond Beach Details: Ocala artist Ronda Richley’s work will be on display at Ocean Art Gallery in an exhibition titled “Passionate Florals.” Meet the artist, listen

to music and enjoy refreshments. Call 386-317-9400 for more information.

MOTOWN AND MO’S BRINGING IN THE HOLIDAYS When: 4:30 p.m.

Where: Flagler Auditorium, 5500 E. Highway 100, Palm Coast Details: City Lites Inc. is presenting this holiday show promising to send audiences on a trip down memory lane. Tickets cost $30. Visit flaglerauditorium.org.

CITY OF PALM COAST HOLIDAY MARKET When: 5-9 p.m.

Where: Central Park in Town Center, 975 Central Ave., Palm Coast Details: The Palm Coast Holiday Market offers an opportunity for residents to immerse themselves in the Fantasy of Lights Festival while ticking off those last-minute items from their holiday wish lists.

With 35 merry vendors in attendance, this event ensures you find the perfect holiday gifts for your loved ones. Visit pcfchamber.com.

ART AFTER DARK When: 7-9 p.m.

Where: Ormond Memorial Art Musem, 78 E. Granada Blvd., Ormond Beach Details: Attend this unofficial Art Walk after-party on the OMAM rooftop terrace. Enjoy a special pop-up exhibit of fine art by Daytona Beach artist Patricia Domanski as well as beverages and music.

SUNDAY, DEC. 3

HAPPY WANDERERS PALM COAST When: 12:30-3 p.m.

Where: Palm Coast Publix parking, 250 Palm Coast Parkway NE, Palm Coast Details: The Happy Wanderers are hosting a 5K/10K walk. Meet at the Palm Coast Publix parking area and park at Hobby Lobby. Registration begins at 12:30 p.m., and the walk at 1 p.m. Cost is $3.

Come walk with friends or meet some new friends. Maps will be provided if you’re walking on your own.

CHRISTMAS WITH THE BEL CANTO SINGERS When: 3:30-5 p.m.

Where: Lighthouse Christ Presbyterian Church, 1035 W. Granada Blvd., Ormond Beach Details: Celebrate the Season as Bel Canto Singers, under the direction of David Redman, and accompanied by Alessandro Fonseca on piano, and Lighthouse Christ Presbyterian Church’s handbell choir “JuBellation.” Tickets cost $15 and are available at the door, from choir members or online at belcantodaytona. org.

DAYTONA BEACH CHORAL SOCIETY HOLIDAY CONCERT When: 3:30-5 p.m.

Where: Ormond Beach Presbyterian Church, 105 Amsden

Road, Ormond Beach Details: Enjoy a fun choral assortment of Hanukkah, Christmas, and other holiday favorites. There will also be a carol sing-along. A reception will follow with light refreshments and a raffle. A $10 donation is suggested.

MONDAY, DEC. 4

WOMEN’S CRAFTS — RESIN MEZUZAHS When: 7 p.m.

Where: Chabad of Palm Coast, 160 Cypress Point Parkway, Unit A208, Palm Coast Details: Ladies, join this Jewish Women’s Circle group to create unique mezuzahs for the home, just in time for Chanukah. RSVP required.

Gourmet specialty doughnuts and drinks will be served.

Bring a small wrapped gift for a gift exchange. Tickets cost $30 per person. Visit chabadpalmcoast.com/resin.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 6

FALL BIRD WALKS WITH JOAN TAGUE When: 8 a.m.

Where: Environmental Discovery Center, 601 Division Ave., Ormond Beach Details: Join Master Naturalist Joan Tague, of Halifax River Audubon, for a casual bird walk along the trails of Central Park. Bring water.

Walking shoes and sunscreen recommended.

HOLIDAY MAGNOLIA WREATH WORKSHOP When: 9:30 a.m. to noon Where: The Casements, 25 Riverside Drive, Ormond Beach Details: Join the Ormond Beach Garden Club for a holiday magnolia wreath workshop. All materials will be provided. Workshop costs $30. RSVP by Dec. 1 to sharchar@gmail.com or call 203-668-6413. Visit facebook. com/RockfellerGardens.

OMAM ART CLUB: OH SNAP! GINGERBREAD PLUSHIES When: 2:30-3:30 p.m.

Where: Ormond Memorial Art Museum, 78 E. Granada Blvd., Ormond Beach Details: Youth ages 8-12 are invited to take a tour of the gardens and create a “gingerbread plushie” art project. Registration costs $12 for members, $15 for non-members. Fee includes all supplies. Visit ormondartmuseum.org.

THURSDAY, DEC. 7

ONE CHRISTMAS NIGHT IN MEMPHIS When: 7 p.m.

Where: Flagler Auditorium, 5500 E. Highway 100, Palm Coast Details: See this tribute to Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis, performed live and starring former cast members of the Broadway smash “Million Dollar Quartet.”

Tickets start at $54. Visit flaglerauditorium.org.

FRIDAY, DEC. 8

VETERANS LUNCH AND LEARN When: 11-12:30 p.m.

Where: Ormond Memorial Art Musem, 78 E. Granada Blvd., Ormond Beach Details: OMAM invites veterans to register for its December lunch and learn program, which includes a tour of the current exhibit, an activity consisting of painting mandalas on coasters and a free Publix lunch. Free program open to veterans and current service members.

HOLIDAZZLE MARKET When: 4-8 p.m.

Where: Ormond Memorial Art Musem, 78 E. Granada Blvd., Ormond Beach Details: Kick off the holiday season at OMAM. Shop for gifts and treasures from local artists, crafters and vendors.

Kids can participate in a project in the OMAM classroom.

There will be beverages on the rooftop terrace.

MOVIES ON THE HALIFAX When: 5:30 p.m.

Where: Rockefeller Gardens, 26 Riverside Drive, Ormond Beach Details: Bring a chair or blanket and enjoy a showing of “Unaccompanied Minors,” rated PG. Movies are weathersensitive. Call 386-676-3216 for rainout information.

‘THE SOUND OF CHRISTMAS’ When: 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8; and 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10 Where: St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 5400 Belle Terre Parkway, Palm Coast Details: The Choral Arts Society presents its 25th annual holiday concert, titled “The Sound of Christmas.”

Free admission, but tax-free donations are appreciated to help award scholarships to local college-bound students pursuing music.

SATURDAY, DEC. 9

CHRISTMAS WITH MRS. FLAGLER When: 10 a.m. to noon Where: Anderson-Price Memorial Building, 42 N. Beach St., Ormond Beach Details: See folklorist Diane Jacoby bring Mary Lily Kenan Flagler, wife of Henry Flagler, to life during this Christmas performance packed with historical facts. Mrs. Flagler will recount the origins of Christmas decorations, traditions and celebrations. Free admission.

32ND ANNUAL HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS PARADE When: 6:30 p.m.

Where: West Granada Boulevard, between Ridgewood Avenue and Beach Street, Ormond Beach

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Details: Celebrate “A Groovy Christmas” with this 1.5-mile long parade that will include walkers, vehicles and floats.

The parade will start at Division Avenue and Ridgewood Avenue, go north until turning east at West Granada Boulevard. The parade will then turn south on Beach Street and end in front of City Hall.

2023 PALM COAST BOAT PARADE When: 6-9 p.m.

Where: Cochise Waterway south to Grand Haven gazebo Details: See boats decked out in holiday glory during this annual parade sponsored by the Palm Coast Yacht Club.

The parade will be a mile longer this year and will begin at Cochise Waterway and head south past the Cimarron and Club House Waterways, sailing under the Hammock Dunes Toll Bridge. The parade will continue past St. Joe Walkway and Waterfront Park before turning around at the Grand Haven gazebo to return to home port. Free. A shuttle bus service will be available.

Residents can park at the Palm Coast Community Center on Palm Coast Parkway and Flagler County buses will take them to and from European Village.

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MOMS OF PRE SCHOOLERS When: 9:30-11:30 a.m. on the second and fourth Friday of the month Where: Central Baptist Church, 152 Fairview Ave., Daytona Beach Details: Moms of Pre Schoolers is a free faithbased program for moms, moms-to-be and their preschoolers for support and encouragement. Breakfast is provided, as well as a video with discussion and crafts.

Playtime offered for children, with adult supervision. Call 386-255-2588.

EXERCISES FOR THE MATURING BODY When: 10:30 a.m. Mondays and Thursdays Where: First Baptist Church of Palm Coast, 6050 Palm Coast Parkway, Palm Coast Details: Attend upbeat classes presented by Synergy Senior Fitness and taught by Senior Fitness Specialist Artie Gardella. Classes are ongoing.

Insurances that cover fitness accepted, or a donation for those with no coverage. Visit Synergyseniorfitness.com.

MOAS EXHIBITIONS When: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday Where: Museum of Arts and Sciences, 352 S. Nova Road, Daytona Beach Details: Want to spend a day looking at fine art? The Museum of Arts and Sciences has the following shows on display: “Wings of History: World War II Aviation Art of John D. Shaw”; and “World War II: Stories from the American Experience.”

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THE FINE ARTS SOMEWHERE TEXAS Retired art educator Clare Radigan said her purpose in making art is “to use the medium of paint to capture significant moments in an environment that is changing more quickly than it appears to be, as it relates to human existence,” according to her artist statement.

Sometimes her paintings are inspired by photos she takes on nature walks. She said in a statement to the Ormond Memorial Art Museum — where her works are on display in an exhibition titled “Surreal Worlds,” with those of Melbourne artist Nancy Baur Dillen’s — that she hopes viewers notice close-ups of natural elements they may otherwise miss.

“As some of the paintings progress, I often supply images from my imagination that form an open-ended narrative,” said Radigan, who previously taught at Daytona State College and in Volusia County Schools. “The juxtaposition of objects and atmospheric glazes give the paintings a dreamlike departure from reality. A painting is not finished until it possesses a powerful presence.”

“Surreal Worlds” will be on display through Jan. 28.

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THE FINE ARTS PORTRAIT OF YAYOI KUSAMA Ormond Beach artist Robert Shirk’s portrait of Yayoi Kusama contains over 28,000 colored dots. He felt he just had to capture the “master of all things ‘dot,’” he said in a statement to the Observer.

“Long before I started using dots in my paintings, Yayoi Kusama was creating her art with dots starting in the 1960s,” Shirk said. “To this day, she is acknowledged as one of the most important living artists to come out of Japan, the world’s topselling female artist, and the world’s most successful living artist.”

Shirk, a neo-pointillist contemporary artist, uses sheets of layered plexiglass with thousands of colored dots to create part of his final image. This portrait took him about four weeks, he said.

A solo exhibition of Shirk’s works, tracking his artistic journey, will open at The Hub on Canal, at 132 Canal St. in New Smyrna Beach, on Saturday, Dec. 2, with an opening reception from 4-7 p.m. Shirk will host an artist talk at 6 p.m. The exhibition will run through Dec. 29.

