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All-County softball Post & Voice sports writer Bobby Norris names the All County softball team in this week’s issue. Read about it in sports on 10A.

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Residents voice concern over tax increase

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Pender County resident Jerry Groves stood before the County Commissioners at Monday’s meeting and held up a nearly empty tube of toothpaste representing Pender County taxpayers who are being squeezed by the proposed tax increase. “I feel like this tube of toothpaste might have one more squeeze in it. I think it represents many Pender County citizens who maybe have one more

squeeze,” Groves said. I have many friends who are being taxed out of their homes. I ask that you use my money wisely.” Commissioners heard from a number of county residents who asked the board to find ways to cut the budget and not raise taxes as high as the 17-cent increase that has been considered by commissioners. One resident called a 17-cent tax increase “obscene.” Although the proposed budget was on the agenda, the board did not vote on a

budget amendment Monday night, but instead decided to hold another budget work session following the regular meeting and closed session. Commissioners will have to approve a budget at the next June meeting in order to have the new budget in place by the beginning of the fiscal year July 1. The board seemed reluctant to institute a tax increase, but noted that funding the voter approved school bond meant a tax hike.

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Barbecue at Old River Farms

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Rocky Point resident Jerry Groves tells County Commissioners Pender taxpayers are like a used-up tube of toothpaste – getting squeezed too many times for taxes. Groves spoke at Monday’s board meeting in Burgaw.

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BOC faces school bond questions

Pender Sheriff Carson Smith

By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher

Sheriff asks BOC to reconsider cuts By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher Pender County Sheriff Carson Smith asked county commissioners to reconsider cutting health insurance benefits for county employees to help trim the tax increase. Smith said he has run the numbers and for employes in the $32,000 per year range, the increase is significant. “You make $32,000 and you take home 30 percent less than that, and you take out family dental from the health plan, it is going to cost about $1,000 a year to keep this. That is a significant impact to them,” said Smith. Smith says the insurance package is important to help recruit quality employees. “I’ve heard the insurance we have might be better than others, and I hope that is not the test – just because somebody else has less. It would be good to talk about this and discuss how it is going to affect the employees in the county. The majority of the small cuts you made in the proposed tax increase was from the employees. It doesn’t appear the employees were valued when they took the first cut.” Smith also asked the board to consider the phase three pay increase that was not implemented several years ago. “I’ve been doing county budgets for 20 years and every budget message I get from the county manager starts off with ‘this is a tough budget year.’ I’m waiting for the one that says you can have whatever you want,” Smith joked.

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The smell of barbecue ﬁlls the air at the Cape Fear BBQ Festival at Old River Farms last weekend. See more photos of the event on Facebook.

Pender County Commissioners responded to charges leveled against them that Commissioners David Piepmeyer and David Williams had a meeting and discussed delaying school bond projects in western Pender County, specifically the Penderlea School, in favor of funding projects in the east. Williams quickly answered the allegation. “Someone is either stretching the facts or told you a blatant lie,” Williams said. Commissioner Piepmeyer, who brought up the idea of staggering the release of bond funds to help lessen the impact of a tax increase, said the discussion took place at a budget

workshop and had nothing to do with favoring one area of the county over another. “What I asked for was a phased approach to the tax increase. And I proposed an option and I wanted information so we could consider this,” Piepmeyer said. “We are looking for every way not to increase your taxes. The phased approach I asked for was to put pressure on the school board to provide a plan about what is going to be done at Penderlea School. We would like to know exactly how your money is going to be spent. I just wanted to clarify my intentions.” Commissioner George Brown defended Piepmeyer. “I support the funding of Penderlea School and what

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Texas Swing music, barbecue at the event

ArtBeat Blue Jean Ball June 18 By Lori Kirkpatrick Post & Voice Staff Writer ArtBeat of Burgaw will kick off the 12th Annual North Carolina Blueberry Festival with the Blue Jean Ball Thursday, June 18. The ArtBeat fundraiser will feature well-known Texas Swing artist Carolyn Martin. Barbecue plates will be sold at the event, and doors will open at 7:00 pm. Rochelle Whiteside, Co-president of the Pender Arts Council, said that she is thrilled to have Carolyn Martin return to Burgaw. She per-

formed last year inside the Burgaw Courthouse, and this year ArtBeat will be the venue. “We are very fortunate to have Carolyn Martin performing in Burgaw. She just happened to be on tour in North Carolina, and she will be able to make the trip to Burgaw for this concert. She is a renowned artist in the country music industry and we are privileged to have her here,” said Whiteside. According to Martin’s website, her work has been described as “… a winning throwback to

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Arrest report Christopher Blake Columby, 21, 104 Candlewood Dr. Hampstead. Driving while license revoked. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $100 secured bond. Jeremy Lamont costing, 17, 810 Jesse Moore Road, Ivanhoe. Driving while impaired, reckless driving to endanger, no operator’s license. Arrest by Pender County sheriff ’s Office. Released under $1,000 secured bond. Jill Lucette Gaster, 60, 1817 Ashville St., New Bern. Driving while impaired, failure to reduce speed. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $1,000 secured bond. Marvin Scott Graham, 27, 16215 U.S. Hwy. 53 Atkinson. Misdemeanor larceny. Released under $10,000 secured bond. Roxie Hardman, 51, 301 N. Wright St. Burgaw. Second degree trespass. Arrest by Burgaw Police Department. Released under $500 secured bond. James Nathaniel Horrell, 28, 3435 Point Caswell Rd. 4A Atkinson. Misdemeanor probation violation (3 counts). Incarcerated under $50,000 bond. Aundra Mae Johnson, 55, 16548 NC Hwy. 210 Rocky Point. Forgery of instrument, uttering of forged instrument, misdemeanor larceny. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $3,000 secured bond. Jafar Terrell Lisane, 20, 704 Wooten Road, Maple Hill. Misdemeanor probation violation. Incarcerated with no bond listed. Ernest Darnell McDuffie, 23, 12444 NC Hwy. 210 Rocky Point. Hit/run failure to stop property damage, failure to report an accident. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $200 secured bond. James E. Mears, 39, 10163 Creekside Dr. Leland. No operator’s license, expired registration card/tag, driving left of center, possession of drug paraphernalia. Arrest by Burgaw Police Department. Released under $1,500 secured bond. Melissa Renee Meyers, 35, 153 Navassa Road Leland. Possession of prescription medicine outside the original container, driving while impaired, failure to maintain lane control. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released with no

Pender EMS & Fire Report May 30-June 6 EMS Report Total Patient Contacts: 257 Calls per station Burgaw Station 1 42 Sloop Point Station 14 39 Hampstead Station 16 36 Surf City Station 23 33 Topsail Beach Station 4 8 Union Station 5 14 Rocky Point Station 7 41 Maple Hill Station 8 5 Atkinson Station 9 31 Scott Hill Station 18 2 Hwy 421 South Station 29 6 Type of Calls Cancelled: 19 Cancelled en-route: 9 No patient found: 10 No treatment required: 3 Refusals: 77 Stand by: 2 Transported: 125 Treated and released: 12 Fire Department Report Total number of Fire Calls 18 EMS First Response 23 Motor Vehicle Crash (MVC) 10 Cancelled Response 3 Calls per station Rescue Station 1 Burgaw EMS 1 Motor Vehicle Crash 0 Cancelled 3 Fire Station 14 Sloop Point Fire 4 Motor Vehicle Crash 2 EMS Assist 9 Fire Station 16 Hampstead Fire 1 Motor Vehicle Crash 5 EMS Assist 3 Fire Station 18 Scotts Hill Fire 2 Motor Vehicle Crash 1 EMS Assist 3 Fire Station 21 Long Creek Fire 4 Motor Vehicle Crash 2 EMS Assist 1 Ocean Rescue – Beach Assist EMS 2 Fire Station 29 Hwy 421 South Fire 3 Motor Vehicle Crash 1 EMS Assist 6

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bond listed. Michael Miller, 22, 213 S. Smith St. Burgaw. Misdemeanor probation violation. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released with no bond listed. Ethan Montrel Murphy, 35, 200 South Johnson St. Apt. 13 Burgaw. Driving while impaired, center lane violation. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $1,000 secured bond. Courtnie Lynne Parker, 33, 149 Balcombe Rd. Rocky Point. Communicating threats. Arrest by Burgaw Police Department. Released under $2,000 secured bond. Elizabeth Virginia Pate, 33, 4138 NC Hwy. 53 East Burgaw. Simple possession of marijuana, possession of schedule 4 controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, no operator’s license, driving without two headlamps. Released under $1,500 secured bond. Amy Lynn Pederson, 29, 9307 Long Putt Drive Wilmington. Driving while license revoked, impaired revocation. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $1,000 secured bond. Nashid Porter, 37, 6392 NC Hwy. 41 Wallace. First degree murder. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released with no bond listed. Gregory Austin Raynor, 33, 68 Hopes Path, Rocky Point. Misdemeanor probation violation. Released with no bond listed. Brett Lynn Register, 20, 102 McGill Dr. Burgaw. Misdemeanor probation violation. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $500 secured bond. Lauren Rouse, 32, 760 Tracy Road Kinston. Forgery of instrument (3 counts), obtain property by false pretense (3 counts), uttering forged endorsement (3 counts). Arrest by Duplin County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $80,000 secured bond. Anthony Thomas Simpson, 31, 6 Smokeridge Ct. Durham. Larceny by anti-inventory device, misdemeanor larceny (3 counts), misdemeanor possession of stolen goods (3 counts). Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $3,000 bond. Kelly Marie Smith, 42, 505 Center Dr. Hampstead. Misdemeanor larceny. Arrest by Surf City Police Department. Incarcerated under $1,000 secured bond. Chet Lorenzo Stukes, 51, 2107 Rhodes Avenue Wilmington. Driving while impaired. Incarcerated with no bond listed. Christopher Thomas Tart, 40, 1000 George Perry Tart, Dunn. Possession of pseudo/prior meth conviction. Released under $10,000 secured bond. Noel Virgil Upton, 43, 550 Atkinson Point Road, Surf City. Possession of pseudo/prior meth conviction (15 counts). Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $150,000 secured bond. Randy Eugene Westbrook, 24, 288 Lanier Ave. Rocky Point. Assault on a female, communicating threats. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $1,000 secured bond. Michael Andre Whitehead, 46, 190 Raymond Williams Rd. Rocky Point. Possession of drug paraphernalia. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $100 secured bond. Ronald Lee Williams, 49, 20495 US Hwy. 17 Hampstead. Driving while impaired. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released with no bond listed. Thomas Milton Williams Jr., 62, 44 Harrell Rd. Burgaw. Domestic communicating threats. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released with no bond listed. David Tyrone Woods, 49, 307 N. Dudley St. Apt. 103 10 Burgaw. Child support. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $887.09 cash bond. David Curtin Zinna, 35, 329 Electric Lane, Hampstead. Assault on female, misdemeanor assault on a female inflicting serious injury. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $50,000 secured bond. Information taken from reports from county municipal police departments, Highway Patrol, and the Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Arrest reports are public record. Not all arrests result in a determination of guilt.

Pender High student arrested for breaking and entering From Staff Reports Brennan Bartlett, 16, from Willard, was arrested June 2 and charged with misdemeanor breaking and/or entering, misdemeanor injury to personal property, and misdemeanor weapon on school property. A classroom at Pender High School was forcibly entered and property belonging to the school was damaged May 29. Inside the classroom, a poster/ map, phone cord, and computer screen were damaged. After an investigation between the school administration and school resource officer, Brennan Bartlett was identified as the person involved in the breaking and/ or entering and property damage. Two pocket knives were located on Bartlett during the

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County to contract for water plant operators By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher Pender County Commissioners approved a proposal to contract with a engineering firm to provide a licensed wastewater plant operator for the county’s plant. Utilities director Michael Mack told the board Monday the plant was short handed

due to the resignations of two operators. Mack said he had several possible replacement candidates, but needed help in the meantime while going through the hiring process, which could take several months. The board approved contracting with the engineering firm, which will cost the county $160 per hour for the

operator, plus any expenses incurred, such as hotels and meals. Mack said there are several licensed operators at the plant currently, but have other jobs as well. He told the board the contract operator would be used a little as possible and only as long as needed until new operators could be hired.

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Pender County expensive place to own a home By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher A re c e n t s t u dy s h ow s Pender County is one of the most expensive places in North Carolina to own a home. Homeowners insurance rates for 114 North Carolina city were analyzed by Valuepenguin.com to determine the most and least expensive places in the state to pay homeowners insurance. Of the 114 cities, Hampstead is ranked near the bottom at 109 with Burgaw not far above at 103. Other coastal towns, Nags Head, Wrightsville Beach, Carolina Beach, Swansboro and Oriental were just below

Hampstead. The average cost for insuring a $200,000 home in Hampstead was $2,353. The Burgaw figure was slightly lower at $1,736. The least expensive places to own a home are in western and central North Carolina. Thomasville, Lexington, Spruce Pine, Tryon, Eden, Reidsville, Yanceyville, Highlands, Andrews, and Black Mountain round out the topten least expensive, with average homeowner insurance costs ranging from $717 to $849 per year. The statewide average home insurance cost for the sample property was $1,198. North

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Pillage the Village returns to Topsail By Tammy Proctor Contributing Writer

a good way to bring people down to the south end of the island,” said Netherton. “Once they are here, they discover the Missiles and More Museum, our shops and our restaurants.” The Town of Topsail Beach is home to the Missiles and More Museum, which documents the history of the island, as well as Operation Bumblebee. Located in the Assembly Building, the museum brings to life the days of assembling rockets, and the development of the ramjet on Topsail Island. Had it not been for the rocket technology developed

dinner, visit Beach Shop and Grill, where a good meal can be found any time of the day. Beach Shop and Grill owner Jeff Price also operates South End Outfitters which offers rentals and gear. Dining options are plentiful in Topsail Beach. Breezeway Restaurant is located on the waterway. They specialize in seafood and sunsets. For home cooking, stop by Homeport. “There’s so much to do in Topsail Beach,” said Netherton. Take a walk to Serenity Point, the southernmost point of Topsail Island. It is undeveloped and landscaped by nature. It offers wonderful shelling. The Jolly Roger Pier is a popular fishing spot. “Topsail Beach is a wonderful place to f i n d s h a rk s ’ teeth,” said Netherton. “Not every beach has them, but they wash ashore here.” For more infor mation about Summer Plunder Days, visit their Facebook page at Facebook.com/ topsailcrafts or the webpage at http://topsailcrafts.weebly. com.Summer Plunder Days is open every Thursday from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. in downtown Photo contributed Topsail Beach.

Summer Plunder Days known as Pillage the Village is a weekly arts and crafts fair. The artisan fair returns to Topsail Beach, located at 802 S. Anderson Blvd. The weekly event hosts 30 vendors every Thursday from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. “We feature a variety of crafts,” said Dottie Netherton, the Pillage organizer. “All of our vendors are local people. We are pleased to have so many local artists who show such skill.” Summer Plunder Days features artisans who produce copper weather vanes, wood carvers, wood cutters and puzzle makers. There are jewelry crafters who create beautiful sea glass jewelry. Artisans showcase pottery, fabric arts, mosaic arts, and original oil paintings. Pillage the Village features well known local artists such as photographer Chris Van Atta. Netherton is also an artisan. She says she is a “paper cutter.” She has been f e at u re d i n O u r State Magazine for her delicate art known as scherenschnitte. “The crafters are eager to talk about their art,” said Netherton. “We enjoy sharing and show what we love and create.” Dottie and Herb Netherton organize Dottie Netherton at Pilliage the Villiage in Topsail Pillage the Village. Beach. This is the third seaEno River son for the weekly artisan events. All proceeds raised through the and tested on Topsail Summer Plunder Days are Island, there would not donated back into the commu- have been air travel or nity through charities. Last space exploration as we year the proceeds sponsored know it today. lunch backpacks for children. Also while PillagThis year the proceeds will ing the Village, visit benefit programs at the Emma Quarter Moons Books Anderson Chapel in Topsail and Gifts, a beautiful Beach. bookstore and wine bar. Summer Plunder Days at- Shop The Gift Basket, tracts hundreds of visitors located just around the throughout the summer, in- corner from Summer cluding several pirates. On Plunder Days and ask June 18, July 16, and Aug. 6, about Topsail-Opoly, an from 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m., pi- island spin on the game rates will visit Pillage the Vil- of Monoply. Across the lage. They enjoy having their street, visit Patio Playphotos taken with visitors, so ground where guests be sure to have a camera or can play putt-putt golf smartphone handy. and enjoy an ice cream. “Summer Plunder Days is For breakfast, lunch or

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The difference between wants and needs Much of life involves making choices between what you need and what you want. We all make those choices on a nearly daily basis. We would much rather have a 2016 Camaro, but the newspaper needs a work van more than a sports car. It’s difficult to carry thousands of newspapers in a Camaro – but it sure looks good and is really fun to drive. So we have a work Does Pender County van, because it is what we need, have $1.3 million to spend rather than what we want. on waterfront property The citizens of Pender right now, even if there are County make needs and wants decisions every day. The Coun- some matching funds and ty Commissioners need to do other perks available? The answer is no. Sometimes, the same. The waterfront property you have to decide between at the end of Lewis Road in needs and wants. Hampstead adjacent to the public boat ramp is a beautiful piece of property, and the availability of waterfront property is shrinking every day. It would be great if the county could buy the property, put a picnic area there and a fishing pier for families to enjoy, along with extra parking for boats. And the $1.3 million price tag is probably a reasonable price, along with the N.C. Wildlife Commission’s pledge to develop the property for use. There is only one problem – and it’s the elephant in the room. Does Pender County have $1.3 million to spend on waterfront property right now, even if there are some matching funds and other perks available? The answer is no. Sometimes, you have to decide between needs and wants. The waterfront property is a want, not a need. We have a bucket full of needs in the county on which we need to be spending tax money. We are looking at a stiff tax increase to fund county projects and the school bond, and cutting some of the health benefits to county employees. Dropping a lot of money to purchase a small piece of waterfront property in Hampstead won’t sit well with county taxpayers when their property tax bills come due. We haven’t seen a single shovel of dirt turned in the school bond projects and probably won’t until sometime this fall. And have we forgotten about the need for a new jail? Where is that money going to come from? A few months ago, the county was ready to purchase property for the new facility. Now we haven’t heard anything about that project as of late. The overcrowding in the current jail is ongoing and the need is not going to just magically disappear. It’s a shame that we don’t have the funds to purchase the property and develop it for the enjoyment of Pender County folks. But the timing is all wrong and we have way too many irons in the fire now to toss in another expensive one. Spending tax money on schools, jails, and employees is not flashy and as fun as buying waterfront property. But needs have to come before wants – period. We need the work van, not the Camaro.

