Happy Last Day of School

Summer Vacation starts today for Volusia County Public Schools. Hurray! No more dragging the kids out of bed...what fun things do you have planned this summer? If you are looking for some fun activities to do with your kids all around Volusia County, check out Volusia County Moms. Go back through her posts and you will find all kinds of summer activities from movies to butterfly gardens and beyond.

What are you doing this summer?

St. Johns River Cleanup

Speaking of cleanup, June 12th is the annual St. Johns River Cleanup. There are nine cleanup sites:

Ninemile Point Park, west end of Ninemile Point Road, Pierson
Butler Street Boat Ramp, east end of Butler Street, Astor
Ed Stone Park, 2990 W. State Road 44, DeLand
DeLeon Springs State Park, 601 Burts Park Road
French Avenue boat launch, French Avenue, Orange City
Lake Monroe Park, 975 S. U.S. 17-92, DeBary
Lake Monroe boat ramp, 980 Lakeshore Dr., Deltona
Lemon Bluff boat ramp, 907 Lemon Bluff Road, Osteen
Lake Harney Woods subdivision, end of Boat Ramp Road

Register to help on the Volusia County Website, you can also call Darrell Abrahamson, 386-736-5927, ext. 2424

Ridiculous

If the image of the leaking oil below is not bad enough....take a gander at the link with the pictures of the wildlife. I am running out of places to buy gas. Won't buy Citgo and now won't buy BP. Have driven by the three local BP stations several times in the past few days. The newly remodeled one on US 1 near downtown has not been very busy, the two in Edgewater seem to have traffic. WHY? Yes, I heard they are just selling BP gas, but are local business owners.

Who cares....stop selling BP gas. Look below as over 22 million gallons of crude oil pours into the Gulf....check out the animals. Don't wait til it is coming ashore in New Smyrna Beach to get mad.

Summer Concert Series

The New Smyrna Beach Summer Concert Series begins this weekend in Riverside Park, all concerts begin at 6pm on Sunday evenings. In the case of bad weather they move into Brannon Center. Bring a chair or blanket and come out and enjoy the music!

Concert Schedule

Welcome to Hurricane Season

Today marks the start of the Atlantic Hurricane season. Yippee. Not my favorite time of year. NOAA (National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration) predicts 14-23 named storms, but fear not they have not been right in years. According to Gene Sloan from USA Today some accuse them of "fear mongering" (I love that work "mongering"). Whether or not you believe the predictions, the fact is the Atlantic Ocean is a sand bar away from most of us here in Southeast Volusia County, so it is a good idea to pay attention and be prepared.

Here are some helpful links to assist you in your quest for preparation. My preparation includes one word. RUN. If a hurricane heads our way you will see the back end of my car as I head north. Yes, I am a chicken and proud of it.

WKMG Local 6 has a good tracking page on their website.

NOAA Preparation Guide - tons of links about everything here, the one stop shop for hurricane preparation. (Since they incite fear it is the least they can do)

Last but certainly not least.....if you are in doubt about how to secure your vehicle in the event of a hurricane, The Fail Blog can help!