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By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher The smell of natural gas blew through downtown Burgaw Jan. 23 after a utility crew working along Wilmington Street downtown hit a natural gas line, prompting an evacuation of the area. The evacuation included inmates in the Pender County Jail.

Utility crews working at the intersection of Wilmington and Walker Streets hit the line about 1:30 p.m., causing an evacuation of the nearby

jail. Businesses and residents in the area were also advised to evacuate.

A one-block radius around the area was closed to traffic.

Capt. James Rowell of the Pender County Sheriff ’s Office said inmates in the jail were transported to an undisclosed jail facility for housing without incident. Rowell says the inmates were returned to the jail Jan. 24.

Burgaw officials say the gas line was more than 15 feet deep causing a delay in shutting off the gas. Piedmont Natural Gas crews were able to

Flu yet to take hold in Pender While influenza is reported widespread in 46 states, including North Carolina, Pender County has yet to see an outbreak of the seasonal virus. “At this point, it is not very bad,� said Pender County Health and Human Services Director Carolyn Moser. “We haven’t had an outbreak in the schools, so right now, we seem to be OK.�

Moser warned that the flu season still has several months to go in our area, with February often being a peak of the local season. “It is still a little early – often the flu will peak sometime in February. So there is still time to be vaccinated if you have not had a shot,� Moser said.

The flu vaccine usually takes about two weeks to reach its full effectiveness

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after receiving the medication.

National health officials say the vaccine is never perfect as flu strains mutate and change each year.

Experts are seeing more influenza B/Victoria cases than a typical year. This is a strain that is not comprehensively covered by this year’s vaccine.

Each year, the vaccine is designed with specific flu strains in mind, based on projections of which particular flu will be circulating this season.

Even if this year’s vaccine does not specifically hit a particular flu strain, it is still helpful. “I don’t know if the vaccine is any better than it was last year. But that’s not to discourage anyone from getting a flu shot,� said Moser. “The vaccine will reduce the severity of

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Pender Sheriff’s deputy blocks a section of Wilmington Street north of the Courthouse Jan. 23

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shut off the line about 6 p.m. Crews worked all night and into the next day replacing the damaged line.

Local law enforcement and emergency management responded to the incident, including the Burgaw Fire Department, Burgaw Police, and Public Works. The Pender Sheriff ’s Department, N.C. Highway Patrol, and Pender County Emergency Management also responded to the scene.

The repair on the line was complete and streets were reopened by 6 p.m. Jan. 24.

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Students at the Penderlea School take a turn with the silver shovels during the groundbreaking for the new athletic ďŹ elds Jan. 23. Surf City Middle School will break ground on its new athletic ďŹ elds Jan. 30. See more photos of the event on Facebook and Instagram.

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By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher Supporters of the Second Amendment will appear before the Pender County Commissioners Feb. 18 to present a petition asking for the board to consider a measure supporting the Second Amendment. The BOC meeting will be held at the Hampstead

Government Annex beginning at 4 p.m.

It is not likely any gun measure will be on the agenda for consideration, but discussion will take place during the public comment section of the meeting.

Commissioners tabled a resolution April 1, 2019 to declare Pender County a gun sanctuary

county after residents opposed to the measure packed the BOC meeting room in Burgaw. The resolution appeared to prompt reservations among board members who objected to some of the wording in the resolution, specifically the term “gun sanctuary.�

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Cameron Purser, owner of Flytrap Firearms Training, is circulating a petition in support of a Second Amendment resolution. “I know there are far more people in Pender County that are for a Second Amendment resolution than against it and didn’t know about the first meeting (April 1),� said Purser. “My plan

possible and come to the meeting. We didn’t get the chance to mobilize and show our support at the first meeting. This should at least be brought up, discussed, and voted on.�

Information on the petition can be found on the Flytrap Firearms Training Facebook page, and at www.ipetitions.com.

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Salvation Army store and office coming to Hampstead

By Lori Kirkpatrick Post & Voice Staff Writer The Salvation Army will soon open a family store and social service office in Hampstead. The store is tentatively scheduled to

open Feb. 29 across from Gogas on Hwy 17. It will sell gently used clothing, furniture and other household items at bargain prices.

The new location will provide assistance to lowincome families and sup-

Pender EMS and Fire Report

Jan. 19-25 Pender EMS Report Total number of Patient Contacts: 201 Calls per Station Burgaw Station 1 46 Sloop Point Station 14 25 Hampstead Station 16 24 Surf City Station 23 14 Top. Beach Station 4 3 Union Station 5 18 Rocky Point Station 7 27 Atkinson Station 9 30 Maple Hill Station 13 5 Scotst Hill Station 18 0 Hwy 421 Station 29 9 Type of Calls Cancelled: 28 Refusals: 55 Stand by: 1 Transported: 106 Treated/released: 11 Fire Department Reports Total Calls: 48 Calls per Station Rescue Station 1 Burgaw 2 Fire Station 13 Maple Hill 5 Fire Station 14 Sloop Point 12 Fire Station 16 Hampstead 9 Fire Station 18 Scotts Hill 5 Fire Station 21 Long Creek 9 Fire Station 29 Hwy 421 1 EMS St. 4 Top. Beach 0 Station 17 Penderlea 5 Station 28 Island Creek 0 Fire Call Type Summary Fire 4 Motor Vehicle Crash 7 Search and Rescue 0 Service Calls 7 EMS First Response 25 Cancelled 5 Ocean Rescue 0

port the Salvation Army’s shelter and other social service programs.

The opening of the new store and social service office is part of the Salvation Army’s plan to expand its reach across the Cape Fear region. According to Maj. Mark Craddock, the Corps officer for Salvation Army of Cape Fear, the Hampstead store will initially be a service point with a part-time staff member on hand to offer help to those who need it. “Our target date right now is Feb. 29,� began Craddock. “It will be a Salvation Army Family Store and a Salvation Army Social Service office that will be an expansion of our current family stores in our social services office in Wilmington. “Our goal over the course of the next few years is to have social service offices and stores throughout the Cape Fear area so that we can help more people across Cape Fear. We want to make it more convenient than having to come to Wilmington for the people in the area that need the help.�

After helping local residents through the Christmas season, assisting Pender County survivors of Hurricane Florence and through experience with their normal everyday assistance programs, Craddock said that they felt it was a good opportunity to expand the Salvation Army’s services to the Hampstead community. “There will be a donation center there. We tried to place our store strategically where it is convenient for our donors, for our

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Craddock explained that the range of social services that will be offered is still being determined. They plan to offer more traditional services such as food and clothing assistance. They are hoping to place one of their caseworkers,who is still working with a Hurricane Florence related case, in Pender county. It is expected to be on a parttime basis and expand once the store settles in and becomes more productive. “We will create some partnerships with the surrounding community and do some assessments. We will be having conversations with people about how the Salvation Army can be the most helpful, and we will tailor our social services offerings from there,� said Craddock.

The family store will serve several purposes for the community. It will give caseworkers resources so that they can help people who need it. It will also offer local residents an

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Welcome to my world

Regina Hill Post & Voice Columnist

Imposters With a sense of near normalcy, I teeter on the cusp of self-actualization, proud that I’ve finally figured out life and my purpose in it. Then, I’m blindsided as the truths upon which I’ve built my existence collapse into a heaping pile of question marks. Wolverines are not baby wolves? Duckbill platypuses are venomous?

Plant-based meat tastes like sausage? My contact with wolverines and platypuses is minimal so I can accept my confusion in those departments, but I can’t believe that my definition of meat is slowly being eroded.

In my world, there are several main categories of meat-pork, beef, chicken and fish. Since the dawn of mankind, hunting has been an important aspect of survival. Animals provided nutrition, tools and clothing and, in some cultures, a trophy representing the rite of passage into adulthood.

Fortunately, the need to hunt and gather is a simpler process for most families. As my family’s designated hunter, I drive to the grocery store each week, survey the meat department and load my cart with chicken wings, ribs and steaks. Thankfully, no weaponry, bloodshed or skinning of hides is required on my part, which elevates the enjoyment of these freshly grilled critters.

Honestly, I feel no guilt when slicing into a medium rare steak or nibbling a fried chicken wing.

If an order of crispy bacon were delivered in a knapsack on the back of the cutest pot-bellied pig known to man, I wouldn’t blink an eye. While I’m an avid animal lover, I also appreciate a juicy cheeseburger.

So, herein lies the confusion. Meat comes from animals but, somehow, this idea has become offensive to an ever-growing sector of the populace. I honestly don’t care what another person eats as that’s a matter of personal taste.

But, I don’t see the necessity in crossing centuries established boundaries of what qualifies as meat. Of course, I realize that conditions involved in food production are problematic, but don’t misrepresent the collective reality to make the meatless experience more palatable.

Plant based sausage is a misnomer. Plants have never and will never be meat. I’ll enjoy my seasoned pork sausage while my friend savors a black bean patty, and we’ll both live happily ever after.

A few more imposters of note include zucchini noodles (cleverly marketed as zoodles), riced Continued on page 4A

Jefferson Weaver

Songs that tell a story The lady in front of me in traffic the other day – I know her well, and she’d be embarrassed if I mentioned her name—was obviously enjoying her music.

She was dancing from one side of her seatbelt to the other, and I applauded both her performance and lack of concern with the opinions of her fellow drivers. I couldn’t quite hear the song that had so enervated her drive home, but it didn’t involve caterwauling, eardrum-shattering bass, or a stuttering vibrato that would have caused a DJ like Miss Rhonda to dive for the arm on the turntable, lest the vinyl be indelibly scratched and ruined.

We humans need music.

During his famous “walkout” from Burma during World War II, Gen. “Vinegar Joe” Stilwell commented to his aide that he missed music on the march.

Two of the better histories of that epic march describe how Stilwell told of singing on the march in World War I, and how it lifted the spirits of the soldiers. A short time later, the nurses attached to the refugee train began an a cappella concert that lasted through the days and weeks of hardship that lay ahead of the brave group. Sure enough, morale improved.

Humans have sung since the dawn of time; theologians and Bible scholars disagree over whether Adam or one of his children sang the first song to the Lord. Some African and Native American tribes required children to learn musical histories of their family trees before being considered adults.

My own Welsh and Irish ancestors were famous—some might say infamous—for their musical proclivity if not their ability.

Jefferson Weaver I can’t recall a time when there wasn’t music in my family. Some of our scant neighbors in Keener didn’t recognize or understand Mother’s love of classical, opera and Broadway music, just as Mother and Papa couldn’t understand my brother Mike’s love of the Stones, Three Dog Night and Steppenwolf.

Many folks were kind of neutral on my sister’s obsession with the Carpenters.

The Old Man loved Dixieland and Big Band music, having professionally played both during a time when musicians were often paid in alcohol.

Although he hadn’t had a drink in decades, and wasn’t proud of having been such an enthusiastic tippler, he could describe the stories behind even the most obscure instrumentals, as well as his own memories of hearing or playing them.

Being a typical suspicious teenager, I checked Papa’s version of the backstories, and they were usually spot-on.

Thankfully, there was no refer-

ence material save his memory on his own adventures which were resurrected by a trumpet solo, a saxophone bridge, or a crashing, swinging chorus introduced by a crescendo that went from three-quarter to sixeight time in two shakes of a conductor’s baton.

It was natural, I guess, that I would marry a music lover.

When we met, Miss Rhonda was a disc jockey (at a radio station, a real radio station where people talked on the air). While they had those newfangled CDs, they still spun records.

MP recordings were still on the drawing board.

I was grumbling at hearing some pop song the other day, about how it seemed to have no message, no story and no reason for being recorded. The primary purposes of the song seemed to be to demonstrate the singer’s range (digitally manipulated, of course); ability to maintain vibrato (possibly digital as well); and to describe her desire to get to know the subject of the song

Services to help seniors relocate Dear Savvy Senior, I need to find some help with selling my elderly mother’s house – where she’s lived for almost 50 years – and relocating her to an apartment or condo closer to where I live. Can you recommend any businesses or services that specialize in helping seniors relocate?

Overwhelmed Daughter Dear Overwhelmed, The process of selling a house and moving to a new home, or downsizing to a condo, apartment or senior housing facility is a big job for anyone. But it can be especially overwhelming for seniors who are moving from a long time residence filled with decade’s worth of stuff and a lifetime of memories. Fortunately, there are several specialized services available today that can help make your mom’s move a lot easier.

Real estate specialist To get help selling your mom’s home and/or finding her a new one, you should look into hiring a Seniors Real Estate Specialist (SRES) or a Certified Senior Housing Professional (CSHP). These are realtors that have received special training, making them better equipped to help seniors and their family members through the financial and often complex emotional issues that can come with selling a long time family home and relocating.

