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County to hold Surf City meetings on bridge, fire departments Surf City officials are planning two community meetings in Surf City April 19. Surf City, along with the N.C. Department of Transportation, will hold a bridge construction community meeting April 19 from 5-7 p.m. at the Surf City Community Center.

NCDOT officials will have full-size plans for the roadway, including roundabouts, detours for roundabout construction, and timelines of the construction.

A meeting will follow at 7 p.m. at the Surf City Fire Department Station 25, 100 Deer Run Road Hampstead. An operational overview of the North East Pender Fire District will be presented, along with a five-year review will be presented. The fire district tax rate will also be discussed.

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Williams says the fire district likely needs to have it’s budget increased to meet the needs of the area. “Whether I agree or not, the citizens need the opportunity to be heard,� Willaims said.

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Early storm forecast calls for above average season Staff photo by Andy Pettigrew

The first professional tropical forecast for the 2018 season calls for more stor ms, but nothing as destructive as last year’s major hurricanes that left millions of dollars in damages in Texas, Puerto Rico and Florida.

Colorado State University released its forecast last week, calling for a “slightly above average� season in the Atlantic.

Forecasters are calling for 14 named storms, with seven expected to become hurricanes and three of those to be major stor ms. The average is 12 named storms, 6.5 hurricanes, and two major hurricanes for the entire East Coast season, based on data from 1981-2010.

Ocean water temperatures in the eastern tropical Atlantic are slightly cooler than normal, while the western tropical North Atlantic – which steers most Cape Verde storms that strike the East Coast – is slightly warmer than usual for this time of year. Cooler temperatures provide for a more stable atmosphere and drier air, both of which degrade hurricane development, according the Colorado State researchers.

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Colorado State noted that the anticipated La Nina/El Nino patter n is similar to that experienced during 2016.

After a mild start to winter, multiple heavy rain systems in the spring and summer gave way to several tropical systems that continued to bring surplus rain to the Southeast.

Those patterns climaxed in Hurricane Matthew, which caused devastating flooding across Southeastern North Carolina.

Colorado State uses more than 60 years of historical data to create its annual forecasts.

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New county DMV office opens in Burgaw

By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher The new Burgaw Department of Motor Vehicles driver license office officially opened for business April 4 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The office re-opened at 781 U.S. 117 South in the old Pender Plumbing Co. building. The location also serves as a district office for the N.C. Highway Patrol.

The new DMV office replaces the previous office that was located in the county office building. The old office was small with inadequate seating and space for DMV employees.

The office was also nearly parttime, with limited hours. “This is something that was needed here. It has a central location in the county, expanded hours, and a full staff,� said Burgaw Mayor Pete Cowan. “The building was up fitted to accommodate needs of the DMV with additional seating and space for staff. The Burgaw office is the only DMV

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DMV Commissioner Torre J. Jessup attended the ribbon cutting. “We are excited to be in Burgaw to open this full-time driver license office,� said Jessup. “This is a special day for all of us as we’ve worked on

this project since last fall.�

The Burgaw office hours have changed to 8 a.m. until 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Customers may call the office at (910) 259-2799 to confirm appointments and operating hours.

DMV offers driver license renewals and many other

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The DMV licence plate agency is located in Hampstead at 14687 U.S. 17 N. Hampstead Plaza.

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How do political ads in the newspaper work?

Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher and Editor I believe some folks are a little confused about political ads that run in the Post & Voice. Since we have a very busy political season this year, I thought it might be good to talk about how we handle political ads.

Political ads are different from other paid advertising run the newspaper. First, there are no deals on price.

Each candidate pays the same thing – what the rate card says. With business advertising, we are free to cut a deal, charge less, or do anything we can to help a business or organization. But with political ads, fairness is the key, so everyone pays the straight rate for the ad according to our published ad rates. Period.

As for ad placement, it’s first come, first served. As you might expect, the ads on the front page are more desirable than others, and cost more. We have a limited amount of space on the front page. Whoever buys it first, gets the space. Period.

Color ads cost more than black and white ads. We also have a limited amount of color space, but it is much more flexible than what goes on the front page. We rarely have a problem running out of color space.

When it comes to political advertising, as I told someone last week at the Candidate’s

Forum, it’s all business – cash on the barrelhead. Quite frankly, we want to run every candidate’s paid ads, regardless of who they are and their political affiliation. We are a business after all, and it’s make hay while the sun shines.

A number of the candidates in the May primary have sponsored meet and greets and other events. We didn’t run any announcements for free concerning those events in the paper.

That is political advertising and it needs to be paid. If we did it for one, we would be obligated to do it for all and I just don’t want to open that worm can. Some candidates purchased ads to promote their events. Other’s did not.

That’s the way it has to be.

As to editorial endorsement of candidates, we don’t do that. Period. We endorse ideas and political positions editorially sometimes, but not specific candidates. We work to keep everything on a local level.

Politics aside, I do personally like certain public officials better than others, and that is purely based on the particular official’s attitude toward us and their willingness to work with the newspaper. I like officials that are easy to work with, don’t mind talking, and pass along information for news stories in which people have an interest. That’s all about business as well – helping our business run smoothly.

Years ago when I was a pastor, I would tell my congregation that I have favorite people in the church. My favorites are anyone who wants to get with the program, get on board, and help us move ahead on our mission. Those who are tossing out anchors, dragging their feet, and pulling us back, well, not so much.

I guess I’m still like that when it comes to the Post & Voice.

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What is it about sailing?

Bill Messer My uncles were Navy guys, sailors who served in the South Pacific of WW-II. I had never seen either one in uniform but there were many pictures showing them in service. When I lived with my grandparents for a while to attend a local college, I saw a seabag in the corner of the attic and found magazines, postcards, restaurant menus and matchbooks, and a couple of packs of green label Lucky Strikes, when, to a smoker, 20 year old cigarettes were better than no cigarettes.

My uncles were brothers and as different as night and day, but their influence was equal, Fritzi looking like a recruiting poster, and Johnny, tough-guy, no doubt storming pacific isles one after another on the march to Victory with a K-Bar knife clenched between his teeth.

There was no question or second thought about which service I would enter in the mid-’60s. My boss, and Uncle Johnny both gave me their Navy ‘Blue Jacket’s Manual’ from when they were in the war. I came out of the Navy immersed in Navy life, and carried that framework with me on through life.

If you’re born into Navy genes, you internalize ‘Navy’.

If you’re thrust into it, you can do ‘Navy’ as well as the next person, but when you come out, you’re a civilian more than ex-Navy.

When I returned to civil-

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The wisdom of donkeys

After a lot of long, deep thinking, I’ve come to the conclusion that my donkeys are far smarter than many people.

I am not the first to propose this philosophy, by any means; I find it interesting and significant that donkeys precede horses in the written word by about half a millennia, if you can refer some of those written languages as words. Cats seem to precede dogs by a slim margin, but let’s face it, man has told stories about evil beings since the earliest days around the campfire.

And before you send me ugly letters, I love cats. I just understand their basic evil nature, and that some of them are benevolent minions of the Dark Side.

But I was blathering about donkeys. Now, I love mules, and for years, I had more experience with mules than with horses. Mules, in theory, combine the best traits of both horses and donkeys, and usually that is the case. My one and only mule, however, combined all the worst traits of her Arabian dam and Andalusian sire. I am reasonably sure that somehow there was some cat DNA in her somewhere.

We had been in the equine business for a while before I ended up with not one, but two donkeys. First was a mammoth jenny named Melanie who everyone thinks is a mule, but Mellie doesn’t take offense at the error. Then there came our standard burro Mabel, who everyone wants to hug. Thankfully Mabel is very amenable to hugs, as well as peppermints, apple slices, carrots, hard candy and anything else a human might eat that she thinks she, too, should share.

Melanie is not as much of a

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glutton but she is not afraid of a treat or a stranger’s embrace.

The following statement will get me in a lot of trouble, but I have been hanging around my donkeys too much, and tend to call things as I see them. I noticed early on that some horse people tend to not like donkeys, and as I got to know some of those horse people, I discovered they weren’t really very likeable people.

One of the finest riders and equestrian folks I have ever met turned out to be one of the most meanspirited individuals I’ve ever regretted knowing.

She has a passionate hatred of donkeys and mules, and generally they don’t like her, either. That should have been the first sign, but I thought it was just because she was a Yankee. Like dogs, donkeys have good judgment.

As much as I love our grumpy old horses Red and June, I find myself drawn to the donkeys. I realized the

other day it’s because people could learn a lot from donkeys if they wanted to.

While it isn’t true that a donkey (or mule) won’t eat themselves sick like a horse, donkeys do tend to know when to stop, think a while, and maybe come back later for seconds.

Donkeys aren’t quite as prone to panicking as horses; on more than one occasion, our donks have always stood their ground when confronted with stranger-danger, while the horses were attempting to tear through the fence, get in the house and hide under the bed.

Most horses can be cajoled, trained, forced, bribed, or threatened into doing something. Donkeys, however, must understand the entire situation first, then be allowed to make a decision based on the merits of the situation. You need patience and diplomacy to load a donkey onto a trailer, blanket said donkey in cold

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How to stop snoring Dear Savvy Senior, Over the past few years my 57-year-old husband’s snoring has gotten much worse.

It’s to the point that I have to either wear earplugs or move to a different room. Any suggestions?

Sleep Deprived Susan Dear Susan, Snoring is a very common problem that often gets worse with age. Around 37 million Americans snore on a regular basis according to the National Sleep Center.

Snoring occurs when the airway narrows or is partly blocked during sleep usually due to nasal congestion, floppy tissue, alcohol, or enlarged tonsils. But you and your husband also need to know that snoring can be much more than just an annoyance. It can also be a red flag for obstructive sleep apnea, a serious condition in which the snorer stops and starts breathing during sleep, increasing the risks of cardiovascular disease, stroke, cardiac arrhythmia and hypertension. According to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 34 percent of men and 19 percent of women who snore routinely have sleep apnea or are at risk for it.

Self-help remedies Even if you are unsure whether your husband has a primary snoring problem or sleep apnea, sleep experts suggest you start with these steps. s/PEN A STUFFY NOSE If nasal congestion is causing your husband to snore, overthe-counter nasal strips such as Breathe Right may help.

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Or, if allergies are the cause, try saline nasal sprays. s%LEVATE HIS HEAD Buying a foam wedge to elevate his head a few inches can help reduce snoring, or buy him a contoured pillow to lift his chin and keep the tongue from blocking the back of his throat as he sleeps. Also check out Nora (smartnora. com), a wireless snoring device that slides under the pillow and gently moves the head to a different position when snoring is detected.

This, they say, stimulates the relaxed throat muscles and opens the airway. s3LEEP ON SIDE To prevent back sleeping, which triggers snoring, place a pillow against your husbands back to keep him from rolling over or sew a tennis ball in the back of his pajama shirt. Or check out the Night Shift Sleep Positioner (nightshifttherapy.com), a device that’s worn around the neck that vibrates when you roll on your back. s!VOID ALCOHOL BEFORE BED Alcoholic beverages can relax the muscles in the throat, and constrict airflow.

He should not consume alcohol three to four hours before bedtime. s,OSE EXCESS WEIGHT Fat around the neck can compress the upper airway and impede airflow and is often associated with sleep apnea. s1UIT SMOKING Smoking causes inflammation in the upper airways that can make

snoring worse. .EED MORE HELP If these lifestyle strategies don’t make a big difference, your husband should see his doctor, a sleep specialist, or an otolaryngologist who may recommend an overnight study to test him for apnea.

For primary snoring or mild to moderate sleep apnea, an oral appliance that fits into the mouth like a retainer may be prescribed.

This shifts the lower jaw and tongue forward, keeping the airway open.

Some other options are Theravent snore therapy (theraventsnoring.com) and Provent sleep apnea therapy (proventtherapy.com), which are small nasal devices that attach over the nostrils to improve airflow.

But the gold standard for moderate to severe sleep apnea is a continuous positive airway pressure, or CPAP, device. This involves sleeping with a mask and is hooked up to a machine that gently blows air up your nose to keep the passages open.

If these don’t work or are intolerable, surgery is an option too. There are procedures available today that remove excess tissue in the nose, mouth, or throat. And a newer procedure called hypoglossal nerve stimulation that uses a small device implanted in the chest to help control the movement of the tongue when it blocks the airway.

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Have you ever lost your cell phone? If the answer is no, I don’t want to know. It seems like I lose mine daily but usually it is indoors and easy to find.

If not, I can just ask someone to call me to expedite my search. That was not the case last week when I realized my cell phone was MIA as I crossed the road back from my walk on the beach.

I remember feeling it in my pocket when I left the house to walk, but I looked anyway before driving back to the beach to search.

I combed every step, tracing my path several times, with no luck. Just as I was feeling discouraged and realizing I had no one to ask to call me, an angel appeared on the beach. It was my neighbor who had seen me searching. I shared my saga, and she immediately joined my search, never leaving my side until we found my phone.

Her sister, who had just left town, returned to assist.

They are such a dynamic duo. We walked and talked, pondering all of the possibilities of where my phone could be. I had only walked two blocks on the beach, making my problem even more perplexing.

I finally found it on my last ditch effort to explore every avenue. Walking from the house to the beach on the opposite side of the street, there it was. Sitting face up sprinkled with raindrops.

I never considered that it could have fallen out of my pocket before I got to the beach rather than the two blocks we walked on the beach before it started raining. We had even walked from the beach to the house and back, but we were on the wrong side of the road.

Thank heavens my neighbors were there to humor me through this.

Loving your neighbor as yourself is the second greatest commandment, and one many find challenging, to say the least. I always enjoyed Mr. Rogers, who became a special friend to a special friend of mine when she was a child going through brain surgery.

His message was always so simple and sincere: ‘I have always wanted to have a neighbor just like you; I’ve always wanted to live in a neighborhood with you.

So let’s make the most of this beautiful day, since we’re together we might as well say, would you be mine, could you be mine, won’t you be my neighbor?’

He was featured on television the very same night, celebrating 50 years of loving his neighbors and teaching us to do the same. The story was so serendipitous, I know it was a sign. I love my island neighbors, and our community is nothing short of sacred While it may be a little simpler here, surrounded by such beauty, loving thy neighbor is always a good idea regardless of where you are, Won’t you be my neighbor?

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Saying goodbye to Bob

By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher Former Pender County Clerk of Superior Court Robert Kilroy passed away Mar. 30 following an illness.

His passing was unexpected, as he was recovering well in rehab.

Bob was a unique individual. I would say he was a character – in the very best sense of the word, and he was my friend.

Bob did a lot of good things for Pender County while serving as the Clerk of Court. He took his responsibility to care for the Courthouse facility very seriously.

While in office, he oversaw a lot of renovation work on the Courthouse and the grounds. It was a time when movie-making in Burgaw was very busy and Bob was good at getting money from the filmmakers.

While Revolution was filming in Burgaw, they used the Courthouse extensively.

Bob negotiated with the filmmakers and they paid for a lot of work on the building, including painting the main courtroom and new curtains. When the courthouse annex roof was failing, Bob spearheaded the work to fix up the annex and repair

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Bob Kilroy in the cab of his fire truck in 2010 damage.

But there was a lot more to Bob Kilroy than just being the Clerk of Court. There was the fire truck.

In 2010, Bob was riding through Rocky Point one day and saw a fire truck parked in front of the fire department with a for sale sign.

He stopped in, made and offer, and he had a truck.

In a story I wrote for the paper in 2010, Bob said. “I wanted to use it for parades and events. I want to keep it

long enough for my grandchildren to come down from Chicago and ride in it. Then I’ll find a small fire department that needs a good truck and give it to them. It’s a lot of fun to drive around. It gets a lot of attention. Everybody enjoys it.”

And that’s what he did.

He gave the truck to a small rural fire department.

Bob was a working man’s attorney. From Boston, as if we couldn’t tell from his accent, he was a graduate of

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Boston College. He drove a cement truck days and went to college at night. After college, he worked for a labor union in Indianapolis. He noticed the attorneys for the unions were making a good living and “having all the fun.”

“I said to myself, I can do that, so I went back to school and studied law,” Bob said.

After resigning as Clerk of Court in 2017, he went back to private practice in Hampstead.

