PORT ORANGE PONCE INLET Volusia inside SOUTH DAYTONA DAYTONA BEACH SHORES Business Education is important to our ecnomic success Page A7 @HometownNewsVolusia @Hometownnewsvolusia @HVolusi Vol. 13, No. 30 Your Local News and Information Source • www.HometownNewsVolusia.com Friday, Aug. 10, 2018 Community General, Cosmetic and Surgical Dermatology World War II veteran gets Accepting new patients and most insurance Notes including Tricare. Plant sale fundraiser medals from ERAU NROTC Monday-Friday 8-4pm with evening hours on Wednesday 8-7pm. By Diane M. Carey Capt. Charles attended the short ceremony Sophie’s Circle Wine and [email protected] with his wife, Joyce, and sons, Rick and Bill Tidbits Plant Sale fundraiser Charles, and their wives, Pat and Ellen. He will be from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Fri- Call 386.256.1444 A World War II veteran was recently bestowed 20142014 -- 20162016 For Appointments and Details also has two daughters. DE EA R S 3951 S. Nova Rd., Suite 3 • Port Orange, FL R day, Aug. 10, at 3016 S. Penin- ’ with metals, 72 years after his hitch was up in the C H sula Drive, Daytona Beach He has vivid memories of his time in the O I C E Like us on U.S. Army Air Corp. www.blueoceandermatology.com 2017 service and a great sense of humor. EADER R S Shores. ’ C The Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps Unit H E “Just flying was an experience” he said. O I C Tickets are $10 and are m y at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University hosted an “The Pacific Ocean is a very big ocean. Once you available at Sophie’s Market family and the Place, 310 Julia St., New awards ceremony for Capt. John Richard “Dick” take off, all you see is water. We had an instrument United States.” Smyrna Beach, and Volusia Charles, 94, of Daytona Beach Tuesday, July 31. in the airplane called a drift meter. From that I was He recalled being stationed in places where the Jewelry, 1700 Ridgewood Ave., Capt. Pat Everly, U.S. Navy commanding officer of able to navigate all over the Pacific. My bases that we average daily temperature reached 118 degrees. “We Holly Hill. the NROTC program and professor of Naval Sci- were stationed at were small. We didn’t have naviga- couldn’t work on the planes. We had to wait until it Sophie’s Circle operates a ence at ERAU, presented Capt. Charles the Air tors, so I was my own navigator.” became dark,” Capt. Charles said. pet food pantry and pet res- Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Self-sufficiency was a crucial skill to develop, he cue. Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal. said. “You learned it or you die. I did it for me and See WORLD, page A2 See NOTES, page A3 Is this for me? Expanded student union will provide Need bigger spaces Teeth? By Gina McKee online radio station, to name [email protected] a few, according to informa- DENTAL SERVICES tion provided by the univer- DENTURE $650 The seal of approval -- or, sity. more accurately, a large In fact, the expanded Crown/Caps $800 metal Stetson University seal Commons Dining Hall has All Fillings $200 -- marks the completion of already opened, with stu- Full Denture Reline Only $185 phase two of a $30 million dents and faculty served for addition and renovation at the first time Wednesday, Routine Extractions $100-$185 the Carlton Union Building Aug. 1. In-House Denture Lab at Stetson University in “Starting (Aug. 2), we have Same Day Denture DeLand. our football team in here. Repairs and Relines As projected, the second They will be here for break- FREE Consultations & 2nd Opinions and largest phase of con- fast, lunch and dinner, and a struction is wrapping up just late-night snack,” said Barba- Trusted, Comfortable & Affordable Dental Care in time for students’ return to ra Stolz, senior director of campus later this month. Stetson dining services. 