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Volume 47, No. 44
In this edition... Would you like to learn to work with steel? How about weaving baskets? Poplar Grove Plantation offers workshops in blacksmithing, basket making and more. Read about it on page 1B. Pender County high school volleyball teams are getting ready for the 2017 season. Read more in Sports on page 8A.
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Outer Banks power problems drive vacationers to Topsail By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher Vacationers left in the dark on the Outer Banks found a ray of sunshine on Topsail Island in recent weeks. When the lights went out on the Outer Banks, vacationers were told to evacuate Ocracoke and Hatteras. “The tourism office received calls,” said Tammy Proctor, director of Pender County Tourism. “Families didn’t want to cancel their vacations and they wanted to know about Topsail.”
Pender Sunday alcohol sales to begin at 10 a.m.
Lisa Sparrow, owner of Starfish Realty, said the office was insanely busy. “We have received many calls from renters trying to find an opening for a vacation rental,” Sparrow said. “We are happy that we were able to provide them a silver lining in such a horrible situation.” Cathy Medlin, owner of Island Real Estate, said their phones immediately began rin g in g an d vacati o ners walked into the office “to save their vacations.” “When potential visitors call the office, we try to offer
suggestions tailored to their family,” said Proctor. “We ask if they are traveling with children and or grandparents. We ask if they know about the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center. We ask if they want to cruise the Intracoastal Waterway; if they want a fishing charter; and if they like history.” Proctor said if visitors say they love historical sites, the tourism office shares information about Missiles and More Museum, Moores Creek National Battlefield, and the Historic Train Depot in Burgaw.
“We direct folks to our website, visitpender.com, and the Greater Topsail Area Chamber of Commerce free app,” said Proctor. Proctor said the inquiries provided the tourism office with an opportunity to share information about accommodations, attractions, shopping, and dining. “Pender County has so much to offer,” she added. “We empathize with the small businesses on the Outer Banks,” said Proctor. “But we are pleased vacationers didn’t abandon the Carolina
Coast.” “It was such a horrible thing for all of the residents, business owners and tenants to have to go through in Cape Hatteras and the Outer Banks area,” said Sparrow. “We just hope one positive is that they are finding out how wonderful Topsail Island is.” Tourism is vital to the North Carolina economy. In Pender County, according to the latest spending statistics, visitors spent $93 million in one year. Busy summer on Topsail Island
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Never a bad day fishing
From Staff Reports Pender County Commissioners approved a resolution to allow beer and wine sales on Sunday beginning at 10 a.m. Currently, sales are allowed to begin at noon. The move will only affect unincorporated areas of Pender County. The North Carolina General Assembly authorized local governments to begin alcohol sales at 10 a.m. on Sundays with legislation passed June 29. The county resolution will not affect municipalities within the county. The local town governments will determine the time of Sunday alcohol sales within their municipal limits.
Sloop Point Loop/U.S. 17 intersection lights delayed By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher The addition of special warning lights and traffic light systems at the Sloop Point Loop Road and U.S. 17 southern intersection has been delayed. NCDOT engineer Jessi Leonard says the work was originally scheduled for last week, but more pressing situations in other locations caused a delay. In an email to Commissioner David Williams, Leonard said “We have two signals in two other counties that we must get installed prior to school starting and have site visits scheduled with the power companies
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Staff photo by Andy Pettigrew
Someone once said a bad day fishing is better than a good day at work. Although not catching much, this fisherman enjoyed a beautiful sunset on the Intracoastal Waterway on the south end of Topsail Island.
Not total, but close at 96 percent Aug. 21
Pender going dark in the eclipse of 2017
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By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher Pender County is going dark Aug. 21, so get your special glasses now. Although the big eclipse of 2017 won’t be total here, it will cause an extreme reduction in sunlight. At the peak of the eclipse, 96 percent of the sun will be blocked, meaning only four percent of the sun will be visible during the peak of the eclipse.
Even beforee the Outer Banks power problems, Surf City Mayor Doug Medlin says this has been one of the busiest summers he can remember on Topsail Island – and he’s been around a long time. “Just about all the businesses I’ve talked to this year say they are up. It’s just been a lot more traffic. We have seen a lot of folks from the Outer Banks,” Medlin said. “I hate it for them, but we are glad to take them. I’ve seen a lot of folks coming this week that were originally headed to the Outer Banks.”
From Staff Reports In a marathon report to Pe n d e r C o u n t y C o m m i s sioners lasting more than 90 minutes, North Carolina Department of Transportation officials outlined changes and revisions to projects in Hampstead and other areas of the county. The report was given during Monday’s commission meeting. In summary, two major revisions to Hampstead projects were announced. The controversial midtown exchange proposed in the U.S. 17 Bypass project has been eliminated. Access to the Bypass from Business 17 (existing U.S. 17) will be made on Hoover Road. The road, which currently is a dead end, will connect with the new bypass with changes made at the Hoover Road and Business 17 intersection. The change will also give an alternate access and exit for traffic associated with South Topsail Elementary School – all traffic will not have to use Business 17 to access the school. Also, DOT of ficials announced the future construction of a connector street from Factory Road to the U.S. 17 and N.C. 210 intersection near the Food Lion shopping center and the Hampstead Post Office. Mowers Currently, Factory Road intersects with U.S.17 just north of the N.C. 210 intersection and is a very high traffic, congested area. The new connector street will allow traffic along Factory road to access U.S. 17 at a traffic light, rather than attempting to cross several lanes of traffic. Additional projects outlined in the DOT report to commissioners will be covered in next week’s Post & Voice.
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The experts tell us the last time we had an eclipse of this magnitude was back in 1970. I remember that one. We were running around at school with boxes on our heads with a pinhole in one end looking at a little dot that was the sun. They also say there won’t be another in North Carolina until 2078. I think Andy III will enjoy that one. We will be close to total, but alas, no ci-
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Burgaw Middle holds summer enrichment camp By Lori Kirkpatrick Post & Voice Staff Writer T h e B u r g aw M i d d l e 21st Century Summer Enrichment Camp was held for two weeks in July. The camp focused on enrichment and motivation for rising sixth, seventh and eighth grade students from Burgaw Middle School, Cape Fear Middle School and West Pender Middle School. A variety of activities took place at this year’s summer program. These were made possible through the collaboration of several community partners and business professionals from the Burgaw area. Sally Fields is the Pender County Programs Manager for Communities in Schools of Cape Fear. She said this was the second year that students participated in a Respect program, facilitated through the Pender County District Attorney’s office. The program was created by District Attorney Legal Assistant Steve Crall of the Fifth prosecutorial district. During the program, several professional volunteers spoke to the students about ways to respect themselves, others and their community. This year’s topic included information and strategies to recognize and stop domestic violence, respecting oneself enough to get out of bad situations, respecting oneself by planning for the future and creating goals; and respecting oneself by learning how to dress in specific environments, i.e. church, interviews, school and on dates. The boys also learned how to tie ties. Steve Crall led these activities, along with Eliza-
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beth Craver, Clerk of Superior Court; and attorneys Rhett Pollock and Brett Wentz. Students also visited the Pender County Courthouse to observe a mock trial with the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Center’s Teen Court program. The honorable Kent Harrell volunteered his time and allowed the students to visit the courtroom. During the mock trial, ADR’s Mackenzie Wetherill and teen court volunteers demonstrated how the process works. A tour the Pender County Jail was also made possible by the Pender County Sheriff ’s office and Captain Sam Jones. Summer campers participated in other activities, as well. They were able to pay a visit to MoJotone Music to tour the workshop and warehouse. Owner Michael
McWhorter made it possible for the students to learn about the business and to see some production in action. The kids created their own self-portraits with multimedia artist and owner of Emerge Studio Art, Cheryl Holt. They also participated in volleyball drills with Pender High’s Girls Volleyball team and coaches Matt and Brittney Davis. Students even brushed up on some cooking skills during the camp. They learn how to make homemade biscuits with June Tilden. They also had the opportunity to prepare a healthy take home meal with Pender County Cooks, a nonprofit created by Jennifer Kornegay. Field trips included a visit to Fayetteville State University and the Museum of Natural Science in Raleigh. Guest speakers included District At-
Pender EMS & Fire Report Eclipse Continued from page 1A July 30- Aug. 5 Pender EMS Report Total number of Patient Contacts: 214 Calls per Station Burgaw Station 1 32 Sloop Point Station 14 32 Hampstead Station 16 26 Surf City Station 23 39 Topsail Beach Station 4 6 Union Station 5 18 Rocky Point Station 7 34 Atkinson Station 9 16 Maple Hill Station 13 9 Scott Hill Station 18 0 Hwy 421 Station 29 2 Type of Calls Cancelled: 32 Refusals: 63 Stand by: 5 Transported: 102 Treated/released: 12 Fire Department Reports Total Calls: 49 Calls per Station Rescue Station 1 Burgaw 6 Fire Station 13 Maple Hill 5 Fire Station 14 Sloop Point 13 Fire Station 16 Hampstead 6 Fire Station 18 Scotts Hill 1 Fire Station 21 Long Creek 10 Fire Station 29 Hwy 421 5 EMS St. 4 Topsail Beach 3 Fire Call Type Summary Fire 4 Motor Vehicle Crash 9 Search and Rescue 0 EMS First Response 27 Cancelled 8 Ocean Rescue 1
gar. If you want to be totally in the dark, you won’t have to go very far south of Myrtle Beach to find darkness. Charleston is in the path of totality. Sounds dangerous. A total eclipse will be visible from within a narrow corridor that traverses the United States. The path of the moon’s shadow begins in the northern Pacific and crosses the United States from west to east through parts of Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia, and South Carolina. A partial eclipse will be visible from a much larger region covering all of North America . The wester n mountains of North Carolina, including Nantahala National Forest lie within the path of totality. The shadow quickly sweeps across the North Carolina mountains before entering South Carolina, the final state in the eclipse track. The total eclipse will cover much of South Carolina, including Greenville, Anderson, Columbia, Sumter, Orangeburg, and Charleston. We vacationed in the western mountains of North Carolina a couple of weeks ago. They are having a good time with the eclipse. I picked up an Eclipse 2017 t-shirt in Franklin. The eclipse will begin about
torney Ben David, who spoke to students about respecting themselves and others, social media safety and bullying. The kids were also visited by motivational speaker and Spoken Word Poet, LIFE. “This program would not be possible without the partnership with Pender County Schools. I would like to thank Caroline Goodwin, Principal of Burgaw Middle School for hosting our camp for the third year,� said Fields. She continued, “Communities in Schools of Cape Fear is a nonprofit that specializes in dropout prevention in schools of New Hanover and Pender County. CIS of Cape Fear is a recipient of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Grant, federally funded
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Continued on page 7A 1:20 p.m., with the peak of the eclipse occurring at 2:48 p.m. The sun will completely return by 4:10 p.m. Those areas experiencing totality will be in the dark for about 2.5 minutes. If you are going to find the darkness, enjoy it – it won’t last long. Before this event, the last two total eclipses visible in North Carolina were on Mar. 7, 1970, and May 28, 1900. Eye safety Every total eclipse of the sun begins and ends with a partial eclipse. The partial phases require eye protection to be viewed safely. It is never safe to look at the partial phases of an eclipse without proper protection. Seeing a partial eclipse can in fact be done safely with proper eye protection. But if you choose to stare at the sun without proper equipment and techniques to ensure your safety, then you will likely do damage to your eyes. Bad idea. Eclipse facts s4HE AVERAGE WIDTH OF THE path of totality is 71.5 miles across North Carolina. s4HE CENTRAL LINE COVERS A distance of 42 miles across North Carolina. s4HE AVERAGE CENTRAL LINE duration of totality is 2 minutes 38 seconds across North Carolina. s4HE AVERAGE SPEED OF THE Moon’s shadow is 1,452 mph across North Carolina. s!FTER THE !UG ECLIPSE the next two total solar eclipses visible from North Carolina will be May 11, 2078, and Sept. 14, 2099.
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Hampstead convenience site moved From Staff Reports The new Hampstead Solid Waste Convenience Site at 250 Transfer Station Rd. is now open. “The site is located on Transfer Station Road, off U.S. Hwy 17, is between Clayton Homes and Andrew’s Sea Lawn Memorial Park,” said Randell Woodruff, Pender County manager. Transfer Station Road, which runs from U.S. Hwy 17
to Country Club Drive, us a safer location for citizens to enter and exit, added Mack. “The Pender County Board of Commissioners moved the solid waste center from U.S. Hwy 17 to a safer location for our citi-z ens,” said Woodruff. The Commercial Transfer Station Scale and Scale House have been moved to the 250 Transfer Station Rd. site. “A private developer is cur-
rently constructing the road extension,” said Woodruff. “Road construction should be complete by the fall of 2017 which will allow citizens easy exiting onto Country Club Drive.” Both sites are now open and available for public use. For more information regarding the new Hampstead Solid Waste Convenience Site, please call Pender County Utilities at 910-259-1570.
Water meeting Aug. 16 in Hampstead By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher Hampstead residents will meet with officials from Utilities Inc. Aug. 16 at the Hampstead Pender County Annex. The meeting is in response to Utilities Inc. requesting a rate increase from the State Utilities Commission. The company provides water for the Belvedere subdivision as well as other neighborhoods in eastern Pender County. Belvedere has experienced
trouble with their water system, prompting residents to request a meeting with Utilities Inc. The meeting is open to all Hampstead customers of Utilities Inc. In a letter to the N.C. Utilities Commission, Pender Commissioners David Williams and George Brown asked the Commission to defer any action on a rate increase until needed repairs had been made. “I’m anticipating a good turnout. Water is a hot top-
ic, especially with what is happening with GenX and the Cape Fear River, which doesn’t have any effect on this situation,” Williams said. “Water is, and will continue to be, more of a precious resource.” Williams said he will attend the Aug. 16 meeting, along with county attorney Trey Thurman to help with legal questions. The meeting at the Hampstead Government Annex will begin at 7 p.m.
Hurricane experts raise storm prediction From Staff Reports Colorado State University hurricane researchers continue to predict an aboveaverage Atlantic hurricane season. They cite both neutral El Niño-Souther n Oscillation (ENSO) conditions and a warmer than normal tropical Atlantic as the primary reasons for this above-average prediction. The tropical eastern and central Pacific currently have slightly warmer-than-normal sea surface temperatures, but the odds of an El Niño event have diminished considerably from what was anticipated in earlier outlooks. The tropical Atlantic has been much war mer than normal for the past several months, and is likely to remain so, therefore providing more fuel for developing tropical cyclones. However, the far North Atlantic remains quite cold, and this tends to create atmospheric conditions associated with increased sinking and drying motion. In general though, overall conditions appear to indicate that an above-average Atlantic hurricane season is
the most likely scenario. The CSU Tropical Meteorology Project team is predicting a total of 11 additional named storms to form after Aug. 1, raising the total for the season to 16. Of those, researchers expect eight to become hurricanes and three to reach major hurricane strength (Saffir/ Simpson category 3-4-5) with sustained winds of 111 miles per hour or greater. These forecast numbers do not include Tropical Cyclones Arlene, Bret, Cindy, Don and Emily which formed prior to Aug. 1. The team bases its forecasts on more than 60 years of historical data that include Atlantic sea surface temperatures, sea level pressures, vertical wind shear levels (the change in wind direction and speed with height in the atmosphere), El Niño (warming of waters in the central and eastern tropical Pacific), and other factors. So far, the 2017 hurricane season is exhibiting characteristics similar to 1953, 1969, 1979, 2001 and 2004. “In general, most of these seasons experienced somewhat above-average activity,
with 2004 being an extraordinarily active season,” said Phil Klotzbach, research scientist in the Department of Atmospheric Science and lead author of the report. The team predicts that 2017 hurricane activity will be about 145 percent of the average season. By comparison, 2016’s hurricane activity was about 150 percent of the average season. This is the 34th year that the CSU hurricane research team has issued the Atlantic basin seasonal hurricane forecast. The late William Gray, professor in the Department of Atmospheric Science for over 40 years, launched the report in 1984. The CSU forecast is intended to provide a best estimate of activity to be experienced during the upcoming season – not an exact measure. Michael Bell, associate professor in the Department of Atmospheric Science at CSU and co-author of the report, cautioned coastal residents to take proper precautions. “It takes only one landfall event near you to make this an active season,” Bell said.
