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Thursday, June 9, 2016

Volume 45, No.36

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Board approves new budget over Keith’s objections By Barbara Hazle Post & Voice Staff Writer At the annual budget public hearing during the June 5 Pender County Board of Commissioners meeting, Commissioner Demetrice Keith expressed her frustration with the proportion of funds going to District 4. “T his whole budg et is skewed the eastern side of the county, “said Keith. “Out of a $55 million dollar budget my district is getting $8,200. In my opinion this is not a fair tax representation to that community. Nobody complained about the tax increase, they pay their taxes. We aren’t offering them anything.” Chairman George Brown noted that none of the three entities Keith had concerns

Commissioner Demetrice Keith about, the Greater Currie Community, Willard Outreach and the Atkinson Library had any “skin in the game,” “The library refuses to be a part of the Pender County system because they want to be

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Violent crime down in Pender By Barbara Hazle Post & Voice Staff Writer Pender County Sheriff Carson Smith presented an update on his department at the request of the Pender County Board of Commissioners at the June 6 board meetingmeeting. Using graphs to chart out the trends for not only the state, but surrounding counties, Sheriff Carson noted that Pender County per capita has consistently been under the average state crime rate. “We have our fair share of property crime,” Smith said. “But as far as violent crime we are well below the state average.” Smith also noted that in the cases where a violent crime has been committed, the department has a high arrest rate. “It is often someone the vic-

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Pender County will receive $1.62 million in North Carolina Education Lottery funds soon. The large check is due to not drawing the lottery proceeds designated to Pender County from the state for several years. Pender County Manger Randell Woodruff says the county receives about $700,000 a year in lottery funds. Lot-

2014. The $1.62 million represents lottery funds from 2015 and 2016. Lottery funds are drawn from the state by joint request of the Pender County Board of Commissioner’s chairman and the Pender County Board of Education chairman. The lottery funds are used for

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tim knows so the perpetrator can be identified and found. With property crime it is unseen, harder to track down the criminal so we don’t have as high an arrest percentage.” He also said that car burglaries often came in streaks, and encouraged the public to lock their cars even if they are parked in driveways. Tools, ZTR lawn mowers and items left on construction sites also were attractive targets for theft. Sheriff Smith discussed drug use in the county saying that the increased use of heroin had “come out of nowhere” in the county during recent months. He did not have exact numbers of deaths

because not all potential overdose cases are examined by the county, but he put the approximate amount at seven from the end of last year. “Heroin use is the most problematic situation for the county at this time. We can get to a call and the person is already dead directly associated with heroin. I’ve never seen that before. Heroin filled the gap of prescription pills because of the crackdown on pill dispensing and control by doctors and pharmacies. Heroin is much cheaper to get compared to what pills on the street cost now,” said Smith. The 911 system handled 29,728 phone calls in 2015. In early August, Smith expects

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Arrest report

Chelsea Victoria Ashlock, 29, 336 Pond Road, Rocky Point. Defrauding taxi driver, injury to personal property. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $500 secured bond. Caroline Elizabeth Cabral, 28, 2881 Country Club Drive, Hampstead. Simple assault. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $1,000 secured bond. Joe Cummings, 39, 219 Clayston Street, Wilmington. Probation violation. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released, no bond. Keith Jay Daddona, 54, 760 Indian Hill Road, Ivanhoe. Driving while impaired, failure to maintain lane control. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $1,000 secured bond. Nancy Daddona, 49, 146 Saddle Ridge Road, Currie. DWI. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released, no bond. Amanda Marie Delgado, 21, 815 Ridgewood Avenue. Simple assault. Arrest by Burgaw Police Department. Released under $500 secured bond. Gary Brandon Dixon, 36, 205 North Sunset Street, Atkinson. DWI, driving while license revoked, expired registration. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $1,500 secured bond. Carlos Lorenza Fennell, 32, 110 6th Street, Rose Hill. Sexual battery, indecent exposure. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released, no bond. Jacinto Jermaine Garriga, 18, 83 Brown’s Trail, Hampstead. Possession with intent to sell, manufacture or deliver a controlled substance, selling and delivering a controlled substance, manufacturing a controlled substance, simple possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $30,000 secured bond. Henry Herbert Giles, IV, 43, 2012 Island Creek Road, Rocky Point. Assault on a female, communicating threats. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $5,000 secured bond. William Edward Goodyear, 62, 12631 Highway 50, Holly Ridge. DWI. Arrest by Surf City Police Department. Released under $800 secured bond. Christopher Wade Hall, 32, 901 Riverview Drive, Burgaw. Assault on a female. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $1,500 secured bond. Lonnel Evans Henderson, 22, 12086 US Highway 117 Lot 2, Willard. Probation violation, driving while license revoked. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $9,000 secured bond. Tyrone Tirrell Holmes, 45, 18310 Highway 53 East, Maple Hill. Assault on a female. Arrest by Burgaw Police Department. Released under $500 secured bond. Ashley Brian Houck, 34, 4804 S. College Road, Wilmington. Driving while license revoked. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $500 secured bond. Joshua Lee Labarre, 34, 615 Ardmore Road, Rocky Point. Probation violation. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $15,000 secured bond. James Anthony Lunesford, 34, 12181 US Highway 117 S. Lot 6, Rocky Point. Injury to personal property. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released, no bond. Aimsley Michael Mansfield, 29, 45 Petunia Lane, Hampstead. Assault on a female. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $5,000 secured bond.

Pender EMS & Fire Report May 29-June 4 EMS Report Total number of Patient Contacts: 238 Calls per station Burgaw Station 1 48 Sloop Point Station 14 33 Hampstead Station 16 28 Surf City Station 23 22 Topsail Beach Station 4 9 Union Station 5 25 Rocky Point Station 7 35 Maple Hill Station 8 6 Atkinson Station 9 26 Scott Hill Station 18 2 Hwy 421 South Station 29 4 Type of Calls Cancelled: 38 Cancelled en-route: 2 No patient found: 3 No treatment required: 2 Refusals: 57 Stand by: 1 Transported: 130 Treated/released: 5 Fire Department Reports Calls per station Rescue Station 1 Burgaw 13 Fire Station 14 Sloop Point 7 Fire Station 16 Hampstead 9 Fire Station 18 Scotts Hill 5 Fire Station 21 Long Creek 7 Fire Station 29 Hwy 421 South 8 Fire Call Type Summary Fire 7 Motor Vehicle Crash 7 Search and Rescue 0 EMS First Response 27 Cancelled 8 Ocean Rescue 3

Zeke Michael Lyn Modisette, 16, 5494 Penderlea Highway, Watha. Simple assault. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $500 secured bond. Ty’rekic Shy’heim Murphy, 19, 76 Peterson Hill Avenue, Burgaw. Possession of stolen automobile, parole violation. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $10,000 secured bond. Richard Lance Norris, 54. Domestic criminal trespass. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $500 secured bond. Richard Queeney, 26, 549 East New Hope Road, Goldsboro. Speeding, driving while license revoked, possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia. Arrest by Surf City Police Department. Incarcerated under $6,000 secured bond. Amanda Reena Frances Ramler, 28, 191 Pond Road, Rocky Point. Simple assault. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $500 secured bond. Gregory Austin Raynor, 34, 6631 NC Highway 53 East, Burgaw. Probation violation. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $5,000 secured bond. Mark Anthony Rusch, 48, 70 White Oak Road, Rocky Point. Assault on a female, communicating threats. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released, no bond. Rebecca Jane Shockey, 24, 14564 Ashton Road, Rocky Point. Obtaining a controlled substance, trafficking in opium/heroin, larceny, larceny of a motor vehicle, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, domestic violence hearing. Arrest by Burgaw Police Department. Incarcerated under $100,000 secured bond. Kenneth Otto Weiderhold, III, 41, 201 Ashworth, Marion NC. Intoxicated and disruptive. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $500 secured bond. James Allen Williams, Jr., 30, 313 Holden Road, Holly Ridge. Hit and run, driving while license revoked. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $50,000 secured bond. Jason Garland Yopp, 28, 609 Park Drive. Breaking and entering. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released, no bond.

Information taken from reports from county municipal police department, Highway Patrol, and the Pender County Sheriff’s OfďŹ ce. Arrest reports are public record. Not all arrests result in a determination of guilt.

Budget

Continued from page 1A distinctive, Currie has land, that’s how Kiwanis Park was started, with a donation of land for a county park, and Willard Outreach is getting funds.� Brown said. “The county is not just going to fund a group – the board needs to have a partnership and we brought up possible solutions. We have discussed this during the budgeting process and you don’t want to hear it.� The board and town manager also noted that per capita the budget was not skewed and that all residents of the county were able to utilize any county park for personal or sport related use regardless of the location. Having met the objective set forth by the board of no additional tax increases, the budget tops out at $55.4 million, with the plan spending approximately $347,000 less than the prior fiscal year. Included in the budget are seven new positions in the Sheriff ’s department that

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Out and About with Pender Tourism By Tammy Proctor Pender County Tourism Director Special to the Post & Voice Memorial Weekend is the official kick-off to summer. It’s time for tourists to arrive at our beaches. By Monday evening, many of them are looking for something else to do. They are either too antsy to sit on the beach or too sunburned. When they are asking questions about things to do and see in Pender County, our frontline staff of waitresses, waiters, and front desk check-

in staff are extremely important. Folks, if you don’t have an answer, tell visitors to pick up a 2016 Visitor Guide or check out visitpender.com. I was dining with friends at a local restaurant when I overheard a customer ask his server, “So what else is there to do here?” I darned near choked on my meal when I heard her say, “Ah, nothing. It’s pretty boring.” Had I not been choking to death, I probably would have grabbed my heart Fred Sanford style and shouted to the heavens, “I’m comin’

Elizabeth.” What do you mean there’s nothing to do?! Have you ever surfed? Have you ever kayaked the Intracoastal Waterway? Have you ever fished from one of our piers? Have you been to Missiles and More Museum, Penderlea Homestead, or Moores Creek National Battlefield? Have you ever watched Under the Dome, the Secret Life of Bees, or a myriad of other movies and television shows – which were filmed right here? Have you heard we have a fantastic sea turtle hospital – the North

Carolina Visitor Attraction of the Year?! And those are just a few attractions. I can go on. Restaurant owners, hoteliers, and other managers of frontline staff, if you would like to bring Pender County Tourism to your office for a quick boot camp on how to answer these questions, please call us. I don’t want to die choking to death – it creates a poor dining experience for everyone around! Call us at 910-259-1536. We won’t take much time. But we will educate your staff. Don Hall (above center) was speaker at last week’s Burgaw Rotary Club meeting. Hall is chairman of the Pender It’s free.

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What to do with the kids this summer?

Poplar Grove nature camps begin June 21 By Lori Kirkpatrick Post & Voice Staff Writer Poplar Grove Plantation will offer half-day summer nature camps starting June 21. The camps will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays through July 14 from 9 a.m. until noon, and will include a snack. Designed for rising first through fifth graders, the camp will be offered on a dropin basis; allowing parents to register their children dayto-day or week-to-week, or to pick and choose based on the child’s interest. The cost will be $15 per child per half-day, and groups are limited to 15 children. Felicia Greene, Director of School Programs at Poplar Grove, said, “This is the third year of half-day summer camps at Poplar Grove Plantation. At the inception, we wanted to offer a morning of fun for young students, that also gave caregivers a morning of rest or a chance to run errands without the kids in tow. Actually, we were surprised at the number of grandparents who have enrolled their visiting grandchildren.” June 21 will kick off the series with a mor ning of Turtlerrific activities with Mr. Charlie Baker. Students will discover and learn about turtles that live on the land and in the water. The focus

will be on their habitats, life cycles, different types and fun facts. There will be time for participants to observe, feed and try catching turtles from the bridge at the pond. Afterwards the kids can make a paper turtle craft to take home. June will also include activities such as Peanut Planting. Students will paint their own clay pots, help plant peanuts in the Poplar Grove garden, and plant a peanut in the painted pot to take home. June 28 will feature Sights, Sounds and Discoveries Along the Nature Trail. The kids will spend the morning discovering the plant life, animals and insects that inhabit the various layers of our local forest. A guided walk will take the children into the Nature Preserve for a morning

of discovery. For the kids who don’t enjoy the woods as much as others, there will be some days that will appeal to them. The Fourth of July day will feature science experiments that involve messy explosions and art projects. It will be a Frogtastic time on July 5, as the class learns about the life cycle, diet and predators of our frogs and toads. Then the kids will make a paper frog craft, and walk to the bridge to look for frogs in their natural habitat. Nature’s Mysteries: Tracks and Signs will be the topic July 7. Children will learn about the creatures that inhabit our woods, about the various levels of the forest they live in, what they eat and then look at their tracks. There will be a walk into the Nature

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year (2015-16) these funds from the tax increase which are not needed to go to debt service on the new school bond have been set aside to be used to assist with the startup and operational costs on the new school projects as they are completed. “That money is a cushion to help us to have the money when the new schools open. We didn’t increase taxes enough to cover operational costs,” Woodruff said. “We need that cushion to work our

way into the increased operational costs.” The bond sale for the new school bond will begin this week, with about $24 million in bonds being sold. “We will have a debt payment that starts later in the new fiscal year and will use the tax increase revenue starting July 1 to make those payments. Once all the bond are sold for the new school bond, we will have an annual payment of about $5 million,” Woodruff said.

Preserve to find evidence of local wildlife. July 12 will feature Flying Lessons, when students will head into the woods for a look at the birds, bats, and insects flying all around. Campers will make “treats” to take home for their flying friends. The final camp will center around the 19th century barnyard and all of its furry inhabitants. The kids can help feed and brush the bar nyard crew, learn about their life cycles and personalities, and help clean the stalls. “Topics change daily, and most of them revolve around nature. We are fortunate to be adjacent to the Abbey Nature Preserve, which provides a wide range of plant, insect, and animal life to observe. I recently had the privilege of leading a school group into the preserve. As we entered, a local 2nd grader commented that she had never been in the woods before. We hope to inspire and develop a love of nature for all the young people who join us,” said Greene. For more information or to pre-register for summer camps, contact Felicia Greene at (910) 686-9518, ext. 103 or email felicia@poplargrove. org.

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Opinion Thursday, June 9, 2016, Page 4A

Lack of flood monitoring Jefferson Weaver still a Pender problem Everybody wants Miss Rhonda

Flooding is often an unpleasant surprise to folks who have only recently discovered our county. From the Black River to the west, down and across the Northeast, to the sounds, there’s nothing that can be done to prevent high waters from rising. Building and development rules are about all that can be done in coastal areas, due to the vagaries of tides (especially astronomically high tides that seem to always occur during big rain events.) Limiting nonpermeable surfaces such as paved roads and parking lots, while good for the environment, only affects a small percentage of flood-prone areas. Environmental restrictions protecting waterways that drain develNot everyone is willoped properties can only go so ing to take the time to far as well, without completely study weather forecasts, eliminating development. and many don’t have the Not everyone is willing to personal history that lets take the time to study weather forecasts, and many don’t have many of our residents the personal history that lets know when it’s time to many of our residents know head for high ground.. when it’s time to head for high ground. They count on county emergency personnel to let them know when the water is going to be worrisome. At the same time, Pender only has four official flood stations serving the entire county. A previous Emergency Services director laboriously crunched historical data to create a kind of “cheat sheet” that lets officials know that when the water rises to this level at Point A, then Road B downstream is going to be even deeper underwater, so the folks in Subdivision C have a certain number of days to prepare. The system works using the National Weather Service monitoring stations, and it works well – but there could and should be much more. Development has long since spread from the beaches across the tidal areas to western Pender. Many communities in the “other side” of the county have serious flooding woes, but with most of the monitoring systems being located in the north, south and east, the only notification western residents have is when the monitor on the Black River at Tomahawk registers a rise. There’s a lot of water that flows into the Black between Tomahawk and Currie, and when the channel is overwhelmed, it’s got to go somewhere. Although it often seems like the media try to overwhelm and frighten us with too much information, a few days extra warning might give folks a chance to make preparations. Even just one more monitor could make a major difference, especially to those who live on long, private roads with no state maintenance. The simplest solution might still be additional flood monitors.

