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Flooding from Hurricane Matthew hit western Pender County hard as the Black River ooding drove many from their homes.

See photos of the ood on page 11A.

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Sports are back Hurricane Matthew kept students out of school last week, which means no high school sports.

Schools are back, and so are sports.

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Thanking those who give

McCrory praises Pender EM response, giving spirit of local volunteers

By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher Volunteers were busy unloading food, water, cleaning supplies and other items for flood victims at the Gateway Community Church community center in Burgaw.

While Pastor Ted Mercer waited for Governor Pat McCrory, several people walked up and volunteered to help in the center. McCrory first visited the Pender County Emergency Operations Center for an update on flood relief efforts and moved on to Gateway Community Church, which is handling local flood relief donations.

McCrory praised the work of the volunteers at the church and elsewhere in the floodravaged areas. “This is what makes North Carolina great – neighbor helping neighbor,� McCrory said. “Here in Pender County there

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Governor Pat McCrory talks with Pender Sheriff Carson Smith (left) and Emergency Management Director Tom Collins at the EOC Monday. has been incredible teamwork between government and the faith community in helping those in shelters. The shelter population has dropped in

Pender County but there are still a lot of people in need.

Our next goal is long-term

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Nothing like this since 1945, locals say Black River Flood

The water has largely receded now, nearly two weeks after Hurricane Matthew hit coastal Pender County with heavy rain and winds.

Residents along the Black River who were hastily evacuated ahead of the rising flood waters have returned to their homes – what is left of them.

Many have begun the task of assessing the damage and begun clean-up, while unable to live in the flood-ravaged dwellings.

Along Black River, flood water reached places where previously no flood had – with

exception of possibly the legendary flood of 1945.

Pender County Sheriff Carson Smith was county emergency management director during the late 1990s when the two most recent catastrophic flood events occurred – Hurricanes Fran (1996) and Floyd (1999). “Only about 20 percent of the county is being affected

by Matthew. In some cases, the other 80 percent doesn’t even understand what is happening, because life is normal for them,� Smith said. “What is different about Matthew

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is the flooding on the Black River. It is the worst flooding I have seen along Black River since I have been in public life in Pender County. More rain hit the Black River basin in Matthew than Floyd.�

People along the Black River talk about the hurricane of 1945. They compare last week’s event to the flood of 71 years ago. “Only the older folks remember it, and they are comparing Matthew to then, saying it was very similar,� said Smith.

Pender County did not have the rainfall from Matthew that

Continued on page 2A

Staff photo by Andy Pettigrew,

North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory visited Burgaw on Monday, stopping by the county Emergency Operations Center and Gateway Community Church, which serves as a ood relief center. The governor talks with Gateway Pastor Ted Mercer and thanked the church for their volunteer work.

Pender shelter rescues pets, livestock

By Lori Kirkpatrick Post & Voice Staff Writer Pender County Animal Shelter (PCAS) has been working tirelessly to care for a large number of animals in danger due to area flooding. Joining in their efforts, the Code 3 Animal Rescue Team arrived Oct. 12 to assist with animal river rescue. Code 3 Associates, Inc, a non-profit organization, provides professional

animal disaster response and resources to communities, as well as professional training to individuals and agencies involved in animal-related law enforcement and emergency response. Its Riders on the Storm Team provides disaster services 24/7.

By the morning of Oct. 14, , PCAS had acquired two horses, six mini-donkeys, six goats, a pig, and more than 50 dogs. According to PCAS employee Tabbatha Boyett,

most came from the places affected by the Black River flooding in Currie and adjacent areas. “They brought two more dogs out yesterday afternoon, and they (Shelter Manager Jewell Horton and others) are still out today with the team trying to get more animals in. The larger animals - they were able to walk them out, since it was about chest

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Candidates discuss ideas at forum; Pender early voting begins Oct. 20

By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher

McCoy (District 5) and Democrat Demetrice Keith (District took the stage withTurn chalPush Mowers • Lawn4)Tractors • Zero Pender County commislengers Sheree Shepard Trimmers & Chainsaws and sion candidates, along with Jackie Newton. Shepard is other candidates on the local running against McCoy and ballot, participated in the Newton against Keith.

Post & Voice Candidates FoThree candidates for Surum Oct. 13 in Hampstead. perior Court Judge attended About 50 residents attend- the forum – Kent Harrell, ed the event, with commis- Melinda Crouch, and Connie sioner candidates answering Jordan. questions from the audience, State Representative Rewhile other candidates were publican Chris Millis and Staff photo by Andy Pettigrew given time to speak.

Democrat challenge Steve UnIncumbent county com- ger were also present to share Pender County Commissioner candidates Demetrice Keith, Fred McCoy, Jackie Newton, missioners Republican Fred their positions on issues and and Sheree Shepard discussed issues at the Oct. 13 Candidates Forum.

talk with those attending the forum.

Early voting begins Mowers Oct. 20 Early voting in Pender County begins Oct. 20 and runs through Nov. 5. This election, the number of early voting locations across the county has increased.

Refer to the chart on page 15A of the Post & Voice for detailed information on early voting. Voting information is also available on the county website www.pendercountync.gov.

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Arrest report

David Christopher Abell, 22, 105 Dunlin Court, Hampstead.

Driving while impaired. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released, no bond.

Fiante Semaj Amerson, 26, 1111 Atlantic Avenue, Goldsboro.

Trespassing, possession of marijuana, breaking and entering, possession of burglary tools, injury to personal property. Arrest by Burgaw Police Department. Incarcerated under $50,000 secured bond.

Charles Mark Balkcum, 64, 1495 Riverbend Drive, Burgaw.

Probation violation, obtaining property under false pretense, embezzlement. Arrest by Burgaw Police Department. Incarcerated under $185,000 secured bond.

Jeffrey Dean Braun, 26, 216 Whispering Pines Court, Hampstead. Possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $500 secured bond.

Aaron John Brown, 38, 4346 Sawmill Road, Leland. Failure to return rental property, cyberstalking, trafficking in opium and heroin. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $203,000 secured bond.

Courtney Franchoise Brown, 31, 121 Creekwood Drive A1, Macon, GA. Extradition of fugitives from other states. Arrest

by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated, no bond.

Patrick Tyrone Carr, 33, 905 W. Fremont Street, Burgaw. Forgery of instrument, probation violation. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $4,000 secured bond.

Joshua Dennis Carter, 27, 317 West Clement Street, Wallace.

Possession of cocaine, possession of a controlled substance on jail/prison premises, possession of a controlled substance, driving while license revoked, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, fictitious/altered registration. Arrest by Burgaw Police Department. Incarcerated under $14,200 secured bond.

Dalia Chavez, 22, 391 Interstate Loop Road, Rocky Point. Expired registration, driving while license revoked, driving while impaired, failure to maintain lane control. Arrest by Burgaw Police Department. Released under $2,500 secured bond.

Ricky Lewis Cottle, 22, 5610 Carolina Beach Road Unit 16, Wilmington. Probation violation. Arrest by Judge. Incarcerated.

Larry Dixon, Jr., 42, 2560 Halfway Branch School Road, Ivanhoe. Probation violation. Arrest by Probation Officer. Released under $50,000 secured bond.

Betsy Yvonne Early, 30, 62 Courteny Drive, Willard. Child support. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated.

Amber Michelle Grubb, 19, 185 Hoover Road, Hampstead.

Possession of drug paraphernalia. Arrest by Surf City Police Department. Released under $500 secured bond.

David Derrell Hansley, 35, 84 Apple Blossom Drive, Rocky Point. DWI. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated.

Jimmy Wayne HImmelheber, 25, 1015 Jennifer Drive, Jacksonville. Breaking and entering, injury to real property, possession of burglary tools, trespassing. Arrest by Burgaw Police Department. Incarcerated under $50,000 secured bond.

Raymond Elbert Hughes, Jr., 29, 13 Shady Lane, Hampstead.

Probation violation. Arrest by Probation Officer. Incarcerated under $60,000 secured bond.

Melissa Jenness Longnecker, 37, 44 Kimwood Lane, Rocky Point. Probation violation, driving while impaired, drinking

Pender EMS & Fire Report Oct. 2-15 EMS Report: two weeks Total number of Patient Contacts: Calls per station Burgaw Station 1 Sloop Point Station 14 Hampstead Station 16 Surf City Station 23 Topsail Beach Station 4 Union Station 5 Rocky Point Station 7 Maple Hill Station 8 Atkinson Station 9 Scott Hill Station 18 Hwy 421 South Station 29 Type of Calls Cancelled: 52 Cancelled en-route: 7 No patient found: 5 No treatment required: 4 Refusals: 116 Stand by: 3 Transported: 237 Treated/released: 16 Fire Department Reports Calls per station Rescue Station 1 Burgaw Fire Station 14 Sloop Point Fire Station 16 Hampstead Fire Station 18 Scotts Hill Fire Station 21 Long Creek Fire Station 29 Hwy 421 South Ocean Rescue St 4 - Topsail Beach Fire Call Type Summary Fire 37 Motor Vehicle Crash 19 Search and Rescue 0 EMS First Response 54 Cancelled 9 Ocean Rescue 0

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beer/wine while driving. Arrest by NC Highway Patrol. Released under $16,000 secured bond.

Jervan Jervis Lundy, 23, 1107 Stanford Avenue 203, Burgaw.

Assault on a female, communicating threats. Arrest by Burgaw Police Department. Incarcerated under $5,000 secured bond.

Stephen James Milliman, 26, 108 Remington Road, Rocky Point. Breaking and entering, injury to personal property. Arrest

by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $10,000 secured bond.

Dychelle Denice Murphy, 26, 2806 Bell Williams Road, Burgaw.

Probation violation. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office.

Released under $10,000 secured bond.

Clifford Brent Newkirk, Jr., 22, 7091 Piney Woods Road, Watha.

Driving while impaired, no operator’s license. Arrest by NC Highway Patrol. Released under $1,000 secured bond.

Jamie Lee Rector, 24, 201 Wax Myrtle Way, Rocky Point. Driving while impaired, drinking beer/wine while driving. Arrest by NC Highway Patrol. Released under $1,000 secured bond.

Jennifer Riggs, 47, 1926 Oak Street, Wilmington. Simple assault. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $2,000 unsecured bond.

Crystal Nicole Sandlin, 41, 318 South Bennett Street, Burgaw.

Driving while license revoked. Arrest by Burgaw Police Department. Released under $500 secured bond.

Nancy Ginnie Smalls, 33, 9483 Highway 11, Willard. Resisting an officer. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $500 secured bond.

Danielle Marie Watkins-Price, 29, 35 Lenas Lane, Hampstead.

Probation violation, forgery of instrument, uttering of forged instrument, obtaining property under false pretense. Arrest by Probation Officer. Incarcerated under $35,000 secured bond.

Gregory Ellis Webster, 41, 57 Hill Road, Wilmington. DWI. Arrest by Judge. Incarcerated, no bond.

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

Hurricane damage update Pender County Emergency Management estimates about 500 homes were impacted along the Black River and the Northeast Cape Fear River during Hurricane Matthew.

The majority of the damage occur red along the Black

River. Most of the homes along the Northeast Cape Fear are elevated. Officials estimate nearly 1,500 people in Pender County were displaced by the flood. Some have been able to return to their homes, while others have not.

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didn’t. The next day it was too late and they couldn’t get out.

That’s why we had to go in and get them off the river.”

Pender County Emergency Management ended up rescuing 23 people by helicopter, three by boat, and six using the county’s five-ton truck, which can drive through deep water.

“We had to use the helicopter in some cases because the water was too high for the five-ton or there were bridges that we were not sure the truck could safely cross,” Smith said.

Some roads in wester n Pender County that were under water during the flood remain closed to traffic.

“Anytime a bridge is underwater, the DOT is going to bring in engineers and check it out before they let traffic cross,” said Smith.

Continued from page 1A counties north and west of the county did. The rain that fell on Pender County had mostly drained off when the runoff from upriver arrived – some locations upriver receiving more than 15 inches of rain, which ended up flowing down Black River.

“A lot of the folks along Black River didn’t expect this.

They had never seen anything like this before. We had a command post on Blueberry Road up and running because we knew the flood was coming. We don’t have a gauge on the Black River. The closest one is up in Sampson County at Tomahawk and it had already maxed out.

We told everyone about the flood and some left, and others

Governor

Continued from page 1A recovery and shelter for people and help those who could least afford this tragedy.”

At the Gateway Community Church in Burgaw, McCrory met with volunteers led by Pastor Ted. “Let me just say that Pastor Ted is an example of the best of North Carolina,” McCrory said. “The faith community has really stepped up to the plate. This is what it is all about. We couldn’t have done this without the faith community.”

Mercer, moved by McCrory’s words, fought back tears as he spoke.

“I’m honored to be able to serve the community,” Mercer said. “We have a lot of families that can’t get to their homes along Black River. We have a food ministry we started here in the parking lot 14 years ago and we have given away more than seven million pounds of food. We have been feeding the community for 14 years.

I’m honored that God set this up and we can help the community recover.”

McCrory said a goal of state

disaster relief is to get families displaced by the floods into temporary housing.

“This is a problem because in many of the areas, there is a lack of hotel space and temporary housing,” said McCrory.

“Many of the towns are small and don’t have hotels where we can immediately move people. Plus FEMA and relief workers stay in hotels, so the immediate problem is finding shelter out of the schools and temporary locations.”

The governor said he was meeting with federal officials Friday to insure continued cooperation between the state and federal government.

Mercer thanked local business and churches for donating food and supplies to the center.

“Local churches and businesses from all over have brought supplies to us,” said Mercer. “It’s just awesome.”

The flood relief center at Gateway Community Church has food, paper goods, personal items, and clothing.

The center is open six days a week from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m.

Volunteers are needed to help in the center, located at 416 W. Bridgers Street in Burgaw.

The relief center is behind the church building.

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Farmers wait for flooding to finish

By Jefferson Weaver Contributing Writer Most of Pender’s soybean crop fared well in Hurricane Matthew, but some long-term issues could still be hiding beneath the high waters.

Mark Seitz of the Cooperative Extension Service said he did a survey of the county’s field crops immediately after the storm, but before flooding from Matthew became a major issue in the county.

“For the most part our soybean crop weathered the storm pretty well,” he said. ”We had a really good soybean crop in the field before the storm. With eight to ten inches of rain across the county and 50-60 mph winds (and higher) there was likely enough standing water in the fields to have affected pods/yield.”