Bob did a lot for me personally, gave me a lot of good advice, and always had a smile. He was quite a character.

Like him or not, you always knew where you stood with Bob Kilroy. He will be missed.

And he was a man who knew how to wear a hat.

I would say he was the epitome of a classic southern lawyer, except he was from Boston. A minor point, when it comes to Bob. So goodbye friend, thanks for all you have done for me, and the people of Pender County.

“It’s the emptiest and yet the fullest of all human messages: ‘Good-bye.”

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Pender community of Van Eeden

Historical marker recounts rescue of Jews from Holocaust

By Mike Taylor Pender County Library Nine Jewish refugee families rescued from the Holocaust in Germany by a heroic effort in 1939 were settled in an obscure rural community near Burgaw, North Carolina.

A North Carolina Highway Historical Marker to commemorate this history will be dedicated Wednesday, April 18, at 2 p.m. at Pender County Public Library in Burgaw.

The free program, open to the public, will honor the organizer of the remarkable rescue, Dr. Alvin Johnson, and the stories of the German Jewish families whose lives were saved. Speaking will be Jerry Klinger, president of the Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation, who nominated the story for State

of N.C. recognition.

Also speaking will be history author Susan Taylor Block, who collected the family stories and titled her book, Van Eeden, after the name of the agricultural community, and Michael Hill from the N.C. Division of Archives and History.

“Van Eeden holds not only state significance, but national significance. The U.S. State Department, imbued with antisemitism, did not care if a Jewish refugee trapped in Europe was an academic, a scientist, a researcher, or a professor, who desperately sought to escape the Nazis and death. In 1939, they did not want more Jews coming to America,” Klinger said. Alvin Johnson looked upon Jews differently. Johnson learned there was a back door to sav-

ing life. If a refugee was a farmer, the State Department was willing to let them come to America, even begrudgingly, Jewish refugee farmers.

Johnson’s simple solution was to have Jewish academics classified as farmers.”

Most of the Jewish refugees knew nothing about farming.

“Problems soon emerged, as the resettlement of urban sophisticates with little farm experience to rural North Carolina proved challenging.

Crops suffered. There were snakes and mosquitoes,” said Hill. “They made the best of a bad situation, and as historian Leonard Rogoff has written, Burgaw was not Berlin. However, Klinger points out that Johnson had the fortitude to fight the State Department.

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The community in Pender County received the unlikely Jewish farmers and helped them as much as they could.

Plans were to save 100 families before the Nazis closed the borders to Jews.

“For those who came to North Carolina, as few as they were, North Carolina and nonJews did what no one

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Continued on page 8A NOTICE OF MEETINGS OF THE PENDER COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION AND REVIEW Pursuant to N.C.G.S. 105-322, the Pender County Board of Equalization and Review will meet as required by law.

PURPOSE OF MEETINGS To hear, upon request, any and all taxpayers who own or control taxable property assessed for taxation in Pender County, with respect to the valuation of such property, or the property of others, and to fulfill other duties and responsibilities as required by law.

TIME OF MEETINGS The Board will convene for its first meeting on Wednesday, APRIL 18, 2018. The Board will adjourn for the purpose of accepting requests for hearing at its last meeting on Friday, May 4, 2018.

Meetings will begin promptly at 10:00 AM In Tax Assessors Conference Room of the Howard Holly Building. Requests for hearing must be received no later than final adjournment which is scheduled for Friday, May 4, 2018 at 3:00 PM. In the event of an earlier or a later adjournment, notice to that effect will be published in this newspaper. The schedule for the hearing of appeals which were timely filed will be posted at the office of the Assessor, serving as Clerk to the Board,and will also be provided to individuals and organizations that have requested notice pursuant to N.C.G.S. 143-318.12.

All requests for hearing should be made to: Justian Pound, Clerk to the Pender County Board of Equalization and Review Office of Tax Assessor PO Box 67, Burgaw, N. C. 28425. Telephone: (910) 910-1221 www.pendercountync.gov

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Pender 2.0: Comprehensive Land Use Plan Status Update

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Presentation of the WMPO 2045 Metropolitan Transportation Plan.

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Approval of Minutes: Regular Meeting: April 3, 2018.

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Approval of the Pender County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council’s Annual Plan, Board Members and Funding Recommendations for FY 2018-2019

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Proclamation of April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

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Resolution Approving Administrative Guidelines and Policies for the NC DRA 17 Grant Program.

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Annual Communicable Disease Report.

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Education

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Bright Ideas grant applications now open Four County EMC is once again partnering with local educators to bring learning to life through the Bright Ideas education grant program. Educators can submit an application for Bright Ideas grants of up to $2,000 for innovative, hands-on classroom projects that would not otherwise be funded. Educators can learn more and apply online at www. ncbrightideas.com.

“The Bright Ideas grant program seeks to encourage teacher originality and student engagement by funding projects that take a creative approach to learning,” said Gay Johnson, Director of Corporate Communications. “Four County EMC is proud to be part of this long-standing effort to support both education and our local community.”

Four County EMC expects to award $19,860 in Bright Ideas grants this year to teachers in Bladen, Duplin, Pender and Sampson counties. The grants are available to K-12 teachers for projects in any

subject, and educators can apply individually or as a team and are encouraged to apply online.

Applications will be accepted April 1 through Sept.

28. Teachers who submit their applications by the early bird deadline of Aug. 15 will be entered to win one of five $100 Visa gift cards.

To apply, teachers must include a budget; explain the implementation, goals, creative elements and evalu-

ation of the project; and have approval from their school’s principal. Applications will be judged through a competitive evaluation process, with judges looking for projects that feature inventive and creative approaches to learning. Grant-writing tips can be found at www.ncbrightideas. Cape Fear Elementary School recently had a Sock Hop to celebrate good behavior durcom. ing the third quarter of the school year.

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Mrs. Cavenaugh’s class at Burgaw Middle School opened its store, Making Scents last week. Funded through a grant from the Landfall Foundation, students sold crafted soaps, scrubs, candles, jewelry, and coasters. All funds made from sales will be used to purchase more supplies to continue stocking the store. Many thanks to the Burgaw Middle School staff who made this grant possible, Lisa Cavenaugh, Allison Eason, Amanda Fortier, Tammy Motley, Cheryl Kelly and Angela Chestnutt.

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Science Night at North Topsail Elementary April 19 5:30-7 p.m.

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During the months of April, May and June, every Pender County elementary school provides 6 p.m. May 10, 2018 10 a.m. April 11, 2018 opportunities for both parents and students to learn about the upcoming kindergarten year.

9:30-11 a.m. April 26, 2018 There are two distinctly different 6 p.m. April 19, 2018 opportunities available to all newly enrolled families. The parent events are focused on 8:30 -10 a.m.

5:30 p.m. May 24, 2018 school readiness and becoming May 21 and May 22, 2018 familiar with school staff and facilities. The student events help incoming kindergarteners 9 a.m. May 22, 2018 9 a.m. May 22, 2018 understand what it is like to be in school. They will participate in a few activities that kindergartners regularly 5:30 p.m. May 3, 2018 5:30 p.m. May 3, 2018 participate in during their first year of school. Examples include, but are not limited to, walking in a line, singing songs, 9-10:30 a.m. and 9-10:30 a.m. or listening to the teacher read a 4:30-6 p.m. May 24, 2018 May 24, 2018 book. Student activities are designed so that new kindergartners will be excited 9 a.m. May 22, 2018 9 a.m. May 22, 2018 about the independence associated with being in a classroom setting when the first day of school arrives. Families 9 a.m. May 22, 2018 9 a.m. May 22, 2018 who take full advantage of both of our spring welcome activities are informed, excited and ready All Topsail Area Schools are holding events at the same time and date. for school to begin. We hope to Please attend an event at North Topsail Elementary, South Topsail see every new kindergarten Elementary, or Topsail Elementary. family and student at our spring welcome events!

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Lady Patriots win three: Lejeune, Ashley, S. Brunswick

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The Pender Lady Patriots opened the season 0-2 with an ugly loss against a very good Laney team. Those two losses prompted Coach Corrina Reece to say that her team had better start fielding the ball or it would be a long season. since those two losses the team has won 8 of 10 games including four of five Coastal 8 Conference outings.

After winning three games last week, Reece said the difference is simply making plays in the field.

“We’re not making the mistakes in the field that we were making early in the year. We can hit the ball. We just need to play defense.”

The Patriots proved their coach right last week as they pounded three teams into submission including a 17-0 defeat of conference foe Lejeune in which sophomore

pitcher Lauren Gammons pitched a no hitter. Nine of the 15 outs that the Pats made were by Gammons unassisted. She had nine strikeouts while walking three batters.

Gammons also was among the leaders at the plate. She had two hits and three runs batted in including a homerun while Ashley Dupalavich had three hits and three RBI. Jayleigh Leonard had three runs batted in with Samantha Wells hitting a line drive over the left center field fence.

Next up was the 4A Ashley Screaming Eagles. Gammons again occupied the circle and again proved to be one of the determining factors as Pender picked up an 18-5 win.

She went six innings allowing three hits and five runs.

Gammons was dominant at the plate as well. She had three hits and five runs batted in with Dupalavich contributing two hits and three runs batted in. Pender was

down by one run late in the game before making the huge comeback.

The final game was at Mideastern Conference combatant South Brunswick. Coach Reece pitched Haley Schaeffer and Gammons. The two combined for the shutout.

Pender’s offense came from two freshmen in this nonconference contest. Jayleigh Leonard had three hits and two runs batted in while Kaitlyn Beaver chipped in two RBI. The Pats pounded out 14 hits in the contest.

The hot hitting Patriots had 48 hits in three games last week. The team is currently hitting .390 as a team with only two players hitting under .300.

Pender is now 8-4 overall and 4-1 in conference play.

They played at East Columbus on Monday before hosting Southwest Onslow on Wednesday.

They hosted Richlands on Friday.

Staff photo by Bobby Norris

Lady Patriot hurler Lauren Gammons earned two wins in the circle last week and also had a homerun and eight RBIs.

Lady Pirates split pair, top Ashley 12-5

By Lee Wagner Post & Voice Sports Writer A tough start to the week was quickly erased Friday evening when the Topsail softball team traveled to Ashley for an important Mid-Eastern 3A/4A Conference game – and win – at Ashley, setting up a huge week for the Lady Pirates and the three conference foes that will be coming to Hampstead starting this past Tuesday.

But, for now, there is time to relish the good thing that occurred Friday.

Freshman standout Sydney Hartgrove banged out three hits and knocked in two runs, sophomore Lauren Strnad included a double among her three hits that produced three RBIs, and sophomore Annalee Hart – making her first start behind in the plate for injured senior Christine McLean – had two hits and knocked in a run as Topsail beat Ashley 12-5.

“We hit the ball really well, there were no errors, and we got strong, solid pitching so it was a good win in just about

every aspect of the game, Topsail Coach Eric Phillips said.

“Annalee did a great job behind the plate and that says a lot for the future, (sophomore Sullivan) Julia had a triple and knocked in a run, and it was a good outing heading into a tough week.”

Topsail fell behind early when Ashley’s Cameron Rivenbark sent a fly ball over the centerfield fence to knock in teammate Raegan Russell for a 2-1 Lady Screaming Eagle lead in the bottom of the first inning.

After scoring a run in the top of the first on a Hartgrove single that scored Tyesha Williams (2B), Topsail took the lead for good in the top of the second with three runs.

Darbie Lisk singled, Strnad singled, and Sullivan tripled to make it 3-2. Sullivan scored on a Hart single to left for a 4-2 lead.

Staff photo by Andy Pettigrew Topsail tacked on two more runs in the top of the third Lady Pirate Lauren Strnad hits a single in a recent game with a Lisk triple scoring in Hampstead.

Maggie Smith (1B) and Lisk scoring on a Strnad single,

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The Heide Trask Titan baseball team has found the going rough since the Coastal 8 Conference slate began. Last week they earned an important 3-1 conference win over Lejeune before going to their place the following day and falling 4-0.

The Titans opened the week with an 11-1 win over former conference foe Union. Trask scored five runs in the second frame to blow the game open and finished the contest with three runs in the bottom of the sixth.

Sophomore Tyler Greenwood earned the win on the hill with five innings of two hit baseball.

Sophomore leadoff batter Gage Benavides led the offense with three hits, two runs scored and two runs batted in.

Robbie Paterson and Hunter Cooper each had two RBI. Staff photo by Bobby Norris Next up was Coastal 8 Trask senior Nathan Harrell pitched a complete game win mate Lejeune. Senior Nathan over Lejeune. He struck out 11 batters.

Harrell took the mound and

Patriots slam Devil Pups

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer First year Pender Patriot baseball coach Jeff Lee took over the team with very limited time to get to know the kids or the program. He hit the ground running and has

showed great patience in the early going. It appears that the patience that the veteran coach has shown is beginning to pay off as his Patriots beat Coastal 8 Conference foe Lejeune 10-0 in five innings last week to run their conference mark to 3-2.

The Pender County Patriots opened the game with a scoreless half of the first by their ace Tyler Norris. The offense came ready to play and used a big inning by the

front half of the batting lineup to take a 3-0 lead after one frame.

Pender added another run in the second before exploding for six runs in the bottom of the third inning, erasing any doubt as to who the better baseball team was. With the scoreboard reading 10-0 in favor of the home team, Norris and his defense took care of the rest. The NCHSAA mercy rule was used after five innings due to the 10-run advan-

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In My Opinion It’s all about the sports.

That’s what we all believe when it comes to high school athletics. Now I know that as a parent it is more about the grades but as a teenager it is all about the sport you play and the recognition that you get from being a good athlete.

That is what most people perceive to be the truth.

However, as someone who covers high school athletics and have been doing it for close to two decades and can say with certainly that it is in fact not all about the game.

I have forged friendships with many former high school athletes in Pender County. I have watched as some of these folks have become teachers, doctors and in a couple of cases missionaries. These young adults have made many of us proud to know them.

The Trask baseball team has shown great love and compassion for the less fortunate and mentally and physically challenged over the last year or so. These young men have spent time with these young people and have by all appearances gotten much more from their time with these folks than they have from them.

I have saw photos of these young men in action. They are genuine in their love and care of those that are deemed to be less fortunate than them.

Sometimes it is the little gestures that mean the most

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer

to some people. Helping an elderly lady with her groceries or even just smiling and addressing them with the respect that they deserve.

These guys have gone above and beyond the sport of baseball. Their coaches and families should be proud of the young men that they are becoming.

Last week these young men were approached by a family with a little boy. They were asked to take a picture with the little boy and the team readily obliged. I saw the photo and the smile that the young men had on their faces. Again, it appeared that they enjoyed this opportunity more than the child. I admit that it kind of got to me.

In the world we live in today we hear more about what is bad verse what is good. I would like to give a shout out to these young men and their coaches and families for the way they carry themselves. And just think, they are from Pender County. Enough said.

Kickers Corner

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer

worked his magic. The big lefty went the distance scattering seven hits in seven innings to pick up the win. He sent 11 Devil Pups back to the visitors accommodations via the strikeout. In fitting fashion, Harrell struck out the final batter of the game. He would have had to come out because of the pitch count rule if that final batter would have gotten on base.

Chase McPherson led the Titans at the plate with two hits and a run batted in while Chase Foxbower and Miles Jordan each drove in a run.

The final game of the week was at Lejeune. The Devil Pups were bound and determined to make up for the close loss at Trask the night before.

They did just that with a 4-0 win. No other details were available at press time.

The Titans are now 7-5 overall and 2-4 in conference play. They hosted Richlands on Tuesday and was at Laney on Wednesday. They finished the week at home verse Wallace-Rose Hill.

Last week saw plenty of action on the area pitches.

The Pender Lady Patriot kickers lost a heart breaking 2-1 match in two overtimes to Lejeune. Marisol Gasca scored the lone goal for the Patriots. Pender was soundly beaten by East Carteret but did earn a nonconference win over South Columbus by a 3-1 score. Riley Gurganus had two goals while Gasca had the other goal.

The Pats (4-6-1/0-6) have a tough schedule this week.

They are slated to host Southwest Onslow on Wednesday and Richlands on Friday.

