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Women’s Expo The ninth annual Women’s Expo is scheduled for this weekend at the Surf City Community Center. Read about the event on page 1C.

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Spring sports Pender County high school spring sports teams are taking to the fields and tracks across the area. Read more in sports beginning on 1B

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Scams active in Got the hang of the hoop Final county audit Pender County filed with LGC Burgaw Police report By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher

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Several check scams have been reported in the Burgaw area during the past several weeks. Some involve unsolicited checks arriving in the mail, while another involved a local individual selling merchandise on Ebay. Burgaw Police administrative assistant Gail English says a Burgaw man had listed furniture for sale on Ebay and received a check in the mail for the furniture. But the story doesn’t end there. “After email contact, the buyer wanted the seller to cash the check and send the remainder of the money back to them,” English said. “We assured him it was a scam. The check came from Las Vegas and was a cashier’s check written on a bank in Virginia. It looked very authentic,” English said. Burgaw Police Major Lisa Fields says other check scams have surfaced recently involving individuals receiving unsolicited checks in the mail. The scammers always ask the individual receiving the check to cash it and send a portion of the money back to them. “They will say you have been given money or have won it. These are things that people are not aware of – something you didn’t apply for or a lottery you didn’t play. It looks like a real check. You can keep some of the money, but send some back,” Fields said. “That check will come back as counterfeit and now you owe the money to the bank, but you have already sent some cash back to the scammers.” Fields says people should be on the lookout for unsolicited checks. “People just don’t give away free money. You just don’t get checks in the mail. If you have won something or are getting a refund, they won’t ask for you to send money back – that is a dead giveaway,” Fields said. Residents who receive such checks in the mail should contact local law enforcement agencies.

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Malpass Corner Elementary third-grader Joycelyn Perez keeps the hula-hoop spinning during the school’s annual Jump Rope for Heart Mar.6. See more photos of the event on page 4C and on Facebook.

Pender County Manager Randell Woodruff says a final county audit for fiscal year 2013-14 has been submitted to the Local Government Commission. “Initially we had a draft and they wanted some changes. They wanted us to make and tweek some things,” Woodruff said. “We are very pleased the audit has been finalized.” The final audit will be submitted to County Commissioners at the board’s Mar. 16 meeting. Woodruff says all audits are submitted initially to the LGC as a draft. “There is always something they want changed. That is the way the LGC operates. They are a real asset to all North Carolina governments because they really keep on top of finances.” The LGC approves any debt county and municipal government take on, such as the county school bond and debt for projects such as water and sewer infrastructure. “Before the take on any debt or bonds, we have to get the go-ahead from the LGC,” Woodruff said. Commission Chair man David Williams said the board knew some of the difficulties that showed up on the previous audit were going to be problematic with the current audit as well. “It is a carry over kind of

Randell Woodruff thing. So we are responding to the LGC. It’s considered a draft audit until it’s officially accepted by the LGC,” Williams said. “There will be things in this audit that the LGC won’t like that are carry over from the previous audit. We give them our correction plan and hopefully the next audit should be clear of all the things we did wrong in the past.” Finance director search continues Woodruff says the search for a county finance director continues. “We have some good applicants and we are still moving forward in that process. We hope to have some news on that over the next several weeks,” Woodruff said. Sylvia Blinson continues to serve as the interim finance director for Pender County. “She does a great job. If she would come out of retirement, she could have the job here right now,” Williams said.

Courthouse magnolias come down; some residents upset Officials say tree removal was planned, approved months ago By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher Burgaw businessman Johnny Westbrook stood in front of the west side of the Pender County Courthouse Saturday evening, along with Burgaw Mayor Eugene Mulligan. Two freshly-disturbed piles of soil marked where two old magnolia trees once stood. A bundle of old Christmas lights was piled beside an electrical outlet that once provided power for the tree’s holiday lights. “This is a tragedy. It’s a sad day for this town,” Westbrook said. “I can remember looking forward to seeing the Christmas lights turned on the magnolia trees at the Courthouse. Now they are gone.” The magnolia tree removal was approved by the Courthouse Committee. Clerk of Superior Court Robert Kilroy said the trees were in bad shape and a liability to the county. The decision to remove the magnolias – two on the west side of the Courthouse and two on the east – was made months ago. “We had problems with those magnolias. We tried a

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vitamin treatment that was suggested by our agricultural extension agent and it just didn’t work,” Kilroy said. “We went through January and February and finally this was the first Saturday we could get this thing done. I didn’t want anyone dropping trees while we had court in session.” Pender County administrative officer Pat Simmons, a member of the Courthouse Committee, said in an email to county officials the decision to remove the trees was made “due to Vertiaillium wilt, rootrot disease and liability.” Simmons said a professional landscaper, tree expert, and Charlotte Glenn, Horticulture Agent, Pender County Cooperative Extension evaluated the condition of the trees and upon their recommendation grounds keepers attempted to save the magnolias by applying a vitamin supplement but it failed to reverse the condition. It was also discussed and agreed if the vitamin supplement did not work there would be no other alternative but to remove the trees. The committee decided to wait until after the Christmas

holiday to remove the trees and finish the job prior to Spring Fest and the Blueberry Festival. The tree removal and the apparent lack of communication regarding the project caught town and county officials, as well as Burgaw residents off guard. “We didn’t know anything about this. I spoke with County Commissioners David Williams and Fred McCoy and they didn’t know anything about it either,” said Mayor Mulligan. Former Burgaw Mayor Pete Cowan said the plan to remove the trees has been in the works for months. “Nobody wants to see the trees come down. But sometimes it just has to be done. I don’t want to see any county employees thrown under the bus for this. They didn’t do anything wrong,” Cowan said. Pender County Commission Chairman David Williams said county staff should have notified the board and Burgaw officials of the tree removal. “The vice-chairman and I have let the staff know they dropped the ball completely

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A work crew removes two magnolia trees from the west side of the Pender County Courthouse Saturday. and the BOCC was caught flat-footed and embarrassed,” Williams said. Kilroy says he has been wo rk i n g t o i m p rove t h e grounds of the Courthouse

since becoming Clerk of Court. “We just need to get this place cleaned up. We need to get those trees down on the east side. I really don’t appreciate

the town of Burgaw sending a police officer over here to tell the county’s contractor to get off the property while doing a job he had been contracted to do,” Kilroy said.

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Arrest report Lateesha Nicole Baldwin, 25, 38 Maple Road, Burgaw. Misdemeanor probation violation out of county ( 2 counts). Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $2,000 secured bond. Terry Warren Beckett, 49, 138 Revival Center Drive, Maple Hill. Assault with deadly weapon inflicting serious injury. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released with no bond listed. Jerritt Smith Boney, 54, 5878 NC 11 233 Willard. Misdemeanor probation violation. Released with no bond listed. Mark Haven Bosworth, Jr., 32, 101 Debb Road, Burgaw. Assault on a female. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $500 secured bond. Steven Monroe Carlton, 47, 235 Rocky Point Training School Rd., Rocky Point. Misdemeanor probation violation. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated with no bond listed. Ernest Louis Cesero IV, 34, 202 Gillcup Trail, Hampstead. NCC- No charge custody hld. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released with no bond listed. Randall Leverne Costin, 57, 3286 NC 53 East Hwy., Burgaw. Driving while impaired, open container after consuming alcohol subsequent offen, fail to comply lic restrictions. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office and N.C. State Highway Patrol. Released under $1,000 secured bond. Rosie Cumber, 59, 3465 US 117 South Hwy., Burgaw. Simple assault. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $500 unsecure bond. James Ernest Davis, 54, 186 Boyce Road, Rocky Point. Misdemeanor probation violation. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated with no bond listed. Raymond Scott Heuring, 52, 8315 NC Hwy. 53 E Lot 25, Burgaw. Felony assault inflicting serious injury by motor vehicle. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released with no bond listed. Russell Howell, 44, 109 Jordan Lane, Hampstead. Driving while impaired, reckless driving to endanger. Arrest by N.C. State Highway Patrol. Released under $1,000 secured bond. John Jenness, 30, 269 Kelash Extension, Rocky Point. Misdemeanor probation violation (3 counts). Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $1,500 secured bond. Jonathon Paul Johnson, 30, 201 Lauren Dr., Burgaw. Communicating threats. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released with no bond listed. David Marian Kimble, 71, 3465 Hwy. 117, Burgaw. Assault on a female. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released with no bond listed. James Dean Kleatsch, III, 50, 116 Antler Drive, Hampstead. Child support. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $7,720.00 cash bond. Rachel Joy Kuehn, 28, 22581 US Hwy. 17N, Hampstead. Ut-

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Mounted teams train in search and rescue techniques Saturday in Currie.

Search and rescue group saddles up By Jefferson Weaver Contributing Writer A new mounted search and rescue (SAR) group spent most of Saturday learning some of the basics of coordinated horse work near Currie. Andrea Noor, a corporal with the New Hanover County Sheriff ’s Office, founded the group. A veteran of the N.C. State University police force, where she spent five years on mounted patrol, Noor noticed the need for a horse-oriented search team soon after she started with New Hanover. “The first time, the sheriff wasn’t very bi on the idea,� she said. “Three and a half years later, Sheriff McMahon has been really supportive of the idea.� Horses are considered the best method for ground searches, because a rider has better visibility, can cover more ground than a searcher on foot, and can go places even all-terrain-vehicles cannot. Around a dozen searches occur in southeastern North Carolina every year. Authorities on the Bladen-Columbus line were looking for a missing man Saturday in the East Arcadia area, and other volunteers were searching for a kidnapped woman in Robeson County. The all-volunteer team has members from new Hanover, Pender and Bladen counties. While it will function largely as a part of the NHSO’s civilian volunteer division – all members must attend the sheriff ’s ten-week citizen academy in addition to SR training—the group will be available to help throughout the region. Several volunteers recently assisted in the search for a missing girl in Robeson County. Equine search and rescue is one of the most effective methods, said Hugh China, one of the trainers at Saturday’s event. China spent a career in the Army and started a second career in law enforcement, where he was “accidentally� placed in charge of a mounted unit in Sumter, S.C. He has trained with mounted officers from London, Belgium and with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. While the volunteers won’t need skills like crowd control or patrolling, China said, “a lot of the same techniques carry over into search and rescue. “For one thing,� he told the crowd of around 20 students, “you have to look professional. Even if you don’t know your stuff perfectly, by looking like you know what you’re doing, you gain confidence, and that is seen by the people you’re around. They might not be able to see when you’re doing things absolutely right, but they can tell when you’re doing them wrong. That reflects on your ability to work with the public and find the individual you’re looking for.� While most of the equestrian volunteers at Saturday’s class were highly experienced, they were facing an entirely new philosophy in training. “When you’re trail riding or pleasure riding,� China said, “you can give the horse a little leeway. Here, the horse is just a tool. People will say, ‘Well, she doesn’t want to do that.’ I don’t want to hear that.� As a demonstration, the

first mounted lesson of the day involved assembling the horses and their riders into a formation, after “tacking up� as rapidly as possible. While several of the riders had no problem moving their horses “boot to boot� – a standard search formation – some of the animals were uncomfortable with the close contact with other animals. That was where Dawn MacGibbon came in. A professional trainer, MacGibbon spent much of the morning giving a refresher course in “ground manners�, or basic commands, and handling. She specializes in “desensitizing� horses to distractions like uneven ground, obstacles and water. She led each of the students in Saturday’s class across a noisy tarp thrown out on the ground, over lead lines and tree branches placed in the horse’s path, and through a curtain of hanging pool “noodles�. All the exercises were designed to build the horse’s confidence as well as their handler’s own skills. When some of the horses weren’t so sure about working in close consort with their neighbors, MacGibbon demonstrated how to urge the animals into place using cues that came primarily from shifting body weight and knees, rather than using the reins. China said knee commands are necessary in mounted work. While a police officer might need both hands to handle a suspect or help a citizen, the SAR rider has to have both hands free to avoid spooking a horse or hurting him or herself with tree limbs and other hazards. “A lot of recreational riders depend entirely on their reins, and that’s okay for trail riding,� he said. “But when you’re working, you need your hands free, and the knee is much faster than the reins. It’s different for some people, but it’s not hard. You just have to be consistent.� China and MacGibbon emphasized the need to build confidence in both riders and horses, as well as clear boundaries about who is in charge. “Your horse has got to have no other option than to do as you instruct it,� MacGibbon said. “He has to know you’re in charge.� A well-disciplined, confident horse is as important as a well-trained rider, China said. “In law enforcement, you might be standing with the reins loose, and a semi-truck blows its air brakes beside you,� he said. “You might have 12,000 people applauding in a stadium after a demonstration. How is your horse going to react to that? If she doesn’t trust you, she’s going to bolt. Some might anyway, but it’s less of a chance if the horse knows you’re confident with being in charge.� China noted that many techniques used by mounted law enforcement, SAR and other groups have their roots in historical cavalry maneuvers. Many of the terms and commands used are also the same as those used in the old mounted military, and even today, China said. “When I was in the Army, we were in armor, and even tanks use the same formations and techniques,� he said.

“The reason they’re around is because they work.� Maintaining a unifor m distance between riders, and being able to stop or change direction quickly and together can be a major factor in equine SAR work, he said. “One of the most important things is to be able to stop, together, in an instant, without hauling on the reins and pulling your horse out of line,� China said. “If you’re searching in a line, any one of you might spot a piece of evidence, and you need to call ‘Halt!’ Everyone needs to be able to stop immediately while the scene is examined and the evidence gathered. “In one case down in Florida,� he explained, “the riders had become somewhat separated, and a couple of them rode over a jacket and other items belonging to the victims. Other riders saw the evidence had been ignored, so they did the same thing. The jacket belonged to the victim, and it might have made a difference in finding the child before it was too late. “There will be people de

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Understanding the school bond Understanding how the school bond works can be a bit difficult. We thought it might be a good idea to put this sometimes-complicated process into laymen’s terms. This may be a bit of an over-simplification of the process, but it gives an overview of how the school bond works. The school bond is essenWe hope the School tially borrowing money to build, renovate, and expand Board and the Board of schools in Pender County. Commissioners can work The school system receives together to make this money from the state and much-needed bond projcounty to operate schools ect run smoothly. School and maintain its buildings officials say delay will each year, but no money for cost the county money. construction, expansion and The longer the projects renovation of buildings. take to get started, the Last year, the Board of Education presented a plan more the costs could rise. for a bond for such projects to the Pender County Commissioners, who approved the bond to be on the November 2014 ballot. County voters approved the bond, which authorizes the county to borrow up to $75 million for the school construction projects outlined in the bond proposal. At the moment, no money has been borrowed for the projects. Last week the school board approved three architectural firms to handle the projects. They also approved an option to purchase a 97-acre tract of land in Surf City for the new school to be built in that area. Now the School Board needs money to hire the architects and purchase the land and get the ball rolling on the bond projects. School officials will appear before the county commissioners on Mar. 16 to present their work so far and ask the county for money to get things started. Let’s say for instance school officials ask for $1.5 million to get things started. That is just an arbitrary figure we pulled out of thin air. They may ask for more – or less. Assuming the School Board and the commissioners see eye-to-eye on this, the county will advance the School Board the money out of the county’s general fund or fund balance. It won’t come all at one time necessarily. It will be spent as the architects bill the school system for their services. Later, when the first bonds are issued, that money will be paid back to the county out of the bond funds. Now the school board has some money to work with and the projects are off and running. When the plans for the construction projects are ready, they will be let out for bid and construction companies will be hired to do the building. Now school officials will need more money to begin the actual construction work. They will get the information together, go back to the county commissioners, update the board on the progress of the projects, and ask for more money to be borrowed. The county will borrow money, give the funds to the school system, and the actual building process will begin. The county won’t borrow $75 million at once, only what they need at the time. This process of building, needing more money, going to the commissioners, borrowing again, and building continues until the projects are finished. By borrowing money as we go along through the projects, we don’t borrow more money than we need. Hopefully, the entire $75 million is not needed to finish the bond projects and there isn’t a lot of borrowed money left over after the projects are complete. We hope the School Board and the Board of Commissioners can work together to make this much-needed bond project run smoothly. School officials say delay will cost the county money. The longer the projects take to get started, the more the costs could rise. Sometimes we fear there is a little friction and jockeying for power between the commissioners and School Board. School officials have the responsibility for educating our children and the commissioners have the responsibility to pay for the projects through tax revenues. Both boards are elected representatives of the people of Pender County and answer to the voters. Make us proud to be Pender County residents and work together in the most efficient way possible to keep our schools some of the best in the state.

