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Pender in the playoffs The Pender High School Patriot cagers knocked Trask out of the state playoffs and advanced to the next round. Read more on page 1B
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School officials to meet with BOC Mar. 16 to seek funding By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher
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Students at South Topsail Elementary School rush off the starting line for the annual Stingray Shuffle half-mile run last Saturday. The event was moved from the morning to afternoon after a school make-up day was scheduled for Saturday. See more photos of the event on page 4C and on Facebook.
Engineered beach is designed to slow wave action
Topsail Beach’s renourishment work is ‘benchmark project’ By Tammy Proctor Post & Voice Staff Writer When it comes to beach nourishment, the Town of Topsail Beach could write the “how to” book. Topsail Beach has a year-round population of approximately 500 residents. In the summer, the population grows significantly. Residents and visitors come for the beaches and the sound and all amenities the water has to offer. The town’s beaches and waterway will have plenty to offer, thanks to the nourishment project. “This is a benchmark project,” said Chris Gibson, the president of TI Coastal. He is also the engineer on the project. TI Coastal, Inc., the town’s engineering contractor, has worked with Topsail Beach for more than 4 years. This project is “most unique,” said Gibson. Topsail Beach’s project is the first to utilize legislation sponsored by state legis-
lators Harry Brown, Chris Millis, and Bill Rabon. “This is the first time the state costsharing fund with a beach renourishment component has been used,” said Gibson. TI Coastal’s staff has successfully completed the first beach nourishment project in Topsail Beach’s history. Yet, beach nourishment started back in 2003 when housing values started to increase. Topsail Beach leaders set aside 4 cents of every 1 one-hundredth of valuation for a beach fund. As property valuations fluctuated, pennies were being accumulated. Topsail Beach’s beach nourishment projects have not caused an increase in property taxes. “In 2010 to 2011, we put 1 million tons of sand on the beach,” said Julian Bone, a town commissioner. Topsail Beach has an “engineered beach” in which wave action is slowed. “It’s simple physics,” said Bone. “We constructed a long sloping beach so that
the waves break out in the water. The wave energy dissipates.” When Hurricane Irene struck the region in 2011, Topsail Beach suffered some damage, but the engineered beach qualified the town for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) monies to rebuild. The Town of Topsail Beach was paid $6 million in FEMA money. The town put approximately 300,000 yards of sand to repair damaged areas. Using the FEMA money, plus funds from the state dredging fund, the town has been able to fund the dredging project that started last November. “Today our beach is 150 yards wide, with good dune structure, and a 4-foot sloop,” said Bone. “The dredging deepens New Topsail Inlet and cleared sand from Topsail Creek, and Banks Channel.” “The quality of sand is very good,” said Gibson. “It is uniquely finer, uniform in size and it behaves differently.” Topsail Inlet is 150 feet wide and 17 feet
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The Pender County Board of Education gave a nod Monday night with an option to purchase a tract of land off Atkinson Loop Road in Surf City for a new school. The exact cost of the 97-acre property depends on the amount of usable land located on the tract. The contract price is $10,000 per usable acre. Land that cannot be developed will not be included in the sale. “Right now we are working out the easements to the property. We have several options for getting into the property,” said school board member Tom Roper. “One of the options is more attractive – it’s a little longer and would allow us to stretch out traffic and pick up lines better.” School officials will meet with Pender County Commissioners at the board’s Mar. 16 meeting to ask for funding for the land purchase. “We don’t have a penny for funding yet. We are hoping we can get this ball rolling. They can’t release any bonds until they get a project and we have projects ready to go,” Roper said. “We continue to get overcrowded, and the cost of money continues to potentially go up and we want to get this moving.” The school board also approved design contracts for bond projects with three architectural firms. Little and Associates will design construction projects for Burgaw Middle, Cape Fear Elementary, Cape Fear Middle, Pender High, and West Pender Middle for a total of $1.2 million. SfL+a Architects will design the Penderlea project for $1.5 mission, and LS3P will be the architectural firm to design the new Surf City school for $1.7 million.
Fugitive arrested in Surf City From Staff Reports U.S. Marshals arrested a man in Surf City wanted on drug charges in Virginia. James Roberts, 28, was wanted out of Fanquier County, Virginia for manufacturing meth at a residence. The U.S. Marshals set up surveillance last night outside the Gateway Apartments near the Family Dollar on N.C. Hwy.. 50. Reports say Roberts was arrested at the apartments about 9:30 a.m. Tuesday morning. According to Surf City police, Roberts told authorities he had a car that was being used as a mobile meth lab, prompting police to secure the vehicle and block off the area around the car.
Burgaw Walmart begins hiring By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher The new Burgaw Walmart has begun taking employment applications, according to Rosemary Pittman, manager of the Burgaw office of the N.C. Division of Workforce Solutions. “I met with the new store manager and they are taking applications now and we are helping people with that in our office,” Pittman said. “They will start interviewing in the next week or so and start the hiring process. They plan to have employees on board in mid-April to help get the store ready to open in May.” Pittman says anyone wanting to apply should come to the Burgaw employment office. About 80 employees will be hired, and the base pay is $10 per hour and up.
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Arrest report Ernest Andrews, 37, 5658 Malpass Corner Road, Currie. Misdemeanor probation violation. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated with no bond listed. Richard Allen Cate, 62, 1726 Murraytown Road, Burgaw. Failure to yield at yield sign, resisting, obstruct, and delay of officer, exceeding safe speed. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $1,000 secured bond. Andrea Laree Dixon, 42, 281 Wallace Airport Rd, Wallace. Simple assault. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $1,000 secured bond. Aaron Jerome Ennis, 26, 607 Cosin Road, Burgaw. Driving while impaired, reckless driving to endanger. Arrest by N.C. State Highway Patrol. Released under $1,600 secured bond. Jennifer Annette Fink, 27, 3814 Pinywoods Rd., Burgaw. Misdemeanor probation violation. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released with no bond listed. Deborah Faye Frazier, 58, 547 King Drive, Hampstead. Simple assault. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $10,000 secured bond. Reginald Elias Gagnier, Jr., 22, 192 Borough Spur Rd., Currie. Misdemeanor probation violation, felony probation violation out of county. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $30,000 secured bond. Patrick Greene, 21, 56 Greybeard Drive, Rocky Point. Misdemeanor probation violation. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated with no bond listed. Jamie Lee Gunn, 51, 7151 Stag Park Road, Burgaw. Simple assault. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $1,000 secured bond. James Larry Henry, 29, 5925 Bell Williams Road, Currie. Misdemeanor probation violation. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated with no bond listed. Jordan Wade Hinkle, 24, 106 Oriole Drive, Hampstead. Driving while impaired, speeding. Arrest by N.C. State Highway Patrol. Released under $1,000 secured bond. Michael House, 20, 181 Asa Lane, Rocky Point. Possession of marijuana (simple) (2 counts), Possession of drug paraphernalia (2 counts). Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $600 secured bond. Andrew Lee Huff, 31, 1511 N. New River Drive, Surf City. Communicating threats (domestic). Arrest by Surf City Police Department. Released with no bond listed. Johnnie Montaz Jackson, 23, 740 New Road, Burgaw. Manufacture marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, resisting, obstruct and delay of officer, felony possession of marijuana, possession with intent to sell, manufacture and deliver marijuana, injury to personal property, felony probation violation. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $45,000 secured bond. David Marc Jones, 22, 5691 Englishtown Road, Willard.
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Driving while impaired. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released with no bond listed. Martin Scott Lambert, 53, 15504 Hwy. 210 W., Rocky Point. Felony larceny, felony possession of stolen goods. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released with no bond listed. George Allen McCauley, 33, 608 Harrell Road, Burgaw. Surrender of surety. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $600 secured bond. Patriscia M Morgan, 34, 81 Rooster Tail Trail, Burgaw. Embezzlement (13 counts), obtain property under false pretense (13 counts). Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $325,000 secured bond. Antonio Caron Murray, 26, 4985 Hwy 53, Burgaw. Misdemeanor probation violation. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released with no bond listed. Billy Joe Robinson, 41, 385 Newkirk Rd., Burgaw. Driving while impaired. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released with no bond listed. Fernando Chavez Sanchez, 23, 121 Everette Rd. 15, Rocky Point. Assault with a deadly weapon (3 counts), Misdemeanor probation violation (4 counts), felony larceny of motor vehicle, felony possession of stolen goods. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated with no bond listed. Teliya Jean Scott, 19, 118 Center Drive, Hampstead. Possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, speeding, reckless driving to endanger. Arrest by N.C. State Highway Patrol. Released under $1,200 secured bond. Jordan Malic Steen, 17, 21 Lucille’s Place, Burgaw. Felony breaking and/ or entering, larceny after breaking and entering, felony possession of stolen goods. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released with no bond listed. Lisa Marie Stonehill, 31, 30 Kelash Road, Rocky Point. Driving while impaired, driving while license revoked not impaired driving, safecracking, possession of heroin, possession of drug paraphernalia, felony breaking and/ or entering, felony larceny, felony possession of stolen goods/property. Incarcerated under $127,000 secured bond. Richard Joseph Turner, 36, 325 Woodpecker Parkway, Rocky Point. Reckless driving to endanger, license not in possession, driving while impaired, designated lane violation. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $1,200 secured bond. Talis Watkins, 25, 8995 NC 50 Hwy. Maple Hill. Trafficking in cocaine. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated with no bond listed. James Curtis Wilkins, 34, 199 Lanier Ave., Rocky Point. Misdemeanor probation violation. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $5,000 secured bond. Information taken from reports from county municipal police departments, Highway Patrol, and the Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Arrest reports are public record. Not all arrests result in a determination of guilt.
Deputy arrested From Staff Reports Donovan Ray Ramos, 25, was arrested Feb. 26 in Pender County, according to a New Hanover County Sheriff ’s Office news release. Ramos is a New Hanover County Sheriff ’s deputy. Ramos was arrested and charged with assault on a female and released from the Pender County jail on a $500 bond. The New Hanover County release says Ramos, who is part of the Sheriff ’s patrol divi-
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deep at low tide after the current dredging. The sand was removed from the inlet by crews aboard The Charleston, owned by Norfolk Dredging. The dredge “swept” across sections of the inlet floor, pulling sand into underwater pipes. The pipes carried the sand onto shore at Topsail Beach, under streets, and across the island to the oceanfront. Heavy equipment moved the sand and graded the beaches. “We used a dredge in 20102011,” Bone recalled. “That was Chris’ idea. The first project was up near Queen’s Grant at Spoil Island. He
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Donovan Ray Ramos sion, is on administrative leave pending an investigation. brought in a 400 ton dredge. It was unique engineering, but he came in on target on the budget.” Topsail Beach has also benefitted from the Topsail Island Shoreline Protection Committee, an organization comprised of representatives from all three towns. “Through the Shoreline Protection Committee we were able to hire a lobbyist and work with local legislator Harry Brown,” said Bone. “It was because of the committee that we were able to get a dredging bill through the state legislators.” The state cost sharing plan utilizes an $8 million fund for shallow drafts. The money came from .5 cent of the state gas tax and boater registration fees.
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Hampstead Kiwanis and Women’s Club join for charity event
Souper Supper brings community together By Lori Kirkpatrick Contributing Writer The Hampstead Women’s Club and Hampstead Kiwanis Club sponsored its third annual Community Souper Supper Feb. 27. The event, held at Hampstead Women’s Club Building, dinner provided a warm and welcoming opportunity for members of the community to gather to enjoy a variety of more than 20 homemade soups, a salad, and bread. An ice cream sundae bar was also provided for dessert. Subway donated freshly baked bread and the Hampstead Hess station donated condiments. Local grocery stores including Lowe’s Foods, Harris Teeter and Food Lion donated gift cards for purchasing needed items. The gathering served as a joint fundraiser to provide a total of eight scholarships for both Topsail High and Heide Trask High School seniors. Pat Truscello, President of the Hampstead Women’s Club, explained how the fundraiser got started. “The Souper Supper first began as an idea of bringing the community together, and a way for the Kiwanis Club and the Women’s Club to raise money for its children’s charities. We just thought that it is such a warm and welcoming thing to do, to offer soup and bread.� Diane Mangus, a member of the women’s club, said members of the Hampstead community look forward to the event. “I was here last year, and so many people who came in said, ‘This is wonderful. We wish you’d do this once a month. There are a lot of
good homemade soups, it was very well-attended, and everyone seemed to enjoy it,� said Mangus. The Hampstead Women’s Club, a nonprofit organization, was founded in 1959 and was established to serve our community. Its mission is to be good stewards of the generous donations of our community, and to offer a quality thrift store to benefit our community. The women’s club is always in need of volunteers. Membership to the club is open to both women and men over the age of 18. Annual dues are $15 per year and require a minimum of 6 hours per month of volunteering in the thrift store or $25.00 for social membership. The Hampstead Women’s Club operates the Hampstead Thrift Store, located at 14435 U.S. Hwy 17. The proceeds from the thrift store are given to community organizations, students and schools. The Hampstead community donates gently used clothing, shoes, purses, jewelry, furniture, baby items, books and housewares to the store. The volunteers of the women’s club sort through the donated items and display select items for sale. The club also owns and operates the Hampstead Women’s Club Building, which is beside the thrift store. The building is available for rent for family reunions, bridal showers, weddings and special events. The Hampstead Kiwanis Club is also involved in a variety of projects that involve fundraising, community service, and assisting children locally and worldwide. In addition to all the improvements made to Kiwanis Park, the
group sponsors the Turkey Trot and Trick-or-Treat in the Park. Kiwanis participates in the Adopt-A-Highway program, makes donations to the Waccamaw Boys and Girls Home, and assists Eagle Scout candidates with projects. Last year they held spaghetti dinners, an Easter Egg Hunt, and several Turkey Trot at the Park Peanut Sales Events. They participated in a Wine and Dine Fundraiser, Kiwanis One Day and a Harlem Ambassadors Basketball Extravaganza Fundraiser. They have supported a variety of youth programs, sponsored North Topsail Elementary School and Topsail Elementary School K-Kids Programs, and Builders Club at Topsail Middle School. Members also proctored EOG Testing and judged Senior Projects at THS. The Kiwanis Club helps with community Christmas family assistance projects and supports Meals on Wheels. They donate school supplies to local elementary schools and provide concessions for area youth sports. They donate to Project Eliminate, providing tetanus immunizations to pregnant mothers, as well. The annual dinner has become a way for the two clubs to collaborate in an enjoyable way while meeting the needs of the community. “The Souper Supper is a way to bring us all together, and for members to meet their community - the people who patronize us in the thrift store and who support the children’s charities. Yes, we make money, but that’s not the ultimate goal. The ultimate goal is just to have a nice gathering of our neighbors and friends,� said Truscello.
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Friends of Topsail Library promote vision of new Hampstead branch By Ashley Jacobs Post & Voice Staff Writer
we can,� Sevek said. Their cash typically goes toward children and adult programs throughout the year, including meetthe-author events. But as the population has increased over the years, so has the need for bigger, better space and programs according to Sevek. “Our population has expanded and the growth which isn’t going to stop anytime soon as the recent construction of 4 new schools with another in process testifies. There is no question that we need a new library to adequately house and meet the needs of children and adults in our community.� The building has just one small meeting room and limited space for books and technology Sevek called unacceptable for the amount of people visiting the library on a daily basis. Sevek said the Friends of the Library group is trying to build on the success of the Gover nment Annex transformation by placing a large sign near an old ball field just past the annex announcing the future site of the Topsail Regional Library. “The sign, we hope will draw attention to the vision of a new Regional Library to be built in Eastern Pender County. As a representative of the Friends of the Hampstead Library, I can tell you our organization is very enthusiastic about a new library facility that better meets the needs of our community. Topsail Township Friends of the Library has established a special fund
Pender County adds unique beauty to the cape fear. New, clean buildings pe ppered between historical structures and subtle updates to old buildings show there is a respect for history yet a willingness to change when needed. This is especially so in Hampstead, as Maggie Sevek pointed out. “The preservation of the old school [in the heart of Hampstead] with 21st century updates reflects Hampstead’s respect for its history and a commitment to responsible development,� she said. Sevek was refer ring to an old brick school house transformed into the Pender County Government Annex. She sits on the Board of the Topsail Township Friends of the Library Hampstead Branch as the Publicity and Special Event Chair Person, but she has her eye on a problem. “O ur library is u n de r stress because of its size and the growing size of our population in Hampstead,� she said. But it is a problem that can be alleviated in her eyes. Sevek argued that by building Photo contributed a new library the county can The Hampstead Women’s Club and Hampstead Kiwnis join together to raise money for accommodate the immediate need for more space. Friends local projects at the Souper Supper. of the Library is a non-profit support group and can’t possibly provide all of the funds needed for construction. “We help fund the purchase Who says a business meet- and we are going to dance to attend,� said Proctor. “We will ing can’t be fun? The Greater fun, beach music provided by conduct business, make im- of books and any other supTopsail Area Chamber of DJ Chris James.� portant announcements, and port that may be needed. We Commerce & Tourism will The theme of this year’s have an entertaining evening hold fundraisers as often as prove business and pleasure event is “We Market Para- at the same time.� Proctor said the event is can mix. The Chamber will dise.� The doors will open at 6:30 the perfect evening for our conduct their annual general membership business meet- p.m. Upon arrival guests will local folks to get dressed up, ing April 17 at Mainsail Res- have photos taken before a enjoy the fellowship of other We’re now on taurant’s Commodore Room. colorful, surfboard backdrop. business owners, and dance “According to our by-laws Dinner will be served at 7 p.m. the night away. we must have a general mem- After a short business meetThe cost of the event is bership business meeting ing, disc jockey Chris James, $30. Tickets are now availeach April,� said Tammy who is favored by the Jingle able from the Chamber office. Proctor, executive director. Bell Ball, will crank up the Credit cards accepted. For more information, call the “We will have a short business music. meeting but our meeting will “We encourage all members Chamber office at 910-329also include a buffet dinner and friends of the Chamber to 4446. Become a Fan!
