ORMOND BEACH
Observer YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
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VOLUME 11, NO. 24
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2023
‘A community within a community’ Residents of Tomoka Oaks challenge the development of 300 homes in their former golf course. PAGE 9A
Because he lived Ormond Beach firefighter Ethan Wilson is remembered for selflessness, joy of life. PAGE 3A Photo by Michele Meyers
Ormond Beach firefighters gather in front of their department’s engines at a beach by the Flagler Avenue Boardwalk, in New Smyrna Beach, to celebrate the life of firefighter Ethan Wilson.
YOUR TOWN HAPPY 105TH BIRTHDAY
Miriam S. Buschman, of Ormond Beach, celebrated her 105th birthday on Jan. 28. Buschman moved to Daytona Beach in 1929 from Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1940, she married William Redwood Wharton, Jr., and together they raised four children. In 1980, Buschman and her late second husband, Albert, moved to Ormond Beach. Her daughter, Ormond Beach resident Cathy Wharton, expressed best wishes to her mother in an email to the Observer. The family celebrated Buschman’s birthday with a small group of family and close friends. “It was truly a joyful occasion, and a delightful gathering for all,” she said.
Fire burns 130 acres near Ormond Beach Florida Forest Service wildland firefighters and local departments helped saved 75 homes. PAGE 5A
Shining bright
MOVING ON UP
Pat Brown resigns as Seabreeze football coach. PAGE 7B
SPEAK UP
Formal public comment period is added to Planning Board meetings. PAGE 2A
SIT AND RIFF
MATH MATTERS
Blues and Brews opens in Ormond Beach. PAGE 11A
Beachside Elementary kindergartners celebrate 100 days of school. PAGE 12A
Tomoka Christian Church hosts sixth annual Night to Shine. PAGE 3B
Highs and lows Seabreeze girls soccer won the Class 5A regional semifinal, but lost at the regional final.
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INDEX
Business.................... PAGE 11A Calendar..................... PAGE 2B Cops Corner............... PAGE 6A Public Notices........... PAGE 11B Sports......................... PAGE 4B Real Estate................PAGE 10B
Race to the finish Pine Trail Elementary students complete the Pioneer Mile. ZZ Nichols and Emily Spottiswood sing their hearts out.
Photo by Alexis Miller
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