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It sits in the refrigerator mocking me. Every time I reach in to grab my coffee creamer, there it is- another reminder that I’m utterly “People just don’t give away free money. You just don’t get hopeless in the culinary planchecks in the mail.” ning department. We’ve come Burgaw Police Major Lisa Fields on the scams that are showing up in Pender to a crossroads–my ham and I. County. Sure, my ham met his maker months ago when he “We had problems with those magnolias. We tried a vitamin was a living pig. Yet, I’m treatment that was suggested by our agricultural extension agent plagued by guilt that he (I feel like it’s a boy), died in vain. I and it just didn’t work.” can eat bacon and not bat an Clerk of Court Robert Kilroy on the removal of the magnolia trees from the eyelash, but this situation has Courthouse Square. made me rethink the source of my food. The realization that some of my food has a face has made me a bit more reflective. Elliot Henry’s eyes were crashed. I cannot count the I purchased this ham the deep-set and often merry, but number of times I heard week of Thanksgiving and piercing. him fuss about corn being had huge plans for a delicious “Hey Bo,” he’d say. “You in “wasted” by harvesters. Thanksgiving dinner. Simply a hurry? I want to show you When his family cut corn, purchasing it made me feel something.” he would note, there were like a domestic goddess. NorMr. Elliot was a little man, never so many ears left on the mally, the extent of my pork but he was a man among men. ground as when the combines purchases are luncheon meats On his 85th birthday, he rode finished. He would occasionor, if I’m feeling particularly a zipline out across the canal ally admit, however, that con- frisky, a marinated pork tenand dropped into water that’s sidering the size of modern derloin. well over my head. When fields, modern harvesting did However, this was a major he had an accident with a have its advantages – but he pork purchase (it actually platform mower that nearly still thought they wasted too cost more than $25) and it cost him his life, and did much corn. came with a glaze. I slowly injure one hand, his response Elliot Henry loved three walked down every aisle. I was that God was taking care things with a ferocious pascan imagine what people were of him, and he’d lived long sion – Jesus Christ, his family, thinking. enough not to need the tips of and the land. He was not one That’s such a beautiful ham those fingers. to grandstand with a Pharishe has in her cart. I bet she’s Jefferson Weaver We celebrated Mr. Elliot’s saical prayer in the market going to do something amazhomegoing last week; there place, but as a Sunday school dug the canals that turned ing with it. I see that bagged are always tears at a funeral, teacher, a strong church mud into fertile pastures. He salad, too, and it speaks but laughter, and memories member, and a Christian, he worked in the shipyards for volumes about her nutritional overshadowed most of the took the biblical directives much of World War II, and consciousness. What an awesadness. I think he’d have to heart. I have no idea how was drafted at the very end some mother she must be. wanted it that way. many people told me how he into the Marine Corps. He Unfortunately, my ThanksI really got to know Elliot shared the word of Christ was a board member for our giving eve was spent in the Henry a year or two before telephone cooperative, as well with them, or was there in emergency room and my granwe moved to Kelly. His farm a particularly bad time. He as a member of the county diose plans for a two-course had been honored by the state school board. Later, he helped quietly made sure folks who dinner fell to the proverbial with a Century Farm award, needed food were fed, and found Harrells Christian wayside. A day passed, then and is still a testimony to gen- Academy. He wanted his that those whose homes were another, and still the ham reerations of love of the land. children – and every child – to cold in winter had heat until mained uncooked. Logically, He readily shared his photo things were better. have the best education they I knew that I would have to go albums and scrapbooks, but One of my favorite stories could get. above and beyond my normal with the infuriating modesty about Mr. Elliot came from a He despised waste, like one-step meal plan to accomthat was such a part of his dear friend who was someanyone who grew up during modate the delayed feast, but personality, I had to drag perwhat new to the community. the Depression, on a farm I couldn’t get the mojo to kick sonal information out of him. where they didn’t see much One tragic night, she lost in. Such is the ugly, pathetic He helped found two of the a horse in foal. She called difference after Wall Street cycle of a procrastinator. drainage corporations that around to the few folks she A week and a half passed the answer is neither. knew, asking for help. and, still, my pork remained For most of my professionIt wasn’t long before “a encased in his shiny red foil, al life owning and operating little, old man” she didn’t covered in a cocoon of netting. small businesses I recognized even really know was pulling I don’t know why hams are a responsibility to four groups up the lane, driving a backwrapped in netting, but this of stakeholders: the owners, hoe. accessory seemed to add a the employees of the business, Elliot handled the sad task, nautical and rustic air to Sam its customers and the commuthen sat on the porch and (the name I gave to my ham nity in which we operated. listened while she poured out since I needed an identifier I was taught that the enterher broken heart. She never for him). Each passing day prises that did the right thing forgot the simple gesture of brought with it doubts about by most of those stakeholdbeing a neighbor. Sam’s edibility. ers were most successful and While he was respected Perhaps placing him in the always felt most other busiand liked by a lot of men, freezer would turn back time nesses believed the same. few and far between were and halt any microbial growth Not so today. The more comthe women, young and of a that Sam may have incurred. panies expand the further they certain age, who didn’t nigh As usual, I was hesitant to remove themselves from those on to fall in love with Elliot trust my judgment, so I turned who work for them, buy from to the Internet, that purveyor them and live where they operContinued on page 5A Elliot Henry of truths, for some answers. ate. Two things consume big My ham, according to expublicly traded corporations: perts, crossed the threshold of profits and stock prices. usefulness at around day six. They pay obeisance almost So, why didn’t I simply toss it exclusively to shareholders out? I really don’t know. It’s (mostly large institutional been 103 days and he’s still investors) and their top execuin there. I guess tossing my Cutting the Courthouse towards this decision. of communication between tives. Witness the financial pork would concretely affirm magnolias I for one, would have residents and officials, both sector’s greedy crash, authat a chubby-cheeked, curlyI was truly shocked Satur- liked the opportunity to en- elected and employed, whose tomakers who put profits tailed pink little piggy died in day (Mar. 7) to see the mag- joy a last visit to those trees only reason for employment above safe airbags or ignition vain-on my watch. Visions of nolias on our Courthouse I climbed as a boy over 50 in our government is to proswitches and industrial polluWilbur, that lovable character Square cut to the ground. years ago. I hope for two vide us with necessities and tion and coal ash spills as but from Charlotte’s Web, invaded Regardless of the reason, silver linings from this dark enhancements for our daily a few of many examples that my dreams and drove the communication of this im- cloud: a plan, with major lives. prove the point. spike of guilt ever further pending event could have input from we who live here, Vernon Harrell We’ve watched megopolies lessened the ill feelings resi- to enhance our town’s cenBurgaw dents of Burgaw now have ter; and a regular channel Continued on page 5A Continued on page 8A

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Newsings & Musings

By Edith Batson Post & Voice Staff Writer Lenten worship service The service was at 4 p.m. Sunday at Maple Hill Presbyterian Church. With our running our clocks up an hour that morning, we were assured of getting home before dark after the service. The choir gave us a powerful message in song. Rev. Will Davis, pastor of Burgaw Presbyterian Church read the New Testament scripture 1 Corinthians 1:18-25. Pastor Richard Wurtzel, Commissioned Ruling Elder, read the Old Testament, Exodus 20:1-17 and brought a message on following the Ten Commandments. He started off with Ten Commandments that little children know to be true. 1. When your mom is mad at your dad, don’t let her brush your hair. 2. No matter how hard you try, you can’t baptize cats. 3. You can’t trust dogs to watch your food. 4. Never hold a dust buster and a cat at the same time. 5. You can’t hide a piece of broccoli in a glass of milk. 6. Puppies still have bad breath even after eating a tic tac. 7. When your sister hits you, don’t hit her back. They always catch the second person. 8. Don’t sneeze when someone is cutting your hair. 9. Reading what people write on desks can teach you a lot. 10. The best place to be when you are sad is in grandma’s lap. (wow) He wondered if the same children know the Ten Commandments. Does anyone know and believe the Ten Commandments from the

finger of God anymore? What is the first commandment from the Almighty? “You shall have no other gods before me” “Get God in place first in your life- and everything else will fall into place. A very strange thing happened when I read that commandment. It was as though a yellow highlighter had marked it. When I looked again, the highlighter still seemed to be there – even the third time. It was there each time I read it. The first commandment must be obeyed if the other nine are to be in alignment. Love God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength: He deserves it. As I glanced over the rest of his message, I was amazed to see that six places were marked with yellow highlighter – but apparently only for my eyes. Since I could not understand all of the pastor’s message, I asked for a copy and he obliged. It was this copy on which I saw the highlighted messages as I was making notes from it. The next was about how many other gods we allow to infect and affect our lives. The third place was that we must obey government laws, parents, policemen and teachers to whom we must submit. The fourth was about a thief in N.J. who stole a widow’s cash, jewelry, and old coins. While looking through it, he found several envelopes with money she had meant to

give to her church. The thief mailed them to her church but did not return the stolen items to the widow. The fifth was “Is our love everlasting or never lasting. And the last and sixth was about a woman who was being followed by a truck with a high big cab. She was frightened and drove off an exit. He followed. She went to a well- lighted gas station and ran inside for help. The truck driver followed. His light were so high up that he could see a man hiding in her back seat floor. He jerked her door open and pulled the man from the floor. The woman was feeing from the wrong person. During the Lenten season, let us not forget to run to the one who saves us from other gods in our lives. Jesus’ death and resurrection give us new clothes of righteousness. Apparently God can talk to us in many different ways, and He certainly showed me six things He wanted me to share with you from Pastor Wurtzel’s message. Please be reminded that the second joint Lenten service will be the Maundy Thursday service at Burgaw Presbyterian Church April 2 at 6:30 p.m. All are invited to join us for that important Lenten service. Please remember Palm Sunday is Mar. 29, and Easter is on April 5, when we celebrate the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. Death- very much a part of life Four deaths that we

learned about in the last week included Billy Dawson’s brother, Johnny, who had been in poor health for some time. Russell Lewis had fought a long battle with cancer with dignity and grace. His funeral was one of celebration and victory. Uplifting hymns like Standing on the Promises, Precious Name, Amazing Grace, and When we all get to Heaven were sung. My nieces, Becky Batson Lawson and her sister, Ann Batson James, both called me to tell of their uncle, Guy Cox of Wilson, who had died Friday. He was a wonderful photographer. Eddie and Mary Cox Batson (Guy’s sister) gave Arthur and me a wonderful album of wedding pictures for our wedding gift. It is a gift of treasure. He did the pictures for Edith and Joe’s wedding, and the pictures of our 50th wedding anniversary celebration. He has left us many wonderful memories to treasure. Sylvester Murray, was a faithful and long-term employee of Batson FCX, which was owned and run by Arthur and his brother, Eddie Batson. Sylvester lived on Hwy. 117 South, and every time I passed his house I would look over to see if he was in the yard. In recent years I would see him mostly in downtown Burgaw at the grocery store, and we always enjoyed visiting. Four County EMC meeting A community meeting for Four County members will be held Mar. 12, at Jordans Cha-

pel United Methodist Church. Registration will begin at 6:30 p.m., with a light meal. The meeting will start at 7 p.m. and last till 8:30 p.m. Information and educational material will be offered as well as prizes and energy credits to be given away. A question and answer period will follow. Appreciation luncheon A volunteer appreciation luncheon will take place at the Pender Historical Society Museum for all volunteers. The luncheon meeting will start at 11 a.m. Mar. 28. St. Patrick’s Day It is celebrated Mar. 17 in honor of the patron saint of Ireland. Many legends have grown up about St. Patrick; one of them is that he used the shamrock to illustrate the idea of the Trinity. We wear green in honor of the shamrock, I guess. There are parades in many towns. We (not I) dance the Irish jig. We make jokes, we like to have fun on St. Patrick’s Day. Some bars serve green beer. So don’t forget to wear green or you may get pinched. Today I will make a difference Today I will make a difference. I will begin by controlling my thoughts. A person is the product of his thoughts. I want to be happy and hopeful. Therefore, I will have thoughts that are happy and hopeful. I refuse to be victimized by my circumstances. I will not let petty inconveniences such as stoplights, long lines, and traffic jams be my masters. I will avoid negativism and gossip.

Optimism will be my companion, and victory will be my hallmark. Today I will make a difference. I will be grateful for the 24 hours that are before me. Time is a precious commodity. I refuse to allow what little time I have to be contaminated by self-pity, anxiety, or boredom. I will face this day with the joy of a child and the courage of a giant. I will drink each minute as though it is my last. When tomorrow comes, today will be gone forever. While it is here, I will use it for loving and giving. Today I will make a difference. I will not let past failures haunt me. Even though my life is scarred with mistakes, I refuse to rummage through my trash heap of failures. I will admit them. I will correct them. I will press on victoriously. No failure is fatal. It’s OK to stumble – I will get up. It’s OK to fail – I will rise again. Today I will make a difference. I will spend time with those I love. My spouse, my children, my family. A man can own the world but be poor for the lack of love. A man can own nothing and yet be wealthy in relationships. Today I will spend at least five minutes with the significant people in my world. Five quality minutes of talking or hugging or thanking or listening. Five undiluted minutes with my mate, children, and friends. Today I will make a difference. Author Unknown Shalom.

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had some minute grain of purpose. Besides, if I tossed his salt cured carcass in the woods behind my house, who knows what sort of predatory beast he would attract. Brown bears, coyote, or even a random wolf would eyeball

the meat and a bloodfest would ensue. I don’t need that kind of negative energy in my life right now. Another possibility would be to toss my ham in the trashcan, but that would make the hubby mad. Ap-

parently, raw meat juices are no fun when you are the one charged with making the weekly trek to the Pender County dump. There isn’t a garbage bag thick enough to contain the stench of 4.3 pounds of months-old pork

meat. So, the stalemate continues. And, to add to the pork crisis, my family has started demanding that more food that is actually edible be housed in our refrigerator. Their self-centeredness,

however, doesn’t even register with me anymore. Once they started asking for dinner every single night, I knew that their egocentricity was irreversible. Welcome to my world.

“You got to give it some gas, Bo!” Most of our time together was spent not on a fourwheeler, but in his truck. Any time I heard the words, “You in a hurry? I want to show you something,” I did my best to open the next few hours, because we were going for an adventure. He showed me the remains of a dredge built by one of his long-dead forebears, who suffered the embarrassment of having tried to dredge a canal in the wrong direction and instead of draining a swamp, made things far worse. We drove through cathedrals of longleaf pine trees far more beautiful than anything man could ever build, a forest he lovingly maintained for his grandchildren and greatgrandchildren, since he bluntly said “I’ll be gone before they’re ready to be cut.” He introduced me to the cabin at Henry’s Pass (one of the most impossibly narrow bridges ever built), and watched my reaction when he showed me the clawmarks of a huge bear on the back of the cabin. “It scares the city people,” he told me. “I’m glad you aren’t scared.” He despised the deer that were such a pestilence on soybeans and corn, but made me faithfully promise to guard the wild turkeys on the main farm. I could shoot any turkeys I wanted on another section, but not on the main spread. He liked watching them come back as a species. “We had one or two when I was a boy,” he say, “but that’s all.” On our last safari, when we counted 40-plus birds hunting insects in a warm spring field, Mr. Elliot did admit that it might be time to open up that area to hunting – in a few years. “Let anything go too long,” he said, “and there get to be too many of them.” He had a passionate hatred for both beavers and coyotes, a hatred which led to our friendship. It took me several years of trapping beavers for him before he’d let me chase coyotes, bobcats and foxes on his farm. He

loved his land, and you didn’t get carte blanche without proving to be a good steward and guest. We buried Elliot Henry’s body the other day; his soul went to Heaven, but his touch is still there in the longleaf pines, the roads to nowhere, the whicker of a well-trained horse, and the classrooms of a school. His legacy lives on in overalls bought for young boys whose family could afford none, firewood by a widow’s back door, and laughter around a campfire. Husband, father, brother, grandfather, friend, host, farmer, leader, Christian – Elliot Henry was a man among men. He left an incredible example for those of us who knew and loved him – but if we want to be even a shadow of what he was to his family and community, we have to put it in high, and give it some gas. –Weaver is a columnist with the Post & Voice. Contact him at jeffweaver@ whiteville.com.

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Continued from page 4A Henry. A dear friend of ours who met him but once cried when she heard the news that he had passed. “Men aren’t nice like that anymore,” she said. Mr. Elliot could never sit still for very long; whether it was in one of his battered trucks, behind the wheel of a tractor, on a horse or a fourwheeler, Elliot Henry was constantly in motion. Even when he wasn’t supposed to drive anymore, Elliot would be seen heading up the road to Charles’ store for a hot dog and a Mountain Dew. There was always something to do, somewhere to go, someone who needed a hand. He found it silly that we had a pet hog, but he was more than willing to share his surplus of watermelons with Sam. That led to one of my favorite adventures with Mr. Elliot. The roads through his farm were a mess from too much rain; rather than take the chance of tearing something up, or getting stuck, I asked if I could borrow one of his four-wheelers to pick up a load of melons. Not only did I get enthusiastic approval, but he volunteered to come along to show me the way and help me load up “enough to keep that pig fat for dinner.” I am not sure I have ever been so frightened as I was on that sunny Sunday afternoon. My ATV experience was somewhat limited, but I wasn’t afraid of the contraption. I was, however, terrified Mr. Elliot was going to kill himself, and I’d be held responsible. He drove that four-wheeler like a madman; and kept circling back to come up beside me and tell me to speed up. He was 86 or 87 at the time, and teased me that I was “a fraidy cat” for not tearing down the road at highway speeds. He would point at the gearshift I had carefully left in low, and wave. “Put it in high!” he yelled.

