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Civil penalties for those who don’t comply By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher Burgaw property owners who ignore town notices regarding nuisance abatement will now face civil penalties. The town board approved a change to the nuisance ordinance that provides for a civil penalty of $50 per day against property owners who fail to comply with a town order to clean up, repair, or otherwise rectify an identified nuisance. Overgrown property, abandoned structures that have fallen into disrepair, and stor mwater issues are the most common nuisance issues cited. Burgaw Planning Director Rebekah Roth says the town is more than willing to work

with property owners who are making a good-faith effort to comply with the ordinance. The civil penalty is for those who ignore the notice. “The nuisance situation is complaint-driven. People have always been able to call and complain about a nuisance. Before, we contacted the property owner and if they didn’t fix the problem within a certain period of time, the town has the ability to clean it up for them and charge the property owner,” Roth said. “It’s often been easier for the property owner to let the town do it. Sometimes there are projects that we don’t have the ability to abate because they are so large or it would require expertise that we don’t have on

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Arrest in April honey holdup From Staff Reports New Hanover County deputies have arrested a man accused of robbing a Pender County man while he was selling honey outside his home near Burgaw. T r ave n u s Je r m a i n e Grainger, 38, was taken into Friday afternoon. Grainger is charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon, second-degree kidnapping, and communicating threats. Grainger was given a $125,000 bond. According to the Pender County Sheriff ’s Department, the incident happened on U.S. 117 south of Burgaw April 30. The victim was selling honey in his driveway outside his home around 2:15 p.m. A man stopped, pulled up his shirt and showed him a gun. Grainger alle gedly told the victim to give him all his

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A 1975 Buick LeSabre convertable rests in the shade of the ancient oaks at Poplar Grove Plantation Saturday at the Pistons, Plugs, and Shocks classic car show. The grounds were ﬁlled with classic cars and those who love them. See more photos on page 4B and on Facebook.

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presented petitions and addressed the commissioners citing impact studies, previous N.C. Department of Transportation recommendations and personal experiences with regard to speeding cars, people walking off the beach access into the road, and the increased number of cars in the area. “We have beer trucks, package delivery, and rental houses with 3-4 cars in our area,” said Topsail Beach resident Steve Halleck. “Adding crosswalks

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without changing the speed limit or putting in lights won’t help the situation.” Halleck also expressed his opinion that the Topsail Beach Police Department wouldn’t ticket cars traveling over the speed limit. “It’s not worth their effort,” Hallck said. Lorraine Halleck said that this should not be looked at as an issue between the northern and southern end of Topsail Beach. “It’s a matter of safety –

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side of the business district,” she said. With the Board’s permission, Commissioner Morton Blanchard stepped down to address the board as a citizen of Topsail Beach. He presented the board with a petition that was signed by more than 30 homeowners in his neighborhood north of the town center.

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several times and made it a priority. This is an effort to decide on a location – there are two the town is considering. One is along Courthouse Avenue, and the other is on an existing town property. The board was looking at a conceptual idea of what a splashpad would look like. You could take the plan and apply it to another tract of land.” McEwen says putting the splashpad on Courthouse Avenue would be part of a larger project to improve the downtown area. “In the board’s opinion, there are a lot of benefits for

putting it downtown. There are issues with the sidewalks and the curbs on Courthouse Avenue. Before we would do anything, we have to replace the water line along the street. That will be done in the next couple of months,” said McEwen. “We are trying to focus in on improving Courthouse Avenue, the sidewalks, landscaping, and a huge part of that would be adding the splashpad.” According to McEwen, a splashpad recreation area has more desireable qualities for

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Bobby Lee Avery, 51, 918 North New Rive Drive Surf Condos Unit 724, Surf City. Larceny by an employee. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $30,000 secured bond. Lashwander Shanese Bland, 23, 2683 Country Club Drive, Hampstead. Possession of drug paraphernalia, resisting an officer. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $1,000 secured bond. Shannor Felice Bland, 41, 2683 Country Club Drive, Hampstead. Failure to return motor vehicle. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $2,500 secured bond. Landis Alexander Brannan, 19, 13150 US Highway 17, Hampstead. Probation violation, driving while license revoked while impaired, expired registration, possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana. Arrest by Surf City Police Department. Released under $20,200 secured bond. William Henry Brown, Jr., 36, 2277 Willard Road, Willard. Driving while license revoked. Arrest by NC Highway Patrol. Released under $500 secured bond. Janora Cammack, 21, 315 South Dudley Street 1, Burgaw. Driving while license revoked, reckless driving to endanger, speeding. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $500 secured bond. Ernest Louis Cesero, IV, 35, 521 Factory Road, Hampstead. Larceny, financial card theft. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $10,000 secured bond. Marvin Coleman, 51, 126 Douglas Street, Holly Ridge. Child support. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated. Timothy Logan Combs, 23, 4471 Little Kelly Road, Rocky Point. Larceny of a firearm. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $1,000 secured bond. Luciano Contreras, 37, 3719 Bethel Street 25, Pink Hill. Driving while impaired. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $800 secured bond. Victor Manuel Davila, 56, 605 Tulane Drive, Wilmington. Driving while license revoked while impaired, possession of an open container after consuming, driving while impaired, speeding. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $1,200 secured bond. Brenda Rhue Davis, 68, 324 Sumter Drive, Wilmington. DWI, reckless driving to endanger. Arrest by NC Highway Patrol. Released under $1,000 secured bond. Robert Marshall Dixon, 26, 53 Scuba Drive, Hampstead. Probation violation. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated. Brandon Scott Drinkwater, 26, 410 N. Timberly Lane, Burgaw. Possession of marijuana, possession of marijuana paraphernalia, simple assault, false imprisonment. Arrest by Burgaw Police Department. Incarcerated under $3,300 secured bond. Matthew Shane Elam, 37, 97 Scotch Bonnet Way, Hampstead. Assault on a female, domestic criminal trespass. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $1,000 secured bond. Kimberly Faulk, 47, 84 Country Club Drive, Hampstead. Simple assault, communicating threats. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $2,500 secured bond. Jesse Bryan Fearington, 27, 871 Wildwood Circle, Hampstead. Failure to wear a seat belt, driving while license revoked. Arrest by Burgaw Police Department. Released under $2,000 secured bond. Quantia Raquel Holmes, 23, 601 N. Timberly 1, Burgaw. Child abuse. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $800 secured bond. Justin Hyde, 27, 29 Owl Creek Court, Rocky Point. DWI. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released, no bond.

Pender EMS & Fire Report July 10-16 EMS Report Total number of Patient Contacts: Calls per station Burgaw Station 1 Sloop Point Station 14 Hampstead Station 16 Surf City Station 23 Topsail Beach Station 4 Union Station 5 Rocky Point Station 7 Maple Hill Station 8 Atkinson Station 9 Scott Hill Station 18 Hwy 421 South Station 29 Type of Calls Cancelled: 33 Cancelled en-route: 2 No patient found: 6 No treatment required: 5 Refusals: 91 Stand by: 2 Transported: 123 Treated/released: 12 Fire Department Reports Calls per station Rescue Station 1 Burgaw Fire Station 14 Sloop Point Fire Station 16 Hampstead Fire Station 18 Scotts Hill Fire Station 21 Long Creek Fire Station 29 Hwy 421 South Ocean Rescue St 4 - Topsail Beach Fire Call Type Summary Fire 12 Motor Vehicle Crash 9 Search and Rescue 0 EMS First Response 24 Cancelled 4 Ocean Rescue 2

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Desha’Vov Derrick Kimble, 24, 1107 Standford Avenue Apartment 206, Burgaw. Possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $100 secured bond. Jason Robert Long, 36, 119 Belt Road, Hampstead. Attempted larceny, possession of a controlled substance. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $1,000 secured bond. Ronald Edwin Long, 40, 163 Old Ramsey Road, Burgaw. Violation of domestic protection order, driving while license revoked, driving left of center. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $13,000 secured bond. Alexander Ray Matthews, 30, 8296 NC Highway 11, Willard. Fleeing/eluding arrest with a motor vehicle, reckless driving to endanger, driving while license revoked. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $1,500 secured bond. Brandon Taylor Maultsby, 21, 1486 Kings Landing Road, Hampstead. Breaking and entering, larceny, possession of stolen goods, obtaining property under false pretense, possession of drug paraphernalia. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $15,000 secured bond. Willie Edwards Lafonza McBride, Sr., 40, 508 W. Fremont Street, Burgaw. Possession of stolen goods, obtaining property under false pretense, forgery of instrument. Arrest by Burgaw Police Department. Released under $15,000 secured bond. Garrett Brandon Mullins, 37, 1120 Yellowbell Place, Greensboro. Assault on a female. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $1,000 secured bond. Kenneth Gene Myers, 46, 265 River Trail, Burgaw. Assault on a female. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office Released under $500 secured bond. Joshua Nicklous Peptis, 33, 707 US Highway 17 South, Holly Ridge. Defrauding an innkeeper, intoxicated and disruptive, resisting an officer. Arrest by Surf City Police Department. Released under $1,500 secured bond. John Vaston Pope, 31, 1185 Pope Road, Clinton. Probation violation. Arrest by Sampson County Sheriff ’s Department. Incarcerated under $30,000 secured bond. Terry Tyrone Pridgen, 48, 7380 Stag Park Road, Burgaw. Child support. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released. Vincent Cole Rector, 33, 462 N. Anderson Boulevard, Topsail Beach. Assault inflicting serious injury, assault with a deadly weapon, disorderly conduct. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $16,000 secured bond. Corey Brandon Reynolds, 22, 618 Creek Drive, Hampstead. Driving while license revoked. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $500 secured bond. Estebon Ariel Romero, 19, 800 Frances Drive, Garner. Resisting an officer. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $300 secured bond. Christopher Dean Sellers, 23, 104 Dolphin Drive, Hampstead. Probation violation. Arrest by probation officer. Released under $10,000 secured bond. John Vernon Shivar, 41, 573 Lanier Avenue, Rocky Point. Driving while license revoked, expired registration, driving while license revoked. Arrest by Burgaw Police Department. Released under $500 secured bond. John McKeithan Silvia, 21, 270 North Drive, Rocky Point. Driving while impaired, reckless driving to endanger. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $500 secured bond. Virgil Wayne Simpson, 53, 15685 US Highway 421, Burgaw. DWI. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated, no bond. Ethan Jeremy Stacks, 44, 210 Blackbeard Drive, Hampstead. Possession of marijuana, possession of marijuana paraphernalia. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $800 secured bond. Adam Christopher Tedder, 27, New Hanover County Jail. Probation violation. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released, no bond. Justin Lin Tew, 24, 3008 Cope Street, Fayetteville. Speeding, no operator’s license. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $450 secured bond. Bernard Tyler, 51, 306 W. Bridgers Street. Larceny. Arrest by Burgaw Police Department. Released under $1,000 secured bond. Zachary Cameron Vaughn, 21, 66 Mels Meadows Drive, Fuquay Varina. Resisting an officer, possession of marijuana, possession of marijuana paraphernalia. Arrest by Topsail Police Department. Incarcerated under $1,000 secured bond. Darrius Walker, 24, 9936 Highway 11, Willard. Assault on a female, trespassing, interfering with emergency communications. Arrest by bondsman. Incarcerated under $8,000 secured bond.

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

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“We have significant traffic, more bicyclists than ever and people are using smart phones and GPS to find their rental house so are not paying attention. There isn’t any place to drive to avoid another car, – the pathway is only three feet wide.” Resident Jeff Stevens also submitted a petition with more than 250 signatures in favor of leaving the speed limit at 45 mph, and opposed any elimination of the passing zones on the stretch. “We have ordinances on overgrown shrubbery and gardens that are now growing into the sight line and the DOT right-of-away. We need to enforce the ordinances already on the books and not change the speed limit. We can’t even go the speed limit in the summer,” said Stevens. Town Manager Mike Rose reiterated the N.C. DOT was

leaving the decision up to the town since in two studies there wasn’t a design issue with the speed of 45 mph. Once the public had been heard, the commissioners spoke about their intentions. “I do not see this as a north versus south issue,” said Commissioner Linda Stipe. “The choice of where you live dictates how much traffic you will have to contend with. I have noted that I have not been able to travel above 39 miles-perhour the last three months.” Commissioners Eggleston and Smith both found flaws with the petitions submitted to the board and Smith said he was setting those documents aside when making his decision. Commissioner Julian Bone reiterated his interest in getting crosswalks added to Anderson Boulevard. “We have not defined the problem,” said resident John Clapp. “We don’t have serious accidents. In the summer we can’t go the speed limit and in the winter the higher speed limit makes a difference.”

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The Pender County Board of Commissioners approved a contract in May with the Camp Lejeune Base Animal Control Services to accept and house animals from the base shelter. “It is a testament to how far we have come with the Pender County Animal Shelter that the base wants to partner with us,” said Chairman George Brown. By accepting animals when the base shelter is at or overcapacity the Pender shelter will receive a flat fee of $20 per animal, and all adoption, redemption and vaccination fees collected will remain with the animal shelter. In return the Pender shelter will provide food, shelter and any veterinary care including all vaccines and adoption advertising. With the cost for an average seven-day stay being less than half of the adoption fees for an average 50-pound dog, and less than a third of the adoption fees for small cat, Pender shelter officials anticipate financial gains with this agreement in place.

