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ALL INSIDE ORMOND BEACH DAYTONA BEACH HOLLY HILL IN THE FAMILY Hudson’s Furniture store celebrates 30 years Page A4 Vol. 6, No. 39 Your Local News and Information Source • www.HometownNewsOL.com Friday, Oct. 21, 2011 Community Here and gone • Implants $995 • Denture $ Notes • Crowns 495 $675 Caregiver support • Cleaning & Polishing •F $ group planned illings $125 Max 65 Including Exam & Xray The Council on Aging will Welcome to Our Office hold a caregiver support K 673480 See ad in this errisection Graham, for more information D.M.D. group at 9:15 a.m., Friday, Oct. 21, at Prince of Peace 802 Sterthaus Drive,386-868-4483 Suite A • Ormond Beach, FL Catholic Church, 600 S. (Across the Street from the closed Florida Hospital) Nova Road, Ormond Beach. A support group will also be held at 9:15 a.m., Friday, Oct. 28, at United Presbyter- ian Church, 730 Beville Road, Daytona Beach. For more information, call Henry will face (386) 253-4700, Ext. 204. White Cane Safety tough questions in Day slated The 2011 White Cane Safety and Pedestrian mayoral campaign See NOTES, A6 By John Bozzo “Hopeful- For Hometown News ly, (the past charges) DAYTONA BEACH — will have a Derrick Henry’s campaign marginal for mayor must rehabilitate impact,” an image tarnished in the Mr. Henry last city election. said. “It Mr. Henry, 42, won the could also 2008 and 2010 elections to be an the Zone 5 City Commis- opportunity. sion seat, each time with Henry “People more than 60 percent of the elected me by more than 65 vote. percent in both elections,” But he never got a he said. “People who know chance to serve the second me, know my only cam- term. Instead, he was paign strategy was to removed after he was increase voter turnout. arrested on charges of con- That will never subside.” spiracy to commit voter Henry joins Gwen fraud and illegally obtain- Azama-Edwards as the ing absentee ballots. early candidates to open The charges were dis- campaign accounts in the missed in August. mayoral election. Ms. Mr. Henry was an assis- Azama-Edwards is a retired tant principal at Mainland city clerk and former city High School when he was commissioner who has arrested. He has since campaigned unsuccessful- resigned from the School ly for mayor in previous District and is executive elections. director of a consulting “I think now is the time firm. for energetic leadership for With Mayor Glenn the city,” Mr. Henry said. Ritchey planning not to “We have a serious chal- run for re-election next lenge, a budgetary crisis, year, Mr. Henry hopes to depleted revenue from re-join the City Commis- taxes and declining infra- sion, this time as mayor. structure.” Mr. Henry is scheduled Photos by Randy Barber/staff photographer Mr. Henry repeated an to formally announce his Top: David Minkley of Texas toots his ‘cow horn’ to passing bikers during Biketober- issue raised by Ms. Azama- campaign at 3 p.m., Satur- Edwards in her recent fest on Main Street Saturday. Middle: A biker reaches a crossroads. Bottom: A man day, at Pavilion B in City takes his electric wheelchair for a drive on Main Street. Island Park. See HENRY, A13 681806 Holly Hill officials make cost-savings ‘to-do’ list By Patrick McCallister Nov. 22 regular meeting of the Holly making the list did get city employ- turn off lights in empty offices to ENTERTAINMENT B1 For Hometown News Hill City Commission. The work- ees thinking about ways to cut costs building a trash-burning power shop will start at 6 p.m. Commis- and generate additional non-tax facility. Commissioner Rick Glass HOLLY HILL — Commissioner sioner Moore has already picked a income for the city. The next step is said the list is a mixed bag. DREAM CARS Donnie Moore would like Holly Hill favorite item from the list. evaluating the ideas and picking “There’s some good ideas, and to trim about $3 million from its “The fact that we have the list,” some to develop further. some off-the-wall ideas that I’m not budget without cutting any servic- he said. “The fact my city manager, “We have to do a cost/benefit comfortable with,” he said. “The es. His idea — aimed at eliminating commissioners, the mayor, and our ratio analysis,” he said. “Sometimes burning of the trash: where are you the need for property taxes — has employees added things to that list. ideas sound simple, but by the time going to put a facility to burn the become the Holly Hill Master List of I think the list itself is the best thing you get done with the process, it trash? And it would be millions of Cost Saving Ideas. on