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How did we do and what can we do better?

Pender emergency management evalutes storm response

By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher More than five months after hurricane Florence ravaged Pender County, local emergency management officials will gather Feb. 27-28 to evaluate the county’s response to the crisis. “Pender County was the hard-

est hit county in the state,� said Pender Emergency Management Director Tom Collins. “At one time, 60 to 70 percent of the county was under water.�

Collins has sent invitations to all the various groups and government agencies involved in the relief effort to come to Burgaw and discuss what was done right,

and what can be improved in the county’s emergency response. “We sent a survey out to everyone that worked in the Emergency Operations Center, municipalities, and elected officials to get them thinking about the meeting,� Collins said. “We want to improve on what went right and work off that. We want to write an improve-

ment plan on what didn’t go right, along with updating plans and procedures.�

Collins says after this meeting and gathering data, working groups will be formed to draft plans.

Continued on page 12A Pender Emergency Managemnt Director Tom Collins

“King George and Broadswords!�

Remembering the Battle of Moores Creek Bridge

Surf City board holds first monthly workshop From Staff Reports The first Town Council workshop session under the new roundtable format was held Feb.15, and fulfilled Mayor Doug Medlin’s objective of encouraging an exchange of ideas among the council members, and allowing open debate of issues confronting Surf City.

Under this new format there is no public comment period, though the meeting remains open to members of the public who are available at 9 a.m. the third Friday of the month.

The meeting opened with a presentation by

Surf City Police Sergeant James Horne, the town’s Emergency Management Coordinator, addressing the need for the town to develop a comprehensive, coordinated Emergency Management Plan to address any number of incidents or events which could confront Surf City.

Councilman Buddy Fowler attempted to establish the town has an emergency management plan in place, but the recent hurricane and Sergeant Horne’s presentation, bear out that there is no basic recovery or conti-

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Rescue group helps cats displaced by Florence

By Lori Kirkpatrick Post & Voice Staff Writer

Staff photo by Andy Pettigrew

The 243rd anniversary of the Battle of Moores Creek Bridge will be celebrated this weekend at the BattleďŹ eld Park in Currie. Reenactor soldiers (above) prepare for the annual live ďŹ re musket volley to honor the Patriot and Loyalist soldiers who fought in the battle. “King George and Broadswordsâ€? was the battlecry of the Loyalists who charged across the creek into the withering musket ďŹ re of the Patriot line.

Battle of Moores Creek celebrates 243 years this weekend

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By Matthew Woods Special to the Post & Voice

The Moores Creek National Battlefield, in collaboration with the Moores Creek Battleground Association, will be commemorating the 243rd Anniversary of the Battle of Moores Creek Bridge, one of the first Patriot victories of the American Revolution. The event will be held Feb. 23-24 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. each day.

More than 150 Living Historians dressed in 18th Century clothing will fill the battlefield and demonstration area, spending the weekend demonstrating and educating the public on military and civilian life in 18th Century North Carolina.

Patriot and Loyalist soldiers will be encamped in the battlefield as well as the opposite side of Moores Creek, giving a glimpse into what life was like for soldiers who fought during this battle. Demonstrations will include an interpretive demonstration of the battle with

cannon and musket fire; musket and sword program; artisan demonstrations, including blacksmithing, woodworking, candlemaking, glass making; colonial foodways demonstrations; children’s toys and games; live music; educational programs, including 18th Century astronomy, surveying, militia drills, musket cartridge making, colonial medicine, and much more.

The weekends events will commence with a Wreath Laying Ceremony to honor those that fought, and for some, died, so that we may be free.

This ceremony begins at the Visitor Center at 10 a.m. and ends at the Grady Monument, where more than 50 wreaths will be placed in honor of those brave soldiers.

Food will be for sale courtesy of the Atkinson Volunteer Fire Department. Local DAR and SAR groups, as well as other local organizations will be set up in Patriots Hall, providing information on how you can get involved in events such

as this or to help you work on your ancestry.

The event is free and open to the public. For a full listing of event details, please stay connected to us on Facebook at www.facebook. com/moorescreeknps or visit our website at www.nps.gov/mocr.

Event information will be posted as it becomes available.

A small group of rescuers has been striving to care for the Pender County community cats that survived Hurricane Florence.

Hurricane Florence Cat Relief began feeding the cats until residents are able to resume care. The group has been providing TNR (Trap-Neuter-Return) and has also been trying to supply the community with cat shelters for the cold winter months.

The group became involved

with the disaster since just after the storm when they were rescuing in boats and putting feeding stations in trees for the cats that survived the fifteen feet of flood waters. Since the water receded, they have been able to make feeding stations available and care for 300 to 500 community cats. They are also providing vet care for the cats in need.

Margo Gresham oversees the cat relief project.

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41 inches of water puts couple in FEMA trailer

By Lori Kirkpatrick Post & Voice Staff Writer Editor’s Note: Many Pender families remain out of their homes due to the hurricane. This is one family’s story. There are many others.

“The commute is nice,” began Maureen Higgins as she explained her current living arrangements. She and her husband are living in a FEMA trailer on their property on the Northeast

Cape Fear River in Burgaw while they make repairs to their home.

“We’ re living in the front yard and working on the house every day. It’s been a big adjustment, but we’re doing good. We have everything we need except for a big bathtub full of hot water,” said Higgins.

During the flooding from Hurricane Florence, the Higgins’ home took on 41 inches of water. The couple, retired, is rebuild-

ing it now and doing most of the work themselves.

The structure is okay, but they had to take out one of the layers of flooring and all of the sheetrock at four feet. They are currently in the process of painting, replacing the trim boards and ordering cupboards. They hired someone to come in and put up the sheetrock.

“It’s so hard to get anyone to help. The general contractors are pretty booked up. We did have

some help from volunteers.

The Church of Latterday Saints came by, and I registered with them. I also registered with the Baptist Men. They came out and helped us, too. They fogged underneath our house,” said Higgins.

Higgins and her husband met in Maine, where he was from and where they both attended school at Maine Maritime Academy. She

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Rocky Point fight ends in gunfire From Staff Reports For the second week in a row, the Freshway Food Mart in Rocky Point was the scene of an incident.

Last week it was a stolen car and a high-speed chase. This week, a fight between two men resulted in gunfire.

Pender County Sheriff ’s Department deputies responded to a report of two men fighting Feb. 15 outside of the Freshway Food Mart Rocky Point. It was reported that one of the men had fired a gun during the fight.

Surf City Continued from page 1A nuity of operations plan, and that the city is “highly reliant on outside sources for critical resources – even in lower level incidents and events”.

Horne went on to explain that what current plans do exist, largely within individual departments, are “outdated, un-adopted, or non-existent.” The town’s hurricane plan is 10 years old, the Emergency Operation Basic Plan is in the concept phase, and only the Pender County portion of the town is covered under the county’s Hazard Mitigation Plan, the Onslow County portion of the town is not covered by anyone.

In identifying where Surf City should want to

Frank Lee Johnson

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Deputies found Joshua Allen Watkins of Rocky Point and Frank Lee Johnson of Castle Hayne in-

volved in the altercation.

Further investigation determined that the two were involved in a dispute over

a female. During the fight a pistol that was in possession of Watkins fell to the ground. Johnson grabbed the pistol and fired at Watkins, who was not hit.

Watkins was taken into custody and charged with possession of firearm by convicted felon. He is being held under a $10,000.00 secured bond.

Johnson was taken into custody and charged with assault by pointing a gun, simple assault and discharging a firearm near occupied structure. His bond is set at $1,500.00.

be, Horne suggested to the council a comprehensive Emergency Management Plan needs to be put together, with the unwavering support of the administration and governing body to make the town less susceptible to disaster, more resilient, better prepared, quicker to recover, and trusted by the community.

At the recommendation of Town Manager Ashley Loftis, and with the approval of the council, Horne will be reassigned to a fulltime position as Emergency Management Coordinator for Surf City, and is to proceed to develop such a plan without delay.

Placed on the agenda

by Councilman Jeremy Shugarts, the issue of the Surf City Welcome Center was discussed. Shugarts is concerned the cost of operating the Welcome Cen-

ter, particularly the salary and benefits expense, far outweigh the benefits it provides. In his opinion, the fees collected for use of the meeting facilities are far below market.

An adjustment of these fees, in line with similar facilities in the general area, would help trim the substantial loss in Welcome Center operations – an operating loss in the range of $200,000 annually. A fee increase, coupled with some enhancements to the interior and exterior of the building, were both acceptable to the council, and the town manager was instructed to research similar facilities and return to the council with recommendations.

Concerned with stewardship of the taxpayer’s money, Shugarts suggested excessive funds were being expended to staff the portion of the facility ostensibly dedicated to tourism, and that perhaps this function could be best served through a partnership with the Topsail Area Chamber of Commerce.

Council members were opposed to the suggestion of involving the Chamber of Commerce since the Chamber’s function is to promote business throughout the Topsail Area, rather than just Surf City. They were also concerned that the chamber might be unwilling to staff the opera-

tion on weekends.

According to Fowler, Surf City is “a family values beach, not a family oriented beach” and that means the welcome center should be open on weekends. The possibility of staffing the facility with interns, college students on break, or part time employees, was not considered.

Town Manager Loftis will review the Welcome Center operations in conjunction with the budgeting process and again make recommendations to the council.

As a final order of business, Manager Ashley Loftis explained to the Council that the legislature had passed legislation granting $5 million in aid for Topsail Island coastal nourishment projects. $500,000 of that grant would be paid to the Winston-Salem firm Resource Institute Inc. to administer the funds, and designate which projects proposed

by North Topsail, Surf City, and Topsail Beach, would be funded.

Resource Institute concluded that they would like to form a committee, with a representative from each town, to grade and prioritize these projects, and requested that each town nominate a committee member.

The Council voted unanimously to name Councilwoman Theresa Batts to this committee.

Cats

and hopefully by then the residents will be able to resume the care and feeding of the cats. We are also working out a plan for Trap, Neuter, Return so that we can drastically reduce the population growth of these community cats and improve their overall health.

We are also providing vet care for any cats in need.

Our small group has been the only group continuing to care for these forgotten cats,” said Gresham.

“We would like to thank everyone who has already donated so generously.

This is truly a labor of love for us, but we could not do this important work without the support of a caring public,” added Gresham.

All funds raised will go to pay for cat food, veterinary care and to help defray the cost of TNR. Donations can be made through PayPal to critterresq@gmail. com. You can also visit the group’s Facebook page, Hurricane Florence Cat Relief, for other ways to help.

Cat food can be donated directly or by purchasing it online through WalMart so that it can be picked up at the Burgaw Walmart.

For questions or concerns, Gresham can be contacted by emailing her at Critterresq@gmail.com.

Pender EMS & Fire Report

Week of Feb. 10-16 Pender EMS Report Total number of Patient Contacts: 201 Calls per Station Burgaw Station 1 50 Sloop Point Station 14 23 Hampstead Station 16 28 Surf City Station 23 17 Top. Beach Station 4 4 Union Station 5 15 Rocky Point Station 7 35 Atkinson Station 9 21 Maple Hill Station 13 4 Scott Hill Station 18 0 Hwy 421 Station 29 4 Type of Calls Cancelled: 26 Refusals: 56 Stand by: 0 Transported: 109 Treated/released: 10 Fire Department Reports Total Calls: 50 Calls per Station Rescue Station 1 Burgaw 8 Fire Station 13 Maple Hill 0 Fire Station 14 Sloop Point 14 Fire Station 16 Hampstead 9 Fire Station 18 Scotts Hill 9 Fire Station 21 Long Creek 7 Fire Station 29 Hwy 421 3 EMS St. 4 Top. Beach 0 Fire Call Type Summary Fire 8 Motor Vehicle Crash 8 Search and Rescue 0 EMS First Response 27 Cancelled 7 Ocean Rescue 0

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tucky, she has spent a lot of time in Pender County since Florence. Rocky Point resident Andy Case is also involved in providing for the cats.

“He is the one in the field doing all of the physical work right now,” said Gresham. “I had to come home and work my seasonal job to help support this labor of love. With the help of our incredible behind the scenes volunteers and the assistance of the Pender County Animal Shelter, we were able to reunite many cats with their owners immediately; but then we discovered that most of the cats were community cats that were being fed by residents, but had no owners.”

Since many of the local residents have been unable to return home in areas like the Whitestocking community, the relief group set up feeding stations throughout the area to keep the cats alive. The current estimate that they are caring for are between 200 and 300 community cats.

“We have made a promise to keep these cats fed through the winter months,

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Opinion Thursday, February 21, 2019, Page 3A

On Island Time

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Heartfelt FANfare It was a bright brisk day when more than 500 women convened for the fight against heart disease at the annual Project Red Dress luncheon in Wilmington. It was my inaugural experience and it was awesome.

I was surprised to see the bar set up, serving martinis and tutti-fruitti’ s but I jumped on the bandwagon and enjoyed one of each. Our speaker, Fanny Slater’s claim to fame was winning The Great American Cookbook Competition on the Rachel Ray show; an opportunity her grandmother alerted her to. She shared highlights of her creative culinary adventures, building us up to that final moment: Standing on stage with Rachel Ray, one of two finalists awaiting the big reveal.

She reported realizing in that very moment that it didn’t matter whether or not she won the grand prize; she had already won by combining everything she loves, simultaneously on national television. She urged us to do the same: ‘be yourself, identify what your heart beats for and pursue your passion.’

She was wise beyond her years in a manner that was both refreshing and inspiriting. She oozed enthusiasm for her evolution from Raleighwood to Hollywood, posting photos of herself as a child, cooking, performing and lounging on Wrightsville Beach. She shared stories of her family’s infatuation with food and how it was a foundation of family festivities.

She spoke fondly of her father who taught her to cook, and consistently encouraged her to pursue her passion, describing interests as circles of life, whose intersection ignites our purpose and passion.

I was already aware that heart disease is the number one killer of men and women in the United State, but not that it claims more lives annually than all cancers combined. Yet we know the causes and how to prevent it, unlike many medical mysteries. Sounds like a no brainer; most people live in their heads, ignoring the gentle whispers of their hearts. Many master this approach for decades, until it becomes unbearable, unhealthy and even fatal.

Fanny concluded her message with a reminder that sometimes we just have to come back to the basics in the circle of life, in order to fuel own personal fanfare. What a treat it was to see Fanny again recently, as a professional judge at the Wish Upon a Chef fundraiser in Wilmington, where I was volunteering for Make a Wish.

The collaborative connection of culinary creativity created an amazing event for a very worthy cause,

Notes from the Field

Jefferson Weaver

Mud-slingers and street squatters Skywatch Bird Rescue The young man was obviously proud of his truck, or what he called a truck.

It rumbled and roared, and LED lights flickered in several strategic places. The obligatory blue headlights seemed pointed at a point somewhere toward the tallest mountain in the state, the rims would be worthless in deep mud or under a heavy load, and the rear end was inches above the ground.

I wasn’t impressed; the fellow at the gas pump next to me was amused, at best. He called the fellow by name, and encouraged him to be careful leaving the parking lot, since the trailer hitch was perilously close to the asphalt. The young man gave us both a thumbs-up, and reminded my fellow customer that he, the young man, knew his truck’s abilities.

Naturally, the shiny, useless trailer hitch dug a gouge in the concrete between the parking lot and the highway, and briefly chewed into the asphalt before spinning down the road in a roar of adolescent excess.

The other fellow caught my eye, smiled and shook his head. Both of us were driving eminently more

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Jefferson Weaver practical trucks; while mine was infinitely more dented and dinged, his bore its share of scratches and mud with the quiet pride of a decorated soldier.