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No wake zone to be extended in Topsail Inlet By Barbara Hazle Post & Voice Staff Writer The Topsail Beach Commissioners passed a resolution of support for extending the no wake zone further north into Banks Channel at the July meeting. Town Manager Mike Rose explained that many more boats are using the channel particularly since it had been opened up by dredging and that while there is some new signage the for mal procedure had been overlooked and needed to remedied. The no wake zone will extend from Bush Marina to Haywood Avenue. “We are ready to move forward,” said Rose. “There will be a 60-day comment period through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Agency, but if everything goes well we will have this established formally by the fall.” The commissioners discussed how the information about the no wake zone extension could be distributed to the homeowners along the Intercoastal shoreline. The decision was made to post the information on the website. “If there is room on the water bill, let’s put the information there too,” Commissioner Steve Smith suggested. In other action, the issue of beach ordinance compliance also was discussed. “We have many day trippers particularly on the south-

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Continued from page 1A the town as opposed to a pool. “You don’t have the liability issues with a splashpad you have with a swimming pool. It’s much less expensive to insure,” McEwen said. The splashpad cost estimate runs from $160,000 to $180,000, not counting the cost of purchasing and preparing the site. “As a general rule, we always pursue any possible grant funds that might be available for such a project. It’s still early in the project to have a firm idea of the total cost,” said McEwen.

ern end of Topsail Beach that do not follow the ordinances about dogs off leash and playing on the dunes. My suggestion is posting signs in English and in Spanish outlining the fines and if we see someone violating an ordinance giving them a ticket. We don’t need people tearing up our dunes, and I also suggest having signage in Spanish for the restroom facilities.” Commissioner Julian Bone said. In recent weeks there have been incidents when beach goers have been using the outdoor showers and deck areas at vacant homes. “I had someone call me directly because they noticed individuals using the shower at a vacant home, which is trespassing. It looked like there was the potential of a break-in,” Mayor Howard Braxton said. Commissioner Bone also suggested a beach watch be established by residents similar to a neighborhood watch and that more information be provided to renters. Rose said that his department had hand delivered information to the realty companies to be distributed to renters and that the department would come up

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Pay raise was long overdue It’s typical that in an election year, even doing a good thing is greeted with cynicism. Well before he was elected to the state’s top seat, Gov. Pat McCrory made teacher pay a part of his future economic plans for the state. This has been a familiar refrain amongst hopefuls and electeds, with the same song being sung by nearly everyone who signs up for political office, from local commission and board of education seats through the President of the United States. It’s rare, at least in our state, that the promise is ever followed up Simply raising salawith substance. ries does make it easier McCrory, however, had a to attract and keep qualplan, and thus far, it appears ity teachers who have to it will be real. It’s ironic that make the heartrending the party that controlled the governor’s office and General choice between making Assembly for most of the past a living and following a century were never able to heartfelt calling – but it follow through with their own doesn’t solve the probpromises to raise teacher salalem. ries – despite having a handful of governors and numerous legislators with education experience in the right places to do so. Even when running up deficits and handing out pork barrel favors, there was never enough money in the state coffers to pay teachers enough to make a career in our state worthwhile, with the exception of those who truly love a tough profession. Yet the current governor and General Assembly did just that, taking advantage of a budget surplus created by fiscal conservatism to help our teachers’ paychecks climb higher up the ladder than they have in decades. The opposing party has seized on this, conveniently forgetting their own failures, by descrying proposals to increase school accountability as well as school choice. The teacher pay raises, some of the talking heads say, are still not enough – yet the haven’t yet made a suggestion as to which entitlement programs should be cut, or whose taxes should be raised to pay for additional raises. The idea of bringing a competitive business model (of sorts) into education isn’t exactly novel, nor is it the greatest thing since sliced bread, as some Republicans would like us to think. School choice is a good thing, if the entire machine is properly maintained. This means administrators and teachers of failing schools find themselves explaining why so many students have left ABC Middle School, taking their parents’ tax dollars with them to private or charter schools. At the same time, however, provisions must be made for poor families whose incomes can’t allow a child to leave a failing school for a higher performing one on the other side of the county. There is, pardon the pun, no free lunch. Simply raising salaries does make it easier to attract and keep quality teachers who have to make the heartrending choice between making a living and following a heartfelt calling – but it doesn’t solve the problem. The entire meal must be eaten, not just the favorite dishes. That means some hard choices for school systems and the state in general, since the teacher’s union has a tremendous amount of power, despite providing comparatively little benefit for its members. Thus far, municipalities that were hard hit by the tough changes made in McCrory’s budget changes have survived. Now it’s time for the schools to see if they too can pass muster – or if the bureaucrats and union leaders can convince the voters that raising the pay of those entrusted with our most important resource was just a political ploy, and a bad idea at that.

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Bill Messer Have you started to notice houses with roof-mounted black panels? Did you recognize the difference between some panels that turned sunlight into electricity, and other panels that look similar, but capture the heat from sunlight and use it to heat water in the residential hot

water heater? I wanted to talk to a homeowner with installed solar systems, and one day I saw a house with panels on the roof and a man outside doing yard work, so I pulled into the drive and asked him about it. He said he had both, and explained the systems, and showed me around. He is part of a family with several young children, and was happy to share with me enough information for a basic understanding of his systems, but preferred family privacy and requested that I not share his name or location. I understand, I told

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Holding hands with strangers One of my little buddies locked eyes with me from across the room. “Hug!” she yelled, and barreled toward me. I had no choice but to brace my legs, open my arms, and participate. It wasn’t long before another little girl joined her, albeit with less warning, but as much enthusiasm. Work complicated life last week, along with a twitchy back, so I missed more of Vacation Bible School than I managed to attend. We’re at a new church now, so Miss Rhonda and I are still learning names and faces, especially with the little kids. After a decade running the sound system at our old church, my beloved was back in her element, teaching a class. I was nominally an assistant, although she had to count on others throughout the week as time and again a proverbial ox got in the ditch, and I was called upon to extract the metaphorical livestock. I make no bones about it—I have loved VBS since I was a little kid. Not just the eating and fellowship, but there is beauty in children, especially when you have the privilege of sharing God’s word with them. My wife’s class was of what I call the “fun” age – children old enough to have lost their instinctive fear of me, but not yet in the throes of pre-adolescent

Jefferson Weaver angst. Most of them have no problems adding a stranger to the game du’jor, as long as the stranger plays fair. Even though several of them didn’t know my name, and at least one couldn’t pronounce it, I was with Miss Rhonda, and I read the Bible story that evening, so I was at least deserving of a chance. Ergo, I was welcome to join the post-class frivolity outside, although I was like most grown-ups and worried too much about a missed ball rolling into the road. “We’re not stupid,” one of the boys admonished me. “I know about the road.” Little kids are smarter than we give them credit, most of the time. Even if they don’t see all the possibilities, they’re not, as my

friend put it, stupid. They also have a sense of fairness. One of my little buddies sat out the rambunctious ballgame the other night, because as she put it, “the big boy is too rough.” He was a bit rough and tumble, as are most boys, especially when they are filled with the fervor of summer. He’d knocked her down once or twice, and then moved on to snatch the baseball out of turn when another smaller kid missed his catch. Peer pressure eventually got him to tone things down, even when a sharp word and a stern over-the-glasses glare from me were futile. My threat to take the ball away and make him sit down was nowhere near as effective as the other kids not wanting to play with him unless he was “nice.” We can learn a lot from watching little kids – indeed, one of our Bible lessons last week told how Christ explained to a bunch of grown-ups that we need the faith of children to be saved. Our kids remembered that, as well as other anecdotes and nuances we’d nearly forgotten by lesson’s end, thus sending the teachers back to the Book to find the answers sought by curious little minds. One of the things that

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Avoiding identity theft Dear Savvy Senior, What can seniors do to protect themselves from identity theft? My brother-in-law, who’s 77, recently had his identity stolen and I want to make sure it doesn’t happen to me. Worried Relative Dear Worried, Great question! Each year around 17 million people fall victim to identity theft, which happens when someone gets access to your Social Security number, bank or credit card account number, or other identifying information and uses it to steal from you. Here are some free steps you can take to reduce your risks. s'UARD YOUR PERSONAL INFOR MATION Never give your Social Security number, credit card number, checking or savings account numbers to anyone unless you initiate the contact. Also, do not carry your Social Security card around in your wallet or purse, and don’t carry around your Medicare card either unless you’re going to the doctor. s'ET OFF MAILING LISTS Put a stop to preapproved credit-card offers, which is a gold mine for ID thieves. To do this visit optoutprescreen. com or call 888-567-8688 – they will ask for your Social Security number and date of birth. You can stop other junk mail at dmachoice.org, and reduce telemarketing calls at donotcall.gov. s5SE STRONG PASSWORDS To safeguard your personal data on your smartphone or tablet don’t use a password that’s easy to hack, like 1234 or 0000. Also, make your

computer passwords more than 8 characters long, with uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols like # and %, and use different passwords on different accounts. If it’s hard to remember them, try a password manager service like dashlane.com, truekey. com or lastpass.com. s"E WARY OF UNKNOWN EMAILS Never click on links in emails from strangers, or those that claim to be from the Social Security Administration, IRS or other government agencies, or from your bank, phone or credit card company warning of a “problem.” This can result in identity-stealing malware being installed on your computer. To protect your computer from malware, install antivirus software (see avg. com and avast.com for free options) and set up automatic security updates and full weekly scans. s3ECURE YOUR MAIL Empty your home mailbox quickly or buy a locked mailbox to deter thieves. And mail outgoing payments from a U.S. Postal Service mailbox or the post office, not from your more vulnerable home mailbox. 'ET SAFER CREDIT CARDS If you don’t already have one, get an EMV chip credit card from your credit card provider. They’re much more difficult for fraudsters to hack than magnetic strip cards.

s3HRED UNNEEDED DOCUMENTS Buy a crosscut paper shredder so you can shred all unneeded records, receipts, statements, preapproved credit offers or other papers you throw out that has your financial or personal information. s-ONITOR YOUR ACCOUNTS Review your monthly bank and credit card statements carefully, and see if your bank or credit card issuer offers free alerts that will warn you of suspicious activity as soon as it’s detected. If they do, sign up for them or use eversafe.com, which will do it for you for a small fee. s 7AT CH YO U R C R E D I T Check your credit report at annualcreditreport.com or call 877-322-8228. You can receive one free report a year from each of the three major credit bureaus (Equifax, Experian and TransUnion), so consider staggering your request so you can get one free copy every four months. s3ET UP SECURITY FREEZES If you don’t plan to apply for new credit, loans, insurance or utility services, freeze your credit reports so crooks can’t open up new accounts in your name. Rules vary by state, but the $5 to $20 fee is waived if you’re 65 or older, or show proof of past ID theft. Security freezes are set up at all three credit bureaus at equifax.com, experian.com and transunion.com. 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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On Island Time

Missy (Gail) Ostrishko Post & Voice Columnist www.gailo.com

Living the GOOD Life! Ahh, living the good life. Isn’t that what we all aspire to? How is it that others seem to be doing a better job of it than we are? Well, they aren’t. The grass is not always greener on the other side, it is green where you water it. Beauty truly is in the eye of the beholder; different strokes for different folks. Eleanor Roosevelt observed that most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be and I agree. How happy are you? How GOOD is your life? My good life here on the island is rooted in four timeless virtues: Gratitude, Optimism, Openness, and Discipline. The GOOD life begins with being grateful in the moment. Consider beginning and ending each day giving thanks for the simple things in life; a healthy body, a happy heart, loving people, a clean, safe home. What we focus on expands and we easily find what we expect to see. Recognize the bounty of blessings bestowed upon you every day. Realize that very little is needed to make a happy life. After all, if you are not happy with what you have now, how can you expect to be happier with more? Optimism is hopeful confidence – seeking the silver lining in every situation, knowing it may not always be shiny. Whether you see the glass half-full or half empty, they are all refillable. How we choose to see our world is one of the few if not only things completely in our control. Your attitude guides your actions, and like your body, your mind, needs a healthy diet of positive input. Optimists live longer, happier, healthier lives. They have more satisfying relationships, more positive experiences and they’re just more fun to be around. You have a choice every day regarding how you see your life, why not see the best in it and be open to what each experience brings? In a world of constant change it’s important to be open to whatever comes our way. Optimism sets the stage for openness; enabling us to embrace what is with courage. A mind is like a parachute; it only works when it is open. (and how we prep it makes a big difference.) Thoughts become actions, actions evolve into habits. Habits create our character, which ultimately determines our destiny. Excellence is not an act but an evolution of disciplined behavior. Discipline is the difference between what you want now and what you want most. The good news is disciplined behavior leads to disciplined behavior. Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be. How much happiness do you choose? How GOOD is your life? Embrace an attitude of gratitude, be optimistic, open, and practice discipline because life is good, but living is better. Here is to living the good life, whatever that means for you. Please join us at Beach Church 8 a.m. July 31 at Roland Ave access for the full sermon on this topic

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Sundogs, shitepokes, and skillpots

Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher and Editor I was on the way home late one afternoon the other day when I noticed something. There it was, gleaming in the western sky – a Sundog. At least, that is what my Grandma called it. I’m sure you know what they are, maybe just not by that particular name. A Sundog is that little mini rainbow that you see when high altitude ice crystals in a cloud refract the sunlight into a little spot of rainbow colors. My Grandma always called them Sundogs. Where she got that name I’ll never know. Grandma had several other nifty words that I’ve never heard used in the English language or any other for that matter. Grandma and Grandpa, my mother’s folks, lived out in the country. I’ve always been a city boy, but I do have some serious country roots. My mother grew up with five sisters on a tobacco farm in rural Rockingham County. I don’t think Grandma and Grandpa Kimbro ever lived anywhere other than out in the country. So once a week or so we would ride out from Reidsville to the farm and visit the country kinfolk. It was a weekly dose of my country heritage – outhouses, guinea hens, yard dogs and tobacco fields. I learned to fish at Grandpa’s irrigation pond down in

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Continued from page 4A struck me so deeply was the way the kids in our class showed what society could be. At first, I admit I was a bit concerned over the way the boys and girls divided down racial lines; then I realized that once again, I was being a silly grown-up. The gap between the races that we have had hysterically thrown into our faces in recent weeks wasn’t there. Siblings and cousins sat with their family during some activities, but the rest of the time, there was no black, no white, no Amerindian, no mixed race. There were just little kids enjoying music, crafts, snacks, a Bible lesson, and fellowship. There were just people – special little people. There were several times I felt an insistent, but polite, tug on my hand, and looked

a hollow behind the old house – the home place where my mother was born. The house was about half a mile off the road back in the woods. My grandparents moved up on the road after all the children grew up and the old house was abandoned. But it was a kind of neat and spooky place out in the woods with a stable and several barns around it that were used for farm storage. Grandma was always ready to take me to the pond to fish. I don’t think I knew you could buy bait in a store until I was in high school. I always got my bait for free down behind the pigpen, courtesy of a hoe and an old coffee can. There were plenty of red worms to be found. It was at the pond that the other two creatures with strange names could be seen. We would top the hill above the pond and head down to the water and inevitably spook a big, white water bird – a crane or heron maybe. “Look there,” Grandma would say. “It’s a shitepoke.” I think shitepoke was a generic term for any long-necked, skinny-legged water bird that hung around the pond. But you have to admit, it sounds exotic. We would fish a while and before long several of the small turtles that lived in the water would swim around and mess with my cork. “Don’t you let that skillpot get your bait,” she would warn me. Skillpots were any species of turtle that lived in the pond, except for the big snappers. There were several of those monsters in the pond as well. The skillpots were the little turtles, probably eastern painted turtles, yellow bellies, or river cooters. Occasionally, I would catch one on my hook and it would hang on long enough to get it to the bank. I picked it up, prompting another eccentric warning from Grandma. “Don’t let him bite you. He’ll hang on until it thunders,” she said. That warning always worked on me. I could picture myself with a skillpot hanging from my hand for days waiting for a thunderstorm to free me

Price-Herring plan wedding

Rebecca Susan Price and Nicholas Edward Herring are engaged to be married. The wedding is planned for Oct. 22, 2016, at Northside Baptist Church in Wilmington. Miss Price is the daughter of Peggy Barrett Price and the late Jimmy Dale Price of Wilmington. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. Katie Barrett of Whiteville. Mr. Herring is the son of Gina and Terry Herring of Burgaw. He is the grandson of Doris Herring and Cynthia Newton, both of Wilmington. early March.” I asked about the mechanics of the solar hot water system. “Do you have cold water coming in as the supply?” “Yes,” he answered, “It’s from the pressurized cold water from the utility company.” “How hot does it get?” “Usually around 150° F. There’s a tempering valve at the source, and it mixes in cold water to keep it from going higher than 135°. “ “Any surprises? Problems?” I asked. “No, we had it at our first house, so we knew there wouldn’t be any problems. During cloudy days, it would heat to to about 140°. During extended rainy weather it is lukewarm at about 90°, but there’s a way to mix in hot water. When company comes, we can turn on the hot water heater. During summer, we have an abundance of hot water.” “Have you had any surprises with it?” “No. It should last as long as the regular hot water heater.” He had shown me the solar

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him, and would be happy to comply. “Tell me about your first interest in solar power,” I asked, “When did you first become aware of solar energy?” “In the first grade,” he told me, “I had a classmate whose dad worked at NASA, and he brought in a chip, and I was fascinated you could get electricity from a chip like that.” “Four years ago, I got a four panel (array) on our first house, and solar water heater, pretty much the same setup we have here. I sold the first house and brought it with us to the second house, and it stayed at the second house.” “Was your first system on ‘the grid’ or off-grid?” “It’s always been off-grid,” he explained. Off-grid is separate from and not connected to the utility wiring. “The heated water goes directly into our hot water lines. During cloudy days we open a couple of valves (to use the residential water heater). “Do you ever run out?” I asked. “We haven’t run out since

down to find one or the other of my new friends waiting patiently to hold hands while we went to the worship rally, or to the fellowship hall, or just because I was available. At one point, both of my aforementioned buddies grabbed a hand, and after a moment’s hesitation, one of the new kids joined in, too. Not to be outdone, one of the little boys bounded up on the other end. I never did figure out why I was holding hands with four little kids, but I didn’t really care. It didn’t matter anyway. They were happy, and as soon as they heard the music start, I was alone and empty-handed again, since it was time to be loud – with the permission of the grownup. Another time, when the preacher asked everyone to bow their heads for prayer, one of my friends gave me an accusatory look, and held out her hand for mine. “We’re supposed to hold

hands when we talk to Jesus,” she stage-whispered. Heading in to the last service the other night, my two closest buddies grabbed each other’s hands, like little kids do. They sang as loud as they could, giggled their way through the choreography, and conspired to do whatever little kids do. They joined their families at dinner, of course, but when we went outside to burn off some energy, they were holding hands again. They didn’t care that one was white and one was black. When we were saying goodbye and ending the week, I asked my little buddy why she decided, with complete confidence, to launch herself into the arms of a long haired man three times her height who smelled slightly of sweat and animals, an almost-stranger whose name was a challenge for her to say. “Jesus said to love everybody,” she said simply.

I thought about her words Saturday when I covered a Blue Line Prayer event; skin color or background or financial status didn’t matter. What mattered was that people love each other as God loves us. Just like with little kids, it’s not going to be universal, at least not here on earth. Humans aren’t made that way. At the same time, we would live in an even better place if folks were more willing to play fair, and once in a while, hold hands with a stranger to pray for somebody. There are still going to be some folks who just won’t share the ball – but with a little encouragement, there can be a lot more who, every once in a while, just have to run across the room at full speed and hug somebody. Jefferson Weaver is a columnist and contributing writer at the Post & Voice. Contact him at jeffweaver@ whiteville.com

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By Mike Taylor Pender Library Director

I want to apologize to the readers of my column @ The Library this past week who knew either Emmett Highsmith or Leon Corbett. The man in the photo accompanying the article I wrote was identified as Mr. Highsmith, however pictured was Leon Corbett. I knew the difference, but it was my fault and not the Post & Voice. Photo files sent by email are sometimes not

visible to the sender and I attached the wrong one. I am here presenting the correct photo and readers can see Mr. Highsmith’s delight at this catch which was rare 65 years ago. By the way, Atlantic sturgeon were fished almost to extinction in the 19th and 20th century. Atlantic sturgeon were placed on the Federal Endangered Species in 2012 according to the N.C. Wildlife Commission. They may grow up to 12 feet long to weigh as much as 1,000 pounds.

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By Karen Soto Sea Turtle Hospital Special to the Post & Voice This week the spotlight features summer intern Candice Slosek. This Stockbridge, Mass. native has proven by her previous internships that she “walks the talk” with her work in Africa and the Amazon. A biology major with a minor in natural resources conservation, Candice has encountered the big five at the Greater Makalali Private Game Reserve in 2013 while participating in game drives and monitoring species population. Then in 2015 she headed to Peru working in Wildlife Conservation Research and living on a boat in the Amazon, this time monitoring and counting tropical species like macaws, primates and reptiles. Her search for marine wildlife rehab internships led her to ours, along with several others. “But I kept coming back to this one. I watched videos of Jean, and her warm and dedicated vibe came through. I thought I could really fit into the atmosphere at the hospital: passionate, persistent and dedicated,” Candice said. Although Candice confesses to not being an expert on sea turtles she did know quite a bit about marine life and the threats and struggles common to them all. She always liked sea turtles. And she knew that working with animals would involve early days, late nights and lots of physically demanding and dirty work. But there was one thing she didn’t anticipate. “I was surprised by how much I would fall in love with sea turtles. I want to dedicate my life to them.” Candice loves all aspects of rehabbing our patients – all of it. Candice has participated in releasing several turtles this summer. “I cried. It is the epitome of what you work for. It’s something I’ve wanted to do during my life – and I did it!” She considers every release a monumental event, overwhelming in the very best way. Although Candice was not surprised by the physical demands of our work she was amazed at the personal growth she’s experienced by participating in our tours. She says she was always horrible at public speaking and at first found it very exhausting to put herself in front of our visitors for four or more hours. But as her confidence in turtle lore increased she became more at ease not only during tours but in other settings. She loves making the connection with the kids, and being able to bridge the gap between humans and animals. One uniform sentiment this year concerns the strong bonding down at our little intern house. “I love the people I’m with.

By Dr. Chris Wirszyla Cape Fear ElementarySchool Special to the Post & Voice You get them when they are born – if they are yours. Fists the size of a quarter, body the length, maybe, of your forearm – my twins, side by side in the crib, my wife and I sharing the feeding load, her during the week so I can work, me on the weekend so she can sleep. We were up at 1 a.m., then four, feed them and hope it stays down and not thrown back up in your face. The first smile, the first time they slept through the night (May 3, 2009, the night of Relay for Life) the first step, the first word (woof, after Air Bud, one of the neighborhood dogs), the first everything, up to last week, which was the first Five K they ran at seven years-old, in 37 minutes, better than many. To watch them do monkey bars effortlessly, to watch them make pizza, or “Slice of Life,” to guide them through the steps needed to make toCandice Slosek mato pie, their first quiche, It’s my family away from Tortuga. Our gift shop is open riding the bike without trainduring tours and we have a lot ing wheels, doing perfect dives home.” She spends her spare time of exclusive hospital clothing in the pool, making their there going to the beach, read- and plush animal merchan- grandparents day every time ing and writing. She’ll have dise, as well as other sea turtle they saw the twins – kids are journal full of memories when “stuff.” Come in and meet wonderful, I can honestly say she returns as a rising senior our turtles, our staff and our to the University of Massachu- interns. We all speak fluent setts (Amherst) in a month or sea turtle. Nesting mamas are so. And she’ll have lots of stohot on Topsail ries to tell as Secretary of the Harrells Christian AcadWe continue marching to emy’s Senior Beta club rolled student chapter of The Wildlife a possible record year with into New Orleans Monday, Society. Candice has some specific more than 100 nests and over a June 27 for the 36th annual advice for anyone considering full month to go in our official National Beta Club Convennesting season. Although the tion and came away National our internship. “Do it, don’t pass up the op- majority of nests are logger- Champions in two different portunity to apply. You learn so heads we did have our first ever competitions. much about yourself, and in my Kemp’s Ridley nest down on “Our students represented case I’ve become a better per- the south end. Turtle tracks are HCA well. This makes the son. My heart has expanded. very distinctive and our volun- second year in a row that the It’s given me inner strength teers, who are easily identified HCA Senior Beta Club has and taught me patience and by their white or tan volunteer come home as national award resilience. But the most im- shirts are happy to answer any winners,” boasted HCA Seportant lesson I’ve learned questions. You can keep track nior Beta advisor, Ruth Ann has been from Jean: be kind to of nesting activity on our web- Parker. site www.seaturtlehospital. animals and to each other.” The Crusaders were lined org. Even with all the coverage up to compete in 10 different Ready to see some turtles? We are open for tours by our Topsail Turtle Project events between Tuesday and through the summer and we’re volunteers it’s possible to miss Wednesday. While in New celebrating our twentieth nesting signs for a variety of Orleans they were also able year in operation. Hours are reasons. That’s why we ask to squeeze in a visit to several noon until 4 p.m. daily except you to be our extra eyes and to museums and city sites, as Wednesdays and Sundays. Ad- report any tracks to our Direc- well as indulge in delicious lomission is $5 for adults, $4 for tor of Beach Operations Terry cal cuisine despite their hectic active military and seniors 65 Meyer at 910-470-2880. schedule. And we are still admitting and older and $3 for children 13 The club had members and younger. With the continu- victims of last winter’s cold registering their second place ing hot weather and accom- weather who are only now state banner Tuesday, while panying high heat indices we becoming too debilitated from others set up their Lead by keep Pender 911 on speed dial that trauma to survive without Serving Exhibition. Dressed just in case. It’s a good idea to intervention. in red, white, and blue, Ellie Please be on the lookout for Carone, Will Huff, Amos Labring extra water and an umbrella to make your own shade any turtle in distress, injured nier, Morgan Moore, Marissa (or dead) and call Meyer or Hos- Parks, Brooke Raynor, Stancil while you’re in line. Although we work as quick- pital Director Jean Beasley a: Bowles, and Ivey Rouse met ly as possible to get you inside 910-470-2800 or the state hotline and encouraged people to we also want to allow enough for stranded, sick and injured take part in their military aptime for everybody to enjoy turtles at 252-241-7367. The state preciation booth by teaching their visit. The hospital is number picks up 24/7. students and adults how to fold Questions, comments, located at 302 Tortuga Lane pocket flags. These flags would suggestions: in Surf City. From N.C. 50/210 later be distributed to military Please direct any questions, bases in North Carolina. Will turn onto Charlie Medlin Dr. (your landmark is Shipwreck comments or suggestions re- Huff, Caroline Jones, Amos LaPoint Mini Golf) and follow it garding this column to me at nier, Kiley Jones, and Joseph through the roundabout onto flippers@att.net. Lee presented information

