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Lightning strikes injure two in Topsail Beach From Staff Reports Severe thunderstorms moving across eastern Pender County Sunday evening produced lightning that struck two people in Topsail Beach. According to Topsail Beach Police Chief Sam Gervase, a 14-
year-old girl was stuck by lightning about 5 p.m. near Serenity Point on the south end of the island on the beach. Officer Zach Cooke responded to the call and was also struck by lightning while leaving the beach. According to police, the girl
was in the water when struck and was unconscious and unresponsive. She was transported to New Hanover Regional Medical Center and then airlifted to UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill. Officer Cooke and another officer checked the beach for more light-
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ning victims and while leaving, was himself struck. He was not seriously injured and was released from the hospital. A third strike about the same time damaged the electrical system at a south Topsail Island condominium. There was no structural
damage to the building. Lightning safety Each year in the United States, more than 400 people are struck by lightning. On average, between 55 and 60 people are killed; hundreds of
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State sees first EEE case of year
Pender equine owners encouraged to vaccinate From Staff Reports Pender County horse owners are urged to vaccinate animals after the first case of Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis was confirmed. A Pitt County quar ter horse has been confir med as having died after contracting EEE, which is a mosquito-borne disease that is preventable in equine by vaccination. The horse exhibited signs
of generalized weakness, stumbling, depression and inability to stand or eat. This is the first reported case of EEE in North Carolina this year, however two cases have already been confirmed in South Carolina. EEE causes inflammation or swelling of the brain and spinal cord and is usually fatal. Symptoms include
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From Staff Reports Following a six month investig ation involving the sale of heroin and cocaine, Leon Williams, Jr., 27, of Jordan Lane in Burgaw was sentenced June 28 in Pender County to a sentence of 66-92 months in prison. He pled guilty to habitual felon, possession of a firearm by a felon and to selling heroin. Members of the U.S. Marshall Service, Duplin County Sheriff ’s Office and Pender County Sheriff ’s Office took Williams into custody in Magnolia after he fled the Pender
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Surf City Ocean Pier Manager Vinita Gass (left) checks in children arriving for the eighth annual Children’s July 4 Fishing Tournament and Celebration. Kids enjoyed fishing and other activities on the pier. A youngster (right) takes a turn bobbing for apples. See more photos of the event on page A14 and on Facebook.
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A weather patter n that brought strong to severe thunderstorms across Pender County last weekend didn’t dampen holiday spirits as crowds flocked to county beaches and others in Pender County celebrated the July 4 holiday in between thunderstorms. Storms did not stop the Surf City Independence Day celebration which boasts the
largest fireworks display in the county – although fears of more rain Sunday evening did move the display up by about 45 minutes. “It was a challenging weekend with the rain. We had to cut the music short because of the storms but we got the fireworks off. I think the rain was probably good for the merchants,” said Surf City Mayor Zander Guy. “When it rains, people can’t go out on the beach, so they go and shop.”
Guy said the island suffered the usual holiday traffic problems. “Traffic was intense, but our police did a great job in handling the traffic. We had police at traffic lights to assist in moving the traffic along,” Guy said. A line of severe thunderstorms moved across the island late Sunday afternoon bringing torrential rain and causing streets to flood, which
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Arrest report
Shawn Duan Bannerman, 46, 8950 Old River Road, Burgaw. Possession of a firearm by a felon, resisting an officer. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $15,600 secured bond. Staci Lynn Barbee, 36, 200 N. McCray Street 10, Burgaw. Larceny. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $1,000 secured bond. Stephen Christopher Busby, 38, 64 Lori Lane, Burgaw. Driving while license revoked, exceeding posted speed. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $750 secured bond. Taylor Scott Carter, 25, 517 White Oak Drive, Hampstead. Larceny, breaking and entering, robbery with a dangerous weapon, conspiracy of robbery, kidnapping, larceny after breaking and entering. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $155,000 secured bond. Brian Colin Daugherty, 37, 1585 County Club Drive, Hampstead. Assault on a female. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated, no bond. Anteia Faye Davis, 36, 301 S. Bodenheimer Street, Burgaw. Embezzlement, forgery of instrument, uttering of forged instrument. Arrest by Burgaw Police Department. Released under $25,000 secured bond. Miguel Jamal Deloney, 30, 411 Turkey Point Road Trailer 17, Sneads Ferry. Driving while impaired. Arrest by Surf City Police Department. Released under $500 secured bond. Chase Allen Downs, 27, 2003 Fountain Street, Flatwoods, KY. Driving while impaired, failure to yield, reckless driving to endanger, exceeding posted speed. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $1,200 secured bond. Kaela Danyelle Fowler, 21, 78 Prestige Lane, Currie. Probation violation. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released, no bond. Christ Gonzalez-Soto, 23, 320 Winston Boulevard 202, Wilmington. No operator’s license, possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia. Arrest by Burgaw Police Department. Released under $500 secured bond. Quantia Raquel Holmes, 23, 601 N. Timberly Lane 44, Burgaw. Simple assault. Arrest by Burgaw Police Department. Released under $2,000 secured bond. Tanye Marie Jackson, 22, 1300 Wallace Airport Road, Wallace. Injury to personal property, simple assault. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $500 secured bond. Ryan Gary Leontieff, 26, 317 Kemper Road, Hampstead. Breaking and entering, robbery with a dangerous weapon, conspiracy of robbery, kidnapping, larceny after breaking and entering. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $150,000 secured bond. Jamie Robert McCann, 29, 106 Basden Drive Lot 56, Burgaw. Simple assault. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $500 secured bond. Barbara Ann Novak, 53, 822 Mt. Claire Drive, Wilmington. Driving while license revoked. Arrest by NC Highway Patrol. Released under $800 secured bond. Kimberly Renee Orr, 25, 2030 Blueberry Road, Currie. Probation violation. Arrest by Probation Officer. Incarcerated under $14,000 secured bond. Deonte Jamal Pearsall, 22, 175 Church Street, Willard. Breaking and entering, larceny after breaking and entering, larceny of a firearm. Arrest by Burgaw Police Department. Released, no bond. Timothy James Scott, 41, 1426 Jaybird Circle, Wilmington. Probation violation. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released, no bond. John Thomas Solomon, 42, 119 Shadow Ridge Road, Hamp-
Pender EMS & Fire Report June 26-July 3 EMS Report Total number of Patient Contacts: 235 Calls per station Burgaw Station 1 54 Sloop Point Station 14 32 Hampstead Station 16 41 Surf City Station 23 23 Topsail Beach Station 4 9 Union Station 5 9 Rocky Point Station 7 36 Maple Hill Station 8 5 Atkinson Station 9 23 Scott Hill Station 18 7 Hwy 421 South Station 29 3 Type of Calls Cancelled: 41 Cancelled en-route: 4 No patient found: 5 No treatment required: 1 Refusals: 61 Stand by: 1 Transported: 115 Treated/released: 7 Fire Department Report Calls per station Rescue Station 1 Burgaw 4 Fire Station 14 Sloop Point 20 Fire Station 16 Hampstead 10 Fire Station 18 Scotts Hill 5 Fire Station 21 Long Creek 2 Fire Station 29 Hwy 421 South 4 Fire Call Type Summary Fire 9 Motor Vehicle Crash 8 Search and Rescue 0 EMS First Response 18 Cancelled 10 Ocean Rescue 0
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stead. Probation violation. Arrest by Probation Officer. Released under $2,000 secured bond. Rodney M. Walker, 19, 4292 Whitestocking Road, Burgaw. Larceny of a motor vehicle, possession of a stolen automobile, obtaining property under false pretense, forgery of instrument, possession of counterfeit instrument, uttering of forged instrument, conspiring to commit larceny, possession of stolen goods. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $100,000 secured bond. Lawrence Nathan Webster, Jr., 58, 13930 NC Highway 50, Surf City. No operator’s license. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $500 secured bond. Ashley Nicole Williams, 24, 125 Woodcroft Lane, Hampstead. Probation violation. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated, no bond. Christopher Jerome Williams, 46, 200 South Johnson Street Apartment 10, Burgaw. Parole warrant. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released, no bond.
Information taken from reports from county municipal police department, Highway Patrol, and the Pender County Sheriff’s OfďŹ ce. Arrest reports are public record. Not all arrests result in a determination of guilt.
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Continued from page 1A impaired vision, aimless wandering, head pressing, circling, inability to swallow, irregular staggering gait, paralysis, convulsions and death. Once a horse has been bitten by an infected mosquito, it may take three to 10 days for signs of the disease to appear. “If your horses exhibit any symptoms of EEE, contact your veterinarian immediately,� said State Veterinarian Doug Meckes. “And if your horses aren’t vaccinated, talk to your veterinarian about vaccinating all of your equine as soon as possible against EEE and West Nile Virus.� The vaccinations initially require two shots, 30 days apart, for horses, mules and donkeys that have no prior vaccina-
Lightning
Continued from page 1A others suffer permanent neurological disabilities. Most of these tragedies can be avoided with a few simple precautions. When thunderstorms threaten, get to a safe place. Lightning safety is an inconvenience that can save your life. All thunderstorms produce lightning and are dangerous. In the United States, in an average year, lightning kills about the same number of people as tornadoes and more people than hurricanes. Lightning often strikes outside the area of heavy rain and may strike as far as 10 miles from any rainfall. Many lightning deaths occur ahead of storms or after storms have seemingly passed. If you can hear thunder, you are in danger. Don’t be fooled by blue skies. If you hear thunder, lightning is close enough to pose an immediate threat. Lightning leaves many victims with permanent disabilities. Avoid the lightning threat s'ET TO A SAFE PLACE )F YOU hear thunder, even a distant rumble, immediately move to a safe place. Fully enclosed
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Continued from page 1A made the already heavy traffic situation worse. “When it rains as much as it did in that short of a period of time and you are at sea level, we are going to have standing water on the roads,� said Guy.
tion history. Meckes recommends a booster shot every six months in North Carolina because of the state’s prolonged mosquito season. Mosquitoes can breed in any puddle that lasts for more than four days, so removing any source of standing water can reduce the chance of exposing animals to WNV or EEE. Keeping horses in stalls at night, using insect screens and fans and turning off lights after dusk can also help reduce exposure to mosquitoes. Insect repellants can be effective if used according to manufacturers’ instructions. People, horses and birds can become infected from a bite by a mosquito carrying the diseases, but there is no evidence that horses can transmit the viruses to other horses, birds or people through direct contact. buildings with wiring and plumbing provide the best protection. Sheds, picnic shelters, tents or covered porches do not protect you from lightning. If a sturdy building is not nearby, get into a hardtopped metal vehicle and close all the windows. s3TAY INSIDE UNTIL MINutes after the last rumble of thunder. If you hear thunder, don’t use a corded phone except in an emergency. Cordless phones and cell phones are safe to use. s+EEP AWAY FROM ELECTRICAL equipment and wiring. Water pipes conduct electricity. Don’t take a bath or shower or use other plumbing during a storm. Many people enjoy outdoor activities. It’s essential for the people in charge of these activities to understand the dangers of lightning, have a lightning safety plan in place, and follow the plan once thunder is heard or lightning is seen. Many outdoor activities rely on volunteer leaders, coaches or sports officials to make safety decisions. Make sure the leaders of these activities follow a lightning safety plan. Don’t be afraid to ask, and don’t be afraid to speak out during an event if conditions become unsafe. You could save a life. “We have worked on that problem for the past 15 years with DOT engineers and our people in Surf City. It usually corrects itself in about an hour after the rain stops. We had three storms move through and it was difficult, but it was gone within a couple of hours. That is just one of the problems we live with here at the coast.�
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By Lori Kirkpatrick Post & Voice Staff Writer Fritz and Claire’s Pick and Plunder Antiques, located at Cedar on the Green, offers a variety of antique items for Hampstead shoppers. Store owner Fritz Fralick described the store as one that sells quality antiques, both classic and primitive; as well as small items such as home decor. Their second business, Pick and Plunder Too, is also located at Cedar on the Green. Pick and Plunder Too sells gently used furniture items. They offer newer furniture and beach cottage décor. The initial business opened about a year ago, and the second was added about six months ago. The stores are open for business Tuesday through Saturday beginning at 10 a.m. “I have lived in this area since 1981, and this is my second antique shop in Hampstead. Many years ago, I was here at Cedar on the Green with a lady named Jane Hedgepeth. I had JT Moose Antiques in the building that‘s now the attorney‘s office. In my last profession, I was a paralegal. I retired, and now this has turned into a seven day a week job. So much for retirement. We travel around to auctions, home sales and wholesale shows,” Fralick said. “We buy from wholesale dealers and from individuals. If somebody finds themselves needing to downsize, we help them dispossess themselves of over-accumulation - and we pay cash.” Pick and Plunder welcomes pickers and dealers. Fralick said that they really strive to have prices low enough that you can afford to buy an item
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Fritz Fralick on the porch of Pick and Plunder Antiques for your home if you want it. This helps antiques dealers, as well, so that there is room for them to make a profit. He and his wife decided to get into the business because he knows a lot about antiques. He has been involved with them most of his life. He particularly searches for furniture since that is an item that people need. “These pieces of furniture are made from solid wood. They are not composite materials with paper on the outside or a very thin veneer. These items have lasted a hundred years or more and they’ll last another hundred or so, if you just take a little care of them. I feel like it’s a good item for the money. Hampstead is growing, so it’s a good furniture market. Just look at the number of furniture stores that are here in this one little town; and they
are all staying in business, so that means people are buying furniture,” said Fralick. Fralicks said that they offer collectibles and hall pieces, but they also try to make sure that they are useful and not just ornamental. They also do a lot with art. The store currently has a set of oil on canvas portraits dated between 1860 and 1863. Since he doesn’t not know who the paintings portray, Fralick wittingly called them “instant relatives.” He also has renderings of Civil War battles that were published in Harper’s Weekly from the 1860s, as well as prints from advertisements that he has matted and framed. “The magazine wasn’t in great shape, but a lot of the prints were. We try to make it so that it’s affordable to get things. They’re fun items,
and they’re useful items, but they are also really antiques. We don’t sell reproductions. We do get a lot of people who are here from out of state for summertime visits. For them, we try to have small items of quality that they can pack up and take with them. If there is something you are looking for, I’ll have to go out and try to find it for you. To me that’s half the fun, finding the stuff,” said Fralick. Pick and Plunder is located at 17061 Hwy. 17 N. at Cedar on the Green in Hampstead. It can be seen on the Insider Info Topsail map for Topsail Island and Hampstead. It can also be found in Treasure Hunt, a book that features Wilmington and the surrounding areas, as well as on Facebook under Pick and Plunder Antiques. Store items can also be previewed on Craigslist.
