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VOLUME 12, NO. 19

THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2024

Court battle ahead over fuel farm Belvedere Terminals is suing Volusia County for refusing to process site plan for Ormond fuel farm. PAGE 4A

Sold for $62 million What’s next for Ormond Crossings?

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Neighborhood meeting to discuss construction plans for 129-home subdivision.

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DECISION DELAYED County Council postpones vote on heavy industrial development moratorium.

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LEADERSHIP ROLE

Volusia County Councilman Troy Kent to serve as vice chair.

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A fighting chance

ELECTION YEAR

Hagler Boxing Club is a purpose-driven mission for owner Glenn Hagler Sr.

Property Appraiser Larry Bartlett to run for reelection.

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BRIEFS Marjorie Taylor Greene speaks at rally

PAGE 1B Camden Bond (left) and Brent Hallberg (center) spar at the Hagler Boxing Club. Photo by Michele Meyers

Iron Horse Saloon in Ormond Beach hosted a rally by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene during a poker run event on Sunday, Jan. 7.

The 150-mile poker run for Bikers Against Trafficking was organized by the Republican Conservatives Ormond Beach Assembly. During the rally, Greene, a Georgia Republican and supporter of former President Donald Trump, signed and distributed copies of her book, “MTG.” The rally took place a day after an appearance by Greene in Kissimmee was canceled; the event would have commemorated the third anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol attack.

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Leap year Mainland, Seabreeze compete at cheerleading event at FPC.

PAGE 5B Mainland’s Kamya Sampson flies high at the Bulldog Cheerleading Invitational. Photo by Brent Woronoff

’Bama bound Mainland DB Zavier Mincey commits to the University of Alabama.

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THE OBSERVER | THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2024

CITY WATCH

Meeting to discuss Tattersall’s construction plans

Planning Board to consider golf course rezoning

The meeting will discuss the construction plans for the property at the northwest corner of Tymber Creek Road and Airport Road in Ormond Beach. Photo by Jarleene Almenas

The Ormond Beach Planning Board will meet at 6 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 11, at Tomoka Christian Church, located at 1450 Hand Ave., to discuss a rezoning of the 147-acre former Tomoka Oaks golf course property.

Developers Carl Velie, Ray Barshay, Sheldon Rubin and Emily Rubin seek a rezoning from Planned Residential Development to R-2 “Single-family low density,” which could allow for the construction of over 300 homes.

The Planning Board will also consider preliminary plats for Fountain View, a 137lot subdivision, and Bradford Park, a 180-lot townhouse subdivision. Both are located west of Plantation Oaks Boulevard.

The board will also elect its chair and vice chair for the year.

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A1A crosswalk project to begin Expect lane closures on A1A in Ormond Beach this week, as a $4 million Florida Department of Transportation’s $4 million pedestrian safety road project is slated to start Wednesday, Jan. 10.

Eight new mid-block crossings will be added, seven of which will feature rapid flashing beacons, from Milsap Road to Granada Boulevard on A1A. Other improvements include resurfacing existing pavement, curb and gutter, concrete sidewalk upgrades, traffic separator installation and lighting enhancements, according to FDOT. The new rapid flashing beacons will be installed at: Milsap Road Benjamin Drive River Beach Drive Arlington Way Ormond Parkway Osceola Avenue Bosarvey Drive The new crosswalk at Rockefeller Drive will have a pedestrian hybrid beacon.

The speed limit in the project area will be reduced to 30 mph instead of the road’s speed limit of 35 mph.

There will be single lan closures along northbound and southbound A1A from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. through Saturday, Jan. 13.

A neighborhood meeting will be held on Thursday, Jan. 18, to discuss a preliminary plat for the upcoming Tattersall at Tymber Creek residential development.

The Ormond Beach City Commission approved a development order via a 3-2 vote for Tattersall in October 2022. The developer, homebuilder James Paytas, of Port Orange, aims to construct 129 single-family homes on an 84-acre property located at the northwest corner of Tymber Creek Road and Airport Road.

The Jan. 18 neighborhood meeting for the development will take place

at 6p.m. at Hampton Inn, located at 155 Interchange Blvd.

The plans approved by the City Commission in October 2022 marked the fifth time a developer had brought the city a proposal to build homes on the land, which contains a channelized wetland known as Groover Branch.

The first proposal for the property was approved by the commission in 2006 as a 68-lot subdivision.

The project was never built, and in 2013, that developer asked the city to approve a site plan with 163 units, which was denied.

In 2018, a 144-lot subdivision proposal was denied. Then in early 2022, Paytas approached the city with a site plan proposal for 143-homes, which was also denied.

Concerns about density, traffic, flooding and lack of road improvements on Tymber Creek Road were among the reasons for each of the previous denials.

The 129-lot proposal was favored by the majority of the commission in 2022 due to the preservation of 38.5% of the land and density of 1.53 units per acre.

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“I don’t know how we can technically continue with voting on a moratorium when this process is obviously tainted and going to expose us — in black and white — of no fault to this board .... but the fault of others.”

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Ormond Crossings could soon see the construction of 2,500 homes and almost 2.5 million square feet of retail, office, light industrial and warehouse uses.

for $62 million JARLEENE ALMENAS MANAGING EDITOR

Since 2002, Ormond Crossings has been at the center of the city’s future projected growth.

Now that a developer has bought the almost 3,000-acre tract of land located south of U.S. 1, development is most certainly in the pipeline. The property could soon see the construction of 2,500 homes and almost 2.5 million square feet of retail, office, light industrial and warehouse uses.

“Noticeably, this development has been in the books for over a decade as a proposed development, planned for, and always something that we’ve looked forward to in terms of the growth of Ormond Beach,” City Economic Development Director Brian Rademacher said. “I think that’s what sets it apart. ... It’s been anticipated and planned for and worked on collaboratively with both the public sector and the private sector, and those who’ve owned it, to bring it to reality.”

The Ford family, of DeLand, sold the Ormond Crossings property to Bradford Kline and Associates, of Maryland, on Dec. 5, 2023, for $62 million. The family acquired the property in 2016 and it was listed for sale about two years ago.

Bradford Kline and Associates have been in business for over 40 years, developing mixed-uses such as apartments, retail and office buildings.

Rademacher said that the city has been working with owner Brad Kline, of Bradford Kline and Associates, for about eight or nine months as the developer and his team began inquiring and learning about the development agreement in place for Ormond Crossings.

“We’ve met on numerous occasions and continue open dialogue,” Rademacher said.

The Observer reached out to Bradford Kline and Associates but was unable to reach them for comment.

THE CITY’S ‘NEW GROWTH’ AREA

Though planning for Ormond Crossings began in 2002, the land was originally platted in the early 1900s for “dense residential lots” with the potential to sell land — previously unincorporated — in large parcels in the early 2000s, according to the city of Ormond Beach.

“It was a bunch of disparate parcels and there was no real plan in place,” Mayor Bill Partington said.

“And from a planning perspective, the city was hoping to and was ultimately successful in creating a development plan that made sense for the entire parcel.”

The land was annexed into the city in 2004.

Partington, who was first elected to represent Zone 4 on the City Commission in 2003, said the city wanted to ensure there was a plan for the property, as it’s the city’s “only new growth area.” Everything else left, Partington said, is either redevelopment or infill development.

According to the city, one of its primary purposes for its interest in Ormond Crossings was the possibility to create a commerce park for future economic development.

The commerce park, slated to sit on the east side of I-95 within Ormond Crossings, spans about 500 acres, Rademacher said.

“The idea behind the commerce park was to be a location where businesses can expand or relocate and create high-wage, high-skill jobs that are available for Ormond Beach residents and of course, the future generations of Ormond Beach.”

In 2019, Security First Insurance opened its new headquarters in Ormond Crossings, having purchased 48 acres of the property in 2017.

Currently, there isn’t much commercial industrial land readily available in the county, Rademacher said.

Having an area where companies like Security First can buy land, expand their operations and remain local creates opportunities for job growth,

Rademacher said.

“We now have an opportunity to keep them here and grow them in our community, and again, continuing to provide opportunities for job growth, and creating opportunities for people to, even within Ormond Beach, to live, work and play in our city versus having to leave the city to go to work,” Rademacher said.

The intersection at I-95 and U.S. 1 — for which the state allocated $340 million last year to redesign — is the gateway into Volusia County too, Rademacher said.

“It’s perfectly situated to accommodate the growth that we’re seeing along that corridor,” Rademacher said.

It goes back to the “rising tide lifts all boats” mentality, Partington said.

“The improvements in the economy will create a stronger city,” he said. “It will help to keep our taxes stable and relatively low for the value that our residents get, because there’ll be new dollars coming in and there’ll be a balance of both business and residential, which you need as a city.”

2,500 HOMES COMING

On Sept. 27, 2023, the city’s Site Plan Review Committee got a glimpse at what could be built on the residential

side of Ormond Crossings.

Representatives with Meritage Homes, one of the largest home builders in the state, met with the committee to discuss the construction of 2,500 single-family homes in Ormond Crossings, which is 450 fewer units than approved in the Ormond Crossings development order.

The residential development will prompt the construction of a new school. According to the city, Meritage Homes has also been coordinating with the Volusia County School Board, which signaled that a K-8 school would be preferred over an elementary school.

Meritage Homes is also planning for 45 acres worth of parks spread throughout Ormond Crossings, along with several pocket parks.

“No additional information has been provided about the housing and my understanding is that Meritage Homes is a prospective purchaser of the residential portion of the Ormond Crossings project,” Ormond Beach Planning Director Steven Spraker said in an email. “In order to subdivide land, the subdivision is required to obtain preliminary and final plats which are reviewed by the Planning Board and acted upon by the City Commission.”

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Ormond Crossings will also have its own town center, designed to keep traffic within the development as much as possible.

Partington said he expects that the home builder will construct about 100-200 homes per phase, with probably a 10- to 15-year buildout.

“It’s taken longer, I think, than anybody expected,” he said, adding that he expects construction to begin one or two years from now.

He won’t be on the commission then (he’s running for the Florida House in 2024), but he said he believes the city has the framework in place to have a good project.

“I think our staff’s intention and the commission’s intention, whether I’m there or not, is going to be to get it right,” Partington said.

‘MOVING FORWARD’

A portion of the Ormond Crossings development is part of a Community Redevelopment Area Trust Fund, and these dollars are set aside for transportation costs — particularly, the two “fly-overs” needed to cross the Florida East Coast Railway. One is needed for the area slated for the commerce park, and the other would connect a commercial area with the residential portion of Ormond Crossings.

The developer has expressed interest in constructing the fly-overs, Rademacher said, as well as gaining access to utilities, during their conversations.

Kline and his team are professionals and know what they’re doing, he said. “I’m pretty confident that we’re going to see some good things moving forward with this,” he said.

If the development is phased properly, with the needed infrastructure in place, Ormond Crossings will be a nice complement to Ormond Beach, Partington said.

“When we approved it 15 or 20 years ago, our expectation was that it would be five or 10 years until it started,” he said. “We kind of expected to be built out by now and yet here we are just barely getting started with the sale. I think it will take longer than people realize, but ultimately, because there’s been so much planning and preparation for it, I think it’ll be a positive project and positive addition for the city.”

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THE OBSERVER | THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2024

Belvedere Terminals is suing Volusia County County Council postpones Belvedere filed the lawsuit on Jan. 2 — two days prior to the Jan. 4 County Council meeting where a vote regarding a moratorium on properties zoned I-2 “Heavy Industrial” was set to take place.

JARLEENE ALMENAS MANAGING EDITOR

Belvedere Terminals is suing Volusia County, citing a “deliberate and concerted effort by the County Council to rob Belvedere of its property and constitutionally protected rights” in its pursuit to construct a fuel farm near the city of Ormond Beach.

Belvedere filed the lawsuit on Jan. 2 — two days prior to the Jan. 4 County Council meeting where a vote regarding a moratorium on properties zoned I-2 “Heavy Industrial” was set to take place. The lawsuit alleges that the County Council, upon learning of the proposed fuel terminal at 874 Hull Road in unincorporated Volusia County, “began a crusade to stop Belvedere’s project, as one council member put it, ‘by any means necessary.’”

The lawsuit comes after the county refused to process a conceptual site plan application in early December 2023, as the County Council had directed staff to enact a ninemonth moratorium on properties zoned heavy industrial on Nov. 21, 2023, to allow the county to review the uses allowed in the zoning district.

“The county, in its confusion, has variously asserted

either the moratorium took effect immediately at the November 21 meeting despite a lack of notice, due process, or other quasi-judicial safeguards or the county does not have to process the site plan because it is in the process of considering a moratorium and the ‘pending ordinance doctrine’ means it can pretend the moratorium is already in place (and refuse to process the site plan application) while it passes an actual moratorium,” the lawsuit states.

Belvedere is asking the courts to hold the pending moratorium invalid and direct the county to process its application under the current zoning regulations, as well as mandate that the county not stand in the way of the application without due process.

Belvedere is also requesting the courts grant “any other relief this court deems just and equitable.”

DISAPPOINTED, BUT NOT SURPRISED

Volusia County Councilman Troy Kent said the county attorney was not aware that a lawsuit had been filed until the afternoon of Friday, Jan. 5. That’s when the council got an email about the issue. The county, he added, has yet to be served.

“I am not surprised that Belvedere has filed suit against the county,” Kent said.

“I’m disappointed they would do that, but I’m not surprised.

The county attorney and his team will defend the county to the absolute best of their ability.”

Kent said he found it “very peculiar” that the attorneys representing Belvedere who spoke at the Jan. 4 council meeting neglected to inform the council that a lawsuit had been filed in relation to the pending moratorium.

But, lawsuit aside, he said it would have no bearing on his vote regarding the moratorium.

“I don’t make decisions based off behavior I deem as somewhat as like a bully,” Kent said. “This does not affect my decision at all. My decisions will always, 100%, be the best decisions for Volusia County residents.”

The Observer reached out to Volusia County for comment, but did not hear back in time for publication.

In the lawsuit, Belvedere states it stands to be “irreparably harmed by the county’s prohibition on accepting and processing site plan applications and the county’s present ‘moratorium.’”

Belvedere, whose spokesperson directed the Observer to the lawsuit in lieu of a statement, outlined the history of the property dating back to 2005 when property owner Florida East Coast Railway sought to construct an aggregate concrete distribution facility at 874 Hull Road, which was rezoned in 2006 to heavy industrial via a unanimous County Council vote. It states that in 2008, the city of Ormond Beach agreed to annex the property with the heavy industrial zoning in place, and, that it would provide water utilities.

Due to the 2008 recession, the facility was never constructed.

The St. Petersburg-based company adds that when its consultants met with Volusia County permitting staff in June 2022 for a pre-application meeting for the site — which is one of three the company is planning to construct in the state — staff informed them that a rezoning was not necessary and that the project would not need to be approved by the Volusia County Coun-

cil, as it was an approved use under the heavy industrial zoning.

“Knowing there was no rezoning or land use change necessary for the project, the council members panicked and began devising cloakand-dagger schemes to stop the project,” the lawsuit states.

‘THE COUNTY ACTED IN BAD FAITH’

The lawsuit further details comments made by County Councilmen at public meetings, including the Aug. 23 special meeting on the fuel farm, as well as emails expressing their opposition to the fuel farm project and requests for citizens to voice their concerns at meetings too.

“Not only has the county acted in blatant and obvious bad faith in refusing to process plaintiff’s application (Belvedere’s), it has engaged in an extended series of bad acts and discriminatory treatment of plaintiff, which deprived plaintiff of due process,” the lawsuit states.

Kent said he wants residents to know that he is “completely against allowing anything dangerous and inappropriate from happening in their community.”

Was the lawsuit inevitable?

Kent said no.

“I think the county did a great job of meeting with the Belvedere folks,” Kent said. “... The county has met with them and offered to help them find a more suitable location.”

He’s an advocate for individuals and their property rights, he added.

“But I’m also equally as huge an advocate of making sure we don’t allow unsafe things to take place next to other people’s property, because they have rights too.”

moratorium vote An attorney representing Belvedere Terminals requested the issue be heard in a quasi judicial forum.

JARLEENE ALMENAS MANAGING EDITOR

The Volusia County Council has postponed its vote on a moratorium for developments in heavy industrial zoned parcels until Feb. 6.

On Thursday, Jan. 4, the council voted 5-2 to hold off on making a decision on the moratorium after an attorney representing Belvedere Terminals requested that the issue be heard in a quasi judicial forum, as only five properties in the county are zoned I-2 “Heavy Industrial.” All five properties are located on Hull Road and Hull Trail, near Ormond’s city limits, and are owned by the Florida East Coast Railway, Waste Management Inc. of FL and JMJ Ventures Group LLC. But, Attorney Nicholas Dancaescu said the moratorium will only really impact the property at 874 Hull Road, where Belvedere Terminals seeks to construct a fuel terminal.

“There’s only one property that I’m aware of that is undeveloped at this time, and that’s the Belvedere parcel, so it’s clear to us what’s going on here,” Dancaescu said.

In late November 2023, the County Council asked staff to proceed with a moratorium on all applications for properties with a heavy industrial zoning. According to the agenda item summary, the purpose of the moratorium “is to allow

county staff time to review the list of permitted uses and special exception uses for I-2 and to develop amendments to those uses.”

The moratorium, if approved, could be in place for the next nine months, though the council may terminate it earlier than that. A moratorium lasting longer than one year may be subject to the Bert J. Harris, Jr. Private Property Rights Protection Act. Clay Ervin, county director of growth and resource management, said that the current permitted uses in the heavy industrial zoning is a “very open-ended list.”

“It gives the council and staff very limited ability to identify what could be incompatible uses,” Ervin said. “And so, the discussion is, ‘How do we rectify that situation?’”

A DISCRIMINATORY MORATORIUM?

While there are only five properties zoned heavy industrial, Ervin explained, approximately 750-800 acres of unincorporated land have an industrial land use and could be impacted in the future. On Dec. 21, the Volusia County Planning and Land Development Regulation Commission unanimously recommended approval of the moratorium ordinance.

The moratorium, Ervin explained to the council, is not targeting a “specific use on a specific piece of property.”

It’s meant to target the heavy industrial zoning district as a whole.

Belvedere Terminals, represented by GrayRobinson law firm, felt differently.

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Residents asked the councilmen to support the moratorium, with one saying that the “negative impacts of heavy industrial sites on the general public can often outweigh the rights of the individual property owners.”

“Increases in population and business in the county have been huge in the last 15 years and what was very appropriate for heavy industrial years ago may not be appropriate now, which is what you are considering and batting around,” Ormond Beach resident Robert Alton said.

Ormond Beach resident Elena Kraft said that the next few months will be critical to stop the fuel farm and that she was grateful that the PLDRC supported the moratorium.

“But regardless of [Belvedere’s] application, we have a use that is so open-ended that we don’t even understand what the ramifications are, not just for a particular site,” Kraft said.

Yancey McDonald, president of Samsula Demolition, spoke against the moratorium, saying it was a direct violation of his property rights.

“I know it’s a tough one but it directly affects other people other than just a fuel [farm] that are trying to do business within the county,” McDonald said. “It leads myself and probably others to seek a legal action against the county and I think it’s a huge liability for you guys if you do pass this.”

In addition to requesting a quasi judicial hearing, Dancaescu said, Belvedere Terminals is requesting that the company be deemed a substantially affected party so that its representatives may present their case as to why the moratorium is “improper.”

“Staff did not request this moratorium — council did,” Dancaescu said. “This is simply the latest in a variety of different attempts by the council and the city of Ormond Beach to stand in the way of this project and deprive the applicants of their property rights.”

mission,” Brower said. “... I do have opinions but today we are looking at targeting an entire zoning district.”

Councilman Don Dempsey called GreyRobinson a “gorilla of a law firm” and asked Paolo Soria, senior assistant county attorney, how sure he was that the county shouldn’t be conducting the issue through a quasi judicial hearing.

Soria said moratoriums are generally legislative in nature, and in this case, the county is targeting the entire heavy industrial zoning district. It just happens to only have five parcels zoned as such.

