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Land inside ORMOND BEACH DAYTONA BEACH HOLLY HILL Lines Environment needs protection from government Page A3 @HometownNewsVolusia @Hometownnewsvolusia @HVolusi Vol. 14, No. 14 Your Local News and Information Source • www.HometownNewsVolusia.com Friday, April 19, 2019 Need Teeth? Community DENTAL SERVICES Barracks of Hope 2018 DENTURE EADER R S Crown/Caps ’ $650 Notes C All Fillings H 1O C E I $800 Full Denture Reline Only EDC events Best $200 aiding area veterans Dentist Routine Extraction $185 By Diane M. Carey “They should really have more facilities like $100-$185 Environmental Discovery KERRI GRAHAM, D.M.D. [email protected] this,” he said. “Other than the Salvation Army, 802 Sterthaus Drive Suite A, Ormond Beach, FL Center will host several activi- there was no facility for the vets. For some- ties. Halifax Urban Ministries has converted The Star body that’s never been on the street, or been 386-944-5001 Local author Amanda on the street for a while, it gives them hope. VISIT US AT ORMONDSMILES.COM Kinzey will present a children’s Family Shelter to a transitional homeless center for veterans. They’re in here, they’ve got a safe place to Trusted, ComfortableSee ad inside & forAffordable more information Dental Care Earth Day program from 10 to l i v e .” 11 a.m. Saturday, April 20, at The facility at 605 N. Seagrave St. in Daytona Beach has become the Barracks of Hope. Mr. Fagnant is getting ready to leave the 601 Division Ave. The pro- i s “I think (Barracks of Hope) it’s a wonderful idea” facility to rent his own apartment with some gov- gram will be based on a book a low barrier said resident Mark Fagnant, 60. “Anything that has ernment financial assistance. He will leave a legacy by Amanda Kinzey. Children program, meaning infractions commit- to do with helping veterans out is a marvelous thing at the center, though, having painted the entryway will learn how to recycle and ted by residents won’t necessarily result in termina- to me, whether it be medical, psychological or hous- columns red, white and blue. keep the environment clean. tion from the facility. HUM provides matching ing." He also mentioned outside agencies, such as The program is free, but space funding. Mr. Fagnant, a widowed Vietnam-era Marine Ormond Strong, provide additional services. is limited. Referrals come from the VA or through HUM Corps veteran, has resided at Barracks of Hope since The 20-bed facility houses single male and female A spring bird walk will be with admissions eligibility criteria agreed upon by Jan. 22. Previously he was homeless off and on for veterans. Funding comes from the Veterans Admin- from 8 to 10 a.m. Wednesday, istration in a unique grant per diem program, which See VETERANS, page A2 See NOTES, page A4 three years. PAST F.A.I.T.H. addresses Celtic guard TIMES housing, school Meatloaf Monday suspensions Homemade meatloaf By Diane M. Carey out-of-school suspensions. with your choice of starch [email protected] Public officials at the rally included 7th Circuit Chief $8.95 The average renter in Probation Officer Dan Mer- Volusia County comes up rithew; Volusia County Sher- Wrap Tuesday more than $100 short on iff Mike Chitwood; Volusia being able to pay the county’s County Council members $6.95 fair market value on a Billie Wheeler, Heather Post one-bedroom apartment. and Barbara Girtman; Volu- Burger Wednesday Housing affordability and sia School Superintendent Handmade 8oz Angus school suspensions were the James Russell; Volusia School Board Chair Carl Persis; beef burgers add: two top topics for F.A.I.T.H. $4.95 (Fighting Against Injustice Volusia School Board mem- *with our signature fries $5.95 Towards Harmony) at its bers Ida Wright, Jamie annual Action Assembly on Haynes and Ruben Colon; Tex Mex Thursdays Monday, April 8, at Peabody Daytona Beach Mayor Der- Auditorium in Daytona rick Henry; and City Com- $6.95 Beach. missioners Quanita May and F.A.I.T.H. represents thirty Paula Reed. church congregations in the The officials agreed with Friday & Saturday F.A.I.T.H. representatives Slow Cooked Prime Rib from county. Led by Pedro Dash of Tubman King Community and verbally agreed to com- $10.95 Church and Rev. Kathy Rick- mit to taking action. ey of Unitarian Universalist The county council and Congregation, more than city commission representa- WEEKLY tives agreed the lack of 1,500 supporters of the group Randy Barber/staff photographer LIVE ENTERTAINMENT affordable rental housing in & KARAOKE! rallied to urge local officials Jerry Henkins of the Celtic Norse Heritage Society stands guard during the to take action on affordable Volusia