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Pender beats Laney The Pender Patriot’s men’s basketball team beat Laney last week on the road. Read winter sports news beginning on page 1B.

Thursday, December 11, 2014

Volume 44, No.11

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Topsail Beach, Atkinson Christmas parades

Contaminated soil removed from old plating plant

County law enforcement agencies eye body cams Surf City Police testing body cams since May

By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher Bright orange fence and federal Environmental Protection Agency warning signs surround a large hole and pile of soil at the corner of Dickerson and Hayes Street in Burgaw.

Workers in protective suits work to remove soil from the site of an old chrome plating plant that contaminated the ground.

“The building was tor n down a number of years ago and the site was a monitored contaminated site by the state and the EPA for years. The owner has been required to clean up the site and the federal government has funding to decontaminate the land,” said Burgaw Town Manager Chad McEwen. “They are removing the contaminated soil to a containment facility. There is no threat to the public and there is plenty of monitoring going on.

There is no groundwater threat or any wells in the area. There are EPA certified contractors there and it’s a very controlled environment.”

McEwen says the building was torn down six to eight years ago and had not been in operation as a plating plant for years prior to that.

There are several other sites around Burgaw that are monitored for possible contamination. Old gas stations with underground storage tanks such as the Pender County Jail administrative offices, which used to be a convenience store, are often monitored with wells to detect contamination.

The EPA Superfund began in 1980 in response to national hazardous waste sites such as Love Canal in New York and the Valley of the Drums in Kentucky. The fund was reauthorized in 1986 and again in 1994.

County board gives nod to expenditures

By Tammy Proctor Post & Voice Staff Writer Pender County commissioners approved expenses and construction projects during the Dec. 1 meeting.

Michael Mack, the county utilities director, presented several items that were added to the scope of the Hampstead Annex Building.

Mack said the project was estimated to cost $3.5 million for design, engineering, structural and soil evaluations, asbestos and mold abatements,

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By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher Pender County law enforcement agencies are considering the use of body cameras on officers following the shooting and unrest in Ferguson, Mo. President Barak Obama has proposed $263 million in funding for police body cameras and training in the wake of the shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown. The program, which needs congressional approval, would offer a total of $75 million over three years to match state funding for the

Continued on page 2A

Firefighters rescue man from home

Photo by James Bradshaw

East and west were represented in the holiday celebration as Topsail Beach and Atkinson held their annual Christmas parades last Saturday. Hampstead Cub Scout Pack 270 got in the Christmas spirit as they participated in the Topsail Beach parade. Fog didn’t stop the Atkinson parade (right) as the Grinch brought his version of Christmas cheer to parade goers.

Burgaw will hold it’s parade Saturday at 6:30 p.m. See more photos of the parades on page 12A and on Facebook.

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Staff photo by Andy Pettigrew

Rouzer tours Topsail Beach nourishment project

By Tammy Proctor Post & Voice Staff Writer Congressman-elect David Rouzer viewed the Topsail Beach nourishment project up close and personal. Local officials gave Rouzer a tour aboard a Norfolk Dredging Company apparatus in Topsail Inlet.

“It shimmies from side to side as it sweeps the floor of the inlet,” Rouzer said after inspecting the project Dec. 4. It was his first visit aboard a dredge, he said.

“Coastal issues are critically important,” said Rouzer. “This project is common sense and it saves a lot of money.”

From the dredge, the sand is vacuumed into a large piping system which is submerged in the inlet. The pipe comes ashore on Topsail Beach’s soundside. It crosses Ocean Boulevard at Drum Street.

The pipe goes underground at S. Anderson Boulevard and returns above ground to the beach. The sand is piped onto the beachfront where trucks and dozers move the sand to build up the dunes.

“Its common sense,” said Rouzer. “It’s taking sand from the Inlet, which came from the beach, and putting it back where it belongs.”

Federal regulations prohibited taking sand from waterways to place on the beach. However, Topsail Beach, working with the Army Corps of Engineers, the local Shoreline Protection group and Topsail Beach’s BIS (Beach, Inlet, Sound) committee led a permitting campaign to seek permission to place sand that has moved from the beach into the inlet.

“Getting the permit approved was the hardest part,” said Topsail Beach Mayor Howard Braxton.

“It’s our hope that now we have the permit, all of our coastal communities will use it for beach nourishment,” said Braxton.

Commissioner Julian Bone said Topsail Beach has been fiscally conservative and has not increased taxes to accomplish the project.

Rouzer said Topsail Beach’s project is a model for other coastal communities.

“I believe it’s going to be the precursor for more projects like this to come,” Rouzer

said. “Especially in areas where we can save money by both dredging - where the sand is of the particular quality that it needs to be - you can put it right back on the beach.”

“The foresight and planning of this island has made this project possible,” said Chris Millis, state representative, who toured the beach nourishment project with Rouzer. “They are moving the same

Continued on page 2A

Staff photo by Tammy Proctor

Congressman-elect David Rouzer talks with Topsail Beach councilman Julian Bone.

Firefighters from Burgaw and Rocky Point along with Pender County Deputy Fire Marshal Tommy Batson rescued a man from a burning house at 1178 New Road Dec. 3.

According to Batson, fire crews were dispatched to the home, with Burgaw and Rocky Point departments responding with a report of someone trapped inside the home. Batson arrived first, with Rocky Point and Burgaw arriving minutes later. With heavy smoke showing from the rear of the home, Batson, along with firefighters Robert Pate and Earl Brown from Burgaw and Justin Hinton from Rocky Point, entered the burning home.

“Within 15 to 20 seconds inside the home, we located the subject, sitting in a chair in the living room unconscious,” Batson said. “He was picked up and carried outside the house and Pender EMS took over the care of the patient.”

Batson says the 46-year-old man regained consciousness and was treated at the scene.

The fire started at the rear of the home in the kitchen when a pot was left on the stove with the burner on high. The fire spread from the stove up through the cabinet and into the ceiling.

“There were no known working smoke detectors in the home,” Batson said. “Working smoke detectors save lives.

Just a few dollars can save a life.”

Pender EMS responded to the fire, along with an additional truck from the Long Creek Fire Department.

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Arrest report Jerome Bannerman, 28, 133 Joe Walker Road, Watha. Child support. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $715.56 cash.

Calvin Larry Bethea. Jr., 26, 427 Big Four Road, Currie.

Felony breakout of dwelling house burglary. Arrest by N.C. State Highway Patrol. Released on $5,000 secured bond.

Jerritt Smith Boney, 54, 5878 N.C. 11 233 Hwy, Willard. Misdemeanor probation violation. Incarcerated with no bond listed.

Lori Murray Daddona, 54, 760 Indian Hill Rd., Ivanhoe.

Resisting public officer. Arrest by N.C. State Highway Patrol.

Released under $500 secured bond.

James Edward Gore, 38, 400 Rhyne, Hampstead. Criminal contempt. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released with no bond listed.

Eric Mayfield Hayes, 37, 130 Oliver Lane, Burgaw. Probation violation. Incarcerated with no bond.

Barry Gene Hendrix, 42, 8911 Wilmington Hwy. Lot 8, Holly Ridge. Misdemeanor probation violation. Released under $2,500 unsecured bond.

Johnnie Lee Herring, Jr., 2554 Rooks Road, Atkinson. Service of Writ. Released with no bond listed.

Charles Royal Horne, 47, 94 Underwood Drive, Currie.

Felony larceny, obtain property under false pretense, felony possession of stolen motor vehicle. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $7,500 secured bond.

Kendell Rashad London, 24, 2214 New Road, Burgaw. Driving while impaired. Released under $1,200 secured bond.

Constantino Lopez, 29, 260 McDuffie Road, Currie. No operators license. Arrest by Burgaw Police Department. Released under $500 secured bond.

Wendy Leigh Martin, 54, 2161 Morgan Road, Kelly. Possession of marijuana (simple possession), possession of drug paraphernalia. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office.

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cameras by 50 percent, helping to pay for more than 50,000 body cameras.

Pender County Sherif f Carson Smith says his department is considering the use of body cameras for deputies.

“We have already started looking at pricing. The cameras are not something we could probably outfit all the deputies with at once. But I think we could do it gradually. In practically all cases, it would be good for us,” said Smith.

Studies with police departments using body cameras have shown dramatic reductions in the number of use-of-force incidents and citizen complaints against law enforcement officers. These results make the cameras attractive to law enforcement agencies.

Smith says he feels the

body cameras would be an effective tool for Pender County sheriff ’s deputies, but the question of access to the video taken by the cameras has to be addressed.

“My biggest apprehension is how the video will be handled in terms of being a public record. When we go into homes on domestic calls, that to me is my concern,” Smith said. “Every time an officer goes into somebody’s house, are we going to watch it on the news that night? I don’t mind letting the public see what the officer is doing.

But if you know when you call 911 and the officer shows up, whatever happens is going to videoed for public record, I don’t know if people will call when they need help. In a domestic violence situation, a woman might not call for help if there is going to be video on television about what is happening in her house.”

Burgaw Police chief Montrina Sutton says town police cars are equipped with video

Pender EMS & Fire Report Nov. 29- Dec. 5 EMS Report Total number of Patient Contacts: 190 Calls per station Burgaw Station 1 38 Sloop Point Station 14 29 Hampstead Station 16 29 Surf City Station 23 10 Topsail Beach Station 4 5 Union Station 5 17 Rocky Point Station 7 24 Maple Hill Station 8 5 Atkinson Station 9 20 Scott Hill Station 18 6 Hwy 421 South Station 29 1 Type of Calls Cancelled 10 Cancelled En-route 1 No patient Found 3 No treatment required 0 Refusals 49 Stand By 1 Transported 112 Treated and Released 14 Fire Department reports Total number of fire calls: 22 EMS first response: 38 Calls per station Rescue Station 1 Burgaw EMS 2 MVC/Cancelled 3 Fire Station 14 Sloop Point Fire6 EMS Assist 13 Fire Station 16 Hampstead Fire2 EMS Assist11 Fire Station 18 Scotts Hill Fire2 EMS Assist5 Fire Station 21 Long Creek Fire3 EMS Assist5 Fire Station 29 Hwy 421 South Fire 6 EMS Assist 2

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Released under $2,500 secured bond.

Brandon Taylor Maultsby, 20, 1486 Kings Landing Road, Hampstead. Felony probation violation (2 counts), felony larceny, felony possession of stolen goods. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $60,000 secured bond.

Jose Lopez Rodeguez, 30, 1400 U.S. 117 Hwy. Burgaw. Driving while impaired, no operators license. Arrest by N.C. State Highway Patrol. Released under $1,000 secured bond.

William Edgar Simmons, 26, 1119 Little Kelly Road, Rocky Point. Assault with a deadly weapon. Released with no bond listed.

Jordan Malic Steen, 17, 21 Lucille’s Place, Burgaw. Misdemeanor probation violation (3 counts), obtain property under false pretense (3 counts), forgery of endorsement (2 counts), forgery of instrument (2 counts). Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $25,000 secured bond.

Flavio Allende Tolentino, 30, 104 Chinaberry Lane, Rocky Point. Driving while impaired, open container after consuming alcohol subsequent offense, driving while license revoked violation limited driving priv, designated lane violation. Arrest

by N.C. State Highway Patrol. Released under $1,500 secured bond.

Don Youngblood, 34, 71 Henry Pridgen Road, Burgaw. Driving while impaired, designated lane violation. Arrest by N.C. State Highway Patrol. Released under $1,000 secured bond.

Information taken from reports from county municipal police departments, Highway Patrol, and the Pender County Sheriff ’s Office.

Arrest reports are public record. Not all arrests result in a determination of guilt. cameras and officers have wireless microphones to record audio. If an officer goes into a residence or building, the audio continues to record.

Video only records what happens directly in front of the police car. Sutton feels the car cameras are adequate for now, but likes the idea of the body cameras.

“I think it all boils down to accountability. I’m all for it,” Sutton said. “There are always certain issues that come up that are he said, she said.”

Surf City is currently testing different two body cameras styles on officers.

“We are trying two out right now. We got one in May and another in October. We were looking at them before all this happened in Ferguson,” said Surf City Assistant Chief Ron Shanahan. “I think overall they are good. It holds the officers accountable and protects the officer from accusations of wrongdoing. It definitely reduces citizen complaints about the officers.

It’s also a good training tool

for the officers to review the video. I think it’s a win-win situation.”

Shanahan expressed many of the same concerns as Smith about the ownership of the video from the cameras and the necessity of policies to be established regarding the release of body camera video.

Beyond the obvious benefits of a video record of incidents, law enforcement officials across the nation have raised concerns regarding the use of body cameras. s7HO OWNS THE DATA AND how will it be used? What is public and what is private? s)F OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED to always have the cameras turned on, it will likely lead to privacy issues. If the use of the cameras is discretionary, what happens when an incident occurs and the camera was not on? s7HAT WILL LAW ENFORCEment agencies do with video that may show procedural errors and minor infractions?

Will this lead to more officer terminations for procedural violations?

Board

Smith to not take deputies off the road to staff the new office.

He also urged the sheriff to open a Department of Motor Vehicles office and a clerk of court office for the eastern side of the county.

In other business, the commissioners approved the engineering, design, permitting, building, inspections and construction of the new Pender Commerce Park Wastewater Treatment Facility. The commissioners approved an estimated $15 million for the commerce park and the treatment facility.

“Bids have gone out for construction,” said Mack, who anticipates awarding bids in late January or early February. “Construction should be complete in one year.”

Chairman David Williams noted that 25 percent of the project is paid for through grants.

According to Mack, wastewater professionals are interested in the state-of-the-art 0.5 MGD Hydroponic Reactor system. He said to his knowledge this will be the first publicallyowned wastewater treatment facility using both Moving Bed and Fixed Film Bioreactors constructed in the U.S.

Continued from page 1A landscaping, and more. However, several items such as an onsite generator, a portico, technology upgrades, security cameras and door access controls, furniture, and traffic signal improvements.

Commissioner Jimmy Tate observed that the total expenses were more than $1million in overruns.

Interim County Manager Bob Murphy said there were items that were anticipated and handled from contingency funds. He said proactive budgeting measures are in place.

“At the end of the day, we couldn’t have purchased almost 10 acres of land and built a building for $4.5 million,” said Commissioner George Brown. “We would have spent money. We still came out much better.”

The Hampstead Annex features a holding cell for the Pender County Sheriff ’s Department. Tate said the Sheriff ’s Department will have staffing needs when the Sheriff ’s offices open.

Tate told Sheriff Carson

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Pender CERT restores Hampstead condo Home flooded in freak August thunderstorm

By David Manns Special to the Post & Voice At mid-afternoon on Aug. 9, an extremely rare weather event dumped a huge amount of rain on a very small isolated area of Hampstead.

Unfortunately, some Old Pointe and Belvedere Country Club residents reported full and overflowing rain gauges and several of these gauges overflowed past 10 inches.

All of this rain fell in less than two hours, resulting in flood and rushing water that caused severe erosion problems with sink holes and road washouts. Cars were completely submerged in some areas and several residents needed to be rescued

by Pender County Emergency First Responders.

The hardest hit area was reported in Plantation Pointe, a small development within Belvedere Country Club in Hampstead. A two-story 14unit condo had one to two feet of water which destroyed seven of the first floor condos.

The next mor ning, the phone rang at Walt Makaryk’s home with a call from Tom C o l l i n s, t h e D i re c t o r o f Emergency Management for Pender County. Walt leads a volunteer g roup for disaster that started only last year through the Hampstead United Methodist Church.

The organization is officially named Pender County CERT (Citizen Emergency Response Team).

Walt was asked by the Pender County’s Emergency Management Director to report to Plantation Pointe and assess what can be done to help the residents. He arrived and joined the Pender County Emergency Management team, the American Red Cross and Baptist Men Disaster Response team to determine what could be done to help.

They split up and began to survey the neighborhood to assess the extent of the damage, and found that only one building of condos was affected including the seven first-floor condos with serious

flood water damage.

A plan of action was agreed upon with help from the Baptist Men, who handled the clean up in four condos on one wing, and the Methodists covered the other three condos on the other wing.

Walt then contacted Pender County’s CERT members and asked them to meet at the site early the next morning.

Volunteers reported and immediately began to help the residents clean up two of the three assigned condos. The third was a rental unit and they did not have permission from the tenant to enter. The landlord later arrived with a professional cleanup team and indicated no help was necessary.

The cleanup of the two condos took three days as CERT volunteers removed everything damaged with consent of the owners including flooring, doors, trim, drywall, cabinets, furniture and appliances.

Discussion ensued how to proceed with the recovery for the two residents who neither had flood insurance, and one indicated that they had the financial means to handle the recovery themselves.

The other resident, Roxanna, a young single mother with two young children was in need of all the help she could get. Roxanna had just succeeded in attaining her dream of buying her own home then had it hit by disaster within a few weeks and was really struggling to make ends meet.

Pender County CERT under Walt’s leadership agreed to handle the restoration for

Roxanna after advice from Sam Loy and Cliff Harvell, both from the North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church Committee on Disaster Response.

Walt met with Mike Mosier, the Baptist Men’s leader, who agreed to handle the flooring, cabinets, and drywall installation in Roxanna’s unit and Pender County CERT volunteers finished the trim, doors and appliance replacement and both groups shared the expenses.

