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Boating is a popular pastime during the summer months. Make sure you follow the rules while on the water – Read more

on page 2A

Former Topsail Pirates are making their way in life after high school and college.

Read more in Sports on page 8A.

Fundraiser for Hurricane Matthew victims in Canetuck Aug. 16. See page 3A.

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Pender Utilities conducting its own GenX testing

By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher Pender County Utilities is doing GenX testing beyond the tests conducted by the N.C. Division of Environmental Quality.

According to Michael Mack, Pender Utilities Director, 45 water samples were delivered to N.C. State University June 26 for testing. These tests are independent of the DEQ tests. County

officials expect testing to take several weeks.

In a June 27 email obtained by the Post & Voice, Mack said the additional samples are taken “along our entire water treatment process from river water through to finished/ drinking water. This study is being conducted independent of DEQ and the other water utilities in the area to learn about the effectiveness of Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) in the removal of GenX and other vinyl ethers (PFOS

and PFOA) from the Cape Fear River water.

Mack says water plant operators are taking water samples every hour while the plant is treating water.

“We pull one sample of our raw water and one sample of our finished water and dispense them into two separate daily composite sample bottles. This process will continue daily. The purpose in pulling the daily composite samples is to verify that Chemours has in fact, discon-

tinued the discharge of GenX into the Cape Fear River as of June 22 as they have reported.

We will be able to analyze at least 21 days of river water from June 20 through July 10 for the presence of GenX,” Mack wrote.

With all the water samples rolling into the Environmental Protection Agency lab in Research Triangle Park, Mack says it could be three weeks or longer before the results of the first DEQ tests are returned.

Who uses Pender Utilities water? Fun celebrating July Fourth

From Staff Reports With the controversy over the chemical GenX in the Cape Fear River, the question has arisen among some Pender County residents as to who uses Cape Fear River water?

The answer is very simple.

If you receive a water bill from Pender Utilities, the county water service, you are using Cape Fear River water – processed into drinking water, of

course. All Pender Utilities water originates in the Cape Fear River, is treated at the county’s water plant located off U.S. 421 near the Pender/ New Hanover county line. It flows through the Pender Utilities distribution system to all areas of the county served by Pender Utilities, including Hampstead.

Burgaw, Surf City, Topsail Beach, and the Maple Hill

area water systems do not use Pender County Utilities water and do not take their raw water from the Cape Fear River.

P e n d e r C o u n t y, N e w Hanover County, and Brunswick County all use the same water intake on the Cape Fear River to supply their water systems. Pender County’s raw water comes from the same source as the other two counties.

Long-time location on U.S. 17 to be developed

Spot Festival in the same spot this year

By Tammy Proctor Pender County Tourism Director The North Carolina Spot Festival, an event in Hampstead that attracts thousands, will take place at the same location at 14221 US Hwy 17 North.

The location along U.S. 17 in Hampstead which has hosted the festival for many years, has been sold and will be developed – but not before this year’s festival in September.

“The earthmovers currently on site will level out the land for future development,” said David Crooks, one of the NC Spot Festival organizers.

“This will actually help us because we will have a level surface.”

The NC Spot Festival is set for Sept. 23-24.

“We’re going to have food - including spots, of course,” said Crooks. “We have a lot of craft vendors registered. “ Spots are a small local fish that “run” in September. The deep fried spot is a festival delicacy.

Music is always a huge

attraction at the NC Spot Festival. This year the Band of Oz and the Carolina Band will perform.

“We are working on new attractions as well,” said Crooks.

He encourages residents to follow the NC Spot Festival on Facebook. Announcements of scheduling, bands, and new attractions will be announced via their Facebook page.

The NC Spot Festival is operated by a volunteer citizens group. The proceeds from the festival are donated to the Pender EMS & Fire and local schools.

For more information message the festival on Facebook.

They have a website with information, ncspotfestival. com.

Pair charged in Willard murder From Staff Reports A Rose Hill man and a Wallace woman have been charged with first degree murder in the death of a Willard man June 29.

Pender County Sheriff ’s deputies responded to an incident involving weapons at the Willard Outreach Organization located at 9955 N.C. Hwy.. 11 in Willard June 29 at 10:39 p.m.

Upon ar rival, deputies found 18-year-old Antonio Logan of Willard suffering from severe head trauma. Logan was transported by ambulance to Pender Memorial Hospital where he was then airlifted to New Hanover Regional Medical Center. Logan died June

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The Fourth of July was celebrated across Pender County with events from the east to the west. This young lady enjoyed the fun at the Union Rescue Squad celebration Saturday. See more photos of the event on page 4B and Facebook.

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WRC officers on the water in Pender County

Safe boating enforcement intensifies

By Jefferson Weaver Contrib uting Writer WRC Enforcement officers and the agency’s partners will continue the “On the Road, On the Water, Don’t Drink and Drive� campaign and participate in the “Operation Dry Water� campaign through the week.

Officers began performing safety inspections and looking for impaired drivers last weekend, and efforts will increase be ginning Tuesday. Throughout the week, wildlife officers will increase safety enforcement on the waterways, conduct sobriety checkpoints and help spread public awareness for “Operation Dry Water,� a national campaign that promotes sobriety while boating.

Enhanced enforcement initiatives will continue from July 7-9. The annual multiagency initiative targets impaired and dangerous boaters, and works to ensure safe travel on the road by intercepting alleged impaired operators if they make it to shore before being stopped. In North Carolina, a driver or boat operator with a blood-alcohol concentration that meets or exceeds .08 is subject to arrest. “Just like in a vehicle, you can be charged with operating a boat under the influence,� said Lt. Sam Craft with the Wildlife Resources Commission. “You could face fines and possible jail time, so be safe and designate a driver.�

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C r a f t s a i d a l l b o at e r s should put on a life jacket before boarding any vessel.

,IFE JACKETS ARE REQUIRED FOR youth and children, and for all operators of personal watercraft such as Jet-Skis. “Wearing a life jacket is a simple safety precaution that can prevent tragedy from happening in the event of an accident,� Craft said.

This will be the first year that officers will be reminding boaters about “Raven’s Rule� as well.

Raven White, a teenager from Whiteville, died last year on Lake Waccamaw after being overcome by carbon monoxide exhaust fumes.

Raven was riding on the ski platform of an inboard boat at the time she disappeared, and an autopsy revealed she had dangerous levels of carbon monoxide in her system.

State legislators and worked together to get Raven’s Rule approved in the General As-

sembly. The action was not passed into law because it was introduced after the deadline, but legislators are expected to take another look at tightening laws about riding on platforms in a future session.

"OATERS AND ANGLERS TAKing to the water for a better view of fireworks displays are also reminded to ensure their vessels have properly functioning lights. h"OATING AT NIGHT TYPICALLY increases during Independence Day weekend, which REQUIRES BOATERS TO USE CAUtion and to be on high alert due to reduced visibility,�

Craft said. Inland lighting rules are in effect and water skiing is prohibited between one hour after sunset and one HOUR BEFORE SUNRISE 0ERSONAL watercraft are also prohibited on state waters between sunset and sunrise.

Pender EMS & Fire Report Local students represent June 25-July 1 Four County EMC in Pender EMS Repor Total number of Patient Contacts: Calls per Station Burgaw Station 1 Sloop Point Station 14 Hampstead Station 16 Surf City Station 23 Topsail Beach Station 4 Union Station 5 Rocky Point Station 7 Atkinson Station 9 Maple Hill Station 13 Scotts Hill Station 18 Hwy 421 Station 29 Type of Calls Cancelled: 36 Refusals: 62 Stand By: 7 Transported: 116 Treated/released: 5 Fire Department Reports Total Calls: 58 Calls per Station Rescue Station 1 Burgaw Fire Station 13 Maple Hill Fire Station 14 Sloop Point Fire Station 16 Hampstead Fire Station 18 Scotts Hill Fire Station 21 Long Creek Fire Station 29 Hwy 421 EMS St. 4 Top. Beach Fire Call Type Summary Fire Motor Vehicle Crash Search and Rescue EMS First Response Cancelled Ocean Rescue

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By Gay Johnson Four County EMC Special to the Post & Voice 4HIS YEAR &OUR #OUNTY EMC combined with other North Carolina electric cooperatives sent its largest delegate class to represent the electric co-op community during a weeklong trip to Washington, D.C., called the Youth Tour. &ORTY FIVE AMBITIOUS AND driven high school students visited the Capitol, continuing a co-op tradition now 50 years strong in North Carolina.

They joined 1,800 students from across the country to meet federal elected officials, participate in networking

events and learn about our nation’s history and the importance of civic engagement.

Molly Johnson, a rising senior at Topsail High School and Ethan Cannady, a risING SENIOR AT %AST "LADEN (IGH 3CHOOL REPRESENTED &OUR County Electric on this year’s June 10-16 tour. Molly and Ethan earned the opportunity to attend after being voted the most outstanding male and female leaders by their peers at Youth Leadership Weekend THAT WAS HELD AT #AMP "OWERS in March. h"EING AN OUTGOING PERson, I enjoy interacting with as many people as possible.

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Helping people return to their homes

Fundraiser for Hurricane Matthew victims in Canetuck

By Lori Kirkpatrick Post & Voice Staff Writer B u r g aw P r e s b y t e r i a n Church and the Baptist Men’s Association will hold a fundraiser to benefit Canetuck residents who were affected

by Hurricane Matthew and the subsequent flooding that occurred last year.

The event will include a pig pickin’, a silent auction and a live auction of other items that will include a 15.9foot Carolina Skiff boat. The fundraiser will take place at Burgaw Presbyterian Church Aug. 16 from 5:30-8:30 p.m.

Pender resident Mike Moser is a volunteer who has been involved in the efforts of the Baptist Men’s Association to help the people of Canetuck.

“We’ve got a little something for everybody, and we are going to have a few of the clients we’ve been helping at the event. In our efforts, we still have a pretty good list of people that still haven’t had any work done on their homes because they are still waiting on FEMA. That’s just long process, and it’s progressing very slowly. What we chose to do is to go ahead and try to raise the money to get these people back in their homes,” said Moser.

One concer n is that if

Homes in the Canetuck community are raised to prevent flooding something isn’t done quickly, another emergency could arise to take the Baptist Men volunteers away to another location.

Also, with the arrival of hurricane season last month, the threat of another storm before repairs are completed would be disastrous for the residents of the Canetuck area.

Pender Memorial Hospital President Ruth Glaser is also involved in the fundraising efforts.

“We are looking for donations. Our goal is to raise somewhere between $30,000 and $50,000. It’s no small effort, but it’s really going to take a lot of people to be involved.

We have gotten a lot of interest and a lot of excitement, and I’ve already got individuals who have donated items to be

raffled off. But we are really going to need the entire community to get involved to be able to help. It just amazes me that almost ten months later, people are still not in their homes and there’s no end in sight,” said Glaser.

At least one home has already been raised with help from the church and the Baptist Men; and there are a number of homes in the Canetuck area that need to be raised in order for FEMA to allow them to build back on their property. Many of the residents may never get back in their homes because they don’t have the means to do so. That is what prompted Burgaw Presbyterian to put up the funds to cover one of the homes being raised. However, much more money is needed to provide assistance to all those in need

in that area.

“We’ve chosen sort of a short window of putting together a fundraiser to try to fund the rest of that home, and maybe more. Our church has taken the lead because obviously somebody’s just got to step forward and do something. It’s really a sad story, what’s still happening out there. Although there are lots of people and lots of effort, lots of money is needed.

Burgaw Presbyterian Church has taken the lead, but we are reaching out to others.

“This is really where the need is – talk about a health and welfare issue. Jackie Newton, the commissioner that covers that area, has been very supportive and very interested. I think unfortunately, the rest of the world has moved on while these people are still suffering and not back to normal. We are running real hard and fast to get this done and pulled off in eight weeks.

“We’re just blessed to have Mike, who is literally doing a full-time job plus as a volunteer he is doing this rebuilding effort. So we are trying to get the word out,” said Glaser.

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The Honorable Judge James H. Faison, III, Pastor of Byrd’s Chapel Baptist Church, Rose Hill, NC, will be Macedonia’s 3:00pm Men’s Day Speaker.

Byrd’s Chapel Baptist Church Congregation will be in attendance and Byrd’s Chapel Church Choir and musician will render the music for the afternoon service.

Drug awareness program July 15 in Rocky Point

By Lori Kirkpatrick Post & Voice Staff Writer A Pender County resident has organized an event to bring awareness and provide information about the many issues surrounding drug abuse. The presentation, organized by Cheryl Groves, will be held at the Rocky Point Community Center July 15 at 5 p.m. Guest speakers will include representatives from Pender County Department of Social Services, TASC and Coastal Horizons, as well as a book author and mother of an addict.

Other speakers will participate, and resources will be available. The public is invited and encouraged to attend.

After her daughter survived an overdose at home in 2013, Cheryl Groves began a journey that compelled her to reach out and help others who are struggling with addiction.

Groves will discuss in detail the signs of drug use, provide a comprehensive list of websites used by drug addicts, and offer assistance to families in locating loved ones who are missing.

“This has been a process, and I really feel blessed that the community center is letting me use their building,” began Groves. “I have a feeling this is going to be a lot bigger than I had anticipated. Hopefully I’ll be able to get more people on board. This has been

in the making for about five years. My daughter overdosed at our home on Christmas Eve in 2013, and it started me on a journey to really reach out and try to help. I have been helping addicts for five years now, and I will help until my very last breath.”

Guest speakers from Pender County Department of Social Services will discuss a variety of issues. Topics will include the impact of drug use on children in our community; and the staggering surge of child placement in foster care due to increasing drug use, particularly heroin.

T he rising number of grandparents now raising children and the lack of foster care providers is another issue to be approached. Along with these problems, more children require specialized help at school due to learning disabilities associated with maternal drug use during pregnancy.

This necessitates the education of staff in school settings to assist children with a broad range of educational and health concerns.

TASC and Coastal Horizons will be speaking about various mental health issues, such as those usually left untreated in drug addicts.

There will be a focus on the lack of funding to support Pender County’s needs, the lack of detox beds in our county and the need to engage schools to reach out to assist

children in homes affected by drugs.

Author of the book, A Mother’s Prayer, and founder of MPAC in Wilmington, Carmen Poindexter will share her story as a mother of an addict and how her faith helped her in her time of difficulty. A recovering addict will share his journey to sobriety, and an EMT from new Hanover County will talk about the drastic increase of overdose calls and deaths in our areas.

Ace Bail Bonding will address the multiple drug-related arrests and the bonding process. They will explain the correlation between addicts as repeat offenders and the lack of treatment in local areas.

“Resources from these agencies will be available. Q and A and any open discussion is welcome on what we can do as a community to help this growing crisis. It is my primary goal to educate the public and raise awareness of our increased need here in Pender and New Hanover Counties, and make aware to the community the lack of assistance from many other agencies.

“I do hope that you will assist me in my fight. Pender County is still a little hesitant to talk about this problem, but we have a very dire situation here. We will deal with some of the mental health issues, and that’s a beginning. Every

Local scholarship winners attend basketball camp Four County EMC sponsored middle-school students to attend the Touchstone Energ y Sports Basketball Camps on college campuses this summer.

Madalyn White of Currie and Maegan Burney of Elizabethtown won a full scholarship to attend the Wolfpack Women’s Basketball Camp June 11-14 at N.C. State University in Raleigh. Madalyn is the daughter of Michelle and Freddy White III. Maegan is the daughter of Jay and Tina Burney.

Kendall Cave of Wallace received a full scholarship to attend the Roy Williams Carolina Basketball Camp June 18-22 at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill.

Kendall is the son of Greg and Rhonda Cave.

During the camps, scholarship winners stayed in dorms like college students and practiced together like a collegiate team. Campers worked directly with coaches and players to practice teamwork and leadership, along with basketball skills like handling and shooting.

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Science should define stewardship It’s ironic that the very wildlife that gave many of our residents impetus to move here are now the stuff of nightmares for others.

North Carolina is mulling a plan to allow alligator hunting (by permit only) in a handful of counties, including our own.

At the same time, we are in the midst of the season when black bears roam long distances seeking new homes and food – oftentimes blueberries, The United States yet another reason our county was simply too diverse shines for two- and four-footed to succeed. Yet we did, residents.

Bears, alligators, deer, coyand despite the politiotes and even the lowly possum cally-correct attempts to are nowhere near as dangerous change “acceptance” to to humans in general as we are “approval”, we are still to them, and it’s often more our succeeding as a grand fault than theirs. experiment... hated by Animals are much simpler oppressors. than humans, in that they are driven by the desire for food above all else. An easy food supply – such as fish offal regularly dumped by a boat ramp, cat food left on a porch, or a bucket of grease hanging below a grill – draws animals like a quality blue-plate diner with a five dollar lunch draws humans. When the food disappears, the animals move on.

