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Heat, terrain make for dangerous rescue operation in Holly Shelter By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher Rescue teams from Pender County located and airlifted a lost hiker from the Holly Shelter Gamelands Monday afternoon. The man had been lost since Sunday, spending an uncomfortable night in the Gamelands. The hiker, along with 21 searchers, was treated for heat related illnesses as the temperature soared

to 97 degrees during the search. Three individuals were taken to New Hanover Regional Medical Center, including the hiker.. Pender County EMS Director Woody Sullivan described the conditions as brutal, with the heat index pushing well above 100. The hiker was able to call 911, and rescuers used the cell phone signal to locate the general search area. Searchers located

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and was released from jail Aug. 10. Following Peterson’s arrest, a search warrant was executed at Peterson’s residence pursuant to the case. Upon further investigation, Peterson was arrested and charged with additional crimes includ-

BOC hears update on courthouse repairs Pender County Director of Buildings and Grounds Allen Vann updated commissioners on the repair project to the Courthouse. In a recent meeting with a number of the parties involved in the project, it was learned the Pender County Clerk of Court would be able to return to the Courthouse. Currently, the Clerks office is located across the street in the Biberstein house. “David volunteered to exit the offices his staff cur-

or six hours total. With no wind and searching through those bays hacking though with machetes in the heat, it was tough.� Searchers from Pender Emergency Management, Pender EMS and Fire, Surf City, Holly Ridge, Shiloh-Columbia, Pender Sheriff ’s Department, the N.C Forestry Service, and the Pender Search and Rescue Team participated in the search. The U.S. Coast Guard sent a helicopter to assist.

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get an all-terrain vehicle to him,� Sullivan said. “After that he was airlifted out.� The heat and the Gamelands were the real enemy, as a number searchers were treated for heatrelated illnesses. “We had 68 personnel on the scene and treated 21of our people for heat. Three people total were transported to the hospital including the hiker,� said Sullivan. “We were on the scene about five

From Staff Reports A Willard resident has b e e n a r re s t e d s eve r a l charges including human trafficking and kidnapping. James Bryan Peterson, 54, was first arrested Aug. 9 after Pender County 911 received a call from a female reporting that she was being held against her will at an address on N.C. Hwy. 11 in Willard Aug. 9. Deputies responded and pursuant to that investigation, Peterson was arrested and charged with two counts of assault on a female, one count of sexual battery and one count of assault by pointing a gun. The unnamed 24-yearold victim had an eightmonth-old baby with her at the residence. Peterson was held in the Pender County Jail under a $20,000 secured bond for the above listed charges. He posted bond

the hiker nearly three-quarters of a mile off the nearest road in dense undergrowth. Sullivan said rescuers located the man the old-fashioned way – hollering to follow the sound of his voice once they were near. The hiker was suffering from heat exhaustion and insect bites and the terrain prevented rescuers from carrying him out. “The Forest Service came with a plow to cut a line so we could

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rently occupies to enable the Clerk to move back into the Courthouse,� Commissioner David Piepmeyer said. “The District Attorney was in support of the Clerk moving back into the Courthouse.� Commissioner Jackie Newton expressed frustration with the repair project moving too slowly. “It seems every time we get a report and update we hear the same information. I’d like to see some bids,� said Newton. “I’d like to see us get the interior work

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Governor Roy Coo per visited Penderlea School Tuesday afternoon, bringing a box of school supplies and a listening ear to school staff. Cooper, Push Mowers • Lawn Tractors • Zero Turn along Mowers with Penderlea Trimmers & Chainsaws School Counselor Lisa Burdette (above left), SALES • SERVICE • PARTS • DELIVERY administraFinancing Available teachers, tion and School Board M e m b e r R e v. K e n Smith, sat in the Media Center and discussed a variety of education -related issues. Smith (left) presented Cooper with a Pender County Schools pin.

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Visitor spending up in Pender County From Staff Reports Governor Roy Cooper announced today that domestic visitors to and within Pender County spent more than $101.71 million in 2018, an increase of 4.8 percent from 2017. The data comes from an annual study commissioned by Visit North Carolina, a unit of the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina. “This is welcomed news to Pender County Tourism,” said Tammy Proctor, Pender County Tourism Director. “We have experienced consistent and steady growth – a trend that impacts our local economy in a positive manner.” Tourism’s impact on the

Pender County economy includes direct employment of more than 850, generating a total payroll of $18.81 million. State tax revenue generated in Pender County totaled more than $4.85

million through state sales and excise taxes, and taxes on personal and corporate income. Approximately $7.09 million in local taxes were generated from sales and property tax revenue from travel-generated and travelsupported businesses. Visitors to North Carolina set a record for spending in 2018. The $25.3 billion in total spending represented an increase of 5.6 percent from 2017. “The numbers confirm the strength of North Carolina’s tourism industry as an anchor of economic development,” said Wit Tuttell, executive director of Visit North Carolina. “As the Number 6 state

in the country for overnight visitation, we can attribute our success to the natural beauty and authenticity that visitors experience, and to a passionate effort to inform and inspire travelers. The money they spend benefits everyone by sustaining jobs and reducing our residents’ tax burden.” According the study by the U.S. Travel Association, each North Carolina household saves an average $532 in state and local taxes as a direct result of visitor spending in the state. “We believe good tourism is good economic development,” said Proctor. “Every relocated business starts as a visitor.”

Horse rescue group to hold farmer’s market fundraiser Aug. 31 By Lork Kirkpatrick Post & Voice Staff Writer Penderosa Rescue and Sanctuary, a nonprofit located in Willard, will host a far mers’ market. The event will take place August 31 beginning at 8 a.m. The market will serve as a fundraiser for expenses incurred for the equine and other rescue animals housed and cared for at the sanctuary. All vendors are welcome, including churches, athletic clubs and other organizations. Crafts, concessions, antiques, tack and other vendors are encouraged to participate. Each vendor will be provided with a

20-square-foot space. Participants will provide their own setup and supplies, and each is asked to pay a $25 donation to the program. A rain date has been set for Sept. 7 in case of inclement weather. Kay Reece and her husband own the 40-plus-acre Penderosa Rescue and Sanctuary. Reece can remember seeing a number of mistreated, neglected and unwanted horses when she was a young girl. For some reason, those seemed to be the ones that she bonded with. A seed was planted, and her thoughts of owning her own horse sanctuary became a dream that never left her heart.

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seven kittens, three goats and a steer. We could not do what we do without Jewell Horton and Horton’s Rehab Ranch. She truly is a jewel and she’s on our board. We collaborate together as rescues to help these animals that are in desperate need,” said Reece. Reece said that it’s not easy to raise funds. Over the last year and a half, they have held festivals and social media fundraisers, but it just hasn’t been enough. That’s why they decided to hold the farmers’ market and to explore other opportunities. They have even listed their onebedroom apartment, which was added as a guest apartment when they built the bar n, on AirBnB. They have been booked every weekend since they started that a month ago. “People are finding out about us, and they love the idea of helping these ne-

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Jefferson Weaver

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Tobacco If you’ve grown up in the south or had the privilege of driving along southern rural roads, you’ve likely seen a packhouse. With its distinct style and homage to a heritage steeped in hard work, the packhouse symbolizes a time when tobacco was a virile cash crop and summer called teens and adults to its harvest. I can still remember the sweet smell of tobacco leaves curing in the rafters of Paw Paw Brown’s packhouse. The golden green leaves were tied in bundles and put up to dry so they could be taken to market and processed. As a little girl, I’d make my way to the green wooden structure to marvel at the intensity of the work going on. Hands, stained brown, moved with memory and purpose. This process had been repeated so often that it appeared as a seamless machine. Conversations were minimal, the sweat soaked clothing a testament to the strenuous task at hand. I walked over stalks tamped to the ground, marked with bare footprints. Collecting the errant leaves, I squeezed them between my fingers to collect more of the intoxicating smell, overcoming the temptation to chew a piece for fear of a severe scolding. Although not sure of the exact process, I imagined rolling the leaf into a tight cylinder after sneaking to the back of Grandma’s house-out of sight of anyone who was too busy to notice anyway. I’d use my imaginary lighter to make a tobacco cigarette before blowing smoky halos from my less than sophisticated mouth. Now, of course, the dangers of chewing and smoking tobacco are well documented, making the once cool cigarette smoker a social pariah. In the seventies and early eighties, this was not the case. I proudly donned my pack of Marlboro candy cigarettes in my front pocket, smoking alongside my daddy, free from the burdensome seatbelt. I’ve probably, in fact, ingested enough secondhand smoke to send the surgeon general into multiple hissy fits. As is usually the case, it wasn’t until the packhouse came into serious disrepair that I really began to notice it. The imperfect symmetry and rudimentary construction were solid, built with earnest intent by my Paw Paw’s strong hands. Sixty years later, it still stands as a stoic reminder of a time when strength and work ethic meant food on the table. It was a happy time. Paw Paw’s packhouse holds memories of community and fellowshipand maybe still the fading hint of the sweet smell of tobacco.

A stubborn old tree I’m no forester, but I think the old tree has seen a lot. It’s thicker than pines I know to be 75 years old. I knew the man who planted those particular trees, as his father had before him, creating a forest that one would expect to see in Heaven. Unlike that cathedral-like forest, this tree has never had someone to lovingly, carefully nurture it. Instead it has survived a lightning strike (or two) two car crashes (one fatal, that I know of) and a legion of ice storms, hurricanes and other calamities. It’s not quite old enough to show the boxing that bled golden rosin from its forbearers, but hack scars wouldn’t be out of place farther up the trunk, history carried along as the tree continued its journey skyward. Were trees able to talk – a silly concept, but one must sometimes embrace whimsical whatifs – this one might be able to share the stories of its ancestors, before the rich flow of a pine tree’s lifeblood fueled an industry that towered over the tobacco and cotton of later years. Life was never easy in the deep woods. If trees could talk, when the tree was a sapling reaching for the sky, this stubborn old pine might have heard tales of the times when the Cape Fear, the Woccons and the Waccamaws, all Siouan cousins, wandered the trails along the brownwater creek a few yards away, the native children themselves hearing tales of when the woodland bison and great wolves still roamed. There were great wildfires then that burned for

Jefferson Weaver hundreds of miles, rejuvenating the soil even while some trees fell and the humans fled. There were occasional Occaneechi raids even this far south back then, as well as trading along the Great Green Path to the west, and along the banks of the Cape Fear. The first Europeans through here were likely some of the far-reaching Spaniards, since the Cape Fear is only a long day’s march from the stubborn old tree. The Spaniards came up this far, but they didn’t stay. It was another hundred years before the first stubborn Scots came, bringing steel tools, tapping some trees for resin, using the froe and the broadaxe and saw pit to convert others into lumber for homes, bringing the forest into submission one axe stroke at a time.

