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After losing to New Hanover Mar. 14, the Topsail Pirates have rolled a four-game winning streak, outscoring opponents 39-5. Read more about the Pirates on page 8A.

disease, chronic lower respiratory disease, unintentional injuries, nephritis and renal diseases, motor vehicle injuries, diabetes, suicide, and Alzheimer’s disease.

An overview of the report indicates Pender County has health disparate groups as the unemployed, the uninsured/ underinsured, the elderly population and those without a high school education. Rural communities face a variety of challenges compared to urban areas.

Health disparities also exist for residents with disabilities, low income and limited health care access, and those who have responsibilities to care for grandchildren. These individuals are more likely to need public services and support.

Pender County has few

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Surf City swing bridge lane closures slow beach traffic ists to stay alert and encourages motorists to use alternate routes when possible during this period, drive with caution, obey the posted speed limits, and allow extra travel time.

For additional information regarding the dates and times of this bridge closure, please visit http://www.ncdot.gov and click on “Travel & Maps� then, click on Traveler Information Management System and use the dropdown menus for county or route, or call 511 from any phone.

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From Staff Reports Plan to take more time getting to the beach on Topsail Island leading up to Easter weekend.

The NC Department of Transportation Bridge Maintenance crews will be performing routine maintenance on the Topsail Island swing bridge.

With traffic increasing in the holiday season, delays are sure to occur.

Weather permitting, crews will close a single lane, alternating north and south lanes through April 13 from 8:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. daily.

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County health report shows few changes Pender County Health and Human Services Director Carolyn Moser updated commissioners Monday on the annual county health report.

Each year the county completes a state of the county health report, which is an interim report in between the larger community health assessments every four years. “A lot of our data has not changed. We have made good strides in maternal and child health, but not a lot of chronic disease,� Moser said. “Diabetes dropped to eighth as a leading cause of death, and it was higher. We are playing an active role in dealing with opioid abuse in our region.�

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The annual Herb and Garden Fair at Poplar Grove brought out crowds of people and many local growers and greenhouses with all types of plants. See more photos of the event on page 4B.

Kiwanis Club of Hampstead cuts ribbons at park From Staff Reports The Kiwanis Club of Hampstead celebrated 20 years of impacting the community April 1. The Kiwanis Club gathered at Kiwanis Park on Sloop Point Loop Road to commemorate 20 years of community service as well as with two ribbon cutting ceremonies.

The first ribbon cutting ceremony was the official opening of the special needs playground. Built with reinvestment dollars from Trillium Health Resources and Pender County, the accessible playground is designed for children with disabilities.

Equipment includes a Liberty Swing (for children and adults who use wheel chairs), glider, quad-seater see saw, jungle climber with adaptive seating and entranceway, and a rocking boat – accommodations that provide an opportunity for individuals of all ages and abilities to play together Staff photo by Bill Messer outside. “Trillium is so excited to officially open the playground Officials cut the ribbon to officially open the new in Hampstead and continue making a positive impact on the playground at Kiwanis Park. The new playground has community,� says Leza Wainwright, CEO of Trillium. “With equipment for children with disabilities. these new updates, children with disabilities can better enjoy play time with their peers, and family members with dis- and Recreation for the playground at the Hampstead Kiwanis abilities can participate in outside play together. We strive Park. Towns and counties across eastern North Carolina to strengthen the bonds within the community, and this park applied for these grants for playground updates or to build helps eliminate the stigma of disabilities.�

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Pender County arrest report Brandon Christopher Adams, 24, 601 N. Timberly Lane 27 Burgaw. Misdemeanor larceny. Arrest by the Burgaw Police Department. Released under $300 secured bond.

Joseph Edward Austin III, 25, 4357 Shaw Hwy. Rocky Point.

Possession of marijuana, possession of marijuana paraphernalia. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Department.

Released under $1,000 secured bond.

David Andrew Bachtel, 26, 80 Oyster Point Rd., Hampstead.

Possession of drug paraphernalia, possession with intent to manufacture, sell, or distribute a Class 4 controlled substance, maintain a vehicle/dwelling for controlled substance. Arrest by the Surf City Police Department. Released under $2,000 secured bond.

Alexander Scott Broadway, 26, 4813 Calder Ct. Wilmington.

Driving while impaired, driving while license revoked, reckless driving to endanger, possession/display of altered, fictitious, or revoked driver’s license. Arrest by the N.C. Highway Patrol. Released under $2,000 secured bond.

Delescia Renee Brunson, 25, 280 Wooten Road, Maple Hill.

Misdemeanor probation violation. Arrest by Probation Officer.

Released with no bond listed.

Timothy Lee Cowart, 35, 66 Tasha Lane, Lot 5 Burgaw. Domestic assault on a female, misdemeanor probation violation.

Arrest by the Pender County Sheriff ’s Department. Incarcerated under $10,000 secured bond.

Matthew Michael Curran, 26, 203 Golf Terrace Ct. Hampstead. Violation of domestic protection order. Arrest by the Pender County Sheriff ’s Department. Released under $1,000 secured bond.

Korey Austin Dail, 20, 122 Gladbrook Drive, Wilmington.

Simple possession of marijuana, possession of marijuana paraphernalia. Arrest by the Pender County Sheriff ’s Department. Released under $2,000 secured bond.

Harvey Ray Devane, 58, 14641 Hwy. 210 Rocky Point. Intoxicated and disruptive, littering not greater than 15 pounds.

Arrest by the Pender County Sheriff ’s Department. Released under $500 secured bond.

Angelo Wanell Dixon, 46, 111 Warren Drive, Jacksonville.

Conspiracy to obtain property on false pretense. Arrest by N.C. Highway Patrol. Released under $3,000 secured bond.

Joseph Daniel Gish III, 51, 801 Shepards Road Hampstead.

Assault on a female, communicating threats. Arrest by the Surf City Police Department. Released under $5,000 secured boind.

Bryan Anthony Gmytruk, 30, 121 Lea Drive 104 Tarheel Ct. Hampstead. Driving while license revoked (three counts), speeding. Arrest by the Surf City Police Department. Released with no bond listed.

Robert Oneal Hayes, 57, 310 Brownriss St., Goldsboro. Child Support, assault with a deadly weapon. Arrest by the Pender County Sheriff ’s Department. Incarcerated under a $1,619.36 cash bond.

David James Householder Jr., 26, 177 Riverview Drive, Burgaw. Domestic assault on a female. Arrest by the Burgaw Police Department. Released under $500 secured bond.

Tera Lee Hungler, 51, 18724 U.S. Hwy. 421 Willard. Simple domestic assault, domestic communicating threats. Arrest by the Pender County Sheriff ’s Department. Released with no bond listed.

Pender EMS & Fire Report Mar. 26-April 1 EMS Report Total number of Patient Contacts: 185 Calls Per Station Burgaw Station 1 48 Sloop Point Station 14 28 Hampstead Station 16 21 Surf City Station 23 25 Topsail Beach Station 4 0 Union Station 5 16 Rocky Point Station 7 28 Atkinson Station 9 17 Maple Hill Station 13 0 Scott Hill Station 18 0 Hwy 421 South Station 29 2 Type of Calls Cancelled: 38 Refusals: 46 Stand by: 1 Transported: 97 Treated/released: 3 Fire Department Reports Total Calls: 58 Rescue Station 1 Burgaw 11 Fire Station 13 Maple Hill 3 Fire Station 14 Sloop Point 13 Fire Station 16 Hampstead 8 Fire Station 18 Scotts Hill 8 Fire Station 21 Long Creek 7 Fire Station 29 421 South 8 Fire Call Type Summary Fire 6 Motor Vehicle Crash 6 Search and Rescue 0 EMS First Response 34 Cancelled 12 Ocean Rescue 0

Stanley William Kaszok Jr., 50, 148 Poplar Branch Way Hampstead. Domestic assault on a female. Arrest by the Surf City Police Department. Released under $1,500 secured bond.

Kaseem Lamont, 46, 720 N. Wright St. Burgaw. Child support. Arrest by the Pender County Sheriff ’s Department.

Incarcerated under $460 cash bond.

Adam Brent Lewis, 38, 217 S Wright St. Burgaw. Felony probation violation. Arrest by the Pender County Sheriff ’s Department. Released with no bond listed.

James Lewis Lowe, 36, 102 Triton Lane, Surf City. Driving while license revoked. Arrest by the Pender County Sheriff ’s Department. Released under $5,000 secured bond.

Anthony Manganello, 23, 172 Mimosa Lane Rocky Point.

Domestic assault on a female. Arrest by the Pender County Sheriff ’s Department. Released with no bond listed.

Steven John McHale, 29, 4804 S. Collage Road Wilmington.

Fictitious/altered title/registration, driving while license revoked, misdemeanor possession of stolen goods. Released under a $800 secured bond.

Joseph Leon McMillian, 62, 1103 Meares St. Wilmington.

Felony breaking and entering, larceny after breaking and entering, felony possession of stolen goods. Arrest by the Pender County Sheriff ’s Department. Released under $15,000 secured bond.

Brenda Dickens Merritt, 62, 139 Kel-Ash Road Rocky Point.

Communicating threats. Arrest by the Pender County Sheriff ’s Department. Released under $500 secured bond.

Gaspin Anthony Merritt, 34, 139 Kel-Ash Road Rocky Point.

Communicating threats. Arrest by the Burgaw Police Department. Released under a $500 secured bond.

Stephen Wayne Merritt, 61, 139 Kel-Ash Road Rocky Point.

Communicating threats. Arrest by the Burgaw Police Department. Released under $500 secured bond.

Christopher Montrell Moore, 34, 8461 Piney Woods Road Watha. Possession of a schedule two controlled substance.

Arrest by the Pender County Sheriff ’s Department. Released under a $500 secured bond.

Carlos Pernell Nixon, 32, 20495 U.S. Hwy 17 Hampstead.

Assault on a female, communicating threats. Arrest by the Pender County Sheriff ’s Department. Released under a $2,000 secured bond.

Phillip William Osborne, 35, 404 Beaver Cove Ct. Rocky Point. Driving while impaired, driving while license revoked.

Arrest by the N.C. Highway Patrol. Released under $1,000 secured bond.

James Lewis Rhames Jr., 46, 1118 Steward Circle Wilmington.

Expired registration/tag, driving while impaired, intoxicated and disruptive, driving while license revoked, possession of open alcohol container in passenger area. Arrest by the Pender County Sheriff ’s Department. Released under $1,400 secured bond.

Jose Rico, 27, 403 Robinson Johnson Road Rocky Point. Misdemeanor probation violation. Released with no bond listed.

Cory Thomas Sloop, 26, 137 Debb Road Burgaw. Injury to real property. Arrest by the Department of Corrections. Released with no bond listed.

Timothy Elvin Smith, 57, 696 Bay Harbor Drive Hampstead.

Driving while impaired. Arrest by the N.C. Highway Patrol.

Released under a $1,000 secured bond.

William Michael Smitley, 25, 104 Bellhammon Forest Drive Rocky Point. Felony probation violation, felony breaking/ entering to terrorize or injure, injury to real property, assault and battery. Arrest by the Pender County Sheriff ’s Department. Incarcerated under $50,000 secured bond.

Justin Kyle Stutzenburg, 26, 116 Watauga Road Wilmington.

Reckless driving to endanger, driving left of center, driving while impaired, driving while license revoked. Arrest by the N.C. Highway Patrol. Incarcerated under $1,800 secured bond.

Robert Javan Thompson, 31, 85 Jack Carr Road Burgaw.

Driving while license revoked (two counts), speeding, expired registration card/tag, expired inspection. Arrest by the Pender County Sheriff ’s Department. Released under a $500 secured bond.

Dawaan V. Walker, 22, 154 Luby Hill Road Maple Hill. Felon probation violation. Arrest by the Pender County Sheriff ’s Department. Incarcerated with no bond listed.

Mark Alexander Watkins, 47, 231 Crooked Creek Drive Burgaw. Driving while impaired. Arrest by the N.C. Highway Patrol. Released under $500 secured bond.

Timothy Edward Watkins, 36, 63 Trey Lane Burgaw. Child support, probation violation. Arrest by the Pender County Sheriff ’s Department. Incarcerated under $200 cash bond.

Jeffrey Tate Williams, 42, 82 Buckeye Lane Burgaw. Resisting, obstructing and delaying of officer/surrender of surety (two counts), driving while license revoked/surrender of surety, expired registration card/tag/surrender of surety.

Arrest by the Pender county Sheriff ’s Department. Released under $500 secured bond, $3,000 unsecured bond.

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Celebrate New playground planned for Willard Outreach Center With Us!

By Lori Kirkpatrick Post & Voice Staff Writer

Willard Outreach Organization Board members joined Pender County community volunteers March 29 to launch the planning and construction of a KaBoom! playground at the organization’s community center.

The g roup’s mission is to build a community playground that will encourage children to gather in a safe place while challenging their fitness and creativity. The space will be designed, built and enjoyed by the North Union communities of Willard, Watha, and Penderlea.

One major goal of the playground planners is to build a new playg round on the grounds of the Willard Outreach Community Center. The

community center is located at the site of the former Willard Elementary, which was known as an equalization school - one of many AfricanAmerican schools built in the 1950s. The building is adjacent to the historic, restored Rosenwald School relocated to the Willard property from Watha.

The playground planning group includes Willard Outreach board members Clifton West and Sam Woodard, as well as Pender County residents Sheree Shepard, Debbi Fintak, Ann Fondren, Mallory Leimone and Dan Kinney.

At their recent meeting, the planning group established an August fundraising deadline and a projected build date for October.

KaBoom! is a national organization working to create

places for children’s recreation and to elevate public discourse around the importance of play, which is known to be a critical part of a child’s overall health, development and well-being.

Since the Willard Outreach Organization, Inc. is a nonprofit charitable community organization, donations to the organization for the playground project are taxdeductible.

The initial Willard Outreach playground planning meeting focused on fundraising, volunteer outreach and event planning. The group is currently reaching out to the community for donors, sponsors and volunteers to become important partners for all phases of the playground project.

Future fundraising events

Spring tour April 15 at Humble Roots Farm

By Lori Kirkpatrick Post & Voice Staff Writer Humble Roots Farm is offering a spring farm tour April 15 from 10 a.m. until noon to give the community a chance to explore the farm, located in Scotts Hill. Sponsored and organized by Tidal Creek Coop, the tour will take visitors through a step by step process to demonstrate what a sustainable food production system looks like.

The farm maintains pastured chickens for meat and eggs, grass fed beef, pastured pork, a homestead garden and commercial crops. Participants will get a glimpse of a vibrant pasture based meat production system in action, as well as a crop of tomatoes, strawberries, ginger and turmeric.

The tour will conclude at the farm store where products such as eggs, chickens, strawberries and other items such as pork produced from their partner farms, Changing Ways and Flynn Family Farm, will be available for purchase.

The cost to participate in the farm tour is $5 for Tidal Creek Coop owners and children six and older, and $10 for non-owners. The event is free for children under five.

Tickets must be purchased in advance at Tidal Creek Coop.

All proceeds go to Humble Roots Farm. “It’s the first year we’ve done this. Tidal Creek does this with different farms in the area in the spring. All of the proceeds will go to us, which is nice. It will be great support in multiple ways. We are also offering what we are calling a Buying Club this year,� said Humble Roots Farm owner Kyle Stenersen. “This is a convenient CSA-to-order that you don’t have to commit to.

Every other week, you can place an order via our new online store and we will build your order and bring it to a specified drop location that we have set up. There are so many advantages to this food system and we are very excited to offer this starting April 12.�

The Buying Club consists of food buyers dedicated to using their food dollar to benefit their environment, health and

family. The concept is to allow metropolitan food buyers to have a relationship with the farmer and their food. Every two weeks between January and December, Humble Roots delivers to a host home or business. Orders are placed no later than three days before the delivery using an online order form. Delivery locations include Surf City and as far as Jacksonville.

Shoppers can also buy directly from the Stenersens at the farm each Saturday morning from 10 a.m. until noon.