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to support the projected new library building.� But they are in need of more financial support to reach out to Friends of the Library at 75 Library Drive in Hampstead, or call 270-4603 for more information.
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Be aware during tornado season
It’s the time of year when thoughts turn to baseball, Easter, warmer weather – and tornadoes. March is the start of spring tornado season in our state. North Carolina has the dubious honor of being one of the deadliest states for twisters, although we have far fewer than the famous places along the Midwestern “Tornado alley.” Our storms have a tendency The best thing we can to be short-lived, but inordido is to be aware during nately destructive and deadly. twister season. Pay attenEveryone looks at hurtion to weather broadcasts ricanes and (after the past couple years) ice storms as be- and messages. If you don’t ing major weather events, but have one, buy a weather there is ample evidence from radio and have it properly Atkinson to Topsail Beach programmed. Know the of the wrath of tornadoes best place to hide in your brought home to our county. home or outside, and What’s even more frightenmake sure your family is ing is that twisters come with similarly informed. comparatively little warning. Even though advanced warning systems have improved quite a bit in recent years, twisters are still the sneakiest of storms, and can strike with very little indication on a meteorologist’s radar screen. There is no such thing as a “mild” tornado. Something so small as a F1 can wreck a home, and an F2 can wipe out a neighborhood. Contrary to the old jokes, mobile homes don’t catch all the fury of a tornado, although they do seem to be disproportionately susceptible to damage from these intense storms. You can be hurt or killed in a frame house just as easily as in a trailer home. In each case, it’s vital to know where to hide to be safe. The best thing we can do is to be aware during twister season. Pay attention to weather broadcasts and messages. If you don’t have one, buy a weather radio and have it properly programmed. Know the best place to hide in your home or outside, and make sure your family is similarly informed. We can’t prevent tornadoes, but we can, with planning, prevent some tragedies that follow in their wake. A statewide drill will be held today (Wednesday) to test officials’ response and communications time, as well as to make sure the warning network is functioning properly. It’s a good time to take stock of your own situation, so you know for sure you’re ready if and when the winds of spring turn deadly.
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It’s all about the Nichol, not the dollar You’ve heard the spin the media, the progressives and the professors have put on the closing of the UNC Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity, but let’s step back and look at what this is and isn’t about. It’s not another attempt to impose a 1960s Speaker Ban Law passed to prohibit known Communists from speaking on campus. Director Gene Nichol still has his university job (even though UNC whistleblower Mary Willingham doesn’t). Even when Nichol likened Governor McCrory to racist governors Wallace, Faubus and Maddox and specifically criticized our Republican-led legislature he wasn’t fired. There is, however, an unexplained denial of the First Amendment rights to free speech. In direct violation of University policies on open meetings, the Poverty Center held at least two invitationonly events in which neither the media nor anyone not on the invite list were allowed to attend or report. Free speech must be a two-way street. And despite what a national group of professors is claiming, this isn’t an attempt to “deprive North Carolinians of critical research and education on poverty; chill academic freedom and inquiry; and hurt our law students who
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I graduated with flying colors from Defensive Driving School last month. I probably shouldn’t say flying since that’s what landed me in class “It’s simple physics. We constructed a long sloping beach so in the first place. that the waves break out in the water. The wave energy dissiI got a ticket doing 60 in a 45 pates.” on the island and I begged for Topsail Beach Commissioner Julian Bone on the town’s beach renourishment forgiveness. Needless to say, it project didn’t work. Even three days before Christmas, the officer “They plan to have employees on board in mid-April to help get wrote me a ticket, assuring me the store ready to open in May.” that all I had to do was appear Burgaw state employment office manager Rosemary Pittman on the new Burgaw in court, sign up for Defensive Walmart Driving School, complete it successfully and the charges would be dropped . “Can’t you just save us all the trouble?” I inquired, to no avail. I had always thought that Across the pond in Great When I warned my neighRobert Ruark’s anecdote Britain, there are parents bor to watch his speed in that about two very cruel medical area, he said, “You were going who don’t like their child. students was literary license how fast, where? You deserve This is obvious, since their until I met Miss Siffy. She baby’s name is 22 words long. it.” I realized he was right. was a perfect lady, down to Apparently they wanted to Though no one else said those the white gloves and lacehonor every grandparent, specific words to me, I got the desperately need and greatly aunt, uncle, sibling, cousin, veiled pillbox hat she wore look a few times as I shared my benefit from the real-world when she went to town. Her neighbor, and postman in the story with friends experience that internskin was the color of café au neighborhood, as well as the Now I get it. Sitting in court ing there provides.” We lait, and she looked so fragile for two hours was both edunight clerk at the local liquor hear these tired claims any one was hesitant to shake store. cational and entertaining. I time someone questions her hand, but there was steel thought I had arrived early, but When my wife was a social academia. Methinks they in that great-grandmother’s worker, she had a client – obviously others beat me to the protest too much. muscles, steel forged in the whose name she never dispunch. I was fifth in the line This closure is not about Depression and the early closed – who was named after outside the courtroom since dollars. Public dollars pay civil rights movement. every female relative on both every seat was taken an hour Nichol’s salary but no direct sides of her family. A total of Miss Siffy’s mother could before court called to order. taxpayer dollars have been neither read nor write, and 25 names. Poor child had a When I was invited in, I got used to support this center had the misfortune to require a front row seat, allowing ambad back in first grade from Jefferson Weaver for some years. It is possible carrying the load. emergency care at a rural ple opportunity for listening that public dollars have Take, for instance, the fading hospital staffed by somewhat and learning. The place was All my life, I’ve fought over indirectly been involved pop-tart, Gwyneth Paltrow. jaded Works Progress Admy name. My name is Jefferpacked, the mood melancholy but probably not to a great Aside from comparing her ministration (WPA) employson – not Jeffrey, or Jeffery. as each of us addressed the Disextent. life as a starlet to that of a ees who were unashamedly Nothing wrong with either trict Attorney with our preferThis is mostly another soldier on the front lines, racist. They took great pride variation, if one is named ence: convict, continue, or atdistraction from the core she’s been known to make a in creating unusual names Jeffrey or Jeffery. Shoot, I tend Defensive Driving School. mission of our public few fantastic faux pas from when filling out birth certifi- Seemed like a no brainer to me, don’t care if you’re named universities at a time when time to time, but in my opincates. Children were named Geoffrey. My name is Jefferand she obliged immediately, tuition costs have soared, ion, she ought not to have after body parts, illnesses, son. sending me to sign in with the when resources are scarce saddled her child with the and even venereal diseases. Jeffrey is derived from the registrar. and we need to be focused on Middle English, Teutonic and name of a fruit. This went on for a year I selected the Saturday how to best educate students. Gaelic, and means “God’s Several years ago, Ms. Palor two before someone in morning option in order to The Legislature had every trow proudly announced that Washington City realized Peace.” Jefferson, however, avoid driving to Jacksonville right to ask the University her firstborn’s name was – what was happening, and is a little more complex – after dark, and the class was and Board of Governors to Apple. Yep. Apple. reassigned the bigoted snobs. actually much more enlightdepending on which etymoexamine these centers. Such logical history you examine, Being a proper celebrity, she But for some folks, it was too ening and enjoyable than I a periodic review should be had to gush about the choice late. Some legally changed Jefferson can come from one anticipated. conducted on every aspect of of the “Choeff ” roots, meanon a television show, namely their names, or used nickOur instructor, a retired our universities. on Oprah. Ms. O asked about names, and some, like Miss ing trader, or as is often the probation officer, personalized This decision should be the name. Ms. Paltrow’s exact Siffy, simply used a shortcase, the first Jefferson was the content with statistics, based on an honest evaluwords – which I checked from ened version and held their the son “er” (of) Jeffrey. local logistics and recent exation of the work product several sources – were, and I heads high. When asked, she amples from our own commuWell, I am the son of Tom of the Poverty Center and quote: made no bones about her full nity. He framed our ‘Roadway and Lois, but that’s neither its staff. The latest annual “Right, well, um, basically it name—but if you ever menhere nor there. The Old Community’ as an arena we report we saw from their was because when we were tioned it after the conversaMan’s family had a passel of all experience every day and website was 2011-12. first pregnant, her daddy tion, you were never again al- share responsibility for keeptraders and merchants back Most of the data reported in Great Britain, as well as said, if it’s, basically one lowed to call her by anything ing safe. was from 2013 and seems day he just said if it’s a girl but her married name, which a few here in America, but What struck me most is how available elsewhere. Where I think her name should be I won’t use here, since she the deeds of those ancestors distracted we are as drivers and is the “critical research and Apple. And I just, it sounded still has some kinfolk alive. had little if any impact on the fact that using a cell phone, education” we would lose? so sweet, and it conjures such Although the interns were my parents’ choice of names. even hands free, quadruples What “academic freedom a lovely picture for me, you boors and cads at best, Miss Indeed, my name was an our chances of being involved and inquiry” would we miss? homage to two other, better know apples are so sweet and Siffy was a lady, through and in an accident. His platform What has this organization they’re wholesome, and it’s through. known relatives, one from and his passion were palpable, really accomplished since biblical and it’s just, they’re Sadly, there are actually each side of the family. and somewhat contagious, as it 2005? There isn’t much so, and I just thought it people who I fear would volMy name is Jefferson, but all made perfect sense. evidence of demonstrable sounded so lovely and ...” untarily name their children ever since I was a little kid, I guess I expected some sort results. Well. That’s perfectly clear. similarly. people have tried to make it of a hand slap, yet left the exAt almost 18 percent, Apple will have a battle overTake for example, these poor perience pleasantly surprised. “Jeffrey.” My name is someNorth Carolina’s poverty coming that name, but I hope kids whose names I gathered The irony is my enthusiasm for thing in which my parents rate is two percent higher the little California Dreamer from an online baby name taught me to take pride – I speaking these revelations into than the U.S. average. 41 per- ain’t quite so sure what some looks to a lady I met as an my phone on the way home so cent of single-parent famiexample. other folks were going for. I could share my story first Continued on page 7A lies with children, 36 percent hand. of low-income families with How often do you drive too jobs and a disproportionate fast? (Literally or figurativenumber of people of color ly?) We all do it and eventually live in poverty. These statiswe pay the price. Somehow, we tics haven’t changed much all end up getting exactly what since Democrats controlled we deserve. So slow down, pay the state in 2009. attention and enjoy the ride. This issue has become Thanks in advance for keepPublic opinion is welcome. Send your Letters to the Editor to P.O. Box 955, Burgaw, 28425 one about the Nichol, not the ing our Roadway Community or to posteditor@post-voice.com. Please include your address and phone number with your letter. dollar. If the Board of Goversafe. We reserve the right to reject letters we deem inappropriate, nors wanted to muzzle Gene Ostrishko is a speaker and or just can’t understand what you are trying to say. Nichol they badly miscalcucolumnist with for the Post & Unsigned letters will not be published. The opinions Voice. Contact her at www. expressed on the opinion pages are not necessarily the opinions of Post-Voice LLC. Continued on page 5A gailo.com.
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Newsings & Musings
By Edith Batson Post & Voice Staff Writer March already? Older people used to say that time hung heavy for them. My feeling is that time flies and there never are enough hours in the day. Of course it takes me half an hour to do what younger people might do in ten minutes. But, as long as the Lord gives me life, I intend to keep putting my feet on the floor, and getting out of bed, and using those feet for walking just as long as possible. The older I get, the more I realize that each day is a blessed gift from God, and I ask Him to help me use it wisely – although my efforts fall very short of the “wise use� part, I’m afraid. Book signing My friend called Friday and said “We need a chauffeur for tonight.� I asked where we were going. She had been invited to a book signing in Wilmington for Daniel Ray Norris of Carolina Beach. He is the son of Danny and Patricia Norris of Teachey. Patricia, Bobby Ives, Holly Horton, and I worked together at Pender Memorial Hospital for several years. So I called Holly, who very graciously said she would drive us. The signing was held at Cape Fear Community College in the renovated building on Front St. at Red Cross. Holly was a wonderful driver who navigated us in a parking garage just across the street, parked the car at Front Street level, and all we had to do was walk across the street to the beautiful two story glass entrance to the building. A handsome staircase led to the balconied mezzanine where the reception was being held. A debate about taking the elevator or stairs was quickly decided. We took the stairs, which offered a lovely view of the open area on the first floor. I must confess I decided to rest a minute halfway up, but the steps were close enough together to be very negotiable. We quickly found Patricia, who was delighted to see the former hospital gang. Soon a gentleman and his wife spoke to me, saying they remembered seeing me at John Averitt von Oesen’s funeral, as well as his son’s funeral just two weeks later at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Wilmington. His wife, the former Rebecca Thompson, was in college with Ann Mendenhall. Her husband, Mark, is one of the pastors at St. Paul’s. It was good to have a visit with them. Later when we spoke to
Patricia’s husband, Danny, he said “I remember having some good chicken at your house.� Of course I had no idea what kind of chicken I had served, but I decided it was a nice compliment. When we were headed to the author’s table, a gentleman touched my ar m and said “Dava said you were Edith Batson� He was David Warner, a former teacher at Burgaw Middle School. His wife, Bonnie, also taught there. Dava is their daughter, who was there with her husband, and her father. I did not recognize Dave because he had a beard. He said it was his winter covering for warmth and would come off in the summer. Bonnie was not with them because she had slipped on some ice – no broken bones – but she was sore from the fall. When we finally had an opportunity to speak to Daniel and his wife, Amy, who live at Carolina Beach, he said he remembered my going to his graduation party years ago. His mama probably “nudged� his memory about that. Anyway, since he knew I worked for the Pender-Topsail Post & Voice, he presented me with a copy of his book, a novel Cape Fear Blackwater Deep. Since this event happened Friday night, I have not had time to read the book, but I’m looking forward to it. On the back cover of the book was a short synopsis of the author: “Daniel Ray Norris is an author, biology teacher, graphic designer, photographer and publisher. The Cape Fear River and Northeast Cape Fear River have played a huge role in Daniel’s life. He has spent many hot summers and cold winter afternoons moving up and down these rivers. Daniel also collects vintage Apple computers and is president, graphic designer, and delivery boy at Slap Dash Publishing. Daniel is a proud North Carolina native and can trace his ancestry back to the pirate Blackbeard. Daniel and his Britt’s donut-crazed wife, Amy, live at Carolina Beach, near Snow’s Cut.� Daniel is also author of Britt’s Donuts- Forever Sweet and The Reluctant Hermit of Fort Fisher. Refreshments Patricia and Amy were in charge of food for the book-signing reception. Several tables of delicious finger foods beckoned us and held chicken salad on croissants, homemade tassies, decorated cupcakes, spinach and cheese
quiche mini cups, and many other foods. Yet another table held hot meatballs for guests’ enjoyment. When 8 p.m. came there was food left over, so Patricia invited us to take a plate of food home with us. My supper for two nights included delicious chicken salad sandwiches with raisins and nuts in it- plus nibbles of other finger foods. What a delightful evening our surprise trip turned out to be. With a great younger driver to get us to and from our destination, the pleasure of seeing old friends from the hospital, and having the pleasure of seeing Daniel, the author, and his lovely wife and other friends, it was a welcome girls night out. Adult fellowship group On Saturday night we had a fellowship group dinner at Burgaw Pres. Church. We meet four times a year with one-fourth of the members being on the host committee once a year. I happened to be on the one for Saturday night. Since Valentine’s Day had passed, the theme was St. Patrick’s Day. Each of the six tables had an oil-burning lamp with green Shamrocks around it. How delightful it was to think of the past when people had to see at night by these lamps only. It looked lovely in the church fellowship hall, but it must have been very hard to read or study by. Arthur said his job was to check the lamps every day and see that they had oil and wicks long enough to be used. The child’s song Give me oil in my lamp, oil in my lamp, oil in my lamp I pray just came to me as I was writing this. Do you remember that little song? After munching on a tray of fruits and ve getables, guests were served chicken chile, with cor nbread and condiments such as sour cream, tiny chopped onions, hot sauce, and others. A variety of desserts were served with coffee or water. Entertainment was furnished by Noah Harrell, who played flute and Ali Gayle, who played accordion and ukulele. It felt like we should get up and be dancing with the Gypsies. Remember the old movies in which Gypsies would travel and live in covered wagons. When they stopped for the night they would bring out their accordions and other portable instruments and make music for themselves and those in the communities. What an enjoyable way to be enter-
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than uniting and resolving this vexing problem. It’s about poverty, not Gene Nichol. If he is truly fervent about fighting poverty, he should remove himself from the fight. Then perhaps a new entity with less baggage could begin the process anew. Campbell is former as-
sistant 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.