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Pender resident elected to N.C. Bar board Pender County resident and local Wilmington attor ney, Alex Dale, was elected to the Board of Governors of the North Carolina Bar Association (NCBA) at the 2016 NCBA Annual Meeting in Charlotte. Dale will serve a three-year term on the board. Dale is a resident of Hampstead and practices law in the Wilmington office of Ward and Smith, P.A.. His practice experience encompasses a broad range of business law matters, including experience representing individuals, start-ups, small businesses, and multi-national companies in a variety of fields. His experience also includes intellectual property transactional matters, corporate governance, business organization and succession planning, contract negotiation, and complex business litigation. He leads the firm’s Appellate, Business Litigation, and Community Associations practice groups.
Boaters, hunters, and anglers in Pender County will soon be seeing a new face. William Bradley Jordan, one of seven recent graduates of the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission Academy, is undergoing his rookie officer training in Pender County. Bradley will be working with a senior officer developing his field skills in enforcement, conservation and assistance. The commission’s academy is considered one of the most demanding in North Carolina law enforcement. In addition to basic law enforcement training, wild-
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life officer candidates are required to pass an extensive background, psychological and physical screening prior to entering an intensive accredited academy conducted by the WRC Law Enforcement Division. The majority of the training is held at the N.C. Justice Academy in Salemburg, with field work and boat training taking place elsewhere. Officers complete conservation-specific training on fish and wildlife laws, motorboat accident investigation and protected species. Instruction covers statutory and investigation procedures, defensive tactics, fish and game laws and pursuit driving and boating. Training lasts 13 weeks. The seven cadets were
sworn in as wildlife officers by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission a graduation ceremony held at Campbell University June 24. The seven new wildlife officers now begin six months of on-the-job training under supervision of a veteran wildlife officer. Upon completion of field training, each officer will be assigned a permanent duty station. In addition to Jordan, other officers and their duty stations are: •Brandon Robert Bonner of Jackson Springs, training in Martin County; •Philip Matthew Fulmer of Morganton, training in
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Lightning no joking matter Amidst all the other concerns we deal with daily, it’s easy to disregard the damage that can be done by lightning. The incident this weekend provided a perfect example of why lightning safety is actually a concern, especially along or in the water. Thankfully, no one was killed, but lightning does kill a number of Americans every year. North Carolina is one of the leading states in lightning injuries, and was once among the nation’s top ten in deaths. With all the concerns over everything from terrorism to illegal drugs, sharks and storms The National Weather and impaired drivers, lightning service noted an indoesn’t usually have a high spot crease in lightningon people’s safety priority list, related injuries last year, but it should. and began a new public We have a community blessed with multiple reasons to education program enbe outside, and to enjoy the out- couraging folks to head doors. Fishing, boating, swimindoors til the storm is ming, golf and other sports over. It’s really common make Pender a good place to sense advice. play outside. We’re also in between two weather tracks, meaning we can catch powerful thunderstorms that roll in from offshore, or come in from the southwest. Lightning can come with any storm, even one that doesn’t grace the ground with a drop of rain in your neighborhood. Unlike many dangers, there aren’t many steps that can be taken when lightning threatens – except to go inside, out of the storm. This is Southeastern North Carolina, so most storms generally don’t last that long. You’ll still have plenty of time to enjoy your day on the links or the beach when the storm passes. The National Weather service noted an increase in lightning-related injuries last year, and began a new public education program encouraging folks to head indoors til the storm is over. It’s really common sense advice. Thunder and lightning are part of everyday life in the summer months around here. Use a little bit of caution, so you can be around to enjoy many more with your family and friends.
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Bill Messer Someone asked me over the weekend, “What do you enjoy most about writing these Hampstead/Pender stories?” I didn’t hesitate with the answer. I write, mostly, about things I’m interested in, things that bring immediate joy, things that position me to better see or understand an aspect of our shared culture, and sometimes an insight into a way of looking at things I had not considered. Writing opens doors and windows into the world around me. It gives me an easy excuse to engage strangers in conversation, and my world is all the richer through shared experiences with others. “What’s it like in Pender County?” I’m frequently asked. “It depends,” I answer, “It depends on where you’re from, how long you’ve lived here, and most importantly, which side of the county do you live on.” We’re all Pender countians, but the way we look at things, the same things, are often startlingly differ-
ent. Think not? Just go to a couple of county commission meetings. The thing is, not until you walk in his shoes may you be able to understand why someone could see things so differently from you. Pender County is 1) huge, nearly 60 miles across at its widest point, 2) culturally diverse with many categories, as different east and west and north and south as night and day, 3) economically diverse, with rural and increasingly urban areas, often intermixed in some places, clearly delineated along the beach strand, and maybe even mores in agricultural holdings, and 4) politically diverse in some areas but pretty conservative overall. Writing satisfies a curiosity to acknowledge that within all these differences, people share some pretty common and basic things for themselves and families: a desire for safety and security, a place to live, clothing and food. With that understanding, I learned that most people can find satisfaction, and even more than that, happiness, within a wide range of life situations. You might think that people with higher circumstances might be more satisfied than others who live in more humble circumstances, but I’ve found that is not the case, not by a long shot. The happiest people I’ve met are the ones who have
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It wasn’t always forgotten It’s the kind of home one wants to call a “nice little house,” although it’s far larger than many. The window patterns, dormers and friendly porches put it around the 1920s, but the big bay window is decidedly late Victorian. The wonderful comfortable trees, have some age on them, but they were planted sensibly, providing shade and protection without being unduly dangerous when the storms blow hard from the sou’west. I found the house entirely by accident – I was in the sales yard of a small business, and noticed a grape vine, supported by a brave but failing arbor. I am a possum by nature, and even with a full belly, I will explore a potential new food source. A younger cousin of one of the guardian trees had taken a lightning bolt sometime in the past decade, and crushed a section of a stout fence, bringing down an hysteria of grapevines, poison ivy, lespedeza and just plain weeds. Honeysuckle has overtaken the fallen tree, but the collapse left a gap through the greenery – and I spotted a rocking chair. It took but a second or two for the chair’s protective porch to come into focus, followed by a tin roof, a sunstarved yard of rank weeds, another chair and a faithful if feeble screen door. The house bears some resemblance to the central-
Jefferson Weaver entrance “bungaloid” my folks called home for many years; despite Papa’s love of Victorian architecture, both he and Mother were happiest in their last home, built in the rambling, welcoming style of the 1920s. It’s the kind where you walk directly into the living room to be welcomed. Even to a stranger, they feel like home. The floorplan is easy – a big front room, likely with a bedroom taking up a quarter of the lower floor. A square, central “heater hall,” with an enclosed staircase leading upstairs to two, perhaps three bedrooms. Behind that, another bedroom, sharing a wall with the kitchen. The kitchen stretches across the back. An addition would provide a smaller pantry, mudroom or (later) a bathroom. Perhaps a dining room connecting the kitchen
and living room. The lonely home hidden between the highways just looked friendly. Of its qualities, I must speculate, of course, since the fence still protected the forgotten home, and I respected the fence. There was a single, fallendown dependency to one side that could have been anything from a wellhouse to a Delco shack to a chicken pen. The few rotting timbers hiding in a tangle of brambles might have been a hog pen. Several thick, short and scraggly trees looked suspiciously like peach, pear or apple trees of a bygone era. One ubiquitous concrete cross stood in the backyard, rusted screw eyes pointing toward where its kin once helped hold fresh sheets threatening to sail away in a summer breeze. I think the home’s isolation is the only reason it’s survived this long. Near as I could tell, the only way a legitimate visitor could approach was up a sad excuse for a sandy road – which was blocked by the aforementioned fallen tree. Even the ruts in the road have given way to wire grass, although the marks of a thousand wagon wheels and truck tires haven’t quite given up their dusty ghost. After a couple of discrete inquiries – most of which were met with a welldeserved suspicion, since
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Great gadgets for aging golfers Dear Savvy Senior, Can you recommend any products that can help older golfers? I love to play golf, but at age 74, I have hip and back problems that make bending over to tee up or pick up the ball difficult. And I have arthritis in my thumbs that makes griping the club a problem. Ailing Eddy Dear Eddy, There are actually a wide variety of nifty golf accessories and adaptive equipment that can help older golfers who struggle with injuries, arthritis or loss of mobility. Here are several products for different needs. Bending substitutes The game of golf requires a lot of repetitive bending and stooping that comes with teeing up the ball, repairing divots, marking the ball on the green, retrieving a ball or tee on the ground, along with picking up a club, sand rake or flag stick off the ground. For teeing up the ball without bending over, consider one of the Northcroft Golf Tee-Up devices. These are long-handled tools (1.5 to 3 feet long) that have triggerstyle handgrips and a jaw that holds the ball and tee for easy placement. They cost between $69 and $72 and are available at NorthcroftGolf.com. For other tee-up solutions, see the Tee Pal ($55, TeePalPro.com) and Joe’s Original Backtee ($15, UprightGolf.com). NorthcroftGolf.com and UprightGolf.com also offer
a variety of stoop-proof ball pickup accessories, divot repair and magnetic ball marker products ranging between $5 and $12. Or, if you just want a great all-around golf picker-upper, consider the Graball GrabAll Jaw – sold through Amazon. com for $10 for a package of two. It attaches to the handle end of your putter and chipper and is designed to pick up golf balls, flagsticks, putters and green side chippers. Gripping aids To help alleviate your golf club gripping problem, there are specially designed golf gloves and grips that can make a big difference. The best gloves are the Bionic Golf Gloves (BionicGloves.com) that have extra padding in the palm and finger joints to improve grip. And the Power Glove (PowerGlove.com) that has a small strap attached to the glove that loops around the club grip to secure it in your hand. These run between $20 and $30. Another option is to get oversized grips installed on your clubs. This can make gripping the club easier and more comfortable, and are also very good at absorbing shock. Oversized grips are usually either one-sixteenthinch or one-eighth-inch larger in diameter than a standard
grip, and cost around $10 per grip. You can find these grips and have them installed at your local golf store or pro shop. Or, for a grip-and-glove combination fix, consider the Quantum Grip (QuantumGrip.com) that incorporates Velcro material recessed in the golf club grip and a companion golf glove that has mating Velcro material in the palm. Cost: $20 per grip, plus $35 per glove. Vision helper If vision problems make finding the ball difficult, Chromax golf balls (ChromaxGolf.com) can make a big difference. These are reflective colored golf balls that make them appear larger and brighter. Cost: $10.50 for a three-pack. Ergonomic carts There are also ergonomically designed golf carts that can help you transport your golf clubs around the course. If you like to walk, the Sun Mountain Sports MicroCart, V1 Sport Cart or Reflex Cart are great options. These are three and four-wheeled, lightweight push carts that that fold into a compact size for easy transport. Available at SunMountain.com for $200, $210 and $230. Or, for severe mobility loss, the SoloRider specialized electric golf cart (SoloRider.com) provides the ability to play from a seated or standing-but-supported position. Retailing for $9,450,
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Independence Day July is revered for the fabulous fourth; a collective celebration of our country’s Birthday, our great nation’s freedom, independence and lots of fun festivities. It’s my only official week of vacation, as my cool cousins converge from Kentucky for our annual adventure. It’s not easy packing it all in to one short week, but we manage to pack in what is important: hang out on the beach, swim in the ocean, eat watermelon, grill burgers and dogs, hang out on the beach some more, jump in the pool, create new tutti fruittis, drink beer, watch the sunset, golf, eat, shop, watch fireworks (daily!), visit neighbors, make new friends and sometimes even stop in at the Trailer Bar. Not everyone participates in all activities, and not all cool cousins make it every year but it is always guaranteed to be a good time. One tradition we have abandoned is the huge haul to the grocery store on the first day of arrival, filling the refrigerator so full we can’t find anything in it. Important embellishments include glow sticks, sparklers, party poppers and goodie bags. My friend has family coming to town as well so we see combined celebrations and new traditions in our future. One we hope to add this year is a trip to the turtle hospital since neither of us locals has ever been As I consider the true cause for celebration, observing the overwhelming avalanche of red, white and blue on the beach, I consider my own independence, and how much I value freedom. Freedom is not free, as they say, and we know that all give some, and some give all to protect it; individually and collectively. If you know me at all, you know wizardry with words, exploring their origins and dissecting their true meaning are some of my favorite hobbies. So it is not surprising that I am drawn to the paradox of independence; actually two separate words that mean the opposite when combined as one. Independence means not influenced or controlled by others; thinking or acting for oneself without relying on others for aid or support. While this is an important attribute, the word itself is literally a combination of two: in: indicative of inclusion, and dependence: relying on someone for aid or support. The irony is that we all live independently, in dependence of one another. This has special significance for me, having lived in dependence for nearly 3 decades, prior to becoming independent through the legal decree of divorce. Yet as proud and appreciative as I am of my independence, I realize that no man is an island; and no one accomplishes anything independent of others. Celebrate Independence Day in dependence with family, friends, and favorite traditions. We are all on this journey together. Happy In Dependence Day!
