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DAN’S INSIDE ORMOND BEACH DAYTONA BEACH HOLLY HILL LAND LINES Area will be representing at Goodwood Ormond Beach DentalPage A3 Group Vol. 9, No. 22 Your Local News and Information Source • www.HometownNewsOL.com Friday, June 20, 2014 Need Community B-CU gets big donation and Dentures? notes Free Consultations & Second Opinions Crowns $675 • Denture ERAU professor to healthcare education partner Full Denture Reline $175 $495 discuss drones By Susan L. Wright executive director of Halifax Health Founda- Now Owned & Operated By [email protected]º tion and has a long history of community From domestic surveil- involvement and philanthropy. He’s also been Kerri Graham D.M.D. See ad in this section for more information lance to the battlefields of a trustee of the university for the past eight There was plenty to celebrate at Bethune- Best Dentist Afghanistan, drones have years. Cookman University June 12 as top executives 802 Sterthaus 386-944-5002Drive, Suite A • Ormond Beach, FL flown into controversy and from the school, Halifax Health and others gath- The second important announcement was (Across the street from the Imploded Florida Hospital) the public’s imagination. ered to announce a pair of major developments that Halifax Health’s CEO Jeff Feasal signed a 785332 Learn about these that will enhance the relationship of the school “memorandum of understanding,” basically an agreement, to work together on a variety unmanned aerial vehicles and hospital. col- during a free program at 3 The first was that Joe Petrock, one of the area’s of services and programs to provide educational opportunities for B-CU students who would lege and intern or p.m. Friday, June 20, at the most prominent community leaders, and his receive training at Halifax Health, and the Ormond Beach Regional wife, Barbara, donated $1 million to establish a receive hands-on training at the hospital as well as set up and staff outreach programs in the city. outreach programs. Library, 30 S. Beach St. College of Health Science at the historically The Petrocks’ donation will benefit both the Clearly overjoyed at the combined windfalls, Tom Haritos, an assistant black university — and help fund several bold new initiatives in conjunction with the college. new College of Health Science, which will offer professor of aeronautical the programs for students who will study at the See DONATION, A4 science, will explain their Mr. Petrock, who grew up in Daytona Beach, is roles, applications, designs, classifications, operations and other complexities. Reservations for this free Volusia County’s Tiny dancers program are not required. For more information, call the library at (386) 676- 4191, ext. 21084. lobbyists offer Surfriders to host events legislative update International Surfing Day By Erika Webb children of immigrants, is Friday, June 20. [email protected] some Citizens Property The Surfrider Foundation Insurance reform,” he Volusia/Flagler Chapter will The Legislature “was explained. “Medical mari- celebrate with Black Tie and kind on” unfunded man- juana, also known as Baggies from 6-8 p.m. at dates — “the top priority Charlotte’s Web, passed. Nichol’s Surf Café, 411 Fla- of Volusia County and The passage of sports gler Ave., New Smyrna other governments stadium funding legisla- Beach. around the state” — this tion will allow Daytona Participants should dress session, lobbyist Robert International Speedway in their best combination of Stuart assured the county and others to move for- beach attire and formal council at its June 5 meet- ward on renovations, he wear. There will be a cos- ing. said. tume contest. Entry is $10, In their 2014 Legislative Mr. Stuart jumped right which includes two drink Update, Mr. Stuart and into unfunded mandates tickets. There will be live Chris Carmody with Gray- — statutes or regulations, music by Alaia Luna. Robinson, P.A., the coun- requiring state or local Proceeds benefit the ty’s state lobbying firm, governments, private indi- Surfrider Foundation. For presented a brief viduals or organizations to information, visit volusi- statewide overview and perform certain actions, aflagler.surfrider.org. then honed in on issues but providing no money. On Saturday, June 21, the specific to Volusia County. Implementation of those group will host its eighth A tax dollar surplus led laws or regulations annual EcoSurf Clinic from to the passage of a $77 bil- becomes the fiscal respon- 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Light- lion budget, and the gov- sibility of local govern- house Point Park in Ponce ernor was “light on his ment via taxpayers. vetoes,” only about $70 With the exception of an Inlet. Randy Barber/staff photographer This is a free clinic for million, Mr. Carmody said. increase in the required