“We are concerned about the language and the permissiveness of the zoning district language itself,” Soria said.

Dempsey, an attorney and former prosecutor, said that if GreyRobinson feels the matter should be heard as a quasi judicial hearing, he’d like to hear their reasoning before making a decision on the moratorium.

Councilman David Santiago said the county has a “gaping hole” in its heavy industrial zoning classification that’s not specific to any project.

“It is so broad that I think it serves a public nuisance or public safety issue on what could happen,” Santiago said.

“Right, not specific to any one project, but because of that, that’s why I’m in favor of the moratorium to see how we can better address that as a county as a whole and maybe identify other areas, I don’t know.”

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directed staff during the meeting to exhibit a screenshot of a Facebook post shared

by Volusia County Council Chair Jeff Brower showing his opposition to Belvedere Terminals’ proposed fuel farm project. Robins said that throughout the meeting, council members and the public had been repeatedly instructed not to speak about certain projects (the fuel farm) for fear of liability.

“I don’t know how we can technically continue with voting on a moratorium when this process is obviously tainted and going to expose us — in black and white — of no fault to this board, of no fault to the community, but the fault of others,” Robins said.

“To put us at this amount of risk is insane.”

Robin’s comments incited a member of the public to yell and insult Robins as the council called for a point of order.

“It is my obligation and my fiduciary responsibility to be transparent and that’s what this is,” Robins said. “But I want to be known for a refuge for citizens, businesses and sanity, not recklessness and political poker with taxpayer safety and dollars.”

Brower said Robins was free to use his social media post as an excuse to vote against the moratorium.

“I’ve always been very transparent about this, as have other members of this council as has the entire Ormond Beach City Com-

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that the proposed moratorium is “strictly and solely targeting Belvedere.”

“Not only is this moratorium patently discriminatory, it directly contradicts the Volusia County Comprehensive Plan at Chapter 19, which protects the rights of a property owner to physically possess and control his or her interests in the property, including easements, leases, or mineral rights and to use, maintain, develop, and improve his or her property for personal use or for the use of any other person, subject to state law and local ordinances,” Dove wrote.

B e lve d e re Te r m i n a l s selected the site at 874 Hull Road because of its zoning and access to rail lines, which Dove said are necessary for the project. Additionally, the I-2 zoning is the only classification that would allow the construction of the project in unincorporated Volusia County, he added.

“Any moratorium subsequently enacted is simply a further reflection of the county’s bad faith attempts to stop an otherwise permissible use of private property and unlawfully deprive Belvedere of their rights,” Dove wrote.

Volusia County Councilman Troy Kent was elected as vice chair for 2024.

The County Council selects a new vice chair every year.

Kent, who represents District 4 on the council, was nominated by County Councilman David Santiago and the election passed with a unanimous vote. Last year’s vice chair was Danny Robins.

“I am shocked, honored and humbled to be your vice chair next year,” Kent said.

During his closing comments, Kent also said he would be announcing his run for reelection to represent District 4 on the council next week.

The County Council also approved the cancellation of two council meetings this year: July 2 and Dec. 17.

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Police report that the woman was paying for groceries and a suitcase when she asked the cashier to give her $100 in cash back, as she was about to go on a trip and needed the cash, according to a police incident report. The woman, however, became distracted and left the register without taking her cash.

When she realized she had left the money behind, she spoke to a store supervisor who reviewed surveillance footage and saw that the cash was taken by the couple who had been in line behind her.

The woman wished to press charges.

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The driver then left the parking lot, and the woman went inside to get her food.

After having eaten, the woman thought about the encounter again and decided to call police. She wished to press charges.

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THE SHOT HEARD 11:45 a.m. — 2200 block of Old Dixie Highway, Bunnell Disorderly intoxication. A transient man was arrested for trespassing after he called the cops about a man firing a gun at him.

A Sheriff’s Office deputy arrived to investigate the weapon complaint, and the man said another man had fired a gun at him, but no residents had seen or heard anything.

When the first deputy returned from investigating the area, other deputies had arrived on scene to find the man was living in a private structure that was marked “No Trespassing,” the report said. The man, who appeared intoxicated, the report said, then began yelling profanities about the deputies’ parents.

The man was arrested and charged with trespass, disorderly intoxication and criminal mischief.

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BAD BEHAVIOR 10:56 a.m. — Memorial Medical Parkway, Palm Coast Trespass. A woman, 41, was trespassed from a hospital for being disruptive.

Sheriff’s Office deputies were called to a hospital emergency room where the woman was refusing to leave premises or cooperate with staff. This was the second time in two weeks deputies were called to the hospital because of the woman’s behavior, according to the arrest report.

When deputies told her she was being trespassed from the hospital, the woman again refused to cooperate and began stripping off all of her clothes. All the male deputies left the room and the woman was placed in handcuffs, covered in two hospital gowns and escorted to the county jail, the report said.

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After crashing into a paraplegic man who was riding a modified hand-pedal bicycle on Jan. 4, in Palm Coast, a driver was arrested for fleeing the scene — and later for possession of drugs — according to a report from the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.

The paraplegic man, Stephen Watkins, is employed by the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office as a communications specialist. In 2016, he contracted a life-threatening staph infection while serving as a detention deputy with the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office, leaving him paralyzed from the chest down. He received generous donations from the community and was hired as a communications specialist by Sheriff Rick Staly.

Watkins, who is unable to feel pain in his lower extremities because of his disability, sustained minor injuries and was transported to the hospital to be evaluated, out of precaution.

“Fleeing the scene of an accident is cowardly and illegal,” Staly said in a press release. “In this case, the victim was a paralyzed man and a beloved member of the community and our team that was struck and left in the roadway.

I commend the witnesses that stopped and called for help and the team effort that caught this pathetic driver.

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I’m happy to say these two cowards are now locked up at the Green Roof Inn, and their poison confiscated.”

The incident began on Jan. 4, 2024, at approximately 5:54 p.m., when Watkins was riding his hand-pedal bicycle in the area of Sesame Boulevard, as far in the right lane as possible, when he was struck by a red Ford hatchback that fled the scene.

While the vehicle was traveling southbound, it struck Watkins in the rear of his hand-cycle with the bottom of its front-right bumper, causing him to spin into the lane. The driver failed to stop and remain at the scene of the crash as required by Florida law. Witnesses described the driver as a white male and provided a partial Florida tag number, according to the FCSO press release.

Deputies later located the driver, Andrew Croswell, 35, of Palm Coast. At a traffic stop at 11:40 p.m., Croswell admitted to having hit the bicycle, but claimed he did not think he hit a person so he continued driving. The vehicle had damage consistent with the earlier crash.

During the traffic stop, Croswell this time was the passenger, riding with driver Clara Smith, 48.

Cmdr. Brian Finn located a crystal-like substance in Smith’s purse. Crosswell was found to be in possession of the same substance, both of which tested positive for methamphetamine.

During the booking process, Crosswell was found to have concealed additional methamphetamine on his body and now faces addition drug charges.

Charles Nelson Sr. was charged with evidence tampering and providing false information.

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The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office announced on Jan. 8 another arrest in the September shooting death of an 18-month-old girl.

CJ Nelson Sr. — the father of CJ Nelson Jr., who was indicted in November with manslaughter in the case — has been charged with two counts each of tampering with evidence and providing false information to law enforcement. Nelson Sr. was arrested on Jan. 5 while placing money in his son’s account at the county jail, but posted $15,000 bond later that day.

Sheriff Rick Staly said in a press conference on Jan. 8 that Nelson Sr. arrived on scene almost immediately after the shooting and began instructing his son and other family members on what to do. He told family members to tell deputies that Nelson Jr. and Sr. had been outback smoking and instructed his son to take a shower and wipe away fingerprints from the gun with a T-shirt.

“He provided instructions on how to stage the scene,” Staly said.

Ja ’ l iya h Allen, the 18-month-old victim, was shot and killed in September. In November, the FCSO announced a grand jury indicted CJ Nelson Jr., Allen’s uncle, with manslaughter in the 18-month-old’s death.

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Nelson was high on THC while attempting to unjam an American Tactical multicaliber pistol when the gun discharged and the bullet went through a wall into the hallway, hitting Allen, Staly said in the November press conference.

FCSO Det. Kathryn Gordon, the lead detective on the case, said in November that family of Nelson Jr. and the child had tried to destroy evidence.

In the Jan. 8 press conference, Staly said deputies arrived on scene to find both father and son alone in the home and “became apparent the scene had been tampered with.”

When asked if any other family members were under investigation, Gordon declined to comment.

During the investigation, Staly said, deputies acquired jail phone recordings where Nelson Sr. made “veiled threats” against members of the media, Gordon and Staly.

Staly said his team is continuing the investigation and working with a State Attorney’s Office to have higher bond or a bond revocation placed.

“We believe, and I personally believe, that CJ Nelson Sr. is a threat to witnesses and to members of the Sheriff’s Office,” Staly said.

Nelson Sr. has a criminal record, a total of 18 charges since 2003, on a variety of misdemeanor and felony charges. Judge Terrance Perkins has granted a special condition of no-contact between nelson Sr. and Jr. “This case is a prime example that the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree,” Staly said.

“I hope he and his son enjoy prison.”

Nikki North, supervisor of the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office Real Time Crime Center, was recently elected president of the National Real Time Crime Center Association.

North previously served as the administrative vice president of the NRTCCA since the founding of the organization in March of 2022.

North is excited for her new position and is proud of being one of the organization’s founding members. She said her role in NRTCCA helps her better serve the Flagler County community.

“It’s been a unique experience to be a part of the association since its initiation,” North said. “It’s definitely a great networking opportunity, so when we are in a pinch in a real time incident locally, I have contacts all across the country.”

Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly recognizes North’s role in increasing cutting-edge technology in an effort to reduce, solve and prevent crime in Flagler County.

“I’m extremely proud of Nikki for being elected as president of the National Real Time Crime Center Association,” said Staly, who also serves as a police leadership advisor to the NRTCCA.

Suspect charged with trailer theft Patrick Michael Abel, 34, has been charged with stealing a utility trailer, valued at $2,000, from a Bunnell business on Steel Rail Drive.

The trailer has been returned to the business owner after Abel agreed to assist Bunnell Police Department detectives by providing the location in Okeechobee where he said he sold the trailer.

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The Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office recovered the trailer. There was no indication the buyer was aware that the trailer was stolen, according to a news release by the Bunnell Police Department.

Abel was charged with grand theft auto, a third degree felony, and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was booked into the Flagler County Inmate Facility with a bond of $40,000.

The trailer was reported stolen by the owner on Dec. 27. Business surveillance video revealed a red Chevrolet pickup pulling away with the trailer at 3:30 a.m. Dec. 23.

Abel was identified as the registered owner of the vehicle. On Jan. 1, an FCSO deputy located the pickup at 35 Brunswick Lane in Palm Coast.

According to the Florida Department of Corrections website, Abel was sentenced on July 7, 2022, to a year and six months on charges of grand theft, burglary and cocaine possession in Flagler and Volusia counties. He was released on April 7, 2023.

Three women die after wrong-way crash on S.R. 40

Three people were killed in a wrong-way crash on State Road 40 west of State Road 11 on Thursday, Jan. 4, Florida Highway Patrol reported.

A 55-year-old Orlando woman was driving east in the westbound lane around 9:04 p.m. when she crashed into the front of a sedan occupied by four women.

FHP reports the Orlando woman and the driver of the second vehicle, a 51-year-old woman from North Carolina, as well as her passenger, a 74-year-old woman from New York, were all pronounced dead at the scene.

The two other passengers in the sedan were transported to Halifax Health with non-life threatening injuries.

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Tonight’s the night when we forget about the deadlines Raining a little? Better than raining a lot, Luke says.

BRIAN MCMILLAN PUBLISHER

Rain is gloomy. Watch any movie, and you will be convinced. But Luke showed me this week how to overcome the rain.

I was sitting with my family on the bleachers at the Flagler Palm Coast High School soccer field on Monday, Jan. 8, waiting for the Matanzas-FPC junior varsity girls soccer game to start, when it started

to rain.

That complicated an already complicated outing. As often as my wife and I try, we don’t take everyone on a lot of family outings, since it’s hard to find an activity that will appeal to all ages (our youngest, Luke, is 5; our oldest, Jackson, is 19). Despite some of our children not liking soccer very much, this game was tolerable because we have friends playing on both teams. It became less tolerable when accompanied by cold temperatures, wind and rain.

To top it off, I was already feeling gloomy that day. I happen to love soccer, so this game was going to be something of an escape for me. The rain, and the prospect of shortening our outing, made me drip with disappointment.

Fortunately, Luke came to my rescue.

“Go Caleigh!” he shouted, cheer-

ing on one of our friends on the Matanzas team.

Luke’s siblings, ever the helpful realists, said, “She can’t hear you.”

Did he listen to their gloominess?

“Go Caleigh!” he said again, as she ran toward the ball on the opposite side of the field (well beyond earshot, but who cares?).

I remained mostly gloomy, as I got a dump of umbrella water on my jacket.

Then the rain started to let up.

One of Luke’s siblings observed, pessimistically, “It’s still raining a little.”

Luke, still just happy to be there, said, “Better than raining a lot, though.”

After the game, everyone wanted to go home and get out of the weather. I offered to stay if anyone else was interested in watching part of the varsity game, which was about to start next.

“Anyone want to join me?” I asked.

Luke raised his hand.

So, after the rest of the family left (we had driven in two separate vehicles), I put my arm around Luke, and we climbed to the top row of the stadium to keep watching. As the FPC varsity team warmed up, a familiar song blared over the loudspeakers: “22,” by Taylor Swift.

“We’re happy, free, confused, and lonely at the same time,” Luke belted out, knowing all the words.

“It’s miserable and magical, oh yeah! Tonight’s the night when we forget about the deadlines!”

Maybe I did forget about the deadlines, at least for a while.

We didn’t last much longer before heading home ourselves. But no matter how drippy we were, we walked down the stairs, hand in hand, feeling positively ungloomy.

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BLUES ARTIST TO LAUNCH NEW ALBUM AT BLUES & BREWS BISTRO

Chris O’Leary. Photo courtesy of Paul Natkin

A New York singer and songwriter will celebrate the release of his Alligator Records debut album, “The Hard Line,” at Blues & Brews Bistro in Ormond Beach on Friday, Jan. 26.

Chris O’Leary is a Marine veteran and ex-Federal police officer, as well as the former lead singer of Levon Helm’s Barn Burners, according to his bio, in which he additionally stated that “The Hard Line” is “the best work I’ve ever done. It’s the most focused, most to-the-point album I’ve ever made.”

O’Leary made his recording debut playing harmonica on blues legend Hubert Sumlin’s “About Them Shoes” in 2003. In 2010, O’Leary released his first album, “Mr. Used To Be” and it was nominated for a Blues Music Award. The album also won the Blues Blast award for Best New Artist Debut. He then released four more solo albums.

Want to see him live? O’Leary will perform at 7 p.m. at Blues & Brews Bistro, located at 790 S. Atlantic Ave. in Ormond Beach. Tickets cost $10.

Visit bluesbrewsbistro.com or call 386-267-2020.

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VINCE CARTER’S FOUNDATION HELPED FEED VOLUSIA FAMILIES Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame nominee Vince Carter still makes Christmas special for families in Volusia County.

On Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023, Vince’s Embassy of Hope Foundation, in partnership with Publix Supermarkets, distributed food baskets to individuals for the holidays, according to a press release.

Members of the Embassy of Hope Advisory Board, students from the Academy of Law and Government at Atlantic High School, and a few volunteer friends of EOH, distributed the food baskets containing a Publix gift card to purchase a turkey or meal of choice, white potatoes, sweet potatoes, onions, celery, stuffing mix, canned vegetables, eggs, margarine, apple pie and more. The baskets were given to groups that fed families in need.

“This is a small piece of what we can do for our community,” Carter said, according to the press release.

“Being able to put a good wholesome meal on the table where family and friends can gather is so important.”

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Members of the Embassy of Hope Advisory Board, students from the Academy of Law and Government at Atlantic High School, and a few volunteer friends of EOH helped feed families this past holiday season.

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LIBRARY TO PRESENT MAGIC PROGRAM

Magician Peter Bugnet.

The Friends of the Ormond Beach Library will present a program on the history of magic, featuring magician Peter Bugnet, at the Ormond Beach Library auditorium at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 25.

Bugnet is a renowned magician and historian of magic with decades in the field, according to a press release. While in fifth grade, he performed his first magic show, marking the beginning of his journey into illusion. After earning a master’s degree in physics education, Bugnet taught high school science in St. Augustine until he retired in 2011.

He then dedicated himself to perfecting his magic, performing shows all over Florida. In the library program, he will take the audience on a journey through the history of magic, including famous magicians such as Houdini. He will also perform interactive magic involving the audience.

This free program is open to the community.

AUTHOR TO PRESENT PLAY CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH

Joe Cavanaugh

Ormond Beach poet and author Joe Cavanaugh’s play, “Keepers of the Dream,” will premiere in Daytona Beach in February in celebration of Black History Month.

The show — directed by Deborah McShane, author and director of “Ladies Talking Liberty” — explores the works of Langston Hughes and John Steinbeck in a fictional account, based on real events, of their potential friendship creating historical fiction in theater, according to a

Ormond Beach residents Matt and Camila Forester donated over 1,000 Scentsy Buddies to local hospitals and police stations in December. Courtesy photos

press release.

The show will also feature pianist Becki Sanford, who will perform jazz classics and improvisations underscoring Hughes’ poems. National champion performance poet and actor Dove Dupree, winner of the 2023 Blackberry Peach National Poetry Slam Championship and many other contests, will portray Hughes. Actor, director and producer Chris Patterson will play John Steinbeck.

“You are invited to share and enjoy ideas, music and poetry with these two great American writers and two unique eras of American history and culture,” Cavanaugh said in the press release. “The experience will leave you singing, smiling, thinking, and even dreaming about America today.”

The Daytona Writers Guild will present six performances of “Keepers of the Dream” from Feb. 9-18.

A special preview will take place for Volusia County students and the community at the New Smyrna Beach High School Theater on Friday, Feb. 9. The show will officially premiere at the Museum of Arts and Sciences in Daytona Beach, on Saturday, Feb. 10. A matinee will follow at MOAS on Sunday, Feb. 11.

The following weekend, Feb. 16-18, three performances will be presented in the Stetson Room of the Carleton Union Building at Stetson University in DeLand. General admission tickets are $25; preferred seating is $30; seniors, students, teachers, first responders, military (including veterans), and former Peace Corps Volunteers are $15; Stetson students, faculty and staff are free.

RESIDENTS DONATE OVER 1,000 SCENTED STUFFED ANIMALS Ormond Beach residents Matt and Camila Forester donated 400 scented stuffed animal toys to AdventHealth Daytona Beach on Dec. 22.

Matt Forester, a nursing manager of emergency services at AdventHealth DeLand, and his wife Camila Forester, along with the help of their local Scentsy team, collected donations from the community for the effort. The scented stuffed animals are aimed to provide comfort to children admitted to the hospital throughout the year, according to a statement to the Observer.

Scentsy Buddies were also given to the Ormond Beach Police Department, Daytona Beach Police Department, AdventHealth DeLand, AdventHealth Fish and Neighbor to Family Foster Care, for a total of over 1,000 stuffed animals donated.

BEACHSIDE HAS NEW MENTORING PROGRAM Seabreeze High School students are helping to mentor at Beachside

Elementary.

On Wednesday, Jan. 3, the high schoolers and elementary students took part in Beachside’s first day of SWIM — Sandcrabs Working in Mentoring.

SWIM also stands for Beachside’s school-wide expectations: Show respect to all, Work cooperatively, Implement safe choies, and Model responsibility daily.

“Beachside has experienced a number of changes over the last few years,” Beachside Elementary Principal Leigh Prokop said in an email to the Observer. “ ... It’s so important to work proactively in ensuring that we are not just putting expectations in place but instead supporting our students academically, socially, and emotionally to meet their potential.”

Prokop reached out to Seabreeze High School Principal Tucker Harris to see if he would be willing to partner for a mentoring program. Harris agreed and put together a team of student leaders.