Secondary flooding on the Northeast Cape Fear River is still a concern on a couple of blueberry farms and a sod farm, Seitz said. The agent explained that prolonged flooding will starve roots of oxygen and eventually kill the plants.

The blueberry bushes took some damage in the storm, but Seitz pointed out that the true picture won’t develop until the spring.

“There was 15 to 20 percent leaf loss in blueberry, which will reduce bud development and yield in 2017,” Seitz said.

“There are many other variables these bushes will endure through the winter that will affect this and we probably won’t really ever know the true extent of the potential loss.”

Cotton will likely see a big hit, with 40 to 50 percent being lost to wind and rain damage.

Late rains have a double effect on cotton plants—boll quality is reduced, since seeds will sprout in the boll, and stalks will be damaged by mud and wind.

The soybean crop will take the biggest hit, Seitz said.

“There may still be spots in the fields where water is standing that cannot be seen under the canopy that will kill off plants and affect yield but that’s hard to gauge right now,” he said. “That will of course affect lower pods and result in yield loss at harvest.

Add the leaf loss from high winds and there will no doubt be an impact on pod/seed development on the immature pods at the top of the plants.

“The sad part of this is the yield estimates I was doing before the storm suggested we were looking at a record soybean crop in Pender this year.”

Of the roughly 300 acres of tobacco still grown in Pender, close to 1/3 of the total was lost because of the wind during the storm. Plastic was blown off strawberry beds, but this is more of a labor issue than a major problem, Seitz said.

So far, Seitz said, livestock operations have held firm.

“No swine lagoons were breached,” he said. “No loss of life/structures in pork, poultry or beef were observed or reported. Turkeys in flood prone turkey farms (northern Pender County) were removed last week by processors before the storm. Duplin, Sampson and Wayne -- and I’m sure oth-

er counties -- had significant bird and pork barn flooding.”

Power outages were a concern for many farmers, but Seitz said most were prepared with generators.

“Ventilation would be a concer n with hog/poultry bar ns” he said, “but with cool, breezy conditions in the forecast and indications from the power company that power will be restored by mid week in many places.

Many far mers will face cleanup issues, Seitz said.

“There may also be tree trimming work needed along field edges across the county,” he said. “I saw a few farm shops/buildings with roofs torn off in the wind and talked to a couple of other farmers who had roofs blown off. Most indicated farm insurance was covering the loss.”

With some areas still cut off by flooding, Seitz said the true impact on some farmers isn’t yet known. Several large blueberry far ms north of Burgaw were endangered by floodwaters, he said.

“It’s too soon to know what impact that will have but those waters rose quickly…that whole area of Highway 53 has been under water all week.”

Seitz said the entire season isn’t lost to farmers.

“We had a good to excellent corn harvest,” he said, “and there are still a lot of beans to harvest that can be harvested and the week of sunshine and dry weather following Mathew has helped tremendously. Farmers might actually be able to get some wheat planted this year, which did not happen in 2015.”

Pender County Christian Services providing flood relief Pender County Christian Services is working with the Pender County Department of Social Services and Pender County Emergency Management to provide relief to county residents that need assistance. PCCS is currently serving many flood victims, some who have lost everything.

To enable PCCS to provide for everyone, however, help is needed from residents. Especially needed are monetary donations at this time. Monetary donations can be made on the PCCS Facebook page or, if you prefer, checks may be mailed to PCCS at P.O. Box 84, Burgaw, NC 28425.

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of canned goods, clothing, blankets, furniture, etc. Donations may be dropped off at PCCS, 210 West Fremont St., Burgaw, between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday through Friday.

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Use caution in storm cleanup Pender County EMS and Fire and the Pender County Office of Emergency Management urge residents to use caution during hurricane cleanup.

“This is the time when we receive the most emergency calls,” said Woody Sullivan, director of Pender EMS & Fire, Inc. “We respond to chainsaw accidents, carbon monoxide poisonings from generators,

and anaphylactic shock from bees and fire ants.”

“Wear protective clothing when working with a chainsaw,” said Tom Collins, Pender County Emergency Manager. “Wear goggles or safety glasses, hard toe shoes and leather gloves.”

Fire ants are a hazard after flooding. The ants form a mound to protect the queen.

The mound of ants floats

on the water. Fire ants bite, causing a fierce reaction or apoplectic shock. Bees too are stirred by storms and flooding.

“Fire ants and bee stings can send people into anaphylactic shock,” said Collins.

“Be mindful of the equipment used in clean-up,” said Collins. “And be mindful of

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Pender emergency shelter moves to Riley’s Creek Baptist The American Red Cross and Pender County Health and Social Socials have coordinated extended sheltering for Pender residents who have been impacted by Hurricane Matthew flooding.

“Burgaw Middle School’s shelter will transition to Riley’s Creek Baptist Church,” said Tom Collins, Pender

County Emergency Manager.

“The Burgaw Middle School shelter closed Oct. 16 so that school can resume.”

Sheltered animals will be cared for at the Pender County Animal Shelter for Riley’s Creek Baptist Church shelter residents.

Donations for residents who were affected by flooding

are being accepted at Gateway Community Church in Burgaw.

Pender County Emergency Management will post updates on the Facebook page at facebook.com/penderem and on the website http://www. penderem.com. If you need assistance call the EM office at 910- 259-1210.

Fellow citizens, I am a fiscal conservative and as your Commissioner, I will diligently strive to ensure our tax dollars are responsibly and fairly allocated to all Pender County citizens for education of our children, safety of our citizens and infrastructure improvements necessary to attract industry and good paying jobs. This is an important time for our county.

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Opinion Thursday, October 20, 2016, Page 4A

Thanking those who keep us safe The call went out last week as Hurricane Matthew approached – take care of your family, and be prepared to stay.

That call was to Pender County emergency workers – EMS, fire, police, Sheriff ’s Department, Emergency Management, and county department heads.

Since Oct. 7, the Pender County Emergency Operations Center Thank you to all who has been alive with activity, give so much to help 24/7. Staff is there answering people in need. Crisis calls, sending help to those who can bring out the worst need it, monitoring the storm is some people. But we and now, the flood, and moving county resources where they are are grateful that it also brings out the best. And needed.

These people are away from we thank those who antheir families and their homes, swered the call have givsleeping and living at the EOC en so much to help others for days on end, to make sure the in need. residents of Pender County are safe. Out in the field, emergency personnel set up a command center on Blueberry Road in Currie to get help and resources to the people along the Black River – a flood the likes no one as seen since possibly 1945.

Swift water rescue teams from across the state came to Pender County to help. U.S. Coast Guard water rescue teams were on hand. So many people coming together to provide the assistance needed to deal with this crisis.

All we can do is say thank you. Thank you to all who give so much to help people in need. Crisis can bring out the worst in some people. But we are grateful that it also brings out the best. And we thank those who answered the call have given so much to help others in need.

Thank you.

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Chasing sunsets

Bill Messer Last week, I wrote about bucket lists and my overflowing bucket. The things I have put off until ‘one of these days’ are simple things, less expensive to accomplish, and achievable dreams.

I’ve given up on saving the earth from its inhabitants, writing the world’s greatest novel, finding a cure for illness, advocating for any of the various ‘-isms’ of popular culture, and I’m certainly not waiting for the flying saucers parked behind the clouds to swoop in and take mankind away for a better life on another planet.

My wants and needs are simpler: another sunset, especially another dawn, chasing the changes of the seasons through Holly Shelter, finding another sand dollar, shark tooth, the perfect, transparent quartz pebble on the Topsail beach, losing the final few pounds to reach my target weight (and the six-pack of Crunchy Klondike Bars I’m going to treat myself to the day that happens).

In theory, I retired back in 1998, but like many, I’ve never been busier than since leaving regular employment.

When my parents had both passed away and it came time to sell their house, I was aghast at all the stuff I found, years and years of projects, finished, half-finished, still new in boxes, and the overflow contained in a storage house out back.

Kathy and I both hope to go first, not out of meanness, but hoping it’s left to the other to sort out the accumulations of the other’s life.

Remember those little wire twist ties that secured the bread bag? My mother had a kitchen drawer full of them, maybe ten pounds of them! And I’m just as bad, in my own way. I made pottery for a number of years, and I still have many, many pieces, mostly all coffee mugs. I mean, just how many coffee mugs does one need? Especially since I use one of three or four of my favorites, all patriotic: a red one, a blue one and a white one.

I have gone through a period of journaling, more than a simple diary, but a personal vessel to hold the words that circulated around in my head as I was going through the hard times of passing through my mid-fifties, dealing with dashed hopes, acceptance of self, and especially the letters to my parents laying out just exactly how I felt about growing up under their tutelage. I spared nothing, digging deep for examples of the most egregious abuses of my youthful enthusiasms and creativities.

I put it aside for a few months, and went back and read it, then tossed the whole thing in the fireplace. It sounded like the rantings of a whining pre-teen.

I still like to write massive missives based on the wisdom of my years, but on reading later, it seems little more insightful that a random interview with the ‘man on the street’ who has an opinion about everything under the sun, even, and in some cases especially so, even if he has no functional or practical experience in the field. “Wise’ man feel compelled

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Old sailors never die, they just sail away into the sunset

Jefferson Weaver

A place without people s.OTE TO MY READERSˆ) hope you will forgive me for submitting a previously published column this week.

We’ve been a bit busy, but thank you for your prayers.

Go help somebody, please.

The hound’s aria rolled through the bay like a prima donna’s crescendo at the climax of the grand opera’s last act.

To the east, a coyote provided color commentary, heckling the hound and its attendant chorus, but the trail was hot, the afternoon warm, and they didn’t care about the criticism.

I sat beneath my old friend, an ancient longleaf pine that has somehow survived hurricanes, loggers, ever-hungry tractors and hungrier insects. The sun was at my back, the wind across my face, a bay behind me and the corn field in front. A tangled network of trails intersected the road through the sleepy woods, with everything leading toward the field and my tree.

Whether it was farmer intent on gathering corn and beans to sell, or any number of species who call the woods home seeking their own sustenance, everything goes there to eat, which is why I so zealously guard my favorite hunting spot.

The hunt was unplanned; my Saturdays are usually a tangled mess of making up what can’t be done during the week, things which would make a good excuse to skip church on Sunday, were I inclined. For some reason, one or two things had gone unusually well, and other tasks could be put off for a day when the sun wasn’t even shining, much less a comfort. So I kissed the missus, apologized to the dogs, grabbed the rifle and headed out.

There are purists who refuse to hunt if they cannot be in the stand hours before they hope to make a shot.

Jefferson Weaver I am not one of them. I try my best to avoid crashing through the woods like a herd of drunken hogs hunting a fraternity party, but if I break a twig or brush a branch, I don’t give up on the day.

There are too many times where I have a half-hour to hunt, and too few where I can spend a day on the stand. Therefore, if I can go, I go, without stressing over every tiny noise.

The woods, you see, are alive and moving all the time. Even at the times when there is no wind, something’s moving – a squirrel cusses his neighbor over a hickory nut, a crow gossips with her kin, a rabbit squeals like a teenager in a gory movie. The trees themselves creak and groan in the slightest breeze. Corn stalks crackle to the point one doesn’t hear them, much like a city-dweller tunes out the terrible tumult of traffic.

Foxes cough, cats scream, and coyotes challenge.

The little bit of noise made by a carefully moving human won’t make that much difference.

There was another noise this particular afternoon, as an otter chased the crawdads congregating in the canal a few yards away.

Mosquitoes, desperate to

make a last stand for immortality through reproduction, mocked me with their monotone as I tried to stay still, or at least swat them slowly.

I hoped the deer, if any came to my field, would be as distracted as I was by the maddening little vampires. I had a craving for meat.

I needed the little bit of time by my tree. I was worried as I drove to a convenient spot to leave the truck. Between the tenor of the political campaigns, the troubles of close friends, the people in the world who hate our country and the people who refuse to see the former as a threat, and the generally sad, unnecessary, meaningless meanness we have come to accept as the everyday, I was a bit down as well as disgusted.

As I was once told by my old friend and muchbeloved boss, the late Mike Simmons, some folks need to spend some time in the woods sometimes to keep the rest of the world in perspective.

I’m blessed with being one of those folks, I reckon.

There is a majestic peace in a forest of mature longleaf pines, an almost-hypnotic peace that I am pretty sure influenced some of the earliest settlers here, almost as much as the promise of free, fertile ground under statuesque timber that could make a man a fortune. Some of those men and women wandered across the very ground I was hunting, or so I’m told, following the trails created by the original natives of the area.

I wondered, as I always do when I visit my big tree, if some earlier hunter through here needed a break from society and politics and problems of the everyday, and spent some time seeking supper and solace amongst the ancestors of my friends the pines, and their cous-

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Forgetfulness: what is normal or not?

Dear Savvy Senior, At age 76, my husband has become forgetful lately and is worried he may have Alzheimer’s. What resources can you recommend to help us get a grip on this?

Concerned Wife Dear Concerned, Many seniors worry about memory lapses as they get older fearing it may be the first signs of Alzheimer’s disease or some other type of dementia. To get some insight on the seriousness of your husband’s problem, here are some resources you can turn to for help.

Warning signs As we grow older, some memory difficulties – such as forgetting names or misplacing items from time to time – are associated with normal aging. But the symptoms of dementia are much more than simple memory lapses.

While symptoms can vary greatly, people with dementia may have problems with short-term memory, keeping track of a purse or wallet, paying bills, planning and preparing meals, remembering appointments or traveling out of the neighborhood.

To help you and your husband recognize the difference between typical agerelated memory loss and a more serious problem, the Alzheimer’s Association provides a list of 10 warning signs that you can assess at 10signs.org.

They also provide information including the signs and symptoms on the other

conditions that can cause dementia like vascular dementia, Lewy body dementia, frontotemporal dementia, Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease, chronic traumatic encephalopathy and others – see ALZ.org/ dementia.

Memory screening Another good place to help you get a handle on your husband’s memory problems is through the National Memory Screening Program, which offers free memory screenings throughout National Memory Screening Month in November.

Sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, this free service provides a confidential, face-to-face memory screening that takes about 10 minutes to complete and consists of questions and/or tasks to evaluate his memory status.

Screenings are given by doctors, nurse practitioners, psychologists, social workers or other healthcare professionals in thousands of sites across the country. It’s also important to know that this screening is not a diagnosis.

Instead, its goal is to detect problems and refer individuals with these problems for further evaluation.

To find a screening site in your area visit NationalMemoryScreening.org or call 866232-8484. It’s best to check for a screening location at

the end of October, because new sites are constantly being added.