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“That is a very dangerous intersection. My family and I drive through there every day. Hardly a week goes by that I don’t see a car stopped in the middle of the intersection because they almost ran the light,” Williams said. The safety system at the intersection will feature a dynamic red extension that will monitor the traffic on U.S. 17 and will extend the red time for vehicles entering from Sloop Point Loop Road if the system detects opposing traffic approaching on U.S. 17 that could
possibly run the red light. The new light system at Sloop Point Loop Road is one of a number of new safety designs along the U.S. 17 corridor through Hampstead the NCDOT will be working on the coming years.
Continued from page 1A for those next week. I am sorry for the delay and we will wrap up the remaining work at Sloop Point Loop Road as soon as we can.” Pender County Commissioner David Williams said he had hoped to have the new light system in by now, but understands that the DOT has systems that need to be installed before school begins.
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Take a breath and keep your eyes open There are a few facts that can’t be argued: Chemours shouldn’t have dumped a chemical in the Cape Fear River until they knew for sure of its long-term effects. The state and federal governments should have had a better handle on what goes into the river. Nobody is sure exactly what The truth of the matter GenX can or will do to humans, is that chemicals, both but dumping chemicals in any benign and malevolent, river or waterway is never a have been poured into good thing. What has been saddening, our rivers for centuries. however, is the gasoline poured Man has never been very on a fire which might not be good at thinking about more than a candle. what today’s golliwog We are not, by any means, great thing might do two suggesting ignoring the GenX or three generations problem; what we would suggest is some cool heads prevail- from now. ing. Blaming every childhood disease, cancer diagnosis and other ailment on GenX, even before the initial tests have been completed, does nothing more than make civil liability lawyers rich. The truth of the matter is that chemicals, both benign and malevolent, have been poured into our rivers for centuries. Man has never been very good at thinking about what today’s golliwog great thing might do two or three generations from now. Remember how DDT was going to wipe out malaria and other insect-borne diseases? Well, it did – and nearly wiped out beneficial species of bugs and birds, as well as affecting humans. We would never, ever suggest that GenX is just a tempest in a teapot, although it might be. We don’t care for the pitchfork and torches attitude being whipped up by politicians, activists, and scientists who may or may not have a stake in proving they have discovered the latest threat to national security since ISIS. Chemours has ceased dumping GenX, and their permit won’t be renewed. Regulators are taking a closer look at what big companies are allowed to release into waterways. Specialists are trying to determine if GenX has any deleterious effects on humans, and criminal investigators are standing by to respond accordingly. If your water comes from a municipal system, is it safe to drink? It’s likely no more dangerous than it was before the GenX news broke. Still, it’s up to you and your family to decide exactly how cautious you should be. Only you can determine your comfort level. There may be a time when the people have a responsibility to demand Chemours be punished for poisoning the drinking water, but there might not be, too. For the time being, the best we can do is research what is best for our own families, make sure our public leaders know their duty to protect the general public, and wait. Perhaps this was a good thing, in that the Chemours controversy will undoubtedly lead to more stringent standards for disposing of potentially dangerous – or unknown – chemicals. Disregard the self-serving hype, and take a deep breath. There may soon be a time to sharpen the pitchforks and light the torches, but there’s no indication we need to storm the castle right this very minute.
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Bill Messer Drive around pretty much anywhere these days and you will notice more and more rooftops are being covered with big black flat panels. Some of them solar pre-heat water to supply the hot water heater, and other panels absorb sunlight and turn it directly into electricity. Many roofs have both. Some solar PV (photovoltaic) electrical systems provide power to the home; in others, the electricity can be sold directly to the utility, and the difference between
electricity supplied and electricity used is reflected in the power bill. And that’s not all: a new system allows a third-party to install their system on your roof, a lease arrangement, and another system lets homeowners use electricity produced by a community arrangement - a local solar farm. The various solutions are in serious consideration because it is no longer a hobby, of a geeky nerd project, and now it has attracted the attention of big business, and the business is about to become really BIG. Recently, I had a chance to meet a neighbor, Dennis Stein, and asked him to tell me about his system and installation. “I was born in Clovis, New Mexico. My dad was in the Air Force. I went in the (US
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Welcome to Watermelons, dinosaurs, and smart dogs my world Jefferson Weaver
It was not my best moment. I’d sweated through a crack on the screen of my telephone, and the infernal thing was dead – except for the alarms that continued blaring, and could not be turned off since one must know where one is touching on a touch screen, and that’s hard to do when the screen is black. The emergency replacement phone wouldn’t work. The old phone I dusted off and resurrected was demonstrating the same issues that caused it to be retired. Missus was in misery from a toothache, and I was torn between needing to be in church, and needing to care for my sickly bride. My friend and brother in Christ, Simon Saha, was heading for another unchurched village in Bangladesh, and as always, I was concerned about his safety and his family’s finances. A lugnut on the Suburban had apparently been welded on after being crossthreaded by a NASCAR pit crew with a turbocharged air wrench, thus making it impossible to change the
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Jefferson Weaver tire flattened by a six-inch pine tree caltrop in the yard of our new home. The new home was having its own issues, what with mice and snakes and a hardwood floor that would frustrate a master puzzle maker. My buddy with the bush hog managed to get almost everything cut before a widget shut the machine down. The coffee pot was on the fritz, and I’d discovered another mold invasion in the house we’re leaving, yet another reminder of Hurricane Matthew. I was trying
to decide if my aching joints were the result of arthritis, or if one of the persistent ticks I’d been daily cleaning off myself had held on a little longer than anticipated, presenting me with the spirochete-wrapped gift of another bout with Lyme Disease. It wasn’t even seven in the morning, and I was just about grumpy, to say the least. Then Walter the Wonder Dog looked me in the eye, rolled over on his back,
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Low cost smartphone wireless plans Dear Savvy Senior, I’m worried about my 72year-old mother who has been taking the opioid medication Vicodin for her hip and back pain for more than a year. I fear she’s becoming addicted to the drug but I don’t know what to do. Concerned Daughter Dear Concerned, The opioid epidemic is a national problem that is hitting people of all ages, including millions of older Americans. Here’s what you should know and do to help your mother. The cause The main reason opioid addiction has become such a problem for people over age 50 is because over the past two decades, opioids have become a commonly prescribed (and often overprescribed) medication by doctors for all different types of pain like arthritis, cancer, neurological diseases and other illnesses that become more common in later life. Nearly one-third of all Medicare patients – almost 12 million people – were prescribed opioid painkillers by their physicians in 2015. That same year, 2.7 million Americans over age 50 abused painkillers. Taken as directed, opioids can manage pain effectively when used for a short amount of time. But with
long-term use, people need to be screened and monitored because around 5 percent of those treated will develop an addiction disorder and abuse the drugs. Signs of addiction Your mother may be addicted to opioids if she can’t stop herself from taking the drug, and her tolerance continues to go up. She may also be addicted if she keeps using opioids without her doctor’s consent, even if it’s causing her problems with her health, money, family or friends. If you think your mom’s addicted, ask her to see a doctor for an evaluation. Go to the family or prescribing physician, or find a specialist through the American Society of Addiction Medicine (see ASAM.org) or the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP.org). It’s also important to be positive and encouraging. Addiction is a medical matter, not a character flaw. Repeated use of opioids actually changes the brain. Treatments Treatment for opioid addiction is different for each person, but the main goal is to help your mom stop using the drug and avoid using it
again in the future. To help her stop using the drug, her doctor can prescribe certain medicines to help relieve her withdrawal symptoms and control her cravings. These medicines include methadone (often used to treat heroin addiction), buprenorphine, and naltrexone. After detox, behavioral treatments such as individual counseling, group or family counseling, and cognitive therapy can help her learn how to manage depression, avoid the drug, deal with cravings, and heal damaged relationships. For assistance, call the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration confidential help line at 800-662-4357, or see SAMHSA. gov. They can connect you with treatment services in your state that can help your mom. Also, if you find that your mom has a doctor who prescribes opioids in excess or without legitimate reason, you should report him or her to your state medical board, which licenses physicians. For contact information visit FSMB.org. 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.
Public Opinion Wireless Internet I have been a resident of Pender County on and off for about 15 years. I originated down south in New Hanover County. I fled New Hanover County because of higher tax rates and the explosion of people and traffic. I would like to use this forum to pose a question, or rather a challenge to the Pender County local government. We now have a million plus dollar shell building that finally sold for what, 75 cents on the dollar, maybe? We now have a fire hydrant in every corn field and bean field in the county. I would be interested in the ratio of hydrants to stalks of corn. You
(Pender County Government) are having fiber-optic internet installed in the government buildings and school systems of the county by a private contractor. I wonder what the ratio of dollars- cost to users is on this one. How about let’s get some high speed internet to the rest of the county. The rural areas. By the way, ATT’s dsl service does not qualify. For years I paid for six mbps and was lucky to get one mbps. That is if it was working at all. All it would take is for local government to display some intestinal fortitude and tell Spectrum that if they want to do business in Pender
County they must make internet and cable available to all residents. That’s what Duplin County did. Bruce Benson Burgaw
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Lil’ Jon say what? I’m becoming my mother. I’ve said it before – but this time I mean it. This is not necessarily a bad thing, as my mom is a rock star. But, to say that she was overprotective is an understatement. I wasn’t allowed to cross my road until middle school. Makeup was out of the question until I turned15 and I had a midnight curfew in college. Mom had it easy, though, in terms of monitoring my activities because rural Harris Creek wasn’t exactly a hot seat of debauchery. Cable television was merely a pipe dream and the internet was over a decade from its infancy. In fact, one of the main motivators for having Daniel as a boyfriend in high school was phone accessibility. Verona was considered a local call rather than long distance, forcing me to reserve conversations with my Holly Ridge and Sneads Ferry friends until we were at school. Social media was nonexistent, so the only source of entertainment news was Young Miss magazine or Casey Kasem’s American Top 40 radio show on Sunday mornings. The music downloads of my youth involved placing a record on my Shawn Cassidy record player or, in later years, loading a cassette tape in a boom box. Finding the few songs on said cassette that I actually wanted to hear was laughable-fast forward, rewind, fast forward, rewind. So, monitoring my exposure to inappropriate song lyrics or negative influences from tweets and YouTube made momming a lot easier two decades ago. I’m sure that the world beyond my bubble was swimming with innuendo cleverly disguised in songs, but I was oblivious. I remember sneaking into an older cousin’s bedroom to stare at his KISS album cover while we listened to I Want to Rock and Roll All Night. What rebels we were. Soon after, controversy ensued over encoded messages in records, detected only by playing the songs backwards. What the audio experts interpreted as bad, devil, evil, hate sounded, to me, more like Brad dated Eva Haste. An ear will hear what it wants to hear. I ruined scads of records trying, out of simple curiosity, to play my records backwards, pulling them against their natural 45 rpm rotations. Those plastic discs were hard to come by as they had to be purchased at an actual music store on the rare occasions when we ventured into town. Limited access meant limited exposure. Besides, I was infatuated with Rick Springfield and Duran Duran. Grown men wearing makeup was tough to swallow at first – my dad had much to say on that topic. But, in retrospect, these bands and other mainstream musicians were relatively benign. As music videos entered the entertainment scene, the influence that music played on the average
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Edith Batson One day my daughter, Edith, called from Louisiana, where she and her husband, Joe, had recently moved from Michigan. Joe had taken a job as a camp director in that area. Edith was reading some Presbyterian information and found my father’s name, Reverend J. Stephen Crowley, in the book she was reading. She was excited to see her grandfather’s name there, and called me right away. We
learned that my father was ordained in that church in Louisiana and sent out to be a business manager at Station Lueabo, Belgian Congo, Africa, in 1896. On board the steamship headed to Africa, he learned that a native worker had cut his arm from elbow to shoulder while sawing wood for the steamship. A lady was on board the ship embroidering some cloth. My father asked her if he could borrow a needle and thread. She obliged him, and he cleaned the man’s wound and used the lady’s needle and thread to sew the wound up. Two or three weeks later, the worker was back on the ship and showed Daddy that his arm was healed. Later we read in his journal that he had been corresponding with a lady named Sophie Wright, who lived in Boston. He invited her to come to Africa to marry him! She took him up on his invitation, and made arrange-
ments to go to Africa. He decided to have the wedding as soon as she arrived, with fellow missionary families in attendance. After living in Africa together for about four years, they developed physical problems, and were forced to come back to the states. They arrived in Wilmington, and stayed in a hotel in downtown Wilmington until they could find more permanent accommodations. They bought a house on Third Street in Wilmington and lived there until she died in 1916. My father met Edith Sidbury of Scotts Hill, who played the piano and organ for him in several nearby churches. He asked her to marry him the following year, in 1917. When she was in her 30s, she had a miscarriage, and the doctor said it would be a miracle if she ever had a child. So she had six miracles – five boys and one girl. I was the girl! Shalom
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Pender County 4-H’ers win medals at State Congress By Liz Peterson Pender County 4-H Special to the Post & Voice This year’s 4-H Congress, held in Raleigh from July 29th to August 1st, attracted more than 500 young people and their adult leaders for activities including presentations on a variety of subjects, leadership and citizenship training, service opportunities, officer elections, and more. Nathaniel Andersen, 17, son of James and Lenora Andersen of Hampstead, won the gold medal in his Arts and Communications presentation.  Olivia Andersen, 13, daughter of James and Lenora Andersen of Hampstead, won a bronze medal in her Health and Fitness presentation.  Morgan Hansen, 13, son of Jeffrey and Jennifer Hansen of Burgaw, won a gold medal in the Pork Char Grill category.   Lillie Hansen, 11, daughter of Jeffrey and Jennifer Hansen of Burgaw participated in Beef Char Grill and showed exceptional presentation skills. 4-H is North Carolina’s largest youth development organization, equipping more than 247,000 young people each year with the skills to succeed and improve the world around them. 4-H programs and camps encourage young people to “learn by doing,� helping them to develop into active, contributing citizens. N.C. State Extension and the Cooperative Extension Program at N.C. A&T State University coordinate 4-H programs statewide.