A generation later, those same Scots found themselves fighting with and against their neighbors, as a country was born. The road past where the tree now stands was a busy one, and there were a few skirmishes amongst this pine’s ancestors, somewhere near the creek, but those shots in anger have long since passed into misty memory to all but a few with a passion for the times forgotten. The grandsons and great-grandsons of those longburied combatants passed along the road in a later quest for freedom, in another war that pit brothers and neighbors against each other. The tree is roughly halfway between the creek and the crest of a small rise, which is home to a small church with a larger cemetery. The church was built when much of the forest had

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been cleared for crops; through the years people died and argued and went bankrupt and got greedy, so some of the fields went fallow, then became forest again. About the time this tree was a sapling, the woods were deep and dark again between the creek and the church. Those woods were haunted, according to legend, but I personally think those legends were just the product of minds as fertile as the surrounding fields – or the ghosts were strategically created to keep the superstitious away from a liquor still along the creek. The tree would have been just barely big enough to act as a boundary marker when the first generation of machines came, cutting and harvesting and clearing, longleaf pines falling to become feed for hungry sawmills producing homes and furniture for the parents of the Baby Boom. The land around the tree had another use for a while, as testified to by the rusted strands of hogwire stapled to the trunk and long since half-eaten by the infinite patience of a stubborn old tree. Again, I am no forester or arborist, but I am willing to bet the tree stood alone when it was first struck by lightning. The scar has long since lost the charcoal that remained in the cut, and in healing the tree took on a bit of a twist about midway up. The blemish may indeed have spared the tree from what was to come. Eventually the land was

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The saga of Dale and Goliath This is a modern day re-telling of the familiar Bible story of David and Goliath. In our version, David is played by State Treasurer Dale Folwell. The Philistine giant Goliath represents the large hospitals in our state. Like David, Dale is also a shepherd. His flock includes more than 700,000 current and retired state employees; he is the Administrator of the State Health Plan. Because the state doesn’t adequately fund the 5-9 percent annual cost increases there is a threat to its short-term solvency, but a much more serious crisis is looming: approximately $35 billion in unfunded liabilities the plan has incurred. Did we mention that Dale is a forensic accountant? Dr. Larry Crumbly, in the “Journal of Forensic Accounting,” explains, “You have an external auditor – that’s like a guard dog. Maybe a bulldog. An internal auditor is a seeing eye dog. A forensic accountant is a bloodhound.” The seeing eye dog in Dale examined the plan’s numbers, the bloodhound started sniffing for ways to save money, then the bulldog took charge. Dale asked the hospitals to reveal what they charged for various procedures, saying there needed

Continued on page 4A to be more transparency so as to understand how health plan members were charged. Hospitals responded that pricing was a highly complicated issue, besides they wouldn’t reveal proprietary information. Bulldog Dale said that if hospitals couldn’t or wouldn’t tell him what they charged, he would tell them what the State Health Plan was going to pay, a formula based on a percentage above what they accepted from Medicare. No self-respecting Philistine is going to stand for such a threat, and neither were the hospitals. Game on. Which side was going to prevail? Dale issued a deadline for hospitals to sign onto what he called the Clear Pricing Plan if they were going to serve those in the State Health Plan next year. They refused, with the exception of five small hospitals. Dale sweetened the pot by increasing the percentage paid over the Medicare rate and extending the deadline. Still the hospitals refused to sign. Crowds gathered as the clock for a decision was running down. Dale received a letter from the North Carolina Association of Educators urging him to concede. Dale blinked and agreed to a proposal from Blue Cross with the Blue Options Network, an agreement that would allow members to keep the same doctor and hospital networks they now have, but essentially moved them to valuebased healthcare, where providers get paid for health outcomes, instead of the traditional fee-forservice model. Dale was correct in demanding transparency and its time will surely come soon. But hospitals were also correct in saying this isn’t just a black or white matter and many Continued on page 4A

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Continued from page 3A factors are at play in procedure pricing. They cite a federal law that requires they treat anyone who comes to their doors, regardless of their ability to pay, however indigent care is not a huge percentage of their overall costs. Neither is the justification for their accumulating large surpluses on the grounds they are necessary for the purchase of new machines or to pay out malpractice lawsuits. Transparency is essential

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Continued from page 3A returned to trees. The commercial pines that matured at a time when timber prices were skyrocketing, and even the gum and poplar, hickory and oaks were desperately needed for furniture, pulp and diaper fluff. The new generation of heavy machines came then, unfeeling tools undreamt of by the earlier generations that sawed and chopped and snaked four-foot logs by hand, mule, snorting Fordson tractor and dented trucks with sketchy brakes. They quickly and efficiently reduced the stubborn trees neighbors and descendants to mere carcasses. The wettest, boggiest areas along the creek were left with a bare handful of cypress and water oak (likely due to the vigilance of the landowner). As they did when the

to reigning in healthcare costs. Unlike the Biblical narrative, Goliath won round one, however I’m betting Dale is gathering small stones and this battle is far from over. Tom Campbell is former assistant North Carolina State Treasurer and is creator/host of NC SPIN, a weekly statewide television discussion of NC issues that airs on UNC-TV main channel Fridays at 7:30 p.m., Sundays 12:30 p.m. and UNC North Carolina Channel Fridays at 10 p.m., Saturdays at 4 p.m. and Sundays at 10 a.m. Contact him at www.ncspin.com. forests burned centuries before, the grey and fox squirrels, deer, coons, and woodpecker all fled, leaving the cutover to the coyotes, rabbits and birds. Possums being eminently adaptable, some of them likely remained behind. And once again, the stubborn tree was left alone. It will never catch the eye of a logger, what with its twists and turns and scars. It’s far enough off the road to avoid the highway department hazard crews, but I am sure that someday there will be one more lightning strike, one more storm, or even one more flying automobile that spells the end for the old tree. Until then, in a moment of whimsy, I’ll think about how if the old tree could talk, what stories its growth rings could tell to the pine saplings that even now are fighting through the sawgrass and scrub to someday stand tall enough to reach the sky.

Penderlea Homestead Museum is the recipient of a $2,500 dollar donation from the 2017 America’s Farmers Grow Communities Program sponsored by the Monsanto Fund. Local farmer, Billy Wayne Savage won the opportunity to direct the donation to the museum. The funds will be used for new windows. Penderlea Homestead Museum Board members left to right: Ann Cottle, Randy Rivenbark, Harry Teachey, Carl Hardison, David Haase, Judith Teachey, Beverly Rivenbark and Ricky Rivenbark. STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA UTILITIES

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Computer workshop series at Burgaw library Pender County Library in Burgaw is sponsoring computer software classes this fall thanks to a major grant LSTA federal grant through the State Library of North Carolina. The workshops are free and will take place from 6-7:30 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of each month, with the first scheduled for August 27. Topics to be covered in the series include Microsoft Word and Excel, Google Drive, saving and finding computer files, protecting your privacy online, and many other topics. The classes will be primarily geared toward adults, but teens and tweens are welcome to join. The series will include mostly beginner-level workshops that will be appropriate for both true novices and people who may need a review of the basics. The series will also feature some intermediate workshops for people who wish to take their tech skills to the next level. Registration is required, as we have a limited number of laptops available for use. One can register through the calendar on the library’s website, penderpubliclibrary.org, or by calling the library at 910-259-1234.

This workshop series is supported by $7,938 in LSTA grant funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the federal Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. The funds enabled the library to purchase a mobile computing lab consisting of 12 laptops and a mobile charging cart. Library staff have fielded repeated requests from community members for computers classes at the library, but the library has not had the necessary resources to provide this service until now. A survey conducted by the library helped identify which topics garnered the most interest in the community. Community member Shelby Battle has registered for the upcoming Microsoft Word workshop. “I am really looking forward to this class. I use Microsoft Word to do the newsletter for The Pender County Historical Society and I am sure there are more useful aspects to it than the ones I have figured out for myself,” Battle said.

Sea turtles nest in record numbers along NC coast Sea turtles came ashore in record numbers to nest on North Carolina’s beaches this year. Volunteers and researchers recorded over 2,200 loggerhead nests along the coast by midAugust, breaking the 2016 record of 1,622 nests. “We’re not entirely sure why this is such a big year,

but perhaps it reflects the protections enacted a few decades ago, to protect nesting females and their incubating eggs on our beaches,” says Matthew Godfrey, a sea turtle biologist with the NC Wildlife Resources Commission.

COMMISSION RALEIGH DOCKET NO. E-2, SUB 1215 BEFORE THE NORTH CAROLINA UTILITIES COMMISSION In the Matter of Application of Duke Energy Progress, LLC for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Convenience and Necessity to Construct Approximately 4.6 Miles of New 230 kV Transmission Line in the northeast area of Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on August 13, 2019, Duke Energy Progress, LLC (DEP or Applicant) filed with the North Carolina Utilities Commission (Commission) an application to obtain a certificate of environmental compatibility and public convenience and necessity to construct approximately 4.6 miles of new 230 kV transmission line in New Hanover County, North Carolina. The preferred route originates at the site of the proposed Porters Neck Substation, located between U.S. Highway 17 and Porters Neck Road in New Hanover County, North Carolina. The route exits the substation site to the northwest and extends for approximately 380 feet before turning north-northwest for approximately 875 feet while crossing U.S. Highway 17. The route then continues north for approximately 3,170 feet before turning west- northwest. From this point, the preferred route extends approximately 8,105 feet and crosses the alignment for the proposed Hampstead Bypass. The route then extends north for approximately 6,105 feet, crosses Sidbury Road, and then continues to the north for another 2,980 feet. The preferred route alignment then continues to the northwest for approximately 2,555 feet before terminating at a selected tap location along the existing Castle Hayne – Folkstone 230 kV transmission line. Anyone wishing to view Duke Energy Progress’ certificate application report and/or the detailed maps concerning this project may do so at either the Office of the Chief Clerk of the Commission, Dobbs Building, 430 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27603 or at the following Duke Energy Progress location: 1451 Military Cutoff Road, Wilmington, North Carolina 28403. Please contact Brian R. West at 1-910- 256-7223 prior to the visit. The filing is also available on the Commission’s web site, www.ncuc. net. (Search for Docket No. E-2, Sub 1215) The Commission has scheduled the application for public witness hearing at 7:00 p.m., on October 23, 2019, at the New Hanover Courthouse, 316 Princess Street, Wilmington, North Carolina. This hearing may be cancelled if no significant protests are received subsequent to public notice. Persons desiring to intervene as formal parties of record should file a verified petition under Commission Rules R1-5 and R1-64 no later than Wednesday, October 9, 2019. Such a petition should be filed with the Chief Clerk, North Carolina Utilities Commission, 4325 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4300. Intervenors shall also file the direct testimony and exhibits of expert witnesses with the Commission on or before October 9, 2019. Persons desiring to send written statements to inform the Commission of their position in the matter should address their statements to the North Carolina Utilities Commission, 4325 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699- 4300 and reference Docket No. E-2, Sub 1215. Such written statements will be included in the Commission’s official files. Written statements are not considered competent evidence unless persons appear at a public witness hearing and testify concerning the information contained in their written statements. The Public Staff of the Utilities Commission, through its Executive Director, is authorized by statute to represent the using and consuming public in proceedings before the Commission. Statements to the Executive Director should be addressed to Mr. Chris Ayers, Executive Director, Public Staff-North Carolina Utilities Commission, 4326 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4300. The Attorney General is also authorized to represent the using and consuming public in proceedings before the Commission. Statements to the Attorney General should be addressed to: The Honorable Josh Stein, Attorney General of North Carolina, 9001 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-9004. ISSUED BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION. This the 15th day of August, 2019. NORTH CAROLINA UTILITIES COMMISSION A. Shonta Dunston, Deputy Clerk August 22, 29, September 5, 12, 2019

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The Golden LEAF Foundation awarded a $190,748 grant to the Pender County School System to purchase equipment and a training system to help establish a classroom-to-career pathway for students to graduate high school with a certificate in mechatronics engineering technology. Students will be equipped with the engineering principles and technical skills for entry-level technician positions in electronics, robotics, industrial manufacturing and electromechanical systems. Pictured are the members of the Pender County Board of Education and staff and leadership from Cape Fear Communication.

