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Volume 47, No. 20

State playoffs Pender County wrestlers have ďŹ nished their seasons, and basketball teams are on the hardwood in the state playoffs.

Read more about who is still playing on sports page 8A.

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Topsail Island towns mull merger

By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher After quietly kicking the idea around for years, Surf City Mayor Zander Guy took the step of officially asking North Topsail Beach and Topsail Beach officials to consider a merger of their towns with Surf

City. The merger would create the municipality of Topsail Island.

Guy asked officials from the island towns to discuss the idea of a merger at the recent Four Town Meeting, which is a regular conference between Surf City, North Topsail Beach, Topsail Beach, and Holly Ridge.

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“I’m not really for or against a merger, but with the increased cost of doing business, we need to look at some new ideas to help keep the cost of government down,� Guy said.

Guy suggested the towns discuss the idea and all three come together and look into hiring a consultant to examine the feasibility of a merger

of the towns. “We could consoladate a lot of the services we provide and some of the towns could gain services they don’t currently have,� Guy said.

Another positive in favor of merger is a larger town has more clout when seeking grants and other services from the state and federal

government. “We are three towns covering two counties. Let’s face it. When Washington and Raleigh looks at dropping special appropriation money, I think it would help us in that area as well,� said Guy.

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Veteran pancake cook Charlie Krynicki keeps a close watch on the griddle at Saturday’s annual N.C. Blueberry Pancake Breakfast. Charlie’s uncle Doug mans a griddle as well. See more photos of the event on Facebook and page 4B.

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Pender County Clerk of Superior Court Robert “Bob�

Kilroy has retired from his position with the court and returned to a private law practice.

E l i z ab e t h C r ave r, wh o worked with Kilroy in the clerk’s office, will serve as Clerk of Superior Court and serve out Kilroy’s unexpired term through 2018.

Kilroy has opened an office in Surf City with law partner Toni Hardin. “Toni expressed an interest in being my partner a long time ago. I told her to go and get her law degree and that is what she did,� Kilroy said. “She graduated from Campbell in May, took the bar exam in July and I’m thinking it’s time to move on. I’ve been there eight years.

I enjoy practicing law.�

Kilroy feels he has accomplished what he set out to do when he was elected as Clerk of Court. “The thing that used to bother me when I first went there was the condition of the Courthouse. The county commissioners have been very cooperative in getting things done,� Kilroy said.

Kilroy cites the film industry for helping improve the condition of the courthouse.

Each time over the past eight years a film company used the Courthouse, Kilroy used the money generated from the filming to improve the building. “We accomplished a lot. The biggest thing we have done in the past year is get the Courthouse secure. Commissioners gave the Sheriff the money for security improvements,� said Kilroy. “It wasn’t a matter if something was going to happen, but when. Everybody feels a lot more secure now.�

Ancient cypress trees along Black River

Arkansas scientists excited about Pender trees

By Jefferson Weaver Contributing Writer

David Stahle was skeptical the first time he came tree hunting in Southeastern North Carolina in 1984.

Part of the University of Arkansas bald cypress research group, Stahle’s doubts disappeared when he crossed the Black River. “On both sides of the bridge,� he said, “I could see trees that were hundreds of years old. I was hooked.�

Stahle and Graham Hawks were in Whiteville recently sampling thousand-year-old logs at the J.L. Powell and Sons lumberyard. Powell buys high-end timber from across the area, and Stahle has been a frequent visitor to the yard for years.

The majority of the old growth trees Stahle samples come from Pender County along the Black River.

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crews, while others are recovered from the riverbed. Still others are discovered underground by logging crews laying corduroy roads and building platforms for modern logging operations. In many of those cases, the staging areas were built by loggers two and three generations ago.

One of the logs Stahle andPush HawksMowers • Lawn Tractors • Zero Turn sampled last week began as a cypress Trimmers & Chainsaws knee 1,653 years ago. “That’s 364 years after the founding of Christianity,â€? he said. “Things like this help you put these trees and logs in perspective. “I’m confident there are older logs out there just waiting to be found,â€?

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David Stahle carefully removes a section The mud and chemical composition of blackwater streams like those from a cypress log more than 1,000 years in most of the region are excellent for old. The University of Arkansas professor

A question over sewer rate increases between Burgaw and the town of Wallace has turned into a legal dispute, with Wallace filing a lawsuit over the issue.

B u r g aw, w h i c h s e n d s wastewater to Wallace under an interlocal agreement, has experienced two consecutive years of rate increases.

According to the contract, rate increases are tied to specific cost increases at the Wallace wastewater plant.

When Burgaw questioned the increase and asked for justification for the rake hike, the legal dispute began.

T h e m o s t r e c e n t h i ke pushed the rate from $2,20 per thousand gallons to $2.365 per thousand. Coupled with the previous increase, the rate jumped 17 percent over two years. “The second increase resulted in an increase in our rate for town residents. We questioned the increase and received some information from Wallace, and then they filed a complaint against us,� said Burgaw Town Manager Chad McEwen. “We are working through the issues with Wallace right now. We have an open dialogue with them.�

McEwen said Burgaw has been paying the increased sewer rate and has worked through several thousand pages of document provided

by Wallace to justify the rate increase. McEwen says some of the dispute centers around Mowers a difference of opinion on the agreement between the towns. “They have their opinion on their reading of the agreement and we have ours. The interpretation and application of the agreement that oversees our relationship is ultimately the crux of the disagreement. We read it one

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Arrest report

Kaseem Antwan Armstrong, 27, 110 Mary Bryant Road, Teachey. Probation violation. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated, no bond.

Zynekious Ky’Juada Brewington, 20, 24 Old Savannah Road, Burgaw. Probation violation. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated, no bond.

Daniel Hunter Brigman, 22, 113 Cherry Wood Lane, Currie.

Stalking, open container of alcohol in passenger area. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $,000 secured bond.

Amanda C. Burgess, 28, 107 Blackbeard Drive, Hampstead.

Larceny. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released, no bond.

Brittany Darty, 26, 600 W. Fremont Street, Burgaw. Larceny, resisting an officer. Arrest by Burgaw Police Department.

Released under $1,500 secured bond.

Carol Ann Dodd, 27, 162 Dickens Road, Moncure. Driving while impaired. Arrest by NC Highway Patrol. Released under $1,000 secured bond.

Tracie Yvonne Faircloth, 29, 291 Bowman Road, Lumberton.

Driving while impaired, no operator’s license. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $500 secured bond.

Darren Tyshon Faison, 17, 125 Branch Drive, Burgaw.

Possession of a stolen firearm, malicious assault in secret, discharging a weapon into an occupied dwelling or vehicle.

Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $70,000 secured bond.

Torrey Tremayne Frederick, 38, 112 Water Tank Road, Warsaw. Possession with intent to manufacture, sell or deliver cocaine, possession of cocaine, manufacturing cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $100,000 secured bond.

James Aaron Frye, 39, 4484 Englishtown Road, Wallace. Injury to personal property. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $500 secured bond.

Ahmad Rashad Garrison, 27, 305 Cedar Island Trail, Holly Ridge. Soliciting a child by computer, human trafficking. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $1,000,000 secured bond.

Paul Eugene Gilbert, 53, 15845 US Highway 17 North, Hampstead. Possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana paraphernalia, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession with intent to manufacture, sell or deliver heroin, maintaining a place for a controlled substance, unsealed alcoholic beverage in passenger area. Arrest by Surf City Police Department. Incarcerated under $50,000 secured bond.

Trinidad Jose Gomez-Rangel, 45, 712 N. Driver Street Apartment B, Durham. Driving while license revoked, driving while impaired. Arrest by NC Highway Patrol. Released under $1,500 secured bond.

Shay Wagner Hampton, 46, 1021 Fillmore Street, Southport.

DWI. Arrest by Judge. Incarcerated, no bond.

Desmond George Harris, 35, 315 S. Dudley Street 19, Burgaw.

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

Tommy Lanier Hubbard, 49, 105 South Coty Court, Hamp-

Pender EMS & Fire Report Feb. 12-18 EMS Report Total number of Patient Contacts: 169 Calls Per Station Burgaw Station 1 48 Sloop Point Station 14 20 Hampstead Station 16 24 Surf City Station 23 23 Topsail Beach Station 4 2 Union Station 5 14 Rocky Point Station 7 21 Atkinson Station 9 15 Maple Hill Station 13 0 Scott Hill Station 18 0 421 South Station 29 2 Type of Calls Cancelled: 24 Refusals: 37 Stand By: 6 Transported: 96 Treated/released: 6 Fire Department Reports Total Calls: 41 Calls Per Station Rescue Station 1 Burgaw 2 Fire Station 13 Maple Hill 3 Fire Station 14 Sloop Point 10 Fire Station 16 Hampstead 10 Fire Station 18 Scotts Hill 2 Fire Station 21 Long Creek 12 Fire Station 29 421 South 2 Fire Call Type Summary Fire 14 Motor Vehicle Crash 2 Search and Rescue 0 EMS First Response 22 Cancelled 3 Ocean Rescue 0

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stead. Assault on a female, communicating threats. Arrest

by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $1,000 secured bond.

Orlando Ellis James, 55, 1761 Highway 53 East, Burgaw.

Driving while impaired, failure to comply with license restrictions. Arrest by Burgaw Police Department. Released under $2,000 secured bond.

Shikeen Rishay James, 24, 129 Twinwood Drive, Jacksonville. Driving while license revoked while impaired. Arrest

by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $1,000 secured bond.

Jawuan Johnson, 18, 608 US Highway 117 South, Burgaw.

Probation violation, interfering with electronic monitoring device. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $10,000 secured bond.

Jaquille D’Morea Jordon, 20, 522 S. Kerr Avenue 46, Wilmington. Speeding, reckless driving to endanger. Arrest

by NC Highway Patrol. Released under $2,500 secured bond.

Benjamin Nicolas Joma Keenan, 20, 1017 Stevenson Drive, Wilmington. Larceny, resisting a public officer. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $4,000 secured bond.

Jeremy Contrell Linen, 27, 137 Little Buddy Road, Currie.

Assault on a female. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office.

Released under $500 secured bond.

Raul Perez Martinez, 31, 5101 Lead Mine Road, Raleigh.

Speeding, no operator’s license. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released, no bond.

Rahiem D. Mooring, 24, 485 Grouse Court Apartment 485, Wilmington. Child support. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated.

Matthew Richard Pearce, 17, 266 Copperhead Lane, Burgaw.

Malicious assault in secret, discharging a weapon into an occupied dwelling or vehicle. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $50,000 secured bond.

Vaughn Develle Pearsall, 46, 8107 Piney Woods Road, Willard.

Trafficking in cocaine, possession with intent to manufacture, sell or deliver cocaine, possession of cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia, conspiring to sell cocaine, conspiring to deliver cocaine, child abuse. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $100,000 secured bond.

Jarvious Exvia Philyaw, 26, 2254 NC Highway 11 South, Rose Hill. Probation violation. Arrest by DPS. Released under $2,000 secured bond.

Victor Cruz Rojas, 24, 704 Hatcher Circle, Pigeon Forge, TN. No operator’s license. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $500 secured bond.

Michael Anthony Rooks, 25, 190 Camelia Drive, Rocky Point.

Intoxicated and disruptive, resisting an officer, possession of drug paraphernalia, probation violation, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, larceny. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $17,200 secured bond.

Amanda Elizabeth Seitter, 34, 1950 Morgan Road, Henderson. Larceny, probation violation. Arrest by Burgaw Police Department. Incarcerated under $13,800 secured bond.

Daniel Owens Simmons, 44, 1624 Willard Road, Willard.

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

Incarcerated, no bond.

Richard Erickson Spencer, 40, 357 Bostic Road, Atkinson.

Breaking and entering, larceny, possession of stolen goods, driving while impaired, license not in possession, driving left of center. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $30,500 secured bond.

Marie Bernice Sykes, 34, 512 Wright Street, Burgaw. Hit and run, resisting an officer. Arrest by Burgaw Police Department.

Released under $2,000 secured bond.

Anthony Calvin Taylor, Jr., 37, 258 Williams Store Road, Hampstead. Larceny, obtaining property under false pretense.

Arrest by Burgaw Police Department. Released under $7,000 secured bond.

Hannah Nicole Tayson, 20, 6000 Mulberry Street, Castle Hayne. Driving while impaired, driving after consuming under 21 years. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $1,000 secured bond.

John Kevin Teachey, 52, 108 Post Oak Court, Hampstead.

Driving while impaired. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $1,000 secured bond.

Phillip Andrew Toth, 29, 200 Gateway Condon Unit 240, Surf City. Inebriate assist. Arrest by Surf City Police Department.

Released, no bond.

Michael Ray Wilkinson, 49, 73 Brookside Trail, Rocky Point.

Unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $3,200 unsecured bond.

Amber Kaitlyn Willetts, 21, 393 Clarks Landing Road, Rocky Point. Driving after consuming, spotlighting deer, taking a deer unlawfully. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office.

Released under $3,000 secured bond.

Jessica L. Wood, 38, 12100 NC Highway 50, Hampstead.

DWI. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released, no bond.

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Benefit at Wesleyan Chapel UMC Scotts Hill

By Lori Kirkpatrick Post & Voice staff Writer The community is invited to join Wesleyan Chapel United Methodist Church (WCUMC) in Scotts Hill for an evening of No Fear, Just Faith: A Night of Music, Food, and Fellowship.

The benefit is being held Feb. 25 to support Cheryl Lee family in their fight against pancreatic cancer. Home style barbecue pork dinners and all the fixins’ will be served from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Limited amounts of barbecued chicken will also be available, for those who prefer chicken.

A concert will begin at 6 p.m. that will feature local artists. Donations will be taken at the door, and all proceeds from the meal and concert will go to support the Lee family.

Kyle Miller, the contemporary worship leader at Wes-

leyan, is co-organizing the event with the Lees’ family friend, Carol Jones, and a team of church volunteers. Emily Rose Ecklund, a youth at the church, will provide the opening act. The church contemporary worship band will follow, and Kyle’s band, Blue Turnip, will close. Each set is a mix of worship music and covers, including some rock, blues, pop and original music.

WCUMC Children’s Ministry Director, Lee was diagnosed late last year with stage four pancreatic cancer.

She and her husband, Brian, along with their two sons, Tur ner and William, have been fighting the battle head on ever since.

Church members and friends have also pulled together to help. A t-shirt fundraiser, started by Emily Hammond Story, raised $5,773. A YouCaring site, started by Stephanie

Murray, has brought in $6,405 so far. Kelly Domino initiated a meal train, which delivered more than 50 meals to the Lees in the early days following her diagnosis.

A Facebook page has also been established by Domino in support of the Lee family.

“The trick is to always find the silver lining, and in this case we at least know we are getting a good return on our investment. The treatment is working,” Brian said. “Her latest tumor marker number is at 83.6 (as of two weeks ago), down from her original number of 6,000. If we can completely eliminate the tumors in her liver, there will be some surgical options open to us to remove or disrupt any remaining tumors in her pancreas.”

Catey Miller, who is a contemporary worship leader at WCUMC along with her

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husband, Kyle, said Cheryl as recently gotten good news.

“Cheryl found out late last year, after a full year of mystery complications, going to different doctors and trying to figure out what was going on.

The whole family has been in really good spirits about it. It’s really a huge group effort from the church. The Lees are obviously people of faith. They have been asking for prayer, and people have really stepped up,” Catey said.

Wesleyan Chapel United Methodist Church is located at 10255 U.S. Hwy.. 17 north The Lee in Scotts Hill. The YouCaring webpage can be found at https://www.youcaring.com/ cheryl-lee-660577.

On Facebook, search for No Fear, Just Faith for Cheryl Lee. Those who attend the event are encouraged to wear The Pender County Office their #teamcheryl t-shirts, or of Emergency Management anything purple. announced the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) will host a meeting with N.C. Emergency Management (NCEM) Mar. 2 at 6 p.m.

