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Commissioners approve funds for hurricane home repair

By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher

faith based organizations, and charitable organizations who work together to meet the needs of Pender County Residents impacted by Hurricane Florence. The Pender LTRG works in collaboration with other organizations to assess needs, offer resources, and ensure that residents are assisted after all of their personal insurance, SBA loans, and FEMA assistance have been exhausted. “They will act as sub-grantees and utilize the $1.75 million to execute repair

Pender County Commissioners approved a distribution plan for $1.75 million is state Disaster Recovery Assistance grant funding to help Pender County homeowners hit by Hurricane Florence.

The grant money will be administered by the Pender Long Term Recovery Group (PLTRG).

The PLTRG is composed of non profits,

and replacement projects in coordination with the grant agreement,� said Pender County Planning Director Kyle Breuer.

By working with the PLTRG, the county will be able to continue support of the recovery efforts that have been underway since Hurricane Florence hit Pender County.

The Construction Committee of the PLTRG contains licensed general contractors, administrative staff, and other networks of assistance to complete projects

Stars of the show at the N.C. Spot Festival

ranging from minor repairs to full home replacements. “If people are still in need, people need to contact members of the Construction Committee to make sure they are on the list for evaluation,� Breuer said. “This money isn’t going to cover everybody.�

As of Oct. 31, 63 residential projects have been completed in Pender County, 51 are currently underway, with 177 on a waiting list. These are Hurricane Florence owner-occupied homes.

Sheriff’s Dept. community meeting Nov.26 The Pender County Sheriff ’s office will hold a community meeting Nov. 26 from 6-8 p.m., the meeting will take place at Barlow Vista Baptist Church,22340 Hwy 17, N, Hampstead.

All Pender County residents are invited come and meet Sheriff Alan Cutler and voice your concerns about your community.

NHRMC Advisory Group holds first meeting

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Festival last weekend. Anna Romero-Lehrer and Brandy Edwards (above) start the process by dusting the ďŹ sh with a cornmeal mixture before frying. The cooked ďŹ sh are plated with the ďŹ xings to be sold to hungry festival goers. Money raised each year from the festival is distributed among Hampstead-area schools.

From Staff Reports At the introductory meeting of the New Hanover County and New Hanover Regional Medical Center (NHRMC) Partnership Advisory Group Oct. 29, members selected the group’s co-chairs and vice co-chairs and received an overview of the work ahead.

The committee is looking at options for the possible sale of New Hanover Regional Medical Center and it’s associated entities, including Pender Memorial Hospital. Pender County Commissioner David Williams serves on the committee.

The meeting included a discussion of the timeline of meetings, moving toward the request for proposals being finalized in December. In January and February, the group is expected to evaluate options for NHRMC remaining independent, and then begin reviewing the proposals that come back in March, preparing a recommendation on how to move forward around April.

If this recommendation involves some sort of partnership with another organization, additional due diligence will be done over the next four to six months before an agreement goes to the NHRMC Board of Trustees and County Commissioners for approval.

The next two meetings of the Partnership Advisory Group will be Nov. 13 and Nov. 20, both taking place from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the New Hanover County Government Center, 230 GovPush Mowers • Lawn Tractors •ernment Zero Turn Mowers Center Drive, in the Andre Trimmers & Chainsaws Mallete Training Room. The meetings buyout process, including surveys and ap- are open to the public, but do not inpraisals of the properties. Contractors are clude a public comment period. then hired after property closing to demolAn email address has been created ish the structure and return the property to for the community to share feedback its natural flood plain state. with the Partnership Advisory Group “After the hurricane, we asked people to throughout this process. The public apply if there were interested. We have the can email PAGcomments@nhcgov.com state make the decisions on the buyouts. We with comments and questions. just want to get as many projects funded as The Partnership Advisory Group possible. This program is 100 percent volun- was established following the New Hatary. This is one of the most important deci- nover County Commissioners’ Sept. sions in people’s lives. You can go through 16 approval of a resolution to begin the process and stop at any time, right up Continued on page 8A until the closing,â€? Breuer said.

25 properties in Special Flood Hazard Areas

County moves ahead with purchase of flood properties

By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher Pender County Commissioners approved a grant agreement and budget of $4.1 million to acquire 25 residential structures as part of the Expedited Acquisition Program of FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.

The funds, which are 75 percent federal and 25 percent state, will be managed by Pender County.

The goal of the Expedited Acquisition Program is to remove vulnerable structures from the Special Flood Hazard Area so

the property can be restored to its natural floodplain functions. These structures were considered substantially damaged and are located within 100-year floodplain. “This project is designed to buy properties and restore the flood plain to it’s natural state,� said Pender County Planning Director Kyle Breuer. “The county then owns the property with very specific deed restrictions that guarantee its status as open space. In a grouping of projects there might be an ability to do a park or a passive activity on the property.�

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Pender County Arrest Report

Information in this report is provided by the Pender County Sheriff’s Department, which is responsible for the content.

An arrest does not always result in a conviction in court.

s*ULIE 2ALIN "ACK !SHTON 0LACE (AMPSTEAD Driving while impaired. Arrest by N.C. Highway Patrol.

Released under $1,000 secured bond. s#LYDE 3TANLEY #ARR *R 53 (WY .

Burgaw. Child support. Arrest by PC Sheriff ’s Office.

Incarcerated under $1,260.44 cash bond. s*OSEPH "ERNICE #ARTER *R "ATSON 2OAD Hampstead. Driving while impaired, driving while license revoked. Arrest by NC Highway Patrol. Released under $2,000 secured bond. s*ESSIE 2ODRIGUEZ $ELAFUENTE (EATH $RIVE Rocky Point. Driving while impaired, failure to maintain lane control. Arrest by NC Highway Patrol. Released under $500 secured bond. s!ARON *EROME %NNIS #OSTIN 2OAD "URGAW Injury to personal property. Arrest by PC Sheriff ’s Office.

Released under $300 secured bond. s4YLER $AVIS &ARMER 7ESTBROOK $R 2OCKY Point. Driving while license revoked, no inspection/ expired sticker, no liability insurance, fictitious/altered tag/title/registration card. Arrest by PC Sheriff ’s Office.

Released under $500 secured bond. s6ALERIE $AWN &ARMER 7OODCOCK 3AGE $RIVE Rocky Point. Shoplifting/concealment of goods. Arrest by PC Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $130 secured bond. s6ICTORIA 'ENTILE 3LOOP 0OINT ,OOP 2OAD Hampstead. Felony probation violation (two counts) Arrest by PC Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $30,000 secured bond. s*OSE -ANUEL (ERNANDE 'ONGALEZ &OREST Lane Lot 6 Rocky Point. Driving while impaired. Released under $1,800 secured bond. s"RIAN !VERY (EAD 3HELLY 2OAD (AMPSTEAD Driving while impaired, reckless driving wanton disre-

gard. Arrest by PC Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $1,000 secured bond. s3TEPHEN (ARRISON +EEBLER 7ASHINGTON Acres Road Hampstead. Driving while impaired, failure to maintain lane control, resisting/obstructing/delaying officer. Arrest by PC Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $1,500 secured bond. s'REGORY ,AMONT +ING *R #ALICO "AY 2OAD Burgaw. Assault on a female, communicating threats, attempted breaking/entering building, resisting/obstructing/delaying officer. Arrest by PC Sheriff ’s Office.

Incarcerated under $2,500 secured bond. s)SAAC 2OY -ARLEY *R -ARLEY $RIVE #URRIE Failure to yield at stop sign/flashing red light, driving while license revoked (two counts), no operator’s license, give/lend/borrow license tag, operate vehicle with no financial responsibility, drive/allow vehicle to be driven with no registration. Arrest by PC Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $1,500 secured bond. s$ARRELL !NTHONY -ARTIN 0INEHURST $R Hampstead. Domestic assault on a female. Arrest by PC Sheriff ’s Office. Released with no bond listed. s2EBECCA ,OUISE -ARTIN 0INEHURST #R (AMPstead. Simple domestic assault. Arrest by PC Sheriff ’s Office. Released with no bond listed. s2OBERT -C$ANIEL *R $ORAL $RIVE (AMPSTEAD Assault on a female. Arrest by PC Sheriff ’s Office. Released with no bond listed. s$AMAR 4ARIO /WENS .# (WY 2OCKY Point. Felony larceny, conspiracy to commit felony larcenly. Arrest by PC Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $25,000 secured bond. s2ONALD ,EE 3IMMONS *R 3HAW (IGHWAY Rocky Point. Assault on a female. Arrest by PC Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $1,000 secured bond.

Benefit for Mitchell Carter Nov. 9

By Lori Kirkpatrick Post & Voice Staff Writer A benefit will be held for 18-year-old Mitchell Carter, who was involved in an accident June 29, three weeks after graduating from Pender High School. Mitchell sustained major injuries during the accident that left him in an unresponsive state. The benefit will be held at Willard Baptist Church Nov. 9 beginning at 10:30 a.m.

Barbecue plates will consist of pork or chicken, string beans, cole slaw, hushpuppies and a slice of cake. The cost will be $9 per plate. For more information about the benefit, call Glenda at (910) 285-8696 or (910) 271-5951. Mitchell’s family would greatly appreciate your prayers, donations and help. Donations can be made directly to an account set up as “Mitchell Carter Benefit Fund� at: United Community Bank 404 E. Main St. Wallace, NC 28466.

Mitchell is the son of William Carter and Sara Durden, and grandson of Deane and Pat Pigford. He was hospitalized at New

Hanover Memorial Regional Medical Center for the first two months, but his injuries required specialized care. He was transferred to the Shepherd Center in Atlanta, Georgia Sept. 10.

Since then, he has endured three surgeries, a shunt, tracheal stenosis, a broken nose which involved sinus and nasal surgery as well as a broken collar bone.

The Shepherd Center, specializing in brain trauma and stroke victims, is working to bring Mitchell back to health. Mitchell’s parents have been taking turns making the trip to Atlanta so that one of them is always there with their son. Mitchell’s dad, William Carter, said that the past four months have been

Pender EMS and Fire Report

Oct. 27-Nov. 2 Pender EMS Report Total number of Patient Contacts: 213 Calls per Station Burgaw Station 1 39 Sloop Point Station 14 19 Hampstead Station 16 32 Surf City Station 23 19 Topsail Beach Station 4 6 Union Station 5 20 Rocky Point Station 7 47 Atkinson Station 9 18 Maple Hill Station 13 4 Scott Hill Station 18 0 Hwy 421 South Station 29 9 Type of Calls Cancelled: 26 Refusals: 74 Stand By: 1 Transported: 104 Treated/released: 8 Fire Department Reports Total Calls: 41 Calls per Station Rescue Station 1 Burgaw 12 Fire Station 13 Maple Hill 0 Fire Station 14 Sloop Point 4 Fire Station 16 Hampstead 13 Fire Station 18 Scotts Hill 2 Fire Station 21 Long Creek 9 Fire Station 29 Hwy 421 South 1 EMS St. 4 Topsail Beach 0 Fire Call Type Summary Fire 8 Motor Vehicle Crash 5 Search and Rescue 0 EMS First Response 18 Cancelled 10 Ocean Rescue 0

the beginning of a long road to recovery. They are thankful to be seeing more progress than what they initially feared. “His mom is off one week and comes here. I’m at home working that week and then vice versa. It gets hard when you have to leave on Sunday and you know it’s going to be the following week before you can get back down here. I live in Willard and his mom lives in Tabor City, and we are both driving back and forth. It takes about six hours and 25 minutes on a good day and about nine hours on a bad day,� said Carter.

Carter had recently met with Mitchell’s case manager, who explained that Mitchell is currently considered a DOC (Disorders of Consciousness) patient.

Mitchell is alert, but they want to get him to a point where he follows com-

mands consistently. They are working to develop some way of communication, whether it is talking or hand signs. “Mitchell was working part-time at P & S Welding where I work, still trying to figure out what life is all about when the accident happened,� said Carter. “For about two months we didn’t really even know if he would ever open his eyes consistently. All he’s ever done other than go to school is hunt and fish. He loves it. He’s just an outdoorsman, always helpful and he would give you the shirt off his back. He has always been willing to help anybody that needed it.�

The extent of medical care and equipment Mitchell might need when he eventually gets home is unknown at this time. Willard Baptist Church is located at 45 Railroad St. in Willard.

s-ATTHEW 4RACY 3MITH !TKINSON ROAD 3URF City. Possession of marijuana paraphernalia, possession of toxic vapors substance. Arrest by Surf City Police Department. Released under $500 secured bond. s*OSEPH .ATANIEL 3TRICKLAND 53 (WY S Rocky Point. Domestic assault on a female, assault on a child under 12. Arrest by PC Sheriff ’s Office. Released with no bond listed. s7ILLIAM 7ADE 4YLER -IMOSA ,ANE 2OCKY Point. Possession of firearm by a felon. Arrest by PC Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $5,000 secured bond. s-AKAI $WAN 7ALKER 3TAG 0ARK 2OAD "URGAW $ISorderly conduct. Arrest by PC Sheriff ’s Office. Released under &300 secured bond. s!NTHONY 7AYNE &LOHR 7ARD &AIRFORD 2OAD Castle Hayne. Violation of a domestic protection order.

Arrest by Burgaw Police Department. Released with no bond listed. s#HRISTOPHER 7AYNE 7OODCOCK (ONEYSUCKLE Ln. Rocky Point. Probation violation, misdemeanor aid/ abet larceny, misdemeanor larceny, misdemeanor possession of stolen goods, larceny by removing/destroying/deactivating component of anti-shoplifting device.

Arrest by PC Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $45,400 secured bond.

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By Lori Kirkpatrick Post & Voice Staff Writer

Operation Thanksgiving Blessing will be held once again this year at the home of Bill O’Brien and his family. The annual event offers a place for active military, veterans and families in the community to enjoy one another’s company along with a delicious Thanksgiving meal. The event has continued to grow each year and to attract multiple sponsors and participants.