Pender County CERT was organized by the Hampstead United Methodist Church who recently did a fundraiser with a Low Country Shrimp Boil and raised $2,400. The group credits the Hampstead Food Lion and John, their manager, in support with a donation by Food Lion for all the shrimp. CERT also received a $1,000 donation from the Plantation Pointe Home Owner’s Association. The Knights of Columbus at the All Saints Catholic Church in Hampstead conducted a fish fry raising over $1,200 which they contributed to CERT. Roxanna’s recovery effort is now completed and all residents returned to their clean and dry condo units to continue their lives. It was truly a community effort and demonstrates what can be done when people roll up their sleeves and get to work.

Walt cites “God’s presence as evidenced by the following: CERT did not solicit help from Food Lion to supply the shrimp. Just after CERT spent the $2,400 raised half way through the project, and financial concerns arose is

when Diane Lane, HUMC’s financial secretary, sent Walt an email saying that she had just received a $1,000 check from the Plantation Pointe’s HOA. This was followed closely by word that the Knights of Columbus were planning to help raise funds for CERT’S cause. Just recently other financial concerns to offer Roxanna promised replacement appliances, Joe Bridger a member of HUMC, approached CERT and offered his own appliances as he was ready to upgrade appliances.�

Walt credits this success of Pender County CERT’S efforts on God’s intervention, a close working relationship with Pender County Emergency Management Team, the unselfish cooperation between the various churches especially the Baptist, Catholic and United Methodist, the teamwork between the United Methodist Men and the Baptist Men, and a community that works together with a common goal.

Pender County CERT is open to anyone wishing to volunteer. CERT groups exist in many areas across the nation, and are 100 percent volunteer efforts. Volunteers go through extensive FEMA coordinated training before receiving their first responder credentials.

CERT volunteers’ primary role is to supplement the professional first responders when they become overwhelmed in a disaster. CERT’s work is directed by the officials in command of the rescue effort or

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Tasks may include: traffic control, emergency shelter work, manning comfort stations for rescue workers, and may include actual rescue and administering emergency medical care in a major disaster.

To vo l u n t e e r, c o n t a c t Walt Makaryk through the Hampstead United Methodist Church located at 15395 U.S. 17, Hampstead, NC 28443, (910) 270-4648 or directly email Walt at wmakaryk@msn.com.

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It takes a community

By Kristi Grubb Special to the Post & Voice More than 100 runners and walkers came out to Surf City Community Center last Saturday as Dixon High School Senior, Sarah Taylor, hosted the December Dash 5K and one mile Fun Run for her senior project.

Sarah raised funds for SCP&R programs, the American Legion Post 167’s Community Holiday Assistance Program (CHAP) and also collected canned goods for CHAP. Many participants came in costume showing off their festive spirit.

There was a tremendous amount of community support from local business that sponsored the event and community volunteers who came out to help Sarah complete her project. Sarah’s hard work coupled with community support made the event hugely successful. Sarah did an outstanding job and was glad to have the project completed.

This Saturday, Dec. 13, the Surf City Parks and Recreation team welcomes community members to a fun-filled day of excitement for the whole family. Breakfast with Santa starts off the morning at 8 a.m. with a visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus, crafts and a delicious pancake breakfast served up by community volunteers Johnnie James and the BBQ’n It team.

An annual event that brings the community together for a morning of fun for a good cause with proceeds from this event going towards purchasing gifts for needy children in the American Legion’s program, CHAP. Tickets can be purchased at Surf City Community Center for $5 in advance and $6 at the door.

The middle of the day is

filled with the grand finale of our brand new youth flag football league ending the season with pizza and medals. What a great program made possible by community volunteer coaches and sponsors. We are looking forward to hosting another season next Fall.

The community fun continues in the evening at 5:30 p.m. with Parent’s Night Out. For a mere $5, your children will have a fun time playing games and Wii, watching movies, doing crafts, hanging out with friends, drinking hot chocolate and more.

Staff and community volunteers will be on hand to lead the way to a fun-filled evening for kids while you and your friends hang out in the gymnasium to get your fix for the winter blues. Starting at 6 p.m. The Rusty Wright Band’s Winter Blues Concert promises to be an outstanding show. A great night for fun for kids and adults alike, you won’t want to miss it. Concert tickets also available at Surf City Community Center, $10 in advance and $15 at the door.

We will be collecting nonperishable food items and new unwrapped toys at all of our holiday events.

Winter Athletics registrations are well underway. Youth basketball, youth indoor soc-

cer (Futsal), adult basketball, adult indoor soccer (Futsal) and adult volleyball are all on schedule to begin in January.

Volunteer coaches are needed for youth programs. Community sponsors for leagues and teams are also being sought.

Register for programs at www. townofsurfcity.com. Anyone interested in sponsoring a league or team, call (910) 3284887.

Don’t pass, register now for our second annual Holiday Volleyball Skills Clinic on tap for Dec. 22 and 29. Led by community Coach Lacey Van Dalen, the two-part clinic is perfect for beginning players and intermediate players seeking to improve their volleyball skills and get some playing time in over the winter. Part one focuses on the basics while Part two works on positional basics. Participants can sign up for one or both of the sessions also at www. townofsurfcity.com.

Baby its cold outside. Come warm up in our facility to keep on keeping on with your workout. Whether you already have a routine or you need to start one, our exercise room and gymnasium are perfect places for you to come workout.

Need a little guidance or a shot of motivation? Our everchanging variety of classes and community instructors are perfect for keeping you excited about exercising.

If participation really isn’t your thing, we are always in need of volunteers. We have a host of activities and events this winter giving you a multitude of ways to stay busy and keep warm.

We look forward to seeing you at Surf City Community Center. Come, hang out and have fun with our crew and your community.

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Opinion Thursday, December 11, 2014, Page 4A

Body cameras worth discussing The average law enforcement officer carries an equipment belt weighing in at 10-12 pounds.

This equipment generally includes a sidearm, Taser, flashlight, radio, nightstick or its equivalent, handcuffs, pepper spray, and ammunition. The responsibility they all carry, however, is far heavier.

As any instructor will tell If a body camera prevents you, the officer’s most impora borderline good cop from tant piece of equipment is his going bad, it’s a benefit. If it or her brain – the other stuff helps provide evidence of an is there just in case. officer who is truly abusing Body cameras that record his authority – even better. an officer’s every word and The same goes for proving move – along with that of an officer is innocent when those around him, includhe or she is wrongly accused ing suspects—are a hot topic of a crime against a suspect. right now. Although hot heads are going to be hot heads, a body camera might have made a difference in the Ferguson, Mo., shooting of a suspect who assaulted a police officer. The now-infamous Eric Garner case in New York was videotaped – and that may have actually made things worse, since the video was made by a private citizen, so it has been rebroadcast tens of thousands of times.

There are viable, documented statistics showing that complaints against law enforcement drop in jurisdictions where body cameras are standard issue. The footage is used in court in other cases as well, and has saved quite a bit of heartache for honest officers faced with dishonest accusers and a media all too ready to trust a criminal suspect before they will law enforcement.

There are bad officers everywhere, but it’s doubtful even a small percentage of the claims of police bigotry, profiling, etc. are true. There are simply too many officers of too many ethnic backgrounds for them all to be out to get non-whites.

Law enforcement officers must be willing to put their lives on the line and deal with a less-than-grateful public for far too small of a paycheck – and that salary can instantly go away if an officer is even accused of racist behavior. Considering that most officers have a true love for the people and communities they protect, the motivation to harass innocent citizens for fun is suspect in and of itself.

Body cameras would help protect officers in ways similar to their body armor, weapons and training, but they would be protected in a different way: from suspects who want to draw attention away from their own misdeeds by falsely accusing those who casually place themselves between the private citizen and the wolf at the door.

If a body camera prevents a borderline good cop from going bad, it’s a benefit. If it helps provide evidence of an officer who is truly abusing his authority – even better. The same goes for proving an officer is innocent when he or she is wrongly accused of a crime against a suspect.

If, as the courts have upheld, video from a smart phone or private camera can be used against officers, the officers should be able to use their own cameras in their own defense.

We’d never say a camera is as vital as a service weapon, handcuffs or radio, but it could make all the difference in the world in preserving the good name of an honorable officer, or proving that another isn’t worthy of wearing a badge.

The president’s almost knee-jerk plan to outfit every cop in the country with a body camera is a nice idea, in theory.

We hope it gets serious consideration before being put into practice. Police officers carry a heavy enough burden in their daily activities protecting and serving the public, without having to add the burden of lawyer-proofing to their daily loadout.

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My Spin

Tom Campbell

We need triage on Medicaid reform Will North Carolina ever reform Medicaid? After more than two years, we aren’t much closer to reform solutions today than we were a year ago.

North Carolina spends more than 10 percent of its General Fund Budget, more than $3 billion, on Medicaid. Until this past year, the combination of enrollment growth, program mismanagement and insufficient appropriations resulted in annual end-of-year deficits, sometimes amounting to hundreds of millions of dollars.

These cost overruns have stymied additional appropriations to teachers, education, roads and other programs.

The primary goals of Medicaid reform are greater budget predictability, better program management and the best

quality of care for recipients in our program.

Most agree a necessary step is to switch from a fee-for-service payment system to a “per member per month,” or capitation model.

If that monthly amount is inadequate to pay for service the state and its taxpayers currently make up the difference. State leaders correctly want to avoid or at the least share that risk.

The combatants in the reform battle seem to be the State Senate, on one side, against just about everyone else, including physicians, hospitals, other care providers, the House and the governor.

The Senate would turn over Medicaid management to Managed Care Organizations (MCOs), typically large for-profit insurance entities that will take the risks if costs exceed allocations and, conversely, profit if they are less. Opponents to the MCO approach don’t like their for-profit status and the fact they are out-of-state entities, worrying the MCO will care less about quality of care and more about their own profits.

The other side includes a loosely organized coalition promoting Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). They envision care provider partnerships providing Medicaid services within a region or the entire state; organizations they say would focus more on the quality of care and be more responsive to local health issues.

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Regina Hill Post & Voice Columnist

Fear not

The Post & Voice’s quotes of the week “There were no known working smoke detectors in the home. Working smoke detectors save lives. Just a few dollars can save a life.”

Pender County Assistant Fire Marshal Tommy Batson on fire on New Road and the need for smoke detectors in homes.

“My biggest apprehension is how the video will be handled in terms of being a public record. When we go into homes on domestic calls, that to me is my concern.”

Pender County Sheriff Carson Smith on the use of body cameras by law enforcement officers

Those who walked there first A few miles from my home, there’s a railroad track in the woods.

The narrow-gauge line served a lumber mill and timber operation that were gone decades before I was born. The complex had dozens of workers, a company store, a private store or two, and a handful of homes. The rails once carried equipment and timber to a staging area, where the logs were either cut or moved to the Cape Fear to a rough and ready boat landing. Men whose pasts were sometimes best forgotten hand-augered holes into the logs chosen to be floated downstream to Wilmington. When they weren’t building log rafts hundreds of yards long, they were wrangling the rafts downstream to market.

They slept, as one witness put it, “with quilts wrapped around their heads” near sandboxes that held open fires.

That railroad parallels a road that has largely been forgotten, except by hunters, naturalists and amorous teenagers. The landing was built where a ferry was once rowed across, when mules weren’t available to pull from either bank. It was a busy place, as the road was a major thoroughfare. People lived there well before the White Hall Road was established, however; coins and another artifacts predating the American Revolution have been found in the everhungry mud exposed by the ever-fickle river, along with arrowheads and other lost signs of those who walked there first.

Yet most folks have no idea any of these things are there, as they speed down a paved road heading east or west.

One day when I was exploring that rail line, I remembered a Roman wall we saw in downtown London.

The whole world came to a stop in the financial dis-

Jefferson Weaver trict there as construction workers uncovered a forgotten wall. It had apparently been a retaining wall of sorts for a public road, and through the centuries, the road filled in. A few generations down the road, people forgot it even existed, until more than a millennium later when a worker found something funny in his backhoe. Such things occur with regularity over there, apparently. The local government had people trained to respond and deal with such things as centuries-old skeletons and 500-year-old trash heaps and thousand-year-old walls.

I take you on this wandering journey because I can’t quite understand the criticism for those who think schools should teach history, all of it, rather than cherry-picking the parts that fit tests, and emphasizing the dark chapters that many would like to forget, at the expense of the events and people whose legacy should bring pride to anyone born in our country.

In my opinion, it’s more a matter of laziness than anything else. After all, cursive handwriting is on the outs, since kids use keyboards for everything. I had a particular fondness and hatred for penmanship, since my

right arm was badly, deeply burned when we were learning to write “for real”; my fondness comes from the discipline and pride of being able to write at all, and the hatred because, quite frankly, it hurt, and our teacher was loving, but unmerciful.

I also read a while back about a trend toward letting some grammatical errors slide, since they are deeply ingrained in every day speech. Apparently, in some big cities where people breathe too much polluted air, it’s okay for kids in school to write in “text speak.”

To this I say, bumf.

It is not my problem that teachers are spending upwards of 50 percent of their class time teaching for the tests, as the saying goes.

We had standardized tests when I was in school, too, and somehow we managed to learn subjects that weren’t on those national tests.

I find it horribly wrong that the people who have control over the school boards and higher elected officials have allowed this to happen. I do not blame the teachers so much as the administrators, who in turn are hired by the elected school boards – who are given their jobs by the voting public.

When we as a free people allow the bureaucrats and politically correct bunnycuddlers to determine what our kids learn, we deserve what we get in the end – a nation of mindless, digital narcissists who have no idea where that term originated, much less how to spell it.

I remember the graffiti, if you could call it that, which I found under a mantelpiece in a house dating from the 1820s. Family tradition had the wife of the builder to be something of a radical, teaching slaves to read and write, in total defiance of

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I have so many phobias and fears and they are constantly overtaking any rational component that may reside in this wacky head of mine. I just don’t get it. Why do some people seek the thrill of roller coasters, traveling at dizzying speeds upside down and at ridiculous inclines, only to feel sick for the rest of the day? Skydiving? I was not given wings, so why should I? More importantly, why would I? Why would a person actively choose to walk a tightrope across the Grand Canyon? I have a tough enough time navigating the stairs of my own home, much less a thin cord stretched thousands of feet in the air. Endorphins, I hear, are great. Perhaps that rush provides enough motivation for the strong of heart. But, there is no level of thrill that will match my desire to remain among the living. I have never been on a plane and only once made the mistake of riding a roller coaster. I’m not trusting of dogs with long, pointy snouts or men who peddle meats door to door. When I had children, my fears multiplied exponentially. I was a regular on Web MD during their formative years, diagnosing my kids with everything from dengue fever to epiglottitis. Their lymph nodes were being constantly manipulated and, once this family reached its medical deductible, the insurance company definitely lost money. I love my safe little life and have no intention of creating a short cut to end it.

Unfortunately, while I work so hard maintaining the bubble that serves as my safety cushion, I may be missing out on a little fun.

Daniel, the hubs, is quite the adventurer and has traveled to many countries surfing all manner of waves. He’s encountered armed guerillas in Nicaragua, scorpions in the rainforests of Costa Rica and a lovesick kitten in the Dominican Republic. As a lineman, Daniel has climbed water towers and transmission lines without blinking.

My son Jacob serves as an offensive lineman for his high school’s varsity football team.

He’s dislocated fingers and fractured limbs, but keeps right on moving.

I have a few theories regarding the origination of this fear of mine. It’s pretty safe to say that my parents were a tad overprotective. In fact, I was never allowed to go past my knees at the beach and they actually maintained a curfew for me after I started college. I was constantly warned of the dangers of smoking and drinking, but the physical effects were not what scared me. Rather, what gave me pause was the knowledge of what my mom and dad would do if I was ever caught engaging in these activities.

Another source of my irrational thoughts may be my limited exposure to the movie theater experience as a child. Kid-friendly movies are constantly available for the youngsters now, but this

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Newsings & Musings

By Edith Batson Post & Voice Staff Writer Surprise attack When Sunday morning came, and the date of December 7, I remembered that date in 1941. As with other memorable dates when people seem to remember exactly what they were doing. Seems to me that it was a Sunday afternoon and I was taking a ride with a family in the neighborhood- the Murrells, to look at some new houses that had just been built east of Forest Hills and off Wrightsville Avenue.

The car radio was on, and we heard President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s voice announcing that a surprise attack had been made on our Pacific Naval Base at Pearl Harbor.

Because of that attack we were at war with Japan.

Pearl Harbor was the hub of United States Naval power in the Pacific Ocean. It covered 22,000 acres, and was five miles west of Honolulu, Hawaii on Owahu Island. Pearl Harbor was one of the largest and best sheltered anchorages in the world. Its name came from the pearl oysters that once grew there. The surprise attack by Japanese Forces on December 7, 1941, forced the United States into World War II. Thirty-three ships steamed under the cover of darkness to within 200 miles of Owahu. The carriers launched about 360 airplanes against the Pacific Fleet.

According to World Book Encyclopedia, the first bombs fell at 7:55 a.m. The chief targets were the eight American battleships among the 92 naval vessels anchored in the harbor. The U.S had 18 ships sunk or severely damaged, about 170 planes destroyed, and about 3,700 casualties. “Remember Pearl Harbor�

became the rallying cry for the U.S. in World War II. Pearl Harbor tribute, the USS Arizona Memorial, stands above the partly submerged battleship. The memorial honors those who died in the surprise Japanese attack on December 7, 1941.

More than a thousand men are entombed aboard The Arizona.

America’s fight for freedom through the years has come at great cost in human life. We need always to remember the great sacrifices made by our armed service personnel.

The Raleigh Ringers Patricia Slomanski invited me to attend a concert at St. Andrews-Covenant Presbyterian Church on Saturday evening, December 6 at 7:30 p.m.