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The coming “you know what”

Bill Messer Whatever you call it, ‘universal dread’, or ‘existential angst’, the fear of the unknown is a powerful motivator. Wikipedia explains that it is generally a negative feeling, based on the sum of a person’s life experiences, and is the struggle between freedom and responsibility. Youthful enthusiasm and innocence have matured at the hands of a lifetime of experiences, and I am now fully prepared to modify the notion of ‘love your neighbor as yourself ’ to ‘love him, but keep a close watch on him, who is rumored to be both Unitarian and a liberal.’ You can’t keep ‘em out of the neighborhood, but you can keep your eyes open. How will the ultimate conflagration, apocalypse, tsunami, hurricane, or cultural breakdown present itself ? Disaster ‘experts’

make plans for just about everything conceivable. “Things fall apart, the centre cannot hold,” wrote the poet William Butler Yeats, in 1919, in “The Second Coming”. Will the next disaster be man-made, caused deliberately, or allowed to unfold by neglect? Or maybe terrorists of all kinds, domestic and foreign, will wreak havoc on the citizenry. Bridges and dams can collapse, towers can fall, deteriorating roads, utilities, water supplies and waste facilities no longer get proper maintenance and fail rapidly. Drought, flood, pests and disease may affect our ability to produce enough food. Weather catastrophes can include water rising from creeks and rivers that inundate, water falling from the clouds, snow and ice loads on structures, trees and power lines. Outbreaks of poisoned water and air, disease organism tainted water, enough to lockdown and isolate whole sections of major cities and heavily populated centers. What if a computer ‘virus’, inserted in code that regulates the country’s power grid, maliciously attacks

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Note—this one is almost exactly a year old, but sometimes, a columnist gets it right the first time. We were enjoying one of those days where our friends loan us their kids, when a disaster of unimaginable consequences occurred. Little Josey took a tumble as she was chasing her older sister across the playground, and for just a moment, I was faced with the thing that frightens even the hairiest, burliest men—a crying child. Josey’s brimming blue eyes peered up at me from the playground. Defying the logic exercised by other kids her age, she raised her arms to me, tiny little hands outstretched. “Want Miss Rhonda,” she said. I dutifully turned her over to my wife; Rhonda smiled, and the scraped knee was suddenly no longer a big deal. My wife has always had such a healing touch; whilst I doubt my own skills as a father, Miss Rhonda would have made a wonderful mother. She has the tone of voice, the touch, the compassion I’ve seen in both her own mom and my own. It’s one reason Rhonda is who she is. I was hurting, for a variety of reasons, when we met; none of those matter

Jefferson Weaver now, but she had a way of healing those hurts as well. My wife has always had that skill. This is not to say she hasn’t had her defeats amongst her victories. Her tears have flowed and her voice cracked when we’ve lost young kittens and old dogs, or young wild things and tired old horses, or young friends and old family. Whether they were hopeless cases or those which inexplicably turn bad, she has always been the one to stay up all night, feeding and cleaning sick critters every two hours, or putting up with the confused anger and rancor that come with cognitive disorders, or the plain lack of justice that is

sometimes a part of life. When we said goodbye to her old gelding Fella, she was there beside me, wielding a shovel through the heat of the day and into the evening; she did the same when we buried beloved dogs and cats. When we buried my parents, Rhonda attended every detail that didn’t need my particular attention. Rare has been the time when someone called her and asked for help—with an elderly parent, a young child, an orphaned critter or the runt of the litter—when Rhonda has not stepped up to the plate to help. I remember distinctly one evening when she had gone to town for just a quick grocery store run and to get something I needed to fix my truck. Several hours after she left, as I was beginning to worry, she called, apologizing. She had come up on a wreck, and noticed a little kid beside the road, bawling his eyes out. There was no question what she had to do—stranger or no, she approached the child, who was awash in fear and chaos in a world of red and blue lights, strangers and loud voices— and Rhonda made friends. She stayed with him at the hospital until other members of the family arrived;

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Deciding what to do in retirement Dear Savvy Senior, I just turned 62 and am financially prepared for retirement, but I’m less certain about how to spend my time after leaving work. Can you recommend some resources or tools that can help me with this? Feeling Lost Dear Lost, This is a great question! Many people, when asked what they want to do when they retire, will say they want a mix of travel, play and meaningful work. Specifics, however, tend to be few and far between. But planning how to fill your time in retirement is just as important as the financial planning aspect. Here are some resources that can help. Online tools A good starting point to figuring out what you want to do in retirement is at LifeReimagined.aarp.org. This is an AARP website (you don’t have to be a member to use it) that can help you rediscover what truly matters to you and focus on what you really want to do. It offers a variety of online exercises and programs that will hopefully spark some ideas and give you inspiration. Encore.org is another good resource that helps people who are seeking work that matters in the second half of life. Click on “Resources” on the menu bar and download their free Encore Guide, and consider purchasing a copy of their “Encore Career Handbook” (available at Amazon.com or BN.com for $10.50) by Marci Alboher, which is excellent. Also check out the free

E-book called The Age for Change, which can help answer the question: “What now?” You can download this at ComingOfAge.org. And, if you’ve never taken a personality test before, this too can be a good tool to help you figure out what type of activities or work you’d like to do. A good option for this is the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator assessment, which you can take online at MBTIcomplete.com for $50. Personalized guidance If you want personalized help, you can also get one-onone guidance from a retirement or life planning coach. Some resources that can help you here include LifePlanningForYou.com, which has a free exercise called EVOKE to help identify a path that might suit you best in later life, and provides a directory to registered life planners to help guide you. Also see: RetirementOptions.com, which will connect you with a retirement coach who will give you an assessment to help reveal your attitudes and opinions about work, family life, relationships, leisure time and more. And the LifePlanningNetwork.org, which is a group of professionals and organizations that help people navigate the second half of life. You can also find life and retirement coaching at the International Coach Federation at CoachFederation.org.

Coaching sessions typically range from $75 to $300 or more, and usually require four to six sessions to get the most out of the process. Other resources If you’re primarily interested in volunteering, finding a retirement job or even starting a business when you retire, there are lots of resources that can help here too. For volunteering, PointsOfLight.org, VolunteerMatch.org and SeniorCorps. gov and help you search for opportunities, or even create one on your own. To look for job ideas, sites like RetirementJobs.com, Workforce50.com and RetiredBrains.com list thousands of jobs nationwide from companies that are actively seeking older workers. FlexJobs.com can help you find good work-at-home jobs. CoolWorks.com and BackDoorJobs.com are great for locating seasonal or summer jobs in great places. Or to search for freelance opportunities in a wide variety of areas, there’s Elance.com and Guru.com. And if you’re interested in starting a new business, the U.S. Small Business Administration offers tips, tools and free online courses to entrepreneurs that are 50 and older at SBA.gov/content/50entrepreneurs, as does the nonprofit association Score at Score.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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Graduate and Commence I love graduations, and find it fascinating that we use the words graduation and commencement interchangeably, though their meanings are quite different, they are still one in the same. Graduation involves the receiving or conferring of an academic degree or diploma. Commencement is a beginning or start, synonyms include, launch, initiation, inception and origin. So in one short (or sometimes very long ) ceremony, graduates end one phase of their lives and embark upon their next adventure. Graduation speeches are always inspiring, uplifting messages from others who are most often held in high regard. Yet regardless of their background, experience or expertise, all graduation speeches send a similar message; some more clear, concise and creative than others. Often associated with hot, over crowded arenas, auditoriums, even gymnasiums, this ceremonial rite of passage is still one of my favorites, as the pride is palpable. The last graduation speaker I heard was a 2002 high school graduate, the CEO and co-creator of Instagram. His message was simple, seeped in his short decade of experience from graduating high school to becoming one of the top 100 influencers in the world. He admitted that he never imagined there was a connection between the classes he enjoyed most in school, and his development of one of the most popular applications ever. He was initially confused by the requirement of investors that he have a cofounder, but quickly realized the significance of collaboration. He advised his audience that if happiness is your goal, a strong heart is required. He suggested spending more time on the quality of your heart than on your face book profile Another speaker informed us that something does not have to be perfect or pretty to be beautiful. After all, beauty truly is in the eye of the beholder, and nowhere is this more true than when it comes to living a beautiful life. What is your definition of a beautiful life? What in your life is beautiful? Other advice included; Let your outside reflect your inside, see yourself clearly and be able to look yourself in the eye, seeing through your heart; Mature and Endure; realize that while your character and talent may remain essentially the same, your experiences and relationships will shape who you are and ultimately determine your direction and your destiny. And despite the best laid plans the future refuses to follow a script so ‘always be nimble, dexterous and deft, and never confuse your right with your left; Oh, the places you’ll go.’ You don’t have to be graduating to benefit from these words. We can all be inspired by ingesting timeless truths and worldly wisdom from the archives and experiences of others.


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Free fun for kids in the summer

@ Your Library By Mike Taylor Pender County Library Director Special to the Post & Voice For many decades the public library has hosted free summer programs for children starting in June after school let out. For multiple generations of many families, taking their children to these library programs is a beloved rite of summer. After the regime of school, it’s a way to continue learning and discovery in a more relaxed and independent pleasurable way. The public libraries offer time and place where children engage their listening skills in hearing storytellers share books illustrated in the most imaginative ways. It’s a time when they can select books to take home to read, not as a homework or for a grade, but for pure pleasure. It’s a time when a father, mother, grandparent or any adult caring for children can strengthen bonds, yet sharpen skills while having fun. This summer will be no different. Starting the week of June 13, another summer series of fun programs and special events kick off. For the first time in many years, the activities will stretch for eight

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weeks. There will be programs for children of ages from birth through grade 5. Thanks to sponsorship of the Friends of the Libraries, special events for all ages come to the libraries for all ages monthly in June, July and August. Children with their responsible adults are welcome any time to explore the library. However, there are times for various age groups when they can experience activities just for them. Prizes can be earned for reading for pleasure provided by the Friends of the Libraries. The prizes range from small simple toys to books to take home for their very own. The Friends also make possible some very special visits by Sciencetellers (June 23), the North Carolina Aquarium (July 21), and the North Carolina Zoo (August 11). First up with Sciencetellers, children have the opportunity to see some surprising and amazing ‘safe’ science experiments shared and performed in the most entertaining ways. This is just the beginning. Watch in the Post & Voice for more about these free opportunities to introduce that important child in your life to a fun and entertaining summer series of free events. Come by either library in

Burgaw or Hampstead to pick up a flier of events, times and dates, or visit our website at: http://penderpl.libguides. com/YouthServices Educational researchers have long maintained that children who read for pleasure during the summer maintained or improved their reading ability while school was out. Otherwise, most children lose that edge and return to school a few months behind where they previously tested in May. Some have brought their children to the library for the first time not knowing what to expect, or thinking they would be seated in a classroom setting. Far from that, they have experienced a pleasurable balance of story listening, a time of creativity with arts and crafts, and a time of exploring books that match their own personal interests rather than a curriculum. Experience this with that special child in your life. Come by the libraries or visit the website for Pender County Public Library to learn more at the Youth Services tab. Give us a call at 259-1234 or 270-4603 if you prefer, but don’t let the summer pass by without at least one visit. Come soon because you’ll want to come back again!

no government services available? No utilities, no communications? No medical facilities? It’s time for self-reliance, and ‘self-reliance’ has become an industry trend all by itself. They’re called ‘Preppers’ and their ideas of what ‘prepared’ might envision runs within a wide range, from stocking up on some flashlight batteries, bottled water and a few extra canned goods, to building a ‘bug-out’ bunker in a desolate forest, equipped for years, even waiting out the ‘final days’ before the second coming. Many of the extreme preppers on YouTube sport long beards, wear camo and tattoos, carry combat knives, and have a survivalist (paracord macrame) bracelet on one or both wrists. Eco-survivalists don’t go for the combat camo look, but carry multi-blade camping knives, probably already have chickens, and store seeds for the future in the Volvo. ‘Campcrafters’ seem like senior ex-scouts who can build a whole town with a Swiss Army knife, lashing limbs and twigs into all sorts of fantastic things of use in a iron-age medieval village.

‘Bushcrafters’ build camps, too, but their craft extends to setting traps for animals, and processing the catch, living off the land. You may not have work to go to, banks and ATM machines won’t work, and after the grocery stores are looted, there’s nothing to buy anyway. If you have stuff, food and shelter, you will probably have to deal with those who have none. Share? Defend? To what level should you prepare? Around here, the biggest threat this time of year is hurricanes, with enough self sufficiency for three to five days, enough time to open closed roads, replenish the gas stations and re-stock the grocery store, and restore electric and cable and phone service. The only nice thing about hurricanes is they’re usually in warm weather. It may be genetic, but when I was a kid in high school - it was in the ‘50s - my grandmother’s mom surprised everyone in the family when she had a bomb shelter installed in her front yard. “Duck and cover’” wasn’t good enough.

and the cake never showed up and my oldest sister got in the photographer’s way. My best man was intentionally picking at me, I was worried that the job I had been promised wouldn’t come to fruition (it didn’t) and I was worried she would come through the doors of that old country church, take one look and change her mind. Instead, she smiled at me. I’ve seen that smile a million times since then, I guess, usually when it was most needed—when one misadventure or another made life more exciting than it needed to be, or when there was steel in the eyes behind that smile as she recalled admonitions

from her mother and mine to be a lady, even when she wanted to, as she puts it, “crawl up somebody’s head” to defend her husband. She takes delight in the things I love—the outdoors, critters, God, old movies, hunting, trapping, fishing, old cars and trucks, long country roads, rambling old houses, little children and old people. I have stretched her patience more times than any woman deserves, yet for some reason, she still loves me, and has, so she says since we first met, nigh onto 23 years ago, sealing that bond in her daddy’s church less than a year later. I have often said that little

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Newsings & Musings

By Edith Batson Post & Voice Staff Writer Everyday more shocks We learned that Jean Carroway died last week and we just found out this week. She was a schoolteacher in Burgaw. She and her husband and family lived here for years. Just today (Sunday) I learned that J.B. Lewis had died a week ago. We extend to these families our love and sympathy. My sister-in-law, Mildred Everington Crowley, died in Florida a few weeks ago and I was not able to go to the funeral. She was the wife of my brother, Stephen Crowley. She lived with her son, Jim Crowley, who lovingly took care of her for many years with his friend, Kim. We also learned that Fib Bowen died in Wilmington. His funeral was Saturday at First Baptist Church. He grew up in Burgaw. Goodbye On Sunday, following the 11 a.m. worship service Burgaw Presbyterian Church family met for a sandwich and cookie lunch to say goodbye to our choir director for 10 years, Robby Anderson.

He will become choir director at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church at Sixth and Market Street in Wilmington. He often had his friend John Johnson sing regularly with our choir and add to our music. We wish Robby Godspeed and best wishes as he leads the new choir with music to the glory of God, the Father, Jesus the Son, and the Holy Spirit. My neighbor and friend, Billy Dawson, dropped me off at church on his way to visit his friend Juan Sotomaye, who has to have therapy at Huntington. Billy learned that Juan had been moved back to NHRMC. Cheryl McNeil Woodell brought me back home. Since my car was totaled in my first real wreck the Saturday before Christmas and due to Macular Degeneration, I decided I would not invest in another car. What a hard decision that was. I never realized how hard it would be that I could no

longer hop in my little car and go where I wanted to go. Years ago, my five brothers went to various colleges and often stuck out their thumbs to catch a ride home for the weekend. Of course, as a girl, I was not allowed to do this, so I had to find a ride with a friend who lived in Wilmington or occasionally would ride the bus. Now I am back to where I started-with no car and no driver’s license. Oh well, I know the Lord will provide. He has always been good to me. Guess I will have to get a moped! Memorial Day service The Memorial Day service May 30 in Burgaw was well attended, but when I returned home, my eyes played tricks on me and I could not read my notes. I apologize to those who did a great job and made us glad that others gave their all – even their lives – so we could remember them on this special day. Shalom.

Pender Democrats plan event June 12 The Pender County Democrats are hosting a Low Country Boil June 12 with cash bar, as an oppor tunity to support the group, meet local candidates ,and enjoy the opportunity to meet fellow democrats. The event will be held at Surf City’s Mainsail Restaurant in the Commodore Room, 404 Roland Ave, Surf City This special event is a Pender County Democrat party’s fundraising event and will begin with a 4 pm with a social hour followed by the Seafood Boil ending at 7 pm. Tickets are $25 per person and dinner sponsorships are $100 which include two tickets to the event, which will include a gift basket raffle. Call Debbi Fintak for ticket delivery. ( 910-328-3996) children have more sense than grownups, and Josey (along with the other members of Rhonda’s Sunday school class) are perfect examples of that. “Want Miss Rhonda,” Josey said. Indeed—so would anyone with half a grain of sense. Happy anniversary, Dolly. I love you, and thank you. –Weaver is a columnist for the Post & Voice. Contact him at jeffweaver@whiteville.com.

Lookin’ for Love... Hi! My name is Lily. I am 8-9 months old and the most beautiful silver tabby. I came to the shelter with my best friend, Sarah and I get along with the other cats here. My foster mom says I am one of the sweetest little girls. I am only about 6 lbs so I am just the right size for even small places! I have been spayed, have had my shots, and am negative for all feline diseases. I love to be held and loved…can you be my new family?

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Education

Lee awarded DAR Bronze Medal Award

Teshawn Lee is the 2016 recipient of the Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution Bronze Medal Award. Every year the DAR chapter gives the Bronze Medal Award to a deserving cadet in each of the JROTC programs in the Pender county high schools. This medal is presented under the sponsorship of the National Defense Committee and is authorized by the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution. This project was established in 1967 as a means of recognizing outstanding ability and achievement in JROTC. The students are selected by the program leaders. To be considered for the award, students must be in the upper 25 percent of their class, must demonstrate qualities of dependability and good character, adherence to military discipline, leadership ability, and a fundamental and patriotic understanding of the importance of JROTC training.

Pictured above are Trask JROTC Cadet Lt. Col Teshawn Lee and DAR representative Dayna Corcoran. Lee has been accepted to N.C. State University in the engineering department. He is also enrolled in the Senior ROTC department and wants

to become a United States Army officer. He is an honor student, president of the student counsel, and the cadet battalion commander.

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Scholarship winners Anna Combs, Lindsey Ocock, and Claire Pulley.

Hampstead Women’s Club awards scholarships

Hillary Winter Sebald, formerly of Burgaw, graduated with a Master of Divinity (M.Div.) degree from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in a commencement ceremony held May 20 on the campus in Wake Forest. Hillary is a graduate of Heide Trask High School, Class of 2006. She is also a graduate of the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Class of 2010. Hillary and her husband, Robert, make their home in Raleigh. She is the daughter of Gary and Andrea Winter of Burgaw.

The Hampstead Women’s Club presented $2,000 scholarships to three seniors at Topsail High School. Anna Combs will attend the University of South Carolina, majoring in International Business, and plans a career as a business executive. Lindsey Ocock will attend the College of Charleston, majoring in political science and plans to be a lawyer. After completing a degree in psychology at East Carolina University, Claire Pulley plans to become a substance abuse

counselor. For the past 16 years, the Hampstead Women’s Club has awarded more than $100,000 in scholarships to students in the Pender County school district. Funds for the scholarship are acquired through the operation of the Hampstead Thrift Shop. Donations of gently used household items, clothing, accessories, books, and furniture are sorted, priced and sold at the shop. Proceeds from the thrift store are donated back

to the community through scholarships and charitable gifts to schools and non-profit organizations. The Hampstead Thrift Shop is located at 14435 U.S. Hwy. 17 and is open for business and donations from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. every day except Wednesday and Sunday. For more information about the Hampstead Women’s Club or the thrift shop, call 910-2709510 or go online to hampsteadwomensclub.org.