Unfortunately some species – specifically alligators – missed the memo on food distribution, and will hang around for a while after getting used to being fed, even when wellmeaning or photo-hunting humans with easy eats are no longer around. This tends to make gators hungry and aggressive, since these puny upright things are supposed to be supplying food for the residents of our swamps, creeks and salt marshes.

It never ends well for the gator, and it’s sad because the gator has done nothing wrong, save to take advantage of an easy, efficient food source.

Now, there is absolutely nothing wrong with managed, humane harvesting of game animals. Without hunting, populations would soon outgrow the available supplies of food and habitat, and human-animal conflict, disease and property damage become a real issue. It’s also a traditional part of life in North Carolina, as well as a major economic engine.

Science, however, should determine whether the bear and alligator populations truly need more hunting pressure. Extending bear seasons and limits simply because more people are seeing bears in their back yards is not good for the species. Creating an alligator season because elected officials are inspired by exciting television shows and human stupidity is poor management.

Humans are blessed to be able to share the beautiful habitat that is our home with some incredible creations. Many of us moved here because of the natural beauty. It simply doesn’t make sense to try to turn the outdoors into a pavement-perfect subdivision because we’re a little scared of things we encouraged to go bump in our yards in the night.

The Point

Notes from the Field

What the Fourth of July means to America

Bill Messer Like many Americans, I grew up in the ‘post-war’ era, and I’m talking about World War II, the one that followed World War I, the ‘war to end all wars’.

Wars, like sin and taxes, are inevitable and a fact of life. Disagreements lead to people taking sides, and unresolved clashes lead to war. A long train of abuse by a British despot was enough to unite the country behind George Washington, and the struggle began. The British learned, like all despots eventually find out, you can’t win a war in somebody else’s country. The former British

colonies united to become one, colonies united, formed to forge a new nation.

In the case of the American Revolution, the causes were clear and legitimate.

Thomas Jefferson and others spelled it out clearly in the Declaration of Independence, and it’s worth taking a look at them again in light of the turmoil being experienced today at the hands of our government.

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to

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The field of pain and sorrow Note to my readers: With rare exceptions, I do not like to reprint columns, since I consider this to be a lazy habit. However, at the request of several folks, the column below is an edited version of the piece by the same name which has been previously published.

Thomas Traylor watched.

Ellis Covert was likely sick.

Ben Weaver probably waited.

As important as Independence Day is to me as an America, I have to remember the date as a Southerner, too.

From July 1, 1863, until July 3, 1863, a lot of Americans, both Northern and Southern, had other things on their minds than the holiday barbecue or fireworks or beach trip things most of us enjoyed this week.

As near as I’ve been able to research, I had 11 relatives who fought or served during the War Between the States. I won’t use the other, incorrect name for that war, because I am not a lemming, and refuse to follow the prevailing tide when it comes to names, especially when they are inaccurate.

Of my 11 relatives in The War, at least one, probably two, and possibly three were

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Jefferson Weaver present when General Robert E. Lee’s army penetrated Pennsylvania and stopped off at a little village for shoes.

Thomas Traylor – only rarely was he called ‘Tom’ – was my father’s greatuncle. We have a silver cup Thomas won as the best shot in the Petersburg Light Infantry Grays, a militia unit which he eventually came to lead, for a while, as a regular unit of the Virginia troops. On July 3, Thomas was serving in a staff position. That likely saved his life, since his unit was one of those that crossed the fields in what is now known as Pickett’s Charge.

Thomas came from a wealthy family, and late in

life, when my father knew him, “Captain Tom” was a gentleman’s gentleman.

From the stories Papa and Aunt Eleanor (his daughter) told me, Captain Tom was the model Southerner. He was tall, sandy-haired, polite, and charming; he drank a little, but not much, and he was a decent businessman.

He was also – possibly – the only one of my relatives at Gettysburg who could read and write. He called the place “a field of pain and sorrow.”

Ellis Covert was likely anything but the classic Southern gentleman. Ellis was my mother’s doublegreat uncle, and came from

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New Medicare cards debut next year Dear Savvy Senior, I just received my Medicare card in the mail and was surprised to see that the ID number is the same as my Social Security number. I know it’s a bad idea to carry around anything that displays my Social Security number because it makes me vulnerable to identity theft. Wasn’t the government supposed to stop putting Social Security numbers on Medicare cards?

New Beneficiary Dear New, Many people new to Medicare are surprised to learn that the ID number on their Medicare card is still identical to their Social Security number (SSN). After all, we’re constantly warned not to carry our SSN around with us, because if it gets lost or stolen, the result could be identity theft.

But the card itself tells beneficiaries to carry it with you when you are away from home so you can show it at the doctor’s office or hospital when you need medical care.

Here’s what you should do to protect yourself.

New Medicare cards For starters, you’ll be happy to know that the government is in the process of removing SSNs from Medicare cards, but with 58 million beneficiaries, it’s a huge undertaking that will be implemented gradually. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will start sending the new cards in April 2018, but it

will take until December 2019 before SSNs are removed from all cards.

Under the new system, a randomly generated 11character Medicare Beneficiary Identifier will replace the SSN-based health claim number on your new Medicare card, but your Medicare benefits will not change.

You will receive information in 2018 letting you know about the new Medicare card, with an explanation of how to use the new card and what to do with your old one. You can start using your new Medicare card with the new number as soon as you receive it, and there should be a transition period in 2018 and 2019 when you can use either the old card or the new card.

Protect your identity Until your new Medicare card is issued, here’s what you can do to protect your SSN on your current card. The Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, a national consumer resource on identity theft, recommends that you carry your Medicare card only when you visit a health care provider for the first time, so the provider can make a copy for their files.

Otherwise, make a photocopy of your card and cut it down to wallet size. Then take a black marker and black out the last four digits of your SSN, and carry that instead in

case of an emergency.

If your Medicare card does happen to get lost or stolen, you can replace it by calling Social Security at 800-772-1213 or contact your local Social Security office. You can also request a card online at SSA. gov/MyAccount. Your card will arrive in the mail in about 30 days.

If your Medicare card that contains your SSN gets lost or stolen, you’ll need to watch out for Medicare fraud. You can do this by checking your quarterly Medicare summary notices for services or supplies you did not receive. You can also check your Medicare claims early online at MyMedicare.gov (you’ll need to create an account first), or by calling Medicare at 800633-4227. If you spot anything suspicious or wrong, call the Inspector General’s fraud hotline at 800-447-8477.

Also, watch for other signs of identity theft. For example, if someone uses your Social Security number to obtain credit, loans, telephone accounts, or other goods and services, report it immediately to the Federal Trade Commission at IdentityTheft.gov (or 877-438-4338). This site will also give you specific steps you’ll need to take to handle this problem.

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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Public Opinion Letter from Burgaw Mayor When town citiz ens make me aware of a concern, I bring it to the town manager and to the relevant department head.

I see this as feedback not

criticism. I understand that some people don’t like being held accountable.

The story that is being ignored is that over the last two years we have paid off over a half a million dollars of debt, we have in-

creased services, and this year we have reduced the property tax rate by two cents while maintaining a healthy fund balance.

Eugene Mulligan, Mayor Burgaw

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Celebrate summer Can you believe the summer solstice has already come and gone?

And how is it that the first day of summer is not until the third week of June?

I have heard some say that summer is half over by the fourth of July. If you are searching for a bathing suit, this is true, and now is the time to shop on sale. Otherwise, there are still several months of summer left, depending on your definition.

For me, summer begins Memorial weekend, with our annual college reunion, and doesn’t end until many months later, never before my September birthday, and recently early October after our annual Key West Dolphin Discovery Adventure.

My early memories of summer include sunbathing in the yard all day, living on watermelon and popsicles, riding my bike to the pool, swimming on the swim team, and mastering new tricks off the diving board daily. Evenings involved hanging out at the ballfield, chomping on chunks of super bubble and slurping green snow cones. Whether playing softball, or watching little league and/or American Legion games, it was always a hit. I have a vague recollection of catching lightning bugs in my grandmother’s front yard, capturing them in mayonnaise jars as temporary night-lights.

Later in life, we stretched the season, scheduling vacation at the beach for my Birthweek.

Perhaps that is where my sense of endless summer started.

Now it is life on the island every day, where the official summer season can get a bit crazy. ‘Tis the season of rotating neighbors, tourists, traffic, and faithful family and friends eager for their annual island adventure.

Still, in the midst of the chaos, it is certainly a season of celebration, when folks make memories that last a lifetime enjoying something simple that we get to experience every day.

Friday night brought fireworks blasting from both ends of the beach. Continuous color filled the sky with sparkles, kicking off another holiday week of wonder which will be over before we know it.

Along with summer, I am celebrating 25 years in business as an independent entrepreneur. It is hard to believe it has been that long.

I thank you for joining me on this journey, whether you just joined, or you have been here all along, Thank you for your support, encouragement and business through the years.

Another cause for celebration is my new website, www. islandtimeanytime.com Dedicated to helping people live on island time anytime along with recognizing daily causes for celebration, living on Island time is about mindset, not geography. It is an opportunity we offer ourselves to enjoy every minute, every day, realizing we know not how many minutes we get.

Start living on island time anytime, and find something to celebrate daily. Here’s to your endless summer.

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Newsings & Musings

Edith Batson Well, I don’t know why I decided to put my 90th birthday in my column last week.

As soon as I read the column I saw that I had written Aug. 18, 1927 instead of September.

I can’t imagine writing the wrong month, but apparently I did.

Boy, I must be really slipping. I’m happy with God’s timing more than any one, and I certainly don’t want to add another month to it.

Sorry about that. Maybe I just will not have one this year. What’s another year??

Rachel I try not to write much about my granddaughter,

Rachel, who has spent 26 months with the Peace Corps in Rwanda, Africa. She will be coming back home in July. She loves it over there and wanted to stay, but could not find another with her qualifications. She did have one gaol – to provide outdoor privies for the town people in their village.

Edith thought it a great idea and so did the mayor of the town.

Cathy, my part-time, wonderful helper and I sent small checks to Edith who is keeping up with the money for the project. Someone else gave $1,000 dollars to the fund. We agreed to send more if she needed it. The privies will be made of brick that the natives can make themselves.

An inside layer will be added and a wooden roof.

Everyone seemed to be very excited about the project. I’m sure the project will be long remembered by the residents.

Independence Day July 4th will be celebrated this week in America.

Please remember that our forefathers planned for God to be an important part

of our constitution. There are many stories written by many of the writers who expressed their desires for our new nation – beautifully written.

Here are a few that might make you feel more patriotic. “America the Beautiful�

(1859-1929) Katharine Bates Along with several other professors from Eastern colleges, Katharine Bates was teaching at a new summer school in Colorado Springs, Colorado when the group went to climb Pike’s Peak.

Since this was 1893, without roads and trails that we have today, she has quite a climb!

When Bates got to the top, she recalled that she was speechless as she gazed over the far expanse of the mountain ranges and the sea-like sweep of the plains. On her way to Colorado, Bates and the others had stopped to see the Chicago World’s Fair, and there she was inspired to write the last stanza of this favorite patriotic hymn. She later wrote, “If only we could couple the daring of the Pilgrims with the moral teachings of Moses, we would have something in this country that no one could ever take

 Last week Chemours – a DuPont spinoff company that inherited liability for some of its parent’s nastiest toxic messes – announced voluntary actions to clean up and eliminate pollution from a highly fluorinated chemical, which is a potential human carcinogen. The company’s Fayetteville plant has been discharging the chemical, GenX, into the Cape Fear River since 1980.  Voluntary: like paying your back taxes when you get the audit letter from the IRS. Like slowing down when the highway patrol officer points his radar gun at your car. Like your five-year-old putting the cookie back in the jar when you walk in the kitchen.

Promising to do the right thing when you’re caught doing the wrong thing, or in hopes of dodging punishment for your misdeeds, is not what most people would call voluntary. But in the shameful saga of fluorinated chemicals polluting the planet and contaminating almost every American’s blood, Chemours, DuPont and other companies have repeatedly characterized their too-littletoo-late cleanup or phaseout efforts as voluntary.   Here’s what Chemours’ announcement didn’t say: •GenX is a successor to PFOA, formerly used by DuPont to make Teflon. PFOA has been linked to cancer in people, reduced effectiveness of childhood vaccines and other serious health

Messer Continued from page 4A alter or to abolish it, And to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.

But, he cautioned: Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed.

But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to

problems at even the smallest doses. GenX’s chemical structure is very similar to PFOA’s, it was not adequately tested for safety before being put on the market and in 2009 DuPont acknowledged to the Environmental Protection Agency it caused cancer in lab animals. •GenX is just one of the dozens of known or suspected hazardous contaminants for which there are no enforceable state or federal regulations. Water utilities don’t have to test for it, but last fall a study from North Carolina University researchers found GenX in the Cape Fear watershed at levels 10 times higher than the EPA’s non-enforceable health advisory for PFOA in drinking water. Other fluorinated chemicals were also found in the water at even higher concentrations.

At the time, Chemours took no public action. •This year, media reports exposed GenX contamination in Cape Fear-area drinking water systems. Citizens and local officials erupted in outrage. State regulators initiated water sampling to determine the extent of the contamination. And the EPA launched an investigation into whether Chemours is in compliance with the 2009 rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act that permitted production of GenX. That finally prompted a response from the company.

In a press release touting “Voluntary Actions to Respond to North Carolina Community,� Chemours said “it will capture, remove and safely dispose of wastewater that contains GenX.�

The GenX story is far

from over. But already it is sickeningly reminiscent of what happened with PFOA, the DuPont Teflon chemical that it replaced, and PFOS, a fluorinated compound formerly used in 3M’s Scotchgard.   Starting in 1999, a lawyer investigating mysterious cattle deaths near DuPont’s Parkersburg, W.Va., plant unearthed documents showing that DuPont knew for decades PFOA was hazardous and polluting drinking water in the mid-Ohio River Valley.

The company never told local officials, state regulators or the EPA. The revelations led to a class-action lawsuit that DuPont settled in 2005 for more than $300 million and 3,500 personal injury lawsuits the company settled last year for more than $650 million. The Justice Department opened a criminal investigation, but DuPont got off relatively easy: a $16.5 million fine from the EPA for withholding internal studies of PFOA’s hazards. The company also agreed to phase out PFOA over the next 10 years – a deal that to this day, DuPont, the EPA and most journalists describe as voluntary.

In 2000, just months after the PFOA scandal began to unravel, 3M announced it would stop making PFOS and other fluorinated chemicals, “based on our principles of responsible environmental management.� A 3M spokesman told The New York Times the chemicals “pose no health risk to humans� but because they build up in the environment, ending production was “a corporate responsibility issue.�  Two days later the Times

provide new Guards for their future security.

And now he lays out a list of grievances. “The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States.

To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.

He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.

He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them.

He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their Public Records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures.

He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected, whereby the Legislative Powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise; the State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within.

He has obstructed the Administration of Justice by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary Powers.

He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.

He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people and eat out their substance.

He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.

He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil

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group that was participating in what was billed as the largest ever reenactment of the Battle of Gettysburg. We arrived in Fairfield, Gettysburg’s lovely cousin, just after three in the morning.

We were what is often called “hard-core� reenactors, so we were dressed in our period uniforms for the whole trip, causing some amusing incidents in restaurants along the way. Fairfield was a quiet town at 3 a.m., so we threw our blankets out and slept in a grassy parking lot. We drew a lot of attention as the town awoke and started its day to find us there.

We found out later that, in 1863, the bodies of wounded soldiers who died in a nearby home-turned-hospital had been piled where we slept.

One of our party had never been to the national park at Gettysburg, so after a big breakfast in a cool restaurant we headed out to the battlefield, guidebooks in hand, square-toed shoes on our feet.

Three of us had decided we were going to cross the field where Pickett’s Charge took place. While we couldn’t carry our muskets on the park, there were no rules against other appurtenances, so we slung our foodbags, blanket rolls, and canteens, and started walking. Paul promised to meet us in the other side, where exact spot of the so-called “High Tide of the Confederacy� is marked with a simple monument.

The cannons behind us were silent, but the park was far from quiet. Tourists from all over the world were visiting Gettysburg, as they

a farm near a village along the Chesapeake that featured good fishing and hardfrom us.� Katharine Bates scrabble farms. Ellis was was right! apparently a sickly man; I’ve O beautiful for heroes found several mentions of proved, in liberating strife, him on sick rolls. Whether he who more than selves their had a nervous stomach or an country loved, and mercy incredible knack for saving more than life!� America, his own skin, Private Ellis America, may God Thy gold Covert, fisherman, height refine‌ 5’4�, unmarried, had a tenHere is one to remind us dency to end up on the sick of our very brave service rolls before major events like men and women, written by Fredericksburg, the Valley Father D.E. O’Brien, U.S. Campaign, and yes, GettysMarine Corps. burg.