Patricia was at the church at 8:30 the first morning tickets were available. Her musical director at church Cheryl Cribbs, had told her about the concert.

We arrived by 6:30 p.m. for the 7:30 p.m. concert. Brown Hall was already half-full by the time we had stood in a long line. Obviously everybody wanted to see and hear the Ringers.

When we read the program, we noticed that one of the ringers was a native of Burgaw, although most of her life has been spent in the Triangle area. We were determined to find her during intermission. We were anxious to learn her maiden name to connect her with Burgaw. She was Diane van Dijk, and she lives in Chapel Hill with husband, Stef, and sons, Eric and Bryan.

Her parents were at the concert, and we could meet them after the concert. We

did and were happy to learn that her parents had come to Burgaw soon after their marriage in 1961. Her father’s name is Donald Peterson, and he had come to Burgaw after Pharmacy college to work at Dees Drug Store. His wife is Dixie Straughan Peterson.

They have retired and live in Wilmington now.

I had to laugh when he said he worked at Dees Drug, because Arthur’s sister, Betty, married Bobby Dees. Donald asked about the Dees children.

He also asked about Evelyn Basden Walton, who worked at Dees Drug from the time she graduated from high school till she had a stroke several years ago. She was grand marshall of the Burgaw Christmas parade several years ago and invited the Petersons to come down for the parade, which they did.

It was very good to have a visit with Diane and her family after all this time.

There are 18 bell ringers in the Raleigh group, and we noticed that they changed positions many times and played a variety of bells.

Brown Hall was absolutely overflowing with people anxious to see and hear these talented musicians.

David M. Harris has been director of the Raleigh Ringers since January, 1990, when he was instrumental in the formation of the group. He studied music while earning a degree in computer science at Pennsylania State University and received private instruction in conducting from Dr. William A. Payn of Bucknell University. He has an impressive list of credentials and accomplishments.

He lives in Raleigh with his wife, Kris, and three children, Daniel, Kate, and Jennifer.

The program included several Christmas Carols, including God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Away in a Manger, Veni, Veni, Emmanuel Good King Joy (with Joy to the World) and others.

The Ringers had to change positions and bells so often that the director filled the time with quips, tips, information about the bells (they have about 350 of them) and answering questions from the audience.

The huge bells used soft mallets for ringing, were made of aluminum, and weighed 12 to 14 pounds.

At the end of the concert the group received a prolonged standing ovation.

As a delightful and surprise encore, The Raleigh Ringers took a few minutes to put on Tie-dye shirts with all sorts of designs on them, the director had on a very long black wig with a bill cap on his head, and a bee designed baton. Guess what the encore was? The Flight of the Bumblebee. It was full of fun with Harris running up and down the aisles, doing the wave, clapping, and other antics. The audience was delighted. The group received still another prolonged standing ovation from the appreciative audience.

The concert was sponsored by The Music on Market Fine Arts Series, which is an outreach of the Ministry of Music at St. AndrewsCovenant Presbyterian Church, created in 2003.

The Raleigh Ringers concert was free, but one had to have a ticket because of the limited seating capacity.

Handel’s Messiah On Sunday, Karla Casteen did an outstanding job directing a community choir in the singing of the wonderful music by G.F. Handel – The Messiah.

This year it was presented in the sanctuary of Wallace Baptist Church with a 35-40 voice choir and an eight piece string ensemble from Wilmington Symphony.

Soloists included Burgaw residents David Sanderson, Tenor; Krista Strickland, (soprano); Rhonda Campbell, (mezzo-soprano); and Randy Bittner, (baritone).

Choir members came from Chinquapin, Rose Hill, Burgaw, and Wallace. Karla is the music director at Wallace Presbyterian Church, and Vera Coombs, organ accompanist for the concert, is organist at Wallace Presbyterian.

It was wonderful to hear this exceptionally beautiful and meaningful music to feel the real meaning of the birth of Jesus Christ and music showing His ministry, death, and resurrection.

We thank all of you for giving us this wonderful concert.

Dr. Ray Mendenhall and his wife, Ann, picked me up at Stephen’s house in Burgaw. We picked up Barbara (Bobby) Ives at Watha.

We appreciate very much going with them to the concert in Wallace. Thanks.

Reminders On Dec. 13, Friends of The Library will have a gently used sale from 8:30 a.m. until noon. The Friends of the Library will welcome donations, purses, lunch bags, Christmas trees, ornaments, wreaths, lights, puzzles and

other items for the season.

They will accept donated items through Dec. 12.

Also on Dec. 13, The Burgaw Christmas parade will take place at 6:30 p.m. in downtown Burgaw.

I think the Atkinson tour of homes is also on that day, from 4-8 p.m.

Check the Post & Voice for other events. There are at least three calendars in the paper and possibly more that tell of community activities.

A live nativity will be presented on the lawn of Burgaw Presbyterian Church Dec. 14 at 6 p.m. All are invited to join us for this.

Women’s circles On Monday, the two women’s circles at Burgaw Presbyterian Church met at the church for a joint covered dish luncheon and Christmas program by Margaret Williams. She read the Christmas story from Luke and introduced Patricia Parker Slomanski, who told the stories of two Christmas carols – Silent Night and Hark the Herald Angels Sing, accompanying them on the piano, and playing Christmas music as we ate lunch. Pastor Will Davis asked God’s blessing on the meeting and the food.

Thanks to everyone who helped make this a memorable Christmas event, showing the real meaning of Christmas, celebrating the birth of our Lord and Savior in a lowly stable (possibly a cave in Bethlehem) For unto you is born this day in the city of David, a Savior which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you. Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.�

Peace and shalom

Hill

illa, King Kong and Grease.

Watching John Travolta’s attempts at unrequited affection was sad enough, but the scars emblazoned on my psyche from watching the carnage inflicted by an eighty-foot lizard and voracious man-eating shark

haven’t faded in the slightest.

It’s no wonder that I stay on the sand and have no desire to venture to Japan.

This is why I had deemed 2014 as “my year,� although it is fading quickly. One of my favorite quotes is “today is the tomorrow that I was wor-

ried about yesterday� and, in that vein, I’ve decided to take the proverbial bull by the horns and face some of these crazy fears of mine. So far, I’ve run my first 5K and ventured from South to North Topsail Beach on my bicyclea whopping twenty-six miles!

I became an official member of the Surf City Weekend Warriors, my initiation being zip-lining across a forest canopy and stand-up paddle board yoga.

The only fear that I don’t want to face is my fear of flying. The reason for this,

however, is so obvious. The flying part wouldn’t be so bad. I’m just concerned about crashing. And, until the authorities figure out the whole Bermuda Triangle situation, I’m not taking any chances.

entire mantle was removed and preserved by the family, along with other notes we found scrawled in passages, cabinets and elsewhere.

Slave Jasper had felt the ability to write to be so important that he risked punishment for defacing his master’s property. I have no doubt the lady of the house taught her workers to “cipher� as well as reading

and writing. Long after the house was finally dismantled, its sheltering oaks cut down and sold, and its spot in a field burned off and returned to tilled soil, Jasper’s words, and those of some of his fellows, are preserved.

I doubt sincerely that there are similar scrawlings to be found along the path of the forgotten railroad I earlier referenced; the forest

has been cut, burned and regrown at least twice since roughnecks drilled one-inch peg holes logs larger than many of us have ever seen.

Almost all the buildings from the timber company’s last incarnation were gone by about 1960; the earlier settlements were themselves erased by flood and fire and fervent industry before the Great Depression. The first

generation of Europeans built upon an old Indian village, and those ghosts disappeared before the first steam whistles came up the river.

We would know nothing of the history of those places had people not recorded what happened, by writing.

Digital media lasts, in general around ten years—but something written by hand and properly preserved can

survive for centuries.

Without writing, without learning history, without proper grammar or math or civics, we don’t just allow our children to forget those who came before us. We erase the footprints of those who walked here first. –Weaver is a columnist with the Post & Voice.

Contact him at jeffweaver@ whiteville.com.

Senate is adamant that until they know more specifics they won’t budge from their support for MCOs. But there are other factors. Senate leaders don’t like and don’t trust Community Care North Carolina, an organization that basically uses the capitation model but doesn’t take the risk for insufficient allocations. Senators also don’t

like the Hospital Association even though they support their own local hospitals.

And there’s no love lost between Senators and Governor Pat McCrory, who favors ACOs. But their real heartburn comes from DHHS Secretary Aldona Wos. Senate leaders have threatened to remove Medicaid from her department or at least set up

a governing board to oversee it, a mostly emotional response that largely discredits any substantive arguments they might have.

Forget Medicaid expansion. It will not and should not take place until Medicaid reform is resolved.

These Medicaid reform discussions have gone on long enough. We acknowl-

edge this is a complicated issue, with many moving parts, but two years is long enough. Real leaders care less about who is right and care more about what is right for the majority. If, after this lengthy period, our leaders are saying they cannot or will not reach a resolution, perhaps the wrong folks are leading us.

Campbell is former assistant state treasurer and is creator/host of NC SPIN, a weekly statewide television discussion of state issues airing Saturdays at 5 a.m. on WILM-TV and Sundays at 9:30 a.m. on Time Warner Cable Channel 20, Channel 25, and Channel 52. Contact him at www.ncspin.com.

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Arts as critical as math, science experts say

Science, technology, engineering and math – known collectively as STEM – has been the buzz phrase for educators for some time.

But, with many school districts eliminating art, music and other humanities classes, there has been a recent push by educators to change the focus from STEM to STEAM, and add arts back into the mix for a more wellrounded education.

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Thelma Wheeler Rivenbark BURGAW -- Thelma Wheeler Rivenbark, 86, of Burgaw passed peacefully from her earthly life Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014 with family praying at her bedside. She was born Jan. 30, 1928 in Pender County, the daughter of the late Archie Washington and Irene Murray Wheeler. She was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur Douglas Rivenbark; four sisters; two brothers; and son-in-law, Danny Rivenbark.

Thelma is survived by her children, Cary Rivenbark

(Vivian), Sandra Rivenbark, Archie “Jakie” Rivenbark (Libby), and Robert B. Rivenbark (Connie); 12 grandchildren; 24 great grandchildren; two great great grandchildren; sister, Mildred “Mickey” Marshburn; and many nieces and nephews.

She was a faithful member of Mt. Holly Baptist Church. Thelma was a beloved and loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend. Second only to Thelma’s Christian faith, was her family, especially her grandchildren who brought such joy into her and Doug’s lives. Thelma was an industrious lady: growing large gardens, canning fruits and vegetables, and making the best biscuits daily. Most important Thelma gave love and guidance to her children.

Thelma extended a heart of love to all and leaves us a great legacy of Christian faith.

The family received friends at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014 at Mt. Holly Baptist Church

Fellowship Hall with service beginning at 3 p.m. in the church sanctuary with The Rev. Merrell McKoy, Jr. officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery. Casketbearers were Archie Rivenbark, Jeffrey Rivenbark, Matthew Rivenbark, Steven Rivenbark, Doug Rivenbark, Chris Rivenbark, and Brent Croom.

At other times the family received friends at the home of Sandra Rivenbark.

In lieu of flowers the family would like you to consider a memorial gift to Thelma’s favorite charity, Baptist Children’s Home, 2557 Cedar Dell Lane, Kinston NC 28504.

Shared memories and condolences may be sent to the family at www.quinnmcgowen.com. The family was served by Quinn-McGowen Funeral Home of Burgaw.

Michael Scott Blumeyer ROCKY POINT -- Michael Scott Blumeyer, 52, of Rocky Point, died unexpectedly Nov. 22 2014. Michael was born Aug. 30 1962. He is survived

by his parents, Douglas and Sandra Blumeyer, a brother, David Blumeyer, and son Triston Blumeyer. He was preceded in death by his brother Douglas Blumeyer Jr. and infant sister Michelle Blumeyer.

A memorial service will be held Dec. 13 at 2 p.m. at the Rileys Creek Baptist Church.

Shirley Johnson McIver WALLACE -- Shirley Johnson McIver age 59 of 736 Bray St. Wallace passed on Monday Dec. 1, 2014. Professional services by Nixon Lewis Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Burgaw.

Ella Moore Porter ROCKY POINT -- Ella Moore Porter, 84, of Rocky Point passed gently from her earthly home to her eternal rest on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014 at Huntington Health Care of Burgaw.

She was bor n Jan. 5, 1930 in Beaufort County, the daughter of the late Edward Shirley and Annie Griffin

Moore. Also remembered is Ella’s first husband, Benjamin “B.H.” Thompson who died after several years of their marriage. Later, Ella married Robert L. “Corky” Porter, her husband of 56 years, who died in 2011. Also preceded in death was Ella’s granddaughter, Sarah Hale; sister, Ruth Darden; and brothers, Bob and Huck Moore.

Ella is survived by her daughters, Becky Porter Henderson (Gerald), Roberta Porter, and Florence Thompson; son, Benny Thompson (Jan); grandchildren, Mitchell Henderson (Carie Beth), Amy Mathews (James), Johannah Woods (Matt), Jimmy Hale, and Michael Thompson; 11 great grandchildren; one great great grandson; brother, Bill Moore (Ellen); sisters, Joyce Burris and Shirley Moore; and many extended family.

The family received friends from 6-8:00 p.m. Monday, Dec. 8, 2014 at Quinn-McGowen Funeral Home in Burgaw.

Graveside service was 1 p.m.

Tuesday at Moores Creek Baptist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Philip Eakins officiating.

The family would like for you to consider a memorial gift in honor and memory of Ella to Moores Creek Baptist Church Building Fund, C/O Kaye Nobles, 203 Bowers Lane, Currie NC 28435.

Shared memories and condolences may be sent to the family at www.quinnmcgowen.com. The family was served by Quinn-McGowen Funeral Home and Cremation Center of Burgaw.

Jerry Stanley NORFOLK, VA -- Jerry Stanley, 57, passed away Nov. 28, 2014. A memorial service was held, at noon, Friday, Dec. 5, 2014 at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 3663 Humboldt St., Norfolk, Va. Professional services are entrusted to Metropolitan Funeral Service, 7246 Granby St. Norfolk.

December Dash attracts runners in Surf City The December Dash ran into the history book last Saturday when 110 participants showed up for Surf City’s biggest fun run. Participants either did the 5K or One Mile course the morning of Dec. 6 at Surf City Community Center.

Organized as a senior project by Dixon High School student Sarah Taylor, she was ably assisted by Linda Carlsen and Alexi Derstine from Surf City Parks & Recreation, who served as project mentors.

Runners and walkers came out decked in lively holiday costumes including Santa,

various elves, angels, candy canes, a nutcracker and even a “Cindy Lou Who” (of Dr. Seuss fame).

Joshua Culver of Sneads Ferry was the overall winner in the event, closely followed

by Jay Lipiec of Surf City in the untimed event. Top female was Jessica Blackburn followed closely by Alexis Dawson, both from Hampstead.

Dawson is nine years-old!.

“Thank you so much for making this race a success.

This is so great,” said Taylor.

The Dash also collected food items for the Community Holiday Assistance Program,

which serves many area needy families during the holiday season.

Race sponsors included Chapel by the Bay of Surf City, Whitekettle Chiropractic and Gary’s Auto Sales, both of Sneads Ferry. More than 20 volunteers coordinated by Pat Jackson also helped to make the race a big success.

“I am very proud Sarah chose a fun, family fitness event to represent her senior project, said Carlsen. “She is showing that families can exercise with their children and have a great time,”

Faith Harbor UMC cantata Dec. 17

The Faith Harbor UMC Christmas Cantata will be performed on December 14 at 9:30am and 4:30 p.m. The Cantata will be a celebration of musicians and choral music that should not be missed. The community is invited to attend this event.

The Christmas Eve Service will be held at 7 pm in the sanctuary. Faith Harbor is offering an 8 a.m. Sunday Morning Communion Worship Service.

This service features a short homily and is approximately 30 minutes in length. The community is also invited to attend

the 9:20 a.m. Service. Both services are held in the church sanctuary.

The church is located on the mainland side of the swingbridge in Surf City. For more infor mation call 328-4422, www.faithharborumc.org or facebook.

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The December Dash last Saturday attracted more than 100 runners in Surf City. The event was sponsored by Dixion High student Sarah Taylor as her senior project and benefited several local charities.

Coping with loss during the holiday season Holidays are often difficult for anyone who has experienced the death of someone loved. Times of family togetherness, sharing and thanksgiving, can bring feelings of sadness, loss and emptiness.

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Bill Howard Outdoors

By Bill Howard Post & Voice Columnist Respect is one of many words that describes someone’s positive character traits.

Respect represents admiration of someone or something.

When there is lack of respect, it often shines like an aerodrome beacon for all to recognize.

For instance, earlier this year while fishing from the kayak at the coast, there were several boats as well as myself fishing along a train trestle.

We were all evenly spaced providing plenty of distance between each other. One boat even moved up to a bridge piling, tying to the concrete beam and attempting to fish for sheepshead. While the boat did come close to where I

was located, we acknowledged each other and knew we would not be interfering with each other’s fishing.

The current flowing under the bridge and trestle was rather strong as the tide was coming in. My anchor held tight in the open channel as my fishing focused away from the anchor rope.

In the distance, I noticed a large center console heading down the channel. I thought it was rather strange, as this channel is not a throughway, as not only is it narrow but also has several huge concrete power poles several feet in diameter positioned right in the middle.

As the boat passed the first anchored fishing boat down the channel I could tell this was not going to go well. The wake was high, and the boat passed within a few feet of the other.

Still, it kept coming down the channel. As it came closer, I spotted several trolling rigs set out to the sides. For sure this was not happening here.