Burgaw High School Class of 1966 celebrates 50 years By Vickie Williams Special to the Post & Voice The Burgaw High Class of 1966 had their 50th class reunion at the Burgaw Depot on May 21. It was a very fun filled evening with 34 classmates and his or her spouse. In total, there were 60 in attendance. Coincidentally, we had the youngest girl, Linda Wooten Collins, and the youngest boy, Curtis Wooten, at our 50th reunion. Classmates traveled from Colorado, Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina. It was an evening of fun, fellowship, and laughter. We definitely have a class of close-knit, caring people. Among those present were Linda Sasser Albright, Louise Chadwick Blake, Patsy Mozingo Blake, James Bloodworth. Peggy Noble Brown, Janet Wells Bryan, Lois Higgins Carter, Linda Wooten Collins, Johnny Cowan, Robert Hugh Corbett, Lavoise Bond English, Cecily, Gyetvai Ferguson, Carl Harrell, Linda Lane Jordan, Cynthia Highsmith, Laura

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Almeta Ennis CURRIE -- Almeta Ennis, 63, of Currie, passed away Friday May 27, 2016 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington. Almeta was born to the late Emma R. Jacobs Jan. 14,1953. The funeral was held at 2 p.m Saturday, June 4, 2016 at St. Mary’s United Holy Church in Atkinson with burial following. The visitation was held from 6-8 pm Friday, June 3, 2016 at Nixon Lewis funeral home in Burgaw. Almeta was married to her beloved husband, Michael S.Tynes for 30 plus years, he preceded her in death in 2011. Almeta is survived by her two daughters, Janette and Renita Tynes of the home, several brothers, one sister, a host of aunts, uncles nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Arrangements by Nixon Lewis Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Burgaw. Electronic condolences can be left at nixonlewisfuneralhome.com. Doris Batson Groves HAMPSTEAD -- Doris Batson Groves, 92, of Hampstead passed gently from her earthly life Monday, May 30, 2016 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. She was bor n May 27, 1924 in Pender County, the daughter of Robert J. Batson Sr. and Ethel Batson. Also, along with her parents, Doris is preceded in death by her husband, Cecil Coleman in 1965, her husband, Hildred “Hill” Thomas Groves in 1992; sisters, Joan McMillan and Betty Lou Yarbrough; and brother, Robert Batson Jr. Doris is survived by her daughter, Joyce Carter (Joe); sons, James C. Coleman (Dot)

and William Ray Coleman; grandchildren, Angela Carter, Joey Carter (Cathy), Holly Howell (Ber nard), Gwen Campbell (Mike), Ashley Coleman, and Aaron Coleman (Tania); six great grandchildren; one g reat-great granddaughter; sister, Gladys B. Or r (Earl); brother Harry Batson (Wana); dearest friend, Elbert Davis; and many nieces, nephews and friends. T h e f a m i ly re c e ive d friends at 2 p.m. Friday, June 3, 2016 at Blakes Chapel Advent Christian Church with the service beginning at 3 p.m. The Rev. Steve Spearing and Rev. Danny Justice conducted the service. Burial followed in Barlow Vista Baptist Church Cemetery with Order of the Eastern Star rites. 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. Jimmie Ruth Langley CURRIE -- Jimmie Ruth Langley, 59, of Currie passed from her earthly life Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at her home. She was born Sept. 19, 1956 in Whiteville, the daughter of the late Hugh J. and Iona Elizabeth King White. Also remembered is her daughter, Tiffany Marie Langley and brother, Kenneth White, Sr., both who preceded Ruth in death. Ruth is survived by her husband of 41 years, Excell Langley; sister, Mary Ellen Benton; two step-daughters, Wendy Langley and Debbie Stroud; several step-grandchildren in Texas; special sister-in-law, Sarah White and special cousin, Barbara Eason (Cecil); and many nieces and nephews. A time of sharing was held from 6-8 p.m. Thursday,

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June 2, 2016 at the home of Excell Langley, 106 Kerrie Street, Currie. Memorial gifts in memory of Ruth may be given to Quinn-McGowen Funeral Home, PO Box 1316, Burgaw NC 28425. Shared memories and condolences may be sent to the family at www.quinnmcgowen.com. The family was served by Quinn-McGowen Funeral Home and Cremation Center of Burgaw.

John Clarence McDuffie John Clarence McDuffie, age 94, affectionately known as “JC” left his earthly home, peacefully to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, May 30, 2016 at Britthaven of North Chase in Wilmington. The funeral was held at 1 p.m. Friday, June 3, 2016 at St. Mary’s United Holy Church in Atkinson. Burial will be in the McDuffie Cemetery. The viewing was held Thursday June 2 from 5-7 p.m. at Nixon Lewis funeral home in Burgaw. John was born to the late Addie Simpson-Walker and Willie McDuffie of Currie. He was married to the late Pearl Lewis and to this union was born 13 children – nine boys and four girls. One son preceded him in death. He leaves to cherish his most precious memories: Bessie (Eddie) Johnson of Baltimore, Md., Jannie Polk of Wilmington, Alice Devone of Currie, Lillie McDuffie of Currie, Clarence (Henrietta) McDuffie of Baltimore, Md., James (Mary) McDuffie, Burgaw, Edward (Pearl) McDuf fie, Cur rie, Willis (Dorothy) McDuffie of Currie, Jimmie (Ida) McDuffie of Currie, John Earl (Cynthia) McDuffie of Currie, Aaron (Virginia) McDuffie of Wallace, Arthur (Catherine) McDuffie of Wallace.

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John has one brother, Robert McDuffie of Wilmington. He had 35 grandchildren, three preceded him in death, and numerous great-grandchildren, one preceded him in death, along with a host of nieces , nephews, cousins and friends. His very special friends are Inez and Charles Parker and Herman Lewis. Arrangements by Nixon Lewis Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Burgaw. Electronic condolences may be left at nixonlewisfuneralhome.com. Kenneth Raye Moore CURRIE -- Kenneth Raye Moore, 69, of Currie passed gently from his earthly life Sunday, May 29, 2016 at Duke University Hospital. He was born June 3, 1946 in Pender County, the son of the late Roscoe Earl and Allene Flynn Moore. Also remembered are his brothers, Roscoe Moore and Freddy Moore and sister, Kathryn Parker, all who preceded Kenneth in death. Kenneth is survived by his devoted wife of 47 years, Katie Benson Moore; brothers, David E. Moore (Myrtie), Willis Moore (Anita), and Robert Moore (Sheila); sisters, Merla Jackson, Jane Deal (Buddy), Brenda Miller, and Glenda Dennis; and many nieces, nephews and friends. The family received friends 6-8:00 p.m. Friday, June 3, 2016 at Quinn-McGowen Funeral Home in Burgaw. The funeral service was held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 4, 2016 at Canetuck Baptist Church with the Rev. William Moore officiating. Burial followed in Greenlawn Memorial Park. Casketbearers were Joey Miller, Chris Miller, Jamie Dennis, Aaron Dennis, Daniel Moore, David Moore, Earl Moore and Michael Moore. Honorary bear-

Flores named NHRMC Leader of Excellence New Hanover Re gional Medical Center is pleased to announce that Rebecca Flores, director of the skilled nursing unit at Pender Memorial Hospital in Burgaw, has been named a NHRMC Leader of Excellence. Flores was nominated for her passion and zest for life that has created a positive environment in a unit that achieves high standards on every measure. “Rebecca works tirelessly for our residents and our staff,” said Ruth Glaser, president of Pender Memorial Hospital. “She has motivated her team to excel, and in doing so has helped the nursing unit achieve high-quality

scores that directly result in high-quality care for our residents.” Flores is responsible for the skilled nursing unit at Pender Memorial Hospital and ensures that the staff, residents and families are receiving not only the medical care they need, but also the support and comfort they need. Since joining the Pender Memorial Hospital team in 2013, she has brought an exuberance and spirit that has deeply impacted the unit. She has advocated for renovations, new equipment and arranged for the donation of new bedspreads for each resident at Christmas to create a

home away from home feel for the residents and their family members. “T he residents of the skilled nursing unit at Pender Memorial Hospital, and all her co-workers, feel loved and supported thanks to the environment she helped create,” said Glaser. The NHRMC Employee and Leader of Excellence program is a way for the organization to acknowledge the outstanding contributions of its employees. Employees are nominated and selected by their peers for high performance in four key areas: communication, compassion, teamwork and ownership. Three leaders are selected

ers were Paul Todd, Jim Robinson, Harold Moore, John Rowe, Thaddeus Squires, David Clark and Bobby Dale. Katie would like to thank all of Kenneth’s doctors, especially Dr. William Holt, Kenneth’s physician and good friend, for excellent care. 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. Hazle Swart White ROCKY POINT -- Hazel Swart White, 81, of Rocky Point passed gently from her earthly life Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. She was born June 17, 1924 in New Hanover County, the daughter of the late John and Hazel Thornburg Swart. Also preceding Hazel in death are her husband, William Albert White; grandson, Bruce Jan White and brother, John Swart. Hazel is survived by her son, Jan White (Cheryl Conrad); daughter, Sue Holmun (Tyler Dees); eight grandchildren, Ara Grainger, Janna White, Savannah Holmun (Garrett Kellar), Casey Holmun, Jared Williams (Stephanie), Zachery Jones, Robert Shivers and Mollie Shivers; nine great grandchildren, Lennox Kellar, Tyler Smith, Ashton Layer, Alivia WhiteWeis, Elias Aguilar, Bristol Grainger, Aubree White, Eleynah Williams and Eli Williams; and many extended family and friends. The family received friends from 6-8 p.m. Friday, June 3, 2016 at Quinn-McGowen Funeral Home in Burgaw. Graveside service was held at 2 p.m. on Saturday at Pike Creek Cemetery with Pastor Bob Swart officiating. Shared memories and con-

dolences may be sent to the family at www.quinnmcgowen.com. The family was served by Quinn-McGowen Funeral Home and Cremation Center of Burgaw. Phillip Allen Wright HARKERS ISLAND -Phillip Allen Wright, 57, of Harkers Island, passed away Saturday, May 28, at Carteret General Hospital in Morehead City. The family held a Memorial Service at 3 p.m., Wednesday June 1, at Trinity United Methodist Church, 301 Marine Blvd., in Jacksonville. The family received visitors in the Fellowship Hall at Trinity UMC from 1:30-2:30 p.m. Service will be officiated by Reverends Jeff Sutton, Kelvin Blackman, and Robbie Parnell. Honorary Pallbearers: James Floyd, Bob Terry, Roger Smith, Terry Foster, Dylan Foster, Dustin Hartsfield, Jake Klodt. Phillip was born to John and Elizabeth Wright in Spartanburg, SC, on Phillip was predeceased by both his parents, and a sister, Janice Eubanks. Phillip is survived by his wife, Tammy Wright; son, John Wright; sister, Beth Wright Terry (Bob); three stepsons Ricky Guthrie, Jr., Adam Guthrie, and Matthew Guthrie (MaLaura); nine grandchildren; and a large extended family of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins. In lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to be made to the American Heart Association Memorial Processing Center, PO Box 5216, Glen Allen, VA 23058-5216. Online condolences may be made at www.mundenfuneralhome.net. Arrangements are by Munden Funeral Home and Crematory, Morehead City.

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Hospice receives grant from Four County Operation Round Up Lower Cape Fear Hospice recently received a $3,500 grant from Four County Electric Membership Corporation’s Operation Round Up TRUST Fund. The grant will be used to purchase three publications for hospice patients and families in Pender, Bladen, Columbus, Duplin, and Sampson counties: Hard

Choices for Loving People, When Death is Near and Gone from My Sight. “These publications are invaluable to family members facing the loss of a loved one,” said Laurie Taylor, LCFH vice president of development. “Many of our families comment on how useful the little blue book, Gone from

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funds nonprofits that provide services and support for Four County members. The TRUST is funded by Four County members who elect to have their bills rounded up to the next whole dollar amount each month. For more information, visit www.lcfh.org or facebook. com/lcfhospice.

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Pirates lose 2-1 in series with defending champ Marvin Ridge

In My Opinion Topsail falls short in state 3A championship By Lee Wagner Post & Voice Sports Writer Throughout a season fraught with adversity and controversy – from losing their head coach due to an off-the-field incident, to the loss of potential pitching ace Bryce Cota to an earlyseason operation, to the loss of a trio of starters for a period that led to a late-season mini-slump, the players and coaches on the Topsail High School baseball stood tall and took on every challenge. But this past weekend they ran into a challenge that overwhelmed them slightly in the form of defending NCHSAA 3A state champion Marvin Ridge, and the hot-hitting, solid-fielding, well-coached Mavericks kept the Pirates from achieving a goal many felt they never had a chance of reaching in the first place. But be sure, the Pirates did not go down without a fight. Maverick senior – and tournament Most Valuable Player – Chandler Castleberry was 1-for-2 with a triple, two walks, and a run scored, and hurler Jake Zdimal pitched into the seventh inning as

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After winning the ďŹ rst game 6-3, the Pirates dropped two games to defending state champions Marvin Ridge. Marvin Ridge defeated Topsail 10-7 Saturday evening in the third – and deciding game – of the best-of-three championship series at Burlington Athletic Park to repeat as state champions. After a series-opening 6-3 win behind senior ace Payton Rice on Friday, Topsail

Coach Chris Blake sent junior Payton Phelps to the mound on Saturday morning and freshman Aidan Smith to the bump later Saturday and the powerful Mavericks (30-6) took advantage of their youth by scoring 20 runs on 12 hits – including a trio of home runs (two by Castleberry) in the

early game, forcing the third game. Castleberry was 3-for-9 (.333) with two walks, three runs-scored, a triple, two home runs, and four RBIs to go along with nine putouts as he ran down several wellhit balls by Pirate batters throughout the series. Trailing 10-1 heading into the fifth inning in the nightcap, the Pirates rallied for three runs in the fifth and three in the seventh and had two runners on with two outs before the rally, and the Pirates’ quest second title in the last three years ended. “We spotted them an early lead and our bats didn’t start coming around until later but our kids didn’t quit and you can’t asked for much better,� Blake said. “These guys fought all year long and they’ve had a heck of a season. You can’t asked anything else from them. “Payton and Aidan have done a great job for us all year but Marvin Ridge can hit the ball, and they showed that. It’s the best team we’ve seen all year and they got to us.

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Post & Voice All-County softball team By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The 2016 softball season was one for the ages as the three area high school teams all made the playoffs. The Post & Voice would like to recognize the best of the best. This is the 2016 Pender PostTopsail Voice all county team. s(UNTER "IZZELL 4OPSAIL Only a junior, Bizzell played lights out at shortstop for the Powerful Pirates. She had a .967 fielding percentage while committing only two errors in 69 chances. Bizzell was equally effective at the plate, batting .435. She led the team in runs scored (41) and bases stolen (24). s(AYLEY 'RIZZLE 4OPSAIL Grizzle led the team in runs batted in (34), and triples (6). The junior made only one error all year and also had a 3-1 record in the circle with a sterling 0.95 earned run average. Under rated, Grizzle is one of the best all-around softball players in the area. s6ICTORIA %LDER 4OPSAIL Elder was the best pitcher in the Mid-Eastern Conference. She finished the year with a 14-2 record that included 172 strikeouts in 150 innings pitched. She had an earned run average of 1.49. Victoria was equally effective at the plate, batting .382 with 22 RBI. She had six doubles and 40 hits and was voted all conference. s!LYSSA 2ANDALL 4OPSAIL): Just a sophomore, Randall batted at a .464. clip with 24 runs scored and 45 hits. She had 17 runs batted in. She struck out only three times in 110 plate appearances. Randall did not commit an error this

season. s4AYLOR 2IVENBURGH 4RASK Rivenburgh finished her career at Trask in style. She led the county with a .549 batting average that included 39 hits with three homeruns and a team high 34 RBI. She had a .636 on base percentage and finished as the Titans homerun leader. She has signed to play at Appalachian State next year. s$ESIRE "ROWN 4RASK Brown was second on the team with a .506 batting average. She scored 27 runs and had 17 runs batted in. She had 15 stolen bases. Brown applied pressure on the opposing team every time she stepped up to the plate. s+YRA (OLMES 4RASK Holmes was on fire this season. She batted at a .500 clip and led the Titans with 48 hits, nine doubles and 31 runs batted in. She was voted all conference. s"RITTANY &OY 4RASK Only a sophomore, Foy stepped in late in the season and led the Titans with a 12-3 record in the circle. She had an earned run average of just over two runs a game. Brittany batted at a .425 clip with 28 hits and 24 runs batted in. s(ALEY 3MITH 4RASK Smith waited until her senior year to have her best year as a Titan. She batted .494 with 28 runs scored, 40 hits and 30 runs batted in. s! * *OHNSON 4RASK Johnson was on her way to a conference player of the year type of season before getting injured. She was the best pitcher in the conference and had a 9-2 record when she was injured. She had 59 strikeouts in just over 54 innings.

s'RACIE 6INCENT 0ENDER Gracie was the pitcher of record in all but two of the Patriots games. She won 12 games in the circle and was effective in every start. She batted around .375 for the Pats and had eight doubles and three homeruns. s)MANI .EWKIRK 0ENDER Newkirk came on strong toward the end of the season. she batted around .500 while landing among the top of the conference in several stats. s+AMAYA .IXON 0ENDER Nixon batted around .450 for the Patriots while playing shortstop. She was among the team leaders in runs scored and RBI. s!LANA "UIE 0ENDER Only a freshman, Buie batted over .300 with several big hits. She is an outstanding fielder with speed and agility. Player of the year +ERI 7HITE 4OPSAIL White finished up an exquisite high school career in style. She batted .429 with 31 runs scored and 31 runs batted in. She led the team with 11 doubles, five triples and two homeruns. She was voted the Mid - Eastern Conference player of the year. Miss White is the consummate teammate. A true leader in every sense of the word, she signed to play at Appalachian State next year. Coach of the year *AY !BSTON 4OPSAIL Abston led the Pirates to the MidEastern Conference title before directing the Pirates to the eastern regional finals. The Pirates ended the year with a 26-5 record including an 11-1 conference mark.

Hooper named Post & Voice Pender male Athlete of year

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By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer Like most successful middle school athletes, Pender High school’s Justin Hooper entered high school with the word potential attached to his name. Hooper was a man among boys at the middle school level and the coaching staff at Pender hoped that he would carry on the tradition that made his older brother Shaq a star at the school. Justin became a mover and shaker at Pender high and this year was among the better athletes in the athlete rich Four County Conference. Mr. Hooper was a beast on the gridiron during the fall. The rising senior finished the season with 198 carries for 1094 yards and 11touchdowns. He also had six catches for 110 yards and one score. He was

Brown named Post & Voice Trask female athlete of year

the first off of the bench for Coach Gary Battle and was instant offense. Perhaps his best attribute on the basketball court was his willingness to play defense. His tenacious play often times earned him the job of covering the best backcourt player on the opposing team.

At first glance senior student-athlete Desire Brown seems to be just another pretty face in a crowd. She has a smile that lights up the room and can be described as a breath of fresh air. However, when she slips into her athletic wear she flips a switch. This is when the mild mannered senior changes and becomes a super hero of sorts. That is when she becomes Desire Brown the athlete. Miss Brown does not don a cape or cannot leap buildings in a single bound. Depending on the season, Brown dons a Titan uniform and becomes perhaps the best female athlete to ever attend Trask. Brown spent her first three

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Pender’s Justin Hooper always a threat on special teams as well, running two kickoffs back for touchdowns. He was also very good in the secondary for the Patriots. Although the Pats struggled in the win department, Hooper was often times the best player on the field. During the winter sports season Justin translated to the hardwood. He was one of

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer

The school year is over and the kids are beginning their summer activities. The student-athletes are planning the next two months with the next school year and next season in mind. Football is one of those sports that have underlying plots throughout the year. What I mean by that is that a good football program needs to have certain things in place. The summer months are the time that all prospective football players need to be in the weight room. They should spend a minimum of three days a week lifting along with at least one day, preferably two doing other things such as speed and agility drills. A football program will not be successful if they do not do these things. There are passing

leagues and different camps that are position specific that players need to attend. These camps will make a big difference in a player’s skills as well as his mental makeup. I believe that these camps are vital to a football team’s success during the fall. A year ago the Pender Patriots were without a coach. Tony Hudson had just resigned and the team was in disarray. Pender ended up hiring Bob Via and the team went about its business. However, the late start was a major pitfall for the team. Both Pender and Trask have a bevy of new coaches on board. Pender has a few including Desmond Jordan while Trask has former Pender coach Randy Pugh. This summer will be vital in these two teams quest to become a player in the area. I know that Pender has upgraded its weight room and Jordan has been working with quite a few players before and after school. Trask has been working on revamping its program from what I have been told. The two and half months of summer will be very important to these two teams in general. I for one hope to see both of these teams successful in the near future. They both deserve it.