“The flooding following Hurricane Matthew was devwhen a national chain restau- astating to several of our rant is going to come to Surf Pender County communiCity. When the jobs come, ties,” said Tom Collins, Pender the businesses with come,” County Emergency Manager.

Guy said.

“We welcome the public to The mayor predicted the meet officials from the NCEM population of Surf City would Mar. 2 as they develop a Resilgrow to 15,000 during the next ient Redevelopment Plan for 10 years.

Pender County.”

“With the new elemenGov. Roy Cooper urges resitary and middle school that dents from Pender County to is under constr uction, a participate in the redevelophigh school is sure to follow. ment plan.

The population is going to “Each of the 49 counties grow, and that means eco- with a federal disaster declanomic opportunity,” said Guy. ration is asked to develop a

Redevelopment community meeting set for Mar. 2

Surf City looks to expand wastewater plant

By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher With an eye on the future and the growth potential of the town, Surf City is taking steps to expand its wastewater treatment plant.

Surf City Mayor Zander Guy says the town has hired former representative Mike McEntyre as a lobbyist to help with USDA grant funding for a treatment plant.

“We have McEntyre to help us with the USDA applica-

tions. When you are applying for federal money, you application has a lot to do with the consideration you get,” Guy said. “You can’t just stay on this island and get things done for your people. You have to go and get people to help you with funding.”

Guy says the town needs enough treatment capacity to handle the town’s growth for the next 15 to 20 years.

“The Surf City town council has vision for the future and have made some tough

decisions. The wastewater facility we expanded about 15 years ago helped our growth and put Surf City on the map.

We are trying to continue that growth,” said Guy. Guy says the town put a growth plan together 20 years ago and has followed, reviewed, and updated that plan regularly.

“We are working to keep the town competitive. A day does not go by that someone doesn’t come to me and ask me about jobs, or about

Pender County, Topsail Beach officials meet

By Lori Kirkpatrick Post & Voice Staff Writer Pender County officials and the Town of Topsail Beach Board of Commissioners joined together for a special meeting at the Topsail Beach Board Room Feb. 13.

Following dinner, the meeting commenced with a welcome by Topsail Beach Mayor Howard Braxton and Town Manager Mike Rose.

The gathering was planned to be informal, incorporating a tentative list of topics with an open discussion format.

Topsail Beach Mayor Braxton began by saying that the meeting was not a forum to ask for money for projects.

Instead, it was for Pender County and Topsail Beach officials to get together and

talk about their individual roles, and what they could do for each other. The collaborative atmosphere throughout the meeting set the tone for a consensus that by working together, the two entities can make Pender County and Topsail Beach a better place.

Town Manager Mike Rose spoke about potential needs and partnerships, and about the success of the beach nourishment project.

“It was all done before I got here, but it has been a wonderful thing for us. The town has done beach nourishment since 2010. To give you an idea of what that’s been like in the last year or so, when we had Hurricanes Hermine, Joaquin and most recently Matthew – we sustained very little, if any, damage along

that beach,” Rose said. “I believe in part that’s because of the beach nourishment.

We didn’t even have crossover damages, or anything like that. We have another project we are hoping to get underway within the next year. That will be adding an additional dune out in front of the existing frontal dune that will help continue to create that protection.

“It brings with it some problems, too, because now everybody wants to come and be on this beach; which means we have infrastructure issues, public safety and so forth, but overall it has been a big positive for the town. The contribution from the County was not a small part of that. We appreciate it, and hopefully we can all see the benefits of

that countywide, not just for the town of Topsail Beach.”

In addition to the update on the beach project, matters addressed included possible concerns about regulatory issues.

Also on the agenda was discussion about potential support for a magistrate for the eastern side of Pender County, as well as increased joint public safety efforts and possible future grant opportunities.

The group of leaders discussed the idea of a partnership with the Building Inspections Department, and long-term public utility needs for water and sewer service.

Planning for anticipated countywide growth was an area of focus, as well.

Hampstead Women’s Club, Kiwanis team up for Souper Supper The Hampstead Women’s Club and the Hampstead Kiwanis Club will host a community Souper Supper Mar. 24, from 5-8 p.m., at the Hampstead Women’s Club building, 14435 Hwy. 17.

The annual event will benefit the children’s programs of the Hampstead Kiwanis Club and the scholarship program of the Hampstead Women’s Club.

“We are pleased to join with the Hampstead Kiwanis Club again,” said Patricia Truscello, president of the Hampstead Women’s Club. “The Souper Supper has become a very popular, annual event in Hampstead. It is a time for the community to visit neighbors, enjoy a delicious meal, and at the same time give back to our children.”

Truscello said the menu

Merger

Guy says Surf City probably has the least to gain with a three-town merger.

“But I think in the long run, if the concept can be put together, it will be the right thing to do.”

Guy believes the economic future of eastern Pender County and Topsail Island is tourism, and a merger of the three beach towns will enable them to take better advantage of economic opportunities, and beach renourishment funding.

“Time was when the primary economic engine in eastern North Carolina was agriculture. We have seen that change during the past two or three decades. It is now tourism, which has a very strong lobbying presence at all government levels,” said Guy. “Tourism touches so many different parts of the economy. There is no way the government is not going to help fund beach renourishment. I believe the money will come and the beaches will flourish.”

Continued from page 1A Surf City is the largest town of the three, with town limits extending from the ocean west to U.S. Hwy. 17. Topsail Beach and North Topsail Beach are confined to Topsail Island, with no part of either town on the mainland.

North Topsail Beach has no business district and is nearly completely residential.

Topsail Beach has a small business district. Both towns have limited growth potential and face rising future tax rates to keep up with the cost of providing town services.

Topsail Beach has experienced problems with its water system, using wells for water and having saltwater intrusion difficulties in the past.

North Topsail Beach has indicated a willingness to talk merger, while Topsail Beach is discussing the issue among town officials.

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Resilient Redevelopment Plan, which will be the foundation for any supplemental funding requests from Congress, the NC General Assembly, and other sources,” said Cooper.

According to Collins, the focus of the meeting will be residential housing and longterm rentals, infrastructure, ecosystem, and economic development.

“The Resilient Redevelopment Plan (RRP), with community input, will identify needs in Pender County and help us develop strategic plans and actions,” said Collins.

The Mar. 2 meeting is open to the public. The Pender County EOC is located at 805 Ridgewood Dr. in Burgaw. For more information, call the EM office at 910-259-1210.

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Opinion Thursday, February 23, 2017, Page 4A

A slippery slope, but one which should be traversed Every day, more and more government departments, especially law enforcement agencies, become embroiled in controversy over social media policies. The question always seems to be whether or not public employees lose their rights as an American citizen to express an opinion, read what they wish or even worship as they choose.

It’s a slippery slope, but those whose paycheck comes from the taxpayers have to be held to a higher standard. The It’s a slippery slope, appearance of impropriety can but those whose paybe enough sometimes to set check comes from the off a firestorm, and when the taxpayers have to be center of that storm is a person who just happens to work on the held to a higher standard. The appearance public payroll, it can get even of impropriety can be more complex. enough sometimes to Around the country, local governments are enacting soset off a ďŹ restorm... cial media policies designed to avoid citizens being offended by statements or posts made by other citizens – who just happen to be public employees. At which point does a person abdicate their rights as an American to express themselves, whether or not someone else agrees or disagrees?

At the same time, those who serve the public have to be careful that their actions are not taken as a reflection of an entire government agency. Far too many civil litigation lawyers are chomping at the bit for an easy, extended paycheck, just as many a political hack is waiting for the chance to capitalize on a misstep, unpopular opinion or even an edgy statement.

We’ve seen the impact of social media statements gone viral here in Pender, and we’ve also seen the effects of knee-jerk reactions by politicians. Nobody wins in such cases, least of all the taxpayer or the individual involved.

Policies need to be clear, and clearly understood; as with any policy or law, previous actions which would be considered a violation of new policies don’t have a place in a reasonable world. All of us could easily and rightfully be punished for misdeeds of five, ten or twenty years ago, if we are to apply that standard.

We hope, if and when more local governments jump on this politically correct bandwagon, that the standard is better defined than the famous Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart, who said of a pornographic movie, “I know it when I see it.�

We have no guarantee not to be offended by the opinions of others, just as they have no guaranteed right to be comforted by our own.

But if any government agency seriously considers limiting the off-duty free speech of its employees, the way is one best tread lightly. It only takes a few missteps in what many consider the “right� direction to broaden the scope of a “Thought Police� type of mindset for everyone.

The taxpayers shouldn’t expect their dollars to be used for promoting ideas, photos, thoughts or statements with which they might not agree; at the same time, those who work for taxpayers are still American citizens, too.

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My Spin

Tom Campbell

Escapting the HB2 box The recurring HB2 nightmare will celebrate a birthday next month with no end in sight. Both sides of the political spectrum find themselves in a box, albeit a cardboard box they are treating as if it had walls of steel.

Governor Cooper fired the latest salvo in this running battle this week. Cooper proposed repealing HB2, increasing penalties for committing a crime in a public bathroom or locker room and requiring any cities and counties seeking to create nondiscrimination ordinances to provide 30 days’ notice to the legislature.

The governor’s proposed solution was met with immediate disdain from those on both sides but syndicated columnist and NC SPIN panelist John Hood says perhaps both were too fast with the criticism and should have reflected more before drawing swords.

Hood says that there may be a compromise here.

Cooper’s suggestion on the 30-day notification might open the door to negotiations.

The legislature had originally proposed a six-month moratorium before local governments could pass non-

discrimination ordinances; suppose both sides would agree to an outright repeal of HB2, split the difference and agree on a 90-day notification period?

This compromise agreement would accomplish several important goals. If enacted before the end of this month both sides of the issue could claim victory, even if neither got all they wanted.

This compromise would essentially return us to the status quo before Charlotte passed its ordinance and the legislature countered with HB2, a point where most acknowledge there weren’t widespread evidences of discrimination or related crimes.

Such a compromise could forestall another round of ACC and NCAA boycotts for holding tournaments and events in our state, remove the barriers for businesses seeking to relocate here and staunch the damage to our reputation.

Without question our state would enjoy economic benefits. Further, a 90-day notification would allow the legislature ample time to review proposed local nondiscrimination ordinances, discuss them with local government officials and respond, hopefully with more consideration and deliberation than we saw in the passage of HB2, if they deem action is desired.

If a local government disagreed with legislative action it could pursue remedies in the courts, understanding that these court battles would be costly, lengthy and likely without much success, since local governments are the creation of and ultimately governed by the legislature.

But that situation is unchanged from where they are

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Jefferson Weaver

When a child was sick A man I considered a friend, who helped a lot of children and a lot of people in general, passed away Thursday morning.

Charles Hicks and Donna brought us home to Meadowsweet in late 2015, like they brought home many stray and unwanted critters.

Dr. Charlie wanted us there, in part, to help Donna as the Doc continued his fight with cancer.

I had met them a couple years before, through Cape Fear Equine Rescue; Donna wanted to start volunteering, and I went by to introduce myself.

Charlie waved from the porch, and offered me a beer.

When I told him I didn’t drink, he directed me to the little refrigerator of tea, water and juice, and told me to help myself. He didn’t know me from Adam’s house cat, but I was a guest, and he was a host.

He was grumpy sometimes, but everyone gets that way, even without cancer. He was happier more than he was grumpy, at least while we knew him.

He was also one of the finest, bravest and gentlest men it has ever been my honor to know.

Above all, he loved children, and hated to see them suffer. He had a touch with the little ones; I didn’t

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Cutastrophy Jefferson Weaver see it very often, but I saw it enough that I could imagine what it must have been like at the Pediatric Center all those years ago.

He founded the Pediatric Center in Wilmington more than 40 years ago; That came about after he had worked at the famous Babies Hospital at Wrightsville Beach. By an actual count, I personally know or am closely acquainted with five families whose children were cared for by Dr. Charlie. In two cases, two generations of those families were in his care.

That’s just up here, in just the past few days, and all those miles from the city he loved, that his family called home. There were hundreds, if not thousands,

of others who Dr. Charlie made feel better.

It breaks my heart I didn’t get all of his stories written down, but that’s life.

The front porch-sunset stories I remember most were of his days as a military doctor, then the miracle babies and kids.

Whether it was a child with a mysterious ailment (turned out to be a tick borne ailment) or the baby that was run over by a fertilizer truck (and survived unscathed), he could put you there in the examining room. Listening to the change in his voice and seeing his eyes, you could see that this was a man who would move heaven and

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10 ways seniors can avoid identity theft Dear Savvy Senior, What can seniors do to protect themselves from identity theft? My brother-in-law, who’s 77, recently had his identity stolen and I want to make sure it doesn’t happen to me.

Worried Relative Dear Worried, Great question! Each year around 17 million people fall victim to identity theft, which happens when someone gets access to your Social Security number, bank or credit card account number, or other identifying information and uses it to steal from you. Here are some free steps you can take to reduce your risks.

Guard your personal information: Never give your Social Security number, credit card number, checking or savings account numbers to anyone unless you initiate the contact.

Also, do not carry your Social Security card around in your wallet or purse, and don’t carry around your Medicare card either unless you’re going to the doctor. s'ET OFF MAILING LISTS Put a stop to preapproved credit-card offers, which is a gold mine for ID thieves.

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Epiphanies hit me at the oddest of times. When they do, I feel ever closer to my ultimate aspiration of selfactualization. One recent epiphany, for example, was the realization that I’m an adult and must, therefore, act responsibly.

Another aha moment, which my dad has been trying to instill for the last twenty-five years, is that money doesn’t grow on trees and, technically, I shouldn’t spend more money than I have. My credit card respectfully disagrees.

A few weeks ago, while conversing with Dr. Seaborn Blair about my many useless, random hobbies, he made a connection.

You like to cut things. Cutting is cathartic for you.

Now, I’m not sure what this observation says about me, but Dr. Blair was spot on. In fact, my first foray into cutting happened during the Christmas of my sixth year. I must have been a good girl in 1976 because, in addition to a family of Weeble Wobbles and my green Inchworm rideon, Santa Claus delivered a Barbie Beauty Center styling head, well-appointed with ribbons, brush and comb, barrettes, pink curlers and makeup kit. Barbie Head, adorned with glamorous golden curls and a gorgeous symmetrical face, waited patiently for her transformation into goddess.

The chalky, non-adhesive makeup was quickly replaced with magic marker and, as Dorothy Hamill gained popularity, merely curling Barbie’s tresses wasn’t enough. I envisioned my client with a Hamill bob and, armed with safety scissors, commenced to snipping.

Minutes passed as Barbie’s polyester mane grew shorter and shorter. A maniacal force took over as all control was lost and, before long, Barbie more closely resembled a deranged killer. In short order, the Barbie Beauty Center party was over.

Years passed and the urge to cut things occasionally resurfaced during my formative years. I experimented with my sister’s bangs, my eyebrows and Whiskers the cat, yet I never felt a strong desire to groom inanimate objects until last summer.

In a fit of boredom, I explored the garage in the hopes of locating a power tool. Suddenly, a pair of garden shears caught my attention, their sharp blades luring me with possibility.

I must confess that whenever I task myself with a new idea, I generally opt for projects which are completely out of my league. I immediately purchase lots of tools and materials but, after the first hour, give surrender to boredom and opt to watch an episode of Dr. Phil in order to feel better.

In an effort to become more like an adult, however, I decided to stay the course and achieve something important that summer. So, after five minutes, I decided to transform my Boxwood shrubs into Bonsai trees-a testament

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Newsings & Musings

Edith Batson As I write this on Monday I realize that today is a holidayPresident’s Day. When did Americans first acknowledge our Presidents with their own day? President’s Day dates back to our founding father and first President, George Washington. He was born Feb. 22, 1732.

On his birthday in 1796, when Washington was in his last full year as President, the day became a holiday known as Washington’s Birthday.

Americans, however, did not observe this holiday until 1832- 100 years after his birth. \Abraham Lincoln was the next President to gain reverence similar to Washington. Born Feb. 12, 1809, his birthday was first

Weaver Continued from page 4A earth to help a child. We need more men like that.