The Home of the Free‌ Ben Weaver is one of those Because of the Brave! relatives all good Southern It’s the Soldier‌ families like to forget. He too It’s the soldier, not the had a peculiar skill – that of reporter, who has given us being able to desert to the freedom of the press.

It’s the soldier, not the poet, enemy, return to another unit from Virginia, then desert who has given us freedom of later if the mood suited him. speech.

It’s the soldier, not the cam- How he never got shot I’ll never understand. pus organizer, who has given Ben is missing from us the freedom to demonstrate.

It’s the soldier, not the law- his unit’s rolls after about yer, who has given us the right March of ’63, and another Ben Weaver turned up on the to a fair trial. roster of a Pennsylvania unit It’s the soldier‌ in April, according to one who salutes the flag, of my genealogic-obsessed who serves the flag, and whose coffin is draped kinfolk. As the Pennsylvania unit was in the same area by the flag, as the Virginia unit at that and who allows the protime, I have to wonder if the tester to burn the flag‌ Yankee Ben and the ConfedMay we never forget! erate Ben were the same. The Shalom.

Northern unit was there on July 3, 1863.

I thought about my three ancestors – such a pretentious word, that word ancestor, but correct– and those of reported that the EPA had thousands of other Ameripressured 3M to act after it reviewed the company’s own cans when I was at Gettysburg one year on July 3. I was tests showing that fluoria member of a living history nated chemicals built up in Continued on page 7A people’s bodies and that high doses killed lab animals. The Times reported that if 3M had not acted, the EPA would have taken steps to remove the product from the market.  Only a chemical industry public relations flack would not admit the plain truth: Chemours’ GenX cleanup, DuPont’s PFOA phaseout and 3M’s halting of PFOS production came only after the companies’ toxic secrets were uncovered and they faced public outrage, regulatory action, enforcement fines or legal liability. The real reason chemicals are so often taken off the market by “voluntary� corporate actions is that federal law makes it almost impossible for the EPA to ban a chemical outright.

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He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation: For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us: For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world: For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent: For depriving us in many cases, of the benefit of Trial

by Jury: For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences: And on and on.

Some individual grievances may seem similar to those of today, others different. I especially like the ‘imposed taxes on us without our consent’ part, but the point is, there’s enough out there to justify a big grievance, and there are plenty of signs that, like in Seinfeld’s

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Sea Turtle Hospital News

By Karen Sota Sea Turtle Hospital Special to the Post & Voice Our summer interns move into their second month with us. This week the spotlight is on: Allison Nedrow A week in Sea Turtle Camp in high school is what led this Pittsburgh native to apply for our internship. Camp kids get to spend a few mornings each week at our hospital being mentored by our interns in the basics of turtle care, like feeding and cleaning. Allison’s experience with us years ago played a big part in her decision to major in Aquarium and Zoo Sciences, and she says “it’s great to see these kids get inspired in the same way that I did.”

Allison recently graduated from St. Francis University in Loretto, Penn. which is just a few hours from her home town. So in addition to seeing our internship as an opportunity to become immersed in sea turtles she also said “I was ready to spend some time away from home, even though it was a little out of my comfort zone after being so close to my family for most of my life.”

The difference between being a camper and an intern is huge. “I knew it was going to be a lot of work but was surprised at how much of the work is outside of ‘work hours. ’” When not on site interns walk the beach (which may also include marking and relocating a nest) and are on-call for turtle rescues and transport,” Allison said “That’s good. It keeps me on my toes and offers more opportunities for learning. Being busy makes me happy. There’s fun stuff and not-so-fun stuff but in the end it’s all for the turtles and that’s all that matters.”

And what’s fun for Allison is food prep. If you think feeding turtles is just a matter of throwing some fish at them think again. Turtles can be extremely picky eaters, and they often change their likes and dislikes on a whim. It’s not only how much but what kind of food, and how to sneak in the supplements and oral medications that they manage to find no matter how hard we try to disguise it.

“Food is important to every living creature, and I love providing that service to our turtles.” She also likes working in Sick Bay where daily treatments are still the rule.

“It’s where you can see the continual improvements in the patients.”

Allison has been to our two releases and says although she is not a super cry-baby it was very emotional.

“My heart was so full of joy that all the hard work meant these turtles got to go home, healthy. I love to talk to people and answer all their questions.”

And life at the intern house

Allison Nedrow seems pretty good, too. Allison said she’s had roommates before so she “knows how to share. And we also find ways to give each other some space, even though we do a lot of things together most of the time.” Not sure if one of those things is hula dancing but Allison did bring along her ukulele and is known to give concerts for her roomies.

Allison says she highly recommends our internship for “anybody who is not afraid to get hot, dirty and wet. You have to have a lot of passion to work ten-hour days and remain positive no matter what.”

When she heads back home to PA in August she’ll start searching for a job in conservation, and get a dog. Ideally she’d like to work for an organization like the State Wildlife Commission where she can have some impact on policy. “We’re in a crazy state of transition these days and I want to make a difference.”

The weather and our hospital: the “hot” island attractions Looks like we’re in for another busy summer. It’s early in the season and already we’ve had days with a visitor count just shy of 1,000. We open our doors daily except Wednesdays and Sundays) from noon until 4 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults, $4 for active military and seniors 65 and older and $3 for children younger than 13.

The hospital is located at 302 Tortuga Lane in Surf City.

From NC 50/210 turn onto Charlie Medlin Dr. (your landmark is Shipwreck Point Mini Golf) and follow it through the roundabout onto Tortuga.

Our gift shop is open during tours and we have exclusive hospital clothing and plush animal merchandise, and lots of new and rotating sea turtle things.

Come in and meet our turtles, our staff and our summer interns. Lines can be long at times, so be prepared with sunscreen and an umbrella to make your own shade. Saturdays tend to be the least

crowded day for a visit. If you’ve been here before you’ll be pleasantly surprised to find that the road to our facility has now been greatly improved by the Town of Surf City.

We get visitors of all ages and abilities and have been lucky enough to have several wheelchairs for them to use, at no charge. But we can always use a few more. If you or anyone you know has a wheelchair in good condition that is no longer being used please contact us at the hospital during business hours (910-329-0222) or text Jean (910470-2800.) We’d love to be able to provide a way for those who need a little help to enjoy their visit, and it’s a tax deductible donation.

Turtle moms taking their time this year At this writing we have 43 loggerhead nests plus continuing false crawls. A false crawl is an attempt by mom to find the perfect place for her eggs, but for some reason she ultimately rejects the spot and heads back to the ocean without laying. Turtle moms can also be stymied by, or worse, become entangled in an obstacle of some kind. There are local ordinances regarding the digging of/abandoning holes in the sand. They are dangerous not only to turtles but to humans. And be sure to take your beach parapher nalia (chairs, toys, canopies) with you when you leave.

Our Topsail Turtle Project volunteers are patrolling every morning. They are easily identified by their special beach walker shirts and are always willing to talk turtle with you. Even with all the coverage by our Topsail Turtle Project volunteers it’s possible to miss nesting signs for a variety of reasons.

That’s why we ask you to be our extra eyes and to report any tracks to our Director of Beach Operations Terry Meyer at 910-470-2880. Hospital Director Jean Beasley at 910470-2800 or the state hotline for stranded, sick and injured turtles at 252-241-7367. The state number picks up 24/7.

But it was shiny, and looked so good Everything is attracted to bright and shiny, especially if it also somehow involves food.

Sea turtles don’t always think before they bite and that’s why we continue to see so many that have tangled with a hook.

When you’ve thrown out your line hoping for a nice big fish and you end up with a turtle it’s obviously not what you or the turtle were hoping for. It happens quite often, but when we admit a turtle that’s been hooked from a pier, boat or beach our only interest is in getting it treated and back home ASAP. And seeing these turtles at our hospital actually does have an upside – it contributes to a data base of infor mation on sea turtle g rowth, development and populations.

We really appreciate the fact that so many of you have been on board with this effort.

If you do happen to hook a turtle please do not yank the line out, especially if you cannot see the hook. Leave the hook in place and cut the line, leaving at least two feet of it to secure to the turtle’s shell with some tape (duct tape works well.)

The pier managers can assist you with the process, and have the contact information to ensure that the turtle gets the proper follow-up care.

Turtle sightings and strandings Please be on the lookout for any turtle you see stranded for any reason on the beaches, in marshy areas or floating listlessly in water. It’s important that stranded turtles be exposed for hours, subject to weather and predators. Call our Director of Beach Operations, Jean, the state hotline for stranded, sick and injured turtles at 252-241-7367, or our hospital during operating hours: 910-329-0222.

If you are local we will quickly send one of our volunteers to retrieve the turtle for followup care at the hospital.

Questions, comments, suggestions Please direct any questions, comments or suggestions regarding this column to me at: flippers@att.net.

Summer Series, Part 1

Reflections of a parent/teacher

By Dr. Chris Wirszyla Cape Fear Elementary Special to the Post & Voice Compared to many people, my parenting adventures started later in life. People my age are grandparents of multiple kids, and I am the father of seven-year-old twins, in addition to two teenage step-kids.

What is funny is that students I had when I was teaching in Barcelona have twins that are older than mine!

Now, granted, as a physical education teacher, I’ve been around thousands of kids in my almost three decades of being in the gym. I’ve seen the great kids, the good kids, and it goes downhill from there!

One thing I have always said is, “Thank God for my own kids!”

Kids at school, in terms of intelligence, common sense, physical, emotional and behavioral skills have traditionally run the gamut, across a spectrum, from high to low. So when I go from a whole school of kids each and every day, to four of my own, two of which are barely home at any given time, I can breathe a sigh of relief.

Don’t get me wrong, I love the kids at school, their uniqueness, their talents, their problems, and we do all we can to help them each day. At the end of my first year back at the elementary school after not having elementary kids for 10 years, I told my principal, Rachel Manning, the best thing

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about this job was getting to know 400 new kids.

So, along those lines, we as teachers and parents have trials and tribulations every day dealing with children. Part of being a teacher, I believe, is that you feel like you can make a difference in the lives of some of these “chirrun”, many of whom put up a false bravado trying to hide the really difficult circumstances they are brought up in.

When you hear of some of the problems, the homelessness, the poverty, the mixed and multi-generational families, the parents out of work or in jail, the learning disabilities, when you hear these things it makes you see these kids in a different light.

I remember one kid, I thought he was a real pain in my rear, and I had this outlook toward him that I didn’t want to deal with him, and then I found out some circumstances about him that made me see him in a totally different light.

From that day on, I changed my attitude toward him and he became the nicest kid, always smiling and saying a big old hello to me and it just made all the difference. It made me realize that I am the one that determines how I feel about kids, that they have all these things they are dragging around with them all day long, and it is up to me to make their day, to give them a hug, to say hello, because it might be the nicest thing to happen to them all day long.

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Continued from page 2A Tour was the perfect atmosphere to express my curiosity throughout congress and meet new people from all over the country,” Molly said. “It was certainly a week I will never forget.”

Ethan described his Youth Tour experience as a week where everyone becomes friends.

“No matter which state people are from, everyone has a smile on their face and is ready to meet everyone else,” Ethan said. “It’s an experience of a lifetime where you are able to see the Capitol and many other attractions in D.C.

Weaver

Continued from page 4A do every July 4, and we were never far from the sound of cars winding their ways up the Emmitsburg Pike.

All of us were in good physical condition, and wellhydrated; we had driven to the battlefield in a comfortable van after a good breakfast. Then there was the little advantage that no one was shooting at us.

The temperature that day was cooler than it was when the men of Pickett and Pettigrew and Ar misted and the others crossed the field into waiting Federal gunfire so thick that bullets actually struck each other in mid-flight.

Yet, halfway across the overg rown field we wondered if we had made a bad mistake.

Our flatland feet faltered in the furrows from the previous year; a stream running through the field was a blessedly cool place to bathe our hands, but it caused a bog that sucked and stuck and held us as we struggled through. A deer flashed past us, disturbed from its morning nap. The tall grass cut our hands and faces, and more than once one of us needed the other two to recover from a stumbling fall.

Our canteens were dry before we even reached the stream, but the woolen janescloth of our uniforms was soaked with sweat and morning dew. Woolen socks are grand for dry marching, but they slip and slide and feel nasty after being soaked.

As we reached the threequarter mark, Moe, Dean and

Messer

Continued from page 5A ‘Festivus’, we are in a season of ‘airing our grievances’ and doing our duty as defined in the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment, “...the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”

Legitimate wars always

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The trip also gets you away from home where you learn that the world is much bigger than just your home town.

Opportunities come to those that stand out: at Youth Tour, everyone stood out in order to be able to attend.”

From sightseeing at some of D.C.’s most famous attractions and historic memorials to enjoying a theatrical experience at the Kennedy Center, this year’s students took advantage of everything the Youth Tour had to offer.

Ethan and Molly, along with the other North Carolina tourists, engaged in discussions with both of the state’s U.S. senators and several members of the U.S. House of Representatives on Capitol Hill. They also built connections with I became separated; the grass was too thick to see to the sides, but by looking ahead and up I could see I was getting closer to the road.

Moe and Dean came out a couple hundred yards down from our original destination; I was lucky enough that I was on the mark. They waved and started toward me, and I stopped for a moment to catch my breath.

Far behind me the line of cannons shimmered in the growing heat. Brightly-clad tourists were taking photographs of smiling kids sitting on the old smoke-poles, their muzzles and vents blocked so they could never again speak with authority.

Ahead of me, across the now-paved road, was a split rail fence. It was along a similar fence and a stone wall that the Confederacy came within a few yards of changing the course of the war and our country; I had to move on.

The steel plates on my heels clicked oddly on the pavement, and my canteen banged lonely against my hip.

I climbed over the fence, probably violating some federal law in the process, and made my way to where a simple square monument barely peeked out of the overgrown grass.

It was at that spot, the marker said, that a group of stubborn and likely scared Tar Heels were the “farthest at Gettysburg.” I leaned over and looked at the marker; even though I am by heritage a Virginian, I am a North Carolinian by birth, and I thought I should see something special on the spot.

Sadly, I didn’t. It was just a little marker the size of a tombstone. It didn’t even have the eloquent prose so come about as the only perceived solution to an otherwise unsolvable dispute.

Illegitimate wars are wars of conquest, wars for political adventurism, wars of exploitation. Sometimes wars arise to exercise the military, aid slumping employment, and put huge sums of money into the hands of those who always profit from war. And sometimes wars come about from the activities of ‘hotheads’ who exercise and inflame

hundreds of other future leaders from across the country.

“We are so proud of the students who participate in the Youth Tour. They are all young leaders in our community, and in the state. It’s easy to see why the N.C. Youth Tour is still going strong after 50 years,” said Jeremy Dewberry, Communications Specialist of Four County EMC. “This experience cultivates awareness of our cooperative’s mission and helps build leadership skills and an understanding that every person can make a difference.”

If you will be a high school junior this year (or know one), we encourage applying to the 2018 Youth Tour. Information concerning applying will be made available in late 2017.

Obituaries

Marie Clemmons “Bobby” Nunalee She was born on June 26, 1930 and enjoyed almost 87 years on Earth when she went to be with her husband, Bill; her sister, “Monk”; her parents, Alma Johnston Clemmons and Irving B. Clemmons and the Lord she loves so much on June 18, 2017.

After g raduating from New Hanover High School, she mar ried Bill in 1948.

She proudly made our home as Bill and his first cousin, Tommy Nunalee, forged Nunalee Lumber Co., Inc. into common on many of the a well respected specialty other markers we’d visited, manufacturer of wood mouldthe same ones being photo- ings. After her sons, William “Marshall” III and “Mark” graphed by happy tourists.

Irving were out of the house; I wondered why.

I wondered what could she quickly became the conhave driven men of disparate troller of the company and backgrounds, but a common remained in meticulous exnation, to fight so hard for emplary service in that capacwhat they believed was right, ity until 2013 when she and or just because they loved Marshall retired. Until the company closed, she assured their comrades.

I wondered how many tru- that the board of directors ly fought for the right to own maintained mental acuity by or free other human beings, setting an unofficial record as the history books claim, of Scrabble games between and how many fought for the parent and child.

She also challenged and love of their homes, as did Captain Tom, who abhorred taught all of her grandchildren cutthroat card playing. slavery.

My eyes filled with tears Each of them, William “Danthat morning as I thought iel”, “Rachel” Elizabeth, Carof those who made it this oline “Marie” and Kathryn far, only to be forced back; I “Katie” Alice experienced her cried, too, for those who held will to win and to be the best to their posts here, fighting they could be.

She is also survived by back an invader.

My buddies teased me her daughter-in-law, Mary as they came up – I hadn’t Dail Nunalee (Marshall) and noticed the charter bus full granddaughter-in-law, Robin of Japanese tourists. They Nunalee (Daniel) and great snapped pictures and laughed granddaughter, Reagan Lynn, and cheered. Several clapped born to Daniel and Robin.

She lived her life in Currie their hands and smiled.

