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Commissioners give nod to school bond By Tammy Proctor Post & Voice Staff Writer The Pender County commissioners passed the final step to permit a $75 million school bond on the November ballot. The resolution passed 4-to-1 with Commissioner Fred McCoy voting no. “I support Pender County schools,” said McCoy. “I feel right now is the wrong time. I cannot vote for the bond issue in November.” McCoy said many of his constituents live on fixed incomes. He said the school board has not provided numbers to “ We don’t micromanage your infor m residents board. All I am asking is for our fair h ow m u ch t h e i r share of this bond.” Commissioner Jimmy Tate taxes will increase. Commissioner George Brown voted to place the school bond on the November ballot, but he too said questions have gone unanswered. “I’ve wrestled with this,” said Brown. He called the school board’s proposal and timeline a “rush job.” However, he said he will have to trust the school board to deal honestly with the issues facing the schools. Commissioner Jimmy Tate wanted assurance that in spite of a decreasing school population in Penderlea, the area would be a continued priority of the board. “Trust has been an issue,” Tate said, “and it remains an issue.” Bond counsel said the commissioners can only take a vote on what has been presented. He reminded the commissioners that construction bids will indicate the school board’s priority list. “We don’t micromanage your board,” Tate said to Superintendent Dr. Terri Cobb. “All I am asking for is our fair share of this bond.” Brown urged the school board to honor the plan submitted to the commissioners. Chair David Williams, who has two children in the school district, said he preferred to have another year to define the school projects. “The alternative of waiting until 2016 frightens me,” Williams said. “We’re dealing with growth and it’s better to deal with growth than losing people.” The bond issue will appear on the Nov. 4 ballot. The last day to register to vote is Oct. 10.

Topsail Beach delays Carolina Blvd. decision By Tammy Proctor Post & Voice Staff Writer The Topsail Beach Town Board of Commissioners delayed a decision to abandon approximately 75 yards of Carolina Boulevard. The request to abandon a portion of Carolina Boulevard from Channel Avenue was

made by the Emma Anderson Chapel congregation. The church wants to close a portion of the road for several reasons, including safety and long-term growth, according to church leaders. Last month the Topsail Beach commissioners con

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Pender County school buses sit quietly at the bus garage in Burgaw this week. The vehicles will hit the road Monday morning as another school year begins.

Buses will hit the road Monday morning Pender buses logged more than 1.3 million miles last year By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher This is the busy time for Pender County transportation director William Rivenbark. Monday morning, the county’s fleet of school buses will roll – all 95 of them. “Last year the yellow buses ran 1.397 million miles, which averages out to 7,552 miles per day,” Rivenbark said. “That is with 94 buses from last year. This year, I’m adding another E.C. (exceptional children) bus, so that will add another 200 miles or so per day.” Rivenbark says more than half of the students in the Pender County school system rode a bus to school last year. And there is no reason to think that figure will be less this year.

Maintaining the bus fleet and paying for fuel to keep the buses running is a huge expense for Pender County schools. “I think folks don’t realize how much it costs. We have a bus we are pulling the engine out of this morning with water in the oil. That is a major expense,” Rivenbark said. “Last year we spent $580,231 just for fuel in the yellow buses. That doesn’t count activity buses. You are looking at another 93 to 94 thousand dollars a year just to run activity buses. And that comes out of local funds.” As the buses take to the roads of Pender County Aug. 25, Rivenbark says it takes time to work out all the details of the many bus routes and pickup points for the

students. “It’s amazing how many miles we run. This county is huge, from Canetuck to Topsail Beach. The first two

weeks are rough until it settles down. It’s a process we have to go through. The parents just need to be patient,” Rivenbark said.

Lightning strike causes house fire in Rocky Point Monday From Staff Reports A lightning strike to a home in Rocky Point caused a house fire Monday night. County fire officials report the fire started in the attic of a home at 321 Double Eagle Road off Hwy. 117 South resulting from a lightning strike. The National Weather Service had the area under a severe thunderstorm warning as storms moved through the area. The county 911 center received the call about 9:15 p.m. and firefighters reported flames and smoke showing from the single family home upon arrival. The family was home at the time of the fire. No injuries were reported. Fire crews from Rocky Point, Burgaw, and Pender County EMS and Fire responded to the call.

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From Staff Reports The Pender-Topsail Post & Voice is moving from Wednesday to Thursday, according to newspaper publisher Andy Pettigrew. The newspaper will be available in racks across Pender County on Thursday and subscribers will receive their papers in the mail on Thursday as well. The change will begin with the first issue of Staff photo by Andy Pettigrew The new office of the Post & Voice is located at 108 W. Wilmington St. in September. “We have been publishing on Wednesday since Burgaw. The office formerly housed the Rice Law office. The move will be the beginning of the newspaper,” said editor and effective Aug. 28.

publisher Andy Pettigrew. “We are moving our publication day to Thursday to allow more time to put the paper together and produce a better product. Publishing on Thursday rather than Wednesday will give us an additional production day and will help us make the Post & Voice a better community newspaper.” Pettigrew says a third feature section will be added to the newspaper. The newspaper offices will also move, from the current location at 201 A W. Fremont Street to 108 W. Wilmington St., across from the Pender County Judicial Annex. The move will be effective Aug. 28. “The new offices are larger than what we have now. We have outgrown our current location over the years,” Pettigrew said. The Post & Voice, which began as The Pender Post in the early 1970s, purchased The Topsail Voice in April, 2012 and The Pender Chronicle in September 2012 to become Pender County’s only community newspaper. The Post & Voice was purchased by Pettigrew in September 2013. Pettigrew has been editor of the paper since May, 2008.

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Arrest report Michael Anthony Andrews, 47, 81 Morning Glory Road, Rocky Point. Driving while license revoked viol limited driving priv, driving while impaired. Arrest by N.C. Highway Patrol. Incarcerated under $1,000 secured bond. Irvinn Gutierrez Bautista, 21, 205 Raccoon Rd, Willard. Driving while impaired, open container after consuming alcohol subsequent offence. Arrest by N.C. State Highway Patrol. Released under a $1,000 secured bond. Michael Howard Bittner, 40, 344 Bermuda Drive, Hampstead. Failure to pay monies, possession of heroin, possession of drug paraphernalia. Arrest by Surf City Police Department. Incarcerated under $4,000 secured bond and $500 cash. Aaron Nicholas Blake, 18, 6324 Stag Park Road, Burgaw. Simple assault, communicating threats. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $1,200 secured bond. Stephen Anthony Buck, 32, 607 West Hayes Street, Burgaw. Intoxicated and disruptive. Arrest by Burgaw Police Department. Released under $500 secured bond. Nicholas Chestnutt, 25, 324 Steven St, Wallace. Attempt second degree sexual offense, statutory rape/ sex offn, indecent liberties with child, simple assault, communicating threats, possession of marijuana greater than ½ oz to 1 ½ oz, carrying a concealed weapon. Arrest by Sampson County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $150,500. Secured bond. Norman Delbasty, 30, 101 Roberts Rd, 08, Hampstead. Resisting, obstruct, and delay of officer, possession of drug paraphernalia, fail to heed light or siren, simple possession of scheduled VI CS, fail to maintain lane control, driving while impaired, driving while license revoked. Arrest by Surf City Police Department. Released under $2,200. Linda Rosalie Gilbert, 42, 429 Jamaica Drive, Hampstead. Driving while impaired, no operators license, reckless driving to endanger, fail maintain lane control. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $100 secured bond. Laura Marie Grabowski, 30, Jones Town Road, Wallace. Statutory rape 13, 14, or 15 yr old (2 counts), indecent liberties with child ( 2 counts), misdemeanor probation violation. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $450,000. Jessie Rose Grenet. 17, 1470 Penderlea Hwy, Burgaw. Consume beer/wine underage. Rebecca Nicole Hewett. 19, 61 Bob White Spur, Burgaw. Simple assault. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $600 secured bond. Larry S Homes. 336 John Picket Road, Maple Hill. Misdemeanor probation violation. Released no bond listed. Gerald Horne, 38, 8927 NC 11 Hwy, Willard. Reckless driving to endanger, failure maintain lane control. N.C. State Highway Patrol. Released under $800 secured bond. Anthony Drew Metts, 26, 712 Shell Street, Hampstead. Driving while impaired, reckless driving to endanger. Arrest by Surf City

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ducted a public hearing regarding the proposed closing. This month, the commissioners decided to postpone four weeks of advertising a public notice as well as define who the town needed to notify of the proposed abandonment. Registered or certified letters are required to be sent to all property owners adjoining the street. However, the town’s attorney said the wording is vague and if “the street”

Police Department. Released under $1,500 secured bond. Michael Miller, 21, 213 S Smith Street, Burgaw. Misdemeanor probation violation out of county, felony probation violation out of county. Incarcerated under $15,000 secured bond. Antonio Demond Mitchell, 35, 443 Stoney Road, Burgaw. Child support (2counts) driving while license revoked, possession of marijuana simple possession, possession of drug paraphernalia. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $972 cash and $1500 secured bond. Eliza Morin, 36, 150 Morin Road, Burgaw. Misdemeanor probation violation out of county. Incarcerated under $8,000 secured bond. Daniel Dale Richards, 23, 324 Knollwood Dr, Rocky Point. Misdemeanor probation violation. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $25,000 secured bond. Qu’ran Jevon Robinson, 17, 306 Buttonwood Court, Rocky Point. Simple assault, interfere with emergency communication. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated with no bond listed. Jarrod Andrew Romine, 27, 918 N. New River Drive, Surf City. Resisting, obstruct and delay of officer, second degree trespassing. Arrest by Surf City Police Department. Released under $1,000 secured bond. Brandon Gregory Southerland, 31, 631 Outrigger Court, Hampstead. Possession of drug paraphernalia, driving while license revoked, expired registration card/ tag. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $2,000 secured bond. Tyler James Strauss, 28, 168 Bellhammon Forest Drive, Rocky Point. Driving while impaired, fail to comply lic restriction. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $2,000 secured bond. Ryan Caleb Thompson, 26, 66 Capstone Lane, Rocky Point. FTA/ Driving while impaired, FTA/ reckless driving to endanger. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $2,400 secured bond. Jesse Turlington, 33, 136 Henrieetta Lane, Hampstead. Driving while license revoked, fail to maintain lane control. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $500 secured bond. Guadalupe Vasquez, 30, New Road Burgaw, Driving while impaired, no operators license. Arrest by N.C. State Highway Patrol. Released under $1,200 secured bond. David Tyrone Woods, 48, 307 N Dudley Street 10, Burgaw. Child support, drive while license revoked. Incarcerated under $6,600 cash and $1,000 secured bond.

Information taken from reports provided by county municipal police departments, Highway Patrol, and the Pender County Sheriff’s Office. Not all arrests result in a determination of guilt.

could be interpreted as the entire length of Carolina Boulevard. “If we decide to hold it off, it’s not a dead issue,” said Commissioner Larry Combs. “I don’t feel we’ve done our homework.” “Our intent is to let everyone affected know the board is looking at closing Carolina Boulevard,” said Commissioner Julian Bone, who offered to pay the cost of registered or certified mail. “I don’t think it is right to spend taxpayers’ dollars to give away public property,” said Combs. Commissioners agreed to

determine the cost and objections of closing a portion of Carolina Boulevard. Church leaders said they want to know the objections so they can address concerns. “We need to decide exactly what this board needs to do to kill it or go with it,” said Mayor Howard Braxton.

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Board recognizes World Series winners Burgaw Belles, Angels win Dixie softball honors By Tammy Proctor Post & Voice Staff Writer The Pender County commissioners commended the Burgaw Dixie Youth Belles and the Burgaw Dixie Youth Angels – both are All Star teams who won World Series Championships. The Burgaw Dixie Youth Belles are softball players, ages 13-15, from Atkinson, Burgaw, and Rocky Point. The team includes Desire Brown, Kristina Collier, Brittany Foy, Kyra Holmes, Arianna Johnson, Breanna Posey, Carlie Savage, Nicole Schilling, Haley

Smith, Nicole Smith, Tanesah Williams and Ashton Yarborough. The team manager is Greg Foy. The coaches are Cliff Smith and Eddie Yarborough. The Burgaw Dixie Youth Angels are softball players, ages 9-10, who hail from Atkinson/ Currie, Burgaw, Maple Hill, Penderlea/Willard and Rocky Point. The Angels team includes Diamond Armstrong, Kaitlyn Beaver, Toni Bland, Justice Gardner, Tyanna Holmes, Jayleigh Leonard, Chandler Mobley, Te’lisha Moore, Haley Schaeffer, Rylan Smith, Madalyn White, and Tyesha

Williams. The team manager is Freddy White. The coaches are Jeremy Mobley and John Smith. “Both of these teams are World Series Champions,” said Commissioner George Brown. Commissioner Fred McCoy presented certificates of recognition. He said his daughter played softball and it takes a lot of time and commitment. Commissioner Chester Ward expressed his appreciation to the coaches and managStaff photos by Tammy Proctor ers of the two teams who have Pender County Commissioner Fred McCoy congratulates the Burgaw Belles at the invested time into leading the commissioner’s meeting Monday. The Belles(above) won the Dixie Youth World Seteams. ries. The board also recognized the Burgaw Dixie Youth Angels (below) , also World

Girl’s Night creates a buzz at Bumblebee By Tammy Proctor Post & Voice Staff Writer Every Wednesday night throughout the summer there was something a buzz on Topsail Island. If you missed the buzz, you can catch it one last time on Aug. 27. What’s all the buzz about? It’s Girls’ Night at Bumblebee Gifts. Throughout June, July and August, Bumblebee Gifts hosts Girls Night, from 5 – 9 p.m. Women of all ages turn out to share a specialty drink, sample chocolates and win prizes. “Girls’ Night attracts a wide range of ages,” said Julie Voorhies, owner of Bumblebee Gifts. “A lot of moms with high school aged daughters and grandmothers attend together.” Voorhies said visitors to the island attend Girls’ Night as well as locals who just want to see what is new in the store. “A lot of girlfriends come in together for Girls’ Night as a fun night out,” said Voorhies. The staff at Bumblebee Gifts serves a Girls’ Night specialty drink. This season it was called “Summer Splash” a wine drink with pineapple and sparkling soda. Last year

it was a margarita wine drink. Then they have a chocolate sampling from Bumblebee’s chocolate bar. Every 15 minutes, a prize is raffled off. Then, three bigger gifts are given away. “The people who win the prizes are the ones who always say they never win,” said Voorhies. “It’s fun.” Bumblebee Gifts has been in business for seven years. Voorhies and her staff have hosted Girls’ Night at least five years. The boutique, located at 513 Roland Ave. in Surf City, offers a variety of fashions in clothing, jewelry, and women’s accessories. It is also a gift shop, offering a variety of gift ideas for pets, children, friends, and of course, yourself. Throughout the store is a selection of home décor items as well as Vera Bradley bags and accessories and much more. “The store changes every week,” said Voorhies. “Each morning we set up differently. You can shop in the evening and the next morning, it’s different.” Voorhies and the staff select items that are unique. “The store is constantly changing and evolving,” said Voorhies. “We sell what is trendy and what our customers ask for.”