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Newsings & Musings
By Edith Batson Post & Voice Staff Writer Independence Day On the fourth of July in the United States you will see flags most everywhere you look. You see flags on flagpoles, flags in parades, flags on houses, flags on stores, flags on office buildings, and even flags on cars and bicycles. Some flags are as small as handkerchiefs and some flags are as big as a bed sheet. But they all have stars in the corner and stripes going across. Everyone is celebrating Independence Day, the day the United States was born. Now without looking at a flag, how many stars are on the flag? What color are they? What color is the background? How many stripes are there on the flag? How many red stripes are there? How many white stripes are there? How many red stripes are beside the stars? How many red stripes are at the bottom? What do the stripes stand for? Did you answer all the questions correctly? Do you have a flag at your house or apartment or boat? Here are
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Continued from page 4A so many folks view anyone curious about old homes as intent on mischief -- I found out a little of its backstory. The builder’s father erected the first board-andbatten farmhouse on about the same spot. I am sure the traffic of a century and a quarter ago was never as noisy as the logging trucks, beachgoers and shopping center scavengers screeching and squealing on the six north-south lanes, and four east-west lanes a few hundred yards away. The original builder – can’t really call him a settler, since folks were already there, with a sawmill, turpentine still, and a general store – wasn’t a farmer, but a blacksmith. His son carried on the tradition, which was already in its twilight, working on those newfangled motorcars, but shoeing mules and horses as well. There was disagreement amongst my sources as to whether or not the garage was actually the blacksmith shop, and whether or not it’s still in use. There is a non-descript block building in the right place for such, but either argument was valid. The shop was a good distance from the home – just far enough to discourage ca-
some other questions-in what year did the United States declare her independence? From what country did she declare it? Independence Day is the birthday of the United States. It is celebrated July 4th each year. Independence Day is the anniversary of the day on which the Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental CongressJuly 4, 1776. John Adams said, “I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, illuminations from one end of the continent to the other from this time forevermore.” Independence Day was first celebrated in Philadelphia in 1776. The Declaration of Independence was read, bells were rung, bands played and the people rejoiced. Our country has changed over the years and people seem to think that it is alright to do anything that makes them happy. Well it is okay to be happy. There are happy things that bring us pleasure for a while but soon lose their value. Then there is God’s way of being happy and finding peace that passeth understanding when we find that peace in Jesus Christ. If we look around our beautiful world, we can find many things for which we
can be thankful we live in America. We can turn on a switch and have electricity. Arthur said his job was to clean oil lamps and keep them filled with oil. Think what a job that would have been. When I push a switch on the kitchen stove, put raw eggs in to boil, and five minutes later I have hard-boiled eggs for breakfast, then I am grateful. Usually when I thank God for the eggs, I say thank you for making a little hen, which lays eggs for our eating pleasure. Perhaps that sounds foolish to you. Our grandparents would go to the henhouse and pick up eggs that had been freshly laid. Now we have long rows of cages where the chicken’s feet never touch the ground or scratch for a worm. So, yes, I am grateful to God for creating chickens to give us eggs-hardboiled or over easy for breakfast, or to put in chicken or egg salad or make a homemade cake. I am grateful for the little chickens that serve us so well. If you live in the country and have trees, you can breathe in fresh oxygen and cleanse your lungs. We can take everything for granted or we can be grateful and thank the good Lord for providing us with the food we eat. Think about wood. Since I no longer drive, I enjoy sitting in my wooden rocking chair on the back porch. Sometimes I wonder how many mothers, daddies and siblings have rocked babies
sual visits, but close enough for convenience. If the store was closed, one honked the car horn. A light would come on at the house, then at the store as well, being on the same circuit. The smith’s home burned around the First World War, and a new structure was finished just in time for the mechanic, his new bride, the widowed smith, and an old maid aunt to move in. The yard was graced by a few flowering bushes along with the now-old trees, the grape arbor and the tiny orchard. There was likely a garden, since people knew how to grow things back then. The mechanic’s bride, my source said, was one of the prettiest women around, with hair the color of ripe corn and a winning smile for even the saddest customer. She worked on the store side of the garage until the second (or third) child was born, at which point her efforts were focused entirely on homemaking. Somewhere along the line, the smith and the old maid passed away; two of the mechanic’s children served in World War II, and made their homes elsewhere. The third child went away as well, finding if not fame and fortune, at least a better living in a city than here at home. The mechanic and his wife welcomed their brood on holidays and weekends,
likely spoiling their grandchildren, but the home – really not old, but likely called such – was quiet, if not yet lonely. The couple passed away a few years apart, my source said, and even though the family still pays the taxes and leases the fields to a farmer, they never visit. If and when the highway expands still further, the lonely old house will be exposed to all the vulgarity and vandalism of the modern world racing by at a frustrated 60 miles per hour, just a few hundred yards off. But for right now – the house looks reasonably safe. No windows are broken that I could see. No piles of beer cans litter the once-respectable yard. There isn’t a rusty, bullet-ridden trashcan standing like a sad despot over a pile of ash and halfmelted bottles. The chairs on the porch are upright and waiting for the next tired soul to sit down, sigh, and watch a sunset. The house looks solid, but for how long? I had to wonder if the next folks to look past the broken tree and across the old grape arbor will also respect the fence, and feel sorry for a forgotten home. Jefferson Weaver is a columnist and contributing writer at the Post & Voice. Contact him at jeffweaver@ whiteville.com
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Tom Campbell
Did North Carolina really need Medicaid Reform? Now that the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services has submitted detailed plans for the Medicaid reforms passed last year we are able to get a clearer picture how reform is to be implemented. Our analysis leaves us with more questions than answers. For several years we were told our Medicaid program was broken, primarily due to budget cost overruns, inadequate administration and the need for more predictable budgeting. Much (not all) of the huge Medicaid deficits were the result of the recipient growth during the recession, the legislature attempting to make changes not approved by the feds and lawmakers’ failure to establish realistic Medicaid budgets. Legislators and DHHS are currently doing a much better job of budgeting. Our management and administration of Medicaid is much improved, delivers better care to recipients and enrollment growth is on postrecessionary projections, all
resulting in sizeable recent year-end budget surpluses. DHHS has done a good job of taking legislative mandates and putting them into an organized program, albeit one that requires waivers by the federal Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). These waivers will require months for approval and many more months to be implemented. The new plan calls for Managed Care Organizations (generally for-profit companies) and Provider Led Entities (doctor and hospital groups) to be compensated through a capitated, or per-patient per-month, fee. Whereas any surpluses from budgeted amounts currently revert to the state and its taxpayers, the new plan assigns surpluses to the MCOs and PLEs. North Carolina must still provide oversight, which includes at least 5 additional layers of administration (the MCOs and PLEs), new procedures, payment arrangements and relationships with local health departments, care givers and, of course, the legislature itself. All this is projected to save about $400 million over the next 5 years of the waiver, of which North Carolina’s projected savings will be $134 million or $27 million per year - not small potatoes, but in a $14 billion annual Medicaid program not significant enough for all the hoops we are jumping through. The new plan effectively cuts out Community Care North Carolina, an organization Republicans don’t like, but to our mind one that has helped save the state
through better patient care management. Our analysis leaves many unanswered questions. For starters, will CMS grant the requested waivers or will North Carolina spend more time and money revising and revamping the reforms? Approximately 90 percent of primary care physicians now accept Medicaid patients but will they continue to do so, especially if paperwork becomes more burdensome or their reimbursements are cut or delayed? And what happens if (more likely when) these MCOs and PLEs find they cannot provide prescribed care for the agreed upon monthly amount they receive? The record in other states indicates they will either demand increases or discontinue their participation, leaving the state worse than before reform. The ultimate consideration should be whether North Carolina’s Medicaid recipients would receive better healthcare? There is little evidence demonstrating they will. We understand our leaders’ desire for budget predictability and cost controls but North Carolina cannot delegate responsibility. The Medicaid reform plan appears no better and might likely be worse than what we now have, leaving us questioning why we went through this lengthy and costly process. Tom Campbell is former assistant state and is creator/ host of NC SPIN, a weekly statewide television discussion of state issues. NC Spin airs Saturday at 7 p.m. on WILM-TV.
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Education
Sea Turtle Hospital News By Karen Soto Sea Turtle Hospital Special to the Post & Voice
This week the spotlight features summer intern Briana Bryan. While some folks gravitate towards the coast when looking at colleges this Wilmington native headed in the other direction, to UNC-Greensboro. But oddly enough it’s there that she first became involved with our turtles. Ann Somers, a senior lecturer at the school focuses on turtles, and every year she brings a select group of students to our hospital as part of her Biology and Conservation of Sea Turtles course. In 2015 Bri was one of those students who spent the week soaking up sea turtle knowledge as well as the salt, smell and general grime that comes along with sea turtle rehab. She liked us so much that when she came back to Wilmington over Christmas she volunteered to help us out over the holidays. Bri said that she knew she wanted to apply for the internship from the moment she first arrived. It was the only one that she considered and was elated when she got word that she was in. She fell in love with the turtles and said it made her happy to be around them. During her short stint over the holidays she mostly cleaned tanks, and there were a lot of tanks to clean with our record of 92 patients. It’s not a glamorous job (we all do it) but clean water to eat and swim in is critical to a turtle’s recovery. Bri rightly recognizes that “by taking care of everything else you take care of the turtles.” She’s thrilled that the work here is very much hands-on, with hands on a lot of things. She enjoys the morning food prep and soon found out it was a bit more complicated than tossing a bunch of fish into a bowl. Every turtle has a certain diet, and many have oral medications that are given on varying schedules. Some turtles will eat anything, some only want fish (take the heads and tails off, please) or squid (please cut it into bite sized rings for me” or lettuce but not cucumbers (the skin is too chewy.) The other interns acknowledge that she’s the squid queen for her unmatched abil-
Brianna Bryan ity to clean the slippery critter without spraying ink all over her and everybody else in the vicinity. Bri says everything is fun. Bri’s favorite area is sick bay where daily baths and treatments are still done on our patients. It’s there that she sees the different personalities and the progress they make from day to day. Many more of our patients are now getting time in the therapy pool along with PT to improve flipper function. Her favorite turtle Pooh has recently graduated to the big house where he has more room to zip around his tank and exercise those little green flippers. She loved the chance to be part of the release team hauling overly-excited loggerhead Mufasa to the surf in early June. Tours give our interns the opportunity to interact directly with the public. Bri says that the best questions come from the kids, and it’s rewarding to see their faces light up when they get it. Although Bri is majoring in Biology at UNCG, she has a minor in Deaf Studies and ASL (American Sign Language) so if you or anybody in your group knows how to sign be sure to ask your questions in that manner. Back at the intern house she says the group is bonding
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and becoming very close. She admits that in her spare time she loves to sleep but when she’s not catching some Z’s she likes walking on the beach. Her advice to anybody thinking about our internship is to “be prepared to get dirty and work hard. The rewards at the end make it all worth it.” Hospital tour schedule We are open for tours for the summer, celebrating our 20th year in operation. Hours are noon until 4 p.m. daily except Wednesdays and Sundays. Admission is $5 for adults, $4 for active military and seniors 65 and older, and $3 for children 13 and younger. The hospital is located at 302 Tortuga Lane in Surf City. From N.C. 50/210 turn onto Charlie Medlin Dr. (your landmark is Shipwreck Point Mini Golf) and follow it through the roundabout onto Tortuga. Our gift shop is open during tours and we
have a lot of exclusive hospital clothing and plush animal merchandise, and lots of sea turtle stuff. Come in and meet our turtles, our staff and our interns. We all speak fluent sea turtle. Nesting mamas on a roll It’s not only the weather that’s hot around here. Those mama’s keep on burning up the beaches with their nests. And after our first ever Kemp’s Ridley nest at the south end everybody’s waiting to see if that mom makes another appearance in a few weeks. As of this writing we have more than 80 nests and we still have over two full month in the official season. Turtle tracks are very distinctive and our volunteers, who are easily identified by their white or tan volunteer shirts, are happy to answer any questions. You can keep track of nesting activity on our website: www.seaturtlehospital.org. Even with all the coverage by our Topsail Turtle Project volunteers it’s possible to miss nesting signs for a variety of reasons. That’s why we ask you to be our extra eyes and to report any tracks to our Director of Beach Operations Terry Meyer at 910-470-2880. And we are still admitting victims of last winter’s cold weather so be on the lookout for any turtle in distress, injured (or dead) and call Meyer or Hospital Director Jean Beasley at 910470-2800 or the state hotline for stranded, sick and injured turtles at 252-241-7367. The state number picks up 24/7. Questions, comments, suggestions Please direct any questions, comments or suggestions regarding this column to me at flippers@att.net.