Pender County 4-H’ers who won awards at the State 4-H Congress held in Raleigh July 29 through Aug. 1 are Morgan Hansen (above right), Lillie Hansen (right), Olivia Andersen (far left), and Nathaniel Andersen (left). Photos contributed
Weaver Continued from page 4A wagged his tail, and wiggled joyfully on the carpet before smiling at me in that way that good dogs have. I took a breath and stopped, and remembered how I hadn’t thought about the simple things lately. I had good reason to, of course—all of us are blessed far beyond what we realize. I thought about the little boy I call my grandson; Shane Jr. turned four the other day, and enjoyed a dinosaur themed birthday party Saturday. Four years ago, however, there wasn’t as much happiness in his parents’ home – Junior was born 12 weeks early, and weighed an ounce or two over two pounds. His mom was in ICU, and his dad, a big, strapping powerful young man, was a wreck as we talked and prayed. Now Junior is nonstop, with a smile that would melt the heart of a velociraptor (which he can spell, even at four). I thought about the music coming from the pasture, as Mabelline and Melanie started the morning chorus for breakfast. Through the trees, I could see Fatima Grace living up to her name, dancing and cavorting, throwing her gray mane and tail and showing off like the Arabian femme fatale she is. A little while later June, Red and Leon would be greeting me in a more stately manner, one befitting senior citizens of a certain social class. There’s a simple joy in watching animals that were near death forget about how things used to be, and knowing you had a little part in that process. With the stubborn coffee pot finally subdued, I sat down in front of a pile of sketches and to-do lists, finding more of them marked off. I noted with satisfaction the chores completed toward the end game of our new home. There’s a certain simple pleasure in that feeling of accomplishment, especially when one can’t do it alone, yet has friends who step up to help without even being
asked. A few feet away was a very thoughtful anniversary gift from my brother Mike. Once again I shook my head, smiling, trying to figure out how and why my wife and I have been married for 25 years – right at half our lives – and are still desperately lost without each other. Speaking of family -- I thought about how folks who don’t have a close relationship with their siblings are among the unluckiest people in the world. Indeed, it was Mike who taught me to enjoy a lot of the little things, like
fishing and riding a bicycle and throwing a ball and counting stars, at a very early age. There’s a simple joy in having good siblings. One of the roosters hollered outside, and I thought of my wife’s tiny garden, and how she has bigger plans for next year. She wants something other than the eggplant and peppers and unlucky tomatoes and prolific volunteer watermelons, and the single stalk of corn we cautiously hold out hope for. There is a simple joy in stuff planted, grown and gathered by your own hands. It just tastes bet-
ter, somehow. I love to eat, and am admittedly more gourmand than gourmet, but there are some foods that for some reason are better when they’re simpler. That fancy coffee pot I was fighting with makes a good cup, for sure, but it’s efficiency can’t compare to a companionable cup in a diner where people know each other by name, can quote the daily specials, and the owner has a good idea what you want before you sit down amongst friends.
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Topsail High graduate Makenna Preville visited Share the Table in Hampstead with a donation. Preville received a scholarship to help her attend Methodist University this fall from the Hampstead Lions Club. Working at Share the Table were Lions Elaine Ackerman and Val Paynter. Pictured above are Ackerman, Preville, and Paynter.
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The Brittish connection "Y $R #HRIS 7IRSZYLA Cape Fear Elementary Special to the Post & Voice Here is a little background to start the story. In 1986 I did an exchange program to Eastbourne, England attending the Chelsea School of Human Movement for a semester. While there I took a bunch of physical education courses including field hockey (totally biased against left-handers), basketball (where I ended up basically teaching the class as the Brits had a thing or two to learn about the game) and biomechanics, where I shaved half my arm for my research project on which muscles are involved in the forehand frisbee throw. Try explaining that to people! While there I met many fantastic and lifelong friends and my eventual wife, although we took a circuitous route to get to the marriage point. Between courting my wife and visiting her family over the years I have managed to get to England close to two dozen times and I love it! Besides the obvious benefit of everyone speaks English, we get to experience all of the great culture, sites, history and food of northeast England. A recent trip was once again full of highlights including a day at Alnwick Gardens and Castle of Harry Potter fame, another at the city of York with the fantastic York Minster Cathedral and home of the British Rail Museum
and several days of hiking, climbing and Castle touring. I’d like to highlight two adventures we had and recommend them to anyone as family fun and educational trips. We traveled with our seven-year-old twins and they just loved it! A quick ride up the coast of northeast England from a friend’s house in Northumberland County brought us to Lindisfarne (Holy Island). This island is only accessible at low tide as the road gets covered when the tide comes in. The island is considered to be the origin of Christianity in Britain and boasts the castle overlooking the North Sea, the ruins of the priory and the most delicious strawberries sold on the side of the road. We enjoyed a wonderful picnic at the castle complete with sausage rolls, British crisps and delicious fudge from a local bakery. Then it was back in the car for a quick journey down the coast to Bamburgh Castle, which is almost 1,000 years old and restored by an incredible man named William Armstrong, who is famous for, among other things, building Cragside, the first house in the world to be lit by hydroelectricity. The castle contains an art museum and an aviation museum and is featured in many films including Ivanhoe and Macbeth. Leaving there we travelled down to one of our favorite places, Dunstanburgh Castle, in a little Seaside town called
Crastor. This 14th Century Castle is a mile long hike along the sea, through sheep and cows along with the associated sheep and cow poop. The walk and Castle are strikingly beautiful and highlight once again the incredible history of England compared to the relatively short history of the United States. After making our way down to Stokesley, in North Yorkshire, to my wife’s parents house we embarked on a couple of hiking adventures that included perfect picnics, wonderful scenery and world history. By the way, for you vegetarians, Stokesley is home to Quorn, the fungus-based meat substitute. The first day begins for me a six mile round-trip run through farms, on a public footpath to the town of Great Ayton, the boyhood home of Captain Cook and where I did my pushups next to a 12th century Church. After that we drove to Rosebury Topping, where we hiked up the 1,000-foot peak in about a half hour and which overlooks the countryside and sea. The view is spectacular. Equally spectacular was the bacon and red Leicester cheese “butty� I had made that went well with my favorite British crisps, the Real McCoy Grilled Steak potato chips, followed by some Cadbury chocolate buttons. The view and walk are amazing and we did our part to keep it that way by collecting two bags of trash on the way down. The next day was
Every year we offer one of our summer interns the opportunity to return the following year as the lead intern for the incoming group – and the offer doesn’t go to just anyone. Last year Candice Slosek impressed not only our Director Jean but also our hospital staff with her dedication to our turtles and our entire mission. After graduating this year from U. Mass Amherst she jumped at the opportunity. “I came back because I love working with sea turtles! When I’m around them it doesn’t feel like work,� said Slosek. “Because of their unique and distinct personalities it’s like you’re working with a friend. It might sound silly but there’s a certain wisdom about them that you can pick up on.� Those of us who work with these magnificent creatures know exactly what she’s talking about – it’s all there in those eyes - those millions of years of intelligence and survival. So how did it feel to be the leader rather than a follower? “It was a lot more pressure, but there was a greater sense of purpose to the work and I live for that. I have to have a job with purpose, and the fact that I can have my peers connect with these turtles like I did last year has been very fulfilling.� After the first few weeks of the summer internship we basically step back and turn over the operation to the group. The lead intern has to do what any good manager does: train and motivate, schedule duties and supervise the work and contend with the different skill sets and personalities on the group. Candice says her biggest challenge as a leader was “finding the line between friend and authority figure. I didn’t want to become a dictator but I did need to be the one with authority, the one in charge.� It’s one of the biggest challenge any manager has to overcome and from what we’ve seen Candice seems to have found that sweet spot. Accepting accountability for everything that happens not only to our patients but also to seven other interns is quite an accomplishment. In addition to being the leader, Candice actively participates in the daily patient care. “it’s different from last year. I’m looking at them with more knowledge, picking up on subtle differences in behavior and injuries. I think maybe my experience last year makes me more attentive to those things this summer.� She loves releases, three so far for our interns because “the euphoria is great. All these people who probably have never seen a sea turtle come out to see them go home. It’s the epitome of what we do, what we work for.� Last year Candice claimed that she was horrible at public speaking when she first started doing tours, but that by the end of the summer she was really at ease dealing with the public. This year she’s found that the visitors seem more interested and are asking a lot more questions, as well as thanking us for what we do. “It seems strange to be thanked so often because honestly I think it’s just the right thing to do.� After leaving us she’s intent on getting her vet tech certification and will hopefully secure employment in the New England area where her family lives. She says she’s open to any sort an early walk up to Captain Cook’s Monument, where we had a gorgeous view of Rosebury Topping and the surrounding countryside. Our picnic that day consisted of sausage rolls, which cost the equivalent of about thirty cents at a local bakery and the steak pasty which put fast-food burgers to shame. We made our way down to the town of Great Ayton to a famous ice cream place called Suggitt’s where we all got the “99s� which are cones complete with famous Cadbury Flakes. Around
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Candice Slosek of work that would involve wildlife conservation and educating the public. And she has some very specific advice for anybody thinking about applying for our internship next year. “Be prepared to put your whole heart into it, because the turtles need it, and they will pick up on it if you don’t.� Turtle Briefs s2ELEASES We released eight totally rehabilitated turtles last Wednesday to the cheers and bon voyages of another massive crowd. Most of the parolees were short term patients, and Kemp’s, those feisty little guys that are always for battle. Getting a boat ride back home were a small loggerhead and a hawksbill. We rarely see a loggerhead that young, and having a hawksbill for even a very short time was an amazing experience for our staff. We schedule a release when our turtle vet says send them home so keep checking our Facebook page over the next few months. You might get lucky. s4OURS We will continue on our summer tour schedule for just about another month, opening 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 N.C. 50/210 turn onto Charlie Medlin Dr. (your landmark is Shipwreck Point Mini Golf) and follow it through the roundabout onto Tortuga. In addition to visiting with our patients you’ll have a chance to meet our staff and gain a little turtle knowledge at our education stations in our great hall as you make your way into the big house, Sea Turtle Bay, the last stop before our guys and gals go home. And don’t forget to check out all the great merchandise in our gift shop. s.ESTS AND HATCHES We’re in our last official month of nesting season and we’re still hoping that we’ll crack that 100 mark in the next few weeks. It’s crossover season, with moms still laying eggs and babies hatching all over Topsail. But we can’t tell you exactly when a nest will hatch because there’s just way to know. Being there during a hatch is always a matter of luck. And while you’re out and about on the beach please continue to be our extra eyes and report any tracks to our Director of Beach Operations Terry Meyer at 910-470-2880, Hospital Director Jean Beasley at 910-470-2800 or the state hotline for stranded, sick and injured turtles at 252-2417367. The state number picks up 24/7. You may also call our hospital during operating hours: 910-329-0222. s(OOKING UP Turtles can sometimes be a bit lazy so it’s no surprise that they’re continuing to go after a free meal at our local piers. 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 at our hospital. 1UESTIONS COMMENTS SUGGESTIONS Please direct any questions, comments or suggestions re: this column to me at: flippers@ att.net. This column will appear every week throughout the summer.
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Warren Wallace Hoy ROCKY POINT -- Warren Wallace Hoy, 61, of Rocky Point died peacefully Friday, Aug. 4, 2017 at Lower Cape Fear Hospice Care Center surrounded with love by his family. He was born Aug. 24, 1955 in Buffalo, N.Y., the son of the late Fred Bert Hoy and Beatrice Barnes Hoy. Warren was preceded in death by his brothers, Russell and Jimmy Hoy; and step-mother, Eloise Batson Andrews Hoy. About a month ago Warren’s beloved and loyal Lanka passed on to dog heaven. May Lanka rest in peace. Warren is survived by his beloved wife of nine years, Julia “Julie” Marie Winch Hoy; brothers, Danny Hoy and his wife Susan and Johnny Hoy; several nephews and nieces, including, Tracy Hoy and Wendy Wells Nilsson and her husband, Kris; loyal friend to the end, Claudee Jackson; and one of Warren’s beloved canine friends, Hobo. Honoring his country, Warren served proudly in the U.S. Army. Loving the outdoors in God’s beautiful world, Warren was an avid hunter and fisherman. A favorite passion of Warren’s was anything having to do with NASCAR. He was loved by many and will be greatly missed. A memorial service was held at 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 7, 2017 at Quinn-McGowen Funeral Home with the Rev. William Hill Pearsall conduct-
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Continued from page 4A Marine) Corps in 1981, I was a field radio operator. I’ve been in the gas business for 23 years, natural gas, propane. When I got out of the Marine Corps, I was in the bricklayer’s union, the Teamster’s Union. It was ‘iffy’ work, like in winter (western New York) you couldn’t work outdoors, you’d get laid off. I got the opportunity to work for a local gas company.” “How did you get an interest in solar electricity?” I asked. “Just checking on-line, thinking about reducing the electric bill,” he answered. “Did you go big right off the bat?” I asked. “Yeah, it’s a 4.8KW system, with 16 300W panels, and enough inverter for 5KW. Renergy panels, 39” X 77”. Because of the pitch of the roof, I hired a guy to help me. SolarEdge is the name of the inverter, and what I like about it is it has an optimizer for each panel so they work independently.” Power of the entire array is
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Garry Craig Bannerman Gary Craig Bannerman, age 61, went peacefully to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ Aug. 4, 2017 at Lower Cape Fear Hospice, Wilmington. Born in Bennettsville, S.C. Oct. 4, 1955, Gary is survived by his sister, Carolyn Bannerman Watkins (Eugene); nieces, Maureen Watkins and Candice Watkins all of Burgaw, N.C. and special aunts, uncles and extended family. Gary was preceded in death by his father, John Thurman Bannerman, Sr.; his mother, Mary Aliene Bannerman Blalock; and brother, John Thurman Bannerman, Jr. Special thanks from the family to Dr. Janice Dickerson, Dr. Douglas Testori, Dr. Charles Neal, Dr. W. Boles and all of their staff and to Lower Cape Fear Hospice for their compassion and care during his illness. Visitation will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug.12, 2017 Mt. Holly Baptist Church followed by a memorial service at 11a.m. The Rev. Merrell McKoy will conduct the service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Lower Cape Fear Hospice Foundation, 1414 Physicians Drive, Wilmington, N.C. 28401 or Mt. Holly Baptist Church, 5551 US Hwy. 117 N, Burgaw, N.C.
Kamie Renee Boyd WILMINGTON -- Kamie Re n e e ’ B oyd , a g e 2 8 , o f Wilmington, passed away Wednesday, July 26, 2017 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. She was born Aug. 10, 1988 and was the daughter of Peggy Dillon Wheeler of Watha and the late Larry Dean Boyd. She was also predeceased her step father, Donald “Whitey” Wheeler; grandmother, Lucille Roy; grandparents, A.C. and Louise Boyd; uncles, Charles Dillon and Larry Dillon, Aunt Anita and cousins, Nicholas and Patrick Dillon. Surviving along with her beloved mother is Kamie’s sister, Jodie Boyd, niece, Shyann Boyd; uncles, Pat Dillon, Ronnie Boyd and Keith Boyd; aunts, Kathy Shepard, Kathy Sue Boyd and Sharon Boyd; and numerous cousins and beloved friends that loved Kami dearly. Funeral service was Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017 at Quinn-McGowen Funeral Home in Wallace. The family will receive friends from 10:00am to 11:00am on Wednesday, one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial followed in Watha United Methodist Church Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family request that you donate books to any drug rehabilitation facility of your choice. The family was served by QuinnMcGowen Funeral Home and
limited to the output of the lowest performing panel. Without the optimizer the whole array is limited; with the optimizer, the shaded, or low performing panel, is bypassed, and high power output from the others is maintained. “So if one gets shaded it doesn’t affect the output of the others,” he emphasized. “How do you use your system?” I asked. “I use all the electricity I make, and if there’s anything left over, it goes out on the grid (the electric utility, Duke Energy). I can show you my bills – sometimes it’s $0 and I get a credit back. With my bill, it’ll show a credit for ‘on peak’ and ‘off peak’. “I’ve had my system for a year and a half. I did it myself. It cost me about $9,000 for everything, even paying the guy to help me, the wire, the permits. But, I got half of that back in tax credits. I was worried about that because I had heard NC might do away with their tax credit, and I had to get it in by the end of the year. You gotta’ get permits, you gotta’ deal with Duke Energy, the Utilities Commission, Pender
County inspections. The paperwork is probably the worst part. “You have to go out from the inverter and put a disconnect switch on their (Duke) side of the system. (If you ‘on the grid’) “Basically, I made my house more efficient, too. I put LED lights in. What drags me down is my (air conditioner) condenser, it’s only a 13 SEER (Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio – a measure of efficiency and AC condensers can go as high as 21-22 SEER).” “Do you have hot water?” I asked, meaning solar hot water. “I do but it’s electric. Solar hot water? I doubt it.” “Isn’t the hot water heater the biggest electricity user?” I asked. “It probably is,” he nodded. We talked for a while about the changes coming to the energy industry, the changes going on in the automotive industry and the impact of the ubiquitous lithium-ion battery. We agreed that change is coming fast with this new form of renewable energy, and how
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Betty Lucille Shaffier Bracy WILMINGTON --Betty Lucille Shaffier Bracy, 86, of Wilmington passed peacefully from her earthly life on August 4, 2017 at Lower Cape Fear Hospice Care Center. She was born May 20, 1931 in Price Georges County, Mary., the daughter of the late Robert Brown Lewey and Margaret Lee Gentry Lewey. She preceded in death by her first and second husbands, James T. Shaffier, Sr. and Linwood R. Bracy; sons, James T. Shaffier, Jr. and Steven Vernon Shaffier, Sr.; one grandson and one great granddaughter. Betty was survived by her daughter, Linda Lee Watson (Clifford); son, Charles Curtis Shaffier; five grandchildren; five great grandchildren; sister, Laura Lee Konkle; and many nieces and nephews. A graveside service will be in Thornspring UMC Cemetery, Pulaski, Va. Aug. 7. Shared memories and condolences may be sent to the family at www.quinnmcgowen. com. The family was served by Quinn-McGowen Funeral Home and Cremation Center of Burgaw.
his home. He was born Feb. 16, 1961 in Wilmington, the son of the late Joseph Ardell and Mary Muriel Howard Coleman. Harold was preceded in death by his sister, Mary Sandlin and brother, Daniel Coleman. Harold is survived by his son, Tyler Coleman; daughter, Katelyn Watkins; sisters, Dolores Guthrie and Marlene Powell; brothers, Johns Coleman, Wesley Coleman (Frances), and Arnold Coleman; and many nieces, nephews and friends all who loved Harold. Memorial service was held at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017 at the home of Dolores Guthrie in Hampstead. The Rev. Edward Dowd conducted the service. Shared memories and condolences may be sent to the family at www.quinnmcgowen. com. The family was served by Quinn-McGowen Funeral Home and Cremation Center of Burgaw.