Prokop said she is hopeful the program will have a positive impact on both the high school and elementary students, and that the students loved the experience on their first day.

Seabreeze High School students will be mentoring Beachside Elementary students as part of a new program.

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BUSINESS OBSERVER Margaritaville closure of Central worries some Flagler Beach businesses Maria Mays, owner of Back to Eden cafe, said business has drastically declined since construction began.

SIERRA WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER

Chef Maria Mays has run Back to Eden Vegan and Vegetarian Cafe for 11 years, but now she’s worried about how much longer she can continue.

“Already, I’m in danger,” she said.

Located at 210 S. Central Ave. in Flagler Beach, Back to Eden is one of over 15 businesses within one block of the new Compass by Margaritaville hotel at the once-empty 10 S. Second St., across from Veterans Park.

The hotel broke ground in September, and the first block of South Central Avenue — between State Road 100 and South Second Street — has closed for the entire 18-month construction period. Since then, the hotel’s framework has already started going up, aided by a large on-site crane.

Mays said the closure of Central Avenue from S.R. 100 immediately impacted her business. The last

BIZ BUZZ INTERNATIONAL EYE ASSOCIATES IN ORMOND BEACH JOINS NETWORK Florida Eye Specialists and International Eye Associates, an Ormond Beach practice of over 20 years, have joined forces to improve access to specialty eye care in the Ormond Beach area.

With this partnership, International

“Am I in love with the idea? No. But it is one street, and there are ways to get around it,” said Jane Mealy, city commissioner. Photo by Sierra Williams.

several Christmases, she said, she would take reservations from visitors to Flagler Beach for dinner and make a good amount of money. This past Christmas though, she said, she made only $48 from one set of customers.

“I’m all alone at this,” Mays said.

The hotel’s developer, Sun Part-

Eye Associates and its team will join the Florida Eye Specialists network, marking the practice’s first office in the area, located at 1545 Hand Ave. International Eye Associates’ staff is led by fellowship-trained ophthalmologists Dr. Samantha N. Habhab, and Dr. Kenzo J. Koike.

The office offers eye care services, including cataracts, cornea, dry eye, glaucoma and general ophthalmology.

CEO and managing partner Dr. Rajesh K. Shetty said, “This expansion marks a significant milestone for Florida Eye Specialists.”

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ners LLC, and contractor, Welbro, submitted a traffic maintenance plan that included closing that section of South Central Avenue until construction ends in 2026.

At a Flagler Beach City Commission meeting on Oct. 26, City Manager Dale Martin said the MOT plan was developed in a collabora-

SECURITY FIRST INSURANCE ANNOUNCES PROMOTIONS

After experiencing significant growth over the last few years, Security First Insurance has promoted Greg Moraski to chief claims officer and Bob Ketchum to senior vice president of product and underwriting.

Moraski, with over 35 years of claims and litigation management experience, oversees the company’s project management office and the claims department. The claims depart-

tion between city staff — including administration staff, city planners and previous city managers — and the developer.

City Commissioner Jane Mealy said in that meeting she didn’t think a major road should be closed down for that length of time.

She has since been convinced of the necessity, though, she said, after meeting with WelBro’s team — both for the crews to work on building materials, the safety of people walking directly where construction work going on, and the amount of space needed to operate a crane that large.

“Am I in love with the idea? No,” she said. “But it is one street, and there are ways to get around it.”

Mays said part of the issue is the detour signs directing traffic away from where her business is located on South Central Avenue and South Third Street.

Now four months after groundbreaking, Mays said she’s searching for a second job to help pay her bills, and has opened up her restaurant additional hours on the weekend, and began taking wares to the Farmers Market on Saturdays and and Veterans Park for the First Friday events.

Mike McDermott, co-owner of

Yes Coffee, which just moved to its new location on Dec. 8 at 213 S. Second Street said his cafe has been doing well so far, even with the construction. Because of the detours, he said, people often have to drive by the location, and the construction workers themselves frequently stop by for a drink.

They’ve had a good month so far, McDermott said, and for now, Yes Coffee will take it day by day, but he’s not overly concerned.

Mealy said there is no easy answer for businesses that have concerns, but those that do are always welcome to bring their concerns to the Flagler Beach City Commission.

“They can come to a meeting and talk about their problem. And maybe collectively we can come up with something,” she said. “[But] I don’t have an answer.”

Mays said she is excited for the day the hotel opens — it will bring a lot of business to the area, she said, including her shop, if it’s still around by that point.

She’s looking at every opportunity she can to bring in business, Mays said. This is her livelihood, she said.

“It’s gotten so bad for me here,” she said. “... It’s breaking my heart.”

ment comprises over half of Security First’s workforce of over 400 employees.

“Greg has a proven track record at Security First and in previous roles in catastrophe response and the management of high severity and complex losses,” Security First President Melissa Burt DeVriese said. “He also excels in developing diverse teams and will ensure we continue to have a collaborative culture across the company.

We are very excited to see him grow in his role here.”

Ketchum, who has over 35 years of management experience in the

property casualty industry and over 25 years in officer-level roles in product/underwriting management, will continue overseeing the company’s product and underwriting department to ensure we are meeting the varying needs of Floridians.

“Bob’s expertise and comprehensive understanding of price and product has enabled us to withstand the last few difficult years so that we are now ready to grow our business,” Devriese said.

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Cambria Hammocks Dunes condo is top sale A

condo in Cambria Hammocks Dunes was the top real estate transaction for Nov. 16-22 in Flagler County. Arye Shahar, of Palm Coast, sold 19 Avenue De La Mer, Unit 804, to Patrick Clinton Sanders and Shari Ann Sanders, of Palm Coast, for $1,360,000. Built in 2005, the condo is a 3/3.5 and has 2,873 square feet. It sold in 2020 for $905,000.

ALEXIS MILLER CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Condos Therese Romaine, of Charlotte, North Carolina, sold 49 Veranda Way to Xiu Ting Zhang and Long Chen, of Palm Coast, for $318,000.

Built in 2003, the condo is a 3/2 and has 1,369 square feet.

It sold in 2019 for $220,000.

Loretta Craig and Richard Craig Jr., of Palm Coast, sold 2 Pine Hurst Place to Stuart Telfer and Josefa Valdez Telfer, of Palm Coast, for $220,000. Built in 1980, the condo is a 2/2 and has 1,177 square feet. It sold in 2016 for $104,000.

Jerome and Carri Lamb, as trustees, sold 102 Yacht Harbor Drive, Unit 373, to James and Margaret Andreassi, of Palm Coast, for $445,000.

Built in 2006, the condo is a 2/2 and has 1,570 square feet.

It sold in 2021 for $345,000.

Loriann Marie O’Connell, of Vienna, Virginia, sold 85 Riverview Bend South, Unit 1543, to Tricia Murray, Den-

nis Murray and Cady Murray, of Palm Coast, for $275,000.

Built in 2006, the condo is a 2/2 and has 1,194 square feet.

It sold in 2020 for $190,000.

REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

NOV. 16 - NOV. 22 of Mount Vernon, New York, sold 88 brookside Lane to William and Jeanne Snyder, of Weston, for $339,000.

Built in 1992, the house is a 3/2 and has 2,179 square feet.

It sold in 1992 for $121,000.

Palm Harbor Dinah Hankinson, of Palm Coast, sold 40 Folcroft Lane to Nestor and Elizabeth Fernandez, of Palm Coast, for $345,000. Built in 2004, the house is a 3/2 and has 2,357 square feet. It sold in 2019 for $223,000.

William Padgett Dorne Jr., as trustee, sold 100 Marina Bay Drive, Unit 203, to Robert and Nancy Eisenberg, of Flagler Beach, for $455,000.

Built in 2000, the condo is a 2/2 and has 1,138 square feet.

It sold in 2003 for $260,000.

Pine Lakes Goodwin Properties Group, LLC, of Fremont, California, sold 26 Westland Place to Denis Petrenko and Assel Turmanzhanova, of Palm Coast, for $385,000. Built in 1992, the house is a 4/2 and has a pool and 2,107 square feet. It sold in 2022 for $302,000.

Fairways Amaral Homes & Pools, LLC, of Palm Coast, sold 57 Lake Success Drive to Barbara and Martin Salamida, of Palm Coast, for $598,000. Built in 2023, the house is a 3/2 and has 2,616 square feet.

Pauline Sajeva, of Sherrills Ford, North Carolina, sold 44 Westcedar Lane to Nicholas and Caroline Kimmel, of St. Augustine, for $460,000.

Built in 1991, the house is a 4/3 and has a pool and 2,764 square feet.

Indian Trails Marcelo Tenorio, of Palm Coast, sold 68 Beacon Mill Lane to Maria Del Rosario Lummis and Stephen Sturgis, of Knoxville, Tennessee, for $343,000. Built in 2000, the house is a 3/2 and has a fireplace and 1,858 square feet. It sold in 2017 for $155,000.

Sawmill Branch D.R. Horton, Inc., of St. Johns, sold 42 Lumber Jack Trail to Melynda and Joseph Weingartner, of Palm Coast, for $418,000. Built in 2023, the house is a 4/3 and has 2,363 square feet.

Thelma O E Silver-Walker,

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

$1 million townhome is Ormond’s top seller A

townhouse in Verona Oceanside was the top real estate transaction for Nov. 26 to Dec. 2 in Ormond Beach and Ormond-by-theSea. MHK of Volusia County, Inc., of Daytona Beach, sold 9 Marden Drive to Mark Edwards Nichols, of Ormond Beach, for $1,115,200.

Built in 2023, the townhouse is a 2/3.5 and has a private elevator and 2,289 square feet.

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Condos Lester Ferguson, Penny Ferguson, Jeffrey Ferguson and Jennifer Ferguson, of Xenia, Ohio, sold 1239 Ocean Shore Blvd., Unit 8-C-3, to Charles and Mary Clements, of Ormond Beach, for $550,000. Built in 1985, the condo is a 3/2.5 and has 1,853 square feet. It sold in 2015 for $295,000.

3/1 and has 932 square feet. It sold in 1994 for $46,000.

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Halifax Plantation Jeffrey Allen Davis, of Dallas, Georgia, Douglas Maurice Davis, of Ormond Beach, and Timothy and Kathleen Walsh, of Ormond Beach, sold 3948 Cree Drive to Jeffrey Allen Davis, of Dallas, Georgia, Douglas Maurice Davis, of Ormond Beach, for $442,100. Built in 1990, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,892 square feet. It sold in 2016 for $223,000.

Breakaway Trails David Maxwell Adey and Deborah Lorraine Parsons, of Ormond Beach, sold 6 Fawn Pass Way to Joseph DeRose, of Manorville, New York, for $745,000. Built in 1989, the house is a 4/3 and has a pool, a fireplace and 2,903 square feet. It sold in 2013 for $127,500.

Heritage Forest Raul Zimmerman and Sandra Brooks, of Lake Oswego, Oregon, sold 133 Heritage Circle to Donald Veit II and Camille Veit, of Ormond Beach, for $580,000. Built in 1978, the house is a 4/2 and has a pool, a fireplace and 2,863 square feet. It sold in 1994 for $154,000.

Donald Heights Frankie Johnson, of Daytona Beach, sold 1850 Linda Ave. to George Luis Aguirre and Lisha Ann Aguirre, of Galt, California, for $209,000.

Built in 1977, the house is a

Trails North Forty David Edward Stone and Betty Stone, of Ormond Beach, sold 189 Deer Lake Circle to Marilyn French, as trustee, for $350,000. Built in 1984, the house is a 2/2

REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

NOV. 26 - DEC. 2 and has a fireplace and 1,682 square feet. It sold in 2022 for $293,000.

Woodmere Jennifer Ann Crook and Adrian Crook, of Bunnell, sold 45 Carrolwood Circle to Coleen Mary McMahon, as trustee, for $350,000. Built in 1967, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,560 square feet. It sold in 2019 for $176,000.

Ormond By the Sea Ormond Beach Manors Anna Allen, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, sold 213 Essex Drive to Paul Nolan and Bath Ann Nolan, of East Granby, Connecticut, for $385,500.

Built in 1955, the house is a 2/1 and has 985 square feet.

It sold in 2023 for $351,000.

Peninsula Winds Sheila Inman, of Yorks HX 12-0X W Great Britain, sold 103 Peninsula Winds Drive to Alejandra Karina Seluja, of Ormond Beach, for $825,000.

Built in 1994, the house is a 4/2.5 and has a pool, a hot tub and 2,273 square feet.

Verona Oceanside MHK of Volusia County, Inc., of Daytona Beach, sold 11 Marden Drive to Kawai Peter Pang and Mary Ann Lee, of Ormond Beach, for $1,080,449. Built in 2022, the house is a 2/2 and has 2 half baths, a private elevator and 2,067 square feet.

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

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JANUARY 11, 2024

YOUR NEIGHBORS

Faith in the fight Glenn Hagler Sr. helps local youth find discipline, direction through boxing.

MICHELE MEYERS CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Boxing keeps Glenn Hagler Sr. grounded. It always has.

He opened the Hagler Boxing Club so he could offer that same balance and positive outlook on life to local kids.

In 2006, his son Glenn Hagler Jr. moved to the area to attend Bethune-Cookman University. Hagler Sr. would drive 15 hours from Trenton, New Jersey, every two weeks to see his son. He began to notice kids hanging out on the street corners.

“I was talking to the lord and asking how I can make a difference,” he said. “I don’t want to just come down here and not make a difference. I want to come down here and touch some lives. If I save one life, then I’ve done something. If I have touched one, then my life is purpose driven.”

After purchasing a home in Port Orange, Hagler Sr. opened a private training facility in the same city named the Hagler Boxing Club. He moved his business to 885 W. International Speedway Blvd. in Daytona Beach in 2017 and began renting the facility. He bought it in November 2021.

Hagler, of Ormond Beach, is hoping to keep the legacy of the Hagler Boxing Club in Daytona Beach.

“Lord open up a door so that this legacy will stay here with these kids forever, that this boxing gym will be here and these kids will be able to flourish, regardless,” he said.

FINDING DISCIPLINE

Hagler approaches kids on the streets and will cruise neighborhoods in search of youth that are interested in boxing, may need direction in their lives or mentorship. Three of his kids were recently sponsored for one year each by local community members.

Twenty-two year-old Oscar Mendez said he was not disciplined before he found boxing. He said if you want to succeed in this, you have to make the right sacrifices.

“I feel like a lot of young guys need a sense of direction in life,” he said.

“I think fighting and boxing sports

Hagler Boxing Club owner coach Glenn Hagler Sr. and Oscar Mendez. Photos by Michele Meyers Prince “Prince of Darkness” Banks (left) spars with Nicholas Osorio.

will give you that discipline, that edge and that self-confidence that helps with life. A lot of kids are getting involved in drugs and the wrong crowds. The kids in the ring that are working at it every day don’t have time for that.”

When kids arrive at the gym, they will be coached by Hagler Sr., coach Ken Kuhar and coach Rafael.

Kuhar said when they come in, they have to get a routine. His routine starts with cardio to get the heart rate up so the rest of the workout is effective. The boxers then head to the conditioning room to work on leg and core strength followed by agility drills and a bag circuit—upper cut bags, speed bags, heavy and double end bags.

“We want to impress upon them that you can’t box without cardio and conditioning,” Kuhar said. “You can’t fake this. You’re in the ring all by yourself. There is no one to hide behind. You have to be in shape to do this.”

They also teach mitt work, combinations, boxing stance and balance.

He said boxing is complicated.

“Routine is very important,” Kumar said. “If things go bad, you can go on automatic pilot because you’ve done this over and over and over. You know exactly what to do when certain things happen that you didn’t expect.”

Nicholas Osorio has been going to Hagler’s for three or four months.

He recently moved from Kissimmee

Camden Bond (left) and Brent Hallberg (right) spar

where he went to the Heart of a Warrior Boxing Gym. He said he wants to box like Sugar Ray Leonard, Muhammad Ali and Prince Naseem.

“I want to bring back that golden age of boxing from those generations,” he said. “I personally feel like most of the fighters now are not as hungry as the people from the 80s and 90s. I’m trying to bring back that level of boxing to this generation.”

Fifteen-year-old Spruce Creek student, Prince “Prince of Darkness” Banks, has been boxing for a little less than one year at Hagler’s gym. He is one of Osorio’s sparring partners.

“I like the adrenaline of it,” Banks said.

‘IT’S LIKE FAMILY HERE’

The level of boxing expertise at Hagler’s ranges from beginners to professionals. 23-year-old Brent Hallberg played football, soccer and some track when he attended Mainland High School. He was looking for a sport he could do on his own and through social media, found boxing.

He has been going to the gym for over two years.

“I looked up boxing gyms near me, found this one and signed up,” he said. “They have the best coaches around. It’s like family here. It’s nothing but love here.”

He has been boxing in exhibition fights where a boxer can get experience and exposure. After his next exhibition at the end of January, he will signup with USA Boxing and begin his amateur career. According to their website, as a member, he will be able to participate in their sanctioned events which include the Summer Olympics.

Kuhar said Hallberg could box forever because he has excellent cardio conditioning. Hallberg said just showing up every day is half the battle.

Palm Coast resident, 18-year-old Camden Bond, drives to the boxing gym five days a week. He joined four months ago after looking up boxing gyms and learning that Hagler Sr. is a cousin to the professional boxer Marvin Hagler. He said it was the best decision he has made yet.

Nicholas Osorio (left) talks with coach Rafael (right) before sparring against Prince Banks.

Bond moved from Albuquerque, New Mexico just before his eighteenth birthday. He left his last year of high school. When he got here, he was not sure what he was going to do with his life.

“The coaches are probably the best coaches I could ever ask for,” he said. “They are always supportive of me, even outside of boxing. I know coach (Hagler) is always there to give me advice whenever I need it. They helped me get on my feet and meet some new people.”

Every Monday night, Hagler Sr. hosts the 106.3 gospel radio show, We Will Win. On Wednesday nights at his gym, Hagler holds a meeting with his boxers called Real Talk.

Everybody who attends can open up about anything they would like to or need to talk about.

“We’ll just talk,” he said. “I’ll just sit with the kids and ask them what’s going on in their lives. Some of them cry because they can’t help their families. Some of them cry because their mothers are struggling and they don’t know the answers. They’re kids but they feel like they should know and some of them try to bear the burden of their family.”

Slide “Sli” Velazquez has been going to Hagler’s on-and-off for two years. Prior to living in Daytona Beach, he lived in Coconut Creek where he attended Dre’s Hard Knockz Personal Training & Boxing in Margate. When he was younger he wanted to be a professional boxer but now that he is older, he said it might not be in the cards.

“I try to come in every day,” he said. “I love it here. This is like family here. If I can become the best amateur (boxer) I can, it’s worth it for me.”

Hagler said his platform is a way for kids to bring out the greatness that God has already given them. He said his job is to help them tap into their true identity.

“I want this to be a place where kids can come and strengthen each other,” he said. “They can come here and we can help them become leaders in this community—where they can be a voice of strength, wisdom and knowledge to help other kids.”

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THE OBSERVER | THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2024

LOCAL EVENTS THURSDAY, JAN. 11

YOGA OUTDOORS When: 9:30 a.m.

Where: Ormond Beach Environmental Discovery Center, 601 Division Ave., Ormond Beach Details: The Environmental Discovery Center is hosting a free outdoor beginner level yoga class by Victoria Bennett. Chairs available.

Mats recommended. Space is limited. Call 386-615-7081.

ART OF HEALING WORKSHOP When: 2-3:30 p.m.

Where: Ormond Memorial Art Museum and Gardens, 78 E. Granada Blvd., Ormond Beach Details: Join OMAM for this program to create art projects that focus on self-expression, growth, and relaxation, often with a meditative component.

Open to anyone 16 and older in need of reflective time, including caregivers, survivors, and those who have lost a loved one. Free admission.

Registration is required. Visit ormondartmuseum.org.

CENSORSHIP IN THE CROSSHAIRS SPEAKER EVENT When: 5-6 p.m.

