NSBNEWS.net: Volusia County / State

DAYTONA BEACH -- The Business 2 Business Expo is coming to the Volusia County Ocean Center Nov. 17 - 18. With Microsoft as the signature sponsor, the Expo will include nationally recognized business speakers, seminars, exhibitors and more. Organizers anticipate more than 2,000 business owners, CEOs and leaders will attend to network and learn about up-to-date business strategies and resources.

DELAND -- The 28th annual Farm Tour - set for Friday, Nov. 20 - will offer residents a behind-the-scenes look at agricultural operations in Volusia County.

The tour is sponsored by the University of Florida/Volusia County Extension and the Volusia County Farm Bureau to showcase the county’s agricultural industry, which has a $781 million annual impact on Volusia County and generates more than 8,300 jobs. The county’s 1,114 farms cover more than 229,000 acres and produce the area’s fruit, vegetables, honey, cattle, sod, fish, timber and plants.

DAYTONA BEACH -- The Children and Families Advisory Board will meet at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, at the Volusia County Lifeguard Headquarters and Administration Center, 515 S. Atlantic Ave.

The board is scheduled to elect a chair and vice chair, establish 2010 meeting dates, approve the 2009 annual report, establish funding criteria and evaluation elements for fiscal year 2010-2011, and discuss recommendations to the Volusia County Council on the request for proposal process.

DELAND -- The U.S. Census Bureau is looking for job applicants to work for the 2010 Census. Peak hiring will be from February through May for temporary assignments, most lasting five to 10 weeks.

Most positions require U.S. citizenship, a driver’s license and use of a vehicle, and each applicant will undergo a background check. Census positions offer competitive wages and flexible schedules and allow people to work in their neighborhoods.

All census takers must be able to speak English, but people who have bilingual skills are needed in communities where a large number of

DAYTONA BEACH -- Six local women were among 55 arrested through a multi-county law enforcement operation to catch prostitutes, who use popular websites to advertise services.

DAYTONA BEACH -- A significant decline in the number of turtle nests this summer on Volusia beaches has county officials concerned and looking for answers. And the same thing appears to be happening on other Florida beaches.

The county recorded 338 nests - 324 loggerhead nests, eight green and six leatherback nests - which is the lowest total since 2004 when the nesting season was interrupted by a series of hurricanes which caused extensive erosion to the beaches.

DELAND -- An Illinois motorcyclist has died of injuries he suffered in a crash last month that also injured his wife, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

Virgil Wright, 66, died Sunday at Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach. His wife, Sharon, is recovering from injuries, the FHP said.

DELAND -- The Volusia County Health Department will conduct a free H1N1 swine flu vaccination clinic targeting students in DeLand, Deltona and Orange City Saturday, Nov. 14.

The school vaccination clinic will take place between the hours of 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. or until the vaccine supply has been exhausted.

The vaccination clinic will take place at Pine Ridge High School, 926 Howland Blvd., Deltona. This clinic is for students, teachers, and school staff who live in the Deltona area (ZIP codes 32713, 32725, 32738, and 32764) and DeLand/Orange City/Lake Helen areas (ZIP codes

SOUTH DAYTONA — The South Daytona Police Department will conduct a pedestrian safety operation on Wednesday, Nov. 11 between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. at the intersection of South Ridgewood Avenue and Ridge Boulevard.

The primary focus of South Daytona’s operation is to raise awareness of pedestrian safety and to reduce pedestrian injuries and fatalities.

For more information about Operation Pedestrian Safety contact Sgt. Pignataro at 386-322-3030 or Lt. Doug Quartier at 386-322-3058.

DELAND -- When PBS television celebrity Charlie Carlson emcees 'A Night With Johnny Duncan' this Friday night, he will be returning to a stage where he performed as a child more than 50 years ago.

"When I was about 13 years old, I was a stooge in the audience for magician Harry Wise in his Dr Jekyll Weird Show, said Carlson, of New Smyrna Beach.

"When Harry asked for volunteers to go on stage, I was always among those picked. He would eliminate the real audience members, and I was the one chosen to remain and be hypnotized."