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Thursday, January 18, 2018

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Volume 48, No.15

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Candidates for sheriff continue to increase Republicans now number seven, no Democrats yet

The number of candidates vying for the job of sheriff of Pender County has risen to seven – and that’s just on the Republican side.

Sheriff ’s Deputy Jimmie Stokes is the latest candidate to join the Republican field for sheriff. Larry Brown also announced his candidacy recently.

Announced Republican candidates include Randy Burton, Joseph Cina, Jason Spivey, Chester Ward, Alan Cutler, Larry Brown, and Jimmie Stokes. No Democratic candidates for sheriff have announced as of press time this week.

Larry Brown According to his campaign release, Brown brings 38 years of public relations and 28 years of administrative experience to the table.

Brown also serves part-time as a Pender County Sheriff ’s Deputy, first coming to the department under Sheriff Mike Harvell in 1995. “I want to be a working, accessible sheriff for the people of Pender County,�

Brown said.�

Brown says it is important to retain good deputies in the department and not lose them to neighboring counties. “Money is an issue. We train deputies and then they leave. It costs a lot to train a deputy only to have them leave,� said Brown. “The retention of good, qualified personnel is important to me.�

Brown says he wants to be careful with tax money in the Sheriff ’s Department. “We don’t have an unlimited amount of money. I want to make sure the department is run just as efficiently as possible because our money comes from the taxpayers,� said Brown.

Brown is the brother of Pender County Commission Chairman George Brown.

Jimmie Stokes Jimmie Stokes is a native of southeastern North Carolina, having lived in Pender County since 1996. After working as a certified electrician, Jimmie entered law enforcement in 2011. He currently serves as the School Resource Officer (SRO) at Pender High School. “It is with great pride that I have decided to run for Sheriff of Pender County. After much prayer, consulting

with family and friends, and consideration for the people of Pender County, I believe it is time to pursue the best avenue to positively impact our society. As a current deputy in Pender, I will continue to build upon the relationships that I establish each and every day.�

Stokes says he will work to find new ways to create positive relationship between the

Larry Brown

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Volunteers rebuild historic flooded church

Currie congregation celebrates

By Lorie Kirkpatrick Post & Voice Staff Writer

volunteers, and friends celebrated its rising from the destruction of Hurricane Matthew.

Hurricane Matthew drove the Restoration to the church has waters of the Black River out and been a labor of love, led by the across western Pender County in Cape Fear Network of Baptist October, 2016.

Churches, North Carolina BapAlong Hwy. 53 near the Pender- tist Men and Women, and other Bladen county line, the historic groups working together to rePush Mowers • Lawn Tractors • Zero Turn Mowers Bethlehem Baptist Church was in build. Wrightsville Beach Senior Trimmers & Chainsaws the path of the flood. Church and Pastor John McIntyre and his community members scrambled church were involved in the entire to save what they could as water process. reached several feet inside the “We had to gut the building. building before finally subsid- We started right after the flood, ing. and we finished it about two The flood left behind a dam- weeks before Christmas. We are aged building and a devastated just trying to get them back into congregation. FEMA officials it to worship there. Everybody estimated the building was 90 who has worked on it in any way Bethlehem Baptist Church in the Currie community, celebrated rededication percent destroyed. was invited to attend the dedicaof their renovated building Jan. 13. Flood waters (above top) surround the But a church is much more tion,â€? said McIntyre. “About 100 church during Hurricane Matthew. Many volunteers (above right) worked to than a building – it is a group people have worked on it over rebuild the church. Rev. John McIntyre (above), pastor of Wrightsville Beach of people who join together to the past year and a half, and we Baptist Church, speaks during the rededication service. McIntyre and the worship. Sunday Jan. 14 was a Wrightsville Church headed the effort to rebuild Bethlehem Church.

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Jimmie and his wife, Bevin, are active members of Shiloh Baptist Church.

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Thundersnow

Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher and Editor The recent snowfall in Pender County was one of the not-so-frequent weather events in this part of the station. But I have to say; many of us knew it was coming.

The thunder on Christmas Eve was the harbinger of the coming snowfall – declared with ancient certainty by the old wives’ tale that says thunder in winter brings snow seven to 10 days later. I even saw Sheriff Carson Smith on Facebook noting the thunder and the coming snow. Right on the money, 10 days later, snow.

I mentioned that old saying to one of our local television meteorologists after the snow and received a stern look of disapproval.

Weather professionals apparently don’t put much stock in such things, preferring more scientific means for predicting weather.

Like many of you in my generation, we grew up hearing old wives’ tales from our parents and grandparents.

They were very much a part of life back in the day.

My grandparents were country folk – tobacco farmers when tobacco was king and not the devil weed it is today. You are certainly more politically correct smoking marijuana than tobacco these days. But that is a subject for another column. My mother, one of six girls, lived on the farm and worked in the fields with her sisters and Grandpa in the absence of any sons.

Grandma was always up on the latest non-scientific means of weather prediction

and other complicated earth sciences. One of them was, of course, the winter thunder rule. Those small rainbows that appear on mostly clear days in the clouds she called a Sun Dog. It meant something, but I can’t remember it’s significance.

Another favorite I remember was the hanging snake old wives’ tale, of which this particular version may have been exclusive to Grandma.

There are a few variations on this one, but Grandma’s was a bit different. Grandma was death on snakes. She always carried a tobacco stick when we walked around the farm just in case we ran up on one, which she would not hesitate to take out of this world.

After killing one, the dead snake had to be hung up in a tree, or she said it would come back to life after sunset.

At least, that is what I remember from childhood. She left many a dead black snake swaying in the summer breeze from a tree limb.

If you Google snake wives’ tales, you will find many variations on this one, but they all usually involve hanging the deceased reptile on something for a specific purpose.

Another favorite was the turtle-biting tale. If a turtle bites you, he won’t let go until it thunders. I heard this one a lot as we would fish in the farm pond, which contained a lot of turtles, including several big snapping turtles.

Occasionally, we would hook one of the snappers and drag it out on the bank, first thinking we had snagged a log. Not to worry Grandma – I’m not getting close enough to one of those monsters to risk that. But it applied also to the small skillpots that swam around your bobber and stole your bait. Skillpots goes under the heading of country names for common critters, another column for another day.

Which brings me back to the snow tale. It just so happens Pender County had thunder again Jan. 12. So Sheriff, I’m right there with you – don’t put your boots away because another thundersnow’s a coming.

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Building things

Bill Messer Many years ago, when I first went to work for IBM, I was a “customer engineer”, a field service technician for the office products division; typewriters, copiers and dictation equipment. It was

a great time because for the most part I was working with mechanical devices, and not connected to a network. If it was broken, there was a part to replace or mechanism to adjust. In my mind the Selectric typewriter was the culmination of mechanical sophistication, full of rotating shafts, clutches, differential selectors and precision measurements. This phase of my life was a natural outcome to my years of childhood interest in things mechanical.

When I was a kid, in the

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Jefferson Weaver

Eyes half-filled with hope I have no idea how long he was lost, but it was long enough that he was grateful for a decent meal.

I’d finally managed to find a few hours to head for the woods, and despite any number of ridiculous delays, I still had a good two hours of daylight to get some work done. I’d even come up with an alternative plane since it turned out I’d grabbed the wrong keys as I fled the house, and was locked out of the hunting grounds far better than anyone with criminal intent.

Then I saw Will.

At first, I thought he was an early-moving coyote hunting the ditchbank, and my blood began pumping a little faster. The Winchester was just an arm’s reach away; I figured to drive on past, park the truck on a handy logging road, take a good rest across the hood, and score some fur.

But coyotes don’t have red-roan hides and gloriously long ears. Nor do they look at you with huge, hurting eyes half-filled with hope.

I came very close to cursing myself as I stopped the truck and bailed out.

He was sitting half-hidden in the broomstraw, which swooshed behind him as he wagged his tail, daring to think I might be a good person. I grabbed a scoop of dog food and began calling him.

Will ducked, half-crawled through the ditch, and crept across the paved road on his belly. I was surprised that he was a redbone

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Jefferson Weaver

Will hound, not a Walker or black-and-tan or tick, so I figured he was a coonhunter, not an abandoned deer dog. Perhaps there would be a tattoo or a collar.

Naturally there wasn’t.

There was a single bloated glutton of a tick on one ear, and a few healed bites scattered across his nose, but those ears that looked like enormous wings were largely unscarred and soft, begging to be stroked. His teeth, too, told me he was a

young dog. He looked more like a skeleton covered in brown-burgundy cloth than a living, breathing and very hungry hound.

Will devoured a good double-handful of food, and as I talked sweet to him I mentally kicked myself. He started to jump in the back of the truck, like any good dog should, but I scooped him up and put him in the back seat with another handful of food and some crackers. A quick call to the landowner confirmed what I thought – they weren’t missing a redbone male.

“Jefferson,” Carl said, “I guarantee you know what happened. Somebody dumped him out.”

It’s a story I get tired of writing, and I write it nearly every year. Some of these folks who tax my Christian principles decide a dog is too old or too slow or not pretty enough. They either never pick up an imperfect hound after the last

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Flu vaccines formulated for seniors Dear Savvy Senior, Are there any specific flu shots that are better suited for seniors? I just turned 65 and would like to find out what’s recommended and how Medicare covers it.

Semi-Healthy Senior Dear Semi-Healthy, There are actually two different flu vaccines available this year that are designed specifically for seniors age 65 and older. One option is the Fluzone High-Dose, which has been available since 2010, and the other is the new FDA approved FLUAD vaccine (you only need to get one of these).

The Fluzone High-Dose (see Fluzone.com) is a highpotency vaccine that contains four times the amount of antigen as a regular flu shot does, which creates a stronger immune response for better protection. While the new FLUAD vaccine (FLUAD.com) contains an added ingredient called adjuvant MF59 that also helps create a stronger immune response.

The extra protection these vaccines provide is particularly helpful to seniors who have weaker immune defenses and have a great risk of developing dangerous flu complications. The CDC estimates that the flu puts more than 200,000 people in

the hospital each year and kills an average of 24,000 – 80 to 90 percent of whom are seniors.

But be aware that both the Fluzone High-Dose and FLUAD are not recommended for seniors who are allergic to chicken eggs, or those who have had a severe reaction to a flu vaccine in the past.

You should also know that the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) does not recommend one vaccination over the other, and to date, there have been no studies comparing the two vaccines.

If you decide you don’t want to get a senior-specific flu shot, there are other options available to people 65 years and older including the standard (trivalent) flu shot, the quadrivalent flu shot which protects against four different flu viruses, and the FluBlok vaccine for those who have egg allergies.

To locate a vaccination site that offers any of these flu shots, visit Vaccines.gov and type in your ZIP code.

You’ll also be happy to know that as a Medicare beneficiary, Part B will cover 100 percent of the costs of any flu

shot, as long as your doctor, health clinic or pharmacy agrees not to charge you more than Medicare pays.

Pneumonia Vaccines Two other important vaccinations the CDC recommends to seniors, especially this time of year, are the pneumococcal vaccines for pneumonia. Around 1 million Americans are hospitalized with pneumonia each year, and about 50,000 people die from it.

The CDC is now recommending that all seniors, 65 or older, get two vaccinations –Prevnar 13 and Pneumovax 23. Both vaccines, which are administered just once at different times, work in different ways to provide maximum protection.

If you haven’t yet received any pneumococcal vaccine you should get the Prevnar 13 first, followed

by Pneumovax 23 six to 12 months later. But if you’ve already been vaccinated with Pneumovax 23, wait at least one year before getting the Prevnar 13.

Medicare Part B covers both shots, if they are taken at least 11 months apart.

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

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‘Till death do us part My parents are somewhere in the Caribbean celebrating 50 years of wedded bliss.

Bliss may be an exaggeration, but living with someone for half a century without stabbing that person in the heart is a sure sign of some level of happiness.

Sure, that happiness has peaked and faded depending on the circumstances of life, but love on some level prevailed and it’s nice to know that my matrimonial role models stuck it out. Gene and Marlene Brown were successful in raising two pretty fantastic daughters and my sister and I have given them four incredible grandkids.

All in all, their union was a win. In a time when divorce rates creep to 50 percent and wedding gowns cost more than a mid-range mobile home, it’s refreshing to see a marriage that lasts.

The longevity of their relationship begs the question, “How did they stay together?” I can say for certain that their success is not a product of common interests and personalities, as they are polar opposites. My parents have never channeled Ward and June Cleaver and are clearly animated when disagreements arise. They have wildly different opinions regarding the benefits of credit card use and there is absolutely no intersection between their hobbies.

My sister inherited my dad’s spicy temperament while my mom and I strive to keep those around us happy and conflict-free. Needless to say, it may have been their close proximity to one another that placed them together, but something more kept them from drifting.

Both of my parents grew up on rural farms and had many siblings. They were products of parents who married young but stayed together. Providing the most basic of needs was a daily struggle for both sets of families, yet there was never a question of the longevity of their relationships.

The distractions that seem to pull from the reserves of newlyweds today were in absentia fifty years ago. Social media, suggestive television and entertainment, a distant and demanding workplace with travel a common necessity, and a lessening of the moral fiber which kept that generation closely tied to a do right mentality has probably put a dent in the happily ever afters of today’s couples.

In a nutshell, I think it’s fair to say that modern stressors and a need to have more tend to wear away the luster of a love that’s supposed to last “’till death do us part.”

As strange as this may sound, I think the key to a successful relationship may be lowered expectations.

Looking at the same person everyday may sometimes feel like an act of drudgery, but there’s reward in embracing the less than attractive attributes of another and loving them anyway.

We are all less than perfect

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U.S. House candidate to hold town hall meeting in Burgaw Jan. 22 Dr. Kyle Horton, Democrat candidate for the 4th District U.S. House of Representatives, will bring her Town

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Daniel has tried to escape a few times, but either fear of my dad or my sometimes twisted mentality keeps him around. I, therefore, feel completely qualified to offer some advice to the newlyweds out there.

Hide the credit card bill.

If you accidentally catch your husband on fire, be the voice of reason in the room.

Don’t spread syrup on your husband’s steering wheel in a fit of rage. Hiding a raw shrimp in the engine of his shiny, garaged sports car is okay, depending on the circumstance. Always keep aloe in the fridge. Keeping your spouse confused all the time is a sure way to win every argument.

By the way, the bit about

never going to bed angry is one of those expectations that needs a readjustment.

If the last image the spouse sees before going to sleep is your twitching eye and a malevolent smirk, more thought will definitely be given to keeping you happy-‘till death do one of

they have a chance there.

That’s better than the ones who drag themselves crying to a final resting place in a Carolina bay, under a forgotten building, or on the side of the highway, unloved and unappreciated by anyone except the scavengers who see them as another meal.

I reckon it’s no surprise I end up writing a column about tossed-out hounds every year. The first column I ever had published in a newspaper was when I was eight or nine; the kids on our school bus saw a shepherd dog tossed from a car beside a busy highway. The dog chased after the speeding car, but cars always win in those cases. A week or so later, we all saw him again; once again, a car had won.

Let’s get something straight: I have no beef with doghunting or doghunters in general. I know the difference between malnourished and fighting trim. I know many a hound has found his or her way safely home from some incredible distances, even if the dog rode to the hunt in a truck but had to walk home.

I know people have to eat before animals, at least in some households. I know dogs are expensive to maintain – trust me, I know this intimately.

I also know that no animal that has been bred to be loyal and trusting of a human deserves to be thrown out because his or her human isn’t, Lord forgive me, worthy of air.