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Education

Pender students compete in regional Science Olympiad By David Manns Special to the Post & Voice Students from all five middle and all four high schools in Pender County participated in the North Carolina Science Olympiad Wilmington Regional Division competition Mar. 7 held at UNCW. Science Olympiad is a rigorous academic interscholastic competition that consists of a series of different handson, interactive, challenging and inquiry-based events that are well balanced between the various disciplines of biology, earth science, environmental science, chemistry, physics, engineering and technology. A total of 24 middle schools and 17 high schools from across southeastern North Carolina in Pender, Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, and New Hanover counties sent teams to compete in the tournament. T he leader for Pender County schools was Angie Schmitz, a sixth-grade science teacher at Topsail Middle School. “It is inspiring that so many school age children will spend an entire Saturday and countless hours after school taking tests and enjoy it. We do this for them,” The competition lasted the entire day for students starting at 7:30 a.m. for many, lasting until the awards ceremony ending about 6 p.m. There was support from six science teachers and two parents that were involved as coaches for 23 events. Team Trophies Topsail Middle School’s Junior Varsity (JV) team won third place overall out of 24 middle schools. Topsail Middle School’s Varsity team won eighth place out of 17 schools. First place Gold Medalists won individually by students include: Ian Taylor and Christa Parrish - (Varsity) Anatomy and Physiology - Topsail High; Nevin Wetherill and Mich a e l C o o p e r - ( Va r s i t y ) Geologic Mapping - Topsail High; Lela Far rior and Madelyn Coombs - (JV) Crave the Wave– Penderlea; Lien Lancaster and Colin Gallagher - (JV) Solar System - Topsail Middle; Lydia Bradshaw and Lien Lancaster - (JV) Dynamic Planet - Topsail Middle. Other students that won medals from Pender County include: Burgaw Middle School Mary Maloney and Ashley Dupalevich - (Varsity) Disease Detectives, second place; Ben Hounshel and Bethany Maloney - (Varsity) Entomology, fourth place; Ashley Dupalevich and Dorey O’Connor - (Varsity) Green Generation, fifth place; Johnny Burkee and LaDarius Costin - (Varsity) Road Scholar, sixth place; Noah Hounshel and Cody Bollinger - (Varsity) Simple Machines, sixth place; Johnny Burkee and Jenna Harrell - (Varsity) Meteorology, seventh place; Mashay Hagans and Michael Walker - (Varsity) Write It/Do It, seventh place.

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Topsail Middle School JV and Varsity team participants winning individual medals Trask High School Samantha Jo Long and Rebecca Cooper - (Varsity) Entomology, second place; Rebecca Cooper and Rebecca Alvis - (Varsity) Geologic Mapping, third place; Matthew Coyle and Teshawn Lee - (Varsity) Bridge, fourth place; Autmn Perseo and Danjarus Watkins - (Varsity) Mission Possible, fifth place. Pender High: Leo Mendez and Miguel Santiago - (Varsity) Wright Stuff, 4th Place; Jacob Rowe and Leo Mendez - (Varsity) Duct Tape Challenge, 5th Place; Emmitt Waugh and Briana Herring - (Varsity) Geologic Mapping, 7th Place. Penderlea School Casen English and Karissa Sowers - (Varsity) Meteorology, second place; Lela Farrior and Joeanna Pelletere – (JV) Bio-Process Lab, second place; JaShaun Cooper and Morgan Hansen – (JV) Simple Machines, third place Casen English, Riley Gurganus and Rachel Longenbach - (Varsity) Experimental Design, fourth place; Wyatt Potter and Maria James - (Varsity) Simple Machines, seventh place; Casen English and Madison Thorpe - (Varsity) Air Trajectory, seventh place; Bailey Wells and Julian Braden - (Varsity) Bio-Process Lab, eighth place. Topsail High School Katherine Bennett and Christa Parrish - (Varsity) Forensics, second place; Jordan Selden and Sarah Newton - (Varsity) Mission Possible, second place; Ethan Boswell and Stephen Gibbs - (Varsity) Fossils, third place; Ryan Gallagher and Julia Nasco - (Varsity) Egg-o-naut, third place; Jordan Boykin and Ethan Boswell - (Varsity) Air Trajectory, fourth place; Stephen Gibbs and Liam Early - (Varsity) Compound Machines, fourth place; Ryan Gallagher and Julia Nasco - (Varsity) Write it, Do it, fifth place. Topsail Middle School Meron Warrick, Megan Dolan and Bianka Purcell – (JV) Experimental Design, second place; Alyssa Lyons and Colin

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Madalyn White set a record for the most jumps in a row (34) in the Jump Rope 4 Heart at Cape Fear Elementary School.

Jump Rope 4 Heart at Cape Fear Elementary By Garrett Peedin Special to the Post & Voice

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Angie Schmitz, sixth-grade science teacher at Topsail Middle School Gallagher – (JV) Green Generation second place; Jarrett Caveness and Tyler Landa – (JV) Meteorology, second place; Lydia Bradshaw and Lien Lancaster – (JV) Road Scholar, second place; Logan Manns and Jarrett Caveness – (JV) Anatomy, third place; Logan Manns and Madison Garriss – (JV) Entomology, third place; Devon Taylor and Ryan Johnston – (JV) Crime Busters, third place; Ryan Johnston and Tucker Parks – (JV) Disease Detectives, fourth place; Madison Garriss and Lydia Bradshaw – (JV) It Matters, fourth place; Tucker Parks and Madison Garriss – (JV) Simple Machines fourth place; Bianka Purcell and Isabel Eppenbach – (JV) Write It, Do It, fourth place; Meron Warrick and Megan Dolan – (JV) Bridge, fourth place; Connor McNamara and Bailey Roche - (Varsity) Road Scholar, fourth place; Devon Taylor and Megan Dolan – (JV) Fossils, fifth place; John Trodden and Connor McNamara - (Varsity) Elastic Launch Gliders, fifth place; Maddie Gibson and Jack Marshburn - (Varsity) Crimebusters, fifth place; Braidyn Gutch and Gregg Tobin - (Varsity) Write It, Do It fifth place; Jake Wieland and Ethan Hughes - (Varsity) Wheeled Vehicle sixth place; Maddie Gibson and Brai-

dyn Gutch, Michael Cava (Varsity) Picture This, sixth place; Amanda Parrish and Johnnie Paliotti - (Varsity) Anatomy sixth place; Maddie Gibson and Ethan Hughes - (Varsity) Disease Detectives, eighth place; Johnnie Paliotti and Jake Wieland - (Varsity) Solar System, eighth place; Devin Schmitz and Braidyn Gutch - (Varsity) Bottle Rockets, eighth place; Gregg Tobin and Bailey Roche - (Varsity) Air Trajectory eighth place; Devin Schmitz and Bailey Roche - (Varsity) Dynamic Planet eighth place. Women in Science and Engineering Award Mary Maloney - Burgaw Middle School B r e a n n a R iv e n b a rk Pender High School Jordan Selden - Topsail High School Samantha Saunders - Heide Trask High School Top Male Competitor Award Miguel Santiago - Pender High School Pender County middle school Varsity team rankings are (8) Topsail Middle, (13) Burgaw Middle, (14) Penderlea, (17) Cape Fear Middle, (19) West Pender Middle. Pender County middle school Junior Varsity (JV) team team rankings are (3) Topsail Middle (10) Penderlea, and (15) Cape Fear Middle. Pender County high school Varsity team results in ranking order are (7) Topsail High, (8) Trask High, (10) Pender Early College, and (12) Pender Christopher &

Cape Fear Elementary hosted the annual Jump Rope For Heart day for all of their students Feb. 13. Jump Rope For Heart is a fundraiser put on by the American Heart Association, with all proceeds benefitting those with heart problems. This year, Cape Fear Elementary raised over $4000, a great accomplishment indeed. The students watched testimonial videos during their PE classes to raise awareness of various heart conditions. Many students were in awe of the inspiring stories these survivors told. During this all day event, each grade level came at a time

to participate in stations that related to jump rope. It was a hectic, busy, energetic day full of kids enjoying physical activity. Students also participated in jump contests including speed jumping in thirty seconds, continuous jumping, and trick jumping. One fifth grader, however, stole the spotlight. Madalyn White broke not one, but two school records. She set the record for most double jumps in a row (34) as well as number of jumps in 30 seconds (117). That is some fast footwork. All in all this was another great, beneficial Jump Rope For Heart day put on by the coordinators at Cape Fear Elementary.

High. M i d d l e s ch o o l va r s i t y teams that place in the top six, and high school varsity teams that place in the top three, as are individual event winners are invited to the state Science Olympiad tournament being held April 24-25 in Raleigh. Editor’s note: Individual medalists names from Pender Early College and Cape Fear Middle were not available at press time.

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Submariner; You’re in the Navy now

Bill Messer Bill Underwood joined the Navy in 1967. “I was in college at North Carolina State University. I was a sophomore and sort of disillusioned about where I wanted to be, where I was going. I was in the design school, a crew-cut guy with a slip-stick (slide rule) on my leg, and everybody in design school was hippies. “You must have looked just like me,� I laughed, “madras shirt and all.� The college unifor m at the time was shifting away from chino slacks and madras shirts to bell-bottoms and tiedyes. Bill remembered, “Guaranteed to bleed!� he laughed. The plaid madras cloth, if it was genuine, was from India and the colors would fade and run with laundering. If fake, the colors stayed put and remained bright. “I was roomin’ with another fellow who went to high school with me, and the two of us were kind of disillusioned with where we were headin’ in college, and what career we were going into, and at that time the draft was really big, and a lot of our friends were gettin’ drafted and never coming back from Viet Nam. He went down and talked to a Navy recruiter and came back and talked to me about joining up on the buddy system, signing up on a delayed enlistment, and we joined up in late 1967 to go into the Navy in March 1968, so we could stay in school, goofin’ off and havin’ fun, and that’s what we did. We went to San Diego together to go to boot camp. “In March, 1968, was the largest draft, directly into the Marines, because they were runnin’ out of people over in Viet Nam. It was the height of the war, and there was a lot of controversy about the

Bill Underwood war, and of course you know about that.� I came out of the Navy as he was going in. I had joined in 1964 and served aboard the aircraft carrier USS Intrepid CV-11 during two cruises to Yankee Station in the Tonkin Gulf, off North Viet Nam, between the port of Haiphong and Hainan Island. “A lot of people were choosing not to go, burning their draft cards, and going to Canada, and I wasn’t one of those. I was the other way, saying no, I wasn’t going to leave the country. I felt very patriotic, and I joined and went to San Diego. I was always interested in submarines. “I reported for boot camp . . .� he went on, but I interrupted him. “Did you get there in the middle of the night like I did? Sit outside in the cold fog in the dark under a shed?� “Yes!� he laughed, “Just like that, and then to my surprise we got a lecture, at 2:30 in the morning, that we were in the Navy now, and gentlemen, and we were expected to behave, and no cursing would be allowed because there were women on the base, and they wanted no swearin’ or cursin’. “And the next mor ning, about two hours later, at 4 o’clock in the morning, a trash can went flyin’ down through the barracks, and some guy screamin’ every curse word you could imagine, at the top of his lungs, kicking the bunks, telling us to get up and

get outside and muster immediately. “We didn’t even know what muster’was, or anything, running around in civilian clothes, and went outside, into the dark and fog and San Diego was, at that time of the year, surprisingly cold.� I told him about my boot camp experience, also arriving in the dark, the cold, the fog, and men yelling all the time, with the drill instructors’ baton rattling around the ridges inside the garbage can before kicking it down the barracks.. “If you had a sense of humor, it was hilarious,� he said, and I did, and we paused in the interview to lapse into what’s called, in the Navy, sea stories, even though we had not yet got to sea. “There are so many stories about boot camp, hilarious. Boot camp at that time was seven weeks long.� I pointed out that in my time it had been 13 weeks long, and he continued, “I know, but they were rushin’ you through to get you out into the service, replacin’ people.� “Did you know in boot camp you wanted to go into submarines?� “I was oriented toward submarines. When I was a little kid, in Raleigh, growin’ up in Cary, I used to watch a cartoon show, Captain Five on Five, (WRAL-TV) at Five, and he would talk to the little kiddies, and pull up the periscope and

Essential legal documents for seniors Dear Savvy Senior, What kinds of legal documents are suggested for endof-life plans? I would like to get my affairs in order before it’s too late. Getting Old Dear Getting, Every adult – especially seniors – should have at least four essential legal documents to protect them and their family. These documents will make sure your wishes regarding your estate are legal and clear, and will help minimize any conflicts and confusion with your family and your health care providers if you become seriously illness or when you die. Here are the key documents you need, along with some tips to help you create them. A Will This document lets you spell out your wishes of how you’d like your property and assets distributed after you die, whether it’s to family, friends or a charity. It also allows you to designate an executor to ensure your wishes are carried out, and allows you to name guardians if you have minor or dependent children. In addition to a will, if you own real estate or have considerable assets, another option you may want to consider is a “revocable living trust.� This functions like a will but allows your estate to avoid the time and expense of probate (the public legal process that examines your estate after you die) and helps

ensure your estate’s privacy. Advanced Health Care Directive This includes two documents that spell out your wishes regarding your endof-life medical treatment. The two documents are a “living will� which tells your doctor what kind of care you want to receive if you become incapacitated, and a “health care power of attorney� which names a person you authorize to make medical decisions on your behalf if you become unable to. Durable Power of Attorney This allows you to designate someone you trust to make financial, tax and legal decisions on your behalf if you lose your decision-making capacity. Do-it-yourself If you have a simple estate and an uncomplicated family situation, there are several good do-it-yourself guides that can help you create all these documents for very little money. For creating a will, a top resource is the Quicken WillMaker Plus 2015 software (available at nolo.com) that costs $50, works with Windows personal computers and is valid in every state except Louisiana. If you use a Mac, nolo.com offers an online will maker for $35. Or, if you only need to create an advance directive you

can do it for free at caringinfo. org (or call 800-658-8898), where you can get state-specific forms with instructions. Or for only $5, an even better tool is the Five Wishes document (agingwithdignity.org, 888-594-7437), which is valid in 42 states and will help you create a customized advance directive. Get help If, however, you want or need assistance or if you have a complicated financial situation, blended family or have considerable assets, you should hire an attorney. An experienced lawyer can make sure you cover all your bases – especially when writing a will or living trust – which can help avoid family confusion and squabbles after you’re gone. Costs will vary depending on where you reside, but you can expect to pay somewhere between $200 and $1,000 for a will, or $1,200 to $5,000 for a living trust. The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (actec.org) and the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (naela.org) websites are good resources that have directories to help you find someone in your area. If money is tight, check with your state’s bar association (see findlegalhelp.org) to find low-cost legal help in your area. Or call the Eldercare Locater at 800-677-1116 for a referral. Send your senior questions to: Savvy Senior, P.O. Box 5443, Norman, OK 73070, or visit SavvySenior.org. Jim Miller is a contributor to the NBC Today show and author of “The Savvy Senior� book.

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Burgaw Arbor Day celebration Mar. 20 The Town of Burgaw will celebrate Arbor Day Mar. 20 with a variety of events. Leading up to Arbor Day, the Burgaw branch of Pender County Library will have on display tree-inspired art created by area students. Artwork may be viewed Mar. 14-21. The official fifth annual Arbor Day Ceremony will be Mar. 20 at 2:30 p.m. at the park located on the corner of East Ashe Street and North Timberly Lane. A tree giveaway will also be hosted immediately following the Arbor Day Ceremony until 6 p.m. or until the trees are gone. Town water customers may choose between three varieties of full gallon trees – Willow Oak, Sawtooth

Oak, or Red Maple. Customers need to bring in the coupon attached to their February water bill. In case of rain, the Arbor Day Ceremony and the tree giveaway will be moved to the Community House located at 102 E Wilmington Street. During the past five years, Burgaw has demonstrated its commitment to protecting and maintaining the town’s tree canopy, and the North Carolina Division of Forest Resources has once again named Burgaw a Tree City USA Community for its tree management plan and programming. The town’s involvement in the Tree City USA program is an extension of its

ongoing efforts to plant and retain trees in our town. Most recently, the town of Burgaw has planted 10 willow oak trees and eighteen green giant arborvitaes along the Osgood Canal located at the corner of East Ashe Street and North Timberly Lane. The Tree City USA program is sponsored by the Arbor Day Foundation in cooperation with the USDA Forest Service and the National Association of the State Foresters to provide technical assistance, direction and recognition of community forestry programs. As a Tree City USA Community, Burgaw has access to educational, technical, and funding resources.