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By Dr. Chris Wirszyla Cape Fear ElementarySchool Special to the Post & Voice
One Sunday this past fall I was reading the newspaper, a story about the Kent State Football program, which had a female football player kick an extra point. She ended up being congratulated by the president of the university and being carried off the field by the rest of the team. I had to look twice, as the president, Dr. Beverly Warren, was actually the person who hired me at Lander University, in Greenwood, S.C., back in 1998, to work in the Physical Education Department. When I arrived at Lander, I saw in her office a picture of her completing her first marathon in under three hours. I saw that she went out for a daily run and worked up the courage to ask if I could join her. “Sure”, she said. So I laced up my basketball shoes and took off on one of the many four mile runs we would do over the next two years. After that first run, I went and bought my first pair of running shoes and haven’t stopped running since, even completing three marathons with my sister, with Dr. Warren as our inspiration. Dr. Warren was my sisters advisor when Tricia came to Lander and remains one of her role models
as well. On the runs we discussed teaching and education from many viewpoints, from practitioner to politics. Dr. Warren remains for me one of the awesome educators in my life who has served as both a mentor and role model, and a symbol of what one can accomplish when you put your mind to something. I ended up emailing her and she seemed genuinely glad to hear from me after all these years, delighted that I had six year old twins and was happy with my life. She wrote about how we had changed the established culture in the university and that the change was for the better. I was shocked when she left, but she told me that the best thing she ever did at Lander was to hire Chris Wirszyla. This has stuck with me through the years as this great educator thought enough of me to say this. It gave me confidence to continue on with my philosophy of education despite others who didn’t want to change the status quo they had established. It also taught me that change is good, that one doesn’t have to stay somewhere forever, that there are new and exciting opportunities out there, mountains to climb, and that we need to go for it. She sure did
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tablished family connections, schools and churches actively run by and maintained by the community, to a ‘transition’ community with strangers moving in, strangers from up there or over there, unknown and not kin to anyone, that bring on suspicion. Primitive cultures might view strangers as devils, witches and demons. More advanced communities may take the time for the village elders to decide if the new thing, event or person has anything that might benefit the community, and consequences. That’s the way the world works, I think, and the struggle is always between protecting the established way of doing things, the comfort and security of a way of life developed across generations, and the double edged sword of something new, which might be both attractive and potentially useful, or the source of an unforeseen threat, potentially flawed, or even disastrous. Changes may occur suddenly, acceptance of change may come very slowly, at least to the elders. Young people are curious, and easily accept new things without weighing the consequences. “That kid is going to Hell in a hand basket,� I must have heard a million times about some of my dubious, but fun, choices for companions when I was a kid. “Rock and Roll is the work of the Devil,� was pretty much the opinion of everyone over 30, in the 50s and early 60s. To answer the original question, why do I enjoy talking to and writing about Pender (and SENC) people, the answer is both simple and obvious. Given a set of facts, or events, people see and interpret through their lifetime of experience, assessed and evaluated through their perspective. To a carpenter, every problem may look like a nail. My impression of my ancient grandparents was this – they were hopelessly outdated, totally unaware of the latest trends, and generally against changes, or even the consideration of change. Their impression of me was that I knew nothing. How could I? I was 18. But, from my perspective, I was a college student, and
was on the verge of knowing everything. It was only 40 years later that I would desperately like to go back and compare notes once again. The answer? Looking at the world through the eyes and experiences of others expands one’s ability to understand why this or that group approaches solutions to problems differently. So many of my preconceived notions about the meaning of it all have changed, even reversed, with additional information, with, as the radio newscaster and columnist Paul Harvey used to famously say, “the rest of the story.� So, here’s my advice. Be curious, talk to people outside your circle, see why they may feel differently from you. Remember the story of the blind men and the elephant. Everyone who described the elephant was correct in his assessment from his own perspective.
Continued from page 4A a well-developed sense of self, no matter what their circumstance, and acceptance that they have fulfilled their roles of parents and citizens. “Because I’m a Ford man,� was the answer to my inquiry, “Why did you decide on a Ford?� “My father was a Ford man, and we’ve always had Fords.� “Ever try a Chevy?� I asked. “No, we’ve always been Ford people in my family.� “Toyota?� “Not even American. . . “ Ask someone else in a similar setting and you’ll get this, “Chevy, always been a Chevy man. My dad was a Chevy man, and so was his dad.� But, drive anywhere in Pender County nowadays and you’ll see lots of Toyotas. And Hondas, and Mazdas, even a Fiat passing through once in a while. Why? “All of nature abhors a vacuum,� Aristotle explained. Things do not, can not, exist in a vacuum, but it is the vacuum that draws stuff in from the outside. Some stuff sticks, some slides by. I’ve always thought the reason Burgaw has and retains such a lovely ‘allAmerican’ downtown feeling is the acceptance that fads come and go, and if you wait long enough, it will go away. And yet, travel outside Burgaw and in an increasingly large perimeter, the outside world encroaches. To many, family ties are everything, kinships run deep, and not only in Burgaw. I’ll give you an example. In one of my early interviews with Kye Howard, in Hampstead, he told me that his father had given him a bit of advice when he was a child. “Son, don’t go down in Hampstead and pick a fight with anyone, they’s all kin.� N ow, t h e re i s n o t h i n g wrong with this. Loyalty and tradition are comforting concepts. Established communities are right to be suspicious of the outside world, full of grifters and people who would take advantage of their lack of sophistication: the encyclopedia salesmen, quack medicine men promising cures to fallen arches, hair loss, weight gain, sagging skin, and the host of ailments that beset people, peddling poor quality building materials, and the list is endless. It’s the transition from rural and agricultural, with multiple generations of es-
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Continued from page 5A to sleep in other wooden rocking chairs. Have you ever sat in wooden chairs at a round wooden oak dinner table and talked long after the meal was over? What pleasant times they were-and still are. Do you have a wooden rolling pin? When they were little, the children, grandchildren and great grandchildren loved to help me roll out biscuits for a company meal or make sweet biscuits to put strawberries on and melted butter on top. If we think about it, we can think of lots of ordinary things in our lives that make them extraordinary. Think of the little pleasures that bring you happiness and enjoy your good memories.
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General Lee James BURGAW -- General Lee James, age 94 of Burgaw, died Monday, June 27, 2016 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington. Funeral services were held at 3 pm on Sunday, July 3, 2016 at Mount Pisgah Baptist Church in Burgaw. Burial and dove release followed in the Burgaw Cemetery. Visitation was held from 5-7 p.m. Saturday, July 2, 2016 at Nixon Lewis Funeral Home in Burgaw. His survivors include his wife, Mary Johnson James, daughter, Kitinia Harmon James, sons, General Lee James II and Johnny McDonald James. Electronic condolences may be left at nixonlewisfuneralhomecom. The family was served by Nixon Lewis Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Burgaw. Robert Franklin “Frank� Humphrey II BURGAW -- Robert Franklin “Frank� Humphrey II, 80, of Burgaw passed from his earthly life on Friday, July 1, 2016. He was born Oct. 16, 1935 in Pender County, the son of the late John Shackelford Humphrey, Sr. and Agnes Thompson Humphrey. Frank is preceded in death by his infant daughter, Mary Anna
Yes, we have certain ridiculous laws like same gender bathrooms that take away one’s privacy and dignity. Last summer when I was in the hospital, a doctor prescribed a pain pill that had a narcotic in it. I took the first pill and soon I was seeing strange visions around me. Immediately I told the nurse to write on my chart no more of those pills. If that was the way one pill affected my body, I did not want another one. I never took another one. Sympathy We were sorry to learn of the death of Frank Humphrey last week. We extend our love and sympathy to his family in this sadness and loss. Kirkwood Vespers The second in the summer Vespers will be held Sunday, July 10, at 5:00 p.m. Snacks and a fellowship hour will be followed by a worship Federal ADA laws require that all publically owned golf courses allow them. 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.
service at 6:00 p.m. at the dell down by the lake. Everyone is invited. Final Thoughts Is the United States of America the best place to live? Of course it is. To me one of the finest songs I enjoy hearing is God Bless America. I can remember loving to hear Kate Smith sing it many times. We praise God and thank Him for blessing the county we love so much! Shalom.
the family at www.quinnmcgowen.com. The family was served by Quinn-McGowen Funeral Home of Burgaw. James Daniel “Danny� Naramore SNEADS FERRY -- James Daniel “Danny� Naramore, 49, of Sneads Ferry passed from his ear thly life on Thursday, June 30, 2016 at his home. He was born Oct. 6, 1966 in Catawba County, the son of Linda Jacob DeBose of Watha and James Cecil Naramore of Fayetteville. In addition to his parents, Danny is survived by his son, Dalton Naramore; brother, James Wray Bourgoyne (Tonia Bordeaux); love of his life, Diana Deakin; brotherin-law, Scott Williams; niece, Rachel Perry (Tyler); nephews, Joseph Williams and Jacob Williams; and many friends. Danny was preceded in death by his sister, Vicky Williams and step-father, Ronald DeBose. Scattering of Danny’s cremated remains will be at a later date. Shared memories and condolences may be sent to the family at www.quinnmcgowen.com. The family was served by Quinn-McGowen Funeral Home and Cremation Center of Burgaw.
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Humphrey; sister, Jean Humphrey Henline; and brother, John S. Humphrey, Jr. Frank is survived by his beloved wife of 52 years, Anna Lynn Chapman Humphrey of Burgaw; son, Franklin Chapman Humphrey and wife, Shannon Briley Humphrey and their children, Franklin Shackelford Humphrey and Briley Ann Humphrey all of Burgaw; daughter, Anna Plair Humphrey and her children, George Elias Katsoulis and Julia Lee Katsoulis all of Greenville; brother-in-law, Robert Lewis Henline of Raleigh; and many extended family and friends. Graveside services were conducted at 10 a.m. Monday, July 4, 2016 in Burgaw Cemetery with Rev. Steve Mattis and Rev. Will Davis officiating. In lieu of flowers memorial gifts may be given to The V Foundation for Cancer Research at jimmyv.org or at address of 14600 Weston Parkway, Carey, NC 27513. Keep this thought as you remember Frank: “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not works, lest any man should boast.� Ephesians 2:8-9 Shared memories and condolences may be sent to
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Trask baseball heating up When the school year ended the Titan baseball team had just had what could be considered a bounce back year. The team was starting to understand the dynamics of the game and veteran Coach Daniel Ward gave all of the credit to the players and the Titan baseball family as a whole. The returning players on the team weren’t ready to call it quits and most signed up to play the summer with veteran Coach Alan Ingold and a competent staff that he put together. The results have been overwhelmingly positive. Last week was a perfect example as the Titans hosted Ashley for a double header. The Titans split with the 4A Screaming Eagles thanks to a squeeze play in the first contest that gave the Rocky Point crew a 4-3 win. “We want to teach these guys the game from all different perspectives,” said Ingold. “For the most part they have been real receptive and have worked really hard.” The Titans rode the arm of Justin Collier in the first
game. The young right hander kept the ball low and used a sweeping curve ball to keep the Screaming Eagles at bay. With the team down by a run in the final inning Ingold called a squeeze play. With rising eighth grader Chase Patterson at third base rising freshman Tyler Greenwood bunted the ball plating Patterson. The Titans had scored a run to tie the game earlier in the frame. “That’s what we’re talking about,” said Ingold. “We are learning the game.” The summer Titans have a bevy of young arms that seem to be getting better each game. Ingold mentioned Collier as one of those young arms that make the future of Titan baseball look bright. “If Justin can keep the ball down he is very good. He has a very good curve ball and when it is on it makes his fastball that much more effective. We need to keep the ball down and get a bunch of ground balls and make plays. If we do that we can play with anybody.” The Titans will sit during the dead period this week before hosting several games the following week.
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Justin Collier led the Titans to a 4-3 win over Ashley last week.
Pirate cagers do well in tourney play By Lee Wagner Post & Voice Sports Writer The summer work continued for the Topsail High School boys’ and girls’ basketball teams with the Pirate boys playing seven games at the Trask Jamboree from Monday (June 27) though Wednesday, and the Topsail girls heading up Highway 17 for a three-team scrimmage against Spring Creek and Dixon, with both squads doing extremely well. Topsail Boys The Pirates played seven varsity games and one juniorvarsity contest (versus new Hanover), and Coach Jamie Rochelle came away feeling pretty good about most of the things that he saw. No official scores were kept in the scrimmage which consisted of four 10-minute periods with a running clock. The scoring was erased after each period which allowed the teams to work on specific things in each separate period. Free throws were not shot through the first nine minutes of each period, but the clock was stopped and free throws attempted during the last minute of each quarter. The Pender Post and Voice kept scores of the Topsail games simply as a point of reference. On Monday, the Pirates lost
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The Pender United football and cheer association is attempting to resume their football operations after a year off in which the numbers were not good enough to be able to have enough kids on each team to play under Pop Warner’s rules regarding the size of rosters. Pop Warner has a history in Pender County. Back in the day the league had a very strong presence in the community. The Pender County version of the league produced quite a few good players. Desmond Jordan comes to mind when I think about the early years of Pender County Pop Warner. Tony Hudson is another name that comes to mind. Pender County Pop Warner had a hand in honing quite a few football standouts. The Pender United Hurricanes had a few good years before the numbers began to drop off. I am not sure what caused this decrease. Maybe it was a lack of interest. It could be that
we have two football and cheer programs in the area. My theory is the evolution of soccer in the area. If you look at the soccer programs in the area you’ll find that they are growing in leaps and bounds. Although I am not a big fan of soccer, I have nothing but good things to say about Pender County youth soccer. They work hard to promote the game. They employ good officials and have knowledgeable coaches for the most part. Old school guys like me had better get with the program. Soccer is here to stay. Getting back to youth football. With all of the talk about concussions in the game of football, there are parents that just don’t want their kids to play the game. If I had a son I would not hesitate to let him play football if he wanted to. I think that all of the attention that the NFL has paid to making the sport safe has trickled down to the high school, middle school and youth levels. I feel like the game is as safe as it has ever been. Pender United football and cheer promotes both athletics and academics. They will make sure that your child works hard at school before they let him play. They will teach your child the proper way to tackle thus limiting the risk for injury. They are still looking for a few good football players. Sign them up and let’s go!
Lady Pirates trail unbeaten WCA in summer league By Lee Wagner Post & Voice Sports Writer Staff photo by Bobby Norris
The Lady Patriots downed Richlands in summer volleyball action last week.
Pender spikers improving in summer play By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer Through the first two weeks of the Topsail summer volleyball league schedule the Pender Lady Patriot volleyball team found itself struggling to find their rhythm. With just one win in eight tries the team seemed to be losing steam. However, Coach Matt Davis maintained that it wasn’t about wins and losses, but about learning to play with one another and improving each time they took the court. Last week the team found its rhythm sweeping Swansboro (25-15, 25-11) and White Oak (25-14, 25-19) on Tuesday before beating Richlands (25-23, 25-9) in dominant fashion on Thursday to improve to 7-9.
