Chef's inside ORMOND BEACH DAYTONA BEACH HOLLY HILL Corner On Mother's Day, give her what she deserves Page B3 @HometownNewsVolusia @Hometownnewsvolusia @HVolusi Vol. 13, No. 17 Your Local News and Information Source • www.HometownNewsVolusia.com Friday, May 11, 2018 Need Teeth? DENTAL SERVICES Community 2017 DENTURE D F.A.I.T.H group seeks EA ER R S Crown/Caps ’ $650 C All Fillings H Notes O I C E $800 Full Denture Reline Only Best $200 Routine Extraction Children’s programs to ‘Save Our Children’ Dentist $185 $100-$185 return to library By Diane M. Carey Out of 67 counties in Florida, Volusia KERRI GRAHAM, D.M.D. [email protected] County ranks fifth highest in out of school 802 Sterthaus Drive Suite A, Ormond Beach, FL The Daytona Beach Region- suspension rate and seventh highest in school al Library at City Island, 105 E. 386-944-5001 With the rallying cry “Save Our Children”, Fight- arrest rate, statistics presented at the rally VISIT US AT ORMONDSMILES.COM Magnolia ing Against Injustice Towards Harmony supporters showed. Further, arrests cost $4,500 com- See ad inside for more information Ave., reopened May 5, and showed up by the hundreds at Peabody Auditorium pared to $400 for a civil citation. Presenters Trusted, Comfortable & Affordable Dental Care the librarians have scheduled in Daytona Beach Monday, April 30, to see where stressed that civil citations are not a slap on children’s programs. local leaders stood on reducing juvenile arrests by the wrist, but rather assign restitution and also The weekly lineup, which giving civil citations instead and also taking a closer atonement. confident victims, began May 8, includes: look at school suspensions. The state attorney’s office has committed to over- once they understand what the civil cita- •Family movies: 2 p.m. Sun- State Attorney R.J. Larizza, Volusia County Sheriff seeing restitution. Mr. Larizza said “Now we have tion process is or is going to be, are persuaded or days. Children can watch a Mike Chitwood, Daytona Beach Police Chief Craig kids going through the program that would not have encouraged and I think are going to be happy, to different movie, rated G or Capri and Dan Merrithew of the Department of previously. participate and approve of that program.” PG, each week. They may Juvenile Justice attended and pledged support for “It is a balance between victims and their loss and The two-hour meeting, which focused on youth bring drinks and snacks. giving juveniles civil citations for minor crimes. kids suffering consequences that can follow them criminal justice, included testimony from a teacher’s •Baby tales storytime: 10:30 Youth who commit sex crimes or crimes with weap- the rest of their lives,” he said. “I am confident that to 11 a.m. Tuesdays. The pro- ons would not be eligible for a civil citation. we will be able to do that with this new policy. I am See CHILDREN, page A3 See NOTES, page A2 County Council Carnival fun postpones sales tax referendum By Gina McKee “We got to the line of [email protected] scrimmage and things changed a little bit … when May At the request of Volusia we adopted our resolution County’s 16 cities, voters will (in favor of the half-cent sales not see a referendum for a tax) we didn’t know how half-cent sales tax increase many items were going to be on their ballots in November. on the ballot,” DeLand Mayor Instead, the council will Bob Apgar said. begin workshops in June to In addition to an review and perhaps revise over-crowded ballot, on developers’ impact fees, which the referendum would which haven’t changed since potentially get lost in the 2003, council members said mix, a new mandate from the after postponing the sched- state requiring audits of of uled vote to place the sales sales tax uses before it goes tax on the ballot. on the ballot added to the THE FLORIDA BOAT SHOW At a roundtable discussion mayors’ concerns. Monday, April 30, at Daytona “The issue of the audit was May 18-19-20, 2018 International Airport, Volu- a new issue that came Halifax Harbor Marina, sia County mayors agreed through the process,” Mayor Daytona Beach, FL now is not the time for the Apgar said. “I think all of us tax referendum, noting issues have worked hard to get to Randy Barber/staff photographer ranging from an over-crowd- this point and I think it’s ed ballot to growing public important that we give both Daniel Jimenez of Daytona Beach and his friend Joseph Cahn of South Day- displeasure with growth in our citizens and our commu- tona, both 12, get crazy on one of the