As it passed between me and the other nearby boat, water breached my kayak easily and tossed the boat fishing for sheepshead into the piling it was tied to. My greatest worry was whether their trolling rigs

would catch onto my anchor rope and proceed to snatch the kayak over. I grabbed the anchor rope and tugged and pulled as quickly as I could to prevent the potential catastrophe.

While this was a clear lack of respect for each of us fishing this channel, it also became dangerous.

Then there was the time a couple of years ago on the last day of deer season. As I walked into the clearing of the field to get to my stand, I noticed bright orange ahead in a tripod stand at a point in the woods. My dad and son were not hunting, and our gate had been locked. Yet there were two hunters sitting in our tripod.

I laid the bow and arrows down in the path and approached them. Well before getting there, they climbed down and started walking towards me as well. I knew I was unarmed. I knew they had rifles. This was not a time for me to offer threats, but instead I just asked did they know where they were. They said they thought they were on a nearby landowner’s farm.

I corrected them and pointed them towards the farm they mentioned. While they had an excuse, I still doubted their

sincerity considering the way they exited the stand and approached me as if they had been caught.

While that case can be argued, tree stands built onto private land cannot. I have seen it on our land, with access from a major highway.

I have seen it where stands were built on other properties several feet into the woods in order to conceal the effort. I have seen cameras put up and bait put out. I have seen No Trespassing signs removed and trash left. I have even seen deer carcasses with just the back straps cut out left for the landowner to clean up.

For all the ethical, respectful hunter and angler out there, it only takes the few less than respectful people to tarnish the image.

–Bill Howard is a lifelong North Carolina resident and hunter. He is a lifetime member of the North Carolina Bowhunters Association, an associate member of Pope and Young, and an official measurer of both. He is a certified hunter education (IHEA) instructor and bowhunter education (IBEP) instructor.

Please share your stories with Bill at BillHowardOutdoors@ gmail.com.

Town of Burgaw Government News December 11, 2014 TOWN OF BURG AW CHRISTMAS PAR ADE SATUR DAY, DE CE MBER 1 3 TH , 2014 6:30pm DOWNTOW N Come celebrate with us!

TOWN OF BURGAW IS SEEKING PROPOSALS FOR BUILDING REPAIRS The Town of Burgaw is seeking proposals from licensed General Contractors for repairs to the Town Hall Municipal Building. Please contact Project Manager Louis T. Hesse at 910-663-3455 for details.

NOTICE TO TOWN OF BURGAW SOLID WASTE/RECYCLE CUSTOMERS The Town of Burgaw solid waste/recycling schedule will not be altered this year during the holidays. Garbage and recycles will be picked up on the regular schedule on December 24th and December 31st.

LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS Have you ever thought about volunteering? Have you ever thought about serving your community? The Burgaw Fire Department is always looking for good volunteers to serve the Burgaw and Pender Central Communities. Burgaw Fire Department prepares for and responds to all types of fire emergencies. If you are motivated and wish to serve, please contact the Burgaw Fire Department at 910-2597494 for more information.

CALENDAR December 08 December 09 December 13 December 24, 25, 26 January 1

TOWN OF BURGAW Phone 910.259.2151 Fax 910.259.6644 Email: townofburgaw@townofburgaw.com Web: www.townofburgaw.com

Blaze orange recommended for anyone going into the woods

By Jefferson Weaver Contributing Writer Seasons for most small and big game species are open during December in Pender County, and hundreds of hunters take to area woods every weekend.

Whether they are hunting squirrels or bear, quail or doves, the vast majority of hunters have one thing in common – a safety orange cap, hat or vest.

Other woods enthusiasts are also urged to doc a cap, hat or vest if they take to the forests during hunting seasons.

Birdwatchers, off-road bicyclists, pleasure horse riders and hikers are crossing paths more and more with hunters, and state officials want to be sure each side knows the other is sharing the woods.

While the blaze orange rule wasn’t popular when it was first enacted, hunters have embraced the safety practice.

“I wasn’t with the commission when it was first enacted,” said Enforcement Officer Mike Nunnery, “so I wasn’t around during the transition.

I can say I don’t write a lot of tickets for not wearing orange.

Most hunters have it on them, and a lot of other people, too.

The hunters are obeying the law, and trying to practice safety, too.”

Violating the rule is an infraction, which incurs a $50

fine, but Nunnery and other officers said it’s a ticket they hardly ever write.

In North Carolina, hunters are required to wear a cap, hat or an outer garment in blaze orange that is visible from all sides when hunting bear, feral hogs, deer, rabbit, squirrel, grouse, pheasant or quail with a firearm. Anyone hunting deer during a deer firearms season, regardless of method, must wear blaze orange. Hunters also are required to wear blaze orange while hunting with a bow on Sunday during the black powder and gun seasons.

“Wearing blaze orange is an easy and effective step for safety,” said Travis Casper, the state Hunter Education Program coordinator. “Blaze orange, also known as hunter orange, isn’t a color found in nature, making it instantly recognizable as a human presence. It is instantly recognizable and signals caution to the viewer.”

Since blaze orange – also known as safety orange, or hunter orange – laws were enacted by the state, accidents involving hunters being mistaken for game have dropped dramatically. Blaze orange clothing stands out against an outdoor background and studies have proven it increases visibility of the wearer in lowlight situations. Blaze orange also can be helpful in locating

someone lost or injured.

Non-hunters, however, are not required to wear orange, although it’s strongly encouraged.

In one case, a non-hunter was killed by a deer hunter while jogging along a path near a public hunting area in Cumberland County. At least one horse has been hit by buckshot while being ridden in the Green Swamp in recent years, and hunters regularly relate stories of near misses involving bicyclists, hikers, and birdwatchers on state-

maintained Game Lands.

Nunnery said something as simple as an orange cap is highly recommended for anyone enjoying the outdoors during hunting seasons, especially during big game seasons.

“The biggest benefit of it is safety,” he said. “You want other hunters to be able to see you, and know you’re a human being, not a game animal. You should always be sure of your target before you pull the trigger, but you need to be safe and take care of yourself, too.”

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NOTICE OF MEETING FY 2015-2016 PROPOSED COUNIL RETREAT The Town of Surf City Council will meet to hold a Council Retreat to discuss the proposed budget for fiscal year 2015-2016 on Friday, January 9th, 2015 at 9:00am. At the Surf City Welcome Center, located at 102 N Shore Drive. All interested citizens are invited to attend the meeting.

Southeastern Community and Family Services, Inc. intends to apply for $1,006,950 in funds for Year 1 of the 3-year plan for the Community Services Block Grant program on January 31, 2015. The Southeastern Board of Directors will meet to review this application for approval on January 6, 2015 at 6:00 p.m.

Stephanie Edwards Hobbs The meeting will be held in Building 901 at Robeson Town Clerk Community College in Lumberton, NC. Comments and/or questions are welcome from anyone desiring to do so at any time beginning with the publication of this notice. Copies of the proposed plan are available at the Neighborhood Service Centers and at NOTICE OF OFFICE CLOSURES TOWN OF SURF CITY 214 N. NEW RIVER DRIVEof Pender the Main Office, 405 North Elm Lumberton, OnStreet, Friday, December 12, 2014 from Noon to 2:30 p.m., all (non-essential) service offices PO BOX 2475, SURF CITY, NC 28445 Countymay Government will betoclosed for the annual Holiday Luncheon. This is the one time each year when NC. Written comments/questions be sent Phone 910-328-4131 Fax 910-328-4132/1746 all employees are able to commune together and give thanks for the opportunities this great county SCFS, P.O. Box 1025, Lumberton, NC 28358 www.townofsurfcity.com affords us. We thank you for your understanding and assure you that all essential services will continue December 11, 2014 in force during this time.

PENDER COUNTY GOVERNMENT NEWS

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Pender Arts Council celebrates opening of new arts center Center located in old rescue squad building across from the Courthouse

By Rochelle Whiteside Special to the Post & Voice The Pender Arts Council celebrated the Grand Opening of the new Community Arts Center, last Friday evening, with a Poetry Reading by renowned poet,Glenis Redmond and students from Pender and Heidi Trask high schools.

The standing-room only crowd was amazed and touched upon hearing the poems performed by the students who had attended workshops with Ms. Redmond.

The workshops were sponsored with Grass-Root Grant funds from the North Carolina State Arts Council and arranged by the Pender Arts Council in conjunction with Pender County Schools.

Saturday mor ning, the new Arts Center hosted a piano recital by students of Ms. Tina Lewis. Families and friends enjoyed sweet treats and sweet melodies from the piano, graciously donated to the Arts Center.

The rain showers of the evening did not deter local folks who came out for the Burgaw Home Tour to see the new facility and enjoy refreshments and Christmas Carols from around the world, performed on flute and accordion, by Noah Harrell and Ali Gayle.

Later the new community band sent strains of the holiday season sailing through the raindrops as guests crowded

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Noah Harrell and Ali Gayle play Christmas tunes on the flute and accordion.

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Rochelle Whiteside (seated) Roxanne Moore and Jennifer Sykes were the hostesses for the open house. in to hear the old Christmas favorites. The perfect ending to the grand opening was a

Christmas sing-along led by local actor extraordinaire, Jason Aycock.

Jason Aycock leads a Christmas sing-a-long

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Topsail Basketball Association begins season

By Bob Willard Special to the Post & Voice

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Students that participated in the poetry performance, left to right are (back row) Julian Scober, Noah Blanton, Miguel Santiago, Leo Mendez, Takera Mitchel,Michael Daniels, Gelleana Mendez, Jaquaisa Murray, Griffin James (front row) Rochelle Whiteside (drama teacher), Natasha Sheffield, Michael Daniels, Kathleen Zheng, Glenis Redmond (renowned poet and workshop leader).

CHAPS needs help during the holidays Pender charity needs donations to meet local needs

By Lori Kirkpatrick Contributing Writer The Community Holiday Assistance program (CHAPS), of Hampstead, is in dire need of help from the community.

In its 27th year, CHAPS is collaborating with American Legion Post 167 and the 4C’s Food Pantry to provide needed items for Hampstead families this Christmas. Monetary donations as well as toys for children are requested.

Each year at this time, the program accepts names from area schools, churches and other organizations around the community. A coordinator assigns people to sponsor the adopted families. Just in time for Christmas, food boxes and toys for the children are provided for the families seeking assistance.

Al Sidbury is co-chairman of the event this year, along with Mike Braswell. He explained the critical need for donations this year.

“Last year, we served food to 288 families and provided toys for 421 children,” said Sidbury. “The program continues to grow each year, but this year the giving seems to be less. We need the community to step up and help out this year more than ever before.”

Sidbury said that in previous years, food donations have been sufficient to meet the program’s needs. Turkeys used to be donated by an area business owner, but

Al Sidbury the provider is no longer in the turkey business. In past years, a food box could be put together for a total of about $20. Now that CHAPS has to purchase the turkeys at an average of $20 per turkey, the cost has doubled. This added cost in conjunction with the increasing number of families seeking assistance clarifies the need for additional help from the community.

Donation boxes for toys can be found in most of the Hampstead area businesses as well as at the Hampstead Fire Department. Unlike some other popular charities, all contributed items stay in the community and are distributed to local families.

The Community Holiday Assistance program got its start 27 years ago with Rodger Hendrix, who owned Al’s Grill in the Woodside community.

At that time, Hendrix also owned a motorcycle business in Wilmington.

After a group of bikers collected donated toys, they realized that New Hanover County was overly saturated with donations. They decided to share the wealth of contributions with neighboring Pender County.

Hendrix got together with Sidbury and some others, and they rode around the Hampstead area and donated the excess toys.

The following year, they were able to donate one food box. The provisions have multiplied each year since then. Peggy Hendrix, Rodger’s wife, kept the program going after her husband’s death, and other members of the community have stepped up as well. The group has continued to persuade others to come on board, and the CHAPS program has evolved from there.

Up until a couple of years ago, the CHAPS program operated out of the Hampstead Community Building. Since that time, it has been relocated to the old Rescue Squad building in Hampstead.

For more information, call Al Sidbury at (910) 270-3221 or at (910) 540-4085. Toy donation boxes are set up at local area businesses. The cutoff date for donations is Dec. 22.

Monetary donations can be mailed to American Legion Post 167, 130 Broadview Lane, Hampstead, NC 28443.

All 42 teams making up this years edition of the popular Topsail Basketball Association league, with it’s 398 participants, saw action this past Saturday, kicking off what is hoped to be another exceptional season. Local fans packed both of the Topsail Middle School gyms all day long to see the talents of sons, daughters, and grandkids display their basketball talents.

In the co-ed first and seconnine grade division of TBA, AllKindsOfStuff.biz downed Ocean Blue Pools and Spas, U.S.Cellular topped Pender Pines Garden Center, Discovery Place battled to eke out a 21-18 victory over Ronel AustinRemax. Tristan Lodato led the Discovery scoring with 9 counters.

In the Girls 3rd/4h Grade sector, Carolina Outboard coasted to a win over Ship on Site with Lilah Johnson chipping in 16 points for the winners, while Honeycutt Construction upended Pierpan Family Dentistry 33-16, with Morgan Adam tossing in 17 big ones for Honeycutt.

The Boy’s third and fourthgrade teams saw a good oldfashioned barn-burner with Blown Rite Insulation topping Cape Fear Seafood Co. 12-11, while Halley White Pediatric Dentistry outlasted R J Miller Construction 27-13 with Jackson Moore and Jack Lambert leading the way for the Dentistry guys. The Paint Store was a big winner over Prism Custom Painting with Carlos Vazaquez notching 20 points for the Paint Store.

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of TBA, fans saw a good, but low scoring battle between two of the local hotels, with the Hilton Garden Inn of Mayfaire pulling off an 18-14 victory over Courtyard Marriott of Wilmington and Wrightsville Beach.

This game was followed by another down to the wire victory by Sport Shots turning away Lisa Mathews Re-Max Essential 36-35. AlexTillyard led the Sport Shot aggregation by dropping in 15 points, while Asbury Dawson tallied 14 points for the Re-Max squad. In the final game for the High School grade boys, Say It Loud Designs was a victor over Dick’s Sporting Goods. Tyler Ording led the way for the Designers with 12 counters while an even scoring attack was launched by the Dick’s squad.

In the girls sixth through ninth-grade sector, Thomas Construction Group, led by a 12-point effort by Julia Sullivan, downed a scrappy Darden Insurance Agency team 31-17, while The Cleaner Concepts team squeaked out a narrow 2220 victory over MJ’s Café. Both teams displayed very even scoring attacks among their rosters.

With eight teams vying for league leads in the boy’s fifth and sixth-grade division, games saw Ogden Tap Room down Cherubini Orthodontics 43-32, The Bagel Bakery upend Davis Fence, Otero Cosmetic and Implant Dentistry down Right Coast Construction, and Surf City Tire and Auto victorious over 84 Lumber.

Cherubini leading scorer was Amaari Weathers with 11, Jamie Headrick with 14 for Ogden Taproom, Aidan Dillion with 17 for the Bagel Bakery,

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Cannon Keizah tossing in 11 for Right Coast Construction, and Sean Lapiana pumping in 12 markers for the Surf City Tire gyms.

Rounding out a full day of TBA gameplay, the seventh and eight-grade boy’s took center stage matching Chris Meadows Bureau Insurance against Second Wind Fitness Center. This contest was won by the Chris Meadows entry, 42-31, with Hayden Walsh and Jackson Sullivan leading the way. SPI downed the entry by JT’s Brick Oven Pizza, 57-39, with Kyle Smith dropping in 17 points for the Pizza makers, and Derrick Montano hitting the nets for 22 markers for SPI. In a tightly played contest, the House of Raeford eked out at 38-36 victory over Empire Distributors of N.C. Cameron Barras hit the nets for 14 points for the winning House of Raeford team, while Cade McGrady flipped in 19 points for the Empire Distributors squad.

In the final game of the evening, Cape Fear Kitchens and Bath posted a victory over Carolina Coast Contraction 3530. Caleb Hodges with 15 and Jamison Long with 14 led the scoring parade for the Kitchen & Bath gang, while Davis Lucas and Derek Gardner each netted 10 points for Carolina Coast Contracting.

TBA game play resumes Saturday Dec. 13 with games starting at 8 a.m. in the Topsail Middle School gym, and at 9 a.m. in it’s neighboring auxiliiary gym: The league invites everyone to come on out, catch a couple of games and check out the talents of our local youth in action. They will appreciate your support.

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Help with Social Security Dear Savvy Senior, Can you recommend some easier ways that I can get help with my Social Security questions? When I call their toll-free help line I get put on hold forever, and the wait time at my local Social Security office is over two hours.

Approaching 62 Dear Approaching, It’s unfortunate, but the past few years the Social Security Administration has made some major budget and staff cuts that have greatly increased their phone service and field office wait times for their customers.

With that said, here’s an alternative option and some tips that can help make your access to Social Security a little faster and easier.

Online services With the evolution of the Social Security website, the quickest and most convenient way to work with Social Security these days is to do it yourself online. Depending on what you need, most tasks can be done at SocialSecurity. gov like getting your Social Security statement, estimating your future benefits, applying for retirement or disability benefits, signing up for direct deposit, replacing a Medicare card and much more.

See a complete list of what you can do online at ssa.gov/ onlineservices.

You can also get information and answers to most of your Social Security questions at faq.ssa.gov if you’re patient enough to read through the infor mation

yourself.

But, if you need more help than their website offers, you can always call Social Security’s toll-free service line at 800-772-1213 Monday through Friday between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. and ask your question over the phone, or make a scheduled appointment with your local field office.