Cats can and will go feral within days, and do what they must to take care of themselves (and the problems that go with freeranging cats are a column for another day). Dogs, however, were the first critter we know of that volunteered to befriend humans. Few and far between are the dogs that are truly irredeemable, and those are usually due to sorry excuses for humans.

Are Rhonda and I something special because we try to save some of the critters others leave to starve? Of course not. We just try to be good stewards of all God’s critters, whether said animal is a companion, a farm critter, or something to be eaten and worn. We know we can’t save them all, and we don’t try.

But once in a while, there’s a Will, and sometimes you just can’t drive on down the road without looking in the mirror and knowing you left a broken heart beside a country road.

Jefferson Weaver is a columnist with the Post & Voice.

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Weaver Continued from page 3A hunt, or worse, intentionally dump or her out somewhere. Almost every year that I’ve trapped, I’ve caught them every January, hungry, skinny, sick and grateful. A couple of the best dogs we have ever called our own came home because they were to curious about a coyote trap, or too hungry to be careful.

We always strive to rehome ours. It’s not like people don’t want to adopt hounds. A few of our, like Gimpy Jack, have disappeared on one final hunt after coming to spend their twilight years with us. Some have been adopted to be spoiled house dogs, while others ended up going home with hunters and houndsmen who were vetted more carefully than a potential new first lady of the British royal family.

Other hounds ain’t so lucky as to find a sucker like me; you see them in the animal shelters or the dog-adoption pages on social media. It’s not natural for any dog to have to be trapped behind chainlink fence and concrete, under artificial light, without sunshine and grass and dirt, but at least

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PATH to hold fundraiser Feb. 9

By Lori Kirkpatrick Post & Voice Staff Writer Pender Alliance for Teen (and Child) Health (PATH) has rescheduled its second annual fund event, All Aboard. The occasion will take place Feb. 9 from 5:30-8 p.m. at the historic Burgaw train depot.

Participants are invited to join others for cocktails and heavy hors d’ouevres in the dining car and to learn about PATH’s efforts in Pender County. There is a suggested donation of $50 per person, and those who wish to attend are asked to RSVP by Feb. 5.

PATH works to be a consortium of agencies, educators and health care providers that is dedicated to improving access to health care and health education for Pender County adolescents.

The nonprofit partners with its medical provider, the Pender County Health Department. The program currently provides centers at Pender High School, Cape Fear Middle and Elementary Schools and West Pender Middle School.

At each of the School-Based Health Centers, children who

are enrolled in the PATH program can seek medical attention while at the school site.

They are able to see a Family Nurse Practitioner or one of the Registered Nurses when the need arises.

Mental health and counseling are also provided in the centers by another partner of the program, Coastal Horizons.

Services offered include Health-e-Access (TeleHealth) and annual physicals, including sports physicals and well child checks. Kindergarten health assessments, immunizations and hearing and vision screening are available.

Mental and behavioral health, sick visits and management of chronic conditions can be done on site, as well.

“All Aboard was scheduled for November but we had to reschedule it. We are trying to bring all of the community

members together to meet our partners and just celebrate the things that PATH is doing in Pender County,” said Executive Director swandy Rowe. “We are also trying to help spread the word and get more people on board so that we can extend our services to all Pender County students, instead of just the Burgaw side and Rocky Point where our three existing health centers are. We plan to do that by broadening our Telehealth network.”

Rowe plans to introduce to new members, thank old donors, and to raise awareness in the work that PATH is doing in Pender County. The nonprofit is currently seeking funding for the Telehealth equipment for the east side of the county, which can be accomplished once they get some additional providers on board. Mayor Pete Cowan will speak on

their behalf, as well.

“We’ve collaborated with the Blueberry Festival. They have designated PATH as their local charity that will benefit from proceeds from the Blueberry Festival. We are really just trying to reach out to other Pender County organizations and people. We want to let everybody know that we are there and tell them about the services that we provide for integrated health care.

She explained, “Integrated health care means that the whole child is being cared for, in terms of physical, educational and mental health.

PATH offers all three components.

Raising awareness is as important to us as raising funds because a lot of people don’t know that we are there or what we have to offer. Our goal is to extend our services to all Pender County students.”

The Burgaw Depot is located at 115 S. Dickerson St. in Burgaw. To learn more about the PATH program, visit PenderAllianceForTeenHealth. com or email srowe@pender- Topsail High School junior Antony Cala will represent allianceforteenhealth.com.

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Pender cagers unbeaten in Coastal 8

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer Pender Patriot first year Coach Craig Wilson wants much more than just a winning program. He wants his team to have each other’s back through thick and thin.

Simply put he wants his team to be a family.

“I think these guys are starting to buy into what I am trying to teach. They are starting to bond, work together as a team. That was one of the first things that I wanted to instill in these guys when I took over. The rest will work itself out if they can buy into that. I think they are. I am encouraged by what I am seeing. I know we have a long way to go but we have come a long way and I am very proud of them.”

Coach Wilson’s plan seems to be working well as his upstart Patriot boys earned two Coastal 8 Conference wins last week including a 70-62 win at home against a tough East Carteret team. Later in the week the Pats earned a Coastal 8 Conference win at Croatan.

Against the Mariners, it was a classic fight between a run and gun Patriots team and a half-court oriented East Carteret squad. The Pats ran at every opportunity in the opening period while East tried to dictate a slower pace.

Pender was up 8-6 when East mounted a 9-0 run to

take a 15-8 advantage. Pender righted the ship and cut the deficit to four points going into the second period.

The Mariners went up 26-21 before two baskets by freshman Khalil Marshall cut the lead to one point. Pender took a one-point lead late before the Mariners scored to end the half. East led 30-29 going into the second half.

Pender took the lead to open the second half. The Patriots used a 14-0 run to take a 43-30 lead. Coach Wilson’s charge used a three-quarter court press to buoy the run.

The Mariners took advantage of the Pender bench in the final minutes of the game.

They cut a 16-point lead down to single digits before the clock ran out.

Marshall led the Patriots with 25 points while Malcolm McLean chipped in 10.

Next up was an away game at Croatan. The two-hour bus ride did not deter the Patriots fast start in Conference play.

Pender went up by 22 points in the third frame before Coach Wilson made wholesale substitutions. The Pats came away with a 66-59 win.

Marshall led the Patriots with Staff photo by Bobby Norris 23 points while Jovan Corbett The Patriots beat East Carteret and Croatan last week to chipped in 16. stay perfect in conference play.

The Patriots (5-6/4-0) will play only one game this week due to Mid term exams. They will be at Lejeune Friday.

They will host Trask Jan. 22 and be at Richlands on the following Wednesday.

Buzzer-beater lifts Pirates over West Brunswick

Showdown with Pender Jan. 22

Titans perfect in conference

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer Neither rain nor sleet nor snow or even bigger and stronger athletes can derail the mighty Heide Trask Titan men’s varsity basketball team this season.

Last week the Titans dismantled an improved Dixon team 84-63 at their place before using a stout fourth quarter performance by junior standout Jujuan Carr to pull away from Southwest Onslow 69-53.

“They (Southwest) were a challenge, “said Trask Head Coach Rodney Orr. “They were big, not only tall but wide. These matchups will help us come time for the state playoffs. We have to play these guys once maybe twice again this season. I’m not looking forward to that.”

The winter weather kept the Titans home for the first two days of the week. On Wednesday they traveled to Dixon to engage a Bulldog team that has shown great improvement. The Onslow County squad hung around for most of the first half but finally succumbed to the Titan defense.

A 10-point Trask advantage ballooned to 16 points after three quarters of play before the Titans came away with an 84-63 win.

Senior Jakel Newton led the Titans with 13 points while B.J. Jordan and Jaylin Mashack each had 10. Jordan led the Titans with 10

Staff photo by Andy Pettigrew

Trask’s Jakell Newton takes it in for two during a recent game in Rocky Point. rebounds. The Titans were in single digits for turnovers for the fourth game in a row while the Titan defense forced 23 Dixon miscues.

Next up was a home affair with Southwest Onslow.

The Stallions came into the contest with a distinct size advantage and for three quarters of play used that advantage intelligently. However,

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By Lee Wagner Post & Voice Sports Writer Things were looking rather bleak Friday night as the Topsail boys’ basketball team was on the short end of a 4530 score with 5:59 remaining in the third quarter of their Mid-Eastern 3A/4A Conference showdown.

But somehow a team saddled with a 0-4 conference record that included uninspired blowout losses to New Hanover (76-54) and Ashley (79-57) found something that hadn’t appeared in many of their previous 13 games – an undeniable will to win.

Sophomore Jamison Long used a shake-and-bake move to get an open look and knocked down a three-point jumper with 1.5 left in the game to complete a furious Pirate comeback as Topsail escaped a packed gymnasium in Shallotte with a 57-55 upset win over host West Brunswick.

The clutch shot capped off a 27-10 run over the last 13:01 of the game that presented the Pirates (3-11, 1-4) with their first victory over a Trojan boys’ team since they entered the split conference (2013-2014) and, dating back to recorded results from 2005-2006 – and according to Coach Jamie Rochelle – possibly ever. The Trojans (8-7, 1-4), fresh off a 44-23 upset win over Hoggard (1/10) have outscored Topsail 509-326 in conference play, and 734-507 in 12 games dating back to 2005-2006.

“We were down 15 midway through the third quarter and, honestly, I don’t really know how we got down so quick or how we got back in it.” Ro-

chelle said. “We played manto-man early and our help defense wasn’t getting it done.

We went to a full-court press, got some turnovers and some layups.They just kept plugging away. We played better as a team. Hopefully this can be the wakeup call we needed for the rest of the year.”

West sure looked like they were going to cruise to an easy win after Trojan Alex Younts hit two charity tosses to create the 45-30 lead. It was 50-38 with 2:42 left in the third when 10-0 Topsail run – fueled by seven points from Caleb Bloodworth (14 points) with help from Jacob Floyd (12), and Brandon Lofton (nine) – pulled the to within 50-48 with eight minutes left in regulation. Neither team lit up the scoreboard in that final stanza that ended with the Pirates holding a 9-5 advantage.

It was 51-48 with the Trojans on top with 6:44 remaining when three turnovers and a poor shot choice in their next four possessions appeared to stymie the Topsail comeback.

A field goal by Rasheed Daniels put West up 53-52 before Bloodworth tied it with a free throw with 3:40 to go. Two charity tossed by Floyd with 1:44 left gave Topsail its first lead since 1:43 into the game.

J’Vian Mcray scored for a 5554 West lead with 1:18 to go.

Both teams had opportunities to score but neither could connect until Long faked a move to his right, moved left and launch a bomb from the top of the key that hit nothing but net. A last-second Trojan heave was short and wide.

“I just wanted the ball for

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In My Opinion The high school playoffs are just a few short weeks away. The Pender County basketball teams are jockeying for position with Trask appearing to be head and shoulders above everybody else.

I was talking to someone last week and they were telling me about a charter school in the western part of the state that was undefeated in the 1A or 2A ranks.

He told me their whole lineup was filled with kids six foot or taller. I began to think about the whole charter thing and how unfair it was to have charter schools in the same conference or even division as public schools.

I don’t know a lot about charter schools and how they operate. I do know that the kids at these charter schools are not placed by where they reside. It is almost like a private school with the exception that they do not have to pay a large enrollment fee.

Here is my opinion on this. I believe that a charter school should play as a private school. In other words, if you are David’s Avenue Charter and you have students from all over the county then you should not be able to play in a public school conference with teams that have to abide by

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer

districts.

Think about it. A charter school opens up in Pender County. Let’s say it is called Pender Day Charter. They end up with the best basketball players in the county.

They take Topsail’s best three, Pender’s best three and Trask’s best three. They then end up in the 1A or 2A division because they only have a small amount of students. They have in fact recruited the best of the best in the county.

I will admit that I do not know all there is to know about charter schools. I don’t know how they operate or how you become eligible to enroll and attend these schools. I do know that if they are invitation only or they do not have to abide by district lines set forth by the County or state then they should be classified and play within the private school conferences.

Post & Voice Top Performers

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer Although there was two days lost to winter weather last week the area high schools were busy.

The Topsail boys and girls swimming team won meets last week. two Lady Pirate relay teams captured gold medals. The 200-yard medley relay quartet of Tihani Contreras, Delaney Popella, Drew Marshall, and Madison Hoover won the 200 yards while the foursome of Hoover, Kersten Parrella, Contreras, and Marshall won the 400yard freestyle. Individually, Hoover grabbed gold in the 200 freestyle while Marshall raced to victory in 58 seconds in the 100 freestyle. Popella, Addi Dostie, Julia Oakley, and Parrella were second in the 200-freestyle relay.

On the boy’s side, the 400 freestyle relay team made up of Kevin Zhang, Devin Schmitz, James Mongeau, and Chase Davis combined for a first-place finish in the 400 freestyle relay while Nick Gallek was first in the 200 individual medley, Zhang was first in the 100 butterfly, and Chase Davis grabbed gold in the 500 freestyle.

The Topsail men edged out West Brunswick. Sophomore Jamison Long knocked down a three-point jumper with 1.5 left in the game to complete a furious Pirate comeback. Caleb Bloodworth had 14 while Jacob Floyd chipped in 12.

Junior Payton Little scored 18 points and pulled down eight rebounds while

sophomore Julia Sullivan added 12 points and 12 boards as Topsail defeated Ashley last week.

The Trask Lady Titans earned a conference win behind the play of Anisa Lewis. The super frosh scored 25 points while ripping down13 rebounds in recording a double-double. Angel Boykin had six points and 11 boards with Chykira Pickett and Eve Adams each scoring six points.

The Trask men continued to dominate. They earned two conference wins last week.

The Titans caged Dixon early. Senior Jakel Newton led the Titans with 13 points while B.J. Jordan and Jaylin Mashack each had 10.

Jordan led the Titans with 10 rebounds.

Later in the week they beat a very good Southwest Onslow team. Jajuan Carr led the Titans with 25 points while Jaylin Mashack had 17.

The Pender boys are on fire. They won two conference games last week with relative ease. Pender beat East Carteret behind the play of Khalil Marshall. The freshman led the Patriots with 25 points while Malcolm McLean chipped in 10.

Later in the week the Pats beat Croatan. Marshall led the Patriots with 23 points while Jovan Corbett chipped in 16.

This weeks top Performer is Khalil Marshall. He averaged 24 points a game in the Pats two wins.

Topsail Sports Roundup

By Lee Wagner Post & Voice Sports Writer Snow, ice, and freezing cold weather certainly put a damper on the high-school winter sports’ schedule a little over a week ago, but when it finally did come time to compete several Topsail High School athletes made up for lost time and put the heat on their opponents – especially the girls’ and boys’ swim teams.

Swimming In a quad meet last Thurs-

day at Brunswick Community College on Senior Night, the Lady Pirates’ girls’ team put a first-place total of 88 points on the board to defeat South Brunswick (80), Cape Fear Academy (69), and West Brunswick (16), while the Pirate boys’ piled up 92 points in defeating South Brunswick (82), Cape fear Academy (43), and West Brunswick (31). The combined totals saw Topsail on top with 180 points ahead of the Cougars (162), Cape fear Academy (112), and the

Trojans (47).

Two individual girls and two Lady Pirate relay teams captured gold medals. The 200-yard medley relay quartet of Tihani Contreras, Delaney Popella, Drew Marshall, and Madison Hoover traversed the 200 yards in 2:00.08, while the foursome of Hoover, Kersten Parrella, Contreras, and Marshall won the 400-yard freestyle relay in 1:12.61. Individually, Hoover grabbed gold in the 200 freestyle (2:03.10), and Marshall raced to victory

in 58 seconds in the 100 freestyle. Popella, Addi Dostie, Julia Oakley, and Parrella were second (1:57.88) in the 200 freestyle relay.