Finding the new item that is a “have to have” is what Bumblebee Gifts is all about. Plus, the boutique offers many favorites, such as Voorhies’ whimsical signs and beachy accessories. “We focus on the most value for our customers’ dollar,” said Voorhies. “Locals and visitors shop our array of gifts. We have inexpensive and fun items.” Girls’ Night attendees love the “splash sales” offered on Wednesday evenings. Every 15 minutes one item goes on sale. Those items are not the same sale items that were offered on sale the week before. “A lot of ladies attend Girls’ Night for the menu if what is one sale,” said Voorhies. “We have seven store assistants who are on hand to help customers.” Voorhies said Girls’ Night is a great time to have a drink and browse the store with friends. “We keep it fresh and fun,” she said. The last Girls’ Night of the season is Wednesday, Aug. 27. Girls’ Night begins at 5 p.m. and concludes at 9 p.m. Bumblebee Gifts opens at 9 a.m. Mondays through Saturdays. Early mor ning shoppers enjoy the specialty coffees prepared by the staff. The boutique is open Sundays

Program on local history at Burgaw Library Historian Baylus C. Brooks will give a talk titled the “Historical Assassination of George Burrington: First Royal Gover nor of North Carolina” Aug. 28, at Pender County Public Library in Burgaw. The 45-minute program will be held at 6 p.m. in the library meeting room at 103 S. Cowan Street. It is one of a forthcoming series of programs associated with the library’s new Dallas Herring Carolina Heritage Research Center. Brooks holds a Masters from East Carolina University and is also an archivist, conservator, and writer with a special interest in early colonial Cape Fear history. He has particularly studied Burrington, Edward Moseley, the Moores and other prominent early settlers who became known as “The Family” in the 18th century. Brooks’ research and conclusions about the lost Hatteras Indian town was recently featured in the April issue of The North Carolina Historical Review. Brooks is no stranger to Pender County having do-

nated considerable hours last fall conserving colonial deeds of General John Alexander Lillington going back to 1730 in the Pender library collection. George Burrington was first a governor for the Lord Proprietors. When North Carolina became a crown colony, Burrington became the first Royal Governor. He can be credited for many improvements, such as charting some of the treacherous coastal waters for ships, and he built the first road linking the Cape Fear and Neuse River areas. Refor ming the land grant process for the crown, his terms saw much growth in a previously unsettled region. His own 10,000 acre estate, east of present day Burgaw, is still known as Stag Park where he built a summer home. However Bur rington is more remembered in history as a violent, disagreeable and contentious man. He argued with his friends who turned foes; prominent families who became known as “The Family” through intermarriage and business.

Four County EMC donates van to Pender Christian Services Four County EMC donated a 2001 Ford Winstar van to Pender County Christian Services July 14. The vehicle will be used in the ongoing ministry and work of PCCS to help pick up food for the people served by the organization. “Pender County Christian Services would like to thank Four County EMC CEO Mitch Keel, the board of directors and all the employees for all they do, not only for PCCS, but for the entire community throughout the year,” said PCCS Director Sandy Harris. “They are a great asset and provide much needed assistance in all the communities they serve. PCCS is proud to be a partner with Four County Electric in providing services to Pender County residents to improve the quality of life.”

Pender County Christian Services has served the residents of Pender County since 1982 with food and clothing, Harris said. “Mrs. Edna Vann Bradshaw along with many faithful volunteers worked tirelessly to help families in our community that were in need of help.” PCCS was first started in the old Wolfe Building and then given the opportunity to lease the Burgaw Community Building for more than 19 years at Wilmington St. In 2011, PCCS moved to its present site at 200 West Fremont St. in Burgaw. “Not only does PCCS feed and clothe clients that are sent to us by referrals, but we offer training as well through pro

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Rocky Point was particularly a prosperous center of the plantation-0based economy of that age where many of these families lived. It is their version of events that predominantly characterized his memory in state history. “Brooks’ research into maps, surveys and other historical documentation brings fresh balance to the old interpretation of these events. Was Burrington’s reputation deserved, or was it sullied to discredit him so that others might gain? Come hear the evidence and decide for yourself,” said Mike Taylor, library director. The program is free to the public with financial support from the Friends of Pender County Library. For more information, call 259-1234 during business hours.

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Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher and Editor

Proud to be an American Last week we took another few days of vacation. I can’t say a week, because we are never gone for a week and we don’t miss an issue of the newspaper. We just leave on Wednesday, come home on Sunday, and work hard to get the week’s edition out on time. This time we headed north to visit Washington D.C. I have never been to our nation’s capital, other than making a connection at Reagan International and flying over the city. It was an exciting trip – one that I will not soon forget. I was just a regular tourist, and completely unashamed. We were lucky and the weather was cool and very pleasant – not the usual hot August days in Washington. We spent a lot of time walking around, riding an open-air tour bus, and just looking. At times we wondered what country we were in, with so many different languages being spoken around us. It’s obvious that Washington is a prime vacation destination for people around the world. I will always remember walking into the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, looking up and seeing airplanes that I have read about and watched on television and movies my entire life. There was Lindbergh’s Spirit of St. Louis and the Bell X-1, the aircraft Chuck Yeager flew and broke the sound barrier – the really right stuff. I could see Jimmy Stewart hanging out of the window of the Spirit of St. Louis heading across the Atlantic. I know it’s just a movie, but that’s what I think of when I see the plane. I stood inches away from Friendship 7, the very spacecraft that took John Glenn into space and the first orbits for an American around the earth. I looked through the hatch and saw where Glenn sat, and the gauges and switches he touched. There was the Bell X-15, right in front of me. How many times as a child had I read about that rocket plane and watched the black and white film of it streaking across the sky. It was amazing – gave me goose bumps. We saw the 1903 Wright Flyer, the very aircraft that

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Orville Wright flew into history at Kitty Hawk. Last month I stood atop the hill at Kitty Hawk at the Wright Memorial. Last week, I saw the airplane Orville flew. I’ve gone full circle. I’ve always loved airplanes and flying. The Air and Space Museum was filled with flying wonders. They had a real ME-262, first operational jet fighter flown by the Nazis in World War II – just too many airplanes to talk about. We visited the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials to stand and look up at the statues of those great men. Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address and his second inaugural address are chiseled in granite on the walls of his memorial. I stood and read the words I had read before – they seemed different, more powerful now. Perhaps the most memorable tour for me was the Capitol – the Temple of Liberty. It wasn’t very busy the day we visited and we were able to tour the Capitol without getting a reservation. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable about the building and its history and quite happy to talk at great length about it. Again, my word to describe it is amazing. To stand in the place where the icons of American liberty walked, in the chamber where the first Supreme Court heard some of the earliest important cases in our history – the Dred Scott case for one – it was quite memorable. As I stood in the Rotunda of the Capitol, I remembered the photos of President Kennedy’s flag-draped coffin in the middle of that great circular room. And now, I was there in that very place. I looked across the National Mall toward the Washington Monument and thought of the history that has taken place there – the civil rights marches, Vietnam War protests, Forrest and Jenny meeting in the middle of the reflecting pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial. Yes, that is history too. I will always remember the 15-minute film shown at the beginning of the tour of the Capitol and the way it was built around our national motto – E Pluribus Unum – out of many, one. Out of many people, from many places, with many ideas and convictions, comes a single nation, a great nation. The theater was filled with people from many different countries that day and I don’t know what effect the short film had on them. But as for me, it touched my heart as the tears welled up in my eyes. It made me proud – very proud to be an American, one of those many molded into one nation. With all our problems, difficulties, and the unhidden, undeniable dark times in our history, the United States of America is still the greatest country in the world, warts and all. –Pettigrew is the publisher and editor of the Post & Voice. Contact him at posteditor@ post-voice.com. The special election in November to fill a Court of Appeals judgeship illustrates how complicated, costly and difficult we’ve made elections and how we might simplify voting. The Court of Appeals election was triggered when former Chief Judge John Martin stepped down after the May Primary Elections. Martin is a practical and seasoned jurist who understands both the letter and intent of our Constitution. We wouldn’t be surprised if he timed his retirement so as to avoid some of the ugliness in recent elections. A one-week window allowed candidates to file for the November election.

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On Island Time

Gail Ostrishko Post & Voice Columnist www.gailo.com

Hooray, the sun’s out The Post & Voice’s quotes of the week “I support Pender County schools, I feel right now is the wrong time. I cannot vote for the bond issue in November.”

Pender County Commissioner Fred McCoy commenting on his opposition to the school bond.

“It’s amazing how many miles we run. This county is huge, from Canetuck to Topsail Beach. The first two weeks are rough until it settles down.” Pender County Schools Transportation Director William Rivenbark on the beginning of school and putting buses on the road.

Chasing a frog I had a rather unusual traveling companion the other day. For me to call anything ‘unusual,’ you can bet someone else might consider it completely off-the-wall. Buzzards have been known to ride shotgun in my vehicle; turtles and possums in the floorboard are not that out of the ordinary. Owls? Three species, so far, along with a daylight raptor or two.Chickens, guineas, turkeys…a quartet of goslings for my wife’s birthday. Let’s just not talk about the goats. Riding a goat in a car is not a good idea. This traveling companion was far less intrusive than one of the aforementioned critters. I’m not sure if he was a he or a she, but I’ll call him a he for the sake of argument. He was a tree frog. The critter was cute, in a green, sticky-toed kind of way. I had no desire to cause him injury or death, although I’ve known people who will, for some reason, stomp a frog or toad faster’n they’ll kill a snake. All I can figure is they weren’t loved enough by their mothers. Mr. Frog was hanging out—literally—on the back of one of my rain barrels when I was emptying some of God’s free water the other evening. He turned his head from one side to the other, trying to determine if I was one of the myriad things that might decide to eat him. I assured him that while his significantly larger cousins might be in danger, he had nothing to fear. Then he saw the roosters. I have mentioned Moe, Larry and Curly before. Due to the lack of laying hens in the area—at least at a price I’m willing to pay—the boys have continued leading a rather happy, if monastic, existence. Aside from a single accidental and traumatic encounter with the geese, the roosters have a fairly quiet life, or quiet by rooster

Jefferson Weaver standards. They crow, of course, but without the complications of a bunch of hens, there is none of the drama and angst of a usual barnyard. Of course, there are no fresh eggs, either, but that’s beside the point. Moe—or Larry, or Curly— came around the corner of the barn, maybe five feet away. Mr. Frog settled down on the side to contemplate relativism, the psychosocial implications of Mozart’s work, or the mosquitoes and gnats beginning to rise in the sunset. Imagine, a bright green frog on a black barrel being held by the human who feeds the roosters. Said rooster growled (the only way I know to describe that sound is a growl) and began racing toward the barrel to snatch Mr. Frog. Meanwhile, I am standing there balancing 20 gallons of water at a 45 degree angle. Moe leapt into the air, beak open, and the frog made a leap worthy of a National Geographic documentary. All we needed was the calming voice of some northwestern biology professor giving a play by play, or a soundtrack from the three stooges. The frog, having nowhere else to go, came straight at my face. Now, I like frogs, and don’t even mind having one climb across my face (their

sticky-feet tickle, by the way) but human instinct is to duck when something small, green and going approximately the speed of sound flies at your face. Mr. Frog thumped into the trunk of the car and disappeared. I did like any person would do, and dodged the tiny missile, turning loose of the barrel about the same time Moe slammed into it. The rooster’s growl changed to a cry of righteous indignation, then terror, as his forward momentum placed him on the bleedin’ side of the barrel. Had Moe not been as fast as he is, it likely would have been the first recorded case of a frog killing a chicken. Moe found himself trying to balance on a slick-sided barrel rolling downhill with an unbalanced half-load of water alternately sloshing and spilling out the bungholes. He dove off one side when I finally managed to catch my balance and stop the barrel from crashing into the mule, who I am fairly sure was laughing. As it was, Moe got out of it with little more than a good, soaking bath, and a little roughing up from his brothers, who decided right then was a good chance to beat up on their sibling. When the feathers settled, only Moe’s pride was injured.While Mr. Frog escaped unscathed, I’m fairly sure that his relatives spent the night living in terror, since the Three Stooges likely went frog hunting that night. And Mr. Frog? For three days, he apparently hid out in the trunk. Twice I thought I heard him, and once I was fairly sure I saw him, but that he escaped. Then the other morning, as I opened the hatch to get something, a green bullet slipped around the edge of the trunk lid, spun around and looked at me accusingly. Whether the frog was the same or not, I cannot testify,

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I can still hear that gleeful cheer coming from my favorite toddler who I cared for shortly after college. He had come into the bedroom prompting us to play at 5 a.m. “Honey, its dark outside, we don’t get up until the sun does,” I told him. It seemed like only moments later when I heard “Hooray, the sun’s out” as he ran into our room to remind me of the rule. I still abide by that rule to the degree possible, though there are days I am forced to break it. I saw this sentiment in action recently when we went for our sunset walk on the beach on a Wednesday. The beach was buzzing. Frisbees were flying, families frolicking and swarms of swimmers riding waves in the surf. It looked more like noon on a Saturday than late in the day midweek. What is up with this, I wondered? And then it dawned on me – we have endured intermittent downpours over for the past two days and the sun is finally out, just in time to go down in glorious splendor. It was like being at a family reunion, people talking to people, playing with pets and sharing stories, loving and living in the moment. We talked to lots of tourists, many from northern states. They have grown to appreciate our beaches and many share fond memories of vacationing here with their families for generations. Folks are friendly here, residents and visitors alike. It’s a happy place, where people are grateful to bask in the beauty of God’s creation. It’s an attitude, and a lifestyle that many easily embrace for a week at a time, and some scheme to savor year round. I see their surprise when I say I live on the island full time, and I give thanks daily for the opportunity to do so. Others remind me how very blessed I am, and they bless me with their interest, enthusiasm and appreciation for our sacred space. While word seems to be out, even many regular visitors have decided not to tell others about what used to be our best-kept secret. It happened again today, after three more days of sideways showers – we walked to the beach at sunset and it looked more like a Sunday. People were everywhere, soaking in the sun and savoring the last few moments of daylight. We have had our share of rain this summer, for sure. And I have grown to appreciate the diversion, which makes for an even grander celebration when the sun finally does come out. And thank heavens, it always does. Like the mountains and the streams, the peaks and valleys in life, the contrast makes me appreciate both even more. Hooray, the suns out, (even when you can’t see it). –Gail Ostrishko is a columnist with the Post & Voice. Contact her at www.gailo. com.

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Newsings & Musings

By Edith Batson Post Staff Writer Time flies As we get older, time seems to fly faster and faster- and I move slower and slower. Do you find that to be true? We just keep plugging along, happy to be able to put our feet on the floor and walk. Gratitude What a wonderful word that is. Every morning (when it isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t raining) I go outside and look at the green grass and the two big oak trees, and the silhouettes of the tall trees around the woods, and I praise God for the amazing world He has made for us to live in. The trees help us to breathe better as well as providing shade. Since I am not supposed to stay in the sun, I must find shade while my little dog Chloe plops herself down to take a sunbath. It is amazing how much cooler the temperature is in the shade of a tree. While she is turning over to get her vitamin on all sides, I try to do a few exercises that can be done in-place. When she stands up, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s my cue that sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s had enough (about 10 minutes) and we can go back in the house. Dogs are smart, arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t they? They understand what you are saying, but they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t talk back. If I give her a few bites of toast or something else, when I say, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the last bite, she eats it and walks away.â&#x20AC;? A day or two ago, I unintentionally hit her with my shoe as I was uncrossing my

legs. She let out a yelp and ran to another room to hide. I think her very first family abused her and gave her away to my friends, Charlie and Sylvia, who gave her to Arthur when he was having to stay home alone. He loved her and was gentle to her, but it took a long time for her to feel at ease with us. She would not eat out of a stainless steel bowl. Later I would hold the bowl in my hand, and she would venture close and nibble. Dogs are good companions: you can talk to them and not feel foolish. They listen, but donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t talk back. (sometimes I think we should take lessons from them and learn not to open our mouths.) My mother had a small dog when she was about my age and she said she got her exercise by walking the length of the house to let the dog out and go back to let her in. Surprise visit Our niece, Becky Batson Lawson of Mechanicsburg, PA had told me she might be coming to Wrightsville Beach to cater some meals for a family with special food. She called Wednesday to say that her sister, Ann and husband Allen James had come down from Cary and wanted me to meet them Thursday for lunch at Laneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ferry Dock and Grill, run by Kenny and Marie McManus. Specialties were hot dogs,

hamburgers, and ribs that day. Allen had ribs (which I tasted and were tender and delicious) Becky and Ann ordered two hot dogs each, and I chose a hamburger with lettuce and tomato. Taste for hamburgers had faded years ago when Edith played sports for years and we had to stop at fast food restaurants after every game. Hamburgers did not become my favorite food. This one was homemade and very good. My small appetite had me full after half of it- plus thin sliced homemade very thin crisp potato chips and sweet tea. Chloe and I ate the other half for supper. It was special to have lunch and a visit with two of my nieces and nephew. Becky left her husband, Jim, home to take care of the dogs and go to work. More sad and glad news On Friday I caught myself suddenly weeping- not for Ruby Crowleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trip to heaven but for myself because I would miss her. I realized she would not be limping, could breathe normally, and was happy to see Blacky, her husband, and other relatives. It is for ourselves that we weep. We go back a long way. Arthur and I were married in 1951 and she and my brother George (Blacky) were married a couple of years earlier. She was in our wedding. We have been sisters-in-law for a long time. I will miss her, as will many nieces and nephews and friends.