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ers and promote competition but has become a toothless tiger, as has the Securities and Exchange Commission and other regulators. I don’t trust big government either. Most of us can tell tales of bureaucrats and onerous regulations that cost us money, complicate our lives and delay our actions. Just like big business, the larger and more powerful government becomes the less it is in touch with and concerned about you and me. We need checks and balances on both. As an individual I have little influence on corporate America and while I don’t have much control over government I feel some influence by voting for those who do. Supposedly nobody owns but everybody owns the Internet. The Federal Communications Commission, charged with regulating public airways, is tasked with purview.

Only time will tell what impact net neutrality will have, but someone needs to make sure you and I won’t be forced into an ever-constricting communications pipeline while the big players gobble up all the bandwidth and pay substantially lower rates for so doing. In the end I don’t trust either big business or big government but I sleep better at night believing somebody is providing some checks and balances to keep the playing field at least a little more level. Right now I like net neutrality. 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.

Noor said the group is still some time away from being officially deployed. She is seeking certification through a national organization, which is a time-consuming process, as well as training volunteers and practicing her own skill-

set at every opportunity. “There is a lot of work involved in this type of volunteering,” she said. “You’ve got to want to be a part of this, but it’s a great chance to make a difference in the community as well as in people’s lives.”

Continued from page 4A like Time Warner-Comcast, Google, Microsoft, Facebook and Apple make George Orwell’s 1984 predictions of Big Brother look infantile. These companies know more about you than you can imagine, including your relative age and sex; what you watch, when and for how long; who you are likely to vote for; where you live; and what you likely earn, purchase and do for recreation. Don’t believe it? Search for any product, then watch how fast it pops up as an ad on Internet pages you view. Many businesses have grown so large as to be labeled “too big to fail,” increasing both their size and influence over us every day. The Federal Trade Commission, formed 100 years ago this month, was supposed to protect consum-

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Russell Lewis BURGAW -- Russell Lewis, 76, of Burgaw passed away Mar. 2, 2015 at Pender Memorial Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was born Dec. 7, 1938 in Robeson County son of the late Talmadge Wright Lewis and Pearl Haskins Russell Lewis. Surviving to cherish his memory are his wife Mary Ann Wolfe Lewis; two daughters, Natalie Lewis Murphy and husband Paul, and Melissa Lewis Daniels and husband Pete; Russell was very proud of his five grandchildren, Savannah, Paul, and Jack Murphy and Olivia and Sarah Daniels; Sister Carolyn Lewis Biberstein and husband Ricky. A celebration of life was held at at 11 a.m. Friday Mar. 6, 2015 at Burgaw United Methodist Church with Reverend Ellen McCubbin officiating. There will be a private inurnment in Burgaw

Cemetery. T h e f a m i l y r e c e ive d friends Thursday Mar. 5 from 5-6:30 p.m. at Harrell’s Funeral Home. Online condolences may be made to the family at www. harrellsfh.com The family would like to thank Dr. William McNulty and his staff, the nurses and staff at Pender Memorial Hospital skilled unit, and the Lower Cape Fear Hospice for their loving kindness, care and heartfelt compassion for Russell during his illness. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions can be made to Burgaw United Methodist Church PO Box 26 Burgaw, NC 28425. The family was served by Harrell’s Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Burgaw. Wilma Helen Powers Walker Wilma Helen Powers Walker passed away early Friday morning Feb. 27 2015 at Rex

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Clifford White, Sr. celebrated his 90th birthday at New Hope Baptist Church in Willard Feb. 21. The celebration consisted of a delicious dinner, catered by James and Mary’s Creative Country Catering, with approximately 70 guests, consisting of family and friends. Throughout the evening, Clifford was greeted by his guests with well wishes as they reflected on his impact in their lives and in t h e c o m m u n i t y. T h e celebration also was highlighted with special video greetings from establishments in the local community as well as from individuals in, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Texas, a n d G e r m a n y. C l i f f o r d and his family would like to thank everyone for sharing their time, gifts, and expressions of kindness in making this a notable occasion.

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Rehabilitation and Nursing Care Center in Apex after a long period of declining health. Wilma is survived by her husband Wilbur of the home; son Lin Walker and wife Margie of Cape Carteret; daughter Carol Foster and husband Alan of Fuquay-Varina; grandsons Michael and Kent of Raleigh; grandaughters Rachel and Lauren of FuquayVarina and brother Fennell of Burgaw. The family would like to express their gratitude for the care provided in the home over the years by Elizabeth Hartley, Car men P. Diver, Lynn Phillips, Peggy Beavers and Louise Gilchrist; the excellent care provided by the 200 hall staff of Rex Rehabilitation and Nursing Care Center of Apex during the past four years and the additional support during the past three months by Transitions LifeCare. Arrangements are being

handled by Harrell’s Funeral Home of Burgaw and you are encouraged to view Wilma’s obituary at the Harrell’s website (www.harrellsfh.com) and leave your comments, thoughts, and remembrances in the Guestbook there. Wilma will be buried in the Powers’ Cemetery in Maple Hill and a celebration of her life will be held at a later time. Should you wish to honor Wilma’s memory, please consider a contribution to Chatham County Animal Rescue, the Goldston Public Library, a charity of your choice or simply read a good book.

Ernest Frank “Pop” Yott Jr. ROCKY POINT -- Ernest Frank Yott Jr. (Pop) of Rocky Point, went to be with our God in Heaven Mar. 6, 2015. Pop was born on Mar. 11, 1932 in Chicago, Ill. to Ernest and Gertrude Bednarowicz Yott. Pop came to North Carolina in the 1950’s to serve in the

Korean War as a U.S. Marine stationed at Camp Lujeune. During this time he met his beloved wife Dorothy (Dot) of more than 63 years. He was proceeded in death by his parents, brothers Ronald, Francis, and Jearld, his sister Edith; children Ernest (Sleepy), David (Wolf), and Charles. Pop is survived by his wife; his remaining children Dennis and Beth Yott, Donna and Dennis Johnson, all from Rocky Point, Kathleen (Kathy) and Jim Byrd; and his grandchildren Jennifer and Jim Jr.; his great granddaughter Ava, all from Coats. There are many nieces and nephews, other family members and his beloved pets Tiger, Pumpkin and Peppy. Graveside services were held at 11 a.m. Wednesday Mar. 11, 2015 at Wilmington National Cemetery with full military honors. Reverend Father Roger Mulonda Nyime officiated.

Visitation was Tuesday Mar. 10 from 7-8 p.m. at Harrell’s Funeral Home with a rosary at 6:30 p.m. Condolences and tributes can be sent to the family at www.harrellsfh.com. The family would like to thank his doctors and the nurses from Pender Memorial Hospital, North Chase Rehab and Nursing Care , Assisted Care and the Lower Cape Fear Hospice Care Center for all that they have done thru this lengthy illness. The family was served by Harrell’s Funeral Home, Burgaw.

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Bill Howard Outdoors 1,800 people in Arkansas who watched nothing much more than a home movie. Stouffer was hooked as well as his brothers. Stouffer went on to create a number of specials, but Wild America was a highlight, enjoying a run of 15 years from 1981 until 1995 on PBS. While Wild America still can be seen occasionally as a rerun special, the film is outdated and there are challenges to keeping it able to run. Now Stouffer is leading a charge to preserve Wild America for all. For one, he has initiated a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter. The goal is to re-master 120 episodes into 4k Ultra HD digital video. Once this is completed, Wild America can be enabled for use in internet-based education and

By Bill Howard Post & Voice Columnist Back in the day, the weekend’s television schedule consisted of Hee Haw, The Lawrence Welk Show, Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom, and Marty Stouffer’s Wild America. We only had five channels to choose from, two of which were the same network, and one that could only be seen with wavy lines and then only if the tin foil on the antennae was placed in the correct position. While it seems we were forced to watch certain television shows due to lack of options, I think it allowed us to be more cultured and have something in common to have conversations about. We would laugh and pretend to be pickin’ and a grinnin’ with Roy Clark and Buck Owens. We would sit in amazement while watching a fleet footed cheetah launch towards a herd of gazelles and tumble in a mass of claws, fur, and teeth. One of the episodes of Wild America proved inspiration for my first big game bow hunt kill. Stouffer took us the Dakotas. There I witnessed the fabulous thunderbeast, the American bison. The people of the bison, the Lakota tribe, lived with the great animal. It was during a time of resurgence of the once nearly extinct symbol of the west. Shows such as Wild America is what made household names of Stouffer, Marlin Perkins, Jim Fowler and Jacques Cousteau. And it is what brought animals we would never have thought about seeing in the wild into our living rooms. The family watched them together and was mesmerized with both the cruelty and beauty of the wild. These are the shows that inspired documentaries that are now shown on networks devoted towards nature and are seen exclusively on big screens like IMAX. Without shows like Wild America, I dare say there would be far less people who enjoy what the wild, nature and our planet offers. Marty Stouf fer took to Alaska with a video camera at the age of 18. After his return, he was greeted by nearly

entertainment. The uniqueness of Wild America’s slow motion and up close videography helps in understanding animal behavior, and with the long run of the show, virtually every representative mammal, bird, fish, and reptile of North America is featured. “For years, educators have thrilled students with Wild America videos accompanied by our in-depth teaching guides. This project will provide teachers simplified access to their favorite wildlife content while making it even more engaging for their students with added clarity,” says Stouffer. The Kickstarter campaign is active through Mar. 18, 2015 and can be accessed through Kickstarter.com with key words Wild America. The show used to end with

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“I’m Marty Stouffer. Until next time, enjoy your Wild America.” I have enjoyed it Marty, and I hope many generations to come will also. –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.

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Arbor Day Celebration and Tree Giveaway The Town of Burgaw will be celebrating Arbor Day March 20, 2015 with a variety of events. Leading up to Arbor Day, the Burgaw branch of Pender County Library will have on display tree- inspired art created by area students. Artwork may be viewed from March 14 – March 21. The official 5th Annual Arbor Day Ceremony will be held Friday, March 20 at 2:30pm at the park located on the corner of East Ashe Street and North Timberly Lane. A tree giveaway will also be hosted immediately following the Arbor Day Ceremony until 6pm or until the trees are gone. Town water customers may choose between three varieties of full gallon trees (Willow Oak, Sawtooth Oak, or Red Maple) if they bring in the coupon attached to their February water bill. In case of rain, the Arbor Day Ceremony and the tree giveaway will be moved to the Community House located at 102 E Wilmington Street. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Patrol Officer – The Burgaw Police Department is currently seeking applicants for the position of Patrol Officer. All applicants must be BLET certified and possess good public relation skills. Salary DOQ. Position open until filled. Send resumes/applications to Attn: Kristin Wells, 109 N Walker Street, Burgaw, NC 28425. Applications are available at www.townofburgaw.com. EOE

PENDER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2015 – 4:00 p.m. PENDER COUNTY PUBLIC ASSEMBLY ROOM, 805 S. WALKER ST., BURGAW, NC CALL TO ORDER, INVOCATION, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, ADOPTION OF AGENDA

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PUBLIC INFORMATION 1. Discussion of Items of Concern and Projects Relating to Pender County. 2. Discussion of a Fox Trapping Season in Pender County. 3. Discussion of Relay for Life Being Held at the Courthouse Square on April 18, 2015. 4. Update on Pender County’s Financial Status. 5. Presentation and Discussion on the School Bond Process. 6 Presentation on Pender County’s Broadband Efforts. 7. Update from FOCUS and Project Summary of Grant Activities, Deliverables, and Future Steps for Implementation. 8. Wilmington Metropolitan Planning Organization (WMPO) Opening of Public Comment Period for Cape Fear Transportation 2040 Long Range Plan. 9. Presentation and Acceptance of the FY 13-14 County Audit. PUBLIC COMMENT CONSENT AGENDA 10. Approval of Minutes: Regular & Closed Session February 17, 2015 and Special Meeting February 19, 2015. 11. Resolution Accepting Petition to Morning Dove Lane, Watha, to the State Maintained System, and Authorizing the County Manager to Submit the Petition to N.C. Department of Transportation. 12. Resolution Accepting Petition to Pine Needle Way in Brookwood Estates Subdivision, Hampstead, to the State Maintained System, and Authorizing the County Manager to Submit the Petition to N.C. Department of Transportation. 13. Authorization of a Budget Amendment for the County Manager Departmental Budget. 14. Authorization of a FY 14-15 Budget Amendment to Accept Emergency Management Performance Grant Funds: $20,625.00. 15. Authorization of Tax Releases and Refunds. RESOLUTIONS 16. Resolution of Final Approval on Financing for Various County Projects, Including Old Topsail School Renovation and Pender Commerce Park Wastewater Treatment Plant. 17. Resolution of Support for an Alternative Governance Structure for the Area Authority Serving Pender County. 18. Authorization of a Purchase Order for Day Care Provider Payments: $132,500.00. 19. Resolution Authorizing Pender County to enter into a Contract with Holland Consulting Planners to develop a Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan. 20. Resolution Authorizing Execution of Contractual Agreement: Transform Health; and Authorizing Issuance of Purchase Order to Transform Health in the Amount of $80,883.40 for Inmate Medical Care in the Pender County Jail. 21. Resolution to Approve a “Conditional Award” of the Lump Sum Base Bid Less the Alternate Deduct Bid No. 1 for Phase II of the Pender Commerce Park Wastewater Treatment Plant Construction and Authorization of a Purchase Order for the Contract to RTD Construction, Inc. (RTD) in the Total Amount of $12,003,669.00. 22. Authorization to Change the Commissioner Meeting Schedule from the First and Third Monday Monthly to a Second and Fourth Monday Meeting Schedule. ROCKY POINT WATER & SEWER DISTRICT 23. Resolution by the Board of Directors of the Rocky Point/Topsail Water and Sewer District Accepting the Deed of Dedications for the Conveyance of Title to the Water Distribution Systems Properly Installed to Serve Hampstead Landing – Phase 1 Section B, Tractor Supply, and Wyndwater – Phase 1. SOCIAL SERVICES BOARD APPOINTMENTS 24. Approval of Appointments to the 2015 Pender County Board of Equalization and Review (BOER). 25. Boards/Committees/Commissions on which Commissioners Currently Serve and Discuss Possible Modifications. ITEMS FROM THE COUNTY ATTORNEY, COUNTY MANAGER, & COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: 30 Min. CLOSED SESSION (if applicable). PUBLIC INFORMATION 26. Update on potential revisions to the Pender County Unified Development Ordinance. PUBLIC HEARINGS: SPECIAL USE PERMITS/ZONING MAP AMENDMENTS/ RESOLUTIONS 27. Public Hearing to Name and Address Rileys Way and Becks Lane. 28. Resolution to Amend the Pender County Unified Development Ordinance, Section 5.2.3 to add Solid Waste Compost Facilities as a permitted use in the GB, General Business zoning district. 29. Resolution to Approve a Special Use Permit (SUP) for the Construction and Operation of a Telecommunication Facility. 30. Resolution Requesting Approval of Special Use Permit (SUP) for the Construction and Operation of an Electrical Engineering Service Office. 31. Resolution Requesting Approval of Special Use Permit (SUP) for the Expansion of an Existing Non-Metallic Mining Operation. ADJOURNMENT

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Town of Surf City Government News March 12, 2015

MEETING TIMES Surf City Town Council 1st Tuesday of the month nd Planning Board 2 Thursday of the month _______________________________________________________

Community Shred Event It’s that time of year….. Surf City Document Shred Event Friday, March 27th 9am – 12 Noon At Town Hall 214 N New River Drive Please remove all staples & paperclips from documents. For more information please call Town Hall.