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my twins saved my life, having had them at 48 years of age. Then there are the kids at school – not only this school, but the Benjamin Franklin International School, where I taught from 1987-1995. Those students, the oldest ones, are now 43 years old, many with kids, many in high level and important jobs, many Facebook friends, many thanking me for giving them, along with the other teachers at the school, an excellent education and teaching them about life, about love, about food, and sports, and common sense. Going on trips, exploring the coast, playing volleyball and ultimate Frisbee and double dutch. That was a special time in our lives, with a special group of people, in another time and another place. Seeing some of them years and years later, one girl who I had in second grade getting a MBA at Duke University and seeing her and her fiancé at Wrightsville Beach, reliving old memories, discussing the future. Another who was the first western female hired by ASICS in Japan, head organizer of the Stockholm Marathon, one of a select few people in the world who holds a master’s degree in Olympic history

from Athens, Greece, who will be at the Olympics in Rio as now head of Global Marketing for Asics. I had the pleasure of proofreading her master’s thesis, she and her sister traveling from Japan and Sweden to attend my wedding on the pier on the Isles of Palms, South Carolina. She wrote that it is all because of me introducing her to Ultimate Frisbee in seventh grade that led to her love of sports. Her best friend playing ultimate on a co-ed team in Australia. And, of course, the students at Lander University, where I was hired by and worked with a woman who is now president of Kent State University. I taught there from 1998-2005. I taught many people who are now in the field, including my sister, who after the Marines became a prison guard at a federal penitentiary, then decided to finish her PE degree years after she started, with me as one of her professors. Still another who has become a state championship soccer coach, middle school PE teacher of the year in South Carolina, and is pursuing a doctorate degree. Parenting and teaching – full of highs and lows, but mostly highs – mostly really high!

HCA Beta Club rolls home with gold Wednesday afternoon about the exhibit in the Service Snapshot Challenge. The club were National Champions (or first place winners) in this competition. By noon, in another area of the convention center, Abigail Blanchard, Anna Laurie Carter, Harley Crumpler, Caroline Jones, Kiley Jones, Joseph Lee, Sabrina Maragelis, Brayden Sutton, Tyler Sutton, and Miranda Wells practiced for the character skit competition. The skit, which was written by seniors Kiley Jones and Tyler Sutton, had previously garnered the Crusaders a first place finish in the NC State Beta Convention in Greensboro back in February. This competition requires students to demonstrate what it means to be a member of the National Beta Club. While the field was tough, the HCA group was able to land a final top ten spot. Later that after noon, Brayden Sutton, McKenzie Parks, and Joseph Lee moved into their academic competitions. McKenzie Parks placed in the top ten in the Science Division, and Joseph Lee won an overall 3rd place in the Poetry Division. HCA Senior Betas also participated in two other academic team challenges, Meeting of the Minds and Rapid Response. Team members Brooke Raynor, McKenzie Parks, Amos Lanier, Tyler Evans, Lucas Thornton, Madison Tart, Abigail Blanchard, Sa-

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brina Maragelis, and Brayden Sutton had to collaboratively engage in higher level cognitive abilities such as abstract reasoning, problem solving, and memory skills. Tyler Cameron, Seth Harrell, Talina Giles, and Marissa Parks competed in Convention Invention, which required students to bring Legos and invent a viable solution to a problem which was presented on site. This group was highly impressed with their competition, especially with the groups who designed their creations to work through computer programming. “It’s always great to see what other schools are doing, so you know where you can grow. I’d definitely support our younger students in beginning a robotics program at HCA,” said a team member. With recycled materials in hand, including shredded soda cans, Anna Laurie Carter, Caroline Jones, Kylie Jones, Brenna King, and Joseph Lee got busy creating a fashion piece in the Reimagine, Recreate, Recycle competition. Wednesday morning, Caroline Jones joined other competitors in a fashion show to demonstrate the artistic talent of their teams. The HCA team walked away as National Champions in this competition. “We could not have asked for more support from our families. They believe in these

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Superior Court Judge W. Allen Cobb to retire in August W. Allen Cobb, Jr., Senior Resident Superior Court Judge for the Fifth Judicial District, has submitted his resignation to Governor Pat McCrory effective Aug. 21. Cobb was first elected a district court judge in 1990. In 1993 he was appointed to the superior court bench. He was elected to that position in 1994, and reelected in 2002 and 2010. In his letter informing the governor of his retirement, Judge Cobb wrote, “It has been an honor to serve the citizens of North Carolina. I owe great thanks to the voters in New Hanover and Pender counties

for reposing their trust in me in four successive elections. I have been privileged to work with many highly qualified and talented judicial colleagues. But the real pleasure I have enjoyed is working with my superb, dedicated court staff. We have worked hard, and by all measures the quality and efficiency of administering the courts in our district has improved. “I have served 25 3/4 years on the bench, which makes me the longest-serving elected judge in the history of the Fifth District. The years have passed so quickly, but it is time

to explore other professional opportunities while I am in good health. And I want to

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at the junction box. The wires are disconnected at the junction box. It’s a twelve hundred watt inverter. The window airconditioner is the largest load that runs on solar. “It’s a twelve volt system with four batteries wired in series and parallel.” “How do you handle cloudy weather?” I asked. “It actually produces some power on cloudy days. I have enough power to run my home office for three or four days, at reduced load. We don’t have to do anything special. I have a meter to show me the state of the batteries.” We walked into the kitchen, and he showed me the meter, small, unobtrusive, displaying the voltage. “Right now it’s at 13.8, and maintaining a ‘float’ voltage. I have three panels, generating 750 watts.” I wanted to talk to his wife

to get her perspective on the impact of the solar system on running the household. “What do you think about solar power? Did you have any exposure to it before you met?” “No, this is all his ‘hobby’. The solar water heater I love, the water is heated for free, and it’s nice and hot. It’s a good amount of hot water, you don’t have to worry about running out.” We talked about the differences between installing an expensive whole house solution all at once, versus an incremental installation. “I think the all at once installation is for people who don’t know how to conserve,” she said, meaning that as you go along incrementally, you learn how to conserve within the limits of the system. “The only way it affects me, with solar, is that I have

to wait until 9 AM to wash the laundry. I have to wait ’til the sun is on the panels outside the house, and the cutoff time for laundry might be 3pm, depending on what he’s doing in his office, so he can have the electricity.” It has to do with the angle of the panels to the sun, different heights and angles over the course of the day as the sun rises and sets. As we were wrapping up the visit, she mentioned that a national magazine had done an interview with her - her husband had been to busy during their visit so she had done the whole thing - and she showed me the multi-page spread about rehabbing an old house and the first solar installation. Now I want to find someone with whole-house solar, with enough power to sell excess to the utility.

Continued from page 5A collector during my first, brief visit. “And these tubes are double insulated and cool to the touch?” I repeated, remembering our first conversation. “Yes, they are well insulated, so you don’t have to worry about burning the kids or anything like that. Kids playing near the tubes might throw something heavy and break one.” The collector tube is enclosed in a glass vacuum cylinder, he explained, “And if it breaks, the tubes are only about $20 apiece, and easy to replace.” “Did you have a professional installer hook it up for you?” I asked. “It’s pretty simple. I installed it myself.” “Did you have a background in this kind of thing?” “Yes, I’ve done plumbing, and before any project I do a lot of study first.” We talked about the costs and installations. “If you’re buying a new hot water heater, a solar hot water heater only adds another $300400, and the payback can be on just a few months.” A solar hot water heater is just like a regular hot water heater, with the addition of a separate set of copper pipe heater coils inside to circulate the hot water from the solar collector outside to heat the water in the tank in addition to the electric heater rods. “If you can reduce electricity cost by $50-60 a month, payback can be pretty quick. After that, you’re saving $50-60 a month.” I wanted to find out how he actually uses the solar PV (photovoltaic, electricity producing) system. “How do you use your PV system?” “I try to utilize most of the power coming from the panels during the day.” “Do you have separate circuits for the PV system?” I asked. “Yeah, I have a separate circuit for the laundry room, so I can run the high-efficiency washing machine. And of course our dryer is a clothesline, that’s all solar. The regular dryer draws 5,000 watts, too much, so we use a retractable clothesline. “I took the circuits for the laundry room and a couple of bedrooms, one of them is my office, these are the existing wires, and I separated them

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Michael Larry Barrett WALLACE -- Micheal Larry Barrett, age 65, of Wallace died unexpectedly Sunday, July 10, 2016. Visitation was held Thursday, July 14, 2016 at 6 p.m. at Poston Baptist Church followed by Memorial services at 7 p.m. conducted by Rev. Chris Jarman. He is survived by his wife, Linda Diane Mobley-Barrett, a daughter, Amy Sue Mangiacapra and husband, Louis of Miami, Fla., two sons, Michael Barrett and wife Courtney and Bradley Barrett, three brothers, Eugene Barrett, Jr. and wife Karen of Charlotte, Gary Lee Barrett of Chinquapin and David Barrett and wife Dioni of Jacksonville, six grandchildren, Kristal Mulholland and husband Nolan of Wichita Falls, Texas, Louis Mangiacapra and wife Monica of Little Elm, Texas, Tyler Mangiacapra of Peoria, Ill., Adam Mangiacapra of Clarksville, Tenn., Isabella Mangiacapra of Mims, Fla., and Russell Barrett of La. Two great

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grandchildren, Samuel and Seth Mulholland of Wichita Falls, Texas, his uncle, Billy Barrett of ID and his aunt, Launa Barrett of Greensboro. He was born in Mercer County, West Virginia March 31, 1951, to the late Eugene Barrett and Joyce Martha Sadler Barrett. He is also predeceased by his son, Jason Doss Barrett and his brother, Charles (Chuckie) Barrett. Honorary Bearers will be Louis Mangiacapra, Louis P. Mangiacapra, Jon Mobley, Michael Mobley, Eugene Mobley, Milton Norris, Dwayne Wallace, Jimmy Smith, Tom Rider, Andrew Crist and JC Lanier. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made in Micheal’s memory to Wreaths Across America, PO Box 7325, Jacksonville, NC 28540. To sign the guest book, go to www.padgettfuneralhome. com. The family was served by Padgett Funeral and Cremation Services, Wallace.

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Titan baseball ends summer much improved By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer When Alan Ingold agreed to coach the Trask summer baseball team he knew there would be challenges. However the veteran coach found the season as a whole to be one of the best he has ever coached. “This was a special group of young men,” said Ingold. “These guys basically gave up the bulk of their summer vacation to play ball and get better. It makes it a lot of fun when you have a whole team of kids that want to be there.” The young Titans were around the .500 mark for the summer. They competed and beat teams from Hoggard, Laney and Ashley along with East Duplin and Coastal Christian Academy. The team consisted of players primarily from Trask with a rising eighth grader sprinkled in. The bulk of the Titans pitching was handled by rising juniors Justin Collier and Jason Green. Both players were on the Trask junior varsity a year ago and gave Ingold some very good innings. “Both of those guys were solid as a rock for me. Justin really came on strong and Jason never blinked when asked to take the ball. I think that the pitching the next couple of years at Trask will

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Pender’s Hayden Kreitzer slides in safe for the Trask summer baseball team. Krietzer played for the Titans this summer. be pretty good.” Sophomore Hunter Cooper also played well and gave the team a few good innings. Rising junior Robbie Patterson played often for Ingold and batted in both games of the double headers scheduled. He is coming off of a knee injury that hampered him through the spring. “Robbie needed the at bats, “said Ingold. “He is getting comfortable again at the plate and really hit the ball

well late. He should be ready to go in the spring.” One of the final pieces of the puzzle this summer was not a Trask player. Pender senior Hayden Kreitzer played for the Titans and impressed Ingold with his ability and work ethic. “Hayden gave me 110 percent on every play. He is a joy to coach and I think he will do some great things this spring.” When it all was said and

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point, leading the Pirates in wins and earning a spot on the Coaches all-state 3A roster as well. Stroman led a resurgence of sorts at Trask. The senior outfielder helped the team to a very respectable 12-16 sea-

son and a trip to the playoffs. The speedster led the team with a .458 batting average with an on base percentage of over .500. He ended the year with eight doubles and six triples. He also played an almost flawless outfield slot

Lady Pirates fall to Laney in league final By Lee Wagner Post & Voice Sports Writer Summer havoc again struck a Topsail High School team in the summer, this time taking several potential starting players away on vacation on the final day of the 2016 Summer Volleyball League – the day when a championship was to be decided, just as it happened to the Pirates’ boys’ basketball team earlier in the week. Rising senior Makenna Preville and rising juniors Rachel Kapiko and Taylor Dixon were away on family trips, necessitating the call up of rising-sophomore Jade Henderson from the juniorvarsity squad to fill a Libero spot. Wilmington Christian Academy, which had the best win/lost record leading up to Thursday, did not attend Thursday’s championship round as several players were away on Mission trips. Henderson was outstanding, as were several other Lady Pirates, on Thursday as they easily disposed of Richlands (25-15, 25-13) and Dixon (25-12, 25-12) but they ran into a stiffer foe in the finals – falling in three games (24-26, 2515, 5-15) to Mid-Eastern 3A/4A rival Laney. Rising seniors Azia Anderson, Kaylee Kyle, Furman-

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done Coach Ingold was so impressed that he made somewhat of a prediction on the future of the Trask program. “I may be overstating things, but I believe that these kids can make a run for a conference championship this spring. We played with the likes of Hoggard and Ashley all summer. If we can do that we should be very competitive in our conference.”