Harold Tyler Coleman HAMPSTEAD -- Harold Tyler Coleman, 56, of Hampstead passed from his earthly life Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017 at
Nancy Ann Hamilton Sneeden ATKINSON -- Nancy Ann Hamilton Sneeden, 78, of Atkinson passed from her earthly life to her eternal rest Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017 at Lower Cape Fear Hospice and LifeCare Center. She was born April 3, 1939 in Dade County, Florida, the daughter of the late Kendall Hamilton and Edith Victoria Batson Culpepper. Also lovingly remembered are her sons, Keith and Chip Sneeden, who preceded Nancy in death. Nancy is survived by her daughter, Cindy Wilson; grandsons, Matt Wilson and Mike Wilson (Michelle); great grandchildren, Corey, Dylan, Blake and Cameron Wilson; sister, Carol Schley (Jim) of Alaska;
quickly the prices are coming down. I asked how long he felt it would be before his system would pay for itself. “I figure I’m saving $100/ mo. And at that rate, 4, 4 ½ years to pay it back.” And then, the harsh reality of economics vs life expectancy hit me. At my age (undisclosed but up there), the practical whole-house solution might not reach payback in my (estimated) time left. “Born too soon,” I thought. If I had just retired, and this was my ‘forever house’ it would be perfect. If it was to fill a need for power on a remote mountain cabin, it would be perfect. If my goal was to reduce energy consumption from non-renewable sources, this would work just fine. If my desire was to be a more earth-friendly citizen, this solution reduces the carbon footprint, or impact on the environment. On the other hand, if you just want to be an economical consumer, and spend the least money on utilities, it has matured to become just
another for m of ordinary power generation. All in all it does seem the right thing to do, and people who are adding or converting to solar power generation and solar hot water systems are not the ‘pioneers’ of the early days, they are solidly main stream consumers, aware that the new alternate systems have practical pocketbook benefits. “I was 53 when I started mine, and I did it myself. If you have to hire it out, it could cost twice as much,” he added. “It’s getting less expensive, and utility rates aren’t going to do anything but keep going up. And when that condenser goes and I get a more efficient one, I’ll be doing real good.” Dennis showed me a stack of statements from Duke Energy, and explained the pleasure he felt from looking at his credits from the utility that offset his monthly bill. “Yes, it’s worth it,” was the takeaway impression I formed at the end. Solar energy is fast climbing to a maturity level that makes it cost effective with domestic utility power, and in
and brother, David Culpepper (Marty). Scattering of Nancy’s cremains in her favorite place by family will be at a later date. Nancy’s family would like to thank the staff of Lower Cape Fear Hospice for their compassionate, loving care and support during Nancy’s illness. Condolences and shared memories may be sent to the family at ww.quinnmcgowen. com. The family was served by Quinn-McGowen Funeral Home of Burgaw.
Robert Earl Waters ATKINSON -- Robert Earl Waters, 68, of Atkinson, husband of Sara Grant Waters passed peacefully from his earthly life on Wednesday, August 2, 2017 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. He was born June 10, 1949 in Wilmington, the son of Robert Warfield Waters and Dorothy Weeks Waters Adams. Robert was a retired machinist from General Electric Company (Aircraft Division), Castle Hayne. Complete obituary will be forth coming later in the we ek. Shared memories and condolences may be sent to the family at www.quinnmcgowen. com. The family was served by Quinn-McGowen Funeral Home and Cremation Center of Burgaw.
some cases it may cost far less than a commercial supply. I was both surprised and pleased to read in the Monday, July 30, issue of the Wilmington Star News: “At this point, solar is the most developed form of renewable energy in the state. It’s made North Carolina a leader in that industry, second only to California in installations.”
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Continued from page 2A through the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. This funding gives us the opportunity to provide after school and summer programming for students that attend the three Title I middle schools in the district. This year we are excited to announce we will be adding afterschool programming for ninth and tenth graders at Pender and Heide Trask High Schools.” For more information about the programming contact Sally Fields, Pender County Programs Manager, 910-343-1901 or sally@ciscapefear.org.
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More than 80 youth from local communities participated in the annual Topsail Basketball Association/Topsail High School Summer Skills camp last week at Topsail High School. This summer camp has increased in popularity over the past summers. All had a terrific experience, and now await the start of the regular TBA Basketball League that will start in the fall.
Thursday at Trask stadium in Rocky Point
Touchstone Football Jamboree first step in 2017 season
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By Lee Wagner Post & Voice Sports Writer Are you ready for some football? Pender County certainly is, and it begins Thursday evening (Aug. 10) at Trask High School with all three county schools taking the field in the 11th-Annual Touchstone Energy Football Jamboree. Eight teams will participate in a series of eight scrimmages as Dixon, East Columbus, Harrell’s Christian, North Duplin, and Richlands will join Pender, Topsail, and host Trask, with play beginning at 5 p.m. and continuing through approximately 9 p.m. Each scrimmage will have a time limit of 45 minutes, with the teams alternating 10 plays on offense and 10 plays on defense until the time limit runs out. As in most pre-season or summer games,
score is not important to the coaches with development, cohesiveness, and execution surrounding the internal competitions for starting positions while separating those players ready for the varsity level from those needing more seasoning on the junior-varsity level. Topsail enjoys the benefit of playing both its “games” early on the schedule. The Pirates will face Harrell’s Christian Academy at 5 p.m. before taking on Richlands at 6 p.m. Topsail is coming off a 4-8 (2-4 in Mid-Eastern 3A/4AConference, and will
face a Harrell’s squad which was 5-7 and 1-2 in the NCISAA Big East Conference, and a Richlands team with a 2016 record of 2-9 and 2-4 in the Coastal 3A Conference. “Right now we have guys competing for jobs on both the offensive and defensive lines,” Pirate Coach Wayne Inman said. “We have a little depth there and no one has a starting job etched in stone. I told the guys the other day, ‘If you want the job, take it.’ “Another place we will be taking a long look at is the secondary. Offensively, I am very pleased with (senior starting
QB Floyd) Jacob, how he has practiced and how he has accepted the leadership role. Outside of that, I want to see that the kids know the concept and know their assignments – who to block, what coverage to be in, where to lineup. If they know that we can then fine tune their technique. “I tell the kids, ‘You can’t get anywhere fast if you don’t know where you are going.’ We want to see that they know their assignments, know where they are supposed to
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Pender volleyball eyes title run By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer When Pender Coach Matt Davis took over the Patriot volleyball program for the legendary Ray Horton many wondered if the young man with the calm and cool demeanor had what it took to lead the team to the customary success that the team had gotten used to. Coach Davis has proved his self again and again and going into this season should field a team that will make a run for the inaugural Coastal 8 Conference title. Of course, in true coach speak; Davis talked about the competition and the tough new conference when asked about his team’s chances. “Going into the new conference it is difficult to make too many predictions, but I expect most matches to be
rather close between all the schools. Croatan, Dixon, and East Carteret have traditionally been strong with Croatan probably being the team to beat. “We hope to be competing with them for the top spot, though there are no push overs. Richlands, Southwest and Lejeune will hold their own and we’ve already seen that Trask is up and coming with several seniors that have shown the ability to make plays when needed. We’ve certainly got our work cut out for us this year.” Pender’s strength lies in its veteran returning players. They return six starters and seven seniors to the mix including both setters from last year’s squad. “Having Caroline Peterson back is a huge advantage, “said Davis. “ To have a senior setter running the show is
Pender Coach Matt Davis vital. She and Ashley Dupalevich, our junior setter has developed good chemistry with their hitters throughout the summer.” New starters include junior outside hitter Jenna Harrell and sophomore outside hitter Mayce Wood. Both have the ability to play the net and back line. Kam Thompson is the big
hitter on the squad. She is a graceful athlete with power. She gained valuable experience last year and again this summer. Davis has a number of hitters on the squad and should be able to keep rested players on the floor. “Depth shouldn’t be a problem as most of our hitters are interchangeable and have swapped out positions in the summer league without missing a beat and we have Jayce Matthias that can play multiple spots on the front line and Alana Buie to help fill holes on the back line. “We’ve got some things we’ve been working on. Chemistry and cohesiveness is always something that volleyball teams strive to improve. We’re no different there, though as I said these girls have been together for
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Young Lady Pirates prepping for tough year in Mid-Eastern Conference By Lee Wagner Post & Voice Sports Writer If you look back at the history of Topsail High School volleyball dating back to 2007, it will show a dominance as a 1A school (22-9) in the Coastal Plains 1A Conference (18-1) in 2007-08, and as a 2A school (85-19) in the East Central 2A Conference (53-3) from 20092012, and it will show a solid record as a 3A school (53-31) in the tough Mid-Eastern 3A/4A Conference (25-18) since 2013, one might classify 2016’s record of 9-10 and 5-7 in the conference as disappointing. Putting it simply, the Lady
Pirates have not been accustomed to losing, and Coach Hill Pearsall, who is entering his 20th season at Topsail with a 310-154 record (an average of 15 wins per year), has proven to be one of the top coaches in Southeastern North Carolina – if not the entire state. There was talent on the 2016 squad but it never really totally came together as a unit. Pearsall lost 5 seniors off that team – Victoria Elder, Aza Anderson, Makenna Preville, Kaylee Kyle, and Lilli Herring – and losing five talented players often spells gloom-and-doom heading into
Topsail Coach Hill Pearsall a new year. But, while the Lady Pirates are young (just two seniors),
they have a solid foundation of experienced players returning, along with some intriguing newcomers, so the goal of getting back to winning overall and conference records is well in their reach. The Topsail girls finished second in the summer volleyball league behind powerful Wilmington Christian Academy, but the emphasis wasn’t so much on winning but on establishing a cohesiveness – on and off the court – that will allow them to overcome the shortcomings and turmoil of a year ago.
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With the high school sports season right around the corner there is an air of excitement around the counties three high schools. There is the hustle and bustle of athletes trying to get in shape while the respective coaches in each sport seem to be in a hurry to get things done and get their teams prepared for the upcoming season. Then there are the support staffs for each school’s athletic department. Each of the three high schools has a support system that is vital to the success of the athletic department. Rather it is the cross country team or the golf team or even the football team, each has to have numerous people behind the scenes working diligently. The athletic booster club is one of those support teams that is vital to the success of a program. While you may think that they have nothing to do with winning, I beg to differ. If you walk out onto the baseball field at Topsail High school you will find one of the best facilities in the area if not the state at the high school level. The
Topsail baseball boosters have raised and spent literally thousands of dollars over the last few years to make this facility what it is today. It is not a coincidence that the program is very successful. Topsail recently had a ton of work done on their football field as well. The Topsail athletic boosters are very involved and do a great job. Pender and Trask have what I consider up and coming booster clubs. They are working hard and seem to be getting things done. The baseball and softball fields at Trask are in the best shape that they have ever been in. part of this is the hard work that athletic director Ed Gilroy puts in. However, the booster club has played a part in these upgrades as well. Pender has made a huge upgrade in its weight room in the last couple of years and there is a new field house. Again, the administration played a huge role in these upgrades but the booster club also played a part. The booster club often times comes up with money for everything from new uniforms to bats, balls and safety gear. They will pay for things that help your child become successful, or at least gives them a chance to be successful. With the school year just a few weeks away you will have an opportunity to support these clubs. Please do as it is a vital part of having a successful athletic program.
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Top Performers predictions By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The Pender-Topsail Post & Voice sports department offers our readers the opportunity to see each week’s best performers in our weekly Top performer’s story. This week we would like to preview what we think are the top six male and female athletes going into the 201718 school year. Top six female athletes 6) Brittany Foy (Trask) Foy is a senior this year. She is a very good volleyball player and is the top pitcher and perhaps the best all-around player on the softball team. 5) Kam Thompson (Pender) Thompson is an allconference performer on the volleyball court and is also a very good basketball player.
She should make a run for the Post-Voice female athlete of the year. 4) Julia Sullivan (Topsail) Sullivan is an outstanding athlete with skills in multiple sports. She is an outstanding basketball player as well as a very good softball player. She is a rising sophomore with a ton of potential. 3) Emily Oyler (Trask) Oyler is a two sport standout. She is a very good volleyball player. Soccer may be her best sport. She is a powerful athlete and a great leader. 2) Rachel Kapiko (Topsail) Kapiko is an outstanding athlete. She plays multiple sports including basketball and volleyball. She is expected to have a great senior campaign.
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Titan volleyball looking for success in 2017 By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The Heide Trask Titan volleyball team seemed to be in a rut in the last couple of years. They went through a rough period that saw the team have the worst two year record in school history. This year they welcome veteran coach Cathy Claris and her high energy style of coaching into the fold. It seems to have already paid dividends as the team played in the summer league for the first time in years and showed great improvement. Coach Claris plans are simple; win more matches. “Trask has won very few matches the last three years. My hope is that the seniors will experience more wins than they have over their careers. If that doesn’t happen as we are entering a new conference where we are not familiar with any of the teams but Pender, at least Trask will
Trask Coach Cathy Claris be more competitive. We will be better skilled and more prepared when we play our matches.” The Titans look to improve in three areas, serving, hitting and defense. These three skills were weaknesses last year and Claris has worked on this all summer. “We are working on three of these areas plus all the other skills you need to play a successful volleyball match. All of our weaknesses from
last year are going to be our strengths by year’s end, hopefully.” There are seven seniors on the team this year with just one junior. Leading the way for the team will be the big three of Brittany Foy, Emily Oyler and Libby Smith. Oyler is a born leader with power. She is very good both at the net and on the back line. She is a powerful athlete that is going to make a ton of plays this year. Smith is another player that has benefited from playing the summer under Claris. She has shown more confidence in all areas of her game and should be much improved this season. Foy is a great facilitator. She passes well and works the back line with ease. Despite her slight build, she serves very well. Junior Eve Adam’s brings athleticism to the court. She has power and speed while Sophomores Brayden Smith, Jordan Sholar and Laynie
Barnhill will play a huge part in the team’s chances this year. Five of the teams returning players played travel ball this summer which also gives the team an advantage. Trask volleyball went from doing nothing in the summer to practicing every allowed week since June 1. They played in a summer league and hosted a two day volleyball camp led by Division 1 UNC Charlotte. They hosted a round robin jamboree for five teams this week and will play in the Ashley Jamboree this weekend. All of this will make them better. Trask will play in the Coastal 8 this year with Pender. They should be competitive in each match this season and have a much improved record. While it may be a stretch to say that they will make a run for the conference championship, they will be competitive in every match.
