Land inside DELAND/LAKE HELEN DELEON SPRINGS PIERSON Lines Tragic loss of roadside attractions Page A3 @HometownNewsVolusia @Hometownnewsvolusia @HVolusi Vol. 8, No. 9 Your Local News and Information Source • www.HometownNewsVolusia.com Friday, April 5, 2019 General, Cosmetic and Surgical Dermatology Accepting new patients and Community most insurance including Tricare. County Council approves New treatment for keloids with 98% cure rates Notes using SRT-100 Learn about birds animal abuse registry Monday-Friday 8-4pm of the beach Dr. Murchland M.D., Board Certified Dermatologist. By Diane M. Carey judges to ban people convicted of animal cru- Amanda Hulce ARNP. David Baker will share his [email protected] elty from owning pets. It also increases the severity ranking for animal abuse cases. Call 407-644-4212 knowledge of the birds that 2014 - 2017 For Appointments and Details EADER R S Animal abusers beware. The animal abuse registry would include ’ 1840 Greenwich Avenue • Winter Park C inhabit Florida beaches at 1 H E Your crimes will be much more public now thanks people who have been convicted of felony O I C Like us on p.m. Saturday, April 6, at www.blueoceandermatology.com 2018 EADER to the approval of a Volusia County online database R S animal cruelty and misdemeanor animal ’ C DeBary Hall Historic Site, 198 H 1O C E set to go into effect June1. The online registry will cruelty, and would include the court documents. thought I Sunrise Blvd. include the name of the convicted offender, their The database would be housed on the county ani- since there’s no real way Dr. Baker, who earned picture, date of birth and a description of what mal control website. Marion, Osceola, Hillsborough to keep track of these abusers that are banned, the degrees from Lafayette Col- occurred. and Leon counties already have animal abuse regis- only solution would be an animal abuse registry.” lege and Columbia University, Just as she was a driving force behind Ponce’s Law, tries. She met with County Councilwoman Billie taught earth and environmen- Debbie Darino of Port Orange rallied support for “As you know Ponce’s Law was my bill,” Ms. Dari- Wheeler and Ponce Inlet Councilwoman Lois Par- tal science at the high school the registry. Ponce’s Law, named after a puppy that no said. “In it I put that judges have the discretion to and college levels before his was reportedly beaten to death in Ponce Inlet, allows ban abusers from owning or contact with animals. I See ABUSE, page A8 retirement in 2001. For more information, con- tact Tracy Mestre at (386) 668- 3840 or [email protected]. Cheer on! Environmental City seeks resident opinions group tackles The City of DeLand is ask- ing residents to participate in The National Citizen Survey. single-use Surveys were mailed and residents are asked to com- plete and return by April 5. plastics Anyone who did not receive a survey, can visit surveygiz- mo.com/s3/4871610/The- By Diane M. Carey ect. City-of-DeLand-2019-Citi- [email protected] “When attending environ- zen-Survey. mental and civic meetings, I Dream Green Volusia was would hear of many environ- born March 3, providing the mental problems countywide Get crafty area with a grass roots group and became more and more at Deltona library of environmental and civic concerned,” Ms. Scheiber organizations working said. “I started to see a bigger picture that more needed to Adults can make crafts and together. be done and why not try practice sewing during free The group is the brainchild working together to achieve a programs at the Deltona of Ormond Beach resident Suzanne Scheiber. common goal.” Regional Library in April. “I love living in Ormond She hosted meetings of The free activities include: Beach and Volusia County,” environmental and civic •Adult coloring: 1 p.m. Sat- Ms. Scheiber said. “We are a leaders Jan. 26 and March 3 urday, April 6. Meet new peo- special place on the coast in east Volusia County. ple and have fun coloring. because of the beauty of our About 25 people attended •Open paper crafts lab: Randy Barber/staff photographer natural environment.” each meeting. 