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'Iconoclass' exhibit to open
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The Museum of Florida Art has recently installed new museum signage and the digitally reproduced vinyl and laminated Harold Garde Iconoclass Mural on aluminum panels. Mr. Garde's Iconoclass will be unveiled at a private reception on Saturday, April 28. The original 8-feet by 24-feet will be unveiled and showcased at this event along with the newly...
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Stetson University receives $5.5 million for scholarships
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Stetson University has received $5.5 million in estate gifts to fund scholarships for students majoring in business or preparing for careers in health care. The major gifts come from the estates of C. Emory and Jeanne Smith, longtime friends of the university who lived in Orlando. Although the Smiths did not attend Stetson, their niece, Norma Jea...
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Church to celebrate anniversary
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Open Bible Baptist Church in Orange City will be celebrating "40 years of God's Faithfulness" on Sunday, April 29. The church started as a small Bible study group meeting at the Women's Club of DeLand in the fall of 1970. The small group grew and was organized as a church in April of 1972. Special guests for the day will be Matt and Christy Tay...
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Walk for Epilepsy slated
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Walk the Talk for Epilepsy will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 28, at Mary MacLeod Bethune Park, 6656 S. Atlantic Ave., New Smyrna Beach. Registration will open at 8 a.m. The walk begins on the beach. There will be food, prizes, raffles for airline tickets and other gifts, and silent auction featuring gifts from local shops. It is estimated t...
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Obituaries
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Jacques Paul Swart Jacques Paul Swart, 88, of Edgewater, died Thursday, April 12, at Halifax Health Hospice of Volusia/Flagler Edgewater Care Center Born in Jersey City, N.J., Mr. Swart, an electrical mechanical designer who worked for 37 years at Bell Laboratories in Wippany, N.J., came to this area in 1981 from Denville, N.J. He served in th...
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Aviation Day scheduled
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New Smyrna Beach Middle School will celebrate its 11th Aviation Day from 9 a.m. to noon Friday, May 4, 1200 S. Myrtle Ave. The morning begins with a fly-over by the Gaggle Group from the Spruce Creek Fly-in Community. After the fly-over community volunteers will make presentation to the students. Speakers from NASA will be in the auditorium and r...
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North East Florida Jazz Association to host Jazz Festival
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The North East Florida Jazz Association is celebrating its 25th anniversary by presenting a one-day Jazz Festival featuring some of the best national and local musicians on the jazz scene today. The Jazz Festival will be from 1:30 to 9 p.m. Saturday, April 28, at the Ormond Beach Center for the Performing Arts, 399 N. U.S. Highway 1. The jazz fes...
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FUTURES to hold Caribbean Party
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The Volusia County Schools Education Foundation will hold the FUTURES Caribbean Party from 7 to 11 p.m. Friday, April 27, at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, 134 N. Halifax Ave. Daytona Beach. Tickets are $65 per person or $45 for school district employees. Dinner and beverage will be included. For more information, visit www.FuturesVolusia.o...
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ERAU student named National Student Employee of the Year
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Embry-Riddle graduate student Cassandra Gribbins has been named not only the regional Student Employee of the Year by the Southern Association of Student Employment Administrators but also the National Student Employee of the Year by the National Student Employment Association. This is the first time an Embry-Riddle student has won the national h...
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City holding Sparkle Days
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South Daytona Sparkle Days will continue through Monday, April 30. During this time, residents will be able to put out for pickup almost anything from old appliances and furniture to automobile tires and batteries to junk vehicles and boats. During Sparkle Days, City and Waste Pro crews will be going through each neighborhood to pick up items set...
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