Continued from page 4A lated. The resultant media coverage has brought even more attention to Nichol, but that spotlight reveals someone intent on criticizing and polarizing rather
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Pictured above are Holly Horton, Edith Batson, Daniel Norris, Bobby Ives, and Patricia Norris. Pictured below are Amy Norris, David Warner and Daniel Norris, and David’s daughter Dava Warner Vandall. tained. Noah is from Burgaw and Ali is from Edmonton, Canada. We loved hearing these talented musicians for the evening. On Sunday after church, it seemed like a good time to take a nap. But alas, Bobby wanted me to ride with her to Porter’s Neck to see a friend who had tripped and injured her hip. She was having rehab therapy there. We also saw a friend of hers from the Wallace Presbyterian Church, Edgar Wells, also there for rehab. Sympathy We were sorry to lear n of the death of Jan Brodmerkel’s mother, Jo Phillips of Spartanburg, S.C. She came to Burgaw to live for a while but was homesick for her hometown and friends there, so she moved back to S.C. We loved her and enjoyed knowing her while she was here. We extend our Christian sympathy to Jan, Scott and Anna Brodmerkel.
Joint Lenten Service Sunday, Mar. 8, we will have a joint Lenten Service at Maple Hill Presbyterian Church at 4 p.m. so people can get home before dark. Lent is such a powerful time in the life of our Lord Jesus Christ, who knew His goal in life was to die on the cross – although He had no sin – but we all did have sin- and He took our sins on Himself- so we could have
eternal life. Please plan to attend this special Service and let Jesus Christ know how much you appreciate the fact that He died for you and for me- who believe that He lived, He died and rose again- and lives. Hope to see you at Maple Hill Sunday at 4 p.m. God loves you. Everyone is welcome. Shalom!
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Education
CFCC update
Walking through history includes Penderlea museum
Cindy Horrell Ramsey CFCC Director of Community Enrichment Special to the Post & Voice With all this snow and bad weather soon to be just a memory, it’s time to look forward to some heartwarming learning opportunities. Our Home Grown Garden Series incorporates a dozen short courses from which to pick and choose. Or you can take them all. You’ll learn everything you need to know to live off your land – no matter how small. The series includes information on picking the right tools, seeds and breeds; composting; container gardening; organic pest management; bee keeping; growing mushrooms in your kitchen; living in a food forest; and taking your crops to market. Most sessions are just one night long, and each will be offered in Wilmington on Tuesday nights, at the Burgaw Center on Wednesday nights, and in Surf City on Thursday nights. Open Water Scuba will be offered two more times this spring. The March session has classes and pool times in Wilmington, with the open water dives at South Topsail Beach. We’re thrilled to be able to offer the entire Open Water Scuba course in Pender County in April. The classroom portion will be in Surf City, with the pool practice at Lanier’s Campground, and the open water dives at South Topsail Beach. We all know that Pender County has produced some excellent artists and authors, and some upcoming courses highlight some of them. Our
spring session of Meet the Author Book Club features two local authors who either lived here or wrote about this area. Meet the Author Book Club will start on Mar. 17 with a short introduction to the books we will read. On Mar. 24, we’ll explore autism through a beautiful memoir written by Anne Clinard Barnhill – not a Pender Cunty native, but an extremely talented author. Her touching memoir, At Home in the Land of Oz, shares her family’s struggles after her younger sister was born with autism in 1958, long before most people had ever heard the word. Carolyn Rawls Booth grew up between the Cape Fear and Black rivers. She will be our guest on April 28 when we discuss her second book set in the area between the rivers, Bandeaux Creek. Topsail Island native, Carol Ann Ross, will discuss her book The Days of Hairawn Muhly set in the Holly Ridge/ Topsail Island area during World War II during our last session on May 12. Meet the Author Book Club will be held in the McKeithan Center at North Campus since it is fairly central to many areas in Pender and New Hanover counties. The first meeting of Walking Thru History will be held the morning of Thursday, Mar. 5, but do not despair if you have not yet signed up. That first meeting is just to discuss the awesome books we’re going to read and trips we’re going to take. You can register for this course at any time and participate in whichever excursions interest you. In Walking Thru History, we will read books by local authors about historically significant sites in our area, then visit those places with the author as our guide. First up on Mar. 17 will be a riverboat cruise aboard Wilmington Water Tours with Phillip Gerard, author of Down the Wild Cape Fear. We’ll travel to the Bottle Chapel at Airlie Gardens on April 16 when the flowers are in full bloom joined by author Susan Taylor Block and Bottle Chapel artist Virginia Wright-
Frierson. Here in Pender County, we’ll visit the Penderlea Museum with Penderlea native and author Ann Cottle and author Carolyn Rawls Booth on Wednesday, April 29. Finally, we’ll visit the Battleship North Carolina during the crew reunion on Friday, May 29. There I will have the honor of introducing students to former crewmembers I grew to love during the research and writing of my first book Boys of the Battleship North Carolina. I’ve been very pleased with the Pender County response to our one-day Notary classes. We’ve had two so far. The next one in Burgaw is scheduled for Tuesday, April 21, from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. An all-day Notary Public class will also be offered in Surf City on Wednesday, Mar. 18, at the Surf City Community Center. Our ServSafe course started in Surf City this week with a good response. An exam-only option is also being offered for the first time this year due to a change in state requirements. Anyone who needs recertification can sit for the exam without having to take the full course. We will be offering the exam on the morning of April 7 at the Surf City Community Center. As with all our classes, you must register in advance. We have many more interesting courses being developed in my new division of Community Enrichment. Check them out on our online listing at www.cfcc.edu/ce. This list updates every 24 hours, so you’ll always know what’s happening. The first building of the Alston Burke Campus in Surf City is nearing completion. We will start offering continuing education classes there this summer. If you live close enough to take classes there, please send me your ideas for what you would like to see us offer. Watch for CFCC Pender Preview the first Thursday of each month. I appreciate your attention and welcome suggestions— for the column, for classes, for special events. Give me a call at 910-362-7254, or email me at chramsey835@cfcc.edu.
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The 2014-2015 Topsail Middle School Math Counts team won the regional Math Counts competition Feb. 28 and advances to the state competition to be held in March. David Li won an individual competition and advances in the individual state competition. The team is led by eighth grade math teacher, Tim Chase. Pictured left to right are Tim Chase, Christopher Suhr, Tyler Smith, Greg Tobin, David Li, and James Curinga.
North Topsail Elementary student moves on to N.C.State Science Fair By David Manns Special to the Post & Voice Audrey Everett, a fifth grader from North Topsail Elementary, competed at the Southeast Regional Science Fair Feb. 7 at UNCW. She was nominated by the judges to compete at the state science fair and received an exemplary elementary project award along with the JUNA Literacy Foundation Women in Excellence Award. Audrey will move on to the state science fair at the end of March and compete against approximately 500 students from around North Carolina. Audrey’s project is called Power to the Fruit. The purpose of her experiment was to find out if everyday objects, like fruit, could supply electricity in an emergency time of need. She tested not quite ripe, and ripe fruits to see what voltage they produce. Audrey discovered that grapefruit and tomatoes produced the most voltage out of the produce in her experiment. She is considering additional research to Photo contributed discover if fruit that grows in warmer regions creates more energy than the same fruit grown Audrey Everett, a fifth grader at North Topsail Elementary, with her awards. in more hardy conditions.
Hampstead Lions Club now receiving applications for senior scholarships The Hampstead Lions Club, as part of its continuing prog ram for the educational advancement of local students, will present more than $20,000 in scholarship monies to graduating senior students of Topsail High School at their awards assembly in 2015. Graduating seniors who wish to apply for these scholarship should contact the THS guidance counselors to
get the form, application, and guidelines. In addition, there is a special $10,000 scholarship in the memory of Lion Billy Oliver to be given to a graduating senior student who will be pursuing engineering at North Carolina State University. All scholarship forms and other information must be
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Helping the hands that pick our food
Pender Health Department receives grant funds to help farm workers By Natalie Hyatt Pender Health Dept. Special to the Post & Voice For the third year, The Pender County Health Depar tment received g rant funds from the North Carolina Far m Worker Health Program (NCFHP). Located in the Office of Rural Health and Community Care, NCFHP is a voucher program that supports outreach staff to provide case management, dental and medical services for migrant and seasonal farm workers and their families. During peak blueber ry season last year, there were an estimated 1,855 farm workers with 1,800 dependents in Pender County. According to the CDC, farm work is consistently rated as one of the top three most dangerous occupations. Aside from occupational hazards, farm workers are more likely to have diabetes, heart disease, infectious diseases, suffer from depression, and go without prenatal care. Farm workers face barriers to accessing healthcare due to language barriers, lack of transportation, cost of medical care, and lack of awareness about the services available. The Farm Worker Health
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During the peak season, an estimated 1,855 farm workers are in Pender County. Program outreach staff seeks to overcome these barriers by visiting farm workers in their homes and at migrant camps to assess medical needs, share resources and provide health education. One farm worker stated, “I think the program is great, because it is a lot of help for all of us who are low income and have different types of medical needs,” said one farm worker. Last year the outreach staff provided 785 farm workers
with transportation, interpretation, and case management services. The grant funds paid for the medical services of 140 farm workers and dental treatment of 155. Almost all farm workers in the program received education on clinic services, heat stress, pesticide protection, HIV prevention, and 911 emergency services. One of the new initiatives this year is a diabetes management class for diabetic farm workers. This three series class starts Mar. 5.
Nominations accepted for 2014 Outstanding Pender County Citizen of the Year Pender County is accepting nominations for the 2014 Outstanding Citizen Volunteer of the Year Award. Nominations will be accepted through Mar. 31. Nomination forms and instructions are available at Pender County office buildings, or public libraries in B u r g aw a n d H a m p s t e a d . Forms and instructions may also be downloaded from www. pendercountync.gov.
The purpose of the Pender County Outstanding Citizen Volunteer of the Year Award is to recognize and honor a Pender County citizen volunteer who has demonstrated outstanding service to the community. The award recipient will be recognized and honored by the Pender County Board of Commissioners. Nominees must have lived in Pender County for at least one year. Criteria for nomi-
nation and selection include participation in community projects, presenting a positive image of the county, demonstrating a commitment to quality of life improvement, and contributions of time, energy and leadership to enhance the Pender County community. Questions can be directed to Denise Mulhollen, Pender County Human Resources Director, at 910-259-0900.
Smartphone options for seniors Dear Savvy Senior, I’m interested in getting my 72-year-old mother a smartphone, but want to get one that’s very easy for her to use. What can you recommend? Shopping Around Dear Shopping, There are several different ways you can go about getting your mom a simplified smartphone that’s easy for her to use. Depending on how much you’re willing to spend, here are some different options to consider. Simplify a used phone T h e c h e a p e s t w ay t o set your mom up with an easy-to-use, uncomplicated smartphone is to get her a second-hand android phone, and install a senior-friendly “launcher app” on it, which is a user interface software application. This type of launcher will tur n the appearance and performance of most android smartphone into a simplified phone with big understandable icons for commonly used features (phone, text messaging, camera, contacts, etc.) and no excess clutter. Most launchers can also be customized to fit your mom’s needs and preferences. There are a variety of launcher apps available today that provide this type of technology and are completely free to use. Some popular options include, Necta Launcher (launcher.necta.us), Wiser (wiser-me.com), Seniors Phone (seniorsphone.mobi), Fontrillo (fontrillo.com) and Big Launcher (biglauncher. com), which also offers an upgraded version for $9.
Or, if you have an old Apple iPhone that you’d like to convert, check out Silverline Mobile (silverline.mobi) that converts both Apple and androids for free. Purchase a new phone If you’re interested in purchasing your mom a new smartphone, you have options here too. For starters, you could purchase her a smartphone that’s specifically designed for seniors, like GreatCall’s Touch3 that costs $150 (with no contract) at greatcall.com or 800-9188543. This is an android phone, made by Samsung, that has a 4-inch touchscreen and provides a simple menu list to often-used features like the phone, text messages, camera, pictures, email and Internet, along with your contacts and apps. It also offers a variety of health and safety features like the “5Star app” that would let your mom speak to a certified agent 24/7 that could identify her location and get her the help she needs. “Urgent Care,” which provides access to registered nurses and doctors for advice and diagnoses. And “MedCoach,” which sends medication reminders. Another way you could go is to purchase her a standard/ mainstream smartphone that provides a built-in “Easy Mode” or “Simple” feature in the phone’s settings. This
will let you convert the phone into a much simpler mode of operation, that provides larger, well labeled icons, to only commonly-used functions like the phone, camera, messaging, Internet, pictures, contacts and her favorite apps. Smartphones that offer the “Easy Mode” or “Simple” feature include the Samsung Galaxy phones, which are available through most cell phone carriers at prices typically ranging between $400 and $850 without a contract. Or, for a more budgetfriendly option, the Huawei Vision 2 and Huawei Ascend Mate 2, which you can buy as an unlocked phone or through Consumer Cellular (consumercellular.com, 888-345-5509) for $80 or $225 without a contract. Consumer Cellular is a top-rated no-contract service provider that also offers discounts to AARP members. A nice advantage of getting your mom a mainstream phone is that if she masters the Easy/Simple mode (or gets bored with it), and is ready to expand her skills, you can always switch the phone back to the standard operation mode exposing her to more options. You can also add any number of health and safety features to her phone, like what the Touch3 offers, by downloading their apps at greatcall.com/medical-apps. 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.
Free water analysis from Cape Fear CC Cape Fear Community College’s Chemical Technology Program is inviting the public to participate with their water study again this year. Since the program’s inception, CFCC students have analyzed more than 750 water samples from the area. Samples should be in a con-
tainer around two liters in size, which has been completely rinsed without soap. Water samples will be accepted the week of February 23 through 27. All samples may be dropped of f at CFCC’s downtown Wilmington campus, in building N (corner of Front and
Red Cross; diagonally across from Union Station), room 302, where someone in the program will assist with paperwork. Chemical Technology students will then analyze the samples for more than 60 different contaminants and produce results within 4-6 weeks. This service is free to everyone.
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Castle? I have heard of two children whose mothers likely dreamed of royalty when naming their sons. One of them related to a friend of mine how she experienced an epiphany as she was being wheeled into the maternity ward and saw a sign. Not a bright light or angels singing, but a real sign – No Smoking. Hence, her child (and another in another city) was named Nosmo King. Shakespeare had much to say about names – from the lovestruck Juliet’s flirtatious “That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet,” to the oft-misquoted Iago, who expounded that “Good name in man and woman…is the immediate jewel of their souls. Who steals my purse steals trash;…. But he that filches from me my good name robs me of that which not enriches him, And makes me poor indeed.” The Johnny Cash classic, “A Boy Named Sue,” at least provides some context, as the
narrator finally confronts his father, who reveals why he gave him a name that drew trouble like a light draws moths. But for all the Greeds, Avarices, Lusts and Wraths out there; for all the pseudo-historical heritage books, and whacked-out pop-tart starlets, and yes, even the every day folks who put some thought and care and love into naming their children – for those kids who find themselves the subject of teasing and torment over their names, I offer up this: At least you were not named Rhoshandiatellyneshiaunneveshenk Koyaanisquatsiuth Williams. If I ever meet that poor beleaguered resident of a small town in England, I intend to offer my sincerest apologies, and tell him about a boy named Sue, and maybe even a lady named Siffy. –Weaver is a columnist with the Post & Voice. Contact him at jeffweaver@whiteville.com.
Continued from page 4A website, as well as one of those pages where I wonder how people have time to document what they publish (but they do, at least on this one page.) Who wouldn’t want to hear the grade school principal announce that Avarice Sullivan won the good citizenship award, or became a philanthropist? Or that Envy Burger made the girls volleyball team? The irony would be delicious if Pride Saint won an award for humility. Greed McGrew has a guaranteed career as a comic bad guy. Wrath Gordon sounds like the intemperate brother of that old American hero, Flash Gordon. And some parents, I am sure, saw their daughters becoming exotic dancers. Why else would they name them Lust Garten, or Lust T.
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County receives award for annex renovation Pender County announced the reception of a Significant Achievement Award for the Old Topsail Consolidated School Renovation/Hampstead Annex Project from the Lower Cape Fear Stewardship Development Coalition and was presented with the award and recognized at the Coalition’s Annual Awards Luncheon on Feb. 19. The Significant Achievem e n t Aw a r d r e c o g n i z e d Pender County for the adaptive re-use of the iconic Old Topsail School building and campus into a new community landmark and revitalizing an abandoned space for renewed productivity and provision of public services. The Stewardship Develop-
ment Coalition judges projects based on their overall creativity, design and environmental impact. Criteria include site development, water quality protection, use of green materials, wetland and habitat protection, community outreach and re-use or revitalization of existing sites. The school was originally built in 1924 and housed grades one through 11. It became one of the area’s first integrated high schools before becoming a middle school that remained in use until the mid-1990s. It was later used by Cape Fear Community College classes for several years before falling into disrepair and eventually placed on the Historic Wilmington Foun-
dation’s Watch List of Most Threatened Places in 2009. With the belief that re-use is the ultimate form of recycling, the primary strategy for sustainability was adaptive re-use of the existing building. Environmental hazards were removed and the site renovation plan included a new system for stormwater control and treatment where none existed before to protect local waterways and wetlands adjacent to the property. The new landscaping ensured that any existing native vegetation that was removed was replaced in-kind. The re-use of the property respects the history of the treasured building while giving it a new future of service to the county.