Contreras was busy with a third (2:46.46) in the 200 individual medley and a fourth (1:11.01) in the 100 backstroke.

Marshall was second (2:03.12) in the 200 freestyle, Parrella was third (9.27) in the 50 freestyle and fourth (1:03.00) in the 100 freestyle, Hoover was third (1:05.01) in the 100 backstroke, and Dostie was ninth

(2:47.60) and sixth (1:07.84) in the 100 freestyle.

Over on the boys’ side, the 400 freestyle relay ensemble of Kevin Zhang, Devin Schmitz, James Mongeau, and Chase Davis combined for a first-place finish 4:01.44) in the 400 freestyle relay, Nick Gallek was first (2:818) in the 200 individual medley, Zhang was first (1:04.20) in the 100 butterfly, and Chase Davis grabbed gold (5:52.63) in the 500 freestyle.

Exam week prevents any

weekday meet this week, but the Pirate teams will participate in the Mid-Eastern 3A/4A Conference 3A championships Saturday at Brunswick Community College Saturday (Jan. 20) against North, South, and West Brunswick.

Track and field The weather put a quash on any outdoor team meets but Lady Pirate freshman Isabella Bufalini ran at the Fast-Track Invitational In-

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Lady Patriots continue to struggle with conference losses

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer Pender Lady Patriot coach Andrienne Bannerman is an optimist. Although her young Lady Patriot basketball team has struggled for the biggest part of the year she has high hopes that the team will improve in each and every game.

Last week the Lady Patriots suffered the ill effects of not being able to practice because of the winter weather.

Pender lost to East Carteret 45-35 at home before dropping

a 50-38 decision to a very good Croatan team.

The Pats led 10-8 after one quarter of play verse the Lady Mariners before a 13-2 East run in the second period sent the Pats to the locker room trailing 21-12.

The Patriots offense continued to struggle in the second half. East Carteret took advantage of several missed layups to increase their lead to 31-19 going into the final eight minutes.

The Lady Patriots outscored East in the fourth

frame but could overcome the large deficit.

Ratavia Merritt led the Patriots with 16 points while Taylor Marshall chipped in 10.

Next up was a conference affair at the 11-1 conference leading Croatan Lady Cougars place. The Patriots seemed ready to play and jumped out to a 10-7 lead after one quarter of play. The Lady Cougar came charging back in the second period. Pender kept pace for most of the second period.

However, Croatan outscored

the Pats 19-12 and took a 26-22 lead into the half.

The contest remained close in the third quarter. The Cougars used a 10-6 third frame to take a comfortable 36-28 lead into the fourth period. Pender faded in the final period and fell by 12 points.

Taylor Marshall led the Patriots (2-9/1-3) with 15 points.

Pender will play just one game this week due to mid term exams. They are at Lejeune on Friday night. They host Trask on the following Monday.

Lady Titans beat Dixon, fall to E. Carteret

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The Heide Trask Lady Titan basketball team has a bona fide star on its hands in freshman Anisa Lewis. It seems as if when the talented guard goes off the Titans win.

When she struggles so does the Rocky Point team.

Last week was a prime example of this when Lewis led the Titans to a 49-40 win over Dixon. The hot shot fresh-

man scored 25 points while ripping down13 rebounds in recording a double-double.

Angel Boykin had six points and 11 boards with Chykira Pickett and Eve Adams each scoring six points.

The Lady Titans were up 7-5 after the first quarter and exploded for 14 points in the second period. They led by five at the half.

Trask stretched the lead to seven points after three quarters of play and took the nine-

point win after a 12-10 fourth quarter.

Later in the week the Lady Titans hosted Southwest Onslow. The Lady Stallions have struggled this year and came into the contest with only one win. Trask held the lead for most of the game before falling 34-32.

Trask was up 28-23 late before a 7-2 Southwest run tied the score with just under three minutes to play.

The Lady Stallions scored

Staff photo by Bobby Norris

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with 2:13 to play to go up by two. Lewis answered with a bucket to tie the score. Southwest answered with a layup to go up 34-32 with 1:04 left. The Lady Titans could not match the last basket and fell.

The Lady Titans (5-7/2-3) will play just one game this week due to mid term exams.

They will be at Richlands on Friday. They will play Pender on the following Monday.

Topsail Basketball Association update

By Bob Willard Special to the Post & Voice After game cancellations and many practice cancellations due to the recent inclement weather, TBA was finally able to resume league play this past Saturday.

Leading off the day in the Topsail Middle School gym were the boys high school teams featuring a 45-40 victory by Sport Shots over a Access Glass with Caleb Hodges leading his team effort by tossing in 22 points. The Pender Post/Voice entry went big over Reliant Roofing winning 44-23. Anthony Tartaglione was the big gun for the Pender Post squad tickling the nets for 30 points, while White & Johnson Dentistry out bested the Topsail Driving Academy squad 38-18, with Nathan Lau pumping in 16 points to lead his Dentistry squad.

The girls representing the 6th-8th grade division of TBA took center stage and fans watched Pierpan Family Dentistry outshoot Homiak Transport 20-14 in a very well played contest between both teams. Olivia Visconti was high point producer with 8 points, but in a losing cause.

The Coastal Realty Association/Ronel Austin squad outlasted a scrappy Honeycutt Construction aggregation 3127. Lexis Dawson hit the nets for 14 counters for the win-

Titans Continued from page 6A the Titans came alive in the fourth stanza behind the play of Carr. The talented guard drove to the basket repeatedly in the final minutes of the game. He made 8-11 free

Heath makes major strides for Trask wrestling

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer At first glance you would think that Heide Trask Titan sophomore wrestler Rogan Heath was anything but an up and coming grappler. His curly blonde hair and wide smile would lend its self to a surfer or skateboarder. Not Heath. He is rapidly becoming a force to be reckoned with on the mat.

Rogan is a fierce competitor with a tireless work ethic.

Through hard work and dedication he is becoming one of the better wrestlers at his weight class.

Last week Mr. Heath finished third in the very competitive Eugene Ashley Memorial Veterans Cup at Ashley High School. He was one match away from a finals appearance. He won the consolation bracket.

With just over three weeks left to go before the beginning of the state playoffs, Rogan Heath will look to finish strong and earn a trip to the regional meet and beyond.

ning Coastal Realty Association squad, while Savannah Lambert posted a 17 point count for the losing Honeycutt Construction team.

At 1:00 p.m., the fifth and sixth grade boys teams took over. In the first contest, Otero Family, Cosmetic, and Implant Dentistry won big over SHIPONSITE, 22-9, Cape Fear Seafood Company outlasted Tyler & Roth Executive Search 28-20 with an even scoring attack from their roster, R J Miller Construction took it to The Paint Store by a wide margin, led by a 10 point performance by Bryce Foster, and in a very well played contest, the Cherubini Orthodontics squad out dueled it’s game with Renovation Church, winning 32-27, led by a 16 point outburst by Chase Salling. Colton Beatty and Tristin Robles led the scoring for Renovation Church contributing 11 and 10 points respectively.

In the boys seventh/eighth division, Coastal Fitness Center came up with a nice win over Jenkins Vinyl Siding and Windows, 48-26. Jacob McFann led the Coastal Fitness scoring attack with 17 points while Walker Dixon was high gun for Jenkins Vinyl, hitting the hoops for 14 points followed by Brycen Coleman’s 12 markers. Palmetto Brick fell to high flying Prism Painting squad 34-20, 4K Invest-

ments out scored Builders First Choice 53-47. Demark Howell led the victors scoring parade with 16 points followed closely by Cannon Keziah with 15. Carlos Vazquez was high man for the Builders First Choice squad pumping up 17 points. In the finale of the long day of basketball, Patriot Tee chopped down the VRBP#967800 entry 39-15.

Bradlee Wolf led all scorers with 20 points.

In the TMS Auxiliary gym, the junior division of TBA started play at 9:00 a.m. with the Co-Ed first/second grader teams.

AllKindsOfStuff.biz continued their winning ways by downing the Bagel Bakery 33-14. In an exciting game as fans, parents and grandparents could be heard yelling from miles away, JT’S Brick Oven Pizza eked out a 31-29 victory over Finesse Pro Services. Amelia Naylor scored her season high of 14 points, and was followed closely by Carter Barras with 11. Jaxson Tawes and Nolan Dick both hit for 11 points for Finesse Pro Services. Dick’s Sporting Goods outgunned the Darden Insurance Agency 49-23 with Kellan Coleman leading the Dick’s scoring attack with 21 points. In the girls third/fifth grade sector, in another good old fashioned barnburner, Quartermaster’s Restaurant squeaked out an 18-16 victory over Coury Science and En-

throws in the fourth period.

“I challenged the guys during halftime to attack the basket, “said Orr. “Jujuan kind of took over there in the fourth quarter. He’s capable of that.”

The Titans were up early in the first quarter with Carr leading the way. He had a

three-point play and a jumper as Trask opened up a seven-point lead. A three-point bucket from just under half court by the Stallions cut the lead to 19-15 going into the second period.

Trask struggled from the free throw line in the second quarter. Southwest tied the

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Hartgrove a talented young Topsail athlete

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The Topsail Lady Pirate varsity basketball team has a ton of talented players.

Among those players is a bevy of young players that bode well for the future of the program. Among those young players is freshman forward Sydney Hartgrove.

Miss Hartgrove came into the Topsail program with a great attitude along with a willingness to work hard and wait her turn. However, her turn appears to be now.

Sydney is a ferocious rebounder. She does not mind banging inside with the big girls or bodying up on the defensive end of the floor. She was named to the East Columbus Holiday Tournament all tournament team over the holidays, a big accomplishment for a first-year player.

With three more years of playing ahead of her, Sydney Hartgrove is making a name for herself with the Topsail Lady Pirates.

gineering. Brooklyn Beatty, Quartermaster’s Restaurant, and Nya Courty, Science & Engineering, led their respective teams with 8 points each.

Dwyer Electric over Window World with Jersie Lawrence and Gia Purcell each tallying 6 points.

The last group to start play in the auxiliary school gym were the boys third/fourth grades.

HWY55 continued their winning ways toppling ECS Controls. Mason French led his HWY 55 team with a 10 point performance. Isla Skin & Hair topped Coury Science and Engineering 40-31 getting a 19 point output from Joshia Brown.

Discovery Place Child Care over Breakaway Fitness & Performance, and in the days finale, the House of Raeford toppled Topsail Island Maintenance 22-16.

The House of Raeford squad hung tight and got a 12 point performance from Barrett Swinson.

There will be no TBA games this Saturday, 01/20/18 due to a make-up school snow day declared by the Pender County schools. These games will be made up, spread out over two Sunday afternoons, the first being Sunday afternoon, 1/21/18, starting at 3:00 p.m. Please check www.topsail basketball.com to see the posted makeup game schedule score at 23-23 with just under four minutes to play. A Carr free throw gave the Titans a 30-29 lead going into the break. Trask was 1-7 from the charity stripe in the second quarter.

Carr kept the Titans afloat

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Honeycutt Constructions Mary Alice Brinkley (10), attempts to pass inside while Coastal Realty/Ronel Austin’s Breanna Jones goes high in the air attempting block in Saturday’s TBA action.

Pirates Continued from page 6A the opportunity to take the shot, and we did, and we won, and I’m happy,” Long said. “I had confidence when I let it go. We had a total team effort in coming back and I am really happy the shot fell. It’s a great win for our team.”

The week started with what appeared to be a winnable home game as the 3-10 Screaming Eagles traveled to Hampstead but 21 turnovers and a miserable 24-for-51 performance at the free-throw line contributed mightily as Ashley defeated the Pirates 79-57.

The game was pretty much over from the outset as the Screaming Eagles (4-10, 4-1) outscored Topsail (2-11, 0-4) 19-8 in the first quarter, and 16-8 in the second period for an already insurmountable 35-16 halftime advantage. The Pirates were 4-for-20 (20 percent) from the field and an abysmal 8-for-24 (33 percent) from the charity stripe in the first half. Many of the missed free throws came on the front end of one-and-one opportunities. The Pirates also turned the ball over 15 times in the first 16 minutes.

“We’ve been struggling

Thompson lives up to potential at Pender High

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer When Kam Thompson arrived at Pender High school she was tagged with the word potential. Everybody knew that she was athletic and intelligent. Over the last four years she has become a very good athlete in numerous sports. Kam was an allconference and all-county selection the last two years in volleyball. She is the picture of grace and power at the net. However, she is also a very good basketball player as well.

Kam is a relentless rebounder. She has the height and strength to pound inside with the biggest and best. She can also run the floor and finish at the hoop.

Although the Lady Patriots have struggled as of late, there is no doubt that Kam Thompson will go down as one of the better female athletes to attend the school. She is a proven commodity for the Lady Patriots.

all year on defense,” Topsail Coach Jamie Rochelle said.

“Last night it seemed, especially early on, the desire and intensity was lacking.” We played better (41 points) in the second half but it was too late. Honestly, we don’t have the firepower to be a team that can come back from a 19-point deficit in the second half.

Ashley’s style appeared to be to foul often as the officials called 30 fouls against the Screaming Eagles, but the Pirate shooters simply could not take advantage.

Senior Caleb Bloodworth (10 points) and junior Christopf Wolf (six points) were the only Pirates able to somewhat consistently hit free throws – Bloodworth going 4-for-6 and Wolf hitting on 6-of-10. The Pirates burst out for 23 points in the third period, but for every basket Topsail hit, Ashley countered on their way to 25 third-period points that produced a 60-39 advantage.

Brandon Lofton had nine points, Jarris and Jamison Long each struck for eight points, and Wolf and Brandon Clayton put up six each for the Pirates.

It’s exam week in Pender County meaning no games and limited practices this week until Friday when new Hanover comes to Hampstead.

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Mary Louise James BURGAW -- Mary Louise James, 102, a good and faithful servant, was welcomed into the loving arms of Jesus Christ on January 12, 2018, to hear, “Well Done.�

A native of Burgaw, she is survived by her children, Ardell Wright White of Suffolk, VA, her sons, Robert George Simpson of Jacksonville, and James Earl Simpson of Burgaw, Son-in-Law, Al White, Sr., Suffolk, 13 grandchildren, 17 Great Grandchildren, three great-great grandchildren, three very special godsons and a host of other relatives.

Ms. James was the oldest surviving member of the Sunlight Chapter 634 Order of Eastern Star, PHA for North Carolina. She was a faithful member of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, Burgaw, where she sang in the choir and served on the Missionary Board. Ms. James also attended Tabernacle Christian Church, Suffolk.

Funeral arrangements are entrusted with Dunn Funeral Home in Burgaw.

The Homegoing Service will be at noon Jan. 19, 2018 at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church.

Viewing will be 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 18 at the Funeral Home.

Teresa Alanda Horne Teresa Alanda Horne, was

Bethlehem

Continued from page 1A of those folks and the people from that church to be there.�

Wrightsville Beach Baptist Church adopted Bethlehem as a mission project. McIntyre and many others started on the rebuild as soon as the water receded, about a week after the flooding occurred. Bethlehem church members have been meeting at a local hunting club up until Sunday. “It’s a small church, primarily senior adults who didn’t have the resources or the strength to make it happen. We were very pleased to be able to help. It literally has been a long process. The church is anxious to get back into their space, and we are just real happy to get them back in. We’re still waiting on our final certificate of authenticity from the county, but we feel certain that we

born Mar. 20, 1970 to Dorothy Horne in Rose Hill. She departed this earthly life Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018 at New Hanover Regional Hospital in Wilmington, NC. The funeral was held at 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 12, 2017 at Greater Yeshuwa Temple 6347 Hwy. 41 Wallace with Apostle Davelon Carr pastor and officiating. Burial was in Duplin Gardens in Teachey.