The corporate nature of modern medical care disgusted him, even more so as he fought through the red tape trying different treatments for the disease that would finally kill him. He told me once, in a moment of frankness, that while he was indeed fighting to stay alive, he also wanted future patients to benefit from whatever could be learned from his treatments.

In one of our political discussions, he let it be known one of the biggest reasons he despised the new government medical mandate was because he knew, as a physician, pediatrician and businessman, that it would force a lower standard of

Hill Continued from page 4A to the Asian ancestry of my children.

Unfortunately, requests for a chainsaw and machete were immediately denied as my family cited concerns regarding my impulsivity and lack of patience.

I reasoned that manual cutting would allow more direct contact with my medium and, before long, branches were flying. In retrospect, it would have been helpful to know that Boxwoods are home to all manner of vermin, namely yellow jackets and spiders.

Needless to say, my first

celebrated in 1865 – the year after he was assassinated.

Although his birthday was not honored as a federal holiday like Washington’s, many states adopted it as a legal holiday.

In 1968 Congress passed legislation placing any federal holiday on a Monday, including Washington’s birthday, in order to create a three day weekend.

In 1971, President Richard Nixon combined the birthdays of Washington and Lincoln and called it President’s Day. It would be celebrated on the third Monday in February, regardless of which day it fell on.

It is now viewed as a holiday that pays tribute to all who have served as President of the United States.

February is also Black History month. There are many black people who have made many wonderful contributions to our great country. I can’t begin to name them all. I’m sure you have seen programs on TV or heard things on the radio.

Plan to read about the holiday in World Book or other sources. Go to the library and get some books.

Remember that the month

is a time to celebrate Black History- so celebrate our country’s people.

My eyes will not allow me to see the fine print this morning, so you will have to do your own research. Make it your project for this month.

Eggs galore I have a habit of trying to do more than one thing at a time, so I put four eggs on the stove to boil and turned my attention to making some copies on the copy machine.

Soon I heard something like two explosions. Yes, I had forgotten about the eggs. I asked the Lord to tell me what had exploded in the house.

He showed me the kitchen – which by then had a horrible smell of burned eggs, which had popped out of the dry pot and all over the stove and floor.

The little pot I have used for many years had popped off the burner with the wooden handle catching fire on the heat from the burner. I quickly extinguished it with water.

When I felt the inside of the little pot it was full of crud. I think it will have to go in the trash. I had to get my column finished so I stepped over the mess and cleaned up what I could. The odor still

lingers as the air spray did not help much. I have decided that I must put a timer on the eggs and stand at the kitchen stove while they cook.

Now my eggs are ruined and I don’t know what I’ll have for breakfast or when.

Oh well, eggs can be replaced.

Maybe I will just have some hot oatmeal with cranberries.

St. Patrick’s Day will be here soon. Remember to wear green. My daughter, Edith, said they went to Monroe, Louisiana for a Mardi Gras parade a couple of days ago. Guess there will be lots of celebrations in South Louisiana.

In April we will be having Easter, when our Lord Jesus suffered on the cross for our sins. Even Jesus prayed that God would take that cup from Him, but it was not God’s will.

Just think, Jesus went through that so He could take our sins on the cross with Him and could cleanse us of our sins – past, present and future – if we believed that He was God’s son and we asked Him to forgive our sins.

What a wonderful Savior we have. Let Jesus give you peace in your hearts that only He can give.

care on some children.

No child ever went wanting for medical help when a family went into Dr. Charlie’s practice. Color, money, status, address – none of that mattered. What mattered was a little kid was sick, and he would, by cracky, do what he could to make that child better.

He didn’t see color – he saw a sick little kid.

That’s one thing that drove him to ignore law enforcement during the racial problems in Wilmington in 1971. The streets weren’t safe for anybody. Random gunshots, firebombings and rocks thrown at car windshields had caused the National Guard and a special riot squad of the Highway Patrol to augment New Hanover and Wilmington deputies and police. Two people died, and in adjusted dollars, property damage was in the millions.

But Dr. Charlie was on call,

and there was a sick toddler at the hospital. Sitting on his porch last summer, he told me he thought about staying home and looking after his family – he had the option – but instead, he ignored the warnings because a child was sick. He laughed when I asked, out of curiosity, if the child was white or black.

He couldn’t remember, and it didn’t matter.

“I didn’t care when there wasn’t a riot,” he told me.

“The child was sick. The color didn’t matter.”

He was utterly and completely in love with Miss Donna. When she went to town and he was there at the house alone, he’d sometimes hunt up Rhonda or myself because he was lonely. They had a love that reminds me so much of my parents’ love for each other, and one which we should all strive to emulate.

Charlie had two daughters of his own, but when he and

Donna married, Jennifer became his daughter, too. He was just that kind of man.

Charlie loved the sea, fishing, laughter, life, sunsets, animals, Donna and his family – but most of all, he loved and cherished children.

Again, we need more men like him.

We need more men willing to be fathers and gentlemen who will do the right thing, who tell it like it is and do it like it should be done, and understand that it’s a man’s job to protect and care for his family – and if he is called upon to do, the families of others.

We need more men like Dr. Charlie, men who a little kid can look up to, and know that somehow, everything is going to be better.

Jefferson Weaver is a columnist and contributing writer with the Post & Voice.

Contact him at jeffersonweaver@nrcolumbus.com.

day of Bonsai landscaping was quite eventful. That afternoon, I trudged upstairs with no fewer than ten wasp stings and a spider bite on my left index finger which, fortunately, didn’t cause my untimely death but made me extremely sick.

As I stood in front of the bathroom mirror, my face a swollen mass of dirt and leaves, I released my hair from its ponytail holder and three white moths flew from my head (I swear I can’t make this up).

Although the assaults from the tiny beasts continued, I refused to surrender.

By summer’s end, however, my Boxwoods more closely resembled the Easter Island statue heads instead of the

cleverly shaped Bonsai trees I had envisioned.

I’ve discovered that my need to cut and groom continues in the form of my newly coiffed bangs and mohawked poodles. Sure, I go through a lot of Band-Aids and, only rarely, cut things I’m not supposed to (but, not people).

My friends refuse to entertain my requests to trim their bangs, so I venture into the woods behind my house each afternoon to cut grape vines for the wreaths I’m making.

Unfortunately, the neurological pairing of my obsessive compulsive and attention deficit disorders usually means that I remain in the woods for a really, really long

time.

So, if I ever go missing and my pruning shears are gone, simply follow the blood dappled trail and cleared path. I’ll be the one with the impish smile grooming a family of matted raccoons.

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Pictured above are Pender Schools Superintendent Dr. Terri Cobb, Debra Bradford, and Topsail Elementary celebrated No Name-Calling Week, and the winners of the Kindness TES Principal Janet Redinger. in Action Poster and Coloring Contest are (left to right): Anya Riche (fourth grade), Abbey Hubbard (fourth grade), Aliyah Harper (third grade), Abby Roberts (second grade), Kellan Coleman (first grade) and Calvin Hanson (kindergarten).

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Bradford is Pender Schools Employee of the Week

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Congratulations to Debra Bradford, Pender County Schools Employee of the Week.

Miss Deb is the bookkeeper, receptionist, and part-time nurse at Topsail Elementary School. She has been based at Topsail Elementary since it

“The children are what’s best,” Bradford said. “I love them. When they are here, they are ours. I love to go to the grocery store and have the kids come up and say hi.”

Topsail Elementary Principal Janet Redinger said Miss Deb balances many hats, fulfilling any role needs to be filled.

grandma to anyone who needs a little extra TLC,” Redinger said. “She works so very hard to do right by staff, administration, parents and children. I could not think of a better person to be the first face or voice for Topsail Elementary.”

Please join us in thanking Miss Deb for her dedication to students, staff and families.

Black History Month recognized in Pender Schools In recognition of Black History Month, students across Pender County are learning about the accomplishments of African Americans.

At Cape Fear Elementary, Music teacher Mrs. Myhill read students the book Rap A Tap Tap, by Leo and Diane Dillon. The book celebrates the life of Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, a famous African American tap dancer. As Mrs. Myhill read the book, students Fourth graders, Nya Coury and Claire Qasem submitted Science Fair projects at the took turns playing the metalTopsail Elementary School Science Fair and were winners in the Dec. 9, competition. lophone and xylophone.

They were invited to move up and compete in the Pender County School District Science “This year we are travelFair for elementary students Jan. 13. Winning at the district level, they were invited ing around North America,” to move on to compete in the Regional Science Fair at UNCW Feb. 11. Their projects Myhill said. “We started in

were judged against the top winners of several districts in the southeast region. These amazing young scientists won at the regional level, and have been invited for the final competition in Raleigh at Meredith College Mar. 25. This is the highest level of competition for elementary students, and their projects will be judged among the top elementary projects of the state of North Carolina. These students were recognized for their accomplishments by the PCS Board of Education at their meeting Tuesday evening, Jan. 13.. Nya Coury’s project title is “Polyester Vs. Cotton-The Heat is On.” Claire Qasem’s project title is “Burning Biofuel.” Pictured above are (left) Nya Coury and Claire Qasem.

Canada, visited New York, the Appalachian Mountains, now we are in New Orleans, and next will visit the West and end in Mexico.”

In Mr. Sidor’s American History class at Pender Early College, students watched the beginning of Claudia Stack’s Under the Kudzu, which tells the story of two Rosenwald schools in Pender County through the experiences of former teachers and alumni.

Following the screening, students heard from Dr. Richard B. Newkirk and Betty Thompson, who attended Rosenwald schools.

“We took care of books,” Dr. Newkirk said, adding that they were charged a fee for the used books they received at the beginning of the year. “We didn’t cover them with paper, we covered them with cloth. At the end of the school year, if it wasn’t like it was when you got it, you paid a damage fee.

They did not give you paper.

They did not give you pencils.

You came to school and they expected you to have it.”

Thompson brought photos of Julius Rosenwald, Booker T. Washington, and their descendants for students to view following the presentation.

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Robert “Bob� Reynolds Coleman HAMPSTEAD -- Robert “Bob� Reynolds Coleman, 75, of Hampstead passed from his earthly life to his Heavenly home Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center.

He was born Mar. 19, 1941 in Pender County, the son of the late Lindsey and Iva Lee Batson Coleman. Bob was also preceded in death by his wife, Pat Coleman.

Bob is survived by his daughters, Teresa Coleman Coston and her husband, Dean, and Lisa Coleman; grandchildren, Steven Paquette, Amanda Rose (Joe), Candace Griffin (Steven), and Shawn Paquette; great grandchildren, Brayden Griffin, Kaylee Rose, and Caleb Rose; and many nieces, nephews and friends, all who dearly loved Bob. During Bob’s early years he worked hard to provide for his family as a commercial fisherman. He retired from Pender County as a heavy equipment operator and as an Animal Control Officer with 26 years of service.

Bob dearly loved his family and his countless number of friends. His jovial personality and great sense of humor brought joy and smiles to everyone he met. Fishing off his dock and watching the boats go by in the Hampstead waterway were favorite pastimes for Bob. He loved everything about coastal living. Bob had a great love for all of God’s creatures as he had many pets throughout his lifetime.

Bob’s family is grateful to God for his life and they consider themselves blessed to have had such a wonderful daddy, granddaddy and uncle.

The family received friends 4-6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017 at Quinn-McGowen Funeral Home in Burgaw. His funeral service was at 10:00 a.m. on Monday at Blake’s Chapel Advent Christian Church with Rev. Steve Spearing and Rev. Edward Dowd conducting the service. Burial followed in the church cemetery.

Linda Sue Tuttle Cockrum DANDRIDGE, TENN. -Linda Sue Tuttle Cockrum, of Dandridge, Tenn., born Feb. 18, 1946, passed away Monday Feb. 13, 2017 in Wilmington, surrounded by her husband and two sons. She was a loving wife, devoted mother, and adoring grandmother. Sue courageously fought an illness over the past few months. Sue taught school for more than 30 years and developed a deep appreciation for exposing children to science and the outdoors. Her pride and joy were her seven grandchildren, Douglas Lake, and the Tennessee Volunteers.

Sue and husband Bill celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in November of 2016. Sue retired from a career in teaching in 2006; she and Bill enjoyed traveling the U.S. extensively with family and friends. Sue is no doubt looking down upon her family and smiling with Rocky Top playing in the background.

We will all miss her sharp wit and sense of humor dearly.

Sue was preceded in death by parents, Dorothy and Robert Tuttle; and in-laws, Winifred and George Cockrum. She is survived by her loving husband, Bill Cockrum of Dandridge; son and daughter-inlaw, John and Ginny Cockum and their sons, Porter, Jack, and Fletcher of Hampstead; son and daughter-in-law, Jim and Audrey Cockrum and their children, Patton, Adyn,

Willa, and Layla of Strawberry Plains, Tenn.; sister, Jean Lawson of Nashville; and her beloved rescue lab, Lucky. The family would like to thank the wonderful nurses and doctors of New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, for all their care and compassion while helping Sue in her final days.

Sue was an advocate of animal adoption and pet rescue.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Monty’s Home (PO Box 821 Burgaw, NC 20425), Boxer Butts and other Mutts (108 Schermerhorn Lane Arden, NC 28704), or an animal rescue of your choice.

The family received friends from 2-4 p.m. Sunday Feb. 19, 2017, at Rose Mortuary Broadway Chapel. A service followed at 4 p.m. with friends and family sharing memories and stories of Sue. The family and friends met at 10:45 a.m.

Monday Feb. 20, 2017, at Highland Memorial Cemetery for an 11 a.m. interment service.

Online obituary be viewed and condolences extended at www.rosemortuary.com.

Mrs. Doris Lillian Grubbs KERNERSVILLE -- Mrs. Doris Lillian Grubbs, 74, passed away Friday, Feb. 3, 2017 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born Nov. 13, 1942 in Forsyth County to the late Morrell and Doris Simpson. She spent 15 years teaching at Topsail High School in Pender County.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son David Harold Grubbs.

Surviving are her husband Ephraim “Butch� Grubbs, Jr.; her son Colonel Ephraim Grubbs III (Renee); daughter, Beth Donaldson; six grandchildren, Sarah and Andrew Donaldson, Lieph, Adam, Eli and Noah Grubbs. Two brothers, Morrie Simpson (Martha), Paul Simpson (Janice); one sister Martha Honeycutt (Eddie); six nieces and nephews; Bryan and Brad Simpson; Alan and Lynn Honeycutt, and Gregg and Eric Simpson.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday Feb. 11, 2017 at Main Street United Methodist Church in Kernersville.

Rev. Rick Carter and Rev. Dale Hilton officiated. The family received friends from 1-1:45 p.m. prior to the service at the church. Burial followed in the church cemetery. Memorials may be made to the David H. Grubbs Memorial Foundation at www.grubbsfoundation. com.

Hayworth-Miller Kernersville Chapel is assisting the Grubbs family. Online condo-

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Hayworth-Miller.com Gregory Theodore Hackler BURGAW -- Gregory Theodore Hackler, 54, of Burgaw, died Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017 in Wilmington.

He was born April 4, 1962 in Radford, Va., the son of Wanda Harrell Hackler Washington and the late Darrell Hackler.

Greg is survived by his mother, Wanda Harrell Hackler Washington and her husband, Barry; son, Darrel Hackler (Brittany); sister, Sharon Cundiff; and brother, Douglas Hackler.

Greg was a kind hearted man who loved his family in his own special way. He was loved and will be missed.

Memorial service for family and close friends was at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017 at Broken Bread Fellowship conducted by Pastor Curtiss Vann.

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

Cleopatra Pickett James MAPLE HILL -- Cleopatra Pickett James affectionately known as Cleo age 87, Maple Hill died Feb. 14 at Carolina R ive r N u r s i n g H o m e i n Jacksonville.

The family was served by Nixon Lewis Funeral Home, Burgaw.

Edward Lee Moore CURRIE -- Edward Lee Moore, 69, of Currie passed from his earthly life Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017 at his home.

He was born Aug 18, 1947 in Pender County, the son of the late Edward Earl Moore and Dorothy Merritt Moore Rivenbark.

