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County fund balance dips, affects budget

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By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher The Pender County unassigned fund balance has dipped to just over $8 million, according to Pender County manager Randall Woodruff.

Unassigned fund balance is money that is not assigned or encumbered to designated projects.

The fund balance, which was at $18.77 million in 2010, has been on a steady decline as spending on projects increased and tax revenue remained flat.

County officials had counted on borrowing money to finance capital projects, but the late audits and accounting problems prompted the North Carolina Local Government Commission (LGC) to delay approving the county to issue bonds – so the money for the projects was taken from the county’s fund balance.

“The unassigned fund balance tells the true story. We started these projects – the industrial park, the waste treatment plant, the old Topsail school and others – and we didn’t know the staff hadn’t been keeping up with the audits,” Williams said. “So instead of bor rowing the money, we got way into our fund balance. Because of the situation with the former finance officer and the audits and the housekeeping issues, we had to wait until we got those things straight.”

Woodruff said he expects the LGC to approve the bond issue this week and hopefully the bonds will be sold later this month.

“The bonds will reimburse the county for money we spent on the Hampstead annex renovation, money to finish the waste water treatment plant on U.S. 421, the industrial park project, and the county vehicle fueling stations,” said Woodruff. “We also have some problems with the heating and air conditioning in the county government complex buildings. We have significant problems with humidity in some of the buildings.”

Woodruff says the LGC told the county it would have to let the fund balance build back up to have for emergency purposes.

“As a coastal county, we need to have a strong fund balance for emergencies, such as a hurricane,” Woodruff said.

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Financial problems plague plantation

Poplar Grove faces uncertain future

By Lori Kirkpatrick Contributing Writer Poplar Grove Plantation has long been a familiar place for local residents to visit and enjoy. In an area surrounded by commercial development, it has remained a cherished corner of Pender County. However, Poplar Grove is no stranger to adversity. Funding cuts over the last few years are leading the public charity to face some difficult decisions about future programming.

Executive Director Caroline Lewis described her connection to the site and how Poplar Grove has arrived at this point of financial crisis.

“My father was divorced, and in 1979 he married Jan Mendall Long, who happened to live at this property. She had committed to the Foy family to care for the history and the integrity of the manor house. When they married, she set up Poplar Grove Foundation, Inc. in 1979.

The bylaws were created that fall, and it opened to the public that spring.”

Lewis had lived with her mother in Oklahoma and beginning in 1980 her summers were spent working in the tea room in the basement of the manor house. Her summer job was part of the family’s long history of establishing a good work ethic as children. She started following behind tours through the house to ensure no one was left lingering behind. The summer job would later become a reflection of Lewis’ job as executive director. She had learned to lead from behind.

After the sudden loss of her father, Lewis had no intentions of returning to North Carolina.

“It was very difficult to be here, and the fam-

As Pender County Commissioners wrestle with the new 2015-16 budget, one hard truth is clear – county residents will see an increase in the tax rate.

“A tax increase is unavoidable,” said Commission Chairman David Williams. “We made no bones about that over the past year – for the county projects that have been done and the upcoming school projects. There is no way around it. We have been up front about that.”

Williams stopped short of saying how much of an increase taxpayers could expect, but said the board would have the budget ready in the next 30 days.

“We should be ready to release the anticipated tax figures by next week,” Williams said.

“Is it better to stagger the increase over the next several years? With the county projects and the school officials wanting to get their projects done quickly, would it make more sense to do it all at once.

That’s where there is going to be some healthy discussions on the board.”

Because of the depleted

David Williams fund balance, county commissioners will not be able to look to the fund balance to help make ends meet with the 2015-16 budget.

“This is going to be a very challenging budget year for Pender County. We have all the department budgets submitted and the requests from the schools, but it’s going to be tough,” said County Manager Randall Woodruff. “In previous years the county had the ability to utilize the fund balance and this year we are not going to have fund balance to use as we have in the past. It’s going to be much more difficult to arrive at a final budget. We will be working through May and into June on the budget.

We are no where near ready with it.”

Taco Bell eyes Burgaw From Staff Reports Taco Bell is interested in property adjacent to the new Walmart in Burgaw, according to town officials.

Burgaw Planning Director Rebekah Roth says Taco Bell is in the due diligence phase and the town hasn’t received ily had entrusted the leadership at that time to continue operations here. My stepmother, Jan, had been giving major annual gifts. She contributed gifts from 1981 on that could range from $350,000 to $450,000 a year, not including all the major repairs to the house outside of that contribution. There had been a long-standing community perception that this wealthy heiress was funding the operation of this place.”

In 2012, Caroline got word that there was an emergency situation at Poplar Grove. Jan was transferring ownership and had created a five-year plan to phase out from donating large annual amounts to zero. The plan was implemented in 2010, in which steps would be taken to tier down from the $350,000 amount to zero in 2016. The last year of contribution would be 2015 in the amount of $100,000.

In 2012 it came to the board’s attention that the necessary steps to becoming self-sustaining were not being acted upon. This created a huge

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The company is looking at the property beside the McDonalds and the proposed restaurant would be in between the McDonalds and the new Bojangles site.

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Arrest report

Jeffrey Alan Amorin, 31, 301 Burmuda Drive, Hampstead.

Break or enter a motor vehicle (7 counts), misdemeanor larceny (4 counts), misdemeanor possession of stolen goods ( 3 counts), felony possession of stolen goods (2 counts), first degree burglary (3 counts), larceny after breaking and or entering ( 3 counts). Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office.

Incarcerated under a $1,000,000 secured bond.

Michael Anthony Andrews, 48, 81 Morning Glory Road, Rocky Point. Misdemeanor probation violation. Incarcerated with no bond.

Wendy Lea Applewhite, 38, 63 George Washington Hale, Atkinson. Felony breaking and/ or entering, larceny after breaking and or entering, felony possession of stolen goods, misdemeanor probation violation, second degree trespassing.

Incarcerated under $22,500 secured bond.

Alexander Allen Cain, 18, 115 Winchester Ln., Rocky Point.

No operators license-fta. Arrest by Burgaw Police Department.

Released under $1,500 secured bond.

Byron Richard Clayton, 53, 609 Satchwell St., Burgaw. Violation of court order, second degree trespassing. Released under $1,000 secured bond.

Sidney Darnell Sawson, 40, 370 Long Bluff Extension, Currie. Child support. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office.

Released under $500 cash.

Matthew Shane Elam, 36, 207 Sand Dollar Lane, Hampstead.

Communicating threats, assault on a female. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $500 secured bond.

James Brandon Hailey, 27, 205 S A Shore Drive, Surf City.

Following too closely, driving while impaired, drive while license revoked (4 counts), speeding in school zone, flee/elude arrest, reckless driving to endanger, reg. plate not improperly attached, speed in excess of 35 mph. Arrest by Burgaw Police Department and N.C. State Highway Patrol. Released under $11,500 secured bond.

Allison Nicole Hall, 17, 91 Broken Spur Court, Rocky Point.

Purchase cigarettes under 18 years of age. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $500 secured bond, Lisa Danielle Hamilton, 45, 350 Quarterhorse Lane 1, Hampstead. Forgery of instrument, uttering of forged instrument.

Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $5,000 secured bond.

David Marl Harrell, II. 22, 8714 Mary Slocum Rd., SW, Watha.

Driving while impaired, open container after cons alc 1st.

Arrest by N.C. State Highway Patrol. Released under $1,000 secured bond.

Christian Alexander Hayes, 29, 8805 NC 50 Hwy, Maple Hill. Felony probation violation out of county (2 counts), Communicating threats. Arrest by N.C. State Highway Patrol.

Incarcerated under $101,200 secured bond.

Jonathan Adam Hester, 28, 1637 Kings Landing Rd., Hampstead. Probation violation, assault on female. Released under

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Grant Lee Hewlett, 25, 3191 US 117 Hwy. N, Burgaw. OFA, Misdemeanor probation violation. Released under $2,000 secured bond.

Renee Himmelheber, 27, 205 Progress Drive 34 E, Burgaw.

Assault on a child under 12. Arrest by Burgaw Police Department. Released under $1,000 secured bond.

Phillip Jay Horrell, 36, 302 Walnut Branch Drive, Rocky Point. Felony probation violation, felony probation violation out of county, drive while license revoked, fictitious drivers license, no liability insurance, fict/alt title/ reg card/tag, Misdemeanor probation violation out of county (5 counts).

Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $76,500 secured bond.

Roy Lee Kentrolis, 42, Currie. Probation violation. Released under $10,000 secured bond.

Richard Stephen Koluch, 24, 125 Spring Chase Lane, Rocky Point. Probation violation. Incarcerated.

Autumn Renee Lindquist, 34, 311 Shepards Rd., Hampstead.

Improper backing, assault on govt official/employee, driving while impaired, open container, reckless driving. Released under $2,500 secured bond.

Orville Edward Madden, 45, 121 Misty Meadows Lane, Rocky Point. Child support. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $1,317.86 cash.

Kyle James McIntyre, 21, 521 Factory Rd., Hampstead.

Assault on female. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office.

Released under $1,000 secured bond.

Romello McLaughlin, 17, 937 St. John Church Rd, Hampstead. Misdemeanor probation violation. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released with no bond listed.

Anthony Drew Metts, 27, 712 Shell St., Hampstead. Driving while impaired. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office.

Released with no bond listed.

Darren J. Montgomery, 17, 109 Creekstone Trail, Rocky Point. Misdemeanor probation violation out of county. Arrest

by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated.

Jumel Gregory Morris, 36, 6940 Malpass Corner Rd., Currie.

Open container after consuming alc 1st, drive while license revoked not impaired driving. Arrest by N.C. State Highway Patrol. Released under $1,000 secured bond.

Derrick Murphy, 19, 4891 NC 50 Hwy., Maple Hill. Financial card theft, felony financial card fraud, financial card theft, felony financial card fraud. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $5,000 secured bond.

Ethan Murphy, 25, 200 South Johnson St 13 Apartment, Burgaw. Speeding, possession of marijuana (simple). Arrest

by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $1,000 secured bond.

Kevin Myers, 44, 125 Windward Drive 30, Rocky Point. Civil contempt, misrepresent to obtain ESC benefits (2 counts). Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $16,591.89 cash.

Deandre Gates Phillips, 26, 280 Wooten Road, Maple Hill.

Possession with intent to manufacture, sell, deliver cocaine, sell cocaine, deliver cocaine, manufacture cocaine, possession drug paraphernalia, resisting, obstruct and delay of officer, drive while license revoked not impaired, carrying concealed weapon. Arrest by Sampson Co. Released under $35,000 secured bond.

Ingrid Katherine Phillips, 50, 104 Plantation Lane, Hampstead. Misdemeanor probation violation. Incarcerated with no bond listed.

Steven Allen Powell, 63, 191 White Oak Ln, Burgaw. Driving while impaired. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office.

Incarcerated with no bond.

Grady Robinson, 69, 365 Hayes Rd, Atkinson. Drivign while license revoked, open container after consuming alcohol.

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

Crystal Lynette Smith, 28, 138 Maple Hill Rd, #3, Rocky Point. Resisting, obstruct, and delay of officer, misdemeanor breaking and/ or entering, injury to personal property, communicating threats (2 counts). Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $800 secured bond.

Antwon Dashawn Tatum, 21, 1196 Little Kelly Rd., Rocky Point. Simple possession Sch VI CS, Possession of drug paraphernalia, Arrest by N.C. State Highway Patrol. Released under $500 secured bond.

Francisco Amezcua Tores, 52, 330 Juniper Rd., Rocky Point.

Reckless driving to endanger, designated lane violation, driving while impaired, no operators license. Arrest by N.C. State Highway Patrol. Released under $1,000 secured bond.

Timothy Edward Watkins, 25, 55 Sycamore Dr., Burgaw.

Misdemeanor larceny, misdemeanor possession of stolen goods. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released with no bond.

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

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Not all arrests result in a determination of guilt.

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New medical facility could improve emergency care in east Pender

By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher.

A planned new free standing emergency department just inside the New Hanover County line in Scotts Hill could mean faster emergency service for eastern Pender County residents.

The New Hanover Regional Medical Center facility, located at 151 Scotts Hill Medical Drive adjacent to the Atlantic SurgiCenter, house a full-service, 24-hour emergency department staffed by board-certified emergency physicians, specially-trained emergency care nurses and a multi-disciplinary support team that mirrors the expert healthcare services provided at the NHRMC and NHRMC Orthopedic Hospital emergency departments.

The new facility, called ED-North, will open May 20 at 7 a.m. following a ribboncutting at 6:45 a.m.

Hospital officials say the new facility offers a layout and design tailored to the needs of patients, families and caregivers so that emergency care is given in an efficient, convenient and comforting manner.

“This is a modern emergency department with a new design that was developed using Lean methodology and patient input,” says Jack Barto, NHRMC President and CEO. “When patients today seek emergency medical care, they have a choice on where to go, and expect value and an excellent experience when they get there. ED-North gives

patients in that area closer access to our higher standard of emergency healthcare.”

Pender EMS and Fire Chief Woody Sullivan says emergency medical patients in eastern Pender County usually are transported to NHRMC on 17 th Street. The new Scotts Hill emergency department could provide faster patient service and turnaround times for EMS crews.

“It could have a significant impact on patients that meet the criteria to be transported there. It is my understanding it will not be able to admit patients for overnight stays,” Sullivan said. “It’s an evolving process and we don’t have the full details yet. We are supposed to have a meeting on May 14 about the new facility. But the most serious patients will still be transported to the main facility in Wilmington.”

ED – North is a 30,000square-foot building that includes 10 treatment rooms, one critical care room, pharmacy and full lab services.

NHRMC is working through the per mitting process to open an outpatient pharmacy in early summer.

Sullivan says the decision regarding to which facility an emergency patient would be transported is determined by protocols in place and consulting with the emergency staff at the hospital.

“We call the hospital and give them an update and they advise us where to take the patient,” Sullivan said. “This will be a positive thing for the community, especially if you

need to see a physician. A lot of people go to the emergency room to see a doctor.”

The public is invited to tour the facility at a community open house May 16 from 2-4 p.m. The event includes tours, demonstrations, health screenings, fire and EMS trucks onsite, refreshments and activities for children.

The new facility will house a full-service, 24-hour emergency department staffed by board-certified emergency physicians, specially-trained emergency care nurses and a multi-disciplinary support team that mirrors the expert healthcare services provided at the NHRMC and NHRMC Orthopedic Hospital emergency departments.

It is estimated that 35-40 patients will be served daily by ED-North, which is roughly 10 percent of the number of patients seen in the emergency departments of the 17th Street and Wrightsville Avenue locations. Staff and patients had a voice in the construction plans to increase efficiency and focus on the family-centered care that is standard throughout NHRMC. For instance, patients are no longer directed to a waiting room upon arrival, but are immediately checked in and screened. Most patient rooms have windows and some traditional beds have been replaced with more comfortable vertical treatment chairs. Families are able to be directly beside the patient’s head allowing easier faceto-face communication with providers.

County to work with NCWRC on Holly Shelter shooting range

By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher Pender County Commissioners gave a nod to state wildlife officials to begin working together to build a pistol, rifle and archery shooting range in the Holly Shelter Gamelands.

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission plans to build a shooting range in the Gamelands, but a partnership with the county will allow for a larger, better facility to be built. The expanded facility will include restrooms, and a certified range officer on duty approximately 40 hours per week. The NCWRC will foot the bill for construction of the range, and the salary for the staff, janitorial maintenance, as well as minor grounds and facility maintenance would be the responsibility of the county. Revenue collected from the use of the range would assist with the cost of staff and maintenance.

“The plan is to generate enough revenue to offset the cost of operating the range,” said Pender County Parks and

Recreation Supervisior Dee Turner.

Commissioner David Piepmeyer said he had hoped the range would be open before the NCWRC stopped target shooting in the Gamelands.

The state stopped allowing target shooting the Gamelands several months ago.

“If permitting and wetlands had cooperated, we would be much more ahead of schedule,” said the WRC’s Mark Hamlett. “We had planned to have it open before that ruling took affect. We are moving forward as fast as we can. Plans are complete and we think we will have all the permits for the project within three to four weeks. We should be under construction in little more than a month.”

Plans call for 12 to 14 shooting bays at the range. Hamlett said the number of shooting bays at the range is dependant on having a range officer on duty. The WRC is not comfortable with a higher number of bays without the supervision of a certified range officer.

“It it is unmanned, we would to be careful.”

The bonds the county seeks currently to fund projects and replenish the fund balance has nothing to do with the school bonds, which is a separate issue.

“Hopefully this fall we will

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three years to get back up to where we want it to be. We will be ok, but we just have

scale it down and go back to a lower number of bays because we don’t feel safe with an unmanned range with that number of shooters,” said Hamlett.

The shooting range will be located on the west side of the Holly Shelter Gamelands.

Commissioner George Brown asked about the possibility of another range on the east side.

“I doubt we would be willing to put money in a range on the east side of Holly Shelter

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Roth said Bojangles is expected to begin work on their site within the next several weeks, which would begin with the demolition of the house which is on the property. be able to start selling bonds for the schools. The county is fronting money for engineering and so forth for the schools. That money will be paid back to the county when the school bonds are sold,” Williams said.

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Topsail Beach completes inlet work

By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher Topsail Beach mayor Howard Braxton appeared before the Pender County Commissioners at their April 20 meeting to thank the board for their help in the town’s recently completed dredging and beach renourishment project.

“Finally after five years of working to get permits to dredge the inlet like we wanted and then take the sand and put it back on the beach, it’s done,” Braxton said. “Two years ago we began dredging. We wanted to change from eight feet deep and 58 feet wide, to 17 feet deep and 150 feet wide. That is a big change. The federal government had to really look at that plan. The inlet is now ready for boats to come through the inlet.”

The sand that was dredged from the inlet was placed on the beach, which was increased by 150 feet. Braxton says the wider, deeper inlet translates into economic growth for the area.

“I wanted to thank you for helping us with the money. It’s really paying off. We have 16 shrimp boats that are coming through the inlet to marinas on the mainland and are work-

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Sunday hunting just a bad idea Our county and state have a long and well-established hunting heritage. Hunting plays an important role in wildlife management, and hunters fund much of that management, through licenses, fees and tax revenues.

But six days a week is enough time for hunting.

Sunday hunting will Regardless of whether you affect you and your comspend your Sunday mornmunity. Hikers, bikers, ings in church, on the golf equestrians, birdwatchcourse or in the easy chair, ers, photographers and you should be concerned others who enjoy nature with the bill now making its know they can have the way to the state Senate. The woods to themselves on house last week approved Sundays during hunting the Sunday hunting rule by a firm margin, and with the seasons. endorsement of the Wildlife Resources Commission and the National Rifle Association, there’s a good chance Sunday hunting could come into being in our state, as it has been in 29 others.

True, hunting will be prohibited 500 feet from churches and residences (other than the hunter’s own home). There’s talk in the Senate of removing a prohibition against dog hunting on Sundays (which was needed to get full House support).

Counties could enact local legislation banning Sunday hunting – but not until 2017. Waterfowl hunting would continue to be forbidden on Sundays, but anything else that’s in season would be fair game.

Sunday hunting is a bad idea, period. Whether you’re of the group that observes the Lord’s Day, or whether you’re someone who enjoys other pursuits in the outdoors, Sunday hunting will affect you and your community. Hikers, bikers, equestrians, birdwatchers, photographers and others who enjoy nature know they can have the woods to themselves on Sundays during hunting seasons. If this rule is made law, that will change, and ultimately, further conflicts between hunters and non-hunters will once again give the pursuit of large and small game a black eye in our state.

Currently, Sundays during hunting season are the only days Wildlife Enforcement officers have to take a deep breath and catch up on family, paperwork and rest. How is the WRC, which funds itself largely through user fees and licenses, going to find the additional money for the additional manpower and resources required to enforce hunting regulations on Sunday?