Teresa leaves to cherish her memories: Mother Dorothy H. Reese, of the home Father Carl Reese, of Georgia, Sister Angela Cooper, of Raleigh, Nephew Cameron Cooper, of Raleigh, Aunt:Mary Jane Plummer, of Teachey, Uncles: Willie Horne, Paul Horne, Mangle Horne and Clarence Horne, all of Teachey, a devoted friend in love Gracie Carr, of Wallace, and a host of other relatives and many friends.

The family was served by Nixon Lewis Funeral Home a n d C r e m a t i o n S e r v i c e, Burgaw. Electronic condolences may be left at nixonlewisfuneralhome.com.

Robert Edison Lennon, Sr. DELCO -- Robert Edison Lennon, Sr., 79, of Delco passed from his earthly life Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018 at Lower Cape Fear Hospice Care Center.

He was born Dec. 4, 1938 in Wilmington, the son of the late James Edison Lennon and Lydia McGowan Lennon.

Also remembered is their son, Robert Edison “Eddie�

Lennon, Jr., who preceded Bob in death.

Bob is survived by his wife, Geraldine Horrell Lennon; daughter, Kim Lennon Abernethy (Jeff); daughter-in-law, Judy Lennon Blake (Clay); grandchildren, Michelle Abernethy Clark (Frank), Stefanie Aber nethy Lapoint (Jason), Lauren Abernethy have completed everything that they have asked us to do,� said McIntyre.

McIntyre said that all of the Baptist churches in Wilmington and much of Pender County, as well as those all the way up to Wallace, have been working on the project together. Grants from North Carolina Baptist Men and Women helped fund the rebuild, and volunteers from the group helped with the reconstruction. “They were there for much of the work and a lot of those folks were at the rededication. Every pastor who was involved was invited to come and give a little greeting to the church. We had a short message and greetings from a lot of different churches just to say, ’Hey, we’re here for you, we love you and we’re praying for you. Then we ended in prayer over the building,� said McIntyre.

McIntyre said that he has been through every inch of the building, and found its

Obituaries

Gault (Ben), Robert Edison “Robbie� Lennon III (Kristin), April Lennon Simpson, David Simpson, and Steven Herring; great grandchildren, Austin, Ethan, Emily, Kylee, Abigail, Amelia, Clarissa, Layna, Elyse, Josie, Noah, and Jasper; sister, Elaine Babson (Bobby); brother, Jim Lennon (Nancy); several nieces and nephews; and best buddies, Julian Bradberry and Charles Howell.

The family received friends from 11 a.m. until noon Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018 at Livingston Baptist Church, 4629 Livingston Chapel Road, Delco, with service beginning at noon in the church sanctuary. Pastor Matthew Griffin and Pastor Richard Wade conducted the service. Burial followed in the church cemetery.

The family suggests that you consider a memorial gift in memory of Bob to International Board of Jewish Missions, PO Box 1386, Hixson, TN 37343. Online: ibjm.org.

Shared memories and condolences may be sent to the family at www.quinnmcgowen. com. The family was served

by Quinn-McGowen Funeral Home of Burgaw.

Aaron, and Mary Catherine H. Fowler; brother, Lawerence McCrae Horrell, Jr., all who preceded Harvey in death.

Harvey is survived by his beloved wife of 49 years, Debbie Horrell; son, Ben Horrell (Kim Guinan); daughter, Tracie Rebekah Horrell (Dwayne Callais); grandchildren, Kimberly Pigford, Tiffany Pigford, Makayla Horrell, Thomas Tanner, Caitlyn Tanner, Brianna Tanner, and Anthony Tanner; sisters, Kathleen Duncan and Joann Hodge; and many nieces, nephews and friends.

Celebration of Life was held at 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 12, 2018 at Quinn-McGowen Funeral Home with The Rev. Tom Canady and The Rev. Nathan Morton officiating.

The family received friends following the service until 7 p.m.

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

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ROCKY POINT -- Harvey Benjamin Hor rell, 69, of Rocky Point passed gently from his earthly life Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018 at Lower Cape Fear Hospice Care Center.

He was born July 22, 1948 in Bladen County, one of seven children born to Lawerence McCrae Horrell and Sadie Bell Hudson Horrell.

Also remembered are his sisters, Hazel Elizabeth H. Williams, Janice Elizabeth H. original construction interesting. The structure was originally built about 160 feet from its current location, and was taken apart and put it back together where it is now. It was originally where the cemetery is now, and underneath the building you can see where all the old timbers were repurposed. “T he county was very generous, with it being a historical building and not something that’s occupied all the time. They did not require us to raise it. Most of the other houses in the area were required to be raised.

They have been gracious to us and that has helped us to preserve what’s there. It would have just destroyed that old building to try to lift it I think. The church’s construction is really fascinating. It’s a piece of history for sure,� said McIntyre.

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Bill Howard Outdoors

By Bill Howard Post & Voice Columnist Currently the world seems to be enthralled with an accidental missile warning and an inappropriate word uttered by the President. I’m not sure why headlines must actually use that word, but after my youngest questioned the word I had to come up with a quick fib explaining that it was a foreign word and rhymed with ‘chipotle’. I probably saved him from a visit to the principal’s office with that one.

Meanwhile though, my attention has been on another little heard of story.

As I type this, I am on a mountain some 3000 feet high.

This is nothing in comparison to what I will call real mountains though. And no, I am not disparaging our Appalachians.

There are a little over a dozen 8000-meter peaks on this planet. Most know of the tallest and most famous, Mount

Everest. At first thought, for those that are not in the know, Everest seems like the pinnacle. Yes, there is an intentional play on words there. However, Everest, while deadly and unforgiving at times, is not the most dangerous.

This is where my attention has been focused. One of the most deadly mountains is currently being scaled. Big deal you say? Well, it is when it is winter. And this particular peak is the only 8000-meter mountain to never have been topped during the winter.

What intrigues me about this story is a group of 13 Polish climbers are attempting this first-time feat. Skip the Polish jokes for this one if you don’t mind. This group of 13 happens to be some of the top climbers in the world. They have been collecting and accumulating the top gear available over the last couple of years to make this attempt.

At the beginning of the year they set up base camp.

Now they are attempting the climb. They have no steadfast plan, as it has been deemed too dangerous to try to stick to a plan due to the mountain’s unpredictability, especially during the winter.

The mountain? The mountain is K2. I know, what kind of name is K2? Well, K2 is the second tallest mountain, just behind Mount Everest. And the name K2, for whatever

reason, fits perfectly for such a beast of peak.

But, despite all that, what has really grabbed me is there are 13 of the best climbers in the world making this attempt, and the odds are, one or more will not return.

I don’t mean that one or more will die. I mean one or more will likely die and their remains will forever be frozen on K2. It’s a morbid thought.

However, K2 is a killer during good weather. K2 is much worse during winter.

Imagine a jet stream streaking across the sides of the mountain with winds beyond hurricane force. Now add in the lack of oxygen at that altitude, and a wind chill on a good winter day of -80 degrees Farenheit. And you thought we were having a cold winter here.

Now the group isn’t going in foolishly. Again, they have the best gear available. They have also been training in a hyperbolic chamber that depletes oxygen supply so they will have their bodies used to the atmosphere and hopefully fight off altitude sickness.

For whatever reason, they are attempting the climb without supplemental oxygen.

I’m not sure if this is due to something with the cold effecting the oxygen tanks, the wish to negate extra weight, or if they want to make the attempt without supplemental oxygen

as many of the greatest climbers do at times.

Yet, I still cannot get over the human condition part of this story. This group knows the odds are against all of them making it to the top, and the odds are greater that not everyone will live to see it if the group does make it to the top. There is no rescue effort.

No helicopter can fly up and bring them down.

I’ve done some dangerous things in my life. I’ve hunted bear, mountain lion and even alligator with nothing but a bow and arrow. I’ve fished for big sharks from a kayak. I’ve even dove to try to photograph big sharks that were hooked on rod and reel. But at no time did I think my odds were only 99% safe.

This group of climbers may be looking at a 50% chance at best. And I want to cheer and pray they make it while following what I can of the story every day.

–Bill Howard is a lifelong North Carolina resident and hunter. He is a lifetime member of the North Carolina Bowhunters Association, an associate member of Pope and Young, and an official measurer of both. He is a certified hunter education (IHEA) instructor and bowhunter education (IBEP) instructor.

Please share your stories with Bill at BillHowardOutdoors@ gmail.com.

Town of Burgaw Government News January 18, 2018

TOWN OF BURGAW UTILITY CUSTOMERS YOU CAN NOW MONITOR YOUR WATER USAGE ONLINE As a part of the recent meter conversion project, the Town now has the capability to monitor water usage for all of our customers, as well as giving access to our customers to monitor their own usage on a daily basis.

EyeOnWater is a customer portal website that allows our customers to create a login ID so they can see their water usage on their meter and account with the Town of Burgaw. To monitor your daily water usage, please visit www.eyeonwater.com. To create your login all you need is your zip code and account ID. Although town staff monitors accounts for leaks, it is sometimes difficult for us to keep up with all of them. If you monitor your usage, you can notify us immediately of any irregularities on your account.

If you have any questions regarding EyeOnWater or any concerns or questions regarding your water usage, please contact us at 910-663-3445.

CALENDAR Jan. 18 Planning/Zoning Board Meeting Feb. 13 Board of Commissioners Meeting

TOWN OF BURGAW Phone 910.259.2151 Fax 910.259.6644 Email: townofburgaw@townofburgaw.com Web: www.townofburgaw.com

Town of Surf City Government News January 18, 2018

Middle school students can apply for basketball camp scholarships Four County EMC is giving two local middle school students an opportunity to dust off those sneakers and hit the hardwood alongside their favorite college basketball athletes and coaches this summer, thanks to Touchstone Energy Sports Camp Scholarships.

Four County EMC will select one young man for a scholarship to attend the Roy Williams Carolina Basketball Camp June 16-20 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and one local

young women for the Wolfpack Women’s Basketball Camp June 10-13 at North Carolina State University in Raleigh.

The scholarships cover all expenses at the overnight camps, which provide a glimpse into life on a college campus.

“This is an exciting opportunity for young athletes to visit our state’s largest universities and work directly with notable coaches and student athletes,” said Gay Johnson, of Four County EMC. “This scholarship is a way for our co-

operative to support students who have a passion for sports and want to find new ways to excel. By earning the scholarships and going to camp, these young adults learn skills they can use on the court and in the classroom.”

Applications are being accepted through March 31 and can be found online at www. fourcty.org or www.ncelectriccooperatives.com/community. Applicants will be judged on academic records, extra-curricular activities and

the content of an essay that must be submitted with the application. To be eligible to win, students must be in the sixth, seventh or eighth grade during the 2018-2019 school year and have permission from a parent or guardian. Winners are expected to be announced

by May 1.

At the camps, students stay overnight in dorms on campus, learn fundamental skills that will help them ex-

MEETING TIMES Surf City Town Council 1st Tuesday of the month at 6:30pm Planning Board 2nd Thursday of the month at 5:30pm Parks & Rec. Advisory Committee 3rd Tuesday of the month at 3pm ________________________________________________________

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Public Notice Notice is given that the Surf City Board of Adjustment will meet at 11 a.m. Thursday, February 1, 2018, in the Council Chamber at Town Hall to discuss a Variance request from Zoning Section 6.6 Commercial and business signs; size computations at Publix, 2765 Hwy 210, Hampstead, North Carolina.

The public is invited to attend this important meeting and make oral comments. Copies of the ordinance, map, and application are on file in the town clerk's office for inspection by any interested citizens. You may request an accommodation for a disabling condition in order to attend the meeting. If you have not already made a request, you may do so by contacting Patricia Arnold at 910-328-4131. Such request should be made at least 24 hours prior to the meeting.

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Possumwood Acres Wildlife Sanctuary 119 Doe Drive Hubert _____________________________________________ •

2018 Town Council Meetings will be at 6:30pm

1/18/2018

WANTED! A FEW GOOD MEN & WOMEN! VOLUNTEER! The Pender County Board of Commissioners will consider appointments to the following boards/commissions/committees:

# of Name of Board Vacancies Positions/Categories Advisory Board of Health 3 Dentist***, Engineer***, Optometrist*** Animal Shelter Advisory Committee 1 Veterinarian Board of Adjustment 4 Districts 1, 2, and 4, Alternate Industrial Facilities & Pollution Control Financing Auth.

7 Business/Insurance/Attorney/Banking Library Board 1 District 1 Nursing/Adult Care Committee 3 Public Citizen Pender Memorial Hospital Board 1 District 1 (Unexpired Term) Southeastern Economic Development Commission 1 Citizen Representative Tourism Development Authority 1 Collector District 1 = Upper Topsail; Surf City District 4 = Union; Penderlea; Grady; District 2 = Scotts Hill; Lower Topsail Columbia; Caswell; Canetuck District 3 = Rocky Point; Long Creek District 5 = Burgaw; Holly *** These positions can be temporarily filled by someone associated with this field who may not be currently licensed.

Applications can be completed on-line at www.pendercountync.gov or write or call Melissa Long, Clerk to the Board, PO Box 5, Burgaw, NC 28425 (910) 259-1200, and complete an application.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS THE PENDER COUNTY PLANNING BOARD WILL HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS AS FOLLOWS: DATE OF HEARINGS: TIME OF HEARINGS:

January 24, 2018 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

Master Development Plan Revision and Preliminary Plat Signature Top Sail NC, Ltd. applicant, on behalf of Lewis Ruth Caroline Kalmar et al and Signature Top Sail NC, Ltd owners, is requesting a revision to the previously approved Master Development Plan and Preliminary Plat approval for Phase 6 of the mixed-use development known as Wyndwater. Specifically, the request is to change the approved road layout shown in Phase 6 by amending the location of the required connection to the adjacent parcel and adding a 5 foot side yard setback to the prescribed master plan standards. In addition the applicant is requesting preliminary plan approval for Phase 6 to include 45 single-family detached lots. The subject properties are zoned PD, Planned Development zoning district. The properties are located to the east of US HWY 17 north of Doral Drive (SR 1693), northwest of Sloop Point Loop Road (SR 1563), south and east of the Cardinal Acres Lane (private) in the Topsail Township. The properties may be further identified by Pender County PINs; 4213-59-0181-0000, 4214-22-7567-0000, 4214-04-4540-0000, 4204-84-9117-0000 and a portion of 4214-50-8387-0000.

Major Site Development Plan Carolina Restaurant Group, Inc., applicant, on behalf of Hampstead Town Center, LLC., owner, is requesting the approval of a Major Site Development Plan for outparcel 3 from the approved Hampstead Towne Center Master Development Plan (10762). The request is to establish the use of a restaurant. The subject property is zoned PD, Planned Development zoning district and according to the Pender County Zoning Ordinance §8.9 Table of Permitted Uses; restaurants are permitted in the PD, Planned Development zoning district. There is one (1) tract associated with this request totaling ± 1.01 acres. The subject property is located at the intersection of US HWY 17 and Ravenswood Road (Private) in the Topsail Township and may be further identified by Pender County PIN: 3293-862278-0000.