See a doctor If you can’t find a screening site in your area, make an appointment with his primary care doctor to get a cognitive checkup. This is covered 100 percent by Medicare as part of their annual wellness visit. If his doctor suspects any problems, he may give him the Memory Impairment Screen, the General Practitioner Assessment of Cognition, or the Mini Cog. Each test can be given in less then five minutes.

Depending on his score, his doctor may order followup tests or simply keep it on file so he can see if there are any changes down the road.

Or, he may then refer him to a geriatrician or neurologist who specializes in diagnosing and treating memory loss or Alzheimer’s disease.

Keep in mind that even if your husband is experiencing some memory problems, it doesn’t necessarily mean he has dementia. Many memory problems are brought on by other factors like stress, depression, thyroid disease, side effects of medications, sleep disorders, vitamin deficiencies and other medical conditions. And by treating these conditions he can reduce or eliminate the problem.

Send your senior questions to: Savvy Senior, P.O. Box 5443, Norman, OK 73070, or visit SavvySenior.org. Jim Miller is a contributor to the NBC Today show and author of “The Savvy Senior� book.

Welcome to my world

Regina Hill Post & Voice Columnist

There ought to be a law I love my country. I love the fact that I can engage in political banter without fear of repercussion. I also enjoy a hearty debate, but the recent political antics and childish exchanges among our presidential candidates as of late have left me questioning their motives and scruples.

Misleading television advertisements and confusion of context seem akin to a bait and switch. By day’s end, I’m more confused than ever regarding which presidential candidate is most fit to lead our nation.

We need a leader who will be honest – one who will not bend to the favor of special interests. The recent presidential debates present like a three-ring circus and I am all the more convinced that a child, clear of the marks of influence, might be a better choice.

In that vein, I recently asked my second graders, a group more than ready to offer a quick opinion, to create a new law they would enact if given the opportunity to lead the nation.

Pets should be allowed in school if they behave. Sophia Everyone will get a big house and have less homework. Evan The world should be a better place where people are HAPPY )T S OKAY TO BE A LITTLE stubborn. Calleigh Kids should be able to wear shirts with spaghetti straps in school. Victoria Shots should be less painful at the doctor’s office. Kana Perfect people of the world have got to go. Ella Be nice to people in your class every day. Gavin Kids should be able to chew gum in school and have a pocket full of gold. Gwen Earrings should come in packs of three in case you lose one. Delilah All dogs should be given a good home and all families should have pizza. Rosie Be proactive. Don’t throw trash. Aubri Make everything in the stores free. Aaron Every pet should be allowed to live inside. Cats should be able to go to school. Ivey Give poor people money, make sure every cat has a good home and stop fires from happening. Rylee Make the world a better place by helping people with cancer. Hailey Kids should be allowed to bring rabbits, frogs and owls to school. Brandon Kids should be able to vote, too. Davis Let kids eat candy every day. Camden Pets and games should be allowed at school. Michael Give scientists more money to invent rocket shoes that will help us go places faster.

Logan Make kids do more work and make doctors give shots that don’t hurt. Joseph Don’t kill bears. Kingston Although the job of US President is a bit more complicated than many of us

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Newsings & Musings My friend gone My friend, Lucius George, who was a wonderful pianist and loved to share his talent with everyone, came to Burgaw a few weeks ago, where he grew up and played for the residents at the Skilled Nursing Unit at Pender Memorial Hospital.

He left this world for a better place last week and his graveside service was held Monday at Burgaw Cemetery. His wife, Peggy, was my childhood friend and our friendship lasted until her death. He will be greatly missed by family and friends and by all who ever heard him share his musical talent starting with playing at Burgaw Baptist Church while he was growing up.

Victoria Harrell Teal, his cousin, stayed with him on

Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher and Editor

The story of Glenda OK. I’ll admit it. I don’t like spiders. I’m good with snakes, but spiders, not so much. You could say I’m

Weaver

Continued from page 4A ins, the oaks. There are those who like to think our forebears were little more than hardworking brutes, too tired to think by the end of the da, but even if we lack their written thoughts, I’m fairly sure that more of them thought about the world they lived in than we can begin to realize.

I watched a blue jay and a mockingbird argue over the same persimmon tree they fought over last fall, and both fell silent when everything froze at the cry of a hawk – I hope one of the young ones I saw fledging this past spring.

I had to grin, since a good political cartoon would feature one candidate’s face on the mocker, and another on the jay, and the hawk bearing the face of a disgusted voting populace, screaming with

Hill

Continued from page 4A imagine, the insights of kids provide a welcome respite from the tireless

Thursday nights while he lived at home. His son, Bob, from Michigan, happened to be down here visiting him and was in town when Lucius died. The Lord works things out, doesn’t He? Burgaw Book Club Hostess for Burgaw Book Club on Thursday was Rebecca Pitchford. June Robbins picked me up. Lights were flashing at the I-40 overhead bridge. Rebecca’s home is very close to the flooding on Highway 53 East. Two patrolmen (one woman) were waiting to tell us we could no go any further. When they learned our destination, they let us go through. Thirteen book club members had to be stopped also.

Our hostess, who served her famous homemade pound cake, cut two slices for

the two patrol officers, which June delivered on our way home. She is a very thoughtful person. Following the business meeting, Judy Connoly had charge of the program. She had recently been to New Jersey and visited a small museum dedicated to

Thomas Edison. She brought each member a brochure about the museum.

Maybe I can find it before next week and I’ll tell you more about it. It was a very interesting program and I’ll try to fill you in.

Outing On Friday afternoon my RSVP visitor and I went to Burgaw to shop. We also ate some good chicken and vegetables for an early supper.

The mashed potatoes were so good that I asked for more gravy. It surely is fun to eat out and not have to cook.

Especially when you have someone to enjoy the food with you. So it was great to have Shirley with me.

Beekeepers My friend Cathy read about what we thought was going to be a program about plants

afraid of them. They are just way too creepy for me, with all those legs and eyes and such. I don’t mind looking at them, but if one gets on me, let’s just say it’s a bad day.

Usually, I take the opportunity to send them to their eternal reward, as it were.

Dispatch them quickly, I say.

But not this time.

Last fall, a big yellow and black garden spider took up residence on the rail beside the steps at the newspaper office in Burgaw. She was a big girl. I do know enough about spiders to know the females are usually the big, gnarly ones. And she was both – big and gnarly.

I thought about the dispatching to the eternal reward thing, but there was something about that spider that stopped me from the usual course of action. She was kind of pretty, in that big, scary, ugly, gnarly spider kind of way. So I decided to

let her stay, and I named her Glenda, which for some reason, seemed like a good name for a spider.

Our daughter Autumn didn’t like the name, but she’s 13 and doesn’t like much of anything these days, so Glenda it was.

Glenda stayed around last fall, eating bugs and getting fat, shaking her web every time we climbed the steps – I believe it was her way of saying hi and thanks for not, you know, dispatching me to my eternal reward.

She later spun an egg sac under the edge of the rail, after mating with a wandering male that we didn’t see. She probably ate him. Those girl spiders are tough dates.

The weather turned from cool to cold and Glenda eventually died after laying her eggs and insuring another generation of big, gnarly spiders. She hung lifeless on the web where she lived her

life for a few days and finally fell to the ground and disappeared forever.

One day last week I was walking into the office when I noticed a spider had built a web on the edge of our storage building a few feet away from the front door of the office. She was a big, yellow and black garden spider that was scary, ugly and gnarly just like Glenda. She shook the web as I walked by, just like Glenda did last year. The dispatch to eternal reward ran though my mind, but then it was replaced by another thought.

I wonder if that is one of Glenda’s babies? She’s close to the same spot where Glenda lived her short life and you know, she looks just like her mother, whom she never knew. I remember her mother, so I guess she can stay as well.

Now we have another Glenda for another fall.

beak and talons in to settle the issue once and for all.

But I wasn’t there to ponder politics. I was there to breathe the redolence of the pines, the thousand-year-old musk of the peat, the hope of the oaks, and the peace of the world without people.

The hounds howled again, turning to the southwest, apparently obeying the posted signs and avoiding my hunting ground. The coyote was joined by several family and friends, their eerie chorus ringing through the dusk. The wind shifted, and I knew nothing around my field could avoid smelling a strange human, so I threw caution to that selfsame wind and gave a couple social barks to the coyote choral. They went silent, then one gave a tentative yip in reply. I howled back, and they began cursing my temerity, lack of manners, and possibly the legitimacy of my birth, for having inter-

rupted a conversation that did not concern me. I smiled and stretched. It was time to go home.

The day was closing to a reluctant end, Old Sol painting the western horizon in pinks and purples in that special way that proclaims the splendor of autumn. I made my way back out of the woods, and headed for home and supper. A barred owl kept pace with the truck for a few seconds, assuring me that even if the human hunters had gone home, nature’s finest were still on the job.

The stridence of the political commercials seemed a little less irritating, after I turned on the lights and sped up a little. Their hysteria and name-calling were still just as rude and worthless, of course, but I find all such troubling things easier to handle when I’ve had a little while alone in my own place without people.

Jefferson Weaver is a col-

umnist with the Post & Voice.

Contact him at jeffersonweaver@nrcolumbus.com.

ranting that has become the playground of the politicos.

Maybe we should take a moment to reflect on the sentiments our future leaders are trying to express.

Our world would be a lot more bearable if we readily

shared our good fortunes with others, were kinder than we had to be and took some time to really focus on the welfare of our animal populace-especially the bears. The future looks exceedingly bright to me.

By Edith Batson Post & Voice Staff Writer

and flowers. It turned out it was about keeping bees. It was interesting. We did not know that much about bees.

So we left as unobtrusively as we could.

Of course we were sitting on the front row. We ate a bite of lunch and then I watched her clean off her back porch. I had the real job-just supervising and keeping her company. By the way, when the high winds came I was bored so I went to bed. I did not hear any wind all night.

The next morning my neighbor, Billy, came by to say that a part of the pear tree trunk had landed on Arthur’s work-

shop.

A hole about the size of a baseball was in the tin roof.

Once again God had blessed me. The yard is full of small limbs, but we will get them up. Four County workers took several small boats, towed them to Harrells and then to Ivanhoe and down Black River to places inaccessible by any other means.

All of our helping professions have worked hard to get power back on and to get things cleaned up. I know they are all exhausted. I hope the water has receded in your area.

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PENDER COUNTY HEALTH Saturday, DEPARTMENT October 22 SEASONAL FLU CLINIC DATES

Sea Turtle Hospital News

Terry at 910-470-2880. If she is not available you may call the hospital during operating hours at 910-329-0222. We will take the information and one of our area coordinators will meet you to retrieve the hatchling and refer it to us for follow-up.

Questions, comments, suggestions Please direct any questions, comments or suggestions regarding this column to me at Friday and also the following flippers@att.net.

Saturday from 1-4 p.m. Our last day for tours in 2016 is Saturday Dec. 17.

Admission is $5 for adults, $4 for active military and seniors 65 and older and $3 for children 13 and younger. We do our best to get you inside as quickly as possible but we also want to allow enough time for everybody to enjoy their visit.

The hospital is located at 302 Tortuga Lane in Surf City.

From N.C. 50/210 turn onto Charlie Medlin Dr. (your landmark is Shipwreck Point Mini Golf) and follow it through the roundabout onto Tortuga. Our gift shop is open during tours and we have a lot of exclusive hospital clothing and plush animal merchandise and other stuff. Come in to meet our patients and talk some sea turtle with our staff.

Hatchling news We’ve most likely seen the last of any active hatching but we do currently have a few hatchlings that washed up on area beaches under our care at the hospital.

They are fed several times a day with a fish/shrimp mush made into little balls, a special gel food and some Tetramin.

Because it’s no longer safe for them to make their way to the drift lines of the Gulf Stream by themselves we’ve had to schedule a ride for them. Our friends at Cape Fear Community College’s Marine Technology Program have offered them transport in their boat in the near future.

Sick and injured turtles can strand at any time during the year. That’s why we ask you to on the lookout for any turtle in distress, injured or dead. Call our Director of Beach Operations Terry at 910-470-2880, our Hospital Director Jean at 910470-2800 or the state hotline for stranded, sick and injured turtles at 252-241-7367. The state number picks up 24/7.

Remember that interfering or harassing federally protected sea turtles in any way makes you subject to steep fines and possible imprisonment.

If you happen to see a hatchling on the beach (sometimes they wash back in if the surf is rough) carefully pick it up and put it in a small container with only a small amount of water - barely cover the flippers.

It’s important that the little critter not lay exposed on the beach for hours, subject to weather and predators. Call

By Karen Sota Sea Turtle Hospital Special to the Post & Voice After a very busy 2016 with a record number of patients over the winter, and a very busy summer with tours and a series of releases back to Mother Ocean we’ve been able to catch our breath a bit in the last month or so. Most of our current patients have been moved into the big house where they’re fattening up on a hearty breakfast and building muscle zooming around their tanks.

But a few are still in sick bay where they are receiving daily care: antibiotics, a bath with topical treatments, physical therapy (both manual and in the therapy pool) and cold laser treatments. One of our big girls in sick bay is loggerhead Remora, named for the remora sucker fish she was wearing when she arrived.

Remora arrived in late July after being rescued by boat near Rich Inlet south of Scotts Hill where she was floating and obviously in distress. At the hospital she was carefully rinsed off and given a very gentle bath.

Once the crud was gone we could see she that not only was she very thin and covered with all sorts of opportunistic sea life (barnacles, algae, leeches) but she had a horrific wound across the midline of her carapace. After letting her acclimate to her tank for a day or so, getting baths and offering her food (which she eagerly ate) we were better able assess the extent of her injury.

The “X” patter n of the wound extended for many inches in all directions, cutting down through the bone and exposing her spinal cord and lungs. As unnerving as it was to see her lungs inflate with each breath we were more worried about the extent of damage to her spinal cord.

Thankfully, her CAT scan done at the College of Veterinary Medicine (NC State) showed that the cord was frayed but still intact. This gal was going to require us to really employ our two decades of rehabilitation experience to get her back home.

Since so much of Remora’s carapace has been weakened by the injury she has to be lifted very cautiously when she comes out of her tank every day for extensive wound care. We begin her treatment using one of our “high tech” instruments – a water pick.

Yes, the same water pick you use to clean your teeth works great on turtles. Using a gentle setting the entire area is thoroughly flushed, washing out any dirt and pieces of bone, as well as the healing ointment from the previous day. Once clean we flush again with betadine and let it soak in a bit while we entertain her to keep her calm. She likes to

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be gently patted and told that she’s a good girl, although she may actually be a he. We just can’t tell yet.

