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Land inside ORMOND BEACH DAYTONA BEACH HOLLY HILL Lines Buy a wreath to remember a veteran Page A3 @HometownNewsVolusia @Hometownnewsvolusia @HVolusi Vol. 13, No. 43 Your Local News and Information Source • www.HometownNewsVolusia.com Friday, Nov. 9, 2018 Community Need Teeth? County Council divvies up DENTAL SERVICES 2018 DENTURE D Notes EA ER R S Crown/Caps ’ $650 C All Fillings H 1O C E Policeman’s Ball I $800 social services funding Full Denture Reline Only Best $200 Dentist Routine Extraction Backing the Blue, the 11th By Gina McKee county warrant a closer look for increased $185 $100-$185 annual Policeman’s Ball, will [email protected] funding in years to come. KERRI GRAHAM, D.M.D. be at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9, at “I think this is a good contract, and we are 802 Sterthaus Drive Suite A, Ormond Beach, FL the Ocean Center, 101 N. The Volusia County Council approved more than moving in the right direction,” said Council- Atlantic Ave., Daytona Beach. $3.5 million in required local funding while gaining woman Joyce Cusack. “I know we did not 386-944-5001 The event will recognize more than $22.8 million for behavioral, drug and increase the funding, which is problematic VISIT US AT ORMONDSMILES.COM Kevin Bowler and the Daytona alcohol abuse treatment programs. for me, because it is such a dire need.” Trusted, ComfortableSee ad inside & forAffordable more information Dental Care Beverage family. Music by “This addresses our alcohol and drug abuse con- Although Councilwoman Cusack will MPiRE. Event provides addi- tracts with four different agencies this year – the leave the council in December, having tional training, educational Stuart-Marchman Act, House Next Door, Halifax reached her term limit, she said she hopes future f o r opportunities and advanced Health Medical Center and, new this year, the Chil- council members will consider raising the bar and the county. technology for the Daytona dren’s Home Society,” said Donna DeMarsh Butler, the funding for these much-needed services. SMA Behavioral Health Services Inc Beach Police Department. county community services director. “I think we need to keep it on the radar,” she said. supplies the county with crisis stabilization and Various sponsorship levels Despite the large amount of funding, it’s not an “We need to get more funding through our state for detoxification; residential, outpatient, prevention are available. Single ticket is increase over last year’s expenditures for the treat- these types of behavioral health services.” and intervention; case management; medication $125. ments and services. And, some council members The funding is divided between the four organi- management; full on-site pharmacy; and a 24/7 believe, the value and need of these services in the zations contracted to provide services in these areas See FUNDING, page A4 See NOTES, page A2 PAST All ready to go Veterans suicide a national tragedy TIMES By Diane M. Carey from 2008 to 2016. [email protected] As all veterans are honored Meatloaf Monday this Veteran’s Day, the mem- Homemade meatloaf “He was in a lot of physical ory of those veterans lost to with your choice of starch and emotional pain, which I suicide as well as the plight of believe is why he ultimately those still struggling with $8.95 took his own life. He died post-traumatic stress disor- way too young,” said Diane der and other debilitating Wrap Tuesday Adams, the wife of U.S. Navy issues also should be remem- Desert Storm veteran Jimmie bered. $6.95 Adams. The pain of losing her hus- The South Daytona resi- band is still raw to Ms. dent was found dead the Adams, and the girls he left Burger Wednesday behind. Handmade 8oz Angus morning of Oct. 16. Although the official cause of “He was a good dad. He beef burgers add: $4.95 death is pending, all signs loved his girls very much,” *with our signature fries $5.95 point to suicide. Ms. Adams said. “He was a He was 49 years old. He member of the Marine Corps and his wife had been togeth- League (and) he volunteered Tex Mex Thursdays er for 10 years. with Halifax Health Hospice. Mr. Adams is part of a dis- He helped them with veter- $6.95 turbing trend in the United ans’ pinning. He was part of States. the Homeless Veteran Stand The U.S. Department of Down since the beginning. Friday & Saturday Mr. Adams was a fun guy Slow Cooked Prime Rib from Veterans Affairs updated its 2016 national suicide data who loved being around peo- $10.95 report in September, show- ple, she said. “He loved to ing suicide rates were 1.5 laugh and see others laugh. times greater for veterans He was a great singer. Kara- WEEKLY than non-veterans, after