We encourage you to contact your state senator—and the rest of them—and express dismay at this bill. An independent survey paid for by hunters showed that a majority of North Carolinians who hunt, as well as non-hunters, opposed Sunday hunting. A few special interest groups with powerful lobbyists – including the same ones who oppose any reform regarding dog-hunting – are apparently taking precedence over the voting populace.

We approve of ethical hunters and the sportsmanlike pursuit of game—just not on Sunday. Even the game needs a day of rest sometime.

All columns and editorials are the opinion of the writer and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Post & Voice or its advertisers. Dissenting opinions are welcome.

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Popping the cork on archaic alcohol regulations When North Carolina “popped the cork” on the alcohol limit in beers sold in our state we saw an immediate increase in diversity and choices, with an explosion of some 140 breweries. We became the Brew-capital of the South but this law, as well as our entire system of laws involving alcohol, needs revising.

Current legislation limits a local brewery from distributing more than 25,000 barrels of its own product per year, a measure that protects beer distributors but inhibits growth from homegrown breweries. Easing that selfdistribution cap to 100,000 or more barrels would encourage this growing industry and result in more jobs. Our wine industry is also growing rapidly and regulations for wineries need relaxation.

North Carolina needs to review and reform of our laws regarding alcohol from top to bottom. We junked our ‘37 Chevy years ago

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Buried treasures

The Post & Voice’s quote of the week “In previous years the county had the ability to utilize the fund balance and this year we are not going to have fund balance to use as we have in the past.”

Pender County Manager Randall Woodruff on the 2015-16 county budget

“Finally after five years of working to get permits to dredge the inlet like we wanted and then take the sand and put it back on the beach, it’s done,” Topsail Beach Mayor Howard Braxton on the dredging of the New Topsail Inlet

Death of a newspaperman, 2001

I was staring at a blank piece of paper.

The paper stared back.

I didn’t know what to do.

The Old Man did.

“Just write the first sentence,” Papa told me. “Start it. If you have to go back and correct it, that’s okay. But you have to start it.”

I wish I could remember what I was writing; I do recall it was a freelance piece, and it was long enough ago that we didn’t yet have a computer in the house. It took a few more minutes, but after while, I finally found the noun, the verb and their assorted companions, and wrote that first sentence. I Jefferson Weaver and father Tom in 1976 didn’t see how my father’s advice, simple as it was, could ally knew his father. Papa When I had grown up be even remotely useful, but was a toddler when Tom enough to appreciate the as usual, he was right. but continue to drive our II answered the call from humor, Papa joked that there The Old Man did not die archaic 1937 ABC system, his country, and joined the were entire cities in Marydevised shortly after the end with his sword in his hand, Army to fight in World War land, Virginia, North Carowith a banner headline of prohibition. It is inefI. He was a copious letter lina and possibly Delaware across the top of the page, ficiently managed, inhibits writer, and apparently wore that he didn’t remember. He and the truth exposed one competition, has too many out some guardian angels in didn’t know he had played public employees and doesn’t last time. His last two stories France—he took just about at the Lumina at Wrightswere a drug arrest and a generate nearly enough tax everything the Germans ville Beach until I found break-in, the fodder of crime revenues. We need 21st Centhrew at American soldiers, the advertisement for his reporters everywhere. He tury reforms that privatize only to be run over by a band in an old newspaper. wrote them out, I filed them our licensing, control and street car in Washington City. He remembered New York for him (we had a computer sale of alcohol.

He likely would have laughed City, of course, but the Big Opponents to privatization by then) and they appeared at the irony.

Apple taught him two things: in the next day’s paper, cite three reasons to keep Papa felt the lack of his he didn’t want to live in a across from the story about our current system. At the own father; despite having big city, and he didn’t want his life, career and death, and a bevy of uncles and two heart of their opposition is to spend his life as a profesthe loss of power and control one page over from his obitufantastic grandfathers, he sional musician. ary. He died May 4, 2001. of money by local boards. missed the dad he didn’t Papa had problems with I was having a hard time The 163 local ABC boards in know. I think that’s one reahis lower legs from the time writing this column this our 100 counties determine son he tried so hard to be the he was a child, and they year; it’s been a tough winter salaries paid to executives father he became, one which kept him from following his and employees. Some receive and spring for us, as three I think would have made his father, uncles, grandfather more compensation than our families very close to us said family proud. and great-grandfather into goodbye to their own patriGovernor, our family doctor My Old Man, like a lot the service. and infinity more than teach- archs. I had the privilege of of men coming of age at Somewhere along the ers. News reports have docu- knowing two of them very the start of the Depression, line, Papa quit drinking and well, and the third, as the mented poor management wandered a bit. He went to accepted Christ as his savior. and lavish entertainment by Bible says, by his son. Each California seeking work He still sinned, of course, time I thought of the Old liquor companies for board (not because he was out of a and sometimes sinned badly, members, but the most damn- Man, I thought of Steve; I job, but because he wanted but that’s part of being huthought of Leon, Melissa and to flee the family hardware ing evidence is that far too man. He made some pretty many report little or no profit Jeffery; and of course, the business). He played in a significant mistakes, and at the end of the year, despite whole Henry family. Their band that performed in a lot when he did, he admitted stories became intermingled having a monopoly that alof places where admission them and made amends as lows as much as a 40 percent with my own memories of required that someone at the best as he could. His failures my dad and that blank piece markup on each bottle. door knew you by name and haunted him, because that’s of paper—well, in this case, Others oppose privatizaface, the alcohol was often the kind of man he was. a blank screen—would stare tion on moral grounds, feardangerous, and the pay at the Tom Weaver taught me back at me. ing we will see liquor stores end of the night often short about the newspaper busiIn the end, I just had to popping up on every corner, – unless you took your pay ness and writing, of course, write the first sentence. every laundromat and juke in bootleg booze, which they Continued on page 5A Tom Weaver never rejoint. They warn that free often did. flowing demon rum will be the ruination of this state, but that dog won’t hunt. We lost the moral high ground, if we ever had it, in 2005, by starting the state lottery.

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Beach renourishment continues, as what seems to be a never-ending project to preserve our precious coast.

It has been quite the process to observe, and to experience the evolution as an island resident.

Every day is different; sometimes it is quiet, but more often than not there are bulldozers beeping, tire tracks trailing and rocks piling up at our access.

The bonus has been searching for hidden treasures unearthed from the ocean floor. I found the largest sharks tooth ever and continue to be amazed at what my neighbors find as well.

One of them walks the beach daily with her big bucket. I see her in the distance and look forward to her sharing her loot. As a crafter, she collects some of everything, always with a vision for the future of her newfound treasures. She finds sharks teeth by the handfuls, giving them away to others who aren’t so savvy in their search.

What hidden treasures do you possess? What qualities are buried in your being that others can benefit from? How do you express who you are through what you do in the world? Many don’t make the connection between their natural abilities, personal attributes and future potential.

I remember early in my education being told I was not ‘living up to my potential.’ How do they know my potential? I wondered, and how can they tell I am not honoring it? It wasn’t until I was an instructor myself that I could see it. We all have special qualities we don’t even recognize because we can’t see the forrest for the trees; it is impossible to read the label from inside the jar. Often it takes an external eye to see things that were right in front of us to begin with.

This happens on the beach all the time. We can be walking the same path together and suddenly my friend finds the shark’s tooth that I was searching for. How did I miss what was right in front of me? How come you saw it and I did not?

There are countless conditions that lead to this outcome, one of which is the degree to which we were searching. My guests often come to the beach with the intention of finding hidden treasures, while I walk the same path daily, preoccupied by thoughts of what comes next.

My daily to do list, dinner plans, text messages and random thoughts occupy my brain, shifting my focus from the true treasures in front of me.

One of my recent favorites is the sunrise. Though not a morning person, rising before the sun does and beating it to the beach has become my favorite morning ritual.

Every day it is different, but even when buried in clouds the sun will come out and illuminate all that is before me on this beautiful beach.

Buried treasures are often not buried at all, it is just a matter of looking close enough to see them.

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Newsings & Musings

By Edith Batson Post & Voice Staff Writer

Faithful saint The session of Burgaw Pres. Church nominated Rebecca Bannerman Pitchford for the 2015 Presbytery of Coastal Carolina Faithful Saints recognition.

Our May newsletter had this to say about the honoree. “This charming lady 91 years young, has a quiet unassuming presence about her and goes about the work of the church with beauty and grace. She might be found in the Bible Partners Sunday School class or working long hours in the kitchen serving a meal for a bereaved family; she could be moderating her circle, serving on a committee for Presbyterian women, or suggesting a plan to help an international Mother’s Day project for the health of African families, or, she might just might be seen faithfully attending Bible Study sessions and regular church services, making sure that old friends are greeted warmly and new folks feel lovingly welcome. We read in the Bible that Jesus was dear friends with two sisters who served Him in very different ways, and He loved and appreciated both of them.

This lady of our church is the perfect example of a friend to Jesus, and she seems to be the epitome of both Mary and Martha. She is the ‘worker bee’ meeting the needs of others but has the complete devotion to the teachings of her Lord. It is a pleasure to know and honor someone with that giving smile, that love for others and that amazing talent for baking pound cakes and fruitcake cookies�

A luncheon was held on May 2 at St. Andrews Covenant Pres. Church in Wilmington. Two tables were reserved for thirteen people attending her luncheon, including her brother, Carl Bannerman, who lives with his wife in Leland, but comes to Burgaw many times a week to check on Rebecca and other members of the family. Congratulations, Re-

becca, on this well deserved honor.

Pender Spring Fest What a beautiful sunny warm day the Lord gave us for the festival. A large white tent was set up for artwork.

Food and craft booths lined the sidewalks, and folks could walk casually around the square and see everything once, or twice, or more if they liked what they saw.

Wonderful barbeque was prepared on Friday by the Burgaw Presbyterian Church. I did have a taste of that because my grandson David brought me a plate that a special friend had asked him to drop by my house. He called so I was waiting for it at 10 p.m. It was delicious, and although my appetite is not as good as it once was, I enjoyed every mouthful I ate. Thanks for the special treat.

When I was young I ate very well, and my mother used to say that I ate so much it made me poor to carry it.

Sometimes I think we fail to realize how good food tastes and how much we are blessed to have enough to eatespecially food that someone else cooks.

So many people in the world are starving, and we probably throw away enough to feed a family. The older I get, the more I realize how much the good Lord has blessed me.

As I was driving home from Burgaw about 5 p.m.

I saw lots and lots of cars parked at Burgaw Middle School- which was originally Burgaw School- but everyone has always called it Burgaw High School because it housed students at that time from grade one through eleven.

Arthur used to tease me and say that Pender students were smarter than Wilmington students because they had to go to school only 11 grades and we had to go 12 when I graduated in 1945.

So I’m sure the reunion of the Burgaw High School was very successful.

By the time I made it to Burgaw Saturday afternoon, most folks were packing up.

Unfortunately by the time I got home after Wilmington trip for Rebecca’s honor, my “get up and go had got up and went�, and I made the mistake of lying down on the couch “Just for a few minutes�- which extended a little longer than planned. One has to make choices, and lots of important happenings seem to fall on the same day.

Special visitor Anticipating a short visit from one of my granddaughters, Rachel Hill, I was looking forward to Sunday.

Since my great granddaughter Katelyn Batson, was celebrating her birthday with a party at the home of her aunt and uncle Michelle and Gary Hitt at 3 p.m., we told Rachel to go straight to their house instead of coming to mine. She was driving from Greenville and Columbia, S.C. and driving time would use up most of the afternoon.

We felt fortunate that she would be able to see so many family members at one time, since she would be leaving on Thursday morning.

Rachel is the daughter of my daughter, Edith Hill and husband, Joe, who live in Ruston, La. We usually get to see them for a few days after Christmas. Rachel will be leaving June 2 to spend 27 months with the Peace Corps in Rwanda, Africa, as I have mentioned.

The birthday party took place in a wonderful large outdoor building, like a double car garage, workshop, storage space, with kitchen and bath included. It was perfect for Katelyn’s ninth birthday party.

A large number family members and guests were served barbeque with all the trimmings, followed by opening of gifts, and then a lovely cake made by Katelyn and her mother, Tiffany.

One young baby in a walker, Isabella, had a great time scooting around the cement

Rivenbark joins Fayetteville law firm Rebecca Britton, managing partner of Britton Law Firm, P.A., Fayetteville, announces Zachary S. Rivenbark has joined the firm as an associate.

A native of Burgaw, Rivenbark will focus his practice in civil litigation in the areas of personal injury, medical malpractice, wrongful death and business.

Rivenbark received his Juris Doctor and Juris Masters from the Appalachian School of Law in Grundy, Virginia, and his undergraduate degree in Political Science and Legal Studies from Methodist University in Fayetteville, NC. He is a member of the North Carolina Bar Association, Cumberland County Bar Association, and the North Carolina Advocates for Justice (NCAJ).

While in law school, Rivenbark represented abused and neglected children as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) and was awarded the 2013-2014 29th Judicial District (VA) CASA Volunteer of the Year Award. He volunteers as an Assistant Alumni Advisor with the Kappa Sigma fraternity at Methodist University and with the NCAJ High School Mock Trial Program and the National High School Mock Trial Championship.

floor looking at everyone and enjoying the attention she received from all of her admirers.

Outside was an enclosed fire pit which made cleaning up after the party easy.

At one point I just happened to notice something black racing around the yard. Going outside to investigate, I learned it was a remote controlled racecar which would go about 40 mph and was Gary Hitt’s toy. Several tried their hand at guiding the car around the large yard and trying to jump it up a ramp.

What fun it was to watch “drivers� made it go where they wanted it to go- but with a lot of funny mishaps. Ahmen and their toys, The weather again was fairly warm and all partygoers had a great time helping Katelyn enjoy her birthday celebration, Mother’s Day Every day should be Mother’s Day, when we think of the heavy load mothers have to carry. Our two children have been a blessing to us, and I would not trade them for any other.

When we were little, Mothers fed us, changed our diaper, rocked us, cuddled us and loved us- sometimes in spite of ourselves. As we got older, mothers wiped our tears when we were hurt, went to school when we were called to the office, prayed for us many times a day, and loved us.

We were rebellious sometimes when we thought she treated us as little children (which we acted like) chastised us when we needed it, worried about us when we were out too late, held their tongue when they wanted to chew us out for making a bad decision, and they loved us.

One day we grew up and turned into respectful, happy adults. As first year college students, the youth thought parents were really dumb.

By the time they became seniors, they were surprised to learn their parents had more sense than they thought.

Parents became in-laws, grandparents, even great grand parents- and mothers extended their love to all the added members of the family.

Parents are really pretty special people, even if sometimes we didn’t even like them. They loved us anyway.

My mother became my good friend, and we enjoyed spending one day a week together. Two days before Christmas in 1971 my mother was in the hospital, I knew she was slipping away- and she knew where she was going.

I rushed home to tell Arthur and the children that I would be going back to spend the night with her. I took some yarn to make some little dolls for Christmas while I waited. We cried a little, we sang hymns together, and she told me to write down things for her funeral.

I did not want to, but I wrote down names of pallbearers she wanted, and other things.

Although I did not want to hear her plans, I too knew where she was going and was ready to leave this world for a better place. It was hard but it was right. I had to let her go. It was her turn. After a sleepless but busy night, I went home the next morning.

It was a long hard day for me – Christmas Eve. I had called my brother, John Crowley to go to the hospital

that night and check on her.

He did. My plans were to see the children look at what Santa Claus had left them, give them some breakfast, and go back to the hospital.

It was too late. One of our church members from First Presbyterian Church, in which I grew up, had always gone to see church patients on Christmas morning when he knew other family members were busy on Christmas morning. Mr. George Mitchell was that person and I will always be grateful to him.

I had gone to see her at the right time, for the right reason. We had a hard, sad, but good night visit together.

She was a good mother to my five brothers and to me. I praise all mothers, ask God to bless them, not only on Mother’s Day but every day of the year.

Mothers are pretty special. Mine was and still is.

Closing thought I am the vine, you are the branches, He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit. For without Me you can do nothing‌you did not choose Me. But I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name. He may give you.

John 15:16 Shalom!

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Continued from page 4A but he also taught me how to catch a fish, sharpen a pocketknife, drive a car in the rain, shake hands like you mean it, and how to tie a necktie (and why one should wear a tie).

Mother taught me how to read, but Papa taught me why we should read. He taught me, by example, that there are times to laugh, to roar, to be angry, to be downright silly, and sometimes, there are times when being a friend means just being still. He taught me to question almost everything,

to listen, to respect others, to treat everyone fairly, to open doors for ladies, and to love my country, my wife and my family fiercely. He taught me to forgive, and how to just walk away when forgiveness is possible, but further relations are not. He taught me about baseball, history, antique architecture, and the simple things in life.

The Old Man taught me why salvation is important, our dogs deserve our loyalty, nothing worthwhile comes easily, and sometimes you just have to dig your heels in, wipe the blood off your face and keep doing the right thing. Even though I don’t have any children,

Papa taught me a lot about what it takes to be a father.

W. Thomas Weaver III taught me so much, in the 35 years when I knew I could pick up the phone, walk through the door or holler around the corner for his counsel.

The one thing the Old Man didn’t teach me was how not to miss him when he was gone – and that’s a skill I could really use, when the press roars, a dog barks, a woman laughs, or a blank screen stares back at me, waiting for that very first sentence. –Weaver is a columnist with the Post & Voice.

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Education

Pender Schools recommended for five-year accrediation

The Topsail Middle School chorus performed April 21

From Staff Reports Pender County Schools will be recommended for fiveyear accreditation from the AdvancED Accreditation Commission following a three-day site visit by an AdvancED external review team. This marks the first time PCS will receive accreditation at the system level.

As an accredited district, Pender County Schools is recognized as meeting the standards for quality school systems set by AdvancED, the world’s largest accrediting body. These standards focus on five areas: purpose and direction, gover nance and leadership, teaching and asPhoto contributed sessing for learning, resources and support systems, and using results for continuous improvement.

The review team observed classroom learning engageDr. Brian Abernathy, an ment and interviewed memAssistant Principal at Top- bers of the Pender County sail Middle joined in with a Board of Education, leaderdrum performance during the ship staff, principals and comSeventh grade’s rendition of munity stakeholders.

Wizard of Aaahs.

The Topsail High School Music program is led by Jake Wentzek.

“Keep your ears tuned to The North Carolina DeTopsail Middle school for as good as they sound now; with partment of Public Instrucmore experience and train- tion awarded Pender County ing, the best is surely yet to Schools a federally-funded 21st Century Community Learning come,” Kittlaus said.

The Instrumental and Vo- Centers grant, which offers excal Music prog rams from panded learning opportunities Topsail Middle School will to eligible students who need hold a spring concert on May additional academic support.

The school system will re14 in the Topsail High School auditorium at 6 p.m. This ceive more than $1 million concert will have a classical over four years to fund the flair that gives the students an program and provide tutoropportunity to explore types ing and enrichment in the areas of science, technology, of music. engineering and mathematics.

The program also focuses on

Topsail Middle School chorus holds concert

By David Manns Special to the Post & Voice Students at Topsail Middle School involved in a new vocal music program in grades 6-8 perfor med in a choral POPS concert at the school on April 21.

“This is the inaugural year of the school’s choral program, and the talent level of the singers has made it an exceptional beginning,” said Mrs. Wendi Kittlaus who leads the Topsail Middle School Vocal Music program.

The perfor mance was a student inspired program where the fine young singers got to perform hit songs from their favorite artists such as Rhianna, Adele, Katy Perry, Imagine Dragons, Shakira, and Pentatonix among others, and in front of a full house.