After another rinse with clean water the wound is carefully dried and Remora is ready for an application of SSD, another one of our hospital go-to salves that promotes healing. We’re guessing it feels pretty good to the turtles. The deeper areas are packed with SSD-slathered gauze and finally, after a quick blow-dry to remove any traces of moisture on the carapace we’re on to the final step.

To keep the SSD and gauze intact we very carefully apply a large sheet of Tegaderm to cover the area. The stuff is expensive and can be tricky to work with, but once you get it on and smoothed down it does a remarkable job of keeping the medication where it can do the most good until the next day.

Remora is also on the schedule for cold laser treatments. The entire process takes quite a bit of time and we wait until all the other work in sick bay is done before starting Project Remora.

As you might imagine during tours our visitors are glued to our observation windows when we have Remora out, so if you’re wondering why the line is slowing down. Now you know.

Dr. Harms was in last week to check on all of our patients.

He spent time cleaning out Remora’s necrotic bone and tissue and he seems pleased with the progress she’s making. She’s gained quite a bit of weight and has been moved to a larger tank. Her favorite part of each day is to twirl around in the whirlpool that’s created when we refill her tank after her morning bath.

She’s been a remarkable turtle not only in her will to live and recover from a devastating injury but her ability to withstand lengthy daily treatment. She really is a good girl.

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Animals

Continued from page 1A high. If there are still horses out there now, they will have to swim them out, keeping them beside the boat,” said Boyett.

Boyett said that they have three stalls out in the back at the animal shelter, and they have some extra pens set up for the goats and the pig. So far, they have been able to make room for all the animals. They also have some extra panels that can be used to create more holding areas for the larger animals that are brought in, if needed.

“We’ve had a lot of help from the community. They keep calling and asking if we need anything. We’ve had people donate hay, and we’ve had people donate food. The community has been awesome. They keep calling, and we don’t really know what to tell them that we need right now because we don’t know what kinds of other animals we’re going to get in. We just hate to tell people to bring us a whole bunch of one thing, and then we end up getting

Messer

Continued from page 4A to have solutions and explanations for the unknown and unexplainable, and the words, “I don’t know” are nowhere to be heard, and facts become echoes of opinion. Everybody does it, and I’m no different.

It’s flattering when someone else seeks wise counsel, and I’m happy to give it my best shot, trying to be helpful.

That’s what old men do, reflect on life’s experiences and share their conclusions with anyone who’ll listen, and my writings over the years in this column are the results of those interviews and life experience.

“Go out at your peak,” is advice well taken and ‘peak’ these days for me means ‘plateau’, that is, it’s as good as it’s gonna’ get.

‘One of these days’ used to be limitless, an indefinite time way off into the future, only now the limitless future is better defined, and not nearly so limitless - the days are numbered, and my motives are clear, to treat every day as

Clean up

Continued from page 3A insects. Wear insect repellant with DEET.” Pender County Emergency Management will post updates on the Facebook page at facebook.com/penderem and on the website http://www. penderem.com. If you need assistance call the EM office at 910- 259-1210.

another type of animal. We might not be able to use what they bring us, and we don’t want to waste their money,” said Boyett.

Those who have had to leave animals behind in flooded areas, or know where animals are stranded in Pender County, are urged to call (910) 259-1210 and report them to Pender County Emergency Operations Center so that teams can be assigned and deployed.

“I think they had another team came in with bigger boats. I know there were some more horses out there, some cows, and more dogs. They have been getting a lot of calls.

It has been crazy, but we’re getting through it. It’s really sad when people have to get up and leave, and they can’t take the animals with them. We are just praying that they can get out as many as they can,” said Boyett.

Pender County Animal Shelter is located at 3280 New Savannah Rd. in Burgaw.

To inquire about donations currently needed, the office number is (910) 259-1484. The emergency number is (910) 259-1210. the last, to try to squeeze out as much appreciation of the moment as possible, enjoying the simple things all the more so: I can walk, I can hear and see, I can chew, I can breathe unassisted. Yes, every doctor visit for routine physicals becomes a liability, I know I’ll need cataract surgery soon.

All my friends have new knees, I’m still wobbling about on the originals.

In short, I’m getting older every day, and I sincerely hope to have lots more left, and I’m going to enjoy each and every one for what it is, another day.

Everybody wants to go the Heaven, nobody wants to leave later this afternoon.

My world f aces south, which means I can see the beach (from the end of the street), I can see the sun rise and the sun set. That seems enough, and that’s my plan for the future, time to enjoy the passage of time, to turn inward, to re-live old glories, to bore the grandkids with stories so far removed from anything in their lives to draw the same reactions as I made to my grandparents - but that’s like, so yesterday!

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Lawrence “Larry” Lee Chestnutt CURRIE -- Lawrence “Larry” Lee Chestnutt, 72, of Currie passed from his earthly life on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center.

He was born Oct. 3, 1943 in Duplin County, the son of the late William Earl and Mildred Elizabeth Rivenbark Chestnutt. Larry was also preceded in death by his son, Randy Chestnutt.

Larry is survived by his wife of 54 years, Judy Blanton Chestnutt; daughters, Kimberly Sue Newton and Tammy Lee Locke; grandchildren, Wesley Gore, Ashley Locke, and Lynsi Newton; brother, Danny Chestnutt (Norma); and many nieces, nephews and cousins.

A memorial service to celebrate Larry’s life and how he lived on this earth will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016 at Long Creek Baptist Church with the Reverend Wayne Bateman officiating.

You may share your memories and send condolences to the family at www.quinnmcgowen.com.

The family was served by Quinn-McGowen Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Burgaw Anthony Peter Antelo Sr. WATHA -- Anthony Peter Antelo, Sr., age 54 of Watha, passed away unexpectedly Friday Oct. 7, 2016 at home.

He was born March 29, 1962 in Surrey County England son of Everett Antelo and the late Julia Bond Antelo.

He is survived by, in addition to his father, a son Anthony Antelo, Jr. of Yonkers, N.Y.; brother Christopher Antelo (Claudine) of West Chester; two sisters, Elizabeth Antelo (William) of Watha and Catherine Antelo of St. Cloud, F la.; nephews and nieces: William and Jennifer Cinino; Justin, Samantha, and Scott Justino; Christopher, Jessica and Michael I’m stepping into retirement once again, this time from my regular column. It has been a real joy to have had so many people in Pender County and nearby southeast North Carolina share their life observations with me, and I’ll always have those memories as one of the larger highlights

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Antelo; and a great niece Julia Taylor.

In his younger days he was an athlete excelling at football. He loved to hunt and fish but one of his greatest joys was to make people laugh.

Anthony was an authority on the Civil War and he was a good artist.

A funeral mass was held at Transfiguration of Jesus Catholic Church in Wallace on Friday Oct. 14, 2016 at 9 a.m.

The family was served by Harrell’s Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Burgaw.

Linda Bell Payne Wainright TEACHEY -- Linda Bell Payne Wainright age 29 of Teachey passed away Oct. 7, 2016 at home. She was born March 18, 1987 in Richmond, daughter of the late Edward and Tina Patrick Payne.

She is survived by her husband Jamie Wainright of the home; Grandmothers Linda Wells of Virginia and Loretta Gregory of West Virginia; sister Destiny Morgan (Corey) of Amelia Va.; and nieces and nephews Tiffany, Thomas, Bradley and Abigail Morgan.

A memorial service will be announced at a later date.

Linda enjoyed arts and crafts. She loved animals and children and dearly loved her family and nieces and nephews.

Online tributes and condolences can be made at www. harrellsfh.com.

The family was served by Harrell’s Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Burgaw.

Lucius Robert George Jr. WILMINGTON -- Lucius Rober t George, Jr, 91, of Wilmington died Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016 at his home.

He was born in Burgaw, on Mar. 25, 1925. He served in the Army Air Force during WWII. After graduating from UNC Chapel Hill, he was employed as an accountant. He

enjoyed playing golf, but his greatest love was music.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Lucius and Lucille George, and wife of 65 years, Peggy Millar George.

He is survived by his children, Becky Caudle (Don) of Tarboro, Bob George (Joan) o f R i ch l a n d M i ch . , Pa m Womble (Danny) of Chapel Hill, and grandchildren, Will (Amanda) and Rob, g reat grandchild, Marshall, and special cousin, Vicki Teal.

A graveside service with military honors was held at Burgaw Cemetery Monday, Oct. 17 at 11a.m., officiated by Rev. Matt Cooke and Rev. Jim Everette. Visitation followed at the home of Lucius George in Wilmington at 2 p.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be sent to the Music Program at First Baptist Church, 411 Market St. Wilmington, NC 28401.

The family was served by Harrell’s Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Burgaw.

Michael Alfred Kugatow SURF CITY -- Michael Alfred Kugatow, 69, of Surf City, died Oct. 15, 2016. He was born in Vienna, Austria and moved to the United States at age 5.

His undergraduate degree was from the University of Maryland. He then received his doctorate from Penn State in Microbiology and his postdoctoral de g ree from the University of New York at Buffalo in Allied Health.

Michael established two longstanding businesses in Surf City: Surf City Crab and the Crab Pot. He was predeceased by his parents, Maria T. Tursky and Michael M. Kugatow. He is survived by his devoted wife, Carolyn Gresham Kugatow, his son, Adrian Kugatow and wife Amanda, and four grandchildren, Megan, Alexandra, Bobbie, Michael (Mikey) and other loving family members.

Visitation was held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19 at the Hampstead Chapel of Andrews Mortuary, followed by a memorial service at 2 p.m..

Memorials may be made to the Emma Anderson Memorial Chapel, P.O. Box 3071, Topsail Beach, NC 28445.

Condolences may be sent to the Kugatow Family, P.O. Box 2459, Surf City, NC 28445.

Casper Devon Strickland CURRIE -- Casper Devon Strickland, 75, of Currie passed peacefully from his earthly life Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center He was born March 17, 1941 in Sampson County, the son of the late Leroyal and Matha Byrd Strickland. Also remembered is his beloved wife of 57 years, Yvonne Strickland who died Aug. 4, 2016; sisters, Verlene Lucas, Garlene Kessen, and Loretta Ballinger; brothers, W. C. Strickland and infant Alvia Harold Strickland, all who preceded Casper in death.

Casper is survived by his daughters, Sheila Simpson (Robert) and Tina Auten (Harold); sons, Micheal Strickland (Brooke) and Robert Leroy Strickland (Tara); fifteen grandchildren; ten great grandchildren; sisters, Olivia Stubbs and Thelma Cook (Bob); and many extended family and friends.

A memorial service was at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016 at Broken Bread Fellowship, 908 E. Fremont St., Burgaw, with Pastor Curtiss Vann officiating.

At other times the family received friends at the home of Sheila and Robert Simpson in Currie.

Shared memories and condolences may be sent to the family at www.quinnmcgowen.com. The family was served by Quinn-McGowen Funeral Home and Cremation Center of Burgaw.

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Hurricane, cancelled school upends sports schedule

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer When Hurricane Matthew made his appearance in eastern North Carolina there were many areas devastated along with many families displaced from their homes.

The flood waters caused the county schools to cancel classes for the whole week.

This has wreaked havoc on the high school sports schedules.

Both Pender and Trask had their Friday night football games postponed while Topsail was on their bye week. Pender and Trask were scheduled to play Bladen County schools. Trask was at East Bladen while Pender was hosting West Bladen. Bladen County was devastated by flood waters and damage from the winds and rains that Matthew brought.

Rescheduling football games is a very difficult

endeavor. For instance, all three high schools in Pender County have not practiced as have their opponents in Bladen County. Therefore, it would be unrealistic to expect these games to be played this week. Topsail was on their open week and should have resumed practice in preparation for their game on Friday night.

Trask and Pender should also be practicing as well. The question remains. When will these teams make up these games or will they make them up?

Both East and West Bladen are 2A schools in the split Four County Conference. As far as playoff seedings go I am not sure what bearing that will have on the decision as to whether the games will be made up. I assume since they are conference matchups that they will be made up.

The makeup games are

not on the schedule for this week. If they are moved to the following week the Trask football team will have to endure an almost no-win situation. Let’s look at the possibilities.

If they move the East Bladen game to Monday Oct. 23, that means that the Titans would play Midway on Friday, East Bladen on Monday and Clinton on Friday. That gives the Titans games with two of the top 2A teams in the state in a five-day stretch.

In the same scenario Pender would play Union on Friday, West Bladen on Monday and Wallace on Friday. This would take two very winnable games being played in a three-day period.

If you move the games back to the end of the season then Trask would have Clinton on Friday, East Bladen on Monday and Pender on Friday. That is still a very

tough scenario. Pender would have Wallace, West Bladen and Pender.

The postponements in volleyball will also cause some very interesting scenarios. Pender had three matches postponed including two conference matches. The regular season ends midweek and each conference has to have their records sent in to the state by Thursday I believe. This means that it is quite possible that Pender will be playing Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. They would not make up the WCA match.

Cross Country, tennis and golf will also struggle to make up contests. There will certainly be some events that will not be made up. I would assume that any nonconference action will be cancelled. The playoffs start on the Oct. 22 which means there is very little wiggle room for the volleyball teams.

Titans hope to improve record against Midway

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The Trask Titan football team is awaiting the rescheduling of their game against powerhouse East Bladen while the Raiders were scheduled to make up their Friday night game against Wallace on Monday. The Raiders will limp into this game after being blasted by Wallace while the Titans have not played in two weeks.

Midway is subject to turn the ball over. The Titan defense is much improved from a year ago and should be on the plus side of the turnover game this week.

The Raiders are led by the senior tandem of Sha’King Warren and Jake Clark. This team runs the ball well. They also throw the ball well. quarterback Austin Raynor has nine touchdown passes on the year. The Titan secondary needs to be on their toes in this Four County contest.

The Raiders biggest problem lies on the defensive side of the ball.

Trask will run the ball at

you until you stop them. Senior Steven Jordan (595 ydseight TDs) and fullback Tony Holmes (three TDs) is a formidable tandem while junior signal caller Tyrease Armstrong completes the deal with smart play.

Look for the Titans to come out refreshed after the long layoff. Coach Taylor and company will work off any rust from the layoff. This team will be sharp.

Steven Jordan will run for a buck fifty with Holmes scoring at least once. Sophomore B.J. Jordan is the wildcard. If the Titans get him going this could be over quickly.

The Titan defense will be aggressive after the layoff.

Kansas Bannerman and Foster Williamson will make the Raider ball carriers pay. The Titan defense is for real.