SRES and CSHP designees are educated and knowledgeable in such areas as downsizing, aging-

in-place, senior housing options, reverse mortgages, as well as ways to use pensions, 401k accounts and IRAs in real estate transactions. And, if you need help from other professionals, a SRES and CSHP can put you in touch with qualified home inspectors, movers, attorneys, CPAs and other experts.

To learn more or to locate a professional in your area, contact the SRES Council (sres.org, 800-5004564) which also offers a free “Moving On” guide that help seniors and their family members with the decisions and transitions that come with moving.

And to find a CSHP see SeniorsRealEstateInstitute.com.

Moving Manager To help your mom get packed up and move, you should consider hiring a “senior move manager.”

These are organizers who assist older people with the challenges of relocating, and can minimize the stress of this major transition by doing most of the work for you.

They can help your mom pare down her belongings, decide what to take and what to dispose of, recommend charities for donations and help sell her unwanted items.

They also get estimates from moving companies, oversee the movers, ar-

range the move date, supervise the packing and unpacking, have the house cleaned and just about anything you need related to her move.

Costs vary depending on the services and size of the move, but you can expect to pay between $1,000 and $5,000, not including the cost of movers.

To locate a senior move manager visit the National Association of Senior Move Managers website at nasmm.org or call 877606-2766. You can also search at Caring Transitions (caringtransitions. com), the largest senior relocation and transition services franchised company in the U.S. But, before you hire one, be sure you ask for references from previous clients and check them.

Also find out how many moves they have actually managed, and get a written list of services and fees. And make sure they’re insured and bonded.

If you can’t find a senior move manager in your area, another option is to hire a certified professional organizer who specializes in downsizing and relocating. To find one, check the National Association of Professional Organizers who has a searchable database on their website at napo. net.

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in a more intimate manner. I think that part might have been real, or at least part of a very skilled marketing campaign.

Perhaps I am being unfair -a failing which, when it comes to music, I cheerfully embrace – but modern songs too often lack a soul.

Music should tell a story, whether it be the rousing Holy City, describing John’s revelation, a Marty Robbins’ hero defending law and order with his Big Iron, a Gullah Sea Shout, or the haunting drum chant Korea, a tribute to American Indian soldiers who died in that war.

Any song can tell a story, and should. I don’t mean only ballads and such; a heartbreak song is as much of a story as one of those overused and often poorly sung wedding promise anthems. Amazing Grace is as much of a story as At The Cross.

Whether it is of love lost or found, success or failure, defeat or victory, growing up or growing old, a song should be a story.

The genre doesn’t matter—you can find literary genius everywhere from Southern rock to contemporary Christian, classic country to modern hip-hop.

I personally am particularly partial to some modern Christian music, Southern rock, or Chicago and St. Louis blues, but the music in our old record cabinet, the ever-tumbling stack of CDs, and the player on my phone is eclectic, to say the least. The Wayans’ hymn sung in Swahili has as much right to a place as Jethro Tull, Kay Kaiser, Johnny Cash, Phil Gerard or either Patricia (Cline or Benatar). Phil Collins and Lynard Skynard are old friends, as are Meat Loaf, Sonny Boy Wil-

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Three governors talk about North Carolina Three former Governors, who led our state for 28 years, took center stage at Memorial Hall on the UNC Chapel Hill campus last week. Sponsored by the UNC Institute of Politics, the 80 minutes was historical, insightful and time well spent.

Whatever disagreements Jim Hunt, Jim Martin and Pat McCrory may have had with each other have obviously moderated over time. They complemented, joked with and agreed frequently with each other, as evidenced

by Governor Martin noting that Jim Hunt was both his predecessor and successor.

Using a sandwich analogy, he said he was the bologna between two

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Asked to forecast needs by the year 2030 Hunt said developing our people was the critical need, most especially in early childhood, where children need good childcare, healthcare and education.

Pat McCrory cited our infrastructure, connecting rural areas to where the jobs are. He also said continued development along I-40 and I-85 would see them become one continuous community.

We must develop transportation corridors connecting us to Atlanta, Birmingham, Richmond and Washington. Time is running out to develop mass transit. All agreed it was harmful that the Raleigh-Durham light rail project collapsed. Martin added that we have to find new transportation funding sources because the gas tax is declining and won’t be sufficient.

McCrory interjected we should try toll roads, adding tongue-in-cheek, it was a good way to get elected. Many blame his re-election failure on toll lanes around Charlotte, but Martin pointed out McCrory did the right thing.

On the topic of education Governor Martin raised two points. The first is grade inflation in our universities, noting Continued on page 4A

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The SECURE Act is designed to address this concern in a few different ways: s)NCREASED BUSINESS tax credit for plan startup costs – The maximum tax credit for establishing a retirement plan has been increased from $500 to $5000, although some restrictions apply. s4AX CREDIT FOR AUTOmatic enrollment – Some smaller employers who set up automatic enrollment in their retirement plans can now receive a tax credit of $500. s-ULTIPLE EMPLOYER plans (MEPs) – Different companies can now work together to offer employees a 401(k) plan with less administrative work and fewer fiduciary responsibilities than each employer would otherwise carry alone. This provision of the SECURE Act is intended to result in lower costs. These multiple-employer plans (MEPs) have been around for a while, but, until now, they were “closed” in the sense that participating employers needed to share some common relationship, such as membership to the same industry, trade association, etc. But now, these MEPs have been opened

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Continued from page 3A cauliflower (layers of food confusion here) and tofu, seitan, soy, chickpeas and tempeh. Perhaps it’s simply a mental barrier, but short of scraping off my taste buds, meat and pasta substitutes will never taste like the real thing.

As for milk, don’t get me started.

I sat around a bonfire on Saturday night with friends, several of whom have meat phobias, jokingly making preemptive plans for the zombie apocalypse. While they went on about gardens, I suggested rabbit harvesting as an ongoing food source. After all, these furry mammals reproduce quickly. They have meaty hind legs and other body parts which might come in handy as well. I proposed that rabbit fur could

up to include unrelated companies.

These new rules may make it easier for you to create and administer a 401(k) or similar plan and potentially increase your employees’ savings rate.

However, to deter mine how your business should respond to these changes, you should consult with your tax and financial advisors.

And don’t forget that you still have other retirement plan options. If you have just a few employees or are self-employed with no employees, you may want to consider a SEP IRA. You fund the plan with tax-deductible contributions, and you must cover all eligible employees – they cannot contribute to the plan. You can contribute up to 25% of compensation, up to $57,000 in 2020. Or, if your business has fewer than 100 employees, you might consider a SIMPLE IRA. Employees may choose to contribute, and you, as the employer, are required to make either matching or nonelective contributions, which are deductible. But while a SIMPLE IRA may be advantageous for your employees, it’s less generous to you, as far as allowable contributions, than a SEP IRA. For 2020, your annual contributions are generally limited to $13,500, or $16,500 if you’re 50 or older by the end of the year. You can also make a matching contribution of up to 3% to yourself.

In any case, if you don’t already offer a retirement plan, consider contacting a financial professional to determine which plan might be most appropriate for your business. A retirement plan is an effective tool for attracting and retaining good employees – not to mention helping you build resources for your own retirement.

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be useful on chilly fall nights and essential for bartering. As for rabbit teeth, the opportunities would be endless.

Ever the group optimist, I also noted that, given a worst-case scenario, we couldn’t ignore the endless supply of cats in the neighborhood. My friends just stared at me, as if I was the one with issues. I quickly reminded them that, a mere five minutes earlier, they were debating over which friend should be eaten first.

My clan was shocked by my casual attitude regarding pet consumption.

I can say with certainty, given the choice between a hungry kid and a ready source of protein, Boo Boo Kitty would be grill bound in a hot second.

My friends can devour all the beet roots and raw radishes in our fortified compound-just save the toasted tomcat for me.

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Worry over Pender growth Sometimes I really wonder if some people have ever taken a drive around the county in which they live.

During the past few Pender County Commissioners meetings, residents from eastern Pender County have appeared before the board during the public comment time and expressed their great concern about the growth in the Hampstead area.

They mention the loss of open land, natural habi-

Campbell

Continued from page 3A that when he was in college the average grade was a “C.” Today it is a “B+,” making it hard for employers to differentiate potential employees. He also bemoaned the lack of political diversity in faculties, saying we must offer students a diversity of ideas, even those that might be painful to some.

Governor Hunt added that we must insist on excellence in professors, those who “press students to the wall” to defend the student’s thinking.

Governor McCrory said we need to re-engineer our colleges.

For instance, taking summers off is an archaic concept dating back to when students had to work on farms. Costs are

Weaver

Continued from page 3A liamson, Chris LeDoux, Weird Al Yankovich and George Strait. The primitive Gaelic of Clannah an Drummh and the somewhat frightening “Viking metal” by Amon Amarth belongs beside the Eagles, along with Etta James and the Dorsey Brothers.

I tried to find the story line in a couple of modern songs lately, just to satisfy my curiosity, and even with the magical assistance of an allegedly accurate lyric site on the Internet, I could find little or nothing of value.

And before you call me names, let me point out the songs I looked up were what passes for country music nowadays, although the line between country and pop has long since blurred into a mud-

tat, too many houses, businesses, car washes – you name it.

I keep expecting someone to bring up the infamous Red Cockaded Woodpecker.

The speakers invariably request the commissioners to use their governmental power to curb this wanton, destructive growth and save the county. The board listens patiently and then they move on with their agenda business. Because the commissioners don’t have the power to stop people from building homes, moving to Pender County, buying houses, opening businesses and living here.

As long as growth is within the guidelines of zoning regulations and the myriad of other government hurdles builders have to navigate, they are free to build homes, subdivisions, shopping centers and yes, even car washes.

The only real restriction to growth in the Hampstead area is water and sewer availability – and the commissioners are working to fix that problem.

One may argue the finer points of the old saying, but it is a still a free country, and land owners are free to use their land in whatever manner they see fit, within zoning regulations and the like.

It goes against the spirit of freedom to tell another what they can or cannot do with their property.

Hampstead and the U.S. Hwy. 17 corridor is an urban area and thus will have urban development. County planners have made sure new developments have green space, wetlands mitigation and all the things that go along with modern urban development.

Yes, it is busy along the beach. The U.S. Hwy. 17 corridor is coastal, and people like to live near the beach.

As people move here, businesses follow.

Now before panic sets in concerning the paving of Pender County, let me offer this for consideration. The overwhelming majority of Pender County is rural – trees and farmland. You can travel a mile or so west of Hwy.. 17 and see for your-

self. Not counting the Holly Shelter Gamelands, which makes the trip from Burgaw 45 minutes instead of 15, there is plenty of rural here.

Why you can drive for miles west of I-40 and only see the occasional house.

Pender County is filled with country roads that wind though swamps and tree farms, farm fields and old growth stands of trees, river bottoms and cypress trees that have been here thousands of years.

I live along the Northeast Cape Fear River and there is wildlife everywhere in our neighborhood. I can’t plant tomatoes for the deer eating them. I recently watched a possum stroll across my backyard. I love to hear the hawks calling as they soar above and the owls hooting at dusk.

The U.S. 17 corridor is destined to keep growing.

The best approach is managed growth, which is what our commissioners are doing. If you are worried, leave the urban and visit the rural – it’s not far and there is plenty of it.

too high, Governor McCrory added, not just to students, but also to taxpayers. When you factor in actual costs, including the expense of pensions and health benefits to faculty and administrators, the real costs would be $60,000 per year or more per student. If these institutions were businesses, McCrory said, they would be bankrupt.

Asked how they viewed the current political climate Hunt said we must change election and campaign finance laws so that extremists don’t dominate primary elections.

McCrory worried that multiple caucuses within our political parties are determining primaries and affecting compromise.

Hunt said extremists like the current laws because it keeps them in power.

Martin concluded by quoting William Butler

Yeats’ poem The Second Coming, written after World War I. Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity.

Martin interpreted these lines to mean that moderates have pulled out of both political parties, leaving them to extremists. These extremists no longer have to listen to those in the middle. Ultimately the center cannot hold. The real lesson is that moderates need to reengage with their political

parties so their voices will be heard and heeded.

The evening was titled Esse Quam Viderie, our state moto, that translated means “to be rather than to seem.” Our three governors offered truths to help us become more than just a motto.

To view the entire event visit Jackson Lanier’s Youtube video: https://youtu.be/e9PBpVWBlg0 Tom Campbell is former assistant North Carolina State Treasurer and is creator/host of NC SPIN, a weekly statewide television discussion of NC issues that airs on UNCTV main channel Fridays at 7:30 p.m., Sundays 12:30 p.m. and UNC North Carolina Channel Fridays at 10 p.m., Saturdays at 4 p.m. and Sundays at 10 a.m. Contact him at www. ncspin.com.

dy mess of manipulated madness that seems to involve consuming large quantities of alcohol in hopes that everyone will

have fun, bend a few laws, and perhaps some young woman will remove her clothing.