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The education fork in the road Yogi Berra once said, “When you come to a fork in the road, take it.” With presidential vacancies in both The University of North Carolina System and Community College System we may have reached such a fork. Further, there are persistent rumors that Superintendent of Public Instruction June Atkinson will not seek re-election next year, so all three branches of our education system could be looking for top leadership. It’s an ideal time for serious examination of how we organize, fund and administer public education. In 1930, Governor O. Max Gardner commissioned the Brookings Institution, a private non-partisan think-tank, to come up with suggestions “to promote increased efficiency and economy in the conduct of the governmental affairs of the State.” They recommended and we consolidated the existing three public universities into one system. Governor Luther Hodges asked Dallas Herring, chair of the State Board of Education, to develop a plan for industrial education centers. In 1963, Herring helped consolidate those centers and

six community colleges into our Community College system, initially governed by the State Board of Education. But in 1979 by a separate Community College Board. Governor Bob Scott initiated the 1971 Higher Education Reorganization Act, placing the 16 junior and senior colleges and universities into the University of North Carolina System, with one governing board. For more than 35 years there have been no major changes to this arrangement. We have a complicated structure of three separate and dissimilar governance systems that are not responsible to nor do they communicate well with each other or us. In k-12 primary education the constitution says this system shall be governed by a State Board of Education, appointed by the Governor, with a Superintendent of Public Instruction who is elected statewide and is the secretary and chief administrative officer of the board. We’ve had court battles to untangle who is in charge. Our 58 Community College System Board is appointed by the Governor and legislature, administered by a President selected by that board. The 17-campus University of North Carolina System Board of Governors consists of 32 members who campaign for and are selected entirely by the legislature, with a President selected by the board. With three different governance structures, each reporting to and accountable to different entities its easy for the left hand not to know what the right is doing. There are frequently overlapping and blurring lines of authority and responsibility. High schools offer early college educations and more job preparation courses. Community colleges are increasingly

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Regina Hill Post & Voice Columnist

Lessons learned Teaching second graders is nothing short of exhausting. Curriculum delivery is only one piece of the profession. Each day, I’m tasked with analyzing data, managing behavior, counseling stu“I’ve been doing county budgets for 20 years and every budget mesdents, drying tears, taking sage I get from the county manager starts off with ‘this is a tough temperatures, advocating for budget year.’ I’m waiting for the one that says you can have whatever resources, planning and delivyou want.” ering engaging lessons, difPender County Sheriff Carson Smith on the budget process. ferentiating instruction and assessing. Sometimes, all of “I feel like this tube of toothpaste might have one more squeeze this happens before the first in it. I think it represents many Pender County citizens who maybe hour of the day has passed. have one more squeeze.” As necessary resources fall Rocky Point resident Jerry Groves on the county tax increase. prey to the budgetary chopping block and more demands are placed on educators, I wonder why I have to work so hard for such a meager I was talking with the ping season, when I was up paycheck. young son of a friend the close and personal with the Of course, as most teachother day, and he mentioned furry carriers – rarely did I ers will tell you, the students how excited he was that he’d get sick from intentionally keep me grounded. State soon be able to go swimming. swimming in a beaver pond. mandated tests and con“Dad started filling the There are few filters as stantly changing policies may pool up,” he said. “I’m gonna effective as five miles of leave the politicians feeling go swimming every day when Carolina bay swamp, as a accomplished, but I know the school is out!” friend of mine has been real face of success in my I asked why he needed a known to say. God designed classroom. pool, when he lived a short the peat soil for a purpose; The influence that I have distance from a river, not to the problem a lot of folks on my little ones will, I pray, mention a lovely spot on one have is that they are too used stay with them long after of the deep, cool, dark canals. to bright, clear water, and the they receive their diplomas. He stared at me as if I had idea of intentionally divTeaching mandated curricula grown a pair of antlers and ing into a canal or pond the is critical, but promoting a gills. color of Grandma’s strongest strong work ethic and char“Mom says that water’s sweet tea is anathema. As acter may be of even greater nasty,” he replied, with the much as I love the ocean, and value. logic of most small children. appreciate the hospitality of I was curious about what Jefferson Weaver “There’s snakes and things friends with a pool, I’ll take a life lessons my children in there. They go to the swimming hole in the woods would take with them once so enthusiastically scares bathroom in that water. If any day of the week. the school year ended, so I itself silly. we can’t go to the beach, I’m For one thing, the water decided to ask them to think Personally, I find a shady gonna be in my pool.” is almost always cooler, and about some nugget of learncanal or a quiet pond with Not wanting to take away cooling off is one of the priing that will help them sucjust a touch of sand to be from his mom’s authority, mary reasons for a summer’s ceed in the future. Here are much more enjoyable than I didn’t mention the fact day swimming. One has to some of their responses. swimming in the ocean there are significantly more fight crowds at the beach or “Never ask your mom for or in a fiberglass tank of creatures in the ocean, and one of the lakes, not to menstuff when she’s mad at you.” chemicals with a little water they, too, occasionally answer for flavor. I’ve paddled and tion dealing with the chemiAidan nature’s call. Since even his cals of a pool. There are “Do not get married or your snorted and crawled through mom is not of the generation rarely crowds at the swimmoney will be gone.” Hunter any number of swamps and traumatized by the movie ming holes I frequent, and “Life is full of ups and unsanitary waterways in my Jaws—a realization that if there are more than one downs. Your best friend might life, and have yet to be bitmade me feel inordinately or two, one can always move move or a family member ten by an alligator. I did get old—I didn’t mention such upstream a little to another might die. But, do not let it nipped on the cheek once by things as sharks. After all, bum you out. Be successful for a bream whose bed I was pad- locale. the likelihood of being bitten dling through, but that was Growing up on the fall line them.” Daemyn by a shark is somewhat akin of the Cape Fear, we had a “If you go to the pool, bring my own fault for trespassing. to being struck by lightcouple of favored swimming a bathing suit.” Francois And to my knowledge, while ning, and the last thing he spots; they were especially “Stay calm and be happy, I have had some distressneeded was something else to ing cases of giardia, they take chances and be brave. frighten him in a world that Say yes to your wife.” Kiara Continued on page 5A occurred mainly during trap“Don’t be greedy, give to the needy.” Yazmeen “If you are overweight, don’t beat yourself up.” Matthew “Always say yes to your wife. If you’re broke, get a job.” Samuel Tax increase could not help us with this taxes and cut the grass. “Never cheat. If your math As resident citizens and issue. Since that time the I understand the county is book has the answers, don’t tax payers of Pender County county did contract with in financial disarray but at look.” Brody since 1991, we are deeply a fir m who surveyed the the citizens expense I do not “Always listen to your concerned about the need to properties for possible water believe we can afford a tax mother. Never move away raise taxes in Pender County. service. increase at this time. There from your parents.” Devyn We live in the RiverBend SubWe need help in this area needs to be better oversight “Do not do a Superman off division which receives no of the county and it seems no by those we have elected to the swing.” James services from the county ex- one is listening except to say prevent this from happen“If you have a hard time cept from the fire department. taxes need to be raised. We ing. with something, call your We do not have water, sewer, would like some feedback on David and Ellen Harrison mom. Don’t eat candy in cable or high speed internet this issue. We are being taxed Burgaw front of your mom and dad. yet we are only five miles for what services? There Be good or karma will strike from downtown Burgaw. are more than 60 residential Letters to the Editor back.” Marilyn There is a homeowners as- homes in this area which pay “Don’t lie to the teacher.” sociation but we do not have taxes plus numerous lots that Public opinion is welcome. Send Cathina the resources to maintain our pay taxes. your Letters to the Editor to “Don’t lie. Don’t complain. P.O. Box 955, Burgaw, 28425 roads, which become nearly We pay at the same tax or to posteditor@post-voice.com. Don’t disobey your parents. impassable during rains as rate as those with all these Please include your address and Every problem has a soluthis is a sand and gravel services. Most of the resiphone number with your letter. tion.” Mia road. dents are retired and on a We reserve the right to reject “Don’t get married. Love State highways have been limited budget yet our taxes letters we deem inappropriate, your wife.” DJ contacted to see if they would continue to rise. Our propor just can’t understand what Although three-digit maintain the Cape Fear Drive erty taxes are currently more you are trying to say. Unsigned subtraction with regrouping but we were told two property than $1,800 on our home and letters will not be published. continues to be a bear, I’m owners along the Cape Fear residual tract which will not The opinions not worried about my little Drive that leads to RiverBend perk for a septic system and expressed on the opinion pages charges. would not sign for them to therefore we can do nothing are not necessarily the opinThe future looks bright to survey the property so they with that property except pay ions of Post-Voice LLC. this teacher.

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By Edith Batson Post & Voice Staff Writer Blog from Rwanda As you may recall, my granddaughter Rachel Hill, left Tuesday for her 27-month stint with the Peace Corps. She graduated from LSU in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in December, 2014 and applied for the Peace Corps. She was accepted to travel to a small country in Africa â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Rwanda. Leaving Monroe, La. June 2, by way of Atlanta to Philadelphia, then New York and Brussels, and on to the capital of Rwanda â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Kigali. Her first blog will tell the rest of the story â&#x20AC;&#x201C; at lest of the first few days. I enjoyed reading it and I hope you will also. Perhaps we can all travel with her for her story in Africa, and learn much about the country. Enjoy. The country sounds so green and beautiful. Mwiriwe! Good evening from Rwanda! I have slept here for two nights â&#x20AC;&#x201C; about to begin my third after this post. I have been incredibly busy thus far. I left Tuesday morning, June 2, at 6 a.m. from Monroe. My layover was in Atlanta; I arrived in Philadelphia around 11:30 a.m. We began staging â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Peace Corps word for orientation â&#x20AC;&#x201C; around 2 p.m. After many camp-like games and icebreakers, it was official. I signed up for camp. Eating, sleeping, and

interacting with my fellow trainees for the past several days hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t made that feeling of being at camp wear off any faster. Until today. We got to the Kigali airport around 7:30 p.m. Rwanda time (thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seven hours ahead for most of you). Met by the Peace Corps staff, we loaded our bags into the Rwandan version of a semi truck and headed to the hotel (there are 28 of us, by the way). Arriving at the hotel and getting a glimpse of the scenic views, I realized I was not in Kansas anymore (so to speak). Because we got into the country when it was completely dark outside (Rwanda sun rises at 6 a.m. and sets around 6:30 p.m. all year long), we only got a dark perspective of what Rwanda looks like. The next morning, we caught the sunrise and let me tell you: that was the best possible welcome to this beautiful country. Wow! Yesterday we spent a great deal of time on logistics and introductions. Today, we spent about three hours learning Kinyarwanda â&#x20AC;&#x201C; my newest language. I think I can officially say about ten words. Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a little dialog for an example: A: Muraho! B: Muraho. A: Amakuru? B: Nimeza, ayawe?

Nimeza. Ni Twa â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rachelâ&#x20AC;?. Ndi Umuyamerika. Wowe witwa nde? Ni Twa (insert name here) Ndi umuyaruanda. Murokoze. Mwirirwe! Mwirirwe! The spelling is off the top of my head so it could be terribly incorrect. After a little language training, we head off in a bus to our training site. _ the most beautiful bus ride of my life. I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had too many that are beautiful to begin with, however. When they say Rwanda is the land of 1,000 hills, they are being too humble. We decided it was more like land of one trillion hills. Rwanda is the third most green country in the world and these hills radiate emerald. So incredibly beautiful. You have to visit. Once we got to training, we being unpacking our bags and notice our host families watching us waiting. We are seated in the yard in front of where the host families are sitting. I take front row. Not intimidating at all. (I joke). The ceremony begins with no prior heads-up that this is happening this fast. The first family name is called out. The first volunteer is matched with them. The mother walked up in a traditional kitenge fabric dress and head scarf with arms

spread wide open â&#x20AC;&#x153;Muraho.â&#x20AC;? None of us were expecting that. Absolutely brought tears to my eyes. I was about the fifth-to-last to have my name announced. My host dad, Innocent, was standing with a big smile on his face. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hello! Welcome!â&#x20AC;? I sat beside my host sister Laika and watched presentations on how to bucket bathe and use a latrine. Americans are not always the most knowledgeable in these areas. After, we all heard a few rules. For the volunteers, it was no use of motos in place of taxis. For host families, it was no serving salads and no over-feeding the Americans â&#x20AC;&#x201C; an issue from previous PCVsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; experiences. Laika and I talked a little about our families. When I told her neither of my older sisters are married, her reply was, â&#x20AC;&#x153;your parents must be sad.â&#x20AC;? My host father, sister and I returned to our house. I met my mama, Marie, my two sisters and one brother who still live in the house with the family. My house is beautiful. Four bedroom, one bath (with toilet and shower), an outside kitchen, living room/ dining room area, electricity, and a television. More than I could ever imagine. We also have a pet dog named Rocky â&#x20AC;&#x201C; pet dogs are relatively rare in Rwanda. Laika and

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combined system or perhaps a more uniform system of governance. Certainly we need better cooperation and transparency. It is possible that we might choose to continue our present course, but with the three top education vacancies now is the time we should reexamine our current system before striking

off in new leadership directions. Tom Campbell is former assistant North Carolina State Treasurer and is creator/host of NC SPIN, a weekly statewide television discussion of NC issues. NC Spin airs Sundays at 8 a.m. on WILM-TV.

an overly warm Eastern morning, decided to go for an inaugural swim. The water was far colder than anticipatedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and on top of that, occupied by a rather territorial beaver. We shared the paradise for a little while before retreating. Ironically, the same Wildlife officer who threatened us with the most vile of punishments if we revealed the existence of the beaverâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;much less harmed itâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;well, that same officer told me, 30-plus years later, that one of the worst things he ever did was not let us kill and skin that critter. A similar spot became something of a hangout a few years later, as cars and trucks replaced bicycles, and girls began to become more interesting. The fairer sex wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t as interested in swimming in the sweet brown water or sitting on the rocks of the river, but the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Blue Hole,â&#x20AC;? as it was known, was sandy enough, open enough, and accessible enough to surprise parental visits that it was deemed girl-worthy by a few of our erstwhile Juliets. It was there that the bluegill contested my right to swim along the bottom close to shore. For one period of time, we actually managed to achieve the goal set by young friend of the other weekâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;for more than a month, we did indeed go swimming almost every day.

Oddly enough, even though I never lived more than a hundred miles away, I was out of high school before I ever saw the ocean. Even though I attended UNCWilmington, I never truly made the connection with the beach of so any of my contemporaries. Now, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get me wrongâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;I still love the majesty of the ocean, rolling along in the waves that never change, regardless of what man does to the shoreline. I enjoy visiting with friends around a pool as youngâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;uns splash and holler and ignore pleas from harried mothers not to run, not to swim until a half-hour after eating, and any of the other pool rules seemingly set aside strictly to be violated. But I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t bail out of the truck in a pair of cutoff surplus military pants and hit the water before the door closes when I am at a friendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pool. People would likely call the cops if I walked out on a crowded beach in overalls stained and battered from an afternoon at the horse pasture. And the wildlife that make life interesting have long since been scared into the next county at most public freshwater beaches I know of. My preferred spot is on a favorite canal; it is well-suited for spur-of-themoment swims after work, or a lazy, yellow-fly infested afternoon. Those few who

know of its existence work together to keep the area clean, so thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rarely an errant bag of trash floating downstream. Gates have prevented beer-can throwers from making it that far off the paved road. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll likely end up visiting the edge of the Atlantic once or twice this summer, like many of you. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll likely go see some friends visiting one lake or the other. Might even make a pool party or two, where the most dangerous wildlife is a five-year-old cannonballing off the patio into the cement pond. But for my money â&#x20AC;&#x201C; snakes, alligators, beavers and all, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no place to swim like a deep spot in a brownwater canal, down a sandy road through the woods (maybe even past a No Trespassing sign), where if you squint you might even be able to see the tracks left by a quartet of bicycles out for the adventure of a summerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s day. â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Weaver is a columnist with the Post & Voice. Contact him at jeffweaver@ whiteville.com.

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Continued from page 4A attractive since in a case or two, access was only gained by flagrantly violating, or at least sliding along the edge of, trespassing laws. Amidst horror stories of people drowning by the score in each of the places, with stories of legions of cottonmouth moccasins awaiting the opportunity to hunt down and bite the unwary â&#x20AC;&#x201C; not to mention garfish capable of removing hands and arms â&#x20AC;&#x201C; there was nothing else doing but that we boys had to go swimming. Someone would somehow find out the gate was open to a semi-private dirt road beside the river, and we would pell-mell our bikes down the big hill, around the back of the building where we were hidden, then down the dirt road for another mile until we reached the headwaters of the creek. We could stash our bikes in a blackberry bramble, then make our way to where the creek met the river and created a small pool. The more adventurous would swim across the Cape Fear there, whilst others were content to puff and addle through the pool, or even lay in the small flow we pretentiously called a waterfall. It was there that myself and handful of buddies, on

I went to the store to grab food â&#x20AC;&#x201C; she wanted to give me a snack. We got sambosas (I think that is the correct term), an empanada-type food, the Rwandan version of a boudin ball and biscuits to eat with our milk tea. Mind you, the biscuits were just plain wafer cookies. On the way to the store, we turned down one street and about seven three to four- yearolds ran up to me screaming â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shannonâ&#x20AC;? and gave me huge hugs. I sadly had to tell them that no, I am not Shannon but instead my name is Rachel. It didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t phase them much at all. For dinner we ate rice, potatoes, peas and carrots, and beef with a good broth. We had mandarin oranges, bananas, and milk tea for dessert accompanied by a nice conversation of our favorite hip-hop artists. I think I made some fans by mentioning Kendrick Lamar; I also got an earful of how Tupac talks about real things like what itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like to be poor. I guess thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s my way of providing you with 861 words of just how much I am loving it here. Tomorrow I am spending the whole day with my family â&#x20AC;&#x201C; my brother already asked me if I wanted to watch Mad Max: Fury Road with him tomorrow. Of

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Education

Burgaw Elementary students participated in the Noetic Learning math contest

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Pender students participate in math competition By David Manns Contibuting Writer Top academic students in fourth and fifth grades competed successfully in two math contests during the school year that encouraged students’ interest in math, developed their problem solving skills, and inspired them to excel in math. Four th g rade students competed in Perennial Math consisting of more than 7,000 students in 35 U.S. states, Turkey, and the United Kingdom. Once a month from November through February, each student

individually tested on six math questions within 30 minutes. Topsail area participants included five students from North Topsail Elementary, six from South Topsail Elementary and fifteen from Topsail Elementary. Congratulations to the team winners of each school, who also achieved top 10 percent overall, and include Miles Sneeden (South Topsail Elementary), Carlos Vazquez (North Topsail Elementary), and Preston Walker (Topsail Elementary). Other students that finished in the top 10 percent include

Kylie Cava (North Topsail Elementary), Lily Eubanks (Topsail Elementary), Jenna Holt (Topsail Elementary), Hunter Korff (Topsail Elementary), and Blake Seigler (Topsail Elementary). All participants received a certificate. Students who scored in the top 10 percent received a dog tag. Each team received one medal awarded to its top team member. Fifth grade students across Pender County competed in the Noetic Learning Math Contest (NLMC) which is a semiannual problem solving competition

where students solve 20 challenging problems within 45 minutes. Congratulations to the following students who finished with the highest scores from their schools: William Bigham (North Topsail Elementary), Ramiyah Bryant (Burgaw Elementary), Brendan Lyons (South Topsail Elementary), Timothy “Rylee” Mintz (Penderlea Elementary), Willow Nixon (Rocky Point Elementary), Richard Nuzzo (Cape Fear Elementary), Lizbeth Santiago (Malpass Corner Elementary), and Andon Stowe (Topsail Elementary).

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SECU local advisory board member Betsy Chestnutt presents the scholarship certiﬁcate to Topsail High senior Lila Graﬁus.

State Employees’ Credit Union awards college scholarship The State Employees’ Credit Union presented a $10,000 four-year college scholarship to Lila Grafius, a senior at Topsail High School. This scholarship was awarded for study at East Carolina University, part of North Carolina’s 17-campus University of North Carolina System. Funded solely by Credit Union members and given based on SECU’s philosophy of “People Helping People,” the scholarship recognizes the recipient’s community involvement, leadership skills, character and integrity, as well as scholastic achievement. The scholarship is provided for tuition and university approved educational expenses over eight consecutive semesters. “Through the SECU Foundation ‘People Helping People’

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Fourth grade students at Topsail Elementary School recently participated in a drama improvisation workshop with guest artist Chandler Davis. Ms. Davis came as part of an outreach program through DREAMS of Wilmington and is also afﬁliated with City Stage Theatre Company. The workshop was coordinated by the TES Art teacher, Carol Vincent, and the TES Music teacher, Laura Beth Payne.