Sports News and Notes By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer With the summer break upon us there will many activities that current and future high school athletes will be involved in to prepare themselves for the upcoming school year. Topsail High school volleyball coach Hill Pearsall will again run the summer volleyball league at Topsail High. The league will have teams from three counties including Laney, Swansboro, Wilmington Christian Academy and Dixon. Trask is on the schedule this year after being absent the last two years. The Titans have found the going tough since the departure of Karen Byrd. Pender will again be involved in the summer league. Coach Matt Davis works as hard as any coach in the area and will be looking to bounce back from a tough season. Of course Coach Pearsall will field a very good team this summer while looking to win the Mid-Eastern Conference title in 2016. The area baseball teams will again look toward the American Legion schedule. The rumor is that Topsail will only field a junior legion team this year while Trask and Pender have yet to commit either way.

The softball teams in the area usually play in the Wilmington league. They usually play their games at Hoggard High school. Neither Trask nor Pender played summer ball last year. The men’s and women’s basketball teams in the county are usually very busy throughout the summer Trask men’s Coach Rodney Orr keeps his guys busy and it seems to have paid off handsomely for the veteran coach. He will have to replace the conference player of the year in Tynaffitt Davis along with starters Johnathan Jordan and Jaquan London. The Trask Lady Titans have yet to commit to the summer schedule although Coach Marcus Ballard talked of his team playing this summer. Coach Gary Battle is already in summer mode. He will be running a summer camp and will look for some games for his team. Speaking of Pender, the Lady Patriot basketball team may be guided by another coach this winter although the school has yet to issue a statement. Finally the Burgaw Dixie Youth minor boys will host the state tournament this year. Burgaw always fields a stout all-star squad in both baseball and softball.

Pender High 2016 Basketball Camp June 13-17 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. daily $60 per camper, includes drink and snack daily and camp T-shirt Campers need to wear basketball shoes, t-shirt and shorts. Prizes daily! For more information, call Coach Battle at Pender High 910.259.0162


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Davis named Post & Voice Trask male Athlete of year By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer When senior Tynaffitt Davis enter Trask High school the word potential was mentioned many times. He was an undersized skinny young man with an infectious smile and a quick wit. He also had mad ball handling skills on the basketball court. As his high school career progressed he grew both physically and talent wise. By the time he was a junior he was being mentioned in the same breath as Titan basketball greats Rasheed Brown and Ricky Dorm. Davis came into his senior year full of confidence and swagger. He had grown into a hulk of a young man. His basketball skills had also grown.

Behind the play of Mr. Davis the Titans won the Four County Conference regular season title. they also made a deep run in the state 1A playoffs. Tynaffitt was named the Four County Conference player of the year. Davis was often times the best player and best athlete on the floor. He averaged 14.2 points a game and also snared 6.7 boards a game. He averaged 3.5 assists a game and 3.8 steals a contest as well. He gave the Titans opponents fits when he was on the floor. As a football player, Tynaffitt used his quickness and athletic ability to become a very good high school player. Again he was often times identified as the best athlete on the field. He played several positions for the Titans including

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Trask’s TynafďŹ t Davis quarterback and wide receiver and often times played on both sides of the ball. Finally, Davis slipped on his baseball duds this spring and yet again became a difference maker for Heide Trask. He played third base where he was steady and sure handed.

He had a great bat as well; batting .358 with 15 runs batted in. He led the team with two homeruns. Tynaffitt Davis was a multisport star for the Trask Titan athletic program. He is this year’s Post & Voice Trask male athlete of the year.

Topsail spring sports All-Conference selections By Lee Wagner Post & Voice Sports Writer The Mid-Eastern 3A/4A Conference has crowned all of its spring champions and the school year is heading to a close. What was left was the individual honors that had to be awarded, and the Mid-Eastern Conference got a jump on that this past week with the release of its All-Conference teams in the nine spring sports, and many of the Topsail High athletes were afforded various positions on those teams.

Since the Pirates’ baseball team was still in action last weekend at the NCHSAA 3A state championship series, the conference held back on releasing that All-Conference group, but you can expect several Pirate players will be seeing their names shortly. Here is a little recap of who made what, where: s3OFTBALL The Lady Pirates finished 26-5 overall, dominating the conference with an 11-1 record for the second-straight year, and the girls were justly rewarded with eight selections spread

among the first and second teams and honorable mention. Senior Keri White and junior Victoria Elder made the first team – with White being selected as the conference Player-of-the-Year. White finished the year with a .429 batting average. She had 42 hits and scored 31 runs with 31 RBI, 11 doubles, five triples, and two home runs, 13 stolen bases, and a slugging percentage of .704. Elder hit at a .382 clip with 34 hits, 22 RBIs, seven doubles, and a triple. But her selection

came as a pitcher where she finished 14-2. Elder pitched 150 innings, striking out 172 opposing hitters, walking 47, and giving up 32 hits while allowing 40 runs (32 earned). Making the second team were juniors Hunter “Mighty Mite� Bizzell and Hayley Grizzle. The speedy Bizzell had a .435 average with 40 hits, 41 runs scored, 13 RBIs, five doubles, and four triples. Bizzell stole 24 bases. Grizzle had a .394 average with 39 hits, 34 RBIs, three

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Post & Voice 2015-16 Top Performers review By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The Post &Voice will review the top performers for each month of the 2015-16 school year. s7EEK In the first week of September the Titan football team earned their first win of the year at South Robeson. Kansas Bannerman had a fumble recovery for a score while sophomore signal caller Tyrease Armstrong ran for over 100 yards and threw for a touchdown as well. Topsail beat Pender on the gridiron behind 141 yards and three T.D.s from freshman $ * -ONTANO. Drew Gaither added 97 yards and a score while sophomore signal caller *ACOB &LOYD threw a touchdown pass. The Topsail volleyball team prepared to invade the Mid-Eastern Conference. Senior 0AYTON 3CHOENLEBER finished with 26 assists, six aces, seven kills, and seven digs while -ADI &ORD had eight kills, five aces, six blocks, and one dig. Sophomore sisters 3ERENA AND !NGELICA "IELE combined for 24 points, 14 kills, seven aces, four blocks, and 20 digs to lead Topsail to a 3-2 win over Pender. s7EEK The Topsail boys and girls both won their Mid-

Johnson leaves Trask High a winner By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer When this year’s senior class entered Trask High school, they were revered as the best female class to ever come in together. This group was very successful at every level that they competed at. Among those players was senior A.J. Johnson. Miss Johnson came in as a third baseman on the softball team. She began to pitch out of necessity and found that she was very good at it. As her career in the circle blossomed so did the Titan softball team. Entering her senior year there was a lot expected out of the lanky right hander. She came through for her team in the early going before an injury derailed the rest of her season. Johnson took the injury in stride and came back to help the team in other ways in the playoffs. Through it all A.J. Johnson has remained an excellent student, athlete and person.

Eastern 3A/4A Conference Cross Country meet with the boys compiling 20 points to hold off West Brunswick (44) and New Hanover (78) with the girls winning their race against the same two teams. Topsail’s #HAD #AMPBELL was the boys’ individual winner in with teammates Domenick Dibiase second and %DDIE 7OLFORD fourth. Lady Pirate +ERSTEN 0ARRELLA was the female individual winner with Topsail’s ,UCY -ARcum second. The Topsail football team won their third straight nonconference game with a 20-0 win over Dixon. Freshman $ * -ONTANO ran for 97 yards and scored twice before leaving the game in the second quarter with an ankle injury. Senior running back 'RANT -C#OY had 117 yards while Justin 3MITH added 79 yards. s7EEK The Pender Patriots earned their first win of the season. Justin Hooper scored all three touchdowns for the Pats while Treveon Kornegay had a fumble recovery. ,INZIE -CALLISTER led the Patriots with seven tackles. The Trask soccer team won one match and tied Northside for the second time this year. 3EBASTIAN "AUTISTA scored four goals during the week.

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Pender kept pace with the Titans with two wins last week. Freshman Edwardo Rivera scored four goals against Lejuene. s7EEK The Pender volleyball team earned two Four County Conference wins behind the play of Lakirah Forney. The standout tallied seven kills and five aces while !LEX Gorsky added three kills and two aces with Kam Thompson pitching in four kills and two digs. CarOLE 0ETERSON led the Patriots with seven assists and 10 aces against Union while the Trask volleyball team earned their first win of the year behind the play of Brittany Foy and %MILY /YLER. Titan goal keeper "LAKE Joyce had 43 saves in three matches for the week. The Topsail tennis team won twice for the week including an impressive win over New Hanover. The Pirates earned the 6-3 win at New Hanover behind singles’ victories from No. 1 Carmen JordanNo. 2 #AROLINE (ARris No. 5 3IERRA $OUGHERTY and No. 6 %LVIE 0ARRA along with wins at first (Jordan/ Harris) and second (3TEPHAnie Athanas/Parra) doubles. 7EEK The Titan soccer team won two Four County Conference matches during

White ends career at Topsail in fine style By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The Topsail High school athletic department has watched many outstanding athletes go through the school in its long and distinguished existence. In recent years there have been some outstanding female athletes that have gone on to play at the next level. This year the Pirates will lose what many consider to be the best softball player to ever play at the school in Keri White. Miss White has been a staple on the all -conference and all area teams since her freshman year. In fact, she was the Post & Voice softball player of the year this year as well as the Mid-Eastern Conference player of the year. Keri has also made her mark on the basketball court. She has made all conference and all county teams the last three years. Keri White is leaving a legacy that will be hard to beat at Topsail High School.

the week. 3EBASTIAN "AUtista had five goals in one match while Ricardo BoTELLO added two goals. David Romero scored two goals in a win. Keeper "LAKE *OYCE logged two wins including a shutout. Topsail volleyball earned a win over Laney. Junior VicTORIA %LDER led the offense with 11 kills and five blocks on defense while senior Payton 3CHOENLEBER recorded eight kills and added 28 assists, 10 digs, and a pair of blocks, Senior -ADI &ORD matched Elder with 11 kills and added two blocks and 13 digs while senior -ARLEE -AROTTA had 17 service points and 28 digs in the match.

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The recent weather has the area fresh water anglers in a rave as they say that the sunny mornings are ideal for floating on the rivers and lakes and enjoying the day. The bream bite has been pretty steady with red worms being the bait of choice followed by crickets and some night crawlers. Danny at Back Yard Baits has reported several anglers with a big old mess of good fish. A few crappy have been caught as well on live bait. The catfish are hitting the usual cut up eel and night crawlers. Remember that the best time to fish for cats is in the night time hours or early in the morning. The salt water anglers are raving about the improved flounder bite. The flatfish are hitting live minnows and select gulp baits. The reds are still biting fairly well in the creeks and flats. Live baits and gulp baits are working along with select top water plugs. The surf casters and pier anglers are catching some black drum and sea mullet with shrimp as the best bait to use here. There have been Spanish mackerel and bluefish feeding along the beachfront. They’re falling for Clarkspoons that are being trolled from boats along with Gotcha plugs that anglers are working from the piers. This week’s fishing tip

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Continued from page 8A years chasing a state title on the track as well as on the softball field. In those first three years she came close in both sports, finishing in the top five in three events on the track as well as being a member of a very successful softball program. This year the senior speedster finally found that elusive state championship. She did it in not one but two events at the North Carolina State 1A track and field meet. Desire won the 200-meter run with a time of 25.32 seconds. The second place runner from Princeton finished with a time of 25.75 seconds. The Pender County speedster ran a sub one minute 400-meter sprint to take the gold. She beat Eden Phillips of Mitchell by a full three seconds. Desire finished her high school track career off with three conference titles, three regional titles and two state titles. She was also a member

Goff a success in years at Pender High By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer When Brianna Goff entered Pender High school as a freshman, she was already an accomplished softball player. She did not stop there. She played volleyball and was also a member of the basketball team However, there was no doubt that her heart and soul was on the softball field. Brianna started as a freshman on the softball team and was a very valuable addition. She played multiple positions and was available to do so at any time. As a volleyball player Brianna used her wit and athletic ability to be successful. Although she did not start she worked hard to become the best that she could be. As Miss Goff ’s high school career comes to an end, she will take with her many fond memories. She leaves with a successful career, both athletically and academically. Brianna Goff will be a Patriot for life.

With the summer months fast approaching the area anglers will all be battling one familiar foe. The sun is our best friend and we love to wake up early and see it peeking out. However, it can also be our worst enemy. Most all of us have had a bad sun burn that makes life miserable. Let’s touch on a few tips on how to prevent sun burn. Try to find a big brimmed hat to wear to keep the sun off of your face as much as possible. An umbrella will also work for you guys fishing on the banks of your favorite fishing hole or river. Use sun block. An SPF of 45 should be plenty for even the fair skinned angler. Apply Vaseline or chap stick on your lips as well. Note to the guys that are hair challenged, if you don’t wear a hat, please put sun screen on your noggin! Follow the instructions on the sun screen you are using and re apply when it instructs you to do so. Make sure to get those hard to reach places such as the backs of the legs and don’t forget your feet if you are bare footed or are wearing flip-flops. If you do get sun burn, try using cool cloths on the burn and take frequent cool showers or baths. Apply lotions that contain aloe vera on the sun burned area. If you begin to peel, lotions may help with the itching.

of the 4x400-meter relay team that finished second in the state. As a softball player, Desire manned center field for the Lady Titans. She was among the team leaders in batting average and was a terror on the base paths. She pulled double duty in the playoffs, running track and playing softball on the same day. On the day that she won three regional titles she also had the game winning walk off hit to propel her team into the third round of the playoffs. Desire Brown will move on to the next level next year. However, her legacy at the Rocky Point school will remain. For the second straight year, Desire Brown has been named the Post-Voice Trask female athlete of the year.

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Bill Howard Outdoors

By Bill Howard Post & Voice Columnist I recently finished a piece for a magazine article on the benefits of the outdoors for stress reduction and peace of mind. More specifically, since the article was geared more towards kayaking, it mostly dealt with kayak fishing and the good that comes from it. All of us have those moments when stress from family life, financial obligations, to-do lists for both home and work, and the feeling as though you are underappre-

ciated and over-obligated can carry us to the point of great anxiety or even, unfortunately, to the breaking point. It usually culminates where we become the bad guy. You know, we are the ones that are the total jerk as we lash out over something minor because of all the other major burdens. The article dealt specifically with the Heroes on the Water organization, a nonprofit group whose primary purpose is to assist returning soldiers to relax, rehabilitate and reintegrate through kayak fishing and the outdoors. One chapter is based in the foothills of North Carolina. A study into the program showed that it does actually work. Soldiers dealing with lack of sleep, as in two hours or less during the night due to traumatic stress were shown to have a 60% reduction in re-experiences and sleep increased to five hours or more after engaging in the

activity. There was also a 63 percent drop in avoidance of family and friends and other social activities after learning and participating in kayak fishing. Avoidance is when the person can become caught up in self thought that can be harmful causing depression. Other benefits were also noted as well. While the study gave numerical data to the activity, it is something we already knew, whether with kayak angling, shore fishing, hunting, or even hiking as the activity. The outdoors helps us rejuvenate and reinvigorate. It helps bring clarity to an otherwise muddled world. It is something we all need. We do not have to be a combat warrior returning from a tour of death and destruction to appreciate it. We can be dealing with stress, albeit on a much different level than our returning heroes, by being a secretary, a restaurant man-

ager, a technician or even a stay-at-home mom. The outdoors does not discriminate. It does not care what our gender, race, or political affiliation is. It heals regardless. All it takes is for us to commit to experience it. Sometimes that is the hardest part though. With all the things we have going on in our lives, it seems like a simple paddle, sit in the stand, or walk with the dog in the woods is a burden. Yet it is the relief of the real burdens, and we have to realize that. –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.

June 09, 2016 PUBLIC HEARINGS SCHEDULED The following public hearings will be held on Tuesday, June 14, 2016 at 5:30PM (or thereabout) in the meeting room of the Burgaw Municipal Building located at 109 N Walker Street in Burgaw, NC. All interested parties are invited to attend. Public Hearing 1 – Consideration of Adoption of the FY 2016-2017 Budget for the Town of Burgaw. The Town Manager, as Budget Officer of the Town of Burgaw has submitted the Fiscal Year 2016-2017 Annual Budget to the Board of Commissioners. The Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing to receive public comment regarding the proposed Fiscal Year 2016-2017 Municipal Budget. A copy of the proposed budget is available for public inspection in the office of the Town Clerk. Public Hearing 2 - Consideration of a requested amendment to the Town of Burgaw Unified Development Ordinance, Sections 8-2, 8-4, and 4-8, to allow cargo storage containers in the RA zoning district. Public Hearing 3 - Consideration of an amendment to the Town of Burgaw Code of Ordinances Chapter 14, Environment, Article II, Nuisances, to allow for specified civil penalties for violations. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR CITIZEN COMMITTEE The Town of Burgaw is accepting applications for the “Parks and Recreation Committee”. Applicants must be residents of the corporate limits of Burgaw. Application may be downloaded from our website at www.townofburgaw.com >Government>Advisory Boards>Applications for Boards, Commissions and Committees. Completed applications must be submitted to the Town Clerk at 109 N Walker Street, Burgaw, NC 28425. For further information, you may contact Sylvia Raynor, Town Clerk at 910-663-3441 between the hours of 8AM and 5PM Monday – Friday or via email at town.clerk@townofburgaw.com. VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS NEEDED Burgaw Fire Department is seeking community members to become volunteer firefighters. We offer excellent training and benefits. Please come by the fire station for more information. (910) 259-7494 June 13 June 14 June 18

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Continued from page 5A Civil Defense was a subject of widespread discussion, and communities stockpiled huge quantities of water, toilet paper and crackers. In this case, the scenario was well known: Russian bombers and missiles would attack America, raining nuclear destruction across the land, but during the attack, prepared citizens went into their shelters, lived on stored food and water, and took in air through a radioactive dust filter pipe that led outside. When the ‘all clear’ was given by the Civil Defense authority, normal life could resume. Only, the major cities for which the citizens occupied the suburbs had now been reduced to radioactive rubble. The direst of predictions warn of marauding gangs and desperate individuals, and no civil authority. What you have at the time is what you will have forever, until you can establish yourself as a self-sufficient subsistence farmer. I really think that in the aftermath of a catastrophe, most people will want to come together to access and share resources, and only a few will want to take it all for themselves, and one of the first ‘local authority’ functions will be to put together a ‘safety’ committee

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Approximately 20 Cub Scouts from Cub Scout Pack 270 in Hampstead were honored to participate in placing American flags on more than 200 gravesites of local veterans located in Sea Lawn Memorial Park in Hampstead for Memorial Day May 26. This was A FEW GOOD MEN WOMEN! done in conjunction with members WANTED! of American Legion Post 167& in Hampstead and it VOLUNTEER! was the first time that Cub Scouts participated in such an event at Sea Lawn Park.