The Heide Trask Lady Titan kickers earned three wins last week including two over Coastal 8 Conference foe Lejeune.

Trask beat Union 4-0 to open the week. Freshman Anisa Lewis had two goals while sophomore Aubrey Mintz had a goal. Lizbeth Cruz-Hernandez had the other goal with freshman Leana Pfeiffer earning the shutout in the net.

The Titans beat Lejeune 5-0 with five players scoring goals. Mayra Lopez, Caleigh Bell, Erica Monroe, and Michelle Valentin scored as did Lewis. Pfeiffer was the winning keeper, her second shutout in as many matches.

The Devil Pups gave the Titans a game a day later at their place but the Titans prevailed 2-1. Bell and Zandria Richards each scored while Pfeiffer was again the winning keeper.

tage held by the Patriots.

Norris went all five innings, allowing just three hits while sending three Lejeune Devil Pups back to the dugout via the strikeout.

Josh Roberts, Josh Barnhill and Chris Olivas each collected one hit to pace the efficient Patriot offense. Chase Norris and Roberts each drove in two teammates prompting Lee to compliment his team on their ability to score runs in the contest. “I’m proud of

how our guys got the runners in tonight. We’ve had some games where we’ve left too many runners on and it has hurt us. We were fortunate to get most of them in tonight in a big conference game.”

The Patriots are 3-8 overall and 3-2 in the conference standings. They are one game out of second place in the Coastal 8 and one-half game behind East Carteret as the top 1A school in the conference.

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Trask (6-5/3-4) hosts Richlands on Tuesday and Wallace – Rose Hill on Friday.

A tough week continued for Topsail (2-9, 1-5) Thursday as the fell 9-1 on the road to Mid-Eastern 3A/4A Conference leader Ashley (9-0-1, 4-0-1). Kimberly Elke scored Topsail’s lone goal off an assist by Elizabeth Canfield.

The Lady Pirates had 13 shots on goal but could not find the back of the net a second time. Mia Hogan scored five goals for the Lady Screaming Eagles.

Makayla Ahart (three saves) and Briana Vreuls (six saves) played well in goal subbing for injured senior starter Hayley Childress.

The Lady Pirates fell 7-2 at home Tuesday to a very good Dixon (9-2-1) team that has yielded just 13 goals through its 12 games while putting 53 shots in the net. Ella Nordeen, in her very first varsity game, scored Topsail’s first goal assisted by Tralyn Magliocco, who scored the Lady Pirates’ second goal. Ahart had seven saves and Vrels had five saves for Topsail.

The Lady Pirates were at North Brunswick (4-3-0, 2-3-0) Tuesday, returning home to play host to Hoggard 7-0-4, 3-0-2) Thursday.

They were at East Columbus on Monday before hosting Southwest Onslow on Wednesday. They host Richlands on Friday.

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Trask AD Ed Gilroy earns top state honor

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer When Heide Trask High school opened its doors in 2002 there was a familiar face heading the athletic department.

Ed Gilroy had transferred from Pender High school where he coached track and field and took over the fledgling athletic department at the new school. 16 years later Mr. Gilroy is still there and the program is still benefitting from Gilroy’s penchant for dotting each I and crossing each T. Last week Gilroy was named the Athletic Director of the year for the entire state by the North Carolina State Athletic Directors association. He was also awarded the NCADA Rusty Lee Professional Development Award for 2018.

Mr. Gilroy is an athlete at heart. He ran cross country in high school and was part of a team that won the New Jersey state championship. He has coached track and field at Pender High School as well as cross country at both Pender

and Trask. He has been an educator for 40 years with the last 27 years being in Pender County.

Gilroy’s reason for becoming an Athletic Director was simple. It was the next step professionally. We’re all teachers.

We’re in the business to teach. It was a way for me to help both coaches and students at the same time. I try and make things easier for coaches who help students.”

With 40 years in the education business, there are those who wonder how much longer he will continue with the long hours that the job involves. Gilroy answered that by simply saying,” It’s a nice luxury to know I enjoy my job. As long as I have the support of the coaches and the administration I will continue to do it. When it becomes a job maybe then it will be time for some new blood. I have already committed to be back next year.

From there I guess I will take it year by year.”

Mr. Gilroy was the region 2 Athletic Director of the Year in 2017.

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Topsail Sports Roundup

By Lee Wagner Post & Voice Sports Writer Spring Break is now a part of history and the season has begun again. The boys’ tennis team had a pretty good week with a pair of wins, while a few teams continue to struggle against the tough MidEastern 3A/4A Conference competition.

Boys’ golf Thursday at the Wilmington City Course the Pirates finished fifth (324) out of 11 teams against some very tough competition in the Wilmington High School Invitational.

Cardinal Gibbons (299) won the competition, followed by Clayton (301), New Bern (306), South Brunswick (322) and Topsail. Falling in line behind the Pirates were Cape Fear Academy (326), New Hanover (339), Leesville Road (347), Hoggard (350), Laney (374) and Ashley (393).

Cardinal Gibbons’ Chris Sperrazza (72) was the medalist. Scoring for Topsail were Evan Higgins (76), Max Johnson (78), Harrison Wierse (84), Barrett Holmes (86), and George Boyle (92).

Tuesday the Pirates fin-

ished third (330) at the Cape Fear Country Club in a close non-conference meet behind South Brunswick (320) and Cape Fear Academy (325), and ahead of New Hanover (337).

Leading the scoring was Wiese (81), Higgins, and Holmes, all three players shooting an 83, Boyle (84), and Johnny Falzararo.

Topsail was thehost to a match Monday at Belvedere and is at River’s Edge (West Brunswick) Thursday.

Boys’ tennis Topsail won for the second time this week with a 7-2 road conference win at Ashley. The Pirates (5-4, 3-3) swept the singles matches, ignited by Jason Loher’s 6-0, 6-3 victory at No. 1 singles. Connor Hill (No. 5) and Christopher Spillane (No. 6) both won 6-1, 6-0, Will Hornthal (No. 4) won 6-2, 6-2, and Alex Hornthal (No. 2) and Nils Bohne (No. 3) won 6-3, 6-2.

Alex and Will Hornthal notched win NO. 7 with an 8-3 victory at No. 1 doubles.

The Pirates defeated Coastal Christian Academy 6-3 at home Tuesday. Loher got the ball rolling with a tough 6-0, 4-6, 10-8 win over Centurion Riley Picken at

No. 1 singles. Bohne (6-1, 6-2), Will Hornthal (6-2, 6-2), and Spillane (7-6, 6-4) followed with wins at Nos. 3, 4, and 6 singles.

Alex and Will Hornthal then teamed up to win 8-6 at No. 1 doubles with Spillane and Bohne prevailing 9-7 at No. 3 doubles.

Next up was a home conference match Tuesday (April 10) against West Brunswick, followed by a road match at Hoggard Thursday and another home match Friday versus South Brunswick.

Girls’ lacrosse In their only game of the week, the Lady Pirates (5-4, 3-4) dropped a 12-6 Conference One at Ashley. Delaney Popella had three goals, Hannh Jones scored twice, and Sophie Minnick added a goal for Topsail.

West Brunswick (9-1-, 5-1) was at Topsail Tuesday with a road trip to Hoggard (6-2, 5-1) on the slate for Friday.

Boys’ lacrosse After suffering a nonconference defeat to Cape Fear Academy, the Pirates (6-4, 4-3) bounced back for an 11-5 Mid-Eastern 3A/4A Conference win at Ashley. Jake Volpe and Eli Copeland each

had three goals and a pair of assists to lead the scoring parade.

Seniors Tanner Beaudoin (two goals, assists), Leighton Randall, Nick Haddock, and Jeremiah Richardson all scored in their final career win at Ashley.

In their first game of the week, the Pirates fell 12-10 at home against Cape Fear Academy (8-3). Jake Volpe scored five goals (assist) and Leighton Randall added two scores. Tanner Beaudoin, Jonah Gloss, and Eli Copeland (assist) all had goals for Topsail (5-4, 3-3 in conference.

Senior goaltender Alex Hall had nine saves.

Topsail was home Tuesday against the Trojans of West Brunswick before heading to Hoggard on Friday.

Track and field A meet was held last Thursday at Hoggard with New Hanover, Ashley, Laney, Topsail, and the host Vikings participating but results were not posted on ncmilesplit or forwarded by coaches as of press time Sunday.

The track teams will participate in the Ashley Invitational Saturday at Ashley.

Late inning run lifts Ashley over Pirates 2-1

By Lee Wagner Post & Voice Sports Writer A good, old-fashioned pitching duel broke out Friday at Ashley High School with the Screaming Eagles’ ace left-hander Price King wheeling and dealing for the home team and senior righthander Alex Holland matching him pitch-for-pitch.

It was a shame that anyone had to suffer a loss in the game but, in the end, an error in the bottom of the seventh contributed to the winning (unearned) run scoring that sent the visiting Topsail Pirates down to defeat.

“We did a heck of a job not making adjustments at the plate and not making

Pfeiffer brings her best game to Trask

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer As a little girl Leana Pfeiffer found the sport of soccer to be exciting. She started playing the game at a young age and has grown up with the sport being a big part of her life.

Leana grew up playing in the Pender Youth Soccer Association and found that her favorite position to play was as a goal keeper.

She has worked diligently to improve and has done just that through her hard work and dedication.

Leana is now the starting keeper for the varsity soccer team at Heide Trask. She has improved with each and every game that she has played.

Last week she had two shutouts and allowed just one goal in three matches.

With three years of high school soccer left in her future, Leana Pfeiffer is destined to become a star goal keeper for the Lady Titan soccer team.

routine plays,” said Topsail Coach Aaron, openly expressing his disappointment at the outcome. “Price pitched well, he gave us the opportunity to make outs and you have to tip your hat to that because we did it, we did it a lot.

“Alex was terrific. He didn’t deserve to be on the losing end tonight. We had a guy out at third and we didn’t put the tag down because we didn’t have our heads in the game, it was little things like that. We had a guy thrown out at second, I think it was their first run, and we missed the ball and he eventually scored.

Good teams don’t do that.

“There were missed opportunities on both sides, neither team played that well. I think

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(Ashley’s Brian) Coach Stewart would echo that. But they played well enough to win a game when the team they’re plays worse.”

Ashley scored first with an unearned run in the bottom of the fifth. Daniel Birkle was hit by a pitch. Ben Foxall laid down what supposed to be a sacrifice but a throwing error by Topsail left Ashley runners on first and second with no outs. After a fly out, Lee Fentress singled to score Birkle for a 1-0 Ashley lead.

That lead only lasted until the top of the sixth when – with one out – Chuck Major (1-for-3, R/S) singled deep in the hole between short and third. After a single by Shane Nolan sent Major to second

Topsail’s Hart throws opponents for a loop

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer In the track and field arena, there are those that runs fast and those that can run long distances in a short time. There are even men and women that can jump high, and far.

Then there are the throwers. These folks can throw a led ball along ways or can spin their way to throwing a discus for long distances. In most cases a thrower is really good at one or the other.

For instances, a good discus thrower is usually average at throwing the shot. In the case of Topsail Pirate thrower Adam Hart, he seems to be more than adequate at both.

Hart has hit the ground running this track season. He won both the shot and discus throws recently and is on his way to competing for a Mideastern Conference title.

Adan hart has hit the ground running for the Topsail Pirates.

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and a strikeout, Petey Frey hit a ball to third that became an error on a bad throw with Major crossing the plate for 1-1 tie.

The bottom of the seventh started with a double down the leftfield line by Birkle.

Foxall bunted but the throw to third to cut down Birkle never touched the runner – leaving a first-and-third with no outs situation.

Jake Luchansky replaced Holland (6+ IP, eight hits, two runs, one earned, no walks, two K’s) and recorded the first out via a strikeout. A grounder to third produced the second out when Hayden Walsh fired home to Colby Emmertz

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The air temperatures are finally starting to moderate and the water temperatures will soon follow. That means that the fishing will warm up with the weather. As many anglers will tell you, the fishing is best with the warm but not hot air temperatures. This goes with the water temps as well.

The redfish bite is picking up in the inland waters around Topsail Island. Some anglers are using fresh shrimp while others are saying that their favorite plastic baits are working. There have been a few speckled trout caught as well.

The piers are reporting that the fishing is still slow but is showing signs of picking up. The warm temps forecast for the end of this week will help moderate the water temps.

Surf fishing is showing signs of getting better with a few reds being caught along with the occasional mullet.

On the fresh water side

of things there are some panfish being caught in the creeks along with a few cats being caught. Red worms are working for the bream while your favorite stink baits along with chicken livers are working for the cats.

This week’s fishing tip I have fished many times in the Cape Fear River and have never had to hit the water for any reason. Two years ago my wife and I along with a friend made our way out in the cold temps in search of a few bream. While fishing my dear wife slipped while standing on the front of the boat and fell head first into the cold waters. She stayed under a few seconds before coming up. We were able to help her in the boat. This brings me to this. If you are not a good swimmer wear your life jacket at all times.

Check your safety gear such as life jackets and floatable seat cushions before each trip. If you have a child insist that they wear their life preserver at all times. It only takes a moment to fall into the dark and deep waters. It takes less time than that to get into trouble.

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By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer Last week was a very busy one for the area high school student-athletes. The Topsail tennis team won twice. Alex and Will Hornthal won two doubles matches and each won as singles as well.

The Topsail baseball team dropped a tough conference game against Ashley. Alex Holland allowed eight hits, two runs, one earned, no walks and two strikeouts in the loss.

The Trask baseball team earned a tough 3-1 win over Lejeune last week. Senior left hander Nathan ‘Big Nasty’ Harrell through a complete game seven hitter, striking out 11 Devil Pups along the way. Chase McPherson led the Titans at the plate with two hits and a run batted in while Chase Foxbower and Miles Jordan each drove in a run.

The Pender baseball team picked up an impressive win over Lejeune last week. Tyler Norris went all five innings, allowing just three hits while sending three Lejeune Devil Pups back to the dugout via the strikeout.

Josh Roberts, Josh Barnhill and Chris Olivas each collected one hit to pace the efficient Patriot offense. Chase Norris and Roberts each had

Norris leads the way for young Patriot baseball

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The Pender Patriot baseball team got off to a rough start this season. They struggled to find their groove but in the last two weeks have began to show the cohesiveness that comes from working hard on game day as well as in practice.

Every young team needs a leader in the dugout and on the field as well as off. Senior Chase Norris seems to be that leader for Coach Jeff Lee’s charge.

Norris leads more by example than by being vocal.

He works hard on his game and shows up at every contest with a workman like attitude.

He sets a good example for his teammates which incudes his brother Tyler.

The upstart Patriots are just one half game out of being the top 1A team in the Coastal 8 Conference.

Chase Norris looks to lead his teammates into the playoffs.

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The Topsail men’s lacrosse team earned a 12-5 win over Ashley. Jake Volpe and Eli Copeland each had three goals and a pair of assists to lead the Pirates.

The Trask soccer team earned three wins last week.

Freshman Leana Pfeiffer picked up three wins in the net, earning two shutouts along the way. Anisa Lewis scored three goals and had two assists while Caleigh Bell had two goals.

The Pender soccer team earned a nonconference win over South Columbus. Riley Gurganus had two goals while Marisol Gasca had the other goal.

The Lady Titan softball team earned an 11-4 win over Lejeune. Senior right hander Brittany Foy earned the win in the circle and also was good at bat.

The Topsail softball team beat Ashley last week. Freshman standout Sydney Hartgrove had three hits and knocked in two runs while sophomore Lauren Strnad included a double among her three hits that produced three RBIs, and sophomore Annalee Hart, making her first start behind in the plate, had two hits and knocked in a run.

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Julian Willard Anderson ROCKY POINT -- Julian Willard Anderson, 73, of Rocky Point, beloved husband, daddy, granddaddy, brother, Christian, and God’s faithful servant was called to his heavenly home on Saturday, March 31, 2018 surrounded with love by his family.