County is a crisis, housing, youth arrests and See SUSPENSIONS, page A10 Ormond Beach Celtic Festival and Highland Games on Saturday, April 13. GREAT FOOD GREAT MUSIC GREAT PEOPLE 386.944.9293 Local Board Tomoka Plaza 709 S. Nova Rd. Ormond Beach welder approves charter Cooking B4 turns high CHEF'S CORNER trash Your school frozen food to art may be By Janet Shira By Diane M. Carey For Hometown News telling you [email protected] something The board of directors of the “He is so crazy” Diana newly approved Southeast Martin said about her hus- Volusia School of Science and band Shaun. Technology will have a great What she really means is story with an important lesson Entertainment B1 crazy talented. to share with their future stu- dents. A welder for the City of Photo by Diane Carey TIME FOR DANCIN' Daytona Beach for years, If at first you don’t succeed, Shaun Martin of Daytona Beach, right, with his wife Diana and daughter try, try again. That’s just what Shaun Martin has been tak- Molly at their home recently with some of his work on display. they did in taking their revised ing yard waste, such as old charter school application spark plugs, broken shov- back to the Volusia County els, spikes, wires, saw regular jobs. She is executive home along with a staircase made brackets and used School Board, which this time blades, horse shoes, director of the Port Orange of wrought iron railings and a wooden beams obtained in gave it unanimous approval. cracked wheels, scrap and Holly Hill YMCA’s. front porch bench. He has West Virginia. The backyard The Southeast Volusia metal, broken wood, such The Martins, who have created furniture, wall art and features “My Five Girls Bar School of Science and Tech- as planks from barns, car lived in Daytona Beach for 18 a movie theatre for the family and Grill,” a large treehouse nology (SEV Sci-Tech) will be Don your raincoat coil springs, tools and any- years, have five daughters. complete with stadium seat- and a huge metallic spider a grade 6-12 charter school and head to Athens thing else you can think of, Their home could easily be ing and everything to make web showcasing more of Mr. with a STEM (science, tech- turning them into beautiful an art museum with every you feel you are in a regular Martin’s handiworks. nology, engineering and math) Index and creative art, just for room and the entire outside theatre. Popular items he sells focus where students may con- fun. And it is still fun for property full of Mr. Martin’s The gate latch is a horse- include metallic frogs, flow- centrate in those areas wheth- Business A7 Out & About B1 him as Diana manages the creations. He also, with some shoe and creative handmade ers and fish. er they are headed on to col- Classified B7 Police Report A5 newly formed family busi- friends, added 2,000 square signs also are visible through- lege or want to go right into Crossword B6 Sports A15 See SCHOOL, page A10 Horoscopes B1 Viewpoint A6 ness to supplement their feet to their 3300-square-foot out the property. He has See WELDER, page A4 A-2 • Ormond Beach/Daytona Beach/Holly Hill Hometown News Friday, April 19, 2019 HURRICANE PROTECTION Call for a Free Estimate 305 Division Ave. Ormond Beach, FL 32174 Photo by Diane Carey Buck James, executive director of HUM, left, stands with resident and Marine 386-677-5533 Corps Veteran Mark Fagnant at the newly named Barracks of Hope in Daytona www.weatherguardshutters.com CGC057134 Beach. meals, an onsite mental health and stadium seating in the Veterans counselor, group sessions and courtyard, which will be From page A1 other support from the VA. named in honor of former Mr. James said once families director Troy Ray. Local archi- both, with military service and left the Star shelter for Hope tect Bill Chapin has donated no dishonorable discharge Place, there was still a need for his services to create it, just as mandatory. homeless assistance in the OWNER/DENTIST DR. THOMAS PARHAM he designed the Star Center HUM Executive Director community. “Who better to and the concept for Hope 800 S. Nova Road, Ormond Beach Buck James stated he felt a new serve than the folks that have (Across from The Rocking Ranch) name was in order, especially served us,” he said. Place. Construction will start when residents took it upon HUM does a lot of things to in the next couple of months. themselves to paint the outside meet needs in the community. At the other end of the Hope columns red, white and blue “We believe as an outreach Place courtyard, the board www.386-265-5975abetterdenture.com with the sidewalk battleship ministry of the United Meth- also agreed to name the Tues - Friday 9am-5pm gray.