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The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 44 in Daytona Beach will offer a two-night basic boating class from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. July 27 and 28 at its building, 355 Basin St., in the Halifax Harbor Marina. The class will be taught by certified Coast Guard Auxiliary instructors who will instruct on boating safety, rules of the road, basic navigation, anchoring, docking, fueling, trailering, and required federal and state safety equipment and common emergencies. The cost is $30, which includes at textbook. Register and pay online at USCGAUX44.eventbrite.com.

Monday marked the 46th anniversary of humanity’s greatest achievement. But it was images last week from a much more distant land that reminded us how exciting space exploration can be.The appropriately named New Horizons unmanned probe sent back startling pictures of Pluto, once designated the solar system’s outermost planet before being downgraded to dwarf planet status in 2006 — the same year the New Horizons mission launched from Cape Canaveral. The view of Pluto from 3 billion miles away with even the best telescopes was fuzzy, depicting a yellowish blob.

A July 11 letter writes of “schools' main purpose” being the education of students. It's a sound observation, difficult to argue against.
However, the letter dismisses the importance of maintenance workers (and perhaps other non-teachers in the school system) as not being “integral to our children's education.” He says that farming out these services “will eventually get sorted out,” noting $6 million being freed up to (theoretically) be applied to educating.

“Nice flag!” the woman shouted sarcastically, adding: “(Expletive) you!”The woman was seated on the patio of a restaurant overlooking Main Street in Montpelier, Vermont, the famously liberal capital of this famously liberal state, when a truck sporting the Confederate emblem passed by.I could understand the sentiment (particularly given the fact that her lunch partner was an African-American man).

DELAND – Florida Hospital Fish Memorial employees and their families recently volunteered their time and served a lasagna dinner to community members in need at the Interfaith Kitchen at First United Methodist Church, 115 E. Howry Ave.The Interfaith Kitchen feeds the homeless and struggling individuals and families in West Volusia County. This is one of the largest continuously operating feeding programs of its kind in the region, serving about 100 meals six nights a week.

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Zach Johnson cradled the silver claret jug in his arms. Jordan Spieth let it slip through his fingers.Spieth was right where he wanted to be in his spirited bid for the Grand Slam tied for the lead with two holes to go in the British Open, right after making a 50-foot birdie putt that made it feel as though he were destined to win at St.

HARTFORD, Conn. - Lockheed Martin will acquire Black Hawk helicopter maker Sikorsky Aircraft for $9 billion as it seeks greater access to the military and commercial helicopter market.<p class="ap-story-p">United Technologies Corp.

COUNTY JAIL DOCKET (The following people were booked into the Volusia County Branch Jail on felony charges yet to be proven in court.): Tate B. Someville, 29, Titusville, court violation (2); John N. Hawryluk, 34, Ormond Beach, bribery of or by a public servant, driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement with active siren; Jeffrey A. Farrell, 27, Deltona, court violation; Tracie L.