NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Jim Tager talks with Headline Surfer about the Cudas football team's undefeated regular season and the heart the players showed in their opening round loss in the playoffs to Winter Haven, as well as the controversy that surrounded the previous game with Spruce Creek and its marching band, in the 24/7 Internet newspaper's online newsmaker show, "The Sunday Conversation.

DELTONA -- Thanksgiving has always been one of my favorite holidays. Our family gathers in the early afternoon around a table filled with the specialty dishes of the "roasting, cooking and baking" members of the family.

Football team undefeated during regular season

Headline Surfer photo by Henry Frederick / Winter Haven moves quickly down towards the Cudas end zone before taking a knee in the closing seconds of a 24-20 playoff win over previously unbeated New Smyrna Beach Friday night.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- The Cudas lost to Winter Haven 24-20 tonight in the opening round of the playoffs after an undefeated regular season with nine wins.

SAMSULA -- A Holiday Craft Fair will be hosted by Samsula Woman's Club on Dec. 1. The fair will feature crafts, collectables, gifts, raffles, and a bake sale.

The world famous Samsula Woman's Club Cookbook will be available for purchase. Breakfast will be served that Saturday 8 to 9 a.m., and lunch from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Come shop from lots of local crafters and support the Samsula Woman's Club scholarship fund. The fair will be held  from 8 a.m. to  2 p.m. at the SNPJ Lodge, 421 Samsula Drive, Samsula.

Vendors are asked to please contact Grace Daniels at 386-426-2841 or womansclub.samsula@gmail.com.

OAK HILL -- The Volusia County Sheriff's Office took a report of burglary at 106 West Loop involving the break-in of a shed on the property sometime between Oct. 13 and Wednesday when th report was made.

The property owner didn't have an accounting as to whether anything was actually taken, a Sheriff's deputy noted.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Republican House member Dorothy Hukill and Volusia County Council Chairman Frank Bruno are and have been engaged in a mighty battle to represent District 8 in the Florida Senate. When the dust settles, the individual standing will represent most of Volusia County, a large part of Marion County and a sliver of Lake County.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- The Cudas ran all over Deltona for a 56-0 win during Homecoming and now stand one-win away from a perfect season, thanks to four touchdowns by D'Cota Dixon with three touchdown runs and an interception returned for a touchdown. And that was all before halftime.

Photo for Headline Surfer / Port Orange Walmart executive Lil Berard, shown at left, a Family Days Community Trust board member, works with volunteer Dave McCall in unloading food to the shelves of Port Orange Pantry in last year’s delivery. The need for helping family's is even greater this year.

PORT ORANGE -- The Port Orange Family Days Community Trust uses proceeds from its Family Days, Spring Fair and other events to support a variety of quality-of-life activities in the Port Orange Area.