HUSH INSIDE ORMOND BEACH DAYTONA BEACH HOLLY HILL PUPPY HAVEN Shelter keeps domestic abuse victims’ pets safe Page A4 Vol. 6, No. 48 Your Local News and Information Source • www.HometownNewsOL.com Friday, Dec. 23, 2011 Community Holly Hill employees collect & Hometown News Wish You Happy Holidays! • Implants $ Notes • Crowns 995 4,000 pounds of food $675 • Denture Votran offers holiday • Cleaning & Polishing $495 $ trolley service By Patrick McCallister “I’m very proud of them,” said those at the Volusia Welcome 65 to Our Office For Hometown News Jim McCroskey, city manager. “It’s County Schools, Kerri Graham, D.M.D. Votran’s trolleys are avail- heartwarming how our employees Daytona State Col- See ad in this section for more information able for holiday travel along VOLUSIA COUNTY — With only a went to the length they did.” lege, and Volusia 683699 Atlantic Avenue and Beach couple months to plan, organize With a nod from the Volusia County Health 386-944-5002 Street in Daytona Beach. and accomplish the task, the City of County Council, manager Jim Din- Department. 802 Sterthaus Drive, Suite A • Ormond Beach, FL (Across the Street from the closed Florida Hospital) Trolley service is from Holly Hill’s 103 employees donated neen started the food-drive chal- Holly Hill aver- 11:27 a.m. to 12:35 a.m. more than 4,000 pounds of food to lenge coordinated through the Sec- aged slightly less from Monday to Saturday their community, taking top spot in ond Harvest Food Bank in October. than 39 pounds per employee. and from 7 a.m. to 6:35 p.m. the county’s inaugural Public Of Volusia’s 16 cities, 13 participat- Overall, employees at the 17 public Tak- on Sunday. Connections Employees Feed the Need food- ed in the contest to see which could institutions donated more than ing top honors at Holly Hill also can be made with regu- drive challenge. The county donate the most food per employ- 34,000 pounds of food. The previ- was the 33 public-works employ- lar fixed service. The trolley smashed previous state records, ee. Additionally, Volusia County ous highest collection was slightly ees. The city had a competition route has been adjusted to too. employees participated, along with more than 31,000 pounds. See FOOD, A8 loop onto Beach Street between Orange Avenue and International Speed- way Boulevard. Fares (one-ride) for all Do I know you? One-year-old See NOTES, A6 Jayda Owens of Ormond Beach gives Santa a look during the annual Ormond Beach Elks Lodge Christmas Party Saturday. More than 250 children in need enjoyed food, games, treats and a visit with Santa Claus. Randy Barber staff photographer Carey Davis, left, assists Ann Marie School officials Bays during a photo shoot with a mother and child at skeptical about the Stewart- 688482 Marchman-Act Foundation in extra state funding Daytona Beach recently. By Patrick McCallister projected is at $27 million For Hometown News for next year,” Dr. Robert Moll, deputy superintend- Randy Barber VOLUSIA COUNTY — ent for financial and budget FISHING WITH DAN B8 staff photographer Volusia County School services, said. “If we get $7 Board Chairman Al Williams million, we’re still off by $20 says he is only somewhat million.” Local photographers ‘capture’ hopeful that Governor Rick Recently, Mr. Scott Take the Scott’s promise of more edu- announced a proposed kids cation funding will come $66.4 billion state budget, fishing through. about 4.6 percent less than holiday cheer for families “I won’t believe it until I this year’s. However, the gov- see it,” he said. “I’m a man of ernor’s proposed budget By Diane Carey store for a typical holiday day family portrait. faith, but sometimes seeing includes about $11.5 billion For Hometown News portrait, nor were they This year’s recipients is believing.” for K-12 education, nearly $1 being photographed by a were the 16 mothers and An extra $7.4 million is billion more than this year. DAYTONA BEACH — typical photographer. their children who reside what Volusia County Schools The Florida Legislature The mother and newborn JD Rouse is the force at Project W.A.R.M. could get if the Florida Leg- will have to approve the son were dressed in behind Operation Com- (Women Assisting Recov- islature adopts Gov. Rick extra school funding during INDEX matching red and white munity Capture, a project ering Mothers), a residen- Scott’s recently proposed its next regular session, Jan. outfits last week as their that brings together pro- tial substance abuse treat- 2012-2013 state budget. 