To reduce your wait time, avoid calling during their rush hour times, which are the first week of the month, and daily from about 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Need advice?

If you’re seeking advice on when you should start taking your Social Security benefits, you need to know that while Social Security employees do provide information on how the system works under different circumstances, they aren’t allowed to give casespecific advice on when you should start drawing your benefits.

If you want help with this, you’ll need to turn to some of the free or fee-based Social Security tools that are available online through private financial service companies or AARP. Depending on the service, these tools take into account the different rules and claiming strategies that can affect your benefits, and some of them can crunch hundreds of calculations to compare

your benefits under various scenarios and different ages to help you figure out the best time to start claiming.

Some of the best free tools are AARP’s Social Security Calculator (aarp.org/socialsecuritybenefits); SSAnalyze which is offered by Bedrock Capital Management (bedrockcapital.com/ssanalyze); and Analyze Now (analyzenow.com – click on “Computer Programs”) which offers a “Free Strategic Social Security Planner” but requires Microsoft Excel to use it.

Or, if you don’t mind spending a little money, there are higher-level services you can use like Maximize My Social Security (maximizemysocialsecurity.com), which charges $40 for their report, and takes into account the thousands of different factors and combinations to help you maximize your benefits.

And Social Security Solutions (socialsecuritysolutions.com, 866-762-7526), which offers several levels of service (ranging between $20 and $250) including their $125 “Advised” plan that runs multiple calculations and comparisons, recommends a best course of action in a detailed report, and gives you a one-on-one session with a Social Security specialist over the phone to discuss the report and ask questions.

Send your senior questions to: Savvy Senior, P.O. Box 5443, Norman, OK 73070, or visit www.savvysenior.org. Jim Miller is a contributor to the NBC Today show and author of “The Savvy Senior” book.

Jan Lewis and the history of Poplar Grove

By Lori Kirkpatrick Contirbuting Writer It seems that the more you learn about Jan Lewis, the more there is to discover. Many associate her with Poplar Grove Plantation, and others know her as a creative local artist. Some may identify her with her numerous contributions to the community – or maybe not, since she remains very quiet and humble about those things. She admits that she likes to help people without them knowing it, much like Santa Claus.

Jan grew up in the small town of Hammondsport, New York, a winery town located on one of the five Finger Lakes, Lake Keuka. Her family was connected with Taylor Wines, one of the largest New York state wineries. Her father worked there, along with many of her friends’ dads. When she was old enough, Jan worked there as a hostess in the Hospitality Room, serving hors d’oeuvres as a summer job.

Her childhood in Hammondsport laid the foundation for the community-oriented values demonstrated by her life today.

She and her friends did a lot of swimming and water sports during the summer and had their hangouts in town after school. Jan went to boarding school in Albany for several years, but came back home to graduate with her friends.

Jan earned her Associates degree in Art from Stratford College. She later received a Bachelor of Arts degree after

moving to Wilmington. Her art professor was the famous Wilmington artist Claude Howell, and she said he taught her everything she knows about color.

Jan came to this area with a young man who lived here in the ‘70’s.

“We liked Poplar Grove very much,” said Lewis. “After we were married, we approached Mr. Robert Foy, Jr., better known as Papa Foy, to see if he would be interested in selling the manor house and grounds. We were able to come to an agreement and started renovations on the manor house. We finally moved in to our beautiful home, adding a wing for bathrooms, laundry room, and a kitchen.”

Before moving in, however, their agreement held that they would not live in the house for the first year. During that time, the couple stayed in a small trailer on the grounds of the estate while they renovated the manor house. They hired a historical landscaper and architect, and he came up with a plan. Jan also spent a lot of time interviewing Foy family members to find out what it was like when they lived there.

But then Jan said that things went awry. She and her husband were divorced, and they came to an agreement.

Her part of the settlement was Poplar Grove and he retained his business, The Christmas House in Hampstead. She was later able to have the Poplar Grove property listed on the list of Historic Sites.

Jan met a fine gentlemen, Forrest Lewis, and they were married. Poplar Grove opened to the public around 1980. She had twins, Rosalie and Lucy; Forrest brought with him Caroline and Scott, and they were a happy family. They all worked at Poplar Grove, and Forrest had an office beside Poplar Grove called Slash.

He was a timber cruiser, working with other foresters in the area. He donated the weaver’s studio and replaced a lot of the old timbers. Poplar Grove was always a family site to many in the community, and Jan said it was the biggest community-oriented project she has been involved in. She was a part of other projects at Topsail Presbyterian Church and at Topsail Middle and High Schools as well.

“Poplar Grove was a community project,” said Jan. “It’s really important to me to preserve history because the next generation is going to continue learning from it. I wanted to keep Poplar Grove a legacy for generations to come.”

After Jan lost her husband suddenly, she focused her efforts on her art. She spent a year with art teacher Brenda Talbert, helping her with her art students. Dr. Marc Sosne, Superintendent of Pender County Schools at the time, nominated Jan for the Razor Walker Award.

In 2001, she was presented with the Award for Distinguished Service to the Children and Youth of North Carolina by the Watson School of Education at UNCW.

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Jan Lewis and her stepdaughter, Poplar Grove director Caroline Lewis

23 years in the county manager’s office

Pridgen retires from county government

By Lori Kirkpatrick Contributing Writer Glenda Pridgen, Administrative Assistant to the Pender County Manager and Deputy Clerk for the County Board of Commissioners, will be retiring on Jan. 1. During the 23 years that she has diligently served in this position, she has worked with a total of 22 administrators and county managers.

Glenda worked in Wilmington for 13 years prior to her current position, until the company she was employed by went out of business. At that time, a friend told her about a job working for the county attorney and she applied and accepted the position. However, she said that after only four months that didn’t work out and she transferred to the county manager’s office in 1991.

With 12 grandchildren, Glenda is sure to find things to keep her busy in her coming retirement years. She is also likely to be found gardening, fishing or relaxing while reading a good book. Glenda is ready to retire, but that doesn’t keep her from having mixed feelings about the adjustment.

“There has been some turmoil and there have been some good times – a little mixture of everything,” said Glenda.

“I’m really looking forward to retirement and getting some rest; but here recently, one minute I’m excited about it and then the next minute I’m feeling sad about leaving.

What I will miss the most are the people that I love and the people that love me. Change is hard for me.”

Bob Murphy, the current Interim County Manager, said he has only worked with Glenda for about five months but it did not take long to learn what an asset she is.

“Glenda is an outstanding professional public servant dedicated to her job and the community she serves,” said Murphy. “It says a lot that three former county managers made special efforts to travel to her retirement ceremony.

She is a tremendous asset to Soon after that, Jan decided to open an art studio in Hampstead. She held classes and had an art gallery there, and she kept the Hampstead Arts studio for ten years. During that time, she became good friends with other local artists like Ivy Hayes. It is utilized by other artists now, but Jan still continues with her artwork.

After hearing about a Port City Community Church mission trip, Jan said she woke up one morning and said, “I’m going to Africa to teach art.”

When she informed her family, her daughter lightheartedly

Staff photo by Andy Pettigrew

Glenda Pridgen will retire Jan. 1 after 23 years in the county manager’s office.

Pender County government, and whoever replaces her will have some big shoes to fill.”

Commissioner Chairman David Williams and other commissioners gave Glenda the nickname Sunshine years ago.

“She’s a super-sweet person who will tell you candidly whether she likes something or not, and I love that about her,” said Williams, who has worked with her for his 12 years in office. “She knows the politics of Pender County, and she’s a good person to bounce ideas off of. She’s often the first person people come in contact with at the office. It takes a lot to deal with all the different personalities, and she just keeps plugging on. We’ve been through some enjoyable times, and some controversial times. We do our best and keep moving forward. Glenda will definitely be missed.”

Rick Benton worked with Glenda while serving as Pender County manager. He said she was the go-to person for whatever the needs were, whether they were personal needs or county business. She always kept things running.

Benton recalled his memories of working with her.

“Glenda was just a good and caring person,” said Benton. “She also didn’t mind speaking what she felt. She’d be honest with you. She was there for more than 20 years, and she knew where all the skeletons were. She was a great person to learn from about Pender County’s past, five or ten years ago.

“When it came to looking ahead to the future, she always encouraged us to not repeat the mistakes of the past. She had a lot of experience, and you can’t replace that. She became a great friend, and she always wanted to do what was right. She wouldn’t hesitate to tell you if you were going down the wrong path, and she was a fabulous team player.

She kept up with everybody, and you couldn’t sneak anything past her either.

“Glenda knew most everyone, and she was always there to give great advice. She will be sorely missed when she retires, but I’m glad she will have time to do things with her family that she couldn’t do when she was working full-time.”

told her that she had better check that out with the church first. She did check it out, and she actually went to Kenya with a mission team for a week last April.

The children there affectionately called her Mama Geegio, and were excited to participate in her art projects.

They worked on quilt squares, and Jan brought the pieces back home to make them into a quilt. She plans to take the completed product back to them next April.

“It made me look at my life differently, it made me realize

that I am a giving person, and that I am strong in my faith,” Jan said.

Debbie Jones is a long-time friend of Jan’s.

“Jan loves the sunshine, art, traveling, and she always walked five miles a day,” said Debbie. “She’s a very compassionate person and God, family and friends are what is most important to her.”

When asked about her grandchildren, Jan says that she has three - but she also has 65 more adopted ones in Kenya.

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Pender cagers split with Laney Patriots beat Bucs on the road, lose close game at home

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer It is often said that home court advantage is very important in high school athletics. The Pender Patriots and Laney Buccaneers proved that thought wrong last week as each won close contests on the others court.

Coach Battle took his athletic Pender Patriot varsity team to Laney early in the week with hopes of kicking the year off with a big win over the 4A Bucs.

Laney got off to a fast start using its speed and athleticism to take a 5-0 lead. Super sopho-

more Jarious Williams scored four in a row to cut the lead to 7-4. The Pats used an 8-2 run to take an 8-7 lead.

The Bucs recaptured the lead but two free throws by Ramel Hansley gave the Patriots the lead. Another bucket by Williams gave Pender a 12-10 lead going into the second period.

Laney finally began to play their style of basketball in the second period. A steady halfcourt offense gave the Patriots problems. A 15-8 run by Laney set the score at 28-22 Laney at the break.

The Bucs increased the lead to eight before the Patriots

began to set their pace. The two teams were almost dead even in the third period and the score stood at 42-37 going into the final period.

Pender picked up the pace in the final eight minutes. The lead stood at 50-48 Laney with under a minute to play. The Pats moved the ball around and found three-point specialist Rodney Hansley in the corner.

He drilled the three and the Pats had a one point lead.

The Patriots turned the Bucs over and the game was over.

Ramel Hansley and Jalen Murphy each had 12 points to lead the Patriots while Wil-

liams chipped in 11.

The Bucs traveled to Pender on Friday night with intentions of evening the score. Again the two teams were evenly matched. This time the Bucs took home a 57-54 win.

This game was the complete opposite of the one at Laney.

The Patriots led after each of the first three quarters including a 30-24 advantage at the half.

The two teams battled to a 51-51tie at the end of regulation before the Buccaneers outscored the Pats 6-3 in overtime.

Pender is 1-2 on the year.

They played at New Hanover early in the week and will host Pender on Friday.

Free-throws lift Pirates over Trask

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer Topsail Coach Jeff Gainey told his young Pirate squad at the half that if they kept their turnovers below eight that they would win their game against Trask on Friday night. They committed only five miscues in the second half and used a 12-14 run at the free throw line in the last four minutes to take a hard earned 66-57 win over the Titans. ‘’We had 15 turnovers in the first half and I told them that if they kept the turnovers below eight we would win. We did that and more. We had been shooting 59 percent from the line this year and that’s not good enough. We made 2835 tonight. I have to give the guys credit. They just keep working.”

This game stayed true to the first time the two teams played. The Titans jumped out to a lead behind the play of Tynaffit and Tyquan Davis.

However, the Pirates were prepared for the fats pace and slowed the Titans down at every opportunity.

The score was 6-6 when the Titans scored seven straight to take a 13-6 lead. A putback

by Connor Dillion stopped the run and the Pirates outscored the Titans 6-2 to end the quarter.

Topsail went on a 6-0 run fueled by the play of Jake Sullivan to take an 18-15 lead.

Tyquan Davis answered with a three pointer to tie it and the battle was on.

Davis hit another trey and the Titans were up by three.

Trask went up by four but Sullivan scored four in a row to tie the score. The two teams went into the break with Trask clinging to a one-point lead.

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Pender’s Jarious Wlliams flies over the Laney defense in last week’s game in Wilmington.

Lady Titans edge Topsail for season sweep

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer

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Pirate Drew Bagwell drives past Trask’s Jacquan London in last week’s win over the Titans.

The third period was a battle. Every time the Titans would make a run the Pirates would answer. The score was 44-43 Topsail late before the Titans finished the quarter with four straight. The score was 47-44 Trask with eight minutes to go.

The Titans are a physical team and their tough play in the previous three stanzas had earned the team some foul trouble.

Alec baker nailed a three and Blake Nelson added a bucket and the Pirates were up 50-49. A layup by Tyrece Armstrong tied the score at 51. That’s when the Pirates started their parade to the free

throw line.

Four free throws in a row by Sullivan started the onslaught of free trips to the charity stripe. When the smoke cleared the Titans had fouled out three players and the Pirates had made 12-14 free throws to take the game and the series for the year.

Sullivan and Baker both had 15 points to lead the Pirates while Kodiak Dowling had 13.

Tyquan Davis had 14 points to lead the Titans while Johnathan Jordan chipped in 10.

Earlier in the week the Pirates traveled to Dixon to play the Bulldogs. Again the upstart Pirates came to play

and walked away with a 57-42 win. The Bulldogs kept the game close before the Pirates used a 25-8 fourth frame to run away with the win.

Kodiak Dowling scored 15 points while Alec Baker chipped in 13. Jake Sullivan had 11points.

While Gainey was pleased with his teams play he wasted no time in talking about the week to come. “We have the jugger nauts starting next week. We play Hoggard and Ashley away and we throw in a good Pender team in the middle. We have to be ready to play. I think we will be. I think they’re going to see a different team this year.”

Titans drop two non-conference games

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer Some people may think that the Trask basketball team is between superstars.

With Rasheed Brown gone one would think that the team would be short on points. That has not been the case this year as Tyquan Davis has become the outside shooter and brother Tynaffit has become the drive to the basket guy.

Last week both played well but the Titans could not overcome a 28 to 6 deficit at the free throw line in falling to Topsail 66-57.

The Titans were up early behind the play of the Davis boys but the Pirates hung around. The Titans were up 15-12 after eight minutes.

Topsail took a 18-15 lead early in the second quarter but Tyquan Davis hit back to back treys to give the Titans a 21-18 advantage.

Johnathan Jordan worked his magic inside and gave the Titans a four point lead before the Pirates tied it up with four in a row from Jake Sullivan.

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Tyquan Davis drives the basket against Hoggard last week in Rocky Point.

The score was 31-30 Trask at the break.

Topsail made a run at the Titans to open the third frame but the titans withstood the run.

Trask held a 47-44 lead going

into the final eight minutes.

A three-pointer By Topsail’s Alec Baker cut the lead to one to open the fourth quarter. The score was tied at 51-51 when the free throw extravaganza

started. The Pirates scored one bucket in the last four minutes but pushed the issue with an aggressive approach that resulted in numerous free throws.

Tyquan Davis led the Titans with 17 points while Johnathan Jordan added 13. Jaquan London chipped in 10 for the Titans.

Earlier in the week the Titans hosted Wilmington Hoggard. The 4A Vikings got an early surprise when the Titans jumped out to a 22-13 lead. However, the lead was short lived as the Vikings outscored the Titans 28-7 in the second quarter to take control of the game.

The Titans played hard to open the second half and were one point better than the Vikings in the third frame but the fourth frame was all Hoggard.

Tynaffit Davis led the Titans with 16 points while Zenas Ward added 14.

The Titans are 2-4 overall.

They will play a home and away series with Dixon this week.

The Trask Lady Titans went into their game with Topsail with one thing on their mind. They felt like if they could limit junior Keri White’s looks at the basket they would have a good chance at taking home the second win over the Pirates in just over a week. Coach Matt Bagwell dispatched Markayla Ballard with the task of guarding the standout and she stepped up with a yeoman’s effort, holding White to six points in the Titans 33-30 win.

“Keri almost beat us single handedly the first time we played them so we wanted to slow her down,” said Bagwell.

“We started out with a little box and one but went to man to man. Markayla did a great job.”

Both teams struggled to put the ball in the basket early on.

Trask held an 8-7 lead going into the second period.

Trask opened up a small lead in the second period and stretched it to 20-11 at the break. It seemed as if the Titans were in control of the contest.

The Pirates came out in the third period and began to chip away at the Titan lead. A 9-6 Pirate advantage in the third quarter sent the two teams into the final frame with Trask

holding onto a 26-20 lead.

Topsail continued their comeback and cut the lead to two points with just under two minutes to go. The Pirates could not get over the hump and fell by three points.

Saniyya McAllister led the Titans with 13 points while Qua Schaeffer added six.

After the Trask Lady Titans held on for the win, athletic Director Ed Gilroy wondered aloud if that was the first time that his girls had ever swept the Lady Pirates. It is in fact the first time in school history that the team has ever swept the Pirates as the Titans earned a 39-32 early in the year.

Earlier in the week the Titans hosted the 4A Hoggard Vikings. The Titans played the Vikes close before falling victim to a 21-4 second quarter.

The result was a 52-26 loss to the Wilmington school.