Teams of students from Burgaw Middle, Penderlea and West Pender competed in the inaugural Southeastern North Carolina SeaPerch Competition May 30, in Wilmington. Students built underwater Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) in preparation for the event, which encourages students’ interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. “Any time we can get students more hands-on with science there is more ownership in what they are doing, more interest, and it is more engaging,” said David Glenn, SeaPerch coach and science teacher at Burgaw Middle. “Hopefully we are building not just sixth grade, seventh grade or eighth grade scientists, but we are building scientists who are going to go out and cure cancer, create the next new piece of technology.” In the SeaPerch competition, students maneuvered their ROVs through a pool in multiple challenges, including speed,

rings, release the ball and an obstacle course. “It is a very good STEM activity,” said Michelle Hafey, SeaPerch coach and science teacher at Penderlea. “It gives them an opportunity to start from scratch, because they are the ones who build these SeaPerches. These are things that are not necessarily in our curriculum, but they are great opportunities for our students to be able to really use science.” The program was made possible

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Pender County students place in regional SeaPerch competition By Miranda Roberts Special to the Post & Voice

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thanks to grants from the Office of Naval Research ad the Center for Education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (CESTEM) at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Pender County Schools took home the following awards in the competition: Burgaw Middle s3PEED &IRST 0LACE Patrick Zylicz and Anthony Pollard s2INGS Patrick Zylicz and Anthony Pollard Penderlea s2INGS &IRST 0LACE Tyler Mintz, Morgan Hansen, and JaShaun Cooper; Second Place #ASEN s%NGLISH "AILEY 7ELLS AND Julian Braden s3PEED 3ECOND 0LACE Tyler Mintz, Morgan Hansen, and JaShaun Cooper s/BSTACLE #OURSE &IRST 0LACE Casen English, Bailey Wells and Julian Braden; Second Place +ARISSA s3OWERS 2ACHEL Rivenbark and Madelyn Coombs West Pender s2ELEASE THE "ALL 3ECOND 0LACE Mikkel Forney, Isabel Segovia and Ashley Stephens

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Pender Stories

Milford Cox; Enterprise man

Bill Messer “I’ve done a awful lotta’ livin’ in 95 years,” Milford Cox told me when we first met, and I asked him to tell me about his Navy experience. “I was born in Williamston, South Carolina., on June 13, 1920. At the age of six, we moved to North Carolina. I had had pneumonia several times, and the doctor told my parents they had to get to a better climate for me. My parents were textile workers, and when we come to North Carolina, Greensboro, Pomona Mill, my father became a Baptist minister, Southern Baptist Association. Yeah, Mother and Daddy both worked in Pomona Mill, two shifts. They’d go to work at 6 AM, to 6 PM, that was a shift, and we had my grandmother that lived with us, my father’s mother, and she took real good care of us three boys. She was a ‘doffer’, (doffers took full spools of thread from the spinning loom and replaced them with empty ones), and he worked where all the threads came in and hooked to the loom (a ‘draw-in’ hand). “I went in the Navy in 1937. There was no such thing as a draft. Only one in twenty two that was eligible was called for duty. There was no ships to put ‘em on at that time. It was the Great Depression.” “It was the time of ‘wooden ships and iron men’,” I reminded Milford, echoing the expression I heard often from

Mr. and Mrs. Samuel L. Williams of Burgaw, North Carolina are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Sherry Jeanelle of Burgaw, North Carolina, to Cpl. Nolan Michael Newville of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Sherry is also the daughter of the Staff photo by Bill Messer late Lynn Wells Williams. Nolan Michael Newville is the son of Kristi Wright of Decatur, World War II left indelible memories for Milford Cox, USN Texas. The two were engaged Mar. 1, 2015 and will become one in front of loving friends Warrant Ofﬁcer and family July 12, 2015 at River Landing in Wallace, North Carolina. my boot camp days, repeated often by the ‘old salts’ to remind us just how easy we had it in the modern Navy. Milford laughed, “You remember! I wish I had my ‘war room’ here, I had all my mementoes in it. I was a ‘plank owner’ on Enterprise (USS Enterprise, CV-6). The old tradition was that when they decommissioned a wooden ship, the ‘iron’ man got a piece of the wooden planking. I have a piece of the flight deck from Enterprise I got from The Enterprise Association.” USS Enterprise, CV-6 was based in San Diego, then went to Pearl Harbor. I found the association’s website, and this entry in the ‘Ship’s Muster’: Cox, Milford C. SK 3/c - S Div, May 1938 May 1941 (Plank owner). Plank owners were special, having been stationed aboard during commissioning, shakedown and acceptance of a brand new ship into the fleet. “Where was she laid down?” I asked, Navy talk for ‘where was she built?’ “Newport News Shipbuild-

ing. (Newport News, VA). You got the Langley, that was number one, Ranger, number two, Lexington, number three, Saratoga, number four, and here comes Yorktown and Enterprise, built together. Yorktown got sunk, Enterprise was still going at the end of the war. The ‘Old Lady’ there (he points to the picture on the wall), she wasn’t sunk, (even though) she had seven decks blown out of her. “It was warped,” he said, “but she was used in the ‘Magic Carpet’, bringin’ the boys home from the war. They had cots on the hangar deck and everything.” Conversations between military men, especially sailors, break down quickly into a series of disconnected ‘sea stories’ as one memory cascades into endless replication, like Fourth of July fireworks exploding overhead, but I wanted to get the ‘whole’ story, so I steered Milford back to the beginning. “Where did you go to boot

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Laster-Dudley speak vows Leigh Ellen Ruth Laster and Geoffrey Fleming Dudley of Waxhaw were married at the North Carolina Botanical Garden in Chapel Hill May 3 2015. The wedding was officiated by Rev. James Abrahamson. The bride is the daughter of Marc and Marissa Laster of Waxhaw. The groom is the son of Jimmy Dudley and Suzette Thompson-Dudley of Willard and Burgaw. The bride was escorted by her father. Her maid of honor was her friend Mandi Arak. Her bridesmaids were her sisters Sarah-Anna Kielcrzewski and Virginia Laster, and friend Megan Hadley. The best man was Daryl Porter II, friend of the groom. The groomsmen were friends Jonathan Collins, Gary Keah, and Andrew Thornton. Following the ceremony, a reception was held at The Great Room at Top of the Hill in Chapel Hill. The bride is a graduate of Weddington High School in Weddington, and UNC-Chapel Hill. The groom is a graduate of New Hanover High School and UNC-Chapel Hill. Both the bride and groom received their master’s degrees from UNC-Greensboro. The bride is employed as a registered dietitian at the Union County Department of Human Services. The groom is employed as a program manager for Public Consulting Group. After a honeymoon in Hawaii, the couple will reside in Charlotte.

Dear Savvy Senior, Can you offer me any tips on choosing a home blood pressure monitor? I just found out I have high blood pressure, and my doctor told me I need a monitor for the house so I can keep an eye on it. Shopping Around Dear Shopping, Almost everyone with high blood pressure or prehypertension should have a home blood pressure monitor. Home monitoring can help you keep tabs on your blood pressure in a comfortable setting. Plus, if you’re taking medication it will make certain it’s working, and alert you to a health problem if it arises. Here are some tips to help you choose a good monitor. Types of monitors The two most popular types of home blood pressure monitors on the market today are (electric and/or battery powered) automatic arm monitors, and automatic wrist monitors. With an automatic arm monitor, you simply wrap the cuff around your bicep and with the push of one button the cuff inflates and deflates automatically giving you your blood pressure reading on the display window in a matter of seconds. Wrist monitors work similarly, except they attach to the wrist. Wrist monitors are also smaller in size and a bit more comfortable to use than the arm monitors, but they tend to be a little less accurate. To help you choose the best monitor for you, here are several things you need to check into:

sFit: Using a cuff that’s the wrong size can result in a bad reading. Most arm models have two sizes or an adjustable cuff that fits most people. Make sure your choice fits the circumference of your upper arm. sAccuracy: Check the packaging to make sure the monitor has been independently tested and validated for accuracy and reliability. You can see a list of validated monitors at dableducational. org. sEase of use: Be sure the display on the monitor is easy to read and understand, and that the buttons are big enough. The directions for applying the cuff and operating the monitor should be clear. sExtra features: Many monitors come with additional features such as irregular heartbeat detection that checks for arrhythmias and other abnormalities; a risk category indicator that tells you whether your blood pressure is in the high range; a data-averaging function that allows you to take multiple readings and get an overall average; multiple user memory that allows two or more users to save previous readings; and computer connections so you can download the data to your computer. sPortability: If you plan to take your monitor with you while traveling, look for one with a carrying case.

Where to shop You can find blood pressure monitors at pharmacies, medical supply stores or online, and you don’t need a prescription to buy one. The price will typically range anywhere from $30 to $120 or more. Unfortunately, original Medicare does not pay for home blood pressure monitors unless you’re receiving dialysis at home. But if you have a Medicare Advantage plan or a private health insurance policy it’s worth checking into, because some plans may provide coverage. Some of the best arm monitors as recently recommended by Consumer Reports include the Rite Aid Deluxe Automatic BP3AR1-4DRITE; iHealth Dock BP3 (requires an Apple iOS device); Omron 10 Series BP786; A&D Medical UA767F; and the ReliOn BP200. And the top recommended wrist monitor is the Omron 7 Series BP652. After you buy a monitor, it’s a good idea to take it to your doctor’s office so they can check its accuracy and teach you the proper techniques of how and when to use it. For more information on how to measure your blood pressure accurately at home, see the American Heart Association Blood Pressure Monitoring tutorial page at homeBPmonitoring.org. Send your senior questions to: Savvy Senior, P.O. Box 5443, Norman, OK 73070, or visit SavvySenior.org. Jim Miller is a contributor to the NBC Today show and author of “The Savvy Senior” book.

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Dorothy Lee Heater Bland Dorothy Lee Heater Bland went to our Lord Jesus Christ at the age of 90 on Friday, May 8, 2015. Dot was born on Nov. 17, 1924, in Cary. She was predeceased by her parents, her loving husband, of 57 years, William A. “Bill” Bland, of Surf City and her oldest son, Robert Russell “Bob” Bland, of Bisbee, Ariz. Dot is survived by sons: Thomas Henry Bland (wife, Diana), Burke, VA, William Goode “Bill” Bland, Alexandria, Va., and Richard Lee Bland, Richmond, Va.. and her grandchildren: Kristina Girten (husband, Chris), Alexandria, Karen Low (husband, William), Waco, Texas, and Mari Lynn Foulger (husband, Michael), Brooklyn, N.Y. and their daughter, (Dot’s greatgranddaughter) Penny Virginia Foulger. Bill’s daughter, Karen, gave birth to Ariana Brooklyn Low, on June 1, 2015 in Waco. Dot’s husband, Bill, worked for the N.C. Department of Forestry and moved to Goldsboro in 1953. Dot became very active in business, politics, civic and church activities. She was an active member of St. Philips Episcopal Church in Holly Ridge and Emma Anderson Memorial Chapel in Topsail Beach. Her sons gained their Christian beliefs

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Continued from page 5A than I allowed. Traveling to Wilmington by Castle Hayne Road, crossing the “old” bridge over the Cape Fear River, merging into traffic on 74-76, with work going on in that area, passing Leland, getting off on the right exit, watching for the Grandiflora Road (near Walmart), missing the turn, having to go right to turn back left – and finally feeling like I was on the home stretch. Of course we usually go to their house on Christmas at night, when we have to watch for the right brick house with all the lights and cars. We measured the distance once and found it to be one and nine-tenths miles. Of course I forgot to check the mileage and felt like I would never get to the right house. I saw one house with lots of cars and went past, wondering if I had gone too far. My watch indicated that it was 11:45 a.m. so I really wasn’t but 15 minutes late, which is a miracle. Everyone was just sitting down for lunch. My place was waiting for me, and I

from her example. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, June 26, 2015, at the Emma Anderson Memorial Chapel, 1040 S. Anderson Blvd, Topsail Beach. Family and friends may contact Tom Bland, tbland6677@ aol.com, to receive updated information. Memorial donations may be sent to Emma Anderson Memorial Chapel, Fellowship House Fund, PO Box 3071, Topsail Beach, NC 28445 or to Capital Caring Hospice, 5568 General Washington Drive, Suite A215, Alexandria, VA 22312.

Hardy Wiely Long CURRIE -- Hardy Wiely Long, 63, of Currie passed away Saturday, June 6, 2015. He was born in Pender County on April 25, 1952 to the late Ada Horne Mooring and Warren “Shorty” Mooring. He was predeceased by his step-son, Bryan Bartlett; and five siblings. Hardy was a simple man. He loved seeing his kids and spending time with his wife. He could fix anything as long as he had some boards, nails, a ball of string and a roll of duct tape. He took pleasure in getting in the car and driving, never knowing where he would end up. Hardy has embarked on his final journey. The trip may have been sat next to my sister-in-law Johnsie Angle Crowley, who’s husband was John Wells Crowley, and grandmother of the bride-to-be. The menu was taco salad, with homemade pound care and chocolate pound cake for desert, with tea or water. About 30 people attended the bridal shower, and I was very happy to see family members I had not seen in years. What is it people say? We only see our relations at weddings and funerals. Thank goodness this is at the happy occasion preceding a wedding! After lunch people gathered in the living room and the hostess Kay gave an 8x11 piece of paper with a stick picture of a bride and groom on it. Everyone was instructed to write a story about the courtship of Jared and Kathyln. The catch was the names of the items on the table had to be used in the story. Those items included: Bounty, Fruit Loops, Angel Soft, Funyuns, Sprite, Tide, Shout, Good Sense, Hefty, Comet, Kleenex, Brillo, Ty-D-Bowl, Dawn, Unsloppables, Huggies, Stick-UPs and Mr. Clean. Since I was still eating my chocolate

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riddled with potholes but the destination is so sweet. Hardy is survived by his wife, Rose; his son, Barry Long and wife, Vickie, of Burgaw; his daughters, Tammy Piner of Burgaw, and Tabitha Furr and husband, Lester, of Fairbanks, Alaska; his step-children, Anna Jordan of Currie, Christine Bartlett of Watha, Nancy Parra and husband, Leonardo, of Rocky Point, Matthew Bartlett of Rocky Point, Sarah Peterson of Crestview, Fla., Rebekah Eaton and husband, Dave, of Texas, and Karlotta Brace and husband, Harry, of Liberty; 22 grandchildren; 2 great grandchildren; a sister, Mary Bell Rivenbark; and brother, Buddy Long. The family would like to thank all the staff at Davita in Burgaw; the nurses and doctors on the third floor of NHRMC for taking great care of Hardy during his time of need. And a special thanks to Dr. Moore and Dr. McCabe for keeping the dam patched for all these years.

Ivey Ray Bond WALLACE -- Ivey Ray Bond, 56, of Wallace passed from his earthly life Sunday, May 31, 2015 at his home. He was born Aug. 22, 1958 in Pender County, the son of the late William James and Addie Mae Williams Bond. Ivey is survived by his sister, Audrey Richardson; brothers, Harvey Bond (Sherry), Burnice Bond (Mary Bell) and Linwood Bond (Mary); his devoted girl friend, Billie Jo Foy; and many nieces, nephews and extended family. A memorial service was held at 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at Cypress Creek Community Building with The Rev. Kathy Hubbard officiating. Shared memories and pound cake in the dining room across the hall and could neither hear well, my hearing aid battery had just given up the ghost, nor see the items to be used, I opted out. Later Kay gave me the list so I could think about a story later. From the ones being read, the young people had lots of funny stories. People were very creative. Then the big moment came when the guest of honor opened the many gifts friends and family enjoyed watching her open. They were duly noted on paper by a “secretary.” It was a wonderful happy party and everyone enjoyed visiting with old and new friends. The trip home brought me back to reality and the work still needing to be done for Sunday’s reunion. One never knows how many people will attend, so we plan for a few or many. Patricia S. came down to do the hard job of scrubbing bathroom and kitchen floors on her hands and knees. The floors looked so pretty and clean I hated to even walk on them. Saturday night as I told Chloe the dog we needed to go outside, I opened the

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. Jeanette Elsie Henderson Jeanette Elsie Henderson, 76, passed peacefully on Thursday, June 4, 2015 at her home. She was born Dec. 20, 1938 in Wilmington, the daughter of the late James Elery and Emma Rackley Roberts. Also remembered are her sons, Charles Graham Blanchard and Michael Blanchard, both who preceded Jeanette in death. Jeanette is survived by her husband, Charles E. Henderson, Jr.; children, Sheryl Morehead, Charles Blanchard, Judy Lynn Miller and Larry Blanchard; eight grandchildren; four great grandchildren; and one sister, Joy King. Funeral service was at 5 p.m. Monday, June 8, 2015 at Quinn-McGowen Funeral Home Burgaw Chapel with The Reverend Dean Walker officiating. A time of sharing followed the funeral service. Shared memories and condolences may be sent to the family at www.quinnmcgowen.com. Quinn-McGowen Funeral Home and Cremation Center of Burgaw. Bessie Henry Horrell IVANHOE -- Bessie Henry Horrell, 93, of the Rowan Community of Ivanhoe passed gently from her earthly life to her eternal rest on Thursday, June 4, 2015 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. She was born July 22, 1921 in Miller County, Georgia, the last living of 12 children of George Thomas and Naomi Pickren Henry. Bessie was also preceded in death by her back door to find that heavy rain was pouring down. Oh no, not more rain. But sure enough, the leash came off and neither of us dared go out in the deluge, with thunder and lightning accompanying it. One table still needed cleaning off and I just put everything in a tote bag till I could go through it later. Tablecloths were covering tables in the breakfast room, dining room and living room. A card table was available for use in the front bedroom if needed. Two tables were set up on the deck which by then was dry and the sun was shining brightly. Oh, how many times I thanked the good Lord for bringing the beautiful day to us. There were two almost 12 feet long church benches that filled the wall of the back porch. People were told that they could move the tables with the sun if they ate on the deck. Small stools were set up near the benches to use as tables. One small table was covered with a table cloth and has been used for many years. It was a small table used in the senior play of which David Sanderson was a member. I

husband, Herman F. Horrell; infant son; grandson, James Lee Horrell; and son-in-law, H. Graham Johnson. Bessie is survived by her children, Joyce Wommack (Rick) of Wilmington, Linda Johnson of Hope Mills; Dwight Horrell (Jan) and Dale Horrell (Anita) all of Ivanhoe; g randchildren, Christopher Johnson, Lynette Hodges, Amy Pridgen, Joy Allmond, Lynn Rooks and Destiny Horrell; seven great grandchildren; two great great grandchildren; sister-inlaw, Alice B. Henry; and many nieces and nephews. The family received friends 2-3 p.m. on Sunday, June 7, 2015 at Haw Bluff Baptist Church Fellowship Hall and at other times were at the home of Bessie Horrell. Funeral service was in the church sanctuary at 3 p.m. with The Rev. Steve Gasque officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery with T he Rev. Richard Wade officiating. The family would like to express their sincere appreciation to Jamie Horrell and Thelma Benson for the tender loving care that they gave to Bessie. 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. Wilbur Paul Pridgen CURRIE -- Wilbur Paul Pridgen, 83, of the Canetuck community in Currie passed from his ear thly life on Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at Lower Cape Fear Hospice Care Center. He was born April 19, 1932 in Canetuck, the son of the late Archie R. Pridgen, Sr. and Mary Pridgen. He was preceded in death by his bought it for $5, and it has been in constant use since we started the reunion when we moved out to Arthur’s grandfather’s house. Anyway, the lovely day made many choose to eat outside. Several also enjoyed the air conditioned indoors. Since I am 87 and the only remaining living person – one brother, three sisters, and all spouses including my husband Arthur, I intend to continue hosting the reunions as long as possible. Many younger people don’t seem too interested in these gatherings, several of the older ones are incapacitated and can’t participate. Charles Harrell, his sister, Victoria Teal, and his son Vernon, represented that family. Arthur’s Aunt Stell married Charles’ father, Ross Harrell, after his wife died; Cleta McLendon and daughter Susan, represented that family: Arthur’s Aunt Bert, married George McLendon’s father; Darla Batson Nettle’s mother was married to Arthur’s uncle, Ennis Batson; Arthur’s Aunt Beulah married Hooks McMillan; that family represented by James, Nathan and Lisha McMillam. Arthur’s sister Betty B. Dees

son, Jerry Wayne Pridgen; grandson, Shane Pridgen; sister, Ann Guyton; brothers, Archie, Donald, and Jerry Pridgen; and a dear sister-inlaw, Clara S. Pridgen. Paul is survived by his loving wife of 59 years, Emily S. Pridgen; granddaughters, Autumn Porter (Jonathan) and Erika Garcia (Gonzolo); six great grandchildren including two very special great grandchildren, Aiden and Kaelee; sisters, Bernice Moore and Faye Woodcock; and brothers, Bradford, Alton, Kenneth, Harvey, and Harold Pridgen (Minzet). Paul was blessed with many special nieces and nephews. T h e f a m i l y r e c e ive d friends from noon until 1 p.m. Friday, June 5, 2015 at Bethlehem Baptist Church with service beginning at 1 p.m. The Rev. Mark Garner and The Rev. Dwight Overby officiated. Burial followed in Oleander Memorial Gardens. Casketbearers were Gary Pridgen, Ronnie Pridgen, Stevie Pridgen, Jonathon Stanley, Jonathan Porter and Teddy Brown. Honorary bearers were Lane Stanley, Mark Stanley, Robert Starlings, Steve Coleman and Ken Eason. The family would like to thank caregiver Lois Simmons for the excellent and tender care she gave to Paul. In lieu of flowers memorial gifts may be given to Bethlehem Baptist Church, c/o Christy Williamson, PO Box 103, Currie, NC 28435 or Lower Cape Fear Hospice Foundation, 1414 Physicians Dr., Wilmington, NC 28401. 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.

married Bobby Dees, and that family was represented by Bryan and Ann Trainer Dees and daughter Claire; Bob and Marsha Ebert Dees; and now I can’t remember if other members of Arthur’s family were represented. With a few “extra” children like Norman York, Patricia Parker, Nancy and Cecil Bradshaw, our family grows a little more. Anyway, as far as I can tell, there were 33 people here and I loved having them. We’ll do it again next year too. I had planned to say something else about Flag Day, but any notes are displaced, so remember to fly your United States flags next week. Flag Day is Sunday, June 14. Then the N.C. Blueberry Festival will take place June 20. Parting thought “Forget the faults of others, by remembering your own.” (From flip cards called Special thoughts for Special People. Shalom!