Depending on availability, Humble Roots and its partner farms offer pastured eggs, seasonal produce, seasonal turkeys, cut flowers, pastured pork, pastured chicken, grassfed beef, grass-fed lamb, flowers, mushrooms and micro greens. They do not feed their animals genetically modified grains or routine antibiotics or spray produce with harsh chemicals.

Humble Roots Far m is located at 1247 Scotts Hill Loop Road, between North Wilmington and Hampstead.

Tickets can be purchased at Tidal Creek Coop. For more information about Humble Roots Farm, visit their Facebook page or website at www. humblerootsfarm.com.

Topsail Kiwanis annual golf tourney April 29 Team applications accepted now

The Kiwanis Club of Topsail Island Area is now accepting team registrations for its 2017 golf tournament scheduled April 29 at North Shore Country Club in Sneads Ferry.

North Shore Country Club is acknowledged as one of the premiere golf venues in the coastal Carolinas.

Registration for ms may be obtained from any Topsail Kiwanis Club member, at the North Shore Country Club Pro Shop, or by contacting tournament chair Rich Pollock at 910-398-5004 or via e-mail at

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Tee time April 29 is 9 a.m., and the format will be Captain’s Choice. The entry fee is $300 for each team of four.

Mulligans may be purchased on the day of the tour nament. Announcement of the starting hole assignments for all teams will be made from 7:30- 8:30 p.m. the morning of the event.

This year’s outing marks the thirty-first year for the Topsail Kiwanis classic. The proceeds are to be used on behalf of club projects that benefit youth in the greater

Topsail area. Kiwanis continues to seek sponsors and participants for the tournament. “We are looking forward to another great golfing outing at North Shore Golf Course. As in the past, participants will be rewarded for their fine play on the grand course,� said Topsail Kiwanis president Rick Benton. “We appreciate our business sponsors for their support and all participants for playing in our tour nament.�

For further information, contact Rich Pollock at 910398-5004.

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than a high school education while 30 percent have a college or post-graduate degree.

In addition, two-thirds of pregnant women were married; 12 percent smoked during pregnancy and 83 percent had chosen to breastfeed at the time of hospital discharge.

Sixty-six percent of women sought prenatal care in the first trimester which is very important for the health of the mother and child. Only four percent of pregnant women received no prenatal care at all prior to delivery.

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ity rates are lower than the state rates for the period. The Pender County infant mortality rate was 6.9 compared to a state rate of 7.2. During this time period, Pender County lost two Hispanic, seven White, and twelve African American babies. Due to the small numbers, the N.C. State Center for Health Statistics did not calculate a rate for the disparities.

Moser said due to the low mortality rate, even the loss of one infant can drastically affect the county mortality rate.

Continued from page 1A transportation options, creating further disadvantages for those with low or fixed incomes.

The 2011-2015 Pender County trend data for the maternal and child health populations has remained steady. The county’s teenage pregnancy and teenage birth rates are lower than the state rates.

Approximately 15 percent of pregnant women have less

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will include a community dinner, car wash and a hot dog sale. Donations for paving bricks engraved with donors’ names will be accepted, as well as a competition to name the new playground.

The naming competition will be par t of Willard’s Fourth of July celebration.

Area children will also be invited to submit playground design ideas during the June 10 Band of Brothers event at the center. The playground planning participants are also actively writing grant proposals.

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Time to quit playing and get to work Now that the hoop-la is over, pardon the pun, perhaps North Carolina’s General Assembly can get back to business.

The solons finally hammered out a deal with the governor and any number of other special interest groups to sort-of repeal House Bill 2, the so-called Bathroom Bill. This was done just in time for a non-existent deadline set by the NCAA, which wasn’t sure if there would be any championship games played in North Carolina if HB2 wasn’t eliminated.

In the spirit of racing down We’d rather think that the court to beat the buzzer there can be a construcwith a layup, the legislature and tive compromise somegovernor played keep-away for several days. The drama was where around the state covered as closely as many bascapital, but that’s about ketball games, and in the end, as likely as a Carolina fan those who were against HB2 got wearing State red to the most of what they wanted – and final four. the NCAA, which had held the state hostage to a fake deadline, said they’ll let state officials know when they decide what to do.

In the meantime – we still have homeowners, elderly citizens, law enforcement agencies, fire and rescue departments, municipal and county governments, farmers and service agencies waiting to see if the state is going to cough up the rumored millions in tobacco-trust fund money that could be the shot-inthe-arm to help rebuild eastern North Carolina after Hurricane Matthew. The politics surrounding who is going to pay for what has left everyday people dangling in the breeze, all for sporting events that most of us enjoy, but few of us attend – and which benefit no businesses or individuals in our state outside of the major metro areas.

The same goes for the professional teams – which, we might note, have not instituted the same gender-fluidity rules they demanded we as North Carolinians as law. And again – despite being a source of pride, no one outside of Charlotte or Raleigh benefits financially from having a professional team call our state home.

It’s interesting as well that the NCAA’s home state of Indiana doesn’t have laws giving any special interest group, regardless of race or gender-preference, rights to choose bathrooms or anything else. Yet they demand that North Carolina enact such laws, or else they won’t come here and play ball. And rather than listen to the voters of the state, the solons caved.

The state has far more important things to do than kowtow to sports associations.

When most of us were children, playtime came after work.

Basketball and other sports were definitely classified as recreation. Apparently, play now replaces work – or at least, making things easier for people who make billions of dollars off of sports has become more important than actually working for a living.

Now that the folks in Raleigh have hopefully gotten some of this foolishness out of the way, they can go back to fighting Gov. Roy Cooper and his team of lawyers. We’d rather think that there can be a constructive compromise somewhere around the state capital, but that’s about as likely as a Carolina fan wearing State red to the final four.

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Dinners on the field

Bill Messer If you’re fortunate you may have many pleasant life experiences that easily blend into a block of memories, lifted from the fabric of life and combined into a single memory set like a DVD movie with chapters.

I have many, and some of the most significant are ‘things with wings’ - airplanes. When I was a kid, I built plastic models, then flying models, then took flying lessons, then joined the EAA - the Experimental Aircraft Association - a group of enthusiasts who build full-size airplanes, restore older plane restorers, or carry the dream of ‘one day’. I had met some members of Chapter 172 in

Augusta, Ga., before I went into the US Navy in 1964, and caught up with them again when I came back in 1968, and I was an active member until I moved to Raleigh in 1984.

So many of my early aviation memories remain vivid, and for different reasons, but the breakfasts and dinners on the field, social gatherings of the highest pleasure, stand out. What follows is a stream of consciousness mental movie of many such similar events that occurred over the years. Individual details may be sketchy, imaginary, or even from events that happened somewhere else, but the essential memory remains as fresh as yesterday.

Imagine: It’s an early Saturday morning, late summer, but along enough to make you wonder if there’s just a little of the early fall coolness in the morning air, so anticipated through the waning dog days of the relentless summer heat that just goes on and on.

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Jefferson Weaver

A gathering of angels Up and down the hallway, the guardian angels sat patiently waiting. What with the end of the school year, it was a busy time in the Injury Division.

A few looked up as Zacharias opened the door and limped in to the waiting area. He signed in and looked around. An older angel motioned him to an open space on the worn bench, and stuck out a hand.

“Howdy,” the older angel said. “I’m Mike.”

“Call me Zack,” the younger angel said.

Zack studied the older angel; one wing was obviously badly bent, and the other looked singed along the edges. His robes were tattered and stained. Zack decided that Mike had been there and done that since the Wars with the Fallen, way back in Genesis.

Mike nodded toward Zack’s bruised forehead and noted the broken halo hanging from his belt.

“You get hit by a truck? I did.” Zack shook his head.

“A horse, actually. Bounced me off the barn wall, then about pounded me into the ground.” Mike and several of the other guardians laughed.

“Yep. Know what you mean.

You have a girl or a boy?”

Zack shook his head.

“A full-grown man, actually.”

One of the other angels hooted.

“Middle-age crazies. I came close to permanent disability with one of them, back in the 1950s. He saved?” Zack

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Jefferson Weaver nodded his head.

“I believe he is—nobody can know another’s heart, you know, but I’m reasonably sure he is. He fails sometimes, like anyone else.” The others nodded.

“Humans are really blessed that way,” a bearded angel in the corner said. “They have a second chance. I can’t begin to understand why we get sent to save some of them, but that’s what we do. The Lord’s plans don’t always make sense to us.”

“Amen,” came a chorus down the hall.

Zack began to relax; he was concerned that he’d be in trouble, having gotten hurt on an assignment. The move from messenger to guardian carried a lot of responsibility, and he didn’t want to let The Boss down.

The bearded angel, who introduced himself as Gabriel (“But not THAT Gabriel,” he chuckled.), caught Zack’s eye.

“So tell us about your charge. What did he do?”

Zack shrugged.

“Well, there was a horse, one that had been abused real badly—“ “Hardest assignment I ever had was with one of those people,” Gabriel interjected.

“It really tested me on the ‘vilest offender’ policy. But go on.”

“Right there with you,” Zack said. “Anyway, my guy and his wife are with one of those groups that help animals, you know?” Gabriel, Mike and another angel sat up straighter.

“Go on,” Mike said, eyes twinkling.

“Well, my guy decided he was going to ride this particular horse. He’d ridden a couple of others already that day, and I guess he was feeling a little cocky.”

Mike and Gabriel gave each other a knowing look, but

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Working in retirement and Social Security benefits Dear Savvy Senior, I’m considering retiring later this year and starting my Social Security benefits, but would also like to work part time. Will this affect my benefits, and if so, how much?

Ready to Retire Dear Ready, You can collect Social Security retirement benefits and work at the same time, but depending on how old you are and how much you earn, some or all of your benefits could be temporarily withheld. Here’s what you should know.

Working rules Social Security says that if you’re under your full retirement age – which is 66 if you were born between 1943 and 1954, or 66 and 2 months if you were born in 1955 – and are collecting benefits, then you can earn up to $16,920 in 2017 without jeopardizing any of your Social Security if you don’t reach your full retirement age this year. But if you earn more than the $16,920 limit, you’ll lose $1 in benefits for every $2 over that amount.

In the year you reach your full retirement age, a less stringent rule applies. If that happens in 2017, you can earn up to $44,880 from January to the month of your birthday with no penalty. But if you earn more than $44,880 during that time, you’ll lose $1 in benefits for every $3 over that limit. And once your birthday passes, you can earn any amount by working without your benefits being

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reduced at all.

Wages, bonuses, commissions, and vacation pay all count toward the income limits, but pensions, annuities, investment earnings, interest, capital gains and government or military retirement benefits do not. To figure out how much your specific earnings will affect your benefits, see the Social Security Retirement Earnings Test Calculator at SSA. gov/OACT/COLA/RTeffect. html.

It’s also important to know that if you do lose some or all of your Social Security benefits because of the earning limits, they aren’t lost forever. When you reach full retirement age, your benefits will be recalculated to a higher amount to make up for what was withheld. For details and examples of how this is calculated, see SSA. gov/planners/retire/whileworking2.html.

For more information on how working can affect your Social Security benefits see SSA.gov/planners/retire/ whileworking.html, or call the Social Security at 410-9652039 and ask to receive a free copy of publication number 05-10069, How Work Affects Your Benefits.

Tax factor In addition to the Social Security rules, you need to factor in Uncle Sam too.

Because working increases your income, it might make your Social Security benefits taxable.

Here’s how it works. If the sum of your adjusted gross income, nontaxable interest, and half of your Social Security benefits is between $25,000 and $34,000 for individuals ($32,000 and $44,000 for couples), you have to pay tax on up to 50 percent of your benefits. Above $34,000 ($44,000 for couples), you could pay on up to 85 percent, which is the highest portion of Social Security that is taxable. About a third of all people who get Social Security have to pay income taxes on their benefits.

For information, call the IRS at 800-829-3676 and ask them to mail you a free copy of publication 915 “Social Security and Equivalent Railroad Retirement Benefits,” or you can see it online at IRS. gov/pub/irs-pdf/p915.pdf.

In addition to the federal government, 13 states – Colorado, Connecticut, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Utah, Ver mont and West Virginia – tax Social Security benefits to some extent too.

If you live in one of these states, you’ll need to check with your state tax agency for details.

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

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Hamster brain Making sense of this insane world is a constant struggle for me, akin to pushing a huge round peg into a tiny square hole. Through denial, avoidance and delusion, I try to force it in. My perception of the world is like a seesaw-when something amazing happens in my life, I inevitably withhold joy in anticipation of an equalizer. I wait for the hammer to drop, disqualifying any enjoyment of the moment for some unforeseen tragedy.

So, I’m fine with not winning the lottery. After an impulsive online shopping spree, I would become inundated with guilt for not adopting all of the homeless dogs which were eventually euthanized or sending my winnings to an impoverished country.

Living in the moment is my pipe dream, as elusive as my childhood hopes of becoming a Hollywood starlet or Barbizon model. As I scrutinize, overanalyze and fret my days away, everyday joys become suffocated by what ifs.

An intense psychotherapy session would likely reveal some internal angst stemming from my refusal to become a full-fledged adult.

Growing up means growing old and I simply do not want to. The little hamster that drives this brain, we’ll call her Susie, leans heavily to the right. Susie is hyper aware that bad news is waiting around the bend as she stands at the ready to shield me with handfuls of glitter, a nifty pair of blinders and yet another self-fulfilling prophecy.

I love to create, imagine, write and talk. Intuition and overreaction are my superpowers. In fact, kidnapping me would be an act of futility as my abductor would either give me back immediately or become my new bestie.

My left brained friends, the rational decision makers and long-term planners, tolerate me in tiny doses. They are part of the village that attempts, oftentimes in vain, to keep me on track.

Susie’s effects on my life are unending, but specifically impact my poor financial decisions. In short, I carry the label financial disaster with much guilt. My mental calculator rarely matches my online banking balance, the result of which is multiple overdraft fees. Thanks, but no thanks. This simply doesn’t make sense to me.

Of all the people in the world to charge fees to, why the people who don’t have any money? This reasoning is completely counter intuitive.

Bank, if I have no money, it’s a really bad idea to take more money away. I understand the logic in providing a punitive consequence in order to promote positive behaviors like saving, but perhaps another option would be more productive.

For instance, force me to wear a sign in front of the bank which reads, “This girl’s a loser.” A consequence like this is a win-win for everyone. I maintain some hope of financial recovery and the

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Newsings & Musings

Edith Batson Palm Sunday This is the day when Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey. People proclaimed Him as King and put palm branches in his path and sang Hosanna.

This was the first day of the last week of Jesus’ life, which included suffering, abuse, lashings and trials.

He knew that He had come to die on a wooden cross so that He could take our sins on the cross with Him, and bring forgiveness to all who believe.

He asked God if there was some other way – but He said “not my will but yours.”

It was a terrible week for Jesus. He had a meal with His

Messer Continued from page 4A A thin layer of humidity hugs the ground of the airfield. A battered truck rattles its way noisily down the sandy road that parallels the dirt strip, pushing the ground fog aside like a boat cutting through water. It slows and parks alongside another equally worn truck. Its driver is rummaging through the tall grass protected from mowing near a rusty barbedwire fence. He grunts as he picks up two cinder blocks and carries them closer to the hangar as the newcomer, Bob, gets out and goes to retrieve the other two.

“Gonna’ be another hot one,” the other man, Wayne, says in passing. He is dressed in blue work coveralls, but has a chrome Cross pen and pencil set clipped into his breast pocket.

They pause for a bit to place the cinder blocks on their tall ends, spaced just right, and both head back into the tall grass. Bending over in unison, they each pick up a side of a sheet steel plate, a quarter inch thick and roughly four feet square, more or less about 160 pounds, and grunt again in unison as they take the strain of the weight and half stagger, half walk, to carry the steel back to the cinder blocks and place one corner on each block. The sheet steel relaxes into a sag with a semi-hollow shape in the center.

The plate is covered with the grease and grime from the last time it was used, the grease preventing rust on the working surface. Bob takes a barbecue grill brush and goes to work. In a few minutes it’s shiny again, and he wipes the surface down with a wad of damp paper towels.