Hoggard continued its dominance into the second half with a 9-1 advantage before the Titans righted the ship in the final eight minutes, too little too late.

McAllister led the Titans with 11 points while Shawntia Green chipped in six.

The Titans are 2-4 on the year. They will play a home and away series with Dixon this week with the home game being Friday night.

Staff photo by Andy Pettigrew

Shawntia Green battles under the basket against Hoggard last week.

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OnWithThe Mat Bobby Norris The wrestling schedule is picking up steam as of late. The Topsail grapplers defeated New Hanover by the score of 48-36. Henry Vernon, Tim Hall, Alec.

Russell, Christian. Scarberry, Jordan.

Robinson, Patrick. Channell , Brandon.

Crandell and Joe Sculthorpe all picked up wins.

Topsail competed in the Chiefs’ Duals this past weekend in North Myrtle Beach. Topsail heavyweight Joe Sculthor pe was named the outstanding heavyweight of the tournament for the second year in a row, with a 9-0 record.

Patrick Channell at 152 pounds and Alec Russell at 106 pounds both went 8-1 for the weekend. Henry Vernon wrestled at 195 pounds and finished the tournament with a 6-2 record.

The Pirates beat Carolina Forest, Beaufort, Riverside, Swansea and Lake City.

The Trask grapplers had a full week.

They faced Clinton and Pender. The scores were Trask 39 Clinton 36 and Trask 36 Pender 30. Several wrestlers were 2-0. They included Bradley Johnson, Juan Santiago, Sam Bautista, Nathan Brown and Joseph

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Pender Patriot ladies fall to Lady Buccaneers

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The Pender Lady Patriots are finding the going rough as they follow the men’s team through a touch nonconference schedule that includes 4A Laney and New Hanover.

Last week the Patriots played at Laney early in the week before hosting the Lady

Bucs on Friday night.

The early game was much more competitive than the last as the Pats played good basketball in the first quarter. The score was 6-2 Pender early as they showed patience on the offensive side of the ball and toughness on the defensive end.

After a 6-4 first quarter in which the Patriots outplayed the bigger and stronger Bucs,

things went awry. Laney went on a 9-0 run to take a 13-6 lead.

Two free throws by Kourtney Messer stopped the bleeding momentarily. Laney raced off to a 21-10 lead at the half.

Pender seemed stunned by the Buc run in the second period and came out of the locker room tentative. They scored only three points in the second half.

India Daniels had four

points to lead the Patriots while Messick added three.

Three days later the Bucs came to Pender. The Bucs held the Patriots scoreless in the first half in route to a 40-7 win.

The Lady Patriots are 0-3 on the year. They played at New Hanover early in the week before hosting Topsail on Friday.

Topsail, Pender have new softball coaches

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The Topsail high school softball program has had great success in recent years. Throughout all of that success the team has had some turnover in the head coaches position. Last week athletic director Deanna Morris announced the latest hiring in veteran coach Jay Abston.

Coach Abston has been working with the Topsail Middle School Softball program and brings coaching experience of all levels from Dixie youth to coaching

travel softball.

“Coach Abston, being from the community, will bring stability and loyalty to the softball program and Topsail High School athletics as a whole,” said Morris. “ He is eager to mentor these young ladies to help them prepare for the next level if that is their desire.”

Coach Morris said that Coach Abston has been working behind the scenes for a while and will be an asset to the program as a whole.

“I have been impressed with Coach Abston’s hard work and dedication to the program of helping with the care of the

facility as a volunteer and observing his love of the game. He brings to the table a knowledge of the game to reinforce fundamentals and challenge the most experienced players.”

Pender taps Battle Meanwhile the Pender High school softball program will be under the direction of a familiar face in Gary Battle.

Coach Battle has coached many sports and has officiated both softball and baseball.

With the recent hirings, Trask softball coach Corrina Reece will hold the title of the softball coach with the most tenure.

The Post & Voice Top Performers All three high schools were busy this week with basketball and wrestling. The Trask men dropped two contests including one at Topsail. Tyquan Davis led the Titans with 17 points while Johnathan Jordan added 13. Jaquan London chipped in 10 for the Titans against Topsail. Tynaffit Davis led the Titans with 16 points while Zenas Ward added 14 in the loss to Hoggard.

The Lady Titans beat Top-

sail and lost to Hoggard. Saniyya McAllister led the Titans with 13 points while Qua Schaeffer added six.

The Pender men split with a very good Laney team. Ramel Hansley and Jalen Murphy each had 12 points to lead the Patriots in the win while Jarious Williams chipped in 11. Rodney Hansley had the winning three-pointer.

The Pender ladies lost twice to Laney. India Daniels had

four points in the first game to lead the Patriots while Kourtney Messick added three.

The Topsail men won twice last week for Coach Jeff Gainey. Jake Sullivan and Alec Baker both had 15 points to lead the Pirates at Dixon while Kodiak Dowling had 13.

Dowling scored 15 points while Baker chipped in 13. Sullivan had 11points.

The Topsail ladies dropped two non-conference affairs last

week. Brandy Williams led the Pirates with 11 points while Keri White had six against Trask while Junior Desi Montano led the Pirates with a career high 17 points against Dixon while Keri White added nine.

Joe Sculthorpe went 9-0 at the Chiefs Tournament in North Myrtle Beach to earn the Most Outstanding Wrestler award. He is this week’s top performer.

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When a high school basketball team makes its schedule it is put together by a combination of the athletic director and the head basketball coaches.

Often the men’s team takes precedent over the girl’s team in regard to who they play on the non-conference schedules. Sometimes that causes a problem.

The Pender men’s team usually plays a very tough non-conference schedule, with the likes of Hoggard, Laney and New Hanover on the schedule every year. Head Coach Gary Battle wants his team’s battle tested by the time they reach the conference slate.

You can’t argue with success as Coach Battle is one of the best coaches in the area. However, that tough schedule often times puts the girls team at a distinct disadvantage.

Lady Pirates drop two non-conference games

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer Topsail Pirate girls basketball coach Jim Clanahan’s basketball team is thin when it comes to numbers. With starting guard Dominique Bryant out with an ankle injury the team seems to be in dire straits.

“Losing Dominique hurt us,” said Clanahan. “We don’t have a lot of scoring and we need her in there.”

The Pirates dropped two non-conference games last week including a 33-30 affair with Trask.

Early in the week the Pirates traveled to Dixon to face the Lady Bulldogs. Coach Clanahan’s girls jumped out to a 13-2 lead after one quarter and led 27-16 at the half. It seemed as if the shorthanded Pirates were in the zone and would run away with the game. However, the game is played in quarters and the Bulldogs were geared for the second 16 minutes.

An 11-4 third frame by the Bulldogs cut the lead to four points and the final quarter saw the Pirates run out of gas.

Dixon outscored the Pirates 13-7 to take a 40-38 win.

Junior Desi Montano led the Pirates with a career high

Hansley is a winner for the Pender Patriots

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer

As a program grows the players tend to grow with it.

When a player comes into a program as a freshman they tend to become a fixture in the teams make up.

As they progress they soon become the face of the program. Senior Shawntia Green is at that position in her high school career. She is rapidly becoming the face of the Trask Lady Titans.

According to first year coach Matt Bagwell she has stepped her game up both in practice and during the games.

“She practices just as hard as she plays on game day,” said Bagwell. “She never takes a play off, not even in practice.

She has stepped her game up for sure.”

As the season progresses the Lady Titans will need Green to be a leader both on game days and every day at practice. It appears that this will not be a problem for Green.

At 5-10 and 135 pounds, you would think that Alec Baker would be marching with the band or leading the schools debate team. Although he is of slight build and average height there is one thing for sure.

This young man can shoot the basketball.

Baker has become the outside shooting three-point specialist for Jeff Gainey and the Topsail Pirate men’s varsity basketball team. He can be found spotted up beyond the arc waiting for a pass so he can launch a shot that will be counted as three points on the scoreboard.

Before the season started Coach Jeff Gainey said that Baker was the one he wanted shooting the basketball from the outside. Like a fine wine he has gotten better with time.

With the conference slate ready to begin, Baker will be counted on to give the Pirates that outside presence. He is the hot shot for the Pirates.

Hansley a winner for Patriots As the Pender Patriot men’s basketball team enters the gym in preparation for their next game it seems that the whole team is six foot plus and built to roll. Then there is the smallest player on the team in sophomore Rodney Hansley.

Although Hansley is the smallest player on the team he brings a big gun to the floor. He is armed with a potent three point shot that he can get off with the biggest player on the floor in his face. He has a quick trigger and is fearless in the face of pressure.

That was evident last week when the Patriots were trailing Laney by a bucket with less than a minute to go. He had not scored all evening but spotted up in the corner. He nailed the winning shot with a flick of the wrists.

There is no doubt that Rodney Hansley is a winner.

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A perfect example was last week when the Patriots visited Laney. The boy’s team won a tough game while the girls were beaten soundly. I will say that the girls played the Bucs well in the first contest.

However, the second contest was not close at all.

I myself agree with Coach Battle’s philosophy of playing tough competition only if you can be competitive. His teams always are. However, I think that the girl’s teams should be able to schedule their own non-conference games.

While the Patriot boys were playing Laney the girls should have been playing a 1A or even a 2A school such as Dixon or James Kenan. I believe they would have gotten more from a competitive game than a blowout.

I realize that the financial side of scheduling will prevent this from happening. It is easier on the county if the two teams play at the same school at the same time.

However, if you look at it from a competitive standpoint the only way to make it fair for both the girls and the boys is to split the nonconference schedules up. I realize that this will never happen in the economic climate that we are in but it is good thought anyway.

And of course, all of this is just my opinion.

17 points while Keri White added nine.

In the Trask game the Pirates were again shorthanded.

The Titans took an early lead and stretched the advantage to 20-11 at the break.

The Pirates came out in the third period and began to chip away at the Titan lead. A 9-6 Pirate advantage in the third quarter sent the two teams into the final frame with Trask holding onto a 26-20 lead.

The Titans game plan was to concentrate on stopping Keri White. She was held to six points in the game but was a player at the end.

The fourth frame was tight and White played with abandonment. Topsail cut the lead to two points with just under two minutes to go. An errant free throw ended the run and the game.

Brandy Williams led the Pirates with 11 points while Keri White had six.

The Pirates will go into the week with three games on their slate including two conference tilts. Clanahan will coach his team up and hope for the best.

“We’re going to keep working. We’re shorthanded and we don’t know when Dominique will be back. We’ll keep playing.”

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Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT NOTICE OF EXECUTOR The undersigned, having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Donald Edward Blalock, who died a resident of Pender County, North Carolina on October 8, 2014, does hereby notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned at the address shown below on or before the 20th day of February, 2014, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 20th day of November, 2014 Donna A. Bailey, Executor c/o Richard A. Horgan, Esq. Attorney at Law 1213 Culbreth Drive, Wilmington, NC 28405-3639 (910) 256-0202 #6689 11/20, 11/27, 12/4, 12/11/14

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Before the Clerk File # 13-E-394 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF HAROLD LEON GROB NOTICE OF HEARING To: All persons interested in the settlement of the Estate of Harold Leon Grob You are hereby notified that DEAN HARVEY CLEVELAND, Executor of the Estate of Harold Leon Grob, by and through his attorney, Charles T. Busby, will appear before the Clerk of Superior Court of Pender County at the Pender County Courthouse in Burgaw, North Carolina, on January 6, 2015 at 10:00 am to request approval of the final distribution and settlement of the above-referenced estate.

IF YOU WISH TO BE HEARD ON THIS MATTER, YOU SHOULD BE PRESENT AT THAT TIME AND PLACE. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR, THE CLERK MAY ENTER AN ORDER APPROVING DISTRIBUTION AND SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE IN YOUR ABSENCE. This 19th day of November, 2014.

Charles T. Busby Charles T. Busby State Bar # 8207 Attorney for Dean Harvey Cleveland, Executor of the Estate of Harold Leon Grob P.O. Box 818 Hampstead, NC 28443 Phone: 910-270-8830 #6690 12/4,12/11,12/18, 12/25/14

13-SP-333 AMENDED NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered

by William T. Button, dated May 8, 2008 and recorded on May 20, 2008 in Book No. 3464 at Page 189 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Pender County, North Carolina; and because of default in the payment of the indebtedness secured thereby and failure to carry out and perform the stipulations and agreements contained therein and, pursuant to demand of the holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will place for sale, at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at Pender County Courthouse, Burgaw, North Carolina on December 16, 2014 at 1:00 PM that parcel of land, including improvements thereon, situated, lying and being in the City of Hampstead, County of Pender, State of North Carolina, and being more particularly described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. Address of property: 102 Admiral Court, Hampstead, NC 28443. Tax Parcel ID: 4204-758971-0000 Present Record Owners: William T. Button The terms of the sale are that the real property hereinbefore described will be sold for cash to the highest bidder. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. The successful bidder shall be required to pay revenue stamps on the Trustee’s Deed, any Land Transfer Tax and costs of recording the Trustee’s Deed. The real property hereinabove described is being offered for sale “AS IS, WHERE IS” and will be sold subject to all superior liens, unpaid taxes, and special assessments. Other conditions will be announced at the sale. The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as by law required. If for any reason the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property or the sale is set aside, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit.

Furthermore, if the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Trustee, in its sole discretion, if it believes the challenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. In either event the purchaser will have no further recourse

against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Mortgagee’s attorney or the Trustee. Additional Notice Where the Real Property is Residential With Less Than 15 Rental Units: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a bona fide lease or tenancy may have additional rights pursuant to Title VII of 5.896 - Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act which became effective on May 20, 2009.

Rogers Townsend & Thomas, PC, Substitute Trustee (803)744-4444, 020267-00163 P1120176 #6691 12/4,12/11/14

14 SP 225 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Terry Lee Faircloth and Deanna R. Faircloth to Douglas Douglas, Connie Iampieri, Trustee(s), which was dated June 24, 2005 and recorded on July 1, 2005 in Book 2706 at Page 265, Pender County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on December 19, 2014 at 11:30AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Pender County, North Carolina, to wit: Beginning at an iron pipe in the Eastern line of Great Oak Drive (60 foot right-of-way) that is South 10 degrees 09 1/2 minutes West 33.67 feet from a point in said street at the Northern end of Curve No. 4 as shown on the map of Deerfield, dated February, 1975, and recorded in Map Book 13 at Page 59 of the Pender County Registry, said end of said curve being the Southern line of Creekview Drive (60 foot rightof-way) extended Eastwardly, said beginning point being the Northwestern corner of Lot 129, Deerfield, as conveyed to Robert D. Foster, Jr. and wife by deed recorded in Book 646 at Page 283 of said registry; running thence from said beginning point Northwardly along the Eastern line of Great Oak Drive as it curves to the West to the aforementioned point at the Northern end of said Curve No. 4, said point being North 10 degrees 09 1/2 minutes East 33.67 feet from the preceding point; thence North 8 degrees 45 minutes East along said line of said street 110.00 feet to an iron pipe; thence South 81 degrees 15 minutes East 358.07 feet to an iron pipe in the Western line of Lot 123, Deerfield, as conveyed to Thomas E. Lippincott and wife by Deed recorded in Book 580 at Page 110 of said registry, said pipe being South 26 degrees 24 minutes West along said Western line 40.04 feet to an iron pipe; thence South 15 degrees 35 minutes West along a Western line of said lot 43.31 feet to an iron pipe, the previous three calls being along the Eastern edge of a slough; thence North 78 degrees 26 minutes West crossing said slough 83.07 feet to an iron pipe in the Western edge of said slough, the Northeastern corner of said lot 265.00 feet to the point of beginning; the same containing 1.207 acres and being all of Lot 128, Deerfield, and also being part of Tract B as shown on the aforementioned map of Deerfield.

Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 120 Great Oak Drive, Hampstead, NC 28443.

THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX, AND THE COURT COSTS OF FORTYFIVE CENTS (45¢) PER ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00) PURSUANT TO NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale.

Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing.

Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale.

This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land

transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Terry L. Faircloth.

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord.

The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 14-04893-FC01 #6694 12/4,12/11/14

13 SP 162 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Ralph N. Winley, Jr. to Tim, Inc., Trustee(s), which was dated September 25, 1995 and recorded on September 25, 1995 in Book 1080 at Page 053 and rerecorded/modified/corrected on March 21, 2011 in Book 3903, Page 052, Pender County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on December 19, 2014 at 11:30AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Pender County, North Carolina, to wit: Being that 0.33 acres, more or less, located in the Town of Burgaw, Pender County North Carolina, adjacent to and West of the western right of way line of McRay Street and being more fully described as follows, to wit: Beginning at a point of intersection of the northern right of way line of Hayes Street with the western right of way line of McRay Street; and running thence, with the northern right of way line of Hayes Street South 77 deg. 00 min. West 181.5 feet to a point in the eastern line of an alley; thence with the eastern line of said alley North 13 deg. 00. min. West 80.00 feet to a point inline; thence, North 77 deg. 00 min. East 181.50 feet to a point in the western right of way line of McRay Street South 13 deg. 00 min. East 80.00 feet to the beginning, containing 0.33 acres, more or less. Being the same land described in Deed Book 750, Page 855 of the Pender County Registry.

Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 401 South McRae Street, Burgaw, NC 28425.

THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX, AND THE COURT COSTS OF FORTYFIVE CENTS (45¢) PER ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00) PURSUANT TO NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale.

Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing.

Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale.

This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encum-

brances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Ralph N. Winley, Jr..

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord.

