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New Ormond festival celebrates Halifax River

Reno has one. So do Cincinnati and Portland. While this isn't Nevada, Ohio or Oregon, Ormond Beach's scenic river for the first time will take center stage over its usually more popular destination -- the Atlantic Ocean. The city's inaugural Riverfest ...

From RAY WEISS, Daytona Beach News-Journal,  21 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Halifax Corp,  Rod MacDonald,  Carole King,  Joni Mitchell

Basketball program scores points with special children, parents

He pumped his fists high in the air and flashed a million-dollar smile. The victories inside this gym are much smaller, much larger. It's reflected in the faces of regulars like John, 14, who has Down syndrome. "He has fun," said Ellie Hearn, his ...

From RAY WEISS, Daytona Beach News-Journal,  20 Nov 2009

National Tea Party Express makes local stop

HOLLY HILL -- The signature Tea Party signs and slogans filled the grounds in front of the gazebo. Anti-Washington sentiments were everywhere Wednesday. Ernest Hiscoe, 73, of Palm Coast felt empowered among so many like-minded people. "I hope this ...

From RAY WEISS, Daytona Beach News-Journal,  12 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  U.S. Democratic Party,  AARP,  Harry Reid,  U.S. Senate

Korean War vets to get recognition

ORMOND BEACH -- The veterans of World War I and II returned home as conquering heroes. There was no national homecoming for veterans of the Korean War. Three years of fierce fighting ended in a stalemate in 1953 with nearly 34,000 Americans officially ...

From RAY WEISS, Daytona Beach News-Journal,  11 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Malcolm Fraser,  Halifax Corp,  Stephen Smith

Polo Dreams

· It is believed that British holiday resort owners invented this rather strange pastime during the mid-1800s in an attempt to attract guests. The first games were played on nearby rivers and lakes, and the games passing similarity to horseback polo ...

From RAY WEISS, Daytona Beach News-Journal,  9 Nov 2009

Related Topics: University of Florida,  YMCA

War-crimes author: World not safe from another Holocaust

John Loftus is a man with a message, a warning that one of humanity's darkest chapters isn't something safely tucked away in history books. Seventy-one years ago tonight, a massive attack on Jews began throughout Germany. Mob violence broke out as ...

From RAY WEISS, Daytona Beach News-Journal,  9 Nov 2009

Related Topics: John Loftus,  Central Intelligence Agency,  U.S. Department of Justice,  Mike Wallace,  Hamas

Ormond mayor cleared of abuse charges

ORMOND BEACH -- State prosecutors have cleared Mayor Fred Costello of all allegations of abuse by his adopted daughter and found she sought the help of two of her father's political rivals to smear his reputation. State Attorney Brad King of the 5th ...

From RAY WEISS, Daytona Beach News-Journal,  4 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Brad King

Kids trade candy for dentists' cash

PORT ORANGE -- Children arrived at the front door of the office Monday with bags of Halloween candy in hand. This was strictly a business transaction, a very sweet one for a boy like Collin McCathran, 8, of Port Orange. Without shedding a tear, he ...

From RAY WEISS, Daytona Beach News-Journal,  3 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Donald J Trump

Area athletes gear up for Senior Games

Early almost every morning, he's up and out on a tennis court. Many evenings, he's back with his racquet, playing a few more sets before nightfall, unless he's over at the Ormond Beach YMCA lifting weights around folks a third his age. At 77, Hilton is ...

From RAY WEISS, Daytona Beach News-Journal,  24 Oct 2009

Related Topics: YMCA,  Susan Hill,  Michael Phelps

Ormond drops 1-way plan for John Anderson Drive

ORMOND BEACH -- Faced with overwhelming opposition, city commissioners unanimously scrapped a proposal to turn a two-mile stretch of scenic John Anderson Drive into a one-way road. Instead, the narrow two-lane thoroughfare through one of the city's ...

From RAY WEISS, Daytona Beach News-Journal,  21 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Halifax Corp

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