Edward is survived by his daughter, Leanne M. Cummings (David); son, Matthew Moore; grandsons, Michael Cummings and Thomas Moore; sister, Loyce Long; niece, Patricia Thornton (Danny); great niece and nephew, Brenlee and Bryce Thornton; mother of their children, Frances Stallings; aunts, Louise Davis and Myrtle Lowery (Jimmy); and many extended family and friends.

Edward was a member of Moores Creek Baptist Church.

He was retired after working many years with Pender County School System in the maintenance department.

The family received friends from noon until 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017 at Moores Creek Baptist Church with service at 1 p.m. in the church s a n c t u a r y. Pa s t o r Ro g e r Barnes conducted the service.

Burial followed in the church cemetery.

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

Robert Adell Wright Sr. ALEXANDRIA, VA. -- Robert Adell Wright,Sr., son of the late Alner William and Lillie love Bannerman Wright, was born June 27, 1941, in Atkinson. He departed this life Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, at his home in Alexandria, Va. He was a graduate of Pender County Training School, Rocky Point, and N.C. A&T State University, Greensboro.

After graduating from college, Robert was drafted into the United States Army, where he served for two years.

After moving to Virginia, Robert became a member of Russell Temple CME Church and faithfully served as a trustee and member of the men’s choir.

Robert began employment with the federal government at Fort Belvoir, Va and retired after 54 years of government service.

Robert is survived by his wife of 45 years, Mamie Register Wright; his children Duboris(JoAnn), Robert Jr. and Jamie all of Alexandria, and Fabian of Atkinson; adopted son of the home, DaJohn; fifteen grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; two sisters: Margaree Calmes(Willie) and Carolyn Northern(Willie), of Atkinson; two brothers: Manuel Wright(Marguree), of Washington, DC and Clifton “Earl� Wright(Vicky), of Alexandria; five sisters-in-law: Lillie Murray(William) of Wilmington, Phyllis Wright of Watha, Doris Wright of New York, Josie Wright of Atkinson, and Margaret Wright of Alexandria; and a host of nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.

Visitation will be 5-7pm Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017 at Dunn Funeral Home.

Funeral service will be at 1 pm Friday, Feb. 24, 2017 at New Zion AME Church, Atkinson.

Interment will be in the Register Family Cemetery.

The family was served by Dunn Funeral Home, Burgaw

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Lady Pirates top Ashley, fall to Hoggard in semis

By Lee Wagner Post & Voice Sports Writer Winning is always the aim in any game but sometimes even a loss can send a message, and last Wednesday’s loss to Hoggard by the Topsail girls’ basketball team may have been one of those nights.

Hoggard’s Blair Barefoot scored 13 points – nine in the fourth period, five coming via free throws – and Lola Lovitt added 13 points as Hoggard defeated Topsail 53-47 in the semifinals of the Mid-Eastern 3A/4A Conference basketball tournament at Brunswick Community College.

The Lady Pirates (15-9, 7-5) lost 47-12 to the Hoggard girls back on Dec. 13 at Hoggard, then lost 35-28 to the Lady Vikings in Hampstead Jan. 13. That’s going from an early 35-point loss to a sevenpoint defeat, down to a six-point deficit on – perhaps – the biggest stage thus far this year for the young (12 senior) Lady Pirates.

Therein lies the message that Topsail

might just be ready to make some noise in the NCHSAA 3A state playoffs against teams at their population level. It also says second-year Coach Andrew Ellington has the program on the right path.

In Ellington’s first year (2015-16) Topsail finished 13-11 overall and 5-7 in the conference. That ended a string of threestraight losing seasons (20-49 overall, 7-31 in conference) and this year’s 7-5 record was the first conference winning mark since 2009 in the Coastal Plains 1A Conference.

The Lady Pirates stayed close throughout, ending the first period down 13-10 and entering halftime down 25-21.

Hoggard put a little more space between the two teams (40-32) entering the final eight minutes, despite Topsail getting to within one early in the third period.

Topsail outscored Hoggard 13-11 in the fourth period but Barefoot’s heroics kept the Lady Pirates at bay. Rachel Kapiko led Topsail with 11 points (three-treys), Lauren Caveness had nine, Carmen Pyrtle scored eight, and Julia Sullivan added eight points and nine re-

Midway pulls away from Pender late For one half of the Pender at Midway first round Four County Conference matchup the Patriots matched the higher seeded Raiders point for point. However, an eight-point advantage in the third quarter by Midway gave the Raiders the breathing room it needed to ease past the Patriots 76-65, eliminating the Patriots from the season ending tournament.

The senior duo of Rodney Hansley and Jarious Williams was looking to make some noise in the conference tournament and came out ready to fly. The game was tight through the first eight minutes and when the buzzer sounded to end the first stanza the teams were knotted at eight apiece.

The second quarter stayed true to form with both teams battling for a chance to advance to the second round of the tournament.

The Patriots found their offensive rhythm in the second stanza and put 23 points on the board. The Raiders matched that total and the two teams went into the half tied at 31-31. There was 16 minutes of regulation basketball left to decide which team would play another day.

Midway has made their presence

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Staff photo by Andy Pettigrew

West Bladen runs past Titans

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The last time the Heide Trask men’s varsity basketball team faced West Bladen, the upstart Titans used an impressive defense to top the Knights 42-41.

The Titans needed another low scoring affair to have a chance at beating the impressive Bladen County Knights.

Early in the contest, it appeared that the Titans were up to the challenge but the Knights came charging back and took a 69-54 win.

The Titans jumped out to a 9-3 lead early in the game. The Knights found their footing and came charging back. A 9-5 run by West pulled the home team to within a bucket at 14-12 after one period.

The Titans opened the second period with a bucket before the Knights began to apply themselves.

The Knights used runs of 7-0 and 12-0 in the second quarter to take a commanding lead. The teams went into the break with West Bladen holding a 33-20 lead.

Trask went on a 9-2 run to open the second half, cutting the West Bladen lead to six at 35-29. The Knights fired back and went on a 16-8 run to end the quarter. The Titans were down 51-37 with just eight minutes to play.

The West Bladen lead reached 18 points before an 8-0 Trask run cut the deficit to 10 points.

The Knights went on a 12-2 run of their own and eased past the undermanned Titans.

Lady Titans end winless season at Clinton The Trask Lady Titan basketball team has found little to be encouraged by this season. The team came into the season on a long losing streak that included a winless 2015-16 campaign. With their third coach in three years on board and a plethora of inexperienced players the team’s outlook for the 2016-17 season was bleak.

Last week the Lady Titans traveled to Clinton to face off with the first place Clinton Lady Dark Horses in the first round of the Four County Conference.

The Lady Dark Horses had beaten the Lady Titans twice this year by a combined score of 190-58. Although the Lady Titans lost by the lopsided score of 75-33, there were signs of improvement. The Trask ladies outscored the Dark Horse substitutes 14-10 in the fourth quarter after being down 47-12 at the half.

Trask finished the season 0-25. They have lost 51 straight contests over two seasons.

Sports News and Notes

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The area high school basketball teams were forced to wait until late Sunday to find out when and where they were going to play in the first round of the North Carolina state playoffs.

The Pender Lady Patriots earned a home game based on their conference record. They hosted Manteo on Tuesday night. The Trask ladies were winless for the second consecutive year and did not make the playoffs.

The Topsail Lady Pirates were set to host Walter Williams High School on

Staff photo by Andy Pettigrew

The Lady Pirates fell to Hoggard in the semi-finals of the MEC tournament.

bounds.

“We were right there, it was the same type of game as the one when played at

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By Lee Wagner Post & Voice Sports Writer

After playing Midway close in the FCC tourney, Pender fell to the Raiders in the first round.

Tuesday night.

The Pender men played at one of their old nemesis in Jones County Senior High school while Trask drew their conference mate Wallace-Rose Hill. The Bulldogs beat the Titans twice last year.

The first time they played they beat the Titans by nine points.

However, the second time they played the Bulldogs faced an undermanned Titan squad and beat them by more than 20 points. The Titans have everybody back with the exception of their leading scorer in Tiyuan Ballard.

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After a season of struggles and hardluck losses in so many close games, leading to a 0-11 mark in conference play, the Topsail boys’ basketball picked Senior Night to make a statement – that they are a lot better than their record might indicate – and they did it by winning their first conference game while avenging an earlier close loss (61-58).

Fittingly, senior Kodiak-Nestor Dowling (14 points, seven rebounds), Johnny Tartglione (10 points, seven rebounds), and Owen Ellis (four points, 16 boards) led the way as Topsail ended the regular season with a 46-36 Mid-Eastern 3A/4A Conference win over South Brunswick Thursday in Hampstead on a Senior Night celebration where they honored six seniors.

There were seven ties in the game but the Cougars (9-13, 3-9) only led three times as the Pirates (10-13, 1-11) pretty much controlled things on both ends of the court – forcing 12 turnovers and outrebounding the visitors 41-27.

“It’s good to get another win,” Topsail Coach Jamie Rochelle said. “We’ve struggled in a lot of close games, and for these seniors (Nestor-Dowling, Tartaglione, Ellis, Alec Baker, Clay Parker, and Darden Velthoven) to get a win on Senior Night I feel really good for them.

A coupe have played varsity for a few years in a program where there was a lot of work to do to get them on the right track when I took over,, and we’re slowly getting to where we can be very competitive and the senior and the seniors have been a large part of that.

“Our goal was to go .500 this year but a double-digit win season is still special, we haven’t done that in a while (10-14 in 2012-13 in the East Central 2A Conference).”

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The basketball playoffs were announced late Sunday afternoon and of course the Heide Trask Titan men’s basketball team drew a conference mate.

It seems like every time the playoffs are announced the Trask sports teams take a hit. If you remember, the football team drew a Union team that they had beaten at their place. They also had to go to Union and play that said playoff game.

The Titans limped towards the end of this season. At one point the team was missing three starters including their leading scorer and rebounder. The team resembled a middle school in stature toward the end of the season, often times playing with five guards on the floor. Their

first round opponent is Wallace-Rose Hill. That’s right, Wallace Rose Hill.

This is not limited to Trask. Remember, Pender drew Wallace in the first round of the football playoffs last year. Talk about a tough draw.

I am going to say this again. The NCHSAA has to figure out a way to separate conference mates for at least the first round. There is no reason why Trask is playing Wallace in the first round. I find it hard to believe that they could not have manipulated the brackets enough to move one of them one spot over.

This is the Titans final year in the Four County Conference. If the Titans draw Wallace next year then that’s fine. However, I would bet a dollar to a donut that next year the Titans draw another conference mate. It seems like it is the norm rather than the exception in recent years.

The Trask Titan men’s basketball team has a tall chore ahead in trying to beat a very athletic Bulldog team. The issue is not how good or bad the Dogs are.

The issue is that they are playing them in the first round?

Top Performers

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The three area high schools were playing in their respective conference tournaments last week.

The Topsail Lady Pirate basketball team has made major strides this year. They made it to the second round of the Mid - Eastern Conference tournament last week.

Lauren Caveness finished with 14 points, 2 rebounds, an assist, a steal, and 3 blocked shots in the win over Ashley while Julie Sullivan had six points, eight rebounds and 2 assists.

In the loss to Hoggard Rachel Kapiko led Topsail with 11 points. Caveness had nine while Carmen Pyrtle scored eight. Sullivan added eight points and nine rebounds.

The Topsail boys lost to Hoggard in the first round of the MEC tournament. Johnny Tartaglione and Alec Baker each scored 11 points to pace the Pirates.

The Pender boys basketball team fell in the first round of the Four County Conference tournament despite 21 point from senior sharp shooter Rodney Hansley. Fellow seniors Jarious Williams (14 points 6 boards, 3 steals) and

Cameron Kea (9 pts, 8 boards) also had good games.

The Lady Patriots dropped a heart breaker to West Bladen. The Pender ladies lost on a free throw with less than three seconds to play in regulation. Junior Taylor Marshall led the Patriots with 19 points with Ratavia Merritt chipping in 12. Senior Gracie Vincent had four points.

The Trask men fell in the first round of the Four County Conference tournament despite a good game from freshman Jujuan Carr.

Topsail wrestlers Noah Lavalle and Ethan Rivenbark each lost at the state wrestling tournaments. Both represented their school well.

Titan heavyweight Kyle Hancock lost his first two matches at the state championships in Greensboro. He finished the year 40-10.

Trask senior Joseph Chung lost in the state championships as well. Chung made it to the quarter finals after winning his first round match. He fell in the second round and then dropped a tough match in the consolation bracket.

This week’s top performer is Pender senior guard Rodney Hansley. He scored 21 points against Midway.

West Bladen edges Lady Pats

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer When the Pender Lady Patriots drew the West Bladen Lady Knights in the first round of the Four County Conference tournament, one could have thought that this would be the Patriots time to shine. After all, the Patriots had played the Knights tough all year, falling twice by a combined five points.

Again, the much-improved Lady Patriots came to play against the Knights and again, the game came down to the wire. The season series stayed true to form as the West Bladen ladies beat Pender 47-46 on a free throw with less than three ticks left on the clock.

Junior Taylor Marshall and her Lady Patriot teamStaff photo by Andy Pettigrew mates played well in the first Alec Baker directs the offense from quarter. The game was tight the back court. with the Pats taking a one

point lead into the second period.

The Lady Knights were up to the challenge and the two evenly matched squads played hard into the second stanza.

West Bladen outscored the Pender County ladies by one point in the second period and the two Four County Conference mates went into the halftime break tied 32-32.

This would be the last time the two teams faced each other as conference mates and they were putting on a show. With just one half of play left, the Pender County Patriots were determined to leave a lasting impression on the Knights.

Coach Andrienne Bannermans squad came charging out of the break as if they were on fire. They went on an 11-4 run after falling behind by four to open the second half. The Pats were up 35-32

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On the Mat

By Bobby Norris and Lee Wagner Post & Voice Sports Writers

Both Topsail and Trask took their best two wrestlers to the state championships held in Greensboro last weekend with hopes of bringing home a state title.

While all four grapplers came up short, the experience was valuable.

It wasn’t the ending either wrestler was looking for, but Topsail High School freshman Noah Lavalle and sophomore Ethen Rivenbark, while they did not come back from the NCHSAA 3A State Tournament as place-win-

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The free throws were a huge key as the Pirates were 19-for-25 from the charity strip, including 11-for-14 performance in the last period – led by an 8-for-8 effort by Nestor-Dowling.

“It’s great, especially coming tonight,” Nestor-Dowling said. “I’ve been waiting for this night since I was a freshman and it’s exciting to win the final game here on Senior Night and get ready for the tournament.

“Tonight I think I was being more aggressive and getting more rebounds off the glass. It is certainly a boost

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entering the fourth frame.

Pender was eight minutes away from advancing to the second round of the confer-

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“They went on a little run

Pfeiffer shows athletic ability at Trask High

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer When Leanna Pfeiffer was a little girl she wanted to play football. Her father Adam, once a quarterback at Trask, signed her up. Leanna played two years of football and never backed down from a challenge.

Leanna is now an eighth grader at Cape Fear Middle school and a three sort athlete.

She has played goalkeeper on the soccer team and was on the softball team as well. She has also played volleyball and is currently playing on the basketball team where she has shown signs of being a very good player.

Leanna also excels in the classroom. She is an excellent student with a great work ethic.

The Heide Trask Titan female athletic department lost several high profile athletes to graduation last year. With the likes of Leanna Pfeiffer coming in next year, the future seems to be secure.

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ners, came back to Hampstead this past weekend with valuable experiences that can only benefit them in the future.

LaValle (160 pounds) won the 3A East Regional title with a victory in the finals over the nmber one seed but found the going a little tougher in Greensboro. LaValle (21-8) dropped a tough 6-4 decision to Erwin sophomore Anthony Johnson.

That sent LaValle into the consolation wrestle-back competition where he was pinned in 0:54 by Douglas Byrd senior Ernesto Valentine.

Rivenbark (113 pounds)

suffered through a 15-0 (5:27) technical fall defeat at the hands of Piedmont sophomore Colby Funderburk before losing 5-3 to Chapel Hill sophomore Zin Maung.