Or were those songs

on a pop station? I really couldn’t tell – but I’m fair to middlin’ sure not a one of them was a song that told a story.

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Red Sea faith

By Rev. Ken Smith Contributing Writer The Lord said to Moses, “Why do you cry to me?

Tell the people of Israel to go forward. Lift up your staff, and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it, that the people of Israel may go through the sea on dry ground.� Exodus 14:15-16.

Often it is easy to have faith when the bright sun is beaming on our face, the green grass of the summer is under our feet and we don’t have a care in the world. However, not every day is a perfect paradise.

Great faith is required when we stand alone in the dark because the electric bill hasn’t been paid, the children are crying because of hunger and

no hope is found in our heart. Imagine the faith required by the Israelites when they faced what appeared as defeat on all sides.

Shortly after the Israelites slaves escaped from Egypt, they arrived at the Red Sea. They saw Pharaoh’s army behind them and the water in front of them, and they cried out to Moses, “It would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the desert.� (Exodus 14:12). While most of us have never landed in a situation as desperate as this, we also tend to blame outside forces, including God, for the bad things that overtake us. Have you ever said, “Why did God let this happen to me? Why have I had such

a loss, when people nearly so worthy as I am seem to fare better?� When we ask those kinds of questions, we stop thinking about what God can do for us in the future.

Despite our circumstances, we must continue to focus on the future with faith, as the Israelites eventually did through the Red Sea. Charles Spurgeon declared, “The Lord will make a way for you that no foot has been before.

That which, like a sea, threatens to drown you, shall be a highway for your escape.� The power of the Gospel can open any door the enemy has closed and will comfort you regardless of the place that God has predestined you to be.

We all have fears,

doubts and concerns, some of them so great that we echo the Israelites, “I would rather be a slave in Egypt than get slaughtered by soldiers or drown in the sea.� God wants us, instead of looking back at our enemy, to instead look for His presence. We should align ourselves with God and put our faith in Him. Psalm 50:15 promises, “Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will de-

liver you, and you shall glorify Me.� God through Jesus Christ gives us the opportunity to strengthen our faith, overcome our many problems and live a life of victory.

I encourage this week to remember that God will never abandon you where He has directed your path.

Robert Morgan in his book, The Red Sea Rules, wrote “When things are going badly, when you feel

trapped between sword and sea, when you’re under assault, acknowledge the devil, but keep your eyes on Christ. He will see you through. He will make a way.� Often we focus our eyes on the enemy behind us thinking there is little hope, but the same God that delivered the Israelites slaves has not changed and can deliver you.

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CENTERVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH

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Sunday Evening Discipleship Training: 6:00 p.m. Pastor Lamont Hemminger

HOLY TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH

107 Deerfield Road Hampstead, NC 28443 • 910-270-4221 Holy Eucharist Sunday 10 am Tuesday Healing Service w/Eucharist 10 am

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MOORES CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH

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

CURRIE COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH

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

Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. Children’s Church begins at 11:15 Community Bible Study, Wednesdays from 6-7:00 P.M.

ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER CATHOLIC CHURCH

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WATHA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

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

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

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

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

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

CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY FELLOWSHIP (CF2) Ladies’ Circle, 2nd Monday of Each Month, 6:30-8 p.m.

RILEY’S CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH 10509 US Hwy. 117 S., Rocky Point Business Park Choir Practice & Bible Study, Tues., 7:30-9 p.m.

Youth Group Every Other Wed. 6-7:30 p.m.

19845 NC Hwy. 210, Rocky Point, NC 28457 910-675-2127 Rocky Point, NC • 910-232-7759 Jim Herchenhahn / Pastor www.CF2.us Worship Hours: Sunday Morning, 11 a.m.

ROCKY POINT UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Worship Services: 8:30 a.m. & 10:50 a.m. Youth each Sunday at 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday Night, 6 p.m. Pastor: Dr. Ernie Sanchez located at the intersection of Hyw. 117 & 210 Pastor Mark Murphy Wednesday evenings: Meal at 6:00 p.m. / Study for all ages 7:00 p.m.

Services: Sunday at 10 a.m.

Bible Study: Tuesday at 6 p.m. www.RPUMC.org ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC CHURCH WESTVIEW UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 18737 Hwy 17 North, Hampstead • 910-270-1477 CALVARY CHAPEL COMMUNITY CHURCH 5610 Hwy. 53 W • Burgaw, NC 28425 (Across from Pender High) Monsignor Joseph Ntuwa, Pastor 54 Camp Kirkwood Rd. • Watha, NC 28478 • 910-448-0919 Pastor Fred Roberts Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m.

Weekend Mass Schedule: Hampstead - SAT 5 p.m., SUN 9 a.m.

Pastor: Tony Fontana Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sun. Worship: 11 a.m. & 7 p.m.

Surf City - SAT 5 p.m., SUN 9 & 11 a.m. (Memorial Day - Labor Day) MISSION BAPTIST CHURCH Bible Study: Wednesday 7 p.m. Youth Group: Wednesday 7:00 p.m.

Daily Mass - Hampstead: TUES & WED 4p.m., THURS & FRI 9 a.m.

607 S. Walker Street • Burgaw, NC 28425 Confessions SAT 4-4:30 p.m. or by appt. www.allsaintsccnc.org JORDANS CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m.

4670 Stag Park Rd. • Burgaw, NC 28425 • 910-259-5735 Wednesday Evening Dinner at 6:00 p.m. and classes at 6:45 p.m.

CHAPEL BY THE BAY IN LANIER’S CAMPGROUND Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. & 6 p.m.

216 Michigan Avenue • Holly Ridge, N.C. 28445 FAITH HARBOR UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Wednesday Bible Study: 7 p.m.

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

BURGAW UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

110 E. Bridgers Street, Burgaw, NC 28425 • 910-259-2295 Sunday School: 10:00 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m.

BARLOW VISTA BAPTIST CHURCH

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

Wednesday Night Bible Study 7:00 p.m. www.barlowvistabaptistchurch.com

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Pastor: Don Myers

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Services Sunday at 10 a.m. and Thursday at 7:30 p.m.

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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100 E. Bridgers Street • Burgaw, NC 28425 • 910-259-4310 Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m.

Wednesday evenings: Meal at 6 p.m. Prayer and Bible study for children, youth and adults 6:45 p.m. www.BurgawBaptistChurch.org

88 Blakes Chapel Road • Hampstead, NC 28443 910-270-2576 Rev. Steve Spearing, Pastor Sunday School 10:00 a.m., Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. www.blakeschapel.org Find Us on Facebook E-mail Prayer Requests to: shareinprayer@gmail.com

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Obituaries

Linda Williams Harris MYRTLE BEACH -- Linda Williams Harris, 76, died Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020.

She was bor n Feb. 6, 1943 in Currie, daughter of the late George Whitley and Edith “Edie” Porter Williams.

Linda is survived by her husband, Landon A. Harris; sister, Sally Miller; niece, Melissa Miller; nephew, Patrick Miller; g reat niece, Angelique House and great nephew, Austin Miller; aunt, Ann Porter; and a host of cousins.

The family received friends 2-3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020 at McMillanSmall Funeral Home in Myrtle Beach.

The family received friends 2-3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020 at Moores

Creek Baptist Church, 3107 Union Chapel Road, Currie, NC 28435 with service at 3 p.m. Pastor Roger Bar nes conducting the service.

Burial followed in Moore’s Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.

Shared memories and condolences may be sent to the family at www.quinnmcgowen.com. The family was served by QuinnMcGowen Funeral Home Burgaw Chapel.

Tony Weston Martin CURRIE -- Tony Weston Martin, 79, of Currie passed from his earthly life Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020 at his home.

He was born Mar. 19, 1940 in Pender County, the son of the late Truman Weston and Annie Malpass Martin. He was preceded

in death by his step-son, Michael George.

Tony is survived by his wife, Shelley Thor nton Martin; sons, Tony Martin, Jr. and wife Kathy, Troy Martin and wife Cynthia, and Tracy Mar tin and wife, Jennifer; grandchildren, Kenny Lee Martin, Brittany Mar tin, Tesa Bee Martin, Gabby Martin and Zoe Martin; five great grandchildren; and many extended family and friends.

He served his country proudly in the U.S. Navy and was a member of the American Le gion Post 545 in Wilmington. Tony retired after 38 years with Hess Corporation.

The family received friends 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020 at QuinnMcGowen Funeral Home in Burgaw.

Graveside service was at 11 a.m. Thursday at Malpass Cemetery, Richard Switch Road, Currie with Sonny Porter conducting the service.

Shared memories and condolences may be sent to the family at www.quinnmcgowen.com. The family was served by QuinnMcGowen Funeral Home Burgaw Chapel.

Rose Mary Lewandoski Williams CASTLE HAYNE -- Rose Mary Lewandowski Williams of Castle Hayne, and Beaufort, South Carolina, went to sing with the an-

gels Jan. 23, 2020.

She was born on May 8, 1934 in Castle Hayne, North Carolina, the daughter of the late Anthony and Anastasia Lewandowski.

She was the youngest of eight children, including her twin who passed away at birth.

She is survived by her husband, Bruce; daughter and son-in-law Susan and Ben Tomlinson of Bluffton, SC, son and daughter-inlaw, Glenn and Carol Williams of Lexington, SC and daughter, Linda Thornley of Swansboro. She also has seven grandchildren, Brian, Samantha, Andrew (who was waiting for his Grandma in Heaven), Megan, Joshua, Matthew and Alanna, as well as two great-grandchildren, Asher and Eleanor; and sister, Teresa Mazur of Holiday

Florida.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Castle Hayne, Monday, Jan. 27 at 2 p.m. with visitation beginning one hour before the service.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to St. Stanislaus C a t h o l i c C h . a t w w w. ststanislauscatholic.org, or SC Special Olympics, Area 8.

Online condolences can be made to the family at www.harrellsfh.com. The family was served by Harrell’s Funeral Home and Cremation Service.

Canines for Service rescue dogs, help those with disabilities

By Lori Kirkpatrick Post & Voice Staff Writer Canines for Service (CFS), based in Wilmington, is an organization that has been dedicated to empowering people with disabilities to achieve greater independence for more than 20 years.

The longest serving service dog organization and the only accredited organization corporately based in North Carolina, CFS selects and trains dogs for

people with mobility limitations and for veterans with mobility limitations, traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress.

They serve veterans nationwide, but about 50 percent of their clients are from Wilmington and surrounding areas. All of the dogs for their program are rescued from shelters and private rescues in Pender, New Hanover, Onslow and Brunswick counties.

Each service dog is specifically trained in skills

or tasks that can mitigate a person’s disability.

The training of an assistance dog takes nine to 14 months. During that time, the dogs learn more than 90 commands including basic obedience, intermediate skills like retrieving items and advanced skills such as opening doors.

Canines for Service Development Director Colleen Vihlen explained the process of selecting dogs for the program.

“We are looking for dogs

Holy Trinity Hampstead welcomes new rector

By Lori Kirkpatrick Post & Voice Staff Writer Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, located in Hampstead, has welcomed a new priest-in-charge to the church. Rev. Ron Abrams joined Holy Trinity in November after retiring last spring from 20 years of service as rector at St. James Episcopal Church in Wilmington.

He also previously lived and worked in Fayetteville.

While Abrams is not a North Carolina native, he said that he feels like this is home.

The time that Abrams spent in Fayetteville has familiariz ed him with the military community, an experience that has helped him connect with the Hampstead residents.

As a transplant himself, he feels he can also relate to those who have moved here from other areas. With an undergraduate degree in Education, Abrams is passionate about teaching as well as community outreach.

“I am very excited about being here,” began Abrams.

“Holy Trinity is a church that has a real big heart and is very involved in the community. One thing that excites me about being here is that we are a satellite location for the Brigade Boys and Girls Club of Wilmington. Every

Rev. Ron Abrams afternoon from 3 to 6, there are children here with supervisors for an afterschool program. They do all sorts of great activities, and it’s been wonderful to hear the noise of children here.”

The parish also opens its doors for other community programs. Al-Anon and AA meetings are offered there four nights each week. The church is also in conversation with other groups about ministry opportunities and use of their buildings for additional programs.

“I have enjoyed getting to know the people here at Holy Trinity. They are very welcoming and inviting, and there is a clear ministry. The Episcopal Church, to me, is a bridge between the Roman Catholic Church and the more Protestant denominations. It’s a place where a lot of families can land and have that comfort level. The Roman Catholics who are looking for a more community-oriented church as well as the people

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from the Baptist, Pentecostal or other traditions may be looking for more traditional worship or more of a liturgy. I think we have some middle ground here,” said Abrams.