“Remember when we were him?” he laughed.

“But at least we could see over the hood.”

Although I tend to growl and invent colorful invectives whenever I meet someone with those (illegal) extra-bright headlamps – especially when they seem to be aimed at oncoming drivers – I admit I am more tolerant of the ridiculous things people do to trucks now than most. I never did anything outlandish to any of my own pickups, aside from modifications that were truly

designed to make one perform better off road.

I had friends whose addons and take-offs were made less for blasting through the woods and swamps than for gathering ooos and ahhs from girls, and yes, colorful invectives from those who were too old to understand.

I don’t think we were quite as defensive of our lifted, knobby-tired, noisy creations as some kids seem to be now. I never felt like someone was “hating,” as the popular term is, when they questioned or criticized something that made one of my vehicles a little more to my liking. True, I didn’t do much, and most of my friends were about Continued on page 4A

Locating lost life insurance Dear Savvy Senior, When my mom passed away we thought she had a life insurance policy, but we have no idea how to track it down. Do you know of any resources that might help?

Searching Susan Dear Susan, Lost or forgotten life insurance policies are very common in the U.S. It’s estimated that more than $7 billion in benefits from unclaimed life insurance policies are waiting to be claimed by their rightful beneficiaries.

While unfortunately, there isn’t a national database for tracking down these policies, there are a number of strategies and a few new resources that can help your search.

Here are several to get you started. s3EARCH HER RECORDS Check your mom’s financial records or storage areas where she kept her important papers for a policy, records of premium payments, or bills from an insurer. Also contact her employer or former employer benefits administrator, insurance agents, financial planner, accountant, attorney or other adviser and ask if they know about a life insurance policy. Also check safe-deposit boxes, monitor the mail for premium invoices or wholelife dividend notices, and review old income-tax returns, looking for interest income from, and interest expenses paid, to life insurance companies. s#ONTACT THE INSURER

If you suspect that a particular insurer underwrote the policy, contact that carrier’s claim office and ask. The more information you have, like your mom’s date of birth and death, Social Security number and address, the easier it will be to track down. Contact information of some big insurers include: Prudential 800778-2255; MetLife Metlife. com/polic yfinder; AIG 800-888-2452; Nationwide 800-848-6331; John Hancock JohnHancock.com – click on “Contact Us” then on “Account Search Request.” s'ET STATE HELP Nineteen state insurance departments have a policy locator service program that can help you locate lost life insurance, and many other states offer resources that can help you with your search.

To find direct access to these resources visit the American Council of Life Insurers website at ACLI. com/consumers – click on “Missing Policy Tips.” s3EARCH UNCLAIMED PROPERTY If your mom died more than a few years ago, benefits may have already been turned over to the unclaimed property office of the state where the policy was purchased.

Go to MissingMoney.com, a website of the National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators, to search records from 40

states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia.

The pull-down menu under Links connects you to a map and addresses for unclaimed property agencies. Or, to find links to each state’s unclaimedproperty division use Unclaimed.org.

If your mom’s name or a potential benefactor’s name produces a hit, you’ll need to prove your claim. Required documentation, which can vary by state, is detailed in claim forms, and a death certificate might be necessary. If you need a copy of your mom’s death certificate, contact the vital records office in the state where she died, or go to VitalChek.com. s3EARCH FEE BASED SERVICES There are several businesses that offer policy locator services for a fee. The MIB Group, for example, which is a data-sharing service for life and health insurance companies, offers a policy locator service at PolicyLocator.com for $75. But it only tracks applications for individual policies made since 1996.

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I saw it on Facebook, a forwarded note, which asked birders and friends to bring recent roadkill carcasses to an address in Castle Hayne, and if it was after hours, to just toss it over the fence into the yard. Curious, I read on to learn it was to feed the raptors and other rescue birds at the Skywatch Bird Rescue & Conservation Center. I called and asked if someone could tell me more about it.

“I’m Amelia Mason,” the operation’s director said. “We purchased this property in 2014. I started rehabbing and officially put Skywatch out there as available to the community in 2010. I’ve been a rehabilitator for 12 years.

“I used to live in Charlotte and my mother discovered an injured bird. We ended up taking the bird to Carolina Waterfowl Rescue, and it was really eye-opening that they were doing all that without any funding.

“I though some of our taxpayer dollars would surely be helping out, but it didn’t and that was really eye-opening.

I thought, “How can you have all these birds here, 800, without any government funding? How can they be helping all these birds without any official funding?” It seemed impossible, but they were doing it.

“The world of nonprofits sort of opened my eyes. We’re a registered 501 (c) (3) Nonprofit Organization. We rely entirely on donations. If someone brings an injured bird, we don’t turn anything down for lack of money.

If someone comes, that bird is still going to get all the medical care it needs, even if I have to pay for it myself on a credit card.

Sometimes people will leave a small donation, like $20, and sometimes they don’t. We’re always begging for money on Facebook.

“Our expenses are always greater than our donations. We have vet bills, and we have a really high power bill every month. We get creative, for instance, with our birds of prey. Instead of ordering food online,

like frozen raptor food, we have people actually donate deer, like roadkill.

We re-purpose and reuse as much as possible.

“One of the ways we get by with food costs is, Costco of Wilmington lets us come three days a week to pick up produce they’re going to throw away. That produce really helps us stretch out out food expense.”

At that moment, I was aware of a very large emu approaching, interested especially the small audio recorder in my hand.

“Is he coming over to eat my recorder?” I asked Amelia.

“No, he’s just curious,” she said. “This is Romeo, one of our emus. He’s very friendly. He likes to pluck at things.”

I screwed up my courage once again and touched the emu’s back. It was amazing, the layer of feathers on his back felt like coarse hair, seemed inches thick and were long and slender, several inches in length but only about a half inch wide. I told Amelia I had dared reach out to touch a feral hog once at Poplar Grove, feeling pretty brave, only to find out later it was Peppa the Pig from the petting zoo.

“We have two emus,” she continued, “A few years ago, Brunswick Animal Control called and asked if we could take an emu. They found an emu running down the highway and they had nowhere to take the emu. I said, “Sure,” and they called again the next day and asked, “Can you take four emus?” They kept finding these emus running down the highway in Brunswick County. They finally found the source, a ‘good ol’ boy’ buying them at farm auctions, more than he could house and feed and take care of, and many escaped.

We let Carolina Waterfowl Rescue adopt two, and we kept two, and they’ve become like you see here, really tame. They eat out of your hand now.”

I had become more comfortable being around such a large powerful bird, with feet almost the size of mine. Romeo, and the female, Juliet, have the run of the place, free to roam at will within the large compound’s walls.

“These feathers are really coarse, waxy,” I said.

“Yes, thick and fluffy, well insulated, and they’re not as soft as they look,” Amelia said, and pulled the feathers aside to see down through the feathers Continued on page 8A

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Nothing like an emu hug. Amelia Mason and Skywatdh Bird Rescue offer safety and care for distressed birds.

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My Spin

Tom Campbell

Motoring with DMV The proposed DMV move brings to mind one of the old Three Stooges comedies, the one where one of the zany trio says, “I’ve cut this board three times and it’s still too short.” Our state continues to take cuts at prop-

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Continued from page 3A performance as opposed to performance art, but it wasn’t cause for bluster if a parent or teacher scoffed.

I do have to say that I have to wonder if raising the front of a pickup to a 45-degree angle to obtain the so-called “squat” doesn’t cause the blood to rush to the driver’s head or something.

Twice I have come across strange tracks in the woods where tires that were not designed to be driven, much less driven offroad, had managed to squelch through the mud, while leaving a strange third track between them. I thought someone had broken a trailer, and was limping their way out of the woods with whatever they could get through the mud.

It was a while before I realized that I was not tracking a three-legged whangdoodle (that’s the early mountain man equivalent of snipehunting) but rather a squatting truck that was dragging its behind like a wormy hound, if you will forgive the comparison.

In one case the trailer hitch actually left a trench deep enough that I had to accelerate to get the smaller tires of my own truck safely through the gaping chasm in the road. The farmer, when I saw him the next week, was not amused; he had spent his son’s teenage

erty decisions and keeps coming up short.

State political leaders have known for decades that the Department of Motor Vehicles needed to move out of its headquarters on New Bern Avenue in Raleigh.

The state has tried adding to, patching up, and working around asbestos and wiring problems that were genuine safety issues, even getting a waiver of safety laws to continue using the building until the legislature and executive branch would get their collective act together and take action. Dare we say this has been a classic case of government inefficiency?

It is fair to ask why this hasn’t been done.

Let us suggest a few reasons, starting with the longstanding problems between Wake County’s

legislative delegation and legislative leadership.

You won’t get anybody to admit it on the record, but the resentments towards lawmakers from Wake go back many years.

We’ve seen it before.

Dorothea Dix Hospital, our first and perhaps most important mental health facility, was also in desperate need of replacement. Common sense dictated that a new hospital be located in Wake County because of available psychiatrists and mental health professionals, an easily accessible location to both the public and health professionals and, most importantly, the state already owned the land.

But the legislature decided to build a new hospital in Butner, a location not nearly so accessible or commonsense.

Lawmakers have told me privately that decision was made out of spite to the Wake delegation.

It is possible that spitefulness is still at play with DMV’s relocation?

There have been two ongoing discussions about state government property. The first is whether to continue centralizing government in Raleigh or spreading facilities out into other communities. We can argue both sides enthusiastically.

While we understand the angst from some 500 DMV employees about potential two-hour commutes, this decision, like all property decisions, should be made by answering two questions: what is most convenient and efficient for taxpayers, as well as what makes the agency’s operation

more efficient and effective? We haven’t heard satisfactory answers.

The other important discussion focuses on whether the state should own the buildings or lease them. Again, we can argue both sides. Our state has traditionally opted for ownership, but that thinking is changing, primarily because we have such a poor track record of properly maintaining the buildings we own.

On the leasing side, we have made too many decisions based on low bids, only to find that owners had built just as cheaply as they and also scrimped on maintenance. In a few years state employees were working in conditions as bad or worse than what they left. If we are to lease, we must have better criteria and specifications than just the low bid.

DOT Secretary Jim Trogden told me he really doesn’t have a dog in these fights. He says DMV has to move and must do so before the end of 2020.

Trogden just wants the executive and legislative branches to stop sawing and make an acceptable decision, because if they don’t do so this year a 2020 move is off the table.

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years dealing with the damage wrought by kids in jacked-up four-wheeldrive trucks with aggressive tires that howled as they drove down the paved road and screamed as they vied to see who could dig the deepest holes.

On two occasions, I have been either the disgusted or proud owner of trucks that would have been the envy of my contemporaries in high school. There was a red Ford Ranger with a glasspack muffler and far too much chrome that I bought (accidentally) on my 40th birthday. The date was fortuitous; I had cash, I needed a truck, and this one was available that particular day.

Although I was not suffering from a bout of poor middle age decision making, that truck turned out to be a worse decision than many choices made by men of that same make, model and vintage.

The second offroad monster was one I still truly miss, a mid-80s Chevy Blazer with 34inch tires as knobby as a pine tree’s bark and as wide as an alligator’s back, a super-charged engine, and more rust than the law actually allowed. The truck was so tall it was almost cliché; I had to give my wife a boost to get inside, and an average dog could run underneath with his tail held high and never touch the undercarriage.

It got around eight miles to the gallon, but its rusty custom rims and

roaring Thrush headers took many of us back to a simpler, if noisier and muddier time of our lives. I miss that impractical truck.

I doubt many of those trucks ever spend any time off the pavement, since every logging road, hunting trail and dry creek bed I’ve ever driven had branches and snags begging for an opportunity to rip wires and hoses from under a vehicle.

Spending money to add stuff that will be torn off by the first ambitious tree stump doesn’t make sense to me, but there again, I don’t understand a lot of things any more.

I fully understand that my opinion is of little value to them, since much of the time I drive an eminently sensible and decidedly un-cool Suburban that gets stuck sometimes and lacks even a functioning radio, much less a sound system that rattles windows at a

quarter-mile and causes lights under the frame to change and pulse with the beat and volume of what passes for music.

Somehow I doubt the squatters will have much

luck making memories down muddy dirt roads and riverbanks in their tail-dragging parodies of pickups, but hey – if they keep their headlights out of my eyes, I have no real

guff with them.

And if they snag that trailer hitch on a root, I’ll be happy to wrap a chain around the towhooks and show them the difference between a mud-slinger

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Judy Lawanna Ward, presenter Class is free, registration required Contact Mike Taylor, Burgaw library

APPLY FOR FREE PRESCHOOL for 2019-2020 School Year for 3 and 4 year olds (must be of-age by August 31, 2019 cut-off) Starting February 1st, applications will be available at our main preschool office, 210 East Fremont Street, Burgaw, and ALL elementary schools in Pender County. Applications will also be available at Smart Start of Pender County, 600 North Timberly Lane, Burgaw, and at participating NC Pre-K child care centers listed below.

The application can also be viewed/printed at the Pender County Schools website; www.pendercountyschools.net, look under “school sites”, under “preschool program”.

Pender County Schools is the Grantee for Head Start and the Contractor for NC Pre-K. There are Head Start/NC Pre-K classrooms in four of the elementary public schools and 2 classrooms housed at CFCC in Burgaw; these are for 3 and 4 year-olds. NC Pre-K is for 4 year-olds only and is contracted with Excel Learning Center in Burgaw, Little Town Learning Center in Burgaw, and Creative Minds in Hampstead.

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Tree Seedling Giveaway

Looking to replace trees damaged in your yard by Hurricane Florence?

Pender County Parks and Recreation is hosting a bare root tree seedling giveaway for county residents. Tree species include River Birch, Pignut Hickory, Chestnut Oak and White Dogwood.

There is a limit of 2 trees per household.

Please Note: Species availability is subject to change without notice and are available on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Mar. 8 2019 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. (or until trees run out)

Pender County Government Annex 15060 US-17 Hampstead, For mor e information, cont act : 910-663- 3771.

Flag Retirement Ceremony American Legion Post 167 Hampstead Feb. 28, 6:30 p.m.

Boy Scout Troop 777 participating The public is invited to attend

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The Pender County School’s All County Bands performed at the Topsail High School Auditorium Thursday Feb. 14. Students from the county’s high schools and middle schools were chosen by their respective band directors to participate in the two-day event. The high school All County Band (above), was under the direction of Topsail High Assistant Principal Jonathan Matthews. The middle school All County Band (below), was directed by Karen Matthews, band director at Dixon Middle School in Onslow County. Both bands performed musical selections the students had first seen upon their arrival at Topsail Wednesday afternoon. All County Band was originally scheduled for November, but was delayed by Hurricane Florence.

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Breathing in life

By Dr. Ray W. Mendenhall Contributing Writer Then the Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of Life.

Genesis 2: 7 I am read a book once called The Breath of Life.

The author began with the story of creation in Genesis 2, that wonderful little piece about the creation of people quoted above. If you understand this simple passage, then you can understand the author’s point in the book, that is the idea that praying is like breathing.

There are a lot of words that support this connection. To breathe out is to expire (Latin ex- spiritus) i.e. to breathe out the spirit. To get a brilliant idea is to be inspired (Latin inspiritus) that is to breath in the spirit. We also use the word expire to refer to

dying, the time when the spirit (of life) goes out of us.