Another helper, Claude, has brought the cooler closer, and the propane tank and burner which he slides under the center of the steel plate and gets going. Bob digs through the melting icy water in the cooler and pulls

Hill Continued from page 4A general public learns an important lesson from my mistakes. Or have me work in the bank for a few hours to compensate for my irresponsibility. Of course, I probably shouldn’t be in charge of monetary transactions. Instead, I would make a marvelous greeter and could serve coffee and doughnuts at the bank’s entrance.

Don’t get me wrong. I love my bank and, when I call to negotiate the removal of overdraft fees, customer service usually complies. Maybe it’s the confusion I tend to gener-

disciples in an upper room and even told them that Judas would betray Him. He humbly washed the disciples feet and made no effort to flee when the soldiers came after Him. He was forced to carry his own cross after he had been scourged until help was finally given Him. His own mother had to watch Him being nailed to the cross. Jesus looked down and told John that he was her son now and care for her.

He suffered the sin of the world – a perfect sacrifice so that we who believe He is God’s only begotten son would have eternal life.

Jesus was crucified betwen two criminals, and even forgave one of the thieves on when the thief said, “Lord remember me when you get to Your Kingdom.” Jesus said, “Today you will be with me in Paradise.”

But His death was not the end of the story – but another beginning after being put in a borrowed tomb – Jesus was raised from the dead and saw many people before He ascended into Heaven to sit next to His heavenly

father’s throne.

Hallelujah, Jesus lives.

Easter Sunday is the best day of our Christian year – from the manger to Mount Calvary, from the cradle, to the cross. The beginning is incomplete without the end.

And the best part is that we know Jesus is coming back to live and rule forever.

Happy Happy Easter Activities of Holy Week Palm Sunday Service will be this Sunday morning.

The violin class will perform during morning worship.

At 1:30 p.m. Burgaw Presbyterian will have an extravaganza with crafts and other activities. Later an Easter egg hunt will be held. Bring your baskets.

At 5 p.m. Maple Hill Presbyterian Church choir will join Burgaw choir for an Easter Cantata.

Maundy Thursday service will be at 6:30 p.m. April 13.

Easter Sunrise Service will be on the church lawn at 6 a.m. and regular Sunday worship will be at 11 a.m.

Christ the Lord is Risen today.

Hallelujah.

Shalom.

out several packages of bacon, cuts the packages open and tosses a whole pound of bacon in the center, then another. As they cook the center fills with a pool of bacon fat, and into that he slides onion slices and coarsely diced potatoes.

The sag in the middle is the key to success. As the bacon cooks, the pool of bacon fat grows deep enough to fry the potatoes. More onions go in along the outer edges to soften into golden goodness.

As the bacon slices get crispy done they’re eased out to the edges, and more bacon added, and more potatoes.

On a side burner there’s a large pot, with grits bubbling away, and Claude adds water enough to keep up the boil, but not enough to turn the grits into a watery gruel.

More trucks and cars bump their way down the sandy road. With little conversation, some men enter the hangar and bring out tables, and more people come, bringing even more supplies, paper towels, paper plates, boxes of coffee, two-liter bottles of cola and orange soda, and bags of sliced bread. A crowd is gathering, mentally estimating the breakfast progress, like calculating ETD time, ‘estimated time of done.’ It’s a mixed crowd, mostly men, but with a few wives, a couple of girl friends, and some kids.

They are casually grouped, chatting nonchalantly, but with inner radars tuned with millimeter precision into everything going on by the cooks.

Now the activity is ramping up considerably as Bob and Claude bring out flats of eggs and go to work cracking them two-at-a-time into the pool of bacon fat. By ones and twos, the assembled guests take doubled-up paper plates and come closer as the aroma draws them into the serving line.

“How you want ‘em?” Bob asks, and whatever the answer what you get is two eggs over medium.

“Scrambled,” somebody says, and Bob takes the corner of his spatula and

opens the yolks and stirs them around a bit, flips them over and does the same to the other side. “OK, here ya’ go...”

With his spatula, Bob reaches into the oil and lifts out the bacon, onions and potatoes into large serving bowls, each lined with a base of newspaper topped with a layer of paper towels. He slides a couple of eggs onto each held out plate, and tends to the cooking at the same time, adding more bacon, more onions and potatoes as required.

The morning passes in pleasantness, people come and go, the crowd thins out, the makings are cleared away, the gas turned off, fat drained away and the cinder blocks and steel plate are stored away back in the high grasses.

Another day, another time.

Late in the afternoon, Bob brought out the iron cook pot, looking like the same kind my grandmother used for doing the laundry, making hominy, making soap, boiling hog’s heads, the universal black iron do-it-all pot on legs tall enough for building fires underneath.

Once the fire was going, the first ingredient to go in was a package of lard, which, when melted, was followed by a few pounds of coarsely chopped onions. Then, it seemed, somewhere between twenty or thirty pounds of dried lima beans and enough water to cover. The beans were stirred from time to time over the next couple of hours until they were ‘just right’, soft and mushy but still holding together as a thick bean soup/stew.

When ready to serve, they were ladled out and covered with more of the chopped onions, raw and sweet Meanwhile, the beer keg had been tapped and the dinner was well under way.

Eventually, the crowd had been fed and 50 or 60 attendees settled down into the chairs set up on the hangar shop floor for the meeting.

The nature of beans and beer is to combine lots of goodness with lots of inter-

ate as I ramble on about fee adjustments, unfair taxation and the plight of the gray wolf. These patient folks, I’ve found, wear down pretty quickly. Last week, however, I met my match.

The conversation began as usual with exaggerated sweetness combined with overt desperation. Then, the tables turned as the customer service representative began a polite tirade which lasted for over twenty minutes.

Normally, I’d excuse myself from the conversation, but I needed this lady on my side.

She presented like my mother, questioning the necessity of my daily Frappuccinos and new shoes. I held my tongue as she lectured me on the importance of writing down every single

transaction, as I managed an occasional “Yes, ma’am” throughout the conversation.

After promising to be a better money manager and overall citizen, the kind and understanding bank representative agreed to waive several fees and provided some excellent financial advice.

I’m glad I took the time to listen and I’ve pledged, with the help of an online checking account app, to know exactly how much money I have at all times.

In a nutshell, my primary defense mechanisms are perpetual immaturity, avoidance and crying. These strategies have worked well so far, but have severely blocked my path to self-actualization.

As someone who’s forever young, though, time is on my

Weaver Continued from page 4A Zack was warming to the story, and didn’t ask why.

“Well, that sweet horse bucked—if I hadn’t been there, my guy would have hit the ceiling, then the wall.

Plus, I took a hoof in the head.”

“This guy have a beard?

Long hair? Smells kinda like a coyote sometimes?” Mike asked. Zack nodded. Gabriel leaned forward on his cane, and the bearded angel adjusted his broken wing.

Two of the other angels had turned to listen.

“Weaver, Jefferson C.,” Gabriel intoned. “Born 1966, to Tom and Lois Weaver. C-section, cord around his neck.

Married to Hill, Rhonda, on June 6, 1992.”

Zack stared. “How do you know this guy?”

“Before he was saved, I kept his Jeep from crashing into a bridge at 2 a.m.,” Mike said.

“You ever flattened a mud tire at 70 miles an hour? It’s challenging. Hid the jack, too, since he was too sleepy to drive.”

“Took him six weeks and two trees before he learned to ride a bike,” an angel with a bandaged arm said.

“That was in 1975 – he never saw the trash truck around nal activity, and the noises produced are not rude, but complimentary. Ages of the producers can be estimated by the timbre of the sounds.

An even greater effect is the late fall event when the Virginia peanuts come to harvest, the big ones about the size of a thumb. Boiled peanuts and beer produce a remarkable effect in the guts of old men, who are more inclined to express their pleasure with unrestrained joy.

“It sounded like WW II in there,” an attendee once told me, in awe of a past festivity.

the corner, because he was too scared once the bike got going. I opted to stop the truck.”

“Played baseball and basketball, but didn’t do either very well,” said an angel who appeared to have a bent spine.

“I took a lot of beaners for that boy, and more than a few cleats, too.”

“He was a good Boy Scout, though,” Gabriel added, “although he didn’t get into half the poison ivy he could have. I missed a few times,

looking after the other kids in his troop. At least he was faithful to his Totin’ Chip card. Never had to worry about him with a knife or axe.”

“But never let him in a boat by himself,” moaned an angel in a tattered life vest. “I had him when he was fat, and had to pull him out of the mud when he fell into freezing water over his head.” Several of the angels

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Education

Ways to help raise kid’s grades

School can be tough, but parents can help by making sure students have all the tools and study habits they need to succeed. Here are four ways to help raise children’s grades.

Make space It may be tempting for kids to stretch out in front of the television while they do their homework, but a dedicated study space will be more effective and help students stay organized. Place a desk or study table in a well-lit area of the home and ensure it has all Photo contributed the supplies your student will The Cape Fear Elementary varsity and JV Science Olympiad teams participated The need to be successful.

Pender County Science Olympiad Mar. 24. CFES’s JV team came in first place, while Make music the Varsity team finished two points out of third place. Coach Marie Radcliff and all the Studies show that learning music is good for the brain. assistant coaches were very happy with the showing.

Music education can enhance language development, is associated with spatial intelligence, and can even raise scores on standardized tests.

Piano can be fundamental to that education, so offer your child all the benefits of having one in your home.

These days, innovations in technology make it fun and easy for children to embrace their inner musician.

For example, the CGP-700 from Casio features a 5.2 inch color touch display. This allows young musicians to get creative and easily choose from hundreds of tones, rhythms, and more. Stereo audio recording and playback allow musicians to record their practices and learn from their mistakes and successes.

Make math fun For many students, math is the trickiest subject. But having the most cutting edge tools can help students better understand math concepts and enable them to solve the most challenging equations.

Outfit your child with a graphing calculator that offers the ability to draw three dimensional graphs, such as planes, cylinders and spheres, and view them from various angles to better analyze their shapes.

For example, the PRIZM fxCG50 from Casio has a crosssection option and a special zoom function that enable users to further examine the graph for even greater analysis, and its picture plot function gives users the ability to plot graphs over pictures of real-life scenes.

From music to muscles to math: consider taking a holistic, multi-pronged approach to academics.(StatePoint) Make some moves Make sure your kids get plenty of exercise, as physical activity is linked to academic achievement. Adults can encourage the habit by being good role models. Sign up and train for a 5k as a family.

Suggest a bike ride or game of soccer in the park.

Your kids don’t have to go out for the varsity team to reap the benefits, but a fitness routine that involves some vigorous activity can help to improve grades.

Topsail Middle School HOSA was recognized as the largest middle school HOSA chapter in the state at the state conference over the weekend. Topsail Middle School students earned five first place awards, including: Audrey Everette (Healthy Lifestyle), Adriana Kandabarow (Extemporaneous Health Poster), Carlos Schein (Medical Terminology), Poppy Van Nostrand (Medical Reading), and Kiley Wells (Prepared Speaking).

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Continued from page 5A nodded appreciatively. “You had a job, during the fat years. At least he had enough cushion to avoid some of the broken bones back then.� The mariner angel nodded. “Yeah, but that cushion was usually me. I was there for the motorcycle, too – some of you fellows were there. You remember.�

A collective moan went up throughout the waiting room.� “I also had him during the Great Rappelling Fiasco of ’87.

Mike, you were there. With the ROTC cadets?� Mike nodded, and groaned. “My back will never be the same, I don’t think. Thank the Lord he quit drinking. Were any of you guys around when he started trapping?� Several of the angels raised their hands, and some from down the hall began calling out. “Held a beaver dam back

Kiwanis

Continued from page 1A brand new playgrounds.

Grants were awarded in 2015 and playgrounds have opened throughout 2016 and 2017. Each location received a grant amount appropriate for the scope of work and land space allocated for developing or updating a playground.

Disc Golf course opens The second ribbon cutting celebrated the development of the Disc Golf course. “This is a sport that can be played by all ages,� said Ron Shirley, the Kiwanis Club member overseeing the project.

Joining Shirley and the Kiwanis Club was the Greater Topsail Area Chamber of Commerce for the ribbon cutting. “ I ’ m r e c e iv i n g i n q u i ries already about the Disc Golf course,� said Chuck Strickland, director of the Topsail Chamber. “This is an opportunity to bring disc golf clubs to Pender County and host tournaments,� said Tammy Proctor, Pender County tourism director.

The Disc Golf course will open the Kiwanis Park to future disc golf competitions and leagues.

Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the founding of the Kiwanis Club of Hampstead, club members gathered for a spring plant sale, a benefit walk, and a disc golf exhibition.

so he could climb out.� “Detoured a fisherman when he got caught in the quicksand.� “Held a cottonmouth away when his waders sprung a leak.� “Held a cottonmouth AND an alligator when he got lost.� “Pinched my fingers keeping his out of a trap.�

Zack was amazed. Mike shook his hand again. “Son,� he said, “welcome to the club. Weaver’s mom always said he had to have a guardian angel or he’d never survive. Turned out, just one couldn’t do it.�

A messenger angel flew down the hall and hovered in front of Zack. “Zacharias? You have Weaver, Jefferson? Sorry, bud, but he’s working on a chainsaw.

The Boss says you need to get back down there.â€? “I declare,â€? Gabriel said. “You’d have thought the boy would have learned his lesson back in ’96‌â€?

Jefferson Weaver is a columnist and contributing writer with the Post & Voice. Contact him at jeffersonweaver@nrcolumbus.com.

The April 1 event celebrated 20 years of community projects and community involvement, including Hampstead Kiwanis Park, establishment of Kamp Kiwanis camping, disc golf, annual maintenance and beautification projects at the park, and operating the concessions during local youth sporting events. Kiwanis Club of Hampstead also sponsors an annual Easter egg hunt, Trick-in-The-Park Halloween events, and the Annual Turkey Trot at the Park.

Within the schools, Kiwanis Club of Hampstead sponsors Key Clubs and K-Kids Clubs, scholarships, Cottages in Lake Waccamaw Boys and Girls Home, donations of school supplies, and many additional projects for children.

The Kiwanis Club of Hampstead hosts an annual Wine and Dine Fundraiser, Pre-Race Turkey Trot Pasta Dinner, and collaborates with the Hampstead Women’s Club to host the Community Souper Supper.

According the Hampstead membership, on average each Kiwanian worldwide improves the lives of 207 children each year.

Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world one child and one community at a time.

The Kiwanis Club of Hampstead meets every Thursday morning, 7:40 a.m., at Sawmill Grill on US Hwy. 17. For information about the club visit their Facebook page or the website at www.kiwanisclubofhampstead.org.

greatly missed.

To honor Frank’s request there will be no services held.

Just do something kind for someone and think of Frank.

Also remember Diane in your thoughts and prayers.

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

Frank Theodore Wilkinson, Sr. BURGAW -- Frank Theodore Wilkinson, Sr., 71, of Burg aw passed from his earthly life unexpectedly at his home Monday, Mar. 27, 2017.

He was born in May 17, 1945 in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania and was the son of Helen Levengood.

F r a n k i s s u r v ive d by his wife, Diane L. Herbst Wilkinson; daughters, Tunisia Wanner (Wayne) and Nicole Panfile (Scott, Sr.); sons, Frank Wilkinson, Jr., Zachary Wilkinson and Matthew Wilkinson (Elizabeth Miller); grandchildren, Chris Wanner, Scott Panfile, Jr., Shane Panfile, Michael Wilkinson, Chase Wilkinson, Nicolas Wilkinson and Toby Wilkinson; great granddaughters, Nevaeh Panfile and Delaney Panfile; sister, Alice Kramer (Walt); and many extended family.

Frank served his country honorable in the U.S. Army.

He was retired from Northern Technical Studies in Limerick, Pa. Frank was a devoted husband and loving daddy, granddaddy, brother and friend.