oke was a favorite thing for LIVE ENTERTAINMENT Randy Barber/staff photographer adjusting for age and gender. him to do. He was a kid at & KARAOKE! Artist Debi Dwyer gets her art hung during the start of the 56th annual Hali- There were more than 6,000 heart and never wanted to fax Art Festival in Downtown Daytona Beach on Saturday, Nov. 3. veteran suicides each year See SUICIDE, page A10 GREAT FOOD GREAT MUSIC GREAT PEOPLE Warm 386.944.9293 Prodigal pastor Tomoka Plaza 709 S. Nova Rd. Ormond Beach returns home Coats & Warm Personal Finance A8 to Holly Hill By Diane M. Carey Trinity Lutheran Church at [email protected] 1205 Ridgewood Ave. in Hearts PLAN STRONGER Holly Hill. Many people are familiar His mother grew up here drive with Jesus’ parable of “The and married his dad right By Diane M. Carey Prodigal Son” recorded in after World War II. Car buying [email protected] countdown, the 15th chapter of St Luke’s “I grew up here in Holly Gospel. part III Hill on Daytona Avenue,” Daytona Beach’s Communi- It is a story of a young man Pastor Sizemore said. “My ty Healing Project will be fea- who was tired of doing parents and family were tured in the 11th annual Warm chores, left home with an active, involved members in Coats and Warm Hearts Coat early inheritance, squan- Trinity Lutheran Church. I Drive sponsored by Burling- dered his money, and was singing in the junior ton Coat Factory and Good Election Results returned a humbled and bet- choir when I was in third Morning America. ter man. grade.” The campaign was created Holly Hill is celebrating I felt the calling by the to assist children and families the recent return of a son Holy Spirit to be a pastor and in impoverished communities Look for Nov. 6 who left home when he was upon graduating from Main- throughout the country by only 18, a 1973 graduate of general election results land High School in 1973, I providing free coats to keep Mainland High School. But began my studies for the them warm during the cold on our website at this son, also the younger of ministry at Concordia winters. his parents’ two sons, was hometownnewsvolusia. Lutheran College in Austin, Dyrell “Rell” Johnson, not leaving home to go out Texas, which was only a two- founder of Community Heal- com and sow his wild oats, but to year school at the time.” ing Project, said, “We became study to become, eight years and in print Nov. 16 He graduated with a bach- involved with the ‘Warm later, an Ordained Minister elor’s degree in elementa- Coats and Warm Hearts’ cam- in the Lutheran Church-Mis- ry-secondary education Photo by Diane Carey paign with Good Morning Index souri Synod. from Concordia University The Rev. Paul Sizemore returned to Volusia America when I received a Rev. Paul C. Sizemore, 63, Business A7 Out & About B1 in a suburb of Chicago in County after a 45-year absence and took over as phone call from Delivering Classified B9 Police Report A5 is finally back home, living in 1977. Crossword B8 Sports A11 Pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church in Holly Hill as Good, a fellow nonprofit in the Horoscopes B1 Viewpoint A6 Ormond Beach with his wife Lisa, serving as pastor of See PASTOR, page A2 of Oct.1. See COATS, page A2 A-2 • Ormond Beach/Daytona Beach/Holly Hill Hometown News Friday, Nov. 9, 2018 in the Volusia County area. thousands of organizations customers across the country. which they are donated. mental and physical health Coats The main drop-off will be at around the country to partici- “In partnership with ABC’s Burlington provides a 10 problems. Another is the Mal- From page A1 the relocated Burlington Coat pate. The goal is 50,000 coats. Good Morning America and percent discount on purchases colm X Day Community Bash. Factory store on Cornerstone According to the Burlington the national non-profit orga- for donations.. “We are extremely excited to New York City area. They Boulevard, off Williamson Coat Factory website, “This nization, Delivering Good, Founded in Daytona Beach, continue to service our city asked if we’d like to host a Boulevard in Daytona Beach. collaboration is part of an Burlington collects gen- Florida, Community Healing and we are so proud of the chapter of their national coat Mr. Johnson and his team ongoing effort to ensure no tly-worn coats in all its store Project was created to rein- changes being made in our drive in our community and, will pick up the items and individual goes without a locations across the country force economic empower- community,” Mr. Johnson said. without hesitation, I said, ‘of deliver them door-to-door warm coat during the cold and works with local agencies ment, educational advance- Community Healing Project course.’” from Nov.