O’Brien is Executive Field Director of the nonprofit, Veteran Owned, Veteran Grown, an organization that helps veterans and their families find new direction and purpose through agriculture. Providing a Thanksgiving meal for the active duty Marines is important to O’Brien.

For many Marines, it’s the first time they have ever left home. They are often just out of high school and fresh out of boot camp, and he wants their first time away from home to be a positive experience.

Last year’s event went on as planned despite the flooding and losses caused

by Hurricane Florence.

After about 18 feet of flood

NHRMC Continued from page 1A a research phase to understand what options exist for NHRMC’s future. The group includes nine community members, five physicians, five members of NHRMC’s Board of Trustees, New Hanover County

water inundated the farm, work crews helped with cleanup and prepping up until Thanksgiving Day. More than a year later, the O’Briens are still recovering from the storm. “We’re still living in campers out there,� began O’Brien. “We’re going through the whole process now and hopefully ending the process of fighting with our insurance company to get what we need to get back into our house. Hopefully we will be able to start reconstruction soon.

It doesn’t matter, though - we’re still going to be cooking out there just like we did last year. It’s something we still believe so strongly needs to be done, and we can handle it all outside.�

Sponsors of this year’s event include Sysco Foods, Jeff Gordon Chevrolet in Wilmington and L&L Tent Rentals. Mema’s Chicken ‘n Ribs are sponsors who will be at the event to help with cooking. Step Up for Soldiers from Wilmington, Food Lion and Walmart are all sponsors, as well. “This year, it’s actually a lot bigger as far as what we’ll be doing. Because of

Continued on page 8A Manager Chris Coudriet and NHRMC President and CEO John Gizdic. More information, including a biography of each member, can be found at NHRMCfuture.org.

Information and presentations from the meetings will be shared at https:// nhrmcfuture.org/stay-informed.

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Buried treasure?

Jefferson Weaver

Owls, forests, and electric cars &OR THE RECORD ) LIKE OWLS ) also like forests.

I have nothing against homeless people, and I truly think more could be done to help them -- but I also think more folks could, with prayer and moral certitude, improve their current conditions if they truly tried. A lot of people become comfortable with feeding at the public trough, and like hogs, actually come to embrace and enjoy the STATE OF lLTH THAT LAZINESS BAD luck, drugs or alcohol can bring to some. I’ve known more than YOU MIGHT REALIZE AND TRIED desperately, even aggressively, to help some of them. Some responded, and turned out well.

Others didn’t.

While there are some folks I do not like, there are none I truly hate. It’s part faith, part the way I was raised. I might loathe things someone does, but I don’t hate the person.

I have nothing against electric cars, except that I see them as hypocritical, since most electric cars are charged using electricity produced by petroleum products, this actually doubling the amount or carbon emissions that they’re supposed to reduce. I invite anyone to prove me wrong, and I’ll help you go into witness protection for speaking such heresy in this world of emotionfuelled pseudoscience.

I’m a hunter and a trapper, yet I respect those folks who don’t eat meat, harvest fur, or wear leather. That’s their right to choose, one of those building blocks of a free society. I’m a member of several groups that work through the legal and

state. That’s a good thing – until people move into those woods.

Then suddenly thousands upon thousands of folks are discovering that in dry, windy seasons, nature is going to manage TIMBERLANDS AND lRE IS NATURE S tool. Very few people like a truly natural groundcover, preferring instead to force the formerly forested floor to grow lawns that require non-native topsoils and extra water. God didn’t make the western forests to grow grassy lawns any more than He designed the longleaf savannahs to grow St. Augustine or rye.

So with overbuilding, reengineering the landscape and not making allowances for nature’s own management methods, the door is open for erosion, unconTROLLABLE WILDlRES AND STERILE earth that starves native trees and vegetation. Messing up the landscape is likely killing more spotted owls than all the chainsaws and pulp mills ever made.

When my dad was in CaliforNIA CIRCA HE WAS TECHNICALly homeless for a while. On his trip home, he spent a few nights in hobo camps and bus stations.

The difference then from now was that my father wanted work.

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Continued from page 3A step off around 4:30 p.m. s$EC 4OWN OF !TKINson Christmas Parade – This morning favorite will feature Old St. Nick, local organizations, and more on parade. s$EC n 0ENDER #OUNTY Historical Society Burgaw Holiday Home Tour – Tickets are on sale now.

Tour beautiful and unique homes and buildings in Burgaw. For ticket information call the historical society. s$EC (ISTORICAL Society of Topsail Island Jingle Bell Ball – Tickets go fast on this elegant event. The Jingle Bell Ball is the historical society’s holiday fundraiser. Go to their website for details. s$EC #HRISTMAS -OVIE IN THE $EPOT n "URgaw Parks and Rec invite you to enjoy a holiday movie with your family in the historic train depot. s$EC 3ANTA S 7ORKshop, Burgaw – Another family favorite in Burgaw!

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of stocks, bonds and cash instruments. Your 401(k) plan provider, or your human resources area, will typically base this mix on your age and projected retirement date. Usually, this fund will grow more conservative over time, reflecting the need to reduce the portfolio’s risk as you get nearer to retirement.

However, you may not be obligated to stick with the default option. Most 401(k) plans usually offer several options from which to choose. Ideally, you’d want to spread your investment dollars among a mix of these investments to give yourself the greatest growth potential, given your risk tolerance and time horizon. And always keep in mind that your 401(k) is a long-term vehicle, designed to help you prepare for a retirement that may be decades away. Consequently, try to discipline yourself to look past the inevitable short-term drops in your portfolio. s-ATCHING CONTRIBUtions – If your employer offers a 401(k) matching contribution, you should certainly take advantage of it. Consider this: If you employer matches 50 cents for every dollar you contribute, up to 6 percent of your pay, and you contribute the full 6 percent, you would, in effect, be receiving a 3 percent pay raise (50 percent of 6 percent). That’s like a 50 percent rate of return even before you invest this added money.

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Burgaw. s$EC 4OPSAIL #HAMber’s Christmas Market and Flotilla – Soundside Park in Surf City will feature local vendors and shops and a Flotilla not to be missed. Shop and Sail into Surf City. s$EC 4HE %MBERS Christmas Show, hosted

by Pender County Parks & Recreation and Pender County Schools, Topsail High – The kings of beach music bring their Santa suits and Christmas trees for a very holly jolly show.

This Christmas show has delighted audiences across the state. It’s coming to Topsail High, thanks to the collaboration of Pender County Parks and Recreation and our school system. Ticket information is available online. Go to the Parks and Recreation Facebook page and purchase tickets online. s$EC .EW 9EAR S %VE "LUEBERRY $ROP

Burgaw – Ring out 2019 and Ring in 2020 with us IN (ISTORIC $OWNTOWN Burgaw. The event begins at 5 with music from the Rivermist Band. The specially designed blueberry WILL DROP AT P M WHICH is midnight in Greenwich Mean Time. This family event will feature food trucks plus many of our

Pender Historical Society presents author Gary Trawick Gary E. Trawick will read and share from his new book, Give Them Another Chance, Nov. 16 at 10:30 a.m. at the Pender County Library in Burgaw at 103 S. Cowan St. The program is sponsored by the Pender County Historical Society in collaboration with the public library and is free to the public.

Trawick’s new book draws from his commentaries on public radio. A former lawyer and Superior Court Judge, his essays include such themes as applying his mother’s first aid methodology to management of a church controversy, reflecting on universally applicable lessons watching kids play

pick-up basketball in the park, and lessons on love from victims in the courtroom. His thoughtful application of the simple to the complex is paramount throughout.

Trawick will have copies for sale along with his

previous work, Born in Reconstruction, a history of Pender County for which he was awarded the coveted Clarendon Award by the Lower Cape Fear Historical Society in 2013.

Trawick is a Pender county native and lives in Burgaw where he loves to wander around and chat with old friends and meet new folks.

While a student at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, he worked in the North Carolina Collection of the university library. At the encouragement of THE CURATOR $R 7ILLIAM 3 Powell, he began writing freelance articles for newspapers and magazines.

He engaged in the

general practice of law for 26 years. In 1990 he was elected a resident Superior Court Judge. In 1999 Governor James B. Hunt, Jr. appointed him to the position of Special Superior Court Judge. He was re-appointed to that position by governors Easley and Purdue. $URING HIS hPRACTICE years� he continued to occasionally write freelance articles. In 2003 he was offered the opportunity

by WHQR Public Radio to write and perform commentaries for the radio station. Many of the stories in this book are expansions of his WHQR commentaries.

For more information call the library at 259-5113.

Representatives of the Burgaw Dixie Youth Sweetees softball team presented the Pender County Commissioners with a plaque Monday for the board’s donation and support of the team’s trip to the Dixie Youth World Series.

Vietnam Veterans sponsor town hall meeting with AARP representative The Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 885 is co-sponsoring a town hall meeting with AARP Nov. 14, from 1-4 p.m. regarding benefits for all eligible veterans or their widows. The meeting will be held at the Post 10 conference room on 0INE $RIVE 7ILMINGTON Veteran Service Agents from Chapter 885 will be available to answer immediate questions, as well as chapter members to answer general questions.

The National Association of Veterans and Families businesses will be open to celebrate with us. Admission is free.

Be sure to visit the Facebook page It’s a Pender County Christmas. Events, holiday craft shows, cantatas and more are listed on this holiday page.

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Contributing Writer Here are some comfort food recipes to start the beginning of fall. These are tasty recipes that are simple to make and taste delicious.

Enjoy!

Broccoli and cheese soup Ÿ cup butter, cubed 4 cloves garlic, minced then smashed 1 medium onion, diced 1 stalk celery Ÿ cup all-purpose flour 2 cups chicken broth ½ cup dry white wine (optional) 2 cups half-and-half ½ cup heavy cream or halfand-half 2 cups broccoli florets 1 large carrot shredded 1½ cups cheddar cheese, shredded Ÿ c u p M o n t e re y Ja ck cheese, shredded Salt and fresh ground black pepper, to taste Melt butter in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add garlic, onion, and celery; cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about four minutes.

7HISK IN FLOUR UNTIL lightly browned, about 1-2 minutes. Gradually whisk in chicken broth, half-andhalf, heavy cream, and

wine; cook, whisking constantly, until incorporated, about two minutes. Stir in broccoli and carrot.

Bring just to a boil; lower heat and simmer until broccoli is tender, about 6-8 minutes. Puree in a blender or food processor until desired consistency is reached.

2ETUR N PUREE TO POT over medium heat. Stir in cheeses, a handful at a time, until cheese is melted and puree is smooth, about two minutes; season with salt and pepper, to taste.

Serve immediately.

Tortellini casserole with sausage 2 9-ounce packages fresh refrigerated cheese filled tortellini 1 medium zucchini, cut into ½-inch slices 1 carrot, thinly sliced into coins 2 tablespoons butter 2 cloves garlic, chopped then smashed 1 10-ounce package sweet Italian sausage, partially frozen then cut into ½-inch coins, about 3-4 sausage links 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour Salt and fresh ground black pepper, to taste 11/3 cups chicken broth 1 8-ounce package cream cheese, cut into cubes 1 cup cherry tomatoes, quartered 2 tablespoons dried sweet basil Parmesan cheese, grated Preheat oven to 375 deGREES 6EGETABLE SPRAY X 9 inch glass baking dish.

Cook tortellini as directed on package, adding zucchini and carrot during the last minute of cooking time; drain.

In a large skillet, melt butter over medium high heat. Cook garlic and sausage coins in butter until browned about three minutes, stirring occasionally.

Sprinkle in flour, salt and pepper; cook and stir for one minute. Gradually add chicken broth, stirring constantly until sauce thickens slightly. Add cream cheese; cook and stir until melted. Stir in tomatoes and basil.

Place tortellini mixture in baking dish. Top with cheese and sausage sauce.

Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese, cover and bake for 25-30 minutes. Uncover and bake for 8-10-minutes longer or until bubbly.

Potato and cucumber salad with bacon 1½ pounds fingerling potatoes ½ cup apple cider vinegar Salt and fresh ground black pepper, to taste 2 tablespoons dried dill 1 teaspoon whole grain mustard Ÿ cup plus two tablespoons olive oil 1 English cucumber, halved lengthwise and sliced in Ÿ inch slices ½ c u p swe e t o n i o n , chopped 4 slices smoked bacon, crisply cooked and crumbled In a large saucepan, cover potatoes with cold water and bring to a boil.

Add a teaspoon of salt and simmer until tender, about 15 to 18 minutes. Drain and let cool, then halve lengthwise.

In a large bowl whisk together the vinegar, dill, and mustard. Gradually whisk in the olive oil. Add the

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potatoes, cucumber, and onION AND TOSS TO COAT 2EFRIGERATE 7HEN READY TO SERVE toss in bacon crumbles.

Lemon butter cake 3 cups cake flour 1 teaspoon baking soda Pinch of salt 6 large eggs, room temperature, separated 2 cups granulated sugar 1 cup butter, softened 1 tablespoon lemon zest from 2 lemons 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 1 cup plain Greek yogurt 1/3 cup poppy seeds, if desired Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 10-inch tube or bundt pan.

In a bowl whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt.

Set aside.

In a bowl with an electric mixer beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Gradually add ½ cup sugar beating until stiff, glossy peaks form.

In another large bowl beat butter, remaining 1½ cups sugar, egg yolks, zest, and lemon juice with an electric mixer on medium high speed until mixture is creamy and a pale yellow, about 4-5 minutes. Add flour mixture to yolk mixture in two parts, alternating with yogurt, mixing on low speed until combined.

Add in poppy seeds if desired. Gently fold in egg whites. Pour into prepared pan.

Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 50-60 minutes. Cool cake in pan for 15 minutes, then turn out onto a rack and cool completely, about 1-2 hours. Dust with confectioners’ sugar, if desired.

Moores Creek Battlefield annual Candlelight Tour Nov. 16 Moores Creek National Battlefield will be holding its annual Candlelight Tour Nov. 16.

Experience the Battleground as you have never seen it before. This family friendly program will travel along the candlelit trail with stories of the early days of the AmeriCAN 2EVOLUTION AND OF THE Battle of Moores Creek Bridge.

Plan to arrive early to check-in and enjoy a cup of hot apple cider and give a toast to liberty!

Tours last approximately 45 minutes and depart from Patriot’s Hall every 15 minutes. The first tour is at P M AND THE LAST TOUR

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currently being accepted.

In order to make a reservation, please contact the park at 910-283-5591 extension 2234. Spots go fast, so if you are interested in joining us for this special event, make sure to call the park today to reserve your spot. Groups of 10 or more must prepay.

For a full listing of event details, including times for the weapons demonstrations, please stay connected to us on Facebook at www.f acebook.com/ moorescreeknps or visit our website at www.nps. gov/mocr.

Event information will be posted as it becomes available.

Hospice offers grief workshops during the holidays Lower Cape Fear Hospice will offer Hope for the Holidays, a no-cost grief workshop for those coping with the death of a loved one and anticipating the holiday season, in Pender County in December.

The workshop will be held Thursday, Dec. 5, 3-5 p.m., at the Lower Cape Fear Hospice Pender Office, 209A US Hwy 117 North in Burgaw. Pre-registration is required; call 910-796-7991 to register.

The holidays can be especially difficult for those grieving the loss of a loved one. Grief groups provide comfort, care, support and the tools needed to help you get through this difficult time. Led by our expert counselors, discussions include understanding the grief process, coping with loss, defining realistic expectations for the holidays, and suggestions for creating new holiday traditions.

Most of us have loved and lost special people in our lives and we understand that coping with grief is a challenging process. If you or your friends and family are having difficulty dealing with the loss of a loved one, Lower Cape Fear Hospice is here to help. Throughout the year, we offer compassionate care, educational and enrichment opportunities that support many types of loss in safe and familiar environments. Because of our

generous donors, these caring, no cost groups, camps and workshops are available to all. Your donation is always appreciated.

Lower Cape Fear Hospice is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing the highest level of care and comfort to patients with

life-limiting illness; support and counseling to families; and education to the community. For more information, visit lcfh.org.

Thursday Nov. 7 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. s7OMEN IN .ETWORKING MEETING EVERY 4HURSDAY FROM A M UNTIL P M AT .INETEEN AT /LDE 0OINT #OUNtry Club. s!L !NON MEETS 4HURSDAYS AT P M AT "ARLOW 6ISTA Baptist Church annex, 22340 U.S. Hwy. 17 Hampstead. AlAnon is for friends and family of alcoholics. 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. s(AMPSTEAD ,IONS CLUB MEETS ON THE lRST AND THIRD Thursday of each month at the Topsail Presbyterian Church on Highway 17 in Hampstead at noon. Please bring your lunch. This is an opportunity for anyone interest in becoming a lion and an occasion to meet new people. s.ORTHEAST 2URITAN #LUB MEETS THE lRST 4HURSDAY OF each month with breakfast for supper from 5-8 p.m. at 4HE 0INK 3UPPER (OUSE .# 7ALLACE Friday, Nov. 8 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, Nov. 12 sAlAnon meets every Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 107 Deerfield Drive in Hampstead.

AlAnon is for friends and families of alcoholics. s4HE +IWANIS #LUB OF 4OPSAIL )SLAND !REA MEETS EVERY 4UESDAY FROM A M TO A M AT THE 3URF #ITY 7ELCOME #ENTER .ORTH 3HORE $RIVE 3URF #ITY !LL are welcome! If you’d like more details, email kiwanis. topsail@gmail.com s4HE -ARINE #ORPS ,EAGUE $ETACHMENT MEETS at the Topsail Senior Center, 20959 U.S. Hwy. 17 in Hampstead the second Tuesday each month at 7 p.m.

The Detachment is always looking for new member to help in its continuing mission. s4HE +NIGHTS OF #OLUMBUS #OUNCIL MEETS THE second and fourth Tuesday each month at 7 p.m. at All Saints Catholic Church, 18737 Hwy. 17 in Hampstead.

Wednesday Nov. 13 s!LCOHOLICS !NONYMOUS WILL MEET FROM P M AT THE 3URF #ITY 7ELCOME #ENTER .ORTH 3HORE $RIVE #ALL for more information s4HE #OASTAL 0ENDER 2OTARY #LUB MEETS EACH 7EDNESDAY AT P M AT THE /LDE 0OINT #OUNTRY #LUB #OUNTRY Club Drive in Hampstead. s4HE (AMPSTEAD 7OMEN S #LUB MEETS THE SECOND 7EDNESDAY AT A M AT THE (7# "UILDING AT U.S. Hwy. 17 in Hampstead. Everyone is welcome. Call 740-225-2705 for more information.

Thursday, Nov. 14 s4HE +IWANIS #LUB OF (AMPSTEAD MEETS EVERY 4HURSDAY AT A M AT THE 3AWMILL 'RILL ON (WY IN (AMPSTEAD 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. s7OMEN IN .ETWORKING MEETING EVERY 4HURSDAY FROM A M UNTIL P M AT .INETEEN AT /LDE 0OINT #OUNtry Club. s3URF #ITY 2OTARY #LUB MEETS EACH 4HURSDAY P M AT the Topsail Moose Lodge.

Friday Nov. 15 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.

Monday Nov. 18 s4HE "URGAW ,IONS #LUB MEETS AT P M THE THIRD Monday of each month at Burgaw Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall. Members do not have to live in Burgaw to be a member of this service organization. &OR MORE INFORMATION CALL !LAN +ING AT Tuesday Nov. 19 s!L!NON MEETS EVERY 4UESDAY AT P M AT THE (OLY Trinity Episcopal Church, 107 Deerfield Drive in Hampstead. Alanon is for friends and families of alcoholics. s4HE +IWANIS #LUB OF 4OPSAIL )SLAND !REA MEETS EVERY 4UESDAY FROM A M TO A M AT THE 3URF #ITY 7ELCOME #ENTER .ORTH 3HORE $RIVE 3URF #ITY !LL are welcome! If you’d like more details, email kiwanis. topsail@gmail.com.

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By Dr. Ray W. Mendenhall Contributing Writer Happy are those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or take the path that sinners tread, or sit in the seat of scoffers; but their delight is in the law of the Lord, and on His law they meditate day and night‌.the Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.

Psalm 1: 1-2, 6 Jesus had a close relationship with God. He lived, you might say, at the very heart of God. He said things like, I and the Father are one.� Or “ “if you follow me, you follow

the one who sent me.� Like the person in our psalm this morning, Jesus was constantly seeking God’s will for his life and for the life of the world. At every juncture of His life, Jesus always did the will of the Father and taught us to do the same.

But we aren’t Jesus. We don’t have the same relationship with God that he had. How can we know the will of God? How can we find it?

First, we can seek and find the will of God through Jesus. He is our example and guide. He is the one who followed God’s will completely so to know Jesus and to follow Jesus is to know the Father and his will for us.

Imitate Jesus‌. Emulate Jesus‌ One must embody Jesus, that is, enter into his way, his life and to make it our own. Jesus is the human face of God. If you want to know what God is like look at Jesus. If you want to know the will of God watch Jesus because he dedicated his life to the will of God. Another way to enter the will of God is to recognize the urgency of God’s Kingdom. It was Jesus who took up preaching by telling us that the kingdom of God is at hand. It is immediate. It is eminent. It is persistent in its coming. The Kingdom of God is always at hand so we are always at work in the kingdom.

We are diligent. We are

deliberate. We are always seeking and doing God’s will. We are constantly engaged in the work of God’s kingdom coming into the world. God is working His purpose out and calls us to be part of it.

Finally as we engage in God’s will we should pursue it with love. We should do everything in the shadow of God’s love, manifesting God’s love, working in God’s purpose with love in our hearts.

The Christians of the Celtic tradition which thrived in Ireland, Scot-

land and Wales for centuries had an interesting approach to the pagan culture and practices around them.

They didn’t try to stamp everything pagan out but rather embrace them, transformed them, and claimed then for God’s kingdom. They drew things in‌ people, events, activities, places into the love and purpose of God. They encompassed all for God with love. So we work for God’s purpose in his love, by his love and through his love. God is

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212 S. Dickerson St. • Burgaw, NC 28425 910.259.2136 www.harrellsfh.com

CENTERVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH

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

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

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

HOLY TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH

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

HolyTrinityhampstead.com email: holytrinityhampstead@yahoo.com Like us on Facebook

MOORES CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH

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

CURRIE COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH

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

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

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

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

ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER CATHOLIC CHURCH

BURGAW PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

WATHA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

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

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

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

200 E. Fremont St. • Burgaw, NC 28425

160 Camp Kirkwood Road, Watha, NC

910-470-4436

Pastor John Fedoronko

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

Sunday School: Sunday 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship Service: 11:00 a.m. Adult Bible Study: 9:30-10:15 a.m. Children’s Biblical Studies (ages 3-12) from 10:45-11:30 a.m.

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

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

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

RILEY’S CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH 10509 US Hwy. 117 S., Rocky Point Business Park Choir Practice & Bible Study, Tues., 7:30-9 p.m. Youth Group Every Other Wed. 6-7:30 p.m.

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

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

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

Services: Sunday at 10 a.m.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

BURGAW UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

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

BARLOW VISTA BAPTIST CHURCH

“The Church on the Hill� (910) 329-3761 22340 US Hwy 17 N Hampstead, NC 28443

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

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

THE CHURCH AT WILMINGTON

Pastor: Don Myers

910-328-6252 Associate Pastor: Nathan Swartz

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

Sunday School 9:15 a.m. Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.

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

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

Thursday: Youth Group 6:30 p.m.

BURGAW BAPTIST CHURCH

BLAKE’S CHAPEL ADVENT CHRISTIAN CHURCH

Bible Based Community Fellowship NEW Pender County Location 16660 Hwy 17 N. • Hampstead, NC 28443 (American Legion Building) 910-526-7890 Pastor: Monte Suggs

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

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

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

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Free entrepreneurship workshop Nov. 16

By Lori Kirkpatrick Post & Voice Staff Writer Starter U with the Brian Hamilton Foundation, in partnership with Veteran Owned, Veteran Grown (VOVG), will present a free entrepreneurship workshop at Mema’s Chick’n & Ribs. The event will be held Nov. 16 from noon until 6 p.m. Starter U will give attendees the opportunity to participate in specialized free training. This training is designed to help the beginning entrepreneur develop the skills to be successful in their business endeavors.

“We’ve teamed up with an organization called the Brian Hamilton Foundation,” began Bill O’Brien of VOVG. “Just recently I was at the NC Veterans Business Association meeting in Raleigh and I finally got to sit down and talk to Brian Hamilton and his group. We got together and planned this event, and we’ll hopefully be doing quite a few

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Continued from page 3A h a z a rd s o n s o m e c i t y streets, and people doing far worse things in public than any possum has ever done on my front porch.

The Bear Republic once had a strong population of hunters and trappers, but as things have consistently gone into a spiral out there, hunting, trapping and firearm ownership are slowly but surely being choked to death. As such, predator populations have soared, leading to the annual news reports of children being attacked by coyotes in town.

Diseases rage through the state’s deer herd due to

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Continued from page 2A how things have been going and the promotion that we’ve gotten out of this, we actually got approached about having live music.

We will have two bands

more. Brian Hamilton is a philanthropist and he’s local to the area here. He does free training on how to be a successful entrepreneur for military spouses, veterans, even kids. It’s a very successful program. It works out really well, and we will be at Mema’s Restaurant to put on the very first part of the program and introduce people to it.”

After the initial training, those who would like to be involved in the program will be able to get online and sign on to gain access to additional training and resources. The program is completely self-paced, plus participants will have the benefit of peer support groups as they move through the process. The event was planned with military families in mind, but anyone who wants to become an entrepreneur can participate.

According to his website, Brian Hamilton is an entrepreneur who has decades of experience start-

ing businesses across a range of industries including landscaping, real estate and technology. He uses his first-hand knowledge of the challenges people face in breaking out of socioeconomic categories, along with his entrepreneurship experience, to help historically disadvantaged groups to create and grow businesses.

After graduating from Duke in 1990, Brian was the minority business consultant for the SBA in North Carolina. While he was in North Carolina, he met his friend, Reverend Robert J. Harris, who he eventually began working with to help people in prison start their own businesses - which became the basis for Inmates to Entrepreneurs. He also started a chain of coin laundromats in inner cities designed to improve people’s laundry experience by developing community and providing better services. Some of these services included

Mom’s Day Thursday, Free Dryer Wednesday and Bible study groups.

“If anybody comes that already has a product that they want to promote, we’ll have table areas where they can set up and promote themselves and their product. This is not a class for somebody who already has a business degree and knows everything. This is for the very beginner who thinks that they can be an entrepreneur, but they don’t yet have the tools put together to do it.

Everybody’s got the tools to do this, but they really just need to unlock them. I think there are a lot of people that would be shocked to see how successful they could be if they pushed it a little bit further. Consider it almost like a Burgaw Shark,” said O’Brien.

Mema’s Chick’n & Ribs is located at 602 US-117 in Burgaw. For more information or to reserve a spot, visit Veteran Owned Veteran Grown on Facebook.

overpopulation. Beavers are jamming wastewater systems, but due to a lack of trapping, they’re left unchecked. Wild hogs are expanding there even faster than here in the east, thus causing more destruction of forests.