Still Coach Davis downplayed the results while concentrating on the team’s improvement. “Just like I’m not worried about the losses, I’m not really concerned with the wins either. I’m most concerned with how we play, though each win does give the girls a little more confidence in what we’re trying to do.” Davis seems to have found a rotation of sorts. However, several returning players from last year have stepped forward to give the team some firepower from the outside. “Alex Gorsky and Lakirah Forney are having a good summer for us both on the weak side and back lines. Imani Newkirk is hitting the ball really hard on the front line and nobody covers the
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The 2016 Summer Volleyball league continued with two nights last week – the league is taking this week off because of the Fourth of July holiday – and Wilmington Christian Academy enters the fifth, and final, regularseason week on July 12 as the
prohibitive favorite. WCA did lose a game (2225) to the Lady Pirates on Tuesday but came back to win the second (25-22) and third (16-14) games in a battle between what appears to be the top two teams in the league. WCA stands atop the standings with a 16-1 record
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Pender, Trask look to improve in summer basketball By Lee Wagner Post & Voice Sports Writer The boys’ basketball teams from Trask and Pender High School showed spurts of talent and speed at the Trask Jamboree last week (June 2729), but both also displayed the need for improvement as they battled both youth and a lack of cohesiveness as they played against some veteran teams with varying degrees of talent. Trask Boys: Coach Rodney Orr lost a ton of talent and experience to graduation and his Titans are definitely in a rebuilding/reloading mode heading through the rest of the summer and into the 2016-17 Four-County Conference campaign. No official scores were kept in the scrimmage which consisted of four 10-minute periods with a running clock. The scoring was erased after each period which allowed the teams to work on specific
things in each separate period. Free throws were not shot through the first nine minutes of each period, but the clock was stopped and free throws attempted during the last minute of each quarter. The Pender Post and Voice kept scores of the Topsail games simply as a point of reference. Trask opened with a 6044 loss to 4A Hoggard, beat White Oak 58-45, and lost 41-33 to South Brunswick on Monday. Tuesday the Titans fell 51-44 to 4A Ashley and 7764 to county foe Topsail, and Wednesday produced another defeat at the hands to Ashley (no score available) and a 6251 win over a New Hanover squad made up mostly of young varsity candidates and junior-varsity players. “We’ve been pleased with the competition and we’ve been pleased with the fact we’ve been able to learn,� Orr said. “This jamboree is more about learning and getting
the guys acclimated because we’re not playing for a score or in a tournament, and we’ve been able to do that. The bad news is we’ve been missing some guys each day, but the good news is we’ve been able to see some other guys and see what they can do. We’ve been pleased. “One guy, (rising junior) Nathan Harrell, really stepped up here. We haven’t seen him a whole lot and he has been our biggest surprise. With Nathan we now know we have two big posts with him and Kansas (Bannerman) who can play the five (center) spot and we’re kind of getting an idea of our guard rotation, also. “This jamboree is good competition, it’s about learning and playing everybody. You are most likely to be more receptive to playing everybody because we wipe the score after every period. This is the second year and everybody came back from last
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year. It is good competition and I think all the coaches enjoy it.� Pender Boys: The run-andgun coaching style of Gary Battle served the Patriots well as they went 3-2 in the tournament, beating White Oak and losing to 4A teams Hoggard and Ashley on Monday before defeating Topsail (91-88) and 4A Laney (77-73) on Wednesday. Rising senior Rodney Hansley showed he is ready to lead the Patriots as he scored 16 points against the Pirates and 17 against the Buccaneers. Hansley had plenty of help in the Wednesday games Justin Hooper and Andrey DeVane each had 19 points against Topsail, and Hooper (24), DeVane (16), and Cam Kerr (11) hit for double digits against Laney. “The main thing I saw is these guys love basketball, we love the game,� Patriot Coach
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Top Performers review By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The month of January came in and the area high schools were finishing up several Christmas tournaments while preparing for the stretch run. s7EEK 4HE 4OPSAIL BOYS won three games at the Cape fear Holiday Challenge including an impressive win over Harrells Christian Academy. Alec Baker and D.J Montano led Topsail with 18 points while Michael Dillion scored nine. Chris Byrd had eight in the win. The Topsail girls went 2-1 in the tournament with their only loss to Harrells. In that loss Junior Dominique Bryant scored 14 points while freshman Lauren Caveness had 11. Senior standout Keri White scored a season high 27 points while Dominique Bryant added 15 in the Pirates 66-40 win over Wilmington Christian Academy in the tournament opener for both teams. The Trask girls dropped three contests in the tournament. Angel Boykin had 37 rebounds in three games to lead the Lady Titans.. The Trask men won three
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Collier was a steady player for the Titans By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer When the current graduating class came into Trask as freshmen there was talk about it being one of the best, if not the best crop of female athletes to ever come into the school. That group of young ladies had won many accolades on the softball field as well as many other areas including athletics and academics. One of those young ladies was recent graduate Kristina Collier. Miss Collier played several positions during her tenure at Trask and was very good at each one of those spots. One of Kristina’s biggest assets was her ability to stay even keeled in the most stressful times on the field. She never got flustered and always played her heart out. After four years at the Rocky Point school Miss Collier will move on with her life. There is no doubt that she will be successful in everything she attempts in life.
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Freshwater fishing is busy By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Angling Expert The freshwater anglers have been hitting the waters in huge numbers. They are in search of that monster bass while others are looking for the big cats. The rest of the anglers are looking to catch a few bream and have a good time. That’s what I enjoy most about fresh water fishing. I know I am not going to spend a fortune trying to catch something that is as elusive as heck. The bream have been biting red worms while the cats are hitting cut up eel and chicken livers. Some have been using large minnows as well as their favorite stink baits. The saltwater anglers talking about the redfish bite. They say that they are hitting top water lures as well as gulp baits and live minnows on the flats and in the creeks. Remember they like the shallow waters so be careful getting your boat in position. The flounder bite has been real good as of late as well. You can hook these around the inlets and inshore structures. Anglers are using live finger mullet and menhaden for these tasty fish. There has been some surf fishing anglers hooking some decent sea mullet as well as a few pompano as well as the occasional black drum. Shrimp and cut bait will work here. My wife and I fished off of the Jolly Rogers Pier
last week. The pin fish were stealing the bait as fast as it hit the water. There were reports of a few flounder being caught as well as a few croaker in the evening. The Spanish bite has been off and on. Trolling a Clark spoon will do the trick here. A few blues have been reeled in on these trips as well. This week’s fishing tip So you have a boat and you want to make the trip out into the ocean. You are thinking about trolling just off of the beach in search of a few Spanish. There are many things you need to do in preparation for a trip like this. One of the most important things to do is check the marine forecast. I have been out in flat seas only to be caught up in a thunderstorm. There is nothing that makes me more nervous than lightning popping around me with waves bouncing me around. Not only check the marine forecast. Keep an eye on the skies. Years ago my brother and brother in law went out and were trolling along Masonboro Island. We got too close to the breakers and ended up in the surf. By the grace of God and a bunch of manpower we saved the boat. We also learned a lesson. Always be aware of your surroundings. If you are close to the ocean and there are no boats around, that may be a sign that it is not a good day to be in the ocean.
games in the CFA Holiday Challenge and were off to a 9-1 start. Senior Guard Tynaffitt Davis averaged just over 14 points a game for the tournament while Johnathan Jordan averaged over 15 points for the week. Freshman Tiyuan Ballard showed his stuff with a double digit performance against Harrells. s7EEK 7EEK TWO WAS full of action as all three high schools had a full slate of activities. The Trask grapplers were on fire. The team finished fifth out of 10 teams at the Scorpion Classic. They won all three of their matches in a quad that they hosted that included Pender, East Duplin and Lejuene. Bradley Johnson and Dakota Fredenhall won their respective weight classes at North Brunswick. Both went 6-0 for the week. The Topsail Pirate grapplers struggled through the week. Ethan Lavelle wrestled well for the Pirates while Alpha Barrow and Kristian Still wrestled well for Pender for the week. The Trask boys won three times for the week to remain undefeated in Four County Conference play. Tiyuan Ballard and Johnathan Jordan
each had 12 points to lead the Titans over East Bladen while Tynafitt Davis and Jaquan London each pitched in 11. Jordan led the team with 12 rebounds while London had eight boards. Jordan had 16 points and 18 rebounds at Midway while Tynaffitt Davis had 17 points. The Pender men won two of three with their only loss to East Bladen in a game where Tigga Hansley did not play. Jarious Williams led the Patriots with 15 points while D.J. Tucker added 14. Tigga Hansley scored 25 points in the Patriots win over West Bladen while Williams also dropped 25 on the Knights. Williams led the Pats over Union in the week’s final game. Topsail swimmers had a good week with the girls finishing first and the boys second in a conference meet that included West and South Brunswick. Sophomore Drew Marshall won the 100 freestyle and the 100 backstroke while senior Scout Pennington was first in the 200 freestyle. Freshman Delaney Popella was victorious in the 50 freestyle while three standout Lady Pirate swimmers teamed with junior MacKenna McCullen to win the
200-freestyle relay. s7EEK 4HIS WEEK WAS round one of the Pender verse Trask basketball wars. The two rivals always give their best efforts against each other. This week was no different as the game went down to the wire. The Titans took the win despite an outstanding effort by Tigga Hansley (25 points) and Jarious Williams (24 points). The Lady Patriots earned their first win behind the duo of sophomore Taylor Marshall (13 points) and freshman Ratavia Merritt (9 points). Daje Lewis scored seven for the Pats. The Topsail Lady Pirates earned a big win over West Brunswick behind the play of Junior Dominique Bryant’s 15 points, six rebounds, and two steals. Senior Brandy Williams had 12 points, three steals, and a blocked shot. The Pender boys were on the cusp of a big upset over the once beaten Trask Titans before falling late. Rodney ‘Tigga ‘Hansley had 25 points to lead all scorers while Jarious Williams added 24. The Mighty Trask Titans keep on rolling. They came from behind to beat Pender. Tynaffitt ‘Quick’Davis led the Titans with 20 points
while Johnathan Jordan added 16 points and 18 rebounds. Jaquan London scored 19 points. s7EEK 4HE THREAT OF WINter weather accompanied by exam week in Pender County slowed the high school action down to a crawl. However, there was some hoops action along with a little ‘rasslin’. The Trask grapplers par-
ticipated in the Cougar Den duels at South Brunswick on Friday night. Several Trask wrestlers went undefeated while two had just one loss. Bradley Johnson, Jesus Dominguez and Joseph Chung were 4-0 in the abbreviated duel matches. Pender’s Alpha Barrow also had a
Dixon (25-23, 25-20) on Thursday. Topsail is in second (14-3) with Laney in third (13-3). “We match up with WCA well and the difference in the match was a few unforced errors mostly due to miscommunication,� Topsail Coach Hill Pearsall said. “We are very evenly matched but we won’t get to play them again unless both of us make it to the final playoff match that last week (July 14). “Thursday we had a big lead against Dixon but let them back in. One girl got on a serving run twice but overall, with our defense and
the number of balls we’re picking up, it’s impressive to me. We’re not watching balls drop. With Rachel (Kapiko) and MacKenna (Preville) playing the back row they are really picking up almost all those ball. “Our back-line defense is playing well. Between those two hopefully we’ll continue to play a strong backline. Up front we need some work. We haven’t really had a chance to work with setters and hitters working on quicks, and decision making is always going to be an issue but we had some really strong hits
tonight, as well. That will come.� Pearsall missed the first week on a trip to Great Britain but he indicated the team is actually ahead of where he thought they would be right now, especially considering the talent (Marlee Marrotta, Madi Ford, Payton Schoenleber, Haley Woods) lost to graduation. “They are probably better at this point than I thought they would be,� Pearsall said. “I wasn’t sure what we were going to do. We had girls coming up fighting for positions, they’re still fighting for po-
sitions obviously, but I was more worried about our backline and our serve/receive than our frontline and they have done a really good job.� Pender was 1-7 after the first two weeks but made a strong recovery last week. The Lady Patriots lost to Topsail Thursday but defeated Swansboro (25-15, 25-11) and White Oak (25-14, 25-19) on Tuesday and Richlands (2523, 25-9) on Thursday to improve to 7-9. After the holiday week action will continue on Tuesday with the Lady Pirates facing White Oak (5:30 p.m.) and
Swansboro (6:30 p.m.). Pender will play Laney (7:30 p.m.) and Dixon (8:30 p.m.). Thursday will bring the knockdown/ knockout night with the matchups based on winning percentage.
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Wolf leaves Topsail High a winner By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer There are times in a young person’s life where the things they do personify their approach to what they do on the athletic field as well as in life in general. Recent Topsail High School graduate Amberly Wolf was a four year participant on the Topsail Pirate girls basketball team. As a member of that team she always played hard and never gave up. She gave the coach, her teammates and her fellow classmates 110 percent on every play. Miss Wolf improved in each and every year that she wore the Pirate uniform. She always left it all on the court for the black and gold. As Amberly says goodbye to the school that she has represented with class, she will embark on the next phase of her young life. There is one thing for sure; Amberly Wolf is leaving Topsail High School as a winner.
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Hansley shows skills in play at Pender By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer There was a time in rising senior Rodney Hansley’s basketball career that he was considered a shooter and a shooter only. He was not considered a threat to take it to the basket and was considered a liability on the defensive end of the court. Last year those thoughts were put to rest as he showed he had the strength and tenacity to take it to the hoop. He also became a tenacious defender. This summer he has continued to show improvement as the Patriots have made their rounds through the summer. Hansley finished the summer averaging 16.5 points a game during the last two games. He showed that he is not only a scorer but a complete basketball player. With the 2016-17 school year right around the corner, look for Hansley to continue to improve. Come basketball season he may be the best kept secret in Eastern North Carolina.