I had shed no blood on in true southern style with that field, save that which I church, family, friends and left on stems of sharp grass food in the forefront. She was along the way. I never had to an active member of Moores face a real bullet during that Creek Baptist Church for weekend or any other at Get- more than 60 years and she tysburg and a couple dozen was instrumental in putting other reenactments. I wasn’t together the Moores Creek hungry, and I didn’t have to Cookbook.

She had a very brief illbe thirsty.

I wanted to fuss at the tour- ness at the end of her blessed ists, but I didn’t know what I life. The family would like to thank the staff members would say to them.

I couldn’t even tell them from NHRMC, Bradley Creek that they were standing on Health Center and Lower what, to me, was holy ground Cape Fear Hospice who attended her needs. In lieu of – a field of pain and sorrow.

Jefferson Weaver is a col- flowers, the family would like umnist and contributing writ- contributions in her honor er with the Post & Voice. Con- made to the Moores Creek tact him at jeffersonweaver@ Baptist Church C/O Kaye Nobles, 203 Bowers Lane, nrcolumbus.com.

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Eva Gray Fussell PENDERLEA -- Eva Gray Fussell, 86, of the Penderlea community passed gently from her earthly life Saturday, July 1, 2017 at the Laurels of Pender with her beloved family at her bedside.

She was bor n Aug. 18, 1930 in Duplin County, the daughter of the late George Washington Gray, Sr. and Sarah Wilson Gray. Eva was also preceded in death by her husband, Berry M. Fussell, Jr.; seven brothers; and two sisters.

Eva is survived by her daughters, Elizabeth Fussell and Gail Fussell Lee; sons, Elwood Fussell (Gail), Berry Lee Fussell (Terry), and Greg Fussell (Vallerie); thirteen grandchildren; sixteen great grandchildren; four great, great grandchildren; a special friend, Mary Walker; and numerous nieces, nephews and extended family, all who loved Eva dearly.

The family received friends at 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 5, 2017 at Penderlea Baptist Church. At other times the family was at the home of Elizabeth Fussell. Funeral service was at 3 p.m. in the church sanctuary. Burial followed in Riverview Memorial Park.

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Sadie in death is her husband, Milton F. Malpass who died in 1976 and her second husband, Oliver Woodcock; son, Milton F. “Freddy” Malpass; two infant babies, Nancy Lynn Malpass and baby boy Malpass; great grandson, Austin; step-son, Johnny Woodcock; sisters, Mary Harvell, Ida Woodcock, and Ada Swartz; and brothers, Francis, Ray, Leon, and David Lewis.

Sadie is survived by her children, William L. “Billy” Malpass (Sandra), Linda Gail Brown (Rondell) and Sadie Alene Eaton (Marvin); daughter-in-law, Shirley Malpass; g randchildren, Joy Craft (Buddy), Lee Malpass (Angel), Ryan Brown (Heather), Jeremy Brown, and Melanie Williams (Tim); ten great grandchildren; two g reat g reat grandchildren; step-children, Ray Woodcock (Cheryl), Jerry Woodcock (Betty), and Jane Basden (James); ten stepg randchildren; numerous step-great grandchildren; and many extended family and friends.

The family received friends 4-6 p.m. Sunday, July 2, 2017 at Quinn-McGowen Funeral Home in Burgaw. At other times the family will be at the home of Alene and Marvin Eaton.

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Monday July 3 at Bear Branch Baptist Church with The Rev. Elbert Bradshaw and Mr. John Grimes conducting the service. Burial followed in the church cemetery.

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Lady Patriots continue to impress in summer league

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer It is not uncommon for a high school team to take on its coach’s personality. For the Pender High Lady Patriot volleyball team it seems that it has taken Coach Matt Davis’ personality.

The Lady Patriots play hard and play smart. When they fail to do so Coach Davis is there to remind them in a not so subtle way.

On Tuesday the Lady Patriots played Topsail. Pender had beaten them in week one and was looking to earn another win over their Pender county rival. This time the Lady Pirates got the best of the Pats, taking a 2-1 win.

Topsail took game one 2518. The Lady Patriots seemed sluggish in the first set but came back in a big way in game two, taking a 25-21 win, setting up game three.

The rubber set of the best of three-match was a race to 15. The Lady Pirates won that race 15-11 and in the process won the match 2-1.

Against the Lady Titans on Thursday, the Patriots

again got off to a slow start.

They fell behind 22-14 and made a valiant comeback only to drop the first set 2519.

Coach Davis’ girls were on fire in game two. They used a powerful serving game to jump out to an 11-4 lead. They continued their dominance and eased to a 25-19 win, setting up a game three.

The final game was much closer than game two. Pender broke open a close game with a 6-1 run to go up 10-5. Trask fired back but the Pats were able to hold serve in winning the third set 15-11 and the match 2-1.

One of Pender’s strengths so far this summer has been its serve. Coach Davis does

not take credit for that part of the Patriots game. “We don’t work a lot on that. It’s something the girls work on by themselves.�

Davis likes what he sees this summer and is looking forward to this fall. “The first two weeks we built a lot of confidence. We have good numbers on the varsity and JV. My wife and I coached the middle school teams and I think that has helped with our numbers as well as the girls knowing what to expect from us,� Davis said.

There will be no games this week. The season will wind down next week with games on Tuesday and a tournament on Thursday.

Next step provides new beginning for pair of former Pirate athletes

By Lee Wagner Post & Voice Sports Writer It wasn’t too long ago – four years to be exact – that former Topsail High School student/athletes Summer Darnell and Tyler Hagan were getting set to embark on their next paths in this journey we all call life.

Standout high-school athletic careers for Darnell (softball) and Hagan (basketball) were behind them, as were the comforts of coming home after school, practice, and games to familiar surroundings with family there to encourage or console them – depending on the result of the day’s activities.

Next up was that thing called college – a move away from everything familiar – to a world where everything would be new. A transition, yes, but both Summer and Tyler have not only survived, they have flourished.

Yet again, however, comes that uncertainty, along with a slight touch of fear and apprehension, as the end of their college journeys is just ahead and the path to adulthood and real life is on the immediate horizon.

Hagan made the tough decision to give up playing basketball as he prepared to enter the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, but he admits he wasn’t quite ready to totally walk away from the game he loved. Despite coaxing from a UNC assistant coach to play junior-varsity basketball in his sophomore year, Hagan opted to become a team manager.

After one year serving in that capacity with the junior varsity, Hagan joined the varsity as one of six managers (four guys, two girls). The experience, he said, was truly amazing. “In my junior year in high school I knew wanted to pursue academics over athletics, and I knew I wanted to go to Duke or UNC, and I felt I couldn’t play at that level,� Tyler said. “But I also knew I didn’t went to totally separate myself from sports so I looked into management. Coach (Hubert) Davis wanted to me play junior-varsity ball but, kind of against his wishes, I went the management route.�

Hagan served one year with the JV’s then applied for a varsity spot – not a sure thing and definitely not an easy job. “There are six and you have to apply,� Tyler said. “Fortunately I made the cut, but it was a lot of work, usually

around 40 hours a week. We’d start getting things ready about an hour before a 2-2-1/2 hour practice, then clean things up before we sat down and ate. “But it was something I’ll never regret. I had the opportunity to travel with the team (Hawaii, New York, Miami, and Phoenix), and I made life-long friendships. And I can always say I was a member of a national championship team. My time at UNC is something I will never forget.�

Despite the travel and work, Hagan excelled in the classroom – graduating with a 3.54 GPA with a (major) degree in Health Policy and management from UNC’s prestigious (second in the country to Harvard) Gilling’s School of Public Health, along with a minor in Business Administration.

Hagan has moved to Atlanta and is working for the Deloitte Accounting Firm as a business analyst, a job with a lot of travel involved. “In the position of business analyst I will travel about four days a week,�

Tyler said. “The long-term goal is to be a Health Care Administrator (hospital management) so I hope to work for Deloitte for 3-5 years then go back for my MBA. I have a strong passion for health care and I hope to eventually have the ability to impact people’s lives on a larger scale in a hospital environment.�

After a highly-successful career in the circle for the Lady Pirates’ softball team, Darnell moved on to Gardner-Webb University. At Topsail, Darnell poster an overall career record of 93-12, which included four no-hitters and one perfect game. Summer was the North Carolina 2A East Pitcher-of-the-Year following her senior season, and was a four-time All-County selection.

As a Lady Running Bulldog at Gardner-Webb, Darnell appeared in 76 games – most on the mound – well also seeing time as a designated hitter in 2015. Her senior softball season ended this past spring, but her college experience has one semester remaining as she will graduate in December. “I started off as a Chemistry major and switched to Biology, so that’s the reason for the extra semester,� Summer said. “I want to be a Special Needs Pediatric Occupational Therapist, and I am hoping to go to grad school. I always had a passion for children with special needs. I did my high-school senior project on the subject.�

Three years ago the Darnell family

Tyler Hagan

Like the story in the children’s book, The Little Engine That Could, written

by Mary Jacobs and re-told

by Arnold Monk (pen name Wally Piper) that extolled the virtues of a “little� engine asked to pull a long train over a high mountain after larger engines failed, the Topsail High School volleyball team is making progress.

The Motto of the story is, “I-think-I-can,� and it is the story of hard work and determination to succeed, and these young Lady Pirates’ (two seniors) are slowly pulling their weight as they change into a competitive high-school varsity unit.

In week 1, the Lady Pirates lost 2-of-3 matches

where the confusion of new and younger members was evident. The second week the Topsail girls’ showed marked improvement with a pair of victories, and in this past week – where two sessions were held (Tuesday and Thursday) in deference to the July 4 holiday week – Topsail finished with three wins in four matches, the only loss a solid, hang-in-there defeat to powerful Wilmington Christian Academy, Last Tuesday (July 27),

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In My Opinion

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer

Are you ready for some football? I know I am. It is early July and the area high school football teams are at work in the weight room as well as on the field. They are participating in 7-on-7 drills along with conditioning workouts. It is hard to believe that in just over three weeks the official 2017 high school football season will begin. Opening day practices are on or around Aug. 1. Less than two weeks later there will be scrimmages.

The first regular season non-conference game will be Aug. 18.

This should be a very interesting year for the county high schools. Both Trask and Pender will be in the new Coastal 8 conference. Trask will enter the 2A ranks while Pender will still be 1A. Topsail will again be in the tough Mid-Eastern Conference with the Wilmington and Brunswick County schools. However, for the first time ever New Hanover will be a 3A school while North Brunswick will move up to the 3A ranks and enter the Mid-Eastern Conference. Coach Wayne Inman has worked hard to field a competitive team. This may be the year that the Pirates show their stuff.

The Coastal 8 will be a much better fit for both Trask and Pender. There will no longer be Wallace- Rose Hill and Clinton waiting in the wings. Replacing those schools will be Lejuene and Dixon along with Croatan, Richlands, East Carteret and Southwest Onslow.

I will go ahead and go out on a limb and say that both Trask and Pender will finish with a winning record.

In fact, I believe that there is a small chance that Trask and Pender will both finish in the top three in the conference standings.

Both of these schools have played in a conference with three of the better schools in the area in Wallace, Clinton and East Bladen. I believe that what don’t kill you will make you stronger. Trask had what I consider to be a break out season last year while Pender was much better than in recent years as well.

I believe that they both take another positive step this year.

The Post & Voice is committed to giving our neighbors in Pender County the best coverage possible. There is no need to go elsewhere to get the scoop on what’s happening this football season.

Pender County is our top priority. With us you are not an afterthought. In the next few weeks we will ramp up our coverage of the Pender County football teams. Lee Wagner and I will work diligently to ensure that our high school sports teams get the best coverage possible.

The Pender-Topsail Post & Voice Sports section is written with Pender County in mind. Stay tuned and let’s play some football!

January 2017

Top Performers review

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer

Summer Darnell moved to Brevard in the western part of North Carolina. Right now, Summer is working for her aunt, who owns a restaurant. But she says she is both anxious and a bit nervous about the future. `�Going from high school to college was a huge difference,� Summer said “I was only 17 and I had never left home before, and it helped me from a maturity standpoint, for sure. I was a humbling experience, “But this is scarier. When you are younger you always feel everything will work out, and you have a definitive plan.

But now I’m not yet sure where I will go to grad school. I’m just going to put it into the hands of God. But it is definitely scarier moving on from college to real life than it was moving from high school to college.�

Young Lady Pirate volleyball team makes progress

By Lee Wagner Post & Voice Sports Writer

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the Lady Pirates defeated a much-improved Trask team – under the tutelage of Cathy Claris – 2-1 (23-25, 25-13, 1510) before falling 2-0 (16-25, 21-25) to WCA. Remarkably, the team was missing two of their top defensive specialists (senior Rachel Kapiko and junior Rena Marrotta).

Standout players on the evening included junior defensive specialist Jade Henderson, junior outside hitter Mallory George, senior outside hitter Kensley Hagan, and sophomores Gia Martinelli, Cherish Brown, and Madison Lofton –who was up from the junior-varsity team for the first time. “We were playing with a freshman setter so every night is an experiment,� Topsail Coach Hill Pearsall said.

Thursday the Lady Pi-

rates defeated Dixon 2-1 (1925, 31-29, 15-9) and Pender – which they had lost to in the first week – 2-1 (25-18, 21-25, 15-11) to improve their match record to 6-3. WCA ended the evening 9-0.

In keeping with the audition – or tryout –theme of the summer, Pearsall had sophomore Julia Sullivan up and she played every minute of all six games. Sullivan finished the night with 34 assists, five kills, and two blocks, and hustled throughout. Setter has been a bit of a problem throughout the summer – until last Thursday.

The second game against Dixon was a real battle, with neither team able to gain the necessary two-point advantage after 25 until Topsail

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January ushered in a new year for the three county high schools. s7EEK Week one had some left over games from the holiday season in late December.

The Topsail wrestling team hosted the Pirate invitational.

Although the Pirates struggled in the team department they had a few grapplers that had an outstanding day.

Two of Coach Morgan Fore’s younger grapplers, sophomore Zack Still and freshman Noah LaValle showed off. Both finished the day with 5-0 records with LaValle winning all of his matches by fall. Nathan Martinez and Ethan Rivenbark earned three wins in the Pirate invitational tournament.

The Topsail men’s basketball team had a great week.

They won their second tournament in as many weeks, this time taking the East Columbus Holiday tournament in convincing fashion.

Johnny Tartaglione had 11 points in the Pirates win over South Columbus while Alec Baker made 5-6 free throws down the stretch to give the Pirates the lead.

In the championship game against Roxboro Community Tartaglione scored 15 points to lead The Pirates .Owen Ellis and Kodiak NestorDowling both chipped in 11 points.

The Lady Pirates won a tournament title themselves.

The Topsail ladies won the ladies side of the East Columbus tournament. Tournament MVP Dominique Bryant scored 19 points while sophomore Payton Little added

12 points and 13 rebounds as Topsail defeated host East Columbus 45-40. s7EEK The Topsail men’s basketball team lost two tough Mid-Eastern Conference basketball games.

Johnny Tartaglione scored 18 points and Alec Baker added 11in a tough loss to Wilmington New Hanover.

Baker led Topsail in their loss to Ashley with 17 points.

Owen Ellis had 13, with Tartaglione chipping in six.

The Topsail swimmers continued to dominate with a big win over West and South Brunswick. Junior Drew Marshall earned a first-place finish in the 200 Individual Medley and the 100 freestyle while anchoring the 400- freestyle relay. Sophomore Delaney Popella had a first-place finish in the 500 freestyle) and added a first in the 100 breaststroke, breaking the school record in the process. Freshman Madison Hoover was first in the 200 freestyle and second in the 50 freestyle.

The Topsail Ladies basketball team had a good week with a win over Ashley. Dominique Bryant led the Lady Pirates with 17 points with Lauren Caveness adding eight points and four boards. Payton Little had seven points and 11 boards.

Bryant finished with a teamhigh seven points with Little adding six points and six rebounds.

The Pender boys split conference tilts. Jarious Williams led the Pats in their win over East Bladen. He had 16 points while Robert Walker added 14 points. Kyree Dudley also had a big game against the Eagles.

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Lady Titans work, show improvement this summer

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The Heide Trask Lady Titan volleyball team has not had a winning season since longtime coach Karen Byrd left several years ago. In fact, the team has failed to make the playoffs in the last three years.

With veteran coach Cathy Claris at the helm, that may be changing. The Lady Titans have shown great improvement in the limited time that Claris has been in charge.

That seemed to be the case last week when the Lady Titans played the host team Topsail Pirates close before falling in three sets early in the week. The Trask ladies then played Pender on Thurs-

day falling in three sets as well.

Against Topsail the Lady Titans opened the night with a very good effort. With Coach Claris substituting freely, the Lady Titan spikers took game one 25-23.

Topsail bounced back in game two and earned a 25-13 win. This set up a game three that went to the Pirates 15-10.