Topsail Middle School singers had the pleasure of being joined by members from the Topsail High School Chorus for this performance. It was a unique opportunity for the middle school singers to catch a glimpse of what the future will hold for them when they move to high school. The concert concluded with singers in grades 6-12 uniting to perform a compelling song titled The Power of One. Many Topsail Middle and High School singers got their chance in the spotlight, including eighth graders Makenna Day, Tessa Holsinger, Olivia Laws, Anne Mcloughlin, Rachell Miranda, Karmen Sills, Kayla Smith, Gabriel Stanley, Jacob Wieland, and Gabriella Witkowski; Seventh grade students included Jacob Bolin, Kate

Brooks, Grace Carroll, Brandon Case, Olivia Flowers, Aaliyah Goodrich, Jaelynn Hoggard, Summer Jordan, Sean Lowell, Gia Marinelli, Katherine McDonald, Caroline Mcleod, Kirsten Miranda, Morgan Mitchell, Vayda Paluck, Sophie She pard, Brooke Stenerson, Hannah Strickland, Devon Taylor, Logan Tyler, Hannah Watson, and Keaton Wilson;.

The sixth grade was represented by Allison Garrett, Catelynn Jenness, Logan Manns, Rebecca Marshall, Tanner Maurer, Jakira McBride, and Grace Wolfenbarger.

Topsail High School students participating included Jessica Marryat, Katie Pangborn, Hailey Hobbs, Mariah Wagar, Courtney Hodges and violinist Amy Zhang.

As stated on AdvancED’s website, “the goal of accreditation is to evaluate, verify, and improve an institution’s quality.” An accredited status ensures Pender County Schools is preparing graduates for the world that awaits them.

“In order for the school system to be on track for continuous improvement, we need to recognize not only the areas in which we excel, but also the areas we need to improve,” said Dr. Terri Cobb, superintendent. “Through this process of accreditation, we have identified our strengths and areas we can focus our efforts on developing. It’s all about continuous improvement, getting better and moving to the next level. This is a huge accomplishment for our district.”

AdvancED is a non-profit, non-partisan organization that completes on-site reviews of school systems and individual schools seeking accreditation across the globe.

Pender Schools receive learning centers grant improving social and physical skills through sports, arts and culture as well as increasing parent involvement in their child’s education and development.

“I am thrilled that the hard work and efforts of school district staff and Communities in Schools staff has delivered additional resources for our students and the community,” said Dr. Terri Cobb, Pender County Schools superintendent. “After school program-

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INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT ACT

A project for the education of disabled children in Pender County is being developed for the 2015-2016 school year and is available for review and comment in the Office of the Director of Exceptional Children Services, Pender County Schools Board of Education, 925 Penderlea Highway, Burgaw, North Carolina, Dates for review are May 15th, 2015. For more information, you may contact Dr. Shannon Ooten, Director of Exceptional Children’s Department at 910-259-2187.

PENDER COUNTY SCHOOLS CHILD FIND

The Pender County School System is seeking to locate children with disabilities between the ages of 3 and 21 who are not receiving special education and related services or whose current services are not meeting their needs. Children with disabilities in public school, private schools, or home schools may be eligible for services. For more information, you may contact Dr. Shannon Ooten, Director of Exceptional Children’s Department at 910-2592187.

PENDER COUNTY PRIVATE SCHOOL ADMINSTRATORS AND PARENTS OF HOME SCHOOL STUDENTS IDENTIFIED AS A STUDENT WITH DISABILITES

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There will be a consultation at 3 p.m. on May 15th, 2015 at the Pender County Schools Board of Education Office, 925 Penderlea Highway, Burgaw, North Carolina, for administrators of private schools located in Pender County and parents of home schooled students identified as a child with disabilities. The purpose of the consolation is to provide information on services available for students with disabilities who attend private schools within Pender County or who are home schooled. For more information, you may contact Dr. Shannon Ooten, Director of Exceptional Children’s Department at 910-259-2187.

DESTRUCTION OF INACTIVE EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN’S RECORDS

Inactive Exceptional Children’s records for students who have graduated or departed Pender County Schools before April 30, 2010 will be destroyed on May 1st, 2015. For more information, you may contact the Exceptional Children’s Department at 910259-2187.

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Pender Stories

Flying for the airlines

Bill Messer Captain Jerry Tate began his aviation career as a purser for Piedmont Airlines, working in the cabin.

In the early days of commercial airlines, the aircrew often consisted of the pilot and copilot. Sometimes the pilot and copilot loaded the baggage and fueled the aircraft as well. Later, an additional crewmember, the purser, did the loading and attended to the passengers, and frequently sold the tickets as well.

Jerry told me about one remarkable experience in the early days. “And this is when I was a purser, you know, and George Wilson was the Captain, and we had done an approach into Huntington (W. Va), from Cincinnati, and when we got down near Huntington, on the approach, we missed it. The copilot was flying, Harry O’Connor. We got up and pulled out and came back around, it (the weather) was pretty nasty and you couldn’t see nuthin’, and all you do is smell fumes from where they’re makin’ gas, oil, whatever (at the refinery), (laughs) it lets you know you’re over the airport, it’s a good beacon, then ‘ding, ding, ding’ and the pilot calls for the flight attendant. “Jerry, would you go back and get my Jeppesen back in the back?” and he is the Captain and his flight bag is back in the back, and his Jeppesen was back there.”

“And not in his lap where it should have been?” I asked.

“Yeah, (it was the copilot’s book) and he didn’t trust the copilot’s.”

Only a few years ago all pilots carried a big thick book published by the Jeppesen company with detailed information for pilots which included navigation waypoints, the airport diagrams, radio frequencies, approach and departure plates, and more. It is a subscription service and pilots would receive updates to replace old pages in the manual as changes occurred at airports and along airways.

The pilot thought they might have been using a chart recently updated to indicate new information about the airfield they were flying into, and it was possible the copilot might not have the newest chart in his book..

“So I went back there and got his Jeppesen and I’m heading back up to the cockpit, and handed it to George and he said ‘Thank you,’ and I went on back to the cabin, but on my way this little old lady reached out and grabbed my arm and yanked it.” Jerry gestured like it happened, “and she pulled me in tight and said, “Son, was that the Bible you just carried up there!?””

Jerry laughed when he realized the passenger thought maybe the crew felt they were in dire straits and were planning to ride it out reading the Bible as they went down.

“No ma’m, it wasn’t,” he laughed again, but thought about it for a minute. “It was a Bible in a way.” And maybe at that time it seemed just as important.

“I started flying back in 1950. Soloed in 1953, on my 16th birthday. I got a job with the airlines after working with another company, Western Electric. I went to the airlines in 1961. Went on as co-pilot in 1964 and flew until I retired in 1993.

Captain Jerry Tate in the cockpit of the Boeing 767-200ER. Tate started out as a cabin attendant in prop planes and retired after flying many types of aircraft.

“I was co-pilot with Piedmont, and then USAir. My first equipment was the Martin 404.”

Jerry flew a variety of ‘equipment’, as airplanes are called, to indicate not only the type of aircraft but also other capabilities added with modifications and navigation equipment. The Martin 404 was a very successful passenger airliner with a pressurized cabin, capable of cruising above the weather for increased comfort.

Other types in use by Piedmont over the years included the Fairchild F-27 Pacemaker, the NAMU YS-11, and the jets, Boeing 737 and 767.

“What’s it like to fly a passenger jet,” I asked Jerry.

“Where do you start?”

“The copilot does the ‘walkaround’, he checks the outward appearance of the airplane, all the control surfaces, the tires, he looks at the brakes, makes sure any fasteners that are supposed to be fastened are fastened.”

“Did you ever find anything wrong?” I asked.

“No, but I can tell you about an incident. We were at the gate right here in Wilmington, a 737, we were sitting in the cockpit, already done the walk-around, copilot’s sitting there doing his job, (checking and verifying the items the pre-flight checklist) and we felt a bump on the airplane, and figured they were loading something heavy in the airplane, didn’t think anything about it, and a few minutes later they closed everything up and we started the engines and took off, and went on to Greensboro. We got on the ground in Greensboro, we didn’t normally get off in Greensboro, and we were sittin’ in the cockpit and the agent comes up and says, “Sir, you know you got a hole in your right engine cowling?”

We said, “Nooo?” and jumped out and there was a hole about the size of a softball right on the outside of the engine where it’s supposed to suck air in on high power. We had to cancel the flight until they ferried another plane over.”

“How did the hole g et there?”

“One of the agents on the ground loadin’ the baggage drove the cart into it and he didn’t tell anybody, too scared and embarrassed. But that was the last day he worked.”

“So, while the copilot’s out there walking around in the heat, or snow, or rain, bugs, and stuff, what are you doin’?”

“I’m in the cockpit, reviewing the logbook, making sure everything is squared, making ready to leave. We’re intercommed with the ground crew, and we can tell when the baggage door is closed and locked, and they’ll walk out front and raise an arm to get your attention, and give you a ‘clear to start number two’ or whatever. The Captain does the start.”

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“On a 737 the start switch is on the overhead panel, the fuel selector down here, on the console, and the levers on the quadrant control the start and power settings.

“You have to apply the fuel and you watch the EGT (Exhaust Gas Temperature) in case you get a ‘hot start’ and, boy, you pull the fuel off right now. And a ‘wet start’ you pull it off.”

“How c an you tell? ” I asked.

“With a ‘hot start’ the EGT heads right up to 800 degrees like right now, and a ‘wet start’ can get pretty hot, with a flame out. I’ve seem flames coming out of the front one time, when you have a compressor stall, just what you don’t want.”

“Once you have the engines running, then what?” I asked.

“You call the airline’s ground control and ask for a pushback. And once that’s done, they say something like, “You’re cleared to taxi”, to position one, position four, whatever, circles on the ramp. Once you’re on position, brakes set, the copilot gives a hand salute to the guy on the ground and you’re done with that part.

And then the copilot calls the tower ground control, for permission to taxi, and says something like, “Piedmont flight 1152, London, we’re on position four” and they’ll come back with something like, “Clear to taxi to runway oneeight right, and hold short.”

A few minutes later they’ll say, “Piedmont 1152 clear for takeoff one-eight right.”

“You’ve gone thorough all the checklist by this point.

Like, flaps, 10 degrees, bug speed (target takeoff airspeed adjusted for weight, altitude and temperature), trim set, so many items I don’t remember after 23 years (laughs). When he gives you clearance for takeoff he’ll give you traffic advisories, or if he wants you to hurry he’ll say ‘expedite’ which means right now, and if he says “cleared to taxi into position and hold” that means there’s another guy on the runway and has soon as he’s cleared the runway, turned off, you’re clear to go.”

“Do you shove the throttles forward all at once, or ease them up?” I asked, pretty sure I knew the answer.

“You ease them forward.

You don’t want a compressor stall. You ease them up to what they call a ‘stand position’, straight up, and you want to make sure all your gauges are looking right together.”

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Searching for lost pension money Dear Savvy Senior, What tips can you offer for tracking down a lost pension from a previous employer?

About to Retire Dear About, It’s not unusual for a worker to lose track of a pension benefit. Perhaps you left an employer long ago and forgot that you left behind a pension. Or maybe you worked for a company that changed owners or went belly up many years ago, and you figured the pension went with it.

Today, millions of dollars in benefits are sitting in pension plans across the U.S. or with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), a federal government agency, waiting to be claimed by their rightful owners. The average unclaimed benefit with PBGC is about $6,500.

To help you look for a pension, here are some steps to take and some free resources that can help you search if your previous employer has gone out of business, relocated, changed owners or merged with another firm.

Contact employer If you think you have a pension and the company you worked for still is in business, your first step is to call the human resources department and ask how to contact the pension plan administrator. Ask the administrator whether you have a pension, how much it is worth and how to claim it. Depending on how complete the administrator’s records are you may need

to show proof that you once worked for the company and that you are pension eligible.

Your old income tax returns and W-2 forms from the years you worked at the company will help you here.

If you haven’t saved your old tax returns from these years, you can get a copy of your earnings record from the Social Security Administration, which will show how much you were paid each calendar year by each employer.

Call 800-772-1213, and ask for Form SSA-7050, “Request for Social Security Ear nings Information,” or you can download it at ssa.gov/ online/ssa-7050.pdf. The SSA charges a $136 for this information.

Some other old forms that can help you prove pension eligibility are summary plan descriptions that you should have received from your employer when you worked there, and any individual benefit statements that you received during your employment.

Search PBGC If your former employer went out of business or if the company still is in business but terminated its pension plan, check with the PBGC, which guarantees pension payouts to private-sector workers if their pension plans fail, up to annual limits.

Most people receive the full benefit they earned before the plan was terminated.

The PBGC offers an online pension-search directory tool at search.pbgc.gov/mp/ mp.aspx.

Get help If you need help tracking down your former company because it may have moved, changed owners or merged with another firm, contact the Pension Rights Center, a nonprofit consumer organization that offers seven free Pension Counseling and Information Projects around the U.S. that serve 30 states.

For more information, visit pensionrights.org or call 888420-6550.

If you, your company or your pension plan happens to be outside the 30-state area served by the projects, or if you’re trying to locate a federal or military pension, use Pension Help America at pensionhelp.org.

This resource can connect you with government agencies and private organizations that provide free information and assistance to help your search.

For more pension searching tips, see the PBGC’s free online publication called “Finding a Lost Pension” at pbgc.gov/documents/findinga-lost-pension.pdf.

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.

PMH announces promotions, upgraded records system Pender Memorial Hospital has announced the promotion of Luanne Russell to the position of Administrative Coordinator of Laborator.

Russell was previously the Immunohematology Supervisor, responsible for the blood bank and hematology areas of the laboratory at Pender Memorial. She is now the Administrative Coordinator for the laboratory, responsible for the daily management of operations and personnel.

Russell is a U.S. Navy veteran with training as a hospital corpsman and medical technologist. Prior to her employment at Pender, she worked for 18 years at the American Red Cross in the mid-Atlantic Region, as the Director of Blood Collections. She is originally from Philadelphia and has lived in Wilmington for the past three years with her husband and three rescue dogs.

Kristen Sanabria, MPT Coordinator of Rocky Point Therapy For the past eight years, Kristen Sanabria says she has had the pleasure of working for Pender Memorial Hospital. The Outpatient Therapy department was located at the hospital when Sanabria first arrived, but made the transition to the satellite office in Rocky Point seven years ago. Recently, she accepted the role as Coordinator of Outpatient Rehabilitation at Rocky Point. Her passion is working with patients in physical therapy and this opportunity allows her to continue to oversee day-to-day operations in her department. Currently, her department is working diligently toward their goal of transitioning over to the EPIC system. Sanabria has 23 years of experience as a physical therapist and said she

Luanne Russell

Kristen Sanabria feels very fortunate to work with a wonderful, talented, and experienced staff.

Hospital upgrades records system Pender Memorial Hospital is introducing a new electronic health record May 5, marking a signficant advancement in the coordination and delivery of health care in the community.

Pender Memorial Hospital’s electronic health record is the the same Epic-based system used by New Hanover Re gional Medical Center, NHRMC Home Care, NHRMC Physician Group practices, and NHRMC Urgent Care locations. Through the integrated system, authorized physicians and caregivers

have access to information needed to better collaborate and deliver more timely and appropriate care.

“This is a major step forward,” said Heather Davis, DO, PMH Chief of Staf f.

“With this system, members of a patient’s care team from throughout the system can see the patient’s complete medical record. For example, a doctor caring for a patient who comes to our emergency department will immediately be able to see that patient’s medical record from treatments at New Hanover Regional Medical Center and the patient’s physicians who are part of NHRMC Physician Group. That medical history can provide valuable information that will help direct the tests and treatments the patient needs,which can also reduce costs.”

Patients will also have access to parts of their medical record through MyChart.

This secure, online portal gives patients a way to see test results, ask questions of their doctors and review discharge instructions and medication information.

Epic’s client base includes multi-hospital organizations, academic facilities, community hospitals, group practices and safety-net organizations.

Epic applications lead the healthcare industry’s consumer and expert rankings.

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Shriner’s fish fry May 8 in Burgaw, Castle Hayne The Pender County Shrine Club will hold a fish fry to benefit the Shriner’s Children’s Hospitals at two locations May 8.

Shriners will be at the

parking lot across from the Piggly Wiggly in Burgaw on Hwy. 53 from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m.

Fish will also be frying in Castle Hayne at Bo’s Super

Market from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. Fish plates are $7 each and all proceeds go to benefit Shriner’s Children’s Hospitals. There will also be a bake sale at the Burgaw location.

Obituaries At his request no formal service will be held. The family was served by Andrews Hampstead Chapel Service.

Fur harvesters urged to return surveys

By Jefferson Weaver Contributing Writer State Wildlife officials hope trappers will return the anonymous surveys that began arriving in the mail this past week.

The surveys are used to determine the populations of everything from weasels to coyotes, and help biologists compile the data used to determine seasons and bag limits.

The state had 3,695 licensed trappers during the 2013-14 season, and the number has been rising significantly for the past decade.

Pender County has a comparatively low number of licensed trappers, with 53.

The county’s aggressive beaver management program with the USDA, as well as a prohibition on fox trapping, contribute to that number.

The county also ranks very high in the number of rabies cases, with foxes and raccoons being the primary vector species for the area.

Catch and harvest numbers are the primary data used to determine the population and health of wild game spe-

Poplar Grove

Continued from page 1A upset and turnover in both leadership and management, and an outside consultant was hired to figure out how they could move from 2013 coming up to 2015. It was time for the Lewis family members to step in and rescue Poplar Grove from disaster.

The house was in disrepair, with shutters falling off, leakage all around the chimneys, and cracking plaster.

“The state of emergency was really clear, and I applied for the position of executive director,” said Lewis. “I started in February 2013 with exactly three years to use what was remaining of the annual contribution to restore this house.

There was no way it was going to last another 10 or 15 years.

That is how we have spent her remaining annual contributions, and we have managed to trim back about $200,000 of the operational costs of this place.

You can drive by our property and there is so much activity going on, and the restoration has been taking place. It’s no wonder that the public has no idea that actually what we’re trying to do is save this house and remain open. You can’t generate tourism dollars on a fallen down house.”

Lewis estimated that 43,800 people are on the property last year for free, with only 18,300 paying some type of fees.

“There is wear and tear on the grounds and on our facilities. It requires staff to support the 40,000 people here on our property, and it requires a lot of work. We have 75 volunteers, 16 staff members, and we are all doing the jobs

cies, according to wildlife officials.

“The trapper harvest survey is currently our best tool for monitoring trends in furbearer populations,” said Colleen Olfenbuttel, the state furbearer biologist with the Wildlife Resources Commission. “It provides valuable data that helps us make management decisions using the best science available. These surveys have helped us educate the general public about trapping and furbearers, as well as show that our current trapping seasons and trapping methods provide for a sustainable harvest.”

The surveys have had an average retur n rate of 50 percent in recent years, down from a peak of 63 percent in 2006-2007. Surveys go to each licensed trapper, and come with a postage-paid envelope.

The surveys also include data gathered from the previous year, as well as market reports, harvest numbers and other data designed to help trappers plan the next season.

Many trappers who return the survey also add their names to the statewide data-

base provided to landowners in need of trappers. That can mean more ground for trappers as well as extra income when landowners are willing to pay to have problem animals removed during trapping season.

“The survey provides an opportunity for trappers to sign up for the landowner assistance list,” Olfenbuttel said, “which helps us connect trappers with landowners that need help managing furbearers, such as coyotes and raccoons.” The list is supplied to virtually every person who contacts the Wildlife Commission seeking a trapper.

Participants can designate which counties they are willing to work, as well as whether they focus on water or land trapping.

The surveys themselves, however, are confidential, and do not contain information about specific areas trapped.

For more information about the survey, or to download a copy of the furbearer newsletter, go to www.ncwildlife.org, and click on the “trapping” tag.

of three people to support that amount of traffic.”

Financial reports are provided to the board every six to eight weeks. Weddings, Poplar Grove’s largest income producer, netted $ 86,040 for 2014. The next largest income generator includes tours totaling just over $77,000. Payroll for last year was $318,000, with 16 employees. Vendor fees at the farmers’ market last year brought in just over $14,000.

Lawn and grounds expenses cost $21,000 last year. The commercial liability, wind and hail, and workers compensation costs $36,000 a year.

“Even with all of this, it’s hard not to stay positive because of the community spirit and love for Poplar Grove. The family has stepped in because this historic site has to stand on its own. No one person can be responsible for keeping its doors open, or it will not be here for the next generation or the generation after that.