In both the Hebrew and the Greek language the words for breath ( ruah in Hebrew and pneuma in Greek) also means “spirit� and, interesting enough, “Wind.� To think of our praying as something like breathing and to think about our breathing as a kind of prayer then, is not so far fetched. The word parallels continue.

For instance we talk about taking a “breather� which can mean a rest break but also, given the analogy above, a prayer break. Both enhance our life. We talk about getting a “little breathing room� which is to create some space in our otherwise busy life, which can also suggest some prayer time out of the mainstream.

As you can see the whole thing begins stacking up.

Then there is the practice of “breath� prayers popular in an earlier

time in Christian history, prayers that are coordinated with our breathing to set up a prayer rhythm that flows along with one of our most basic needsair. To breathe is to take in one of the essential things of physical life. To pray is to engage in one of the essential things for spiritual life.

There is the old eastern story about the student who came to a celebrated spiritual master and said, “teach me to pray.� The master grabbed the young man, stuck his head in a nearby tub of water until he was nearly drowned.

When the master let the young man go, the youth cried out,� why did you do that?� The master answered calmly. “When you need to pray as badly as you needed to breathe, then I can teach you to pray.�

I share all this with you to give you some food for thought. When prayer becomes as natural as

breathing, then we will be filled with the life God gave us at the beginning of time, the life that bathes in and reflects God’s glory.

These words from a hymn

by Edwin Hatch may pro-

vide a starting place to think about our life and our prayer: Breathe on me breath of God, fill me with life anew, That I may love what Thou dost love and do what

Thou wouldst do.

Breathe on me. breath of God, until my heart is pure Until with Thee I will one will, to do and to endure

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The 4C’s Food Pantry is open Monday, Wednesday, and 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, 152 0 0 U.S. Hwy. 17 N. in Hampstead.

Herring’s Chapel UMC bread giveaway Most all types of bread from white to multigrain to hamburger and hotdog buns are available.

Herring’s Chapel United Methodist Church, 1697 Herring’s Chapel Rd. Burgaw, has a free bread giveaway every Saturday from 10 a.m until noon.

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NEW BEGINNING CHURCH

Riverview Memorial Park corner of Fremont & Watha, NC 910-285-3395

Wright Street (Courthouse Square) Burgaw, N.C. • 910-619-8063 Riverview Crematory

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CANADY & SON

910-285-5707 910-231-0682 910-231-7068

BAPTIST CHURCH

1730 US Hwy.Cemetery 117 N. • Burgaw, NC 28425 Rockfish Memorial Wallace, NC School 910-285-3395 Sunday 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship 11

910-259-3046

a.m., 6 p.m. www.facebook.com/downeastdisciples/

ST. MARY’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

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

CENTERVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH

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

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

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

CURRIE COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH

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

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

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

ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER CATHOLIC CHURCH

WATHA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

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

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

160 Camp Kirkwood Road, Watha, NC

910-470-4436

Pastor John Fedoronko

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

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

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

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

RILEY’S CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH Choir Practice & Bible Study, Tues., 7:30-9 p.m. Youth Group Every Other Wed. 6-7:30 p.m.

19845 NC Hwy. 210, Rocky Point, NC 28457 910-675-2127 Jim Herchenhahn / Pastor ROCKY POINT UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Worship Services: 8:30 a.m. & 10:50 a.m. Youth each Sunday at 6:00 p.m. located at the intersection of Hyw. 117 & 210 Pastor Mark Murphy Wednesday evenings: Meal at 6:00 p.m. / Study for all ages 7:00 p.m.

Services: Sunday at 10 a.m.

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

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

MISSION BAPTIST CHURCH Bible Study: Wednesday 7 p.m. Youth Group: Wednesday 7:00 p.m.

607 S. Walker Street • Burgaw, NC 28425

Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m.

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

FAITH HARBOR UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

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

BURGAW UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

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

BARLOW VISTA BAPTIST CHURCH

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

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

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

MOORES CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH

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

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

Wednesday Bible Study: 7 p.m.

THE CHURCH AT WILMINGTON

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

BURGAW BAPTIST CHURCH

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

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

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

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

ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC CHURCH

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thursday: Youth Group 6:30 p.m.

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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Obituaries

Dorothy Barrow Foyles ATKINSON -- Dorothy Barrow Foyles, 96, of Atkinson, passed away Monday, Feb. 11, 2019 at Liberty Commons in Burlington.

A n at ive o f L e n o i r County, she was the wife of the late Fred Roy Foyles and the daughter of James Benjamin Barrow and Virginia Inez Wade Barrow, both deceased. She was a retired teacher with Cape Fear Community College where she taught furniture refinishing, upholstery, drapery making, sewing, and tailoring, which were all her favorite hobbies in her leisure time. She was a longtime member of Caswell Presbyterian Church and a lifetime member and former officer of the Pender County Home Demonstration Club.

Survivors include her two children, Gayle Foyles Thompson and her husband Douglas of Burlington, NC and James Roy Foyles, Sr. and wife Carol of Kennebunkport, Maine; her brother, Macon Barrow of Greenville; five grandchildren, James Roy Foyles, Jr. of Little Rock, Arkansas, Christina Foyles Lane and

husband Dudley of Durham, Jody Stewart Foyles and wife Kirsten of Southern Pines, Melissa Foyles Ed and husband Mantra of Saluda, and Michelle Thompson Clark of Jacksonville, Fla.; nine great grandchildren; one greatgreat grandchild; and many nieces and nephews.

In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by four brothers, Joseph Carl Barrow, Robert Barrow, Willard Barrow, and Lyman Dawson Barrow; one sister, Nellie Barrow Conklin; and a special sister in law, Cathleen Foyles Barrow.

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Mar. 23, 2019 at Caswell Presbyterian Church, 318 W. Church Street, Atkinson.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Caswell Presbyterian Church, 318 W. Church Street, Atkinson, NC 28421.

Rich & Thompson Funeral and Cremation Service in Burlington/Graham, NC is assisting the family.

Condolences may be offered at www.richandthompson. com.

Diane “Jane” Elaine Lee ROCKY POINT -- Diane “Jane” Elaine Lee, 67, of Rocky Point, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend passed from her earthly life Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019 at home.

She was born Sept. 24, 1951 in Spartanburg, S.C., the daughter of the late Furman and Mary Owensby Mullinax. Diane was pre-

ceded in death by her husband, Charles R. Lee; twin sister, Donna; and several additional siblings.

Diane is survived by her sons, Kenneth R. Lee and wife, Tara and Christopher A. Lee and wife, Tami; grandchildren, Jessica Lee VanNortwick (Patrick), Benjamin Lee and Samuel Lee; great grandson, Grayson VanNortwick; brothers, Ricky Mullinax (Sandra), Marshall Mullinax, and Charles Mullinax (Jenny); sister, Betty Watkins; extended family; and many friends.

A Celebration of Life service will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb.23, 2019 at Gateway Community Church, 416 West Bridgers Street, Burgaw, NC. Pastor Ted Mercer and Pastor John Pritchard will conduct the service.

Following the service there will be a time of fellowship in the Gateway Community Church’s Gathering Place building.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a memorial contribution to your local church or charity of your choice in honor and memory of Diane. Shared memories and condolences may be sent to the family at www. quinnmcgowen.com. The family was served by QuinnMcGowen Funeral Home of Burgaw.

Lillian Rhodes Summerlin AUTRYVILLE -- Lillian Rhodes Summerlin, 82, of Autryville and formerly of Burgaw passed gently from her earthly life Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019 at Carolina Rehabilitation Center of Cumberland in Fayetteville.

She was bor n Nov. 4, 1936 in Onslow County, the daughter of the late Olen K. Rhodes, Sr. and Jeanie Harris Rhodes. Also remembered is her husband, Gordon Summerlin who preceded Lillian in death.

Lillian is survived by her sons, Bryan Summerlin (Sue West) and Wayne S u m m e rl i n ( Pat r i c i a ) ; g randchildren, Crystal Tur ner, James Tur ner, Christopher Summerlin, Carrie Summerlin, Carley Blake (EJ), Brandon Summerlin and David Futrell; great grandchildren, Farrah, Layla, Weston and Shane; sister, Jeannie Beaver; and many extended family and friends.

Lillian was a devoted wife and loving mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She enjoyed the simplest things in life, but most important was her family.

The family received friends at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019 at QuinnMcGowen Funeral Home Burgaw Chapel with funeral service beginning at noon. The Rev. Merrell McKoy conducted the service.

Burial followed in Devotional Gardens, Warsaw.

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The Laurels of Pender thanks the Burgaw Family Dollar and Walmart for sending Valentine’s Day treats to our facility. We appreciate the local support given to Family Dollar to make this a very special Valentines for our guests. The Family Dollar customers so willingly purchased balloons and candy to send to our guests for Valentine’s Day. Thanks for all the support that our community gives to our local seniors.

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to the emu’s skin. “They’re native to Australia.”

We left the emu alone and Amelia continued to show me around the property. I noticed the enclosures had doors, and many had electric heaters to temper the cold.

Curious, I asked, “Do you have family.”

“Yes,” she answered, “I have a daughter, she’s 15.

She’s around here somewhere.”

I thought it might be interesting to see the place through the eyes of a teenager, and looked forward to meeting her.

“Her friends are always astonished when they come over.”

We continued the walk and talk tour, and I asked, “Is this a space heater in here?” as I looked inside one of the small bird enclosures.”

“Yes, one of the little things we do to keep the birds warm. We have this panel,” she pointed out, “that we can close at night.

We have Plexiglas, and the heater and heat lamp go on, and they stay nice and cozy.”

I asked about her training and qualifications.

condolences may be sent to the family at www.quinnmcgowen.com.

The family was served

by Quinn-McGowen Funeral Home Burgaw Chapel.

Jay Edward Ricks HOLLY RIDGE -- Jay Edward Ricks, 55, of Holly Ridge, died Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019 at home.

Jay was the son of Frances Ricks and the late Frank Ricks. He was preceded in death, by his wife, Donna Jean Ricks, in 2006.

Jay g raduated from Dixon High School. He owned and operated J. Ricks Construction Company for many years in the Topsail/ Surf City area. His hobbies were fishing, grilling and cooking. He closely followed NASCAR and was a big Jimmy Johnson fan.

He loved the Washington Redskins and was an avid UNC fan.

In addition to his mother, Frances Ricks, he is survived by two brothers, “To operate a bird rescue, you have to be federally licensed as a trained rehabilitator. You have to be licensed and inspected, the cages must meet specifications for that species, Fish & Wildlife has to inspect you. It’s quite a process.

“We have all volunteers, no paid staff, including my husband. He builds all the cages.”

“There were quite a few cars in the parking area,” I had observed, “Are those all volunteers?”

“Yes,” Amelia answered, “And people dropping off birds.”

“And you’re open 24/7?”

I asked. “ Ye s, ” s h e t o l d m e, “We’ll take in a bird 24 hours a day. We have a drop-off system on the front porch so that medical care isn’t delayed. We may not be open to the public, but the bird will get medical care right away, weekends, holidays. Even if an animal needs euthanasia, it shouldn’t have to wait an hour or two. It’s always our goal to rehab enough to release the bird back to the wild where they belong.

Some of the wild birds, if they’re lucky enough, depending on their age, injury and demeanor, if they’re not releasable, and will do well in captivity,

Jeff Ricks and wife Lu Ann, and Jody Ricks; two sisters, Janice Noble and husband Roger, and Julie Divinie and husband Frankie; four step children, Timmy, Elisha, Morgan and Megan; numerous nieces and nephews, and the love of his life – his dog Baby.

Jay was well-respected and loved by many.

Phyllis Everidge Williams BURGAW -- Phyllis Everidge Williams, age 78 of Burgaw, passed peacefully Wednesday Feb. 13, 2019 at her home, surrounded by her loving family.

She was born Oct. 25, 1940 in Winston-Salem, daughter of the late Cletus and Ella Mae Everidge. She is survived by two sons, James Reece, Jr. of Burgaw, and Michael Reece, Sr and wife Kay Reece of Willard; two grandchildren, Michael Craig Reece, Jr. of Wilmington, and Dawn Walker of Clemmons; one great grandchild, Rebecca Walker of Clemmons.

Memorial gifts can be given to LCF Hospice 1406 Physicians Dr. Wilmington, NC 28401.

Shared memories and condolences can be sent to the family at www.harrellsfh.com.

The family was served

by Harrell’s Funeral Home and Cremation Service.

they’ll live here.

“We do special permitting, and they can live here as an ‘educational ambassador’. If a bird comes here and the injuries are so severe rehab isn’t possible, we humanely euthanize with no suffering.”

“That’s a tough decision,” I said. Then, noticing a large yellow dog following us around, in addition to Romeo the emu.

“What’s the dog’s name?”

“This is Bear. I rescued him last summer. He had heat stroke. He was lying in the ditch in front yard and in really bad shape. He was anemic, had no teeth in front, all ground down.

We found the owner who had no interest in him, and a couple of days later, Bear showed back up here.

(Pender County) Animal Control happened to be here at the time and said we could just keep him here. Bear’s enjoying his retirement, now.”

Bear’s not the only nonavian resident, either.

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Bill Howard Outdoors

By Bill Howard Post & Voice Columnist

This time of year used to bring a new kind of adrenaline rush for me.

The last couple of years, things changed a bit due to work and health, leaving other things on my mind.

This year however, a new fire has started.

I’m not sure why it seems when a reminder of something in the past hits, that many more follow. It is almost like when talking about something you never talk about and you check social media a few minutes later and there is an advertisement for that very thing. So, whether it is God listening in or Siri listening in, the results seem to be the same.

I was cleaning up some things in my office the other day and came across my competition bow and accessories. Briefly I thought

about how much I enjoyed shooting competition for the few years that I participated, along with the friendships and camaraderie between the competitors that we forged.

Later that evening, some of the ones I competed against started showing up in my social media timelines; people I haven’t seen posts from in a few years.

The next day, I get a notification on YouTube about the Lancaster Archery Classic being live.

We will touch base on the Classic again shortly.

And earlier this week I begin getting hints, reminders, and notifications of some of the shoots I was in.

Yes, it is truly strange how that works. It was enough to get me to pick up the competition bow and head to the back yard to toss some arrows at the targets. All I can say is, Wow! It felt really good to do that for a change.

I proceeded to watch much of the Lancaster Archery Classic live on YouTube over the weekend. For those that are not familiar, the Lancaster Archery Classic routinely

draws over 1000 competitors, ranging from novice to professional, in which they shoot at 3 circular targets 20 yards away.

Those that have shot the bow, understand that 20 yards isn’t that far to get an accurate shot. Those that have shot competitively understand that doing this standing within inches of the other archers, while trying to hit a spot the size of a dime and just one miss can determine whether you advance or not is one of he more nerve-wracking sports there is.

This year, Lancaster had in excess of 1600 competitors, setting a new record for participants. The field was split into divisions, and each division had shoot times allotted. Taking the scores from the first rounds would bring the field down to a smaller group, and then it would dwindle down again after another round.

Competition is so intense that one of the greatest 3d shooters didn’t make the final cut. 3d archery is a sport in which an archer shoots for scores on threedimensional animal targets, with points awarded for hitting increasingly

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smaller circles in the vital area.

But he wasn’t alone of course. One of the greatest target shooters from the United States, one who is on the national team and considered one of the best in the world, also failed to make the final round.

In the end, there are two shooters who face off against each other, side by side, taking turns shooting in three arrow sets. The winner in the men’s pro division had made it to the last shoot off twice before, losing each time. When asked afterwards about the win, he commented about how much he was shaking due to the pressure.

That is the adrenaline rush I miss.

–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.