First and foremost, his family was his greatest blessing and joy in life. Love of animals led Frank to excel in training dogs. For relaxation and fun times, Frank enjoyed drag car racing and fishing. He was an amazing man and he will be

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Annie Lois Eakins BURGAW -- Ms. Annie Lois Eakins, of Burgaw departed this life Mar. 31, 2017 at her home. She was born July 15, 1942 in Pender County to the late Jesse Lee Eakins and Nancy Hall Eakins.

She received her formative education at C.F. Pope High School, Burgaw, before moving to New York where she was employed as a telephone operator and later became supervisor of the telephone operators.

Annie was mar ried to Tommie Williams and four children were born to this union. After moving back to North Carolina she joined Mt. Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church and served faithfully as an usher as long as her health permitted.

She is survived by two daughters, Debra Williams of Roosevelt, N.Y. and Cynthia Hawkins of Richmond, Va.; two sons, Barry Williams and wife Kimberly of Charlotte, and Dwayne Williams and Wife Tarice of Orlando, Fla.; eight grandchildren; four sisters, Joyce Sanders, Mary Simpson, Cary Willis and Nancy Eakins; one brother, James Eakins; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

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Pirate nine riding four-game winning streak

By Lee Wagner Post & Voice Sports Writer A 5-2 loss to New Hanover (11-0, 4-0) Mar. 17 when the Pirate bats went silent (2 hits) seems to have awaken a sleeping giant. Since that loss the Topsail baseball team has won four games in a row – three of them crucial MidEastern 3A/4A Conference games, including back-toback victories over West and South Brunswick.

Topsail has outscored their four opponents 39-5 while the pitching staff has produced a one run win and a pair of (conference) shutouts.

Pirate Coach Aaron Rimer recently indicated winning the 3A portion of the conference would be gratifying but it is not the penultimate goal – winning the conference overall is the aim. With what appears to be the right combination of hitting, pitching, and they are on the right

path.

Junior Jake Luchansky pitched six shutout innings, Tyler Ording had two hits and knocked in two runs, and Aaron Beach had two RBIs, as

Topsail blanked Hoggard 8-0 Thursday in Hampstead. The win lifted the Pirates (8-2, 4-1) into sole possession of second place – one game behind the Wildcats and a game ahead of the West Brunswick (8-4, 3-2).

The pitching in the last two games combined for back-toback shutouts while yielding just seven hits, one walk, and recording 14 strikeouts. Luchansky gave up five hits and no

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Topsail Softball

Lady Pirates bounce back to beat Hoggard

By Lee Wagner Post & Voice Sports Writer There are simply those days when Murphy’s law (anything that can go wrong, will go wrong) takes total control, and Wednesday at North Brunswick the Topsail softball team experienced just that when they committed six errors that led to seven unearned runs in a 10-7 loss to North Brunswick.

But the sign of a good team is showing the ability to bounce back, and behind a pair of freshmen hurlers and a freshman at the plate they did that in a big way in a critical Mid-Eastern 3A/4A Conference game Thursday – indicating that, not only is the current team a good one, the future appears to be in good hands.

In the absence of injured (sore shoulder) senior ace pitcher Victoria Elder, freshman pitchers Shayne Collins and Addison (Addie) Howard combined on a four-hit shutout, and Darbie Lisk went 4-for-4 with three triples and four RBIs as Topsail blanked conference foe Hoggard 8-0 Thursday.

Topsail (9-2, 5-1) scored five times in the first inning and two more times in the second, allowing the two young hurlers to relax a bit and concentrate on throwing strikes in Collins’ second trip to the mound and Howard’s debut at

the varsity level.

“We had a heart-to-heart after last night,” Topsail Coach Eric Phillips said. “We’re too far along in the season for things like last night to happen. But we showed up today, the girls got here at 4:30 for a 6:30 game, and they worked their tails off.

“Hats off to our two freshmen pitchers. Shayne did a great job, Addie came in and did what she needed to do, the defense played well, and the bats show up. I think we sent a message tonight, we’re not laying down for anybody.”

The renaissance began early when Hunter “Mighty Mite” Bizzell singled to start the game and stole second. Hayley Grizzle walked and, after an out, Maddy Laster reached base on an error to load the bases. Lisk then tripled to left to unload them. Freshman Maggie Smith reached on a bunt single and stole second just prior to Lisk scoring on a wild pitch – Smith moving to third. Smith then stole home for a 5-0 lead.

Staff photo by Bobby Norris It became 7-0 in the second Lady Patriot Gracie Vincent took the loss in the game on a Bizzell walk and steal of against Wallace-Rose Hill. second (32nd steal in 11 games), a ground out that moved her to third and a wild pitch.

Laster reached third on an outfield error and scored on a bunt single by Lisk. Hoggard scored twice in the fourth and

By Bobby Norris Wallace senior right-handonce in the fifth to make it 7-3.

Post & Voice Sports Writer er Haley Rivenbark held the Patriots to just three hits, all Continued on page 13A The Pender Lady Patriot in the first two innings while roster was full of veteran play- striking out six. ers along with a few promisPender senior Gracie Vining newcomers when the 2017 cent took the loss in the circle. softball season started.

She gave up nine hits and six However, the roster has earned runs while striking slimmed down significantly out two Bulldogs. Freshman due to injury and other cir- Samantha Wells went two incumstances beyond the coach- nings, giving up one hit. ing staff ’s control.

“We made a couple of erLast week the Patriots rors in the third inning and hosted Wallace with a lineup that hurt us,” said Coach Batthat hardly looked like what tle. “They’re much improved veteran coach Gary Battle and we’re struggling a little had envisioned. The Pats bit. We’re missing some very Titans pounded out 15 hits were without all-conference important players right now.”

Sophomore Jena Harrell against Clinton hurler Hailee selection Imani Newkirk along with promising fresh- had two of the Patriots three Stone.

Jordan Sholar led the Ti- man third baseman Lauren hits while Vincent had one hit. She scored a run as did tans at the plate with three Gammons.

Battle went into the Four Wells. hits and three runs batted in The Patriots were schedwhile Kaylyn Deluca had four County Conference matchup hits and one run scored as with Wallace with just nine uled to play Clinton later in healthy bodies. The Pats the week. However, accordwell as one RBI. Ashton Yarborough earned played the Bulldogs tough for ing to reports the game was the win in the circle with four two innings and held a 2-0 lead scored as a forfeit by the Dark innings of work that included going into the third frame. Horses.

The Lady Patriots (4-4/4-3) three hits and five strikeouts. Wallace scored five runs in The following day the Lady the third and five more in the was at South Brunswick on Titans visited the WRH Lady fourth, four of the runs on a Monday and home on Tuesgrand slam in taking a 10-2 day verse Midway. They are at win at Pender High school.

East Bladen on Thursday.

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Lady Patriots struggle with Wallace-Rose Hill

Lady Titans beat Clinton

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The Heide Trask Lady Titan softball team has had to learn on the fly this year. With a plethora of young players and a new coaching staff, the team has struggled to find its self.

During the last two weeks, new coach Jimmy Roughton and his Lady Titans have found the win column on two occasions. Last week the Titans beat Clinton 9-2 on Tuesday before dropping a 14-4 game at Wallace-Rose hill the following day.

In the contest against the Lady Dark Horses, the Rocky Point crew found their stroke at the plate. Coach Roughton’s ladies broke open a scoreless game with three runs in the top of the third frame and scored six runs in the next three innings. The Lady

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In My Opinion

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer

There have been quite a few very good softball teams that have come out of our county. the Heide Trask Titan softball program has never had a losing season going into this year while the Pender patriot program has a couple of state titles in years past.

The Topsail Pirate softball program has always been pretty strong. The last few years the team has went deep into the state playoffs.

This year will be no different. In fact, I believe that the Lady Pirates may be in the running for a state championship this year.

This year’s team may not be as talented one through nine. There is no Keri White or Blair Lawrence on this squad nor is there a Jordin Phillips there. However, they may be deeper than any high school team that I have ever encountered.

Coach Eric Phillips has at least 17 girls in the program that are varsity caliber players. In fact, Coach Phillips said that he is so deep that he actually feels

guilty about keeping several players down on the junior varsity. He just doesn’t have enough jerseys to keep them all up.

The Pirates have what I consider to be one of the top pitchers in the state in Victoria Elder. She has it all.

She is big and strong and has learned how to pitch.

She came in as a freshman with control questions. She tried to throw everything hard.

Now she has learned how to pitch and Phillips says she has a changeup to go with the heater. She reminds me of former Pender great Britney Roper. She seems like she is right in your face when she strides and releases.

Now it would be foolish to think that this team would go undefeated. In fact, they have lost a couple of games as of late. Remember, what does not kill you will make you stronger. Phillips starts three freshmen on most nights.

As the season progresses they will get better. By the end of the regular season they will no longer be freshmen. They will have over 20 games under the belts.

Folks, this team is the real deal.

I am not one to make predictions. However, I say that this team makes it to the eastern regional finals for the third straight year and barring injury will have a great chance to win that state title that has eluded this mighty program.

Top Performers

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The high school spring sports season is in high gear and the area teams are beginning to jockey for position in their respective conferences.

The Pender lady Patriot softball team won once last week by forfeit and lost to Wallace. Jenna Harrell had two hits in the loss while Gracie Vincent had a ribbey.

The Trask Lady Titans split conference games last week. Jordan Sholar led the Titans at the plate with three hits and three runs batted in while Kaylyn Deluca had four hits and one run scored as well as one RBI in the Lady Titans win over Clinton.

Ashton Yarborough earned the win in the circle with four innings of work that included three hits and five strikeouts.

The Topsail ladies got back on track after a rare loss. In the absence of injured senior pitcher Victoria Elder, freshman pitchers Shayne Collins and Addie Howard combined on a four-hit shutout while Darbie Lisk went 4-for-4 with three triples and four RBIs in an 8-0 win over Hoggard.

The Topsail baseball team continued its torrid pace, running roughshod through the competition. Junior Jake Luchansky pitched six shut-

out innings while Tyler Ording had two hits and knocked in two runs in an 8-0 win over Hoggard. Aaron Beach had two Ribbeys.

William St.Ledger pitched a one hitter last week, allowing just a leadoff double and a hit batsman over five innings in a 5-0 victory at South Brunswick. Beach hit a dinger in the early innings to pace the offense.

The Trask soccer team beat Wallace behind two goals from Vicky Botello. Ciara Grizzle had 12 saves.

Senior defenseman Kade Ramsey created three turnovers, tallying nine ground balls, and scoring two goals in leading the Pirate men’s lacrosse team to a 15-0 win over South Brunswick. Jake Volpe led the offense with five goals and an assist.

The Lady Pirates Lax team opened their week with an 11-7 road win over the South Brunswick Lady Cougars.

Delaney Popella, Erin McFadden, and Sophie Minnick each scored twice while Lily Ruddell, Lucy NestorDowling, Sam Mazzara, Sarah Tullloch, and Sam Greco all scored once. Jane Hobbs recorded four saves in goal.

This week’s top performer is Pirate senior hurler William St.Ledger. He threw a one hitter in beating South Brunswick.

One run steals two games from the Titans

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The Heide Trask Titan baseball team found the going rough last week. The young team played two conference contests and ended the week with a home date with 4A Wilmington Laney. In the conference contests the Titans were close but fell by one run to Clinton (7-6) and WallaceRose Hill (1-0). They finished the week with a 7-5 loss at home verse the Bucs.

In the opening game of the week the Titans visited Sampson County and the Clinton Dark Horses. The Rocky Point Titans jumped out to a 4-0 lead after two innings and led 4-3 after five frames. The Titans increased the lead to 6-3 in the top of the sixth inning. However, the Dark Horse bats began to warm up in the bottom of the inning.

Clinton scored three innings in the bottom of the sixth to tie the game and scored one run in the bottom

of the seventh to win the Four County Conference contest.

The next night the Titans took the short ride up to Wallace to play the Bulldogs. This was a close game with the Duplin County crew coming away with a 1-0 win.

The Titans were held scoreless in the contest and failed to get a hit against senior Bulldog Jacob Teachey while Wallace scored the only run of the game in the second frame off of hard luck loser Mile Jordan. The junior standout only

gave up four hits while striking out eight Bulldogs.

The final game of the week was a home affair with Wilmington Laney. The Titans fell behind early and rallied late before coming up on the short end of a 7-5 score.

The Titans were down 6-1 before scoring four runs in the final two frames.

Justin Collier took the loss for the Titans.

Trask (2-9/1-6) hosted Union on Tuesday and visited West Bladen on Friday.

Staff photo by Bobby Norris

Titan hurler Justin Collier on the mound for Trask

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Road wins for the Topsail lacrosse teams

W

ettin’ a Line

By Lee Wagner Post & Voice Sports Writer It was a mixed week for the Pirates men’s lacrosse, one in which they started off with a solid and convincing 15-0 road win over 3A foe South Brunswick. Senior defenseman Kade Ramsey had a breakout game, creating three turnovers, tallying nine ground balls, and scoring two goals.

Jake Volpe led the offensive surge with five goals and an assist, Nick Haddock had two goals and two assists, Tanner Beaudoin had two goals and an assist, and Jeremiah Richardson, Jorge Lopez, Zack Allen, and Gavin Torres all hit the back of the net once.

Thursday things did not turn out as well as Hoggard (9-1, 7-0) recorded a 19-1 win over the Pirates.Volpe scored the only Pirate goal and Nick Turco played well defensively with four ground balls and two turnovers.

The Pirates ended the week with a 12-11 win over Socastee

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Fishing getting better

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Fishing Fanatic

Staff photo by Andy Pettigrew

Pirate Nick Haddock looks for an open man downfield.

Late inning collapse brings two conference losses for Patriots

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The late innings of baseball games were not kind to the Pender Patriot varsity baseball team last week. The Pats went into two conference games with late inning leads only to fall by one run.

Last week the Patriots started at home verse Wallace-Rose Hill. The Pats started Chase Norris on the hill while Wallace countered with junior Kaleb Dale. The Pats touched Dale for three runs in the third frame and took a 6-2 lead into the sixth inning.

Wallace scored five runs in the top of the sixth inning and took a one run lead into

the final frame. Both teams failed to score in the seventh inning and the Bulldogs rode the bus home with a Four County Conference win.

Chase Norris and Josh Roberts each had two hits and drove in runs to lead the Patriots at the plate.

The following day the Patriots traveled to Clinton to engage the Dark Horse hard ballers. Again the game was tight going into the final frames and once again the Patriots failed to hold an early lead in falling 10-9.

This game was an old fashion slobber-knocker. The Patriots scored runs in five of the first six innings and led 9-1 going into the bottom of the sixth. That was when

the proverbial wheels fell off of the Patriots wagon.

The Dark Horses loaded the bases twice with two outs and scored eight runs in the sixth inning to tie the game.

Clinton scored the winning run in the bottom of the seventh frame.

Riley Murray took the loss on the mound in relief.

The senior had a great day at the plate, pounding out three hits and driving in four teammates. Latrell Brown had two hits and three runs batted in.

He also scored twice. Pender had 10 hits in the game.

Pender (2-11/2-9) hosted Midway on Tuesday and was at Dixon on Wednesday. They traveled to East Bladen on Friday.

The fishing is starting to get better in the area waters. Both the freshwater and saltwater anglers are starting to take to the water in good numbers. The coolers are starting to fill up as well.

The saltwater anglers are reporting that the red drum are starting to show up in the inland waters. Some folk are using gulp baits while others are using soft plastic lures.

The area anglers are catching some puffer fish along with a few sea mullet. As the water begins to warm up the mullet bite will get better. Shrimp on a bottom rig will do the trick here.

The freshwater bite is heating up as is the water temps. Some bream are biting worms and crickets while the cats will hit chicken livers and other stink baits. The water temps have risen quite well.

Just last week a trip up the river showed the temperature was in the mid-50s. Last Saturday my Garmen showed around 63 degrees. Remember, the warmer the water the more active the fish.

The Kickers Corner

By Bobby Norris and Lee Wagner Post & Voice Sports Writers The Topsail lady Pirates have had a power issue of sorts as of late. According to Post & Voice Sports writer Lee Wagner they just cannot find the net. Wagner wrote ”The Lady Pirates (3-4-5, ,0-4-1) could not find the back of the net Tuesday night and the result was a 1-0 home conference loss at the hands of the 3A Lady Cougars of South Brunswick. The severely undermanned Lady Pirates (only 13 players available, 7 unavailable due to illness or injury) endured a 5-0 loss at Hoggard (10-2, 5-0).”