Abrams has a two-year minimal commitment with Holy Trinity. One major goal is to grow the congregation to the point where the church can afford a full-time rector. His priorities also include Adult Christian Formation, quality of worship and sermons and pastoral care. Abrams

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between six months and two years of age and 60 to 90 lbs,” began Vihlen.

“We go into the shelter and look for a dog that appears friendly. Then we do a pretty intense temperament test at the shelter, and there are about 10 different things we’re looking for.

For example, we look to see if the dog is interested in retrieval, if it is motivated by food and if it is fearful or aggressive.”

Vihlen said that it’s a specific dog that makes it through all of the tests. The few that pass them all come back to their facility to be vetted at their veterinary practice. X-rays are done to see if they are going to be fit for the physical work that they may end up doing. Any underlying health issue or problem is a disqualifier. Once vetted, the dogs train for nine to 14

months and are partnered with a veteran.

“We have them training here at our facility in Wilmington and we also have a program at the brig at Camp Lejeune. We currently have eight dogs that are living up there and being trained by the military inmates. Our trainers go up there two days a week essentially to train the inmates and check in to see how the dogs are doing. That’s been a tremendous program. They are in prison so their focus is 24/7 on the dogs, which is excelling the dogs very quickly through their training.

It’s phenomenal,” said Vihlen.

The clients go through an application process, and are heavily vetted as well. Vihlen said that the organization pays about $36,000 for each dog to go through the entire process and then the dog is valued at about $54,000.

“We firmly believe that the veteran has sacrificed enough and gone through enough. We do not charge them for his. It is something that could change and possibly even save their lives, and it should not be determined by whether

they can afford it or not. So the veterans do not have to fundraise at all. That’s something we pride ourselves on,” said Vihlen.

About 80 to 85 percent of the CFS budget goes to Canines for Veterans, but they operate other programs as well. Canines for Therapy, a completely different program, is focused on people and their pet dogs who want to share the love of their dog with the community. In this program, pet owners participate in a training course and then go into facilities like hospitals,nursing homes and treatment centers and volunteer with their dogs.

“We’re definitely a quality over quantity organization. We are never going to place the dog until it is ready. We are averaging about 10 service dogs with veterans a year. It is pretty intensive. The way we’re able to pay for these dogs and give them to veterans is that we operate solely off of grants, fundraisers and donors. We also have people who volunteer with us by walking the service dogs,” said Vihlen.

To lear n more, visit www.caninesforservice.org or call (910) 362-8181.

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Bill Howard Outdoors

By Bill Howard Post & Voice Columnist

I grew up in a different time than today. Anyone who has been around for the greater part of four decades or more have. It’s almost like the old story of walking uphill in three feet of snow to and from school.

I remember gasoline at 27 cents. I also remember sitting in the car with my mom waiting for the gas line to move due to the shortage that caused gasoline to skyrocket overnight.

I remember sodas coming in glass bottles. My friends and I were proficient at finding bottles in the ditches on the way to the store so we could turn them

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‘Abrams hopes to make the parish more visible to the community. He has gotten involved with an ecumenical clergy support group that gets together once a month. They share ideas and do programming together such as National Day of Prayer, Echoes of Christmas and Echoes of Easter.

Holy Trinity has been able to help the needy and the homeless and to work with institutions such as Good Shepherd Center, Help Hub and Pender East.

The church is located at 107 Deerfield Dr. in Hampstead behind Port City Java. Worship services are each Sunday at 10 a.m. The church can be contacted at (910) 270-4221.

hunting heritage alive and provide growth? These are questions we must ask ourselves. And we have until Feb. 2 to do so.

T he Nor th Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission is requesting input on issues and options on hunting public game lands on Sundays. A short survey is available online on the NCWRC’s website. The agency will then have open discussions with survey results at the six state-wide public forums in February.

You can find the survey at NCWildlife.org/SundayHuntingGL to have your voice and opinion heard.

–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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Salvation Army inexpensive and affordable place to shop.

Finally, the store will raise funds for the Salvation Army’s general operations that will include funding the local caseworkers in Pender County. Truck routes will also be expanded through the Pender county area to assist donors with larger items.

of success as well. After all, if you drag a 10 year old kid into the cold for a season and all they see is an opossum waddling across a path, it will be tough to get them back in the hunt when they are 11 years old when their friends are begging them to play Fortnite on the Playstation.

You see, I had to look at the pros and cons. The cons were mostly being a ‘way it was’ mentality with a little bit of ‘you don’t want to hear gunshots while in church’ mixed in. But realistically, neither of those excuses were real cons.

They were fabricated whatifs and why-nows.

That brings us to the present. With new laws and regulations come new opportunities. We have been able to hunt with bows and crossbows on Sundays, and we later added in firearms on Sundays. Each of these were based on private land hunts.

New regulations allow North Carolina to look into hunting public game lands as well. Is it a bad thing? Will it help keep the

in for a deposit to pay for our next soda as well.

I remember gas stations, stores, and virtually everything else being closed on Sundays other than the newsstand that was downtown and having one drug store open, although it was never the same one as they would rotate who would be open on Sunday.

Perhaps that is why I was at best indifferent, if not slightly against Sunday hunting when it first was on the table several years ago. I eventually convinced myself it was a good thing.

I tried to look at the facts that many were only able to hunt on weekends, and if Sundays were off limits, it would be tough to for someone to really get out and enjoy the hunt consistently.

I also convinced myself it would be better to bring in a new generation of outdoorsmen/women with a parent or other adult having more time to get the younger ones in the field or on the water. By having the extra day each week, it meant a higher chance

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CALL TO ORDER

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INVOCATION

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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

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ADOPTION OF AGENDA

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PUBLIC INFORMATION Presentation of 2019 Annual Report for Trillium Health Resources.

5.2.

Update on Pender County Courthouse Remediation and Repairs.

PUBLIC COMMENT

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CONSENT AGENDA

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Government News

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January 30, 2020 PUBLIC PUBLIC HEARINGS HEARINGS SCHEDULED

SCHEDULED

7.1.

Approval of Minutes: Regular Meetings: January 6, 2020 and January 21, 2020.

7.2.

Approval of Tax Releases and Refunds

7.3.

Consideration of a Budget Ordinance Amendment for sewage pump repairs.

7.4.

Consideration of a Budget Ordinance Amendment for vehicle repairs.

7.5.

Consideration of a Purchase Order for Aluminum Sulfate from Water Guard for PCP-WWTP: $26,000.00.

7.6.

Consideration of a Purchase Order for Ferric Sulfate from Amerochem for Water Plant: $69,000.00.

The following public hearings will be held on Tuesday, February 11, 2020

Development Ordinance to include text amendments related to Condition

APPROVALS AND RESOLUTIONS 8.1.

Resolution Supporting the Wilmington Rail Realignment Project for the Benefits of Environmental Sustainability, Improved Commuting Times, Public Safety, Quality of Life, Enhanced Freight Movement and Economic Development.

8.2.

Approval of the Updated Pender County Personnel Policies.

8.3.

Approval of Bid and Award Contract for Purchase and Installation of Generators at the Burgaw Fuel Depot and Agriculture Building.

8.4.

Approval of the Installation of a Fire Alarm System for the Penderlea Auditorium and Gym.

8.5.

Approval of Budget Ordinance and Policies for the Hurricane Florence Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) Expedited Acquisition Project.

8.6.

Consideration of Appeal from Donald Sullivan.

APPOINTMENTS 9.1.

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ITEMS FROM THE COUNTY ATTORNEY, COUNTY MANAGER, & COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

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CLOSED SESSION (IF APPLICABLE).

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ADJOURNMENT

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NOTICE OF 2020 MARCH PRIMARY ELECTIONS

The 2020 March Primary Elections will be held on Tuesday March 3, 2020 to elect the following contests: Presidential Preference, US Senate, US House of Rep Dist. 7, NC Governor, NC Lt Governor, NC Attorney General, NC Auditor, NC Commissioner of Agriculture, NC Commissioner of Insurance, NC Commissioner of Labor, NC Secretary of State, NC Superintendent of Public Instruction, NC Treasurer, NC State Senate Dist. 8, NC District Court Judge District 5 Seat 8.

Please note the following.

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The Pender County Housing Authority Waiting List for Applications known as Country Court Apartments at 10260 Highway 421, Currie, North Carolina, is open for new applications for a maximum of 20 applications at a time. Interested applicants must check with the Housing Authority for information on the status of the waiting list. A notice will be posted in a publicly accessible place notifying interested families of the waiting list’s current status. The waiting list will be purged every six months.

February 6

Board ofHEARING Commissioners#2: Meeting FebruaryInput 11 4:00FY PM 2020-2021 Budget: PUBLIC Early Citizen on Daddy-Daughter Dance February 15 5:00 PM The Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing to receive public comment regarding the upcoming fiscal year 2020-2021 Municipal Budget.

TDA Meeting Board of Commissioners Meeting Daddy-Daughter Dance

PENDER COUNTY GOVERNMENT NEWS

For Immediate Release: Waiting Lists for Income-based Apartments are open to new applications

PUBLIC HEARING Consideration Text Amendments to the Use Permits amending the#1: following sections: Sectionof 3-10: Conditional Use Unified Recommend amending PermitsDevelopment C. Procedures (b), Ordinance: Section 6-2: Definitions of Basic Terms deleting the Unified retail and adding Retail Store, Section 8-2: of Permitted related Uses to to Condition Development Ordinance to include textTable amendments change some uses from a conditional use permit to a use by right with Use Permits amending the following sections: Section 3-10: Conditional Use standards, Section 8-4: Use Standards adding standards to reflect Permits C. Procedures (b),ofSection Definitions of Basic amendments to the Table Permitted6-2: Uses (and removing referenceTerms deleting lettering and alphabetizing), Section 8-5: Regulations for Conditional Uses retail and adding Retail Store, Section 8-2: Table of Permitted Uses to amending standards to reflect amendments to the Table of Permitted Uses. change some uses from a conditional use permit to a use by right with PUBLIC HEARING #2: Early Citizen Input on FY 2020-2021 Budget: standards, Section 8-4: Use Standards adding standards to reflect The Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing to receive public amendments to thethe Table Permitted Uses (and Budget. removing reference comment regarding upcomingoffiscal year 2020-2021 Municipal lettering and alphabetizing), Section 8-5: Regulations for Conditional Uses CALENDARto the Table of Permitted Uses. amending standards to TOWN reflect amendments TDA Meeting

Approval of Appointment of Map Review Officers for the Town of Surf City.

WANTED! A FEW GOOD MEN & WOMEN! VOLUNTEER! The Pender County Board of Commissioners will consider appointments to the following Boards/Commissions/Committees: # of Name of Board Vacancies Positions/Categories Advisory Board of Health 3 Dentist***, Engineer***, Optometrist***, Board of Adjustment 3 District 1, District 4, Alternate Industrial Facilities & Pollution Control Financing Auth.

7 Business/Insurance/Attorney/Banking Parks and Recreation Board 1 At-Large Planning Board 3 Professional, AG/Environmental, At-Large Southeastern Economic Development Commission 1 Citizen Representative District 1 = Upper Topsail; Surf City District 4 = Union; Penderlea; Grady; District 2 = Scotts Hill; Lower Topsail Columbia; Caswell; Canetuck District 3 = Rocky Point; Long Creek District 5 = Burgaw; Holly *** These positions can be temporarily filled by someone associated with this field who may not be currently licensed. Applications can be completed on-line at www.pendercountync.gov or write or call Melissa Long, Clerk to the Board, PO Box 5, Burgaw, NC 28425 (910) 259-1200, and complete an application.

at 5:30PM (or thereabout) in the meeting theTuesday, Burgaw Municipal The following public hearings will beroom heldofon February 11, 2020 Building located at 109 N Walker Street in Burgaw, NC. All interested at 5:30PM (or thereabout) in the meeting room of the Burgaw Municipal parties are invited to attend, written and oral comments are welcome.

Building located at 109 N Walker Street in Burgaw, NC. All interested PUBLIC HEARING #1: Consideration of Text Amendments to the parties are invited to attend, written and oral comments are welcome.

Unified Development Ordinance: Recommend amending the Unified

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Polls will be open from 6:30 am until 7:30 pm.

Voters who are already registered need not re-register. Residents of the County who are not registered must register by 5:00 pm on Friday February 7, 2020 to vote in this election.

Absentee ballots are allowed. Requests for an absentee ballot must be made in writing using a state approved form and be received by mail or in person in the Pender County Board of Elections office by 5:00 pm on February 25, 2020. th th One-stop early voting will be available February 13 -February 28 Monday through Friday 8:00 AM until 7:30 PM. th And Saturday February 29 from 8:00 AM until 3:00 PM at the following locations: Board of Elections Office Cape Fear Community College Pender County Annex 807 S. Walker St Burgaw, NC 621 NC Hwy 210 E Hampstead NC 15060 US HWY 17 Hampstead NC th th th nd The Board of Elections will meet on February 11 , 18 , 25 and March 2 at 6:00 pm and again at rd 2:00 pm on March 3 , for the purpose of approving absentee ballot applications. th Supplemental absentee meeting will be held at 6 p.m. on March 12 . Canvass will be held at 11:00 am th on March 13 . All meetings will be held in the Board of Elections office at 807 S. Walker Street, NC.