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Bill Howard Outdoors

By Bill Howard Post & Voice Columnist While working on a magazine article about dogs as companions to outdoorsmen, it continued to astound me how much dogs play a part in our lives. They have been so important in the growth of our species throughout history. Growing up, my family was never without a dog in the house. We had various sporting dogs, ranging from the popular and loving Labrador Retriever, to the spunky Golden Retriever, and even the Red Irish Setter. We had a German Shepherd that protected me like a father would. And probably the dog that became the closest to my father was a Boykin Spaniel named Creek. The dogs that I can remember bloodlines on where all registered with the American Kennel Club, and came from champion bloodlines. Except for Creek, that is. Boykin Spaniels were not a recognized breed with the American Kennel Club. They are new breed of canine as far as dog genealogy goes. They were bred

for hunting turkey and ducks in South Carolina, and have since been named the state dog. Boykins had their own special club to keep up with the bloodlines, the Boykin Spaniel Society. Eventually, the American Kennel Club recognized the Boykin Spaniel in 2009. Still, bloodline was important to Dad as it was an indicator of how well the dog would behave and how smart the dog could be. Naturally, growing up like that, I thought it was very important to have a purebred with at least a decent bloodline. After I started my own family, my wife who is a dog lover also, agreed we should get a pup. I found a beautiful yellow lab with a great bloodline. However, as much as I loved him, he was hard-headed and, what is the term that would fit here, everywhere. Everywhere as in he had

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so much energy that at any given time and location, he was there. He wasn’t there for long, but there was no need to worry, he would be back shortly. I did a disservice to that dog. He needed a wide open area to expel the energy he had, and eventually we found someone who both loved and cared for him and had the

space to let him be the dog he was supposed to be. Every dog we have had since then has been a rescue. Not sure what breed, but they were dogs. And just like people, they each have their own personalities, their own strengths, and their own weaknesses. So while I understand the emphasis on purebreds, I also understand the small amount of fallacy in it as well. Dogs have been bred to do certain jobs. Like the Boykin Spaniel, which was basically bred to hunt in a specific swamp in South Carolina, or the Greyhound for speed, or the variety of terriers to control small nuisance animals both above and below ground, they were designed for specific tasks. We have a small Cairn Terrier mix that loves to roll around in the dirt as much as a sow would. We have a Napoleonistic Spaniel mix, that cannot hear a train coming, but he

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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 kids’ 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.

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In accordance with NCGS 159-12, the budget ofﬁcer for the Village of St. Helena has submitted the annual 2015-2016 ﬁscal year budget to the governing board. The budget is available for public inspection by contacting the clerk of the Board of Commissioners, 336-302-5890. A public hearing concerning the budget shall be held at 6:30 p.m. on June 18, 2015, at the Village of St. Helena Town Hall, St. Helena, NC at which time any persons who wish to be heard on the budget may appear. Mary D. Bakan Village Clerk June 11, 18, 2015

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The Village of St. Helena Council will hold a public hearing June the 18th 2015 at 6:30 PM at the Village Hall located at 305 East Main Street. The purpose is to hear public comment regarding the consideration of a text amendment proposed by the Planning Board. The amendment would create a “Family Subdivision” process for qualifying family members which is less complicated than a “major subdivision” process currently required for all nonexempt subdivisions. For more information, contact the Village Building Inspector at 910-604-0912.

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MEETING TIMES Surf City Town Council 1st Tuesday of the month Planning Board 2nd Thursday of the month ________________________________________________________ Notice of hearing regarding the condition of 1903 North Shore Dr., Surf City, NC The structure on the property 1903 North Shore Drive, Surf City, NC is in a dilapidated state of disrepair, and is unfit for human habitation. The current condition of the structure makes it a fire and safety hazard as well as a threat to the public health. A hearing will be held before the Surf City Building Inspector at 11 AM on Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at Surf City Town Hall located at 214 North New River Drive, Surf City, NC to discuss the issues with this structure that make it uninhabitable. At that time the property owner shall be entitled to be heard in person or by counsel upon all legal and factual questions relating to the matter and shall be able to offer such evidence as he or she may desire which is relevant or material to the problems related to the structure. After the hearing the Building Inspector will make a determination as to what steps must be taken to resolve those issues to bring the structure into compliance. ____________________________________________________________________________ Notice of hearing regarding the condition of 326 North Shore Dr., Surf City, NC The structures on the property 326 North Shore Dr., Surf City, NC 28445, PIN 4245-00-31250000 are in a deteriorated and dilapidated state of disrepair, and are unfit for human habitation. The current condition of the structures makes them a fire and safety hazard as well as a threat to the public health. A hearing will be held before the Surf City Building Inspector at 10 AM on Tuesday June 23, 2015 at Surf City Town Hall located at 214 North New River Drive, Surf City. The purpose of the hearing is to discuss what steps must be taken to repair, remove, or demolish both structures. At that time the property owner(s) shall be entitled to be heard in person or by counsel upon all legal and factual questions relating to the matter and shall be able to offer such evidence as he or she may desire which is relevant or material to correcting and abating the issues related to the structures. Steve Padgett Building Inspector

_______________________________________ 214 N. NEW RIVER DRIVE PO BOX 2475, SURF CITY, NC 28445 Phone 910-328-4131 Fax 910-328-4132/1746

6/11/2015 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS THE PENDER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AS FOLLOWS: DATE OF HEARINGS: June 22, 2015 TIME OF HEARINGS: 7:00 p.m. LOCATION OF HEARINGS: THE PUBLIC HEARING NOTED WILL BE HELD IN THE PUBLIC MEETING ROOM AT THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE BUILDING ROOM 145, 805 SOUTH WALKER STREET, BURGAW, N.C. 28425 TOPICS OF HEARING:

Special Use Permit

Burney Wing and Gun Club, applicant, on behalf of Dew Field Farms, owner, is requesting approval of a major revision to an existing Special Use Permit (SUP 10987 R) originally issued on August 19, 2013. The requested revision is to modify the approved hours of operation at the private recreation club. The property is currently zoned RA, Rural Agricultural zoning district, and according to the Pender County Unified Development Ordinance §5.2.3 Table of Permitted Uses, All Other Amusement and Recreation Industries (NAICS 71399) are permitted via Special Use Permit. In accordance with Section 3.12.4.H of the Pender County Unified Development Ordinance, major revisions to Special Use Permits must be submitted to the Board of Commissioners. There is one (1) tract associated with this request and is located to the west of Old Maple Hill Road (SR 1520) approximately 1,600 feet north of the intersection of Shaw Highway (SR 1522) and Old Maple Hill Road (SR 1520). The subject property may be further identified by Pender County PIN 336113-7426-0000.

Zoning Text Amendment

Pender County, applicant, is requesting the approval of a Zoning Text Amendment to the Pender County Unified Development Ordinance to amend Section 3.2.2.B to allow for electronic submittal of required foundation surveys and to amend Section 3.2.2.D to remove the requirement of in-field setback verifications. For Additional Information: Contact Pender County Planning & Community Development 805 S Walker St Burgaw, NC 28425 Phone 910 259-1202 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS THE PENDER COUNTY BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT WILL HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS AS FOLLOWS: DATE OF HEARINGS: June 17, 2015 TIME OF HEARINGS: 9:00 A.M. LOCATION OF HEARINGS: THE PUBLIC HEARINGS NOTED WILL BE HELD IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM, AT THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE BUILDING RM. 145, 805 S. WALKER ST., BURGAW, NC 28425 TOPICS OF HEARING:

Variance Hilary Maready and James Lane, applicants, on behalf of Harlan T. Pickard, owner, are requesting a variance for relief from Pender County Unified Development Ordinance standards outlined in Section 8.2.8, Project Boundary Buffer, specifically requesting a variance for relief from the side yard buffers requirements for commercial districts in the GB, General Business zoning district. The subject property is located at 15811 US Highway 17, Hampstead, NC 28443. There is one (1) tract associated with this request totaling ± 0.34 acres and the property may be identified by Pender County PIN 3293-21-8659-0000. For Additional Information: Contact Pender County Planning Dept. 805 S Walker St Burgaw NC 28425 Phone 910 259 1202

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The Post & Voice 2015 All-County softball team By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer 2015 was a very good year for the three area high school softball teams. The Topsail Pirates made it to the 3A regional finals before falling in three games to Northern Guilford while the Trask Titans lost in the third round of the 1A playoffs to Whiteville after going 14-0 in the Four County Conference. The Pender Patriot softball team was much improved under the tutelage of Gary Battle. The Post-Voice would like to recognize the best of the best in this year’s 2015 allcounty team. In recent years there was a clear cut player of the year in the county. This year there were several players that were strong candidates. When the decision was made there were two players that deserved the honor. For the first time the Post & Voice will recognize co-players of the year. Co-player of the year Keri White (Junior Topsail) White is the complete player. She made one error all year and had a fielding percentage of .989. She batted .429 with 17 runs batted in and 35 runs scored. The junior standout had 16 extra base hits. She was a terror on the

base paths, stealing 18 bases while being caught only one time. Coach Jay Abston gave her the ultimate compliment. “Keri can play anywhere. If I needed her to pitch she could.” Co-player of the year Taylor Rivenburgh (Junior Trask) Rivenburgh fought through a foot injury for most of the year and had to move from behind the plate for a time. She is the best catcher in the county and the conference and also played well at third base. Rivenburgh batted .536 with three homeruns and 29 runs batted in. she had 16 extra base hits and also was issued nine walks. She struck out only three times all year and had 13 doubles. Imani Newkirk (Sophomore, Pender) Newkirk has that rare blend of speed and power. She was among the Patriots leaders at the plate, and is a very versatile player. Kamaya Nixon (Junior, Pender) Nixon is another Patriot with speed and power. She is a force at the plate and on the bases. She played shortstop for the Patriots. Gracie Vincent (Sophomore, Pender) Vincent pitched in every game that the Patriots played.

She is a very capable pitcher with a ton of potential. She was effective in the circle for most of the season. A.J. Johnson (Junior, Trask) Johnson was the go to pitcher for Coach Corrina Reece. She appeared in 21 games and was 14-3 on the year while allowing just 2.5 runs per game. She pitched 106.33 innings and had 88 strikeouts. At the plate she batted .469 with 11 doubles and 15 runs batted in while scoring 29 runs. Desire Brown (Junior, Trask) Brown had her best year on the softball diamond. The speedster batted .417 with 15 runs batted in and 23 runs scored. She led the team in stolen bases with 16 while being caught only once. Kyra Holmes (Junior, Trask) Holmes had another good year at the plate. She got off to a slow start but rebounded in a big way. Batted .397 with 15 runs batted in and 37 runs scored. Also stole 14 bases and was not caught stealing for the year. Hayley Grizzle (Sophomore, Topsail) Grizzle batted .376 and led the team with 32 runs batted in. She had 20 runs scored and struck out only twice all year. She had eight extra base

hits on the year. She was 7-2 in the circle with a 1.49 earned run average. Made only one error in the field all year. Grizzle had player of the year stats. Victoria Elder (Sophomore, Topsail) Elder was a dominant force in the circle for the Pirates. She pitched 117 innings and had 100 strikeouts while giving up 1.78 runs per game. She finished the year with an 11-6 record. Victoria batted .380 with 25 runs batted in. Danielle Parks (Senior, Topsail) Parks batted .329 for the Pirates and was a steady fielder with a .926 fielding percentage. She had 25 runs scored and 14 stolen bases. Coach of the year Jay Abston-Topsail Abston took a Topsail team that fought injuries all year to the Mid-Eastern Conference regular season title. The team made it to the 3A eastern regional finals before bowing out to Northern Guilford. Freshman of the year Brittney Foy (Trask) Foy gave the Titans some good innings in the circle. She was 6-1 with one save while allowing 1.2 runs per seven innings. The freshman also batted .316 with 13 runs batted in.

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Keri White has made the most of every opportunity that has been presented to her in athletics. Throughout all of her success there has been one thing that has stayed true to the junior standout. Her love for sports. “There is one thing that I can say for Keri, “said her father Stephen. “She really loves it. Some kids get to high school

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Keri White charges home plate in the second east regional game in Hampstead.

In My Opinion

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer

The 2014-15 school year is about to end and the students in the county are eager to begin their summer activities. I remember that time well. I could sleep in and do as I please without having to worry about the rigors of school. For the student-athlete summer means many different things. For the baseball, softball and basketball players as well as the soccer players it means the opportunity to play in different summer leagues. The volleyball players in the area are preparing for the summer league at Topsail. Some may be preparing to play AAU volleyball while the graduating seniors may be preparing to play at the next level. Coach Hill Pearsall used to sign his girls up to play in the Wilmington league hosted by Hoggard. However, because of the money it cost, he decided to host a league at Topsail. It was a resounding success last year. At last word, I heard that they will be starting soon after school dismisses for the summer. Phil Best has run the summer softball league for the last few years. The

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer At the beginning of the 2014-15 school year there was talk about Desire Brown’s athletic career. There were those who thought that she should concentrate on running track. She had found

league has teams from the tri-county area and has been a success for quite a while. I am hearing that the Trask girls will not play again this year while there is no word from Pender and Topsail. I hope that these teams participate in the league as I believe it helps the younger players get acclimated to the high school level of competition. Travel softball is still big in the area. However, I have found that the older the girls get the less they want to give up their weekends for softball. High school baseball usually goes the American Legion level. The area legion baseball teams from Wilmington, Jacksonville and Leland has been very successful. This league really gives the hard ball players in the area a chance to play some tough competition. I know that Topsail will field several teams as will Pender. The area soccer players rely more on travel soccer than any organized league in the area. Soccer is becoming very popular in the southeast and it is showing in the number of players that the local baseball and softball leagues are losing to the sport. There will be several basketball tournaments this summer. This gives the high school coaches an opportunity to work with the new kids coming into the program. Whatever sport you prefer, if you don’t play it throughout the summer you will fall behind the curve. Remember, practice makes perfect.

great success in the sport and was a state caliber sprinter. Brown has always had a love for the game of softball and refused to give the sport up. Perhaps the thought of people questioning her skill on the softball field gave

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Pender County youths Zeke Barnhill and Libby Brewer competed in the Port City Martial Arts Battle at the Schwartz Center in Wilmington May 30. They both represented Kelvin Bass Marital Arts training at Port City Sports Performance. Zeke is 12 years-old and goes to Cape Fear Middle School. He won first place in forms and first place in point fighting. He fought two fights against a 14-year-old and a 15-year-old. He won first fight 5-1 and his second 5-0. Libby is 10 years-old and attends Topsail Elementary School. This was her first competition and she won first place in forms for her age group.

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By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer Throughout the summer months the Post & Voice sports department would like to keep our readers informed in regard to sports. The Four County Conference all-conference players were recently named. Leading the way for the Trask Titan softball team was a player of the year award for Taylor Rivenburgh. Kyra Holmes, Desire Brown and A.J. Johnson were also named to the squad. Katie Rivenbark, Imani Newkirk and Kamaya Nixon were named all – conference for Pender. On the baseball side of things the Patriots were represented by Cameron Guertin while the Titans were represented by Michael Stroman. The Titans were represented well on the track and field all-conference team. Tyquan Davis was named the male player of the year while Desire Brown was named the female player of the year. Chris Sharpless and Jacen Mott were recognized for

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Pittman named the Patriot Female Athlete of the Year By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer When Brianna Pittman came to Pender High school the word potential was being thrown around. She was a tall and gangly young lady with the ability to change a volleyball match. As her high school career progressed she became a standout on the volleyball court for the Patriots. Over the last three years she led the Patriots to a 41-3 conference mark and deep into the playoffs. Pittman was named all-conference in each of those years and was named to the Post & Voice All-County team as well. She was named the 2015 Post & Voice volleyball player of the year. Pender High School recently retired her jersey. Pittman signed to play volleyball at the University of Dayton early in the school year. The senior standout can now add the Post & Voice

Pender Patriot female athlete of the year to her resume. Pittman went into her senior year as a marked woman. Her opponents made sure that they tried their best to keep the volleyball away from her side of the net. While some may have been successful at it she made her mark. Pittman led the Patriots to an undefeated conference record and into the playoffs. She broke many school records and also broke the state record for blocks with 645. Her statistics this year were phenomenal. She tallied 269 Kills, 5 assists, 190 blocks, 46 aces and 76 digs while carrying a 57.6 percent hitting percentage. She was named all-conference this year and was named to the Post & Voice All-County team as well. Pittman will play for the division one Dayton Flyers next year. She is this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Post & Voice Pender Patriot female athlete of the year.

Post & Voice Top Performers 2014-15 By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The first week of November saw all three high schools finishing up football and looking toward the winter sports. Those sports included wrestling and menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball along with winter track. s7EEK 4HE 0ENDER FOOTball team played a very tough and top ranked Wallace â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Rose Hill football team last Friday night. The Bulldogs handed the Patriots a loss but the young Pender boys fought hard and never gave up. Justin Hooper led the Patriot offense with 88 yards rushing and also caught two passes. Rayshawn â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;stretchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Deloach had two receptions for 44 yards. Matt Ezzell

White Continued from page 10A and just donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have that love for it. Keri still does.â&#x20AC;? Keri had a great 2014-15 school year. She averaged just under 11 points a game along with 3.2 rebounds and 3.2 steals a game for the girls varsity

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Brown Continued from page 10A her incentive to prove them wrong. Desire competed in both sports and was highly successful at both. Brown was successful throughout the winter track

Davis has unforgettable year at Trask High By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer When the 2014-15 basketball season began there was talk about how the Trask Titan menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball team would replace all-conference and all-county basketball player Rasheed Brown. The Titans had a team full of complimentary players. Senior Tyquan Davis had the ability to shoot the basketball and the range to drain the three point shot. However, he played in the shadow of Brown the year before. That proved to be a non-issue for the Titans and Davis. The senior sharpshooter made 47 threes this year and led the Titans in scoring, averaging 16.4 points a game. He also snared six rebounds a game. He finished the year as an all-conference and all-county selection. Tyquan will graduate this week. As he moves on to bigger and better things he can take the success that he had on the hardwood with him for life.

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Brianna Pittman set school records during her time in a Patriot uniform.

Burghardt tapped as new Topsail menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s soccer coach By Lee Wagner Contributing Writer

Burghardt was offered an opportunity to continue to enhance her coaching resume when it was announced that she would be the head coach of the Piratesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; soccer team in the fall while continuing to serve as the girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; lacrosse coach in the spring. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Soccer is the No. 1 sport I played for some 20 years and I have been coaching it for about four for five years at the club level so when this opportunity presented itself I made my availability known to the administration, and I am very happy and excited that they are giving me this opportunity,â&#x20AC;? Burghardt said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love coaching soccer and I know the game very well.â&#x20AC;? Burghardt will be the Piratesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; third head coach in four years, following Sid Bendahmne and Ian McMichael. Topsail had an 8-11-1 overall record last season and a 4-8

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Approximately one year ago, Topsail High School Physical Education teacher Courtney Burghardt was presented with a chance to continue to follow her coaching dream when she was announced as the head coach of the Lady Piratesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; lacrosse team. A former lacrosse and soccer player at Mt. Olive High School in Hackettstown (NJ), Burghardt continued her athletic career at Morris County Community College where she concentrated on soccer â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the sport she excelled at in high school. After completing her time at Morris, Burghardt continued to pursue her degree in Health and Physical Education at William Patterson University before relocating to Southeastern North Carolina to be closer to family. Just this past week,

basketball team as they navigated their way through the tough Mid-Eastern Conference. Along the way she was voted all-Conference and allcounty and was the Post & Voice girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; basketball player of the year. Softball season came around and she picked up where she left off on the hard wood. Keri was again the complete

player. She made one error all year and had a fielding percentage of .989. She batted .429 with 17 runs batted in and 35 runs scored. The junior standout had 16 extra base hits. She was a terror on the base paths, stealing 18 bases while being caught only one time. Known for her toughness, White showed just that late in the year. She dislocated her

finger sliding head first into third base. She had the finger snapped back into place and stayed on the field. Miss White is the consummate high school studentathlete. She is an excellent student who will play softball at the next level. She is also the 2014-15 Post & Voice Topsail Pirate Female athlete of the year.

ference for the 300-meter hurdles. Davis was named all-conference for the triple jump. Rashawn Deloach was named all-conference for the discus for Pender while Abigail Lewis (800 meter),

Lakirah Forney (high jump and triple jump, and Tanazsa Simpson (discus) represented the Patriot ladies. The Topsail menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s soccer team named Courtney Burghardt as the new menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s soccer coach.

Stay tuned as the summer Topsail volleyball league will get under way in the next few weeks. If you are interested in playing summer volleyball for your high school please contact your coach.

season and went into the spring ready to pull double duty on the softball field as well as the track. The junior speedster was successful on the track as expected but it was what she did on the softball field that was a surprise to many but herself. Brown won the 100,200 and

400-meter sprints in the conference championships as well as in the regionals. She finished third in the state in the 400-meter dash and sixth in the 200-meter dash. On the softball field she garnered all-conference and all county nominations. She batted .417 with 15 runs batted in and 23 runs scored. She

led the team in stolen bases with 16 while being caught only once. Desire will make another run for a state title next year. She will also be a big part of the Titan softball program. This year she has been named the Post & Voice Trask female athlete of the year.