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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16 temporary horticultural workers needed for nursery work near Willard, North Carolina, for Johnson Nursery Corporation with work beginning on or about 03/12/2018 and ending on or about 08/06/2018. The job offered is for a skilled nursery worker and requires minimum 3 months verifiable nursery work experience (Horticultural Worker I). The minimum offered wage rate that workers will be paid is $11.46 per hour. Workers must commit to work the entire contract period. Workers are guaranteed work for 3/4 of the contract period, beginning with the first day the worker arrives at the place of employment. All work tools, supplies and equipment are provided at no cost to the worker. Housing will be provided to those workers who cannot reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of each working day. Transportation and subsistence will be provided by the employer upon completion of 50% of the work contract, or earlier, to workers who are recruited outside the area of intended employment. Applicants must provide documentation that they are eligible legally to work in the United States. Applicants should report or send resumes to NCWorks Career Center – Pender County, 904-A S. Walker St., Burgaw, NC 28425, (910) 259-0240, or the nearest local office of their State Workforce Agency, and reference job order #NC10793213. EOE. H-300-17365-946328.

In an effort to increase positive relationships among youth across North Carolina, the State Highway Patrol is announcing a new high school internship program that will begin in January.

The 40-hour program is designed to provide students with real-life perspectives on a career in law enforcement while improving the efficiency of the organization. Participants will perform several non-enforcement related duties while adhering to the same professional standards expected of uniform personnel.

“This program offers both educational advancement in law enforcement and increased organizational productivity”, said Colonel Glenn McNeill Jr., commander of the State Highway Patrol. “Our goal is to develop career-minded young men and women who have inspirations of becoming a state trooper.”

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to complete the following task prior to graduation: •SHP district office observation •Local jail facility tour •District and Superior Court observationRide along(s) with a trooper Optional tasks •Basic School observation •NCSHP defensive driving training •NCSHP defensive tactics training Upon completion of the required task, inter ns are required to complete an essay summarizing their experience of the program. Once all requirements have been sufficiently met, the intern will receive a graduation certificate.

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Patricia Polinski of Burgaw has been awarded the Girl Scout Silver Award by Girl Scouts North Carolina Coastal Pines. The Girl Scout Silver Award is the second highest achievement in Girl Scouting. The award symbolizes a Girl Scout Cadette’s accomplishments in Girl Scouting and her community as she discovers her strengths and takes action to make the world a better place. For her Girl Scout Silver Award project, Little Lending Libraries, Polinski addressed the lack of easy access to books in rural communities. To combat this, she built two lending libraries. One was placed at the entrance to the Ability Garden at Pender Memorial Hospital for residents, staff and the community to use. Another one was placed at Mathew 25 House in Burgaw. Polinski is the daughter of Joe and Meredith Polinski and is a member of Girl Scout Troop 147, led by Meredith Polinski.

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Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE’S NOTICE TO CREDITORS In Re the Estate of Inez T. Bradt, Deceased Having qualified as Personal Representative of the Estate of INEZ T. BRADT, 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 March 30, 2018, or same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery.

All persons indebted to said Estate please make immediate payment.

On this Day: December 28, 2017 Jerome A. Quinn Personal Representative

by Patricia M. Homa NC State Bar #37671 Attorney for the Estate c/o Patricia M. Homa, P.C. P. O. Box 1310 Hampstead, NC 28443 #8037 12/28/2017, 1/4, 1/11, 1/18/2018 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 Doris Faye Blanton Hardin, deceased, of Pender County, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Doris Faye Blanton Hardin, to present them to the undersigned on or before April 5, 2018 at 214 W. Cavenaugh Street, Wallace, NC 28466 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 28th day of December 2017.

Shaula Hardin 214 W. Cavenaugh Street Wallace, NC 28466 #8036 12/28/2017, 1/4, 1/11, 1/18/2018 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF GARY CRAIG BANNERMAN All persons, firms and corporations having claims against Gary Craig Bannerman, deceased, are notified to exhibit them to Carolyn B. Watkins, as Executor of decedent’s estate on or before April 1, 2018, at the Law Office of Pollock & Pollock, Attorneys at Law, PA, PO Drawer 999, Burgaw, NC 28425, or be barred from their recovery. Debtors of the decedent are asked to make immediate payment to the above-named Executor.

Harold Lee Pollock Attorney at Law PO Drawer 999 Burgaw, NC 28425 #8032 12/28/2017, 1/4, 1/11, 1/18/2018 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust executed by WADE C. PHILLIPS and GLENNA H. WOOTEN (PRESENT RECORD OWNERS: HEIRS OF GLENNA H. WOOTEN), to Thurman E. Burnette, Trustee, dated February 4, 1992 and recorded in Book 813, Page 298, and re-recorded in Book 821, Page 284, Pender County Registry, North Carolina; default having been made in the payment of the Note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Richard R. Foust, Attorney-at-Law, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds of Pender County, North Carolina, and the holder of the Note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Pender County Courthouse, in the city of Burgaw, North Carolina at at 12:00 PM on Thursday, January 25, 2018, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Pender, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: COMMENCING AT THE CENTERLINE INTERSECTION OF NC 50 AND NCSR 1532 AND FOLLOWING THE CENTERLINE OF NCSR IN A GENERAL WESTERLY DIRECTION APPROXIMATELY 0.7 MILES TO A PK NAIL OVER A 30-INCH CMP CULVERT UNDER SAID ROAD; THENCE WITH SAID CENTERLINE SOUTH 80 DEGREES 38 MINUTES 10 SECONDS WEST 141.36 FEET TO A PK NAIL; THENCE LEAVING SAID CENTERLINE SOUTH 05 DEGREES 50 MINUTES 34 SECONDS EAST 29.98 FEET TO AN IRON PIPE ON THE SOUTHERN RIGHT OF WAY OF NCSR 1532, THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING. THENCE FROM SAID BEGINNING AND LEAVING SAID RIGHT OF WAY SOUTH 05 DEGREES 50 MINUTES 34 SECONDS EAST 230.69 FEET (PASSING A SET IRON PIPE AT 225.39 FEET) TO THE CENTERLINE OF A DITCH; THENCE WITH THE CENTERLINE OF SAID DITCH NORTH 81 DEGREES 21 MINUTES 47 SECONDS EAST 141.26 FEET TO AN IRON STAKE; THENCE WITH SAID DITCH NORTH 05 DEGREES 50 MINUTES 34 SECONDS WEST 232.41 FEET TO THE RIGHT OF WAY OF NCSR 1532; THENCE WITH SAID RIGHT OF WAY SOUTH 80 DEGREES 40 MINUTES 01 SECOND WEST 141.36 FEET TO THE BEGINNING. CONTAINING 0.75 ACRES. COMMONLY KNOWN AS 707 LEE ROAD, MAPLE HILL, NC 28454 Should the property be purchased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-Five cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS 7A308 (a)(1).

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer, and convey-

ance “AS IS, WHERE IS”. Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the Note secured by the Deed of Trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representatives of either the Trustee or the holder of the Note make any representation 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, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed.

Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record any recorded releases.

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

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. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

A 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.

This the 10th day of October, 2017.

Richard R. Foust Substitute Trustee Richard R. Foust, Attorney at Law 204 Muirs Chapel Road, Suite 102 Greensboro, NC 27410 Ph. No. 336-834-0510 Fax No. 336.834.0160 #8024 1/11, 1/18/2018

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION PENDER COUNTY 17SP196 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY RYAN SCOTT WENZEL AND MEGAN DAWN JONES DATED OCTOBER 8, 2003 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 2239 AT PAGE 276 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 January 23, 2018 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: BEING all of Lot 110-A in Section VI-E, Belvedere Plantation according to the map of Section VI-E, Belvedere Plantation, recorded in Map Book 20, at Page 41, in the office of the Register of Deeds of Pender County, North Carolina, reference to which said map is hereby made for a more particular description.

And Being more commonly known as: 116 Bay Tree Cir, Hampstead, NC 28443 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Ryan Scott Wenzel and Megan Dawn Jones.

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. This sale is made subject to all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law. Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the

sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing.

SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agreement upon written notice to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time notice of termination is provided. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

The date of this Notice is January 2, 2018.

Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 13-041476 #8045 1/11, 1/18/2018 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 17-CVS-1279 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

JASON BERGMANN, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION TO: UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF MICHAEL BERGMANN 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 LT 176, PB 22/143 Topsail Green, Parcel ID Number 421403-0264-0000 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 February 26, 2018.

This date: January 11, 2018.

PENDER COUNTY, By and through its Attorney Scott G. Sherman State Bar #: 17596 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250 Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel) scott@shermanandrodgers.com #8041 1/11, 1/18, 1/25/2018 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 17-CVS-1270 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

JESSIE ANTONIO STANLEY, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION TO: UNKNOWN HEIRS AND/OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST TO JOSEPHINE MOORE 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 0.46 acres more or less, Parcel ID Number 3224-46-2015-0000 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 February 26, 2018.

This date: January 11, 2018.

PENDER COUNTY, By and through its Attorney Scott G. Sherman State Bar #: 17596 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250 Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel) scott@shermanandrodgers.com #8044 1/11, 1/18, 1/25/2018

17 SP 225 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 Carl T. Murrell and Tammy M. Murrell to Jeffery L. Tuttle, Trustee(s), which was dated November 2, 1999 and recorded on November 3, 1999 in Book 1526 at Page 297 and rerecorded/modified/ corrected on May 6, 2015 in Book 4575, Page 135 and rerecorded/ modified/corrected on April 5, 2016 in Book 4617, Page 2034, 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 January 30, 2018 at 11:30AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Pender County, North Carolina, to wit: LOCATED IN LONG CREEK TOWNSHIP, PENDER COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, ADJACENT TO AND NORTH OF SECONDARY ROAD #1427 AND BEING MORE FULLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, TO WIT: BEGINNING AT A RAILROAD SPIKE IN THE PAVED CENTERLINE OF SECONDARY ROAD #1427, SAID SPIKE BEING LOCATED ALONG SAID ROAD CENTERLINE AT A POINT THAT IS THE FOLLOWING COURSES AND DISTANCES FROM AN OLD NAIL LOCATED IN SAID ROAD CENTERLINE AND DIRECTLY ABOVE THE CENTER OF A LARGE METAL CULVERT THAT ACCOMMODATES THE WATERS OF LEWIS BRANCH BENEATH THE ROADWAY: SOUTH 51 DEGREES 33’ WEST 269.32 FEET, SOUTH 66 DEGREES 06’ WEST 201.32 FEET, SOUTH 77 DEGREES 28’ WEST 189.31 FEET, SOUTH 85 DEGREES 45’ WEST 100.00 FEET, SOUTH 87 DEGREES 08’ WEST 718.60 FEET, SOUTH 87 DEGREES 04’ 15” WEST 412.30 FEET, SOUTH 87 DEGREES 06’ 21” WEST 850.12 FEET AND SOUTH 78 DEGREES 05’ 09” WEST 498.30 FEET TO THE BEGINNING; AND RUNNING THENCE, FROM THE BEGINNING, SO LOCATED, WITH THE PAVED CENTERLINE OF SECONDARY ROAD #1427 SOUTH 78 DEGREES 05’ 09” WEST 204.28 FEET TO A NAIL AND CAP AT THE BEGINNING OF A CURVE IN SAID ROADWAY; THENCE, CONTINUING WITH SAID ROADWAY AS IT CURVES TO THE LEFT A CHORD COURSE AND DISTANCE OF SOUTH 76 DEGREES 23’ 18” WEST 112.50 FEET TO A NAIL AND CAP INLINE; THENCE, SOUTH 77 DEGREES 00’ 09” WEST 106.20 FEET TO AN OLD “R.F.M.” STONE UNDER THE PAVED PORTION OF SAID ROAD; THENCE, NORTH 51 DEGREES 54’ 21” WEST 449.68 FEET (PASSING OVER AN INLINE IRON PIPE AT 44.5 FEET) TO AN OLD “R.F.M.” STONE; THENCE, NORTH 52 DEGREES 11’ 21” EAST 568.90 FEET TO AN OLD “R.F.M.” STONE ON THE NORTHERN EDGE OF AN OLD ROAD; THENCE, NORTH 21 DEGREES 46’ 33” EAST 790.97 FEET TO AN OLD “R.F.M.” STONE INLINE; THENCE, TO AND WITH THE RUN OF LEWIS BRANCH AS IT MEANDERS IN AN EASTWARDLY DIRECTION WITH THE FOLLOWING BEING TRAVERSE COURSES AND DISTANCES FROM POINT TO POINT ALONG OR NEAR SAID RUN: NORTH 87 DEGREES 54’ 24” EAST 115.0 FEET AND SOUTH 61 DEGREES 19’ 12” EAST 92.32 FEET TO AN OLD LIGHTWOOD STAKE ON THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF SAID RUN; THENCE, SOUTH 19 DEGREES 59’ 50” WEST 822.56 FEET TO AN OLD IRON PIPE INLINE; THENCE, SOUTH 13 DEGREES 27’ 18” EAST 467.80 FEET (PASSING OVER AN INLINE IRON PIPE AT 434.4 FEET) TO THE BEGINNING, CONTAINING 10.34 ACRES MORE OR LESS AFTER THE EXCLUSION OF THAT PORTION OF SECONDARY ROAD #1427 (60 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY) CONTAINED WITHIN THE ABOVE DESCRIBED BOUNDARIES AND IS AS SURVEYED BY THOMPSON SURVEYING COMPANY, P. A. OF BURGAW, N. C. IN APRIL 1987.

Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 1216 Clarks Landing Loop Road, Rocky Point, NC 28457.

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 Carl T. Murrell and wife, Tammy B. Murrell.

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.: 17-15743-FC01 #8046 1/18, 1/25/2018 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 16-CVS-1035 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

BROOKE BRATTEN, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION TO: UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF DONNA BRATTEN 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 8.4 acres Horseman Rd., Parcel ID Number 3256-59-52660000 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 February 26, 2018.

This date: January 11, 2018.

PENDER COUNTY, By and through its Attorney Scott G. Sherman State Bar #: 17596 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250 Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel) scott@shermanandrodgers.com #8043 1/11, 1/18, 1/25/2018 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 17-CVS-1279 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

JASON BERGMANN, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION TO: MICHAEL BERGMANN 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 LT 176, PB 22/143 Topsail Green, Parcel ID Number 421403-0264-0000 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 February 26, 2018.

This date: January 11, 2018.

PENDER COUNTY, By and through its Attorney Scott G. Sherman State Bar #: 17596 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250 Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel) scott@shermanandrodgers.com #8042 1/11, 1/18, 1/25/2018

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY THIS ACTION BROUGHT PURSUANT TO THE POWER AND AUTHORITY contained within that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by Noah W. Edgell and Mary Ellen Edgell dated September 4, 2008 and recorded on September 10, 2008 in Book 3521 at Page 217 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Pender County, North Carolina. As a result of a default in the obligations contained within the Promissory Note and Deed of Trust and the failure to carry out and perform the stipulations and agreements contained therein, the holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust made demand to have the default cured, which was not met. Therefore, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will place for sale that parcel of land, including improvements thereon, situated, lying and being in the City of Rocky Point, County of Pender, State of North Carolina, and being more particularly described in the heretofore referenced Deed of Trust.