Steven Jordan could have a kickoff or punt return for a score. Midway pounded the Titans a year ago. The score of that game was 64-28. This is just another payback game.

Staff photo by Andy Pettigrew The Titans will win this game and run their record to 7-1. Trask quarterback Tyrease Armstrong will lead the Titans The score – 41-7. against Midway.

In My Opinion

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer

Youth football is very popular in our country. Pop Warner is one of the most popular organizations and is probably one of the biggest in the country.

One of my pet peeves is when a parent signs their child up for a sport and then does not commit themselves to getting them to practice and the games. I find it hard to believe that an adult would set that type of example.

As a coach I have learned over the years that it is not the child’s fault. They do not have a driver’s license.

They are at the mercy of their parents. If mom and dad do not want to take the time to get them to practice then they are out of luck. Some coaches punish their players when they miss a practice. I wish there was a way to punish the parents. Punishing a child for not making a practice is solving nothing.

I am currently a coach on a pop warner team in Rocky Point. I am an assistant coach. There are times that I am late or even miss a practice due to work. I understand that parents have obligations too. However, often times a phone call will result in finding transportation. If you want your child to make practice you will find a way.

I understand that youth sports is not a do or die situation. However, a commitment is a commitment. As a parent you have to try your best to keep your word. After all, every move that you make is being watched by your children.

Pirate football on the road at South Brunswick

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The Topsail Pirate football team is coming off of its bye week and looking at a very important 3A matchup with a 1-8 South Brunswick football team.

South Brunswick was drubbed at the hands of the Ashley Screaming Eagles last Friday night. This is the same eagle team that Topsail beat the week before.

Topsail freshman Noah Lavalle is the real deal. The exciting freshman has rushed for more than 1,000 yards for the season and is currently on six-game stretch in which he has rushed for at least 100 yards. He is averaging 145 yards a game and has eclipsed 200 yards in a game twice this year. The Pirates average 241

yards a game as a team.

The Pirates weakness is on the defensive side of the ball. The team lacks the speed to contain the outside. When they play Coach Wayne Inman’s style of help defense they are good.

South Brunswick has a very good back in junior Josh Carter (777 yds- six TDs). However, their offensive line is not very good. Topsail should be able to contain Carter well enough to keep the Cougars at bay.

Look for Lavalle to rush for at least 150 yards and a couple of touchdowns. Quarterback Jacob Floyd will get into the fray with a touchdown pass.

This is a very important game for both teams with playoff implications. Both are vying for a 3A spot out of the MidEastern Conference. Topsail wins this one going away. The score: 48-13.

Post & Voice Top Performers

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer With the area schools out last week due to the Hurricane, the sports calendar was empty. This gives us the opportunity to give you the top performers from the county high school football

teams.

Topsail freshman Noah Lavalle leads the county as well as the Mid-eastern Conference with 1018 yards and eight touchdowns. Pender’s Justin Hooper is second in the county with 631 yards and eight touchdowns. Fellow Patriot Latrell Brown

is third with 626 yards and a county leading 11 touchdowns. Steven Jordan is fourth with 595 yards and eight touchdowns. Rounding out the top five is sophomore B.J. Jordan with 322 yards and five scores.

Lavalle leads the county with 1109 all-purpose yards

while Hooper is a close second with 1084 yards. Pender junior Latrell Brown is third with 958 yards while Trask senior Steven Jordan is fourth with 721 yards. B.J. Jordan rounds out the top five with 431 yards.

Defensively, Trask sophomore Foster Williams leads

the county with 73 tackles.

Steven Jordan is second with 61 stops while Topsails Chris Nixon has 43. Hunter Hall has 41 tackles while Kansas Bannerman has 39 stops. Bannerman leads the county with six sacks while Linzie McAllister has two.

I would be remiss if I did

not mention the superb play of Topsail junior tennis player Caroline Harris (10-4) and her senior teammate Sierra Daugherty (10-4).

Sophomore Kasey Pfaff is 12-2 on the year as the Pirates number four player while Harris and Daugherty are 11-1 as a team.

Storm brings schedule problems for Topsail Pirates

By Lee Wagner Post & Voice Sports Writer While there were – and still are – many more serious things going on in Pender County in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew, the entire high-school scholastic schedule, along with the fall sports’ schedule, have been held hostage.

The schools in the county were closed all last week and, at the time this is being written, this past Monday was still in doubt. The students and the teachers and administrators have had five-consecutive days off but rest assured many of the teachers, coaches, and administrators have been working a lot harder than one might think.

In addition, much like missed snow days up north, the missed school days will need to be made up – meaning some Saturdays down the road will most likely not be spent enjoying leisure

activities.

Topsail High School VicePrincipal and Athletics’ Director Chris Haney has spent a lot of time manning the telephones.

Haney indicated restructuring the sports’ schedule is only part of the equation – the other being the effects the layoff has on the athletes as they miss valuable practice and conditioning time.

“It’s rough on all the sports and all the athletes because of the loss of practice time but especially on the football players,” Haney said. “It is the sport with the most serious contact so it will be tough to just jump back in pads and pick up where you left off.”

Pirate football Coach Wayne Inman agreed but said the time off, and lack of contact with the players, also creates problems.

“The biggest thing is you haven’t been in touch with them and you are unable to keep them, focused on the mental preparation,” Inman

said. “We were fortunate in that we did not lose a game that we have to make up (Topsail had a bye week last Friday) on Monday. The big thing is to get them back on Monday (if open) and get them prepared, get them back in football mode.”

The Pirates’ next opponent is South Brunswick on the road Friday (Oct.21). The Cougars (1-8, 0-4) did play last Friday, albeit they dropped a 34-0 decision to Ashley. But they played, and they have been able to practice, and it is a good bet they will be chomping at the bit to play a key 3A Game with stateplayoff ramifications on their home field on Homecoming Night.

“Getting refocused, getting their mindset back in football mode, is actually bigger than the physical aspect.”

Inman said. “We were off last Friday so we would have been limited in contact anyhow.

We would have had the extra time to work on some of the

fundamental things that have been a problem but we missed that opportunity, too. We got some much-needed rest and a chance to heal some injury concerns but, hopefully, it wasn’t too much rest.”

The other sport that took a huge hit was volleyball. The Lady Pirates lost two games to the storm – a road conference match at conferenceunbeaten Hoggard and a home match against a very good Wilmington Christian Academy squad that would have served as a fine tuneup for the upcoming 3A state playoffs – which are currently scheduled to begin Oct. 22.

The decision to close or open the schools was made on Sunday but Haney and volleyball Coach Hill Pearsall acted in anticipation of possible day off and rescheduled the Hoggard game for Tuesday. The WCA game is up in the air.

The conference tournament, originally scheduled for Mon-Wed has

been completely scuttled.

South Brunswick – a 3A foe – had ended its conference play at 5-7 (11-12 overall).

The Lady Pirates entered the game at Hoggard (16-5, 11-0) with a 5-6 (9-7) record. A loss to the Lady Vikings would have created the probability a play-in game for the top 3A seed in the playoffs at Topsail Wednesday.

Topsail, South, Brunswick, and West Brunswick went 1-1 against each other but the Lady Trojans have been eliminated from earning the top seed. At stake are playoff home games vs. road games for the higher seed.

Again, both Hoggard and South Brunswick had the opportunity to practice and play last week – the Lady Pirates did not.

“It’s going to be tough,” Pearsall said. “You have to wonder how many of our girls even had the opportunity to get out and play any kind of volley all among themselves.

Some may have had flood

issues so volleyball was not the first thing on their minds.

“But, hopefully, it’s like riding a bike, you don’t really forget how to, you just need to get back to where you want to be.”

Haney said the 3A portion of the tennis schedule (the Lady Pirates lost a match against Hoggard) was Wednesday at Ocean Isle Beach Tennis Courts. The Hoggard game may or may not be re-scheduled.

Boys’ soccer lost a game at Hoggard. Their schedule had them at Laney Tuesday and at South Brunswick Thursday. The South game – along with next Tuesday’s home game against West Brunswick has obvious playoff ramifications.

The cross-country team is participating in the conference championships Thursday at McRae Park.

They spent their off Saturday cleaning up the debris and problems at Poplar Grove.

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Pender County’s weekly look at what’s biting and where

Slow fishing after the storm

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Fishing Fanatic

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Topsail High School volleyball held it’s annual Dig Pink event Oct 6, raising funds for breast cancer research.

The area is trying to get over the Hurricane and the resulting flood waters. As with any storm, the rivers and lakes are high and full of debris while the ocean waters are still a bit murky.

That being said, there have been some reports of a few fish being caught.

The back waters of Topsail Island are dirty as a result of Matthew. The fall flounder bite has slowed to a crawl as a result of that.

However, there have been a few flatfish caught on live baits on a Carolina rig.

The red fish are still hanging around and will bite a shiny lure through the murky waters. Patience is a virtue here until the water clears up.

The storm has slowed the specs down a bit. Patience should be preached here as well.

There had been some good size reds caught in the surf before the storm. A finger mullet will work here.

The piers are reporting a

few spots but nothing like it should be this time of year thanks to Matthew. A few pompano have been caught as has some redfish. A few blues have been hooked as well.

The freshwater bite is not very good right now as the waters are extremely high.

It is a very sketchy boat ride along the rivers right now.

It’s going to take a while before the fresh water fishing gets back to normal.

This week’s fishing tip It’s time to get the gear prepped for the winter months. Remember to clean your reels up and oil them up. Some anglers pack their reels in some type of lube for the winter.

Make sure you store your rods in a place where they will not get damaged. Nothing is worse than getting your equipment out in early spring or late winter and find the tip of your rod damaged.

I like to go through my tackle box and get rid of anything that is questionable. Everyone likes to have room for the newest and best tackle for next year.

Pender travels to Union this week

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer

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The Topsail High School wrestling team helped with the clean up at last weekend’s Autumn With Topsail celebration in Topsail Beach.

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The Union Spartans are a much improved football team. They have dropped two conference games this year, one to Wallace and the other to Trask. In the Trask game the Spartans were up 21-0 before The Titans came charging back.

Pender has a very good running game. The tandem of Justin Hooper (631 yds-eight TDs) and Latrell Brown (626 yds-11 TDs) may be the best in the conference. Union will have trouble stopping these talented football players.

What separates this Pender team from last year is its ability play smart football. There are very few stupid penalties.

This team has matured under the direction of second year coach Bob Via and his

revamped staff.

Union will use a variety of misdirection plays to try and fool the Patriot defense.

Make no mistake about it; this Spartan team can move the football. The Sparts have three players with at least 200 yards rushing. Linzie McAllister and company will have to be smart and stay at home in avoiding the big play.

This game could very well be a shootout. Both teams can score points in bunches.

Hooper will run for over 100 yards while Brown will score a couple of touchdowns. The Patriots will rush for at least 250 yards for the game.

This will be a close game.

Union may be one of the better teams that the Patriots have faced this year. This one may be too close to call. The score: 38-34. Let’s call it a Patriot win.

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Titans see big improvement in Dzurovcin

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer Very seldom does an offensive lineman come along that has the size and strength to make the varsity football team as a freshman or a sophomore.

It is even rarer that one comes along that becomes a starter.

That has been the case this year over at Heide Trask High School.

Heide Trask sophomore Michael Paul Dzurovcin worked hard for Coach Johnathan Taylors squad and has become a fixture on both the offensive and defensive side of the ball.

At 6-4 and 275 pounds, Michael Paul has the size to become a very good player at the high school level. He has a great work ethic and at the rate he is going could very well become a division one prospect at the collegiate level.

With a little over half of the 2016 season under his belt, Michael Paul Dzuorvcin has made major strides for the Trask football team.

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Radley is a mover and shaker for Topsail Pirates

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer When the Topsail Pirate football takes the field at their home games there is a lot of fanfare including a blast from the cannon. After that initial moment it is time to take the field. That is when senior lineman Jarrett Radley changes gears.

Radley has been part of the Topsail program since his sophomore year. He has grown both physically and mentally and has become a very good player.

The Pirates play in a very tough conference. Often times Radley faces off with players much bigger. He more than holds his own via his heart and intensity.

The Pirates will try and finish their regular season on a winning note. After that they will enter the 3A playoffs.

Jarrett Radley will give his coach 110 percent on every play. He is a mover and a shaker for the Topsail Pirate football team.

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Brown a scoring machine for the Pender Patriots

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer When the opposing teams line up to face the Pender Patriot varsity football team the first thing they look for is senior running back Justin Hooper. However, the Patriots are not a one trick pony. Junior Latrell Brown has made sure of that.

Latrell has become a force to be reckoned with for the Patriots. He has become a very efficient back for Coach Bob Via and offensive coordinator Desmond Jordan. He is tough to bring down with his combination of speed and power.

Over the last few weeks Mr. Brown has become a touchdown machine for the Pats. He has reached the end zone 11 times including three games in which he has multiple touchdowns. He scored four times in the Patriots win over Midway.

When the Pender Patriots fans are asked what Brown has done for them, they proudly say he simply scores touchdowns.

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The Aftermath of Hurricane Matthew

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Bill Howard Outdoors where I spent the majority of my summers during childhood. Before my time, the lake hosted a place for recreation and even a mill.

The Silver Lake dam beside Highway 58 in Wilson was erected in 1785. Over the many years it was responsible for controlling the waters feeding into Silver Lake and the flow of water to Lake Wilson and Toisnot Lake.

The lake possessed open water for fishing and at different times in its history, boating. There were two locations for Wildlife Clubs during my lifetime, and was popular amongst outdoorsman, anglers, and hunters.

In the back of the lake the ecology turned to more of a swamp. Egrets, herons and various species of ducks called it home. Hawks and falcons also found the place hospitable, and recently there has been a family of bald eagles nesting there.

B u t M at t h ew ch a n g e d things quickly. The onslaught of rushing water hammered the dam and began to erode the berm of land that funneled water to the dam. Tree after tree uprooted and eventually the berm gave in. The flood waters broke through reaching the bottom of the bridge on Highway 58. The that flowed from Silver Lake, behind New Hope Hills and connected to Lake Wilson became a raging river of brown dirty water mixed with white foam from the turbulence.

Houses were evacuated as the waters became unwelcome visitors. The bridge downstream from the Lake Wilson dam succumbed to the added

By Bill Howard Post & Voice Columnist Matthew came in with a sneak attack across the area.

The hurricane had a variety of possible paths, many of which carried it safely away from the coast. However, Matthew had other things in mind.