 2016-2017 Fiscal Year Budget, hearing, comments WANTED! A FEW GOOD MEN & WOMEN! VOLUNTEER! and possible adoption. The Pender County of Commissioners will consider appointments to the following The Pender County Board of Commissioners will consider appointments to theBoard following boards/commissions/committees: The Town of Surf City Budget, 2016-2017 has been boards/commissions/committees: to keep up with the goings-on by fomenting discord and signs of the center coming submitted to the# ofTown Council and a copy is # of around the neighborhood. 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Board 2 Public Members Southeastern Economic Development Commission 1 Citizen Representative Southeastern Economic Development Commission 1 Citizen Representative Tourism Development Authority 1 Collector Tourism Development Authority 1 Collector Voluntary Farmland Preservation Program 1 Public Citizen Voluntary Farmland Preservation Program 1 Public Citizen District 1 = Upper Topsail; Surf City District 4 = Union; Penderlea; Grady; 6/9/2016 District 1 = Upper Topsail; Surf City District 4 = 2Union; Grady; District = Scotts Penderlea; Hill; Lower Topsail Columbia; Caswell; Canetuck District 2 = Scotts Hill; Lower Topsail Columbia; Caswell; Canetuck District 3 = Rocky Point; Long Creek District 5 = Burgaw; Holly District 3 = Rocky Point; Long Creek District 5 = Burgaw; Holly 6/9/2016 *** These positions can be temporarily filled by someone associated with this field who may not be currently DATE OF HEARIN *** These positions can be temporarily filled by someone associated with this field who may not be currently licensed. licensed. 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Residential 28425 Perform THE PUBLIC HEARING NOTED WILL BE HELD IN THE PUBLIC MEETING ROOM THE ROOM ADMINISTRATIVE Housing Initiative Board 1 Low-Income Representative Board of Adjustment 1 District 5 TOPICS OF HEARING: 13471 US HWY 17 ROOM 145, 805 SOUTH WALKER STREET, BURGAW, N.C. 28425 Industrial Facilities & Pollution Control Financing Author.OFFICE7 BUILDING Business/Insurance/Attorney/Banking Council on Community Affairs 3 District 1, District 3, District 5 TOPICS OF HEARING: HWY 210 and may Library Board 1 District 3 Special Use Permit Housing Initiative Board 1 Low-Income Representative Nursing/Adult Care Homes Adv. Board 2 Public Members Jennifer Johnson et al, applicant and owner, is requesting approval of a Special Use Permit for the operation of a Special Use Permit Southeastern Economic Development Commission Citizen Representative Industrial Facilities & Pollution 1Control Financing Author. 7 Business/Insurance/Attorney/Banking cottage occupation to allow for cabinetry. The property is zoned RP, Residential Performance zoning district and Jennifer Johnson et1 al, applicant and owner, is requesting approval of a Special Use Permit for the operation of a Tourism Development Authority Collector according to the Pender County Unified Development Ordinance §5.2.3 Table of Permitted Uses; cottage Juvenile Crime Prevention Council for cabinetry. The property is zoned 1 RP, Residential Business Member Coleman Parks, ap Performance zoning district and Voluntary Farmland Preservation Programcottage occupation 1to allowPublic Citizen occupations are Members permitted via Special Use Permit. There is one (1) tract associated with this request totaling Nursing/Adult Care Homes Adv. Board 2 Public according to the Pender County Unified Development Ordinance §5.2.3 Table of Permitted Uses; cottage Amendment District 1 = Upper Topsail; Surf City District 4 = Union; Penderlea; Grady; approximately five (5) acres and is located at 103 Tarwolf Trail (private). The subject property may be further for a g occupations are permitted viaColumbia; SpecialCaswell; Use Permit. tract associated with this request totaling & Topsail Rec Board 1 (1)identified At-Large Agricultural zoning d District 2 = ScottsParks Hill; Lower CanetuckThere is one by Pender County PIN: 3234-61-5153-0000. approximately five (5) acres and is located at 103 Tarwolf Trail (private). The subject property may be further District 3 = RockySocial Point; Long Creek Services Advisory BoardDistrict 5 = Burgaw; Holly 1 District 2 NC HWY 210 appro identified by Pender County PIN: 3234-61-5153-0000. Tourism Development Authority 3 District 3, District 5, Collector and along Harrison For Additional Information: *** These positions can be temporarily filled by someone associated with this field who may not be currently (SR 1002)and Harr Contact Pender County Planning & Community Development licensed. 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But to see our guys fight back from a 10-1 deficit with their backs to the wall, that’s huge, but it didn’t work out for us.” The Mavericks made the most of three hits, two walks, and a Pirate error to score five times in the first inning after Topsail (22-12) had taken a 1-0 lead in the top of the frame when Bryce Cota (1B) scored on an error. Marvin Ridge added a run in the second, one in the third, and three in the fourth, and appeared to be on cruise control before the Topsail bats came alive. Chase Riker, Garrett Myrka, and Aaron Beach had RBIs as the Pirates scored three times in the fifth to close to 10-4. Sam Hall walked to lead off the seventh before Riker launched a ball to deep right field for as two-run home run, narrowing the deficit to 10-6. After two outs, Colby Emmertz was hit by a pitch, eventually

scoring to make it 10-7 but a strikeout ended the threat. Earlier in the day, the Mavericks took an early 1-0 lead in the first of game two. Two more runs in the fourth made it 3-0 and a four-spot in the fifth put things out of reach. Marvin Ridge tacked on three more tallies in the seventh. That was all junior Maverick Jason Cornatzer needed as he limited Topsail to five hits and no walks in six strong innings. Marvin Ridge scored three times on five hits off senior Payton Rice in the first inning of the opener, but Rice settled down and limited the Mavericks to one more hit the rest of the way, striking out five. “They came out and they were hitting really well, and Payton wasn’t hitting the spots he needed to,” Blake said. “But I knew that he had it in him to bounce back, and from there on he was lights out. When you talk to him he doesn’t have that Bulldog mentality but when he’s on the mound, he was mad they got to him, and he came out with the full intention of shutting them down.”

and Keisman was a centermidfielder who finished with nine goals and four assists. A very efficient scorer she needed just 21 shots to score nine goals. s'IRLS ,ACROSSE This Lady Pirate edition was 10-8 overall and 6-6 in conference, and was the conference’s top 3A seed in the playoffs. Madison DeVries made the conference’s first team, Hannah Jones and Delaney Popella were second-team choices, and Jenna Woodward was honorable mention. Devries was the team’s leading scorer with 35 goals and eight assists, while Jones was the fourth-leading scorer with 18 goals and had one of the best shot on the team. Popella was the thirdleading scorer with 19 goals and was the team leader in ground balls. Woodward was the team’s best defender who understood the game well. All four players also exceled in the classroom. s"OYS ,ACROSSE The Pirates were 7-9 overall and 4-8 in the conference, also the top 3A seed in the playoffs. Senior Chase Popella, freshman Jack Volpe, and junior Kade Ramsey made honorable mention. Popella scored 39 goals and had 23 assists, Volpe had 40 goals and 23 assists, and Ramsey had 73 ground balls and 21

takeaways. s4RACK AND &IELD Cassidy Breland was a first-team selection on the girls All-Conference team. Breland was the conference champion in the 110 hurdles (16.00) and the 400 hurdles (49.95). Lucy Marcum did not make All-Conference but she finished the year as the school record-holder in the 800-meter run (2:27.54). Jackson Moore (800, schoolrecord 1:58), Chad Campbell (3,200, 10:08), Jack Dremann (110 hurdles, 16.60), Trent Pyrtle (1,600, school-record 4:33), and Adam Hart (discus, 145-0) made the boys’ second team along with the 4x400 relay team of Domenik Dibiase, Bryce Dillon, Moore, and Pyrtle (school-record 3:33.96) and the 4x800 relay unit of Dibiase, Campbell, Moore, and Pyrtle (school-record 8:11.20). s"OYS 'OLF Senior Steven Crowell made the first team and freshman Max Johnson made the second team. Crowell had a low score of 77 and a scoring average of 83.0.Johnson had a low score of 77 and an 83.5 scoring average. Johnson will return next year along with two other freshmen – Harrison Wierse and Evan Higgins. s"OYS 4ENNIS Hudson Smith made the first team. Smith finished the year with a 16-8 record in singles’ play.

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Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER COLLECTOR’S NOTICE The undersigned having qualified as Collector of the Estate of Bran Clifton Moore, deceased, late of Pender County, this is to notify all persons having claims against said Estate to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 30th day of August, 2016 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 11th day of May, 2016. Gregory J. Demetrious Collector of the Estate of Bran Clifton Moore c/o Charles T. Busby Attorney at Law P.O. Box 818 Hampstead, NC 28443-818 #7337 5/19, 5/26, 6/2, 6/9/2016 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA PENDER COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF RONALD RICHARD ATKINSON 15 E 137 All persons, firms and corporations having claims against Ronald Richard Atkinson, deceased, are notified to exhibit them to Scott Richard Atkinson, Collector of the decedent’s estate, on or before August 20, 2016 at 1190 Brougham Drive, Wilmington NC 28412, or be barred from their recovery. Debtors of the decedent are asked to make immediate payment to the above named Collector. Scott Richard Atkinson, Collector Estate of Ronald Richard Atkinson c/o Mark I. Nunalee BIBERSTEIN & NUNALEE LLP Attorneys at Law P.O. Box 598 Hampstead NC 28443 910-270-4347 #7338 5/19, 5/26, 6/2, 6/9/2016 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION PLAINTIFF Veronica Arenas 4639 McClelland Drive Apt. Q104 Wilmington, NC 28405 VS. DEFENDANT Jesus Arenas 102 Summit Ridge Road Rocky Point, NC 28457 NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION To: Jesus Arenas Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is an absolute divorce. You are required to make defense to such pleading not later than June 16, 2016, and upon your failure to do so, the party seeking service against you will apply to the court for the relief sought. This the 19th day of May 2016. Veronica Arenas 4639 McClelland Drive Wilmington, NC 28405 #7334 5/19, 5/26, 6/2, 6/9/2016 NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA PENDER COUNTY In the Superior Court William R. Fields, Executor of the Estate of Sara E. Schrader vs. 15 SP 289 Christopher William Fields et al. TO: Baylee Vincent Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above entitled proceeding. The nature of the relief being sought is possession, custody and control of and sale of the real property located at 469 Webber Road, Willard, NC. You are required to make defense to such pleading not later than July 6, 2016 . Upon your failure to do so, Plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief sought. Robert H. Corbett, Attorney for Plaintiff P. O. Drawer 727 Burgaw, NC 28425 #7350 5/26, 6/2, 6/9, 6/16/2016 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER NOTICE OF SALE OF LAND FILE NO. 15 SP 256 Under and by virtue of an order of the Honorable Robert W. Kilroy, Clerk of Superior Court of Pender County, North Carolina, made and entered on April 13, 2016, in the action entitled Betty Jo Faircloth and James H. Thornton and wife, Betsy B. Thornton v. William L. Brewer, Jr. and wife, Mittie Sue Brewer, the undersigned Co-Commissioners will on the 16th day of June, 2016, offer for sale and sell for cash, to the last and highest bidder at public auction, at the Pender County Courthouse door in Burgaw, North Carolina, at 10:00 a.m. the following described real properties, lying and being in the State and County aforesaid, and more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lots 19 and 20, Block 14, according to the official plan of Subdivision No. 1, of Del-Mar Beach on Topsail Island, North Carolina, a map of which subdivision was prepared by Albert R. Bell, Civil Engineer or Registered Surveyor, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Pender County, North Carolina in Map Book 3, Page 86, Pender County Registry. For title reference see Deeds recorded in Book 1122, Page 69, Book 653, Page 19, Book 622, Page 260, Book 456, Page 42, Book 424, Page 638, Book 214, Page 76, Book 229, Page 364, and Book 177, Page 433, Pender County Registry. Subject to Restrictive Covenants in Book 283, Page 525 and Supplemental of Additional Restrictive Covenants in Book 331, Page 581, Pender County Registry. Subject to Right-of-Way to Jones-Onslow Electric Membership Corporation and Surf City Water Works in Book 446, Page 300, Pender County Registry. The real property hereinabove described is being offered for sale “AS IS, WHERE IS” and will be sold

subject to all liens and judgments, unpaid taxes, special assessments, conditions, easements and restrictions of record. The sale will be held open for (10) days for upset bids as by law allowed. This sale will be further subject to the right, if any, of the United States of America to redeem the above-described property for a period of 120 days following the date when the final upset bid period has run. Terms of the sale of the above tract of land in Pender County, including the amount of the cash deposit, if any, to be made by the highest bidder at the sale are: FIVE (5%) of the amount of the highest bid must be deposited with the Co-Commissioners or their agent pending confirmation of the sale. This the 23rd day of May, 2016. W. Joel Starling, Jr., NCSB # 41611 Jason W. Wenzel, NCSB # 28854 401 College St., Clinton, NC 28328 P.O. Box 1567, Smithfield, NC 27577 Tel.: (910) 299-5087 Tel.: (919) 934-6021 #7359 6/2, 6/9/2016 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COUNTY OF PENDER BEFORE THE CLERK 16 E 191 NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS The undersigned having duly qualified as Executor of the Estate of KENNETH E. MARKS, late of Hampstead, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said Estate to exhibit them to the undersigned at Post Office Box 4, Wilmington, North Carolina, 28402, on or before the 26th day of August, 2016, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said Estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 26th day of May, 2016. Stephanie J. Southerland, Executor Estate of Kenneth E. Marks Susan K. Hill Block, Crouch, Keeter, Behm & Sayed, L.L.P. P.O. Box 4, Wilmington, NC 28402 #7349 5/26, 6/2, 6/9, 6/16/2016 PUBLIC NOTICE In accordance with NCGS 158-12 the budget officer for the Village of St. Helena has submitted the annual 2016-2017 fiscal year budget to the governing board. The budget is available for public inspection by contacting the clerk of the council, 259-9655. A public hearing concerning the budget shall be held at 6:30 p.m. on June 16, 2016 at the Village of St. Helena Town Hall, St. Helena, NC at which time any persons who wish to be heard on the budget may appear. Mary Bakan, Village Clerk #7361 6/2, 6/9/2016

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualified as Executor of the estate of Janice Lorane Boney Newkirk, deceased, of Pender County. This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Janice Lorane Boney Newkirk, to present them to the undersigned on or before August 25, 2016 at 211 New Road Burgaw, NC 28409 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment. This the day of May 26, 2016. Florence Williams Brown 211 New Road Burgaw, NC 28425 #7352 5/26, 6/2, 6/9, 6/16/2016

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 July 20, 2016. This date: June 2, 2016. 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 #7357 6/2, 6/9, 6/16/2016 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA PENDER COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF LINDA SHINAULT SANDERS 16 E 210 All persons, firms and corporations having claims against Linda Shinault Sanders, deceased, are notified to exhibit them to Analda S. Howell, Executrix of the decedent’s estate, on or before September 3, 2016 at 4837 Hearthstone Road, Clemmons, NC 27012, or be barred from their recovery. Debtors of the decedent are asked to make immediate payment to the above named Executrix. Analda S. Howell, Executrix Estate of Linda Shinault Sanders c/o Mark I. Nunalee BIBERSTEIN & NUNALEE LLP Attorneys at Law P.O. Box 598 Hampstead NC 28443 910-270-4347 #7360 6/2, 6/9, 6/16, 6/23/2016

NOTICE TO CREDITORS PENDER COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA All persons, firms, and corporations having claims against the Estate of JAMES MURPHY, deceased, of Pender County, NC, are notified to present the same to the personal representative listed below on or before August 31, 2016, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All debtors of the said estate are asked to make immediate payment. Marie L. Kammerer, Executrix c/o Lanier Fountain & Ceruzzi 114 Old Bridge Street Jacksonville, NC 28540 #7356 6/2, 6/9, 6/16, 6/23/2016 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 16-CVS-412 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v. C. SANDY MIDGETT, II, owner et. al. Defendant(s). NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION TO: UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF C. SANDY MIDGETT, II 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 sometimes briefly described as Lot 5, Old Whitfield Estates, Parcel ID Number 4215-241973-0000 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 July 20, 2016. This date: June 2, 2016. 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 #7358 6/2, 6/9, 6/16/2016

14-SP-111 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA TRUSTEE’S FORECLOSURE PENDER COUNTY SALE OF REAL PROPERTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of the power and authority contained in AND DEBTORS that certain Deed of Trust executed OF RALPH STEPHENS and delivered by Brenda Rose Boles 16 E 195 All persons, firms and corpora- dated August 13, 2009 and recorded tions having claims against Ralph on August 13, 2009, in Book 3669 at Stephens, deceased, are notified to Page 0113, in the Office of the Regisexhibit them to Ricky Kelly Stephens, ter of Deeds of Pender County, North Administrator CTA of the decedent’s Carolina; and because of default in the payment of the indebtedness estate, on or before September secured thereby and failure to carry 3, 2016 at 7308 Dunbar Road #6, out and perform the stipulations and Wilmington NC 28411, or be barred agreements contained therein and, from their recovery. Debtors of the pursuant to demand of the holder of decedent are asked to make imme- the indebtedness secured by said diate payment to the above named Deed of Trust, the undersigned of Administrator CTA. Poore Substitute Trustee, LTD (SubRicky Kelly Stephens, stitute Trustee) will offer for sale at the Administrator CTA courthouse door in the City of Burgaw, Estate of Ralph Stephens Pender County, North Carolina, or c/o Mark I. Nunalee the customary location designated BIBERSTEIN & NUNALEE LLP for foreclosure sales, on June 14, Attorneys at Law 2016 at 11:30 AM, and will sell to the P.O. Box 598 highest bidder for cash the following Hampstead NC 28443 real estate situated in the County of 910-270-4347 Pender, North Carolina and being more particularly described in the #7355 6/2, 6/9, 6/16, 6/23/2016 above referenced Deed of Trust: Address of Property: 148 ChamSTATE OF NORTH CAROLINA pion Drive, Hampstead, NC 28443 COUNTY OF PENDER Tax Parcel ID: 4204-83-3776IN THE GENERAL COURT 0000 OF JUSTICE Present Record Owner: Brenda SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Rose Boles and Spouse if any, of COURT FILE #: 16-CVS-412 Brenda R. Boles PENDER COUNTY Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole Plaintiff(s), discretion, delay the sale for up to v. one hour as provided in N.C.G.S. C. SANDY MIDGETT, II, §45-21.23. The terms of the sale are that the owner et. al. real property hereinbefore described Defendant(s). will be sold for cash to the highest bidNOTICE OF SERVICE OF der. The Substitute Trustee reserves PROCESS BY PUBLICATION The Media of Record for the People of Pender County. the right to require a cash deposit or TO: C. SANDY MIDGETT, II check not to exceed the Take notice that a pleading seek- a certified 201-A West Fremont Street • Burgaw, NC 28425 greater of five percent• www.post-voice.com (5%) of the • posteditor@post-voice.com ing relief against you has been filed 910.259.9111 amount of the bid or seven hundred in the above-titled action. fifty Dollars ($750.00). In the event The nature of the relief sought is that the holder is exempt from payas follows: foreclosure sale to satisfy ing the same, the successful bidder unpaid property taxes on your inter- may also be required to pay revenue est in the property sometimes briefly stamps on the Trustee’s Deed, any described as Lot 5, Old Whitfield Land Transfer Tax, and the tax reEstates, Parcel ID Number 4215- quired by N.C.G.S. §7A-308 (a) (1). 24-1973-0000 more fully described The real property described above in the complaint. Plaintiff seeks to is being offered for sale ‘‘AS IS,