He was born Mar. 4, 1945 to the late Coy Willard and Velma Rooks Anderson. He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Donna W. Anderson; son Julian Christopher Anderson (Jeanne); daughters, Jessica Anderson Grimm (Daryl) and Emily Anderson Smith; surrogate son, Garrett Pellerzi (Lindsay); grandchildren, Megan Anderson, Julian Coy Anderson, and Bryce Grimm; sisters Elaine Wrenn (Wayne) and Janice Byerly; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends who dearly loved Julian.

Julian loved his country; service to the community; and service to God. Julian served his country honorably during the Vietnam War. He continued his service through teaching high school biology after graduating from UNCW. He served as a volunteer firefighter with Long Creek-Grady Volunteer Fire Department serving in positions from fireman to Chief.

Julian served as a Federal Agent in his career. He chose to serve the community on the Pender County School Board for many years.

Serving the youth and future leaders of our community, state, and nation was his passion. Julian was awarded the Razor Walker Award for Distinguished Service to the People of North Carolina. Julian brought Scouting back to the community by reestablishing Troop 730 as the Scoutmaster in 1988. He was awarded the highest award at the Council; National; and Lodge levels, which were the Cape Fear Award; Silver Beaver Award; and Vigil Honor member. Julian provided amazing leadership and knowledge to the future leaders.

Julian served St. Mary’s Church in Burgaw from the building of the church itself

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CSU plans to fine tune its predictions on May 31, July 2, and Aug. 2.

and his leadership on the Vestry for many years by serving in numerous capacities including Senior Warden.

Julian was a 32nd degree Mason serving King Solomon Lodge 138 A.F. & A.M. as secretary and member of Scottish Rite Bodies. He served as the President of the Pender County Shrine Club in 20152016 as well as in the secretary position for many years.

Julian enjoyed woodworking; was a certified beekeeper; loved music even though he could not play an instrument; and loved to dance. Julian loved cooking in cast iron and collected cast iron pots, pans, ovens, and kettles throughout his travels.

Julian was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed camping, hunting and fishing. He served on the North Carolina Fisheries Board. Julian jokingly referred to himself as “Last Mate” to Captain John Broome on the “Plan B” where they conducted four research projects for the state and were also featured in many publications.

The memorial service was 1 p.m. Saturday, April 7, 2018 at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 506 S. McNeil Street, Burgaw.

The Rev. Ronald Abrams conducted the service. Burial with Rev. E. J. Highsmith conducting the committal followed in Riley’s Creek Memorial Cemetery, 2111 Clarks Landing Loop Road, Rocky Point, with military honors accorded by U.S. Navy Honor Guard and Masonic Rites accorded by King Solomon Lodge No. 138 A.F. & A.M Following the committal service at the cemetery there was a time of fellowship and sharing memories at Pender County Shrine Club.

Julian was very passionate about service and helping others, especially children. He had a great passion for the Shriners Children’s Hospital in Greenville S.C. Please donate in his memory, 950 West Ferris Road, Greenville, SC 29605 or https://donate. lovetotherescue.org/JWAndersonMemorial Condolences may be sent to the family at www.quinnmcgowen.com. The family was served by Quinn-McGowen Funeral Home of Burgaw.

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will of God April 5, 2018 at Lower Cape Fear Hospice in Wilmington. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday, April 15, 2018 at St. John Missionary Baptist Church, Webbtown Rd in Maple Hill.

A visitation will be 4-6 p.m, Saturday, April 14, 2018 at Nixon Lewis Funeral Home in Burgaw. Professional services by Nixon Lewis Funeral Home in Burgaw. Electronic condolences may be left at nixonlewisfuneralhome.com.

Bishop Leroy Jones MAPLE HILL -- Bishop Leroy Jones, 67, of Maple Hill peacefully surrendered to the

Wilbur L:ance “Lanny” Croom ANGIER -- Wilbur Lance (Lanny) Croom Jr. of Angier, passed away Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at Rex Hospital in Raleigh surrounded by his loving family.

Born June 24, 1942 in Chester, S.C., he was the son of the late Wilbur Lance Croom Sr. of Rocky Point. and Catherine Britt Murray Croom of Burgaw.

He attended Rose High School in Greenville,. and Burgaw High School before joining the Coast Guard in 1960. He was stationed at Fort Macon, Portsmouth, Va., Cape May, N.J. and Bermuda.

While assigned to the USCG Cutter Chilula (WMEC153), Lanny was a member of the crew that battled an explosion and fire aboard the tanker USNS Potomac Sept.

26, 1961 near Radio Island at the State Port in Morehead City. During the Ash Wednesday Storm of Mar. 6, 1962, he was part of a rescue team that battled 40-foot seas to rescue a stranded freighter and its crew. He also served aboard the buoy tender USCG Jonquil (WAGL-330).

After serving in the U.S. Coast Guard, he worked for General Electric Nuclear Division in Wilmington for 32 years. He holds three U.S. Patents in Washington D.C. for nuclear fuel rod assembly equipment that he helped design.

A true waterman, Lanny shared his deep love of the ocean, sounds, lakes and rivers as he boated, fished, skied, sailed, flounder-gigged and crabbed all his life with family and friends.

Forecasters expect 2018 to run around 135 percent of a normal year’s activity. Last year’s season was about 150 percent above normal, the CSU report said, producing the major hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria. The Atlantic basin and Caribbean saw 17 hurricanes last year – a new record – including a total of six major storms.

Preliminary strike prob-

abilities are also a bit higher than usual. The storms generated more power than any other season since 2005.

On average, the entire U.S. coastline saw an annual strike probability of 53 percent from 1950 until 2000. That chance is estimated at 63 percent for this year. The East Coast will have a 39 percent chance of being hit, as opposed to the historical average of 31 percent.

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He is survived by his wife of nearly 54 years, Phyllis Wells Croom; his sister Catherine Ann Croom Morgan; his daughter Jennifer Allison Croom and her fiancé Joe Zaremski; his daughter Claudia Croom Cole and her husband Stan Cole, his beloved grandchildren Catherine Reeves Cole and Oliver Elliott Cole and three precious “granddogs.”

A celebration of his life was held at 11 a.m. Monday, April 9, 2018 at Harrell’s Funeral Home Chapel, 212 S. Dickerson Street in Burgaw.

The family received visitors at Harrell’s Sunday, April 8 from 4-6 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial gifts be made to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (michaeljfox. org) or a charity of choice.

A service of Harrell’s Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Burgaw. Online condolences can be made to the family at www.harrellsfh. com.

Brenda Pearsall Cayton GREENVILLE -- Brenda Pearsall Cayton, 76, passed away Wednesday, Mar. 28, 2018. Services will be private.

Brenda, daughter of the late Stephen (Steve) and Lottie (King) Pearsall, of Rocky Point, grew up there and the Burgaw area. As a military wife, she lived in various places as her husband served in the United States Air Force.

A graduate of Burgaw High School and a 1989 graduate of East Carolina University, Brenda was a lifetime mem-

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Continued from page 6A upping the advantage to 6-2.

Ashley got two runs back in the bottom of the frame but Topsail put the game on ice in the fourth with five runs with Smith, Strnad (two), and Nee Nee Jordan knocking in runs for an 11-4 lead. Topsail added its final run in the seventh with Hartgrove knocking in the run.

After enjoying success in the D. H. Conley Easter Tournament in Greenville over the previous weekend, the Lady Pirates ran into another tough squad in West Wilkes Monday at home and dropped a 4-1 decision to the Lady Blackhawks and their outstanding starting senor pitcher Lillie Anderson.

Anderson went the seveninning distance, giving up six hits, no walks, and one earned run, using a fastball and very good change-up to record seven strikeouts and eight ground-ball outs. The Lady Pirates took a 1-0 lead by scoring their only run in the bottom of the third inning. Mclean was hit by a pitch to lead off the inning and was replaced by courtesy-runner Lauren

ber of Kappa Phi Kappa. She was also a member of the Disciplined Order of Christ and had a special interest in the piano, and was an activist for woman’s rights.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Ralph Rogers Cayton; daughter, Jennifer (Ginger) Cayton; and a sister, Mary Helen Pearsall.

She is survived by her sister, Becky Pearsall Spell; brothers, Carroll Pearsall and William Pearsall; and numerous nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Disciplined Order of Christ, PO Box 3681, Florence, SC 29502 or Rocky Point UMC, PO Box 6, Rocky Point, NC 28547.

Charles Franklin Sidbury ROCKY POINT -- Charles Franklin Sidbury age 88 of Rocky Point, passed away Saturday April 7, 2018 at the Lower Cape Fear Hospice care center surrounded by his loving family and friends.

He was born Jan. 15, 1930 in Barkerville VA, son of the late Forest and Helen Mason Sidbury.

He is survived by his wife of more than 62 years Shirley Thompson Sidbury; son Forest Franklin Sidbury and wife Julie of Washington NC; two daughters, Susan Sidbury Blake and husband Chris of Labelle. Jordan reached on a bunt single – putting runners on first and second with one out. Tanesha Williams singled to score Labelle but the rally ended there with a strikeout and ground out.

The Lady Blackhawks (11-3) took the lead for good, scoring all of their runs in the top of the fifth inning. A one-out walk preceded four consecutive singles that combined with an outfield error to send four West Wilkes runners home.

Topsail starting pitcher Addy Howard was charged in 4-1/3 innings with the four runs three earned. Howard gave up seven hits and walked three with five strikeouts. Shayne Collins relieved Howard and got a ground out and a pop up to end the inning. Collins went 1-2/3 and gave up two singles with two strikeouts.

Outside of the inning when they scored their only run, the Lady Pirates never had more than one runner on base in an inning and had just two runners reach second twice.

“That’s a really good softball team, they were 25-2 last year, and the reason we brought them down here was to play good competition,” Phillips said. “Playing weak competition isn’t going to help us, we

Scotts Hill and Helen Sidbury Fuller and husband John of Rocky Point; six grandchildren, Crystal Richartz (David), Christopher Blake, Allison Sidbury, Caleb Fuller, Kennedy Fuller, and Courtney Fuller; two great grandchildren, Dylan and Isabella Richartz; a special niece Sandra Buehler (Art) and many nieces and nephews.

Charles was a member of the United States Air Force and Air Force Reserve. He loved sports, especially football and baseball. He was a charter member of the Rocky Point Fire Department and a charter member of Rock Church. Charles retired after 36 years with the U.S. Postal Service as a rural letter carrier in the Rocky Point area.

He was an avid gardener and usually had enough produce for the entire community.

He enjoyed working in the yard with his wife. He could fix almost anything that was broken. Charles worked at Langston Motor Sales for many years.

Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Tuesday April 10, 2018 at Harrell’s Funeral Home Chapel. Pastor Ron McGee and Pastor Bryan McGee will conduct the service.

Burial will follow in Pike Creek Cemetery with military honors accorded by the US Air Force.

The family received friends Monday 6-7:30 p.m. at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions can be made to Lower Cape Fear Hospice 1406 Physicians Dr. Wilmington, NC 28401 Shared memories and condolences can be sent to the family at www.harrellsfh. com. The family was served

by Harrell’s Funeral Home and Cremation Service. need to find out who we are and sometimes you find that out by playing the best teams you can.

“You can learn a lot from a loss, whether we learn from the loss is another situation. I think they learned if a coach tells you not to swing at a change-up unless you have two strikes because you’re not a good change-up hitting team than you better leave it alone. You have to know what’s good for you, and what’s not. It was just a rough night. They only had the one good inning and other than that Addy and Shayne did a good job of holding them down.”

Perhaps the biggest negative was the potential loss of Mclean, the Lady Pirates senior catcher. McLean injured her right knee beating out an infield hit in the seventh inning. Tests indicated it was a sprained knee and she would miss approximately 10 days.

Tuesday the Lady Pirates (9-3, 4-1) welcomed West Brunswick (9-1, 4-1) to Hampstead for a huge conference game with NCHSAA 3A state tournament ramifications. Topsail is also home Wednesday versus South Brunswick (5-6, 1-4) and Friday against Hoggard (6-6, 3-1).

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Weaver Continued from page 3A weather, or lead said donkey across a dark field in the middle of the night. They respect patience, not yelling or threatening. A plastic bag on the end of a broomstick will startle even the most stubborn horse onto a trailer.

The donkey, however, will eye the bag, kick the broomstick (or broomstick waver) and sit down.

Donkeys rarely see a reason to rush. My Melanie is saddle-trained, and is content to allow the person on her back to guide her in the general direction they wish to travel. But as the lovely Shawn Kay Sanders (who is an incredibly skilled horse trainer) put it when she saddled Mel the first time – my donkey has no “go” button. You will get where

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Continued from page 3A ian life after the second Tonkin Gulf cruise, I bought a used motorboat with a 35 h.p. motor, then not too much later a new boat and motor, then a faster one with a bigger 60 hp motor, and finally a racer hull and even bigger motor. Finally, married, domestic tranquility took over, and the fast boat was replaced with a ‘whaler’ type boat, then a Sears fishing boat and 10 h.p. motor, and finally, a canoe.

My job took me to Raleigh, and the trek from Sunfish type Zuma, to the Hobie Catamaram, which you perch upon, to a decked boat with a cuddy ‘cabin’ and large cockpt, which you sit in. The last boat from Raleigh was the O’Day Daysailer II, and it was a delight. Light and fast, with a really big cockpit, and it would sail well in light air and really perform when the wind picked up.

There is so much more comfort in light wind sailing if there’s a roomy place to lounge about in the O’Day’s wide beam. There was a small ‘cabin’ enclosure in front, and surprisingly, 1 found there was plenty of room to sit out a sudden rain shower. It was easily ‘trailerable’ and the rig was simple enough to get the boat in the water and sailing away from the ramp in just a few minutes. It had an adjustable, up and down, centerboard in the cockpit trunk that took up the majority of the center area of the cockpit, and shallow water was no problem.

I spent a lot of time at Lake Jordan and Kerr Lake, sailing to nowhere and back, didn’t mind the capricious

you are going, eventually, but Melanie will still be able to go another hundred miles after everyone else has given up, but everyone else will get there first.

Donkeys are brave, and that’s one reason so many people end up with a donkey to “guard” their cattle, goats or other animals. Not all donkeys are good guard animals, but any donkey that has bonded with its herd will defend that herd to some extent. For example, back during deer season, an errant hound made his way down our lane, trailing a deer. Just for the fun of it, he decided to chase the chickens, then horses (I am sure he had no ill intent).

Well, the dog’s owner called me and asked if he could fetch his dog, but as he was doing so, Miss Rhonda was tearing through the front door – not to rescue the

equines, but to rescue the poor errant hound.

Seems the horses ran past first, followed by the donkeys, followed in turn by the hound who must have thought these were the funniest looking deer on earth. He was baying his heart out when Rhonda heard his joyful hunting cries turn to screams of terror.

The previous parade was reversed – the hound came running up the lane, followed by two donkeys with their ears laid back, followed by two horses who were just trying to get under the bed to hide. Melanie and Mabel cornered the poor hound in the swamp, and were ripping their way into the brush when Rhonda called them off. I’m sure the hound spent the rest of the season in therapy.

Mel and Mabel had simply had enough, and decided to confront the threat. Donkeys

don’t like bullies. Yet Melanie and Mabel will politely greet a dog who minds his manners when being properly introduced. Mabel gets a little tense, but Melanie has a well-defined live-and-let-live policy.

In short, I think we’d be a lot better off if some of these high-strung hysterians would take a lesson or two from my donkeys. A lot of people need to learn to calm down, not be greedy, try to get along with everybody, be loyal to their herd, and take their time making a decision – and when confronted by foolishness, solve the problem by sitting down and refusing to budge. Donkeys show us we need to learn patience – the destination will likely still be there, even if the journey takes a little longer.

And if all else fails, kicking adversity into the next county is always an option.

breezes, and delighted in the fresh breezes, sailing flat or sailing heeled over racing through the waves. There’s something to learning how to handle fickle breezes, and learn how to trim for best speed, and trim for best speed along a course. The Hobie Cat was all about speed – as fast as you can go ‘til you run out of lake, jibe around without slowing down much, and racing away back to where you left from: the optimal course being whatever direction it took to wring every bit of power from the sails.

When you want to sail to a particular place and the winds aren’t favorable, you still want to get there so you learn to cope. You learn how to sail to the side of the wind, tacking here and tacking to the other side, over and over, gaining ground each time you swung through the wind on the other tack.