children 17 and younger “Amongst the legislation local effort by school dis- Amaya Fegumps, 6, center, of Daytona Beach performs a routine with other dancers who can swim. Sign up will and policy there was DCF tricts, there “were not real- during Kinetic Expressions Dance Academy’s 11th annual Dance Recital at The Peabody reform, child welfare serv- be at 10 a.m. There will be a See LEGISLATIVE, A11 Auditorium on Saturday, June 14. short surf lesson at 10:30 ices, in-state tuition for a.m. Surfing will follow. Surfboards will be provided by the Volusia County Junior Lifeguards. There will Children Roadwork be a snack break at noon. After the break, Chad See NOTES, A2 can forget slowly ENTERTAINMENT B1 their nearing FREE CONCERT troubles finish Hit By Susan L. Wright songwriter By Erika Webb [email protected]º performing [email protected] at Daytona John Anderson Drive has Bandshell long been known as one of The sudden diagnosis of the most attractive resi- Type 1 or juvenile onset dential streets in the area diabetes drastically — and the city of Ormond changes the lives of entire Beach has been giving it families. An ongoing Photo Courtesy of Amy Soileau, Florida Diabetes Camp some TLC over the past few BUSINESS A7 learning process — involv- Florida Diabetes Campers cooled off last summer in the spring-fed lake at Camp months. ing a spectrum of physical Winona in Deleon Springs. This summer there will be two diabetes camp sessions The city is upgrading and psychological adjust- and improving the infra- ECONOMY ments ensues. for older kids and one “pewee” session. structure for the scenic, Suddenly the candy and riverfront drive in the form are able to identify. St. Petersburg. Without the anybody else and can do cake enjoyment of other of a major resurfacing of Commercial Aja McKinney, 9, of donation from the Lions just about anything any- kids is off limits. Children the road and upgrading the real estate DeLand is cared for by her Club, Ms. McNeill said, body else does.” with diabetes must learn drainage pipes to elimi- market great aunt Gloria McNeill. finding the funds for camp Florida Camp for Chil- they are different in cer- nate flooding problems. starting to This summer Aja will have would have been impossi- dren and Youth with Dia- tain ways. Work actually started on show some the opportunity to attend ble. betes Outreach Director Since the 1980s, the the two-plus mile stretch oomph the diabetes camp at “I’m hoping that she will Amy Soileau of Port Florida Diabetes summer of road in October, with Camp Winona for the first be more aware of what can Orange was diagnosed camps at YMCA Camp the construction divided time, courtesy of the happen to her if she does- with Type 1 diabetes at the Winona in DeLeon Springs into gradual increments DeLand Lions Club. n’t take care of herself,” age of three. She began have been helping kids and the road closed off in The two spend a lot of Ms. McNeill said. “She has attending diabetes camp INDEX and their parents learn sections over the past time running to doctors very low self-esteem and at Lake Swan in Melrose, about diabetes manage- eight months. The contrac- Business A7 Out & About B1 ment while providing fun and medical supply facili- I’m hoping this will push near Gainesville when she Classified B9 Police Report A5 tor for the $3.4 million Crossword B4 Sports B8 ways to interact with other ties in Daytona Beach, her to the level of knowing Horoscopes B1 Viewpoint A6 children with whom they Gainesville, Orlando and she’s just as important as See CHILDREN, A10 See ROADWORK A2 Bankruptcy and Foreclosure JAMES SKOW, PA Attorney 785318 139 Executive Circle Suite 103 • Daytona Beach, FL 32114 Phone: 386-310-4894 • Fax: 386-310-4895 • www.Skowlaw.com • [email protected] A2 • Ormond Beach/Daytona Beach/Holly Hill Hometown News Friday, June 20, 2014 walks and additional curb- “We’ve found you either love While it might seem that complaints. It’s not particu- all the dust the roadwork Roadwork ing along that stretch of them or you hate them.” the street’s residents would larly inconvenient, it’s easy has created — and reported From page A1 road. The residents made it be totally aggravated by now for me to get up to Halifax or they kept their windows Surprisingly, instead of clear that even if they didn’t with the ongoing construc- A1A to get wherever I want.” closed even during the project, Masci General Con- jumping at the opportunity quite hate them, they much tion on their doorsteps, it “It certainly has cut down spring days when they’d tractors, has been working to add those amenities, resi- preferred keeping the trees. seems the city’s careful on the traffic on John Ander- normally have everything on a schedule designed to dents turned up at the pub- However, doing some- advance planning, and deci- son,” she said.