TOWN OF SURF CITY 214 N. NEW RIVER DRIVE PO BOX 2475, SURF CITY, NC 28445 Phone 910-328-4131 Fax 910-328-4132/1746 www.townofsurfcity.com

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PENDER COUNTY GOVERNMENT NEWS WANTED! A FEW GOOD MEN & WOMEN! VOLUNTEER! The Pender County Board of Commissioners will consider appointments to the following boards/ commissions/committees: Name of Board Advisory Board of Health Animal Shelter Advisory Committee Board of Equalization & Review Industrial Facilities & Pollution Control Financing Author. Juvenile Crime Prevention Council Nursing/Adult Care Homes Adv. Board District 1 = Upper Topsail; Surf City District 2 = Scotts Hill; Lower Topsail District 3 = Rocky Point; Long Creek

# of Vacancies 3 1 6 7 2 3

Positions/Categories Optometrist***, Veterinarian***, Dentist*** Veterinarian Public Members Business/Insurance/Attorney/Banking Business, Faith Community Member Public Members

District 4 = Union; Penderlea; Grady; Columbia; Caswell; Canetuck District 5 = Burgaw; Holly

*** These positions can be temporarily filled by someone associated with this field who may not be currently licensed. Applications can be completed on-line at www.pendercountync.gov (click on “How Do I” on the home page); or write or call Ms. Melissa Pedersen, Deputy Clerk to the Board, PO Box 5, Burgaw, NC 28425 (910) 259-1200, and complete an application.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

THE PENDER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AS FOLLOWS: March 16, 2015, 7:00 p.m. DATE/TIME OF HEARING:

THE PUBLIC HEARING NOTED WILL BE HELD IN THE PUBLIC MEETING ROOM AT THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE BUILDING, ROOM 145 805 SOUTH WALKER STREET, BURGAW, N.C. 28425

Pender County Road Naming and Number Ranges: Under the authority and provision of General Statute 153A-239.1, a county may by ordinance name a road and reassign street numbers. The Pender County Board of Commissioners will consider approval of the following road name and number range: ROAD NAME Rileys Way Becks Lane

SUBDIVISION N/A N/A

#RANGE 1-254 1-232

COMMUNITY Rocky Point Rocky Point

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technical name for a blue parrotfish. All submarines back then were named after fish, and were called boats. It was 328 feet long. It was a GUPPY III (Greater Underwater Propulsion Power Program) conversion. In 1963 they cut it in half and added another 15 or 20 feet to give it enough room for and extra battery for more propulsion under water.� Remembering my impression of Intrepid when I saw her for the first time in the Navy shipyard in Brooklyn, NY, in drydock, with chipped paint and red lead, welders and grinders and chipping hammers making it impossible to hear, or even think, steam and electrical cables streaming over the side, in and out of every opening, I asked Bill what he thought the first time he saw Clamagore. “I was shocked when I saw the boat because it was pulled apart, there was a big hole in the top of the boat. They were doing an engine job, or a battery job, and to do that, they have to cut a hole in the top, lift it out and put it back in, and then weld it shut again.� Next week – Part two Life on the Boat

Continued from page 7A say, “Let’s see what’s goin’ on topside,� and you’d see through the periscope and it’d be a Popeye cartoon, and I thought that was cool, and I got into submarine movies, like Run Silent, Run Deep, and those kinda’ things, Destination Tokyo, all that. “When I went in, I wanted to go into submarines. I didn’t see submarines as dangerous. When I got out of boot camp, I went to A School, which is where you lear n your job, your rating, and it was in San Diego, and it was Interior Communications, and school was about three or four months, and then, coming out of A School, volunteered for submarines. There was a guy in A School that had come in from the fleet to get his rate, to be an IC-man. He had been on Bonefish, a diesel (boat) but with a hull shaped like today’s modern fast attack boats. “He gave me some good advice. He told me when I got to sub school, two weeks in when they ask for volunteers for

“Why would I want to do that? I asked, “Why not the latest thing, that’s where you’d want to be!� and he said, “No, you don’t. Nukes don’t ever go into port, nukes aren’t allowed in any port overseas, in the Mediterranean, in Europe, everybody thought they were dangerous.� I told him I thought we had nuclear weapons onboard Intrepid, and so did a lot of Japanese, judging by the number of anti-nuclear weapons demonstrators outside the gates when we pulled into port. “Even though we weren’t nuclear powered, I slept under a nuclear torpedo in the after torpedo room. I went through sub school in New London, Connecticut, and at the end of the year, just before Christmas, I was assigned a submarine, the only one I served aboard, the USS Clamagore, SS-343. “It was launched in 1945, right before the end of the war with Japan. A clamagore is a

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March 12, 2015

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Pirates down Whiteville, North Brunswick, Havelock

Topsail nine open with three wins By Lee Wagner Contributing Writer

“...when you schedule tough pre-

Topsail High School baseball Coach Granville Gehris set up a tough opening trio of games – against a perennial 2A power North Brunswick squad coming off a 21-5 season, against the Rams of Havelock, which was 11-11 a year ago, and against the Whiteville Wolfpack, who were 27-6 last year and won the NCHSAA 1A state championship. Gehris felt it would be a good test as his Pirates approached last Tuesday’s (March 10) Mid-Eastern 3A/4A Conference opener against Hoggard. Suffice to say Gehris had to be feeling pretty good heading into the game against Jeep St. Ledger’s Vikings. Senior Danny Wilson belted a grandslam home run in the fifth inning, se-

conference games against good programs...your kids work out the kinks and get better each time out.”

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nior Sam Luchansky had three hits and knocked in two runs, and Clark Cota and Jake Madole combined for four hits and three RBIs as Topsail pounded Whiteville 10-4 on Saturday at North Brunswick High School. That win comes on the heels of a 5-0 win over Havelock in a frigid Friday evening game in which pitchers Payton Rice and Austin Baird combined to no hit the Rams, and four days after the trio of Clark Cota, Bryce Cota, and Sam Luchansky allowed zero hits in a 4-0 win over North

Brunswick. Topsail (3-0) and Whiteville (1-1) were locked in a scoreless game through the first three innings on Saturday before the Pirates broke through for five runs in the top of the fourth. Sam Hall started the rally with a walk, moving to second on a single by Josh Madole and to third on a walk to Wilson. Luchansky doubled to score Hall and Madole, Clark Cota singled to plate Wilson, and Jake Madole doubled to allow Luchansky and Cota to cross home plate. Whiteville scored twice in the bottom of the fourth before Topsail came to bat in the top of the fifth. The fifth inning started with a single by Hall, followed by back-to-back walks to Josh Madole

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Titans beat Laney in extra innings By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer

Staff photo by Bobby Norris

Lady Titan hurler A.J. Johnson earned the win on the mound for Trask.

The Trask Lady Titan head coach Corrina Reece has no problem scheduling tough non-conference foes early in the season. She wants her team to be ready to compete come Four County Conference time. “We aren’t going to get better playing bad teams. We want to see the good teams so when we get to the playoffs we are ready.” Reece followed her own advice last week when the team traveled to Laney to play the 4A Buccaneers. The Titans got the usual iron woman’s performance from junior right hander A.J. Johnson. The Buccaneers threw their ace in Shelby Cook against the Titans while Johnson graced the circle for the Titans. Trask touched Cook for two runs in the first and one in the third while Laney scored one run in the first frame. The Titan defense was in mid-season form early despite the lack of field time in preseason practice.

After a Laney run in the fourth inning tightened the score to 3-2. The Titans held serve until the bottom of the seventh when the Bucs scored a run to extend the game to extra innings. Trask scored the winning run in the top of the 10th frame and held on for the win. Johnson scattered nine hits and allowed three earned runs to take the win while the Titans hammered out 13 hits against the Buccaneer ace. Freshman Brittany Foy led the Titans with three hits and a run batted in while Haley Smith had three hits and an RBI as well. Johnson added two runs batted in. Desire Brown had two hits and scored twice for the Titans. Coach Reece and her Titan softballers were scheduled to host Topsail later in the week but bad weather caused the game to be postponed. The Lady Titans will play three times this week weather permitting. They will be at Topsail on Wednesday and Clinton on Friday. They will host Laney on Saturday.

State playoff second round takes out Trask Lady Titans By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The Heide Trask Lady Titans were in rarified air this season as the team not only hosted a home playoff game, but won a playoff game and hosted a second round game as well. The teams improbable run came to an end early last week when they hosted a Franklin Academy team that took a 53-32 win. This game was closer than the final score would indicate. The Titans found some success in the first round of the playoffs with a stingy pressure defense. Coach Mat Bagwell and his staff elected to go with that defensive scheme again and it produced results early.

The game was close throughout the first eight minutes of the contest. The Titan defense seemed to bother the Patriots. Both teams hammered away at each other with Franklin taking a 15-13 late in the quarter. Senior Sanniyah McAllister nailed a three pointer at the buzzer to give the Lady Titans a 16-15 lead going into the second period. Franklin went on an 11-0 run to open the second quarter and seemed to have solved the Titans pressure defense. The Patriots had turned the tables on the Titans, forcing several turnovers. The Trask offense went into a funk and only scored three points in the

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Trask track looking for title, more this season By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer Veteran Coach Bill Mercier is confident when it comes to the 2015 version of his women’s track and field team. That squad ran away with the winter track and field title and returns the bulk of that squad for the spring season. Anchoring that team will be junior speedster Desire Brown. The talented young lady won multiple conference and regional titles last year. She can run and jump with

the best in the 1A ranks. S e n i o r Re b e c c a A l v i s should have a good year. She is an excellent leader and has won several conference championships in the 3,200 Meter. Senior Samantha Saunders is also a distance runner that Mercier expects to do well. “She is that special athlete that will do whatever the coach asks to help the team win. Excellent in the 1600 and 4x800 Relay.”

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By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer

Being a high school coach is a tough job to do. North Carolina in particular is a tough place to be a high school coach. There is not a lot of money in it and the hours are extremely long. I would be willing to bet that the average coach makes far less than minimum wage when it is all said and done. Pender County is very hard on its coaches. The school system is hurting for money and the schools facilities are not funded by the county nor are they maintained by the county. That means that the coach and his staff have to take care of the field. The Trask baseball field has been a source of trouble and heartache since the school was opened. The field was unplayable the first year the school was open and the team had to play all of its

games away. The second year was very tough on the coaching staff along with athletic director Ed Gilroy. The Topsail facility is top notch. The current coaching staff and its boosters known as the dugout club have been more than generous with their time and funds. I would venture to say that it is one of the best facilities in the eastern part of the state at any level. Pender has a good facility as well. The whole setup is away from the school itself and has the feel of a small college. There is some history at that school. I find it hard to believe that the Pender County school system cannot fund a maintenance crew to take care of the outside venues at our three schools. I don’t know what the cost would be but I think it would benefit our schools. I also think it would help us retain our coaches as well. If you were a coach coming from say Cumberland County and you found out you would have to take care of the fields yourself after having the county do it at your last stop, would you reconsider? I hope that our county will be able to find the funds to at least help our coaches in the future. Of course, this is just my opinion.

Rockingham County ends Lady Pirate’s season By Lee Wagner Contributing Writer Everyone who makes the playoffs is looking for that run that will eventually lead to a state championship, but sometimes you simply run into a team that is taller, balanced, and more talented, and that is simply what happened to the Lady Pirates of Topsail High School on Monday night. Lady Pirate senior Candaus Banks ended her career with a team-high 10 points but it was not enough to offset a balanced Lady Cougars’ attack led by 19 points from junior Macy Boler and 13 points from freshman Madeline Hardy as Rockingham Count defeated Topsail 59-31 in the second round of the

NCHSAA 3A state playoffs. Topsail’s season ends with an 8-15 record that included nine losses to 4A teams (Ashley, Hoggard, Laney, and New Hanover) in the split MidEastern 3A/4A Conference. “We knew they were a wellbalanced team coming in, they had two players averaging 10 points per game, two averaging 9-1/2, and one with like eight so they had five or six girls averaging over eight points a game, and they were an excellent rebounding team,” Topsail Coach Jim Clanahan said. “It was good to see Candaus have such a good game, she did a great job for us. We had a pretty good year considering we had

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Staff photo by Bobby Norris

Riley Powell was on the mound for the Patriots against Laney.

Laney spoils Pender opener By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The weather has been atrocious and has affected the area team’s as far as preparation goes. So when the Pender Patriots traveled to Laney to face off with the Buccaneers in both teams opener, Pender Coach Robbie Futch did not know quite what to expect out of his young team. Although the Pats fell to the Bucs 14-4, Futch saw some good things from his team. “We saw some good things. Riley Powell and Zack Rivenbark have some really good stuff on the mound. They just have to fine-tune some stuff. At the plate, we didn’t strike out much and we were on a lot

more balls than the stat line will account for. The more live action we see over the next few weeks the better we will get. The weather has really set us back quite a bit.” The score was 8-2 after three frames. The game was called after five innings. Riley Powell was the pitcher of record and took the loss. Senior Craven Blansett led the pats with two hits and two runs batted in. Zack Rivenbark scored two runs and had one hit. Pender was scheduled to play Ashley but the weather caused the game to be suspended. Staff photo by Andy Pettigrew The Patriots will play WalLady Pirate Keri White battles for a rebound in last week’s lace on Friday night in their playoff loss to Rockingham County. Four County opener.

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Post & Voice All-County men’s basketball team By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer All three high school men’s basketball teams made the post-season with the Pender Patriots making it to the third round. The Post & Voice would like to recognize the best of the best. Jake Sullivan (Topsail) Sullivan was the Pirates main target throughout most of the season. He provided senior leadership and averaged eight points and six rebounds a game. Kodiak Dowling (Topsail) Dowling became a go to guy inside for the Pirates. Only a sophomore, he has a bright future. He averaged six points and three boards a game. Alec Baker (Topsail) Baker was the Pirates top three point threat. He averaged seven points and two rebounds a contest. Jariuos Williams (Pender) Williams ran the point for the Patriots for most of the year. He is a scorer who can defend his position well. He has two

more years to wreak havoc in the Four County Conference. Rodney Hansley (Pender) This young man can shoot the three with anybody in the conference. Improved his defense as the year progressed. Shajuan Best (Pender) Another Patriot that can fill it up. Best may be one of the best players in the Four County Conference. A great defender. Ramel Hansley (Pender) Ramel really picked it up as the season progressed. Was spot on during the last part of the regular season. He brings intensity to the game. Johnathan Jordan (Trask) Jordan is the Titans go to guy in the paint. He averaged 11.2 points a game and also contributed 7.8 rebounds a game. Only a junior, he is the future of the Titans. Tyquan Davis (Trask) Davis is a three-point machine. He made 47 threes this year and led the Titans in scoring, averaging 16.4 points a game. He also snared six rebounds a

game. Davis is one of the most improved basketball players in the county. Jaquan London (Trask) London is a great athlete with a great feel for the game. He averaged 7.8 points a game along with 5.1 rebounds. Player of the year Tynaffit Davis (Trask) The younger Davis averaged 10.9 points a game along with 5.4 boards a game. He dished out 4.1 assists a contest and also netted 3.7 steals a game. Davis is a defensive force with the talent to score at will. His improvement was astonishing. Coach of the year Rodney Orr (Trask) Orr took a team that lost four starters and 46 points a game and finished as the top 1A school in a tough Four County Conference. He molded the team into a more defensive minded squad and taught them to win. Orr’s mindset is summed up in one sentence. “If I made them better players, a better team and better people, then I did my job.”

Post & Voice All-County women’s basketball picks By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The three women’s basketball teams in the area had an eventful season with both Trask and Topsail making it to the second round of the playoffs. The Post & Voice would like to introduce the 2015 all county girls team. Daje Lewis (Pender) Daje became the Patriots go to player this year. She gave the Patriots 110 percent on both ends of the floor. She was second on the team in scoring at 6.5 points a game. Kourtney Messick (Pender) Messick led the Patriots in scoring. She is a pure scorer. Quasheda Brown (Pender) Brown was a senior on the team. Finished third on the team in scoring and led the team in steals. Saniyyah McAllister (Trask) A senior in every sense of the word, McAllister played hard on both ends of the floor. She led the Titans in scoring at more than 11 points a game and was among the leaders in every category. Shawntia Green (Trask) Another senior that gave the Titans everything she had. She was second on the team in scoring and was among the leaders in rebounding. Rebecca Cooper (Trask) Cooper played great defense for the Titans. She was not a big scorer but

Trask track

Continued from page 1B Junior Taylor Osgood is expected to excel in the hurdles while Joy Williams and Nizae Phillips are expected to do well in the jumping events. This team will win the con-

Lady Pirates

Continued from page 1B to play the (4A) Wilmington schools nine times. It gets you ready for this. “Going forward our skill level has to get better and we can’t throw the ball away. At some point you have to improve yourself there. We just have to learn to play smarter

Johnson is a cool customer for the Lady Titans By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer When A.J. Johnson walks out onto the softball field she seems like she is on just another Sunday after noon stroll. When she enters the circle she never shows any emotion other than an occasional sly smile to one of her teammates. The tall and slender junior has the perfect demeanor for a high school pitcher. Although Johnson spends a lot of time in the circle for the Titans and Coach Corrina Reece, she would just as soon play elsewhere on the field. She is an outstanding infielder with third base her usual spot when not in the circle. As her junior season begins, Johnson will no doubt get some attention from some college coaches both in the field and at the plate. It’s a good thing for Coach Reece that A.J. Johnson has another year left to do her thing for the Trask softball program.

made up for it in other ways. She did all the dirty work for the Titans. Markayla Ballard (Trask) Ballard averaged more than six points a game and was a very efficient defensive player. Dominique Bryant (Topsail) Bryant battled an ankle injury early in the year but came on strong. She was second on the team in scoring and led the team in rebounding. She was a contender for player of the year. Brandy Williams (Topsail) Williams earned a spot in the lineup with her hustle and rebounding skills. She was second on the team in rebounding and third in scoring. Player of the year Keri White (Topsail) The junior guard averaged just under 11 points a game along with 3.2 rebounds and 3.2 steals a game. She plays the game the way it’s supposed to be played. She can play any spot on the court and is as tough as nails. Coach of the year Matthew Bagwell (Trask) Coach Bagwell took over the reins at Trask with no head coaching experience. He led the Titans to the top 1A spot in the Four County Conference and took his team to the playoffs. The Titans hosted their first playoff game ever and made it to the second round of the playoffs.