Pender County baseball duo earns All-State honors The honors keep rolling in for recent Heide Trask Titan graduate Michael Stroman. The standout student-athlete earned several awards this year including all county, all area, all-conference and conference player of the year. The Rocky Point resident made it a complete season this week by being named to the N.C. Baseball Coaches Association 1A all-state team. Fellow senior and recent Topsail graduate Payton Rice began the year as one of several Pirates that Coach Chris Blake would be looking at to take the bump and produce in the very tough Mid-Eastern Conference. The senior right-hander did not disap-

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bound (softball) Victoria Elder, and Lilli Herring were joined by rising juniors Kensley Hagan, twin-sisters Angelica and Selena Biele, and Henderson for the final night, and all performed well, giving Coach Hill Pearsall good insight into what needs to be accomplished before the fall scholastic season begins at home on August 16 against county-foe Pender. “I thought we did well,” Pearsall said. The third game (vs. Laney) we just had some poor passing, everything was running off the net so we couldn’t run our offense. The first game we had opportunities to win it but we hit too many balls out, and the second game we started in a lull but worked really hard and came back. “I was really impressed with how many balls we touched, we touched nearly every ball. That last game out serve/receive didn’t help us enough and I didn’t have enough personnel to get differ-

ent things going. But I think we did well, overall, throughout the entire league play. I’m especially pleased with the defense we had, and some of the girls really stepped up on offense. The setters, they just have to work on timing since they haven’t played much together.” Elder, Hagan, and the Biele sisters were strong at the net for the most part, and Kyle, Herring, and Anderson did as good all-around job. Anderson, who will anchor the backline along with Kapiko and Preville, served extremely well, and Henderson showed she will be ready to step in at the varsity level whenever needed. “I think that we played to the best of our abilities with what we had,” Anderson said. “It could have turned out better but it is what it is. We lost several good players last year but I think this team definitely compares to last year’s team. “We have a better overall defense and I think that is really going to help us. This is just a summer league so we’ll be working more during trials and workouts and it will all come together.” It wasn’t a total loss for Topsail teams as Topsail Red (Topsail had two junior-varsity teams entered) defeated Pender in the junior-varsity championship game.

for Coach Daniel Ward. Rice became the ace of a Topsail pitching staff that by all accounts over achieved in the Mid-eastern Conference. The lanky right-hander went 12-1 on the year with a sterling earned run average of just 1.18 runs per game. He pitched just over 89 innings with 81 strikeouts. Perhaps his best statistic was that he allowed his opponents to bat just .158. Both young men were all-conference selections in their respective conferences and were named to the Post & Voice All-County team. Stroman was the first Trask baseball player to ever be named the conference player of the year.

The life of a coach is anything but a bed of roses. There are times when it seems as if you can do nothing right. It is a profession that lends to many sleepless nights and often times makes one second guess many decisions. For a high school coach there are many pitfalls to be maneuvered. There are parents to deal with as well as administrators and of course the local media. To top it all off the pay does not coincide with the time put in. I get amused by what I hear from parents in the course of a school year. It seems that no matter what a coach does he cannot make everybody happy. I recently heard a few parents complaining about Topsail volleyball coach Hill Pearsall. Are you kidding me? This man has had unprecedented success at the Hampstead school. He runs the summer league and camps for young players and even coaches at the middle school. I was completely dumbfounded when I heard this. What exactly does the man have to do to satisfy the masses? Coach Rodney Orr coached at Topsail for several years. He was pretty successful and was build-

ing a program from the ground up when his tenure was derailed by an overzealous parent along with an administration that let these parents get in their ears. The man was released after winning 20 games. Please make me understand how a couple of parents are able to dictate who coaches a team? Bill White was also run off at the Hampstead school. He was very successful both on the field and off. He is one of the finest men and coaches that I have ever had the pleasure of being around. He was run off because an influential parent was not happy with their kids playing time. There are many more instances where parents had a hand in a coach being released. In my opinion, we need to let our kids stand on their own merits. If your child is all of that then let them make their mark on the field. Sooner or later they will make an impression. Pulling strings in the background will not help your child in the long run. The worst thing you can do is meddle in something that you have little or no knowledge of. I stood on the football field at Topsail one night when a boisterous parent berated Coach Bryan Davis from the fence. He then came on the field before being escorted off. Coach Davis smiled and had no comment. He was gone the next year. Coach Davis was one of the better coaches to come through here. Is there a pattern here? I don’t know, you tell me. Besides, this is just my opinion.

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Lady Patriot summer volleyball a success By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer For the last few years Pender Lady Patriot volleyball coach Matt Davis has entered a squad into a summer volleyball league. He knew that the extra games through the summer months would benefit him during the fall season and would also give his young ladies the opportunity to gel as a team. This summer has been no different as the Lady Pats participated in the Topsail summer league. Last week marked the end of the summer with a season ending tournament. Although the Lady Pats lost to Dixon, Coach Davis found plenty to be optimistic about in his ladies improvement throughout the summer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nothing but positives leaving out of the summer league, â&#x20AC;&#x153;saidd Davis.â&#x20AC;? Each night the girls played hard and got better. We got to play some good competition and see that we deserve to play with anyone this year.â&#x20AC;? The Patriots lost Tuesday night to Laney before beating Dixon 25-16, 25-9. Two nights later they played the Ladies from Onslow County again and fell in a three game match. The scores were 2521, 21-25 and 15-7. The Pender ladies endured a subpar season by their standards a year ago. Coach Davis sees a marked improvement in the team this year, both from a physi-

cal standpoint as well as their mental approach to the game and each other. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The girls as a group are committed to what we are working toward, being the best team that we can be. Everyone has bought into working together. We try and use the summer to work on chemistry on the floor, getting everyone on the same page no matter what six are on the floor at any given time so the girls know what each other are thinking and what to expect from one another.â&#x20AC;? Davis thinks that the team made huge strides this summer and it should lend itself to a successful year in the Four County Conference. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All the girls outplayed my expectations from top to bottom. Each girl did far better than I could have hoped for after a rough year last year. We have put those struggles behind us and are looking forward to this season with high expectations. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got a great group of girls with a lot of juniors and seniors with varsity experience. They have gelled over the summer and that unity will pay off for us during the season.â&#x20AC;? Pender will take the next two weeks off and pick up with official tryouts on August 1st. They will scrimmage at Fairmont on August 9th before starting Staff photo by Bobby Norris the season on August 15th with their The Pender Patriot summer volleyball usual non-conference schedule filled team completed its season and will with 3A and 4A teams from around the begin fall tryouts Aug. 1. area.

Topsail men fall short in jamboree championship "Y ,EE 7AGNER Post & Voice Sports Writer The Topsail High School boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; basketball team has kept pretty busy this summer and â&#x20AC;&#x201C; so far â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the results have been pretty positive. Despite the summer hurdles that include vacations, summer jobs, injuries, and splitting commitments with other sports, the Pirates fared well two weeks ago at the Trask Summer Jamboree and â&#x20AC;&#x201C; down to just seven players on the final night â&#x20AC;&#x201C; still managed to make it to the championship at the Coastal Christian Summer Jamboree. Unfortunately a strong effort by the seven players available to Coach Jamie Rochelle on championship night fell one game short. Two poor quarters where they scored just one point in each, doomed the Pirates as they fell 6-26 to host Coastal Christian last Wednesday. Topsail got to the title game with a hard-fought 54-51 win over North Brunswick in their semifinal game earlier in the evening. Alec Baker, Owen Ellis, Caleb Bloodworth, Clay Park-

er, Darden Velthoven, Brandon Lofton, and rising freshman Jamison Long, who also played in the junior-varsityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s semifinal loss to the Centurions, were the seven players who suited up and did admirable job. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had three potential starters out all week but the guys played hard, guys stepped up, and I think it shows the depth that we have this year,â&#x20AC;? Rochelle said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A couple of games we played well, a couple of them we played sloppy. We played a lot of games and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve played as lot of basketball this summer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think, by the end of the night they were really tired so weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to take some time off nest week. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll go one more week in July (July 25-28) and that will be it for a while.â&#x20AC;? The Pirates led 10-3 over Coastal after the first 10minute period but could not connect from the field in the second period. A single point from Parker could not match the 12-point run of the Centurions and the hosts led 15-11 at halftime. The Pirates regrouped

and outscored Coastal 14-3 in the third quarter with Ellis rebounding and scoring to the tune of six points, Bloodworth adding five, and Baker hitting a trey. But they hit the proverbial wall in the final stanza and the Centurions cemented the win with 18 points to a single Topsail point. Ellis and Bloodworth led Topsail with eight points, with Long adding six. The semifinal win was achieved mostly on the shoulders of Baker, who finished with25 points. The Pirates had 26 points at halftime and Baker had 15 of them â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12 on four long three-point shots. Topsail led 39-35 entering the final period when Bloodworth got hot, scoring all nine of his points. It was 46-46 before Bloodworth staved held off the Scorpions with four straight free throws. The Pirates started their run on Monday in the Myrtle Grove Christian School gymnasium with a tournamentopening 44-40 win over North Brunswick, and followed that up with a 40-37 victory over East Columbus, coached by former Topsail Principal Marcus Skipper.

They accomplished that with Johnny (potential starter) and Anthony Tartaglione away on a family vacation, with another potential starter, Kodiak Nestor-Dowling sidelined with a hip injury, and rising sophomore D. J. Montano not in attendance. Alec Baker led the Pirates in the North Brunswick win with 16 but Rochelleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team followed that with a balanced attack that saw Caleb Bloodworth (8), Brandon Lofton (7), Jacob Floyd (6), and Jarris Long (5) all contributing. Baker was again the leading scorer in the win over the Gators but, again, the Piratesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; balance reared its head as Owen Ellis (8), Jarris Long and Lofton (6 each), and Jamison Long (5) putting points on the scoreboard. Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s schedule produced as tough back-to-back pair of games at 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. against a depleted (football) Wallace-Rose Hill team and the host Centurions. The Pirates â&#x20AC;&#x201C; with just nine players â&#x20AC;&#x201C; dismantled the Bulldogs 82-49 before clearly tired legs prevailed first pe-

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Pirate volleyball camp grooms younger players "Y ,EE 7AGNER Post & Voice Sports Writer For nearly a decade Topsail High School volleyball Coach Hill Pearsall and several of his yearly senior players hold a summer volleyball camp for young players â&#x20AC;&#x201C;not only from the immediate Hampstead area but from around many southeastern North Carolina communities â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and many of the younger players have gone on to perform at their

Smith was a keeper for the Trask Titans By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer When the Heide Trask Titan menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s soccer team needed someone to step up and do the dirty work they called upon a senior with a heart made to win. When the baseball team needed someone to man the catchers position while starter Jordan Flora was on the mound they called upon the same young man. That young man took the baseball when they needed a pitcher and played hard throughout his tenure at the Rocky Point school. Recent graduate Kenny Smith was a jack of all trades for both the soccer and baseball teams. He never turned a spot down and always played as if it was his last game in a Titan uniform. During his time at Trask Kenny developed a good work ethic and became a go to player for his coach and teammates. Kenny Smith was a keeper at Heide Trask.

respective middle and high school. Last week Pearsall and three of his senior players â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Azia Anderson, Victoria Elder, and Lilli Herring â&#x20AC;&#x201C; played host to 20 young ladies in another successful three-day camp at Topsail High School. Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s last day saw 17 of the girls participating in how to approach the net along with hitting drills before splitting up in groups for some recreational two-on-two

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games. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great,â&#x20AC;? said Pearsall about having the camp yearafter-year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At first I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sure I would be able to do it this year because I had so many things going on, vacations and trips with my kids. But I had some parents asked me to do it. It was a late start but it turned out well. I had 20 kids originally but some had to drop out. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The girls are doing a great job and my seniors who

Biele ready to step up for the Lady Pirates By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The Topsail Lady Pirate volleyball program has had some great high school volleyball players in recent years. There has been some ferocious outside hitter along with some great assist makers. However, over the years the team has had to reload. The 2016 season will be no different. Junior hitter Angelica Biele may be the next great outside/ middle hitter for Coach Hill Pearsall and the Lady Pirates. She showed great promise a year ago and has matured. With a year of varsity volleyball under her belt she has the physical ability to become a dominant force in the tough Mid-Eastern Conference. The Pirates will embark on another tough season in the Mid-Eastern Conference. With the likes of Hoggard and Laney along with 3A combatants South and West Brunswick on the schedule Coach Pearsall will need for Biele to step her game up.

are helping out have been fantastic and they are having a good time. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s small, I usually have around 25, but it has been really good, and rewarding. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s funny, we have some Wilmington girls and some girls from the Dixon area. I never asked them where they played. We just jump into the skill work and I am sure I will see some of them next year at the middle-school tryouts.