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SPORTS Mainland downs Sebring to advance to Class 3S state football semifinals The Bucs will host Ocala Vanguard for a spot in the championship game.

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There will be a new Class 3S state football champion on Dec. 7. And Mainland is one of four teams left contending for the title.

The Buccaneers, who lost to Lake Wales 32-30 in the championship game last year, have dedicated this season to getting back to the final and taking care of unfinished business.

Mainland is now one win away from returning to the title game. The Bucs dispatched Sebring 35-14 in the Region 3-3S final on Nov. 24 at Daytona Stadium to advance to the state semifinals.

They will host Ocala Vanguard on

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Rodney Hill (5) scores on a 2-point conversion run against against Rockledge in a Region 3-3S semifinal on Nov. 17. Hill scored two touchdowns against Sebring in the regional final on Nov. 24.

Friday, Dec. 1, for a spot in the Class 3S championship scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 7, at Bragg Memorial Stadium in Tallahassee. The Vanguard-Mainland winner will play either St. Augustine or Dunbar.

Vanguard (11-2) drubbed reigning state champ Lake Wales 52-15 on Nov. 24. Fred Gaskin threw four touchdown passes for the Knights, avenging a 40-0 loss to the Highlanders in the playoffs last year and ending Lake Wales’ 27-game winning streak. Vanguard was also the last team to beat Lake Wales on Nov. 19, 2021.

The Bucs, seeded second in Class 3S behind St. Augustine, improved to 12-1. D.J. Murray tossed touchdown passes to Phillip Moore and Tyree Weatherspoon. Rodney Hill ran for two touchdowns, and Khamani Robinson also rushed for a touchdown.

Robinson’s 9-yard score gave the

Bucs a 7-0 lead in the first quarter.

Sebring tied the score early in the second quarter on Travis Kearney’s 21-yard touchdown pass to Michael Perry. But the Bucs went on to score four unanswered touchdowns in the second and third quarters to put the game away.

Vanguard will be playing in its first state semifinal since 1994 when quarterback Daunte Culpepper led the Knights to the Class 5A state championship game in Daytona Beach.

Vanguard was down 19-0 to Bradenton Southeast in the final before scoring 17 unanswered points. But the Knights missed the potential game-winning field goal to fall 19-17 to the Seminoles in one of the most exciting championship games played in Daytona.

Picture this AdventHealth puts three local athletes’ likenesses on billboards.

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Flagler Palm Coast High School football player Mikhail Zysek said he felt like a model when he was doing a photo shoot to be on an AdventHealth billboard.

Zysek, Matanzas High School football player Dakwon Evans and Seabreeze High School volleyball player Mollie Martin are each pictured on an AdventHealth billboard on I-95 in Flagler and Volusia counties promoting the hospitals’ orthopedics departments.

The athletes recently met with AdventHealth executives — Zysek and Evans at AdventHealth Palm Coast, Martin at AdventHealth Daytona Beach. They each received a mini replica of their billboards.

“Thank you guys for all you do for the community, being true examples for other students,” Denyse BalesChubb, AdventHealth Palm Coast’s president and CEO, said to Zysek and Evans.

Zysek thanked Bales-Chubb and Clifton Scott, chief operating officer for AdventHealth’s two Palm Coast hospitals.

“Our trainer, Ron (Steinwehr), does so much for us, helping us with our injuries,” said Zysek, a junior who plays wide receiver on the football team and is also a soccer player.

“I never thought I’d ever be on a billboard,” Evans said, “especially at this age. This is an experience I’m never going to forget.”

AdventHealth has a close relationship with the local school districts, providing athletic trainers to Volusia and Flagler high schools and health screenings for students.

The billboards are a celebration of that relationship.

“It’s really cool to have people call

“She (the photographer) sent me the picture that was going to be put on the billboard, and that’s when it felt so surreal that it was going to happen.”

MOLLIE MARTIN, Seabreeze volleyball player

Mollie Martin poses in front of her billboard.

me and say, ‘I saw you on a billboard,” before I even saw it,” Zysek said.

Martin, a senior, said seeing herself on a billboard has been a rewarding experience.

“Not everyone gets the opportunity as a high school athlete to be put on a billboard for a major hospital around the world,” she said. “It’s been fun.”

Martin said she remembers the day the photographers came to her school. They pulled her aside and started photographing her individually.

“She (the photographer) sent me the picture that was going to be put on the billboard, and that’s when it felt so surreal that it was going to happen,” Martin said.

Her friends at school and even other students she doesn’t know well have come up to her at Seabreeze and asked if she was the player featured on the billboard, located less than a mile south from I-95 exit 268 onto

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AdventHealth Palm Coast President/CEO Denyse Bales-Chubb; Dakwon Evans; Mikhail Zysek; and Clifton Scott, chief operating officer for AdventHealth’s two Palm Coast hospitals.

West Granada Boulevard in Ormond Beach.

Martin’s parents are hoping they can receive the billboard once the campaign ends.

AdventHealth Daytona Beach holds a special place in Martin’s life as well because doctors saved her father’s life in 2018 after he suffered a widowmaker heart attack.

“The survival rate for those aren’t very high, so for them to push him through and save his life meant the world to me,” Martin said.

Evans, a senior, said he wasn’t sure if he’d ever play football again after suffering a fractured collarbone during his junior season. But he came back as a senior to help lead Matanzas to the playoffs. He hopes to play football for a junior college, graduate

with an associate degree and transfer to a four-year school.

Martin plans to attend Daytona State College, but she’s still deciding what career path to follow. Martin, who was crowned one of Seabreeze’s homecoming queens this year, said she is considering majoring in nursing or business management and hospitality. She’s been in the Allied Health Academy program at Seabreeze High School all four years and has worked at Rose Villa Restaurant since she was 15.

“I’m torn between the two because I love giving,” she said. “I love helping people.

As for volleyball? She’s spoken to DSC’s coach and plans to attend a tryout practice in the spring.

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Golden year: Savannah O’Grady has been off the chain for Flagler Palm Coast The senior midfielder has scored 11 goals in six games.

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Flagler Palm Coast soccer player Savannah O’Grady created a team tradition when she was a freshman.

Senior Ashley Buglione scored four goals in a game that season. So O’Grady made her a gift.

“I was like, a hat trick is three goals, but what do you get for four goals?” O’Grady wondered. “So me and my dad (Embry-Riddle assistant basketball coach Patrick O’Grady) went to Lowe’s and we got a mailbox number four that we spray painted gold with a gold-link chain. And so we made a four chain. So anytime that you score four goals, you get a chain.”

Later that season, Hailey Bovino scored four goals, so O’Grady made her a gold chain. Last season, Jessie Seay scored four goals in a game, so O’Grady made her a gold chain too.

O’Grady the soccer player has always been similar to O’Grady the person. She’s generous and creative on and off the field. On Nov. 18, the Daughters of the American Revolution surprised her with the Good Citizen Recognition Award with an opportunity to win a college schol-

arship.

As a center midfielder, she’s used to leading her team in assists.

“When I was 10, someone threw me in the middle of the field,” she said. “I feel like I’ve always had a vision on how to distribute the ball to people, and I read the game pretty well. So I feel like it’s a great fit for me. My whole life I’ve been unselfish.”

Until now.

In six games this season, the senior has scored 11 goals. In FPC’s 7-0 win against Menendez on Nov. 16, she scored four goals.

“Now I get to make my own gold chain,” she said.”That’s pretty special for it to come full circle. I was trying to create something that adds to the cultural piece, and then to be able to receive that at the end is pretty solid.”

O’Grady has scored in five straight games. On Nov. 27, she scored both goals in a 2-2 tie against Fletcher.

Her 25-yard free kick curled into the net, knotting up the game midway through the second half.

“She’s scoring a lot of goals from the defensive mid position, which is rare,” coach Pete Hald said. “A lot of it I think is confidence. She’s over-the-top confident in her ability. She’s not rushing. I think you can tell she’s thinking (through) the game and making good decisions.

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Freshman Lauralee McLeod (11) with sophomore Isabella Kummernes, who has been cleared to play from an injury she suffered in the offseason.

She’s bigger, stronger and faster than she was last year. She’s done a lot of work technically. So, her skill level has gone up at the same time as her confidence level.”

O’Grady said the change in her game is the result of her switching soccer clubs to North Florida Soccer Academy with coach Mike Pickett.

“We focus on technical training and tactical stuff,” O’Grady said.

“Instead of scrimmaging people our age, we scrimmage college teams in their offseason. We scrimmage teams like Daytona State, Thomas University, Embry-Riddle.”

During the summer, she made the drive to the soccer academy in Jacksonville four times a week.

“It’s an academy where you just hone in on your skill set,” O’Grady said. “I feel like it’s really translated to my success at the beginning of the season here and really upping my leadership skills.”

The Bulldogs, 4-1-1 entering their game at Spruce Creek on Nov. 29, have seven seniors and seven freshmen on the roster.

“These freshmen are testing my patience,” O’Grady joked.

But they’ve also contributed to FPC’s hot start.

“We got more depth this year than we’ve had in the past,” Hald said. “These young girls are really changing our game.”

“Three or four freshmen regularly start for us,” O’Grady said. “You know, you’re popping onto the field at 14 years old playing against 18 year olds. I’m just trying to show them that we understand and that we are proud of them that they’re stepping up to that level.”

O’Grady would like to be a coach and educator some day, just like her parents.

“My mom (Imagine Schools Regional Director Lisa O’Grady) has been into education her whole life.

My dad’s been in education before he got into coaching, and I want to be a college coach,” she said. “It’s kind of

where my heart is.”

FPC assistant coach Cat Bradley said O’Grady is a coach on the field.

“She’s the one we lean on,” Bradley said. “She’s a positive player, and she’s fun to be around. She’s the one who leads our team with everything.”

This year she’s leading a highscoring team with 11 of FPC’s 28 goals.

“I trust these freshmen and I trust our front line,” she said.

“But when the opportunity arises, big-time players make big-time plays in big-time moments. And I feel like I’ve always been that big-time player, and so I am confident in myself to be able to make things happen.”

“Now I get to make my own gold chain.

That’s pretty special for it to come full circle.”

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FPC falls just short in coach George Butts’ debut Alexandria Connerton and Ava Works combined for 23 points in the FPC girls team’s 38-36 loss to Jacksonville Episcopal.

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ter, the Bulldogs were outscored 9-0 until FPC senior Kaley Mack broke the drought by hitting two free throws with less than a second remaining.

FPC converted just 5 of 13 free throw attempts, while Episcopal forward Zara Griffith hit 16 of 18 from the line on the way to a gamehigh 18 points.

“We made some mental mistakes down the stretch, and free throws hurt us, but we’re going to be OK,” Butts said.