WHERE IS’’ and will be sold subject to all superior liens, unpaid taxes, and special assessments. Other conditions will be announced at the sale. The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as required by law. If the Trustee or Substitute Trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey title include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the sale and reinstatement of the loan without knowledge of the Substitute Trustee(s). If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Substitute Trustee(s), in its/their sole discretion, if it/they believe(s) the challenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Additional Notice where the Real Property is Residential with less than 15 Rental Units: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the Clerk of Superior Court of the County in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or/after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the Notice that is at least ten (10) days, but no more than ninety (90) days, after the sale date contained in the Notice of Sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the Notice of Termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of such termination. #7297 6/2, 6/9/2016 NORTH CAROLINA PENDER COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF THE DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY ELMER LOUIS BULLOCK and wife, ANGIE HARRISON BULLOCK, Recorded in Book 1093, Page 335, Pender County Registry IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK FILE NO. 16-SP-92 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE DEED OF TRUST BEING FORECLOSED: The Deed of Trust being foreclosed is that Deed of Trust executed by ELMER LOUIS BULLOCK and wife, ANGIE HARRISON BULLOCK to Andy T. Griggs, Trustee, dated November 3, 1995 and recorded in Book 1093, Page 335 in the Pender County Registry of North Carolina. RECORD OWNERS OF THE REAL PROPERTY: The record owners of the subject real property as reflected on the records of the Pender County Register of Deeds not more than 10 days prior to the posting of this Notice are Elmer Louis Bullock and Angie Harrison Bullock. DATE, TIME AND PLACE OF SALE: The sale will be held on June 17, 2016 at 11:30 a.m. at the door of the Pender County Courthouse, Burgaw, North Carolina. PROPERTY TO BE SOLD: The following real property to be sold “sight unseen” together with any improvements is located in Pender County, North Carolina and is believed to have the address of 12 Cherry Wood, Lane Currie, NC and is otherwise more particularly described as follows: THIS SECURITY INCLUDES THE PURCHASE OF A 1995, MODEL #873, 28’ X 68’ DOUBLEWIDE HOME. BEING ALL OF LOTS 12 AND 20 OF CHERRYWOOD SUBDIVISION AS SHOWN ON A MAP OF SAME RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 25, AT PAGE 143 OF THE PENDER COUNTY REGISTRY, REFERENCE TO SAID MAP IS HEREBY MADE FOR A MORE COMPLETE AND ACCURATE DESCRIPTION. THIS CONVEYANCE IS MADE EXPRESSLY SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS OF RECORD. LESS AND EXCEPT LOT 20 WHICH WAS RELEASED BY RECORDING IN BOOK 1703, PAGE 3, PENDER COUNTY REGISTRY. TERMS OF SALE: Pursuant to the provisions of N.C.G.S. §45-21.10(b) and the terms of the Deed of Trust, any successful bidder may be required to deposit with the Trustee or Clerk of Superior Court immediately upon the conclusion of the sale a cash deposit to be determined by the greater of 5% of the bid or $750.00. Unless the Substitute Trustee agrees otherwise, the successful bidder will be required to tender the “full purchase price” so bid in cash or certified check at the time the Trustee tenders to him a Deed to the property or attempts to tender such Deed, and should the successful bidder fail to pay the full amount, then the successful bidder shall remain liable as provided for in N.C.G.S. §45-21.30. By submitting your bid, you agree that the “full purchase price” shall be defined as the amount of bid plus the Trustee’s commission as defined in the subject Deed of Trust plus the costs of the action, unless the Trustee agrees otherwise. For example, if the amount of bid is $20,000.00 and the trustee’s commission is defined in the subject Deed of Trust as 5% of the gross proceeds of the sale, then the “full purchase price” shall equal $21,000.00 plus the costs of the action. A tender of Deed shall be defined as a letter from the Trustee to the successful bidder offering to record the Deed upon receipt of full purchase price as described herein and listed in said letter. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property

for any reason such as a bankruptcy filing, the sole remedy of the successful bidder is the return of the deposit. As to any manufactured home, the following shall apply: Any not considered real property is being foreclosed pursuant to N.C.G.S. §25-9-604, if necessary; there is no warranty that any is actually located on the subject tract; and there is no warranty given by the Substitute Trustee as to whether said home is real property or personal property. The sale will be made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, assessments, restrictions and easements of record, if any. ADDITIONAL NOTICE: Take notice that an order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Take further notice that any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale dates contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. This notice further states that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. This the 25th day of April, 2016. THE GREEN LAW FIRM, P.C. Jay B. Green, Attorneys for Deidre D. DeFlorentis, Substitute Trustee 908 E. Edenton Street Raleigh, North Carolina 27601 Telephone: 919-829-0797 Facsimile: 919-829-0799 #7343 6/2, 6/9/2016 15 SP 152 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust executed by Amy C. Teachey (PRESENT RECORD OWNERS: Amy C. Teachey), to Thurman E. Burnette, Trustee, dated April 7, 1995 and recorded in Book 1040, Page 96, Pender County Registry, North Carolina; default having been made in the payment of the Note and Assumption Agreement thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Richard R. Foust, Attorneyat-Law, 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 and Assumption Agreement evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Pender County Courthouse, in the city of Burgaw, North Carolina at 1:00 PM on Tuesday, June 21, 2016, 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: SITUATED IN UNION TOWNSHIP, PENDER COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT AN IRON PIPE, A NEW CORNER IN THE CENTER OF SECONDARY ROAD NO. 1315, SAID PIPE BEING DESIGNATED AS CORNER NO. 1 AS SHOWN ON A MAP ATTACHED HERETO, SAID PIPE BEING LOCATED SOUTH 32 DEG 11 MIN 59 SEC WEST 179.69 FEET AND SOUTH 31 DEG 14 MIN 00 SEC WEST 179.69 FEET AND SOUTH 31 DEG 14 MIN 00 SEC WEST 124.00 FEET FROM A POINT IN THE CENTER OF SAID ROAD DIRECTLY ABOVE THE CENTER OF A CONCRETE CULVERT, SAID CULVERT BEING LOCATED 0.6 MILES AS MEASURED IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION ALONG SECONDARY ROAD NO. 1315 FROM ITS INTERSECTION WITH U.S. HWY NO. 117; RUNNING THENCE FROM SAID IRON PIPE BEGINNING CORNER, SO LOCATED WITH THE CENTEER OF SECONDARY ROAD NO. 1315 SOUTH 31 DEG 14 MIN 00 SEC WEST 178.15 FEET TO AN IRON PIPE, J.R. PIERCE’S CORNER, DESIGNAED AS CORNER NO. 2; THENCE WITH J.R. PIERCE’S LINE NORTH 49 DEG 12 MIN 26 SEC WEST 194.543 FEET TO AN IRON PIPE, DESIGNATED AS CORNER NO. 3, J.R. PIERCE’S CORNER; THENCE WITH J.R. PIERCE’S LINE NORTH 37 DEG 04 MIN 35 SEC EAST 154.54 FEET TO An IRON PIPE, DESIGNATED AS CORNER NO. 4, A NEW CORNER IN SAID LINE; THENCE SOUTH 56 DEG 12 MIN 01 SEC EAST 176.28 FEET TO THE BEGINNING, CONTAINING 0.70 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, AS SHOWN ON A MAP IN A DEED TO AMY C. TEACHEY AND WAS SURVEYED DURING JUNE 1978 BY SALMON-MATTHIS AND ASSOCIATES, P.A., REGISTERED LAND SURVEYORS. COMMONLY KNOWN AS 1945 OLD ANDERSON STORE ROAD, WATHA, NC 28471 Should the property be purchased by a third party, that person must pay the tax 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 representatives of either the Trustee or the holder of the Note make any representation of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property

being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record any recorded releases. That an order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. 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 by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. 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. 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. This the 19th day of April, 2016. Richard R. Foust Substitute Trustee Richard R. Foust, Attorney at Law 204 Muirs Chapel Road, Suite 102 Greensboro, NC 27410 Ph. No. 336-834-0510 Fax No. 336.834.0160 #7335 6/9, 6/16/2016 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualified as Adminstrator of the estate of Thomas Wesley Allred, deceased, of Pender County. This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Thomas Wesley Allred, to present them to the undersigned on or before September 15, 2016 at 1037 Prestwick Court, Clemmons, NC, 27012 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment. This the day of June 9, 2016. Susan Reichard Allred 1037 Prestwick Court Clemmons, NC 27012 #7363 6/9, 6/16, 6/23, 6/30/2016 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of Jean Joyce Howell, late of Hampstead, Pender County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms, and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to Kristin L. Yahnke, P.O. Box 2683, Surf City, NC 28445, on or before the 9th day of September, 2016, 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 9th day of June, 2016. Lisa Jacobs Executrix of the Estate of Jean Joyce Howell Kristin L. Yahnke Attorney at Law Kenneth Ording, P.C. P.O. Box 2683, Surf City, NC 28445 14210 Hwy 50, Surf City, NC 28445 #7364 6/9, 6/16, 6/23, 6/30/2016 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COUNTY OF PENDER BEFORE THE CLERK NOTICE TO CREDITORS The undersigned, having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Richard Ward, deceased, of New Hanover County, North Carolina, hereby notifies all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned at the address shown below on or before September 9, 2016 or this Notice shall be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned at the address shown below. This the 9th day of June, 2016. Martha Ward, Administratrix of the Estate of Richard Ward c/o BRITT LAW FIRM 720 North 3rd St. Ste. 401 Wilmington, North Carolina 28401 #7375 6/9,6/16, 6/23, 6/30/2016

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Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #:15-CVS-303 PENDER COUNTY et. al., Plaintiff(s), v. VALERIE C. STANLEY, owner, et. al., Defendant(s). NOTICE OF SALE In accordance with an Order entered in Pender County v. VALERIE C. STANLEY, owner, et. al., 15-CVS-303, (Pender County, North Carolina), the undersigned shall offer for sale to the highest bidder at the western door of the Pender County Courthouse in Burgaw, North Carolina at 12:00 Noon, 06/24/2016, that property located in Pender County, North Carolina, described as: BEING all of Lots 17, 18, 19, Section 5, MALLARD ROOST SUBDIVISION, as the same is shown on a map recorded in Map Book 32 at page 82 of the Pender County Registry reference to which is hereby made for a more complete and accurate description. (PID: 3322-88-4470-0000; 332288-5488-0000; 3322-88-6577-0000) This sale shall be for cash and a deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid shall be required of the highest bidder at the sale. This sale shall be subject to any encumbrances which have priority over the tax liens of Pender County, all deferred taxes, and all outstanding city and county taxes and improvement assessments not included in the above order. Posted: June 2, 2016. Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., Commissioner #7367 6/9, 6/16/2016 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF JOHN ROUSE JAMES, JR. 16 E 123 Having qualified as Personal Representative of the Estate of John Rouse James, Jr., deceased, of Maple Hill, 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 September 9, 2016 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. Dated June 1, 2016. Elizabeth Holmes Personal Representative � Corbett & Fisler P. O. Drawer 727 Burgaw, NC 28425-0727 #7365 6/9, 6/16, 6/23, 6/30/2016 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #:14-CVS-689 PENDER COUNTY et. al., Plaintiff(s), v. SHIRLEY B. HUBBARD C/O JOEY HUBBARD, owner, et. al., Defendant(s). NOTICE OF SALE In accordance with an Order entered in Pender County v. SHIRLEY B. HUBBARD C/O JOEY HUBBARD, owner, et. al., 14-CVS-689, (Pender County, North Carolina), the undersigned shall offer for sale to the highest bidder at the western door of the Pender County Courthouse in Burgaw, North Carolina at 12:00 Noon, 06/24/2016, that property located in Pender County, North Carolina, described as: Being all of that real property described in a deed recorded in Book 502 Page 98 of the Pender County Registry and further being all that real property described in a deed recorded in Book 474 Page 106 of the Pender County Registry less and excepting therefrom all that real property conveyed by deed and recorded in Book 1347 Page 206 of the Pender County Registry and further less and excepting therefrom all that real property conveyed by deed and recorded in Book 1347 Page 209 of the Pender County Registry. (PID: 2293-21-1499-0000) This sale shall be for cash and a deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid shall be required of the highest bidder at the sale. This sale shall be subject to any encumbrances which have priority over the tax liens of Pender County, all deferred taxes, and all outstanding city and county taxes and improvement assessments not included in the above order. Posted: June 2, 2016. Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., Commissioner #7366 6/9, 6/16/2016 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #:15-CVS-336 PENDER COUNTY et. al., Plaintiff(s), v. BENNIE D. JONES, owner, et. al., Defendant(s). NOTICE OF SALE In accordance with an Order entered in Pender County v. BENNIE D. JONES, owner, et. al., 15-CVS-336, (Pender County, North Carolina), the undersigned shall offer for sale to the highest bidder at the western door of the Pender County Courthouse

in Burgaw, North Carolina at 12:00 Noon, 06/24/2016, that property located in Pender County, North Carolina, described as: Tract No. 1: Located in Grady Township, Pender County, North Carolina adjacent to and North of the paved centerline of Secondary Road No. 1131 and being more fully described as follows, to wit: BEGINNING at a nail in the paved centerline of Secondary Road No. 1131, said nail being located along said line at a point that is the following courses and distances from a subsurface iron stake located in the intersection of the paved centerline of Secondary Road No. 1131 with the paved centerline of Secondary Road No. 1121: North 69 degrees 55 minutes 51 seconds West 425.40 feet, North 71 degrees 39 minutes 40 seconds West 127.67 feet, North 78 degrees 52 minutes 54 seconds Wes 136.72 feet, North 87 degrees 09 minutes 09 seconds West 139.61 feet, South 84 degrees 36 minutes 57 seconds Wes 131.91 feet and South 80 degrees 18 minutes 15 seconds West 365.68 feet to the BEGINNING; and running thence, from the BEGINNING, so located, (1) With the paved centerline of Secondary Road No. 1131 South 80 degrees 18 minutes 15 seconds West 110.00 feet to a nail inline; thence, (2) North 09 degrees 41 minutes 45 seconds West 230.49 feet (passing over an inline iron stake at 30.00 feet) to an iron stake inline; thence, (3) North 59 degrees 43 minutes 23 seconds East 11.5 feet to an iron stake inline; thence, (4) South 09 degrees 41 minutes 45 seconds West 271.80 feet to the BEGINNING, containing 0.558 acres more or less after the exclusion of that portion of Secondary Road No. 1131 (60 foot right-of-way) contained within the above described boundaries and is as surveyed by Thompson Surveying Co., P.A. of Burgaw, North Carolina during June 1997. As a reference to the above described tract see Deed Book 547, at Page 106 of the Pender County Registry. (PID: 2267-79-3277-000L) This sale shall be for cash and a deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid shall be required of the highest bidder at the sale. This sale shall be subject to any encumbrances which have priority over the tax liens of Pender County, all deferred taxes, and all outstanding city and county taxes and improvement assessments not included in the above order. Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., Commissioner Posted: June 2, 2016. #7368 6/9, 6/16/2016 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #:15-CVS-335 PENDER COUNTY et. al., Plaintiff(s), v. BENNIE D. JONES, owner, et. al., Defendant(s). NOTICE OF SALE In accordance with an Order entered in Pender County v. BENNIE D. JONES, owner, et. al., 15-CVS-335, (Pender County, North Carolina), the undersigned shall offer for sale to the highest bidder at the western door of the Pender County Courthouse in Burgaw, North Carolina at 12:00 Noon, 06/24/2016, that property located in Pender County, North Carolina, described as: Tract No. 2: Located in Grady Township, Pender County, North Carolina adjacent to and North of the paved centerline of Secondary Road No. 1131 and being more fully described as follows, to wit: BEGINNING at a nail in the paved centerline of Secondary Road No. 1131, said nail being located along said line at a point that is the following courses and distances from a subsurface iron stake located in the intersection of the paved centerline of Secondary Road No. 1131 with the paved centerline of Secondary Road No. 1121: North 60 degrees 55 minutes 51 seconds West 425.40 feet, North 71 degrees 39 minutes 40 seconds Wes 127.67 feet, North 78 degrees 52 minutes 54 seconds West 136.72 feet, North 87 degrees 09 minutes 09 seconds West 139.61 feet, South 84 degrees 36 minutes 57 seconds West 131.91 feet and South 80 degrees 18 minutes 15 seconds Wes 475.68 feet to the BEGINNING; and running thence, from the BEGINNING, so located, (1) With the paved centerline of Secondary Road No. 1131 South 80 degrees 18 minutes 15 seconds West 170.00 feet to a nail; thence, (2) North 09 degrees 41 minutes 45 seconds West 166.66 feet (passing over an inline iron stake at 30.00 feet) to an iron stake; thence, (3) North 59 degrees 43 minutes 23 seconds East 181.59 feet to an iron stake inline; thence, (4) South 09 degrees 41 minutes 45 seconds West 230.49 feet to the BEGINNING, containing 0.657 acres more or less after the exclusion of that portion of Secondary Road No. 1131 (60 foot right-of-way) contained within the above described boundaries and is as surveyed by Thompson Surveying Co., P.A. of Burgaw, North Carolina during June 1997. As reference to the above described tract see Deed Book 547, at Page 106 of the Pender County Registry. (PID: 2267-79-2251-0000) This sale shall be for cash and a deposit of five percent (5%) of the