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Flatfish bite is good By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Fishing Fanatic The flounder fishing has taken center stage as of late in the backwaters. The area anglers are hooking the fish around the inlets and marshes. A structure such as docks seems to be producing some flatfish as well. Live baits and Gulps fished on the bottom will work here. The red drum fishing in the inland waters is decent right now. The locals say that they are hitting a multitude of baits including topwater lures along with soft plastic worms and cut baits. There have been a few sheepshead caught around structures such as piers and docks. A sand flea will work here. Remember to be patient with these fish as they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t strike hard. A few blues and Spanish have been hooked with Clark spoons and plugs as well. There has been the

usual mixed bag of fish being caught on bottom rigs baited with shrimp. The heat has taken its toll on fishing in the area. Early morning and late in the evening is the best time to wet a hook. The fresh water fishing is in the usual July summer mode. There have been some bream and crappy caught on red worms. Remember early or late is the best time. 4HIS WEEKS lSHING TIP Catching a sheepshead is a tricky deal. They like to nibble and if you arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t careful you will pull the bait right out of their mouth. If you are pier fishing or fishing by a dock, drop your line straight down until it hits the bottom. Bounce it off of the bottom about a foot or so. Remember a sheepshead is a wary fish. They will be spooked quickly. Some anglers use a jighead in addition to a sand fiddler. Remember, it is all about the presentation with these fish.

Top Performers review By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The spring seasons were right around the corner as March opened up with the basketball playoffs. s7EEK The Topsail Lady Pirates dropped a tough game to Eastern Guilford. The Trask men went three rounds deep into the playoffs before falling to South Creek on Saturday evening. In the first round win over Pine Town Northside Johnathan Jordan led the Titans with 17 points while +OBE /WSLEY had 15 points and eight rebounds. In the second win of the week, a 21 point victory over Roxboro Community High School, there was five Titans that stood out. Jordan led the way with 24 points while Tynaffitt Davis had 15. Jaquan London scored 14 with +OBE /WSLEY chipping in 12. Tiyaun Ballard had 10 points. In the Titans final game of the year Tynaffitt Davis scored 20 points while Jordan added 13. s7EEK . The Trask soccer team split non-conference games in week one, beating East Columbus 4-1 behind two goals from Mayra Cruz and goals from %DITH -ENDOZA and 6ICTORIA "OTELLO. The Topsail soccer team beat Whiteville 4-0. #ARMEN 0YRTLE and *AMIE +EISMAN each score twice while ,EXI 'ILLEY, 3ARAH $REMANN, and

Vincent set for senior season at Pender High By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer Rising senior Gracie Vincent came to Pender High school with an impressive resume and high expectations. She is the younger sister of one of the Patriots better female athletes in Bailee Vincent and has been groomed from a young age to be the heir apparent to a litany of former great softball players at the storied school. Miss Vincent eased into her role at the school and has gotten better each year. Last year she became the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s number one pitcher and did not disappoint as she led the team to the playoffs. However, Gracieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best softball is still ahead of her. Vincentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bat was better as was her feel for the high school game a year ago. This year she comes into the 2016-17 school year full of confidence. Expectations are high for the senior right-hander. There is no doubt that she is set for a super senior season.

$ANIELLE 6ARA all assisted on goals. The Trask baseball team won their opener behind a 10 strikeout performance from Jordan Flora. Tynaffitt Davis had three hits for the Titans. The Trask softball team won twice for the week behind the pitching of right-hander ! * *OHNSON The senior standout threw two complete games. She had 11 Ks and allowed no earned runs for the week. +YRA (OLMES had six hits, four runs scored and four ribbeys to pace the Lady Titans while .ICOLE 3CHILling had two hits and three runs batted in against Richlands. The Topsail lady Pirates beat Swansboro 4-1 behind the arm of the big right-hander 6ICTORIA %LDER. The junior flamethrower struck out 11 batters while allowing just three hits and an unearned run, had two hits and knocked in a run. Elder struck out the first eight batters she faced. The Topsail baseball team split games for the week, beating Jacksonville 10-0 before falling to Whiteville 5-2. #HASE 2IKER was 2-4 with three runs scored to lead Topsail over Jacksonville while !USTIN 2ODRIGUEZ had two ribbeys. s7EEK The Trask Titan baseball team split conference games in week three. Tynaf-

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Bill Howard Outdoors

By Bill Howard Post & Voice Columnist I was reminded through social media flashbacks that one year ago I was on the hunt. My prey is considered one of the fiercest beasts on the planet. I have hunted dangerous game before. A herd of American bison turning and charging can be a stressful moment when you realize there is very little to hide behind on the open prairie and they can reach speeds of 35 mph. And their nickname of the thunder beast doesn’t help as you feel the ground shake, a large cloud of dust and a deafening rumble of hooves growing increasingly louder. Going after a large tom mountain lion while on horseback in some of the roughest

country on the planet isn’t a picture of serenity either. Knowing the lion can bring down you and a horse in moments is always on your mind. And when you double back and see lion prints in your tracks you suddenly realize you were not hunting, the cat was. Then of course, there is one of the country’s great reptilian monsters. The American alligator lurking just beneath the surface with a mouth of full of teeth able to take a grown man under water into a violent spin without giving that man time to realize what had just happened. Sweeping a light across the surface of the swamp is bad enough with the eerie sounds calling from the dark. Even the ever changing shadows that bring up night terrors from the same light is not the scariest thing. It is definitely the red glowing demonic eyes peeking along the surface getting closer and closer without you even realizing until it is too late. But none of these were the dangerous creature I was seeking. No my goal was to tangle with something even more terrorizing. In the 70s one of the most iconic movie posters ever re-

leased spoke of the terror. A lone swimmer centered along the top. Below, the depth is not given, but the triangular snout with a mouth the size of the swimmer and so many teeth that rows and rows of them are present in order to fit them all in. Of course the movie is Jaws and the monster below is a shark. While I wasn’t after the great white, I was after something big. I wasn’t alone. An experienced captain was tagging along as well as another friend. And for whatever reason, I was prepared to get in the water during the catch once we hooked on. We had some excitement early on. We hooked into something that was giving a good fight; stripping line on the large reel with no effort. As we tired it down playing with the drag, we eventually landed a large stingray. Nice fight but it was the wrong creature. Then we had something hit one of the baits hard. By hard, I mean it was relentless and quick. The backbone of the pelagic rod doubled. The 80-pound line was running at such a pace the reel had no hope of gaining the upper

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hand. The drag could not be set hard enough as it continued to strip line. As a last ditch attempt to turn the battle in our favor, the drag was turned as tight as it could be. The rod let up and the line went limp. The fish, the big shark as we believe, had taken several hundred yards of line in less than a minute. We had nothing to show for it. We not only couldn’t get a glimpse of what attacked our bait, but we couldn’t even get it to turn direction. Such is the nature when dealing with something whose only purpose is to find food no matter how big it is. And after a few attacks already this year and the news of a friend catching an 11-foot tiger shark surf fishing, we are planning on the attempt once again. –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.

July 21, 2016

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Parks & Recreation Community Development Coordinator – The Town of Burgaw (pop. 4,200) is seeking a Parks & Recreation Community Development Coordinator to perform a variety of duties related to developing, organizing, and coordinating events, activities, and programs for all age groups and interest levels of the community. This is a temporary full-time position for a six month period beginning September 1, 2016, with possibility of it becoming permanent full-time. Must be flexible in the work schedule, including evenings and weekends. Associate’s degree in recreation management and minimum three years of experience in related field preferred. Hourly rate is $10-$14, depending on qualifications and experience. Benefits not provided. Qualified applicants may pick up applications at the Town of Burgaw Municipal Building located at 109 N. Walker St, Burgaw NC or download from town website at www.townofburgaw.com. Please return completed applications and resumes to Kristin Wells at 109 N. Walker Street, Burgaw, NC 28425 or kwells@townofburgaw.com. Position open until filled. EOE OPEN HOUSE REGARDING PROPOSED TRAIL ROUTES Join the planning department at the Depot on August 2, 2016 from 4-6 PM for an Open House to learn about three proposed trail routes for the west side of town. You can also see the proposed routes and provide comments by visiting www.townofburgaw.com/parks-andrecreation-plans. CALENDAR August 9, 2016

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Planning Board ________________________________________________________ Notice of hearing regarding the condition of 1007 North Shore Drive., Surf City, NC

________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________ Notice of hearing regarding theonof condition of 1007Shore North Shore City, NC The Notice structure thehearing property 1007 North Drive,condition Surf City,Drive., NCof is in1007 aSurf dilapidated state of regarding the North Shore Drive., disrepair, and is unfit for human habitation. The current condition of the structure makes it a fire and

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Topsail Middle School’s football team will kick off with new helmets and jerseys. Jeff and Cheryl Price, owners of the Beach Shop & Grill in Topsail Beach, have made new football jerseys a reality for the Topsail Middle School Football Team. With this donation and the more than $6,000 raised from the June golf tournament the entire team will receive new helmets and uniforms. Coach June London, Assistant Coach Justin Ellis, Assistant Coach David Williams, Assistant Coach Mike Turco, and the Topsail Middle School staff expressed their many thanks. Pictured above are Jeff and Cheryl Price as they present a check to Assistant Coach and Pender County Commissioner David Williams.

City Town Hall located at 214 North New River Drive, Surf City, NC to discuss the issues with this structure that make it uninhabitable.

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The structures on the property 1408 North New River Drive.,North Surf City, NC 28445, are in a The will structures onthethe New River Drive., A hearing be held before Surfproperty City Building1408 Inspector at 11 AM on August 1, 2016 at SurfSurf City deteriorated and dilapidated of disrepair, andRiver arestate unfit for human habitation. The Citydeteriorated Town state Hall located at 214dilapidated North New Drive, Surf City. The purpose ofare the hearing isfor to current and of disrepair, and unfit human condition of the structures makes them a fire and safety hazard as well as a threat to the public discuss what steps must be taken to repair, remove, or demolish structures. condition of the structures makes them aboth fire and safety hazard as well health. health. At that time the property owner(s) shall be entitled to be heard in person or by counsel upon all legal

andbefore factual questions relating to the matter and shall be able to offer suchAM evidence he or she 1, may2016 at A hearing will be held the Surf City Building at 11 on asAugust Awhich hearing will be held beforeInspector theabating SurftheCity Building at 11 AM desire isNorth relevant or material to correcting and issues related to the Inspector structures. City Town Hall located at 214 New River Drive, Surf City. The purpose of the hearing City Town Hall located at 214 North New River Drive, Surf City. Thei discuss what steps must discuss be takenwhat to repair, remove, or demolish both structures. steps must be taken to repair, remove, or demolish both s Steve Padgett Building Inspector

At that time the propertyAt owner(s) shall entitled to be heard or to bybe counsel al _______________________________________ that time the be property owner(s) shallinbeperson entitled heard upon in perso and factual questions relating to the matter and shall be able to offer such evidence as he or she and factual questions relating to the matter and shall be able to offer su desire which is relevant desire or material and abating issues related to the structures 214 N. or NEW RIVER DRIVE whichtoiscorrecting relevant material tothe correcting and abating the issues PO BOX 2475, SURF CITY, NC 28445 Steve Padgett Phone 910-328-4131 Fax 910-328-4132/1746 Steve Padgett Building Inspector Building Inspector

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PENDER COUNTY GOVERNMENT NEWS WANTED! A FEW GOOD MEN & WOMEN! VOLUNTEER! The Pender County Board of Commissioners will consider appointments to the following boards/commissions/committees: Name of Board Advisory Board of Health Animal Shelter Advisory Committee Board of Adjustment Board of Equalization & Review Housing Initiative Board Industrial Facilities & Pollution Control Financing Auth. Library Board Nursing/Adult Care Homes Adv. Board Pender Memorial Hospital Board Tourism Development Authority Voluntary Agricultural District Board

# of Vacancies 3 1 1 1 1 7 1 1 1 1 1

Positions/Categories Dentist***, Engineer***, Public Member Veterinarian District 5 Public Member Low-Income Representative Business/Insurance/Attorney/Banking District 3 Public Members District 5 Collector Public Citizen

District 1 = Upper Topsail; Surf City District 4 = Union; Penderlea; Grady; District 2 = Scotts Hill; Lower Topsail Columbia; Caswell; Canetuck District 3 = Rocky Point; Long Creek District 5 = Burgaw; Holly . *** These positions can be temporarily filled by someone associated with this field who may not be currently licensed. Applications can be completed on-line at www.pendercountync.gov or write or call Melissa Long, Clerk to the Board, PO Box 5, Burgaw, NC 28425 (910) 259-1200, and complete an application.

214 N. NEW RIVER214 DRIVE N. NEW RIVER DRIVE 7/21/2016 PO BOX 2475, SURF CITY, 28445 PO BOXNC 2475, SURF CITY, NC 284 Phone 910-328-4131 PhoneFax 910-328-4132/1746 910-328-4131 Fax 910-328-413 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS THE PENDER COUNTY PLANNING BOARD WILL HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS AS FOLLOWS: DATE OF HEARINGS: August 2, 2016 TIME OF HEARINGS: 7:00 p.m.