Where: Ormond Beach Library auditorium, 30 S. Beach St., Ormond Beach Details: Attend this Kids’ Right to Read Network Volusia County Affiliate speaker event, featuring Stephana Ferrell, director of research and insight and co-founder of the Florida Freedom to Read Project. There will be a KRRN book giveaway at this event, while supplies last. Event is hosted by Volusia County Citizens for Truth and Justice in Education and the Free to Be Florida Coalition.

FRIDAY, JAN. 12

DAYTONA BOAT SHOW When: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Friday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday; and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 14 Where: Daytona International Speedway, Turn One Plaza, 1801 W. International Speedway Blvd. Daytona Beach Details: The Marine Industry Association of Central Florida is presenting the Daytona Boat Show for a

three-day event, featuring 15 of Central Florida’s top boat dealers representing more than 70 manufacturers with approximately 300 boats on display. Tickets cost $5 per carload. Visit https://daytonaboatshow.com/tickets.

STARRY, STARRY NIGHT When: 5-8 p.m.

Where: Ormond Beach downtown district, beachside Details: Stroll Ormond’s beachside cultural district during this gallery walk presented by Ormond MainStreet. Visit the Ormond Memorial Art Museum for John Wilton’s stairwell exhibit opening, meet the artist and enjoy music and light refreshments. Shop and stroll the artisan mini-market and enjoy live harp music by De Luna inside the gazebo on The Casements North Lawn.

Inside The Casements, see the “Reflections of Starry, Starry Night” exhibit featuring work by Beaux Arts of Central Florida. At the MacDonald House, see the “Women of Ormond Beach: Eileen Hubbard Butts” exhibit and view the recently renovated Ormond Hotel model.

SATURDAY, JAN 13

KEEP PALM COAST CLEAN: IT’S A LITTER-ALL EFFORT When: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Where: Palm Coast Public Works Department, 1 Wellfield Grade, Palm Coast Details: Help keep the city free of litter and join the city for this pick-up event. Volunteers will meet at the Public Works Department and focus their efforts on several roadways including Palm Coast Parkway, Belle Terre Parkway and White View Parkway.

There will be awards for most trash collected. Gloves, trash bags and refreshments will be provided.

TRANSFORMATIONAL BREATH WITH EMILY ARCHER When: 1-2:30 p.m.

Where: Ormond Memorial Art Museum and Gardens, 78 E. Granada Blvd., Ormond Beach Details: Step into your creative flow with Transformational Breath, a healing modality that aims to decrease stress and tension. Discover how breathing is the key to self-exploration, discovery, and transformation. Wear comfortable clothes. Bring a yoga mat, water, pillow and a

FIRST INSERTION 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 22nd day of January 2024, for the purpose of Second and Final Reading of Ordinance 2023-22, in the Chambers Meeting Room of the Flagler County Government Services Building (GSB) located at 1769 East Moody Blvd, Bunnell, Florida 32110.

ORDINANCE 2023-22 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BUNNELL, FLORIDA FOR THE VOLUNTARY CONTRACTION (DEANNEXATION) OF THE CITY BOUNDARY BY DEANNEXING 5.0+/- ACRES MORE OR LESS OF REAL PROPERTY, GENERALLY LOCATED NORTH OF THE INTERSECTION BETWEEN COUNTY ROAD 304 AND OLD HAW CREEK ROAD, MORE PARTICULARLY AND LEGALLY DESCRIBED ON EXHIBIT A, ATTACHED HERETO AND FULLY INCORPORATED HEREIN BY THIS REFERENCE; PROVIDING FOR THE AMENDMENT OF CITY BOUNDARIES TO CONTRACT THE SUBJECT PROPERTIES FROM THE CITY BOUNDARIES; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF PRIOR INCONSISTENT ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS, SEVERABILITY, AND 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.

NOTICE: If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the City Commission on this matter a recording of the proceeding may be needed and for such purposes the person may need to ensure that a verbatim record is made which includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is based. (Section 286.0105, Florida Statutes)

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light blanket. Workshop costs $40 for museum members; $44 for nonmembers. Visit ormondartmuseum.org.

limited to six students. Call 386-3179400 to reserve a spot.

SUNDAY, JAN. 14

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 17

ART LEAGUE OF DAYTONA BEACH’S ANNUAL MEMBERS’ AWARDS EXHIBIT OPENING RECEPTION When: 1-4 p.m.

Where: Art League of Daytona Beach,433 S. Palmetto Ave., Daytona Beach Details: See this exhibit featuring art of all mediums by the members of the Art League of Daytona Beach.

The exhibit will run through Feb. 16. Visit artleague.org.

DAYTONA SOLISTI PRESENTS: ‘ROMANTIC REALMS — MUSIC OF SCHUBERT’ When: 3:30 p.m.

Where: Lighthouse Christ Presbyterian Church, 1035 W. Granada Blvd., Ormond Beach Details: This Daytona Solisti concert will feature the Rickman-Acree-Corporon Piano Trio performing a Franz Schubert work that was never played publicly during the Austrian composer’s brief lifetime. The RickmanAcree-Corporon Piano Trio is composed of pianist Michael Rickman, violinist Susan Pitard Acree and cellist Joseph Corporon. A $20 donation is requested at the door. For more information, call 386-562-5423 or visit daytonasolisti.com.

MONDAY, JAN. 15

ANNUAL MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. BREAKFAST CELEBRATION When: 8-10 a.m.

Where: South Ormond Neighborhood Center, 176 Division Ave., Ormond Beach Details: Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with this dine and dash breakfast celebration. All food will be distributed for carry-out.

NARFE LUNCHEON When: 11:30 a.m.

Where: Houligan’s, 1643 U.S. 1, Ormond Beach Details: The National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE), Chapter 2247 of Ormond Beach, will meet for lunch. The program will be on advice to seniors regarding real estate and suggestions to make it easier. For more information, email billdenny105@ gmail.com.

SCHOOL’S OUT FOR ART PROGRAM When: 2-3:30 p.m.

Where: Ormond Memorial Art Museum and Gardens, 78 E. Granada Blvd., Ormond Beach Details: On this Volusia County Schools student holiday, children ages 4 to 12 can enjoy a guided tour and will create a work of art with Youth Curator Diamond Johnson. The January project is “Made with Love Pillows.” Program costs $13 for museum members; $16 for nonmembers. All supplies included.

TUESDAY, JAN. 16

WATERCOLOR WORKSHOP When: 1-4 p.m.

Where: Ocean Art Gallery, 197 E. Granada Blvd., Ormond Beach Details: Learn to paint in watercolor with artist Bibi Gromling. You will learn how to use two different methods to mask the sea foam and seaweed before painting the background for a turtle hatchling painting. Class costs $75.

All supplies are included. No drawing is required. Class is

SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE GATHERING When: 12-1 p.m.

Where: Pine Lakes Golf Course Restaurant, 400 Pine Lakes Parkway, Palm Coast Details: Jennifer Vale and Courtney Vandebunte, cocreators of the Moms Into Literary Freedom podcast, will be the featured guests at the Separation Chat, a gathering created by the Atlantic Coast Chapter of Americans United for Separation of Church and State. All are welcome to attend. No purchase necessary.

Call 386-445-0852 or email atlanticcoastau@gmail.com.

BRIDGE AND GAMES When: 1-4 p.m.

Where: Flagler Woman’s Club, 1524 S. Central Ave., Flagler Beach Details: The Flagler Woman’s Club invites the public to come and play bridge (progressive and non-progressive) or other games. Call Susanne at 386-503-1893 to reserve your spot, to discuss learning bridge or bringing your game group to the Woman’s Club.

HAPPY WANDERERS ORMOND BEACH FUN WALK When: 5-6:30 p.m.

Where: Riviera Park, 901 S. Beach St., Ormond Beach Details: Join the Happy Wanderers in this 5K fun walk.

Registration begins at 5 p.m. and the walk starts at 5:30 p.m. Free.

THURSDAY, JAN. 18

COLORED PENCIL ON TONED PAPER WORKSHOP When: 12-3 p.m.

Where: Ormond Memorial Art Museum and Gardens, 78 E. Granada Blvd., Ormond Beach Details: Priscilla Humay will teach participants how to use colored pencils on color toned papers. Drawing skills are encouraged. Class costs $45 for members; $50 for nonmembers. Visit ormondartmuseum.org.

ORMOND BEACH AREA DEMOCRATIC CLUB MEETING When: 7 p.m.

Where: 56 N. Halifax Drive, Ormond Beach Details: Join the Ormond Beach Area Democratic Club for its January meeting.

Check-in and socializing will begin at 6:30 p.m. The focus of the meeting will be on club activities in 2024 in preparation for the November election, how to meet Democratic neighbors, and updates on local, state, and national issues.

Like-minded nonmembers are welcome to attend as guests.

Visit ormondbeachdems.org.

FRIDAY, JAN. 19

ARBOR DAY AT THE EDC When: 10 a.m.

Where: Environmental Discovery Center, 601 Division Ave., Ormond Beach Details: Join the Environmental Discovery Center for its annual Arbor Day Celebration, recommended for children ages 7-12. There will be a tree planting with refreshments and crafts to follow. Space is limited. Call the EDC at 386615-7081 to secure your spot.

ORMOND BEACH GARDEN CLUB ARBOR DAY CELEBRATION When: 11 a.m.

Where: The Casements, 25 Riverside Drive, Ormond Beach Details: The Ormond Beach Garden Club will plant a native oak tree at The Casements in honor of Florida Arbor Day and the 100th birthday of the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs. Visit https://www.facebook.com/ RockfellerGardens.

YIN YOGA AND ESSENTIAL OILS CLASS When: 11 a.m. to noon Where: Ormond Memorial Art Museum and Gardens, 78 E. Granada Blvd., Ormond Beach Details: Chantelle Uitermark will lead this yin yoga class focusing on “vision” to seek clarity on where you want to go this year. Class costs $22 for museum members; $25 for nonmembers. Visit ormondartmuseum.org.

SATURDAY, JAN. 20

HONEYBEE BUZZ: HEROES OF OUR PLANET, MAKING HONEY HAPPEN When: 10-11 a.m.

Where: Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreational Area, 3100 S. Oceanshore Blvd., Flagler Beach Details: Join beekeepers Bill and Barry for an educational program about how important honeybees are, Florida native “bee friendly” plants and what is involved in raising honeybees and harvesting the honey. Entrance into the park costs $5 per vehicle.

A GREAT ROSY GLOW: THE STORY OF BULOW PLANTATION RUINS When: 10 a.m.

Where: Bulow Plantation Ruins Historic State Park, 3501 Old Kings Road S., Flagler Beach Details: Learn about the events that led to the destruction of one of the largest plantations in East Florida during the Second Seminole War. The program will include a half-mile roundtrip hike to view the ruins. Bring water, sunscreen and insect repellent and wear sturdy shoes.

Program is free with park entry of $4 per vehicle.

WELL READ WANDERERS When: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Where: Palm Coast United Methodist Church, 1 Torino Drive at 6500 Belle Terre Parkway, Palm Coast Details: Join the Flagler County Education Foundation for a book reading of “The Long Shot” by Chris Paul, crafts, a basketball lesson and lunch. This is a literacy event for ages 4-8. Visit https://bit. ly/4aBDtlA. WATERCOLOR WORKSHOP When: 1-4 p.m.

Where: Ocean Art Gallery, 197 E. Granada Blvd., Ormond Beach Details: Learn to paint in watercolor with artist Bibi Grom-

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ling. You will learn how to use two different methods to mask the sea foam and seaweed before painting the background for a turtle hatchling painting. Class costs $75. All supplies are included. No drawing is required. Class is limited to six students. Call 386-317-9400 to reserve a spot.

THE PALMETTO CLUB PRESENTS CASINO NIGHT When: 5:30-9:30 p.m.

Where: The Palmetto Club, 1000 S. Beach St., Daytona Beach Details: Gamble to support the Palmetto Club’s fundraising efforts for local charities.

There will be full-size tables of blackjack and poker. Three comp tickets at door, with more for purchase. There will also be a mystery raffle, winning prizes, 50/50, special priced beer, music, dancing and a buffet. Event costs $50 per person. RSVP required by Jan. 14. Call 443-831-5597.

THE GREATEST LOVE OF ALL: A TRIBUTE TO WHITNEY HOUSTON When: 7 p.m.

Where: Fitzgerald Performing Arts Center, 5500 E. Highway 100, Palm Coast Details: This two-hour production starring Belinda Davids promises to take audiences on a journey through Whitney Houston’s greatest hits, including “I Will Always Love You,” “I Wanna Dance With Somebody”and “How Will I Know.” Tickets start at $64. Visit flaglerauditorium. org.

ONGOING

WOMEN’S BOOK CLUB When: 12:30-2 p.m. every Tuesday, beginning Jan. 9 Where: Central Baptist Church, 152 Fairview Ave., Daytona Beach Details: Join this book club, which will study “Love Stories of the Bible Speak” by Shannon Bream. The book club wil meet in the Marchman Building, room 117. Contact Sylvia Meincke at 386-451-5223.

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 faith-based program for moms, moms-tobe 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: 9:30 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.”

Send events to Jarleene@ observerlocalnews.com.

JANUARY 11, 2024

SPORTS MICHELE MEYERS CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Eyes on the prize The Mainland girls basketball team dropped to 5-9 after losing 56-31 to No. 1 team IMG Academy.

The Buccaneers’ Olivia Olsen (right) shoots over IMG Academy’s Tajianna Roberts (22).

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he Mainland girls basketball team fell 56-31 to IMG Academy (15-1) in a home game on Friday, Jan. 5 knocking the Bucs’ record down to 5-9. The Ascenders traveled 186 miles from South Bradenton to play the Buccaneers, the 2023 Class 5A state champions.

Mainland coach Brandon Stewart is not fazed by his team’s record.

“With us being 5-9, I talk to the girls a lot about the vision of what we’re trying to do and how our schedule sets us up to make another playoff run. I think that’s what’s most important. Most coaches, after the regular season, they tell their team that the records don’t matter anyway. So, for us, we just have to live through this moment. Our moment in the playoffs will be different because of what we are going through now. I truly believe that.”

Stewart admitted he stacked his teams’ schedule with even more challenges this season. They have played four teams ranked in the top 10 on MaxPreps—IMG Academy, ranked No. 1; Montverde Academy (14-1), No. 2; St. Thomas Aquinas (11-4), No. 5; and Archbishop Wood (8-3) No. 5 in Pennsylvania. “(The schedule) is 100 percent crazier this year compared to last season,” he said. “No, it was not a mistake. Last year, it ended up working out. I think this year, just preparing the girls for anything that we may have to face is important. That’s what I think we’re doing right now. I’m not going to take away from things that may seem hard in the moment that, in the end, are worth it.”

Mainland’s schedule has included playing multiple state champions.

Fort Lauderdale Dillard (9-5) has won 10 state championships, Winter Haven has won five, St. Thomas Aquinas has won back-to-back state titles in 2022 and 2023 and Jacksonville Bishop Kenny was a powerhouse in the 1990s with three state trophies. Last year, after winning 30 games, Bishop Kenny fell to Lake Highland Prep in the state final.

The Buccaneers will face Dr. Phillips on Jan. 30 which has won six state championships, including 2022 and 2023.

“Today’s game was 100% worth it because every game is not going to be easy,” Stewart said after the IMG loss. “Some games are going to be easier than others. I think this game was one of the games that was harder. We played against a really talented team. At the end of the day, we didn’t quit. We didn’t back down.

I can’t ask them for anything else.”

Buccaneer guard Shilah-rayn Lord said she and her teammates try to stay positive and keep going no matter the battle or challenge. She has a lot of resources that help her stay motivated — her mom, family and especially her teammates.

“You always have that voice in the back of your head that tells you to keep pushing,” she said. “You have a choice to listen to it or not. I just

“Last year, we had a Dodge Charger, and this year we have a Chevrolet Corvette. We’re still driving, but I think this year it’s with more finesse and more methodical.”

BRANDON STEWART, Mainland girls basketball coach

Mainland’s Jade Parks scrambles for the ball against IMG’s Deniya Prawl (right).

choose to listen to it.”

Lord said it was a good game but her team would have won if they had played to their full potential.

“I’m already ready for states,” she said. “We’re prepared (for states), whether nobody thinks it or not, we’re prepared.”

Simply put, Stewart said he believes in his team. His players know the vision and understand the bigger picture. He talks about the bigger picture every day and occasionally plays footage from their state championship game to give them a visual of the end-goal so they can stay focused.

“We are becoming a really good basketball team right now,” he said.

“Everybody is doing their job. This year it is happening organically again and at the right time. I think that’s most important. Last year, we had a Dodge Charger, and this year we have a Chevrolet Corvette. We’re still driving, but I think this year it’s with more finesse and more methodical.

This is the perfect time for us to start going on our way up.”

The Buccaneers played at Orlando Colonial (16-2) on Jan. 10 and host Palm Bay (11-4) on Friday, Jan. 16.

Mainland captain Tia Dobson works her way toward the key for a jump shot against IMG guard Ciniya Moore.

Mainland guard Ronneisha Thomas drives around IMG guard Wesleigh Ferguson during. Photos by Michele Meyers

Mainland forward Anovia Sheals (4) dribbles between Deniya Prawl (25) and Lena Ferardi (2) in the game against the IMG Academy.

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Steiner helps lead FPC past Pirates Seabreeze senior reaches milestone Almost two years after surgery, Kaitlyn Steiner feels like herself again.

BRENT WORONOFF ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Nearly two years after undergoing ACL surgery on her right knee, Flagler Palm Coast senior Kaitlyn Steiner is feeling like herself again on the soccer field.

“It was super hard (coming back last season). I knew in my head what I was supposed to do on the field, but I couldn’t get my body to do it,” Steiner said. “It was a big mental battle.”

Now fully recovered, Steiner scored two second-half goals in the Bulldogs 8-0 victory against Matanzas on Monday, Jan. 8, at Sal Campanella Stadium.

She drilled her second goal from beyond the 18-yard box with 1:51 left.

“Steiner played well,” FPC coach Pete Hald said. “And when she’s playing well we seem to be a faster team.”

The Bulldogs (9-7-1) sped out to a 3-0 halftime lead as freshman Lauralee Macleod scored two first-half goals and senior Ariana Johnson added another.

Freshmen Ivy Chen and Skyler Strickland and junior Erin Hughes also scored in the second half. Hughes scored with two seconds remaining to officially end the game by the mercy rule.

FPC won its third game in a row and beat Matanzas for the second time in a month. The Bulldogs are the only team to beat the Pirates (8-2) this season. FPC defeated Matanzas 3-0 on Dec. 5 in a game in which Bulldogs co-captain Savannah O’Grady suffered a season-ending knee injury.

In both wins against their rival, the Bulldogs dominated possession, but this time

Sandcrabs senior Sarahnoel Randolph grabbed her 1,000th rebound in loss to Flagler Palm Coast.

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FPC’s Isabella Kummernes (right) dribbles from the wing as Matanzas defender Rebeka Cordero (12) tries to knock the ball away.

they were able to finish more opportunities.

“We played really well in the back, and that must have frustrated them,” Hald said.

After beating Matanzas the first time, the Bulldogs lost their next five games.

But with the help of a strong freshman class and players returning from injury, FPC has outscored its last three opponents 15-1.

“Our freshmen bring another level of intensity.

They get after it up top,” Hald said. “Their work ethic is tremendous, and they’re hungry.

Now, we have three or four players on our bench who can start on any given night.”

Six FPC freshmen have combined to score 22 of the team’s 51 goals.

A healthy Steiner, who has scored six goals this season, has helped too.

“A positive side (to the surgery) is my left foot has gotten stronger,” she said. “I scored my first goal tonight with my left foot.”

FPC’s Kaitlyn Steiner (23) scored two goals against Matanzas on Jan. 8. Photos by Brent Woronoff

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It hasn’t been an easy season for Seabreeze’s girls basketball team. But senior Sarahnoel Randolph hasn’t stopped pulling down rebounds.