Said sale will be a public auction, to the highest bidder for cash, at the usual place of sale at the Pender County Courthouse, Burgaw, North Carolina, on January 30, 2018 at 10:00 AM Address of property: 48

By the Brook Lane, Rocky Point, NC 28457. Tax Parcel ID: 3224-10-22780000. Present Record Owners: Mary E. Edgell. The terms of the sale are that the real property hereinbefore described will be sold for cash to the highest bidder. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. The successful bidder will be required to pay revenue stamps on the Trustee’s Deed, any Land Transfer Tax, and costs for recording the Trustee’s Deed. The real property hereinabove described is being offered for sale “AS IS, WHERE IS” and will be sold subject to all superior liens, unpaid taxes, special assessments, and other encumbrances. Other conditions will be announced at the sale. The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids, as by law required. The sale will not confirm until there have been ten (10) consecutive days with no upset bids having been filed. If for any reason the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property, or if the sale is set aside, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the bid deposit. Furthermore, if the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Trustee, in its sole discretion, if it believes the challenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return the bid deposit. In either event, the purchaser will have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Mortgagee’s attorney, or the Trustee. Additional Notice Required for Residential Real Property with Less Than Fifteen (15) Rental Units: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

Albertelli Law Partners North Carolina, P.A., Substitute Trustee By: Albertelli Law Partners North Carolina, P.A. David W. Neill, Esq. N.C. Bar Number 23396 205 Regency Executive Park Drive Suite 100 Charlotte, NC 28217 T: 704-970-0391 A-4643403 #8056 1/18, 1/25/2018 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA PENDER COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF MARY MESZES DOLECKI 18 E 7 All persons, firms and corporations having claims against Mary Meszes Dolecki, deceased, are notified to exhibit them to Gloria D. McKinley, Executrix of the decedent’s estate, on or before April 19, 2018 at 192 Ballast Point Road, Hampstead, NC 28443, or be barred from their recovery. Debtors of the decedent are asked to make immediate payment to the above named Executrix.

Gloria D. McKinley, Executrix Estate of Mary Meszes Dolecki c/o Mark I. Nunalee BIBERSTEIN & NUNALEE LLP Attorneys at Law P.O. Box 598 Hampstead NC 28443 910-270-4347 #8059 1/18, 1/25, 2/1, 2/8/2018 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 Gerald Henry Camp, deceased, of Pender County, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Gerald Henry Camp, to present them to the undersigned on or before April 26, 2018 at 5103 Creekside Court, Parker, Texas 75094 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 18th day of January, 2018.

Jerry Michael Camp 5103 Creekside Court Parker, Texas 75094 #8051 1/18, 1/25, 2/1, 2/8/2018 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 Sybil Sullivan Walker, deceased, of Pender County, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Sybil Sullivan Walker, to present them to the undersigned on or before April 26, 2018 at 720 Creekside Bend, Alpharetta, GA 30004 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 18th day of January, 2018.

Suzanne Walker Harman 720 Creekside Bend Alpharetta, GA 30004 #8052 1/18, 1/25, 2/1, 2/8/2018

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Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices 17 SP 224 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 George T. Glaviano and Mary Ann Glaviano to Devan L. Shumway, Trustee(s), which was dated June 29, 2016 and recorded on June 29, 2016 in Book 4623 at Page 717, 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 January 30, 2018 at 11:30AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Pender County, North Carolina, to wit: LOCATED IN BURGAW TOWNSHIP, PENDER COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA A SHORT DISTANCE WEST OF SECONDARY ROAD NO. 1411 AND BEING MORE FULLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, TO WIT: BEGINNING AT AN IRON STAKE IN THE EASTERN MOST LINE OF TRACT NO. 2 OF WHITESTOCKING ESTATES WITH SAID MAP BEING DULY RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 22, AT PAGE 105. OF THE PENDER COUNTY REGISTRY, SAID IRON STAKE BEING LOCATED AT A POINT THAT IS THE FOLLOWING COURSES AND DISTANCES FROM THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF TRACT “A” OF THE DAVE HORNBECK DIVISION WITH A MAP OF SAME BEING DULY RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 30, AT PAGE 21 OF THE PENDER COUNTY REGISTRY: SOUTH 77-45-47 EAST 15.05 FEET, NORTH 16-49.05 EAST 498.32, NORTH 87-18-29 EAST 86.75 FEET, SOUTH 59-13-56 EAST 283.50 FEET, SOUTH 31-45-56 EAST 53.32 FEET AND SOUTH 79-04-54 EAST 338.12 FEET TO THE BEGINNING: AND RUNNING THENCE FROM THE BEGINNING SO LOCATED, (1) SOUTH 07-07-00 WEST 200.00 FEET TO AN IRON STAKE INLINE; THENCE (2) NORTH 79-11-09 WEST 407.82 FEET TO AN IRON STAKE INLINE; THENCE, (3) NORTH 08-09.04 WEST-211.93 FEET TO AN IRON STAKE INLINE; THENCE, (4) SOUTH 79-04-54 EAST 463.80 FEET TO THE BEGINNING. CONTAINING 2.00 ACRES, MORE OR LESS AND IS AS SURVEYED BY THOMPSON SURVEYING CO.. PA, OF BURGAW, NORTH CAROLINA DURING October 1998.

AS A REFERENCE TO THE ABOVE DESCRIBED TRACT SEE DEED BOOK 991, AT PAGE 137 OF THE PENDER COUNTY REGISTRY. THE ABOVE DESCRIBED TRACT IS TOGETHER WITH “A 30 FOOT WIDE ACCESS EASEMENT WITH SAID EASEMENT LYING ADJACENT TO AND 15.00 FEET ON EITHER SIDE OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED LINE: BEGINNING AT A POINT IN THE CENTER OF THE NORTHERN TERMINUS OF A 30 FOOT WIDE ACCESS EASEMENT SHOWN ADJACENT TO AND EAST OF THE WESTERN LINE OF TRACT “A” OF THE DAVE HORNBECK DIVISION BY MAP OF SAME DULY RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 30, AT PAGE 21 OF THE PENDER COUNTY REGISTRY SAID POINT BEING LOCATED AT A POINT THAT IS SOUTH 77-45-47 EAST 15.05 FEET FROM AN IRON PIPE THAT MARKS THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF TRACT WAS SHOWN ON A MAP OF DIVISION FOR DAVE HORNBECK DULY RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 30, AT PAGE 21 OF THE PENDER COUNTY REGISTRY; AND RUNNING THENCE FROM THE BEGINNING, SO LOCATED, (1) NORTH 18-49-05 EAST 498.32 FEET TO A POINT IN LINE; THENCE, (2) NORTH 87-18-29 EAST 86.75 FEET TO A SUBSURFACE IRON PIPE INLINE: THENCE, 0) SOUTH 59-13.56 EAST 283.50 FEET TO A SUBSURFACE IRON PIPE INLINE; THENCE, (4) SOUTH 31-45-54 EAST 53.32 FEET TO A POINT IN THE NORTHERN LINE OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED TRACT, THE TERMINUS OF THIS 30.00 FOOT WIDE ACCESS EASEMENT. THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PROPERTY IS CONVEYED SUBJECT TO RIGHT OF WAY EASEMENT RECORDED IN DEED BOOK 1263, AT PAGE 33.

Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 536 Copperhead Lane, Burgaw, NC 28425.

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 Mary Ann Glaviano.

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.: 17-15859-FC01 #8047 1/18, 1/25/2018 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COUNTY OF PENDER BEFORE THE CLERK 15 SP 120 NOTICE OF SALE RALPH JEROME LEE VS. ALECIA LEE CARTER and DAVID MITCHELL LEE In accordance with the Order entered on June 8, 2016 in that action entitled Ralph Jerome Lee vs. Alecia Lee Carter and David Mitchell Lee, 15 SP 120, (Pender County, North Carolina), the undersigned shall offer for sale to the highest bidder at the western door of the Pender County Courthouse in Burgaw, North Carolina at 12 noon, on February 1, 2018, for those properties located in Pender County described as follows: Tract 1 - Being all of that one (1) acre tract +/- as more particularly described in a deed recorded in Book 381, Page 327 of the Pender County Registry. PIN # 4302-03-0072-0000; Property located at 440 Williams Road., Maple Hill, NC. Tract 3 - Being all of that 1.1 acre tract +/- as more particularly described in a deed recorded in Book 2857, Page 145 of the Pender County Registry. PIN# 4302-55-0683-0000; Property located on Hwy 50, Maple Hill, NC. Tract 4 - Being all of that .69 acre tract +/- as more particularly described in a deed recorded in Book 3337, Page 336 of the Pender County Registry. PIN#3393-75-0133-0000; Property located at 221 Rock Road, Maple Hill, NC. This sale shall be for cash and a deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid shall be required for the highest bidder at the sale.

This sale shall be subject to liens for property taxes.

Lawrence S. Boehling Commissioner P.O. Box 1416 Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-3334 #8049 1/18, 1/25/2018

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 17-CVS-395 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

MAURICE CORBETT, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION TO: COZELL ROBINSON 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 0.50 acres, Parcel ID Number 2248-25-1649-0000 more fully described in the complaint.

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

You are required to make defense to such pleading no later than March 5, 2018.

This date: January 18, 2018.

PENDER COUNTY, By and through its Attorney Scott G. Sherman State Bar #: 17596 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250 Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel) scott@shermanandrodgers.com #8061 1/18, 1/25, 2/1/18

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 17-CVS-489 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

VICTORIA LEE SHARPLESS, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION TO: DAVID M. LEE 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 Tracts 3 and 4 Map Book 12 Page 6, Parcel ID Number 339284-6566-0000 more fully described in the complaint. Plaintiff seeks to extinguish any and all claim or interest that you may have in the property.

You are required to make defense to such pleading no later than March 5, 2018.

This date: January 18, 2018.

PENDER COUNTY, By and Through its Attorney Scott G. Sherman State Bar #: 17596 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250 Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel) scott@shermanandrodgers.com #8063 1/18, 1/25, 2/1/18 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 17-CVS-395 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

MAURICE CORBETT, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION TO: UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF COZELL ROBINSON 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 0.50 acres, Parcel ID Number 2248-25-1649-0000 more fully described in the complaint.

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

You are required to make defense to such pleading no later than March 5, 2018.

This date: January 18, 2018.

PENDER COUNTY, By and through its Attorney Scott G. Sherman State Bar #: 17596 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250 Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel) scott@shermanandrodgers.com #8060 1/18, 1/25, 2/1/18 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 17-CVS-489 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

VICTORIA LEE SHARPLESS, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION TO: FRANCES MAE GREEN LEE 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 Tracts 3 and 4 Map Book 12 Page 6, Parcel ID Number 339284-6566-0000 more fully described in the complaint. Plaintiff seeks to extinguish any and all claim or interest that you may have in the property.

You are required to make defense to such pleading no later than March 5, 2018.

This date: January 18, 2018.

PENDER COUNTY, By and Through its Attorney Scott G. Sherman State Bar #: 17596 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250 Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel) scott@shermanandrodgers.com #8062 1/18, 1/25, 2/1/18 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE The property to be sold lies in 2 counties: New Hanover County Pender County New Hanover County Special Proceeding File # 17-SP-648 Pender County Special Proceeding File # 17-SP-207 The undersigned Substitute Trustee (hereinafter the “Trustee”) will sell the following real estate located in New Hanover and Pender Counties at public auction at 12:00 o’clock Noon on January 31, 2018, at the Courthouse Door of the New Hanover County Courthouse (the Princess Street door of the Judicial Building at 4th and Princess Streets), Wilmington, North Carolina: Real estate description: See full

description below Record owner: CHL, LLC, a North Carolina limited liability company.

The sale is pursuant to the power of sale contained in a deed of trust from CHL, LLC to Ryan D. Oxendine, Trustee, dated December 21, 2015, recorded on December 31, 2015 in Book 5940 Page 2252 of the New Hanover County Register of Deeds Office, also recorded on December 31, 2015 in Book 4612 Page 1904 of the Pender County Register of Deeds Office, and an order of the New Hanover County Clerk of Superior Court entered in this foreclosure proceeding on November 8, 2017, a certified copy of which has been filed in the Pender County special proceeding referenced above.

The property will be sold for cash to the highest bidder on the terms set forth herein and announced at the sale. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the successful bid, to be paid in cash, by certified check, or by official bank check will be required at the time of the sale; personal checks will not be accepted. The successful bidder(s) shall be required to tender the amount bid, less any deposit, in cash or certified check when the upset-bid period expires and the Trustee tenders or attempts to tender a deed for the property. If the owner and holder of the indebtedness secured by the deed of trust is the successful bidder, it shall be entitled to credit-bid as to the deposit and as to the balance of the purchase price.

If the highest bidder(s) fails to pay the balance of the bid amount when the Trustee tenders or attempts to tender the deed, the high bidder shall remain liable on his/her bid pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes §45-21.30(d) and (e). The highest bidder will be required to pay the remainder of the bid price and close the sale immediately upon the expiration of the upset-bid period – paying for the property does not contemplate delaying the closing because the successful bidder “has to get a loan.”

If the property is purchased by anyone other than the holder of the Deed of Trust, the purchaser will be required to pay the following amounts in addition to the bid amount: (a) the court costs to be paid to and collected by the Clerk of Superior Court pursuant to North Carolina General Statute §7A-308(a)(1) in the amount of fortyfive cents ($.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) of the highest bid, up to but no more than $500.00 in such costs; and (b) the revenue stamps (tax stamps) on the Trustee’s deed to the purchaser required by North Carolina General Statute §105-228.30 et. seq. of the of One Dollar ($1.00) per Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or fractional part thereof of the bid amount.

The property will be sold subject to any outstanding ad valorem property taxes against the property, any special assessments, and all liens and other interests having priority over the deed of trust being foreclosed on.

North Carolina law provides that the foreclosure cuts off interests and liens junior to (subordinate to) the deed of trust being foreclosed unless this notice provides otherwise. This foreclosure sale will cut off subordinate liens and interests against the real estate except for: •If the Internal Revenue Service has a lien or liens against the property, the sale will be subject to the right of the Internal Revenue Service for 120 days following the sale to redeem the property at the highest amount bid at the foreclosure sale.

•The map/plat of Scott’s Hill Village Phase 1 recorded in Map Book 61 page 317 of the New Hanover County Registry and a Map Book 59 page 41 of the Pender County Registry and all matters shown thereon.

•The map/plat of Scott’s Hill village Phase 2 recorded in Map Book 62 pages 199 – 200 of the New Hanover County Registry and all matters shown thereon.

•The Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions of Scotts Hill Village recorded in Book 5985, at Page 347 of the New Hanover County Registry and Book 4624, at Page 72 of the Pender County Registry.

•Amended and restated/Master Access Easement and Maintenance Agreement(s) recorded in Book 5991, page 20 of the New Hanover County Registry •Utility and communications Easement(s) to Duke Energy Progress, LLC recorded in Book 5946, page 2614 of the New Hanover County Registry •Utility and communications easement in favor of Bellsouth Telecommunications, LLC recorded in Book 5952, page 700 of the New Hanover County Registry •Utility and communications easement in favor of Bellsouth Telecommunications, LLC in Book 5958, page 1598 of the New Hanover County Registry •Utility easement in favor of Cape Fear Public Utility Authority recorded in Book 5977, page 2750 of the New Hanover County Registry •Utility easement in favor of Cape fear Public Utility Authority recorded in Book 6066, Page 195, New Hanover County Registry •Stormwater Drainage and Maintenance Agreement recorded in Book 6030, page 1350 of the New Hanover County Registry •Amended Reimbursement Agreement recorded in Book 5991, page 84 of the New Hanover County Registry •New Infrastructure Agreement(s) recorded in Book 5940, page 2209; and Book 4612, Page 1868 of the New Hanover County Registry As to the physical condition of the property, the property is being sold “AS IS - WHERE IS”, with no representations or warranties of any

kind by the trustee, the lender, the noteholder, or any agents, attorneys, officers of those persons and entities as to the title or any physical, health, safety, or environmental, conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property; and any and all alleged representations, warranties, statements, responsibilities and liabilities are expressly disclaimed.