Topsail was home Tuesday against Laney and on the road Thursday at Ashley.

The Heide Trask Lady Titans on the other hand are making huge strides this year. They

Topsail Sports Roundup

By Lee Wagner Post & Voice Sports Writer The Topsail mens’ tennis team got off to an inauspicious start by losing at No. 1 and No. 2 singles but the remainder of the singles’ players rallied in leading Topsail to a 7-2 win over 3A South Brunswick. Jason Loher (7-5, 6-2 at No. 3), David Novak (6-4, 6-4 at No. 4), Will Hornethal (2-6, 6-2(10-8) at No.5) and Joey Scott (6-2, 2-6 (10-5) at No. 6 all recorded victories.

The Pirates then went on to sweep the doubles’ matches – Hudson Smith and Sam Garland (8-2 at No. 1), Loher and Novak (8-4 at No. 2), and Will and Alex Hornethal (8-4 at No. 3).

Thursday saw the Pirates fall to Hoggard (9-3, 7-1) 9-0.

Hoggard lost just 6 singles’ games, winning 6-0 at No. 2,

Denison looking to make his mark for Trask

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer When a young athlete begins to throw the shot put, he finds that there is much more to the art of throwing than just muscling the led ball forward.

There is a lot of technique that comes with throwing the shot. It often takes time to master the art. Trask Junior Shawn Mears-Denison learned that a year ago and through hard work and dedication has become a very good thrower for the Heide Trask Titan spring track and field team.

Mears-Denison has become one of the throwers to beat in the Four County Conference.

He has won four out of the last five meets that he has competed in and has set the mark high for the other members of the FCC. With just a few weeks left in the spring season Mears-Denison will prepare for the conference meet. From there he will attempt to win the regional meet and qualify for the state meet.

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first (344) ahead of Clinton (349), Croatan (360), and host East Duplin (412). Scoring for Topsail were Weise (78), Johnson (79), Nick Hepler (92), and Anthony Tartaglone and Higgins (95).

The Pirates were at New Hanover Monday and they will participate in the Wilmington Municipal High School Invitational Thursday.

Track and field The Lady Pirates were third (68) points behind Laney (90) and Hoggard (79), and ahead of South Brunswick.

Madison Lofton, Elizabeth Cooper, Hannah Spillane, and Payton Little scored in multiple events for the Topsail girls.

Lofton was first in the 200 (26.6) and the 100 (12.) and second in the 400 (59.9), Cooper was first (17.1) in the 100 hurdles, second in the 300 hurdles

(54.4), and fifth in the high jump (4-2), Spillane was tied for second in the high jump (4-4), and fourth in the 100 hurdles (18.3), and Little was second in the discus (93-3) and second in the shot put (29-3).

The 4x200 relay (1:52.6) and 4x400 (4:15.2) relay teams finished first while the 4x100 unit was second (54.1).

The boys were fourth (48) behind Hoggard (96), Laney (67), and South Brunswick (49). Multiple scorers for the Pirates were Adam Hart with a first (122.5) in the discus and a first in the shot put (45-6), and Justin Burgess with a second in the discus (118-0) and a second in the shot put (44-6).

The 4x400 (3:45.9) and 4x800 (9:16.4) were third and the 4x100 team was fourth (47.7) The teams are next at Ashley Wednesday.

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By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer When describing a very good baseball or softball player, the word tools comes up often. It has been said that a good player has all of the tools to play the game. Some say that they are a three tool player. They can run, hit and field. For junior Topsail Pirate softball player Tanesha Williams, that term describes her perfectly.

Miss Williams has a good bat and can field the ball with the best of them. What sets her apart from other good ball players is her ability to run balls down in the field as well setting the base paths on fire with her ability to run the bases.

Williams is currently batting .344 with nine runs scored.

She has five stolen bases in six attempts. She has not made an error in the field.

With the Pirates looking to make a run for a state championship, Tanesha Williams will be an important player.

avenged an early season loss to Wallace-Rose Hill early in the season with a 2-0 win on the pitch. Vicky Botello scored both goals. Ciara Grizzle had 14 saves.

The Lady Titans played perhaps their worst game of the year at Clinton. The first place Dark Horses scored twice in the opening two minutes and ran away with a 9-0 win. All of the Dark Horse goals were scored in the first half.

Trask is 5-5 overall and 4-3 in conference play. They hosted Union on Tuesday and were at West Bladen on Friday.

The Pender Lady Patriots were shut out last week. They lost early last week at Wallace-Rose Hill 1-0. They ended the week with a 9-0 loss to Clinton. The lady Patriots are 2-8-1 overall and 2-5 in Four County play.

They hosted Midway on Tuesday and were at East Bladen on Thursday.

Lady Titans

No. 5, and No. 6 singles, and winning8-0 t no. 2 doubles.

Will and Alex Hornethal had the closest match of the day, falling 8-4 at No. 3 doubles.

Topsail was home against Laney Tuesday and at Ashley Thursday.

Mens’ golf The Pirates had one conference and one non-conference match this past week, starting off Monday with a 3rd (349) at Masonboro Country Club behind New Hanover (321) and South Brunswick (340), and ahead of West Brunswick (358), Laney (364), Hoggard (361), and Ashley (423).

Harrison Wiese (80) was the lowest-scoring Pirate, followed by Max Johnson (82), Evan Higgins (88), and Barrett Holmes (99).

Thursday the non-conference match was at River Landing where the Pirates finished

presents this week’s

This week’s fishing tip.

Growing up, my father used to take my brother and I fishing at an old pond just a few miles from home. I never used a rod and reel as a youngster. It was always a cane pole. I believe that the best way to get a little fella or gal started fishing is with a cane pole. Let’s go over a couple of tips on how to set up your little ones cane pole.

First off when you get your pole, put a piece of line on the end of it long enough to reach quite a ways out. You need enough line for the area you are fishing to get out of the grass and such.

Buy a few bobbers and put one on. Remember, check the depth of where you’re fishing so you will know how deep to fish.

One of the big mistakes in fresh water fishing is to use too big of a hook. Use a small hook when fishing with a cane pole.

Show the little one how to cast it and be patient. I would suggest you bait their hook if they are very young, but a nine year old boy should know how to bait is own hook.

Fishing can be a very enjoyable past time. It can also be a way to bond with your child or grandchild.

presents this week’s

Athlete Spotlight

Tanesha Williams

Topsail High School

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Bulldogs. Much like the rest of the Four County Conference, the Lady Bulldogs were ready to take advantage of a down year for the young and inexperienced Lady Titans.

Trask took an early lead and went into the middle innings with a 3-2 advantage.

The Lady Dogs tied the score in the bottom of the third frame ad pulled away late. The game was stopped

when Wallace reached a 10run lead after five full innings.

Brittany Foy took the loss in the circle. She gave up seven earned runs in just under five innings of work.

Ashton Yarborough was 2-3 with three runs batted in and a run scored while Samantha Long had an RBI. Trask had six hits in the contest.

The Lady Titans are 2-9 overall and 2-4 in Four County Conference play. They hosted Union on Tuesday and were at first place West Bladen on Friday.

Submit local sports information to us at: posteditor@post-voice.com Forney wants to leave a legacy at Pender High

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer As a freshman many folks in the know thought that Lakirah Forney would make a name for herself in several sports. She was a very good volleyball player with the skills to become an all-conference performer.

But her best sport is track.

Forney became an allconference performer in both winter and spring track as a sophomore. She has continued to outperform the majority of her competition as a junior and senior.

This year Lakirah hopes to win a state title for the Lady Patriots. Her best chance will be in the three jumping events.

She has won several meets in the long jump, triple jump and high jump.

With just a few weeks left to go, Lakirah Forney will make a run for the Four County title.

She will then attempt to win the regional meet and qualify for the states. I would not bet against her.

A River Runs by Me Photography presents this week’s

Athlete Spotlight

Lakirah Forney

Pender High School

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Bill Howard Outdoors

Town of Burgaw Government News April 6, 2017

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By Bill Howard Post & Voice Columnist What’s in a name? That is a common question throughout literature. After all, a rose by any other name would still smell as sweet. Right?

But names do mean something. In the world of wildlife, they especially do. Unless of course, they don’t.

I mean, a flounder can be called a slab. However, the word slab does not immediately draw the listener or reader to the flounder unless there is context preceding it to reference back to the flounder.

Growing up, I always heard the words puppy drum. Now a puppy drum can mean a small red drum, and if you hear puppy drum by itself you know what it means. It means a red drum. But a bull drum also means a red drum, but typically a large version.

And drum means a red drum when speaking of fishing, unless you are talking about a black drum. My grandmother, step grandmother actually, but she was the only one I knew on that side of the family had a huge puppy drum mounted. It wasn’t small, in fact it weighed more than I did until I reached high school. But we still called it a puppy drum.

We also have the bowfin and the chain pickerel. Common trash fish by most people’s beliefs, and they are hardly ever called their real names. Black

Lacrosse

Continued from page 9A (SC) in Myrtle Beach Saturday.

Volpe led the way with four goals and an assist. Volpe led the way with four goals and an assist, Haddock had three goals and two assists, and Tanner Beaudoin and Eli Copeland added two goals and two assists

fish and jack fish are usually the names given around here.

Along with swamp muskie and southern pike, respectfully. But they are bowfin and chain pickerel. Unless you hook one, then some other names may slip out if there are no females or children around.

And we have the gray trout.

Or is it weakfish? Well, both names refer to the same fish, and both are used heavily.

When either name is used, people know what they are.

However, it is odd because you would think gray trout would be the name fisheries and the such would use since it is a trout.

But no, weakfish is the formal name of the cousin of the speckled trout as given by all types of organizations such as the IGFA and various marine fisheries.

And speaking of speckled trout, is the speckled trout the sea trout with specs or the brook trout? We have both in the Carolinas with the speckled trout along the coast and the brook trout in the mountains. But we call the brook trout the brook trout, or brookie. And we call

the brown trout the brownie.

And we call the rainbow trout, well, the rainbow trout.

But no other ter m can mean so many things as the name bream. Well, bream is the formal spelling I guess.

Unless you are from the south then somehow over time we altered the spelling to go along with our deep southern draw and spelled it brim.

It’s kind of like possum being an accepted spelling of the truly correct form of opossum, but we got tired, lazy, ignorant or all three of that sometimes silent ‘o’ and dropped it and MerriamWebster decided to end the fight.

Back to brim, or bream.

Here, if you catch any of the varieties of sunfish, we typically call it a bream. Unless the sunfish is a crappie or bass. And when we call a crappie a crappie, half of us say it as ‘crappy’ as in the fishing was crappy today.

The other half of us pretend we are from Boston (pronounced Bah-ston) and pronounce it as crah-py. I prefer the first literation.

Now back to bream once again. Bream usually means

bluegill. Or banded sunfish.

Or bluespotted sunfish. Or flier, green sunfish, longear sunfish, mud sunfish, redbreast sunfish, redear sunfish, redspotted sunfish, or… you get the picture.

But we also have the names robin, pumpkinseed, mudbass, and a host of others referring to the same fish.

Bream can mean a particular species or all the species it seems.

As for the bass, well it is less troublesome. After all, a bass by any other name is still a largemouth, right? Unless it is a rock bass, redeye, smallmouth or used by another term such as bucketmouth.

Oh well.

–Bill Howard is a lifelong North Carolina resident and hunter. He is a lifetime member of the North Carolina Bowhunters Association, an associate member of Pope and Young, and an official measurer of both.

He is a certified hunter education (IHEA) instructor and bowhunter education (IBEP) instructor. Please share your stories with Bill at BillHowardOutdoors@gmail.com.

each.

Bradley Brosovich had 11 saves in goal and Ramsey Had eight ground balls and created two turnovers.A game Monday with Cape Fear Academy was postponed. The Pirates were at Laney Tuesday and home against Ashley Thursday.

Women’s lacrosse The Lady Pirates (6-4, 3-4) opened their week with a

strong 11-7 road win over the 3A Lady Cougars. Delaney Popella, Erin McFadden, and Sophie Minnick each scored twice while Lily Ruddell, Lucy Nestor-Dowling, Sam Mazzara, Sarah Tullloch, and Sam Greco all scored once. Jane Hobbs recorded four saves in goal.

“It was a good opportunity for our younger players to gain game experience,” Topsail

Coach Courtney Burghardt said.

Thursday the Lady Pirates also fell to Hoggard (8-1, 7-0) by a 19-5 count. Popella had three goals and Maddie DeVries added two to account for the Topsail scoring. Hobbs had 11 saves in goal.

The Lady Pirates were at Laney Tuesday and home against Ashley Thursday.

Administrative Assistant – The Burgaw Police Department is actively seeking a qualified candidate for the position of Administrative Assistant. Under general supervision, the candidate must be able to perform specialized police duties with respect to processing, indexing and filing of police records. Applicant must be able to perform administrative support for the department. Must be proficient in Microsoft Office and have good communication skills.

The applicant must have a high school diploma or equivalent, with additional business college secretarial and bookkeeping courses preferred. The applicant must be able to obtain certification in DCI within six months of hire. Salary range $20,800-$29,120 DOQ; excellent benefit package. Pre-employment drug screening and criminal background required. Qualified applicants may pick up applications and a detailed job description at the Town of Burgaw Municipal Building located at 109 N. Walker St, Burgaw NC or download from town website at www.townofburgaw.com. Please return completed applications to Kristin Wells at 109 N. Walker Street, Burgaw, NC 28425 or kwells@townofburgaw.com by 5:00 PM on April 12, 2017. EOE CALENDAR April 11, 2017 April 12, 2017 April 13, 2017 April 14, 2017

Board of Commissioners meeting 4:00PM Policy/Finance Board meeting (budget) 1:30PM Policy/Finance Board meeting (budget) 1:30PM Town offices closed in observance of Easter

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PENDER COUNTY GOVERNMENT NEWS

4/6/2017

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 2 Dentist***, Engineer*** Animal Shelter Advisory Committee 1 Veterinarian Board of Adjustment 1 District 4 Industrial Facilities & Pollution Control Financing Auth.

7 Business/Insurance/Attorney/Banking Jury Commission 1 Commissioner Representative Tourism Development Authority 1 Collector District 1 = Upper Topsail; Surf City District 2 = Scotts Hill; Lower Topsail District 3 = Rocky Point; Long Creek

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

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

NOTICE OF MEETING 2017 PENDER COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION AND REVIEW ADJOURNMENT Pursuant to NC G.S. 105-322, the Pender County Board of Equalization and review will meet as required by law. th The Board will convene for its first meeting on Monday, April 10 , 2017 at 9:00 AM. Friday The Board will st adjourn for purposes of accepting new requests for hearings Friday, April 21 5:00 PM. All meetings will be held at the Tax Assessor Conference Room 300 E. Freemont St. Burgaw NC 28425. All hearings will be arranged through the Tax Assessors office. Times will be communicated to appellants or to any other interested party as they are scheduled. In the event of earlier or later adjournment, notice to that effect will be published in the same newspaper. It shall be published at least once in the newspaper in which the first notice was published, such publication to be at least five days prior to the date fixed for adjournment.

The Board will adjourn for the purposes of accepting new requests for hearing at

Friday, April 21st, 2017, at 5:00pm

All meetings will be held at the Tax Assessor Conference Room, 300 E. Fremont Street, Burgaw, NC 28425. All hearings will be by appointment only arranged through the Tax Assessor’s Office. Times will be communicated to appellants or to any other interested party as they are scheduled.

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 required by law.