How can you sail upwind?

You can’t. The old squarerigged sailing ships depended on the area of canvas aloft to take advantage of the wind coming from astern, pushing on the canvas. You can ‘make ground’ to windward by tacking, that is, by sailing as close to the wind as possible on one course, then turning and tacking to the other side, each time getting closer to the upwind destination, a little at a time.

Modern sails, most often a tall triangle, generate aerodynamic lift, just like an airplane wing, and pull the sail through the air, and transfer the power of the sail through the mast and rigging, to pulling and pushing the boat through the water.

Modern sailing rigs let the sailboat sail much closer to the wind, gaining ground to the windward much faster.

The opportunity to co-exist with nature, using the winds for work. Coping with light winds also allowed plenty of time for ‘navel gazing’, seriously considering the state of the world, the state of one’s mind, and the future. Grand plans for the future, stymied by the serious lack of funds, I put a lot of plans into the ‘one of these days’ folder, and learned to enjoy the current state.

Why sail? What’s the attraction? It’s kind of like rubbing your tummy and patting your head and whistling the Nation Anthem all at once. Ocean sailing is different from lake sailing, and it’s the tides and currents that must be considered as well

as windspeed and direction.

You can sail a compass course perfectly and still get ‘set’ well off course from being pushed from the side. It’s similar to landing an airplane in a crosswind, because you must ‘crab’ along the course to avoid getting ‘set’ out of the channel.

I brought the O’Day Daysailer with me when I moved to Hampstead back in ‘93. I sailed it in the ICW (Intra Coastal Waterway), a few times, but with the swift current and narrowness of the ‘ditch’ itself, it was do-able, but not really fun, tacking endlessly from one side to the other.

Next: Day sailing gives way to overnight sailing longer.

Town of Burgaw Government News April 12, 2018

NOTICE OF CHANGE OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING DATE FOR MAY 2018 Due to the primary election being held on Tuesday, May 8, 2018 in the town’s meeting room, the Board of Commissioners regularly scheduled meeting for that day has been changed to Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at 4PM in the meeting room of the Burgaw Municipal Building.

MOSQUITO SPRAYING NOTICE As a reminder, once the weather gets consistently warmer we will begin mosquito spraying. If you have beehives in the city limits please let Public Works know so we can add you to the list of ‘no-spray’ areas. We want all our apiarists to be aware of the spraying and let us know so we can keep your hives away from the chemicals. Please e-mail your name, address and phone number, to Christina (cabbood@townofburgaw.com) at Public Works so we can keep a digital record of where you’re located. Thank you all!

PENDER PAWZAPALOOZA NOTICE: On Saturday, April 14th from 11am to 2pm the Pender Pawzapalooza event will be hosted at Rotary Park. This is a dog friendly event and the will be a number of dogs in the area. All dogs will remain on leash for the duration of the event. Please use caution if you are in the area of Rotary Park on this day. For more information contact Zachary White at 910-300-6401 or recreation@townofburgaw.com.

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Community Meeting The Town of Surf City & NC Dept. of Transportation Invite the Topsail Community:

Bridge Construction Community Meeting Thursday, April 19th 5:00 p.m.—7:00 p.m.

April 19, 2018 – 7:00 PM Surf City Fire Department Station 25 100 Deer Run Rd, Hampstead NC, 28443 Fire department operational overview 5-year review (since the merger) North East Pender Fire District Fire Protection Tax Rate Public comment forum

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

7 Business/Insurance/Attorney/Banking Nursing/Adult Care Committee 3 Public Citizen Pender Memorial Hospital Board 2 District 1, District 2 (BOTH Unexpired Terms) Southeastern Economic Development Commission 1 Citizen Representative Tourism Development Authority 1 Collector District 1 = Upper Topsail; Surf City District 4 = Union; Penderlea; Grady; District 2 = Scotts Hill; Lower Topsail Columbia; Caswell; Canetuck District 3 = Rocky Point; Long Creek District 5 = Burgaw; Holly *** These positions can be temporarily filled by someone associated with this field who may not be currently licensed. Applications can be completed on-line at www.pendercountync.gov or write or call Melissa Long, Clerk to the Board, PO Box 5, Burgaw, NC 28425 (910) 259-1200, and complete an application.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS THE PENDER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AS FOLLOWS: DATE OF HEARINGS: April 16, 2018 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 Special Use Permit Philbert Walker, applicant, on behalf of St. Mary’s Holy Church of America, Inc., owner, is requesting approval of a Special Use Permit to allow for the establishment of a Private Cemetery greater than 6,000 sq. ft. The subject property is zoned RP, Residential Performance zoning district and according to the Pender County Unified Development Ordinance §5.2.3 Table of Permitted Uses; Private Cemeteries greater than 6,000 sq. ft. are permitted via Special Use Permit in the RP, Residential Performance zoning district. The subject property is located approximately 250 feet west of Bell Williams Road (SR 1121) and approximately 900 feet north of the intersection of NC HWY 53 and Bell Williams Road (SR 1121) in the Columbia Township. There is one (1) tract associated with this request totaling approximately ±0.97 acres. The subject property may be further identified by Pender County PIN: 2278-05-5198-0000.

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

4/12/2018

Notice of Primary Elections for Pender County, North Carolina

The Democratic, Libertarian and Republican Primary Elections will be held on Tuesday, May 8, 2018 to elect party nominees to be placed on the November 6, 2018 ballot for the following offices: U.S. Senate District 8; Libertarian - U.S. House of Representative District 7; Democrat County Commissioner District 1; Democrat - County Commissioner District 3; Republican Clerk of Superior Court; Republican - Pender County Sheriff; Republican Board of Education District 4; Democrat Polling places will be located at: Canetuck – Canetuck Community Building: 6098 Canetuck Rd., Currie Cape Fear – Cape Fear Elementary School: 1886 NC Hwy 133, Rocky Point Caswell – Atkinson School Cafeteria: 200 N Town Hall Ave., Atkinson Columbia – Shiloh Volunteer Fire Dept.: 19170 US Hwy 421, Willard Grady – Moores Creek Missionary Baptist Church: 60 Minuteman Rd., Currie Long Creek – Long Creek Volunteer Fire Dept.: 227 Scott Rd., Rocky Point Lower Topsail – Pender County Annex Building: 15060 US Hwy 17, Hampstead Lower Union – Watha Town Hall: 425 Watha Rd., Watha Middle Holly – Duplin/Pender Forestry Service Building: 5655 NC Hwy 53 E, Burgaw Middle Topsail – Topsail Elementary School: 17385 US Hwy 17, Hampstead North Burgaw – Burgaw Town Hall: 109 N Walker St., Burgaw Penderlea – Penderlea Volunteer Fire Dept.: 4005 NC Hwy 11, Willard Rocky Point – Rocky Point Volunteer Fire Dept.: 1425 Porter Lane Road, Rocky Point Scotts Hill – Wesleyan Chapel Fellowship Hall: 10255 US Hwy 17, Wilmington Sloop Point - Cape Fear Community College 621 NC Hwy 210 E, Hampstead South Burgaw – Cooperative Extension Auditorium: 801 S Walker St., Burgaw Surf City – Surf City Fire Dept.: 200 Wilmington St., Surf City Upper Holly – Maple Hill Volunteer Fire Dept.: 115 N Old Maple Hill Rd., Maple Hill Upper Topsail – North Topsail Elementary School: 1310 Sloop Point Loop Rd., Hampstead Upper Union – Union Rescue Squad Building: 8590 NC Hwy 11, Willard The polls will be open for voting on Election Day from 6:30 am to 7:30 pm. All county residents are eligible to vote in the Primary. Voters who are already registered need not re-register. Residents in the county who are not registered must register by 5:00 pm on Friday, April 13, 2018 to vote in this election.

Registration forms may be obtained from the Pender County Board of Elections office at 807 S. Walker Street, Burgaw, NC, any branch of the Pender County Library, Atkinson Town Hall, Burgaw Town Hall, Surf City Town Hall, Topsail Beach Town Hall or the Hampstead Annex Building.

Absentee ballots are allowed. Requests for an absentee ballot must be made using a state approved form (available at www.pendercountync.gov/boe) and must be received in the Pender County Board of Elections office by 5:00 pm on May 1, 2018. The Board of Elections will meet on April 3rd, April 17th and May 1st at 10:00 am and again on May 7th, 2018 at 5:00 pm for approving absentee ballot applications.

One-stop voting will be held in the Board of Elections office located at 807 S Walker St., Burgaw and the Pender County Annex Building located at 15060 US Hwy 17 Hampstead beginning April 19, 2018 and ending May 5, 2018. Hours of operation: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday 8:00 am until 5:00 pm. Thursday April 19th and Friday April 20th 8:00 am until 5:00 pm. Extended voting hours will be offered on Thursday April 26th, Friday April 27th and again on Thursday May 3rd and Friday May 4th from 8:00 am until 7.00 pm at both locations. Saturday voting will be available at BOTH LOCATIONS on Saturday April 28th and again on Saturday May 5th from 8:00 am until 1:00 pm. Canvass will be held at 11:00 am in the Pender County Board of Elections office in Burgaw on May 18, 2018.

Bettie C. Fennell, Chairperson Pender County Board of Elections

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Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices EXECUTOR’S NOTICE Having qualified as Co-Executors of the Estate of Sybil Bernice Sullivan Walker, deceased, late of Pender County, North Carolina, this is to notify that all persons having claims against the said estate to present such claims to the undersigned on or before the 25th day of June 2018, or this notice will be placed in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment.

This 22nd day of March 2018.

Suzanne Walker Harman 720 Creekside Bend Alpharetta, GA 30004 William Foster Walker, Jr. 1412 Sky Hill Place Wake Forest, NC 27587 Robert C. Kenan, Jr. MOORE & KENAN Attorneys at Law P. O. Box 957 Burgaw, NC 28425 (910) 259-9800 #8149 3/22, 3/29, 4/5, 4/12/2018 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualified as Executor of the estate of Evelyn Faye Woodcock, deceased, of Pender County, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Evelyn Faye Woodcock, to present them to the undersigned on or before July 5, 2018 at 110 Parsley Lane #204, Leland, NC 28451 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 29th day of March, 2018.

Michelle Rene Hassell 110 Parsley Lane #204 Leland, NC 28451 #8152 3/29, 4/5, 4/12, 4/19/2018 18 SP 24 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 Jennifer L. Dahlberg and Douglas B. Dahlberg to Kathleen Hough, Trustee(s), which was dated December 28, 2005 and recorded on January 3, 2006 in Book 2854 at Page 286 and rerecorded/ modified/corrected on July 10, 2009 in Book 3652, Page 297, 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 April 13, 2018 at 11:30AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Pender County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING ALL OF LOT 12, THE COTTAGES AT ISLAND PALMS, AS SHOWN ON THAT MAP RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 39, PAGE 21, OF THE PENDER COUNTY REGISTRY, REFERENCE TO WHICH MAP 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 113 Palm Cottage Drive, 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 Douglas Dahlberg.

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default

at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 4521.16A(b)(2)]. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

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

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

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 17-19798-FC01 #8157 3/29, 4/5/2018 NORTH CAROLINA PENDER COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS All persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of JORDAN BLAKE ROBERTS, File No.: 17-E-475, deceased, of Pender County, N.C., are notified to present the same to the personal representative listed below on or before June 29, 2018, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All debtors of the said estate are asked to make immediate payment.

This the 23rd day of March, 2018.

Sarrah Marie Roberts, Administrator c/o Tisdale, McConnell & Bardill, LLP 400 New Bridge St. Jacksonville, NC 28540 #8155 3/29, 4/5, 4/12, 4/19/2018 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualified as Administrator of the estate of George Leon Mallcheck, deceased, of Pender County, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, George Leon Mallcheck, to present them to the undersigned on or before June 28, 2018 at 309 Clearview Drive, Holly Ridge, NC 28445 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 22nd day of March, 2018.

Bonnie R. Mallcheck 309 Clearview Drive Holly Ridge, NC 28445 #8148 3/22, 3/29, 4/5, 4/12/2018 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualified as Executor of the estate of Charles Ray Lee, deceased, of Pender County, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Charles Ray Lee, to present them to the undersigned on or before July 5, 2018 at 190 Cooper Lane, Rocky Point, NC 28457 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 29th day of March, 2018.

Diane Lee 190 Cooper Lane Rocky Point, NC 28457 #8153 3/29, 4/5, 4/12, 4/19/2018 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 17 SP 184 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by David Gadomski and Valerie Gadomski to PRLAP, Inc., Trustee(s), dated the 26th day of May, 2009, and recorded in Book 3629, Page 301, in Pender County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Pender County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Burgaw, Pender County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 2:00 PM on April 17, 2018 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Pender, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING ALL of TRACT #111A as shown on a map entitled “Map of Survey, Division of Tract 111 of FOREST SOUND, for Benford Terry Shepard and wife, Peggy Lynn Shepard” as recorded in Map Book 23, Page 71, Pender County Registry, reference to said map being hereby made for a more particular description. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 107 Marsh Creek Lane, Hampstead, North Carolina.

TOGETHER WITH the perpetual right of ingress and egress across all

roadways shown on said map, to wit: Forrest Sound Road, Corcus Ferry Road and Howard’s Lane; TOGETHER WITH AND SUBJECT TO the easements and covenants set out in the Declaration of Restrictive Covenants recorded in Book 578, Page 145, Pender County Registry.

FURTHER SUBJECT TO A 20 (20) foot right of way easement beginning at the right of way edge of Corcus Ferry Road and running northeast along with and adjacent to the southeast boundary of said Lot 111 to the edge of the northern boundary of said Lot 111.

The above described property being a portion of Tract 111, FOREST SOUND, as per map thereof recorded in Map Book 18, Page 45, Pender County Registry.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1210498 (FC.FAY) #8130 4/5, 4/12/2018 ALS 14251094 NORTH CAROLINA PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK 17 SP 159 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY WILLIAM N. PATE AND SHARON COTTLE PATE DATED July 23, 2013 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 4297, PAGE 28, PENDER COUNTY REGISTRY, TO BB&T COLLATERAL SERVICE CORPORATION, TRUSTEE. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain deed of trust executed by WILLIAM N. PATE AND SHARON COTTLE PATE dated July 23, 2013 to BB&T COLLATERAL SERVICE CORPORATION, Trustee for BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY, recorded in Book 4297, Page 28, PENDER County Registry; default having been made in payment of the indebtedness thereby secured; and the necessary findings to permit foreclosure having been made by the Clerk of Superior Court of PENDER County, North Carolina;

the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the property conveyed in said deed of trust, the same lying and being in the County of PENDER and State of North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows: Lying in Union Township, Pender County, North Carolina, adjacent to and North of the paved centerline of S.R. #1318 and being more fully described as follows: BEGINNING at a new P.K. spike in the paved centerline of S.R. #1318, said Beginning spike is located along said road centerline South 83 degrees 32 minutes East 182.48 feet (chord) and South 86 degrees 18 minutes East 160.00 feet to said beginning spike from an old subsurface nail and cap over the center of a concrete culvert that carries the waters of a ditch beneath said road (said culvert is located westwardly along S.R. #1318 approximately 0.6 mile from the Interstate 40 overpass) said Beginning P.K. spike marks Oscar R. Pate’s Southeast corner of his home lot (See Deed Book 460, Page 185 of the Pender County Registry) running thence from said Beginning, P.K. spike, so located, North 02 degrees 50 minutes East 273.7 feet with said Oscar R. Pate’s eastern line (passing over a new in line iron pipe at 35.05 feet) to an old 3 inch iron pipe that marks said Oscar R. Pate’s northeast corner; thence with a new line South 83 degrees 36 minutes East 152.0 feet to a new iron pipe; thence with a new line South 04 degrees 18 minutes 30 minutes West 266.7 feet (passing over a new in line iron pipe at 245.65 feet) to a new P.K. spike in said centerline of S.R. #1318; thence with said road centerline North 86 degrees14 minutes 15 seconds West 144.86 feet to the Beginning, containing 0.82 acres, more or less, after the exclusion of the right-of-way area, of S.R. #1318 that lies within the above described boundaries and is as surveyed, plotted and described by William H. Blake, N.C.R.L.S #L-2179 of Burgaw, N.C. on May 15, 1992.

