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April 11: Albert L. Amalfitano and Paula C. Flanagan, Edgewater; Andrew R. Ingram and Jessica L. Bell, Edgewater; Kelly C. McKee and Jessica R. Lamarca, New Smyrna Beach.

DELAND -- Volusia County Council members Jack Hayman and Andy Kelly are planning to attend the Community Development Block Grant celebration from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Monday. The event will be at the Chisholm Community Center, 520 S. Clara Ave., DeLand.

For more information about the meeting, please call Diana Phillips of Volusia County’s Community Assistance Division at (386) 736-5955, ext. 2958.

DELAND -- This is the driest time of the year in Volusia County and it’s very dry this year. The hotter it gets, the drier it gets. The wildfire danger is extremely high right now and the level of our underground water supply is low. This is the time to increase the focus on the need to conserve water, says Dave Byron, spokesman for Volusia County.

David Fayman Getzoff, 91, of New Smyrna Beach, a former salesman, died Friday, April 10, 2009.

Lois J. Morton, 85, of New Smyrna Beach, a former secretary for Union Carbide Chemical Co., South Charleston, W.Va., died Thursday, April 9, 2009.

Dorothy E. Bauer, 82, of Edgewater, a homemaker, died Wednesday, April 8, 2009.

John A. Kirwan, 84, of New Smyrna Beach, a truck driver for United Parcel Service in Long Island, N.Y., for over 30 years before his retirement, died Wednesday, April 8, 2009.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- The trooper from New Smyrna Beach who was struck by a passing motorist while dealing with a stopped vehicle on I-4 in DeBary on Thursday, is expected to be confined to a wheelchair for at least three months, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

Trooper Rickie Zigler is recovering at Halifax Medical Center from surgery Friday on his broken pelvis and surgery the day of the accident for a broken wrist, said FHP spokeswoman Kim Miller.

Jack O. McMahon, 81, of Edgewater, a former supply clerk for Merril Stevens Dry Dock Co., Miami, died Sunday, March 15, 2009.

Ann Marie Weiss, 67, of New Smyrna Beach, who worked for the Central Intelligence Agency for 32 years, died Saturday, March 14, 2009.

Robert Lee Megenhardt, 56, of New Smyrna Beach, a heavy equipment operator, died Saturday, March 14, 2009.

Daphne Moore, 79, of New Smyrna Beach, a former supervisor for a bank, died Saturday, March 14, 2009.

OAK HILL -- The Oak Hill Public Library will celebrate its 15th anniversary in its current location Saturday, April 18.

The public is invited to join local dignitaries, library staff and volunteers for an open house from 10 a.m. to noon. Volusia County Council District 3 Rep. Jack Hayman and Oak Hill Mayor Darla Lauer will lead a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 a.m.

Refreshments will be served. The event is free and sponsored in part by the Friends of the Library.

The Oak Hill Library is at 125 E. Halifax Ave. For more information, please call (386) 345-5510.

Pamela Jo Van Iderstine, 65, of New Smyra Beach, a homemaker, died Saturday, April 4, 2009.

John A. Park II, 91, of New Smyrna Beach, a former electrician, died Thursday, April 2, 2009.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Today's gusting winds were blamed for a downed tree that damaged a power line and left the NSB Regional Shopping Center in the dark for about an hour, retailers and the Utilities Commission said.

"The wind took down a tree behind Publix and that damaged two of the three phases of a three-phase line," said Ellen Fisher, public information manager for the utility company.

Power went off at 12:30 p.m. affecting all of the stores in the city's largest plaza, including WalMart, where employees stood in front of doors, politely directing people away.

Coutesy photo. The Volusia Sheriff's Office is looking for Edgewater resident Ryan James Carey, suspcted of robbing a 17-year-old boy in New Smyrna Beach.

EDGEWATER -- The Volusia Sheriff's Office has put out a publc plea to help duputies find Edgewater resident Ryan James Carey who was released from prison last month after serving time for burglary and grand theft.