Topsail fills athletic director/assistant principal jobs By Lee Wagner Post & Voice Sports Writer Moving swiftly, and with great purpose, Topsail High School Principal Berry Simmons has filled the assistant principal and athletic director positions left empty by the promotions of Assistant Principal Jeremiah Johnson (new principal at East Columbus) and Chris Haney (assistant principal at New Hanover). Barry West will be the assistant principal/athletic director replacing Haney, and Jonathan Matthews will assume the position of assistant principal left vacant by the of Johnson into the principal’s office at East Columbus. Both administrators have been approved by the Pender County Board of Education. West, who is 55 years old, comes to Topsail from the Carolina International Charter School in Concord. West was there for two years and actually started the athletic programs for the school, which found it was losing students over its 13 years in existence to public schools due to as lack of athletics. West was also the boys’ basketball coach. Prior to that, West spent 10 years as the athletics director at South Rowan High School, and he spent time at Oxford
Top Performers Continued from page 8A 1) Carmen Pyrtle. Topsail. Pyrtle is another multisport athlete. She is an outstanding basketball player with all of the tools to be successful on the hardwood. However, her best sport seems to be soccer where she is an all-conference performer. Top six male athletes 6) B.J. Jordan (Trask)
Adams a primetime player for the Lady Titans By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer Heide Trask High School has become known for its great female athletes. They have had some of the best in North Carolina if not the country. There are those that say the state of female athletes at the Rocky Point School is in disarray. Those folks need not look any further than rinsing junior Eve Adams to argue that point. Miss Adams was a member of the basketball team a year ago. This year she is a contributing member of the Trask volleyball team. She combines speed and strength on the court and is graceful in everything she does. Eve will be a welcome addition to the volleyball team and will have a great season on the basketball court. She is also a sprinter for the track team and will make her mark there as well. Eve Adams is a prime time player for the Titans.
Webb High School, and Hiwasee College (Madisonville, Tenn.). Upon his graduation from North Carolina Wesleyan in 1990, he was chosen to coach the softball team at his alma-mater. “I feel I had done all I could do at Carolina International,” West said. “It was a charter school and it had limited resources and no on-site facilities. During the basketball season we had to go eight miles to play games, and there was no new facilities planned in the foreseeable future. “I felt I wanted to get back into a traditional school, and I really missed Friday night football. I came down here for an initial interview and came back one more time for a second interview, and I was offered the job the last week of July.” West, who is married to Sherryl and who has a 26year old son (Jordan), indicated he was very interested in the Topsail job as soon as he saw it posted. He said he was familiar with their outstanding academic reputation as well as their athletic successes. He is also familiar with Pirate baseball Coach Aaron Rimer, who came from North Rowan. “I’m looking forward to Topsail,” said West, who started on Aug. 7 and who
will handle school discipline along with his athletic director duties. “I saw it posted and I immediately applied. I knew about their success in baseball, and that had something to do with it. I also knew Coach Rimer. I was even more intrigued, as an educator, with their excellent academic reputation. “I know Topsail and the Hampstead area has had recent growth explosions, and I loved the facilities when I saw them. Other than that, I know very little about the coaches so I am anxious to get started and to meet them all. I am looking forward to developing a positive relationship with the kids, the coaches, and the community.” Matthews will take over for Johnson as assistant principal, dealing primarily with building facilities, buses, and tenth-grade student affairs. He attended Terry Sanford High School in Fayetteville, and college at East Carolina University, where he majored in music education. He got his school administration certificate in 2013. Matthews, who has lived in Jacksonville since 2006, comes to Topsail from South Central High School (Winterville), where he was the band director for six years. Prior to that. Matthews was at New
Bern High School and Southwest Onslow. He is married to Karen, who is the band director at Dixon Middle School The couple has three children – Benjamin (6), Alice-Ann (5), and Lourie-Anna (8 months). “I am excited to be at Topsail,” said Matthews, who started at the school on Aug. 1. “I like many of the things that are going on here, and I like Mr. Simmons’ vision on educating the entire student. It’s also closer to home and it provides me with the opportunity to spend more time with my family.” This will be the first year the 33-year old Matthews will not be involved with the band. He admits he will miss it but he will continued to be involved in music. “I will certainly miss the personal connections I had with the band kids, and I will leading and conducting the band and the orchestra,” Matthews said. But I am looking forward to this new path in my career as an educator, and I am excited about what lies ahead at Topsail. “I will still be involved with music. I am a percussion instructor at the East Carolina University Band Camp, and I am a percussionist and I play at church. Music is a very important part of our family’s life.”
Jordan is a multisport athlete who excels on the gridiron as well as on the hardwood. Jordan should have a very good football season before rolling into basketball season. Jordan also runs track. 5) Latrell Brown (Pender) Brown is an outstanding athlete. He led the patriots in rushing a year ago while splitting time with Justin Hooper. He should be even better this year. He also plays baseball and is a very under rated basketball player.
4) Tyrease Armstrong (Trask) Armstrong is a four year starter at quarterback at Trask. He is also the starting point guard on the basketball team. he is a very good athlete with a good work ethic. 3) Jacob Floyd (Topsail) Floyd excels on the football field as well as on the basketball court. He has become a leader on the field and court and will have a great year under center. 2) Chase Norris (Pender) Norris is an outstanding
student-athlete. He was the starting quarterback a year ago. His best sport may be baseball where he led the Patriot hardballers in wins. 1) Noah Lavalle (Topsail) Lavalle was outstanding as a freshman for the Pirate football team. He eclipsed the 1000 yard mark after being brought up from the junior varsity. He is also a fantastic wrestler. Lavalle has gotten bigger and stronger and should be even better this year on the field as well as on the mat.
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By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer When the 2016 football season began freshman Noah Lavalle was a member of the Topsail Pirate junior varsity football team. However, an unfortunate injury caused the starting running back to sit the rest of the season and Lavalle was pulled up to the varsity. The rest is history as the young tailback rushed for over 1300 yards and became the Pirates starting running back. This year Noah comes in as a proven commodity. With the accolades of a year ago behind him he has worked hard to become bigger and stronger. His sophomore year should be even better as he is more acclimated to the varsity level. The Mid-Eastern Conference defenses will key on Lavalle this year as he ran roughshod through them last year. However, they will see a bigger and stronger version of Noah Lavalle. The super sophomore is ready to rumble.
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Cool mornings bring hope to anglers By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Fishing Fanatic We had a few cool mornings last week. That got the area anglers excited about the fall fishing coming up shortly. The area piers and anglers fishing in the waterways are reporting that they are seeing a few spots. While they are not the big yellow bellies as we call them of the fall it is a good sign. The spot bite will increase as the temperatures moderate. Late August and September will be the best time for these little guys. There have been reports of some mullet and black drum being caught as well. Shrimp and blood warms will work for these little fellas. The reds are still biting in the inland creeks and bays. Gulp baits along with live baits will do the trick here. The flounder are biting in the same areas that are producing the reds. Mud minnows and gulp will do the trick here. A few anglers have even hooked a flatfish or two on cut baits. Those trolling just of the beach are hooking some spanish along with a few bluefish. Clarkspoons and other shiny lures will work here. The freshwater fishing is hit or miss. There have
Lady Pirates Continued from page 8A “We only have two seniors so we are very young,” Pearsall said. “We are basically a new team learning to play together” Pearsall was asked who he saw as the top teams in the conference, and for what he perceived to be a realistic finish in the conference for his young squad, and he responded with “Everyone is a contender. It is a strong conference with a new team (North Brunswick, which moved up from 2A to 3A) and a veteran team in New Hanover which is now 3A-level school. We are always hoping for a playoff spot.” Pearsall is welcoming back six players – seniors Rachel Kapiko and Kensley Hagan, and juniors Kate Ramsey, Jade Henderson, Mallory George, and Abby Miner – with varsity experience, and there is a lot of a talent among those six. Ramsey had an excellent summer as a middle hitter and blocker, and Hagen has performed well after a year away from the sport. Hagan, Mallory George, and Abby Miner are among several can-
Peterson a key to success for Patriot spikers By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer In the game of volleyball there are many key components to being successful both as a player and as a team. However, no matter what a team does they are only as good as their setter. For the Pender Patriot volleyball team that setter is senior Caroline Peterson. Caroline has learned her craft while on the court with some very good volleyball players. She has learned how to set her teammates up for the big kill with her precision passing. Miss Petersons skill set includes playing a very good back line as well. She is a complete volleyball player. The Pender Patriot volleyball team will enter a new conference this year. They will be favored to compete for the conference championship. There is no doubt that one of the keys to the team’s success is the play of senior setter Caroline Peterson.
been a few upper 60s in the morning that seem to have jump-started the fishing somewhat. The bream are biting the usual red worms and crickets while the cats are biting chicken livers and your favorite stink baits. This week’s fishing tip. Catfish are known for their attraction to smelly baits. Many anglers swear by stink bait for catching the big cats. Stink bait is generally a mixture of meat, oil or other smelly substances mixed in a base and left outside to basically go bad. Catfish are known for their ability to smell, so it makes sense to use stink bait when fishing for them. Experiment with your mixture to come up with your own signature stink bait. The most common ingredients are chicken liver, beef liver, garlic, cornmeal, worms, fish and cheese. Set it outside where it can get as much air as possible and let it go. The good thing about stink baits is that once you find your ingredients and mix them Mother Nature does the rest. One bit of advice, if you want to stay in the good graces of your significant other or even your neighbors, find a place that does not let the smell linger too close to the front door.
didates vying for time as outside hitters. The back line is in good hands, and there is a spirited battle for the Libero position between Kapiko and Henderson – both of whom had a solid summer. Pearsall took time out to mention a trio of newcomers – junior defensive specialist Rena Marrotta, sophomore middle hitter Gia Marinelli, and sophomore setter and outside hitter Julia Sullivan. Marrotta’s excellent summer play has thrust her into the Libero discussion, while Marinelli enjoyed a solid summer as a hitter and blocker. Sullivan, a talented threesport (volleyball, basketball, and softball) athlete parlayed an excellent summer into the competition as the number one setter and as an outside hitter. Pearsall is also looking at juniors Ashley Hardee and Molly Brown for the setter spot, junior Lillin Malinowski as a defensive specialist, and sophomore Cherish Brown as a middle blocker and outside hitter. The Lady Pirates varsity and junior-varsity teams are at Croatan this Saturday (Aug. 12) for an all-
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I have been doing a lot of scouting for deer lately. The scouting has been pretty successful so far. The biggest trick is the second part of the scouting expeditions. Social media has been abuzz on the timelines with pics of deer in people’s gardens, hanging out in homeowner’s back yards, and standing in the middle of the street. My issue has been trying to find out when the homeowners wouldn’t be home so I could find a way to sneak on half acre yard and set up a tree stand. Of course, I am joking. Mostly. Recently a friend of mine that opposes hunting made I comment that I refrained from reacting to though. And it had to do with deer in urban
environments. His statement was largely misrepresented due to selective reports that he had seen in the media and by various groups. Roughly, he stated that the reason deer are in neighborhoods is due to loss of habitat. At first glance, it is easy for anyone to agree to that statement without having to do any research, as it is easily visible in human population growth and sprawl. Yet, as for the deer population and encroachment, it is far from the truth. D e e r t e n d t o p o p u l at e quickly. They have shor t lifespans in the wild for the most part, where a four-yearold is considered a very mature specimen. In North Carolina, it was estimated there were less than 10,000 deer in the early 1900s. Currently, we have one of the most liberal deer seasons in the United States, with the allowance of up to four antlered deer for the taking (depending on the part of the state where the antlered deer was harvested) and unlimited antlerless deer with the acquisition of extra report cards. We do not have that liberal deer season because the population is still at 10,000. We have it because it is estimated that more than one million now re-
side in the Old North State. In 100 years, we have gone from 10 thousand to one million. To put that in perspective, that is an average of increasing the population by 10,000 each year over that same time period. While that is just a number to reflect upon, the population actually increases on, get ready for some old math and calculus speech, a bell curve. Rather than a steady incline, the numbers increase more and more each year. Our seasons since the late 1990s have done a good job of keeping the population at a steady population combined with the natural death causes as well as vehicular deaths and disease outbreaks. With the increase of deer population combined with urban development, we begin to see the troubles with deer. While they seem to be cute timid creatures that touch one’s heartstrings even more when seen closeup as a nonhunter realizes they are not much bigger than a large breed of dog, they are anything but. Yes, their behavior is not threatening. However, their collateral damage is very threatening. They are a primary reason a native quail population has all but disap-
peared from the state as they graze on the cover plants that quail use for their coveys and protection from predators. They are responsible for the spread of ticks from wooded lots and fields to open areas in which even fenced pets can acquire the parasitic insects. Many forestry surveys have proven that the greatest threat to proper forest maintenance is the deer population. They only browse on select plants and are a detriment to the undergrowth necessary for a healthy woodland and prevent new saplings from growing to a mature stage. While cute and cuddly and great as a main character in a cartoon, deer population control is a necessary evil, or activity for a better term. Unfortunately, many never do the research to realize this. –Bill Howard is a lifelong North Carolina resident and hunter. He is a lifetime member of the North Carolina Bowhunters Association, an associate member of Pope and Young, and an official measurer of both. He is a certified hunter education (IHEA) instructor and bowhunter education (IBEP) instructor. Please share your stories with Bill at BillHowardOutdoors@gmail. com.
Pender County landowners can apply for cost share assistance under the N.C. Agriculture Cost Share Program from July 3 through Sept. 29, 2017 (Batching Period 1) and Jan. 1, through March 31, 2018 (Batching Period 2). This program is designed to assist landowners and operators of existing agricultural operations to install best management practices which will help decrease the amount of sediment, nitrogen, phosphorus, chemicals, animal wastes, and other pollutants into the surface and
ground waters of our county and state. The statewide program is funded through the N.C. Soil and Water Conservation Commission and is administered in Pender County by the Board of Supervisors of the Pender Soil and Water Conservation District in cooperation with the technical staff of the local District /NRCS office in Burgaw. All practices must meet USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service technical standards before approval for payment. Pender SWCD expects to
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small part of our travels and only a small part of England. One really has to go and do to appreciate what the country has to offer. I know my family always look forward to going and this latest trip only fuels the fire to go again. I would like to dedicate this story to Bryan Bainbridge, my father in law who passed away shortly after we returned from this trip. It was great to see him and I am sure it was wonderful for him to see all his grandchildren.
receive its allocation from the state for non-point source pollution control from agricultural activities. Applications will be accepted at the Pender Soil and Water Conservation District Office at 801 South Walker Street in Burgaw, located in the agriculture building. Interested individuals may visit the office between 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. to sign a request for assistance. Applications will be processed on approved conservation practices only. Approved practices are defined, as practices in the county program that are prioritized, as the most needed by the technical staff. Request for assistance will be approved and allocated on
a fund availability basis. A cost share agreement will be required between the applicant and the District defining the cost share Best Management Practices, rate of payment, minimum practice life, intended purpose, and date of installation. In signing this agreement, the recipient is stating that he/she will properly utilize, maintain, and re pair the practice(s) for the specified minimum life of the practice. To apply for funds or receive additional information and assistance, contact the Pender SWCD/NRCS Office in Burgaw at 910-259-9123 Ext.3. A technician will be glad to schedule an appointment to visit your property.
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Town of Burgaw Government News August 10, 2017
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY The Town of Burgaw has received funding from United Way of the Cape Fear Area and the Cape Fear Medical Alliance to install a Born Learning Trail at Rotary Park. On Friday, August 25th at 10AM we are hosting a community work day to install this great amenity. If you are interested in volunteering on this day, please contact Zachary White at 910-300-6401 or recreation@townofburgaw.com. 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. 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. CALENDAR August 8, 2017 Board of Commissioners Meeting August 14, 2017 Parks/Recreation Committee Mtg.