Sea Turtle Hospital News By Karen Sota Special to the Post & Voice Here on Topsail that sound we’re now hearing late at night is the pitterpatter of tiny flippers scurrying down to the surf. With the official nesting season ending on August 30th our Turtle Project volunteers are spending much more of their beach time in the dark as hundreds of babies start that perilous journey, hoping to be the one out of the thousands of their siblings that actually makes it. Back at the hospital our staff starts their day in the wee hours of the morning and works into early evening. There are flippers there too, but they’re much bigger, make a lot more noise, can bruise and scratch and get you very, very wet. And it’s amazing exactly what kind of emotion any particular movement of a flipper can convey, especially when that critter is having a bad day. We refer to it as “getting the flipper.” In spite of all of that we love that flipper madness because it’s a sure sign that our patients are really ready to go. On Tuesday Aug. 13 we released six fully rehabilitated turtles back to Mother Ocean, joined by a crowd of lucky visitors who just happened to be at the right place at the right time. “Tides,” a good-sized loggerhead and one of our turtles on the tour line at the hospital was the first to go. He was initially scheduled to be the grand finale, wheeled down the beach on our turtle taxi like the king he thought he was. But after waiting in the van for a bit he let us know in no uncertain term (those flippers!) that he was not going to sit around while the little guys got to go first. So Tides was bumped to the head of the line, loaded up, strapped in and wheeled down to the surf

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Christ’s yoke By Rev. Ken Smith Atkinson Baptist Church Contributing Writer Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. Matthew 11:29 On a recent trip to Pennsylvania, my wife and I noticed how many of the Amish farmers had a yoke on the animals they used in the field. The farmer would have one or two oxen guided by a wooden beam that went across the top of their necks and in front of their chest. A plow was connected to the beam, followed by the Amish farmer who determined the direction of the plow while holding the reins to

guide the oxen. It would be exhausting work, particularly if the ground was hard, full of stones or the weather was hot and humid. In East Asia a yoke is also referred to as a milkmaid’s yoke and often carried on one shoulder. A wooden bamboo beam is carried across the shoulder of a person with pails attached to each end. The yoke was a guiding tool and a working tool. It also signified ownership of animals. Biblically, the yoke has been symbolic of the bondage of slavery. I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt so that you would no longer be, slaves to the Egyptians; I broke the bars of your yoke and enabled

you to walk with heads held high. (Leviticus 26:13) The yoke also could be seen as afflictions or crosses. It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is still young. (Lamentations 3:27) Third, the yoke could be viewed as the punishment of sin. My transgressions have been formed into a yoke, fastened together by His hand; they have been placed on my neck, and the Lord has broken my strength. He has handed me over to those I cannot withstand. (Lamentations 1:14) Here Christ offers us a new kind of yoke. His yoke is one of ownership; one of rest, peace and joy; and one of submission to Him as Lord. He explains that His is not difficult or

burdensome; and in fact, because He is gentle and humble in heart, we will actually not need to rest after our work is done, but the work itself will bring the much needed rest. Serving Christ will be a joy and a pleasure, not a burden or drudgery. Willingly allowing Christ to guide us and teach us brings the meaning and direction we are seeking in life. Submission to anyone

in authority is often a challenge. Humbling ourselves before another take great composure and courage, but knowing it is Christ to whom we are submitting makes it easier to do. Humbling ourselves before Christ gives Him the opportunity to lift us up, to give us strength, courage and purpose to fulfill our destiny. I do not believe that Jesus gives suggestions for us to decide whether or

not we will abide by them. Christ only tells us truth that He expects us to live by. This week I encourage you to reorient your life to come in line with whatever Christ teaches so that you can truly experience the life He means you to live. Daily we can take His yoke upon us and learn from Him. As believers in Christ we have the promise that our Lord will give us rest that will last for all eternity.

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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.

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Sunday School 9:15 a.m. Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m. Evening Service 6:00 p.m. Wednesday: Bible Study 5:45 p.m. Children’s Church 6:15 p.m. Choir Practice 7:00 p.m. Thursday: Youth Group 6:30 p.m.

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100 E. Bridgers Street • Burgaw, NC 28425 • 910-259-4310 Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Wednesday evenings: Meal at 6 p.m. Prayer and Bible study for children, youth and adults 6:45 p.m. www.BurgawBaptistChurch.org

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

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Summer Harvest Festival coming to Poplar Grove Sept. 14-15 By Lori Kirkpatrick Post & Voice Staff Writer To celebrate the end of summer and the beginning of the fall season, Poplar Grove Plantation will hold a two-day Summer Harvest Festival. The

Trafficking

Continued from page 1A ing one count of human trafficking adult victim, one count of human trafficking child victim, One count of first-degree kidnapping, one count of involuntary servitude, one count of sexual servitude, one count of felonious restraint and one count of second-degree

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Continued from page 2A glected, abused and unwanted animals. We take all of the funds that we receive from the apartment and put it into the rescue itself. We kind of dug right into the rescuing and the rehabbing. 40 years is a long time to wait for that

event will take place Sept. 14 from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. and Sept. 15 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Heritage arts and crafts vendors from near and far will be showcasing off their hard work, skills and talents. A $5 entry fee will include games, prizes

and activities for the kids, as well as a live bluegrass perfor mance by a local favorite, Folkstone Stringband. All proceeds from the festival will benefit Poplar Grove Foundation, Inc. in support of conservation,

kidnapping. He is currently being held under a $2 million bond at the Pender County Jail. He is scheduled to have a first appearance on these charges Aug. 20. This is an ongoing investigation. No additional information will be released at this time. Anyone with information concerning this case is asked to contact the Pender County Sher-

iff ’s Office at 910-259-1212. Human trafficking is the trade of humans for the purpose of forced labor, sexual slavery, or commercial sexual exploitation for the trafficker or others. This may encompass providing a spouse in the context of forced marriage, or the extraction of organs or tissues, including for surrogacy and ova removal.

dream to come true, but we never gave up. We give God the praise for that,� said Reece. Penderosa Rescue and Sanctuary is also planning a veterans appreciation event Nov. 2. It will be free to veterans and their families. Reece said that they want to introduce them to the rescue animals and to show their appreciation

for their sacrifices. Even though they do not call them therapy animals, she said they are therapy to everyone they meet. For more information about Penderosa Rescue and Sanctuary, visit their website at www.PenderosaRescueandSanctuary. com, look for them on Facebook.or call (910) 279-1668.

education and preservation. Family, friends and neighbors are invited to bring lawn chairs to relax in front of the gazebo and enjoy the music. Event Coordinator Suzette Cooper said, “We’ve got tons of stuff that is geared towards families. We will have live music, food and all kinds of activities for the kids. We do have some seasonal plant vendors and some of the concessions guys from the far mers’ market. There are no commercial ven-

dors, and everything is handmade. We will also have the Blacksmith Shop and Basket Gallery open; and the Barnyard and the Manor House will be open for tours for an additional fee.� More than 80 heritage arts and crafts vendors will be selling their creations. The Pender County Master Gardener Volunteers will also be on site with their annual fall plant sale. The basket gallery will be open for guests to stop in and peruse the handcrafted

baskets made on site and chat with the basket weavers. There will be plenty of food trucks, a beer tent and Wrightsville Beach Brewery will be on site. Professor Poplar’s Fantabulous Games and Amusements will offer entertainment for the kids, as well as Mr. Twister’s Wondrous Balloon Creations. Vintage car nival games will be available on the grounds, and bouncy houses will be sure to provide maximum

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Continued from page 7A photo ops as they were carried down to the surf. Sending a turtle home is always an honor for our staff and this year Jean surprised us with her “couples day� assignments. We have a handful of what she refers to as “twofers� (wife and husband) who work at the hospital. Every little guy was seen off by a happy but conflicted set of “parents� who watched their kid wave goodbye and begin life on their own.

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Continued from page 1A out for bid. The sooner we can get this out for bid the faster we can move it along and have some work going on in the interior while the outside work is going on. We seem to have lost our sense of urgency. We can’t keep on having meeting after meeting. We need to get on with it.� Piepmeyer said during the last meeting, the scope of the project was clari-

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Continued from page 4A He adds that South Carolina and Georgia also are experiencing record loggerhead numbers this year. At Cape Hatteras National Seashore, the 2019 season is the third in the past five years for record nest numbers within the park. As of earlier this week, they already had 428 loggerhead nests, 24 green sea turtle nests, and 1 Kemp’s Ridley nest. Loggerheads and green sea turtles are two of the spe-

We still have quite a few turtles at the hospital in the final stages of rehab who will be out before the waters begin to cool. Our turtle vet, Dr. Harms will be coming with his sea turtle rotation class in a few weeks to give every patient a thorough physical in preparation for their (hopeful) release. Where and when? Being present for a release is just a matter of luck, and weather. We’re still on our summer tour schedule, open daily except Wednesdays and Sundays) from noon until 4 p.m. for a few more

weeks. In mid-September we go to our fall/winter schedule of two days a week. Attendance averages 800-1,000 visitors a day so lines can be long. Bring umbrellas for shade and lots of water to stay hydrated. The tour takes about 45 minutes once inside the doors so plan your schedule accordingly. Our turtles get pretty tired after a long day of receiving visitors and are less active as the afternoon goes on. Hope to see you all soon – we love “talking turtle.�

fied, which is to put the Courthouse in the same condition it was before the storm. There are code requirements that need to be applied to the building and upgrades in electrical and HVAC systems. “There were a couple of security things that were discussed at the meeting. We are not going to be able to fix all the security things, but it was good that they were heard,� said Piepmeyer. Commissioner Fred McCoy pointed out the drain-

age issues on the Courthouse Square need to be addressed, especially in the northwest corner of the property. Vann said drainage would be addressed in the project. Regarding the outside work on the building, a prebid meeting with six potential bidders was held Aug. 14 to review the project with bidders. Bids on the outside work are expected to be received Aug. 29, with bids presented to the Board of Commissioners Sept. 3.

cies that most commonly nest in North Carolina. “Typically, a female will come up onto the beach at night, and use her back flippers to dig a nest. Once the nest is dug, the female lays her eggs and then she covers it back up and returns to the ocean,� explains Dia Hitt, education curator with the North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island. “Each nest contains 100 to 120 eggs, with hatching starting in July and going as late as October.� Volunteer groups, such as the Ocean Isle Sea Turtle Protection Organization,

help to protect eggs, hatchlings and nesting mothers. Deb Allen, island coordinator for the group, says that everyone can help to protect sea turtles. “We encourage everyone to practice Lights Out — Sea Turtles Dig the Dark from May to September. Please turn off all lights that can be seen from or on the beach. If you can see it, a sea turtle can see it.� Allen explains that artificial lights can disorient the turtles, leading them away from the ocean and toward the light source.