The stor m unleashed a large magnitude of rain waters that seemed to be more rampant along the I-95 corridor. The same places were traumatized 17 years earlier by a double dose of hurricanes Dennis and Floyd, the latter of which dumped record amounts of rainfall along the area and left was determined as a “500 year flood.�

Yet, within two decades, people witnessed the same destruction caused by the near record or record amounts of water.

The devastation is only now beginning to be realized as the waters start to subside.

But there are places where the impact is immediate and clearly seen. Many dams were stretched to their limits and those downstream experienced the circumstances.

One such place I have written about many times. Growing up beside the lake, it was

Manditory water restrictions From Staff Reports Pender County Utilities customers in all areas of Pender County are required to take immediate steps to decrease water usage following damage to a raw water line that provides water to the Pender County Surface Water Treatment Plant.

The raw water main, owned by the Lower Cape Fear Water and Sewer Authority, carries raw water from the Kings Bluff Raw Water Pump Station to the Pender County Water Treatment Plant broke Thursday, The raw water intake was temporarily shut down in order to determine the cause of the pipe failure and complete the necessary repairs. During the period while the repairs are underway, the raw water supply may need to be shut down to allow crews to per-

form repairs, which may take several days.

Pender County Utilities has access to another source of safe, drinking water in the event this primary source is offline. Water from Wallace was used in September when the main water line out of the plant broke and required several days to repair.

This is not a system pressure or boil water advisory.

This is a conservation advisory.

Outdoor irrigation and car washing are banned. This includes watering lawns, grass, shrubbery, trees and flowers.

Customers are also encouraged to take additional measures to reduce water consumption, such as taking showers instead of baths and only running full loads in dishwashers or washing machines.

waters with immense damage.

The water continued onward and caused Toisnot Lake to flood even deeper, reaching the depths of Floyd’s onslaught two decades earlier.

Now, with the dam no longer able to hold the water, Silver Lake has become a low lying stream surrounded by clinging mud. People have lost their homes and animals have lost their habitat. The lake went dry a little less than five years ago, and the fish had begun to repopulate the lake to previous numbers.

The crappie were getting to be good sized and plentiful.

Largemouth bass were starting to grow. Pickerel and bowfin had found homes. Coots, cormorants, and other fowl were at holding levels. Now the food sources are gone.

The eagles no longer have the open water to search for fish or animals that feed on the fish. Other birds of prey such as hawks, falcons and owls

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NOTICE TO ALL TOWN RESIDENTS REGARDING STORM DEBRIS With the vegetative debris generated by Hurricane Matthew the town public works department has been working steadily to clear the roads and right of ways in town.

The focus has now shifted to debris removal and disposal. The Town asks for your patience with this process given the volume of material generated by the storm. We anticipate the debris removal process will take approximately 4 weeks to complete.

The Town will suspend the volume limits until November 14, 2016. To assist us with the debris removal please follow these instructions. • Do not place vegetative debris in the travel lane or in a manner that will create a visual obstruction for the traveling public. • Please cut limbs and trunk sections into 6-8 foot sections • Please make sure all limbs have been cut from the trunk sections that are placed at the right of way. • Please place all vegetative debris along the right of way in front of your property and in a manner that will not affect the flow of storm water in ditches or drainage areas. • Please do not mix vegetative debris piles with other trash or construction and demolition material.

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no longer have the supply of food that was available just a week prior.

A hidden treasure has become even more hidden. A dam created by man 230 years ago no longer holds back the forces of mother nature and the habitat is in doubt.It is unknown what will happen with the dam at this time, but you may contact me at billhowardoutdoors@gmail.com if you would like information on how you can help once solutions become available. –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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Zoning Text Amendment D. Logan, applicant, is requesting a Zoning Text Amendment to the Pender County Unified Development Ordinance, Section 4.7.3 RM: Residential Mixed zoning district requirements and Section 4.8.1 PD: Planned Development District zoning requirements. Specifically, the amendment proposed is to increase the allowable density on multi-family projects, and to provide clear standards for multi-family developments. A detailed description of the proposed changes is available in the Pender County Planning and Community Development Department offices.

Zoning Text Amendment Pender County, applicant is requesting a Zoning Text Amendment to the Pender County Unified Development Ordinance Section 7: Design Standards and Appendix A: Definitions. Specifically, the amendment proposed is to amend the access standards related to subdivisions on collector streets, add alternative design street standards and associated definitions. A detailed description of the proposed changes is available in the Pender County Planning and Community Development Department offices.

Plan Amendment Pender County, applicant is requesting an amendment to the Pender County Collector Street Plan which was adopted on March 21, 2016. Specifically, the amendment proposed is to add an additional map, demonstrating a hierarchy of proposed and existing collector streets within the Wilmington Metropolitan Planning Organization (WMPO) planning boundary in Pender County. A detailed description of the proposed changes is available in the Pender County Planning and Community Development Department offices.

For Additional Information: Contact Pender County Planning & Community Development 805 S Walker St Burgaw, NC 28425 Phone 910-259-1202

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Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualified as Executor of the estate of Vance Earl Kee, deceased, of Pender County. This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Vance Earl Kee to present them to the undersigned on or before January 5, 2017 at 1163 Muirfield Avenue, Clemmons, NC 27012 or be barred from recovery.

All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the day of September 19, 2016.

Cynthia Kee MacPherson 1163 Muirfield Avenue Clemmons, NC 27012 #7490 9/29, 10/6, 10/13, 10/20/2016 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Stephen Melvin Herring, Sr., late of 116 Brown Moore Road, Burgaw, N.C., Pender County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned at Post Office Box 625, 107 East Fremont Street, Burgaw, N.C. 28425 on or before the 28th day of December, 2016 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 21st day of September, 2016.

Alesia Herring Powell, Administrator of the Estate of Stephen Melvin Herring, Sr. R. Kent Harrell, Attorney at Law PO Box 625, Burgaw, N.C. 28425 #7492 9/29, 10/6, 10/13, 10/20/2016

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualified as Executrix of the estate of Edna Mae Johnson Browning, deceased, of Pender County. This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Edna Mae Johnson Browning, to present them to the undersigned on or before December 26, 2016 at 615 Rosemont Avenue, Wilmington NC, 28403 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment. This the day of September 19, 2016.

Betsy Kimberly Browning 1168 S. Plank Road Sanford, NC 27330 #7489 9/29, 10/6, 10/13, 10/20/2016 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualified as Executrix of the estate of Lillie Pearl Williams Corbett, deceased, of Pender County.

This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Lillie Pearl Williams Corbett, to present them to the undersigned on or before December 29, 2016 at 2402 Napier Drive Killeen, TX 76542 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment. This the day of September 23, 2016.

Eraka Russell 2402 Napier Drive Killeen, TX 76542 #7494 10/6, 10/13, 10/20,10/27/2016 NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER 16-E-382 All persons, firms and corporations having claims against deceased, WILLIAM WILBERT DOWDY, are hereby notified to present them to GENEVA M. DOWDY as Executor of the decedent’s estate, on or before, January 6, 2017 in care of the undersigned attorneys at their address, 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 above named Executor in care of the undersigned attorneys at their address.

This the 6th day of October, 2016.

Executor of the Estate of William Wilbert Dowdy c/o Kelly M. Shovelin, Attorney Four Pillars Law Firm, PLLC 2202 Wrightsville Ave. Ste. 213 Wilmington, NC 28403 #7496 10/6, 10/13, 10/20,10/27/2016

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 54 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Kelly J. Ray (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Kelly Ray) to Frances Jones, Trustee(s), dated the 15th day of March, 2011, and recorded in Book 3902, Page 0274, 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 October 25, 2016 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the Township of Topsail, in the County of Pender, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Located in Surf City, Pender County, North Carolina and being an interest in certain planned community premises known as Triton’s Village as referenced in the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for Triton’s Village in Book 2625, Page 275, duly established under Chapter 47-F of the North Carolina General Statues (North Carolina Plan Community Act) with the Supplement to Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions of Triton’s Village recorded in Book 2833, Page 38, Pender County Registry, said premises being more particularly described as: Being all of Lot 10 as shown on a map entitled, “Final Plat of Triton’s Village, formerly Lot 59 of J.H. Batts Subdivision, Topsail Township, Pender County, North Carolina, N.C. Highway 50” as shown on a map prepared by Charles F. Riggs & Associates and dated June 23, 2004 said map being duly recorded in Map Book 38, Page 147, Pender County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 307 Triton Lane, Surf City, North Carolina. TOGETHER WITH an allocated interest in all Common Elements of the planned community, including the building and improvements on the land described in the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for Triton’s Village in Book 2625, Page 275 and Supplement to Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions of Triton’s Village recorded in Book 2833, Page 38, Pender County Registry as referenced above. SUBJECT TO the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for Triton’s Village in Book 2625, page 275 and Supplement to Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions of Triton’s Village recorded in Book 2833, Page 38, Pender County Registry and as shown in Map Book 38 at Page 147, Pender County Registry. In further consideration of the conveyance herein, members in good standing of the Triton’s Village Homeowner’s Association have a right of access to the beach and the Atlantic Ocean from Madison Farms, LLC as set forth in that certain Deed of Easement recorded in Book 3242, Pages 152-153 in Onslow County Registry.

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

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

RESOLUTION 2016-33 DECLARING THE TOWN OF BURGAW’S INTENT TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC ALLEY BETWEEN THE 300 BLOCKS OF EAST BRIDGERS AND EAST ASHE STREETS WHEREAS, NCGS 160A-299 authorizes the Town of Burgaw Board of Commissioners to close street rightsof-way and public alleys provided certain procedures are followed; and WHEREAS, pursuant to NCGS 160A-299, the public alley above is not under the authority and control of the North Carolina Department of Transportation; and WHEREAS, the Town of Burgaw considers it advisable to conduct a public hearing for the purpose of giving consideration to the closing of the public alley between the 300 blocks of East Bridgers and East Ashe Streets; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN OF BURGAW BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS THAT: SECTION 1. A public hearing will be held on November 8, 2016 during the public hearing portion of the regular Board of Commissioners meeting, which starts at 5:30 PM, in the banquet/meeting room of the Historic Burgaw Depot located at 115 S. Dickerson St. in Burgaw, NC for the purpose of discussing the proposed alley closing.

SECTION 2. Pursuant to NCGS 160A-299(a), the Town shall publish this Resolution of Intent once a week for four consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the area.

SECTION 3. Pursuant to NCGS 160A-299(a), the Town shall transmit by certified mail to each owner of property abutting upon that portion of said alley a copy of this Resolution of Intent.

SECTION 4. Pursuant to NCGS 160A-299(a), the Town shall prominently post notice of the proposed alley closing in at least two places along the alley included in this Resolution of Intent.

ADOPTED BY THE TOWN BOARD OF BURGAW, THIS 13TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2016 Attest: Sylvia W. Raynor, Town Clerk Signed: Eugene Mulligan, Mayor #7488 10/13, 10/20, 10/27,11/3/2016 NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA PENDER COUNTY IN THE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK 15 SP 81 LAWRENCE S. BOEHLING, Public Administrator of the Estate of NOTICE TO CREDITORS Wilbur P. Price AND DEBTORS (Sometimes known as STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, Wilbur P. Price, Jr.) PENDER COUNTY vs.

IN THE GENERAL COURT SHARON PRICE, OF JUSTICE WALTER PETE PRICE and SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION MICHAELA STACY Having qualified as Executor of WILLETTS-PACZESNY the estate of Jasper Lee Willetts Jr., deceased, of Pender County. This TO:SHARON PRICE and is to notify all persons having claims MICHAELA STACY against the estate of said decedent, WILLETTS-PACZESNY Jasper Lee Willetts Jr. to present Take Notice that a pleading them to the undersigned on or before seeking relief against you has been January 12, 2017 at PO Box 7215 filed in the above-entitled special Wilmington, NC 28406 or be barred proceeding. The nature of the relief from recovery. All persons indebted being sought is as follows: Petition to sell real property to said estate, please make immediowned

by Wilbur P. Price described ate payment. This the day of October in Deed Book 4266, Page 231 of 13, 2016. the Pender County Registry, said Wendy J. Willetts proceeding being brought to pay 241 By the Brook Lane debts and administrative costs of Rocky Point, NC 28457 said estate. #7495 10/13, 10/20, 10/27,11/3/2016 You are required to make defense to such pleading not later than NOTICE TO CREDITORS November 29, 2016 and upon your AND DEBTORS OF failure to do so the party seeking BETTY ANN COSTON service against you will apply to the 16 E 320 Having qualified as Executor Court for the relief sought.

This the 13th day of of the Estate of Betty Ann Coston OCTOBER, 2016. deceased of Pender County, North LAWRENCE S. BOEHLING Carolina, the undersigned does Administrator of the Estate hereby notify all persons, firms and of Wilbur P. Price corporations having claims against P.O. Box 1416 the estate of said decedent to exhibit Burgaw, NC 28425 them to the undersigned on or before 910-259-3334 the 11th day of January, 2017, or #7499 10/13, 10/20, 10/27/2016 this notice will be pleaded in bar of 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.

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

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 P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1177835 (FC.FAY) #7497 10/13, 10/20/2016

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

This the 13th day of October, 2016.

Michael D. Ward Executor of the Estate of Betty Ann Coston c/o Lawrence S. Boehling Attorney at Law P.O. Box 1416, Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-3334 #7501 10/13, 10/20, 10/27, 11/3/2016

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF JOSEPH MCGOWEN JOHNSON 16 E 397 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Joseph McGowen Johnson deceased of Pender County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 11th day of January, 2017, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All persons, firms and corporation indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment Media of Record for the People of Pender County. toThe the undersigned.

This the 13th day of 201-A West Fremont Street • Burgaw, NC 28425 October, 2016.

910.259.9111 • posteditor@post-voice.com • www.post-voice.com Jason Johnson Executor of the Estate of Joseph McGowen Johnson c/o Lawrence S. Boehling Attorney at Law P.O. Box 1416 Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-3334 #7500 10/13, 10/20, 10/27, 11/3/2016

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 16-CVS-451 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

CHARLENE CESAR SIDBERRY, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION TO: IVEY ELGIN BATTS 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 1 acre Rocky Point Township, Parcel ID Number 323520-0978-0000 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 December 7, 2016.

This date: October 20, 2016.