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Continued from page 6A the cor ner was the school that Captain Cook went to as a boy redone into a shop and museum, which explains all of his travels and his eventual demise in Hawaii. Considering we complain about the slightest inconvenience these days, his three-year travels on the high seas put things into perspective. I have touched on only a
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Public Notice The Town of Atkinson is now taking sealed bids for resurfacing some of the paved streets within the Town limits. Bids must be received sealed by mail or dropped by the Town Hall by the 11th of August at 12:00 p.m. Specifications for the project can be received at the Town Hall. Fax, email or pick up.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS THE PENDER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AS FOLLOWS: DATE OF HEARINGS: August 21, 2017 DATE OF TIME OF HEARINGS: 7:00 p.m. LOCATION OF HEARINGS: TIME OF H 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 THE P Zoning Map Amendment ADMINIST T. Farnell Shingleton, applicant and owner, is requesting approval of a Zoning Map Amendment for approximately 30,000 square feet of one (1) tract totaling approximately ±1.05 acres from GB, General Business zoning district to RP, Residential Performance zoning district. The subject property is located in the Topsail Township, along the west side of US HWY 17, approximately 2,700 feet south of the intersection of Washington Acres Road (SR 1582) and US HWY 17 and may be further T. Farnell identified by Pender County PIN: 3282-32-9022-0000.
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approxima Zoning Map Amendment General B Sandra Rivenbark, applicant and owner, is requesting approval of a Zoning Map Amendment for two is located (2) tracts totaling approximately ±10.71 acres from GB, General Business zoning district to RA, Rural Agricultural zoning district. The subject properties are located in the Burgaw Township, alongsouth the of th west side of NC HWY 53, approximately 5,000 feet north of the intersection of NC HWY 53 and identified b Interstate 40 and may be further identified by Pender County PINs: 3330-37-8350-0000 & 3330-37-
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Permit for the construction and operation of a telecommunication tower. The property is in the RA, (2) tracts t Rural Agricultural zoning district, and per the Pender County Unified Development Ordinance §5.2.3 Table of Permitted Uses; telecommunication towers are permitted via Special Use Permit in theAgricultura RA, Rural Agricultural zoning district. There is one (1) tract associated with this request totaling side approximately 90.78 acres. The subject property is located approximately ± 2,000 feet south ofwest the intersection of Borough Road (SR 1115) and Hansley Simpson Road (SR 1138) in the Grady Interstate Township and may be further identified by Pender County PIN: 2265-85-4590-0000.
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District 1 = Upper Topsail; Surf City District 2 = Scotts Hill; Lower Topsail Board District 3 = Name Rocky Point;of Long Creek
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BC Board 1 *** These positions can be temporarily filled by someone associated with this field who may not be currently Applications can be completed on-line at www.pendercountync.gov or write or call Melissa Long, Clerk dvisorylicensed. Board of Health 3 to the Board, PO Box 5, Burgaw, NC 28425 (910) 259-1200, and complete an application. nimal Shelter Advisory Committee 1 oard of Adjustment 2 www.pendercountync.gov oastal Resources Advisory Council 4 dustrial Facilities & Pollution Control Financing Auth. 7 ourism Development Authority 2 District 1 = Upper Topsail; Surf City District 2 = Scotts Hill; Lower Topsail
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Special Use Permit Ridgeline Shooting Sports, LLC, applicant, on behalf of Forestry Partner, LLC, owner, is requesting Positions/Categories approval of a Special Use Permit for the construction and operation of an Outdoor Shooting Range District (NAICS 3 713990). The subject property is zoned RA, Rural Agricultural zoning district and according to James La the Pender County Unified Development Ordinance §5.2.3 Table of Permitted Uses; an outdoor Dentist***, Engineer***, Optometrist*** Permit for shooting range (NAICS 713990) is permitted via Special Use Permit in the RA, Rural Agricultural Veterinarian zoning district. There is one (1) tract associated with this request totaling approximately 494.91 acres. Rural Agri The subject property is located approximately ± 5,500 feet west of the terminus of Far Side Drive District 4, Alternate Table of P (private) in the Burgaw Township, NC and may be further identified by Pender County PIN: 3238-731927-0000. Rural Agr Citizen Representative For Additional Information: approxima Business/Insurance/Attorney/Banking Contact Pender County Planning & Community Development intersectio District 2, Collector 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 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 George Wilson Brown, deceased, of Pender County, This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, George Wilson Brown, to present them to the undersigned on or before October 26, 2017 at 2875 Little Kelly Road, Rocky Point, NC 28457 or be barred from recovery. All persons Indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment. This the 20th day of July 2017. Annie E. Brown 2875 Little Kelly Road Rocky Point, NC 28457 #7820 7/20, 7/27, 8/3, 8/10/2017
NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF ROBIN GAYLE BLAKE All persons, firms, and corporations having claims against Robin Gayle Blake, deceased, are notified to exhibit them to Jennifer Bohlmann, as Administrator of the decedent's estate on or before November 1, 2017, at the Office of Harold L Pollock, Attorney at Law, 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 Administrator. Harold L. Pollock Attorney at Law PO Drawer 999 Burgaw, NC 28425 #7838 7/27, 8/3, 8/10, 8/17/2017 NOTICE TO CREDITORS
All persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of Johnnie Ornan NOTICE TO Ruddell, deceased, of Pender CREDITORS AND DEBTORS County, N.C., are notified to STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, present same to the heirs listed PENDER COUNTY below on or before November IN THE 2, 2017 , or this Notice will be GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE pleaded in bar of recovery. All SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualified as Executor debtors of said Estate are asked of the estate of Maryann Donohue, to make immediate payment.
deceased, of Pender County, This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Maryann Donohue, to present them to the undersigned on or before October 26, 2017 at 3675 Scotts Hill Loop Road, Wilmington, NC 28411 or be barred from recovery. All persons Indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment. This the 20th day of July 2017. Deborah Marino 3675 Scotts Hill Loop Road Wilmington, NC 28411 #7821 7/20, 7/27, 8/3, 8/10/2017 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 Guy William Huffstickler, deceased, of Pender County, This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Guy William Huffstickler, to present them to the undersigned on or before October 26, 2017 at 3566 Sanderling Drive SE, Southport, NC 28461 or be barred from recovery. All persons Indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment. This the 20th day of July 2017. William J. Huffstickler 3566 Sanderling Drive SE Southport, NC 28461 #7822 7/20, 7/27, 8/3, 8/10/2017
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Douglas G. Nicholson, late of Hampstead, Pender County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms, and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to Kenneth Ording, P.O. Box 2683, Surf City, NC 28445, on or before the 26th day of October 2017, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms, and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 20th day of July 2017 Jean H. Nicholson Executor of the Estate of Douglas G. Nicholson Kenneth Ording Attorney at Law Kenneth Ording, P.C. P.O. Box 2683, Surf City, NC 28445 14210 NC Highway 50, Hampstead, NC 28445 #7834 7/20, 7/27, 8/3, 8/10/2017
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 17-CVS-669 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v. UNKNOWN HEIRS AND/OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST TO GEORGE EDWARD KEA, owner et. al. Defendant(s). NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION TO: UNKNOWN HEIRS AND/OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST TO GEORGE EDWARD KEA 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 3.15 acres, Parcel ID Number 2234-55-1610-0000 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 September 11, 2017. This date: July 27, 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 #7837 7/27, 8/3, 8/10/2017
This the 27th day of July 2017. PAMELA J. RUDDELL BARBEE and TERESA K. RUDDELL JOINER, Being all of the HEIRS of the Estate c/o Boyles Law Firm, PLLC 319 North Fourth Street Wilmington, NC 28401 #7836 7/27, 8/3, 8/10, 8/17/2017
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 Ruth Macy Jones, deceased, of Pender County, This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Ruth Macy Jones, to present them to the undersigned on or before November 2, 2017 at 130 LaSalle Street, Wilmington, NC 28411 or be barred from recovery. All persons Indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment. This the 27th day of July 2017. Ellen Jones Gurganious 130 LaSalle Street Wilmington, NC 28411 #7839 7/27, 8/3, 8/10, 8/17/2017 CREDITOR’S NOTICE Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Waydus Reece Blanton, late, of 250 Rileys Way, Pender County, Rocky Point, NC 28457, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned c/o Jean Gordon Carter, McGuire Woods LLP, P.O. Box 27507, Raleigh, NC 27611, on or before the 2nd day of November, 2017, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said Estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 27th day of July 2017. David Kent Fonvielle, Administrator of the Estate of Waydus Reece Blanton Attorney: Jean Gordon Carter McGuire Woods LLP P.O. Box 27507 Raleigh, NC 27611 #7840 7/27, 8/3, 8/10, 8/17/2017 ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE Having qualified as Co-Administrators of the Estate of Laurrie Ann Norris Kane, deceased, late of Pender County, North Carolina, this is to notify that all persons having claims against the said estate to present such claims to the undersigned on or before the 28th day of October, 2017, or this notice will be placed in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment. This the 27th day of July 2017. Randy Carlton Kane Co-Administrator 2660 Clarks Landing Road Rocky Point, NC 28457 Stacy Marie Tompkins Co-Administrator 2550 NC Hwy 11 S Rose Hill, NC 28458 Robert C. Kenan, Jr. MOORE & KENAN Attorneys at Law P. O. Box 957 Burgaw, NC 28425 (910) 259-9800 #7841 7/27, 8/3, 8/10, 8/17/2017 NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER In Re the Estate of Jean Clark Beckner, Deceased Having qualified as Personal Representative of the Estate of Jean Clark Beckner, 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 10/28/2017—or same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate please make immediate payment. On this day, July 27, 2017. Aaron Beckner, Personal Representative c/o Sherman Law, P.C. by Scott G. Sherman, Attorney for the Personal Representative 3965-B Market Street Wilmington, NC 28403 #7842 7/27, 8/3, 8/10, 8/17/2017
IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION PENDER COUNTY 17SP98 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY NOBERT F. ARCHULETTA DATED SEPTEMBER 4, 2003 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 2277 AT PAGE 304 IN THE PENDER COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the abovereferenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 10:00AM on August 15, 2017 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Pender County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: ALL THAT CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF PENDER, STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, TO WIT: BEGINNING AT AN IRON STAKE IN THE EASTERN MARGIN OF ALDERMAN STREET WHICH SAID STAKE IS IN AN OLD PROPERTY LINE AND SHOWN AS THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF A LOT NAMED “MAMIE” (2 ½ ACRE LOT) ON A MAP ENTITLED “ESTATE OF W. B. HENRY” AND RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 2, PAGE 60 IN THE PENDER COUNTY REGISTRY. SAID IRON STAKE IS ALSO LOCATED FROM THE POINT OF INTERSECTION OF THE EASTERN MARGIN OF ALDERMAN STREET WITH THE CENTERLINE OF CHURCH STREET (N.C. HWY. 53) NORTH 33 DEGREES 21 MINUTES 18 SECONDS WEST 284.48 FEET TO SAID BEGINNING POINT. SAID BEGINNING POINT BEING SO LOCATED RUNS THENCE AS FOLLOWS: 1. WITH THE EASTERN MARGIN OF ALDERMAN STREET NORTH 33 DEGREES 21 MINUTES 18 SECONDS WEST 261.79 FEET TO A POINT IN A LINE DITCH; THENCE, 2. WITH SAID LINE DITCH NORTH 58 DEGREES 28 MINUTES 17 SECONDS EAST 162.51 FEET (PASSING OVER AN INLINE IRON PIPE AT 3.90 FEET) TO AN IRON STAKE AT THE INTERSECTION OF A SECOND DITCH; THENCE, 3. WITH SAID SECOND DITCH SOUTH 32 DEGREES 10 MINUTES 08 SECONDS EAST 289.92 FEET (PASSING OVER AN INLINE IRON STAKE AT 99.38 FEET) TO AN OLD IRON PIPE IN THE OLD PROPERTY LINE ON THE BEFORE REFERENCED W.B. HENRY MAP; THENCE, 4. WITH SAID LINE SOUTH 68 DEGREES 38 MINUTES 94 SECONDS WEST 159.92 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. THE ABOVE DESCRIBED LOT OR TRACT OF LAND CONTAINS 1.10 ACRES TO BE THE SAME MORE OR LESS AND IS ALL OF THE LANDS DESCRIBED IN A DEED RECORDED IN DEED BOOK 887, PAGE 213 IN THE PENDER COUNTY REGISTRY. And Being more commonly known as: 120 North Alderman St, Atkinson, NC 28421 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Nobert F. Archuletta. The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. This sale is made subject to all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law. Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing. SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agreement
upon written notice to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time notice of termination is provided. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. The date of this Notice is July 25, 2017. Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 16-079055 #7857 8/3, 8/10/2017 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COUNTY OF PENDER BEFORE THE CLERK FILE # 16 SP 7 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE UNDER THE POWER OF SALE OF PROPERTY OWNED BY Neomitta L. Vernon, MORTGAGOR, BY R. V. Biberstein, Jr., SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE, DEED OF TRUST BOOK 4393, PAGE 0237, PENDER COUNTY REGISTRY SEE APPOINTMENT OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE as recorded in Book 4564 at Page 0097 of the Pender County Registry NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust executed by Neomitta L. Vernon to R.V. Biberstein, Jr., Substitute Trustee for Norma McCorkle. dated March 25, 2014, and recorded in Book 4393, Page 237 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Pender County; default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness thereby secured and the said Deed of Trust being by the terms thereof subject to foreclosure, and the holder of the indebtedness thereby secured having demanded the foreclosure thereof for the purpose of satisfying said indebtedness and the Clerk of Superior Court of Pender County, after due notice and the proper hearing, having entered an Order, dated March 22, 2016 and empowering the undersigned to proceed with foreclosure, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the front door of the Pender County Courthouse in Burgaw, North Carolina at 12:00 p.m., on Friday, August 18, 2017, the land conveyed in said Deed of Trust, the same lying and being in Rocky Point Township, Pender County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 93, Section 3, Creekwalk, as shown on a map entitled “Plat of Creekwalk, at Belhammon Plantation, Section Three” recorded in Map Book 32, Page 70 of the Pender County Registry, reference to said map being hereby made for a more particular description. This sale is made subject to all prior liens and outstanding and unpaid taxes, if any. A deposit of 10% of the first $1,000.00 of the purchase price and 5% of the balance of the purchase price may be required of the successful bidder at the time of sale, in the discretion of the trustee. R.V. Biberstein, Jr., Trustee BIBERSTEIN & NUNALEE, LLP Attorneys at Law P.O. Box 428 Burgaw, NC 28425 (910) 259-2175 #7835 8/3, 8/10/2017
NOTICE OF SALE In accordance with an Order entered in Pender County vs. The Unknown Successors In Interest to Ernest Walker et al., 13 CVS 138, (Pender County, North Carolina), the undersigned shall offer for sale to the highest bidder at the western door of the Pender County Courthouse in Burgaw, North Carolina, at 12:00 Noon, August 16, 2017, that property located in Burgaw Township, Pender County, North Carolina, described as: Located in Burgaw Township, Pender County, North Carolina, Northeast of Pender County Secondary Road #1216 (locally known as the Piney Woods Road) and on both sides of Pender County Secondary Road #1337, and being a portion of Lot #4 of Arthur C. Herring’s Lots as surveyed and mapped by M. R. Walton, Registered Surveyor, in December 1951. Said map being duly recorded in the Pender County Register of Deeds Office in Map Book 3, at page 113, and being more fully described as follows, to wit; BEGINNING at an old iron stake, an old dividing corner between lots #4 and #5 of Arthur C. Herring’s lots, said old corner stake is N 39-00 W 274.00 feet from another old iron stake that marks the Northwestern corner of a ½ acre tract of land in front of Arthur C. Herring’s house; and running thence from said BEGINNING old iron pipe, so located, with the dividing line between said Lots #4 and #5, S 28-05 W 619.57 feet to a new iron pipe located in said line at a point N 28-05 E 613.76 foot from a railroad spike located in the centerline of the paved portion of Secondary Road #1216, said railroad spike is located in said centerline at a point the following courses and distances along said centerline from another spike in said centerline directly above a 24 inch concrete culvert that accommodates the waters of a ditch beneath the roadway: S 59-53 E 74.18 feet; S 59-32 E 652.00 feet; thence leaving said old dividing line