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Bill Howard Outdoors By Bill Howard Post & Voice Columnist

This one may be a difficult to put together the way I want to. I apologize in advance if it seems to either ramble or break off into tangents. It has been a difficult few weeks for our nation. We have seen senseless killings from two completely different radical points of view. We have seen what amounts to a monster take his own life, albeit allegedly, with secrets that likely will save face for many influential and affluential people. We have seen a man open fire on police officers hitting six, then decide to call his lawyer on his cell phone to figure out how he can make it out alive. It brings to question what evil we have in this world, in this time. For some, the evil doesn’t come close to what they saw while in war, whether on the European front against the real Nazis, facing a regime that hid amongst civilians in hot humid jungles in Viet Nam, or facing uncertainty trying to protect a people that may not have wanted our

protection in the Afghan and Iran theatre. Those born later, may only remember the evil that manifested itself when two towers came down in clouds of cement dust and ash in New York. Or maybe they can remember just prior to that the horrors of children and adults perishing in the explosion in Oklahoma City. Or it could be the more recent school attacks that began with Columbine and continued since. We have had evil advance when we fought our own simply because our skin was a different color. The fact is, we have always faced evil in some form. We change the blame from time to time, whether politically or emotionally invented. We think up the simple solutions to things that we don’t have the time or passion to dig behind the questions. For instance, to prevent airplanes from being highjacked we reduced our freedoms and created an extra layer of protection in the form of the TSA. Anytime shootings occur, we think to ourselves if we get rid of the guns, we can get rid of the shootings, at least eventually. I understand. Really, I do. I am sick of it as well. But we have to ask the question behind the question. Sure, we need to know how crimes were committed. But asking how is the

easy way out. We can find that answer very quickly. We can see that Timothy McVeigh used fertilizer as his explosive in Oklahoma City. We can see when a certain firearm was used in a shooting. Obviously we answer the who, the when, and the where when we are finding the answers to what happened. But we seem to always have a problem either asking the why or answering the why. Our narrative shifts the why to being something like, “the reason he killed so many people is because he had access.” Access is not the why. Loving the president or hating the president is not the why either. Is freedom the why? Is freedom inherently evil? Is freedom worth the troubles that it creates? Those are questions we must ask ourselves. Many believe freedom is worth the trouble. Many believe it is not. I can only answer those questions myself and defend my own beliefs. But I do ask myself those questions in order to make my belief stronger or weaker. I believe in the words of the Bible as a blueprint for a virtuous life. I have come to understand that what we have on this earth is not easy, and never will be. There will be trials and tribulations. This is how faith is formed. We have

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tests that either confirm or weaken our faith. Those tests act as a gauge to how strong our faith is. There is another gauge as well, one that shows just how stubborn we are in maintaining a belief just because we believe it. Those two gauges work in unison at times. I am convinced banning firearms, removing something that one person may deem violent from a shelf, or quieting one’s speech because it doesn’t conform to another’s is not the right thing to do. I have faith in those beliefs. Those beliefs are what has enabled our country to move from evils in the past while creating good. I have had to look hard into the beliefs to make sure my stubborn gauge wasn’t overriding my faith gauge. What do you believe? Looking deep inside your thoughts and heart, what do you think the why is? –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.

August 22, 2019

NEW UTILITY BILLS COMING SOON The Town of Burgaw is going to be moving away from the postcard style utility bills and moving to a letter/envelope format. This will allow for more information to be contained on or within the utility bills and will make them less likely to be damaged or lost during post office processing. MOUNTAINS TO SEA TRAIL 42ND BIRTHDAY HIKE Join the friends of the Mountains to Sea Trail for their 42 nd Birthday Hike that will be coming through town on September 7th. Those who would like to participate will meet at the train depot at 10:00 am. Bring the whole family for a walk on our Osgood Canal Greenway Trail! EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES Patrol Officer – The Burgaw Police Department is currently seeking applicants for the position of Patrol Officer. All applicants must be BLET certified and possess good public relation skills. Equipment Operator – The Burgaw Public Works Department is currently seeking an Equipment Operator. Must have valid NC Driver’s License and be able to operate a variety of maintenance and construction vehicles, tools and equipment. For more information on the above employment opportunities, please visit our website at www.townofburgaw.com. Positions are open until filled. EOE SAVE THE DATE: HALLOWEEN IN THE PARK Join us Saturday, October 19th for a day of carnival games, inflatables, face painting, and lots of candy! The event is free to the public and will be from 2:00pm to 4:00pm at Rotary Park in Burgaw. Come out with the entire family and enjoy a fun filled afternoon at the park! If you would like to set up a booth or volunteer for the event, please contact Cody Suggs at (910)300-6401. TOWN OF BURGAW Phone 910.259.2151 Fax 910.259.6644 Email: mail@burgawnc.gov Web: www.townofburgaw.com

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Hospice offers workship on creating a memorial garden Lower Cape Fear Hospice is offering a no-cost workshop for those who have lost a loved one to learn about creating a memorial garden on Saturday, Sept. 21 in Wilmington. “Gardening is a healing, therapeutic activity that helps ease grief,” said LCFH Healing Arts Coordinator and Bereavement Counselor Lorraine Perry. “Remembering a loved one with a garden creates a peaceful place of beauty that inspires growth and hope for the future as well as a setting in which to reminisce.”

Workshop participants will walk through the Lower Cape Fear Hospice Heritage Garden and labyrinth, view a gardening demonstration and see small and container gardens. Resource materials will be provided. This workshop is facilitated by Perry and a New Hanover County Arboretum Hor ticultural Therapist. The workshop will be held Saturday, Sept. 21, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Phillips LifeCare & Counseling Center and Heritage Garden at 1414 Physicians

Drive in Wilmington. Preregistration is required; to register, call 910-796-7991. 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 envi-

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Beginning Monday, Sept. 16th contractors will begin a bulk item pickup. This bulk item pickup is for appliances, mattresses, household items, and other items not picked up with regular curbside service. This is NOT a vegetation debris pickup. Please place all items out by the curb before Monday, Sept. 16th.

ronments. 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 infor mation, visit lcfh.org.

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jumping fun. Lawn games such as Jenga, corn hole toss and Pin the Tail on Truffles will be available for kids of all ages. The Stables at Poplar Grove will be open for barnyard tours. Closed-toe shoes are required.

Applications are now available for vendors for the annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony. Please visit www.surfcitync.gov or call 910-328-4131 for more information.

The public will take notice that the Town Council of the Town of Surf City, North Carolina, has called a public hearing at 6:30 pm, or as soon thereafter as possible, on the 3rd of September 2019, at Surf City Town Hall, 201 Community Center Drive; on: • Contiguous Annexation: A. Ricciarrdi / 1.406 +/- Acres on Tortuga Drive Pender County Parcel# 4235-25-7470-0000

Farmers, plant vendors and hand-made specialty vendors are encouraged to apply soon. This show will feature mainly artisan wares and heritage crafts with a special row designated for farmers. For vendor applications, visit www.poplargrove.org. Poplar Grove is located at 10200 US Hwy. 17 N. The event is scheduled to be held, rain or shine. For

more information, visit www.PoplarGrove.org or call (910) 686-9518.

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 ABC Board 1 District 1 Advisory Board of Health 4 Dentist***, Engineer***, Optometrist***, Public Member Board of Adjustment 2 District 1, District 4 Board of Equalization & Review 2 At-Large, Alternate Industrial Facilities & Pollution Control Financing Auth. 7 Business/Insurance/Attorney/Banking Parks and Recreation Board 3 District 2, District 3, At-Large Planning Board 1 Technical Southeastern Community & Family Services Board 1 At-Large Southeastern Economic Development Commission 1 Citizen Representative Tourism Development Authority 1 District 2 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.

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PUBLIC NOTICE As appropriated by the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act 2013, and issued by the Department of Homeland Security: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, HMGP 4285 funds were made available to provide resources to assist states, tribal governments, territories and local communities in their efforts to reduce or eliminate the risk of repetitive flood damage to buildings and structures insurable under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) as authorized by the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended. As previously published in 2017, North Carolina Emergency Management (NCEM) will be utilizing FEMA funds for three separate but related activities; Acquisition (11), Elevation (14), and Reconstruction (4) in Pender County, NC. At this time (July 2019), Pender County is proposing to change the treatment for two (2) properties from elevation to acquisition based upon input from technical experts and each property owner’s decision. These single-family dwellings are located in a hurricane flood-prone and wind-borne debris region and are susceptible to frequent flooding. Acquisition will consist of the property and land being acquired and deed restricted by Pender County, then demolished, with the land remaining as open (green) space in perpetuity. All construction will be conducted according to North Carolina building code and local building code requirements and specifications. Environmental protection measures, such as sediment barriers and other soil loss protection, will be taken. Each site will be dressed and graded to provide for positive drainage and ease of future maintenance. Elevation to Acquisition:

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS

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200 Block of Tram Road, Currie

THE PENDER COUNTY PLANNING BOARD WILL HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS AS FOLLOWS:

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7000 Block of NC Highway 53 East, Burgaw

DATE OF HEARINGS:

September 4, 2019

TIME OF HEARINGS:

7:00 p.m. LOCATION OF HEARINGS: THE PUBLIC HEARING NOTED WILL BE HELD IN THE PUBLIC MEETING ROOM AT THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE BUILDING ROOM 145, 805 SOUTH WALKER STREET, BURGAW, N.C. 28425

PUBLIC COMMENTS Any individual, group, or agency disagreeing with the proposed projects and wishing to comment on these projects may submit written comments to NCEM Hazard Mitigation Branch, Attn: EHP Specialist, 4238 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-4238. All comments received by August 31, 2019, will be considered by the EHP Staff.

