Public Works teammate uses CPR to save stranger

Caron Haywood, a maintenance worker in the Public Works department since 2020, was awarded the American Heart Association’s Heartsaver Hero Award for putting his CPR skills and instincts to the test when he found an unresponsive woman at the 7-Eleven on North Atlantic Avenue earlier this year. Haywood went through the CPR training provided by the city before performing his heroic act. Fast forward six months later, he found himself applying what he learned to help save a woman's life.

Going above and beyond to save a stranger, Haywood stuck to what he learned and brought the woman’s breathing back three different times until police arrived on scene. Due to his quick response and timing, Haywood was able to save the woman's life.

Drop off unwanted household hazardous waste Saturday

The City of Daytona Beach is offering its residents an environmentally safe way to dispose of household hazardous waste at no charge during its annual Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day, which will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, at the city’s Public Works Facility located at 950 Bellevue Ave.

Items that will be accepted, but not limited to, include paint and paint thinners, solvents, pesticides, fertilizers, household chemicals, batteries, pool chemicals, anti-freeze, car wax, light bulbs, motor oil and propane tanks.
Materials not accepted are fuel, gas cans, tires or lawn equipment (mowers, trimmers or gas-powered yard maintenance items).

Daytona Beach residents will not be charged to drop off items; however, they will be asked to provide proof of residency at the site. Commercial hazardous waste will not be accepted. For questions about the drop-off event, contact Sandra Van Cleef at (386) 671-8670 or by email.

Traffic details for B-CU Homecoming Game and Parade Saturday

Go Wildcats! Bethune-Cookman University will celebrate homecoming activities Saturday starting with a parade at 9 a.m. and culminating when the B-CU Wildcats host the Hornets of Alabama State University, Southwestern Athletic Conference rivals, in the final home game of the season at 4 p.m. at Daytona Stadium.

Parade Details
Beginning at 9 a.m. from the rear of the Daytona Mall, parade participants will travel east on Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Boulevard (MMB) to the practice field on
B-CU’s campus. The following intersections will be closed to traffic during the parade: Nova Road/MMB, Lincoln Street/MMB and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Detours will be in place.

Football Game Details
Daytona Beach Police Department will provide traffic control on W. International Speedway and LPGA boulevards before and after the game, which kicks off at 4 p.m. Inbound traffic is expected to begin immediately following the parade and be heavy from noon to 4 p.m.

Halifax Art Festival is this weekend

The 60th annual Halifax Art Festival is this weekend on historic downtown Beach Street, from Orange Avenue to Bay Street, in front of the Riverfront Shops of Daytona Beach. The Halifax Art Festival is the second oldest continual festival in Florida.

The festival features a unique blend of fine art, crafts, music, food and fun. Admission is free and there is plenty of free parking behind the shops on Beach Street. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.

Entries now being accepted for city’s Bells & Shells Christmas Parade

The city is gearing up for its Bells & Shells Christmas Parade on Beach Street, which will begin at 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10. New this year, the parade will start at Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Boulevard and travel south on Beach Street to Basin Street.

Residents will be able to enjoy festive floats by community organizations, performances by local bands and more. Prizes will be awarded in multiple categories:

Best Parade Float: $200
Runner-Up Parade Float: $100
Best Performance (marching bands, cheerleaders, dancers, etc.): $100
Most Festive Automobile (cars, trucks, etc.) $100

The city is currently accepting parade entries. For more information or to participate, contact Katie Prestwood at (386) 671-8268 or by email.

Tickets on sale Friday for debut of “The Guess Who” at Peabody

Tickets will be available starting at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 4, to see “The Guess Who” at 8 p.m. Thursday, March 30, at Peabody Auditorium. Tickets will be available for purchase online or between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Peabody Box Office. Tickets prices are $69.75 and $59.75 plus applicable surcharges.

The performance is presented by presented by Elko Concerts. “The Guess Who” was the most successful Canadian rock group of the late 1960s and early 1970s and Canada’s first rock superstars. The songwriting team of guitarist-singer Randy Bachman and lead singer-keyboardist Burton Cummings wrote classic songs including “These Eyes,” “Laughing,” “No Time,” “No Sugar Tonight” and “American Woman” (the first song by a Canadian band to hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart) before Bachan’s departure in 1970. The string of hits continued with “Share The Land,” “Albert Flasher,” “Rain Dance” and “Clap for the Wolfman,” among others, until Cummings left to pursue a solo career in 1975. “The Guess Who” won two Juno Awards and a Governor General’s Performing Arts Award and was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, Canada’s Walk of Fame, the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame.

Tickets on sale for Daytona Beach Symphony Society 71st Season

A dazzling lineup of internationally renowned orchestras, ballet and opera will headline the Daytona Beach Symphony Society’s 71st season at Peabody Auditorium beginning in January.
According to Managing Director Dorothy Allison, the Society’s 71st season is “perfectly orchestrated” and will bring another exciting season of classical music excellence to Volusia County and the surrounding area. Peabody Auditorium has been the home of the Symphony Society for 70 years.

Single tickets to the Daytona Beach Symphony Society concerts are available for purchase online or between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Peabody Box Office. Ticket prices range from $56 to $98 plus applicable surcharges. Community discounts are available at the Peabody Box Office. Performances include:

3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 8: Concerto Budapest Orchestra, Hungary’s Eminent Orchestra
7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14: Lviv National Philharmonic Orchestra of Ukraine
7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28: From Baroque to Jazz
7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4: Munich Symphony Orchestra
7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17: “Madama Butterfly,” Teatro Lirico D’Europa
3 p.m. Sunday, March 19: Direct from Tbilisi, Democratic State of Georgia, the Royal National Ballet presents “Fire of Georgia,” an evening of Ethnic Dance
7 p.m. Friday, March 31: “A Night at the Oscars” with the Hollywood Concert Orchestra