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Bill Howard Outdoors
Town of Burgaw Government News July 07, 2016 MOSQUITO SEASON IS HERE!!! Below are some ways you can help reduce the number of mosquito breeding habitats in and around your home. •
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By Bill Howard Post & Voice Columnist As I love to do this time of year, I packed the kayak and headed to the coast. I was actually going for work reasons, but figured I may as well bring the kayak along since the commercial photoshoot would only take a few hours. The stor ms brewed and dumped massive amounts of rain in a typical summer microburst manner. It only delayed the inevitable though. There would still be fishing. Because I was shooting in Wilmington, I made my way to the boat ramp at Wrightsville Beach and put in there. There were not many trucks and trailers at the ramp. I have seen days when you would need to park over a mile away but with the storm that just passed and it being a week day, it appeared the boats either never went out or came in early. The weaving waterways are popular for both big boats that head out to deeper oceanic waters, inshore and nearshore fishermen, jetskis and kayaks and paddleboards. In fact, over the last three years I have never been there and not seen multiple paddleboarders standing on the surface of the
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Smaller boats have to give way to the bigger ones. salt water. I try to be careful when I am in these types of waterways. Whether in a boat, on a jetski, or paddling the sit-on-top, the last thing I want to do is get in the way of others. There is a good reason to do so. But on this afternoon, I noticed two paddleboarders working the middle of the canal. I had given pause as a 28-foot fishing boat was coming in from the Masonboro Inlet. The paddleboarders continued their pace, up until the moment the fishing boat began blaring the horn. I have seen this around the port at Morehead City as well. Not with paddleboarders, as this is not about a particular type of technique that a person uses. The port wall is a popular place to bottom fish with the gray trout, sheepshead, croaker, spot,
black sea bass and other species that dwell in the 50 feet deep water. There are also large ships and barges that use the basin for shipping and work. Tugs are docked and constantly move other boats and barges and dredging platforms in and around the water. Another of my favorite places to fish from the kayak, but I must always be on alert of my surroundings and what is going on. You see, on the water, the biggest boats have the right of way. You cannot expect a tug boat with a barge in front of it to maneuver around small anchored fishing boats. The smaller boats have to be on the lookout when anchored, trolling, or moving in general. Not only is it etiquette, it is law. Really small vessels such as paddleboards, canoes, and
kayaks such as the one I use, while not as fast as the larger boats and ships, can maneuver quicker as well as travel in just inches of water. We do not have to think about obstacles underneath. The larger vessels do. They have to stay in certain channels. While the vessel may be able to turn quickly in open deep water, they cannot do so in these other locations. –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.
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Interrupt the hatching process by dumping water every few days from birdbaths, pools, fishponds and unused flowerpots and vases. Pour water from saucers and plates underneath planters. Clean leaf-filled gutters to allow proper drainage. Turn buckets, baby pools, boats and other outside containers upside down when they are not in use. Check for water pockets on grills, furniture, roofs, and tarps used to cover pools. Keep shrubs and bushes trimmed and free of undergrowth to deprive mosquitoes of a favorite resting place, the underside of leaves. Shake out the first few feet of garden hoses, and drain tubular lawn furniture, garden ornaments and kids’ toys. Throw away old bottles, cans and plastic containers. Screen or cover rain barrels, garbage cans and other large containers. Screen open ends of corrugated plastic drainage pipes. Properly dispose of old and used tires.
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N.C. anglers hooked more fish in 2015
Coastal recreational fishermen hooked more fish in North Carolina in 2015 than they did in 2014. Anglers brought an estimated 10.2 million fish to the docks in 2015, an increase of 6.8 percent over 2014. The estimated weight of these landings rose by 32 percent to 11.6 million pounds. Anglers also released 6 percent more fish in 2015 than in 2014. The top five recreational species harvested, by pounds, were dolphin, bluefish, yellowfin tuna, cobia and wahoo. Landings increased for three of these five species. The number of dolphin taken increased by 132 percent over the previous year to 430,296 fish (3.2 million pounds), the highest since
2011. Recreational wahoo and cobia harvest rose, as well. Anglers hooked 66 percent more wahoo (19,284 fish or 534,787 pounds) and 62 percent more cobia (15,875 fish or 675,859 pounds). Cobia harvests were the highest since 2013 and the average weight of the cobia nearly doubled from 2014 (a fluctuation that is not uncommon from year-to-year). A likely reason dolphin, wahoo and cobia harvests rose was that fishermen redirected efforts to catch them in the absences of yellowfin tuna harvests. Anglers brought 10.7 percent fewer yellowfin tuna to the docks (24,205 fish or 723,127 pounds). Rounding out the top five recreational species, bluefish harvests decreased by16 per-
cent to 911,983 fish (769,262 pounds). Also notable in recreational fisheries, estimated spotted seatrout harvests for 2015 were the lowest on record. One likely contributing factor to the low catches was the backto-back cold stuns in 2013 and 2014. The Division of Marine Fisheries closed spotted seatrout harvest from Feb. 5 to June 15 in 2014 to allow the fish that survive the cold stun event the maximum chance to spawn in the spring. Another factor may have been the abnormal amount of rainfall in eastern North Carolina in the fall and winter of 2015 that flushed the creeks with freshwater, causing fish to move to higher salinities.
Even though catches were very low, spotted seatrout remained the second highest target species following flounder. Also, while spotted seatrout harvest was down in 2015, estimates of recreational released catch (undersized) were at near record levels. The Division of Marine F i s h e r i e s e s t i m at e s re c reational fishing harvests through broad-based intercept surveys, where port agents talk to fishermen on the beach, at the piers, at boat ramps, and through mail surveys to license holders. For a full landings report, click on the 2015 Annual Fisheries Bulletin link at http:// portal.ncdenr.org/web/mf/ marine-fisheries-catch-statistics.
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The PenderCounty County Board of Commissioners will consider appointments to the following The Pender Board of Commissioners will consider appointments to the following boards/commissions/committees: boards/commissions/committees:
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# of # of Name of Board Vacancies Positions/Categories Name of Board Vacancies Positions/Categories Advisory Board 3 Optometrist***, Dentist***, Engineer***, Public Member Advisory BoardofofHealth Health 4 Veterinarian***, Dentist***, Nicholas K. and Car Animal Shelter Advisory Committee 1 Public Veterinarian Citizen approval of a Zoning Board of Adjustment 2 Veterinarian District 3, District 5 Animal Shelter Advisory Committee 1 Residential Performa Board of Equalization 1 DistrictPublic Member Board of Adjustment & Review 1 5 13471 US HWY 17 Housing Initiative Board Affairs 1 DistrictLow-Income Representative Council on Community 3 1, District 3, District 5 HWY 210 and may b Industrial & Pollution Control Financing Author. 7 Low-Income Business/Insurance/Attorney/Banking HousingFacilities Initiative Board 1 Representative Library Board 1 Business/Insurance/Attorney/Banking District 3 Industrial Facilities & Pollution Control Financing Author. 7 Nursing/Adult Care Homes Council Adv. Board 1 Business Public Members Juvenile Crime Prevention 1 Member Coleman Parks, app Pender Memorial Hospital 1 Public District Nursing/Adult Care HomesBoard Adv. Board 2 Members5 Amendment for a g Tourism Development Authority 1 Collector Parks & Rec Board 1 At-Large Agricultural zoning d Voluntary Farmland Preservation Program 1 Public Citizen Social Services Advisory Board 1 District 2 NC HWY 210 approx Tourism Development Authority 3 District 3, District 5, Collector and along Harrison C District 1 = Upper Topsail; Surf City District 4 = Union; Penderlea; Grady; (SR 1002)and Harris District 2 = Scotts Hill; Lower Topsail Columbia; Caswell; Canetuck 0849-0000 and 3273 District = UpperPoint; Topsail; SurfCreek City District 4 = Union; Penderlea; Grady; District 3 =1Rocky Long District 5 = Burgaw; Holly District 2 = Scotts Hill; Lower Topsail Columbia; Caswell; Canetuck . District positions 3 = Rocky can Point;be Long Creek District 5 with = Burgaw; Hollywho may not be currently *** These temporarily filled by someone associated this field Top Sai licensed. Applications can be completed on-line at www.pendercountync.gov or write or call Melissa Long, ClerkSignature to al.owners, is request *** These positions be temporarily filled (910) by someone associated with this field may not be currently the Board, PO Box 5,can Burgaw, NC 28425 259-1200, and complete anwho application. known as Wyndwa licensed. conventional lots an Development zoning Applications can be completed on-line at www.pendercountync.gov (click on “How Do I� on the home page); or Point Loop Road (S write or call Ms. Melissa Pedersen, Clerk to the Board, PO Box 5, Burgaw, NC 28425 (910) 259-1200, and Pointe and east of complete an application.
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Update on Eve: Our beautiful, brave Eve has finally gone to her furever home for good! Eve has undergone 3 surgeries and many months of rehabilitation in the past 6 months. Through it all Sarah has been at her side. She took on the tremendous job of fostering her and working at home with her during her rehabilitation. Sarah made Eve officially hers this past week. Thank you to all that gave toward Eve‛s surgeries. And a special thanks to Sarah for taking such good care of our special girl. Looks like they are both ecstatic about this great day. We sure are!
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Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualified as Executrix of the estate of Dorothy Mae Nixon, deceased, of Pender County. This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Dorothy Mae Nixon, to present them to the undersigned on or before September 16, 2016 at 16615 US Highway 17 North, Hampstead, NC 28443 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment. This the day of June 16, 2016. Audry Marshall 632 St. John’s Church Road Hampstead, NC 28443 #7378 6/16, 6/23, 6/30, 7/7/2016 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the ESTATE of DAVID B. MORSE, deceased of Pender County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before the 19th day of September, 2016, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate, please make immediate payment. Claims should be presented or paid in behalf of the undersigned at The MacDonald Law Firm, PLLC, 1508 Military Cutoff Road, Suite 102, Wilmington, North Carolina 28403. This the 16th day of June, 2016 . GEORGETTE I. MORSE, EXECUTRIX ESTATE OF DAVID B. MORSE James A. MacDonald The MacDonald Law Firm, PLLC 1508 Military Cutoff Road, Suite 102 Wilmington, NC 28403 #7381 6/16, 6/23, 6/30, 7/7/2016 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualified as Executor of the estate of Armond Wilson, Sr., deceased, of Pender County. This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Armond Wilson, Sr. to present them to the undersigned on or before September 23, 2016 at 141 Avant Drive, Wilmington, NC 28411 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment. This the day of June 23, 2016. Armond L. Wilson, Jr. 141 Avant Drive Wilmington, NC 28411 #7385 6/23, 6/30, 7/7, 7/14/2016 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of Ronald E. Leskawa, late of Hampstead, Pender County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms, and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to Kristin L. Yahnke, P.O. Box 2683, Surf City, NC 28445, on or before the 23rd day of September, 2016, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms, and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 23rd day of June, 2016. Maxine Spivey Executrix of the Estate of Ronald E. Leskawa Kristin L. Yahnke Attorney at Law Kenneth Ording, P.C. P.O. Box 2683, Surf City, NC 28445 14210 Hwy 50, Surf City, NC 28445 #7386 6/23,6/30, 7/7, 7/14/2016 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations for Pender County, North Carolina and Incorporated Areas The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency has issued a preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), and where applicable, Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report, reflecting proposed flood hazard determinations within Pender County, North Carolina and Incorporated Areas. These flood hazard determinations may include the addition or modification of Base Flood Elevations, base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area boundaries or zone designations, or the regulatory floodway. Technical information or comments are solicited on the proposed flood hazard determinations shown on the preliminary FIRM and/or FIS report for Pender County, North Carolina and Incorporated Areas. These flood hazard determinations are the basis for the floodplain management measures that your community is required to either adopt or show evidence of being already in effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program. However, before these determinations are effective for floodplain management purposes, you will be provided an opportunity to appeal the proposed information. For information on the statutory 90-day period provided for appeals, as well as a complete listing of the communities affected and the locations where copies of the FIRM are available for review, please visit FEMA’s website at www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/fhm/ bfe, or call the FEMA Map Information eXchange (FMIX) toll free at 1-877FEMA MAP (1-877-336-2627). #7384 6/30, 7/7/2016
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER EXECUTRIX’S NOTICE The undersigned having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of James Tyner Eves, Jr. (16E255 Pender County), deceased, late of Pender County, this is to notify all persons having claims against said Estate to exhibit them to the undersigned or the undersigned’s attorney, on or before the 23rd day of September, 2016, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 23rd day of June, 2016. Dawna Marie Hight Executrix of the Estate of James Tyner Eves, Jr. c/o Stephen C. Bailey Bailey & Busby, PLLC Attorney at Law P.O. Box 818 Hampstead, NC 28443-818 #7388 6/23, 6/30, 7/7, 7/14/2016
PUBLIC HEARING On, Wednesday, July 13th, 2016 there will be a public hearing to seek public input regarding the possibility of reducing the speed limit on Anderson Blvd from the Town Line to the current 35MPH zone in Downtown. The meeting will begin at 6 pm in the Board Chambers at 820 South Anderson, Town of Topsail Beach Town Hall. #7393 6/30, 7/7/2016
County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary 16 SP 114 location at the county courthouse NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE for conducting the sale on July 19, NORTH CAROLINA, 2016 at 11:30AM, and will sell to the PENDER COUNTY highest bidder for cash the following Under and by virtue of a Power of described property situated in Pender Sale contained in that certain Deed County, North Carolina, to wit: of Trust executed by Barbara Jean Located in Burgaw Township, Rundquist to John L. Matthews or Pender County, North Carolina adTimothy M. Bartosh, Trustee(s), which jacent to and Northwest of curved was dated July 25, 2003 and recorded paved centerline of Secondary Road on July 30, 2003 in Book 2179 at Page No. 1411 and being more fully de320, Pender County Registry, North scribed as follows, to wit: beginning at Carolina. a subsurface iron stake in the curved NOTICE TO CREDITORS Default having been made of the paved centerline of Secondary Road AND DEBTORS note thereby secured by the said No. 1411, said iron stake being loSTATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, Deed of Trust and the undersigned, cated along said road centerline at PENDER COUNTY Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, a point that is the following courses IN THE GENERAL COURT having been substituted as Trustee and distances from an existing nail OF JUSTICE in said Deed of Trust, and the holder in the centerline of Secondary Road SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION of the note evidencing said default Having qualified as Executor of having directed that the Deed of 1411 located in the center of a conthe estate of William Michael Smitley, Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned crete bridge that accommodates the deceased, of Pender County. This Substitute Trustee will offer for sale waters of Cypress Creek beneath to is to notify all persons having claims at the courthouse door of the county the roadway: South 32° 37’ 27” West against the estate of said decedent, courthouse where the property is 327.90 feet, South 31° 24’ 42” West William Michael Smitley, to present located, or the usual and customary 99.97 feet, South 27° 56’ 21” West them to the undersigned on or before location at the county courthouse 99.99 feet, South 21 22’ 09” West September 22, 2016 at 601 N. Tim- for conducting the sale on July 19, 99.94 feet, South 20° 43’ 56” West berly Lane #8, Burgaw, NC 28425 or 2016 at 11:30AM, and will sell to the 286.06 feet, South 19° 05’ 53’ West be barred from recovery. All persons highest bidder for cash the following 108.35 feet and South 15° 25’ West indebted to said estate, please make described property situated in Pender 113.67 East to the beginning; and running thence, from the beginning, immediate payment. This the 17th County, North Carolina, to wit: so located. (1) with the curve paved day of June 2016. BEING all of Lot 84 of Bay HarMarilyn Smitley bor, Phase III as recorded in Map centerline of Secondary Road No. 601 N. Timberly Lane #8 Book 24 at Page 241 of the Pender 1411 or it curves to the left 2 chord Burgaw, NC 28425 