ALL REQUESTS FOR HEARING SHOULD BE MADE IN WRITING ON PENDER COUNTY APPROVED APPLICATION FORM TO: JUSTIAN POUND, CLERK PENDER COUNTY BOER TAX ASSESSOR’S OFFICE PO BOX 67 BURGAW, NC 28425 Inquiries can be directed to (910) 259-1221 New requests for a hearing must be received no later than the final adjournment, which is scheduled for Friday, April 21, 2017. No exceptions.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS THE PENDER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AS FOLLOWS: DATE OF HEARINGS:

April 18, 2017

TIME OF HEARINGS:

7:00 p.m.

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

Special Use Permit Crooked Run Solar, LLC, applicant, on behalf of Johnson Farms Company, LLC, owner, is requesting the approval of a Special Use Permit for the construction and operation of Other Electric Power Generation (NAICS 221119); specifically, a solar farm. The subject property is zoned RA, Rural Agricultural zoning district and according to the Pender County Unified Development Ordinance §5.2.3 Table of Permitted Uses; Other Electric Power Generation (NAICS 221119) is permitted via Special Use Permit in the RA, Rural Agricultural zoning district. There is one (1) tract associated with this request totaling ± 481 acres. The subject property is located in the Union Township, along Courtney Road (private) ± 750 feet south of the intersection of NC HWY 11 and Courtney Road (private) and may be further identified by Pender County PIN: 3303-76-6584-0000.

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

by Pender County PIN: 3293-50-3955-0000.

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

www.pendercountync.gov

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Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices 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 Gordon Lee Sholar, Sr., deceased, of Pender County, This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Gordon Lee Sholar, Sr., to present them to the undersigned on or before June 22, 2017 at 4621 Terry Lane, Wilmington, NC 28405, or be barred from recovery. All persons Indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 3rd day of March 2017.

Gordon Lee Sholar, Jr. 4621 Terry Lane Wilmington, NC 28405 #7649 3/16, 3/23, 3/30, 4/6/2017 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK FILE# 17 E 122 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as EXECUTRIX of the Estate of SHERYL ANN COTTLE, deceased, of Pender, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby give notice to all persons, firms or corporations having claims against the said Estate to present them by giving evidence of same to the undersigned on or before the 30th day of June 2017, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to the deceased or said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This, the 23rd day of March, 2017.

TRACY ANN CAMERON, Executrix of the Estate of SHERYL ANN COTTLE PAUL A. NEWTON, ATTORNEY 107 N. 2nd Street, Suite C Wilmington, North Carolina 28401 910-769-2896 #7656 3/23, 3/30, 4/6, 4/13/2017

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF CONNIE CECILIA RAYSIN 17 E 69 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Connie Cecilia Raysin deceased of Pender County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 30th day of June, 2017, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All persons, firms and corporation indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 30th day of March, 2017.

Lawrence S. Boehling Executor of the Estate of Connie Cecilia Raysin P.O. Box 1416 Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-3334 #7658 3/30, 4/6, 4/13, 4/20/2017

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA PENDER COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF EMMA JANE MINTZ HOWARD 17 E 41 All persons, firms and corporations having claims against Emma Jane Mintz Howard, deceased, are notified to exhibit them to Mark I. Nunalee, Resident Process Agent of the decedent’s estate, on or before June 17, 2017 at Post Office Box 598, Hampstead, NC 28443, or be barred from their recovery. Debtors of the decedent are asked to make immediate payment to the above named Resident Process Agent.

Mark I. Nunalee, Resident Process Agent Estate of Emma Jane Mintz Howard BIBERSTEIN & NUNALEE LLP Attorneys at Law P.O. Box 598 Hampstead NC 28443 910-270-4347 #7648 3/16, 3/23, 3/30, 4/6/2017 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualified as Executor of the estate of Robert Lee Marshall, deceased, of Pender County, This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Robert Lee Marshall, to present them to the undersigned on or before June 29, 2017 at 2068 Porter Road, Currie, NC 28435, or be barred from recovery. All persons Indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 13th day of March 2017.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualified as Executrix of the estate of Kevin Robert Emma, deceased, of Pender County, This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Kevin Robert Emma, to present them to the undersigned on or before July 6, 2017 at The Boyles Law Firm, PLLC., 319 North Fourth Street, Wilmington, NC 28401, or be barred from recovery. All persons Indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 23rd day of March 2017.

Jayne Marie Emma, Executrix of the estate of Kevin Robert Emma C/O Tamika Jenkins The Boyles Law Firm, PLLC. 319 North Fourth Street Wilmington, NC 28401 #7657 3/30, 4/6, 4/13, 4/20/2017 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualified as Executor of the estate of Tony Walker Hogue, deceased, of Pender County, This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Tony Walker Hogue, to present them to the undersigned on or before July 6, 2017 at 253 High Tide Drive, Wilmington, NC 28411, or be barred from recovery. All persons Indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 16th day of March 2017.

Gail H. Guthrie 253 High Tide Drive Wilmington, NC 28411 #7661 3/30, 4/6, 4/13, 4/20/2017 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualified as Adminstrator of the estate of Dafney Horne, deceased, of Pender County, This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Dafney Horne, to present them to the undersigned on or before July 6, 2017 at 174 Gail Road, Willard, NC 28478, or be barred from recovery. All persons Indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 20th day of March 2017.

Debbie Hall 174 Gail Road Willard, NC 28478 #7660 3/30, 4/6, 4/13, 4/20/2017 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualified as Executor of the estate of Jerry W. Boyd, deceased, of Pender County, This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Jerry W. Boyd, to present them to the undersigned on or before July 6, 2017 at The Boyles Law Firm, PLLC., 319 North Fourth Street, Wilmington, NC 28401, or be barred from recovery.

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

This the 23rd day of March 2017.

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Executor of the estate of Jerry W. Boyd C/O Tamika Jenkins The Boyles Law Firm, PLLC. 319 North Fourth Street Wilmington, NC 28401 #7665 3/30, 4/6, 4/13, 4/20/2017 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE’S NOTICE TO CREDITORS In Re the Estate of MARY E. NIEMANN, Deceased Having qualified as Personal Representative of the Estate of MARY E. NIEMANN, Deceased, late of PENDER County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms, corporations and/ or other legal entities having claims against the Estate to present them to the undersigned at the address given below on or before June 28, 2017, or same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate please make immediate payment.

On this Day: March 30, 2017 Bonnie A. Morgan Personal Representative

by Patricia M. Homa Attorney for the Estate c/o Patricia M. Homa, P.C. P. O. Box 1310 Hampstead, NC 28443 #7659 3/30, 4/6, 4/13, 4/20/2017

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION PENDER COUNTY 16SP135 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY LISA H. WAGONER DATED JUNE 16, 2010 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 3790 AT PAGE 328 IN THE PENDER COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and

because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 12:00PM on April 10, 2017 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Pender County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Land Situated in the City of Hampstead in the County of Pender in the State of NC BEING ALL OF LOT 96 IN PHASE 6-G OF THE FOREST AT BELVEDERE PLANTATION AS SHOWN ON A MAP RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 40 AT PAGE 5 OF THE PENDER COUNTY REGISTRY, REFERENCE TO WHICH IS HEREBY MADE FOR A MORE PARTICULAR DESCRIPTION. And Being more commonly known as: 602 Azalea Dr, Hampstead, NC 28443 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Lisa H. Wagoner.

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

This sale is made subject to all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law. Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing.

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

The date of this Notice is March 10, 2017.

Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 16-080807 #7653 3/30, 4/6/2017 SECOND AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16-SP-188 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by ROBERT WAYNE CANADY, III AND BRITTANY BATSON CANADY to JAMES C. BLAINE Trustee(s), dated the 23RD day of MARCH, 2015 and recorded in BOOK 4554, PAGE 37, 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, ANDERSON & STRICKLAND, P.A., 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 at 12:45 P.M. ON APRIL 11, 2017, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of PENDER, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 170, Phase VIII of Summit Ridge as shown on a plat recorded in Map Book 45, page 56 of the Pender County Registry. Subject to restrictive covenants recorded in Book 1254, page 295, Book 1353, page 109, Book 1435, page 86,

Book 1455, page 343 and Book 4211, page 196. Said property being located at: 744 RIDGECREST LANE, ROCKY POINT, NC 28457 PRESENT RECORD OWNER BEING: ROBERT WAYNE CANADY, III AND BRITTANY ROSE BATSON CANADY Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in N.C.G.S. 45-21.23. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that person must pay the statutory final assessment fee of forty-five cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by N.C.G.S. 7A-308 (a) (1), and any applicable county and/or state land transfer tax and/or revenue tax. Any successful bidder shall be required to tender the full balance of the purchase price so bid, in cash or certified check, at the time the Substitute Trustee tenders to him a deed for the property or attempts to tender such deed, and should said successful bidder fail to pay the full balance of the purchase price so bid, at that time he shall remain liable on his bid as provided for in N.C.G.S. 45-21.30(d) and (e).

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 of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed.

A cash deposit or cashier’s check (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. That an Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the Notice of Sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. N.C.G.S. 45-21.16(b)(2).

This the 14TH day of March, 2017.

Michael W. Strickland, as Attorney for and President of ANDERSON & STRICKLAND, P.A., Substitute Trustee 210 East Russell Street, Suite 104 Fayetteville, North Carolina 28301 (910) 483-3300 #7654 3/30, 4/6/2017 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Mini Storage on the Green 17077 Hwy. 17N. Hampstead, NC 28443 910-270-3455 On Saturday April, 8th 2017 10 A.M. Mini Storage on the Green will sell various items of personal and business property, pursuant to the assertion of a lien for back rent at the self-service storage facility.

PROPERTY BEING SOLD: Beveridge 615/624 Blum 318/316 Williams 437 Barcomb 714 Boyce 114 Jordan 432 Knife 818,832 Knight 106 Metz 210 Mabrey 217 Oakley 225, 222 Pace 526 Rudner 772 Lee Smith 412, 801 Smith 723 Wallace 601 Wiechmann 122, 431 Wilkins 802, 803 Kelleher 309 Karwoski 838 Conrad 525 Connelly 212, 310, 312 Breland 808 #7652 3/23/2017, 4/6/2017 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualified as Executor of the estate of Minnie Etta Hodges, deceased, of Pender County, This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Minnie Etta Hodges, to present them to the undersigned on or before July 13, 2017 at 1161 Arvida Spur Road, Rocky Point, NC 28457, or be barred from recovery. All persons Indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 31st day of March 2017.

Calvin D. Hodges 1161 Arvida Spur Road Rocky Point, NC 28457 #7673 4/6, 4/13, 4/20, 4/27/2017

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA PENDER COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF JAMES TROY JOHNSON 17 E 133 All persons, firms and corporations having claims against James Troy Johnson, deceased, are notified to exhibit them to Mark I. Nunalee, Resident Process Agent of the decedent’s estate, on or before July 7, 2017 at Post Office Box 598, Hampstead, NC 28443, or be barred from their recovery. Debtors of the decedent are asked to make immediate payment to the above named Resident Process Agent.

Estate of James Troy Johnson c/o Mark I. Nunalee BIBERSTEIN & NUNALEE LLP Attorneys at Law P.O. Box 598 Hampstead NC 28443 910-270-4347 #7667 4/6, 4/13, 4/20, 4/27/2017 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 14CVD000678 NOTICE OF EXECUTION SALE OF REAL PROPERTY PREMIER CAPITAL, INC. VS. THERMOND LEE ROBINSON UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of a judgment and execution issued by the above named court in the aboveentitled action on the 26th day of January in the year 2015, directed to the undersigned Sheriff from the General Court of Pender County, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash whatever right, title and interest, the judgment debtor owns or may own in the following described properties sold separately which is subject to sale under execution.

Both sales shall be held subsequently at the following location: The Pender County Courthouse, 100 South Wright Street, Burgaw, NC 28425 (North Entrance/Wilmington St. side) as designated by the Clerk of Superior Court on the 20th day of April, 2017, at 11:00 O’CLOCK a.m.

This property is being sold “AS IS, WHERE IS” and said sale shall be subject to all superior liens, mortgages, easements, encumbrances, unpaid taxes, and special assessments which were or became effective on the record prior to the lien of the judgment under which this sale is being held. The sale shall be held open for ten (10) days for the filing of upset bids as required by law. No sale is final until confirmed by the Clerk of Superior Court of the issuing county.

The real property being sold is described as that certain tract(s) of land lying and being in Caswell Township, Pender County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Parcel ID 2256-86-0136-0000, 3.10 Acres located at Kemp Rodgers Road, Currie, as shown on the map recorded in map book 3461, page 124 at the Pender County Registry.

This the 22nd day of February, in the year 2017.

Carson H. Smith, Sheriff of Pender County H.L. Matthews, Sergeant #7669 4/6, 4/13/2017 NORTH CAROLINA PENDER COUNTY Special Proceedings No. 16 SP 218 Substitute Trustee: Philip A. Glass NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Date of Sale: April 18, 2017 Time of Sale: 10:00AM Place of Sale: Pender County Courthouse Description of Property: See Attached Description Record Owners: Heirs of Casper Devon Strickland Address of Property: 22 Brookside Trail Rocky Point, NC 28457 Deed of Trust: Book : 3355 Page: 113 Dated: November 14, 2007 Grantors: Casper Strickland, and wife Yvonne Strickland Original Beneficiary: United General Mortgage Corporation CONDITIONS OF SALE: Should the property be purchased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-five Cents (45¢) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by N.C.G.S. §7A-308(a)(1).

This sale is made subject to all unpaid taxes and superior liens or encumbrances of record and assessments, if any, against the said property, and any recorded leases.

This sale is also subject to any applicable county land transfer tax, and the successful third party bidder shall be required to make payment for any such county land transfer tax.

A cash deposit of 5% of the purchase price will be required at the time of the sale. Any successful bidder shall be required to tender the full balance of the purchase price so bid in cash or certified check at the time the Substitute Trustee tenders to him a deed for the property or attempts to tender such deed, and should said successful bidder fail to pay the full balance purchase price so bid at that time, he shall remain liable on his bid as provided for in North Carolina General Statutes Section 45-21.30 (d) and (e). This sale will be held open ten (10) days for upset bids as required by law.

Residential real property with less than 15 rental units, including singlefamily residential real property: an order for possession of the property

may be issued pursuant to G.S. 4521.29 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 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 not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

Philip A. Glass, Substitute Trustee Nodell, Glass & Haskell, L.L.P. BEING ALL OF LOT 32 AS SHOWN ON A MAP ENTITLED “SURVEY OF REVISION OF A PORTION OF SECTION 2 SANDY RUN SUBDIVISION”, RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 28 AT PAGE 75 OF THE PENDER COUNTY REGISTRY, REFERENCE TO WHICH IS HEREBY MADE FOR A MORE PARTICULAR DESCRIPTION. TOGETHER WITH MANUFACTURED HOME DESCRIBED AS 1988 HOMES

BY OAKWOOD 142 LEXINGTON, SERIAL NUMBER HONC-2-70-14CK2-219192, WHICH IS AFFIXED AND ATTACHED TO THE REAL PROPERTY AND IS PART OF THE REAL PROPERTY. A.P.N.: 2295-00-4703-0000 #7662 4/6, 4/13/2017 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualified as Executor of the estate of Edieth B. Robinson, deceased, of Pender County, This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Edieth B. Robinson, to present them to the undersigned on or before July 13, 2017 at 385 Newkirk Road, Burgaw, NC 28425, or be barred from recovery. All persons Indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 31st day of March 2017.

Jennifer Robinson 385 Newklrk Road Burgaw, NC 28425 #7672 4/6, 4/13, 4/20, 4/27/2017 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executors of the Estate of Diana Lewis Davis, late of 900 Salem Court, Wilmington, Pender County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned at Post Office Box 625, 107 East Fremont Street, Burgaw, N.C. 28425 on or before the 5th day of July, 2017 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery.

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

This the 30th day of March, 2017.

Crystal Davis Swift and David Eugene Davis Co-Executors of the Estate of Diana Lewis Davis Zachary S. Rivenbark, Attorney at Law PO Box 625, Burgaw, N.C. 28425 #7671 4/6, 4/13, 4/20, 4/27/2017

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 15 E 00243 Having qualified as Administratrix CTA of the Estate of Karen Elizabeth Diehl of Pender County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the Estate of said Karen Elizabeth Diehl to present them to Teresa Dzurovcin, 125 Winchester Lane, Rocky Point, NC 28457, Administratrix CTA by July 10, 2017 or same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery.