2012 - 2016 2017 ADER ADER E S E S A new Commons Dining R ’ R ’ “We’re gearing up for a full C C E E H O I C H O I C Hall and the entire north schedule, and at the same wing will be up and running time training on the new prior to the start of fall equipment.” semester and will feature a Other services for snacks new student lounge, student Randy Barber/staff photographer and meals will include the meeting rooms, offices for Coffee Shop Kiosk, Einstein KERRI GRAHAM, D.M.D. Nathan Lettau, 5, of South Daytona isn’t quite sure this dog treat is for him the Student Government Bros. Bagels and Johnny 802 Sterthaus Drive during Vacation Bible School at the Daytona Beach Drive In Christian Church Association and other stu- Rockets, said Taylor Gabri- Suite A, Ormond Beach, FL on Friday, Aug. 3. Lunch was themed around Snoopy and prepared by cre- dent groups, and a new stu- 386-944-5002 ative church volunteers. dio for the WHAT student See SPACES, page A4 VISIT US AT ORMONDSMILES.COM CALL FOR APPT AND MORE DETAILS. YOUR INSURANCE MAY COVER AT USUAL & CUSTOMARY FEES. OFFER GOOD FOR 60 DAYS FROM DATE OF RECEIPT. THE PATIENT AND ANY OTHER PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYMENT HAS A RIGHT TO REFUSE TO PAY, CANCEL PAYMENT, OR BE REIMBURSED FOR PAYMENT FOR ANY OTHER SERVICE, EXAMINATION, OR TREATMENT THAT IS PERFORMED AS A RESULT OF AND WITHIN 72 HOURS OF RESPONDING TO THE ADVERTISEMENT FOR MSC THE FREE, DISCOUNTED FEE, OR REDUCED FEE SERVICE, EXAMINATION, OR TREATMENT. 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Bethune Cook- turtle man-University has provided You can Demetrius Weaver, a me with everything I needed to ocean stretch Bethune-Cookman Univer- to be good, to be successful.” your sity student, added some star Mr. Weaver’s goal is to join By Jacob Cameron vacation power to his graduate stud- the Federal Bureau of Inves- For Hometown News dollars ies. tigation and specialize in helping homeless and aban- The Marine Science Center Beyoncé Knowles-Carter in Ponce Inlet released a fully named him one of the recipi- doned children, and investi- healed loggerhead turtle back ents of the Homecoming gate human trafficking. to the ocean Wednesday, Aug. Primary Election Scholars Award for the 2018- “Trying to find a cure for 1. 19 academic year. The Pom- the number of homeless peo- Beachgoers packed the COMING UP pano Beach native is one of ple that live in America, I Beach Street beach ramp to eight recipients across the also want to impact the watch as the turtle, affection- ately named Cedar, was country. world, not only on a commu- Hometown News will nity level, but on a national returned to his natural habitat. “About the scholarship, it Cedar was found washed up publsh biographies and is a blessed feeling to take a and global level,” he said. Mr. Weaver was awarded on the Daytona Beach shore photos of county heavy load off myself by by beachgoers April 30. The gaining financial resources an athletic scholarship to center determined Cedar was candidates Aug. 17 through Beyoncé. I can’t play football at B-CU in Day- immune deficient; and was thank her enough,” Mr. tona Beach and graduated treated with antibiotics, vita- and municipal with honors in 2017 with a Weaver said. “She gave me Demetrius Weaver min injections, fluids and a candidates Aug. 24 the opportunity to apply, she bachelor’s degree in criminal diet of fish. gave me the opportunity to justice. Cedar weighed 86 pounds when he was found. By the be awarded.” “I am currently pursuing a one year. He will serve as a ball and “making people Index master’s degree in criminal graduate assistant, advising laugh.” time he was released back into He added, “It is a blessed the ocean by the center, he feeling for me. I have to give justice administration,” he freshmen and sophomores Joy Jones, director of the Business A7 Out & About B1 said. on the football team. B-CU Office of Communica- weighed 108 pounds. Classified B8 Police Report A5 honor to God because He is Melissa Ranly, who works in Crossword B8 Sports A13 the one who placed me in He hopes to complete the Mr. Weaver said his hob- tion, said, “He’s an interest- Horoscopes B1 Viewpoint A6 See SCHOLARSHIP, page A3 See TURTLE, page A2 this position and I also want two-year master’s program in bies include cooking, basket- A- 2 • Port Orange/South Daytona/Ponce Inlet/Daytona Beach Shores Hometown News Friday, Aug. 10, 2018 sacrifice, and probably some missions within the combat World points of sheer terror as you theaters. Despite adverse From page A1 were flying around the west- weather conditions and the ern Pacific. hazards of long over-water As for getting the medals, he “It drives home to me and flights and probable enemy said, “I thought I was long some of the folks that work anti-aircraft fire and fighter gone and forgotten.” here with me the importance interception, Capt. Charles He was astounded “that this of remembering that ‘Greatest exhibited professional skill, happened and something that Generation,’” he said.