and running along the Northeastern edge of George Williams’ old field, N 54-23 W 228.70 feet to an iron pipe; N 18-55 E 61.95 feet to an iron pipe; N 58-58 W 207.82 feet to an iron pipe; N 09-54 E 79.65 feet to an iron pipe; and N 64-46 W 184.10 feet to an iron pipe in the old dividing line between Lots #3 and #4; thence with said old dividing line, N 28-00 E 727.85 feet to a new iron pipe that marks the dividing corner between lots #3 and #4; thence with the old back line of Lot #4, S 39-00 E 710.00 feet to the BEGINNING, containing 9.95 acres, more or less, and is as surveyed by Walton & Walton, Registered Land Surveyors, in October, 1968. LESS AND EXCEPT the parcels described in Deed Books 741, 977 and 980, at pages 605, 29, and 73, respectively, all of the Registry of Pender County, North Carolina. This sale shall be for cash and a deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid shall be required of the highest bidder at the sale. This sale shall be subject to any encumbrances which have priority over the tax liens of Pender County and all outstanding city and county taxes and improvement assessments not included in the above order. Robert H. Corbett Commissioner #7846 8/3, 8/10/2017 NOTICE OF SALE In accordance with an Order entered in Pender County vs. The Unknown Successors In Interest to Ernest Walker et al., 13 CVS 138, (Pender County, North Carolina), the undersigned shall offer for sale to the highest bidder at the western door of the Pender County Courthouse in Burgaw, North Carolina, at 12:00 Noon, August 16, 2017, that property located in Burgaw Township, Pender County, North Carolina, described as: Lying in Burgaw Township, Pender County, North Carolina adjacent to Northwest of the newly paved centerline of S.R. No. 1337 (Rhyne Road) and being more fully described as follows: BEGINNING at a new P.K. spike in said centerline of S.R. No. 1337, said Beginning P.K. spike is located along said road centerline the following calls from an existing small P.K. spike located at the intersection of the paved centerline of said S.R. No. 1337 and S.R. No. 1216 (Piney Woods Road): North 31 degrees 31 minutes 15 seconds East 948.9 feet and North 29 degrees 38 minutes East 215.1 feet to the Beginning P.K. spike, running thence from said Beginning P.K. spike, so located, North 51 degrees 00 minutes West 632.53 feet with the Northern Right-of-Way line of a 20 foot wide road easement then with the Northern line Ondrea Deneick Jacobs 3/4 acre lot (passing over an existing one inch iron pipe at 34.62 feet.) to an existing one inch iron pipe in a line ditch; thence with said ditch North 31 degrees 08 minutes East 258.4 feet to the bottom of an old tall bent iron pipe in the outside corner of a ditch; thence with another ditch South 35 degrees 46 minutes 10 seconds East 678.94 feet to a new P.K. spike in said centerline of S.R. No. 1337; thence with said road centerline South 29 degrees 38 minutes West 78.62 feet to the Beginning, containing 2.36 acres, more or less, net, and is as surveyed 6 August 1993. Out of tract of land - see Deed Book 735, page 196 “Tract No. 1” of the Pender County Registry. This sale shall be for cash and a deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid shall be required of the highest bidder at the sale. This sale shall be subject to any encumbrances which have priority over the tax liens of Pender County and all outstanding city and county taxes and improvement assessments not included in the above order. Robert H. Corbett Commissioner #7847 8/3, 8/10/2017 NOTICE OF SALE In accordance with an Order entered in Pender County vs. The Unknown Successors In Interest to Ernest Walker et al., 13 CVS 138, (Pender County, North Carolina), the undersigned shall offer for sale to the highest bidder at the western door of the Pender County Courthouse in Burgaw, North Carolina, at 12:00 Noon, August 16, 2017, that property located in Burgaw Township, Pender County, North Carolina, described as: Lying in Burgaw Township, Pender County, North Carolina, and adjacent to and North of the paved centerline of Secondary Road No. 1216 (Piney Woods Road) and being more fully described as follows: BEGINNING at an old subsurface railroad spike in said centerline of S.R. #1216 where the old division line between Lot #2 and Lot #3 of Map Book 3, Page 113 intersects said road centerline, said Beginning railroad spike is also located Northwest along S.R. #1216 2/10 mile from S.R. #1337; running thence from said Beginning railroad spike, so located, with said old division line between Lot #2 and Lot #3 North 16 degrees 50 minutes East 686.69 feet to an existing iron pipe; thence South 71 degrees 50 minutes 30 seconds East 110.16 feet to an old tall iron pipe; thence along the western side of a canal South 04 degrees 37 minutes West 774.54 feet to a new P.K. spoke in the centerline of S.R. #1216; thence with said road centerline North 58 degrees 17 minutes West 283.58 feet to the Beginning, containing 2.92 acres, more or less, net, and is as surveyed on December 23, 1992. This sale shall be for cash and a deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid shall be required of the highest bidder at the sale.
This sale shall be subject to any encumbrances which have priority over the tax liens of Pender County and all outstanding city and county taxes and improvement assessments not included in the above order. Robert H. Corbett Commissioner #7848 8/3, 8/10/2017 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER EXECUTRIX’S NOTICE The undersigned having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of Hugh E. Cason, Jr. (17E248 Pender County), deceased, late of Pender County, this is to notify all persons having claims against said Estate to exhibit them to the undersigned or the undersigned’s attorney, on or before the 3rd day of November, 2017, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 3rd day of August 2017. Cynthia Cason Justice Executrix of the Estate of Hugh E. Cason, Jr. c/o Stephen C. Bailey Bailey & Busby, PLLC Attorney at Law P.O. Box 818 Hampstead, NC 28443-818 #7851 8/3, 8/10, 8/17, 8/24/2017 NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Lenora Williamson v. Taneasha Anquinette Miller and New Prime, Inc. 17 CVS 550 To Taneasha Anquinette Miller: Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is as follows: damages arising from motor vehicular negligence. You are required to make defense to such pleading not later than forty (40) days from the first running of this notice, exclusive of such date, which was August 3, 2017, and upon your failure to do so, the party seeking service against you will apply to the Court for the relief sought. This the 28th day of July, 2017. David F. Turlington David and Associates, pllc Attorneys for Plaintiff 1516 Dawson Street Wilmington, North Carolina 28401 State Bar Number: 20165 Telephone: 910/251-8088 Fascimile: 910/251-8430 dturlington@ davidandassociates.com #7855 8/3, 8/10, 8/17/2017 NOTICE OF DIVORCE LEGAL ACTION NEW YORK SUPREME COURTWESTCHESTER COUNTY: Chevonne Kenlyn Williams, Plaintiff v. Bryant O’Neal Williams, Defendant. Index No: 02521/2015. You are hereby notified that Plaintiff filed Summons with Notice against you seeking Absolute Divorce. You are required to Answer the Summons no later than August 24, 2017 and appear for a conference on August 24, 2017 at 9:30 A.M. in Supreme Court Westchester County, 111 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., White Plains, NY 10601. Upon your failure to do so, Plaintiff will seek judgment of divorce on default. #7852 8/3, 8/10, 8/17/2017 EXECUTOR’S NOTICE Having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of Julianna McLemore Garris, deceased, late of Pender County, North Carolina, this is to notify that all persons having claims against the said estate to present such claims to the undersigned on or before the 4th day of November, 2017, or this notice will be placed in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment. This 3rd day of August, 2017. Georgia Kaye Rivenbark Patram 1044 New Savannah Road Burgaw, NC 28425 Robert C. Kenan, Jr. MOORE & KENAN Attorneys at Law P. O. Box 957 Burgaw, NC 28425 (910) 259-9800 #7849 8/3, 8/10, 8/17, 8/24/2017 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 Cecilia Kishpaugh, deceased, of Pender County, This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Cecilia Kishpaugh, to present them to the undersigned on or before November 9, 2017 at 803 Royal Bonnet Drive, Wilmington, NC 28405 or be barred from recovery. All persons Indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment. This the 3rd day of August 2017. Larry Kishpaugh 803 Royal Bonnet Drive Wilmington, NC 28405 #7850 8/3, 8/10, 8/17, 8/24/2017
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Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices 17 SP 111 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Robert Alan Gay and Karen Michele Gay to WFG National Title Insurance Co., Trustee(s), which was dated November 20, 2014 and recorded on December 4, 2014 in Book 4502 at Page 0234, 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 August 15, 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: TRACT 1: A CERTAIN TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND LYING AND BEING IN ROCKY POINT TOWNSHIP, PENDER COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA AND BEING THE WILTHA CHERRY LEWIS MOORE TRACT AS DESCRIBED IN DEED BOOK 603, PAGE 187 RECORDS OF PENDER COUNTY, AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING ON A POINT IN AN OLD DITCH ON THE NORTHERN RIGHT OF WAY OF SAID N.C. HIGHWAY 210, SAID POINT BEING LOCATED THE FOLLOWING BEARINGS AND DISTANCES FROM A RAILROAD SPIKE AT THE INTERSECTION OF CENTERLINES OF N.C. HIGHWAY 210 AND S.R. 1425: SOUTH 83 DEGREES 08 MINUTES 01 SECOND EAST 200.50 FEET WITH THE CENTERLINE OF N.C. HIGHWAY 210 TO A P.K. NAIL, THENCE NORTH 01 DEGREES 05 MINUTES 17 SECONDS EAST 30.15 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING: PROCEED FROM SAID POINT OF BEGINNING WITH AN OLD DITCH NORTH 01 DEGREES 05 MINUTES 17 SECONDS EAST 324.85 FEET TO A POINT IN SAID DITCH, THENCE SOUTH 82 DEGREES 52 MINUTES 14 SECONDS EAST 118.01 FEET TO A POINT IN AN OLD DITCH, THENCE WITH THE OLD DITCH SOUTH 00 DEGREES 16 MINUTES 41 SECONDS WEST 324.80 FEET TO A POINT ON THE NORTHERN RIGHT OF WAY OF N.C. HIGHWAY 210, THENCE WITH THE NORTHERN RIGHT OF WAY OF N.C. HIGHWAY 210 NORTH 83 DEGREES 07 MINUTES 59 SECONDS WEST 122.57 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING AND CONTAINING 0.892 ACRES ACCORDING TO A SURVEY BY HANOVER DESIGN SERVICES, P.A. IN APRIL OF 1994. ALL BEARINGS ARE RELATIVE TO DEED BOOK 3679, PAGE 1. TRACT 2: A CERTAIN TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND LYING AND BEING IN ROCKY POINT TOWNSHIP, PENDER COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA AND BEING PART OF THE ELIZAH M. LEWIS HEIRS PROPERTY AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT IN AN OLD DITCH, SAID POINT BEING THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE WILTHA CHERRY LEWIS MOORE TRACT, SAID POINT ALSO BEING LOCATED THE FOLLOWING BEARING AND DISTANCES FROM A RAILROAD SPIKE AT THE INTERSECTION OF CENTERLINES OF N.C. HIGHWAY 210 AND S.R. 1425; SOUTH 83 DEGREES 08 MINUTES 01 SECONDS EAST 200.50 FEET WITH THE CENTERLINE OF N.C. HIGHWAY 210 TO A P.K. NAIL, THENCE WITH THE WESTERN LINE OF SAID WILTHA CHERRY LEWIS MOORE TRACT AND AN OLD DITCH NORTH 01 DEGREES 05 MINUTES 17 SECONDS EAST 355.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. PROCEED FROM SAID POINT OF BEGINNING WITH AN OLD DITCH NORTH 01 DEGREES 05 MINUTES 17 SECONDS EAST 77.63 FEET TO AN IRON, THENCE WITH AN OLD DITCH SOUTH 88 DEGREES 59 MINUTES 05 SECONDS EAST 11608 FEET TO AN IRON AT THE INTERSECTION OF AN OLD DITCH, THENCE WITH AN OLD DITCH SOUTH 00 DEGREES 16 MINUTES 41 SECONDS WEST 90.21 FEET TO A POINT, THENCE WITH THE NORTHERN LINE OF SAID WILTHA CHERRY LEWIS MOORE TRACT NORTH 82 DEGREES 52 MINUTES 14 SECONDS WEST 118.01 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING AND CONTAINING 0.225 ACRES, ACCORDING TO A SURVEY BY HANOVER DESIGN SERVICES, P.A. IN APRIL OF 1994. ALL BEARINGS ARE RELATIVE TO DEED BOOK 3679, PAGE 1 Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 14970 NC Highway 210 and 0.23-acre parcel adjacent to 14970 NC Highway 210, 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 PUR-
CHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Robert Alan Gay and wife Karen Michele Gay. 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.: 17-07303-FC01 #7845 8/3, 8/10/2017 IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION PENDER COUNTY 17SP120 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY JAMES T. EVES, JR. DATED JULY 30, 2009 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 3664 AT PAGE 206 IN THE PENDER COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 10:00AM on August 15, 2017 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Pender County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Lying and being in the Town of Surf City, Pender County, North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 49, Sandy Ridge Subdivision, as shown on that certain map entitled “Sandy Ridge, Phase 1”, as prepared by Charles F. Riggs and Associates, Inc. and recorded in Map Book 27, Page 90 of the Pender County Registry on January 27, 1992. And Being more commonly known as: 49 North Ridge, Surf City, NC 28445 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are The Estate of James T. Eves, Jr. The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. This sale is made subject to all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated
with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law. Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing. SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agreement upon written notice to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time notice of termination is provided. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. The date of this Notice is July 25, 2017. Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 17-091524 #7859 8/3, 8/10/2017 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 Edgar Neil Teague, deceased, of Pender County, This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Edgar Neil Teague, to present them to the undersigned on or before November 9, 2017 at 1955 Loop Road, Bunnlevel, NC 28323 or be barred from recovery. All persons Indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment. This the 3rd day of August 2017. Dennis Earl Shackelford 1955 Loop Road, Bunnlevel, NC 28323 #7860 8/3, 8/10, 8/17, 8/24/2017 17 SP 27 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Robert B. Crooker a/k/a Robrert Crooker and Christina B. Crooker to Tim Inc, Trustee(s), which was dated November 5, 1999 and recorded on November 8, 1999 in Book 1528 at Page 003, 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 August 22, 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 10 in Section A, Buccaneer’s Retreat according to the map of Sections A thru E, Buccaneer’s Retreat recorded in Map Book 21 at Page 54 as revised by map recorded in Map Book 21 at Page 114 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Pender County, North Carolina, reference to which said map is hereby made for a more particular description. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as Lot 10 Block A Gold Coast Drive, Hampstead, NC 28443. A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of re-
lease, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Robert Crooker and wife, Christina B. Crooker. 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.: 13-05315-FC03 #7853 8/3, 8/10, 8/17, 8/24/2017 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER NOTICE OF SALE BURGAW MINI STORAGE, pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes, Chapter 44A-43 shall conduct a public sale of the contents of the units listed below. These parties have liens against them for late rent. All sales will be cash to the highest bidder. A-22 Homer A-25 Ogden B-8 Joyner B-18 Samaras B-23 Robertson C-14 Bland D-2 Willetts D-14 Urenovich D-20 Amato AA-8 Lancaster BB-20 Meeks This sale will be conducted at Burgaw Mini Storage, 1014 W. Wilmington Street (Hwy. 53 W) and 1744 (Hwy. 53 W) Burgaw, NC on August 12, 2017 at 10:00AM. #7854 8/3, 8/10/2017 NOTICE OF INTENT TO LEASE SHELLFISH BOTTOM, SAMUEL J. CORBETT NO. 1909647, BOTTOM/WATER COLUMN, THOMAS HUBARD NO. 1909985/1909993 and BOTTOM, JOHN STRATTON LOBDELL NO. 1908060 IN PUBLIC WATER OF PENDER COUNTY Notice is hereby given that Samuel J. Corbett has filed an application to lease approximately 1.14 acres, located near Topsail Sound in Pender County. Notice is hereby given that Thomas Hubard has filed an application to lease approximately 0.6 acres, located in Topsail Sound in Pender County. Notice is hereby given that John Stratton Lobdell has filed an application to lease approximately 1.31 acres, located near Old Topsail Creek in Pender County. The areas will be marked at each corner as a Proposed Shellfish Lease and Water Column with the above numbers. The Director of the Division of Marine Fisheries for the State of North Carolina has notified the applicant that he will consider the proposed shellfish bottom/water column leases at a public hearing to be held on Thursday, August 31, 2017 at 6:00 PM at the: Surf City Visitor’s Center, 102 North Shore Drive, Surf City, NC 28445. Notes: 1. Any member of the public will be given an opportunity to comment on the proposed shellfish lease and water column amendment applications. Comments may be made orally at the meeting or sworn written comments may be submitted to the Division of Marine Fisheries, P.O. Box 769, Morehead City, NC 28557 until August 30, 2017 at 5 P.M. 2. The Division of Marine Fisheries has determined that these applications are substantially consistent with the requirements of G.S. 113-202 and applicable Marine Fisheries Rules. The application file and biologist report for these proposed leases are available for inspection at the DMF office in Morehead City. This notice is pursuant to G.S. 113-202(f) this the 3rd day of August 2017. By authority of the Secretary of the Department of Environmental Quality. Braxton C. Davis Director of Marine Fisheries #7861 8/10, 8/17/2017