Rivenbark finished his season with a 28-18 record.

Titan heavyweight Kyle Hancock dropped his first two matches over the weekend including a tough triple overtime loss to Morgan East in the consolation bracket.

182-pound senior Joseph Chung won his first match with a win over Silas Hollbrook by fall in the final seconds of the match before losing in the second round to Cameron Helt of Rosewood.

entering the tournament and maybe it will give us the conference to go in and knock some of the higher seeds off.”

The Pirates led 9-7 after the first period and 23-19 at halftime. The Cougars fought back and the third quarter ended in a 31-31 deadlock. A 33-33 tie with 38 seconds gone in the final stanza was pretty much South Brunswick’s last hurrah.

A spurt made it 37-33. A later basket by Cougar Jake McKenney brought South to within one (37-36) with 5:49 left in the game but that would be the last Cougar points in the game. Senior Alec Baker (seven points) made two free throws to make it 39-36 before Nestor-Dowling tickled the twine six-straight times from the line for a 45-36 lead. Baker finished it off with another charity toss.

Tuesday the Pirates once again hung tough throughout the first 16 minutes be-

fore things began to get out of hand in a 59-45 loss to West Brunswick. A frigid first period put the Pirate in a 6-3 hole, and that three-point deficit remained (22-19) at the intermission.

Topsail did not have a field goal in the first quarter with all three points coming from the charity stripe, going 0-for13 from the field. The Trojans weren’t having much more success in a 2-for-10 first period.

Topsail got to within six (50-44) with 1:44 remaining in the game but nine-straight made free throws by the Trojans (19-for-22 in the game; 13-of-17 in the fourth quarter) sealed the deal, with West senior Brandyn Parker (22 points) making 7-of-9 down the stretch.

Topsail was 11-for-48 (22.9 percent) from the field and 18for-31 (58.1 percent) from the charity stripe.

“I didn’t think we played bad but I don’t think we

played good, either,” Rochelle said. “Offensively we definitely struggled in the first quarter, but they did, too. We were able to get something going in the second and the rest of the half, but we missed a lot of foul shots and they made a lot off foul shots, especially when it counted.

“Defensively we either forced them into bad shots or they had wide-open layups, there was no in-between. We have to get teams into more difficult shooting situations and take away those easy layups. Our help defense wasn’t very good and they got a lot of easy baskets.”

Topsail, the number sevenseed in the tournament faced number two-seed Hoggard Tuesday with the winner advancing to winner advancing to the semifinals Wednesday – all games at Brunswick Community College. Hoggard beat Topsail twice (45-27 and 59-43) during the regular season.

number one starting pitcher in 6-5 Nathan Harrell.

The Pender softball team will await the finish of their basketball season. Starting pitcher Gracie Vincent is on that squad as is Kam Thompson.

All three high school baseball and softball teams are scheduled to begin regular

season play the week of the Feb. 26.

The Titan baseball team actually opened their season Feb. 21, hosting East Duplin while the softball team is scheduled to host East Columbus Feb. 28.

Pender’s baseball team is scheduled to host Laney Feb. 27, while the softball team’s

schedule is not complete.

Topsails baseball team opens at Jacksonville Feb. 28, while the softball team is scheduled to open their regular season Feb. 27 at home verse Whiteville.

The Post & Voice sports department will preview each team in next week’s edition.

ence tournament.

The Lady Patriots opened a 43-39 lead with under four minutes to play before a threepointer by West Bladen cut the lead to one pint. Pender nailed a three-pointer and went up by four points with 1:30 to play.

West cut the lead to two

points with under a minute to play. A West Bladen steal and bucket tied the game. Pender fouled the Knights with less than three seconds to play and the subsequent free throw gave the Knights the win.

Taylor Marshall led the Patriots with 19 points with

Ratavia Merritt chipping in 12. The Lady Patriots (7-16/7-7) finished the season on a 4-3 run. They finished their final season in the Four County Conference as the top 1A team out of the conference. The Lady Patriots hosted Manteo Tuesday in the state playoffs.

with the Raiders outscoring the Patriots by eight points.

Pender faced a 55-47 deficit entering the final eight minutes of play.

The senior trio of Cameron Kea, Hansley and Williams played hard in the fourth quarter. Midway stepped up

as well. The Raiders increased their lead in the final quarter of play and walked away with an 11-point win.

Hansley led the Patriots with 21 points while Williams chipped in 14 points, six rebounds and three steals. Cameron Kea added nine points

and eight rebounds.

The Patriots finished the regular season at 12-13 overall and 8-6 in conference play.

Coach Gary Battle’s squad participated in the state 1A playoffs early in the week. as they traveled to Jones Senior Tuesday.

in the fourth quarter but we didn’t back down. I told the girls after the game I couldn’t be more proud of them.”

In the tournament opener Monday, Topsail and Ashley found themselves engulfed in their third close game (Top-

sail won 42-36 and 27-26) heading into the fourth period before a revved-up defensive effort and the free-throw line propelled Topsail to a 32-25 win over Ashley.

“Basketball is all about matchups,” Ellington said.

“They had a great game plan, Coach (Adrienne) Gale is a great coach and I’m sure she worked with them on containing Payton and controlling the boards, and they did

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By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer As a freshman, Hunter Bizzell settled into her role on the senior-laden Topsail Lady Pirate softball team.

During the last three years she has improved in leaps and bounds. Last year she became a bona fide star for the Lady Pirates both on the field and off.

Bizzell has always played up. She was a staple on travel teams and often played well above her age group.

That has made her a quick study on the finer points of the game.

Miss Bizzell has all the tools on the diamond. She has speed, quick feet and a quick mind. She has learned the game from the inside out.

Hunter recently signed to attend UNCW where she will play softball.

Until then she should have an outstanding senior season with hopes of leading the Pirates to the regional and state championship.

He found himself facing the Uwharrie 182-pounder that he lost to early in the year in the consolations. Chung, battling a stomach illness lost to Isiah Martin by fall.

The Post & Voice top six has become a staple for the county wrestlers. This is the final top six of the year.

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By Bob Willard Special to the Post & Voice The regular season of the Topsail Basketball Association came to a close this past Saturday as 44 teams battled all day long for bracket seedings for the week long end-ofseason tournament that started on Sunday and will run all of this week with finals in most divisions being held this Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 2728.

In the Co-Ed Division, firstsecond graders received trophies representing Surf City Tire and Auto, for sporting a perfect 9-0 record. Surf City Tire and Auto was coached by Jacob Lawrence.

In the third-fifth grade girls division, the first place season honors went to the Carolina Pines MedSpa team coached

by Brad Lambert, winding up the regular season sporting an 8-1 record.

Rounding out the junior division of TBA, the boys third-fourth-grade division winners were proud of the first place trophies after sporting an 8-1 record. This team was coached by John Tartaglione and sponsored by Dick’s Sporting Goods.

In the TBA senior division, the fifth-sixth-grade boys sponsored by Hwy. 55 and coached

by Chris Parker, took season honors with a 8-1 record. An undefeated season was posted

by Patriot Tree Service in the girls sixth-ninth-grade division. Patriot posted an impressive 9-0 perfect slate and was coached by Jim Visconti.

The boys seventh-eighthgrade division saw sponsor Realo Discount Drugs duplicate last years sponsorship record by posting, for a second season an unblemished record. Brian Dillion was the coach of the Realo Discount Drug entry into TBA this year.

Lastly, the high school boys representing grades ninetwelve, were led to a season championship by the Cape Fear Kitchen and Baths entry by posting an impressive 8-1 record. Cape Fear Kitchen and Baths sponsorship team was coached by Shannon Hodges.

TBA would like to take this opportunity to invite all Hampstead and surrounding community sports fans to treat your self to some real basketball action, and plan on coming out to the Topsail Middle School gym this Saturday and Sunday to support our local youth, and see the accomplishments they have made and contributed to the local basketball scene.

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By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer Last year the Pender Patriot baseball team struggled in the win column. There were times when the team really showed toughness and a lot of improvement.

With a young squad a year ago, the team sports experience this season and shows promise coming into 2017 .

One of the Patriots best returning players is senior Hayden Kreitzer. The sturdy right-hander showed promise at the plate as well as in the field.

One of Hayden’s best attributes is his flexibility – he can be found behind the plate as well as at any position on the infield.

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Bill Howard Outdoors

By Bill Howard Post & Voice Columnist My wife has been getting on me about my dog here lately. She has a habit of thinking just because my dog is a female she should be all gussied-up.

When I was thinking of a name a year and a half ago for her, I came up with the name Artemis. Artemis was the goddess of the hunt and depicted as carrying a bow and quiver. I enjoy bowhunting so it seemed appropriate.

However, I was outnumbered by the females of the household (not sure how I can get outnumbered by female when there are only two of them and there are three males, but evidently females’ votes count twice) and while her official name remained Artemis, her voiced name

became Ari. I let it go. I can handle Ari as a name.

Then several months ago the wife decided it was time to get her groomed. She waited until I was on a business trip for a few days and set the appointment. One day, I received a text apologizing to me for the way Ari looked. Not that she looked bad, the groomer had trimmed and combed and cut exactly as my wife wished.

All her fluffiness had disappeared to the floor below the groomer’s table.

Instead of the white puff of dog that I loved so much, she was set to attend the Westminster Dog Show. Worse yet, she had a bow and a scarf. Shall I repeat that? My dog had a bow and scarf ! Not a bow and quiver as a goddess of the hunt should have; instead she was more like Venus the goddess of love and prissiness and belonged as a My Little Pony extra.

Ok, though, her hair will grow back out and the bow and scarf were quickly removed shortly after returning home.

That brings us to the now.

Ari is a little dirty, perhaps a little matted at spots, has foul breath, and really needs another hair cut based on what

my wife says. So I have promised to do so only to break the not-so-real promise day after day over the last few weeks.

First, Ari is not very fond of baths. She hates them. It becomes a wet and wild wonderland when trying to bathe her. She shakes early and often leaving as many suds on me and the bathroom walls as she has on her mixture of white and liver colored fur.

More importantly though, everything about her right now reminds me of our adventures together.

Those feet that are mud stained resembling brown socks? That occurred when we went to the field grabbing the trail cameras and hunting stands after the season ended.

My shoes were slightly tinted too come to think about it.

But we had a great day as she tagged along right beside me without need of the leash.

The sand spur that is stuck in the tassel of her left ear?

That too was a wonderful day. We were hiking through the woods and ran upon a fox squirrel. She stopped and barked as if she were notifying the alpha male that she was in charge, all while backing between my legs and hiding behind me from that terrifying black tree rat with

a big bushy tail.

Her breathe that smells of fish? I am not exactly sure, but I believe it may be when she got into a bucket of shrimp I was using for bottom fishing while we were at the coast.

Could it have been that long ago? Maybe she found another stash of shrimp in the bottom of the upright freezer since then. It is kind of hard to tell.

And her marshmellow like puff of hair all over her body?

That is what keeps her warm in the cold. It is also what rests against my side when we sleep in the bed of the truck camper while on our trips. It is like a second pillow.

But I am sure I have to fulfil my faux promise soon. Otherwise my wife may take things into her own hands and I will end up with a dog with a bow and scarf again.

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.

Formerly Huntington Health Care Burgaw and achieving the highest standards of care and caring through state-of-the-art programs and compassionate caregivers,” said Peck. “We want people to value the Laurel centers as caring and enthusiastic teams of professionals who are working together to enhance the quality of life for our guests while providing a vital service to this community.

“We want Burg aw and surrounding communities to choose The Laurel’s as their ‘Partners in Caring.’ We believe our new name will help people identify us as a community of caregivers dedicated to achieving the highest level of independence physically, socially and emotionally for our guests.”

Barb Lombardi, Vice President of Operations for Laurel, says Laurel Health Care Company has a strong desire to become an active, visible partner in the growth and development of the community.

“We look forward to meeting the long term and assisted

living needs of the Burgaw and Pender County area,” Lombardi said.

Laurel Health Care Company, founded in 1992 and headquartered in Westerville, Ohio, is a national provider of skilled nursing, rehabilitation, sub-acute and assisted living services dedicated to one simple principle – achieving the highest standards of care and caring. Laurel Health Care Company owns and operates 36 long-term care facilities and five assisted living centers in five states.

In North Carolina, Laurel Health Care currently operates six facilities and employs more than 700 associates. The company’s management and resources enable its local facilities to offer high-quality patient care by providing a comfortable living environment and comprehensive health care services, including subacute care, complex medical programs, and assisted living.

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February 23, 2017 EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Parks & Recreation Community Development Coordinator – The Town of Burgaw (pop. 4,200) is seeking a Parks & Recreation Community Development Coordinator to perform a variety of duties related to developing, organizing, and coordinating events, activities, and programs for all age groups and interest levels of the community. This is a temporary full-time position for a six month period, with possibility of it becoming permanent full-time. Must be flexible in the work schedule, including evenings and weekends. Associate’s degree in recreation management and minimum three years of experience in related field preferred. Hourly rate is $10-$16, depending on qualifications and experience. Benefits not provided. Qualified applicants may pick up a job description and an employment application at the Town of Burgaw Municipal Building located at 109 N. Walker St, Burgaw NC or download from town website at www.townofburgaw.com. Please return completed applications and resumes to Kristin Wells at 109 N. Walker Street, Burgaw, NC 28425 or kwells@townofburgaw.com. Position open until filled. EOE

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Laurel Health Care acquires The Village on Campbell Laurel Health Care Company of Westerville Ohio has acquired The Village on Campbell (for merly Huntington Health Care), 311 S. Campbell Street, Burgaw.

Laurel Health Care Company will be changing the name of the center to reflect the new ownership. The Village on Campbell will be renamed The Laurels of Pender “Because the center has been such a long standing provider in the Burgaw community and Pender County, we felt that it was important to select a names that reflected familiarity and at the same time made the association to their new parent company,” said Rob Peck, Regional Manager for Laurel Health Care Company.

Current plans are underway for extensive renovations to common areas, patient rooms and an expanded rehabilitation gym with state of the art equipment.

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At Laurel Health Care , caring is more than providing excellent medical and resident services – it’s also treating each resident with the utmost dignity, respect and compassion.

The Laurel skilled nursing and rehabilitation centers provide both short-term and long-term residents with comprehensive health-care services in a comfortable, home-like environment that promotes the highest level of independence and life quality.

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

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PENDER COUNTY GOVERNMENT NEWS WANTED! A FEW GOOD MEN & WOMEN! VOLUNTEER! The Pender County Board of Commissioners will consider appointments to the following boards/commissions/committees: Name of Board Advisory Board of Health Animal Shelter Advisory Committee Board of Adjustment Industrial Facilities & Pollution Control Financing Auth.

Jury Commission Wilmington Metropolitan Planning Organization

District 1 = Upper Topsail; Surf City District 2 = Scotts Hill; Lower Topsail District 3 = Rocky Point; Long Creek

# of Vacancies 2 1 1 7 1 1

Positions/Categories Dentist***, Engineer*** Veterinarian District 4 Business/Insurance/Attorney/Banking Commissioner Representative Citizen Committee Member

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 7, 2017 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 Master Development Plan and Preliminary Plat Bill Clark Homes, applicant, on behalf of James John Donnelly et al, Melba W West et al, and Teresa Marie West Montminy et al, owner, is requesting the approval of a Master Development Plan and Preliminary Plat for a mixed-use development proposal on four (4) tracts totaling approximately 82.24 acres. The phased development includes; one hundred and twenty-five (125) single family detached conventional lots and thirteen (13) single family detached zero lot line lots. The properties are located along the west side of Country Club Drive (SR 1565), to the south eastside of the low density subdivision known as Vista Point, northeast of the previously approved subdivision Villages At Olde Point, and west of Kings Landing Road (SR 1567). The subject properties are in the Topsail Township and may be further identified by Pender County PINs: 4203-15-2587-0000, 4203-148410-0000, 4203-24-8646-0000, and 4203-24-2709-0000.