A celebration of her life was held at St. Andrews Covenant Presbyterian Church Saturday at 1:00 p.m., and followed by a reception in the church fellowship hall. It was good to see Carolyn and Tommy Pappendick, who were members of Burgaw Presbyterian when they lived in Pender County. After moving back to New Hanover County, they again became members of St. AndrewsCovenant. They told me to tell all their Burgaw friends hello. Also I visited a few minutes with Jo Chadwick, who went to Peace Jr. College a couple of years before I did. She said she remembered coming to our house one year for a Peace reunion for area alumnae. Dr. and Mrs. Pressly came also. She remembered the barber chair in the den (which continues to be a favorite place to sit, especially for the men). Others we talked to were Donald Conaway from Cape Fear Church, who knew my brother, Johnny, one who knew my childhood friend Charlotte Gardner Walton and other childhood friends. The reception, given by the women of the church gave family members an opportunity to meet some of Rubyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s friends, as well as family members we had not seen since the last funeral- of James Buren (Booby) Crowley and his wife, Dolores Carletto Crowley, both last year in Wilmington, where some

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amphibians that I am sure we will have a bad winter, if the old wivesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; tale about a summer of frogs becoming a winter of snow is true. I am not saying I checked ID or anything, nor do I really keep a sharp eye out for hitchhiking critters, but I had the feeling Mr. Frog was the

same one who caused the Great Rain Barrel Disaster. If he wasâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m fairly sure Mr. Frog spent the evening high on the eaves of the barn, since roosters will carry a grudge.Unless, of course, there was a handy car trunk nearby.

This might finally answer the longstanding question, why did the chicken cross the road? Because he was chasing a frog in a car trunk, of course. â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Weaver is a columnist with the Post & Voice. Contact him at jeffweaver@ whiteville.com.

for each of the 100 counties in our state? We can just imagine larger counties arguing they deserve more representation, but if we can justify having 100 counties isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t it only fair that each has an equal voice in the House? This new configuration would reduce the current 170 members, would cut costs and probably simplify and shorten the legislative process. With the virtual demise of political parties we no longer need to stage primary elections. There is no proof the electorate is better informed or better served by them. Broadcasters, campaign consultants and pundits wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like the idea but most voters donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know or especially care the political affiliation of candidates. We should shorten the election cycle to no more than 13 weeks between the filing deadline and Election Day. At the least this would reduce the ugliness and take some of the costs out of modern political campaigns. We must eliminate the expensive and

discriminatory practice of runoff elections. In far too many instances the winning candidate receives votes that represent 20 percent or less of the total number of voters. These changes might encourage better candidates to run for office. It is past time to shorten our state ballot by having the Governor and Lieutenant Governor run together as a team. A case can be made for an independently elected Auditor, Attorney General and Treasurer, but most voters couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t provide the names of the rest of our Council of State members and they should become executive branch positions. Unquestionably some of these changes would require amending our Constitution but the electorate could be persuaded to vote for them. We want to ensure no one is advantaged or disadvantaged in voting but we shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to beg people or go to extreme measures to get them to exercise their privilege

to vote. It is our individual responsibility to learn the issues and the candidates and our corporate responsibility to ensure elections are as uncomplicated as possible. Campbell is former assistant state treasurer and is creator/ host of NC SPIN, a weekly statewide television discussion of state issues airing Saturdays atÂ 5 a.m. on WILM-TV and Sundays at 9:30 a.m. on Time Warner Cable Channel 20, Channel 25, and Channel 52. Contact him at www. ncspin.com.

Continued from page 4A but I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t recall another frog crawling into the trunk recently. This is not to say it couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t happenâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;we have a bounty this year, enough

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Continued from page 4A candidates did so, perhaps because the campaign wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be dragged out by primary and runoff elections. The top vote getter wins outright. While it is a large field this election demonstrates we can simplify and streamline voting. We can further this simplification in redistricting. Federal law specifies how many congressional seats our state will have and how the districts are to be drawn. Why not use those congressional boundaries for our North Carolina state Senate seats? If we allocated two or even three Senators for each of the 13 congressional districts we would have 26 or 39 instead of the current 50 members. And instead of those really strange-looking House districts why not return to the long-followed tradition of electing one Representative

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of their children live. Unable to attend Rubyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s memorial service were my brother, Robert Newton Crowley (Bobby) and wife, Lynda, of Kill Devil Hill. Bobby recently had surgery and was recuperating at home. Stephen was on call at Four County Electric and had to repair a line in Lisbon. A pine limb had fallen on the line. Tommy was supposed to be at an all-day fire and rescue event at Burgaw Ball Park and their family did not get there, nor did David who was going with Tommyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family if they could make it. Edith is very supportive of family events but because of her Achilles tendon surgery, and now being on two crutches and the risk of falling and injuring her foot again she could not risk the trip from Louisiana. So I represented our family, although the others were there in spirit. After the reception I drove to Lynn and Geneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s house to visit with them and her sisters and children, and their mother, Johnsie, who lives with Lynn, as did Ruby. We two â&#x20AC;&#x153;olderâ&#x20AC;? ladies sat on the couch and caught up with family happenings while enjoying the younger family members as they visited. After returning home

about 6 p.m., I felt a rest coming on. Was afraid to go to sleep. Last time I lay down â&#x20AC;&#x153;for a few minutesâ&#x20AC;?, about 5 or 6 o clock, I fell asleep and woke at 4 a.m., with all the lights on. Family gatherings are important, whether for funerals, weddings, family reunions, or other get- togethers. God gives us only one day at a time. We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to lose an opportunity to be with our families and let them know how much they mean to us. Closing thought At the funeral of my niece, Betsy Dees Noll, I was asked to read a portion of a scripture. The source of the verses escaped me. Ann Mendenhall knew right off the book, chapter, and verses. They are meaningful to me and I hope they will be to you. For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself. For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. And for this end Christ both died and rose, and revived, that He might be Lord both of the dead and the living. (Romans 14:7-9) Shalom!

Education

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Sea Turtle Hospital News

Keeping your world clean

By Dr. Chris Wirszyla Cape Fear Elementary School Special to the Post & Voice

By Karen Sota Sea Turtle Hospital Special to the Post & Voice

Is there anything better than being on a nice, clean, litter free beach, sand between the toes, crystal clear water to swim in, a pristine setting? Then you look, and someone has left the remnants of a 12 pack, or a plastic bag filled with garbage, or thrown cigarette butts down. You see it all the time, blatant litter from people who could care less. It is terrible. I will go out running in the morning, and inevitably run by McDonald’s bags just thrown out the window, or bottles broken on the side of or in the middle of the road, or even whole trash bags just tossed. Last summer, I thought something had died, the smell was so terrible where I ran, and sure enough, there were four big, and I am talking

25-pound big, tuna fish, just thrown on the side of the road. They absolutely stunk. My sister Sandy – you can’t even go running on the beach with her – she picks up all the garbage. I am sure you have heard the story about the boy walking on the beach, throwing jellyfish back in the water. The man said, “You know, there are hundreds of jelly fish washed up, you can’t save them all”. He picked up another one, threw it into the ocean, and said, “I saved that one, didn’t I?” When I first got to Cape Fear Elementary School, I rode to school with Popadines for a year. Every day, while waiting for her, I would walk to a spot on South College to get picked up. On my 300-yard walk to the spot, I would pass literally thousands of cigarette butts. You think I am kidding? Go out to College Road, and walk

a bit. See how many cigarette butts there are. People just flick them out the window, still lit. It kills me. We need the cops to start enforcing the fine for that – for one person I knew, it was $168. She hasn’t thrown a butt out the window since… The point is, there are so many beautiful places I go, as well as so many places that we travel around every day, that are just strewn with litter. I run up highway 133 from my school, and am just amazed by the amount of trash on the side of the road. Just hold on to it until you find a garbage can, it is that easy. And stop littering those nice, pristine places that I go to take my runs, or bike rides. Nobody wants to see your trash. Can you imagine of everybody littered like some people do? We would be up to our waists in trash. Come on. Keep America beautiful.

With nesting season drawing to a close at the end of the month our Topsail Turtle Project volunteers move on to the night shift. Even though it looks like we’re going to end up with only about fifty nests that’s still a lot of nights spent on the beach, through October, hoping and waiting. There’s no way for us to know exactly what day and what time those tiny critters will finally boil out of their nest. It’s about 60 days after mama tucked them into the sand, but sea turtles don’t care much for rules and guidelines. Being flexible and waiting for the right time is probably one of the secrets of their survival. Maybe we all need to take a cue from them. So how do our volunteers know when to start their Pender County schools will Elementary, North Topsail Trask High, and Malpass Cornightly monitoring, other hold open house events at Elementary, Rock y Point ner Elementary. than that sixty-day thing? schools across the county Elementary, South Topsail •3:30-7:30 p.m. at Topsail As the babies begin hatching Photo contributed on  Aug. 21. The open houses Elementary, and Topsail El- High, and Topsail Middle   there’s a lot of activity down A volunteer stands beside a model of a sea turtle nest, will be held on the following ementary. •4-8 p.m. at Burgaw Middle, in the nest, with eggs break- showing the underground view of the eggs. schedule: •3-7 p.m. at Burgaw Elemen- Pender High, and West Pender ing and the little guys kicking •2:30-6:30 p.m. at Cape Fear tary, Cape Fear Middle, Heide Middle. each other around. years camouflaged, eating seniors and military pay $4. All that commotion dis- and growing. Our loggerhead Children’s admission is $3. turbs the sand at the surface ladies will not return to the We are located at 302 Torand it starts to sink. When that beach for more than 35 years, tuga Lane, (Mainland) Surf The breakfast club The excitement of back-tosuch as cereal or peanut buthappens our volunteers begin the age at which they reach City. Take the turn from Rts. Breakfast is the most imschool preparations can bring ter. Save time and money by ramping the sand, smoothing sexual maturity. 50/210 onto Charlie Medlin portant meal of the day to back fond memories of youthshopping online too. it from the nest to the hardThe hatch is mesmerizing. Drive (Shipwreck Point Mini To help you save even more pack, and building little bar- But once it starts it happens Golf is your landmark for ful school days. Once you have help fuel their brains and muscles and meet their growkids of your own, making new for the back to school season, rier walls on the sides so that fast, and it seems to end all this road.) Follow the road ing needs. Unfortunately, it memories can be even sweeter text DGBTS to receive $5 off these babes have a runway of too soon for our visitors. But onto the gravel section and sorts when they’re ready for if you missed the actual hatch through the round-about. by thinking about your child’s may be quickly eaten in a any $25 pretax purchase in take-off. Then it’s show up at all is not lost. We are the only building on new friends and teachers and rush out the door or complete- more than 11,000 stores nawhat the new year will bring ly forgotten all together. tionwide or online at www. dusk and sit, and wait. Three days later our vol- Tortuga. Get off to a running start -but they’ll need some cool dollargeneral.com. Just underneath the sand unteers return to the nest for You can’t use Google Maps by clipping digital coupons The season of great deals the critters have congregated an analysis. They carefully to find our new facility (we new school supplies first. and buying everyday items The shopping experts at starts now, so don’t be late for near the top, waiting for a excavate and record the con- moved from Topsail Beach that can be eaten quickly, Dollar General are sharing school. (StatePoint) sign that it’s safe to come out tents. Every egg is counted almost a year ago.) The road and face the world. Once the and examined, and it’s not at (Tortuga Lane) is too new convenient and cost-effective sun goes down and the sand all unusual to find a few late- and doesn’t show up on GPS. tips to prep the family for a cools instinct tells them that sleepers that just didn’t hear And a word of advice – if you great school year: Cool threads the predator population has the alarm go off. Those little park on the side of the road For a new academic year, probably dropped and the guys (or girls) will go out that beware of the drop-off into darkness will give them ad- night. the ditches, and that sand is start with a fresh look. Any parent knows keeping up with ditional protection. But if you miss the hatch softer than it looks. 200 E. Fremont St. • Burgaw, NC 28425 Somebody always has to be or the analysis there’s a very We had originally planned fashion isn’t the only consideration for school wear-first, so one brave little soul accurate exhibit in our great to be open through Sept. 6 but pops through, looks around hall at the hospital. A replica our director will be in Cary there’s price to think about and is off. Hot on his rear nest and accompanying pho- that evening to accept the N.C. as well. Not only do styles flippers are all of his brothers tos will take a lot of mystery Wildlife Federation Gover- change, but children grow and and sisters, coming out so fast out of what’s happening un- nor’s Achievement Award for change too. Be smart and buy that it really does look like the der the sand. And one of our Conservationist of the Year. the basics like jeans, sweatTuesday & Thursday 9a.m. - 12p.m. nest is boiling hatchlings. hospital volunteers is always Of course most of us will be ers and sweatshirts for those upcoming fall and winter days Now it’s time for our volun- at that exhibit to answer any there cheering wildly. $26.00 Week teers, who have been waiting of your questions. We’re testing the waters at low cost. Reading, writing, on site – answering questions We continue to rely heavily and assessing staff availarithmetic and explaining the process to on our locals and visitors to ability to determine our tour Monday/Wednesday/Friday 9a.m. - 12p.m. Pencils, paper, calculators excited visitors – to spring report any sighting of nesting schedule in the off-season. $39.00 Week and everything else. For the into action. They benignly turtles, hatching nests and Right now the likely days for little ones, you may need to shepherd these little crea- any turtles in distress. Please tours are Thursday and Saturtures from the nest to the report all local sea turtle day, but check our Facebook stock up on pencils, markers, (K thru 6th Grade) $60.00 Week surf, making sure they stay on activity to our director of page in September for the crayons and arts-and-crafts essentials. track, heading into the water beach operations Terry Meyer revised tour schedule. *Van Pickup at Burgaw Elementary. 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Why am I so depressed? Why this turmoil within me? Put your hope in God, for I will still praise Him, my Savior and my God. I am deeply depressed; therefore I remember You from the land of Jordan and the peaks of Hermon, from Mount Mizar. Deep calls to deep in the roar of Your waterfalls; all Your breakers and Your billows have swept over me. The Lord will send His faithful love by day; His song will be with me in the night â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a prayer to the God of my life. Psalm 42:5-8 Everyone will at sometime in life face discouragement, trials and temptations. Even those that are called the children of God will encounter days that seem dark and roads that travel rough. The good news that we have in the Bible is that when we experience depression we can put our hope in God. While in seminary, I like most pastors, personally experienced situations in which I was very discouraged for a season. Challenges at church, a low test grade or the increasing workload would bring my spirits down. On occasions, I would get on my knees during the night to cry out to God for encour-

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August 24 Friendly Community Baptist Church is hosting a Free Showing of the movie â&#x20AC;&#x153;Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Not Deadâ&#x20AC;? in main sanctuary Aug. 24 at 6 p.m. with refreshments served 5-5:45 p.m. A special movie will be shown for children in our White Chapel. This is a free event for everyone. The church is located at 1730 U.S. Hwy. 117 N. Burgaw. For more information call 910-259-3046, or visit www.fcbcb.org.

