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NSBNEWS.net video by Sera Frederick. Mayor-Elect Adam Barringer spoke with NSBNEWS.net about the swearing in ceremony for himself and Commissioner-Elect Judy Reiker, as well as Commissioner Jack Grasty who won re-election outright in the Sept. 22 primary. Barringer said he anticipates a final commission vote on the proposed Hampton Inn for Flagler Avenue, which he predicted would be very "emotional." He also put to rest opposition campaigning that had the Babe James Center closing if he were elected, which he again dismissed as "politics." He added, if anything, the facility's services would be expanded. He wanted NSBNEWS.net to do its interview with him at the Babe James Center to make that message perfectly clear.

Joseph Thompson Jr., 82, of New Smyrna Beach, a retired inventory control supervisor for Corning Glass Co., Walpole, Mass., died Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009.

Bruce Lee Johnston, 52, of New Smyrna Beach, owner and operator of Goldfinger Furniture Restoration, Stripping and Refinishing, died Friday, Nov. 6, 2009.

Thomas William Ravenscroft, 59, of Edgewater, a trucker, died Friday, Nov. 6, 2009.

DELAND -- Staff from the Volusia County Personnel Division will meet with representatives of the Teamsters Local 385 from 9 - 10:30 a.m. Thursday, to discuss contract negotiations for Sheriff's deputies.

The meeting will be in the fourth-floor conference room of the Thomas C. Kelly Administration Center, 123 W. Indiana Ave., DeLand.

DELAND -- When PBS television celebrity Charlie Carlson emcees 'A Night With Johnny Duncan' this Friday night, he will be returning to a stage where he performed as a child more than 50 years ago.

"When I was about 13 years old, I was a stooge in the audience for magician Harry Wise in his Dr Jekyll Weird Show, said Carlson, of New Smyrna Beach.

"When Harry asked for volunteers to go on stage, I was always among those picked. He would eliminate the real audience members, and I was the one chosen to remain and be hypnotized."

SOUTH DAYTONA — The South Daytona Police Department will conduct a pedestrian safety operation on Wednesday, Nov. 11 between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. at the intersection of South Ridgewood Avenue and Ridge Boulevard.

The primary focus of South Daytona’s operation is to raise awareness of pedestrian safety and to reduce pedestrian injuries and fatalities.

For more information about Operation Pedestrian Safety contact Sgt. Pignataro at 386-322-3030 or Lt. Doug Quartier at 386-322-3058.

DELAND -- The Volusia County Health Department will conduct a free H1N1 swine flu vaccination clinic targeting students in DeLand, Deltona and Orange City Saturday, Nov. 14.

The school vaccination clinic will take place between the hours of 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. or until the vaccine supply has been exhausted.

The vaccination clinic will take place at Pine Ridge High School, 926 Howland Blvd., Deltona. This clinic is for students, teachers, and school staff who live in the Deltona area (ZIP codes 32713, 32725, 32738, and 32764) and DeLand/Orange City/Lake Helen areas (ZIP codes

Nov. 11, 2009: Conan S. Mitchell and Katie K. Malia, New Smyrna Beach; Salvatore J. Caruso and Roxanne P. Thompson, Oak Hill; John N. Mills and Sandra J. Morgan, Edgewater.

DELAND -- An Illinois motorcyclist has died of injuries he suffered in a crash last month that also injured his wife, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

Virgil Wright, 66, died Sunday at Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach. His wife, Sharon, is recovering from injuries, the FHP said.

Editor's Note: Marc Goldberg, communications director for Congresswoman Suzanne Kosmas, D-New Smyrna Beach, passed along a copy of an op-ed piece Kosmas wrote for Florida Today that was published today regarding her dissenting vote on the Health Care legislation in Washington:

http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200991109027