BURGAW POLICE DEPARTMENT NEEDS YOUR HELP The Burgaw Police Department is requesting assistance from the public to reduce the number of vehicle breaking and entering in town.

There has been approximately 30 vehicle breaking and entering’s in the Burgaw area over the past three months. All of the vehicles that were targeted were unlocked at the time of the incident. It appears that the suspect(s) are moving through neighborhoods and checking for unlocked vehicles.

As a reminder to all residents, please keep your doors locked. Vehicles and buildings that are unsecured are more likely to be targeted by thieves.

Easily removable items such as money, purses, laptop computers, cellular telephones, GPS systems, and satellite radios left in plain view, may attract the attention of others who intend to steal. The best way to secure valuables is not to leave them in your car. However, if you must leave property in the vehicle, place the items out of view, preferably in a secured compartment like a glove box or trunk. Most importantly, don’t leave your vehicle open or unlocked. Make sure all doors and windows are secured each time you leave your vehicle, even when parked at your home or in a garage.

Please report any suspicious individuals or vehicles to the Burgaw Police Department at 910-259-4924.

SEEKING VOLUNTEERS The Town of Burgaw is still seeking a volunteer to fill a vacant seat on the Planning and Zoning Board, as well as volunteer firefighters. Please come

by Town Hall or visit our website for more information.

TOWN CALENDAR February 21 February 23

Planning and Zoning Board Meeting 5:30 PM Blueberry Pancake Breakfast 8:00-11:00 AM

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

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Alive After Five concerts coming to Hampstead T h e Pe n d e r C o u n t y Parks and Recreation announced the new Hampstead Alive After Five concert series. “ We a r e p l e a s e d t o start this concert series in Hampstead, “said Zachary White, Pender County Parks and Recreation supervisor. “Summer Con-

certs are something that many Pender County residents have expressed interest in.”

The free Friday evening event will feature live music by: s-AY %AGLEWING %Agles Tribute Band) s*UNE "RITISH )NVADers (Beatles, Rolling Stones,

the Who, Etc.) s*ULY 2ANDY +NIGHT AND 0ARROT 0ARTY *IMMY Buffett Tribute) Aug. 2 will serve as a rain date if needed.

The event will be hostED AT (AMPSTEAD +IWANIS Park, 586 Sloop Point Loop Rd, Hampstead.

All concerts will begin

at 6:30 p.m. Attendees are encouraged to bring blankets and chairs to enjoy the entertainment. Various food trucks will be on site throughout the series.

Alcohol and pets are prohibited.

For more information, contact Zachary White at 910-663-3771.

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

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The public will take notice that the Town Council of the Town of Surf City, North Carolina, has called a public hearing at 6:30 pm, or as soon thereafter as possible, on the 5th of March 2019, at Surf City Town Hall on:

Topsail Island open for business, officials say T h e Pe n d e r C o u n t y To u r i s m D eve l o p m e n t Authority hosted a press conference recently to give an update on the progress of the two beach towns, Topsail Beach and Surf City, in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence.

“We are open for business,” said Cathy Medlin, owner of Island Real Estate. “Our vacationers may not own a home here, but many of our vacationers have come to Topsail Island one week per year for many years. Those families are calling and booking reservations.”

Lisa Sparrow, owner of Starfish Realty agrees.

“Rentals and the purchasing of real estate has been strong,” she said.

“The community has come together and we’re eager for the summer season to begin,” said Danielle Mann, owner of Topsail Steamer, a company that started on Topsail Island and expanded to Wrightsville Beach.

“The island is open,” SAID *OE #INA VICE CHAIRman of the Pender County Tourism Development Authority. “People are walking the bridge, shopping and dining in our businesses, and enjoying the nightlife. We’re open for business.”

Cina said the press conference had one purpose, to dispel rumors of devastation following Hurricane Florence.

“We heard talk that

there was debris on the beach and the beach accesses were destroyed,” said Cina. “We felt the TDA needed to dispel those rumors.” *OINING THE 4$! AT THE press conference were representatives from Surf City and Topsail Beach gover nment, including Surf City Mayor Doug Medlin and Topsail Beach Mayor Howard Braxton.

M ayo r M e d l i n s a i d crews sweep the beaches each morning in search of the scant debris that may come ashore.

“We want visitors to know, the beaches are safe,” he said, adding that the new Surf City Bridge gives a beautiful vantage point of the island. “We

live in the most beautiful place on earth.”

“We were prepared for the storm and that helped us tremendously,” said Braxton.

Both Surf City and Topsail Beach are engaged in proactive beach nourishment programs. Chris Gibson, owner of TI Coastal, the engineer who is spearheading both projects, explained that towns that are engineering their beaches sustain less property damage. He pointed out that both towns have been spent local funds to protect the beaches and properties.

For more information contact the Pender County Tourism Office at 910-2591536.

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Contiguous Annexation: Spiller & Sidbury Property Hwy 17/210 Intersection; 7.79 +/Acres. Pender County Pin# 4225-09-29790000, 4226-00-6544-0000 & 4226-11-44440000

4C’s Food Pantry annual meeting Feb. 25 The 30th Annual Meeting of the Christian Community Caring Center (aka 4 C’s Food Pantry) will be held Monday, Feb. 25, at 10 am, in the Fellowship Hall of Topsail Presbyterian Church, located at 16249 US Hwy 17, Hampstead. (Enter through portico door.)

The purpose of the meeting is to make an Annual Report for the Year 2018, elect one member

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to the Board for a 3-year term, elect officers, report on grants received, and to generate ways to continue the mission to serve the needy in our community with necessary food.

The meeting is open to the public and the community is invited to learn more about this vital ministry in Hampstead, and to participate in its operation.

2/21/2019

WANTED! A FEW GOOD MEN & WOMEN! VOLUNTEER! The Pender County Board of Commissioners will consider appointments to the following Boards/Commissions/Committees: Name of Board

ABC Board Advisory Board of Health Board of Adjustment Board of Equalization & Review Industrial Facilities & Pollution Control Financing Auth.

Library Board Southeastern Community & Family Services Board Tourism Development Authority District 1 = Upper Topsail; Surf City District 2 = Scotts Hill; Lower Topsail District 3 = Rocky Point; Long Creek

# of Vacancies 1 3 2 2 7 1 1 1

Positions/Categories District 1 (Unexpired Term) Dentist***, Engineer***, Optometrist*** District 3, District 4 At-Large, Alternate Business/Insurance/Attorney/Banking District 3 At-Large District 2

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

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

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

March 5, 2019

TIME OF HEARINGS:

7:00 p.m.

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

Zoning Map Amendment Pender County will be holding a public hearing to consider a Zoning Map Amendment for a general use rezoning of numerous parcels totaling approximately ±1,600 acres from the GB, General Business zoning district to the RA, Rural Agriculture zoning district. The subject properties are in two areas within Pender County, with one area in the Burgaw township along NC HWY 53 between the Town of Burgaw’s corporate limits and the Northeast Cape Fear River, in the vicinity of Murray Town Road (SR 1503) and White Stocking Road (SR 1512). The second area of subject properties is located in the Union township along US HWY 117 in the vicinity of the Exit 390 interchange with Interstate 40, roughly between the intersection of US HWY 117 and NC HWY 11 and the intersection of US HWY 117 and Anderson Road (SR 1315). A detailed description and location of the subject properties can be found in the Pender County Planning and Community Development Department Offices.

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

www.pendercountync.gov

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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 Hilda Mae Curfman, deceased, of Pender County, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Hilda Mae Curfman, to present them to the undersigned on or before May 16, 2019 at 4513 Sugarloaf Place, Fayetteville, NC 28311 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 31st day of January, 2019.

John C. Lowder, Jr. 4513 Surgarloaf Place Fayetteville, NC 28311 #8504 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, 2/21/2019

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualified as Executor of the estate of Robert Lee Kass, deceased, of Pender County, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Robert Lee Kass, to present them to the undersigned on or before May 16, 2019 at 115 E. High Bluff Drive, Hampstead, NC 28443 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 31st day of January, 2019.

Charles W. Kass 115 E. High Bluff Drive Hampstead, NC 28443 #8506 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, 2/21/2019

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualified as Executrix of the estate of Barbara Patricia DuBree, deceased, of Pender County, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Barbara Patricia DuBree, to present them to the undersigned on or before May 16, 2019 at 131 Oyster Point Lane, Hampstead, NC 28443 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 31st day of January, 2019.

Kimberly Lynn Burd 131 Oyster Point Lane Hampstead, NC 28443 #8505 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, 2/21/2019

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE’S NOTICE TO CREDITORS In Re the Estate of WILLIAM GEORGE PEPE, Deceased Having qualified as Personal Representative of the Estate of WILLIAM GEORGE PEPE, 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 May 12, 2019, or same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate please make immediate payment.

On this Day: January 31, 2019 Denise Margo Pepe Personal Representative

By Patricia M. Homa Attorney for the Estate c/o Patricia M. Homa, P.C. P. O. Box 1310 Hampstead, NC 28443

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 Debra Sue Hugg Cooks, deceased, of Pender County, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Debra Sue Hugg Cooks, to present them to the undersigned on or before May 16, 2019 at 327 Silva Terra Drive, Wilmington, NC 28412 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 31st day of January, 2019.

Catherine Medlin 327 Silva Terra Drive, Wilmington, NC 28412 #8507 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, 2/21/2019 NORTH CAROLINA IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION PENDER COUNTY BEFORE THE CLERK 19 E 41 ESTATE OF: TERRY KEITH STEWART NOTICE TO CREDITORS The undersigned, having qualified as Administrator for the Estate of Terry Keith Stewart, Deceased, in the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court of Pender County, does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the said Decedent to present the same to the undersigned on or before May 20, 2018, said date being at least three months from the date of the first publication or posting of this Notice as indicated below, or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery.

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

This Notice is given pursuant to the provisions of G.S. §28A-14-1.

This 25 day of January, 2019.

Name & Address of Administrator: Linda S. Parker 1532 Tarheel Road Benson, NC 27504 Name and Address of Attorney: O. Hampton Whittington, Jr. Narron Wenzel, P.A. P. O. Box 457 Benson, NC 27504 #8511 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, 2/21/2019 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Mini Storage on the Green at Cedar on the Green Shopping Center 17061 Hwy. 17-North (Across from Olde Point) Hampstead, NC 28443 910-270-3455 On Saturday February 23, 2019 at 10:00 a.m.

Mini Storage on the Green will sell various items of personal and business property, pursuant tothe assertion of a lien for back rentat the self-service storage facility.

PROPERTY BEING SOLD Contents of: Beveridge 615 Beveridge 624 Blum 327 Obremski 604 Poindexter 115 Powell 820 Smith 412 Smith 801 Sunderland 829 Taylor 540 Wuske 317 #8510 2/14, 2/21/2019 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF NORMAN L. WILSON 17 E 434 Having qualified as Anciliary Administrator of the Estate of Norman L. Wilson, deceased of Weymouth, Massachusetts, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 8th day of May, 2019, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All persons, firms and corporation indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 7th day of February, 2019.

Kenneth W. Wilson Anciliary Administrator of the Estate of Norman L. Wilson c/o Lawrence S. Boehling Attorney at Law P.O. Box 1416 Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-3334 #8519 2/7, 2/14, 2/21, 2/28/2019

#8512 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, 2/21/2019

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF SHIRLEY THOMPSON SIDBURY 19 E 21 Having qualified as Personal Representative of the Estate of Shirley Thompson Sidbury, deceased, of 6232 US HWY 117 S, Rocky Point, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before April 30, 2019, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery.

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

Dated January 23, 2019.

Forest F. Sidbury, Personal Representative c/o Corbett & Fisler P. O. Drawer 727 Burgaw, NC 28425-0727 #8508 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, 2/21/2019 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF CLEMENT WILLIAMS TWIFORD 18 E 344 Having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of Clement Williams Twiford, deceased of Pender County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 8th day of May, 2019, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All persons, firms and corporation indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 7th day of February, 2019.

Rosemary Twiford Executrix of the Estate of Clement Williams Twiford c/o Lawrence S. Boehling Attorney at Law P.O. Box 1416 Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-3334 #8518 2/7, 2/14, 2/21, 2/28/2019 NOTICE TO CREDITORS ALL PERSONS, firms and corporations having claims against Donald Sylvester Hardison, deceased of Pender County, N.C., are notified to exhibit the same to the undersigned on or before May 23, 2019 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery.

This 14th day of February 2019.

Michael Todd Hardison, Administrator CTA, c/o The Walls Law Firm, 5511 Capital Center Dr., Ste 180, Raleigh, NC 27606 #8517 2/14, 2/21, 2/28, 3/7/2019 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 Judith Irene White, deceased, of Pender County, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Judith Irene White, to present them to the undersigned on or before May 23, 2019 at 104 Liberty Road, Watha, NC 28478 or be barred from recovery.

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

This the 7th day of February, 2019.

James Leslie White, Jr. 104 Liberty Road Watha, NC 28478 #8525 2/7, 2/14, 2/21, 2/28/2019 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 Charles Edward Cribb, deceased, of Pender County, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Charles Edward Cribb, to present them to the undersigned on or before May 23, 2019 at 165 Sandhill Road, Currie, NC 28435 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 7th day of February, 2019.

Brenda Kay Meares 165 Sandhill Road Currie, NC 28435 #8523 2/7, 2/14, 2/21, 2/28/2019

NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE UNDER AND BY VIRTUE OF the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by Janice Arvilla Louise Jones AKA Janice Jones and Douglas Alan Jones, wife and husband dated March 31, 2006, and recorded April 4, 2006, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Pender County, North Carolina, in Book 2926 at Page 082, securing a Loan Agreement in the original principal amount of $151,514.33, and because of default in the payment of the indebtedness thereby secured and failure to carry out and perform the stipulations and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale in the County Courthouse of Pender County, in the City of Burgaw, North Carolina, on February 26, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. O’clock, all that certain parcel of land secured by the abovedescribed Deed of Trust recorded in Book 2926 at Page 082, situated in Pender County, North Carolina, as more particularly described therein, which legal description is made a part hereof and incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth herein and briefly described in Deed Volume 1878, Page 94. Tax Map or Parcel ID No. 3323-71-4280-0000.

ADDRESS SHOWN AS SECURITY ON THE NOTE AND DEED OF TRUST: 770 Newkirk Rd, Watha, NC 28478.

PRESENT RECORD OWNERS as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds not more than 10 days prior to posting the notice is/are: Douglas Alan Jones.

In the event the property which is the subject of this Notice of Sale is residential real property with less than fifteen (15) rental units, an order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the Clerk of Superior Court of the county in which the property is sold.

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 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. The notice shall also state 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.

Should the property be purchased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of forty-five cents per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS 7A-308 (a)(1), up to a maximum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). The property is being sold “as is and where is” with no representations or warranties of any type or kind being given or to be construed as being given or made; and, no title certification of any type or kind is being made or is to be construed as being made. The terms of the sale are that the real property hereinabove described will be sold for cash to the highest bidder and that the undersigned will require the successful bidder at the sale to immediately deposit cash or certified check in the amount of the greater of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred and fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater. The real property hereinabove described will be sold subject to any unpaid taxes, prior encumbrances, if any, and special assessments.

The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as by law required and will also be subject to a ten (10) day right of redemption or to the filing of a bankruptcy petition. In the event of an upset bid, redemption or the filing of a bankruptcy petition, or any other reason that the Substitute Trustee deems necessary to redo the sale, the bid deposit will be returned and no other remedies will be assertable.

