
NSB NEWS.net photos by Henry Frederick.
At far left, New Smyrna Beach Mayor Adam Barringer and his girlfriend, Shannon Sumner, and Margaret and Danny Micklelbrink, owners of Clancy's Cantina, attend Sarah Palin's speech at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach on Monday. The photo was shot with a cell phone since cameras weren't allowed. There was a veritable who's-who of prominent New Smyrna Beach residents among the 2,000 in attendance at the annual convention of the Daytona Beach Area Chamber of Commerce, including Southeast Volusia Chamber of Commerce President Sue Williams and her husband, Tom; NSB Realtor Bill Roe and his wife; Jay Pendergast and his wife, Mary Claire; and Herman Mitchell, past president of the Southeast Volusia Kiwanis Club. At upper right, Palin autograsphs copies of her book, "Going Rogue" at Books-A-Million at the Volusia Mall earlier in the day. She also attended Sunday's Daytona 500 race.
DAYTONA BEACH -- Sarah Palin drew a thunderous ovation from 2,000 fans at the Ocean Center on Monday night, including New Smyrna Beach resident Danny Mickelbrink when she suggested America drill for oil in Florida's offshore as well as Alaska's frozen tundra instead of relying on foreign dictators who abhor democracy.