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Brussels sprouts and fruit recipes

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By Hope Cusick Special to the Post & Voice A suggested tip is when making orange, lemon or lime zest, or even grapefruit zest, make extra zest and measure it into one tablespoon portions. Put each portion in a plastic snack bag and freeze. This way you’ll always have zest on hand for a recipe without having any fuss. Cauliflower and Brussels sprouts are in season and here are a couple of nice dishes to serve for your next dinner with guests. Enjoy! Broiled peaches or nectarines with orange-vanilla sugar Pears or plums may also be used in this recipe. Makes 4-8 servings. 4 fresh, firm, ripe peaches or nectarines, pitted and cut in half crosswise 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 tablespoon orange zest 1 tablespoon orange juice 2 tablespoons brown sugar

1 tablespoon melted butter Preheat the broiler of your oven. Arrange pitted peach or nectarine halves on a broiler pan cut side up. In a small bowl add vanilla extract, orange zest, melted butter, and brown sugar. Rub together with your fingers to blend, then sprinkle over fruit. Broil until browned in spots, about 8-10 minutes. Serve with vanilla ice cream, if desired. Cauliflower quiche A nice recipe for brunch or potluck gatherings. 1 small head of cauliflower, cut into ½-inch slices, about 2 cups 3½ tablespoons extra virgin olive oil Salt and fresh ground black pepper, to taste 4 cloves garlic, minced then smashed 1 medium sweet onion, finely chopped 1 cup flavored breadcrumbs 6 eggs 1½ cups Ricotta cheese ½ cup Parmesan cheese, grated, plus 2-tablespoons ¼ cup dried parsley flakes ¼ teaspoon dried thyme powder ½ teaspoon dried sweet basil Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Butter a 9-inch pie plate, set aside. On a foil lined baking sheet toss cauliflower with 1 ½ tablespoons olive oil; season with

salt and pepper to taste and arrange in a single even layer. Roast until tender and lightly browned, 12-18 minutes. In a skillet heat one tablespoon olive oil over medium low heat. Add garlic and cook for about 2-3 minutes. Add the breadcrumbs and toast until golden about five minutes. Sauté onion in skillet with remaining olive oil and cook until tender, about 4-5 minutes. In a bowl whisk together eggs, ricotta cheese, parsley flakes, thymes, basil, Parmesan cheese, garlic, sautéed onion, salt and pepper, to taste; mix well. Pour egg mixture over cauliflower pieces, gently shaking the plate to settle the mixture. Sprinkle top with 2-tablespoons Parmesan cheese. Bake in a 425 oven, rotating halfway through, until set and browned about 25 minutes. Let cool for 15 minutes before slicing. Easy microwave strawberry-pear butter Makes about 1½ cups. Serve this as a spread or a sauce topping for desserts. 2 cups fresh strawberries, hulled and sliced 2 ripe, firm pears, cored, peeled and diced 2 tablespoons g ranulated sugar 2 tablespoons apple juice or apple cider Pinch of ground cinnamon In a microwave bowl, combine all ingredients; mix well.

Cover and microwave for five minutes. Uncover, and mash with a potato masher, then microwave, stirring occasionally, until thick about 5-7 minutes. Let cool; cover and refrigerate until firm. Bacon and Brussels sprouts The smaller and brighter the Brussels sprouts, the more tender they will be. To prepare Brussels sprouts, remove any loose or yellowing leaves from stem of each sprout, then trim and discard ends of stems, then cook as desired. 2 pounds Brussels sprouts, trimmed and halved lengthwise 6 slices smoked bacon, crisply cooked and crumbled ( reserve 2-tablespoons drippings) 1 cup flavored breadcrumbs 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard (I use Grey Poupon.) Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Cook bacon until crisp, and place on paper towels, when cool, crumble. Reserve two tablespoons drippings and mix with mustard. In a large bowl place Brussels sprouts, add mustard mixture and toss to coat evenly. Spread Brussels sprouts onto a rimmed baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray. Bake 20 minutes or until a golden brown. Spoon into a serving bowl and top with crumbled bacon, toss to distribute. Serve hot.

Community News & Events Moores Creek National Battlefield hosts living history programs in September As fall approaches, craft and trade artisans will arrive at Moores Creek National Battlefield for the First Saturdays Fall Living History Program. First Saturdays are a part of the park’s Stories of the American Revolution and Stories Beyond the Battlefield living history programs, which take the visitor back in time through living history demonstrations of everyday experiences of life in the colonies and on the battlefield. Visitors will see how to start a fire with flint and steel, cook on an earthen oven or see a blacksmith forge hot steel. Other programs will include candle making, quill pen writing and garden demonstrations, all of which will provide a glimpse of daily life in the 18th century. A new market stall in the demonstration area will have historical folk toys, unique gifts, pottery, glass and more for sale. The park’s historic weapo n s p ro g r a m l iv i n g h i s tory volunteer g roup, the Wilmington District Minute-

men, will camp out as well. Visitors can see a Revolutionary War encampment and watch as the Minutemen train and drill in preparation for battle. Musket firing demonstrations will take place throughout the day. First Saturday programs are free and run from September thru December from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Programs will vary from month to month. All programs are free. Program dates are Sept. 6, Oct. 4, Nov. 1, and Dec. 6. Volunteers are needed to lead or assist demonstrations, and to support the market stall operation. For information about the First Saturdays Fall Living History Program, or to find out how you can help, contact me at 910-283-5591 ex.2222 or matthew_woods@nps.gov. For more information about upcoming programs, visit the Battlefield Facebook page or find us on the web at www.nps. gov/mocr. Pender County Open Golf tourney Sept. 20 Olde Point Golf and Country Club will host the inaugural Pender County Open Golf Tournament on Sept. 20. The event is open to all

legal residents from Pender, Onslow or New Hanover counties. You must have a GHIN handicap, or a verifiable handicap from another recognized handicapping service. USGA rules will govern play. The Pender County Champion title will be awarded to the player with the lowest g ross score in three divisions: Men, Women, Senior (65 or older). Low net prizes in each division will also be awarded. All proceeds from this event will be donated to the NC Spot Festival for distribution to Hampstead area schools and the volunteer fire department. Applications are available in the Olde Point Golf Pro Shop, 513 Country Club Dr., Hampstead. For more information go to www.oldepointgolf.com or call the Pro Shop at 910-2702403. Surf City half marathon A major road race for area runners is now on the fall calendar with the Two Town Half Marathon set to make its debut on Saturday, October 11. The point-to-point race takes place on a newly certified flat course designed for excellent

times – in both Surf City and Topsail Beach. The event begins at the new Topsail Beach Town Center and will be completed at Soundside Park in Surf City where a post-race celebration party will take place. “It is a credit to both towns that we can work together to hold such an outstanding event,” says Surf City Mayor Zander Guy. “Fall is a great time for folks to come to the beach and visit us.” Registration is available through www.townofsurfcity. com and will remain open until September 30. Proceeds will go to benefit the Pretty in Pink Foundation, prettyinpinkfoundation.org/. The Pretty In Pink Foundation provides financial assistance and support to underinsured and uninsured North Carolinians with breast cancer. We invite everyone to come out for the inaugural half marathon on Topsail Island,” says Race Director Linda Carlsen, Wellness Coordinator with Surf City Parks & Recreation. “This event is designed for competitive runners, fitness runners and walkers, really for everyone,” she adds. Both Surf City and Topsail Beach are cooperating on this fall racing venture with Brunswick Timing. The cost is only $50 and all participants will receive a collector’s T-shirt, finisher medals and other goodies. Volunteers for the event will receive a special tee and receive pre-race training. For more information or to volunteer, call Surf City Community Center at 910-328-4887 or go to the race website link at www.townofsurfcity.com.

Wednesday August 20 Alcoholics Anonymous will meet from 7:30-8:30 p.m. at the Surf City Community Center, 201 Community Center Dr. Call 328.4887 for more information •Pender County Farmer’s Market at Poplar Grove Plantation opens at 8 a.m. Thursday, August 21 •The Kiwanis Club of Hampstead will meet at 7:30 a.m. at the Sawmill Grill on Hwy. 17 in Hampstead. •The Cape Fear Woodcarvers Club will meet at 9 a.m. at Poplar Grove Plantation in Scotts Hill. For more information, go to www.capefearcarvers.org. •Alcoholics Anonymous will meet from noon-1 p.m. at the Surf City Community Center. Call 328.4887 for more information. •Pender County Museum is open to the public for free (donations are welcome) every Thursday and Friday from 1-4 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Group tours are available at other times by contacting the Museum at 259-8543 by email at penderhist@hotmail.com. Friday August 22 •Atkinson Baptist Church, Hwy. 53 in Atkinson, has a free bread giveaway Fridays from 4-5 p.m. All types of bread from white to multigrain to hamburger buns. •Pender County Museum open 1-4 p.m. •The Marine Corps League, Detachment 1321 meets for breakfast at the Sawmill Grill in Hampstead at 8 a.m. each Friday. Monday August 25 •The American Sewing Guild’s Wilmington Neighborhood Group will meet from noon to 2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 25, at Fran’s Sewing Circle, 5751 Oleander Drive, Wilmington. Members are encouraged to redesign a T-shirt and show the before and after results. Sewing appliques by hand and machine will also be discussed. Visitors are welcome. For more information go to ASG Cape Fear. Wednesday August 27 Alcoholics Anonymous will meet from 7:30-8:30 p.m. at the Surf City Community Center, 201 Community Center Dr. Call 328.4887 for more information •Pender County Farmer’s Market at Poplar Grove Plantation opens at 8 a.m. Thursday, August 28 •The Kiwanis Club of Hampstead will meet at 7:30 a.m. at the Sawmill Grill on Hwy. 17 in Hampstead. •The Cape Fear Woodcarvers Club will meet at 9 a.m. at Poplar Grove Plantation in Scotts Hill. For more information, go to www.capefearcarvers.org. •Alcoholics Anonymous will meet from noon-1 p.m. at the Surf City Community Center. Call 328.4887 for more information. •Pender County Museum is open to the public for free (donations are welcome) every Thursday and Friday from 1-4 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Group tours are available at other times by contacting the Museum at 259-8543 by email at penderhist@hotmail.com. Friday August 29 •Atkinson Baptist Church, Hwy. 53 in Atkinson, has a free bread giveaway Fridays from 4-5 p.m. All types of bread from white to multigrain to hamburger buns. •Pender County Museum open 1-4 p.m. •The Marine Corps League, Detachment 1321 meets for breakfast at the Sawmill Grill in Hampstead at 8 a.m. each Friday. Tuesday Sept.9 • The Marine Corps League, Hampstead Detachment 1321, meets at the Topsail Senior Center, 20959 U.S. Highway 17N, Hampstead the second Tuesday of each month at 7 pm. The Detachment is always looking for new members to help in continuing the mission.

Send community news information to posteditor@post-voice.com Hampstead Kiwanis scholarship fundraiser The Kiwanis Club of Hampstead is hosting a Wine and Dine Sept. 6 from 5-8 p.m. This event is to raise money for the Kiwanis Scholarship Fund. There will be many types of wine to try and food samples from Hampstead area restaurants including Jebby’s on 17, Englese’s, The Sawmill Grill, Sushi X and Hampstead Bagel Bakery. Music will be provided by Nancy Hansing on harp. There will also be door prizes. Tickets are $22 per person and can be purchased at the door. To purchase tickets in advance call 910-270-8643. The event will be held at

The Hampstead Women’s Club at 14435 U.S. Highway 17 in Hampstead. Help deserving students make their education dreams happen. Fo r m o re i n fo r m at i o n contact Patricia Homa, club president at 910.616.5195 or visit www.kiwanisclubof hampsead.org. Kiwanis Club of Hampstead Flag collection The Town of Surf City is working with American Legion Honor Guard Post 167 to collect tattered American Flags to make sure that they are disposed of properly. Drop off your flags at Surf City town hall Monday - Friday 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.

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Bruce Earl Bramer BURGAW -- Bruce Earl Bramer, 72, of Burgaw left this earthly life for his eternal rest on Friday, Aug. 15, 2014 from his home. He was born Sept. 28, 1941 in Albany, N.Y. and was the son of the late Howard and Katherine Newport Bramer. He was a member of Castle Hayne Baptist Church. Surviving is his loving wife of 51 years, Betty Clark Bramer and daughters, Ginny Ricks (Art), Cheryl Holsonback (Charlie), Melissa White, Lisa Simpson (Robert) and Wendy Marguccio (Dave); grandchildren, Heather Huemme, David Huemme, Christine Holsonback, Austin White, Niki Johnson, Abigail Woodward, Lauren Ricks, Gabrielle Holsonback and Meredith Woodward; great grandchildren,

Sam and Brianna Huemme; step grandchildren, Morgan and Megan Marguccio; brother, Lloyd Bramer, Sr. (Donna); numerous nieces, nephews and friends. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2014 at Castle Hayne Baptist Church with Pastor Billy Fowler officiating. 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. Charles Vance Cottle CASTLE HAYNE -- Charles Vance Cottle, 81, of Castle Hayne formerly of Virginia Beach, passed peacefully from his earthly life on Friday, Aug. 15, 2014 at Lower Cape Fear Hospice and Lif-

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eCare Center. He was born Jan. 10, 1933 in Wilmington, the son of the late Zevelyn Vance and Leila Meadows Cottle. Also remembered is his son, Tommy Cottle who preceded Charles in death. Charles is survived by his daughter, Kathy Hilburn (Billy); sons, David Cottle and Russell Cottle (Betty); ten grandchildren; 25 great grandchildren; sister, Elizabeth Seery; first cousin, Barbara Lewis (Ira); best friend, Jimmy Harts; and several nieces and nephews. The family received friends from 1-2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2014 at Quinn-McGowen Funeral Home Burgaw Chapel with service at 2 p.m. at the funeral home with Rev. Dean Walker officiating. There was a private burial in Burgaw

Cemetery. 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. Kathleen Chesnutt Griggs HAMPSTEAD -- After a full and wonderful life, Kathleen Chesnutt Griggs died Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014. She was predeceased by her parents, Johnson and Myrtle Horrell Chesnutt, and a sister, Eleanor Miller. She is survived by her husband, Joseph H. Griggs, Jr., son, Joseph Michael Griggs and wife, April of Deatsville, Ala.; daughter, Cynthia Griggs Gore of Dallas, Texas; three g randdaughters, Jessica Griggs Coleman and husband

Rob of Madison, Miss., Nicole Leigh Gore and Natalie Laurel Gore of Dallas; and one sister, Margaret Chesnutt Mock of Montgomery, Ala. Kathleen graduated from New Hanover High School and attended Womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s College, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where she majored in business. She worked for the Commerce Department, U.S. Government at the Wilmington Reserve Fleet until she married and then lived in several states as she moved with her husband and children as he was transferred with his company. They retired to Hampstead in 1985, where she was a member of Hampstead United Methodist Church, where she served on various committees through the years. She loved to knit, quilt, and

play bridge. Most of all she loved having her children and grandchildren visit and she taught all of them her love of the church. A funeral service was held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2014, at Hampstead United Methodist Church, 15395 Hwy. 17 North, Hampstead, with the Rev. Skip Williams and the Rev. Trudy Wilder officiating. The family received friends at the church for one hour prior to the service. A private interment followed in the Atkinson Cemetery where most of her family is buried. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Hampstead United Methodist Church preschool program. Condolences to the family at www.andrewsmortuary. com. The family was served by Andrews Market Chapel.