The Titans matched up Thursday with the Pender Pa-

triot spikers. Again the Lady Titans got off to a fast start winning game one. Pender won game two and raced off to a convincing win in game three.

Trask jumped out to an early lead in game one as the Patriots made several unforced errors. The Titans led 22-14 before Pender went on a 5-2 run. With the score 24-19 the Titans closed the deal to take a 1-0 lead.

Pender came storming back in game two behind their powerful service game.

The score reached 13-4 before the Titans could right the ship. Pender continued to play their patented power game and ran away with a 25-9 win.

Game three was much clos-

er. With the score 4-4 Pender went on a 6-1 run to open up a lead that the Titans could not overcome. Pender earned a 15-11 win and a 2-1 victory in games as well.

Despite the losses during the week Claris sees vast improvement in the teams play and is not worried about the record during the summer league. “We aren’t concerned with wins and losses. I am playing everybody so when the fall season comes I know who I can count on.�

The teams are off this week and will resume play next week. On the July 11 the teams will play their final regular season matches.

They will play a season ending tournament Thursday.

Former Pirate football standout Andrew Potts poised to continue life’s journey

By Lee Wagner Post & Voice Sports Writer Like any young student athlete entering high school, former Topsail football standout Andrew Potts was hoping – as were his parents, I am sure – that his athletic prowess, along with a solid academic background, would lead to a tuition-assisting college scholarship upon his graduation in 2012.

Thanks to success in both avenues, Potts got his wish attending Western Carolina University on a combined series of football and academic scholarships. After a redshirt freshman year, Potts continued his success on the gridiron, as well as in the classroom.

But as his college experience was coming to an end there was the understandable uncertainty as to what was next. But a trip to Clemson University for a job fair turned into a quick, and somewhat surprising, life-altering experience, and now Andrew is about to take the first steps in what promises to be a long – and very rewarding career.

Potts, who earned a degree in Electrical Engineering from Western Carolina, is about to start working for a company named SPAWAR (Space and Naval Warfare Center), which is a leading communications and weapons interfacing company under contact to the U. S. Navy.

While Andrew is excited about, and

Andrew Potts looking forward to this next step in his life, he indicated he is not 100 percent sure what he will be doing because he cannot start his new position under he is cleared for a require security clearance. “Like so many of my friends and classmates, the question of, ‘What’s next,’ started to creep into my thoughts,�

Potts said, “We heard about a job fair at Clemson so a few of us hopped in a car

and drove down there. I talked to some people from SPAWAR and two hours later they called me and asked me if I could come back for an interview. “Twenty-four hours later I had an interview, and two days later I had a job.

I was really shocked and surprised. We only went there to see what it was all about, and here I was being offered an opportunity that just seemed too good to be true.�

After graduation, Andrew moved immediately to Charleston (S.C.) where the company is based. His ability to start right away has been put on hold while until he gets his security clearance, although there is very little worry there as they wouldn’t have made the initial offer without a preliminary investigation into his background.

In the meantime, Potts is working on cars,� continuing an automotive repair business he started in college. “Initially I had to wait for an exception to come through for a government hiring freeze,� Andrew said. “We got past that in the beginning of June, then I had to wait for the company’s regional manager to approve the position, and that happened two weeks ago. Now we’re working on the security clearance so, to pay the bills I’m working on cars.�

None of this came easily. At WCU An-

Continued on page 10A

Titan grad Graham Rogers signs with Methodist

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer For recent Heide Trask High School graduate Graham Rogers, the phrase student-athlete embodies what the talented young man lived in four years at the Rocky Point school. He graduated with honors and recently signed to play football and resume his education at Methodist University in Fayetteville.

Rogers started his football career as a Pender Hurricane and played through middle school. He cut his teeth at the junior varsity level at Trask and finished his career at the school with two years on the varsity level.

Graham was a defensive back at Trask primarily playing the cornerback position. His two years on varsity taught the young man a lot of things that he will take to the next level as well as into his adult life. “I learned to play for my teammates and not myself, when you realize how many people are relying on you to do your job there’s an added amount of

Rogers remains a Trask Titan at heart

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer When Graham Rogers entered Heide Trask High School as a freshman he knew he wanted to play football. He also knew he had some work ahead of him.

The talented young man went to work and by his junior year he was a member of the varsity football team.

As a senior Graham started at cornerback for the Titans and was a member of the history making team of last year that posted the first winning football season in the school’s history.

Rogers was also a member of the Titan golf team where he earned his fourth trip to the regional tournament.

Mr. Rogers is also a great student. He finished his senior year with a 4.2 grade point average and was a member of the National Honors Society.

Graham Rogers made the most of his four years at Heide Trask.

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According to Rogers, the decision was made easy by the Monarchs coaching staff. “The coaching staff seemed to care about me as a person and not just me as a football player.�

Mr. Rogers was not only successful on the gridiron. He was an outstanding student as well. He Graduated with a 4.2 GPA and was a member of the National Honor Society. He was awarded a Presidential Academic Scholarship from Methodist University.

Graham was a member of the Titan golf team for four years. He earned a trip to the regionals each year that he was a member of the team.

A well-rounded young man, Graham helps teach Sunday school and has been on several mission trips with Scotts Hill Baptist Church.

Methodist College is a division three school and is a member of the USA South Athletic Conference. They were 3-6 a year ago. They are led by Head Coach Kevin Williams.

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Nestor-Dowling ends Topsail career a success

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer When Kodiak NestorDowling entered Topsail High School the word potential was bantered about often and with ease. The young man was considered a very good basketball player as a freshman and was to be counted on over the duration of his time at the Hampstead school.

Nestor-Dowling’s basketball game was considered to be well rounded. He was a very good rebounder with a good mid-range jump shot.

He could also defend on the perimeter as well as in the paint.

Kodiak was a four-year starter for the Topsail Pirate varsity basketball team. He played under two different coaches and never wavered in his support for the school or its program.

Looking back over Kodiak Nestor-Dowling’s four years at Topsail High school, one would definitely consider his career to be a resounding success.

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Pender County’s weekly look at what’s biting and where

Rain tough on freshwater fishing

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Fishing Fanatic The heavy rains that we received last week have wreaked havoc on the fresh water fishing in the area.

The water levels in the river are extremely high and the anglers are feeling the effects of this.

That being said I visited Lanes Ferry over the weekend and the parking lot was full of trucks with empty boat trailers behind them. I talked to a few guys who said that the bream bite was surprisingly good. They were using red worms and crickets while a couple of guys were using small minnows.

The cats are biting in the wee hours of the morning and at night with chicken livers and dough balls working as well as your favorite stink bait.

The saltwater anglers are reporting a few red fish being caught in the surf as well as in the backwaters. The surf fishermen were using cut baits while the guys in the creeks and backwaters were using a mixture of artificial baits including select gulp baits.

There have been a few small flounder caught recently. However, the big ones have yet to show up in numbers. Live minnows will

Performers Continued from page 8A The Trask basketball team split conference tilts, beating East Bladen at their place and losing at home against West Bladen.

Tiyuan Ballard led the Titans with 21 points and 12 rebounds while Jujuan Carr and Jakel Newton each chipped in 11 points in the loss to West while Ballard had 24 points and 16 rebounds in the win over East. Jujuan Carr and Watson Orr each had 11 points in the contest with Orr making two free throws late to seal the win.

The Trask wrestlers beat both Clinton and South Lenoir last week. Kyle Hancock continued to reign supreme in the heavyweight division with two wins while Zion Cruse had a good week. Topsail had a tough day at Ashley despite good efforts from Nathan Bray, Nathan Martinez, Ethan Rivenbark, and Noah LaValle. s7EEK The Topsail swimmers continue to excel in the pool. Both the boys and girls finished second in swimming action. Drew Marshall finished 2nd in the 100 backstroke and second in the 200 individual medley, as well as

Kea shows big improvement as a Patriot

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The Pender Patriot men’s basketball program has a great history. The latest crop of hardwood heroes have graduated and moved on. With them they will take many lessons.

For recent graduate Cameron Kea the lessons involve hard work and dedication.

The young man showed both as he improved over his tenure on the varsity basketball team.

Cameron played many roles for the Patriot basketball team this year. He improved dramatically on every part of his game. He ended his senior season averaging 10.5 points a game while snaring almost five rebounds a game as well.

There are many things that a student-athlete takes with him when they graduate and move on to the next adventure in life.

Cameron Kea can take the memory of a much improved senior season with him.

work here.

The piers are reporting a mixed bag being caught with some black drum and a few spots here and there. There have also been some Spanish and blues caught on Gotcha plugs. The water has to be clear for these fish to bite.

This week’s fishing tip When the rains come down and the river waters rise the fishing tends to suffer. Many anglers just sit and wait it out. That is the easy way out.

With high waters come faster currents. Fish tend to take the easy way out. That means staying closer to the shore. This means that the fish will not have to use as much energy. High waters also mean muddy water. The fish tend to take to the cleaner waters. That means being closer to the banks.

If you are fishing from the banks, try and use a longer pole to keep from spooking fish that are sometimes literally inches from the bank. A 10 to 12- foot pole will work here.

Find spots where there are fallen trees and rock structures. This will offer a break from the current.

Boaters need to find slower waters as it is difficult to control a boat in fast moving water. Stay close to the banks and as the water recedes and find feeder creeks to fish. swimming the third leg on the victorious 200 medley relay with Madison Hoover, Delaney Popella, and Danielle Swiss and the third leg on the second-place 200 free relay with Swiss, Hoover, and Liza Martin. Popellla recorded a first-place finish in the 100 breaststroke and a 3rd in the 200 freestyle to go along with her efforts on the previously mentioned relays and a leg on the second-place freestyle relay.

The Pender boys basketball team beat Trask and lost in overtime to Wallace. Tigga Hansley scored 29 at Trask while Jarious Williams added 18. Hansley had 21 against Wallace while Williams chipped in 14. Cameron Kea had 13 in the loss.

The Pender Lady Patriots won twice snapping an 11 game losing streak. Taylor Marshall scored 18 points in the win over Wallace while Ratavia Merritt chipped in 12. Merritt led the Patriots with 13 points against Trask.

She averaged 12.5 points in the two wins. s7EEK It was exam week and the action was modified.

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Continued from page 8A scored twice to break a 29-29 tie. Pearsall substituted freely all night and received good efforts from seniors Kensley Hagan and Rachel Kapiko, excellent serving work from Henderson and Marrotta, and solid net play from George, Kate Ramsey, Martinelli, and Lofton. “Sloppy at times and good at times,� said. “We had to pull up another setter (Sullivan), because we only had one setter, and we had to play a 5-1, where she was just getting used to everyone, and it was also a case of them getting used to her. I though she did a great job on the front line, she set very well, and she hustled to the ball. I was very impressed with what she did. “We blocked extremely well tonight. But our serve/

Performers

Continued from page 9A eron Kea. The Trask Titans dropped a tough one at Wallace. Derrick Benton led the Titans with 12 points while freshman Jujuan Carr contributed 11 points. Jaylin Mayshack had nine points while Watson Orr finished with seven.

The Topsail Pirates lost a heart breaker to the New

Potts

Continued from page 9A drew was faced with a choice between electrical engineering and mechanical engineering.

He wisely chose the former because there was a higher demand for electrical engineers.

Last summer he had an internship with General Electric and he started his automotive business. Andrew’s desire to excel in his chosen career led him to the decision to forego playing football in his what would have been his red-shirt senior year at WCU. “Entering this past year I started taking a serious look at career opportunities and I wanted to be at the top of my class, so I gave up my final year of eligibility in an effort to bring my GPA up,� Potts said. It worked because my GPA came up a lot. It was a tough decision because I love football and I loved playing for WCU. I didn’t get a whole lot of

receive kind of went into the doldrums. But I told the girls weren’t going to sub in for mistakes. I had three middles and three outsides on the court at different times, and that way I could see how they reacted and how they played. “It’s hard to say where we are but what they are showing me, position wise, is who is going to earn those spots, and that’s what I’m really looking for. Both Madison and Julie are potential varsity performers because we need backups at each position. If I don’t have that the players become lackadaisical, so I will definitely have to pull some girls up. You can look at this entire summer as an audition.�

The teams were of this week and resume action next Tuesday (July 11). The summer season ends on Thursday (July 13) with championship knock-down play.

Pender County

Agenda Board of County Commissioners Meeting Monday, July 10, 2017 @ 4:00 PM Pender County Public Assembly Room 805 S. Walker Street, Burgaw, NC

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CALL TO ORDER

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INVOCATION

3.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

4.

ADOPTION OF AGENDA

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PUBLIC INFORMATION 5.1.

Town of Burgaw Government News July 6, 2017

PLEASE AVOID BLOWING GRASS CUTTINGS ONTO THE STREETS Cutting grass so that the clippings are blown into the roadway creates problems for the Town. The clippings enter the storm drains and will eventually clog the drains causing flooding. The collections of grass trimmings and water are also an excellent breeding ground for mosquitoes that carry dangerous viruses. If you cut your grass so that it blows back onto the lawn you can prevent this problem.

Presentation of Award.

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PUBLIC COMMENT

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CONSENT AGENDA 7.1.

Approval of Minutes: Regular Meeting: June 19, 2017.

7.2.

Resolution Accepting Petition to add Tom’s Creek Road, Sadie Way, and Feather Lane in the Knolls at Turkey Creek Subdivision, Rocky Point, to the State Maintained System.

7.3.

Approval of Tax Releases and Refunds

7.4.

Approval of a Purchase Order to Ingram Library Services: $57,000.

7.5.

Approval of Purchase Order to Tyler Technologies, Inc. for Permitting Software Licensing, Support, and Maintenance in the Amount of $20,947.24

7.6.

Approval of Purchase Order and Enterprise License Agreement to Esri for GIS Licensing and Annual Maintenance.

7.7.

Approval of Purchase Order to LiftOff for Office365 Online Services: $21,000.

7.8.

Approval of a Purchase Order to Motorola for Service Agreement on the 911 Center Radio System: $23,000.

7.9.

Approval of Purchase Orders for Inmate Housing to NC Department of Adult Corrections: $120,000; New Hanover County Sheriff's Office: $25,000; Sampson County Sheriff’s Office $200,000; and Onslow County Sheriff’s Office: $200,000.

REFLECTIVE ADDRESS SIGNS AVAILABLE Reflective address signs are available for a small fee of ten dollars at the Burgaw Fire Department. Being able to identify address numbers enhances the productivity of the fire department when responding to an emergency.

For more information please contact any member of the fire department or call 910-259-7494.

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

EyeOnWater is a customer portal website that allows our customers to create a login ID so they can see their water usage on their meter and account with the Town of Burgaw. To monitor your daily water usage, please visit www.eyeonwater.com. To create your login all you need is your zip code and account ID. If you have any questions regarding EyeOnWater or any concerns or questions regarding your water usage, please contact us at 910-663-3445.

7.10. Approval of Purchase Order to Transform Health for Inmate Medical Care in the Pender County Jail: $302,581.60.

7.11. Approval of Purchase Orders to NC Department of Corrections: $15,000; and US Food Services: $75,000.

7.12. Approval of a Budget Amendment to Increase Health Department Revenues and Expenditures for Fiscal Year 2017-2018: $3,810.

Hanover Wildcats with the help of some horrible officiating. Alec Baker had 12 points while Brandon Lofton chipped in 10 points, seven boards, three blocks and two steals while the zebras with the whistles were again undefeated.

The Trask Titan wrestling team had a busy week. Kyle Hancock and Joseph Chung finished second at the Bulldog Brawl at St. Pauls. Hancock and Chung have both eclipsed the 30 win mark this season.

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APPROVALS AND RESOLUTIONS 8.1.

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Approval of Additional Funding for the Penderlea School Construction Project in the amount of $321,800.

Approval of a Purchase Order to Ben Mynatt Chevrolet for the Purchase of a 2017 or 2018 2500 Chev Truck in the amount of $32,075.00.

Approval of a Purchase Order in the amount of $5,185,380 to Waste Industries for Solid Waste Hauling and Disposal Services for FY 17-18.

8.4.

Approval of a Purchase Order in the amount of $161,000 to Horton Iron & Metal for Solid Waste Electronics Recycling and Disposal Services for FY 17-18.

8.5.

Approval of an Annual Purchase Order in the amount of $85,000 to Central Carolina Tire for scrap tire hauling and disposal services for FY 17-18.

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APPOINTMENTS

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9.1.

Approval of Appointment to the Hampstead Kiwanis Park Board.

9.2.

Approval of Pender County’s Voting Delegate to the 2017 NCACC Annual Conference.

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

MAPLE HILL WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT 10.1. Resolution by the Board of Directors of the Maple Hill Water & Sewer District Authorizing a Purchase Order in the amount of $12,600 to Utility Service Company for the annual maintenance of the Maple Hill Elevated Water Storage Tank.