18-SP-174 This 29th day of January, 2019. /s/ Frances S. White Frances S. White or Rick D. Lail, either one of whom may act, Substitute Trustee P.O. Box 30081 Charlotte, N.C. 28230-0081 (704) 817-8134 #8514 2/14, 2/21/2019 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 James Edward Young, Jr., deceased, of Pender County, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, James Edward Young, Jr., to present them to the undersigned on or before May 23, 2019 at 4311 School House Commons. Box# 248, Harrisburg, NC 28075 or be barred from recovery.

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

This the 7th day of February, 2019.

Carolyn M. Casey 4311 School House Commons, Box# 248 Harrisburg, NC 28075 #8522 2/7, 2/14, 2/21, 2/28/2019 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 Travis Winefred Owen, deceased, of Pender County, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Travis Winefred Owen, to present them to the undersigned on or before May 23, 2019 at 49 Hollingsworth Drive, Wallace, NC 28466 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 7th day of February, 2019.

Travis Carl Owen 49 Hollingsworth Drive, Wallace, NC 28466 #8524 2/7, 2/14, 2/21, 2/28/2019

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER EXECUTOR’S NOTICE The undersigned having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Harold Eugene Haywood (18E394 Pender County), deceased, late of Pender County, this is to notify all persons having claims against said Estate to exhibit them to the undersigned or the undersigned’s attorney, on or before the 15th day of May, 2019, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery.

All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 14th day of February 2019.

Richard E. Haywood Executor of the Estate of Harold Eugene Haywood c/o Stephen C. Bailey Bailey & Busby, PLLC Attorney at Law P.O. Box 818 Hampstead, NC 28443-818 #8526 2/14, 2/21, 2/28, 3/7/2019 SECOND NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE PENDER COUNTY 17 SP 159 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain deed of trust executed by WILLIAM N. PATE AND SHARON COTTLE PATE dated July 23, 2013 to BB&T COLLATERAL SERVICE CORPORATION, Trustee for BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY, recorded in Book 4297, Page 28, PENDER County Registry; default having been made in payment of the indebtedness thereby secured; and the necessary findings to permit foreclosure having been made by the Clerk of Superior Court of PENDER County, North Carolina; the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the property conveyed in said deed of trust, the same lying and being in the County of PENDER and State of North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows: Lying in Union Township, Pender County, North Carolina, adjacent to and North of the paved centerline of S.R. #1318 and being more fully described as follows: BEGINNING at a new P.K. spike in the paved centerline of S.R. #1318, said Beginning spike is located along said road centerline South 83 degrees 32 minutes East 182.48 feet (chord) and South 86 degrees 18 minutes East 160.00 feet to said beginning spike from an old subsurface nail and cap over the center of a concrete culvert that carries the waters of a ditch beneath said road (said culvert is located westwardly along S.R. #1318 approximately 0.6 mile from the Interstate 40 overpass) said Beginning P.K. spike marks Oscar R. Pate’s Southeast corner of his home lot (See Deed Book 460, Page 185 of the Pender County Registry) running thence from said Beginning, P.K. spike, so located, North 02 degrees 50 minutes East 273.7 feet with said Oscar R. Pate’s eastern line (passing over a new in line iron pipe at 35.05 feet) to an old 3 inch iron pipe that marks said Oscar R. Pate’s northeast corner; thence with a new line South 83 degrees 36 minutes East 152.0 feet to a new iron pipe; thence with a new line South 04 degrees 18 minutes 30 minutes West 266.7 feet (passing over a new in line iron pipe at 245.65 feet) to a new P.K. spike in said centerline of S.R. #1318; thence with said road centerline North 86 degrees14 minutes 15 seconds West 144.86 feet to the Beginning, containing 0.82 acres, more or less, after the exclusion of the right-of-way area, of S.R. #1318 that lies within the above described boundaries and is as surveyed, plotted and described by William H. Blake, N.C.R.L.S #L-2179 of Burgaw, N.C. on May 15, 1992.

Magnetic Meidian to Feb. 1973 The above described tract of land is a portion of J.W. Pate’s - Irene White Tract his deed for same being duly recorded in Book 233 at Page 206 of the Pender County Registry.

PROPERTY ADDRESS/LOCATION: 865 Camp Kirkwood Road Watha NC 28478 DATE OF SALE: February 27, 2019 TIME OF SALE: 10:30 A.M. LOCATION OF SALE: PENDER County Courthouse RECORD OWNER(S): Sharon Pate and William Daniel Pate TERMS OF THE SALE: (1). This sale will be made subject to: (a) all prior liens, encumbrances, easements, right-of-ways, restrictive covenants or other restrictions of record affecting the property; (b) property taxes and assessments for the year in which the sale occurs, as well as any prior years; (c) federal tax liens with respect to which proper notice was not given to the Internal Revenue Service; and (d) federal tax liens to which proper notice was given to the Internal Revenue Service and to which the right of redemption applies.

(2) The property is being sold “as is”. Neither the beneficiary of the deed of trust, nor the undersigned Substitute Trustee, makes any warranties or representations concerning the property, including but not limited to, the physical or environmental condition of the property. Further, the undersigned Substitute Trustee makes no title warranties with respect to the title to the property.

(3) The highest bidder will be responsible for the payment of revenue stamps payable to the Register of Deeds and any final court and/or auditing fees payable to the Clerk of Superior Court which are assessed on the high bid resulting from this foreclosure sale.

(4) At the time of the sale, the highest bidder will be required to make a cash deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or $750.00, whichever is greater, with the remaining balance of the bid amount to be paid on the day following the expiration of the applicable ten (10) day upset bid period.

(5) Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving this Notice of Foreclosure Sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this Notice of Foreclosure 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.

6) An order for possession of the property being sold may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. §45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession, by the Clerk of Superior Court of the county in which the property is sold.

(7) If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Mortgagee’s attorney, or the Substitute Trustee.

This the 29th day of January , 2019.

SMITH DEBNAM NARRON DRAKE SAINTSING & MYERS, L.L.P. ____________________________ Cara B. Williams, Attorney for Jeff D. Rogers, Substitute Trustee P. O. Box 176010 Raleigh, NC 27619-6090 (919) 250-2000 Fax: (919)250-2211 #8530 2/14, 2/21/2019

17 SP 168 AMENDED 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 Angela Renee Howard and Scott Allen Howard to Philip R. Mahoney, Trustee(s), which was dated November 20, 2015 and recorded on November 20, 2015 in Book 4610 at Page 2064, 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 March 1, 2019 at 11:30AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Pender County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING ALL of Lot 118, as shown on map entitled “Final Map Summit Ridge Phase VI-B”, recorded in Map Book 39 at Page 104 of the Pender County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description; Together with a right of way in common with others over, through or upon any and all existing streets providing access to the lot shown on said map.

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

Said property is commonly known as 704 Ridgecrest Lane, 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 Angela Renee Howard and husband, Scott Allen Howard.

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.: 17-11814-FC01 #8527 2/14, 2/21/2019 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Cynthia Lynn Bivens, late of 259 Heathers Folly Road, Willard, Pender County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of Cynthia Lynn Bivens to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 90th day of this notice, May 15, 2019, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said Estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

Eddie W. Bivens, Administratorof the Estate of Cynthia Lynn Bivens Pender County Estate File: 18-E-0359 c/o Gregory M. Katzman, Esq. 575 Military Cutoff Road, Suite 106 Wilmington, NC 28405 #8521 2/14, 2/21, 2/28, 3/7/2019 NORTH CAROLINA IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE PENDER COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION FILE NO: 18 E 73 IN RE: ESTATE OF LENORA WALKER ROBINSON NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS The undersigned, having qualified as Personal Representative of the Estate of LENORA WALKER ROBINSON notifies all persons having claims against the estate to present them to the undersigned on or before the 23rd day of May 2019, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to the estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This 6th day of February, 2019.

Lillie Robinson Brown c/o The Graham Nuckolls Conner Law Firm, PLLC P.O. Box 7384 Greenville, NC 27835-7384 #8529 2/14, 2/21, 2/28, 3/7/2019 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 18-CVS-1173 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

ROBERT S. BATTS, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

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

The nature of the relief sought is as follows: foreclosure sale to satisfy unpaid property taxes on your interest in the property sometimes briefly described as Lot 9 Hillview Mobile Home Park Subdivision, Parcel ID Number 4215-43-6664-0000 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 April 1, 2019.

This day, February 8, 2019.

Scott G. Sherman, State Bar # 17596 Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., State Bar # 28777 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250; Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel/fax); tammy@shermanandrodgers.com #8532 2/14, 2/21, 2/28/2019 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 18-CVS-1155 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

WILLIAM KIRK WILSON, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION TO: WILLIAM KIRK WILSON 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 0.26 acres, Parcel ID Number 2275-19-9852-0000 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 April 1, 2019.

This day, February 4, 2019.

Scott G. Sherman, State Bar # 17596 Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., State Bar # 28777 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250; Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel/fax); tammy@shermanandrodgers.com #8535 2/14, 2/21, 2/28/2019

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Legal Notices 18 SP 111 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 Larry T. Morris and Evelyn F. Morris to National Title Network, Trustee, for the benefit of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc., as nominee for Mortgage Investors Corporation, which was dated June 27, 2011 and recorded on July 6, 2011 in Book 3943 at Page 1, Pender County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, 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 February 19, 2019 at 12:30 PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Pender County, North Carolina, to wit: THE LAND REFERRED TO HEREIN BELOW IS SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF PENDER, STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, AND IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: LYING AND BEING IN TOPSAIL TOWNSHIP, PENDER COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT AN IRON PIPE IN THE NORTHEASTERN RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF MOORE’S LANDING ROAD, S. R. 1578, 30 FEET FROM THE CENTERLINE THEREOF, SAID BEGINNING POINT BEING THE COMMON CORNER OF LOT Q AND LOT R AS SHOWN ON A MAP ENTITLED “MAP OF SURVEY OF MOORE’S LANDING, SECTION 2 AS CORRECTED” AS RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 25 AT PAGE 116 OF THE PENDER COUNTY REGISTRY; RUNNING THENCE FROM SAID BEGINNING POINT WITH THE ABOVE MENTIONED NORTHEASTERN RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF MOORE’S LANDING ROAD, SOUTH 38 DEGREES 10 MINUTES 36 SECONDS EAST 100.00 FEET TO AN IRON PIPE; RUNNING THENCE WITH THE DIVIDING LINE BETWEEN LOT P AND LOT Q, NORTH 51 DEGREES 49 MINUTES 24 SECONDS EAST 233.34 FEET TO AN IRON PIPE; RUNNING THENCE WITH THE NORTHEASTERN LINE OF LOT Q, NORTH 34 DEGREES 16 MINUTES 00 SECONDS WEST 100.235 FEET TO AN IRON PIPE; RUNNING THENCE A NEW LINE, SOUTH 51 DEGREES 56 MINUTES 07 SECONDS WEST 112.59 FEET TO AN IRON PIPE; RUNNING THENCE A NEW LINE, SOUTH 51 DEGREES 22 MINUTES 05 SECONDS WEST 27.69 FEET TO AN IRON PIPE IN THE DIVIDING LINE BETWEEN LOT Q AND LOT R, RUNNING THENCE WITH SAID DIVIDING LINE, SOUTH 51 DEGREES 49 MINUTES 24 SECONDS WEST 99.90 FEET TO THE BEGINNING POINT AND CONTAINING 23,691.4 SQUARE FEET OR 0.5439 ACRE AND BEING ALL OF LOT Q AND A PORTION OF LOT R AS SHOWN ON THE ABOVE MENTIONTED MAP. THE ABOVE DESCRIPTION WAS PREPARED BY JOHNIE C. GARRISON R.L.S. NO. I-1347 FROM A SURVEY DATED FEBRUARY 18, 1993.

MOBILE HOME INFOYEAR: 1993 MAKE: STERLING HOMES MODEL: N/A DIMENSIONS: 40X28 VIN: SHNC93-0797A/SHNC930797B PARCEL ID: 4214-94-83330000 Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 167 Moores Landing Road, Hampstead, NC 28443.

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 Evelyn F. Morris, surviving spouse of Larry T. Morris.

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 45-21.29, in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties 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. The notice shall also

Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination [N.C. Gen. Stat. § 4521.16(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.

Cape Fear Trustee Services, LLC, Substitute Trustee _____________________________ Attorney J. Martin Page, NCSB No. 43852 Aaron Seagroves, NCSB No. 50979 PHONE: 803.509.5078 FAX: 803.753.9841 #8531 2/14, 2/21/2019 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 18-CVS-1173 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

ROBERT S. BATTS, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

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

The nature of the relief sought is as follows: foreclosure sale to satisfy unpaid property taxes on your interest in the property sometimes briefly described as Lot 9 Hillview Mobile Home Park Subdivision, Parcel ID Number 4215-43-6664-0000 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 April 1, 2019.

This day, February 8, 2019.

Scott G. Sherman, State Bar # 17596 Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., State Bar # 28777 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250; Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel/fax); tammy@shermanandrodgers.com #8533 2/14, 2/21, 2/28/2019 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 18-CVS-1155 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

WILLIAM KIRK WILSON, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION TO: UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF WILLIAM KIRK WILSON 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 0.26 acres, Parcel ID Number 2275-19-9852-0000 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 April 1, 2019.

This day, February 4, 2019.

Scott G. Sherman, State Bar # 17596 Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., State Bar # 28777 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250; Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel/fax); tammy@shermanandrodgers.com #8534 2/14, 2/21, 2/28/2019 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 18-CVS-1082 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

SHAQUANA LEE CHAPMAN, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION TO: MINNIE LEE WATKINS 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 4.53 acres, Parcel ID Number 4302-56-4232-0000 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 April 8, 2019.

This day, February 12, 2019.

Scott G. Sherman, State Bar # 17596 Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., State Bar # 28777 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250; Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel/fax); tammy@shermanandrodgers.com #8537 2/21, 2/28, 3/7/2019

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 18 SP 116 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Lucy J. Sidberry and Cora Lee Jackson, (Cora Lee Jackson, deceased) (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Lucy Jane Jackson Sidberry) to Adam Mangus, Trustee(s), dated the 18th day of August, 2004, and recorded in Book 2457, Page 006, in Pender County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Pender County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Burgaw, Pender County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 2:00 PM on March 5, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the Township of Columbia, in the County of Pender, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: All that certain lot or parcel of land situated in Columbia Township, Pender County, North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows: Beginning at an iron pipe which is located on the southern right of way line of SR #1216 (locally known as the “Piney Woods Road”), said iron pipe also being located S 08 deg.

35’ W 30.00 feet from a nail and cap which is located on the centerline of the paved portion of SR #1216, said nail and cap being located S 84 deg.

00’ E 1842.50 feet as measured along said centerline from a nail and cap which is located at the point where said centerline intersects the center of a concrete culvert which accommodates the waters of spring branch, this culvert being about 4.2 miles east of the point where SR #1216 intersects U.S. Highway #421; thence from the above described point of beginning S 08 deg. 35’ W 329.89 feet to an iron pipe in an old ditch on International Paper Companies line, thence with the paper companies line, and the old ditch S. 86 deg 50’ 15” E. 135.22 feet to an iron pipe; thence N 08 deg. 35’ E 323.19 feet to an iron pipe on the southern right of way line of the aforesaid SR #1216, thence N 84 deg. 00’ W 134.75 feet with said right of way line to the point of beginning, containing 1.0 acres more or less as surveyed by Garland B. Williams, N.C. Registered Land Surveyor #L-864 in April, 1976.

Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 7679 Piney Woods Road, Willard, North Carolina.

This description prepared by G.B. Williams.

By fee simple deed from Sam Jones, widower, as set forth in Book 584, Page 78, dated 10/14/1980 and recorded 10/14/1980, Pender County Records, State of North Carolina.

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

Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A308(a)(1).

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

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

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

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

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in

this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1244687 (FC.FAY) #8546 2/21,2/28/2019 IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION PENDER COUNTY 18sp119 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY LARRY M. BOSER AND CATHY L. BOSER DATED OCTOBER 26, 2000 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 1637 AT PAGE 142 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 1:00PM on March 4, 2019 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Pender County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: All that certain property situated in the County of Pender and State of North Carolina, being described as follows; Lot 32, Section 4, Bellhammon Plantation being more fully described in a Deed dated 07/02/1997 and recorded 07/11/1997, among the land records of the County and State set forth above, in Deed Volume 1245 and Page 219.

And Being more commonly known as: 131 Deepwoods Rdg, Rocky Point, NC 28457 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Cathy L. Boser.

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 9, 2019.

Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 15-072480 #8472 2/21,2/28/2019 NOTICE TO CREDITORS All persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of BROADUS E. HILL, JR., Deceased, of Pender County, N.C., are notified to present the same to the Personal Representative listed below on or before May 21, 2019, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All debtors of the said Estate are asked to make immediate payment. This 21st day of February 2019.

MARGUERITE S. HILL, EXECUTOR c/o ELDRIDGE D. DODSON Ward and Smith, P.A. Attorneys at Law Post Office Box 7068 Wilmington, NC 28406-7068 #8539 2/21, 2/28, 3/7, 3/14/2019

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 18 SP 175 __________________________________________ In the Matter of the Foreclosure of the Deed ) of Trust of James L. Mercer, unmarried, ) to Kirsten E. Foyles, Esq., Trustee, dated ) July 30, 2013, and recorded July 31, 2013, ) in Book 4297, Page 269, Pender County ) Registry, ) Elizabeth Wright, Substitute Trustee,

) ) ) ) ) )

See Substitution of Trustee as recorded in Book 4672 at Page 1154 of the Pender County Registry. __________________________________________ NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE OF REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in that certain deed of trust executed and delivered by Mercer Props LLC, dated July 30, 2013, and recorded July 31, 2013, in Book 4297, Page 269, Pender County Registry (“Deed of Trust”), because of default in the failure to carry out or perform the stipulations and agreements therein contained, pursuant to the demand of the owner and holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust and pursuant to the Order of the Clerk of Superior Court for Pender County, North Carolina, entered in this foreclosure proceeding, the undersigned, Elizabeth Wright, Substitute Trustee, will expose for sale at public auction on the 5th day of March, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. at the PENDER COUNTY COURTHHOUSE ANNEX, 100 S. DICKERSON ST., BURGAW, NC 28425, the real property (including any improvements and fixtures thereon) bearing a street address of 209 N. Shore Dr., Surf City, NC 28445 as more particularly described on Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein and the personal property described in the Deed of Trust (collectively, the “Property”).

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 Substitute Trustee nor the holder of the Note secured by the Deed of Trust being foreclosed or the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representatives of either the Substitute Trustee or the holder of the Note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the Property being offered for sale and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such conditions are expressly disclaimed.

The Property will be sold subject to any and all prior and superior deeds of trust, mortgages and liens, restrictions, easements, and other matters of record, if any, and to all unpaid ad valorem taxes and assessments, if any, which became a lien subsequent to the recordation of the Deed of Trust.

Further, this Property will be sold subject to the right, if any, of the United States of America to redeem the above-described Property for a period of one hundred and twenty (120) days following the date when the final upset bid period has expired.

Subject to applicable federal law, an Order for possession of the Property may be issued pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. Sec. 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. If an order for possession is issued, you may be required to vacate the Property.

Any tenant who resides in residential real property containing less than 15 rental units that is being sold in a foreclosure proceeding under Article 2A of Chapter 45 of the General Statutes may terminate the rental agreement for the dwelling unit after receiving notice pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat.

45-21.17(4) by providing the landlord with a written notice of termination to be effective on a date stated in the notice of termination 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 under this section, the tenant is liable for the rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination payable at the time that would have been required by the terms of the rental agreement.

The tenant is not liable for any other rent or damages due only to the early termination of the tenancy.

The record owner of the above-described Property as reflected on the records of the Pender County Register of Deeds not more than ten (10) days prior to the posting of this Notice is James L. Mercer.

Any successful bidder may be required to deposit with the Substitute Trustee immediately upon conclusion of the sale a cash deposit of the greater of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00). Any successful bidder shall be required to tender the full balance of the purchase price so bid in cash or certified check at the time the Substitute Trustee tenders a deed for the Property or attempts to tender such deed, and should said successful bidder fail to pay the full balance of the purchase price so bid at that time, said bidder shall remain liable as provided in North Carolina General Statute Section 45-21.30. The owner and holder of the indebtedness secured by the Deed of Trust may make a credit bid.

Should the Property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the tax of Forty Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required

by N.C.G.S. Section 7A-308 (a)(1). This sale will be held open ten (10) days for upset bids as required by law.

This the 5th day of February, 2019. /s/ Elizabeth Wright Elizabeth Wright, Substitute Trustee Counsel of the Carolinas 310 N. Front St., Ste. 4-147 Wilmington, NC 28401 (910) 200-2677 EXHIBIT A Being all of Lot Seven (7), Block Twenty-Six (26), as shown on that certain plat designated as Subdivision No. 1 of Surf City on Topsail Island, which survey was made by J.R. Burt, Civil Engineer, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds in Pender County in Map Book 3 at Page 45, said plat incorporated herein by reference. #8536 2/21,2/28/2019 Museum_30-inch-V-5.5x10:5.5x10 (30-inch-V) 7/11/08 2:29 PM Page 1

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Pender hires new HR director From Staff Reports Pender County Manager Randell Woodruf f announced Jennifer Kimler has been hired as the county’s Human Resource Director.

Kimler previously served as the county’s human resources/risk management specialist since June 2017. Kimler is a member of the Society for Human Resources Management.

Kimler has ear ned numerous certifications, including a certified ALICE Instructor for Active

Shooter Situations by the Pender County sheriff ’s de par tment. She studied employee benefit law through the NC School of Government and 10 hours of course work from the Safety and Health Council of North Carolina.

She graduated Magna cum Laude from Kent State University in 2004.

“Jennifer Kimler has been an asset to our county staff,” said Woodruff. “We look forward to her continued contribution in her role as HR director.”

Jennifer Kimler

Old River Farms plans retreat

By Lori Kirkpatrick Post & Voice Staff Writer Old River Farms will host Feed Your Body, Mind and Spirit: A Nourishing Day Retreat April 6 from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. The unique event will encourage participants to shift their consciousness while connecting with themselves.

The spiritually-minded community retreat will take guests on a journey with other like-minded individuals through five workshops designed to inspire self-nourishment and healing. Pre-registration is required and space is limited.

Old River Far ms is owned and operated by Susan Lanier, her husband, Dean, and their family. In her quest to find natural, less pharmaceutical help for arthritis, Lanier started researching various possibilities to deal with the pain.

“I started looking into yoga, and Ayurveda, an ancient medicine that has proven to be very helpful to me,” began Lanier. “I also started learning about the idea of the shakras, the energy centers of your body.

It’s a way of mapping out who you are as a person and what’s weak or what’s strong about you.”

Emergency

Continued from page 1A Facing a worst-case scenario, Collins feels the county’s emergency response was good.

“Considering the amount of resources and personnel we had, we fared better than a lot of other counties. I think we were effected more than other counties without any more lives than we did,” said Collins. “We were short on some assets and were competing with other counties for resources. We ran 1,800 missions, pulled thousands of people out of the flood, and only lost one person.”

C o l l i n s s ay s p e o p l e didn’t believe us about

Flood

Continued from page 2A was from Michigan and wanted to move south. After traveling up and down the east coast with their jobs, they finally ended up buying a house on the Northeast Cape Fear in Burgaw.

During the storm, the Higgins owned a little trailer, much smaller than the FEMA trailer they are in now. They were able to park and stay in their friends’ yard off Old River Road.

Since it was closer by river than by road, they were able to kayak in and out to check on the house. Each day, they went out to see what was happening and see what they could try and save.

“It was unprecedented,” said Higgins. “This house has been here for 50 years and it had never flooded before. When we bought it, we were told we didn’t need flood insurance because it wasn’t in a flood plain. They said, ‘If this

“As I learned about different practices, I learned that everything is not about American pharmaceuticals. I think we’ve hurt ourselves in many ways as a society because of cor porate America.

That’s what got me going.

Of course, I always feel like everybody needs to come out to the farm. I think people in cities have too much stress, and they just need to get outside and breathe a little bit,” said Lanier.

Those who attend will practice Yoga in the Pasture, conducive to all skill levels and a blend of both asanas and meditation.

Participants will also enjoy a hands-on demonstration of creating a nourishing sweet treat, sampling the treats and leaving with the recipes.

In another station, guests will gain an understanding of the chakras by exploring the innermapping of individual energy centers and their importance in your body and life.

In another workshop, those who attend will be able to discover industrial hemp, tour the Old River Far ms g reenhouse and learn more about the hemp plant and its implications for deep healing.

Visitors will also ex-

plore Ayurveda, an ancient system of health and healing that has historical roots in India; and explore its benefits in the modern world. Guests will savor lunch and dinner as part of the retreat, as well. The two farm-to-table, plantfocused meals will be catered by Spoonfed Kitchen in Wilmington. The master teachers at the retreat include Leigh Ann Mertens, Ryanna Battiste, Jill Hari, Trey Barefoot and Casey Glover.

Visitors will experience the land known as Old River Farms during the springtime and have an opportunity to enjoy a hayride, grazing animals and the backdrop the landscape provides for a journey to self-discovery.

The event will not include booths, sales pitches or vendors. Participants only need to bring a yoga mat, a water bottle, a journal and your best self. The cost of registration for the retreat is $98 for the day, inclusive of catered lunch and dinner.

Participants can register for the retreat through Old River Farms on Facebook via Eventbrite.

For an alternate payment method, checks can be mailed directly to Old River Farms at 8711 Old River Road, Burgaw, NC 28425.

the amount of damage and flooding.

“I don’t think the state or FEMA believed us until they got here and saw what was happening,” said Collins. “We have a lot of structures that are damaged. We have more people that received money than any other county. We still have a lot of people out of their homes and it will take years for recovery.

Recovery is a big topic to be discussed that the emergency management meeting.

“We have to look at how to build back and how to continue to protect people in the county. We will look at improving our response plans,” Collins says.

But when facing a storm the magnitude of Hurri-

cane Florence, there is really no way to completely prepare for what the storm will bring.

“If we were a hug e metro area, we would still struggle. During a storm like this, nearly everyone in the county is affected.

We can’t afford to have that many resources just sitting around waiting for a storm. We have to rely on outside resources, and bringing those resources in early,” said Collins said.

“The state has to think about pre-staging supplies.

They want to wait and get people in after the storm, but we were isolated by flooding and could not get help in. If it wasn’t for air assets, we would have really been in trouble.”

house ever floods, half of Burgaw will flood...’ Guess what? Half of Burg aw flooded.”

“We are so much more fortunate than a lot of people. My husband and I are both retired so we are here every day working on it, and we didn’t have to wait for a contractor.

That’s what’s going to save us. We were able to get our power back on right away, we got it dried out and we’re ahead of the game compared to a lot of people,” said Higgins.

Maureen Higgins has adjusted well to living in a FEMA trailer, in part because she is used to confined spaces. She and her husband were both members of the Merchant Marines. She has sailed around the world several times to all the different ports.

“A lot of times it would be chartered by the United Nations and we would deliver grain. I sailed for 25 years and all through my career I always said that when I quit sailing I want-

ed to work for the UN in the ports,” said Higgins.

That’s exactly what Higgins does now. She works for the UN at the different ports for World Food P r o g r a m m e. T h e y r e ceive grain, sometimes purchased by the UN and sometimes a gift from different countries. Higgins works as a Port Captain to get the grain to the different refugee camps and school feeding programs.

During her consulting period, she lived in various places in the world, including Sudan twice, the Philippines, Rome and Nigeria.

Since Hurricane Florence, Higgins has taken some time off to work on her home.

“I went to the Philippines right after they had a massive typhoon, Yolanda. I was on this ship and we were delivering rice to the different islands. They wanted me to go back to work in the fall, but I told them I had my own little disaster to work on here,” said Higgins.

Legal Notices 18 SP 179 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 David H. Coleman and Deborah G. Coleman to Commerce Southern Corp., A Virginia Corporation, Trustee, for the benefit of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc., as nominee for TD Bank, N.A., which was dated January 22, 2014 and recorded on January 27, 2014 in Book 4372 at Page 131, Pender County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, 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 March 5, 2019 at 1:00 PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Pender County, North Carolina, to wit: All that certain lot or parcel of land situated in the Caswell Township, Pender County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows: Located in Caswell Township, Pender County, North Carolina a short distance East of Secondary Road No. 1126 (Rooks Road), adjacent to and North of Swann Branch and being more fully described as follows, to wit: BEGINNING at a subsurface iron stake in the center of an old farm road, said iron stake being located along said road at a point that is the following courses and distances from an existing subsurface railroad in the centerline of Secondary Road No. 1126 that is directly above the center of a culvert that accommodates the waters of Swann branch beneath the roadway: North 2 Degrees 30 Minutes 00 Seconds East 214.98 feet, North 1 Degrees 36 Minutes 42 Seconds West 330.15 feet and South 88 Degrees 14 Minutes 00 Seconds East 808.94 feet to the Beginning; and running thence, from the Beginning, so located, (1) With the center of the above said old farm road South 88 Degrees 14 Minutes 00 Seconds East 609.40 feet to an existing iron pipe in line; thence, (2) South 25 Degrees 23 Minutes 17 Seconds East 237.52 feet to an existing iron pipe in line; thence, (3) South 4 Degrees 10 Minutes 43 Seconds West 374.47 feet to an existing iron pipe in line; thence, (4) South 4 Degrees 13 Minutes 35 Seconds West 304.78 feet to an existing auto jack stem in line; thence, (5) North 86 Degrees 34 Minutes 30 Seconds West 30.01 feet to an existing iron pipe in line; thence, (6) North 4 Degrees 13 Minutes 31 Seconds East 304.61 feet to an existing iron pipe in line; thence, (7) South 69 Degrees 52 Minutes 58 Seconds West 198.96 feet to an existing iron pipe in Swann Branch; thence, (8) Up the run of Swann Branch as it meanders in a Westwardly direction North 78 Degrees 27 Minutes 33 Seconds West 361.13 feet and North 71 Degrees 27 Minutes 50 Seconds West 137.32 feet to an iron stake in said run; thence, (9) North 1 Degree 45 Minutes 44 Seconds East 558.01 feet (passing over an in line iron stake at 540.44 feet) to the Beginning, containing 10.00 acres more or less and is as surveyed by Thompson Surveying Co., P.A. of Burgaw, N.C. during February 2002.