California’s tougher gun laws have done absolutely nothing to prevent further criminal violence, but instead have helped make the population of law-abiding citizens more vulnerable to two-legged predators who never had plans to obey any laws, anyway. Indeed, more gun laws do little more than embolden criminals, since they stand a good chance of being released early and becoming rich through a

lawsuit against police if they are caught – and their victims are more likely to be helpless.

The governor of California and other officials out that way have been quick to blame the power companies for the wildfires, and in an attempt to prevent further fires, they came up with a classically California solution – sue the utilities, and shut off the power when conditions are too dry. I had to shake my head at the image shown in the media last week of the burned shell of an electric car that ran out of power and stranded its driver who was fleeing a wildfire. The owner of the car escaped, thankfully. It seems to me if you’re going

to encourage people to buy electric cars, you might want to keep the electricity on so they can charge their cars and escape a wildfire.

I don’t have room to comment on all the problems California seems to create for itself, from the killing of unborn children to protecting illegal immigrants, arresting people for gathering rainwater or requiring sex education for children starting before they’re completely potty trained.

Yes, I know there are some good, common sense folks left in California – and I hope they remember to turn the lights out and grab the last spotted owl as they leave.

that will be there this year, a country music band and an old style rock band,” said O’Brien.

Country music artist Ryan Cain will be performing, as well as rock band Hood’s Creek. They will have several tents set up with games, as well as

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bounce houses for the kids.

“It will be everything like we always do, plus the fact that we’ve got live entertainment this time. We will be cooking several hogs, a bunch of turkeys, all the sides that you could think of that would go along with your standard Thanksgiv-

ing meal, plus all the desserts that you could stuff into your face. It’s your typical Thanksgiving meal on steroids,” said O’Brien.

Operation Thanksgiving Blessing will be held Thanksgiving Day from noon until 6 p.m. at 7356 NC Hwy 53 East in Burgaw.

Obituaries

Cheryl Lynn O’Cull ROCKY POINT -- A kind and gentle soul, a gracious and loving lady, Cheryl Ly n n O ’ C u l l , e n t e r e d eternal rest at her home in Rocky Point, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019 at the age of 68 while being loved and cared for by her beloved daughters. She was born Oct. 14, 1951 in Kankakee, Illinois to William F. Worsham and Deloris McCraven Worsham and grew up in Manteno, Illinois.

In addition to her parents Cheryl was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Steven O’Cull.

Cheryl is survived by her daughters, Rochelle O’Cull and Jamie Garriss, both of Rocky Point; granddaughter, Christa Garriss; brother and sister-in-law, Michael and Rita Worsham of Manteno, IL; niece, Annie Mitchell and husband, Adam; and nephew, Tony Worsham and wife, Erin; many extended family and dear friends.

She g raduated from Southeastern Illinois College in Harrisburg, IL with a nursing degree. Becoming a Registered Nurse, Cheryl worked as a dedicated director of nursing in several long-term care facilities with a career that spanned for many years.

Cheryl was a joy to know.

Being small in stature she was large in will power and getting things done. She was a loyal friend to many and most important in her life was being a loving and caring wife, mother, grandmother, sister and aunt. Cheryl has cared for many during her life on this earth and now she is at rest in peace. In our hearts we do miss her!

The family will have a gathering of family and friends to share memories and hugs from 5-8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8, 2019 at QuinnMcGowen Funeral Home in Burgaw.

A f avo r i t e q u o t e o f Cheryl’s was Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the minutes that take our breath away.

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

Naoma Mobbs Woodcock ATKINSON -- Naoma Mobbs Woodcock, 94, of Atkinson passed peacefully from her earthly life Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019 at The Laurels of Pender.

She was born Feb. 11, 1925 in Marshall County, Alabama, one of thirteen children born to Jonathan Monroe Mobbs and Bessie Hipp Mobbs. Also lovingly remembered is her beloved husband, Neil Marcus Woodcock who preceded Naoma in death.

Naoma is survived by two sisters; two brothers; numerous nieces and nephews; many dear friends and loving caregivers.

Naoma was a faithful member of Atkinson Baptist Church. For many years Marcus and Naoma lived and worked in the Washington, DC area where Naoma was a secretary for the U.S. Government. Upon retirement they moved to Atkinson where they enjoyed living in the small rural town atmosphere. Living a life

by Christian principles, Naoma was a kind, compassionate, and generous lady. Naoma loved her Lord, her family and her friends.

A graveside service was 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019 at Woodcock Cemetery with The Rev. Douglas Warnock and The Rev. Ken Smith conducting the service. Naoma was entombed beside her beloved husband, Marcus.

Naoma suggested that anyone wishing to make a memorial gift may do so to Atkinson Baptist Church, PO Box 368, Atkinson NC 28421 or to Woodcock Cemetery Fund, C/O Thelma Woodcock, PO Box 36, Atkinson, NC 28421.

Heartfelt gratitude to each of Naoma’s faithful care givers for the past three years.

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

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Bill Howard Outdoors

By Bill Howard Post & Voice Columnist

Africa has a beast known as ‘Black Death.’ No, it isn’t the plague or other disease.

It is an animal. The Cape Buffalo is notoriously ornery and vindictive, and if one cannot handle the situation it brings a whole gang along with it.

YouTube started in 2005.

In 2007 a video hit called Battle at Kruger where a young buffalo was taken by several lions. An older mature buffalo came to free the young but was chased off by the lions. Meanwhile, the young buffalo tried to make an escape only to be grabbed by the lions again.

To add another twist, a crocodile had joined in by this time and was playing tug-of-war with the lions for the buffalo. Currently the video, one of the first

viral videos mind you, has over 81 million views.

Just as the lions won the battle, the older buffalo returned. This time however, he brought several hundred of his friends and the lions didn’t stand a chance. Lion after lion was thrown into the air and run off and the young buffalo rejoined his herd.

The Cape Buffalo has been known to take large caliber hits from hunters, run into the brush, circle around the hunter, and attack from behind. There is no quit in Black Death.

Any animal can be dangerous, and a wounded animal even more so.

One of the things taught to new hunters and reinforced in hunter education classes is to always approach downed game cautiously. Just because the creature’s eyes are closed or you do not see them breathing does not mean they are dead.

I once took a deer with the bow on a Sunday. I waited about 30 minutes before coming down from the stand. The tracking was easy enough, the deer was in a bean field. While I couldn’t see the deer from where I was, I did see it run about 50 yards before going

down, and the deer never got back up.

As I approached the deer, I held my bow out in front of me and approached from behind. I didn’t see any breathing. I nudged it twice with the bow on the rear end and the deer took a deep breath.

Fortunately, the deer did not get up. I called the local game warden and let him know the deer was alive and asked if I would be allowed to put it down with the handgun I had in my truck (we were not allowed to use firearms as it was still bow season only) to put it out of any pain, to which I was permitted to do so.

In Arkansas last week, a hunter, and eventually anyone who catches some of the smaller stories on the news, found out how important it is to approach downed game cautiously.

A man, who was regarded as a seasoned hunter, took a whitetail deer with his muzzleloader. He exited his box stand and went over to the deer to confirm it was dead.

It was not.

The deer sprung and attacked the hunter, puncturing him with its antlers.

The hunter called his family and medical personnel

and a helicopter was dispatched to the scene. When first responders arrived, the man was no longer breathing and the copter was called off. He died from his wounds.

The deer was tracked with dogs but could not be found and it was not known if the deer survived.

One thing that I took notice of in the story was the muzzleloader was found leaning against his box stand. The man didn’t have anything to prod the deer with, and it is believed he likely checked the deer from head on to see how big the deer’s antlers were.

No, a whitetail is not nearly as deadly as a Cape B u f f a l o. B u t , c a u t i o n should be taken in all circumstances.

–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.

Town of Burgaw Government News November 7, 2019 OPEN BURNING NOTICE Reminder: Open burning of trash and yard debris is prohibited in town.

Trash collection and yard debris pickup is available to all town residents. If you have any questions regarding open burning, please contact the Burgaw Fire Department (910) 259-7494.

NEW FACILITY RENTAL RESERVATION SYSTEM The Parks & Recreation Department is happy to announce the launching of CivicRec, our new online reservation module. Residents who wish to rent facilities in town will need to visit the site to create an account. We will no longer accept paper applications for rentals or ticketed events. No additional fees are associated with this site. The new CivicRec module can be found on our website. For questions or concerns, please contact our Parks & Recreation Director at 910-300-6401.

SAVE THE DATES: CHRISTMAS IN BURGAW We are looking forward to a festive holiday season in the Town of Burgaw!

Don’t miss out on the fun - mark your calendars for these upcoming Christmas events. Stay tuned to our Facebook page and website for more information.

Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Christmas Movie at the Depot Santa’s Workshop Burgaw Christmas Parade New Year’s Eve Blueberry Drop

Friday, November 29 Friday, December 13 Saturday, December 14 Saturday, December 14 Tuesday, December 31

TOWN CALENDAR November 11 November 12 November 14

Topsail Presbyterian Christmas Tea Dec. 7

Town offices closed for Veterans Day Board of Commissioners Meeting 4:00 PM Parks & Recreation Advisory 6:00 PM Committee Meeting

TOWN OF BURGAW Phone 910.259.2151 Fax 910.259.6644 Email: mail@burgawnc.gov Web: www.burgawnc.gov

Town of Surf City Government News November 7, 2019

Topsail Presbyterian’s women are holding their annual Christmas Tea Dec. 7 from noon until 2 p.m. in the Topsail Presbyterian fellowship hall, 16249 Highway 17 North, Hampstead. This is a great way to kick off your holiday season. Not only is it a fun activity but all proceeds are donated to the local 4Cs Food Pantry.

The hall is turned into a Christmas wonderland and lunch, dessert and tea are served on our best china. The afternoon will include entertainment and a raffle of several specialty baskets. Please add this event to your calendar and come support 4Cs Food Pantry. Make your reservation by calling Topsail Presbyterian Church 910-270-2312.

MEETING TIMES Surf City Town Council 1st Tuesday of the month Planning Board 2nd Thursday of the month ________________________________________________________

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PENDER COUNTY GOVERNMENT NEWS WANTED! A FEW GOOD MEN & WOMEN! VOLUNTEER! The Pender County Board of Commissioners will consider appointments to the following Boards/Commissions/Committees: # of Name of Board Vacancies Positions/Categories Advisory Board of Health 4 Dentist***, Engineer***, Optometrist***, Public Member Board of Adjustment 3 District 1, District 2, District 4 Industrial Facilities & Pollution Control Financing Auth.

7 Business/Insurance/Attorney/Banking Parks and Recreation Board 1 At-Large Southeastern Economic Development Commission 1 Citizen Representative District 1 = Upper Topsail; Surf City District 2 = Scotts Hill; Lower Topsail District 3 = Rocky Point; Long Creek

District 4 = Union; Penderlea; Grady; Columbia; Caswell; Canetuck District 5 = Burgaw; Holly

*** These positions can be temporarily filled by someone associated with this field who may not be currently licensed. Applications can be completed on-line at www.pendercountync.gov or write or call Melissa Long, Clerk to the Board, PO Box 5, Burgaw, NC 28425 (910) 259-1200, and complete an application.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS THE PENDER COUNTY BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT WILL HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS AS FOLLOWS: DATE OF HEARINGS: 11/13/2019 TIME OF HEARINGS: 9:00 A.M. LOCATION OF HEARINGS:

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

TOPICS OF HEARING:

APPEAL OF ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION R. Stephen Crager, applicant, on behalf of Jack Broadbridge, owner, is requesting an Appeal of an Administrative Decision which found that the subject property was not part of the platted Master Development Plan for Phase 1 of Belvedere Plantation and is part of an open space area per Map Book 16, Page 20 and Map Book 23, Page 143 of the Pender County Register of Deeds. The subject property is zoned PD, Planned Development zoning district and contains approximately ±.1.23 acres. The property is located on Fairway Drive (SR 1699), approximately ±700’ north of the intersection of Fairway Drive and S. Belvedere Drive (SR 1699/1679). The property may be further identified by Pender County PIN 4203-76-56970000.

For Additional Information: Contact Pender County Planning Dept. 805 S Walker St Burgaw NC 28425 Phone 910-259-1202

11/7/2019

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS THE PENDER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AS FOLLOWS: DATE OF HEARINGS: November 18, 2019 TIME OF HEARINGS: 7:00 PM LOCATION OF HEARINGS: THE PUBLIC HEARING NOTED WILL BE HELD IN THE PUBLIC MEETING ROOM AT THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE BUILDING ROOM 145, 805 SOUTH WALKER STREET, BURGAW, N.C. 28425 Zoning Text Amendment Pender County is requesting the approval of an update to the Pender County Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance. Along with the Ordinance update, Pender County is also requesting approval of 47 Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) panels that were issued to Pender County in August 2014 by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. All FIRM panels under consideration are located in western Pender County. A detailed description of the proposed changes and the updated FIRM panels are 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

NOTICE OF HOLIDAY OFFICE CLOSURES Pender County Government Offices will be closed on the following dates in observance of Veterans Day: Monday, November 11, 2019

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Legal Notices Legal Notices EXECUTOR'S NOTICE Having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of Livvie Beard Rooks Lewis, deceased, late of Pender County, North Carolina, this is to notify that all persons having claims against the said estate to present such claims to the undersigned on or before the 17th day of January, 2020, or this notice will be placed in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment.

This 17th day of October, 2019.

Elizabeth Brown Grix, Executrix 7109 Farrington Farms Road Wilmington, NC 28411 Robert C. Kenan, Jr. MOORE & KENAN Attorneys at Law P. O. Box 957 Burgaw, NC 28425 (910) 259-9800 #8861 10/17, 10/24, 10/31, 11/7/19

EXECUTOR'S NOTICE Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of John Aloysius Casha, Jr., deceased, late of Pender County, North Carolina, this is to notify that all persons having claims against the said estate to present such claims to the undersigned on or before the 17th day of January 2020, or this notice will be placed in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment.

