- December 16, 2025
Willow Warner, 5, of Ormond Beach, ranked first in the 1-9 age division at the 17th Annual Halifax 5K Run and Walk on Sept. 8, which celebrated the "spirit of caregiving." Photos by Lurvin Fernandez.
Christopher Ristuccia, left, Tara Bobelak, Claire Ruehle arrive at the finish line. The annual Halifax 5K is the first race in the Daytona Running Series.
Children and teenagers dominated the Halifax 5K Run and Walk, and many ranked high in their age groups.
Young runners ran side-by-side with adults. The annual Halifax 5K brings a mixture of competitive and non-competitive runners.
Children raced each other to the finish line, and in some cases, they held hands and crossed together.
People of all ages ran and walked in the annual Halifax 5K Run and Walk, which raised money for Halifax Health - Hospice.
Jenny Rette, of Port Orange, arrives to cheers at the finish line.
Joan Ferrell, of Daytona Beach, dashes to the finish line.
Kristine Brasher, left, from Port Orange, Angelika Grubel from Ormond Beach and Pamela Hanson-Peterson from Port Orange, ranked best overall in the women's division.
Members of the Port Orange Historical Trust invited friends, family and the community to the organization's first "Nite at the Museum" on Sept. 7, where they played games, shared memories and enjoyed food.
Members of the Port Orange Historical Trust recently expanded its museum to six exhibits.
One of the museum exhibits features antique school furniture, textbooks and yearbooks.
Museum curators found old letters, including a physician's snake bite remedy.
The restaurant and kitchen exhibit features antique kitchenware.
The restaurant and kitchen exhibit also has newspaper clips and restaurant menus from past restaurants and those still in business.
The textile exhibit features clothing from the 1880s and quilts.
The hardware exhibit features antique and excavated tools.
Hank Goodrich, right, of Living Legends of Auto Racing in South Daytona, helps Gianna Perez into his 1936 modified, open-wheel Plymouth racing car at the Riverwalk Drive-in on Sept. 7.
Ed Johnson, also a member of Living Legends of Auto Racing, revs the engine of his 1930 Ford "Big Car."
Chester Danger plays with the steering wheel of Ed Johnson's 1930 Ford "Big Car."
Children were encouraged to make their own cars for the Riverwalk Drive-In. Maci Lill made Vanellope von Schweetz's candy car from Wreck-It Ralph.
Emerson Duggar transformed into Herbie the Love Bug for the handmade car competition.
Avalyse Rodriguez, left, and Jacqueline Cyran, play with their glow sticks at the Riverwalk Drive-in.