Zoning Map Amendment Craig Smith, applicant, on behalf of S&R Grandview, LLC., owner, is requesting approval of a Zoning Map Amendment for one (1) tract totaling approximately ±42.54 acres from the PD, Planned Development zoning district to the RP, Residential Performance zoning district. The subject property is located in the Topsail Township, along the north side of Grandview Drive (SR 1702), approximately 500 feet east of the intersection of Grandview Drive (SR 1702) and US HWY 17 and may be further identified by Pender County PIN: 3293-503955-0000.

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

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Cassandra Plater 3295 N. Old Franklin Road Spring Hope, NC 27882 #7596 2/2, 2/9, 2/16, 2/23/2017 Notice to Creditors Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Angel Mintz (17-E-33), late 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 at 701 Market Street, Wilmington, North Carolina, 28401 on or before May 10, 2017 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 2nd day of February, 2017 Pocahontas Spring Scholl, Administrator of the Estate of Angel Mintz #7603 2/9, 2/16, 2/23, 3/2/2017 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF WENDY ARACELY CASTELLANOS “AKA” WENDY ARACELY AGUILAR STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA PENDER COUNTY Having qualified on the 19th day of January, 2017, as Administrator of the Estate of Wendy Aracely Castellanos “aka” Wendy Aracely Aguilar, late of Willard, Pender County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the decedent to exhibit the same to the undersigned, Kennedy L. Thompson, Administrator, on or before May 16, 2017, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery.

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NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION FILE NO. 16-CVD-002189 CORNING FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, Plaintiff, Vs. JONATHAN ANDREW RUSSO, Defendant.

TO: JONATHAN ANDREW RUSSO TAKE NOTICE that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-entitled action.

The nature of the relief being sought is as follows: The Plaintiff is seeking a Judgment against you for monies owed as a result of default under the terms of a contract.

You are required to make defense to such pleading not later than March 21, 2017. Upon your failure to do so, the Plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief sought.

This law firm is a debt collector within the meaning of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. This communication is an attempt to collect a debt, and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

This the 3rd day of February, 2017.

Sarah Dalonzo-Baker Kirschbaum, Nanney, Keenan & Griffin, P.A. Attorney for Plaintiff Post Office Box 19806 Raleigh, NC 27619 (919) 848-9640 #7622 2/9, 2/16, 2/23/2017

NOTICE TO CREDITORS NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY All persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of GILBERT FRANK REHANEK, deceased, are notified to present the same to LANI D. WHITTY, Personal Representative of the Estate of GILBERT FRANK REHANEK, to the address listed below on or before May 10, 2017 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All debtors of the said estate are asked to make immediate payment.

This the 9th day of February, 2017 c/o Andrew Olsen, Attorney Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog Attorney for the Estate of Gilbert Frank Rehanek 319 N. 3rd Street, Suite 300 Wilmington, NC 28401 #7602 2/9, 2/16, 2/22, 3/2/2017 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Leola G. Johnson Dante, late of Hampstead, Pender County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms, and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to Kristin Yahnke, P.O. Box 2683, Surf City, NC 28445, on or before the 10th day of May, 2017, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms, and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 9th day ofFebruary, 2017.

Robert M. Johnson Executor of the Estate of Leola G. Johnson Dante 17 E 25 Kristin Yahnke Attorney at Law Kenneth Ording, P.C. P.O. Box 2683, Surf City, NC 28445 14210 HWY 50, Surf City, NC 28445 #7604 2/9, 2/16, 2/22, 3/2/2017 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 Ernest Wayne Hall, deceased, of Pender County. This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Ernest Wayne Hall, to present them to the undersigned on or before May 10, 2017 at 854 Wildwood Circle Hampstead, NC 28443 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment. This the day of February 3, 2017.

Judith Ann Hall 854 Wildwood Circle Hampstead, NC 28443 #7601 2/9, 2/16, 2/23, 3/2/2017

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA PENDER COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF ROBERT JOHN MURRAY 17 E 49 All persons, firms and corporations having claims against Robert John Murray, deceased, are notified to exhibit them to Robert Todd Murray, Co-Executor of the decedent’s estate, on or before May 10, 2017 at 122 River Walk, Burgaw, NC 28425, or be barred from their recovery. Debtors of the decedent are asked to make immediate payment to the above named Co-Executor.

Robert Todd Murray, Co-Executor Estate of Robert John Murray c/o Mark I. Nunalee JD CPA BIBERSTEIN & NUNALEE LLP Attorneys at Law P.O. Box 598 Hampstead NC 28443 910-270-4347 #7605 2/9, 2/16, 2/22, 3/2/2017

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER SPECIAL PROCEEDING BEFORE THE CLERK FILE NUMBER: 16-SP-185 James W. Wright, Jr., et. al., Petitioner(s), v.

Brian C. White, et. al., Respondent(s).

NOTICE OF SALE In accordance with an Order entered on 01/04/2017 in the abovereferenced action, the undersigned shall offer for sale to the highest bidder at the western door of the Pender County Courthouse in Burgaw, North Carolina at 12:00 Noon, 02/24/2017, that property located in Pender County, North Carolina, described as: Lying in the County of Pender, State of North Carolina, and bounded and described as follows, to-wit: Located in Rocky Point Township, Pender County, North Carolina, Beginning at a stake in the western line of North State Highway No. 40, where said Western line of said Highway intersects the center line of Old Mill Branch, said beginning point being 59 feet southward of the general center line of the present culvert under said highway, accommodating the water of Mill Branch in its present location, said beginning point being located as about 1000 feet southward from the crossing of said Highway No. 40 with the W. & W. Branch of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad about one mile southward of Rocky Point; runs thence from said beginning point north five degrees 32 minutes east along the western edge of said State Highway No. 40, a distance of 671 feet; thence around a curve in said Highway right-of--way as follows: to-wit, north 15 degrees east 150 feet; thence 31 degrees 30 minutes east 91.8 feet to the intersection of the northwestern right-of-way

line of said State Highway No. 40 with the Western right-of-way line of the said Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company; thence up and with the said right-of-way line of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company, north 6 degrees 35 minutes east 843.6 feet to a stake in the Blossom line of the southeast corner of the Blossom tract and in the said western right-ofway line of said Railroad Company; thence north 78 degrees 10 minutes west along said Blossom line 1219 feet to a stake 18 feet eastward of the eastern edge of a ditch (on the western bank of said ditch and in the line last above described, if extended westward, is a large oak newly marked); thence south 0 degrees 50 minutes east 1069 feet to the center of the canal of Mill Branch, said point of said canal being about 25 feet eastward of the center line of an old gangway or causeway, originally used as a roadway to go across said Mill Branch; thence up the run of Mill Branch following its various meanders, the following courses and distances; to-wit: south 43 degrees east 1146 feet; thence south 49 degrees 25 minutes east 67 feet; thence south 74 degrees 5 minutes east 87 feet the point of beginning, the last two short courses being generally up the old canal of Mill Branch, and not the new canal now draining through the Highway culvert, containing 36 acres, more or less, and being the same land conveyed by Deed of October 3, 1930,

by Alice M. Robeson and husband, Benjamin Robeson, said Deed being recorded in Book 177 at page 472 of the Pender County Registry.

Saving and excepting, however, from the land above described that part thereof which was heretofore conveyed by John Sanders by Deeds as recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Pender County, North Carolina, and being that property conveyed by Deed recorded in Book 460 at page 227 of the Pender County Registry.

(PID: 3234-53-1216-0000) This sale shall be for cash and a deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid shall be required of the highest bidder at the sale.

This sale shall be subject to any encumbrances of record, as is, where is and without warranty of any nature.

Posted: January 31, 2017.

Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., Commissioner #7608 2/16, 2/23/2017 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 Karen Anna Vose, deceased, of Pender County. This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Karen Anna Vose, to present them to the undersigned on or before May 18, 2017 at 311 Hickory Lane Hampstead, NC 28443 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment. This the day of February 16, 2017.

Andrea Jacquot 311 Hickory Lane Hampstead, NC 28443 #7627 2/16, 2/23, 3/2, 3/9/2017 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 Betty Musselwhite Guffey, deceased, of Pender County.

This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Betty Musselwhite Guffey to present them to the undersigned on or before May 18, 2017 at 1100 Tara Lane Wilmington, NC 28411 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment. This the day of February 16, 2017.

Michael A. Harrison 1100 Tara Lane Wilmington, NC 28411 #7628 2/16, 2/23, 3/2, 3/9/2017 NOTICE TO CREDITORS All persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of LILMAR TAYLOR-WILLIAMS, Deceased, of Pender County, N.C., are notified to present the same to the Personal Representative listed below on or before May 16, 2017, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All debtors of the said Estate are asked to make immediate payment. This 16th day of February, 2017.

MARGARET S. BENNINGTON, EXECUTOR c/o MATTHEW W. THOMPSON Ward and Smith, P.A. Attorneys at Law Post Office Box 7068 Wilmington, NC 28406-7068 #7629 2/16, 2/23, 3/2, 3/9/2017

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NORTH CAROLINA PENDER COUNTY IIN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK 16 SP 120 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST FROM MARGIE E. DEBOSE (DECEASED), DATED MARCH 15, 2010, RECORDED IN BOOK 3764, PAGE 147, PENDER COUNTY REGISTRY AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Pursuant to an order entered September 6, 2016, in the Superior Court for Pender County, and the power of sale contained in the captioned deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”), the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at auction, to the highest bidder for cash, AT THE COURTHOUSE DOOR INBURGAW, PENDER COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA ON FEBRUARY 28, 2017, AT 11:00 A.M. the real estate and the improvements thereon secured by the Deed of Trust, less and except any of such property released from the lien of the deed of trust prior to the date of this sale, lying and being in Pender County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: The following real property situate in Hampstead, County of Pender and State of North Carolina, described as follows: Being all of Lot 106 as shown on a map entitled “Map of Survey of a Division of Tract “E” of Map Book 24 at Page 226 for Thomas Farnell Shingleton” as recorded in Map Book 28 at Page 141 of the Pender County Registry.

Parcel ID: 3273-42-2463-0000 Property address: 58 Winnie Pearl Lane In the Trustee’s sole discretion, the sale may be delayed for up to one (1) hour as provided in Section 4521.23 of the North Carolina General Statutes.

The record owners of the real property not more than ten days prior to the date hereof are the heirs of Margie DeBose: Loria Teachey, Teresa Wilkes and husband, Russell Wilkes.

A five percent cash deposit, or a cash deposit of $750.00, whichever is greater, will be required of the last and highest bidder. The balance of the bid purchase price shall be due in full in cash or certified funds at a closing to take place within thirty (30) days of the date of sale. The undersigned Substitute Trustee shall convey title to the property by non-warranty deed.

This sale will be made subject to all prior liens of record, if any, and to all unpaid ad valorem taxes and special assessments, if any, which became a lien subsequent to the recordation of the Deed of Trust. This sale will be further subject to the right, if any, of the United States of America to redeem the above-described property for a period of 120 days following the date when the final upset bid period has run.

The purchaser of the property described above shall pay the Clerk’s Commissions in the amount of $.45 per $100.00 of the purchase price (up to a maximum amount of $500.00), required by Section 7A308(a)(1) of the North Carolina General Statutes. If the purchaser of the above described property is someone other than the Beneficiary under the Deed of Trust, the purchaser shall also pay, to the extent applicable, the land transfer tax in the amount of one percent (1%) of the purchase price.

To the extent this sale involves residential property with less than fifteen (15) rental units, including single family residential real property, you are hereby notified of the following: a. An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to Section 45-21.29 of the North Carolina General Statutes 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; and b. 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 ten (10) days, but no more than ninety (90) days, after the sale date contained in the Notice of Sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

This 11th day of January, 2017.

By: Nicole Molin Ray, Substitute Trustee 2808 Wind Bluff Circle Wilmington, NC 28409 Telephone: (910) 470-4120 #7597 2/16, 2/23/2017 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust executed by LEROY ROBINSON and LEATHA M. ROBINSON (PRESENT RECORD OWNER: MAURICE V. CORBETT JR.), to Thurman E. Burnette, Trustee, dated July 26, 1990 and recorded in Book 757, Page 77, Pender County Registry, North Carolina; default having been made in the payment of the Note and Assumption Agreement thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Richard R. Foust, Attorney-at-Law, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds of Pender County, North Carolina, and the holder of the Note and Assumption Agreement evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Pender County Courthouse, in the city of Burgaw, North Carolina at 11:30 AM on Wednesday, March 1,

2017, 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: Lying in Caswell Township, Pender County, North Carolina, adjacent to and Northeast of the graded centerline Of S.R. #1203 and being more fully described as follows: BEGINNING at a point in the graded centerline of S.R.#1203, said Beginning point is located North 450 49’ East 148.7 feet from the bottom of an old bent axel, the Beginning corner of James Rob Corbett’s 4-1/2 acre tract (see Deed Book 490, Page 131 of Pender County Registry), said Beginning point in S.R. #1203 approximately 1275 feet from the intersection of centerline’s of S.R. #1203 and S.R. #1100 (the northern most intersection of said roads); running thence from said Beginning point, so located, North 45° 49’ East 295.35 feet (passing over an in line stake at 30 feet) to an existing iron pipe; thence South 48° 12’ West 437.95 feet (passing over an in line stake at 407.95 feet) to a point in the graded centerline of S.R. #1203; thence with said centerline of S.R. #1203 North 20° 54’ 30” West 158.72 feet (chord) to the Beginning, containing 1.21 acres, more or less, after the exclusion of the right-of-way area of S.R. #1203 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.

Out of Deed Book 748, Page 649.

Should the property be purchased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-Five cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS 7A-308 (a)(1).

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

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

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale.

This the 10th day of January, 2017 Richard R. Foust Substitute Trustee Richard R. Foust, Attorney at Law 204 Muirs Chapel Road, Suite 102 Greensboro, NC 27410 Ph. No. 336-834-0510 Fax No. 336.834.0160 #7598 2/16, 2/23/2017 IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION PENDER COUNTY 15SP237 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY KRISTIE K. GRUBB AND JIMMY E. GRUBB DATED NOVEMBER 23, 2007 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 3381 AT PAGE 227 IN THE PENDER COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 10:00AM on March 2, 2017 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Pender County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of that parcel of land denoted as “Tract B” as shown on the survey Plat entitled “Subdivision for Heirs of Jane B. Kirk for Kristie Kirk Grubb” Topsall Township, Pender County, North Carolina prepared by Charles F. Riggs and Associates, Inc. surveying and recorded in Map Book 43, Page 69, Slide 581 of the Pender County Registry.

Being that parcel of land conveyed to Kristie K. Grubb from Jane B. Kirk by that Deed dated 01/10/2007 and recorded 01/10/2007 in Deed Book

3139, at Page 198 of the Pender County, NC Public Registry.

And Being more commonly known as: 102 Kirk Cir, Hampstead, NC 28443 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Kristie K. Grubb and Jimmie E. Grubb.

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 24, 2017.

Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 15-074200 Client Code: CWF #7599 2/16, 2/23/2017 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 17-CVS-103 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

PEGGY FELICIA SCOTT, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION TO: UNKNOWN HEIRS OF DAISY FORD SCOTT 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 0.867 acres, Parcel ID Number 3245-03-2868-0000 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 10, 2017.

This date: February 23, 2017.

PENDER COUNTY, By and through its Attorney Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., State Bar #: 28777 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250; Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel); chip@shermanandrodgers.com #7630 2/23, 3/2, 3/9/2017 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 Elizabeth C. Bannerman, deceased, of Pender County. This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Elizabeth C. Bannerman to present them to the undersigned on or before May 18, 2017 at PO Box 329 Atkinson, NC 28421 or be barred from recovery.

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

This the day of February 13, 2017.