The mortality of this is real.

So we have stepped in to take a very active role to make this a self-sustaining operation. The board and the family are committed to keeping the doors open,” said Lewis.

Based on Poplar Grove’s 2013 tax return, the dip in the annual contribution gave them the green light to file for a change in status from a 501C3 private foundation to a 501C3 public charity. Being recognized as a public charity means they have an opportunity now to apply for federal grants. It also sends a call out to accrue board members who can actively represent a public charity that relies on public support.

Lewis feels this is an opportunity for the public to de-

termine what this place means to them. The programs she is concerned about losing are the lecture series, the community classes, the farmers market, the animal sanctuary, and heritage arts studios.

In 2007 Jan Lewis put the property under the stewardship of the N.C. Coastal Land Trust, ensuring that 100 years from that point, there can be no commercial development on the property.

“The Foy family history and the history of this house’s role in the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, the Depression, World War II, its history of slavery, the tenant farming, deserves respect and honor. I think about this community’s roots, and this house stands as the anchoring tree. She is the tree that roots this one little piece of Pender County,” said Lewis.

One of the steps Poplar Grove is taking is to start an active membership program and a sponsorship package for businesses and individuals. They hope to launch this program in time for Memorial Day weekend. Scotts Hill residents are invited to bring in a drivers license to receive a one-year membership for free.

“This place has historically faced adversity. There is a strong work ethic here – a real pull yourself up by the bootstraps kind of attitude,” said Lewis. “We need the community’s support. There’s still time to close this gap.

We’re asking the community to stand up so that this place is here for the 21st Century. It’s beyond one individual and it’s beyond one generation. It’s for all of us.”

This Week’s CROSSWORD

Joseph Lester Shoub Jr. SNEADS FERRY -- Joseph Lester Shoub Jr., 67, of Sneads Ferry, died April 18, 2015, at his home.

Survivors include a special friend, Linda Stinnett, his children Sheila Crane and husband, Jeff of Ft. Mill, SC, and Susan Robins and husband John of Wilmington, and his grandchildren, Scott and Matt Crane. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph Lester and Helen Scherm Shoub. Also remembered is his canine companion, Dozer.

Joe served in the USMC from 1965-1969, and was a veteran of the Vietnam War. He was a district manager at Western and Southern Insurance Company. Later he was a broker for Treasure Realty.

Joe never knew a stranger and was known and loved by many. He was a graduate of the University of North Carolina – Wilmington.

Memorials may be made to the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation or Vietnam Veterans of America.

Zadie Vernon Hall KELLY -- Zadie Ver non Hall, 57, of Kelly died unexpectedly on Friday, May 1, 2015 at her home.

She was born July 11, 1957 in Duplin County, the daughter of Martha Blanton Vernon and the late David Earl Vernon, Sr. Surviving in addition to her cherished mother, is her beloved family, her husband, Calvin V. “Junior” Hall, Jr.; sister, Martha Ann Robinson (Edgar); brothers, David Earl Vernon, Jr. (Rose) and Jesse R. “JR” Vernon (Karen); and many nieces and nephews.

For many years Zadie was a rural mail carrier.

A gathering of family and friends was held from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday, May 3, 2015 at the home of Ann and Edgar Robinson.

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

Richard Shull James MAPLE HILL -- Richard Shull James, 80, of Maple Hill died on Sunday, April 26, 2015.

He was the son of the late Joshua S. James and Lalage Shull James. Richard was also preceded in death by his brother-in-law, James Burroughs.

Richard is survived by his sisters, Gennie Bostian (Lloyd), Marian James, and Stuart Burroughs; nieces, Marilyn Webster (Mark), Susan Young (James), and Melinda Lovick (Trent); and ne phews, Brian Bostian, Steve Bostian, David Bostian (Gail), and James Burroughs, Jr. (Beth). Also surviving are several grand-nieces and grand-nephews.

Richard completed high school at Oak Ridge Military Institute in Oak Ridge, NC. He g raduated from UNCChapel Hill after serving in the U.S. Army for two years.

In 1961 Richard graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill Law School. He practiced law in Wilmington and Jacksonville.

He served in the N.C. House of Representatives from 1971 to 1974 and continued to practice law in Maple Hill until recently.

Richard will be laid to rest in the family cemetery in Maple Hill in the coming summer.

The family suggests that you consider a memorial gift in memory of Richard to Lower Cape Fear Hospice Foundation, 1414 Physicians Dr., Wilmington, NC 28401, Maple Hill Presbyterian Church, C/O William Marshbur n, 14171 NC Hwy 53 E, Maple Hill, NC 28454, or to Pender County Library, PO Box 879, Burgaw, NC 28425.

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

Pender County ranks in top 20 N.C. counties for length, quality of life

By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher Pender County ranked 20th among the 100 North Carolina counties in health outcomes and 42 in health factors in the 2015 county health rankings.

The county health rankings help counties understand what influences the health of residents and how long they will live. Pender County improved from 25 to 20 in the health outcomes ranking from 2014 to 2015.

“A lot of it has to do with health behaviors, but we are moving in a positive direction,” said Pender County Health Department Director Carolyn Moser. “Some of the things have remained steady, like our smoking rate. Our obesity rate has decreased and our physical activity rate has increased, which is nice to see. We have seen an increase in alcohol impaired driving and we continue to have issues with having enough primary

care physicians, dentists, and other health care providers in the county. That is one reason it is important the health department is available to offer preventative and acute care.”

The health outcomes ranking measures the length and quality of life of a county’s residents. The health factors ranking takes into consideration such things health behavior, clinical care, social and economic factors, and physical environment.

Specifically, the health factors ranking looks at tobacco use, diet and exercise, alcohol and drug use, sexual activity, access to and quality of health care, education, employment, income, family and social support, community safety, air and water quality and housing and transit.

Moser said water quality issues in some areas of the county have negatively impacted the ranking, but steps have been taken for improvement.

“The town of Burgaw made

some changes. They switched wells, which reduced their water quality violations.

But Castle Bay development, where I live, always has a lot of violations. They have put more than $1 million in repairs to their system to where their water testing is way better than what the EPA expects.

I believe next year we will see good changes in that regard,” Moser said.

Moser said Pender County’s low teen birth rate, low infant death rate, and good high school graduation rates all positively impact the county’s health ranking.

The ranking is part of a program that helps health officials and community leaders identify and implement solutions that make it easier for Pender residents to be healthy in their homes, schools, workplaces, and neighborhoods.

For more information on the county health rankings, visit www.countyhealthrankings.org.

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Bill Howard Outdoors

By Bill Howard Post & Voice Columnist In Japan, the best angler is often considered to be the one who can catch the smallest of fish. Tanago fishing is a unique sport with a long history in Japanese sport and lore. The tackle consists of the smallest of rods with the smallest of hooks, and before the advent of nylon lines, a woman’s long hair.

Maybe I was born at the wrong time on the wrong side of the world.

Let’s go back a few days for the main text of this story.

We had a couple of weeks worth of warm weather with rain mixed in periodically.

Between the air temperature and the warm rains, the rivers and lakes warmed up rather quickly, finally hitting the mid 60s. The various species of fish had begun their spawn cycles, one after another.

And there was a largemouth bass tournament. I had never really fished a true bass tournament, and this was a kayak only tournament, so I decided to give it a go. There would be people I knew competing, and many more I did not know. My only worries were I would not catch anything, finish dead last, and either embarrass myself or the companies I represent.

However, I am not one to get caught up in whether people laugh at me or not. In fact, I laugh at myself aplenty. Let’s face it, you have to have thick skin and a sense of humor in just putting your life out in front of thousands of people in these words each week.

I watched the weather during the week leading into the tournament and realized it was going to be much more difficult than I originally thought even though we would be fishing on one of the state’s premiere bass fisheries. The weekend was shaping to take a nose dive in temperature, and rain was likely going to set in early as well. Just enough to kill the bite. As if I needed more obstacles than the nearly 100 other competitors to contend with.

Having never fished the lake, I put in hour after hour of internet scouting. I read reports from forums dating back several years during the

and hog from the other competitors and began making casts with a jitterbug. No luck.

I switched to a large double spinner, only because I spotted a couple of bass in the cove breaking surface and tailing.

Second cast of the double spinner and I had a thump.

Then another. Boom! I embedded the hook with a firm set but immediately realized this was a small fish, but one nonetheless. Another angler down the bank from me yelled “fish on!” and I noticed every one of the dozen or so kayakers turn my way to see what I was about to reel in.

It was a crappie. He was a nice size, but it was a crappie.

One guy yelled over to me “how big?”

“It doesn’t matter, it is a crappie. I’m not on the board” And then the rain hit. I fished and fished and just didn’t get a hit. I tried different lures, different techniques, and different depths with no luck. Then, while peppering a rock ledge near a bridge, the same double spinner I used on the crappie felt as though it went flat. I didn’t have the pull of the spinners spinning any longer. As the lure breached

same monthly time periods to see what was used to catch the lunkers as well as what didn’t work. I watched Youtube videos taking note in where they were fishing, how they were fishing, and what time of year they were fishing the lake. I scoured over Google Earth, Yahoo maps, and Navionics trying to determine the best locations for plan A, plan B, plan C, and so forth.

I set up four of my Denali rods with different lines and lures, ranging from top water plugs and chatter baits, to worms and plastics, and even my favorite, a Beetle-spin. My thought process was three small bass would likely out do one large one if the fishing become tough. Therefore the Beetle-spin may be my salvation, and I could try and upgrade from there.

After getting the launch word that morning, myself and 85 other kayak anglers began paddling to our plan A locations. My first target would be about a mile and a half down the lake and then work my way back towards the check in location throughout the day. I found a small cove that I was able to paddle into

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the surface of the water I realized why.

Fish on! Or maybe it should be more like “fish on?”

I proceeded to pull a threadfin shad from his watery home with a hook over half his body length. A clean hook set too, not a snag or foul hook. I am still unsure how the barb of the hook was able to pass into his miniature mouth, but it did.

That would prove to be my last fish of the tournament.

If I existed in ancient and not-so-ancient Japan, I would likely have been sitting atop my kayak in wanderment, instead of wonderment. At least I would have been a great angler at some point in history.

–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 May 7, 2015

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

National Day of Prayer C er emony Thursday, May 7th at Noon At the Surf City Welcome Center 102 N. Shore Drive ________________________________________________

Liverpool Legends

Beatles Tribute Band Live Saturday June 6th Soundside Park @ 6pm No Charge / Bring your Lawnchair / No Alcohol Allowed ________________________________________ 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

PENDER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MONDAY, MAY 11, 2015 – 4:00 p.m.

PENDER COUNTY PUBLIC ASSEMBLY ROOM, 805 S. WALKER ST., BURGAW, NC I. II. III. IV.

CALL TO ORDER INVOCATION PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ADOPTION OF AGENDA

Town of Burgaw Government News

PUBLIC INFORMATION 15 Min. Total 1.

Appointment of Demetrice Keith as District Four County Commissioner. (5 Min.) 1a.

Swearing In of Demetrice Keith as Pender County Commissioner. (5 Min.) 2.

Public Service Recognition of Former Commissioner Jimmy Tate. (5 Min.) RECESS 30 Min. Total Reception for New Commissioner Demetrice Keith and Former Commissioner Jimmy Tate

CONSENT AGENDA: 5 Min. 3.

Approval of Minutes: Regular Session April 20.

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Pedersen Woodruff Simmons Mack Pound Blinson Woodruff Blinson

Approval of a Purchase Order to Southbay Roofing, LLC for roof replacement at the Hampstead Library: $26,288.00.

Approval of Tax Releases and Refunds.

Approval of a Budget Ordnance Amendment for Various County Departments.

Approval of a Contract and Purchase Order for Fiscal Year 2015 Audit: $35,500.00. ***END OF CONSENT AGENDA***

APPROVALS AND RESOLUTIONS: 40 Min. Total.

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Proclamation of May as National Preservation Month. (5 Min.) 9.

Proclamation of May as Mental Health Month. (5 Min.) 10.

Approval of a Purchase Order for Day Care Provider Payments: $140,000.00; and Approval of Purchase Order for Foster Care Vendor Payments: $20,000.00. (5 Min.) 11.

Approval of a Purchase Order to Adapco, Inc., to Purchase Two Drums of Aqua Pursuit for Mosquito Spraying: $10,500. (5 Min.) 12.

Resolution to Approve the Juvenile Crime Prevention Council’s Annual Plan, Board Members and Funding Recommendations for FY 2015-2016. (5 Min.) 13.

Approval of a Change Order to Sustainable Water Consultants, LLC. for the Provision of the WaterHub Equipment and Construction Phase Services in Concert with RTD Construction (General Contractor) for Phase II of the Pender Commerce Park Wastewater Treatment Facility and Authorization of a Purchase Order in the Amount of $2,574,375. (5 Min.) 14.

Approval to Release Funds to the Wilmington MPO for the Update to the Pender County Collector Street Plan in the Amount of $30,000. (5 Min.) 15.

Approval of Agreement with McClees Consulting. (5 Min.) APPOINTMENTS 10 Min. Total 16.

Approval of Appointments to the Coastal Care Area Board. (5 Min.) 17.

Boards/Committees/Commissions on which Commissioners Currently Serve: Review and Modify. (5 Min.)

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES PATROL OFFICER The Burgaw Police Department is seeking a full-time Patrol Officer. Visit www.townofburgaw.com for more information and employment application.

Position open until filled.

Submit applications/resumes to Kristin Wells at 109 N Walker St, Burgaw NC 28425.

PUBLIC COMMENT

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May 07, 2015

PRESENTER Board Judge Faison Board

Edwards Norman Moser Shiver Simmons Mack Turner Mack

MOSQUITO SEASON IS QUICKLY APPROACHING Below are some ways you can help reduce the number of mosquito breeding habitats in and around your home.

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Interrupt the hatching process by dumping water every few days from birdbaths, pools, fishponds and unused flowerpots and vases. Pour water from saucers and plates underneath planters.

Clean leaf-filled gutters to allow proper drainage.

Turn buckets, baby pools, boats and other outside containers upside down when they are not in use.

Check for water pockets on grills, furniture, roofs, and tarps used to cover pools.

Keep shrubs and bushes trimmed and free of undergrowth to deprive mosquitoes of a favorite resting place, the underside of leaves.

Shake out the first few feet of garden hoses, and drain tubular lawn furniture, garden ornaments and kid’s toys.

Throw away old bottles, cans and plastic containers.

Screen or cover rain barrels, garbage cans and other large containers.

Screen open ends of corrugated plastic drainage pipes.

Properly dispose of old and used tires.

Please help the Town of Burgaw to keep mosquitoes under control!

Breuer Woodruff Pedersen Board

CALENDAR May 11 May 12 May 21 May 25 May 27

Parks/Recreation Committee meeting 7:00PM Board of Commissioners meeting 4:00PM Planning Board Meeting 6:00PM Town offices closed in observance of Memorial Day Board of Commissioners Budget Workshop 9:00AM TOWN OF BURGAW Phone 910.259.2151 Fax 910.259.6644 Email: townofburgaw@townofburgaw.com Web: www.townofburgaw.com

ITEMS FROM THE COUNTY ATTORNEY, COUNTY MANAGER, & COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: 30 Min. CLOSED SESSION (if applicable).

ADJOURNMENT

PENDER COUNTY GOVERNMENT NEWS

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WANTED! A FEW GOOD MEN & WOMEN! VOLUNTEER! The Pender County Board of Commissioners will consider appointments to the following boards/ commissions/committees: # of Name of Board Vacancies Positions/Categories Advisory Board of Health 3 Optometrist***, Veterinarian***, Dentist*** Animal Shelter Advisory Committee 1 Veterinarian Board of Equalization & Review 1 Public Member Industrial Facilities & Pollution Control Financing Author.

7 Business/Insurance/Attorney/Banking Juvenile Crime Prevention Council 2 Business, Faith Community Member Nursing/Adult Care Homes Adv. Board 3 Public Members Pender EMS & Fire Advisory Board 1 District 5 District 1 = Upper Topsail; Surf City District 4 = Union; Penderlea; Grady; District 2 = Scotts Hill; Lower Topsail Columbia; Caswell; Canetuck District 3 = Rocky Point; Long Creek District 5 = Burgaw; Holly *** These positions can be temporarily filled by someone associated with this field who may not be currently licensed.

Applications can be completed on-line at www.pendercountync.gov (click on “How Do I” on the home page); or write or call Ms. Melissa Pedersen, Deputy Clerk to the Board, PO Box 5, Burgaw, NC 28425 (910) 259-1200, and complete an application.

RFP – CUSTODIAL SERVICES 2015-2016 Pender County Public Works is seeking a qualified contractor/contract service to provide custodial services for a two-year period beginning July 1, 2015 and ending June 30, 2017.

The Contractor will provide all necessary machinery, tools, and equipment and to do all the work specified in the scope.

A mandatory walk-through of the County Facilities is scheduled for 9:00 on May 12, 2015. All interested contractors are to meet at the Pender County Public Works Department, 210 S Bennett Street, Burgaw, North Carolina 28425 for a Pre-Bid Meeting and tour. This will be your only opportunity to tour the facilities. RFP proposals will be due by 11:00 a.m. May 26, 2015. You may deliver your proposals to the Pender County Public Works Department or e-mail them to psimmons@pendercountync.gov.

Service Specifications • The Contractor will provide custodial services on a five day (Monday through Friday) schedule for approximately 28 county facilities/buildings beginning at 8:00 a.m. each weekday.

• The Contractor will provide all labor and equipment to adequately perform the required custodial services. Cleaning products will be provided by Pender County as well as Material Safety Data Sheet for all chemicals used.

• The County will provide liquid hand soap, paper towels, toilet paper, air fresheners, freshener cartridges, batteries and any other products required to perform the work.

• The Contractor will provide special request services on an hourly rate.

• The Contractor will be required to adjust the cleaning routine at times in accordance with the meeting room schedules provided by the Public Works Department.

• The Contractors will supply a direct contact name, phone number and email address and will notify the Public Works Department if this information changes during the contract period.

• The Contractor is advised that their employees will be properly attired, refrain from abusive language, refrain from improper behavior and be aware that they are representing the County.

• The Contractor will include a detailed breakdown of your wages and employee benefit package, as well as company demographic and support information that you feel will provide the County with an understanding of your company.

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All work performed by the Contractor will be of acceptable quality and practices normally associated with this trade and shall be performed to the satisfaction of the County before payment will be made by the County to the Contractor.

The Contractor shall maintain throughout the life of this contract, a minimum of $1,000,000 in General Liability Insurance covering any and all actions of the contractor in the performance of this contract.

The Contractor shall also maintain throughout the life of this contract, Automobile Liability Insurance which shall be written in comprehensive form and shall protect the Contractor against all claims for injuries to members of the public and damage to property of others arising from the use of motor vehicles, and shall cover operation on and off the site of all motor vehicles licensed for highway use, whether they are owned, non-owned, or hired. Pender County shall be named as an “Additional Insured” on the policies.

Contractor shall also provide Workers Compensation and Employer’s Liability insurance in accordance with North Carolina and Federal Statutes.

The Contractor is providing services to the County as an independent contractor. The Contractor shall be responsible for the death or injury of any employee of the Contractors, while in the performance of service of the terms of this agreement and it shall hold the County harmless and shall indemnify the County for any loss it may have resulting from the Contractor providing the services described in this agreement. The County shall not be responsible for any withholding of taxes or social security for any employee of contractor, nor shall it provide to any employee of Contractor any fringe benefits of any kind.

The Contractor will commence after receiving the beginning date specified by the Pender County Public Works Department.

The Contractor and County both must give a sixty-day notice prior to terminating this contract.

• Fees The monthly fees for the completion of these services are: Location: Burgaw $______________ Location: Hampstead $______________ Refer e nc es • The Contractor must provide three (3) local references of comparable work from the last twelve months. Please include the following: Company, Phone Number, Contact, Email and Brief Description on Work performed.