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 Elma White McCommas, deceased, of Pender County, This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Elma White McCommas, to present them to the undersigned on or before November 16, 2017 at P.O. Box 414, Rose Hill, NC 28458 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment. This the 10th day of August 2017. Sara M. Bryant P.O. Box 414 Rose Hill, NC 28458 #7862 8/10, 8/17, 8/24, 8/31/2017 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 Rose M. Skinner, deceased, of Pender County, This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Rose M. Skinner, to present them to the undersigned on or before November 16, 2017 at 7202 Springer Road, Wilmington, NC 28411 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment. This the 10th day of August 2017. Carolynne Skinner Smith 7202 Springer Road Wilmington, NC 28411 #7865 8/10, 8/17, 8/24, 8/31/2017 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 Joseph Daniel Bannerman, deceased, of Pender County, This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Joseph Daniel Bannerman, to present them to the undersigned on or before November 16, 2017 at P.O. Box 647, Burgaw, NC 28425 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment. This the 10th day of August 2017. Kathryn Bannerman P.O. Box 647 Burgaw, NC 28425 #7866 8/10, 8/17, 8/24, 8/31/2017
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Continued from page 4A teen was enhanced exponentially. Visual representations of songs left less to the imagination-for those, unlike myself, who had the luxury of cable television. I soon discovered that cherry pie was more than just a dessert. This is why I’m channeling my mother. I’m taken aback by some of the song lyrics my daughter is hearing on the radio and in downloaded music. Although far from prudish, I am shocked at the promotion of drug use and blatant promiscuity. Some of the mainstream artists, and I use that term loosely, sing, and I also use that term loosely, with slurred, rapid fire enunciation rendering lyrics impossible to understand for moms like myself. I’ve only recently come to realize the contents of this music, and I use this term loosely as well, thanks to the accompanying lyrics provided by Amazon Music. My sister, Carrie, and I
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Continued from page 5A The more I thought about it, the more ashamed I was to have been grumpy, although I hadn’t yet snarled at anyone. What did I have to grumble about? All around me, there’s the joy of a child laughing and playing with toy dinosaurs, a good meal with friends, a brother who always has my back, the love of a wonderful woman, a new home and new adventures, horse breath and donkey slobber, homegrown vegetables and rich, meaty eggs, a fishing rod awaiting its debut in battle, the Christmas-
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 Anthony P. Antelo, deceased, of Pender County, This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Anthony P. Antelo, to present them to the undersigned on or before November 16, 2017 at 116 Robert E. Lee Drive, Watha, NC 28478 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment. This the 10th day of August 2017. Everett A. Antelo 116 Robert E. Lee Drive Watha, NC 28478 #7863 8/10, 8/17, 8/24, 8/31/2017 NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO RENEW SHELLFISH BOTTOM LEASE IN PUBLIC WATER PENDER COUNTY Notice is hereby given that the following individual has filed an application to renew a shellfish lease: Travis J. Batson, shellfish bottom lease 614, 7.20 acres located in Deep Creek, Topsail Sound. Anyone wishing to protest the renewal of the above shellfish lease may file a sworn statement with the Division stating the grounds for protest in accordance with 15A NCAC 30.0206 by 5:00 p.m. on September 11, 2017. Such protest should be submitted to the Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, P. O. Box 769, Morehead City, NC 28557-0769. This notice is pursuant to G.S. 113-202(g). This, the 2nd day of August 2017. By authority of the Secretary of the Department of Environmental Quality. Braxton Davis Director N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries #7864 8/10/2017
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took a trip to Myrtle Beach over the weekend and were feeling a little frisky. As Carrie opened her sunroof and quickly selected the song Get Low by Lil’ Jon (not to be confused with Lil’ Kim, Lil’ Yachty, Lil’ Wayne or Lil’ Boosie), I started seat dancing and wanted to rap along. I grabbed Carrie’s phone and tapped the lyrics icon as we drove along the strand, feeling like much younger, cooler versions of ourselves. Suddenly, I stopped after blurting the words let me see you get low if you want this thug. Apparently, Lil’ Jon was providing a narrative about random, quick relations in a club with less than chaste strangers. Although I captured the song’s gist, I was forced to consult the Urban Dictionary for clarification of the terms skeet and crunk. I can’t elaborate here. I would encourage parents to take a careful listen to the music their children are exposed to, paying careful attention to lyrics and their meanings. I’ll never chew Juicy Fruit gum the same way again. like anticipation of dove season, friends who never question but just act, a smart loving dog or two to help keep things in perspective, cats to keep me humble, a good job, and a Lord who loves me enough never to forsake or abandon me, even when I am at my most stupid. What more could anyone ask for? I shared a secret Nekot with Walter, possibly the smartest dog I know, and thanked him for helping me remember that the simple things are what really matter. Jefferson Weaver is a columnist and contributing writer with the Post & Voice. Contact him at jeffersonweaver@nrcolumbus.com.
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Continued from page 8A be, and we want them to be aggressive.” Pender (4-8, 2-5 in FourCounty 1A/2A Conference) will face North Duplin (8-5, 5-1 in Carolina 1A Conference) at 5:00 p.m., and Harrell’s at 7:00 p.m. Change is the byword in Burgaw as the Patriots – along with Trask – will be leaving the Four-County Conference and entering the newly-formed Coastal 8 1A/2A Conference with Croatan, Dixon, East Carteret, Richlands, and Southwest Onslow. They will do this under the tutelage of first-year Coach Tim Smith, who comes from a strong New Hanover program, and with turnout numbers of just 38 guys. “We’re just looking to see the guys compete, how they respond to adversity and how they respond to success, to something good, and how they play together,” Smith said. “We are low in numbers but the kids are working hard every day. We told them they are starting with a clean slate and that we (coaches) were going to do our best to put them in a position to succeed. “We will be looking for those guys where we have to decide whether they are varsity or junior-varsity ready as well as at the position battles. We’re also looking for guys who can play multiple positions and help us on the field
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Continued from page 9A day, 4-team scrimmage with Roxboro, West Carteret, and host Croatan. They open the regular season at home against county-rival Pender on Tuesday (Aug. 15) and at JacksonvilleNorthside on Thursday (Aug. 17) before a scrimmage-style
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Continued from page 8A four years and they won’t quit on one another. Just making sure that they know what one another is thinking is the challenge and they are working daily on that.” The Patriots were 10-13
where needed.” As the hosts, the Titans (7-5, 3-4) will play the later games – facing North Duplin at 7:00 p.m., and East Columbus (1-101-6 in 3-Rivers 1A/2A Conference) at 8:00 p.m. Coming off the best season in school history, Coach Jonathan Taylor is looking for continued for improvement. “We’re just looking for progress from last year,” Taylor said. “We’re proud of what we achieved last year but we can’t continue to look back. We run the Triple-Option and there are a lot of little details involved. We want to open up the playbook. We especially want to see who steps up on the offensive line, with technique and effort. “We have a 3-year starter (Tyrease Armstrong) at quarterback and our “A” and “B” backs are solid, and we can make plays on the outside. Our skill positions are in a place where we feel comfortable.” Despite leaving teams like Wallace-Rose Hill, Clinton, and East Bladen in the rearview mirror, Taylor indicated he will scrimmage those teams leading up to their seasonopener (at home) against Topsail (Aug. 18). “We are going top scrimmage WRH and East Bladen next week,” Taylor said. We are in a position, as a program, where we feel we have turned the corner even though we are nowhere close to where we want to be, so we want to show the kids that to be the best you have to play the best.” tour nament at Swansboro (Saturday, Aug. 19). Non-conference g ames against Wilmington Christian Academy (home on Aug. 21), at Pender (Aug. 22), and at home against JacksonvilleNorthside (Aug. 24) precede the Mid-Eastern 3A/4A Conference home opener against West Brunswick (Aug. 29) and a conference trip to Laney on Aug. 31.
overall last year after playing a very tough non-conference schedule. They were 9-5 in conference play and showed great improvement toward the end of the year. This team should be a contender. “It should be a good year. We’ve got high expectations for what we can do on and off the volleyball court and the girls are working hard to do their very best.”
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Workshops at Poplar Grove By Lori Kirkpatrick Post & Voice Staff Writer Blacksmith workshops are currently being offered at Poplar Grove Plantation. The four-hour class for beginners covers the basics of using a coal-fired forge and operating a bellow. Participants can discover the processes of tapering, twisting, squaring and drawing out; as well as many other smithing skills. Each student can expect to leave with a finished hook, fire rake or fire poker. The class is also open to specific projects, if feasible. Blacksmith instructor Autumn Day studied blacksmithing and metal working under Phillip Gaddy at UNC-Charlotte as an elective through the College of Architecture. She attended several blade smithing workshops at Tryon Arts and Crafts in Tryon, NC with Gery Drew. After 16 years of blacksmithing, Autumn joined Poplar Grove in April of 2016, where she offers demonstrations and workshops at the historic site. She has been featured in local media. Blacksmith workshop participants are asked to register for the course 48 hours prior to the workshop by emailing felicia@poplargrove.org. The cost is $90 per person and includes gloves, eye and ear protection, as well as the necessary materials. Workshops are being offered on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday afternoons from 4 until 8 p.m. Students must wear long pants and closed-toe shoes. Studio hours and extra instruction are available upon request. Poplar Grove also offers basket classes for both beginning and experienced basket weavers. Although classes for August are booked up, there are still available slots in September and October. During the class held Sept. 13, students will create pine needle and wooden disc ornaments. Wooden discs with a variety of holiday designs will be provided, and students will learn how to add coils of prepared pine needles to finish the ornaments. A minimum of six ornaments will be completed during this session. Additional supplies will be available for students who would like to create more ornaments on their own at home. All supplies needed for this project will be provided. Participants will need to be able to see well enough to thread a needle and distinguish individual stitches. This is a basic class, suitable for those persons with no previous experience. Participants in the Sept. 19 class will be able to create a homemaker market basket. The class is suitable for beginners, and students will make a sturdy basket, woven with natural reed and a ribbon of dyed reed. In October, a woven vase basket will be held for beginners, as well. Students will weave over a glass vase that will remain with the basket. In addition to classes, Poplar Grove continues to offer guided tours of the manor house Monday through Saturday. The site is open for tours between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monthly moonlight paranormal ghost tours are also offered on full moon nights. Ghost tour tickets must be purchased online in advance. For more information, visit poplargrove.org or call (910) 686-9518. Poplar Grove is located at 10200 Hwy. 17 N.
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A Holy Mark
By Rev. Ray Mendenhall Contributing Writer
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Render unto Caesar that which is Caesar’s and give to God that which is God’s. Matthew 22: 21 So God created humankind in His image, I n the image of God He created them, male and female He created them. Genesis 1:27 The question about whether to pay taxes to the Roman Emperor was much debated in Jewish circles in Jesus’ time. The important thing here is that Jesus sweeps aside the question of the Pharisees with an answer that raises a deeper question still. W h at b elon g s t o G o d ? What is due Him? What is our obligation to the Lord of heaven and earth, the king of the universe? The answer to the question
about taxes is simple enough. The coin in which the tax is to be paid bears the image of the emperor. It is his money; his prosperity creates it, secures it and sustains it. The money and all it represents belongs to the emperor. It bears his mark so give it to him. But t hen t he que st ion turns, “And give to God what belongs to God.� And what belongs to God? What bears God’s image, God’s holy mark? We do. A l l of humankind does. We bear God’s mark, people bear God’s mark. According to Genesis 1, we are made in the image of God. We bear His likeness, His stamp is upon us, if you will. We bear what scholars have come to call the Imago Dei, the image of God, a reflection of God’s divine purpose in the world. It is part and parcel of who we are, of how we were made.
We bear the mark of God’s image, our lives reveal God’s very touch. We are imprinted by God’s love. God has created you in His image. God has placed the mark of His love and Grace upon you. God has imprinted you life with all the goodness He wants to give you, all the grace He wants you to have. God’s mark is His blessing upon us and His claim. Sharing as stewards our world ly wea lt h a nd commitment, serving through compassionate deeds and actions, standing for justice and reconci liation in the everyday arenas of life and work, shining as a light in the darkness of lives in great distress and need, these are the ways we reveal God’s mark upon us. We are imprinted by God’s love to live the life of the Spirit before a world hungry and thirsty for what only the
Spirit can give. We are the image of God, the very reflection of God in the world, his hand, his feet. Our lives are created for His service. Our lives belong to God. We bear God’s image, His Holy mark is etched upon our lives. In a way, this simple exchange in Matthew is a call to arms. Now in this moment, here with this life is the time to give to God what belongs to God. Now is the time to show our gratitude for all of God’s providence and grace. Here, where we are standing now is the place to begin our grateful service.
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Herring’s Chapel United Methodist Church, 1697 Herring’s Chapel Rd. Burgaw, has a free bread giveaway every Saturday from 10 a.m
until noon. Most all types of bread from white to multigrain to hamburger and hotdog buns are available.
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.
Free Summer Activities and lunch for kids 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.
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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
Hampstead Wellness Clinic Natural Health & Holistic Nutrition
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Donations Needed Pender County Christian Services is open Monday - Friday from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Donations of canned food, clothing, household items, etc. can be left at 210 West Fremont Street, Burgaw, NC 28425
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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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Low country shrimp recipe
Hope’s Cooking Corner
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The Surf City Beautification Committee Business of the month (above right) is Sugar Island Bakery at 206 N. Topsail Drive. Pictured is Owner Sean Smith, Mayor Doug Medlin, Mayor Pro-tem Buddy Fowler, Councilwoman Teresa Batts, and Doug Skipper. The Home of the Month (below right) belongs to Randall and Fonda Worthington at 113 Seahorse Ave. Pictured is Randall and Fonda Worthington, Fowler, Batts, and Skipper.
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