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playing time that first year but I wound up playing multiple positions and I got to play a lot after that.� “I loved WCU. Growing up at the beach most of my life, later I guess I didn’t enjoy it as much as I did at first. Then I was in a place where there were mountains all around, and it was beautiful, and the football experience was great.�

Andrew played for Coach Bryan Davis at Topsail and, well he stated there was a huge transition – both athletically and academically – from high school to college, he said he was ready for that big step on the field and in the classroom.

Now he is anxious to start down the next path in his life’s journey. “The waiting is tough but I know it will eventually be worth it,� Andrew said. “I am anxious to get started and excited about the challenges ahead. I’m definitely ready, and looking forward, to the challenges that lie ahead.�

CALENDAR Filing for Municipal Office begins Parks/Recreation Committee Meeting Board of Commissioners meeting Filing for Municipal Office ends

ROCKY POINT WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT 11.1. Resolution by the Board of Directors of the Rocky Point/Topsail Water & Sewer District Authorizing an Estimated Annual Purchase Order in the amount of $50,000 to Professional Mail Services for printing, mailing, and postage of PCU water and sewer bills each month.

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11.2. Resolution by the Board of Directors of the Rocky Point/Topsail Water & Sewer District to authorize a Purchase Order in the amount of $11,000 to GE Analytical Instruments for the annual preventative maintenance, calibration, and extended warranty for the TOC Analyzer equipment at the Water Treatment Plant.

11.3. Resolution by the Board of Directors of the Rocky Point/Topsail Water & Sewer District to Authorize an Annual Purchase Order in the amount of $70,000 to Brenntag Mid-South Corporation for water treatment plant chemicals.

MEETING TIMES Surf City Town Council MEETING TIMES 1st Tuesday of the month at st Surf of the month at 7pm City Town Council MEETING TIMES 12ndTuesday 7pm Planning Board Thursday of the month at st nd Planning 2 Thursday the month month at at 5:30pm Board Council 1 Tuesday of ofthe 5:30pm Parks & Rec. Advisory Committee 3rd Tuesday of the month at 3pm Parks & Rec. Advisory Committee nd 3rd Tuesday of the month at 3pm

11.4. Resolution by the Board of Directors of the Rocky Point/Topsail Water & Sewer District Authorizing an Annual estimated Purchase Order in the amount of $100,000 to Calgon Carbon Corporation for two (2) vessels of GAC at the Water Treatment Plant.

11.5. Resolution by the Board of Directors of the Rocky Point/Topsail Water & Sewer District Authorizing an Annual Estimated Purchase Order in the amount of $100,000 to Amerochem Corporation for water treatment plant chemicals.

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11.7.

Surf City Town 7pm Resolution by the Board of Directors of the Rocky Point/Topsail Water & Sewer District Authorizing an Annual Estimated Purchase Order in the amount of $50,000 to EnvironmentalBoard Planning 2 Thursday of the month at Chemists (Envirochem) for sampling and testing of the District's Water and Sewer Systems.

5:30pm Resolution by the Board of Directors of the Rocky Point/Topsail Water & Sewer District Authorizing a Purchase Order in the Annual Amount of $58,000 to Utility Service Company, Inc. Connection3rdInspector Sought for the annual maintenance of three (3) Elevated Water Storage Tanks andParks One (1) Ground & Rec. AdvisoryCross Committee Tuesday ofBids the month at 3pm Storage Tank within the District.

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11.8. Resolution by the Board of Directors of the Rocky Point/Topsail Water & Sewer District Authorizing an Annual Estimated Purchase Order in the amount of $100,000 to HD Supply for water and sewer installation and repair equipment and supplies.

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

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16.3. Resolution Requesting Approval of Special Use Permit (SUP) for the construction and operation of a Food and Beverage Store (NAICS 445) ‘Food and Beverage Stores’ and Wholesale Trade (NAICS 42).

Positions/Categories District 3 Dentist***, Engineer***, Optometrist*** Veterinarian District 4 Citizen Representative Public Member Business/Insurance/Attorney/Banking Collector

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 INTENT TO ACCEPT OFFER FOR SALE OF PENDER COUNTY PROPERTY TAKE NOTICE that Pender County has received and proposes to accept an offer to purchase 0.25 acres +/- on Doral Drive, Hampstead and further identified as Parcel ID 4214-12-7025-0000 for the sale price of Two Thousand and Four Hundred Dollars ($2,400.00). Within Ten (10) days of the date of this notice any person may submit an upset bid which exceeds the proposed purchase price by at least ten percent (10%) of the first One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) and at least five percent (5%) of the remainder of the purchase price. The bid must be submitted to the Clerk to the Board with a deposit in the amount of five (5%) percent of the total increased price.

For Immediate Release: Homeownership Seminar Pender Housing Initiatives and the Pender County Housing Department are hosting a Homeownership Seminar with Cape Fear Habitat for Humanity.

The Seminar is scheduled for 5:00 pm on Monday, July 24, 2017 in the Board of County Commissioners chambers at 805 South Walker Street, Burgaw.

Please sign up for this event by Thursday, July 20, 2017.

For questions or to RSVP for this event by calling 910.259.1208 or e-mail your RSVP to us at housinginfo@pendercountync.gov.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS THE PENDER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AS FOLLOWS: DATE OF HEARINGS: July 10, 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

Po Box 2475 Surf City, NC 28445 (910) 328-4131

Special Use Permit Old North State Water Company, LLC, applicant and owner, is requesting a Major Revision to their previously approved SUP (07-06-18-19) to expand the service district and continued operation of a wastewater treatment facility (NAICS 221320) ‘Sewage Treatment Facility’. The subject properties are currently zoned RP, Residential Performance zoning district and according to the Pender County Unified Development Ordinance §5.2.3 Table of Permitted Uses; Sewage Treatment Facility (NAICS 221320) is permitted via Special Use Permit in the RP, Residential Performance zoning district. There are two (2) tracts associated with this request totaling Âą 5.43 acres. The subject properties are located along the south side of Dan Owen Drive (private) near the terminus of Chuckanut Drive (private) and the terminus of Milne Drive (private) in the Topsail Township and may be identified by Pender County PINs: 3292-05-6741-0000 and 3292-05-8598-0000.

Special Use Permit Gregory Foy, applicant, on behalf of Monica Foy, owner, is requesting the approval of the construction and operation of a Food and Beverage Store (NAICS 445) ‘Food and Beverage Stores’. The property is currently zoned RA, Rural Agricultural zoning district and according to the Pender County Unified Development Ordinance §5.2.3 Table of Permitted Uses; a Food and Beverage Store (NAICS 445) is permitted via Special Use Permit in the RA, Rural Agricultural zoning district. The subject property is located along the north side of Whitestocking Road (SR 1512) approximately 3,000 feet east of the intersection of Whitestocking Road (SR 1512) and US HWY 53 in the Burgaw Township and may be identified by Pender County PIN: 3330-98-74390000.

Special Use Permit Kevin Edwards, applicant, on behalf of Kelsey Edwards, owner, is requesting the approval of the construction and operation of a Food and Beverage Store (NAICS 445) ‘Food and Beverage Stores’, more specifically meat, fish, fruit, and vegetable markets (i.e. Farmers’ Market). The applicant is also proposing the sale of livestock, arts and crafts, and general yard sale items (NAICS 42). The property is currently zoned RA, Rural Agricultural zoning district and according to the Pender County Unified Development Ordinance §5.2.3 Table of Permitted Uses; a Food and Beverage Store (NAICS 445) is permitted via Special Use Permit in the RA, Rural Agricultural zoning district. The farmers market will be located on the western side of the parcel which property is bisected by US HWY 421 approximately Âą 150 feet north of the intersection of Point Caswell Road (SR 1128) and US HWY 421 in the Columbia Township and may be identified by Pender County PIN: 2370-038838-000L. For Additional Information: Contact Pender County Planning & Community Development 805 S Walker St Burgaw, NC 28425 Phone 910 259-1202

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Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices NORTH CAROLINA Pender County NOTICE TO CREDITORS THE UNDERSIGNED, David E. Anderson, having qualified on the 5th day of June, 2017, as Administrator of the Estate of Arnetha Walker Whitaker (17-E-228), deceased, this is to notify all persons, firms, and corporations having claims against said Estate that they must present them to the undersigned at GRAVES MAY PLLC, c/o Attorney David Anderson, 5700 Oleander Dr. Wilmington, North Carolina, 28403, on or before the 18th day of September, 2017, or the claims will be forever barred thereafter, and this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All persons, firms, and corporations indebted to said Estate will please make prompt payment to the undersigned at the above address.

This 8th day of June, 2017.

David E. Anderson Administrator ESTATE OF ARNETHA W. WHITAKER David Anderson GRAVES MAY, PLLC 5700 Oleander Dr. Wilmington NC 28403 #7775 6/15, 6/22, 6/29, 7/6/2017 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 Charlotte Powlas Barnhill deceased, of Pender County, This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Charlotte Powlas Barnhill , to present them to the undersigned on or before September 28, 2017 at 479 Bell Swamp Road NE, Winnabow, NC 28479 or be barred from recovery.

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

This the 22nd day of June 2017.

Alisha Marie Clemmons 479 Bell Swamp Road NE Winnabow, NC 28479 #7790 6/22, 6/29, 7/6, 7/13/2017 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualified as Administrator of the estate of William Charles Savoca, deceased, of Pender County, This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, William Charles Savoca, to present them to the undersigned on or before September 21, 2017 at 314 Woodpecker Parkway, Rocky Point, NC 28457 or be barred from recovery.

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

This the 15th day of June 2017.

Blair Savoca 2944 Sussex Street, Apt. 12 Greenville, NC 27834 #7779 6/15, 6/22, 6/29, 7/6/2017 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE’S NOTICE TO CREDITORS In Re the Estate of ROBERT REYNOLDS COLEMAN, Deceased Having qualified as Personal Representative of the Estate of ROBERT REYNOLDS COLEMAN, 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 September 20, 2017 , or same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery.

All persons indebted to said Estate please make immediate payment.

On this Day: June 15, 2017 Teresa Coleman Coston Personal Representative

by Patricia M. Homa Attorney for the Estate c/o Patricia M. Homa, P.C. P. O. Box 1310 Hampstead, NC 28443 #7782 6/22, 6/29, 7/6, 7/13/2017 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 17-CVS-66 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

CHERI B. GALT, owner et. al.

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

The nature of the relief sought is as follows: foreclosure sale to satisfy unpaid property taxes on your interest in the property sometimes briefly described as 12.641 acres, Parcel ID Number 3255-15-9334-0000 more fully described in the complaint.

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

You are required to make defense to such pleading no later than August 7, 2017.

This date: June 22, 2017.

PENDER COUNTY, By and Through its Attorney Scott G. Sherman State Bar #: 17596 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250 Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel) scott@shermanandrodgers.com #7786 6/22, 6/29, 7/6/2017

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER NOTICE TO CREDITORS The undersigned, MARK FITZGERALD GLENN, having qualified as the Executor of the Estate of ROBERT CLARENCE GLENN Deceased, hereby notifies all persons, firms or corporations having claims against the Decedent to exhibit same to the said MARK FITZGERALD GLENN, at the address set out below, on or before September 30, 2017, or this notice may be pleaded in bar of any payment or recovery of same. All persons indebted to said Decedent will please make immediate payment to the undersigned at the address set out below.

This the 22nd day of June, 2017.

MARK FITZGERALD GLENN EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF ROBERT CLARENCE GLENN c/o ROBERT H. HOCHULI, JR. 219 RACINE DR., SUITE A6 WILMINGTON, NC 28403 #7792 6/22, 6/29, 7/6, 7/13/2017 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 17-CVS-25 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

JAMES HOLMES, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

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

The nature of the relief sought is as follows: foreclosure sale to satisfy unpaid property taxes on your interest in the property sometimes briefly described as 0.68 acres, Rocky Point Township, Parcel ID Number 324523-2618-0000 more fully described in the complaint. Plaintiff seeks to extinguish any and all claim or interest that you may have in the property.

You are required to make defense to such pleading no later than August 7, 2017.

This date: June 22, 2017.

PENDER COUNTY, By and Through its Attorney Scott G. Sherman State Bar #: 17596 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250 Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel) scott@shermanandrodgers.com #7787 6/22, 6/29, 7/6/2017 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 17-CVS-453 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

ANNIE B. BANNERMAN, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

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

The nature of the relief sought is as follows: foreclosure sale to satisfy unpaid property taxes on your interest in the property sometimes briefly described as 1/2 acre, Parcel ID Number 3320-82-9153-0000 more fully described in the complaint.

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

You are required to make defense to such pleading no later than August 7, 2017.

This date: June 22, 2017.

PENDER COUNTY, By and Through its Attorney Scott G. Sherman State Bar #: 17596 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250 Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel) scott@shermanandrodgers.com #7788 6/22, 6/29, 7/6/2017 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 17-CVS-453 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

ANNIE B. BANNERMAN, owner et. al.

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

The nature of the relief sought is as follows: foreclosure sale to satisfy unpaid property taxes on your interest in the property sometimes briefly described as 1/2 acre, Parcel ID Number 3320-82-9153-0000 more fully described in the complaint.

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

You are required to make defense to such pleading no later than August 7, 2017.

This date: June 22, 2017.

PENDER COUNTY, By and Through its Attorney Scott G. Sherman State Bar #: 17596 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250 Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel) scott@shermanandrodgers.com #7789 6/22, 6/29, 7/6/2017

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualified as Administrator of the estate of Shirley Ann Robinson, deceased, of Pender County, This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Shirley Ann Robinson, to present them to the undersigned on or before September 21, 2017 at 2805 Henslowe Drive, Raleigh, N.C. 27603 or be barred from recovery. All persons Indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 15th day of June 2017.

Zachary Pate Robinson 2805 Henslowe Drive Raleigh, NC 27603 #7780 6/15, 6/22, 6/29, 7/6/2017 16 SP 112 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 Lawrence Ford and Dorothy Manley Ford to CTC Real Estate Services, Trustee(s), which was dated November 27, 2000 and recorded on December 6, 2000 in Book 1645 at Page 291, 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 July 11, 2017 at 11:30AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Pender County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING ALL OF LOT(S) 99, SECTION 2, WILLOWS BAY SUBDIVISION, RECORDED IN MAP BOOK(S) 32, PAGE(S) 134, PENDER COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 307 Willows Bay Drive, Rocky Point, NC 28457.

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

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

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.: 16-01568-FC01 #7783 6/29, 7/6/2017

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION AS TO DEFENDANTS, CUSTOM TOUCH DRYWALL, INC., and ROBERT PINKSTON, Individually STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE, SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION, COUNTY OF PENDER, 16-CVS-939 L&W SUPPLY CORPORATION d/b/a CK SUPPLY, Plaintiffs, vs.

CUSTOM TOUCH DRYWALL, INC., and ROBERT PINKSTON, Individually, Defendants TO: Custom Touch Drywall, Inc., and Robert Pinkston, the abovenamed Defendants: Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against Custom Touch Drywall, Inc. and Robert Pinkston, individually, jointly and severally has been filed in the above-entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is as follows: monetary.

You are required to make defense to such pleading no later than forty (40) days after June 22, 2017, exclusive of said date, and upon your failure to do so, the party seeking service against you will apply to the Court for the relief sought.

This 22nd day of June, 2017.

Gallivan, White & Boyd, PA, by Elizabeth H. Pratt, Attorney for Plaintiffs 6805 Morrison Blvd., Suite 200, Charlotte, NC 28211 Telephone: 704-227-1927 #7791 6/22, 6/29, 7/6/2017 SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY THIS ACTION BROUGHT PURSUANT TO THE POWER AND AUTHORITY contained within that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered Nemiah Allen dated November 2, 2007 and recorded on November 13, 2007 in Book 3353 at Page 205 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Pender County, North Carolina.

As a result of a default in the obligations contained within the Promissory Note and Deed of Trust and the failure to carry out and perform the stipulations and agreements contained therein, the holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust made demand to have the default cured, which was not met.

Therefore, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will place for sale that parcel of land, including improvements thereon, situated, lying and being in the City of Burgaw, County of Pender, State of North Carolina, and being more particularly described in the heretofore referenced Deed of Trust.

Said sale will be a public auction, to the highest bidder for cash, at the usual place of sale at the Pender County Courthouse, Burgaw, North Carolina on July 11, 2017 at 11:30 AM. Address of property: 2228 NC Highway 53 West. Tax Parcel ID: 3219-30-2489-0000. Present Record Owners: The Heirs of Nemiah Allen.

The terms of the sale are that the real property hereinbefore described will be sold for cash to the highest bidder.