All persons indebted to said estate please make immediate payment.

This the 28th day of March, 2017.

R. V. Biberstein, Jr. Attorney for Teresa Dzurovcin, Administratrix CTA P. O. Box 428 Burgaw, NC 28425 #7670 4/6, 4/13, 4/20, 4/27/2017 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE’S NOTICE TO CREDITORS In Re The Estate of HAZEL SWART WHITE, Deceased Having qualified as Personal Representative of the Estate of HAZEL SWART WHITE, Deceased, late of Pender County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms, corporations and/ or other legal entities having claims against the estate to present them to the undersigned at the address given below on or before 07/7/2017 -- or same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate please make immediate payment.

On this day, April 6, 2017.

Savannah Lindsey Holmun, Personal Representative c/o The Rodgers Law Firm, PLLC

by Richard T. “Chip” Rodgers, Jr., Attorney for the Personal Representative 8120 River Road Wilmington, NC 28412 #7675 4/6, 4/13, 4/20, 4/27/2017

Pender-Topsail Post & Voice, Thursday, April 6, 2017, Page 13A

Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices NORTH CAROLINA PENDER COUNTY Special Proceedings No. 16 SP 198 Substitute Trustee: Philip A. Glass NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Date of Sale: April 18, 2017 Time of Sale: 10:00 a.m.

Place of Sale: Pender County Courthouse Description of Property: See Attached Description Record Owners: Michael R. Carta and Kathleen B. Carta Address of Property: 103 Stacey Greg Road Hampstead, NC 28443 Deed of Trust: Book : 4604 Page: 1020 Dated: May 21, 2015 Grantors: Michael R. Carta and wife, Kathleen B. Carta Original Beneficiary: Gateway Bank Mortgage, Inc. CONDITIONS OF SALE: Should the property be purchased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-five Cents (45¢) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required

by N.C.G.S. §7A-308(a)(1).

This sale is made subject to all unpaid taxes and superior liens or encumbrances of record and assessments, if any, against the said property, and any recorded leases.

This sale is also subject to any applicable county land transfer tax, and the successful third party bidder shall be required to make payment for any such county land transfer tax.

A cash deposit of 5% of the purchase price will be required at the time of the sale. Any successful bidder shall be required to tender the full balance of the purchase price so bid in cash or certified check at the time the Substitute Trustee tenders to him a deed for the property or attempts to tender such deed, and should said successful bidder fail to pay the full balance purchase price so bid at that time, he shall remain liable on his bid as provided for in North Carolina General Statutes Section 45-21.30 (d) and (e). This sale will be held open ten (10) days for upset bids as required by law.

Residential real property with less than 15 rental units, including singlefamily residential real property: an order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 4521.29 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 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 not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

Dated: 03/21/2017 Philip A. Glass, Substitute Trustee Nodell, Glass & Haskell, L.L.P. Posted on 03/21/2017 EXHIBIT “A” BEING ALL OF LOT 33, SECTION 1, KINGSPORT, AS SHOWN ON A MAP OF SAME DULY RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 22 AT PAGE 153 OF THE PENDER COUNTY REGISTRY, REFERENCE TO WHICH IS HEREBY MADE FOR A MORE PARTICULAR DESCRIPTION. ADDRESS: 103 STACEY GREG ROAD, HAMPSTEAD, NC 28443 PARCEL # 3283-83-9464-0000 #7664 4/6, 4/13/2017 NORTH CAROLINA PENDER COUNTY Special Proceedings No. 17 SP 19 Substitute Trustee: Philip A. Glass NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Date of Sale: April 18, 2017 Time of Sale: 10:00 a.m.

Place of Sale: Pender County Courthouse Description of Property: See Attached Description Record Owners: James Gregory Address of Property: 174 Bellhammon Forest Drive Rocky Point, NC 28457 Deed of Trust: Book : 1759 Page: 178 Dated: August 28, 2001 Grantors: James Gregory and wife, Marjorie P. Gregory Original Beneficiary: Long Beach Mortgage Company C O N D I T I O N S OF SALE: Should the property be purchased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-five Cents (45¢) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by N.C.G.S. §7A308(a)(1).

This sale is made subject to all unpaid taxes and superior liens or encumbrances of record and assessments, if any, against the said property, and any recorded leases.

This sale is also subject to any applicable county land transfer tax, and the successful third party bidder shall be required to make payment for any such county land transfer tax.

A cash deposit of 5% of the purchase price will be required at the time of the sale. Any successful bidder shall be required to tender the full balance of the purchase price so bid in cash or certified check at the time the Substitute Trustee tenders to him a deed for the property or attempts to

tender such deed, and should said successful bidder fail to pay the full balance purchase price so bid at that time, he shall remain liable on his bid as provided for in North Carolina General Statutes Section 45-21.30 (d) and (e). This sale will be held open ten (10) days for upset bids as required by law.

Residential real property with less than 15 rental units, including singlefamily residential real property: an order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 4521.29 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 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 not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

Dated:03/21/2017 Philip A. Glass, Substitute Trustee Nodell, Glass & Haskell, L.L.P. Posted on 03/21/2017 EXHIBIT A BEING ALL OF LOT 30, SECTION TWO, CREEKWALK AS SHOWN ON A MAP RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 31 AT PAGE 140 OF THE PENDER COUNTY REGISTRY REFERENCE TO WHICH MAP IS HEREBY MADE FOR A MORE ACCURATE AND COMPLETE DESCRIPTION. #7663 4/6, 4/13/2017 17 SP 21 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 Timothy Harry Coyle and Heather Coyle to Peter F. Makowiecki, Trustee(s), which was dated September 5, 2007 and recorded on September 7, 2007 in Book 3311 at Page 280 and rerecorded/modified/corrected on September 26, 2007 in Book 3325, Page 213, 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 18, 2017 at 11:30AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Pender County, North Carolina, to wit: Lot 22 as depicted on Plat of PIKE CROSSING recorded in Map Book 43 at Page 1, to which reference is made for complete description, being a portion of the property conveyed to Carolina South Builders, Inc. by deed recorded in Book 2900 at page 278, Pender County.

Subject to restrictive covenants recorded in Book 3044 at Page 246.

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

Said property is commonly known as 221 Catrush Lane, Burgaw, NC 28425.

A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/ are Timothy Harry Coyle and wife, Heather Coyle.

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.: 17-00174-FC01 #7666 4/6, 4/13/2017 15 SP 275 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 Steven B. Jones and Melanie K. Gatton to National Title Network, Trustee(s), which was dated October 25, 2011 and recorded on November 2, 2011 in Book 3986 at Page 0091, 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 19, 2017 at 11:30AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Pender County, North Carolina, to wit: THE LAND REFERRED TO HEREIN BELOW IS SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF PENDER, STATE OF North Carolina, AND IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEING ALL OF LOT 101B IN SECTION VI-E, BELVEDERE PLANTATION ACCORDING TO THE MAP OF SECTION VI-E, BELVEDERE PLANTATION, RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 20, PAGE 41 IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS OF PENDER COUNTY, NC, REFERENCE TO WHICH SAID 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 114 Blossom Circle, 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 Steven B. Jones and wife, Melanie K. Gatton.

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.: 15-20615-FC01 #7668 4/6, 4/13/2017 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 17 SP 45 Under and by virtue of the authority contained in a certain Deed of Trust dated April 15, 2008, securing a Note and indebtedness of $78,923.83, which was executed

by Marjorie Carter Coleman and Robert Layton Coleman, and which is recorded in Book 3446, at Page 339, Pender County Registry, the undersigned having been appointed Substitute Trustee by instrument recorded in said Registry, default having occurred in the payment of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust, and at the request of the holder of said Note, the undersigned Substitute Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of said Deed of Trust, will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at 11:00 o’clock a.m. on the 18th day of April, 2017, at the Courthouse door in Burgaw, Pender County, North Carolina, all of debtors’ right, title and interest in the real property known as 78 Batson Road, Hampstead, NC, 28443, which is more particularly described as follows: SEE ATTACHED LEGAL DESCRIPTION TOGETHER WITH ALL PRIVILEGES AND APPURTENANCES THEREUNTO BELONGING. TOGETHER WITH A 2008 CLAY MANUFACTURED HOME, VIN# OHC018631NCAB, AND ANY ADDITIONAL ACCESSORIES AND FURNISHINGS LISTED IN THE MANUFACTURED HOME PROMISSORY NOTE, SECURITY AGREEMENT AND DISCLOSURE STATEMENT (THE “SECURITY AGREEMENT”) DATED APRIL 15, 2008 EXECUTED

BY ROBERT L. COLEMAN AND MARJORIE C. COLEMAN. SAID PERSONAL PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD PURSUANT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE LOAN DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING SAID SECURITY AGREEMENT, AND ALL MODIFICATIONS, RENEWALS AND EXTENSIONS THERETO. The present title holder of said personal property is: Robert Layton Coleman.

The record owner of said real property as of a date not more than ten (10) days prior to the posting of this notice is: Marjorie Carter Coleman and Robert Layton Coleman.

Trustee, or Trustee’s agent conducting the sale, may begin the sale up to one hour after the time fixed herein as provided in NCGS §4521.23. An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to NCGS §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 tenant who resides in residential real property containing less than 15 rental units that is being sold in a foreclosure proceeding under Article 2A of Chapter 45 of the General Statutes may terminate the rental agreement for the dwelling unit after receiving notice pursuant to G.S. 45-21.17(4) by providing the landlord with a written notice of termination to be effective on a date stated in the notice of termination that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement under this section, the tenant is liable for the rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination payable at the time that would have been required by the terms of the rental agreement. The tenant is not liable for any other rent or damages due only to the early termination of the tenancy. If you are a tenant and have any questions about your legal rights, please consult an attorney.

Said property will be sold subject to taxes, including all transfer taxes associated with the foreclosure, assessments, and any superior easements, rights of way, restrictions of record, liens, or other encumbrances prior to the lien of the deed of trust being foreclosed, said sale to remain open for increased bids for ten (10) days after report thereof to the Clerk of Superior Court. In the event the debtor files a bankruptcy petition prior to the expiration of the 10-day period required by G.S. 45-21.27, an automatic stay of the foreclosure will be imposed in accordance with the Bankruptcy Code (11 U.S.C. §362) and the bidder must pursue relief through the bankruptcy court.

The Substitute Trustee may require the high bidder to deposit cash at the sale in an amount equal to the greater of five percent (5%)

of the amount of the bid or $750.00.

If no upset bid is filed, the balance of the purchase price, less deposit, must be made in cash upon tender of the deed. Third party purchasers at sale must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) as required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).

Lisa W. Powell Substitute Trustee P.O. Box 1550 High Point, NC 2726 (336) 889-8733

Topsail

Continued from page 8A runs, fanning six. He threw 69 pitches, 49 for strikes.

“It was awesome, the guys had my back right from the first inning,” Luchansky said.

“I got in a groove early and once you get into that groove and the team has your back, it just keeps going. It was nice to have a couple of early runs but it doesn’t matter the situation, I’m still going to play my game and pound the zone.”

Topsail provided Luchansky with two runs in the bottom of the second. Ording singled to start the rally, went to second on a single by Evan Blanton, then stole third. After an out, Aidan Smith reached on an infield single. Shane Nolan walked to plate Ording, and a ground out by Beach sent Blanton home.

The lead became 3-0 in the fifth when Josh Madole reached base on an error, Colby Emmertz was hit by a pitch, and Ording walked. Madole scored on a Viking error.

Competitiveness became a moot point when the Pirates scored five times in the sixth to make it 8-0 on a Beach RBI double that scored Nolan (walk), walks to Sam Hall, Madole and Emmertz (Beach scored), an Ording RBI double that plated Hall and Madole (Emmertz out at third), and a single by Walsh (Ording scored).

Pirate William St. Ledger came close to perfection Tuesday when a leadoff double and a hit batsmen in the third inning were the only blemishes over his five innings in a 5-0 victory at South Brunswick.

St. Ledger was in total control of all three pitches he throws (fastball, curve, changeup), striking out four, walking none and throwing an austere 56 pitches – 39 of them in the strike zone.

“I thought coach (assistant Jonathan) Batts did a real

Lady Pirates

Continued from page 8A But the Pirates got one back on a Lisk triple and steal of home in the bottom of the fifth, and they ended the scoring in the sixth on a bunt single by Julia Sullivan, a single by Laster, and Lisk’s third triple of the game.

“We loss yesterday and that was a major blow but we came out tonight and we were ready to fight, and we were just on them,”Lisk said. “I feel, as a freshman, I need to step up and play my part so three triples tonight, for me, was huge.

“We have such a future ahead of us, this year and moving forward. The freshmen you saw tonight are going to be he stars of the future.”

Aside from the pitchers, the four freshman (Lisk, Sullivan, Smith, Nee Nee Jordan) in the lineop combined for six hits, four runs scored, and four RBIs. Wednesday was a game best forgotten the 6 errors led to 7 unearned runs in 10-7 loss at North Brunswick. Grizzle started and gave up 6 runs (3

EXHIBIT A The parcel of land adjoining Batson Road, consisting of 1.32 acres, more or less, and being depicted as “Lot A - Marjorie Carter Coleman” on plat entitled “A Survey for Mervin A. Carter and wife, Beatrice A. Carter”, recorded in Map Book 45 at Page 042, Slide 607, to which reference is made for complete description, being a portion of the property conveyed to Mervin A. Carter and wife, Beatrice A. Carter by deed recorded in Book 402 at Page 522, Pender County. #7674 4/6, 4/13/2017

good job of calling pitches and Colby (catcher Emmertz) did a really good job of communicating them,” St. Ledger said. “It felt good. The dream is to get the start and go out and win a ball game for your school. It’s the best thing that can happen.”

Things became a tad easier when Beach streamlined a 3-2 pitch over the leftfield wall for an early 1-0 lead. The bats went quiet until the top of the fifth when Blanton led off with a single. Nolan laid down the first of two perfect sacrifice bunts to advance Blanton to second. Hall sent him home with a single to center.

Blanton led off the seventh by getting hit by a pitch and Nolan struck again, advancing pinch-runner Layne Marcum to second. Beach singled – Marcum taking third – and Hall drove a 1-0 pitch to left for two more RBIs. Hall advanced to second on a misplayed the ball, scoring on a base hit by Madole.

Johnny Tartaglione (1 W, 2 K’s) pitched the sixth and Alex Holland (1 H) pitched the seventh to finished things off.

“William threw real well,” Rimer said. “I told him I really wanted to get Tags and Alex some work and I told him thank you for messing up on that 0-2 pitch leading off the game because I wouldn’t have taken him out if he had a nohitter going.

“I think, at the plate, Aaron’s hit relaxed us a bit and we kind of went through the motions there in the middle little bit. But the last two or three innings I thought we had some great at-bats. And while Aaron and Sam will emerge as the hitting stars you can’t overlook what Nolan did. He laid down two beautiful sacrifice bunts to move runner into scoring positon in the fifth and seventh.

Those bunts were huge!

The Pirates were at Laney Tuesday and home against Ashley Thursday. earned) in 2-13 innings and Collins gave up 4 runs (none earned) in 3-2/3 innings. The only true ear ned runs for North came on a two-run, firstinning home run by junior catcher Alleigh Hines.

The Lady Pirates had 11 hits but stranded 12 runners. Grizzle had two hits and knocked in four runs. Smith had two hits and scored twice, Bizzell had a hit, scored once, and had a RBI, Sullivan had a hit and a RBI, and Jordan had a hit and a RBI for the Lady Pirates.

“You can’t have six errors and you can’t leave 12 people on base, those are two things that will get you all the time,” Phillips said. “Shayne came in as a freshman and gave up four unearned runs, not one earned. She did what we asked her to do, don’t walk too many (none) and get ground balls, and she did all those things.

We have to make the plays.”