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tues- DeLand High School language art students Jendaya Talton, 15, and her sis- The clearing of land for Each group is successful in days, April 9 and 23. Bring a ter Noemi, 17, sing and move as they listen to a performance with Isabel Granada Pointe in Ormond their own right, but, she said. project or use the library’s Cri- Costa Rius, 15, and Riley Potter, 24, right, during the Volusia County World Beach upset her, she said. “I “Looking around Volusia cut Explore One, an electronic live directly behind the proj- See PLASTICS, page A4 cutting machine for projects Languages Festival at DeLand High School on Saturday, March, 30. and crafts. •Open sewing lab: 9:30 to 11 a.m. Thursdays, April 11 and 25. Adults can bring a project and use one of the Building Schools library’s six sewing machines. •Crafting at the library: 10 gets AT&T a.m. Thursday, April 18. Make started See NOTES, page A3 on crisis Grant Cooking B3 for STEM CHEF's CORNER shelter in projects Yes, greens For Hometown News are good [email protected] for you DeLand Students at Volusia County For Hometown News high schools will benefit from [email protected] a statewide investment by Photo courtesy of City of DeLand AT&T this year, one that seeks Entertainment B1 Dozens of city and county City and county officials broke ground Saturday, March 30, on The Bridge, to increase understanding of leaders officially kicked off a homeless shelter in DeLand. how classroom curriculum SPRING FROLIC construction Saturday, translates into science, tech- March 30, of The Bridge, a nology, engineering and math crisis shelter and day services “Today’s groundbreaking mental health and drug West Volusia at 421 South careers. center that will serve West is a testament to the hard abuse counseling, job coun- Palmetto Ave. AT&T is working with the Volusia’s homeless popula- work by all involved and seling, medical care, haircuts, Volusia County is funding Consortium of Florida Educa- tion. proves that if we work showers and laundry. The the construction of the facili- tion Foundations to provide The groundbreaking is a together anything is possi- center’s goal will be to transi- ty while all West Volusia cit- experiential learning opportu- result of a dream that began ble,” said Mayor Robert F. tion people to housing with- ies as well as numerous busi- nities for students in school in 2016 as the City of DeLand Apgar in a news release. in 30-90 days. nesses, churches and area districts across Florida. Real- led a cooperative effort Time to stomp around The proposed facility will The facility will also serve stakeholders have committed world application of STEM between the Neighborhood have 6,300 square feet of as West Volusia’s cold weath- for at least five years to fund education concepts, prob- at Barberville Center of West Volusia, space with 30 crisis center er shelter. operations, which will be lem-solving and critical think- Volusia County, all West beds, a communal dining The Bridge will be con- managed by The Neighbor- ing skills will all be key ele- Index Volusia cities, churches, busi- area and commercial kitch- structed by Clermont-based hood Center. ments of the 45 separate nesses and civic groups to en, showers, offices and Marbek Construction Co. The Bridge is expected to Business A7 Out & About B1 projects organized and funded Classified B6 Police Report A5 find a solution for homeless- space to provide coordinated and will be behind the open during the first quarter through CFEF member local Crossword B5 Sports B5 ness in the region. entry and case management, Neighborhood Center of of 2020. See GRANT, page A4 Horoscopes B1 Viewpoint A6 ART EXHIBIT PAINTINGS AprilTOM 30th 2019 DAVIS • 12-4PM THE CLOISTERS 400 E HOWRY AVE, DELAND FL 32724 www.thecloistersretirement.org Tom has been a treasured resident here at The Cloisters for 8 years. His Livingston apartment, which is north facing, provides perfect lighting for his painting studio. After retiring in 1989 he started painting as a hobby. His favorite medium is oil, which he (800)738-1222 | 400 East Howry Ave., DeLand has been painting for 32 years now. Due to his extensive background as an illustrator his paintings lean to realism, focusing A Retirement Housing Foundation Campus primarily on still life and landscapes. In his lifetime he has received many awards and a gold medal from the Westchester, New A not-for-profit community - ALF#8340 York Art Directors Club for graphic design. Tom’s paintings are available for purchase by cash or personal check. A-2 • West Volusia Hometown News Friday, April 5, 2019 2018 DER EA S R ’ C E H1O I C Friday, April 5, 2019 www.HometownNewsVolusia.com West Volusia • A-3 The Museum of Tragedy History E-NEWSLETTER ack in the late 1960’s when I first only a replica. [email protected] arrived, Florida was still littered with LAND LINES Still, I am sure he had film of the the remnants of hundreds of tourists DAN SMITH assassination of JFK and some of the “NEWSLETTER” IN THE SUBJECT Btraps that were built to fleece the thousands artifacts left behind in Lee Harvey of southbound pilgrims. Oswald’s home. OK, the Kennedy car was They ranged from the simple, such as a only one that the president had once gas station with a lone alligator in a pit, to ridden in and not the death car.