The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 13-00273-FC01 #6695 12/4,12/11/14

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION PENDER COUNTY 14SP220 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY TONY R. CROOM AND JENNIFER C. CROOM DATED FEBRUARY 23, 2007 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 3174 AT PAGE 24 AND ASSUMED BY TYRONE TURNER, JR. AND LATOYIA SINTYAGO IN AGREEMENT RECORDED ON APRIL 29, 2010 IN BOOK 3766, PAGE 153 AND FURTHER MODIFIED BY AGREEMENT RECORDED ON APRIL 29, 2010 IN BOOK 3766, PAGE 156 AND FURTHER MODIFIED BY AGREEMENT ON JULY 28, 2011 IN BOOK 3949, PAGE 142 IN THE PENDER COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the abovereferenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 10:00AM on December 16, 2014 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Pender County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING AT A RAILROAD SPIKE IN THE CENTER OF THE PAVEMENT OF NCSR 1318, WHICH SAID SPIKE IS LOCATED NORTH 76 DEGREES 50 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST 202.00 FEET FROM A SECOND RAILROAD SPIKE IN THE CENTER OF NCSR 1318 DIRECTLY OVER THE CENTER OF A LARGE METAL CULVERT POSSING UNDER SAID ROAD. SAID METAL CULVERT IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 1.0 MILES EAST OF NC HIGHWAY #117. SAID BEGINNING POINT BEING SO LOCATED RUNS THENCE AS FOLLOWS: 1 . WITH THE CENTER OF NCSR 1318 NORTH 78 DEGREES 50 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST 414.32 FEET TO A RAILROAD SPIKE THENCE. 2 . LEAVING SAID ROAD SOUTH 11 DEGREES 18 MINUTES WEST 214.58 FEET TO AN OLD IRON STAKE; THENCE, 3. SOUTH 30 DEGREES 21 MINUTES WEST 104.32 TO A POINT IN THE CENTER OF A DITCH, 4. WITH THE CENTER OF SAID DITCH NORTH 70 DEGREES 59 MINUTES 52 SECONDS WEST 465.64 FEET TO A NEW IRON PIPE SET IN THE BEND OF A DITCH; THENCE, 5. CONTINUING WITH SAID DITCH NORTH 08 DEGREES 51 MINUTES 09 SECONDS WEST 66.03 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. And Being more commonly known as: 1274 Croomsbridge Rd, Burgaw, NC 28425 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Tyrone Turner, Jr. The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized rep-

resentative of either Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed.

This sale is made subject to all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law. Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid.

The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing.

SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days written notice to the landlord.

You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

The date of this Notice is November 26, 2014.

Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 14-057458 #6696 12/4,12/11/14

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION PENDER COUNTY 14SP219 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY ROBERT L. NORRIS, JR. AND KAREN G. NORRIS DATED MARCH 8, 2007 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 3179 AT PAGE 94 AND MODIFIED BY AGREEMENT RECORDED NOVEMBER 10, 2010 IN BOOK 3848 AT PAGE 146 IN THE PENDER COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the abovereferenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 10:00AM on December 16, 2014 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Pender County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 77 as shown on that certain four (4) plat series entitled “Recombination Plat - Turtle Cove Townhomes” prepared by Withers & Ravenel Engineers | Planners | Surveyors, dated 7/12/2006 and recorded in Map Book 43, Page 126, Slide 588 of the Pender County Registry.

TOGETHER WITH such rights in and to the Common Area for Turtle Cove Townhomes shown on the aforementioned plats, and as reserved in that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for Turtle Cove Townhomes recorded in Book 3161, page 119 in the Office of the Pender County Registry, including but not limited to beach accesses, parking, ingress, egress and regress over and across the private drives of Lazy Day Drive and Crosswinds Drive, and access to and use of the swimming pool and related facilities appurtenant to the above described Lot 77, all as are derived from membership in Turtle Cove Townhome Owners Association, Inc. and ownership of a Lot or Lots with Turtle Cove Townhomes.

And Being more commonly known as: 132 Crosswinds Dr, Surf City, NC 28445 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Robert L. Norris.

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale. Any and all re-

sponsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed.

This sale is made subject to all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law. Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid.

The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing.

SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days written notice to the landlord.

You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

The date of this Notice is November 26, 2014.

Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 14-063036 #6699 12/4,12/11/14 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualified as Administrator of the estate of Richard Todd Miller, deceased, of Pender County. This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Richard Todd Miller, to present them to the undersigned on or before March 19, 2015 at 3370 Bee Mountain Rd, Lenoir, NC 28645, or be barred from recovery. All persons Indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 5th day of December, 2014 Carol Miller 3370 Bee Mountain Rd, Lenoir, NC 28645 #6708 12/11, 12/18, 12/25/14, 1/1/15 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualified as Executor of the estate of Sheila Cain Grizzle, deceased, of Pender County. This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Sheila Cain Grizzle, to present them to the undersigned on or before March 19, 2015 at 10 Biscayne Drive, Rocky Point, NC 28457 or be barred from recovery. All persons Indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 11th day of December, 2014 Jeff W. Grizzle 10 Biscayne Drive Rocky Point, NC 28457 #6701 12/11, 12/18, 12/25/14, 1/1/15 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualified as Administrator of the estate of Gerald DuWayne LeMoine, deceased, of Pender County. This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Gerald DuWayne LeMoine, to present them to the undersigned on or before March 12, 2015 at 101 Leslie Lane, Wilmington, NC 28411, or be barred from recovery. All persons Indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 4th day of December, 2014 JaNell Lucille Dowless 101 Leslie Lane Wilmington, NC 28411 #6692 12/4,12/11, 12/18, 12/25/14

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Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices 13-SP-82 AMENDED NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by Mary Bowling, dated July 25, 2007 and recorded on August 13, 2007 in Book No. 3293 at Page 310 in the OfďŹ ce of the Register of Deeds of Pender County, North Carolina; and because of default in the payment of the indebtedness secured thereby and failure to carry out and perform the stipulations and agreements contained therein and, pursuant to demand of the holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will place for sale, at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at Pender County Courthouse, Burgaw, North Carolina on December 23, 2014 at 1:00 PM that parcel of land, including improvements thereon, situated, lying and being in the City of Atkinson, County of Pender, State of North Carolina, and being more particularly described in the above referenced Deed of Trust.

Address of property: 2707 Rooks Road, Atkinson, NC 28421. Tax Parcel ID: 22579426320000 Present Record Owners: Mary Bowling. The terms of the sale are that the real property hereinbefore described will be sold for cash to the highest bidder.

A deposit of ďŹ ve percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certiďŹ ed funds at the time of the sale. The successful bidder shall be required to pay revenue stamps on the Trustee’s Deed, any Land Transfer Tax and costs of recording the Trustee’s Deed. The real property hereinabove described is being offered for sale “AS IS, WHERE ISâ€? and will be sold subject to all superior liens, unpaid taxes, and special assessments. Other conditions will be announced at the sale. The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as by law required. If for any reason the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property or the sale is set aside, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Furthermore, if the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Trustee, in its sole discretion, if it believes the challenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return the deposit.

In either event the purchaser will have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Mortgagee’s attorney or the Trustee. Additional Notice Where the Real Property is Residential With Less Than 15 Rental Units: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a bona ďŹ de lease or tenancy may have additional rights pursuant to Title VII of 5.896 - Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act which became effective on May 20, 2009.

Rogers Townsend & Thomas, PC, Substitute Trustee (803)744-4444, 017360-00399 P1121321 #6700 12/11, 12/18/14

2. With a new line North 44 degrees 16 minutes 40 seconds West (passing an iron stake at 28.67 feet) a total of 128.25 feet to an iron stake; thence, 3. With a new line North 12 degrees 52 minutes 00 seconds East 123.80 feet to an iron stake; thence, 4. With a new line North 45 degrees 28 minutes 16 seconds East (passing an iron stake at 186.67 feet) a total of 216.42 feet to a PK nail in the pavement centerline of NCSR No 1001; thence, 5. With the pavement centerline of NCSR No 1001, old Black River Road, South 44 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East 143.50 feet to the point of beginning, containing 1.16 acres, more or less, and being a part of that land described as First Tract in deed to CJ English as recorded in Deed Book 114 Page 594 of the Pender County Registry. The above survey was made by Charles V. Brooks III, LS L-554, during April 2002, with all lines being horizontal ground distance and relative to the 1965 Magnetic North Meridan as taken from map entitled “EL English, Sr.� as recorded in Map Book 25 Page 114 of the Pender County Registry.

And Being more commonly known

as: 6847 Englishtown Rd, Wallace, NC 28466 The record owner(s) of the property, as reected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Charles Crysel.

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.â€? Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust, being foreclosed, nor the ofďŹ cers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed.

This sale is made subject to all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of ďŹ ve percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred ďŹ fty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be ten-

dered in the form of certiďŹ ed funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law. Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing.

SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days written notice to the landlord. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

The date of this Notice is Novem-

ber 26, 2014.

Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION FILE NO: 14-SP-000903 FOR THE ADOPTION OF: SULLIVAN MARK STULKEN BY: Mark Alan Stulken and Alexa Sue Stulken TO: Unknown Birth Fathers or Possible Parents, Respondents TAKE NOTICE that a Petition for Adoption was ďŹ led by Mark Alan Stulken and Alexa Sue Stulken on the 17th day of November, 2014, with the Clerk of Superior Court for New Hanover County, Wilmington, North Carolina in the above-entitled case. The Petition relates to a male child born November 7, 2014 at Betty H. Cameron Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Wilmington,

New Hanover County, North Carolina named Cameron Steven Grady born to Brittany Demetra Grady. Brittany is a twenty four year old AfricanAmerican female with brown eyes.

Brittany is approximately ďŹ ve feet six inches tall, has long straight black hair and weighs approximately two hundred ďŹ ve pounds. The minor child was conceived approximately February 14, 2014 in Pender County, Currie North Carolina.

TAKE NOTICE that you are required to make defense to such pleasing no later than forty (40) days after the date of the ďŹ rst publication of this notice, exclusive of such date.

Upon your failure to do so, the Petitioners will apply to the Court for the relief sought in the Petition. Any parental rights that you may have will be terminated upon the entry of the order of adoption.

This the 4th day of December, 2014. /s/ Amy S. Davis Amy S. Davis, Attorney for Petitioners NC Bar #22809 235 Cabarrus Avenue E. Concord, NC 28025 #6704 12/11, 12/18, 12/25/14

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IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION PENDER COUNTY 14SP253 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY CHARLES CRYSEL DATED DECEMBER 18, 2009 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 3722 AT PAGE 234 IN THE PENDER COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the abovereferenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 10:00AM on December 16, 2014 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Pender County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at an existing iron stake at the intersection of the pavement centerlines of NCSR No 1001, old Back River Road, and NCSR No 1300 and runs thence, 1. With the pavement centerline of NCSR No 1300 and with the line of Penile Baptist Church, South 36 degrees 20 minutes 00 seconds West (passing an existing iron stake at 300.00 feet) a total of 324.06 feet to a PK nail; thence,

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Section C

Living

{Bringing smiles this Christmas season}

Grace Community Church of Topsail Grace Community Church of Topsail recently held a special Christmas event for the foster children of Pender County. The party took place at Old River Farms in Burgaw. Collaborating with the Department of Social Services, church members sought to bring smiles to the kids’ faces in the midst of their trying and uncertain circumstances.

Grace Community of Topsail Pastor Steve Marshall said the families of the church host foster children during the Christmas season each year. The event is set up as sort of a Christmas fair, with each hosting family planning and creating a booth for the children. The booths were complete with Christmas games, Christmas karaoke, fishing for gifts and other diversions with a total of ten entertaining activities.

Children also had an opportunity to listen to the Christmas story and to enjoy a hayride through the grounds of Old River Far ms, who hosted the celebration free of charge.

Marshall said that the county provides one main present for each of the foster children, and Santa is there to distribute the surprises.

Prior to coming to Grace Community of

By Lori Kirkpatrick Contributing Writer

Topsail, Marshall served as a youth and missions pastor. From there he moved to rural Illinois to help start a ranch for at-risk young men. There he lived with thirty boys, seventy horses, nine dogs, and some cats on one hundred acres of ranch land. The goal was to offer young men a place to escape the problems of home and get a new start while finishing their high school education and learning vocational skills. Since returning to Hampstead, Steve continues to work with abused and neglected children throughout the week providing them a place of hope for the future. His other spare moments are spent with GCT and his family.

“Our church is unique in that over half of our families have children who are adopted,” said Marshall. “This Christmas party is set up like a carnival or fair for the children. It gives us a chance to provide something fun for these young people. This year we were able to host 74 children.”

Marshall described Grace Community Church as a young church, having only been around

for about three years. He explained that the church does not have its own building yet.

They currently meet at Livingstones Tabernacle in Hampstead on Sunday evenings.

The pastor said they are currently looking for an opportunity to purchase land or to find an affordable building where they can meet on Sunday mor nings, since Sunday evenings are not convenient for many people He noted that in Hampstead, with everything located on the main road of Highway 17, the cost of rent tends to be around $3,000 a month.

Since this is too expensive for a young church like Grace Community of Topsail, they are still looking for just the right place to call home.

Worship services at Grace Community of Topsail are on Sunday evenings. The church holds a Fellowship dinner from 5-6 pm, and services are held from 6-7:15 p.m. Livingstones Tabernacle is located at 127 Sloop Point Loop Road in Hampstead.

To learn more about the church, visit www.gracetopsail.com.

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How come He came

The angel said unto her, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Do not be afraid Mary for you have found favor with God. You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus. â&#x20AC;&#x153;How will this beâ&#x20AC;? Mary asked the angel, â&#x20AC;&#x153;since I am a virgin.â&#x20AC;? The angel answered, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Holy Spirit will come upon you and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the Holy one to be born will be called the Son of God.â&#x20AC;?

Luke 1: 30-31, 34-35 I had a professor in Seminary who was fond of saying that the mystery of the presence is the presence of the mystery, or translated into layman terms, the real mystery of God is that God is present with us, and why should he be? As the Psalmist intones in Psalm 8 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; What are human beings that the majestic God of heaven is mindful of them, what are mere mortal that God would even care for them. But the truth is that God does care.

The mystery of mystery God does care for us and provides not only for our well-being but our salvation. The mystery of God is that he has made a way for us to return to His presence with favor.

So perhaps it is good in this season of Christâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coming to dig a little deeper, to recall Why Jesus came at all. By what mystery of grace did God send his son for the redemption of all Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s children, or as the sermon title says. How come He came? What miracle of God brought Jesus into our world and into our life?

The first reason is quite simple and direct Christ came because God ordained it. In the fullness of time, Jesus Christ, the Son of God, was bornâ&#x20AC;Ś born of woman, born under the law that those who are under the law might be set free from the law.

In other words, in Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good time God sent his son into our time to free us from consequences of our sin. It was part of Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plan for Christ to come, so that everyone who believes in him might have life eternal. It was Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s will, Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s will for the world, that

Christ should come and save Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s children from eternal death.

How come He came? Secondly, Christ came because he was needed. God realized from the very first the weakness of the flesh, that those whom he made could not meet the high standards of the law.

He realized that the children of His making would aspire to self-will.

They would seek to be more than God intended and yet whenever people seek to be more than what God intends, they inevitably become less.

Jesus was needed, His holy life in human form was needed.

It was His model of life that showed us how to live a life of faith.

It was his life that showed us how to live in faithful obedience to the will of God. It was his life that showed us how to live a life that was committed to the service and glory of God. Christ was the living example of how mere mortals could indeed live a life for God. Christ came to show us the way.

How come he came? Thirdly, He came through the activity of Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Spirit in the world.

Christ came because the Holy Spirit put Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plan into play.

As our text in Luke reveals the birth of Jesus was the work of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit will come upon you and the power of the Most High will overshadow you.

Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Holy will comes into the world through the activity of Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Spirit. Jesus came because the Holy Spirit acted in the world to fulfill the will and purpose of God for all humankind.

How come He came? Lastly, He came because â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and I want you to pay careful attention here because this is the one we tend to overlook and yet it is so significant to his coming â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Jesus came because Mary said Yes. God sent His Holy Word and purpose to a simple peasant in an out of the way town north of Palestine.

He sent his call to Mary of Nazareth, and Mary said yes.

Mary said yes to the plan of God for her life. Mary said yes to the need for Christ in the world. Mary said yes and opened herself to the move-

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On the evening of Dec. 14, the true spirit of Christmas will come alive in Burgaw.

In an outdoor worship service held at Burgaw Presbyterian Church, the beautiful story of the birth of Jesus will be reverently portrayed as real people become angels, shepards and wisemen, and real animals become the beasts of Bethlehem.

Words spoken from scripture and instrumental and vocal music set the scene to issue a special welcome for the Holy Family with the newborn baby.

The community is invited to come and enjoy this unique presentation beginning at 6 p.m. and receive a special blessing for the Christmas season.

ment of the Holy Spirit in her life, in her very body. Mary said yes to the will of God for her life. She agreed for her life to be shaped completely by the plans and purposes of God. There is divine agency here, to be sure. Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s will begins the process, but it walks hand in hand with human agency. The human yes to this Holy plan is crucial here. God awaits the yes of a willing Mary to send his Son into world. It was Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plan, but it was also Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s desire to be the handmaid of the Lord that opened the world to Jesusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; birth.

He came because of Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s love. He came as a result of Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s purpose, but He came most because God willed it, the world needed him, The Spirit conceived him and Mary received him. Mary paved the way for us all to receive Christ into our lives.