NOTICE OF EXTENSTION FOR THE 2015 PENDER COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION AND REVIEW ADJOURNMENT

Pursuant to NC G.S. 105-322(F), the Pender County Board of Equalization and Review is extending the adjournment date and this announcement serves as notice required by law.

The Board will adjourn for the purposes of accepting new requests for hearing at

Friday, May 8, 2015 at 5pm

All meetings will be held at the Tax Assessor Conference Room, 300 E. Fremont Street, Burgaw, NC 28425. All hearings will be by appointment only arranged through the Tax Assessor’s Office. Times will be communicated to appellants or to any other interested party as they are scheduled.

PURPOSE OF MEETINGS To hear, upon request any and all taxpayers who own or control taxable property assessed for taxation in Pender County with respect to the valuation of such property, or the property of others, and to fulfill other duties and responsibilities required by law.

ALL REQUESTS FOR HEARING SHOULD BE MADE IN WRITING ON PENDER COUNTY APPROVED APPLICATION FORM TO: JUSTIAN POUND, CLERK PENDER COUNTY BOER TAX ASSESSOR’S OFFICE PO BOX 67 BURGAW, NC 28425 Inquiries can be directed to (910) 259-1221 New requests for hearing must be received no later than the final adjournment, which is scheduled for Friday May 8, 2015. No exceptions.

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Pender Sports

Pender-Topsail Post & Voice, Thursday, May 7, 2015, Page 10A

Coaching the Patriots since 2011

Pender football coach Hudson resigns

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer When Tony Hudson took the head football coaching job at his alma mater Pender High school he talked about it being his dream job.

After four years on the job the dynamic young coach has decided it’s time to make a change. He made it official on Monday.

“I have some family things and personal things I want to work on, “said Hudson.

Hudson took over the football program in 2011 after Tome Eanes had resigned to take over the Wilmington Ashley program. His second year on the job the team went 6-6 including a three game winning streak that included a 40-20 thumping of

Tony Hudson Wallace-Rose Hill. The last two years the program has struggled, going a combined 2-20.

Hudson was a star fullback at Pender before playing at Wofford University. He moved back to Pender County and began his high school coaching career at Heide Trask before moving to Pender.

Coach Hudson still has high hopes for the Pender football program and hopes that he made a difference in young folks lives during his tenure.

“I like to think that my time here was productive in a number of ways. I think my staff and I had a positive impact on our student-athletes.”

Hudson stated that he would consider returning to the sideline in the future.

“I need to take care of some things but I can see myself coaching sometime in the future.” Hudson will remain at the school as a teacher.

Lady Titans pick up three conference wins Three wins away from perfect Four County season

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The Heide Trask Titan softball team is three wins away from a perfect conference season after dispatching of three Four County Conference foes last week including second place East Bladen.

Early in the week the Titans made the trip to Sampson County to play the last place and winless Union Spartans. It was the second time in four days that the Rocky Point ladies had played the Spartans. The Titans wasted little time in dispatching of the undermanned Sparts, taking a 19-2 win in five innings.

Trask scored 15 runs in the first three frames and never looked back as Titan Coach Corrina Reece played everybody on the bench.

Brittany Foy earned the win in the circle with four innings of three hit softball that included two unearned runs.

Taylor Rivenburgh paced the Lady Titans at the plate with two hits and two runs batted in while Haley Smith, Kyra Holmes and Desire Brown each had two RBI. Next up was the West Bladen Lady Knights. The Titans threw their ace in right-hander A.J. Johnson at the Bladen County team and she answered the bell with a two-hit effort that included 10 strikeouts and one unearned run.

The score was 1-1 going into the fifth

frame when Haley Smith slammed a double that gave the Titans the lead.

Kristina Collier and Brittany Foy each had two hits to pace the Titans while Smith had one hit and two RBIs. The final game of the week was an away affair against an East Bladen team that had lost only one conference game. The Lady Titans were supposed to be at home but the wet weather caused the teams to swap fields. The change of venue did not hurt the Lady Titans as they hung a 9-3 loss on the Lady Eagles.

The game had conference championship ramifications as the Titans were one game up on the Eagles in the Four County standings. Trask jumped on the Eagles in the top of the first inning with two doubles and a run. They added four more runs in the third frame and two more in each of the fourth and fifth frames to coast into the final two innings with a 9-0 lead.

The Lady Eagles made one last gasp effort in the bottom of the seventh scoring three runs on a walk, a double and a single.

Johnson again earned the win in the circle with seven innings of six-hit softball. She ended the contest with four strikeouts.

Traylor Rivenburgh led the Titan bats with a 4-4 performance that included a homerun, a double and four runs batted

Staff photo by Andy Pettigrew

Lady Titan’s ace hurler A.J. Johnson picked up the wins from West Bladen and East Bladen. in. Johnson was 3-3 while Kyra Holmes was 2-4 with three runs scored from her leadoff spot.

The Lady Titans are 11-0 in conference play and hosted East Bladen on Monday. A win will clinch the Four County Conference championship. The Lady Titans will travel to Midway on Tuesday and end the regular season on Thursday with a home game against county rival Pender.

Lady Pirates secure Mideastern Conference title with 11-1 record

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The Topsail lady Pirates were scheduled to play two Mideastern Conference contests last week to finish up their regular season. After falling to the Laney Lady Buccaneers 4-3 in extra innings, the New Hanover Wildcats decided to forfeit the season ending contest on Friday.

The Lady Pirates have been fighting the injury bug for the latter part of the year and limped into the contest at Laney with the Mideastern Conference regular season title in the bag.

After seven innings of regulation softball was played the two teams were tied 3-3. The Bucs scored a run in the bottom of the eighth frame to secure the win.

Laney took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second frame. They scored two more runs in the fifth to take a 3-0 lead. The Pirates struggled at the plate against Laney ace Shelby Cook in the early innings before getting things going in the sixth.

Hayley Grizzle had a two run single in

Staff photo by Andy Pettigrew

Lady Pirate pitcher Victoria Elder battled Laney for five innings, giving up just five hits and striking out four. the frame as the Pirates tied the score at 3-3 going into the final inning.

After a scoreless seventh inning the game went to the eighth frame. Topsail was unable to score in the top of the

eighth. Laney put together two singles in the bottom of the frame and scored a run to end the Mideastern Conference affair.

Victoria Elder took the loss in the circle with five innings of work that included five hits and four strikeouts.

Grizzle and Keri White each went 2-4 on the evening with Grizzle driving in two runs.

With wet weather in the area on Friday, the 1-17 New Hanover Wildcats elected to forfeit the conference contest with the Pirates.

The Topsail ladies ended the regular season with a 15-5 mark including an 11-1 MEC record. This is the Pirates first MEC title in only their second year in the split conference that includes the 4A Wilmington schools along with West and South Brunswick.

The Pirates are scheduled to play in the Mideastern Conference tournament.

At press time the brackets were not released. Topsail should have an opening round bye.

Topsail lacrosse teams gain top playoff seed

By Lee Wagner Contributing Writer Back in February the Topsail High School lacrosse coaches – Courtney Burkhardt for the girls and Dwight Mullins for the boys – both spoke of the lack of history of the two relatively new programs, and of the fact both teams contained many more underclassmen than seniors (one of 18 players for the girls, and seven of 28 players on the boys’roster).

Those two facts combined meant for a potentially tough year in the demanding MidEastern 3A/4A Conference where a combined eight games against perennial powers like Hoggard, Ashley, Laney, and New Hanover loomed.

But the Pirate coaches talked mostly about improvement and learning the various

aspects of the of the game, and stressed continued improvement as the season progressed. It didn’t hurt that the other 3A schools – South and West Brunswick – were starting new programs, also.

Both Burkhardt and Mullins recently spoke of that steady improvement, and now the two Pirate lacrosse teams have something to show for their hard work.

Junior Madeline Matthews scored three goals, and senior Elizabeth Andrews and sophomore Rose Wescott added two goals apiece as Topsail beat South Brunswick 14-2 on Thursday to clinch the No. 1 3A seed out of the conference for the upcoming NCHSAA state playoffs.

Later on Thursday evening the Pirate boys made the most of five goals from junior Chase Popella and three goals from

senior Graham Taylor in a 10-2 win over the Cougar boys – a win that also resulted in the conference’s top 3A playoff seeding.

Girls’ lacrosse The win for the Lady Pirates (5-7, 5-7) over the Lady Cougars came two days after Topsail beat West Brunswick 21-4 with freshman Hannah Jones and sophomore Erin McFadden leading the scoring barrage with four goals each, and Matthews and junior Sydney Tompkins each added a trio of goals.

The Lady Pirates had earlier in the year defeated both South Brunswick (14-4 on 3/31) and West Brunswick (17-2 on 3/31), giving them a complete sweep of their 3A foes.

Key to the wins last week was freshman goalkeeper Brianna Allman, who had

five saves against the Lady Trojans and 11 saves against the Lady Cougars.

“They have improved so much from the beginning of the year up to this point,” said Burkhardt, whose team also owns a 10-4 win (4/14) over 4A New Hanover. “One of our biggest early issues, cohesiveness and continuity on offense, we fixed that by moving the ball much better, and the girls have improved in every game, in every aspect of the game.

“I am very happy with the way we’re playing right now and I hope we can continue to improve. Being a first-year coach I don’t know much about who and where we will play but I am confident, if we continue the way we’ve been playing recently, we will do

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In My Opinion

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer

As the spring sport season comes to an end the area high school teams are preparing themselves for the state playoffs. While the varsity teams have that extra season to look forward to the junior varsity teams will be done.

Although junior varsity sports are important to the student-athletes that participate in them, they take a back seat to the varsity teams. My belief is that junior varsity sports are in place to feed the varsity teams.

I talked to a coach the other day that asked my thoughts on pulling junior varsity players up toward the end of the year. This coach told me that his team was a bit beat up and he had a couple of players that could help him at the varsity level. His only concern was that some of the parents did not understand the concept. Here is my take on things.

First of all, I hear people say that freshmen should never play varsity sports, period. I believe that if you

are good enough to play quarterback at the varsity level then you should be on the varsity team. If you are a good enough shortstop to play on the varsity softball team then you should be on that varsity team.

The class that you are in should have no bearing on whether you play varsity or junior varsity. If you have the grades to play and you are good enough then it is a no-brainer.

If you are a varsity coach and you need to pull a kid up from the J.V. because of injuries or just because they are deserving, then you should pull them up. The effect it has on the junior varsity team has no bearing on the decision. Mr. or Mrs. J.V. coach, I feel your pain but business is business.

Look at it this way. If a kid is on the junior varsity team and they are offered a chance to play varsity, what do you think they would do? Most would jump at the chance. Their goal as a J.V. player is to one day become a varsity player. I have never met a kid that wanted to play J.V. for four years.

In my opinion, junior varsity sports are a feeder program for the varsity team. The junior varsity coaching staff should prepare the kids for the next step and then let them go.

They need to look at it as if they have earned the right to play at the varsity level.

Of course, as is always the case, this is just my opinion.

New Hanover spoils Topsail nines’ unbeaten MEC run

By Lee Wagner Contributing Writer No one likes to lose, especially when you have come as far as the Topsail High School baseball team did to completing an undefeated regular season in the always-tough Mid-Eastern 3A/4A Conference.

But lose the Pirates did on Saturday when they allowed the New Hanover Wildcats to stage a mistake-filled, tworun rally in the top of the seventh inning on their way to a 6-5 win over Topsail in Hampstead.

The win ended a 16-game win streak for the Pirates (22-2, 10-2 in conference) and sends them into this week’s

(started Monday) conference tournament, and subsequently into the NCHSAA 3A state tournament next week with a realization they are not invincible and, hopefully, with a huge chip on their shoulder as the defending 3A state champions.

“The reality of the situation is we had too many errors (5), we walked three batters and hit three more, and our 7-8-9 hitters made too many outs, and that put us in a hole,” Topsail Coach Granville Gehris said. “That’s a sure combination to a loss.

We rallied back but we were unable to hold it, and we made some bad base-running

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Trask track takes conference title

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The Heide Trask Titan track and field program has been a player in the state 1A ranks for years. This year is no exception as the 2015 version of Titan track and field stars took the first step toward another trip to the state championships with a sweep of the Four County Conference championships last week.

The Lady Titans scored 152 points to edge a very good Pender squad who scored 145 points. Rounding out the top three was Clinton with 102 points.

The Titan men scored 129 points with Pender finishing a strong second with 117.5 points.

Desire Brown led the Lady Titans with wins in the 100, 200 and 400-meter sprints while the girl’s 4x400-meter relay team took first place. Taylor Osgood finished second in the 100-meter hurdles.

The Pender girls were led by first place finishes by Abigail Lewis in the 800-meter run

while Lakirah Forney won the high jump and triple jump.

Tanazsa Simpson won the shot put competition, outdistancing the second place competitor by almost 10 feet.

The Titan men were led by first place finishes from Jacen Mott in the 800-meter run while Aaron Hicks won the 300-meter hurdles. Chris Sharpless won the 400-meter run while Tyquan Davis won the triple jump and finished second in both the high jump and the long jump. The Titan 4x400-meter relay team also took first place.

Pender was paced by a first place finish from Rayshawn Deloach in the shot put competition while Charlie Peel finished second in the 1,600meter run. Jose Cruz Rodriguez finished second in the 3,200-meter run. The Patriots took second third and fourth in this event. All first place finishers are considered conference champions in their respective events.

Both teams will focus their attention to the regional events coming up.

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Patriot men fall to East Bladen; Lady Pats lose

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The Pender Patriot baseball team has been in several games this year with the opportunity to win only to be derailed because of miscues in the field. That was again the case last week as the Patriots committed five errors in a 10-6 loss to East Bladen.

The Patriots traveled to Bladen County to face off with the Eagles. East went up 1-0 in the first but the Patriots scored three runs in the third to take a 3-1 lead. The advantage was short lived as the Eagles scored five runs in the bottom half of the frame aided by a hit batter and an error.

With the score 6-3, the Eagles scored two more runs in the fourth frame to take an 8-3 lead.

Pender scored three runs in the fifth to pull to within two runs at 8-6 but the Eagles answered with two in the bottom half of the inning.

Connor Chafin took the loss on the mound with three innings of work that included eight hits and six runs. Cam-

Staff photo by Andy Pettigrew

The Lady Patriots will host West Bladen and travel to Trask this week. eron Guertin pitched the other three innings allowing three hits and four runs while striking out six. All 10 of the Eagles runs were unearned.

Guertin led the Patriots

at the plate with a 3-4 performance that included two runs batted in. Hayden Krietzer was 2-4 in the game.

The Patriots game with West Bladen was rained out.

There had not been a makeup date set as of press time.

Pender is 3-13 overall and 3-7 in Four County play. They were scheduled to host West Bladen on Monday and travel to Union on Tuesday before ending the regular season at Trask on Thursday.

Lady Patriots fall to East Bladen 15-5 The Pender Lady Patriots traveled to East Bladen with high hopes of earning another Four County Conference win.

The Lady Eagles had other plans as they used a 16 hit barrage at the plate to take a 15-5 win.

East Bladen jumped out to a 2-0 lead after one inning.

Pender answered in the third frame with three runs to take a one run lead. East exploded in the bottom of the inning with six hits and five runs to take a 7-3 lead. East scored five more runs in the fourth to blow the game open. The Lady Pats game with West Bladen was rained out.

The Lady Pats are scheduled to host West Bladen on Monday, travel to Union on Tuesday and play at Trask on Thursday.

Post & Voice Top Performers

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The weather keeps wreaking havoc on the area high school sports schedule. However, the teams keep plugging along.

Last week the Pender baseball team dropped a tough one to East Bladen. Cameron Guertin led the Patriots at the plate with a 3-4 performance that included two runs batted in. Hayden Krietzer was 2-4 in the game. Guertin also logged six strikeouts in

three innings on the hill.

The Trask soccer team won twice last week. Edith Mendoza scored three goals last week as did junior Ruby Ramirez.

The Titan softball team won three conference games last week. Taylor Rivenburgh had a dinger and went 4-4 against East Bladen with four ribbeys. She had six hits and six ribbeys on the week.

A.J. Johnson picked up two wins including throwing a two hit gem against West Bladen that included 10

strikeouts and one unearned run.

Haley Smith had a game winning two run single in the West Bladen game.

The Topsail men ended the regular season as the Mideastern Conference champions. They beat Laney early in the week before dropping a conference contest against New Hanover.

Danny Wilson put the first run on the board against the Bucs with a home run to left field while Chase Riker had a triple. Senior Clark

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Time to go fishing

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Fishing Fanatic The area anglers are starting to get the itch to go fishing. I passed by Lanes Ferry Sunday on my way to Topsail and noticed quite a few boats in the parking lot.

For those anglers that have ventured out on the waters, the panfish have been biting.

Some medium to large bream have been caught on worms and a few crappy have been caught on small minnows.

The river is still a bit high but a few dry days will help there.

A couple of anglers have caught some decent size bass in our ponds as well. The bait of choice varies.

The catfish hunters are looking to set some bush hooks as well as fishing with the usual. Cut-up eel and chicken livers are the baits of choice. I ran up on a couple of anglers that had set some hooks and were looking to get some nice white meat.

The local anglers have been catching good numbers of sea mullet from the piers.

Cota homered in his last regular season game at home.

The Topsail girls dropped a tough one to Laney spoiling an otherwise perfect conference mark. Hayley Grizzle had a two run single in the game while Keri White went 2-4.

Trask Titan Desire Brown won the Four County Conference championship in the Pender soccer falls 100,200 and 400- meter sprints. at East Bladen She also had a good week at The Pender Lady Patriot the dish for the Titan softball soccer team dropped a Four team. She is this week’s Post County Conference match at &Voice Top Performer.

East Bladen. The score was 4-1 as the two teams faced off with conference standing ramifications.

Ward. “We were kind of flat Pender was 4-5 in Four against Union for some rea- County Conference play while son. I was pleased at the way the Eagles were 3-5 and a half we rebounded against West a game behind the Patriots. though. They beat us pretty With the loss the Pats are now good the first time we played tied for fifth with East. them but this time we battled Trask soccer takes two pretty good. Our goal is to finconference wins ish the season strong. We’re The Trask Lady Titans playing a lot better the last won two of three conference couple of weeks.” matches last week including The Titans played a double a 1-0 win over East Bladen. header at East Bladen on The first game of the week Monday and traveled to Mid- was an away game at Union. way on Tuesday. They will The titans fell 3-2 in overhost Pender on Thursday. time.

Edith Mendoza scored both goals in the game. The Titans play.

Jake Madole flied out to were up 2-1 at the half.

Next up was the West center to end the game, the school-record 16-game win- Bladen. The Titans earned a ning streak, and Topsail’s 3-0 win. Junior Ruby Ramirez shot at an unbeaten confer- scored two goals while Edith Mendoza scored the other ence regular season.

Tuesday the Pirates ran goal.

The final game of the week their winning streak to 16 games with a come-from-be- was an away affair that the hind 10-6 win over Laney. The Titans won 1-0. Ruby Ramirez Pirates staked the Buccaneers scored the game’s only goal at to a 4-0 lead in the top of the the 20 minute mark.

Trask Coach Cathy Claris first before coming back to tie the score at 4-4 in the bottom sees great improvement in her young squad. “We have of that frame. worked hard and gotten betContinued on page 14A ter. I can see it in practice and

Pender County sports roundup

Titan baseball beats West Bladen, falls to Union

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The Trask Titan varsity baseball team has shown great progress in recent weeks.

Last week the young Pender County hardballers defeated West Bladen 5-3 after falling to Union 7-0 in a game that was 0-0 after three and a half innings.

The Titans were up 2-0 before the Knights scored three runs in the bottom of the fifth frame to take a one

Topsail Continued from page 10A mistakes that cost us possible runs, and that’s something we have to work on and clean up before next week.”