County Registry; reference to which courses and distances of South 10° 20’ 06” West 120.14 feet to a spike #7390 6/23, 6/30, 7/7, 7/14/2016 is hereby made for a more particular in said road centerline; thence, (2) description. NOTICE TO CREDITORS continuing with said road centerline Save and except any releases, AND DEBTORS as it continues to curve to the left a deeds of release or prior conveyances STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, chord and distance of South 09° 41’ of record. PENDER COUNTY 49” West 67.83 feet to an old nail in Said property is commonly known IN THE GENERAL COURT OF said road centerline; thence, (3) to as 806 Wildwood Circle, Hampstead, JUSTICE SUPERIOR an along a ditch along Old Woolvin NC 28443. COURT DIVISION Lane North 77° 53’ 51” West 353.42 A cash deposit (no personal Having qualified as Executor of the feet to an iron stake in line; thence, checks) of five percent (5%) of the estate of Ruffin Jarman, deceased, (4) North 23° 19’ 45” East 283.80 feet of Pender County. This is to notify all purchase price, or Seven Hundred to an iron stake in line; thence, (5) persons having claims against the es- Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is South 60° 39’ 09” East 305.34 feet to tate of said decedent, Ruffin Jarman, greater, will be required at the time of the beginning. The above described to present them to the undersigned the sale. Following the expiration of tract being a portion of those lands the statutory upset bid period, all the on or before September 20, 2016 at described in Deed Book 859, at Page P.O. Box 1252, Surf City, NC 28445 or remaining amounts are immediately 166 and being a portion of those be barred from recovery. All persons due and owing. THIRD PARTY PURlands as shown on a map being duly indebted to said estate, please make CHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE recorded in Map Book 2, at Page 1 of immediate payment. This the day of TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS the Pender County Registry. Subject FOR THEIR DEED. June 20, 2016. to rights-of-way and restrictions of Said property to be offered purLorraine A. Jarman record. Being all that certain property P.O. Box 1252 suant to this Notice of Sale is being conveyed to John Philip Andrew and Surf City, NC 28445 offered for sale, transfer and conFrances Taylor Andrews from John veyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There #7391 6/30, 7/7, 7/14, 7/21/2016 Philip Andrew and Frances Taylor are no representations of warranty NOTICE TO CREDITORS Andrews, by deed dated 12/13/01 relating to the title or any physical, AND DEBTORS OF and recorded 12/14/01 in Deed Book environmental, health or safety condiJ. B. LEWIS 1811, Page 76 of Official Records. tions existing in, on, at, or relating to 16 E 229 Save and except any releases, Having qualified as Executrix of the property being offered for sale. deeds of release or prior conveyThis sale is made subject to all prior the Estate of J. B. Lewis deceased ances of record. of Pender County, North Carolina, liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land Said property is commonly known transfer taxes, special assessments, the undersigned does hereby notify as 6928 Stag Park Road, Burgaw, all persons, firms and corporations easements, rights of way, deeds of NC 28425. having claims against the estate of release, and any other encumbrances A cash deposit (no personal said decedent to exhibit them to the or exceptions of record. To the best checks) of five percent (5%) of the undersigned on or before the 28th of the knowledge and belief of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred day of September, 2016, or this notice undersigned, the current owner(s) Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is will be pleaded in bar of recovery. of the property is/are Barbara Jean greater, will be required at the time of All persons, firms and corporation Rundquist. the sale. Following the expiration of An Order for possession of the indebted to the said estate will please the statutory upset bid period, all the make immediate payment to the un- property may be issued pursuant remaining amounts are immediately to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the dersigned. due and owing. THIRD PARTY PURpurchaser and against the party or This the 30th day of June, 2016. CHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE Ruth Lewis Taylor parties in possession by the clerk of TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS superior court of the county in which Executrix of the FOR THEIR DEED. Estate of J.B. Lewis the property is sold. Any person Said property to be offered purwho occupies the property pursuant c/o of Lawrence S. Boehling suant to this Notice of Sale is being Attorney at Law to a rental agreement entered into or offered for sale, transfer and conP.O. Box 1416 renewed on or after October 1, 2007, veyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There Burgaw, NC 28425 may, after receiving the notice of sale, are no representations of warranty 910-259-3334 terminate the rental agreement by pro- relating to the title or any physical, viding written notice of termination to environmental, health or safety condi#7394 6/30, 7/7, 7/14,7/21/2016 the landlord, to be effective on a date tions existing in, on, at, or relating to STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA stated in the notice that is at least 10 the property being offered for sale. PENDER COUNTY days, but no more than 90 days, after This sale is made subject to all prior NOTICE TO the sale date contained in the notice of liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF sale, provided that the mortgagor has transfer taxes, special assessments, STEVEN MICHAEL FORRAND not cured the default at the time the easements, rights of way, deeds of 16 E 260 tenant provides the notice of terminaAll persons, firms and corporations tion [NCGS § 45-21.16A(b)(2)]. Upon release, and any other encumbrances having claims against Steven Michael termination of a rental agreement, the or exceptions of record. To the best Forrand, deceased, are notified to tenant is liable for rent due under the of the knowledge and belief of the unexhibit them to Donna Baldwin, Ad- rental agreement prorated to the ef- dersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are John Philip Andrews ministratrix of the decedent’s estate, fective date of the termination. and wife, Frances Taylor Andrews. on or before October 1, 2016 at 312 If the trustee is unable to convey An Order for possession of the Doral Drive, Hampstead NC 28443, title to this property for any reason, the or be barred from their recovery. sole remedy of the purchaser is the property may be issued pursuant Debtors of the decedent are asked return of the deposit. Reasons of such to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the to make immediate payment to the inability to convey include, but are not purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of above named Administratrix. limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy Donna Baldwin, Administratrix petition prior to the confirmation of superior court of the county in which Estate of Steven Michael Forrand the sale and reinstatement of the loan the property is sold. Any person c/o Mark I. Nunalee without the knowledge of the trustee. who occupies the property pursuant BIBERSTEIN & NUNALEE LLP If the validity of the sale is challenged to a rental agreement entered into or Attorneys at Law by any party, the trustee, in their sole renewed on or after October 1, 2007, P.O. Box 598 discretion, if they believe the chal- may, after receiving the notice of sale, Hampstead NC 28443 lenge to have merit, may request the terminate the rental agreement by 910-270-4347 court to declare the sale to be void providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on #7395 6/30, 7/7, 7/14, 7/21/2016 and return the deposit. The purchaser a date stated in the notice that is at will have no further remedy. least 10 days, but no more than 90 STATE OF Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC days, after the sale date contained in NORTH CAROLINA Substitute Trustee the notice of sale, provided that the COUNTY OF PENDER Brock & Scott, PLLC mortgagor has not cured the default EXECUTRIX’ S NOTICE Attorneys for Trustee Services at the time the tenant provides the The undersigned having qualiof Carolina, LLC notice of termination [NCGS § 45fied as Executrix of the Estate of 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 21.16A(b)(2)]. Upon termination of a Alice Cressman Hallman, deceased, Wilmington, NC 28403 rental agreement, the tenant is liable late of Pender County, this is to notify PHONE: (910) 392-4988 for rent due under the rental agreeall persons having claims against FAX: (910) 392-8587 ment prorated to the effective date of said Estate to exhibit them to the unFile No.: 15-24226-FC01 the termination. dersigned on or before the 30th day #7397 7/7, 7/14/2016 If the trustee is unable to convey of September, 2016 or this notice will title to this property for any reason, be pleaded in bar of their recovery. 14 SP 97 The Media of Record for the People of Pender County. the sole remedy of the purchaser is All persons indebted to said estate NOTICE OF the return of the deposit. Reasons will please make immediate payment FORECLOSURE SALE 201-A West Fremont Street • Burgaw, NC 28425 of such inability to convey include, to the undersigned. NORTH CAROLINA, 910.259.9111 • posteditor@post-voice.com • www.post-voice.com but are not limited to, the filing of a This the 21st day of June, 2016. PENDER COUNTY Cheryl Hallman Haynes Under and by virtue of a Power bankruptcy petition prior to the conExecutrix of the Estate of Alice of Sale contained in that certain Deed firmation of the sale and reinstatement Cressman Hallman of Trust executed by John Philip An- of the loan without the knowledge c/o Charles T. Busby drews and Frances Taylor Andrews of the trustee. If the validity of the Attorney at Law to Constance R. Stienstra, Trustee(s), sale is challenged by any party, the P.O. Box 818 which was dated December 17, 2003 trustee, in their sole discretion, if they Hampstead, NC 28443-818 and recorded on January 9, 2004 believe the challenge to have merit, #7392 6/30,7/7, 7/14,7/21/2016 in Book 2297 at Page 297, Pender may request the court to declare the
sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 13-17548-FC02 #7399 7/7, 7/14/2016 NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER The undersigned Ancillary Executor of the Estate of Merle V. Freyer gives notice that all claims against said decedent are to be presented to the undersigned on or before October 7, 2016 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment. This notice is given pursuant to the provisions of G.S. 28A-14-1. This the 7th day of July, 2016. Merle Freyer Parnell, Ancillary Executor Jason R. Page Attorney for Ancillary Executor Post Office Box 1724 Wilson, NC 27894 #7400 7/7, 7/14, 7/21, 7/28/2016 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualified as Executrix of the estate of Barbara Taylor Pufpaff, deceased, of Pender County. This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Barbara Taylor Pufpaff, to present them to the undersigned on or before October 6, 2016 at 2017 Queen Charlotte Place, Raleigh, NC 27610 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment. This the day of July 7, 2016. Donna Pufpaff Keeler 2017 Queen Charlotte Place Raleigh, NC 27610 #7403 7/7, 7/14, 7/21, 7/28/2016 IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION PENDER COUNTY 15SP272 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY JEREMIAH JONES AND BRITTNI JONES DATED MARCH 18, 2011 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 3903 AT PAGE 7 IN THE PENDER COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 11:30AM on July 19, 2016 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Pender County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at a new PK nail in the center of the pavement of N.C.S.R 1324 (Crooked Run Road) which said P.K. nail is located from the point of intersection of N.C.S.R. 1325 (Sills Creek Road), on the north side of Crooked Run Road with the centerline of Crooked Run Road North 62 degrees 22 minutes 36 seconds West, 149.04 feet, a chord; North 68 degrees 32 minutes 54 seconds West 152.66 feet a chord; and North 69 degrees 59 minutes 44 seconds West 1071.18 feet to said beginning point, said beginning point being so located runs thence as follows: 1. To, and with the center of a small drain ditch South 20 degrees 05 minutes 00 seconds West 293.31 feet (passing over an inline iron pipe with an old State Right-of-Way monument beside said pipe, at 38.08 feet) to a tall iron pipe at the intersection
of a second ditch (old State Rightof-Way monument beside said iron pipe); thence 2. With the center of said ditch North 69 degrees 55 minutes 00 seconds West 295.18 feet to a new iron stake in said ditch; thence 3. Leaving said ditch North 55 degrees 38 minutes 00 seconds East 365.45 feet (passing over an inline iron stake at 296.69 feet) to a new P.K. nail in the center of N.C.S.R. 1324, said PK nail is South 74 degrees 45 minutes 44 seconds East 16.59 feet from the centerline intersection of N.C.S.R 1359 (Hawkeye English Road (dirt) and N.C.S.R 1324 (Crooked Run Road); thence 4. The same line continued North 55 degrees 38 minutes 00 seconds East 3.28 feet to the old corner of this lot; thence 5. With said old lot line South 69 degrees 54 minutes 55 seconds East 80.80 feet to an old corner of said lot; thence 6. South 20 degrees 05 minutes 00 seconds West 6.69 feet to the point of beginning. The above described lot or tract of land contains 1.29 acres to be the same more or less, and is all of the lands described in Deed Book 747, Page 618, of the Pender County Registry. And also being the same land described in Book 982, Page 208 of the Pender County Registry. And Being more commonly known as: 3211 Crooked Run Rd, Willard, NC 28478 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Jeremiah Jones and Brittni Jones. The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. This sale is made subject to all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law. Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing. SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agreement upon written notice to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time notice of termination is provided. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. The date of this Notice is June 28, 2016. Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 13-047052 #7401 7/7, 7/14/2016
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Home cooking for breakfast, lunch, and dinner at Vikki’s Place By Tammy Proctor, Pender County Tourism Director Special to the Post & Voice Diners have a new option in the Greater Topsail Area. Vikki’s Place opened just before Memorial Day, but the restaurant has been in the making for years. “I wanted to open a restaurant,� said Vikki Brunk who owns Vikki’s Place with her husband Dale. “I love feeding people.� Vikki comes from a long line of restaurateurs. Her family’s first restaurant was called Camp Davis. Hailing from Holly Ridge, her family heritage include the Hines family and the Milton family. “I was born and raised in Holly Ridge,� said Vikki. “My granddaddy was a fireman in the 1940s. He owned the Sea Star Motel.� “She already has a following of people,� said Dale. “Her cooking is amazing and she’s well-known for her food.� Dale said the menu features quality home cooking. “The daily specials vary,� he said. “We serve country cooking – like frog legs, shrimp and grits, chicken and waffles for breakfast, and daily lunch specials.� Dale said everything Vikki cooks is “brilliant� but her meat loaf is already winning diners’ approval. “She has an art to putting together a sandwich,� said Dale. “She builds it so that the flavors blend.� “Fridays will feature seafood and items like beef stroganoff,�
said Vikki. “We will constantly throw new items onto the menu.� “I think because we serve breakfast until 1 p.m. is different,� said Dale. “Not everyone likes breakfast at the crack of dawn.� “The menu is built for locals,� said Dale. “We love tourists, but we serve low country cooking with the locals in mind.� Their Facebook page features the daily specials at Vikki’s Place. It’s the best way to see what is new. And Vikki tempts her diners with photos of strawberries and biscuits and other specials. Vikki’s Place features a bar that currently serves beer and wine. The dining area is spacious with booths and tables. “It’s clean and welcoming,� said Vikki. “I want people to relax, feel welcomed, and leave full.�
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ing the god down to manageable size. Statues became means for manipulating the gods. The God of Israel was not one to be manipulated not carried around like so good luck charm. Third, we need to remember that all theology and descriptions of God are metaphorical. That is they are at best an approximation of the truth but by no means the whole truth. The words and experiences we have for understanding God are inadequate to approach God’s fullness. In other words God at best is a mystery, something that we will never ever come close to describing or understanding. This brings us to this second phrase in the Lord’s prayer, “who art in heaven.� Immediately upon addressing God in a very intimate tone and with a very intimate term “Father,� we are
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reminded that God is no ordinary being. One commentator remarked that the term “who art in heaven� saves God from all commonness. This is not common God. He is present to us in many ways but God is not contained, He lives ultimately beyond us. The term heaven also gives us an image. Heaven is where God dwells with all his heavenly beings, where he is worshipped and served far beyond any common earthly manner. So when we pray or when we worship, when we sing, praise and glorify God, we add our voices to the heavenly choir which worships God throughout eternity. The short hand for all this is that we serve an uncommon God. God is spirit, we are human. God is all present and all powerful, we are limited in time and space. God exceeds all greatness, we are mere mortals, humble human beings created from the dust of the earth and brought to life by God. God knows all, we have a limited capacity to understand. God is not just a Mystery, God is the ultimate Mystery, who comes to us, reveals himself to us and engages us in this world out of love for His creation and his creatures. Emmitt Kelly, the great Ringling Brothers clown of days gone by, had a clown routine he would often do, – probably his most famous.