The above described tract is “Together with” and partially “Subject to” a 20 foot wide access easement for ingress, egress and regress to these and other lands with said easement lying adjacent to and 10 feet on either side of the center of the above referred old farm road with said centerline being more fully described as follows, to wit: BEGINNING at an existing subsurface railroad spike in the graded centerline of Secondary Road No. 1126 (Rooks Road), said spike being located along said road at a point that is the following courses and distances from an existing subsurface railroad spike in the centerline of said road and directly above the center of a culvert that accommodates the waters of Swann Branch beneath the roadway: North 2 degrees 30 Minutes 00 Seconds East 214.98 feet and North 1 Degree 36 Minutes 42 Seconds West 330.15 feet to the Beginning; and running thence, from the Beginning, so located, (1) South 88 Degrees 14 Minutes 00 Seconds East 1418.34 feet (passing over an in line iron stake at 808.94 feet) to an existing subsurface iron pipe that marks the terminus of this 20 foot wide access easement.

As a reference to the above described tract see Deed Book 1167 at Page 025 of the Pender County registry.

Tax ID: 2267-11-4018-0000 Property Address: 3389 Rooks Road, Atkinson, NC 28421 Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 3389 Rooks Road, Atkinson, NC 28421.

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 pur-

Legal Notices Legal Notices suant 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 any and all superior liens, including taxes and special assessments. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are David H. Coleman.

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 45-21.29, in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties 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. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination [N.C. Gen. Stat. § 45-21.16(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.

Cape Fear Trustee Services, LLC Substitute Trustee ____________________________ Attorney Aaron Seagroves, NCSB No. 50979 W. Harris, NCSB No. 48633 Bell Carrington Price & Gregg, PLLC 508 Hampton Street, Suite 301 Columbia, SC 29201 PHONE: 803-509-7691 Attorney for Cape Fear Trustee Services, LLC #8540 2/21, 2/28/2019 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 18 SP 102 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Judith B. White, James Leslie White, Jr. and Samantha Lynn Melton White, (Judith B. White, deceased) (Heirs of Judith B. White: James White aka James Leslie White, Jr. and Unknown Heirs of Judith B. White) (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Judith B. White) to Jeffery L. Tuttle, Trustee(s), dated the 24th day of January, 2001, and recorded in Book 1658, Page 316, in Pender County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Pender County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Burgaw, Pender County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 2:00 PM on March 5, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Pender, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING ALL of Lot 17 of LIBERTY SUBDIVISION as the same is shown on a map recorded in Map Book 23 at Page 115 of the Pender County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description; being the same property described in Deeds recorded in Book 1600, Page 275 and Book 1600, Page 276 of said Registry.

Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 104 Liberty Road, Watha, North Carolina Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.

Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A308(a)(1).

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

Said property is also being sold

subject to applicable Federal and State laws.

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

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee.

If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

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

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

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PROPERTY BEING SOLD Contents of Eric Bland B-2 Dominique Branch C-1 Tammy Cromartie D-15 Brandy Gilbert A-14 Joann Hockaday B-19 D-25 Erwin Jackson D-18 Richard Jameson A-9 Ricki Jameson D-11 Rodney Lamont A-18 Maria Lewis C-25 Morica McPherson D-16 Katrilla Ragin C-9 C-23 D-14 #8538 2/21,2/28/2019 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA PENDER COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF ALBERT WILLIAM SCHWARZ 19 E 48 All persons, firms and corporations having claims against Albert William Schwarz, deceased, are notified to exhibit them to Gary G. Schwarz, Executor of the decedent’s estate, on or before May 22, 2019 at 2689 Sloop Point Loop Road, Hampstead, NC 28443, or be barred from their recovery. Debtors of the decedent are asked to make immediate payment to the above named Executor.

Gary G. Schwarz, Executor Estate of Albert William Schwarz c/o Mark I. Nunalee MARK I. NUNALEE PC Attorney at Law P.O. Box 598 Hampstead NC 28443 910-270-4347 #8541 2/21,2/28, 3/7, 3/14/2019 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA PENDER COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF MARIAN ANEBELLE JAMES 19 E 61 All persons, firms and corporations having claims against Marian Anebelle James, deceased, are notified to exhibit them to Mark I. Nunalee, Resident Process Agent of the decedent’s estate, on or before May 22, 2019 at Post Office Box 598, Hampstead, NC 28443, or be barred from their recovery. Debtors of the decedent are asked to make immediate payment to the above named Resident Process Agent.

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Patriots earn two wins, top seed in tourney

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer Much has been written about the fact that the Pender Patriot men’s basketball team has been ruled ineligible for the state 1A playoffs.

However, throughout this whole ordeal, the team has just played basketball.

That seems to have been good enough with the Patriots earning two wins last week along with the regular season championship.

All that is left for the Pats is to win the Coastal 8 Conference tournament championship. They will embark on that journey this week.

Last week the Coastal 8 Conference champions

played two road games.

They dismantled Croatan 96-63 before easing past a much improved Dixon squad 51-45.

The Patriots traveled to Dixon late in the week to engage a Bulldog team that had given them everything that they wanted six days earlier at Pender. This Dixon team has something that Pender lacks, size in the paint. That size paid dividends early with the Dogs working their magic in the paint. Dixon took a 14-10 lead into the second period.

Pender seemed to be a step behind in the early going and it continued into the second period. Dixon outscored the Pats 14-11 and took a 28-21 lead into the break.

Coach Rayford Hankins squad has been in a few battles where they had to come back from a deficit.

This time was no different.

Pender outplayed the Bulldogs in the third frame and cut the eight-point lead to one point going into the fourth frame. They followed that effort by using a 17-11 run to win the game.

Jujuan Carr led the Patriots with 14 points, five rebounds and five assists.

Asad Johnson contributed eight points and four rebounds.

Early in the week the Patriots traveled to Croatan to engage a Cougar team that they had mauled early in the year. This time was no different. Pender demolished the Carteret County team 96-63.

The Pats were without starting guard Khalil Marshall for the week. It did not seem to matter as numerous Pats stepped up in this rout. Four players scored in double figures with senior Chance Poole leading the way with 17 points. Kevyon Hansley scored 16 points as did Carr. Asad Johnson had a double-double with 14 points and 13 rebounds.

Sophomore standout Josef Fullwood had 12 points.

Pender ended the regular season with a 16-8 record overall. They won the Coastal 8 Conference regular season championship with a 12-2 record.

They hosted a first round Coastal 8 Conference tournament game on Tuesday night.

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Patriot Chance Poole looks to pass inside. Pender will be at home this week for the Coastal 8 Conference tournament.

Post & Voice Top Performers Lady Pirate seniors Lauren Caveness, Madison Kita, Dashanique Sidbury, Jessica Starkey, Payton Little, and Kathryn Soderman.

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Pair of wins wraps Lady Pirates regular season

By Lee Wagner Post & Voice Sports Writer One down, two to go!

The 2018-19 regular season came to a close for the Topsail High School girls’ basketball last week, ending with the best regularseason and conference record since Topsail joined the Mid-Eastern 3A/4A Conference on a positive note.

Now it’s on to the conference tournament and the NCHSAA 3A state tournament.

Since entering the Mid-

Eastern Conference in the 201314 season, the Topsail girls have had three overall winning records – 201516 (13-11), 2016-17 (17-10), and 2017-18 (15-11), and as of last Friday they had a 17-6 mark.

Even if things went completely awry with losses in the conference tournament and the state tournament, the worst they would be is 17-8. From a conference standpoint, the Lady Pirates finished 10-4 (two losses to secondplace Hoggard and two to season-champion Laney).

Their best prior conference mark was 7-5 in 201617. Overall they were 22-40 in the previous five seasons.

The Lady Pirates took care of the necessary business last week, finishing a 2-0 week as they cruised to a 57-32 road victory over North Brunswick Thursday, putting a damper on the Lady Scorpions’ senior Night celebration.

Topsail had its usual balanced offense with senior Payton Little leading the way with 14 points, seven rebounds, three steals,

and three blocked shots.

Seniors Madison Kita and Dashnique Sidbury, and junior Julia Sullivan (five rebounds, four steals, two blocked shots) each had nine points, sophomore Sydney Hartgrove (five boards) added seven points, and freshman Savannah Lambert had five points.

The Lady Pirates’ defense held North Brunswick to single digits (seven, nine, five) in each of the first three periods

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By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The 2018-19 basketball season is coming to a close. The conference tournaments are this week and the playoffs start next week.

The Topsail men lost twice last week. Derek Gardner had 17 points and senior Brandon Warwick had 14 points and nine rebounds off the bench in the loss to North Brunswick.

In the loss to Ashley, James Stuart had a teamleading 16 points to go along with six rebounds and five steals. Jamison Long had 14 points.

The Trask men dropped two conference games last week. Watson Orr and senior Ivey Batts each scored 17 points to lead

the Titans. Henri Lambe chipped in 15 points in the loss to Southwest Onslow.

The Pender men won twice last week, wrapping up the Coastal 8 Championship. Jujuan Carr led the Patriots with 14 points, five rebounds and five assists. Asad Johnson contributed eight points and four rebounds in the win over Dixon.

Chance Poole had 17 points. Kevyon Hansley scored 16 points and Asad Johnson had a doubledouble with 14 points and 13 rebounds in the demolition of Croatan. Sophomore standout Josef Fullwood had 12 points.

The Trask ladies split conference games last week. Leanna Pfeiffer had three treys in the Ti-

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On The Mat

By Bobby Norris and Lee Wagner Post & Voice Sports Writers The 2018-19 North Carolina Individual wrestling championships was held last week. There were several Pender County grapplers in the tournament. Each held their own with the top finisher coming out of Topsail.

The Topsail wrestling team advanced four wrestlers to the NCHSAA 3A State Championships but was not fortunate enough to bring home any championship medals despite some outstanding efforts.

Leading the way for the Pirates was junior Ben Baker (106 pounds).

Baker opened his journey with a 10-6 win by major decision over Kings Mountain’s Koby Rikard, and came right back to record a 15-0 (4:38) win by technical fall over Southwest Randolph’s Zac Brim.

Baker fell into the consolation bracket when he lost a 7-0 decision to Central Cabarrus’ Marcus Jackson.

Baker seized the second opportunity with a 4:07 win by fall over Southern Guilford’s Dylan Muir in the consolation semifinals, then earned the 3A state bronze medal awarded for a third-place finish by recording a 9-3 win by decision over Piedmont’s Jake Cobb. Baker ended his junior season with an outstanding 46-4 record.

Senior Nathan Bray (120 pounds) saw his state championship goldmedal hopes vanish early with an opening-round 8-6 loss to Robinson’s Connor Goodman in his last trip to Greensboro. Bray valiantly fought back to win 12-6 over Alexander Central’s Chase Treadway in his first consolation match, then recorded a 7-1 win by decision over Gavin Wiggins of Orange in his second consolation bout. Bray’s senior season ended at 29-9 when he lost an 11-3 major-decision to West Johnston’s Gavin McKendrick.

Junior Ethan Rivenbark (126 pounds) opened his state-championship march with a 6-5 win over Ashboro’s Kross May. Rivenbark lost 7-1 in round two to Cape Fear’s Triston Chapman to fall into the consolation round. There Rivenbark won 7-2 over Erwin’s Holden Cotzin before being eliminated from the competition via a 12-3 major-decision loss to St. Stephens’ Graham Ormond. Rivenbark finished his junior year with a 44-8 record.

Freshman Devon Bell (170 pounds) got his first taste of state competition and found it tough going as he was pinned in 3:14 by Charlotte Catholic junior Kurt Hayes. Bell got a little measure of revenge when he decked Northside’s Owen Elwonger in 3:53 in his first consolation-round match.

But the talented freshman, who finished his first year of varsity wrestling with an outstanding 47-7 record, was then eliminated when he dropped a tough 3-2 decision to St. Stephens’ Graham Ormond.

Thanks to the efforts of these four outstanding wrestlers, the Pirates finished 23td in the state in

the 3A classification out of 84 3A teams represented in Greensboro.

The final top eight of the year will also be the top eight of the season. The number one wrestler will be the Post & Voice Wrestler of the Year. (Note: All records are from Trackwrestling.com) s"EN "AKER n 4OPSAIL. Baker won the bronze medal at 106 pounds. He finished his year with a 46-4 record. He is the Post-Voice wrestler of the year. s$EVON "ELL n 4OPSAIL. Only a freshman, Bell earned some very valuable experience at the state tournament. He finished the year with a 47-7 mark. s:ION #RUSE n 4RASK. Zion had a very good year at 170 pounds. He was unfortunate in that the 170 pound weight class was ultra-competitive at the regionals. He finished the year with a 44-7 record. s%THAN 2IVENBARK n 4OPSAIL. Ethan finished the year with an impressive 44-8 mark at 126 pounds. s!NDREW /CAMPO n 0ENDER. Andrew came on strong as the year progressed. He earned a trip to the state championship. He finished with a 25-5 mark. s.ATHAN "RAY n 4OPSAIL. Bray also had a good year. He earned a trip to the state tournament where he won two matches in the consolation brackets. He finished 29-9. s4YLER 3AWYER n 0ENDER. Sawyer was another grappler who got better as the year progressed. He earned a trip to the state tournament. He finished with a 21-13 record. s2OGAN (EATH n 4RASK. Heath had a good year. He was disappointed to fall in the regionals. He had a very respectable 41-13 record.

In My Opinion With the first installment of the Carolina verses Duke game being played this Wednesday, it brings to mind a lot of memories. It also brings to mind many rules that have set in place at my house.

Everyone that knows me well knows that I am a diehard Carolina fan.

That also means that my hatred for Duke runs deep. That being said, I do admire what Coach K has done… Not! Here are some of the rules of the house.

The rule that comes to mind first and foremost is that during a Tar Heel verse Duke game, there will be no pulling for Duke. Aint happening in my house under my watch.

Another rule is that you can leave your Duke shirt, shoes, pants and underwear at the door on game day. It is not allowed in a Carolina house during a game. If you attempt to come in with the shirt I will have to call the boss and she will put you out.

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Pirate playoff chances hit by pair of final week losses

By Lee Wagner Post & Voice Sports Writer Going into the last week of the regular season, Topsail boys’ basketball Coach Jamie Rochelle pretty much knew what it would take –a pair of final-week wins and a solid run in the Mid-Eastern 3A/4A Conference tournament – for the Pirates to make it into the NCHSAAA state tournament, and he was optimistic both could happen.

But that optimism – and hope – took a serious hit last week as the Pirates dropped both games, the second one to 3A foe North Brunswick, a team they defeated 76-59 (Jan. 15) earlier in the season.

Scorpion senior Travis Lowe did everything he could to make North Brunswick’s Senior Night celebration a success with 19 points, and junior Devonte Beatty chipped in with 11 points as the Scorpions defeated visiting Topsail 70-58 Thursday in Leland.

Truth is, the outcome really wasn’t in doubt after a first-period 17-15 Scorpion advantage grew into leads of 31-22 at halftime and 51-37 after three periods.

Once the Trojans went on a 10-1 run that started with 4:08 left in the first half – and broke a 21-21 tie – the Pirates reverted into a pattern of turnovers (eight in the third period, 16 in the game) and poor shot selection that has plagued them all year – again abandoning what was working earlier in the contest.

At one point in a period encompassing the second and third quarters, the Pirates went from the 6:07 mark of the second period until junior Derek Gardner hit a three-pointer with 2:46 remaining in the third quarter – hitting on just three of 24 shots (12.5 percent) and on just five of 31 (16.2 percent) over the 16-minute span of the sec-

ond and third periods.

Gardner (17, points) and senior Brandon Warwick (14 points, nine rebounds off the bench) combined for five fourth-quarter field goals, and Warwick and junior Fernando Vasquez teamed up for five field goals in the first period that helped the Pirates to finished 24-for-61 (39.3%) for the game.