Randolph surpassed 1,000 rebounds in her career during a 59-28 loss against Flagler Palm Coast at the FPC gym on Monday, Jan. 8. She entered the game ranked fourth in the state with 16.7 rebounds a game.

“I play volleyball, so I just kind of see the ball and I jump,” Randolph said. “I think I have a high vertical (leap) for my height (5-foot-5). I think I’m just good at niche things.”

The Sandcrabs fell to 1-10 with the loss. FPC freshman Ava Works led the Bulldogs (5-7) with 25 points. It was her third straight game with 20 or more points.

“I definitely have more confidence,” Works said. “I scored a lot in our first game back from break. After that, I knew I can do it.”

Works began the year as FPC’s point guard. Now she and sophomore Alexandria Connerton are sharing the role.

“We’re switching them up so Ava can get her shot more,” FPC coach George Butts said.

“She’s growing up. I told her that tonight, I wanted her to start early. I didn’t want her to wait.”

Works responded with 12 first-half points.

Tori Spann added nine points for the Bulldogs. Con-

Seabreeze senior Sarahnoel Randolph boxes out as she eyes another rebound. Photos by Brent Woronoff

nerton and Kiera Clark scored eight points apiece.

Randolph, who is also leading Seabreeze in scoring with 12 points per game, scored a team-high 10 points against the Bulldogs.

Randolph was an all-area volleyball player as a middle blocker and said it would be fun if she can be named allarea in basketball too. Her eye-popping rebound totals might help her reach that honor.

“I’m more of a volleyball player, but I really like basketball,” said Randolph, who will concentrate on academics in college. She plans to major in political science at either the University of Florida or UCF and hopes to eventually become an appellate lawyer.

She said she’d like to see the Seabreeze girls basketball program grow after she graduates.

“We’ve had a lot of girls transfer this year, and we’re really young,” Randolph said.

“My goal is to help this team rebuild. I want people to come to Seabreeze and play basketball after I leave.”

The Sandcrabs planned to honor Randolph before their

home game against Father Lopez on Thursday, Jan. 11 for achieving the rebounding milestone.

“She’s not just our best player, she’s a positive leader for the team,” Seabreeze coach Jessica Herron said.

“She needed five rebounds to get 1,000. We thought about calling a timeout when she did it. But we just decided to do something for her at home.”

FPC is also a young team.

But after losing five in a row, the Bulldogs have now won four of their last five.

“We’ve had a tough schedule, but we’re getting there,” Butts said.

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Flagler Palm Coast cheer coach Melodye Lewis was pleased with the Bulldogs first ever home cheer competition.

Twelve teams from 10 schools participated in the Bulldog Cheerleading Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 6, at FPC’s Andy Anderson Athletic Center.

“It was a good turnout. This is something we want to host again in the future,” Lewis said.

Pine Ridge won the small nontumble division with Mainland placing second, FPC third and Crescent City fourth.

The Buccaneers were prepared, Mainland assistant coach Crystal Ray said.

“We’ve had a wonderful year,” Ray said. “The girls are encouraged, excited, motivated. Whatever you

put them in, they’re ready — football, basketball (sideline cheering) or competition.”

DeLand won medium varsity coed with Belleview placing second.

Spruce Creek won medium nontumble with Villages Charter School second and Lake Buena Vista third.

DeLand won co-ed gameday with Seabreeze second. Seabreeze was the only school to participate in the JV category.

“We have a very, very young team,” said Seabreeze assistant coach Amie MacDonald, who accompanied the team. “We have 24 athletes and 19 are freshmen.”

The Sandcrabs’ brought their JV squad, with 10 freshmen and three sophomores performing both routines.

“We had an injury, so we made changes (the morning of the competition),” MacDonald said. “But they showed up early and we made it work.”

At the end of the meet, athletes from all the teams participated in an informal jump-off competition.

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FPC cheerleaders perform stunts at the Bulldog Cheerleading Invitational. Photos by Brent Woronoff

Mainland cheerleaders placed second behind Pine Ridge in the small non-tumble category at the Bulldog Cheerleading Invitational.

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April 10, 1923 - December 26, 2023 Lawrence C. Penna, a WWII vet, died at the age of 100 on December 26, 2023 at his home in Palm Coast Florida. If everyone could be like him, what a wonderful world this would be.

Larry was born on April 10, 1923 at home, 61 Kermit Place in Brooklyn, NY with the given name of Placido Penna.

Placido is the Italian word for placid, or calm or peaceful. Larry was indeed patient and kind. Larry was trustworthy and fair-minded. Larry was exceptionally polite and loving. He was forever holding his wife’s hand. When asked why, he would say, “So she can’t get away.” If everyone were like him, we would all honor the Golden Rule, to treat others as we want to be treated.

A lot of things have changed since Larry was born. Larry was fortunate to have had hard-working immigrant parents, Domenico Penna & Lucia Giustra, who always managed to put food on the table for a family of 10 during the Great Depression. In Junior High, young Larry’s dependability earned him the position of school crossing guard. As a teenager, Larry’s “gang” sang in harmony on street corners, sometimes dressed in jackets and ties. Larry’s buddies played baseball in the middle of the quiet NYC streets to fans cheering from their windows. When they formed a baseball team, they would strut down Union Street in their Royal Bengals baseball uniforms, hoping to catch the eyes of admiring young ladies. Can you imagine it; teenage ball players who fined themselves for any curse words! Their pitcher received an invitation letter from the NY Yankees, but World War II got in the way. Larry’s job at the Brooklyn Navy Yard exempted him from active duty.

But he enlisted anyway. Even pacifists agree with the importance of standing up to The Third Reich. When asked if he would be willing to fight in Italy, he replied, “I wouldn’t want to fight against

my own relatives, BUT I’m an American first!” His contribution to the war effort was in Cheshire, England, directing the crews that loaded the planes. This is where he learned the knack of quiet command. This tactfulness served him well in his printing career, where Larry handed out the work assignments to the Linotype operators at Hildreth Press in Bristol Connecticut. His lifelong friends included his coworkers and their spouses. He seemed to always be elected captain of his bowling team. He earned the nickname, “Good guy Larry”. At 100 years of age, when playing cards, he could add up his score faster than his engineer sons, and he still knew his army serial (dog tag) number. Just two weeks before his passing, after watching YouTube videos of the 1939 World’s Fair, Dad lifted his glass and said, “To the Future. Who knows what is going to happen.”

As his wife Bea, the teacher, will say, the future for so many of us has much to do with education. Although Larry enlisted during the last semester of

high school, his education continued when the Army Air Force sent Larry for courses at Colorado State College in Fort Collins. In the civilian world, Larry apprenticed for four- years with the printing guild which included the Elm Tree Press in Woodstock Vermont. No car, no TV, no radio… just a few years of snow in a Currier and Ives setting, complete with a covered bridge. Over the years, Larry took courses to learn every new development. He advanced from Linotype Operator, to Copy Cutter & Markup Man, to Proofreader, to being in charge of Quality Control for the entire operation. His quality skills had to be exacting, to satisfy customers like William F. Buckley’s National Review and Katherine Graham’s Newsweek.

One coworker once remarked that Larry knows a lot about printing, to which his son Elliot replied, “Yes, I know”. The coworker went on to say, “No, I mean your father knows a LOT about printing.”

Some notable life events: Larry was a Charter Member of VFW Post 7223 in Amityville, NY, and joined VFW Post

8696 when they moved to Palm Coast.

Larry’s sense of fairness brought balance to the unionization negotiations of The Hildreth Press. Larry successfully petitioned the town of Bristol for curbs on sidewalks for the Surrey Drive neighborhood, adding value for the current residents to this day. On August 14, 2014, Larry was named a Paul Harris Fellow by The Rotary Foundation.

Larry is survived by “The love of my life”, Beatrice “Bea” Zuppello Penna, who says she picked Larry because he made her laugh. Apparently, being incredibly handsome had little to do with it. They celebrated their 77th wedding anniversary this past Nov. 24th. Larry also brought plenty of laughter to his sons, Lawrence A. Penna and Elliot W. Penna and their wives Helen and Donna, and to his six adult grandchildren: Lorraine Bonynge & husband Greg, Cynthia Leveillee & husband Jeff, Aaron Penna, Angela Bransfield & husband Eamon, Helen Burdette & husband Cory and Tricia Shelly and husband Jason. All seven of his great-grandchildren cherished the time spent with their mandolin-playing great-grandfather: Marie & Sarah Bonynge, Nora & Nathan Leveille, Caitlin & Emma Bransfield and Jacob Burdette.

This quotation certainly applied to Lawrence C. Penna: “Live so that when your children think of fairness, caring and integrity, they think of you.” (H. Jackson Brown Jr.) SERVICES: There will be a time for gathering and visiting starting at 10AM on Saturday, January 13, 2024 in the Memorial Room of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church located at 4600 Belle Terre Pkwy, Palm Coast, Florida 32164.

A Funeral Mass will follow at 11AM in the sanctuary. Inurnment will immediately follow at the adjacent Columbarium.

PHOTOS, RECOLLECTIONS & CONDOLENCES can be posted at LohmanFuneralHomes.com/obits or emailed to “The Family” (OK, so we are Italian) at LarryCPenna@gmail.com.

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Mainland High School head football coach Travis Roland. File photo by Michele Meyers

Travis Roland voted Coach of the Year Mainland football coach Travis Roland has been voted the Florida Dairy Farmers High School Football overall Football Coach of the Year.

Roland led the Buccaneers to a 14-1 record and the Class 3S state football championship with a 21-19 victory over St. Augustine.

Roland had previously been named the Class 3S Coach of the Year. He was a linebacker on Mainland’s football team the last time the Bucs won the state title in 2003.

Cocoa wide receiver Jayvian Boggs won the Florida Dairy Farmers Mr. Football award.

Mainland defensive end LJ McCray was voted the Class 3S Player of the Year and finished fourth in the voting for Mr. Football.

Football districts announced The two year-experiment of separating metro and surburban schools in state football classifications appears to be over.

The Florida High School Athletic Association announced tentative new football districts for the next two years with seven classifications based on only on enrollment from 1A through 7A plus a rural classification.

The proposal to add an open division for the top teams to offset a competitive imbalance was tabled.

Separating metro and suburban teams was supposed to address the imbalance with metro schools previously dominating state football titles on all enrollment levels. The FHSAA board of directors voted to scrap the metro-suburban separation last month.

Schools have until Jan. 12 to appeal the new districts. The main change locally is Seabreeze moving to District 6-4A with Deltona, New Smyrna Beach Pine Ridge and Rockledge.

Mainland will be in District 4-5A with Matanzas and Belleview.

Matanzas trades one state power, St. Augustine, for another in Mainland as a district opponent.

Flagler Palm Coast had been in a district with three St. Johns County schools — Ponte Vedra, Nease and Tocoi Creek. Now it will travel south and west instead of north in a new District 2-7A with Spruce Creek, DeLand and University.

FPC athletic director Scott Drabczyk, who will attend an Athletic Directors Advisory Committee meeting later this month, said the conversation about an elite division will likely continue.

When it comes to classifications, he said, everybody has a different goal, whether it’s travel or competitive balance.

Florida is not like other states in the south, Drabcczyk said, because it is diverse both geographically and in school size.

“Florida is very different based on traditional population models,” he said. “Our school is the only big school in our area, so we know we’re going to have to travel a bit.”

of the game. She set her crutches down and kicked to a teammate, who booted the ball out of bounds, allowing O’Grady to leave the field.

FPC boys soccer team is on a roll FPC’s boys soccer team (12-3) has won eight in a row heading into a home game against DeLand on Jan. 10.

The Bulldogs have not given up a goal in four consecutive games.

Wins for First Baptist First Baptist Academy’s boys basketball team went 2-0 in their final games of 2023, defeating Florida School for the Deaf and Blind 84-41 on Dec. 19 and Beacon of Hope 63-46 on Dec. 21.

Junior Solomon Williams averaged 16 points, 12 rebounds and six assists, while eighth graders Jayden McCoy and Derrick Smith averaged 10 and 14 points, respectively.

Seabreeze coach sets age-group record at Florida Senior Games

Paul Shuler, a teacher and coach at Seabreeze High School, broke an age group record and won two gold medals and two ribbons at the Florida Senior Games last month in Pasco County.

Competing in the 55-59 age group, Shuler won gold medals in the 5-kilometer road race at Wesley Chapel District Park on Dec. 9 and the 1,500-meter run in the track and field competition on Dec. 10.

Mainland Cheer coach Jenece Giddens (center) and children Ajai Harrell (left), Laila Janae and Zavier Mincey (right). Photo by Michele Meyers

Mainland defensive back commits to Alabama “Roll Tide.”

Mainland defensive back Zavier Mincey will be hearing that chant when he joins the University of Alabama football team next season.

Mincey announced his commitment to the Southeastern Conference football power during the fourth quarter of the AllAmerican Bowl at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, on Saturday, Jan. 6. Mincey was a starter in the all-star game.

He had narrowed his choices to Florida, Florida State, Miami and Alabama before picking the Crimson Tide.

“I feel like going there is the best option for me to get better and have a chance to go to the (NFL),” Mincey told 247Sports.

Mincey is ranked as the No. 4 safety recruit in the nation by 247sports.

Mincey is the second Mainland football player to commit to an SEC team. Defensive end LJ McCray committed to the University of Florida last month.

Mincey and McCray accepted an invitation to play in the All-American Bowl. The nation’s top 100 players are selected every year by the AllAmerican Bowl selection committee.

He set a new age group record in the 5K with a time of 18 minutes, 32 seconds. He broke a 25-year-old mark by seven seconds. Richard Quevillon of Sarasota set the previous record of 18:39 in 1998.

Shuler also placed fourth in both the 800-meter and 200-meter runs in the track competition.

Shuler coaches bowling and wrestling at Seabreeze and will also be the distance coach for the track team this spring.

Bulldogs celebrate seven seniors FPC’s girls soccer team held its senior night on Jan. 5 before its game against Taylor. The Bulldogs honored their seven seniors: Heidi Michaels, Ariana Johnson, Kaitlyn Holley, Kaitlyn Steiner, Savannah O’Grady, Samantha Jennings and Sunny Wolff.

O’Grady, who is out for the season with a knee injury, had the first touch

FPC girls soccer senior night. From left, assistant coach Cat Bradley, Heidi Michaels, Ariana Johnson, Kaitlyn Holley, Kaitlyn Steiner, Savannah O’Grady, Samantha Jennings, Sunny Wolff and head coach Pete Hald. Photo by Brent Woronoff

Paul Shuler won four medals last month at the Florida Senior Games in Pasco County. Courtesy photo

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS (Summary Administration) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2023 CP 764 Division 48 IN RE: ESTATE OF SAMUEL JAMES RUDLAND 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 SAMUEL JAMES RUDLAND, deceased, File Number 2023 CP 764, by the Circuit Court for FLAGLER County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 1769 E. Moody Blvd. Bunnell, FL 32110; that the decedent’s date of death was September 16, 2023; that the total value exempt and non-exempt assets of the estate are $3,000 and that the names and addresses of those to whom it has been assigned by such order are: Name Address Regan Cothron 130 Walton Trace South Hendersonville, TN 37075 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 January 11, 2024.

Person Giving Notice: Regan Cothron 130 Walton Trace South Hendersonville, Tennessee 37075 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 January 11, 18, 2024 24-00004G

NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 2023-CP-000793 DIVISION: 48 In re: The Estate of ANTONINO AGOSTINO FALLONE, Deceased.

The administration of the Estate of ANTONINO AGOSTINO FALLONE, deceased, File Number 2023-CP-000793, is pending in the Circuit Court for Flagler County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is: Clerk of the Circuit Court, 1769 East Moody Blvd., 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 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 FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS, DEMANDS AND OBJECTIONS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE BARRED FOREVER. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ALL CLAIMS FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENTS DATE OF DEATH ARE BARRED. The date of the first publication of this notice is Jan 11th, 2024. /s/ Yvette Fallone Personal Representative /s/ Armistead W. Ellis, Jr., Esq. Post Office Box 127 Daytona Beach, FL 32115 (386) 255-2433 FL Bar No. 237191 Pleadings@BiffEllisLaw.com January 11, 18, 2024 24-00005G

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CITY OF PALM COAST NOTICE OF PROPOSED CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING The City Council will consider Ordinance No. 2024-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 one (1) public hearing on the proposed ordinance on February 6th, 2024 at 6:00 p.m., or as may be continued, 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.

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FIRST INSERTION NOTICE OF ACTION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE (NO CHILD OR FINANCIAL SUPPORT) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE Seventh JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR Flagler COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No.: 2023 DR 1154 Division: 47 Christopher Richards, Petitioner, and Ruth Chungi, Respondent, TO: Ruth Chungi 101 Raceway Point BLD 8 Apt 305 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 {name of Petitioner} , whose address is 30 Rymen Lane Palm Coast, FL 32164 on or before 2/4/24, and file the original with the clerk of this Court at 1769 E. Moody Blvd Bld 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.

The action is asking the court to decide how the following real or personal property should be divided: _____ 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 address(es) 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: December 20, 2023 CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT (SEAL) By: /s/ Tabatha Strack Deputy Clerk Jan. 11, 18, 25; Feb. 1, 2024 24-00009G

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SEMINOLE PALMS 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 Seminole Palms Community Development District (the “District”) will be held on Monday, January 22, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn, 55 Town Center Blvd., Palm Coast, FL 32164. 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.

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

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FIRST INSERTION NOTICE UNDER FICTITIOUS NAME LAW Pursuant to F.S. §865.09 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned, desiring to engage in business under the fictitious name of You See It, located at PO Box 351035, in the City of Palm Coast, County of Flagler, State of FL, 32135, intends to register the said name with the Division of Corporations of the Florida Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida.

Dated this 9 of January, 2024.

Rawle Mark Stephens PO Box 351035 Palm Coast, FL 32135

FIRST INSERTION 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, January 18, 2024, 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.

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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA GENERAL JURISDICTION DIVISION CASE NO. 2022 CA 000805 REVERSE MORTGAGE FUNDING LLC, Plaintiff, vs.

CARLENE M. MAHAN A/K/A CARLENE MAHAN, et al.

Defendant(s).

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated March 23, 2023, and entered in 2022 CA 000805 of the Circuit Court of the SEVENTH Judicial Circuit in and for Flagler County, Florida, wherein CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC is the Plaintiff and CARLENE M. MAHAN A/K/A CARLENE MAHAN; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT are the Defendant(s). TOM W. BEXLEY as the Clerk of the Circuit Court will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at https://flagler.realforeclose.com, at 11:00 AM, on February 02, 2024, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to wit: LOT 6, BLOCK 88, PALM COAST MAP OF ROYAL PALMS SECTION 32, ACCORDING TO PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 10, PAGES 54 THROUGH 66, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA. Property Address: 42 ROBINSON DR, PALM COAST, FL 32164 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.

IMPORTANT AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT. 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.

Dated this 8 day of January, 2024.

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 22-080616 - EuE 24-00007G January 11, 18, 2024

NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2023 CP 000844 Division 48 IN RE: ESTATE OF GEORGE R. LISI, JR., A.K.A GEORGE RICHARD LISI, A.K.A. GEORGE R. LISI, A.K.A. GEORGE LISI Deceased.

The administration of the estate of George R. Lisi, Jr., a.k.a George Richard Lisi, a.k.a.

George R. Lisi, a.k.a. George Lisi, deceased, whose date of death was August 24, 2023, is pending in the Circuit Court for Flagler County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is Kim C Hammond Justice Center, 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 January 11, 2024.

Personal Representative: /s/ Cheryl A. Lisi Cheryl A. Lisi 38 Edge Lane Palm Coast, Florida 32164 Attorney for Personal Representative: /s/ Wendy A. Mara, Esq. Wendy A. Mara, Esq., Attorney 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; paralegalm@maralawpa.com 24-00008G January 11, 18, 2024

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 Reyv Ravewear located at 39 Palmyra Lane, 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 5th day of January, 2024.