Expedited Subdivision

Jeff Beaudoin, applicant and owner, is requesting the approval of an Expedited Subdivision of ±29.64 acres into two (2) parcels, one totaling ±2.66 acres and one totaling ±26.98 acres. An access easement is proposed to be recorded to provide access from the ±26.98-acre parcel to Country Club Road (SR 1565). The subject property is located along the west side of Country Club Road approximately ±1,500 feet south of the intersection of Country Club Road and Transfer Station Road (SR 1695) in the Topsail Township. The subject property may be further identified by Pender County PIN: 4203-25-9409-0000. For Additional Information: Contact Pender County Planning & Community Development 805 S Walker St Burgaw, NC 28425 Phone 910-259-1202

www.pendercountync.gov

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Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA PENDER COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF DAVID CLARENCE LANIER 19 E 321 All persons, firms and corporations having claims against David Clarence Lanier, deceased, are notified to exhibit them to Sandra L Raynor, Executrix of the decedent’s estate, on or before November 9, 2019 at Post Office Box 2190, Surf City, NC 28445, or be barred from their recovery. Debtors of the decedent are asked to make immediate payment to the above named Executrix. Sandra L Raynor, Executor Estate of David Clarence Lanier c/o Mark I. Nunalee MARK I. NUNALEE PC Attorney at Law P.O. Box 598 Hampstead NC 28443 910-270-4347 #8796 8/8, 8/15, 8/22, 8/29/19 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 Wright, deceased, of Pender County, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Robert Wright, to present them to the undersigned on or before November 7, 2019 at 3305 Kennys St., Pineville, NC 28134 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment. This the 1st day of August, 2019. Yasmine Jeffers 3305 Kennys St. Pineville, NC 28134 #8767 8/1, 8/8, 8/15, 8/22/19 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA PENDER COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF MARY ANN WOLFE LEWIS 19 E 294 All persons, firms and corporations having claims against Mary Ann Wolfe Lewis, deceased, are notified to exhibit them to Natalie Wolfe Lewis Murphy, Executrix of the decedent’s estate, on or before November 2, 2019 at 6409 Seton House Lane, Charlotte NC 28277, or be barred from their recovery. Debtors of the decedent are asked to make immediate payment to the above named Executrix. Natalie Wolfe Lewis Murphy, Executrix Estate of Mary Ann Wolfe Lewis c/o Mark I. Nunalee MARK I. NUNALEE PC Attorney at Law PO Box 598 Hampstead NC 28443 910-270-4347 #8766 8/1, 8/8, 8/15, 8/22/19 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualified as Executrix of the estate of Allen Ray Sneeden, Sr., deceased, of Pender County, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Allen Ray Sneeden, Sr., to present them to the undersigned on or before November 14, 2019 at 113 Marlboro Farms Road, Rocky Point, NC 28457 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment. This the 8th day of August, 2019. Linda Sneeden 113 Marlboro Farms Road Rocky Point, NC 28457 #8795 8/8, 8/15, 8/22, 8/29/19 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 19-CVS-133 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v. JOHN A. LEWIS, owner et. al. Defendant(s). NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION TO: UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF JOHN A. LEWIS 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 0.5124 acres Old Farm Road, Parcel ID Number 4224-038945-0000 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 September 23, 2019. This day, July 31, 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 #8789 8/8, 8/15, 8/22/19 IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION PENDER COUNTY 19SP9 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY THURMAN WIRT CASEY AND JOHN WESLEY CASEY DATED JULY 12, 2007 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 3289 AT PAGE 330 IN THE PENDER COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and

because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 10:00AM on August 27, 2019 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Pender County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: That certain lot or parcel of land situated in the Rocky Point Township, Pender County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows: Beginning at an iron stake located about 16 feet North-East from an oak and 30 feet from center of Highway No. 117 and runs thence with Eastern edge of said highway North 16 degrees 15 minutes East 172 feet to an iron stake; thence North 84 degrees East 299 feet to an iron stake; thence South 3 degrees 30 minutes West 284 feet to an iron stake in a shallow ditch or drain; thence North 75 degrees West 337 feet to the beginning, containing 1.6 acres, more or less. And Being more commonly known as: 9488 South US Hwy 117, Rocky Point, NC 28457 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are John Wesley Casey and Scenia Carolina Casey. The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. This sale is made subject to all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law. Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing. SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agreement upon written notice to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time notice of termination is provided. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. The date of this Notice is July 9, 2019. Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 18-103091 #8742 8/15, 8/22/19 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 19-CVS-133 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v. JOHN A. LEWIS, owner et. al. Defendant(s). NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION TO: JOHN A. LEWIS 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 0.5124 acres Old Farm Road, Parcel ID Number 4224-038945-0000 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 September 23, 2019. This day, July 31, 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 #8790 8/8, 8/15, 8/22/19

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 19-CVS-776 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v. VALERIE E. GREEN, owner et. al. Defendant(s). NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION TO: UNKNOWN HEIRS AND/OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST TO VILENDA J. EVERETT 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 0.88 acres, Parcel ID Number 3237-23-8974-0000 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 September 23, 2019. This day, August 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 #8787 8/8, 8/15, 8/22/19 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 19-CVS-775 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v. UNKNOWN HEIRS AND/OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST TO MICHAEL DOUGLAS HARRELL, et. al. Defendant(s). NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION TO: UNKNOWN HEIRS AND/OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST TO MICHAEL DOUGLAS HARRELL 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 0.5 acres and 0.52 acres, Parcel ID Number 333216-0698-0000; 3332-16-0720-0000 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 September 23, 2019. This day, August 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 #8788 8/8, 8/15, 8/22/19 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 19-CVS-461 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v. CYNTHIA WILLIAMS JOHNSON, owner et. al. Defendant(s). NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION TO: UNKNOWN HEIRS, BENEFICARIES AND SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST TO JAMES HARDY WILLIAMS 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 0.34 acres, Parcel ID Number 3229-02-0594-0000 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 September 23, 2019. This day, August 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 #8786 8/8, 8/15, 8/22/19 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 Sharon J.Capps, deceased, of Pender County, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Sharon J.Capps, to present them to the undersigned on or before November 21, 2019 at 703 Hartford Road, Davidsonville, MD 21035 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment. This the 15th day of August, 2019. Leo Capps 703 Hartford Road Davidsonville, MD 21035 #8803 8/15, 8/22, 8/29, 9/5/19

19 SP 115 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by James M. Prevo and Linda H. Prevo to PRLAP, Inc., Trustee(s), which was dated March 10, 2006 and recorded on May 1, 2006 in Book 2946 at Page 242, Pender County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on August 27, 2019 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Pender County, North Carolina, to wit: ALL THAT CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN THE CITY OF SURF CITY, TOPSAIL TOWNSHIP, PENDER COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEING ALL OF LOT 2 BLOCK 12, SURF CITY NO. 1, AS SHOWN ON A MAP RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 3, AT PAGE 45, OF THE PENDER COUNTY REGISTRY, REFERENCE TO WHICH MAP IS HEREBY MADE FOR A MORE COMPLETE AND ACCURATE DESCRIPTION. Being that parcel of land conveyed to James M. Prevo and wife, Linda H. Prevo from Jacquelyn M. Miles, widow by that deed dated 07/18/2000 and recorded 07/28/2000 in Deed Book 1606 Page 305 of the PENDER COUNTY, NC Public Registry. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 304 S Shore Dr, Surf City, NC 28445. A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are James M. Prevo and Linda H. Prevo. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 4521.16A(b)(2)]. 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. 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. Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 19-07224-FC01 #8791 8/15, 8/22/19 NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, CHEROKEE COUNTY In the District Court Vernon S. Carver, Plaintiff, vs. Carolyn Renee Burdett, Defendant Cherokee County Clerk of Court File Number 19 CVD 317 TO: Carolyn Renee Burdett, the wife of the Plaintiff, Vernon S. Carver: Take notice that a Complaint seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is as follows: The Plaintiff Vernon S. Carver has filed a verified complaint seeking an absolute divorce from the Defendant Carolyn Renee Burdett. You are required to make defense to such pleading not later than October 1, 2019, and upon your failure to do so, the Plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief sought. This the 7th day of August, 2019. A copy of the Verified Complaint, Civil Summons, Domestic Civil Action Cover Sheet, and Servicemembers Affidavit may be obtained from the Clerk of Court at the courthouse in Cherokee County, North Carolina during regular

Legal Notices Legal Notices business hours. This, the 7th day of August, 2019 by William R. Shilling Attorney for the Plaintiff 10 Tennessee Street Murphy, NC 28906 828-276-2706 NC State Bar Number 33073 #8802 8/15, 8/22, 8/29/19 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF JOHN BELL, JR. 19 E 333 Having qualified as Personal Representative of the Estate of John Bell, Jr., deceased, of 235 Porters Lane, Rocky Point, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before November 14, 2019, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. Dated August 6, 2019. H. Anechia Wiggens, Personal Representative c/o Corbett & Fisler P. O. Drawer 727 Burgaw, NC 28425-0727 #8799 8/15, 8/22, 8/29, 9/5/19 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 19-CVS-804 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v. UNKNOWN HEIRS AND/OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST TO NATHANIEL NELSON, owner et. al. Defendant(s). NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION TO: UNKNOWN HEIRS AND/OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST TO NATHANIEL NELSON 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 5, Block 4 of South Rocky Point, Parcel ID Number 323469-3183-0000 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 September 30, 2019. This day, August 7, 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 #8801 8/15, 8/22, 8/29/19 NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO RENEW SHELLFISH BOTTOM LEASE IN PUBLIC WATER PENDER COUNTY Notice is hereby given that the following individuals have filed an application to renew a shellfish lease: Waymoth N. Batts, Jr., shellfish bottom lease 8804, 4.43 acres, located in Waters Bay Samuel J. Corbett, III, shellfish bottom lease 9706A, 0.97 acres, located in Seaside Areas Samuel J. Corbett, III, shellfish bottom lease 9706B, 1.364 acres, located in Seaside Areas Jerry W. Edens, Jr., shellfish bottom lease 164, 6.77 acres, located in Waters Bay Ronald E. Sheffield, shellfish bottom lease 1194059, 4.92 acres, located in Lee island Marshes John Thomas, shellfish bottom lease 866, 6.80 acres, located in Seaside Areas Willie B. Edens, shellfish bottom lease 749, 15.90 acres, located in Waters Bay Anyone wishing to protest the renewal of the above shellfish lease may file a sworn statement with the Division stating the grounds for protest in accordance with 15A NCAC 30.0206 by 5:00 p.m. on September 16, 2019. Such protest should be submitted to the Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, P. O. Box 769, Morehead City, NC 28557-0769. This notice is pursuant to G.S. 113-202(g). This, the 5th day of August 2019. By authority of the Secretary of the Department of Environmental Quality. Stephen W. Murphey, Director N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries #8798 8/15/19 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 18-CVS-816 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v. EMMALINE SIMPSON, owner et. al. Defendant(s). NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION TO: LEDELL SIMPSON Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-titled action. The nature of the relief sought is as follows: foreclosure sale to satisfy unpaid property taxes on your interest in the property sometimes briefly described as 1.05 acres, Parcel ID Number 2275-07-3328-0000 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 September 30, 2019. This day, August 7, 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 #8800 8/15, 8/22, 8/29/19