LOCATION OF HEARINGS: THE PUBLIC HEARING NOTED WILL BE HELD IN THE PUBLIC MEETING ROOM AT THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE BUILDING ROOM 145, 805 SOUTH WALKER STREET, BURGAW, N.C. 28425

TOPIC OF HEARING: Conditional Zoning Map Amendment DRC Hampstead, LLC., applicant, on behalf of Jesse F. Lea SR et al, owner, is requesting approval of a Conditional Zoning Map Amendment for three (3) tracts totaling approximately 78.39 acres from RP, Residential Performance zoning district to RM-CD 2, Residential Mixed conditional zoning district 2. The request is to allow the following NAICS uses only: conventional single family detached homes, multifamily and associated neighborhood amenities in a proposed residential mixed use development known as Sparrows Bend. The project proposal consists of 135 conventional single family detached homes and 264 multifamily units. The subject properties are located to the north of and with access on US HWY 17 and along the east side of Hoover Road (SR 1569). The subject properties are in the Topsail Township and may be further identified by Pender County PINs 329301-5693-0000, 3293-11-0659-0000 and 3293-01-9640-0000. For Additional Information: Contact Pender County – Planning & Community Development 805 S Walker St Burgaw, NC 28425 Phone 910-259-1202

POLL WORKERS NEEDED

The Pender County Board of Elections is looking for people willing to work at voting precincts on Election Day, November 8, 2016. Any interested person must understand this will be a very long day and they will be required to be at the precinct by 6:00 am and cannot leave until after the polls close at 7:30 pm. All poll workers are required to attend a three hour training class. All interested people should contact the Board of Elections @ 910-259-1220 for details.

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Continued from page 9A fitt Davis went 2-4 with two runs batted in while Kenny Smith was 3-4 with one ribbey. Senior Michael Stroman was also 3-4 with one run scored. The Topsail Pirate men were down 9-0 to Jacksonville before coming back to take an 11-10 win. Sam Hall started the rally with a dinger and the team followed suit. Junior Tyler Ording was 3-for-5 with three runs scored along with a double and two RBIs), junior Josh Madole was2-for-4 with two RBIs. Topsail beat Havelock 10-4 behind Hall, (2-for-4 with three, runs scored, a double and a triple, and six RBIs,) Aaron Beach (2-for-5 with a double, two runs scored, and two RBIs) and Ording, who pounded out two hits and scored a run. Freshman Aldan Smith earned the pitching victory, yielding three hits and two runs (one earned) with three strikeouts. The Topsail Lady Pirates had a good week. Junior Hunter Bizzell was 4-for-4 with a double, two runs scored, and an RBI, and made several dazzling plays in the field while Victoria Elder gave up seven hits and three walks while fanning eight. That gives her 31 strikeouts in three games as Topsail recorded a 10-2 road victory over Laney in a midEastern 3A/4A Conference softball game. Junior transfer Maddy Laster had two hits and an RBI, sophomore Tanesha Williams had a pair of base hits to go along with a run scored and two RBIs while sophomore catcher Christine McLean had two singles and a RBI. Hayley Grizzle had two hits and scored a run while Elder joined the 15-hit barrage with two singles and a RBI. Elder struck out 12 and gave up four hits in beating Hoggard. The Trask Lady Titans split non-conference tilts. Desire Brown, Haley Smith and Nicole Schilling each had two hits in the loss to Swansboro. Brittany Foy led the Lady Titans over Ashley with a 3-5 performance while Ashton Yarborough had two hits including a triple. A.J Johnson was the winner in the circle for Trask allowing just three hits and two earned runs in 5 1/3 innings. Foy pitched the final 1

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Continued from page 9A â&#x20AC;&#x153;The seniors show their dedication to the program and they are great with the younger girls, too. They have to form their own teams and cheers and team names, and they all get T-Shirts. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re always excited about T-Shirts.â&#x20AC;? Ella Fay is a 12-year old rising sixth-grader at St. Mark Catholic School in Wilmington. It was her second time around at the Topsail camp. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m here because I love volleyball,â&#x20AC;? Fay said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I tried out for school volleyball team and they suggested I come to this camp because it would help me a lot with serving, passing, setting, the whole deal. I did make the team but I think this camp will definitely help me even more. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I learned stuff like my

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Continued from page 9A riod, fueled by 14 points from Bloodworth and six points from, Baker, ignited the rout as Topsail outscored Wallace 25-9. The Bulldogs never got any closer than 16 points. Bloodworth led the way with 24 points and Baker had 20. Jarris Long (11) and Floyd (10) also hit the double-digit scoring mark. Ellis (7), Darden Velthoven (4), and

2/3 innings s7EEK The Topsail Lady Pirate softball team was undefeated and in charge of the Mid-Eastern Conference. Victoria Elder and Hayley Grizzle combined on a twohit shutout while Keri White had three hits as Topsail used an eight-run sixth inning to cruise to a 12-1 win over New Hanover on Friday. The Pirates were 3-0 for the week including a 7-2 win over Pender. Hunter Bizzell was 2-for-4 with four runs scored. Each had two ribbeys. Victoria Elder went five innings, giving up two hits and one run while fanning five. Hayley Grizzle pitched a perfect sixth inning with two strikeouts. The Pirates edged a very good Ashley team behind Elderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s arm. The junior flame thrower struck out seven, four over the last three innings. The Pender Lady Patriots won two conference games behind the pitching of Gracie Vincent. The junior picked up two wins on the week. B.B. Goff hit her first dinger of her high school career against Topsail. She lifted what appeared to be a curve ball from Hayley Grizzle over the left field fence. The Trask Lady Titans won two FCC games and also beat the 4A Hoggard Vikings. A.J. Johnson picked up two wins in the circle while Kristina Collier earned one win. Desire Brown was 4-4 with two runs batted in and three runs scored while Taylor Rivenburgh had three hits and four RBI against Hoggard. Carlie Savage and Haley Smith each had two hits and two RBI against Wallace. Kyra Holmes had three hits and three runs scored while Foy added two hits and two runs scored against Hoggard. The Trask boys went 1-1 for the week with a win over Union. N a t h a n H a r r e l l pitched four good innings and had two ribbeys while Tanner Benton led the Titan hitters with a 3-4 performance that included an RBI. Nic Richardson had two hits. Michael Stroman had a hit and scored two runs while stealing two bases while Harrell had a hit and drove in two teammates. The Topsail baseball team continued its torrid pace. Payton Rice pitched a completegame shutout, giving up just three hits, and Aaron Beach singled to knock in the only runs of the game in the top of

the second inning as Topsail beat New Hanover 2-0. Tyler Ordin had three hits, including a triple in the Pirates win over Ashley. s7EEK . The Trask baseball team seemed to have found its self in the thick of the Four County Conference race after splitting FCC games. Standout righty Jordan Flora went the distance against West Bladen scattering nine hits and allowing one earned run. He struck out four and did not issue a walk. Michael Stroman went 3-4 with two runs batted in while Nic Richardson was 2-4 with two runs scored. Tynaffitt Davis had a dinger and two ribbeys. The Trask softball team continues to mow down the competition. Taylor Rivenburgh led the Titans to a 10-0 win over West Bladen with a 2-3 performance that included three runs batted in while Haley Smith had two RBI. A.J. Johnson and Brittany Foy combined for a one hitter against East Bladen. Kyra Holmes continued her torrid pace with a 2-3 performance that included two runs scored and two runs batted in. Rivenburgh had two runs batted in with Smith going 2-2. Johnson picked up two wins. The Topsail softball team remained unbeaten for the year after winning twice. Victoria Elder struck out 11 Lady Trojans and Alyssa Randall was3-4 as Topsail defeated West Brunswick 4-1. Randall started in the circle later in the week and went three innings, giving up one hit and striking out seven as the Pirates beat Ayden-Grifton 23-0.Hunter Bizzell led the Pirates with five hits with Grizzle and Parks each contributing three hits, $ANIELLE 0ARKS and Keri White each had three RBIs with Hayley Grizzle adding two. The Pender softball team won two of three for the week including a 9-1 win over South Brunswick. Gracie Vincent ear ned the win in the circle with six innings of four hit softball that included six strikeouts. Freshman Jenna Harrell pitched the final frame for the Pats. Senior Brianna Goff hit her second homerun of the year and drove in two teammates to lead Pender past East Bladen. )MANI .EWKIRK was 3-4 with two RBIs and two runs scored. Vincent picked up the win with four innings of four hit softball.

platform for passing has to be down low and I should never, never stand up. This is my second time coming to this camp and it has shown me more skills I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know I had, and I feel good about what I learned.â&#x20AC;? Angelina Richter is also 12 and she came from the other end of Highway 17. Angelina is a rising sixth-grader at Dixon Middle School. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is my first time coming here to the camp,â&#x20AC;? Angelina said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My Mom found out about it online and some of my friends were going. I really like volleyball and I wanted to go. It has been good. Usually I served underhand and now I learned how to serve overhand, and I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know how to do the approach and now we are working on it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am going to try out for my middle-school team and I think this will make me better and help me understand what

they are saying, like if they say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Do a set,â&#x20AC;? Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll know what a set is. I definitely hope I can come back next year and for years after that.â&#x20AC;? Herring is a varsity-team member for the Lady Pirates and she gladly gave up some of her summer free time to come help with the camp. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This camp does go back to the basics and I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good for us to be here and refresh that,â&#x20AC;? Herring said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pearsall is a great coach and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cool to hang out and help the younger generation, I guess I can call it, to learn the game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I came to this camp when I was younger and it really helped me with my skills. I probably would not have tried out in seventh grade without it because I never played volleyball before. Some of these girls are pretty good and hopefully weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll see them in a Pirate uniform in the future.â&#x20AC;?

Clay Parker (6) also played well. Floyd had to leave before the Coastal Christian game due to another commitment so the Pirates, who put 82 points in a run-and-gun effort, were not only tired but down to eight players for the fresh Centurions. Topsail trailed 16-13 after the first 10-minue period but bounced back to lead 30-26 at halftime. Coastal went on a 15-6 run to grab the lead after three periods. The Pirates to within 49-47 but the Centu-

rion players hit six straight free throws to end the game. Baker had 12 points, Ellis added eight, Bloodworth had seven, and Jarris Long and Lofton each had six. Topsail plays Trask (7 p.m.) and Hoggard (8 p.m.) July 25, and Hoggard (6 p.m.) and Laney (7 p.m.) July 27 at the Wilmington Boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and Girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Club. They are at Topsail on home for a pair of afternoon games Tuesday (7/26) and Thursday (7/28).

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Floods change focus of Burgaw Baptist mission trip By Lori Kirkpatrick, Staff Writer Members of Burgaw Baptist Church recently participated in a mission trip to West Virginia. The two teams that consisted of about 25 people were housed at First Southern Baptist Church in Beaver, West Virginia. Several locations in the Appalachian area were chosen because of the depression and hopelessness of the region after the shutting down of coal fields. The group’s original plans had been to hold backyard Bible clubs, visit nursing homes and help the local churches there do repair work. However, just before the trip a natural disaster occurred in the form of flooding. The Burgaw Baptist mission team set out on their journey with their original goals in mind, but with a new focus on helping the devastated areas in their cleanup efforts. Thousands of homes and businesses across West Virginia had been damaged or destroyed when up to nine inches of rain fell in a short time, causing possibly the worst flooding West Virginia has seen in three decades. More than 400 people were living in shelters statewide. Some of the worst destruction occurred in the small town of Rainelle, which has about 1,500 residents and is surrounded by hills, the Meadow River and several tributaries. Rainelle was once known as the largest hardwood lumber mill in the world, which is denoted in the town's motto: “A town built to carry on ... building great things since 1906.” Marti Smith was a member of the mission team that went to Rainelle. “It was just an unbelievable time,” began Smith. “I knew that we would be able to bless them, but tenfold the blessing was on us for going in there. In the morning, we did what we originally had planned and what the Lord had originally led us to do. We split up into teams and did backyard Bible clubs in two separate areas there in West Virginia. We had lunch and then went to Rainelle, which was about 30 minutes away. At one home, we did a mudout. That’s the process of pulling out all the wet and molded drywall, carpeting, padding and other water-damaged materials. The woman who owned the house that we went to was in a nursing home and her family could not get there to help, so her home had remained for 12 days in that wet and soggy condition. It was devastating. We just pulled out everything. There were so many people volunteering to help, including different churches from all over the United States. It was just unbelievable how people just pulled together to help those folks.” Smith said that the Southern Baptist Convention North American Mission Board and the Red Cross were there. No one who wanted to volunteer was turned away. Each day after a long day’s work, the Burgaw Baptist team would return to the church for a late dinner, go to bed, and start over again the following day. While one group was working on the mudout house in Rainelle, Resale & Consignment Store another group helped a family-owned hardware store clean all their merchandise so it could go back on the shelves (once they are replaced), to be sold. In addition to the mudout and the backyard Bible groups, the team did repairs. They also built a porch and constructed a handrail for a couple who needed it. Saturday, Nehemiah Vernon, a teenager who participated, reflected July 23rd on the trip. “It was a disaster there in Rainelle. We all rode the 12-2:00 P.M. Only bus, and the first day we were all looking out the windows at what had happened. We saw people on the side of the streets giving out water and food. We saw all the stuff along the roads from people’s houses. Just about everything was gone. We had somebody come over to the house where we were working to take what they could out of the house, but there wasn’t much 102 US Hwy. 117 N. that could be saved. It felt pretty scary thinking about how this Burgaw, NC 28425 can happen anywhere. Everybody was working together. I think Hours: Tuesday – Friday 10 to 4:45 this trip was a good opportunity to get closer to other churches and Saturdays from 10 to 2:45 and to God by working together to help others,” said Vernon. Burgaw Baptist Youth Pastor Ben Horrell, who went with Operated by Pender Humane Society the team, said that he hopes others will get involved in helping these devastated areas. “Anyone wishing to join the cause in West Virginia. please contact their church or state level organization or visit www.baptistsonmissionorg. It is more productive if monies and resources are handled by church organizations because they have the ability to go directly to the families that need them. Burgaw Baptist is asking the community to bring coats, especially children's coats, and blankets to the church before Aug. 28. The people of West Virginia will need these items in a few months. Rev. Seb Bolpe from Calvary Southern Baptist in Beaver W.Va. will be at Burgaw Baptist preaching Aug. 28, and will take donations back with him to distribute to the affected communities.”