Mary shows us how to say yes

to God. It is not his divinity, His holy likeness to God that captures us so, but His likeness to us, His humanity that draws us into the story, that makes us a part of this plan.

A nd his name shal l be called Jesus â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Jesus which means by the way â&#x20AC;&#x153;the one who savesâ&#x20AC;Śfor He will save people from their sins,â&#x20AC;? Matthew tells us. He will save them, he will save us not because it just happens to be a good idea or a wonderful gift.

He will save us because God wills it, the world needs it, the Spirit enacts it and the Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s of this world invite it, invite him into the world.

Wherever Jesus finds willing hearts and faithful lives he can come in. He will come in and transform the world by His coming.

Sunday December 14 s(AMPSTEAD "APTIST #HURCH #HILDREN S program, â&#x20AC;&#x153;First Day of Christmas,â&#x20AC;? 6 p.m.

Wednesday December 17 s-ARSHA +ING -INISTRIES #HRISTMAS Show with puppets at Hampstead Baptist Church, 7 p.m.

Sunday December 21 s h4HE (EART OF #HRISTMASv ADULT CHOIR #ANTATA AND #ANDLELIGHT Service at Hampstead Baptist Church. 6 p.m.

Church Directory NEW BEGINNING CHURCH

corner of Fremont & Wright Street (Courthouse Square) Burgaw, N.C. â&#x20AC;˘ 910-619-8063

Sunday Service 10:30 a.m.

910.675.1157, Rocky Point

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Ants â&#x20AC;˘ Fleas â&#x20AC;˘ Ticks â&#x20AC;˘ Spiders â&#x20AC;˘ Flies Rodents â&#x20AC;˘ Termites Serving New Hanover, Pender, Brunswick, and Onslow County

Real Estate Inspections â&#x20AC;˘ All Work Guaranteed Wood Destroying Insect Reports Moisture Control â&#x20AC;˘ Termite & Pest Control Financing Available

Locally Owned & Operated

910.392.3275 910.270.1190 www.tri-countypestcontrol.net

FRIENDLY COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH

1730 US Hwy. 117 N. â&#x20AC;˘ Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-3046 Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship 11 a.m., 6 p.m. www.fcbcb.org

ST. M ARYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CHURCH

An Episcopal - Lutheran Community 506 S. McNeil Street, Burgaw, NC 28425 910.259.5541 Sunday Worship Service with Holy Eucharist: 11 a.m. www.stmaryschurchburgawnc.org

BURGAW PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

200 E. Fremont St. â&#x20AC;˘ Burgaw, NC 28425

Sunday School: Sunday 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship Service: 11:00 a.m.

RILEYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH

19845 NC Hwy. 210, Rocky Point, NC 28457 910-675-2127

Jim Herchenhahn / Pastor Worship Services: 8:30 a.m. & 10:50 a.m. Youth each Sunday at 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday evenings: Meal at 6:00 p.m. / Study for all ages 7:00 p.m.

WESTVIEW UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

5610 Hwy. 53 W â&#x20AC;˘ Burgaw, NC 28425 (Across from Pender High)

Pastor Judy Jeremias Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m.

MISSION BAPTIST CHURCH

607 S. Walker Street â&#x20AC;˘ Burgaw, NC 28425

Sunday School: 9:00 a.m. Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday Evening Dinner at 6:00 p.m. and classes at 7:00 p.m.

FAITH HARBOR UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

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910-285-5030

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13821 Hwy. 17 S., Hampstead

270-2729

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14201 Hwy. 50/210 â&#x20AC;˘ Surf City, NC 28445 â&#x20AC;˘ 910-328-4422 Services: 8 a.m. and 9:20 a.m. Sunday School: 10:45 a.m. http://faithharborumc.org

BURGAW UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

Sunday School: 10:00 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m.

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TRI-COUNTY PEST CONTROL, INC.

All are welcome! Pastor Bill Howell

110 E. Bridgers Street, Burgaw, NC 28425 â&#x20AC;˘ 910-259-2295 108 W. Wilmington St., Burgaw, NC 910.259.9111 â&#x20AC;˘ 910.259.9112, fax www.post-voice.com

311 S. Campbell St. Burgaw, NC 910.259.6007

CENTERVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH

18577 NC 53 E, Kelly, NC â&#x20AC;˘ 910-669-2488

Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Worship: 11:00 a.m.

Sunday Evening Discipleship Training: 6:00 p.m. Rev. Ryan Carter

CURRIE COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH

28396 Hwy. 210 W. â&#x20AC;˘ Currie (1/2 mile from Moores Creek Battlefield)

Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Worship: 11 a.m. Bible Study Wednesday: 7 p.m.

CALVARY CHAPEL COMMUNITY CHURCH

54 Camp Kirkwood Rd. â&#x20AC;˘ Watha, NC 28478 â&#x20AC;˘ 910-448-0919

Pastor: Tony Fontana Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sun. Worship: 11 a.m. & 7 p.m.

Bible Study: Wednesday 7 p.m. Youth Group: Wednesday 7:00 p.m.

140 Industrial Drive Burgaw, NC 28425 Producers of the finest select pork rinds and pork cracklin products in the USA

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JORDANS CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 4670 Stag Park Rd. â&#x20AC;˘ Burgaw, NC 28425 â&#x20AC;˘ 910-259-5735

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Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. & 6 p.m.

Wednesday Bible Study: 7 p.m.

MOORES CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH

3107 Union Chapel Rd. â&#x20AC;˘ Currie, NC 28435

Sunday School: 10 a.m. Worship Service: 11 a.m.

Wednesday Prayer Service & Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bible Study: 7:00 p.m.

ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER CATHOLIC CHURCH

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Rev. Roger Malonda Nyimi, Pastor Sunday: 11 a.m., 1 p.m. Mass Wednesday: 8:30 a.m. Mass

Please send us your church news and announcements to posteditor@post-voice.com

Quinn-McGowen Funeral Home Owned and Operated by the Debnam Family since 1979 308 W. Fremont Street Burgaw, NC 910-259-2364 612 S. Norwood Street Wallace, NC 910-285-4005 Traditional Funeral Services and Cremations

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These are some special holiday treats for you to try for the upcoming holidays.

Enjoy.

Orange ricotta holiday pancakes 1½ cups Bisquick 2 tablespoons g ranulated sugar Pinch of salt ž cup milk or half-and-half ½ cup orange juice 2 large eggs, room temperature, slightly beaten 2 teaspoons orange zest ½ cup ricotta cheese Fresh blueberries Syrup In a large bowl mix together Bisquick, salt, and sugar.

In another bowl whisk together milk, orange juice, eggs, and orange zest. Stir this mixture into the flour mixture, mix evenly. Slowly stir in ricotta cheese and mix well.

On a greased griddle, over medium heat, spoon 1/3 cup of batter into pan and cook until pancake is lightly browned on the bottom about 2-3 -minutes, flip the pancake and cook for

1-2 minutes more. Serve with fresh blueberries and syrup.

Cranberry and Grand Marnier pie 2 prepared 9-inch piecrusts 1 cup granulated sugar 1 12-ounce bag fresh cranberries 1/3 cup pecans or walnuts, chopped 2-3 tablespoons cornstarch ½ cup raisins 1 Granny Smith green apple, peeled, cored and diced 2 teaspoons orange zest Ÿ cup Grand Marnier or orange liqueur Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a pie plate with one of the prepared crusts.

Set aside.

In a large bowl stir together sugar, cranberries, apples, and nuts with cornstarch. Toss in raisins and orange zest. Stir in enough Grand Marnier to moisten the mixture. Pour the filling into the pie dish.

Cut the remaining piecrust into approximately 1½ -inch WIDE STRIPS 7EAVE THE STRIPS across the top of the filling in a lattice pattern and crimp the edges of the strips where they meet the bottom crust. Brush the top crust strips with one tablespoon milk and dust this with one tablespoon sugar.

Place the pie on a rimmed baking sheet to catch any drips.

Bake until the filling is bubbly about 40 minutes. Let this cool before serving.

Coconut raspberry cookie treats 1 7-ounce package flaked coconut, about 2½ cups ½ cup granulated sugar ½ cup all-purpose flour

Donations needed for library fundraiser The Friends of Pender County Library in Burgaw will hold their next gently used sale Dec. 13 from 8:30 until noon. The sale will help raise funds that have become vital in times of local and state government cuts to the library.

Donations of certain gently used items in good condition are now needed.

This year two separate sales, ladies purses and holiday decorations, are being combined into one big event.

Items in both categories are needed. Donations of ladies purses, pocketbooks, tote bags, thermal lunch bags, and even luggage are needed.

Donations of holiday items such as ornaments, wreaths, artificial trees, all manner of indoor and window decorations, and yard and porch ornaments are also needed.

Donations of puzzles are also requested.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;As you pull out your decorations this year and find items you no longer use, but are too good to throw away, please consider donating to help the library. The same applies to ladies purses and bags that can accumulate not used,â&#x20AC;? said event chair Sandy Blake. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So please help the library by donating these items you no longer need, then come to the library early Dec. 13 to shop for new treasures at bargain prices,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Donations are being welcomed now through Dec. 12 at the Pender County Public Library in Burgaw located at 103 S. Cowan St. For more information please call 2591234.

Christmas break volleyball instruction clinic More volleyball instruction is on the way. Surf City Parks and Recreation will again host a two-part Surf City Holiday Volleyball Skills Clinic over

By Hope Cusick Contributing Writer

3 large egg whites, lightly beaten ½ teaspoon almond extract 4 ounces chocolate flavor candy coating, chopped 1/3 cup seedless raspberry jam or preserves Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line cookie baking sheets with parchment paper; set aside.

In a bowl stir together coconut, sugar, flour, and a pinch of salt. Stir in egg whites, and almond extract. Drop coconut mixture by teaspoons one inch apart onto prepared cookie sheets, making 3/4 to one inch mounds. Lightly flour your thumb and press an indentation into the center of each mound.

Bake about 20 minutes in 325 degree oven or until edges are golden. If necessary, use a rounded side of a teaspoon to press indentations again.

Cool cookies completely on cookie sheets. Carefully remove cookies from cookie sheets.

In a heavy small saucepan heat and stir candy coating over low heat until melted.

Carefully dip the bottom of each cooled cookie into the melted chocolate, letting the excess drip off. Place cookies, candy side up on parchment paper; let stand for about 30 minutes until candy coating sets.

Just before serving fill the centers of the cookies with one-fourth to one-half teaspoon raspberry jam.

Grand Marnier orange eggnog 1 quart eggnog

1 cup pulp-free orange juice Âź cup Grand Marnier 7HIPPED CREAM Orange one inch skin twists Combine eggnog, Grand Marnier, and orange juice, stir well to mix evenly. Top each serving with whipped cream, adding an orange skin twist for garnish.

Date and cranberry bars 1 2/3 cups Bisquick Ÿ teaspoon ground cardamom 2/3 cup shopped dates 2/3 cup dried cranberries ½ cup chopped toasted pecan ½ cup butter, softened ž cup granulated sugar 1 large egg, room temperature 1 teaspoon vanilla Powdered sugar Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line an eight-inch square baking pan with foil, extending foil over edges of pan. Lightly vegetable spray foil and set aside.

In a bowl stir together Bisquick and cardamom; stir in dates, cranberries, and pecans. Set aside.

In another bowl with an electric mixer beat butter then add sugar and beat until combined. Beat in egg and vanilla. Beat in dry mixture until just combined.

Spread dough evenly in pan. Bake in 350 degree oven for 25-30 minutes or until top is lightly brown and when a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan ON A WIRE RACK 7HEN READY TO serve pull up foil and set it on a cutting board, cut into squares and serve.

9ecckd_jo D[mi ;l[dji Christmas break on consecutive Mondays. Head coach for this event is Lacey Van Dalen, an experienced volleyball coach who has already participated in a variety of Surf City programs.

Lacey originally hailed from Maryland where she has hosted clinics and camps also went to the state championships and AAU Nationals Tournament in Orlando as a player. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I look forward to returning and doing this great clinic event for the second straight year at the Community Center,â&#x20AC;? said Van Dalen.

Eight through 11 year-olds will hit the court from 10 a.m. until noon and 12 to 16-yearolds will take over the gym from 1-3 p.m. Part 1 (Dec. 22) will focus on the basics â&#x20AC;&#x201C; setting, passing and serving. Part II (Dec. 29) will be positional specialties â&#x20AC;&#x201C; hitting, blocking, serve/receive, and defense. The cost is $30 for the

entire clinic or $20 for Part 1 or Part II separately Registration is going on now through www.townofsurfcity.com and each age group will be restricted to 20 participants. For more information, please call (910) 328-4887 or contact by e-mail at athletics@townofsurfcity. com.

Christmas programs at Hampstead United Methodist Church Celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ by attending a performance of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Canticles in Candlelight,â&#x20AC;? presented by HUMCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S Cantata Choir and Orchestra, directed by Patti Rouse.

The festive music can be heard Saturday and Sunday evenings, Dec. 13-14 at 7 p.m. as well as at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 14.

Tickets are not required for any of the performances.

Nursery care will be provided.

Please call the church office

Thursday, December 11 The Kiwanis Club of Hampstead will meet at 7:30 a.m. at the Sawmill Grill on Hwy. 17 in Hampstead. s4HE #APE &EAR 7OODCARVERS #LUB WILL MEET AT A M AT 0OPLAR Grove Plantation in Scotts Hill. For more information, go to www.capefearcarvers.org. s!LCOHOLICS !NONYMOUS WILL MEET FROM NOON P M AT THE Surf City Community Center. Call 328.4887 for more information. s0ENDER #OUNTY -USEUM IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR FREE DONAtions are welcome) every Thursday and Friday from 1-4 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Group tours are available at other times by contacting the Museum at 259-8543 by email at penderhist@hotmail.com.

Friday December 12 s!TKINSON "APTIST #HURCH (WY IN !TKINSON HAS A FREE bread giveaway Fridays from 4-5 p.m. All types of bread from white to multigrain to hamburger buns. s0ENDER #OUNTY -USEUM OPEN P M s4HE -ARINE #ORPS ,EAGUE $ETACHMENT MEETS FOR breakfast at the Sawmill Grill in Hampstead at 8 a.m. each Friday.

Saturday December 13 s"REAKFAST WITH 3ANTA A M Surf City Community Center. s"REAKFAST WITH 3ANTA A M

(AMPSTEAD 7OMEN S #LUB BUILDING s"URGAW #HRISTMAS PARADE P M Sunday December 14 s"URGAW 0RESBYTERIAN #HURCH ,IVE .ATIVITY P M Wednesday December 17 s!LCOHOLICS !NONYMOUS WILL MEET FROM P M AT THE Surf City Community Center, 201 Community Center Dr. Call 328.4887 for more information s0ENDER #OUNTY &ARMER S -ARKET AT 0OPLAR 'ROVE 0LANTATION opens at 8 a.m. s4HE #OASTAL 0ENDER 2OTARY #LUB MEETS EACH 7EDNESDAY AT 12:30 p.m. at Christopherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Old Point Country Club 513 Country Club Drive Hampstead.

Thursday December 18 The Kiwanis Club of Hampstead will meet at 7:30 a.m. at the Sawmill Grill on Hwy. 17 in Hampstead. s4HE #APE &EAR 7OODCARVERS #LUB WILL MEET AT A M AT 0OPLAR Grove Plantation in Scotts Hill. For more information, go to www.capefearcarvers.org. s!LCOHOLICS !NONYMOUS WILL MEET FROM NOON P M AT THE Surf City Community Center. Call 328.4887 for more information. s0ENDER #OUNTY -USEUM IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR FREE DONAtions are welcome) every Thursday and Friday from 1-4 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Group tours are available at other times by contacting the Museum at 259-8543 by email at penderhist@hotmail.com. s6ILLAGE OF 3T (ELENA COUNCIL MEETS AT P M AT THE TOWN hall.

Friday December 19 s!TKINSON "APTIST #HURCH (WY IN !TKINSON HAS A FREE bread giveaway Fridays from 4-5 p.m. All types of bread from white to multigrain to hamburger buns. s0ENDER #OUNTY -USEUM OPEN P M s4HE -ARINE #ORPS ,EAGUE $ETACHMENT MEETS FOR breakfast at the Sawmill Grill in Hampstead at 8 a.m. each Friday.

Sunday December 21 sBurgaw Presbyterian Kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Christmas Light Tour 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday January 13 s4HE -ARINE #ORPS ,EAGUE (AMPSTEAD $ETACHMENT

meets at the Topsail Senior Center, 20959 U.S. Highway 17N, Hampstead the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. The

Send community news information to posteditor@post-voice.com at 270-4648 for more information.

Hampstead United Methodist Church is located at 15395 Hwy. 17, about one mile north

of the Food Lion shopping center, next to Farm Bureau Ins. Co. Look for the Christmas cantata banner.

Photos contributed

The Surf City BeautiďŹ cation Committee Home of the month is 17 W. Ridge, the home of Marsha Jenkins (far left). Pictured is Mayor Zander Guy, Linda Honke, Michael Ott, Jenkins, Mike Curley. Business of the Month (left) is the Island Inn at 202 Goldsboro Ave, Pictured is Guy, Curley, Honke, and Ott.

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Burgaw Holiday Tour 2014 Staff Photos by Katie H. Pettigrew

Merry Christmas

8th Annual Tree Festival and Home Tour

Sat., December 13, 2014 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Tickets Required.

Adults $8.00, Under 12 Free Tour starts at the Atkinson High School Auditorium 300 W. Henry St. Atkinson Tour the Tree Festival & Home Tour and return to the school at 8 p.m. for refreshments.

For more info. call 910.283.3000