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kicked a 38 yard field goal for the Patriots only points. The Trask soccer team lost in the first round of the playoffs last week. The Topsail soccer team advanced to the second round of the playoffs before being eliminated. Topsail beat Southern Wayne 3-2 before falling to Cardinal Gibbons. The Pirates got goals from Levi Akerley and Derek Bryant in the win. The same duo combined for the Pirates only score in the second round loss as Akerley earned an assist with a Bryant goal. With just two football games being played last week the schedule was light. The basketball and wrestling

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By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer When the Topsail Pirate menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball program found itself in the tough MidEastern Conference the people in the know were concerned that the Pirates would be overmatched. Of course, they had a few talented players including forward Jake Sullivan. Sullivan fought hard for two years against teams that were bigger and stronger. He knew that his young teammates were counting on him to be the player that makes a difference. When the dust cleared Jake Sullivan played his heart out night in and night out. However, he was one man with a team full of youngsters his senior year. As the opposing teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s collapsed around him he had no choice but to kick it out. His stats suffered but he played perhaps his finest year of hoops. Jake Sullivan gave it his all in his final season at Topsail. The Pirate faithful should be grateful for his efforts.

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While most of the area anglers are setting their boats up for the salt water arena, there are quite a few that are fishing the rivers and lakes in search of everything from bream to cats and bass. The bream bite has been decent as of late. Me and my buddy Perry Walker fished the river last Friday. We found ourselves in Prince George creek along with a trio of alligators. The gators didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t bother us as we found ourselves a downed tree that was suspended out on the water. With a container full of worms from backyard baits we went about the business of catching some nice size bream. Rumor has it that the cats are biting cut up eel and chicken livers while there have been a few bass hitting your favorite plastic worms. On the salt water side of things the reds are hitting top water rigs along with gulp baits in the flats and creeks. They will hit a top water offering along with select gulp baits and plastics. The flounder bite is sporadic right now as is the bluefish and Spanish. If you must try your luck here, top water lures along with gulp baits and live baits will work. The piers are reporting a mixed bag that includes sea

mullet, spot and an occasional sheepshead. Shrimp will work for the mullet and spot while sand fleas are the deal for the sheepshead. This weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fishing tip Sheepshead fishing is an art that many in the area have yet to perfect. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s go over a few things. When fishing for the sheepshead, Light spinning and bait casting tackle are best for these fish. The tip of your rod should not be too soft, as the tough and toothy mouth makes it hard to set a hook. The best baits are fiddlers or other small crabs. The best place to find these fish are areas with rocky bottoms. They love docks and bridge pilings. The best presentation for sheepsheads is to drop the bait straight down and lift it straight up off the bottom. Their bite is very subtle. They donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t strike a bait; they move up to it and sort of suck it into their mouth. Then while they sit in one place, the grinder teeth and structure inside their mouth crushes the bait into smaller pieces. For many inexperienced anglers, they never know the fish has hit until their bait is gone. When I feel anything at all while fishing for sheepshead, I lift my rod slowly. If I feel something on it moving I slowly lift a little more. If it is a sheepshead he will suck the bait in as he thinks it is trying to escape.

Topsail Volleyball Skills Camp Boys & Girls grades 5-7 Topsail High School July 15-17 9 a.m-noon $60 (includes a Camp T-shirt) Registration deadline is July 1 to be guaranteed a camp shirt For more information contact Coach Hill Pearsall at william_pearsall@pender.k12.nc.us or call 910-200-9758

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Messick finishes good career at Pender High By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer When a student-athlete comes into a program that is in the midst of rebuilding, they must have an open mind and a willingness to change their mindset. Sometimes it is not all about winning and losing with a young team. However, as a senior you have that feeling that it is now or never. That must have been the feeling that Pender Patriot senior varsity basketball player Kourtney Messick must have had going into the 2014-15 season. Although the Patriots struggled in the win column, they got better as the season progressed. Messick kept playing her game as the young players around her found their footing at the high school level. As the Patriots girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; basketball program improves they will have to replace their leading scorer. For Messick her time as a Patriot is coming to an end. She had a productive career as a Patriot.

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Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Daris Chasas, late of 340 Olde Point Loop, Hampstead, 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 at 701 Market Street, Wilmington, North Carolina, 28401 on or before the August 24, 2015, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 18th day of May, 2015. Charlotte Noel Fox, Administrator of the Estate of Daris Chasas #6901 5/28, 6/4, 6/11, 6/18/2015 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 James Donald Wells, deceased of Pender County. This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, James Donald Wells, to present them to the undersigned on or before August 20, 2015 at 3573 Croomsbridge Road, Burgaw, NC 28425, or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment. This 21st day of May, 2015. James R Wells 3573 Croomsbridge Road Burgaw, NC 28425 #6898 5/21,5/28,6/4,6/11/2015

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Administratrix of the Estate of Kenneth Allen Vojta (Pender County File No. 15-E-163), late of 130 Mariners Cay, Rocky Point, NC, 28457, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to serve them on the undersigned’s attorney at 509 Princess Street, Wilmington, NC 28401, on or before the 7th day of September, 2015, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 28th day of May, 2015. Shirley Rouse Vojta Administratrix of the Estate of Kenneth Allen Vojta c/o CLARK, NEWTON & EVANS, PA 509 Princess Street Wilmington, NC 28401 #6902 5/28, 6/4, 6/11, 6/18/2015 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA N THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COUNTY OF PENDER 2015 E 164 Having qualified as Co-Administratrix of the Estate of Richard Shull James of Pender County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the Estate of said Richard Shull James to present them to Marian A. James, 2190 Cypress Creek Road, Maple Hill, NC 28454 and Jeanne Stuart Burroughs, 6503 Falconbridge Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27517, Co-Administratrix by August 27, 2015 or same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate please make immediate payment. This 13th day of May, 2015. R. V. Biberstein, Jr. Attorney for Marian A. James and Jeanne Stuart Burroughs, Co-Administratrix P. O. Box 428 Burgaw, NC 28425 #6896 5/21, 5/28, 6/4, 6/11/15 EXECUTOR’S NOTICE Having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of Sherman Batchelor, 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 31st day of August, 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 the 28th day of May, 2015. Ellen Dawn Batchelor P. O. Box 87 Willard, NC 28478 Robert C. Kenan, Jr. MOORE & KENAN Attorneys at Law P. O. Box 957 Burgaw, NC 28425 (910) 259-9800 #6905 5/28, 6/4, 6/11, 6/18/2015

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION All persons, firms, and corporations having claims against George William Spayd, deceased, whose last address is 710 Brown Pelican Lane, Hampstead, North Carolina 28443, Pender County, are notified to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before August 20, 2015 or be barred from their recovery. Debtors of the decedent are asked to make immediate payment. This 21st day of May, 2015. Jennifer Louise LeMieux, Executor Estate of George William Spayd 115 Branch Road Spruce Pine, NC 28777 Daniel B. Finch Pinna, Johnston & Burwell, P.A. 2601 Oberlin Road, Suite 100 Raleigh, NC 27608 #6899 5/21,5/28,6/4, 6/11/2015 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK File No. 2014 SP 13 ROBERT C. KENAN, JR., Guardian of the Estate of LLOYD CORNELIUS SMITH, Incompetent, Petitioner vs. LENORA R. POWELL, Individually, And as Guardian of the Person of Lloyd Cornelius Smith, Incompetent, and ANDREW L. SMITH, Respondents NOTICE OF SALE Pursuant to the Order duly entered by Robert C. Kilroy, Clerk of Superior Court of Pender County, NC, the undersigned Guardian of the Estate of Lloyd Cornelius Smith will, on June 18, 2015 at 12:00 noon, at the eastern door of the Pender County Courthouse, Burgaw, North Carolina, offer for sale each of the following parcels of real property, to the highest bidder for cash, as follows: Tract One: That certain 0.43 acre tract on Branch Drive, Burgaw, NC (Pender PIN: 3340-80-7007-0000) and being more fully described in Deed Book 1614, at Page 133, in the Pender County Registry, State of North Carolina; Tract Two: That certain 3.0 acre tract off the Southside of SR 1412 and New Road (PIN: 3237-45-43780000) and is more fully described in Deed Book 575 at Page 239 and in Deed Book 167, Page 191, in the Pender County Registry, State of North Carolina; Tract Three: That certain 1.73 acre tract off Mack Williams Lane, Burgaw, NC (PIN: 3340-90-70360000) and is more fully described in Deed Book 1043, at Page 91, in the Pender County Registry, State of North Carolina; Tract Four: That certain 1 acre tract located at Southside of SR 1412 (PIN: 3237-45-4861-0000) and is more fully described in Deed Book 702, at Page 141, in the Pender County Registry, State of North Carolina; and Tract Five: That certain 2 acre tract, known as Smith Cove Mobile Home Park (PIN: 3237-45-88680000) and is more fully described in Deed Book 1667, at Page 191, in the Pender County Registry, State of North Carolina. The highest bidder for each of the above parcels of real property at the sale shall be required to make a cash deposit of ten percent (10%) of the successful bid pending confirmation or rejection thereof. Dated this the 28th day of May, 2015. Robert C. Kenan, Jr. Guardian of the Estate of Lloyd Cornelius Smith P. O. Box 957 211 E. Fremont Street Burgaw, NC 28425 (910) 259-9800 #6904 5/28, 6/4, 6/11/2015 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Ann Hoover Johnson Dees, late of 803 E. Wilmington Street, Burgaw, N.C., 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 at Post Office Box 625, 107 East Fremont Street, Burgaw, N.C. 28425 on or before the 25th day of August, 2015 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 21st day of May, 2015. Alicia Dees Taylor, Executor of the Estate of Ann Hoover Johnson Dees R. Kent Harrell, Attorney at Law PO Box 625, Burgaw, N.C. 28425 #6906 5/28, 6/4, 6/11, 6/18/2015

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF JAPELL JAMES HOLLINGSWORTH All persons, firms and corporations having claims against Japell James Hollingsworth, deceased, are notified to exhibit them to Donnie Mae Messick, as Executor of the decedent’s estate on or before October 27, 2015 at the Law Office of Pollock & Pollock, Attorneys at Law, P.A., PO Drawer 999, Burgaw, N.C. 28425, or be barred from their recovery. Debtors of the decedent are Find Your asked to make immediate payment Treasures of Record for the People of Pender County. to the above named Executor. Antiques, Consignment The Media Here! Harold Lee Pollock & Thrift 201-A West Fremont Street • Burgaw, NC 28425 Attorney at Law 910.259.9111 • posteditor@post-voice.com • www.post-voice.com PO Drawer 999 Accepting New Vendors Burgaw,Currently N.C. 28425 #6912 5/28, 6/4, 6/11, 6/18/15

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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION FILE# 15CVD427 PLAINTIFF Tammy Fowler Blanton 9235 U.S. Hwy. 421 Currie, NC 28435 vs. DEFENDANT James Thomas Blanton 192 Borough Spur Currie, NC 28435 NOTICE OF SERVICE BY PUBLICATION To: James Thomas Blanton Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is an absolute divorce. You are required to make defense to such pleading not later than July 15, 2015, and upon your failure to do so, the party seeking service against you will apply to the court for the relief sought. This the 4th day of June, 2015. Tammy Fowler Blanton 9235 U.S. Hwy. 421 Currie, NC 28435 #6920 6/4, 6/11, 6/18/15 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 14 SP 215 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Randall L. Baranowski and Belinda M. Baranowski, joint tenants, husband and wife (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Randall L. Baranowski) to Joan H. Anderson, Trustee(s), dated the 27th day of October, 2008, and recorded in Book 3545, Page 219, in Pender County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Pender County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Burgaw, Pender County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 2:00 PM on June 16, 2015 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Pender, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at a railroad spike in the centerline of Lambs Road, said railroad spike is located along said centerline at a point that is North 31 degrees 15 minutes West 1501.33 feet from the intersection of the centerline of Lambs Road with the centerline of Powers Road and running thence from said Beginning railroad spike, so located, South 58 degrees 45 minutes West 386.20 feet (passing over an inline concrete monument at 40.00 feet) to a concrete monument; thence to and with a ditch North 30 degrees 09 minutes West 402.04 feet to an iron pipe in said ditch; thence North 58 degrees 45 minutes East 378.48 feet (passing over an inline concrete monument at 338.40 feet) to a nail and cap in the centerline of Lambs Road, said nail and cap is located along said centerline at a point that is South 31 degrees 15 minutes East 325.00 feet from a railroad spike in said centerline that marks the second named corner in a deed recorded in Book 312, at Page 284; thence with said centerline South 31 degrees 15 minutes East 401.97 feet to the Beginning containing 3.52 acres, and is as surveyed by Dosher Surveying Company, Burgaw, North Carolina in December 1971. Being the same lands as are described in Book 442, at Page 129 of the Registry of Pender County. Together with improvements thereon said property located at 1745 Lamb Road, Willard, NC 28478 APN# 2382-74-3389-0000 Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §4521.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase

price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1134187 (FC.FAY) #6917 6/4, 6/11/2015 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE  15 SP 106 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Robert Heron and Anne R.T. Heron (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Robert D. Heron) to Andrew N. Lock and William T. Morrison, Trustee(s), dated the 17th day of June, 2011, and recorded in Book 3936, Page 0161, in Pender County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Pender County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Burgaw, Pender County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 2:00 PM on June 16, 2015 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the Township of Union, in the County of Pender, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Located in Union Township, Pender County, North Carolina, adjacent to and Southwest of the centerline of Secondary Road No. 1333 (Lamb Road), and lying within an area known as Penderlea and being more fully described as follows, to wit:  BEGINNING at a nail and cap in the centerline of Secondary Road No. 1333 (Lamb Road), said nail and cap being located along said line at a point that is the following courses and distances from an old subsurface Penderlea concrete monument located in the intersection of the centerline of Secondary Road No. 1332 (Penderlea Hwy) with the centerline of Secondary Road No. 1333 (Lamb Road): South 58 degrees 45 minutes 00 seconds West 2300.40 feet, North 79 degrees 31 minutes 00 seconds West 298.36 feet and North 37 degrees 47 minutes 00 seconds West 518.30 feet to the Beginning, and running thence, from the Beginning, so located,  (1) along a ditch South 26 degrees 12 minutes 42 seconds West 892.00 feet to an iron stake; thence, (2) North 37 degrees 39 minutes 54 seconds West 622.78 feet to an iron stake in another ditch; thence, (3) along said ditch North 58 degrees 00 minutes 03 seconds East 804.50 feet to a point in the centerline of Secondary Road No. 1333 (Lamb Road); thence, (4) with said centerline South 37 degrees 47 minutes 00 seconds East 150.60 feet to the Beginning, containing 7.00 acres, more or less, after the exclusion of that portion of Secondary Road No. 1333 (60 foot right of way) contained within the above described boundaries and is as surveyed by Thompson Surveying Co., PA of Burgaw, North Carolina during January 1997.  As a reference to the above described tract see Deed Book 460 at Page 190 and Map Book 4 at Page 95 of the Pender County Registry.  Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 609 Lamb Road, Willard, North Carolina. Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §4521.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security

agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1156589 (FC.FAY) #6915 6/4, 6/11/2015

PUBLIC NOTICE Southeastern Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan Mitigation Advisory Committee Meeting Pender County will be hosting a Hazard Mitigation Advisory Committee (MAC) meeting on Friday, June 12, 2015, beginning at 10:00 am. This meeting is a required activity under the Southeastern Regional Hazard Mitigation planning project. This planning effort also includes all units of government within both Brunswick and New Hanover Counties. The meeting will focus on the development of strategies addressing Hazard Mitigation throughout Pender County, including its municipalities. Citizens should be aware that the Community Rating System (CRS) program and its impact on the community will be a focus of this effort. The meeting will be held in the Pender County Emergency Operations Center located at 805 Ridgewood Avenue, Burgaw, N.C. Those persons unable to attend the meeting may review work completed to date regarding the plan at a project dedicated website, www. southeasternhmp.net. Citizens and interested parties may comment via the project website or through our project consultant, Landin Holland, with the ﬁrm Holland Consulting Planners, Inc., at (910) 392-0060. #6930 6/11/2015 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #:15-CVS-130 PENDER COUNTY et. al., Plaintiff(s), v. CLOVERLEAF ESTATES, LLC, owner, et. al., Defendant(s). NOTICE OF SALE In accordance with an Order entered in Pender County v. CLOVERLEAF ESTATES, LLC, owner, et. al., 15-CVS-130, (Pender County, North Carolina), the undersigned shall offer for sale to the highest bidder at the western door of the Pender County Courthouse in Burgaw, North Carolina at 12:00 Noon, 06/26/2015, that property located in Pender County, North Carolina, described as: Lying and being in Topsail Township, Pender County, North Carolina and Beginning at an iron pipe in the southwestern right of way line of N.C. 210, 50 feet from the center line thereof, said point being located north 66 degrees 24 minutes 30 seconds west 324.70 feet along said right of way line from an iron pipe at the common corner of lot Dtract 1B revised and Lot C-tract 1B revised as shown on a map entitled “Map of Survey of a Portion of the Lands of Johnie C.Garrason” as recorded in map book 17 at page 80 of the Pender County Registry; running thence with the above mentioned southwestern right of way line of N.C. 210 north 66 degrees 24 minutes 30 seconds west 150 feet to a point; running thence south 23

degrees 35 minutes 30 seconds west 841.43 feet to a point in the southwestern line of the above-mentioned lot C-tract 1B revised; running thence with said southwestern line, south 53 degrees 24 minutes 30 seconds east 153.95 feet to an iron pipe; running thence north 23 degrees 35 minutes 30 seconds East 876.06 feet to the beginning, and containing 2.957 acres and being a portion of the above-mentioned lot C-tract 1B revised. This conveyance is subject to an easement to Four County Electric Membership Corporation adjacent to N.C. 210 and within the abovedescribed tract. This conveyance is subject to the restriction that no mobile home shall be used, maintained or parked upon the above described tract. A map showing the above described property is recorded in Map Book 17 at Page 80 of the Pender County Registry. (PID: 3273-71-6131-0000) This sale shall be for cash and a deposit of ﬁve percent (5%) of the amount of the bid shall be required of the highest bidder at the sale. This sale shall be subject to any encumbrances which have priority over the tax liens of Pender County, all deferred taxes, and all outstanding city and county taxes and improvement assessments not included in the above order. Posted: June 5, 2015. Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., Commissioner #6927 6/11, 6/18/2015 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #:14-CVS-875 PENDER COUNTY et. al., Plaintiff(s), v. TERESA ANGELA PICKETT, owner, et. al., Defendant(s). NOTICE OF SALE In accordance with an Order entered in Pender County v. TERESA ANGELA PICKETT, owner, et. al., 14-CVS-875, (Pender County, North Carolina), the undersigned shall offer for sale to the highest bidder at the western door of the Pender County Courthouse in Burgaw, North Carolina at 12:00 Noon, 06/26/2015, that property located in Pender County, North Carolina, described as: Lot #6B of the Richard Peterson Heirs Division near Burgaw as shown on a map of Wm. W. Blanchard, Registered Surveyor, dated August 1956, and recorded in Map Book 6, at page 19, of the Registry of Pender County. (PID: 3229-68-1821-0000) This sale shall be for cash and a deposit of ﬁve percent (5%) of the amount of the bid shall be required of the highest bidder at the sale. This sale shall be subject to any encumbrances which have priority over the tax liens of Pender County, all deferred taxes, and all outstanding city and county taxes and improvement assessments not included in the above order. Posted: June 5, 2015. Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., Commissioner #6924 6/11, 6/18/2015

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA PENDER COUNTY IN THE SUPERIOR COURT PENDER COUNTY VS. 12 CVS 572 THE SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST TO FURNEY BORDEAUX; THE SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST TO GERTRUDE BORDEAUX; THE UNKNOWN SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST TO ROGER LOFTON; ANNIE LOFTON; KENNETH LOFTON; NATHANIEL LOFTON; CMH HOMES, INC., LIENHOLDER; THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, LIENHOLDER; AND WILLIS C. MITCHELL, LIENHOLDER TO: THE SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST TO FURNEY BORDEAUX; THE SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST TO GERTRUDE BORDEAUX; THE UNKNOWN SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST TO ROGER LOFTON; ANNIE LOFTON; KENNETH LOFTON; and NATHANIEL LOFTON 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 Rocky Point Township, Pender County, North Carolina and described in Deed Book 607, at page 55, of the Registry of Pender County, North Carolina. You are required to make defense to such pleading not later than July 21, 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 #6929 6/11, 6/18, 6/25/2015

