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Volusia inside DELAND/LAKE HELEN DELEON SPRINGS PIERSON Business Home builders are putting them up quick Page A7 Open to the Public with Internet Pricing Vol. 6, No. 8 Your Local News and Information Source • www.HometownNewsOL.com Friday, April 7, 2017 Put your Since 1977 personality and style in your home, Community after all there is no Gateway improvement 2500 S. Nova Rd. one like you! Notes South Daytona Ask your builder what your Six finalists named grants available in DeLand allowance is for for police chief lighting, By Lori Carter ing district. then buy it here. For Hometown News “The intent of these grants is to beautify and Six finalists have been also be functional,” said Wayne Carter, execu- named for the position of Gateway Business Improvement Grants are still 386-761-2251 available to businesses that meet the criteria. tive director of MainStreet DeLand. “It’s If Building or Remodeling police chief. important when you drive into to town. You Call For An Appointment The grant program, which is funded by the City of No Appointment Necessary A selection committee want it to look nice.” March 27 narrowed down its DeLand and administered by MainStreet DeLand for Retail Customers Association, allows business owners along the city Projects may include exterior building Mon-Fri 9-5 Sat 10-4 list of candidates to six con- renovations, pressure washing, installation tenders. They are: gateways to apply for up to 50 percent of the total See everything in a new light. eligible project cost, not to exceed $5,000. of landscape buffers where there were none, •Dave Brannon, Volusia signage and other projects as approved by the City said. County Sheriff’s Office “We still have $15,000 left,” said Steve Burley, eco- “It’s an incentive.” nomic development manager for the city. “It’s a great Commission. •Lenn Carter, Denton Mr. Carter said, in the past, projects included Projects not allowed include building (Texas) Police Department program. It acts as a catalyst of people to fix up and reroofs, parking lot restriping, resodding lawns and clean up that they may not have normally done.” owners of a bowling alley adding landscaping and •Mike Coffin, New Smyrna tree islands; owners of an auto repair shop used the installation of irrigation systems. “Properties that Beach Police Department money to repaint their building; and owners of a are in violation of city codes are not usually eligible •Kevin Gyrion, Clinton Mr. Burley said the application process is open for funding,” according to a city news release. from April 3 to 4 p.m. May 2. Areas include the core donut shop redesigned the parking area. (Iowa) Police Department “The grants are small. It’s not a lot of money,” he •Dave Sklarek, Osceola gateway district, redevelopment district and emerg- See GATEWAY, page A2 County Sheriff’s Office •Jason Umberger, Swatara Township (Pennsylvania) Police Department F.A.I.T.H. demands: The six candidates will tour Future medical career? the city, interview with the committee and meet with resi- ‘stop criminalizing dents 6-9 p.m. Tuesday, April 11, at the Chisholm Center and 6-9 p.m. Wednesday, April childhood’ 12, at the Sanborn Center. The 30-plus member orga- The selection committee By Diane M. Carey nizations of Fighting Against will meet at 6 p.m. April 13 to [email protected] Injustice Towards Harmony decide on a top choice. City “Decriminalizing child- gathered a standing room Manager Michael Pleus will hood” was a key element of only crowd of 1,500 plus for make the final decision. the F.A.I.T.H group’s latest the assembly at the Peabody For more information, visit Action Assembly. Auditorium in Daytona deland.org/Pages/delandfl_ “Our children, especially Beach March 27. webdocs/PoliceChiefsearch. children of color, are being Other primary issues criminalized,” said Father needing immediate solu- Section 8 applications Chris Hoffmann, pastor of tions, according to F.A.I.T.H., Our Lady of Hope Catholic include enabling first available April 6-8 Church in Port Orange. “In responders to have access to the last five years over 4,000 the lifesaving drug NARCAN Volusia County’s Commu- children (in Volusia County) when dealing with opioid nity Assistance Division will between the ages of 5 and 10 overdose victims, and an accept pre-applications for the years old have been arrested ongoing homeless issue and Housing Choice Voucher Pro- for first time misdemeanor need for a shelter. gram (Section 8) waiting list offenses. Arresting children Besides an update on the until 11:59 p.m. April 8. for childish mistakes intro- progress of these initiatives Applications must be