Cedriko Bannerman PO Box 329 Atkinson, NC 28421 #7631 2/23, 3/2, 3/9, 3/16/2017

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Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices 16 SP 170 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 Anthony Pagliaro a/k/a Anthony J. Pagliaro and Susan Pagliaro to PRLAP, Inc., Trustee(s), which was dated March 2, 2006 and recorded on March 17, 2006 in Book 2911 at Page 168 and rerecorded/ modified/corrected on December 1, 2006 in Book 3106, Page 334, 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 6, 2017 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 148, Section 4 of Cross Creek Subdivision as the same is shown on a map thereof recorded in Map Book 38 at Page 17 of the Pender County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description.

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

Said property is commonly known as 102 Lands End Court, 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 Anthony Pagliaro and wife, Susan Pagliaro.

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.: 11-09441-FC03 #7626 2/23, 3/2/2017 IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION PENDER COUNTY 17SP5 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY WILLIAM C. MCBRYANT AND SANDY MCBRYANT DATED JUNE 23, 2006 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 2988 AT PAGE 135 IN THE PENDER COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the abovereferenced 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 11:30AM on March 7, 2017 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Pender County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot #4 of Ramsey Ridge, Holly Township, Pender Count North Carolina. As shown on a map of same title, prepared by Johnson Surveying formerly of Burgaw, NC. Said map is duly recorded in Map Book 33, at page 28, of the Pender County Registr And Being more commonly known as: 187 Old Ramsey Rd, Burgaw, NC 28425 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are William C. McBryant and Sandy McBryant.

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 February 14, 2017.

Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 16-088005 #7639 2/23, 3/2/2017 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Diane R. Scicchitano, late of Wake 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 Kristin Yahnke, P.O. Box 2683, Surf City, NC 28445, on or before the 24th day of May, 2017, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery.

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

This the 23rd day of February, 2017.

Carol Scicchitano Administrator of the Estate of Diane R. Scicchitano 17 E 46 Kristin Yahnke Attorney at Law Kenneth Ording, P.C. P.O. Box 2683, Surf City, NC 28445 14210 HWY 50, Surf City, NC 28445 #7640 2/23, 3/2, 3/9, 3/16/2017 IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION PENDER COUNTY 16SP143 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY KARA K. WARD DATED NOVEMBER 21, 2007 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 3360 AT PAGE 080 IN THE PENDER COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the pow-

er 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 11:30AM on March 7, 2017 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: BEGINNING at a stake in the Southern margin of Hayes Street, 100 feet from the point of intersection of Hayes Street and Vann Street, corner of Lot No. 4 and runs thence with the line of Lot No.4, parallel with Vann Street, about South 14-3/4 East 150 feet to a stake in the line of Lot No. 11; thence with the line of Lot No. 11, parallel with Hayes Street, about South 74 West 50 feet to a stake in the line of Lot No. 11, corner of Lot No. 6; thence with the line of Lot No. 6 parallel with Vann Street, about North 14-3/4 West 150 feet to a stake in the Southern margin of Hayes Street, corner of Lot No. 6; thence with the Southern margin of Hayes Street about North 75 1/4 East 50 feet to the BEGINNING, and BEING Lot No. 5 in Block D of View Point, as shown on map of same in Map Book No. 1, Page 94, Pender County.

And Being more commonly known as: 607 West Hayes St, Burgaw, NC 28425 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Kara K. Ward.

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 February 14, 2017.

Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 16-083048 #7638 2/23, 3/2/2017 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 16-CVS-577 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

SALLIE ELLEN NAVAROLI, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION TO: SALLIE ELLEN NAVAROLI 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 Map Book 8, Page 6, Parcel ID Number 2361-37-87480000 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 10, 2017.

This date: February 23, 2017.

PENDER COUNTY, By and through its Attorney Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., State Bar #: 28777 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250; Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel); chip@shermanandrodgers.com #7633 2/23, 3/2, 3/9/2017 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 16-CVS-928 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

THOMAS TREVOUR SHEPARD, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION TO: THOMAS TREVOUR SHEPARD 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 4.66 acres Holly Township, Parcel ID Number 4303-04-2685-0000 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 10, 2017.

This date: February 23, 2017.

PENDER COUNTY, By and through its Attorney Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., State Bar #: 28777 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250; Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel); chip@shermanandrodgers.com #7636 2/23, 3/2, 3/9/2017 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 16-CVS-577 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

SALLIE ELLEN NAVAROLI, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION TO: UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF SALLIE ELLEN NAVAROLI 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 Map Book 8, Page 6, Parcel ID Number 2361-37-8748-0000 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 10, 2017.

This date: February 23, 2017.

PENDER COUNTY, By and through its Attorney Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., State Bar #: 28777 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250; Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel); chip@shermanandrodgers.com #7634 2/23, 3/2, 3/9/2017 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 16-CVS-928 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

THOMAS TREVOUR SHEPARD, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION TO: UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF THOMAS TREVOUR SHEPARD 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 4.66 acres Holly Township, Parcel ID Number 4303-04-2685-0000 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 10, 2017.

This date: February 23, 2017.

PENDER COUNTY, By and through its Attorney Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., State Bar #: 28777 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250; Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel); chip@shermanandrodgers.com #7637 2/23, 3/2, 3/9/2017

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 16-CVS-577 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

SALLIE ELLEN NAVAROLI, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION TO: RODDY NAVAROLI 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 Map Book 8, Page 6, Parcel ID Number 2361-37-8748-0000 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 10, 2017.

This date: February 23, 2017.

PENDER COUNTY, By and through its Attorney Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., State Bar #: 28777 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250; Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel); chip@shermanandrodgers.com #7635 2/23, 3/2, 3/9/2017

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 Joy D. Harper, deceased, of Pender County. This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Joy D. Harper to present them to the undersigned on or before May 18, 2017 at 111 Holly Lane Rocky Point, NC 28457 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment. This the day of February 13, 2017.

Theresa McDevitt 111 Holly Lane Rocky Point, NC 28457 #7632 2/23, 3/2, 3/9, 3/16/2017

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fort that sealed the deal.

Sullivan was matched up with Ashley senior Dana Craig, and held her to one field goal. Ashley junior Taylor Long, who had 10 points in the first game between the two, had two points. Ashley’s first points in the fourth period came with 55.0 seconds left in the game, and their final points came just prior to the buzzer on a three-pointer.

Little scored four points but pulled down nine rebounds, and Pyrtle (four), Kapiko (four), and sophomore Madi Kita (one) knocked down crucial free throws. Caveness finished with 14 points, two rebounds, an assist, a steal, and three blocked shots.

“They really were focused on Payton inside so I figured if I didn’t shoot we weren’t going to score because we couldn’t get it in the paint,” Caveness said. ”Defensively, Julie did a good job. She is a good defender and she got between Craig and the basket and put her hands up.

‘Tonight the ball felt like nothing, it felt like a feather, and I felt comfortable with all my shots and my teammates did a good job of getting me the ball for open looks.”

The Lady Pirates were home Monday in the opening round of the NCHSAA 3A state tournament. A win there should keep them at home Thursday in the second round.

Continued from page 9A that well for three periods.

‘We threw something new at them late, we just drew it up in a timeout and, the girls just did it. We felt, if they were going to play us man-to-man, this matchup is better for us. We pride ourselves on our defensive effort. If we’re not going to do anything we’re going to play defense. Offensively, some nights, we just don’t have it, so we have to stop people.”

It was 5-5 at the end of the first quarter – all five of Topsail’s points from Caveness.

Topsail was 2-for-10 (20 percent) from the field in the period. Both offenses remained sluggish in the second quarter, with the Lady Pirates holding an 8-5 edge in taking a 13-11 lead at the intermission.

Ashley (5-17) gained a slight upper hand in the third period, outscoring Topsail 9-7 to send the game into the final eight minutes with the teams deadlocked at 20-20. Sullivan (six points, eight rebound, two assists) gave the Lady Pirates a 22-20 lead early in the final quarter that fueled an 11-0 run that took the suspense out of the game. Sullivan added another field goal in the run and Caveness nailed the last of her four treys, but it was a 5-fo-7 effort from the charity line and a solid defensive ef-

Campbell

Continued from page 4A currently. Cases of individual or even class action discrimination claims could be entered in state courts, also currently allowed.

Curiously, there is one point upon which most agree: North Carolina must end this nightmarish HB2 debacle.

What we have seen to date is a war of press releases, mutual distrust, grandstanding and tribal polarization. We don’t need a champion girded for battle riding a stallion.

What we do need is leaders who will talk with and listen

Trees

Continued from page 1A preserving ancient trees, Stahle explained.

“Sometimes we can core sample a tree in the swamps, if we can do so without harming the tree, and other times we just measure,” he said.

“The best samples are the ones like this.”

The techniques used to age trees are similar to the oldfashioned manual counting on rings on a sawn stump, but new technology allows for much more than just an exact age.

“We can measure the thickness of rings,” Stahle said, “and determine climatological conditions. And we can do it without error.

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to each other (something there is little evidence that is occurring now), who are willing to find compromise solutions and who are less concerned with who gets credit for resolving the crisis than they are in getting it resolved.

Now is the time to escape the HB2 box and move forward. Failure to do so immediately will only bring more needless economic and political distress.

Tom Campbell is former assistant North Carolina State Treasurer and is creator/host of NC SPIN, a weekly statewide television discussion of NC issues. NC Spin airs Saturday at 7 a.m. on WILM-TV.

“By examining the rings, I can tell you what the weather was like in a particular year, well before there were meteorological records. Drought or excessive rain, nutrient changes – it’s all here,” Stahle said tapping a thousand-plusyear-old log.

“The Nature Conservancy is doing some g reat work protecting these trees in your area,” Stahle said. “These trees are living fossils – they deserve a lot more than to be ground up for mulch.”

Stahle said he plans to be back this summer for more surveys of areas swamps. He and Hawks were headed for another swamp after their visit to Powell’s Friday, tracking down another rumor of trees at least as old as those in Black River.

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Section B

Living

{Anniversary celebration Feb. 25-26}

Scouts help Moores Creek Battlefield prepare for celebration

By Lori Kirkpatrick, Staff Writer

With the annual anniversary celebration Feb. 25-26, local Boy Scouts volunteered their time at Moores Creek National Battlefield last weekend to help the park prepare for the annual celebration. They arrived early in the morning to help with preparations for the historic site’s upcoming 241st Anniversary Celebration of the Battle of Moores Creek Bridge, the first Patriot victory during the war for Independence. Park Ranger Matthew Woods addressed the Scouts as they broke into groups and began cleaning and preparing the park to receive thousands of visitors this coming weekend.

About 50 Boy Scouts between the ages of 13 and 17 from Pender, New Hanover and Brunswick Counties participated in the service project. Boy Scout Sam Brohaugh said that the endeavor involved moving firewood to various locations and setting up tents for the upcoming celebration. They also cleared a walking trail, painted benches and helped with firing displays.

“Right now, what we’re trying to teach scouts who come out and do community service is leadership values. We want to help train them to go into adulthood being more prepared, and to participate in community service - not doing something necessarily to get paid, but service to your community, to your church and to your family. It’s important to give back to them for what they give to us,” said Brohaugh.

Brohaugh said that the Boy Scouts have previously done other work with Moores Creek. They have helped with cleanup to keep the park going, and have participated in trail maintenance in the past. They have also been involved in many other community service projects. Recently they put together boxes to send to victims of Hurricane Matthew and the flooding that followed. The Scouts approach each project with their mission in mind, to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law. Their vision is to prepare the youth to become responsible, participating citizens and leaders.

“The National Park Service is grateful for the volunteer service which the Boy Scouts provided today. Their hard work was vital to our preparations for the park’s annual anniversary event,” said Park Ranger Matthew Woods The 241st Anniversary of the Battle of Moores Creek Bridge will feature a variety of activities, including musket and cannon demonstrations throughout both days. Demonstrations of colonial trades such as blacksmithing, candle dipping, spinning, cooking, gardening and powder horn making will be provided. The event will also feature colonial toys and games, live music and much more.

The event is free, and activities will take place Feb. 25 and 26 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.

A theatrical, narrated interpretation of the battle will take place at 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. There will be food vendors, as well as historic vendors, on site.

Both Moores Creek and the National Park Service are grateful for the volunteer efforts of groups like the Boy Scouts of America.

For more information about how to get involved in Boy Scouts, visit http://beascout.scouting.org.

For updates on the Moores Creek Anniversary Celebration, contact the park at (910) 283-5591 Ext 2234.

The park is located at 40 Patriots Hall Dr. in Currie.

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The question of the day is this: Do you know where youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going? Do you know where youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going and how you are going to get there?

Have you found a way, a good and purposeful way in this world?

Some years ago David Campbell wrote a book entitled If you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know where youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll probably end up somewhere else. So itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important to know where youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going. We all need a way to go.

My father was in the Navy during WWII. He never quite got over the sea. When I was a young boy, my Dad pursued an interest in sailing. He built several boats in the basement and later he bought various boats to sail, so my adolescent years were spent learning to sail. Almost every weekend we were at the lake boating and learn to sail I did.

When you sail you have to set a course. You figure the wind, you mark your point.

You set the sail and off you GO "UT lRST YOU HAVE TO SET your course. You have to de-

cide where you are going. You pick your goal, your destination, your endpoint.

And you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just head straight for it. You have to plot a course, often going back and forth, but always knowing, always keeping an eye on where you want to end up.

Setting a course on water is a lot like setting a course in life. You need to know where you are going. You need a way to go.

The Apostlesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Creed, that ancient creed handed down to us to be used a statement, began as a baptismal creed.

It was the creed that new converts said as they were baptized and entered the life of the church, the life of faith.

It is what we aspire to in a nutshell. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I believe in God the Father Almighty... Jesus and his life and sacrificeâ&#x20AC;Ś the Holy Spirit.â&#x20AC;?

It might surprise you to know that the words of the creed in the original Greek, the part we translate â&#x20AC;&#x153;I believeâ&#x20AC;? literally means â&#x20AC;&#x153;I set my heart.â&#x20AC;? I set my heart on these things â&#x20AC;&#x201C; God, Jesus, the Spirit, the church. I navigate my life by these landmarks.

I pick my course by these

things, I plan my life by this, I set my course in this direction.

The Apostlesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Creed is about a way to go as opposed to other ways, a destination, a goal in life, a passion of the heart. I commit myself and everything that I am and everything I ever will be on this foundation â&#x20AC;&#x201C; God and his power, Jesus and his way to salvation, the spirit and its wisdom in the world.

To pick the Apostlesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; creed as our creed is to find and follow a way to go.

We find that way as we study Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s creation, the beauty and the balance, the rhythm and the realities of the world around us. We find that way as we look to Jesus, as we accept his gift and follow His way.

We embrace that way as we watch for the Spirit and follow its movement, as we embrace this life and the next, as we celebrate redemption and resurrection. As we live in the reality of the communion of the saints.

This is our God, we praise and serve Him. This is our Christ, we worship and follow Him. This is our Spirit,

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we live in the spiritâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wisdom and follow the spiritâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s way in the world.

This is our way to go â&#x20AC;&#x201C; outlined in Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s word, revealed in Christ life and guided by Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Spirit in the world.

Just before reunion, the PCUS, the southern branch of the church at the time, wrote and ratified a Declaration of Faith. In one of the drafts of that document, the declaration said that the mission of Christians and the church was to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mark where God is at work in the world, and join God there.â&#x20AC;? I regret that it did not make it into the final document, but they are profound words all the same.

To take the Apostlesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Creed as a way to go is to be about the task of watching for, listening for and sensing where God is at work in the world, where Jesus is and needs to be present in the world and where and how the Spirit is pointing the way for us in the world.

I believe in God the Father, Christ the Savior, the activity of the Holy Spirit in the world. That is not simply a way to go â&#x20AC;&#x201C; it is the way to go.

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Thursday from 9 a.m. until noon. Additionally, the 4Câ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pantry will be open the last Saturday of each month from 9 a.m. until noon. The 4Câ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Food Pantry is located in the Jones Plaza, 15200 U.S. Hwy. 17 N. in Hampstead.