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Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices 527 023710-1 15-SP-0070 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by Christine Byrd and Leroy Byrd, dated 05/18/2009 and recorded on 06/18/2009, in Book 3641 at Page 326_, in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Pender County, North Carolina; and because of default in the payment of the indebtedness secured thereby and failure to carry out and perform the stipulations and agreements contained therein and, pursuant to demand of the holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will place for sale, at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at Pender County Courthouse, in Burgaw, North Carolina, on June 23, 2015 at 10:00 AM that parcel of land, including improvements thereon, situated, lying and being in the City of Hampstead, County of Pender, State of North Carolina, and being more particular described as follows: LAND REFERRED TO IN THIS COMMITMENT IS DESCRIBED AS ALL THAT CERTAIN PROPERTY SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF PENDER, AND STATE OF NORTH CAROLINAAND BEING DESCRIBED IN A DEED DATED 05/28/2004 AND RECORDED 06/01/2004 IN BOOK 2398 PAGE 342 AMONG THE LAND RECORDS OF THE COUNTY AND STATE SET FORTH ABOVE, AND REFERENCED AS FOLLOWS: LEGAL DESCRIPTION: BEING ALL OF LOT 5-A-3 OF THE SUBDIVISION OF TRACT 5 OF THE CORDTS FAMILY TRUST DIVISION AS THE SAME IS SHOWN ON A MAP ENTITLED RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 33 AT PAGE 77 OF THE PENDER COUNTY REGISTRY, REFERENCE TO WHICH SAID MAP IS HEREBY MADE FOR A MORE PARTICULAR DESCRIPTION. SAID LOT 4-A-3 IS CONVEYED TOGETHER WITH AND SUBJECT TO THE VARIOUS 50.00 WIDE ACCESS EASEMENT SHOWN ON THE MAP REFERENCE ABOVE. SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS, RESERVATIONS, EASEMENTS, COVENANTS, OIL, GAS AND MINERAL RIGHTS OF RECORD, IF ANY. PARCEL NO. 4235-98-49800000 Any and all improvements thereon. Address of Property: 127 Heron Cove Road, Hampstead, NC 28443 Present Record Owners: Christine Byrd and Leroy Byrd The terms of the sale are that the real property hereinbefore described will be sold for cash to the highest bidder. The Substitute Trustee reserves the right to require a cash deposit or a certified check not to exceed the greater of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty Dollars ($750.00). In the event that the holder is exempt from paying the same, the successful bidder may also be required to pay revenue stamps on the Trustee’s Deed, any Land Transfer Tax, and the tax required by N.C.G.S. §7A-308 (a) (1). The real property hereinabove described is being offered for sale “AS IS, WHERE IS” and will be sold subject to all superior liens, unpaid taxes, and special assessments. Other conditions will be announced at the sale. The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as by law required. If the Substitute Trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey title include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the sale and reinstatement of the loan without knowledge of the Substitute Trustee(s). If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Substitute Trustee(s), in its/their sole discretion, if it/they believe(s) the challenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Additional Notice where the Real Property is Residential with less than 15 Rental Units: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. § 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the Clerk of Superior Court of the County in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of termination. Dated: May 12, 2015 The Hunoval Law Firm, PLLC, Attorney for Poore Substitute Trustee, LTD as Substitute Trustee (704) 334-7114 #6893 6/11,6/18/15 SECOND AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 15-SP-91 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by MARK THOMAS LITJES AND HELEN P. LITJES (now deceased) to PHILIP E. GREER Trustee(s), dated the 23RD day of MARCH, 2009 and recorded in BOOK 3599, PAGE 86, PENDER County Registry, North Carolina, Default having been made in the pay-

ment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, ANDERSON & STRICKLAND, P.A., having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of PENDER County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Courthouse Door, in the City of BURGAW, PENDER County, North Carolina at 12:00 NOON ON JUNE 23RD, 2015, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of PENDER, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 18 of STONEY RUN SUBDIVISION, SECTION III as shown on a map of same title prepared by Southern Land Services of Faison, NC. Said map is duly recorded in Map Book 29, Page 71, of the Pender County Registry. Said property being located at: 109 PEBBLE RUN COURT, BURGAW, NC 28425 PRESENT RECORD OWNER BEING: MARK THOMAS LITJES Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in N.C.G.S: 4521.23. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that person must pay the statutory final assessment fee of forty-five cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by N.C.G.S. 7A¬308 (a) (1), and any applicable county and/or state land transfer tax and/or revenue tax. 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 of the purchase price so bid, at that time he shall remain liable on his bid as provided for in N.C.G.S. 4521.30(d) and (e). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. That an Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. This 27TH day of May, 2015. Michael W. Strickland, as Attorney for and President of ANDERSON & STRICKLAND, P.A., Substitute Trustee 210 East Russell Street, Suite 104 Fayetteville, North Carolina 28301 (910) 483-3300 #6918 6/11, 6/15/2015 13 SP 313 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Andre Taylor and Erica C. Taylor to CB Services Corp, Trustee(s), which was dated April 11, 2007 and recorded on April 11, 2007 in Book 3205 at Page 017 and rerecorded/modified/corrected on April 7, 2008 in Book 3438, Page 270, Pender County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on June 23, 2015 at 1:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Pender County, North Carolina, to wit: Being all of Tract A as shown on

a map entitled “Recombination Survey for Joseph Leroy Shepard and Adell Shepard Nixon”, recorded in Map Book 44, Page 12 of the Pender County Register of Deeds. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 165 Union Bethel Road, Hampstead, NC 28443. A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Andre Taylor and wife, Erica Taylor. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 11-00921-FC03 #6921 6/11, 6/18/2015

EXECUTOR’S NOTICE Having qualiﬁed as Executrix of the Estate of Joseph Henry Mintz, 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 14th day of September, or this notice will be placed in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment. This 11th day of June, 2015. June Mintz Sealy 5852 Herrings Chapel Road Rocky Point, NC 28457

Robert C. Kenan, Jr. MOORE & KENAN Attorneys at Law P. O. Box 957 Burgaw, NC 28425 (910) 259-9800 #6928 6/11, 6/18, 6/25, 7/2/2015 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #:14-CVS-526 PENDER COUNTY et. al., Plaintiff(s), v. GARLAND EDWIN YOPP, SR., owner, et. al., Defendant(s). NOTICE OF SALE In accordance with an Order entered in Pender County v. GARLAND EDWIN YOPP, SR., owner, et. al., 14-CVS-526, (Pender County, North Carolina), the undersigned shall offer for sale to the highest bidder at the western door of the Pender County Courthouse in Burgaw, North Carolina at 12:00 Noon, 06/26/2015, that property located in Pender County, North Carolina, described as: Beginning at an iron take that marks the intersection of the Eastern right of way line of Park Drive with the north right of way line of Landing Drive, as shown on a map of Cedar Landing Section II, with said map being duly recorded in map book 22, at page 121, of the Pender County Registry; and running thence from the beginning, so located with the eastern right of way line of Park Drive north 36 degrees 42 minutes 39 seconds east 170.00 feet to an iron pipe inline;

thence south 53 degrees 17 minutes 12 seconds east 69.99 feet to an iron stake in line; thence south 36 degrees 42 minutes 39 seconds west 170.00 feet to an iron stake in the northern right of way of Landing Drive; thence with the northern right of way line of Landing Drive, north 53 degrees 17 minutes 21 seconds west 69.99 feet to the beginning, containing 0.273 acres, more or less, and being lot #74 of Cedar Landing section II. (PID: 4235-03-6839-0000) This sale shall be for cash and a deposit of ﬁve percent (5%) of the amount of the bid shall be required of the highest bidder at the sale. This sale shall be subject to any encumbrances which have priority over the tax liens of Pender County, all deferred taxes, and all outstanding city and county taxes and improvement assessments not included in the above order. Posted : June 5, 2015 Richard T. Rodgers,Jr, Commissioner #6922 6/11, 6/18/2015 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #:14-CVS-742 PENDER COUNTY et. al., Plaintiff(s), v. TRAVIS D. BOWICK, owner, et. al., Defendant(s). NOTICE OF SALE In accordance with an Order entered in Pender County v. TRAVIS D. BOWICK, owner, et. al., 14-CVS742, (Pender County, North Carolina), the undersigned shall offer for sale to the highest bidder at the western door of the Pender County Courthouse in Burgaw, North Carolina at 12:00 Noon, 06/26/2015, that property located in Pender County, North Carolina, described as: BEING all of Lot 28 of Sycamore Farms, Section I as shown on a map recorded in Map Book 24 at Page 239 of the Pender County Registry, reference to which map is hereby made for a more complete and accurate description. This conveyance is made expressly subject to those restrictions recorded in Book 734, at Page 273 of the Pender County Registry. (PID: 3247-56-4315-0000) This sale shall be for cash and a deposit of ﬁve percent (5%) of the amount of the bid shall be required of the highest bidder at the sale. This sale shall be subject to any encumbrances which have priority over the tax liens of Pender County, all deferred taxes, and all outstanding city and county taxes and improvement assessments not included in the above order. Posted: June 5, 2015. Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., Commissioner #6923 6/11, 6/18/2015

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #:14-CVS-917 PENDER COUNTY et. al., Plaintiff(s), v. MARDISA EAKINS, owner, et. al., Defendant(s). NOTICE OF SALE In accordance with an Order entered in Pender County v. MARDISA EAKINS, owner, et. al., 14-CVS-917, (Pender County, North Carolina), the undersigned shall offer for sale to the highest bidder at the western door of the Pender County Courthouse in Burgaw, North Carolina at 12:00 Noon, 06/26/2015, that property located in Pender County, North Carolina, described as: Located in Columbia township, Pender County, North Carolina adjacent to and West of the Paved centerline of U.S. Highway No. 421 and being more fully described as follows, to wit: BEING all of Tract “A” as shown on a map of Recombination for James Vernon Eakins duly recorded in Map book 48, at Page 052 of the Pender County Registry. Said tract containing 1.004-acres more or less and designated as House Site No. 18661. BEGINNING at an existing subsurface spike in the paved centerline of U.S. Highway No. 421, said spike being located along said line at a point that is South 06 Degrees 10 Minutes 00 Seconds East 80.17 feet from an existing subsurface railroad spike located in said road centerline and directly above the center of a concrete culvert that accommodates the waters of a ditch beneath the roadway and said culvert being 1.05 miles Southwardly along said highway from its intersection with Secondary Road No. 1209; and running thence, from the Beginning, so located, (1) with the paved centerline of US. Highway No. 421 South 06 Degrees 10 Minutes 00 Seconds East 207.83 feet to a point in line; thence, (2) South 83 Degrees 50 Minutes 00 Seconds West 280.00 feet The Media of over Record for the People of Pender (passing an in line ironCounty. stake at 51.50 feet to an iron stake in line; 201-A West Fremont Street • Burgaw, NC 28425 thence, 910.259.9111 • posteditor@post-voice.com • www.post-voice.com (3) North 06 Degrees 10 minutes 00 Seconds West 177.90 feet (passing over an in line iron stake at 172.40 feet) to a point in an old line ditch; thence, (4) with the beyond said ditch North 77 Degrees 44 Minutes 00 Seconds East 281.59 feet (passing over an existing iron pipe in

line at 131.15 feet) to the Beginning, containing 1.004 acres more or less after the exclusion of that portion of U.S. Highway No. 421 (100 foot wide Right-of-Way) contained within the above described boundaries and is as surveyed by Thompson Surveying Co., P.A. of Burgaw, N.C. during August, 2008. As a reference to the above described boundaries see Map book 48 at Page 052 of the Pender County Registry. (PID: 2370-05-0326-0000) This sale shall be for cash and a deposit of ﬁve percent (5%) of the amount of the bid shall be required of the highest bidder at the sale. This sale shall be subject to any encumbrances which have priority over the tax liens of Pender County, all deferred taxes, and all outstanding city and county taxes and improvement assessments not included in the above order. Posted: June 5, 2015. Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., Commissioner #6925 6/11, 6/18/2015

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COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #:15-CVS-127 PENDER COUNTY et. al., Plaintiff(s), v. SARA C. ATES, owner, et. al., Defendant(s). NOTICE OF SALE In accordance with an Order entered in Pender County v. SARA C. ATES, owner, et. al., 15-CVS-127, (Pender County, North Carolina), the

undersigned shall offer for sale to the highest bidder at the western door of the Pender County Courthouse in Burgaw, North Carolina at 12:00 Noon, 06/26/2015, that property located in Pender County, North Carolina, described as: BEING all of Lot 73R of Sycamore Farms, Phase II, as shown on a map recorded in Map Book 27 at Page 114 of the Pender County Registry, reference to which map is hereby made for a more complete and accurate description. This conveyance is made expressly subject to those restrictions recorded in Book 734, Page 273 and in Book 757, Page 041 of the Pender County Registry. Being subject to any and all valid and enforceable restrictions, covenants and easements of record and 1999 ad valorem real property taxes. Also being subject to any easements and right-of-ways for any road, subdivision, streets, sidewalks and utilities that may border or cross the premises; and, subject to any riparian rights (if any) in the ﬂow of the waters of any stream or creek that may border or cross the premises, accruing to others. (PID: 3248-20-5035-0000) This sale shall be for cash and a deposit of ﬁve percent (5%) of the amount of the bid shall be required of the highest bidder at the sale. This sale shall be subject to any encumbrances which have priority over the tax liens of Pender County, all deferred taxes, and all outstanding city and county taxes and improvement assessments not included in the above order. Posted: June 5, 2015. Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., Commissioner #6926 6/11, 6/15/2015

Millis legislative report

Rep. Chris Millis The past week in the General Assembly was very eventful as the House considered overrides to the Governor’s vetoes and other legislation that was not particularly light in substance. One of the very first actions this past week was the move to override the Governor’s veto of House Bill 405 - The Property Protection Act. While you can find a lengthly write up on our constituent website (nchouse16.com) regarding the truth behind the legislation, I have to say that I sincerely believe the Governor’s council severely misled him regarding the actual, not perceived, content of the bill. From emails drafted by special interest groups sent to our legislative offices, one can see the misguided claim these groups were posing that may have resonated with the executive branch. Regardless of the false claims by some, the truth is that House Bill 405 does not infringe on any “whistleblower protections”, as all individuals acting in good faith who report illegal activity are strongly protected by our laws. Upon further vetting of House Bill 405, I reaffirmed my initial vote in the House and moved to support the veto override. Since both chambers met the constitutional thresholds to overcome the Governor’s veto, House Bill

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Continued from page 9A can smell where I am from the opposite side of a wall. But most of all, they are c o m p a n i o n s. L i ke D a d ’s Boykin Spaniel, it ultimately did not matter whether there was a piece of paper claiming the dog’s lineage and greatness, because Creek was more than a dog. Creek was family. They are a part of our lives, and humans and dogs have been bred to appreciate one another. We have been bred to depend on one another. Whether the breed is mixed or not, it is a dog. And a dog belongs with a human that the two can care and love and protect each other. Writer’s note: There are several rescue groups looking for both fosters and adoption families in the area with an

405 will become law in an effort to protect our citizens from individuals acting in bad faith against the fruit of their labor. At this current time, the Gover nor’s veto of Senate Bill 2 stands as the House has yet to move to override. When the vote comes to the House Floor, I will confidently be moving to override the veto in order to allow Senate Bill 2 to move into law. Contrary to the Governor’s belief, I hope you agree based on the information provided in the previous newsletter, how Senate Bill 2 protects the conscience rights of individual magistrates involving marriage ceremonies while allowing all citizens to have equal, consistent, and available access to the public service the magistrate’s office provides regardless of type of marriage currently allowed under law. In addition to the veto override of House Bill 405 another piece of legislation in the public eye was House Bill 465 - Women and Children’s Protection Act of 2015. This bill had already passed the House, but when the bill was in the Senate there were additional provisions added regarding the protection of children dealing with assault charges and the payment of child support. While the bill should have been a quick “concurrence” vote for the House, much of the debate that was brought back up once again dealt with the provision to increase the waiting period for women who voluntarily consent to an abortion from 24 to 72 hours. I am grateful that the bill sponsors put together a legislative effort to protect the lives of women and children (both born and unborn). I look forward to the week ahead. Contact Rep. Chris Millis at Chris.Millis@ncleg.net. and at www.nchouse16.com. abundance of new lovable pets. You can contact me at BillHowardOutdoors@gmail.com and I will be happy to put you in contact with the appropriate persons. And yes, even though my family has three rescues, we are fortunate to be able to foster as well.

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Continued from page 1A THE DAYS WHERE EMOTION WAS MEASURED AND ARTFUL RATHER than loud and histrionic.â&#x20AC;? (ER PERFOR MANCE VENUES HAVE SPANNED FROM %UROPEAN CONCERT HALLS TO LESS FORMAL settings at home in NashVILLE (ER FANS APPRECIATE HER UNIQUE SENSE OF MUSICAL STYLE CAPTIVATING STAGE PRESENCE AND SOULFUL SINGING VOICE h4HERE ARE THREE OF US v SAID -ARTIN h-Y HUSBAND $AVID PLAYS AMAZING STAND UP ACOUSTIC BASS AND 2ORY (OFFMAN is outstanding. He is a blind MUSICIAN FROM 3OUTH $AKOTA AND HE PLAYS ACCORDION GUITAR and clarinet with us. He actuALLY PLAYS ABOUT DIFFERENT INSTRUMENTS )T S FAMILY FRIENDLY MUSIC FROM THE S AND S AND WE ALSO PLAY BRAND NEW MUSIC THAT WE VE WRITTEN OURSELVES v "ORN IN 4EXAS AND RAISED IN !BILENE -ARTIN IS BASED IN .ASHVILLE 3HE IS A MEMBER OF THE 4EXAS 7ESTERN 3WING (ALL /F &AME 3HE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE .ORTHWEST 7ESTERN 3WING -USIC 3OCIETY S (ALL OF &AME IN AND WILL SOON JOIN THE 7ESTERN 3WING 3OCIETY OF THE 3OUTHWEST S (ALL OF &AME ,AST YEAR SHE WAS NAMED A h(ERO OF 7ESTERN 3WINGv BY THE #OWTOWN 3OCIETY OF 7ESTERN -USIC AND SHE RECEIVED THE !CADEMY OF 7ESTERN !RTISTS 7ILL 2OGERS AWARD AS THE 7EST-

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WAS SAID WAS TAKEN OUT OF CONTEXT -R 0IEPMEYER WAS TRYING TO MAKE SURE THE SCHOOL BOARD lNALLY MAKES A DECISION ON WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO THERE 0ENDERLEA (E WAS SAYING WE WILL GIVE YOU THE MONEY WHEN YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO DO (E WAS LOOKING FOR A WAY TO NOT RAISE the taxes as much at the beginning â&#x20AC;&#x201C; to ease the burden.â&#x20AC;? 3CHOOL "OARD MEMBER 4OM 2OPER TOOK ISSUE WITH "ROWN S COMMENTS REGARDING NOT HAVING A PLAN FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD PROJECTS SAYING IF THERE WAS NO PLAN THEN WHY DID THE COMMISSIONERS APPROVE THE school bond in the first place. Roper said the commissionERS ARE TRYING TO BLAME THE 3CHOOL "OARD FOR THE DELAY in the school projects, when the blame rests on the comMISSIONERS AND THE COUNTY S lNANCIAL DIFlCULTIES 7ITHOUT ANY FUNDING 2OPER SAYS THE 3CHOOL "OARD CAN DO VERY LITTLE TO MOVE PROJECTS along â&#x20AC;&#x201C; projects which need architectural work to get into THE SPECIFIC WORK FOR EACH project. h7E HAD TO HAVE A PLAN or how did we come up with MILLION AND THE COMMISSIONERS VOTE TO APPROVE IT v 2OPER SAID h) MET WITH -R

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Continued from page 7A camp?â&#x20AC;? h.ORFOLK 6A v h7HAT S YOUR SERVICE NUMber?â&#x20AC;? I asked and he rattled IT OFF LIKE HE HAD DONE ENDless times, like I can too, and PROBABLY LIKE EVERYONE ELSE FOR WHOM THE .AVY EXPERIENCE was the defining experience in A YOUNG MAN S LIFE h!ND MY OFlCER S lLE NUMBER v h7HAT DID YOU DO v h) WAS A @DECK APE FOR THREE YEARS STANDIN @BRIDGE WATCHES FOUR GUYS ON THE BRIDGE THERE S A @PHONE TALKER THE helmsman, the lee helmsman, AND THE FOURTH GUY HE S NOT REALLY ON THE BRIDGE HE S IN @STEERING AFT -ILFORD RAISES A THUMB OVER HIS SHOULDER AND POINTS BEHIND HIM STANDIN between the two turbines that POWER THE BIG RUDDER 9OU D put a hour in on the helm, and a hour on the phones, rotate AROUND AND YOU D PUT IN THAT HOUR IN STEERING AFT AND THAT S WHY ) CAN T HEAR TOO GOOD 9OU RE SITTIN BETWEEN THOSE TWO HUGE TURBINES TO DRIVE that rudder.â&#x20AC;? -ILFORD WENT THROUGH THE MOTIONS OF TRANSFERRING THE HELM TO AFT STEERING A PROcedure that disconnects the WHEEL IN THE BRIDGE FROM THE steering control, and describes one such experience done on the shakedown cruise when HE WAS ON WATCH IN @AFT STEERING h4HE SIREN GOES OFF 9OU PULL