This 17th day of October, 2019.

Keith A. Casha, Executor P.O. Box 132 Rocky Point, NC 28457 Robert C. Kenan, Jr. MOORE & KENAN Attorneys at Law P. O. Box 957 Burgaw, NC 28425 (910) 259-9800 #8862 10/17, 10/24, 10/31, 11/7/19 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 Jerry Clay Thompson, deceased, of Pender County, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Jerry Clay Thompson, to present them to the undersigned on or before January 20, 2020 at 205 Ashley Brook Ct., Cary, NC 27513 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment. This the 24th day of October, 2019.

Cristen M. Hepler 205 Ashley Brook Ct., Cary, NC 27513 #8866 10/24, 10/31, 11/7, 11/14/19

NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER In Re the Estate of Erla Adell Hall, Deceased Having qualified as Personal Representative of the Estate of Erla Adell Hall, Deceased, late of Duval County, Florida, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms, corporations and/or other legal entities having claims against the estate to present them to the undersigned at the address given below on or before 01/24/2020—or same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate please make immediate payment.

On this day, October 24, 2019.

April Collum, Personal Representative c/o Sherman Law, P.C.

by Scott G. Sherman, Attorney for the Personal Representative 3965-B Market Street Wilmington, NC 28403 #8867 10/24, 10/31, 11/7, 11/14/19 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 6 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Lindsay A. Figueroa to Henry V. Cunningham, Jr., Trustee(s), dated the 30th day of October, 2015, and recorded in Book 4609, Page 2464, 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 12, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Pender, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING ALL of Lot 28, Phase 2 of TURNSTONE PLANTATION, as the same is shown on a map recorded in Map Book 52, Page 5 of the Pender County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description. Also being part of the property described in that deed to CMH Parks, Inc. recorded October 22, 2009 in Book 3697, Page 235 of the aforementioned Registry.

Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 202 Paige Hall Court, Rocky Point, North Carolina.

TAX PARCEL ID#: 3223-558734-0000 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 §7A308(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 condi-

tions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases.

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

A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale.

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the 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 LLP P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1262756 (FC.FAY) #8863 10/31, 11/7/19 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 Robert Leroy O’Quinn, deceased, of Pender County, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Robert Leroy O’Quinn, to present them to the undersigned on or before February 6, 2020 at 1013 Shepard’s Road, Hampstead, NC 28443 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment. This the 31st day of October, 2019.

Carol Reece Patricia Gales 1013 Shepard’s Road Hampstead, NC 28443 #8869 10/31, 11/7, 11/14, 11/21/19

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 19-CVS-69 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

WILLIAM TIMOTHY CARTER, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

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

The nature of the relief sought is as follows: foreclosure sale to satisfy unpaid property taxes on your interest in the property sometimes briefly described as Lot 1, Oak Grove Subdivision, Parcel ID Number 421522-3657-0000 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 16, 2019.

This day, October 24, 2019.

Scott G. Sherman, State Bar # 17596 Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., State Bar # 28777 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250; Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel/fax); tammy@shermanandrodgers.com #8877 10/31, 11/7, 11/14/19 EXECUTOR’S NOTICE Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Lillian Marie Phillips Elks, deceased, late of Pender County, North Carolina, this is to notify that all persons having claims against the said estate to present such claims to the undersigned on or before the 8th day of February 2020, or this notice will be placed in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment.

This 7th day of November 2019.

William H. Harding, Executor 1085 Lillington Lane Rocky Point, NC 28457 Robert C. Kenan, Jr. MOORE & KENAN Attorneys at Law P. O. Box 957 Burgaw, NC 28425 (910) 259-9800 #8885 11/7, 11/14, 11/21, 11/28/19

Legal Notices Legal Notices STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 19-CVS-148 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

SANDRA LEE HIGGINS GIL, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

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

The nature of the relief sought is as follows: foreclosure sale to satisfy unpaid property taxes on your interest in the property sometimes briefly described as Lot 18 D Battleground Estates, Parcel ID Number 2265-682614-0000 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 16, 2019.

This day, October 24, 2019.

Scott G. Sherman, State Bar # 17596 Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., State Bar # 28777 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250; Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel/fax); tammy@shermanandrodgers.com #8873 10/31, 11/7, 11/14/19

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 19-CVS-622 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

MICHAEL LINDSAY LAWING, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

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

The nature of the relief sought is as follows: foreclosure sale to satisfy unpaid property taxes on your interest in the property sometimes briefly described as Lot 11 Belvedere, Parcel ID Number 4203-66-1835-0000 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 16, 2019.

This day, October 24, 2019.

Scott G. Sherman, State Bar # 17596 Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., State Bar # 28777 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250; Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel/fax); tammy@shermanandrodgers.com #8880 10/31, 11/7, 11/14/19

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 19-CVS-69 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

WILLIAM TIMOTHY CARTER, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

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

The nature of the relief sought is as follows: foreclosure sale to satisfy unpaid property taxes on your interest in the property sometimes briefly described as Lot 1, Oak Grove Subdivision, Parcel ID Number 4215-22-3657-0000 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 16, 2019.

This day, October 24, 2019.

Scott G. Sherman, State Bar # 17596 Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., State Bar # 28777 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250; Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel/fax); tammy@shermanandrodgers.com #8876 10/31, 11/7, 11/14/19

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 19-CVS-622 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

MICHAEL LINDSAY LAWING, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

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

The nature of the relief sought is as follows: foreclosure sale to satisfy unpaid property taxes on your interest in the property sometimes briefly described as Lot 11 Belvedere, Parcel ID Number 4203-66-1835-0000 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 16, 2019.

This day, October 24, 2019.

Scott G. Sherman, State Bar # 17596 Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., State Bar # 28777 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250; Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel/fax); tammy@shermanandrodgers.com #8881 10/31, 11/7, 11/14/19

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 19-CVS-148 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

SANDRA LEE HIGGINS GIL, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

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

The nature of the relief sought is as follows: foreclosure sale to satisfy unpaid property taxes on your interest in the property sometimes briefly described as Lot 18 D Battleground Estates, Parcel ID Number 2265-682614-0000 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 16, 2019.

This day, October 24, 2019.

Scott G. Sherman, State Bar # 17596 Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., State Bar # 28777 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250; Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel/fax); tammy@shermanandrodgers.com #8872 10/31, 11/7, 11/14/19

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 19-CVS-148 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

SANDRA LEE HIGGINS GIL, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

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

The nature of the relief sought is as follows: foreclosure sale to satisfy unpaid property taxes on your interest in the property sometimes briefly described as Lot 18 D Battleground Estates, Parcel ID Number 2265-682614-0000 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 16, 2019.

This day, October 24, 2019.

Scott G. Sherman, State Bar # 17596 Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., State Bar # 28777 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250; Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel/fax); tammy@shermanandrodgers.com #8871 10/31, 11/7, 11/14/19

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA PENDER COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF MELTON L. MARTIN 19 E 447 All persons, firms and corporations having claims against Melton L. Martin, deceased, are notified to exhibit them to Mark I. Nunalee, Resident Process Agent of the decedent’s estate, on or before February 1, 2020 at PO Box 598, Hampstead NC 28443, or be barred from their recovery. Debtors of the decedent are asked to make immediate payment to the above named Resident Process Agent.

Estate of Melton L. Martin c/o Mark I. Nunalee MARK I. NUNALEE PC Attorney at Law P.O. Box 598 Hampstead NC 28443 910-270-4347 #8870 10/31, 11/7, 11/14, 11/21/19 EXECUTOR’S NOTICE Having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of Catherine Ruth Fallon Smalley (aka Katherine Ruth Smalley), deceased, late of Pender County, North Carolina, this is to notify that all persons having claims against the said estate to present such claims to the undersigned on or before the 7th day of February 2020, or this notice will be placed in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment.

This 7th day of November, 2019.

Karen L. Staerkel 405 Ridge Road Wilmington, NC 28412 Robert C. Kenan, Jr. MOORE & KENAN Attorneys at Law P. O. Box 957 Burgaw, NC 28425 (910) 259-9800 #8886 11/7, 11/14, 11/21, 11/28/19

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 19-CVS-1086 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

UNKNOWN HEIRS AND/OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST TO LAWYER SIDBURY WHO MAY ALSO BE KNOWN AS THOMAS LLOYD SIDBURY, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION TO: UNKNOWN HEIRS AND/OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST TO LAWYER SIDBURY WHO MAY ALSO BE KNOWN AS THOMAS LLOYD SIDBURY 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 3.5 acres more or less, Parcel ID Number 4225-96-39120000 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 23, 2019.

This day, November 1, 2019.

Scott G. Sherman, State Bar # 17596 Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., State Bar # 28777 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250; Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel/fax); tammy@shermanandrodgers.com #8884 11/7, 11/14, 11/21/19

Legal Notices Legal Notices STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 19-CVS-148 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

SANDRA LEE HIGGINS GIL, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

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

The nature of the relief sought is as follows: foreclosure sale to satisfy unpaid property taxes on your interest in the property sometimes briefly described as Lot 18 D Battleground Estates, Parcel ID Number 2265-682614-0000 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 16, 2019.

This day, October 24, 2019.

Scott G. Sherman, State Bar # 17596 Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., State Bar # 28777 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250; Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel/fax); tammy@shermanandrodgers.com #8874 10/31, 11/7, 11/14/19

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 19-CVS-621 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

MICHAEL LINDSAY LAWING, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

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

The nature of the relief sought is as follows: foreclosure sale to satisfy unpaid property taxes on your interest in the property sometimes briefly described as Lot 12 Belvedere Plantation, Parcel ID Number 420366-2721-0000 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 16, 2019.

This day, October 24, 2019.

Scott G. Sherman, State Bar # 17596 Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., State Bar # 28777 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250; Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel/fax); tammy@shermanandrodgers.com #8878 10/31, 11/7, 11/14/19

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 19-CVS-148 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

SANDRA LEE HIGGINS GIL, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION TO: SANDRA LEE HIGGINS GIL Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-titled action.

The nature of the relief sought is as follows: foreclosure sale to satisfy unpaid property taxes on your interest in the property sometimes briefly described as Lot 18 D Battleground Estates, Parcel ID Number 2265-682614-0000 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 16, 2019.

This day, October 24, 2019.

Scott G. Sherman, State Bar # 17596 Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., State Bar # 28777 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250; Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel/fax); tammy@shermanandrodgers.com #8875 10/31, 11/7, 11/14/19

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 19-CVS-621 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

MICHAEL LINDSAY LAWING, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

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

The nature of the relief sought is as follows: foreclosure sale to satisfy unpaid property taxes on your interest in the property sometimes briefly described as Lot 12 Belvedere Plantation, Parcel ID Number 420366-2721-0000 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 16, 2019.

This day, October 24, 2019.

Scott G. Sherman, State Bar # 17596 Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., State Bar # 28777 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250; Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel/fax); tammy@shermanandrodgers.com #8879 10/31, 11/7, 11/14/19

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of William E. Marsh Jr., late of Hampstead, Pender County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms, and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to Blackburn & Ording PLLC, P.O. Box 895, Hampstead, NC 28443, on or before the 11th day of February, 2020, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms, and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 7th day of November 2019 Dustin Harrison , Executor of the Estate of William E. Marsh Jr. Kenneth Ording Attorney at Law, Blackburn & Ording PLLC P.O. Box 895 , 712 Country Club Drive , Hampstead, NC 28443 910-329-0214 #8887 11/7, 11/14, 11/21, 11/28/19 NORTH CAROLINA PENDER COUNTY Special Proceedings No. 19 SP 149 Substitute Trustee: Philip A. Glass NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Date of Sale: November 19, 2019 Time of Sale: 2:00 p.m.

Place of Sale: Pender County Courthouse Description of Property: See Attached Description Record Owners: Michael William Shearman Address of Property: 265 Horseshoe Loop Road Burgaw, NC 28425 Deed of Trust: Book : 3466 Page: 208 Dated: May 15, 2008 Grantors: Michael William Shearman Original Beneficiary: Local Government Federal Credit Union CONDITIONS OF SALE: Should the property be purchased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-five Cents (45¢) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by N.C.G.S. §7A-308(a)(1).

This sale is made subject to all unpaid taxes and superior liens or encumbrances of record and assessments, if any, against the said property, and any recorded leases. This sale is also subject to any applicable county land transfer tax, and the successful third party bidder shall be required to make payment for any such county land transfer tax.

A cash deposit of 5% of the purchase price will be required at the time of the sale. Any successful bidder shall be required to tender the full balance of the purchase price so bid in cash or certified check at the time the Substitute Trustee tenders to him a deed for the property or attempts to tender such deed, and should said successful bidder fail to pay the full balance purchase price so bid at that time, he shall remain liable on his bid as provided for in North Carolina General Statutes Section 45-21.30 (d) and (e).

This sale will be held open ten (10) days for upset bids as required by law.

Residential real 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 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 notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

Dated: 10/15/19 ______________________________ Philip A. Glass, Substitute Trustee Nodell, Glass & Haskell, L.L.P. Posted on 10/15/19

Exhibit A ALL THAT CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN THE CITY OF BURGAW TOWNSHIP, PENDER COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEING ALL OF LOT 29 OF HORSESHOE ESTATES ACCORDING TO A MAP THEREOF DULY RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 22 AT PAGE 130 OF THE PENDER COUNTY REGISTRY, REFERENCE TO WHICH MAP IS HEREBY MADE FOR A MORE PARTICULAR DESCRIPTION SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD. #8868 11/7, 11/14/19

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Topsail upends Hoggard on last-second field goal

By Lee Wagner Post & Voice Sports Writer On Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, Topsail junior kicker Jose Orellana lined up to attempt a risky 41-yard field goal with the Pirates on the short end of a 20-

19 score at Laney with very few ticks left on the game clock.