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

Albertelli Law Partners North Carolina, P.A., Substitute Trustee By: Albertelli Law Partners North Carolina, P.A. Michael L. Spicer, Attorney N.C. Bar Number 37066 205 Regency Executive Park Drive Suite 100 Charlotte, NC 28217 T: 704-970-0391 A-4624224 #7793 6/29, 7/6/2017

17 SP 40 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 Josiah L. Tennyson and Amanda G. Tennyson to Donald W. Courtney, Trustee(s), which was dated March 30, 2011 and recorded on March 30, 2011 in Book 3906 at Page 0233, 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 July 11, 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: BEGINNING at a stake in a ditch at the Northwest corner of a 0.54 acre tract of land conveyed to Talley Saunders, Jr., and wife, Edith M. Saunders by a Deed recorded in Deed Book 722, on Page 13 in the Pender County Registry, and runs thence as follows: 1. With the center of an old ditch North 44 degrees 30 minutes 15 seconds West 85.23 feet to the intersection of another ditch; thence, 2. With the other ditch North 33 degrees 56 minutes 13 seconds East 215.47 feet to a stake; thence 3. South 09 degrees 21 minutes 55 seconds East 245.32 feet to an iron stake in Talley Saunders, Jr. line; thence, 4. With his line North 88 degrees 34 minutes 36 seconds West 94.50 feet to an iron stake on the bank of a ditch; thence the same course continued North 88 degrees 34 minutes 36 seconds West 6.00 feet to the beginning.

The above described tract of land contains 0.50 acres to be the same more or less.

RIGHT OF INGRESS AND EGRESS Grantor also conveys to Grantee a perpetual right-of-way for the purpose of ingress and egress from N.C. Highway No. 11 across grantor’s property and along her driveway approximately 15’ in width to the Northern line of Talley Saunders, Jr.; thence along and adjacent to the Northern line of Talley Saunders, Jr. 15.00 feet in width to the above described tract of land.

IMPROVEMENTS: There is situated on the above described tract a 1999 Fleetwood 28’ x 76’ mobile home, model # 47648, serial #NGFLW46AB07316-CN22. Said mobile home is attached to the land and is being conveyed with the above described tract.

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

Said property is commonly known as 5705 Highway 11, Willard, NC 28478.

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 Josiah Tennyson.

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.: 17-02548-FC01 #7784 6/29, 7/6/2017 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

UNKNOWN HEIRS AND/OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST TO EARNEST WALKER A/K/A ERNEST WALKER, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION TO: UNKNOWN HEIRS AND/OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST TO EARNEST WALKER A/K/A ERNEST WALKER Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-titled action.

The nature of the relief sought is as follows: foreclosure sale to satisfy unpaid property taxes on your interest in the property sometimes briefly described as Lot 6, Parcel ID Number 2289-78-3017-0000 more fully described in the complaint. Plaintiff seeks to extinguish any and all claim or interest that you may have in the property.

You are required to make defense to such pleading no later than August 14, 2017.

This date: June 29, 2017.

PENDER COUNTY, By and through its Attorney Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., State Bar #: 28777 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250; Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel); chip@shermanandrodgers.com #7796 6/29, 7/6, 7/13/2017 NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA PENDER COUNTY In the District Court Amanda A. Duncan VS. 17 CVD 600 Todd D. Duncan TO: Todd D. Duncan Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is a judgment dissolving the bonds of matrimony now existing between Plaintiff and Defendant and an order authorizing Plaintiff to resume the use of her maiden name. You are required to make defense to such pleading not later than August 8, 2017. Upon your failure to do so, Plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief sought.

E. Ivy Evans Johnson, Esq. Corbett & Fisler Attorney for Plaintiff P. O. Drawer 727 Burgaw, NC 28425-0727 #7797 6/29, 7/6, 7/13/2017 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF DAVID MICHAEL PETERSON All persons, firms and cooperations having claims against David MIchael Peterson, deceased, are notified to exhibit them to Catherine Marie Birmingham, as Executor of the decendent’s estate on or before October 1, 2017, at the Law Office of Pollock & Pollock, Attorneys at Law, PLLC, PO Drawer 999, Burgaw, NC 28425, or be barred from their recovery.

Debtors of the decedent are asked to make immediate payment to the above-named Executor.

Harold Lee Pollock Attorney at Law PO Drawer 999 Burgaw, NC 28425 #7798 6/29, 7/6, 7/13, 7/20/2017

Deadline for News & Ads is Friday at Noon.

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

Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices 17 SP 79 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 Rachel Monette Adeleye and Eric Adeleye to Donald W. Courtney, Trustee(s), which was dated December 9, 2010 and recorded on December 14, 2010 in Book 3863 at Page 0032, 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 July 11, 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: Beginning at a nail and cap in the curved paved centerline of Secondary Road No. 1121 said nail and cap being located along said road centerline at a point that is the following courses and distances from an old spike located in the intersection of the paved centerline of U.S. Highway No. 421 with the paved centerline of Secondary Road No. 1121; South 18 degrees 58 minutes 30 seconds East 74.69 feet, South 41 degrees 42 minutes 30 seconds West 280.69 feet, South 25 degrees 47 minutes 30 seconds West 1073.85 feet, South 23 degrees 39 minutes 22 seconds West 74.17 feet, South 17 degrees 15 minutes 29 seconds West 150.00 feet South 10 degrees 09 minutes 19 seconds West 100.00 feet and South 04 degrees 11 minutes 26 seconds West 110.00 feet and South 00 degrees 37 minutes 51.5 seconds East 60.29 feet to the Beginning; and running thence, from the Beginning, so located with curved paved centerline Secondary Road No, 1121 as it curves to the left with a radius of 1009.07 feet a cord course in distance of South 04 degrees 38 minutes 39.5 seconds East 80.16 feet to a nail and cap at the end of said curved roadway; thence, continuing with the centerline of Secondary Road No. 1121 South 06 degrees 56 minutes 15 seconds East 75.30 feet to a nail and cap in line; thence, South 83 degrees 04 minutes 57 seconds West 299.82 feet (passing over an inline iron pipe at 30.0 feet) to an iron pipe in line; thence, North 06 degrees 55 minutes 15 seconds West 149.66 feet to an iron pipe inline; thence, North 81 degrees 59 minutes 53 seconds East 303.06 feet (passing over an inline iron pipe at 273.06 feet) to the Beginning, containing .94 acres more or less after the exclusion of that portion of Secondary Road No, 1121 (60 foot right-of-way) contained within the above-described boundaries and is as surveyed by Thompson Surveying Company, PA. of Burgaw, NC in February 1986.

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

Said property is commonly known as 376 Bell Williams Road, Burgaw, NC 28425.

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

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

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 agree-

ment 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.: 17-05378-FC01 #7785 6/29, 7/6/2017 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 17-CVS-588 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

UNKNOWN HEIRS AND/OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST TO EARNEST WALKER A/K/A ERNEST WALKER, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION TO: UNKNOWN HEIRS AND/OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST TO EARNEST WALKER A/K/A ERNEST WALKER Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-titled action.

The nature of the relief sought is as follows: foreclosure sale to satisfy unpaid property taxes on your interest in the property sometimes briefly described as Lot 7, Parcel ID Number 2289-78-5027-0000 more fully described in the complaint. Plaintiff seeks to extinguish any and all claim or interest that you may have in the property.

You are required to make defense to such pleading no later than August 14, 2017.

This date: June 29, 2017.

PENDER COUNTY, By and through its Attorney Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., State Bar #: 28777 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250; Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel); chip@shermanandrodgers.com #7795 6/29, 7/6, 7/13/2017 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 15 SP 284 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Jennifer L. Munson and Keith Laquay, both married (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Keith Laquay and Jennifer Munson) to Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, Trustee(s), dated the 22nd day of May, 2006, and recorded in Book 2964, Page 263, in Pender County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Pender County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Burgaw, Pender County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 2:00 PM on July 18, 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 “C” in Building 55R and the appurtenant limited common area designated as L.C.A. “C-R” and L.C.A. “C-F” in Castle Bay Townhomes as shown on map recorded in Map Book 40 at Page 43 of the Pender County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description. Including the Unit located thereon; said Unit being located at 399 Castle Bay Drive, Unit C, Hampstead, North Carolina.

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

Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys,

employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.

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

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

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

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

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

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1190213 (FC.FAY) #7810 7/6, 7/13/2017 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 17 SP 50 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Thornton Dale Brunk and Victoria Lynn Brunk to Dan Rizzo, Trustee(s), dated the 15th day of October, 2010, and recorded in Book 3837, Page 0109, in Pender County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Pender County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Burgaw, Pender County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 2:00 PM on July 18, 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 Unit 55 in Pinnacle Ridge as shown on map recorded in Map Book 43 at Page 115, Sheets 1 through 3, inclusive of the Pender County Registry, reference to which said map is hereby made for a more particular description. Including the Unit located thereon; said Unit being located at 419 Pinnacle Parkway, Hampstead, North Carolina.

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

Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/ security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or li-

abilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.

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

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

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

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

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

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1205287 (FC.FAY) #7811 7/6, 7/13/2017 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 17 SP 72 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Donna Gail Mayberry to William R. Echols, Trustee(s), dated the 28th day of September, 2009, and recorded in Book 3688, Page 0048, in Pender County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Pender County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Burgaw, Pender County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 2:00 PM on July 18, 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 20, Willows Bay, Section One, as more particularly described in a survey plat dated April 20, 1998, prepared by Greg A. Wayne, RLS, the plat of which is duly recorded in Map Book 31 at Page 137 in the office of the Register of Deeds for Pender County, North Carolina.

Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 404 Beaver Cove Court, Rocky Point, North Carolina.

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

Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).

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

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

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

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

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

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

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm. com Case No: 1210692 (FC.FAY) #7812 7/6, 7/13/2017

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 16-CVS-997 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

MARY ANN LANKFORD HAYLER, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION TO: UNKNOWN HEIRS AND/OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST TO JAMES FRANKLIN LANKFORD Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-titled action.

The nature of the relief sought is as follows: foreclosure sale to satisfy unpaid property taxes on your interest in the property sometimes briefly described as Lot 3, Forest Sound, Parcel ID Number 3292-47-6695-0000 more fully described in the complaint.

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

You are required to make defense to such pleading no later than August 21, 2017.

This date: July 6, 2017.

PENDER COUNTY, By and Through its Attorney Scott G. Sherman State Bar #: 17596 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250 Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel) scott@shermanandrodgers.com #7803 7/6, 7/13, 7/20/2017

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 16-CVS-1035 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

BROOKE BRATTEN, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION TO: UNKNOWN HEIRS AND/OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST TO JEFFREY PAUL BRATTEN Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-titled action.

The nature of the relief sought is as follows: foreclosure sale to satisfy unpaid property taxes on your interest in the property sometimes briefly described as 8.4 acres Horseman Rd., Parcel ID Number 3256-59-52660000 more fully described in the complaint. Plaintiff seeks to extinguish any and all claim or interest that you may have in the property.

You are required to make defense to such pleading no later than August 21, 2017.

This date: July 6, 2017.

PENDER COUNTY, By and Through its Attorney Scott G. Sherman State Bar #: 17596 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250 Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel) scott@shermanandrodgers.com #7802 7/6, 7/13, 7/20/2017

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualified as Executrix of the estate of Joseph Wilbur James, deceased, of Pender County, This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Joseph Wilbur James, to present them to the undersigned on or before October 12, 2017 at 77 Little Pond Road, Rocky Point, NC 28457 or be barred from recovery. All persons Indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 6th day of July 2017.

Wanda Melvin James 77 Little Pond Road Rocky Point, NC 28457 #7807 7/6, 7/13, 7/20, 7/27/2017 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 David Joseph Edmonds, Sr., deceased, of Pender County, This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, David Joseph Edmonds, Sr., to present them to the undersigned on or before October 12, 2017 at 317 Smallwood Court, Wilmington, NC 28411 or be barred from recovery. All persons Indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 6th day of July 2017.

Joseph David Edmonds 317 Smallwood Court Wilmington, NC 28411 #7806 7/6, 7/13, 7/20, 7/27/2017 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualified as Administrator of the estate of Charles Kennard Paul, deceased, of Pender County, This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Charles Kennard Paul, to present them to the undersigned on or before October 12, 2017 at 164 Seawatch Way, Kure Beach, NC 28449 or be barred from recovery. All persons Indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 6th day of July 2017.

Shelley P. Slusser 164 Seawatch Way Kure Beach, NC 28449 #7808 7/6, 7/13, 7/20, 7/27/2017 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 Frederick Wallace Jones, deceased, of Pender County, This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Frederick Wallace Jones, to present them to the undersigned on or before October 12, 2017 at 202 LaSalle Street, Wilmington, NC 28411 or be barred from recovery. All persons Indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 6th day of July 2017.

Ellen Jones Gurganious 130 LaSalle Street Wilmington, NC 28411 #7809 7/6, 7/13, 7/20, 7/27/2017 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 Susan Rae Williams, AKA Susan Rae Russell, deceased, of Pender County, This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Susan Rae Williams, AKA Susan Rae Russell, to present them to the undersigned on or before October 12, 2017 at 10604 NC Hwy. 210, Rocky Point, NC 28457or be barred from recovery. All persons Indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 6th day of July 2017.

Marietta Devane Bostic 10604 NC Hwy. 210 Rocky Point, NC 28457 #7805 7/6, 7/13, 7/20, 7/27/2017

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Living

Don’t let sunburn derail summer fun

Many people find it impossible to think about summer without conjuring visions of spending endless hours outdoors from morning until evening, whether beachside, on the open water or even floating in a backyard pool. Although a certain measure of sun exposure is required for some natural functions of the body, it’s well documented that too much time in the sun can be hazardous to one’s health.

That’s why summer frolickers need to exercise considerable caution each time they step outside.

Taking sunburn for granted can be a big mistake. Many people wouldn’t risk burns from a hot stove or open fire, but they won’t think twice about being unprotected under the very hot rays of the sun. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says more than one-third of adults and nearly 70 percent of children admit to suffering from sunburn within the past year. Depending on the intensity of the sun and the amount of time spent outside, sunburn can be a first- or second-degree burn. In first-degree burns, damage affects the topmost layer of skin. However, sunburn can even affect deeper layers and cause blistering in addition to redness and pain.

Sunburn also can cause some irreparable damage that goes unseen. According to WebMD, ultraviolet light from the sun can alter DNA, prematurely aging skin or even contributing to skin cancers. It can take years before symptoms become noticeable. Therefore, it is best for people of all ages to exercise caution when spending time in the sun.

Sunburn is one of the most easily prevented summertime ailments. It’s also important to note that sunburns are not just limited to the hot weather or when it is sunny outside. Ultraviolet damage can occur at any time of the year, and also from artificial UV sources, such as tanning beds. Preventing sunburn is simple. s 4HE -AYO #LINIC SAYS THE SUN S RAYS ARE THE STRONGEST BETWEEN A M AND P M SO SCHEDULE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES FOR OTHER TIMES OF DAY /THERWISE LIMIT EXPOSURE TO the sun and take frequent breaks in the shade. s 7EAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING THAT COVERS THE ARMS AND LEGS 3OME OUTDOOR GEAR IS DESIGNED TO OFFER SUN PROTECTION 4IGHTLY WOVEN FABRICS TEND TO HELP THE MOST s !PPLY ˆ AND REAPPLY ˆ SUNSCREEN ,OOK FOR PRODUCTS THAT OFFER AN 30& OF OR GREATER 4HE !MERICAN !CADEMY OF $ERMATOLOGY ACTUALLY RECOMMENDS AN 30& OF or greater. Make sure the product is broad-spectrum, meaning it protects against UVA and UVB rays. Apply sunscreen thoroughly, paying attention to the tops of feet, hands and other places that tend to go untreated. Reapply every two hours or more frequently, if necessary. s "ASE TANS DO NOT PROTECT THE SKIN 2ESEARCH DOES NOT SUPPORT THE HABIT OF GETTING A TAN TO PREVENT SUBSEQUENT SUNBURN s 0ROTECT THE FACE AND EYES BY WEARING A WIDE BRIMMED HAT AND HIGHLY RATED 56 PROTECTION SUNGLASSES 4HE 3KIN #ANCER &OUNDATION SAYS A PERSON S RISK FOR MELANOMA DOUBLES IF HE OR SHE HAS HAD lVE OR MORE SUNBURNS 5SE PROTECTION STAY HYDRATED AND PLAY IT SMART to enjoy summer to the fullest.

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Religion

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The worker

By Rev. Ken Smith Atkinson Baptist Church Special to the Post & Voice

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Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

2 Timothy 2:15 My first public job was working at K-Mart. I was fifteen years old and my mother had challenged me on a Monday morning to find a job before Friday if I wanted to buy a car.

I applied to every local business with hopes that I could find a part-time job that would allow me the freedom of owning a car.

I received the same response from those hiring and those that were not, “With no experience, we are unable to employee you at this time.�

One business I annoyed each day that week was KMart. Finally by that Friday, I felt discouraged, defeated and still without a job, but I was determined not to go home that afternoon without employment.