Much like they did on Tuesday against Laney the Pirates fell behind early, trailing 1-0 after three innings. They tied the score at 1-1 in the bottom of the fourth on a single by Jake Madole, a steal of second, an advance to third on a groundout, and a dropped

Mott has the heart of a runner at Trask High

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer There are many reasons for taking up the sport of running. Some do it to stay physically fit while others say it is a very therapeutic activity. Some say that the solitude that it brings has an enduring quality.

For Heide Trask senior Jacen Mott the one thing that running has brought to him is a Four County Conference championship.

While scanning a Trask track and field score sheet you may find Mr. Mott’s name in a number of places. He is very good at the distance events.

On occasion you may even see him in a sprinting event or two. However, the sleek senior’s expertise seems to lie in the 800 meter run where he recently took home a conference championship. He also ran a leg for the conference champion Titans 4x400-meter relay team.

Jacen Mott definitely has the heart of a runner.

run lead going into the final two innings.

A three run six inning buoyed by a Kenny Smith hit gave the Titans a 5-3 lead that they never relinquished.

Jordan Flora earned the win on the mound scattering four hits while striking out six Knights. Kobe Owsley had two hits and a run batted in to lead the Titans at the dish.

Early in the week the Titans played at Union. The Spartans broke open a scoreless game in the fourth in-

ning buoyed by several Trask miscues.

“It was a scoreless game in the fourth but we kinda kicked it around a little and that costs us, “said Trask coach Daniel Ward.

Senior right hander Patrick Bowden was the hard luck loser. He gave up four hits but the Titan defense committed seven errors behind him.

“Patrick pitched the ball well but we made some mistakes and it costs us,” said

third strike on a pitch to Isaac Beach.

They fell behind again when the Wildcats (15-7, 7-5) scored three times in the top of the fifth to take a 4-1 lead.

A home run by Clark Cota in the bottom of the frame made it 4-2.

The Pirates scored three times in the bottom of the sixth to regain the lead at 5-4.

With one out, Chase Riker reached base on an error. Josh Madole singled, and Sam Hall singled to load the bases.

A strikeout accounted for the second out but Sam Luch-

ansky came through with a three-run double to give the home team the lead. Unfortunately Luchansky did not fare as well on the mound as he gave up two runs in the top of the sixth.

Luchansky’s 2-2/3 innings pitching line showed two earned runs on one hit, two walks, and three hit batsmen.

Clark Cota led off the bottom of the seventh with a single but a sharp line drive

by Trader Flora was snagged by the Wildcats’ second baseman and turned into a double

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By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The 2015 version of the Topsail Lady Pirate soccer team is full of young players with a vast amount of talent and promise.

The Pirates of the next couple of years is going to be a team to watch in the Mideastern Conference.

This year’s team has had its up and downs. However, through it all senior defender Kelsey Schwarz has been a pillar of strength.

As a midfielder/defender, Kelsey’s job is not one full of glory. However, she plays her position well.

Schwarz is in her final year on the Pirate pitch. She plays hard and gives 100 percent both on the field and on the sidelines.

When the season ends and she hangs up her cleats she will have the satisfaction of knowing that she gave it her all for her teammates and the Pirate faithful. Kelsey Schwarz is a Pirate for life.

Shrimp and bloodworms will work for these feisty fish.

The red fish are biting in the area creeks and have become a bit more active due to rising water temps.

This week’s fishing tip You always hear that there are better times of the day to fish. Fish like the cooler water, but they also need the higher oxygen levels found in warmer water. So they’ll migrate to an area right between the two levels of water .

This can vary depending on the size or depth of the overall body of water. It’s best to find a point or some other form of structure that extends out from the shoreline and slopes gradually down into the water. This should be a place where fish can find warmer water, but have quick access to deeper, cooler and safer water.

You have to adjust your depth if fishing with the traditional bobber and hook. If you are using a lure, you need to make a decision on what type of lure you will use. This can vary from top water lures and such.

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Deloach is jack-ofall-trades for the Pender Patriots

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer Sometimes there is a student-athlete that seems to have been at a school for years. Senior Pender Patriot Rashawn Deloach is one of those athletes.

Rayshawn has been a success on the football field as well as the basketball court and track. He has the all-around athletic ability to do anything that he attempts to do well.

On the football field he has played multiple positions while on the basketball court he has been a defensive stopper as well as a rebounder.

Last week he showed his prowess in another area as he won the shot put throw at the Four Count track and field championships.

As Rashawn Deloach’s high school career comes to an end the Patriots had better start looking for a replacement.

That will be tall order.

Rayshawn Deloach has always been a jack-of-all-trades for the Pender Patriots.

in the games.”

The Lady Titans are now 3-8 in conference play going into the final week of the season.

Topsail soccer earns two MEC wins The Topsail girls’ soccer team earned two wins last week along with a 1-1 tie at home.

First up was an away game at West Brunswick the Lady Pirates scored three goals in the second half to take a 3-0 win. Sophomore Lexi Gilley scored two goals while freshman Carmen Pyrtle scored the other goal. Freshman Hayley Childress had six saves in earning the shutout.

Next up was a home affair with the same Lady Trojan team. Gilley scored the only Pirate goal and Childress allowed only one goal as the two MEC teams tied 1-1.

The final game of the week was against South Brunswick the lady Pirates picked up another win with Gilley and Annie Johnson scoring the goals in the 2-0 win.

Childress recorded her second shutout of the week while Gilley scored four goals on the week.

The Lady Pirates are now 3-7-1 in conference play. They are the top 3A school out of the Mideastern 3A-4A Conference. They played Whiteville on Tuesday and will play at New Hanover on Thursday.

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Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF LOUISE BELL ORR 14 E 213 Having qualified as the Administrator of the Estate of Louise Bell Orr deceased of Pender 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 17th day of July, 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 16th day of April, 2015.

Lawrence S. Boehling Administrator of the Estate of Louise Bell Orr P.O. Box 1416 Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-3334 #6853 4/16,4/23, 4/30, 5/7/15

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF JOSEPH FRANCIS FEAK All persons, firms and corporations having claims against Joseph Francis Feak, deceased, are notified to exhibit them to Mariam Lynn Caplan, as Executor of the decedent’s estate on or before August 28, 2015, at the Law Office of Pollock & Pollock, Attorneys at Law, P.A., PO Drawer 999, Burgaw, NC 28425, or be barred from their recovery. Debtors of the decedent are asked to make immediate payment to the above named Executor.

Harold Lee Pollock Attorney at Law PO Drawer 999 Burgaw, NC 28425 #6862 4/23, 4/30, 5/7, 5/14/15

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA PENDER COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF MICHAEL SHAWN McKINLEY 15 E 107 All persons, firms and corporations having claims against Michael Shawn McKinley, deceased, are notified to exhibit them to Gloria Dolecki McKinley, Administratrix of the decedent’s estate, on or before July 24, 2015 at 192 Ballast Point Road, Hampstead, NC 28443, or be barred from their recovery. Debtors of the decedent are asked to make immediate payment to the above named Administratrix.

Gloria Dolecki McKinley, Administratrix Estate of Michael Shawn McKinley c/o Mark I. Nunalee BIBERSTEIN & NUNALEE LLP Attorneys at Law P.O. Box 598 Hampstead NC 28443 910-270-4347 #6857 4/23, 4/30, 5/7, 5/14/15

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 14-CVS-817 NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

LARRY EUGENE STAFFORD, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

TO: Larry Eugene Stafford Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-titled action.

The nature of the relief sought is as follows: foreclosure sale to satisfy unpaid property taxes on your interest in the property described as Lot 48, Eagles Ridge Subdivision, Parcel ID Number 3235-22-2031-0000 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 June 1, 2015.

This date: April 23, 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 #6861 4/23, 4/30, 5/7/15 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 Aronson Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-titled action.

The nature of the relief sought is as follows: foreclosure sale to satisfy unpaid property taxes on your interest in the property described as 14.5 Acres in Pender County, NC, 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 June 1, 2015.

This date: April 23, 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 #6858 4/23, 4/30, 5/7/15 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 14-CVS-734 NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

KAREN G. VERT, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

TO: Unknown Spouse/Successor in Interest to Karen G. Vert Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-titled action.

The nature of the relief sought is as follows: foreclosure sale to satisfy unpaid property taxes on your interest in the property described as Lot 1, McKoy II Subdivision, Parcel ID Number 3301-29-1396-0000 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 June 1, 2015.

This date: April 23, 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 #6859 4/23, 4/30, 5/7/15

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 14-CVS-817 NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

LARRY EUGENE STAFFORD, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

TO: Unknown Spouse/Successor in Interest to Larry Eugene Stafford Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-titled action.

The nature of the relief sought is as follows: foreclosure sale to satisfy unpaid property taxes on your interest in the property described as Lot 48, Eagles Ridge Subdivision, Parcel ID Number 3235-22-2031-0000 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 June 1, 2015.

This date: April 23, 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 #6860 4/23, 4/30, 5/7/15

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF ELEANOR BOWEN KAZARAS 15 E 92 Having qualified as the Executrix of the Estate of Eleanor Bowen Kazaras deceased of Pender 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 17th day of July, 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 16th day of April, 2015.

Maria Bowen Executrix of the Estate of Eleanor Bowen Kazaras c/o Lawrence S. Boehling Attorney at Law P.O. Box 1416 Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-3334 #6852 4/16,4/23, 4/30, 5/7/15 IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION PENDER COUNTY 12SP402 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY TIMOTHY O. GREENE AND LORA D. GREENE DATED JANUARY 23, 2009 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 3571 AT PAGE 73 IN THE PENDER COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA

NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the abovereferenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 10:00AM on May 12, 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: All that certain parcel of land situate in the City of Hampstead, County of Pender, and State of North Carolina bounded and described as follows.

Being all of Lot 2. The Cottages at Island Palms, as shown on that map recorded in Map Book 39. page 21, of the Pender County registry, reference to which maps is hereby made for more particular description.

And Being more commonly known as: 118 Palm Cottage Dr, Hampstead, NC 28443 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Timothy O. Greene and Lora D. Greene.

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 April 7, 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/ 12-034159 #6850 4/30, 5/7/15

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualified as Administrator of the estate of Earley Telfair James, deceased, of Pender County. This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Earley Telfair James, to present them to the undersigned on or before July 23, 2015 at 10613 Canterberry Road, Fairfax Station, Virginia 22039, or be barred from recovery. All persons Indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 16th day of April, 2015.

Gladys Commons 10613 Canterberry Road Fairfax Station, Virginia 22039 #6854 4/16, 4/23, 4/30, 5/7/15

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE’S NOTICE TO CREDITORS In Re The Estate of PHEOBE ANN JOHNSON, Deceased Having qualified as Personal Representative of the Estate of PHEOBE ANN JOHNSON, Deceased, late of Pender County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms, corporations and/ or other legal entities having claims against the estate to present them to the undersigned at the address given

below on or before August 3, 2015 or same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate please make immediate payment.

On this day, April 30, 2015.

Richard Michael Farrow, Personal Representative c/o Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC

by Richard T. “Chip” Rodgers, Jr., Attorney for the Personal Representative Post Office Drawer 250 Burgaw, NC 28425 #6867 4/30, 5/7, 5/14, 5/21/15 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as the Administrator of the Estate of Essie Mae Shepard, deceased, late of Pender County, North Carolina, this is to notify that all persons having claims against the said estate to present such claims to the undersigned on or before the 30th day of July, 2015, or this notice will be placed in bar of their recovery.

All persons indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment.

This 30th day of April, 2015.

Marguerite Shepard Cabrera 119 Essie Lane Hampstead, NC 28443 Robert C. Kenan, Jr. MOORE & KENAN Attorneys at Law P. O. Box 957 Burgaw, NC 28425 (910) 259-9800 #6863 4/30, 5/7, 5/14, 5/21/15 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Ancillary Administratrix of the Estate of Joyce Eleanor Whitney, Deceased, late of Pender County, North Carolina, this is to notify that all persons having claims against the said estate to present such claims to the undersigned on or before the 30th day of July, 2015, or this notice will be placed in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment.

This 30th day of April, 2015.

Victoria W. Hayes 5471 NC Highway No. 50 Maple Hill, NC 28454 Robert C. Kenan, Jr. MOORE & KENAN Attorneys at Law P. O. Box 957 Burgaw, NC 28425 (910) 259-9800 #6866 4/30, 5/7, 5/14, 5/21/15

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualified as Executor of the estate of Mary Joann Fluharty, deceased, of Pender County. This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Mary Joann Fluharty, to present them to the undersigned on or before August 6, 2015 at 302 4th Street, Glen Dale, WV 26038, or be barred from recovery. All persons Indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 30th day of April, 2015.

Franklin Jay Vickers 302 4th Street Glen Dale, WV 26038 #6865 4/30, 5/7, 5/14, 5/21/15

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualified as Executor of the estate of Philomena G. Sinagra, deceased, of Pender County. This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Philomena G. Sinagra, to present them to the undersigned on or before August 13, 2015 at 1721 Allen Lane, Suite 210, Wilmington, NC 28403 or be barred from recovery. All persons Indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 1st day of May, 2015.

Lisa Sinagra-Tirpak Russell A. Grandinetti c/o Josh Wilkerson, Attorney at Law 1721 Allen Lane, Suite 210 Wilmington, NC 28403 #6884 5/7, 5/14, 5/21, 5/28/15 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA PENDER COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF TALMADGE RUSSELL LEWIS 15 E 134 All persons, firms and corporations having claims against Talmadge Russell Lewis, deceased, are notified to exhibit them to Mary Ann Wolfe Lewis, Executrix of the decedent’s estate, on or before August 8, 2015 at Post Office Box 234, Burgaw, NC 28425, or be barred from their recovery.

Debtors of the decedent are asked to make immediate payment to the above named Executrix.

Mary Ann Wolfe Lewis, Executrix Estate of Talmadge Russell Lewis c/o Mark I. Nunalee BIBERSTEIN & NUNALEE LLP Attorneys at Law P.O. Box 598 Hampstead NC 28443 910-270-4347 #6883 5/7, 5/14, 5/21, 5/28/15

NORTH CAROLINA PENDER COUNTY Special Proceedings No. 15 SP 17 Substitute Trustee: Philip A. Glass RE-NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Date of Sale: May 19, 2015 Time of Sale: 11:00 AM Place of Sale: Pender County Courthouse Description of Property: See Attached Description Record Owners: Roberto Perez Jr. Address of Property: 5812 Malpass Corner Road Currie, NC 28435 Deed of Trust: Book : 1526 Page: 74 Dated: October 30, 1999 Grantors: Florencio M. Rios Original Beneficiary: Oakwood Acceptance Corporation CONDITIONS OF SALE: Should the property be purchased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-five Cents (45¢) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by N.C.G.S. §7A-308(a)(1).

This sale is made subject to all unpaid taxes and superior liens or encumbrances of record and assessments, if any, against the said property, and any recorded leases. This sale is also subject to any applicable county land transfer tax, and the successful third party bidder shall be required to make payment for any such county land transfer tax.

A cash deposit of 5% of the purchase price will be required at the time of the sale. Any successful bidder shall be required to tender the full balance of the purchase price so bid in cash or certified check at the time the Substitute Trustee tenders to him a deed for the property or attempts to tender such deed, and should said successful bidder fail to pay the full balance purchase price so bid at that time, he shall remain liable on his bid as provided for in North Carolina General Statutes Section 45-21.30 (d) and (e). This sale will be held open ten (10) days for upset bids as required by law.

Residential real property with less than 15 rental units: an order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving 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.

Philip A. Glass, Substitute Trustee Nodell, Glass & Haskell, L.L.P. Beginning at a concrete monument in the George Murphy and Jasper Pridgen old line that is located North 53 degrees 12 minutes East 210.00 feet from an old iron stake, the old corner on the Northern side of the old Angola R.R. Tramway and running thence as follows: A new line North 32 degrees 49 minutes West 196.93 feet to a concrete monument in the Highsmith old marked line, thence; with the Highsmith old marked line North 53 degrees 45 minutes East 1,695.85 feet to an old iron stake, thence; with the old Isla W. Highsmith line South 34 degrees 55 minutes East 180.50 feet to an iron stake, thence; with the George Murphy and others old line South 53 degrees 12 minutes West 1,703.50 feet to the Beginning.

The above-described tract of land contains 7.35 acres to be the same more or less, and is the major portion of a larger tract of land described in a deed to Jasper Pridgen and wife, Viola Pridgen recorded in Book 300, Page 215 of the Pender County Register of Deeds. Surveyed by Cowan and Jones, P.A. Registered Land Surveyors, Burgaw, North Carolina, during March 1977 with all courses correct in their angular relations and relative to the March 1977 magnetic meridian.

Together with a right of ingress, egress and regress over and across the remaining portion of the lands described in Book 300 at Page 215 of the Pender County Registry for the purpose of providing access to and from the lands herein described.

Included in this description is the 2.75 acres as conveyed by Grantor to Grantee in a deed dated November 20, 1998 and recorded in Book 1425 at Page 153 of the Pender County Registry. #6881 5/7, 5/14/15 NORTH CAROLINA PENDER COUNTY Special Proceedings No. 15 SP 69 Substitute Trustee: Philip A. Glass NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Date of Sale: May 19, 2015 Time of Sale: 11:00 a.m.

Place of Sale: Pender County Courthouse Description of Property: See Attached Description Record Owners: Paula Robin Meadows Address of Property: 302 Sugar Loaf Ct. Rocky Point, NC 28457 Deed of Trust: Book : 1377 Page: 157 Dated: August 19, 1998 Grantors: Paula Robin Meadows Original Beneficiary: Green Tree Financial Servicing Corporation

CONDITIONS OF SALE: Should the property be purchased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-five Cents (45¢) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by N.C.G.S. §7A-308(a)(1).

This sale is made subject to all unpaid taxes and superior liens or encumbrances of record and assessments, if any, against the said property, and any recorded leases.

This sale is also subject to any applicable county land transfer tax, and the successful third party bidder shall be required to make payment for any such county land transfer tax.

A cash deposit of 5% of the purchase price will be required at the time of the sale. Any successful bidder shall be required to tender the full balance of the purchase price so bid in cash or certified check at the time the Substitute Trustee tenders to him a deed for the property or attempts to tender such deed, and should said successful bidder fail to pay the full balance purchase price so bid at that time, he shall remain liable on his bid as provided for in North Carolina General Statutes Section 45-21.30 (d) and (e). This sale will be held open ten (10) days for upset bids as required by law.

Residential real property with less than 15 rental units: an order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving 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.

Dated: 04/28/2015 Philip A. Glass, Substitute Trustee Nodell, Glass & Haskell, L.L.P. Posted on 04/28/2015 EXHIBIT A BEING all of Lot 31, WILLOWS BAY, Section One, as more particularly described in a survey plat dated April 20, 1998, prepared by Greg A. Wayne, R.L.S., the plat of which is duly recorded in Map Book 31 at Page 137 in the office of the Register of Deeds for Pender County, North Carolina.

This conveyance is made subject to restrictive covenants as recorded in Book 1332, Page 343, Pender County Registry.

TOGETHER WITH a security interest in that certain 1999, 76 X 14 MASTERPIECE home, serial number MP1807752. #6880 5/7, 5/14/15

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA PENDER COUNTY IN THE SUPERIOR COURT PENDER COUNTY VS. 12 CVS 835 THE SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST TO CALLIE BONEY MONK, DOROTHY GLASPIE, AND JAMES E. BONEY, JR. TO: THE SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST TO CALLIE BONEY MONK AND DOROTHY GLASPIE Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is a judgment that property taxes of Plaintiff are a lien against and an order appointing a commissioner to sell the property located in Union Township, Pender County, North Carolina and described in the deed recorded in Deed Book 293, at page 277, less the land described in the deed recorded in Deed Book 328, at page 253, both of the Registry of Pender County, North Carolina. You are required to make defense to such pleading not later than June 16, 2015. Upon your failure to do so, Plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief sought.