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Henry “Hank” Eugene Bishop Henry “Hank” Eugene Bishop, 76, passed from his earthly life with loved ones at his bedside on Saturday, Feb 28, 2015 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. He was born Jan 28, 1939 in Wyoming County, WV, the son of the late Ollie C. Bishop and Sarah Lester Bishop Odom. Hank is survived by his beloved family; wife of 50 years, Brenda C. Bishop; daughter Alana Walker (Charles); g r a n d ch i l d re n , D e a n n a Eakins (Michael) and Deidra Cole (Jason); great grandchildren, Luke Eakins, Abigail Cole, Mia Eakins and Levi Cole (due to arrive in this world in May); many special extended grandchildren and
great grandchildren; Marguerite “Granny” Wheeler who was a very special lady to Hank; sisters Gracie White and Creta “Sissie” Waldron; brothers, Ira Bishop (Jane) and Ray Boy Bishop (Cosby); many wonderful nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Mar. 4, 2015 at Quinn-McGowen Funeral Home Burgaw Chapel with The Rev. Steve Gasque officiating. Burial followed in Hopewell Presbyterian Church Cemetery. T h e f a m i l y r e c e ive d friends 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday at the funeral home. Shared memories and condolences may be sent to the family at www.quinnmcgowen.com. The family was ser ved by Quinn-McGowen
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Brandon Scott Glisson BURGAW -- Brandon Scott Glisson age 28 of Burgaw, passed away Wednesday Feb. 25, 2015. He was born June 6, 1986 in New Hanover County son of Bryon Glisson and the late Angela Lynch Glisson. He is survived by his father, two brothers, Jonathan Glisson, and Bryon Glisson Jr.; a sister Morgan Glisson; nephew and niece, Hayden Taylor and Payton Olivia; grandfather Wendel Lynch; grandmother Mary Glisson; and special aunt and uncle, Becky and William Ward. Brandon was a good person who had many friends. He loved his family dearly. He always enjoyed making
friends, family and everyone around him laugh. A memorial service was held at 2 p.m. Monday March 2, 2015 at Harrell’s Funeral Home Chapel. Reverend Ray Mendenhall officiated. T h e f a m i l y r e c e ive d friends after the service at the funeral home. James Elliot Henry KELLY -- James Elliot Henry, 91, of Kelly, died Mar. 2, 2015 peacefully at his home. He was born Sept. 8, 1923 to the late Roland Kerr Henry and Ruby Porter Henry of Kelly, NC. His beloved wife, Doris Green Henry preceded him in death in 2004. He is survived by three children, James Elliott Henry Jr (Jim) and wife Gail, Susan Elizabeth Henry, and
Ellen Henry Edmunds and husband John, six grandchildren, Carrie Henry Leffingwell, Robin Henry Willis, James Andrew Henry, Anna Layne Henry, John Page Edmunds Jr. (Jack), Elizabeth Prescott Edmunds, two stepgrandchildren, Kevin Carr Sapp and Ethan Michaels Sapp. He is also survived by a great granddaughter Kathryn Lucille Willis (Lucy), and a sister, Linda Henry Robins and husband William of Wilmington, NC. A sister, Wilma Jean Henry also preceded Elliot in death. The family receivied visitors at Quinn-McGowan funeral home in Burgaw from 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday Mar. 3 and funeral service was at Centerville Baptist Church
on Wednesday Mar. 4 at 3 p.m. Burial followed in the Garden of Memories in Kelly. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests a donation to the Kelly Historical Society, P.O. Box 66, Kelly, NC, 28448 or a charity or organization of your choice. Patsy L. Croom Runco ROCKY POINT -- Patsy L. Croom Runco, formally of Rocky Point, passed away quietly Jan. 28, 2015 at her home in Franklin Square, N.Y. She was predeceased by her parents Bill and Vera Croom, one sister Betty C. Rabalais, and two brothers Jack Croom and Jimmy Croom. She leaves her husband, three children, four grandchildren, and one sister, Frances Kelly Hanchey.
Pender County library’s genealogy workshop highlights research sites Librarian Kelsey B. Edwards will teach Online Genealogy Research Resources and Techniques from 10 a.m. until noon Mar. 12 at the Pender County Public Library in Burgaw. The free program is an outreach of the library’s Dallas Herring Carolina Heritage Center. Workshop content focuses on the use of online genealogy research tools Ancestry.com Library Edition and Heritage Quest. All are welcome whether your interest in tracing your ancestors is recent or a longtime pursuit. Library cardholders may access Heritage Quest and the
library edition of Ancestry. com free at the library. Heritage Quest is made available through NC Live, a service of the State Library of North Carolina. Ancestry.com, a subscription service, is one of the most widely used online research tools for amateur genealogists. The library also has a varied and growing collection of books on genealogy research available to check out. Ms. Edwards is a Pender County native. As local and state history manager for Cumberland County Public Library and Information Center, she has created and taught a variety of genealogy and local
history workshops. D u r i n g h e r t e nu re i n Cumberland County she helped create research guides which make it easier to discover and organize relevant information in local resources. Their use will be discussed during the workshop. There will be time allowed for questions. Information packets are provided to each registered participant. The workshop is presented free of charge, but advance Photo contributed registration is necessary. For more information call 259-1234 DAR essay contest winners pictured above left to right are Ashley Dupalevich, Susan or visit the library website Grace Buffaloe, and William Brigham. at www1.youseemore.com/ penderpl.
New Crazy 8s Math Club adds up to fun at the Pender library Summer Reading has morphed into springtime Math Fun at Pender County Public Library in Burgaw starting Mar. 5. Bedtime Math, an affiliate of the collaborative summer reading prog ram used at libraries nationwide, has provided families with everything they need to have fun with Math each day. Crazy 8s Math Clubs for elementary aged students is a way for families to have fun with others while experiencing hands-on math play.
Glow-in-the-Dark Geometry, Let’s Get Loud and Bouncy Dice Explosion are just some of the activities planned. The club be gins with a Preview Session and Registration Mar. 5 at the library in Burgaw. Led by Ann Mendenhall and her team of volunteers, two club groups, ages K-Grade 2 and 3 -5 Grade will meet in the library’s public meeting room at 4 p.m. on Thursdays through April 30. Bedtimemath.org has created bedtime math puzzles,
a k i n t o b e d t i m e s t o r i e s. Called “fun nightly math” they are presented in story format with numbers to discover for three developmental levels. Families can visit the website. Bedtimemath.org to explore and find out more about requesting bedtime math that arrives in your email each afternoon. The Bedtime Math books are available at the library. For more information call 259-1234 or visit the library.
Registration open for Topsail Kiwanis golf tourney Topsail Area Kiwanis ’15 Tournament Team Registration Forms Now Available The Kiwanis Club of Topsail Island Area is now accepting team registrations for its 2015 golf tournament scheduled for Friday, May 1st at North Shore Country Club in Sneads Ferry. North Shore Country Club is acknowledged as one of the premiere golf venues in the coastal Carolinas. Registration for ms may be obtained from any Topsail Kiwanis Club member, at the North Shore Country Club Pro Shop, or by contacting tournament chair Rick Benton at 910-604-3835 or via e-mail at
rickbenton56@gmail.com. Tee time on Friday, May 1 is 9 a.m., and the format will be Captain’s Choice. The entry fee is $300 for each team of four. Mulligans may be purchased on the day of the tournament. Announcement of the starting hole assignments for all teams will be made between 7:30 and 8:30 a.m. the morning of the event. Throughout the morning complimentary snacks and beverages will be available on the course for all golfers. At the conclusion of the tournament, the awards ceremony takes place, accompanied by complimentary lunch catered
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by Smithfield’s Chicken ‘N BarB-Q. A two-day golf getaway at the historic Pinecrest Inn in Pinehurst will be given away during the luncheon, sponsored by Jones-Onslow EMC. North Shore County Club gift certificates will be awarded to the top three teams and special prizes will be awarded to other top teams. This year’s outing marks the 29th year for the Topsail Kiwanis classic. The proceeds are to be used on behalf of club projects that benefit youth in the greater Topsail area. For further information, contact Rick Benton at 604-3835 or Randy Cox at 777-2707.
DAR names essay contest winners
By Dayna Corcoran Special to the Post & Voice The Battle of Moores Creek Bridge Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution held a reception Feb. 19 at the Pender county library in Burgaw to honor this year’s American History essay contest winners from the area elementary and middle schools. This contest was established to encourage young people to think creatively about our nation’s great history and learn about history in a new light. The contest is open to fifth through eighth-grade students in our county. Each year, a unique essay topic is chosen. This year’s title was “A Child’s Journey through Ellis Island.” The students were instructed to imagine themselves as a child traveling through Ellis Island in 1892 and to describe their experience. This year’s winners are William Bigham, fifth grade, North Topsail Elementary, Susan Grace Buffaloe, seventh grade, Burgaw Middle School, Ashley Dupalevich, eighth grade, Burgaw Middle School. These students were accompanied by family members and educators from their schools at the reception. They were each presented with a certificate, pin, and a check for $25. Linda Longley, the DAR American History Essay chair, read their
essays aloud and a reception followed. The guest speaker was Rochelle Whiteside, drama teacher at Pender High school. She presented the film, Moore’s Creek Anthology. This student written play was filmed during its first showing last spring at Moore’s Creek National Battlefield. An encore performance was held in Burgaw and, this fall, they took the play to the North Carolina Theater competition in Washington, N.C. and received a superior rating as well as several awards.
Whiteside has been instrumental in promoting the arts both Pender High School and in the county. This production included drama, band, and chorus members from Pender High School. The students wrote the parts themselves after researching the history of the revolutionary period, its customs, and people. Through a North Carolina Arts Council Grant, Whiteside’s students were able to work with renowned poet, Glenis Redmond, who helped them turn their research into poetry for the play.
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Bill Howard Outdoors knocked out of us when we step back outside. It may give us time to catch up on our honey-do lists so there will not be any excuses when Mother Nature decides to cooperate. But if you are like me, these to-do lists are more like ta-da lists as it will be a magic trick if I were able to finish anything on it. Even if I try to take a look at an inspirational documentary on something like Netflix such as River Monsters (yes, it is my favorite show, there are plenty of seasons to watch for the third or fourth time, and Jeremy Wade knows how to fish), I am pushed to the back burner because with all the school time that has been missed the kids have begun to binge watch shows such as Friends which has like 500 episodes and they are only in season 3. Yes, you can call me Negative Nelly. I am becoming stir-crazy. I am ready to hit the waters on the kayak with rod and paddle in hand and find those big fish that Jeremy Wade catches
By Bill Howard Post & Voice Columnist You know, it is weeks like this where all you can do is sit back and think about what is to come. I mean, we just had our fill of snow and ice. Next is a forecast of rain at some point every day of the week and then another cold weekend. It makes it tough for the outdoors lover to get motivated and get outdoors. Sure, we have the Dixie Deer Classic and the Greensboro Fishing Expo over the weekend. All they do is get us more into a frenzy only to have the wind
with ease. I am ready to start scouting for the gobblers and setting up ground blinds in their trampling grounds. I am ready to start some early spring food plots and set up trail cameras to see what deer made it through the winter and start the target list. What is one to do? I guess the first order is to start planning. The sucker fish, shad, and striper will all start spawning once the water temperatures begin to rise. Will I try to hit the striped bass early on their migration up the Roanoke River or try to catch them amongst the hundreds of other anglers on the upper Roanoke? Timing is everything, so lots of thought must go into this! I can target redhorse suckers on the Contentnea Creek and river suckers on the Swannanoa River. The redhorse will only have a week or so of great fishing. The river suckers can be targeted throughout the summer months. The shad will begin their runs slightly before the stripers. Both hickory and Ameri-
Instructional sports programs at the Surf City Community Center Two instructional sports programs are once again on the docket for spring at Surf City Parks and Recreation. Youth tennis, using age appropriate equipment, will begin Mar. 21 and continue for six weeks in this USTA-approved program. Instructional volleyball will run from Mar. 25 to May 6 on Wednesday nights from 5:307:30 p.m. at the Community Center. East Duplin varsity tennis coach and USTA Instructor Mark Lane returns for his second year for this popular program that is limited to 30 participants. U-6 will play from 8:30-10 a.m. (minimum age is 4), U-8 is 10-11:30 a.m., and U-12 is from 11:30 a.m. until 1 pm. All sessions are on the Surf City Community Center tennis courts. The cost is $40 and all participants receive a program shirt and a end-of-program award. Coach Lacey Van Dalen will run the co-ed volleyball clinic with a number of guest coaches making special appearances. It is for participants nine to 14 years-old and will utilize modern coaching methods. Van Dalen was once a top club level AAU player and is a well-known clinician. She has coached in numerous Surf City Athletics programs over the last year. The cost for the program – designed for players at all levels, is $60 and participants receive a program shirt and award. Three inclusive spor ts
A hearing will be held before the Surf City Code Enforcement Officer at 11:00 am on March 11, 2015 at the Surf City Town Hall located at 214 North New River Dr., Surf City, NC. At that time the owner shall be entitled to be heard in person or by counsel upon all legal and factual questions relating to the matter and shall be able to offer such evidence as he or she may desire which is relevant or material to remedy the problems related to the structure. After the hearing the Code Enforcement Officer will make a determination on what steps must be taken to resolve the issues regarding the structure. I can be contacted at 910-328-4131 or 214 North New River Dr., Surf City, NC 28445. Steve Padgett, Building Inspector Town of Surf City
Public Hearing 1. Combined State of North Carolina CDBG Program and The Town of Burgaw’s Proposed CDBG-Infrastructure Program Application Public Hearing 2. Consideration of an amendment to the official Town of Burgaw Official Zoning Map rezoning a 49.2 acre tract located behind White Tractor Co. off Hwy 117 Bypass from R-20 to CZ-R7 for a single-family residential subdivision. Public Hearing 3. Consideration of a Conditional Use Permit application for a “Restaurant, Limited Service” use to be located at 831 NC Hwy 53 East.
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
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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: #RANGE 1-254 1-232
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The structure on the property at 4020 4 St., Surf City NC, PIN 424511762504, is in a dilapidated state of disrepair. The condition it is in is a fire and safety hazard as well as a threat to the public health. These conditions make it necessary to condemn the property.
The Town of Burgaw Board of Commissioners will hold the following public hearings on Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at 5:30 PM (or thereabout) in the meeting room of the Burgaw Municipal Building located at 109 N Walker Street in Burgaw, NC. All interested parties are invited to attend.
District 4 = Union; Penderlea; Grady; Columbia; Caswell; Canetuck District 5 = Burgaw; Holly
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Notice of Public Hearing Regarding Condition of 4020 4th Street Surf City, NC.
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The Pender County Board of Commissioners will consider appointments to the following boards/ commissions/committees:
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can shad will overlap the spawns on a variety of rivers. Will it be the Neuse, the Tar, or the Roanoke? I will monitor the reports from the North Carolina Wildlife website when the sampling season starts in mid to late March. That will let me know when and where I should be. Just have to stay focused on the important things and get the game plan together. That way there will be a quick response to the “what are your plans this weekend?” question from the wife. Otherwise I will never find a way to avoid such gloom and doom pains like housework and cleaning. –Bill Howard is a lifelong North Carolina resident and hunter. He is a lifetime member of the North Carolina Bowhunters Association, an associate member of Pope and Young, and an official measurer of both. He is a certified hunter education (IHEA) instructor and bowhunter education (IBEP) instructor. Please share your stories with Bill at BillHowardOutdoors@ gmail.com.
Town of Surf City Government News March 5, 2015
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
programs at Surf City Parks and Recreation provide the oppor tunity for teens to compete this spring. Teen volleyball and teen b a s ke t b a l l a t S u r f C i t y Community Center join Surf City youth soccer which has two teen age divisions. Surf City teen basketball has both U-18 and U-15 age divisions with practices starting the third week of March. Teen volleyball is for participants from 12 – 17 and will also start up that week. Games for both sports start April 11 with volleyball in the morning and basketball in the afternoon. Some basketball games may also be played Wednesdays. Surf City youth soccer has U-14 and U-17 age divisions playing Saturday afternoons and may also play teams from the Wilmington Family YMCA. The teen divisions will initially scrimmage on Mar. 7 while games begin Mar. 14. In all three sports, games will have qualified referees, players receive jerseys to keep and post-season tournaments will be scheduled after an eight game season. Surf City Parks and Recreation is seeking qualified volunteer coaches for all. All registration is through w w w. t ow n o f s u r f c i t y. c o m and the cost for individual participants is $50. Team rates are available for volleyball and basketball teams. For more information call (910) 328-4887 or e-mail athletics@ townofsurfcity.com
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Patriots advance in state playoffs
Pender edges Trask; beats Camden By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer When Trask men’s basketball coach Rodney Orr was asked about his team’s first round matchup in the state playoffs against county rival Pender he just smiled and shook his head. “I would much rather had played them in the second or third round, but it is what it is.” The old saying that it is hard to beat a team three times in one year held true as the Pender Patriots used some timely free throw shooting to take a hard earned 72-70 win over the Trask. The game had been rescheduled several times due to inclimate weather and both teams were well rested and eager to prove their dominance over the other. The home team came out of the gate with a purpose and jumped on their cross county rivals quickly. The teams were tied at 5 apiece before a 7-0 run buoyed by a Tyquan Davis steal gave Trask a 12-5 lead. Trask ran off to a 17-8 lead before the Patriots settled down. An 11-2 run to end the first quarter tied the teams up at 19 after the first eight minutes. The Patriots opened the second quarter with a steal and bucket. That set the visiting team off on a 5-0 run. The Titans fired back and pulled to within a point as the third game of the series turned into a carbon copy of the first two. Pender point guard Ramel Hansley led the charge in the second period as he showed his scoring prowess with 16 first half points. He found open shots from beyond the arc and found his mark four times. The Patriots took a nine point lead into the halftime break. The Titans were on the ropes. The Trask men’s basketball team has learned to win
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Pender’s Jarious Williams splits the Trask defense on the way to two of his 19 points in the game. under the tutelage of Rodney Orr and were not about to go away. The Titans came out of the locker room and went on a 6-2 run to cut the deficit to five points. After a Gary Battle timeout Titan senior Tyquan Davis made a basket to cut the lead to one point at 44-43. Pender again stepped up.