The sale will remain open for a period of ten (10) days following the sale, during which time anyone may file an upset bid (i.e. an increased/ higher bid) with the appropriate Clerk of Superior Court as provided in General Statute 45-21.27. After the deadline has passed for upset bids, the trustee will tender a deed to the successful purchaser immediately, collect the balance of the purchase price, and close the sale at that time.

The buyer shall be responsible for the revenue stamps (the transfer tax) required by, and to be purchased from, the register of deeds when the deed is recorded.

If anyone is in possession of the property after the sale has been completed, the Clerk of Superior Court may issue an order for possession of the property in favor of the purchaser pursuant to General Statute 45-21.29 and against anyone in possession of the property. If an order of possession is needed, it will be the purchaser’s responsibility to obtain the order.

If this is residential property, anyone renting 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 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, unless the mortgagor has cured the default before the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

If the Trustee is unable to convey title to the property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons for the Trustee’s inability to convey the property and complete the foreclosure include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to expiration of the upset bid period, some other court order enjoining completion of the sale, or the borrower’s payment and/or reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the Trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Trustee may in his sole discretion declare the sale to be void and return the deposit if the Trustee believes the challenge to the sale may have merit. In such case, the purchaser will have no further remedy other than receipt/return of the bid deposit.

This sale will remain open for a period of ten (10) days following the sale, during which time anyone may file an upset bid (i.e. an increased/ higher bid) with the Clerk of Superior Court.

DESCRIPTION OF THE REAL STATE •Parcel 1: (Located in New Hanover County, North Carolina): All of Tract 1, containing 85.81 acres, more or less, as shown on that certain map recorded in Map Book 49, Page 222 of the New Hanover County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description.

Together with a 60-foot access easement more particularly described as “60’ access No. 1” as shown on the above-referenced map for the purpose of ingress, egress and regress from U.S. Highway No. 17 to the above-described tract of land.

Subject to a 50-foot private access easement described as Newton Road, over, upon and through the above-described tract of land as same is shown on said map, and in that certain deed of easement recorded in Book 4505, at Page 262 of the New Hanover County Registry.

Further subject to a 50-foot private

access easement running along the perimeter of the northern, eastern and southern boundary line of the above-referenced tract of land and as more particularly shown on said map and in the map recorded in Map Book 36 at Page 204 of the New Hanover County Registry.

Further subject to a 50-foot public utility easement contained within that certain 50-foot private easement, running along the southern boundary of Tract 1 and both of which are shown on the aforesaid map.

Reserving unto the grantor herein, a 60-foot access easement more particularly described as “60’ access No. 2” as shown on the aforesaid map for the purpose of ingress, egress and regress over, upon and through Tract 1.

Part of this Tract 1 (this Parcel 1 in this Notice of Sale) has been subdivided since the recordation of the deed of trust being foreclosed on: A part of the original tract is now part of “Scotts Hill Village - Phase One” as shown on a plat of said subdivision recorded in Map Book 59 Page 41 of the Pender County Registry and Map Book 61 Page 317 of the New Hanover County Registry. Another part of the original tract is now “Scotts Hill Village - Phase Two” as shown on a plat of said subdivision recorded in Map Book 62 Pages 199-200 of the New Hanover County Registry.

Lots 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 & 36 of Scotts Hill Village Phase Two Subdivision, as shown on Map Book 62, Pages 199 & 200 of the New Hanover County Registry, have previously been released from the deed of trust and are not a part of this foreclosure sale.

•Parcel 2: (Located in Pender and New Hanover Counties): All of Tract 3A, as the same is shown and described in that certain map recorded in Map Book 49, at Page 351, of the New Hanover County Registry, also recorded in Map Book 42, at Page 009, of the Pender County Registry, to which reference is hereby made for a more particular and accurate description.

The herein described property consists of approximately 3.93 acres, of which 2.46 +/- acres life in New Hanover County and 1.47 acres lie in Pender County.

Tract 3A (Parcel 2 in this Notice of Sale) has been subdivided since the recordation of the deed of trust being foreclosed on, and is now a part of “Scotts Hill Village - Phase One” as shown on a plat of said subdivision recorded in Map Book 59 Page 41 of the Pender County Registry and Map Book 61 Page 317 of the New Hanover County Registry.

Lots 2 of Scotts Hill Village Phase One Subdivision, as shown on Map Book 59, Page 41 of the Pender County Registry, has previously been released from the deed of trust and is not a part of this foreclosure sale.

Lots 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, and 226 of Scotts Hill Village Phase One Subdivision, as shown on Map Book 61, Page 317 of the New Hanover County Registry, have previously been released from the deed of trust and are not a part of this foreclosure sale.

•As to All Lots or Parcels Sold Each lot or parcel sold includes and will include all buildings and other improvements located on that lot or parcel, and all fixtures, systems, easements, appurtenances, and hereditaments related to the real estate.

•Sale May Be In Separate Lots, Tracts, or Combinations The property may be offered for sale (i) in separate lots, parcels or tracts, and in various combinations thereof, (ii) all offered for one price, or (iii) first one way, then another, all as the Trustee may deem appropriate.

Date: January 9, 2018.

H. Kenneth Stephens, II, Trustee 701 Princess Street Wilmington, NC 28401 (9l0) 343-1022 #8057 1/18, 1/25/2018

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Continued from page 9A cel on and off the court, and receive individual and group instruction from Division 1 coaches to enhance their basketball and team working abilities. Wes Moore, coach of the Wolfpack women’s basketball team, and Roy Williams, coach of the 2009 and 2017 national champion Carolina Tar Heel men’s basketball team, will direct the camps with the help of staff and current and

Trask

Continued from page 6A in the third frame. The Rocky Point crew took a six-point lead, but the Stallions kept coming. Southwest tied the score with 17 seconds to play in the third quarter and the teams went into the final eight minutes tied at 42 apiece.

Car r scored on an old fashioned three-point play to open the fourth period. Jaylin Mashack nailed a trey and the Titans were on their way to another win.

An 8-0 run gave the Titans

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Continued from page 3A early 50s, I spent a lot of time outdoors, building things. All kids, but boys mostly, build a version of a ‘playhouse’ - whether from discarded cardboard boxes, bales of hay, sticks and grass. Sometimes an imaginary ‘fort’ is just lines drawn in the dust, chalked in the driveway, or string strung between chairs, tables, clothesline poles, or trees.

I used to build small replicas of wooden log forts featured in the cowboy and indian movies from the Saturday serials at the movie theater.

Later, the forts got bigger, in the swampy lowland of my grandparent’s back lot, with slender pine limbs for structure and palmetto fronds for sides and roof, probably looking more like a Polynesian island beach hut motif than western, but it worked.

And I had built with Lincoln Logs, but once you built a basic box, even with doors and windows, and roof, that was about it, a wooden box with variations, but in the end, it was still a wooden box with no moving parts.

Then, along came the A. C. Gilbert Erector Set, and it was seemingly limitless in capability. There turned out to be a very real limit, though, and that was money, like always. I had a pretty basic set, though some of my neighbor kids had bigger sets, with more motors, gears, wheels and pulleys.

Fantastic, and stuff actually worked, like the Ferris wheel and crane. I was hooked. I found out at an early age that I liked mechanical things, especially when they did things.

I took stuff apart to see what made it tick, how it worked. I was a lot better taking things apart than putting them back together.

I built plastic model airplanes, then stick and tissue rubber powered flying models, then balsa models powered with small alcohol fueled motors, and controlled by wires.

Later, radio control replaced the attached wires.

In the Navy, I was introduced to electricity, electronics and mechanics with radar systems. And then, after college, I got through IBM’s door as a field service representative, followed by a career shift to Systems Engineering in the Sales and Marketing Division, “up the hawsepipe” as the

Navy tradition goes.

Over a lifetime I built furniture, dabbled in pottery, maintained boats and cars and planes, and was generally pretty handy with tools.

I stretched the Navy “marlinspike seamanship”, the system of ropes, lines and cables and the methods of attaching, terminating and joining, and the knots. Macrame knotting is the same as the fancy’= knotting techniques covered in the US Navy Bluejacket’s Manual.

Now retired, I have more than enough time to start ticking off some of the items in the bucket list, and one of the most recent has been turning wooden bowls on a lathe, and carving wooden spoons.

But, now there there is something new on the horizon, and I think it is one of the most revolutionary things I’ve ever encountered. Several things led to my belated discovery, belated because many aspects of my interest in the new technology started years ago.

Lockheed and the French aircraft manufacturer Dassault had started using computer aided design and manufacturing programs called CADAM and CATIA. These programs linked design and machine control, so that the design pa-

rameters could be sent directly to the milling machines that made the parts.

No longer the realm of a man with a hammer working at the forge, the work is now done by people at keyboards.

Operating Computer Numeric Control (CNC) machines and robots. In the old days, it was phenomenally amazing to be able to create a complex design on the computer screen, push a button and have a fully spec’d out set of drawings ready for the machine shop. Now, in the ‘new’ days, the same push of a button goes straight to the machines.

Do any looking around at the technology, for instance, Google “cnc machine”, and let the various search threads take you for a tour of the processes and equipment in common usage today, enough to fire up the Walter Mitty ‘gear head’ in me to visualize a shop full of machinery.

Next, Google “3d printer” and see how the technology of CADAM CATIA has come to the desktop. 3D printers all share the ability to make drawings print as fully developed pieces. Imagine an inkjet printer, but instead of a ‘jet’ spraying ink droplets on paper, the printer has a

heated nozzle that melts an incoming filament of plastic and extrudes it in a thin hair, laying it down in a pattern produced by the software. The gantry and moving bed carry the extruder nozzle along the X, Y and Z axis simultaneously, controlled by individual stepper motors.

Finally, go to YouTube and search for “3d printer” and a whole new world of possibility has opened up.

What got me interested?

I ran across a video about printing radio controlled model airplanes, in which the assembly parts are printed out and glued together. Amazingly, large parts, like wings, are printed out in sections, all at the same time, and along with as many other parts that will fit on the moveable “build plate” that is carried back and forth and across beneath the nozzle.

The drawings I ordered are for the one that attracted my attention the first time I saw the YouTube video, a Supermarine Spitfire, printed and flown, and I was hooked.

I had seemingly spent most of my teen years hunched over a wax-paper covered set of plans, pinning strips of balsa wood along the diagram, glu-

athletes. Her time qualified her for the NCHSAA 3A Indoor Championships.

No indoor records have been kept at Topsail but Isabella’s time of 5:31.2 was just 2.3 seconds off the (outdoor) school record of 5:29.0 set by the phenomenal Zatha Loewen in 2007.

The final, full-team regularseason meet will be at Swansboro on Thursday (Jan. 24). former players.

More than 50 students will attend basketball camp this summer on all-expenses paid scholarships from North Carolina’s Touchstone Energ y Cooperatives. Now in its 15th year, the scholarship program reflects Touchstone Energy Cooperatives’ core values of accountability, integrity, innovation and commitment to community.

Four County Electric serves more than 32,500 members within Pender, Bladen, Duplin, Sampson, Columbus and Onslow counties. some breathing room. The patented Titan defense reared its head and the Stallions wilted under the pressure.

Carr led the Titans with 25 points while Jaylin Mashack had 17. The Titans had 15 turnovers in the game, the first time in five contests that they reached double digits in that category. The Stallions had 26 turnovers.

Trask (14-1/5-0) will play just one game this week due to mid-term exams. They will play at Richlands. Six of their next seven games will be away with a game at Pender scheduled for Jan. 22.

ing them together, finishing an assembly, wing, fuselage, tail, covering with silkspan covering and multiple layers of fuel-proof lacquer, installing controls and a motor. The ensuing scenario was always the same: attach the control wires, start the motor, fly around in circles until “crash”, then repair and fly again (maybe). Radio control replace the control wires, but the results were the same: kit – flying model – kit once again.

I joined a group of aviation enthusiasts, the Experimental Aircraft Association, who build their own full-size airplanes, from scratch, or kits.

I had big dreams and ordered two sets of building plans.

“When are you going to build that airplane you’re always talking about?” my father asked.

By this time, in my early ‘40s, I knew the answer.

“I don’t think I want to go flying in anything I learned how to weld on,” I explained, knowing full well how my first one projects turned out.

I’ve always wanted an excuse to lear n more about CAD, and learning the design software and 3D printing will keep me busy during the winter inside days.

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Blacksmith workshops are currently being offered at Poplar Grove Plantation. The classes are offered by Poplar Grove’s resident blacksmith Autumn Day, and will be held on weekends through March. The beginner four-hour blacksmith workshop will cover the basics of using a coal-fired forge and operating a bellow. Participants will explore the processes of tapering, twisting, squaring, drawing out, and many others. The student will leave with a finished hook, fire rake, or fire poker. The workshop is open to participants who are 18 and older. The workshop will also be open to specific projects, if feasible. Those who wish to attend must register for the course 48 hours prior to the workshop. The cost is $90 and will include gloves, eye and ear protection, as well as necessary materials. The workshops are being offered Friday, Saturday and Sunday afternoons from noon until 4 p.m. Participants must wear long pants and closed-toed shoes. Studio hours and extra instruction are also available upon request.

Instructor Autumn Day studied blacksmithing and metal working under Phillip Gaddy at UNC-Charlotte as an elective through the College of Architecture. She also attended several blade smithing workshops at Tryon Arts and Crafts in Tryon, NC with Gery Drew. After 16 years of blacksmithing, Autumn joined Poplar Grove in April of 2016 where she offers demonstrations and workshops. She has been featured by the Post & Voice, Star News and WECT. “I’m booking through March right now,� began Day. “I’m primarily just opening up the weekends since Poplar Grove is operating under their low season hours, and because most people can’t take a workshop during the day on weekdays. I generally have two people per class. I can accommodate four people in a workshop, but then I will have to go up from four hours to six hours on the length of the class.�

Day said that she will be teaching anywhere from seven to ten different methods, and each participant should leave with a finished piece. They will also have the opportunity to come back and work with her in the future after completing the initial course. “I also have publications that I am willing to share. I will be glad to let people check them out and borrow them. I would like for this to be an open resource for people who want to come and take the class. Maybe we can even find some people who are interested in volunteering at Poplar Grove later. That’s something that we are looking for,� said Day. Poplar Grove is located at 10200 US Hwy 17 N. The blacksmith workshops are set to begin this weekend. For more information or to register, email Felicia Greene at Felicia@poplargrove.org. Autumn Day can also be reached at (828) 817-6701 or by email at amsh2324@yahoo.com.

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By Dr. Ray Mendenhall Contributing Writer Happy are those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or take the path that sinners tread, or sit in the seat of scoffers; but their delight is in the law of the Lord and on God’s law they meditate day and night.

Psalm 1: 1-3 Hope sings in the hearts of the righteous, in the hearts of those who drink in the Word of God, pouring over it constantly with a thirst for its truth.

Hope sings in the hearts of those who put God’s word to work in their lives, daily reflecting it in their word and their way. They find hope daily in God’s Word, and they find hope in God’s Word made flesh in Jesus Christ.

Prayer: Lord, You have opened up Your Truth to us in the Words of scripture. You show us the way to go and how to live for You in the world. You bless us with all good things.

We praise You for all Your gracious gifts, especially for Your Son Jesus. Amen Lord, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth. You have set Your glory above the heavens. When I look at Your heavens, the moon and stars that You have made; what are human beings that You are mindful of them, mortals that You should care for them? Yet you have made them a little lower than God

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

Hope sings in God’s constant Presence and care. Hope lives in the hearts of those who know God’s shepherding hand.