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Hampstead Wellness Clinic

910.532.4470 Hometown Convenience 45 Wilmington Hwy. Harrells, NC

140 Industrial Drive Burgaw, NC 28425 Producers of the finest select pork rinds and pork cracklin products in the USA

Harrellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

FUNERAL HOME & Cremation Service

S. Dickerson St. Penderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s212 Original Funeral Service Burgaw, NC 28425 910.259.2136 Affordable Prices www.harrellsfh.com Dignified Funeral Services

Our Family Serving Your Family Since 1913 910.675.1157, 212 S. Dickerson St. â&#x20AC;˘ Burgaw, NC 28425 Rocky Point 910.259.2136 www.harrellsfh.com

Intrepid Hardware Office of Rocky Point Mini Storage Climate Control â&#x20AC;˘ First Month Half Price â&#x20AC;˘

Church Directory NEW BEGINNING CHURCH

corner of Fremont & Wright Street (Courthouse Square) Burgaw, N.C. â&#x20AC;˘ 910-619-8063

Sunday Service 10:30 a.m.

All are welcome! Pastor Bill Howell

FRIENDLY COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH

1730 US Hwy. 117 N. â&#x20AC;˘ Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-3046 Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship 11 a.m., 6 p.m. www.fcbcb.org

ST. M ARYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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. â&#x20AC;˘ Burgaw, NC 28425

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

RILEYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH

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

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

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

BURGAW UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

110 E. Bridgers Street, Burgaw, NC 28425 â&#x20AC;˘ 910-259-2295 Sunday School: 10:00 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m.

CENTERVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH

18577 NC 53 E, Kelly, NC â&#x20AC;˘ 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 WATHA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER CATHOLIC CHURCH

Adult Bible Study: 9:30-10:15 a.m. Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Biblical Studies (ages 3-12) from 10:45-11:30 a.m.

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

Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Breakfast, 2nd Sunday of Each Month, 8-9 a.m.

Ladiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Circle, 2nd Monday of Each Month, 6:30-8 p.m.

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

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

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

160 Camp Kirkwood Road, Watha, NC

910-470-4436

Pastor John Fedoronko

ROCKY POINT UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

located at the intersection of Hyw. 117 & 210

Pastor Mark Murphy

Services: Sunday at 10 a.m.

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

CALVARY CHAPEL COMMUNITY CHURCH

54 Camp Kirkwood Rd. â&#x20AC;˘ Watha, NC 28478 â&#x20AC;˘ 910-448-0919

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

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

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

MISSION BAPTIST CHURCH

JORDANS CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

FAITH HARBOR UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

14201 Hwy. 50/210 â&#x20AC;˘ Surf City, NC 28445 â&#x20AC;˘ 910-328-4422 Services: 8 a.m. and 9:20 a.m. Sunday School: 10:45 a.m. http://faithharborumc.org

MOORES CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH

3107 Union Chapel Rd. â&#x20AC;˘ Currie, NC 28435 Pastor Roger Barnes

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

Wednesday Prayer Service & Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bible Study: 6:30 p.m.

WESTVIEW UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m.

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

www.BurgawBaptistChurch.org

28396 Hwy. 210 W. â&#x20AC;˘ Currie (1/2 mile from Moores Creek Battlefield)

5610 Hwy. 53 W â&#x20AC;˘ Burgaw, NC 28425 (Across from Pender High)

607 S. Walker Street â&#x20AC;˘ Burgaw, NC 28425

BURGAW BAPTIST CHURCH

100 E. Bridgers Street â&#x20AC;˘ Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-4310

4670 Stag Park Rd. â&#x20AC;˘ Burgaw, NC 28425 â&#x20AC;˘ 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. â&#x20AC;˘ Hampstead, NC 28443 (American Legion Building) 910-526-7890 Pastor: Monte Suggs Services Sunday at 10 a.m. and Thursday at 7:30 p.m.

1303 Hwy. 117 â&#x20AC;˘ Burgaw, NC â&#x20AC;˘ 910-259-2601

CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY FELLOWSHIP (CF2) 10509 US Hwy. 117 S., Rocky Point Business Park Rocky Point, NC â&#x20AC;˘ 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 â&#x20AC;˘ 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 LANIERâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CAMPGROUND 216 Michigan Avenue â&#x20AC;˘ 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.

Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Church 6:15 p.m. Choir Practice 7:00 p.m.

Thursday: Youth Group 6:30 p.m.

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Citrus fruit recipes

Hopeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cooking Corner

By Hope Cusick Contributing Writer The winter months offer a plethora of citrus fruits for US TO CHOOSE FROM ORANGES

grapefruits, tangerines, limes, lemons, and/or kumquats, and all their hybrid forms. Not only are they juicy and tasty, they are full of Vitamin C, fiber and are great detoxifiers, especially limes. They can be juiced, cooked, broiled, grilled, diced, sliced and/or jelled, but most often are eaten fresh.

Enjoy!

Lettuce, red grapefruit and orange salad Recently on vacation in Acapulco, Mexico we dined at a lovely restaurant where they served a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Clint Eastwood Salad.â&#x20AC;? When I retur ned home I tried to find the recipe but to no avail, so here is my rendition of the light and tasty dish.

1 small head of green lettuce 1 red grapefruit, peeled and separated into sections 2 navel oranges, peeled and separated into sections

2 cooked beets, peeled and sliced into thin circles (canned is fine) Ranch dressing +IWI THIN CIRCULAR SLICES OPtional) Peel and remove pith of grapefruit and oranges. Pull apart into sections. On individual salad plates, in the center, place small pieces or coarsely shredded rinsed and dried fresh lettuce leaves in a small pile. Top with thinly sliced circles of cooked beets.

Around the outside of the salad circle alternately arrange orange and grapefruit pieces in a clockwise fashion.

Decorate the outside of the plates with thin kiwi slices.

Drizzle Ranch dressing over the top if desired. I enjoyed it without the dressing.

Shrimp, grapefruit, orange and avocado salad 1 pound shelled and deveined large shrimp 1 lemon 1 fresh red grapefruit, peeled and separated into individual sections 2 navel oranges, peeled and separated into individual sections 1 large avocado, peeled, pitted and cut into thin slices Salad dressing, preferably Caesar or Ranch, or a yogurt dressing made with a little honey and lemon juice In a large pot of boiling water flash cook the deveined and shelled shrimp until pink, do not over cook. Drain and quickly rinse with cold wa-

ter to stop cooking. Place in a bowl and squeeze an half lemon over the shrimp and toss gently to cover all shrimp.

Cover and chill in the refrigerator for an hour or more.

Peel and separate into individual sections the grapefruit and oranges, place in a pretty salad bowl, mixing the fruit evenly for colorful presentation. You might want to cut the pieces of fruit crosswise in half for easier and juicier eating. Arrange chilled shrimp over the top of the fruit in a circular layer. Around the outside edges of shrimp, in a clockwise circular design, place the avocado slices. Have salad dressing on the side.

(ELPFUL HINT 9ELLOW GRAPEfruit will give a more tart taste if you like.

Mandarin orange chicken salad 1 pound cooked boneless chicken breasts, cut into one inch pieces, chill 1 can chilled mandarin orange segments, drained 1 cup fresh Chinese snow pea pods, strings removed, cut in half crosswise 1 small head of Romaine lettuce, leaves cut into two-inch pieces Honey mustard salad dressing Or whisk together ½ cup sour cream ½ cup mayonnaise ½ teaspoon granulated sugar 1 teaspoon white vinegar 1 teaspoon lemon juice, lime juice or orange juice

Place two-inch pieces of Romaine lettuce in a pretty, clear glass salad bowl. Mix in mandarin orange slices and snow pea pods, toss together.

Gently stir in cooked chicken pieces. Just before serving stir in salad dressing to make moist and well blended.

(ELPFUL HINTS #ONSIDER adding a tablespoon or two of shredded coconut just before serving. You may substitute chilled tangerine or Clementine slices for the mandarin oranges. Cut the slices in half crosswise first.

Lemonade poppy seed cake 1 package yellow cake mix or lemon cake mix 1½ cups prepared lemonade 3 eggs 2 teaspoons finely grated lemon rind or zest 2-3 tablespoons poppy seeds Confectionersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; sugar, for garnish Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Use vegetable cooking spray to coat a round tube pan or 12-cup bundt pan, set aside. In a large bowl combine vanilla cake mix, eggs, lemonade, and grated lemon rind. Beat on low speed until well mixed about 1 minute, add poppy seeds, then mix on medium speed for 3-4 minutes.

Pour batter into cake pan and bake for 45-50 minutes until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes then invert onto a wire rack, cool. Serve with powdered sugar or vanilla ice cream.

COMMUNITY NEWS & EVENTS Free income tax preparation for seniors A g a i n t h i s ye a r, l o c a l AARP Tax-Aide volunteers in Hampstead will soon begin preparing and electronically filing 2016 Federal and NC state income tax returns for residents of Pender County.

These services are provided completely free of charge by volunteers who are trained to IRS specifications.

The service will be offered this year at the Topsail Senior Center at 15909 U.S. Hwy. 17 each Monday and Wednesday afternoon from 1-5 p.m.

While volunteers are certified to prepare most regular personal income tax returns, they are not permitted to prepare returns for businesses with more than $25,000 of expenses, which have employees, or which show an operating loss, complicated

investment reporting, rental property with depreciation, and certain other complicated tax matters.

What taxpayers need to bring with them to the tax site include photo ID, SS cards for the taxpayer and all dependents, copy of the 2015 tax return, documentation of all income, including W-2â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 1099-Int for interest, l099-Div for dividends, 1099-SSA for social security, 1099-Râ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s for regular retirement and for IRA distributions, 1099-Misc and other documentation for business income, final brokerage statements, and records of estimated tax payments.

Also, if the taxpayer purchased health insurance coverage through the Marketplace/Exchange, he/she will need to bring the 1095-A issued by the Marketplace. .

In addition to that, if you

plan to itemize deductions, you should bring records of payments for such things as medical expenses, mortgage interest, real estate taxes, and charitable contributions.

To complete the Affordable Care Act portion of the return, the Tax-Aide Counselor will need to know if you and all of your dependents had health insurance coverage for all of 2016.

If so, that portion of the return will be simple. However, if you or a dependent(s) did not have coverage for the entire year, and you do not have, or qualify for, an exemption, you may be required to make a Shared Responsibility Payment (SRP) with your tax return.

For additional information call Jack Padgett at 910-2704387.

Senior softball begins Mar. 7

The Surf City Beautification Committee Home of the Month (above) belongs to Doug and Sandi Lowry at 121 Saltwater Landing Drive. Pictured is Councilman Buddy Fowler, Linda Honke and Mike Ott. The Business of the Month (left) is Gateway Plaza at 13500 Hwy. 50/210. Pictured is Fowler, Honke and Ott.

Senior softball begins Mar. 7 The Wilmington Senior Softball Association is looking for new players â&#x20AC;&#x201C; men and women 55 years old and older â&#x20AC;&#x201C; to play in the league.

Spring training begins Mar. 7 with the regular season starting April 18. Players from Pender County are welcome to participate in the league.

The spring training period covers seven consecutive Tuesday and Thursdays beginning Mar. 7. All players who wish to play after that point are placed on any of the 12 teams which match their skills, abilities, and age with players who have the same attributes.

The association website contains the infor mation about spring training, regular season play, and the particulars like league rules and bylaws. For more information email wssa2017@gmail. com.

Deer Resistant Plants Presentation Mar. 7.

Tired of wasting money on greenery to be devoured overnight by deer? Luckily not all landscape plants are deer treats.

The N.C. State Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Speakers Bureau of Pender County will sponsor a Deer Resistant Plants presentation Mar. 7, from 11 a.m. until noon at the Hampstead Public Library, 75 Library Dr., Hampstead.

In this free seminar, Pender County Master Gardener Volunteer, Maureen Spataro, will assist you in choosing more deer resistant trees, shrubs, and flowers for your garden.

For more infor mation, please call (910) 259-1235.

Thursday, February 23 s4HE +IWANIS #LUB OF (AMPSTEAD WILL MEET AT A M AT the Sawmill Grill on Hwy. 17 in Hampstead. s!LCOHOLICS !NONYMOUS WILL MEET FROM NOON P M AT the Surf City Community Center. Call 328.4887 for more information. s0ENDER #OUNTY -USEUM IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR FREE (donations are welcome) every Thursday and Friday from 1-4 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Group tours are available at other times by contacting the Museum at 259-8543 by email at penderhist@hotmail.com. s4HE 3ONS OF #ONFEDERATE 6ETERANS #APTAIN $AVID 7ILliams/Holly Shelter Volunteers Camp 2267 meets on the fourth Thursday each month at Hollandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Shelter Creek Restaurant, N.C. 53 East. at 6 p.m.

Friday, February 24 s0ENDER #OUNTY -USEUM OPEN P M s4HE -ARINE #ORPS ,EAGUE $ETACHMENT MEETS FOR breakfast at the Sawmill Grill in Hampstead at 8 a.m. each Friday.

Tuesday, February 28 s!L !NON MEETS EVERY 4UESDAY AT (AMPSTEAD 5NITED -ETHodist Church 7 p.m. in Room 9 for family and friends of alcoholics. Call 910-512-3353 for more information s4HE +NIGHTS OF #OLUMBUS #OUNCIL MEETS THE SECOND and fourth Tuesday each month at 7 p.m. at the American Legion Building, 16660 U.S. Hwy. 17 in Hampstead.

Wednesday, March 1 s!LCOHOLICS !NONYMOUS WILL MEET FROM P M AT THE Surf City Community Center, 201 Community Center Dr. Call 328.4887 for more information s4HE #OASTAL 0ENDER 2OTARY #LUB MEETS EACH 7EDNESDAY AT P M AT THE "ELVEDERE #OUNTRY #LUB #OUNTRY Club Drive in Hampstead.

Thursday, March 2 s4HE +IWANIS #LUB OF (AMPSTEAD WILL MEET AT A M AT the Sawmill Grill on Hwy. 17 in Hampstead. s!LCOHOLICS !NONYMOUS WILL MEET FROM NOON P M AT the Surf City Community Center. Call 328.4887 for more information. s0ENDER #OUNTY -USEUM IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR FREE (donations are welcome) every Thursday and Friday from 1-4 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Group tours are available at other times by contacting the Museum at 259-8543 by email at penderhist@hotmail.com. s4HE (AMPSTEAD ,IONS #LUB MEETS ON THE FIRST AND third Thursday of the month at noon at Topsail Presbyterian Church Highway 17. For more information about the Lions Club please call Val at 910-231-6003.

Friday, March 3 s0ENDER #OUNTY -USEUM OPEN P M s4HE -ARINE #ORPS ,EAGUE $ETACHMENT MEETS FOR breakfast at the Sawmill Grill in Hampstead at 8 a.m. each Friday.

Tuesday March 6 s4HE "URGAW ,IONS #LUB MEETS AT P M THE lRST AND third Tuesday of each month at Burgaw Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall. Members do not have to live in Burgaw to be a member of this service organization. For MORE INFORMATION CALL !LAN +ING AT

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4Câ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Food Pantry annual meeting Feb. 27

The 28th Annual Meeting of the Christian Community Caring Center (4 Câ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Food Pantry) will be held Monday, Feb. 27, at 10 a.m. in the second floor conference room of the Pender County Government Annex (15060 U.S. 17, Hampstead).

The purpose of the meeting is to make an Annual Report for the Year 2016, elect members to the Board for threeyear terms, to 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.

The 4Câ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Food Pantry was founded as a 501c(3) nonprofit organization in 1988

by Elizabeth Maddux and Ed Pullen â&#x20AC;&#x153;to minister to the human needs in the name of Christ and to offer assistance to the needy.â&#x20AC;? Throughout its 28-year history, the 4Câ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s has provided essential food to the people of our community who are down on their luck due to a job loss or catastrophic event, as well as to seniors and those disabled living on a fixed income.

The 4Câ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s serves all persons in easter n Pender County, north to the Onslow County line, south to the New Hanover County line, and west to Rocky Point (east of I-40). The pantry is funded solely by donations from community organizations and individuals, and is operated exclusively by volunteers.

For more information on the 4Câ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meeting, contact Secretary Jeanne Rick at jeannerick@bellsouth.net.

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