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION FILE #: 19-CVD-786 LAUREN ELIZABETH SEVRENCE, Plaintiff, v. APRIL SEVRENCE, Defendant. NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION TO: April Sevrence TAKE NOTICE that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is an absolute divorce. You are required to make defense to such pleading not later than the 18th day of September, 2019 and upon your failure to do so, the party seeking service against you will apply to the court for the relief sought. This the 5th day of August, 2019. Zachary S. Rivenbark Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 625 Burgaw, N.C. 28425 (910) 259-7772 #8797 8/15, 8/22, 8/29/19 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 18-CVS-548 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v. JOYCE MILES, owner et. al. Defendant(s). NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION TO: JOYCE MILES 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 2E, 0.89 acres, Parcel ID Number 3229-582743-0000 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 October 7, 2019. This day, August 14, 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 #8804 8/22, 8/29, 9/5/19 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 18-CVS-548 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v. JOYCE MILES, owner et. al. Defendant(s). NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION TO: UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF JOYCE MILES 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 2E, 0.89 acres, Parcel ID Number 3229-58-2743-0000 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 October 7, 2019. This day, August 14, 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 #8805 8/22, 8/29, 9/5/19 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE’S NOTICE TO CREDITORS In Re the Estate of NIXON BRYAN HOWARD Deceased Having qualified as Personal Representative of the Estate of NIXON BRYAN HOWARD, Deceased, late of PENDER County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms, corporations and/ or other legal entities having claims against the Estate to present them to the undersigned at the address given below on or before November 20, 2019, or same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate please make immediate payment. On this day: August 22, 2019 Dana Howard Wise Personal Representative By Patricia M. Homa Attorney for the Estate c/o Patricia M. Homa, P.C. P. O. Box 1310 Hampstead, NC 28443 #8806 8/22, 8/29, 9/5, 9/12/19 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA PENDER COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF CONSTANCE MARTIN 19 E 359 All persons, firms and corporations having claims against Constance Martin, deceased, are notified to exhibit them to Mark I. Nunalee, Resident Process Agent of the decedent’s estate, on or before November 23, 2019 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 Constance Martin c/o Mark I. Nunalee MARK I. NUNALEE PC Attorney at Law P.O. Box 598 Hampstead NC 28443 910-270-4347 #8807 8/22, 8/29, 9/5, 9/12/19

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Pender County football season preview Fipps resigns By Bobby Norris and Lee Wagner Post & Voice Sports Writers

Patriot football ready to improve in 2019 Last year Pender patriot football coach Tim Smith had a few very god football players surrounded by a group of young hopefuls. The team struggled for most of the year and finished with a 1-10 record. the telling statistic was the fact that the team gave up an average of 46.6 points a game including giving up more than 50 points five times. Coach Tim Smith does not see that happening this year. “We won’t be giving up 50 points a game like we did last year. We’re better than that.” Pender lost their most athletic players in twins Makhel and Lavell Henry. Only two other seniors graduated. Senior Jaheim McDuffie is back to the program after a year away and will provide the team with some explosiveness that they lacked at that position last year. McDuffie can do it all. He has a rifle for an arm and can run as well. He keeps defenses honest with his wildcat type of play. “With Jaheim back there, defenses can’t lock down on one person, “said Smith. “He can throw it or run with it.” The biggest loss from last year is the Henry brothers. Taking Lavell Henry’s place will be Josh Barnhill and Kelvin Robinson. The senior Barnhill is a tough back that does everything well while Robinson is an unknown quantity as a freshman coming in. The Patriot backfield will have the luxury of working behind what Smith calls the strength of the team in the offensive

line. Throughout the summer it appeared the whole unity from a year ago would be back, but they lost two late in the summer. However, that being said, this unit is stronger than a year ago. Defensively, Smith seems very excited. Leading tackler Seth Pyland is back to anchor the unit. Sophomore Chris Spencer is expected to be a beast for Smith. At 6’4’’ and 250 pounds, he will anchor the defensive front. McDuffie will play in the secondary and Barnhill will play linebacker. The days of giving up big numbers appear to be over. Pender will run a traditional 4-2 defense again this year. This unit should be pretty good. Last year the Pats schedule was turned upside down post Florence. An already thin unit had to play multiple games in at least two weeks in order to fulfill their schedule. That should not happen this year. “A few families lost everything, “said Smith. “It was tough. But really, most of the guys that lost everything worked the hardest. I think they came out looking for some normalcy. Hopefully, that should not happen this year.” The Patriots will be better this year. How much better depends on staying healthy. Four wins is very obtainable. That would be a major improvement. Five is not out of the question. The Coastal 8 Conference is strong. I say the Patriots make a run for the 1A spot in the playoffs. East Carteret is the main roadblock. Pender opens this week at James Kenan.

Trask facing changes in 2019 The Heide Trask Titans are facing a plethora of

changes. They lost their head coach Johnathan Taylor and top assistant Randy Pugh along with most of the other coaches. However, new Head Coach Brandon Proctor has hit the ground running and has not and will not concede. Trask finished with a 5-6 record last year after posting their best record ever the year before. Gone for Trask is their quarterback and leading rusher Jake Johnson and their second leading rusher Zion Cruse. Also gone is their best defensive players Foster Williamson and Mac Richardson. Add to that the loss of their head coach Johnathan Taylor and top assistant Randy Pugh and it would seem the Titans are starting the year behind the proverbial eight ball. While Coach Proctor will give you the usual coach talk, there seems to be some excitement brewing. “We have a lot of work to do, “said Proctor. “But I’m excited to get going.” The Titans added a few pieces to the coaching staff in former Titan standout Desmond Jordan to run the offense and old school coach Doug Rabalais to lend a hand as well. Anthony Rowell has also been spotted at practices as well, giving Coach Proctor a very capable staff. Matt Wilcox is also there and seems to be slated to run the junior varsity. With a lot of pieces to replace, the Titans will go to a spread offense this year. Junior Dominique Campbell seems to have the inside track on the quarterback position. He runs the ball hard and has speed. In fact, this offense will be built around speed. “We’ll run some jet sweeps and things like that to take advantage of our speed, “said Jordan. “ Khamari Gorham will man the single back spot. He rushed for 495 yards last year in only 65 carries. He averaged a whopping 7.5 yards a carry. He will get the bulk of the carries inside and should have a good year. Reggie Carr will

be one of those backs looking for the outside. The question mark for this team will be the offensive and defensive lines. There is little size. Wyatt Wilcox is back as one of the returning linemen. Defensively, the Titans lost their best players in Williamson, Richardson and Zion Cruse. Jeff Stroessenruther opted not to play this year. His loss on both sides of the ball will be felt. They will have to revamp that defense. Again, the defensive front is a huge question mark. Looking at the schedule, the Titans could match last years win total. I give them four wins with a possible five.

Pirates ready to make waves as MEC One year after compiling their best overall (9-3) in several years, along with their best-ever record (5-2) in the tough Mid-Eastern 3A/4A Conference, the Topsail High School Pirates football team is ready to serve notice they were not a one-year wonder, and that 2018 was no fluke. Veteran Coach Wayne Inman did have to watch 14 players walk across the stage at graduation in May, many of those who departed were mainstays on the offensive and defensive lines, but he also is bringing back 20 players who earned their spurs – and varsity letters – during last year’s somewhat historic campaign, including their starting quarterback and arguably the best returning running back in Southeastern North Carolina. “I would say our primary strength is at quarterback and running back,” Inman said. “Where we might currently be a little weak is in the offensive

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In what can best be described as a surprising, and sad turn of events for many of us that have gotten to know him, Topsail High School Principal Chris Madden confirmed he has received – and reluctantly accepted – the resignation of Jeff Fipps as the athletic director at Topsail High School. Fipps, who assumed the position at Topsail approximately 11 months and 22 days ago, will become the athletic director at West Ashley High School in Charleston, S. C. “Jeff accepted a position in Charleston (S.C.), and we are extremely sad to see him go,”Madden said. “I’ve been working with Jeff for a little over a year now and we have a strong personal and professional relationship. I actually received the resignation last week but I held it in an effort to change his mind, but you have to do what is best for your family, and this was an opportunity that he couldn’t pass up.” Fipps said moving on from Topsail was perhaps the hardest decision he has made in his teaching and administrative career. “I have become extremely fond of the kids here at Topsail as well as the coaches, teachers, and administrators, and it was an extremely difficult decision but the best one at this time for myself and my family,” Fipps said. “There is nothing wrong, everything has been moving in a positive direction, and I have really enjoyed my time here. I would venture to say Topsail is the best place I have worked in my career to date, but an opportunity has come along that was just too good to pass up. “I think we have accomplished a lot of positive things during my time here at Topsail, and I am sure Mr. Madden will bring in someone who will continue to move this athletic program in a positive direction to the benefit of all involved.” Madden said Fipps will be sorely missed, and that he and Jeff were, “On the same page,” when it came to the vision Madden had for the future of the Topsail athletic department. Madden also said Fipps did an excellent job in the time he was at the Hampstead school. “Jeff has done a wonderful job of implementing the blueprint of how I want things to go at Topsail. Moving forward I don’t want the want Chris Madden to be the face of Topsail athletics, and Jeff did an excellent job with that. When you look at the positive direction Topsail athletics has taken over the last year or so, you see the excellent handy work of Jeff Fipps. “I have high expectations for the athletic department, and Jeff was exceeding those expectations. He was up here almost every Sunday working on something, and I don’ think he missed a home event the entire time he was here. When I was there I would often tell him go home, I would finish out, but he wouldn’t quit and he stayed through the end. We are all extremely sad to see him leave but we wish him the very best in everything he does moving forward. He will be sorely missed.” Madden said the position has been posted and that he will not rush into any decision, striving to get someone who will continue the excellent work Fipps has started, with the ultimate goal being that of hir-

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Topsail visits Trask, Pender travels to Kenan By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer Topsail at Trask The 2019 season opens as it has in the last few years with a county rivalry. Topsail travels to Rocky Point to take on Trask in what may prove to be a slobber knocker. Topsail comes in with a very good offense. They boast the areas best running back in Noah Lavalle. He will probably break the 5000 mark for his career sometime this season. Cody Wallis is the Pirate signal caller. He is also a great player with a ton of potential. The Pirates are coming off of a 9-3 season. Trask lost a ton of talent. Gone is quarterback and leading rusher Jake Johnson along with running back Zion Cruse and Antonio Carr. The bulk of the offensive line is gone as well. Defensively, they are in a rebuilding mode with most of their linebackers including Mac Richardson and Foster Williamson gone.