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

PROPERTY ADDRESS/LOCATION: 865 Camp Kirkwood Road Watha NC 28478 DATE OF SALE: April 17, 2018 TIME OF SALE: 1:30 P.M. LOCATION OF SALE: PENDER County Courthouse RECORD OWNER(S): Sharon Pate and William Daniel Pate TERMS OF THE SALE: (1). This sale will be made subject to: (a) all prior liens, encumbrances, easements, right-of-ways, restrictive covenants or other restrictions of record affecting the property; (b) property taxes and assessments for the year in which the sale occurs, as well as any prior years; (c) federal tax liens with respect to which proper notice was not given to the Internal Revenue Service; and (d) federal tax liens to which proper notice was given to the Internal Revenue Service and to which the right of redemption applies.

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

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

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

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

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

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

This the 20th day of March , 2018.

SMITH DEBNAM NARRON DRAKE SAINTSING & MYERS, L.L.P. Cara B. Williams, Attorney for Jeff D. Rogers, Substitute Trustee P. O. Box 26268 Raleigh, NC 27611-6268 (919) 250-2000 Fax: (919)250-2211 ***This communication is from a debt collector. The purpose of this communication is to collect a debt. #8156 4/5, 4/12/2018

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 17 SP 167 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Helen Batts, (Helen Batts, Deceased) (Heirs of Helen Batts: Ivey Dudley Batts, Jr. and Flossie Christie Batts) to Monty Powell, Trustee(s), dated the 28th day of June, 1999, and recorded in Book 1489, Page 101, in Pender County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Pender County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Burgaw, Pender County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 2:00 PM on April 17, 2018 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Pender, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at a stake Ella Louise Nixon’s corner and runs thence with her back line S. 63-20 W 60 feet to a stake John W. Nixon’s corner; thence with his line N. 26-10 W 60 feet to his corner, thence N. 53-20 E. 60 feet with another of his lines, to a stake in Ella Louise Nixon’s North line; thence with that line S. 26-10 W. 60 feet to the beginning. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 100 William Love Grove Church Road, Hampstead, North Carolina.

Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §4521.23.

Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §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 representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.

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

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

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

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

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

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1192072 (FC.FAY) #8159 4/5, 4/12/2018 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 16-CVS-489 PENDER COUNTY et. al., Plaintiff(s), v.

RANDALL JONES, owner, et. al., Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF SALE In accordance with an Order en-

tered in Pender County v. RANDALL JONES, owner, et. al., 16-CVS-489, (Pender County, North Carolina), the undersigned shall offer for sale to the highest bidder at the western door of the Pender County Courthouse in Burgaw, North Carolina at 12:00 Noon, 04/20/2018, that property located in Pender County, North Carolina, described as: BEGINNING at the point of intersection of the centerline of Powers road with the centerline of Lambs Road; thence along the centerline of Lambs Road North 31 degrees 15 minutes West 1354.67 feet to the Beginning of the tract hereinafter described; thence continuing along the centerline of Lambs road North 31 degrees 15 minutes West 666.00 feet; thence leaving the centerline of Lambs Road and running North 58 degrees 45 minutes East 334.79 feet; thence North 31 degrees 15 minutes West 295.55 feet; thence North 58 degrees 45 minutes East 1113.90 feet; thence South 31 degrees 15 minutes East 961.55 feet; thence South 58 degrees 45 minutes West 1448.69 feet to the Beginning, containing 29.706 acres, more or less.

Being the same lands described in a deed recorded in Book 180, Page 565, and Book 383, Page 332, Pender County Registry.

SUBJECT, however to the use of public highway purposes of that portion of such lands lying 30.00 feet on the Northeast side and parallel to the above mentioned centerline of Lambs Road.

EXCEPTING, HOWEVER, from the foregoing the following described property: Located in Union Township, Pender County, North Carolina, adjacent to and Northeast of the centerline of Secondary Road #1333 (Lambs Road) and being more fully described as follows, to wit: BEGINNING at a nail and cap in the centerline of Secondary Road #1333 (Lambs Road), said nail and cap being located along said road’s centerline at a point that is N.31” 15” W. 1354.67 feet from an old subsurface concrete monument located in the intersection of the centerline of Secondary Road #1333 (Lambs Road) with the centerline of Powers Road (Map Book 4, Page 74); and running thence from the BEGINNING, so located, with the centerline of Lambs Road, N. 31”15’ W. 75.00 feet from a nail and cap inline; thence N. 58”45’ E. 244.54 feet to an iron pipe inline; thence N. 31” 15’ W. 203.04 feet to an iron pipe inline; thence S. 58” 45’ W. 244.54 feet to a nail and cap in the centerline of Secondary Road #1333; thence with the centerline of said road N. 31” 15’ W. 387.96 feet to a nail and cap inline; thence N. 58” 45’ E. 334.70 feet (passing over an inline iron pipe at 35.00 feet) to an iron pipe in a ditch; thence N. 31” 15’ W. 298.55 feet to an iron pipe in a ditch; thence with said ditch, N. 58” 45’ E. 1113.90 feet to an iron pipe on the Eastern edge of a cross ditch; thence S. 31” 15” E.961.55 feet to an iron pipe in a ditch; thence with said ditch S. 58” 45’ W. 1448.60 feet to the BEGINNING; containing 28.22 acres, more or less, after the exclusion of the portion of Secondary Road #1333 (Lambs Road 60-foot right-of-way) contained within the above described, boundaries and is as surveyed by Thompson Surveying Co., P.A., Burgaw, N.C., in December, 1987.

As a reference to the abovedescribed tract, see Deed Book 474 at Page 315, and Map Book 4 at Page 74 of the Pender County Registry.

(PID: 2382-74-7520-0000) 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 which have priority over the tax liens of Pender County, all deferred taxes, and all outstanding city and county taxes and improvement assessments not delinquent as of the filing of the confirmation of sale, and all outstanding city and county taxes and improvement assessments not included in the above order.

This day, March 28, 2018.

Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., State Bar # 28777, Commissioner ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250; Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel/fax); tammy@shermanandrodgers.com #8164 4/5, 4/12, 4/19, 4/26/2018 NOTICE TO CREDITORS ADMINISTRATOR NOTICE TO CREDITORS Pender County Estate File No.: 18E113 All persons, firms or corporations having claims against Joseph Linwood Bowden Sr., deceased, late of Pender County, North Carolina, are notified to exhibit the same to the undersigned on or before July 9th, 2018 or this notice will be plead in bar of recovery. All persons indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This is the 20th day of March 2018.

Shelia Flynn, Administrator of the Estate of Joseph Linwood Bowden Sr. C/O of her attorney, Renee Williamson Bloodworth, Attorney at Law PO BOX 129 Atkinson, NC 28421 #8154 3/29, 4/5, 4/12, 4/19/2018

Pender-Topsail Post & Voice, Thursday, April 12, 2018, Page 12A

Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 17-CVS-1265 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

CECIL D. ATKINSON, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION TO: UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF CECIL DEAN ATKINSON Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been ďŹ led 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 briey described as 2.21 acres more or less, Parcel ID Number 3206-47-2672-0000 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 May 21, 2018.

This day, March 28, 2018.

Scott G. Sherman, State Bar # 17596 Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., State Bar # 28777 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250; Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel/fax); tammy@shermanandrodgers.com #8160 4/5, 4/12, 4/19/2018 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 17-CVS-1265 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

CECIL D. ATKINSON, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION TO: CECIL DEAN ATKINSON Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been ďŹ led 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 briey described as 2.21 acres more or less, Parcel ID Number 3206-47-2672-0000 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 May 21, 2018.

This day, March 28, 2018.

Scott G. Sherman, State Bar # 17596 Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., State Bar # 28777 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250; Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel/fax); tammy@shermanandrodgers.com #8161 4/5, 4/12, 4/19/2018 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 17-CVS-322 PENDER COUNTY et. al., Plaintiff(s), v.

TOBY DEAN HINSON, owner, et. al., Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF SALE In accordance with an Order entered in Pender County v. TOBY DEAN HINSON, owner, et. al., 17CVS-322, (Pender County, North Carolina), the undersigned shall offer for sale to the highest bidder at the western door of the Pender County Courthouse in Burgaw, North Carolina at 12:00 Noon, 04/20/2018, that property located in Pender County, North Carolina, described as: Lying in Grady Township, Pender County, North Carolina, adjacent to and southeast of the paved centerline of S.R. #1120 and being more fully described as follows: BEGINNING at and old subsurface railroad spike in said centerline of S.R. #1120 over the center of a concrete culvert that carries the waters of Buck Horn Branch (on Pigford Mill Branch) beneath said road (said culvert is located northeastwardly along S.R. #1120 approximately Âź mile from U.S. Highway #421) running thence from said Beginning railroad spike so located, with said centerline of S.R. #1120 North 56 degrees 48 minutes 37 seconds East 114.97 feet to a P.K. spike in said centerline; thence a new line South 37 degrees 53 minutes 23 seconds East 303.96 feet (passing over an inline iron pipe at 31.05 feet); to an iron pipe; thence with Winston Lands, LTD. (Oliverson Moore, Jr. Tract) South 56 degrees 52 minutes 03 seconds West 298.39 feet to an existing iron pipe in the run of Buck Horn Branch (or Pigford Mill Branch); thence with the main run of said branch as it meanders, the following traverse: North 16 degrees 55 minutes West 17.1 feet, North 13 degrees 44 minutes 45 seconds East 107.25 feet, North 08 degrees 35 minutes 30 seconds West 155.74 feet and North 24 degrees 47 minutes 15 seconds West 72.17 feet to the Beginning, containing 1.20 acres, more or less, after the exclusion of the right-of-way area of S.R. #1120 that lies within the above described boundaries and is as surveyed by William H. Blake, N.C.L.S. #L-2170 of Burgaw, North Carolina on March 14, 1989.

(PID: 2287-55-5721-0000) This sale shall be for cash and a deposit of ďŹ ve 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 which have priority over the tax liens of Pender County, all deferred taxes, and all outstanding city and county taxes and improve-

ment assessments not delinquent as of the ďŹ ling of the conďŹ rmation of sale, and all outstanding city and county taxes and improvement assessments not included in the above order.

This day, March 28, 2018.

Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., State Bar # 28777, Commissioner ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250; Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel/fax); tammy@shermanandrodgers.com #8167 4/5, 4/12/2018 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 17-CVS-999 PENDER COUNTY et. al., Plaintiff(s), v.

UNKNOWN HEIRS AND/OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST TO DELLA GURGANUS, owner, et. al., Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF SALE In accordance with an Order entered in Pender County v. UNKNOWN HEIRS AND/OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST TO DELLA GURGANUS, owner, et. al., 17-CVS-999, (Pender County, North Carolina), the undersigned shall offer for sale to the highest bidder at the western door of the Pender County Courthouse in Burgaw, North Carolina at 12:00 Noon, 04/20/2018, that property located in Pender County, North Carolina, described as: Being Lot No. 7 in the division of the Isaac James tract lying South of Moorse Creek, Beginning at a stake by the run of Moorse Creek, the 4th corner of Lot No. 6 and runs thence with the 4th call of Lot No. 6 (reversed) South 25 degrees East 2,225.00 feet to a stake in line of Lot No. 3, the 3rd corner of Lot No 6, thence with the line of Lot No. 3 South 60 Âź degrees West 354 feet to a stake in the Foy old division line, the 2nd corner of Lot No. 3, thence with the old division line North 60 degrees West 1,251.00 feet to the old division corner by the run of Moorse Creek, thence up the run of Moorse Creek as it meanders to the Beginning, containing 23 acres, more or less.

(PID: 3395-70-5181-0000) This sale shall be for cash and a deposit of ďŹ ve 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 which have priority over the tax liens of Pender County, all deferred taxes, and all outstanding city and county taxes and improvement assessments not delinquent as of the ďŹ ling of the conďŹ rmation of sale, and all outstanding city and county taxes and improvement assessments not included in the above order.

This day, March 28, 2018.

Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., State Bar # 28777, Commissioner ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250; Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel/fax); tammy@shermanandrodgers.com #8170 4/5, 4/12/2018 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualiďŹ ed as Executor of the estate of Johnnie Mack Watkins, deceased, of Pender County, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Johnnie Mack Watkins, to present them to the undersigned on or before July 12, 2018 at 121 Camellia Drive, Rocky Point, NC 28457 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 5th day of April, 2018.

Larry W. Watkins 121 Camellia Drive Rocky Point, NC 28457 #8163 4/5, 4/12, 4/19, 4/26/2018 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 16-CVS-997 PENDER COUNTY et. al., Plaintiff(s), v.

MARY ANN LANKFORD HAYLER, owner, et. al., Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF SALE In accordance with an Order entered in Pender County v. MARY ANN LANKFORD HAYLER, owner, et. al., 16-CVS-997, (Pender County, North Carolina), the undersigned shall offer for sale to the highest bidder at the western door of the Pender County Courthouse in Burgaw, North Carolina at 12:00 Noon, 04/20/2018, that property located in Pender County, North Carolina, described as: BEING all of Lot 3 as shown on a map entitled “’Redevised Map of a combination and redivision of Tract 113 and 114 of Forest Sound for Harold A. Hill and Charlotte A. Hill,â€? recorded in Map Book 22, page 109 in the ofďŹ ce of the Register of Deeds for Pender County, North Carolina.

(PID: 3292-47-6695-0000) This sale shall be for cash and a deposit of ďŹ ve 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 which have priority over the tax liens of Pender County, all deferred taxes, and all outstanding city and county taxes and improvement assessments not delinquent as

of the ďŹ ling of the conďŹ rmation of sale, and all outstanding city and county taxes and improvement assessments not included in the above order.

This day, March 28, 2018.

Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., State Bar # 28777, Commissioner ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250; Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel/fax); tammy@shermanandrodgers.com #8165 4/5, 4/12/2018

the highest bidder at the sale.

This sale shall be subject to any encumbrances which have priority over the tax liens of Pender County, all deferred taxes, and all outstanding city and county taxes and improvement assessments not delinquent as of the ďŹ ling of the conďŹ rmation of sale, and all outstanding city and county taxes and improvement assessments not included in the above order.

This day, March 28, 2018.

Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., State Bar # 28777, Commissioner ProTax, A Division of NOTICE TO Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF PO Box 250; CLEO ALLEN NEWTON Burgaw, NC 28425 17 E 387 910-259-2615 (tel/fax); Having qualified as Public Adtammy@shermanandrodgers.com ministrator of the Estate of Cleo Allen #8166 4/5, 4/12/2018 Newton, deceased of Pender County, STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA North Carolina, the undersigned does COUNTY OF PENDER hereby notify all persons, ďŹ rms and IN THE GENERAL COURT OF corporations having claims against JUSTICE the estate of said decedent to exhibit SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION them to the undersigned on or before COURT FILE #: 17-CVS-1111 the 6th day of July, 2018, or this notice PENDER COUNTY et. al., will be pleaded in bar of recovery.

Plaintiff(s), All persons, ďŹ rms and corporation v. indebted to the said estate will please WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. AS make immediate payment to the TRUSTEE FOR OPTION ONE undersigned.

MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2007This the 5th day of April, 2018.

CP1, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFILawrence S. Boehling CATES, SERIES 2007-CP1, Public Administrator of the owner, et. al., Estate of Cleo Allen Newton Defendant(s).

P.O. Box 1416 NOTICE OF SALE Burgaw, NC 28425 In accordance with an Order 910-259-3334 entered in Pender County v. WELLS #8162 4/5, 4/12, 4/19, 4/26/2018 FARGO BANK, N.A. AS TRUSTEE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA FOR OPTION ONE MORTGAGE COUNTY OF PENDER LOAN TRUST 2007-CP1, ASSETIN THE GENERAL COURT OF BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES JUSTICE 2007-CP1, owner, et. al., 17-CVSSUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 1111, (Pender County, North CaroCOURT FILE #: 17-CVS-428 lina), the undersigned shall offer PENDER COUNTY et. al., for sale to the highest bidder at the Plaintiff(s), western door of the Pender County v.

