- April 25, 2024
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One longtime Ormond Beach resident recently celebrated a milestone birthday.
Jeanne DeAngelis turned 99 years old on July 11. She is a World War II veteran, having served in the Women's Army Corps.
Ormond Beach Police Lt. Tom Larsen recently graduated from the University of Louisville, Southern Police Institutes' 88th Command Officer Development Course, announced Police Chief Jesse Godfrey in a press release.
For the last five months, Larsen has spent two weeks at a time in Fort Lauderdale completing this course, which is an educational program that aims at providing a "foundation for practical law enforcement administration and a comprehensive overview of management practices," per the course website.
Larsen is one of two newly-promoted patrol lieutenants, and prior to this assignment, was the criminal investigations unit supervisor. The press release states Larsen has worked for OBOD for about 21 years in various positions, such as patrol officer, detective, corporal and sergeant. He is pursuing his bacherlor's degree in criminal justice. Larsen is also a combat veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps.
“The commitment and time away from home and family is a true testament to Lieutenant Tom Larsen’s solid work ethic and dedication to duty," Godfrey said. "We are proud of his accomplishments and know that all of his hard work while attending this demanding course will make him an asset not only to the Police Department, but to the citizens and visitors of this great city.”
The press release states OBPD and Larsen want to thank the Ormond Beach Police Foundation for financing this training opportunity.
The National School Public Relations Association recently honored Volusia County Schools with three 2021 Publications and Digital Media Excellence awards.
The awards recognize outstanding print and web-based writing, design and graphics with three levels of honor: excellence, merit and honorable mention. VCS earned two awards of excellence — one in the internet/intranet website category, and one in video — and one award of merit, the latter in special purpose publication category for the district's strategic plan.
“These awards represent the innovation and dedication of our Community Information team to overcome hurdles in a very challenging year,” said VCS Superintendent Dr. Scott Fritz in the press release. “At VCS we understand strong communication is critical to accelerating student achievement and our communications team works extremely hard year-round to keep our school families, staff and community informed in a constantly evolving environment. To be recognized for our district’s efforts is a testament to the outstanding work performed by our communication professionals.”
The Daytona Beach International Airport was named Florida's 2021 Commercial Service Airport of the Year by the Florida Department of Transportation, as announced in FDOT's annual aviation awards ceremony held last week in conjunction with the Florida Airports Council annual conference.
“Being named Commercial Service Airport of the Year is a reflection of the commitment of the entire DAB team to continuously make this airport the best for our passengers, community and airline partners,” said Airport Director Karen Feaster in a press release.
Despite challenges brought forth by the pandemic, the airport added seasonal, direct flights to Philadelphia and Dallas-Fort Worth on American Airlines last year, and, will complete its terminal renovation this summer.
Some accomplishments that were lauded by FDOT included its taxiway rehabilitation project completion, its terminal renovation, new passenger amenities such as a mother's room and renovated business center, and its "Ready to Fly" health and safety initiative.
Kindred Hospice is currently seeking volunteers in the Ormond Beach and Palm Coast areas.
According to an announcement, volunteering takes no advanced medical training or great commitment; Kindred Hospice prepares volunteers with specific training including hospice philosophy, end-of-life care, grief and bereavement education and emotional and spiritual support.
An application, background check, fingerprinting and drug screening are required. For more information, please contact the Kindred Hospice Palm Coast branch at 386-597-6306.