carnival rides during the annual Ital- the county. See SALES, page A4 ian Festival at Our Lady of Lourdes in Daytona Beach on Thursday, May 3. Sixty Hot rods thefloridaboatshow.com years of will Personal Finance A9 'Lightnin’ muscle PLAN STRONGER at DIS into By Diane M. Carey Research [email protected] museum planners Fast cars have nothing on By Diane M. Carey before Juanita “Lightnin’” Epton, [email protected] hiring one who, at 97, is still working hard at Daytona Internation- The annual American Mus- al Speedway. Photo courtesy of Daytona International Speedway cle Car Show is revving up for On Tuesday, May 1, DIS Jim France, chairman of International Speedway Corp., congratulates Juan- the public to enjoy on from 10 staff surprised her by cele- ita “Lightnin’” Epton on her 60th anniversary of working at Daytona Inter- a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May Entertainment B1 brating her 60th service national Speedway. 12, at the Museum of Arts and anniversary. Sciences at 352 S. Nova Road CHICAGO! She started with the Speed- Speedway. track and (with) the right in Daytona Beach. way in 1958, selling tickets to up here in 1958 and I have “You didn’t hesitate to do ambassadors.” Fully functional historic the first Daytona 500 in 1959. seen a lot of changes. I have what she asked you to do Her doctor told her she American cars will be dis- Ms. Epton, who lives in met the nicest people along because you knew it was for was only 97, so “I’ve got plen- played in the front parking lot Ormond Beach, still works in the way and I wouldn’t the best,” Ms. Epton said. ty of years left,” Ms. Epton of the museum. Inside, start- the ticket office. change it for anything in the “We all have been fortunate said. ing at 1 p.m., Senior Curator of Media and staff applauded world. to have such leadership and She plans on working “as Education and History James the popular staff member as “I am still counting the we’ve got good leadership long as the good Lord lets “Zach” Zacharias will guide a she entered the Bill France tickets and I still love every now. m e .” tour of the “Luster: Realism Dance and sing Room at DIS, having no idea minute of it,” Ms. Epton said. “The best part of my job is Jim France, chairman of and Hyperrealism in Contem- with the windy city the party was for her. “The Frances are just won- waking up in the morning International Speedway porary Automobile and Still, she offered plenty of derful people and, as a and knowing I have a good Corp., started working at the Motorcycle Painting” exhibit memories for the occasion. friend, you couldn’t have had Index and secure place to work,” Speedway at the same time as and the Root Family Museum’s “I met Bill France in Char- better all along the way.” Her teacher was Annie B. she said. “It makes my day go Ms. Epton, although he was vintage automobiles that range Business A7 Out & About B1 lotte, N.C., in 1957,” she said. fast, but I love it. We try to be just 14. from Sumar Race Cars to Classified B9 Police Report A5 “He said ‘Lightnin’, you are France, memorialized with Crossword B8 Sports B7 her husband, Big Bill France, nice to everyone so they At the party, he said, “I Coca-Cola delivery trucks. Horoscopes B1 Viewpoint A6 going to Florida. We ended with a statue in front of the know they are at the right See SIXTY, page A4 See MUSEUM, page A2 A-2 • Ormond Beach/Daytona Beach/Holly Hill Hometown News Friday, May 11, 2018 Foundation honors top sports executive For Hometown News develop- the Community Foundation [email protected] ing the in 1992 to honor individuals The Community Founda- vision for, who have offered exceptional tion of Volusia & Flagler hon- and over- levels of service to the com- ored Lesa France Kennedy, seeing the munity. Ms. Kennedy is the International Speedway Corp. develop- 26th recipient. CEO, with the Herbert M. ment of, Another highlight of the Davidson Memorial Award the $400 evening was the presentation for Outstanding Community million of the 2018 Young Leadership Service at its annual banquet D ay t o n a Award to Melissa Burt May 9 at the Daytona 500 Rising Lesa France DeVriese, chief administra- Club at Daytona International renovation tive officer and chief legal Speedway. project of Kennedy counsel of Security First Ms. Kennedy has had an DIS and the creation of the Insurance. extraordinary career at ISC 300,000-square-foot mixed- Ms. DeVriese has played a since graduating from Duke use center One Daytona. key role in growing Security University, where she majored Ms.