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FIRST INSERTION Notice Under Fictitious Name Law Pursuant to Section 865.09, Florida Statutes NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned, desiring to engage in business under the fictitious name of: COMPREHENSIVE INSURANCE CONSULTING SERVICES located at 152 ISLAND ESTATES PARKWAY, in the County of FLAGLER in the City of PALM COAST, Florida 32137 intends to register the said name with the Division of Corporations of the Florida Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida.

Dated at Palm Coast, Florida, this 3rd day of January 2024 DURYEA AND ASSOCIATES, LLC, a Florida limited liability company January 11, 2024

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FIRST INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION Case No. 2023 CP 000787 Division No. 48 IN RE: ESTATE OF ANDREW L. MADIS aka A.L. MADIS aka ANDREW LESLIE MADIS, Deceased.

The administration of the estate of Andrew Leslie Madis, aka Andrew L. Madis, aka A. L. Madis, deceased, whose date of death was November 5, 2023, is pending in the Circuit Court for Flagler County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 1769 E. Moody Blvd., 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 decedents 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 January 11, 2024. /s/Charles Barry Zollars Charles Barry Zollars, Personal Representative 8 Westridge Lane Palm Coast, FL 32164 Personal Representative: /s/ Ronald F. Wayne Ronald F. Wayne, Esq. Attorney for Personal Representative Florida Bar No. 0050377 Email: rwayne@bdblaw.com Email: skrznaric@bdblaw.com Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC 1375 E. 9th St., Suite 1700 Cleveland, OH 44114 Telephone: (888) 843-2825, ext. 57349 Fax: (216) 615-7349 24-00006G January 11, 18, 2024

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SECOND INSERTION NOTICE OF ACTION FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS AND RELATIVE ADOPTION IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR PUTNAM COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 2023-191-FD DIVISION: 54 IN THE MATTER OF: TERRALYN TRISHELL COHENS DOB: 03/03/2009 Minor Child.

TO: TERRENCE COHENS 18 REID PLACE PALM COAST, FLORIDA 32164 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a Petition for Adoption by Relative has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Susanna S. Quesenberry, Esquire, counsel for Petitioner, Tammie Slaughter, whose address is 52 Tuscan Way, Suite 202-157, St. Augustine, Florida 32092 and whose email address is pleadings@harborcitylaw.com, on or before February 6, 2024, and file the original with the clerk of this Court at 410 St. Johns Avenue, Palatka, Florida 32177, 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.

The minor child(ren) are identified as follows: Date of Birth March 3, 2009 Place of Birth Orange Park, Clay County, Florida Physical Description of Respondent: Age: 50 Race: African American Hair Color: Black Eye Color: Brown Approximate Height: Unknown Approximate Weight: Unknown 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.

Dated: 12/7/2023 CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT (SEAL) CLERK OF COURTS PUTNAM COUNTY, FLORIDA By: /s/ Ashley Cusack {Deputy Clerk} Jan. 4, 11, 18, 25, 2024 24-00003G

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2023CP000827 Division 48 IN RE: ESTATE OF MAUREEN T. FLANAGAN Deceased.

The administration of the estate of MAUREEN T. FLANAGAN, deceased, whose date of death was October 2, 2023, is pending in the Circuit Court for FLAGLER County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 1769 E Moody Blvd, Building #1 - Kim C. Hammond Justice Center, 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 January 4, 2024.

Personal Representative: /s/ DONNA M. FLANAGAN 33 Fairhill Lane Palm Coast, Florida 32137 Attorney for Personal Representative: Rodolfo Suarez Jr. Esq., Attorney Florida Bar Number: 013201 9100 South Dadeland Blvd, Suite 1620 Miami, Florida 33156 Telephone: (305) 448-4244 E-Mail: rudy@suarezlawyers.com January 4, 11, 2024 24-00001G

NOTICE OF ACTION IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No.: 2023-CA-000953 HULBERT HOMES, INC. a Florida Corporation; Plaintiff, v.

EAST COAST TRADITIONS, LLC, a Florida Limited Liability Company, and MIYOSHI HEMINGWAY, Individually; Defendants.

TO: MIYOSHI HEMINGWAY YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a Complaint for Breach of Contract, Unjust Enrichment, Professional Negligence, and Fraudulent Inducement 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: Elliott V. Mitchell, Esquire, 500 South Florida Avenue, Suite 800, Lakeland, Florida 33801 within thirty (30) days from the first date of publication, to file the original of the written defenses with the clerk of this court either before service or immediately thereafter. Failure to serve and file written defenses as required may result in a judgment or order for the relief demanded in the petition, without further notice.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT. If you are a person with a disability who needs assistance in order to participate in a program or service of the State Courts System, you should contact the Office of the Court Administrator at (386) 257-6096 (voice), Hearing or voice impaired, please call 711, as much in advance of your court appearance or visit to the courthouse as possible. Please be prepared to explain your functional limitations and suggest an auxiliary aid or service that you believe will enable you to effectively participate in the court program or service.

DATED this day of 12/15/2023.

TOM BEXLEY FLAGLER COUNTY, FL CLERK OF THE COURT (COURT SEAL) By: /s/ Amy Perez As Deputy Clerk Elliott V. Mitchell, Esquire, 500 South Florida Avenue, Suite 800 Lakeland, Florida 33801 Dec. 21, 28, 2023; Jan. 4, 11, 2024 23-00223G

NOTICE OF ACTION CONSTRUCTIVE SERVICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA GENERAL JURISDICTION DIVISION CASE NO. 2023 CA 000931 DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR SOUNDVIEW HOME LOAN TRUST 2006-OPT3, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-OPT3, Plaintiff, vs.

THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, BENEFICIARIES, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES AND ALL OTHER WHO MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST IN THE ESTATE OF VICTORIA LORENC A/K/A VICTORIA L. LORENC A/K/A VICTORIA LEE LORENC, DECEASED, et. al.

Defendant(s), TO: THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, BENEFICIARIES, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES AND ALL OTHERS WHO MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST IN THE ESTATE OF VICTORIA LORENC A/K/A VICTORIA L. LORENC A/K/A VICTORIA LEE LORENC, DECEASED, whose residence is unknown if he/she/they be living; and if he/she/they be dead, the unknown defendants who may be spouses, heirs, devisees, grantees, assignees, lienors, creditors, trustees, and all parties claiming an interest by, through, under or against the Defendants, who are not known to be dead or alive, 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 2, BLOCK 4, PALM COAST, MAP OF BELLE TERRE, SECTION 35, ACCORDING TO THE MAP THEREOF AS RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 11, PAGE 2 THROUGH 26, 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 it on counsel for Plaintiff, whose address is 6409 Congress Ave., Suite 100, Boca Raton, Florida 33487 on or before The/(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 day of 12/29/2023 Tom Bexley CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT (SEAL) BY: /s/ Margarita Ruiz DEPUTY CLERK ROBERTSON, ANSCHUTZ, AND SCHNEID, PL ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF 6409 Congress Ave., Suite 100 Boca Raton, FL 33487 PRIMARY EMAIL: flmail@raslg.com 23-145772 January 4, 11, 2024 24-00002G

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SHERRY ARNETT A014 HOUSEHOLD ITEMS RAY VON MCCALL A013 TOTES Cleaning deposit 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 the sale.

Sales are subject to cancellation if settlement between the owner and obligated party is settled.

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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 Statutes (Section 83.801-83.809).

The undersigned will sell at public sale by competitive bidding on TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2024 @12:30PM on Lockerfox. com, Where said property is stored at: iStorage Bunnell, 2303 N State St. Bunnell, FL 32110 TERESA SHAULIS A149 BIKE, BOXES, VACUUM

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VOLUSIA COUNTY LEGAL NOTICES FIRST INSERTION

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File Number: 2023 13009 PRDL Division: 10 IN RE: THE ESTATE OF GLENDA L. PIFER, Deceased.

The administration of the estate of Glenda L. Pifer, deceased, whose date of death was December 11, 2022, is pending in the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 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 January 11, 2024.

Personal Representative Daniel J. Pifer 1421 Princess Paula Drive Port Orange, Florida 32129 THE HINSON LAW FIRM, P.A. /s/ Kathryn E. Stanfill Matthew H. Hinson, Esq. Florida Bar No. 94017 Kathryn E. Stanfill, Esq. Florida Bar No. 1002636 300 West Adams St., Suite 500 Jacksonville, FL 32202 Phone: 904-527-1700 Fax: 904-355-8088 Matt@HinsonLawPA.com Kathryn@HinsonLawPA.com Attorney for Personal Representative January 11, 18, 2024 24-00014I

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING ONE DAYTONA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT The Board of Supervisors of the One Daytona Community Development District (“District”) will hold its regular meeting on Friday, January 19, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. at International Motorsports Center, located at One Daytona Boulevard, Daytona Beach, FL 32114. A copy of the agenda for the meeting can be obtained from the District Office at PFM Group Consulting LLC, 3501 Quadrangle Boulevard, Suite 270, Orlando, FL 32817 or by phone at (407) 723-5900. Additionally, a copy of the agenda, along with any meeting materials available in an electronic format, may be obtained at www.OneDaytonaCDD.org.

The meeting is open to the public and will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Florida law. There may be occasions when one or more Board Supervisors or staff members will participate by telephone. The meeting may be continued in progress without additional notice to a time, date, and location stated on the record. Meetings may be cancelled from time to time without advertised notice.

Any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this meeting is asked to advise the District Office at (407) 723-5900, at least 48 hours before the meetings. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Florida Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1, or 1-800-955-8771 (TTY) / 1-800-955-8770 (Voice), for aid in contacting the District Office.

Any person who decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at the meeting is advised that the person will need a record of the proceedings 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 based.

FIRST INSERTION NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 2021 10364 CIDL GENERAL JURISDICTION DIVISION ARCPE HOLDING, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, Plaintiff, vs.

Robert A. Johnson; Laura A. Johnson; Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, as nominee for Loan Depot. com; Unknown Tenant in Possession #1; Unknown Tenant in Possession #2, Defendant(s) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure entered October 23rd, 2023 and the Agreed Order to Cancel Foreclosure Sale issued December 27th, 2023, in Civil Case No. 2021 10364 CIDL, of the Circuit Court of the Seventh Judicial Circuit in and for Volusia County, Deland, Florida, wherein ARCPE HOLDING, LLC, A FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY is the Plaintiff and ROBERT A. JOHNSON; LAURA A. JOHNSON; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, AS NOMINEE FOR LOAN DEPOT.COM; UNKNOWN TENANT IN POSSESSION #1; UNKNOWN TENANT IN POSSESSION #2 are the Defendants, the Clerk of Court, Laura E. Roth, will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash via electronic sale at www.volusia.realforeclose.com, on April 2nd, 2024 at 11:00 A.M. on the the following described property, as set forth in said Final Judgment of Foreclosure, to-wit: ALL THAT PARCEL OF LAND IN COUNTY OF VOLUSIA, STATE OF FLORIDA AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN BOOK 4502 PAGE 1646 AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: 10900, 10901, 10902, 10903, BLOCK 347, FLORIDA SHORES NUMBER 14, ACCORDING TO THE MAP IN MAP BOOK 19, PAGE 215 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA. SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS, RESERVATIONS, EASEMENTS, COVENANTS, OIL, GAS, OR MINERAL RIGHTS OF RECORD, IF ANY. Property Addresses: 2719 TRAVELERS PALM DR., EDGEWATER, FL 32141 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. Dated this 2nd day of, January 2024 /s/ John L. Penson John Penson, Esquire Bar No.:111686 John L. Penson, P.A. 1900 Sunset Harbour Dr., Annex-2nd Floor Miami Beach, FL 33139 Primary Email: pensonservice@gmail.com Secondary Email: john@pensonlaw.org Tel: (305) 532-1400 Fax: (305) 675-6390 24-00011I January 11, 18, 2024

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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. 2023 31353 CICI Freedom Mortgage Corporation, Plaintiff, vs.

Wanda Carrie Hare, et al., Defendants.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to the Final Judgment and/or Order Rescheduling Foreclosure Sale, entered in Case No. 2023 31353 CICI of the Circuit Court of the SEVENTH Judicial Circuit, in and for Volusia County, Florida, wherein Freedom Mortgage Corporation is the Plaintiff and Wanda Carrie Hare; Patricia A. Gray; Unknown Spouse of Patricia A. Gray 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 11:00AM on the 15th day of March, 2024, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to wit: LOT 66, “SHERWOOD FOREST”, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 23, PAGE 235, 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 as-

sistance. 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) 257-6096, 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 2nd day of January, 2024.

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 # 22-F00580 January 11, 18, 2024 24-00010I

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No.: 2023 12944 PRDL Division: 10 IN RE: THE ESTATE OF GAIL EILEEN SANDS, Deceased.

The administration of the estate of GAIL EILEEN SANDS, deceased, whose date of death was September 9, 2023, is pending in the Circuit Court for Volusia, 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 WITIN 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 TME 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 January 11, 2024.

PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE: Marla Gay Sands-Mitcheltree 6007 Black Bear Ct. Waldorf, MD 20603 ATTORNEY FOR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE: Windy L. Wilkerson, Esquire Florida Bar Number: 0515132 Wilkerson Law Firm, P.A. 1210 Millennium Parkway, Suite 1015 Brandon, Florida 33511 (813) 295-5849 wilkerson@wilkersonlawfirm.com January 11, 18, 2024 24-00013I

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 12578 CIDL FIFTH THIRD BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, vs.

ROBERT LAWRENCE RILEY A/K/A BOB RILEY, et al., Defendant.

To the following Defendant(s): ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER, AND AGAINST RANDALL D. RILEY A/K/A RANDALL DEAN RILEY, WHETHER SAID UNKNOWN PARTIES MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST AS SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, OR OTHER CLAIMANTS (ADDRESS UNKNOWN) YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for Foreclosure of Mortgage on the following described property: LOTS 14322 AND 14323, BLOCK 462, FLORIDA SHORES NO.24 (REVISED), ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 19, PAGE 244, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA. has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of you written defenses, if any, to it, on McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, Sara Collins, Attorney for Plaintiff, whose address is 225 East Robinson Street, Suite 155, Orlando, FL 32801 on or before FEB 12 2024, a date which is within thirty (30) days after the first publication of this Notice in 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 demand in the complaint.

WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court this 29 day of December, 2023.

LAURA E ROTH CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT (SEAL) BY: /s/ Jennifer M. Hamilton DEPUTY CLERK Submitted by: MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC 225 East Robinson Street, Suite 155, Orlando, FL 32801 Phone: (407) 674-1850 Email: AccountsPayable@mccalla.com 23-08026FL January 11, 18, 2024 24-00017I

NOTICE OF ACTION IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA. CIVIL DIVISION CASE NO. 2023 11776 CIDL LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC, Plaintiff, vs.

THE UNKNOWN SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, CREDITORS, AND ALL OTHER PARTIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST THE ESTATE OF ROBERT ALAN PELLATH, DECEASED; WOODBRIDGE LAKES AT EDGEWATER HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.; ISPC; RICHARD PELLATH; SUSAN NOTTE; SCOTT PELLATH; UNKNOWN TENANT NO. 1; UNKNOWN TENANT NO. 2; and ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING INTERESTS BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST A NAMED DEFENDANT TO THIS ACTION, OR HAVING OR CLAIMING TO HAVE ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY HEREIN DESCRIBED, Defendant(s).

TO: THE UNKNOWN SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, CREDITORS, AND ALL OTHER PARTIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST THE ESTATE OF ROBERT ALAN PELLATH, DECEASED RESIDENCES UNKNOWN YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to foreclose a mortgage on the following described property in Volusia County, Florida: LOT 80, WOODBRIDGE LAKES AT EDGEWATER, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 61, PAGES 46 AND 47, 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 Diaz Anselmo & Associates, P.A., Plaintiff ’s attorneys, whose address is P.O. BOX 19519, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33318, (954) 564-0071, answers@ dallegal.com, on or before 2/12/24, and file the original with the Clerk of this Court either before service on Plaintiff ’s attorneys or immediately thereafter; otherwise a de-

fault will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint or petition.

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 persona con discapacidad que necesita una adaptacin para poder participar en este procedimiento, usted tiene el derecho a que se le proporcione cierta asistencia, sin incurrir en gastos. Comunquese con la Oficina de Administracin Judicial (Court Administration), 125 E. Orange Ave., Ste. 300, Daytona Beach, FL 32114, (386) 2576096, con no menos de 7 das de antelacin de su cita de comparecencia ante el juez, o de inmediato al recibir esta notificacin si la cita de comparecencia est dentro de un plazo menos de 7 das; si usted tiene una discapacidad del habla o del odo, llame al 711.

ESTOS NUMEROS TELEFONICOS NO SON PARA OBTENER INFORMACION JUDICIAL DATED on 12/29/, 2023.

LAURA E ROTH CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT (SEAL) BY: /s/ Erika Gray DEPUTY CLERK Diaz Anselmo & Associates, P.A. Plaintiff ’s attorneys P.O. BOX 19519 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33318 (954) 564-0071 answers@dallegal.com 1691-187596 / JMM 24-00012I January 11, 18, 2024

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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA GENERAL JURISDICTION DIVISION CASE NO. 2009 31179 CICI NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE, LLC, Plaintiff, vs.

RHONDA L. PLUMB A/K/A RHONDA LEE PLUMB, et al.

Defendant(s).

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated August 26, 2019, and entered in 2009 31179 CICI of the Circuit Court of the SEVENTH Judicial Circuit in and for Volusia County, Florida, wherein U.S BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSFP MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST is the Plaintiff and JENNIE SINKO; RHONDA L. PLUMB A/K/A RHONDA LEE PLUMB A/K/A RHONDA LEE TENNYSON A/K/A RHONDA LEE GUEST A/K/A RHONDA LEE FACIANE 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 February 02, 2024, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to wit: LOT 42, HARBOR POINT PHASE III, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF, RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 35, PAGES 48 AND 49, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA. Property Address: 1415 BREAKS WAY, PORT ORANGE, FL 32127 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.

IMPORTANT AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT. 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.

Dated this 8 day of January, 2024.

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 11-12056 - GrS 24-00016I January 11, 18, 2024

NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2023 12432 PRDL IN RE: ESTATE OF PATRICIA A YOUNG, Deceased.

The administration of the estate of PATRICIA A YOUNG, Deceased, whose date of death was July 1, 2023, is pending in the Circuit Court for VOLUSIA County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 101 N Alabama Ave. Suite #C335, 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 January 11, 2024.

JULIA WILLIAMSON, Personal Representative Attorney for Personal Representative: Scott R. Bugay, Esquire Florida Bar No. 5207 Citicentre, Suite P600 290 NW 165TH Street Miami FL 33169 Telephone: (305) 956-9040 Fax: (305) 945-2905 Primary Email: Scott@srblawyers.com Secondary Email: angelica@srblawyers.com January 11, 18, 2024 24-00015I

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COURT HOUSE WEBSITES: FLAGLER COUNTY flaglerclerk.com VOLUSIA COUNTY clerk.org

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 Elevate Beauty Lounge located at 142 E. Granada Blvd, in the City of Ormond Beach, Volusia County, FL 32176 intends to register the said name with the Division of Corporations of the Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida.

Dated this 3rd day of January, 2024.

Haley Dendy January 11, 2024

FIRST INSERTION FICTITIOUS NAME NOTICE Notice is hereby given that KRAMER, DEBORAH L owner/co-owners, desiring to engage in business under the fictitious name of “MEMBER DEVELOPMENT SERVICES” located in Volusia County, Florida, intends to register the said name with the Division of Corporations, Florida Department of State, pursuant to section 865.09 January 11, 2024

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FIRST INSERTION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO.: 2023 12696 PRDL DIVISION: 10 IN RE: ESTATE OF RICHARD EUGENE ZIMMERMAN a/k/a RICHARD E. ZIMMERMAN a/k/a RICHARD ZIMMERMAN, Deceased.

The administration of the estate of RICHARD EUGENE ZIMMERMAN a/k/a RICHARD E. ZIMMERMAN, deceased, whose date of death was July 5, 2022, 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 January 11, 2024.