God’s abiding goodness carries us on our way and God’s mercy constantly redeems us.

Our Hope rises. God is Present to us in so many ways, but His Hope shines brightest in Jesus.

•Prayer: God of the comforting rod and staff, nurture us in Your Way and Peace.

Reveal Yourself in our world in ways that draw us closer to You. Shepherd our lives by Your loving hand and lead us in the end to Jesus, the true shepherd of our lives. Amen The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in deep darkness—on them light has shined. For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, authority rests upon his shoulders and he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,

Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. His authority shall grow continually and there shall be endless Peace.

Isaiah 9: 2, 6-7a Hope shines like a light in the darkness. Hope breaks forth like the dawn of a new day, Hope in a child, Hope in a King. Jesus is the light of hope breaking on every horizon of our lives. Jesus brings a glorious kingdom to transform our world and our lives. Jesus is the light of hope in every darkness that would undo us.

He is the hope God has sent us to make all things new.

•Prayer: Come, O Son, light of a new dawn. We welcome You with open arms and make a place for You in our lives.

Come dwell among us now and always, bringing light and life to all who love and adore You. Amen

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Friendly Community Baptist Church

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

St. M ary’s Church

An Episcopal - Lutheran Community 506 S. McNeil Street, Burgaw, NC 28425 910.259.5541 Sunday Worship Service with Holy Eucharist: 11 a.m. www.stmaryschurchburgawnc.org

Burgaw Presbyterian Church

200 E. Fremont St. • Burgaw, NC 28425

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

Riley’s Creek Baptist Church

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

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

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

Westview United Methodist Church

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

Pastor Fred Roberts Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m.

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

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

Centerville Baptist Church

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

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

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

Currie Community Baptist Church

28396 Hwy. 210 W. • Currie (1/2 mile from Moores Creek Battlefield) Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. Children’s Church begins at 11:15 Community Bible Study, Wednesdays from 6-7:00 P.M.

Watha United Methodist Church

160 Camp Kirkwood Road, Watha, NC

910-470-4436

Pastor John Fedoronko

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

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

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

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

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

Rocky Point United Methodist Church

located at the intersection of Hyw. 117 & 210

Services: Sunday at 10 a.m.

Pastor Mark Murphy

Bible Study: Tuesday at 6 p.m.

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Calvary Chapel Community Church

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

Jordans Chapel United Methodist Church

Faith Harbor United Methodist Church

Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. & 6 p.m.

Wednesday Bible Study: 7 p.m.

4670 Stag Park Rd. • Burgaw, NC 28425 • 910-259-5735

The Church at Wilmington

110 E. Bridgers Street, Burgaw, NC 28425 • 910-259-2295

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Sunday School: 10:00 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m.

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

Wednesday Night Bible Study 7:00 p.m.

Youth & Young Adults Recharge Group - Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.

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Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m.

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

Services: 8 a.m. and 9:20 a.m. Sunday School: 10:45 a.m. http://faithharborumc.org

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

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

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and crowned them with glory.

Psalm 8: 1. 3-5 Hope sings in the truth that God cares for us. Small and insignificant as we are on the great backdrop of the universe; God singles us out, loves us deeply, and raises us up as the crown of creation.

God not only considers us; God reaches down to us, draws us near to Himself and fills our lives with blessing and promise. God crowns our lives with glory, His glory which is the light of God’s love all around us, the light we see shining brightly in the person of Jesus.

•Prayer: All things are Yours. You created the Universe and established the earth with all it wondrous variety of plants and animals.

You made us for Your own and crowned us with glory. May we find ways to glorify You all our days and crown Christ, Lord and King of our lives. Amen The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. God makes me to lie down in green pastures; God leads me beside still waters; God restores my soul.

God leads me in right paths for his name’s sake. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

Psalm 23: 1-3, 6 God’s Presence is our refuge and resting place. God’s providence is our strength.

God’s loving care guides our steps and blesses our lives.

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

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

Moores Creek Baptist Church

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

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

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

St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church 1303 Hwy. 117 • Burgaw, NC • 910-259-2601

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

Cape Fear Community Fellowship (CF2) 10509 US Hwy. 117 S., Rocky Point Business Park Rocky Point, NC • 910-232-7759 www.CF2.us Worship Hours: Sunday Morning, 11 a.m.

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

All Saints Catholic Church

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

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

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

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

Chapel by the Bay in Lanier’s Campground 216 Michigan Avenue • Holly Ridge, N.C. 28445 910-328-6252 Pastor: Don Myers Associate Pastor: Nathan Swartz Sunday School 9:15 a.m. Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.

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

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

Thursday: Youth Group 6:30 p.m.

Blake’s Chapel Advent Christian Church 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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2-3 pounds chuck steak, two inches thick, cut into 1-2-inch cubes, or pork shoulder.

(Meat may be shredded, if you desire.)

2 larg e sweet onions, chopped 1 clove garlic, chopped 8 tablespoons flour Salt and pepper to taste 2 16-ounce cans whole peeled tomatoes, undrained and coarsely chopped into one inch pieces 1 8-ounce can tomato sauce or tomato paste 3 tablespoons brown sugar 2 tablespoons apple vinegar ½ cup Sweet Baby Ray barbeque sauce ( Add more if you desire.)

1 cup water 3 tablespoons flour 4 medium red potatoes, or golden Yukon, cubed 1 medium parsnip, peeled and cut into one inch cubes 1 can Boston style baked beans or 1-small can of small white cannelloni beans 1 16-ounce package frozen kernel corn, thawed 1 16-ounce package, frozen small lima beans, thawed 1 16-ounce package frozen cut string beans, thawed 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar 1-2 teaspoons hot sauce, optional In a plastic storage food bag place flour, salt and pepper, mix thoroughly. Add chunks of meat in small portions and shake into the flour to coat.

Place floured cubes in a large skillet with three tablespoons olive oil, over medium heat, and sauté on all sides until brown, continue with remaining cubes. In a large saucepan place the browned cubes.

In skillet sauté chopped onion until slightly tender, add chopped garlic and sauté for 2 minutes. Pour into meat cubes, add chopped tomatoes, tomato sauce, brown sugar, vinegar and barbeque sauce.

In a glass measuring cup combine flour and water and stir until smooth with a whisk.

Stir into meat mixture. Add potatoes, parsnip, and baked beans or cannelloni beans.

By Hope Cusick Contributing Writer There’s something about a rib sticking, warm meal in the cold doldrums of the winter months that makes us enjoy those foods more. Here are some recipes that might just make those blustery cold days pass more pleasantly.

Fresh made potstickers 1 Pound ground pork 1 Cup shredded green cabbage 3 Ounces shiitake mushrooms, chopped 2 Cloves garlic, minced then smashed 2 Green Scallions, finely chopped 1 Tablespoon hoisin sauce 1 Teaspoon freshly ground ginger 2 Teaspoons sesame oil 36 Won ton wrappers 2 Tablespoons soy sauce Vegetable oil In a large bowl stir together pork, cabbage, mushrooms, garlic, Scallions, hoisin, ginger, and sesame oil.

To assemble potstickers: Place won ton wrappers on a work surface. Spoon one tablespoon of pork mixture into center of each wrapper. Using your fingers rub the edges of the wrappers with water. Fold the won ton over the filling to create a half moon shape, pinching the edges to seal.

Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add potstickers in a single layer and cook until golden and slightly crisp. about 2-3 minutes per side.

Serve immediately with soy sauce or Duck sauce, if desired.

Brunswick stew This stew will stick to your ribs and chase away those

DAR meeting Jan. 18 Battle of Moores Creek Bridge Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution will hold a regular chapter meeting Jan.18 at 1 p.m. 100 E. Bridgers Street Burgaw in the Burgaw Baptist Church Edu-

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Gently stir together added ng balsamic vinegar. Cover and simmer on medium heat, stirring gently, occasionally for 20 to 30 minutes. Add defrosted corn, cut string beans, and lima beans, and cook for another 10-15 minutes.

Chicken and dumplings Chicken Stew 1 10-ounce package of frozen peas and carrot 1 large onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, chopped ½ cup fresh mushrooms, sliced ¼ cup butter 1/3 cup all-purpose flour ¾ cup milk Pinch of salt and pepper ½ teaspoon ground thyme 2-3 cups chicken broth, reserved from cooked chicken 1 2-3 pound chicken, cooked with celery, onion and carrot, then cut up into 1-2-inch pieces 1 tablespoon chopped parsley In a large pot place whole chicken with a large carrot cut in quarters, a stalk of celery cut-up into two-inch pieces. Simmer for an hour on medium heat until chicken is done and begins to fall off the bone. Reserve the liquid, remove the chicken, debone and cut into 1-2 inch pieces and set aside.

Sauté chopped onion and garlic for 3-5 minutes in a skillet, then add and sauté sliced mushrooms in a skillet in butter for 2-3 minutes over medium heat. Stir in flour, salt, pepper and thyme. Mix thoroughly. Add chicken broth and milk all at once.

Cook and stir until thick and bubbly. Stir in chicken, parsley and carrots and peas and cook until bubbly. Pour mixture into a 2-quart casserole baking dish. Set aside Dumplings 1 cup packaged biscuit mix, like Bisquick 2 tablespoons melted butter ½ cup milk 1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes ½ teaspoon dill weed seed ½ cup canned French-fried onion rings broken into pieces 1 teaspoon sugar pinch of salt In a small bowl mix together all ingredients. Drop dumpling mixture by table-

A demonstration and informational meeting for Pendor County veterans on the use of the online MyHealtheVet will be held at the American Legion Post 167 in Hampstead Jan. 22 at 7 p.m.

MyHealtheVet is an on-line Veterans Administration Web site where all Veterans can make doctor appointments, email their doctors, refill their

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spoonfuls on top of the bubbling stew, making 6-8 dumplings. Cover and simmer over low heat for 10 to 12 minutes.

Do not close cover tightly.

When a toothpick inserted in the center of a dumpling comes out clean it’s done.

If desired: Bake in a 425degree oven for 6-8 minutes until golden brown. Serves 6.

Pineapple upsidedown cake This has always been a special treat of mine since I was a small child and looks oh so pretty and it’s so delicious!

Topping 2 tablespoons butter 1/3 cup brown sugar 1 tablespoon water 1 8-ounce can of pineapple slices, drained 8-10 whole maraschino cherries In a nine-inch round baking cake pan melt butter, remove from heat. Stir in brown sugar and water. Arrange pineapple and cherries in pan, inserting cherries in center of pineapple slices. If the pineapple slices do not fit easily cut some in half to fit.

Set pan aside.

Cake 1 1/3 cups unbleached allpurpose flour 2/3 cup granulated sugar 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon 2/3 cup milk ¼ cup butter, softened 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla In a medium-sized bowl whisk together flour, granulated sugar, and baking powder. Add milk, ¼ cup softened butter, egg, and vanilla. Beat with an electric mixer on low speed until combined. Beat on medium speed for 1-2 minutes. Spoon batter gently over pineapple slices.

Bake in a 350 degree oven for 30 to 35 minutes or until a wooden toothpick comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack for at least 10 minutes. Loosen sides, invert onto a plate and remove pan.. Serve warm.

Helpful Hint: Do not pop the cake out of the pan until at least 10 - 15 minutes after it has cooled. This way the pineapple and cherries will stay in place.

Information meeting for vets online service Jan. 22

• A Smoke Free Environment (smoking area is available outside.)

• Padded folding chairs and round tables are provided for all!

• Large Parking area • • Podium & TV with CD available for training purposes!

• • WI-FI available if requested in advance.!

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Winter comfort recipes

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Come join us for a relaxed, informal evening workshop, held on Friday nights starting at 6:00 pm, ending at 9:00 or whenever we are ready to stop. In this basic mixed media workshop we will learn step-by-step methods for starting a mixed media canvas and building it through to the finished piece. Current themes … Home Sweet Home, LOVE, and Pineapples!!! Workshop fee of $40.00 covers all supplies and instruction.

Workshops are held at the ARTS @ Burgaw Antiqueplace.

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prescriptions when running low, view their health records, and speak with not only their medical doctor but all doctors they may have within the VA. Seating is limited so call early for tickets at 585.305.7490 and ask Brad. American Legion Post 167 is located at 16660 Hwy. 17 N. in Hampstead.

Thursday, January 18 •The Kiwanis Club of Hampstead meets every Thursday at 7:30 a.m. at the Sawmill Grill on Hwy. 17 in Hampstead.

•Alcoholics Anonymous will meet from noon-1 p.m. at the Surf City Community Center. Call 328.4887 for more information.

•Pender County Museum is open to the public for free (donations are welcome) every Thursday and Friday from 1-4 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Group tours are available at other times by contacting the Museum at 259-8543 by email at penderhist@hotmail.com.

•Women in Networking meeting every Thursday from 9:3010:30 a.m. at Olde Point Country Club.

•The Burgaw Rotary Club meets at 7 a.m. every Thursday at Heritage Place in Burgaw.

•The Hampstead Lions Club meets on the third Thursday of the month at Topsail Presbyterian Church at noon. Be sure to bring your lunch.

Friday, January 19 •Pender County Museum open 1-4 p.m.

•The Marine Corps League, Detachment 1321 meets for breakfast at the Sawmill Grill in Hampstead at 8 a.m. each Friday.

Tuesday, January 23 •AlAnon meets at Hampstead United Methodist Church every Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Room 9. The meeting is for family and friends of alcoholics. Everyone is welcome.

•The Knights of Columbus, Council 12281 meets the second and fourth Tuesday each month at 7 p.m. at All Saints Catholic Church, 18737 Hwy. 17 in Hampstead.

Wednesday, January 24 •Alcoholics Anonymous will meet from 7:30-8:30 p.m. at the Surf City Community Center, 201 Community Center Dr. Call 328.4887 for more information •The Coastal Pender Rotary Club meets each Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. at the Belvedere Country Club, 2368 Country Club Drive in Hampstead.

Thursday, January 25 •The Kiwanis Club of Hampstead will meet at 7:30 a.m. at the Sawmill Grill on Hwy. 17 in Hampstead.

•Alcoholics Anonymous will meet from noon-1 p.m. at the Surf City Community Center. Call 328.4887 for more information.

•Pender County Museum is open to the public for free (donations are welcome) every Thursday and Friday from 1-4 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Group tours are available at other times by contacting the Museum at 259-8543 by email at penderhist@hotmail.com.

•Women in Networking meeting every Thursday from 9:3010:30 a.m. at Olde Point Country Club.

•The Sons of Confederate Veterans, Captain David Williams/Holly Shelter Volunteers Camp 2267 meets on the fourth Thursday each month at Holland’s Shelter Creek Restaurant, N.C. 53 East. at 6 p.m.

Friday January 26 •Pender County Museum open 1-4 p.m.

•The Marine Corps League, Detachment 1321 meets for breakfast at the Sawmill Grill in Hampstead at 8 a.m. each Friday.

Tuesday January 30 •The Burgaw Lions Club meets at 6:30 p.m. the first and third Tuesday of each month at Burgaw Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall. Members do not have to live in Burgaw to be a member of this service organization. For more information, call Alan King at 910-789-1074.

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ArtBeat Community Center Located in the old EMS Building at 108 East Wilmington Street in Burgaw, ArtBeat is the new headquarters of the Pender Arts Council. ArtBeat offers arts programs to the community through classes, events, and workshops. The Pender Arts Council mission is to increase awareness and access to the arts in Pender County. It is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving the community of Pender County. ArtBeat is sponsored by the Town of Burgaw. Memberships are $15 for individuals and $25 for families.

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Beginner stained glass workshops with Jim Shapley from Sunshine Studio Stained Glass.

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