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ERN 3WING &EMALE 6OCALIST OF THE 9EAR IN AND !CCOLADES FOR HER RECORDINGS INCLUDE 7ESTERN 3WING !LBUM OF THE 9EAR AND 7ESTERN 3WING 3ONG OF THE 9EAR %ACH OF HER LAST FOUR #$ S MADE THEIR WAY TO THE TOP OF 7ESTERN 7AY -AGAZINE S 7ESTERN 3WING #HART (ER LATEST #$ A Platter of Brownies: The Music of Milton Brown WAS RECENTLY NAMED THE 7ESTERN 3WING 3ONG OF THE 9EAR BY THE !CADEMY OF 7ESTern Artists. #AROLYN GREW UP LISTENING TO TRADITIONAL COUNTRY MUSIC and western swing. She began PLAYING GUITAR AND SINGING IN HER TEENS AND WAS SOON PLAYing in public. h-Y VERY FIRST JOB WAS YEARS AGO WHEN MY FRIEND ,AURIE WHO PLAYED lDDLE AND I started working at a place CALLED h/LD !BILENE 4OWN v A TOURIST ATTRACTION OUT BY THE INTERSTATE 4HEY SHOWED SILENT MOVIES IN THE RESTAURANT AND ,AURIE AND ) WOULD PLAY IN THE INTERMISSION BETWEEN THE MOVIES 4HEN ) MET MY HUSBAND $AVID AND WE VE BEEN MARRIED YEARS PLAYING TOGETHER THE WHOLE TIME v SAID -ARTIN She began working with AREA BANDS AND A FEW YEARS later took her own band on THE ROAD TO PLAY IN NIGHTCLUBS dance halls and hotel lounges. !FTER MOVING TO .ASHVILLE -ARTIN WORKED AS A FREELANCE SINGER AND GUITARIST AT FIRST PLAYING IN BARS AND LATER AT PRIVATE PARTIES AND CORPORATE

EVENTS 3HE SANG A WIDE VARIETY OF MUSIC FROM TRADITIONAL COUNTRY TO 2 " )N -ARTIN WAS INVITED TO BECOME A MEMBER OF THE GROUP 4HE 4IME *UMPERS 3HE WAS A PART OF THREE #$ S AND A $6$ THAT HAS AIRED ON HUNDREDS OF PUBLIC TELEVIsion stations. She shared two 'RAMMY NOMINATIONS WITH THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BAND %LEVEN YEARS LATER -ARTIN LEFT THE 4IME *UMPERS TO PERFORM WITH HER OWN GROUP #AROLYN -ARTIN S 3WING "AND (ER talents are not limited to swing music. h4HE LAST TIME WE PLAYED in Burgaw we had the opporTUNITY TO PERFORM INSIDE THE courthouse. It was quite an EXPERIENCE 7E VE PLAYED A LOT OF DIFFERENT TOWNS IN .ORTH #AROLINA AND THE PEOPLE ARE JUST WONDERFUL .ORTH #AROLINA IS VERY ARTS AND MUSIC ORIENTED n @YOU GET IT 7E JUST WANT EVERYONE TO COME OUT AND BRING THE FAMILY HAVE FUN AND TAP YOUR FEET )T S MUSIC THAT WILL PUT A SMILE ON YOUR FACE v SAID -ARTIN 4HE CONCERT WILL BE HELD AT !RT"EAT OF "URGAW AT 3 7ILMINGTON 3TREET AT pm. 4ICKETS ARE AVAILABLE IN ADVANCE AT "ROWN $OG #OFFEE #OMPANY FOR AND THEY WILL BE AT THE DOOR -ORE INFORMATION ABOUT #AROLYN -ARTIN CAN BE FOUND at WWW CAROLYNMARTINMUSIC com and at WWW ARTBEATOFBURgaw.com.

0IEPMEYER BECAUSE HE HAD AN issue months ago about a plan n HE FELT WE DIDN T HAVE A PLAN ) TOOK A COPY OF EVERYTHING we had to date, the schedule which showed each project, and walked him through the PROCESS (E SAID THIS IS EXACTLY what he needed to know. I FOLLOWED UP WITH AN EMAIL ) HAVEN T HEARD ANYTHING SINCE !ND HOW MANY MEETINGS AFTER THAT DO ) KEEP HEARING -R 0IEPMEYER AND -R "ROWN SAY WHERE S YOUR PLAN 7E HAVE met with them multiple times WITH THE 0RIORITY /NE COMMITTEE 4HIS THING ABOUT A PLAN IS IN MY OPINION JUST A WAY TO PUSH THE BLAME TO THE "OARD OF %DUCATION FOR THEIR DELAY v Regarding the Penderlea 3CHOOL 2OPER SAYS THE 3CHOOL Board has done a thorough EVALUATION OF THE SITUATION 4HE PLAN IS TO RENOVATE THE OLD BUILDING BUT THE PLAN FOR THE SCHOOL HAS TO REMAIN mUID SINCE NO ONE REALLY KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT THEY WILL RUN INTO WHEN RENOVATING SUCH AN OLD structure. h7E COULD RUN INTO AN ISSUE IN RENOVATION THAT IS MORE COST PROHIBITIVE THAN WHAT WE ORIGINALLY PLANNED )T MAY SAVE THE COUNTY MONEY TO BUILD A NEW SCHOOL 4HAT IS A DECISION WE WILL HAVE TO MAKE 7E will look at that and make that DECISION v SAID 2OPER h7HEN YOU SAY YOU DON T HAVE A PLAN FOR 0ENDERLEA THERE COULD BE something that we are not ex-

PECTING 7E FEEL LIKE WE HAVE A HANDLE ON IT "UT IF IT MAKES sense to build a new building, using a similar architectural STRUCTURE TO PRESERVE THE HISTORICAL LOOK AND FEEL OF THE SITE AND SAVE THE TAXPAYERS MONEY WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THAT 4HAT IS ALL PART OF THE PLAN AND process.â&#x20AC;? 0ATRICK 'IDDEONS AN ADVOCATE FOR THE 0ENDERLEA 3CHOOL OPPOSED ANY DELAY OF THE WESTER N 0ENDER #OUNTY SCHOOL bond projects. h7E VOTED FOR A BOND THAT MOVES ALL THE SCHOOLS FORWARD SIMULTANEOUSLY 4HAT IS WHAT the people understood and THAT IS WHAT THEY VOTED FOR v SAID 'IDDEONS h&RANKLY THE Continued from page 11A schools on the west side are in such a condition we are MARK IN THE HIGHLY COMPETIOPPOSED TO NOT MOVING THEM TIVE -ID %ASTERN ! ! #ONFORWARD AND IMPROVING THE FERENCE 4OPSAIL WILL LOSE SIX SCHOOLS WHICH HAVE NEEDED IT SENIORS OFF OF THE ROSTER FOR SOME TIME v RETURNING PLAYERS WITH VAR'IDDEONS NOTED THE WESTERN SITY EXPERIENCE 0ENDER #OUNTY SCHOOLS HAVE "URGHARDT S GIRLS LALARGER NUMBERS OF ECONOMI- CROSSE TEAM FINISHED A VERY CALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS RESPECTABLE OVERALL AND h-ALPASS #ORNER %LEMEN- IN THE CONFERENCE 3HE WILL BE TARY HAS PERCENT OF ITS TRANSITIONING FROM COACHING STUDENTS AT OR BELOW THE POV- GIRLS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL ERTY LEVEL #ONTRAST THAT WITH TO COACHING BOYS BUT SAYS 3OUTH 4OPSAIL %LEMENTARY SHE DOESN T EXPECT ANY ADDED WHICH IS AT PERCENT v 'IDDE- CHALLENGES ONCE THE MALE PLAYONS SAID h)F WE DELAY THE ERS ADJUST TO HAVING A FEMALE west side schools, are we not coach. TAKING THOSE DISADVANTAGED h) COACHED BOYS IN THE CHILDREN WHO ARE ALREADY A STEP BEHIND AND MOVING THEM BACK FURTHER v

THE PIN AND HIT THE LEVER AND ) M BACK THERE A @BOOT A EIGHTEEN YEAR OLD KID AT THAT TIME AND ) M STEERIN ) BOXED THE COMPASS WITH THAT BABY ) TOOK HER IN A FULL CIRCLE 9OU GO OFF THE BRIDGE TO AFT STEERIN AND THE RUDDER IS REVERSED MEANING NOW YOU TURN THE WHEEL LEFT AND THE SHIP STEERS RIGHT - important to remember). h!FTER YOU WERE A DECK HAND WHAT DID YOU DO NEXT v I asked. h/N THE %NTERPRISE WE HAD two basketball courts, and we USED TO PLAY A LOT OF SOFTBALL IN THERE 4HEY HAD TOURNAMENTS GOIN ON ALL THE TIME AND THE ST $IVISION THAT WAS ME ANCHORIN AND GROUND TACKLE detail, and in the basketball THING ONE OF THE LIEUTENANTS IN THE 3UPPLY $EPARTMENT WAS AN /LYMPIC SKEET SHOOTER AN !CADEMY GRADUATE 4HE MARINES WOULD ALWAYS KICK our butt and win the tournaMENT !NYWAY ) PUT IN A CHIT TO become a storekeeper striker, SUPPLY AND DISBURSING ) NEVER HAD TYPIN AND LACKED A YEAR GRADUATIN FROM HIGH SCHOOL 7E ONLY HAD ELEVEN YEARS AT THAT TIME !ND BACK THEN YOU HAD TO HAVE A RENTAL FEE TO TAKE TYPIN â&#x20AC;&#x153;So I put in a chit to be TRANSFERRED TO 3 $IVISION RECEIVING AND DISBURSING FOOD AND EVERYTHING ELSE BUT MEDICINAL AND FUELS AND OILS v h!ND WHAT WAS YOUR RANK BY THIS TIME v ) ASKED h,ET S SEE ) MADE @EM ALL SEAMAN RECRUIT TO CHIEF ) LEFT the deck as seaman first. h) HAD ENLISTED IN THE .AVY

IN !UGUST IN @ 3O ) WAS ON THE %NTERPRISE AND YOU COULD not be discharged outside the continental United States. 4HEY D SEND YOU BACK TO A RECEIVIN SHIP IN 3AN $IEGO AND THEY D PAY YOU OFF 4HE %NTERPRISE WAS GOIN OUT FOR mIGHT operations when I got to be a @SHORT TIMER AND THEN ) WAS honored with a ride home to ,ONG "EACH #! ON THE @4IPPECANOE AND 4YLER 4OO THE 533 4IPPECANOE v &ROM THE -ORE 4HAN 9OU .EED 4O +NOW $EPARTMENT -ILFORD S REFERENCE TO AN OBSCURE FOOTNOTE IN HISTORY HAS DEEP ROOTS 4HE SHIP WAS NAMED FOR THE BATTLE OF 4IPPECANOE LED BY THEN )NDIANA 4ERRITORY 'OVERNOR 7ILLIAM (ENRY (ARRISON AGAINST A CONFEDERACY OF .ATIVE !MERIcans under Shawnee leader 4ECUMSEH AND HIS BROTHER 4ENSKWATAWA (ARRISON AND HIS RUNNING MATE *OHN 4YLER WERE 7HIGS RUNNING IN THE ,OG #ABIN #AMPAIGN OF AGAINST -ARTIN 6AN "UREN AND 4IPPECANOE AND 4YLER 4OO WAS A VERY POPULAR CAMPAIGN SONG /NCE ELECTED (ARRISON GAVE THE LONGEST INAUGURATION SPEECH EVER AND LASTED THE LEAST TIME IN OFFICE DYING A MONTH LATER OF PNEUMONIA h4HEY PAID ME OFF AND ) WENT BACK HOME TO 4HOMASVILLE WHERE MY FATHER HAD MOVED WHEN ) WAS IN THE .AVY IN *UNE OR *ULY OF @ ) GOT A JOB MAKIN HOSIERY IN THE TEXtile mill there.â&#x20AC;? Next: Japan attacks US fleet at Pearl Harbor

Continued from page 1A #HAIR MAN $AVID 7ILLIAMS said the tax increase is not just ABOUT THE SCHOOL BOND 4HERE ARE OTHER COUNTY PROJECTS THAT REQUIRE BOND FUNDING h! LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HERE wanting schools, and complaining about the tax increase. You CAN T HAVE IT BOTH WAYS v SAID #OMMISSIONER &RED -C#OY h-ONEY FOR THE SCHOOL BOND DOESN T COME OUT OF THE SKY v %STIMATES FOR FUNDING THE school bond run in the nine to CENT INCREASE RANGE #OMMISSIONERS ARE CURRENTLY HINTing the increase will be around CENTS 3EVERAL RESIDENTS

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Continued from page 10A squads were practicing along with winter track. s7EEK 4HE 4OPSAIL FOOTball team lost their final conTEST OF THE YEAR TO A VERY STRONG .EW (ANOVER TEAM Freshman quarterback Jacob Floyd PASSED FOR YARDS He did not throw an intercepTION AND FOUND SENIOR Tyler Andrews FOUR TIMES FOR YARDS INCLUDING A YARD catch and run. Josh Jessup led the rushING ATTACK WITH YARDS ON carries. Andrews and junior Chris Byrd LED THE DEFENSE WITH SEVEN TACKLES 0ENDER AND 4RASK SQUARED OFF IN WHAT WAS A VERY ENTERtaining game. Steven Jordan LED THE 4ITANS WITH YARDS rushing and both touchdowns while Dalen Faison HAD TACKLES TO LEAD THE 4ITANS 4HE senior linebacker ended the YEAR WITH TACKLES Justin Hooper led the 0ATRIOTS WITH MORE THAN YARDS RUSHING INCLUDING A touchdown while Jake Rawls

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WONDERED WHY THE DIFFERENCE IN THE AMOUNT NEEDED FOR THE school bond and the proposed rate increase. # O M M I S S I O N E R ' E O R G E "ROWN ECHOED -C#OY S COMments. h4HE SAME PEOPLE IN HERE tonight that are against a tax INCREASE ARE THE SAME FOLKS WHO ARE CLAPPING TO MOVE ahead with the school bond. 7E ARE TRYING TO DO BOTH v "ROWN SAID h)T S NOT AN EASY TASK 7E ARE LOOKING FOR EVERYTHING WE CAN TO CUT 4HE tax rate on that bond alone is going to be tremendous, plus WE HAVE OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE COUNTY v Fire, EMS tax rates approved #OMMISSIONERS APPROVED A

SCHEDULE OF SPECIAL lRE AND %-3 TAX RATES FOR COUNTY lRE districts. Increases were apPROVED FOR 0ENDER %-3 TAX INCREASE THE 3LOOP 0OINT FIRE DISTRICT INCREASE 2OCKY 0OINT lRE DISTRICT increase), the Hampstead fire DISTRICT INCREASE AND THE 3COTTS (ILL lRE DISTRICT INCREASE !LL OTHER COUNTY lRE district tax rates remained unchanged. Brown noted some disTRICTS SUCH AS 2OCKY 0OINT ARE ASKING FOR INCREASES TO build substations and inCREASE THE NUMBER OF FULL lRE FIGHTERS TO HELP LOWER )3/ RATINGS AND DECREASE FIRE INSURANCE PREMIUMS FOR HOmeowners.

had a touchdown pass to Rayshawn Deloach along with a TWO POINT CONVERSION 4HE WEEK S TOP PERFORMER was Patriot kicker Matt Ezzell 4HE SOPHOMORE NAILED a field goal as time ran out to BEAT THE 4ITANS 7EEK THREE WAS VERY SLOW AS THE TRANSITION FROM FALL TO WINTER SPORTS WAS IN FULL gear. s7EEK 4HE 4OP 0ERFORMERS LIST MOVED INTO THE WINTER season with high expectations FOR OUR BASKETBALL AND WREStling teams. 4HE 4OPSAIL BOYS DROPPED A CLOSE GAME IN WHICH THEY ENdured one bad quarter. Jake Sullivan led the Pirates with POINTS Joe Schulthorpe won the HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION OF THE $IXON "ULLDOG INVITATIONAL while Henry Vernon took second place in his weight class. 4HE 4OPSAIL GIRLS EARNED A win in their opener against 7HITE /AK Dominique Bryant HAD POINTS WHILE Brandi Williams added nine POINTS AND REBOUNDS 4HE 4RASK WRESTLING TEAM participated in a duals match

at North Brunswick where THREE GRAPPLERS WENT Bradley Johnson, Jason Hatchel and Dante Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Ambrosia all WERE UNDEFEATED #OACH #HRIS *OHNSON TOOK lVE GRAPPLERS TO THE $IXON "ULLDOG )NVITATIONAL last weekend. 4HE 4RASK GIRLS LOST A TOUGH ONE DESPITE GETTING A STELLAR EFFORT FROM A COUPLE OF SENIORS Saniya McAllister led the 4ITANS WITH POINTS WHILE Shawntia Green ADDED 4HE 4RASK BOYS GOT OFF to a good start in the post Rasheed Brown era. Jaquan London SCORED POINTS IN A POINT WIN OVER ,EJUENE while Tyquan â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;the DeepThreatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Davis scored a game HIGH POINTS 4HE TOP MALE PERFORMER FOR .OVEMBER WAS 0ENDER place kicker Matt Ezzell. 4HE SOPHOMORE KICKER MADE two field goals in two weeks including the game winner with time running out to beat #ROSS #OUNTY RIVAL 4RASK 4HE TOP FEMALE PERFORMER WAS 4OPSAIL POINT GUARD Dominique Bryant 4HE SOPHOMORE SCORED POINTS AND LED the Pirates in assists.

Pleasure Island Soccer Association,â&#x20AC;? Burghardt said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think the transition depends ON HOW YOU PRESENT YOURSELF AND YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE game. I experienced the same THING WHEN ) BECAME THE GIRLS lacrosse coach coming into a new school, and the girls RESPONDED IN A POSITIVE WAY ) HAD TO SIT BACK AND OBSERVE A BIT AT THE BEGINNING BEFORE I could act and put things together. h) DO WORRY A LITTLE ABOUT THE TRANSITION TO THE BOYS BUT ) THINK ONCE THEY REALIZE ) know the game the respect will COME /NE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COACHING BOYS VERSUS GIRLS ) BELIEVE IS YOU CAN PUSH THE BOYS A LITTLE HARDER AND THEY WILL HAVE TO UNDERSTAND ) EX-

pect them to put In the work IN THE OFF SEASON v "URGHARDT INDICATED THEY WILL GET TOGETHER OFFICIALLY AROUND *ULY TO WORK ON conditioning and getting in SHAPE TO PLAY THE GAME THE WAY IT NEEDS TO BE PLAYED TO BE SUCCESSFUL AT THIS LEVEL 3HE ALSO REALIZES MANY OF THE PLAYERS ARE INVOLVED IN SUMMER leagues. Full practice, and TRYOUTS WILL BEGIN ON !UG h) M EXCITED AND READY TO get started,â&#x20AC;? Burghardt said. h) AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THE CHALLENGE OF FACING THE QUALITY OF COMPETITION WE WILL SEE IN THE CONFERENCE AND TO THE CHALLENGE OF HELPING 4OPSAIL become a contender in the CONFERENCE v

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There is a curious little parable in Luke 13: 6-9 about a fig tree that doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t produce. The land owner comes out and finds this tree that has not produced figs in three years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no good,â&#x20AC;? the landowner says to the laborer, â&#x20AC;&#x153;cut it down.â&#x20AC;? But the laborer says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s give it another chance. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll tend it and water it and fertilize it and see if it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t produce next year, if it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t then you can always cut it down.â&#x20AC;? The story in one way is about producing. Those who do not produce will be cut off. It is about repentance and turning to God (consider Luke 13: 1-5). But is another way, I think, it is about second chances. It is about mercy and it is about grace. I imagine the landowner in this story as God, the im-

age of the Old Testament God who is looking for a response, some tangible fruit.. He is ready to cut the tree down. It isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t producing, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just taking up space. It hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t produced figs so what good is it. But the laborer intercedes for the tree much like Jesus intercedes for us. The voice of the laborer is the voice of Christ, the voice of grace in this story, the voice of second chances. Jesus says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s try again. We have a significant investment in these humans. They havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t reached their full potential but letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work with them until they do. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s give them a second chance.â&#x20AC;? The gospel is about second chances, in short, it is about our messing up and God forgiving us again and again. It is about our getting it wrong and God turning us around, sending us off again to try again. It is about redemption, re-

newal, transformation rather than results. It is about nurturing rather than cutting off. We need second chances. God knew that, knew it from the very beginning. Why else would God send Christ? The God we come to know in Jesus Christ is the God of second chances. By grace our failures are swept aside and we get another chance, a chance to do better, to get it right, to do a better job than we did before. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a parentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s love that makes second chances. Love reaches out to us knee deep in the mess that we created and pulls us out, cleans us up and sends us off once again. The good news is that God doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t give up on us ever. The good news is that Jesus secures us another chance. Of course there is responsibility that comes with second chances, the responsibility to do better, to try harder, to live more faithfully.