PENDER COUNTY, By and through its Attorney Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., State Bar #: 28777 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250; Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel); chip@shermanandrodgers.com #7507 10/20, 10/27, 11/3/2016

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 139 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by George Richard Thompson III and Linda K. Thompson (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): George Richard Thompson, III and Linda Kay Thompson) to Kellam and Pettit, Trustee(s), dated the 13th day of May, 2015, and recorded in Book 4581, Page 0079, 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 November 1, 2016 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the Township of Topsail, in the County of Pender, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Lying and being in Topsail Township, Pender County, North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a new iron pipe at the intersection of the eastern right of way line of Blue Jay Lane with the northern right of way line of Center Drive, as shown on a map entitled Map of Survey, Washington Acres, Road Dedications for Section 11 (eleven) as recorded in Map Book 28 at Page 21 of the Pender County Registry; running thence from said beginning point with the eastern right of way line of Blue Jay Lane, North 9 degrees 00 minutes 32 seconds East 180.30 feet to a new iron pipe at the northern end of Blue Jay Lane as shown on said map; running thence a new line South 76 degrees 34 minutes 00 seconds East 115.35 feet to a new iron pipe; running thence another new line, parallel to Blue Jay Lane, South 9 degrees 00 minutes 32 Seconds West 180.30 feet to a new iron pipe in the northern right of way line of Center Drive; running thence with the northern right of way line of Center Drive, North 76 degrees 34 minutes 00 seconds West 115.35 feet to the beginning point and containing 20,735.6 square feet and being known as Lot 8 Rev. of Section 11B (eleven B) of Washington Acres as resurveyed, revised, and described

by Johnie C. Garrason, Professional Land Surveyor on August 20, 2001.

Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 610 Center Drive, Hampstead, North Carolina. The above lot was revised to bring the parcel into compliance with county zoning and subdivision regulations and revises the lot indicated as Lot 8 in a deed from Washington Acres, Inc. to Carolina Properties, Unlimited, Inc. recorded in Book 1078 at Page C46, Pender County Registry. Together with an easement for egress and ingress over and across both Blue Jay Lane and Center Drive as shown on the above mentioned map. The above described lot is subject to the restrictions recorded in Book 481 at Page 49 of the Pender County Registry, with the set backs required to be in accordance with the Pender County Zoning Restrictions in effect on September 18, 1995, if more restrictive. And subject, further, to the following additional restrictions: 1. The enclosed dwelling area of the house constructed on the hereinabove described lot shall be a minimum of 1800 square feet, The term “enclosed dwelling area” as used in the minimum requirements shall be the total enclosed area within a dwelling; provided, however, that such term does not include garages, terraces, decks, open porches, and like areas; provided, further, that shed type porches, even though attached to the house, are specifically excluded from the definition of the aforesaid term “enclosed dwelling area”. 2. The house constructed on the hereinabove described lot may have a stucco exterior provided, however, that an stucco shall be on a masonry wall only. 3. No animals, livestock or poultry of any kind shall be raised, bred or kept on any lot in the subdivision, except that dogs, cats or other household pets may be kept for the purpose of providing companionship for the private family.

Animals are not to be raised, bred or kept for commercial purposes or for food. It is the purpose of these prevision to restrict the use of any lot so that no person shall quarter on said lot cows, horses, bees, hogs, sheep, goats, guinea fowls, chicks, geese, rabbits, chickens, turkeys, skunks, snakes, or any other animals that may interfere with the quietude, health or safety of the community. No more than two (2) household pets will be permitted on any lot. Pets must be restrained or confined on the homeowner’s back lot inside a fenced area or within the house, except for cats. It is the pet owner’s responsibility to keep the lot clean and free of pet debris. All animals must be properly tagged for identification.

Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §4521.23.

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

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

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

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 P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1185965 (FC.FAY) #7505 10/20, 10/27/2016 Notice to Creditors and Debtors of James Ray Tedder TAKE NOTICE: All persons, firms, and corporations having claims against James Ray Tedder, deceased, are notified to exhibit them to Rose M. Tedder, Administrator of the Estate, at the following address: c/o Harvell and Collins, P. A., 1107 Bridges Street, Morehead City, North Carolina 28557 on or before January 20, 2017, or be forever barred from their recovery.

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

Cecil S. Harvell Harvell and Collins, P.A. Attorney for the Estate of James Ray Tedder, Deceased 1107 Bridges Street Morehead City, North Carolina 28557 #7504 10/20, 10/27, 11/3, 11/10/2016

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Irma P. Pullen celebrated 100 years on her birthday Oct. 19. He was married to E. Foy Pullen for 73 years before his passing in 2011.

She is the mother of three children, six grandchildren, and nine great grandchildren. Working as airplane seamstress for fabric covered airplanes in the 1940s and 50s, she later worked in retail until the age of 78.

She is an active member of Marvin Methodist Church, and the Order of the Eastern Star. As the family matriarch, she is known for her wisdom and humor. At 100, she walks without assistance and still has her toddy at 4:30 p.m. each day.

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Governor Pat McCrory talks with Pender County ofďŹ cials Monday about relief efforts at the county's Emergency Operations Center. Pictured above are (left to right) Sheriff Carson Smith, EM Director Tom Collins, McCrory, and Pender EMS and Fire Director Woody Sullivan.

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Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, 9 a.m.

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Register online at Its-Go-Time.com Call Patricia Homa for more info 910-616-5195

All proceeds from the race go to improving the Park

2016 General Election OneͲStop Schedule Ͳ Plan A PENDER COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS

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Board of Elections Office County Annex Building, Hampstead Cape Fear Community College, Hampstead

Long Creek Fire Dept., Rocky Point Shiloh Fire Dept., Willard Maple Hill Fire Dept., Maple Hill

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Gov. McCrory visits Burgaw Gov. Pat McCrory visited Burgaw Monday morning, stopping first at the county Emergency Operations Center and then the Gateway Community Church in Burgaw to tour the flood relief center and thank the volunteers.

McCrory thanked pastor Ted Mercer for his

work to help those affected by the flooding from Hurricane Matthew.

Gateway Community Church has operated a food ministry in Pender County for many years and volunteered to serve as a relief center for flood victims.

Gov. McCrory talked with the media at the relief center in Burgaw, thanking volunVolunteers load water on a pallet outside the Gateway teers for their work.

Community Church.

Staff photos by Andy Pettigrew

Gov. McCrory prays with Pastor Ted Mercer and other volunteers at the relief center before leaving.

Connie Jordan for Superior Court Judge

I have dedicated my life to public service. I am a violent crimes prosecutor handling homicides, armed robberies, weapons offenses, aggravated physical assaults, sexual assaults, and felony child abuse charges. Superior court is a court of jury trials and I have been presenting cases to juries for almost two decades.

I am honored to be the voice of those most vulnerable in our community, and to make sure violent offenders are held accountable. My job is to ensure that everyone is treated fairly and that justice is served. I take this responsibility to heart.

I am not a politician. I have never run for office. I believe that my experience, commitment, compassion, and expertise in superior court make me uniquely qualified to serve our community as Superior Court Judge.

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Showing love during the storm

By Rev. Ken Smith Atkinson Baptist Church Special to the Post & Voice

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Matthew 22:37-39 Hurricane Matthew will forever change the lives of so many residents in North Carolina. Driving through the countryside you can witness the destruction, damage and danger that this storm has delivered to so many.

Not only can one witness the negative nature of this storm, but thankfully we can also observe the positive acts of love from so many individuals.

Several businesses have served free food, strangers

have delivered bottles of water to utility workers and I have personally seen several posts on social media of neighbors opening their homes to those without power. Tragedy can bring out many emotions that are both positive and negative, simply because we are human.

John Bunyan believed, “You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.�

I strongly believe that by showing acts of kindness to those in need, has been done without the thought of being repaid.

As believers in Jesus Christ, we are commanded not only to show love in word, but also in deed. Soren Kierkegaard, a prolific ninteenth century Danish philosopher and theologian proclaimed, “When one has once fully entered the realm of love, the world no matter how

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The food pantry is generously supported by local churches, businesses and individuals.

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Thursday from 9 a.m. until noon. Additionally, the 4C’s pantry will be open the last Saturday of each month from 9 a.m. until noon. The 4C’s Food Pantry is located in the Jones Plaza, 15200 U.S. Hwy. 17 N. in Hampstead.

imperfect becomes rich and beautiful; it consists solely of opportunities for love.�

Just stepping outside onto our doorsteps, looking at the newspaper or watching the news broadcast we can quickly see the opportunities to show love to a hurting society.

The word for love, as used in the New Testament to talk about loving God, is agape.

Agape love is giving that is unselfish, unconditional, self-sacrificing and centered on others not ourselves.

Agape love is not something that we have naturally.

It comes from God because He is agape love. God pours His love into our hearts by the power of the Holy Spirit so that we can love Him and others. God’s love should flow through us to others freely.

Agape love for God is Christ-centered obedience to His will and Word while giving oneself to Him from a grateful and reverent heart.

The Great Commandment is to agape love God with all our heart, soul and mind.

The heart of love is surren-

October 21 Atkinson Baptist Church is sponsoring a Community Prayer event Oct. 21 at 7 p.m. at the church, 200 E. Church St. Hwy. 53 in Atkinson. Be a part of the power of prayer in Pender County.

Send church news to posteditor@post-voice.com

Most all types of bread from white to multigrain to hamburger and hotdog buns are available.

Donations Needed

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Pender County Christian Services is open Monday - Friday from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.

Donations of canned food, clothing, household items, etc. can be left at 210 West Fremont Street, Burgaw, NC 28425

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der and obedience to our Creator. Once we have a true love for God we will demonstrate that type of love to our neighbors. Since Jesus died freely for each of us the minimum we can do is live for Him. C.S. Lewis said, “For you will certainly carry out God’s purpose, however you act, but it makes a difference to you whether you serve like Judas or like John.�

What will we do with the resources that God has blessed each of us with? Will you use your strength to only clean up your own yard? Will you give a bottle of water to a stranger? Will you show the world the Christ that lives inside of you?

This week I encourage you to remember the words of Hebrews 6:10, For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labor of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

God recognizes what we are doing during this tragedy, but he also observes what we are lacking to do.

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Church Directory BURGAW UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

NEW BEGINNING CHURCH

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

corner of Fremont & Wright Street (Courthouse Square) Burgaw, N.C. • 910-619-8063

Sunday Service 10:30 a.m.

CENTERVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH

All are welcome! Pastor Bill Howell

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

FRIENDLY COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH

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

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

1730 US Hwy. 117 N. • Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-3046 Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship 11 a.m., 6 p.m. www.fcbcb.org

CURRIE COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH

BURGAW PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

WATHA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER CATHOLIC CHURCH

Adult Bible Study: 9:30-10:15 a.m. Children’s Biblical Studies (ages 3-12) from 10:45-11:30 a.m.

Worship: 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Men’s Breakfast, 2nd Sunday of Each Month, 8-9 a.m.

Ladies’ Circle, 2nd Monday of Each Month, 6:30-8 p.m.

Choir Practice & Bible Study, Tues., 7:30-9 p.m. Youth Group Every Other Wed. 6-7:30 p.m.

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

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

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

RILEY’S CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH

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

Jim Herchenhahn / Pastor Worship Services: 8:30 a.m. & 10:50 a.m. Youth each Sunday at 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday evenings: Meal at 6:00 p.m. / Study for all ages 7:00 p.m.

160 Camp Kirkwood Road, Watha, NC

910-470-4436

Pastor John Fedoronko

ROCKY POINT UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

located at the intersection of Hyw. 117 & 210

Pastor Mark Murphy

Services: Sunday at 10 a.m.

Bible Study: Tuesday at 6 p.m. www.RPUMC.org

CALVARY CHAPEL COMMUNITY CHURCH

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

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

WESTVIEW UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

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

Bible Study: Wednesday 7 p.m. Youth Group: Wednesday 7:00 p.m.

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

MISSION BAPTIST CHURCH

JORDANS CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

607 S. Walker Street • Burgaw, NC 28425

Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday Evening Dinner at 6:00 p.m. and classes at 6:45 p.m.

FAITH HARBOR UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

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

MOORES CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH

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

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

Wednesday Prayer Service & Children’s Bible Study: 6:30 p.m.

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

200 E. Fremont St. • Burgaw, NC 28425

www.BurgawBaptistChurch.org

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

ST. M ARY’S CHURCH

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

BURGAW BAPTIST CHURCH

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

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

Wednesday Bible Study: 7 p.m.

THE CHURCH AT WILMINGTON

Bible Based Community Fellowship NEW Pender County Location 16660 Hwy 17 N. • Hampstead, NC 28443 (American Legion Building) 910-526-7890 Pastor: Monte Suggs Services Sunday at 10 a.m. and Thursday at 7:30 p.m.

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

CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY FELLOWSHIP (CF2) 10509 US Hwy. 117 S., Rocky Point Business Park Rocky Point, NC • 910-232-7759 www.CF2.us Worship Hours: Sunday Morning, 11 a.m.

Wednesday Night, 6 p.m. Pastor: Dr. Ernie Sanchez

ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC CHURCH

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

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

Surf City - SAT 5 p.m., SUN 9 & 11 a.m. (through Labor Day) Daily Mass - Hampstead: TUES & WED 4p.m., THURS & FRI 9 a.m.

Confessions SAT 4-4:30 p.m. or by appt. www.allsaintsccnc.org

CHAPEL BY THE BAY IN LANIER’S CAMPGROUND 216 Michigan Avenue • Holly Ridge, N.C. 28445 910-328-6252 Pastor: Don Myers Associate Pastor: Nathan Swartz Sunday School 9:15 a.m. Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.

Evening Service 6:00 p.m. Wednesday: Bible Study 5:45 p.m.

Children’s Church 6:15 p.m. Choir Practice 7:00 p.m.

Thursday: Youth Group 6:30 p.m.

Pender-Topsail Post & Voice, Thursday, October 20, 2016, Page 3B

Roasted tomatoes recipe

Hope’s Cooking Corner

Oven roasted tomatoes These are oven roasted tomatoes with some sugar and olive oil and they taste almost like candy. They are roasted in a 250-degree oven for several hours until their edges have a lacy golden crust. They can be used as you would use sundried tomatoes. They are good in salads, on breads, potatoes, pasta, fish, and soups.

Refrigerate up to 5-6 days after making them or freeze them in an airtight container up to three months. This recipe can be doubled.

When layering the tomatoes on the baking sheet keep them away from each other a little bit and let the olive oil drip to the bottom of the pan.

Save the oil after roasting, it’s great when used in salads or on bread or pasta.