The manager of K-mart said, “you’ve been every day this week and asked about a job, if you work half as hard once hired as you have to get this job then I know we will be a winning combination together.�

I refused to let my manager, mother or myself down and put every effort into my new job. Five years after that conversation, I was now one of the youngest managers for K-Mart. I gave my very best efforts and had received employee of the year twice.

I enjoyed my job because I knew how difficult it was to acquire it.

I recently read that onethird of Americans would say, “I hate my job.� Also two-thirds of workers feel they labor in the wrong career. Do you feel stress on Sunday night knowing that you will be clocking into a job you detest?

I wonder if we took God to work with us what our attitude would be. Maybe we all should read every Monday morning The Apostle Paul wrote

4 C’sFood pantry in Hampstead The Christian Community Caring Center distributed food locally to those in need.

The food pantry is generously supported by local churches, businesses and individuals.

The 4C’s Food Pantry is open Monday, Wednesday, and

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

in Colossians 3:23-24, “And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.�

It doesn’t matter to the Creator of the universe if we are the custodian or a CEO. God wants us to mirror Him at whatever career that we might have.

A.W. Tozer in his book The Pursuit of God said, “Let us practice the fine art of making every work a priestly ministration. Let us believe that God is in all our simple deeds and learn to find Him there.�

You might not even consider yourself a missionary at work, but never forget you are in fact going to represent our Master.

This week pray and ask God to show you opportunities at your job to share His love and mercy.

If you haven’t already, memorize the following Bible verses about work this upcoming week.

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“All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.� s7EDNESDAY 'ENESIS

“The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.� s4HURSDAY 0HILIPPIANS 2:14, “Do all things without complaining and disputing.� s&RIDAY 0ROVERBS

“The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.�

What a difference it will Located inside make when we use even our SOUTHERN PRINTING professions to advance the Kingdom of God. One day all 203 S. Dudley St. • Burgaw, NC 910.259.4807 workers in Christ’s Kingdom will hear the words of the Master, “Well done, good and faithful servant.â€?

Until we hear those words Ants • Fleas • Ticks • Spiders • Flies let us work with joy for Him.

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July 16 s#HAPEL BY THE "AY LOCATED AT Michigan Ave. in Lanier’s Campground, Surf City will be having their annual Vacation Bible School this summer, July 16-19 from 5-8 p.m. ages 3-11 The theme this year is “Back Stage with the Bible.� Go to the church website at chapelbythebay.com for registration and more information.

Send church news to posteditor@post-voice.com

Each Wednesday 11 a.m. until 1p.m.

New Born Church of God, 105 Rocky Point Training School Rd. Off Hwy 117 in Rocky Point.

Contact Church (910) 675-9535 or Eva Williams (910) 470-8192.

910.392.3275 910.270.1190 www.tri-countypestcontrol.net

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Most all types of bread from white to multigrain to hamburger and hotdog buns are available.

Free Summer Activities and lunch for kids

Financing Available Locally Owned & Operated

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

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Barlow Vista Baptist Church

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July 9th - 14th 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Church Directory BARLOW VISTA BAPTIST CHURCH

NEW BEGINNING CHURCH

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

corner of Fremont & Wright Street (Courthouse Square) Burgaw, N.C. • 910-619-8063

Sunday Service 10:30 a.m.

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

Wednesday Night Bible Study 7:00 p.m.

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

All are welcome! Pastor Bill Howell

FRIENDLY COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH

1730 US Hwy. 117 N. • Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-3046

CENTERVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH

Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship 11 a.m., 6 p.m. www.fcbcb.org

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

ST. M ARY’S CHURCH

An Episcopal - Lutheran Community 506 S. McNeil Street, Burgaw, NC 28425 910.259.5541

BURGAW PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

200 E. Fremont St. • Burgaw, NC 28425

CURRIE COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH

ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER CATHOLIC CHURCH

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

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

WATHA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 910-470-4436

Pastor John Fedoronko

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

CALVARY CHAPEL COMMUNITY CHURCH

MISSION BAPTIST CHURCH

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

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

Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m.

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

JORDANS CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

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

607 S. Walker Street • Burgaw, NC 28425

FAITH HARBOR UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

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

BURGAW UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

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

MOORES CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH

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

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

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

160 Camp Kirkwood Road, Watha, NC

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

www.BurgawBaptistChurch.org

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

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

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

Sunday Worship Service with Holy Eucharist: 11 a.m. www.stmaryschurchburgawnc.org

BURGAW BAPTIST CHURCH

100 E. Bridgers Street • Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-4310

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

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

Wednesday Bible Study: 7 p.m.

THE CHURCH AT WILMINGTON

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

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

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

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

ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC CHURCH

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thursday: Youth Group 6:30 p.m.

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Tasty Summer Recipes

Hope’s Cooking Corner

Watermelon pickles with raspberries Makes three pint jars of pickles. These are a nice treat to go with summer meals. The pickles are made from the watermelon flesh.

Pickling mixture ½ cup water 2 cloves garlic, minced 1-2 teaspoons pickling spices Pinch of salt ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon or Chinese Five-Spice powder ½ cup red wine vinegar 4 tablespoons g ranulated sugar Watermelon pickles 2 cups watermelon, cut into small cubes 1 cup fresh raspberries ½ cup red onion, diced In a large non-reactive pot combine water, garlic, pickling spices, salt, vinegar, cinnamon, and sugar. Bring to a boil. Set aside to cool.

Place watermelon cubes, raspberries, and onions alternately in three-pint jars. Pour cooled pickling mixture on top. Chill for an hour or two.

Refrigerate and serve after two days and eat within a week.

Summer tomato-spinach quiche with feta cheese 1 8-inch pie pastry rolled out to fit into a 9-inch pie dish and over the rim 5 large eggs 2/3 cup heavy cream 160ml ½ cup half-and-half 1 10-ounce package frozen chopped spinach, drained and pressed dry; or two cups fresh baby spinach, chopped

Ÿ cup grated parmesan 1 teaspoon dried sweet basil Pinch of salt and black pepper, to taste 6 ounces Feta cheese, coarsely crumbled ½ pound cherry tomatoes 1 teaspoon olive oil Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Lightly grease a 9-inch deep-dish pie plate and fit the rolled out pastry inside and over the rim. Prick the bottom multiple times with a fork.

Place a piece of baking parchment on the pastry and cover with pie weights (or dried beans). Bake the pastry for 10 minutes, remove the pie weights and continue baking for another 6-8 minutes, until a golden brown. Remove from oven. And let cool for five minutes.

Filling Whisk the eggs with the cream and half-and-half in a large bowl. Stir in the spinach, parmesan, basil, salt and pepper.

Lower the heat to 350 degrees. Sprinkle the feta cheese over the bottom of the pastry and pour the egg filling over it.

Brush the tomatoes with the olive oil and arrange them in the filling.

Bake the quiche for 20 minutes, then cover the rim with either a pie shield or aluminum foil. Finish baking for another 30-35 minutes or until the filling is set in the middle.

Let the quiche rest for 10 minutes before serving, or cool completely and then chill, covered, for up to 24 hours.

Marinated green tomatoes 1½ pounds green tomatoes, cored and cut into ½-inch wedges 2 cups water ½ cup white wine vinegar or rice vinegar Dressing Ÿ cup white or rice vinegar Ÿ cup olive oil Ÿ cup chopped parsley Ÿ cup chopped fresh mint

(optional) Pinch of salt and fresh ground black pepper, to taste 1 tablespoon granulated sugar In a saucepan bring two cups water and ½ cup vinegar to a boil. Add the tomatoes in batches and cook until crisp tender, about three minutes; drain and let cool.

In a serving bowl whisk together dressing mixture of vinegar, olive oil, parsley, mint (optional), salt, pepper, and sugar. Add the tomatoes to dressing and toss. Cover and refrigerate 4-6 hours or overnight.

Great creamy coleslaw 16 ounces coleslaw mix 1 large carrot grated Ÿ medium sweet or Vidalia onion, diced or thinly sliced 2/3 cup mayonnaise, or for a nice taste use Miracle whip 3 tablespoons vegetable oil ½ cup granulated sugar 1 tablespoon white vinegar Pinch of salt and fresh ground black pepper, to taste In a small bowl whisk together mayonnaise, vegetable oil, ½ cup sugar, vinegar, salt and pepper, until well combined. Adjust seasoning to your desired taste.

In a large serving bowl toss the coleslaw mix along with onion and grated carrot. Pour salad dressing mix on top of the coleslaw and stir to coat the slaw evenly. Cover and refrigerate for 6-7 hours or overnight before serving.

Broiled pork chops Asian style 4 1-inch thick bone in pork rib chops, about 10-ounces each, fat trimmed 5 tablespoons soy sauce 2 cloves garlic, minced then smashed 2 tablespoons brown sugar, packed Salt and fresh ground black pepper, to taste 2 teaspoons olive oil 1 tablespoon honey In a baking dish, stir to-

gether soy sauce, garlic, honey, salt, pepper, olive oil, and sugar. Add pork chops, turning to coat. Cover with plastic wrap, and marinate in refrigerator for at least two hours.

Preheat broiler. Remove pork chops from marinade and arrange on a baking/broiling sheet; reserve marinade.

Place pork chops under broiler, and cook minutes, rotating pan once. Remove from broiler. Turn chops over and spoon some of the reserved marinade over the tops. Return to broiler, and cook until just done, 4-6 minutes more.

Easy strawberry sorbet 1 quart ripe strawberries, hulled and chopped Ÿ cup granulated sugar pinch of salt 1½ teaspoons cornstarch 1½ teaspoons hot water 1½ tablespoons fresh lemon juice Place the hulled berries in a food processor or a blender and puree until smooth. Combine puree, Ÿ cup sugar, and pinch of salt in a saucepan.

Heat until sugar is dissolved.

Whisk 1½ teaspoons cornstarch into 1½ teaspoons hot water and stir into berry mixture. Heat a couple more minutes until slightly thickened. Remove from heat and stir in 1½ tablespoons lemon juice. Taste and adjust sugar and lemon as needed. Allow to cool.

When cool, pour into a metal baking pan lined with parchment paper (allow paper to hang over sides for ease in handling). Freeze until firm.

When firm, remove from freezer and allow to thaw just enough to puree in the blender or food processor again (this will ensure a good texture).

Then pour back into the parchment lined pan and freeze until ready to serve. Allow to sit for a minute or two before scooping into serving dishes.

Thursday, July6 s4HE +IWANIS #LUB OF (AMPSTEAD WILL MEET AT A M AT the Sawmill Grill on Hwy. 17 in Hampstead. s!LCOHOLICS !NONYMOUS WILL MEET FROM NOON P M AT the Surf City Community Center. Call 328.4887 for more information. s0ENDER #OUNTY -USEUM IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR FREE (donations are welcome) every Thursday and Friday from 1-4 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Group tours are available at other times by contacting the Museum at 259-8543 by email at penderhist@hotmail.com. s7OMEN IN .ETWORKING MEETING EVERY 4HURSDAY FROM A M AT /LDE 0OINT #OUNTRY #LUB s"INGO WILL BE HELD AT THE 4OPSAIL "EACH !SSEMBLY "UILDing, 720 Channel Boulevard, each Thursday, June 15-Aug. $OORS OPEN AT P M WITH EARLY BIRD BINGO AT P M regular bingo at 7 p.m. Fun for the entire family. Concessions available and free parking. s 4 H E ( A M P S T E A D , I O N S # L U B M E E T S O N T H E F I R S T and third Thursday of the month at noon at Topsail Presbyterian Church Highway 17. For more infor mation about the Lions Club please call Val at 910-231-6003. s.ORTHEAST 2URITAN #LUB MEETS THE lRST 4HURSDAY OF EACH month with breakfast for supper from 5-8 p.m. at The Pink SupPER (OUSE .# 7ALLACE Friday, July 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, July 11 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 4OPSAIL 3ENIOR #ENTER 5 3 (WY IN (AMPSTEAD 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 ,EGION "UILDING 5 3 (WY IN (AMPSTEAD Wednesday, July 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 P M AT THE "ELVEDERE #OUNTRY #LUB #OUNTRY Club Drive in Hampstead.

Thursday, July 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 Shelter Program funds must tours are available at other times by contacting the MuCONTACT 7ESLEY " $AVIS ,O- seum at 259-8543 by email at penderhist@hotmail.com.

CAL "OARD CHAIR AT 0 / "OX s7OMEN IN .ETWORKING MEETING EVERY 4HURSDAY FROM "URGAW .# FOR AN A M AT /LDE 0OINT #OUNTRY #LUB application. The deadline for s"INGO WILL BE HELD AT THE !SSEMBLY "UILDING #HANNEL applications to be received is Boulevard, Topsail Beach each Thursday, June 15-Aug. July 7, 2017. $OORS OPEN AT P M WITH EARLY BIRD BINGO AT P M Topsail Lions Club adds regular bingo at 7 p.m. Fun for the Entire Family. Concesbreakfast meetings.

If you always wanted to see sions available and free parking.

Friday July 14 what The Hampstead Lion’s Club is all about but could not s0ENDER #OUNTY -USEUM OPEN P M attend a noon meeting, now s4HE -ARINE #ORPS ,EAGUE $ETACHMENT MEETS FOR is your chance. Come have breakfast at the Sawmill Grill in Hampstead at 8 a.m. each breakfast at The Village CafÊ Friday. in Hampstead Monday June 5, July 3, and Aug. 7 at 8 a.m.

The second meeting of the month will still be held on the third Thursday of the month at Topsail Presbyterian Church on Highway 17 at noon. Bring your brown bag lunch.

For more information call Val at 910-231-6003 or Elaine at 201-704-5604.

COMMUNITY NEWS & EVENTS

Federal funds awarded Pender County has been awarded federal funds made available through the department of homeland security (DHS)/federal emergency management agency under the emergency food and shelter national board program.

Pender County has been chosen to receive $ 27,624 to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in the county. The selection was MADE BY A .ATIONAL "OARD THAT IS CHAIRED BY THE 5 3 $EPARTment of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency and consists of representatives from American Red Cross; Catholic ChariTIES 53! .ATIONAL #OUNCIL OF the Churches of Christ in the 53! 4HE *EWISH &EDERATIONS OF .ORTH !MERICA 4HE 3ALVATION !RMY AND 5NITED 7AY Worldwide.

The Local Board was charged to distribute funds appropriated by Congress to help expand the capacity of food and shelter programs in high-need areas around the country.

A local board made up of 5NITED 7AY 0ENDER #HRISTIAN Services, Pender Adult Services, Inc., Safe Haven, and Catholic Charities will determine how the funds awarded to Pender County are to be distributed among the emergency food and shelter programs run by local service agencies in the area. The Local Board is responsible for recommending agencies to receive these funds and any additional funds made available under this phase of the program.

5NDER THE TER MS OF THE GRANT FROM THE .ATIONAL "OARD

local agencies chosen to reCEIVE FUNDS MUST BE PRIVATE

voluntary non-profits or units of government, 2) be eligible to receive Federal funds, 3) have an accounting system, 4) practice nondiscrimination, 5) have demonstrated the capability to deliver emergency food and/or shelter programs, and 6) if they are a private voluntary organization, have a voluntary board. Qualifying agencies are urged to apply.

Pender County has distributed Emergency Food and Shelter funds previously with Pender Christian Services, Pender Adult Services, Inc., Safe Haven, and Catholic Charities participating. These agencies were responsible for providing more than 7,000 meals and 750 nights of lodging and utility assistance in Pender County.

Public or private voluntary agencies interested in applying for Emergency Food and

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Topsail Basketball Association Summer Skills Camp July 24-27

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The Pender County unit of the North Carolina Retired School Personnel continued their visitation of historic sites with a visit to the St. Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church in Saint Helena. The history of the church was presented by Ann Mizerak and Mary Bakan. Printed information was provided to members of the group which detailed many aspects of the church’s history. There are three remaining members of St. Peter and Paul’s, who still maintain the church to preserve the historical signiďŹ cance of the church in the community and to honor those who worked and sacriďŹ ced to build a place of worship in Saint Helena. The group later enjoyed lunch at Bandana’s in Burgaw. Pictured above are members of the Pender County unit of the North Carolina Retired School Personnel along with Ann Mizerak and Mary Bakan.

Three Weeks left to register Join Topsail Basketball Association and Topsail High School for a week of basketball drills and skills.

Register now, space is limited to the first 80 registrants.

Rising third through rising eighth grade, boys and girls. $60/Per Registrant Register on line through July 10 July 24 8:15-8:45 a.m. check in Camp runs from 9 a.m. until noon Topsail High School Gymnasium Register online at www.topsailbasketball.com through Monday, July 10th.

Space limited to the first 80 registrants.

Payment is due at the time of online registration. For additional information, contact topsailbasketball@gmail.com.

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Union Rescue Squad ‘s 2017 Fourth of July Celebration

Staff Photos by Katie H. Pettigrew

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