But second chances give us a new start. We start out again with yet another opportunity to grow closer and more faithful in our Christian walk, in our Christian life; and we do not walk alone. Jesus walks with us, works with us, nurtures us with every spiritual advantage to help us bear fruit for the Kingdom of God. God walks with us on our journey and when we get a bit lost, God comes to us and set out feet on higher ground, the ground of Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ministry in the world.

Faith Harbor UMC VBS June 22-26 Join in the summer fun at Faith Harbor United Methodist Church. Come be a part of Hometown Nazareth Where Jesus was a Kid Vacation Bible School. Enjoy a week filled with activities, food and worship stories. Vacation Bible School will be held in the evenings June 22-26 from 6-8:15 p.m. for ages three years to fifth grade Faith Harbor UMC is now

holding their summer beach service. The communion worship service is held on at the Roland Avenue Crossover in Surf City at 8 a.m. All are welcome to attend. Services are also held in the church sanctuary at 9:20 a.m. Faith Harbor is currently offering traditional Sunday School classes for all ages including young adult,. Faith Harbor UMC has a trained

Hampstead Baptist VBS Hampstead Baptist Church will hold its summer Vacation Bible School June 22-26. Grab your expedition gear and prepare for Journey Off the Map. This week of fun, food, and exciting learning opportuni-

ties is free of charge and open to everyone. Call 910-270-3307 or visit our website www.hampsteadbaptist.org for more information. Journey Off the Map will be an event to remember. Come join us.

nursery worker on staff during Sunday school classes and workshops Faith Harbor United Methodist Church invites the community to worship and celebrate every Sunday. The church is located on the mainland side of the swingbridge in Surf City. For more information call 3284422, www.faithharborumc. org or facebook.

St. Paul AME Church in Rocky Point will honor the 2015 graduates June 14 with a graduation service at 11 a.m. Attorney Bernard McIntyre is the keynote speaker for this service. He is a native of Rocky Point and presently resides in Beaufort where he practices law. For more information, call 602-7035

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FRIENDLY COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH

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

ST. M ARYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CHURCH

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

BURGAW PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

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

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

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Church Directory

corner of Fremont & Wright Street (Courthouse Square) Burgaw, N.C. â&#x20AC;˘ 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 â&#x20AC;˘ Surf City, NC 28445 â&#x20AC;˘ 910-328-4422 Services: 8 a.m. and 9:20 a.m. Sunday School: 10:45 a.m. http://faithharborumc.org

BURGAW UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

110 E. Bridgers Street, Burgaw, NC 28425 â&#x20AC;˘ 910-259-2295 Sunday School: 10:00 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m.

CENTERVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH

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

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

CURRIE COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH

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

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

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. Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Biblical Studies (ages 3-12) from 10:45-11:30 a.m. Worship: 10:30-11:30 a.m. Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Breakfast, 2nd Sunday of Each Month, 8-9 a.m. Jim Herchenhahn / Pastor Ladiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 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 Pastor Mark Murphyw 5610 Hwy. 53 W â&#x20AC;˘ 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 â&#x20AC;˘ 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. â&#x20AC;˘ Watha, NC 28478 â&#x20AC;˘ 910-448-0919

Pastor: Tony Fontana Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sun. Worship: 11 a.m. & 7 p.m. Bible Study: Wednesday 7 p.m. Youth Group: Wednesday 7:00 p.m.

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JORDANS CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

4670 Stag Park Rd. â&#x20AC;˘ Burgaw, NC 28425 â&#x20AC;˘ 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. â&#x20AC;˘ Currie, NC 28435

Sunday School: 10 a.m. Worship Service: 11 a.m. Wednesday Prayer Service & Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bible Study: 7:00 p.m.

ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER CATHOLIC CHURCH

1303 Hwy. 117 â&#x20AC;˘ Burgaw, NC â&#x20AC;˘ 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 â&#x20AC;˘ 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 â&#x20AC;˘ 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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It is grilling season and outdoor dining time. Here are some recipes for those hot days when cooking outside is wonderful. Most of the dishes here may be made the day before, or prepared to cook on the grill the next day. Enjoy! Green tomato salsa 2 green tomatoes, diced juice of 2 limes 1 tablespoon granulated sugar Â˝ teaspoon salt Â˝ cup fresh cilantro, finely chopped Â˝ medium Vidalia or sweet onion, diced 1 yellow banana pepper, seeded and finely chopped 1 small jalapeno pepper, seeded, ribs removed, and diced (Optional) In a microwave-safe bowl mix together lime juice, sugar, and salt. Microwave for 1- minute then remove and stir in tomatoes, cilantro, onion, and peppers. Refrigerate. Serve as a side or on burgers and hot dogs. Edamame-black beans and kale salad 1/3 cup mayonnaise

2 tablespoons fresh lime juice 1 tablespoon soy sauce 1 teaspoon granulated sugar 5 ounces baby kale 1 can black beans, rinsed and drained 2 cups edamame or green beans, sliced in 2-inch pieces on a diagonal In a larg e bowl whisk together mayonnaise, lime juice, soy sauce, and sugar. Toss in baby kale, black beans, and green beans. Toss until coated. Easy ranch dressing potato salad 2 pounds small red potatoes, cut in half 2/3 cup ranch dressing, more if needed 3 tablespoons canola oil 3 cloves garlic, minced then smashed Salt and fresh ground black pepper, to taste Pinch of dried oregano 3 stalks celery, cut into small pieces 1 cup feta or blue cheese, crumbled 3 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped 1 small Vidalia or sweet onion, chopped 4 slices crisply cooked bacon, crumbled In a bowl mix together oil, garlic, oregano, salt and pepper, to taste. Add potatoes, mix to coat. Transfer to baking sheet pan. Bake potatoes at 375 degrees for 40-50 minutes or until tender. Cool slightly. Toss potatoes celery, parsley, and onion, then toss with ranch dressing and feta cheese or blue cheese. Top with bacon crumbles, if desired.

Grilled pork and sausage kabobs Vegetable oil for grill +ABOB SKEWERS OR LONG WOODen skewers that have been soaked in water 1Â˝ pounds pork tenderloin, cut into one inch cubes 1 pound sweet Italian sausage, sliced into Â˝ inch pieces 4 slices smoked thick bacon, cut into one inch pieces 2 large banana peppers, seeded and cut into one inch pieces 2 large Vidalia or sweet onions, cut into one inch wedges Salt and fresh ground black pepper Âź cup olive oil 1-2 tablespoons dijon mustard Preheat grill to medium heat and brush grates with vegetable oil. Thread the bacon, pork tenderloin, sausage, banana pepper, and onions onto eight 10-inch skewers, season with salt and pepper. Repeat this two times on each skewer or more if you have room. In a small bowl mix together mustard and olive oil; brush all over the kabobs. Grill the kabobs, turning occasionally, until marked and cooked through, about 10-12 minutes. If preparing the day before, wrap in plastic wrap or foil and refrigerate. Remove from refrigerator one hour before grilling. Blueberry topped lemon buttermilk pie Make this the day before serving. 1 prepared graham cracker nine-inch pie crust 1 14-once can sweetened condensed milk

Pender High Basketball Camp June 15-19 Pender High School will sponsor its summer basketball camp June 15-19. Learn the fundamentals of basketball with high school coaches Gary Battle and Gardner Eakins. The camp will run from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Registration is $50 which includes camp tshirt, plus a drink and snack each day. For more information, contact Coach Battle or Coach Eakins at 259.0162. Food pantry open The Christian Community Caring Center distributes

food locally to those in need. We are generously supported by local churches, businesses, and the private sector. The 4Câ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S Food Pantry is open Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. until noon. Additionally, the 4Câ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S will be open the last Saturday of each Month from 9 a.m. until noon The 4Câ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s is located in the Jones Plaza, 15200 U.S. Highway 17 N, Hampstead. Telephone: (910) 270-0930. CFCC Surf City networking events Cape Fear Community College will partner with the

Greater Topsail Area Chamber of Commerce to present a series of free networking events at CFCCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new Alston W. Burke Center in Surf City beginning next week. All meetings are from noon until 1 p.m. Doug Tarble, director of the Small Business Center at CFCC says that networking is a critical element to marketing in todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s small business world. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is a skill that can be worked on, practiced and improved,â&#x20AC;? said Tarble. Four dates are planned for the networking series:

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1 tablespoon lemon zest Â˝ cup fresh lemon juice 3 large egg yolks Âź cup milk mixed with one teaspoon lemon juice Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In a bowl with an electric mixer beat egg yolks at high speed until yolks become pale and ribbons form on surface of mixture when beater is lifted. Gradually whisk in sweetened condensed milk with mixture and whisk until thoroughly combined, then whisk in milk/lemon juice mixture, until well combined. Pour mixture into prepared piecrust. Bake in 325 oven for 20-25 minutes or until set around the edges; the pie will be slightly jiggly. Cool on a wire rack for two hours. Cover pie with lightly vegetable sprayed plastic wrap and freeze for 6-8 hours or overnight. When ready to serve pour blueberry mixture over top of pie. Blueberry topping 2 cups fresh blueberries 1/3 cup granulated sugar 3 tablespoons water 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 1 tablespoon lemon zest In a saucepan bring one cup blueberries, sugar, water, lemon juice, lemon zest to a boil over medium high heat. Lower heat to low and simmer stirring occasionally, about 8-10 minutes or until mixture has thickened and berries begin to break down. Remove from heat and fold in one cup fresh blueberries. Cool completely about two hours, cover and chill until ready to use.

Thursday, June 1 s4HE +IWANIS #LUB OF (AMPSTEAD WILL MEET AT A M AT THE Sawmill Grill on Hwy. 17 in Hampstead. s4HE #APE &EAR 7OODCARVERS #LUB WILL MEET AT A M AT 0OPLAR Grove Plantation in Scotts Hill. For more information, go to www.capefearcarvers.org. s!LCOHOLICS !NONYMOUS WILL MEET FROM NOON P M AT THE Surf City Community Center. Call 328.4887 for more information. s0ENDER #OUNTY -USEUM IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR FREE DONAtions are welcome) every Thursday and Friday from 1-4 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Group tours are available at other times by contacting the Museum at 259-8543 by email at penderhist@hotmail.com. *Bingo will be held at the Topsail Beach Assembly Building, 720 Channel Boulevard, each Thursday through Aug. 13. Doors open at 6 p.m. Early bird bingo begins at 6:30 p.m. and regular bingo at 7 p.m. Come early for seating. Friday June 12 s!TKINSON "APTIST #HURCH (WY IN !TKINSON HAS A FREE bread giveaway Fridays from 4-5 p.m. All types of bread from white to multigrain to hamburger buns. s0ENDER #OUNTY -USEUM OPEN P M s4HE -ARINE #ORPS ,EAGUE $ETACHMENT MEETS FOR BREAKfast at the Sawmill Grill in Hampstead at 8 a.m. each Friday. Wednesday June 17 s!LCOHOLICS !NONYMOUS WILL MEET FROM P M AT THE Surf City Community Center, 201 Community Center Dr. Call 328.4887 for more information s4HE #OASTAL 0ENDER 2OTARY #LUB MEETS EACH 7EDNESDAY AT 12:30 p.m. at the Belvedere Country Club, 2368 Country Club Drive in Hampstead. s0ENDER #OUNTY &ARMER S -ARKET AT 0OPLAR 'ROVE 0LANTATION is open each Wednesday at 8 a.m. Thursday, June 18 4HE +IWANIS #LUB OF (AMPSTEAD WILL MEET AT A M AT THE Sawmill Grill on Hwy. 17 in Hampstead. s4HE #APE &EAR 7OODCARVERS #LUB WILL MEET AT A M AT 0OPLAR Grove Plantation in Scotts Hill. For more information, go to www.capefearcarvers.org. s!LCOHOLICS !NONYMOUS WILL MEET FROM NOON P M AT THE Surf City Community Center. Call 328.4887 for more information. s0ENDER #OUNTY -USEUM IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR FREE DONAtions are welcome) every Thursday and Friday from 1-4 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Group tours are available at other times by contacting the Museum at 259-8543 by email at penderhist@hotmail.com. s"INGO WILL BE HELD AT THE 4OPSAIL "EACH !SSEMBLY "UILDING 720 Channel Boulevard, each Thursday through Aug. 13. Doors open at 6 p.m. Early bird bingo begins at 6:30 p.m. and regular bingo at 7 p.m. Come early for seating. Friday June 19 s"UILDING "LOCKS FOR 9OUR s!TKINSON "APTIST #HURCH (WY IN !TKINSON HAS A FREE Net, June 2 bread giveaway Fridays from 4-5 p.m. All types of bread from s&IND THE 2IGHT #ONNECwhite to multigrain to hamburger buns. TIONS FOR 9OUR .ET *UNE s0ENDER #OUNTY -USEUM OPEN P M s+EEP 9OUR .ET !LIVE !Ctive: June 16 Send community news s"UILDING "USINESS !LLIances Through Community information to Outreach: June 23 posteditor@post-voice.com The series is free, and lunch will be provided by the Greater Topsail Area Chamber of Commerce. To register, visit https:// www.ncsbc.net/workshop. Insurance Commissioner your hard work and thanks to aspx?ekey=80350002 For more and State Fire Marshal Wayne your dedicated staff.â&#x20AC;? information, contact Doug Goodwin announced that the Atkinson Fire De par tTarble at 910-362-7469. Atkinson Fire Department ment has received a total of was awarded a $18,095.00 grant $177,469.20 from the Volunteer through the 2015 Volunteer Fire Department Fund in the Fire Department Fund from past 27 years since the prothe State of North Carolina. gram began. The check will be mailed to The General Assembly joyed by children age four and older with their adults No Fire Chief Cary Rivenbark to created the Volunteer Fire Deregistration is necessary but be used by the Department to partment Fund in 1988 to help please note that seating in the purchase needed equipment. volunteer units raise money performance areas and space The equipment is purchased for equipment and supplies. using matching funds and The grant funds must be for parking are limited. The program is presented must be approved by the De- matched dollar-for-dollar for free of charge with the sup- partment of Insurance Office an amount approved up to $30,000, unless the department port of the Friends of the Li- of State Fire Marshal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fire and rescue organiza- receives less than $50,000 per brary groups at both library tions protect our communities year from municipal and locations. Fo r m o re i n fo r m at i o n large and small across North county funding, in which case please call 259-1234 or 270-4603 Carolina, but sometimes their the applicant shall match $1 budgets donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t grow with their for each $3 of grant funds up or visit the library. responsibilities,â&#x20AC;? Commis- to $30,000. sioner Goodwin said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our Since the programâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inemergency service personnel ception, the Department of should be supported with the Insurance has distributed nine and 21 miles will be es- best equipment and supplies $104,237,382.87 to volunteer corted by Cape Fear Cyclists needed to do their jobs cor- fire departments across the and SAG vehicle support. rectly and safely.â&#x20AC;? state. Experienced cycling routes â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know the Atkinson Fire OF MILES + OR TWO SCENIC Department, will use this adjoining loops of 64 miles money to serve their com + WILL BE AVAILABLE WITH munity even better,â&#x20AC;? 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No Sleeves Magic returns to Pender County Libraries Pender Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s library summer activities for families are off to a magical start June 18. No Sleeves Magic retur ns to the Hampstead Branch Library at 11 a.m. and to the library in Burgaw at 3 p.m., with their always popular, family-friendly, performances. The program is specially designed to encourage young readers by coordinating with the summer theme and in-

cludes lots of participation, comedy and astounding magic. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s magical adventure is described by Michael Rosander as one of their â&#x20AC;&#x153;newest performances where the stars/heroes are the kids in the audience.â&#x20AC;? No Sleeves Magic is dedicated to delivering professional and one-of-a-kind family entertainment. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our creative and comical

magic team strives to make every event unique, fun, successful and rewarding.â&#x20AC;? said John Felts. â&#x20AC;&#x153;No Sleeves has recently been internationally recognized for our style of magic,â&#x20AC;? said Rosander. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We make it a goal to exceed your expectations and engage everyone in an experience that will instill memories forever.â&#x20AC;? Summer shows at the library are planned to be en-

Tour de Blueberry bike ride June 20 The seventh annual Tour de Blueberry Bike Ride will take place June 20. Check in begins at 7 a.m. and all rides start at 8:30 a.m. This is a noncompetitive bicycling event and all routes are on country roads with light traffic. The ride begins at Burgaw Middle School, 500 South Wright Street. All routes start and end at Burgaw Middle School with free parking, restrooms, complimentary snacks and lunch provided by P.T.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Grill. Maps will be provided on ride day and online

at www.capefearcyclist.org Preregister online at www. Getevent.com until 10 p.m., June 15. Pre-registration cost is $30 for adults, $15 for riders 13 years of age and younger. Tour de Blueberry sport shirts provided with preregistration. Riders can register the day of the event from 7-8 a,m, at Burgaw Middle School. Ride day registration (cash or check) is $30 for adults, $15 for riders 13 years of age and younger. Tour de Blueberry sport shirts will

be available for $10 while supplies last. Helmets are required for the ride and all riders must sign a waiver. Riders under 18 years of age must have parent co-sign waiver. Riders under 14 years of age must be accompanied on ride by parent. All riders must ensure their bike is in good mechanical condition. Riders should carry water, tube and tools to repair a flat. All riders must obey the rules of the road and CFC. Casual family fun routes of

Pender County shelter receives vaccination grant The Pender County Animal Shelter is the latest recipient of a national vaccination grant courtesy of GreaterGood. org and Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. (BIVI). The g rant represents a major step toward improving the lives of shelter pets in Pender County The shelter learned of the grant through an educational webinar series hosted by GreaterGood.org and BIVI. Presented by wellâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;known veterinarians in the shelter space, the series provides

general infor mation, fast facts, and answers to common questions that shelter veterinarians and shelter staff frequently experience. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A n i m a l r e s c u e organizations like Pender County Animal Shelter are charged with the daunting task of keeping the animals in their care healthy and happy until they find forever homes,â&#x20AC;? SAID !LBRECHT +ISSEL 0RESIDENT and CEO for BIVI. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Partnering with BIVI on this prog ram means that we are able to provide

groups like Pender County Animal Shelter with the tools needed to succeed,â&#x20AC;? says Liz Baker, Executive Director of GreaterGood.org. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We look forward to seeing the impact the program will have on the lives of local shelter pets in Burgaw, North Carolina.â&#x20AC;? To l e a r n m o r e a b o u t Pender County Animal Shelter, visit http://www. penderhumane.org. For more about GreaterGood.org and BIVIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s partnership visit www. greatergood.org/a-shot-atlife/.

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*Qualified borrowers can get up to 89% Loan to Value (LTV) with the first lien on your home and up to 85% LTV with the second lien. APR (Annual Percentage Rate) of 1.75% is an introductory rate for 12 months available for lines of $25,000 to $750,000 on primary residences only with a combined loan to value ratio of 89% or less; requires a minimum draw of at least $10,000 at closing; monthly payments must be drafted from a NewBridge Bank checking account; and does not apply to manufactured housing. Thereafter, the APR will vary based on the Prime Rate as published in the Wall Street Journal. This rate will fluctuate based upon any change in the Prime Rate, and any rate change will be effective the first day of the month following a change in the Prime Rate. An interest rate floor, as low as 3.25%, and an interest rate ceiling of 16% are available depending on the home equity line product for which the applicant applies and is approved. Subject to credit approval, income verification, and collateral evaluation. Property Insurance required. Limited time offer for new personal loan clients only. Promotion may be discontinued without notice.

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Adult, Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s & Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Health Services Physical Exams (All Ages) Sick Visits (All Ages) Well Child Checks Immunizations STDs/HIV Testing Laboratory Services Family Planning (Birth Control, Physicals & Limited Fertility Consultation) Pregnancy Testing Prenatal Care & Pregnancy Care Management Colposcopy Postpartum & Newborn Home Visits High Risk Prenatal Home Visits Breast & Cervical Cancer Screenings (BCCCP) School Based Health Centers (West Pender Middle & Pender High School) Tele Health Medicine Care Coordination for at Risk Children

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Special Services Communicable Disease Prevention TB Testing Public Health Preparedness Vital Records Health Promotion, Community Education & Workplace Wellness Diabetes Self-Management Program Affordable Care Act CertiďŹ ed Application Counselors Chronic Disease Self Management Program

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Nutritional Services Women, Infants & Children (WIC) Supplemental Food Program Peer Counseling Breastfeeding Education Nutrition Education Medical Nutrition Therapy

Dental Services Comprehensive Exams Dental Sealants â&#x20AC;˘ Composite Fillings Fluoride Treatments Extractions â&#x20AC;˘ X-Rays Dentures â&#x20AC;˘ Crowns Partials & Bridges â&#x20AC;˘ Restorative Dentistry Mobile Dental Bus (Interchanging School Locations) Animal Shelter Pet Adoptions â&#x20AC;˘ Rabies Vaccine Spay & Neuter Education

803 S. Walker Street, Burgaw, NC *For appointments call 910-259-1230 *Visit health.pendercountync.gov

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