Staff photo by Andy Pettigrew

Trask’s Tynaffit Davis is the Post & Voice All-County men’s basketball Player of the Year.

Post & Voice Top Performers By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer

Topsail’s Keri White

ference title and make a run in the regionals and states. Men’s track The men’s team will be a diverse group with talent. Armond Holmes won the high jump in the winter season and is expected to challenge for the same event in the spring. Senior Jacen Mott is the top distance runner on the team.

Senior Jordan Osgood is a runner with experience. He finished second in the 55-meter hurdles over the winter. Senior Tyquan Davis is back and will look to sweep the jumping events again. He won the high jump, the long jump and the triple jump last year in the conference. Mercier has a couple of

newcomers that he expects to make a difference. Freshman Ray Bar nett won the triple jump over the winter and is expected to come on strong this spring while fellow freshman Cameron Clark is described as an excellent athlete who should help in the jumps and the sprints. This team will make a run for the conference title.

basketball but I’m proud of the effort the girls gave all season long.” The Topsail girls handled the Lady Cougars’ press and stayed close through the opening quarter, trailing by four (13-9) after that first eight minutes. But the turnover bug hit them badly and Rockingham forced the Lady Pirates into a total of 17 first-half turnovers. Boler scored seven of her

team’s 13 points in the first period, and added six more in the second period , many off of crisp passes from her driving teammates as the Lady Cougars opened a 31-17 lead at the intermission. Eight more turnovers in the second half, a pair of threepoint shots from Hardy and freshman Courtney Hunt, and a 19-point third period upped the Rockingham County lead to an insurmountable 50-29

entering the final quarter. A visibly tired Topsail team scored just two points in the final period as both teams cleared their respective benches. Rockingham County outrebounded Topsail 23-14 Along with Bank’s 10 points, Keri White had eight points and Brandy Williams added six. Amberly Wolf scored four points and Carmen Pytle ended a fine freshman season with three points.

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By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer Senior Topsail baseball player Jake Madole has made his way with his glove. He is known as a defensive minded shortstop who does not mind getting down and dirty if the situation arises. What is often overlooked is the senior right handers ability to make plays with a bat in his hand. He has become a force at the plate. He has speed and has also shown some pop in his bat over the last year or so. He can move the runner over or drive the runner in if the situation dictates it. The Pirates will have a bull’s eye on their backs this year as the North Carolina state champions at the 3A level. Madole will have to step it up and become a leader on the team. Look for Jake Madole to become the Pirates go to guy in the dugout. He is already one of the team’s standouts in the field as well as at the plate. Mr. Madole is ready to repeat in his senior season.

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This week the spring sports got off to a slow start thanks to the weather. The Trask girls were eliminated from the state basketball playoffs. Saniyyah McAllister and Shawn Green finished a great career for the Lady Titans. The Titan softball team won their opener with a 4-3 victory over the 4A Laney Bucs. A.J. Johnson earned the win in the circle while Brittany Foy and Haley Smith each had three hits. The Pender men dropped their opener at Laney. Senior Craven Blansett led the Pats with two hits and two runs batted in. Zack Rivenbark scored two runs and had one hit. The Topsail women’s basketball team dropped its second round playoff game.

Lady Pirate senior Candaus Banks ended her career with a team-high 10 points while Keri White had eight. The Topsail baseball team is off to a 3-0 start behind some great pitching and timely hitting. Payton Rice and Austin Baird combined to no-hit Havelock while Clark Cota and Sam Luchanski combined to no-hit North Brunswick. Senior Danny Wilson belted a grand-slam home run while senior Sam Luchansky had three hits and knocked in two runs. Clark Cota and Jake Madole combined for four hits and three RBIs as Topsail pounded Whiteville 10-4 on Saturday at North Brunswick High School. This week’s top performer is the duo of Tynaffit Davis and Keri White. They were named the male and female basketball players of the year by the Post & Voice.

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Rivenbark ready to rumble for the Pender Patriots By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The Pender patriot baseball team has a new coach and a new attitude this year. The theme for 2015 seems to be hard work as far as new coach Robbie Futch is concerned. One of the players from a year ago that seems to fit right into Coach Futch’s style of play is Zack Rivenbark. The young man plays his heart out and will be one of the players that Futch will count on to take the mound as well as any position that he is asked to play. Rivenbark will be one of the players in the Patriot’s stable of hurlers this season. He has a live arm and just needs innings to perfect the craft of pitching. He has nasty stuff but needs to be more consistent. That will come with time and innings. This year could be a breakout season for Rivenbark. There is one thing for sure; he is ready to rumble for the Patriot hard ballers.

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Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF LAWRENCE STEWART JONES, SR. 15 E 32 Having qualified as the Administrator of the Estate of Lawrence Stewart Jones, Sr., deceased ofPender County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 22nd day of May, 2015, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All persons, firms and corporation indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 19th day of February, 2015. Edna J. Ennis Administrator of the Estate of Lawrence Stewart Jones, Sr. c/o Lawrence S. Boehling Attorney at Law P.O. Box 1416 Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-3334 #6779 2/19, 2/26, 3/5, 3/12/15 NOTICE TO CREDITORS NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY All persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of Barbara Holmes, deceased, are notified to present the same to the personal representative listed below on or before May 19, 2015 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All debtors of the said estate are asked to make immediate payment. This the 19th day of February, 2015. Andrew Olsen, Attorney Elder Law Firm of Andrew Olsen 6781 Parker Farm Drive, Suite 210 Wilmington, NC 28405 #6776 2/19, 2/26, 3/5, 3/12/15 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified on the 11th day of February, 2015, as Administrator of the Estate of Clarence Edward Short, deceased late of Pender County North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms, and corporations having claims against the decedent to exhibit the same to the undersigned James McEachin, 24871 US Hwy 421, Willard, NC 28471 on or before the June 10, 2015, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the estate should make immediate payment. This is the February 26, 2015 James McEachin, 24871 US Hwy 421, Willard, NC 28471 #6790 2/26, 3/5, 3/12, 3/19/15

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executrix of the estate of Patricia B. Masalonis, deceased, late of Pender County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said estate to present them, duly verified, to the undersigned Ms. Margaret Barwick c/o The Jackson Law Firm, PLLC 6135 Park South Drive, Suite 510 Charlotte, NC 28210 704-944-3151 on or before the 27th day of May, 2015, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate settlement with the undersigned. This the 17th day of February, 2015. Ms. Margaret Barwick, Executrix File # 15E43 #6788 2/26, 3/5, 3/12, 3/19/15

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION PENDER COUNTY 15SP25 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY EUGENE R. ANTHONY DATED MAY 3, 2012 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 4069 AT PAGE 1 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 12:00PM on March 17, 2015 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 3, Schoolview Subdivision as shown on the map of said subdivision duly recorded in Map Book 50 at Page 33 of the Pender County Registry, reference to which map is hereby made for a more particular description. And Being more commonly known as: 65 Schoolview Dr, Rocky Point, NC 28457 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of

the Register of Deeds, is/are Eugene R. Anthony. 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 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 February 25, 2015. Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 14-066683 #6798 3/5, 3/12/15

to him a deed for the property or attempts to tender such deed, and should said successful bidder fail to pay the full balance purchase price so bid at that time, he shall remain liable on his bid as provided for in North Carolina General Statutes Sections 45-21.30(d) and (e). In the event the property owner(s) file a bankruptcy petition prior to the expiration of the 10-day upset bid period, an automatic stay of the foreclosure sale will be imposed in accordance with the Bankruptcy Code (11 U.S.C. § 362) and the bidder must pursue relief through the bankruptcy court. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the tax of Forty-five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7A-308(a)(1). Please be advised that the Clerk of Superior Court may issue an order for possession of the property pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving this notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of such rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. 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 Substitute Trustee nor the holder of the promissory note secured by the deed of trust being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representatives of either the Substitute Trustee or the holder of the promissory note make any representation 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, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. This sale will be held open ten (10) days for upset bids as required by law. This the 3rd day of February, 2015. MARK T. ADERHOLD, Substitute Trustee 2596 Reynolda Road, Suite C Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27106 (336) 723-3530 #6768 3/12, 3/19/15

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE NORTH CAROLINA OF NORTH CAROLINA PENDER COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION IN THE GENERAL COURT PENDER COUNTY OF JUSTICE 15SP13 SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION IN THE MATTER OF THE FORE14-SP-255 CLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST IN THE MATTER OF THE FORE- EXECUTED BY MICHELLE M. CLOSURE OF THE DEED OF WURZ AND THOMAS WURZ DATTRUST OF MARK ALLEN POPE ED FEBRUARY 24, 2010 AND REand SHEILA MORGAN POPE aka CORDED IN BOOK 3751 AT PAGE SHELIA MORGAN POPE, Grantor, 26 IN THE PENDER COUNTY PUBTo MARK T. ADERHOLD, ESQUIRE LIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA Substitute Trustee, AS RECORDNOTICE OF SALE ED IN BOOK 1178 AT PAGE 231 Under and by virtue of the power OF THE PENDER PUBLIC REGIS- and authority contained in the aboveTRY. referenced deed of trust and because NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE of default in the payment of the seTRUSTEE’S cured indebtedness and failure to perSALE OF REAL ESTATE form the stipulation and agreements Under and by virtue of the power therein contained and, pursuant to and authority contained in that certain demand of the owner and holder of Deed of Trust executed and delivered the secured debt, the undersigned by MARK ALLEN POPE and SHEILA substitute trustee will expose for sale MORGAN POPE aka SHELIA MOR- at public auction to the highest bidder GAN POPE, dated November 8, for cash at the usual place of sale at 1996, and recorded in the Office of the county courthouse of said county the Register of Deeds in Book 1178 at 10:00AM on March 27, 2015 the at Page 231, and because of default following described real estate and in the payment of the indebtedness any other improvements which may thereby secured and failure to carry be situated thereon, in Pender Counout or perform the stipulations and ty, North Carolina, and being more agreements therein contained and particularly described as follows: pursuant to the demand of the holdBEING ALL OF LOT 121R AS er of the indebtedness secured by SHOWN ON A MAP RECORDED IN said Deed of Trust, and pursuant to MAP ENTITLED “MAP OF SURVEY the Order of the Clerk of Superior FOR THE RECOMBINATION AND Court entered in this foreclosure pro- REVISION OF LOTS 121-129-SECceeding, the undersigned, MARK T. TION 5-WINDING CREEK; LOTS ADERHOLD, Substitute Trustee, will 208-214-SECTION 6-WINDING expose for sale at public auction on CREEK AND LOTS 136-131-SECthe 25th day of March, 2015 at 2:00 TION 6-WINDING CREEK. WINDING PM at the door of the Pender County CREEK SUBDIVISION” RECORDED Courthouse, Burgaw, North Carolina, IN MAP BOOK 42, AT PAGE 93 OF the real property described as follows THE PENDER COUNTY REGISTRY (including permanent structures, if REFERENCE TO WHICH IS HEREany, and any other improvements at- BY MADE FOR A MORE PARTICUtached to the real property including LAR DESCRIPTION. any mobile home or manufactured THIS CONVEYANCE IS SUBJECT home, whether single wide or double TO RESTRICTIONS RECORDED IN wide, located thereon): BOOK 2731, PAGE 46; BOOK 1132, BEING ALL OF LOT 1, SECTION PAGE 188 AND BOOK 912, PAGE 1 of Arvida Park Subdivision recorded 176 ALL OF THE PENDER COUNTY in Book 29, Page 144 in the Pender REGISTRY. County Register of Deeds. And Being more commonly known The sale will be made subject to as: 128 Quail Run Dr, Rocky Point, all prior liens, unpaid taxes, restric- NC 28457 tions and easements of record and The record owner(s) of the properassessments, if any. ty, as reflected on the records of the The record owner of the above Register of Deeds, is/are Michelle M. described real property as reflected Wurz. on the records of the Pender County The property to be offered pursuant Register of Deeds not more than ten to this notice of sale is being offered (10) days prior to the posting of this for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS Notice is MARK ALLEN POPE and IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee SHELIA MORGAN POPE. nor the holder of the note secured by Pursuant to North Carolina Gen- the deed of trust, being foreclosed, eral Statutes Section 45-21.10, and nor the officers, directors, attorneys, the terms of the Deed of Trust, any employees, agents or authorized successful bidder may be required to representative of either Trustee or deposit with the Substitute Trustee the holder of the note make any repimmediately upon conclusion of the resentation or warranty relating to the sale a cash deposit not to exceed the title or any physical, environmental, greater of five percent (5.0%) of the health or safety conditions existing amount of the bid or seven hundred in, on, at or relating to the property fifty dollars ($750.00). Any success- being offered for sale. Any and all reful bidder shall be required to tender sponsibilities or liabilities arising out the full balance purchase price so of or in any way relating to any such bid in cash or certified check at the condition expressly are disclaimed. time the Substitute Trustee tenders 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 February 23, 2015. Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 14-066859 #6793 3/12, 3/19/15 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION 12CVD156 PLAINTIFF Delando Carr 741 G Shaw Road Ivanhoe, NC 28447 VS. DEFENDANT Mary Nantara Carr 24 Whitestocking Road Burgaw, NC 28425 NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION To: Mary Nantara Carr Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is an absolute divorce. You are required to make defense to such pleading not later than April 16, 2015, and upon your failure to do so, the party seeking service against you will apply to the court for the relief sought. This the 5th day of March, 2015. Delando Carr 741 G Shaw Road Ivanhoe, NC 28447 #6794 3/5, 3/12, 3/19/15

EXECUTOR’S NOTICE Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Raymond Armstead Nichols, late of Pender County, North Carolina, this is to notify that all persons having claims against the said estate to present such claims to the undersigned on or before the 8th day of June, 2015, or this notice will be placed in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment. This 12th day of March, 2015. Michael James Autry, Executor 1681 U. S. Highway No. 117 North Burgaw, North Carolina 28425 Robert C. Kenan, Jr. MOORE & KENAN Attorneys at Law P. O. Box 957 Burgaw, NC 28425 (910) 259-9800 #6796 3/12, 3/19, 3/26, 4/2/15 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE COUNTY OF PENDER SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK 2013 SP 4 NOTICE OF REVISED RESALE IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST BY JERRY WAYNE SHINGLETON TO ROBERT C. KENAN, JR., TRUSTEE RECORDED IN DEED BOOK 3749, PAGE 8, PENDER COUNTY REGISTRY Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Jerry Wayne Shingleton dated March 11, 2010, recorded in Book 3749, Page 8 of the Pender County Registry, State of North Carolina and delivered to Robert C. Kenan, Jr., Trustee; and due to default in the payment of the indebtedness secured by the Deed of Trust and the failure to carry out the stipulations and agreements therein contained, and pursuant to the demand of the holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, the Trustee will place for sale, at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the Pender County Courthouse, Burgaw, North Carolina on March 18, 2015, at 12:00 PM that parcel of land, including improvements located thereon, situated and lying in Topsail Township, Pender County, and being more

fully described as follows: Being all of Tract No. 3 and consisting of 9.6100 acres, as the same is shown on the survey map entitled “Division Map of Survey of the A.M. Shingleton Est.” prepared by Johnnie C. Garrason, Professional Land Surveyor, on April 17, 1987, and recorded in Map Book 23, at Page 38 in the Office of the Pender County Register of Deeds, State of North Carolina, reference to which is hereby made for a more complete and accurate description. Property Address: Hoover Road; Hampstead, North Carolina 28443 Pender County Parcel No. 328466-9887-0000 The record owner of the property, as reflected in the public records for Pender County not more than ten (10) days prior to the posting of this Notice of Resale is Jerry Wayne Shingleton. The property to be offered for resale pursuant to this Notice is being offered for sale “AS IS, WHERE IS”. Neither the Trustee nor the note holder makes any warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions relating to the property. This sale will be made subject to all outstanding ad valorem taxes, assessments, restrictions, easements and encumbrances of record that have priority over the subject Deed of Trust and should the property be purchased by a third party, that purchaser, as the highest bidder, will be required to make a deposit of the bid with the Trustee in the amount of the greater of five percent (5%) of the amount bid or $750.00. Any successful bidder shall be required to tender the full balance of the purchase price in cash or in certified funds a the time the Trustee tenders such deed and should the said successful bidder fail to pay the full balance of the purchase price regarding their bid, such bidder shall remain liable on their bid as provided for in N.C.G.S.45-21.30(d) and (e). Any purchaser shall also pay in addition the fee as required by N.C.G.S.7A-308(a)(1) of Forty-Five Cents (0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or the major fraction thereof of the bid amount up to a maximum fee of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) and the excise tax on conveyances required by N.C.G.S. 105-228.28 et seq. on One Dollar ($1.00) per Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or fractional part thereof of the bid amount. An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.G.G.S. 45-21-29 in favor of the purchasers against the party or parties in possession by the Pender County Clerk of Superior Court. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving this notice of resale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days written notice to the landlord. The tenant shall be liable for rent due under the rental agreement with such rent to be prorated through the effective date of the termination. If the Trustee is unable to convey title to the property described above for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the bid deposit. An inability to convey title, includes, but is not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the Trustee. If the sale is challenged by the any party, the Trustee in his sole discretion, if he believes the challenge has merit, may request the court to declare the sale void and return any bid deposit. The purchaser shall have no further remedy. This sale shall be held open ten (10) days for any upset bids as required by law. This the 5th day of March, 2015. Robert C. Kenan, Jr., Trustee PO Box 957 Burgaw, NC 28425 (910) 259-9800 #6797 3/5, 3/12/15 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 15-CVS-113 NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v. MARK R. SMITH, owner et. al. Defendant(s). TO: ANN HIGBEE SMITH, lienholder Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-titled action. The nature of the relief sought is as follows: foreclosure sale to satisfy unpaid property taxes on your interest in the property described as Tract #1 Described in Deed Book 761 at Page 431, Pender County Registry, Parcel ID Number 3237-07-99260000; 3237-28-1473-0000 more fully described in the complaint. Plaintiff seeks to extinguish any and all claim or interest that you may have in the property. You are required to make defense to such pleading no later than April 22, 2015. This date: March 5, 2015 PENDER COUNTY, By and through its Attorney Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., State Bar #: 28777 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250; Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel); chip@shermanandrodgers.com #6800 3/5, 3/12, 3/19/15