Amazingly, Orellana sent the pigskin sailing right through the center of the goal posts for a memorable Topsail victory.

Fast-forward to last Friday night where the Pirate faithful

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celebrated Senior Night, and at least half of the 27 seniors introduced cited that win as the “highlight” of their highschool football career – until Orellana struck again and changed all that.

Orellana watched as the Pirate coaching staff elected to run the clock down to two seconds before calling a time out and sending the now-senior kicker and linebacker out to attempt a 29-yard field goal with Topsail trailing the Hoggard Vikings 7-6 – a team the Pirates have never beaten on the gridiron since the Wilmington school opened in 1967.

Talk about having ice in your veins, Orellana sent the kick end-over-end and just inside the right goal post for the winning points as Topsail beat Hoggard 9-7 in a key Mid-Eastern 3A/4A Conference game.

“It speaks a lot about his character,” Topsail Coach Wayne Inman said. “He doesn’t let the pressure get to him. He’s a great kid, and a great kid to coach.

“This is a big win for this team, and a big win for this program. When we came here the objective was to make the program competitive in this (Mid-Eastern) split conference,

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Topsail’s stubborn defense held Hoggard to just 7 points in Friday’s win. Linebacker Jose Orellana stops the Hoggard ball carrier in the backfield. Orellana kicked the field goal to give Topsail the win.

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Lady Patriots fall in playoff third round

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer A good coach never likes to call a timeout unless they deem it absolutely necessary, so when Pender Patriot volleyball coach Matt Davis sat on the bench with his arms crossed with his team down 23-17 in the third set of the second round of the 2A state playoffs against Chatham Central, no one was surprised. He expected his senior heavy team to right the ship and that is exactly what they did.

His Lady Pats came storming back from the six point deficit with an 8-0 run to take the set and the match, sending the Pender County Patriots to the third round of the playoffs.

Unfortunately, number one seed Perquimans awaited the Pats and sent them home in straight sets, ending the season for Pender and the high school careers of a group of seniors that are very special to Coach Davis. “These seniors have made it to the third round each of the last three years, the past two years

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The Lady Patriots end the season with a 14-10 record losing out to the number one overall seed. They’ve done a great job training the next class of Pender volleyball players on how to go about their business on and off the court. I look forward to hearing about their successes in the future.�

Against Chatham Central, the confident Patriots never let the Bears get close in the first two sets.

The Pats beat Chatham 2517 in game one behind the play of a strong front line.

Game two was closer

but the serving of Haley Schaeffer and Mayce Wood gave the Pats a 25-20 win and a 2-0 lead in the race to three sets.

Game three was very close. The Lady Bears were not about to be swept by the Pats on this night. The Patriot intensity seemed to lessen and the visiting team from Chatham County took advantage. A nine point Bear lead turned into a 23-17 lead. Coach Davis watched intently as his Lady Patriots seemed to turned it on at a moments

notice. An 8-0 run gave the home team Patriots the win.

Mayce Wood led the Pats at the net with eight kills and also contributed five aces. Riley Gurganus had 12 assists with Ellie Peterson chipping in 10 sets. Alex Colvin had six kills and three blocks.

Next up was the trip to Perquimans. The Pirates came in with a 24-2 record and was the top seed in the 2A ranks. They proved to be too much for the Lady Patriots, taking a 3-0 win.

The scores were 25-12, 25-8 and 25-9. “Perquimans had a solid team that made very few mistakes and hit the ball consistently at us enough to make it difficult for us to find a rhythm and be able to hit it back at them.

Our girls played hard all night, but just couldn’t get that play to really get us rolling. Each time we were close Perquimans made a key block or dig to shut it down.�

Pender’s season ends with a 14-10 record. Coach Davis loses eight seniors but will return 11 players next year.

Southern Alamance ends Lady Pirates season in second playoff round "Y ,EE 7AGNER Post & Voice Sports Writer The Topsail High School volleyball team picked the wrong time to have a bad night, and in the NCHSAA 3A state playoff oneand-done scenario, seven talented and successful seniors saw their highschool volleyball careers come to an end.

Lady Patriots’ senior Leighton Johnson had 19 kills and four digs, classmate Sidney Martin racked up 36 assists and six digs, and freshman Greta Hessenthaler pick up 32 digs as No. 11 Southern Alamance rolled to a 3-1 (21-25, 27-25, 25-14, 25-7) come-from-behind upset victory over No. 6 seed Topsail last Tuesday in Hampstead.

Things started on a positive night for the Lady Patriots as they broke away from a 17-17 tie in the opening set of the evening, and jumped out to a 16-11 lead midway through the second set before a bevy of unforced Topsail errors (nine) set the foundation for a comeback 27-25 win for the Lady Patriots.

It turned out to be the proverbial straw that broke the Lady Pirates’ backs. “We had five hitting errors at the very end of that (second) game so it’s hard to come back from,� Top-

Miles works hard in the Titan trenches

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer Football can be presented as a complicated sport.

There are many different types of players. The skills players get most of the attention. However, when it comes down to the inner works of the game, there is one group of players that prove to be the backbone of a team. Those players work in the trenches. They are the offensive and defensive linemen. Over at Trask, one of the linemen that works hard and has made a difference is junior Jeffrey Miles.

The 6-1 200-plus pound Miles does his work on the offensive and defensive lines for the Titans. His work in the trenches gives the running backs and the quarterbacks time to pass and room to roam.

Although the Titans season has not gone as planned, players like Jeffrey Miles gives the team hope for future success.

sail Coach Hill Pearsall said. “That pumped that other team up and they played out of their minds in the third game. “In the fourth game we just never recovered. We were blocking well but the balls were falling out, or we had good coverage and the ball rolled down the net. We just encountered some bad luck on a lot of those plays, and we didn’t have enough grit, basically, to come back to take those games.�

Behind some solid work up from seniors Gia Marinelli (seven kills, two aces, two blocks), Madison Lofton (10 kills, block, two digs, two assists), and Julia Sullivan (16 assists, nine digs, ace, eight kills), and junior Libero Aiden McGuire (22 digs, three assists), the Lady Pirates kept the visitors at bay in game one. After seven ties, Topsail trailed 17-16 when Lofton took up the serve and led the conversion to a 20-17 advantage. The closest Southern Alamance got from there was two points.

Game two turned into a disaster when the Lady Patriots fought back from a five-point (16-11) deficit to tie the game at 24-24 and 25-25. Eight of the Lady Patriots’ last 12 points were Topsail hitting errors, with a block by Hessenthaler and a kill by Lia

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Game three was all Southern Alamance, and game four was worse.

Twelve unforced errors led to runs of six, four, and five for the visitors, and held Topsail to one run of three and three of two for the Lady Pirates.

Southern Alamance erased a 3-1 Topsail lead in game four with a sevenpoint surge, and backed that up with a 10-point outburst, and Topsail simply did not have the ability to come back. “We had five games that we played in which we were down and won but, again, it’s a mindset,�

Pearsall said. “The girls had to stay focused and we talked about doing basic, disciplined things, and we weren’t that disciplined in those last two games.�

Pearsall bids goodbye to graduating seniors Sullivan (382 assists, 153 digs, 72 kills, 40 aces, 26 blocks), Marinelli (209 kills, 58 aces, 55 digs, 80 blocks), Lofton (165 kills, 36 aces, 22 blocks, 294 digs), Brooke Stenerson (280 assists, 17 kills, 31 aces, 129 digs), Cherish Brown 97 kills, 32 blocks, 46 digs), Rachel Hobson (40 kills, 12 blocks, 12 digs), and Lauren LaBelle (51 digs). “It was still a great year (17-7),� Pearsall said. “We got to the second round for

Super seven seniors leave Topsail winners

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The Topsail Pirate volleyball team is one that builds from within. Coach Hill Pearsall has found success through hard work and the grooming of young players. It seems that he takes players as freshmen and turns them into very good varsity players. By the time they are seniors they are big time players. That has been the case with the latest senior class.

The Pirates had seven seniors on this year’s squad. Each player gave their all each and very time they walked onto the floor.

They made up what is ne of the better senior classes in recent history.

The Post & Voice would like to recognize these young ladies for their hard work and success. They are Lauren Labelle, Gia Marinelli, Julia Sullivan, Brooke Stenerson, Cherish Brown, Madison Lofton and Rachel Hudson.

the first time in two years, and we won the 3A portion of the (Mid-Eastern A/4A) Conference, so it was a success. “We lose seven very talented and very dedicated seniors,� Pearsall said. “I’ve coached all those girls since middle school, and it’s always hard to see that next group go. We’re going to get together in a couple of weeks and celebrate our success. “But we’ll have some girls coming up from our (14-5) junior-varsity team and some talented girls coming back, so we’ll get together soon and start getting ready for next year.�

Juniors Aiden McGuire (574 digs, four kills, 34 aces, 39 assists), Bella Sorace (85 kills, four aces, 40 blocks, 16 digs, four assists), Addison Clark (130 kills, 37 aces, 12 blocks, 91 digs), Elizabeth Fonvielle (141 digs, six kills, 17 aces, 14 assists), and Catherine Sugden (56 digs, three aces, four assists) lead the group of returnees.

Southern Alamance (20-8) defeated 14th- seeded Clayton (17-11) - which upset No. 3 seed Gray’s Ferry (25-1) 3-0 (25-22, 25-11, 2521) on Tuesday – 3-2 (28-26, 22-25, 18-25, 25-23, 15-10) last Thursday. The win sent the Lady Patriots to second-ranked D. H. Conley (24-4) on Saturday.

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In My Opinion Leadership comes in all forms at the high school level. Of course, in high school athletics, the coach in each sport has to be a leader. There has to be leaders on the field as well. This is usually senior leadership.

The athletic department has to have good leadership. No, make that great leadership. Heide Trask had a great leader in Ed Gilroy. He retired and now the Titans have Ronnie Pruitt. He is a very good leader and will be a great A.D. down the road. Maybe already is.

With all of these leaders in place, there is still one person that has to be on board with the athletic program as well as every other department of the school. That person is the principal.

The principal of the school has to make decisions quickly. Those decisions have to be made not only according to policy, but according to each situation.

Policies are made for a reason and a principal has to follow the guidelines set for the most part. However, there are certain situations that supersede policy.

Randy Richardson was the first principal at Heide Trask. He was as hardnosed as they come.

He believed that everything should be structured and in place before going on to the next thing on his agenda. However,

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Randy Richardson also knew when to say when according to enforcing policy.

Topsail principal Chris Madden is one of those guys that knows when to say when. Chris will follow the guidelines in place but knows that each circumstance needs to be looked at as a separate entity.

If I had to bet, the Pender County School Board and superintendent’s office would disagree with what I have written and I completely understand their position. Policy is put in place for a reason.

My opinion is policy is put in place simply as a guideline and every situation should be looked at separately.

Not everybody is meant to be a high school administrator. If you cannot make decisions based on what is best for a student, then you should reevaluate your position. It is hard to please all sides of a situation and you should not try to. Just do what is right.

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Post & Voice 2019 AllCounty Soccer Team

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Editor The 2019 men’s soccer season is over and unless something strange happens there will be no postseason for either of the three county high school teams. The Post-Voice would like to recognize the best of the best for the season. s0LAYER OF THE YEAR *USTIN %AVES 4RASK Eaves did it all for the Titans. He led the team and county in goals (17) and assists (10). He was a dynamic player who gave 110 percent each time he entered the pitch. s#OACH OF THE YEAR 4Y LER 'RADY 4RASK Coach Grady joined the Titans on a whim. He admitted that he knew very little about the game. However, he showed he new a lot bout

Peterson leaves Pender High a success

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer Volleyball is the ultimate team sport. The best hitter is only as good as their teammates. Without a good setter, the team can flounder, even with the best athletes in the school on the court.

At Pender High, Coach Matt Davis and the Pender Patriot varsity volleyball team has had the luxury of having a couple of experienced setters. One of those setters is senior Ellie Peterson.

Miss Peterson has worked her way up over her tenure at the school. Under the tutelage of Coach Davis, she has become one of the better setters in the county and the Coastal 8 Conference. She combined with fellow senior Riley Gurganus to set the table for the teams’ big hitters.

The teams’ success was a byproduct of Miss Peterson’s ability to set her teammates up.

motivating young men. He led the Titans to the best record in the county and finished with a .500 mark in the very tough Coastal 8 Conference. s-ARQUIS !NTHONY 4RASK A senior, Anthony was second on the team with 13 goals and five assists. He plays with an abundance of energy and is Titan through and through. s!LEX (ORNTHAL 4OP SAIL Hornthal is a very good keeper. He missed some time this year but is worthy of being mentioned. He played at a disadvantage this year, backing up a suspect defense at Topsail. His stats may not be the best, but he is the best keeper in the county. s4YLER 3TILL 4RASK This senior standout joined the

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Pender and Trask at home, Topsail on the road

Pender County football preview "Y "OBBY .ORRIS Post & Voice Sports Writer

4OPSAIL AT .ORTH "RUNSWICK From the outside looking in, this game means little more than bragging rights.

With New Hanover and West Brunswick ahead of the team in the conference, there is no way to move up.

However, there is a way to drop back. Both teams are 3-3 in the Mideastern Conference standings. Going one step further North Brunswick is ranked number 61 by Maxpreps while Topsail is ranked number 72. If Topsail loses this game, are they in jeopardy

of missing the playoffs?

Absolutely. If you are finding this hard to believe ask former Trask coach and current Scorpion assistant Johnathan Taylor. We all know what happened to Trask. Throw in the fact that Scorp Coach Bryan Davis was at Topsail for a while and his staff is full of former Trask coaches. This should be fun.