Eligible families will pay a portion of rent based on their household’s income. Eligibility is based on household income, credit and criminal background requirements.

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Complete applications may be submitted in person to our office at 805 South Walker Street, Burgaw, NC between 9 am and 4 pm on the first business day each month when the list is open. Incomplete applications will not be accepted. Call (910) 259.1208 or TDD 1(800)735-2962 for more information.

For additional information contact the Pender County Board of Elections at 910-259-1220.

Russell Fawcett Chair, Pender County Board of Elections

“This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer.”

Anticipated Delinquency Intervention Funds for Pender County Pender County anticipates allocation of funds from the North Carolina Department of Public Safety, Division of Adult Corrections & Juvenile Justice, Juvenile Community Programs section in an amount of $153,959 for programs to serve delinquent youth and youth most at risk to become delinquent. The Pender County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council will be accepting proposals for the funding period of July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021 from local government agencies and private non-profits with 501-c-3 status for the following services: • Mental Health (Mental Health Assessments, Treatment, & Psychological Assessments) • Community Service and Restitution • Teen Court • Interpersonal Skill Building • Vocational Skill Building For a complete Request for Proposals and submission information, please contact Dee Turner, JCPC Chairman at 805 South Walker Street, P.O. Box 5, Burgaw, NC 28425, 910-663-3769 or dturner@pendercountync.gov The deadline for submitting proposals is February 17, 2020 by 12:00 p.m.

NOTICE TO THE VOTERS OF THE MIDDLE HOLLY PRECINCT

If you normally vote at the Middle Holly voting precinct; your voting precinct for the March 3, 2020 Primary has temporarily been changed to the North Burgaw precinct located at 109 N. Walker St Burgaw, NC. Russell Fawcett - Chair, Pender County Board of Elections

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Legal Notices Legal Notices STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 19-CVS-702 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

MICHAEL WALKER ROGERS, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION TO: UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF SARAH MICHAEL ROGERS Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-titled action.

The nature of the relief sought is as follows: foreclosure sale to satisfy unpaid property taxes on your interest in the property sometimes briefly described as Section 1, Lot 2 Bannermans Bridge, Parcel ID Number 3350-46-7253-0000 more fully described in the complaint.

Plaintiff seeks to extinguish any and all claim or interest that you may have in the property.

You are required to make defense to such pleading no later than March 2, 2020.

This day, January 9, 2020.

Scott G. Sherman, State Bar # 17596 Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., State Bar # 28777 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250; Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel/fax); tammy@shermanandrodgers.com #8973 1/16, 1/23, 1/30/20 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE’S NOTICE TO CREDITORS In Re the Estate of CAROL SHINGLETON TUCKER, Deceased Having qualified as Personal Representative of the Estate of CAROL SHINGLETON TUCKER, Deceased, late of PENDER County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms, corporations and/or other legal entities having claims against the Estate to present them to the undersigned at the address given below on or before April 18, 2020, or same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate please make immediate payment.

On this day: January 15, 2020 Dawn Shingleton Porter Personal Representative

By Patricia M. Homa Attorney for the Estate c/o Patricia M. Homa, P.C. P. O. Box 1310 Hampstead, NC 28443 #8969 1/16, 1/23, 1/30, 2/6/20 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 19-CVS-702 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

MICHAEL WALKER ROGERS, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION TO: SARAH MICHAEL ROGERS Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-titled action.

The nature of the relief sought is as follows: foreclosure sale to satisfy unpaid property taxes on your interest in the property sometimes briefly described as Section 1, Lot 2 Bannermans Bridge, Parcel ID Number 3350-46-7253-0000 more fully described in the complaint.

Plaintiff seeks to extinguish any and all claim or interest that you may have in the property.

You are required to make defense to such pleading no later than March 2, 2020.

This day, January 9, 2020.

Scott G. Sherman, State Bar # 17596 Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., State Bar # 28777 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250; Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel/fax); tammy@shermanandrodgers.com #8974 1/16, 1/23, 1/30/20 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF PENDER NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF SHARON COBB DERMOTT, DECEASED 19 E 546 Having qualified as Executor of the Will of Sharon Cobb Dermott, deceased, late of Pender County, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said estate to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 23rd day of April, 2020. or be barred from their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate are asked to please make immediate payment.

This 23rd day of January, 2020.

Ralph G. Dermott, Executor c/o ELIZABETH W. MURPHY KELLY & WEST, P.A. Attorneys at Law 900 South Main Street, Post Office Box 1118 Lillington, North Carolina 27546 #8975 1/23, 1/30, 2/6, 2/13/20 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 R. Sellars, deceased, of Pender County, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Barbara R. Sellars, to present them to the undersigned on or before April 30, 2020 at P.O. Box 241, Burgaw, NC 28425 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment. This the 16th Day fo January, 2020.

Barbara S. Smith 4288 Penderlea Hwy., Watha, NC 28478 #8966 1/16, 1/23, 1/30, 2/6/20

NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF ANGELA K. ZONDOS Pender County Estate File No. 20-E-28 All persons, firms and corporations having claims against ANGELA K. ZONDOS, deceased, of Pender County, North Carolina, are notified to present their claims to SONIA ZONDOS, Executrix, at 1546 Ray Road, Ambridge, PA, 15003, on or before the 23rd day of April, 2020 (which date is three months after the day of the first publication of this notice), or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. Debtors of the Decedent are requested to make immediate payment to the Executrix named above.

This the 23rd day of January, 2020.

SONIA ZONDOS Executrix of the Estate of Angela K. Zondos Susan K. Hill Hutchens Law Firm Attorneys for the Estate 1121 Military Cutoff Rd., Suite P Wilmington, NC 28405 #8981 1/23, 1/30, 2/6, 2/13/20 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 Eddie Lynn Blizzard, deceased, of Pender County, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Eddie Lynn Blizzard, to present them to the undersigned on or before April 23, 2020 at 134 Borough Spur Road, Currie, NC 28435 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment. This the 9th Day fo January, 2020.

Tamela Staley Blizzard 134 Borough Spur Road Currie, NC 28435 #8960 1/9, 1/16, 1/23, 1/30/20 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of Kassie Marie Klette Congleton late of Hampstead, Pender County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of Kassie Marie Klette Congleton to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 90th day of this notice, April 15, 2020, 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.

Elaine J. Congleton, Administrator of the Estate of Kassie Marie Klette Congleton (19 E 478) c/o Law Offices of Gregory M. Katzman, PLLC. 3819 Park Ave Wilmington, NC 28403 #8965 1/16, 1/23, 1/30, 2/6/20

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 169 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Michelle A. Rouse and David W. Rouse, III (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Michelle A. Rouse) to Jennifer Grant, Trustee(s), dated the 14th day of June, 2013, and recorded in Book 4273, Page 0150, in Pender County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Pender County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Burgaw, Pender County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 2:00 PM on February 4, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Pender, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 14 of Liberty Subdivision as shown on a map recorded in Map Book 23 at Page 115, Pender County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 120 Liberty Road, Watha, North Carolina.

Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.

Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases.

Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.

A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, 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.

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confir-

Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices mation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm LLP P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1286558 (FC.FAY) #8967 1/23, 1/30/20

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 19-CVS-702 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

MICHAEL WALKER ROGERS, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION TO: UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF MICHAEL WALKER ROGERS Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-titled action.

The nature of the relief sought is as follows: foreclosure sale to satisfy unpaid property taxes on your interest in the property sometimes briefly described as Section 1, Lot 2 Bannermans Bridge, Parcel ID Number 3350-46-7253-0000 more fully described in the complaint. Plaintiff seeks to extinguish any and all claim or interest that you may have in the property.

You are required to make defense to such pleading no later than March 2, 2020.

This day, January 9, 2020.

Scott G. Sherman, State Bar # 17596 Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., State Bar # 28777 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250; Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel/fax); tammy@shermanandrodgers.com #8972 1/16, 1/23, 1/30/20

19-SP-157 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by Douglas S. Koser and Dawn Suzette Koser dated August 10, 2016 and recorded on August 12, 2016, in Book 4626 at Page 491, in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Pender County, North Carolina; and because of default in the payment of the indebtedness secured thereby and, pursuant to demand of the holder of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust, the undersigned Goddard & Peterson, PLLC (Substitute Trustee) will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Burgaw, Pender County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, on Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at 11:30 AM and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Pender, North Carolina and being more particularly described in the above referenced Deed of Trust, together with all improvements located thereon: Address of Property: 506 Tory Trail, Currie, NC 28435 Tax Parcel ID: 2265-55-26990000, 2265-55-4554-0000, 226555-5644-0000, 2265-55-7549-0000, 2265-55-8466-0000, 2265-55-72830000, 2265-55-5255-0000 Present Record Owner: Douglas S. Koser and Dawn Suzette Koser Trustee may, in the Trustee‚s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in N.C.G.S. §45-21.23. Said property is sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. 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. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, any Land Transfer Tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by N.C.G.S. §7A-308(a)(1).

The real property described above is being offered for sale “AS IS, WHERE IS,” and will be sold subject to all superior liens, unpaid taxes, and special assessments. Neither the Substitute Trustee nor the holder of the Note secured by the Deed of Trust being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representatives of either the Substitute Trustee or the holder of the Note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition

expressly are disclaimed. The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as required by law. If the Trustee or Substitute Trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit.

Reasons of such inability to convey title include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the sale and reinstatement of the loan without knowledge of the Substitute Trustee(s). If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Substitute Trustee(s), in its/their sole discretion, if it/they believe(s) the challenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Additional Notice where the Real Property is Residential with less than 15 Rental Units: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the Clerk of Superior Court of the County in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or/after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the Notice that is at least ten (10) days, but no more than ninety (90) days, after the sale date contained in the Notice of Sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the Notice of Termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of such termination. This is a communication from a debt collector.

The purpose of this Communication is to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection. If you are under the protection of the bankruptcy court or have been discharged as a result of a bankruptcy proceeding, this notice is given to you pursuant to statutory requirement and for informational purposes and is not intended as an attempt to collect a debt or as an act to collect, assess, or recover all or any portion of the debt from you personally. FN# 3070.36519 #8977 1/23, 1/30/20 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 19-CVS-702 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

MICHAEL WALKER ROGERS, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION TO: MICHAEL WALKER ROGERS Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-titled action.

The nature of the relief sought is as follows: foreclosure sale to satisfy unpaid property taxes on your interest in the property sometimes briefly described as Section 1, Lot 2 Bannermans Bridge, Parcel ID Number 3350-46-7253-0000 more fully described in the complaint.

Plaintiff seeks to extinguish any and all claim or interest that you may have in the property.

You are required to make defense to such pleading no later than March 2, 2020.

This day, January 9, 2020.

Scott G. Sherman, State Bar # 17596 Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., State Bar # 28777 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250; Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel/fax); tammy@shermanandrodgers.com #8971 1/16, 1/23, 1/30/20 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 Linda Ramsey Sneeden, deceased, of Pender County, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Linda Ramsey Sneeden, to present them to the undersigned on or before April 30, 2020 at 113 Marlboro Farms Road, Rocky Point, NC 28457 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment. This the 16th Day fo January, 2020.

Wendy Sneeden Norris 2619 White Road Wilmington, NC 28411 #8963 1/16, 1/23, 1/30, 2/6/20 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF FREDDY L. BROWN, DECEDENT Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Freddy L. Brown, late of (86 Trails End Drive, Rocky Point, Pender County, North Carolina) the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to The Humphries Law Firm, P.C. at 1904 Eastwood Rd., Ste 310A, Wilmington, NC 28403, on or before the 16th day of April, 2020, or this notice will be pleased in bar of their recovery.

All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

Christopher F. Brown, Executor of the Estate of FREDDY L. BROWN, deceased #8964 1/16, 1/23, 1/30, 2/6/20 SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY THIS ACTION BROUGHT PURSUANT TO THE POWER AND AUTHORITY contained within that certain Deed of Trust executed and de-

livered by Betsaida Marte dated November 4, 2014 and recorded on November 4, 2014 in Book 4490 at Page 210 in the Office of Register of Deeds of Pender County, North Carolina. As a result of a default in the obligations contained within the Promissory Note and Deed of Trust and the failure to carry out and perform the stipulations and agreements contained therein, the holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust made demand to have the default cured, which was not met. Therefore, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will place for sale that parcel of land, including improvements thereon, situated, lying and being in the City of Burgaw, County of Pender, State of North Carolina, and being more particularly described in the heretofore referenced Deed of Trust.