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 Jessie Nebraska Farrior, deceased, of Pender County. This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Jessie Nebraska Farrior, to present them to the undersigned on or before June 18, 2015 at 7754 NC Hwy 50, Maple Hill, NC 28454, or be barred from recovery. All persons Indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment. This the 12th day of March, 2015. Carolyn Pickett 7754 NC Hwy 50 Maple Hill, NC 28454 #6806 3/12, 3/19, 3/26, 4/2/15 14-SP-141 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 Ciprian M. Lascu and Laurie T. Lascu, dated August 3, 2007 and recorded on August 3, 2007 in Book No. 3289 at Page 137 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 March 24, 2015 at 1:00 PM that parcel of land, including improvements thereon, situated, lying and being in the City of Surf City, County of Pender, State of North Carolina, and being more particularly described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. Address of property: 200 Gateway Condos Drive, Unit 240, Surf City, NC 28445. Tax Parcel ID: 4235-377798-0240 Present Record Owners: Laurie T. Lascu. 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, 112502-00316 P1133340 #6799 3/12, 3/19/15 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER EXECUTOR’S NOTICE The undersigned having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Helen M. LoPresti, deceased, late of Pender County, this is to notify all persons having claims against said Estate to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 30th day of June, 2015 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 6th day of March, 2015. Patrick J. LoPresti Executor of the Estate of Helen M. LoPresti c/o Charles T. Busby Attorney at Law P.O. Box 818 Hampstead, NC 28443-818 #6810 3/12, 3/19, 3/26, 4/2/15

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Legal Notices Legal Notices STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 15-CVS-113 NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v. MARK R. SMITH, owner et. al. Defendant(s). TO: Diane C. Smith Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been ďŹ led in the above-titled action. The nature of the relief sought is as follows: foreclosure sale to satisfy unpaid property taxes on your interest in the property described as Tract #1 Described in Deed Book 761 at Page 431, Pender County Registry, Parcel ID Number 3237-07-99260000; 3237-28-1473-0000 more fully described in the complaint. Plaintiff seeks to extinguish any and all claim or interest that you may have in the property. You are required to make defense to such pleading no later than April 22, 2015. This date: March 5, 2015 PENDER COUNTY, By and through its Attorney Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., State Bar #: 28777 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250; Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel); chip@shermanandrodgers.com #6801 3/5, 3/12, 3/19/15 15 SP 12 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 Jonathan R. Summit and Joan Gerity Summit to Constance R. Stienstra, Trustee(s), which was dated August 12, 2011 and recorded on August 25, 2011 in Book 3960 at Page 285, 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 March 24, 2015 at 1:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Pender County, North Carolina, to wit: Real property in the City of Wilmington, County of Pender, State of North Carolina, described as follows: That certain lot or parcel of land located in Topsail Township, Pender County, North Carolina, and more particularly described as: Being all of Lot 20 of Island Oaks as shown on a map entitled “Island Oaksâ€? said map being dated 2 July 1986, prepared by Alpha Surveying, Inc. and recorded in Map Book 22 at Page 104 of the Pender County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description. Being all of that certain property conveyed to Jonathan R. Summit and wife, Joan Gerity Summit from Frances M. Pagliaro and Teresa A. Pagliaro, by deed dated 03/22/2004 and recorded 03/22/2004 in Book 2344, Page 165 of OfďŹ cial Records. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 104 Sea Urchin Court, Surf City, NC 28445. A cash deposit (no personal checks) of ďŹ ve 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. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.â€? 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 Jonathan R. Summit and wife, Joan Gerity Summit. 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 ďŹ ling of a bankruptcy petition prior to the conďŹ rmation 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.: 14-17853-FC01 #6804 3/12, 3/19/15

EXECUTORS NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF GEORGE DALLAS FLYNN JR, ESTATE FILE NO: 15E003 All persons, ďŹ rms or corporations having claims against George Dallas Flynn Jr., deceased, late of Pender County, North Carolina, are notiďŹ ed to exhibit the same to the undersigned on or before June 11, 2015 or this notice will be plead in bar of recovery. All persons indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This is the 12th day of March 2015. George Dallas Flynn III and Glenda Flynn Norris, CO- Executors of the Estate of George Dallas Flynn Jr. C/O of his attorney, Renee Williamson Bloodworth, Attorney at Law 130 East Church Street, PO BOX 129 Atkinson, NC 28421 #6805 3/12, 3/19, 3/26, 4/2/15 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualiďŹ ed as Executrix of the estate of Rufus David Howard, deceased, of Pender County. This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Rufus David Howard, to present them to the undersigned on or before June 18, 2015 at 1225 Stag Park Road, Burgaw, NC 28425, or be barred from recovery. All persons Indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment. This the 12th day of March, 2015. Susan E. Howard 1225 Stag Park Road Burgaw, NC 28425 #6809 3/12, 3/19, 3/26, 4/2/15 Legal Notice Pender County GOP Convention to be held March 21 Hampstead NC- The Pender County Republican Party will hold its 2015 Precinct/ County Convention on Saturday, March 21, 2015 from 9:00 AM till 12 Noon at Pender County Hampstead Annex, 15060 Hwy 17, Hampstead. The Convention will be held in the Auditorium. Registration and sign-in will begin at 9:00 AM. Any Republican registered by January 31, 2015 residing in Pender County is welcome to attend the convention. The convention will be called to order at 10:00 AM. This will be a combined Precinct and County meeting. For details contact the Pender County Republican Chairman Bob Muller at 910270-3840 or email to pender.GOP@ gmail.com #6811 3/12/15 LEGAL NOTICE The North Carolina Blueberry Council, Inc. will hold a referendum as provided by the North Carolina Enabling Act (G.S. Article 50, Chapter 106), among blueberry growers in the counties of Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Duplin, Jones, New Hanover, Onslow, Pender, Robeson and Sampson who ship commercially (fresh or process fruit). Any person producing less than 10,000 pounds of blueberries that are sold locally shall be exempt from assessment. Balloting will be on Monday, April 13, 2015 at a NCBC business meeting at the Bladen County Extension OfďŹ ce, Bladen County Center, 450 Smith Circle Dr., Elizabethtown, NC 28337 between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and noon. Purpose of such referendum shall be to determine if blueberry growers wish to assess themselves for a six (6)-year-period at the rate of ďŹ ve and four tenths (5.4) cents per 9 lbs of fresh blueberries ($0.006 per lb.) and two and seven tenths (2.7) cents per 9 pounds on process sales ($0.003 per lb.) (but not to exceed one-half percent on the sales value) as a means to promote research, education, and general welfare of blueberries. Collections of such assessments shall be made by ďŹ rst market handlers primarily, but directly from producers who act also as handlers or sell directly to consumers. Such collected assessments beginning with the 2015 harvest season, shall be remitted to the North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture for payment to the North Carolina Blueberry Council, Inc. #6807 3/12/15

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The Pender High School Patriot JROTC Battalion’s Raider teams have competed at North Brunswick and Lee County High Schools the past two Saturdays. The results were the same as they took overall first place at both competitions. At North Brunswick team one took first place in all five individual events and at Lee County the team almost repeated the feat by taking first in four of five events. In addition to team one’s accomplishments team two placed third in the fitness event at N.Brunswick and fifth overall. Individual honors went to Charlie Peel and Kaitlyn Hubschmitt for top individual fitness scores at N.Brunswick. Photos contributed

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and Cameron Kimrey. Wilson then stepped up and belted a ball over the left-field fence for a grand slam, increasing the Pirates lead to 9-2. Whiteville answered again with two runs in the bottom of the fifth but Wilson –who relieved starter Bryce Cota in the fourth inning – and Luchansky shut down the Wolfpack the rest of the way. Topsail added a run in the top of the seventh on a walk to Wilson and a RBI double by Luchansky. “You know when you go up against Whiteville you are going up a well-coached team, and after last night it was a perfect day for baseball,”Gehris said. “We hit the ball better today against a very good pitcher and that is what you strive for when you schedule tough pre-conference games against good programs, that your kids work out the kinks and get better each time out. “Danny is off to a strong start at the plate and he did a great job today. He got a little tired and we went to Sam (Luchansky), and he’s a bulldog out there. Today was everything you could asked for in a game against an excellent team, and it feels good to see them get off to such a good start to the season.” On a very cold F riday night more conducive of an outdoor ice-hockey game, it was the combined pitching of Rice and Baird, along with some late timely hitting that completely shut down the Rams. Rice, who earned the pitching victory, went three innings and struck out five while walking two. Baird, who pitched one inning in Topsail’s run to the NCHSAA 3A state tit l e l a s t y e a r, c a m e o n in the four th and fanned four while walking none. “I did my best to keep my hands warm, first of all, and then worked on locating my fastball and worked on that before trying to use the slider and curveball after that,” said Baird, who indicated he got a lot of work in over the summer in American Legion ball. “Once we got some runs in the sixth I became a lot more comfortable. I put in a lot of work in the offsea-

son and I guess it paid off.” Rice and Havelock lefty Cam Carpenter dueled on an even basis through the first two innings and into the top of the third. Carpenter gave up a two-out hit to Clark Cota in the first but struck out the side, and gave up a leadoff hit to Jake Madole in the second. Madole was erased on the base paths and Carpenter easily retired the next two Pirate hitters. Rice gave up a two-out walk in the first and found himself in a two-out, twoon situation in the second thanks to a walk and a Topsail er ror, but induced a ground out to end that threat. The Pirates broke through in the third on a lead-off single by Chase Thompson, a perfectly-placed sacrifice bunt by junior catcher Austin Rodriguez, a single by Wilson that moved Thompson to third, and a RBI grounder off the bat of Luchansky. H ave l o c k C o a c h M a t t James removed Carpenter after six innings and 80 pitches, and the Pirates quickly took advantage of reliever Ryan Lewis. Luchansky led off with a single and went to second on a passed ball. After a ground out, Flora and Jake Madole walked to load the bases. Luchansky scored on a wild pitch with pinch-runner Bryce Cota (for Flora) and Jake Madole staying on first and second. A pop up produced the second out before Josh Madole singled to left with Cota hustling home and just beating the throw to the plate. Jake Madole scored the P i r at e s fo u r t h r u n o n a passed ball and Josh Madole came in to score on a base hit by Thompson, who had two hits in the game. “Austin did an excellent job coming in like that in less-than-stellar conditions, he threw all his pitches well and he was really in control out there,” Gehris said. “Last year he was victimized by some rainouts that weren’t made up and but he worked hard over the offseason and the proof is in the pudding. Tuesday it was pitching, two clutch hits (Sam Hall in the fourth and Wilson in the fifth, a passed ball (Wilson scored in the first), and a sacrifice fly by Wilson that scored Bryce Cota in the third that supported the combined

no-hit pitching of Clark Cota (4IP, 12K, 2W), Bryce Cota (1IP, 2K, 1W), and Luchansky (2IP, 2W) that produced the season-opening victory. The Pirates hosted Hoggard on Tuesday, played Trask Wednesday, and they travel to Ashley on Friday.

March 12, 2015

Section C

Living It’s time for the 9th annual

Surf City Women’s Expo By Lori Kirkpatrick Contributing Writer

Surf City Parks and Recreation Department will be hosting the ninth annual Women’s Expo Mar. 14. The show will begin at 10 a.m. and come to a close at 2 p.m. The Women’s Expo is one of the Parks and Recreation Department’s biggest community events of the year, drawing as many as 500 visitors. This year more than 45 exhibitors will be featured, including both profit and nonprofit organizations that will be on site to dispense information and showcase their products. A wide variety of vendors are expected; ranging from artisans, fashion, home décor, jewelry, gifts, skin care, food, travel, real estate and medical services. The cost of the show is $3, and includes a Wo m e n ’ s Expo tote bag, booklet and an opportunity to win a door prize from one of the many exhibitors. Additional giveaways will be found at individual booths, as well. Surf City Barbecue will be returning to the show this year, selling their delicious chicken and pork barbecue sandwiches as a lunch option for vendors and visitors. They will also be providing free lunch for volunteers and staff. Director Kristie Grubb explained how the event got started. “Surf City Parks and Recreation began in the fall of 2005 and opened Surf City Community Center in the late spring of 2006,” said Grubb. “In our quest to offer fun, exciting events we saw a Women’s Expo advertised in the Jacksonville Daily News and decided we wanted to give it try. With the support of our town manager, the mayor and town council, planning for the Expo began. We held our first Women’s Expo Mar. 10 2007. Even though we didn’t really know what we were doing, no

one knew and it was a wonderful and successful event. Following the Expo, we assessed all of the facts. We kept some things status quo, changed other things, added new things, and each year the Expo has grown in some way.” Vendors come from near and far to participate in the event. This year, 11 vendors are from Surf City, and 14 are from other parts of Pender County. Duplin, Onslow, New Hanover and Johnson Counties are represented, as well. One participant travels from Pitt County and one from Wheeling, West Virginia. Lori Howard, from Surfside Sportswear and Gifts, is participating in the Expo this year. “The Surf City Women’s Expo is a great event to make the

community aware of what is available in Surf City,” said Howard. “Surfside Sportswear and Gifts has participated for the past eight years, and has been in business for 38 years. We offer women’s clothing, swimwear, shoes for men and women, and gifts for all. The Woman’s Expo has helped all of us to make new contacts within the community and surrounding area. All vendors will be providing door prizes, and great deals too, so come and bring a friend this Saturday from 10 a.m until 2 p.m.” Grubb said that they have contemplated changing the Women’s Expo a little and just calling it a Business Expo, but they always come full circle back to Women’s Expo. “It may be because all of us doing the planning are women and what woman doesn’t dream of a day devoted to pampering

her? Perhaps one day we will host additional expos, maybe an outdoor expo or something. But as long as this one is successful, we intend to continue to celebrate our beautiful, marvelous, fabulous women,” said Grubb. The Women’s Expo is one of 10 special events that Surf City has held since its inception. Some are big, some are small, and each is special for what it offers. Some of those occasions include an Easter egg hunt, Arbor Day Celebration, and National Day of Prayer. Surf City Parks and Recreation has shown movies, held concerts and featured an Independence Day celebration. Additionally, the fall festival, Christmas tree lighting and breakfast with Santa are all events that Surf City Parks and Recreation has been offering or worked with the town of Surf City to offer every year since 2007. Since then, they have added, changed, and even done away with some events along the way. “We are an everc h a n g i n g , ve r y dynamic department that is devoted to providing good, clean, family fun,” said Grubb. “We truly enjoy the Women’s Expo. Our staff puts a lot of time and effort into making all of our events the best they can be, and the Expo is no different. We are thrilled that we continue to fill with vendors each year. We are delighted that some vendors choose to come year after year and equally pleased that we have new vendors each year, making each Expo special. I am honored to once again be a part of the ninth annual Surf City Women’s Expo – our area’s ultimate girls’ day out. Whether you are visiting, sponsoring, setting up a booth, volunteering or working, we could not have done it without you. Thank you for participating.” The Women’s Expo will be held at 201 Community Center Drive in Surf City. For more information, contact Kristie Grubb at (910) 328-4887 or email her at kgrubb@townofsurfcity.com.