the list. The fact we created that takes 20, 30 years to recoup your dollars for startup. I don’t think Commissioners, who helped and are fostering creative thought investment.” we’ll ever have the money to do it.” assemble the ideas, will discuss the processes.” The list has 35 items, ranging list at a special workshop before the City Manager Jim McCroskey said from requiring city employees to See COST-SAVINGS, A3 The Dream Cruise in town this weekend FISHING WITH DAN B8 Handcycle event more than just a race for two local riders nitely changes you. You can either feel sorry Don’t By Casey Preston for yourself and give up or keep moving with drop a [email protected] your life,” he said. “I decided to keep moving.” line! VOLUSIA COUNTY — A tragic dirt bike The 43-year-old Port Orange man certainly accident in 2003 robbed Scott Rimmer of his has, logging dozens of miles each weekend on ability to walk, leaving him feeling helpless his handcycle — a three-wheeled cycle on and alone. which the rider sits only a few inches from the INDEX But with the support of family and friends ground and pedals with his or her hands. “Handcycling changed my life,” he said. “It — and a bicycle, of sorts — he was able to Courtesy of Mike Sprouse Classified B9 Police Report A5 come to terms with his disability and learn to made me feel alive again.” Crossword B8 Star Scopes B1 not only cope, but to excel. Mike Sprouse, of New Smyrna Beach, with his Out & About B1 Viewpoint A6 “Having a traumatic injury like that defi- See RACE, A11 handcycle. 759048 Martin & St. Lucie County (772) 465-5656 Volusia (386) 322-5900 Brevard County (321) 242-1013 Indian River County (772) 569-6767 A2 • Ormond Beach/Daytona Beach/Holly Hill Hometown News Friday, October 21, 2011 This tree in Local trees falling victim to wilt disease Ormond Beach is By Patrick McCallister Ormond Beach mainland cure.” extension agent, said Volu- suffering For Hometown News area.” Avocados are grown pri- sia’s hunting industry could from Laurel The disease is laurel wilt. It marily in South Florida. be affected by forest loss. Wilt VOLUSIA COUNTY — primarily attacks red bay There are no commercial “It impacts the higher food Florida’s coastlines are an and avocado trees. It will avocado growers in Volusia chain,” she said. “The verte- disease. infectious-disease hot zone. also strike sassafras, cam- County. However, about 16 brates are affected by the Fortunately, a disease that is phor, silk bay, swamp bay, percent of the county’s destruction of their habitat. currently rearing its ugly ponds pice and pond berry forests are made up of red If you destruct any part of head goes after trees, not trees. Laurel wilt is a fungus bay trees. When other at-risk your habitat, it impacts the people. spread by the very tiny red trees are considered, a large higher-order animals.” Nevertheless, it stands to bay ambrosia beetle. Mr. portion of the county’s Meaning the less food the cost the state a $30-million Griffis said they’re about the forests could be lost to laurel fewer game animals — industry at a time when no size of the Abraham Lin- wilt. The loss could affect hunters stay home or head As is this one’s up for more economic coln’s nose on a penny. several species of insects, elsewhere. one at the bad news. “One of the major issues in birds and others that count The Daytona Beach Kore- Korean “It was first identified in the state of Florida is the on red bay and other trees an Baptist Church lost a val- Baptist Volusia County on Christ- impact on the avocado for food and habitat. ued tree to laurel wilt. The mas Eve, 2008,” said David industry,” he said. “The avo- Mr. Griffis said destroyed pastor said the disease caus- Church in Griffis, county extension cado is the second largest forests could adversely affect es another unexpected loss. Daytona director. “It has spread (production) fruit in the ECHO tourism — who likes “Our bay tree had old his- Beach through the beach side, the state. You can imagine a dis- looking at forests of dead tory,” Pastor Tyong Hur said. Daytona area, and we’re now ease that could wipe that trees? Additionally, Karen “Maybe almost 100 years. If Photos getting reports of it in the crop out — and there’s no Stauderman, horticulture you think about that, it makes you upset. We lost our courtesy of history and our shade.” Volusia County Mr. Griffis said so far laurel Government wilt appears to be only in the Attention Blue Cross/Blue Shield county’s northeast quadrant, have an important role in and not reused.” but that’s going to change.