Freshman guard Ava Works added 11 points for the Bulldogs, who will try to get into the win column when they host Longwood Lyman at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1.

“We’re still getting used to the new program,” Connerton said.

“We played hard in this game. We just made little mistakes that we need to correct.”

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FPC sophomore guard Alexandria Connerton brings the ball upcourt.

George Butts’ 547th career victory will have to wait, but after 27 seasons as a head basketball coach, Butts understands the value of patience.

In his regular-season debut as Flagler Palm Coast High School’s girls basketball coach, the Bulldogs fell to visiting Jacksonville Episcopal 38-36 on Monday, Nov. 27.

“I’m happy with my group,” Butts said. “I’ll take this game as a

teaching measure.”

Butts won 515 games at Atlantic High School, where the gym now bears his name. After retiring from the Volusia County School District, Butts coached the past two years at Calvary Christian in Ormond Beach, improving his career record to 546-187.

The Bulldogs (0-1) did not score a point in the first quarter against Episcopal (2-1) but outscored the Eagles 16-8 in the second quarter to trail by one at halftime and then forged a tie at 27-27 heading into the fourth quarter.

“We’re a fairly young team,” said sophomore guard Alexandria Connerton, who led FPC with 12 points. “When our emotions got high, coach kept us calm and under control and got us focusing on details.”

But after taking a 34-29 lead midway through the fourth quar-

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SIDELINES TWO BULLDOGS WRESTLERS WIN TOURNEY TITLES

Flagler Palm Coast High School had just two girls wrestling last year.

Now the Bulldogs are headed toward fielding a full team.

The Bulldogs sent six wrestlers to a season-opening girls tournament at Lake Gibson on Nov. 25 and came away with two championships, a runner-up and two third-place finishes.

Christina Borgmann and Gabby Proctor have transferred to FPC from state girls champ Matanzas.

Borgmann, who was a runner-up at last season’s state championships, won the 130-pound title at Lake Gibson. Ana Vilar, who placed sixth at state, won the 125-pound title at Lake Gibson.

Proctor was the runner-up at 155 pounds at Lake Gibson, while Joselyn Johnson (105 pounds) and Alexa Calidonio (190) placed third.

Freshman Alisha Vilar went 4-2 in the 140-pound class.

Junior Ana Vilar and sophomore Johnson wrestled for FPC last

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season. Calidonio joined the team’s Flagler Wrestling Club in the spring after lacrosse season.

“She was in my freshman PE class,” FPC wrestling coach David Bossardet said. “She comes from a lacrosse family. Her brother, Brandon, is on our (wrestling) team, and she decided to give it a try. She’s been wrestling with us all summer.”

Alisha Vilar, Ana’s younger sister, is primarily a gymnast, Bossardet said.

“Gymnastics is her priority, and

we support that,” he said. “So we got creative with her schedule.”

Bossardet said Borgmann and Proctor have fit right into the Bulldogs’ program.

“Obviously, going to a different program, things are going to be different,” Bossardet said. “But they’ve gone in with an open mind and done everything we’ve asked of them.”

The FPC boys team is rebuilding this year, Bossardet said. The Bulldogs will be heading to two season-opening tournaments this weekend — the Optimist Invitational at Jacksonville Sandalwood High and a JV tournament.

Bossardet said a lot of the Bulldogs’ first-year varsity wrestlers will be going to the JV tournament to get some experience under their belt.

The Bulldogs have only two home dates this season — the annual Flagler Rotary Invitational on Jan. 26-27 and the dual meet with Matanzas on Jan. 31.

“We want to wrestle in front of our home fans,” Bossardet said. “We’re trying to add another home dual.

Last year, most of our duals were at home, so we wanted to return the favor and travel to their places.”

MAINLAND FIFTH AT PRINCESS PUNCHOUT

Mainland’s girls wrestling team placed fifth at the Princess Punchout at Wiregrass Ranch. Three Buccaneers reached the finals to finish second in their weight classes — Mia Vega (130), Jeslene Gonzalez (170) and Eva Rojas (190).

Three other Mainland wrestlers won medals — Trinya Tillman, third at 155 pounds; Kylie Ratcliffe, fourth at 125 pounds; and Alexa Kiser, fifth at 190 pounds.

BUCS RAMP UP SCHEDULE

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Flagler Palm Coast’s Ana Vilar, left, prepares to wrestle in a match at the Spartan Nationals in Tampa on May 19.

Mainland High, the reigning Class 4A state girls basketball champ, has ramped up its schedule this season.

The Bucs are 1-2 with losses to state powers Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas and Montverde. Mainland plays its first home game at 4 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 2, against Panama

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City Rutherford.

The Mainland boys basketball team, which reached the state championship game last season, has started the season with three straight wins. The Bucs don’t have a home game until Dec. 8, when they host Bishop Snyder.

NIKKI HAGSTROM WINS TWO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Nikki Hagstrom won both the open and masters (age 45-49) titles at the International Powerlifting League World Championship on Nov. 16 in Eugene, Oregon.

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Coast weightlifting coach Duane Hagstrom, also broke the squat world record with a lift of 380 pounds, the deadlift world record with a lift of 468 pounds and the total world record with 1,086 pounds.

Nikki, representing Team USA, won the best lifter award for all females, regardless of age or weight.

Duane Hagstrom, who is also Nikki’s coach, said she has been raising her numbers in squat and bench in training.

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GRAND HAVEN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NOTICE OF BOARD OF SUPERVISORS REGULAR MEETING Notice is hereby given that a regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors of the Grand Haven Community Development District (the “District”) will be held on Thursday, December 7, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. at the Grand Haven Village Center, Grand Haven Room, 2001 Waterside Parkway, Palm Coast, Florida 32137. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss any topics presented to the board for consideration.

Copies of the agenda may be obtained from the District Manager, Vesta District Services, 250 International Parkway, Suite 208, Lake Mary, Florida 32746, Telephone (321) 2630132, Ext. 193.

The meeting is open to the public and will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Florida law for community development districts. The meeting may be continued in progress without additional notice to a date, time, and place to be specified on the record at the meeting. There may be occasions when Staff and/or Supervisors may participate by speaker telephone.

Pursuant to provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in the meeting is asked to advise the District Manager’s office at least forty-eight (48) hours before the meeting by contacting the District Manager at (321) 263-0132, Ext. 193. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Florida Relay Service at 711, for assistance in contacting the District Manager’s office.

A person who decides to appeal any decision made at the meeting, with respect to any matter considered at the meeting, is advised that a record of the proceedings is needed and that accordingly, the person may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, including the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.

NOTICE OF FORFEITURE A gold Toyota Camry with VIN# 4T1BF1FK4GU266724 was seized for forfeiture by the Flagler County Sheriff ’s Office on October 6, 2023.

The item(s) were seized at or near E Moody Blvd, Flagler County FL. The Flagler County Sheriff is holding the property for purposes of a current forfeiture action 2023 CA 000991 in the 7th Circuit Court.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NUMBER: 2023 CP 000682 IN RE: ESTATE OF PAVLINCH, Patricia Ann Deceased The administration of the ancillary estate of PATRICIA ANN PAVLINCH, deceased, whose date of death was April 16, 2023, is pending in the Circuit Court for Flager County, Florida, Probate Division, File No. 2023 CP 000682, the address of which is Kim C. Hammond Justice Center, 1769 E Moody Blvd, Building #1, Bunnell, FL 32110. The names and addresses of the petitioners in formal administration and their attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF THREE MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and persons having claims or demands against the decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN THREE MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of the first publication of this Notice is November 30, 2023. s/CAROLYN ENGLE CAROLYN ENGLE, Ancillary Personal Representative s/Mark J. LaBate MARK J. LABATE Attorney for the Personal Representative 2744 E. Commercial Boulevard Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308 (954) 545-3605 markjlabate@gmail.com FBN: 752230 23-00201G Nov. 30; Dec. 7, 2023

NOTICE OF ACTION FOR Dissolution of Marriage IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE Seventh JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR Flagler COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No.: 2023DR000855 Division: 47 Chaz Davis, Petitioner and Daniel Wiley, Respondent.

TO: Daniel Wiley 745 Bellevue Avenue, apt #1 Daytona Beach, FL 32114 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for Dissolution of Marriage has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Chaz Davis, whose address is 21 Sea front trail Palm Coast FL 32164, on or before 1/13/24, and file the original with the clerk of this Court at Kim C Hammond Justice Center, 1769 E Moody Blvd Building #1 Bunnell, FL 32110, before service on Petitioner or immediately thereafter. If you fail to do so, a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition. {If applicable, insert the legal description of real property, a specific description of personal property, and the name of the county in Florida where the property is located} 21 Sea front trail Palm Coast FL 32164.

Copies of all court documents in this case, including orders, are available at the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office. You may review these documents upon request.

You must keep the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office notified of your current address. (You may file Designation of Current Mailing and E-Mail Address, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.915.) Future papers in this lawsuit will be mailed or e-mailed to the addresses on record at the clerk’s office.

WARNING: Rule 12.285, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure, requires certain automatic disclosure of documents and information. Failure to comply can result in sanctions, including dismissal or striking of pleadings.

Dated: Nov 22, 23.

CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT (SEAL) By: /s/ Makaela McCarthy {Deputy Clerk} Nov. 30; Dec. 7, 14, 21, 2023 23-00199G

NOTICE TO CREDITORS (Summary Administration) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2023 CP 572 Division 48 IN RE: ESTATE OF BOBBIE G. MATHIS Deceased.

TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS OR DEMANDS AGAINST THE ABOVE ESTATE: You are hereby notified that an Order of Summary Administration has been entered in the estate of BOBBIE G. MATHIS, deceased, File Number 2023 CP 572 , by the Circuit Court for FLAGLER County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 1769 E Moody Boulevard, Building #1 Kim C. Hammond Justice Center, Bunnell, Florida 32110; that the decedent’s date of death was January 29, 2023; that the total value of the estate is $28,563.61 and that the names and addresses of those to whom it has been assigned by such order are: Name Address Margaret Mathis, Trustee of Bobbie G. Mathis Revocable Trust 15 Avenue De la Mer Unit 2802 Palm Coast, Florida 32137 ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE NOTIFIED THAT: All creditors of the estate of the decedent and persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent other than those for whom provision for full payment was made in the Order of Summary Administration must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702. ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER APPLICABLE TIME PERIOD, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this Notice is November 30, 2023.

Person Giving Notice: Margaret Mathis 15 Ave de la Mer Unit 2802 Palm Coast, Florida 32137 Attorney for Person Giving Notice Diane A. Vidal, Attorney Florida Bar Number: 1008324 CHIUMENTO LAW 145 City Place Suite 301 Palm Coast, FL 32164 Telephone: (386) 445-8900 Fax: (386) 445-6702 E-Mail: dvidal@legalteamforlife.com Secondary E-Mail: ProServ@legalteamforlife.com 23-00200G Nov. 30; Dec. 7, 2023

Grand Haven Community Development District David McInnes, District Manager (321) 263-0132, Ext. 193 November 30, 2023

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SECOND INSERTION NOTICE OF ACTION IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 7th JUDICAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR FLAGLER, FLORIDA. CASE No. 2023 CA 000738 CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES LLC, Plaintiff vs.