Moores Creek campers explore environment By Lois Ann Dixon Special to the Post & Voice A group of 10 Pender County fourth through eighth graders, including ninth grade camp counselors, participated in Wild Detectives II Day Camp June 16-27 at Moores Creek National Battlefield. The campers participated in water investigations, as well as plant life explorations, as they focused on Moores Creek within the Cape Fear watershed, which reaches from Greensboro to the Atlantic Ocean. Leaders and counselors led the campers in skill-building activities preparing them for the overall project, a canoe study and map of the Moores Creek watershead. Robert L. Smith of Watersmith Kayaking, provided canoeing instruction and led the group in canoeing lessons. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We learned the most effective strokes such as the full stroke for a long turn using the paddle similar to a boat rudder,â&#x20AC;? said student counselor Jordain Mann. In addition to practicing different strokes and motions such as getting in and out of the canoe, campers were cautioned to keep their feet as close to the middle seam of the canoe as possible for

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Nancy Keith and a camper look over data gathered during the Wild Detectives II Day Camp. good balance. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One of the most important instructional lessons covered the proper way to recover from a capsized canoe. A second canoeing pair paddle astride the overturned canoe to help flip the canoe upright,â&#x20AC;? Mann said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Then, one of the second canoers carefully moves into the canoe, making sure to only step or kneel on the center seam thusly balancing the rescued canoe. Each of the soaked canoers then carefully kneel into each canoe only putting pressure on the middle seam of the canoe.â&#x20AC;?

Campers learned and practiced how to turn the canoe around completely with the front paddler using a side stroke to the right side and the back paddler using the reverse stroke to the left side. The campers canoed the creek with two campers and one counselor per canoe, all outfitted with personal flotation devices. At each of the eight designated sites located along Moores Creek â&#x20AC;&#x201C; from the headwaters of the Creek to the mouth of the Black River â&#x20AC;&#x201C; campers moored their canoes on shore. Campers

tested the water, sampled and labeled plants, and observed the changing ecology of the area. Students created scaled maps graphing the Moores Creek watershed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Students found connections from the scaled graphing of the watershed map to each of the eight studied locations and their interpretive data collections,â&#x20AC;? Mann said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For instance, samples taken at a bridge location revealed pollutants due to more concentrated traffic.â&#x20AC;? Through the mapping and canoeing experiences, all Wild Dectective campers gained an understanding of what the term sea level and its ecological importance to the Moores Creek Watershed. T h e e d u c at i o n a l l e a d ers for the camp were Sally Turberville, Communities in Schools counselor with Pender County Schools, and Valerie Ryan, science educator at West Pender Middle School. Student counselors were Mann and Alex Nicholas from Pender Early College High School, and Michelle Littlefield, UNC Wilmington. The camp was sponsored by the Moores Creek Conservation Alliance, Nancy Keith, board chair man. Contact them at moorescreekconservation@gmail.com.

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Is life insurance needed at retirement? Dear Savvy Senior, Is life insurance needed in retirement? I’m about to retire and have been thinking about dropping my policy to escape the premiums. Is this a good idea? Over Insured Dear Over, While many retirees choose to stop paying their life insurance premiums when they no longer have young families to take care of, there are a few reasons you may still want to keep your policy. Here are some different points to consider that can help you determine if you still need life insurance in retirement. •Dependents: Life insurance is designed to help protect your spouse and children from poverty in the case of your untimely death. But if your children are grown and are on their own, and you have sufficient financial resources to cover you and your spouse’s retirement costs, then there is little need to continue to have life insurance. But, if you had a child late in life or have a relative with special needs who is dependent on you for income, it makes sense to keep paying the premiums on your policy. You also need to make sure your spouse’s retirement income will not take a significant hit when you die. Check out the conditions of your pension or annuity (if you have them) to see if they

stop paying when you die, and factor in your lost Social Security income too. If you find that your spouse will lose a significant portion of income upon your death, you may want to keep the policy to help make up the difference. •Work: Will you need to take another job in retirement to earn income? Since life insurance helps replace lost income to your family when you die, you may want to keep your policy if your spouse or other family members are relying on that income. If, however, you have very little income from your retirement job, then there’s probably no need to continue with the policy. •Estate taxes: Life insurance can also be a handy estate-planning tool. If, for example, you own a business that you want to keep in the family and you don’t have enough liquid assets to take care of the estate taxes, you can sometimes use a life insurance policy to help your heirs pay off Uncle Sam when you die. It’s a good idea to talk to a disinterested third party (not your insurance agent), like an estate planning expert or a fee-only financial planner to help you determine if your life insurance policy can help

you with this. Life settlement option If you find that you don’t need your life insurance policy any longer, you may want to consider selling it in a “life settlement” transaction to a third party company for more than the cash surrender value would be, but less than its net death benefit. The best candidates are people over age 65 who own a policy with a face value of $250,000 or more. Once you sell your policy, however, the life settlement company becomes the new owner, pays the future premiums and collects the death benefit when you die. How much money you can expect to get with a life settlement will depend on your age, health and life expectancy, the type of insurance policy, the premium costs and the value of your policy. Most sellers generally get 12 to 25 percent of the death benefit. If you’re interested in this option, get quotes from several brokers or life settlement providers. Also, find out what fees you’ll be required to pay. To locate credible providers or brokers, the Life Insurance Settlement Association provides a referral service at lisa.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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Steve and Lynn Dee Skinner announce the engagement of their daughter Brooklyn Hope Skinner to Cory Armand Kennedy. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Bill and Lana Pickett of Beulaville and A. C. and Emily Skinner of Hampstead. The groomelect is the son of Ronnie Kennedy of Pink Hill and the grandson of Ozell Kennedy of Pink Hill. Brooklyn and Cory are both graduates of East Carolina University and works for Cory Kennedy State Farm Insurance in Greenville. An October wedding is planned.

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Visitors to Poplar Grove enjoy music during last year’s fall concert series.

Grooves in the Grove concert series begins at Poplar Grove in September By Lori Kirkpatrick Contributing Writer Starting on the first Sunday after Labor Day, Poplar Grove Plantation will begin its Grooves in the Grove fall concert series. The public is invited to join them in front of the gazebo from 5-7 p.m. each Sunday for live local music. Admission is free, and visitors are encouraged to bring chairs and blankets. Coolers are always welcome, and this year the Catch food truck will be on hand for Sunday picnic suppers on Sept. 21, 28 and Oct. 5 and 12. The last two weekends of October are also their Halloween Festival at Poplar Grove, which will include food and beverage vendors. A variety of sponsors and contributors, listed on Poplar Grove’s website, have helped make this free concert series possible. The Catch food truck and Kona Ice will be donating a percentage of their sales while at the concert series. To benefit non-profit Poplar Grove Foundation, a 50/50 raffle will also be held during each concert. On Sept. 7, South of K will be performing. Dennis Cooper, Aaron and Jamie King, and Joey Canady each have a long history of performing in varying music genres, but

their love for their brand of bluegrass and their strong friendship has brought them together to form South of K. Masonboro Sound will be performing on Sept. 14. This band plays favorite bluegrass, folk, acoustic and rock tunes with three-part harmony. The band features Jim Durham on guitar, Matt Thuman on mandolin and Doug Wall on stand-up bass. Massive Grass has been bringing their alter native bluegrass sounds to audiences in the area since 2007. Featuring Ken Groce on stand-up bass, Adam Groce on banjo, Scottie Lynch on guitar and David Abeyta on mandolin, they will bring their bluegrass sound to Poplar Grove Sept. 21. Steph Stewart & the Boyfriends will play Sept. 28. From Chapel Hill, the fourpiece string band has been described as Americana folk revival at its finest. Singersongwriter Steph Stewart will be on guitar and banjo, Omar Ruiz-Lopez on fiddle and mandolin; Mario Arnez on guitar; and Nicholas Vandenberg on upright bass. The band recently recorded live in Our State magazine’s library. The Doug Irving Quartet will perfor m Oct. 5. The Quartet features Doug on bass, Keith Butler on drums,

Benny Hill on saxophone, and Judson Hurd on piano; playing jazz pieces from artists like John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, and Wynton and Branford Marsalis to name a few. Mac & Juice Quartet will be at the historic site on Oct. 12. From jazz, mixed-meter, rock, roots, soul, country, and bluegrass, the band features Mac Nelson on guitar and backing vocals; Brian Raynor on guitar and lead vocals; Jason Moore on bass; and Brian Mason on drums and percussion. Possum Creek, an old time and bluegrass power trio, will entertain the audience Oct. 19. Jones Smith switches between mandolin and banjo, Ben Chontos on the upright bass and har mony vocals, and Big Al Hall on banjo and lead vocals. Described as hard driving, barn burning music, the band is sure to draw in music fans of all ages. The Wooden Steel Band will perform Oct. 26. Their sound labeled as Americana Fusion Grass, members Elliott Smith will be on guitar and vocals; Dan “Bartelby Homes” Sweeney on guitar and vocals; Steve Todd on mandolin and vocals; Andy Dortch on upright bass and vocals; and Matt Burkie will be on banjo.

Tourism spending in county increases The North Carolina Division of Tourism, Film and Sports Development announced today that domestic visitors to Pender County spent $84.2 million in 2013, an increase of 4.4 percent from 2012. “Tourism is the second largest industry in Pender County,” said Pender County Tourism Director Monique Baker. “This Department and the Tourism Development Authority Board have a vision of making it number one by developing and growing this clean, fun and

profitable business.” The travel and tourism industry directly employees more than 760 people in Pender County. The total payroll generated by the tourism industry in Pender County was $14.12 million. The state tax revenue generated in Pender County totaled $3.97 million through state sales and excise taxes, and taxes on personal and corporate income. Local taxes generated from sales and property tax revenue from travel-generated

and travel-supported businesses totaled $5.8 million. G ov. Pat M c C ro r y a n nounced in May that visitors to North Carolina spent a record $20.2 billion in 2013, an increase of 4.1 percent from 2012. These statistics are from the 2013 Economic Impact of Travel on North Carolina Counties study prepared for the North Carolina Division of Tourism, Film and Sports Development by the U.S. Travel Association.

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Bill Howard Outdoors

By Bill Howard Post & Voice Columnist Several years ago a friend set up the perfect hunting property. He surrounded an existing box stand with a lush food plot he planted in the Spring of that year. He positioned channels to allow for rain run-off that would both keep the plot fed with water but not allow it become flooded. The plot was built beside a tree line entering a rather large wooded area. The cover of the small forest was perfect for all types of game animals, especially whitetail deer, turkey and bear. The tracks through his food plot proved the point. The trail cameras were set six weeks before the season and he was able to give an itinerary for each deer that came on the property. He

knew which does would enter first with which fawns. He knew the tall eight pointer was likely two and a half years old that followed. He also knew the non-typical 12 would usually rush the scene and establish the field as his domain just before sunset. Prior to the gun season opener for whitetail, he sighted in his rifle with the ammunition he would be hunting with, Remington Core-Lokt 180-grain cartridges for his 3006 rifle. Whether the shot was from 100 yards or 300 yards he could plant the hole in the target in a circle as small as a quarter. His hunting clothes were washed with scent free detergent. He made sure he had his tags and license. His hunter orange was packed and ready to go. His anticipation for opening day was only enhanced by his preparation. The friend skipped the morning hunt. He knew the only thing that would appear would be a few turkeys, a fox squirrel, and several of the does. There was no reason to offer a chance of spooking his main target by going to the field that morning. Instead, he entered the field around 4 p.m.

Carefully and quietly walking on the side of the field the deer never entered, he almost had a skip to his step. In fact, he probably would have skipped all the way to the box stand if he did not think it would create too much commotion. He strapped his rifle over his shoulder and began the climb up the wooden ladder. The door to the box stand opened inward and he gently turned the knob as he pushed it forward. That is when lightning struck. No, not lightning from the sky, but rather a swarm of evil beasts that could only be motivated by the devil himself. The wasps’ nest was on the ceiling of the stand and the door was all it took to bump the nest and send the black buzzing pain bearers down upon him. Eight feet to the ground he dropped, landing on his prized firearm and top of the line scope. Still, the wasps continued to strike without mercy, not caring about how bad the fall affected him. Luckily he survived the fall, the multiple stings, the broken scope, and the bruised and embarrassed ego. As the season nears and

we all are getting ready for our own Mr. Big remember all the preparations that need to take place. Bows need strings and dloops checked as well as being sighted in. Rifles need to be checked for operation of the firing mechanism and safety. Hang-on stands and ladder stands that may have been left out during the year need to be checked also. A tree grows each year and can severely damage any type of strap that holds them secure through the stretching. Replacement of any rusted metal bolts and nuts may cost ten to fifteen dollars but could save ten thousand in medical bills. And of course, check for any flying creatures that may have taken harbor in any box stands. –Bill Howard is a lifelong North Carolina resident and hunter. He is a lifetime member of the North Carolina Bowhunters Association, an associate member of Pope and Young, and an official measurer of both. He is a certified hunter education (IHEA) instructor and bowhunter education (IBEP) instructor. Please share your stories with Bill at BillHowardOutdoors@ gmail.com.

Town of Surf City Government News August 20, 2014 MEETING TIMES Surf City Town Council 1st Tuesday of the month Planning Board 2nd Thursday of the month ________________________________________________________

End of Summe r Celebration Frid ay, August 2 9 th Mark Ro berts Band at 6pm Fireworks at Dark

Sp ecial P re s en ta tions b y: Ame rican Legion Miss Randie A u t ry Concession Fundr a iser by Surf City Fi re & A u x .

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

Pender County democrats open campaign headquarters For the first time in more than 25 years, Pender Democrats have opened a campaign office, located at 14931 Hwy. 17 in Hampstead. Democrats will host a grand opening celebration on, Sept. 13 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. The new office can be seen from the highway and is directly behind Doublewide Surf & Skate. Refreshments including hot dogs will be served and volunteers will also be on hand to sign up interested persons for voter registration. The North Carolina Democratic Par ty is providing resources for the new office including phones, computers and other equipment, all which will be permanent donations to the Pender County Democratic Party. “I have enjoyed working with the local party on securing a HQ for this fall’s election” said state Democratic

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Continued from page 3A grams such as, Work in Action (WIA) with Cape Fear Community College and Work First through Pender County Department of Social Services,” said Harris. “PCCS also collaborates with the University

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Steve Unger (left) with state Democratic Party chairman Randy Voller Party chairman Randy Voller. “We are directly supporting the effort in Pender County to win this fall for Senator Hagan and other Democrats up and down the ballot.” “We are totally thrilled with the mutual cooperation of North Carolina at Wilmington’s Quality Enhancement for Non Profits directed by Natasha Davis and with Professor Dr. Jeffery Brudney of UNCW, which teaches students in the Non Profit Leadership Program. The program has had very positive results for PCCS and the students that are enrolled in the program.”

we are getting with local volunteers, and the Democratic Party at all levels leading the way,” said Steve Unger, Candidate for NC House District 16, which includes all of Pender

County. “Opening this office is critical to mobilizing campaign support and canvassing efforts.” The Sept. 13 event will be an opportunity to meet the Pender Democratic candidates. Democratic Candidates expected to attend include District 7 U.S. House candidate Jonathan Barfield, State House District 16 candidate Steve Unger, State Senate District 8 candidate Ernie Ward, Pender Commissioner District 1 candidate Chris Medlin, Pender Commissioner District 2 candidate Charles Tippitt, Pender Commissioner, District 3 candidate Eugene Meadows, and Pender Clerk of Court candidate Susan Lunsford. Regular office hours are to be announced soon and volunteers are welcome to sign up to help out in a variety of ways.

