ORMOND BEACH
Observer YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
VOLUME 11, NO. 41
BUCS TRAVEL TO USF PAGE 5B THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 2023
County seeks to ‘Regrow the Loop’ Volusia’s new pilot program asks citizens to sign pledge to restore and enhance local scenic byway. PAGE 3A
Apartment proposal gets board’s OK Ormond Enclave, a 64-unit multifamily development, is approved by the Planning Board.
Imagine that
Ormond Memorial Art Museum’s new exhibit features the art of colorful storytelling. PAGE 1B
PAGE 2A INSIDE FUTURE PLANS
Ormond Beach outlines $19 million in capital improvement projects for next fiscal year. PAGE 4A
MAYOR’S VIEW
Ormond Beach Mayor Bill Partington proposes ideas to address traffic problems. PAGE 12A
TEACHERS WANTED
School Board urges district to address classroom vacancies. PAGE 5A
SUMMER DOLDRUMS
In his “Make Yourself at Home” column, Brian McMillan details the battle with boredom. PAGE 12A
SURGEONS IN TOWN
Three new colorectal surgeons join AdventHealth. PAGE 8A
NEW CANDIDATE
Local businessman Jason Leslie to run for mayor in 2024. PAGE 5A
ORMOND BOUND
Exhibiting artist Mary Wentzel, left, shares her artwork with friends Jim and Linda Bishop.
End of an era
Photo by Suzanne McCarthy
Tomoka Elementary principals bid farewell to school campus before demolition. PAGE 10A
The Youth World Series will return to the Ormond Beach Sports Complex. PAGE 6B
‘Weight’ to go!
TURTLE TRACKS
Total nests: 498 New nests: 70 Loggerhead nests: 471 Green: 21 Leatherback nests: 2 Kemp's Ridley nests: 4 Nests in Ormond: 73 Nests in Ormond-by-the-Sea: 156
Fisher Lifting in Ormond Beach celebrates one-year anniversary.
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INDEX
Business..................... PAGE 9A Calendar..................... PAGE 2B Cops Corner............... PAGE 6A The Fine Arts.............. PAGE 4B Letters.......................PAGE 12A Public Notices............ PAGE 8B Sports......................... PAGE 5B Real Estate..................PAGE 7B
Fly like an eagle Photo by Suzanne McCarthy
Former Tomoka Principals Carl Persis, Julie Johnson, Susan Tuten, and current principal Julie Roseboom stand in front of Tomoka Elementary for a final farewell.
Seabreeze’s Zachary Banks will play baseball at Embry-Riddle.
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