He would come out alone into the center ring with a broom and a dustpan. Suddenly a big spotlight would appear, a big, bright round circle of light. Emmitt Kelly would take his broom and dustpan and try to sweep the light up. He would sweep it until it got smaller and smaller. He would get out the dustpan and get ready to sweep it up when suddenly the spotlight would jump to another location nearby and become big again. So it went – the battle ofman and light – Kelly trying to sweep the light into a manageable size and the light jumping out at the last minute to become big again. It strikes me that this little routine is a symbol for our interplay with God. We keep trying to get God down to a manageable size, to something we can understand and God keeps bursting out beyond our efforts. God is a mystery, an uncommon God in a common and ordinary world, beyond comprehension, above our highest aspiration, wise beyond our greatest thoughts. God cannot and will not be brought down to size or contained. God is the holy one beyond us, who comes to us in love and grace, mercy and compassion. The phrase “who art in heaven� reminds us of all that.
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Macedonia A.M.E. Church, Burgaw, invites you to join us at 11 a.m. on July 17 for Men’s Day. The speaker will be Rev. Jerry Pearson, Pastor of New Kelly Chapel A.M.E. Church, Wilmington. The Men’s Choir will bring the music. Join Rev. Dr. Geraldine Dereef and the Macedonia A.M.E. Church Family for this special event.
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WATHA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY FELLOWSHIP (CF2)
Adult Bible Study: 9:30-10:15 a.m. Children’s Biblical Studies (ages 3-12) from 10:45-11:30 a.m. Worship: 10:30-11:30 a.m. Men’s Breakfast, 2nd Sunday of Each Month, 8-9 a.m. Ladies’ Circle, 2nd Monday of Each Month, 6:30-8 p.m. Choir Practice & Bible Study, Tues., 7:30-9 p.m. Youth Group Every Other Wed. 6-7:30 p.m.
www.CF2.us Worship Hours: Sunday Morning, 11 a.m. Wednesday Night, 6 p.m. Pastor: Dr. Ernie Sanchez
200 E. Fremont St. • Burgaw, NC 28425
WESTVIEW UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
160 Camp Kirkwood Road, Watha, NC
910-470-4436
Pastor John Fedoronko
ROCKY POINT UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
located at the intersection of Hyw. 117 & 210
Pastor Mark Murphy
5610 Hwy. 53 W • Burgaw, NC 28425 (Across from Pender High)
Services: Sunday at 10 a.m. Bible Study: Tuesday at 6 p.m. www.RPUMC.org
MISSION BAPTIST CHURCH
54 Camp Kirkwood Rd. • Watha, NC 28478 • 910-448-0919
Pastor Judy Jeremias Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m.
Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday Evening Dinner at 6:00 p.m. and classes at 6:45 p.m.
FAITH HARBOR UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
14201 Hwy. 50/210 • Surf City, NC 28445 • 910-328-4422 Services: 8 a.m. and 9:20 a.m. Sunday School: 10:45 a.m. http://faithharborumc.org
MOORES CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH
3107 Union Chapel Rd. • Currie, NC 28435 Pastor Roger Barnes
ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER CATHOLIC CHURCH
Sunday School: Sunday 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship Service: 11:00 a.m.
607 S. Walker Street • Burgaw, NC 28425
www.BurgawBaptistChurch.org
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.
100 E. Bridgers Street • Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-4310
Sunday School: 10 a.m. Worship Service: 11 a.m. Wednesday Prayer Service & Children’s Bible Study: 6:30 p.m.
Sunday Worship Service with Holy Eucharist: 11 a.m. www.stmaryschurchburgawnc.org
RILEY’S CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH
212 S. Dickerson St. • Burgaw, NC 28425 www.harrellsfh.com
BURGAW BAPTIST CHURCH 910.259.2136
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
Our Family Serving Your Family Since 1913
CALVARY CHAPEL COMMUNITY CHURCH
Pastor: Tony Fontana Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sun. Worship: 11 a.m. & 7 p.m. Bible Study: Wednesday 7 p.m. Youth Group: Wednesday 7:00 p.m.
JORDANS CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
4670 Stag Park Rd. • Burgaw, NC 28425 • 910-259-5735 Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. & 6 p.m. Wednesday Bible Study: 7 p.m.
1303 Hwy. 117 • Burgaw, NC • 910-259-2601
10509 US Hwy. 117 S., Rocky Point Business Park Rocky Point, NC • 910-232-7759
ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC CHURCH
18737 Hwy 17 North, Hampstead • 910-270-1477 Rev. John Durbin, Pastor
Weekend Mass Schedule: Hampstead - SAT 5 p.m., SUN 9 a.m. Surf City - SAT 5 p.m., SUN 9 & 11 a.m. (through Labor Day) Daily Mass - Hampstead: TUES & WED 4p.m., THURS & FRI 9 a.m. Confessions SAT 4-4:30 p.m. or by appt. www.allsaintsccnc.org
CHAPEL BY THE BAY IN LANIER’S CAMPGROUND 216 Michigan Avenue • Holly Ridge, N.C. 28445 910-328-6252 Pastor: Don Myers Associate Pastor: Nathan Swartz Sunday School 9:15 a.m. Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m. Evening Service 6:00 p.m. Wednesday: Bible Study 5:45 p.m. Children’s Church 6:15 p.m. Choir Practice 7:00 p.m. Thursday: Youth Group 6:30 p.m.
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Tasty summer recipes
Hope’s Cooking Corner
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School bus driver training in July
0ENDER #OUNTY 3CHOOLS WILL OFFER BUS DRIVER TRAINING COURSES *ULY AND WITH RETESTING ON *ULY AT THE 0ENDER 2ESOURCE #ENTER LOCATED AT 5 3 (WY 3 IN "URGAW 0RIOR EXPERIENCE IS NOT NECESSARY 4HE DISTRICT WILL PROVIDE INSTRUCTION AND BE HIND THE WHEEL TRAINING $RIVING FOR 0ENDER #OUNTY 3CHOOLS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR RETIREES OR ANYONE LOOKING TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY AND CHILDREN OF THE COUNTY !NYONE INTERESTED IN EN ROLLING IN THE COURSE MAY CONTACT -ISSY $ANIEL AT
Thursday, July 7 s4HE +IWANIS #LUB OF (AMPSTEAD WILL MEET AT A M AT THE 3AWMILL 'RILL ON (WY IN (AMPSTEAD s!LCOHOLICS !NONYMOUS WILL MEET FROM NOON P M AT THE 3URF #ITY #OMMUNITY #ENTER #ALL FOR MORE INFORMATION s0ENDER #OUNTY -USEUM IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR FREE DONATIONS ARE WELCOME EVERY 4HURSDAY AND &RIDAY FROM P M AND ON 3ATURDAYS FROM A M UNTIL P M 'ROUP TOURS ARE AVAILABLE AT OTHER TIMES BY CONTACTING THE -U SEUM AT BY EMAIL AT PENDERHIST HOTMAIL COM s3T (ELENA 0LANNING "OARD -EETS AT P M AT THE TOWN HALL Friday July 8 s!TKINSON "APTIST #HURCH (WY IN !TKINSON HAS A FREE BREAD GIVEAWAY &RIDAYS FROM P M !LL TYPES OF BREAD FROM WHITE TO MULTIGRAIN TO HAMBURGER BUNS s0ENDER #OUNTY -USEUM OPEN P M s4HE -ARINE #ORPS ,EAGUE $ETACHMENT MEETS FOR BREAKFAST AT THE 3AWMILL 'RILL IN (AMPSTEAD AT A M EACH &RIDAY Saturday July 9 s4HE 0ENDER #OUNTY -USEUM BLACKSMITH SHOP IS OPEN EVERY 3ATURDAY FROM A M UNTIL P M 4HE -USEUM IS LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF . "RIDGERS AND % $ICKERSON 3TREETS IN "URGAW Tuesday July 12 s4HE -ARINE #ORPS ,EAGUE $ETACHMENT MEETS AT THE 4OPSAIL 3ENIOR #ENTER 5 3 (WY IN (AMPSTEAD THE SECOND 4UESDAY EACH MONTH AT P M 4HE $ETACHMENT IS ALWAYS LOOKING FOR NEW MEMBER TO HELP IN ITS CONTINUING MISSION s4HE +NIGHTS OF #OLUMBUS #OUNCIL MEETS THE SECOND AND FOURTH 4UESDAY EACH MONTH AT P M AT THE !MERICAN ,EGION "UILDING 5 3 (WY IN (AMPSTEAD s4HE 3T (ELENA #OMMUNITY #ENTER !SSOCIATION MEETS 4UESDAY *ULY AT P M AT THE #OMMUNITY #ENTER Wednesday, July 13 s!LCOHOLICS !NONYMOUS WILL MEET FROM P M AT THE 3URF #ITY #OMMUNITY #ENTER #OMMUNITY #ENTER $R #ALL FOR MORE INFORMATION s4HE #OASTAL 0ENDER 2OTARY #LUB MEETS EACH 7EDNESDAY AT P M AT THE "ELVEDERE #OUNTRY #LUB #OUNTRY #LUB $RIVE IN (AMPSTEAD Thursday, July 14 s4HE +IWANIS #LUB OF (AMPSTEAD WILL MEET AT A M AT THE 3AWMILL 'RILL ON (WY IN (AMPSTEAD s!LCOHOLICS !NONYMOUS WILL MEET FROM NOON P M AT THE 3URF #ITY #OMMUNITY #ENTER #ALL FOR MORE INFORMATION s0ENDER #OUNTY -USEUM IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR FREE DONATIONS ARE WELCOME EVERY 4HURSDAY AND &RIDAY FROM P M AND ON 3ATURDAYS FROM A M UNTIL P M 'ROUP TOURS ARE AVAILABLE AT OTHER TIMES BY CONTACTING THE -U SEUM AT BY EMAIL AT PENDERHIST HOTMAIL COM s"INGO NIGHT AT THE 4OPSAIL "EACH !SSEMBLY "UILDING #HANNEL "LVD $OORS OPEN AT P M WITH EARLY BIRD BINGO AT P M AND REGULAR BINGO AT P M &UN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY Friday July 15 s!TKINSON "APTIST #HURCH (WY IN !TKINSON HAS A FREE BREAD GIVEAWAY &RIDAYS FROM P M !LL TYPES OF BREAD FROM WHITE TO MULTIGRAIN TO HAMBURGER BUNS s0ENDER #OUNTY -USEUM OPEN P M s4HE -ARINE #ORPS ,EAGUE $ETACHMENT MEETS FOR BREAKFAST AT THE 3AWMILL 'RILL IN (AMPSTEAD AT A M EACH &RIDAY
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FOFF Resale & Consignment Store
50% OFF SALE On all clothing.
Surprise sales weekly in addition to ongoing color dot sale. Stop in to see us and SAVE!
102 US Hwy. 117 N. Burgaw, NC 28425 Hours: Tuesday – Friday 10 to 4:45 and Saturdays from 10 to 2:45
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Pender County Health Department Let Us Help with your
Family Planning Needs Call today for an Appointment (910) 259-1230 803 S. Walker Street, Burgaw, NC