DocuSigned by: /s/ Raymond K. Webb Raymond K. Webb, Personal Representative FRED B. SHARE, ESQUIRE Florida Bar No. 256765 1092 Ridgewood Avenue Holly Hill, FL 32117 Telephone: (386) 253-1030 Fax: (386) 248-2425 E-Mail: fredshare@cfl.rr.com 2nd E-Mail: brobins@cfl.rr.com Attorney for Personal Representative January 11, 18, 2024 24-00009I

FIRST INSERTION FICTITIOUS NAME NOTICE Notice is hereby given that HISPANOS MEDIA GROUP owner/co-owners, desiring to engage in business under the fictitious name of “HISPANOS MEDIA” located in Volusia County, Florida, intends to register the said name with the Division of Corporations, Florida Department of State, pursuant to section 865.09 of the Florida Statutes.

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FIRST INSERTION FICTITIOUS NAME NOTICE Notice is hereby given that DAMBROSKI, ROSANNE owner/co-owners, desiring to engage in business under the fictitious name of “ BARB RITA COMMUNICATIONS” located in Volusia County, Florida, intends to register the said name with the Division of Corporations, Florida Department of State, pursuant to section 865.09 Dated this 6th day of December, 2023 January 11, 2024

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SUBSEQUENT INSERTIONS THIRD INSERTION NOTICE OF ACTION IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDUICAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No.: 2023 32737 CICI LEANDRO PINILLO, Plaintiff, vs.

ALDONA JOHNSON HARPER et al, and all parties claiming an interest, Defendant.

TO: ALDONA JOHNSON HARPER and all parties claiming an interest by, through, under or against Defendant, ALDONA JOHNSON HARPER and all parties having or claiming to have any right, title or interest in the property herein.

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an action has been commenced against you to quiet title on real property, lying and being and situated in Volusia County, Florida, which is more particularly described as follows: Legal Description: LOT 20 BLK D POWERS ALLOTMENT MB 6 PG 142 FITCH GRANT PER OR 8450 PG 4156 This action has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Stuart Glenn, Esquire, attorney for Plaintiff, whose address is 1728 Salem Drive, Orlando, Florida 32807, within thirty days after the first publication of this notice, and to file the original with the Clerk of Court, either before service on the Plaintiff ’s attorney or immediately thereafter otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court on the 12 day of December, 2023.

LAURA E ROTH CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT BY: /s/ Jennifer M. Hamilton DEPUTY CLERK Stuart Glenn, Esquire attorney for Plaintiff 1728 Salem Drive Orlando, Florida 32807 Dec. 28, 2023; Jan. 4, 11, 18, 2024

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NOTICE OF ACTION IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 7th JUDICAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR VOLUSIA, FLORIDA. CASE No. 2023 32649 CICI CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES LLC, Plaintiff vs.

WILLA O’MALLEY, et al., Defendants TO: UNKNOWN SPOUSE, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES AND ALL OTHER PARTIES CLAIMING AN INTEREST BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST THE ESTATE OF CAMPBELL A. MURPHEY AKA CAMPBELL ADAIR MURPHEY, DECEASED 284 BOYLSTON AVE DAYTONA BEACH, FL 32118 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 Volusia County, Florida: THE WEST FORTY (40) FEET OF LOT NINE (9) AND EAST THIRTY (30) FEET OF LOT 10 (10), BLOCK EIGHT (8), ORTONA NORTH, AS RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 9, PAGE 144, 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 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 THE BUSINESS OBSERVER, on or before FEB 02 2024, 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 19 day of December 2023.

Laura E Roth As Clerk of said Court By: /s/ Jennifer M. Hamilton 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 (22-001001-01) January 4, 11, 2024 24-00008I

NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION CASE NO.: 2023-13049-PRDL IN RE: ESTATE OF KEVIN C. SHANNON Deceased.

The administration of the Estate of Kevin C. Shannon, deceased, whose date of death was November 8, 2023, and whose social security number is XXX-XX-3482 is pending in the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is: 101 North Alabama Avenue, DeLand, Florida 32724, Attn: Probate Division. 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 or whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR THIRTY (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 THREE (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 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 January 4, 2024.

Co-Personal Representatives Newton Shannon 2595 Alandari Lane The Villages, Florida 32162 Nancy Shannon 2595 Alandari Lane The Villages, Florida 32162 Attorney for Co-Personal Representatives Kathryn Linn, Esq. Florida Bar No. 0016728 561 Fieldcrest Drive The Villages, Florida 32162 Tel: (352) 633-1263 Email: Kathryn@KathrynLinnLaw.com January 4, 11, 2024 24-00006I

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS TO CONSIDER THE IMPOSITION OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 170.07 AND 197.3632, FLORIDA STATUTES, BY THE CRESSWIND DELAND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CRESSWIND DELAND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT In accordance with Chapters 170, 190 and 197, Florida Statutes, the Cresswind DeLand Community Development District’s (“District”) Board of Supervisors (“Board”) hereby provides notice of the following public hearings and public meeting: NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS DATE: Thursday, February 1, 2024 TIME: 9 a.m.

LOCATION: 300 Spalding Way

DeLand, Florida 32724 The purpose of the public hearings announced above is to consider the imposition of special assessments (“Debt Assessments”), and adoption of assessment rolls to secure proposed bonds, on benefited lands within the District, and, to provide for the levy, collection and enforcement of the Debt Assessments. The proposed bonds secured by the Debt Assessments are intended to finance certain public infrastructure improvements, including, but not limited to, stormwater management, water and sewer utilities, and other infrastructure improvements (together, “Project”), benefitting certain lands within the District. The Project is described in more detail in the Engineer’s Report, dated December 2023 (“Engineer’s Report”).

Specifically, the Project includes a Capital Improvement Plan to provide public infrastructure benefitting all lands within the District, as identified in the Engineer’s Report. The Debt Assessments are proposed to be levied as one or more assessment liens and allocated to the benefitted lands within the District, as set forth in the Master Special Assessment Methodology Report, dated November 30, 2023 (“Assessment Report”). At the conclusion of the public hearings, the Board will, by resolution, levy and impose assessments as finally approved by the Board. A special meeting of the District will also be held where the Board may consider any other business that may properly come before it.

The District consists of 318.4 acres of land and is located entirely within the City of DeLand, Florida. The site is generally located east of Lake Winnemissett, south of Daytona Park Estates and north of the old alignment of East SR-44. A geographic depiction of the District is shown below. All lands within the District are expected to be improved in accordance with the reports identified above.

A description of the property to be assessed and the amount to be assessed to each piece or parcel of property may be ascertained at the “District’s Office” located at c/o Artemis Connected, LLC d/b/a Breeze, 2161 East County Road 540A #225, Lakeland, Florida 33813. Also, a copy of the agendas and other documents referenced herein may be obtained from the District Office.

Proposed Debt Assessments The proposed Debt Assessments are in the total principal amount of $26,500,000 (not including interest or collection costs), and are as follows:

SECOND INSERTION CRESSWIND DELAND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE ADOPTION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2023/2024 BUDGETS; AND NOTICE OF REGULAR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS’ MEETING. The Board of Supervisors (“Board”) of the Cresswind DeLand Community Development District (“District”) will hold a public hearing on Thursday, February 1, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. at Victoria Hills Golf Club, 300 Spalding Way, DeLand, Florida 32724 for the purpose of hearing comments and objections on the adoption of the proposed budgets (“Proposed Budget”) of the District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024 (“Fiscal Year 2023/2024”). A regular board meeting of the District will also be held at that time where the Board may consider any other business that may properly come before it. A copy of the agenda and Proposed Budget may be obtained at the offices of the District Manager, Artemis Connected, LLC d/b/a Breeze, 1540 International Parkway, Suite 2000, Lake Mary, Florida 32746, (813) 565-4663 (“District Manager’s Office”), during normal business hours, or by visiting the District’s website at www.cresswinddelandcdd.org.

The public hearing and meeting are open to the public and will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Florida law. The public hearing and meeting may be continued to a date, time, and place to be specified on the record at the meeting. There may be occasions when Board Supervisors or District Staff may participate by speaker telephone.

Any person requiring special accommodations at this meeting because of a disability or physical impairment should contact the District Manager’s Office at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Florida Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1, or 1-800-955-8771 (TTY) / 1-800-955-8770 (Voice), for aid in contacting the District Manager’s Office.

Each person who decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at the public hearing or meeting is advised that person will need a record of proceedings 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 such appeal is to be based.

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SECOND INSERTION RE-NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO. 2017 11179 CIDL WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR SOUNDVIEW HOME LOAN TRUST 2007-OPT3, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-OPT3, Plaintiff, vs.

DAVID A. LOTT A/K/A DAVID LOTT, ET AL.; , ET AL. Defendants NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to an Order Granting Plaintiff ’s Amended Motion to Reschedule the Foreclosure Sale November 17, 2023, and entered in Case No. 2017 11179 CIDL, of the Circuit Court of the Seventh Judicial Circuit in and for VOLUSIA County, Florida. WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR SOUNDVIEW HOME LOAN TRUST 2007-OPT3, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-OPT3 (hereafter “Plaintiff ”), is Plaintiff and DAVID A. LOTT A/K/A DAVID LOTT; UNKNOWN TENANT IN POSSESSION OF SUBJECT PROPERTY, are defendants. Laura E. Roth, Clerk of the Circuit Court for VOLUSIA, County Florida will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash via the Internet at www.volusia. realforeclose.com at 11:00 a.m., on the 1ST day of FEBRUARY, 2024, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to wit: BEGIN AT THE WEST QUARTER CORNER OF SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 17 SOUTH, RANGE 31 EAST, VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA, THENCE SOUTH 88° 14’ 88” EAST, ALONG THE QUARTER SECTION LINE, 1321.05 FEET TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE NW ¼ OF THE SW ¼ OF SAID SECTION 7; THENCE SOUTH 00° 01’ 48” EAST ALONG THE EAST LINE OF THE NW ¼ OF THE SW ¼ OF SAID SECTION 7, A DISTANCE OF 169.16 FEET; THENCE WEST 1321.40 FEET FROM THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE NORTH 00° 38’ 32” EAST 168.79 FEET ALONG THE SECTION LINE TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING BEING LOT 1 OF AN UNRECORDED PLAT. 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.

“If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact Anne Pierce, Court Administration, 101 N. Alabama Avenue, Suite D-305, Deland, Florida 32724 Phone no. 386-626-6561 at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.”

“Si usted es una persona minusválida que necesita algún acomodamiento para poder participar en este procedimiento, usted tiene derecho, sin tener gastos propios, a que se le provea cierta ayuda. Tenga la amabilidad de ponerse en contacto con Anne Pierce, Court Administration, 101 N. Alabama Avenue, Suite D-305, Deland, Florida 32724 Phone no. 386-626-6561 por lo menos 7 días antes de la cita fijada para su comparecencia en los tribunales, o inmediatamente después de recibir esta notificación si el tiempo antes de la comparecencia que se ha programado es menos de 7 días; si usted tiene discapacitación del oído o de la voz, llame al 711.”

“Si ou se yon moun ki andikape ou enfim ki bezwen akomodasyon pou w ka patisipe nan pwosedi sa, ou kalifye san ou pa gen okenn lajan pou w peye, gen pwovizyon pou jwen kèk èd. Tanpri kontakte Anne Pierce, Court Administration, 101 N. Alabama Avenue, Suite D-305, Deland, Florida 32724 Phone no. 386-626-6561 nan 7 jou anvan dat ou gen randevou pou parèt nan tribinal la, oubyen imedyatman apre ou fin resevwa konvokasyon an si lè ou gen pou w parèt nan tribinal la mwens ke 7 jou; si ou gen pwoblèm pou w tande oubyen pale, rele 711.”

VAN NESS LAW FIRM, PLC 1239 E. Newport Center Drive, Suite 110 Deerfield Beach, Florida 33442 Ph: (954) 571-2031 PRIMARY EMAIL: Pleadings@vanlawfl.com / s / J. Anthony Van Ness J. Anthony Van Ness, Esq. Bar Number: 391832 Email: TVanness@vanlawfl.com PHH4206-17/sap January 4, 11, 2024 24-00003I

*Amount includes principal only, and not interest or collect costs **Amount includes estimated 3% County collection costs and 4% early payment discounts The assessments shall be paid in not more than thirty (30) annual installments subsequent to the issuance of debt to finance the improvements. These annual assessments will be collected on the County tax roll by the Tax Collector. Alternatively, the District may choose to directly collect and enforce these assessments.

The public hearings and meeting are open to the public and will be conducted in accordance with Florida law. The public hearings and meeting may be continued to a date, time, and place to be specified on the record. There may be occasions when staff or board members may participate by speaker telephone. Any person requiring special accommodations because of a disability or physical impairment should contact the District Office at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Florida Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1, or 1-800-955-8771 (TTY) / 1-800-955-8770 (Voice), for aid in contacting the District Office. Please note that all affected property owners have the right to appear and comment at the public hearings and meeting, and may also file written objections with the District Office within twenty (20) days of issuance of this notice. Each person who decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at the public hearings or meeting is advised that person will need a record of proceedings 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 such appeal is to be based.

District Manager RESOLUTION 2024-27 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE CRESSWIND DELAND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT DECLARING SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS; DESIGNATING THE NATURE AND LOCATION OF THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS; DECLARING THE TOTAL ESTIMATED COST OF THE IMPROVEMENTS, THE PORTION TO BE PAID BY ASSESSMENTS, AND THE MANNER AND TIMING IN WHICH THE ASSESSMENTS ARE TO BE PAID; DESIGNATING THE LANDS UPON WHICH THE ASSESSMENTS SHALL BE LEVIED; PROVIDING FOR AN ASSESSMENT PLAT AND A PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT ROLL; ADDRESSING THE SETTING OF PUBLIC HEARINGS; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION OF THIS RESOLUTION; AND ADDRESSING CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the Cresswind DeLand Community Development District (“District”) is a local unit of special-purpose government organized and existing under and pursuant to Chapter 190, Florida Statutes; and WHEREAS, the District is authorized by Chapter 190, Florida Statutes, to finance, fund, plan, establish, acquire, install, equip, operate, extend, construct, or reconstruct roadways, sewer and water distribution systems, stormwater management/earthwork improvements, landscape, irrigation and entry features, conservation and mitigation, street lighting and other infrastructure projects, and services necessitated by the development of, and serving lands within, the District; and WHEREAS, the District hereby determines to undertake, install, plan, establish, construct or reconstruct, enlarge or extend, equip, acquire, operate, and/or maintain the portion of the infrastructure improvements comprising the District’s overall capital improvement plan as described in the District Engineer’s Report, dated December 2023 (“Project”), which is attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference; and WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the District to pay for all or a portion of the cost of the Project by the levy of special assessments (“Assessments”) using the methodology set forth in that Master Special Assessment Methodology Report, dated November 30, 2023, which is attached hereto as Exhibit B, incorporated herein by reference, and on file with the District Manager at c/o Artemis Connected, LLC d/b/a Breeze, 2161 East County Road 540A #225, Lakeland, Florida 33813 (“District Records Office”); NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE CRESSWIND DELAND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT: 1. AUTHORITY FOR THIS RESOLUTION; INCORPORATION OF RECITALS. This Resolution is adopted pursuant to the provisions of Florida law, including without limitation Chapters 170, 190 and 197, Florida Statutes. The recitals stated above are incorporated herein and are adopted by the Board as true and correct statements.

2. DECLARATION OF ASSESSMENTS. The Board hereby declares that it has determined to undertake the Project and to defray all or a portion of the cost thereof by the Assessments.

3. DESIGNATING THE NATURE AND LOCATION OF IMPROVEMENTS. The nature and general location of, and plans and specifications for, the Project are described in Exhibit A, which is on file at the District Records Office. Exhibit B is also on file and available for public inspection at the same location.

4. DECLARING THE TOTAL ESTIMATED COST OF THE IMPROVEMENTS, THE PORTION TO BE PAID BY ASSESSMENTS, AND THE MANNER AND TIMING IN WHICH THE ASSESSMENTS ARE TO BE PAID. A.The total estimated cost of the Project is $18,949,447(“Estimated Cost”).

B. The Assessments will defray approximately $26,500,000, which is the anticipated maximum par value of any bonds and which includes all or a portion of the Estimated Cost, as well as other financing-related costs, as set forth in Exhibit B, and which is in addition to interest and collection costs. On an annual basis, the Assessments will defray no more than $2,353,927 per year, again as set forth in Exhibit B. C. The manner in which the Assessments shall be apportioned and paid is set forth in Exhibit B, as may be modified by supplemental assessment resolutions.

The Assessments will constitute a “master” lien, which may be imposed without further public hearing in one or more separate liens each securing a series of bonds, and each as determined by supplemental assessment resolution. With respect to each lien securing a series of bonds, the special assessments shall be paid in not more than (30) thirty yearly installments. The special assessments may be payable at the same time and in the same manner as are ad-valorem taxes and collected pursuant to Chapter 197, Florida Statutes; provided, however, that in the event the uniform non ad-valorem assessment method of collecting the Assessments is not available to the District in any year, or if determined by the District to be in its best interest, the Assessments may be collected as is other wise permitted by law, including but not limited to by direct bill. The decision to collect special assessments by any particular method – e.g., on the tax roll or by direct bill – does not mean that such method will be used to collect special assessments in future years, and the District reserves the right in its sole discre tion to select collection methods in any given year, regardless of past practices.

5. DESIGNATING THE LANDS UPON WHICH THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS SHALL BE LEVIED. The Assessments securing the Project shall be levied on the lands within the District, as described in Exhibit B, and as further designated by the assessment plat hereinafter provided for.

6. ASSESSMENT PLAT. Pursuant to Section 170.04, Florida Statutes, there is on file, at the District Records Office, an assessment plat showing the area to be assessed certain plans and specifications describing the Project and the estimated cost of the Project, all of which shall be open to inspection by the public.

7. PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT ROLL. Pursuant to Section 170.06, Florida Statutes, the District Manager has caused to be made a preliminary assessment roll, in accordance with the method of assessment described in Exhibit B hereto, which shows the lots and lands assessed, the amount of benefit to and the assessment against each lot or parcel of land and the number of annual installments into which the assessment may be divided, which assessment roll is hereby adopted and approved as the District’s preliminary assessment roll.

8. PUBLIC HEARINGS DECLARED; DIRECTION TO PROVIDE NOTICE OF THE HEARINGS. Pursuant to Sections 170.07 and 197.3632(4)(b), Florida Statutes, among other provisions of Florida law, there are hereby declared two public hearings to be held as follows: NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS DATE: Thursday, February 1, 2024 TIME: 9 a.m.

LOCATION: 300 Spalding Way DeLand, Florida 32724 The purpose of the public hearings is to hear comment and objections to the proposed special assessment program for District improvements as identified in the preliminary assessment roll, a copy of which is on file and as set forth in Exhibit B. Interested parties may appear at that hearing or submit their comments in writing prior to the hearings at the District Records Office.

Notice of said hearings shall be advertised in accordance with Chapters 170, 190 and 197, Florida Statutes, and the District Manager is hereby authorized and directed to place said notice in a newspaper of general circulation within the County in which the District is located (by two publications one week apart with the first publication at least twenty (20) days prior to the date of the hearing established herein). The District Manager shall file a publisher’s affidavit with the District Secretary verifying such publication of notice. The District Manager is further authorized and directed to give thirty (30) days written notice by mail of the time and place of this hearing to the owners of all property to be assessed and include in such notice the amount of the assessment for each such property owner, a description of the areas to be improved and notice that information concerning all assessments may be ascertained at the District Records Office. The District Manager shall file proof of such mailing by affidavit with the District Secretary.

9. PUBLICATION OF RESOLUTION. Pursuant to Section 170.05, Florida Statutes, the District Manager is hereby directed to cause this Resolution to be published twice (once a week for two (2) weeks) in a newspaper of general circulation within the County in which the District is located and to provide such other notice as may be required by law or desired in the best interests of the District.

10. CONFLICTS. All resolutions or parts thereof in conflict herewith are, to the extent of such conflict, superseded and repealed.