sub- duces them into the criminal undertaken, the assembly Bruce D. Henderson/staff photographer mitted online at volusia.org/ justice system while offering was a chance to see where Orlando City College student Edelis Colon holds her 8-1/2-month-old daugh- section8. little or no help or interven- elected officials stood on the For information, contact the ter, Yenelis Baes-Colon, as Dr. Christopher DiBello, a pulmonologist at Flori- tion. Our society is marginal- named topics. division at (386) 736-5955 or da Hospital DeLand, explains a procedure to help patients with extreme izing these young people and Father Hoffmann, is [email protected]. asthma during a public tour on Thursday, March 30, of the hospital’s reno- taking away their future by F.A.I.T.H. co-chair with Rev. branding them criminals for vated surgical suites. Tour members had to wear protective “bunny suits” to Master Gardener Plant the rest of their lives” See F.A.I.T.H., page A2 help keep the operating rooms from being contaminated. Faire set for April 8 Hundreds of plants will be offered for sale at the 19th annual Master Gardener Plant DeLand Latitude and Vendor Faire from 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 8, at the Volusia County Agricul- man of right for See NOTES, page A2 many Buffet Personal Finance A8 PLANSTRONGER talents project By Diane M. Carey [email protected] Early retiring retirement By Lori Carter Minto Communities and is possible For Hometown News Margaritaville Holdings hosted with good a groundbreaking ceremony planning John Gaffney has seen complete with Jimmy Buffet thousands and thousands of tunes in a highly festive atmo- patients in his 62-year career sphere as plans for the very first as a chiropractor and acu- of their joint effort active adult puncturist. communities, coined Latitude Entertainment B1 Dr. Gaffney, 84, and his Photo by Lori Carter Margaritaville, were celebrated wife Debra “Rusty” Gaffney, in Daytona Beach March 28. ART AMONG TREES an acupuncturist and nutri- Dr. John Gaffney has done many things in his life and now he’ll try retire- Inspired by the legendary tionist, own Volusia Center ment. music and lifestyle of singer, for Complementary Medi- songwriter, author and now cine, 339 E. New York Ave., Many patients gathered for enough to work on his boats,” humorous words,” he said. partner Jimmy Buffett, the DeLand. The center is an his send off. he said and laughed. Serious- Mr. Lopenski said he came event occurred with a steel integrated health clinic that Gary McLeod, 67, has been ly though, “He’s going to be to Dr. Gaffney again in 1999 drum band, tropical refresh- offers acupuncture, chiro- seeing Dr. Gaffney for 25 well missed by a lot of peo- when he was to travel to Jack- ments and plenty of dignitaries practic care and nutrition. years. He’s had back problems p l e .” sonville to get on a plane for on hand. Chiropractor Susan Vigo for most of his life. At first Tony Lopenski, 62, first some alternative treatment In February, Margaritaville joined the team last year. he’d come once or twice saw Dr. Gaffney when he was for cancer. He threw out his Holdings and Minto Commu- Take a stroll through “I’m working on my fourth culture in DeLeon Springs weekly and then to once 14 years old. He was playing back. nities announced a partnership generation and I’m going to monthly. junior high football when he “He’s come through for me to develop new active adult be retired tomorrow,” he said “He was always here when couldn’t keep his back in over and over again,” he said. communities inspired by the Index at his party, which was Tues- I needed him,” Mr. McLeod place. He came twice. Dr. Gaffney first had the Margaritaville lifestyle in some day, March 28. “Most of our said. “I used to keep his boats “Not only did he give great thought of becoming a chiro- of the nation’s most popular Business A7 Out & About B1 patients have pain. We can going and he kept my back treatments to set young ath- practor when he was in high destinations. Latitude Margari- Classified B5 Police Report A5 manipulate all those struc- going. letes’ backs, but he would give school. He was a pole vaulter. Crossword B4 Sports B5 taville in Daytona Beach is the Horoscopes B1 Viewpoint A6 tures and that helps in heal- “He kept me going well us a little spiritual advice and i n g .” See RETIRING, page A9 See LATITUDE, page A9 Parkinsons Support Group Always the 1st Wednesday of the month. Next class: Wednesday, May 3rd Located in the pub at 2:30pm A-2 • DeLand/Lake Helen/DeLeon Springs/Pierson Hometown News Friday, April 7, 2017 tough on crime we must be Sheriff Chitwood and Rhon- F.A.I.T.H. smart on crime,” he said.