SALLY A.VANDEGRIFT, et al., Defendants TO: SALLY A. VANDEGRIFT 19 ROYAL OAK DR, FLAGLER, FL 32164 30700 SW GRAHAMS FERRY RD, WILSONVILLE, OR 97070 UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF SALLY A. VANDERGRIFT 19 ROYAL OAK DR, FLAGLER, FL 32164 30700 SW GRAHAMS FERRY RD, WILSONVILLE, OR 97070 UNKNOWN TENANT #1 19 ROYAL OAK DR, FLAGLER, FL 32164 UNKNOWN TENANT #2 19 ROYAL OAK DR, FLAGLER, FL 32164 AND TO: All persons claiming an interest by, through, under, or against the aforesaid Defendant(s).

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an action to foreclose a mortgage on the following described property located in Flagler County, Florida: LOT 19, BLOCK 24, PALM COAST, MAP OF ROYAL PALMS, SECTION 32, A SUBDIVISION ACCORDING TO THE PLAT OR MAP THEREOF DESCRIBED IN MAP BOOK 10, PAGE 57, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA. has been filed against you, and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to this action, on

Greenspoon Marder, LLP, Default Department, Attorneys for Plaintiff, whose address is Trade Centre South, Suite 700, 100 West Cypress Creek Road, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309, and file the original with the Clerk within 30 days after the first publication of this notice in Business Observer, on or before 30 days from the first publication, 2023; otherwise a default and a judgment may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

IMPORTANT If you are a person with a disability who needs an accommodation in order to access court facilities or participate in a court proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. To request such an accommodation, please contact Court Administration in advance of the date the service is needed: Court Administration, 101 N. Alabama Ave., Ste. D-305, DeLand, FL 32724, (386) 257-6096. Hearing or voice impaired, please call 711.

WITNESS MY HAND AND SEAL OF SAID COURT on this day of 11/14/2023.

Tom Bexley As Clerk of said Court (SEAL) By: /s/ Amy Perez As Deputy Clerk Greenspoon Marder, LLP Default Department Attorneys for Plaintiff Trade Centre South, Suite 700 100 West Cypress Creek Road Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309 (23-000721-01) November 23, 30, 2023 23-00198G

FIRST INSERTION Notice Under Fictitious Name Law According to Florida Statute Number 865.09 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned, desiring to engage in business under the Fictitious Name of Chuck the Intuitive located at 38 Woodside Drive, in the City of Palm Coast, Flagler County, FL 32164 intends to register the said name with the Division of Corporations of the Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida.

Dated this 21st day of November, 2023.

Charles Crooks November 30, 2023

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FIRST INSERTION NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Go Store It 4601 E Moody Blvd A7 Bunnell, FL 32110 hereby gives NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE of the storage space(s) listed below, Jacob Jean-Pierre # 011 & 012, Jacques Miscesma # 077, Wesley Brown #027, Brian McGuinness # 291, Christopher Sligh # 405, containing household and other goods will be sold for cash on 12/15/23 at 2:00pm. With the contents being sold to the highest bidder. Owner reserves the right to bid. The sale is being held to satisfy a landlord’s lien, in accordance with Florida Statutes Section 83.801-83.809, and will be held online at www.storagetreasures.com November 30, December 7, 2023 23-00303F

SUBSEQUENT INSERTIONS SECOND INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO.: 2023-CP-000638 DIVISION: 48 IN RE: ESTATE OF SEAN MICHAEL DELANEY Deceased.

The administration of the estate of SEAN MICHAEL DELANEY, deceased, whose date of death was April 27, 2023, is pending in the Circuit Court for Flagler County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 1769 E. Moody Blvd., Bldg #1, Bunnell, FL 32110. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is November 23, 2023.

Personal Representative: /s/ Rose Mary Delaney ROSE MARY DELANEY 1008 4th Avenue Welaka, FL 32193 Attorney for Personal Representative: /s/ Robert W. Pickens, III ROBERT W. PICKENS, III Attorney for Petitioner Florida Bar Number: 1003349 Holmes & Young, P.A. 222 N. 3rd Street Palatka, Florida 32177 Telephone: (386) 328-1111 Fax: (386) 328-3003 E-Mail: bobby@holmesandyoung.com Secondary E-Mail: pleadings@holmesandyoung.com November 23, 30, 2023 23-00197G

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SECOND INSERTION NOTICE OF FORFEITURE $18,895.00 USD was seized for forfeiture by the Flagler County Sheriff ’s Office on October 24, 2023.

The item(s) were seized at or near US Highway 1 South, Bunnell FL. The Flagler County Sheriff is holding the property for purposes of a current forfeiture action 2023 CA 000973 in the 7th Circuit Court.

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CITY OF PALM COAST NOTICE OF PROPOSED CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING The City Council will consider Ordinance No. 2023-XX Entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALM COAST, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE LANDINGS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 190, FLORIDA STATUTES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. This is an application requesting an ordinance to amend the boundaries of the Landings Community Development District. Landings is a 204.68 +/- acre residential community located on the south side of Citation Boulevard and east of Belle Terre Boulevard and is to be amended to add approximately 356.18 acres to the District. All lands are located as depicted in the Location Map provided below.

The City Council will hold two (2) public hearings on the proposed ordinance on December 5th, 2023 at 6:00 p.m., and December 19th, 2023, at 9:00 a.m., or as soon thereafter as possible, in the Council Chambers at the Community Wing of City Hall located at 160 Lake Avenue, Palm Coast, Florida.

A copy of this notice and the file relating to the public hearing are available by contacting the City Clerk at 386-986-3713. The public is encouraged to participate in the processes and procedures of the City.

Members of the public who wish to submit comments, exhibits, or other documents for consideration at the Public Hearing may submit them to the following: CityClerk@palmcoastgov. com. The e-mail should indicate that they are intended for public participation and may be submitted up until 5 pm the day before the meeting. The City reserves the right to redact or reject Documentary Evidence containing obscene material or material that is confidential pursuant to state law.

If a person decides to appeal any decision made with respect to any matter considered at the above referenced hearing, he/ she will need a record of the proceedings. For such purposes, it may be necessary to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons needing assistance to participate in any of these proceedings should contact the City Clerk’s Office at 386-986-3713 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.

November 30, December 7, 2023

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SECOND INSERTION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That the undersigned intends to sell the personal property described below to enforce a lien imposed on said property under The Florida Self Storage Facility Act statues (Section 83.801-83.809).

The undersigned will sell at public sale by competitive bidding on: TUESDAY DECEMBER 19, 2023, at 12PM on LOCKERFOX.COM IStorage Bunnell 2303 N. State St Bunnell, FL 32110 Where said property is stored at: Charles Blunk A172 Boxes, Furniture Ivy Bentz C027 Boxes, Furniture Purchases must be paid for at the time of purchase by CASH ONLY. All purchased items are sold as-is, where-is, and must be removed at the time of sale. Sale is subject to cancellation if settlement between the owner and obligated party is settled Bunnell iStorage 2303 N State St Bunnell, FL 32110 November 23, 30, 2023 23-00302F

November 23, 30, 2023

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NOTICE OF ACTION IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No.: 2023 CA 000850 Division: 49 ALEXANDRA THEODORE Plaintiff, v.

NOROY THEODORE Defendant TO: NOROY THEODORE, Defendant, and to all parties claiming interest by, through, under or against Defendant, and all parties having or claiming to have any right, title or interest in the property herein described.

YOU ARE NOTIFIED that you have been designated as defendant in a legal proceeding filed against you for partition action. The action involves real property in FLAGLER County, Florida, more fully described as follows: PALM COAST SEC 32 BL 33 LT 17 OR 553 PG 1539 OR 638 PG 1769 OR 642 PG 1428 OR 801 PG 1494 OR 2312/582-

DC The action was instituted in the Seventh Judicial Circuit Court, FLAGLER County, Florida, and is styled ALEXANDRA THEODORE vs. NOROY THEODORE. You are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to the action on Erica Johnson, Plaintiff ’s attorney, whose address is 840 Harrington Street, DAYTONA BEACH, FL 32114, on or before 30 days of the date of publication, and file the original with the clerk of this court either before service on Erica Johnson or immediately after service; otherwise, a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint or petition.

The Court has authority in this suit to enter a judgment or decree in the Plaintiff ’s interest which will be binding upon you.

DATED: 11/7/2023 Tom Bexley Clerk of the Seventh Judicial Circuit Court FLAGLER County, Florida (SEAL) By /s/ Margarita Ruiz Deputy Clerk Nov. 16, 23, 30; Dec. 7, 2023 23-00195G

SECOND INSERTION NOTICE OF FORFEITURE $19,500.00 USD was seized via search warrant by the Flagler County Sheriff ’s Office on October 26, 2023, from Golden State Warehousing Service LLC in reference to criminal case #2023-36682. The funds originated from a victim located in Flagler County which were taken via a social engineering scam between April 20-21, 2022.

This notice is provided consistent with §812.091, Florida Statutes.

November 23, 30, 2023

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SECOND INSERTION NOTICE OF FORFEITURE A green Chevrolet S10 with VIN# 1GCCS19W728154780 was seized for forfeiture by the Flagler County Sheriff ’s Office on October 1, 2023.

The item(s) were seized at or near Moody Blvd, Flagler Beach FL. The Flagler County Sheriff is holding the property for purposes of a current forfeiture action 2023 CA 000974 in the 7th Circuit Court.

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FLAGLER COUNTY LEGAL NOTICES SUBSEQUENT INSERTIONS SECOND INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION: 48 FILE NO.: 2023-CP-000697 IN RE: ESTATE OF ELAINE HISAE ARON a/k/a ELAINE H. ARON, Deceased.