The game scheduled for last Tuesday at South Brunswick was postponed and rescheduled as part of a pair of five-inning games at Topsail April 28 (first game at 4 p.m.).

Topsail was at Laney Tuesday and at Ashley Thursday.

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Living

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Pender Master Gardener Volunteer Nancy Parra-Ash said that a vast selection of vegetables, annuals, perennials and native plants propagated by local vendors and Pender Master Gardeners will be offered at this year’s plant sale.

“Ready, Dig, Plant is the theme for our plant sale this year; and with enigmatic names such as Supertonic Limoncello and Firecracker plant, you have to come out and see for yourself the exciting plants we have in store for you this spring,” said Parra-Ash. Pender Master Gardener Volunteer Layne Caudle will be helping with the plant sale, as well.

“This year we will have a great selection of native plants from My Garden Plants and Lumber River Plants Nursery. Some highlights include Pink Coreopsis, Lyre leaf Sa g e, Prairie Cone F lower and Yellow Wild Indigo,” said Caudle.

Among the many eye-catching veg-

etables this year, lemon cucumbers, Malabar Spinach vine and some unusual varieties of watermelon can be expected at the sale. Master Gardeners will be available to answer gardening questions and help shoppers select the right plant for the right space.

The spring plant sale is a yearly fundraiser for Pender Master Gardeners. Proceeds will help raise funds to enhance gardens at the Pender Cooperative Extension Building, Hampstead Public Library, and Poplar Grove Plantation. The association awards horticultural grants and scholarships to Pender residents each year, as well.

This year, the Pender Master Gardeners have also teamed up with Cape Fear Community College’s horticultural program at New Hanover Correctional Facility. As part of the facility’s rehabilitation program, some of the inmates receive classroom and hands on horticultural training.

The program enables them to grow vegetables and annuals from seed.

“They are growing some plants for us to sell. Our purchase helps fund their program. Good community and reciprocal benefit,” Ms. Caudle said.

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The body working together is a healthy thing.

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After 40 years of ministry, I have a few thoughts. They are not exhaustive nor unduly profound but they are durable. Here are a few of the characteristics that create a healthy church at work.

The first is healthy conversation. Members of a healthy church talk to each other, not down to each other, not around each other, not behind each other. Healthy churches

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They talk to each other with the intention of solving problems, of getting the barriers out of the way so that ministry can move forward.

People, in healthy churches, work cooperatively.

They work together as a whole, not in little factions.

Actions, opinions and ideas are openly shared. Decisions are made by the whole, not by a select few.

Everything is done openly and jointly. All the members have role and all the members play a part.

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If the blueprints come from God, the building will stand strong. When a church is about Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s business there is no lack of resources or insights in how they will answer the call. God provides what they need for ministry and mission.

At the end of the passage, above, Paul closes his thought by saying â&#x20AC;&#x153;You are the body of Christ and individually members of it.â&#x20AC;? He doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say you might be, or someday you will be, or if you get your act together you could be.

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CURRIE COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH

ST. M ARYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CHURCH

28396 Hwy. 210 W. â&#x20AC;˘ Currie (1/2 mile from Moores Creek Battlefield) Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Worship: 11 a.m. Bible Study Wednesday: 7 p.m.

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

WATHA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

160 Camp Kirkwood Road, Watha, NC

910-470-4436

Pastor John Fedoronko

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

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

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

200 E. Fremont St. â&#x20AC;˘ Burgaw, NC 28425 Ladiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Circle, 2nd Monday of Each Month, 6:30-8 p.m.

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

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

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

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

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

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

WESTVIEW UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

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

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

MISSION BAPTIST CHURCH

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

Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m.

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

FAITH HARBOR UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

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

BURGAW UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

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

ROCKY POINT UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

located at the intersection of Hyw. 117 & 210

Pastor Mark Murphy

Services: Sunday at 10 a.m.

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

CALVARY CHAPEL COMMUNITY CHURCH

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

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

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

JORDANS CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

4670 Stag Park Rd. â&#x20AC;˘ Burgaw, NC 28425 â&#x20AC;˘ 910-259-5735 Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. & 6 p.m.

Wednesday Bible Study: 7 p.m.

THE CHURCH AT WILMINGTON

Bible Based Community Fellowship NEW Pender County Location 16660 Hwy 17 N. â&#x20AC;˘ Hampstead, NC 28443 (American Legion Building) 910-526-7890 Pastor: Monte Suggs Services Sunday at 10 a.m. and Thursday at 7:30 p.m.

BURGAW BAPTIST CHURCH

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

MOORES CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH

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

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

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

ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER CATHOLIC CHURCH 1303 Hwy. 117 â&#x20AC;˘ Burgaw, NC â&#x20AC;˘ 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 â&#x20AC;˘ 910-232-7759 www.CF2.us Worship Hours: Sunday Morning, 11 a.m.

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

ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC CHURCH

18737 Hwy 17 North, Hampstead â&#x20AC;˘ 910-270-1477 Rev. John Durbin, Pastor

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

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

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

CHAPEL BY THE BAY IN LANIERâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CAMPGROUND 216 Michigan Avenue â&#x20AC;˘ Holly Ridge, N.C. 28445 910-328-6252 Pastor: Don Myers Associate Pastor: Nathan Swartz Sunday School 9:15 a.m. Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.

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

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

Thursday: Youth Group 6:30 p.m.

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Tasty spring treats

Hopeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cooking Corner

By Hope Cusick Contributing Writer Here are some nice spring treats.

Enjoy!

Carrot-raisin bread Makes one loaf. Make this the day before serving. ž cup dark raisins Ÿ cup rum or orange-mango juice 1½ cups all-purpose flour ½ cup granulated sugar Ÿ cup brown sugar 2 teaspoons baking powder ½ teaspoon Chinese-Five Spice or ground cinnamon Pinch of salt 2 large eggs, beaten 1 cup finely shredded carrots, about 3-4 large carrots Ÿ cup canola oil ž cup chopped pecans or walnuts Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Grease an 8x4-inch loaf pan, set aside.

In a small mixing bowl or cup stir together raisins and rum or orange juice; set aside.

In another mixing bowl stir together flour, sugars, baking powder, Chinese Five-Spice, and salt. Make a well in the center of dry mixture; set aside.

In another mixing bowl mix together eggs, carrots, and canola oil. Stir in raisin mixture. Add egg mixture all at once to the dry mixture.

Stir just until moistened, batter should be lumpy. Fold in pecans.

Spoon the batter into the prepared pan. Bake in a 350degree oven for 55-60 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes. Remove from pan.

Cool completely on rack. Wrap and store overnight before serving.

Oven roasted ribs with beer and honey Serves 4.

2½ to 3 pounds pork country style ribs 1 large sweet onion, chopped 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 tablespoon olive oil ½ cup chili sauce ½ cup regular or nonalcoholic beer Ÿ cup honey 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

Place the ribs bone side up, in a shallow roasting pan.

Bake in a 350-degree oven for one hour. Drain fat. Turn ribs meaty side up.

For the sauce, in a medium saucepan cook onion and garlic in hot oil until tender.

Stir in chili sauce, beer, honey, and Worcestershire saucc.

Bring to boiling. Lower heat.

Simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes, to about 1½ cups of sauce.

Spoon some sauce over the ribs. Bake, covered for 30-45 minutes more or until tender, adding sauce often. Pass remaining sauce when serving.

Bean salad Serves 6.

1 16-ounce can cut wax bans, drained 1 16-ounce can lima beans, drained 1 15-ounce can garbanzo beans, drained 1 8-ounce can black beans, drained, (optional) 1 8-ounce can red kidney beans, drained ½ large sweet red bell pepper, chopped 1 large sweet of Vidalia onion, chopped ½ cup vinegar Ÿ cup canola oil 3 tablespoons g ranulated sugar 2 cloves garlic, minced In a large salad bowl com-

bine wax beans, black beans, red kidney beans, onion, and sweet pepper.

For dressing: in a screw top jar combine the vinegar, oil, sugar, and garlic. Cover and shake well. Pour over vegetables; stir lightly. Cover and chill for five hours or over night; stirring often.

Creamed peas and new potatoes 10 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12 whole tiny new potatoes, about one pound 1½ cups shelled peas or frozen loose pack peas 1 small Vidalia or sweet onion, finely chopped 1 tablespoon butter 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour 1 cup milk Scrub potatoes, cut any large potatoes in half. If desired, remove a narrow strip of peel from around the center of each potato. In a medium saucepan cook potatoes in a small amount of salted boiling water for eight minutes covering potatoes. Add peas and cook for 8-10 minutes more or until tender; drain.

In another medium saucepan cook onion in butter until tender. Stir in flour and salt and pepper, to taste. Add milk all at once. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir one minute more.

Stir in potatoes and peas; heat through. Season to taste.

COMMUNITY NEWS & EVENTS Free income tax preparation for seniors Again this year, local AARP Tax-Aide volunteers in Hampstead will soon begin preparing and electronically filing 2016 Federal and NC state income tax returns for residents of Pender County.

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

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

While volunteers are certified to prepare most regular personal income tax returns, they are not permitted to pre-

pare returns for businesses with more than $25,000 of expenses, which have employees, or which show an operating loss, complicated investment reporting, rental property with depreciation, and certain other complicated tax matters.

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

age statements, and records of estimated tax payments.

For additional information call Jack Padgett at 910-2704387.

Knights of Columbus Lent Fish Frys The Knights of Columbus in Hampstead will hold Lenten fish frys every Friday through April 7 at the American Legion Post 167, 16660 U.S. 17 in Hampstead (between Midway Tire and Battery and new storage facility under construction).

Tickets are $8.50 each (purchased at door) and dinner will be served from 4:30-7 p.m.

All net proceeds are donated to Knightsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; charities.

DAR to meet April 20 Battle of Moores Creek Bridge Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution will meet April 20 at 11 a.m. in Burgaw at the Pender County Library, 103 S. Cowan Street.

The regular meeting includes business, which precedes a program titled; A Salute to DAR. Southern Heirlooms with Ken Rivenbark, speaker. Ken is a Pender County native, taught in the classroom for 20 years in the United States and Ger-

Carol Waldkirch, President of Cape Fear 3 United Daughters of the Confederacy presented a motorized wheelchair to John Bryant, Commander of the Onslow County Disabled American Veterans Chapter 16 in Jacksonville. The chair was a gift from the Cape Fear UDC chapter to the DAV and was donated to the DAV after the UDC chapterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s search to ďŹ nd a veteran in the area who needed the chair.

many and makes his home is Huntsville, Alabama.

He embraces the joy of celebrating family history. The web site southernheirloomstv. com farther educates, inspires and challenges his audiences to appreciate the beauty and history of items passed down through generations.

You do not need to be a member to attend. Membership inquiries may be addressed to mhfwill@yahoo. com Post 167 spaghetti dinner April 21 American Legion Post 167 of Hampstead is having a spaghetti dinner at the Post building April 21 from 5-7:30 p.m. The location is 16660 N. Hwy 17. Dinner is $8 per person or 2 for $15. Take out is available. Salad, garlic bread, sweet tea, water or coffee plus dessert are included.

Plant sale April 7-8 The NC State Pender County Master Gardener Volunteer Association will be holding a spring plant sale from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m., Friday April 7, and from 8:30 a.m.-noon April 8 at the Pender County Agricultural Extension Office, 801 S. Walker Street in Burgaw.

The sale will include a great selection of vegetables, an-

Thursday, April 6 s4HE +IWANIS #LUB OF (AMPSTEAD WILL MEET AT A M AT the Sawmill Grill on Hwy. 17 in Hampstead. s!LCOHOLICS !NONYMOUS WILL MEET FROM NOON P M AT the Surf City Community Center. Call 328.4887 for more information. s0ENDER #OUNTY -USEUM IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR FREE (donations are welcome) every Thursday and Friday from 1-4 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Group tours are available at other times by contacting the Museum at 259-8543 by email at penderhist@hotmail.com. s4HE (AMPSTEAD ,IONS #LUB MEETS ON THE lRST AND THIRD Thursday of the month at noon at Topsail Presbyterian Church Highway 17. For more information about the Lions Club please call Val at 910-231-6003. s7OMEN IN .ETWORKING MEETING EVERY 4HURSDAY FROM 10:30 a.m. at Olde Point Country Club.

Friday, April 7 s0ENDER #OUNTY -USEUM OPEN P M s4HE -ARINE #ORPS ,EAGUE $ETACHMENT MEETS FOR breakfast at the Sawmill Grill in Hampstead at 8 a.m. each Friday.

Tuesday, April 11 s4HE "URGAW ,IONS #LUB MEETS AT P M THE lRST AND third Tuesday of each month at Burgaw Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall. Members do not have to live in Burgaw to be a member of this service organization. For more information, call Alan King at 910-789-1074. 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. s4HE 4HE -ARINE #ORPS ,EAGUE $ETACHMENT MEETS AT the Topsail Senior Center, 20959 U.S. Hwy. 17 in Hampstead the second Tuesday each month at 7 p.m. The Detachment is always looking for new member to help in its continuing mission. s4HE +NIGHTS OF #OLUMBUS #OUNCIL MEETS THE SECOND and fourth Tuesday each month at 7 p.m. at the American Legion Building, 16660 U.S. Hwy. 17 in Hampstead.

Wednesday, April 12 s!LCOHOLICS !NONYMOUS WILL MEET FROM P M AT THE Surf City Community Center, 201 Community Center Dr. Call 328.4887 for more information s4HE #OASTAL 0ENDER 2OTARY #LUB MEETS EACH 7EDNESDAY at 12:30 p.m. at the Belvedere Country Club, 2368 Country Club Drive in Hampstead.

Thursday, April 13 s4HE +IWANIS #LUB OF (AMPSTEAD WILL MEET AT A M AT the Sawmill Grill on Hwy. 17 in Hampstead. s!LCOHOLICS !NONYMOUS WILL MEET FROM NOON P M AT the Surf City Community Center. Call 328.4887 for more information. s0ENDER #OUNTY -USEUM IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR FREE (donations are welcome) every Thursday and Friday from 1-4 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Group tours are available at other times by contacting the Museum at 259-8543 by email at penderhist@hotmail.com. s4HE (AMPSTEAD ,IONS #LUB MEETS ON THE FIRST AND third Thursday of the month at noon at Topsail Presbyterian Church Highway 17. For more information about the Lions Club please call Val at 910-231-6003. s7OMEN IN .ETWORKING MEETING EVERY 4HURSDAY FROM 10:30 a.m. at Olde Point Country Club.

Send community news to posteditor@post-voice.com nuals, perennials, and native plants propagated by local vendors and Pender Master Gardeners. Only cash and checks will be accepted.

At the sale, Master Gardeners will be available to answer

your gardening questions and help you select the right plant for the right space.

For more infor mation please call the Pender County Agricultural Extension office at (910) 259-1235.

ATTENTION MILITARY VETERANS Pender County Register of Deeds invites you to join us for the kick-oďŹ&#x20AC; of our â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thank A Vetâ&#x20AC;? program.

Veterans who ďŹ le their DD form 214 military discharge papers at the Register of Deeds oďŹ&#x192;ce will be given a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thank A Vetâ&#x20AC;? photo ID card.

Present this card for a discount on goods and services at participating businesses in Pender County.

Location: Pender County Register of Deeds in the Howard Holly Administration Building 300 E Fremont Street Burgaw, NC 28425 Kick-oďŹ&#x20AC; Date: Starting May 25 & 26, 2017 Time: 9am â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 3pm Following kick-oďŹ&#x20AC; dates, regular recording hours for DD214 Monday - Friday 9am - 4pm Light refreshments will be served.

Veterans are asked to bring their DD form 214, a state issued photo ID and their Social Security Card.

Photo contributed

Burgaw Lions Club members Suzanne Cooper and Alan King helped distribute free tree seedlings in Burgaw at the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual Arbor Day tree givaway.

Military Discharge papers recorded at the Register of Deeds oďŹ&#x192;ce are not public record.

For more information call Pender County Register of Deeds at 910-259-1225.

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Poplar Grove Herb and Garden Fair 2017

Staff photos by Katie Pettigrew