The Town of Atkinson, NC is currently taking bids on repairing and re-paving streets within Town limits. Specifications for the project are available for viewing at the Town Hall. Please contact Margie Craver, Town Clerk, to make an appointment for a tour of the proposed sections of the streets and a copy of the specifications. Bids must be received at the Town Hall by Tuesday, September 2, 2014 for review by the Town Board. Town Hall phone number is 910-283-7341. August 20, 2014

Town of Burgaw Government News August 20, 2014

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES Temporary Maintenance Worker - The Town of Burgaw is seeking two (2) Temporary Public Works Maintenance Workers. Must have valid NC Driver’s License and be able to operate various field equipment such as lawnmowers, etc. Must be able to perform tasks in the maintenance and repair of town streets, buildings, landscaping, etc. Temporary employment will tentatively run from September 2014 through November 2014, up to 30 hours/week. Qualified applicants may pick up applications at the Town of Burgaw Municipal Building located at 109 N. Walker St, Burgaw NC or download from town website at www.townofburgaw.com. Please return completed applications to Attn: Kristin Wells, Personnel Technician, 109 N Walker Street, Burgaw, NC by 5:00 PM on Friday, August 29, 2014. E.O.E. Patrol Officer – The Burgaw Police Department is currently seeking applicants for the position of Patrol Officer. Applicant must be BLET certified and possess good public relation skills. Salary DOQ. Position open until filled. Send resumes/applications to Attn: Kristin Wells, 109 N Walker Street, Burgaw, NC 28425. Applications are available at www.townofburgaw.com. EOE “WORKING SMOKE DETECTORS SAVE LIVES” Burgaw Fire Department offers free smoke detectors and/or address numbers to those who need them. Burgaw Fire Department also makes reflective green signs for a nominal fee of $10.00. Please call 259-7494 for further information. CALENDAR August 21 September 01 September 09

Planning Board meeting 6:00PM Town offices closed in observance of Labor Day Board of Commissioners meeting 4:00PM TOWN OF BURGAW 109 N WALKER STREET BURGAW NC 28425 Phone 910.259.2151 Fax 910.259.6644 Email: townofburgaw@townofburgaw.com Web: www.townofburgaw.com

PENDER COUNTY GOVERNMENT NEWS

8/20/14

WANTED! A FEW GOOD MEN & WOMEN! VOLUNTEER! Reminder: Due to the Labor Day Holiday, the first meeting in September will be held on September 2, 2014 at the usual meeting time and place.

The Pender County Board of Commissioners will consider appointments to the following boards/commissions/ committees: Name of Board # of Positions/Categories Vacancies Advisory Board of Health 2 Optometrist***, Veterinarian*** Animal Shelter Advisory Committee 1 Veterinarian CoastalCare Area Board 1 Health Care or Health Insurance Expertise Four-County Community Services Board 2 Public Citizens Industrial Facilities & Pollution Control Financing 7 Business/Insurance/Attorney/Banking Authority Library Board 1 District 2 Nursing/Adult Care Homes Advisory Board 1 Public Citizen Parks & Recreation Board 2 Districts 2 & 5 Pender Memorial Hospital Board 1 District 5 Tourism Development Authority 1 District 5

District 1 = Scotts Hill; Lower Topsail District 2 = Upper & Middle Holly; Upper Topsail; Surf City District 3 = Rocky Point; Long Creek; Grady

District 4 = Lower Union; N. & S. Burgaw District 5 = Upper Union; Penderlea; Columbia; Caswell; Canetuck

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

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Jamboree sets tone for 2014 football season The theme this summer in Pender County has been how to avoid the rain. Trask athletic Director Ed Gilroy managed to avoid some heavy showers early in the day to get the field painted up and the 2014 Touchstone Energy Pender County jamboree went off without a hitch. “We finished painting the field at 1:30 and the heavens opened up 15 minutes later,” said a relieved Gilroy. Pender opened up the festivities against East Carteret. Head Coach Tony Hudson admitted after the scrimmage that he didn’t open things up the week before the regular season opener. “We didn’t show a lot. We left quite a few kids at home.,” said Hudson. “We’re using this to get some reps in and prepare for the season.” The Mariners had different plans and opened their offensive bag of tricks quickly. They scored several touchdowns in the scrimmage including several big pass plays. Pender did show some offense themselves with sophomore quarterback Jake Rawls throwing three touchdown passes. Rashawn Deloach was the recipient of two of those passes, a 32 yarder along with a 41-yard grab. The other touchdown pass was a screen to sophomore Justin Hooper who caught the pass in the flat and raced 40 yards to paydirt. Trask played two 40-minute scrimmages that were split up. They faced the Mariners in the first 40-minute session. The word of the day for Trask was defense. Defensive coordinator Doug Rabalai had his defense playing aggressively throughout the day. The linebacking duo of Dalen Faison and Jarquell James wreaked havoc all day long as they raced through gaping holes and into the backfield of both east Carteret and Swansboro. “We wanted to be aggressive and play fast,” said coach Jonathan Taylor. “I thought we did a good job of that. Coach Rabalai has done a good job with these guys.” The Titan offense did not fare as well as they failed to get into the end zone. The quick strike offense that Taylor has

instilled still has a way to go but did show some glimpses of big play potential. Topsail. The Pirates faced eight or more in the box last year due to an anemic passing game. That does not seem to be the case this year as Nick Altilio threw the ball well for Coach Wayne Inman. Altilio threw a touchdown pass to Hunter Potts early on despite a blitzing Swansboro defense. Topsail has a dynamic duo in the backfield in Josh Jessup and transfer Malik Winford. Both showed glimpses of being very productive. Inman seemed pleased with his offense and noted that they have been productive in every scrimmage they have played in. “In every scrimmage that we’ve had we’ve moved the football. That’s a good sign,” Innman said. Defensively, the Pirates bent but broke only twice. Again, the team seemed more comfortable with the scheme. “Last year I didn’t know the kids and they didn’t know me. This year is different,” said Innman. “We’re so far ahead of last year.” Touchstone Energy Top Performers. Rayshawn Deloach caught two touchdown passes for Pender. Jake Rawls threw

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Pender quarterback Jake Rawls tossed three touchdown passes during the Touchstone Energy Jamboree last Saturday. three touchdown tosses for the Pats. Justin Hooper caught the third touchdown pass. Nick Altilio threw a touchdown pass to Hunter Potts. Josh Jessup scored on a short

run. Trask linebackers Dalen Faison and Jarquell James were dangerous on defense all day long. Steven Jordan had a couple of good runs for the Titans.

The 2014 football season will open with a bang this week as the revamped Trask Titans will travel to Topsail to engage Coach Wayne Inman’s Pirates. The Pender Patriots will travel to Laney with high hopes of upsetting the 4A Bucs. Trask at Topsail The Titans are under the direction of first year Coach Jonathan Taylor. The team seems to have responded to their new coach in a positive manner, however this game is for real and the Pirates are hungry. Trask is no longer an option team and has junked the veer. Coach Taylor has installed a no huddle spread offense that utilizes the teams speed. Signal caller Dylan Kraft will try the Pirates secondary and linebackers with bubble screens and short throws with the hopes that those plays will open things up for sophomore Tailback Steve Jordan. The key to the Titans success will be getting the ball out early. Topsail will counter the Titans fast offense with a dose of big and strong linemen. They will try and fluster Kraft and force him to throw into coverage. Kraft has shown a tendency to throw the ball into tight coverage when pressured. The Pirates have a 1-2 punch in the backfield in Fullback Josh Jessup and newcomer Malik Winford. Jessup is the Pirates thunder while Winford is the lightning. Look for Coach Inman to bang up inside with Jessup and then spring Winford outside. With the Pirates big and much improved line this could be a handful for the Titans. Quarterback Nick Altilio has a year under his belt and is much better. His biggest asset is that he is one tough customer. Trask has a tough core of

linebackers and defensive coordinator Doug Rabalai will send them up the middle at any time. The Titans need to get to Jessup before he gets a head of steam up. The Titans had better hope that they don’t get fooled and those backers don’t get caught inside. If so Winford will be gone. This is a rivalry game. These types of games are usually hard to predict. Either way it will be a good one. Pender at Laney This is a tough opener for the 1A Patriots. However, the Bucs are not what they once were. That being said they are a 4A squad. Pender has some playmakers and Coach Tony Hudson will attempt to get the football in their hands as much as possible. Rayshawn Deloach may be the best athlete in the county. He can catch the football and take off or he can take the handoff and go to the house. Hudson will be creative with him. Sophomore Justin Hooper is also a big play man. He is a speedster who is bigger and stronger this year. These two guys can make a defense look bad. Sophomore quarterback Jake Rawls is more comfortable this year and looks to be running the Patriot offense from the shotgun. He made some good throws in the jamboree. If the Pats can block for Rawls so that he can get the ball to his playmakers the Patriots will have a chance. Laney lost some playmakers from a year ago. However, Tariq Lane is back and could make the Patriots look bad. Pender needs to contain him. They will need to play disciplined defense and hold their ground. If Lane gets outside it’s a wrap. The game plan is simple. Limit the mistakes and contain Lane. This is a winnable game for the Pats.

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Topsail runningback Malik Winford applies a stiffarm to a defender at the Jamboree Saturday.

County volleyball teams set for new season By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer Pender County has been known for its high school volleyball teams in recent years. The Topsail Pirates had an extended run of undefeated seasons in the East Central 2A Conference before moving up to the 3A level and into the split Mideastern Conference while Pender has had a ton of success as well. Trask went to the state championship a few years ago and is usually very competitive. This year should be no different. Topsail has the advantage of having one of the best coaches in the area in Hill Pearsall. He has a team this year full of height and experience. The Pirates have three seniors and a ton of underclassmen that have both talent and size. Where the Pirates will be hurt is on the defensive front. “We lost more on defense that anything from last year with the loss of Chandler Skipper” said Pearsall. We are having good competition for the libero position.”

Pearsall thinks that this may be his biggest team since he has been at Topsail and hopes to use that to his advantage. “We are taller than I’ve ever been in my 17 seasons across the net, but we have to utilize that height. We’ve been focusing on that at practice to make that a strength of the team. We always want to be contenders for the conference championship, but I want the girls to focus on individual growth this season and how they can personally make the team better to not only win the conference again but move deep into the playoffs.” Kayla Hyatt is back and will be a force at the net. She is joined by several big hitters. Pearsall is searching for his setter and libero. Juniors Keri White and Payton Schoenleber may fit that bill. The Pirates will have to earn their stripes in the tough MEC. Trask is under the direction of first year Coach Jessica Ball. Her main focus since she took the job has been to shore up the teams fundamentals while teaching them some advanced plays. The Titans have four re-

turning starters including Becca Alvis and libero Sammie Saunders. This gives Ball a good foundation to teach her style of play. For the Titans to be successful senior Bryne Coleman will have to be on her game at the net. Coach Ball will be learning the conference and on the fly as she took the job late but she has a game plan for this year’s team. As for her expectations for the year and the future they are simple yet ambitious. “We’re building on the fundamentals of volleyball, learning new tricks to the game.,” Ball said. “We’re going to play smart on the court while integrating advanced plays and working on individual skills so everyone can play multiple positions, building an effective program.” Pender is another team with some height as well as some questions in the setting department. One question they don’t have is that of a coach. Matt Davis has made his mark as a upper level coach. He will take a young team into the rigors of the Four County Conference.

Everything starts with the 6-4 Briana Pittman. She is a game changer on both the offensive and defensive side of the ball. If she is on her game the Pats are very tough. Pender has a defensive player that has a lot of energy in Imani Newkirk. She is all over the floor and will make a difference for Davis. Davis always emphasis passing and this year will be no different. For the Patriots Staff photo by Bobby Norris to be successful they will need The Trask Titans have a large stable of running backs a good setter. this season.

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Post & Voice county football preview By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer Titans look for fresh start When the Titans hired Jonathan Taylor they were looking for a fresh start. What they got was a young and enthusiastic coach that wanted to open things up on the offensive side of the ball. This is not the Titans of old. Taylor has opened the offense up and spread it out with the intent of taking advantage of the teams speed. He will run a no huddle offense that gets the plays from the sideline. Taylor got a boost when sophomore runningback Steven Jordan was declared healthy from a shoulder injury. “We’re going to hang our hat on Stephen this year,” said Taylor. “We have some other guys that can play back there too, but we think that Steven is the guy.” Dylan Kraft will run the new offense. He can throw the football and take off with it if necessary. The offense uses a lot of screen passes and short routes to get the ball out quickly. In the process it opens the running lanes up for Jordan and friends. If Kraft can limit the mistakes he will be successful. Defensively, the Titans are fast. During the jamboree they sent at least one linebacker on every play. According to Taylor that is by design. “We want to be aggressive. We don’t want to sit back and wait on the offense,” Taylor said. The Titan linebacking crew seems to be the team’s strength. Jarquell James and Dalen Faison both wreaked havoc on their opponents during the Jamboree. The Titan defensive line also played

well. Again, this unit is very aggressive. There is a lot of enthusiasm on the team this year along with a lot of optimism. Taylor’s main goal this year is to change the team’s mindset. “It’s not going to happen overnight but we’ve got a good start.” Trask coaches quote: “Our defense will be fast and aggressive. “ Dates to remember: Aug. 22-Topsail, Sept. 19-Wallace-Rose Hill, Nov. 7-Pender. Pender looks to rebound in 2014 Last years winless season is all but a memory for the Pender Patriots. Coach Tony Hudson and company have moved on and have their sights set on a more prosperous year. The team got a gift of sorts when senior Rayshawn Deloach came back to the team after transferring late last year to Laney. The Patriots have a 1-2 punch that is going to cause teams problems this year in Deloach and sophomore Justin Hooper. Both are fast and elusive and can catch the football. Hudson wants to get the ball to both as much as possible. “We have the best athlete in the county (Deloach) and we want to get it to him as much as possible. Those two guys are players,” Hudson said. “We want to get it to our athletes and let them do their job. We’re an athlete driven offense. We will get it to them by any means necasary.” Sophomore Jake Rawls is under center this year after getting thrown in the fire last year as a freshman. He seems

to be more comfortable this year and will take the majority of the snaps from the shotgun formation. If given time he can throw the football. The Pats need to give him time. Defensively, the Patriots will have an athletic secondary and a lot of youth up front. “We have a bunch of young guys all over,” said Hudson. “We think they can play. They just need to play.” The Pats defense struggled in the jamboree but Hudson didn’t seem to be too concerned. “We left a bunch of guys at home today. We’ll be fine.” Last year the defense gave up a lot of big plays. They will have to limit those types of plays to be successful. Stopping the run will go a long way in doing that. Pender coaches quote: “We’re an athlete-driven offense.” Dates to remember: Aug. 29-Topsail, Oct. 31WRH, Nov. 7-Trask. Topsail hopes to improve in 2014 The Topsail Pirates were welcomed into the Mideastern 3A-4A Conference last year by getting thrashed by the Wilmington schools. However, if you look deep into the 2013 season you will find that there were some unusual circumstances that contributed to the team’s 4-8 record. Coach Wayne Inman was hired late and came into a program that had just lost their starting quarterback to Hoggard. He entered the season with a quarterback that had never taken a snap. This year the Pirates will

hang their hat on a big and strong offensive line that is anchored by Joe Schulthorpe and Cody Howell. “If we stay healthy I think we can block anybody,” said Coach Inman. Altilio is back and much better with a year under his belt. He will have a couple of good backs behind him in fullback Josh Jessup and transfer tailback Malik Winford. These two complement each other well. Winford is more suited to the outside while Jessup is a physical back. Last year the Pirates faced eight in the box as their opponents ignored the pass. This year Altilio will make them pay. Defensively, the Pirates are bigger and stronger. How well they match up with the likes of Hoggard and New Hanover remains to be seen but they definitely are better as a unit. Inman will limit the time that his players are on the field so there will not be as many players going both ways. However, look for Jessup and a couple of his horses up front to see some time both ways. Inman thinks that his team is much better than last year. He also knows they still have work to do. “We need to work on the little things. We’re so far ahead of where we were last year. We’re excited about the year.” Topsail coaches quote: “Every scrimmage we’ve had we’ve moved the football. If we can stay healthy we’ll be fine.” Dates to remember: Aug. 22-Trask, Aug. 29Pender, Sept. 26-Hoggard.

