September 2008
Birth Announcements
Posted Mon, 2008-09-01 02:00
Sept. 19, 2008 -- Melissa Wright and Zack Yancey, Edgewater, girl, 6 pounds, 10:14 a.m. at Florida Hospital Ormond Memorial.
Sept. 15 -- Jesse and Jason McGuirk, New Smyrna Beach, boy, 6 pounds, 14 ounces, 1:38 p.m., Halifax Health Medical Center.
Sept. 12, 2008 -- Kimberly and Phil Tyree of New Smyrna Beach, boy, 7 pounds, 14 ounces, 8:18 a.m., Halifax Health Medical Center.
Sept. 10, 2008 -- Joshua McCormick and KeShanena Evans of New Smyrna Beach, boy, 7 pounds, 12 ounces, 6:28 a.m., Halifax Health Medical Center.
Obituaries
Posted Mon, 2008-09-01 02:00
-- Grace Ann Fritchie, 63, of New Smyrna Beach, died Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008. She was a retired flight attendant for Delta Airlines.
-- Robert W. Novak, 83, Edgewater, died Friday, Sept. 19, 2008. He was a retired laborer in the cement and concrete industry.
-- Edgar "Ed" Fisher, 94, New Smyrna Beach, died Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008. He specialized in quality control in manufacturing.
-- Vera M. Dobson, 90, of New Smyrna Beach, died Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008. She was a homemaker.
Sarah Palin's inexperience glaring in McCain presidential run
Posted Tue, 2008-09-02 10:30
John McCain has chosen a comparative unknown on the national scene as his running mate in Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. Governor Palin has many commendable personal attributes but lacks experience in overall national governance and foreign affairs.
The real Hillary supporters won't back McCain
Posted Tue, 2008-09-02 12:00
By GERRY TATHAM
If you know anything about big-time gambling, you’ll be aware that a “shill” is somebody who plays for the house. A Republican shill is a woman who antes into the Hillary Clinton game while playing for John McCain.
Laboring on Labor Day
Posted Wed, 2008-09-03 14:15
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- So what is a working gal supposed to do on Labor Day? Well, work silly.
Just ask Marion Free, dining room manager at Ruthy's restaurant.
"It's just like every other day," said Free, one of two waitresses serving the customers at the bustling restaurant on West Canal Street. "I'm just not going fishing like everyone else."
Life on the water after Fay
Posted Thu, 2008-09-04 02:37
The amount of water accumulation after Fay was substantial and led to plenty of flooding. The next bad news is that two new storms – Gustav and Hanna – are about to give us more rain. A few days ago I went to check on my hunting stand. To my dismay, after cutting up four fallen trees blocking the road, I found the water so deep that it was impassable to get to the stand. It was an exciting day though. I saw seven deer including a buck in velvet and roughly 27 wild pigs, and several hawks.
'Strike It Rich' for our youth
Posted Thu, 2008-09-04 07:00
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Who wants to strike it rich? Who wants to enjoy great food and drinks and dance the night away with the chance to win thousands of dollars?
This is your chance to become a thousandaire and support the many local diverse needy children's programs funded by the Southeast Volusia chapter of Kiwanis through its largest fundraiser, "Strike It Rich."
The 2008 Kiwanis Club "Strike It Rich" Fundraiser is 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, at the Brannon Center. Tickets cost $125, which admit two people. There is a limit of 400 tickets sold.
