Hometown News

Legion Riders plan Haven Recovery Run The American Legion Riders of Post 120 Holly Hill will have a motorcycle run benefiting Haven Recovery Center at 8:30 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 25. Breakfast will be scrambled eggs, hash browns and a biscuit. Bikes out at 11a.m. Stops are Haven Recovery, DeLand; American Legion Post No. 6, DeLand; Amvets Post No. ...

DeLand community notes

Buddhist Fellowship raising funds, awareness for the homeless Volusia Buddhist Fellowship, a nonsectarian Buddhist organization based in DeLand, will host a special Nov, 23 event to raise food, funds and awareness for the area's hungry and homeless. Feed Your Mind -- Feed Your Neighbor, an around-the-clock meditation retreat in downtown DeLand,...

Deltona community notes

Deltona library offers computer classes in English and Spanish The Deltona Regional Library will offer a free resume writing and job-hunting class from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Nov. 28. Reservations are not required. For more information, call (386) 789-7207, Ext. 236. Deltona kicks off second annual 'Gift of Food' community drive The City of Del...

Art class slated

The Hub on Canal will conduct a "Wake & Paint" class from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 8, 132 Canal St., New Smyrna Beach. Participants may create a finished painting for gift giving or to decorate your home. Cost is $35 per person and includes all art supplies. For more information or to register, call (386) 232-8424. Artists take top pri...

Run for the Sun slated

Jefferson H. Ridgdill Memorial Run to the Sun will be held at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 24, at Riverside Park in New Smyrna Beach. It is a timed, four-mile run that travels from Riverside Park over the largest bridge in town towards the beach and then back over the drawbridge at the North Causeway heading back to Riverside Park. Race registration...

Obituaries

Janet Arlene Clinton Janet Arlene Clinton, 72, a dance teacher, of Edgewater, died Thursday, Nov. 8. Arrangements were handled by Settle-Wilder Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 406 S. Orange St., New Smyrna Beach. Janet R. Hine Janet R. Hine, 81, a commercial artist, of Edgewater, died Wednesday, Nov. 7, at Bert Fish Medical Center. Arra...

Church offers recovery program

Tomoka Christian Church will conduct Celebrate Recovery each Monday at 1151 W. Granada Blvd., Ormond Beach. Coffee and fellowship begin at 6:30 p.m. The main meeting starts at 7 p.m. Small share group starts at 7:45 p.m. Childcare is provided. The purpose of Tomoka's "Celebrate Recovery" is to fellowship, and witness God's healing and power in li...

Homeless veterans sought

American Legion Post 361 is looking for area homeless veterans who may need assistance this holiday season. The event is call "A Safe and Warm Christmas." Post members hope to help as many as 40 homeless veterans during Christmas. The post, along with the Bikers For First Amendment Rights, will host a Christmas Eve and Christmas Day celebration t...

Port Orange School News

Spruce Creek Band finishes season with superior ratings The Spruce Creek High School Marching Band completed its marching season with all superior ratings and "A"s in all categories of music performance, marching and general effect. The last competition took place on Saturday, Nov. 3, at the Spec Martin Stadium in DeLand. A week ear...

Florida Campus Compact honors Stetson University

Stetson University received the top Overall Award for the Most Engaged Campus in Florida at the Florida Campus Compact awards gala Nov. 8 in Tampa. Each year, Florida Campus Compact honors one institution of higher education as the Overall Engaged Campus of the Year, and one in each of three sectors, for advancing the public purposes of higher ed...

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