ORMOND BEACH
Observer YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
VOLUME 11, NO. 51
RECORD SEASON PAGE 4A THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 2023
New site plan, new public hearing Last minute changes to the Tomoka Oaks golf course development plan push hearing to September. PAGE 3A
FDOT’s A1A projects to begin soon State aims to start construction of buried seawalls around late 2023 or early 2024. PAGE 2A INSIDE
BUTTERFLY BOUNTY Plantation Oaks resident Colleen Anderson works to save monarch butterflies from extinction.
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YOUNG ARTISTS
City recognizes young photographers in first youth photo contest. PAGE 11A
EMERGING LEADERS
Physicians assume leadership roles in the Florida College of Emergency Physicians. PAGE 9A
A NEW CHAPTER
Colleen Anderson reaches into the butterfly habitat to show the group one of the friendly monarchs.
Unleashed
Ormond Beach resident opens new bookstore. PAGE 13A
Photo by Michele Meyers
The Bucs rolled to a 42-0 win over the Pirates in a rehearsal for the season opener. PAGE 4B
DONATION DRIVE
Security First interns hold donation drive for homeless students. PAGE 12A
TURTLE TRACKS Total nests: 1,495 New nests: 10 Hatched eggs: 41.2K Green nests: 241 Loggerhead nests: 1.2K Leatherback nests: 5 Kemp's Ridley nests: 4 Nests in Ormond: 171 Nests in Ormond-by-the-Sea: 521
Photo by Suzanne McCarthy
INDEX
Business..................... PAGE 9A Calendar..................... PAGE 2B Cops Corner............... PAGE 6A Public Notices.............PAGE 7B Real Estate................. PAGE 6B
Tough stuff Layla Acosta is the latest student of Stan Lee’s United Martial Arts to earn her first-degree black belt.
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Photo by Michele Meyers
Matanzas players Jordan Mills (2) and Daniel DeFalco cannot stop Mainland defensive back Jhavin “Bubba” Westbrook from snagging a pick six during the kickoff classic.