A three point play by Jarious Williams gave the Patriots a 50-43 lead. The score stood at 52-45 with eight minutes to play. Pender stretched their lead to ten points with just over half of the quarter left to play. The Titans went to their press and it paid dividends. The score was 64-54 with
3:41 to play. A 9-1 Titan run cut the lead to two points with just over two and a half minutes to play. Trask took a 68-67 lead with 1:12 to play on two free throws by Johnathan Jordan. A Jalen Murphy basket gave the Pats a one point lead. The Titans missed two free throws late and the Patriots made one of two. Pender held a 70-68 lead with 12.2 seconds to go. A Titan turnover and two Pender free throws gave The Pats a 72-68 lead. Trask scored at the buzzer but fell just short of advancing to the second round. After the contest Pender Coach Gary Battle was almost apologetic about his teams win. “I’m happy for our kids but I don’t enjoy beating my good friend (Rodney Orr). We made some free throws tonight. We played a complete game. We stepped up in the first half. We played well, but we took some tough shots in the second half.” Coach Orr concurred with Battles assessment. “We made a run and they made a run. It was two evenly matched teams. When you get to the playoffs they are all good teams.” Ramel Hansley led all scorers with 24 points while Jarious Williams added 19. Tyquan Davis scored 21 points for the Titans while Tynaffit Davis chipped in 15. Pender 63-Camden County 59 The Patriots traveled to Camden County in the second round of the playoffs and handed the Bruins a 63-59 loss. The Patriots jumped out to a 17-9 lead after one quarter and took a 36-27 lead into the half. The Patriot lead was 12 at 53-41 going into the fourth period. An 18-10 Camden run was not enough as the Patriots made their way into the third round.
Lady Titans earn first home playoff win By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer When first year Coach Matthew Bagwell took over the Trask Lady Titans basketball job he had some goals in mind. He wanted to finish as the number one 1A seed in the Four County Conference and earn a home playoff game. He also wanted to win a playoff game and advance to the second round. The enthusiastic young coach has met those goals as his Lady Titan squad overcame a slow start to earn a 53-49 win over Camden County. “We played well defensively. We rebounded well and attacked on both sides of the ball. I’m very proud of the way we played.” The Lady Bruins from Camden County came to play and jumped all over the Lady Titans in the first quarter. The score was 8-0 and the Lady Titans looked shell shocked. Coach Bagwell looked to his pressing defense and it
came alive. An 8-2 Titan run buoyed by several forced turnovers pulled Trask to within a bucket at 10-8. The score was 12-8 Camden at the break. The senior duo of Saniyyah McAllister and Shawn Green came alive for the Titans in the second quarter. The Titans tied the score at 16 apiece with 2:25 to go in the half. A Bre Benton bucket gave the Lady Titans a 20-18 lead going into the half. The Titan press paid huge dividends in the first half and the Titans stayed with that plan in the second half. “We actually planned to use it the whole game but they weren’t missing early in the game, “said Bagwell. “They have to miss for us to use it.” The Lady Titans continued to press in the third period. A 33-30 Trask lead buoyed by a yeomen’s job by senior Rebecca Cooper enabled the Titans to continue to apply the pressure. The score was 35-32 Trask with one quarter of
Staff photo by Bobby Norris
Lady Titan Jaleah Lee breaks past a Camden defender. basketball left to play. Two free throws by McAllister opened up the scoring in the fourth frame. The Lady Titans stretched the lead to 10 points on a three-point play by Green. Camden was on the ropes and the Titans never let up. The senior laden Titans won their first home playoff game in school history by the score of 53-39. The Lady Titans were led by Shawn Green’s 19 points
while McAllister chipped in 13. Coach Bagwell also singled out Cooper and Alesha Ward for their presence on both ends of the floor. “I thought Cooper and Ward played their best games of the year. They really stepped it up today.” With the win the Titans earned a second round game at home. They hosted a 22-3 Franklin Academy team on Monday.
Post & Voice Top Performers By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer This week saw two of the three girls’ basketball teams in the playoffs as well as all three boys’ teams. The Pender boys beat the Trask boys after dropping two regular season games. Ramel Hansley led all scorers in the contest with 24 points while
Jarious Williams added 19. The Trask boys were eliminated in the loss despite a 21 point performance by Tyquan Davis. Tynaffit Davis chipped in 15 points. The Lady Titans won their first ever home playoff game with a 12 point victory over Camden County. Rebecca Cooper and Alesha Ward were singled out by Coach Matthew
Bagwell for their play. Shawn Green led the Titans with 19 points while Saniyyah McAllister added 13. The Topsail boys ended their season in the first round of the 3A playoffs. Alec Baker scored 13 points while Andrew Bishop chipped in 11. The Topsail girls won their first playoff game as a 3A combatant. Cameron Pyrtle
scored nine points for the Lady Pirates. Keri White had a great game. She scored 21 points to lead the Pirates. For one of the few times, we have co-top performers. Pender’s Ramel Hansley scored 24 points to lead his team to victory while Keri White scored 21 points in the Pirates win.
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In My Opinion
By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer
The Pender Patriot basketball team did what I told everybody they were going to do. They went into Titan town and beat the Titans in their own gym. I complained publicly about the fact that both teams deserved to see someone different in the first round of the playoffs. I also stated that the Titans could not and would not beat a very good Patriot team three times in one season. Both Pender and Trask are very good teams. They are coached well and have played a very good schedule. Coach Battle is known for playing the 4A schools from Wilmington every year and Coach Orr has followed suit in recent years. Those tough schools prepare them for the rigors of
the Four County Conference and 1A playoffs. The NCHSAA has gone to a 1-32 seeding format. That means that those tough games against those 4A schools don’t carry as much weight as they used to. Schools such as Pender and Trask would be better served by playing a weaker schedule. The drawback is that you don’t get better by playing inferior competition. Coaches like Battle and Orr would probably still schedule those tough games. That’s how they are wired. It will be interesting to see how the area schools fill their non-conference schedule in the upcoming years. I bet that we begin to see a few weaker opponents on the books. Pender won their second round game and will play a tough third round opponent. The Titans are sitting at home when they should have been playing in the second round with the Patriots. I believe that both teams are third round caliber teams. Both teams deserve to be there. However, the NCHSAA does not take advice from small town sports writers, so I will say that this is just my opinion.
White’s late free throws send Lady Pirates into playoff’s second round By Lee Wagner Contributing Writer Prior to Saturday evening’s NCHSAA 3A state playoff game between visiting J. F. Webb High School and the Lady Pirates of host Topsail you might have been more than a little concer ned about the home team’s chances. The Lady Warriors came into the game with a 13-10 record achieved in a tough conference with the likes of defending 3A state champion Chapel Hill and perennially tough programs l i ke N o r t h wo o d and Cardinal Gibbons. But someone once said records mean nothing when the playoffs start, and everybody enters the first round with a record of 0-0. Saturday night, the Lady Pirates proved that to be true. Junior Keri Topsail’s Keri White White hit two free throws with 4.0 seconds remaining in regulation and a last ditch shot by the Lady Warriors was off the mark as Topsail defeated J. F. Webb 47-45 to advance to the second round of the 3A playoffs. Topsail (8-15), the No, 7 seed, will now play host to 10th-seeded Rockingham (22-3) on Monday at 6:00 p.m. The Lady Cougars beat Swansboro 71-42 on Friday. “The kids played real hard,” Topsail Coach Jim Clanahan said. We had 13 turnovers in the first half and eight in the second half so we cut the turnovers down, rebounded better, and made some shots. Brandi (Williams), Carmen (Pyrtle), Dominique (Bryant), and Keri, all of them went to the hole and made some shots, that’s what it’s all about. Amber did a nice job on the boards and she blocked a couple of shots. She can make it interesting for you.” Topsail and Webb were locked in a close game most of the evening with the taller and more athletic Lady Warriors holding the lead from 4-2 with just 70 seconds gone in the game until Pyrtle scored 32 seconds into the final quarter to give the Lady Pirates a 36-35 lead. At one point in the third period Topsail trailed by eight points (35-27 with 5:08 remaining). But Webb’s 6-foot-4 junior center Jasmine Sneed – who had three blocked shots and changed the direction of several others – was hit with her third foul of the game.
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Youth, inexperience a problem for Topsail lacrosse By Lee Wagner Contributing Writer
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Pender hurler Cameron Guertin has signed a National Letter of Intent to play baseball at St. Andrews University. Guertin, who has pitched for the Patriot varsity since his freshman year, has 240 strikeouts going into his senior season. Pictured above is Guertin, along with his parents, Chris Guertin and Angel Edwards.
New coach, high expectations for Pender baseball By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer High school baseball is a sport that relies heavily on the man on the mound. In the 2015 version of the Pender Patriots that translates into a much improved squad. The Pats have a strong core of pitchers that include senior Cameron Guertin and sophomore Riley Powell along with Connor Chafin and Zack Rivenbark. All four have the ability to throw strikes and
excite first year coach Robbie Futch. “All have quality high school or potentially high school-plus arms.” Guertin may be the ace of the staff and is one of the best in the Four County Conference, but Coach Futch likes the other arms as well. “Zack Rivenbark and Connor Chafin are both quality high school pitchers that get overshadowed a little. Both of them are also very good infielders that move well.”
The Patriots infield will be solid with any of the four pitchers on the mound. Guertin will play first base when not on the mound and Connor Chafin will play both third and
first. Outside of Chafin and Zack Rivenbark, the infield’s range is limited. The outfield seems to be pretty solid. “Our outfield will be pretty quick when filled with Braxton Treto, Addison Chadwick, and Isiah Sargeant,” said Futch. Guertin has some pop at the plate as does Zack Rivenbark and Riley Powell. There are others on the squad that Futch feels are more than capable
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Pirate baseball ready for another title run By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The Topsail baseball team lost five players from last year’s state championship mteam. Included among those five players is championship series MVP Trent Hansley. That being said the Topsail hardballers are again loaded for bear.” We expect to compete well in all games, “said Gehris. “We will be tested by our hardest schedule to date. We look forward to the challenge.” The Pirates have a talented pitching staff returning
headed by UNCW signee Clark Cota. According to Coach Gehris, Cota has been throwing the ball between 89-92 mph with much improved command. His brother Bryce Cota, a lefty and Campbell University Commit, has been very good as well. Seniors Danny Wilson and Sam Luchanski will both see time on the mound as well. Appalachian State signee Trader Flora will man the catcher’s position this year. He is a solid backstop. The infield will be anchored by senior shortstop Jake Madole. Wilson returns at third
base, Luchansky at 2nd, and new comer (10th grader) Josh Madole will play first. The outfield will feature Center Fielder Chase Thompson, Left Fielders Bryce Cota and Cameron Kimrey and right fielder Sam Hall, one of the top 50 players in the 2017 class in the country. He is being recruited by Duke, ECU, Florida, Florida State and Georgia. Clark Cota will also see playing time in the outfield. The Pirates offense will be Ace hurler Clark Cota will
return to the mound for the Pirates.
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Topsail softball under new leadership in 2015 By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The Topsail lady Pirates are under the direction of first year coach Jay Abston this year. However, there are a lot of familiar faces in the dugout with high expectations. The Pirates lose only one senior in Ashton Bizzell from a 16-9 team that many thought underachieved. Coach Abston
has a bevy of pitching prospects back including last year’s ace Hayley Grizzle. Grizzle led the team in innings pitched and wins a year ago and will again see plenty of time in the circle. The Pirates will rely on four arms this year. Victoria Elder will be throwing bullets again this year. Abston expects a lot out of her as he does Katie Abston. “I consider all of them my Ace, “said Abston. “I have confidence in all of them.
Anchoring the infield will be allconference selection Keri White. She will play third base and catch. The catching position is one that Abston describes as tricky. “Keri is a very good catcher as is Carolyne Everly. Freshman Christine Randall may get some time behind the plate as well. We’ll have to wait and see on that.”
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Trask nine look to be competitive this season By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer New coach Daniel Ward has some very simple goals for the 2015 baseball season. “We want to be fundamentally sound and get better every day. If we do that the wins
Savage a winner for Lady Titan softball By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer Softball in Pender County has evolved over the years. What started as a Dixie Youth program with promise has become a high school program with a successful pedigree. Junior Carlie Savage has made her way through the youth programs. At every level she has had to prove herself. She has done so leaving no doubts as to her ability to play the sport that she loves. In the last two years Carlie has played in the outfield as her preferred spot at first base was taken by older players. This year she will get the opportunity to play at the corner where she made her mark in her early years. As a left hander, Carlie uses her speed to get out of the batter’s box. She will again be a vital part of the Titans offense. There is no doubt that Carlie Savage is a winner for the Titans.
will take care of their self.” Coach Ward is behind the proverbial eight ball when it comes to knowing his players and what he has. However, this is not Coach Ward’s first rodeo. “We are working as hard as we can. We have some field
issues but the kids seem to be buying in to what we’re doing.” Patrick Bowden is back as is senior Dillon Kraft. Ward will lean on both of them in the beginning although he thinks that he has several kids that will help him as the
season progresses. Defensively, freshman Robbie Patterson and junior Jordan Flora have an inside track on the catcher’s position. Flora may also see some time at one of the corners. Patter-
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By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer When senior Topsail varsity baseball player Danny Wilson takes the field there is one thing that is certain. Before the game is up he will be wearing part of the infield. He is one of those players that relishes getting his uniform dirty. There is seldom a ground ball that finds its way down the third base line that he does not get a glove or body part on. Wilson was a late bloomer on the baseball diamond. He never showed much of an interest in the game until he moved to Pender County. After arriving here and taking the field he soon learned that he had a knack for the game. As he became better at the game he began to draw interest from scouts at the next level. He will play baseball at the next level. Until then he is ready to rumble for the Pirates.
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Playing in a conference like the Mid-Eastern 3A/4A Conference can be a problem when you are one of the smaller (3A) schools, especially when you find yourself playing established and perennially powerful teams like Hoggard, Ashley, and Laney. It becomes an even bigger challenge when you have a boys’ program that is a somewhat fledgling program like the Topsail High School boys, and a relative-
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Lady Titan softball looks to take next step By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The Heide Trask Lady Titan softball team has been very good under the direction of Coach Corinna Reece. In two years they have a 38-9 record and have lost only two conference contests. The Lady Titans are again considered to be the top team in the Four County Conference. Although the team lost two all-conference players they return a nucleus of strong athletes. Lady Titan Taylor Rivenburgh The Titans will lean on junior right hander A.J. Johnson. She throws hard and is unflappable. She has a lot of innings under her belt and will spend a lot of time in the circle. Haley Smith will see some time in the circle as well as the
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Pender looks to Battle for softball stability By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer It has often been said that a good coach can lead any team in any sport to success. Pender Coach Gary Battle will be looking to do just that this year as he takes over the storied Pender Lady Patriot softball program this year. The Lady Patriots will look for a fresh start under Coach Battle. He takes over a program that lost Jackie Sanabria and Alyssa Carter among others. This year’s team will rely on sophomore Gracie Vincent in the circle. The young righthander has been groomed for this moment and showed promise last year. She has gained a lot of confidence over the last year and will be hard to handle for the Four County Conference teams.
Powell ready behind the plate for Patriots By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The Pender Patriots are ready to move on to greener pastures. That pasture is a baseball diamond sitting on the back of the school’s property. The team will be under the new direction of Robbie Futch, but the face behind the plate will be the familiar face of Riley Powell. Powell was the most effective catcher on the Patriot baseball team last year. He learned how to work the pitchers on the squad while becoming a solid backstop. Powell has a good bat as well. He has some pop in his aluminum stick and will be counted on to drive in runs this year. With the team being under the direction of a new skipper, Riley will be counted on to become a leader behind the plate as well as in the dugout. Riley Powell will be ready to take the next step for the Patriots.
Kamaya Nixon is back and may be the best of the best for the Patriots. She is lightning fast and can play a multitude of positions. Brianna Goff is also back and will give Coach Battle some experience on the infield. Imani Newkirk will bring her speed back to the lineup this year. She makes things happen for the Patriots. This year’s team will have to maneuver around the tight schedule of Coach Battle in the early going as his basketball team navigates its way in the state playoffs. They will have to jell quickly when Battle takes over. Until then they will work hard in preparation for the 2015 season. Coach Battle is currently coaching the men’s basketball team and has not had the opportunity to work with the softball team.
