http://www.beacononlinenews.com West Volusia News en-us http://www.beacononlinenews.com/rss/rss.xml What's a nice gal from DeLand doing at the Vatican, talking about sports to the pope and other dignitaries? It was the spirituality of sports that brought about the meeting. The woman is Susan Saint Sing, a rowing coach at Stetson University. Saint Sing just returned from Italy, where she delivered ... http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/2204 http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/2204 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:05:09 -0500 The Volusia County Health Department has been partnering with Volusia County Schools to make swine-flu vaccinations available to schoolchildren, who are often hit especially hard by the virus. Doses of the vaccine have been in short supply. Now, swine-flu (H1N1) vaccinations will be available to oth ... http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/2203 http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/2203 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:41:06 -0500 Today, Friday, Nov. 20, is the final day to register to be part of the DeLand Jaycees Christmas Parade Dec. 5. The annual event draws tens of thousands of viewers to Woodland Boulevard in Downtown DeLand, and features lighted floats, bands and marching units. Although entries are often accepted past ... http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/2202 http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/2202 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:34:29 -0500 The DeLand City Commission tilted in Downtown DeLand’s favor Monday night, moving to ban panhandling entirely in the central retail district. Commissioners did not actually approve an ordinance, because the new law that had been prepared for the Nov. 16 meeting would have put weaker restrictions i ... http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/2200 http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/2200 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:37:14 -0500 The Sheriff's Air 1 helicopter transported a man to Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach Wednesday afternoon after what DeLand Police termed a hit-and-run accident between a pickup truck and a motorcycle. DeLand Police are looking for the driver of a pickup truck involved in the accident, Sgt. J ... http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/2199 http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/2199 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:04:36 -0500 Discover DeLand is a city committee devoted to increasing the DeLand area's appeal as a tourism destination. Committee members have been working for almost two years, exploring ideas to unify the resources of the DeLand area and sell them as a package that would appeal to visitors from near and far. ... http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/2198 http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/2198 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:20:38 -0500 Questionnaires for the 2010 Census won’t be mailed out until March. Already, though, warnings about online census scammers are crisscrossing cyberspace and finding their way into many e-mail inboxes. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, no one will receive a census questionnaire via e-mail. Do no ... http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/2197 http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/2197 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:37:50 -0500 10. A duck doesn't need a flu shot. 9. A duck doesn't have money problems. 8. A duck doesn't have house payments. 7. A duck doesn't have to worry about what clothing is in style. 6. A duck doesn't have dental problems. 5. Transportation is free — waddle, swim or fly. 4. Food is easy to find: Bugs, ... http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/2195 http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/2195 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:16:18 -0500 Twenty years after the Southwest Activity Center was conceived as a vibrant business zone at the interchange of Interstate 4 and State Road 472, the first actual commercial development appears imminent. Approximately 260 acres of scrub woods on the northwest edge of Deltona may soon be the location ... http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/2194 http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/2194 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:13:46 -0500 Sands Theater Center has notified the Cultural Arts Center that it plans to move out of the building. The Cultural Arts Center (CAC) at 600 N. Woodland Blvd. houses two nonprofit arts organizations: The Museum of Florida Art, and Sands Theater Center Inc. The museum and theater split the operating c ... http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/2193 http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/2193 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:47:59 -0500 Three newly elected City Council members took their seats on the dais at the Nov. 2 special meeting of the Orange City Council. With the swearing-in of Anthony Pupello, William Crippen and Gary Blair, three council members stepped down: Jim Mahoney, Paul Rasch and Don Sherrill. Each outgoing counc ... http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/2191 http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/2191 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:17:14 -0500 While attention on school-attendance zones has been focused recently on West Volusia high schools, there are changes in store for younger students, too. The Volusia County School Board will soon set the attendance zone for an elementary school slated to open next year. Elementary School Z, which wi ... http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/2190 http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/2190 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:52:10 -0500 Come Friday night, Downtown DeLand merchants will close their shops, patrons will head home, and Downtown DeLand will look like, well, Downtown DeLand. But, the next day, an army of musicians and volunteers will transform the central business district into a wonderland of sound and song. {{related ... http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/2189 http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/2189 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:06:19 -0500 The Nov. 10 School Board meeting proved the old saw “You can’t please all of the people all of the time.” In the end, the Volusia County School Board voted to approve the third and final version of the high-school redistricting plan that will affect students who attend DeLand High School, Delt ... http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/2188 http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/2188 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:08:37 -0500 Members of the audience at the Nov. 10 Volusia County School Board meeting erupted into applause. A bright smile spread over the face of DeLand City Commissioner Leigh Matusick. West Volusia NAACP President David Staples was jubilant. The reason? Edith I. Starke Elementary School in DeLand will not ... http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/2187 http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/2187 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:15:16 -0500