The administration of the estate of ELAINE HISAE ARON a/k/a ELAINE H. ARON, deceased, whose date of death was October 9, 2022, is pending in the Circuit Court for Flagler County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 1769 East Moody Blvd., Bldg. 1, Probate Division, Bunnell, FL 32110. The names and addresses of the Co-Personal Representatives and the Personal Representatives’ attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this Notice is required to be served must file their claims with this Court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or de-

mands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this Court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this Notice is November 23, 2023. /s/TODD ANDREW ARON Personal Representative 10203 Bessmer Lane Fairfax, VA 22032 /s/SCOTT NATHAN ARON Personal Representative 10203 Bessmer Lane Fairfax, VA 22032 /s/ STACY L. BURGETT, ESQUIRE WATSON SOILEAU DeLEO & BURGETT, P.A. 3490 North U.S. Highway 1 Cocoa, Florida 32926 SBurgett@BrevardLawGroup.com (321) 631-1550; fax (321) 631-1567 Florida Bar No.: 0365742 Attorney for Personal Representative November 23, 30, 2023 23-00196G

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NOTICE BY FLAGLER COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INTENT TO USE THE UNIFORM AD VALOREM METHOD OF COLLECTION OF A NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENT Notice is hereby given to all owners of lands located within the boundaries of the Dunes CDD Stormwater Drainage District that Flagler County intends to use the uniform ad valorem method for collecting the non-ad valorem assessments levied by Flagler County as set forth in Section 197.3632, F.S., and that the Flagler County Board of County Commissioners will hold a public hearing on December 18, 2023, at 5:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible, at the Flagler County Government Services Building – Board Chambers, 1769 E. Moody Blvd., Bldg. 2, 1st Floor, Bunnell, FL 32110.

The purpose of the public hearing is to consider the adoption of a Resolution authorizing the Flagler County Board of County Commisioners to use the uniform ad valorem method of collecting non-ad valorem assessments levied by the Flagler County Board of County Commissioners as provided in Section 197.3632, F.S. The Flagler County Board of County Commissioners is considering adopting a non-ad valorem assessment for 2024-2025 fiscal year, and continuing from year to year thereafter, for the the collection and conveyance of stormwater and the maintenance of stormwater drainage facilities within the Dunes CDD Stormwater Drainage District within unincorporated Flagler County, which is bounded on the north by 16th Road, bounded on the east by Hammock Dunes Parkway, bounded on the south by Jungle Hut Road, and bounded on the west by State Road A1A. This non-ad valorem assessment is being levied for the first time.

Interested parties may appear at the public hearing to be heard regarding the use of the uniform ad valorem method of collecting such non-ad valorem assessments.

If any person decides to appeal any decision made with respect to any matter considered at this public hearing such person will need a record of proceedings and for such purpose such person may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made at their own expense and which record includes the testimony and evidence on which the appeal is based.

November 23, 30, December 7, 14 23-00304F

NOTICE BY FLAGLER COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INTENT TO USE THE UNIFORM AD VALOREM METHOD OF COLLECTION OF A NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENT WITHIN UNINCORPORATED FLAGLER COUNTY FOR NUISANCE ABATEMENT Notice is hereby given to all owners of lands located within unincorporated Flagler County that Flagler County intends to use the uniform ad valorem method for collecting the non-ad valorem assessments levied by Flagler County as set forth in Section 197.3632, F.S., and that the Flagler County Board of County Commissioners will hold a public hearing on December 18, 2023, at 5:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible, at the Flagler County Government Services Building – Board Chambers, 1769 E. Moody Blvd., Bldg. 2, 1st Floor, Bunnell, FL 32110.

The purpose of the public hearing is to consider the adoption of a Resolution authorizing the Flagler County Board of County Commisioners to use the uniform ad valorem method of collecting non-ad valorem assessments levied by the Flagler County Board of County Commissioners as provided in Section 197.3632, F.S. The Flagler County Board of County Commissioners is considering adopting a non-ad valorem assessment for 2024-2025 fiscal year, and continuing from year to year thereafter, for the abatement of nuisance properties within unincorporated Flagler County.

This non-ad valorem assessment is being levied for the first time.

Interested parties may appear at the public hearing to be heard regarding the use of the uniform ad valorem method of collecting such non-ad valorem assessments.

If any person decides to appeal any decision made with respect to any matter considered at this public hearing such person will need a record of proceedings and for such purpose such person may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made at their own expense and which record includes the testimony and evidence on which the appeal is based.

November 23, 30, December 7, 14

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VOLUSIA COUNTY LEGAL NOTICES FIRST INSERTION

FIRST INSERTION NOTICE OF ACTION IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO. 2023 32303 CICI U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, AS SUCCESSOR-ININTEREST TO U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR GSAA HOME EQUITY TRUST 2006-5, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-5, Plaintiff, vs.

CARLO S. SCROFANO; UNKNOWN HEIRS OF PALMA SCROFANO, ET AL. Defendants To the following Defendant(s): UNKNOWN HEIRS OF PALMA SCROFANO (CURRENT RESIDENCE UNKNOWN) Last Known Address: UNKNOWN YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an action for Foreclosure of Mortgage on the following described property: LOT 2, BLOCK 6, ORTONA PARK, SECTION THREE, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 23, PAGE 232 AND 233 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA. A/K/A 3010 PRINCETON AVENUE, DAYTONA BEACH FL 32118 has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to J. Anthony Van Ness, Esq. at VAN NESS LAW FIRM, PLC, Attorney for the Plaintiff, whose address is 1239 E. NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE, SUITE #110, DEERFIELD BEACH, FL 33442 on or before JAN 04 2023 and file the original with the Clerk of this Court either before service on Plaintiff ’s attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint. This notice is provided to Administrative Order No. 2065.

If you are a person with a disability who needs an accommodation in order to access court facilities or participate in a court proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance.

To request such an accommodation, please contact Court Administration in advance of the date the service is needed: Court Ad-

FIRST INSERTION NOTICE OF ACTION IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL DIVISION CASE NO.: 2023 12347 CIDL LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC, Plaintiff, vs.

MIKEL WILLIAM GRIMM, et al., Defendants.

TO: MIKEL WILLIAM GRIMM 3481 CORNELL TERR, DELTONA, FL 32738 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for Foreclosure of Mortgage on the following described property: LOT 8, BLOCK 894, DELTONA LAKES UNIT THIRTY FOUR, AS PER PLAT THEREOF, RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 27, PAGES 134 THROUGH 142, INCLUSIVE, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA. has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it, on De Cubas & Lewis, P.A., Attorney for Plaintiff, whose address is PO BOX 5026, CORAL SPRINGS, FL 33310 on or before JAN 04 2023, a date at least thirty (30) days after the first publication of this Notice in the (Please publish in BUSINESS OBSERVER) and file the original with the Clerk of this Court either before service on Plaintiff ’s attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint.

If you are a person with a disability who needs an accommodation in order to access court facilities or participate in a court proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance.

To request such an accommodation, please contact Court Administration in advance of the date the service is needed: Court Administration 125 E. Orange Ave., Ste. 300 Daytona Beach, FL 32114 (386) 257-6096 Hearing or voice impaired, please call 711.

WITNESS my hand and the seal of this Court this 20 day of November, 2023.

LAURA E. ROTH As Clerk of the Court (SEAL) By /s/ Jennifer M. Hamilton As Deputy Clerk De Cubas & Lewis, P.A. Attorney for Plaintiff PO BOX 5026 CORAL SPRINGS, FL 33310 23-01858 Nov. 30; Dec. 7, 2023 23-00351I

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ministration, 125 E. Orange Ave., Ste. 300, Daytona Beach, FL 32114, (386) 257-6096.

Hearing or voice impaired, please call 711.

REQUESTS FOR ACCOMMODATIONS BY PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES If you are a person with a disability who needs an accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact Court Administration, 125 E. Orange Ave., Ste. 300, Daytona Beach, FL 32114, (386) 257-6096, at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.

THESE ARE NOT COURT INFORMATION NUMBERS SOLICITUD DE ADAPTACIONES PARA PERSONAS CON DISCAPACIDADES Si usted es una person con discapacidad que necesita una adaptación para poder participar en este procedimiento, usted tiene el derecho a que se le proporcione cierta asistencia, sin incurrir en gastos. Comuníquese con la Oficina de Administración Judicial (Court Administration), 125 E. Orange Ave., Ste. 300, Daytona Beach, FL 32114, (386) 2576096, con no menos de 7 dias de antelación de su cita de comparecencia ante el juez, o de inmediato al recibir esta notificación si la cita de comparecencia está dentro de un plazo menos de 7 días ; si usted tiene una discapacidad del habla o del oído, llame al 711.

ESTOS NUMEROS TELEFONICOS NO SON PARA OBTENER INFORMACION JUDICIAL WITNESS my hand and the seal of this Court this 20 day of November, 2023 LAURA E. ROTH VOLUSIA COUNTY CLERK OF COURT By /s/ Jennifer M. Hamilton As Deputy Clerk J. Anthony Van Ness, Esq. VAN NESS LAW FIRM, PLC Attorney for the Plaintiff 1239 E. NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE, SUITE #110 DEERFIELD BEACH, FL 33442 PHH18476-23/ng Nov. 30; Dec. 7, 2023 23-00350I

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NOTICE OF ACTION IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY GENERAL JURISDICTION DIVISION CASE NO. 2023 12091 CIDL U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE TERWIN MORTGAGE TRUST 2006-1, ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES, TMTS SERIES 2006-1, Plaintiff, vs.

SHAVONDA GIBSON, et al., Defendant.

To: ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER, AND AGAINST THE ESTATE OF HATTIE M. GIBSON A/K/A HATTIE MAE GIBSON A/K/A HATTIE M. HAMILTON A/K/A HATTIE HAMILTON GIBSON, WHETHER SAID UNKNOWN PARTIES MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST AS SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, OR OTHER CLAIMANTS ADDRESS: UNKNOWN SHAVONDA GIBSON 735 E CAROLINA AVENUE, DELAND, FL 32724 UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF SHAVONDA GIBSON 735 E CAROLINA AVENUE, DELAND, FL 32724 DAMIEN DANTRE NELSON, JR. 735 E CAROLINA AVENUE, DELAND, FL 32724 UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF DAMIEN DANTRE NELSON, JR. 735 E CAROLINA AVENUE, DELAND, FL 32724 ROBERT GIBSON A/K/A ROBERT LEWIS GIBSON, JR. 735 E CAROLINA AVENUE, DELAND, FL 32724 UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF ROBERT GIBSON A/K/A ROBERT LEWIS GIBSON, JR. 735 E CAROLINA AVENUE, DELAND, FL 32724 JERMAINE GUNN ADDRESS: UNKNOWN JERMAINE GUNN

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735 E CAROLINA AVENUE, DELAND, FL 32724 UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF JERMAINE GUNN ADDRESS: UNKNOWN UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF JERMAINE GUNN 735 E CAROLINA AVENUE, DELAND, FL 32724 UNKNOWN TENANT IN POSSESSION 1 735 E CAROLINA AVENUE, DELAND, FL 32724 UNKNOWN TENANT IN POSSESSION 2 735 E CAROLINA AVENUE, DELAND, FL 32724 LAST KNOWN ADDRESS STATED, CURRENT RESIDENCE UNKNOWN YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an action to foreclose Mortgage covering the following real and personal property described as follows, to-wit: LOTS 62, 63 AND 64, ORANGE GROVE SUBDIVISION, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 6, PAGE 218, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA. has been filed against you and you are required to file a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Sara Collins, Esq, McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, 225 East Robinson Street, Suite 155, Orlando, FL 32801 and file the original with the Clerk of the above- styled Court on or before Jan 2, 2023 or 30 days from the first publication, otherwise a Judgment may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

WITNESS my hand and seal of said Court on the 16th day of NOV, 2023.