Courthouse in Burgaw, North Carolina T.C. BROWN, JR., owner, et. al., at 12:00 Noon, 04/20/2018, that propDefendant(s). erty located in Pender County, North NOTICE OF SALE Carolina, described as: In accordance with an Order Being all of Lot One as shown entered in Pender County v. T.C. on map entitled, “Map of Survey of BROWN, JR., owner, et. al., 17-CVS- William W. Beverage, Jr. and wife, 428, (Pender County, North Carolina), Debora Beverageâ€? in Map Book 38, the undersigned shall offer for sale to Page 69 of the Pender County Regthe highest bidder at the western door istry. Reference to which is made for of the Pender County Courthouse a more particular description. in Burgaw, North Carolina at 12:00 (PID: 3218-08-6880-0000) Noon, 04/20/2018, that property This sale shall be for cash and a located in Pender County, North Caro- deposit of ďŹ ve percent (5%) of the lina, described as: amount of the bid shall be required of Bounded on the North by Colley the highest bidder at the sale.

Creek; on the East by Dudley Pridgen; This sale shall be subject to any on the South on N.C. Highway #210; encumbrances which have priority and on the West by Alfred Pittman, over the tax liens of Pender County, containing 5 acres by estimation and all deferred taxes, and all outstanding being a portion of that certain tract city and county taxes and improvedescribed in a deed recorded in the ment assessments not delinquent as Pender County Registry in Book 277 of the ďŹ ling of the conďŹ rmation of sale, at Page 76 and that certain deed re- and all outstanding city and county corded in the Pender County Registry taxes and improvement assessments in Book 120 at Page 341; it being not included in the above order. the intention of grantors to convey This day, March 28, 2018. to grantee all land owned by them Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., North of N.C. Highway #210 which State Bar # 28777, Commissioner is included in the above referenced ProTax, A Division of deeds.

Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC (PID: 2255-50-2237-0000) PO Box 250; This sale shall be for cash and a Burgaw, NC 28425 deposit of ďŹ ve percent (5%) of the 910-259-2615 (tel/fax); amount of the bid shall be required of tammy@shermanandrodgers.com the highest bidder at the sale. #8171 4/5, 4/12/2018 This sale shall be subject to any encumbrances which have priority STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA over the tax liens of Pender County, COUNTY OF PENDER all deferred taxes, and all outstanding IN THE GENERAL COURT OF city and county taxes and improveJUSTICE ment assessments not delinquent as SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION of the ďŹ ling of the conďŹ rmation of sale, COURT FILE #: 17-CVS-1225 and all outstanding city and county PENDER COUNTY et. al., taxes and improvement assessments Plaintiff(s), not included in the above order. v.

THEODORE C. BROWN, JR., This day, March 28, 2018. owner, et. al., Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., Defendant(s).

State Bar # 28777, Commissioner NOTICE OF SALE ProTax, A Division of In accordance with an Order Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250; entered in Pender County v. THEOBurgaw, NC 28425 DORE C. BROWN, JR., owner, et. al., 910-259-2615 (tel/fax); 17-CVS-1225, (Pender County, North tammy@shermanandrodgers.com Carolina), the undersigned shall offer for sale to the highest bidder at the #8168 4/5, 4/12/2018 western door of the Pender County Courthouse in Burgaw, North Carolina STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA at 12:00 Noon, 04/20/2018, that propCOUNTY OF PENDER erty located in Pender County, North IN THE GENERAL COURT OF Carolina, described as: JUSTICE Being all of Lot 19, Section 2, SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Julius Jackson Subdivision, as shown COURT FILE #: 17-CVS-67 on a map recorded in Map Book 7 PENDER COUNTY et. al., at Page 19 of the Pender County Plaintiff(s), Registry. v.

(PID: 3202-45-5959-0000) JANE RACHELLE FAISON, owner, This sale shall be for cash and a et. al., deposit of ďŹ ve percent (5%) of the Defendant(s). amount of the bid shall be required of NOTICE OF SALE the highest bidder at the sale.

In accordance with an Order This sale shall be subject to any entered in Pender County v. JANE encumbrances which have priority RACHELLE FAISON, owner, et. al., over the tax liens of Pender County, 17-CVS-67, (Pender County, North all deferred taxes, and all outstanding Carolina), the undersigned shall offer city and county taxes and improvefor sale to the highest bidder at the ment assessments not delinquent as western door of the Pender County of the ďŹ ling of the conďŹ rmation of sale, Courthouse in Burgaw, North Caro- and all outstanding city and county lina at 12:00 Noon, 04/20/2018, that taxes and improvement assessments property located in Pender County, not included in the above order.

North Carolina, described as: This day, March 28, 2018.

FIRST TRACT: Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., BEING all of Lot 44 of Sycamore State Bar # 28777, Commissioner Farms, Phase II, as shown on a map ProTax, A Division recorded in Map Book 25 at Page 111 of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC of the Pender County Registry, referPO Box 250; Burgaw, NC 28425 ence to which map is hereby made 910-259-2615 (tel/fax); for a more complete and accurate tammy@shermanandrodgers.com description. #8172 4/5, 4/12/2018 SECOND TRACT: BEING all of Lot 44A of Sycamore Farms, Phase II, revision plat, as shown on a map recorded in Map Book 29 at Page 64 of the Pender County Registry, reference to which map is hereby made for a more complete and accurate description.

(PID: 3247-47-0609-000L; 324729-8105-0000) This sale shall be for cash and a deposit of ďŹ ve percent (5%) of the amount of the bid shall be required of

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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 17-CVS-957 PENDER COUNTY et. al., Plaintiff(s), v.

JOHN C. SHARPLESS, JR., owner, et. al., Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF SALE In accordance with an Order entered in Pender County v. JOHN C. SHARPLESS, JR., owner, et. al., 17-CVS-957, (Pender County, North Carolina), the undersigned shall offer for sale to the highest bidder at the western door of the Pender County Courthouse in Burgaw, North Carolina at 12:00 Noon, 04/20/2018, that property located in Pender County, North Carolina, described as: Beginning at a point in the center of a 60.00 feet wide Right-of-way Easement that is located North 66 degrees 56 minutes East 222.00 feet, North 23 degrees 04 minutes West 133.76 feet, and North 29 degrees 31 minutes East 524.22 feet from the intersection of the center of the pavement of S.R. No. 1580 with the center of Cypress Branch Bridge, and runs thence as follows: 1. With the center of a 60.00 feet wide Right-of-way Easement North 29 degrees 31 minutes East 210.00 feet; thence 2. With a new line South 60 degrees 29 minutes East 204.24 feet to an iron stake in the Pauline Wooten old line; thence 3. With the said old line South 29 degrees 31 minutes West 210.00 feet to an old iron stake; thence 4. With a new line North 60 degrees 29 minutes West 204.24 feet to the beginning.

The above described lot or tract of land contains 1.00 acre to be the same more or less as surveyed by Cowan and Jones, P.A., Registered Land Surveyors during January, 1979.

Reservation: Grantor reserves an easement for ingress, egress, and other roadway purposes in so much of the above described parcel embraced within the boundaries of the right-of-way following.

Right-of-way: Grantor grants to grantee an easement for ingress and egress over a strip 60 feet wide, 30 feet on each side of the following centerline: In Holly Township, Pender County, North Carolina; Beginning at a point North 66 degrees 56 minutes East 222.0 feet and North 23 degrees 04 minutes 30 seconds from the center of Cypress Branch Bridge; thence from the Beginning Point North 23 degrees 04 minutes West 53.76 feet to the P.C. of a curve; thence a curve, having a radius of 101.20 feet and a delta angle of 52 degrees 35 minutes; a chord of North 03 degrees 14 minutes East 89.65 feet to the P.T. of the curve; thence North 29 degrees 31 minutes East 1489.21 feet.

Gloria Love Sharpless executes this Deed to release all her right, title and interest in the above tract to John C. Sharpless, Jr. (PID: 3393-84-1762-0000) This sale shall be for cash and a deposit of ďŹ ve 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 which have priority over the tax liens of Pender County, all deferred taxes, and all outstanding city and county taxes and improvement assessments not delinquent as of the ďŹ ling of the conďŹ rmation of sale, and all outstanding city and county taxes and improvement assessments not included in the above order.

This day, March 28, 2018.

Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., State Bar # 28777, Commissioner ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250; Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel/fax); tammy@ shermanandrodgers.com #8169 4/5, 4/12/2018 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 17 SP 213 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Shannon L. Williams and Anna E. Williams (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Shannon Lyn Williams and Anna Elizabeth Williams) to William R. Echols, Trustee(s), dated the 27th day of November, 2007, and recorded in Book 3360, Page 323, in Pender County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the OfďŹ ce of the Register of Deeds of Pender County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said

indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Burgaw, Pender County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 2:00 PM on April 24, 2018 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Pender, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot No. 13-C of the JIMMY DEVANE FARM as shown on a map of same title prepared by Thompson Surveying Co. of Burgaw, NC. Said map is duly recorded in Map Book 36 at Page 08 of the Pender County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more complete and accurate description.

Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 41 Devane Drive, Watha, North Carolina.

The parcel of land herein conveyed is expressly subject to the terms and conditions described in the Road Maintenance Agreement recorded in Book 1404 at Page 106 of the Pender County Registry.

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

Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §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.â€? Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the ofďŹ cers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.

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

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

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

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

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawďŹ rm.com Case No: 1226404 (FC.FAY) #8120 4/12, 4/19/2018

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This Week's Spring Fest Flash from the Past Puzzle

By Rochelle Whiteside

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We’ve been having lots of fun looking at pictures from the last 40 years of Spring Fest!

Check out these snaps and if you recognize these Pender People and think you can figure out the year these shots were taken, call Rochelle Furniture at 910 259 4844 and give them your best guess. The first person to get the most answers correct will win a free lunch at the Carolina Eatery in downtown Burgaw!

Clue 1 •These Pender Pickers helped us celebrate our country roots at many Spring Festivals...

Name this band!

Clue 2 •This artist has kept the historic country crafts alive and well in Pender County!

Clue 3 •These sisters-in-law were two of Burgaw’s solid citizens. One of them fed the students and staff at Burgaw High School somememorable ( in the best sense of the word) cafeteria lunches, while the other, nearly single handedly, kept the presses running at Four County Electric!

Last Week’s Winner Glenis Hansley The Answers to Last Week’s Puzzle were: •1. Joyce Harrell •2. Sabra Bradshaw Davis •3. Eleanor and Bud Lindsay •4. 2002

Top Performers Continued from page 7A The Pender Lady Patriots earned three wins last week.

In the process they pounded out 48 hits. Ashley Dupalavich had three hits and three runs batted in against Lejeune

Topsail Continued from page 7A to erase Birkle. But Ashton lined a clean single to left to score Foxall with the gamewinning run.

Ashley’s King went seven innings with no walks, four hits one unearned run, and four strikeouts. Nolan, Miles Cota, Evan Blanton, and Major had the Topsail hits – all singles.

According to Rimer a somewhat lackluster effort resulted in an 8-4 non-conference road loss at New Bern Tuesday.

“We went through the motions. We basically gave away every at-bat for four innings, and we were undisciplined at the plate,” Rimer said. “Everything you could be bad at,

and two hits and three ribbeys against Ashley.

Jayleigh Leonard had five runs batted in last week while Samantha Wells had a dinger against Lejeune.

This week’s top performer for the second time this year is sophomore Lauren Gammons. The super sophomore

won three games in the circle, allowing just eight hits in 17 innings pitched. She had 17 strikeouts. She was also very good with the bat.

She had three hits and five ribbeys against Ashley and finished the week with eight RBI.

we were.”

Topsail took a 1-0 lead in the top of the second. Evan Blanton reached base on an error, went to third on a base hit by Walsh, and scored on a Major single. The lead lasted until the top of the fourth when the Bears tied the game at 1-1 on a double by Michael Smith, who eventually scored on a fly ball to center.

Noah Gaither started on the mound and exited after the forth. Caleb Demers took the mound and New Bern struck quickly, scoring three runs on three hits and a walk. Alex Holland got out of the inning but not before added two more runs to make it 6-1.

Topsail tried to inch back with two runs in the fourth on a one-out single by Layne Marcum, a walk to Nolan, a

fielders’ off the bat of Frey than erase Nolan at second, a RBI single by Emmertz, and a wild pitch, and a single tally in the fifth, and a Walsh double to go along with an Aidan Smith RBI single in the fifth that narrowed the gap to 6-4. But New Bern answered with a pair of runs on the top of the seventh to put the game out of reach.

Tyler Edwards went the distance for the Bears, giving up seven hits and four runs (three earned) with three walks and three strikeouts. Walsh led Topsail with a 2-for-2 effort that included a walk and a run scored.

Topsail was home Tuesday against the Trojans of West Brunswick and welcome Hoggard to Hampstead on Friday.

Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 18-SP-17 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Steven P. Ovsak and Elaine H. Ovsak (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Steven Ovsak, (Trustee of the Ovsak Family Trust) and Elaine Ovsak, (Trustee of the Ovsak Family Trust) to Edwin J. Brett, Trustee(s), dated the 24th day of May, 2006, and recorded in Book 2965, Page 287, in Pender County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Pender County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Burgaw, Pender County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 2:00 PM on April 24, 2018 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the City of Hampstead, in the County of Pender, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 10, Moore’s Landing, as shown on a map thereof recorded in Map Book 24 at Page 29 of the Pender County Registry, reference to which said map is hereby made for a more particular description.

Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §4521.23.

Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §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 representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed.

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

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

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

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

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

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

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 12497 6230 Fairview Road, Suite 315 Charlotte, North Carolina 28210 Phone No: (704) 362-9255 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1226286 (CFC.CH) #8173 4/12, 4/19/2018

18 SP 34 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 Robert A. Montroy, and spouse, Tammy Montroy to John B. Third, Trustee(s), which was dated January 4, 2017 and recorded on January 4, 2017 in Book 4635 at Page 1398, 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 April 27, 2018 at 11:30AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Pender County, North Carolina, to wit: Located in Burgaw Township, Pender County, North Carolina, adjacent to and South of the Southern right-of-way line of Secondary Road No. 1412 and being more fully described as follows, to wit: BEGINNING at an iron pipe in the Southern right-ofway line of Secondary Road No. 1412 (30 foot from the centerline) said iron pipe being located along said line at a point that is the following courses and distances from a point located in the center of a concrete over-pass bridge that accommodates the traffic of Secondary Road No. 1412 above Interstate Highway No. 40: North 81 degrees 28 minutes 00 seconds West 1159.93 feet and South 05 degrees 05 minutes 41 seconds West 30.05 feet to the BEGINNING; and running thence, from the BEGINNING, so located, South 05 degrees 05 minutes 41 seconds West 200.00 feet to an iron pipe in line; thence, North 81 degrees 28 minutes 00 seconds West 100.18 feet to an iron pipe in line; thence, North 05 degrees 05 minutes 41 seconds East 200.00 feet to iron pipe in the Southern right-of-way line of Secondary Road No. 1412; with the Southern right-of-way line of said road, South 81 degrees 28 minutes 00 seconds East 100.18 feet to the BEGINNING, containing 0.46 acres more or less.

As a reference to the above described tract, see Book 522, Page 83 of the Pender Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 1288 New Road, Burgaw, NC 28425.

A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale.

This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Robert Allen Montroy.

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 4521.16A(b)(2)]. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

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

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

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 17-18161-FC01 #8174 4/12, 4/19/2018 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualified as Executor of the estate of Robert J. Knight, deceased, of Pender County, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Robert J. Knight, to present them to the undersigned on or before July 19, 2018 at 111 Sages Ridge Drive, Holly Ridge, NC 28445 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 12th day of April, 2018.

Rachel M. Zimmerman 111 Sages Ridge Drive Holly Ridge, NC 28445 #8175 4/12, 4/19, 4/26, 5/3/2018 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualified as Executor of the estate of Isreal Jones, deceased, of Pender County, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Isreal Jones, to present them to the undersigned on or before July 19, 2018 at 549 Harrison Creek Road, Rocky Point, NC 28457 or be barred from recovery.

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

This the 12th day of April, 2018.