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Topsail baseball coach Granville Gehris led the Pirates to the 3A state title in his second year at the helm. He was voted the Post & Voice player of the year as well as several other awards. Those awards keep coming as he was recently voted as the Region 2 co-coach of the year along with Midway’s Jack Fussell. Gehris guided the Pirates through their first year in the 3A ranks and the tough Mideastern split Conference in 2014. His team won the top 3A seed out of the conference and embarked on a title run that ended with a sweep of Monroe Piedmont. The Pirates ended the year with a 21-8 record including an 8-0 record in the 3A playoffs. Seven of their eight losses were to 4A conference members while the other was to Wilson Fike. They lost to New Hanover in a tournament.

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With the beginning of the school year come a lot of questions concerning each sport and what the year will bring. I like to think that I know a little bit about each school and what is going to happen. I rarely make predictions because it gets me in trouble. However, this year I am going to break with tradition and make five bold predictions for the upcoming year. Here we go. •The Pender football team will win more games than last year. Going out on a limb ain’t I? This team is much better than last year’s squad. I have a number in mind but I won’t go there. • The Topsail football

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By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Angling Expert The rain has finally given us a break and the area anglers are taking advantage of it. It is the middle of August and some of the anglers talking about making the transition to fall fishing. Not just yet my friends. Saltwater fishing The ocean bite is going strong and the anglers are reaping the benefits. The pier fishing is pretty good with a steady bite of croaker and some Spanish and blues being caught on jigs and Clarks spoons. There has even been a few spots being caught. The flounder bite has been real good in the inlets and waterways. A finger mullet or even a gulp bait will work for these tasty fellas. The reds are also hitting in the same areas. Find a structure such as a dock and go for it. Surf fishing is on fire right now as well with some pompano and a few blues mixed in as well as a few spots and croakers. Shrimp and cut bait will work here. I talked to a few gentlemen that were catching some Spanish trolling about a mile off of the beach. They were trolling Clarks spoons. Freshwater fishing The fresh water bite is pretty darned good as well. The weather is finally breaking a bit and the pan fish are hitting red worms and crickets. Find an area with some

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Last year Dalen Faison carried the football for the Titans. He was one of the main characters in the Titans run first offense and he ran hard every time he touched the football. This year it seems that his main goal will be to stop the opposing teams running game. Although Faison played some linebacker last year he seems to be reenergized this year. Under the direction of defensive coordinator Doug Rabalai the Titans have adopted a very aggressive defense that seems to want to shoot the gap and bust up the play in the backfield. Faison seems to thrive on this as was evident last week when he wreaked havoc during the Titans scrimmage in the jamboree. While Dalen may carry the football some this year, his biggest impact may be on the defensive side of the football where he can use his speed and aggressiveness.

When Nick Altilio showed up for football practice last year he probably never thought in his wildest dreams that he would be under center for the Pirates. However, when new Coach Wayne Inman showed up he had no quarterback. He found the kid he thought could handle the job mentally and worked with him from there. The junior lefty struggled last year throwing the football and paid the price with many sacks and big hits laid on him. He never gave up and finished the year. This year Altilio is a much more polished signal caller. That was evident as he threw the ball well in the Touchstone Jamboree last Saturday. He had a touchdown pass on the day and was much smoother and more confident. The 2014 football season is upon us and it is clear that Nick Altilio is not just a fill in. He is the Pirates quarterback.

When Rayshawn Deloach steps onto a football field he is often the best athlete in attendance. He can do many things as he is a multi-faceted player. After transferring out of the county late last year he is back at home with Coach Tony Hudson and the Pender Patriot athletic family. It can be debated as to which sport is Rayshawn’s best but after the Touchstone Jamboree last week it could be argued that it is football. He caught two passes for touchdowns and ran effectively. He is also a very good defensive player with speed and strength to go with his intelligent play. As the school year creeps upon us the Pender Patriots are preparing for the fall season. But for Rayshawn Deloach, he will prepare for the whole year as he is a multi-sport athlete. Deloach is in fact ready to rumble for the Pender Patriots.

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team will slip up on the MEC this year. I think they win four conference games. I am going to go out even further on the proverbial limb and tell you who they beat. West Brunswick, South Brunswick, Laney and Ashley. This will give them a third place finish and the top 3A playoff spot out of the conference. • The Trask volleyball team will take a step back with the loss of veteran Coach Karen Byrd. It will take new Coach Jessica Ball a year to get her style and scheme implemented. • The Trask softball team will win their third conference title in as many years under Corrina Reece. • The Topsail baseball team will make a run at a second consecutive state title. They will also win the MEC outright this year. These predictions came to me from the very dark areas of my brain. They are only predictions and if they are wrong I will probably blame them on my wife. If they are right I will take full responsibility along with all of the credit. Now, let’s play some football.

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Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices PUBLIC NOTICE DOCKET NO. SP-3902, SUB 0 APPLICATION OF BEARFORD FARM, LLC FOR A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on July 11, 2014, Bearford Farm, LLC (Applicant), filed an application seeking a certificate of public convenience and necessity pursuant to G.S. 62-110.1(a) for construction of a 5-MW solar photovoltaic electric generating facility to be located on US Highway 117, slightly southwest of the intersection with I-40 in Willard, Pender County, North Carolina. The Applicant plans to sell the electricity to Duke Energy Progress, Inc. Details of the application may be obtained from the Office of the Chief Clerk of the North Carolina Utilities Commission, 430 N. Salisbury Street, 5th Floor, Dobbs Building, Raleigh, North Carolina 27603 or 4325 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4325 or on the Commission’s website at www.ncuc.net. If a complaint is received within ten days after the last date of the publication of this notice, the Commission will schedule a public hearing to determine whether a certificate should be awarded, will give reasonable notice of the time and place of the hearing to the Applicant and to each complaining party, and will require the Applicant to publish notice of the hearing in this newspaper. If no complaint is received within the time specified above and if the Commission does not order a hearing upon its own initiative, the Commission will enter an order awarding the certificate sought by the Applicant. Persons desiring to lodge complaints may file statements to that effect with the Commission. Such statements should reference Docket No. SP-3902, Sub 0 and be addressed as follows: Chief Clerk, North Carolina Utilities Commission, 4325 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4325. Statements may also be directed to Christopher J. Ayers, Executive Director, Public Staff - North Carolina Utilities Commission, 4326 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4326 or to The Honorable Roy Cooper, Attorney General of North Carolina, 9001 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-9001. #6550 7/30, 8/6, 8/13, 8/20/14

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 14-CVS-106 NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v. AMANDA MILLIGAN SMITH, owner et. al. Defendant(s). TO: Amanda Smith Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-titled action. The nature of the relief sought is as follows: foreclosure sale to satisfy unpaid property taxes on your interest in the property described as Lot 26, Bridgegate, MB25/P24, Parcel ID Number 4214-65-2316-0000 more fully described in the complaint. Plaintiff seeks to extinguish any and all claim or interest that you may have in the property. You are required to make defense to such pleading no later than September 29, 2014. This date: August 13, 2014 PENDER COUNTY, By and through its Attorney Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., State Bar #: 28777 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250; Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel); chip@shermanandrodgers.com #6574 8/13, 8/20, 8/27/14

14 SP 89 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 Sylvanus G. Green and Odessa O. Green to William R. Echols, Trustee(s), which was dated July 17, 2008 and recorded on September 23, 2008 in Book 3526 at Page 331, 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 August 26, 2014 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Pender County, North Carolina, to wit: All that certain lot or parcel of land situated in the City of Burgaw Township, Pender County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows:

First Tract: Being all of Lot 50 of Sycamore Farms, Phase II as shown on a map recorded in Map Book 25 at Page 111 of the Pender County Registry, reference to which map is hereby made for a more complete and accurate description. Second Tract: Being all of Lot 50A of Sycamore Farms, Phase II, Revision Plat, as shown on a map recorded in Map Book 29 at Page 64 of the Pender County Registry, reference to which may id hereby made for a more complete and accurate description. Source of Title is Book 1433, Page 297 (recorded 02/08/99) Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 615 Sycamore Drive and Lot 50A adjacent to 615 Sycamore Drive, Burgaw, NC 28425. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX, AND THE COURT COSTS OF FORTYFIVE CENTS (45¢) PER ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00) PURSUANT TO NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other 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 All Lawful Heirs of Odessa O. Green. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 14-06309-FC01 #6562 8/13, 8/20/14

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Jerry Fox Hollified, late of 2292 Sloop Point Road, Hampstead, 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 18th day of November, 2014 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 12th day of August, 2014. Mark Fox Hollifield, Administrator of the Estate of Jerry Fox Hollifield R. Kent Harrell, Attorney at Law PO Box 625 Burgaw, N.C. 28425 #6575 8/20, 8/27, 9/3, 9/10/14

13 SP 240 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 Bonnie P. Johnson and Charles M. Johnson to Timothy M. Bartosh or William B. Naryka, Trustee(s), which was dated July 24, 2007 and recorded on July 30, 2007 in Book 3284 at Page 323, 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 August 26, 2014 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Pender County, North Carolina, to wit: Lying and being in Topsail Township, Pender County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 11 in Block D of Greenway Plantation Estates Subdivision according to map thereof recorded in Map Book 12 at Pages 64, 65, and 66 of the Pender County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 232 Doral Drive, Hampstead, NC 28443. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX, AND THE COURT COSTS OF FORTYFIVE CENTS (45¢) PER ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00) PURSUANT TO NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Charles M. Johnson. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 13-03696-FC01 #6563 8/13, 8/20/14

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF RACHEL S. PEARSALL 14 E 230 Having qualified as the Public Administrator of the Estate of Rachel S. Pearsall, deceased of Pender County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 12th day of November, 2014, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All persons, firms and corporation indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 13th day of August, 2014. Lawrence S. Boehling Public Administrator of the Estate of Rachel S. Pearsall P.O. Box 1416 Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-3334 #6559 8/13, 8/20, 8/27, 9/3/14

Notice is hereby given of a small claims action against Jeffery P. Skelton formerly residing at 107 Blackbeard Dr. Hampstead, N.C. 28443. Contact Michael Young 105 Marshview Rd. Hampstead, N.C. 28443 #6571 8/13, 8/20, 8/27, 9/3/14

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 14-CVS-489 NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v. WILLIAM TIMOTHY CARTER, owner et. al. Defendant(s). TO: UNKNOWN SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST TO WILLIAM TIMOTHY CARTER Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-titled action. The nature of the relief sought is as follows: foreclosure sale to satisfy unpaid property taxes on your interest in the property described as Lot 1, Oak Grove, MB27/P77, Parcel ID Number 4215-22-3657-0000 more fully described in the complaint. Plaintiff seeks to extinguish any and all claim or interest that you may have in the property. You are required to make defense to such pleading no later than September 29, 2014. This date: August 13, 2014 PENDER COUNTY, By and through its Attorney Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., State Bar #: 28777 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250; Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel); chip@shermanandrodgers.com #6572 8/13,8/20, 8/27/14

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER NOTICE TO CREDITORS FILE NO. 14 E 250 Jason Curry, having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Allen Michael Curry, deceased, late of Pender County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said deceased to exhibit them to the undersigned at 5725 Oleander Drive, STE C-3, Wilmington, NC 28403 on or before the 11th day of November, 2014 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms or corporations indebted to the said estate please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 13th day of August, 2014. Jason Curry, Administrator C/o D. Robert Williams, Jr., Esq. James S. Price & Associates, P.A. Attorneys at Law 5725 Oleander Drive, STE C-3 Wilmington, NC 28403 (910) 791-9422 phone (910) 791-0432 fax #6570 8/13, 8/20, 8/27, 9/3/14

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 14-CVS-106 NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v. AMANDA MILLIGAN SMITH, owner et. al. Defendant(s). TO: Unknown Spouse/ Successor(s) in interest to Amanda Smith Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-titled action. The nature of the relief sought is as follows: foreclosure sale to satisfy unpaid property taxes on your interest in the property described as Lot 26, Bridgegate, MB25/P24, Parcel ID Number 4214-65-2316-0000 more fully described in the complaint. Plaintiff seeks to extinguish any and all claim or interest that you may have in the property. You are required to make defense to such pleading no later than September 29, 2014. This date: August 13, 2014 PENDER COUNTY, By and through its Attorney Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., State Bar #: 28777 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250; Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel); chip@shermanandrodgers.com #6573 8/13,8/20, 8/27/14

12 SP 424 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 Christopher A. Bergmann and Julia A. Bergmann to PRLAP, Inc., Trustee(s), which was dated January 10, 2008 and recorded on February 26, 2008 in Book 3411 at Page 316, 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 August 26, 2014 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Pender County, North Carolina, to wit: All that certain lot or parcel of land situated in the County of Pender, and State of North Carolina, described as follows, to-wit: Tract I: Being all of Lot 101 as shown on that certain map entitled “Map of Survey of Sloop Point South” as recorded in Map Book 23 at Page 26 of the Pender County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description. Tract II: Being all of Lot 102, as shown on that certain map entitled Map of Survey of Sloop Point South, Section I, and recorded in Map Book 22 at Page 135 of the Pender County Registry. Being that parcel of land conveyed to Christopher A. Bergmann and wife Julia A. Bergmann from Robert Willis Coyner, Jr. and wife Shirley A. Coyner by that deed dated 04/01/2004 and recorded 04/02/2004 in Deed Book 2354, at Page 260 of the Pender County, NC Public Registry. LESS AND EXCEPT all of that certain lot or parcel of land previously conveyed out and more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point in the centerline of Friendly Lane at the common corner of Lots 102 and 103 of Sloop Point South, Section 1, Revised, as recorded in Map Book 23 at Page 26 of the Pender County Registry; running thence from said beginning point with the dividing line between Lots 102 and 103, South 43 degrees 26 minutes 33 seconds West 218.425 feet, passing over an inline iron pipe in the southwestern line of Friendly Lane at 25.00 feet, to an iron pipe at the most southern corner of Lot 103, also the most western corner of Lot 102; running thence with the southwestern line of Lot 102, South 46 degrees 34 minutes 05 seconds East 52.50 feet to an iron pipe; running thence a new line, North 43 degrees 26 minutes 33 seconds East 218.415 feet, passing over an inline iron pipe in the southwestern line of Friendly Lane at 193.415 feet, to a point in the centerline of Friendly Lane; running thence with the centerline of Friendly Lane, North 46 degrees 33 minutes 27 seconds West 52.50 feet to the beginning point and containing 11,467.1 square feet or 0.26325 acre and being the northwestern one half of Lot 102. Together with and subject to the easement for egress and ingress, etc. over Friendly Lane as shown on the above-mentioned map. Subject to a 30 foot drainage easement within the above described parcel and adjacent to the southwestern line of said parcel as shown on the above-mentioned map. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 101 Friendly Lane and .23 Acre Lot adjacent to 101 Friendly Lane, Hampstead, NC 28443. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX, AND THE COURT COSTS OF FORTYFIVE CENTS (45¢) PER ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00) PURSUANT TO NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Christopher A. Bergmann and wife, Julia A. Bergmann. 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 bank-

ruptcy 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.: 12-20609-FC01 #6561 8/13, 8/20/14 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF MARY ANNA ANDREWS 14 E 231 Having qualified as the Public Administrator of the Estate of Mary Anna Andrews, deceased of Pender County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 12th day of November, 2014, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All persons, firms and corporation indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 13th day of August, 2014. Lawrence S. Boehling Public Administrator of the Estate of Mary Anna Andrews P.O. Box 1416 Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-3334 #6558 8/13, 8/20, 8/27, 9/3/14