Said sale will be a public auction, to the highest bidder for cash, at the usual place of sale at the Pender County Courthouse, Burgaw, North Carolina, on February 11, 2020 at 10:00 AM Property Address: 1 7 5 5 E Wilmington Street, Burgaw, NC 28425 Tax Parcel ID: 3239-055326-0000 Present Record Owners: Betsaida Marte aka Betsy Marte Kendall The terms of the sale are that the real property hereinbefore described will be sold for cash to the highest bidder. 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. The successful bidder will be required to pay revenue stamps on the Trustee’s Deed, any Land Transfer Tax, and costs for recording the Trustee’s Deed.

The real property hereinabove described is being offered for sale “AS IS, WHERE IS” and will be sold subject to all superior liens, unpaid taxes, special assessments, and other encumbrances. Other conditions will be announced at the sale.

The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids, as by law required. The sale will not confirm until there have been ten (10) consecutive days with no upset bids having been filed.

If for any reason the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property, or if the sale is set aside, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the bid deposit.

Furthermore, if the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Trustee, in its sole discretion, if it believes the challenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return the bid deposit.

In either event, the purchaser will have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Mortgagee’s attorney, or the Trustee.

Additional Notice Required for Residential Real Property with Less Than Fifteen (15) Rental Units: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least ten (10) days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

Albertelli Law Partners North Carolina, P.A., Substitute Trustee By: Albertelli Law Partners North Carolina, P.A. David W. Neill, Esq. NC State Bar No. 23396 205 Regency Executive Park Drive, Suite 100 Charlotte, NC 28217 Tel: 704-970-0391 19-SP-128 // 19-010822 A-4715536 #8976 1/30, 2/6/20 NORTH CAROLINA PENDER COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF THE DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY JAMES EDWARD MELVIN AKA JAMES E. MELVIN AKA JAMES MELVIN AND SPOUSE GAYLE SASSER MELVIN AKA GAYLE S. MELVIN AKA GAYLE MELVIN, Recorded in Book 4621, Page 948, Pender County RegistryIN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK FILE NO. 19-SP-201 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE DEED OF TRUST BEING FORECLOSED: The Deed of Trust being foreclosed is that Deed of Trust executed

by JAMES EDWARD MELVIN AKA JAMES E. MELVIN AKA JAMES MELVIN AND SPOUSE GAYLE SASSER MELVIN AKA GAYLE S. MELVIN AKA GAYLE MELVIN to Jay B. Green, Attorney at Law, PC, Trustee, dated May 19, 2016 and recorded in Book 4621, Page 948 in the Pender County Registry of North Carolina.

RECORD OWNERS OF THE REAL PROPERTY: The record owner of the subject real property as reflected on the records of the Pender County Register of Deeds not more than 10 days prior to the posting of this Notice is James Edward Melvin.

DATE, TIME AND PLACE OF SALE: The sale will be held on February 11, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. at the door of the Pender County Courthouse,

Legal Notices Burgaw, North Carolina.

PROPERTY TO BE SOLD: The following real property to be sold “sight unseen” together with any improvements is located in Pender County, North Carolina and is believed to have the address of 296 Turkey Creek Road, Rocky Point, NC 28457 and is otherwise more particularly described as follows: Property Known as Lot 204 Turkey Creek Road, Rocky Point, NC 28457 BEING all of Lots 204 AND 204A as more particularly described on plat for Willows Bay, Section IV, Phase I, dated June 12, 2008, prepared by Jonathan L. Wayne, PLS, the plat of which is duly recorded in Map Book 47 at Page 105 in the office of the Register of Deeds for Pender County North Carolina Included is a 2015 CLAY manufactured home bearing serial no.

OHC024364NCAB. TERMS OF SALE: Pursuant to the provisions of N.C.G.S. §45-21.10(b) and the terms of the Deed of Trust, any successful bidder may be required to deposit with the Trustee or Clerk of Superior Court immediately upon the conclusion of the sale a cash deposit to be determined by the greater of 5% of the bid or $750.00. Unless the Substitute Trustee agrees otherwise, the successful bidder will be required to tender the “full purchase price” so bid in cash or certified check at the time the Trustee tenders to him a Deed to the property or attempts to tender such Deed, and should the successful bidder fail to pay the full amount, then the successful bidder shall remain liable as provided for in N.C.G.S. §45-21.30. By submitting your bid, you agree that the “full purchase price” shall be defined as the amount of bid plus the Trustee’s commission as defined in the subject Deed of Trust plus the costs of the action, unless the Trustee agrees otherwise. For example, if the amount of bid is $20,000.00 and the trustee’s commission is defined in the subject Deed of Trust as 5% of the gross proceeds of the sale, then the “full purchase price” shall equal $21,000.00 plus the costs of the action. A tender of Deed shall be defined as a letter from the Trustee to the successful bidder offering to record the Deed upon receipt of full purchase price as described herein and listed in said letter. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason such as a bankruptcy filing, the sole remedy of the successful bidder is the return of the deposit. As to any manufactured home, the following shall apply: Any not considered real property is being foreclosed pursuant to N.C.G.S. §25-9-604, if necessary; there is no warranty that any is actually located on the subject tract; and there is no warranty given by the Substitute Trustee as to whether said home is real property or personal property.

The sale will be made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, assessments, restrictions and easements of record, if any.

ADDITIONAL NOTICE: Take notice that an order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.

Take further notice that any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale dates contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. This notice further states that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

This the 30th day of December, 2019.

THE GREEN LAW FIRM, P.C. _______________________________ ________________ Jay B. Green Attorneys for Deidre D. DeFlorentis, Substitute Trustee 908 E. Edenton Street Raleigh, North Carolina 27601 Telephone: 919-829-0797 Facsimile: 919-829-0799 #8978 1/30, 2/6/20 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 Sherry Layne Tanner, deceased, of Pender County, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Sherry Layne Tanner, to present them to the undersigned on or before April 30, 2020 at 6611 Dorrington Dr., Wilmington, NC 28412 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment. This the 16th Day fo January, 2020.

Leann Heath 6611 Dorrington Drive Wilmington, NC 28412 #8962 1/16, 1/23, 1/30, 2/6/20 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING A public hearing shall be held on Thursday, February 6, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. at the Atkinson Town Hall located at 200 North Town Hall Avenue, Atkinson, North Carolina for the purpose of taking public comment regarding an amendment to Chapter D, Town of Atkinson Code of Ordinances to prohibit the overnight parking of Class A & B motor vehicles, including tractor trailer trucks, along N.C. Highway No. 53 (Church Street) within corporate limits of the Town of Atkinson. #8980 1/23, 1/30/20

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East Carteret edges Pender: teams tied for top conference spot

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer When you are one of the best 1A teams in the state, you get everyone’s best shot.

The Pender Patriot men’s varsity basketball team knows that very well. However, when taking those shots, it would be nice to have your star player on the court.

The Patriots took their show to East Carteret to engage the only team in the Coastal 8 Conference that is deemed to be talented enough to play with them without the services of senior superstar Jujuan Carr. The all-state guard was in a walking boot with a sprained ankle.

Pender has several talented players, but the team chemistry is what they missed at East Carteret.

Pender was a game up on the Mariners coming into the contest. East took a 69-57 win, sending the teams into a dead heat entering the final two weeks of the season.

A day later, the Patriots hosted Wallace. The Pats pulled away late and took an 83-64 win.

The Lady Patriots picked up an important win over East Carteret. With the 5232 win over the Lady Mariners, the Pats (5-8/4-4) find themselves in fourth place overall in the conference. They are the top 1A school in the standings going into the final two weeks of the regular season.

They have to finish ahead of East Carteret and Lejeune in the final standings to earn the top playoff spot out of the split Coastal 8 Conference. The Mariners and Devil pups are the bottom two teams in the conference with one win between

The Mariners jumped out to a 13-7 lead after one quarter of play. Pender righted the ship in the second period behind the play of Asad Johnson. The senior guard scored nine points, but the Pender defense was not the same without Carr. East outscored Pender 20-18 in the second quarter and took a 33-25 lead into the half.

In the first matchup Carr scored 22 points in the third frame. Without him Pender was on the short end of a 20-9 third frame.

The Pender County Patriots came storming back in the final eight minutes.

Pender cut the lead to 10 points with less than a minute to play thanks to a swarming defense that forced the Mariners into numerous turnovers. It was too little too late and Pender fell in conference play for the first time this season.

Gardner’s 32 points leads Pirates over North Brunswick

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Pender was without the services of Carr, who scored 48 points in the Pats 92-79 win over East in the first matchup.

The Mariners had won six games in a row coming into the game.

Men split Coastal 8 contests

Lady Titans earn two conference wins

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer When the high school basketball season started, Heide Trask High school basketball coach Rodney Orr said his goals and expectations for the Lady Titan basketball team was simple. He thought that the team could finish in the top two in the conference and earn a playoff bid. While finishing in the top two in the conference may be a stretch at this point, the Lady Titans should be in line to make the state 2A playoffs.

Last week the Lady Titans picked up two important wins against 2A combatants Richlands and Dixon. Meanwhile the men split conference tilts, falling to Dixon 66-60 and beating Richlands 76-61.

Trask traveled to Dixon to engage the Lady Bulldogs. The Dixon girls had the same conference record as the Titans.

When the dust settled at the Onslow County school, the Lady Titans were 3524 winners.

Trask jumped out to a 10-2 lead after the first quarter of play and led 18-6 at the half. The Lady Titans held a commanding lead after three quarters of play but went scoreless in the fourth quarter. The Lady Bulldogs managed just 4 points in the quarter and could only cut the final tally to 11 points.

Anisa Lewis led the Rocky Point crew with 18 points and 16 rebounds. Yolanda Scarbrough chipped in seven points and four rebounds. Leanna Pfeiffer had 12 rebounds.

Next up was a home game with the once beaten and second place Richlands Wildcats. The first matchup was a wild affair in which the Lady Cats beat Trask 81-79 in two overtimes. This time around it was at Trask and the Lady Titans were ready to go. The result was a 54-48 win.

Trask jumped out to a 16-9 lead after one quarter of play and led 29-15 at the break. Anisa Lewis had 10 points at the half. The Titans would need those points and more.

Richlands came charging back in the second half. They cut the lead to six points at one point but a late charge by Trask sent them to the win.

Lewis led the Titans with 24 points and 13 rebounds. Pfeiffer had 10 points and nine rebounds.

Lewis averaged 21 points and 14.5 rebounds in the teams two conference wins. Pfeiffer averaged 11 rebounds for

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By Lee Wagner Post & Voice Sports Writer The Topsail boys’ swim team finished second to perennial champion Hoggard while the Lady Pirates came in fourth last Friday at the Mid-Eastern 3A/4A Conference Swimming Championships held at the UNC-Wilmington Natatorium.

Asad Johnson led Pender with 19 points with JoJo Fullwood and Mike Armstrong chipping seven points.

The Patriots hosted Wallace a day later.

Carr was available for the contest and the Pats responded to their first loss in conference play with an 83-64 nonconference win over the Duplin County Bulldogs.

The Lady Patriots also earned a win, edging Wallace 43-40.

Carr was back and scored 23 points.

Jakwon Moore scored 17 and Isaac Santiago added 12.

With the loss to East Carteret, the Patriots are now tied with the Mariners at 7-1. Their remaining schedules are identical. Pender will have to win out and hope that the Mariners slip up.

Pender hosted Trask on Tuesday and was at Richlands on Friday.

the week.

The Lady Titans are now 9-6 overall and 4-4 in Coastal 8 play. They are currently tied for fourth with Pender High school. More importantly, they are behind both 2A combatants Croatan and Richlands in the conference standings.

The Titan men came out on fire at Dixon early last week only to fizzle out late. Two grave miscues late along with only three trips to the free throw line in the fourth period led to a 66-60 loss to the Bulldogs.

Trask led by five after the first quarter and went into the break with a 36-31 lead.

They extended the lead to eight points going into the final eight minutes.

Dixon came out on a mission in the fourth quarter. They outscored Trask 22-8 in the final eight minutes. The Titans led the entire game until a 54-54 tie with about five minutes left. Dixon outscored Trask 12-6 in the final five minutes to secure the very important 66-60 win.

Robert Pridgen led the Titans with 21 points with senior Jakel White chipping in 10 points and six rebounds.

Next up was the Richlands Wildcats.

Another loss to a 2A team out of the Coastal 8 Conference would be devastating. Coach Orr’s charge answered the call, taking down the Wildcats 76-61.

Trask jumped on the Cats early, taking a 14-2 behind the three point shooting of Ja’Taybien Anders and Tyran Pickett.

The Titans went into the second quarter with a 22-12 lead and finished the half with a 37-29 advantage.