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Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices NOTICE TO CREDITORS All persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of LILLIE MAE WILSON BAKER, Deceased, of Pender County, N.C., are notified to present the same to the Personal Representative listed below on or before May 12, 2015, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All debtors of the said Estate are asked to make immediate payment. This 12th day of February, 2015. TIMOTHY GUY BAKER Executor c/o JOHN R. SLOAN Ward and Smith, P.A. Attorneys at Law Post Office Box 7068 Wilmington, NC 28406-7068 #6773 2/12, 2/19, 2/26, 3/5/15 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
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Constance B. Cumbee-Moore and Zackery Moore (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Constance Cumbee-Moore and Zachery Moore) to Andrew Valentine, Trustee(s), dated the 30th day of August, 2006, and recorded in Book 3041, Page 122, in Pender County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Pender County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Burgaw, Pender County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 2:00 PM on March 10, 2015 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Pender, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 107, as shown on map entitled Final Map Summit Ridge Phase V-B, recorded in Map Book 34 at Page 121 and revised by plat recorded in Book 39 Page 104 of the Pender County Registry, said map is hereby referenced for a more particular description; together with a right of way in common with others over, through or upon any and all existing streets providing access to the lot shown on said map. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 905 West Belair Court, Rocky Point, North Carolina. Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to
one hour as provided in NCGS §4521.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). 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/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the 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, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. 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. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1149123 (FC.FAY) #6789 2/26, 3/5/15 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
PUBLIC HEARING On, Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. there will be a public hearing to consider a text amendment to the Town of Topsail Beach Zoning code Section: 16-244 Accessory Uses regarding hot tubs, pools and spa locations and requirements. The Public Hearing will be in the Board Chambers at 820 South Anderson, Town of Topsail Beach Town Hall. This Public Hearings is to receive any input or comments on the proposed zoning amendment text change. A complete detail of the current text and the proposed changes are available at Town Hall between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm and you may request a copy by sending an email request to townclerk@ topsailbeach.org. #6787 2/26, 3/5/15
NOTICE OF HEARING PENDER COUNTY, STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF STEPHEN DELMER OSBORNE (2012 E. 369) To: The Unknown Heirs of Stephen Delmer Osborne Take Notice that a hearing will be held on Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. in the Pender County Clerk of Superior Court’s Office lo-
cated within the Pender County Courthouse and further at 100 South Wright Street, Burgaw, North Carolina regarding the Administratrix’s Claim For Reimbursement, Petition for Administratrix’s Commission and Administratrix’s Request To Approve Final Accounting. Any unknown heirs of Stephen Delmer Osborne have a right to file objections to the afore-referenced matters filed by the Administratrix of the Estate of Stephen Delmer Osborne with the Pender County Clerk of Superior Court prior to the hearing and to appear at such hearing and present such objections. This the 26th day of February 2015. Geraldine C. Blackburn Administratrix of the Estate of Stephen Delmer Osborne PO Box 1652 North Wilkesboro, NC 28659 Robert C. Kenan, Jr. Attorney for the Estate of Stephen Delmer Osborne Moore & Kenan Attorneys at Law PO Box 957 Burgaw, NC 28425 #6786 2/26, 3/5/15 14 SP 162 AMENDED 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 James W. Holland and Kristy M. Holland to Andrew W. Collins, Trustee(s), which was dated June 30, 2006 and recorded on July 10, 2006 in Book 2999 at Page 40, 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 10, 2015 at 11:30AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Pender County, North Carolina, to wit: Located in Topsail Township, Pender County, North Carolina adjacent to and west of Deepdale Circle as shown on a map of The Oval at Groves Point Plantation duly recorded in Map Book 30 at Page 52 of the Pender County Registry and being more fully described as follows, to wit: Beginning at an existing iron pipe in the western right of way line of Deepdale Circle as shown on a map of The Oval at Groves Point Plantation, duly recorded in Map Book 30, Page 52 of the Pender County Registry, said iron pipe marking the northeastern corner of Lot No. 109 of The Oval at Groves Point Plantation as shown on a map of same duly recorded in Map Book 32 at page 47 of the Pender County Registry; and running thence, from the Beginning so located, (1) With the northeastern line of Lot No. 109 of The Oval at Groves Plantation North 32 degrees 37 minutes 53 seconds West 110.00 feet to an existing iron pipe inline; thence, (2) with the northwestern line of said lot South 67 degrees 54 minutes 15 seconds West 166.37 feet to an existing iron pipe that marks a corner between Lot 109 and Lot 11 0; thence, (3) North 35 degrees 54 minutes 31 seconds West 199.13 feet to an iron stake inine; thence, (4) South 87 degrees 41 minutes 41 seconds East 250.00 feet to an existing iron stake inline; thence, (5) South 32 degrees 37 minutes 53 seconds East 168.12 feet to an iron stake at the northwestern terminus point of Deepdale Circle; thence, (6) With the Western right of way line of said road South 14 degrees 24 minutes 33 seconds West 40.99 feet to the beginning, containing 0.716 acres more or less and is as surveyed by Thompson Surveying Co, P.A. Of Burgaw, North Carolina during December 1999. As a reference to the above described tract see Deed Book 1027 at Page 111 and 113 of the Pender County Registry. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 45 Deepdale Circle, Hampstead, NC 28443. A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. 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.” 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 James W. Holland wife, Kristy M. Holland. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 14-11789-FC01 #6785 2/26, 3/5/15
14 SP 299 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 John C. Wirsen, Jr. and Christine M. Wirsen to William R. Echols, Trustee(s), which was dated January 30, 2008 and recorded on February 4, 2008 in Book 3399 at Page 306, 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 10, 2015 at 11:30AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Pender County, North Carolina, to wit: Being all of Lot 53 in Section 3 of Oakvale Subdivision as the same is shown on map thereof recorded in Map Book 10 at Page 27 in the Pender County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description. For prior reference see Deed Book 2961, Page 64 of said registry. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 118 Lafitte Street, Wilmington, NC 28411. A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. 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.” 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 John C. Wirsen, Jr. and wife Christine M. Wirsen. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason,
the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 14-28330-FC01 #6783 2/26, 3/5/15
14 SP 189 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 Thomas L. Benton, Sr., R.L. Totherow and Juanita Benton to Collins & Collins, Trustee(s), which was dated January 17, 2007 and recorded on January 19, 2007 in Book 3146 at Page 122, 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 10, 2015 at 11:30AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Pender County, North Carolina, to wit: A certain tract or parcel of land lying and being in Caswell Township, Pender County, North Carolina and being part of Lot 4, Battleground Estates as recorded in Pender County, North Carolina and being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at an iron on the northern right of way of Slocum Trail (100 ft. public right of way), said iron being located S 67-30-43 E 1559.15 ft. from the intersection of the northern right of way of Slocum Trail and the eastern right of way of H.E. Hales Drive (60 ft. private right of way): Proceed from said point of beginning and with the northern right of way of Slocum Trail N 67-30-43 W 240.00 ft to an iron, thence leaving said right of way N 22-29-17 E 300.00 ft. to an iron in the northern line of Lot 4, thence with said northern line S 6730-43 E 240.00 ft. to an iron, thence leaving said northern line S 22-29-17 W 300.00 ft. to the point of beginning and containing 1.653 acres. Also included in this conveyance a 1998 Horton Homes Doublewide, Manufacturer’s Serial #(s)/VIN #(s) H151976GL+R Subject to those Restrictions as set forth in Deed Book 1274 at Page 035 in the Pender County Registry. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 940 Slocum Trail, Atkinson, NC 28421. A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. 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.” 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 Thomas Leroy Benton Sr. and wife Juanita Benton and R.L. Totherow. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason,
the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 14-16776-FC01 #6782 2/26, 3/5/15
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
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Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices NORTH CAROLINA PENDER COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF THE DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY SHAWN LAWRENCE LEDUC and spouse, JANET DARLENE LEDUC, Recorded in Book 4302, Page 320, Pender County Registry IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK FILE NO. 15-SP-5 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE DEED OF TRUST BEING FORECLOSED: The Deed of Trust being foreclosed is that Deed of Trust executed by SHAWN LAWRENCE LEDUC and spouse, JANET DARLENE LEDUC to Jay B. Green, Trustee, dated August 2, 2013 and recorded in Book 4302, Page 320 in the Pender County Registry of North Carolina. RECORD OWNERS OF THE REAL PROPERTY: The record owner of the subject real property as reected on the records of the Pender County Register of Deeds not more than 10 days prior to the posting of this Notice is Shawn Lawrence Leduc. DATE, TIME AND PLACE OF SALE: The sale will be held on March 12, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at the door of the Pender County Courthouse, Burgaw, North Carolina. PROPERTY TO BE SOLD: The following real property to be sold “sight unseenâ€? together with any improvements is located in Pender County, North Carolina and is believed to have the address of 120 Summit Ridge Road, Rocky Point, NC 28457 and is otherwise more particularly described as follows: BEING ALL of Lot 10, Summit Ridge, Phase 1, as shown on map recorded in Map Book 31, Page 79, Pender County Registry, reference to which is made for a more particular description. Included is a 1999 Redman manufactured home bearing serial 13909084AB . TERMS OF SALE: Pursuant to the provisions of N.C.G.S. §45-21.10(b) and the terms of the Deed of Trust, any successful bidder may be required to deposit with the Trustee or Clerk of Superior Court immediately upon the conclusion of the sale a cash deposit to be determined by the greater of 5% of the bid or $750.00. Unless the Substitute Trustee agrees otherwise, the successful bidder will be required to tender the “full purchase priceâ€? so bid in cash or certiďŹ ed check at the time the Trustee tenders to him a Deed to the property or attempts to tender such Deed, and should the successful bidder fail to pay the full amount, then the successful bidder shall remain liable as provided for in N.C.G.S. §45-21.30. By submitting your bid, you agree that the “full purchase priceâ€? shall be deďŹ ned as the amount of bid plus the Trustee’s commission as deďŹ ned in the subject Deed of Trust plus the costs of the action, unless the Trustee agrees otherwise. For example, if the amount of bid is $20,000.00 and the trustee’s commission is deďŹ ned in the subject Deed of Trust as 5% of the gross proceeds of the sale, then the “full purchase priceâ€? shall equal $21,000.00 plus the costs of the action. A tender of Deed shall be deďŹ ned as a letter from the Trustee to the successful bidder offering to record the Deed upon receipt of full purchase price as described herein and listed in said letter. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason such as a bankruptcy ďŹ ling, the sole remedy of the successful bidder is the return of the deposit. As to any manufactured home, the following shall apply: Any not considered real property is being foreclosed pursuant to N.C.G.S. §25-9-604, if necessary; there is no warranty that any is actually located on the subject tract; and there is no warranty given by the Substitute Trustee as to whether said home is real property or personal property. The sale will be made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, assessments, restrictions and easements of record, if any. ADDITIONAL NOTICE: Take notice that 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. Take further notice that 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. This the 21st day of January, 2015. THE GREEN LAW FIRM, P.C. Jay B. Green Attorneys for Deidre D. DeFlorentis, Substitute Trustee 908 E. Edenton Street Raleigh, North Carolina 27601 Telephone: 919-829-0797 #6777 2/26, 3/5/15 NORTH CAROLINA PENDER COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF THE DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY BETTY MARGARITA FRYE, Recorded in
Book 1776, Page 198, Pender County Registry IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK FILE NO. 15-SP-6 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE DEED OF TRUST BEING FORECLOSED: The Deed of Trust being foreclosed is that Deed of Trust executed by BETTY MARGARITA FRYE to Joseph Belcher, Trustee, dated October 1, 2001 and recorded in Book 1776, Page 198 in the Pender County Registry of North Carolina. RECORD OWNERS OF THE REAL PROPERTY: The record owner of the subject real property as reected on the records of the Pender County Register of Deeds not more than 10 days prior to the posting of this Notice is Betty Margarita Frye. DATE, TIME AND PLACE OF SALE: The sale will be held on March 12, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at the door of the Pender County Courthouse, Burgaw, North Carolina. PROPERTY TO BE SOLD: The following real property to be sold “sight unseenâ€? together with any improvements is located in Pender County, North Carolina and is believed to have the address of 9794 Point Caswell Road , Willard, NC 28478 and is otherwise more particularly described as follows: BEING ALL of Lots 5 and 6 of WEST FORK SUBDIVISION, as shown on a map of same title, prepared by Thompson Surveying Co. of Burgaw, NC. Said map is duly recorded in Map Book 27 at Page 28 of the Pender County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more complete and accurate description. Included is a 2002 Clayton Henderson Dream manufactured home bearing serial no. HHC014000NCAB. TERMS OF SALE: Pursuant to the provisions of N.C.G.S. §45-21.10(b) and the terms of the Deed of Trust, any successful bidder may be required to deposit with the Trustee or Clerk of Superior Court immediately upon the conclusion of the sale a cash deposit to be determined by the greater of 5% of the bid or $750.00. Unless the Substitute Trustee agrees otherwise, the successful bidder will be required to tender the “full purchase priceâ€? so bid in cash or certiďŹ ed check at the time the Trustee tenders to him a Deed to the property or attempts to tender such Deed, and should the successful bidder fail to pay the full amount, then the successful bidder shall remain liable as provided for in N.C.G.S. §45-21.30. By submitting your bid, you agree that the “full purchase priceâ€? shall be deďŹ ned as the amount of bid plus the Trustee’s commission as deďŹ ned in the subject Deed of Trust plus the costs of the action, unless the Trustee agrees otherwise. For example, if the amount of bid is $20,000.00 and the trustee’s commission is deďŹ ned in the subject Deed of Trust as 5% of the gross proceeds of the sale, then the “full purchase priceâ€? shall equal $21,000.00 plus the costs of the action. A tender of Deed shall be deďŹ ned as a letter from the Trustee to the successful bidder offering to record the Deed upon receipt of full purchase price as described herein and listed in said letter. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason such as a bankruptcy ďŹ ling, the sole remedy of the successful bidder is the return of the deposit. As to any manufactured home, the following shall apply: Any not considered real property is being foreclosed pursuant to N.C.G.S. §25-9-604, if necessary; there is no warranty that any is actually located on the subject tract; and there is no warranty given by the Substitute Trustee as to whether said home is real property or personal property. The sale will be made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, assessments, restrictions and easements of record, if any. ADDITIONAL NOTICE: Take notice that 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. Take further notice that 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. This the 21st day of January, 2015. THE GREEN LAW FIRM, P.C. Jay B. Green Attorneys for Deidre D. DeFlorentis, Substitute Trustee 908 E. Edenton Street Raleigh, North Carolina 27601 Telephone: 919-829-0797 #6778 2/26, 3/5/15 NORTH CAROLINA PENDER COUNTY GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK FILE NO: 14-SP-207 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF THE DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY GLENN
FRANKLIN NESTOR (a/k/a GLENN FRANKLIN NESTER) and JANET Y. WEAVER Recorded in Book 4045, Page 0057 Pender County Registry AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE DEED OF TRUST BEING FORECLOSED: The Deed of Trust being foreclosed is that Deed of Trust executed by GLENN FRANKLIN NESTOR (a/k/a GLENN FRANKLIN NESTER) and JANET Y. WEAVER to Ray C. Blackburn, Jr., Trustee for Topsail Humane Society, Inc., a North Carolina corporation, dated March 16, 2012, securing the sum of $76,000.00 and recorded in Book 4045, Page 0057, Pender County Registry. RECORD OWNERS OF THE REAL PROPERTY: The record owners of the subject real property as reected on the records of the Pender County Register of Deeds not more than 10 days prior to the posting of this Notice are GLENN FRANKLIN NESTOR (a/k/a GLENN FRANKLIN NESTER) and JANET Y. WEAVER. DATE, TIME AND PLACE OF SALE: The sale will be held on March 12, 2015 at 10:00 A.M. at the door of the Pender County Courthouse, Burgaw, North Carolina. PROPERTY TO BE SOLD: The following real property to be sold “sight unseenâ€? is located in Pender County, North Carolina and is otherwise more particularly described on Exhibit “Aâ€? attached hereto. TERMS OF SALE: Pursuant to the provisions of N.C.G.S. §45-21.10(b) and the terms of the Deed of Trust, any successful bidder may be required to deposit with the Trustee or Clerk of Superior Court immediately upon the conclusion of the sale a cash deposit to be determined by the greater of 5% of the bid or $750.00. Unless the Substitute Trustee agrees otherwise, the successful bidder will be required to tender the “full purchase priceâ€? so bid in cash or certiďŹ ed check at the time the Trustee tenders to him a Deed to the property or attempts to tender such Deed, and should the successful bidder fail to pay the full amount, then the successful bidder shall remain liable as provided for in N.C.G.S. §45-21.30. By submitting your bid, you agree that the “full purchase priceâ€? shall be deďŹ ned as the amount of bid plus the Trustee’s commission as deďŹ ned in the subject Deed of Trust plus the costs of the action, unless the Trustee agrees otherwise. For example, if the amount of bid is $20,000.00 and the trustee’s commission is deďŹ ned in the subject Deed of Trust as 5% of the gross proceeds of the sale, then the “full purchase priceâ€? shall equal $21,000.00 plus the costs of the action. A tender of Deed shall be deďŹ ned as a letter from the Trustee to the successful bidder offering to record the Deed upon receipt of full purchase price as described herein and listed in said letter. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason such as a bankruptcy ďŹ ling, the sole remedy of the successful bidder is the return of the deposit. As to any manufactured home, the following shall apply: Any not considered real property is being foreclosed pursuant to N.C.G.S. §25-9-604, if necessary; there is no warranty that any is actually located on the subject tract; and there is no warranty given by the Substitute Trustee as to whether said home is real property or personal property. The sale will be made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, assessments, restrictions and easements of record, if any. ADDITIONAL NOTICE: Take notice that 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. Take further notice that 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. This the 11th day of February, 2015. Kevin McConnell, Substitute Trustee Tisdale, McConnell & Bardill, LLP 400 New Bridge Street Jacksonville, NC 28540 Telephone: 910-346-5000 Facsimile: 910-346-1395 Publication Dates: February 26, 2015, March 5, 2015 EXHIBIT “Aâ€? Beginning at an iron pipe (control corner) on the western right of way of NC Hwy 210, a common corner with Peter Siebenbrunner (DB 2479, PG 45). Said point being located N61-31-14W 203.68’ from a rebar, the northeast corner of the Peter Siebenbrunner property; thence leaving the right of way of NC Hwy 210 and continuing with the Siebenbrunner property S39-18-26W 877.12’ to an iron pipe, a common corner with James Martin Hanc, et al (DB 1823, PG 138); thence continuing with the Hanc property S39-18-26W 234.92’ to an iron pipe (control corner); thence continuing with the Hanc property N53-11-31W 330.37’ to an iron pipe, thence continuing with the Hanc property S39-15-52W 260.79’ to an iron pipe, a point in the property line of Gretel Renee GrifďŹ th (DB 738, PG 452); thence continuing with the
GrifďŹ th property N53-14-02W 565.93’ (passing over an iron pipe in line, 65.83’ from the Hanc property) to an iron pipe, a common corner with Richard H. Lewis, et al (DB 2284, PG 124); thence continuing with the Lewis property N44-59-41E 340.66’ to an iron pipe, a common corner with Phillip Lorusso, et al (DB 763, PG 858); thence continuing with the Lorusso property S44-59-10E 484.14’ to an iron pipe; thence continuing with the Larusso property N45-02-25E 784.83’ to a rebar a common corner with Reatha Robinson (DB 2402, PG 14); thence continuing with the Robinson property N31-26-14E 278.15’ to an iron pipe in the western right of way of NC Hwy 210; thence continuing with said right of way S61-32-44E 345.60’ to the point and place of beginning and containing 12.15 acres +/- according to a map for “Topsail Humane Societyâ€?, dated 12-17-08, prepared by Southwind Surveying and Engineering, Inc. #6780 2/26, 3/5/15
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 ďŹ led 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
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.â€? prepared by Johnnie C. Garrason, Professional Land Surveyor, on April 17, 1987, and recorded in Map Book 23, at Page 38 in the OfďŹ ce 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 reected 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 ISâ€?. 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 ďŹ ve 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 certiďŹ ed 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 regard-
ing 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 ďŹ ling of a bankruptcy petition prior to conďŹ rmation 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, lien-
holder 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 #6800 3/5, 3/12, 3/19/15 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: 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
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Topsail Basketball Association finishes season with championship tourney By Bob Willard Special to the Post & Voice Fighting adverse weather conditions, school cancellations, and a Saturday school make-up day, The Topsail Basketball Association was able to have all 42 teams complete full bracket play in the exciting year-end TBA tournament. In the junior division, coed regular season champions AllKindsOfStuff.biz., coached by Kevin Roberts, drew a bye in opening round of tourney play and faced Ronel AustinRemax in the second round and posted a strong victory 34-13 to advance to the finals on Friday evening. Ryder and Halen Willcox each tossed in 11 points for the winners. US Cellular, coached by Curt Ayres, also advanced in the first round by downing Pender Pines Garden Center 13-10, faced a strong Ocean Blue Pools and Spas team in the second round, US Cellular came from behind in the last minutes of play to upend Ocean Blue Pools and Spas 18-17 to advance to the finals. Ryan Lambert hit for eight points in the come-from-behind win. In the co-ed championship game staged Friday evening, the AllKIndsOfStuff.biz team took home the championship trophies by outscoring US Cellular 35-19. The Willcox twins accounted for 27 of the 35 points for the winners. In the girls third through fifth grade division, first round action saw regular season champions Honeycutt Construction coached by Ricky Lambert overwhelm Ship
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with the bat. “I think that Sergeant, Chadwick, and Treto are all poised to have really good seasons at the plate. They are learning to be a little more controlled and patient and drive the ball to the middle of the field. Realizing that you can run and occasionally dropping a bunt down here and there won’t hurt either.” Pender has had the same problem as the other teams in
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Continued from page 2B Titans will look to replace the graduated Kelly Roughton. “Haley was on the varsity last year and has come into her own,” said Reece. Others expected to see time in the circle are freshman Brittany Foy and Kristina Collier. The Titan defense will again be solid. The infield is anchored by catcher Taylor
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Continued from page 2B ly young girls’ squad beginning its second year in the conference under a first-year head coach. That is where the Pirates lacrosse teams are sitting right now. Mens' lacrosse Dwight Mullins begins his second year at the helm of the Topsail boys’ program, and he is hoping to see an improvement from a team with several returning players, albeit still a very young squad. “Many of our underclassmen returning have improved their skills by playing in both fall and summer lacrosse leagues,” Mullins said. “But we are still a young team in a young program.” Coming off a 2-12 season Mullins is hoping his team can tack on at least seven more victories, saying, when asked where he expects to finish, “9-6.” Mullins returns three solid players from last year’s team – midfielder Chris Williams, attack Chase Popella, and defenseman Graham Taylor. He is expecting big things from all three.
