On Saturday a car driving north on Stone ran off the road taking out the fire hydrant at the corner of Stone and Pennsylvania before plowing through one of my neighbor’s fences and into their backyard tree. According to the neighbor the driver and passenger were not seriously hurt. There are now boil water alert signs [...]
You can drive by Bill Dreggors Park morning, noon or night and you will witness people walking and running on the concrete walking path that circles the park. I have spent many an evening walking around this park and calculate the distance to be ½ mile +/-. It is a great way for area residents to exercise [...]
The following list provides the date, time, opponent and location of the 2010 DeLand High School fooball season. You can verify the schedule by visiting here. Friday | 8/27/10 | 7:00 PM | ST. Augustine Nease | Spec Martin Stadium Friday | 9/3/10 | 7:00 PM | Wekiva High School | Spec Martin Stadium Friday | 9/10/10 | 7:00 PM | @ Flagler [...]
Date: Saturday, June 19, 2010 Time: 4:00pm – 8:00pm Location: West Indiana Avenue, Downtown DeLand, FL The MainStreet DeLand Association celebrate is holding a block party! Enjoy music, kids’ games, birthday cake, a classic car show, shopping & dining. http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/event.php?eid=115905041787682
A press release from Progress Energy announced that it will be assisting low-income neighborhood families save money on their energy bills. Progress Energy is installing energy-efficient improvements in more than 630 homes. Full press release
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.
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 [...]
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 [...]
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.
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, [...]