“I knew they would come out fired upon their Senior Night, and they played well, Topsail Coach Jamie Rochelle said. “We got behind and made some runs but we played poorly and shot poorly, and never could get anything going on a consistent basis.

“I’m not even looking ahead to the playoffs.

We just have to go back to work and concentrate on Tuesday (vs. Laney in Mid-Eastern Conference tournament).”

Tuesday’s home game against a very-beatable Ashley squad was a case of déjà vu. A week ago Friday the Pirates led Laney with just over three minutes to play, only to see the lead melt under a barrage of turnovers and some poor shot selection.

Topsail held a 63-58 advantage and had possession of the ball with 4:15 left in regulation but turned the ball over on three of the next five possession and fired up ill-advised, long-range shots on two others as the Screaming Eagles rode an 11-0 run into a 69-63 lead on their way to a 74-65 victory over the Pirates.

“We have to learn to close out games, that’s been the problem,” an obviously-dejected Rochelle said. “We seem to get away from what got us the lead and then we come down and put pressure on ourselves and start turning the ball over, or we feel comfortable and start taking ill-advised shots. I don’t know but I know it’s

tough.”

What was working prior to those last four-plus minutes was working the

around the perimeter and driving the lane for easy

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are at my house, you are subject to be met with violence. If you brag about said win we are no longer friends. If you are a relative, I will fire the chain saw up and cut that branch of the family tree off.

All kidding aside, all of these rules apply in my house. This is serious business. If my wife of 34 years tells me tomorrow that she is a Duke fan, let’s just say she will be on the market the next day. If my daughter goes to the dark side, she will be cut out of the will.

Ok folks lets settle down and get ready for what I consider to be the biggest rivalry in sports.

Go Tar Heels! And to you Duke fans, well I had better behave myself.

Titans drop two conference tilts

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer

Pirate seniors Brandon Warwick, Johnathan Ward, Amir Andrews, Anthony Facciolini, and Shane Nolan.

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer

Coming off of a fantastic 2017-18 season, the Heide Trask Titan men’s varsity basketball team knew they would take a step back. They lost several players to graduation and other unforeseen actions and came into the year with several unknown quantities.

After finishing the regular season with two losses last week Head Coach Rodney Orr did not seem to be a coach with a problem with his teams’ efforts or performance this season.

“I’ve enjoyed this season and coaching this team

just as much as last year’s team in different ways. I knew at the beginning of the year we would struggle but I thought that by the end of the year we would be much better, and we are. I can’t be any prouder of the way this team has played this season.”

The Titans opened the week with a home affair with a very physical Southwest Onslow team.

The Stallions had beaten the Titans early in the year and came into the contest full of confidence and swagger. By the end of the first half the Onslow County squad realized that they

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Topsail Basketball Association

By Bob Willard Special to the Post & Voice This past Saturday ended regular season play for the ever-popular Topsail Basketball Association with single elimination tournament starting the following day, Feb. 17.

After nine weeks of regular season play, the forty teams participating in this years TBA program produced league champions from the seven divisions of the league.

In the co-ed division for first and second graders, Pierpan Family Dentistry wound up taking the trophies with an undefeated 9-0 record. The girls third through fifth grade sector saw Window World win that division, sporting a 7-2 season record. The third and fourth grade boys had to wait until all games were played on Saturday to determine the championship, which was awarded to Coury Science and Engineering . AllKindsOfStuff.biz came in a very close second followed

by Isla Spa. In the largest sector of the TBA program, the fifth/sixth-grade boys division, eight teams fought weekly to lead that division, but it was Tyler & Roth Executive Search leading the way with an unblemished record of 9-0 and taking home the

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Topsail had 15 assists on their 21 field goals, utilizing their high-low, giveand-go offensive sets to score several easy baskets.

“I was really pleased that we came out and executed early, and took control of the game,” Topsail Coach Jay Kapiko said. “We were able to play strong for four quarters, and play everybody. We passes really well, the girls are so unselfish. They were moving it around and they were knocking down shots like crazy. Everything was working tonight.”

After a slow start Tuesday, the Lady Pirates tuned up the defensive heat and rode the hot shooting of senior Madison Kita (15

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The Pender ladies dropped two contests last week. Ratavia Merritt

Lewis leads Lady Titans to winning season

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer When Heide Trask Sophomore student-athlete Anisa Lewis entered the Rocky Point school, there was talk that she may be the best female athlete to ever attend the school by the time she graduates.

She is a multi-sport athlete that plays both basketball and soccer. This year she has proven that those expectations are reasonable and attainable, and soccer season has not even started.

Lewis is one of those athletes that seems to do everything at a high level while gliding through the air effortlessly. She currently leads the Titans in scoring and rebounding and is near the top of the conference statistics in both as well.

While Lewis is looki n g fo r w a rd t o s o c c e r season, there is no doubt that she is the best player on a Titan hoops team.

divisional championship trophies.

The girls sixth-eighthgrade division displayed some mighty fine play during the course of the season, and it was Ronel Austin Coastal Realty winning the division with a 7 win 2 loss season. They will enter tour nament play on Tuesday evening of the current week.

The six team division for the seventh-eighthgrade boys division saw The Paint Store were the championship trophy recipients sporting a perfect season record of 9-0. And to wrap up the days activities and regular season play, the boys representing the high school grade group, Reliant Roofing, took all the honors as they sported an unblemished season record of 9-0.

Single elimination tournament play continues throughout the week, with the Co-Ed championship scheduled for Feb. 21 at 6 p.m., Girls grades third-fifth championship game will be played Friday evening at 6 p.m. and Boys third-fourth-grade championship game will follow at 7 p.m.

Tournament championship games for boys fifth-sixth grades, Girls sixth-eighth grades, Boys seventh-eighth grades, and Boys high school grades will be played Feb. 23, at

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer

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In final game TBA action, sixth-eighth grade girls divison, Evelyn Steiner (8) of Nunzio’s Pizza attempts layup. Defending is Brianna Jones (4) of Coastal Fitness Center. Kirsten Warrick positions herself for rebound.

1, 2, 3, and 4 p.m. respectively.

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points) to a 49-39 win over visiting Ashley, putting the punctuation mark on a Senior Night celebration that saw Topsail honor seniors players Kita, Little, Sidbury, Lauren Caveness, Kathryn Soderman, and Jessica Starkey, along with team videographer Amanda Parrish.

The well-balanced Lady Pirates had four girls contribute to a 10-8 first-period lead, and a fifth enter the picture in the second quarter as the home team held on for a 20-19 lead heading into the break.

The defense provided much of the impetus in a third period that saw the lady Pirates forced 10 (20 in the game) Ashley turnovers, which helped limit the Lady Screaming Eagles to six points.

Offensively, Little (seven points, 10 rebounds, two steals, blocked shot) and Kita lit the fire under

a 13 point quarter that led to a breathing-room 33-25 advantage entering the final stanza.

Kita basically took over there, scoring 12 of her 15 points (two treys) to keep Ashley at bay. Topsail held a 47-29 lead with 4:33 remaining in the game before Kapiko took the seniors out individually to strong ovations.

“It was a big win and I was excited to start on Senior Night,” said Kita, who transferred into Topsail from out of state after her freshman year. “I’m glad I come out in the second half and knock some shots down because that first half was not good for me.

“Now we have the conference tournament and the state tournament, and I think we have a good chance to go pretty far. I know I love it here and I’m glad I met all these girls.

They are my best friends

now.”

The Mid-Eastern 3A/4A Conference tour nament started Monday with the third-seeded Lady Pirates playing sixth-seeded West Brunswick in the opening round. A win Monday would send Topsail into a second-round game against the winner of Monday’s game between No. 2 Hoggard and No. 7 North Brunswick.

The Lady Pirates defeated West Brunswick twice (52-33 and 42-26) during the regular season.

Hoggard disposed of North Brunswick twice (65-35 and 44-11) twice. Wins by both would set up a Wednesday semifinal matchup (7:30 p.m.) between Topsail and the Lady Vikings – the only conference team Topsail has never defeated.

Hoggard defeated Topsail 44-30 and 38-28 during the regular season.

had 12 points against Croatan. Tyanna Holmes had five points in the same game.

The Topsail Ladies won twice last week. Payton Little had 14 points, seven rebounds, three steals, and three blocked shots in the win over North Brunswick while Seniors Madison

Kita and Dashnique Sidbury, and junior Julia Sullivan (five rebounds, four steals, two blocked shots) each had nine points. Kita had 15 points in the win over Ashley.

Pender County placed quite a few grapplers in the state wrestling tournament last week. Although

we did not have any state champions, we did show the state we were here to stay. This week’s top performer is also the PostVoice wrestler of the year.

Ben Baker finished third in the state in weight class.

He finished the year with a 46-4 record.

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Lady Titans hammer Southwest, fall at East Carteret

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The sport of wrestling is not for the weak at heart.

When you step on the mat there is no where left to hide. It is one on one and the best man on that day will win.

At Topsail High School there have been many great grapplers. This year’s version of that is junior standout Ben Baker.

Mr. Baker had a very good year on the Pirates’s mat. He was a model of consistency all season and when it came down to the post season, he stepped his game up.

Ben won the regional at 106 pounds and then went to the state championship meet and showed his stuff.

He finished in third place and earned a spot on the podium.

Ben Baker has another year left on the mat as a high school wrestler. This year he made it count for the Pirates.

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The Heide Trask lady Titans had the unenviable task of playing the worst team in the conference early in the week at home before traveling to East Carteret to engage one of the best teams in the Coastal 8 in the Lady Mariners two days later.

The week went as scripted with Trask dominating Southwest Onslow 52-12 before falling at East Carteret 77-48.

The Lady Stallions have not won a basketball game this season and the Lady Titans were not going to be the team they broke that streak on.

The Lady Titans started out slow and found themselves in a game early on.

However, the Lady Stallions could not take advantage of the Titans failure to produce. Trask took a 14-4 lead into the second period.

Trask sophomore Anisa Lewis has proven to be one of the top female players in

the Coastal 8 Conference.

She found her rhythm in the second period and led the Titans to an 18-0 run.

The Titans led 22-4 at the break with Lewis scoring 19 of the Titans 22 points.

Trask sophomore Leanna Pfeiffer found her range from beyond the three-point line in the second half and nailed several treys. The Titans outscored Southwest 30-8 in the second half in taking the win.

Next up was the long ride to east Carteret to engage a Lady Mariner team that was 13-3 on the year.

The Carteret County team had beaten Trask six days earlier by 33 points. This game was no different.

The Titans had no answer for the Lady Mariners size, falling 77-48.

The Lady Titans finished the regular season with a 12-10 record. They are 7-6 in Coastal 8 play.

They finished the regular season in fourth place and hosted Pender in the Coastal 8 Conference tournament on Monday.

Lady Patriots drop two conference contests

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer There are weeks in a high school head coaches’ job where they would just as soon forget what happened. Last week may well have been one of those weeks for Pender Lady Patriot basketball coach Andrienne Bannerman.

Her Lady Patriots lost to a Dixon team they had beaten just a few days earlier after being slammed by the first place Croatan Cougars at home.

The Dixon contest was one in which the Lady Patriots were expected to win. The Lady Bulldogs are scrappy but are not as athletic as the Pender County girls. Sometimes scrappy trumps talent. On this night that was what happened.

Pender jumped out to an early lead and went into the second period with an 8-2 advantage. That was when the proverbial wheels fell of the cart.

The Lady Pats managed only two points in the second quarter. The Onslow County Bulldog did not fair

any better, scoring only two themselves. Pender held and improbable 10-4 lead going into the third frame.

Dixon Came out for the second half on fire. They outscored the Patriots 13-4 and took a 17-14 lead into the final eight minutes.

C o a ch B a n n e r m a n s charge could not right the ship in the fourth frame and fell by eight. Santi Robinson led Pender with six points.

Early in the week the Patriots simple ran into a buzz saw in Croatan. The league leading Cougars took a 21-7 lead at the break and extended the lead to 36-18 after three quarters of play. The Cougars outscored Pender 21-16 in the fourth frame to take the win.

Ratavia Merritt led the Patriots with 12 points with Tyanna Holmes chipping in five.

The Lady Patriots finished the regular season with an 8-15 record overall and 5-8 mark in the conference. They played at Trask in the Coastal Conference tournament on Monday.

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Merritt looks to finish strong for Lady Patriots

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer As a young and up and coming student-athlete at Pender High School, Ratavia Merritt drew raves.

She was compared to some of the great Lady Patriot basketball players of the past.

As Miss Merritt heads down the stretch of her Pender High School basketball career, she can be looked upon as a player that gave her best each and every time she stepped on the floor.

Ratavia Mer ritt is a multi-faceted basketball player. She can run, jump and shoot with the best of them. She is a very good defensive player that can handle the basketball or go inside for the rebound.

One of Merritt’s best attributes is her ability to shoot from the outside.

Ratavia Merritt hopes to have a good conference tournament and finish her high school career strong.

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Trask

Continued from page 2B were in a fight and their demeanor changed. The Titans held serve throughout the first half of play and well into the second half before falling 74-70.

“We played well, “said Orr. We just couldn’t finish.”

Junior Watson Orr led the team in the early going.

He made two three pointers in the first half and scored eight points in leading the Titans to a 20-20 tie after eight minutes of play.

The second quarter was also even with the Titan defense playing the bigger Stallions well. The score was tied going into the break.

Southwest took a twopoint lead into the fourth period and outscored Trask 26-24 in what was an action packed fourth frame.

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Using that formula allowed Stuart to score a team-leading 16 points to go along with six rebounds and five steals. Long had 14 points, 12 coming in the third quarter, Gardner had 11, and Sullivan added six points.

Outside of those final four-plus minutes, the game was tight throughout. Ashley led 18-17 after one period, Topsail outscored the visitors 20-15 in period No. 2 to take a 37-33 advantage into the halftime break, and the Screaming Eagles used a 22-20 spread in the third period to get closer at 57-55 entering the five eight minutes of the game.

Two baskets by Stuart

Or r and senior Ivey Batts each scored 17 points to lead the Titans. Henri Batts chipped in 15 points.

Nest up was a trip to East Carteret. The Mariner fans were rowdy, and the varsity boys team followed suit. The Titans took an early lead behind the play of Will Berry and went into the second period with an eight point advantage. East battled back and cut the Titan lead to three going into the half.

A 23-9 East Carteret advantage in the third quarter sealed the deal with Trask being outscored 45-21 in the second half.

Henri Lambe led Trask with 16 points while Will Berry chipped in 13.

The Titans finished the regular season with an 8-15 record overall and a 4-10 Coastal 8 mark. They played Southwest in the first round of the conference tournament on Tuesday. and a Sullivan bucket fueled a 6-3 run that left the Pirates with the 63-58 lead before the final Ashley rally.

Ashley junior Makai Stanley and senior Tai Freeman led Ashley with 16 points. Stanley had nine points in the fourth quarter, including a 7-for-9 effort from the free-throw line. Senior Malik McBride added 11 points.

The seventh-seeded Pirates headed into Tuesday’s Mid-Eastern 3A/4A Conference tournament against second-seeded Laney needing a near miracle to qualify for the state dance.

Laney (19-4, 12-22) defeated Topsail (10-14, 3-11) twice (79-46 and 60-55) during the regular season.

An upset win Tuesday would match the Pirates up against the winner of Tuesday’s game between top-seeded Hoggard (18-06, 13-1) and No. 8 North Brunswick (5-17, 1-13) Thursday.

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