LAURA E ROTH CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT BY: /s/ Shawnee S. Smith Deputy Clerk MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC 225 East Robinson Street, Suite 155 Orlando, FL 32801 Phone: (407) 674-1850 Fax: (321) 248-0420 Email: AccountsPayable@mccalla.com 23-06161FL Nov. 30; Dec. 7, 2023 23-00352I

FIRST INSERTION NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA GENERAL JURISDICTION DIVISION Case No. 2020 10402 CIDL Mortgage Lenders Investment Trading Corporation d/b/a R P Funding f/k/a R P Funding, Inc., Plaintiff, vs.

The Unknown Heirs or Beneficiaries of the Estate of Craig F. Lipscomb a/k/a Craig Lipscomb a/k/ Craig Farrel Lipscomb, Deceased, et al., Defendants.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to the Final Judgment and/or Order Rescheduling Foreclosure Sale, entered in Case No. 2020 10402 CIDL of the Circuit Court of the SEVENTH Judicial Circuit, in and for Volusia County, Florida, wherein Mortgage Lenders Investment Trading Corporation d/b/a R P Funding f/k/a R P Funding, Inc. is the Plaintiff and The Unknown Heirs or Beneficiaries of the Estate of Craig F. Lipscomb a/k/a Craig Lipscomb a/k/ Craig Farrel Lipscomb, Deceased; Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Mortgagee, as Nominee for Quicken Loans, Inc., its successors and assigns; LORENA LIPSCOMB A/K/A LORENA JOHANNA LIPSCOMB; MELANIE MARIE LEDGERWOOD; JOHN RAYMOND LIPSCOMB are the Defendants, that Laura Roth, Volusia County Clerk of Court will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at, www.volusia.realforeclose.com, beginning at 11:00 AM on the 1st day of February, 2024, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to wit: LOT 9, BLOCK 128, DELTONA LAKES UNIT FOUR, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 25, PAGE(S) 121 THROUGH 126, INCLUSIVE, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA. Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim before the clerk

reports the surplus as unclaimed.

REQUESTS FOR ACCOMODATIONS

BY PERSONS WITH DISABILTIES If you are a person with a disability who needs an accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at not cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact Court Administration, 101 N. Alabama Ave., Ste. D-305, DeLand, FL 32724, (386) 257-6096, at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the appearance is less than 7 days;if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.

THESE ARE NOT COURT INFORMATION NUMBERS SOLICITUD DE ADAPTACIONES PARA PERSONAS CON DISCAPACIDADES Si usted es una persona con discapacidad que necesita una adaptación para poder participar en este procedimiento, usted tiene el derecho a que se le proporcione cierta asistencia, sinincurrir en gastos. Comuníquese con la Oficina de Administración Judicial (Court Administración), 101 N. Alabama Ave., Ste. D-305, DeLand, FL 32724, (386) 2576096, con no menos de 7 días de antelación de su cita de comparecencia ante el juez, o de inmediato al recibir esta notificación si la cita de comparecencia está dentro de un plazo menos de 7 días; si usted tiene una discapacidad del habla o del oído, llame al 711.

ESTOS NUMEROS TELEFONICOS NO SON PARA OBTENER INFORMACION JUDICIAL Dated this 24th day of November, 2023.

BROCK & SCOTT, PLLC Attorney for Plaintiff 2001 NW 64th St, Suite 130 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309 Phone: (954) 618-6955, ext. 4766 Fax: (954) 618-6954 FLCourtDocs@brockandscott.com By /s/Justin J. Kelley Justin J. Kelley, Esq. Florida Bar No. 32106 File # 20-F01777 23-00349I Nov. 30; Dec. 7, 2023

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Notice Under Fictitious Name Law According to Florida Statute Number 865.09 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned, desiring to engage in business under the Fictitious Name of Leading Media located at 124 N Nova Road #133, in the City of Ormond Beach, Volusia County, FL 32174 intends to register the said name with the Division of Corporations of the Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida.

Dated this 24th day of November, 2023 D Shane Stanton November 30, 2023 23-00169V

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL DIVISION: CASE NO.: 2023 11605 CIDL PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC, Plaintiff, vs.

PATRICK A. THOMAS; STATE OF FLORIDA; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA CLERK OF COURT; UNKNOWN TENANT IN POSSESSION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, Defendants.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to an Order or Final Judgment entered in the above styled cause now pending in said court and as required by Florida Statute 45.031(2), LAURA E. ROTH as the Clerk of the Circuit Court shall sell to the highest and best bidder for cash electronically at www.volusia.realforeclose.com at, 11:00 AM on the 16 day of January 2024, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to wit: BEGIN AT A POINT NORTH 09 DEGREES 56’ 07” EAST, 3619.52 FEET OF THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SECTION 39, TOWNSHIP 16 SOUTH, RANGE 30 EAST, SAID POINT ALSO BEING ON THE EASTERLY LINE OF THE PAUL DUPONT GRANT; RUN THENCE NORTH 09 DEGREES 56’ 07” EAST ALONG THE EAST LINE OF THE PAUL DUPONT GRANT 644.19 FEET; THENCE NORTH 55 DEGREES 58’ 00” WEST, 169.80 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 09 DEGREES 56’ 07” WEST, 713.52 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 80 DEGREES 03’ 53” EAST, 155 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, LYING IN VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 3845 GOLDEN HILLS, DELAND, FL 32720 IF YOU ARE A PERSON CLAIMING A RIGHT TO FUNDS REMAINING AFTER THE SALE, YOU MUST FILE A CLAIM WITH THE CLERK NO LATER THAN THE DATE THAT THE CLERK REPORTS THE FUNDS AS UNCLAIMED. IF YOU FAIL TO FILE A CLAIM, YOU WILL NOT BE ENTITLED TO ANY REMAINING FUNDS. AFTER THE FUNDS ARE REPORTED AS UNCLAIMED, ONLY THE OWNER OF RECORD AS OF THE DATE OF THE LIS PENDENS MAY CLAIM THE SURPLUS. If you are a person with a disability who needs an accommodation in order to access court facilities or participate in a court proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance.

To request such an accommodation, please contact Court Administration in advance of the date the service is needed: Court Administration 125 E. Orange Ave., Ste. 300 Daytona Beach, FL 32114 (386) 257-6096 Hearing or voice impaired, please call 711.

Dated this 20 day of November 2023.

By: /s/ Lindsay Maisonet Lindsay Maisonet, Esq. Bar Number: 93156 Submitted by: De Cubas & Lewis, P.A. PO Box 5026 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33310 Telephone: (954) 453-0365 Facsimile: (954) 771-6052 Toll Free: 1-800-441-2438 DESIGNATED PRIMARY E-MAIL FOR SERVICE PURSUANT TO FLA. R. JUD. ADMIN 2.516 eservice@decubaslewis.com 22-02493 Nov. 30; Dec. 7, 2023 23-00348I

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No.: 2023 11599 PDRL Division: 10 IN RE: ESTATE OF WALTER JOHN KEATING, JR., A/K/A WALTER J. KEATING, JR., A/K/A/ WALTER J. KEATING, A/K/A WALTER JOHN KEATING Deceased.

The administration of the estate of Walter John Keating, Jr., a/k/a Walter J. Keating, Jr., a/k/a Walter J. Keating, a/k/a Walter John Keating, deceased, whose date of death was April 7, 2023, is pending in the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the mailing address of which is PO Box 6043, Deland, Florida 32721. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is November 30, 2023.

Scott G. Keating Personal Representative 4008 Cree Drive Ormond Beach, Florida 32174 Wendy A. Mara, Esq. Attorney for Personal Representative Florida Bar Number: 69872 Mara Law. P.A. 555 West Granada Blvd., Ste.D-10 Ormond Beach, Florida 32174 Telephone: (386) 672-8081 Fax: (386) 265-5995 E-Mail: wamara@maralawpa.com Secondary E-Mail: fmgomez@maralawpa.com Nov. 30; Dec. 7, 2023 23-00347I

NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2023-10075 PRDL Division 10 IN RE: ESTATE OF CONSTANCE ROMANO A/K/A CONSTANCE A. ROMANO A/K/A CONSTANCE LOTT ROMANO, Deceased.

The administration of the estate of CONSTANCE ROMANO A/K/A CONSTANCE A. ROMANO A/K/A CONSTANCE LOTT ROMANO, deceased, whose date of death was December 17, 2022, is pending in the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is P. O. Box 6043, DeLand, FL 32721-6043. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate, on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served, must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is: November 30, 2023.

Signed on this 21st day of November, 2023.

R. KEVIN KOREY Personal Representative 18 Oak Bluff Lane Ormond Beach, FL 32174 ROBERT KIT KOREY, ESQUIRE Attorney for Personal Representative Florida Bar No. 147787 ROBERT KIT KOREY, P. A. 595 W. Granada Blvd., Suite A Ormond Beach, FL 32174 Telephone: (386) 677-3431 Email: Kit@koreylawpa.com Secondary Email: Michele@koreylawpa.com Nov. 30; Dec. 7, 2023 23-00346I

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2023 12691 PRDL Division 10 IN RE: ESTATE OF FREDERICK BRANDON MEYER, aka FREDERICK BRANDEN MEYER Deceased.

The administration of the estate of Frederick Brandon Meyer, also known as Frederick Branden Meyer, deceased, whose date of death was September 13, 2023, is pending in the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is Post Office Box 6043, DeLand, FL 32721. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is November 30, 2023.

Personal Representative: Janet K. Rabe-Meyer c/o Legacy Law Associates, P.L. 313 S. Palmetto Ave. Daytona Beach, FL 32114 Attorney for Personal Representative: W. Denis Shelley, Attorney Florida Bar Number: 273872 Legacy Law Associates, P.L. 313 S. Palmetto Ave. Daytona Beach, FL 32114 Telephone: (386) 252-2531 Fax: (386) 258-0392 E-Mail: shelley@legacylaw313.com Secondary E-Mail: linda@legacylaw313.com Nov. 30; Dec. 7, 2023 23-00344I

NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2023 12797 PRDL Division: 10 IN RE: ESTATE OF DIANA LYNN LAMB, Deceased.

The administration of the estate of DIANA LYNN LAMB, deceased, whose date of death was September 21, 2023, is pending in the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 101 N. Alabama Ave, DeLand, , FL 32724. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate, on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served, must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is: November 30, 2023.

Signed on this day of, 11/21/2023.