2 pounds ripe, mediumsized tomatoes (plum or Roma tomatoes will not have as much taste as regular tomatoes) 1 cup extra virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon granulated sugar TEASPOONS +OSHER SALT OR coarse salt Ground black pepper Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Cut tomatoes in half crosswise and lay them out on a baking sheet with the cut side facing up. If you’re using large tomatoes cut them into 4-8 wedges depending on their size. Drizzle a good amount of olive oil over them.

Sprinkle the coarse salt and some ground black pepper over the tops. Then sprinkle the sugar on top. Roast in oven for 4-5 hours until they are shriveling up but are still

oily and juicy. Remove and let them cool. Transfer to a glass dish and pour the oil from the pan over them. Let them stay at room temperature uncovered for 3-4 hours to have the flavors mellow. Leave the oil on the tomatoes when storing. To serve, drain the oil off and eat them at room temperature Broccoli salad with pineapple and raisins 4 cups fresh broccoli florets (1- large bunch of broccoli) 2 stalks of celery, chopped Âź cup chopped sweet or red onion 1 8-ounce can pineapple tidbits, drained, reserve 2 tablespoons juice 1 cup dark raisins 1 cup sliced almonds or chopped walnuts 1 cup mayonnaise Âź cup sour cream 1/3 cup granulated sugar Âź cup crumbled crispy bacon (optional) Drain pineapple reserving two tablespoons of the juice.

In a large bowl toss together pineapple, raisins, celery, onion, and broccoli. Add almonds. In a small bowl whisk together mayonnaise, sour cream, sugar ,and reserved pineapple juice. Pour over broccoli and toss. Sprinkle top with crumbled bacon.

Refrigerate and serve cold.

Chicken divan crepes 12 cooked crepes (May be purchased in good grocery stores.) Âź cup butter Âź cup all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce 3 cups grated cheddar cheese, divided 1 cup mushrooms, sliced and sautĂŠed 2 cups sour cream Âź cup white wine 1 10-ounce package of frozen broccoli spears, cooked and drained 2 cups chopped cooked chicken Melt butter in saucepan over medium heat and stir in flour. Cook until bubbly, gradually add broth and Worcestershire sauce, cook stirring constantly until thickened.

Add two cups of cheese.

In another bowl pour sour cream and gradually add hot cheese sauce, stirring constantly, add white wine, stir in. In a large shallow baking dish, lay crepes and put two tablespoons cooked broccoli and cooked chicken pieces on each crepe. Spoon one tablespoon of cheese sauce over each filling. Fold crepes over.

Pour remaining sauce over all. Sprinkle with remaining cup of cheese. Cover and heat in 350-degree oven for 20-30 minutes.

Chocolate cake with chocolate icing and walnuts with raspberry filling Make 3 layers in 8-inch round cake pans or a round tube pan (cut into 3 layers) 2Ÿ cups unbleached all-purpose flour 1ž cups granulated sugar 2/3 cup butter, softened 2 large eggs, room temperture ž cup buttermilk (or one cup milk with one tablespoon white vinegar to make one cup) ½ cup water 1 teaspoon baking powder ž teaspoon baking soda Pinch of salt 1 teaspoon almond flavoring 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled Pre-spray three eight-inch round cake pans and dust with flour (If you use some cocoa for dusting you won’t get the white surfaces on the baked cake.) Set aside. Heat oven to 350 degrees.

In a large bowl with an electric mixer beat together eggs, butter, and sugar. Add milk, and water. Beat in melted and cooled unsweetened chocolate. Stir in vanilla extract.

In another bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt until evenly distributed.

Gradually beat flour mixture into chocolate mixture, beating until completely mixed. Then beat on medium to high for three minutes.

Pour into prepared cake pans.

Bake 30-35 minutes until toothpick inserted in center

comes out clean. Cool on wire racks for 10 minutes; remove from pans. Cool completely on wire racks. Then frost.

Chocolate frosting 2/3 cup cocoa (I like Hershey’s) ½ cup butter (one stick), softened 2½ to 3 cups confectioners’ sugar 1/3 cup milk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract In a saucepan melt butter and stir in cocoa. Add vanilla, stir in. Alternately add powdered sugar and milk, whisking to make frosting into a spreading consistency, Add small amounts of additional milk if needed. Makes about two cups of frosting.

Raspberry filling For quick preparation use a jar of prepared raspberry jam. For an added treat thinly frost between the layers with chocolate frosting before using the raspberry filling then add over the top of frosting for each layer..

2 10-ounce bags of frozen raspberries, thawed ½ cup granulated sugar 2 tablespoons cornstarch Puree raspberries in a food processor or blender. Press the puree through a hand strainer to remove the seeds.

Heat the puree in a small saucepan adding sugar and cornstarch, stirring continuously until mixture boils. It should thicken quickly, remove and set aside to cool.

Spread raspberry filling, reserve a 1/3 cup for top garnish, between cake layers. Assemble layers and frost outside of cake, sides first. Do not frost the top yet.

Hold the filled layers between your hands and carefully roll frosted side, the outer edge of the cake, into the chopped walnuts which are on a large piece of waxed paper. Place right side up on a cake plate.

Frost top of cake with chocolate icing. Place whole walnut halves in a circle around the top outside edge of the cake for garnish. In the center in a 4-inch circle add raspberry filling (Optional) for a tasty decoration.

Topsail Historical Society meets Oct. 20 Nazi POWs in North Carolina is the topic of the October historical society meeting The Historical Society of Topsail Island (HSTI) will feature special guest speaker, Dr. Robert Billinger, Jr. His topic is Nazi POWs in the Tar Heel State, 1942-1946.

Billinger, who authored a book by the same title, is a Professor Emeritus of History at Wingate University.

The program is set for Oct. 20, 11:30 a.m. at the historic Assembly Building, 720 Channel Blvd. in Topsail Beach. Please note, the HSTI will NOT meet on Oct. 13, as normally scheduled due to preparations for Autumn with Topsail. “This special presentation is made possible through funding from the North Carolina Humanities Council,� said Gaylene Branton, president of the Historical Society of Topsail Island. “We’re very pleased to host Dr. Billinger.�

Learn about the intriguing link between Camp Davis and German POWs. Register today for the free program.

The HSTI meeting is a lunch gathering. Lunch is catered by The Beach Shop and Grill. The menu will include meatloaf, mashed potatoes, collard greens, salad, rolls,

dessert, and iced tea.

The lunch is $13 and is payable at the door. Attendees ages 70 and older pay only $11 per lunch. There is no charge for attending the program only.

RSVP to hstiluncheons@ gmail.com or call 910-389-8776

by Oct. 7.

Surf City Pill Drop now open Surf City has installed a permanent pill drop box at the Police Department, 305 N. New River Drive. City residents will no longer have to wait for an pill drop event to properly dispose of medications.

The box, which cost about $800, was made possible by the donations of two Surf City residents. The box is available Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m., weekends from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. No appointment is necessary – just bring the medications and place them in the box.

All expired, unused prescription medications and over-the-counter medications in pill or capsule form will be accepted. Please transport all medications in their properly marked original pharmacy or retail containers.

Needles, liquids, creams, aerosols, batteries, or combustible or radioactive materials are prohibited.

For more information, contact Captain Jeff Johnson at 328.7711 or by email at JJohnson@surfcitypolice.com.

Medicare annual election period Oct. 15-Dec. 7 Your health needs change from year to year, and the benefits and costs of your health and Medicare drug plans (Medicare Part D) may change each year, too. It is important to evaluate your Medicare choices during the Annual Election Period, Oct. 15 to Dec. 7, and make changes to your coverage if it would benefit you.

Seniors’ Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) volunteers are available to help you review your Medicare prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage Plans.

SHIIP volunteers are trained by the NC Department of Insurance and provide unbiased information.

To schedule an appointment in Pender County, call 259-9119 ext. 0, Pender Adult Services, for the western side of the county, and 270-0708, Topsail Senior Center, for the eastern side of the county.

FEMA assistance available in Pender County Homeowners, renters and business owners in Pender County may apply for federal disaster assistance for Hur-

ricane Matthew damages and losses in North Carolina.

Storm damage and losses from the hurricane and flooding must have occurred, as a result of Hurricane Matthew, beginning on Oct. 4.

Survivors are encouraged to register with FEMA as soon as possible. If you have phone and/or internet access, you

By Hope Cusick Contributing Writer

COMMUNITY NEWS & EVENTS

Thursday, October 20 s4HE +IWANIS #LUB OF (AMPSTEAD WILL MEET AT A M AT the Sawmill Grill on Hwy. 17 in Hampstead. s!LCOHOLICS !NONYMOUS WILL MEET FROM NOON P M AT the Surf City Community Center. Call 328.4887 for more information. s0ENDER #OUNTY -USEUM IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR FREE (donations are welcome) every Thursday and Friday from 1-4 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Group tours are available at other times by contacting the Museum at 259-8543 by email at penderhist@hotmail.com. s6ILLAGE OF 3T (ELENA 0LANNING "OARD MEETS AT P M at the town hall.

Friday, October 21 s!TKINSON "APTIST #HURCH (WY IN !TKINSON HAS A FREE bread giveaway Fridays from 4-5 p.m. All types of bread from white to multigrain to hamburger buns. s0ENDER #OUNTY -USEUM OPEN P M s4HE -ARINE #ORPS ,EAGUE $ETACHMENT MEETS FOR breakfast at the Sawmill Grill in Hampstead at 8 a.m. each Friday.

Tuesday, October 25 s4HE 3ONS OF #ONFEDERATE 6ETERANS #APTAIN $AVID 7ILliams/Holly Shelter Volunteers Camp 2267 meets on the fourth Thursday each month at Holland’s Shelter Creek Restaurant, N.C. 53 East. at 6 p.m. s4HE +NIGHTS OF #OLUMBUS #OUNCIL MEETS THE SECOND and fourth Tuesday each month at 7 p.m. at the American Legion Building, 16660 U.S. Hwy. 17 in Hampstead.

Wednesday, October 26 s!LCOHOLICS !NONYMOUS WILL MEET FROM P M AT THE Surf City Community Center, 201 Community Center Dr. Call 328.4887 for more information s4HE #OASTAL 0ENDER 2OTARY #LUB MEETS EACH 7EDNESDAY at 12:30 p.m. at the Belvedere Country Club, 2368 Country Club Drive in Hampstead.

Thursday, October 27 s4HE +IWANIS #LUB OF (AMPSTEAD WILL MEET AT A M AT the Sawmill Grill on Hwy. 17 in Hampstead. s!LCOHOLICS !NONYMOUS WILL MEET FROM NOON P M AT the Surf City Community Center. Call 328.4887 for more information. s0ENDER #OUNTY -USEUM IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR FREE (donations are welcome) every Thursday and Friday from 1-4 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Group tours are available at other times by contacting the Museum at 259-8543 by email at penderhist@hotmail.com.

Friday, October 28 s!TKINSON "APTIST #HURCH (WY IN !TKINSON HAS a free bread giveaway Fridays from 4-5 p.m. All types of bread from white to multigrain to hamburger buns. s0ENDER #OUNTY -USEUM OPEN P M s4HE -ARINE #ORPS ,EAGUE $ETACHMENT MEETS FOR breakfast at the Sawmill Grill in Hampstead at 8 a.m. each Friday.

Send community news to posteditor@post-voice.com may register in one of the following ways: s/NLINE AT DisasterAssistance.gov s0HONE &%-!

Applicants who use 711 or Video Relay Service may also call 800-621-3362. Persons who are deaf, hard of hearing or have a speech disability and use a TTY may call 800-462-

7585. The toll-free numbers are open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., seven days a week.

North Carolina Emergency Management and FEMA are coming to you. Teams of State and FEMA disaster survivor assistance specialists will soon be moving into affected communities to help people register for assistance.

Open House October 22nd 2016 10am -2pm Station 15 109 N Walker St.

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Games and Educational Information Kids Firefighter Obstacle Course Check out the Fire Trucks Free Refreshments and Hot Dogs Special Apperances from Sparky and Smokey

Come and Join us for a Fun and Educational Day For more information Please call 910-259-7494

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Atlantic Appliance & Hardware 914 S. Kerr Avenue

Wilmington, NC 28403 910.791.2222 www.atlanticappliance.net

Village Pharmacy of Hampstead Keep up the Fight!

910.319.6050 We Deliver! www.villagepharmacyhampstead.com

Pierpan Family Dentistry 14544 US Hwy. 17, Suite 10 Hampstead, NC 28425 910.270.1222 www.pierpandentistry.com

Elizabeth Velthoven Darden Insurance 910.270.3017 velthob@nationwide.com

Edward Jones Mara A.C. Wessell Black River Health Services Pollock Family Dentistry 16406 US Hwy. 17 North, Suite 4 Proudly Supports Early Detection

Hampstead, NC 28443 910.270.0414 www.edwardjones.com

www.blackriverhealth.org Burgaw Atkinson Maple Hill 910.259.5721 910.283.7783 910.259.6444

Coastal Primary Health Specialists

Burgaw Eye Center

407 East Fremont Street Burgaw, NC 28425 910.259.3489

Dr. Christopher McKibbin Internal Medicine at Wilmington Health Hampstead Village

910-772-6558 Accepting New Patients!

Wilmington Funeral & Cremation 16076 US Hwy. 17 N.

Hampstead, NC 28443 910.821.1713 www.wilmingtoncares.com

106 E Satchwell Street Burgaw, NC 28425 910.259.5661 www.BurgawEyeCenter.com

Pleasant Air, Inc. 151 Sloop Point Loop Rd.

Hampstead, NC 28443 910.270.3934 Office 910.270.9370 Fax www.pleasantair.com

Sandy Toes Boutique 206 N. Topsail Drive Surf City, NC 28445 910.541.2091 www.shopsandytoes.com

302 South Bennett Street Burgaw, NC 28425 910.259.2053 www.pollockfamilydentistry.com

Creative Concepts Custom Screenprinting

130 West Main Street Wallace, NC 28466 910.285.0390 e-mail: crtcnpts@embarqmail.com

Tri-County Pest Control 15200 US Hwy. 17 N.

Hampstead, NC 28443 910.270.1190, 1.877.664.BUGS www.tri-countypestcontrol.net

Glamorous Salon & Boutique 14710 Hwy. 17 N. Hampstead, NC 28443 910.789.4174 www.glamoroussalonnc.com

Woodbury Wellness Rehab Center/ Bodies in Balance Axon16881 Disposal Service, LLC US Hwy. 17, Unit 6 Stonebridge Assisted Living Physical Therapy Hampstead Hampstead, NC 28443 Hampstead, NC 910.270.1443 Oncology/Lymphedema Specialist 910.821.1438 www.axondisposalservice.com

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