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days were little gods that did things for you if you could get their attention or win their affection. They were what you might call â&#x20AC;&#x153;tote and fetchâ&#x20AC;? gods. Throw out a request like a stick for a dog and the little god would bring it back with a blessing of some sort if you were lucky. The God of Israel was different, is different. The Holy God of Israel is the God above all other gods. He is the sovereign God, the God of heaven and earth, the God who created everything and the God who sustains it forever and forever. This Holy God of Scripture and world is in a class by Himself. He lives and rules from a very different realm altogether. But there is something else here. For us to pray â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hallowed be Your Name,â&#x20AC;? that is, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hallowedâ&#x20AC;? be the name of God, claims us. It claims us and calls us to be

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about the business of making Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name holy everywhere, in every action, every place, with all of our lives. It makes manifesting the holiness of God part of our call, ministry and mission in life and in the world. John Calvin, the father of reformed and Presbyterian faith had a slogan, what you might say was a clarion call; â&#x20AC;&#x153;To God be the Glory.â&#x20AC;? Scriptures lifts it up, too, in a slightly different way, â&#x20AC;&#x153; whatever you do, whatever you say, do it all to the glory God.â&#x20AC;? To pray for Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name to be hallowed is to take up the call to glorify God, not just in church or at religious events, but everywhere we go in everything we do. It means for our lives to be directed in a way that God is glorified by everything we do. There is a song-prayer that I wrote a year or so ago that I like to use as a sung devotional. It captures, I think, the sentiment of this part of the Lordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s prayer. It goes like this: Holy, Holy, Holy Lord; let me live now by Your Word Let my thoughts my words my all, share your love, Your

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1730 US Hwy. 117 N. â&#x20AC;˘ Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-3046

110 E. Bridgers Street, Burgaw, NC 28425 â&#x20AC;˘ 910-259-2295

Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship 11 a.m., 6 p.m. www.fcbcb.org

Sunday School: 10:00 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m.

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BURGAW BAPTIST CHURCH 910.259.2136

100 E. Bridgers Street â&#x20AC;˘ Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-4310 www.BurgawBaptistChurch.org

MOORES CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH

3107 Union Chapel Rd. â&#x20AC;˘ Currie, NC 28435 Pastor Roger Barnes

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

WATHA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY FELLOWSHIP (CF2)

Adult Bible Study: 9:30-10:15 a.m. Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Biblical Studies (ages 3-12) from 10:45-11:30 a.m. Worship: 10:30-11:30 a.m. Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Breakfast, 2nd Sunday of Each Month, 8-9 a.m. Ladiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 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

160 Camp Kirkwood Road, Watha, NC

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Pastor John Fedoronko

ROCKY POINT UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

located at the intersection of Hyw. 117 & 210

Pastor Mark Murphy

5610 Hwy. 53 W â&#x20AC;˘ Burgaw, NC 28425 (Across from Pender High)

MISSION BAPTIST CHURCH

54 Camp Kirkwood Rd. â&#x20AC;˘ Watha, NC 28478 â&#x20AC;˘ 910-448-0919

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

Services: 8 a.m. and 9:20 a.m. Sunday School: 10:45 a.m. http://faithharborumc.org

910.532.4470 Hometown Convenience 45 Wilmington Hwy. Harrells, NC

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

Services: Sunday at 10 a.m. Bible Study: Tuesday at 6 p.m. www.RPUMC.org

14201 Hwy. 50/210 â&#x20AC;˘ Surf City, NC 28445 â&#x20AC;˘ 910-328-4422

910.392.3275 910.270.1190 www.tri-countypestcontrol.net

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

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CURRIE COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH

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

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

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ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER CATHOLIC CHURCH

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

607 S. Walker Street â&#x20AC;˘ Burgaw, NC 28425

TRI-COUNTY PEST CONTROL, INC.

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.

311 S. Campbell St. Burgaw, NC 910.259.6007

Sunday School: 10 a.m. Worship Service: 11 a.m. Wednesday Prayer Service & Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bible Study: 6:30 p.m.

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

RILEYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH

Located inside SOUTHERN PRINTING 203 S. Dudley St. â&#x20AC;˘ Burgaw, NC 910.259.4807

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

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Holy call Wisdom power, grace abound in Your presence all around Make me now and always true, a fit servant for You. To pray the Lordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s prayer, to pray for Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name to be hallowed is to pray that God will take and use us to His Glory, to reflect the Glory of His kingdom, to exalt the Glory of His name, to promote the Glory of His purpose for all creation, all humankind. There is an old hymn that I grew up singing and which is one of my favorites still, â&#x20AC;&#x153;God is Working His Purpose out.â&#x20AC;? The first verse says this: God is working His purpose out as year succeeds to year. God is working His purpose out and the time is drawing near. Nearer and nearer draws the time, the time that shall surely be When the earth shall be filled with the Glory of God as the waters covered the sea. When we pray for Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name to be hallowed, we become a part of that holy and divine movement which shall and will reveal the true and magnificent Glory of God.

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. â&#x20AC;˘ Burgaw, NC 28425 â&#x20AC;˘ 910-259-5735 Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. & 6 p.m. Wednesday Bible Study: 7 p.m.

1303 Hwy. 117 â&#x20AC;˘ Burgaw, NC â&#x20AC;˘ 910-259-2601

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Apple recipes

Hopeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cooking Corner

By Hope Cusick Contributing Writer There are so many different types of apples available in the markets these days. Try some of the new types of apples that are appearing in the markets. Eating apples, whether raw or cooked, is a very healthy thing and may even keep the doctor away. There are also thousands of apple recipes to choose from. When cooking with apples use apples that are sturdy, unblemished, and go well in cooked recipes, like Granny Green apples, MacIntosh, Gala, etc. Experiment with mixing different apple types together in the same recipe for added flavor. Here is a collection of recipes that you might want to add to your recipes. Enjoy! Hot apple-cranberry cider Serves 12. Recipe may be cut in half. 8 cups apple cider or juice 4 cups cranberry juice 2 cups orange juice Â˝ cup granulated sugar 2 3-inch cinnamon sticks 6 whole cloves

1 teaspoon five-spice powder or ground cinnamon In a slow cooker add apple cider, cranberry juice, orange juice, five-spice powder, and sugar. Stir to mix well. In a piece of cheesecloth place cinnamon sticks and cloves, tying the top with string to secure; place in slow cooker. Cook, covered, on low for 3-4 hours or until heated through. Discard spice bag before serving. Apple-cranberry walnut salad 1 package fresh salad greens 1 large apple, cut into small pieces Â˝ cup toasted walnuts Â˝ cup dried cranberries or dried cherries Âź cup shredded Parmesan cheese Vinaigrette 1/3 cup granulated sugar Âź cup canola oil Â˝ cup apple cider vinegar In a large salad bowl toss together salad greens, apple pieces, walnuts, cranberries, and Parmesan cheese. In a bowl whisk together sugar, oil, vinegar, a pinch of salt and fresh ground black pepper. When ready to serve drizzle vinaigrette over salad and toss. Baked pork chops with apple slices Serves 6. 6 bone-in pork loin chops about 6-8 ounces each 3 tablespoons all- purpose flour Pinch of salt and fresh ground black pepper Âź cup apple cider, apple juice

or water 1 12-ounce jar of apple or currant jelly 3-4 medium tart apples, thinly sliced about Âź-inch thick Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a shallow pie plate combine flour, salt and pepper. Coat pork chops with flour. Place pork chops in a greased 15-x-10-inch baking dish. Add apple cider to pan. Bake, uncovered for one hour or until a thermometer reads 145 degrees. Let it stand for five minutes. In a large skillet, melt the jelly. Add apple slices. Cook over low heat for 5-7 minutes or until apples are tender, turning occasionally. Serve with pork chops. Apple cake Serve this tasty cake warm with vanilla ice cream for best flavor. 3 large eggs, room temperature 1Â˝ cups granulated sugar Âž cup canola oil 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 2 cups all-purpose flour 1Â˝ teaspoons five-spice powder or ground cinnamon Â˝ teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon baking powder Pinch of salt 5 apples, peeled, cored and diced, about 3Â˝ cups 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts, if desired Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a round nine-inch cake pan and set aside. In a bowl whisk together eggs, sugar, vanilla, and oil. In another bowl whisk to-

gether flour, salt, five-spice powder, baking soda, and baking powder. Add dry ingredients to egg mixture. Gently fold in apples and nuts. Pour mixture into prepared pan. Bake in a 350degree oven for 30-35 minutes until the cake springs back or when a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack for 15 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 20 minutes and serve warm with ice cream. Apple-pumpkin muffins with raisins Makes about 18 muffins. 2Â˝ cups all-purpose flour 2 cups granulated sugar 1 teaspoon baking soda Â˝ teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon five-spice powder or cinnamon Pinch of salt 2 large eggs, room temperature 1 cup canned pumpkin Â˝ cup canola oil 2 cups finely chopped peeled tart apples 2/3 cup dark raisins Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare muffin pan. In a large bowl whisk together flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, five-spice powder, and salt. In another bowl whisk together eggs, pumpkin, and oil. Stir this mixture into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in apples and raisins. Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes or until muffins test done. Cool for 10 minutes before serving.

COMMUNITY NEWS & EVENTS Caregiver support group meets July 21 The caregivers support group for Alzheimer â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disease and other memory impair ments will meet July 21 at 11:30 a.m. at Pender Adult Services. Ann Lareau, Alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Administrator, with Home Instead will be the guest speaker. Contact Kay Warner, 2599119 ext. 324 if you plan to attend. FSA committee nomination period underway Pender-New Hanover County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Emmett Rogers, announced that the nomination period for local FSA county committees is underway through Aug. 1. â&#x20AC;&#x153;County committees are unique to FSA and allow producers to have a voice on federal farm program implementation at the local level,â&#x20AC;? said Rogers. To be eligible to serve on a FSA county committee, a person must participate or cooperate in an FSA administered program, be eligible to vote in a county committee election and reside in the local administrative area (LAA) where they are nominated. This year, nominations and elections will be held in LAA 2, which includes Upper Columbia, Lower Columbia, Upper Burgaw and Lower Burgaw Townships. Far mers and livestock producers may nominate themselves or others. Organizations representing minorities and women also may nominate candidates. To become a candidate, an eligible individual must sign an FSA669A nomination form. The form and other information about FSA county committee elections are available at

www.fsa.usda.gov/elections. 2016 nomination forms must be postmarked or received in the Pender-New Hanover County FSA Office by close of business on Aug. 1. Elected county committee members serve a three-year term and are responsible for making decisions on FSA disaster, conservation, commodity and price support programs, as well as other important federal farm program issues. County committees consist of three to 11 members. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is important that county committees are comprised of members who fairly represent the diverse demographics of production agriculture for their community,â&#x20AC;? said Rogers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All producers, including women, minority and beginning farmers and ranchers are encouraged to participate in the nomination and election process.â&#x20AC;? FSA will mail election ballots to eligible voters beginning Nov. 7. Ballots must be returned to the Pender-New Hanover County FSA office via mail or in person by Dec. 5. Newly-elected committee members and alternates will take office on Jan. 1, 2017. Fo r m o re i n fo r m at i o n about county committees,

please contact the PenderNew Hanover County FSA office at (910) 259-9123 Ext. 2 or visit www.fsa.usda.gov/ elections. Pender Museum celebration Aug. 14 The Pender County Museum invites the community to the Preservation Celebration Aug. 14 from 2-5 p.m. This is a ticketed event to encourage the community to come and enjoy the recently opened blacksmith shop and a petting zoo provided by McNallyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Farm, while earning funds for the Museums renovations. Tickets will be available the day of the event, $5 for children and students, and $7 for adults. Horticultural grant awards The Pender County Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Association will award grants to Pender County organizations for the purpose of promoting good gardening practices, landscaping, land conservation, and community education. Grant related projects must take place in Pender County. Applicants must be charitable, non-profit organizations, libraries, or school programs.

A Preservation Celebration Pender County Museum Sunday August 14, 2-5 p.m. ! McNallyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Farm Petting Zoo ! Tours of the Museum ! Blacksmith Shop ! Tickets will be available day of the event $5 for children and students, $7 for adults

Grant requests must be submitted by Sept. 30, 2016 for projects starting January 2017. The total grant amount is up to $1,000. Pick up a copy of the guidelines at the main desk at the Pender County Public Library in Burgaw The Pender-Topsail or Hampstead or at the Pender County Cooperative Extension Office, 801 South Walker St. in Burgaw. For more information call Tim Mathews, Pender Co. Horticultural Agent, at 910259-1235.

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