Topsail is big up front and will attempt to push the smaller Titans around. Lavalle only needs a small crease to break one and he will find those creases. Wallis will also air it out a few times as well. Look for Lavalle to get at least 150 yards and two T.D.s. This is not Coach Proctors first rodeo nor is it Jordan’s. They will try and use their speed to slow the Pirates down. Gorham will hammer the inside and Carr and company will try and exploit the bigger and slower Pirate defense. Topsail has a history of giving up the corner. The Titans will try and exploit that weakness. The scoop. Trask will be flying high come game time. They will hold their own for a while. The bigger, stronger and deeper Pirates will wear them down. Remember, Trask has just 32 players on a young roster. Lavalle ‘s 150 and two touchdown day along with Wallis’ two touchdown passes will give the Pirates the win. The score: Topsail 41-

Trask 12. Pender at James Kenan At first glance, one would think that this may be a mismatch. Pender finished last season with just one win while James Kenan was 5-5. The Tigers played a tough schedule that included Wallace – Rose Hill twice along with Clinton and East Duplin. Well, this Kenan team has some major holes to fill from a year ago. The Tigers lost their starting quarterback, running back and top two receivers. John Avent threw for right at 2000 yards including 22 touchdown passes. He ran for five more. In fact, he was involved in 27 of the 36 touchdowns the Tigers scored on offense. He is gone as is his top three targets. Defensively, the Tigers lost their top two tacklers. However, James Kenan is rich in tradition and will field a competitive team. Pender lost their top two athletes, but the return of Jaheim McDuffie will help ease the pain. Pender’s offensive and defensive lines

are solid. Josh Barnhill and Kelvin Robinson are capable backs. However, McDuffie is the wildcard. Pender’s defense is much improved. They will keep the team in the game Look for Seth Pyland to continue his great play from a year ago. Here’s the scoop. The Tigers have a hard time containing McDuffie. When they key on him he gets the ball out in space to one of several playmakers. Don’t be surprised if McDuffie throws the ball 15 to 20 times. The key for Pender will be getting a couple of stops early. If they do that and gain some confidence, good things will happen. Kenan will try and run it down the Patriots throats. The high flying days of Avent are gone. Pender bends but don’t break. The difference will be turnovers. A loss here by the Pats will not necessarily tell the whole story. This Pender team is much improved. The score: James Kenan 34-Pender 20.

Lady Pirates finish second in Tidal Wave Tournament By Lee Wagner Post & Voice Sports Writer The first competitive journey in the 2019 volleyball season took place this past Friday and Saturday as the Topsail Lady Pirates joined four other teams for the 26th Annual Tidal Wave Tournament held at Laney High School. Dash United traveled from the Goldsboro/Wilson area and was joined by WCA, host Laney, Trask, and Topsail in a roundrobin format on Friday and a knockdown phase on Saturday with Laney emerging as the tournament champions and Topsail finishing second. Friday’s games were played to 17 points with a 30-minute time limit. Saturday returned to the traditional 25-point scoring system. Topsail (3-3-1 in seven games) got off to a rough start on Friday, losing 2-0 (13-17, 9-17) to a vastly improved Lady Titan’s team. The Lady Titans jumped out to a 4-0 lead to open the first game and ever trailed. The Lady Titans put together runs of four, three twice, and two twice to hold off the Lady Pirates, who committed five unforced errors in the 17-point contest. The second game was tied at 5-5 before the Lady Titans took advantage of three unforced Topsail errors (12 in the game) and knocked down a pair of

White is a true multi-sport athlete at Trask By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer When Madalyn White entered Heide Trask High School as a freshman, there was a lot expected out of her. She is an outstanding softball player with state championships to her credit along with numerous awards while playing travel ball all over the southeast. Madalyn is also an accomplished volleyball player. Despite being of average height, she is a force at the net as well as on the back line. She also serves the ball well. During the winter sports season, Madalyn plays on the Lady Titan basketball team. She played on the varsity as a freshman and will certainly be a force as a sophomore guard. When one talks about a multisport athlete, they cannot help but use Madalyn White as an example. With three sports to her credit, she certainly fits the bill.

aces to forge a 10-6 lead. Topsail closed to 10-9 before another unforced error turned the serve back to the Lady Titans, who ran off seven-straight (five unforced Topsail mistakes) to capture an eightpoint win. The second match was against a game, hustling DASH team, but the home schoolers (0-4-1) were simply outmatched on both days, falling 2-0 (17-9, 17-12) to the Lady Pirates. Gia Marinelli had four kills and two blocks, and Julia Sullivan had two kills, two aces, and seven assists to lead Topsail. The Lady Pirates’ best match of the day came next against WCA in a 2-0 (17-9, 17-10) win over the Lady Patriots. Marinelli had six kills, a block, and two aces, Sullivan racked up nine assists, two kills, an ace, and a dig, and Madison Lofton added three aces and six digs in the two-game victory. Laney and Topsail then set the stage in what could be a very competitive MidEastern 3A/4A Conference rivalry in the final match of the day with the Lady Buccaneers prevailing 2-0 (17-11, 17-16). The first game was tied seven times – the last at 11-11 – but the Lady Buccaneers ran off the next six points behind a pair of aces and two kills. Game two featured 10 more ties. Topsail fell behind 16-12 but Elizabeth

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Fonvielle took over the serve, and to blocks by Marinelli along with an ace and a kill by Fonvielle tied the contest at 16-16. A ball hit out of bounds by Topsail ended the match. Sullivan had two kills, an ace, five assists, and two digs, Lofton had eight digs and a kill, Aiden McGuire had four digs, and jCatherine Sugden and Fonvielle each came away with five digs. Topsail was the third seed in the knockdown round, earning them a rematch with second-seeded WCA Saturday morning, a match the Lady Pirates won 2-1 (25-21, 15-25, 15-10). Topsail broke a 3-3 tie early and never gave up the lead in the first game. A trio of three-point runs at the end of the game that included kills from Bella Sorace, Sullivan (two), Brown, and Lofton helped stave off a late five-point WCA run. Topsail reverted back to unforced-error mode (12) in the second game, and WCA was more than happy to take advantage. Six early ties – the last at 10-10 – became a 12-10 WCA lead. The Lady Patriots then ran off eight-straight points (four unforced mistakes) to open a 20-11 lead. Topsail scored three points but WCA answered with a four-pointer before a kill ended the game. The 15-point third game was tied at 10-10 before a Brown kill and a Brooke Stenerson ace provided

Obremski ready to roll for the Topsail Pirates By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer In the last two years, Makayla Obremski has made a name for herself in both the fall and spring sports season. As a cross country performer she has consistently been among the fastest distance runners in the very tough Mideastern Conference. She has made her mark on the women’s track team with her hard work and dedication to the sport she loves. This year she opened the cross-country season finishing fifth in a season opening 5K race. Makayla has been a staple on the cross-country team during the fall as well as on the track and field team during the spring. She has helped the Lady Pirates finish among the top teams in the Mideastern Conference. It’s a sure bet that Obremski will step her game up in the near future.

the Lady Pirates with a 1210 advantage. A kill by Sullivan, a combination block by Sorace and Addison Clark, and a Clark kill put Topsail in the championship contest. Lofton led a superlative back-line effort in the match with 19 digs, followed by 16 from Fonvielle and 4 from McGuire. Sullivan’s line read five kills, six assists, five aces, and four blocks. The finals pitted Topsail against Laney again, and the Lady Buccaneers eked out a 2-1 (21-25, 25-23, 17-17) win over the Lady Pirates. There were six ties in game one, 10 ties in game two, and three ties in game three. Topsail committed 10 unforced errors in winning by four in the first game, committed nine in a two-point loss in game two, and added eight more unforced mistakes in the 17-15, third-game defeat. Marinellli led the offense with nine kills, three aces, and two blocks, Fonvielle had an ace and 15 digs, Sullivan had 16 assists, five aces, seven digs, an assist, and a block, McGuire had an amazing 26 digs, and Lofton had six kills, two blocks, and 24 digs. “I learned that we were very good in some situations, I learned with have to work on some coverage issues, and we need to work a little more on getting our outside people to

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In My Opinion With the new school year starting, I am preparing for the fall sports season. While preparing for the season I look over schedules. I try and look at each game and, in the process, come up with a win-loss record for each team. I am usually pretty close to the mark. One of my pet peeves is schedules. I find it utterly ridiculous when I see a coach schedule a team that they have no chance of beating. In fact, I have watched teams schedule someone that will hang 50 plus on them each and every year. Wallace-Rose Hill. Yep, you guessed it. The Bulldogs went 9-4 last year and made it to the third round of the playoffs. That was viewed as a bad year. They are 38-6 in the last three years with two state titles. This team does not rebuild, they just reload. They are a high school dynasty. Yet, I see them on the schedule of at least two of our county high schools almost every year. Stop it. You are not going to beat this team any time soon. In fact, the last time a Pender County school beat Wallace in football was 2008. That’s 11 years since we have beaten a Bulldog team. Pender has not played them since they were both in the Four County Conference. That was 2016. They lost 49-0. When they were separated in realignment the Pats dropped them. Very smart move. Trask did

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not play them the last two years but they are on the schedule again this year. Playing a team you have no chance of beating does nothing for your program. I hear the old saying of you get better by playing better opposition. I agree to a point but let’s schedule teams that are just a little better, not teams that are way better. You are not helping your team. Teenage kids tend to get down on themselves when pummeled. Take away a high school football teams confidence and you have a losing team. It does not affect the team just for the game or that season. It can affect the team for years. A 70-0 beating does nobody any good. I understand you have to play Southwest Onslow because they are in your conference. If they were not, I would stay away from them like they had the plague. Stop scheduling teams you can’t beat. A non conference schedule should be filled with teams that you are competitive with. Of course, like always, this is just my opinion.