Trask nailed six three-point baskets in the first half. They would have to remain hot in the final 16 minutes to earn the win.

The Titan lead remained 12 points up in the third frame with Richlands cutting the lead to 59-50 going into the fourth quarter. Trask stretched the lead to 17 points midway through the period and walked away with the win.

Pridgen led Trask with 21 points and five rebounds. Tyran Pickett chipped in 16 points and six boards with Anders scoring 15 points and adding five assists.

The Titans are now 8-9 overall and 3-5 in conference play. They are currently tied for fifth place in the Coastal 8 Conference with Croatan. They were at Pender on Tuesday and will host East Carteret on Friday.

The Hoggard girls’ and boys’ teams both finished first, winning the conference championship for the 19th time in the 21-year history of the meet. The Viking boys amassed 367 points to finish 81 points ahead of the Pirates (286). Ashley was third (252.5) followed by Laney (227), South Brunswick (199.5), New Hanover (40), and West Brunswick (25).

Chase Davis was his usual active – and successful – self, winning the 200-yard freestyle (1:49.61) and the 500-yard freestyle (4:57.20) while joining forces with Nick Gallek, Devon Taylor, and Liam McBride to finish second (1:50.17) in the 200 medley relay, and collaborating with

Topsail senior Derek Gardner admitted, at times, he feels a little additional pressure, since the Pirates lost second-leading scorer Jamison Long for the season, but it certainly didn’t seem like it affected him last Tuesday night at North Brunswick.

Gardner started his night by scoring the Pirates’ first 12 points and used that excellent start as the foundation to a careerbest 32 points to lead Topsail to a key win 68-61 win over 3A foe North Brunswick in a Mid-Eastern 3A/4A Conference game in Leland.

The Pirates made 5-of-13 shots from the field in the opening stanza, with Gardner hitting on four of them (two treys, two two-pointers) to go along with a pair of free throws as Topsail jumped out to a 1612 lead.

Gardner remained consistent throughout, scoring six in the second quarter, six in the third, and eight in the fourth, and it was a good thing as Scorpion senior Devonte’ Freeman was determined to help his team get their first conference win by almost matching Gardner point-for-point in finishing with 31 points.

But Gardner was more fortunate as he picked up scoring help in the form of Vasquez brothers, Fernando (14 points, eight rebounds) and Carlos (eight points, four rebounds, four assists, and senior classmate Jackson Sullivan (seven points, seven rebounds).

North Brunswick’s second-leading scorer was senior Elijah Elwood with six points.

“I have to say this, when the referees

Staff photo by Andy Pettigrew

Topsail senior Derek Gardner hit a career high 32 points against North Brunswick. are inconsistent, the game is played inconsistently,” Topsail Coach Bob Barlett said. “They were all over the place. That

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Post & Voice Top Performers

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer Last week the high school sports scene was on fire. The Trask wrestling team participated in a tri match with Dixon and Richlands. Rogan Heath continued his dominance with two wins. Tyler Still and David Perez also picked up a win.

Pender participated in a tri match with East Carteret and Croatan. Da’Jron Smith earned two wins with Alvin Swinson and Michael Sawyer also earning a win.

The Topsail boys’ hoops team split conference games, beating North Brunswick and falling to Laney. Derek Gardner scored the Pirates’ first 12 points and finished the night with a career high 32 points in the win over North. Fernando Vasquez had 14 points and eight rebounds while brother Carlos Vasquez had eight points, four rebounds and four assists.

The Trask boys beat Richlands and fell to Dixon. Sophomore sensation Robert Pridgen scored 21 points in both games while Jakel White had 10 points and six boards in the loss to Dixon. Tyran Pickett had 16 points and six rebounds in the win over Richlands with Ja’Taybien Ander scoring 15 points.

The Pender boys dropped their first conference game to East Carteret last week. the same three teammates to finish third (3:44.11) in the 400 freestyle relay.

The quartet Trent Butler, Tristen DeLeon, Oscar Sessoms, and Ryan King finished fifth (3:56.20) in he 400 freestyle relay, , and Devon Taylor was second (2:19.87) in the 200-individual medley.

The Lady Vikings cruised to the title with 328 points, ahead of Ashley (246), Laney (229), Topsail (215), South Brunswick (181), New Hanover (174), and West Brunswick (110).

The super-reliable Madison Hoover was on the top step of the podium three times, individually winning the 200 freestyle (2:05.00) and the 500 freestyle

Asad Johnson led the Pats with 19 points.

The Patriots beat Wallace a day later behind Jujuan Carr’s 23 points. Jakwon Moore had 17 points with Isaac Santiago chipping in 12.

The Topsail girls beat North Brunswick and fell to Laney. Sydney Hartgrove led the Pirates in the win over North with 14 points and a remarkable 20 rebounds while Bella Kross added 12 points, 11 boards, and five steals. Julia Sullivan added eight points and eight rebounds, and Lilah Johnson racked up 10 points, four rebounds, three assists, four steals, and a blocked shot.

In the loss to Laney, Hartgrove had 16 points and nine boards.

The Pender girls earned two wins last week including a conference win over East Carteret. Tyanna Holmes led the Pats.

The Lady Titans beat Richlands and Dixon last week. Anisa Lewis led the Rocky Point crew past Dixon with 18 points and 16 rebounds. Yolanda Scarbrough chipped in seven points and four rebounds.

Leanna Pfeiffer had 12 rebounds.

In the win over Richlands, Lewis had 24 points and 13 rebounds with Pfeiffer chipping in nine boards. Pfeiffer averaged 11 boards for the week.

This week’s top performer is Anisa Lewis. She averaged 21.5 points and 14.5 rebounds a game last week.

(5:39.51) while working with Tihani Contreras, Julia Oakley, and Paitin Newbill to win the 400-freestyle relay (4:04.11).

Contreras was second (57.58) in the 100 freestyle and third (26.30) in the 50 freestyle, and the foursome of Contreras, Oakley, Newbill, and Hoover were second (1:48.18) in the 200-freestyle relay.

Track and Field: Unfortunately for the athletes so work so hard to improve their skills, the results of last week’s meet – scheduled to be at White Oak – were not posted on ncmilesplit. Results will be posted when or if received.

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On The Mat

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer Last week the Trask and Pender wrestling teams participated in tri matches while Topsail stayed busy.

The Topsail wrestling team traveled to Morehead City in Carteret County last Saturday where they participated in the very tough and competitive Dan Varner Patriot Duals against wrestling power houses New Bern, Croatan, and West Carteret, along with Richlands and Northside-Jacksonville.

The Pirates returned to Hampstead with a 2-3 mark, falling 59-11 to New Bern, 36-30 to West Carteret, and 39-24 to Croatan, while defeating Richlands 72-10 and Northside 78-3.

The Pirates were without two of their better wrestlers in Ben Baker (120 pounds), who was third in the state last year, and Alex Jones (220) – both of whom were injured.

Both wrestlers are expected back for the NCHSAA 3A state duals competition, which begins on Tuesday (Feb. 4) at a site to be determined, and against opponents yet to be determined.

Lucas Cotto (113) and Alex Hopper (138) both finished the Dan Varner competition with 4-0 records, while Ethan Blevins (106/112), Ethan Parker (152), and Tristian Allison

In My Opinion (170) all finished the day 4-1.

Wednesday the Pirates headed to Boiling Spring Lakes for a crucial MidEastern 3A/4A Conference match with NCHSAA state team playoff ramifications against South Brunswick where they defeated the Cougars 42-21. With the win, the Pirates clinched the automatic 3A playoff berth.

Jacob Mackleer (120 pounds) had a third-period win by fall for the Pirates first points, and Ethan Blevins (106) wrapped things up with a 1:31 win by pin at 106 pounds. Lucas Cotto (113) and Alex Hopper (138) also won by fall.

It marks the first time Topsail has qualified for the dual-team playoffs since they participated as a 2A school in the East Central 2A Conference in 2013. That year the Pirates made it to the East finals where they lost to Croatan.

The Pirates next play host to Ashley in their final regular-season dual meet Wednesday. They will wrestle Saturday in the MEC championships.

The Heide Trask Titan grapplers faced off with Richlands and Dixon at Dixon. As has been the case this year, the Rocky point squad was the victim of slim numbers, giving up several weight classes. The

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Titans fell to Dixon 64-3 and to Richlands 33-21.

Rogan Heath continued his great senior season with two pins on the night.

David Perez (145) and Tyler Still (126) each earned one win.

The Titans hosted a trimatch with East Carteret and Lejeune and East Carteret. The Coastal 8 Conference tournament will kick off on February 1st.

Pender participated in

a tri-match as well. They fell to East Carteret 30-25 and was slammed by powerhouse Croatan 72-6.

Robert Davis (195), Da’Jron Smith (220) and Alvin Swinson (182) each earned wins over East Carteret while Smith earned the only points verse Croatan with a forfeit.

Pender was at Richlands this week before wrestling in the conference tournament Feb. 1.

Lady Pirates rally fuels win over N. Brunswick

By Lee Wagner Post & Voice Sports Writer Lethargic!

That is the word that best describes the efforts of the Topsail girls’ basketball team over the span of the first 16 minutes of their extremely important road game at 3A foe North Brunswick last Tuesday.

Points were hard to come by, as evidenced by a 4-for-27 (14.8%) shooting effort from the field that produced a total of 10 points in the first and second quarters combined, while turnovers (14 in first half, 18 in the game) were aplenty.

But – somehow, some way – things clicked after the break, and the Lady Pirates ended the first half of the Mid-Eastern 3A/4A Conference schedule with smiles on their faces.

Julia Sullivan, Sydney Hartgrove, Bella Kross, and diminutive freshman Lilah Johnson combined to score 35 of their game total of 44 points, and the quartet finished with a combined total of 42 rebounds as Topsail used a 36-point second half to defeat North Brunswick 46-33 in a key 3A matchup with NCHSAA 3A

Staff photo by Andy Pettigrew

Senior Annalee Hart looks for an opening to pass inside. state playoff ramifications.

Hartgrove led the way with 14 points and a remarkable 20 rebounds (four steals), Kross added 12 points, 11 boards, and five steals), Sullivan added eight points and eight rebounds, and Johnson racked up 10 points, four rebounds, three assists, four steals, and a blocked shot as

the Lady Pirates outscored North Brunswick 36-13 in overcoming 20-10 halftime deficit.

“We just started making shots, we had good looks in the first half but we connect,” Topsail Coach Jay Kapiko said. “We really picked up our defensive intensity by switching from man to a zone, to a match-up zone, and trapping the ball a little bit, and creating some turnovers (11 in second half, 20 in the game).”

A 6-2 run made it 22-16 just 2:20 into the second half. Lady Scorpion Laney Scoggins (eight points, 11 rebounds) hit a deuce and a trey to put her team up 27-18 with 4:08 left in the third period.

But the Lady Pirates’ big four combined for all of Topsail’s next 18 points in a 7:09 time span while the defense held North Brunswick scoreless over its next 12 possessions (five turnovers, five missed shots, four missed free throws). North Brunswick got to within 38-32 with 1:39 left in the game, but the free-throw line became Topsail’s ally as they went 5-for-5 down the stretch to go along

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Lisk ready to lead Topsail softball

Beaver set for year with Pender softball

The Pender County High School athletic programs have always been a source of pride for all of us in the county.

There have been some great teams and great athletes to come through our backyard over the years. I moved to Pender County right before my youngest daughter was born. I wanted to move to the country and raise my children in a rural atmosphere. That was 30 years ago. I was not and have not been disappointed in my decision.

I love my county and my neighbors.

I started writing for the local paper more than 20 years ago. In that time, I have met and became friends with many good people. I am sure that I have made some enemies in that time and have made some folks mad.

This column in particular has rubbed some people wrong.

The coaches and the kids are what has driven me to stick with it. It is why I do what I do. One of the coaches that I met through the paper is former basketball coach Darren LaFon. I met coach Lafon while he was at Pender High a couple of times.

I did not know him well.

When Trask opened and he became the men’s basketball coach, I got to know him better. While I won’t pretend to be a great friend of his, I will say that I consider him a friend.

Coach Lafon had a very engaging coaching style.

Although he is not the biggest person in physical stature, he was an imposing figure as a coach.

Topsail Continued from page 10A said, we didn’t play well but we needed a win. We have a tough game Friday at Laney and, how about this, we are the only team in America that’s played five home games and 11 on the road.”

Friday brought a trip to Laney where Buccaneers laid in wait to avenge an earlier 57-55 defeat at the hands of the Pirates, and they succeeded under a barrage of three-point shots (six) with a 57-48 win over Topsail.

The Pirates (9-8, 3-5) went toe-to-toe with Laney (12-5, 5-3) throughout the first and second quarters, trailing 12-9 after the open-

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer

Pender junior Student-athlete Kaitlin Beaver has often been categorized as a little on the small size. She is often underestimated on the volleyball court as well as on the softball field.

