Table of Contents

• Weather; Mostly Cloudy, 68F; Wind N-10-150; Rain Chance-20%

• Holiday Trash Collection

  • Votran Holiday Schedule

  • New Restaurant Directory!!

  • Your Horoscope - View Online

    • Today's Horoscope

    • Today's Meme

    • Beach Cams

    • Beach Cams

    • Events

Today’s Forecast

Tropical Updates:

Hurricane Season Ended Nov 30. Tropical updates will resume On June 1.

NOTICE: Starting today we will be publishing on a abbreviated vacation schedule version of the newsletter with no news section through next Saturday. Sunday’s edition will get caught up on the news. We hope you enjoy the Christmas holiday week with your family and friends.

• 1783: George Washington resigns as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, marking the end of his military service in the American Revolution.

• 1823: The poem A Visit from St. Nicholas ("Twas the Night Before Christmas") by Clement Clarke Moore is published anonymously, becoming a Christmas classic.

• 1888: Vincent van Gogh cuts off part of his left ear after an argument with fellow artist Paul Gauguin in Arles, France.

• 1913: The Federal Reserve Act is signed into law by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson, creating the Federal Reserve System.

• 1941: World War II: Japanese forces invade and capture Wake Island from the United States.

• 1947: The transistor, which revolutionized technology, is first demonstrated by scientists John Bardeen, Walter Brattain, and William Shockley at Bell Labs.

• 1954: The first successful kidney transplant is performed by Dr. Joseph Murray in Boston, Massachusetts.

• 1968: The crew of Apollo 8 becomes the first humans to orbit the Moon, marking a significant milestone in space exploration.

• 1970: The North Tower of the World Trade Center in New York City is topped out, becoming the tallest building in the world at the time.

• 1986: Voyager, piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, lands after completing the first nonstop, unrefueled flight around the world.

• 1997: Terry Nichols is convicted of conspiracy and manslaughter for his role in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.

• 2001: Burhanuddin Rabbani, the deposed President of Afghanistan, returns to Kabul after years of Taliban rule.

• 2003: The United Nations General Assembly passes a resolution declaring December 23 as Human Rights Day in South Sudan.

• 2010: The repeal of the U.S. military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, which banned openly gay individuals from serving, is signed into law by President Barack Obama.

• 2016: The United Nations Security Council adopts Resolution 2334, condemning Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories as a violation of international law.

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• Mon Dec 23

• Event: Housing Authority, 8 PM
  100 New Britain Ave, Ormond Beach

• Event: Private Training: 1 Day, 10 AM – 12 PM
  Ormond Beach Sports Complex, 700 Hull Rd, Ormond Beach

• Event: Open Mic Event, Ongoing (Nov 24 – Dec 24)
  Kava Culture Kava Bar, 500 W Granada Blvd Ste 5, Ormond Beach

• Tue Dec 24 (check with venues to confirm)

• Event: Christmas Eve Acoustic, 6 – 7 PM
  336 S Halifax Dr, Ormond Beach

• Event: LIVE MUSIC @ Grind Gastropub (Ormond Beach), 6 – 10 PM
  49 W Granada Blvd, Ormond Beach

• Event: Open Mic Event, All Day
  Kava Culture Kava Bar, 500 W Granada Blvd Ste 5, Ormond Beach

• Event: Christmas Eve Candlelight Service, 10 PM
  105 Amsden Rd, Ormond Beach

• Event: Private Training, 10 AM – 12 PM
  Ormond Beach Sports Complex, 700 Hull Rd, Ormond Beach

• Wed Dec 25 - Christmas Day (check with venues to confirm)

• Event: Christmas Day Champagne Buffet, 11 AM – 4 PM
  Hard Rock Hotel Daytona Beach, 918 N Atlantic Ave, Daytona Beach, FL

• Event: Christmas Brunch Buffet, 11 AM – 4 PM
  Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort, 100 N Atlantic Ave, Daytona Beach, FL

• Event: Magic of Lights Daytona, 6 – 10 PM
  Daytona International Speedway, 1801 W International Speedway Blvd, Daytona Beach, FL

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