Wayne Inman is going to throw the football. Why Not? He has a very good quarterback in Cody Wallis(1769/16 TDs.) and receiver in Gavin Ellis(900yards/6 TDs). However, in the last two games he has relied on junior Bernie Burns(358 yards rushing in the last two games) to take the pressure off his talented QB. North is going to run that deliberate smash mouth football that Davis and assistant coach Randy Pugh likes. They will dare the Pirates to sty and stop it.

This going to be close.

Burns will do just enough to take the pressure off Wallis. Both will be successful.

The Pirates really need this win, and they get it. The score: Topsail 37- North Brunswick 20

0ENDER HOSTS ,EJEUNE The Pender Patriots have struggled through the 2019 season. They have had to endure injuries, and other problems. Through it all the team has played hard and have showed improvement in some instances.

They host the last place Lejeune Bulldogs on senior night.

The Bulldogs opened the season with a 62-0 win over

Jones Senior and have not won since. In fact, they have only scored 22 points in the last nine games combined.

The Patriots should send their seniors off with a big win. Let’s take a look.

Jadon Lee may be the most improved player in the county and one of the most improved in the Coastal 8 Conference. He is averaging 100 yards a game and had 166 yards last week verse Croatan. He is a shifty runner that plays bigger than his size. The Pats have a decent offensive line. They should bully the Bulldog defensive front.

Pender will have Josh Barnhill back. He is the heart and soul of the team and makes their defense better. Simply put, he is a player.

The Patriots will run right at the Bulldog defense. Lee will go for at least 150 yards and may even break 200 yards rushing.

Pender will send its seniors off with a win. This will not be close. The score: Pender 40-Lejeune 6.

4RASK HOSTS $IXON Much like the Pender Patriots, the Heide Trask Titans have had to endure a ton of injuries. They have lost players on both the varsity and junior varsity and recently shut the JV down.

Throughout all of this, the coaching staf f has never wavered in their plan to build the program.

Last week the Titans were overwhelmed by Southwest Onslow. They hope to have better luck against Dixon.

Dixon has the best quar-

terback in the conference in Cody Motes. The senior has thrown for over 2300 yards and has 17 touchdown passes. This does not bode well for a Trask team that has not defended the pass well. Let’s take a look.

The Titans found a fullback in Jakel White. He is a bruiser that looks for contact. He is a load and should help the Titans keep Motes and company off the field.

Will Berry is the perfect compliment for White. He is a speedy back that looks to get outside. This one-two punch will prove to be a handful for the Bulldogs.

Motes will have a field day if the Titans don’t come up with a plan to stop him.

They may try and put pressure on him and see what happens.

White goes for a C-note and Berry has a good night.

However, Motes is too much for the Titan secondary. The score: Dixon 44-Trask 20.

Croatan runs past Patriots; Southwest slams Trask "Y "OBBY .ORRIS Post & Voice Sports Writer For a while it seemed as if the Pender Patriots would be able to stay close to the Croatan Cougars. With just over eight minutes to play in the first half the score was 13-6 Croatan. The Patriots were down their top two quar terbacks yet were within a touchdown and two point conversion of tying the score.

However, it does not take long to lose momentum when you are dressing less than 20 players week in and week out. Croatan used an outstanding running game and an opportunistic defense to run past

the Patriots 56-18.

The Patriots found themselves down 13-0 after one quarter of play. Antonio Bea scored on a fiveyard run at the 8:38 mark of the second quarter to cut the lead to 13-6. The Patriot running game proved to be very efficient on this cool and crisp night.

Croatan struck again but the Pats were not about to lie down. Sophomore sensation Jadon Lee broke one for 58-yards and a touchdown with 6:02 left to play in the first half. Pender was within a touchdown once again.

The achilles heel of the Pender football team is depth. It seems that the longer the game goes, the

harder it is for the young team to succeed. Croatan took advantage of that lack of depth late in the first half, scoring twice to end the half. Pender found itself down 36-12 at the break.

Pender traded touchdowns with the Cougars in the third period and went into the final 12 minutes of the contest down by 24 points. Again, the lack of depth reared its ugly head with Croatan outscoring the Patriots 14-0 to end the game.

T h e Pat r i o t o f f e n s e played well for most of the contest. Jadon Lee finished the night with 165 yards rushing along with two touchdowns. Bea had

60 yards and a score.

Croatan victimized the Patriots defense to the tune of 478 yards rushing and finished the night with 489 yards of total offense.

The Patriots are now 1-9 overall and 1-5 in conference play. They will end the season at home on Friday night against Lejeune.

4RASK FOOTBALL The Heide Trask Titan football team has dealt with injuries and setbacks all season under first year coach Brandon Proctor and his staff. Last week they traveled to the league leading Southwest Onslow Stallions place to engage a rapidly improving football

team. Southwest is preparing for a showdown with Richlands for the conference title and was in no mood to let the upstart Titans hang around.

After one quarter of play the scoreboard read 42-0 and the Titans were down 55-0 at the half. Trask managed to find the end zone twice late in the game before taking the bus ride home on the wrong end of a 62-14 score.

It was an ominous start for the Titans. They kicked off to Southwest and the horses promptly ran the kickoff back 75 yards for a touchdown. That was the first of five touchdowns in the first quarter.

With the score 55-0 at

the half, a running clock w a s e m p l oye d fo r t h e entire second half. The Titans managed to find the end zone twice in the second half. Jakel White scored from four yards out in the third quarter and Will Berry broke loose for 44-yards and a score in the fourth frame.

The Titan offense managed 165 yards rushing in the Coastal 8 Conference contest. Will Berry led the Titans with 70 yards rushing and a score while White added 60 yards and a score. Southwest ran for 397 yards.

With the loss, the Titans are 1-9 overall and 1-5 in conference play. They host Dixon Friday Night.

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Kaitlyn Obremski 3A regional champion, Topsail cross country qualifies for states

By Lee Wagner Post & Voice Sports Writer And then there was one!

All that’s left in the season for the Topsail fall sports’ teams are the football squad –which has one regular-season left before a possible NCHSAAA state championship run – and the girls and the boys’ crosscountry teams, both of whom have now qualified for this week’s NCHSAA state championship run. s#ROSS #OUNTRY Topsail’s phenomenal freshman Kaitlyn Obremski ran a course-record 17:30.95 – breaking the old course record of 18:05 set by former Laney standout Natalie Tyner - and her junior sister Makayla Obremski ran career-best time of 18:20.02 to lead the Topsail girls’ cross-country team to a second-place finish (58 points) behind regional champion West Carteret last Saturday at Boyd Lee Park in Greenville. “I felt good,� Kaitlyn said. “I ran with Jena (West Carteret’s Reiter) for a while and then I surged up. The other girl behind me passed Jenna, also. I tried to get away from her but every time I sped up, she speedup with me. I was worried the while time the

girl was going to get me so I kept picking up the pace.

I wouldn’t say I’m the best kicker, but I wouldn’t say I’m the worst, so I was able to hold her off.�

Topsail’s five scoring runners – which included just one senior in Bailey Wells – were among the first 21 runners to cross the finish line, and the other two Lady Pirate runners, a sophomore and a freshman, were 23rd and 25th out of the 139 runners that toed the starting line. Kaitlyn and Makayla were the only underclassmen among the top five finishers. The top 10 runners in the races became All-Region selections.

Wells (20:23.49) eased past New Hanover sophomore Sophie Lundin (20:26.57) to grab the 13th position. The lone Lady Pirate senior was followed by junior Emma Martin (19th; 20:54.82) and junior Skylar Libretto (21st; 21:11.14) to account for Topsail’s 58 points. Junior Emma Huff was 23rd (21:32.83), and freshman Lauren Pagans was 25th (21:37.35).

West Carteret tallied 34 points with its first five runners among the top10 finishers. Mid-Eastern Conference foe New Hanover was ninth (276), North Brunswick was 12th (341), and

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West Brunswick was 16th (420) out of 19 teams.

The Topsail boys qualified by finishing tied for third with Northern Nash with 53 points, but earned the No. 3 spot outright by virtue of the sixth Pirate runner, junior Hayden Rogerson, who came in 45th in 18:01.58 ahead of Northern Nash’s No. 6 Colton Spain, who finished 123rd (19:55.16). The regional champion – and host – was D. H. Conley (46), followed

by West Carteret (143) in second. New Hanover was fifth (212), South Brunswick was 16th (390), North Brunswick was 17th (441), and West Brunswick was 21st (548) out of 26 teams.

Leading the way for the Pirates was senior Travis Souza (11th; 16:58.19), followed by senior Brendon Parrella (27th; 17:44.14), senior Brandon Hayes (34th; 17:49.64), sophomore Brad Kimmel (38th; 17:54.85), and freshman Caiden Jenkins (43rd; 17:58.74). Pirate junior Hayden Rogerson was

45th (18:01.58) and junior James Campbell was 85th (19:02.60) out of the 175 runners in the race.

The 3A state championships re this Saturday at the Ivey Redmon Sports Complex in Kernersville. The 3A boys’ race will go off at 9:00 a.m., followed by the 1A boys (9:30 a.m.), the 3A girls (10:00 a.m.), and the 1A girls (10:30 a.m.). The 2A and 4A races will be at the same venue in the afternoon.

'IRLS 'OLF Sophomore Jessica Townsend shot an 83-81=166 to finish 14th overall, and freshman Eliza Fogleman carded an 85-89=166 with both Lady Pirates finishing among the top25 individual golfers to lead the Topsail girls’ golf team to a seventh-place (266-262=568) finish last Monday and Tuesday at the NCHSAA 3A Girls’ Golf Championships at the 5,208yard, par-72 Foxfire Resort and Golf (Red) course in Jackson Springs.

Freshman Lindley Cox put up scores of 98-90=188

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ference. s*ASON #OLVIN 4OPSAIL Colvin was one of the Pirates top scorers this season. He is just a junior and gives the Topsail team a jump on next year. s # H R I S T I A N ( A YE S Pender. Hayes is another promising first year player at Pender. He is a scorer and can play multiple positions on the field. s!DAM +ESSEL 4OPSAIL Kessel is another junior on a Pirate team that struggled to score this year. This young man is capable of scoring every time he touches the ball. He will give the Pirates some hope for next season.

Continued from page 2B Titans after being home schooled the year before. He is a hard-nosed player with great energy. He scored five goals and had five assists. s*ARED "AUTISTA 0END er. Just a freshman, Bautista led the Patriots in goals scored. He has a ton of potential and will help Coach Jack Bradshaw in the future. s,UIS (ERNANDEZ 4RASK another senior, Hernandez is a player. He scored seven goals for the Titans and is one of the better scorers in the con-

to finish in a tie for 42nd out of 79 golfers in the competition won by Cox Mill junior Elizabeth Lohbauer (73-70-143).

Eastern Alamance freshman Emily Matthews (7770=147 was third, and Weddington’s Haley Pendleton rebounded from an opening 80 to shoot a three-under-

par 69 (149) for third. Cox Mill placed their three scoring golfers (two juniors and a sophomore) among the top 12 finishers to win the team title (237-230=467).

There were 13 teams in the competition. South Brunswick junior Cassidy Lytch carded a 98-105=203 finished 67th.

Top Performers "Y "OBBY .ORRIS Post & Voice Sports Writer Last week we had two county volleyball teams in the playoffs. Both represented the county well.

The Patriot volleyball team fell in the third round of the 1A playoffs. They hammered Chatham Central in round two. -AYCE 7OOD led the Pats at the net with eight kills and also contributed five aces. Riley 'URGANUS had 12 assists with %LLIE 0ETERSON chipping in 10 sets. !LEX #OL VIN had six kills and three blocks. The Topsail Lady Pirates fell in the second round. Gia Marinelli had seven kills, two aces and two blocks while -ADISON ,OFTON had 10 kills, 1 block, two digs and two assists to lead Topsail. *ULIA 3UL LIVAN had 16 assists, nine digs, one ace and eight kills while junior Libero !IDEN -C'UIRE had 22 digs and three assists.

Topsail’s phenomenal freshman +AITLYN /BREM SKI ran a course-record 17:30.95 – breaking the old course record set by former Laney standout Natalie Tyner - and her junior sister -AKAYLA /BREMSKI ran a career-best time of 18:20.02 to lead the Topsail girls’ cross-country team

to a second-place finish (58 points) behind regional champion West Carteret last Saturday at Boyd Lee Park in Greenville.

Sophomore golfer *ES SICA 4OWNSEND finished 14th overall, and freshman %LIZA &OGLEMAN finishing among the top 25 individual golfers to lead the Topsail girls’ golf team to a seventh-place finish last Monday and Tuesday at the NCHSAA 3A Girls’ Golf Championships The Pender football team fell to Croatan last Friday despite 166 yards rushing from *ADON ,EE. !NTONIO "EA had 60 yards and a touchdown run for the Pats.

Will Berry had a 44yard touchdown run in the Titans loss to Southwest Onslow.

Topsail beat Hoggard 9-7 in a defensive battle.

This is the first time the Pirates have beaten the Vikings. "ROCK $EMPSEY (seven tackles, sack), .OAH 3CHIEFELBEIN (five tackles, pass break-up), 4RISTIN !LLISON (four tackles), and *OSE /RELLANA (six tackles, interception) led the defense.

Orellana nailed a 41yard field goal to beat the Vikings. He is this week’s top performer.

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Continued from page 1B and these kids and these coaches can be proud of the fact we have accomplished that.”

The winning attempt came after the Topsail defense stymied a final Hoggard offensive series that appeared to doom the Pirates to another loss to the Vikings.

Hoggard got the ball b a ck w i t h 2 : 3 1 l e f t i n the game after a Topsail fourth-and-10 pass attempt came up one yard short, and the Pirate defense forced the visitors into a quick three-and-out.