KELLY NOLAN Personal Representative Heidi S. Webb Attorney for Personal Representative Florida Bar No. 73958 Law Office of Heidi S. Webb 210 South Beach Street, Ste. 202 Daytona Beach, FL 32114 Telephone: (386) 257-3332 Email: heidi@heidiwebb.com Nov. 30; Dec. 7, 2023 23-00345I

FIRST INSERTION EXPRESS ENGINE, INC 1355 SARATOGA STREET UNIT A DELAND, FL 32724 (VOLUSIA County) 386-804-3269 NOTICE OF MECHANIC’S LIEN Notice of claim of lien and intent to sell vehicle pursuant to subsection 713.585 of the Florida Statutes. Date of Sale: 12/26/2023 @ 10:30 AM TO TAKE PLACE AT: LOCATION OF SALE: 1355 SARATOGA STREET UNIT A, DELAND, FL 32724 CURRENT LOCATION OF VEHICLE: 1355 SARATOGA STREET UNIT A, DELAND, FL 32724 2005 MYTR TRAILER #4JFBA433X5B006354 AMOUNT TO REDEEM $4609.00 The lien claimed by the lienor is subject to enforcement pursuant to Section 713.585, F.S., and the vehicle may be sold to satisfy the lien. The lien is claimed for labor, services performed, and storage charges, if any, and the amount due in cash on the day of the sale, if paid to the lienor, would redeem the motor vehicle. At any time before the date of the sale or proposed sale the owner or any person claiming an interest or a lien on the vehicle may file a demand for hearing with the Clerk of the Circuit Court in the county where the vehicle is held to determine whether the vehicle has been wrongfully taken or withheld from him or her. At any time before the date of the sale or proposed sale a customer or a person of record claiming a lien on the vehicle may post a cash or surety bond in the amount stated on the invoice with the Clerk of the Circuit Court where the disputed transaction occurred.

Notice that the owner of the motor vehicle has a right to recover possession of the motor vehicle without instituting judicial proceedings by posting a bond in accordance with the provisions of Florida Statute 559.917.

Notice that any proceeds from the sale of the motor vehicle remaining after payment of the amount claimed to be due and owing to the lienor will be deposited with the Clerk of the Circuit Court for disposition upon court order pursuant to subsection (6) of Florida Statute 713.585.

Notice that the lienor will make the vehicle available for inspection during regular business hours within 3 business days after receiving a written request to inspect the vehicle from a notice recipient, whom may present either a copy of an electronic title or a paper title as evidence of his or her interest in and right to inspect the vehicle.

November 30, 2023 23-00171V

FIRST INSERTION EXPRESS ENGINE, INC 1355 SARATOGA STREET UNIT A DELAND, FL 32724 (VOLUSIA County) 386-804-3269 NOTICE OF MECHANIC’S LIEN Notice of claim of lien and intent to sell vehicle pursuant to subsection 713.585 of the Florida Statutes. Date of Sale: 12/18/2023 @ 10:30 AM TO TAKE PLACE AT: LOCATION OF SALE: 1355 SARATOGA STREET UNIT A, DELAND, FL 32724 CURRENT LOCATION OF VEHICLE: 1355 SARATOGA STREET UNIT A, DELAND, FL 32724 2007 NORTECH VESSEL #AOV44016H607 AMOUNT TO REDEEM $93035.29 The lien claimed by the lienor is subject to enforcement pursuant to Section 713.585, F.S., and the vehicle may be sold to satisfy the lien. The lien is claimed for labor, services performed, and storage charges, if any, and the amount due in cash on the day of the sale, if paid to the lienor, would redeem the motor vehicle. At any time before the date of the sale or proposed sale the owner or any person claiming an interest or a lien on the vehicle may file a demand for hearing with the Clerk of the Circuit Court in the county where the vehicle is held to determine whether the vehicle has been wrongfully taken or withheld from him or her. At any time before the date of the sale or proposed sale a customer or a person of record claiming a lien on the vehicle may post a cash or surety bond in the amount stated on the invoice with the Clerk of the Circuit Court where the disputed transaction occurred.

Notice that the owner of the motor vehicle has a right to recover possession of the motor vehicle without instituting judicial proceedings by posting a bond in accordance with the provisions of Florida Statute 559.917.

Notice that any proceeds from the sale of the motor vehicle remaining after payment of the amount claimed to be due and owing to the lienor will be deposited with the Clerk of the Circuit Court for disposition upon court order pursuant to subsection (6) of Florida Statute 713.585.

Notice that the lienor will make the vehicle available for inspection during regular business hours within 3 business days after receiving a written request to inspect the vehicle from a notice recipient, whom may present either a copy of an electronic title or a paper title as evidence of his or her interest in and right to inspect the vehicle.

November 30, 2023 23-00170V

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2023 12825 PRDL Division: 10 IN RE: ESTATE OF RICHARD L. SHAFFER, Deceased.

The Trust administration of the estate of RICHARD L. SHAFFER, deceased, whose date of death was October 2nd, 2023, is pending in the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 101 N. Alabama Ave, DeLand, FL 32724. The names and addresses of the Trustee and the Trustee’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate, on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served, must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is: November 23, 2023.

Signed on this day of, 11/17/2023.

SANDRA LEE SHAFFER Trustee of The Richard L. Shaffer Revocable Trust Heidi S. Webb Attorney for Trustee Florida Bar No. 73958 Law Office of Heidi S. Webb 210 South Beach Street, Suite 202 Daytona Beach, Florida 32114 Telephone: (386) 257-3332 Email: heidi@heidiwebb.com 23-00338I November 23, 30, 2023

NOTICE OF ACTION IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA CIRCUIT CIVIL DIVISION CASE NO.: 2023 12319 CIDL HOUSING GROUP FUND 401K PENSION PLAN, Plaintiff, v.

JENNIE T. MEEHAN AKA JENNIE MEEHAN-CALCATERRA, et al., Defendants.

TO: DEBORAH A. KUBICA Last Known Address: 1783 Meadowlark Drive, Deltona, FL 32725 YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an action to foreclosure a mortgage on the following property located in Volusia County, Florida: LOT 24, BLOCK 312, DELTONA LAKES UNIT 7, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 25, PAGE 149, PUBLIC RECORDS OF VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA. including the buildings, appurtenances, and fixture located thereon.

Property Address: 1483 Meadowlark Drive Deltona, FL 32725 (the “Property”). filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on HARRIS S. HOWARD, ESQ., of HOWARD LAW, Plaintiff ’s attorney, whose address is 4755 Technology Way, Suite 104 Boca Raton, FL 33431 on or before Jan 2, 2023 (no later than 30 days from the date of the first publication of this Notice of Action) and file the original with the Clerk of this Court either before service on Plaintiff ’s attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint or petition filed herein.

WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court at Volusia, Florida on this 15th day of NOV, 2023.

LAURA E. ROTH VOLUSIA COUNTY CLERK OF COURT By: /s/ Shawnee S. Smith Deputy Clerk HARRIS S. HOWARD, ESQ. HOWARD LAW Plaintiff ’s attorney 4755 Technology Way, Suite 104 Boca Raton, FL 33431 November 23, 30, 2023 23-00342I

NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2023 12744 PRDL IN RE: ESTATE OF FREDERICK CHARLES MORELLO, Deceased.

The administration of the estate of FREDERICK CHARLES MORELLO, deceased, whose date of death was October 7, 2023, is pending in the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is PO Box 6043, DeLand, FL 32721-6043. The names and addresses of the Curator and the Curator’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate, on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served, must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is: November 23, 2023.

ROBERT D. HINES Curator 1312 W. Fletcher Avenue, Suite B. Tampa, FL 33612 Robert D. Hines, Esq. Attorney for Curator Florida Bar No. 0413550 Hines Norman Hines, P.L. 1312 W. Fletcher Avenue, Suite B Tampa, FL 33612 Telephone: 813-265-0100 Email: rhines@hnh-law.com Secondary Email: jrivera@hnh-law.com November 23, 30, 2023 23-00343I

NOTICE TO CREDITORS (Summary Administration) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2023 12699 PRDL Division 10 IN RE: ESTATE OF WERNER ROGGENBUCK Deceased.

TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS OR DEMANDS AGAINST THE ABOVE ESTATE: You are hereby notified that an Order of Summary Administration has been entered in the estate of Werner Roggenbuck, deceased, File Number 2023 12699 PRDL, by the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is Post Office Box 6043, DeLand, FL 32721; that the decedent’s date of death was June 1, 2023; that the total value of the estate is $6917.63 and that the names and addresses of those to whom it has been assigned by such order are: Name Estate of Helga E. Roggenbuck Address c/o Legacy Law Associates, P.L. 313 S. Palmetto Ave. Daytona Beach, FL 32114 ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE NOTIFIED THAT: All creditors of the estate of the decedent and persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent other than those for whom provision for full payment was made in the Order of Summary Administration must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702. ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER APPLICABLE TIME PERIOD, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this Notice is November 23, 2023.

Person Giving Notice: Wolfgang Werner Roggenbuck c/o Legacy Law Associates, P.L. 313 S. Palmetto Ave. Daytona Beach, FL 32114 Attorney for Person Giving Notice Robert M. Holland, Attorney Florida Bar Number: 938998 Legacy Law Associates, P.L. 313 S. Palmetto Ave. Daytona Beach, FL 32114 Telephone: (386) 252-2531 Fax: (386) 258-0392 E-Mail: holland@legacylaw313.com Secondary E-Mail: linda@legacylaw313.com November 23, 30, 2023 23-00337I

SECOND INSERTION SECOND INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 7th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION Case No. 2023CP012596 IN RE: ESTATE OF SAUNDRA MIXON, Deceased.

The administration of the estate of Saundra Mixon, deceased, whose date of death was April 8, 2023, is pending in the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is Volusia County Courthouse, 101 N. Alabama Avenue, Deland, FL 32724. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is November 23, 2023. /s / Charniqua Mixon Personal Representative By : s/ Patrick Jean-Gilles, Esq. Attorney for Personal Representative Florida Bar Number: 85067 20900 NE 30th Ave, Suite 800 Aventura, Florida 33180 Telephone: (305) 432-4673 Facsimile: (786) 319-9717 Email: PatrickJG@live.com November 23, 30, 2023 23-00339I

FOURTH INSERTION NOTICE OF ACTION (Formal Notice by Publication) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2023-11999-PRDL Division 10 IN RE: ESTATE OF PATRICIA E. BERGER a/k/a PATRICIA BERGER Deceased.

TO: Jake Jamal Rogers, 35 Kenilworth Avenue, Ormond Beach, Florida 32174 Jake Jamal Rogers, 931 Cordova Avenue, Ormond Beach, Florida 32174 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a Notice of Administration has been filed in this court.

