http://www.beacononlinenews.com West Volusia News en-us http://www.beacononlinenews.com/rss/rss.xml Saturday, May 18 Barberville Family Farm Swap and Market 6 a.m.-12:30 p.m. west of the Pioneer Settlement for the Creative Arts, three-fourths of a mile west of U.S. Highway 17, on State Road 40, Barberville. Call 386-469-9409. Farmers Market 8 a.m.-1 p.m. at Gateway Center for the Arts, corner of ... http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/6014 http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/6014 Fri, 17 May 2013 15:41:33 -0400 What is DeLand police procedure when officers encounter someone who runs from them? A vehicular pursuit may be used to go after "a forcible felon who is actively attempting to elude the police," according to DeLand Police Department Standard Operating Procedure. If a pursuit is not warranted, the of ... http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/6013 http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/6013 Thu, 16 May 2013 21:32:30 -0400 They sell lettuce and blueberries, tomatoes and eggs — carefully nurtured gifts of nature. They haul their fragile and edible merchandise for miles, and set it up in baskets and bins, protecting it from sun and wind, and hoping they don't have to haul it home again. They are the farmers of our loc ... http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/6012 http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/6012 Thu, 16 May 2013 15:26:05 -0400 More than a year-and-a-half after buying the historic Dreka Building in Downtown DeLand, owner Joe Daprile of Ormond Beach has just four tenants in place, despite making improvements to the structure on the southeast corner of Woodland Boulevard and New York Avenue. Mainstreet Grill has leased space ... http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/6011 http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/6011 Thu, 16 May 2013 14:59:03 -0400 Meryl Liu, a fourth-grade Cypress Creek Elementary student in Port Orange, was named the Doodle 4 Google state winner for Florida. The national winner will be selected by the public voting online for their favorite doodle. The national winner will receive a $30,000 college scholarship and a $50,0 ... http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/6010 http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/6010 Thu, 16 May 2013 09:31:46 -0400 UPDATE 11 a.m. THURSDAY, MAY 16 — Deputies made contact with Theresa Spaid Wednesday night, May 16, and confirmed that she was OK, not in duress or harmed in any way and was not in need of any law enforcement assistance. "Accordingly, the missing persons case has been closed," the Sheriff's Office ... http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/6009 http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/6009 Tue, 14 May 2013 19:45:46 -0400 Members of the Volusia ECHO Advisory Committee turned down DeBary Hall’s request for a $355,275 emergency roof-repair grant when they met May 8, saying the grant fund is for creating facilities, not maintaining them. Now, it will be up to the county staff to ask the County Council for the grant, w ... http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/6008 http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/6008 Tue, 14 May 2013 11:11:14 -0400 County Council Vice Chair Joyce Cusack has organized a meeting at Greater Union First Baptist Church at 6 p.m. today, Monday, May 13, to discuss the relationship between members of DeLand's African-American community and the DeLand Police Department. The death of Marlon Brown, whom a DeLand police v ... http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/6007 http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/6007 Mon, 13 May 2013 14:56:53 -0400 The Florida Highway Patrol reports that Jackie Baiga, 46, of DeLand, died in a single-car crash on West State Road 44 Sunday morning. Baiga's car was traveling east on the highway near the intersection of Old New York Avenue and S.R. 44 about 6:48 a.m. Sunday, May 12, "when for an unknown reason," ... http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/6006 http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/6006 Mon, 13 May 2013 10:21:40 -0400 Two giraffes, one brown- and one black-patterned, stood side by side at the St. Louis Zoo. I had never seen a dark one before, but Google had the answer: Giraffes become darker and darker as they age! Like our fingerprints, each giraffe has a different pattern on its short fur. Nine subspecies of gi ... http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/6005 http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/6005 Mon, 13 May 2013 10:08:11 -0400 Mother’s Day celebration Dr. Robert Tucker will celebrate Mother’s Day at Mosaic Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Orange City Sunday, May 12, with a humorous message titled “Don’t Put Your Finger in an Electric Sock!” (Yes, it is supposed to be “sock.”) This is the first of three ... http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/6004 http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/6004 Sun, 12 May 2013 08:03:32 -0400 Saturday, May 11 Farmers Market 8 a.m.-1 p.m. at Gateway Center for the Arts, corner of U.S. Highway 17-92 and Saxon Boulevard, DeBary. Free admission. Call 407-443-6965. Market in the Park 8 a.m.-1 p.m. at Blake Park, 493 S. Lakeview Drive, Lake Helen. Free admission. Call 386-228-9957. ‘The W ... http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/6003 http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/6003 Fri, 10 May 2013 15:23:18 -0400 She spends hours seeking detail and beauty in the world, and more hours capturing them with patient brush strokes on canvas. DeLand High School student Lauren Watford was recently recognized with a national award for her talent in capturing the world in paint. Watford, 17, won the 2013 Congressiona ... http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/6002 http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/6002 Fri, 10 May 2013 14:11:52 -0400 A deputy on patrol never knows what's going to come up next. For Volusia County Sheriff's Sgt. Mike Odgers and Deputy Byron Poteralski, what started as a routine tour of duty the morning of March 12 turned into a matter of life and death. The Sheriff's Office reported the two deputies took "quick an ... http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/6000 http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/6000 Thu, 09 May 2013 21:05:38 -0400 Skydiver Santiago Rosell, 62, of Altamonte Springs died in DeLand May 8 after landing on the DeLand Municipal Airport drop zone, apparently with only his reserve parachute deployed. Witnesses reported that Rosell had taken part in a three-way jump out of Skydive DeLand, 1600 Flightline Blvd., linkin ... http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/5999 http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/5999 Thu, 09 May 2013 10:38:51 -0400