Robert H. Corbett, Attorney for Plaintiff P. O. Drawer 727 Burgaw, NC 28425-0727 #6878 5/7, 5/14, 5/21/15

INTENTION TO BID and REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL The Cape Fear Workforce Development Consortium is seeking service providers to operate the federally funded Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA) adult and youth programs in Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, and Pender Counties beginning July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016. Continuation beyond June 30, 2016 is subject to future funding and legislative authority.

The Intention to Bid Letter and Request for Proposal are available at the Cape Fear Council of Governments, 1480 Harbour Drive, Wilmington, North Carolina beginning at 2:00pm May 8, 2015. The Intention to Bid letters are due on or before May 19, 2015 by 4:00pm. Letters received after this date will not be considered.

The final day to submit sealed proposals is June 2, 2015 at 4:00pm.

All conditions, stipulations, and specifications about the bid packages may be obtained by contacting Lashauna Parker or Margie Parker at (910) 395-4553. *AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER AND PROVIDER #6876 5/7/15

Bill Howard Outdoors

By Bill Howard Post & Voice Columnist In Japan, the best angler is often considered to be the one who can catch the smallest of fish. Tanago fishing is a unique sport with a long history in Japanese sport and lore. The tackle consists of the smallest of rods with the smallest of hooks, and before the advent of nylon lines, a woman’s long hair.

Maybe I was born at the wrong time on the wrong side of the world.

Let’s go back a few days for the main text of this story.

We had a couple of weeks worth of warm weather with rain mixed in periodically.

Between the air temperature and the warm rains, the rivers and lakes warmed up rather quickly, finally hitting the mid 60s. The various species of fish had begun their spawn cycles, one after another.

And there was a largemouth bass tournament. I had never really fished a true bass tournament, and this was a kayak only tournament, so I decided to give it a go. There would be people I knew competing, and many more I did not know. My only worries were I would not catch anything, finish dead last, and either embarrass myself or the companies I represent.

However, I am not one to get caught up in whether people laugh at me or not. In fact, I laugh at myself aplenty. Let’s face it, you have to have thick skin and a sense of humor in just putting your life out in front of thousands of people in these words each week.

I watched the weather during the week leading into the tournament and realized it was going to be much more difficult than I originally thought even though we would be fishing on one of the state’s premiere bass fisheries. The weekend was shaping to take a nose dive in temperature, and rain was likely going to set in early as well. Just enough to kill the bite. As if I needed more obstacles than the nearly 100 other competitors to contend with.

Having never fished the lake, I put in hour after hour of internet scouting. I read reports from forums dating back several years during the

and hog from the other competitors and began making casts with a jitterbug. No luck.

I switched to a large double spinner, only because I spotted a couple of bass in the cove breaking surface and tailing.

Second cast of the double spinner and I had a thump.

Then another. Boom! I embedded the hook with a firm set but immediately realized this was a small fish, but one nonetheless. Another angler down the bank from me yelled “fish on!” and I noticed every one of the dozen or so kayakers turn my way to see what I was about to reel in.

It was a crappie. He was a nice size, but it was a crappie.

One guy yelled over to me “how big?”

“It doesn’t matter, it is a crappie. I’m not on the board” And then the rain hit. I fished and fished and just didn’t get a hit. I tried different lures, different techniques, and different depths with no luck. Then, while peppering a rock ledge near a bridge, the same double spinner I used on the crappie felt as though it went flat. I didn’t have the pull of the spinners spinning any longer. As the lure breached

same monthly time periods to see what was used to catch the lunkers as well as what didn’t work. I watched Youtube videos taking note in where they were fishing, how they were fishing, and what time of year they were fishing the lake. I scoured over Google Earth, Yahoo maps, and Navionics trying to determine the best locations for plan A, plan B, plan C, and so forth.

I set up four of my Denali rods with different lines and lures, ranging from top water plugs and chatter baits, to worms and plastics, and even my favorite, a Beetle-spin. My thought process was three small bass would likely out do one large one if the fishing become tough. Therefore the Beetle-spin may be my salvation, and I could try and upgrade from there.

After getting the launch word that morning, myself and 85 other kayak anglers began paddling to our plan A locations. My first target would be about a mile and a half down the lake and then work my way back towards the check in location throughout the day. I found a small cove that I was able to paddle into

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the surface of the water I realized why.

Fish on! Or maybe it should be more like “fish on?”

I proceeded to pull a threadfin shad from his watery home with a hook over half his body length. A clean hook set too, not a snag or foul hook. I am still unsure how the barb of the hook was able to pass into his miniature mouth, but it did.

That would prove to be my last fish of the tournament.

If I existed in ancient and not-so-ancient Japan, I would likely have been sitting atop my kayak in wanderment, instead of wonderment. At least I would have been a great angler at some point in history.

–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 May 7, 2015

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

National Day of Prayer C er emony Thursday, May 7th at Noon At the Surf City Welcome Center 102 N. Shore Drive ________________________________________________

Liverpool Legends

Beatles Tribute Band Live Saturday June 6th Soundside Park @ 6pm No Charge / Bring your Lawnchair / No Alcohol Allowed ________________________________________ 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

PENDER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MONDAY, MAY 11, 2015 – 4:00 p.m.

PENDER COUNTY PUBLIC ASSEMBLY ROOM, 805 S. WALKER ST., BURGAW, NC I. II. III. IV.

CALL TO ORDER INVOCATION PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ADOPTION OF AGENDA

Town of Burgaw Government News

PUBLIC INFORMATION 15 Min. Total 1.

Appointment of Demetrice Keith as District Four County Commissioner. (5 Min.) 1a.

Swearing In of Demetrice Keith as Pender County Commissioner. (5 Min.) 2.

Public Service Recognition of Former Commissioner Jimmy Tate. (5 Min.) RECESS 30 Min. Total Reception for New Commissioner Demetrice Keith and Former Commissioner Jimmy Tate

CONSENT AGENDA: 5 Min. 3.

Approval of Minutes: Regular Session April 20.

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Pedersen Woodruff Simmons Mack Pound Blinson Woodruff Blinson

Approval of a Purchase Order to Southbay Roofing, LLC for roof replacement at the Hampstead Library: $26,288.00.

Approval of Tax Releases and Refunds.

Approval of a Budget Ordnance Amendment for Various County Departments.

Approval of a Contract and Purchase Order for Fiscal Year 2015 Audit: $35,500.00. ***END OF CONSENT AGENDA***

APPROVALS AND RESOLUTIONS: 40 Min. Total.

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Proclamation of May as National Preservation Month. (5 Min.) 9.

Proclamation of May as Mental Health Month. (5 Min.) 10.

Approval of a Purchase Order for Day Care Provider Payments: $140,000.00; and Approval of Purchase Order for Foster Care Vendor Payments: $20,000.00. (5 Min.) 11.

Approval of a Purchase Order to Adapco, Inc., to Purchase Two Drums of Aqua Pursuit for Mosquito Spraying: $10,500. (5 Min.) 12.

Resolution to Approve the Juvenile Crime Prevention Council’s Annual Plan, Board Members and Funding Recommendations for FY 2015-2016. (5 Min.) 13.

Approval of a Change Order to Sustainable Water Consultants, LLC. for the Provision of the WaterHub Equipment and Construction Phase Services in Concert with RTD Construction (General Contractor) for Phase II of the Pender Commerce Park Wastewater Treatment Facility and Authorization of a Purchase Order in the Amount of $2,574,375. (5 Min.) 14.

Approval to Release Funds to the Wilmington MPO for the Update to the Pender County Collector Street Plan in the Amount of $30,000. (5 Min.) 15.

Approval of Agreement with McClees Consulting. (5 Min.) APPOINTMENTS 10 Min. Total 16.

Approval of Appointments to the Coastal Care Area Board. (5 Min.) 17.

Boards/Committees/Commissions on which Commissioners Currently Serve: Review and Modify. (5 Min.)

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES PATROL OFFICER The Burgaw Police Department is seeking a full-time Patrol Officer. Visit www.townofburgaw.com for more information and employment application.

Position open until filled.

Submit applications/resumes to Kristin Wells at 109 N Walker St, Burgaw NC 28425.

PUBLIC COMMENT

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May 07, 2015

PRESENTER Board Judge Faison Board

Edwards Norman Moser Shiver Simmons Mack Turner Mack

MOSQUITO SEASON IS QUICKLY APPROACHING Below are some ways you can help reduce the number of mosquito breeding habitats in and around your home.

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Interrupt the hatching process by dumping water every few days from birdbaths, pools, fishponds and unused flowerpots and vases. Pour water from saucers and plates underneath planters.

Clean leaf-filled gutters to allow proper drainage.

Turn buckets, baby pools, boats and other outside containers upside down when they are not in use.

Check for water pockets on grills, furniture, roofs, and tarps used to cover pools.

Keep shrubs and bushes trimmed and free of undergrowth to deprive mosquitoes of a favorite resting place, the underside of leaves.

Shake out the first few feet of garden hoses, and drain tubular lawn furniture, garden ornaments and kid’s toys.

Throw away old bottles, cans and plastic containers.

Screen or cover rain barrels, garbage cans and other large containers.

Screen open ends of corrugated plastic drainage pipes.

Properly dispose of old and used tires.

Please help the Town of Burgaw to keep mosquitoes under control!

Breuer Woodruff Pedersen Board

CALENDAR May 11 May 12 May 21 May 25 May 27

Parks/Recreation Committee meeting 7:00PM Board of Commissioners meeting 4:00PM Planning Board Meeting 6:00PM Town offices closed in observance of Memorial Day Board of Commissioners Budget Workshop 9:00AM TOWN OF BURGAW Phone 910.259.2151 Fax 910.259.6644 Email: townofburgaw@townofburgaw.com Web: www.townofburgaw.com

ITEMS FROM THE COUNTY ATTORNEY, COUNTY MANAGER, & COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: 30 Min. CLOSED SESSION (if applicable).

ADJOURNMENT

PENDER COUNTY GOVERNMENT NEWS

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WANTED! A FEW GOOD MEN & WOMEN! VOLUNTEER! The Pender County Board of Commissioners will consider appointments to the following boards/ commissions/committees: # of Name of Board Vacancies Positions/Categories Advisory Board of Health 3 Optometrist***, Veterinarian***, Dentist*** Animal Shelter Advisory Committee 1 Veterinarian Board of Equalization & Review 1 Public Member Industrial Facilities & Pollution Control Financing Author.

7 Business/Insurance/Attorney/Banking Juvenile Crime Prevention Council 2 Business, Faith Community Member Nursing/Adult Care Homes Adv. Board 3 Public Members Pender EMS & Fire Advisory Board 1 District 5 District 1 = Upper Topsail; Surf City District 4 = Union; Penderlea; Grady; District 2 = Scotts Hill; Lower Topsail Columbia; Caswell; Canetuck District 3 = Rocky Point; Long Creek District 5 = Burgaw; Holly *** These positions can be temporarily filled by someone associated with this field who may not be currently licensed.

Applications can be completed on-line at www.pendercountync.gov (click on “How Do I” on the home page); or write or call Ms. Melissa Pedersen, Deputy Clerk to the Board, PO Box 5, Burgaw, NC 28425 (910) 259-1200, and complete an application.

RFP – CUSTODIAL SERVICES 2015-2016 Pender County Public Works is seeking a qualified contractor/contract service to provide custodial services for a two-year period beginning July 1, 2015 and ending June 30, 2017.

The Contractor will provide all necessary machinery, tools, and equipment and to do all the work specified in the scope.

A mandatory walk-through of the County Facilities is scheduled for 9:00 on May 12, 2015. All interested contractors are to meet at the Pender County Public Works Department, 210 S Bennett Street, Burgaw, North Carolina 28425 for a Pre-Bid Meeting and tour. This will be your only opportunity to tour the facilities. RFP proposals will be due by 11:00 a.m. May 26, 2015. You may deliver your proposals to the Pender County Public Works Department or e-mail them to psimmons@pendercountync.gov.

Service Specifications • The Contractor will provide custodial services on a five day (Monday through Friday) schedule for approximately 28 county facilities/buildings beginning at 8:00 a.m. each weekday.

• The Contractor will provide all labor and equipment to adequately perform the required custodial services. Cleaning products will be provided by Pender County as well as Material Safety Data Sheet for all chemicals used.

• The County will provide liquid hand soap, paper towels, toilet paper, air fresheners, freshener cartridges, batteries and any other products required to perform the work.

• The Contractor will provide special request services on an hourly rate.

• The Contractor will be required to adjust the cleaning routine at times in accordance with the meeting room schedules provided by the Public Works Department.

• The Contractors will supply a direct contact name, phone number and email address and will notify the Public Works Department if this information changes during the contract period.

• The Contractor is advised that their employees will be properly attired, refrain from abusive language, refrain from improper behavior and be aware that they are representing the County.

• The Contractor will include a detailed breakdown of your wages and employee benefit package, as well as company demographic and support information that you feel will provide the County with an understanding of your company.

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All work performed by the Contractor will be of acceptable quality and practices normally associated with this trade and shall be performed to the satisfaction of the County before payment will be made by the County to the Contractor.

The Contractor shall maintain throughout the life of this contract, a minimum of $1,000,000 in General Liability Insurance covering any and all actions of the contractor in the performance of this contract.

The Contractor shall also maintain throughout the life of this contract, Automobile Liability Insurance which shall be written in comprehensive form and shall protect the Contractor against all claims for injuries to members of the public and damage to property of others arising from the use of motor vehicles, and shall cover operation on and off the site of all motor vehicles licensed for highway use, whether they are owned, non-owned, or hired. Pender County shall be named as an “Additional Insured” on the policies.

Contractor shall also provide Workers Compensation and Employer’s Liability insurance in accordance with North Carolina and Federal Statutes.

The Contractor is providing services to the County as an independent contractor. The Contractor shall be responsible for the death or injury of any employee of the Contractors, while in the performance of service of the terms of this agreement and it shall hold the County harmless and shall indemnify the County for any loss it may have resulting from the Contractor providing the services described in this agreement. The County shall not be responsible for any withholding of taxes or social security for any employee of contractor, nor shall it provide to any employee of Contractor any fringe benefits of any kind.

The Contractor will commence after receiving the beginning date specified by the Pender County Public Works Department.

The Contractor and County both must give a sixty-day notice prior to terminating this contract.

• Fees The monthly fees for the completion of these services are: Location: Burgaw $______________ Location: Hampstead $______________ Refer e nc es • The Contractor must provide three (3) local references of comparable work from the last twelve months. Please include the following: Company, Phone Number, Contact, Email and Brief Description on Work performed.

NOTICE OF EXTENSTION FOR THE 2015 PENDER COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION AND REVIEW ADJOURNMENT

Pursuant to NC G.S. 105-322(F), the Pender County Board of Equalization and Review is extending the adjournment date and this announcement serves as notice required by law.

The Board will adjourn for the purposes of accepting new requests for hearing at

Friday, May 8, 2015 at 5pm

All meetings will be held at the Tax Assessor Conference Room, 300 E. Fremont Street, Burgaw, NC 28425. All hearings will be by appointment only arranged through the Tax Assessor’s Office. Times will be communicated to appellants or to any other interested party as they are scheduled.

PURPOSE OF MEETINGS To hear, upon request any and all taxpayers who own or control taxable property assessed for taxation in Pender County with respect to the valuation of such property, or the property of others, and to fulfill other duties and responsibilities required by law.

ALL REQUESTS FOR HEARING SHOULD BE MADE IN WRITING ON PENDER COUNTY APPROVED APPLICATION FORM TO: JUSTIAN POUND, CLERK PENDER COUNTY BOER TAX ASSESSOR’S OFFICE PO BOX 67 BURGAW, NC 28425 Inquiries can be directed to (910) 259-1221 New requests for hearing must be received no later than the final adjournment, which is scheduled for Friday May 8, 2015. No exceptions.

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Pender County Special Olympics

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Staff Photos by Andy Pettigrew

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IT’S ALMOST HERE.

Join us Saturday May 16 for a preview of NHRMC Emergency Department-North, your newest advanced emergency facility.

Bring your family and friends to tour this state-of-the-art facility designed with patient input and your well-being in mind.

Come take part in activities for all ages – including hands-only CPR lessons, emergency vehicle exhibition and free health screenings– plus music and refreshments.

151 Scotts Hill Medical Drive 3 miles north of Porter’s Neck

MAY 16: OPEN HOUSE, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.

MAY 20: WE BEGIN SEEING PATIENTS We hope you won’t need us, but you’ll rest easier knowing we’re here.

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Come to the well: Thirst

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A Samaritan woman came to draw water and Jesus said to her, “Give me a Drink.�

The Samaritan woman said to him, “How is it that you, a Jew, ask a drink of me, a woman of Samaria?� Jesus answered her, “ If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you ‘Give me a drink’, you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water�

John 4: 7-10 It is interesting sometimes where sermons come from or a series of sermon as in this case. I was driving along thinking about what I would preach next when I drove past a church with this sign out front, “Come to the W.E.L.L.�

It refers no doubt to some kind of group or study they were having, but I saw the possibilities almost immediately, the story of the woman at well, the interchange between the woman and Jesus as a metaphor for the journey of faith.

Each question points to a dimension of our spiritual quest. The whole story becomes a kind of symbol of our spiritual journeys.

So here we are with the woman at the well as we come to the well of God grace, as we find the well of God’s love and blessing in Jesus Christ.

Jesus met a woman of Samaria at the well. There is the heat of the day, Jesus sits by a well, His disciples have ventured off to find food. And to that well comes a lone woman, trudging in the heat of the day with bucket in hand to draw water, to quell her thirst.

It is an odd scene, I suppose, by all rights, Jesus shouldn’t even be there. Jews didn’t often go through Samaria, they

usually went around. Few people came out in the middle of the day to draw water.

Most people waited until the cool of the early evening. And no self- respecting woman would approach a well where a strange man rested. It was not proper for them to meet or even speak.

But Jesus throws all convention to the wind and speaks to the woman. “Give me a drink.� On the surface the interchange is about simple thirst. Jesus is thirsty, the woman is thirsty. It is an encounter around physical thirst.

But the imagine for the moment that the who exchange is a symbol of the human condition‌ the many thirsts that we have that are not physical but are thirsts all the same.

A prominent theologian once pointed out that the Bible described human beings by using the Hebrew word “Nephesh.� Nephesh means literally “a bundle of Appetites.� We human beings are a bundle of appetites, a bundle of hungers, if you will, a bundle of thirsts.

We thirst for knowledge.

We thirst for truth. We thirst for identity. We thirst for recognition. We thirst for fortune and fame. We thirst for meaningful life.

We begin or journey with Jesus full of thirsts. Thirsty like the woman at the well is thirsty for things far more than mere water. She is thirsty for a new life, a different life, a better life than the one she has. And Jesus, he thirsts to help her find it. As he says later in the passage, it is her encounter with the woman that is his spiritual food and water. Helping other feeds Jesus in ways nothing else does.

If we tell the truth, every one of us here are thirsty for something today. We long for

something, wish for something, yearn for something beyond what we have. It is in this state of longing that we begin this journey of lent and in truth of fact the journey is about fulfilling our longings.

Often we don’t know exactly what we long for. WE can’t put it into words. We can’t quite picture it, but we will know it when we see it.

We will know it when it comes. Frederick Buechner once said that we thirst for Eden, that original spot where life was perfect. We long to go back to the beginning when we lived so close to God. As the deer longs for flowing streams, so my soul longs for You, O God. My soul thirst for God, the living God. We begin our journey thirsty for God, for the face of God, the

begin this journey seeking in Jesus the way to God. And as this story in John reveals, we find the well of living water in Jesus. We find the well, the holy well where all our thirsts and longings and yearnings find their fulfillment. We journey with Jesus, weary and thirsty and tired and in the journey we find rest, and fulfillment and peace.

Come to the well which is Jesus. Come to the living water that bubbles from within, from the spirit of Jesus, for if you drink of it, you will never thirst again. That is the promise of this tale. That is the promise of the gospel story. That is the promise of God in Jesus Christ. Come to the well of Jesus, there you will find everything you need.