amount of the bid shall be required of the highest bidder at the sale. This sale shall be subject to any encumbrances which have priority over the tax liens of Pender County, all deferred taxes, and all outstanding city and county taxes and improvement assessments not included in the above order. Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., Commissioner Posted: June 2, 2016. #7369 6/9, 6/16/2016 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #:15-CVS-381 PENDER COUNTY et. al., Plaintiff(s), v. JOYCE A. BROWN, owner, et. al., Defendant(s). NOTICE OF SALE In accordance with an Order entered in Pender County v. JOYCE A. BROWN, owner, et. al., 15-CVS-381, (Pender County, North Carolina), the undersigned shall offer for sale to the highest bidder at the western door of the Pender County Courthouse in Burgaw, North Carolina at 12:00 Noon, 06/24/2016, that property located in Pender County, North Carolina, described as: BEING all of Tract 1C as shown on a map entitled “Map of Survey for Kater Thomas Shepard” as surveyed by Johnie C. Garrason, RLS, and recorded July 14, 1993 in Map Book 28 at Page 55 of the Pender County Register of Deeds. (PID: 4214-36-2924-0000) This sale shall be for cash and a deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid shall be required of the highest bidder at the sale. This sale shall be subject to any encumbrances which have priority over the tax liens of Pender County, all deferred taxes, and all outstanding city and county taxes and improvement assessments not included in the above order. Posted: June 2, 2016. Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., Commissioner #7370 6/9, 6/16/2016 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #:15-CVS-532 PENDER COUNTY et. al., Plaintiff(s), v. CARL JAMES JACKSON, owner, et. al., Defendant(s). NOTICE OF SALE In accordance with an Order entered in Pender County v. CARL JAMES JACKSON, owner, et. al., 15-CVS-532, (Pender County, North Carolina), the undersigned shall offer for sale to the highest bidder at the western door of the Pender County Courthouse in Burgaw, North Carolina at 12:00 Noon, 06/24/2016, that property located in Pender County, North Carolina, described as: BEGINNING at a nail in cap in the paved centerline of Secondary Road No. 1216, said nail in cap being located along said road centerline at a point that is the following courses and distances from the point of intersection of the paved centerline of US Highway No. 421 with the paved centerline of Secondary Road No. 1216: South 84 degrees 05 minutes 08 seconds East 4903.65 feet and South 83 degrees 34 minutes 48 seconds East 278.17 feet to the Beginning; and running thence, from the Beginning, so located, (1) With the paved centerline of Secondary Road No. 1216 South 83 degrees 34 minutes 48 seconds East 436.00 feet to an old railroad spike in line; thence, (2) Continuing with the centerline of said road South 83 degrees 31 minutes 00 seconds East 307.62 feet to an old iron spike in line; thence, (3) South 09 degrees 05 minutes 15 seconds West 367.06 feet (passing over an old in line iron pipe at 30.00 feet) to an iron pipe in International Paper Company’s line; thence, (4) With said line North 86 degrees 38 minutes 41 seconds West 750.74 feet to an iron pipe in line; thence, (5) North 09 degrees 40 minutes 17 seconds West 407.80 feet to the Beginning, Containing 5.11 acres, more or less, after the exclusion of the portion of Secondary Road No. 1216 (60-foot wide right-of-way) and a 1 acre tract previously deeded to Cora Lee Jackson with the deed for same being duly recorded in Book 584, at Page 78 of the Pender County Registry. The above-described tract of real property was conveyed to Cora Lee Jackson in a deed dated August 1, 1990 and recorded in Deed Book 757, at Page 922 in the Office of the Pender County Register of Deeds, State of North Carolina. LESS AND EXCEPTING HOWEVER FROM THE FOREGOING CONVEYANCE Tract Nos. 1 and 2: Tract No. 1: BEGINNING at an existing nail in the paved centerline of Secondary Road No. 1216, said point being located along said line at a point that is South 84 degrees 05 minutes 08 seconds East 4903.65 feet and South 83 degrees 34 minutes 48 seconds East 278.17 feet from the intersection of the paved centerline of U.S. Highway No. 421 with the paved centerline of Secondary Road No. 1216; and running thence, from the BEGINNING, so located, (1) With the paved centerline of

(1) With said paved centerline North 83 degrees 34 minutes 48 seconds West 119.00 feet a nail in said centerline; thence, (2) South 09 degrees 44 minutes 45 seconds West 395.16 feet (passing over an existing inline iron pipe at 27.84 feet) to an iron pipe inline; thence, (3) North 86 degrees 38 minutes 41 seconds West 119.5 feet to an existing iron stake inline; thence, (4) North 09 degrees 44 minutes 45 seconds East 401.56 feet (passing over an existing inline iron stake at 372.76 feet) to the beginning, containing 1.004 acres more or less after the exclusion of that portion of Secondary road No. 1216 (60 foot right-of-way) contained within the above described boundaries and is as surveyed by Thompson Surveying Co., P.A. of Burgaw, North Carolina during June 1999. This Exception Tract being the same as described in Deed Book 1492, at Page 12 in the Office of the Pender County Register of Deeds, State of North Carolina. (PID: 2279-78-4053-0000) This sale shall be for cash and a deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid shall be required of the highest bidder at the sale. This sale shall be subject to any encumbrances which have priority over the tax liens of Pender County, all deferred taxes, and all outstanding city and county taxes and improvement assessments not included in the above order. Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., Commissioner Posted: June 2, 2016. #7371 6/9, 6/16/2016 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #:15-CVS-952 PENDER COUNTY et. al., Plaintiff(s), v. SMITH BROTHERS PROPERTIES, LLC, owner, et. al., Defendant(s). NOTICE OF SALE In accordance with an Order entered in Pender County v. SMITH BROTHERS PROPERTIES, LLC, owner, et. al., 15-CVS-952, (Pender County, North Carolina), the undersigned shall offer for sale to the highest bidder at the western door of the Pender County Courthouse in Burgaw, North Carolina at 12:00 Noon, 06/24/2016, that property located in Pender County, North Carolina, described as: BEING all of Lot Three, Section One, Holly Shelter Cover as shown on that certain map thereof recorded in Map Book 12 at Page 10 of the Pender County Registry. (PID: 3361-38-9974-0000) This sale shall be for cash and a deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid shall be required of the highest bidder at the sale. This sale shall be subject to any encumbrances which have priority over the tax liens of Pender County, all deferred taxes, and all outstanding city and county taxes and improvement assessments not delinquent as of the filing of the confirmation of sale, and all outstanding city and county taxes and improvement assessments not included in the above order. Posted: June 2, 2016. Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., Commissioner #7372 6/9, 6/16/2016 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #:16-CVS-77 PENDER COUNTY et. al., Plaintiff(s), v. DEBRA D. PRIDGEN, owner, et. al., Defendant(s). NOTICE OF SALE In accordance with an Order entered in Pender County v. DEBRA D. PRIDGEN, owner, et. al., 16-CVS-77, (Pender County, North Carolina), the undersigned shall offer for sale to the highest bidder at the western door of the Pender County Courthouse in Burgaw, North Carolina at 12:00 Noon, 06/24/2016, that property located in Pender County, North Carolina, described as: TRACT I BEGINNING at a point in the centerline of Secondary road #1203’s 60-foot right-of-way, known as the New Town Loop Road, at a point where the dividing line of C.H. Corbett and Eliza Williams’ lands cross said centerline, said point of BEGINNING is located the following courses and distances from the Northeast corner of the main body of Herbert Monroe, Jr.’s residence: North 17 degrees 27 minutes West 62.9 feet to a point in the centerline of said road and North 52 degrees 25 minutes East 122.0 feet; running thence from said Beginning with the centerline of said road North 37 degrees 12 minutes East 47.8 feet to a point in line; thence South 42 degrees 31 minutes East 30.0 feet to an iron corner location pipe; thence the same course continued (South 42 degrees 31 minutes East) 72.9 feet to a new iron pipe in Lee Johnson’s line located upon an old road, the 2nd named corner of a lot of land that is this day being conveyed to Herbert Monroe, Jr. and wife, by Lee Johnson and wife; thence with said lot line (and said old road) south 79 degrees 12 minutes West 66.0 feet to a stake, Eliza Williams’ and C.H. Corbett’s dividing corner in Lee Johnson’s

line; thence with Eliza Williams and C.H. Corbett’s dividing line North 34 degrees 15 minutes West 59.5 feet to the Beginning, containing .61th acre, more or less, after exclusion of roadway area. The above described parcel of land is a portion of C.H. Corbett’s Lot #4 in the Division of Isaac Corbett Estate. The deed for same being dated in the year 1937, and duly recorded in Book 211, Page 168, Registry of Pender County. TRACT II BEGINNING at a point in the centerline of Secondary Road #1203’s 60 foot right-of-way, known as the New Town Loop Road, said point in said centerline is Herbert Monroe, Jr. and Lee Johnson’s corner and is located North 17 degrees 27 minutes West 62.9 feet from the Northeast corner of the main body of Herbert Monroe, Jr.’s residence; and running thence with the dividing line of Lee Johnson and Eliza Williams and C.H. Corbett’s dividing corner; thence the same course continued with Lee Johnson and C.H. Corbett’s dividing line (North 79 degrees 12 minutes East) 66.0 feet to a stake in line; thence South 42 degrees 31 minutes East 88.0 feet to an iron pipe in the center of a ditch; thence with the center of said ditch South 50 degrees 28 minutes West 142.4 feet to an iron pipe in the ditch opposite the mouth of an intersecting ditch; thence North 50 degrees 32 minutes West to an iron pipe in the Southeast right-of-way line of above said road; thence the same course continued (North 50 degrees 32 minutes West) a total distance of 186.7 feet from the back line in the ditch to said Beginning, containing .44th acre, more or less, after exclusion of Roadway area. The above described lot of land is a portion of Lee Johnson’s “W.A. Corbett Tract”, deed for the same dated Nov. 20, 1935, and being duly recorded in Book 193, at Page 129, of the Registry of Pender County. TRACT III BEGINNING at a point in the centerline of Secondary Road #1203’s 60 foot right-of-way, known as the New Town Loop Road, said point in said centerline is Herbert Monroe, Jr. and Lee Johnson’s corner and is located North 17 degrees 27 minutes West 62.9 feet from the North east corner of the main body of Herbert Monroe, Jr.’s residence; and running thence with Eliza Williams and Lee Johnson’s dividing line up an old road North 79 degrees 12 minutes East 132.0 feet to a stake, Eliza Williams and C.H. Corbett’s corner in Lee Johnson’s line; thence with the dividing line of said Eliza Williams and C.H. Corbett, North 34 degrees 15 minutes West 59.5 feet to a point in the curved centerline of above said road; thence with said curved centerline to the Beginning, the chord of said curved line between the last 2 named points being South 52 degrees 25 minutes West 122.0 feet, containing .015th acre, more or less, after exclusion of roadway area. The above described parcel of land is a portion of Eliza Williams’ “Isaac Corbett Estate Division”. Deed for same dated June 23, 1937, and duly recorded in Book 211, Page 143, Registry of Pender County. (PID: 2248-24-3319-0000) This sale shall be for cash and a deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid shall be required of the highest bidder at the sale. This sale shall be subject to any encumbrances which have priority over the tax liens of Pender County, all deferred taxes, and all outstanding city and county taxes and improvement assessments not delinquent as of the filing of the confirmation of sale, and all outstanding city and county taxes and improvement assessments not included in the above order. Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., Commissioner Posted: June 2, 2016. #7373 6/9, 6/16/2016

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #:16-CVS-214 PENDER COUNTY et. al., Plaintiff(s), v. SIDBURY LAND HOLDINGS, LLC, owner, et. al., Defendant(s). NOTICE OF SALE In accordance with an Order entered in Pender County v. SIDBURY LAND HOLDINGS, LLC, owner, et. al., 16-CVS-214, (Pender County, North Carolina), the undersigned shall offer for sale to the highest bidder at the western door of the Pender County Courthouse in Burgaw, North Carolina at 12:00 Noon, 06/24/2016, that property located in Pender County, North Carolina, described as: A tract of land located in Topsail Township, Pender County, NC being more particularly described as follows: beginning at a point in the southeastern line of lands of WS Land Investments, LLC et al as shown on a plat recorded in map Book 40 at page 75 of the Pender County Registry and in the northwestern line of the Emil H. Ruegner tract as described in Book 932 at Page 47 of the said registry, said beginning point being located S 42-21-18 W 15.07 feet from an iron pipe marking the northernmost corner of said Ruegner Tract, said last mentioned iron pipe being located S 42-24-1 W 144.98 feet from a concrete monument marking the easternmost corner of the above referenced WS Land Investment, LLC tract, running thence from said beginning point so located S 48-39-24 E 740.45 feet; thence with a non tangent curve to the right or southwest said curve having a radius of 380.00 feet to a point located S 00-05-43 E a chord distance of 285.14 feet from the preceding point; thence S 21-56-27 W 5.78 feet thence with a curve to the left or south, said curve having a radius of 260 feet to a point located S 10-57-58 E a chord distance of 282.50 feet from the preceding point; thence S 43-52-23 E 46.42 feet to a point in the current right of way line of US Highway #17 (right of way width varies) thence with said right of way S 64-41-45 W 42.01 feet to an iron pipe marking the southernmost corner of the above mentioned Ruegner tract and the easternmost corner of a tract conveyed to CP&L Company as recorded in Deed Book 1504 Page 147 of said registry, thence leaving said right of way and with the dividing line between said Ruegner and CP&L tracts N 43-52-22 W 232.67 feet; thence with a non tangent curve to the right or northeast, said curve having a radius of 360 feet to a point located N 05-48-20 E a chord distance of 200.09 feet from the preceding point; thence N 21-56-27 E 53.76 feet, thence with a curve to the left or North, said curve having a radius of 280 feet to a point located N 13-21-29 W a chord distance of 323.69 feet from the preceding point; thence N 48-39-24 W 571.82 feet to a point in the dividing line between the above mentioned WS Land Investments, LLC tract and the Ruegner tract, thence with said dividing line N 42-21-18 E 80.00 feet to the point of beginning, being an access utility and drainage easement of varying width containing 2.407 acres more or less and being a portion of the above referenced Ruegner tract. (PID: 3271-64-7810-0000) This sale shall be for cash and a deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid shall be required of the highest bidder at the sale. This sale shall be subject to any encumbrances which have priority over the tax liens of Pender County, all deferred taxes, and all outstanding city and county taxes and improvement assessments not delinquent as of the filing of the confirmation of sale, and all outstanding city and county taxes and improvement assessments not included in the above order. Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., Commissioner Posted: June 2, 2016. #7374 6/9, 6/16/2016

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualified as Executrix of the estate of Thelma Vanhoy Brown Wells, deceased, of Pender County. This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Thelma Vanhoy Brown Wells, to present them to the undersigned on or before September 9, 2016 at 4621 Gramercy Court, Raleigh, NC, 27609 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment. This the day of June 9, 2016. Della Dewar 4621 Gramercy Court Raleigh, NC 27609 #7377 6/9, 6/16, 6/23, 6/30/2016

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualified as Executor of the estate of John Elmer Wolke, deceased, of Pender County. This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, John Elmer Wolke, to present them to the undersigned on or before September 9, 2016 at 3203 Grassfield Road, Greensboro, NC 27410 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment. This the day of June 9, 2015. Richard Pinto 3203 Grassfield Road Greensboro, NC 27410 #7376 6/9, 6/16, 6/23, 6/30/2016

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Registration open for Surf City Pier Children’s Fishing Competition By Lori Kirkpatrick, Staff Writer Surf City Ocean Pier will hold its annual Children’s Fishing Competition and Celebration July 4. Participants must pre-register online, and the competition will be limited to 300 children. There will be a staggered check-in starting with the oldest age group, the Sharks (ages 14-16) at 7 a.m; followed by the Skates and Rays (ages 11-13) at 8 a.m.; the Red Drums (ages 8-10) at 9 a.m.; the Flounders (ages 5-7) at 10 a.m.; and the Turtles (ages 0 – 4) at 11 a.m.. The event is free and open to children ages 0 - 16. Walk-ins will not be accepted the day of the tournament. Surf City Ocean Pier Manager Vinita Gass has been involved with the event each year since it began. She hopes to expose youngsters to the excitement of fishing in a fun, educational and safe family-oriented environment. “It just started out as something fun to do with the kids. Once upon a time, we used to have a Mike Martin Fishing Tournament that was dedicated in memory of someone who worked here. We did that seven or eight years, and then it started fizzling out. We decided to put the focus more on the children, and we created the Children’s Fishing Tournament. The first year we did it, it was on the Fourth of July, and we have decided to keep it on the Fourth each year. It seems to work out really well, and people have grown to expect it,� said Gass. The event is a free day of fun for the kids who participate. Bait, lunch, tackle, and children’s activities are provided. The kids can bob for apples, play in the water sprinkler and there will be water sticks to amuse them. A sand pit with shells and sharks’ teeth is sure to entertain the little ones, as well. Fun facts will be printed out about each of the sea life categories for which each group is named, as a way to encourage the kids to learn something while having a good time. While there will be plenty of recreational activities for the children, but there will be rules to follow as well. “We are a fishing pier, and everybody wants to catch a shark. They are always a favorite topic. However, we never photograph or record sharks caught off the pier. We don’t want people targeting sharks. They can be very predatory and if a shark is hanging around the pier, the fish that you really want to catch will run off. So you don’t want the sharks hanging around. They’re here, and they are always going to be here; but that doesn’t mean

you have to target them, try to catch them or encourage them to hang around,� said Gass. Nicknaming herself “The Pier Witch,� Gass has worked at the pier since 1999. She grew up on Topsail Island and after attending the Topsail schools, she went on to pursue a degree in early childhood education. She taught preschool for a while, and began to work at the pier as a summer job.

Gass never left, and said she just traded one set of children for another. She enjoys meeting all the interesting people that come to visit the pier. “For our tournament, we have kids that come from Virginia every year, from South Carolina and from all across the state. A lot of great people come here. The owner is fabulous to work for, and I enjoy what I do. It’s a good

place to be and a good place to work. It’s a family here. I grew up on the island, so this is just home for me,� said Gass. From the t-shirts, to the bait and tackle, games, trinkets and toys provided at the pier during the event, everything will be free for the kids. Of course, that is only possible because of sponsor participation. Gass said that they are always looking for new sponsors and volunteers for the event. For more information, daily updates and for beach weather forecasts, visit Surf City Ocean Pier’s frequently updated Facebook page or the website at www.surfcityoceanpier.com. They can also be followed on Twitter and Instagram. Surf City Ocean Pier is located at 112 S. Shore Dr.

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effort and the right amount of coaxing. As the parable above suggest there is a great deal of mystery in this growing process. Thus, it seems, we can find in the art of gardening many things we could apply to Christian nurture and growth. There is an extended vision of this in the book, The Shack by William P. Young. In the book, the main character and the Holy Spirit go out to work in the garden. It is oddly arranged with stuff spread all over everywhere. The man says. “it’s a mess� and the Holy Spirit agrees gleefully. “It’s a wonderful mess.� As they work a while in the garden pulling up some plants and putting down others, it is revealed that the garden is in effect the main character’s soul, and of course he is astounded. It is disorganized, strangely laid out with flowers of one kind and another planted here there and everywhere, rather than together.