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #:13-CVS-862 NOTICE OF SALE PENDER COUNTY et. al., Plaintiff(s), v. CHARLES EDWARD LEE, owner, et. al., Defendant(s). In accordance with an Order entered in Pender County v. CHARLES EDWARD LEE, owner, et. al., 13CVS-862, (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, 09/05/2014, that property located in Burgaw Township, Pender County, North Carolina, described as: Located in Holly Township, Pender County, North Carolina adjacent to and North of the paved centerline of N.C. Highway No. 50 and being more fully described as follows, to wit: BEGINNING at a steel nail in the paved centerline of NC Highway 50, said nail being along said line at a point that is South 89 Degrees 16 Minutes 00 Seconds East 206.99 feet from a point in said road centerline tha tis directly above and between 2 metal culverts that accmodates the waters of Sandy Run Creek beneath the roadway; and running thence, from the Beginning, so located, (1) North 3 Degrees 33 Minutes 30 Seconds East 364.64 feet (passing over an in line iron stake in line; thence, (2) With said line South 82 Degrees 46 Minutes 00 Seconds East 180.16 feet to an iron stake in line; thence, (3) South 7 Degrees 46 Minutes 21 Seconds West 346.41 feet (passing over an inline iron stke at 316.12 feet) to a steel nail in the paved centerline of N.C. Highway 50; thence, (4) With said road centerline North 89 Degrees 16 Minutes 00 Seconds West 154.52 feet to the Beginning, containing 1.255 acres more or less after the exclusion of that portion of N.C. Highway No. 50 (60 foot wide Right-of-Way) contained within the above described boundaries and is as surveyed by Thompson Surveying Co., P.A. of Burgaw, NC during November 2000. As a reference to the above described tract, see Deed book 607 at Page 244 of the Pender County Registry. (PID: 4302-25-5376-0000) 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 and all outstanding city and county taxes and improvement assessments not included in the above order. Posted: July 25, 2014 Richard T. Rodgers, Jr. Commissioner #6553 8/20, 8/27/14

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Makowiecki, Trustee(s), dated the 19th day of September, 2008, and recorded in Book 3526, Page 102, 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 September 2, 2014 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: Lot 30 of Hampstead Pines, Phase 1 as depicted on plat entitled “Hampstead Pines access to Easement and Lot 30”, recorded in Map Book 36 at Page 1, to which reference is made for complete description, being the property conveyed to Suburban Homes of NC, LLC by deed recorded in Book 2114 at Page 139, Pender County. Together with improvements thereon, said property located at 200 Heartwood Drive, Hampstead, NC 28443 Parcel# 3293.31.9550.0000 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 §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. THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection. IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE Attorney at Law Hutchens Law Firm Attorneys for Substitute

Trustee Services, Inc. P.O. Box 12497 Charlotte, North Carolina 28220 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1131440 (FC.CH) #6517 8/20, 8/27/14 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK 12 SP 480 NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of an Order of the Clerk of Superior Court of Pender County, North Carolina, made in the special proceeding entitled Leon A. Pearsall, as Executor of the Estate of Leon Franklin Pearsall, deceased and individually vs Elena Dimalanta Pearsall et al, the undersigned Executor will on the 22 day of August, 2014 at twelve o=clock, noon (12:00 noon) at the West Door of the Pender County Courthouse in Burgaw, North Carolina, offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, but subject to confirmation by the Court, that certain tract of land lying and being in Burgaw Township, Pender County, North Carolina, and more particularly described as follow: Five (5) acres vacant land located off 1412 Cypress Creek , Burgaw Township, Pender County, North Carolina and being more particularly described in a Deed duly recorded in Book 502 at Page 101 of the Pender County Register of Deeds Office, in the name of Leon F. Pearsall. This sale is made subject to all outstanding and unpaid taxes, liens of record and assessments, if any. A deposit of five (5%) per cent of the total bid or $750.00, which ever is greater, may be required of the successful bidder at the time of the sale, in the discretion of the Executor. The balance of the bid purchase price shall be due in full in cash or certified funds at a closing to take place within thirty (30) days of the date of sale. The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as by law required. This 21st day of July, 2014. Leon A. Pearsall, Executor of the Estate of Leon Franklin Pearsall Counsel: R. v. Biberstein, Jr. NC Bar No. 4496 Biberstein & Nunalee, L.L.P. Attorney at Law 102 South Walker Street Burgaw, NC 28425-0428 Tel: 910-259-2175 Fax: 910-259-6823 Attorney for the Executor #6541 7/30, 8/6, 8/13, 8/20/14

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 14-SP-181 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY In the Matter of the Foreclosure of the Construction Deed of Trust Securing Future executed by Eastern Investment Properties, L.L.C., Grantor, to CB Services Corp., Original Trustee, As recorded in Book 2967, Page 217 of the Pender County Public Registry. See Substitution of Trustee which Substitutes Robbie B. Parker as Substitute Trustee in the place and stead of Original Trustee, as recorded in Book 4375, Page 146 of the Pender County Public Registry. Pursuant to the power and authority contained in the Construction Deed of Trust Securing Future Advances from Eastern Investment Properties, L.L.C. to CB Services Corp. (the “Original Trustee”) for the benefit of RBC Centura Bank recorded in Book 2967, Page 217 of the Pender County Public Registry (the “Deed of Trust”), the undersigned Substitute Trustee will sell at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash, the real property described as follows, together with all rights, privileges and appurtenances thereto (the “Real Property”), and the personal property described in the Deed of Trust (the “Goods,” and together with the Real Property, the “Property”): Beginning at an iron pipe on the eastern right of way of US Highway 17. Said iron pipe being located 362.53 feet as measured along said right of way in a southern direction from an iron stake on the southern right of way of NCSR 1533. From the above described beginning so located running thence as follows: South 47 degrees 16 minutes 30 seconds East 237.99 feet to an iron stake; thence South 30 degrees 53 minutes 51 seconds West 131.04 feet to an iron stake; thence North 36 degrees 15 minutes 40 seconds West 219.42 feet to an iron stake; thence North 53 degrees 14 minutes 00 seconds West 42.27 feet to an iron pipe on the eastern right of way of US Highway 17; thence with said right of way North 38 degrees 02 minutes 30 seconds East 91.02 feet to the point of beginning, containing 0.59 acres, more or less, as surveyed by Danny Marco Padgett, RLS. The record owner of the Property as reflected by the records of the Register of Deeds of Pender County not more than ten (10) days prior to the posting of this Notice was Eastern Investment Properties, L.L.C. The Property will be sold subject to any and all matters superior to the

lien of the Deed of Trust, including without limitation: (a) superior mortgages, deeds of trust, liens and assessments, if any; (b) the lien of unpaid ad valorem taxes; (c) valid and enforceable easements and restrictions of record; and (d) matters which would be revealed by a current and accurate survey of the property. The Property will be sold “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Substitute Trustee nor the holder of the debt secured by the Deed of Trust, nor their respective officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representatives, 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, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such conditions expressly are disclaimed. Pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes Section 45-21.10, any successful bidder may be required to deposit with the Substitute Trustee immediately upon conclusion of the sale a cash deposit in an amount not to exceed the greater of five percent (5%) of the amount bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00). 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 North Carolina General Statutes Sections 45-21.30(d) and (e). In addition to the purchase price so bid any successful bidder will also be responsible for payment of revenue stamps and other costs of closing the sale, including fees and costs of the Substitute Trustee incurred after the date of sale. The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as by law required. DATE OF SALE: August 21, 2014 HOUR OF SALE: 12:00 p.m. PLACE OF SALE: Pender County Courthouse This the 23rd day of July, 2014. Robbie B. Parker, Substitute Trustee Lee Law Firm, PLLC Post Office Box 4548 (28406) 1427 Military Cutoff Road, Suite 208 Wilmington, North Carolina 28403 Telephone: (910) 399-3447 #6542 8/13, 8/20/14

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualified as Administrator of the estate of Mary Sisson Sadler, deceased, of Pender County. This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Mary Sisson Sadler, to present them to the undersigned on or before November 5, 2014 at 6656 US Hwy 117 S, Rocky Point NC 28457, or be barred from recovery. All persons Indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment. This the 30th day of July, 2014 Jonathan David Sadler 6656 US Hwy 117 S Rocky Point, NC 28457 #6551 7/30, 8/6, 8/13, 8/20/14 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #:13-CVS-858 NOTICE OF SALE PENDER COUNTY et. al., Plaintiff(s), v. ADDIE SHIVER LUTHER, owner, et. al., Defendant(s). In accordance with an Order entered in Pender County v. ADDIE SHIVER LUTHER, owner, et. al., 13-CVS-858, (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, 09/05/2014, that property located in Burgaw Township, Pender County, North Carolina, described as: BEGINNING at a subsurface nail cap located in the curved paved centerline of Secondary Road No. 1409, said nail and cap being located along said road at a point that is the following courses and distances from an old spike located in said road centerline and directly above a culvert that accommodates the waters of Shiver’s Branch beneath the roadway and said culvert being located 0.4 miles Southwardly along said road form its intersection with Secondary Road No. 1410 North 13 degrees 20 minutes 25 seconds East 115.65 feet, North 08 degrees 30 minutes 25 seconds East 199.35 feet and North 07 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds East 10.53 feet to the BEGINNING; and running thence, from the BEGINNING so located. 1) North 82 Degrees 30 minutes 00 Seconds West 341.25 feet to an iron pipe in line; thence, 2) North 82 Degrees 21 Minutes 35 Seconds West 1015.82 feet to an iron pipe in line; thence, 3) North 05 Degrees 00 Minutes 18 Seconds East 196.61 feet to an iron pipe in line; thence,

4) South 80 Degrees 49 Minutes 21 Seconds East 1366.23 feet to a subsurface nail and cap in the centerline of Secondary Road No. 1409; thence, 5) With said centerline South07 Degrees 30 Minutes 00 Seconds West 159.30 feet to the BEGINNING, containing 4.285 acres more or less after excepting 1.28 acres prefiously deeded to Addie S. Luther by deed duly recorded in Deed Book 719 at page 7 of the Pender County Registry and is as surveyed during November 1992. (PID: 3215-59-1982-0000) 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 and all outstanding city and county taxes and improvement assessments not included in the above order. Posted: July 25, 2014 Richard T. Rodgers, Jr. Commissioner #6552 8/20, 8/27/14

14 SP 93 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 Frederick A. Frati and Tamara L. Frati to Tim, Inc., Trustee(s), which was dated February 15, 1996 and recorded on February 15, 1996 in Book 1111 at Page 239 and rerecorded/modified/corrected on May 3, 2006 in Book 2949, Page 278, 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 conduct-

ing the sale on August 26, 2014 at er and against the party or parties in 10:00AM, and will sell to the high- possession by the clerk of superior est bidder for cash the following de- court of the county in which the propscribed property situated in Pender erty is sold. Any person who occuCounty, North Carolina, to wit: pies the property pursuant to a rental Beginning at an iron pipe in the agreement entered into or renewed eastern line of Cowan Street, R. G. on or after October 1, 2007, may, afJohnson’s corner, and runs thence ter receiving the notice of sale, terwith the eastern line of Cowan Street minate the rental agreement upon 10 South 14 degrees 22 minutes East days’ written notice to the landlord. 75.2 feet to an iron pipe in the north- The notice shall also state that upon ern line of Highway 40, now U.S. termination of a rental agreement, Highway 117 (Walker Street) thence the tenant is liable for rent due under with the northern line of Highway 40 the rental agreement prorated to the South 59 degrees East 110 feet to effective date of the termination. a stake; thence North 3 degrees 30 If the trustee is unable to convey minutes West 155.5 feet to a stake in title to this property for any reason, the line of R. G. Johnson’s lot; thence the sole remedy of the purchaser is with R. G. Johnson’s line South 75 the return of the deposit. Reasons of degrees 38 minutes West 106 feet to such inability to convey include, but the beginning. are not limited to, the filing of a bankSave and except any releases, ruptcy petition prior to the confirmadeeds of release or prior convey- tion of the sale and reinstatement of ances of record. the loan without the knowledge of the Said property is commonly known trustee. If the validity of the sale is as 320 South Cowan Street, Burgaw, challenged by any party, the trustee, NC 28425. in their sole discretion, if they believe THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS the challenge to have merit, may reMUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX, AND quest the court to declare the sale to THE COURT COSTS OF FORTY- be void and return the deposit. The FIVE CENTS (45¢) PER ONE HUN- purchaser will have no further remDRED DOLLARS ($100.00) PUR- edy. SUANT TO NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A Trustee Services of Carolina, cash deposit (no personal checks) LLC of five percent (5%) of the purchase Substitute Trustee price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars Brock & Scott, PLLC ($750.00), whichever is greater, will Attorneys for Trustee Services of be required at the time of the sale. Carolina, LLC Following the expiration of the statu5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 tory upset bid period, all the remainWilmington, NC 28403 ing amounts are immediately due PHONE: (910) 392-4988 and owing. FAX: (910) 392-8587 Said property to be offered purFile No.: 13-01696-FC02 suant to this Notice of Sale is being #6555 8/13, 8/20/14 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 re- The Media of Record for the People of Pender County. lease, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best 201-A West Fremont Street • Burgaw, NC 28425 of the knowledge and belief of the910.259.9111 • posteditor@post-voice.com • www.post-voice.com undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Frederick A. Frati and wife, Tamara L. Frati. www.facebook.com/ An Order for possession of the PostVoice property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchas-

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Shiloh Baptist Church Re: Babson Benefit 19685 US Hwy. 421, Willard, NC 28478

Inflatables, Cotton Candy and Hot Dogs

Singing on the grounds during the event by Blessed Quartet Gospel Sing at 6:30 p.m. featuring Bridges & The Gospel Lites

Isabella is the twin sister of Madelyn and daughter of Boe and Crystalyn Babson. She was born on January 10, 2014 where she has spent the first 183 days of her life in a NICU. She was born with a severe case of gastroschesis in which her intestines were completely outside of her body at birth. Up to date she has had a total of 6 surgeries in her short 5 months of life and countless tests, setbacks and many blood transfusions, including a transfusion that SAVED HER LIFE! She has been on a ventilator countless days, IVs and has a PICC line. She is now making great progress. She is amazing. She always smiles and can capture your heart in minutes of meeting her. This has been a very long road and will continue to be a long road in the future with several more surgeries when she is older. We appreciate every prayer and every ounce of guidance and support each of you has shown. Bella is a TRUE FIGHTER and MIRACLE that GOD has great plans for. Bella also has 2 brothers who adore her, Chase and Trevor.

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