Trask baseball Continued from page 2B son caught for the summer team and did a very good job. Kraft is an outstanding shortstop and will play there when he is not on the mound. Bowden and Tanner Benton
On Site 41-18, Pierpan Family Dentistry coached by Jay Manning squeaked by a determined Carolina Outboard team with Ava Dickerson contributing 12 points. In this group’s championship final on Friday night, with Pierpan Family Dentistry facing regular season winner Honeycutt Construction, a wild final quarter saw the Pierpan gals score seven points while holding the Honeycutt gals to just two scores, and pulling out the upset victory and divisional championship 32-30. Sophia Manning and Olivia Visconti helped preserve the victory by tossing in 15 and 11 points respectively. Tour nament action in the boys third/fourth grade sector, Halley White Pediatric Dentistry toppled Cape Fear Seafood Company 3730 behind a 12-point performance by Blake Fisher, and Blown-Rite Insulation over RJ Miller Construction 14-10. In their semi-final round, after drawing a first round bye as regular season champions, The Paint Store coached by Hernando Vazquez, outlasted a scrappy Halley White Pediatric Dentistry squad 38-25 led by Carlos Vazquez, advancing them to the final round on Friday. The boys third/fourth grade championship contest was staged Friday evening in front of a standing room only crowd at the Topsail Middle School auxiliary gymnasium. The game proved a real nail-biter with the score locked at 26 each at the end of third quarter, The Paint store found a way to
put 13 points on the board in the final quarter versus only nine for Prism Custom Painting. Carlos Vazquez popped in 36 points for the tourney champions while Demonte Jackson and James Manning conributed 20 and 12 points respectively for the Prism kids. In summary, the junior division of TBA tour nament champions were AllKindsOfStuf f.biz (co-ed d iv i s i o n ) , P i e r p a n Fa m ily Dentistry (girls third-fifth grade), and The Paint Store (boys third/fourth grade). In the senior division quarterfinal games last Sunday, fans saw all eight teams in the seventh and eighth grade division in action. SPI, regular season champions, toppled the House of Raeford 46-18, Chris Meadows Farm Bureau Insurance downed Carolina Coast Contracting 39-26, Empire Distributors of NC eked out a real barn-burner at the buzzer 28-27, and Cape Fear Kitchen and Baths won out over a very scrappy and well coached J T’s Brick Oven Pizza. High School grade boys division also played two tournament round quarter finals in which Dick’s Sporting Goods outlasted Courtyard by Marriott Wilmington/Wrightsville Beach 45-34, while the squad representing Lisa Mathews Remax-Essential took advantage of a missed last second shot to bring home a 36-35 victory, and advance to the semifinal round of the tournament. In quarterfinal rounds involving the boys fifth and sixth grade sector of TBA, Cherubini Orthodontics up-
ended 84 Lumber 35-30 with the help of 14 points tossed in by Hunter Hawking. Connor Wilson chipped in 18 points for the 84 Lumber team. Otero Family Cosmetic and Implant Dentistry played it close to the wire by outscoring and eliminating Surf City Tire and Auto from tournament play, 28-25. Gavin Ellis popped in 12 points for Otero. Jake Sydes hit the twines for 16 points for Surf City Tire. Quarterfinal action continued for the fifth and sixth grade boys on Friday evening. Regular season champions The Bagel Bakery , up against Davis Fence, were tied at the end of three quarters of play, 15-15, but were able to toss in 10 counters in the fourth quarter as opposed to seven counters for the Davis Fence installers. The final fifth and sixth grade game played Friday evening saw the boys from the Ogden Tap Room eliminate the guys representing Right Coast Construction, Inc. 28-19 to advance to Saturday’s semi-final games. Saturday afternoon semifinals saw the six through ninth grade girls regular season champions Thomas Construction Group out battle the gals from MJ’s Café, and Darden Insurance Agency pull out a squeaker over The Cleaner Concept 23-22. Semi Finals for the boys in the fifth/sixth grade sector, The Bagel Bakery behind the shooting performance of Benjamin Scarbrough, who tossed in 17 points, outlasted Otero Family Cosmetic and Implant Dentistry 29-26 , Cherubini Dentistry
outscored Ogden Tap Room 30-26 behind the shooting of Hunter Hawking with 13 points. Semi finals in the boys seventh and eighth grade bracket saw regular season champions SPI outlast the Cape Fear Kitchen and Bath squad 56.50. Jamison Long was high gun for Cape Fear Kitchen and Baths with 22, while Connor McCormick hit the nets for 24 counters for the winning SPI team. In the finale of the semifinal round at TBA, Empire Distributors of NC emerged victorious over Chris Meadows Farm Bureau Insurance in a tightly contested battle 43-39. The final day of the TBA 2014-2015 season featured four championship games for the senior division. The girls in the sixth through ninth grades regular season champions Thomas Construction Group powered their way to a 33-12 victory over Darden Insurance Agency, taking home the tournament championship in their division. Julia Sullivan and Payton Little paved the way each tossing in 10 points with Cassidy Breland chipping in nine counters for the champions. In the Boys fifth grade final, Cherubini Orthodontics toppled The Bagel bakery 43-32. Amaari Weathers led the way with 16 points while Hunter Hawking followed close behind by tossing in 15 markers. Aidan Dillion hit the threads for 16 for the bagel bakers. In the third championship game of the day, the seventh and eighth grade boys SPI roster put together a run in the second half of the contest
scoring 33 points to only 13 for Empire Distributors of NC, taking home not only the regular season championship but also the divisional tourney championship. In the finale for the season, Drew Gaither poured in 15 tallies to lead Dick’s Sporting Goods to a 45-31 win over Lisa Mathews Remax-Essential. In summary, the senior division of TBA tournament champions were Thomas Construction Group coached by Jill Sullivan (girls sixthninth grades), Boy’s fifth-sixth grade champions was Cherubini Orthodontics coached by Brett Adams (boys fifth/sixth grade), SPI coached by McCormick, and the high school boys tournament championship belonged to Dick’s Sporting Goods, coached by Tom Potts. TBA wishes to thank all 398 youth participants in this years program, the parents, grandparents, friends and neighbors that packed the local Topsail Middle School gymnasiums each and every Saturday since Dec. 6, those who have volunteered to assist with concessions, and naturally, all 42 of our sponsors. We also want to thank the Pender-Topsail Post & Voice for their fantastic coverage of this years TBA happenings.. This is one of the biggest and best competitive youth basketball programs in the entire area, and each year it continues to grow. Hopefully next year will be even bigger and better. Thank you one and all from the board of directors of the Topsail Basketball Association.
the conference. The weather has wreaked havoc on their practice schedule. That lack of practice will dictate what happens early in the season. “The weather has hurt us quite a bit. We are going into this week with three games without seeing live pitching or live hitters. We lost our scrimmage with North Duplin due to the weather and missed out on a chance to scrimmage this week because we have such a packed schedule. We will probably go with a mix of pitchers over the first two weeks as we stretch guys out. I
don’t anticipate anyone throwing more than four innings a game in the short term and even that is pushing it a little depending on pitch counts and how much stress the inning gives us.” Futch is a no nonsense type of coach that wants to build a team full of kids with character. “We are senior heavy which is both good and bad. Seniors tend to be pretty set in their ways and often not as willing to listen or work as hard as the younger players. For some reason seniors want to expect
that their role and anticipated workload are given. It can’t be that way if this is going to function as a team. They are all going to have to show that they can play the game right if we are going to be competitive. It’s their job to set the standard for what comes after they leave. The question at this point is what sort of legacy they will leave.” Pender has a chance to be very good this year. They may make a run for the overall conference title and will definitely be in the mix for the 1A spot.
Lady Pirates
Rivenburgh. The junior backstop has a strong arm and is very aggressive. Junior Carlie Savage will move in from right field and take over first base. A lefty with speed, she will shore up the Titans bunt defense. Kristina Collier will man third base. She is a steady influence on the infield. She will play some second base as well as Haley Smith. This spot depends on who is in the circle. Kyra Holmes may be the
best pure athlete on the team. She will spend the majority of the time at shortstop but is a very good outfielder. The outfield is anchored by Desire Brown. She is a speedster with a flare for the dramatic. The strength of the Titans team is its offense. They have speed throughout the lineup with Brown, Holmes and Savage. This team can slap or hit away. Rivenburgh may be the premier power hitter in the area. Anything that comes
off of her bat has a chance to leave the yard. Holmes also has some pop in her bat. Coach Reece has a bunch of talent. What she doesn’t have is depth. This is a cause for concern for the veteran coach. “A couple of injuries could hur t us. We have to stay healthy.” The Lady Titans are among the best 1A schools in the state. Look for a Four County Conference title and a deep run into the playoffs.
“Graham brings his senior leadership role and superior lacrosse skills back to the field,” Mullins said. “Chris brings a high level of energy and eagerness to win, and Chase brings aggressive shooting back to the attack position.” The Pirate boys open the 2015 season on the road on Monday (March 9) when they travel to Kinston to face Parrott Academy. Topsail opens its Mid-Eastern Conference schedule on Friday (March 13) with a home contest against the Wildcats of New Hanover. One game of primary interest will be on Tuesday (March 31) when the Pirates will welcome the Trojans of West Brunswick to Hampstead. According to Mullins, “It will be West Brunswick’s first game as a varsity team.” Mens' Schedule (All games at 7:15 p.m. unless otherwise noted): March 9 (Monday) – Topsail @ Parrott Academy (5:30 P.M.) March 13 (Friday) – New Hanover at Topsail March 17 (Tuesday) – Topsail @ Hoggard March 20 (Friday) – Ashley @ Topsail March24 (Tuesday) – Topsail
@ South Brunswick March 25 (Wednesday) - Epiphany @ Topsail (5:30 P.M.) March 27 (Friday) - Topsail @ Laney March 31 (Tuesday) – West Brunswick @ Topsail April 14 (Tuesday) – Topsail @ New Hanover April 17 (Friday) – Hoggard @ Topsail April 21 (Tuesday) – Topsail @ Ashley April 22 (Wednesday) - Topsail @ Epiphany (5:30 P.M.) April 24 (Friday) - Laney @ Topsail April 28 (Tuesday) – Topsail @ West Brunswick April 30 (Thursday) – South Brunswick @ Topsail Girls’ lacrosse Courtney Burghardt takes over the girls’ program and, like any coach new to the area and the program, was unsure of what to expect from her team, especially in the strong split conference. In the few practices the up-and-down weather has permitted Burkhardt notes, “The team strength at this point would be our offense, and the primary weakness we are working on is our transition from offense to defense.” Burghardt indicated it was a little early for her to single
out specific players but she did say the team has selected midfielders Sydney Tompkins and Erin McFadden as cocaptains. The Lady Pirates are not playing the non-conference teams the boys are playing and their 2015 campaign will open on Friday (March 13) against the Lady Wildcats of New Hanover. Girls’ Schedule (All games start at 5:30 p.m.): March 13 (Friday) - New Hanover @ Topsail March 17 (Tuesday) - Topsail @ Hoggard March 20 (Friday) - Ashley @ Topsail March 24 (Tuesday) - Topsail @ South Brunswick March 27 (Friday) - Topsail @ Laney March 31 (Tuesday) - West Brunswick @ Topsail April 14 (Tuesday) - Topsail @ New Hanover April 1 (Friday) - Hoggard @ Topsail April 21 (Tuesday) - Topsail @ Ashley April 24 (Friday) – Laney @ Topsail April 28 (Tuesday) - Topsail @ West Brunswick April 30 (Thursday) - South Brunswick @ Topsail
another. Webb turned the ball over twice and missed a shot with Wolf pulling down the rebound for the Lady Pirates. White then drove down the right side to the basket and was fouled, calmly hitting both shots and giving the Lady Pirates the lead. “I wasn’t nervous at the end, I like being put into positions like that” White said. “I know I had my team in the game at that point. All of us were in it to win, and that’s exactly what we did. We came to win. “We worked together very well,” White said. ”We didn’t stop even though we didn’t put all our plays together, but we didn’t stop. We drove and took advantage of the drives. I don’t think we really changed anything when their big girl (Sneed) got into foul trouble. I think we would have won even with her in there. I don’t think she was that big an intimidation or anything like that. One person’s not going to win the game.” Webb Coach Otis Lyons called a timeout at that point, then a second timeout after he saw what the Lady Pirates were doing defensively. A pass into the front court resulted in an off-balance Webb shot that missed the mark with Wolf again grabbing the rebound as the buzzer sounded.
are among several players that will vie for second base. The outfield will have speed with Tynaffit Davis, Tanner Benton and Mike Stroman among the troops set to play in the g rass. The Titans have quite a bit of speed and a little bit of pop in the middle of the
lineup. Stroman can fly as can Davis. Kraft is fast and runs the bases intelligently. The Titans will score runs. However, the lack of batting practice ad field time will be a hindrance both offensively and defensively early on. Look for a vast improvement two weeks into the season.