You are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, on petitioner’s attorney, whose name and address are: Thomas J. Upchurch, Esquire Upchurch Law 1616 Concierge Blvd., Suite 10031 Daytona Beach, Florida 32117

NOTICE OF ACTION CONSTRUCTIVE SERVICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA GENERAL JURISDICTION DIVISION CASE NO. 2022 31212 CICI SPECIALIZED LOAN SERVICING LLC, Plaintiff, vs.

THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, BENEFICIARIES, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES AND ALL OTHERS WHO MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST IN THE ESTATE OF GENEVA WYNTER A/K/A GENEVA MICHELLE WYNTER A/K/A GENEVA M. WYNTER A/K/A GENEVA BRADLEY, DECEASED, et. al.

Defendant(s), TO: THEODORE BRADLEY, whose residence is unknown and all parties having or claiming to have any right, title or interest in the property described in the mortgage being foreclosed herein.

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an action to foreclose a mortgage on the following property: LOT 33, SLEEPY HOLLOW SUBDIVISION, UNIT I, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 34, PAGE(S) 130, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA. has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on counsel for Plaintiff, whose address is 6409 Congress Avenue, Suite 100, Boca Raton, Florida 33487 on or before Jan 2, 2024/(30 days from Date of First Publication of this Notice) and file the original with the clerk of this court either before service on Plaintiff ’s attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint or petition filed herein.

THIS NOTICE SHALL BE PUBLISHED ONCE A WEEK FOR TWO (2) CONSECUTIVE WEEKS. WITNESS my hand and the seal of this Court at County, Florida, this 15th day of Nov, 2023.

LAURA E ROTH CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT (SEAL) BY: /s/ Shawnee S. Smith DEPUTY CLERK Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 6409 Congress Ave., Suite 100 Boca Raton, FL 33487 PRIMARY EMAIL: flmail@raslg.com 22-015719 November 23, 30, 2023 23-00340I within thirty (30) days from the date of first publication of this notice, and to file the original of the written defenses with the clerk of this court, whose address is 101 North Alabama Avenue, DeLand Florida 32724, either before service or immediately thereafter. Failure to serve and file written defenses as required may result in a judgment or order for relief demanded, without further notice.

The date of first publication of this notice is November 9, 2023.

Signed on this 1st day of November, 2023.

Thomas J. Upchurch, Esquire Florida Bar No. 0015821 Upchurch Law 1616 Concierge Blvd., Suite 10031 Daytona Beach, Florida 32117 Telephone: (386) 492-3871 Email: service@upchurchlaw.com 2nd Email: clutes@upchurchlaw.com 23-00312I Nov. 9, 16, 23, 30, 2023

SECOND INSERTION NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA GENERAL JURISDICTION DIVISION CASE NO. 2023 31850 CICI U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, vs.

KATHRYN VIGLIOTTI, et al.

Defendant(s).

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated September 13, 2023, and entered in 2023 31850 CICI of the Circuit Court of the SEVENTH Judicial Circuit in and for Volusia County, Florida, wherein U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION is the Plaintiff and KATHRYN VIGLIOTTI are the Defendant(s). Laura E. Roth as the Clerk of the Circuit Court will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at www.volusia. realforeclose.com, at 11:00 AM, on December 13, 2023, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to wit: LOT 123, HIDDEN LAKE PHASE IV-B, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 41, PAGE(S) 55, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA. Property Address: 1505 LEONE LN, PORT ORANGE, FL 32129 Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim in accordance with Florida Statutes, Section 45.031.

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Dated this 16 day of November, 2023.

ROBERTSON, ANSCHUTZ, SCHNEID, CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC Attorney for Plaintiff 6409 Congress Ave., Suite 100 Boca Raton, FL 33487 Telephone: 561-241-6901 Facsimile: 561-997-6909 Service Email: flmail@raslg.com By: \S\Danielle Salem Danielle Salem, Esquire Florida Bar No. 0058248 Communication Email: dsalem@raslg.com 23-108375 - MaM November 23, 30, 2023 23-00341I

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Developers ditch golf course negotiations The developers of the former Tomoka Oaks golf course are now pursuing rezoning to build 300 homes.

JARLEENE ALMENAS MANAGING EDITOR

The developers of Tomoka Reserve are pushing the button on the “nuclear option.”

Two weeks after the Ormond Beach City Commission opted to send the development proposal for the former Tomoka Oaks golf course back to the Planning Board for review, the attorney representing developers Carl Velie, Ray Barshay, Sheldon Rubin and Emily Rubin notified City Attorney Randy Hayes on Tuesday, Nov. 21, that they were withdrawing their development order application in favor of pursuing a rezoning request to R-2 “Single-Family Low Density.”

This request, which the developers filed on May 4, had been on standby as they waited to see the outcome of their development order request, which proposed the construction of 272 homes on the 147-acre golf course. City commissioners at their Nov. 7 meeting echoed the same concerns voiced by the Planning Board: The development was too dense, would generate too much traffic and the proposed lot widths were incompatible with Tomoka Oaks, the existing neighborhood that borders the golf course.

In light of this, the developers issued a statement on their website that stated they “have concluded that the commission’s decision to remand their application back to the Planning Board — despite their stated objections — for

the purpose of negotiating a ‘significant reduction’ in the number of residential lots would be an exercise in futility.”

“Accordingly, the property owners will be moving forward with their pending application ... to re-affirm their legal right to develop their property consistent with the published development standards and criteria associated with the city’s R-2 zoning district,” the statement reads.

Under an R-2 zoning (the zoning the golf course property had before it was rezoned to a PRD in 2006), the developers could build about 300 homes on 100-foot-wide lots.

But the previously proposed 50-foot buffer would become a 6-foot buffer instead, and the developer won’t pursue the addition of a stoplight at Nova Road or improvements to the diamond intersection at St. Andrews Drive and Tomoka Oaks Boulevard.

This was coined “the “nuclear option” at the first Planning Board hearing for the development in July by Dennis Bayer, the attorney representing the volunteer Tomoka Oaks Homeowners Association.

The developers requested that their R-2 application be considered at the Jan. 11, 2024 Planning Board meeting.

“Per the statutory directives of the Community Planning Act, the Florida Legislature has expressly directed all local governments in this state ‘to recognize and respect judicially acknowledged or constitutionally protected rights,’” a letter to Hayes states.

Jim Rose, Tomoka Oaks HOA golf course committee chair, said the developer’s decision to pursue an R-2 rezoning wasn’t unexpected.

The HOA has been anticipat-

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“We’ve been preparing for it,” Rose said. “We think we have a case against them not being able to proceed with the R-2 zoning as they seem to think is inevitable. and we’re looking forward to going before the Planning Board and the City Commission.”

One of the big issues with the R-2 from the HOA’s perspective is the loss of the 50-foot buffer. Rose, who lives on the golf course, questioned if the developers truly wanted to build homes so close to Tomoka Oaks.

“They’re building these modern homes and we’ve got 50-year-old homes in [Tomoka Oaks],” Rose said. “It seems to me that going back to the Planning [Board] would be better, but the density is just too much.”

The now-withdrawn development order had proposed two types of lots: 60-foot by 120-foot lots in the interior of the subdivision, and 80-foot by 125-foot lots along the perimeter of the property.

The irony, Rose said, is that the HOA has been asking the developers to build 100-footwide lots from the beginning.

“They said they can’t do it because they won’t sell,” Rose said. “So now what they’re proposing is to put 310 100-foot-wide lot homes, so I think the irony is rich.”

He expects this application to move at a more expedited pace. Depending on the outcome of the public hearings, the HOA anticipates future litigation. The HOA has been vocal about what it wants Tomoka Reserve to look like, if it’s built.

“It’s not a mystery,” Rose said. “So it’s been kind of a game-playing thing from my perspective and now we get down to the nuts and bolts of it. We’ll see where it goes.”

Thinking of You owner and founder Maureen Hamilton.

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New shop opens in Ormond-by-the-Sea Maureen Hamilton, of the Ormond-bythe-Sea Lions Club, recently opened Thinking of You. EMMA BRUGNA CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Taffy. Popcorn. Souvenirs.

Beach necessities.

When Maureen Hamilton opened her new store in Ormond-by-the-Sea, she had her customers in mind.

Her store, Thinking of You, opened last week at 1644 Ocean Shore Blvd. Open Wednesday through Monday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and closed Tuesdays, the store is named after her last business, but Hamilton is hoping to cater to beachgoers this time around.

At her first store in New York, Hamilton sold upscale children’s clothes. When Hamilton began her first Thinking of You store in 1996

as a gift shop in Gainesville, she wrapped every item purchased. However, she decided in 2016 that it was time for a change of scenery and moved to Ormond, where she discovered she could work within close distance of the beach.

“What do people need when they’re at the beach? They need to hydrate,” Hamilton said. “So it’s still just thinking of what people need.”

By being across the street from Al Weeks Sr. North Shore Park, people can walk to Thinking of You for their needs after a long beach day, allowing the shop to act as a convenience store for beach necessities, Hamilton said.

Inspired by the name of her past shop, Hamilton said she wishes to continue the name “Thinking of You” as a way to show her care for each customer who enters her store.

It acts as a convenience store by offering typical beach day needs, including water, sunscreen and umbrella rentals.

It also offers salt water taffy, varieties of popcorn, soft

pretzels, smoothies and coffee.

Hamilton wishes to use the small size of the shop to make her customer’s shopping experience simple.

“You take a housewarming gift or something and make it kind of simple,” Hamilton said. “You’re not going to get lost or spend hours in it.”

The store also gives back to the community. Hamilton, who is a member of the Ormond-by-the-Sea Lions Club, has a side table in her store — with legs sculpted to depict lions — where she places items people have donated.

People are welcome to take items and donate others in return, if they wish. There is also a drop box for donations to benefit the Lions Club.

Hamilton is continuing to expand what her store offers.

“It’s still kind of blank, but we’re working on a lot more artwork, and all the artwork will be for sale,” Hamilton said. “So it’ll just change. It’ll evolve.”

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Trent Green, Gaye Tolliver, Rex Tolliver, Terry Green, Tony Green and Ronnie Green prepare for the 65th annual Gaslight Parade.

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hat’s a Black Friday in Ormond Beach without a parade of antique cars?

The 65th annual Gaslight Parade was held on Friday, Nov. 24, featuring cars from 1998 and older. Cars were lined up at The Casements, allowing people to get an up-close look prior to the parade, which began at the corner of East Granada Boulevard and Riverside Drive.

The parade — presented by the Volusia Region Antique Automobile Club of America — then moved east on East Granada Boulevard before turning south on A1A and continuing on to Harvard Drive.

Among the antique vehicles in the parade were 1960s Chevrolet Corvettes, Volkswagen Beetles, and more than one Ford Model A. On Saturday, Nov. 25, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., the club also hosted an antique car show at Fortunato Park in Ormond Beach.

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