Free bread giveaway at Herring’s Chapel UMC Herring’s Chapel United Methodist Church- 1697 Herring’s Chapel Rd, Burgaw. Has a free bread giveaway each

Saturday from 10-12 am.

Most all types of bread from white to multigrain to hamburger/ hotdog buns.

Rummage sale May 16 The Holy Trinity Episcopal Church will hold a rummage sale May 16, from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m., at 107 Deerfield in Hampstead.

The sale will feature gently used clothing of all sizes

– men’s, women’s, children’s.

No household items will be available.

The church is located behind Port City Java on U.S. Hwy. 17. For information, call 910-270-4221.

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Sunday May 10 Hills Chapel M.B. Church, 2521 Little Kelly Road Rocky Point, will celebrate Mother’s Day/Women’s Day during the 11 a.m. worship service.

The guest speaker will be Rev. Mary King of the Greater Six Runs MB Church.

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MON-FRI 9AM-5PM (CLOSED 1-2 FOR LUNCH)

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All are welcome! Pastor Bill Howell

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

BURGAW PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

200 E. Fremont St. • Burgaw, NC 28425

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

RILEY’S CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH

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108 W. Wilmington St. Burgaw, NC 910.259.9111

Church Directory

corner of Fremont & Wright Street (Courthouse Square) Burgaw, N.C. • 910-619-8063

Sunday Service 10:30 a.m.

311 S. Campbell St. Burgaw, NC 910.259.6007

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

BURGAW UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

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

CENTERVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH

18577 NC 53 E, Kelly, NC • 910-669-2488

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

Sunday Evening Discipleship Training: 6:00 p.m. Pastor Lamont Hemminger

CURRIE COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH

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

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.

Jim Herchenhahn / Pastor Ladies’ Circle, 2nd Monday of Each Month, 6:30-8 p.m.

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

Choir Practice & Bible Study, Tues., 7:30-9 p.m. Youth Group Every Other Wed. 6-7:30 p.m.

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

ROCKY POINT UNITED METHODIST CHURCH WESTVIEW UNITED METHODIST CHURCH located at the intersection of Hyw. 117 & 210 Rev. Bill Braswell 5610 Hwy. 53 W • Burgaw, NC 28425 (Across from Pender High) Services: Sunday at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Bible Study: Tuesday at 6 p.m.

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

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

MISSION BAPTIST CHURCH

607 S. Walker Street • Burgaw, NC 28425

Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday Evening Dinner at 6:00 p.m. and classes at 6:45 p.m.

CALVARY CHAPEL COMMUNITY CHURCH

54 Camp Kirkwood Rd. • Watha, NC 28478 • 910-448-0919

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

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

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212 S. Dickerson St. • Burgaw, NC 28425 910.259.2136 www.harrellsfh.com

JORDANS CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

4670 Stag Park Rd. • Burgaw, NC 28425 • 910-259-5735 Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. & 6 p.m.

Wednesday Bible Study: 7 p.m.

MOORES CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH

3107 Union Chapel Rd. • Currie, NC 28435

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

Wednesday Prayer Service & Children’s Bible Study: 7:00 p.m.

ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER CATHOLIC CHURCH

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

www.CF2.us Worship Hours: Sunday Morning, 11 a.m.

Wednesday Night, 6 p.m. Pastor: Dr. Ernie Sanchez

ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC CHURCH

18737 Hwy 17 North, Hampstead • 910-270-1477

Rev John Durbin, Pastor Mass Schedule: SAT 5pm, SUN 9 & 11am Daily Mass: TUES & WED 4pm, THURS & FRI 9 am Confessions SAT 4-4:30 or by apt www.allsaintsccnc.org

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Helpful information to enhance senior living The Pender-Topsail provided by Pender Adult Services

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RSVP Happenings

By Barbara Mullins RSVP Director

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The Possum Creek Band provided entertainment at the Topsail Senior Center Silent Auction

Topsail Center Silent Auction a success

By Kay Stanley Topsail Center Coordinator

hours to collect and display the items.

This year we had a multi tude of gift cards, certificates and admission tickets to at tractions not only in our area but in Myrtle Beach and Ten nessee. They went amazingly well. The variety of items appealed to our participants at the auction.

We had a committee of 10 on the auction committee who worked diligently for our suc cess. I must thank the commit tee for their invaluable efforts.

They went way beyond what

WAS EXPECTED IN VISITING LOCAL businesses and individuals with great results.

In addition, participants at the center, not designated on the committee, also brought in very nice gift items. %V eryone wanted to be a part of the success of the center. We want to strive to be the best we can be. /UR PLATINUM SPONSORS were Hampstead Village Phar macy, Hampstead Women’s Club & Woodmen of the World.

Our silver sponsor was Marine Corps League. Our bronze

!PRIL WAS .ATIONAL 6OLUN TEER !PPRECIATION MONTH AND there is no doubt that volun teers are a unique group of people who volunteer with their heart and soul.

The Retired Senior Vol unteer Program and Pender !DULT 3ERVICES HELD A GREAT team building event for our 2360 VOLUNTEERS ON !PRIL 5 and 6. 7INE $ESIGN OF Wilmington came and helped us create beautiful art work. Many volunteers had to STEP OUT OF THEIR COMFORT ZONE TO EXPERIENCE THIS ACTIVITY Pictures always create memories and it was the RSVP director’s hope that each vol unteer have a memory of the fun times shared with RSVP. There was laughter and a FLURRY OF ACTIVITY !PRIL AS volunteers were instructed how to create gorgeous sunsets over the Cape Fear River. ! SPECIAL TREAT WAS A VISIT BY -AYOR %UGENE -ULLIGAN OF Burgaw, who read a proclama tion praising our RSVP volun teers in Pender County. /N !PRIL 7INE $ESIGN

Katherine & Judi were the

sponsors were Canady & Sons, Coastal Pender Rotary Club, (AMPSTEAD !UTO #ENTER -R The Topsail Senior Center Mrs Robert Kilroy, Treasure AND 0ENDER !DULT 3ERVICES 2EALTY 5ROLOGY !SSOCIATES would like to thank our kind Woodbury Wellness Center, and generous sponsors as well Inc. as the community for their !GAIN WE WANT TO THANK OUR support of our Topsail Silent seniors and the community for !UCTION your wonderful spirit of giv The evening was very re ing. You all have helped to not LAXED AND ENTERTAINMENT BY THE only maintain this center, but Possum Creek Bluegrass Band have helped with the care and was enjoyed by everyone. wellbeing of those seniors who -ORE THAN ITEMS WERE are unable, either physically donated for the auction and or financially to take care of 4HE TH ANNUAL #AREGIVER S many volunteers gave many themselves. %DUCATION #ELEBRATION WILL BE HELD -AY FROM A M until 1 p.m. at Mission Baptist #HURCH 3 7ALKER 3TREET

Burgaw. Sponsoring agencies Options Counseling is a goal to support the individual might be offered include when a hospital, nursing home, as INCLUDE 0ENDER !DULT 3ERVICES sisted living home, communi and Cape Fear Council of PERSON CENTERED INTERACTIVE TO LIVE IN HIS HER COMMUNITY AN INDIVIDUAL sHAS AN UNMET NEED FOR TY BASED SERVICE PROVIDER OR 'OVERNMENTS !REA !GENCY AND DECISION SUPPORT PROCESS of choice Options Counseling in which there is more than one other agency, The main purpose is to help ON !GING $ESIRED OUTCOMES OF /P individuals identify and un volves building relationships service alternative Speakers for the program sHAS HAD RECENT CHANGE IN TIONS #OUNSELING INCLUDE derstand their needs. Options with individuals and help WILL BE 3UZANNE "LACK !!20 sINDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES .# !SSOCIATE 3TATE $IREC #OUNSELING INCLUDES ing them to identify their HIS HER LIFE SITUATION sHAS LONG TERM SERVICES AND make service and support TOR AND $R +AVITA 0ERSAUD listening to the individual goals and preferences and supports needs but is unsure choices that fit well with their WITH #AROLINA 'ERIATRICS IN EXPRESS HIS HER PREFERENCES weigh the pros and cons of NEEDS GOALS AND sPREFERENCES values, service needs, and their options. This occurs about how to access them sREQUESTS TRANSITION ASSIS – even as these change over THROUGH IN PERSON MEETINGS

circumstances sENGAGING IN CONVERSATION possible conversations with tance from one living setting time sINDIVIDUALS ACHIEVE OR FOR A JOINT EXCHANGE OF INFOR FAMILY MEMBERS AND FOLLOW to another maintain a high degree of is admitted to the hospital mation and possible options up. Options counselors help sLACKS AWARENESS OF EXIST independence and control in that are tailored around the individuals consider a range Older adults are a vital of possibilities when making ing community resources and their daily lives stated needs and preferences part of our society. Since sINDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES COMMUNITIES ACROSS sPROVIDING SUPPORT THAT A DECISION ABOUT LONG TERM supports sHAS MULTIPLE NEEDS BEHAV are able to get the services the country have shown their leads the individual to make services and supports and INFORMED CHOICES ABOUT LONG encourage planning for future ioral health needs or an ongo and supports they need and gratitude by celebrating Old term services and supports needs. Options Counseling can ing illness or the person acting are better able to make good ER !MERICANS -ONTH EACH sCONNECTING THE INDIVIDUAL also help younger individuals on his or her behalf, requests use of their own resources May. WHEN IT IS HIS HER CHOICE TO plan ahead for their future or indicates an interest in re over time.

The theme of this year’s If you are in need of Op CELEBRATION IS h'ET INTO THE PUBLIC PRIVATE SERVICES AND LONG TERM SERVICE AND SUPPORT ceiving information or advice needs.

CONCERNING LONG TERM SERVICES tions Counseling – Please call !CT v TO FOCUS ON HOW OLDER or informal supports *ANE *OHNSON AT 0!3 n adults are taking charge of sFOLLOWING UP WITH THE IN %XAMPLES OF SITUATIONS and supports options sIS REFERRED TO THE #2# BY EXTENSION dividual with the ultimate when Options Counseling their health, getting engaged in their communities, and making a positive impact in the lives of others.

Osteoporosis and the broken bones it action. at risk for developing osteoporosis. It is The theme also reflects can cause are not part of normal aging. s'ET ENOUGH CALCIUM AND VITAMIN $ AND important to talk with your healthcare on the 50th anniversary of provider about your risk factors for os THE /LDER !MERICANS !CT There is a lot you can do to protect your eat a well balanced diet. bones throughout your life. You’re never s%NGAGE IN REGULAR EXERCISE teoporosis and together you can develop President Lyndon B. Johnson too young or too old to improve the health s%AT FOODS THAT ARE GOOD FOR BONE HEALTH a plan to protect your bones.

SIGNED THE /LDER !MERICANS of your bones. such as fruits and vegetables. ! WOMAN S RISK OF BREAKING A HIP DUE TO !CT INTO LAW IN *ULY Osteoporosis prevention should begin s!VOID SMOKING AND LIMIT ALCOHOL TO osteoporosis is equal to her risk of breast, 3INCE THAT TIME THE !CT HAS ovarian and uterine cancer combined. provided a nationwide aging in childhood. But it shouldn’t stop there. drinks per day.

Whatever your age, the habits you adopt Are You at Risk? !ND A man age 50 or older is more likely services network and funding now can affect your bone health for the 4HERE ARE A VARIETY OF FACTORS BOTH CON that helps older adults live rest of your life. Now is the time to take TROLLABLE AND UNCONTROLLABLE THAT PUT you Continued on back with dignity in the communi

artists instructing, helped us create fabulous beach scenes of the Surf City beach. !GAIN the room was filled with laugh ter, diligent painters, and cre ativity. -AYOR :ANDER 'UY OF Surf City stopped in to read a proclamation thanking RSVP volunteers for their endless devotion to seniors and stu dents in our community. It was a special honor for RSVP to receive these Mayors and to know their support is always there for our program.

RSVP is a way to connect with others in Pender County and to give them help, hope, encouragement.

If you can give two hours a week of your time, we sure could use your help. Currently we are in need of Meals on Wheels backup drivers in Burgaw as well as Hamp stead. We need proctors to help the first week of June WITH %/' TESTING AT THE FOUR middle schools we tutor at.

There is also a need for Companion Care volunteers in the Rocky Point and Currie area.

Please think seriously on giving just a little of your time AND CALL ET FOR more information.

Caregiver’s Education Celebration May 28

What is Options Counseling?

Wilmington.

The program is free and provides caregivers an oppor tunity to get out for a morn ing, enjoy some special treats, gain knowledge, have a nice lunch, and share with others.

Registration is required to attend. #ALL 0ENDER !DULT 3ERVICES

EXT TO REGISTER For more information, contact +AY 7ARNER EXT 3PACE IS LIMITED SO REGIS ter soon.

“Get Into The Act�

Older Americans Month 2015

May is National Osteoporosis Awareness Month

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ties of their choice for as long as possible.

These services include HOME DELIVERED AND CONGRE gate meals, caregiver support, COMMUNITY BASED ASSISTANCE

preventive health services, elder abuse prevention, and much more.

By promoting and engag ing in activity, wellness, and INCLUSIVITY MORE !MERICANS THAN EVER BEFORE CAN h'ET INTO THE !CT v Throughout the month, 0ENDER !DULT 3ERVICES WILL BE conducting activities and pro viding tips on how to access programs, resources & op portunities designed to assist seniors in maintaining their independence and a healthy SENSE OF SELF ESTEEM ! S P E C I A L P R O G R A M I S PLANNED FOR -AY AT A M at Heritage Place.

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Kay Stanley thanks sponsors and volunteers at the Topsail Senior Center Silent Auction April 23. Pictured with Stanley are Wes Davis (left) and Matt Morgan.

Fitness Fusion will offer RPM Indoor Cycling Beginning the middle of May Call Fitness Fusion for more information.

Osteoporosis Continued

Memorial and Honorary Giving Program

P I L AT E S Build a strong core

Your Gifts to Pender Adult Services, Inc are acknowledged with grateful appreciation

In Memory of Renee Duff By Mary Frances Hobbs

Classes offered at Fitness Fusion and Topsail Senior Center See schedule for times

Community Contributors Emma B Anderson Hampstead Women’s Club Westview UMC Willarlea Ruritan Club Thank you for your continued support!

Pender Adult Services May 2015 Calendar

Donations to PAS are tax deductible. For more information on the Pender Adult Services Memorial and Honorary Giving Program please contact Wesley Davis at 259-9119

Topsail Senior Center

to break a bone due to osteoporosis than he is to get prostate cancer.

Uncontrollable risk factors s"EING OVER AGE s"EING FEMALE s-ENOPAUSE s&AMILY HISTORY OF OSTEOPOrosis. s,OW BODY WEIGHT BEING SMALL AND THIN s"ROKEN BONES OR HEIGHT LOSS Controllable risk factors s.OT GETTING ENOUGH CALCIUM AND VITAMIN $ s.OT EATING ENOUGH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES s'ETTING TOO MUCH PROTEIN

SODIUM AND CAFFEINE s(AVING AN INACTIVE LIFESTYLE s3MOKING s$RINKING TOO MUCH ALCOHOL ,OSING WEIGHT 4HERE ARE ALSO MEDICAtions and diseases that can CAUSE BONE LOSS AND INCREASE YOUR RISK OF OSTEOPOROSIS

We would like to acknowledge and thank our sponsors along with people and businesses that donated 300 items for our silent auction

May 4 – Wellness Checks – 4:30 (FF) May 5 – RSVP Perks (HP) May 6 – RSVP Perks (TSC)

PLATINUM SPONSORS

May 6 – Wellness Checks – 9:30 (FF)

Hampstead Village Pharmacy Hampstead Women’s Club Woodmen of the World

May 21 – Creative Card Making Day (RSVP) – 9:30

SILVER SPONSOR

May 21 – Cancer Support Group (HP) – 12 noon

Marine Corps League

May 26 – Older American’s Month Recognition – 11 am

BRONZE SPONSORS

May 28 – Caregivers Support Group (HP) 11:30 am

Canady & Sons Coastal Pender Rotary Club Hampstead Auto Center Mr. & Mrs. Robert Kilroy Treasure Realty Urology Associates Woodbury Wellness Ctr, Inc.

Wellness Checks -Provided by PAS Fitness Fusion - 1st Wednesday 9:30 am Fitness Fusion – 1st Monday 4:30 pm Blood Pressure Screenings -Provided by PC Health Dept Topsail Senior Center – 3 rd Thurs 11 – 1 Heritage Place – 4th Thursday 11 – 1 Caregivers Support Topsail –Contact Kay Stanley @ 270-0708 Heritage Place – contact Kay Warner @259-9119 X 32

May 13 - Blind Support Group (HP) 1 pm May 19 – RSVP Recognition Dinner (HP)

Heritage Place Opportunities Monday 8:00—7:00

Tuesday

Wednesday

8:00—5:00

8:00—5:00

9:00 Crocheting 9:00 RSVP Perks (1st) 11:00 Geri-Fit & TAI CHI 12:00 Meals 12:30 Pinochle 1:00 Quilting Group 1:00 Jewelry 1:00 Knitting Group

9:00 Oil Painting 12:00 Meals 1:00 Bid Whist 1:00 Canasta 3:00 Senior Chorus 6:00 Line Dance

Monday 8:30 am—5:00 pm 9:00 Group Art Class 10:00 Modified PILATES 12:00 Meals 12:30 Tree Top Quilters(2nd) 3:30 Hospice Trg (3rd) Taxes offered at Topsail Presbyterian, Hampstead

9:00 Basket Class 11:00 Bingo 12:00 Meals 1:00 Bid Whist 1:00 Bridge 1:00 Blind Support (2nd )

Phone: 910-259-9119

Thursday

Friday

8:00—5:00

8:00—3:00

7:00 Burgaw Rotary 11:00 Geri-Fit 11:00 BP Checks, PCHD (4th) 11:30 Caregivers Support (4th)

11:00 Bingo 12:00 Meals

12:00 Cancer Support (3rd)

12:00 Meals

3:00 Quilting/Sewing Club

Topsail Senior Center Opportunities

Phone: 910-270-0708

Wednesday 8:30 am—5:00 pm 9:00 Quilting Bee 9:00 RSVP Perks (1st) 10:00 Knitting Group 12:00 Meals 1:00 Canasta 5:30 Guitar Group

Friday 8:30 am—2:30 pm

Tuesday 8:30 am—5:00 pm 9:00 Baskets Health Checks—3rd Tues 9:00 Geri-Fit 10:30 Feel Good Fun 12:00 Meals 2:00 Gentle YOGA 3:00 Tai Chi

Thursday 8:30 am—5:00 pm 9:00 Geri-fit/Cribbage 10:00 Vinyasi YOGA 10:00 Bingo 11:00 BP checks, PCHD(3rd)

12:00 Meals 1:00 Quilting Class 1:00 Mahjong 1:30 Bridge

Fitness Fusion Group Fitness Classes Pender Adult Services is committed to providing our community a safe, stable, environment in which individuals can maintain their independence, good health practices, and a healthy sense of self-esteem.

Saturday—closed Facility Available For Rentals

Monday Open 5:30—9:00 8:30 BODYPUMP 9:40 YOGA 10:45 FIT OVER 50

Tuesday Open 5:30—9:00 8:30 CARDIO BLAST 9:40 YOGA 10:45 FIT OVER 50

Wednesday Open 5:30—9:00 8:30 BODYPUMP 9:30 Health Checks (1st) 9:50 PILATES

Thursday Open 5:30—9:00 8:30 ZUMBA 9:40 YOGA 10:45 FIT OVER 50

4:00 Health Checks (1st)

5:30 BODYPUMP 6:40 ZUMBA

6:30 ZUMBA

5:30 BODY PUMP

6:30 ZUMBA

12:00 Meals Saturday –closed Facility Available

Phone: 910-259-0422 Friday Open 5:30—9:00 8:30 BODYPUMP 9:50 PILATES 5:30 BODY PUMP Saturday Open 8:00—2:30 9:30 ZUMBA