Ward hopes to see more of his team in the coming days but admits he will have to find some things out late. “I’ ll be lear ning some things on game day. That’s not the ideal way to do it but that’s what we’ve been dealt. I think we’ll be fine."
Continued from page 1B The Lady Pirates then went on a 9-0 run, taking the lead on Pyrtle’s basket early in the fourth period. That lead, however, was short-lived as Webb tied the game at 37-37. It was deadlocked at 39-39 when White, who had game21 high points, hit a longrange jumper to provide her team with a 42-39 advantage. The lead opened up to 45-39 on a basket and a free throw by Williams with 3:18 left in regulation but Webb again fought back, tying the game at 45-45 on consecutive free throws by Sneed and Alia Jones with 49.4 ticks left on the game clock. Those trips to the line for the Lady Warriors came at the expense of Wolf and White, each of whom picked up their fourth fouls within 43 seconds of each other. “I wasn’t worried when Amberly got her fourth foul as much as I was when Keri was called for her fourth, but she went out there and played. You can’t worry about it. She really stepped up at the end. I’m glad we won, and I’m glad we played hard.” Both teams had chances to win it but Topsail turned the ball over on one possession and missed a shot on
Topsail baseball Continued from page 2B solid if not spectacular. Clark Cota can hit a ton and younger brother Bryce is a versatile hitter with the ability to drive the ball or lay the bunt down. Wilson and Jake Madole are seasoned hitters that C o a ch G e h r i s c a n c o u n t on. This team can hit for power or play small ball.
Topsail softball Continued from page 2B First base is also up for grabs. Abston and Grizzle can play that spot. Both will get the chance. Danielle Parks played second base last year and will see some time there again. She is a very versatile player that can fill in as an outfielder as well. The outfield is full of speed and talent. Hailey Glester will head up the grass and may also see time at first base. Offensively, the Pirates are strong. White is very versatile. She can hit for power and is also very important in the short game. She may be the most complete player in the county. Parks is a speedster
Remember, they should not have to score a ton of runs. The Pirates have a solid defense, a great pitching staff and good bats. They are deep and well coached. While winning another state title is well within reach, everything has to align itself appropriately. This team will compete for the Mideastern Conference title and go deep into the post season. that puts pressure on the defense. Abston fits that category as well. Elder is swinging the bat well and can hit the ball a mile. This team is solid up and down the lineup. Abston says his team has no glaring weakness. “I really don’t see any real weakness. We have a motto as a team. We do things the right way. That’s what we’re working toward. One wildcard that Abston has is assistant coach Stephen White. He may be the best coach in the area and will be on board to help in a limited capacity. He gives the team three more wins with his aggressive approach. The Pirates are in the tough Mideastern Conference. A first place finish is in order.
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Living Margaret Collins, Vendor
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SCOTTS HILL MARKET By Lori Kirkpatrick Contributing Writer
Scotts Hill Market, located beside Fred’s Beds in Scotts Hill, first opened its doors to the public in November. Since that time, all of the vendor spaces have been filled in the 7,200 square-foot building. The unique casual vendor market has about 60 spaces of merchandise to explore. A large variety of products continue to be available in the market. Some items offered are gifts, furniture, shabby chic and antiques. Vintage items, home décor, jewelry and clothing for men, women and children are available, as well. Jams, jellies, grits and breaders have been big sellers in the market. Unique birdhouses, baskets, artwork and photography are on hand; as well as coastal and southern décor, hand painted signs, ribbons, bows and wreaths. A variety of pet items can also be found there. Owner Joel Humphrey said that a combination of print, TV and radio advertising has helped get the word out that the market is open. “We’ll probably start being open later as the daylight starts lasting longer, especially on the weekends,” said Humphrey. “Sometimes 160 to 180 people come through the doors on Saturdays, which is great. We have had some success at pulling from the Wilmington and south areas, which is what we were striving for. It can be hard to gauge what’s working. Right now we’re spending a lot more on advertising, obviously because we’re a new store and we want to get the word out. The vendors really appreciate that. I’ve got to take care of them, and our customers.” Humphrey said that the store model hasn’t changed much, and that they are starting to see an increase in the amount of furniture that’s selling. People seem
to be enjoying coming in and getting new pieces of furniture for very good, competitive prices. Humphrey explained how he works with the Scotts Hill Market vendors to provide the best possible deals for customers. “We urge our vendors to price it right the first time,” said Humphrey. “This is not meant to be a haggle shop. That doesn’t mean that if you buy multiple piece of furniture, we won’t reach out to a vendor and see if there’s a deal they want to make you. However, our goal is to be a place where you don’t have to come in and haggle to get a good deal. We want the good deal to be already posted when you come in. That’s important to us, and most people appreciate that. Most of our vendors have been doing this a long time, and really know what they’re doing and know how to price things appropriately. They know what to buy, what’s selling and what people are looking for right now. As people are coming in regularly and seeing the variety we have coming in on a regular basis, we have a lot of repeat customers; and we still get a lot of new customers every day.” The owner’s priorities are to get customers in the door and to help vendors continue to pinpoint what is selling and what customers want. Humphrey feels it is important to be receptive at the front desk and encourage customers to take their time and let them know if there are specific items they are seeking. If the products are not currently offered, he can pass that information down to vendors to possibly add to their inventory in the future. The market is currently accepting applications for vendors. “Spaces will become available at some point,” said Humphrey. “We have an application process, and it has a lot to do with what products the store may need. For example, if someone who sells fur-
niture leaves, we would need a balance of how much furniture we have. It’s important to us to keep the variety, to keep the uniqueness.” The market owner is always looking for ways to improve the store. He recently insulated the back room of the store to provide more vendor spaces, and added speakers to allow for music to make the area more inviting. The market has plans to bring in a metal and wrought iron vendor, who is currently transporting items from Texas and Mexico. He will be located out back in a fenced in area, adding something new to the store. As warmer weather approaches, there are plans to have some outdoor vendors for produce items that are not normally available, as well. These items would be available once a week and would not duplicate what is already offered in the market. Humphrey is optimistic about the future of the market, as well as other shopping destinations coming to the area. “The store, in my humble opinion, is getting better every day,” said Humphrey. “It‘s getting fuller every day. Better and better things are being added as vendors’ confidence grows. They know we’re protecting their merchandise, that eve r y t h i n g is on security surveillance, and that we’re doing a good job of selling it for them. It’s good news for us, and I hope it’s good news for all of Scotts Hill. As more stores in
the Scotts Hill area are successful and do a good job, the more that will come here and the better all of us will do. We want to have a good name, to make this a destination place to shop and to let people know it’s not the end of the world if they pass Porters Neck. There are great places in Scotts Hill and Hampstead to come shop.” Scotts Hill Market is located at 11135 Highway 17 North. The market is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m., and Sunday from 1-5 p.m. Their Facebook page is updated daily. For more information, contact Joel Humphrey at (910) 821-1501.
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For the Celts, there was no separation of the secular and the sacred. All of life in every moment is lived in the presence of God. All things are done in the sight of God and all things are or should be to the Glory of God. Or to put it another way, “All life is one piece,� a quilt made up of the many
smaller pieces of our lives sown together by God’s grace. Not only are things not separate, you cannot separate them into disconnected parts. The Celtic symbol of this is the Celtic knot (there is a picture of one on the front of this book). It is a continuous piece woven in and out of itself with no beginning and no end. It is one piece, like life,
4C’s Food Pantry open weekly The Christian Community Caring Center distributes food locally to those in need. The 4C’s food panty is generously supported by local churches, businesses, and the private sector. The 4C’S Food Pantry is open Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. until
noon. Additionally, the 4C’S will be open the last Saturday of each Month beginning Mar. 28 from 9 a.m. until noon The 4C’s is located in the Jones Plaza, 15200 U.S. Highway 17 N, Hampstead, NC. Telephone: (910) 270-0930.
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Donations Needed Pender County Christian Services is open Monday - Friday from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Donations of canned food, clothing, household items, etc. can be left at 210 West Fremont Street, Burgaw, NC 28425
NEW BEGINNING CHURCH
corner of Fremont & Wright Street (Courthouse Square) Burgaw, N.C. • 910-619-8063
Sunday Service 10:30 a.m.
There will be a fish fry and fund raiser for a special equipped van for Walter Bell Mar. 8 at noon in the fellowship hall of the Hampstead Baptist Church, 67 Factory Road. Hampstead. The meal will be provided
by the church and the members will provide the dessert. The community is invited to attend. Donations will be taken for purchasing the van. Please mark your envelope Walter Bell Van Fund
Faith Harbor United Methodist Church invites the community to celebrate in ministry. Come meet our Ministers Duke Lackey and Neal Henry. The church is located on the mainland side of the swing bridge in Surf City. For more information call 328-4422, www.faithharborumc.org or facebook.
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Faith Harbor United Methodist Church invites all to celebrate this Lenten Season. Services are held at 8 a.m. and 9:20 a.m. every Sunday. Each service offers an uplifting message with music and communion, the community is welcome to worship. With Bible study programs, small groups, Share the Table and the Harbor Thrift Store,
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draw a picture or symbol of one part of your life: work, play, meetings, church, volunteer service, family meals, etc. Each day, reflect on how that piece is a part of your “Sabbath� quilt, your life lived in the presence of God. Close each day by singing (or saying) this song: Seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness; And all these things will be added unto you, Allelu, Alleluia.
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intertwined and sometimes tangled, complicated and constantly turning but never broken. Life is one unbroken piece lived in the abiding presence of God. As you reflect this week on the scripture, do the following activity. On Sunday, draw a rectangle on a blank piece of paper and divide it into six smaller, equal squares. This is your “Sabbath� quilt. It represents the whole of your life, which belongs wholly to God. On each successive day,
All are welcome! Pastor Bill Howell
Sunday March 15 The Ushers’ Ministry of Mt. Pisgah Missionary 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. Wednesday March 18 Spring Revival at the Mt. Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church. Guest speaker is Rev. Dr. Jerry Corbett. Services Mar. 18-20 at 7:30 p.m. nightly. Saturday March 21 The Rocky Point United Methodist Church 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.
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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
ST. M ARY’S CHURCH
An Episcopal - Lutheran Community 506 S. McNeil Street, Burgaw, NC 28425 910.259.5541 Sunday Worship Service with Holy Eucharist: 11 a.m. www.stmaryschurchburgawnc.org
Come hear the word of God and play games. There will be music, pool tables, air hockey, foosba l l, da r ts, and pi ngpong. All youth and others are welcome to attend.
311 S. Campbell St. Burgaw, NC 910.259.6007
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CALVARY C910.259.2136 HAPEL COMMUNITY CHURCH
54 Camp Kirkwood Rd. • Watha, NC 28478 • 910-448-0919
MISSION BAPTIST CHURCH
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.
Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday Evening Dinner at 6:00 p.m. and classes at 6:45 p.m.
JORDANS CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
607 S. Walker Street • Burgaw, NC 28425
FAITH HARBOR UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
14201 Hwy. 50/210 • Surf City, NC 28445 • 910-328-4422 Services: 8 a.m. and 9:20 a.m. Sunday School: 10:45 a.m. http://faithharborumc.org
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
110 E. Bridgers Street, Burgaw, NC 28425 • 910-259-2295
BURGAW UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday School: 10 a.m. Worship Service: 11 a.m. Wednesday Prayer Service & Children’s Bible Study: 7:00 p.m.
BURGAW PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Sunday School: 10:00 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m.
Sunday School: Sunday 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship Service: 11:00 a.m.
CENTERVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH
18577 NC 53 E, Kelly, NC • 910-669-2488
ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER CATHOLIC CHURCH
200 E. Fremont St. • Burgaw, NC 28425
RILEY’S CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH
Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Worship: 11:00 a.m. Sunday Evening Discipleship Training: 6:00 p.m. Pastor Lamont Hemminger
Jim Herchenhahn / Pastor Worship Services: 8:30 a.m. & 10:50 a.m. Youth each Sunday at 6:00 p.m. Wednesday evenings: Meal at 6:00 p.m. / Study for all ages 7:00 p.m.
28396 Hwy. 210 W. • Currie (1/2 mile from Moores Creek Battlefield)
19845 NC Hwy. 210, Rocky Point, NC 28457 910-675-2127
WESTVIEW UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
5610 Hwy. 53 W • Burgaw, NC 28425 (Across from Pender High) Pastor Judy Jeremias Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m.
CURRIE COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH
Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Worship: 11 a.m. Bible Study Wednesday: 7 p.m.
WATHA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
160 Camp Kirkwood Road, Watha, NC
910-470-4436
Pastor John Fedoronko
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. Ladies’ Circle, 2nd Monday of Each Month, 6:30-8 p.m. Choir Practice & Bible Study, Tues., 7:30-9 p.m. Youth Group Every Other Wed. 6-7:30 p.m.
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
CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY FELLOWSHIP (CF2) 10509 US Hwy. 117 S. Rocky Point Business Park Rocky Point, NC • 910-232-7759
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Worship Hours: Sunday Morning, 11 a.m. Wednesday Night, 6 p.m. Pastor: Dr. Ernie Sanchez
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The scallop and crabmeat recipes are very easy to make and add a nice dish to the table of family and guests. They are quick and easy recipes and can be made during the week for TASTY DINNERS AND APPETIZERS The onion bread is very flavorful especially after the ONIONS ARE CARAMELIZED 3OMEtimes I use Monterey Jack for HALF THE CHEESE TO ADD A ZIP TO the flavor, experiment and see what you like. The apple cake is a pleasant treat for breakfast, lunch, tea or dinner. Enjoy. Scallops with peas over linguini Serves 4 OUNCE PACKAGE FROZEN peas 1½ pounds sea scallops, large, dry, about 10-12, tough muscle removed Salt and fresh ground pepper,
to taste 8 ounces linguini 1-2 tablespoons olive oil 2 tablespoons butter 2 teaspoons lemon juice 2 tablespoons dried parsley flakes, or 3 tablespoons fresh chopped parsley In a large pot cook pasta according to package directions, adding peas to the boiling water three minutes before pasta is finished. Reserve ½ cup pasta water before draining, drain pasta and return to pot. Add parsley and one tablespoon olive oil. Gently stir, adding reserved pasta water a little at a time for desired consistency. Add salt and pepper, to taste, gently toss. While the pasta is cooking, season scallops with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, heat butter over medium flame. Cook scallops until browned on one side, about 2-3 minutes. Tur n over and cook until opaque throughout, about 1-2 minutes. Be careful not to overcook scallops or they will become tough. Sprinkle and toss scallops with lemon juice. Serve over pasta and peas. Crab dip ½ pound crabmeat, cleaned and chopped 1 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened 2/3 cup mayonnaise 1 c u p s h re d d e d ch e d d a r
cheese Ÿ cup sweet onion, finely chopped or grated ½-1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce Salt and fresh ground black pepper, to taste In a medium bowl combine crabmeat, cream cheese, and mayonnaise, blend well. Add and mix in cheese and onions, add Worcestershire sauce and stir in, along with salt and pepper, to taste. Cover and chill, or serve at room temperature along with your favorite crackers or toasts. This works well on tea sandwiches also. Onion corn bread ½ cup butter, melted 1½ cups Vidalia or sweet onion, chopped 1 cup sour cream Pinch of salt 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded and divided 1 large egg, beaten ½ cup milk 1 8½ ounce package corn muffin mix 1 8-ounce can cream corn Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a skillet sautÊ onions in butter for 8-10 minutes, do not brown. Cool slightly. Add sour cream, salt and ½ cup cheese to onion mixture, stir to combine, and set aside. In a bowl stir together egg, milk, muffin mix, and corn, stir until just mixed evenly. Spread muffin mix in a
greased 8-inch square pan. Pour sour cream mixture over the top. Bake in a 400-degree oven for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the CENTER COMES OUT CLEAN ,ET IT set before cutting. Apple pecan Bundt cake 2 cups granulated sugar 2 cups self-rising flour 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon ž cup canola oil 4 large eggs, room temperature 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 3 large cooking apples, like Granny Smith green apples, peeled and diced 1 cup pecans, chopped #ONFECTIONERS SUGAR IF DEsired Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a bundt cake pan, set aside. In a bowl whisk together sugar, flour, and cinnamon. In another bowl whisk together oil, eggs, and vanilla. Whisk into flour mixture until well blended. Fold in apples and pecans. Pour into prepared bundt pan and bake for one hour or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack for 20 minutes, turn out and cool completely. When ready to serve sprinKLE WITH SOME CONFECTIONERS sugar, if desired.
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 es-
tate 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 Services, 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 ter ms 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.
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Thursday, March 5 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. s6ILLAGE OF 3T (ELENA #OUNCIL MEETS -AR P M AT THE town hall. Friday March 6 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 March 10 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. s3T (ELENA #OMMUNITY #ENTER !SSN MEETS 4UESDAY -AR at 6:30 p.m. at the community center. Wednesday March 11 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 12 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 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. Tuesday April 14 s4HE -ARINE #ORPS ,EAGUE (AMPSTEAD $ETACHMENT
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