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A Celtic walk through Lent, part three

God is found most in the ordinary and everyday By Dr. Ray W. Mendenhall Contributing Writer

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THEM OF 'OD S PRESENCE AND grace. They believed that God could be found and encountered in the ordinary as much as in the sacred and religious, so they turned even their most basic and ordinary tasks into sacred acts practiced before and in the presence of God. As you read and reflect on the scripture this week, Consider ways you can live more AWARE OF 'OD S PRESENCE IN all that you do. Close each day with this prayer: Open me to Your Presence, Lord, even in the smallest actions of my life. Scripture Sunday: Luke 8:16 Bring light to others through your work today. Monday: Luke 13:18-19 Plant a seed to grow someTHING GOOD FOR 'OD S CREATION

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Saturday March 14 s3aint John Missionary Baptist Church will hold a Black History Celebration Mar. 14 starting at 5 p.m. The theme is One Day At A Time. Reverend Franklin Faison, pastor of Saint John Missionary Baptist Church 304 Kenan Loop Road, Wallace. Guest Minister Reverend Nick Jackson, Goldsboro. Come out and be blessed in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Special music by the St. Phillip AME Church youth choir, the Williams Family and more. Sunday March 15 s4HE 5SHERS -INISTRY OF -T 0ISGAH -ISSIONARY Baptist Church will celebrate their anniversary Mar. 15 during the 11 a.m. worship service. The public is invited to attend. The church is located at 312 N. Wright Street, Burgaw. s-ACEDONIA ! - % #HURCH WILL OBSERVE &AMILY and Friends Day Mar. 15 at 11 a.m. The speaker for the occasion is Reverend Oliver Banks. Reverend Banks is a former pastor of St. Paul A.M.E Church, Kenly and Bethel A.M.E Church, Selma. located in the Northern District. He is currently pastoring in the Western District of North Carolina. He is a former chaplain of North Carolina State Prison, Raleigh. The Macedonia Family invites everyone to worship, fellowship and dine on this occasion. Wednesday March 18 s3PRING 2EVIVAL AT THE -T 0ISGAH -ISSIONARY Baptist Church. Guest speaker is Rev. Dr. Jerry Corbett. Services Mar. 18-20 at 7:30 p.m. nightly. Saturday March 21 s4HE 2OCKY 0OINT 5NITED -ETHODIST #HURCH WILL hold a yard sale beginning at 9 a.m. Brats will be on the grill for sale. All proceeds go to the outreach fund to give to organizations in Pender County. Sunday March 22 s4HE ADULT CHOIR OF THE (AMPSTEAD "APTIST Church, 67 Factory Road, Hampstead will present a dramatic musical for Easter, Jesus, Son of God, on Sunday Mar. 22 at 6 p.m.

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FRIENDLY COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH

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

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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

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MISSION BAPTIST CHURCH

607 S. Walker Street • Burgaw, NC 28425

Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday Evening Dinner at 6:00 p.m. and classes at 6:45 p.m.

FAITH HARBOR UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

54 Camp Kirkwood Rd. • Watha, NC 28478 • 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.

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BURGAW UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

110 E. Bridgers Street, Burgaw, NC 28425 • 910-259-2295 Sunday School: 10:00 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m.

JORDANS CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

4670 Stag Park Rd. • Burgaw, NC 28425 • 910-259-5735 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. • Currie, NC 28435

CENTERVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH

Sunday School: 10 a.m. Worship Service: 11 a.m. Wednesday Prayer Service & Children’s Bible Study: 7:00 p.m.

200 E. Fremont St. • Burgaw, NC 28425

Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Worship: 11:00 a.m. Sunday Evening Discipleship Training: 6:00 p.m. Pastor Lamont Hemminger

ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER CATHOLIC CHURCH

RILEY’S CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH

28396 Hwy. 210 W. • Currie (1/2 mile from Moores Creek Battlefield)

BURGAW PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

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

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Jim Herchenhahn / Pastor WATHA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Worship Services: 8:30 a.m. & 10:50 a.m. Youth each Sunday at 6:00 p.m. 160 Camp Kirkwood Road, Watha, NC 910-470-4436 Pastor John Fedoronko Wednesday evenings: Meal at 6:00 p.m. / Study for all ages 7:00 p.m. Adult Bible Study: 9:30-10:15 a.m. Children’s Biblical Studies (ages 3-12) from 10:45-11:30 a.m. Worship: 10:30-11:30 a.m. Men’s Breakfast, 2nd Sunday of Each Month, 8-9 a.m. WESTVIEW UNITED Ladies’ Circle, 2nd Monday of Each Month, 6:30-8 p.m. METHODIST CHURCH Choir Practice & Bible Study, Tues., 7:30-9 p.m. Youth Group Every Other Wed. 6-7:30 p.m. 5610 Hwy. 53 W • Burgaw, NC 28425 (Across from Pender High) Pastor Judy Jeremias ROCKY POINT UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m.

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Rev. Bill Braswell

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1303 Hwy. 117 • Burgaw, NC • 910-259-2601

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

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Saint Patrick’s Day recipes

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(APPY 3T 0ATRICK S $AY Even those who are not Irish like to place a green shamrock inside their hearts for the day. A corned beef meal or sandwich is the feast of the day for many, and there are several Irish pubs in Wilmington, so enjoy! The people in Ireland do not customarily eat corned beef and cabbage for their St. PatRICK S $AY DINNER BELOW IS A recipe for short ribs with stout that they might make instead. Corned beef was considered survival meat for them in the hard times, yet Americans find that corned beef and cabbage is the way to celebrate the day in the USA. The Irish Potato soup is a nice meal for a cold day served along with some Irish soda bread and butter. The chocolate bread pudding is a delightful dessert and especially when served warm along with an Irish coffee. The Irish soda bread is one of my favorite recipes that I have been making for years and giving to bake sales. It is always sold out. I like to add a little extra sugar to the recipe. The bread goes well for breakfast or teatime with some Irish butter and some homemade strawberry or peach jam. Enjoy.

Irish potato soup 2 m e d i u m swe e t o n i o n s, sliced LEEK SLICED OPTIONAL 1 stalk celery, chopped 2 tablespoons butter 2 pounds white potatoes, sliced Âź-inch thick, about 5-6 cups 3 c u p s ch i cke n b ro t h o r stock 3 cups milk Salt and fresh ground black pepper, to taste 1 cup light cream or half-andhalf 6 slices smoked bacon, crisply fried and crumbled Chopped chives, for garnish if desired In a large saucepan, sautĂŠ the onions, celery, and leeks in melted butter until soft, but not browned. Peel and thinly slice the potatoes and add to the saucepan. Pour milk and chicken broth over the potatoes, cover, and simmer on low for 35-50 minutes or until the potatoes are tender. Remove from heat and, in batches, pour soup into a blender or food processor and puree. Return soup to saucepan and add cream and return to low heat. Allow to heat through, but do not let the soup boil. Serve hot with crumbled bacon and some chopped chives. Grandma Hope’s Irish soda bread I prefer to make this bread without the caraway seeds, but for those lovers of caraway seeds, by all means add them to the flour. 3½ cups unbleached all-purpose flour ½ cup granulated sugar ½ teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1½ cups seedless dark raisins 1 tablespoon caraway seeds /PTIONAL

1½ cups milk mixed with 1tablespoon vinegar 2 large eggs 1 tablespoon melted butter Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a large bowl whisk together flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Stir in raisins, and if desired, caraway seeds, and mix to evenly coat raisins. In a small bowl whisk together eggs, milk, and melted butter. Pour over dry ingredients and mix until moistened. Pour batter into a greased 8½ or 9-inch loaf pan, or use five baby loaf pans. Bake large loaf in a 375degree oven for about an hour or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out dry. If using small pans, bake about 30 minutes. Slow cooker stout braised short ribs Serves 4 to 6. 4 pounds bone-in beef short ribs, well trimmed Salt and fresh ground black pepper, to taste 1 tablespoon canola oil 8 slices smoked bacon, cut into small pieces 1 large sweet onion, halved and cut into slices 1 tablespoon ketchup 2 tablespoons all-pur pose flour 1 12-ounce bottle Irish stout 1 cup beef broth 2 bay leaves 2 tablespoons dried parsley flakes Season ribs with salt and pepper. In a skillet over medium high heat place oil and heat. Cook ribs in batches turning to brown all sides. Transfer each batch to slow cooker. Wipe skillet clean with paper towels. Cook bacon in skillet over medium heat until crisp, stirRING OCCASIONALLY $RAIN ON paper towels, reserving one

tablespoon drippings in skillet. Add onion to skillet; cook and stir until softened. Add ketchup, flour, salt and pepper, to taste, cook and stir for two minutes, pour into slow cooker over ribs. Remove skillet from heat and pour in stout, stirring to scrape up browned bits. Pour over short ribs in slow cooker. Add bacon, broth, and bay leaves. Cover; on low for eight hours. Skim fat from cooking liquid. Remove and discard bay leaves; stir in parsley. Serve hot with cooked noodles or mashed potatoes. Irish chocolate bread pudding I like to use Brioche bread for this recipe. 10 slices day old bread, cubed, about six cups 2 12-ounce cans evaporated milk 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate morsels 6 large eggs, beaten ž cup granulated sugar Pinch of salt 2/3 cup Irish cream liqueur or Irish cream coffee creamer Whipped cream, if desired Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking dish. Place bread cubes in prepared baking dish. In a saucepan heat evaporated milk over medium high heat; bring just to a boil. Remove from heat. Add 1½ cups chocolate morsels; whisk until smooth. In a large bowl whisk together eggs, sugar, liqueur, and salt. Slowly add milk mixture whisking until smooth. Pour this over bread; pressing bread with the back of a spoon into the milk mixture. Bake for 35-45 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Top pudding with remaining ½ cup chocolate morsels. Serve warm with some whipped cream.

Free tax preparation for Pender County residents AARP Tax-Aide volunteers will soon begin preparing and electronically filing Federal and North Carolina state income tax returns for 2014 for residents of Hampstead and Pender County. All services are free of charge. Trained and IRS certified volunteers will answer your questions and prepare your personal tax retur ns then electronically file them. AARP Tax-Aide is a free nationwide service that provides high quality income tax assistance and free federal and state tax preparation, including electronic filing. The service is free. Volunteers are certified to prepare most common personal income taxes. They are not permitted to prepare returns for businesses with more than $10,000 in expenses or with losses, complicated investment reporting, rental property with depreciation, and certain other complicated tax matters. The service will be offered in a new location this year, in the Fellowship Hall at Topsail Presbyterian Church, 16249 S. Hwy. 17 each Monday and Wednesday afternoon from 1:30-5:30 p.m., beginning Feb. 2. Taxpayers need to bring the

following items: s 0ICTURE )$ ADDRESS AND local phone number. s 3OCIAL 3ECURITY CARDS AND date of birth for self, spouse and all dependents. s 7AGE STATEMENTS 7 S AND S FROM ALL EMPLOYERS for the year. s 2ETIREMENT 3OCIAL 3ECUrity, and/or Railroad Retirement statements. s )NTEREST DIVIDEND AND final brokerage statements. s #HARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS medical expenses and real estate property taxes you paid in &OR THOSE WHO ITEMIZE Bring your 2013 tax return and any other tax documents related to 2014. To have the Affordable Care Act portion of your return completed, you may need to have some specific documentation on 2014 health care coverage for you, your spouse and dependents. If you, your spouse and dependents were covered all of 2014 by Medicare, Medicaid, employer provided health insurance or health insurance you purchased from an insurance provider, you will not need any additional documentation. If you or your spouse or any dependent were not covered by health insurance all year, or purchased health insurance on the Marketplace/Exchange

run by the state or federal government, then you will need additional documentation. At a minimum, Form 1095-A issued by the Marketplace/ Exchange and the specific months you, your spouse and dependents were not covered by health insurance. If you purchased insurance on the Marketplace/Exchange you should receive Form 1095-A by Jan. 31. If you were not covered by health insurance for some or all of 2014 you may be required to make a Shared Responsibility Payment with your tax return. Saint Patrick’s Day Dinner The Knights Of Columbus along with The Catholic $AUGHTERS WILL HAVE THEIR ANNUAL 3AINT 0ATRICK S $AY $INNER -AR FROM p.m. at All Saints Church in Hampstead located at 18737 U.S. Hwy. 17 North. On the menu will be corned beef, cabbage, carrots, potatoes and bread, along with a selection of beverages, and desert. Take-out plates are also available. There will be a 50/50 raffle and a beautiful basket of cheer. Come join in for great social event and great food. Tickets will be limited to 300 so buy early. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased by calling Tom at 910-741-8007 or

207-272-8805. Tickets will also be available at the door. Emergency food, shelter funds available Pender County has been awarded federal funds made AVAILABLE THROUGH THE $EPARTment of Homeland Security $(3 AND THE &EDERAL %MERgency Management Agency &%-! UNDER THE EMERGENCY food and shelter national board program. Pender County will receive $ 27,360 to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in the county. The selection was made by a national board that IS CHAIRED BY $(3 AND &%-! and consists of representatives from American Red Cross, Catholic Charities USA, National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA, The Jewish Federations of North America, The Salvation Army, and, United Way Worldwide. The local board was charged to distribute funds appropriated by Congress to help expand the capacity of food and shelter programs in high-need areas around the country. A local board made up of United Way, Pender Christian Services, Pender Adult Ser-

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Thursday, March 12 s4HE +IWANIS #LUB OF (AMPSTEAD WILL MEET AT 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 4HURSDAY AND &RIDAY FROM 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 #OUNCIL MEETS -AR P M AT THE town hall. Friday March 13 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. Wednesday March 18 s!LCOHOLICS !NONYMOUS WILL MEET FROM P M AT THE 3URF #ITY #OMMUNITY #ENTER #OMMUNITY #ENTER $R #ALL 328.4887 for more information s4HE #OASTAL 0ENDER 2OTARY #LUB MEETS EACH 7EDNESDAY AT P M AT #HRISTOPHER S /LD 0OINT #OUNTRY #LUB #OUNTRY #LUB $RIVE (AMPSTEAD Thursday, March 19 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 4HURSDAY AND &RIDAY FROM 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 March 20 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. Tuesday April 14 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 $ETACHMENT IS ALWAYS LOOKING FOR NEW MEMBERS TO HELP IN continuing the mission. Monday April 20 4HE 0ENDER #OUNTY %XTENSION -ASTER 'ARDENER S WILL hold a plant clinic April 20 from 10:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. The clinic is open to the public to answer all garden questions. There will also be an ongoing presentation of Snakes In Your Garden - What You Need to Know and $O #OME ASK YOUR QUESTIONS AT THE (AMPSTEAD ,IBRARY

Send all community calendar information to posteditor@post-voice.com vices, Inc., Safe Haven, and Catholic Charities will determine how the funds awarded to Pender County are to be distributed among the emergency food and shelter programs run by local service agencies in the area. The local board is responsible for recommending agencies to receive these funds and any additional funds made available under this phase of the program. Under the terms of the grant from the national board, local agencies chosen to receive FUNDS MUST BE PRIVATE VOLuntary non-profits or units of GOVERNMENT BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE FEDERAL FUNDS HAVE AN ACCOUNTING SYSTEM PRACTICE NONDISCRIMINATION HAVE demonstrated the capability to deliver emergency food and/ OR SHELTER PROGRAMS AND IF

they are a private voluntary ORGANIZATION HAVE A VOLUNTARY board. Qualifying agencies are urged to apply. Pender County has distributed emergency food and shelter funds previously with Pender Christian Services, Pender Adult Services, Inc., Safe Haven, and Catholic Charities participating. These agencies were responsible for providing more than 7,000 meals and 750 nights of lodging and utility assistance in Pender County. Public or private voluntary agencies interested in applying for emergency food and shelter program funds can contact 7ESLEY " $AVIS LOCAL BOARD chair at P. O. Box 1251 Burgaw, NC 28425 for an application. The deadline for applications to be received is Mar. 16.

GOP Convention Pender County Republican Party Saturday, March 21, 2015 Registration 9:00 A.M. Convention Begins at 10:00 A.M. Pender County Hampstead Annex 15060 Hwy. 17, Hampstead, NC 28443

All Registered Republicans are Invited For more information call Bob Muller, 910-270-3840 or email pender.GOP@gmail.com Paid for by the Pender County Republican Party.

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