January 8th, 2010 by admin
The DeLand Martin Luther King Jr. Parade will be held on Monday, January 18, 2010 at 9:45 a to 11:45 am according to information released on DeLand.org. The parade route will begin at Stetson University and will run down Woodland Blvd. to the Chisholm Center. You can call 386-943-7029 for more information.
January 1st, 2010 by admin
Happy New Year! Last night I welcomed the New Year with my granddaughters. To be honest my young ladies actually made it to 9pm. Just before bed the girls enjoyed chocolate cake and we went outside and lit sparklers for the girls to play with. Last night will be remembered as one of the best New [...]
October 18th, 2009 by admin
I spent part of Saturday enjoying the DeLand chili cook-off. For $10 I was able to sample some of the best and worst chili this side of the St. Johns. I could not pick a winner from the dozen or so samples but did leave the event full. The chili cook-off is another reason DeLand is a great [...]
October 3rd, 2009 by admin
The DeLand high school homecoming parade will be on October 9th from 2 p.m. - 3 p.m. The parade will run from Plymouth to Euclid on Woodland Blvd.
September 27th, 2009 by admin
This year I plan on attending the Volusia County Fair. The fairgrounds is in DeLand just east of the city. I checked on the dates for the fair this year and discovered the fair will be held on November 5th -15th.
Being from midwest attending the county fair was an every year event. Cotton candy, games, pinapple whip [...]
September 27th, 2009 by admin
On Saturday I visited the DeLand craft show held downtown. As you can see from the pictures the streets were lined with booths that featured crafts.
There were leather items, rings, you could even pan for stones. I stopped to talk to the guys from Corn Craft who were selling custom designed corn hole sets. They [...]
September 9th, 2009 by admin
DeLand High School Football Schedule
DeLand High School Football Schedule for 2009-2010
August 17th, 2009 by admin
Remember when all you could do at a library was read a book? Well this is not your father’s library!
The DeLand library will be offering Wii sports, including bowling,for adults from 1 - 2:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, Sept. 15 and 29.
For teens gaming events will begin at 5 p.m. Thursdays, Sept. 3 and 17.
And then [...]
August 15th, 2009 by admin
Last night I was took advantage of the cooler evening and took a downtown walk in DeLand. There is something special about the atmosphere of a smaller town like DeLand.
I enjoyed my walk, the evening was cool. Bumped into a couple of people I know and had a decent meal at one of the local restaurants. [...]
August 2nd, 2009 by admin
25 homes for sale in the Glenwood community priced from $99,000 up to $1.2 million. 6 houses have sold in the Glenwood community priced between $73,500 and $150,000.
To search for homes in the community of Glenwood near DeLand, you can visit this Glenwood real estate page.
NOTE: “Based on information from MFRMLS for the period (January [...]