Julia Smith Jones 549 Harrison Creek Road Rocky Point, NC 28457 #8176 4/12, 4/19, 4/26, 5/3/2018 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualified as Executor of the estate of Jean W. Wenderlich, deceased, of Pender County, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Jean W. Wenderlich, to present them to the undersigned on or before July 19, 2018 at 4013 Glen Arbor Drive, Wilmington, NC 28411 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 12th day of April, 2018.

Eric J. Wenderlich 4013 Glen Arbor Drive Wilmington, NC 28411 #8177 4/12, 4/19, 4/26, 5/3/2018 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualified as Executor of the estate of Justice Albert Boyd, Jr., deceased, of Pender County, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Justice Albert Boyd, Jr., to present them to the undersigned on or before July 19, 2018 at 3532 Shenandoah Drive, Rocky Mount, NC 27803 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 12th day of April, 2018.

Judy Delores Boyd 3532 Shenandoah Drive Rocky Mount, NC 27803 #8178 4/12, 4/19, 4/26, 5/3/2018

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Pender Pawzapalooza April 14

By Lori Kirkpatrick, Post & Voice StaffWriter

The Pender County Animal Shelter will hold its first Pawzapalooza April 14. The event will be held at Rotary Park behind Cape Fear Community College in Burgaw from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. All proceeds will benefit the animal shelter to help with extra programs such as the spay and neuter program, large animal program and enrichment programs.

At 11:30 a.m., the Pender Pawz Walk will take place. The cost to participate is $5. All dogs must be leashed and have proof of a rabies vaccination. A Costume Contest will be held at 12:30 with small, medium and large dog categories. There will also be a prize for the best dog and owner costumes. There will be basic obedience demonstrations by Monty’s Home and Wilmington Dog Wizard. Azalea Dog Training Club will provide agility demonstrations. Help with animal behavior and adoptions will be available, as well.

“The contest is just another little fun thing for pets and their people to do,” said Jewell Horton, from the Animal Shelter. Monty’s Home, which is one of the rescues that pulls from us, does the Pawsitive Partners Prison Program.

They do a lot a lot of work with basic obedience during a six or seven-week period to have the dogs adopted out. They will do some demos, as well as Wilmington Dog Wizard and Azalea Dog Training. We are going to bring all our agility equipment from the shelter that was donated last year and set up an agility course for that demo. People can also bring their pets in that area and play with some of that and get a feel for it.”

Horton said that one reason that they see owners surrendering their pets is behavior issues caused by the pets not having an adequate outlet. She has noticed that once they start doing some basic agility with them at the shelter, giving the pets something to reset their mind from the everyday routine, it really makes an impact on their behavior and it helps with the pets’ adoptability, as well.

“We hope that people will see the difference in how these demo dogs behave and understand that they could take up some of these things and do agility with their pets. The Town of Burgaw did a survey, and one of the top things the residents of Burgaw asked about was a dog park. That’s a great idea because it would be a place for pets to go locally to have an outlet. It’s good for the people, and it’s good for the pets. We hope at this event we can get some data and help Burgaw move forward with that project for our community. We want to show people that there are things you can do with your pets that can be engaging and fun,” said Horton.

There will be animals for adopting and several other rescues from the area, as well as some animal-related vendors with items such as bandanas, doggie dresses and dog beds. There will be face painting for the kids and food. Cape Fear Equine Rescue will be on site with literature about their rescue. They will be selling hot dogs and hamburgers to raise money for their group.

“It’s a few hours in the middle of the day to go out and do something different, something that you can bring your pets to and learn something new - and everything goes to the shelter. Why not have something like this for our community?

It creates awareness. If it goes well, we may move this around to engage as many people as possible,” said Horton.

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Religion

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Gossip

By Rev. Ken Smith Contributing Writer Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

Ephesians 4:29 Take a few moments and ask yourself this question, “Do I know someone who loves to gossip?� I guarantee that it didn’t take long for you to have someone come to your mind.

Perhaps you are even thinking about several people you know that share gossip like children that share their germs on the playground.

Gossip is a rare topic to be discussed at church, but there is a need to confront this sin.

Many of us probably tend to separate our lives between the secular and the religious.

Some of us might go so far as to divide our lives into parts

of the days that we might be living. You might even think of Sunday as a religious day, and the other six days we can live according to a worldly standard.

This often happens with gossiping, which the Bible condemns for us to take part in. While in church or when studying our Bibles, we consider gossip to be a sin and try to refrain from doing it.

However, the rest of the week, somehow we turn a blind eye to it.

Charles Spurgeon declared “If there were no gratified hearers of ill reports, there would be an end of the trade of spreading them.� Sadly, there are enough eager ears to hear the gossip as there are mouths that love to gossip.

All of us most likely have friends or know people who gossip, and maybe we also gossip every now and then.

Sometimes it may feel exciting

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when our gossiping friends are coming for a visit, because we know they will bring some juicy titillating information.

Unfortunately, the degree of enjoyment or excitement over the gossip is usually relative to how much it hurts others. That’s because gossips don’t go around telling a lot of good things about people; they move around telling all the bad they’ve learned about others.

When we welcome this kind of talk into our lives, we contribute to the problem. So how should we confront gossips? I admit it will be a difficult situation to handle. Often

they’re nice people, so we may not feel like chastising them directly, which might threaten our friendship with them.

The apostle Paul wrote in 2 Corinthians 12:20-21, For I am afraid that when I come I may not find you as I want you to be, and you may not find me as you want me to be. I fear that there may be discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, slander, gossip, arrogance and disorder. I am afraid that when I come again my God will humble me before you, and I will be grieved over many who have sinned earlier and have not repented of the impurity, sexual sin and de-

bauchery in which they have indulged.

Are you amazed that Paul lists gossip with the same sin as discord and debauchery? Paul considered gossip a serious enough sin that he warned the Corinthians about its danger.

I encourage you this week not to feed the evil monster of gossip. When you hear gossip will you interrupt the conversation and ask the person gos-

Topsail Presbyterian Church plans May 19 Mother, Daughter, Granddaughter Spring Fling Come join Topsail Presbyterian women for Spring Fling fun May 19 from noon until 2 p.m.

Dress up and come enjoy lunch served on our very best china. We’ll provide spring hats, entertainment and fellowship.

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daughters, daughters-in-law and granddaughters or borrow a daughter and adopt her for the day.

All proceeds will go towards supporting Topsail Presbyterian Women’s local missions. Call 910-270-0441 for reservations Tickets are adults, $10, and children, $5.

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The “7 Ups� Program Various individuals from around the area will be speaking.

Please come out to join us as we lift up the name of Jesus.

Rev. Dr. Geraldine Dereef, Pastor Contact persons: Edna Walker (910) 259-2098 Edward Dereef (910) 335-1689

siping to pray for the one they are talking about. Sometimes you might even have to physically leave the room when gossip is in the air.

Proverbs 10:18 proclaims, Whoever conceals hatred with lying lips and spreads slander is a fool. Sin is not ended by multiplying words, but the prudent hold their tongues.

This week be conscience what you talk about and what you take time to listen to.

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

BURGAW PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

200 E. Fremont St. • Burgaw, NC 28425

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

RILEY’S CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH

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

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

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

WESTVIEW UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

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

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

Church Directory

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

CENTERVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH

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

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

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

CURRIE COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH

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

WATHA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

160 Camp Kirkwood Road, Watha, NC

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Pastor John Fedoronko

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

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

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

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

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

ROCKY POINT UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

located at the intersection of Hyw. 117 & 210

Services: Sunday at 10 a.m.

Pastor Mark Murphy

Bible Study: Tuesday at 6 p.m.

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CALVARY CHAPEL COMMUNITY CHURCH

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

MISSION BAPTIST CHURCH

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.

Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m.

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

JORDANS CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

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

Wednesday Bible Study: 7 p.m.

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

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BURGAW BAPTIST CHURCH

BURGAW UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

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

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

Wednesday Night Bible Study 7:00 p.m.

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

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

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

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

MOORES CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH

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

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

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

ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER CATHOLIC CHURCH 1303 Hwy. 117 • Burgaw, NC • 910-259-2601

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

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

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

ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC CHURCH

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thursday: Youth Group 6:30 p.m.

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

Hope’s Cooking Corner

By Hope Cusick Contributing Writer The marvelous fresh egg is the perfect friendly food.

Current medical research states that one should eat at least five eggs per week.

The egg is an easy to prepare convenience food and is inexpensive on the budget and can be prepared in different ways. Eggs can be fried, poached, boiled, scrambled, baked, sautĂŠed, and so many other ways.

They can be in soufflĂŠs, omelets, frittatas, soups, salads, desserts, custards, meringues, and numerous other recipes. They are used to thicken, coat, bind, glaze, garnish, moisten, leaven, flavor, and various other assists.

Eggs contain nutrients and proteins are very healthy for you. They contain vitamin

A, D and E along with iron, manganese, phosphorus, selenium, zinc, copper and iodine.

They make the perfect breakfast and are outstanding ingredients for lunches, brunches, suppers, appetizers and snacks. An egg has approximately 75 calories for one large egg, and is considered to be a perfect food.

Enjoy!

Broccoli skillet frittata A frittata is an Italian egg dish that resembles an omelet. It is cooked on top of the stove until it is set, but is still moist and then is placed under the broiler to finish cooking. It may be served for breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner.

1½ cups chopped broccoli Ÿ cup chopped onions 1 clove of garlic minced Ÿ to ½ cup chopped red pepper ½ cup sliced mushrooms (optional) 1 tablespoon butter or butter substitute or olive oil 6 fresh eggs pinch of ground pepper 1 c u p s h re d d e d ch e d d a r cheese ½ cup bacon, ham or sausage cut into small pieces (optional) In a 10- inch broiler proof skillet cook onion and garlic

Daughters of the American Revolution meeting April 19 The April 19 meeting of the Battle of Moores Creek Bridge Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution will be held at the Burgaw Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, 110 E. Bridger St., parking behind the church. The speaker WILL BE (OLLY 3WEET .#3$!2

Chairman of the Patriot Records Project.

The index will be made possible by the countless hours of indexing done by DAR member volunteers.

Members and interested guests are invited to attend.

in butter until tender. Stir in pepper and broccoli and/or meat and/or mushrooms and sautĂŠ for a few minutes. Beat together with a whisk eggs and pepper and pour over vegetable mixture in skillet.

Cook over medium heat.

As mixture begins to set, run a spatula around edge of skillet, lifting the egg mixture so the uncooked portion of the egg mixture flows underneath. Continue to cook and lift edges until the egg mixture is almost set. The surface will be moist.

Place broiler proof skillet, with hand wrapped in foil, under the broiler 4 to 6 inches from the heat. Broil for 1 to 2 minutes or until top is just set. Cut into wedges and serve hot. Serve with fresh fruit and toasted bread or biscuits.

Oven frittata: Prepare as above, using and ovenproof skillet. Pour egg and vegetable mixture into the skillet. Bake in a 350-degree oven about 15 minutes or until knife inserted in the center comes out clean.

Cheese omelet 1 tablespoon butter or butter substitute 4 large fresh eggs 4 slices American cheese sliced into squares Ÿ cup milk Ÿ teaspoon seasoned salt 1 teaspoon fresh parsley, minced or ½ teaspoon dried chopped parsley In an 8-inch skillet melt the butter on medium high heat.

Meanwhile in a small bowl

Egg recipes

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whisk together eggs, milk, seasoned salt, and parsley.

Gently pour the egg mixture evenly over the melted butter in the skillet.

Break each slice of cheese into quarters and place evenly over the surface of the cooking egg mixture. Lower heat to medium and when omelet starts to brown on the bottom with a pancake turner flip over half of the mixture onto the top of the other half.

Lower heat to low and cook for a few minutes. Cut the omelet in half and serve on warmed plates with bacon or sausage and toast.

Coconut custard pie 1 prepared refrigerated onecrust 8-inch piecrust 4 eggs ½ cup granulated sugar pinch of salt Ÿ teaspoon cinnamon 1ž cups milk 1 teaspoon vanilla ½ cup flaked coconut Heat oven to 450 degrees.

Bake prepared piecrust for 5 minutes. Remove and let cool. Mix together eggs with a whisk and beat in remaining ingredients, adding coconut last.

Pour mixture into piecrust.

Bake 20 minutes at 450 degrees. Then reduce heat to 350 degrees and bake for 10 minutes more or until knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let it cool on wire rack and refrigerate.

Helpful Hint: Let eggs get to room temperature before using in baking recipes.

CFCC LPN program named best in the state The Cape Fear Community College Licensed Practical .URSING ,0. PROGRAM FOR the second consecutive year, HAS BEEN NAMED BEST IN .ORTH Carolina.

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dent, Jim Morton. “This is a well-deserved acknowledgment of their efforts and their commitment to making our healthcare programs the best in the state.� “The success of this program is shared by all of the faculty and staff who dedicate their time and expertise to support the students and the program,� said Dean of Health Sciences Dr. Angela Ballentine.

4HE #&## 0RACTICAL .URSing program prepares individuals with the knowledge and skills necessary to provide nursing care to clients and groups of clients throughout the lifespan in a variety of settings.

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Thursday, April 12 s4HE +IWANIS #LUB OF (AMPSTEAD MEETS EVERY 4HURSDAY at 7:30 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. s7OMEN IN .ETWORKING MEETING EVERY 4HURSDAY FROM 9:30-10:30 a.m. at Olde Point Country Club. s4HE "URGAW 2OTARY #LUB MEETS AT A M EVERY 4HURSDAY at Heritage Place in Burgaw. s!L !NON MEETS 4HURSDAYS AT P M AT "ARLOW 6ISTA Baptist Church annex, 22340 US Hwy. 17 Hampstead.

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Monday, April 16 s4HE "URGAW ,IONS #LUB MEETS AT P M THE THIRD Monday of each month at Burgaw Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall. Members do not have to live in Burgaw to be a member of this service organization. For more INFORMATION CALL !LAN +ING AT Tuesday, April 17 s!L!NON MEETS AT (AMPSTEAD 5NITED -ETHODIST #HURCH every Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Room 9. The meeting is for family and friends of alcoholics. Everyone is welcome.

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Thursday, April 19 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. s7OMEN IN .ETWORKING MEETING EVERY 4HURSDAY FROM 9:30-10:30 a.m. at Olde Point Country Club. s!L !NON MEETS 4HURSDAYS AT P M AT "ARLOW 6ISTA Baptist Church annex, 22340 US Hwy. 17 Hampstead. s4HE "URGAW ,IONS #LUB MEETS AT P M THE THIRD Monday of each month at Burgaw Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall. Members do not have to live in Burgaw to be a member of this service organization. &OR MORE INFORMATION CALL !LAN +ING AT Friday April 20 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. s4HE (AMPSTEAD ,IONS #LUB MEETS ON THE THIRD 4HURSDAY of the month at Topsail Presbyterian Church at noon.

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For information call or text Cheryl Hardie Holt 910.271.0433 Like me on Facebook â&#x20AC;&#x153;Emerge Studio Artâ&#x20AC;?

Rose Wrye Gourd Workshops $35 includes all materials For info contact: Wrye.rebekah@gmail.com Or text: 910.789.0835

Saturdays 10am-4pm April 14th or â&#x20AC;&#x153;2 Class Thursdaysâ&#x20AC;? 6pm-9pm April 5th & 12th

Call Jim at 910.916.9426 or e-mail

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

Name: ____________________________ Address: __________________________ __________________________________ Phone: ____________________________ E-Mail: ____________________________ Please mail your membership form and payment to:

40th Annual Spring Fest

Saturday May 5th Be sure to join us on the Courthouse Square for fun, food, arts & crafts, music and more!

Call to Artists!

This is an invitation and opportunity to display and sell your artwork. All ages welcome!

Thursday and Friday May 3rd and 4th prior to Spring Fest artwork will be on display at the ArtBeat Community Center across from the Court house Square. The art show will open Thursday evening May 3rd at 6pm with work from area artists and residents. Come be a part of this growing art community. We appreciate your support and participation! Call or message Cheryl Holt 910.271.0433 for more information.

Pender Arts Council PO Box 661 Burgaw, NC 28425 The Pender Arts Council meets monthly at ArtBeat Community Center at 7:30. Come join us!

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