However, for those that know this ultra-competitive young lady, they know that she is a very good athlete.

Kaitlin has worked hard at the game of softball. She has risen from the fields of the Burgaw Dixie Youth program to travel ball and is now a bonafide star on the high school fields.

Miss Beaver is a second baseman on the Pa-

As a junior on the Topsail Pirate varsity softball team, Darbie Lisk was a beast. She was second on the team with an outstanding .476 batting average and was tied for the team lead with 25 runs batted in.

She also was among the top players in hits and had a sparkling .902 fielding percentage.

Darbie is a primetime player. She seems to come through for the team in the biggest moments. Rather it be in the field or at the plate, Coach Eric Phillips can always count on her in times of need.

Miss Lisk will be a

The Heide Trask Lady Titan volleyball team was led by several strong female student-athletes this year. The team showed promise and did well. The team had great senior leadership. One of the seniors on that team was Yolanda Scarborough. Miss Scarborough played her heart out day in and day out for veteran Coach Cathy Claris. She was strong at the net as well as on the back row.

She served the ball well.

This time of the year Yolanda is on the hardwood. She has made huge strides and is one of the players that does not mind mixing it up inside

triot softball field. She batted .392 a year ago and led the team with 26 runs scored. She exceled in the field as well.

Kaitlin’s best attribute is her willingness to compete at every level.

She never backs down and will give you her best at all times.

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senior this year. Along with being counted on to come through on the field, she will be charged with leading the team as a veteran player.

There is no doubt that this all-conference and all-county player is ready for that duty.

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ing eight minutes, and 26-23 at the break with Gavin Ellis (five points) and James Stuart (six points) combining for 11 of Topsail’s 23 points.

The Buccaneers did a good job defensively on Gardner, Topsail’s scoring leader, holding him to two points over the first 16 minutes.

But Gardner broke loose after the intermission with eight points in the third quarter and seven in the fourth to finish with 17 points (six rebounds) – the only Pirate to finish in double figures.

Topsail was home Tuesday but things actually got tougher as they welcomed New Hanover 12-5, 7-1) to Hampstead. The Pirates head to South Brunswick on Friday.

Scarborough gives it her all at Trask High

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer

Darbie Lisk

He knew how to get the best out of his players, both on the court, in the classroom and away from the school. He demanded that his student-athletes act like gentlemen on and off the court.

I can recall him with his arm wrapped around a player twice his size, looking up and talking to the young man as if he was his father. He had a way of talking to these young men as if he was their father, their coach and their friend. I was once told that you can’t be a player’s friend. If you do, they will often times take advantage of you. I think Coach Lafon proved that theory wrong.

Darren Lafon has had a lasting impression on me. He was one of the people that taught me that teachers are people and that they go through the same things that all of us go through. He has had a lasting impression on a lot of people.

Coach Lafon has moved on. He is still employed by Pender County.

However, to me he will always be Coach Lafon. He has earned that distinction. I was once told that a good coach will always be a coach. So, here’s to you Coach Lafon.

Athlete Spotlight

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer

Kaitlyn Beaver

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer

Yolanda Scarborough or diving to the floor after a loose ball. She gives maximum effort 100 percent of the time.

With the school year heading into its final semester, Miss Scarborough will be looking toward the future. She has left her mark on the Titan sports world.

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Penderlea School athletic fields groundbreaking

Staff photos by Andy Pettigrew

Pender County school officials, board members and county commissioners (above) participated in the groundbreaking Jan. 23 for the new Penderlea School’s athletic fields. Students (below) took a turn with the shovels as well. The athletic fields will include a soccer/multi-purpose field and a baseball diamond.

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Topsail Basketball Association Report

By Bob Willard Special to the Post & Voice With five weeks of play in the books, and four weeks of regular season play remaining, this past Saturday tur ned some heads and teams via for seasonal championships and tournament week seatings in the Topsail Basketball Association.

In the junior bracket of TBA, the Co-Ed division first and second graders witnessed Discovery Place Child Care eke out a nailbiter with 5 seconds left on the clock, 28-25. Mason Jones led the scoring for Discovery Place with 10 points, while Dalton Rogers hit for 18 points for AKOS. biz, only in a losing cause.

Hampstead Fence put one in the win column by downing Artesian Pool & Spa. Zeus George tickled the threads for 16 Hampstead Fence points while Degan Ray was big gun for Artesian with 12 scores. The Bagel Bakery put another one in the win column to add to their division leading record, but had to eke out a down-to-the wire field goal to down Isla Spa, 24-22. Austin Waltz led the winners with 6 field goals for 12 points, and Clayton Rose poured in 14 points for Isla Spa, only in a losing cause.

At noon, the third-fifth grade girls started play and Locals Ice Cream put a big win into the books by outscoring R J Miller Construction 24-12. Riley

Starnad led the scoring for Locals hitting the twins for 12 points followed by 8 counters for Maris Davis with eight. Pierpan Family Dentistry continued their winning ways by winning out over Coury Science and Engineering. Addison Blosser led the dentists with eight points.

The boys third-fourth grade division took to the floors and fans saw Kings Custom Hardwoods win out over Artesian Pool & Spa 25-16 led by Grayson Rock who hit the rims for 13 points. TARC Logistics over Darden Insurance Agency 30-22. Miles Walker led the scoring for TARC Logistics splitting the rim for 12 points, and in the finale of the junior division game of the day, TCL Marketing led the way scoring 30 points, led by Jake Webster with 12 scores, followed by teammate Carter Burris with 11 points.

The senior Division of TBA started play at 8 a.m. with the high school grade boys taking center court.

Dick’s Sporting Goods hit the win column by tossing in 34 points against the Ogden Tap Room, 20 points.

Branden Tuthill led the way netting 16 points for Dick’s.

Vicki Stowe spot real estate, continued their winning path to the scorebooks by out-shooting formerly unbeaten Harris Teeter, 46-34 with a very even scoring attack from the Vicki Stowe roster. Prism Custom Painting had Ian Lister lead their

scoring attack by serving up 26 points, downing Cherubini Orthodontics in a real old fashioned barn burner, 47-45. Jake Sydes led the Orthodontics squad with 24, only in a losing effort.

The girls sixth-ninth grades took over in late morning. Homiak Transport out hustled and out scored Dwyer Electirc 21-9.

Ryan Lambert topped the transport scoring by netting 11 points. The Kitchen Man downed Coastal Fitness Center led by Brianna Jones and her 14-point performance Boys fifth-sixth grade took over most of the afternoon play. Reliant Roofing squeaked out a hard fought victory 30-28 over Island Family Medicine. Tripp Dugan led the scoring for the roofers by contributing 13. Fitness and Performance out scored JT’S Brick Oven Pizza in a well played contest, 24-20. Caleb Holland and Luke Smith led the winning squad with 12 and 10 points respectively. Sport Shots, led by Cambell Yow with 12 points, defeated TCL Marketing , North State Acceptance, led by the hot hand of Mason French, with 18, outscored Renovation Church 36-25.

The final three games of the evening featured the seventh-eighth grade boys.

RJ Miller Construction continued their winning ways by bouncing Tyler & Roth Executive Search 5239. The construction men

were led in scoring by Isiah Gibson with 14 points, and Austin Hobson with 12 points. Ryder Willcox tossed in a high score of 15 points for the research squad. Hwy 55 kept rolling along downing the Cape Fear Seafood Company 55-38. Big guns for Hwy 55 were Caden Wilson with 16, Chase Sailing with 15, and Connor Hinson with 13 points. .

TBA continues their sixth week of their nineweek game schedule Feb. 1. Always, the Board of Directors of TBA invite all residents of Hampstead and surrounding areas to come out and support the youth and teenagers of our great community. Admission is always free, and concessions are available throughout the day.

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Legal Notices Legal Notices NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF JOHNNIE ATICUS JAMES 20 E 35 Having qualified as Personal Representative of the Estate of Johnnie Aticus James, deceased, of 1266 Belt Road, Hampstead, NC, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, ямБrms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before April 30, 2020, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery.

All persons, ямБrms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

Dated January 21, 2020.

Misty James Steffee, Personal Representative c/o Corbett & Fisler P. O. Drawer 727 Burgaw, NC 28425-0727 #8982 1/30, 2/6, 2/13, 2/20/20 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA PENDER COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF SUZANNE S. PFERRER 19 E 557 All persons, ямБrms and corporations having claims against Suzanne S. Pferrer, deceased, are notified to exhibit them to Mark I. Nunalee, Executor of the decedent's estate, on or before April 17, 2020 at Post OfямБce Box 598, Hampstead NC 28443, or be barred from their recovery.

Debtors of the decedent are asked to make immediate payment to the above-named Executor.

Mark I. Nunalee, Executor Estate of Suzanne S. Pferrer MARK I. NUNALEE PC Attorney at Law P.O. Box 598 Hampstead NC 28443 910-270-4347 #8968 1/16, 1/23, 1/30, 2/6/20

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 20-CVS-65 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

UNKNOWN HEIRS AND/OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST TO RUDENE TURNER, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION TO: UNKNOWN HEIRS AND/OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST TO RUDENE TURNER Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been ямБled in the above-titled action.

The nature of the relief sought is as follows: foreclosure sale to satisfy unpaid property taxes on your interest in the property sometimes brieямВy described as 0.26 acres more or less, Parcel ID Number 3229-12-12140000 more fully described in the complaint. Plaintiff seeks to extinguish any and all claim or interest that you may have in the property.

You are required to make defense to such pleading no later than March 16, 2020.

This day, January 22, 2020.

Scott G. Sherman, State Bar # 17596 Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., State Bar # 28777 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250; Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel/fax); tammy@shermanandrodgers.com #8986 1/30, 2/6/20

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Legal Notices NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualiямБed as Executor of the estate of Julian Clarence Bone deceased, of Pender County, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Julian Clarence Bone, to present them to the undersigned on or before April 30, 2020 at Attn: Grieg R. Alley, Alley, Register & McEachern, 701 N. 4th Street, Wilmington, NC 28403 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 29th Day of January, 2020.

Grieg R. Alley, Attorney for Marie H. Bone, Executor of Estate of Julian Clarence Bone Alley, Register & McEachern 701 N. 4th Street Wilmington, NC 28403 #8983 1/30, 2/6, 2/13, 2/20/20 Public Notice There will be a public hearing Thursday February 13, 2020 at 6:30pm at the Village of St. Helena Town Hall located at 305 East Main St for the following hearing: Consideration of an application to modify a Conditional Use Permit to build and expand auto sales and for a temporary sales building for property located at 1320 US Hwy 117 South.

For more information, contact Village of St Helena Building Inspector at 910-604-0912. #8987 1/30, 2/6/20

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LADY PIRATES CONTINUED FROM PAGE 11A with a Kross field goal.

Johnson scored seven of her 10 points after the intermission, converting steals into two baskets and four free throws. Kross had six second-half points as the Topsail girls went 13-for-36 (36.1%) from the field, and 8-of-14 from the charity stripe.

“Everybody has their roll and Lilah is a freshman who plays with reckless abandon,” Kapiko said.

“I can’t explain it but she seems to always be going 100 miles an hour. If she takes a bad shot she goes and gets the rebound, if she tur ns the ball over she chases it down to get it back.

“But, overall, it was just a game of matchups and we match up well with Sydney and Julia all the time, and Bella played exceptionally good defense.”

Johnson said defense was the foundation for the comeback, as was their faith in each other and in their shots eventually dropping.

“The difference was we played very good defense and we just kept shooting the ball,” said 15-year old Johnson. “I just try to see what is going on and try to make plays. I know my

teammates will pick me up if I make a mistake, and the more I play, the more comfortable I get.”

Friday the Lady Pirates (12-6, 3-5) traveled to Laney and the Lady Buccaneers prevailed 53-32 – their second win over Topsail this season.

The Lady Pirates had multiple opportunities to make it a closer contest but their shots from the field simply would not drop as layups and outside shots, alike, clanged or rolled off the rim with amazing consistency.

The Lady Pirates committed 17 turnovers in the game, 11 of them during the first 16 minutes of the game. There was a slight (3-for-9) improvement in the third quarter but Laney junior Regan Stewart caught fire and, after scoring seven first-half points, dropped down two trey’s and shorter jumpers to account for 10 of Laney’s 14 third-quarter points as the Lady Buccaneer lead mushroomed to 41-18.

Only three Lady Pirate scored led by Hartgrove with 16 points (nine rebounds. Kross had 10 points, six rebounds, and a pair of steals, and Sullivan had six points and 10 boards.

Topsail played host to New Hanover (5-10, 3-5) Tuesday and heads to South Brunswick (3-15, 0-8). Topsail,

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