It is bright and colorful and growing, but one might wonder if it is growing towards any purpose. Everyday the Holy Spirit goes out and works in the garden rearranging things and helping it to grow and bloom in a more faithful and fruitful way. It is, I suppose, an invitation for thinking about our own souls. Some of the stuff planted there, we planted; and some things were planted by God. Its disarray represents our own struggle to “make sense� of our faith and its direction. We do the best we can along the way, too often taking control of it ourselves. We are growing all kinds of great stuff, but it needs a different hand to tend it. It needs the Spirit’s guiding touch to line it up with God’s vision. God is working everyday in the gardens of our souls, planting new things and get-

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ST. M ARY’S CHURCH

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

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

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

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

WATHA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY FELLOWSHIP (CF2)

Adult Bible Study: 9:30-10:15 a.m. Children’s Biblical Studies (ages 3-12) from 10:45-11:30 a.m. Worship: 10:30-11:30 a.m. Men’s Breakfast, 2nd Sunday of Each Month, 8-9 a.m. Ladies’ Circle, 2nd Monday of Each Month, 6:30-8 p.m. Choir Practice & Bible Study, Tues., 7:30-9 p.m. Youth Group Every Other Wed. 6-7:30 p.m.

www.CF2.us Worship Hours: Sunday Morning, 11 a.m. Wednesday Night, 6 p.m. Pastor: Dr. Ernie Sanchez

WESTVIEW UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

160 Camp Kirkwood Road, Watha, NC

910-470-4436

Pastor John Fedoronko

ROCKY POINT UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

located at the intersection of Hyw. 117 & 210

Pastor Mark Murphy

5610 Hwy. 53 W • Burgaw, NC 28425 (Across from Pender High)

Services: Sunday at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Bible Study: Tuesday at 6 p.m. www.RPUMC.org

MISSION BAPTIST CHURCH

54 Camp Kirkwood Rd. • Watha, NC 28478 • 910-448-0919

Pastor Judy Jeremias Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m.

FAITH HARBOR UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

14201 Hwy. 50/210 • Surf City, NC 28445 • 910-328-4422 Services: 8 a.m. and 9:20 a.m. Sunday School: 10:45 a.m. http://faithharborumc.org

MOORES CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH

3107 Union Chapel Rd. • Currie, NC 28435 Pastor Roger Barnes

CURRIE COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH

200 E. Fremont St. • Burgaw, NC 28425

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

www.BurgawBaptistChurch.org

ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER CATHOLIC CHURCH

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

607 S. Walker Street • Burgaw, NC 28425

100 E. Bridgers Street • Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-4310

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

BURGAW PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Jim Herchenhahn / Pastor Worship Services: 8:30 a.m. & 10:50 a.m. Youth each Sunday at 6:00 p.m. Wednesday evenings: Meal at 6:00 p.m. / Study for all ages 7:00 p.m.

212 S. Dickerson St. • Burgaw, NC 28425 www.harrellsfh.com

BURGAW BAPTIST CHURCH 910.259.2136

Sunday School: 10 a.m. Worship Service: 11 a.m. Wednesday Prayer Service & Children’s Bible Study: 6:30 p.m.

Sunday Worship Service with Holy Eucharist: 11 a.m. www.stmaryschurchburgawnc.org

RILEY’S CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH

Our Family Serving Your Family Since 1913

CENTERVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH

An Episcopal - Lutheran Community 506 S. McNeil Street, Burgaw, NC 28425 910.259.5541

19845 NC Hwy. 210, Rocky Point, NC 28457 910-675-2127

910.259.2136 Affordable Prices www.harrellsfh.com Dignified Funeral Services

CALVARY CHAPEL COMMUNITY CHURCH

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

JORDANS CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

4670 Stag Park Rd. • Burgaw, NC 28425 • 910-259-5735 Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. & 6 p.m. Wednesday Bible Study: 7 p.m.

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

10509 US Hwy. 117 S., Rocky Point Business Park Rocky Point, NC • 910-232-7759

ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC CHURCH

18737 Hwy 17 North, Hampstead • 910-270-1477 Rev. John Durbin, Pastor

Weekend Mass Schedule: Hampstead - SAT 5 p.m., SUN 9 a.m. Surf City - SAT 5 p.m., SUN 9 & 11 a.m. (through Labor Day) Daily Mass - Hampstead: TUES & WED 4p.m., THURS & FRI 9 a.m. Confessions SAT 4-4:30 p.m. or by appt. www.allsaintsccnc.org

CHAPEL BY THE BAY IN LANIER’S CAMPGROUND 216 Michigan Avenue • Holly Ridge, N.C. 28445 910-328-6252 Pastor: Don Myers Associate Pastor: Nathan Swartz Sunday School 9:15 a.m. Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m. Evening Service 6:00 p.m. Wednesday: Bible Study 5:45 p.m. Children’s Church 6:15 p.m. Choir Practice 7:00 p.m. Thursday: Youth Group 6:30 p.m.


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Summer treat recipes

Hope’s Cooking Corner

By Hope Cusick Contributing Writer The hot days of summer can make cooking a true labor. Here are some recipes that will help ease the heat of cooking. Enjoy! Blueberry romaine salad Serves 8. 1/3 cup white vinegar or champagne vinegar Âź cup granulated sugar 1 tablespoon chopped red onion 2 teaspoons poppy seeds Salt and fresh ground black pepper, to taste Dash Worcestershire sauce 1 cup canola oil 1 10- ounce package hearts of romaine salad mix 1 cup toasted pecans 1 cup or 4 -ounces Feta cheese, crumbled 1 cup fresh blueberries

In a small bowl, whisk together vinegar, sugar, onion, poppy seeds, salt and black pepper, and Worcestershire sauce. Gradually whisk in oil. In a large salad bowl, combine romaine lettuce, nuts, cheese, and blueberries, toss to mix well. When ready to serve, pour dressing over salad; toss to coat. Tomato onion sausage quiche 1 refrigerated prepared pie crust 1 cup grape tomatoes 1 tablespoon olive oil Salt and fresh ground black pepper, to taste ½ pound bulk sweet Italian sausage MEDIUM 6IDALIA OR SWEET onion, chopped 1 6-ounce package fresh baby spinach, chopped 1 cup or 4 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded Ÿ cup Monterey Jack, shredded (optional) 3 large eggs 1 cup half and half Ÿ teaspoon g round dried thyme ½ teaspoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon onion powder Fit prepared pie crust into a 9-inch pie plate; flute edges. Line unpricked pastry with a double thickness of heavy

duty foil.. Bake at 450 degrees for eight minutes. Remove foil and bake for another five minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Place grape tomatoes in a 15x10x1 –inch baking pan. Drizzle with olive oil; sprinkle with a pinch of salt and pepper. Bake tomatoes at 450 degrees until skins blister about 8-10 minutes. In a large skillet, cook sausage and onion over medium heat until sausage is no longer pink; drain and remove. In the same skillet cook spinach until wilted about 4-5 minutes. Toss together sausage mixture, tomatoes, spinach, and cheeses, pour into crust. In a bowl whisk together eggs, half and half, garlic powder, onion powder, salt and pepper, to taste; pour over spinach mixture. Bake quiche at 375 degrees until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean, about 40-45 minutes. Cover edges with foil during the last 15 minutes to prevent overbrowning if necessary. Let quiche stand for 10 minutes before serving. Mango and cantaloupe salad with cilantro and lime Serves 6. 2 cups 1-inch pieces of cantaloupe

2 mangoes, peeled and coarsely chopped 2 kiwi fruit, peeled and sliced 1 banana, sliced 3 tablespoons fresh cilantro, minced 2 tablespoons lime juice 1 teaspoon lemon juice 1 tablespoon orange juice 1 tablespoon honey pinch of salt In a large bowl toss together cantaloupe, mango, kiwi, and banana. In a another bowl whisk together cilantro, lime juice, lemon juice, honey , and salt. Drizzle dressing over salad and serve. Peach lemon fruit pops Serves 6. Ÿ cup orange juice 1 teaspoon lemon zest Ÿ cup lemon juice 2 tablespoons g ranulated sugar 1 cup sliced fresh peaches, about 2-3 medium ½ cup ice cubes 6 freezer pop molds or 6 (3ounce) and paper cups Place orange juice, lemon zest, lemon juice, sugar, and peaches in a blender; cover and process until blended. Pour into mold or paper cups. Top molds with holders. If using cups top with foil and insert sticks through foil. Freeze until firm.

COMMUNITY NEWS & EVENTS Tai Chi class at Topsail Senior Center Tai Chi for Arthritis and Balance: Class will be held each Thursday at the Topsail Senior Center, 20959 U.S. Hwy. 17 N., beginning June 2 through August 25, from 11:15 a.m. until noon. The class will be taught by Kathy Yakamovich. For more information and to register for the class, call 270-0708. Going Native If you are interested in learning how to select and incorporate native plants in your landscape, Pender County Extension Master Gardener volunteer, Layne Caudle, will conduct a presentation on regional natives June 7, from 11 a.m. until noon at the Hampstead Public Library, 75 Hampstead Library Road, in Hampstead. The event is sponsored by the Pender County Extension Master Gardener Speakers Bureau. For more information please call Tim Mathews, Pender County Horticultural/ Local Foods Agent at 910-2591235. Rocky Point meeting The Joint Community Development Center of Rocky Point located at 17808 Hwy. 210 will meet at 7 p.m. June 13. All meetings of this organization are scheduled for the Monday night following the second Sunday of the month. Call 6752609 for more information. Pender Democrats hold event June 12 The Pender County Democrats are hosting a Low Country Boil June 12 with cash bar, as an opportunity to support the group, meet local candidates ,and enjoy the opportunity to meet fellow democrats. The event will be held at Surf City’s Mainsail Restaurant in the Commodore Room, 404 Roland Ave, Surf City Tickets are $25 per person and dinner sponsorships are $100 which include two tickets to the event, which will include a gift basket raffle. Contributions for tickets should be sent to Treasurer Chris Medlin, 2421 Highway 210 E., Hampstead, NC 28443 or call Debbi Fintak for ticket delivery ( 910-328-3996) Ham radio Field Day June 25-26 in Hampstead Amateur radio (Ham Radio) operators from Pender County and across the country will participate in a public demonstration of emergency communications June 25-26 known as Field Day. The public is invited to meet local ham radio operators from Pender County beginning at 2 p.m. June 25, at Hampstead Kiwanis Park. Ham radio operators will remain at the park until 2 p.m. on June 26, for the 24-hour demonstration. Hampstead Kiwanis Park is located at

586 Sloop Point Loop Road in Hampstead. Pender County ham radio operators will show what ham radio public service is all about – including voice communications, the newest digital communications capabilities, and even historical Morse code communications. Information will be available for those interested in lear ning how to become a ham radio operator and obtain their own FCC ham radio license. For more information, contact the Hampstead Hams at hampsteadhams@gmail.com or visit their website www. hampsteadhams.com CFCC Surf City classes CFCC Alston Burke Surf City Center will offer continuing education classes this summer Sign Language will be offered June 14-July 21 from 7-9 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. The registration cost is $75. Learn finger alphabet, gestures, body movement, and hand positions. Multi-media Painting will be offered June 16-August 4 from 9 a.m until noon Thursdays. Students can choose oils, pastels, acrylics, watercolor, or color pencils. The registration cost is $75. Heartsaver First Aid/CPR/ AED is scheduled for Saturday, July 9 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. The registration cost is $69 plus the $6 CPR card which is purchased during class. Field and Location Photography will be offered Aug. 2-28 with off-site shooting Sundays from 2-5 p. m. and Tuesdays from 6-9 p.m. for class room instruction. Students must have DLSR camera with interchangeable lens For registration information about these classes call 910-362-7930 or register online at www.cfcc.edu/ce Classes will held at the

CFCC Alston Burke Surf City Center, 621 N.C. Hwy. 210 East, Surf City. Surf City soccer camp A Tetra Brazil Futsal Camp (indoor soccer) will lead off summer sports camps at Surf City Community Center from June 13-17. Futsal is the quickly growing game of court soccer, immensely popular in South America. Tetra Brazil is presented by Challenger Sports and the weeklong camp costs only $156 with two age groupings: 6-13 from 9 a.m. until noon and ages 12-17 from 1-4 p.m. The Tetra Brazil Camp combines traditional Brazilian technical practices with the flair, passion, and creativity of South American soccer. Campers will warm up to samba music, learn Portuguese phrases and discover what it is like to grow up and play soccer in a country where the game is treated like a religion. Participants will receive expert instruction from international coaches and will also get a camp shirt and ball. A two-day Tetra Brazil clinic at the Community Center attracted a large turnout last December and registration is limited. Surf City Parks and Recreation is also offering a midsummer recreational futsal league on Wednesday nights –$30 for six weeks of play for participants from 9-17 years of age. Preliminary age groupings are U-11, U-15 and U-18 and the league will run from July 6 through August 10 in the air conditioned gym. Space will be limited for this program with games on the hour from 5-10 p.m. To register for either program, go to www.surfcityparksandrec.com, call 910-328-4887 or e-mail athletics@townofsurfcity.com.

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SBA disaster loans application deadline July 5 The U.S. Small Business Administration reminds small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and private nonprofit organizations in North Carolina of the July 5 deadline to apply for Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) as a result of excessive rain and flooding from Sept. 22 through Oct. 4, 2015. The disaster declaration includes Pender County. Under this declaration, the SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan program is available to eligible farm-related and nonfarm-related entities that suffered financial losses as a direct result of this disaster. With the exception of aquaculture enterprises, SBA cannot provide disaster loans to agricultural producers, farmers and ranchers. Applicants may apply online using the Electronic Loan Application (ELA) via SBA’s secure website at https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela. Loan applications can be downloaded from www.sba. gov/disaster.

Thursday, June 9 s4HE +IWANIS #LUB OF (AMPSTEAD WILL MEET AT A M AT the Sawmill Grill on Hwy. 17 in Hampstead. s!LCOHOLICS !NONYMOUS WILL MEET FROM NOON P M AT the Surf City Community Center. Call 328.4887 for more information. s0ENDER #OUNTY -USEUM IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR FREE (donations are welcome) every Thursday and Friday from 1-4 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Group tours are available at other times by contacting the Museum at 259-8543 by email at penderhist@hotmail.com. s3T (ELENA 0LANNING "OARD -EETS AT P M AT THE TOWN hall Friday June 10 s!TKINSON "APTIST #HURCH (WY IN !TKINSON HAS A FREE bread giveaway Fridays from 4-5 p.m. All types of bread from white to multigrain to hamburger buns. s0ENDER #OUNTY -USEUM OPEN P M s4HE -ARINE #ORPS ,EAGUE $ETACHMENT MEETS FOR breakfast at the Sawmill Grill in Hampstead at 8 a.m. each Friday. Saturday June 11 s4HE 0ENDER #OUNTY -USEUM BLACKSMITH SHOP IS OPEN every Saturday from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. The Museum is located at the corner of N. Bridgers and E. Dickerson Streets in Burgaw. Tuesday June 14 s4HE -ARINE #ORPS ,EAGUE $ETACHMENT MEETS AT THE Topsail Senior Center, 20959 U.S. Hwy. 17 in Hampstead the second Tuesday each month at 7 p.m. The Detachment is always looking for new member to help in its continuing mission. s4HE +NIGHTS OF #OLUMBUS #OUNCIL MEETS THE SECOND and fourth Tuesday each month at 7 p.m. at the American Legion Building, 16660 U.S. Hwy. 17 in Hampstead. s3T (ELENA #OMMUNITY #ENTER !SSOCIATION MEETS AT p.m. at the community center. Wednesday, June 15 s!LCOHOLICS !NONYMOUS WILL MEET FROM P M AT THE Surf City Community Center, 201 Community Center Dr. Call 328.4887 for more information s4HE #OASTAL 0ENDER 2OTARY #LUB MEETS EACH 7EDNESDAY at 12:30 p.m. at the Belvedere Country Club, 2368 Country Club Drive in Hampstead. Thursday, June 16 s4HE +IWANIS #LUB OF (AMPSTEAD WILL MEET AT A M AT the Sawmill Grill on Hwy. 17 in Hampstead. s!LCOHOLICS !NONYMOUS WILL MEET FROM NOON P M AT the Surf City Community Center. Call 328.4887 for more information. s0ENDER #OUNTY -USEUM IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR FREE (donations are welcome) every Thursday and Friday from 1-4 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Group tours are available at other times by contacting the Museum at 259-8543 by email at penderhist@hotmail.com. s6ILLAGE OF 3T (ELENA #OUNCIL MEETS *UNE AT P M in the town hall. s"INGO NIGHT AT THE 4OPSAIL "EACH !SSEMBLY "UILDING Channel Blvd. Doors open at 6 p.m with early bird bingo at 6:40 p.m. and regular bingo at 7 p.m. Fun for the whole family. Friday June 17 s!TKINSON "APTIST #HURCH (WY IN !TKINSON HAS a free bread giveaway Fridays from 4-5 p.m. All types of bread from white to multigrain to hamburger buns. s0ENDER #OUNTY -USEUM OPEN P M s4HE -ARINE #ORPS ,EAGUE $ETACHMENT MEETS FOR breakfast at the Sawmill Grill in Hampstead at 8 a.m. each Friday.

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TOPSAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL FOOTBALL GOLF TOURNAMENT

PURPOSE: NEW HELMETS WHEN: Saturday June 18, 2016

WHERE: Olde Point Golf and Country Club

TIME: 9:00 AM Shotgun Start Registration starts at 8:00 AM COST: $65.00 Per Player DOOR PRIZES

FORMAT: (4) Person CAPTAINS CHOICE

HOLE IN ONE PRIZE OPPORTUNITY

Free Lunches Gift Certificates Hair Cuts Long Drive

RAFFLE PRIZES Baskets Golf rounds Closest To Pin Snacks and Soft Drinks

Comes to

Hampstead Kiwanis Park Free Exhibition & Clinic Saturday, June 18, 10:00 am

Free instruction on proper throwing techniques and disc selection by

New Hanover Disc Golf Club & Onslow Flying Disc Golf Association For more info Contact Ron Shirley at 910-650-7511 Like us on Facebook at Hampstead Kiwanis Park Disc Golf Course Hampstead Kiwanis Park 586 Sloop Point Road, Hampstead, NC

HOLE SPONSORSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR $200.00 Please Make Checks Payable to: Topsail Middle School

MEMO: TMS Football Golf tournament Mail checks to:

Topsail Middle School 17445 U.S 17, Hampstead, NC 28443

RESERVE YOUR FOURSOME AND SPONSORSHIP TODAY CALL Head Coach June London: 910-547-1090 Coach David Williams: 910-489-1103 Coach Justin Ellis 980-429-1553 1.________________________________

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