NEWS BRIEFS: Antique radio donated to The Casements

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The Casements receives donation, Jewish veterans group to install new officers, the public works report, emergency stats and more.

BY THE OBSERVER STAFF

Antique radio donated to The Casements

Charles and Elizabeth Milton, of Palm Coast, donated a 1929 Atwater Kent table radio to The Casements. The radio, which is “hidden” below the surface of a table, may be similar to the type of radio John D. Rockefeller Sr. owned and listened to inside his Ormond Beach home.

Charles Milton is an avid radio collector, the city said, and the radio was made in America and has its original parts.

Jewish Veterans group to install new officers

The Flagler-Volusia Counties Jewish War Veterans Association will install its 2013-14 Post officers during its meeting June 23, at Cypress Knolls Restaurant.

The installation ceremony will be led by Rabbi Howard S. Schwartz, and the new officers will be Cmdr. Abie Bokish, Adjutant/Judge Advocate Irv Hoffman, Quartermaster Stan Kates, Liaison to County Veterans Committees Cmdr. Bokish and Good and Welfare Committee Chairman Aaron Weiss.

City prepares Nova Center for Camp T-Rec

The Leisure Services’ building maintenance staff began work in the activity room at the Nova Community Center to prepare it for Camp T-Rec, which begins June 24.

A wall was framed for drywall on one side of the room, and a closet, which will house circuit breakers, was constructed on the other side.

Public works report

Urban Forestry crews removed dead trees on Greenfern Circle and Ridgewood Avenue. Maintenance crews cleared trimmed brush along sidewalk rights of way on Wye Drive.

Rescheduled walking in Ormond

City Engineer John Noble will join City Manager Joyce Shanahan 8 a.m. Friday, June 28, for Walking with the Manager.

The walk, which was originally scheduled for June 7, will start in the public parking area at Central Park. Noble will talk about the current utility, stormwater and roadway improvements to Hand Avenue during the two-mile walk.

Tree trimming

Florida Power and Light will continue performing routine tree trimming maintenance along the city’s rights of way in June.

The trimming will be done between 7:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Call 866-274-9098 for questions or street schedules.

Emergency Stats

The following numbers, for the week of June 3, were supplied by city staff.

Weekly Police Stats:

Calls for Service..........1,589

Arrests..........16

Citations Issued..........132

Reports Written..........166

Traffic Stops..........227