10 to March 9. It’ll be Classified B8 Police Report A5 turn came to receive a fessional photographers ment program run by However, $7.4 million won’t wrestling with a $2-billion professional family por- with families who other- Stewart-Marchman Act. plug the budget hole the dis- shortfall, according to the Crossword B7 Star Scopes B1 trait. But the little family wise wouldn’t be able to trict faces. 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Romancing Arlene Borg, the Stove The Grammy Guru • Recipes • Stories 760573 • Archives & More www.HometownNewsOL.com SaveSave Money,Money,EatEat OUT!OUT! 50 % OFF Photo courtesy of Tim Biggs 50 % OFF More than 170 runners participated in the second annual Grassroots Giving ‘Run for Hope 5K’ at Destination Daytona in Gift Certificates Gift Certificates Ormond Beach Saturday. More than $14,000 was raised to benefit area children in need. ’This was our most successful www.hometownnewsol.com fundraiser to date,’ said Missy Gibson, founder/president of Grassroots Giving. ‘We would like to thank everyone for coming out and showing their support not just for Grassroots Giving but for our local youth in need.’ www.grassrootsgiving.info Holly Hill official to run for county seat By Patrick McCallister up that’ll cause me to change with the elections office to erans, espe- For Hometown News my mind.” run for the county council cially veter- Mr. Moore said that he’s seat. They are Thomas Blawn, ans with dis- picked up needed paperwork Jennifer Hammack, Damien abilities, and HOLLY HILL — City com- from the Supervisor of Elec- Richards, and Jay Young. r educe missioner Donnie Moore says tions office, but won’t file it Mr. Moore has generated homeless- Any Purchase at he’s throwing in for the Dis- until January. Voters elected some political interest for ness. 683725 trict 4 County Council seat. him to the District 3 Holly Hill advocating the elimination of “We need 10% OFF Butcher’s Nursery, Inc. He announced his decision at City Commission seat last property taxes. He favors to look at year. That was the first time Volusia County instituting that,” he Located at the Daytona Flea & Farmers Market Aisle A1 a recent Holly Hill City Com- mission meeting. he was elected to office. special-event taxes to replace said. “How (386)255-0050 “I’m positive I’m running,” “I think the main reason (to property taxes. He was also are the Moore he said in an interview. “I run for the county council) is largely credited for Holly Hill homeless Open 7 Days a Week • 8:00 am-5:00 pm don’t foresee anyone stepping that in the short year I’ve department heads, city man- costing us money, and can we been in office in Holly Hill ager, city commissioners and do better.” there are a lot of issues I don’t the mayor forming and dis- He also believes the county have any control over cussing a list of ideas for should do more to help because of county ordi- reducing the city budget. homebuilders. 688486 nances. In short, I feel I can Many of Mr. Moore’s ideas for “Another way we can make do a lot more for Holly Hill cutting the city budget Volusia County prosperous is from a county seat.” involve expanded use of to streamline all of our build- Carl Persis is vacating the renewable energy, particular- ing permits,” he said. “We District 4 county council seat ly solar. He’s worked in fire need to be more building to run for County Chair. and medical emergency serv- friendly. We need to stream- Frank Bruno, who’s now the ices for 17 years. line the procedure of getting County Chair, is running for Additionally, Mr. Moore building permits.” the State Senate. So far, four said he’d like to find ways for The election will be held on candidates have filed papers the county to do more for vet- Nov. 6, 2012. Let Dr. Costello create “Your Winning Smile” People choose cosmetic dental proce- dures for various reasons - to repair a defect such as a malformed bite or crooked teeth, treat an injury, or just improve their overall appearance. For these and many other reasons, cosmetic dentistry has become a vital and impor- tant part of the dental profession and one of the fastest growing areas of dentistry.