Topsail took over on their own 39-yard line with 93 ticks left on the gameclock. A reverse handoff wound up in the hands of wide-receiver Gavin Ellis, who surprise the Viking defense by launching a 35-yard pass to senior receiver Clay Marks for a first down at the Viking 27-yard line.

A false start made it first-and-14 from the 32.

A pass attempt by Pirate quarterback Cody Wallis was picked of f but Hoggard was called for defensive holding – keeping hope alive.

Playing it safe, the Pirate coaching staff chose to run the ball three times, and a Hoggard encroachment penalty helped by moving the ball to the 12-yard line. Topsail called its final timeout and Orellana hit the game-winner.

“I wasn’t really nervous, I just knew I had to make it for my team, for my coaches, and for our seniors,” Orellana said.

“The snap was perfect, the hold was perfect, and all I had to do was kick it straight. I made the kick but it was a great team win.”

Earlier Orellana had a point-after, and a fieldgoal attempt blocked by Hoggard.

Coincidentally, Orellana scored Topsail’s other six points. On the Vikings’ second possession, Orellana stepped in front of a Viking pass in the left flat and returned it 29 yards for the touchdown.

“We saw where they ran that play on film,” Orellana said. “I saw the quarterback turn his shoulders toward the receiver on my side and knew he was going to throw it there.

Coach (defensive coordinator Wayne) Hall always

said, ‘If a quarterback his shoulders toward a receiver he’s going that way,’ and I was ready.

“I just stepped in front of him and all I saw in front of me were my teammates and the end zone. The receiver was way behind me and I knew the quarterback had no chance.”

Hoggard (5-4, 4-2) came back two series after Orellana’s interception and score to take a 7-6 lead on a three-yard run by Jackson Thomas (26 carries, 152 yards) with 4:29 remaining in the first quarter after an interception set the Vikings up on the Pirate 39-yard line, but that would be the end of the scoring until Orellana’s clutch kick.

Topsail struggled offensively with junior running back Bernie Burns rushing for 45 yards on 22 carries, and Wallis completing 11-of-20 passes for157 yards.

Hoggard had 201 yards with T homas accounting for 152 of his team’s 193 rushing yards, and the Pirate defense forcing the Viking’s quarterback tandem of Gabriel Johnson (3-for-8, nine yards) and Sam Jones (0-for-5) into a combined 3-for-13 evening.

“Our defense bent as couple of times, but we never broke,” Inman said. “Our coaches had tem prepared, and the kids did a great job of carrying out the game plan.”

Leading that defense were seniors Brock Dempsey (seven tackles, sack), Noah Schiefelbein (five tackles, pass break-up), Tristin Allison (four tackles), and Orellana (six tackles, interception).

The Viking loss took the shine of f the potential showdown this week between Hoggard and New Hanover (9-1, 6-0) – which clinched the conference title with a 28-7 win over West Brunswick (8-1, 5-1) and Hoggard’s loss to Topsail.

Topsail (7-3, 8-3) heads to Leland Friday for the regular-season finale against Nor th Br unswick (5-5, 2-4).

“I told the kids before the game that 8-3 would guarantee a playof f game,” Inman said. “I wasn’t sure if 7-4 would, and I did not think 6-5 would, so they knew how important this two games were, and they have responded to everything we’ve asked them to do.”

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RSVP needs Reading Buddies

Heritage Place Happenings

By Jennifer Mathews, Center Coordinator

By Barbara Mullins RSVP Coordinator Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) is excited to have 53 Reading Buddies in the Pender County Schools this semester.

Pen derl e a, o u r ye a r round school, South Topsail Elementary and Burgaw Middle have been added this past week to our list of schools requesting RSVP volunteers.

We are excited to work with students to build better vocabulary and comp rehe ns i on s k i l l s t h i s school year.

We are hoping to develop a strong desire to read more often with our students. Currently we are in need of more volunteers at Penderlea and we are just starting at Burgaw Middle so both reading and math tutors are needed for Middle School.

Please call 910-259-9119 (ext 329) or email: bmullins@pender pas.com to discuss the volunteer positions available right here in our local community.

Topsail Senior Center News

By Donna Murphrey Topsail Center Director Fall has finally come to Topsail. We have been busy in crafts painting real pumpkins, welcome signs, making toilet tissue pumpkins, Halloween bowls out of old records and making table turkeys for the fall season.

If you love crafts or just desire good fellowship, join us Tuesday morning at 10 a.m. We will begin Christmas crafts in November.

Our SHIIP Volunteers have been busy assisting Medicare participants with their 2020 enrollment.

We still have appointments available, please call us at 910-270-0708.

Our annual trip to the State Fair on Senior Day was a huge success and though the weather was not sunny, a good time was had by all. We finished a great October with Halloween Bingo and a costume contest. Come on out and see us in November for crafts, exercise, cards, games, friendship and fellowship.

A reminder, our facility will be closed Monday, Nov. 11 for the observance of Veteran’s Day. We would like to thank all who have served.

A special thank you to Renovation Church for fixing our walkway to the flag with new pavers. It is so kind of them to remember us on their community service day!

A l s o, we a re cl o s e d Thursday and Friday Nov. 28-29 for the Thanksgiving Holiday. We wish everyone a very Blessed Thanksgiving.

The Topsail Senior Center held a Halloween Party. Seniors and Staff dressed up and a great time was had by all.

Prescription assistance available at Pender Adult Services Carolyn Wells is the Prescription Assistance Coordinator at Pender Adult Services. She is assisting people through several phar maceutical companies.

With the rising cost of medical care and the

increasing cost of medications it is becoming i n c re a s i n g ly h a rd fo r many people to af ford their needed medication.

That is where we can help.

Through the years we have helped many people in obtaining their medications

at a reduced to zero cost to them. “I would like to continue that on an even wider scale,� said Carolyn Wells.

If you, or someone you know, is struggling to pay for their medications, or

the prescription coverage they have is not sufficient, please give her a call at 910-259-9119 ext 326 for more infor mation. This assistance is not restricted to Pender County. “I will gladly help anyone I can,� said Wells.

We have had a busy month of October. We finally welcomed some cooler temperatures. We had a wonderful response to our annual Silent Auction. It was a very successful event and raised nearly $20,000 for Meals on Wheels and Heritage Place Facility.

We certainly appreciate our sponsors and our community for purchasing tickets and supporting our agency by bidding and purchasing donated items.

Please make note of our Sponsors. We are grateful for all of their support.

Construction on our facility was made possible by a grant from the Katie B Reynolds Foundation and the Cape Fear Memorial Foundation.

We appreciate their generosity in enclosing our porch and constructing an open air facility. Construction was delayed because of Florence.

We appreciate your patience and we look forward to having the additional space for next year’s event.

In addition to our sponsors we want to especially thank Ashley and Darren Becker, Brown Dog Coffee, Coastal Beverage Company, Craig Thomas and Judy Pitchard and our Board of Directors who sold tickets and publicized the event.

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(StatePoint) Dietary supplements help people get the nutrients they need to thrive, and 77 percent of Americans take them, according to the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN). However, experts say that in order to make smart choices down the line, it is necessary to understand changes being made to product labels. “The Food and Drug Administration has mandated that all dietary supplement products feature updated labeling by January 2021 to reflect the evolution of the American diet, as well as advancements in nutrition science,� says Brian Wommack, senior vice president of communications at CRN. “Larger manufacturers will comply

by January 2020, and many other manufacturers will

Prescription Assistance Coordinator Carolyn Wells helps a client with a prescription need.

INFORMATION PLEASE – WE ARE HERE TO HELP Please call the center 259-9119 X 309 if you need information, referral or assistance with any of the following services: Health Screenings Insurance Counseling Legal Services Caregivers Classes Housing Home Repair/Modification In-home Aide Services Social Security Benefits Adult Day Care/Day Health Disaster Services Hospice Care Rehabilitation Services Respite Telephone Reassurance Energy Assistance

Fitness & Health Promotion Tax Preparation/Counseling Transportation Medical/General Family Support Groups Reverse Mortgage Counseling Home Health Services Medicaid Benefits/Medicare Benefits Job Training/Placement Community Mental Health Durable Medical Equipment/Assistive Devices Long-term Care Facilities Report Suspected Abuse, Neglect or Exploitation SHIIP (Senior Health Insurance) Congregate Meals/Home Delivered Meals Food Distribution

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A trained SHIIP Counselor can assist you over the phone in reviewing your Medicare Part D plan Medicare Open Enrollment Ends on – December 7 Please contact Jennifer Mathews if you are NEW to medicare and need an appointment

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Pictured above at the Silent Auction is the Community Alternatives Program staff: Donna Honeycutt, Robin Meeks, Vanessa Shiver and Amy Ramos. The CAP program assists Medicaid Clients in staying home longer with the assistance of a certified nursing assistant.

Coastal Custom Electric Jackie & Roy Barnhill Maple Hill Presbyterian Church Revive Physical Therapy

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Cheryl & Bill Wooddell Connie & Stacy Wooten James Basden Jimbo & Heidi Robbins John Westbrook Joyce & Allen Wooten Peggy Casey Samuel A Williams William & Roxanne Marshburn Pender Adult Services took a group to the N.C. State Fair recently. Enjoying the fair trip are Cheryl, Cynthia, Vanessa and Patricia.

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Pender Adul t Services - November 20 1 9 Natio nal Fami l y Caregiver M o n t h Hug a Caregiver this month!

November 5 & 6 – RSVP Perks meet 9 am (HP & TSC) November 11 – Closed for Veterans Day November 13 - PC Retired School Personnel – 11am (HP) November 13 - PC Blind Group – 1 pm (HP) November 14 World Diabetes Day PCHD offers Health Checks at Heritage November 21 – PCHD offers Health Checks at TSC November 28-29 – Closed for Thanksgiving Holidays Continued from previous page

Pollyanna, Fran and Paddy had a great time at the NC State Fair Senior Day.

be introducing the new labels early, so it’s smart for everyone to get familiar with the updates now.”

Eighty-two percent of Americans agree that the

information on the label helps them make purchasing decisions, and being label wise, according to Wommack, means being committed to reading product labelsand making smart, well-informed purchasing

Heritage Place Opportunities Tuesday

Monday 8:00—7:00

8:00—5:00

Wednesday

9:00 Crocheting 9:00 RSVP Perks (1st) 10:30 Group Walk 11:00 Geri-fit 12:00 Meals 12:30 Pinochle/ 1:00 Rummikub 1:00 Quilting Group 1:00 Knitting Group

9:30 Art Class (2020) 12:00 Meals 1:00 Bid Whist 1:00 Canasta 6:00 Line Dance

8:00—5:00 9:00 Basket Class 11:00 Bingo

Phone: 910-259-9119

Thursday

Friday

8:00—5:00

8:00—3:00

9:30 RSVP Card Class (2nd) 10:00 Jewelry 11:00PC School Ret. (2nd) 10:30 Group Walk 11:00 Geri-fit 12:00 Meals 11:30 Caregivers Group(4th) 1:00 Bid Whist 11:30 Health Checks (4th) 1:00 Bridge 12:00 Meals 1:00 Blind Support (2nd )

11:00 Bingo 12:00 Meals

Tuesday 8:30 am—5:00 pm 9:00 Baskets /Cribbage 9:00 Geri-Fit 10:00 Senior Crafts & fun 12:00 Meals 2:00 Gentle YOGA 3:15 Advanced Tai Chi 6:00 Line Dancing

Wednesday 8:30 am—5:00 pm 9:00 Quilting Bee 9:00 RSVP Perks (1st) 9:15 Beginning Tai Chi 9:30 Knitting Group 12:00 Meals 1:00 Canasta/Bridge 2:00 Rummikub

Pender Adult Services is committed to providing our community a safe, stable, environment in which individuals can maintain their independence, good health practices, and a healthy sense of self-esteem.

Tuesday Open 5:00—8:00 5:30 RPM Cycling 8:30 Cardio Fit *new 9:40 YOGA 10:45 FIT OVER 50

5:30 BODYPUMP

5:30 BODY ATTACK 6:30 RPM Cycling

Facility Available For Rentals

Phone: 910-270-0708

Thursday 8:30 am—5:00 pm 9:00 Geri-fit/Cribbage 10:00 YOGA 10:00 Bingo 11:15 Interm. Tai Chi

Friday 8:30 am—2:30 pm 11:00 Line Dance 12:00 Meals 12:00 Line dance 2 Caregivers Support ** **Call for info

1:00 Quilting 1:00 Bridge/ Mahjong

Saturday –Facility Available for rentals

12:00 Meals (BP Checks-3rd)

Fitness Fusion Group Fitness Classes Monday Open 5:00—8:00 5:30 RPM Cycling 8:30 BODYPUMP 9:40 YOGA 10:45 FIT OVER 50

Saturday—closed

1:00 Rummikub 1:00 Mexican train (1st)

Topsail Senior Center Opportunities Monday 8:30 am—5:00 pm 9:00 Art Class (group) 10:00 Modified PILATES 12:00 Meals 2:00 ZUMBA Gold 1:00 Tree Top Quilters(2nd) 3:00 Hospice Trg (2nd)

decisions.

To learn more about the coming changes, as well as for more tips and advice on reading supplement labels, visit BeLabelWise.org or follow the conversation at #labelwise.

Wednesday Open 5:00—8:00 7:00 RPM Cycling 8:30 BODYPUMP 9:50 PILATES Massage by Appointment 5:30 BODYPUMP

Thursday Open 5:00—8:00 5:30 RPM Cycling 9:30 Gentle Yoga 10:45 FIT OVER 50

Phone: 910-259-0422 Friday Open 5:00—8:00 8:30 BODYPUMP 9:50 PILATES 5:30 BODY PUMP

Saturday 5:30 RPM Cycling

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