11. SEVERABILITY. If any section or part of a section of this resolution be declared invalid or unconstitutional, the validity, force, and effect of any other section or part of a section of this resolution shall not thereby be affected or impaired unless it clearly appears that such other section or part of a section of this resolution is wholly or necessarily dependent upon the section or part of a section so held to be invalid or unconstitutional.

12. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Resolution shall become effective upon its adoption.

[SIGNATURES ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE] PASSED AND ADOPTED this 30th day of November, 2023.

ATTEST: CRESSWIND DELAND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT _____________________________ ____________________________________ Secretary/Asst. Secretary Chairman Exhibit A: Engineer’s Report, dated December 2023 Exhibit B: Master Special Assessment Methodology Report, dated November 30, 2023

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2023 12092 PRDL Division 10 IN RE: ESTATE OF BRENDA CHAPIN Deceased.

The administration of the estate of Brenda Chapin, deceased, whose date of death was March 10, 2023, is pending in the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 101 N. Alabama Ave., Deland, Florida 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 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 January 4, 2024.

Personal Representative: /s/ John Van Dyke John Van Dyke 45971 Amesbury Drive Plymouth, Michigan 48170 Attorney for Personal Representative: /s/ Wendy A. Mara Wendy A. Mara, Esq., Attorney Florida Bar Number: 69872 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: paralegalm@maralawpa.com January 4, 11, 2024 24-00007I

CRESSWIND DELAND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NOTICE OF THE DISTRICT’S INTENT TO USE THE UNIFORM METHOD OF COLLECTION OF NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENTS Notice is hereby given that the Cresswind DeLand Community Development District (“District”) intends to use the uniform method of collecting non-ad valorem assessments to be levied by the District pursuant to Section 197.3632, Florida Statutes. The Board of Supervisors of the District will conduct a public hearing on Thursday, February 1, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. at Victoria Hills Golf Club, 300 Spalding Way, DeLand, Florida 32724.

The purpose of the public hearing is to consider the adoption of a resolution authorizing the District to use the uniform method of collecting non-ad valorem assessments to be levied by the District on properties located on land included in, or to be added to, the District.

The District may levy non-ad valorem assessments for the purpose of financing, acquiring, maintaining and/or operating community development facilities, services and improvements within and without the boundaries of the District, to consist of, among other things, water management and control, water supply, sewer and wastewater management, roads, parks and recreational facilities, landscape/hardscape/irrigation, offsite roadway improvements, offsite utility extensions, and any other lawful projects or services of the District.

Owners of the properties to be assessed and other interested parties may appear at the public hearing and be heard regarding the use of the uniform method of collecting such non-ad valorem assessments. This hearing is open to the public and will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Florida law for community development districts. The public hearing may be continued to a date, time and location to be specified on the record at the hearing. There may be occasions when Supervisors or staff may participate by speaker telephone.

Pursuant to provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in the hearing and/or meeting is asked to contact Patricia Comings-Thibault (“District Manager’s Office”), at least 48 hours before the hearing and/or meeting. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Florida Relay Service at (800) 955-8770, who can aid you in contacting the District Manager’s Office.

Each person who decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at the hearing is advised that person will need a record of the proceedings 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 such appeal is to be based. __________________________ District Manager

NOTICE OF ACTION IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDUICAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No.:2023-12653 CIDL LEANDRO PINILLO aka LEO, Plaintiff, vs.

ROBERT C. SMITH, and all parties claiming an interest, Defendant.

TO: ROBERT C. SMITH and all parties claiming an interest by, through, under or against Defendant, ROBERT C. SMITH and all parties having or claiming to have any right, title or interest in the property

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. 2021 31201 CICI WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, NOT INDIVIDUALLY, BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR NATIONSTAR HECM ACQUISITION TRUST 2020-1, Plaintiff, vs.

VALLIS F. MILLER, et al.

Defendant(s).

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated April 24, 2023, and entered in 2021 31201 CICI of the Circuit Court of the SEVENTH Judicial Circuit in and for Volusia County, Florida, wherein MORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT, LLC is the Plaintiff and VALLIS F. MILLER; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF VALLIS F. MILLER; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; THE COLONY HOUSE, INC. 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 January 19, 2024, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to wit: APARTMENT UNIT C-2, NEW COLONY HOUSE, A CONDOMINIUM ACCORDING TO THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM THEREOF AS RECORDED IN OFFICIAL RECORDS BOOK 1326, PAGE 526 AND AS AMENDED THERETO, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA, TOGETHER WITH AN UNDIVIDED INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS APPURTENANT THERETO. Property Address: 500 SOUTH BEACH STREET UNIT C2, DAYTONA BEACH, FL 32114 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.

IMPORTANT AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT. 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.

Dated this 22 day of December, 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 21-012095 - MaM January 4, 11, 2024 24-00002I

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SECOND INSERTION NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA COUNTY CIVIL DIVISION Case No.: 2023 38800 COCI Division: 82 RH FUND 26, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company, Plaintiff, vs.

TERESITA BAUTISTA, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF FERDINAND F. ARIOLA; FERDINAND ARIOLA, JR.; PERCIVAL ARIOLA; CHARITO BANIQUED; COMMONWEALTH MOBILE HOME OWNERS CIVIC ASSOCIATION, INC. A/K/A COMMONWEALTH HOME OWNERS CIVIC ASSOCIATION, INC. A/K/A COMMONWEALTH HOMEOWNERS CIVIC ASSOCIATION, INC. A/K/A COMMONWEALTH OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. A/K/A COMMONWEALTH HOME OWNERS ASSOC INC. A/K/A COMMONWEALTH HOME OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. A/K/A COMMONWEALTH HOME OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., a Florida corporation.; ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS/BENEFICIARIES, DEVISEES AND CLAIMANTS OF THE ESTATE OF FERDINAND F. ARIOLA, DECEASED; and UNKNOWN TENANTS IN POSSESSION, Defendants.

NOTICE is hereby given that, pursuant to the Uniform Final Judgment of Foreclosure entered on December 21, 2023 in the above-referenced matter pending in the Circuit Court of the Seventh Judicial Circuit in and for Volusia County, Florida, the Clerk of this Court will sell the following described property situated in Volusia County, Florida: LOT 20, BLOCK 8, COMMONWEALTH

MOBILE ESTATES FIRST ADDITION, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 29, PAGE 47, PUBLIC RECORDS OF VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA, TOGETHER WITH THAT CERTAIN MOBILE HOME SITUATE THEREON. Together with all improvements now or hereafter erected on the property, and all easements, appurtenances, and fixtures now or hereafter a part of the property.

Property Addresses: 5450 Taylor Avenue, Port Orange, FL 32127 at public sale, to the highest and best bidder, for cash, on February 7, 2024, beginning at 11:00 a.m., via the internet at https://www.volusia.realforeclose.com.

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 WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER THE SALE. AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT. If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the Seventh Circuit Court Administration, 101 N Alabama Avenue, Suite D-305, DeLand, FL 32724, Telephone (386) 257-6096, at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711. /s/ Lara Roeske Fernandez LARA ROESKE FERNANDEZ Florida Bar No.: 0088500 lfernandez@trenam.com TRENAM, KEMKER, SCHARF, BARKIN, FRYE, O’NEILL & MULLIS, P.A. 101 East Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 2700 Tampa, Florida 33602 Tel: (813) 223-7474 | Fax: (813) 229-6553 Attorneys for RH Fund 26, LLC January 4, 11, 2024 24-00004I

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2023-12965 PRDL Division 10 IN RE: ESTATE OF REGINA ANN MANCUSO A/K/A REGINA A. MANCUSO A/K/A REGINA MANCUSO, Deceased.

The administration of the estate of REGINA ANN MANCUSO A/K/A REGINA A. MANCUSO A/K/A REGINA MANCUSO, deceased, whose date of death was September 14, 2023, 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: JANUARY 4, 2024.

Signed on this 2ND day of January, 1/2/2024.

CATHERINE SHAW Personal Representative 273 Prospect Street Plantsville, CT 06479 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 January 4, 11, 2024 24-00005I

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 31770 CICI NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC, Plaintiff, vs.

ARLEN NOEL WEBB AND JOANNE WEBB, et al.

Defendant(s).

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated December 11, 2023, and entered in 2023 31770 CICI of the Circuit Court of the SEVENTH Judicial Circuit in and for Volusia County, Florida, wherein ALLIED FIRST BANK, SB DBA SERVBANK is the Plaintiff and ARLEN NOEL WEBB; JOANNE WEBB; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR SYNERGY ONE LENDING, INC.; AQUA FINANCE, INC.; THE HERITAGE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. 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 January 19, 2024, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to wit: LOT 78, THE HERITAGE PHASE III, ACCORDING TO PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 40, PAGE 194, PUBLIC RECORDS OF VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA. Property Address: 1521 HERITAGE LANE, HOLLY HILL, FL 32117 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.

IMPORTANT AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT. 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.

Dated this 22 day of December, 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 22-037086 - MaC January 4, 11, 2024 24-00001I

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YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an action has been commenced against you to quiet title on real property, lying and being and situated in Volusia County, Florida, which is more particularly described as follows: Legal Description: Lots 99, 100 & 101 Blk D Dorseys Blue Springs Park Per Or 4148 Pgs 4543-4544 This action has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Stuart Glenn, Esquire, attorney for Plaintiff, whose address is 1728 Salem Drive, Orlando, Florida 32807, within thirty days after the first publication of this notice, and

to file the original with the Clerk of Court, either before service on the Plaintiff ’s attorney or immediately thereafter otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court on the 12 day of December, 2023.

LAURA E ROTH CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT BY: /s/ Jennifer M. Hamilton DEPUTY CLERK Stuart Glenn, Esquire attorney for Plaintiff 1728 Salem Drive Orlando, Florida 32807 Dec. 28, 2023; Jan. 4, 11, 18, 2024

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SECOND INSERTION RESOLUTION 2024-02 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE CRESSWIND DELAND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT DESIGNATING A DATE, TIME, AND LOCATION FOR LANDOWNERS’ MEETING OF THE DISTRICT, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the Cresswind DeLand Community Development District (“District”) is a local unit of special-purpose government created and existing pursuant to Chapter 190, Florida Statutes, being situated entirely within the City Commission of the City of DeLand, Florida; and WHEREAS, the District’s Board of Supervisors (“Board”) is statutorily authorized to exercise the powers granted to the District; and WHEREAS, all meetings of the Board shall be open to the public and governed by provisions of Chapter 286, Florida Statutes; and WHEREAS, the effective date of the Ordinance creating the District (“Ordinance”) was November 20, 2023; and WHEREAS, the District is statutorily required to hold a meeting of the landowners of the District for the purpose of electing five (5) supervisors for the District within ninety (90) days after the effective date of the Ordinance.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE CRESSWIND DELAND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT: 1. ELECTION. In accordance with Section 190.006(2), Florida Statutes, the initial meeting of the landowners to elect five (5) supervisors of the District, shall be held on the 1st day of February, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. at Victoria Hills Golf Club, 300 Spalding Way, DeLand, Florida 32724 .

2. PUBLICATION. The District’s Secretary is hereby directed to publish notice of this landowners’ meeting and election in accordance with the requirements of Section 190.006(2)(a), Florida Statutes.

3. ANNOUNCEMENT; DOCUMENTS. Pursuant to Section 190.006(2)(b), Florida Statutes, the landowners’ meeting and election is hereby announced at the Board’s organizational meeting held on Friday, December 1, 2023. A sample notice of landowners’ meeting and election, instructions, proxy and ballot form were presented at such meeting and are attached hereto as Composite Exhibit A. Such documents are available for review and copying during normal business hours at the Office of the District Manager, Artemis Connected, LLC d/b/a Breeze, 1540 International Parkway, Suite 2000, Lake Mary, Florida 32746.

4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.

PASSED AND ADOPTED this 1st day of December 2023.

ATTEST:

CRESSWIND DELAND

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT _____________________ Secretary/Assistant Secretary

______________________________________ Chairperson/Vice Chairperson, Board of Supervisors

Composite Exhibit A: Sample Notice of Landowners’ Meeting and Election, Instructions, Proxy, and Ballot Form NOTICE OF LANDOWNERS’ MEETING AND ELECTION AND MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE CRESSWIND DELAND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT Notice is hereby given to the public and all landowners within Cresswind DeLand Community Development District (“District”) the location of which is generally described as comprising a parcel or parcels of land containing approximately 318.4 acres, located east of Lake Winnemissett, south of Daytona Park Estates, and north of the old alignment of E SR04 in the City of DeLand, Florida, advising that a meeting of landowners will be held for the purpose of electing five (5) person/people to the District’s Board of Supervisors (“Board”, and individually, “Supervisor”). Immediately following the landowners’ meeting there will be convened a meeting of the Board for the purpose of considering certain matters of the Board to include election of certain District officers, and other such business which may properly come before the Board.

DATE: Thursday, February 1, 2024 TIME: 9:00 a.m.

PLACE: Victoria Hills Golf Club 300 Spalding Way DeLand, Florida 32724 Each landowner may vote in person or by written proxy. Proxy forms may be obtained upon request at the office of the District Manager, c/o Artemis Connected, LLC d/b/a Breeze, 1540 International Parkway, Suite 2000, Lake Mary, Florida 32746 (“District Manager’s Office”). At said meeting each landowner or his or her proxy shall be entitled to nominate persons for the position of Supervisor and cast one vote per acre of land, or fractional portion thereof, owned by him or her and located within the District for each person to be elected to the position of Supervisor. A fraction of an acre shall be treated as one acre, entitling the landowner to one vote with respect thereto.

Platted lots shall be counted individually and rounded up to the nearest whole acre. The acreage of platted lots shall not be aggregated for determining the number of voting units held by a landowner or a landowner’s proxy. At the landowners’ meeting the landowners shall select a person to serve as the meeting chair and who shall conduct the meeting.

The landowners’ meeting and the Board meeting are open to the public and will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Florida law. One or both of the meetings may be continued to a date, time, and place to be specified on the record at such meeting. A copy of the agenda for these meetings may be obtained from the District Manager’s Office. There may be an occasion where one or more supervisors will participate by telephone.

Any person requiring special accommodations to participate in these meetings is asked to contact the District Manager’s Office, at least 48 hours before the hearing. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Florida Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1, or 1-800-9558771 (TTY) / 1-800-955-8770 (Voice), for aid in contacting the District Manager’s Office.

A person who decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at the meeting is advised that such person will need a record of the proceedings 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.

Patricia Thibault District Manager INSTRUCTIONS RELATING TO LANDOWNERS’ MEETING OF THE CRESSWIND DELAND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT FOR THE ELECTION OF SUPERVISORS DATE OF LANDOWNERS’ MEETING: Thursday, February 1, 2024 TIME: 9:00 a.m.

LOCATION: Victoria Hills Golf Club 300 Spalding Way DeLand, Florida 32724 Pursuant to Chapter 190, Florida Statutes, and after a Community Development District (“District”) has been established and the landowners have held their initial election, there shall be a subsequent landowners’ meeting for the purpose of electing members of the Board of Supervisors (“Board”) every two years until the District qualifies to have its board members elected by the qualified electors of the District. The following instructions on how all landowners may participate in the election are intended to comply with Section 190.006(2)(b), Florida Statutes.

A landowner may vote in person at the landowners’ meeting, or the landowner may nominate a proxy holder to vote at the meeting in place of the landowner. Whether in person or by proxy, each landowner shall be entitled to cast one vote per acre of land owned by him or her and located within the District, for each position on the Board that is open for election for the upcoming term. A fraction of an acre shall be treated as one (1) acre, entitling the landowner to one vote with respect thereto. Please note that a particular parcel of real property is entitled to only one vote for each eligible acre of land or fraction thereof; therefore, two or more people who own real property in common, that is one acre or less, are together entitled to only one vote for that real property.

At the landowners’ meeting, the first step is to elect a chair for the meeting, who may be any person present at the meeting. The landowners shall also elect a secretary for the meeting who may be any person present at the meeting. The secretary shall be responsible for the minutes of the meeting. The chair shall conduct the nominations and the voting. If the chair is a landowner or proxy holder of a landowner, he or she may nominate candidates and make and second motions. Candidates must be nominated and then shall be elected by a vote of the landowners. Nominees may be elected only to a position on the Board that is open for election for the upcoming term.

Five (5) seats on the Board will be up for election by landowners. The two candidates receiving the highest number of votes shall be elected for a term of four (4) years. The three candidates receiving the next highest number of votes shall be elected for a term of two (2) years. The term of office for each successful candidate shall commence upon election.

A proxy is available upon request. To be valid, each proxy must be signed by one of the legal owners of the property for which the vote is cast and must contain the typed or printed name of the individual who signed the proxy; the street address, legal description of the property or tax parcel identification number; and the number of authorized votes. If the proxy authorizes more than one vote, each property must be listed and the number of acres of each property must be included. The signature on a proxy does not need to be notarized.

LANDOWNER PROXY CRESSWIND DELAND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT LANDOWNERS’ MEETING KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, the fee simple owner of the lands described herein, hereby constitutes and appoints _________________ (“Proxy Holder”) for and on behalf of the undersigned, to vote as proxy at the meeting of the landowners of the District to be held at Victoria Hills Golf Club, 300 Spalding Way, DeLand, FL 32724 on Thursday, February 1, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. and at any adjournments thereof, according to the number of acres of unplatted land and/or platted lots owned by the undersigned landowner that the undersigned would be entitled to vote if then personally present, upon any question, proposition, or resolution or any other matter or thing that may be considered at said meeting including, but not limited to, the election of members of the Board of Supervisors. Said Proxy Holder may vote in accordance with his or her discretion on all matters not known or determined at the time of solicitation of this proxy, which may legally be considered at said meeting.

Any proxy heretofore given by the undersigned for said meeting is hereby revoked. This proxy is to continue in full force and effect from the date hereof until the conclusion of the landowners’ meeting and any adjournment or adjournments thereof, but may be revoked at any time by written notice of such revocation presented at the landowners’ meeting prior to the Proxy Holder’s exercising the voting rights conferred herein. _________________________________ Printed Name of Legal Owner _________________________________ Signature of Legal Owner Date _________________________________ Parcel Description Acreage Authorized Votes __See attached__________________ _____ ACRES ____ VOTES [Insert above the street address of each parcel, the legal description of each parcel, or the tax identification number of each parcel. If more space is needed, identification of parcels owned may be incorporated by reference to an attachment hereto.]

Total Number of Authorized Votes: ______________ NOTES: Pursuant to Section 190.006(2)(b), Florida Statutes, a fraction of an acre is treated as one (1) acre entitling the landowner to one vote with respect thereto. Moreover, two (2) or more persons who own real property in common that is one acre or less are together entitled to only one vote for that real property. If the fee simple landowner is not an individual, and is instead a corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership or other entity, evidence that the individual signing on behalf of the entity has the authority to do so should be attached hereto (e.g., bylaws, corporate resolution, etc.).

OFFICIAL BALLOT CRESSWIND DELAND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT LANDOWNERS’ MEETING _____________________________________________________________________________________ For Election (5 Supervisors): The two (2) candidates receiving the highest number of votes will each receive a four (4) year term, and the three (3) candidates receiving the next highest number of votes will each receive a two (2) year term, with the term of office for each successful candidate commencing upon election.

The undersigned certifies that he/she/it is the fee simple owner of land, or the proxy holder for the fee simple owner of land, located within the District and described as follows: Description Acreage _________________________________________________ ________________________ [Insert above the street address of each parcel, the legal description of each parcel, or the tax identification number of each parcel.] [If more space is needed, identification of parcels owned may be incorporated by reference to an attachment hereto.] or Attach Proxy.

I, ____________________, as Landowner, or as the proxy holder of _________________ (Landowner) pursuant to the Landowner’s Proxy attached hereto, do cast my votes as follows: NAME OF CANDIDATE NUMBER OF VOTES 1. _________________________ ______ 2. _________________________ ______ 3. _________________________ ______ 4. _________________________ ______ 5. _________________________ ______ Date: Signed: _____________________________ Printed Name: ________________________ January 4, 11, 2024

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