Titan spikers enjoy tournament success By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer Throughout the summer months Heide Trask Lady Titan volleyball coach Cathy Claris could hardly hide her enthusiasm. Although her Lady Titans struggled at times throughout the summer league, played at Topsail, she knew that she had the makings of a good team. After consecutive weekends where the Pender County squad played up against some tough competition, Claris is finally seeing the fruits of the teams hard work. Last weekend they participated in the 26th annual Tidal Wave Tournament and came home with renewed confidence. Trask started the week off hosting the UNC – Charlotte volleyball team. The Lady 49ers used the trip as a team retreat and

Holmes makes her mark at Pender High By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer Tyanna Holmes had been very successful in every sport that she has played at Pender High School. She has been named all-conference and all county and has made her mark in several different ways. This year Tyanna will attempt to step her game up even more. She will start on the volleyball team this fall. The lady patriots are stocked with talented players. Tyanna may be one of the best. During the winter months she dons a pair basketball shoes and becomes a go to player for the girls’ basketball team. When spring comes around, she picks up a bat and glove and gets on the softball field. This is her best sport and the one that she gets the most attention while playing. Tyanna Holmes is ready to rock Pender athletics.

helped the Lady Titans long the way. “My girls got to see the 49’ers practice,” said Claris.” That was so awesome. The first night we got to do some of Charlotte’s drills with them watching us. We played like I had never seen my girls play. It was something to see and those Charlotte girls were truly supportive of my girls play and excited when they saw good plays. It was great.” On Friday the Titans traveled to Laney to play in the WCA hosted event. The Lady Titans opened pool play against Topsail and came away with a two set win. Claris was very excited to see how the Rocky Point girls played the bigger Pirates. “We opened with Topsail and simply played great in all areas of the game and beat them in two straight. We stunned

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Topsail fall sports preview

Pirate runners off to strong start By Lee Wagner Post & Voice Sports Writer The 2019 high school sports’ season got underway this week with the girls’ golf team at Carolina National this past Tuesday, volleyball undertaking a trio of games, the girls’ tennis team heading to Shallotte for a matchup w i t h We s t B r u n sw i c k Thursday, the Pirate football team heading across county Friday for a tussle with Trask, and the girls’ and boys’ cross-country teams toeing up the starting line for real Thursday at Hugh McRae Park. However, volleyball got as bit of a head start this past Friday at the Tidal Wave jamboree – finishing second to Laney, and the cross-country teams jumped the gun a bit with a pair of “practice” runs with a 2K run on Aug. 10 at Laney and a 5K run this past Saturday at Hoggard – the girls, collectively and individually, serving early notice they are a force with which to be reckoned, and the boys faring well in the 5K at Hoggard.

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Continued from page 1B ing the best person for the future of Topsail High School athletics. “Right now, I guess I am the acting athletic director until we hire someone,” Madden said. “But we have an amazing group of coaches here, and as soon as they

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Continued from page 2B though we played them even in summer league. We controled both games. We gave Topsail no chance to win.” Trask then played WCA and had the perennial let down form playing so well against Topsail and dropped both games. In match three, the Titans played a homeschool team from Raleigh. Trask slammed them 17-2 in game one. Half way through the second game, Lanie Barnhill collided with a teammate and suffered a mild concussion. Trask never recovered in that game. They played Laney in the night cap and got beat. “It was ugly,” Stated Claris. “No one wanted to play

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Cross-Country: This past Saturday, on a rainy and miserable day fraught with loud clapping thunder and occasional bolts of lightning, the girls’ team finished third and the boys came in third in a 5K race. “The girls’ race was very exciting,” veteran Coach Wayne Rogers said. “Of the 10 returning runners who ran the 5K last year, seven of them ran faster times, and we were very happy with that. The freshmen girls went out too timid, holding too much back, but they will learn how to run the 5K and all will be pushing the varsity team.” Leading the way for the girls was freshman Kaitlyn Obremski, the younger sister of Lady Pirate standout Makayla Obemski. Kaitlyn won the girls race in 18:23.47, a full second-plus ahead of Hoggard senior Jenna Pellizzari (19:49.92), and Laney junior Paxton Chitty (19:50.84). “She is the real deal and she won the race handily in an outstanding time,” Rogers said of Kaitlyn. “Her

time makes her the fastest high-school cross-country runner that I have coached in my 30-plus years. Her sister (Makayla) also ran a faster time today, along with Bailey Wells.” Makayla finished fifth in 20:10.73, and Wells was 10th in 21:9.47. Other scoring perfor mances came from Skylar Libretto (15th; 22:30.43) and Emma Martin (21st; 23:39.71) as Topsail scored 52 points to finish behind Hoggard (37) and Ashley (39), and ahead of New Hanover (112) and Coastal Christian (121). Martin, a second-year runner, ran 5:51 faster than she did in this same race one year ago. “She placed in the top five on the team and was shocked, along with myself,” Rogers said. “She is an outstanding athlete, being our top 100-meter hurdler and regional qualifier last year, but I most certainly was not expecting this performance. It just makes things more interesting up front.” James Campbell was the top Pirate in the boys’ race, finishing seventh

in 17:53.29, just ahead of teammates Travis Souza (eighth; 17:55.92) and Brenden Parrella (10th; 18:02.37). Also scoring were Hayden Rogerson (14th; 18:56.07 and Brad Kimmell (25th; 19:32.30) in piling up 64 points to finish behind Hoggard (26) and Ashley (52), and ahead of Coastal Christian (100), New Hanover (140), South Brunswick (191), Southeastern Home School, (207), and North Brunswick (207). “Of Topsail’s 10 returning runners who ran last year, eight of them ran faster today,” Rogers said. “Our first two runners crossed the finish line in just under 18:00 and both of them were faster times than last year. Our No. 3 came in just over 18:00 and, again, it was a much faster time. Like the girls, our freshman runners went out too timid, which was to be expected in their first 5K race, but I have no doubt that after more training and races they will understand how to run the race and contribute to the team. We need them, they are the future.”

own Pirates, “We should be in the hunt in 3A.” Noah LaValle enters his senior season having accumulated 4,125 yards rushing on 596 carries in just 32 games (10 in each of his freshman and sophomore seasons, 12 last year) with 48 touchdowns. On the receiving end, LaValle has hauled in 29 passes for 390 yards with two scores.

He has made the all-conference team in each of his first three years. After seeing action in a handful of varsity games during his freshman and s o p h o m o re c a m p a i g n s wh e re h e w a s 4 - fo r- 1 1 passing for 79 yards and a touchdown, Cody Wallis took over under center for the graduated Jacob “Hurricane” Floyd last year, and showed he was up to the task by going 93for-178 for 1,550 yards and 15 touchdowns with just seven interceptions “Noah is a strong runner and he is a big and physical player,” Inman said. “He is a three-time, all-conference player who has rushed for over 4,000 yards, and Cody is a smart player with an above-average arm.” The anchor of the offensive line will be tackle Connor Anderson, a two-year starter Inman describes as, “A strong and physical

player.” Brock Dempsey, an all-conference and allregion performer last year, and another strong, very physical player, will be the centerpiece of the defensive line, while Jose Orellano, a two-year starter who also punt and kicks, and has great instincts for the ball, will be back at outside linebacker. Noah Schiefelbein, another two-year starter who plays the run and the pass extremely well, will be one of the starting defensive backs. Inman has been impressed with, and has singled out, three younger players on the squad, and they are 6-foot-5, 310-pound offensive tackle E. J. Carr, tight end and H-back Landry Horne, and linebacker Joey Kimberling, a transfer student from Summerville (S. C.). “E. J. is big and athletic, Joey runs to the ball extremely well, and Landry,

became aware of the situation they all came to me and basically said, ‘Whatever you need, whatever we can do to help, let us know.’ We have posted the position and we will actively pursue the right candidate for this school, and for the vision we have for Topsail Athletics.”

and/or were just worried about Lanie. After starting so strong, it was sad to end so lopsided the other direction. But we needed Lanie to be our best selves and we didn’t have her. I truly feel that with Lanie in the lineup, we’d have played well enough to beat Laney. But we will never know.” The next day the Lady Titans beat the Home school team in three games but fell to Laney. They then fell to WCA to end the day. Senior Brayden Smith made the all tourney team. “She did a great job Friday night passing really well and hitting well, said Claris. “She switched to setter and continued to do a great job for us. She is very versatile.” Trask opened the regular season on Monday.

sists, 11, aces, five blocks, 11 digs) and Marinelli (22 kills, one assist, six aces, 11 blocks, one dig) were selected to the All-Tournament team along with Trask’s Brayden Smith DASH’s Kristen Jenkins, WCA’s Kay Davis, Laney’s Jordan Juanes and Torie Gray, and Laney’s tournament MVP Reagan Ross.

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Flounder on the hook By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Fishing Fanatic The flounder bite is picking up with some big fish being caught inland and in the ocean. That has the anglers excited about the fall fishing soon to come. The reports I am getting is that gulp baits and live mud minnows are working for the Flatfish. Spanish and blues are biting. Just follow the bait fish and cast around the perimeter. Surf anglers fishing bottom rigs are hooking sea mullet, spot, and a few black drum here and there. The piers are reporting that the Spanish are bitinglarks spoons while there are a few blues being caught. There are a few drum being hooked and some black drum being caught. The fresh water bite has been hampered by the rainy weather. Those that dare to venture out say the fish are few and far between. This weeks fishing tip With the rivers and lakes running high, the chance of running up on a snake goes up significantly. These creepy critters will look for high ground like most other animals. Remember, if the waters are high, then the snakes will be looking for high ground. If you see a couple in a short period of time or in a small area, then it is best to move on. There are only a few who started at tight end as a sophomore, is a good blocker with excellent hands,” Inman said. After participating in the Touchstone Energy Pender County Jamboree at Topsail on Thursday, August 15, the Pirates travel to

species of poisonous snakes in our area. The most common are the copperhead and the cottonmouth water moccasin. The copperhead is a relatively small snake, with adults averaging less than three feet in length. This snake has a tan or pinkish-tan background color that darkens toward the mid-body area. It has a series of darker cross bands. The water moccasin or cottonmouth is a very aggressive snake. The “cottonmouth” name comes from the snake’s tendency to open its mouth and hiss when threatened. The inside of its mouth is whitish-pink in color, which starkly contrasts the darker coloration of its body. Like most of the pit vipers, this venomous snake has a broad head. It also has a blunt snout and usually a telltale stripe under each eye. Most cottonmouth are mostly black, and may appear completely black from a distance (aside from the aforementioned head pattern). Some specimens may have a tan, gray or brownish ground color with darker cross bands. The water moccasin is found around water while the copperhead can be found in many places, from wood piles to piles of straw or brush. If you are bitten by a poisonous snake, seek medical attention immediately. Never try and handle a poisonous snake. Trask (Aug. 23) and Pender (Aug. 30) and return home to face Dixon (Sept. 6) and White Oak (Sept. 13), before opening conference play at home against Laney (Sept. 27) after their bye week (Sept. 20).

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